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1. 1Call to Order – Roll Call▶ 0:00
2. 2

   Pledge of Allegiance

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

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   [00:00:21] Thank you. [00:00:22] If you would all stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance and [00:00:25] remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of our service men and [00:00:29] women at home and abroad. [00:00:30] 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, indivisible, [00:00:41] with liberty and justice for all.

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3. 3

   Moment of Silence

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

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   [00:00:25] remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of our service men and [00:00:29] women at home and abroad. [00:00:30] 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, indivisible, [00:00:41] with liberty and justice for all.

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4. 4

   Approval of the February 2, 2016 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes

   approved

   Council approved the minutes from the February 2, 2016 Regular City Council Meeting.

   • motion:Motion to approve the February 2, 2016 Regular City Council Meeting minutes. (passed)

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   [00:00:50] Thank you, you may be seated. [00:00:50] Next item on the agenda is approval of the February 2nd minutes. [00:01:00] Move for approval. [00:01:03] Second. [00:01:04] A motion and a second. [00:01:05] Any further comments? [00:01:08] Hearing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:01:11] Aye. [00:01:12] Opposed, like sign. [00:01:14] Minutes are approved.

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5. 5Vox Pop for Items Not Listed on the Agenda or Listed on Consent Agenda▶ 1:16
6. 6.a

   Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes - December 2015

   approvedon consent

   The consent agenda, which included the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board minutes from December 2015, was adopted by voice vote.

   • vote:Adopt the consent agenda. (passed)

   #Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes - December 2015

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   [00:06:04] Next item is the consent agenda. [00:06:06] Motion and a second. [00:06:12] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:06:14] Aye. [00:06:15] Opposed, blank sign. [00:06:17] Consent agenda is adopted.

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7. 6.b

   Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval

   approvedon consent

   The consent agenda, including purchases/payments for City Council approval, was adopted by voice vote.

   • motion:Motion to adopt the consent agenda. (passed)

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   [00:06:04] Next item is the consent agenda. [00:06:06] Motion and a second. [00:06:12] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:06:14] Aye. [00:06:15] Opposed, blank sign. [00:06:17] Consent agenda is adopted.

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8. 7.a

   First Reading, Ordinance #2016-2072: Restricted Personal Service Uses

   approved

   Council held first reading of Ordinance 2016-2072, which establishes 'restricted personal service uses' (tattoo/body piercing, pawn shops, check cashing) as permitted uses in C2 and Highway Commercial zoning districts with a 500-foot separation requirement from similar uses, churches, daycares, schools, and adult use establishments. Staff presented findings showing four such existing uses in the city along US-19 and Congress/Massachusetts. The motion for approval passed on first reading.

   Ord. Ordinance #2016-2072

   • motion:Motion to approve Ordinance 2016-2072 on first reading establishing restricted personal service use regulations. (passed)

   📍Congress-Massachusetts intersection📍US-19👤Mr. Poplett👤Ms. Pierce#500-foot separation requirement#C2 General Commercial Zoning District#Highway Commercial Zoning District#Land Development Review Board (LDRB)#Ordinance 2016-2072#Section 2.01.00#Section 7.0801#Section 7.0806#Section 7.09.01#Section 7.09.07#Six-month moratorium on restricted personal service uses

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   [00:06:19] Next is public reading of Ordinance 2016-2072, Mr. Poplett. [00:06:25] In ordinance of the city of New Port Richey, Florida, amending the land development code by amending section 7.0801 [00:06:31] to add restricted personal service use as a permitted use in the C2 [00:06:34] general commercial zoning district. [00:06:36] Establishing section 7.0806 to add restricted personal service use regulations, [00:06:42] amending section 7.09.01 to add restricted personal service use [00:06:47] as a permitted use in the highway commercial zoning district. [00:06:50] Establishing section 7.09.07 to add restricted personal service use regulations. [00:06:56] Amending section 2.01.00 definitions to add a definition for [00:07:00] the term restricted personal service use, providing for severability, [00:07:03] providing for codification, providing for effective dates. [00:07:06] Mr. Mayor, members of the council, Mrs. Pierce will present, [00:07:13] will complete the presentation of this agenda item. [00:07:15] Thank you. [00:07:17] I have a PowerPoint. [00:07:29] So council approved a moratorium for six months on certain uses to determine [00:07:35] how they should be regulated, and the staff has since researched various codes. [00:07:41] We found that Clearwater has standards regulating similar uses, and [00:07:46] Pompano Beach is in the process of adopting standards regulating these types of uses. [00:07:53] We searched far and wide. [00:07:54] We found lots of towns in California also have such standards. [00:07:58] And we're calling them restricted personal service uses. [00:08:03] Through a review of the business tax receipt information, [00:08:08] through looking at code enforcement activity, and conducting a windchill survey, [00:08:13] we found that there are four of the seven [00:08:16] restricted personal service uses currently in the city. [00:08:19] There are two combined tattoo and body piercing establishments. [00:08:24] There's two pawn shops, and there's two check cashing businesses. [00:08:30] Like Clearwater, we looked at establishing a separation requirement between [00:08:35] the uses, and this buffer list is intended to show [00:08:42] these uses would need to maintain a distance between them and [00:08:46] restricted personal service uses. [00:08:50] We looked at where existing restricted personal [00:08:55] service uses are currently located. [00:08:56] We found them along US-19, and [00:09:00] as well as along the Congress-Massachusetts intersection. [00:09:05] The restricted personal service uses show up in red, and the buffer uses, [00:09:09] those other uses we're trying to buffer from, show up in yellow. [00:09:13] They represent the churches, the daycares, the schools, and [00:09:17] the recreation and aquatic center in the city. [00:09:21] We looked at zoning and land use against the existing uses. [00:09:25] We found that they all either have a highway commercial zoning or [00:09:30] a C2 commercial zoning. [00:09:32] In terms of separation, we looked at measuring [00:09:38] the uses against a 1,000 foot and a 500 foot distance. [00:09:43] Both of which create non-conformities amongst the existing uses. [00:09:48] We felt that the 500 foot distance provided a bit more flexibility for [00:09:52] the businesses. [00:09:55] This ordinance, as proposed, [00:09:57] provides a definition of restricted personal service uses. [00:10:01] It allows them by right in both the highway commercial and [00:10:05] the C2 zoning districts. [00:10:07] It includes specific development standards in both districts, and [00:10:10] it establishes the 500 foot separation requirement. [00:10:15] And staff would offer that we think it [00:10:19] addresses the concerns that were raised during the moratorium. [00:10:22] It prevents an over-concentration of the uses. [00:10:25] And your LDRB did hold a public hearing on this in January and [00:10:29] recommended approval. [00:10:31] Thank you. [00:10:33] This is a public hearing. [00:10:35] We'll open it up for public comment on this item. [00:10:39] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [00:10:42] I have a question. [00:10:43] Certainly, go ahead. [00:10:44] Ms. Pierce, one of those pages you had, you listed all of the different things. [00:10:49] And the last one was adult use. [00:10:52] So, can you go back to that and [00:10:53] then just explain what you're trying to do with this amendment? [00:10:56] What we're trying to do is we're trying to separate [00:10:59] the restricted personal service uses, which we've classified under a new [00:11:03] definition in the code, from all those other uses with the separation requirements. [00:11:08] We're saying that there has to be 500 feet between restricted personal service [00:11:13] uses and the top other restricted personal service uses, and daycares, and [00:11:18] schools, and churches, and on the bottom, adult use establishments. [00:11:23] We think there should be a separation of those types of uses. [00:11:26] And specific to our city ordinance pertaining to adult use establishments, [00:11:31] there is a very specific area that those are permitted in, and that is the- [00:11:36] Yes, that's true. [00:11:37] Currently, they're permitted in the light industrial area, [00:11:39] which is not part of 19 or part of the C2. [00:11:43] But there may be those instances where we annex property, [00:11:46] where they are currently located in the county, and that we may, [00:11:50] they may become part of the city, so we want to make sure we included that [00:11:53] restriction now in case we get the circumstance in the future. [00:11:58] Okay, thank you. [00:12:00] Other questions? [00:12:04] Ms. Fierce, in looking at the maps, looking at the designations, [00:12:09] where they are now, obviously there was conversation at your [00:12:15] citizen board meeting about grandfathered uses, and if they went out, [00:12:21] if they would be able to be reestablished, all of those. [00:12:25] In looking at those maps, and that was the first time that I'd seen them, [00:12:32] can you clarify the pockets that would be allowable for these uses? [00:12:39] Can you show me on the map where, because obviously we don't want to develop, [00:12:44] first of all, we don't want to put an ordinance in place that becomes, [00:12:49] by definition, with setbacks and distances and all that, [00:12:54] that almost pigeonholes people into one or two locations. [00:13:00] So I just want to make sure that we don't get caught with having to defend [00:13:04] what might be an indefensible position. [00:13:07] So if you can show me on the map a couple of pockets, so that I feel comfortable. [00:13:12] This shows, again, the existing locations of those uses. [00:13:15] The red shows existing restricted personal service uses. [00:13:19] The yellow shows all those other things we're trying to separate from, [00:13:23] the churches, the schools, the daycares, and those things. [00:13:26] When we looked at where they're located, they're located in those red areas, and [00:13:30] those are our commercial areas of town. [00:13:32] So we thought it made sense to just keep them in those red areas of town, and [00:13:36] keep them separated from other uses by a distance of 500 feet. [00:13:41] We actually looked for a broader distance, but [00:13:43] it became really prohibitive when you tried to go out farther than 500 feet. [00:13:48] So it's safe to say that when you made the recommendation that [00:13:53] if we use 1,000, it would be much more restrictive. [00:13:56] So by using the 500, we at least give areas of opportunity to place this business, [00:14:03] and still meet the criteria without introducing them into a C1 or [00:14:07] some other areas that we would find very, find tough to [00:14:14] deal with what the clientele might be in those direct areas. [00:14:18] That's right. [00:14:19] Okay. Good way of explaining it. [00:14:20] Any other questions? [00:14:21] Just a comment. [00:14:22] Yeah, just a- [00:14:23] Yeah. [00:14:23] Going forward, yeah, if we could have had that within our product, [00:14:27] that would be very helpful. [00:14:28] Sure, and I'll be happy to get you that for the second reading, for sure. [00:14:31] But in the future, just so we have a visual to kind of look at, [00:14:33] it would help out quite a bit. [00:14:35] Any other questions, comments? [00:14:38] I entertain a motion. [00:14:40] Move for approval. [00:14:42] Second. [00:14:43] No, sir, I, questions, thank you. [00:14:45] To the second. [00:14:47] Anyone else? [00:14:48] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:14:51] Aye. [00:14:51] Opposed, lights out. [00:14:59] Next item.

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9. 8.a

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   FY15 Year-end Budget Amendment Request

   approved

   Council considered the 11th and final FY15 year-end budget amendment, which reallocated $262,000 from reserve contingencies to cover overages including legal fees (Bryant Miller Olive from a prior year) and credit card charges. The amendment represented about 1% of the total budget and was approved unanimously.

   • motion:Approve the FY15 year-end budget amendment request, reallocating approximately $262,000 from reserve contingencies to various expenditure accounts. (passed)

   🏢Bryant Miller Olive👤Brian👤Deputy Mayor Deck👤Mr. Pavlik👤Ms. Manns#FY15 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report#FY15 Year-end Budget Amendment

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   [00:15:00] Is the fiscal year end budget amendment request, Ms. Manns? [00:15:05] Mr. Mayor, members of the city council, this is the 11th [00:15:12] budget amendment request that we presented to you this year. [00:15:15] The final will be presented in conjunction with the fiscal year 15 [00:15:21] comprehensive annual financial report. [00:15:24] I'm pleased to report to you that of the total budget, the amendments [00:15:29] represent only 1% of the total budget to date. [00:15:33] Do we have any other? [00:15:42] Open it up for public comment on this item. [00:15:43] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [00:15:47] It needs to be approved. [00:15:51] Yes. [00:15:52] Make a motion to approve that. [00:15:53] Okay, we have a motion. [00:15:55] Second. [00:15:58] Second, thank you to the maker. [00:16:00] No, thank you. [00:16:01] The second. [00:16:02] No, thank you. [00:16:02] Further discussion? [00:16:04] Yeah, Mr. Mayor, I'm trying to understand on the budget amendment. [00:16:10] The bottom line shows that the reserve contingencies were $265,000, is that right? [00:16:18] Just, what's the original budgeted amount? [00:16:21] And with all of the additional costs that we incurred. [00:16:24] And to be clear, these attorney services fees were for Bryant Miller Olive. [00:16:32] That's correct. [00:16:33] So, I want to be clear that it isn't Mr. [00:16:35] Pavlik's, that these expenditures happened in a prior year. [00:16:41] So if somebody looked at this and said, what was your saving? [00:16:44] What was your up and down from your attorney services? [00:16:49] Obviously, part of the reason that we chose to bring an in-house council. [00:16:55] Was to reduce our costs. [00:16:57] Obviously, we had additional from additional services. [00:17:02] And then we incurred quite a bit of additional expenses [00:17:08] to complete our annual audit and for those professional elements. [00:17:13] Is that correct? [00:17:14] Both things are correct, Mr. Deck, Deputy Mayor. [00:17:17] And so, at the end of the day, our reserve contingency was 265,000 and we used 262. [00:17:25] So you're going to bring another amendment to us and [00:17:28] basically what we have in reserve contingencies is $2,800. [00:17:32] I'm just trying to make sure I understand this, the way this was presented to us. [00:17:38] So what I'm proposing is taking money out of the reserve contingency. [00:17:45] Which would be the 262,000 and [00:17:48] applying it to those various expenditure accounts above. [00:17:52] So we would be- [00:17:52] Any undesignated reserve funds? [00:17:55] Yes, so the reserve was a budgeted item in our non-expenditure [00:18:01] disbursement part of the general fund. [00:18:08] So it was in essence a reserve for the current, for fiscal year 15 to be used in [00:18:12] emergency situations in this case where there was some overspending. [00:18:16] I understand, I'm just trying to make sure that I understand exactly how this flows [00:18:21] together and then obviously the under budget of the credit card charges [00:18:29] by about 200%, is that fair, 270%, is that fair? [00:18:35] It was 10,000, we spent additional 27, so we spent 37,000. [00:18:41] Yeah, and I think for that budgeted item or the budgeted amount, [00:18:46] it was, historically we've spent closer to 40,000, so [00:18:49] I think it was an oversight in the budgeting, in the original budget amount. [00:18:53] Just for the clarity, thank you. [00:18:55] I just have one question, does this come out of our mandated reserve? [00:19:02] No. [00:19:03] Undesignated side, is that correct? [00:19:06] Not the mandated by ordinance on the prior year budget? [00:19:12] Correct. [00:19:13] Okay, all right, very good. [00:19:14] Any further questions or discussion? [00:19:16] I'll just reiterate, I enjoy having in-house counsel, so [00:19:18] I think we made the right decision. [00:19:19] It's nice having Brian to fall back on, but I really enjoy having Mr. [00:19:23] Public here, and he's very accessible when we need him. [00:19:28] There's no further discussion. [00:19:30] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:19:33] Aye. Aye. [00:19:33] Opposed, like sign. [00:19:35] Motion passes.

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10. 8.b

    Alcoholic Beverage Special Event - Fitzgerald's St. Patty's Day

    approved

    Council approved an alcoholic beverage special event permit for Fitzgerald's St. Patrick's Day celebration on Railroad Square, scheduled for Tuesday, March 15th (5-10 pm) and Thursday, March 17th (12-11 pm). Staff recommended approval and the motion passed unanimously.

    • motion:Motion to approve the alcoholic beverage special event permit for Fitzgerald's St. Patrick's Day celebration. (passed)

    📍Railroad Square🏢Fitzgerald's👤Councilman Davis👤Danny👤Ms. Mance👤Rob Marlow👤Sherry#Alcoholic Beverage Special Event Permit#Fitzgerald's St. Patty's Day

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    [00:19:37] Councilman Davis, would you care to go ahead? [00:19:40] I'd like Carl Serpe to come on down here, please. [00:19:54] I've had a lot of law enforcement in the arena. [00:19:56] Yeah. [00:19:59] I thought it was for me. [00:20:03] We were trying to do this. [00:20:05] What's up, Rosa? [00:20:07] This is a proclamation of the city of New Port Richey. [00:20:09] Whereas Carl Serpe has owned and operated the Leaning Tower of Pisa for 40 years, [00:20:14] and whereas Carl is very active in our community through his generous donations [00:20:18] of food for numerous non-profit organizations and sponsorships of youth [00:20:22] and adult sports teams, and whereas Carl has graciously supplied food for [00:20:27] first responders during natural disaster events, including Hurricane Elena, [00:20:32] the no-name storm, and more recently, Tropical Storm Debbie. [00:20:36] And whereas his son Carl Jr. [00:20:38] attended Mitty P. [00:20:39] Locke Elementary, Carl was actively involved in the school's PTA, and [00:20:45] whereas now that his daughter, Gianna, attends Gulf Middle School, Carl volunteers [00:20:50] his time not only during school hours, but also for the school SAC committee, and [00:20:55] whereas Carl is an invaluable member of the Gulf Middle School team by consistently [00:21:00] going above and beyond the activities and services he performs, and [00:21:05] whereas Carl's influence and [00:21:06] guidance has had a profound effect on the students at Gulf Middle School, [00:21:10] thanks in part to the lessons in responsibility and [00:21:13] commitment to service he has demonstrated to them by example. [00:21:16] And whereas Carl was recently recognized as one of Pasco County School's [00:21:21] outstanding Senior Volunteers of the Year, in honor of such a momentous occasion and [00:21:26] to show appreciation for all that Carl does for the New Port Richey community, [00:21:31] the City of New Port Richey deems it appropriate and proper to proclaim [00:21:35] February 16th, 2016 as Carl Serpe Day in the City of New Port Richey, and [00:21:40] encourages all residents in the business community to reflect on the accomplishments [00:21:43] of a true local hero. [00:21:45] Now I, therefore, Rob Marlow, Mayor of the City of New Port Richey, [00:21:49] do hereby recognize Carl Serpe in the City of New Port Richey, and [00:21:52] further extend appreciation to Carl for his exemplary dedication to [00:21:57] the New Port Richey community and the students at Gulf Middle School. [00:22:01] Carl, my pleasure. [00:22:02] Thank you. [00:22:03] Thank you. [00:22:24] Thank you. [00:22:25] Thank you very much. [00:22:34] I appreciate that. [00:22:36] I just wanted to let you know that since July, Carl and I have been talking, [00:22:40] and July is the start of his 40th year being powered, and he said he's gonna roll back [00:22:45] prices on some of the items, entrees, so look for the day that we all get 19 cents [00:22:52] prices. [00:22:53] And knowing that it was Carl Serpe Day today, I had the pleasure of enjoying your [00:23:10] eggplant rollatini. [00:23:11] Thank you. [00:23:12] Next on the agenda is the alcohol beverage special event for permit for [00:23:22] Fitzgerald's for St. Paddy's Day. [00:23:24] Ms. Mance? [00:23:25] Mr. Mayor, members of the Council, the application before you this evening is [00:23:30] for Tuesday, March 15th from 5 till 10, and Thursday, March 17th from 12 to 11 [00:23:38] p.m., the purpose of which is to afford Fitzgerald's an opportunity to [00:23:43] celebrate their St. Patrick's Day by serving alcoholic beverages on [00:23:49] Railroad Square. [00:23:51] The staff has reviewed the application, and we are recommending to you that [00:23:57] you approve the request. [00:23:59] Open this up for public comment. [00:24:06] Making sure that nobody's coming forward. [00:24:08] They're just heading for the exit with Carl. [00:24:12] Since there's nobody that appears to be coming this direction, bring it back [00:24:16] to Council. [00:24:17] Move to approve. [00:24:18] Second. [00:24:19] Second to the maker. [00:24:20] It's just great to live in a community where we can take the time to [00:24:24] celebrate a local hero like Carl Serfie and then to be able to enjoy, [00:24:30] when everyone is Irish on St. Paddy's Day, what Danny and Sherry have [00:24:36] done all these years for our community. [00:24:38] So happy to oblige. [00:24:42] Councilman? [00:24:43] Nothing further but well said. [00:24:45] Still think it needs to be a national holiday. [00:24:48] I've said that for three years in a row. [00:24:50] I'm trying to be consistent. [00:24:52] So it's nice. [00:24:56] The only question I have is please make sure that everybody on [00:25:00] Railroad Square is fully aware that there's going to be green alcohol [00:25:07] and that there will be people partaking in the streets and to be well [00:25:12] aware that it may reverberate off their back doors or there may be [00:25:17] unwanted music and conversation on those particular evenings and [00:25:23] two out of the month of March. [00:25:25] That's just the way it needs to be. [00:25:27] Thanks. [00:25:28] Councilman Davis? [00:25:29] I just want to let everybody know that on March 17th, my name is [00:25:33] O'Chopper. [00:25:34] Given that I married an O'Connor, I am not about to vote against [00:25:42] this. [00:25:44] There's no further discussion. [00:25:47] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:25:50] Aye. [00:25:51] Opposed? [00:25:52] Light sign. [00:25:53] Motion passes.

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11. 8.c

    Stormwater Utility Expansion - 5031 School Road Property Purchase

    approved

    Council approved the purchase of property at 5031 School Road for $60,000 plus $1,359.25 in closing costs (total $61,359.25) to expand stormwater retention capacity in the Tanglewood Terrace closed basin area. The project aims to reduce repetitive flooding of homes and streets, with a second adjacent bank-owned property potentially to be acquired later.

    • motion:Approve the as-is residential contract for purchase of 5031 School Road for $60,000, the buyers and sellers combined closing statement of $1,359.25, for a total of $61,359.25. (passed)

    📍5031 School Road📍Cecilia Drive📍Hemlock property📍Madison Street🏢Pasco County🏢SWFWMD (Southwest Florida Water Management District)👤Mr. Davis👤Robert Rivera#2013 10-year Master Drainage Plan Update#Ackerman#Gulf High#Stony Brook#Stormwater Utility miscellaneous flood control projects#Tanglewood Terrace Phase 1 subdivision#Tropical Storm Debbie

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    [00:25:55] Next is the Stormwater Utility Expansion 5,031 School Road Property [00:26:03] Purchase. [00:26:04] Mr. Mayor, Mr. Rivera is prepared to present this agenda item. [00:26:14] Are you doing staff training for this? [00:26:23] Are you? [00:26:24] You got paddles out for that? [00:26:26] For the price of this property? [00:26:28] Is that what that's all about? [00:26:29] That's not what my agenda's showing. [00:26:30] Can you make that one? [00:26:37] I want to see how you describe CPR to go with this property purchase. [00:26:42] Mr. Rivera, it doesn't look like the PowerPoint's been loaded. [00:26:45] So you want to take it? [00:26:50] OK. [00:26:52] Thank you, Mayor and Council. [00:26:53] This item for your consideration is the purchase of some property [00:26:58] located at 5031 School Road. [00:27:03] This property is located in Tanglewood Terrace, Phase 1 subdivision, which [00:27:08] is east of Gulf High. [00:27:11] The main roads that border it to the west are Madison Street and to the [00:27:16] South Cecilia Drive. [00:27:19] This area has been identified in the city's 2013 10-year master drainage [00:27:26] plan update as a closed basin. [00:27:29] In other words, there's no overflow structures that could go out to a [00:27:35] river or any type of drainage system like that. [00:27:38] And so, of course, depending on what type of storm we have, 25 to 100 [00:27:44] year storms, we have repetitive street flooding or private property. [00:27:49] And the purpose of purchasing this property is basically what we would [00:27:54] call a betterment project to where we would try to eliminate those two [00:27:57] items. [00:28:00] This is a system that we have there. [00:28:03] Streets are used to channel the stormwater into inlet structures that [00:28:09] are located at mid-block points that then go into the piping system [00:28:15] into the existing stormwater pond. [00:28:21] That right there is the existing stormwater pond that we have. [00:28:30] And that was what it looked like in the summertime. [00:28:35] This is what it looks like now after city crews had removed 1,300 cubic [00:28:40] yards of sentiments. [00:28:43] We also took where this structure, this existing structure was here, we [00:28:49] are installing a gate system to where if this pond gets to a certain [00:28:53] elevation, we'll be able to isolate it from the existing stormwater pipe [00:28:58] system to where we won't get a backflow and start flooding the homes back [00:29:04] on the other end. [00:29:07] And we can take and start doing some pumping operations to be able to [00:29:10] get that level down to where we can start accepting water again. [00:29:13] That option isn't available to us now. [00:29:19] And so what we're proposing here is actually, this is the northwest [00:29:23] corner of Glenwood and School Road. [00:29:26] We were able to negotiate a purchase of this property that's existing [00:29:32] right here, and we're proposing to construct another retention pond [00:29:37] with a overflow structure that ties into the existing system you can see [00:29:43] back over in here. [00:29:45] And the object or the goal is to reduce the water that's coming in [00:29:50] from the south, channeling all the way to the inlets right here. [00:29:56] And these two homes that are directly across from the inlets, [00:30:00] are the ones that are actually getting the worst of everything. [00:30:04] They're flooding more frequently than any of the other homes. [00:30:08] The other four homes that are to the south of that location, [00:30:13] they mainly deal with a lot of front lawn flooding. [00:30:17] And of course, with the road getting flooded the way it does, [00:30:22] then that opens up to cars trying to get through and [00:30:24] causing that wave effect that contributes to the flooding of those homes. [00:30:29] The idea would be twofold, to be able to get some of that water [00:30:34] from going into the homes, even if it's a foot or two feet. [00:30:38] And then the other idea would be that we would be able to have another location [00:30:42] to where we would be able to throw pumps out there if we had to. [00:30:46] Because we have to remember that this is a closed basin, and for [00:30:49] us to install a storm water system that would get us out to the river [00:30:54] would be three, four million dollars, and it's just not. [00:30:59] Can I ask you right there, that property, I mean, that whole area from Madison down, [00:31:04] I mean, it must drop ten feet down to that area, maybe eight feet, something like that. [00:31:10] What is the possibility if we ran storm water from there over to that creek [00:31:15] on the south side of Cecilia, next to Stony Brook? [00:31:19] Is that more of an option than trying to hit the river? [00:31:23] Well, it's still, the cost to even do that would still be up there. [00:31:28] Okay. To where the storm water utility and [00:31:30] its existing financial state wouldn't be able to incur an expense, [00:31:35] even if we got cooperative funding from SWFMUD and paid for half of it. [00:31:41] Is that all city property that backs up where Mr. Davis was talking about? [00:31:45] Or does that- No, sir. [00:31:47] So we would take our water and dump it into something else and maybe create- [00:31:50] Is it Stony Brook in the city? [00:31:52] If Stony Brook is, but the canal that's right there is the county. [00:31:56] If we came over to the meadows, which is on the north side of Cecilia, [00:32:02] then you would be in the city. [00:32:04] Okay. [00:32:05] So it's really just that pond that's not the city, sir? [00:32:10] Because we get up north of, or we get west of Ackerman, that's in the city, right? [00:32:17] West of Ackerman is in the city, correct. [00:32:19] So really Ackerman and then this, that pond are not in the city. [00:32:23] But everything that's on the other, on Cecilia and south, [00:32:26] floods in the direction towards the canal areas that are in the county. [00:32:31] Is this one of the houses that went down with Debbie? [00:32:34] No, sir. [00:32:36] You're talking about this structure right here is the one that went down with Debbie. [00:32:43] And this structure right here we're also proposing at a later date to purchase. [00:32:49] Right now it's in foreclosure with the bank once they, [00:32:51] we've been in contact with them once they finish that process. [00:32:55] Then we would be able to take the proposed pond that we're talking about and [00:33:00] expand that as well into there if we were able to negotiate that deal. [00:33:05] That would leave this piece of prime property here that's vacant, [00:33:10] to where they could rebuild on it and then it could go back on the tax rolls. [00:33:14] We kind of get the best of both worlds and wouldn't- [00:33:17] That's the slab then, right now. [00:33:19] Correct, yes sir. [00:33:20] Robert, how long before you think you'll know about this second property that's [00:33:23] currently bank owned? [00:33:24] The banks move slow. [00:33:26] That process moves slow, so I would say at least a year. [00:33:29] We keep calling them every few months. [00:33:31] But from what I understand, my friends that are in banking, [00:33:34] they don't really want to sell the properties right now. [00:33:36] They'd rather the value come back. [00:33:39] Right, well we were very fortunate enough to deal with the certain bank [00:33:43] prior a few years back with the Hemlock property. [00:33:48] Actually, it was donated to us through Pasco County and [00:33:52] we were able to get it just paying the taxes and closing costs and stuff. [00:33:56] So we're hoping that this might be a viable option for us as well with this piece. [00:34:02] I guess that's where my question's leading. [00:34:03] Is it pertinent that we get that second property and make this work properly or not? [00:34:07] It would be nice, but it's considered a betterment project. [00:34:10] So even if we can get the water out of the people's homes, [00:34:15] then we've done our job. [00:34:16] Right now, we've got storm events that happen during the summertime that [00:34:21] are three inches of rain in less than an hour, and [00:34:25] these people are panicking, worrying about the water getting in their homes. [00:34:35] The money is available in the storm water utility miscellaneous flood control projects. [00:34:41] And we would ask that you consider approval of the as is residential contract [00:34:45] attached in the amount not to exceed $60,000, [00:34:49] which is the exact price that the property was assessed for. [00:34:55] And then our second request would be that you approve the buyers and [00:34:59] sellers combined closing statement agreement in amount not to exceed $1,359.25. [00:35:07] That basically pays for the closing cost, gives the gentleman back some of his [00:35:12] storm water utility money and a couple of street light charges that are assessed. [00:35:17] A year early, he still pays his taxes and [00:35:20] the standard closing type of assignments for a seller. [00:35:24] And the total price would be $61,359.25. [00:35:29] I'm going to open this up for public comment. [00:35:35] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [00:35:38] Move for approval. [00:35:39] Second. [00:35:40] The maker? [00:35:40] Nothing. [00:35:41] The second. [00:35:43] Just want to make sure that all three components are in the motion. [00:35:46] The $60,000 as is, $1,359 and then the total. [00:35:54] But this is the right move to make. [00:35:55] This is exactly what we started back in 2015 when we balanced that storm water fund. [00:36:01] We begin to go out and identify these areas and [00:36:03] begin to start alleviating issues that we knew were happening. [00:36:10] And then as well as some of the things that we ran into last year with those 19 [00:36:15] days of rain, so this is prudent planning and [00:36:19] good execution on the part of the city and staff. [00:36:22] Thank you. [00:36:23] I agree, I hope we can get that second property, get a little bit more room, but [00:36:27] we need to do everything we can to mitigate flooding in these high risk areas. [00:36:30] And we've seen nothing. [00:36:31] We just bucked storm Debbie, dropped a bunch of rain, but [00:36:34] God help us if we get a tropical storm or a hurricane hit us anywhere close to [00:36:39] dead on, it'd be in a lot of trouble. [00:36:41] So any mitigation we can do to help is better than nothing. [00:36:45] Councilwoman? [00:36:47] Yeah, hopefully this might encourage the bank to do something about their property. [00:36:52] Obviously they're not going to refurbish it or sell it to do something. [00:36:57] Hoping that this will move, spur them along. [00:37:00] Which bank owns it?

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12. 8.d

    Utility Service Agreement - R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling, Inc.

    approved

    Council approved a utility service agreement with R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling, Inc. to supply water and sewer services to a proposed development outside city limits but within the city's utility service area. The development consists of a 12,320 sq ft office and 24,000 sq ft warehouse at the northwest corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Olsteen Road.

    • motion:Approve the utility service agreement between the City and R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling, Inc. for water and sewer service to the development site. (passed)

    📍Northwest corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Olsteen Road🏢Bay Care🏢R.J. Kielty Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling, Inc.👤Mr. Rivera#City utility service area#Utility Service Agreement

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    [00:37:02] Wells Fargo. [00:37:03] And that property's vacant as well, or it's been bulldozed down. [00:37:09] So whoever bought it would end up having to rebuild anyway. [00:37:13] So it makes it more appealing for us to be able to grab it. [00:37:19] Any further discussion? [00:37:22] Hearing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:37:24] Aye. [00:37:25] Opposed, light sign. [00:37:26] Motion passes. [00:37:27] Next item is Utility Service Agreement with RJ QLT Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling. [00:37:32] Mr. Mayor, the request in front of you is for [00:37:36] a connection outside the city limits to the city's water and sewer system. [00:37:41] Mr. Rivera, did you prepare a PowerPoint for this? [00:37:44] I just had the map up there to where they could look at it. [00:37:46] Okay, are we going to be able to get that up? [00:37:48] Okay. [00:37:52] We've got it in our package too. [00:37:54] All right, good. [00:37:56] Go ahead. [00:37:57] Thank you, Mayor and Council. [00:37:58] This request of staff for council is to consider for approval [00:38:01] the attached utility service agreement between the city and RJ QLT Plumbing, [00:38:06] Heating, and Cooling Incorporated. [00:38:09] The agreement calls out for the city to supply water and sewer utility services [00:38:14] for the development site that consists of a proposed 12,320 square foot [00:38:21] office space and a 24,000 square foot warehouse space that's located [00:38:28] on the northwest corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Olsteen Road. [00:38:33] This site is not located in the city, but [00:38:36] it is within the city's utility service area. [00:38:40] These types of agreements are standard when it comes to development. [00:38:43] It spells out the responsibilities of the developer as well as the utility [00:38:48] that is supplying the services for them. [00:38:52] The funding is identified as potential revenue sources to the utility [00:38:56] once everything is complete, and we would ask that you approve the agreement. [00:39:03] Thank you, I'll open it up for public comment. [00:39:06] Seeing no one, come forward, bring it back to council. [00:39:08] Move for approval. [00:39:10] Second. [00:39:10] Motion is seconded to the maker. [00:39:12] Yeah, this, if I'm not mistaken, this business location will be moving [00:39:17] from 54 and basically Chicago Ave, out there about 52 by 5A High School. [00:39:27] This particular property's been vacant forever in that zone, and [00:39:34] it's a good use, and obviously it adds into our water and sewer revenue fund. [00:39:39] Second. [00:39:41] Also, I think it'll bring in possibly people moving into the city, [00:39:44] which is another plus for us. [00:39:47] Boys. [00:39:48] Don't you? [00:39:49] Comments, thank you. [00:39:50] Yeah, just a quick question. [00:39:52] Our city borders just convolute so incredibly, and in that area, is that, [00:39:59] is there a, I'm trying to get a fix on where that is in terms of Congress. [00:40:07] That's on the far side. [00:40:08] By the county fire station. [00:40:10] Fire station, you know where the sod place is across the street? [00:40:14] On Osteen, if you go south, that's where the solid waste haulers are at. [00:40:21] Right. [00:40:22] So in the old, and you have a little business, but you also used to have [00:40:25] the old volunteer fire department almost across the street from that location. [00:40:31] Thank you. [00:40:32] I was confusing. [00:40:33] Is it North, what division in North Bay? [00:40:35] North Bay has a. [00:40:37] The mental health facility. [00:40:38] I think it's Bay Care, isn't it? [00:40:40] It is Bay Care, you're right. [00:40:44] Okay, if there's no further discussion, all those in favor, [00:40:46] please signify by saying aye. [00:40:47] Aye. [00:40:48] Opposed, the like sign. [00:40:49] Next item is board appointments.

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13. 8.e

    Board Reappointments: Glenwood Pratt and Christopher Trapnell, Police Pension Board

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    Council reappointed Glenwood Pratt as chairman and Detective Christopher Trapnell as secretary-treasurer of the Police Pension Board, both for four-year terms expiring December 31, 2019, on the recommendation of the Police Pension Board.

    • motion:Approve the Police Pension Board's recommendation to reappoint Glenwood Pratt as chairman and Christopher Trapnell as secretary-treasurer for four-year terms expiring December 31, 2019. (passed)

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    [00:40:52] Glenwood Pratt, Christopher Trapnell, to the police pension board. [00:40:56] Mayor, members of the city council, the police pension board met on January 26th. [00:41:01] Their recommendation was to reappoint Mr. Glenwood Pratt as their chairman. [00:41:06] And Detective Christopher Trapnell to be reappointed as [00:41:10] the secretary treasurer. [00:41:12] Both of the appointments are four year terms and [00:41:14] are due to expire on December 31st, 2019. [00:41:19] Should you see fit to approve the recommendation of the police pension board? [00:41:25] Open up for public comment. [00:41:27] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [00:41:30] Move to approve. [00:41:31] Second. [00:41:32] The maker. [00:41:33] No, I just appreciate that they're continuing to do this. [00:41:36] I think, I'd like to thank Mr. Pratt because I think he's been on the board for [00:41:43] 30 years, is that a good figure, 30 years. [00:41:53] Councilman Starkey? [00:41:54] No comments, just thank you for your service. [00:41:56] Absolutely, thank you. [00:41:58] There's no further discussion. [00:41:59] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:42:01] Aye. [00:42:02] Opposed, the like sign. [00:42:03] Motion passes. [00:42:04] Next is a three minute report from our chief, Mr. Bogart. [00:42:17] I'm getting hassled over there. [00:42:18] They want to make darn sure I stay to my three minute mark, so I will. [00:42:22] It's awfully hard to talk about the police department sometimes because I get so [00:42:27] many, when I try to think of what to address you about, I get so [00:42:32] many compliments on our officers and the activities that they do and [00:42:35] some things I forward on to Debbie and I know that she shares some of those with you. [00:42:39] But I basically get these compliments on a daily basis and [00:42:42] I get them from a lot of different directions. [00:42:44] I get emails, I get phone calls, I run into people on the street. [00:42:48] And so I want to share a couple of those things with you and [00:42:52] also give you a quick report about that special squad I told you a couple weeks [00:42:57] ago I was going to put in place. [00:42:59] That squad, as you know, was comprised of two detectives, [00:43:04] a corporal, and our code enforcement folks. [00:43:07] And then we also supplement by using some officers from patrol on occasion. [00:43:13] About seven weeks ago is when I formed it. [00:43:15] And it took us about a week for that supervisor to kind of get his feet on

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14. 8.f

    Three-Minute Report: Police

    Police Chief delivered a three-minute report highlighting the new special squad's accomplishments, including five drug arrests, three prostitution arrests, three city ordinance prostitution violations, a felon-with-weapon arrest, and quick apprehension of a Regions Bank robbery suspect. Chief also recounted patrol work by Officer Stephanie Pascali and Sergeant Trapnell solving burglaries, and announced that K-9 Officer Justin Case received the VFW Post 6180 Law Enforcement Gold Medal Award for two exceptional 2015 arrests. Code violations have been issued to the Roadway motel and 6236 Main Street for chronic nuisance issues.

    📍6236 Main Street📍6423 Illinois Avenue📍George Street and Gulf Drive📍Leisure Lane and Vaughn📍Madison and Gulf📍Massachusetts Avenue📍US 19 and Main🏢Carraberry Club🏢Hookah Tobacco Lounge🏢Pasco Sheriff's Office🏢Publix🏢Regions Bank🏢Roadway🏢VFW Post 6180🏢Waffle House👤Debbie👤Justin Case👤Starkey👤Stephanie Pascali👤Trapnell#Law Enforcement Gold Medal Award#city prostitution ordinance#nuisance abatement process#reciprocity agreement with Pasco Sheriff's Office

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    [00:43:18] the ground because it was a new promotion for him as well. [00:43:21] And our first area of concern was our park and the grand opening of the park. [00:43:26] And I think each of you have probably received lots of compliments [00:43:29] about the officer presence that has been there. [00:43:32] And that's largely because of that group of officers. [00:43:34] Patrol helped a little bit, but most of it was accomplished by that squad. [00:43:40] At the same time, they've been focused on some of our chronic headaches. [00:43:44] Many of the properties that have been reported to you in these meetings and [00:43:49] that you privately have spoken with me about, of being issues in our city. [00:43:55] And as a result of that, just in this short period of time, [00:43:58] there have been five very significant drug arrests just by these couple of people. [00:44:04] We've made three prostitution arrests, [00:44:09] three city ordinance prostitution violations issuances. [00:44:14] And we arrested a felon in possession of a concealed weapon, [00:44:18] carrying brass knuckles, due to some surveillance activity. [00:44:22] We also solved a robbery and made an arrest almost immediately of [00:44:27] the Regents, I'm sorry, of the Regents Bank at US 19 in Maine. [00:44:32] This squad was actually out doing a surveillance of a drug activities and [00:44:37] prostitution activities when that call came out. [00:44:39] And literally within 30 seconds or 45 seconds, [00:44:43] they had that suspect stopped out of the car and down on the ground at 19 in Maine. [00:44:48] They've also been focused, working with code enforcement on nuisance abatement [00:44:53] issues, and specifically we have issued code violation notices to the roadway and. [00:45:00] to a property at 6236 Main Street, where we've received in excess of 40 to 60 calls for service. [00:45:08] And we've contacted the property owner and of course the tenants that are there, and [00:45:12] we're going after this very hard. [00:45:14] The property owner has to make corrections, they have a 30 day window at both the roadway [00:45:19] and at this property to address the violations. [00:45:24] And if they don't, then it's proceeding on to the city manager to go before the magistrate [00:45:29] for a nuisance abatement. [00:45:30] Quick, the second property, is that a commercial or residential property? [00:45:33] Residential. [00:45:34] It's a residential rental, and the property owner doesn't live here. [00:45:40] Well that's what that special squad has done, but I didn't think I would be being fair to [00:45:44] patrol if I didn't mention some of the things that I see basically on a daily basis from [00:45:49] them. [00:45:50] This is an incident that officer, she's a field training officer, Stephanie Pascali, [00:45:56] did a initial report was of a vehicle fleeing the area of a burglary that was earlier in [00:46:03] the day. [00:46:04] And this was on the 10th, so this was just a couple days ago. [00:46:08] And through her investigation, she got a solid description of the suspect, a good description [00:46:12] of the suspect vehicle, and really did a great report on it. [00:46:16] That got passed on to the evening shift, and at 9 o'clock that night, Sergeant Trapnell [00:46:21] spotted the vehicle parked in a parking lot at the Illinois Avenue Apartments, which is [00:46:26] 6423 Illinois Avenue. [00:46:29] He and the night shift officers then took turns doing surveillances between other calls [00:46:33] and eventually saw some activity around the vehicle. [00:46:36] And there were two suspects that they were after. [00:46:40] Well those suspects fled, they caught them, and they accomplished a consensual search [00:46:47] which revealed burglary tools, stolen property from the earlier burglaries, and they also [00:46:55] located the earlier witness who positively ID'd the suspects at that time, and posted [00:47:00] Miranda, the defendant, admitted to some of the offenses. [00:47:04] Pasco Sheriff's Office was dealing with the same types of burglaries and fitting a similar [00:47:10] description. [00:47:11] So that shift contacted Pasco, and as a result, they were able to clear a number of burglaries [00:47:18] in their jurisdiction as well. [00:47:21] And to wrap up my comments, I just wanted to make mention of the fact that VFW Post [00:47:27] 6180, which is up there on Osceola Avenue, each year they contact us, and I know they [00:47:33] contacted our Fire Chief, for us to give them nominations, in my case, of an officer. [00:47:41] They give out a Law Enforcement Gold Medal Award, and I nominated, it was a Master Police [00:47:48] Officer, K-9 Officer, Justin Case, because of two incidents that he handled this last [00:47:55] year. [00:47:56] And here in that nomination, while he was a K-9 Officer, and that's when I made the [00:48:02] submission, but we all know that he was a busy K-9 guy, he was out there constantly [00:48:06] making arrests and tracking down with his partner, and the two incidents that triggered [00:48:15] this is that on May 5th, at about 9 o'clock at night, a police officer attempted to stop [00:48:23] a vehicle for a traffic infraction at George Street and Gulf Drive. [00:48:26] It was occupied by four subjects. [00:48:31] They fled the area, a pursuit ensued, and they fled the area, with Officer Case joining [00:48:36] in as a backup officer to the pursuit, he wasn't the primary, he was the backup officer. [00:48:42] And they stayed behind, the vehicle struck a curb at Madison and Gulf, blew out a tire [00:48:46] and kept going, ultimately ended up, all these things happen, a lot of people don't realize [00:48:50] all the activities that the officers are doing. [00:48:53] It ended up coming to rest behind the Carraberry Club on Massachusetts Avenue, and all four [00:48:59] occupants got out of the vehicle. [00:49:02] Corporal Case spotted one of the occupants, went 10-15, he personally arrested that occupant, [00:49:08] went back to his car, got his dog, and caught the other three. [00:49:12] Tracked down and caught the other three. [00:49:14] So that was a significant arrest, and there were all kinds of charges on those subjects. [00:49:21] One subject was wanted for an outstanding warrant, the driver was charged with fleeing [00:49:26] to lewd, and there were other drug-related charges with it. [00:49:30] The second exceptional arrest, which kind of triggered me to make him my nominee, occurred [00:49:35] on August 11th at approximately 5 o'clock in the morning. [00:49:39] Corporal Case and other officers were responding to a robbery that had happened at the Waffle [00:49:43] House. [00:49:44] We had already had, over the previous couple of days, several robberies in that area where [00:49:49] someone displayed a firearm, and one was the liquor store, right there near the Waffle [00:49:53] House, and the other one was another business, it was right in the immediate area. [00:50:03] I'm sorry? [00:50:04] It was the Hookah Tobacco Lounge place, right off the road on 19th. [00:50:06] Yes, yes it was, that lounge. [00:50:10] And Case took up, he had already tried doing a track on the previous incidents, and he [00:50:17] was really puzzled, I could see it on his face when I was talking to him those days, [00:50:21] because he tried to do the track, and it just disappeared in a parking lot. [00:50:24] We saw some tracks in the parking lot, and thought somebody jumped in a vehicle and left. [00:50:29] The third robbery occurs, suspects away from the scene, so Case goes to that general area [00:50:35] and took up a surveillance point. [00:50:37] Sure enough, a little while later, there's a guy riding a bicycle, matched the description. [00:50:42] So he downed that individual, and that person had latex gloves, ski masks, the money that [00:50:50] was stolen, and as a result of Justin's interview with him, he also confessed to the other robberies, [00:50:58] and we cleared all those cases, and absolutely stopped more robberies from happening. [00:51:02] So as a result of that nomination for those activities, he was awarded the Veterans of [00:51:08] Foreign Wars Law Enforcement Gold Medal Award this last Saturday evening. [00:51:11] So I wanted to share that with you. [00:51:13] And with that, I know I went a little bit over my time, but... [00:51:16] Can we ask a quick question, are we able to... [00:51:19] Thank you Chief. [00:51:23] Another point to that gentleman, the case arrested was actually staying at the roadway [00:51:28] at the time he was arrested, which is the motel you guys are on right now. [00:51:32] Can you just talk to us about the prostitution ordinance, which one that you said allowed [00:51:37] your officers to make free arrests recently? [00:51:40] Yes. [00:51:41] Which one? [00:51:42] Actually, the three arrests where the individuals went to jail, they were actually done with [00:51:48] a statute, which allows us to take them straight to jail with that and the others, and they're [00:51:53] issued a... [00:51:54] It's done with our ordinance, our city ordinance. [00:51:58] And that's where, if a known prostitute, someone that we already know, or has already been [00:52:04] arrested, or has pled no contendery, or the judge withheld adjudication on a prostitution [00:52:10] matter, then that individual, if they're out waving in traffic, engaging passerbys, walking [00:52:19] up to cars, talking with people, and leaving, coming back, if they establish that pattern, [00:52:25] then we can make our case. [00:52:28] And in this case, because of the special squad where they can stay focused on it, and they [00:52:33] can follow these individuals, they've been able to make some great cases. [00:52:39] And they're also, on that same point, they're also working on some significant drug cases [00:52:44] right now. [00:52:47] That ordinance is effective. [00:52:49] We're just now really getting into one place. [00:52:51] Yes, I just had a quick question. [00:52:53] You used the term, he downed the suspect. [00:52:56] Downed. [00:52:57] In the case of a robbery suspect or something like that, I don't mean that we shot them. [00:53:01] I mean that we, at gunpoint, took them down. [00:53:04] And this is an individual who just held a knife to a teller's throat. [00:53:08] And that was the information that we had. [00:53:10] So when they took him out of the taxi, it's down on the ground. [00:53:13] It's considered what we call a felony stop. [00:53:15] And you take all the precautions. [00:53:17] We don't know what other weapons that individual might have on them. [00:53:20] It's really too bad that there was no media around, because it was a rather impressive [00:53:24] takedown. [00:53:25] I had some people who witnessed that. [00:53:28] It was super police work on everyone's part. [00:53:30] Good job. [00:53:33] Thank you. [00:53:34] Do you guys work with the Sheriff's Department? [00:53:37] Or were you adding information when it came to Leisure Lane and Vaughn, whatever it is? [00:53:42] We were. [00:53:43] Because I think some of those people come into the city and then go back there to hibernate [00:53:48] or whatever, get a sleep. [00:53:49] Well, you're 100% right, sir. [00:53:51] That's one of our concerns, is that so many of our problematic individuals live right there. [00:54:00] It's right outside of our city, and it's a cluster back there of drug dealers and prostitution. [00:54:06] Is that one where we're working together with the Sheriff's Department somewhat? [00:54:10] We do, but they can't focus the attention on it. [00:54:13] So we kind of go in there sometimes just by ourselves, alone. [00:54:16] We have a reciprocity agreement with the Sheriff's Office. [00:54:20] I was glad to see that little note we got in our... [00:54:24] I'm not 100% sure, but I have a feeling Councilman Starkey may have triggered some of that [00:54:30] in some of Debbie's contacts with the county, because their code enforcement division [00:54:37] that had already told us that they couldn't focus much attention there [00:54:40] because they have 750 square miles to deal with, which is true. [00:54:44] But all of a sudden, there's this last minute push to go in there [00:54:48] and to give some serious attention to it. [00:54:50] And I think you saw the results of it. [00:54:53] There was a lot of citations written. [00:54:55] We were there simply as backup in case things broke bad. [00:54:59] Thank you. [00:55:01] Councilman, that's where my wife and I saw the professional ladies on the street corners. [00:55:06] If you take the back way to Publix, you can see them. [00:55:09] Exactly. [00:55:11] Next is a three-minute report from Parks and Rec. [00:55:14] Now it's time for that point. [00:55:16] You're finished. He used all your time. [00:55:18] No, he did. It's hard to follow the police. [00:55:20] I'm just going to run through a few photos with you of our most recent activities. [00:55:25] We keep our staff current in CPR and first aid. [00:55:28] This was just that training. [00:55:30] And then we have support from the HR department who helps us incorporate [00:55:34] things like customer service training and with our regular staff meetings. [00:55:39] New treadmills have arrived. [00:55:41] We're really happy the first two have come in. [00:55:43] And then we also have a new reclined bike and an upright bike. [00:55:47] Bedspecs have been completed and will be going out very shortly [00:55:51] for the rest of the equipment in the fitness center.

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    Three-Minute Report: Parks and Recreation

    Parks and Recreation provided a three-minute report covering outreach to schools/colleges, member retention efforts, customer service survey results (62 respondents, mostly highest ratings), recent events including Daddy Daughter Night (118 dads), and upcoming events such as Walk a Hound, the quilt show, Nature Coast Home Show, free movies in Sims Park, and Healthy Days fitness classes.

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    [00:55:57] Our outreach program, just to hit on a few things, [00:55:59] we have started to implement that more and get out of the facility more. [00:56:03] So I have staff that have already visited all the local high schools and colleges. [00:56:07] Part of our member retention program is we've started to do an aggressive campaign [00:56:11] to where if somebody doesn't renew their membership at the end of that month, [00:56:15] they're being reached out to try to encourage them to renew. [00:56:19] Some of our member appreciation activities, [00:56:22] we have started to provide three-day passes to annual members who can share [00:56:27] and invite other people to come with them on a trip to the recreation center. [00:56:32] And we also have some members-only activities that have been provided. [00:56:36] We're focusing more on this to try to give more perks to members [00:56:41] and make it more of an advantage for them to join the facility. [00:56:45] And then by next month, Board of Realtors couldn't get us in this month, [00:56:49] but we're hoping to be on their agenda next month as well as the hospital [00:56:52] to meet to their employees. [00:56:54] This is one of the most recent surveys that we did just gauging our customer service. [00:56:59] We had 62 people respond. [00:57:01] And I know those are a little bit hard to see, [00:57:03] but the orange is if they rated a four, which was the highest number you could give. [00:57:08] So on the first column, the question had to do with customer service for staff. [00:57:12] Fifty-one rated us the highest that you could get out of 52. [00:57:16] The second column had to do with the speed of your transaction when you were there. [00:57:21] We had 52 people out of 56. [00:57:24] I mean, out of 62, gave us the highest on that one. [00:57:27] The third question had to do with satisfaction in a program. [00:57:31] There was 40 that gave us the highest number on that. [00:57:35] That got a little bit skewed because there were eight people that did not attend a program. [00:57:40] They just came and worked out in the fitness center or Slam Labs. [00:57:44] And then the last one had to do with the cleanliness of the facility, [00:57:47] and we had 53 give us the highest score for that one out of 62. [00:57:52] This is a brand-new expression swing that has been added to Francis [00:57:56] where you can put the infant facing the parent, and that's been very popular so far. [00:58:01] This was the most recent event that we just had, the Daddy Daughter Night at the Recreation and Aquatic Center. [00:58:07] 118 dads attended. [00:58:09] I like this picture because every girl got a tiara, and dad's wearing it on this picture. [00:58:15] And that night it was a princess theme. [00:58:18] We also had Belle that was there from Disney doing photos with the girls, [00:58:23] and every girl was a princess for the night with that one. [00:58:26] Most recent events that we have coming up this weekend, [00:58:30] we have Walk a Hound. [00:58:32] That'll be at Orange Lake, Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound. [00:58:35] The quilters are having their quilt show back again at the Recreation and Aquatic Center. [00:58:39] You did receive an invitation tonight from them that they're doing a special VIP showing [00:58:44] on the Thursday night from 6 to 8. [00:58:48] We have the Nature Coast Home Show back the following weekend. [00:58:51] The free movies in the park, thank goodness. [00:58:53] We'll start back in Sims Park on the 27th with the Peanuts movie. [00:58:58] We're really happy to have that back there. [00:59:00] And then on March 5th is going to start a series of Healthy Days that we're doing in the park [00:59:06] where we'll have one of our Recreation and Aquatic Center instructors on the stage offering a free class. [00:59:11] This first one is going to be Tai Chi, yoga, and boot camp. [00:59:15] What time is it? [00:59:17] I believe it starts at 10 a.m. and then goes 20 minutes, 20 to 40 minutes throughout. [00:59:23] So it's going to be several. [00:59:24] I think we have four instructors actually. [00:59:26] Two different types of yoga, or it's Fit Forever, yoga, boot camp, and Tai Chi. [00:59:31] Over a couple hour period. [00:59:33] Yes, yes. [00:59:35] And the last thing I have for you, I just wanted to express a sincere thank you for all of your support [00:59:42] and most recently with the Sims Park grand opening, or re-grand opening. [00:59:46] Thank you. [00:59:47] Thank you. [00:59:48] Any questions for Elaine?

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