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   Pledge of Allegiance

   Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence in honor of service members.

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   [00:00:23] Thank you. [00:00:23] If you could all stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance and [00:00:26] remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of our service men and [00:00:29] women at home and abroad. [00:00:32] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and [00:00:36] to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, [00:00:41] indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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   Moment of Silence

   The council observed a moment of silence in honor of service men and women at home and abroad, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

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   [00:00:26] remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of our service men and [00:00:29] women at home and abroad. [00:00:32] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and [00:00:36] to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, [00:00:41] indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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4. 4

   Approval of the Minutes from the December 15, 2015 Regular City Council Meeting

   approved

   Council unanimously approved the minutes from the December 15, 2015 Regular City Council Meeting. The transcript then continues into the next agenda item (police department promotions), which is not part of this item.

   • motion:Approve the minutes from the December 15, 2015 Regular City Council Meeting. (passed)

   #December 15, 2015 Regular City Council Meeting minutes

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   [00:00:50] Thank you, you may be seated. [00:00:51] Next item on the agenda is the approval of the minutes from the December 15th meeting. [00:01:00] Move for approval. [00:01:01] Second. [00:01:02] Any discussion? [00:01:04] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:01:06] Aye. Aye. [00:01:07] Opposed, like sign. [00:01:09] Meeting minutes are approved. [00:01:11] Next item on the agenda is police department promotions, Ms. Vance. [00:01:15] We have much good news for you this evening, Mr. Mayor, members of the city [00:01:19] council, and I'd like to turn it over to Chief of Police, [00:01:24] Kim Bogart, for the formal swearing in ceremony. [00:01:40] Good evening. [00:01:41] Good evening. [00:01:42] The retirement of Bob Close, last council meeting, [00:01:49] has triggered in our department an opportunity for some officers to be promoted. [00:01:55] Not only an officer to be promoted to his position, but also it opened up, [00:01:59] it stair steps down and opens up several other positions. [00:02:02] So tonight, we'll be making those promotions and they'll take effect next Sunday. [00:02:09] It'll be shift change for us next Sunday. [00:02:12] And the first one, I wanted to start with what I consider one of the most [00:02:16] critical ones to the department, and that is going to be the one for deputy chief. [00:02:21] And in this case, Lieutenant Steve Costas is my selection for that. [00:02:26] And I want to tell you a little bit about his career so [00:02:28] you can see some of my rationale for why I'm selecting him for that position. [00:02:34] Steve's been with the department, and this is the only department he's served with. [00:02:38] And he's been here 23 years. [00:02:41] He started as a patrol officer, as all police officers do. [00:02:45] Then he became a CID detective, a criminal investigations detective. [00:02:49] Patrol corporal, a detective, the sergeant over the detectives. [00:02:54] Then he became a lieutenant, the administration division lieutenant, [00:02:57] which is the business side of our house. [00:03:00] And then most recently, he has been my operations division lieutenant, [00:03:05] which is in charge of all field operations. [00:03:07] That's patrol and CID, the investigative portion. [00:03:13] But in addition to that, Steve was on the department SWAT team for 12 years. [00:03:17] That's when the department had its own internal SWAT team. [00:03:20] And he was ten years as a team leader and two years as the SWAT commander. [00:03:25] He's a regular instructor, not just at the police academy, but [00:03:28] he also teaches a number of subjects within our department and has for many years. [00:03:34] He's the lead trainer for firearms, defensive tactics, and the taser. [00:03:40] I think the most interesting thing about Steve is he's earned a nickname [00:03:45] within the department, as Batman, there's a reason for it. [00:03:51] If we have a criminal who has just committed a crime and has decided to take [00:03:56] off, if the dogs haven't figured out where that guy is, Steve manages to find him. [00:04:01] And I think everyone in the department will attest to that. [00:04:05] He is incredibly good at anticipating where the criminals go, and [00:04:08] he's very persistent, and I think he's a super choice for [00:04:12] me to have him as my right-hand person. [00:04:15] And he's being promoted to the rank of deputy chief to help me in the day-to-day [00:04:19] operations of the department. [00:04:21] With that, I'd like to invite Steve to come up so I can present him with his badge. [00:04:26] And Steve, if you'd like to have your family members over here come up as well. [00:04:31] Congratulations. [00:04:47] I couldn't pick a better guy. [00:04:48] Thank you very much. [00:04:49] He's not gonna pin it on? [00:04:50] He's not gonna pin it on? [00:04:52] He's bringing it on, please. [00:04:55] Let's get a picture. [00:05:25] Congratulations. [00:05:26] Now, I'm doing a little bit of reorganization within the department. [00:05:39] My admin lieutenant has been Lieutenant Mike Anderson, and [00:05:45] he's had quite a stellar career. [00:05:47] We promoted him just a little while back. [00:05:51] And he has served as the administration lieutenant, but [00:05:54] he has a very strong operations background. [00:05:57] He's gonna be transferring over to take Steve's spot as my operations lieutenant. [00:06:03] So what that did is create a vacancy in the administration division, [00:06:07] in business side of the house. [00:06:09] And with that, Corporal Lauren Latone, would you please come down? [00:06:13] I wanna tell you a little bit about Corporal Latone. [00:06:19] She has a total of 13 years of experience as a police officer. [00:06:23] She served ten years with the Pinellas Park Police Department. [00:06:27] She began there as a patrol officer. [00:06:29] She became a field training officer, and [00:06:31] ultimately the lead field training officer program manager. [00:06:35] She served in the Office of Professional Standards, [00:06:38] which is what we call internal affairs investigations, as an investigator. [00:06:43] And she also managed the department's explorer program. [00:06:46] She came to us three years ago, and [00:06:50] she, of course, started in for us with patrol where everyone starts. [00:06:54] And she earned a reputation of being very conscientious and [00:07:00] certainly good at a lot of the administrative responsibilities in [00:07:03] addition to the operational aspects of our job. [00:07:07] And she was assigned to the training unit. [00:07:10] In that training unit, she has been, as a corporal, [00:07:14] and she was promoted to corporal not so long ago. [00:07:17] She's been responsible for coordinating all sworn and [00:07:19] civilian staff in service, as well as out of agency training. [00:07:24] And she has served as a background investigator for all applicants, [00:07:28] both law enforcement officers, as well as our civilian staff. [00:07:33] And she has been one of my internal affairs investigators to [00:07:37] investigate any complaints against the department or officers. [00:07:42] And she has had overall management of our field training officer program. [00:07:46] And what I'm doing is a little restructuring within the department. [00:07:49] And so, along with that, [00:07:52] Lauren's going to keep all of those responsibilities. [00:07:55] But in addition, she's going to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant and [00:08:00] be in charge of the department's administrative division. [00:08:03] What that includes is not just recruiting and training, [00:08:06] it's going to be the communication center and all the staff in there. [00:08:11] The record section, school crossing guards, and [00:08:16] continue with the employee and officer background investigations, [00:08:19] all of our departmental purchasing, and managing any grants that we get. [00:08:25] And I think with her administrative skills, [00:08:27] I think she will excel in that position. [00:08:30] Lauren also has a unique distinction as being the first female [00:08:34] officer to be promoted to the administration level rank in our department [00:08:39] in its history. [00:08:40] So she'll be the first female officer to be in that position. [00:08:44] And with that, I want to congratulate Lieutenant [00:08:48] Lithombie. [00:08:48] Thank you. [00:08:49] Thank you. [00:08:50] I want to thank you and the Department of the City. [00:09:14] We'll not be disturbed. [00:09:16] Welcome Ms. Man Mountain here that's with her. [00:09:18] It is her husband and is also a Tampa police officer. [00:09:24] So we're glad that you made it here. [00:10:19] The next promotion is going to be a master police officer, [00:10:24] Justin Case. [00:10:25] And I think everyone in the room knows Justin. [00:10:28] He joined our department when he was 20 years old, which is, [00:10:32] I think he's only one of two people to join our department [00:10:35] when they were younger than 21 years of age. [00:10:39] He has served the city for 15 years. [00:10:44] After doing two years of working in patrol, [00:10:47] he became our department's first canine officer. [00:10:50] And for the first eight years, he [00:10:52] was the department's only canine officer or canine team, [00:10:56] which means that basically 24-7, almost 365 days a year, [00:11:01] he was our on-call canine person. [00:11:04] And with that, the amount of responsibility [00:11:06] that goes with being a canine officer is tremendous. [00:11:09] You're called up at all hours of the day and night, [00:11:11] and you're expected to go out and track the bad guys. [00:11:14] And he certainly has had a stellar reputation [00:11:16] for doing that. [00:11:18] We expanded the canine team, and he [00:11:21] has served a total of 11 years as a canine officer [00:11:24] for our department. [00:11:25] But that has not been all that he has done. [00:11:28] He served on the department's SWAT team for nine years. [00:11:30] That's when our department had our own team. [00:11:33] He's been a member of our county-wide unified SWAT team, [00:11:35] where we partner up with the sheriff's office [00:11:37] for the last four years. [00:11:39] In that role, he has become a sniper and an assistant team [00:11:42] leader. [00:11:43] From 2008 to 2012, he was a member [00:11:46] of the police department's honor guard. [00:11:49] He's a firearms and phaser instructor, [00:11:52] and he's a certified armorer for the department's AR-15, [00:11:56] our high-powered rifles, as well as our shotgun and Glock [00:12:01] pistols. [00:12:02] Master police officer, just in case [00:12:03] he's being promoted to rank of corporal, [00:12:05] he'll be assigned to patrol to supervise a squad of officers. [00:12:09] And probably, with new corporals like that, new supervisors, [00:12:13] probably the midnight shift. [00:12:15] Lucky him. [00:12:16] It's a good training. [00:12:18] With that, I'd like to invite Justin to come down. [00:12:33] Oh, your family? [00:12:37] Family, friends. [00:12:40] Bring the young one, too. [00:12:43] Bring her in. [00:12:46] Move her. [00:12:48] Four. [00:12:49] Five. [00:12:50] Six. [00:12:50] Seven. [00:12:52] Eight. [00:12:52] Nine. [00:12:53] 10. [00:12:54] 11. [00:12:55] 12. [00:12:57] 13. [00:12:58] 14. [00:12:59] 15. [00:13:02] 16. [00:13:03] 17. [00:13:04] 18. [00:13:05] 19. 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[00:15:05] We'll be doing reviews of- [00:15:00] drug violations, code violations, and our prostitution enforcement. So with that [00:15:08] and with the expertise that Joe brings to the table, I think he's going to do an [00:15:11] exceptional job with that. It'll give our department an opportunity to stay very [00:15:15] focused on those chronic problems that we seem to face routinely and that you [00:15:20] certainly receive a lot of complaints about. So with that, I congratulate you [00:15:26] Joe for the promotion. [00:15:28] And some of you may not know, but Stephanie Pasquale is Joe's wife and [00:15:42] she's also an officer with our department. [00:16:26] Can you ask the four officers that just got promoted to come down?

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5. 5

   Police Department Promotions

   Brief acknowledgment of police department personnel attending the meeting for promotions, but the transcript excerpt does not contain details of the actual promotions.

   #Police Department Promotions

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   [00:17:26] Thank you everybody from the police department for coming down tonight. [00:17:56] Thank you. Next on the agenda, I have the opportunity to invite one person in

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6. 6

   Proclamation: Arbor Day

   approved

   Mayor Rob Marlow proclaimed Friday, January 15, 2016 as Arbor Day in the City of New Port Richey, recognizing the city's 26 years as a Tree City USA. Dell Sean accepted the proclamation and announced the celebration would be held at the bandshell next to the Historical Society at 11 a.m., featuring the planting of hickory trees and a program with Genesis School children.

   • direction:Mayor proclaimed Friday, January 15, 2016 as Arbor Day in the City of New Port Richey. (passed)

   🏢Environmental Committee🏢Genesis School🏢Historical Society🏢Tree City USA👤Dell Sean👤Doreen Summers👤Elaine Smith👤J. Sterling Morton👤Rob Marlow👤Robert Revere#Arbor Day 2016#Nebraska Board of Agriculture (1872)#Sims Park#Tree City USA

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   [00:18:08] the audience tonight who is certifiably crazy because he keeps insisting that I [00:18:14] might actually be able to grow something without killing it. [00:18:18] Delta, Sean, could you meet me at the podium? [00:18:25] Can you bring the fertilizer? [00:18:32] My head is proof that I can't grow anything. [00:18:44] Whereas I have a bit of a black thumb when it comes to anything that grows out of the [00:18:49] ground, Dell has a green one. So I'm asking him to share this with me. [00:18:56] Whereas in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of [00:19:01] Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees, and [00:19:07] whereas the holiday called Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more [00:19:11] than a million trees in Nebraska, whereas Arbor Day is now observed [00:19:15] throughout the nation and the world, whereas trees can reduce the erosion of [00:19:19] our precious topsoil by wind and water, lower our heating and cooling costs, [00:19:24] moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen, and provide habitat for [00:19:29] wildlife, and whereas trees are a renewable resource, giving us paper, wood [00:19:34] for our homes, fuel for our fires, and countless other wood products, and [00:19:39] whereas trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual [00:19:44] renewal, and whereas the City of New Port Richey is an active participant in [00:19:48] Tree City USA, and whereas the City of New Port Richey partners with other [00:19:53] individuals and agencies for tree giveaways and plantings, such as the [00:19:57] annual Arbor Day tree planting with Genesis School, now I therefore, Rob [00:20:01] Marlow, Mayor of the City of New Port Richey, do hereby proclaim Friday, [00:20:05] January 15th, as the 2016th Arbor Day. [00:20:12] If you'd like to... [00:20:17] I'm happy to say a few words, Mayor Marlow, and thank you so much. [00:20:21] This is our 26th year, I believe, I'm looking to Doreen to verify, 26 years as [00:20:27] a Tree City USA, which in itself is really something of an accomplishment. [00:20:32] I want to thank the council, too, for supporting the efforts of the [00:20:36] Environmental Committee to maintain the status of the City of New Port Richey [00:20:40] as a Tree City USA for these 26 years. [00:20:44] I want to also express appreciation to Robert Revere and the Public Works area [00:20:49] for being so attentive to the needs of the trees in the area. [00:20:52] I also want to express appreciation to Elaine Smith, who always helps us put [00:20:56] the Arbor Day celebration on, and this year it'll be in the bandshell next to [00:21:00] the Historical Society. [00:21:02] We weren't quite ready for Sims Park, but we will certainly do it in the bandshell. [00:21:06] And there was some controversy earlier this year about hickory trees, and in a [00:21:11] celebration and recognition of the hickory as one of the most important trees in [00:21:16] our ecosystem, we'll be planting hickory trees this year. [00:21:19] So I express appreciation, especially to Elaine, Robert, and all of you on the [00:21:23] council, and also especially to Doreen Summers, who helps us in so many ways. [00:21:27] So thank you all very much, and I hope to see you on Arbor Day at the event. [00:21:30] I know in previous years the entire council has been there, and our city [00:21:33] manager as well, and we hope to see you all again. [00:21:35] And that event will be when? [00:21:37] That will be, well, it was right on the proclamation, January 15th. [00:21:41] What time? [00:21:42] Friday at 11 o'clock at the bandshell or the gazebo next to the Historical Society. [00:21:48] Very good, and I would encourage anybody that's watching or in the audience [00:21:52] tonight to come join us there at 11 o'clock on the 15th. [00:21:55] Yes, it's good of you to mention that, Rob, because we really have a nice little [00:21:59] program where we have the children from Genesis Schools that will speak a little [00:22:03] bit about Arbor Day. [00:22:04] They'll do a little program. [00:22:05] There will be a short address about the importance of Arbor Day and trees in the [00:22:09] city and in the world. [00:22:10] Thank you again, Mayor and City Council. [00:22:13] Thank you.

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7. 7Vox Pop for Items Not Listed on the Agenda or Listed on Consent Agenda▶ 22:15
8. 8.a

   Council Approval of Library Advisory Board Minutes

   approvedon consent

   Council approved the consent agenda, which included approval of the Library Advisory Board minutes.

   • motion:Motion to approve the consent agenda including the Library Advisory Board minutes. (passed)

   #Library Advisory Board Minutes

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   [00:22:52] which is the consent agenda. [00:22:56] Move for approval. [00:22:57] Second. [00:22:58] We have a motion and a second. [00:23:00] Further discussion? [00:23:02] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:23:04] Aye. [00:23:05] Opposed, like sign.

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9. 8.b

   Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval

   approvedon consent

   The consent agenda, including purchases/payments for City Council approval, was moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote.

   • motion:Approve the consent agenda including purchases/payments for City Council approval. (passed)

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   [00:22:52] which is the consent agenda. [00:22:56] Move for approval. [00:22:57] Second. [00:22:58] We have a motion and a second. [00:23:00] Further discussion? [00:23:02] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:23:04] Aye. [00:23:05] Opposed, like sign.

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10. 9.a

    Second Reading, Ordinance #2015-2052: Downtown Core Future Land Use Category

    approved

    Council held second reading of Ordinance 2015-2052, amending the Comprehensive Plan to establish a new Downtown Core (DC) Future Land Use Category and reclassify approximately 18.1 acres from Downtown (D) to Downtown Core, allowing transient accommodation use and increased density (30 units/acre) primarily affecting the former First Baptist Church site (Residence at Orange Lake). The ordinance was approved on a voice vote with no public comment.

    Ord. Ordinance #2015-2052

    • motion:Motion to approve second reading of Ordinance 2015-2052 establishing the Downtown Core Future Land Use Category. (passed)

    📍north side of Adams, near Central Avenue / Orange Lake🏢First Baptist Church (former)🏢Residence at Orange Lake👤Councilman Bill Thomas👤Councilman Davis👤Mr. Pottles#Comprehensive Plan amendment#Downtown Core (DC) Future Land Use Category#Future Land Use Element Policy 1.6.1#Map FLU-6#Ordinance 2015-2052#RFP/RFQ for Orange Lake property#Table FLU 1.1.3

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    [00:23:06] Next item is public reading of ordinances. [00:23:08] We have second reading of ordinance 2015-2052. [00:23:12] Mr. Pottles. [00:23:15] An ordinance amending the City of New Port Richey Conference of Plan [00:23:19] and Amending Table FLU 1.1.3 to allow transient accommodation use in the [00:23:24] Downtown D Future Land Use Category and to establish the Downtown Core DC [00:23:29] Future Land Use Category. [00:23:31] Amending Future Land Use Element Policy 1.6.1 to include the Downtown Core DC [00:23:37] Future Land Use Category and amending approximately 18.1 acres of map FLU-6 [00:23:43] Future Land Use Map as described in Exhibit A from Downtown D to Downtown [00:23:47] Core DC, providing for severability and providing for an effective date. [00:23:52] Anybody in the audience wish to address council on this matter? [00:23:57] Seeing none, I'll close public comment and bring it back to council. [00:24:00] Move for approval. [00:24:02] We have a motion and a second to the maker. [00:24:05] Just my question I had before, that obviously we cut it off at Central Avenue [00:24:10] and we have a piece of property that tandems along with the old Baptist [00:24:15] Church property on the north side of Adams, but understood that Adams and [00:24:20] Central, excuse me, that's on Arms Lake. [00:24:24] So I want to make sure that there's not any development issues in conjunction [00:24:29] with RFP, RFQ that we just did recently and understand the dynamics of it. [00:24:36] But once again, those properties have been kind of joined together for a long [00:24:42] time, but at this point we've redefined this downtown corridor. [00:24:47] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. [00:24:48] Thank you. [00:24:49] For the second. [00:24:50] From what I understand, this would correlate correctly with the Orange Lake [00:24:54] property and potential developers that may want to have proposals for the city. [00:24:59] It's kind of opening the door for that, correct? [00:25:01] Sure, this would affect the bulk of the former first Baptist Church site, which [00:25:05] we call residence at Orange Lake, to offer the additional density of 30 units [00:25:10] per acre on the bulk of that property. [00:25:14] Thank you. [00:25:16] Councilman DeBelt Thomas? [00:25:18] No. [00:25:19] Councilman Davis? [00:25:22] I don't have any comment either. [00:25:24] There's no further discussion. [00:25:25] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:25:28] Aye. [00:25:29] Opposed, the like sign.

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11. 9.b

    Second Reading, Ordinance #2015-2054: Downtown Zoning District

    approved

    Council held a second reading and approved Ordinance 2015-2054, amending the Land Development Code for the downtown zoning district to allow ground-floor residential uses, set residential density consistent with the future land use category, and amend height regulations and land use/zoning consistency provisions. No public comment was offered and the motion passed on a voice vote.

    Ord. Ordinance #2015-2054

    • vote:Approve on second reading Ordinance 2015-2054 amending the Land Development Code for the downtown zoning district. (passed)

    👤DeBelt Thomas👤Mr. Powell#Downtown Zoning District#Ordinance 2015-2054#Section 7.11.01#Section 7.11.05#Section 7.21.00

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    [00:25:30] Next item, second reading, Ordinance 2015-2054. [00:25:34] Mr. Public? [00:25:35] An Ordinance of the City of New Port Richey, Florida, amending the Land [00:25:38] Development Code, amending Section 7.11.01, permitted uses in the downtown [00:25:42] zoning category to allow residential uses on the ground floor, and to specify [00:25:47] that maximum residential density shall be consistent with the applicable future [00:25:50] land use category, amending Section 7.11.05, downtown zoning district height [00:25:56] regulations, amending Section 7.21.00, land use and zoning consistency, [00:26:02] providing for severability, providing for codification, providing for an [00:26:05] effective date. [00:26:06] Thank you. [00:26:07] Hearing, if any member of the public would wish to address council on this, [00:26:10] please come down now. [00:26:13] Seeing no one come down, bring it back to council. [00:26:20] Deputy Mayor? [00:26:21] No, sir, I'm fine. [00:26:22] Thank you. [00:26:23] To the second? [00:26:25] Either one? [00:26:26] No, I'm going to drop or keep that one. [00:26:29] Councilman DeBelt Thomas? [00:26:32] No, I'm fine. [00:26:34] Okay. [00:26:35] I have no comments on this one either. [00:26:38] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:26:40] Aye. [00:26:41] Opposed, light sign. [00:26:42] Next item is second reading of an ordinance 2016-2068 land use amendment [00:26:47] ordinance 2069 rezoning. [00:26:49] Mr. Powell? [00:26:51] 2069 or 2068? [00:26:54] They're both on the same item. [00:26:58] Let's do 2068 first. [00:27:00] Okay, an ordinance amending future land use category for 2.8 acres located [00:27:04] on the south side of Sunset Road approximately 270 feet east of US [00:27:08] Highway 19 from LMDR, low BDM density residential category, to highway [00:27:14] commercial category. [00:27:16] Further described herein in Exhibit A, providing for severability, providing [00:27:20] for an effective date.

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12. 9.c

    Second Reading, Ordinance #2016-2068: Land Use Amendment & Ordinance #2016-2069: Rezoning

    approved

    Council held second reading and public hearings on Ordinance #2016-2068 (land use amendment) and Ordinance #2016-2069 (rezoning) for a two-acre parcel on the south side of Sunset Road approximately 270 feet east of US Highway 19, rezoning from Office District to Highway Commercial District. Both ordinances passed with no public comment, with council noting the change fills a 'donut hole' relative to surrounding properties.

    Ord. Ordinance #2016-2068; Ordinance #2016-2069

    • motion:Approve second reading of Ordinance #2016-2068, land use amendment. (passed)
    • motion:Approve second reading of Ordinance #2016-2069, rezoning two acres on Sunset Road from Office District to Highway Commercial District. (passed)

    📍south side of Sunset Road and approximately 270 east of US Highway 19👤Davis👤DeBelt Thomas👤Starkey#Ordinance #2016-2068#Ordinance #2016-2069

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    [00:27:22] Thank you. [00:27:23] This is a public hearing. [00:27:24] Anyone wish to address council on this matter? [00:27:27] Seeing no one coming forward, close it and bring it back to council. [00:27:30] Move for approval. [00:27:31] Second. [00:27:32] We have a motion and a second to the maker. [00:27:34] I think, Mayor, we discussed the majority of our items at the first [00:27:38] reading. [00:27:39] Obviously, it just kind of fills the donut hole in that property. [00:27:43] Obviously, there's an expanded use, which is nice. [00:27:46] It just blends in. [00:27:48] So that's all. [00:27:49] Thank you. [00:27:50] Mr. Davis? [00:27:51] Councilman Starkey? [00:27:52] No, I agree. [00:27:53] We've covered all these bases. [00:27:54] Councilman DeBelt Thomas? [00:27:56] I agree. [00:27:57] I would just echo the Deputy Mayor's comments. [00:27:59] I was quite surprised that this actually was sitting there [00:28:03] with a separate ranking of everything around it, [00:28:09] which didn't make a lot of sense. [00:28:12] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:28:14] Aye. [00:28:15] Opposed, light sign. [00:28:17] Motion passes. [00:28:18] Next item is land use amendment in ordinance 2016-2069, rezoning. [00:28:24] An ordinance rezoning two-point acres located on the south side of [00:28:27] Sunset Road and approximately 270 east of US Highway 19 from O [00:28:33] Office District to Highway Commercial District, [00:28:36] further described herein in Exhibit A, [00:28:38] provided for severability, provided for an effective date. [00:28:41] This is a public hearing. [00:28:42] Open it up for public comment. [00:28:45] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [00:28:47] Move for approval. [00:28:49] To the maker? [00:28:51] No, it's just a tandem to what we just did on the other side. [00:28:54] Thank you. [00:28:55] To the second? [00:28:58] Councilman? [00:28:59] Councilman? [00:29:00] Yes. [00:29:01] Same here. [00:29:02] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:29:04] Aye. [00:29:05] Opposed, light sign. [00:29:06] Motion passes. [00:29:07] This next item is first reading ordinance 2016-2071, [00:29:11] authorizing issuance of non-ad valorem refunding revenue notes. [00:29:16] Mayor? [00:29:17] Sorry. [00:29:18] You go ahead first. [00:29:19] All right. [00:29:20] An ordinance of the city of New Port Richey, Florida, [00:29:22] authorizing the issuance of non-ad valorem refunding revenue [00:29:25] notes in one or more series in the aggregate principal amount [00:29:28] of not to exceed $12 million to refund certain outstanding debt [00:29:32] of the city of New Port Richey, Florida Community Redevelopment [00:29:35] Agency and paying costs related thereto, [00:29:37] providing that the notes shall be limited obligations of the city [00:29:40] payable from non-ad valorem revenues budgeted, appropriate, [00:29:43] and deposited as provided herein, providing for the rights, [00:29:46] securities, and remedies for the owners of the notes,

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13. 9.d

    First Reading, Ordinance 2016-2071: Authorizing Issuance of Non-Ad Valorem Refunding Revenue Notes

    discussed

    First reading of Ordinance 2016-2071 authorizing issuance of up to $12 million in non-ad valorem refunding revenue notes to refinance the CRA's existing 2005A and 2005B revenue notes. Staff and consultants presented results of an RFP process recommending TD Bank, which offered a rate of approximately 2.77%, extended maturity to 2032, and greater financing flexibility via a covenant to budget and appropriate. Second reading scheduled for January 19.

    Ord. Ordinance 2016-2071

    • direction:Council heard first reading of Ordinance 2016-2071 authorizing up to $12 million in refunding revenue notes; second reading scheduled for January 19, 2016. (none)

    🏢BB&T🏢BBVA Compass🏢Bank United🏢Bank of America🏢Compass🏢Fifth Third Bank🏢Florida Community Bank🏢Ford and Associates🏢Hancock Bank🏢PNC🏢Sabadell🏢SunTrust🏢TD Bank🏢Wells Fargo👤Brian Miller👤Councilman Starkey👤Crystal East👤Dwayne Draper👤Jerry Ford👤John Ford👤Ms. Manns#Aquatic facility#CRA TIF financing#Cotee River Park development#Covenant to budget and appropriate#Ordinance 2016-2071#Penny for Pasco sales tax#Rec center construction#Series 2005A revenue notes#Series 2005B revenue notes#Streetscape improvements

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    [00:29:48] providing for severability, and providing an effective date. [00:29:52] Ms. Manns? [00:29:53] Mr. Mayor, members of the city council, [00:29:56] Mrs. East has prepared a presentation. [00:30:00] presentation for you this evening on this item. Additionally we have Jerry Ford in [00:30:04] attendance who serves as the city's financial advisor and Mr. Dwayne Draper [00:30:10] who serves as the city's bond counsel in the event that you should have any [00:30:13] questions that we need to respond to. Thank you. [00:30:31] CRA. [00:30:48] Good evening. Consistent with the strategy that was laid out in the fiscal [00:30:54] year 16 budget, we've taken some action or began taking action to refinance the [00:31:00] current debt that's in the CRA. The objective for tonight is to provide you [00:31:11] with some background information on that existing debt to go over a projected [00:31:15] outcome of the refinancing transaction and then also to explain the process of [00:31:20] the whole transaction so that it's clear to you. I understand that a [00:31:30] presentation was presented to you a few months ago on the potential [00:31:34] refinancing but please allow me to go over some background information on the [00:31:39] existing debt just as a recap. The CRA currently services two revenue notes [00:31:46] series 2005A and 2005B. They both have a combined balance of $10,984,000 [00:31:55] and both mature on August 1st of 2025. The interest rate on [00:32:02] one is 4.12% and on the other 4.13%. The significant projects that were [00:32:10] financed with these debts were the construction of the rec center, an [00:32:16] aquatic facility, streetscape improvement projects, and the Cote River Park [00:32:22] development. Commercial land was also purchased with this debt and also [00:32:26] housing and business incentive grant programs were funded. Both revenue notes [00:32:32] are secured by TIF funds from the CRA. [00:32:40] With the completion of this transaction we hope to, you know, we hope that we [00:32:49] will receive the following objectives or outcome. The first one is interest rate [00:32:55] savings. The rate, we're expecting the rate to be reduced from 4.12 and 4.13 [00:33:02] percent to approximately 2.77 percent. That rate isn't finalized [00:33:08] until three business days prior to closing so we don't have an exact [00:33:12] percentage just yet. There's also some cash flow savings to be expected. Even as [00:33:19] early as the current fiscal year, interest payments will be delayed six [00:33:24] months reducing fiscal 16 requirements and also the final maturity extended [00:33:29] will be extended from 2025 to 2032 providing additional cash flow relief. [00:33:35] There's also future financing flexibility. The current debt is secured [00:33:41] by incremental tax revenue where we have the potential to now [00:33:49] have security based on the city's covenant to budget and appropriate. And [00:33:53] so as long as we're complying with that additional debt does not need to be [00:33:57] approved by the bank prior to. This slide is my attempt to provide a visual of the [00:34:11] process that takes place during the refinancing. So the first step was to [00:34:18] request proposals from banks, evaluate and negotiate the final terms. That was [00:34:25] administered by our financial advisor Ford and Associates and they'll come up [00:34:29] in a few minutes and go through that whole process and explain what took [00:34:35] place and the results of it. The second step is where we are currently. The first [00:34:41] reading of the ordinance. It's the ordinance was drafted by Dwayne Draper [00:34:46] Bond Consul who is also here with us and will come up to answer any questions [00:34:52] that we have related to it. Tonight we present to you the draft of the ordinance. [00:34:59] We'll review it, go over the results of the proposal and then move on to step [00:35:07] three which will take place on the 19th in January where we'll go have the [00:35:13] second reading of the ordinance and then go over our resolutions which would amend [00:35:17] the amended and restated interlocal agreements between the city and the CRA [00:35:22] and basically authorize the final transaction. Step four is the [00:35:28] closing of the new note which will take place at the end of [00:35:32] the month and that's basically going to be between the bank and signing the [00:35:38] documents and requiring the money. So step one I'm now going to invite Jerry up so [00:35:48] that he can just give us a brief overview of that initial process and the [00:35:52] results of the RFP. Good evening my name is Jerry Ford with Ford and Associates. [00:35:58] With me tonight is John Ford. Thank you for allowing us to be here. Jerry one [00:36:03] question before you get started. Yes sir. Can you back up two slides? I want to [00:36:11] just, as you're presenting, I want to make sure that you have a little idea where [00:36:17] I'm at. Okay. I want to flesh out the last two lines where it says future [00:36:25] financing flexibility. Will you speak specifically to point one and point two [00:36:31] as you're doing your preset? Absolutely. Because I believe that's a key key factor and not [00:36:42] having Big Brother, Big Bank want to come along for the ride over and over again [00:36:48] and become more of an obstacle than they are a conduit. So I know you're [00:36:55] going to do your presentation but I want to make sure that while you're doing it [00:36:59] you can highlight the flexibility aspects of what we have. Very good. You could not have given me a better segment. [00:37:05] Well you know I try to roll it out best I can. If we could go forward a [00:37:13] couple of slides now and I'll hit those points as I'm talking. The first step [00:37:25] that we had was to issue an RFP, evaluate, negotiate final terms after we did that. [00:37:30] The city and its financing team prepared a request for proposals that contain [00:37:35] very specific terms and conditions. And those curves and conditions related back [00:37:39] to, in large part, future financing flexibility. Because in fact the city had [00:37:45] received an unsolicited proposal to refinance this debt and we were asked to [00:37:52] evaluate that. Bond Council also evaluated that. And in working with staff [00:37:56] we simply collectively believed that it would tie the city's hands going forward [00:38:02] significantly. It contained a number of terms and conditions. It asked for [00:38:06] multiple direct pledges, specific revenue sources. And it also said that the city [00:38:11] could borrow, have no additional borrowing at all without prior written [00:38:15] approval from the bank. We felt that that was not in your best interest and we [00:38:20] felt that that was not warranted that the marketplace could do better than [00:38:24] that if you went out with an RFP. And we were given that direction by the manager [00:38:27] and by Ms. Feist. And so we prepared that RFP, which the team reviewed and agreed [00:38:33] to. And then it was put out to roughly 19 separate financial institutions. Those [00:38:38] included all of the major banks that you're used to dealing with. Compass, [00:38:43] Ford Community Bank, SunTrust, TD, Hancock, Sabadell, BB&T, P&C, Wells Fargo, [00:38:50] Bank United, Fifth Third Bank, and a number of others. We did not know how [00:38:54] many we would get back. We did not know if we would get back five or if we'd get [00:38:59] back two or three. At the end of the day we distributed that. We gave folks a [00:39:04] couple weeks for that. And we received proposals from four banks. One was deemed [00:39:09] non-responsive. It was basically a mirror of the earlier unsolicited proposal that [00:39:16] had been sent. And the terms and conditions were essentially the same. There [00:39:19] were some minor changes, but very minor. One was eliminated based on rate. Its [00:39:24] rate was comparable to the rate that you have now on the outstanding debt. Had [00:39:30] excellent terms and conditions, but the rate was very, very high. There were two [00:39:34] that we deemed to be competitive. Those were from TD Bank and from BBBA Compass. [00:39:40] If you go to the next slide, please. [00:39:46] Once we got those in, we began evaluating those with the city, with its team, and [00:39:53] with bond counsel. And fairly quickly we determined that the number one bank to [00:40:00] begin negotiations with was TD. And since December 22nd, we have been [00:40:05] collectively in conversations with TD and we have gone back and forth about [00:40:10] four times on their term sheets, terms, and conditions. And basically earlier [00:40:15] today arrived at a final term sheet that provided the city with the best set of [00:40:21] terms and conditions and the most flexibility going forward of any of the [00:40:25] offers we received. And significantly more flexibility than the unsolicited [00:40:31] proposal you had received. Let's talk about that covenant to budget and [00:40:35] appropriate language for just a moment that you asked about. What that means, and [00:40:40] Dwayne can talk more about that when he gets up here, is that you have an [00:40:43] obligation each year that you enter into a covenant that you will budget for and [00:40:48] appropriate from your available non-ad valorem revenues from that whole market [00:40:53] basket of different non-ad valorem revenues that you have, enough money to [00:40:57] pay the debt service on these bonds. That is, in this particular case, the only [00:41:05] source of security and the only pledge that TD Bank is required of the city. [00:41:09] They're not asking for an additional direct pledge from the CRA, although they [00:41:14] are requiring that the interlocal agreement that you have with the CRA that [00:41:17] requires them to make payments to you remain in place, and that those payments [00:41:22] are available as non-ad valorem revenues even though they're not directly [00:41:26] pledged. Even though sales taxes are available as a non-ad valorem revenue, [00:41:31] they are not directly pledged, and so it provides flexibility. And as long as [00:41:36] those revenues are maintained at a level that they exceed the debt by one and a [00:41:43] half times, basically what Dwayne would refer to as an anti-dilution test, as [00:41:47] long as you can keep those above one and a half times, and they're well above that [00:41:51] now, you can issue new debt as long as it doesn't fall below that coverage level [00:41:56] without going back to the bank for approval. That, in essence, is what you [00:42:01] have. If you parallel that with the unsolicited proposal that you had late [00:42:07] last year, that proposal asked for this covenant budget appropriate, it asked for [00:42:12] a specific first lien on your sales tax, it asked for a specific lien on your [00:42:17] public service taxes, and it said that you could issue no additional debt without [00:42:21] prior written approval from the bank. So across the board, we believe that the TD [00:42:28] proposal presents not only a lower cost, but a more flexible transaction for the [00:42:34] city, puts you in a better position going forward to try to do some of the things [00:42:37] that you outlined last year that you would like to do moving forward. [00:42:42] Manager, was there anything else you wanted me to... [00:42:45] I think you've covered it. [00:42:46] Very good. [00:42:47] And I'm sure the council may have some questions now. [00:42:51] Thank you for your time. [00:42:52] How confident are we that we can get $277 or close to it? [00:42:56] Well, today the rate would actually be about $281. It's been lower than that over the last few weeks. [00:43:03] Rates have been up and down. The last few days they have been coming down. [00:43:08] We can't guarantee, but we know it's going to be within a range unless volatility [00:43:13] gets really out of hand and skyrockets, at which point we'd come back and say, [00:43:17] hey, we think there's a problem here. But the reason that we're trying to do this [00:43:22] as quickly as we can is to limit that window of volatility. [00:43:26] A couple of questions. [00:43:27] Yes, sir. [00:43:28] Specifically, you used the threshold benchmark of one and a half. I'm sure Mr. [00:43:35] Draper will speak to that in some magnitude, but it doesn't necessarily say that [00:43:43] if there were other funds to be borrowed that we have to go to TD, right? [00:43:50] No. [00:43:51] It just says that we have to stay with under that one and a half threshold. [00:43:56] You say above that. [00:43:57] Right, above that. [00:43:58] That's correct. [00:43:59] The other is that the way that the debt is structured, it takes us from 2025 to 2032. [00:44:14] It does. [00:44:15] With that, not so much you, staff needs to make sure between now and the next reading [00:44:25] that we have sufficient comfort of not only when the CRA blends out, which I believe [00:44:32] is 32, which is okay, because there's no debt obligation there. [00:44:37] It's just the relationship between the two. [00:44:39] I know I'm getting down in the weeds, but this is a lot of money. [00:44:43] It is a lot of money. [00:44:44] It is a savings. [00:44:45] It does allow for some massive flexibility the city has not had in the last 10 or 15 [00:44:51] years, from my knowledge, having to deal with, and SunTrust has been a great partner. [00:44:57] I was just pointing out, obviously, that they won't. [00:45:00] One of the two entities. [00:45:02] But the other entity that's no longer at the table, I'll be very happy to have that. [00:45:08] They can keep their business in Charlotte. [00:45:10] They can stay in Charlotte and you don't have to agree or [00:45:14] disagree because I'm just putting it out there. [00:45:17] Because every time we wanted to go back and talk to them, they wanted [00:45:21] additional leverage and additional what I call putting screws to you. [00:45:26] And I don't appreciate that when you're trying to run a small city. [00:45:30] So, and that's not, I'm editorializing. [00:45:33] You don't have to agree or disagree because you have a large magnitude of [00:45:36] business you do, but the other is, is to make sure that those revenue sources [00:45:43] that get us from 25 to 32, that we have a great, that we have some comfort with that. [00:45:51] Because we all know that the penny for PASCO blends out in 24, 25. [00:45:58] The county's been a good steward. [00:46:00] The cities have been a good steward to where it was re-passed. [00:46:05] And there is some flexibility in that, that sales tax, you use that for [00:46:10] debt service and, you know, not forecasting that in 24, [00:46:17] 2024 that it's gonna be approved again. [00:46:21] But once again, we, we've made it, or I've made it, and my colleagues, [00:46:26] we've seemed to have been on the same page most of the last couple of years. [00:46:30] Is to not obligate future councils to some of the things that we [00:46:37] came into back in 2000, 2012, when we were told of our financial position. [00:46:44] And where I guess our, our exit was, and I think one of, [00:46:51] I think I described it as a tsunami at the time, in 14, and now we're into 16. [00:46:56] So we bypassed that. [00:46:57] But the biggest thing is, is to make sure that we've got the flexibility and [00:47:02] not having our hands tied, if that's what the councils want to do moving forward. [00:47:08] Where the bank just puts a big roadblock. [00:47:10] So I appreciate that. [00:47:11] Thank you. [00:47:13] Great comments, if I could. [00:47:14] First of all, I worked for SunTrust for 13 years, and it's, it's, [00:47:17] it was a good part of my life. [00:47:19] It's a great financial institution. [00:47:21] Every financial institution out there, if you violate your covenants, [00:47:26] even if you continue to make your debt payments, they have internal guidelines, [00:47:31] and they have regulations that they deal with. [00:47:32] And as you drop below the required covenants that you agree to, [00:47:36] they have to reserve more against you. [00:47:38] They have more problems with the regulators, and they shift those loans [00:47:42] over into what they consider bad assets or risky assets. [00:47:46] Once you go from that local banker who takes care of you, in any bank, [00:47:50] to that bad asset area, the game has changed, and they are not your buddy. [00:47:56] Their goal is one thing. [00:47:58] Their goal is to get that loan qualified in such a way that they're able [00:48:03] to reduce the amount that they have to reserve against it, and [00:48:07] they want it off of their books. [00:48:09] So I think that should be instructive of you all going forward in any financing. [00:48:14] That you want to make sure that as you borrow again in the future, [00:48:17] that you're doing that prudently, that you're doing it conservatively in a way [00:48:21] that never causes you to be threatened by dipping below those financial [00:48:26] thresholds again, because you would be back in the same situation. [00:48:30] Word about the amortization, it does go out to 2032. [00:48:33] The commitment is for 15 years. [00:48:35] At the end of 15 years, the bank has the right to put that back to you or [00:48:41] to reset the rate. [00:48:43] In the SunTrust proposal, that was at 10 years. [00:48:46] In another one, it was at 10 years, I believe. [00:48:50] Only one bank offered the full term, and that was at a rate of over 4%. [00:48:54] So there is a little risk out there in the last two years, but [00:48:58] that is the longest amortization that we've received. [00:49:01] Those old phrases that you used, those used to be called bullet loans, [00:49:05] or whenever your amortization got to reset. [00:49:08] It's a put, is what we call it. [00:49:10] A put, okay. [00:49:11] All right, thank you, Mr. Mayor. [00:49:12] Thank you. [00:49:13] Question, just one quick question. [00:49:15] Are there any penalties built into this for refinancing ahead of the 2032? [00:49:20] It's a great question. [00:49:21] It is what is called a make whole penalty, [00:49:25] similar to what you have with CRA loan. [00:49:28] In that, if you wanted to get out of it early, you would have to [00:49:33] make a payment that made them whole to where the market was at that time. [00:49:37] So it would be expensive for you to get out of that if you wanted to get out of that. [00:49:41] If they decide to get out of it in 15 years, you would pay it off at 100 cents [00:49:47] on the dollar, plus whatever accrued interest there was, there would be no penalty there. [00:49:51] But if you want to walk away early, yes, there would be a penalty. [00:49:55] I think a few years back when we were looking to refinance, [00:49:58] there was, they did tie it into very specifically. [00:50:03] We had to put very specific monies into it. [00:50:06] So the fact that they're not going there, it's telling, I think, to me. [00:50:13] Or are we, they're pleased with the progress that we're making, [00:50:18] or the direction that we're going in, why would that have been? [00:50:20] I mean, I'm pleased that they're doing that, but just what's their thinking behind it? [00:50:23] Yes, ma'am, it's a really good question. [00:50:25] There's a fundamental difference here. [00:50:26] This is now a credit of the city, not of the CRA. [00:50:30] So they're no longer looking specifically at the CRA. [00:50:33] They're not really looking at the CRA at all. [00:50:35] They're looking at the city, which is a broader, stronger entity. [00:50:39] And that's what allows you to do this. [00:50:41] Thank you. [00:50:42] Councilman Starkey, did you have any questions? [00:50:44] All right, thank you. [00:50:45] Very good questions. [00:50:45] Thank you, Mr. Jones. [00:50:46] I just have one more, crystal. [00:50:50] What is the percentage of savings that we're getting per year, per month, [00:50:54] or something? [00:50:56] We actually just received the final, well, the final terms and conditions [00:51:01] from the bank. [00:51:02] So we haven't had time to really provide, calculate the numbers. [00:51:06] And that's what we plan to do for next meeting, to give you. [00:51:08] And then, will the next meeting also fine-tune the $12 million? [00:51:13] Or will it be still $12 million in the award? [00:51:18] No, we will have a specific number. [00:51:19] Go ahead. [00:51:20] Right now, that number is inside $11,350,000. [00:51:23] It's below the $12 million. [00:51:25] $11,319,000 right now, it may fluctuate a little bit. [00:51:29] We will not be able to run the final savings number until we set the rate, [00:51:32] which will be three business days prior to the close. [00:51:35] So it will be shortly after the second meeting. [00:51:37] OK. [00:51:38] But we'll be able to, we'll be closer to, we'll probably [00:51:42] go closer to where the percentage is at that. [00:51:45] OK. [00:51:46] And we'll know the percentage of savings. [00:51:48] So if you allow me to go back a little bit to the process flow chart. [00:51:53] Jerry has explained step one in great detail. [00:51:58] So now, I'll ask Dwayne to come up. [00:52:00] And he will move on to step two. [00:52:03] And also, step three in summarizing today's ordinance [00:52:08] and giving us a brief overview of what to expect. [00:52:11] Next. [00:52:12] Thanks, Crystal. [00:52:12] I'll even cover step four, which is, and I'll do this quickly. [00:52:17] First, I want to say how privileged we are, Brian Miller and all of us, [00:52:20] to be serving as your bond counsel. [00:52:21] We started in 2004. [00:52:23] Things were different then. [00:52:25] We've been with the city through ups and downs and challenging environments. [00:52:31] An opportunity presented itself to the manager and the finance director [00:52:36] several months ago when the make whole premium expired, penalty expired [00:52:40] on the Bank of America loan. [00:52:42] And I commend them for bringing in Jerry and John [00:52:45] to go from a situation several months ago where the lender had leverage [00:52:50] to create leverage for the city and to put such a favorable terms [00:52:55] in front of you in connection with this refinancing opportunity. [00:52:59] So we, under your charter, have to authorize debt, [00:53:03] even in the case of refinancing, by ordinance. [00:53:06] So this is the first step in a two-step process [00:53:09] as it relates to authorizing this debt. [00:53:12] The proposed ordinance authorizes the not to exceed amount, [00:53:16] conservatively, of $12 million of the revenue bonds [00:53:20] to be issued by the city to refinance debt of the CRA at lower interest rates [00:53:28] and to extend the term of the debt commensurate [00:53:31] with the term of the CRA. [00:53:33] The reason that the 2005 transaction was structured out to 2025, [00:53:38] I think, is that banks weren't willing to go out beyond 20 years at that time. [00:53:43] So now you're able to right size the debt commensurate [00:53:48] with the term of the CRA itself. [00:53:53] While you intend to pay this with TIF of the CRA, [00:53:58] the city's promising to pay through the covenant to budget [00:54:01] appropriate legally available not ad valorem revenues [00:54:04] as the source of security, as we've discussed. [00:54:07] If you enact this ordinance on January 19, following a public hearing, [00:54:15] what will then be presented to you is a details resolution. [00:54:18] It will encapsulate the financing terms and conditions [00:54:22] which have been negotiated with TD Bank. [00:54:26] So those terms and conditions will be built into that. [00:54:31] So that would follow the second meeting and enactment [00:54:33] of the ordinance details resolution. [00:54:36] CRA will also meet, let me back up and say, [00:54:39] the details resolution will also approve the form of an amended and [00:54:45] restated interlocal agreement, which keeps the CRA on the hook, [00:54:50] insulates the general fund ultimately from this debt. [00:54:53] And we're amending and restating it in order to capture the refinancing. [00:55:00] As well as to recognize the fact that the city paid off the 2012 note, [00:55:08] which was originally the 2005 seed CRA debt. [00:55:12] So that was paid off, I think, within the past fiscal year or so. [00:55:18] And so it recognizes, this interlocal agreement recognizes, [00:55:22] it keeps the CRA and the TIF on the hook to catch back up [00:55:28] with regard to these debt obligations that the city is assisting to get paid. [00:55:36] So the interlocal agreement will be part of that details resolution. [00:55:40] We'll also have a short CRA meeting that evening on the 19th so [00:55:44] that the CRA can also approve the form and [00:55:47] authorize the execution of that amended and restated interlocal agreement. [00:55:52] Lastly, we're going to adopt or propose that you adopt a reimbursement [00:55:56] resolution relating to the potential that you might do new money in the future. [00:56:03] And this is not obligatory, it preserves flexibility for [00:56:07] federal tax law purposes and allows you to potentially refinance. [00:56:12] If you were to do new money projects in the future, finance them on a tax exempt [00:56:17] basis, it would allow you to reach back and [00:56:19] refinance some prior expenditures with proceeds. [00:56:22] And so we'll propose that you adopt that to preserve flexibility with regard to [00:56:28] federal tax law in connection with the possibility that you may or [00:56:33] may not do new money financings in the future. [00:56:36] And I understand some of that might be tied to such things as when and [00:56:42] if the CRA sunsides, when and if penny for [00:56:45] PASCO is extended, things of that nature and so forth. [00:56:50] So those will be the items that happen presumably on the 19th. [00:56:56] The morning of the 20th, assuming all that gets enacted and adopted, [00:56:59] the rate will be set, the final part amount will be determined. [00:57:05] The present value savings will be knocked down to the penny. [00:57:09] That will be on a Wednesday morning. [00:57:12] We will pre-close with the mayor, city clerk, city attorney, [00:57:17] city manager, finance director, and chairman of the CRA. [00:57:21] Probably early Friday afternoon, we'll sign documents. [00:57:23] That would be on the 22nd. [00:57:26] And then on the morning of the 25th, which is a Monday morning, this will settle. [00:57:33] And so the transaction, the A and B notes will go off the books in terms of CRA debt. [00:57:41] And this new 2016 revenue note will go on the books [00:57:45] contemporaneously on the 25th in the morning. [00:57:49] And so that's what I expect may play out beyond this. [00:57:53] And I'm certainly ready, willing, and able to answer any questions that any of you may have. [00:57:59] Any questions? [00:58:02] On the 19th? [00:58:05] More information available on the 19th. [00:58:06] Yeah, right. [00:58:08] Any recapture clauses? [00:58:11] Any way for them to come back and recapture? [00:58:14] Who's them? [00:58:15] ED, Fed, audit structure. [00:58:20] Anyway, I'm just playing devil advocate for a minute, just trying to make sure [00:58:25] there's not some player that I'm not seeing on the team right now. [00:58:31] So with regard to, I mean, so in essence, what, it'll be a one way, [00:58:38] in essence, it'll be a one way obligation after the 25th, and it's just to pay the debt [00:58:42] and to maintain the coverage ratios which are built into the documentation. [00:58:47] And the fees, obviously, to do, so I want to be clear, we don't get to pencil this thing [00:58:54] up without a few fees, and so I don't want somebody to come and say, well, I'm not happy [00:58:59] with this because X, Y, and Z fee when it was 12, we're 11-3, we're refinancing 10-8 or 10-9, [00:59:07] you got a couple hundred thousand dollars because you got 16 or 18 years of carry. [00:59:11] You got all those things that, I don't know any time I get to go to get a home loan and I don't [00:59:16] have some fee there. My only other question, and if you can't answer tonight, I'm okay with that, [00:59:25] because of the relationship with the city and the CRA, and obviously, we're entities of both, [00:59:33] get to wear the same hat, we get different hats and different roles. The CRA at the moment is [00:59:43] whole and can't be, I guess, restructured to 32 because there's two things. One, [00:59:56] there's been conversations about restructuring. [01:00:00] you know, re, maybe redoing the CRA to take it out. [01:00:04] For other councils to consider, not us. [01:00:07] I'm just, just trying to put the, the, the game, that. [01:00:10] And we just went through a, a mild conversation. [01:00:19] With the county was thinking about going to a charter government element. [01:00:23] And with that, it, it gives them additional purviews and [01:00:28] additional, I guess, strengths on how they can monitor or [01:00:36] how they can address CRAs, I don't know if it's presently or in the future. [01:00:41] And that's where my, that's where my concern is. [01:00:44] To make sure that if we are doing this, that if we look out ten years, [01:00:51] the backup plan is, is what would happen if the county did X and Y. [01:00:56] I, I, maybe it's overthinking it, I don't know. [01:01:01] But, you know, we, we were close a couple of years ago. [01:01:05] If it wasn't for our, our water service department, [01:01:09] we, we wouldn't have been able to bridge where we got to. [01:01:12] That's, that's with the pilaf and everything else. [01:01:15] Let's be honest about it. [01:01:17] But, just want to make sure that it's on the record that we, that we think about [01:01:22] that and that you can give us some insights because that plays out how [01:01:27] the city has to present themselves maybe in five years or seven years. [01:01:31] Maybe closer, closer to that when it's a charter and it, and [01:01:35] the relationship between the bank and the CRA and [01:01:38] the city being the, the whole entity that's holding this loan. [01:01:41] So, like I said, I don't want to overthink it, but I don't want to not put it out [01:01:45] there to at least have the, the, the, the elements so [01:01:50] that we have it in our, our decision process. [01:01:53] Mr. Drake. [01:01:54] I've got three, I think you asked three questions there. [01:01:57] Quickly, I'll, I'll mention that I think I heard Crystal and Jerry both referenced [01:02:02] that with regard to transaction costs and transparency, I think that information [01:02:06] would be available on the 19th, at least in a very good estimate. [01:02:10] The rate gets set the next morning. [01:02:13] With regard to your flexibility on your CRA vis-a-vis the lender, [01:02:17] which I'll handle, and then I'll defer to the city attorney with [01:02:22] regard to flexibility on the CRA that you might have based upon [01:02:28] the law as it may or may not be whether or not you're in a charter or [01:02:31] non-charter county. [01:02:32] Those are, those are issues which I think are probably better for [01:02:35] the city attorney to, to handle. [01:02:37] With regard to the lender, what, what you had before was an inability [01:02:41] to restructure the CRA without going to your lender. [01:02:46] We have disconnected that arrangement. [01:02:49] We've given you more flexibility as it relates to making modifications [01:02:56] to your CRA, the boundaries, term, without going to the lender. [01:03:01] With one proviso, the lender does require that they be able to give [01:03:06] consent if your action would cause you to drop below the 150. [01:03:12] And as Jerry mentioned, we're well above that right now. [01:03:14] So as long as you don't take an action that would drop you below the 150, [01:03:19] you don't have to go to the lender as a result of this refinancing, [01:03:21] which is a much different situation than we sit here today with your [01:03:26] current lender, because you would have to get their consent to do anything. [01:03:29] Crystal, the only other thing that I'd be looking for is what the magic [01:03:33] number is now and what that 150 relates to. [01:03:37] Much cushion you have, right. [01:03:39] Because that leads to, I just, you know, [01:03:42] everybody wants to know what, what the separation is. [01:03:46] Yeah, and Jerry and I actually had that discussion today. [01:03:50] Is that in advance of the next meeting he and [01:03:53] John were already planning with Crystal to not only come up with that number, [01:03:57] but to make sure that the bank, the new bank there's a meeting of [01:04:03] the minds on that so that it's just mechanical thereafter. [01:04:06] So that, that definitely was something that Jerry and [01:04:09] John were already planning on doing. [01:04:10] I just want to make sure we had it all on there. [01:04:11] Excellent, excellent question. [01:04:13] Mr. Popovich, did you want to try to address the other part of that? [01:04:16] No, I'll have to confirm. [01:04:17] I know it's an issue that came up when we were doing the charter government [01:04:20] committee, and I'll have to look into my notes again and [01:04:23] see exactly what would happen should some of those clauses be implemented [01:04:28] if the county does go the way of charter county, how that would affect. [01:04:32] Yeah, I think in some ways you're good till 32, but [01:04:36] I never know what the legislator's going to allow somebody, [01:04:41] allow the county to do, and when you go to charter, just- [01:04:45] Better part of hours to know what our situation is. [01:04:48] That's right. [01:04:50] Very good. [01:04:51] This is a public hearing, and I'll open it up for public comment if anyone wishes [01:04:54] to address council on this issue. [01:04:58] Seeing no one come forward, I'll bring it back to council. [01:05:00] Move for approval. [01:05:01] Second. [01:05:02] We have a motion and a second to the maker. [01:05:04] Thank you both for very good presentations. [01:05:07] Obviously, we'll have to see what the details are on the night, but [01:05:10] the pros are definitely outweighing the cons from what I can see, so thank you. [01:05:14] Second. [01:05:15] Yes, thank you for the presentation, the explanation, and [01:05:18] also for the opportunity for us to do this. [01:05:21] My inclination is that the added flexibility we get in [01:05:26] is probably paramount in saving money is going to be a big factor also. [01:05:33] Deputy Mayor? [01:05:35] No, I'm fine, Mr. Mayor, I got my questions answered. [01:05:36] Thank you. [01:05:37] Councilman Davis. [01:05:39] There's no further discussion. [01:05:40] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [01:05:42] Aye. [01:05:43] Opposed, light sign.

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14. 10.a

    Resolution 2016-04: Renewal of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for Pasco County

    approved

    Council adopted Resolution 2016-04 renewing the city's support for Pasco County's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, a five-year statutory renewal last approved in 2010. The city subscribes to Pasco County's plan because it does not have its own emergency management plan.

    Ord. Resolution 2016-04

    • motion:Motion to approve Resolution 2016-04 renewing support for the Pasco County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. (passed)

    👤Eckstein#Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for Pasco County#Resolution 2016-04

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    [01:05:45] Motion passes. [01:05:46] Next item is Resolution 2016-04, [01:05:49] Renewal of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for Pasco County. [01:05:53] Mr. Mayor, members of the council, this in large part is a bookkeeping item [01:05:59] presented to us by way of Florida statutes. [01:06:04] It is something that we do every five years. [01:06:08] The last time this item was before you was in 2010, review and approval. [01:06:15] And although I want to emphasize the fact that we do have our own [01:06:19] emergency management program, because we do not have an emergency management plan, [01:06:26] we subscribe to that of Pasco counties. [01:06:29] So the purpose of this agenda item is to request a resolution and [01:06:34] support the renewal of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for [01:06:39] Pasco County. [01:06:41] And if you have any questions, I have the good fortune of having [01:06:46] Assistant Chief Eckstein with me this evening to respond to your questions. [01:06:51] Thank you. [01:06:51] Open this up for public comment. [01:06:53] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [01:06:56] Move for approval. [01:06:57] Second. [01:06:58] To the maker. [01:06:59] No, sir. [01:07:00] Nothing. [01:07:03] There being no further discussion, all those in favor, please signify by saying [01:07:06] aye. [01:07:07] Aye.

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15. 10.b

    Recommendation on Award of RFP No. 2016-002, Professional Audit Services

    approved

    Council awarded RFP 2016-002 for Professional Audit Services to Clifton Larson Allen, the top-rated firm and low bidder, for a three-year contract totaling $110,250. Staff highlighted that Sue Pagan, who previously worked on the city's audit, is now with the firm and will provide continuity.

    • motion:Move to approve award of RFP 2016-002 for Professional Audit Services to Clifton Larson Allen for a three-year contract totaling $110,250. (passed)

    🏢Clifton Larson Allen👤Crystal👤Phillips👤Starkey👤Sue Pagan#Professional Audit Services#RFP No. 2016-002

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    [01:07:08] Opposed, like, sign. [01:07:08] Next, recommendation on award of RFP 2016-002. [01:07:13] Mr. Mayor, members of the city council, the staff [01:07:18] authorized release of an RFP for professional services. [01:07:26] And that was done in November of 2015. [01:07:30] The city received four proposals and conducted a review of the proposals and [01:07:38] an evaluation process of the top three rated firms. [01:07:44] I'm pleased to tell you that Clifton, Lars, and [01:07:48] Allen was our top rated firm as a result of the evaluation process. [01:07:54] I have Sue Pagan in attendance this evening, who is a familiar face to many [01:07:59] of you as she was instrumental in the performance of our most recent audit. [01:08:04] She is now a member of the Clifton, Lars, and Allen staff. [01:08:09] And she brings with her much skill and expertise that will make our audit a [01:08:14] little bit easier to administer this coming year and hopefully in the [01:08:20] following two years that are part of this contract. [01:08:23] We are asking you to contract them for a three year period of time for [01:08:28] a total expenditure in the amount of $110,250. [01:08:33] Thank you. Open this up for public comment. [01:08:36] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to the council. [01:08:40] Move for approval. [01:08:42] Motion. [01:08:43] Second. [01:08:43] Second for the maker. [01:08:45] I just want to ask a question of Crystal. [01:08:48] I think when we asked the audit firm to come last year, [01:08:53] they said they first showed up in December. [01:08:56] I think you showed up in December and then went home because there wasn't anything [01:08:59] ready for you, and I just want to know how prepared we are for [01:09:05] them to come now, maybe in January or early February. [01:09:09] We did have preliminary discussions of when the audit would begin and [01:09:14] we spoke of early February. [01:09:17] So the plan is to have them come out then and be prepared for them at that time. [01:09:21] Thank you. [01:09:22] Thank you. [01:09:23] Just a second. [01:09:24] Just a question as far as the ranking of them. [01:09:28] Was it the three? [01:09:29] Was it based on, you said you received the evaluation process. [01:09:34] Was it not strictly just, so it's not the low bid so to speak, or was it? [01:09:40] In this case, it is true that they were the low bidder, [01:09:47] but that was not the basis of the evaluation. [01:09:51] The evaluation was related to two factors. [01:09:56] One was the proposal that they submitted, and the second was an interview, [01:10:04] which was conducted with principal members of their audit team. [01:10:10] Thank you. [01:10:11] Councilman Starkey, any questions? [01:10:13] No, thank you. [01:10:15] Deputy Mayor? [01:10:16] Yeah, what was the mindset of doing a three year? [01:10:21] Is it because we're transitioning to a new computer system, information, and [01:10:28] as usual, I'll ask you five questions and the same one question with just a few [01:10:32] commas, but meaning that, obviously, we have a three year. [01:10:42] And God bless you, you'll be here in three years, [01:10:45] because the last one was here for a year and went out the door. [01:10:48] This really isn't a fun process to go through, to be honest with you. [01:10:53] So my question is, what was the rationale for three years? [01:10:58] And do they have enough historical knowledge, [01:11:06] working with the new accounting platform that we are transitioning to? [01:11:12] Because I don't like change orders, never have. [01:11:18] And I don't like somebody learning on my dime. [01:11:20] Those are my three questions. [01:11:23] Okay. [01:11:24] In response to the first question posed by Deputy Mayor Phillips, [01:11:28] the reason that we went with a three year contract is that we're required to, [01:11:32] by city charter, for auditing services. [01:11:36] The second answer is something that we covered in the interview [01:11:43] with the respondent to the proposal. [01:11:47] And they do have much experience with the new software that will be [01:11:53] launching in the city's finance department this year. [01:11:56] And I'm sorry, I missed the third question. [01:12:01] Just wanted to make sure there's no change orders. [01:12:03] I don't want to, but we ended up paying a lot of fees last year. [01:12:09] A lot of additional fees for bringing that information together. [01:12:16] And I don't want a budget change line item. [01:12:19] Just, I'm just being, you know, we went through this and [01:12:25] we're making these changes, so that was my question. [01:12:29] The fee is based on an estimated number of hours. [01:12:33] I think a real advantage to go on with Clifton Larson is quite frankly, [01:12:38] Sue Pagan, because she has worked on our audit. [01:12:41] She's familiar with the audit. [01:12:43] She's kicked all the stones that could be kicked. [01:12:46] And there will be efficiency in her, [01:12:49] rather than a new firm to review our audit. [01:12:57] I will ditto the cost of our audit last year, it was ridiculous. [01:13:02] Very good, Mr. Mayor, thank you.

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16. 10.c

    Professional Service Agreement - Professional Engineering Services 2016

    approved

    Council approved a one-year professional engineering services contract with The Ash Group, replacing Florida Design Consultants (formerly Florida Design Group), whose engineer chose to pursue private industry work. The contract term was modified to run for the calendar year (January to January) rather than from September 2015, with minor cleanup needed on the insurance certificate and execution date.

    • motion:Approve the professional service agreement with The Ash Group for engineering services, with contract term modified to run the calendar year (January to January) and minor corrections to insurance certificate and execution date. (passed)

    🏢Florida Design Consultants🏢Florida Design Group🏢The Ash Group👤Bell-Thomas👤Davis👤Jan Ash👤Mrs. Fierce👤Mrs. Spears👤Rich Piccinini👤Starkey👤Steve Watson#Professional Engineering Services 2016#Qualification-based evaluation process#RFP for engineering services

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    [01:13:07] Very good. [01:13:07] If there's no further discussion, all those in favor, please signify by saying [01:13:11] aye. [01:13:11] Aye. [01:13:12] Opposed, like sign. [01:13:13] Next item is professional service agreement for [01:13:15] professional engineering services 2016. [01:13:19] Mr. Mayor, earlier this year, our professional engineering [01:13:25] service with the Florida Design Group elapsed. [01:13:30] They indicated to us at that time that they would like to pursue some [01:13:36] private industry work, and they were therefore not interested in providing [01:13:42] services to the city as a member of the public sector group. [01:13:48] In that respect, Mrs. Fierce prepared a request for [01:13:54] proposal from engineering firms. [01:13:59] The Ash Group was one of four firms that submitted qualifications. [01:14:04] A qualification-based evaluation process was conducted, [01:14:11] led by Mrs. Spears and several members of the management team. [01:14:17] At the conclusion of which, the Ash Group was determined to provide [01:14:23] the best service in consideration of the city's need for services. [01:14:31] We have Mrs. Jan Ash and Mr. Rich Piccinini, did I do okay? [01:14:38] Thank you for that, thank you, in attendance this evening. [01:14:42] They will serve together as a designated city engineer for [01:14:46] the firm if you approve their contract for a one-year period of time. [01:14:51] I'm noticing in the memo that the proposed contract will run a [01:14:57] full year from September of 2015. [01:15:00] But since we're late in making the appointment, I would ask that it be [01:15:04] for the calendar year, and so their contract will run January to January. [01:15:10] Thank you. [01:15:10] Open this up for public comment. [01:15:13] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [01:15:16] Move for approval. [01:15:18] Second. [01:15:18] We have a motion and a second to make. [01:15:20] There are only a couple of other, in their contract, [01:15:24] there was an insurance certificate. [01:15:27] It was highlighted. [01:15:30] You'll also have to change that the contract wasn't executed in December, [01:15:34] which the manager just indicated. [01:15:39] But, and I know I'm the first one to pick up on the insurance thing. [01:15:43] I know Mr. Bell-Thomas will be there. [01:15:45] I'm sure I took a little bit of what she would have asked, because she's always [01:15:49] very, and Mr. Starkey obviously, but those level of coverages are important. [01:15:57] And because when I read your contract, it has a lot of outs, I'm sorry. [01:16:03] It has a lot of disclaimers in it, like any consultant's contract would have. [01:16:09] I just get, I get overwhelmed looking at all the things that you won't do, and [01:16:14] the things that you will do, and what you are allowed to do, or what you won't be [01:16:20] engaged in, so it becomes difficult sometimes to figure out exactly what it [01:16:26] is you are doing, and what you won't be doing, but that's just for us to figure [01:16:31] out, but obviously we look forward to the relationship, and we get those couple of [01:16:37] things cleaned up, I have no problem. [01:16:40] Thank you. [01:16:40] Do you have a second? [01:16:42] No, but glad to see your applications and the cities that you've worked with, so [01:16:47] we appreciate you putting that in. [01:16:49] Councilman Starkey? [01:16:50] No comments, thank you. [01:16:51] Councilman Davis? [01:16:52] I would like to recognize that Steve Watson and Florida Design Consultants have [01:16:57] served us well for many years, and I believe you've already sent them a letter [01:17:01] thanking them for their service. [01:17:02] Fantastic job, they really have. [01:17:04] Please do. [01:17:06] Great people, and I look forward to the same relationship with your firm. [01:17:10] There's no further discussion. [01:17:11] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

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17. 10.d

    Two (2) Water Service Truck Purchases - Division 107 Water Distribution

    approved

    Council approved two proposals for the Water Distribution Division: purchase of two F554 trucks with service bodies from Fort Ritchie (likely Ford of New Port Richey) for not to exceed $102,836 using Florida Sheriff's Association contract pricing, and $1,513.04 for miscellaneous equipment installation. The trucks replace 11- and 12-year-old vehicles.

    • motion:Motion to approve the two water service truck purchases for Division 107 Water Distribution. (passed)

    🏢Florida Sheriff's Association🏢Fort Ritchie👤Davis👤Manns👤Rivera#Division 107 Water Distribution#F554 trucks#Florida Sheriff's Association contract

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    [01:17:14] Aye. [01:17:14] Aye. [01:17:14] Opposed, light sign. [01:17:16] Motion passes. [01:17:17] Next, two water service truck purchases, Division 107 Water Distribution. [01:17:22] Ms. Manns? [01:17:23] Mr. Rivera? [01:17:24] Thank you, Mayor and Council. [01:17:27] This item for Council's review and consideration for approval are two proposals. [01:17:31] The first proposal contains the same unit pricing as the current Florida Sheriff's [01:17:36] Association contract, and is from Fort Ritchie, in the amount not to exceed [01:17:42] $102,836 for the purchase of two F554 trucks with attached service bodies. [01:17:51] The second attached proposal for Council's review and consideration for [01:17:54] approval is from the city's fleet maintenance supervisor, in the amount not [01:17:59] to exceed $1,513.04 for the purchase and [01:18:04] installation of miscellaneous equipment for these vehicles. [01:18:09] These two pieces of equipment will replace existing vehicles that are 11 and [01:18:12] 12 years old, and are used in the water distribution division. [01:18:17] Funding is budgeted and available in the water and [01:18:19] the reclaimed water distribution division, and [01:18:22] approval of the purchases is recommended. [01:18:25] Thank you, I'll open it up for public comment. [01:18:27] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to Council. [01:18:29] Move for approval. [01:18:31] Do we have a motion? [01:18:32] Second. [01:18:33] Second. [01:18:33] To the maker. [01:18:34] Make any money selling the old ones? [01:18:38] Thank you. [01:18:40] No, I'm fine, Mr. Mayor. [01:18:43] Any other discussion? [01:18:44] I just didn't know if Mr. Davis was looking for a water truck. [01:18:46] I carried my beer in. [01:18:49] That's why I'm talking. [01:18:52] I can't park it in your yard, though, remember that. [01:19:00] If there's no further discussion, all those in favor, please signify by saying [01:19:03] aye. [01:19:03] Aye. [01:19:04] Opposed, like sign. [01:19:05] Next is a 2,000 gallon water tanker body purchase.

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18. 10.e

    2000 Gallon Water Tanker Body Purchase - Division 103 Stormwater Utility

    approved

    Council approved the purchase of a new 2,000 gallon water tanker body from RDK Municipal Truck Center for up to $31,500, plus $6,017.70 for miscellaneous equipment installation by the city's fleet maintenance supervisor. The tanker will be mounted on an existing city truck and used for dust control on construction sites (per NPDES permit) and irrigation of landscaped right-of-ways such as the US 19 medians.

    • motion:Motion to approve the purchase of the 2,000 gallon water tanker body from RDK Municipal Truck Center and miscellaneous equipment from the fleet maintenance supervisor. (passed)

    📍US 19🏢RDK Municipal Truck Center👤Rivera#Division 103 Stormwater Utility#NPDES permit

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    [01:19:09] Also to be handled by Mr. Rivera. [01:19:12] This item is similar to the previous one. [01:19:19] It's for council's review and consideration for approval. [01:19:22] There are two proposals attached. [01:19:24] The first proposal is from RDK Municipal Truck Center, [01:19:29] in the amount not to exceed $31,500 for [01:19:33] the purchase of a new 2,000 gallon water tanker body [01:19:37] to be mounted onto an existing truck that's in the city's fleet. [01:19:41] The second attached proposal for council's review and consideration for [01:19:44] approval is from the city's fleet maintenance supervisor again, and [01:19:49] this is in the amount of $6,000 per $6,017.70 for [01:19:55] the purchase and installation of miscellaneous equipment. [01:19:59] This piece of equipment will be used on construction sites to conform with [01:20:03] the city's NPDES permit requirements, requiring dust control [01:20:08] as best management practices, as well as on landscape irrigation of [01:20:14] our right-of-ways that we use for [01:20:17] landscaping where irrigation system installations are cost prohibitive. [01:20:22] An example would be the proposed project that we have in the center [01:20:25] medians along US 19. [01:20:28] Funding is budgeted and available at the storm water utility division, and [01:20:31] we would also recommend approval. [01:20:34] Open this up for public comment. [01:20:36] Seeing no one, come forward and bring it back to council. [01:20:38] Move for approval. [01:20:39] Do we make, to the maker? [01:20:40] No. [01:20:41] To the second? [01:20:42] Question is through there. [01:20:43] So the picture that you're showing is of what it will look like, or is that? [01:20:47] Similar, similar to it. [01:20:49] The, what, if you look at the picture you're seeing, we're purchasing the tanker [01:20:52] body that goes on the truck and the chassis. [01:20:57] So it will be able to water, as you said, the medians and also if there's. [01:21:04] Yes ma'am, we'll be able to fill it up with reclaimed water. [01:21:07] It'll be totally automated to where the driver can operate everything. [01:21:13] Thank you. [01:21:13] Very good. [01:21:14] Any other questions, comments, discussion? [01:21:17] Seeing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [01:21:20] Aye. [01:21:20] Opposed, like sign.

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19. 10.f

    Pickup Truck Purchase - (109) Construction Services Division, Cargo Van Purchase - (107) Water & Reclaimed Water Distribution

    approved

    Council approved the purchase of one F-250 pickup truck for the Construction Services Division and one T-250 cargo van for the Water & Reclaimed Water Distribution division, not to exceed $50,111, plus $5,588.01 for miscellaneous equipment installation. The cargo van replaces a 20-year-old utility locate van with ~154,000 miles.

    • motion:Motion to approve purchase of F-250 pickup truck and T-250 cargo van not to exceed $50,111 plus $5,588.01 for equipment installation. (passed)

    🏢Florida Sheriff's Association👤Mr. Burrow-Berry#Construction Services Division#F-250 pickup truck#T-250 cargo van#Water & Reclaimed Water Distribution

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    [01:21:22] Motion passes. [01:21:23] Next item, pickup truck purchase. [01:21:25] Mr. Burrow-Berry, you're on a roll. [01:21:30] This item for council's review and consideration for approval are four proposals. [01:21:35] The first two proposals contain the same unit pricing as the current Florida [01:21:39] Sheriff's Association contract from Fort Ritchie as well. [01:21:45] It's in an amount not to exceed $50,111 for [01:21:49] the purchase of one F-250 pickup truck and one T-250 cargo van. [01:21:55] The final two, the final two attached proposals for your review and [01:21:59] consideration for approval are from the fleet maintenance supervisor in an amount [01:22:04] not to exceed $5,588.01 for the purchase and [01:22:10] installation of the miscellaneous equipment for these two vehicles. [01:22:14] Pickup truck will be used in the construction services division and [01:22:19] this is a replacement vehicle due to the loss of the newly created [01:22:24] facilities management division when an employee transferred over and [01:22:27] took his assigned vehicle with him. [01:22:30] The cargo van will replace the existing utility locate van that we have in [01:22:34] the water and sewer utility and that van currently is 20 years old [01:22:39] with approximately 154,000 miles on it. [01:22:43] Funding is budgeted and available in the water and [01:22:45] sewer construction services division and the water and [01:22:48] reclaimed water distribution division and we would recommend approval. [01:22:53] Open this up for public comment. [01:22:55] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [01:22:57] Move for approval. [01:22:58] We have a motion and a second. [01:22:59] To the maker. [01:23:00] Nothing. [01:23:00] Second. [01:23:01] No. [01:23:02] Further discussion? [01:23:05] In case all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [01:23:07] Aye. [01:23:08] Opposed, aye. [01:23:09] Next, 2015-2016 stormwater system improvements

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20. 10.g

    2015/2016 Stormwater System Improvements - Engineering Task Order No. 1

    approved

    Council approved an engineering services task order with Environmental Consulting and Technology Incorporated (ECT) for the 2015-2016 stormwater improvements project, not to exceed $40,276.88. The project includes stormwater pond construction in North Park, system improvements behind Chasco Inn on Florida Avenue, upgrades on Riverview Drive in West Graham, and inlet work on Maple Street in Sweatman Oaks.

    • motion:Approve engineering services task order with ECT for 2015-2016 stormwater improvements, not to exceed $40,276.88. (passed)

    📍Florida Avenue (behind Chasco Inn)📍Maple Street, Sweatman Oaks neighborhood📍North Park neighborhood, off Delaware Avenue📍Riverview Drive, West Graham neighborhood🏢Chasco Inn🏢Environmental Consulting and Technology Incorporated👤Davidson👤Mr. Rivera#2015-2016 Stormwater System Improvements#CCNA (Consulting Competitive Negotiation Act)#Engineering Task Order No. 1#Stormwater utility fee funding

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    [01:23:14] engineering task order number one. [01:23:17] Yes, Mr. Rivera, can you handle this one as well? [01:23:20] All right, this item for your consideration and approval is an attached [01:23:23] engineering services task order from Environmental Consulting and [01:23:27] Technology Incorporated for the 2015-2016 stormwater improvements project. [01:23:34] This is an amount not to exceed $40,276.88. [01:23:40] Project elements on this proposed project are the construction of [01:23:43] a stormwater pond, overflow structure, inlet and system expansion in [01:23:48] the North Park neighborhood, which is just off of Delaware Avenue. [01:23:53] Improvements to the existing stormwater system in the downtown area [01:23:58] behind the Chasco Inn on Florida Avenue. [01:24:01] And then upgrades to the existing stormwater system on Riverview Drive in [01:24:05] the West Graham neighborhood as, and finally the inlet installations and [01:24:10] upgrades of existing inlets on Maple Street at Sweatman Oaks neighborhood. [01:24:18] ECT was selected through the city's Consulting Competitive Negotiation Act, [01:24:23] or the CCNA process, and this firm is located in Tampa and [01:24:27] it was established in 1988. [01:24:30] Funding for the project is through the stormwater utility fee dollars, [01:24:35] as well as $5,000 for engineering services from the district. [01:24:42] We would ask that you approve the attached task order. [01:24:47] Thank you. Open it up for public comment. [01:24:49] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [01:24:51] Move for approval. [01:24:52] Second. [01:24:53] We have a motion and a second to the maker. [01:24:55] Everything that we can do to improve the stormwater systems in the city of [01:24:59] New Port Richey is very important. [01:25:01] And I think we've done a good job over the last few years of upgrading those. [01:25:06] Because anything we can do to forestall damage to somebody's personal property and [01:25:11] raise that value of that property is to the net benefit of the ad [01:25:15] volume taxes in the city of New Port Richey. [01:25:18] Well put. [01:25:19] Yeah. [01:25:21] Any other discussion or comments? [01:25:22] No, I agree 100%. [01:25:24] My parents had two and a half feet of water in their house. [01:25:26] And their known storm flooding is just absolutely, [01:25:29] it's the worst thing you'd ever want to go through. [01:25:30] And anything we can do as a city to protect our residents' property, [01:25:34] we need to do. [01:25:34] And I think this is just one more tool to do so. [01:25:37] Very good. [01:25:38] There's no further discussion. [01:25:39] Go ahead. [01:25:40] Councilman Davidson. [01:25:41] I just, on that area that I took you and this man's in. [01:25:45] Is this the kind of situation they'll come back with an engineering task order [01:25:48] at some point down the road? [01:25:50] Okay, thanks. [01:25:52] There's no further discussion. [01:25:53] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [01:25:55] Aye. [01:25:56] Opposed, like sign. [01:25:58] Next, a three minute report on technology solutions.

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21. 10.h

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    Three-Minute Report: Technology Solutions

    The Technology Solutions department gave a three-minute report on recent projects, including audio/video upgrades to council chambers, a new GIS server consolidating data across departments, Tyler Technologies financial software work sessions, a new InterGov server for the development department, police department improvements (evidence server, cellular booster, CID tip line), a new camera system at Sims Park, and a new gateway at the recreation and aquatic center. The department logged 1,684 service requests in FY2015.

    📍Recreation and Aquatic Center📍Sims Park🏢InterGov🏢Pro Media🏢Tyler Technologies👤Brian👤Ken#Audio/video upgrades#CID tip line#Cellular booster at police department#Evidence software server#FY2015 ticketing system - 1,684 service requests#GIS server consolidation#Sims Park camera system

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    [01:26:06] Over the past several months, [01:26:07] technology solutions has been involved in several different projects. [01:26:10] The first one that I'd like to talk about today is our audio video upgrades [01:26:15] that were completed several months ago. [01:26:17] And as a result, we've had an increase in video quality and sound quality. [01:26:23] We've had Ken from Pro Media here checking us off for [01:26:26] every meeting, kind of making sure we get it dialed in correctly. [01:26:30] And hopefully, as we move forward, the experience that you guys receive [01:26:35] when you remote connect to the meeting is flawless and sound quality is improved. [01:26:43] We've implemented a new GIS server within the city's environment, and [01:26:47] we've started migrating data to that server. [01:26:50] There is a lot of data throughout the different departments, and [01:26:53] it needs to be cleaned and migrated. [01:26:57] We'll be working with the departments over the next several months to [01:26:59] complete that process, but that server is in place, and [01:27:03] we've started consolidating that data. [01:27:06] We've had Tyler Technologies on site to do a work session with their staff and [01:27:10] our financial staff, giving some of our new financial staff members exposure to [01:27:14] the software, setting up some decisions with regards to how the accounting [01:27:19] layout will look. [01:27:21] And in addition, we've had a new InterGov server that we've installed, [01:27:25] which will be a portion for the development department. [01:27:28] And they're currently working on mapping out their workflows so [01:27:32] that that can be entered into the system. [01:27:35] In police department, we've done a number of items. [01:27:38] We've installed a new server for our evidence software. [01:27:42] We've added a cellular booster inside of that building, [01:27:46] because reception previously was extremely poor. [01:27:50] We've had some smaller projects. [01:27:52] I think police chief talked a couple meetings back about CID and [01:27:55] adding a tip line for the detectives to take in valuable tips. [01:28:00] In Sims Park, we're working to install a new camera system, and [01:28:04] we'll be wrapping that up in the next few weeks. [01:28:07] And in the recreation and aquatic center, we've added a new gateway, [01:28:11] which will improve the city's data speeds throughout the network. [01:28:15] And last, in fiscal year 2015, we implemented a new ticketing system. [01:28:21] And as we wrapped up in December, we had logged 1,684 service requests. [01:28:26] So we are a busy department, but looking forward to a new year. [01:28:30] Thank you, any questions for technology? [01:28:32] I just have one question. [01:28:33] I remember when you just brought it back to my memory, but [01:28:36] when we first came aboard, it seemed like the GIS, [01:28:39] the different departments couldn't utilize each other. [01:28:42] Does this new program allow the different departments? [01:28:45] That would be the goal of the project, would be to consolidate it into one server. [01:28:49] And then, through permissions, each department would have access to the server [01:28:53] and manipulate their section of data, which will ultimately help the city as a whole [01:28:58] utilize the data better through other departments, [01:29:01] which can benefit from the data being manipulated. [01:29:04] Great. [01:29:05] For the people at home, can you tell them what GIS stands for? [01:29:10] Because we like to use acronyms up here. [01:29:12] Yes, so graphic information systems. [01:29:15] Okay, thank you. [01:29:17] Geographics. [01:29:18] Which actually, if I remember correctly, the parks, [01:29:24] I mean, excuse me, the public works and development department [01:29:28] were on different wavelengths or something. [01:29:31] Yes, to a degree. [01:29:33] But we're bringing that together. [01:29:35] Absolutely. [01:29:38] It's so clumsy trying to make your water payments online. [01:29:41] Is that going to be improved? [01:29:43] Yes, yes, that'll come with Tyler in sections. [01:29:47] Thank you. [01:29:49] No, thank you, Brian, for all your hard work. [01:29:51] I know you work a lot of hours and work very hard. [01:29:54] Thank you for all you do. [01:29:55] Thank you. [01:29:55] Thank you.

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    Three-Minute Report: Finance

    The Finance Director presented a three-minute report on progress since October, including initial training on Tyler Technologies software migration, completion of the RFP for audit services, and engagement of a financial advisory firm. Upcoming initiatives include continuing the software migration, refinancing CRA debt, preparing for the February audit, and submitting the FY16 budget for the GFOA budget award.

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    [01:29:56] Next, three-minute report on finance. [01:30:00] When I first did my first three-minute report, there were a few initiatives that I set forth [01:30:13] to complete prior to our, you know, prior to my next three-minute report. [01:30:21] The first of those was to begin the process of migrating to Tyler Technology Software. [01:30:29] Since October, we have met with Tyler Technologies and we did our initial training, which reintroduced [01:30:38] the software platform to some members of the finance department and did an initial introduction [01:30:44] to myself and new members of the department. [01:30:49] Working with Brian and Technology Solutions, we are planning to have training scheduled [01:30:56] at the end of this month, our early February, to start the full or complete migration to [01:31:04] that software. [01:31:06] The next initiative was to complete the RFP for audit services, which was done tonight. [01:31:13] The third was to engage a financial advisory firm, and as you can see, that was done as [01:31:19] well and, you know, used them to advise the city on their financial needs. [01:31:26] So we were able to complete two of the three. [01:31:29] The Tyler Technologies obviously will be a longer process, so that will take some time [01:31:34] to complete. [01:31:37] Upcoming initiatives are to continue with the migration, complete the refinancing transaction [01:31:44] of the CRA debt, prepare for the upcoming audit in February, and to complete the finalization [01:31:51] of the actual fiscal year 16 budget document and submit it for the GFOA budget award, which [01:31:58] is due at the end of this month. [01:32:01] So next time I present a three-minute report, you'll get a status update on these new initiatives. [01:32:06] Good. [01:32:07] Thank you. [01:32:08] Any questions? [01:32:09] I just have one last thought that we didn't do very well, you know, in my grading system [01:32:16] we had 5 D's and 5 S's, and when I first met with you, you said, you know, you were going [01:32:22] to take a look and probably have, you know, some time, some of them were going to take [01:32:27] a short period of time, some were going to take a long period of time. [01:32:30] You have, how are you doing? [01:32:34] We are well on our way with resolving a lot of the internal control findings that were [01:32:42] established. [01:32:43] Probably one of the most important. [01:32:46] Right. [01:32:47] And those may or may not be reflected in the audit period that will be audited, which is [01:32:57] fiscal year 15. [01:32:59] We, you know, started to resolve those issues when I came on board in October, which was [01:33:03] fiscal year 16. [01:33:05] However, implementing those mitigating controls and addressing them now, if they do come up [01:33:12] during the audit, they can clearly see that they've been addressed and would lessen the [01:33:19] finding or, you know, it wouldn't be presented as a finding, being that it's already being [01:33:24] implemented. [01:33:26] Some of the findings that were related to the computer system and the computer processes, [01:33:37] those obviously will still be ongoing, for the most part, being that Tyler Technologies [01:33:44] hasn't been implemented. [01:33:47] However, those findings that were related to the controls over those processes, hopefully [01:33:53] will have been addressed by then. [01:33:57] We'll talk more when I meet with you. [01:34:00] Other questions? [01:34:01] Now, Chris, I want to commend you and Debbie both for finding, Debbie's role is just so [01:34:06] good at finding the right firm or the right person for the job, whether it be Company [01:34:11] Horn on Sims Park or Horton Associates. [01:34:13] The presentation they did, it was just very detailed yet easy to understand, which I appreciate [01:34:18] very much. [01:34:19] Accounting is not my specialty, and when you get into refinancing such a large amount [01:34:25] of money, as Mr. Pillow brought up several points, there's a lot of variables involved [01:34:29] and you're making it easy for us to understand. [01:34:31] So I thank you and I thank you for all your hard work you've done so far. [01:34:34] I'm happy to have you here, and I would like to see some budgeting for a new carpet in [01:34:39] the finance department, because it's absolutely atrocious in there, sooner than later, really, [01:34:45] really, really dirty in there. [01:34:47] Any other questions? [01:34:51] Thank you very much. [01:34:53] Next item is communications and reports.

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