Sep 08, 2021 City Council

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I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, WILL YOU ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN IN THE PLEDGE

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BEFORE WE SIT DOWN, THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT TIME FOR MANY FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNTRY.

THE LOSS OF 13 BRAVE SERVICE MEMBERS IN AFGHANISTAN.

OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO DIED IN SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES.

THE DISASTROUS FLOODING AND WILDFIRES IN TOO MANY STATES TO MENTION AND THE DRASTIC RISE IN COVID CASES, DEATHS AND NUMBERS OF CHILDREN AFFECTED ARE TAKING THEIR TOLL ON SO MANY.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR US TO REFLECT ON THE LOSSES, THE COMMUNITY EFFORT TO RISE ABOVE IT ALL AND THE HOPE THAT WE WILL NEED TO DRAW ON TO GET THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT TIMES.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO WISH OUR JEWISH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, SHANA TOVA, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF US WITH A HEALTHY, PEACEFUL AND SWEET NEW YEAR.

PATTY, CAN WE HAVE THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MAYOR LITT HERE.

VICE MAYOR REED YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER MARCIANO HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER TINSLEY HERE.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS OR MODIFICATIONS THIS EVENING? NO, MA'AM. NEXT IS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS, I'D LIKE TO CALL CHARLOTTE BRZEZINSKI

[IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS: ]

IN OTHER WORDS. YEAH, IT'S GETTING.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

CHARLOTTE BRZEZINSKI, LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, I HAVE THE HONOR TONIGHT TO SHARE WITH YOU SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGED ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT STAFF.

BUT BEFORE WE BEGIN, WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RECREATION TEAM REALIZES THAT THEY ARE A SMALL PART OF A MUCH GREATER TEAM THAT ACCOMPLISHES SO MUCH FOR THIS CITY.

THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM OUR OUTSTANDING LEADERS MR. FERRIS MR. STEP IS UNMATCHED IN ANY COMMUNITY AND WITHOUT OUR PEERS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, I.T.

PURCHASING, POLICE, FIRE CLERKS, OFFICE AND ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

THIS TEAM COULD NOT EXCEL AT SERVING THE GARDEN'S COMMUNITY.

ANY AWARD ONE IS AN AWARD SHARED.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK AFTER WE DO ALL OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT, HAVE YOU COME DOWN SO WE COULD TAKE A PHOTO? SO BEGINNING WITH YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE DYAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION MAGAZINE THAT IS PRODUCED MONTHLY BY THE NCPA.

STAFF SUBMITTED THAT ARTICLE IN THOSE PHOTOS FOR THE ANNUAL NRP COVER CONTEST DURING PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, ALTHOUGH THE PHOTO WAS NOT CHOSEN FOR THE COVER AND R-PA.

CHOSE TO HIGHLIGHT IN ITS MAGAZINE AND AGAIN IN THE PODCAST BY THE NCPA CEO.

THE GARDENS COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING THE MIRACLE LILLY FIELD AND PROGRAM.

IT'S QUITE AN HONOR FOR THE CITY TO BE SINGLED OUT FOR THE PARK BENCH SECTION OF THIS MAGAZINE, AS IT IS THE NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF OUR PROFESSION.

NEXT, THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ITS ANNUAL AWARDS ONCE AGAIN, THE PALM BEACH GARDENS TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WENDY TATUM AND ANDY MOL HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS AN OUTSTANDING FACILITY IN RECOGNITION OF THE CENTER.

THE USTA CHIEF EXECUTIVE FOR COMMUNITY TENNIS STATED GREAT TENNIS FACILITIES LIKE THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS CENTER HELP US GROW THE GAME OF TENNIS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, AND WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR ONGOING IMPACT OF THE SPORT OF TENNIS.

ALSO, AS AN HONOR AS YOU CAN SEE, THE RACKET SPORT INDUSTRY, WHICH IS TYPICALLY PRIVATE CLUBS, CHOSE THAT PHOTO OF OUR TENNIS CENTER ALONG WITH AN ARTICLE IN ITS NATIONAL

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NEXT, THE CPI REP IS THE NATIONAL STANDARD FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE PROFESSION ATTAINING THIS CERTIFICATION SHOWS THAT A CANDIDATE HAS MET THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO BE TO HAVE THE FUN TO SIT FOR A THREE HOUR, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY QUESTION TEST THAT COVERS OPERATIONS, PROGRAMING, FISCAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION.

WE HAVE SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATION.

DANIEL PRIETO, DEPUTY LEISURE SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR, ANDY MOLE, TENNIS OPERATIONS MANAGER AND WHILE WE WERE UNDER COVID PROTOCOLS, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO RECOGNIZE HERE AT COUNCIL. TIM FORD, MONETTE PRESTON AND ASHLEY SHIPMAN.

ALL OF THEM HAVE PASSED THIS NATIONAL EXAMINE OF REED.

THIS RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATION.

SO THIS YEAR AT THE ANNUAL FLORIDA AND RECREATION PARK ASSOCIATION, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS WAS RECOGNIZED FOR TWO STATEWIDE AWARDS.

I THINK OUT OF SEVEN TWO IS A PRETTY GOOD AVERAGE, FIRST BEING RECOGNITION FOR THE IGNITE THE FIGHT 5K VIRTUAL RACE, ALTHOUGH 5K RACES ARE NOT TYPICALLY UNIQUE.

THIS ONE WAS AS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS RECREATION STAFF AND THE TOWN OF JUPITER RECREATION STAFF.

THE FUNDS THAT WERE RAISED SUPPORTED OUR LOCAL NOT FOR PROFIT FIREFIGHTERS TO THE RESCUE, WHO, AS WE ALL KNOW, HAVE HELPED MANY OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS IN THE AREA, INCLUDING ONE THAT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEART, WHOSE WIFE WORKS FOR THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT IN JUPITER.

TOGETHER, THESE TWO GREAT STAFFS GOT THE COMMUNITY MOVING DURING COVID AND SUPPORTED A CAUSE THAT WAS PERSONAL TO THEM.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOWN OF JUPITER AND THE GARDENS TEAM THAT DID THE PLANNING MODE AT PRESTON AND ASHLEY SHIPMAN.

ALSO, A VERY SPECIAL AWARD IS GIVEN OUT EACH YEAR AT THE FLORIDA RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION. THE RISING STAR AWARD IS GIVEN TO ONE PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONAL IN RECOGNITION FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND THEIR POSITION, DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE PROFESSION AS A WHOLE.

THEY MUST BE EMPLOYED FULL TIME FOR LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, BE CERTIFIED AND RECEIVE THREE LETTERS OF SUPPORT, TWO OF WHICH HAVE TO COME FROM THE COMMUNITY.

I'D LIKE TO READ THE ARTICLE THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU BECAUSE IT'S VERY SPECIAL AND IT SPEAKS TO THE PERSON WHO WON IN A SHORT TIME.

LINDSAY MARSH HAS BECOME A WELL-RESPECTED LEADER IN THE FIELD OF PARKS AND RECREATION WITHIN THE PALM BEACH GARDENS RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

SHE IS AN INVALUABLE TEAM MEMBER.

HER COMMITMENT TO EVERYDAY WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE AND CONSTANT CHALLENGING OF THE STATUS QUO HAS AMOUNTED TO INNOVATIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. LINDSAY'S RISE WITHIN HER PROFESSION IS ALSO EVIDENT IN HER COMMITMENT TO THE FLORIDA RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION AND TO HER CONTINUING EDUCATION.

IT'S A HIGH HONOR FOR SOMEONE TO WIN, AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT LINDSAY MARSH, WHO WON THE RISING STAR AWARD.

WE APPRECIATE SHARING THIS TONIGHT, AND IF COUNSEL COULD COME DOWN, SO WE COULD TAKE A PHOTO. AND GO ROUND HERE, GUYS.

THAT'S. HERE.

THERE ARE YOU SAYING, CAN'T YOU SEE EVERYONE? NO MORE THAN FIVE. AND EITHER WAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I GUESS IT WAS.

THANK YOU ALL.

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THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS HAS ITS EMPLOYEES REPRESENT US WELL AND MAKE US THE SIGNATURE CITY THAT WE ARE.

I WOULD AT THIS TIME LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT ALSO TO PALM BEACH GARDENS FIRST RESPONDERS, FIREFIGHTER CHRISTINA KRAKOWSKI AND POLICE OFFICER JODY KALISH FOR THEIR INSPIRING VIRTUAL PODCAST INTERVIEW TITLED THE WOMAN EFFECT, MAKING IT IN A MALE DOMINATED INDUSTRY WITH THE PALM BEACH, NORTH CHAMBERS, WOMEN AND BUSINESS COUNCIL.

THEY BROUGHT HUMANITY AND HUMOR TO THEIR DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR WOMEN WHO STRETCHED THE MEANING OF WHAT IT IS TO GIVE YOUR ALL IN SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY IN A NONTRADITIONAL YET HOPEFULLY BECOMING LESS SO AWAY.

LADIES, YOU ALSO MAKE US PROUD.

OK. NEXT IS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT.

NO, I DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENT CARDS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

NEXT IS THE CITY MANAGER REPORT RON.

NO REPORT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[VII. CONSENT AGENDA: ]

MOTION CARRIES.

THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED, BUT WE GOT A VOTE, RIGHT? ANY DISCUSSION? NO.

ALL IN FAVOR. I.

RIGHT. THERE IS NO QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS ON.

THERE ARE NO QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

SO MOVING ALONG TO ORDINANCE EIGHT, I'D LIKE TO CALL ALAN OWENS, PLEASE.

[VIII.a. ORDINANCE 8, 2021 – (1ST READING) ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1, 2021, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2022; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

HEY, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING AND NOW FOR THE STAFF PRESENTATION.

OK? GOOD EVENING, MADAME MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.

ALAN OWENS WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND WE'RE PLEASED TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL IN THE PUBLIC. THE PROPOSED FEE TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY TWO BUDGET NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

SO BEFORE WE GET INTO A LOT OF THE DETAILS AND THE NUMBERS, JUST WANTED TO GO OVER THE RECAP OF WHERE WE ARE AND THE TIMELINE FROM WHEN WE SET THE MAXIMUM MILLAGE BACK IN JULY, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE ACTION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE.

ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS RECENTLY THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT REVIEW BOARD FINALIZED.

THE REPORT WAS ISSUED TO COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 3RD AND WAS RECENTLY POSTED ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW. AS FAR AS THE PROPERTY VALUES FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, LAST YEAR'S TOTAL IS ABOUT $13 BILLION.

WE HAVE NEW CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 165 MILLION.

EXISTING PROPERTY WENT UP ABOUT TWO POINT THREE PERCENT, SO THE TOTAL FOR NEXT YEAR IS ABOUT THIRTEEN POINT FIVE BILLION, AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OVERALL OF ABOUT THREE POINT FIFTY SIX PERCENT FROM THE CURRENT TWENTY TWENTY ONE TOTAL.

A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WE WERE ANTICIPATING, BUT WE DID HAVE SOME SETBACKS WITH SOME COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT.

WE MET WITH A PROPERTY APPRAISER AND SOME OF THOSE PROPERTIES DUE TO COVID.

SOME OF THE LARGE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES WERE EXPERIENCED, SOME REDUCTIONS.

AND THEN WE ALSO WERE SOMEWHAT HURT BY THE NUMBER OF THE RESIDENTIAL HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE CAP HOMESTEAD CAP, WHICH WAS ONE POINT FOUR PERCENT.

WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER.

SO AS FAR AS THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE FOR NEXT YEAR, THE OPERATING RATE WE'RE PROPOSING TO KEEP A FLAT AT FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE AGAIN, NO DEBT RATE, SO THE TOTAL RATE IS FIVE

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AND THAT PROPOSED RATE IS TWO POINT THREE PERCENT ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE.

TAKING A LOOK AT THREE PROPERTIES, TYPICAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE HOMESTEADED, WHAT THE EFFECT OF THAT PROPOSED RATE WOULD HAVE ON THESE PROPERTIES, YOU CAN SEE ASSESSED VALUES BEFORE THE 50000 EXEMPTION OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THREE FIFTY AND 4.50.

THE ANNUAL INCREASE AT THE PROPOSED RATE RANGES FROM $19 TO THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS OR ON A MONTHLY BASIS, A DOLLAR AND SIXTY TWO CENTS TO TWO DOLLARS AND NINETY ONE CENTS.

AND AGAIN, BECAUSE THESE ARE HOME SET OF PROPERTIES, THEY'RE CAPPED BY THE SAVE OUR HOMES AMENDMENT, WHICH CAPPED PROPERTIES AT THREE PERCENT OR THE CPI FOR THE PRIOR YEAR.

IN THIS CASE, THE CPI LAST YEAR WAS ONE POINT FOUR PERCENT, SO THE PROPERTY WAS CAPPED AT TO ONE POINT FOUR PERCENT.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE PROPOSED RATE ON THREE NON HOME SET OF PROPERTIES, IF THEY ARE THE SAME 250, 350 AND 450.

YOU CAN SEE THE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED RATE RANGES FROM $32 TO FIFTY SEVEN DOLLARS OR TWO DOLLARS AND SIXTY SIX CENTS TO FOUR POINT SEVENTY NINE CENTS.

THIS IS BASED ON WE HAD TO USE SOME ASSUMPTIONS HERE WHAT WE DID.

WE USE THE ASSUMED OVERALL RATE INCREASE OF ALL PROPERTIES THAT OF TWO POINT THREE PERCENT. OBVIOUSLY, EACH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY IS GOING TO VARY.

AND IN FACT, IF SOME PROPERTIES WERE DOWN, LIKE I SAID, SOME COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, BY KEEPING THE RATE FLAT, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE A DECREASE AND THE PROPERTY TAX FROM THE CITY. AND THIS IS THE QUESTION WE ASKED ANSWER EVERY YEAR, A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK HOW MUCH OF MY TAX BILL GOES ACTUALLY GOES TO THE CITY.

THE ANSWER IS ABOUT 28 CENTS ACTUALLY GOES TO THE CITY.

THE REMAINING 72 CENTS GO TO OTHER TAXING AUTHORITIES, SUCH AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PALM BEACH COUNTY AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TAXING DISTRICTS ON THE BILL.

TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE NUMBERS NOW FOR ALL FUNDS COMBINED, TOTAL REVENUES AND SOURCES OF FUNDS TOTAL TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN POINT FIVE MILLION.

THE SINGLE BIGGEST REVENUE SOURCE AD VALOREM TAXES AT SEVENTY ONE POINT SEVEN MILLION.

AND THE OTHER SINGLE BIGGEST SOURCE OF FUNDING AVAILABLE IS OUR PROJECTED CARRYOVER FUND BALANCE FOR ALL FUNDS, WHICH IS SIXTY THREE POINT NINE MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT NUMBER IS BALANCED WITH EXPENDITURES AND USES AGAIN A TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN POINT SIX MILLION DOLLARS.

PERSONNEL COMPRISE THE LARGEST PORTION OF EXPENDITURES FOR ALL FUNDS AT EIGHTY NINE POINT SEVEN MILLION. YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER PIECES OF THE PIE HERE, AND THE SECOND LARGEST SOURCE ARE ACTUALLY PROJECTED.

USE OR AVAILABLE USE OF FUNDING WOULD BE THE PROJECTED RESERVES AT SIXTY FOUR POINT TWO MILLION FOR ALL FUNDS.

DRILLING DOWN TO THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES AND SOURCES, TOTAL ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT POINT FIVE MILLION AGAIN, AD VALOREM TAXES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR ENTIRELY WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND, SO THAT IS THE SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE IN THE GENERAL FUND.

YOU CAN SEE OTHER PIECES OF REVENUE, OTHER REVENUES THAT MAKE UP THE PIECES OF THE PIE.

THE OTHER SINGLE LARGEST SOURCE OF AVAILABLE FUNDING COMES FROM OUR ESTIMATED FUND BALANCE CARRYOVER OF FORTY ONE POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THOSE REVENUES AND SOURCES ARE BALANCED WITH EXPENDITURES AND USES AT ONE HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT POINT FIVE MILLION IN THE GENERAL FUND PERSONNEL COMPRISES THE LARGEST TOTAL OF SEVENTY TWO POINT ONE MILLION.

YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES THAT MAKE UP THE GENERAL FUND TOTAL AND THE ESTIMATED RESERVE BALANCE FOR NEXT YEAR IN THE GENERAL FUND IS THIRTY NINE POINT SIX MILLION. WE LOOK AT HOW WE'RE BALANCING THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET NEXT YEAR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LEDGER HERE, WHAT WE CALL USE OF FUNDS, WHICH WOULD BE THINGS LIKE INCREASES AND EXPENDITURES.

FOR EXAMPLE, INCREASED PERSONNEL AND OPERATING COSTS TOTALED FIVE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. WE HAD INCREASED CAPITAL DEBT SERVICE AND TRANSFERS AT ONE POINT SEVEN MILLION.

AND WE HAD THE BUDGETED SHORTFALL OF 2.2 MILLION THIS YEAR'S BUDGET THAT HAD TO BE MADE UP. AND THEN WE HAD THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN EXPENDITURES, OR ARPA, FOR SHORT TWO POINT ONE MILLION, WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE ARPA AND ITS IMPACTS AND JUST A MINUTE HERE.

SO THOSE ARE THE INCREASES AND USES OF FUNDS THAT WE HAD TO BALANCE OUT.

AND SO HOW DID WE DO THAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LEDGER HERE, WE HAD INCREASED AD VALOREM REVENUES AT TWO POINT FOUR MILLION.

OTHER REVENUES INCREASED BY FORTY FOUR POINT TWO MILLION.

WE ARE PLANNING TO USE BUDGET STABILIZATION TO THE TUNE OF 2.8 MILLION.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE USING TWO POINT ONE MILLION OF THE ARPA MONIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CITY SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT'S JUST THE SELF BALANCING ITEM THERE.

THE USE OF THAT AND THE SOURCE OF THE ARPA FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR AT TWO POINT ONE MILLION. SO SOME TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT FACTORS THAT MENTIONED THE

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JUST SOME BRIEF HISTORY, OF COURSE, EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS SIGNED INTO LAW IN MARCH OF EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WHAT IT MEANS TO THE CITY FINANCIALLY IS A TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF JUST UNDER $5.9 MILLION PAYABLE ON TWO EQUAL PAYMENTS.

WE RECEIVED THE FIRST PAYMENT IN MAY 2021, JUST OVER TWO POINT NINE MILLION.

THE WAY THE LAW IS WRITTEN, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE SECOND PAYMENT NOT EARLIER THAN 12 MONTHS FROM THAT DATE.

SO WE ANTICIPATE AROUND MAY, LATE MAY OR JUNE NEXT YEAR TO RECEIVE THE REMAINING TWO POINT NINE MILLION.

SO THE BIG QUESTION IS, WHAT CAN THIS MONEY BE USED FOR? AND IT'S THE LAW'S VERY SPECIFIC.

BASICALLY, THERE'S FOUR CATEGORIES OF USES THAT ARE ALLOWED.

FIRST, ONE IS TO RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

THE SECOND ONE TO BE PREMIUM PAY FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.

THE THIRD ONE IS GOVERNMENT SERVICE TO THE EXTENT OF REDUCTIONS IN REVENUE DUE TO COVID.

WHEN THE LAST ONE WOULD BE TO MAKE NECESSARY INVESTMENTS IN WATER, SEWER OR BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR FOCUS AND RECOMMENDATION FOR THE USE OF THIS MONEY NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET IS THE THIRD ITEM GOVERNMENT SERVICES TO THE EXTENT OF REDUCTIONS IN REVENUE AND WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT IS THE TREASURY'S INTERIM RULING GIVES RECIPIENTS VERY BROAD LATITUDE ON HOW YOU CAN USE FUNDS FOR THE PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

AND SOME OF THE THINGS YOU CAN USE IT FOR INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

YOU NOTICE HERE IT DOESN'T LIMIT IT TO THE WATER, SEWER OR BROADBAND.

THE CAVEAT IS, THOUGH, YOU CAN ONLY USE IT TO THE EXTENT OF THE REVENUE REDUCTION FOR GENERAL TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.

THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY DISALLOWED, SUCH AS PAYMENTS TO A PENSION FUND REPLENISHING RESERVES SUCH AS BUDGET STABILIZATION OR RAINY DAY OR SIMILAR TYPE OF RESERVES. SO WHEN WE DO THE REVENUE LOSS CALCULATION AGAIN, THE TREASURY RULING IS VERY SPECIFIC ON HOW YOU DO THIS AND WHAT WHAT YOU DO IS YOU START WITH ON AN ENTITY WIDE OR CITYWIDE BASIS, SPECIFIC REVENUES THAT THEY BASICALLY IT'S ALMOST ALL REVENUES.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT YOU DO EXCLUDE, BUT WHAT YOU DO IS YOU START WITH THE LAST FISCAL YEAR PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, WHICH WAS FISCAL YEAR 19, USING THEIR DEFINITION OF REVENUES, YOU START WITH THAT NUMBER, WHICH IS ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN POINT SEVEN MILLION.

AND THEN WHAT THEY REQUIRE YOU TO DO IS CALCULATE WHAT THAT NUMBER WOULD GROW TO A HYPOTHETICAL NUMBER USING A GROWTH RATE AND TO GIVE YOU A CHOICE EITHER FOUR POINT ONE PERCENT OR YOUR ACTUAL HISTORICAL GROWTH RATE FOR THE THREE FULL YEARS PRIOR TO THE FISCAL YEAR 19.

IN OUR CASE, THAT NUMBER WAS EIGHT, ALMOST EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT.

SO OBVIOUSLY, IT'S TO OUR ADVANTAGE TO USE THAT HIGHER RATE.

SO THIS IS A SIMPLE CALCULATION.

YOU TAKE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN POINT SEVEN AND YOU DO THE FUTURE VALUE CALCULATION AT EIGHT POINT FIVE PERCENT COMPOUNDED MONTHLY FOR EACH OF THESE POINTS IN TIME, BEGINNING WITH TWELVE POINT THIRTY ONE 20, WHICH WE HAVE DONE.

AND THEN THE NEXT THREE YEARS WOULD BE TWELVE POINT THIRTY ONE, TWENTY ONE, TWENTY TWO AND TWENTY THREE. THEN WHAT YOU DO IS YOU COMPARE THAT HYPOTHETICAL NUMBER TO THE ACTUAL 12 MONTHS OF REVENUE. SO FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2020, WE KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE POINT SEVEN MILLION.

SO OUR REVENUE LOSS UNDER THE TREASURY'S GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS IS 2.1 MILLION.

SO WE'LL DO THIS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL REVENUES ARE GOING TO BE, BUT GIVEN THAT EIGHT AND A HALF PERCENT GROWTH RATE, WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO REALIZE ADDITIONAL LOSSES WHEN WE DO THE CALCULATION.

AGAIN, THESE ARE BASED ON OUR INTERPRETATION OF THE TREASURY'S GUIDANCE, AND OBVIOUSLY THESE NUMBERS AND CALCULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO OUR AUDITORS COMING IN AND REVIEWING IT.

AND ALSO WE HAVE TO FILE QUARTERLY REPORTS WITH THE TREASURY REPORTS THAT TO BE FILED THROUGHOUT THE REMAINING NEXT FOUR YEARS, BASICALLY.

SO ALL OF THIS IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND THERE COULD BE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS, BUT WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT WITH THE NUMBERS THAT WE COME UP WITH.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ALLOCATION OF THE FIRST PAYMENT, I MENTIONED, WE GOT TWO POINT NINE MILLION. OK, SO WE'VE DONE THE CALCULATION FOR THE REVENUE LOSS, IT'S 2.1 MILLION.

SO OUR PLAN NEXT YEAR BECAUSE WE CAN USE IT TO REPLACE LOST REVENUE IS TO ALLOCATE TO THAT TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE COST TO NECESSARY TO BRING THE GOLF EXPANSION PROJECT ONLINE NEXT YEAR.

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THAT NUMBER IS RESTRICTED FOR FUTURE RPA USES AND AS I MENTIONED, WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WHEN WE DO THAT, REVENUE LOSS CALCULATION OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS THAT THAT SOME PORTION OF ALL OF THAT THREE POINT SEVEN MILLION WILL BE FREED UP TO BE USED FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES.

IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE, AND WE'LL HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL AND FIGURE OUT ONE OF THOSE OTHER MEMBER NEWS, LIKE FOR SPECIFIC CATEGORIES, ONE OF THOSE OTHER THREE CATEGORIES IN THE FUTURE THAT COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE HOW THEY WANT TO USE IT.

BUT RIGHT NOW, THREE POINT SEVEN MILLION IS BEING HELD AS A RESTRICTED RESERVE OR AN ACCOUNT FOR FUTURE RPA USES.

MOVING ON TO SOME OF THE OTHER SIGNIFICANT ITEMS EVERY YEAR AGAIN, PERSONNEL IS A SIGNIFICANT ITEM THAT WE DEAL WITH, COMPRISING SALARIES, RETIREMENT HEALTH, LIFE AND WORKER'S COMP THAT TOTAL THE GENERAL FUND NEXT YEAR IS UP 3.9 MILLION.

SO TAKE A LOOK AT EACH OF THOSE PARTICULAR COMPONENTS, A PERSONNEL STARTING WITH SALARIES, IT'S UP ONE POINT SIX MILLION TO A TOTAL OF FORTY SEVEN POINT EIGHT MILLION.

THAT INCREASES, DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY ALL THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, THOSE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET, PLUS SOME GENERAL EMPLOYEE MARKET ADJUSTMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR. PENSIONS, THE DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS FOR THE POLICE FIRE AND THE FERRIS FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES, FOR POLICE AND FIRE, WE FUND THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT THE ACTUARIES FOR THOSE PLANS SAY THAT WE NEED TO FUND AND FOR FERRIS WE FUND THE TOTAL THAT'S SET.

THE RATES ARE SET STATUTORILY BY THE LEGISLATURE.

SO THE TOTAL NEXT YEAR IS ELEVEN POINT NINE MILLION, WHICH IS A $1.2 MILLION INCREASE.

WE DO HAVE PROPOSED 11 NEW POSITIONS NEXT YEAR, WHICH WOULD RAISE OUR TOTAL TO FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY. WE'D LIKE TO DO A CALCULATION COMPARING YOU GO BACK TO 2007 PRIOR TO THE GREAT RECESSION.

BASED ON THE POPULATION OF THE CITY AT THAT TIME, FIVE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN POSITIONS CALCULATED OUT TEN POINT FOUR EMPLOYEES PER THOUSAND RESIDENTS AT THAT TIME.

BASED ON THE CURRENT POPULATION, THE PROPOSED FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CALCULATES EVEN LESS NINE POINT SEVEN.

SO WE'RE STILL CAN SAY WE'RE DOING MORE WITH LESS EMPLOYEES ON A PER CAPITA BASIS.

TAKING A LOOK AT THOSE 11 REQUESTED POSITIONS.

WE HAVE ONE POLICE OFFICER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

THE TRAFFIC UNIT, A FIRE PLANS EXAMINER TO HELP KEEP UP WITH THE PACE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

ONE EV MECHANIC FOR THE FLEET MAINTENANCE FUND, WHICH WILL HELP PROVIDE MORE IN-HOUSE SERVICE AND HELP SAVE MONEY BY NOT HAVING TO SEND THINGS OUT FOR VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS TO DIFFERENT SHOPS.

WE HAVE A DIRECTOR OF MOBILITY TO LEAD THAT EFFORT TO IMPLEMENT THE TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE SEVEN NEW POSITIONS IN THE GOLF COURSE.

THIS IS A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND NOT FUNDED BY AD VALOREM TAXES.

AND THESE POSITIONS ARE NECESSARY TO STAFF THE NEW CLUBHOUSE THAT WILL BE OPEN HOPEFULLY BY NEXT NOVEMBER OF 2022.

THESE POSITIONS ARE SLATED NOT TO COME IN ONLINE UNTIL PROBABLY AROUND JULY OF 2020 TO.

HEALTH COSTS, AGAIN IS A BIG ITEM IN PERSONNEL EACH YEAR.

WE DO HAVE GOOD NEWS AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE SELF-INSURANCE FUND A LITTLE BIT LATER.

BUT OVERALL, IN THE GENERAL FUND, THE TOTAL FOR THE HEALTH, LIFE AND DEATH IS EIGHT POINT ONE MILLION. IT'S AN INCREASE OF ONLY 80000 OR ONE PERCENT.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S DUE TO THE GREAT FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE FUND.

AGAIN, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER AND MORE DETAIL.

OTHER TYPES OF COST, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OPERATION PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IN PUBLIC FACILITIES HAS IMPLEMENTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

SOME OF THOSE ITEMS INCLUDE JUST UNDER 400000 FOR PARKS EXPENDITURES SUCH AS IRRIGATION, FENCING, NETTING, SOD EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS, ET CETERA.

AROUND 300 12000 FOR REPAIR MAINTENANCE OF VARIOUS STRUCTURES, INCLUDING ROOF MAINTENANCE AND PAINTING. SIXTY THOUSAND FOUR PARKING LOT, SIDEWALK REPAIRS ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR ROADWAY TREE TRIMMING AND PLANT REPLACEMENT.

TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND EACH FOR THE ANNUAL STORMWATER AND CANAL DREDGING MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS. AND TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF THE OTHER FUNDS BESIDES THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAVE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

ONE OF THOSE IS THE GAS TAX SPECIAL REVENUE.

THESE ARE FUNDS WHERE THE REVENUES ARE DEDICATED FOR A PARTICULAR USE, CAN'T BE USED FOR OTHER TYPES OF THINGS OTHER THAN THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE FUND IS CREATED FOR GAS TAX

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THE ANNUAL PROGRAM WE HAVE FOR STREET RESURFACING REPAIRS.

500000 STREET LIGHTING, 260 FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN SETTING ASIDE ALMOST LIKE A CONTINGENCY FOR ANY POTENTIAL FEC MAINTENANCE ON UNFORESEEN BILLS THAT COULD COME DUE, WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST.

SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE TO SPEND THAT.

YOU CAN SEE OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND PROJECTED RESERVE BALANCE OF 300 THREE THOUSAND IN THAT FUND NEXT YEAR.

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS WE HAVE THE GOLF SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, YOU CAN SEE THE PROJECTED REVENUES OR SLIGHTLY BELOW PROJECTED EXPENDITURES, AND THAT'S DUE TO THE BRING IN OF THE NEW COURSE ONLINE NEXT YEAR.

WE HAVE TO INCUR SOME EXPENDITURES AND HIRE THOSE EMPLOYEES LATER IN THE YEAR IN ADVANCE TO PREPARE FOR THAT OPENING.

SO WHAT WE'VE DONE TO BE ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION IS PLAN THE BUDGETED TRANSFER OF 700000, WHICH WOULD COVER THAT GAP FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

BUT WE MAY OR MAY NOT NEED THE FULL 700000.

SO WE DO EVERY YEAR.

EVERY QUARTER IS REVIEW THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF EACH FUND AND WE ONLY MAKE WHAT HAS TO BE MADE SO WE MAY HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE FULL 700000 TRANSFER THE RECREATION SPECIAL REVENUE FUND.

YOU CAN SEE THE GAP BETWEEN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.

THIS FUND HAS BEEN PROBABLY THE HARDEST HIT FROM THE IMPACTS OF COVID, BUT WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE, AS WE RAMP UP TO MORE NORMAL OPERATIONS, THIS GAP WILL WILL CLOSE.

I WANT TO POINT OUT THE SUCCESS OF THE TENNIS OPERATION PORTION OF THAT OPERATION.

REVENUES ALMOST 1.8 MILLION EXPENDITURES AT ONE POINT SIX.

WE DON'T HAVE TO TRANSFER MONEY BECAUSE OF THE RESERVE BALANCES AND THIS FUND.

WE'RE MAKING UP THAT GAP NEXT YEAR BY DRAWING DOWN RESERVES.

EVEN WITH THAT, THE RESERVE BALANCE IS PROJECTED AT FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX THOUSAND NEXT YEAR. MOVING ON TO WHAT WE CALL INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, WE HAVE I MENTIONED BEFORE THE FLEET MAINTENANCE FUND PROJECTED REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES AND THE RESERVE BALANCE OF 260000. AGAIN, WE ARE PLANNING TO DRAW DOWN SOME OF THESE RESERVES TO MINIMIZE THE CHARGES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS, SINCE THE FUND IS NOT BASICALLY BUYING LARGE CAPITAL ITEMS ANYMORE.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH WITH A NEW LEASING OPERATIONS, JUST PAYING OPERATING EXPENSES, CURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR THE LEASES EVERY YEAR.

SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO HAVE MAINTAIN HUGE, SUBSTANTIAL RESERVE BALANCES IN THAT FUND ANYMORE. THE SELF-INSURANCE FUND I MENTIONED GOOD NEWS THERE.

YOU CAN SEE REVENUES ARE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN EXPENDITURES.

AGAIN, THAT'S A PLANNED THING THAT WE'RE DOING TO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT TO THE OTHER.

USING DEPARTMENTS MENTIONED, IT WAS ONLY ONE PERCENT INCREASE IN THE CHARGES THAT WE HAVE TO INCREASE FOR THE USING DEPARTMENTS, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE RESERVE BALANCE.

YOU CAN SEE ALMOST SEVEN POINT FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, AND THAT EQUATES ABOUT ROUGHLY 10 MONTHS WORTH OF CLAIMS. AND TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE TO FILE.

WE HAVE AN ACTUARY FILES REPORT, VERY DETAILED FINANCIAL REPORTS THAT GO TO THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSION OFFICE.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NAME OF IT, BUT THEY REVIEW ALL THESE PLANS AND GIVE IT A HOPEFULLY A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

AND OBVIOUSLY WITH US WITH 10 MONTHS OF RESERVES.

IT'S A VERY HEALTHY.

IN FACT, THE STATE'S SAFE HARBOR THRESHOLD IS 60 DAYS WHAT THEY LOOK AT AS A BENCHMARK, AND WE SO FAR EXCEED THAT ROUGHLY TWO MONTHS THERE THAT THEY LOOK FOR BY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT. CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS, THESE ARE THINGS LIKE ALL OUR IMPACT FUNDS, INCLUDING MOBILITY FUND, YOU CAN SEE PROJECTED REVENUES ABOUT WHAT EIGHT POINT SEVEN MILLION THE BIGGEST ITEMS YOU CAN SEE IN THE WRECK IMPACT FUND FOR BURNS ROAD IMPROVEMENTS COMMUNITY CENTER IMPROVEMENTS 10 MILLION IN THE ROAD IMPACT FUND, TWO MILLION FOR SANDHILL CRANE DRIVE EXTENSION, AND THESE OTHER PROJECTS DOWN BELOW OR OUT OF THE MOBILITY FUND.

SOME OF THOSE ARE FUNDED PARTIALLY FUNDED, TOO, WITH PROJECT GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS NEXT YEAR. YOU KNOW, AGAIN, EVERY YEAR WE'VE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE BEEN DOING A 10 YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST RATHER THAN YEARS AGO, WE JUST DID A FIVE YEAR FORECAST.

SO I JUST WANTED TO JUMP INTO THAT NOW AND JUST.

PREFACE IT WITH A NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON SOME FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS DURING OUR ONE ON ONE SESSIONS, MR., FERRIS AND I WE'VE HAD WITH COUNSEL WHAT WE'VE DONE IS PREPARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCENARIOS TO PRESENT TO COUNSEL IN THE PUBLIC WHAT THE IMPACTS

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SO WE'LL START OUT WITH WE'LL CALL OUR SCENARIO ONE, WHICH IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, WHICH IS TO MAINTAIN THE FIVE POINT FIVE FIVE MILLAGE RATE THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECTION PERIOD. SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, AGAIN, BY MAINTAINING IT FLAT, NO DEBT SERVICE MILLAGE IS PROPOSED, UNASSIGNED RESERVES WOULD BE 26 MILLION AND FY TWENTY TWO, BUT WOULD GRADUALLY BE REDUCED TO NOT BY MUCH, BUT DOWN TO TWENTY FIVE POINT THREE MILLION BY FY TWENTY SEVEN AND THEN INCREASE BACK UP TO TWENTY SIX MILLION BY FIVE POINT TWENTY NINE.

IN EACH OF THE YEARS.

THE UNSIGNED RESERVES WOULD EXCEED THE COUNCIL THRESHOLD OR POLICY OF AT LEAST 17 PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES.

BUDGET STABILIZATION NEXT YEAR WOULD BE SEVEN MILLION.

THAT'S ESTIMATED TO BE DRAWN DOWN TO ZERO BY FY TWENTY FIVE, BUT THEN INCREASE AS NEW TO TWO POINT FIVE MILLION BY 2030.

ONE IS THE NEW DEVELOPMENT FROM AVANIR COMES ONLINE.

SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON THE CHART HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE BUDGET STABILIZATION BEING DRAWN DOWN TO ZERO, BUT THEN BEING RESTORED IN 2030 AND 2031.

UNASSIGNED RESERVES ARE VIRTUALLY TWENTY SIX MILLION THROUGHOUT THE 10 YEAR PERIOD.

THERE IS ONE YEAR IT GOES DOWN TO TWENTY FIVE POINT THREE, AND THAT'S AT MAINTAINING THE CURRENT MILLAGE AT FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE.

A COUPLE OTHER NOTES REGARDING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, I MENTIONED WE HAD THE BOARD BUDGET OVERSIGHT REVIEW BOARD REPORT A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT I THOUGHT WERE ESPECIALLY INSIGHTFUL. THEY NOTE THAT THE FORECAST IS PUSHING THEIR RECOVERY BACK A YEAR VERSUS THE FY 21 BUDGET.

HOWEVER, THIS CHANGE IS EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE EFFECTS OF COVID 19 AND RESULTING ECONOMIC PRESSURES.

AS I REMEMBER I SAID EARLIER, THE WE WERE A LITTLE BIT TAKEN ABACK BY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER VALUATION.

WE WERE ANTICIPATING IT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

THE SECOND THING TO NOTE IS THAT THEY MENTIONED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE CITY HAS TAKEN AFFIRMATIVE STEPS TO AVOID A TAX INCREASE FOR THE TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO BUDGET.

MOVING ON TO SCENARIO NUMBER TWO, WHICH WOULD BE REDUCING THE MILITARY TO FIVE POINT FIVE AND KEEP IT FLAT FOR THE 10 YEAR PERIOD, DOING THIS DON'T ASSIGN RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED AT 20 MILLION, WHICH ARE ONLY 14 PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES, AND BUDGET STABILIZATION WILL BE ZERO BY 2031.

REDUCING THE MILITARY TO FIVE POINT FIVE WOULD SAVE A TYPICAL HOMEOWNER ABOUT 20 BUCKS ANNUALLY. DOLLAR SIXTY SEVEN A MONTH THIRTY EIGHT CENTS A WEEK.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS GRAPHIC REPRESENTS.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE BUDGET STABILIZATION WOULD GO DOWN TO ZERO AND THEN UNASSIGNED RESERVES WOULD GRADUALLY GO DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MILLION BY THE END OF THE PROJECTION PERIOD.

SCENARIO THREE WOULD BE REDUCED NOT MERELY TO THE FIVE POINT FIVE, BUT SAY, OK, WHAT? WHAT IF WE WANT TO MAINTAIN RESERVES AS IN OUR OUR PROJECTION? WHAT WOULD WE HAVE TO DO? WELL IN FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOR THE RATE WOULD INCREASE TO FIVE POINT SIX L AND THEN BY MAYBE REDUCE BACK TO FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE AND FY TWENTY SEVEN.

THIS KEEPS OUR RESERVES AND BUDGET STABILIZATION PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION. AGAIN, IT WOULD SAVE THE TYPICAL HOMEOWNER ABOUT 20 BUCKS, BUT GOING TO THE FIVE POINT FIVE. OH, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT INCREASING THE RATE IN TWENTY FOUR FROM THE FIVE FIVE ZERO TO FIVE SIXTY, IT WOULD COST A TYPICAL HOMEOWNER ABOUT 40 DOLLARS ANNUALLY, OR THREE POINT THIRTY FOUR PER MONTH, OR A LITTLE UNDER A DOLLAR PER WEEK.

AND THAT'S REPRESENTED ON THIS GRAPH, YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, THE RATE GOING DOWN, DROPPING DOWN TO THE FIVE POINT FIVE, OH, FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THEN HAVING TO GO TO FIVE POINT SIX AND THEN MAYBE BY TWENTY SEVEN COULD GO BACK TO ABOUT FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE. AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE THE PICTURE IF YOU WANTED TO MAINTAIN THE RESERVE, SIMILAR TO WHAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS BY JUST KEEPING THE RATE FLAT AT FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE.

A FOURTH SCENARIO WOULD BE, OK, WHAT IF WE BACK GREAT, WHICH I MENTIONED IS FIVE POINT FOUR TO FIVE THREE AND KEEP IT FLAT FOR THE 10 YEAR PERIOD? WELL, DOING THIS WOULD NOT BE REAL WISE BECAUSE OUR RESERVES WOULD ONLY BE AROUND NINE MILLION OR ONLY SEVEN PERCENT OF EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET STABILIZATION WILL BE ZERO BY 2031. BUT GOING TO THE ROLLBACK THAT WOULD SAVE THE TYPICAL HOMEOWNER ABOUT $50 ANNUALLY, OR $4 AND 17 PERCENT, 17 CENTS PER MONTH, OR JUST UNDER A DOLLAR A WEEK.

AND THAT'S REPRESENTED ON THIS GRAPH, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE JUST BUDGET STABILIZATION GETS, YOU KNOW, TO ZERO VERY QUICKLY AND UNASSIGNED RESERVES JUST CONTINUALLY DRAW DOWN TO, I

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THEN THE THIRD SCENARIO, FIVE, AGAIN, WE WOULD BE GOING TO ROLL BACK GRAVE, BUT IF YOU SAID YOU OK, I WANT TO INCREASE AT SOME POINT TO TRY TO MAINTAIN RESERVES AS WE HAD IN OUR RECOMMENDATION.

SO IN FY 24, THE RATE WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE TO FIVE POINT SIXTY FIVE.

AND IT COULD BE REDUCED BACK TO FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE, AROUND FIVE TWENTY SIX.

THAT WOULD BE TO KEEP THE RESERVES IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS.

YOU CAN AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE WHAT IT WOULD SAVE, BUT THEN INCREASING THE RATE AND FY TWENTY FOUR FROM FIVE POINT FORTY TWO TO FIVE POINT SIXTY FIVE WOULD COST THE TYPICAL HOMEOWNER HOMEOWNER ABOUT $90 ANNUALLY SEVEN FIFTY PER MONTH OR A DOLLAR SEVENTY THREE PER WEEK.

AND THAT'S REPRESENTED HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE WILD FLUCTUATIONS AND THE MILITARY GOING DOWN AND THEN UP AND THEN BACK DOWN.

SO BUT AGAIN, IT WOULD KEEP THE RESERVES IN LINE WITH WHAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS.

ONE FINAL NOTE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING RESERVES.

DAVID REYES HAS CALCULATED SOME JUST RECENTLY THE ESTIMATES OF THE FISCAL IMPACTS FROM CATEGORY FIVE AND CATEGORY FOUR STORMS. IF THEY WERE, WE WERE UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF STORMS HIT US.

AND JUST FOR THE COST OF DEBRIS REMOVAL FOR A CAT FIVE WOULD BE ABOUT FORTY SEVEN POINT SEVEN MILLION. FOR A CAT, FOUR WOULD BE ABOUT THIRTY POINT SIX MILLION.

AGAIN, THESE ARE FOR DEBRIS ONLY EXCLUDES PERSONNEL COST AND THINGS LIKE ESTIMATED PROPERTY DAMAGE, WHICH WE HAVE NO WAY OF OF ESTIMATING.

BUT IN EITHER CASE, OUR UNASSIGNED RESERVES WOULD BE WOULD BE WIPED OUT EITHER.

THOSE SCENARIOS COULD ALSO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PROPERTY VALUES, AS MANY PROPERTIES CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.

AND PEOPLE SAY, WELL, YOU'LL GET FEMA, WELL, FEMA CAN TAKE YEARS IF IT'S IF, IF AT ALL, AND THEN WHEN THEY DO REIMBURSE YOU, THEN THEY CAN COME AND AUDIT YOU AND THEN THEY WANT TO TAKE BACK, YOU KNOW, HALF OF WHAT THEY GAVE YOU FROM SEVEN YEARS AGO.

SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON, CERTAINLY NOT IN THE SHORT TERM.

MOVING ON TO SAYING WE DO EVERY YEAR TAKING A TOTAL COST COMPARISON WITH SOME OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY DOES NOT CHARGE A LOT OF THINGS THAT OTHER CITIES DO, SUCH AS RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE OR TRASH, ELECTRIC WATER OR NATURAL GAS UTILITY SERVICE TAXES.

WE DON'T HAVE A CITY STORMWATER ASSESSMENT, NOR DO WE HAVE A CITY FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE.

SO USING SOME ASSUMPTIONS, WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE COMPARE WITH SOME OTHER CITIES AND WHAT WE DID, WE LOOKED AT A $450000 ASSESSED PROPERTY WITH THE 50000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

CALCULATED UTILITY TAX BASED ON THE FOLLOWING ASSUMPTIONS ELECTRIC AND GAS AT 2400 PER YEAR. WATER 780 PER YEAR.

COMMUNICATION TAX WAS CALCULATED ASSUMING YOUR ANNUAL PHONE, INTERNET AND CABLE TV CHARGES OF 300 A MONTH OR TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS ANNUALLY.

SO USING THOSE ASSUMPTIONS, YOU CAN SEE WHAT OUR TOTAL CITY TAX OF AD VALOREM AND THEN THESE OTHER FEES THAT WE HAVE.

THE ONLY ONE WE HAVE THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE IS A VERY SMALL COMMUNICATION SERVICE TAX OR A TOTAL OF EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHTY SIX.

THE NEXT LOWEST WOULD BE THE TOWN OF JUPITER.

BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT JUPITER, JUNO, ROYAL PALM AND WELLINGTON, BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE COMPARED TO TO TO US, THE CITY AD VALOREM RATES ARE QUITE A BIT LOWER, BUT THAT'S OFFSET BY THE OTHER AD VALOREM.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE THOSE CITIES ARE MEMBERS OF THE FIRE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE.

AND SO THE RESIDENTS ARE PAY.

I THINK IT'S ROUGHLY THREE POINT FOUR SOMETHING MILLS EXCEPT JUPITER.

THEY HAVE THEIR SPECIAL SPECIAL DEAL.

BUT THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEN THEY HAVE THESE OTHER FEES AND CHARGES THAT WE DON'T HAVE. SO EVEN FACTORING THAT LOW CITY MILLAGE RATE AND THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY ACTUALLY PAYS LESS THAN ANY OF THESE OTHER CITIES IN THIS ANALYSIS.

I MENTIONED THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT REVIEW BOARD, JUST A COUPLE OF SNIPPETS FROM THEIR REPORT THAT I THOUGHT WERE VERY, VERY PERTINENT.

AS YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A TWO FOLD TASK.

ONE IS TO LOOK AT THE ONE CENT SALES OR TAX EXPENDITURES EACH YEAR.

WITH REGARD TO THAT, THEY FOUND THAT THE CITY HAS EXPENDED TAX FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATUTES, ORDINANCES AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS, AND THAT STAFF HAS BEEN EFFICIENT AND

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WITH RESPECT TO THEIR CHARGE, AS FAR AS REVIEWING THE ACTUAL THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, A COUPLE OF ITEMS OF NOTE THAT THEY FIND THAT THE CITY HAS TAKEN AFFIRMATIVE STEPS TO AVOID A TAX INCREASE FOR THE FY 20 22 BUDGET.

AND THEY NOTE THAT THE CITY REMAINS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN A STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION, WHICH IS MOST IMPRESSIVE GIVEN THE COMPLEXITIES AND UNCERTAINTIES RESULTING FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.

THEY ALSO NOTE THAT THE 10 YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST HAS BEEN A GREAT TOOL IN ASSISTING COUNCIL, AND THE CITY HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB IN KEEPING THE PROJECTIONS AND FORECAST UP TO DATE. AND THEY NOTE THAT THE FORECAST, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS PUSHING THE RECOVERY BACK A YEAR VERSUS THE TWENTY ONE BUDGET AGAIN EXPECTED CONSIDERING THE EFFECTS OF COVID 19 AND RESULTING ECONOMIC PRESSURES.

SO THAT COUNCIL, AT SOME POINT AFTER YOUR DELIBERATIONS TONIGHT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO BE TWO MOTIONS.

THE FIRST WOULD BE A MOTION THAT THE CITY PALM BEACH GARDENS ADOPT A PROPOSED OPERATING AND TOTAL MILLAGE RATE OF FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF FIVE POINT FORTY TWO FIVE THREE BY TWO POINT THREE PERCENT.

AND THE SECOND SPECIFIC MOTION WOULD BE THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THE MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE EIGHT, 2020 ONE ON FIRST READING ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I HAVE.

ONE CARD ON THIS TO BE DO QUESTIONS FIRST.

OK. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALAN AT THIS TIME? ACTUALLY, I HAVE A QUESTION, AND I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T ASK IT EARLIER.

MAYBE I DID, BUT THE GAS TAX REVENUE? WHAT'S THE ESTIMATED CHANGE ON THAT BASED ON CHANGES IN PEOPLE'S MOBILITY AND BEHAVIOR THIS PAST YEAR? MAYBE THAT'S NOT A SILLY QUESTION, BUT.

LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE DID REALIZE A REDUCTION COUNCILMAN, AND WE PROJECTED TO RECOVER SOMEWHAT IF YOU WANT TO, I CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL NUMBER AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH THAT. WELL, IT'S MORE JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MOBILITY PATTERNS CHANGE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A CONVERSATION NATIONWIDE ABOUT HOW GAS TAXES ARE GOING TO BE COLLECTED.

YEAH, IT DID RECOVER SOMEWHAT.

LET ME LOOK AT OUR PROJECTIONS AND THE REVENUES HERE.

GIVEN THE COST OF GASOLINE NOWADAYS, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S A BIG FACTOR OF OF THE GASOLINE TAX NOT NOT ACCOUNTING FOR THE USAGE, OF COURSE, BUT JUST THE COST RIGHT NOW AND APPARENTLY GOING UP SINCE THE HURRICANE IN LOUISIANA.

SO PRICE OF GAS IS REALLY GOING UP.

SO TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THE ACTUAL FIGHTING GAS TAX REVENUE WAS NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE THOUSAND ESTIMATED AND FIVE ONE IS EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND.

SO WE DID. WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT A DROP THIS YEAR DUE TO THE COVID.

BUT FOR NEXT YEAR, A PROJECTION IS NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND, SO WE ARE PROJECTING IT TO RECOVER SLIGHTLY.

SO THANK YOU. WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE IN OUR QUARTERLY REPORTS THAT YOU GUYS GET.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION FOR ALAN MARCY? NO, ACTUALLY, I APPRECIATE THE TWO HOURS OF AGENDA REVIEW TIME SO THAT I CAN ASK ALL THE QUESTIONS, AND YOU WERE VERY THOROUGH, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

WELL. NO, JUST THE SAME THING.

THANK YOU FOR INDULGING US AND GIVING US ALL OF THOSE SCENARIOS.

I KNOW LAST YEAR WE HAD A SMALLER VERSION OF THAT, BUT TO BE ABLE TO SEE FIVE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS BECAUSE OF COURSE, THE IDEA OF DECREASING TAXES FOR RESIDENTS IS APPEALING.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE EXPLANATIONS AND THEN ALSO SHOWING US DURING OUR AGENDA REVIEW SOME OTHER THINGS LIKE THE HEALTH EMPLOYEE, THE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS THAT WE'RE GETTING WITH OUR HEALTH CARE, OUR STORMWATER MAINTENANCE ARE IT'S COUNTLESS ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT AS WELL.

CORAL. MANY QUESTIONS.

GREAT PRESENTATION, AS USUAL, AND ESPECIALLY TO I'M SORRY.

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GREAT PRESENTATION, AS ALWAYS, ALAN, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT REVIEW BOARD WE ALL HAVE, WE ALL KNOW THEM VERY.

OR AT LEAST WE KNOW MOST OF THEM VERY WELL, ESPECIALLY MR. COMMODORE. WE ALL HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR HIM, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EXTRA WORK AND EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY'S DONE AGAIN THIS YEAR TO TRY AND SIMPLIFY SOMETHING THAT CAN BE VERY CHAOTIC.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, ONE MORE TIME, THE SAVINGS TO THE HOMEOWNER WOULD BE $20 A YEAR IF IT WENT TO FIVE POINT FIVE AND FIFTY DOLLARS A YEAR IF IT WENT.

THAT'S JUST THIS, THIS THAT'S JUST THE SAVING THE AVALANCHE SAVING RESIDENT WOULD REALIZE THE SAVINGS OF AROUND $20 GOING TO THE FIVE POINT FIVE, OH, IT'D BE ABOUT $50 GOING TO THE ROLLBACK RATE. OKAY, THANK YOU.

AND THAT'S DEPENDING ON THE VALUE AND THE TAXABLE VALUE.

WHAT I DID, I LOOKED AT AGAIN A $450000 HOMESTEAD PROPERTY, SO IT WOULD BE TAXABLE AMOUNT WOULD BE FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND.

OK, SO I HAVE ONE CARD ON THIS WILL MARRY LYNN MANNING, PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS MARILYN MANNING, I LIVE THAT TWO ONE THREE.

AND PALM BEACH GARDENS.

I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO FURTHER CHALLENGE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.

YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB, BUT I'M FURTHER ASKING THAT YOU CHALLENGE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO RELOOK AT SCENARIO FIVE, WHICH LOOKS AT HAVING THE ROLLBACK RATE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET WITH THE $50 SAVINGS TO HOMEOWNERS WITH THE BONUS OF THE INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHICH SHOULD POTENTIALLY OFFER US THIS YEAR A DECREASE IN OUR OVERALL TAXES FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HOMEOWNERS TO SEE THAT BENEFIT COME BACK TO THEM.

WE NEED TO MANAGE OUR ENERGY AMENITIES AS AN EXAMPLE, THE NEW GOLF COURSE PERSONNEL TO BE SELF-FUNDED AND PERHAPS SLOW DOWN DEVELOPMENT OF SOME OF OUR OTHER AMENITIES TO MANAGE OUR INCREASED OPERATING COSTS.

AND PERHAPS IT'S TIME AS A CITY, WE REALLY COME BACK TO BASICS A LITTLE BIT AND THINK ABOUT PUTTING SOME OF OUR ENERGIES BACK INTO FOCUSING ON CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH DISTRICT ONE SCHOOL BOARD TO IMPROVE OUR C AND B RATED HIGH SCHOOLS.

THOUGH, RECOGNIZING THAT WE DO NOT HAVE OVERSIGHT AND I RECOGNIZE YOU DON'T HAVE OVERSIGHT OF THIS, BUT AS A COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO TAKE SOME ADDITIONAL ENERGIES TO START FIGURING OUT SOME CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THIS AREA.

WE CANNOT BE WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WANTS US TO BE AS THE BEST CITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA OR IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.

NOR CAN WE REALLY ACHIEVE YOUR NEW FLIER FLAGS OUT THERE ON THE EXCELLENCE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE IN OUR COMMUNITY IF WE'RE FALLING DOWN IN SOME OTHER AREAS.

WE HAVE WONDERFUL PARKS AND RECREATION.

IT IS TO BE COMMENDED THAT THIS GROUP HAS PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS.

WE HAVE A GREAT POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, ET CETERA, AND NONE OF US WANT TO SEE ANY OF THAT GO AWAY. BUT I THINK AS A COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND TRY AND FIND SOME CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR OTHER AREAS AND TO FOCUS OUR BUDGET ON HOW CAN WE HELP ENHANCE SOME OF THOSE OTHER AREAS, THOUGH WE DO NOT HAVE FISCAL OVERSIGHT? THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THEN I AM GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING.

CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND THAT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ADOPT A PROPOSED OPERATING AND TOTAL MILITARY OF FIVE POINT FIVE MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE WORLD BANK RATE OF FIVE POINT FORTY TWO FIVE THREE BY TWO POINT THREE PERCENT.

FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE YES.

FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ADOPT A PROPOSED OPERATING IN TOTAL MILITARY OF FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF FIVE POINT FOUR TO FIVE THREE BY TWO POINT THREE PERCENT. SECOND, THE MOTION PASSES.

I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

THEN WE VOTE OK. THE MOTION HAS BEEN FORWARDED FOR DISCUSSION.

MARK, DO YOU WANT TO START? DO YOU WANT ME TO START? WELL, ALAN, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR THE THE PRESENTATION.

I WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND STAFF FOR ALWAYS PUTTING TOGETHER A GREAT PRESENTATION ON HOW THE BUDGET IS CREATED.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY 10TH YEAR WITH THE BUDGET, FIVE WITH BUDGET TABLE FIVE ON THE BUDGET

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I'M GOING TO BE CONSISTENT AND I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE CONTROVERSIAL.

IT'S REALLY NOT MEANT TO BE CONTROVERSIAL.

IT'S JUST MEANT TO BRING MY PHILOSOPHICAL POSITION TO WHERE THE CITY'S REVENUE AND TAX REVENUE SHOULD BE AT AND SOME OF THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT THAT WE MAKE.

KUDOS TO LOOK BEFORE I EVEN CAME ANYWHERE NEAR THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE STORIES THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM FROM MANY PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE LONG BEFORE I WAS SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PAST WOULD SAY THAT THE CITY WAS IN REAL DIRE STRAITS 20 PLUS YEARS AGO.

THE CITY MANAGER WAS HIRED AT THAT TIME, DID SOME REALLY GOOD IMPORTANT THINGS TO TO STABILIZE BUDGETS, TO RAISE REVENUES, TO PUT MONEY INTO RESERVES.

AND NOW AT THIS STAGE OF OUR CAREER OR THIS STAGE OF THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE GOT RESERVES IN JUST ABOUT EVERY, EVERY ACCOUNT THAT IS PROTECTING THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY FROM ANY TYPE OF CATASTROPHE.

WE HAVE OUR FIRE AND POLICE BUDGETS PENSION PLANS AT 80 PLUS PERCENT, OUR FERRIS AT 80 PLUS PERCENT. OUR HEALTH PLAN AT 80 PLUS PERCENT.

WE HAVE JUST ABOUT EVERY REVENUE SOURCE COVERED, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.

AND THAT'S THAT'S A COMPLIMENT.

AND THAT'S A BIG THANK YOU FROM A RESIDENT OF THIS CITY TO KNOW THAT OUR CITY STAFF HAS DONE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO TO CREATE THE STABILITY AND THE SECURITY THAT OUR RESIDENTS WANT AND NEED. THE BIG QUESTION REALLY COMES DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, WHY SO ULTRA CONSERVATIVE AND WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN FOR OUR FUTURE? WE WHEN THE BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND WAS CREATED 10 YEARS AGO OR MORE, THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE BETWEEN 500000 AND $2.5 MILLION IN IT, AND THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

CERTAINLY, THE PROJECTIONS CAN BE DIFFERENT TODAY, BUT TODAY WE HAVE $7 MILLION.

LAST YEAR, WE HAD FOR $5.4 MILLION.

WE'VE USED $2.8 MILLION TO STABILIZE THE BUDGET.

WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE $1.3 MILLION TO OUR RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESSES THIS PAST YEAR DUE TO COVID, AND THAT CAME FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND AND WE WERE ABLE TO REPLENISH THAT FUND FROM GENERAL REVENUES.

OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR RECREATION HAD A DECREASED DECREASE THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID, AND WE WERE ABLE TO REPLENISH THAT $2 MILLION AS WELL.

AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE A $1.6 MILLION MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S ENDING BALANCE IN THE BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE DOLLARS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO REPLENISH WITHOUT SUFFERING REALLY ANY ANY WORKFORCE, WITHOUT SUFFERING ANY RISK TO INFRASTRUCTURE, WITHOUT RISKING THE FUNDS TO DREDGING OUR CANALS AND MAKING SURE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN TOP SHAPE, PROVIDING A SIX PERCENT RAISE TO OUR STAFF, BOTH UNION AND NONUNION, WHICH OF COURSE, IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN OUR CITY TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY STAYS AS STRONG AS IT IS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT WANTING FOR ANYTHING.

CITY GOVERNMENT IS NOT LIKE A BUSINESS, CITY GOVERNMENT IS NOT MEANT TO BE A BANK CITY, BUT GOVERNMENT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS AT A RATE THAT IS.

COMFORTABLE AND PROPER, I THINK THIS CITY HAS DONE SUCH A TREMENDOUS JOB THAT WE'VE GOT THE LUXURY OF EVEN HAVING THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE MANY CITIES AND MANY PLACES AROUND THE COUNTRY AROUND THE STATE DON'T CAN'T.

SO THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE DO WITH US? WHAT DO WE DO WITH THIS INFORMATION? WHY DO WE? WHY DO WE? WHAT ARE WE AFRAID OF? THERE'S TWO THINGS I'M FEARFUL OF.

ONE IS INFLATION AND ONE IS AND TWO IS A STORM.

I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO RECOGNIZE WE LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE WHERE WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A STORM.

SO IF SOMEONE'S GOING TO COME TO ME AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? YEAH, WE'VE GOT ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT JUST BECAUSE IN CASE THERE'S A STORM, WE NEED TO BE PREPARED.

AND I CAN'T ARGUE THAT BECAUSE THAT IS A REAL DISTINCT POSSIBILITY.

WE'VE SEEN IT BEFORE. WE UNFORTUNATELY WILL PROBABLY SEE IT AGAIN.

BUT IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE OPERATIONS OF THE CITY AND YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE'VE COME FROM AND WHERE WE ARE.

I JUST CAN'T ACCEPT THE PROJECTIONS AS AS LISTED BECAUSE I JUST THINK THAT WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO GENERATE THE REVENUES AND TO PAY BACK THE DEBTS THAT WE HAVE AND PAY FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE WANT TO PROVIDE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AND THAT'S AGAIN, A LUXURIOUS PLACE TO BE.

THIS IS NOT A CRITICISM TO YOU, ALAN, AND TO STAFF, THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT REVIEW BOARD IS PROBABLY OUR STRONGEST RESIDENT SUPPORT, AND I COMMEND ANYBODY THAT SERVES ON OUR RESIDENT COMMITTEES BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

AND I THINK ALL OF US IN ANY PAST AND FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD REALLY LISTEN TO OUR CITIZEN REVIEW COMMITTEES BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR.

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BUT AT THIS TIME, I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT A FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE MILLS.

I DON'T THINK GOING TO A ROLLBACK IS SMART OR PRUDENT.

I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE BABY STEPS AND WE SHOULD DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY AND SHOW PEOPLE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY AND AROUND THE STATE THAT PALM BEACH GARDENS IS A LEADER AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING WE DO, INCLUDING BEING AS RESPONSIBLE AS WE CAN TO THE TAXPAYERS. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ADOPT A PROPOSED OPERATING AND TOTAL MILLAGE RATE OF FIVE POINT FIVE ZERO MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RAKE OF FIVE POINT FORTY TWO FIVE THREE.

AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS UP FOR CONVERSATION BEFORE ANYBODY WANTS TO.

SECOND, THAT, I WOULD GUESS.

SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO GO BEFORE THE CONVERSATION IS DONE, BUT I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO LISTENING TO THE REST OF YOU.

COME UP WITH YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. MAX, DO WE NEED A VOTE, A SECOND ON THE SECOND IN ORDER TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON THAT SUBSTITUTE MOTION BEFORE THAT IS CORRECT.

SO SOMEBODY HAS TO SECOND THAT MOTION TO DISCUSS THAT.

OTHERWISE THE DISCUSSION GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL.

RIGHT. OTHERWISE IT DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND.

I WILL MAKE A SECOND.

OK, SO THEN WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT A PROPOSED OPERATING MILITARY AT A FIVE POINT FIVE ZERO MILLS, SO THAT IS WHAT WE WILL BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION NOW AND I GUESS WE CAN DISCUSS THE WHOLE THING AT ONCE.

SO. ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO MARCIE SINCE YOU SUCK IN THAT.

OK, THANK YOU.

FIRST, KIND OF LIKE MARK SAID, I HAVE TO DEFINITELY SAY KUDOS TO STAFF ALLEN AND HIS TEAM FOR ALWAYS BEING CONSERVATIVE IN THEIR FINANCIAL THINKING, AND THAT HAS REALLY ALLOWED US TO BE IN SUCH GOOD FINANCIAL SHAPE.

WE'VE ALL BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PANDEMIC, AND STAFF FOUND SO MANY WAYS TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX, WHICH HAS REALLY BEEN BENEFICIAL TO OUR CITY.

HAVING JUST HAD AN ELECTION, I'VE HEARD FROM SO MANY COMMUNITIES AND LIKE MS. MANNING, A LOT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, GIVE US BACK A LITTLE BIT.

SO WHICH IS THE REASON THAT I SECONDED THE MOTION.

WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT RPA DOLLARS, OF WHICH ONLY A PORTION IS BEING USED, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY SMART.

RIGHTLY SO.

THE BALANCE CAN BE USED ON INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE FUTURE, WHICH IS ANOTHER ADDITIONAL SAVINGS OF FUTURE DOLLARS EACH YEAR.

OUR CITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL PROJECTS, AS MARK ALLUDED TO NEXT YEAR.

IN MY OPINION, OUR TAX BASE WILL GROW EXPONENTIALLY, AND WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE NEW TAX BASE DOLLARS FROM DEVELOPMENTS LIKE ALTON CASTLE, ARCADIA PGA STATION CITY CENTER FINANCIAL, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR LARGEST TAX BASES NOW DOWNTOWN.

THE GARDENS EXPANSION AND LET'S NOT FORGET AVANIR AND ALTON'S RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, WHICH ARE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND AT A MUCH FASTER PACE THAN WE EVER ANTICIPATED.

IN ADDITION, MANY HOMES HAVE BEEN SOLD THIS YEAR TO PEOPLE OUT OF OUR STATE AND WAY ABOVE MARKET RATE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE US ADDITIONAL TAX DOLLARS.

AND LET'S NOT FORGET THOSE HOMES AND THE VALUES OF THOSE HOMES, WHICH ARE A LOT MORE THAN I EVER THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD BE.

THAT IS THE NEW TAX BASE, WHETHER THEY'RE HOMESTEADED OR NOT.

THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT OUR MILLAGE RATE OR PROPOSED MILITARY FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE AND THE ROLLBACK RATE ARE SO CLOSE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING GOING BACK TO THE ROLLBACK RATE BACK IN TWENTY FIFTEEN, THE COUNCIL DID REDUCE THE MILLAGE RATE AND THAT, I HAVE TO ADMIT, WAS BECAUSE OF THE SOUND FINANCIAL PRACTICES OF OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR STAFF.

AND THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WHICH ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF WHICH IS BECAUSE OF OUR STAFF AND THE RESERVES CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO WHAT IT IS TODAY.

IF YOU RECALL, THEY WERE BACK AT TWENTY THREE MILLION.

AND OBVIOUSLY, THE BUDGET STABILIZATION WAS LESS THAN TWO AND WAS ABLE TO CLIMB.

I STRONGLY FEEL THAT WE SHOULD DECREASE THE MILITARY HALFWAY TO THE ROLLBACK RATE THIS YEAR AND SEE HOW THINGS MATERIALIZE BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS AND PERFORMANCE IN 2020.

TWENTY. AND IF POSITIVE TRENDS CONTINUE, WE CAN LOOK GOING FORWARD TO THE ROLLBACK WEIGHT RATE NEXT BUDGET REVIEW SEASON.

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IT'S A WIN FOR OUR TAXPAYERS DURING A TIME WHERE MANY OF THEM NEED IT.

IT'S A WIN FOR STAFF BECAUSE OF THEIR CAREFUL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, AND IT'S A WIN FOR OUR CITY. I FEEL WE OWE IT TO OUR TAXPAYERS.

JUST THINK OF THE SINGLE PARENTS, THE TEACHERS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH DURING THIS PANDEMIC.

PEOPLE IN THE SALES INDUSTRY, THEY ALL NEED OUR HELP AT THIS POINT.

OUR BUDGET IS COMPRISED OF TWO BUCKETS, PRETTY MUCH REVENUE AND SPENDING, AND OUR REVENUE WILL BE HIGHER. AS I JUST KIND OF SAID AND YOU KNOW, WE CAN SPEND JUST A LITTLE BIT LESS TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE, AND I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN OUR STAFF THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT WORK. SO I SUPPORT THAT.

AS FAR AS HURRICANES, I KNOW THAT THEY DO, AND IT IS CONCERNING.

I AGREE 100 PERCENT.

BUT OUT OF OUR FIFTY SIX SQUARE MILES, WE HAVE A LOT OF GATED COMMUNITIES WITH PRIVATE ROADS THAT TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN SELVES DURING HURRICANES.

BUT I KNOW THAT WE'VE HELPED IN THE PAST.

WE'VE STEPPED IN TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS AND IT IS VERY COSTLY.

BUT WE HAVE THANKS AGAIN TO OUR AMAZING STAFF.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER THOSE DOLLARS THROUGH FEMA, ALTHOUGH IT IS TIME CONSUMING.

I DO AGREE WITH THAT.

BUT WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO.

SUPPORT THAT OBVIOUSLY SUBSTITUTE MOTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HAPPENS.

TRUSTEE, THANK YOU BOTH.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR THIS DISCUSSION IS ABOUT $20 A YEAR FOR OUR RESIDENTS, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THE RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE TO OUR TAXPAYERS.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT SCENARIO FIVE, WHERE WE ARE PRESENTED DATA THAT WE REQUESTED FROM ALLEN, IF WE DO THAT IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR, IT WOULD THEN INCREASE TO 40.

SO WITHIN IF WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, PICK APART $20 DOLLARS, REALIZE IT WILL BECOME $40 IN A MATTER OF JUST A FEW YEARS.

AND THAT'S ALSO BEGIN WITH THE FACT THAT OUR CITY IS FINANCIALLY STRONG.

HOW MANY AWARDS IS OUR BUDGET ONE? I HAVE LOST COUNT LIKE ALMOST THIRTY FIVE OR SO, I DON'T KNOW, SO YOU MIGHT KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BUDGETING, I THINK, YEAH, AND WE'VE HAD POLICIES IN PLACE HERE THAT MAINTAIN OUR FINANCIAL STABILITY.

I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF AND OUR BUDGET REVIEW BOARD FOR GIVING US THIS BUDGET.

OUR JOB HERE IS TO KEEP THE CITY FUNCTIONING, TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE UNPARALLELED SERVICES THAT WE DO, AND PASSING THIS BUDGET IS THE BIGGEST PART OF OUR JOB.

SO THIS MAY TAKE TIME TONIGHT.

OUR BUDGET IS TRANSPARENT.

IT'S PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE WHILE AHEAD OF TIME.

IT IS FISCALLY SOUND AND WE USE A 10 YEAR FORECAST, WHICH IS ALMOST UNHEARD OF WHEN IT COMES TO BUDGETING FOR CITIES.

WE HAVE A VERY, VERY, VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE BUDGET REVIEW BOARD WHO HAS APPROVED THIS AS WELL. AND WE'VE ALSO HAD ALLEN PRACTICALLY JUGGLING THIS YEAR GIVING US EVERY POSSIBLE SCENARIO. AS WE LOOK AT UP AND DOWN MILLAGE RATES AND BACK AND FORTH WHEN WE'VE HAD A BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION ON A FIVE POINT FIVE FLAT MILLAGE RATE THAT KEEPS OUR BUDGET STABLE SO THAT WE CAN WEATHER STORMS AND WE CAN WEATHER PANDEMICS BY LEAVING OUR MILLAGE FLAT AND NOT INCREASING TAXES, EVEN AS IT IS RIGHT NOW STAYING FLAT, WE HAVE A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN RESERVES COMING UP BY 2027.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S GOING TO ALWAYS BE THERE.

IT WILL BE CHANGING AND GOING DOWN.

OUR BUDGET AND OUR RESERVES ARE SHOWN THIS YEAR TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.

WE AND MARK MENTIONED THIS.

WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE $1 MILLION IN GRANTS.

YOU CAN DRIVE UP AND DOWN THE PGA CORRIDOR RIGHT NOW, AND I CAN GO FIFTEEN THOUSAND THERE, SEVEN THOUSAND THERE, TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS THERE, WHERE OUR CITY STEPPED UP WITHIN A WEEK AND HAD THAT MONEY IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNT WITHIN THREE WEEKS AFTER THEIR APPLICATION GOT THROUGH.

AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE FISCALLY SOUND BECAUSE WE HAD THE BUDGET TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES.

AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAD HUNGRY PEOPLE AND WE GAVE THEM PUBLIX GIFT CARDS I WAS THERE FOR, I DON'T KNOW, FOUR DAYS STRAIGHT GIVING OUT PUBLIX GIFT CARDS.

AND SO IF I WERE TO ASK THAT PERSON WHO CAME TO ME THAT DAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAVE $20 ON YOUR TAXES THIS YEAR OR DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT YOUR CITY HAS YOUR BACK? AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO PUBLIX RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RESERVES AVAILABLE TO HELP THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE NEEDY, AND WE DID IT BECAUSE OUR BUDGET IS STABLE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO LOWER IT, I GET IT.

IT SOUNDS WONDERFUL.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE THE PERSON THAT LOWERS TAXES ONE DAY.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON MY WATCH HERE.

IT MIGHT. YOU GUYS COULD DOWNVOTE ME, BUT IF WE DO, THEN IF I'M STILL HERE AND YOU GUYS ARE GONE, I'M GOING TO BE RAISING TAXES IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'D BE LEAVING ME IN A LEGACY.

SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT CHANGE, I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT'S REALLY BROKEN.

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THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WORK ON ALL THE TIME.

WITH THE BBB, A MUNICIPALITY CAN DO AS MUCH AS IT CAN.

THERE'S A LIMIT TO THAT.

YOU'RE VERY VALID IN THAT.

AND I LOVE YOUR IDEA. I THINK IT'S BRAVE TO SAY, LET'S GO TO THE ROLLBACK RATE, BUT IT WOULD HAVE A REPERCUSSION.

AND WE'VE SEEN THAT IN ALL OF THE GRAPHS THAT ALLAN JUST SHOWED US.

THIS BUDGET WORKS.

IT HAS WORKED.

THERE REALLY IS VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS THAT IT DOESN'T WORK.

WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE CITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA CHAMBER, TWO YEARS AGO. SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO REDUCE THIS? SHOW ME ANOTHER NUMBER ONE CITY THAT REDUCE THEIR MILLAGE RATE AND SHOW ME HOW WELL THEY SUCCEEDED AFTER THAT, DID THEY STILL HAVE A NUMBER ONE POLICE DEPARTMENT? DO THEY STILL HAVE NUMBER ONE STAFF? DID THEY HAVE TO START EVERY MEETING GETTING AWARDS LIKE WE DO? THERE'S A REASON FOR IT.

THERE'S A REASON THAT IF I HAVE AN EMERGENCY, I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT MY TAX IS PAID FOR IS GOING TO SHOW UP FASTER THAN ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE OF HOW WE USE THE TAXES.

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THIS A POINT .05 FIVE DIFFERENCE FOR 20 BUCKS.

SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE LIKE ALLEN SHOWED US TONIGHT, SHOW ME GRAPHS LIKE THAT THAT THAT WILL WORK BECAUSE I DON'T HEAR THAT.

I JUST HEAR IT'D BE NICE AND PEOPLE WANT IT.

WE HAD ONE PERSON SHOW UP TONIGHT UPSET ABOUT THE BUDGET.

ONE OUT OF FIFTY NINE THOUSAND RESIDENTS.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I DO WANT TO HELP PEOPLE.

BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR SATISFACTION SURVEY, WHICH WE SEND OUT EVERY YEAR, NINE OUT OF 10 RESIDENTS PERCEPTION OF THEIR RETURN ON TAXES IS EITHER EXCELLENT, VERY GOOD OR GOOD, WHICH IS INCREASED SINCE TWENTY SEVENTEEN NINETY EIGHT PERCENT WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND LIVING IN PALM BEACH GARDENS BECAUSE OF OUR SHOPPING, OUR RESTAURANTS, LOW CRIME AND UPSCALE COMMUNITY AND PROXIMITY TO THE OCEAN, WHICH IS PRETTY GREAT TOO.

THE PRIORITIES THAT WERE LISTED WERE THINGS LIKE KEEPING TAXES LOW, WHICH ALAN SHOWED US.

WE ARE ONE OF THE LOWEST TAX BASES COMPARED TO ALMOST ANY LOCAL MUNICIPALITY.

WE'RE GETTING MORE BANG FOR THE BUCK WITH WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY.

SO, ALAN, THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH ALL OF THAT SO THAT WE COULD SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.

SO MY CHALLENGE TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO I RESPECT SO MUCH.

SHOW ME YOUR DATA.

SHOW ME THE PROOF.

THEN LET'S HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, MY PROOF IS WE SAVE 20 BUCKS SO THAT I GET TO RAISE TAXES IN FOUR YEARS, THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE A GOOD DEAL TO ME.

THANK YOU. CARL.

IF I TAKE THE LAZY WAY OUT OF IT, I CAN JUST SECOND CHELSEA AND JUST BE DONE WITH IT.

BUT I WON'T BECAUSE I GOT I'M RESPONSIBLE TO FOR CONSTITUENTS AS WELL.

AND JUST LET ME PUT INTO THIS PERSPECTIVE, NORTH PALM BEACH IS HAVING THE MEETING TONIGHT. I HAD A FRIEND OVER THERE STARTED AT SIX THIRTY.

THEIR AGE IS SEVEN POINT ONE ONE TWO SIX NORTH PALM BEACH.

THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO ARGUE IT DOWN TO THEIR ROLLBACK.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE GET ELECTED TO DO WHEN WE GET OUR NAMES OUT THERE IS TO BRING STABILITY TO THE CITY.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THAT THE COUNCIL SHOWS THAT WE'RE STABLE.

WE MAKE GOOD CHOICES.

WE LISTEN TO OUR BOARDS.

WE LISTEN TO STAFF AND AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

LOTS OF TIMES.

WE DON'T NEED TO PUSH BACK ON STUFF BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WHEN WE LISTEN TO STAFF AND WE LISTEN TO PEOPLE THAT KNOW BETTER, AND I KNOW MR. COMMODORE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO.

I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR THAT MAN AND WE WE WE APPOINT THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT REVIEW BOARD. WE DO.

THAT MEANS WE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LEAN ON THEM.

AND WHEN WE DO APPOINT THOSE PEOPLE, WE DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY.

THAT BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY GO ROUND AND ROUND ON BEFORE WE BEFORE WE PUT IN ANDREW.

SO I MEAN, I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET THAT I WOULD TAKE 20 BUCKS FROM EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, WHICH WOULD BE HOW MUCH YOU'D LOWER THE TAXES.

AND I'M NOT SURE ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM WOULD TAKE THAT BET THAT THEIR TAXES WOULDN'T GO UP IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

I WOULDN'T TAKE THAT BET, AND THE REASON WHY I SAID THAT IT'S OUR JOB IS COUNCIL MEMBER IS NOT TO GAMBLE WITH THE COMMUNITY'S MONEY.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE STABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE AND HAVE THE VISION FROM WHAT WE LEARN FROM STAFF AND COMMITTEES.

YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS, AND MARCY BROUGHT IT UP ABOUT HOW THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE COMING IN WITH AVANIR AND SOME OF THESE OTHER PLACES.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND MORE AND MORE SERVICES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES.

WE HAVE TO BASICALLY FUND AVENIR PRIOR TO AVANIR, BRINGING IN DOLLARS THAT MAY AFFECT THE CITY IN A IN A 10 YEAR VISION.

RIGHT NOW, I I JUST TOOK A COMMISSIONER, MORENO, AND I MET SOME AVANIR STAFF OUT THERE LAST WEEK AND WE WERE OUT THERE FOR GOOD TWO OR THREE HOURS.

THE HOMES ARE ACTUALLY GORGEOUS.

IT REALLY NOT ZERO LOT LINE AND SO ON, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO BRING IN SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT,

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AND THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THAT UP.

SO WE HAVE TO LIVE IN THE WHAT IF A HURRICANE HITS US BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO AND IN ORDER FOR US TO CLEAN UP THE COMMUNITY AND TO KEEP OUR POLICE OFFICERS ON THE STREET, ARE FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDING TO THE PEOPLE THAT THAT NEED HELP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STABLE AND WE HAVE THESE RESERVE FUNDS TO GET THE CITY UP MOVING IN THE EVENT WE GET HIT WITH A CATASTROPHIC FOUR OR A FIVE.

GOD FORBID WE GET HIT WITH A FOUR.

SO SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT WAS THE WAS THE WE KNOW WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TO.

AND WE ALREADY ARE.

SUPPLYING SERVICES TO AVANIR WITH OUR PATROLMEN, ESPECIALLY NORTH LAKE BOULEVARD WITH TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT.

BUT WE DIDN'T SPEAK ABOUT HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST TO FUND A POLICE FIRE ANNEX.

CITY ANNEX OUT IN AVANIR, ALLEN.

AND HOW MANY FIRE TRUCKS AND COP CARS AND PERSONNEL AND HOW MUCH THE BUILDING IS GOING TO COST IN TWO YEARS BEFORE WE HAVE ANY REAL REVENUE COMING BACK IN FROM AVANIR, WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BEFORE, BEFORE THE CITY CAN ACTUALLY.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? I MEAN, DO YOU THINK WE MIGHT LOSE SOME FUNDS BECAUSE OF FRONTING THOSE COSTS OR WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB THAT AS WELL? WELL, I'D BE HAPPY. WE CAN'T ABSORB ANY OF IT.

BUT STILL, YEAH, AND THAT'S PART OF WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GRAPHS, WHY THE PROJECTED BUDGET STABILIZATION GOES DOWN AFTER A FEW YEARS AND UNASSIGNED RESERVES ARE GOING DOWN UNDER CERTAIN SCENARIOS. EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S THIS FIRE STATION SIX AND I FORGET WHAT YEAR WE PLUGGED IT IN, BUT WE PUT IT IN AS A $6 MILLION EXPENDITURE AND FOR PURPOSES OF PLANNING, WE PUT IT IN AS AFTER THAT DEBT SERVICE, WE HAVE TO BORROW FOR THAT.

OUR GOAL IS TO NOT HAVE TO BORROW FOR THAT, BUT IT'S STILL AN EXPENDITURE THAT'S OUT THERE IN A FEW YEARS.

AND PRIOR TO THAT, I THINK TWO YEARS PRIOR, WE HAVE PHASED IN WHERE WE START HIRING.

I THINK IT'S TWENTY ONE OR TWENTY TO TWENTY TWO FIREFIGHTERS TO STAFF THAT SO.

YES, THE REVENUE IS GOING TO COME FROM AVANIR, BUT YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO START BEFORE WE GET THE BULK OF THAT AND STARTING TO THE PERMITS ARE, YEAH, THEY'RE COMING IN. MAYBE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE HAD BEEN CODE ALREADY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START FRONTING THOSE COSTS SOONER THAN LATER.

WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A REALLY GOOD HANDLE ON THE TIMELINE.

WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH WORKING ON THAT, BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SOONER THAN LATER.

SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, WE HAVE TO LOOK.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE TITANIC LOOKING.

I BET THE CAPTAIN SMITH OR WHATEVER HIS NAME WAS WOULD BE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO SEE THAT ICEBERG LOOMING OUT THERE DOWN THE ROAD.

WE KNOW THAT THAT'S COMING.

THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT. YEAH, ONE THING THAT WE HAVE, WE'RE TRYING TO PLAN FOR.

I AGREE AS A RESIDENT IT WOULD BE I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO STAND, SIT HERE AND PROPOSE A MEANINGFUL TAX REDUCTION, YOU KNOW, TO GO TO FIVE POINT FIVE ZERO FOR TWENTY DOLLARS.

IN MY MIND IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS WORTH THE GAMBLE, BASICALLY, AND THIS IS MORE THAN YEARS I CARED OR, YOU KNOW, TO MENTION, BUT 35 YEARS OF PREPARING MUNICIPAL BUDGETS.

YOU KNOW, OUR PHILOSOPHY OF BEING CONSERVATIVE ON OUR PROJECTIONS HAS SERVED US WELL AND NOT ONLY IN THIS CITY, BUT OTHER PLACES THAT I'VE WORKED.

IT WAS MENTIONED BY COUNCILMAN MARCIANO THAT OUR REVENUES HAVE COME IN HIGHER.

AND FORTUNATELY, THAT'S TRUE, AS I MENTIONED IN OUR CONVERSATION WHEN I WAS IN MR. FERRIS OFFICE THIS MORNING.

THAT'S VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU RECALL A YEAR OR TWO AGO, I STOOD HERE AND SHOWED SOME HOW WE COMPARED ON THE EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS.

NOT THAT GREAT ON THE EXPENDITURE PROJECTION.

THEY HAVE COME IN HIGHER THAN IF YOU LOOK BACK AT PRIOR FORECASTS.

SO BUT FOR THOSE POSITIVE REVENUE OR RESULTS, WE'D BE SITTING HERE IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT POSITION. AND I, FOR ONE, AM NOT, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, IT'S NOT MY RECOMMENDATION TO BE GAMBLING, AS COUNCILMAN WOODS MENTIONED, GAMBLING WITH THE PUBLIC'S FUNDS. I THINK IT SERVES AS SERVED US WELL TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE AND OUR REVENUE PROJECTIONS. AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE KNOW THINGS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE PIKE THAT WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR, AND WE THINK THAT THE PLAN THAT WE HAVE IS IT PUTS US IN THE BEST POSITION TO BE ABLE TO MEET THOSE CHALLENGES IN THE YEARS AND THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE WE HAD A REVENUE INCREASE DOESN'T MEAN WE NEED TO SPEND IT.

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YOU KNOW, THIS COUNCIL JUST WELL, I GUESS IT IS PRIOR TO CHELSEA AND MARCIE, BUT WITH MATT AND WITH WITH COMMISSIONER MARINO, WE PUT IN THAT 10 YEAR VISION.

THIS HAS ONLY BEEN WE'VE BEEN ONLY DOING THIS FOR FOUR YEARS OR SO.

SO WHY SCREW WITH IT? YOU KNOW, WE DON'T, WITH THE VISION OF MOVING BACK TO THE ROLLBACK, ARE MOVING BACK TO 5.0 OR WHATEVER IT WAS.

YOU KNOW, IT MESSES WITH THE VISION THAT WE PUT IN PLACE AS A AS A BODY TO HELP GUIDE THE CITY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO IF WE IF IF SO, THE CITY CAN BE SUSTAINABLE WITH WITH WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON.

SO I AM GOING TO SUPPORT THE THE THE FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE AS AS IT IS, HAS IT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY VERY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE ON THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT REVIEW BOARD AND STAFF? AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY, USUALLY KNOCK ON DOORS WHEN THESE THINGS COME UP.

AND I, AS I, YOU KNOW, WE JUST I'M GOING TO BRING IT UP AGAIN ANYWAY, BECAUSE I DON'T EVER TALK THAT MUCH DURING COVID.

WE WE DID.

I SAT DOWN WITH YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER, AND THIS IS ONLY SIX EIGHT MONTHS AGO, WE LOOKED ONCE AGAIN AT REDUCING THE MILLAGE RATE BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON ON OUR FAMILIES WITH COVID. AND I THINK WE'RE AT.

I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.

RON, DO YOU REMEMBER 30 DOLLARS A YEAR OR SOMETHING? AND IT JUST WASN'T FISCALLY SOUND, AND I THINK I BROUGHT THAT UP AND HAD A MEETING WITH YOU AND RON IN IN IN THE.

IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, AND WE WENT OVER THIS THAT I THINK WE TOOK TWO OR THREE WEEKS TO LOOK AT IT AND WE STILL COULDN'T GET THERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT SMART TO GAMBLE WITH THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THE DIRECTION THAT WE NEED THE CITY TO KEEP GOING IN.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK.

I'M GOING TO SUPPORT IT AND THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THAT'S IT FOR ME, MADAM MAYOR.

MAY I MAY I SAY JUST COUNCIL MEMBER MARCIANO AS FIRST.

THEN YOU GOT THE SECOND AND THEN I WILL GO LAST.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, SO I MEAN, CHELSEA, YOU ASKED, YOU KNOW.

CAN I CHALLENGE ANY PAST HISTORIES AND HAVE YOU? WELL, I DO HAVE MY LAST YEAR'S NOTES WHEN WE SAT IN THIS COUNCIL AND SAT HERE AND TALKED ABOUT THE SAME THING.

AND IT'S GOING TO READ A COUPLE OF COUPLE OF THINGS.

AND I KNOW I'VE GOT MY PREVIOUS YEAR AND THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

I JUST DON'T HAVE THEM ON MY MY ONE DRIVE THAT I CAN ACCESS WITH MY PHONE HERE.

BUT LAST YEAR I MADE A COMMENT.

A SET OF ECONOMIC FEATURES STRONG IF ONE BELIEVES THE RECENT REPORT FROM THE REALTORS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY IN THE RECENT HOME SALES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND REGION, ONE HAS TO BE BULLISH ABOUT OUR ECONOMIC FUTURE.

HOMEBUILDERS AND ALTERNATE AVENUE ARE CONTINUE TO BUILD HOMES STARTING AT THE 600000.

WELL, THAT'S NOW NINE HUNDRED THOUSANDS, WITH NO REAL END IN SIGHT.

RECENT AND RECENT ANNEXATIONS COUPLE OF ONGOING REPORTS THAT PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD GIVE US CONFIDENCE THAT THEIR POPULATION WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, WHICH IS HAPPENING.

THE FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY ALTHOUGH CONCERNS MAY LINGER IN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, STATE AND COUNTY, THE PROSPECTS OF CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT IN OUR ECONOMIC CENTER REMAINS STRONG.

THE RECENT SALE OF THE DEVICE TO TOWERS LAST YEAR FOR $83 MILLION PLUS DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT, PLUS THE TODD FPN, L., ET CETERA, IS ONGOING.

LOOKING AT OUR PAST SUCCESSES AND FISCAL YEAR 2019, UNASSIGNED RESERVES WERE TWENTY THREE POINT SEVEN MILLION. NOW THEY'RE TWENTY SIX.

THE BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND IN 2019 START AT TWO POINT THIRTY SEVEN MILLION, MOVED TO FIVE POINT FOUR MILLION.

WE ALSO SPENT ONE POINT ONE ONE $8 MILLION TO ACCELERATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THE CONTRACTS FOR THE SMU POLICE AND FIRE WERE ALL ESTABLISHED, SO, AND THE 10 YEAR PROJECTION AT THE TIME WAS TO DIP IN ASSIGNED RESERVES IN TWENTY TWO POINT TWENTY THREE WITH AN EYE TO REPLENISHING THESE DEFICITS IN 27.

SO MY COMMENT ISN'T SO MUCH THAT WE WANT TO GAMBLE ON ANYBODY'S MONEY.

WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYBODY'S MONEY FOR GRANTED.

THE $20 IS KIND OF A MISNOMER BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE, IT'S $80 AND SOME PEOPLE IT'S 20.

BUT IT'S NOT THE POINT OF HOW MUCH IT IS.

IT'S THE FACT THAT IT'S THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AND WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM.

SO MY MY MY CONCERN ISN'T THAT WE ARE RISKING.

MY CONCERN IS THAT WE ARE BEING OVERLY CONSERVATIVE IN OUR BUDGETS.

IN THE PAST HAS SHOWN THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO BETTER THAN PROJECTIONS YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND THAT'S WHY I FEEL THAT WE HAVE A CERTAIN POSSIBILITY AND SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER REDUCING TO FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE.

I'M REALLY GLAD THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES.

I'M REALLY GLAD THAT AT LEAST THIS YEAR WE'RE HAVING MORE OF A DISCUSSION ABOUT IT THAN YEARS PAST BECAUSE I WAS KIND OF OUT ON AN ISLAND BY MYSELF.

THE CONVERSATION'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US, FOR STAFF, FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE TAKING THEIR BUDGET SERIOUSLY AND THEIR TAX DOLLARS SERIOUSLY.

IT'S NOT JUST 20 BUCKS.

IT'S MORE THAN THAT. AND SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE IT BECAUSE THAT'S OUR JOB.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR MARCIE.

THANK YOU. AND I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE A CORRECTION.

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AND YOU ASKED FOR AN EXAMPLE.

AND THE EXAMPLE IS US, WE'RE THE EXAMPLE.

IN TWENTY FIFTEEN, WE REDUCED IT BY MORE THAN WHAT I'M PROPOSING TODAY.

AND NOT ONLY DID WE REDUCE THE MILLAGE, BUT OUR OUR RESERVES INCREASED.

THEY INCREASED EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND THEY WERE NOT EVEN AS HIGH AS THEY ARE NOW.

SO THEY WEREN'T AT TWENTY SIX.

I WENT BACK AND I LOOKED AT THE TWENTY FIFTEEN BUDGET.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE TWENTY FIFTEEN BUDGET TO NOW, KIND OF WHAT EVERYONE SAID IS THERE'S BEEN A SURPLUS, THERE'S BEEN A INCREASE.

SO IN REVENUE AND BECAUSE OF WE'RE A GROWING CITY, WE'RE NOT LIKE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THEY'RE LANDLOCKED.

WE HAVE BEEN GROWING.

WE TOOK ON ADDITIONAL WE INEXT IN ADDITIONAL TAX BASE.

AND IF YOU HAVE TO THINK A LOT OF OUR CITY, THEY'RE ALL PRIVATE ROADS, PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS AND THEY HAVE NO SERVICES.

IN ADDITION, AREAS LIKE THE PLATS AND THE SUBDIVIDED AREAS, THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN SELLING FOR A LOT HIGHER, LIKE NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE'S HOUSES THAT ARE SELLING FOR FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THAT TAX BASE IS WHAT WE'RE STARTING AT.

AND THAT ADDS TO OUR SURPLUS.

THERE'S A LOT, BUT THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THAT INCREASE IN THE IN THE REVENUE AND OUR BUDGET REVIEW BOARD.

ACTUALLY, IF YOU READ THE END OF THEIR RECOMMENDATION, ASKED FOR US TO LOOK FOR A LITTLE SMALL CUTBACK.

AND SO THEY DID.

AND I ACTUALLY KNOW THEM AND THEY DID RECOMMEND THAT.

BUT NONETHELESS, I DON'T GAMBLE WITH ANYBODY'S MONEY.

I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY AND I WOULD NEVER GAMBLE.

I'VE KNOW FROM THE PAST THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT.

WE HAVE AN AMAZING CITY, WE HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF AND.

REVENUES HAVE COME IN HIGHER SINCE TWENTY FIFTEEN, AND THAT'S THE REASON THAT I'M SUPPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S DOABLE WITHOUT INCREASING IT, KEEPING IT FLAT AND KEEPING OUR RESERVES HEALTHY.

WELL, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE LOOK AT WHEN IT'S NOT A GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND HURRICANE SEASON NEXT YEAR, IF I CAN ADD SOMETHING TO THAT TOO.

THIS WOULD BE SEVEN YEARS AGO.

THE CITY WAS SMALLER, AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE COST OF HOUSING LIKE MARCIE IS BRINGING UP, THE COST OF ONE OFFICER BACK THEN WAS PROBABLY 60 OR 40 PERCENT LESS.

THE COST OF A FIRE ENGINE AND THE COST OF THE LEASE OF THE POLICE VEHICLES AND THE CANINES, AND THE COST OF REPLACING AN AIR CONDITIONING AND A ROOF.

IT'S ALL RELATIVE.

SO IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER THAT THE THE COST OF OUR HOMES AND VALUE HAS GONE UP.

EVERYTHING'S GOING UP. LOOK AT LOOK AT WHAT WAS THE COST OF FUEL SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S ALL RELATIVE AND THIS IS WHY WE STAY STABLE.

THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THE LONG TERM VISION AND WE HAVE THESE INTELLIGENT PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS AND KNOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH YOU.

MARCIE. THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE DID NOT RECOMMEND A RECOMMENDATION.

I THINK YOU'RE MISREADING IT OR A REDUCTION.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THOSE COUPLE OF THINGS.

I THINK IT'S ALL RELATIVE.

AND EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS GETTING BIGGER, WE STILL HAVE ALL THIS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUR FOR OUR RESIDENCES AND TO SAVE.

AN AVERAGE HOME 20 DOLLARS A YEAR.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S INSIGNIFICANT, EVERYTHING SIGNIFICANT, BUT IT REALLY PUTS THE CITY AT RISK AND DAMAGES THE CITY GLOBALLY AS A WHOLE BY SAVING ONE UNIT 20 DOLLARS.

SO THANKS FOR LETTING ME CHIME IN ON THAT.

OK, SO I GUESS IT'S MY TURN.

THE ONE THING I'VE COME TO REALIZE IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, THAT WE ARE A FORWARD THINKING CITY, THAT STAFF IS ALWAYS FORWARD THINKING AND ITS USE OF RESOURCES, INCLUDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND HOW THOSE RESOURCES WILL BE USED AND ALLOCATED.

THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR OF MOBILITY IN OUR PLAN THIS YEAR SHOWS THAT COMMITMENT TO OUR MOBILITY PLAN AND TO THE FUTURE OF THE CITY.

THE FACT THAT WE PUT INTO PLACE IN 2015 TO MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OPERATIONS PLAN.

MOST U.S. CITIES ARE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL ON THAT.

THEY'RE JUST STARTING TO LOOK AT AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PALM BEACH GARDENS HAS A PLAN

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MOST CITIES HERE IN FLORIDA ARE SCRAMBLING TO IMPLEMENT ONE BECAUSE OF THE NEW STATE REGULATIONS ON WATER QUALITY AND RUNOFF.

SO WE DO THINK AHEAD AND WE NEED TO PLAN FOR THE EVENTUALITY OF SOMETHING COMING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE RESERVES FOR.

SO APPROVING A BALANCED BUDGET IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN BY CITY COUNCIL EACH YEAR. BUT IT'S NOT JUST ENOUGH TO APPROVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT WHILE DOING SO, WE DON'T SHORTCHANGE THE RESIDENTS WHO'VE ELECTED US BY ENSURING THE STABLE AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT MAKE OUR CITY UNIQUE AND MAKE IT THE VERY DESIRABLE PLACE IN WHICH PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE AND PLAY.

IT'S FOR THIS REASON THAT THE BUDGET STABILIZATION FUND WAS INSTITUTED IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES COMMISSIONED A STUDY THAT PROJECTS THAT THREE POINT NINE BILLION DOLLARS REDUCTION IN MUNICIPAL REVENUES OVER FISCAL YEARS 2021, 2022 AND 2023. FOR OUR PART OF THE STATE, THAT'S A PROJECTED DECREASE OF 4.6 PERCENT IN 2022 AND 3.3 PERCENT IN 2023.

YOU ADD THAT TO A REDUCTION IN THE MILLAGE RATE AND A WIPING OUT OF OUR RESERVES, AND THE CITY BECOMES VERY VULNERABLE.

WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE ACCOUNT THE GROWING PAINS THAT THE CITY HAS RIGHT NOW.

THIS HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY CHELSEA AND BY CARL IN VARIOUS WAYS.

OUR POPULATION'S INCREASING.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS ARE COMING ON BOARD, BUT THEY'RE NOT HERE YET.

WE HAD SIX ANNEXATIONS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.

THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE IN THE SHORT RUN, AS CARL MENTIONED, FOR INCREASED SERVICES AND PERSONNEL UNTIL THESE ARE REFLECTED IN THE TAX ROLLS ARE SIGNIFICANT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN THE BUDGET STABILIZATION AND RESERVE BALANCES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO AUGMENT THE LIKELY REDUCTION IN REVENUE UNTIL OUR NEW PROJECTS COME ON BOARD AND WE RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC.

IT AMAZES ME HOW I KNOW EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET BACK TO NORMAL AND WE'RE ALL TIRED OF IT.

BUT WE ARE STILL IN A PANDEMIC AND THE CITY DID HAVE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES IN 2020, AND WE WILL HAVE THEM IN 2021 AND POSSIBLY INTO 2022.

ALL RELATED TO THE PANDEMIC.

IT'S NOT OVER AND ITS EFFECTS ARE NOT OVER.

I THINK IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO REDUCE THE MILLAGE RATE DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC WHEN FINANCIAL FUTURES ARE STILL UNCERTAIN.

AND AS CHELSEA MENTIONED BEFORE, THE CITY WAS VERY RESPONSIVE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES BECAUSE WE HAD MONEY IN OUR RESERVES TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM WHEN THEY NEEDED IT. AT TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS GIFT CARD VS.

FOR FOOD VERSUS $20 OFF THEIR TAX BILL AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO IT'S NOT A SMALL THING TO TO TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS SOME.

BRING BACK, BUT IT COULD BE A BIG THING IF WE RUN OUT OF OUR BUDGET STABILIZATION, WHICH IS WHAT THIS OF THESE SCENARIOS SEEM TO SHOW.

SO IN MY OPINION, TO MAKE A MOVE TO REDUCE THE MILITARY EVEN A SMALL REDUCTION DURING A TIME WHEN THE CITY HAS ECONOMIC PRESSURES DUE TO COVID 19 AND WEATHER PATTERNS THAT ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE NORM AND ARE EXPECTED TO GET WORSE, NOT BETTER, THE STORMS ARE GETTING STRONGER.

THEY'RE GETTING MORE FREQUENT TO THINK THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ONE IN THIS NEAR FUTURE WHEN I THINK THE NUMBERS WERE THAT 85 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY HAS HAD A DISASTROUS WEATHER EVENT IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.

IT'S JUST NOT REALISTIC TO THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN HERE.

SO ALL OF THESE WILL HAVE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS ON OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE RESERVE BALANCE OVER THE NEXT 10 TO 20 YEARS.

AND I THINK IT'S SHORTSIGHTED TO DO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES HAVING TO INCREASE THE MILITARY MIGHT JUST BE ABLE TO GET BY IN A FEW

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I WOULD MUCH RATHER THE STATEMENT, AS PUT FORTH BY THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW BOARD, THAT THE CITY HAS TAKEN AFFIRMATIVE STEPS TO AVOID A TAX INCREASE.

AND I WOULD ADD TO THAT THE STATEMENT THAT IT'S BEEN SEVEN YEARS, INCLUDING THIS ONE, THAT A TAX INCREASE HAS NOT BEEN NECESSARY BECAUSE OF GOOD PLANNING AND NOT BECAUSE THE CITY DIDN'T HAVE ITS CHALLENGES TO DEAL WITH.

SO I AM FOR SUPPORTING THE FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE MILLS AS PROPOSED BY STAFF AND THE BUDGET, OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW BOARD.

WE HAVE I'LL MAKE A MOTION ALL OF THEM, AND I NEED TO CALL A VOTE ON THE MOTION THAT'S BEFORE US, WHICH IS TO REDUCE THE RATE TO FIVE POINT FIVE ZERO.

SO I NEED TO CALL A VOTE ON THAT.

ALL IN FAVOR, ALL OPPOSED BY WHATEVER.

THERE'S NO MOTION.

FAILED MOTION FAILS THREE TO TWO TWO TO THREE TWO TO THREE.

AND SO NOW YOU HAVE A NOW WE HAVE ON THE FLOOR FOR THE FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE.

OKAY, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING BACK ANOTHER.

OK, WELL, I CAN MAKE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION ON THAT.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN. IT'S ALREADY BEEN MY CALL.

THE QUESTION ON THAT ON THE MILITARY.

OK, SO I AM CALLING THE QUESTION ON THE MOTION THAT THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS ADOPT A PROPOSED OPERATING AND TOTAL MILITARY OF FIVE POINT FIFTY FIVE MILLS, WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF FIVE POINT FOUR TWO FIVE THREE BY TWO POINT THREE PERCENT.

ALL IN FAVOR. I, I ALL OPPOSED I.

MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ONE.

OK, YOU WANT TO MAKE MOTION TO THE AUDIENCE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE EIGHT 20 TWENTY ONE ON FIRST READING ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY TWO.

AND THAT'S IT, THAT'S WHAT WE DID.

AND WE JUST DO THAT. WE JUST DID THAT.

NO, YOU DIDN'T. YOU DID. NO, NO, NO, MA'AM.

OH NO, WE HAVE TO DO THAT.

WE DID THE MILLAGE WE ADOPTED.

OK, THERE'S ALWAYS TWO VOTES.

OK, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE EIGHT.

TWENTY TWENTY ONE ON FIRST READING ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR.

TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO.

I JUST DID THAT DID IT.

SO I'LL SECOND IT.

I JUST WANTED TO GET IT IN THERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INDULGING ME UP HERE.

OK. ALL IN FAVOR.

I I, I ANY OPPOSED.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

GOD GREAT.

WE CAME TOGETHER. TOTALLY OPEN.

OK. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE NINE, 2021, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE NINE, 2021 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS,

[VIII.b. ORDINANCE 9, 2021 – (2ND READING & ADOPTION) AMENDING CHAPTER 66. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 66. TAXATION. AT SECTION 66- 59. EXEMPTION ALLOWED CERTAIN DISABLED PERSONS, THE AGED, AND WIDOWS WITH MINOR DEPENDENTS. BY RENAMING SAID SECTION AND BY ADOPTING NEW SUBSECTIONS (b) THROUGH (e) AND REDESIGNATING SUBSECTION (b) AS SUBSECTION (f); FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER 66. BY REPEALING SECTION 66-60. EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED VETERANS. IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING NEW SECTION 66-60. WITH A NEW TITLE; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 66. TAXATION. SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

FURTHER AMENDING CHAPTER SIXTY SIX BY REPEALING SECTION SIXTY SIX TO SIXTY EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED VETERANS IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING NEW SECTION SIXTY SIX SIXTY WITH A NEW TITLE PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION IN SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER SIXTY SIX TAXATION SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE OF SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. OK, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING.

HAS ANYTHING CHANGED SINCE FIRST READING? NO, MA'AM. DOES ANYONE NEED ANOTHER PRESENTATION? NOPE. NO ONE'S SUBMITTED A CARD ON THIS.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING AND WAIT FOR.

I CAN WAIT FOR CHELSEA TO I MEAN, DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT, WE CAN WAIT FOR.

LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ZERO. NO DISCUSSION HERE, NO DISCUSSION HERE, NO DISCUSSION, ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NINE TWENTY TWENTY ONE ON SECOND READING HEARING, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR I AND THE OPPOSED MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

ORDINANCE 10, 20, 21, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE READ THE TITLE ORDINANCE 10, 2021, AN

[VIII.c. ORDINANCE 10, 2021 – (1ST READING) AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS REGARDING OUTDOOR SEATING. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA AMENDING CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AT SECTION 78-191. OUTDOOR SEATING. TO REVISE OUTDOOR SEATING REGULATIONS, CREATE AN OUTDOOR SEATING PARKING RATE, AND PROVIDE CROSS REFERENCES; AMEND SECTION 78-345. NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED. TO REVISE RESTAURANT PARKING RATES; PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78 – LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE, A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]

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AMEND SECTION SEVENTY EIGHT THREE POINT FORTY FIVE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED TO REVISE RESTAURANT PARKING RATES, PROVIDING THAT EACH AND EVERY OTHER SECTION AND SUBSECTION OF CHAPTER 78 LAND DEVELOPMENT SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT AS PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED, PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE OF SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR THE PURPOSES AM OR NOT OPEN TO HEARING AND MARTIN STEP PRESENTATION.

PLEASE EXCUSE ME.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

FOR THE RECORD, MARTIN FIT'S PLANNING AND ZONING TONIGHT WILL BE DISCUSSING WITH YOU ORDINANCE TEN TWENTY TWENTY ONE, WHICH IS TO AMEND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS REGARDING OUTDOOR SEATING AND THE ASSOCIATED PARKING REQUIREMENTS JUST FOR A BRIEF HISTORY OR BACKGROUND.

AS WE WERE PREVIOUSLY TALKING IN THE BUDGET, THE PAST YEAR OR SO DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED THE CITY QUITE A BIT.

PART OF THAT WAS AS A RESULT OF THE STATE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS BY THE GOVERNOR.

FIRST OF ALL, CLOSING DOWN ALL THE BUSINESS AND THEN SLOWLY REOPENING AND ALLOWING FOR OUTDOOR SEATING AND TAKE AND TAKE AWAY ONLY IN RESTAURANTS.

AS A RESULT OF THAT, THE CITY ISSUED OUR OWN EXECUTIVE OR EMERGENCY ORDER, ALLOWING FOR EXTENDED OR EXPANDED OUTDOOR SEATING, AND WE EXTENDED THAT SEVERAL TIMES AND THE FINAL EXTENSION ON THAT.

THE CITY'S EMERGENCY ORDER WILL END AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

DURING THE TIME RESTAURANT DINERS HAVE ADJUSTED TO THE THE CONDITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AND THEY'VE REALLY BEEN ENJOYING THE UPPER SEATING AND OUTDOOR DINING AND ALSO HAVE BEEN USING MORE CURBSIDE PICKUP AND DELIVERY SERVICES, WHICH HAS CHANGED THE WAY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INTERACTING WITH RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY.

DURING THIS TIME, STAFF TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT OUR OUTDOOR SEATING CODE AND THE PARKING CODE AND LOOKED AT WAYS FOR US TO MODERNIZE THE CODE IN SEVERAL WAYS.

STAFF COORDINATED WITH THE NORTH COUNTY CHAMBER AND THE PGA CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION ON THE DRAFT LANGUAGE, AND BOTH ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SUPPORTED THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING.

JUST BRIEFLY, I'D LIKE TO GO OVER SOME OF THE TERMINOLOGY THAT I'LL BE USING IN THE DISCUSSION REGARDING OUTDOOR SEATING JUST SO THAT WE ALL HAVE A STANDARD OF DISCUSSION.

THE FIRST THING IS DE MINIMIS.

THIS IS THE TERM USED TO REFLECT THE NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT THAT SOME OF THE OUTDOOR SEATING WILL HAVE ON PARKING RATES.

AND THESE ARE JUST THE THE THE SMALL TABLES THAT ARE WE SEE OUT IN FRONT OF A LOT OF RESTAURANTS SUCH AS PIZZA GIRLS OVER IN THE GARDEN SHOPS AND MR. EUROS. THIS THIS AMOUNT OF SEATING HAS A NEGLIGIBLE OR OR DE MINIMIS IMPACT ON THE PARKING THAT'S REQUIRED.

SECOND IS OUR OUTDOOR SEATING WITHOUT SERVICE.

THIS IS THE THESE ARE THE RESTAURANTS WHERE CUSTOMERS GO TO GO TO THE COUNTER PLACE TO ORDER, GET THEIR FOOD AND THEN THEY GO OUTSIDE AND SIT.

BUT THERE IS NO ONE, NO EMPLOYEE THAT ACTUALLY SERVES THEM IN THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA.

EXAMPLES OF THIS, WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE CHIPOTLE LAYOVER IN MIDTOWN AND BLAZE PIZZA.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE NORTH LAKE GARDENS OVER IN BANYAN TREE ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MACARTHUR AND NORTH LAKE.

WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS IN THAT LOCATION.

ALL OF THEM HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING.

NONE OF THEM ARE ASSIGNED TO THEIR SPECIFIC AREA, AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY, ANY SERVICE SO PEOPLE CAN SIT AT ANY OF THOSE TABLES.

NEXT, WE HAVE OUTDOOR SEATING WITH SERVICE, THIS IS THE MORE TRADITIONAL SCENARIO WHERE YOU COME IN, YOU'RE SEATED AT THE TABLE BY THE STAFF, THEY TAKE YOUR ORDER, THEY BRING YOUR APPETIZERS AND WINE, YOU ENJOY YOUR MEAL AND THEN YOU PAY AND LEAVE.

EXAMPLES ARE MASSERIA OR CAFE CHARDONNAY.

AND ALSO ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS CAFE OR GRAND BEL CUCINA O'BRIEN DONALD ROSS VILLAGE, WHICH RECENTLY EXPANDED TO 48 SEATS WITH SERVICE AND AN OUTDOOR BAR.

THE CITY HAS LOTS OF EXAMPLES OF OUTDOOR SEATING THROUGHOUT THE BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT SERVICE THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSALS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT ARE THE PORTIONS THAT SEGREGATE OR DELINEATE THE OUTDOOR SEATING FROM THE REST OF THE COMMON AREAS.

THESE ARE USUALLY DONE WITH DECORATIVE FENCING OR EVEN PLANTERS AND RAILINGS.

NOW, WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT WE HAVE, WE'LL START OFF WITH TALKING ABOUT THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE OUTDOOR SEATING CAN TAKE PLACE.

OUR CURRENT CODE REQUIRES OUTDOOR SEATING TO TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE

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CURRENTLY, THEY HAVE TO BE DIRECTLY IN FRONT, BUT THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO REQUEST OUTDOOR SEATING AROUND THE SIDE SO THEY HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE PROPOSING TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO ALLOW OR AUTHORIZE SOME OF THE OUTDOOR SEATING TO ENCROACH A LITTLE BIT INTO SOME OF THE OPEN AREA OR THE COMMON SPACE AGAIN TO ALLOW SOME MORE FLEXIBILITY AND SOME FOR SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY NOT HAVE A LOT OF STORE FRONTAGE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE OUTDOOR SEATING.

NOW, THE PRIMARY LIMITING FACTOR IN OUTDOOR SEATING IS THE REQUIREMENT TO MEET OUR PARKING REGULATIONS FOR RESTAURANTS.

OUR CURRENT RESTAURANT PARKING RATE IS ONE PARKING SPACE PER ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SQUARE FEET OF THE GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR THE RESTAURANT, PLUS ONE SPACE FOR TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SQUARE FEET OF THE OVERALL AREA.

THIS ACCOUNTS FOR EMPLOYEES AND RESTAURANTS AND GUESTS.

NOW, THE GROSS FLOOR AREA THAT IS USED FOR THIS CALCULATION INCLUDES OUTDOOR SEATING AREAS, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES THE KITCHEN WALKWAYS, BATHROOMS, WAITING AREAS, LOTS OF AREAS THAT AREN'T DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE SERVICE OF THE CUSTOMERS.

WE'RE PROPOSING AN OUTDOOR SEATING RATE OF ONE SPACE FOR TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SQUARE FEET, AND THAT'S ONLY FOR THE OUTDOOR SEATING AREA.

THE INSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT WILL MAINTAIN THE ONE TO ONE 50 AND ONE TO TWO 50 PARKING RATE. SO WE WANTED TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT THAT IMPACT, THAT THIS CHANGE IN RATES WILL IMPACT OUR RESTAURANT. SO WE WE DID SOME CALCULATIONS BASED ON SOME SAMPLE SIZES.

WE DIDN'T APPROXIMATED THAT WITH A 10 PERCENT OUTDOOR SEATING, WHICH IS PART OF OUR SOP.

AND WE CALCULATED BASED ON THE CURRENT PARKING RATE AND WITH THE PROPOSED PARKING RATE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, FOR MOST OF THE RESTAURANTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, THERE WILL BE A MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE REQUIRED PARKING RATE.

AND WHEN YOU GET TO THE LARGER RESTAURANTS, SUCH AS IN THE TEN TO FIFTEEN THOUSAND RATE, THESE ARE SIMILAR TO THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY THAT ARE PART OF A LARGER CENTER THAT HAS SHARED PARKING. SO WILL.

SO THE IMPACT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT LESS AS WELL.

ALSO WITH THIS, WE ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF OUTDOOR SEATING WITHOUT SERVICE THAT IS EXEMPT FROM MEETING THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

CURRENTLY, FIVE PERCENT OF THE GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR THE RESTAURANT IS ALLOWED FOR OUTDOOR SEATING WITHOUT SERVICE TO NOT HAVE TO MEET THAT OUTDOOR SEATING RATE OR THE PARKING RATE. WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THAT TO TWENTY FIVE PERCENT, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT WE FOUND BOTH IN OUR EXPERIENCE AND ALSO IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT THIS PART THE WITH REGARDS TO PARKING OUTDOOR SEATING WITHOUT SERVICE, IT'S FUNCTIONALLY THE SAME AS A TAKEAWAY RESTAURANT.

AND SO THE PARKING RATE IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THAT.

ALSO, WHEN CUSTOMERS ARE SITTING OUTSIDE IN THIS SCENARIO, THEY'RE INCREASING, THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE SITTING OUTSIDE DOES NOT INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES BECAUSE THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN THEIR FOOD AND ALREADY BEEN SERVED.

ALSO, WE'RE PROPOSING TO ALLOW TO INCREASE OR I'M SORRY TO ALLOW RESTAURANT OWNERS TO REQUEST A REDUCTION IN THE PARKING RATE THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED BASED ON THEIR UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THEY HAVE, WHETHER THAT'S PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MOBILITY OPTIONS AS LIKE RIDESHARE SPACES OR SOMETHING ABOUT THE EXACT NATURE OF THE RESTAURANT ITSELF THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE THAT ADDITIONAL PARKING.

IN ORDER TO GET THIS, THEY WILL HAVE TO PROVIDE A MOBILITY ANALYSIS FOR STAFF TO REVIEW IN ORDER TO JUSTIFY THAT REDUCED PARKING.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE WE'RE PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE PROCESS FOR THIS.

WE'RE PROPOSING TO INTRODUCE A AN OUTDOOR DINING PERMIT REVIEW AS OPPOSED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REVIEW.

THIS WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE EXISTING SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT OR THE MARCIE DINING.

AND THIS WILL BENEFIT OUR CONSTITUENTS BY ALLOWING FOR FASTER REVIEW PROCESS AND ALSO WILL BE LESS COSTLY FOR THE APPLICANT.

JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, OUR CURRENT PROCESS IS A IS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE PETITION, THE $550 FEE THE APPLICANT WOULD PROVIDE A SITE PLAN, THE OUTDOOR SEATING PLAN AND THE OWNER CONSENT GOES TO THE STAFF REVIEW PROCESS WITH ALL OF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, AND THE PROCESS USUALLY TAKES ABOUT AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT FOUR WEEKS OR SO.

WITH THE PROPOSED PERMIT PROCESS, WE'RE PROPOSING ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY DOLLARS FEE.

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IT WOULD STILL BE REVIEWED BY ALL OF THE THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MEETS THE SAFETY AND THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

AND BUT THE TIME FRAME WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY AROUND 10 DAYS OR SO, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT REVIEW PROCESS.

WE'RE ALSO ADDING A CROSS REFERENCE FOR THE EXISTING DOGGY DINING, DOG FRIENDLY DINING AND THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT.

THESE ARE EXISTING PERMITS THAT ARE EXISTING ELSEWHERE IN THE CODE, AND WE'RE JUST BRINGING THEM TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE A SYNERGY.

A LOT OF A LOT OF THEM GET MULTIPLE PERMITS FOR THE SAME PLACE.

AND FINALLY, WITH THE WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF OUTDOOR SEATING THAT'S CONSIDERED TO BE DE MINIMIS OR HAVE THAT NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT.

CURRENTLY, WE OUR CODE ALLOWS FOR TWO TABLES OR EIGHT SEATS.

WE'RE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THAT TO THREE TABLES OR 12 SEATS.

AS I MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE THE PGA CORRIDOR ASSOCIATION AND THE PALM BEACH NORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BOTH HAVE ISSUED LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR THE FOR THE DRAFT LANGUAGE THAT WE HAVE SEEN AND THE PLANNING FINDINGS EARNING AN APPEALS BOARD HEARD THIS AT THE AUGUST 10TH HEARING AND RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY TO FOR APPROVAL.

SAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 10, 20, 20, ONE ON FIRST READING AS PRESENTED AND STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARTIN? I'M JUST JUST IF YOU COULD CLARIFY FOR ANY OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THIS, SO IF SOMEBODY LET'S JUST SAY ONE OF THE RESTAURANTS ON PGA BOULEVARD HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHAT WOULD THEY HAVE TO DO RIGHT NOW? AND HOW ARE THEY BEING TOLD ABOUT IT? AND I KNOW WE MENTIONED IT IN REVIEW, BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SAY IT OUT LOUD FOR EVERYBODY TO HEAR. YES, MA'AM.

ANY OF THE THE RESTAURANTS THAT CURRENTLY ARE HAVE EXPANDED OUTDOOR SEATING UNDER THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION ORDER WILL HAVE WILL HAVE TO END THAT BY THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT THEY WILL NEED TO COME BACK IN AND APPLY FOR THE PERMIT.

WE HAVE WE'VE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE HAVE APPROACHED THE CITY FOR THAT. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH OUR CODE COMPLIANCE AND ALSO THE OUR.

CHAMBER IS A CHAMBER HELPING WITH THAT, TOO, WITH THE OUTREACH TO THE RESTAURANT.

THE CHAMBER IS HELPING. WE ARE ALSO CONTACTING THE THE THE RESTAURANTS THAT HAD THAT APPROVAL TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY NEED TO COME IN FOR THIS NEW PROCESS.

OK, AND WHAT ABOUT OOPS, SORRY.

THE STRIP MALL OWNERS THAT COULD HELP WITH THE OVERSIGHT OF ANY RESTAURANTS WHO ARE SOME REASON NOT AWARE OR COMMUNICATING? OR ARE WE ALSO REACHING OUT TO THEM? YEAH, LEADING UP ON THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE, IF IT IS PASSED, WE ALSO HAVE A PLAN TO IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE POINTS THAT MR. FITZ MENTIONED, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS MEDIA MANAGER CANDICE TO SEND THE MESSAGE OUT.

SHE'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB ALREADY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEND THAT MESSAGE OUT SO THAT THE BUSINESSES UNDERSTAND THIS NEW PROCESS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WILL THERE BE A GRACE PERIOD IF THE PAPERWORK ISN'T IN BY THE I MEAN, THIS ENDS ON THE 30TH. SO AS OF OCTOBER 1ST, IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEIR DOTS DOTTED AND THEIR T'S CROSSED, WHAT WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEIR OUTDOOR SEATING? I MEAN, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'VE BEEN REALLY CLEAR ON THE UPCOMING DEADLINE.

WE'VE WE'VE SAID IT, WE'VE SAID IT A LOT.

WE'RE REALLY PROMOTING THAT MESSAGE VERY CLEARLY.

THERE'S THERE'S, AS ALWAYS, IN EVERY CASE, WE ALWAYS WORK WITH BUSINESSES, BUT REALLY THE ONLY SCENARIO WILL COME UP IF A BUSINESS WANTS TO SEEK A CHANGE AND IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SEEK A CHANGE, THEY'RE GOING TO COME THROUGH OUR PROCESS BECAUSE THIS IS A STREAMLINED PERMIT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT A MUCH FASTER TIMEFRAME THAN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL. SO AS WAS OUTLINED IN THE PRESENTATION, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPING WE CAN GET THESE PERMITS OUT IN A MATTER OF DAYS.

SO THERE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE A NEED TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, A CONTINUED GRACE PERIOD.

BUT AS ALWAYS, WE ALWAYS WORK WITH OUR BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT THAT THEY'RE AWARE AHEAD OF TIME. WE'RE REALLY GOING TO TRY TO PROMOTE TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT.

SO WE'RE NOT IN THAT SCENARIO.

OK, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? IS IT A QUESTION OR ARE WE DOING DISCUSSION? OKAY, QUESTION. OKAY.

NO MORE QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO CARDS ON THIS ITEM.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING, SO I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ORDINANCE.

10. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ORDINANCE 10, 20 20.

ONE SECOND.

OK, LET'S BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT'S ALMOST LIKE HOUSECLEANING, YOU KNOW, 100 PERCENT, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE HAD SEVERAL RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE

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AND NOT ONLY DID YOU PROVIDE THEM WITH THAT, YOU CREATED THIS AND A QUICK TURNAROUND WHICH WILL HELP THEM OUT.

AND OUR BUSINESSES AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT YOU PUT INTO THIS.

I KNOW THEY DO, TOO.

IT'S JUST LIKE THE BUDGET WE'RE EVOLVING.

YOU KNOW, COVID HAS EVOLVED THIS, ABSOLUTELY, AND PEOPLE WANT MORE OUTDOOR SPACE.

YOU KNOW, SO AND THE.

THE AWNINGS OR WHATEVER WE APPROVED, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT TO GO AWAY, BUT NOW WE NEED TO ADJUST TO TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE STILL KIND OF VISIONS AND WHAT THEY WANT.

SO WE'RE ALL FOR IT.

I'M ALL FOR IT. OK, SO HEARING, ACTUALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE QUICK THING.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I SPOKE TO NOEL MARTINEZ, THE CEO OF THE CHAMBER, AS WELL AS DANA MILTON FROM P.J.

CORTO, AND THEY BOTH ECHOED WHAT AN AMAZING JOB YOU DID, HOW THOROUGH IT WAS AND HOW THANKFUL THEY WERE THAT YOU REACHED OUT TO THEM TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

AND ALSO, NATALIE, YOU GOT HUGE KUDOS FROM BOTH OF THEM.

YOU SHOULD KNOW. AND THEY BOTH HOPE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE CITY, IF IT PASSES TONIGHT, IS SOMETHING THAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WILL CONSIDER AS WELL, AND THIS COULD BE THE BENCHMARK. SO GREAT WORK.

THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY HAVE TO GIVE FULL CREDIT HERE TO MARTIN, WHO'S DONE JUST A FABULOUS JOB IN MANAGING THIS.

SO, SO SORRY, MARTIN, REALLY.

YOU JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT HE'S DONE AND DON SANBORN FROM OUR OFFICE, SHE WENT OUT AND ALL THOSE PHOTOS THAT YOU SAW THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE PRESENTATION.

SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB AS WELL ON THIS PROJECT.

ARE YOU GREAT TEAM? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

VERY PROACTIVE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND NOT WAITING UNTIL A CRISIS COMES AND GO, OH CRAP, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? SO FOR FORWARD THINKING? THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

THAT HEARING? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR. I MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION, DISCUSSION AND ITEMS OF INTEREST.

I ACTUALLY HAVE A SMALL ONE TO START WITH, I GUESS, AND IT DOES TIE INTO THE BUDGET A

[X. ITEMS FOR COUNCIL ACTION/DISCUSSION AND ITEMS OF INTEREST: ]

THE CITY HAS A VISION AND THE VISION HAS 10 GOALS TO IT.

GOAL NUMBER EIGHT IS QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND THE GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE CITY'S CHARACTER OF HIGH QUALITY HOUSING AND FOCUS ON MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WITH COUNCIL SUPPORT.

I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO ADD IN A STATEMENT TO THE EFFECT WHILE ADDING WORKFORCE HOUSING, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE URBAN CORE AND TODD, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T TALK AT ALL ABOUT.

THE ADDITION IT ONLY TALKS ABOUT.

YOU MEAN I'M GOING TO JUST CHANGE AFFORDABLE TO WORKFORCE HOUSING, WHICH IS NO, WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE MAINTENANCE OF EXISTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

IT'S JUST NOWHERE IN THE GOALS THAT WE WANT TO INCREASE AND NOW THAT WE HAVE WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND WITHIN THE BUDGET.

I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO ADD INCREASING WORKFORCE HOUSING TO EIGHT, NOT CHANGE IT, JUST ADD INCREASING WORKFORCE HOUSING TO THAT AS ONE OF OUR GOALS FOR THE CITY. DO WE HAVE INPUT ON THAT? HOW DO WE? BECAUSE SOMETIMES CHANGING ONE LITTLE WORD CAN CHANGE THE THE DEFINITION OF AN ENTIRE PARAGRAPH, SO.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THIS ISN'T EXACTLY PART OF THE BUDGET, IT'S PART OF THE VISION THAT GOES THE CITY'S AGREED ON SO.

ALL RIGHT, I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SIDEBAR.

I GOT TO SEE WHAT THE YEAH, I MEAN, I DID MENTION TEHRAN, BUT WHAT DOES ANYBODY ELSE SAY? IF I MAY, THE BUDGET IS PREPARED AS PER A CHARTER AND REQUIRES A CITY MANAGER TO PREPARE THE BUDGET AND PRESENT IT TO THE COUNCIL.

AND IN THAT IS A BUDGET MESSAGE THAT I PREPARE.

SO THAT IS MY MEMORANDUM TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING.

GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WITH STAFF AND SEE WHERE WE COULD PUT THAT APPROPRIATELY TO IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WISHES TO DO.

PERFECT. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.

THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, FINE WITH ME.

IT WOULD BE, I GUESS, DONE BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT BUDGET.

I'LL HAVE IT READY FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

GOOD MARCIE GOING ON THAT, TOO.

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WE'VE ALREADY HAVE THE PROGRAMS IN PLACE, SO LOOK AT IT FOR SURE.

OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? ACTION DISCUSSION, MEETING REPORT.

I HAD. DON'T DON'T DON'T DON'T GET IN SHOCK.

HAD A COUPLE OF THINGS I'M LIKE I HAD MENTIONED I WENT INTO AVANIR WITH COMMISSIONER MARINO AND HE REALLY WANTED TO LOOK AT WHERE THE CITY PROPERTY WAS GOING TO BE, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR POLICE AND FIRE AND THE HOUSE IS REAL.

IF YOU GUYS HAVEN'T TOURED SOME OF THEIR STUFF AND SEEN THERE'S LIKE WHATEVER THEIR STUNNING DEVELOPMENT.

WELL, MORE PUBLIC, I GUESS, PROJECTED TO COME IN SO AND THEN GETTING OUT OF THERE TOOK 20 MINUTES, SO.

GOING INTO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, I HAD A PHONE CONFERENCE WITH SOME PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUT THERE AND NOT TO BRING UP ANYTHING WITH YOU, MAX, BUT IT'S REALLY GETTING TO BE HEATED, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH THE DANGER OF THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT IN THE FOREFRONT.

MAX IS GOING TO DO HIS JOB.

I'M NOT ASKING FOR I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE HOT ON HIM WHEN IT'S TIME.

SO BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO THINGS THAT REALLY STOOD OUT FOR ME IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

HOPE YOU WEREN'T HAVING A CONFERENCE WHILE YOU WERE IN THE TRAFFIC IN TRAFFIC.

YEAH, I TRIED TO CROSS THE STREET TO GET TO THEM.

WE WERE ALL STANDING ON THE CORNER, [EXPLETIVE] AND RAISING HELL ABOUT IT.

HEY, ANYBODY ELSE? ARE WE GOOD GOD? ALL RIGHT, THEN WE MOVE ON TO MAX.

WE ARE PROGRESSING WITH THE MOBILITY CASE WITH WITH THE COUNTY, WE FILED OUR OUR ANSWER

[XI. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT: ]

WE ARE IN THE THROES OF DISCOVERY AT THE MOMENT AS WE CONTINUE TO DO BATTLE WITH THE COUNTY OVER DISCOVERY ISSUES, TRYING TO SCHEDULE SEVERAL DEPOSITIONS OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR WEEKS.

WE ALSO HAVE PREPARED A WRIT OF PROHIBITION SINCE THE CIRCUIT COURT DENIED OUR MOTION TO DISMISS FOR SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, DRAFTED A A WRIT OF PROHIBITION, AND WE'RE FILING THAT WITH THE 4TH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, PROBABLY TOMORROW MORNING.

WE FINALIZED IT THIS AFTERNOON TO ASK THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL TO DIRECT TO PROHIBIT THE CIRCUIT COURT FROM TAKING JURISDICTION WHERE WE BELIEVE THEY HAVE NONE.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE THOSE ARE.

THAT CASE IS ON THAT PARTICULAR FRONT.

SO WE'RE GOING AFTER IT IN TWO DIFFERENT AND TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, AND THEN WE'LL SEE.

RIGHT NOW, THE TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 26.

TWENTY AND HALF THE DAY ON THE 28TH, DEPENDING ON HAPPENS.

WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE WRIT OF PROHIBITION.

WE MAY OR MAY NOT FILE A MOTION SEEKING A STAY OF THE TRIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS, DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL ISSUES IN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE IT'S AT THEIR DISCRETION, THEY CAN.

IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY WRIT, SEEKING A WRIT OF PROHIBITION SO THEY CAN DENY IT OUT OF HAND JUST IF THEY FEEL LIKE IT, OR THEY CAN ISSUE AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

AND IF THEY DO, THEN THE COUNTY WILL HAVE TO RESPOND.

AND AT THAT POINT, IF THEY ISSUE AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE AND WE ARE DIRECTED TO SERVE IT UPON THE COUNTY, THEN I WILL PROBABLY BE FILING A MOTION SEEKING A STAY OF THE TRIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS PROCEEDING.

IF NOT, IF THEY DON'T ISSUE AN ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, THEN WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND PREPARED TO WAGE WAR WITH THE COUNTY ON THE TWENTY SIX, TWENTY SEVENTH AND TWENTY EIGHT. SEPTEMBER OF OCTOBER, OCTOBER, OCTOBER 20, SIX THROUGH 28 IS THE TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF HEARING. IT'S ESSENTIALLY A TWO AND A HALF DAY MINI TRIAL EVIDENCE WITNESSES. IT'S A FULL BLOWN TWO AND A HALF DAY EVIDENTIARY HEARING.

IT'S GOING TO BE VERY IN DEPTH, BUT I'M STILL OPTIMISTIC IN OUR CHANCES.

I BELIEVE THAT THE LAW IS ON OUR SIDE.

WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING EXPERT.

WE HAVE AN OUTSTANDING STAFF THAT WILL BE WITNESSES FOR THE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

I THINK THE COUNTY IS GOING TO BE BRINGING A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT, BUT YOU KNOW, I CAN NEVER PREDICT WHAT WHAT A JUDGE WILL DO UNTIL THEY TELL ME.

DID YOU SAY IT WAS A JUDGE TRIAL OR A JURY TRIAL? IT'S A BENCH TRIAL BENCH TRIAL.

THESE ARE THESE. IT WOULD BE WITH A JUDGE.

IT'S BENCH TRIAL. GOT IT.

YEAH, IT'S NOT A YOU CAN'T HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN FRONT OF A JURY.

THERE ARE TOO MANY LEGAL QUESTIONS.

BUT THERE WILL BE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE GIVEN.

BUT AGAIN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, OF COURSE, IS GOING TO DO.

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OR JUST. YES, I SENT THE LATEST INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT ATTEMPT THAT WE PROVIDED THE COUNTY, WE WERE IN A GROUP, WE HAD A MEETING AND WE ARE IN AGREEMENT OF WHAT WAS GOING TO GO IN YOUR LOCAL.

WE PUT WHAT WE AGREED TO IN THE LOCAL AND HAVE SENT THAT BACK TO THE COUNTY.

AND ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL THAT I SIGNED AND SENT TO THEM, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET A PERMIT WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF MY SIGNATURE, WHICH SHOULD BE THIS FRIDAY PLUS OR MINUS.

I'M SURE WE'RE PREPARED AND READY TO GO VERTICAL NEXT WEEK.

AND YOU GOT THAT DRAFTED TO.

IT'S READY TO GO.

LET'S DO IT. WE'VE BEEN WELL.

WE'RE ALL GOING TO SHOW UP WITH SHOVELS, HATS AND OVERALLS.

IF THAT'S OK, THAT'S ALL DONE.

ALL THE UNDERGROUND WORK IS DONE.

THE FOUNDATION IS IN.

THEY JUST NEED TO GO UP.

WE'LL BRING LADDERS THAT PART WE CAN'T DO, AND IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE HEAVIER EQUIPMENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE. SO BATTERY OPERATED CARS WILL HAVE SHOVELS IN MY TRUNK.

YEAH, BUT OUR CITY ENGINEER, CARS ISD ENGINEER HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY AND HE'S ACTUALLY LIKE SWEAT BLOOD ON OCCASION IN TRYING TO GET THIS THING DONE.

AND HE'S MADE SOME.

I DON'T ONLY SAY THAT INROADS WITH THE COUNTY ENGINEERING GROUP TRYING TO GET THIS THING DONE AS WELL. AS, LIKE I SAID LAST WEEK, WE MET WITH I MET WITH VIRGINIA AND OUR TEAM AND THEIR TEAM, AND WE WE DID COME TO AN AGREEMENT, BUT WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE.

SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

THANK YOU. AND WHAT ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

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