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   Pledge of Allegiance

   Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence in honor of servicemen and women.

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   [00:00:21] I'd like to ask you to all please stand, join me in the Pledge of Allegiance, and remain [00:00:22] standing for a moment of silence in honor of our servicemen and women at home and abroad. [00:00:24] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for [00:00:30] which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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   Moment of Silence

   Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence in honor of servicemen and women at home and abroad.

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   [00:00:21] I'd like to ask you to all please stand, join me in the Pledge of Allegiance, and remain [00:00:22] standing for a moment of silence in honor of our servicemen and women at home and abroad. [00:00:24] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for [00:00:30] which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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   Approval of July 30, 2019 Special Meeting Minutes

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   Council approved the minutes from the July 30, 2019 special meeting.

   • motion:Motion to approve the July 30, 2019 special meeting minutes. (passed)

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   [00:00:43] Thank you. [00:00:44] You may be seated. [00:00:45] The next item on the agenda is the approval of the July 30th special meeting minutes. [00:00:49] Move for approval. [00:00:50] Second. [00:00:51] Any discussion? [00:00:53] Hearing none. [00:00:54] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:00:55] Aye. [00:00:56] Opposed? [00:00:57] Like sign. [00:00:58] Motion passes.

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   Approval of August 6, 2019 Work Session and Regular Meeting Minutes

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   Council approved the minutes from the August 6, 2019 work session and regular meeting.

   • motion:Approve the August 6, 2019 work session and regular meeting minutes. (passed)

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   [00:00:59] Next is approval of the August 6th work session and regular meeting minutes. [00:01:03] Move for approval. [00:01:04] Second. [00:01:05] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:01:07] Aye. [00:01:08] Opposed? [00:01:09] Like sign. [00:01:10] Motion passes.

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   Presentation by Florida's Sports Coast (Pasco County Tourism)

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   Representatives from Florida's Sports Coast (Pasco County Tourism) presented their 2018 economic impact analysis, visitor research, brand evolution from Visit Pasco to Florida Sports Coast, and marketing/PR initiatives including a Telly Award-winning video. They reported $615 million in economic impact, $2.5M+ in tourist development tax collected, and highlighted a successful scallop season PR event launched from Sims Park that generated $7.2M in earned media value. Council members responded with appreciation but also raised concerns about the lack of tourism capital investment in New Port Richey and the need for more sports facilities county-wide.

   📍Main Street📍Ordinance One📍Sims Park🏢AdventHealth Center Ice🏢Anclote Key Preserve🏢Coastal Angler🏢Coastal Living🏢Downtown Magazine🏢Florida's Sports Coast🏢Giraffe Ranch🏢Hacienda🏢Skydive City🏢St. Pete Life Magazine🏢Treehoppers🏢Werner-Boyce Salt Springs Park👤Adam👤Bobby Lowery👤Colby Cusick-Gayson👤Consuelo👤Frank Gray👤Gabby👤Kayla Goetz👤Mr. Dobies👤Pete Altman👤Robert👤Shelly#2018 economic impact analysis#CRA (Community Redevelopment Area)#Grand Fondo#Suncoast Parkway corridor#Telly Award#Tourist Development Tax#obligation bond / parks referendum#scallop season

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   [00:01:11] We're going to jump over Mr. Dobies. [00:01:14] He got stuck in traffic, so I'm going to ask the folks from the Florida Sports Coast to [00:01:19] come on up and do their presentation. [00:01:35] Good evening. [00:01:36] Thank you, Your Honor, Mayor, Marlo, and distinguished council members. [00:01:41] Thank you so much for allowing us to be here today to present the Florida Sports Coast, [00:01:45] our 2018 economic impact analysis, along with our visitor research, PORFORMA, [00:01:51] and also talk about some key initiatives that we've been doing over the past year. [00:01:56] And we have a presentation, and at the end, we'd like to show you our award-winning national video [00:02:03] that won a Telly Award for branded content. [00:02:06] And we are up against some pretty big businesses and destinations, [00:02:11] as such as Newport Beach and Company out in California, [00:02:16] and also Conde Nast Traveler and National Geographic. [00:02:23] So here's the agenda that we're just going to run through. [00:02:25] You're going to meet the team, our visitor profile study and research, our brand evolution, [00:02:30] the value of tourism, and some of our marketing and PR initiatives. [00:02:39] So here's our team. [00:02:40] To the left, there's Gabby. [00:02:41] She handles all of our industry relations that handles over 742 square miles of a destination. [00:02:48] So she talks to restaurants, retail, attractions, hotels. [00:02:54] Consuelo, that's to the right of her, handles all of our sports development, [00:02:58] and she's also our tourism manager. [00:03:00] Colby Cusick is here. [00:03:02] Kayla Goetz is our visitor industry representative, [00:03:07] and Shelly on the far right handles all of our fiscal accounting. [00:03:13] So when we talk about destination management, [00:03:16] I thought this was very good to present the life cycle of actually what we do [00:03:21] and the life cycle of tourism and the meaning behind it, [00:03:23] because what we're trying to do is build a destination. [00:03:26] So at the end of the day, we're storytellers, right? [00:03:28] We're telling our community story and the unique selling propositions of why a tourist would want to come here. [00:03:34] So from a tourism perspective, the life cycle is we want to build a destination where people want to visit. [00:03:39] If you build a destination where people want to visit, you're going to build a destination where people want to live. [00:03:43] If you build a destination where people want to live, you're going to build a destination where people are going to want to work. [00:03:48] If you build a destination where people want to work, you're going to build a destination where business has to be. [00:03:53] And if you build a destination where business has to be, you're going to build a destination where visitors have to come. [00:04:00] So it's that life cycle of tourism, and it starts with the why. It starts with a story. [00:04:05] Economic development actually starts with a visit. [00:04:10] So going into our 2018 origin visitor profile study, the visitor origin were 17% came from the northeast, 15% midwest, 5% west, 54%. [00:04:23] And 5% obviously is coming from the southeast, and this is how it's geographically broken down. [00:04:28] And 9% were outside of the U.S., and the bulk of that, I believe, is close to 8% of that being in Canada. [00:04:37] And here, going deeper into the funnel, I know it's pretty tough to see, but 49% of the visitors were from 11 U.S. markets. [00:04:45] And these are our top DMAs. These are our top destination marketing areas. [00:04:50] So when we're actually targeting our audience from a print, a digital perspective, or out of home, our marketing efforts are hitting these markets. [00:05:01] Dallas-Fort Worth, Nashville, Chicago, Detroit, New York, and New Jersey is actually lumped in with New York. [00:05:07] We have Washington, Baltimore, and you see the Florida markets. [00:05:13] So we have three types of visitors. We have the day tripper, which you're going to see right here. [00:05:18] The day tripper is 47 years old, median household income is just north of 93,000. [00:05:23] They travel, 42% of them travel with kids, 27% are from the southeast. [00:05:28] Our typical vacationer, that's any parties traveling either one night to 10 nights, 10 nights or less. [00:05:36] 44 years old, $75,000 household income, 26% of them are traveling with kids, 46% are from the southeast. [00:05:41] Our long-term visitor, these are parties that are staying more than 10 nights. [00:05:50] They are 54 years old, a little less than $93,000 household income, 19% are traveling with kids, 31% are from the Midwest, and 30% are from Canada. [00:06:01] Long-term vacationer. [00:06:06] The perception of our destination, now this report that you're seeing here, [00:06:11] everything that was captured was captured by the questions of visit Pasco. [00:06:16] It wasn't captured by the perception of Florida sports coast. [00:06:21] In 2019, after March, we're asking those questions relating to sports coast, not necessarily Pasco County. [00:06:28] So the destination, the verbiage, and the questions are changing. [00:06:33] So the perception of Pasco, fun outdoor activities, good atmosphere, nice place, lots of attractions, good weather, nature oriented, not enough fun activities. [00:06:43] So there is a little bit of negativity, everything is not positive in our world. [00:06:48] We're also seeing some negative remarks and responding positively to those. [00:06:53] Friendly people, good small towns, quaint, needs improvement, all the way down to other and don't know, [00:06:58] and people don't know what their perception is of Pasco County. [00:07:03] Additional activities. [00:07:08] So we also ask our visitors, our guests, on a monthly, quarterly, annual basis, what else would you like to see here? [00:07:13] What else would you like to do while you're in market, or what can drive you to come back? [00:07:18] So for other entrepreneurs in the room, we need more outdoor activities. [00:07:23] We need more restaurants, water parks, music festivals, animal encounters, more shopping options, more restaurants, more fine dining, more hotels, motels. [00:07:34] Can't wait for the hacienda to come online. [00:07:39] That's going to hopefully take care of that. [00:07:44] Sporting events and other. [00:07:49] Second, New Port Richey holiday, all the way down to others. [00:07:54] I guess those visitors didn't know where they were, and they were just here. [00:07:59] And so moving right along into the value of tourism, the why. [00:08:04] The tangible figures of the why. [00:08:09] Why do we do this? [00:08:14] We don't lie that in 2018, we created $615 million of economic impact, which relates to our marketing efforts. [00:08:23] Every dollar that we spend is bringing over $1,000, $1,020 in market and visitor spending in 2018. [00:08:34] Visitors generated in 2018, a little north of 965. [00:08:39] Room nights generated was 1.1. [00:08:44] So jobs supported by tourism. [00:08:49] These are jobs that are not only in hotels, but in attractions, in restaurants, in retail. [00:08:54] But just a small mom and pop stores. [00:08:59] The tea room or the tour operators, the fishing captains, the charter captains that are here. [00:09:04] It all relates to the jobs that are supported by tourism. [00:09:09] Our return on investment, we know that every $129 visitor spent in market creates and supports one job in Pasco County. [00:09:19] In 2018, our visitors spent $436 million in market on an annual basis, which generated over $57 million in sales tax. [00:09:24] Which equivalated to sales tax savings per Pasco County household of $194 under annual tax. [00:09:38] In 2018, we collected for the first time over $2 million, which was around north of $2.5 million in tourist development tax. [00:09:48] Now, Colby's going to talk about the brand evolution and some of our marketing efforts that we're doing on an annual basis. [00:09:55] I'm Colby Cusick-Gayson, I'm the communications manager for Florida Sports Coast. [00:10:00] I'm glad this mic works for both Adam and I. [00:10:05] So how did we become Florida Sports Coast? How did we go from Visit Pasco? [00:10:10] This wasn't a project that we entered into and we took it very seriously. [00:10:15] We didn't just pull it out of a hat. [00:10:21] We hosted roundtables with community leaders from the west side of the county to the east side of the county. [00:10:27] And what we really found was that there was a lot of divide. [00:10:34] So we needed a brand that was going to unite us as a destination and bring us together and inspire people to want to be a part of who we are as a destination. [00:10:41] And what we settled on, by looking at our resources and our attractions, and as Adam showed in our research, [00:10:46] outdoor activities were one of our leading consumer interest points that people really wanted to see. [00:10:53] So we decided to become Florida Sports Coast because there was a market fulfillment right here, as you can see. [00:11:00] Comparing us to other destinations and where they fall between active, relaxed, authentic, and manicured, [00:11:07] there was a great opportunity for us to fit right in between being an active and an authentic destination. [00:11:13] So who we are as Florida Sports Coast, the ambition behind the brand is we're a destination for active families. [00:11:23] Being the Sports Coast, I know sports you probably think of, soccer, hockey, all those traditional sports, [00:11:29] which we do have and we have amazing facilities that are mainly on the east side of the county. [00:11:34] Over here on the west, we have fishing, which is a sporting activity, hiking, biking, mountain biking. [00:11:40] We have a lot of great leisure sports activities that people can take advantage of on this side. [00:11:46] So that's, again, coming together to unite us as a brand in Florida Sports Coast. [00:11:51] What is the momentum behind who we are? Being active inspires you to want to play. [00:11:57] That is also the tagline of the brand. That's really what we stand behind and that's what we look to market. [00:12:03] This is our logo. This is who we are as a destination. We are Florida Sports Coast. [00:12:12] These are our brand pillars. So the destination for sports in Florida, [00:12:17] we want to be the place where people come to be active for the active families. [00:12:23] It's not just the professional ice skaters at Admin Health Center Ice. [00:12:28] It's people who are looking to come and cycle at the Grand Fondo or who are looking to come and have an amazing [00:12:34] inshore fishing experience with one of our local captains or want a boating experience, [00:12:39] which is also a sporting activity that they can have. [00:12:44] They want to, in that, enjoy the natural beauty of the great outdoors, enjoying our serene waterways, [00:12:49] seeing our beautiful stilt houses that we have to offer on our coastline that make us so unique in who we are. [00:12:54] We're also known for a surprising heritage of culture and history, [00:12:59] which I feel New Port Richey really speaks to. [00:13:04] The city has done a fantastic job of preserving the town and really honoring the history [00:13:09] with also making it modern at the same time. I think a great example of that is all along Main Street [00:13:14] and Ordinance One, how it used to be the firehouse and they preserved the map they found in the wall. [00:13:19] What are those unique things that really tell the story of who the destination is [00:13:24] and who the city is and holding on to what makes it who you are? [00:13:29] Preserving that history but also creating an experience that people want to be a part of. [00:13:34] Also including diverse activities in the center of everything, so shopping, dining, and outdoors. [00:13:39] Things to keep people busy and active. [00:13:44] Some of them might surprise you. [00:13:49] Skydive City, we have a world-renowned drop zone in Zephyr Hills. [00:13:54] The Latvia skydiving team actually came and trained there over the wintertime, [00:13:59] because apparently skydiving in Latvia in the wintertime is not desirable, but in Florida it is. [00:14:04] The Giraffe Ranch, which is an amazing eco-ranch where they really focus on conservation. [00:14:09] Treehoppers, and then we have two state parks, which again really hold true [00:14:14] to our brand, Anklow Key Preserve and Warner Boys Salt Springs Park. [00:14:19] What do we do to market? What is my job? [00:14:24] How do I tell people to come to Florida Sports Coast? [00:14:29] I do that through public relations efforts, social media campaigns, both paid and organic, [00:14:34] hearing what they have to say, making sure that we have amazing businesses listed on our website, [00:14:41] floridasportscoast.com, that they can help engage in and plan their vacation from the advertising efforts [00:14:49] that Adam also mentioned. [00:14:54] I'm going to really speak to what we do for public relations, because Robert actually played a tremendous hand [00:15:00] PR experience that we just did. And I know some of you just heard this last night, but [00:15:05] in July, to kick off our second scallop season and our first official one, because we are [00:15:10] here to stay, we have a continued season, we wanted to blow it out of the water. So [00:15:15] in efforts with our agency, we hosted nine journalists and influencers, and that included [00:15:19] the editor-in-chief of Downtown Magazine in New York, St. Pete Life Magazine, Coastal [00:15:25] Living, the editor came down, and the COO and CEO, I believe, of Coastal Angler, also [00:15:32] came. We also hosted influencers from Scotland, Detroit, Chicago, as well as locally, as Adam [00:15:38] showed on the map, to really hit those target markets. What we did earned an estimated media [00:15:45] value, and this is earned media, $7.2 million. And again, I really want to thank Robert, [00:15:53] because the city cornered off a space for our bus, we launched from Sims Park, I really [00:15:58] made a point to bring them into the heart of downtown New Port Richey, because I wanted [00:16:04] them to have the full experience of one of our gems of what makes up our destination. [00:16:10] So, and as you can see, a lot of people are about to know who New Port Richey is through [00:16:15] those efforts. So that's just a very broad overview of what we have to offer, so. [00:16:22] And also, we all know how crazy it can get on those boat ramps, and Robert played an [00:16:25] integral part of creating that experience and that memory of ease of getting out to [00:16:29] the waterways. So we just, we can't thank you enough for the partnership that Robert [00:16:34] played and also this council. [00:16:37] So if you can indulge us for just two more minutes, we'd love to show you our video of [00:16:42] the Sports Coast, Florida Sports Coast. And again, this actually won a national award [00:16:47] for branded content, it's a Telly Award. [00:16:52] Don't just be epic. Don't just travel, explore. Live for the journey, where challenges [00:17:14] become new adventures, new terrain to tackle, new opportunities to push yourself and live [00:17:19] bolder. A champion doesn't do ordinary. A champion is a warrior. A champion fights for [00:17:29] that last goal, that last spike, that last mile. That's the stuff heroes are made of. [00:17:35] The grit of an adventurer, the passion of a dreamer, the drive of an explorer. Train [00:17:42] like a hero. Travel like a champion. [00:17:46] Let's play. [00:17:52] So you can see that video on our website or on our YouTube channel and we can't thank [00:17:57] you enough for the content that you have provided us of New Port Richey and downtown and all [00:18:04] that there is to offer. And that video that you provided us actually lives on our website [00:18:08] as well underneath the city's page. So thank you and we're here for questions. [00:18:14] Questions, anyone? [00:18:17] I just want to say that I got involved in the scallop season with the journalists that [00:18:23] came into town and actually got to give them a tour around town, unannounced, planned and [00:18:30] stuff. But I could not have been, I just want to say out loud, I could not have lucked out [00:18:35] on the people that we ran into. We had Bobby Lowery who had been in town for, I can't even [00:18:40] tell you how many years, forever. We ran into Pete Altman and he talked to him for [00:18:45] a second and even Frank Gray who talked about his father being in a picture in front of [00:18:51] the Ordinance One when it was a fire station. I could not have planned that. It was all [00:18:55] accidental and it just, I guess the people, yeah, I know. But it just went off real well [00:19:03] and I think the people really enjoyed seeing a downtown like New Port Richey. I think they [00:19:07] really enjoyed it. [00:19:08] I can state without a doubt, they absolutely did. So thank you, Chopper. [00:19:13] Thank you for your presentation. I think your department is doing a phenomenal job, Adam, [00:19:16] since you've taken over. I just met you probably just a few weeks ago. I think you've done [00:19:21] a phenomenal job branding. I love the Sports Coast idea. If you recall, when you and I [00:19:24] first sat down, we talked about how I travel all over the state with youth soccer teams [00:19:28] and I see the revenue impact it has on local economies. So we've done a great job as a [00:19:33] county branding ourselves as the Sports Coast. However, as a county, we need to now support [00:19:39] you and support that brand. And the number one need I think that we have as a county, [00:19:45] not coming from your department at all whatsoever, is the need for larger and more modern district [00:19:51] parks. I'm part of a huge soccer club here in Pasco County. We're almost having to turn [00:19:59] kids away. Our fields are getting worn out. So if we're going to be the Sports Coast, [00:20:03] as a county, we need to build the facilities other than just an ice skating rink in Weston [00:20:07] Chapel to support those district tournaments and having hundreds of teams, whether it be [00:20:11] lacrosse, football, baseball, soccer, to come here and stay here and spend money at our [00:20:16] restaurant. So you've done a great job branding it. Now it's our turn as a county to support [00:20:21] that brand and we need to come up with funding to build these parks. [00:20:25] Absolutely. So everyone knows about the obligation bond that was passed in the previous ballot. [00:20:32] That money is earmarked towards expansion of existing parks. So we are excited to see [00:20:38] what that plan for those funds are going to be because you're right, we need the facilities [00:20:42] to actually compete with our surrounding counties. To be the Sports Coast, we've got to have [00:20:47] the assets actually fill the product that we have. And we're seeing new hotels come [00:20:52] online every year. The past two years, we've had four hotels online anywhere from the east [00:20:58] to the west side of the county. And it's our job to help fill those rooms. And the one [00:21:03] thing that we do need is our assets. So we can't stress that enough and we take the same [00:21:09] position you do. [00:21:11] And correct me if I'm wrong, that referendum passed by, I believe, over 70% of the public [00:21:14] vote. [00:21:15] Yes, sir. [00:21:16] So that says a lot as to the public support for these facilities. But anyway, back to [00:21:20] your department. You've done a phenomenal job since you've taken over. That video was [00:21:23] phenomenal. And thank you for your presentation. I hope you do a good job. [00:21:26] It's a team effort. [00:21:28] It is. I mean, we're six individuals, again, covering 742 square miles of a destination. [00:21:33] So it's finding those stories, finding those unique selling propositions is really what [00:21:39] we're trying to do. And we need help getting those stories in our hands so we can make [00:21:45] the best of it. [00:21:47] Thank you. [00:21:49] Just a quick reaction to that. Go New Port Richey. We're the place that most folks have [00:21:55] come. Unfortunately, most of the capital from the funds of tourist tax for new facilities [00:22:02] have not come to New Port Richey. In fact, none of them have come to New Port Richey. [00:22:06] Our city was requesting money as early as the 1990s from that fund for a museum. It [00:22:13] was denied. This is good evidence for us, I think, when we go out to promote that what [00:22:22] the county has agreed to is where our tourism is coming to the coast, as well as the sports [00:22:29] internally, that we're also an economically depressed area. We've got a CRA we're looking [00:22:35] to redevelop. There's been big plans for that. [00:22:38] Somehow or another, the silo of economic development and tourism development, we need [00:22:45] to bridge that because 10% of the tourism money going to Pasco County is for economic [00:22:50] development. Plan for areas that need that support. Most of that money is going into [00:22:55] the corridor, the Suncoast Parkway corridor, Wesley Chapel, which is a high-growth area. [00:23:02] Hopefully, when the city comes and asks you for support for tourism-related facilities, [00:23:08] I think this is going to be great evidence for us to see that we can be a partner in [00:23:13] trying to develop those facilities you say we need. [00:23:17] The facilities that are being built right now with the Tourist Development Act, and [00:23:20] I just want to clear the air for a second, that was done back in 2017. I think we're [00:23:26] all familiar with that facility. They actually raised the Tourist Development Tax 2%. Over [00:23:32] the course of the previous 18 years, they've been saving up, saving up, saving up to actually [00:23:37] build a facility. I think it fell through the cracks, I think, seven different times. [00:23:41] They finally moved forward with a facility and a partnership of an operator to run the [00:23:47] operational aspect of it, with still obligated duties to fill room nights and meet certain [00:23:55] deliverables with their agreement. [00:23:57] I can tell you that we are in the business of creating memories, not creating buildings. [00:24:03] I can tell you that we're in the business of telling stories of a unique community and [00:24:08] not a unique asset, a unique facility. We push our marketing efforts to the very limits [00:24:15] to where we're actually spending more than what we're receiving right now because we [00:24:22] want to create that visibility. We want to change the image. We want to change the identity [00:24:26] of what this destination really means and what it has to offer. [00:24:29] So what New Port Richey has to offer, you can see right now that 39% of our visitors [00:24:34] are enjoying what you have to offer. So it's not necessarily the construction, the bricks [00:24:40] and mortar aspect of what we do. It's the storytelling of actually what we do because, [00:24:46] again, I'll go back to the creating memories. It's generational. It's a domino effect. [00:24:51] So it's a domino effect over generations. I mean, growing up in Miami, I went down to [00:24:56] the Keys every July and August for mini season and full season of lobsters. [00:25:01] I mean, that's what I did when I was a child. And that's what I want my kids to do. [00:25:06] But now I can take them scalloping now. I don't have to go down to the Keys anymore. [00:25:09] So it's generational. So I want my kids to actually go up and teach their kids how to scallop. [00:25:14] So I really want us to focus on how we're utilizing our marketing efforts and driving the visibility [00:25:21] and creating that image based off of those brand pillars that you see and really not focus on [00:25:26] how we're going to spend our tourist development tax money in building the next soccer stadium. [00:25:31] Because what Councilman Starkey previously mentioned is that we do need the facilities [00:25:38] to draw a bigger event, but we can't necessarily use our tourist development tax money [00:25:46] for locally driven activities, if that makes any sense. [00:25:50] Our tourist development tax money is earmarked towards driving visitation. [00:25:55] Yeah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you defensive. I'm just making a point. [00:25:58] No, absolutely not. No, it's not defensive at all. [00:26:01] As an example, the Coast to Coast Bicycle Trail is a huge recreational bicycle initiative. [00:26:08] Excited Department of Transportation folks putting all that together. [00:26:13] It comes as far as the Suncoast Parkway, then it makes a southern turn, [00:26:17] and it goes into Pinellas and Hillsborough County. [00:26:20] We're trying to bring that link in, get it across the highway, get it to Tarpon Springs. [00:26:26] But yet we're struggling for funding for a facility that really could be part of the Coast to Coast. [00:26:32] So that's what I mean when I say these sort of silos. [00:26:37] It's like we fight in one area for some funds, and we've got funds in another area that might actually forward projects. [00:26:45] So I'm not sure. There's no project in mind. I'm just saying it's good to see what you're presenting to us. [00:26:52] Way back in the day, Saddlebrook was really the tourist destination with their resort, [00:26:58] and they collected a lion's share of the tourist tax, and efforts were focused in that direction, which I supported. [00:27:08] But I'm just saying, you know, I think we have a good argument to say that we have opportunity to try to tap into that fund, [00:27:16] which is isolated for that purpose, to help to further your goals. [00:27:20] And I'm sure that Councilman Starkey and his role, and Transportation and Topper Davis in his role, [00:27:26] are there to make their presentations for us. [00:27:30] But thank you for your presentation. Sorry for going on. [00:27:34] Thank you. Mr. Murphy. [00:27:35] Yeah, thank you for what you're doing. [00:27:37] It's really nice to have a team focused on just doing this for Pasco County. [00:27:41] Like I talked with you a little bit last night about, I'll just reiterate a little bit, [00:27:45] kind of piggyback on what Councilman Altman is saying, is that, and this is outside of your realm, [00:27:51] and I know that, is that you guys are working really hard to bring people here and enjoy this area. [00:27:57] And we need the county's help, you know, especially on the west side, because that's where the most draw is, [00:28:02] like shown in your slides, in redevelopment and infrastructure. [00:28:07] And while it's outside of your realm, it does affect you, because you're bringing these people here on the video, [00:28:13] showing them all this great stuff, and then they drive down 19 and they say, where are we? [00:28:18] You know, so it is, you know, first impressions, yeah. [00:28:22] First impressions are everything. [00:28:23] So, you know, outside of your realm, but when you do talk to county commissioners, [00:28:26] make sure they realize that, hey, we do need help over here, [00:28:29] and all the money for infrastructure and development shouldn't always be on the other side. [00:28:34] Thank you. Thank you. [00:28:36] Yeah, I just want to say, you up here know I'm on the Tourist Development Board,

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7. 6

   Recognition of Donation by Tom Dobies RE: Particulate Hoods for the Fire Department

   Fire Chief Fitch recognized Tom Dobies for donating three-layer particulate hoods to every firefighter in the New Port Richey Fire Department. The hoods block 99.9% of cancer particulates and align with recently passed Senate Bill 426 covering firefighter cancers. The Chief presented Mr. Dobies with a plaque and a personalized NPR bunker coat.

   📍Congress Street🏢Calvary Chapel Worship Center🏢Dobies Funeral Home🏢New Port Richey Fire Department👤Assistant Chief Garland👤Chief Fitch👤Crystal👤Debbie👤Dick Maxwell👤Kim👤Ms. Manns👤Peter Altman👤Tom Dobies#Particulate Hoods donation#Senate Bill 426

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   [00:28:40] and I've been on it for five years, maybe now, [00:28:43] and Adam and his team has only been on it for about a year, [00:28:46] or Consuelo a little longer, but the rest of your team is all brand new. [00:28:49] And so all that they've done here has been done in the last year. [00:28:52] So it's just in its infancy of where we're going. [00:28:56] And I thank you for coming up here, and you can keep bugging me once a month, you know, rattle my cage. [00:29:05] We know you're a good tour guide. [00:29:07] Well, thank you for coming, and thank you for doing the public presentation last night over at People Places. [00:29:12] It was very enjoyable. [00:29:13] It's our pleasure. Thank you so much. [00:29:15] Thank you, guys. [00:29:16] Thank you. [00:29:18] Next item on the agenda, Ms. Manns. [00:29:21] Yes, Mr. Dobies is in attendance now, as well as various representatives from the Fire Department. [00:29:29] And Chief Fitch will be coming up front to discuss the particulate hoods that Mr. Dobie has donated to the City's Fire Department. [00:29:48] Thank you, Mayor and Council. [00:29:50] At this time, I'd like to invite Mr. Tom Dobie to come up and stand here next to me, if I could. [00:30:00] As you know, Tom Dovey has been a tremendous supporter of local first responders over the [00:30:16] past 30 years. [00:30:18] Forty. [00:30:19] Forty. [00:30:20] Forty. [00:30:21] Actually, 42. [00:30:22] You weren't even born yet. [00:30:23] I knew you were going to correct me. [00:30:24] You're right. [00:30:25] I wasn't. [00:30:26] I know it. [00:30:28] And in addition to his tremendous support over the years, his latest donation that he [00:30:35] made to the New Port Richey Fire Department is shown in the slide of all three shifts. [00:30:42] Recently last week, he donated particulate hoods to each firefighter. [00:30:47] A particulate hood is the latest advancement in technology and personal protective equipment [00:30:53] that's out in the industry that we budgeted to purchase next year. [00:30:57] Basically, this is a three-layer particulate hood. [00:31:01] It has two additional layers in addition to the hoods that we currently wear. [00:31:07] They're rated to block 99.9% of cancer particulates if worn properly. [00:31:14] So as we know, Senate Bill 426 recently passed, so this is very timely to go in conjunction [00:31:20] with that as a thyroid as part of the neck, obviously, and that's one of the 21 cancers [00:31:26] that's in that bill. [00:31:32] So I'd like to recognize Tom Doby tonight for his generous support of the New Port Richey [00:31:39] Fire Department. [00:31:40] He just didn't want to donate anything. [00:31:42] He specifically wanted to donate these hoods. [00:31:45] So that is a true reflection of his care and concern to all of our personal health [00:31:51] and safety, and we very much appreciate that. [00:31:54] We've got two things for you tonight that we want to present to you, if you don't mind. [00:31:58] I've got to give you the check first. [00:32:00] I'll take that. [00:32:01] I'll hand it right over to Crystal. [00:32:04] So the first one is a plaque that you can hang in your bathroom there at the funeral. [00:32:11] This is in recognition for your continued support of the health and safety of the city [00:32:15] of New Port Richey Firefighters. [00:32:18] Thank you very much, Chief. [00:32:19] I appreciate that. [00:32:20] I've got one more thing, if I could invite the B-Shift is here, along with Assistant [00:32:32] Chief Garland. [00:32:45] So when I came to see you the other day, I noticed that you didn't have one of our [00:32:49] city New Port Richey bunker coats, so we wanted to personalize one for you. [00:32:54] Thank you so much. [00:32:55] Here, you can have that. [00:32:56] What an honor. [00:32:57] Thank you so much. [00:32:58] It's not certified to wear in fires. [00:32:59] Oh, no. [00:33:00] No, no. [00:33:01] I won't go in any fires near my crematorium, maybe, because I'd rather fire fired up. [00:33:10] If I could invite, do you want to say a few words? [00:33:12] Oh, of course. [00:33:13] Of course. [00:33:14] Thank you, Chief. [00:33:15] Listen, I'm sitting here, and I'm looking up at Peter Altman, and Peter Altman has owed [00:33:21] me $2 for over 20 years with the interest that he ran out of gas. [00:33:27] He didn't have any gas. [00:33:28] We were at some sort of function, and we had to drive one of his friends home that was [00:33:32] drunk. [00:33:33] And Peter, I said, Peter, your car is timbered. [00:33:35] He says, yeah, you have a couple of dollars I could have for gas. [00:33:38] I said, Peter, I don't want to walk back. [00:33:41] So I gave him $2. [00:33:43] He's owed me that $2 for 20 years, and I figure it's about $4,000 you owe me now. [00:33:48] Pay up, or you're going to come with the police chief at me tonight. [00:33:53] But no, it's such an honor. [00:33:54] I love firefighters and police officers. [00:33:57] Stand up, Kim. [00:34:06] I go to a place for lunch, and I see most, he never comes, but I see most of the police [00:34:11] officers, and all they do is brag on Kim. [00:34:14] And I do, too, because of the fact the police department is running smooth and easy. [00:34:18] We haven't lost any more to the sheriff's department, thank goodness. [00:34:22] This is on TV, though, isn't it? [00:34:24] Debbie? [00:34:25] Your hair is the same color for two years now. [00:34:27] I'm proud of it. [00:34:29] Now years ago, you may not have known this, but Kim and I were on the Tampa Police Department [00:34:34] together, and we responded to the Wig Wag Bar one night on Florida Avenue in Nebraska. [00:34:39] We got out, pulled my gun, Kim looks over at me and says, Tom, I left my gun at home. [00:34:45] I said, oh, my God, that's your most important thing. [00:34:48] So I gave him the throw-down gun, didn't I, Kim? [00:34:53] But anyway, these guys right here need a raise, and we want to keep a local. [00:34:59] Love, Tom. [00:35:00] I was going to give you a raise, too. [00:35:04] Now, okay, you're out of the picture, and all the commissioners for everything they [00:35:08] put up with. [00:35:09] You guys are underpaid, underpaid, but, you know, I want to see us keep a local fire department, [00:35:15] a local police department. [00:35:16] That's community. [00:35:17] You know, to me, I'm a very community-oriented person, and I just love giving back to the [00:35:22] community that supports me. [00:35:25] This is just a small way of thanking the firefighters and chief and the assistant chief who's from [00:35:29] Alabama. [00:35:30] Say a few words, chief. [00:35:31] They want to hear your accent from Alabama. [00:35:33] But all these young men and ladies, we don't want to see them go to another department [00:35:37] for more money. [00:35:39] Same thing with the police department. [00:35:40] We want to keep them here. [00:35:42] So if you could find it in your hearts, and if you could raise my taxes, I'd like to give [00:35:46] them at least 20% raise. [00:35:49] So I think, and we'll give you guys 30%. [00:35:51] Now Debbie was kind of nasty when I got up here. [00:35:53] She's going to get 5%. [00:35:57] But anyway, you know, I'm not running for any office. [00:36:00] I don't want an office. [00:36:01] But this is such an honor, chief, for you to do this and the staff, and I enjoyed it. [00:36:07] And every now and then I go to the fire department to eat dinner. [00:36:10] Of course, I have to bring the food, but that's good. [00:36:14] Altman, you make that check out yet? [00:36:17] Get in line. [00:36:19] You look kind of sick when I was sitting in the back. [00:36:21] You look a little sick. [00:36:22] Have you lost weight now? [00:36:27] Stand up, Altman. [00:36:28] I've got to see. [00:36:29] Is it worth going home tonight, Altman, or should you just come with me? [00:36:34] I pick on him. [00:36:35] When we were kids growing up, Altman, I was in Tarpon Springs born and raised. [00:36:39] Altman was up here in Newport, Richardy. [00:36:41] Of course, he came, Rickety, I'm sorry, Newport, Richardy. [00:36:46] But as I was mowing yards for 35, Altman, pay attention, I'm talking, or go to the back [00:36:51] of the room. [00:36:52] He's got the timer. [00:36:53] Well, that's all right. [00:36:55] I've got my time. [00:36:58] But anyway, Altman, when we were kids growing up, you came from a rich family. [00:37:01] I was from a poor family. [00:37:03] I had a push mower. [00:37:04] He had a damn riding lawn mower. [00:37:06] Okay, he comes whipping up there, and he's blowing grass off his riding lawn mower over [00:37:11] to me, and I flattened his tires on his riding lawn mower. [00:37:15] We're even then. [00:37:16] No. [00:37:17] But anyway, I don't want to take any more time. [00:37:20] I just want to thank all these young men and ladies that are involved in fire service. [00:37:25] I never forget the police department. [00:37:28] Anything I can ever do for the police or fire department, community basis, the check was [00:37:33] just a small amount. [00:37:35] I'm always willing to help out, because I've been blessed. [00:37:40] Thank you. [00:37:41] And I guess Debbie's going like that now. [00:37:42] Debbie? [00:37:43] I'd like to have a picture with you and Mr. Dobies and your staff. [00:37:48] Well, listen, I tell you what, I was walking down the street the other day, and this guy [00:37:52] said, who's that fat man? [00:37:54] I looked for him, and it was me. [00:37:57] All right, I'm done now. [00:38:00] Thank you all so much. [00:38:01] And this is such an award. [00:38:02] Now, one more thing to say, the chief said about hanging this in my bathroom. [00:38:12] If you ever get to my funeral home on Congress Street, which I'm the only locally owned and [00:38:16] operated funeral home, I have five funeral homes and crematoriums, and I'm not owned [00:38:21] by some corporation. [00:38:22] That's the reason why I'm able to give back to the community the way I am, because the [00:38:26] buck stops here. [00:38:28] But my bathroom over there is decorated with firefighter stuff. [00:38:33] And I've got the picture of the old fire department in there. [00:38:36] I mean, I have stuff out of fire hydrant in my bathroom, too. [00:38:40] Debbie, you can come in the men's room and any of you other ladies, too, if you'd like [00:38:43] to tour it and look at it sometime. [00:38:45] OK, I'm done. [00:38:46] All right, thank you. [00:38:47] What are we going to do now, guys? [00:38:48] Just turn right around. [00:38:49] Turn around here. [00:38:50] Oh, I'm missing one. [00:38:51] Hey, yeah, let me put my coat on. [00:38:52] Man, oh, man. [00:38:53] Will it fit on over this seat? [00:38:55] Thank you folks for being here tonight, too, to put up with the comedy hour by Tom Doherty. [00:39:09] Make sure I get a copy of this, would you, ma'am? Thank you. [00:39:39] Are you from the press? Oh, good. [00:39:44] All right, what do they need? We'll do something for them. [00:39:49] We're all about community. [00:39:54] All right, I think we're good. [00:39:59] Thank you. [00:40:04] Man, you look sharp. [00:40:09] I just got one, thank you. [00:40:14] Can I say something? [00:40:24] Once again, thank you folks very much. [00:40:29] I'm sorry, I appreciate it that you let me run over my three minutes. [00:40:34] But Altman, you better have me in check. [00:40:39] Just to say, Tom, you know, some of you haven't been here, Tom's been contributing to this community for years and years. [00:40:44] And I just want to tell you a little story about him. [00:40:49] And my sister and I are in Greenville, South Carolina Airport one time, and Tom's there with his wife. [00:40:54] And he comes up to my sister and says, you want embalming, any time I'm available for you. [00:40:59] You know, for embalming me. [00:41:04] Gave that free embalming to my sister. [00:41:09] Next item on the agenda is Vox Pop. [00:41:22] This is for any items that are either on the consent agenda or that are not listed on tonight's agenda. [00:41:27] If anybody in the general public wishes to address council now would be the time. [00:41:32] Mayor Marlow, council. [00:41:37] My name is Dick Maxwell. [00:41:42] I am on staff as a pastor at Calvary Chapel Worship Center. [00:41:47] And I have done business with the city of New Port Richey for some time. [00:41:52] In that regard, what I was just seeing here tonight, everything that was going on, [00:41:57] gives me hope for this city and this community.

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9. 9.a

   Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval

   approvedon consent

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

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   [01:20:11] we're going to take a five-minute break. The consent agenda? Move for approval. Second. [01:20:20] Second. All in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, like sign. Motion passes.

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10. 10.a

    First Reading, Ordinance No. 2019-2169: Amendment to Park Hour Operations for Sims Park and Orange Lake

    approved

    Council passed first reading of Ordinance 2019-2169, extending park hours of operation at Sims Park and Orange Lake Park until 11 p.m. A councilmember requested a report back in 90 days to evaluate whether the extended hours are working.

    Ord. Ordinance No. 2019-2169

    • motion:Motion to approve first reading of Ordinance 2019-2169 extending park hours at Sims Park and Orange Lake Park until 11 p.m. (passed)
    • direction:Council direction to report back in 90 days on whether the extended 11 p.m. park hours are causing problems. (none)

    📍Orange Lake Park📍Sims Park👤Mr. Allman👤Mr. Murphy#Ordinance 2019-2169#Section 16-1, Article 1, Chapter 16 of NPR Code of Ordinances

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    [01:20:27] Next, first reading ordinance 2019-2169. Ordinance 2019-2169, an ordinance of the [01:20:33] city of New Port Richey, Florida, providing for amendment of section 16-1 of article 1 [01:20:37] of chapter 16 of the New Port Richey Code of Ordinances pertaining to city park hours [01:20:41] of operation, providing for extension of the hours of operation for Sims Park and Orange [01:20:47] Lake Park until 11 p.m., providing for conflict, severability, and an effective date. Open it up [01:20:54] for public comment. Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. Move for approval. [01:20:59] Second. We have a motion and a second to the maker. No, I think it's a great idea. We lit [01:21:05] up the park for a reason. We built those boardwalks to have lights on them so people [01:21:08] can enjoy them. I just continue to urge our police department to continue to patrol Sims [01:21:14] Park after it does get dark because we've had issues with people spending the night [01:21:20] in there and people doing things that they shouldn't be doing after hours. So I'm all [01:21:24] for people enjoying the boardwalk and exercising in the park and coming and going and doing [01:21:29] the right thing, but you're always going to have people that are in there after hours [01:21:32] not trying to not do the right thing. So I just continue to urge our police department [01:21:36] to keep patrols up after the sun goes down in the park and as they do throughout our [01:21:41] city. I'm sure they're already doing it. To the second. I'd just like to have a review [01:21:46] of this in like 90 days because we're open up downtown really till 1 or 1.30 and especially [01:21:53] on the weekends where there's a lot of adults down there. So if they wanted to go down and [01:21:56] walk around the park and, you know, I want to look at it at a positive. So if the police [01:22:00] are looking for the negative, I'd like to see that maybe it's a positive. So I'd like [01:22:04] to report a report back in 90 days whether we're having problems down there, you know, [01:22:09] that it's 11 o'clock still. Okay. Yes, sir. Councilman chief. I'm sorry. When I was speaking, [01:22:14] you look, did you want to say something? I'm sorry. No, I just wanted to make sure that [01:22:18] what we're talking about is the park will shut down at 11. Yes, of course. Of course. [01:22:23] That's what I wanted to make sure. We just need something to be able to enforce. Mr. Allman? No, sir. Mr. Murphy? No. That case sounds like a good idea. [01:22:34] It'll let us secure the park during the wee hours, but at the same time, we'll give people [01:22:40] an extended period of time they can actually enjoy it out on the, particularly out on those [01:22:47] docks that are so beautifully lit up. There's no further discussion. All those in favor, [01:22:53] please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, like sign. Motion passes. Next, resolution

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11. 11.a

    Resolution No. 2019-21 Library Improvement Grant

    approved

    Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-21 authorizing the library director to submit a state grant application to the Florida Department of State's Division of Library Information Services Public Library Construction Grant Program and appropriating matching city funds.

    Ord. Resolution No. 2019-21

    • motion:Motion to approve Resolution No. 2019-21 authorizing submittal of a state library construction grant application and appropriation of matching city funds. (passed)

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    [01:22:58] 2019-21, library improvement grant. Resolution number 2019-21, a resolution of the City Council [01:23:04] of the City of New Port Richey Floor authorizing the submittal of a state grant application [01:23:08] by the library director and the subsequent appropriation of City of New Port Richey funds [01:23:12] for the Florida Department of State's Division of Library Information Services Public Library [01:23:17] Construction Grant Program. Open it up for public comment. Seeing no one come forward, [01:23:26] bring it back to Council. Move for approval. Second. To the maker? To the second? Deputy [01:23:34] Mayor? Councilman? Vote for it. In that case, all those in favor, please signify by saying [01:23:40] aye. Aye. Opposed, like sign. Motion passes. Next, quarterly cash and investment performance [01:23:46] report. Mrs. Vance? Mr. Mayor, members of the Council, in addition to providing the

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12. 11.b

    Quarterly Cash & Investment Performance Report

    discussed

    Finance staff presented the quarterly cash and investment report as of June 30, 2019, showing total cash and investments of $30,988,042, an increase of nearly $8 million from the previous quarter due primarily to Water and Sewer Fund bond proceeds being held in the State Board of Administration. No action was required.

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    [01:23:51] quarterly cash and investment report as of June 30th, 2019, Ms. Feast will be presenting [01:24:00] the interest earned over the last quarter. Good evening. As the City Manager mentioned [01:24:10] in your agenda packet, you did receive a summary of the quarterly investments for the City [01:24:15] as of June 30th, 2019. What I am presenting this evening is just a summary of that. The [01:24:30] City's cash and investments as of 6-30-2019 totaled $30,988,042. The breakout of that [01:24:44] amount includes roughly $6 million in checking, $15.2 million in our State Board of Administration, [01:24:53] our Florida Prime Trust Account, $4.2 million in Florida Municipal Investment Trust Fund, [01:25:00] and $5.4 million in U.S. Treasury obligations. This slide provides you with the percentage [01:25:12] allocation or the breakup between the various funds. In total, the City had 49% of its cash [01:25:21] and investments in the State Board of Administration. You'll notice that this amount is significantly [01:25:27] higher from last quarter. It is at $15.2 million, and that's because it includes the bond proceeds [01:25:35] that the Water and Sewer Fund received during this quarter. So it is at 49%, which is higher [01:25:41] than usual, but it's still within the allocation requirement per the investment policy. The [01:25:49] next largest percentage is our checking account at 19%, following at 18% is the U.S. Treasury [01:25:57] obligations, and then at 14% is the Municipal Investment Trust Fund. This slide provides [01:26:09] you with a change from the previous quarter, and you'll see that in total our cash and [01:26:13] investment is up by almost $8 million. And again, that's directly related to the increase [01:26:20] in the State Board of Administration fund, which currently houses the bond proceeds that [01:26:26] we received. As we do start construction projects in the Water and Sewer Fund, that amount will [01:26:33] be depleted, but we do have the course of three years to do so. So until that is done, [01:26:43] the money or the bond proceeds will remain in the State Board of Administration fund. [01:26:49] The Florida Municipal Investment Trust and the U.S. Treasury obligations, the change [01:26:54] that you see from the previous quarter, roughly about $67,000 and $65,000 is directly related [01:27:02] to the income earned on those investments. And that is all I have. If you have any questions?

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    Three Minute Report: Finance Department

    The Finance Director presented a three-minute report covering two divisions: Accounting/Budgeting is wrapping up the FY19-20 budget (to be released Friday, with public hearings September 5 and September 24 at 6 p.m.) and performing year-end closing for FY19; Billing/Collections is working with Tyler Technologies on the utility billing software implementation, converting data from SunGuard, with go-live planned for early December.

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    [01:27:09] Question about your three-minute report? I do have a three-minute report. No, is that [01:27:13] your three-minute report? It can be. Don't give me that look. In that case, you do have [01:27:22] a three-minute report if you would like to make an additional one. All right, so as you [01:27:28] know, the Finance Department is divided into two divisions, Accounting and Budgeting and [01:27:32] Billing and Collection. The two major projects that we're working on in our Accounting and [01:27:37] Budgeting division is first, of course, wrapping up the budget process for fiscal year 19-20. [01:27:46] All of our departments, all of the departments led by the City Manager have worked really [01:27:50] hard over the past few months to present to you a balanced budget, which you'll receive [01:27:56] and the public will receive on Friday. The first public hearing related to the proposed [01:28:01] budget will be on September 5th at 6 and followed by the second public hearing on September [01:28:07] 24th at 6 p.m. The second major project that we're working on is year-end closing for fiscal [01:28:14] year 19. As we near September 30th, we, along with Public Works, we work on preparing for [01:28:20] our inventory observation, which always happens on 9-30. And then we're also performing budget [01:28:26] actual reviews of all of the departments just to make sure that there's no overspending. [01:28:32] We do do that throughout the year, but at year-end, we finalize that and bring to you [01:28:38] any budget amendments that we need within the departments. So you'll receive those pretty [01:28:44] soon. In Billing and Collections, the major project that we've been working on is the [01:28:50] Tyler Implementation of the Utility Billing Software. Finance and Technology Solutions [01:28:56] continues to work with Tyler Technologies on converting the data from SunGuard, programming [01:29:02] the new system, and customizing the new bill for our residents. And we plan on going live [01:29:09] or rolling that out early December. And that's all I have. [01:29:16] Thank you very much. We'll go to Communications and Reports. I'm going to kick off by mentioning [01:29:25] that I went to a Tampa Bay Water meeting, and Mr. Knapper has never managed to get [01:29:30] me published in the Tampa Bay Times with a quote before I could get home on a day. But [01:29:36] that happened to me yesterday with the Tampa Bay Water. I thought it was going to be a [01:29:43] short, relatively quiet meeting after the last few. It was not. The representative from [01:29:55] St. Petersburg took some issue with

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15. 13Adjournment