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Where was that do
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Yeah he was on your left side.

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I learned something new.

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Learn you can't teach
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Happy days.

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Call to order.

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The city council meeting
for February 7th, 2024.

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Mr Joseph Richardson.

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Here so.

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Our Thanks today to Mayor
Grenier, the commissioners

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and the city staff
for this invitation

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to do the invocation today.

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In this chamber of governance.

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Let us unite in the spirit
of reason, compassion,

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and the pursuit of Justice.

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As we gather, may our hearts
be open to the diversity

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that defines our community.

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This morning.

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Let us draw inspiration from the
Universal Declaration of Human

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Rights signed more than 75 years
ago, serving as a guidepost,

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illuminating the path to
equality, dignity and liberty

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for all.

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May today's meetings decisions
reflect the wisdom of reason

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and the empathy that binds
us as fellow human beings.

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In the pursuit of goodwill
to all in our County.

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May our actions be
guided by the principles

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of inclusivity,
fairness and respect

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for the autonomy of
every individual.

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Let this assembly
today be a testament

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to the shared values
that transcend

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creed, culture and conviction.

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At the same time, may we be
grateful for the progress

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we have made in
the past 75 years

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and the many accomplishments
that surely lie ahead.

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In closing, let us remember
this work is a reflection

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of a commitment to the
city and that these efforts

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will have a lasting impact on
the lives of those you serve.

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Thank you.

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Mr clerk, if you would, please.

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Good afternoon.

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Thank you for the
privilege of allowing

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me to work with you all.

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And Thank you for the honor
of allowing me to pray.

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Heavenly father, Thank you for
this blessed and glorious day.

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Thank you for the
folks we work for.

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Thank you for the
folks we work with.

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Thank you for the glorious
city that we live in.

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Thank you for all the
blessings you bestow on us.

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Please keep us on
a righteous path.

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Please forgive us for our sins
and bless those less fortunate.

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In Jesus Christ's name.

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Amen Amen.

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Pledge of Allegiance to the
flag of the United States

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of America to the Republic
for which it stands.

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One nation under God.

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Indivisible with liberty
and justice for all.

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OK let me go.

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All right.

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If anybody has anything to say
regarding one of the agenda

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items today, please fill
out one of the forms there

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and bring it to Mr
Clark over there

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on the corner to
remind you there

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was not going to be
any there's never

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any discussion on first
readings, which is tabs 5 and 6

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today.

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So if you want to
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there will be read
into the records.

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If you still want to
stick around and enjoy

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the rest of the city council
meeting and what we do here,

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we'd love to have you to
stick around and talk about

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and listen to what we have,
what we do here in the city

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for various American city.

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Um, with that, just for clarity.

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Heb 5 and 6 is related
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rezoning of 19.46 acres.

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So what the mayor has
said is if you're here

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to speak on the item
you're crossing rezoning,

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there will be no discussion
today on that item.

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It is first reading.

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The next meeting, which is
February 21st, full meeting

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with the developer.

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You want to speak
things of that nature.

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However, as you said, feel
free to stay in the meeting.

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There's a lot of
exciting things coming

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up on budgets and things.

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Thank you, Mr Drury,
for clarifying

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and adding on to that.

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Yes tabs 5 and 6 and
animal crossings.

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Um, is there any changes
or any additions?

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Mr drury?

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None very good.

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Changes or additions.

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Council anything.

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I'll make a motion to
approve the agenda.

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We got a motion to approve.

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Second got a motion
and a second.

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All in favor?

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Aye opposed.

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Passes Oh.

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Uh, proclamations
and presentations.

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I see.

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None swearing in by city
attorney and disclosure of ex

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parte communications,
Ms Lindsay.

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Yes Thank you, mayor.

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There are no quasi judicial
matters on the agenda today.

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Very good.

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And reading of all ordinances,
resolutions into record.

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Miss Susie.

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Thank you, mayor.

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We have two resolutions
and three ordinances.

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Resolution 2020 401, a
resolution by the city council

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of the city of Tavares,
Florida, to vacate a portion

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of a 16 foot wide alley right
of way located at 120 North

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Bloxham Avenue to Berry's
Florida 32778 line lying

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East of lots a, B and C 52.

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The Tavares improvement
companies subdivision

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is recorded in plat book four,
page 39 of the public records

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of Lake county, Florida.

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Subject to the rules
and regulations

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ordained by the city of Tavares
council providing for a date.

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Resolution 2020 403.

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A resolution of the
city of Florida amending

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2024 fiscal year adopted
budget for the fairies

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representing the First
Amendment to the adopted budget,

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providing for severability
and an effective date.

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Ordinance 20 2020 4-01
first reading ordinance

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of the Florida rezoning
approximately 19.46 acres

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of land located at the Southeast
corner of the intersection

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of State Road 19 and lane park
cut off from Highway commercial

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c-2 to Planned development
pd, subject to the rules,

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regulations and
obligations ordained

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by the city of Tavares council
providing effective date

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ordinance 2020 402 first
reading an ordinance of the city

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of tiberias, Florida amending
the Tavares comprehensive plan

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future land use
map 2040 providing

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for a change of future
land use designation

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approximately 19.46
acres of land located

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at the Southeast corner
of the intersection

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of State Road 19 and lane park.

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Cutoff from commercial
to mixed use

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mu providing for
severability and conflicts

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in providing for
an effective date.

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An ordinance 2020
4-03 first reading

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and transmittal pursuant to
chapter 163 of the Florida

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statutes amending the
public facilities element

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and conservation element
of the city of the Tavares

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comprehensive plan 2040.

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In order for consistency
with the city's work

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plan and regional water
supply planning initiatives

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by providing for
severability and conflicts,

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providing for an effective
date and bacteremia.

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Thank you, miss Susie.

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Take, Council the
consent agenda.

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Looks like just our
city council meeting

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minutes from the last meeting.

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I'll make a motion to approve.

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Second I've got a motion
to approve and seconded.

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All in favor?

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Aye all opposed.

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Resolution tab three
community development.

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Thank you, mayor.

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This resolution the Community
Development Department

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is bringing forward
is a resolution

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to vacate a certain property.

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That was.

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Allocated as an alleyway.

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The property is located in
120 North block Tavares.

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The adjacent
property owner, which

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is Saint John's independent
free Methodist church,

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has requested to vacate it.

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It's undeveloped and
it's not practical

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for any future alleyway.

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If you can see in
the location map,

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if you can go a little
bit more, it kind of ends

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right at the South portion.

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So there is no plans
to further that any.

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City staff has reviewed it.

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Other departments like public
works and utilities reviewed it

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and all of them confirmed
that it should be vacated.

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There was no conflicts and
making the right of way

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for drainage, utilities,
health, safety,

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and welfare of the public.

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As a result, the official
vacation will remove the city's

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public interest in this land.

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Our recommendations
to approve it.

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The planning and
zoning board voters

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voted unanimously to recommend
approval of resolution

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24 1 as presented.

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And you have our official staff
recommendation in the packet.

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The resolution has a better
picture with the zoning,

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with the actual
legal description

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and sketch description
of the property

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as legalized by approval.

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Have any questions for staff?

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I'm here.

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I believe the
applicant might be here

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if he wants to say anything.

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you don't have to, but.

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Thank you, counsel.

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Have a question, Miss Bray.

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Is this alleyway
is currently named?

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No, sir.

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No named.

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Does the property on the west,
the property on the east,

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are they owned by
the same person?

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Yes, they are.

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Anyone else.

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Would you like to move on?

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I'll make a motion to approve.

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Second we have a motion
to approve in the second.

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All in favor?

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Opposed?

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very good.

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Passes on a tab for.

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First budget Amendment
for fiscal year

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2020 for finance department.

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Thank you, mayor.

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Members of council.

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This is a ministerial
administrative function

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that we do every year,
bringing prior year

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into the current year.

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Resolution 2020 403
amends fiscal year

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2023 2024 city of Tavares
annual operating budget.

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The attached resolution
represents increases

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and/or decreases to the adopted
budget for fiscal year 2024.

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Appropriation
increases represent

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capital projects, ARPA
expenditures and prior year

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encumbrance rollovers.

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In addition, the resolution
includes transfers

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between individual accounts
within the adopted budgets

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for all departments.

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The options for council is
to approve resolution 2020

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403 amending 2324
annual operating budget

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or not to approve and.

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Fiscal impact is bringing
things forward from prior year.

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So, mayor, back to you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Very good.

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Council I'll make a motion
to approve the resolution.

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Second we have a
motion to approve.

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And second.

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All in favor?

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Aye opposed?

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OK once again, tab 5 one
item crossing crossings

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is only in the
first ring, so we'll

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move on to tab seven transmittal
hearing community development.

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Thank you, mayor.

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Um, this is.

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This is a transmittal ordinance,
and that's why it's being read.

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Um, it's open to
the public as well

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because it's a text Amendment to
the, to our comprehensive plan.

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There's two elements that
were changed or added

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was the public
facilities element

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and the conservation element.

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And they were all pursuant
to the city's 10 year water

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supply facility work plan.

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And regional water supply
planning initiatives.

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So it was the basis of two
Florida statute conditions

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that we had to make
some minor changes

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to the comprehensive plan.

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Um, most notably your packet.

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It should have been
highlighted the changes

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and underlying most
notably, most notably

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is the actual plan
is being adopted

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in the comprehensive plan.

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We also caveated that if
changes there is or as

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amended because sometimes
there's scrivener's errors

282
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and stuff in
situations like that,

283
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it is still going
to be valid and this

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is what we're going to follow.

285
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The other ones are kind of
straightforward on that.

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We're mandated by the
regional Planning Council

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and in your packet also
was the whole 10 year

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water supply facility
work plan for your review

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and consideration.

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US and on January 18th,
2024, the planning and zoning

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board voted unanimously
to recommend

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approval of the ordinance.

293
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2020 403 as presented.

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Staff is recommending
the city moves

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to approve the transmittal
to the state for review of 20

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of 2020 403
comprehensive plan 2040

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text Amendment to the
future facilities element.

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The conservation element
pursuant to the city's 10 year

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water supply facility, work plan
and regional water supply plan.

300
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301
00:18:09,770 --> 00:18:11,560
You have any questions on it?

302
00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:17,230
It's in the packet or
on the staff report.

303
00:18:17,230 --> 00:18:18,000
Thank you, Antonio.

304
00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,910
Any questions or
comments regarding.

305
00:18:22,910 --> 00:18:26,300
2403 I'll make a
motion then that we

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approve ordinance 2020 403.

307
00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:30,930
I'll second it.

308
00:18:30,930 --> 00:18:33,700
Here we have a motion
and a second to approve.

309
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All in favor?

310
00:18:34,860 --> 00:18:37,570
Aye all opposed.

311
00:18:37,570 --> 00:18:38,290
All right.

312
00:18:38,290 --> 00:18:39,670
So move.

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There we go.

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Tab a broad budget.

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Priorities Mr Drury, as provided
for in the prior city council

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00:18:47,260 --> 00:18:49,540
meeting, an opportunity is
provided this council meeting

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to city council develop
its 25th October 1 2024

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to September 30th, 2025 budget
goals which the city manager

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will use as guiding principles
and a starting point

320
00:19:03,490 --> 00:19:08,050
to build the annual city budget
over the next several months.

321
00:19:08,050 --> 00:19:10,960
Budget will then be presented
back to the city council

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this summer.

323
00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:14,350
Thereafter the
council will continue

324
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to refine it through
July and August

325
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and finally finalize
it in September

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with public commentary
and input along the way.

327
00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,950
I've provided prior
year budget goals.

328
00:19:29,950 --> 00:19:32,560
The current list of projects
and initiatives that

329
00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:38,860
are underway and then a
draft of your council goals

330
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for the ensuing year.

331
00:19:42,260 --> 00:19:47,990
What I would recommend is we.

332
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Go look at the
goals and the order

333
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and see if anybody has any
issue with any of those goals.

334
00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:59,030
If you do and three of you
do, then they'll be removed.

335
00:19:59,030 --> 00:20:01,700
If you don't, then they'll stay.

336
00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:06,620
And whatever the collective
goals are from all five of you

337
00:20:06,620 --> 00:20:10,910
will then be incorporated
into the budgeting process.

338
00:20:10,910 --> 00:20:14,510
And I think that is
the first attachment.

339
00:20:14,510 --> 00:20:15,950
Agenda item.

340
00:20:15,950 --> 00:20:17,610
Back to you, mayor.

341
00:20:17,610 --> 00:20:19,700
Thank you.

342
00:20:19,700 --> 00:20:23,370
Um, through the first 5 and see
if anyone has any objections.

343
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344
00:20:26,580 --> 00:20:28,420
And like can.

345
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I'm going to read you like so
Bobby Grenier playing the New

346
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to various frontier along State
Road 19 561 448 corridor with

347
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no sprawl and be mindful
of economic residential

348
00:20:42,970 --> 00:20:49,070
development, land conservation
and possible convention center.

349
00:20:49,070 --> 00:20:51,230
Any issues with that.

350
00:20:51,230 --> 00:20:53,870
Seeing none continue to make
sure that the various History

351
00:20:53,870 --> 00:20:55,430
Museum and the
various library have

352
00:20:55,430 --> 00:21:01,280
the resources needed to maintain
the high level of service.

353
00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,800
They purchase the home
of the major Saint

354
00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:08,370
Clair Abrams, the founder
of the and Lake County.

355
00:21:08,370 --> 00:21:10,920
Well, we've already met
on that, haven't we?

356
00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:12,830
It's already been defeated.

357
00:21:12,830 --> 00:21:16,650
OK so that's.

358
00:21:16,650 --> 00:21:21,230
Out keep streets, alleyways,
stormwater improvements going

359
00:21:21,230 --> 00:21:23,900
and at a high level of service.

360
00:21:23,900 --> 00:21:27,770
Provide for the resources
police and fire department

361
00:21:27,770 --> 00:21:31,300
need to ensure they maintain
their high level of service.

362
00:21:31,300 --> 00:21:33,820


363
00:21:33,820 --> 00:21:37,180
Vice mayor Sandy gamble
deliver budget at rollback,

364
00:21:37,180 --> 00:21:39,880
then allow council
to make additions

365
00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:45,650
as necessary for the final
budget clarification.

366
00:21:45,650 --> 00:21:47,320
I talked about this.

367
00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:51,490
What my desire that is we keep
hearing take us to rollback,

368
00:21:51,490 --> 00:21:54,430
take us to rollback would
like and I've asked him

369
00:21:54,430 --> 00:21:55,780
and he said he could do it.

370
00:21:55,780 --> 00:21:57,920
It's not so much that
we have a budget.

371
00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,030
That's right at rollback
but that we show if we

372
00:22:01,030 --> 00:22:03,220
were to go back to rollback.

373
00:22:03,220 --> 00:22:05,180
This is what would
have to be cut.

374
00:22:05,180 --> 00:22:08,420
Services would have to be
cut, employees manpower.

375
00:22:08,420 --> 00:22:09,670
And I don't think
that's something

376
00:22:09,670 --> 00:22:12,340
we want to do when we're
increasing manpower, especially

377
00:22:12,340 --> 00:22:13,630
in the fire department.

378
00:22:13,630 --> 00:22:15,800
But I just want
to point this out.

379
00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,730
So the citizens know
if they keep, you

380
00:22:18,730 --> 00:22:20,630
know, take us back to rollback.

381
00:22:20,630 --> 00:22:22,880
Well, this is what it
would lose if we did that.

382
00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,900
So that's my intent, that it's
not so much that I'm saying

383
00:22:25,900 --> 00:22:27,790
I want to go to
the rollback just

384
00:22:27,790 --> 00:22:30,820
to show the public what
it would take to do that.

385
00:22:30,820 --> 00:22:34,020
Isn't that double
work for the staff?

386
00:22:34,020 --> 00:22:39,150
I mean, if you're going I don't
have an issue with identifying

387
00:22:39,150 --> 00:22:42,150
rollback rate and the
dollar associated with it

388
00:22:42,150 --> 00:22:45,920
and correlating that to.

389
00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,170
How it correlates
to all the services.

390
00:22:49,170 --> 00:22:50,690
I think we can do that.

391
00:22:50,690 --> 00:22:54,260
You'll have that and I don't
have a problem with that.

392
00:22:54,260 --> 00:22:55,260
We can add it to our.

393
00:22:55,260 --> 00:22:58,820


394
00:22:58,820 --> 00:23:02,940
Maintain the level of service.

395
00:23:02,940 --> 00:23:06,510
Continue and finish
capital projects.

396
00:23:06,510 --> 00:23:08,860
Sidewalk replacement
where needed.

397
00:23:08,860 --> 00:23:11,750
Adopt new impact fees
for residential housing.

398
00:23:11,750 --> 00:23:14,810


399
00:23:14,810 --> 00:23:16,740
You know, and that
one, what we're

400
00:23:16,740 --> 00:23:22,870
going to need to do
is probably, Agendize

401
00:23:22,870 --> 00:23:25,750
that to get an understanding
what the collective wisdom

402
00:23:25,750 --> 00:23:27,020
of the board is.

403
00:23:27,020 --> 00:23:29,740
Is it increase or decrease?

404
00:23:29,740 --> 00:23:33,310
Is it to increase revenues,
decrease things of that nature?

405
00:23:33,310 --> 00:23:37,150
I would agendize
that first to discuss

406
00:23:37,150 --> 00:23:38,860
what it is you're looking for.

407
00:23:38,860 --> 00:23:42,670
Once you vote on that, then
I'll either reduce the budget

408
00:23:42,670 --> 00:23:45,490
or increase the budget
based on your final vote.

409
00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:49,840
Would that also include
the parks impact fees?

410
00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:50,930
It include all?

411
00:23:50,930 --> 00:23:54,970
Yeah in other words,
the residential housing,

412
00:23:54,970 --> 00:23:57,830
the impact fees are
involved with that.

413
00:23:57,830 --> 00:24:00,590
Our impact fees haven't
been touched in years

414
00:24:00,590 --> 00:24:03,060
and we're losing financing.

415
00:24:03,060 --> 00:24:06,350
And what is happening is in
a lot of new development,

416
00:24:06,350 --> 00:24:08,330
because the impact
fees that we're getting

417
00:24:08,330 --> 00:24:11,210
is not enough to take care
of everything that we need.

418
00:24:11,210 --> 00:24:13,580
The people that have been
here 30, 40, 50 years

419
00:24:13,580 --> 00:24:15,260
are having to make
up the difference

420
00:24:15,260 --> 00:24:16,710
because we have to get loans.

421
00:24:16,710 --> 00:24:21,620
So when we do that agenda, we
can discuss that a little bit

422
00:24:21,620 --> 00:24:22,745
further.

423
00:24:22,745 --> 00:24:23,245
I agree.

424
00:24:23,245 --> 00:24:27,760


425
00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:31,630
Finalize the Stover complex.

426
00:24:31,630 --> 00:24:36,920
Transfer to the Lake County
school board, which that is.

427
00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:41,430
Uh, we're in the middle of doing
that, so I think that'll be,

428
00:24:41,430 --> 00:24:44,490
In time with this budget,
continue to lower debt

429
00:24:44,490 --> 00:24:46,240
and not go into further debt.

430
00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:49,530
And as you know, that's
a board decision.

431
00:24:49,530 --> 00:24:53,640
When that comes before you.

432
00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,340
Councilmember Pfister continue
improvements and renovations of

433
00:24:56,340 --> 00:24:58,350
the Regional Park East Campus.

434
00:24:58,350 --> 00:24:59,590
We continue to do that.

435
00:24:59,590 --> 00:25:03,760
We're working with the County
and we'll incorporate that.

436
00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:05,150
Restructure impact fees.

437
00:25:05,150 --> 00:25:08,260
Again, we just talked
about incentives

438
00:25:08,260 --> 00:25:11,360
for economic development.

439
00:25:11,360 --> 00:25:16,600
Continue efforts for golf
cart crossing at the hospital.

440
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:20,020
Downtown lighting
improvements for safety.

441
00:25:20,020 --> 00:25:21,460
Improvements and
explore possible

442
00:25:21,460 --> 00:25:26,670
commercial participation
at pontoon promenade.

443
00:25:26,670 --> 00:25:28,620
Lobby local lawmakers
to legislate

444
00:25:28,620 --> 00:25:30,200
the closing of gaming rooms.

445
00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:32,810


446
00:25:32,810 --> 00:25:38,060
Increase their family oriented
small events and activities.

447
00:25:38,060 --> 00:25:40,730
Assure that employee pay
and benefits are competitive

448
00:25:40,730 --> 00:25:42,925
to attract and retain the best.

449
00:25:42,925 --> 00:25:46,280


450
00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:50,040
Council member price try to
get to the rollback rate.

451
00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,375
And if not, continue
to lower millage rate.

452
00:25:52,375 --> 00:25:55,050


453
00:25:55,050 --> 00:25:57,870
Accelerate city debt repayments.

454
00:25:57,870 --> 00:26:02,060
Although current interest
rates might postpone this.

455
00:26:02,060 --> 00:26:04,790
Continue to pursue grants,
provide the same level

456
00:26:04,790 --> 00:26:07,760
of service to our
residents, increase

457
00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:12,010
reserves, accomplish the waste
the West Main Street gateway.

458
00:26:12,010 --> 00:26:14,960


459
00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:21,000
Convert existing public works
facility to surface parking.

460
00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,930
Repaving our roads.

461
00:26:23,930 --> 00:26:26,480
Question about number seven.

462
00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:30,070
There Vert two surface parking.

463
00:26:30,070 --> 00:26:32,310
Thought we were looking at.

464
00:26:32,310 --> 00:26:33,460
Putting it in garage.

465
00:26:33,460 --> 00:26:36,960
Yes, I think it'll be in phases.

466
00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:37,990
We will not.

467
00:26:37,990 --> 00:26:41,940
Have you got a goal not
to take any loans out?

468
00:26:41,940 --> 00:26:44,850
And obviously putting a
multi-million dollar parking

469
00:26:44,850 --> 00:26:47,560
garage, you have
to take a loan out.

470
00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:52,150
You've got a goal to
create parking over there.

471
00:26:52,150 --> 00:26:54,310
Surface parking.

472
00:26:54,310 --> 00:27:00,920
You might be able to get
done without the lone garage.

473
00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,020
You will never get that alone.

474
00:27:03,020 --> 00:27:06,100
So this will be phase one.

475
00:27:06,100 --> 00:27:08,000
Surface parking.

476
00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,130
Then in the future.

477
00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:12,720
The council.

478
00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,500
Go ahead and do the garage.

479
00:27:14,500 --> 00:27:17,840
Yeah, the my intent there was.

480
00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,850
To make that surface
parking as an interim.

481
00:27:21,850 --> 00:27:26,590
Thing Uh, if we see that
it's constantly full,

482
00:27:26,590 --> 00:27:29,650
constantly overfilled
and start looking

483
00:27:29,650 --> 00:27:31,630
at the next phase of that.

484
00:27:31,630 --> 00:27:35,830
But you said that we may
not even have to do that

485
00:27:35,830 --> 00:27:38,410
without any debt or anything.

486
00:27:38,410 --> 00:27:39,970
Uh, as I recall,
our mayor said he

487
00:27:39,970 --> 00:27:41,710
was willing to get a
bulldozer and start

488
00:27:41,710 --> 00:27:43,040
knocking buildings down.

489
00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:45,190
So that should ought
help, because that

490
00:27:45,190 --> 00:27:46,200
will reduce the cost.

491
00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,510


492
00:27:49,510 --> 00:27:53,170
Hey Councilmember
singer continue

493
00:27:53,170 --> 00:27:55,900
lowering the millage rate.

494
00:27:55,900 --> 00:27:58,470
Maintain recommended
reserve levels.

495
00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:03,930
Continue to invest in road
repaving and infrastructure.

496
00:28:03,930 --> 00:28:06,750
Continue to go after grants.

497
00:28:06,750 --> 00:28:10,050
Be sure that all departments
are properly staffed

498
00:28:10,050 --> 00:28:14,320
and every employee is
fairly compensated.

499
00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:18,130
Look for ways to
clean the On gateway

500
00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:20,390
drive and North Duncan drive.

501
00:28:20,390 --> 00:28:23,080


502
00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:23,910
All righty.

503
00:28:23,910 --> 00:28:29,470
So I've got the collective
goals for the city council

504
00:28:29,470 --> 00:28:32,790
for FY 25 budget
department directors,

505
00:28:32,790 --> 00:28:35,880
and I will be meeting next
week to incorporate those

506
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,470
into their work plans
and budget plans.

507
00:28:38,470 --> 00:28:41,790
Then we will come back with
you with a balanced budget

508
00:28:41,790 --> 00:28:45,660
this summer for your
deliberation and tweaking

509
00:28:45,660 --> 00:28:49,680
and adding and doing what
you do with public input

510
00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:50,880
along the way.

511
00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:51,990
Back to you, mayor.

512
00:28:51,990 --> 00:28:52,980
Thank you.

513
00:28:52,980 --> 00:29:01,050
Something about this on, um, on
Mayor Grenier, on number three

514
00:29:01,050 --> 00:29:02,170
the purchase of the home.

515
00:29:02,170 --> 00:29:03,970
And I know we've
already been there.

516
00:29:03,970 --> 00:29:06,090
We've already voted
no, but I don't

517
00:29:06,090 --> 00:29:08,880
think it's fair to say it
won't be discussed again

518
00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:11,550
because there's a
lot of different ways

519
00:29:11,550 --> 00:29:13,480
that maybe the
money can be found.

520
00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:17,760
I, I don't think the mayor was
as prepared as he should have

521
00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,380
been when he presented this.

522
00:29:19,380 --> 00:29:22,090
There is a whole lot of
different ways to find money.

523
00:29:22,090 --> 00:29:24,430
So I don't want us
just to close our eyes

524
00:29:24,430 --> 00:29:27,110
and say it can't be done
or we won't hear it again.

525
00:29:27,110 --> 00:29:30,340
This kind of reminds me years
and years and years ago,

526
00:29:30,340 --> 00:29:33,340
back when we were in one of
our worst economic times,

527
00:29:33,340 --> 00:29:35,440
I wanted to build a dog park.

528
00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:37,600
Tabriz didn't have a
dog park, and nobody

529
00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:38,720
y'all wouldn't spend money.

530
00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:40,720
And I remember the
mayor at the time

531
00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:43,810
when I brought it back like the
third time, and the mayor said,

532
00:29:43,810 --> 00:29:45,500
you're not going
to have a dog park.

533
00:29:45,500 --> 00:29:47,830
And I said, well,
if I find the money

534
00:29:47,830 --> 00:29:51,040
and I have a dog park any
right here on record and said,

535
00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,070
if you find the money,
you can have a dog park.

536
00:29:54,070 --> 00:29:57,250
Well, I already had that
ammunition in my back pocket

537
00:29:57,250 --> 00:29:58,490
and we have a dog park.

538
00:29:58,490 --> 00:30:02,500
So I'm just saying that I
hate to do that to the mayor

539
00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:04,780
when something is near
and dear to your heart,

540
00:30:04,780 --> 00:30:06,580
give him the
opportunity to go out

541
00:30:06,580 --> 00:30:10,030
and try to find the
funding without the city.

542
00:30:10,030 --> 00:30:11,060
That's all I'm asking.

543
00:30:11,060 --> 00:30:15,580
If we could do that
without saying no.

544
00:30:15,580 --> 00:30:16,820
What do y'all think about that?

545
00:30:16,820 --> 00:30:20,540
I mean, I'm OK with that, but.

546
00:30:20,540 --> 00:30:24,850
I've already talked to
some individuals and they.

547
00:30:24,850 --> 00:30:27,760
Like we don't need to
be in that business.

548
00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:29,110
I understand that, too.

549
00:30:29,110 --> 00:30:32,240
And one of them was one that.

550
00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:33,145
A breakfast with.

551
00:30:33,145 --> 00:30:35,920


552
00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:40,460
On this case, he kind of changed
his mind on that statement.

553
00:30:40,460 --> 00:30:44,090
But like I say, no,
I'm open minded.

554
00:30:44,090 --> 00:30:47,150
OK that's all I was asking for.

555
00:30:47,150 --> 00:30:48,770
That's all I'm asking,
because let's just

556
00:30:48,770 --> 00:30:51,800
be open minded and
fair here and at least

557
00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:52,980
give him the opportunity.

558
00:30:52,980 --> 00:30:55,280
I mean, not to come back
and ask us for the money,

559
00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,920
but to come back and
say, I found the money.

560
00:30:57,920 --> 00:30:59,930
Right absolutely.

561
00:30:59,930 --> 00:31:01,310
I mean, that's vision.

562
00:31:01,310 --> 00:31:04,520
That's looking
forward to the future,

563
00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:08,130
seeing what can be done
using your imagination.

564
00:31:08,130 --> 00:31:09,610
Way of getting things done.

565
00:31:09,610 --> 00:31:12,430
Absolutely just don't
Chuck it off to the side.

566
00:31:12,430 --> 00:31:13,850
Appreciate those thoughts.

567
00:31:13,850 --> 00:31:14,350
Thank you.

568
00:31:14,350 --> 00:31:16,740
And I easily can
find a lot of people

569
00:31:16,740 --> 00:31:20,020
as well who would say, why don't
we get something like that?

570
00:31:20,020 --> 00:31:21,370
Why can't we have
something like that?

571
00:31:21,370 --> 00:31:22,920
So anyways, yeah, give
me the opportunity

572
00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:25,350
to see what I can do.

573
00:31:25,350 --> 00:31:28,890
Financial impact any
of the budget at all,

574
00:31:28,890 --> 00:31:31,660
and I appreciate you all
allowing me to do that.

575
00:31:31,660 --> 00:31:32,530
Thank you very much.

576
00:31:32,530 --> 00:31:33,760
Have somebody here.

577
00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,780
So just to be clear
here, three people

578
00:31:36,780 --> 00:31:42,090
approving that in the budget
to be funded by others

579
00:31:42,090 --> 00:31:43,810
if it's funded by others.

580
00:31:43,810 --> 00:31:45,270
OK Thank you.

581
00:31:45,270 --> 00:31:46,150
Thank you.

582
00:31:46,150 --> 00:31:47,310
Thank you.

583
00:31:47,310 --> 00:31:52,440
Bear in mind that also means
that in the years beyond,

584
00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:54,550
we have to staff
it and maintain it.

585
00:31:54,550 --> 00:31:56,120
So where is that finance?

586
00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,090
Well, we can discuss
that when we get to it.

587
00:31:58,090 --> 00:31:58,950
That's fine.

588
00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:01,450
Talking about that
hadn't spilled yet.

589
00:32:01,450 --> 00:32:07,670
So just putting it out
there and there's and Thank

590
00:32:07,670 --> 00:32:08,780
you for putting it out there.

591
00:32:08,780 --> 00:32:11,750
But there's a lot
of things everywhere

592
00:32:11,750 --> 00:32:13,590
of how to stay up there.

593
00:32:13,590 --> 00:32:15,390
We need staffing
for so many things.

594
00:32:15,390 --> 00:32:18,240
So that's something we'll
discuss as we go along there.

595
00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,300
But I appreciate
you mentioning that.

596
00:32:20,300 --> 00:32:21,420
So that is a concern.

597
00:32:21,420 --> 00:32:25,190
And that's something
we'll talk about.

598
00:32:25,190 --> 00:32:28,870
this is tab eight, isn't it?

599
00:32:28,870 --> 00:32:29,750
Uh, tab eight.

600
00:32:29,750 --> 00:32:31,940
Yeah, because somebody
here wants to speak

601
00:32:31,940 --> 00:32:34,900
on tab Vance Vance Yoakam.

602
00:32:34,900 --> 00:32:40,060


603
00:32:40,060 --> 00:32:41,300
Good afternoon.

604
00:32:41,300 --> 00:32:46,260
Tavares is Vance Yoakam
1261 Waukee Avenue Tavares.

605
00:32:46,260 --> 00:32:47,470
It's been a while.

606
00:32:47,470 --> 00:32:51,430
Yeah, just but, you know, I
look at the budget, I mean,

607
00:32:51,430 --> 00:32:53,330
the agenda budget.

608
00:32:53,330 --> 00:32:56,320
And I didn't say, I
got to say something.

609
00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:57,830
I missed the last one.

610
00:32:57,830 --> 00:33:01,160
So and I have not had a
chance to look at that.

611
00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:04,070
So the comments are going to
make are kind of broad brush.

612
00:33:04,070 --> 00:33:07,340
You may actually maybe you
approved it and it's in there.

613
00:33:07,340 --> 00:33:07,960
I don't know.

614
00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:14,080
But I will follow up on that
as one is that I would like

615
00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:17,350
to reiterate the discussion
that you had about going

616
00:33:17,350 --> 00:33:18,960
to the rollback rate.

617
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:23,530
I really believe that in this
economy and the uncertainties

618
00:33:23,530 --> 00:33:27,820
that the cap is spending at
the rollback rate period,

619
00:33:27,820 --> 00:33:29,950
just that, that we're
going to live within,

620
00:33:29,950 --> 00:33:33,880
that there's a lot of
economic indicators

621
00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:37,870
that you probably
should have a report on.

622
00:33:37,870 --> 00:33:40,670
Maybe Mr Murray knows
somebody in the industry that

623
00:33:40,670 --> 00:33:42,860
can come up with
those to show you

624
00:33:42,860 --> 00:33:45,560
how good or bad the economy is.

625
00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:47,780
For instance, a lot
of the press is saying

626
00:33:47,780 --> 00:33:49,620
there's all this job growth.

627
00:33:49,620 --> 00:33:51,690
Biden is saying it
and everything else.

628
00:33:51,690 --> 00:33:53,090
Well, there's also
a report out that

629
00:33:53,090 --> 00:33:56,690
says they studied the last four
years of growth and all of it

630
00:33:56,690 --> 00:33:58,800
was foreign born people.

631
00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:03,020
Nobody no Americans
actually got more jobs.

632
00:34:03,020 --> 00:34:06,030
So I think you should
be aware of that.

633
00:34:06,030 --> 00:34:10,639
So that you can assess your
decisions in light of how it's

634
00:34:10,639 --> 00:34:12,560
going to impact your
local residents,

635
00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,380
whether it's foreclosures
and other leading

636
00:34:15,380 --> 00:34:21,259
indicators on economics going
up or down next is that.

637
00:34:21,259 --> 00:34:23,889


638
00:34:23,889 --> 00:34:26,800
I would ask that you set
measurable performance

639
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,920
benchmarks by department
and be included

640
00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,199
within the budget statistics.

641
00:34:32,199 --> 00:34:36,670
I think you still get the kind
of benchmark consortium report,

642
00:34:36,670 --> 00:34:38,360
but you don't make it public.

643
00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,440
And I think that we ought
to have public benchmarks

644
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:45,100
showing a goal for
improvement in operating

645
00:34:45,100 --> 00:34:47,150
ratios by department.

646
00:34:47,150 --> 00:34:52,570
And then the actual is that
probably at least quarterly.

647
00:34:52,570 --> 00:34:57,310
Let's, you know, set some
goals that show that you're

648
00:34:57,310 --> 00:35:02,750
trying to contain cost growth.

649
00:35:02,750 --> 00:35:10,230
He to various nature park.

650
00:35:10,230 --> 00:35:11,870
Didn't hear discussion of that.

651
00:35:11,870 --> 00:35:15,110
I'll have more details during
the regular input section,

652
00:35:15,110 --> 00:35:19,790
but I think you really need to
start planning for rebuilding

653
00:35:19,790 --> 00:35:22,910
that fishing dock out there
and the boardwalk that's been

654
00:35:22,910 --> 00:35:24,990
neglected and not maintained.

655
00:35:24,990 --> 00:35:27,830
The County is just
entertained and approved

656
00:35:27,830 --> 00:35:33,560
a study of citizens to
float a $5,050 million

657
00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:37,730
bond issue on new public
lands because the old one

658
00:35:37,730 --> 00:35:42,180
they had for $30 million is
expiring in a year or two.

659
00:35:42,180 --> 00:35:45,580
And so, of course, the bond
salesman is already pushing it.

660
00:35:45,580 --> 00:35:47,620
Thank you and great
to see you again.

661
00:35:47,620 --> 00:35:50,330
Thank you.

662
00:35:50,330 --> 00:35:54,450
OK all right.

663
00:35:54,450 --> 00:35:55,230
How are we?

664
00:35:55,230 --> 00:35:59,590
Any more discussion
on tab eight there?

665
00:35:59,590 --> 00:36:01,690
We know how to proceed.

666
00:36:01,690 --> 00:36:03,090
So good.

667
00:36:03,090 --> 00:36:03,590
All righty.

668
00:36:03,590 --> 00:36:05,680
Any more discussion on this?

669
00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:07,240
No OK.

670
00:36:07,240 --> 00:36:11,620
Um, go to Tabnine medical
marijuana dispensary.

671
00:36:11,620 --> 00:36:12,650
Current city ordinance.

672
00:36:12,650 --> 00:36:16,050
Community development.

673
00:36:16,050 --> 00:36:18,540
Thank you, Mr Mayor.

674
00:36:18,540 --> 00:36:21,570
This is a discussing
item at the last council

675
00:36:21,570 --> 00:36:24,730
meeting requested by council
member Laurie Pfister.

676
00:36:24,730 --> 00:36:28,110
The city council voted to
discuss the current medical

677
00:36:28,110 --> 00:36:30,570
marijuana dispensary ordinance.

678
00:36:30,570 --> 00:36:35,790
So I made a report on how it
was adopted and a timeline,

679
00:36:35,790 --> 00:36:37,710
and I can go over that.

680
00:36:37,710 --> 00:36:42,330
On August 20th, 2014,
the city of Tavares

681
00:36:42,330 --> 00:36:47,880
passed ordinance 20 1412, which
added the city regulations

682
00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:51,210
and definitions of medical
marijuana dispensaries

683
00:36:51,210 --> 00:36:54,510
and amended the
chapter 8 and table 8

684
00:36:54,510 --> 00:36:57,390
to permitted and
special uses, allowing

685
00:36:57,390 --> 00:37:02,700
medical marijuana dispensaries
in the c-2 highway

686
00:37:02,700 --> 00:37:06,660
commercial district only.

687
00:37:06,660 --> 00:37:11,250
However, what happened
was on June 23rd, 2017,

688
00:37:11,250 --> 00:37:17,370
the Florida legislature passed
Senate Bill eight, a amending

689
00:37:17,370 --> 00:37:23,220
Florida statute 381986,
requiring that local government

690
00:37:23,220 --> 00:37:27,510
agencies either ban medical
marijuana dispensaries

691
00:37:27,510 --> 00:37:32,820
within their boundaries or
allow dispensaries to operate

692
00:37:32,820 --> 00:37:36,450
within the same zoning
districts that would allow

693
00:37:36,450 --> 00:37:41,680
pharmacies to be to operate.

694
00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:47,120
So on December 20th, 2017.

695
00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:51,710
Aveiro city council
adopted ordinance 20 1721,

696
00:37:51,710 --> 00:37:56,080
which restricted medical
marijuana dispensaries.

697
00:37:56,080 --> 00:38:00,010
Two only located on the
commercial downtown,

698
00:38:00,010 --> 00:38:06,440
which is Main Street and some of
the zero 19 general commercial.

699
00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,120
See one again?

700
00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:12,640
See that's stable 19
and commercial use.

701
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:14,390
Those are the zonings are.

702
00:38:14,390 --> 00:38:17,620
And we already adopted
highway commercial two

703
00:38:17,620 --> 00:38:20,290
zoning districts.

704
00:38:20,290 --> 00:38:24,190
I attach in the report,
all the ordinances

705
00:38:24,190 --> 00:38:30,930
and the Florida Senate Bill
that was approved and full time.

706
00:38:30,930 --> 00:38:33,280
So I'm here to just
answer questions.

707
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:38,580
Or just to be clear, they
adopted an ordinance that was

708
00:38:38,580 --> 00:38:40,810
consistent with the statute.

709
00:38:40,810 --> 00:38:44,280
Yes, it's as of this
date, the city regulations

710
00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,710
are consistent with
state law as they

711
00:38:46,710 --> 00:38:50,850
pertain to permitting locations
for medical marijuana.

712
00:38:50,850 --> 00:38:54,910
They're only permitted where
a pharmacy is permitted.

713
00:38:54,910 --> 00:38:57,860
Yes Thank you.

714
00:38:57,860 --> 00:39:01,580
So the pharmacy permitted
in our downtown?

715
00:39:01,580 --> 00:39:05,030
Yes so that's what
I wanted to clarify,

716
00:39:05,030 --> 00:39:09,690
because things have
changed since I remember.

717
00:39:09,690 --> 00:39:11,450
I was the one that
brought this up originally

718
00:39:11,450 --> 00:39:14,120
when we first did
this back in 2014,

719
00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:17,450
I was the one the very concerned
about medical marijuana

720
00:39:17,450 --> 00:39:18,720
or whatever was going on.

721
00:39:18,720 --> 00:39:20,560
Didn't want it in our city.

722
00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:23,060
Well, things have changed
a whole lot since then,

723
00:39:23,060 --> 00:39:27,290
and I think we're losing out
on quite a lot of revenue.

724
00:39:27,290 --> 00:39:28,690
We are.

725
00:39:28,690 --> 00:39:31,090
Probably one of the few
cities that don't allow

726
00:39:31,090 --> 00:39:34,000
a medical marijuana dispensary.

727
00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:36,870
So and.

728
00:39:36,870 --> 00:39:39,390
I just think it's
important that we

729
00:39:39,390 --> 00:39:42,570
discuss this and make a
decision on whether or not

730
00:39:42,570 --> 00:39:43,650
we want that revenue.

731
00:39:43,650 --> 00:39:46,170
If we don't take it, someone
else is going to get it.

732
00:39:46,170 --> 00:39:50,370
And we've been working so
hard to balance our security,

733
00:39:50,370 --> 00:39:54,000
we do allow it well, but we
haven't allowed it downtown.

734
00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:58,280
We do allow it if
anyone wants to have it.

735
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:01,730
Then why are we came to
y'all with this and thought

736
00:40:01,730 --> 00:40:03,230
that's why we were
having the discussion

737
00:40:03,230 --> 00:40:06,590
because of the ordinance that
we had, they couldn't have

738
00:40:06,590 --> 00:40:08,400
it in our downtown.

739
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:10,820
That's how I remember
it last meeting.

740
00:40:10,820 --> 00:40:11,990
It they can.

741
00:40:11,990 --> 00:40:14,690
They can have it downtown,
have a Main Street

742
00:40:14,690 --> 00:40:16,080
miscommunication on my part.

743
00:40:16,080 --> 00:40:17,930
I thought you were talking
about manufacturing

744
00:40:17,930 --> 00:40:19,920
and industrial parks or
things of that nature.

745
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:22,820
No, you're talking about the.

746
00:40:22,820 --> 00:40:24,780
Yes, we can have one downtown.

747
00:40:24,780 --> 00:40:25,550
We can have one on.

748
00:40:25,550 --> 00:40:27,470
This is a mute point.

749
00:40:27,470 --> 00:40:32,030
Over I apologize.

750
00:40:32,030 --> 00:40:33,210
Very good.

751
00:40:33,210 --> 00:40:33,840
Strike down.

752
00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:35,000
Up as a win.

753
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:38,030
Yeah, absolutely.

754
00:40:38,030 --> 00:40:39,170
Got a couple questions.

755
00:40:39,170 --> 00:40:43,520
We have any medical marijuana
dispensaries in tavaris now?

756
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:47,380
We don't have it in
our jurisdiction.

757
00:40:47,380 --> 00:40:51,260
OK, so the ordinance is either
ban them outright or let

758
00:40:51,260 --> 00:40:53,400
them be in a specific zoning.

759
00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:54,750
There's no in between.

760
00:40:54,750 --> 00:40:58,370
Like saying we can only have
three like we do with gangs.

761
00:40:58,370 --> 00:40:58,950
No, no.

762
00:40:58,950 --> 00:41:05,000


763
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:06,560
Happy days.

764
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:07,500
Wonderful all right.

765
00:41:07,500 --> 00:41:09,420
No more discussion on Tabnine.

766
00:41:09,420 --> 00:41:10,820
Very good.

767
00:41:10,820 --> 00:41:13,790
New business.

768
00:41:13,790 --> 00:41:18,260
So go ahead.

769
00:41:18,260 --> 00:41:18,930
Oh, OK.

770
00:41:18,930 --> 00:41:19,790
Oh, no.

771
00:41:19,790 --> 00:41:21,230
Old business.

772
00:41:21,230 --> 00:41:23,690
And y'all remember about
the lighting issue and it

773
00:41:23,690 --> 00:41:25,770
was on I've got it on mine.

774
00:41:25,770 --> 00:41:27,480
And I believe
someone else had it.

775
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:31,240
So the other morning it.

776
00:41:31,240 --> 00:41:36,560
At 445, I was coming
through downtown.

777
00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:38,020
I was heading up
to North Carolina

778
00:41:38,020 --> 00:41:39,920
and I was at the roundabout.

779
00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:42,530
4:45 AM.

780
00:41:42,530 --> 00:41:44,300
There were some
people in the ground

781
00:41:44,300 --> 00:41:48,120
down there by the freedom flag.

782
00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:49,000
You can't see him.

783
00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:50,850
Don't under don't
know what the lighting

784
00:41:50,850 --> 00:41:52,090
problem is that we have.

785
00:41:52,090 --> 00:41:53,580
Because I told you
about other people

786
00:41:53,580 --> 00:41:55,990
that have complained
downtown here.

787
00:41:55,990 --> 00:41:58,350
Um, that's the second time
it's happened to me now

788
00:41:58,350 --> 00:42:00,030
that just all of a
sudden there's people

789
00:42:00,030 --> 00:42:01,840
and you just don't see them.

790
00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:03,200
And I'm.

791
00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:05,820
Alert so that's real important.

792
00:42:05,820 --> 00:42:07,860
Guys, we have got to
get on this lighting.

793
00:42:07,860 --> 00:42:10,620
And I think we've
issued a contract.

794
00:42:10,620 --> 00:42:13,310
Yes, we did issue a contract
and Duke is currently

795
00:42:13,310 --> 00:42:15,380
adding additional
well, there's eight

796
00:42:15,380 --> 00:42:18,350
additional lights for existing
and they're adding 8 additional

797
00:42:18,350 --> 00:42:19,310
to that area.

798
00:42:19,310 --> 00:42:22,610
Isn't that odd how
one spots down here?

799
00:42:22,610 --> 00:42:25,350
And when you look at it,
you feel like it's well lit.

800
00:42:25,350 --> 00:42:28,760
But when you're driving, I
mean, they just appeared,

801
00:42:28,760 --> 00:42:32,380
you know, from the.

802
00:42:32,380 --> 00:42:36,660


803
00:42:36,660 --> 00:42:40,260
you know, up there, that
was who was their engineer

804
00:42:40,260 --> 00:42:41,970
that did this, you know.

805
00:42:41,970 --> 00:42:45,210
But that's been a nightmare.

806
00:42:45,210 --> 00:42:46,120
It was scary.

807
00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:52,560
Yeah but what happens, I
think, is when you're driving,

808
00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:54,340
it's very, very dark.

809
00:42:54,340 --> 00:42:55,750
And then there's light.

810
00:42:55,750 --> 00:42:57,040
We have down there.

811
00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:58,470
You'll see everything.

812
00:42:58,470 --> 00:43:00,930
But when you're driving in a
downtown with bright lights

813
00:43:00,930 --> 00:43:04,050
everywhere and your
pupils change, and then

814
00:43:04,050 --> 00:43:06,480
all of a sudden you
get a dark spot.

815
00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:08,530
Your pupils do not catch
up with that change.

816
00:43:08,530 --> 00:43:14,010
So you have great lighting
on 441 and in the Downtown

817
00:43:14,010 --> 00:43:17,400
and all of a sudden
dark spots you authorize

818
00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:20,850
a study which we
did to identify all

819
00:43:20,850 --> 00:43:23,640
the dark spots which we have.

820
00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:28,380
When your pupil adjusts
to bright lights.

821
00:43:28,380 --> 00:43:30,390
Those dark spots,
which you cannot

822
00:43:30,390 --> 00:43:34,950
adjust quickly, will be
lit up and your pupils

823
00:43:34,950 --> 00:43:35,950
don't have to go.

824
00:43:35,950 --> 00:43:36,660
Large small.

825
00:43:36,660 --> 00:43:37,490
Large small.

826
00:43:37,490 --> 00:43:39,050
Along the way.

827
00:43:39,050 --> 00:43:39,550
Thank you.

828
00:43:39,550 --> 00:43:41,200
I just wanted to reiterate.

829
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:42,480
How important was that?

830
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:43,770
Thank you all.

831
00:43:43,770 --> 00:43:48,770
Yes any other old
business council?

832
00:43:48,770 --> 00:43:52,770
OK, so we got the audience
to be heard and the reminder.

833
00:43:52,770 --> 00:43:55,340
Um, there's no
discussion on 5 and 6

834
00:43:55,340 --> 00:43:57,440
item air crossing rezoning.

835
00:43:57,440 --> 00:43:59,510
So if there's anyone
audience to be heard

836
00:43:59,510 --> 00:44:02,660
outside of that
opportunity now to come up,

837
00:44:02,660 --> 00:44:04,315
you have three minutes,
come up to the podium.

838
00:44:04,315 --> 00:44:11,990


839
00:44:11,990 --> 00:44:13,170
Thank you, Mr Mayor.

840
00:44:13,170 --> 00:44:15,380
And council.

841
00:44:15,380 --> 00:44:18,530
Name and address or main
address for the record.

842
00:44:18,530 --> 00:44:19,190
I'm sorry.

843
00:44:19,190 --> 00:44:20,550
My name is Donald Kerr.

844
00:44:20,550 --> 00:44:23,020
I'm 16833 Deer Island Road.

845
00:44:23,020 --> 00:44:24,710
Thanks for the reminder.

846
00:44:24,710 --> 00:44:27,720
Um, and I'm very
conscious of your Warning.

847
00:44:27,720 --> 00:44:29,810
I'm not here to talk
about a specific project,

848
00:44:29,810 --> 00:44:33,020
but I do want to make some
general comments about what

849
00:44:33,020 --> 00:44:35,710
I'm observing in our community.

850
00:44:35,710 --> 00:44:39,140
Um, you just discussed your
budget, and what I heard was

851
00:44:39,140 --> 00:44:40,460
we have problems.

852
00:44:40,460 --> 00:44:43,980
We don't have enough income, we
can't buy firemen, et cetera.

853
00:44:43,980 --> 00:44:44,720
What do we do?

854
00:44:44,720 --> 00:44:50,520
I think it was Mr Gamble who
said 30 to 40 to 50 years,

855
00:44:50,520 --> 00:44:52,130
people have been
here and they are

856
00:44:52,130 --> 00:44:55,040
now having to make up the
differences for the losses

857
00:44:55,040 --> 00:44:56,270
that we have.

858
00:44:56,270 --> 00:44:59,220
So I want to talk for a minute
about population growth.

859
00:44:59,220 --> 00:45:01,880
Florida is the number
one state in the country

860
00:45:01,880 --> 00:45:06,450
for growth in population,
far outpacing everyone else.

861
00:45:06,450 --> 00:45:09,390
People are moving here from
New York, Chicago, California.

862
00:45:09,390 --> 00:45:11,670
California had a problem
a few months ago where

863
00:45:11,670 --> 00:45:15,320
U-Haul ran out of equipment.

864
00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:18,440
Well, if you follow
that, I believe that land

865
00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:20,520
is a finite commodity.

866
00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:21,650
There's only so much.

867
00:45:21,650 --> 00:45:23,120
How many times have
you heard that they're

868
00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:24,370
not making any more of it?

869
00:45:24,370 --> 00:45:27,830
So multiple studies and I
can bring that information

870
00:45:27,830 --> 00:45:31,940
to the council have shown
over time that you lose money

871
00:45:31,940 --> 00:45:35,000
every time you approve
a residential project,

872
00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:37,450
whether it's multifamily,
single family, high rise.

873
00:45:37,450 --> 00:45:38,250
You lose money.

874
00:45:38,250 --> 00:45:39,500
It's a fact.

875
00:45:39,500 --> 00:45:42,920
So I'm going to tell
you a short story.

876
00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:45,090
Um, I've done a fair
amount of development.

877
00:45:45,090 --> 00:45:47,390
Some of it was in St. Louis
in a historic district,

878
00:45:47,390 --> 00:45:49,280
and I bought a
100-year-old building

879
00:45:49,280 --> 00:45:51,140
and wanted to renovate
it, and I made

880
00:45:51,140 --> 00:45:53,060
it into a banquet facility.

881
00:45:53,060 --> 00:45:54,600
I also had a liquor license.

882
00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:56,460
I could be open six
days of the year.

883
00:45:56,460 --> 00:45:57,960
My first day was Mardi Gras.

884
00:45:57,960 --> 00:46:00,740
Saturday we were open
all day, but we'd

885
00:46:00,740 --> 00:46:02,570
announce some pretty
major bands we're

886
00:46:02,570 --> 00:46:05,330
going to play at
night, including Chuck

887
00:46:05,330 --> 00:46:06,600
Berry was going to be there.

888
00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:09,590
So we had people coming in and
out of the facility all day

889
00:46:09,590 --> 00:46:10,090
long.

890
00:46:10,090 --> 00:46:12,570
Got to be 6:00, 7:00.

891
00:46:12,570 --> 00:46:15,610
And I had a doorman, I
had a police officer.

892
00:46:15,610 --> 00:46:17,790
We had to put a cover
charge on the door

893
00:46:17,790 --> 00:46:19,230
to slow down the
people coming in

894
00:46:19,230 --> 00:46:20,640
because the fire
Marshal had said

895
00:46:20,640 --> 00:46:22,650
300 people is your maximum.

896
00:46:22,650 --> 00:46:28,720
As we got that became $2 and
$3 and $5 when we got to 11:00.

897
00:46:28,720 --> 00:46:30,710
The major bands playing.

898
00:46:30,710 --> 00:46:35,090
There were people out the
driveway and we were full

899
00:46:35,090 --> 00:46:38,870
and we had to stop letting
people in the building.

900
00:46:38,870 --> 00:46:42,380
And what we had to do was
go to one person comes out,

901
00:46:42,380 --> 00:46:44,630
one person goes in.

902
00:46:44,630 --> 00:46:45,990
It's an easy concept.

903
00:46:45,990 --> 00:46:46,970
It worked very well.

904
00:46:46,970 --> 00:46:50,870
I'm suggesting to you that
most people that I talk

905
00:46:50,870 --> 00:46:53,690
to suggest that we're full.

906
00:46:53,690 --> 00:46:55,140
We've had enough housing.

907
00:46:55,140 --> 00:46:57,680
I did a study in
2017, suggested we

908
00:46:57,680 --> 00:47:01,160
had 1,200% of what
we had forecast

909
00:47:01,160 --> 00:47:02,970
for housing into various.

910
00:47:02,970 --> 00:47:04,730
Thank you.

911
00:47:04,730 --> 00:47:05,630
Anyone else?

912
00:47:05,630 --> 00:47:17,080
Vance Yoakam 12619
Milwaukee Avenue.

913
00:47:17,080 --> 00:47:20,270
Tavares just
quickly want to talk

914
00:47:20,270 --> 00:47:22,370
about the Tavares nature park.

915
00:47:22,370 --> 00:47:26,960
Not budget issues, but just
the condition of the park,

916
00:47:26,960 --> 00:47:32,660
that there is no park map
on any of the sign posts

917
00:47:32,660 --> 00:47:33,930
that they've got there.

918
00:47:33,930 --> 00:47:36,860
And there's a really good
one that is in the park

919
00:47:36,860 --> 00:47:38,780
that's up in Eustis.

920
00:47:38,780 --> 00:47:41,180
And I really think
that you need a trail

921
00:47:41,180 --> 00:47:43,070
map because a lot
of people, I talk

922
00:47:43,070 --> 00:47:44,780
to them as I walk down there.

923
00:47:44,780 --> 00:47:47,360
I go in there about
three times a week.

924
00:47:47,360 --> 00:47:48,360
Have you ever been in there?

925
00:47:48,360 --> 00:47:49,280
No, I don't.

926
00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:50,660
I don't even know
what's in there.

927
00:47:50,660 --> 00:47:54,050
There's no trail maps that
show that there's that center

928
00:47:54,050 --> 00:47:55,730
with the picnic table.

929
00:47:55,730 --> 00:47:58,850
There's a pond that the
trails go all over the place,

930
00:47:58,850 --> 00:48:01,400
and it's a very nice walk.

931
00:48:01,400 --> 00:48:07,520
The and then all the signs
that indicate what the tree is

932
00:48:07,520 --> 00:48:11,670
or the plants are, probably
80% of them are gone.

933
00:48:11,670 --> 00:48:13,070
They've been
destroyed or removed.

934
00:48:13,070 --> 00:48:16,410
The others have never, ever
been cleaned or maintained.

935
00:48:16,410 --> 00:48:20,120
The same for the boardwalk that
goes down to the fishing pier

936
00:48:20,120 --> 00:48:23,280
has not been maintained with
any kind of preservative

937
00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:24,490
or anything else.

938
00:48:24,490 --> 00:48:28,500
And I think that you need
to set some guidelines

939
00:48:28,500 --> 00:48:30,640
to start maintaining the park.

940
00:48:30,640 --> 00:48:33,450
Those things that
staff does, I see them

941
00:48:33,450 --> 00:48:34,780
every day going down there.

942
00:48:34,780 --> 00:48:37,380
They maintain the
toilet building there.

943
00:48:37,380 --> 00:48:42,000
They mow the lawns and most
of the areas on the paths.

944
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:45,930
But beyond that, the condition
of a lot of these extra things

945
00:48:45,930 --> 00:48:49,380
that were installed
when the park was built

946
00:48:49,380 --> 00:48:52,210
are really run down.

947
00:48:52,210 --> 00:48:55,260
I would suggest that I think
a comment was made earlier

948
00:48:55,260 --> 00:48:59,100
about engagement and
there is nationally

949
00:48:59,100 --> 00:49:01,890
and maybe worldwide,
there's a movement in cities

950
00:49:01,890 --> 00:49:06,360
to have engagement activities
rather than a passive thing

951
00:49:06,360 --> 00:49:09,030
where you just go to a
park and walk around,

952
00:49:09,030 --> 00:49:13,500
but you have tours of the
park, you schedule them

953
00:49:13,500 --> 00:49:17,210
and I've talked a bit
to one of the people

954
00:49:17,210 --> 00:49:21,830
from Trout lake who can identify
all those plants correctly,

955
00:49:21,830 --> 00:49:26,780
she says a lot of them were
signs that indicated what

956
00:49:26,780 --> 00:49:30,380
the plants were, and
they have an engagement

957
00:49:30,380 --> 00:49:34,050
where you organize some events
in there, family events.

958
00:49:34,050 --> 00:49:39,080
You're talking earlier, and
to go for walks in there,

959
00:49:39,080 --> 00:49:43,460
I may try and do that on
my own, but I don't know.

960
00:49:43,460 --> 00:49:45,560
You know, an old guy
with a walking cane

961
00:49:45,560 --> 00:49:49,250
is going to attract
a crowd versus get,

962
00:49:49,250 --> 00:49:53,120
you know, Walter price
or Bob garner near Toledo

963
00:49:53,120 --> 00:49:56,190
walk out all of the
things that are in.

964
00:49:56,190 --> 00:49:58,730


965
00:49:58,730 --> 00:50:02,240
I would suggest you add benches
along some of the paths.

966
00:50:02,240 --> 00:50:04,430
There's no place
at all to sit down.

967
00:50:04,430 --> 00:50:05,300
There's nothing.

968
00:50:05,300 --> 00:50:08,180
And for people that go in
there, they get part way in

969
00:50:08,180 --> 00:50:11,480
and then they kind
of lose the oomph

970
00:50:11,480 --> 00:50:12,660
and they need to sit down.

971
00:50:12,660 --> 00:50:14,440
And so I would suggest that.

972
00:50:14,440 --> 00:50:15,690
Thank you.

973
00:50:15,690 --> 00:50:17,430
Thank you.

974
00:50:17,430 --> 00:50:18,870
Serious nature park.

975
00:50:18,870 --> 00:50:19,470
All righty.

976
00:50:19,470 --> 00:50:23,360
Anyone else in the audience?

977
00:50:23,360 --> 00:50:23,860
Thank you.

978
00:50:23,860 --> 00:50:27,010
We'll close the audience to be
heard and we'll go to Reports.

979
00:50:27,010 --> 00:50:29,190
Mr Drury just a reminder,
our next meeting

980
00:50:29,190 --> 00:50:33,000
is February 21st, 4:00 PM here.

981
00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:36,130
You folks were interested in.

982
00:50:36,130 --> 00:50:40,260
And then great event this
past weekend and the weekend

983
00:50:40,260 --> 00:50:43,110
before, and that's all I have.

984
00:50:43,110 --> 00:50:45,050
Thank you, mayor.

985
00:50:45,050 --> 00:50:45,550
Thank you.

986
00:50:45,550 --> 00:50:47,435
OK, we'll go down the line.

987
00:50:47,435 --> 00:50:50,180


988
00:50:50,180 --> 00:50:51,870
Your chief was busy today.

989
00:50:51,870 --> 00:50:53,660
He had a busy day.

990
00:50:53,660 --> 00:50:55,250
Anything from the tree?

991
00:50:55,250 --> 00:50:56,210
Nothing from the tree.

992
00:50:56,210 --> 00:50:59,200
OK no report today.

993
00:50:59,200 --> 00:51:00,990
Thank you, Mr Dylan.

994
00:51:00,990 --> 00:51:01,830
Nothing to report.

995
00:51:01,830 --> 00:51:03,650
Thank you.

996
00:51:03,650 --> 00:51:07,300
OK on the line, mayor.

997
00:51:07,300 --> 00:51:07,930
Thank you.

998
00:51:07,930 --> 00:51:09,000
Good evening, council.

999
00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:11,690
I do have one thing, and
I'm going to purposely keep

1000
00:51:11,690 --> 00:51:14,750
this vague and void of details,
and you'll understand why

1001
00:51:14,750 --> 00:51:16,730
we have a retirement coming up.

1002
00:51:16,730 --> 00:51:19,100
The fire department
and we just inviting

1003
00:51:19,100 --> 00:51:23,490
you all to come by and give your
best wishes to that employee.

1004
00:51:23,490 --> 00:51:27,740
It's a 12, 12.5 year
employee and we're

1005
00:51:27,740 --> 00:51:28,860
going to miss that person.

1006
00:51:28,860 --> 00:51:31,320
So if you need
details, by all means,

1007
00:51:31,320 --> 00:51:32,760
call me or just see
me after the meeting.

1008
00:51:32,760 --> 00:51:34,010
Thank you very much.

1009
00:51:34,010 --> 00:51:35,460
Thank you.

1010
00:51:35,460 --> 00:51:37,120
That's tomorrow.

1011
00:51:37,120 --> 00:51:39,700
Exclusive to 0.

1012
00:51:39,700 --> 00:51:46,690
I'll nothing.

1013
00:51:46,690 --> 00:51:47,370
No report, mayor.

1014
00:51:47,370 --> 00:51:49,920


1015
00:51:49,920 --> 00:51:53,885
OK Happy Valentine's Day.

1016
00:51:53,885 --> 00:51:56,610


1017
00:51:56,610 --> 00:51:57,850
Just a couple of quick things.

1018
00:51:57,850 --> 00:52:00,990
We had some great events
in the Downtown area,

1019
00:52:00,990 --> 00:52:04,990
the community out, one of which
was the Arbor Day festivities.

1020
00:52:04,990 --> 00:52:07,240
Mr Dylan, you and your
team did a great job.

1021
00:52:07,240 --> 00:52:09,660
It was nice to see everybody out
there getting their free trees

1022
00:52:09,660 --> 00:52:12,040
and getting an
education on Arbor day.

1023
00:52:12,040 --> 00:52:12,940
So thank you.

1024
00:52:12,940 --> 00:52:15,190
And everybody that had a hand
in putting that together.

1025
00:52:15,190 --> 00:52:17,590
And then we had
a rhythm on Ruby.

1026
00:52:17,590 --> 00:52:20,290
Mr tweedy, your staff
did an amazing job.

1027
00:52:20,290 --> 00:52:21,450
As always.

1028
00:52:21,450 --> 00:52:24,560
It's great to see what an
economic driver that event is.

1029
00:52:24,560 --> 00:52:26,500
It brings a lot of people
to our downtown area.

1030
00:52:26,500 --> 00:52:29,070
And I just want to Thank
everybody that, you know,

1031
00:52:29,070 --> 00:52:30,540
was there to support
that and everybody

1032
00:52:30,540 --> 00:52:32,490
that didn't put that together.

1033
00:52:32,490 --> 00:52:34,530
And then also we had
the African-American

1034
00:52:34,530 --> 00:52:35,410
Heritage Festival.

1035
00:52:35,410 --> 00:52:38,640
I think Pastor Mike Watkins,
who's in the audience today,

1036
00:52:38,640 --> 00:52:40,740
had a hand in putting
that together.

1037
00:52:40,740 --> 00:52:43,800
Very nice to see the
attendance there as well.

1038
00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:46,770
And on that note, we
had our better meeting

1039
00:52:46,770 --> 00:52:48,990
weeks ago and that was
in the Civic Center

1040
00:52:48,990 --> 00:52:51,240
and it was very nice to
see the refurbishment

1041
00:52:51,240 --> 00:52:52,470
of the Civic Center.

1042
00:52:52,470 --> 00:52:57,790
First thing I noticed when we
drove up was painting outside

1043
00:52:57,790 --> 00:53:00,190
and the inside was
very nice as well.

1044
00:53:00,190 --> 00:53:03,160
So Mr Dylan, Thank you and
your team handled that.

1045
00:53:03,160 --> 00:53:08,380


1046
00:53:08,380 --> 00:53:09,380
It looks great.

1047
00:53:09,380 --> 00:53:12,000
So thank you all very much
for everything you do.

1048
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:14,020
And last but not least,
just want to wish everybody

1049
00:53:14,020 --> 00:53:15,760
a Happy Valentine's Day.

1050
00:53:15,760 --> 00:53:18,580
I think we have, Mr Vice mayor.

1051
00:53:18,580 --> 00:53:22,690
Yes, we had the better
meeting also last week.

1052
00:53:22,690 --> 00:53:26,150
And I urge you.

1053
00:53:26,150 --> 00:53:28,310
Uh, because I was
educated on something

1054
00:53:28,310 --> 00:53:32,210
that I never thought
about in that fashion,

1055
00:53:32,210 --> 00:53:33,600
I guess you might say.

1056
00:53:33,600 --> 00:53:38,960
But look up what grandfather
clause where it originated.

1057
00:53:38,960 --> 00:53:40,550
And it was brought
out in that meeting

1058
00:53:40,550 --> 00:53:43,520
and it was very, very
educational to find out

1059
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:45,870
how it all initiated from that.

1060
00:53:45,870 --> 00:53:48,030
We utilize that phrase a lot.

1061
00:53:48,030 --> 00:53:50,010
Well, I'm under the
grandfather clause.

1062
00:53:50,010 --> 00:53:53,360
Well, do you really know what
it is and where it started from?

1063
00:53:53,360 --> 00:53:54,750
Maybe you need to look at it.

1064
00:53:54,750 --> 00:53:58,030
So it was very interesting
how it was brought out.

1065
00:53:58,030 --> 00:54:00,380
Also, we were at the
League of cities meeting

1066
00:54:00,380 --> 00:54:04,390
here a couple Fridays ago and.

1067
00:54:04,390 --> 00:54:06,510
And this next one I
won't be able to go to.

1068
00:54:06,510 --> 00:54:08,520
No the League of cities
I can go to as the

1069
00:54:08,520 --> 00:54:12,090
MPO I can't go to because
I'm a conflict that day.

1070
00:54:12,090 --> 00:54:16,980
But there's a lot happening.

1071
00:54:16,980 --> 00:54:20,540
And we're going
forward every day.

1072
00:54:20,540 --> 00:54:23,880
And where are we on
Babe Ruth signups.

1073
00:54:23,880 --> 00:54:24,740
They're doing that now.

1074
00:54:24,740 --> 00:54:30,240


1075
00:54:30,240 --> 00:54:31,600
The signups are.

1076
00:54:31,600 --> 00:54:32,800
We formed all the teams.

1077
00:54:32,800 --> 00:54:34,720
Everything is all signed up.

1078
00:54:34,720 --> 00:54:36,160
So we're doing good.

1079
00:54:36,160 --> 00:54:37,470
We're doing pretty well.

1080
00:54:37,470 --> 00:54:39,680
have an increase.

1081
00:54:39,680 --> 00:54:42,660
Be that's great.

1082
00:54:42,660 --> 00:54:45,400
So we're getting back
into where we used to be.

1083
00:54:45,400 --> 00:54:46,490
We'll get up to 400.

1084
00:54:46,490 --> 00:54:48,220
I'll be real happy.

1085
00:54:48,220 --> 00:54:51,580
Yeah so but no,
this is something

1086
00:54:51,580 --> 00:54:53,770
that we provide here at
the city for our youth

1087
00:54:53,770 --> 00:54:55,940
and we want to
continue as the y.

1088
00:54:55,940 --> 00:55:02,170
So once again, as others have
said, Happy Valentine's Day.

1089
00:55:02,170 --> 00:55:03,020
It's not tomorrow.

1090
00:55:03,020 --> 00:55:06,690


1091
00:55:06,690 --> 00:55:07,470
Go ahead.

1092
00:55:07,470 --> 00:55:10,860
Happy Valentine's day, everyone.

1093
00:55:10,860 --> 00:55:12,550
God bless us, everyone.

1094
00:55:12,550 --> 00:55:14,660
Meeting adjourned.

1095
00:55:14,660 --> 00:55:49,000