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1. 1Call to Order – Roll Call▶ 0:00
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   Pledge of Allegiance

   Council recited the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a moment of silence honoring servicemen and women.

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   [00:00:23] I would like to ask everybody to please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. [00:00:25] We remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of our servicemen and women at home and abroad.

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   Moment of Silence

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

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   [00:00:25] We remain standing for a moment of silence in honor of our servicemen and women at home and abroad. [00:00:31] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, [00:00:38] one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [00:00:49] Thank you. You may be seated.

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   Approval of April 20, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes

   approved

   Council approved the minutes from the April 20, 2021 regular meeting.

   • motion:Approve the April 20, 2021 regular meeting minutes. (passed)

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   [00:00:52] Next item on the agenda is the approval of the April 20th meeting minutes. [00:00:56] Move for approval. [00:00:58] Second. [00:01:00] Any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying, aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. [00:01:05] Opposed, blank sign. Motion passes.

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   Presentation of Years of Service Award to Lt. Mike Anderson

   The City Council recognized Lieutenant Mike Anderson for 24 years of dedicated service to the New Port Richey Police Department. The Police Chief and City Manager Debbie Manz spoke about his career, including his time as a patrol officer, FTO, undercover detective, detective sergeant, SWAT officer, and lieutenant, and presented him with a plaque upon his retirement.

   🏢New Port Richey Police Department🏢Pasco Sheriff's Office👤Bernie👤Brooke👤Debbie Manz👤Mike Anderson👤Reese👤Robin Anderson#Years of Service Award

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   [00:01:15] Next is a presentation. Ms. Manz? [00:01:19] Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. [00:01:23] We have a years of service presentation for Lieutenant Mike Anderson, [00:01:29] and I'd like the Chief to initiate the presentation to Lieutenant Anderson, [00:01:36] who is seated in the back of the room, and we'd kind of like him to move forward, if he could. [00:01:41] Lieutenant Anderson. [00:01:45] Chief. [00:01:52] Come on down with the camera. Come on down. [00:02:00] Robin, the girls can come on down, too. [00:02:03] They might want to just take a seat down here for the time being, so you can take it. [00:02:06] I'm sure we'll do a picture here afterwards as well. [00:02:11] I've got to tell you, I've been in this profession a long time, and I've met a lot of cops. [00:02:18] So for me, this is bittersweet. [00:02:23] This is about Mike and what his career has been and what he's done for this city, [00:02:30] and I think he so deserves some recognition for that, [00:02:35] and so I'm going to just talk about a few things about him so that you know what he's done. [00:02:40] He's been here probably longer than just about anybody working for the city in this room right now. [00:02:49] His father was a cop in New York, and so Mike grew up in a cop family, [00:02:54] and of course, I guess from the stories Mike tells, and if you know Mike, he can tell some stories. [00:03:01] Mike was around that all the time, and around the cops, they would hang over at his dad's house, [00:03:07] and so Mike decided that he wanted to get into the criminal justice profession, [00:03:13] and he initially became a corrections officer before he came to our department. [00:03:19] He worked five years for the Pasco Sheriff's Office, [00:03:22] and during that time, I think he must have just honed his communication skills, [00:03:26] because when you're in a pod with a bunch of inmates, you have no weapons. [00:03:31] You've got to be quick-tongued, recognize situations, be able to deal with them, [00:03:38] because some of those pods have 40, 50, 60 people in them, and you're all there by yourself. [00:03:45] So I think that that's where he honed these skills that he got. [00:03:50] He always wanted to be a cop, and so he went to a crossover academy. [00:03:54] That's where when you're a corrections officer, you can take special classes [00:03:57] and become a police officer, be qualified to become a police officer. [00:04:01] Well, the sheriff's office missed their chance, because they just kept saying, [00:04:05] yeah, we'll transfer you to patrol, but we'll transfer you, and it never happened, which is usually the case. [00:04:11] So back in May of 97, he joined our department, and he has served our city for 24 years. [00:04:19] During that time, he spent his first, I'm going to say, six years as a patrol officer, [00:04:26] where two years he was just, and not just, because we're not trying to demean the position, [00:04:31] but for only two years he was a patrol officer, and then he achieved a major point of recognition, [00:04:39] which is to become a field training officer. [00:04:41] He's one of the people that was training the other officers. [00:04:44] And so the total time was a total of six years, and four of those years he was an FTO. [00:04:50] Then he went back to the sheriff. [00:04:53] He was assigned to work for our department, and we sent him to the sheriff's office, [00:04:57] and he worked there for seven years as an undercover detective. [00:05:03] The long hair, the beard, the muscle shirts, the sweatband, and all that stuff. [00:05:07] You've got to see the pictures. [00:05:08] You'll appreciate it. [00:05:09] And I think he continued honing his skills, because he made some tremendous vice cases. [00:05:16] One of the cases, I think it was one of the largest financial, there was so much money. [00:05:22] What was the money on that one, Mike? [00:05:24] It was $1.5 million on one deal, or one case that he made. [00:05:31] He came back here, and very quickly was made detective sergeant, [00:05:39] which means that he served as the supervisor over all of our detectives, [00:05:44] and all those criminal investigations that are the ones that take follow-up investigations. [00:05:48] And he was the first one, to be proud to tell you, he solved a, along with another officer, [00:05:54] he can't just say this by himself, but as a detective sergeant, [00:05:59] they together solved a cold case homicide that was a, I think it was a 10-year-old case. [00:06:06] And that just doesn't happen for a department our size. [00:06:12] It's a tremendous accomplishment. [00:06:14] During all of those years, he was also on SWAT. [00:06:19] And he served 14 years simultaneously as a SWAT officer. [00:06:24] And he has served our department six years as a commander. [00:06:29] And I had the pleasure of him being a commander under me, or working with me. [00:06:35] He has earned a tremendous amount of respect in the department, [00:06:39] largely because of his enthusiasm for the profession. [00:06:43] He's always demonstrated nothing but pride in what he does. [00:06:47] I think he got that from his dad. [00:06:50] And he's a natural leader, and there aren't a lot of those people. [00:06:55] He has had the ability to pull people to him, and they respected him. [00:07:01] And he has some other talents, other than to be a good communicator and a good leader, [00:07:07] but he is one funny dude. [00:07:10] We are losing one of the most humorous guys I have met ever, civilian life or professional life. [00:07:17] I just can't tell you how he is going to be so sorely missed by our department. [00:07:27] There will be a vacuum with his departure. [00:07:32] And you could really see that at his retirement party the other night, [00:07:37] with how many people showed up that are people that have long since retired, [00:07:42] and those that are currently working in various departments around our region that came to attend his party. [00:07:48] And that just doesn't happen to the extent that it did in here and that. [00:07:53] So with that, I'm going to kind of pass the mic over to our city manager, and I think you have some words. [00:08:00] I do have some words for you, Lieutenant Anderson, in recognition of your 24 years of service. [00:08:07] I have to say that one of the most important roles that I have as a city manager [00:08:13] is making sure that the right people get cast with the right skills and the right positions. [00:08:21] And I was really fortunate in 2015 to be able to play a role in casting you as a lieutenant. [00:08:29] In the department and in working alongside you as a member of the management team. [00:08:38] During your term as lieutenant, you showed many gifts as a leader, [00:08:45] and there's three that resonate the most for me, though, and I'm going to talk about those. [00:08:50] And it might surprise some of your co-workers, but one of them is humility. [00:08:56] And the reason that I say humility is because of the respect that you displayed for every human being that came your way. [00:09:07] And it was about your uncanny ability to develop rapport with all different types of people. [00:09:15] And there were times the chief and I said, who do we send in to establish rapport with a really complicated person, [00:09:25] and you were the one, my friend, that always drew the short straw, and you never disappointed. [00:09:33] And we'd like to thank you for having that skill. [00:09:38] The other one is courage, and courage means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, [00:09:44] but for me it always means courage and confidence and the ability to play them together. [00:09:52] And you always had that, and you demonstrated it consistently. [00:09:58] And the last one, and it's probably the most important one, and it's integrity. [00:10:05] And you consistently displayed that. [00:10:10] And the type of integrity that you displayed was in a variety where you never wore a harness for any level of compromise. [00:10:21] And that is rare, my friend. [00:10:24] And I've had 35 years of public service, and I've seen a lot of police officers come their way in my life, but you're rare. [00:10:39] And I have to thank you and let you know that you earned my trust and respect early on, [00:10:46] and I've never been disappointed by you, and I've been proud to stand beside you. [00:10:52] I want to thank you personally for your 25 years of dedicated and loyal service. [00:10:58] I want to thank Robin for sharing her husband with this city because I know of the sacrifices that she has made. [00:11:07] I want to let Reese and Brooke know that their father left an indelible mark on this city without question. [00:11:17] And it's because of the many contributions that you made to the workplace. [00:11:21] You made it a fun place, Mike. [00:11:24] You can be credited for teaching more than one of us that it's okay to demonstrate enthusiasm [00:11:34] and that coping with stress in a healthy fashion is a good thing. [00:11:40] And you did that with your humor, and you taught all of us that that's a good thing to do at work. [00:11:47] And thank you for that. [00:11:48] And in honor of your service, I've got a little presentation for you. [00:11:52] And I'm going to ask Bernie to take a little photo. [00:11:56] I've got a plaque for you that we have made. [00:12:01] This is to you, and thank you. [00:12:31] Thank you. [00:12:53] And I thank your friends that are standing in the back, too. [00:12:56] Thank you, Mike. [00:13:01] Please. [00:13:05] I'm an emotional wreck. [00:13:09] I'm an Italian kid from New York. [00:13:10] I can't help it. [00:13:19] Swore I wouldn't do this. [00:13:25] I do have one request, if I may. [00:13:31] Just please take care of those men and women in blue. [00:13:36] That's it. [00:13:37] Just take care of them. [00:13:38] And they work hard for you guys in this city. [00:13:40] We all did. [00:13:41] And they give it everything they got every day. [00:13:44] And it's not about me. [00:13:45] I appreciate all this. [00:13:46] And I ate it up. [00:13:48] I ate it up for a week. [00:13:49] I mean, I cleaned closets this morning. [00:13:51] I did laundry, for crying out loud. [00:13:54] But I do want to recognize my wife, Robin, [00:13:58] who's just this woman's put up with me for 24 years of call-outs [00:14:04] and SWAT and all that. [00:14:07] You remember, though. [00:14:09] I can't even deal with it. [00:14:10] But that's all I ask. [00:14:12] Just look after the men and women in blue, because they work hard. [00:14:18] And even if the fire department is another first responders here, [00:14:24] I have so much to say, and I can't even get it out. [00:14:26] I'm sorry. [00:14:27] But I appreciate this is the best time of my life here was in this city. [00:14:31] I was a kid. [00:14:32] I was 25 when I started. [00:14:34] But I'll miss you guys. [00:14:38] Thank you. [00:14:39] Thank you. [00:14:40] Thank you. [00:14:41] Thank you. [00:15:00] Chief, you'll notice we brought in reinforcements to make sure you didn't run over.

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   Proclamation - Gulf High School Class of 2021

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   Mayor Marlowe issued a proclamation congratulating the Gulf High School Class of 2021, recognizing its 340 graduating seniors. Principal Jeff Morgenstein accepted the proclamation and thanked the council for making it an annual tradition.

   • motion:Issue proclamation congratulating the Gulf High School Class of 2021. (passed)

   🏢Gulf High School👤Altman👤Davis👤Jeff Morgenstein👤Manz👤Murphy👤Peters👤Rob Marlowe#Gulf High School Class of 2021 Proclamation

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   [00:15:14] I'd like to ask Jeff Morgenstein to join me at the podium, please. [00:15:28] As a Gulf High graduate, class of 1972, it gives me great pleasure to make this proclamation. [00:15:38] Whereas Gulf High School held its first graduation ceremony for seniors April 29, 1924, with [00:15:44] a graduating class of 11 students, whereas graduation ceremonies have been a rite of [00:15:49] passage that dates back to the 12th century and culminates the 13-year journey each student [00:15:54] makes between kindergarten and high school, and whereas the City of Council for the City [00:15:58] of New Port Richey deems it proper to recognize the 340 members of the class of 2021 at Gulf [00:16:05] High School for all their hard work and dedication which has gotten them to this historic moment, [00:16:11] now therefore I, Rob Marlowe, Mayor of the City of New Port Richey, do hereby congratulate [00:16:15] the Gulf High School class of 2021 and wish them all well in their future endeavors. [00:16:24] Thank you so much, Mayor Marlowe, Deputy Mayor Davis, distinguished Councilmembers Altman, [00:16:35] Peters, and Murphy, and City Manager Manz. [00:16:38] Thank you for your efforts partnering with Gulf High School to make this mayoral proclamation [00:16:43] a new annual tradition. [00:16:45] In the midst of the pandemic one year ago, this body prioritized our students to congratulate [00:16:52] them on their forthcoming graduation, and this year you have again made time to recognize [00:16:58] the Gulf High School class of 2021 this time for their academic achievements and their [00:17:03] readiness to be contributing citizens of this city and surrounding communities. [00:17:09] I often say that our school is a foundational cornerstone in the City of New Port Richey, [00:17:16] but your kindness today underscores that New Port Richey is an outstanding place to live, to grow, and [00:17:23] to learn. [00:17:24] And so on behalf of the Gulf High School class of 2021, I as their principal extend my sincere [00:17:31] gratitude to each of you. [00:17:33] Thank you. [00:17:34] Are we going to put the banners up again like we did last year during COVID? [00:17:42] So we do not have the banners produced to go down the streets of the city. [00:17:47] We do appreciate all of that, but we did not have the opportunity to produce those this [00:17:52] year. [00:17:53] Thank you, though. [00:17:54] I think that was a great idea last year, I thought, with the COVID and stuff. [00:17:58] Yes, sir. [00:17:59] Thank you. [00:18:00] Thank you. [00:18:02] I'd like to ask Judy to please join me at the podium.

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   Proclamation - Municipal Clerks Week

   approved

   Mayor Rob Marlow read a proclamation declaring May 2–8, 2021 as Municipal Clerks Week in the City of New Port Richey, recognizing the work of the Office of the Municipal Clerk and praising City Clerk Judy.

   • direction:Mayor proclaimed May 2–8, 2021 as Municipal Clerks Week in the City of New Port Richey. (passed)

   🏢International Institute of Municipal Clerks👤Judy👤Rob Marlow#Municipal Clerks Week

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   [00:18:12] Whereas the Office of the Municipal Clerk is a time-honored and vital part of local [00:18:16] government that exists throughout the world and is the oldest among public servants, and [00:18:21] whereas the Office of the Municipal Clerk provides the professional link between the [00:18:26] institutions, the local governing bodies, and other governmental agencies, and whereas [00:18:30] municipal clerks have pledged to be ever mindful of their neutrality and impartiality, rendering [00:18:36] equal service to all, and whereas the municipal clerk serves as the information center on [00:18:42] functions of local government and community, whereas the municipal clerks continually strive [00:18:48] to improve the administration of the affairs of the Office of the Municipal Clerk through [00:18:54] participation in educational programs, seminars, workshops, and the annual meetings of their [00:18:59] state, county, and international professional organizations, and whereas Municipal Clerks [00:19:06] Week is sponsored each year by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, a professional [00:19:11] association of city, town, and county clerks throughout the United States, Canada, and [00:19:17] 15 other countries, and whereas the city manager, or city of New Port Richey, deems it appropriate [00:19:23] to recognize the accomplishments of the Office of the Municipal Clerk, and therefore I, Rob [00:19:28] Marlow, Mayor of the City of New Port Richey, do hereby proclaim the week of May 2nd to [00:19:33] the 8th, 2021, as Municipal Clerks Week in the City of New Port Richey, and further extend [00:19:40] appreciation to our municipal clerk and to all municipal clerks for the vital services [00:19:45] they perform and their exemplary declaration to the communities they represent, and I can [00:19:51] tell you, there's nobody that works harder in this building than Judy, and she keeps [00:19:57] us all in line. Thank you very much. [00:19:59] Oh, oh, okay. Okay, she, she, okay. Oh, okay.

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   Proclamation - Older Americans Month (By Title Only)

   approved

   A proclamation for Older Americans Month was presented by title only, with a brief light-hearted exchange about who would accept it on behalf of senior citizens.

   #Older Americans Month

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   [00:20:30] We also have a proclamation for Older Americans Month. Oh, never mind. [00:20:37] Oh! [00:20:39] Who was that? [00:20:41] Who stood up to accept it? [00:20:43] If you would like to accept that on behalf of all of the senior citizens, that's fine. [00:20:53] You're never going to live this one down. [00:20:55] Sorry. [00:20:58] That's my title.

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    Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce Update

    Tim McLean of the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce presented the city with the Chamber's first-ever 'Heart of Pasco Award' recognizing New Port Richey's downtown improvements, branding, and revitalization efforts. He also gave an update on Chamber history, programs like Business Development Year, and the Holiday Parade partnership with the Rotary Club of Holiday.

    📍5443 Main Street📍US 19 and Main Street🏢Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce🏢Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce🏢Hacienda Hotel🏢Rotary Club of Holiday🏢West Pasco Chamber of Commerce👤Adam Shoemaker👤Angel Cook👤Elaine Bassinger👤Greg Armstrong👤Les Solan👤Manns👤Paul Freelander👤Tim McLean#Business Development Week#Business Development Year#Chasco Parade#Heart of Pasco Award#Holiday Parade#Main Street Bridge lighting#PPP funds (third round, 501c6 eligibility)#Sims Park

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    [00:29:23] And we have an update from the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce. [00:29:51] For the record, Tim McLean, 5443 Main Street, Chamber of Commerce. [00:29:57] We're very happy today to do some. [00:30:00] that as a new chamber, as I think you saw in your report, we were formed in 2019 [00:30:05] from two previous chambers, and this is going to be the first time as the [00:30:09] Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce that we have done something that involves a [00:30:13] trash can and a big sign. Make it for yourself. It is a great pleasure that the [00:30:19] Chamber of Commerce recognizes the city of New Port Richey with our very first [00:30:23] award. We, like so many other residents, have recognized the efforts of the city [00:30:27] over the past couple of years in making New Port Richey a better place to live, [00:30:31] work, and play. Your efforts of cleaning up the plight of used car lots on US 19 [00:30:37] and regulating the long-term stay hotels has been tireless and appreciated. But [00:30:42] then you started taking proactive steps to make the downtown area an even more [00:30:47] appealing area for the citizens and visitors. The new branding of the city [00:30:51] has been carried out in so many areas, including streetlight banners. Don't you [00:30:55] love banners? Banners just look good. Streetlight banners. And you had the [00:30:58] graduates last year going down the city, which was great. An electronic [00:31:02] information sign, way signs throughout the community to let you know where [00:31:06] you're going with a great new brand. And by the way, the two favorites of ours are [00:31:11] the ones that point to the Chamber of Commerce, just to let you know. There's a [00:31:14] lot, but those are the two favorites. The major work on the Main Street Bridge with [00:31:18] the lighting underneath that now we get to see can turn blue next week for [00:31:21] special events. It can change colors, but also the color for planters and the [00:31:25] benches and the pavers you put on that. It's just such an appealing bridge now [00:31:29] compared to what it looked like a few years ago. So also, Christmas, the LED [00:31:35] lights. Did you not see how bright downtown was with that? What an awesome [00:31:39] and even in the park, how well it looked in Sims Park. But it didn't stop there as [00:31:44] the council is working hard on a new gateway to the city at US 19 and Main [00:31:49] Street that's going to make the downtown area a must-see destination that they're [00:31:54] not seeing right now sometimes going down there. And I know you guys are [00:31:57] working hard on that. You've got the Hacienda Hotel improvements you've done [00:32:01] around there, the parking lots, the parking garage. Whoo, that's a lot of stuff [00:32:06] you guys have been doing for a long time there. So you're making downtown not only [00:32:12] a must-see destination for the residents and the visitors, but because of that we [00:32:17] have recognized you as our very first, look at that, Heart of Pasco Award, given [00:32:26] an appreciation of the business's commitment to a better Pasco. So [00:32:30] congratulations. I would have done a proclamation. I'm from Arkansas. We're as [00:32:35] is and where thou's. It reminded me of Romeo and it took me back too far. So [00:32:39] we're going to do the big sign if that's okay for you. Congratulations. [00:32:48] We've been working with city manager Mance to figure out, we'd like to put this out for the whole month of May somewhere. So we'll work with you to find an appropriate place if that's okay with you. It's a big sign. [00:32:58] I would love to bring the chair, the chair elect to come up. By the way, I was going to tell you when I start giving you the quick update, who all's with us. I thought you still had COVID, so I didn't invite, I didn't want everybody to show up because I didn't think there'd be seats, but I didn't know, so here we go. [00:33:18] Oh, yeah. [00:33:28] Thank you. Thank you. [00:33:36] It is real. [00:33:39] I hope everybody recognizes what all you've done. It is incredible, especially when you start listing all the stuff that I rattled off. There was really [00:33:47] a lot of things that you have done just in the past couple of years to make it such a beautiful place, and we do really thank you for that, and I know the citizens do, and trust me, the visitors do. The wait signs are just awesome. It's just the cool, the look, the branding, and everything we have there. [00:34:01] So I know before you, Mr. Mayor, city council members, city manager Mance, I have a report that I did produce to you earlier. If you would indulge me, I would love to just highlight a few things. [00:34:14] I know you've been able to see it before, and then I'll answer any questions that you have, but we thank you for giving us the opportunity to give you an update from the Chamber of Commerce, because the Chamber of Commerce and the city of New Port Richey have a long, long history, and just to let you know, I have with me board members Adam Shoemaker, Les Solan, Chairman Elaine Bassinger, Greg Armstrong, and Paul Freelander, Chair-Elect, so he'll be the chairman for next year starting in July. [00:34:43] But July 1st of 2019, we took two chambers and put them together. We had the West Pasco and the Central. That was pre-COVID, and I can tell you, it would have been interesting to see what would have happened during COVID. We lost a lot of chambers around the country during COVID. They just couldn't make it. [00:35:03] You may not know, but we were not eligible for PPP funds until the third round this year. 501c6s, which is what chambers are, was not eligible until the very third, like I said, in January of this year, so a lot of them didn't survive unless they had big funds behind them. [00:35:20] And we've been around a long time. West Pasco, 77 years. 46 years, Central Pasco. A lot of rich history and culture that we have. We, as a team, have been around for a very long time. We have been your welcome center since you built the building for us in 1972. [00:35:43] That is the ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the new Chamber of Commerce building, which looks just like the one we have now, that was put in place. So we're getting ready to have a very big anniversary next year. 50 years we have been partnered in together. And we are in the gateway of the city. What better place could you be for a welcome center for the city? [00:36:04] So we're very, very proud of this. I don't know if I'm going to be able to tell my great-grandchildren what this is, which is a newspaper article, because they probably won't have a clue what a newspaper article is at that point, but it's really neat to find a 49-year-old clipping from the newspaper. And this is why newspapers were so special for so many of us. How many of us have clippings to take you back to remember something? [00:36:27] So we've been around a long time. You saw some pictures of the members of the board. One of the things that we feel is not only the responsibility of us for our business members, but as a community also. And Business Development Week is something that we do every year, except for this year, which is a mixture of both. [00:36:50] I know, Mayor, you were on that committee for many years. And we've done a lot of events in the city itself for Business Development Week. And it gives, hopefully, our businesses a week-long education. Most of it is all free. And the residents, you don't have to be a member of the chamber to attend Business Development Week. This year we got created and it's called Business Development Year. So it is now two events each month by Zoom at this point. Things are changing, but up until this point by Zoom. [00:37:19] And one of our very first presentations was your own city manager, as Ms. Manns came and gave you a beautiful update about what was going on in the city of New Port Richey. [00:37:31] Then we move forward and you look at the other things we want to do in the community. Probably one of the biggest is, for over 60 years, the Holiday Parade. Now I'm going to tell you something about the Holiday Parade. It is sad, and if you saw my quote in the newspaper the other day, I love percentages, 90% of the people probably in this area have no clue that the Rotary Club of Holiday is such a key component to that parade. [00:37:59] Without that Rotary Club of Holiday, Mr. Michaels, Mr. Armstrong, and now Angel Cook, we would never have been able to pull off the parades, the Chasco Parades and the Holiday Parade like we do. [00:38:14] I still brag, I live in Northwest Hillsborough County, I still brag to this day about the parades in the city of New Port Richey. Nowhere else can touch them. People have a parade and it's, we have parades. I remember the first year I photographed the parade, I took two bottles of water, I stood at where the electronic sign is now, thought that was a good picture area, and for two and a half hours that parade kept coming. [00:38:41] I was as dry as I am now, unfortunately, at that point. It was crazy. It is a parade. There's tens of thousands of people in the city of New Port Richey. Now we have a parking garage for them to park in pretty soon, so that's pretty neat. [00:38:54] That is something that the Rotary Club of Holiday, the Chamber of Commerce, and the city of New Port Richey has been doing now for many, many years that I still think is one of the highlights. Chasco is still the bigger, but it's the highlight, definitely around the holiday time. We're very proud of that. [00:39:12] One of the other things that I gave you here was some statistics of things. You know what the most popular takeaway from our office is when we have visitors? By the way, it's obvious. Snowbird season, we have the most traffic. It doubles to sometimes triples what we would in a normal month during the summer. [00:39:32] But the most popular thing that leaves the office, it's almost a tie, is the map. The paper map. We talked about literally newspapers disappearing. I know when I first took over, I was like, why are we doing maps? You Google. [00:39:50] And then all of a sudden, a baby boomer would show up, would go up to the counter and ask them, just Google, and they would look at me like I was in a foreign language. They want a map. And these fly off the shelves. The next thing that is very, very popular that goes is the downtown map. I love the murals showing some of our history that we have on our buildings. This is the other thing that most people take with them also. [00:40:18] So it is sort of interesting. There's still a generation that loves to put their hands on stuff like this. But if you notice, we have, and by the way, the way we keep records is manual. We don't have an automated system. As a matter of fact, the staff says the worst offender of not keeping track of our activity is some dude named the president. I don't understand what they were talking about, but he's the one that always forgets. [00:40:45] They're really good about documenting when people come in and when they take phone calls. I'm bad. So the numbers are probably off a little bit, about 10 or 15% because of that person. But 36% chamber business, 14% is New Port Richey Sims Park Main Street, 12% things to do in the area, 9% want maps. It's crazy. [00:41:06] So hopefully those statistics sort of helped you with a little bit of what we do, what happens at the chamber office. But I'm more than happy to answer any questions that you might have. [00:41:16] Questions, anyone? [00:41:20] I just want to take the opportunity to thank all of you who are officers to come. I'm sure some of you don't live here in town. And just to make comment that it's great to have the holiday, which doesn't have a downtown because we are the adopter of all of West Pasco and now some of Central now or whatever you've joined. So thank you all for your efforts. [00:41:45] And with any luck, everybody will have their vaccinations sooner rather than later. And we'll have a parade this holiday. [00:41:52] That would be amazing. [00:41:54] Yeah, it's definitely a game plan. [00:41:56] It's obviously something we want to see too. But at the same time, we have followed the lead from yourself and the counties and everything else. We'd rather be safe than sorry. And so we're just now getting back into in-person events ourselves. So we totally have understood it and support it. [00:42:14] And people at home are probably a lot of members, and I'd like to thank them too, as well as the ones that are sitting here, because they're supporting you, which in turn supports the community. And they work together through Zoom meetings, through personal meetings and joining the different events that you've had over the years at their different businesses to try to learn about those businesses. So keep that networking going is what I'm trying to say. [00:42:39] And our businesses obviously have kept us in business. It was very difficult. I won't say it was easy, but we did. We survived. And now we're continuing to move forward with what we can do to support our members and our community. We do believe in both paths. It's not just one way. So we're very excited to now start ramping up a whole lot more. [00:43:00] Very good. Thank you very much. [00:43:02] Thank you all. [00:43:05] Next on the agenda is the consent agenda. [00:43:07] Move for approval.

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11. 11.a

    Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes - March 2021

    approvedon consent

    Consent agenda item approving the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board minutes from March 2021. Approved without discussion on a voice vote.

    • vote:Approve consent agenda including Parks and Recreation Advisory Board minutes from March 2021. (passed)

    #Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes - March 2021

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12. 11.b

    Library Advisory Board Minutes - November 2020-February 2021

    approvedon consent

    Library Advisory Board Minutes for November 2020 through February 2021 were approved as part of the consent agenda with no items pulled for discussion.

    • vote:Approve consent agenda including Library Advisory Board Minutes November 2020-February 2021. (passed)

    #Library Advisory Board

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13. 11.c

    Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval

    approvedon consent

    Council approved the purchases/payments item on the consent agenda without discussion or items pulled.

    • vote:Approve purchases/payments for City Council approval as presented. (passed)

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14. 12.a

    First Reading, Ordinance No. 2021-2231: Amendments to Golf Cart Ordinance

    tabled

    Staff requested that first reading of Ordinance No. 2021-2231, amending the city's golf cart ordinance, be tabled until the second meeting in May. Council moved and seconded to table the item.

    Ord. Ordinance No. 2021-2231

    • motion:Motion to table Ordinance No. 2021-2231 (golf cart ordinance amendments) to a future meeting. (passed)

    👤Vance#Article 9 of Chapter 23#Ordinance No. 2021-2231#Sections 23-200, 23-212

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    [00:43:24] This is ordinance number 2021-2231, an ordinance of the city of New Port Richey, Florida, providing for amendment of Article 9 of Chapter 23, Sections 23-200, 23-212 of the New Port Richey Code of Ordinances pertaining to operation of golf carts within the city, providing revised definitions of terms, providing for repeal of provisions established by state law, providing for equipment and approved operators as established by state law, providing for removal of city permit requirements, and providing for removal of city permit requirements. [00:43:45] Thank you. [00:43:47] Ms. Vance. [00:43:49] Mr. Mayor, we are asking that you table this agenda item at this time, and it is our plan to bring it back to you at your second meeting in May. [00:43:51] Thank you. [00:43:53] Thank you. [00:43:55] Thank you. [00:43:57] Thank you. [00:43:59] Thank you. [00:44:01] Thank you. [00:44:03] Thank you. [00:44:05] Thank you. [00:44:07] Thank you. [00:44:09] Thank you. [00:44:11] Thank you. [00:44:14] Thank you. [00:44:16] Thank you [00:44:18] Thank you. [00:44:28] I'll move the table. [00:44:30] I'll second it. [00:44:32] In that case will table the motion, or table the ordinance and let you play with it some more. [00:44:34] Thank you. [00:44:36] Thank you. [00:44:38] Next is business items, Board appointment of Lexi Lombardi

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15. 13.a

    Board Appointment: Lexi Lombari, Environmental Committee

    approved

    Council appointed Lexi Lombardi to the Environmental Committee for a two-year term, with renewal due May 4, 2023. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote.

    • motion:Appoint Lexi Lombardi to the Environmental Committee for a two-year term ending May 4, 2023. (passed)

    👤Del Deschamps👤Lexi Lombardi👤Peters#Environmental Committee

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    [00:44:40] Lexi Lombardi has submitted an application to serve on the Environmental Committee. [00:44:43] for two years [00:44:45] and if you determine [00:44:47] that her appointment is appropriate [00:44:49] her renewal [00:44:51] would be up [00:44:53] on May 4th of 2023 [00:44:55] and I don't know her [00:44:57] so I don't know [00:44:59] her [00:45:01] so I don't know [00:45:03] her [00:45:05] so I don't know [00:45:07] her [00:45:09] so I don't know [00:45:00] She is in attendance this evening and she has attended some meetings of the [00:45:06] Environmental Committee as well. This is your one and only opportunity to run [00:45:10] screaming no out the door. Second. Thank you for taking one of our really hard [00:45:23] working and critical functions here and making our city cool with an [00:45:30] ecological way. Second. Thank you for serving and appreciate your [00:45:35] willingness to help the city and move it forward. To the second, second. And we're [00:45:40] available if you have ideas you want to come and talk to us individually or you [00:45:45] can come on meeting and talk to all of us. Welcome you. Councilman Peters. Thank [00:45:50] you. I actually look forward to seeing you more. And please accept my thank you [00:45:55] also. Being on a committee can be a sometimes thankless task but we do [00:46:01] appreciate when our citizens volunteer to to work on these and you'll be [00:46:07] working with Del Deschamps as the chairman of the Environmental Committee. [00:46:11] So thank you very very much for the work you're going to put in. If there's no [00:46:18] further discussion, all those in favor please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, [00:46:22] like sign. Motion passes. Next, request for in-kind support on the Chasco Fiesta

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16. 13.b

    Request for In-Kind Support RE: Chasco Fiesta Car Show

    approved

    Council approved a $3,000 in-kind support request from the Chasco Fiesta Committee for a car show to be held May 29, 2021 (Memorial Day weekend). Staff recommended approval, and councilmembers expressed enthusiasm about the event's economic benefit to downtown businesses.

    • motion:Approve $3,000 in-kind support funding request for the Chasco Fiesta Car Show. (passed)

    📍Nebraska parking lot📍old shuffleboard court🏢Bourbon on Main🏢Chasco Fiesta Committee🏢Methodist Church👤Al Renato👤Altman#Chasco Fiesta Car Show#Native American powwow

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    [00:46:28] Car Show. The Chasco Fiesta Committee has indicated that they would like to host a [00:46:40] car show on May 29th of 2021. In that respect, Mr. Al Renato has submitted a [00:46:48] request for in-kind support for the organization's car show. The request is [00:46:56] to receive an appropriation in the amount of $3,000 for in-kind support and the [00:47:07] staff is recommending that you consider approving the funding request in the [00:47:11] amount of $3,000. Thank you. I'll open it up for public comment. Seeing no one come [00:47:17] forward, bring it back to Council. I move we approve. Second. To the Mayor. Yeah, this [00:47:23] is one of those things that we talked about earlier about, you know, little [00:47:28] mini Chascos keep that momentum going. We had the Native American powwow that was [00:47:36] a huge success and I think this is another thing that is a perfect timing [00:47:42] bringing people back down into the city. There's been a couple of small car shows [00:47:45] around the city that meets. It's really developed some interest and I expect big [00:47:52] things and with a lot of visitors on this one, so I think it's money well [00:47:56] spent. Second. Nothing more. Mr. Altman. Just to report to you [00:48:06] all that Al did make a walking tour of all of the folks who would be along, [00:48:13] businesses that would be affected by it, and I had the pleasure of walking [00:48:18] with him and the level of excitement from our businesses was high. I mean, so [00:48:26] bringing more traffic into town, even if it's a Saturday morning for a part day, [00:48:32] does make an impact and does help the economy, so grateful to have the [00:48:39] recommendation in front of us for us to provide the police and fire and [00:48:45] recreation services that are in play. We're not making it easy by tearing up [00:48:51] Nebraska parking lot, but he'll work it out. He's a great logistical guy. [00:48:55] The businesses have been helpful. The old shuffleboard court, the chiropractors [00:49:01] allowing cars in that. The Bourbon on Main is allowing in their parking lot, [00:49:06] and so the the residents and the customers are going to have to park [00:49:16] outside that circle, so that'll be the curiosity. If there really are 250 to [00:49:21] 300 antique cars, I'd be interested to see. I imagine that that church all the way [00:49:29] over to the Methodist Church will probably be in play. Sure would be nice [00:49:34] if we had a little trolley. I've been a car nut since, well, before I could drive, [00:49:46] so well over 50 years now, and love the car shows. Some of the cars will be newer [00:49:53] than others. I have registered mine, and we'll be there to show it off. It's going [00:50:00] to be a great event. The Chasco car shows are always great events, and encourage [00:50:05] everybody to come down and check them out, because they're going to be some [00:50:09] cool rides, particularly if the couple we've had, the smaller ones we've had so [00:50:15] far this year, are any indication. They're going to be some really seriously cool [00:50:20] cars at this car show, so it's going to be worth coming. It's the Saturday, the [00:50:24] 29th, the Saturday Memorial Day weekend, so you've got to be here in New Port Richey for that. There's no further discussion. All those in favor, please

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17. 13.c

    Renewal of Contract for Medical Director

    approved

    Council renewed the contract with Dr. Charles M. Boothby as Fire and Emergency Services Medical Director for a two-year term at $210 per month. Dr. Boothby has served in this role since 1997 and oversees advanced life support protocols and patient care provided by city paramedics.

    • motion:Move to approve renewal of the contract with Dr. Charles M. Boothby as fire and emergency services medical director for a two-year term at $210 per month. (passed)

    👤Allman👤Charles M. Boothby👤Peters

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    [00:50:33] signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, like sign. Motion passes. Next, renewal of [00:50:39] contract for medical director. The request before you is to renew the [00:50:46] contract with Dr. Charles M. Boothby for fire and emergency services medical [00:50:57] director, which he has served as since 1997. His current contract is due to [00:51:04] elapse on May 31st, 2021. He oversees the advanced life support protocols and [00:51:14] patient care provided by our paramedics. He does so for the fee of $210 per month, [00:51:23] and we are requesting that you authorize a contract for a period of two years, and [00:51:33] if that meets with your approval, we are prepared to enter into an agreement [00:51:41] which was attached to your agenda item. Thank you. Open it up for public comment. [00:51:46] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. Move for approval. Second. To the [00:51:50] maker. He gets paid about the same we do. Actually less. I was thinking that myself. There is actually somebody that gets less than a [00:51:59] councilman. To the second. Welcome to that club, yeah. Mr. Allman, anything? [00:52:07] There's always mosquito control as a, you know, spring-off of City Council here. [00:52:14] They make more than City Council members, too. Mr. Peters? Yeah, you know, put his [00:52:21] license on the line for $210. In that case, all those in favor, please signify by [00:52:28] saying aye. Aye. Opposed, like sign. Next is consideration disposal of surplus

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18. 13.d

    Consideration of Disposal of Surplus Property for Auction

    approved

    Council approved declaring 29 city vehicles (ranging 9-20 years old) as surplus equipment and authorized staff to auction them through The Public Group LLC, with the buyer paying a 7% fee to the auction house. Staff also provided an update on the vehicle leasing program, noting 38 vehicles have been processed including 11 new police interceptors, K-9 vehicles, fire department vehicles, and several Nissan LEAF electric vehicles.

    • motion:Motion to approve declaration of 29 vehicles as surplus equipment and authorize staff to proceed with auction through The Public Group LLC. (passed)

    🏢The Public Group LLC👤Mr. Altman👤Mr. Peters👤Mr. Rivera👤Ms. Manns👤Robert#Cycle 3 vehicle orders#Hybrid police interceptors#Nissan LEAF electric vehicles#Vehicle leasing program

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    [00:52:34] property for auction. Present the agenda item, please. Thank you, Ms. Manns. This item for [00:52:40] council is a request from staff to review the attached fleet maintenance [00:52:45] supervisors memorandum that identifies 29 vehicles that are beyond their useful [00:52:51] life, and to approve the declaration of vehicles as surplus equipment and [00:52:57] authorize staff to proceed with the auction process using the services of [00:53:02] the public group LLC. The list of vehicles that range in age from 9 years [00:53:10] old to 20 years old, and all of the vehicles and equipment have served their [00:53:15] useful life due to either the high mileage or the condition that they [00:53:18] currently are in. The city has been using the auction house since 2016. The same [00:53:25] terms and conditions remain in place. The cost of the auction does not cost the [00:53:31] city any funds. The person that submits the highest bid has to pay an [00:53:38] additional 7% to the auction house for that service, so staff would recommend [00:53:45] that you approve this item. Open up for public comment. Seeing no one come [00:53:52] forward, bring it back to council. Move for approval. Mr. Peters? No, Mayor. Mr. Altman? No, sir. [00:54:04] For any of you who are just dying to own a 2000 GMC $2,500 bucket truck with less [00:54:13] than 13,000 miles on it, I might add, this is your opportunity, so watch for that [00:54:20] announcement. Some of the rest of these have notes like, is not a usable piece of [00:54:27] equipment. Hydraulic system has failed, exceeded its life expectancy. There are a [00:54:36] whole bunch of those. These are pretty ratty vehicles, thank you very much. [00:54:44] Robert, I hope we are replacing these and putting some new vehicles into the fleet. [00:54:48] We are, and I know that there was a request for an update on the leasing [00:54:52] program. I don't know if you'd like me to give that to you now or wait till the [00:54:55] end of the meeting. Go ahead. Okay, so you're aware that we started the leasing [00:55:01] program. It was approved the end of April of last year, and the program started off [00:55:10] to where we were going to try to replace all of the city's 118 vehicle fleet that [00:55:16] are in the fleet over a five-year span. And so as of today, we have gone through [00:55:24] cycles one and two. We did those both at the same time due to the COVID pandemic [00:55:29] starting and the demand for the vehicle, short supply of chips and all those [00:55:35] other types of things that came along with the pandemic. So as of today, we [00:55:40] have processed 38 of those vehicles. 32 of them are on the road. And so when we [00:55:47] break it down with the individual departments, we wanted to call out the [00:55:52] police department as the number one priority that when we brought this item [00:55:56] to you, we were in dire need. We now have 11 new police interceptors that are on [00:56:03] the road. We have four of them that have completed the outfitting process and are [00:56:09] currently being wrapped, so we would expect those deliveries by the end of [00:56:13] May. So that would give us 15 new patrol vehicles that are that are on the road. [00:56:19] Both K-9 vehicles have been replaced. We were able to take a dependable spare and [00:56:27] use that, and that's required by laws to have a spare on hand because you just [00:56:33] can't put your K-9s in any vehicle or anything like that. It has to actually be [00:56:37] equipped for that purpose. The fire department, we've taken and we've gotten [00:56:43] two Ford Explorers for the chief and the assistant chief. They currently are at [00:56:48] our fleet building with equipment being installed in them. We've got two [00:56:54] F-250s for the district chiefs. We talked with the vendor today. They [00:56:59] should be here in a couple weeks. So we're looking at all of them being [00:57:03] outfitted and wrapped and everything and on the road within four to [00:57:10] six weeks. And then we also have taken and purchased an electric [00:57:18] vehicle, a Nissan LEAF, for the rental inspection program. That's on the road [00:57:22] and the designated charging station for that vehicle is over at [00:57:27] station one and is being utilized for that purpose. The development department [00:57:32] has had both of their vehicles replaced with electric vehicles, Nissan LEAFs, for [00:57:38] the inspectors. Those designated charging stations are in use now as well. The [00:57:44] motor pool is an electric vehicle now and is available to the employees. That [00:57:50] charger has been installed. And then we had a meeting last week to go over our [00:57:56] cycle three vehicles that we want to start ordering and get them ready for [00:58:01] October 1. The highlights of those are eight hybrid interceptors. We wanted to [00:58:08] take the first lot of police interceptors and go with what we knew [00:58:13] could stand the test of time, get some of those reviews back on how the hybrids [00:58:19] are doing, take and be able to train some of our mechanics on how to do types of [00:58:25] maintenance on those types of vehicles, and then we would start the process of [00:58:29] including those in the fleet. We also will go with a one undercover hybrid and [00:58:36] then one F-150 hybrid for our code enforcement officer. And as we move [00:58:41] forward now in the cycles four and five, that's when we'll start taking and [00:58:46] looking at the different types of functions that the different departments [00:58:49] have. And there'll probably be a lot more electronic vehicles that'll be moving [00:58:54] into the fleet more so and less gas vehicles. Thank you. Yeah, I suspect a [00:59:00] couple years you'll be able to have a lot of options. I was concerned when I [00:59:05] saw the Dodge Chargers being retired, in which I figure probably belonged to the [00:59:09] police department. I hate to see our officers having to walk after we just [00:59:13] recognized them. So thank you for getting those taken care of. Any further [00:59:20] discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor please signify by saying aye. Aye. [00:59:25] Opposed, like sign. Motion passes. Next, interlocal agreement by the City of New [00:59:31] New Port Richey and Pasco County, RE the Grand Boulevard Bridge. There's an [00:59:37] aerator you missed, Mr. Mayor. Oh, okay, we'll back up. Go to the ITB aerator [00:59:44] Geard. Sure, Mr. Rivera. Yes, this item for your review and consideration for [00:59:51] approval is the attached low bid in the amount not to exceed $79,898.21 [00:59:59] from [01:00:00] power and pumps incorporated, and to approve the purchase of one aerator gear drive. [01:00:08] There are four types, or I'm sorry, there's four gear drives that the treatment plant [01:00:13] currently has in use. All of them are more than 30 years old. [01:00:19] They've been repaired numerous times. The staff has scheduled replacements for

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    ITB No. 21-005 WWTP Aerator Gear Drive Bid Award and Purchase

    approved

    Council approved purchase of a wastewater treatment plant aerator gear drive under ITB No. 21-005, with direction to staff to investigate financing the replacement of all four aging (30+ year old) gear drives at once via a potential budget amendment/change order. Pasco County reimburses 40% of the cost.

    • motion:Approve the purchase of the WWTP aerator gear drive under ITB 21-005, with staff to explore financing replacement of all four units and bring back as a potential change order. (passed)

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    [01:00:27] these to start this year and subsequent next three years. [01:00:34] The two main benefits for the replacement of these gear drives is the potential for [01:00:40] failure, which could cause an illicit discharge into the bayou, and the other benefit for [01:00:46] the replacement is the new technology that is out there, variable speed drives will make [01:00:54] sure that the motor portions of this equipment will run at 100% capacity all of the time. [01:01:02] And so with that, we would ask that you approve the purchase of the gear drive. [01:01:08] Thank you. Open it up for public comment. Seeing nobody [01:01:12] come forward, bring it back to council. Move approval. [01:01:15] To the maker. Yes, sir, I do have a question. [01:01:19] You say you're going to purchase them over time. [01:01:23] I'm assuming that the same model after all of these years will be available for the next [01:01:29] year and the year after and the year after, but I recall that when you did your utility [01:01:35] bond issue that you indicated that you had funds in there for a series of years. [01:01:41] Will you be tapping into those funds to buy these? [01:01:45] This is part of that, yes. So my point would be, because this is part [01:01:50] of the sewer plant, the county pays and reimburses. Forty percent, yes. [01:01:56] Right. So if we purchase them all, is there a reason [01:02:00] why you wouldn't? Now, if we have the funds and put it into [01:02:06] our calculations and get our money back and have the same piece of equipment on all four [01:02:11] of them, you probably will have the same piece, but you never know three years from [01:02:16] now whether somebody will say we got a different brand or whatever, and would there be a benefit [01:02:21] in doing it to you if you could do them all, or do you? [01:02:24] There would be a benefit. When we presented this, this is our five-year [01:02:28] capital program, and it was before we had our bonding, and so, you know, we would have [01:02:35] to verify with finance that there is additional funds. [01:02:39] I think there is, but yes, obviously, if we could do that now, then, yeah, we could [01:02:44] do a budget amendment and proceed with it. I mean, if we're going to do it, and one [01:02:49] thing I know about Robert, when he gets on this capital improvement plan, God forbid [01:02:53] I threw you off a little bit back in the day by not having everything, you know, start [01:02:59] adding up so you could have the money set aside the way we were calculating in the financials. [01:03:06] If you need it, and as you've described, the purpose of it is to keep us from having [01:03:11] a failure, I've got to say, if we have the money, we've borrowed it, we're getting very [01:03:15] little of interest on it, I would be in favor, if the second would, of amending the motion [01:03:22] to say subject to bringing it back, no. If you'd allow me, Mr. Councilman, if you'd [01:03:30] approve it this evening, we can look at the potential financing and bring it back as a [01:03:36] change order, potentially. [01:03:39] Whatever. I just think it's worth looking at. Thank you. [01:03:42] We've got a second. [01:03:44] A second? [01:03:45] No, go ahead. [01:03:46] Okay. [01:03:47] Are the four all the same age, just out of curiosity? [01:03:52] I don't know. [01:03:54] That would be a factor, I think, in replacing them all. If they're all the same age, then, [01:03:59] yeah, let's... [01:04:00] Well, if they're all more than 30 years old. [01:04:01] Yeah, they're more than 30 years old. [01:04:02] All four of them are, so a couple years doesn't make any difference, right? [01:04:05] Right. [01:04:06] All right. I'll entertain that idea. One other thing is that number you gave us, 79,000, [01:04:11] whatever, whatever, is that our portion or is there a 60-40 split on that? [01:04:17] It's a 60-40 split, so the county would pay 40% of it. [01:04:21] So really, we're down more closer to 50,000 or something, you know, so, okay. [01:04:27] Mr. Peters? [01:04:30] So, Robert, what do these skiers do? [01:04:36] I'll try to keep it simple. They introduce air into the tanks that contain sewage to [01:04:45] start the biodegradable process, the natural process. [01:04:50] They bring the air in, right? [01:04:51] Yes, sir. [01:04:52] Where does the air come out? [01:04:54] Bodily punches. [01:04:58] We do have an odor control system. [01:05:00] We're not going to get complaints from those residents over there, are we? [01:05:03] Not a whole lot. Our staff does a real good job of utilizing our odor control system. [01:05:09] Some days are better than others, though. [01:05:11] Mr. Mayor? [01:05:12] Yes. [01:05:13] So, Robert, is there an opportunity for buying multiple ones at once to get a better deal, [01:05:20] you know, buying several units versus one? [01:05:24] We could look into that. We could reach out to the vendor. [01:05:28] Perhaps in the install, at least, you know, if they're there making them. [01:05:31] Right. [01:05:32] Conceptually, I like the idea of if you guys can swing it with a budget member or whatever, [01:05:39] do the four of them. [01:05:41] DEP does not look fondly upon sewage dumps into the bayou. [01:05:51] And to the extent that these things are old, they're over 30 years old, [01:05:59] we're probably living on borrowed time on them. [01:06:03] So I would agree, if we can come up with the money, [01:06:07] let's get rid of all of these old ones and get them up to date. [01:06:12] Any further discussion? [01:06:14] Hearing none, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [01:06:17] Aye. [01:06:18] Opposed, like sign. [01:06:19] Motion passes. [01:06:20] Now the interlocal agreement. [01:06:27] Okay. [01:06:29] The request before you this evening is to enter into an interlocal agreement [01:06:34] between the City of New Port Richey, of course, and Pasco County,

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    Interlocal Agreement b/t the City of NPR and Pasco County RE: Grand Blvd. Bridge Replacement Project

    approved

    Council approved an interlocal agreement with Pasco County for engineering services related to the Grand Boulevard Bridge replacement project. The bridge, identified as structurally deficient by an FDOT inspection, will be replaced in 2022-2023 and elevated five feet (one foot higher than the Main Street Bridge) at a city cost of $100,000 funded by Penny for Pasco tax dollars.

    • motion:Approve the interlocal agreement between the City of New Port Richey and Pasco County for engineering services for the Grand Boulevard Bridge replacement project at a cost of $100,000. (passed)

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    [01:06:38] and it's for engineering services related to the construction of the Grand Boulevard Bridge [01:06:45] replacement project, which is slated for replacement in 2022-2023 [01:06:56] as a result of an FDOT failed inspection report identifying the bridge as structurally deficient. [01:07:04] And I think that Mr. Rivera has some additional comments about the project. [01:07:10] Sure. [01:07:11] You're aware that we've talked about it. [01:07:13] Pasco County staff contacted NPR staff and notified us of the failed report, [01:07:20] and their intent was to replace the bridge with an in-kind type at the same elevations. [01:07:26] Our request to them was that we have direction that this bridge needed to be increased with its elevation. [01:07:35] So the county did perform a survey to see if it was doable. [01:07:39] We found out that the bridge could be elevated an additional five feet [01:07:44] or one foot higher than the Main Street Bridge. [01:07:48] But, of course, they wanted to enter into an interlocal agreement [01:07:51] to where the city would go ahead and be responsible for that cost to design [01:07:57] and construct everything with the bridge construction that pertained to the elevation. [01:08:03] And so with that, we started working on an interlocal agreement. [01:08:07] This interlocal agreement is for engineering services, and the cost to the city is $100,000. [01:08:16] $50,000 of that is due within 30 days of the award to the consultant. [01:08:21] We're projecting that to be August of this year. [01:08:25] And then, of course, $50,000 would be due within 30 days of the completion of the design, [01:08:32] which they're expecting to be at the beginning of 2022. [01:08:36] We had the city attorney review the interlocal agreement draft [01:08:42] to minimize the city's liability and exposure. [01:08:46] And then we identified funding for the project as penny for PASCA tax dollars, [01:08:52] and we'd recommend approval. [01:08:54] Thank you. [01:08:55] I'll open it up for public comment. [01:08:58] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to Council. [01:09:00] Move approval. [01:09:01] Second. [01:09:02] To the maker. [01:09:03] Yeah, this is our chance to speak first, so you've got to be quick on these motions sometimes. [01:09:08] Oh, I've given away the secrets, but next time you're going to beat me. [01:09:13] You mentioned that the bridge on Main would be one foot lower, [01:09:19] and my recollection was when they did Madison, [01:09:22] they had it higher with the assumption that it would be. [01:09:25] Do you know the reference point between Madison and this bridge versus the bridge on Main? [01:09:32] Because if you can't get under the bridge on Main, you probably don't need to get under the bridge on Grand. [01:09:38] So I'm not sure. [01:09:43] Why did we make it the height? [01:09:45] So we could match Madison, or did they decide five feet? [01:09:49] We're not matching Madison. [01:09:51] Elevations won't allow us to do that. [01:09:54] We're saying that if you can get underneath the Main Street bridge, [01:09:58] and that comparison is to give everybody can kind of see that in their head versus me telling you it's going to be five foot higher. [01:10:06] So if I tell you that it's going to be one foot higher than the Main Street bridge, [01:10:11] if you have a boat and you can get underneath Main Street, [01:10:15] you're going to be able to get underneath the Grand Boulevard bridge, [01:10:18] and the Madison Street bridge is higher than both of those. [01:10:22] So you'll be able to get from point A to point B now with the existing Main Street bridge elevation being your viewpoint, so to speak. [01:10:32] Right. [01:10:33] So, yeah, my only point is if Main Street is high enough, unless the tide is coming in fast, [01:10:41] you should be all right with it at the same height as Main. [01:10:44] Correct. [01:10:45] So you're giving an extra foot for when Main Street gets replaced, I guess. [01:10:50] So it's fine, and I do have had conversation with folks who are opposed to it, [01:10:58] and I think Councilman Peters probably can answer better because he's had some meetings during his campaign about it. [01:11:05] But I think that my response to them, because I do support it, has been, you know, the wake, the tide, [01:11:13] the motorized vehicles and some of the concern of getting into the 80 acres and that. [01:11:18] So as much as I'm supporting this to allow boats to get back behind to the housing, [01:11:24] I'm also open to the idea in the future if we see too much motorized traffic of having non-motorized only going into our nature park or something. [01:11:35] So, I mean, we have to control and protect the environment back there, [01:11:39] and we don't want this to just open the gates for big boats to come in. [01:11:45] And, of course, the speed that they come in and signage, have all the good signage on the streets, [01:11:52] and I'm afraid we're going to need more ways to encourage and remind people to – [01:12:00] half the people live on the river or horse half the time from yelling at folks who are driving them too fast. [01:12:06] So there are concerns, but I think it's the smart thing to do, and it's time for it. [01:12:12] Mr. Murphy. [01:12:13] Yeah, I'm excited about it. [01:12:15] You know, it's going to be a huge, huge benefit to – especially the people on the east side of the bridge. [01:12:22] I can tell you, you know, 99 percent of the boats on the east side don't have a top on them because they can't get into the bridge to get out. [01:12:29] So it's going to be really helpful for them and then for other people that want to travel further down the river. [01:12:34] This is one of those projects and things that was identified, you know, way in advance so we could take advantage of it. [01:12:42] And I wish more projects were like this between county and city. [01:12:46] You know, they're going to do the work on the bridge. [01:12:48] Oh, wait a minute, we need to raise that and be able to work together and get it done [01:12:52] because doing it this way is a lot cheaper than trying to do it on our own, you know, just raising it. [01:12:59] So, I mean, this really worked out well. [01:13:03] It's the way it should work. [01:13:04] We should be looking ahead and making those changes, you know, as they happen and good communication. [01:13:10] So I'm excited about it. [01:13:11] It's going to be nice to have that extra few feet there. [01:13:17] And I can tell you how many boats I've watched come down the river going that way [01:13:25] and have to stop and get scared and start backing up because they're not going to make the bridge [01:13:29] and they don't know it's that low. [01:13:31] So there's a lot of people hitting reverse and getting out of there. [01:13:34] So it will change things, but I'm excited about it. [01:13:39] Mr. Peterson. [01:13:41] Yeah, I'm all for it. [01:13:46] I mean, I spent some time, I actually walked the neighborhoods east of there, [01:13:50] both sides of the river, and talked to residents along that way. [01:13:54] And it's interesting, the comments a lot of them had, there's on more than one occasion, [01:13:59] the individual, you know, they've got a pretty nice house there right on the river, [01:14:02] and they go, I would have never bought here if I knew I couldn't get my boat back here. [01:14:06] And other people had sold their boats and, you know, had a tower and had to get rid of it, [01:14:10] and they were really excited about that. [01:14:13] And I talked to some people that were concerned that that was going to create a lot more boat traffic, [01:14:19] and that is a very tranquil stretch of the river as we go there. [01:14:24] And so they're concerned about that. [01:14:29] I mean, everybody lives on the river. [01:14:31] Just soon, nobody will be on the river but them, right? [01:14:33] You know, we'd all like that. [01:14:34] But that's just not reality. [01:14:36] But I don't know that I think the benefit for raising this bridge will be people that's east of there [01:14:44] that will be able to have nicer boats to get out to the Gulf. [01:14:50] Sure, you might have occasional people that want to come back and explore [01:14:54] and see and get up to the preserve and so forth. [01:14:57] But that's a little hike. [01:14:59] That will be worth it. [01:15:00] One of those things that happens one or two or three times a year, maybe, I don't think it'll create a whole lot of additional traffic. [01:15:06] And I think the money that we're spending there will enhance the life and the river of the residents and would, I would think, would enhance property values east of there. [01:15:16] And so it's I think it's a great investment for the city. [01:15:19] Thank you. Chopper. I'll have to tell you, I have filed my fingernails in a canoe on the bottom of that bridge when the tide was high. [01:15:30] So then a clue indication of how what how close that gets to you when you're in, you know, and the tides are high. [01:15:37] But I just have one question, Robert, with the time it's going to take to get this proved and built and stuff. [01:15:47] Do we have weight limits on that bridge right now or are we looking at that since it's failed inspection? [01:15:53] The county hasn't in the report. It didn't reduce the weight limits. [01:15:58] I just think we should keep an eye on that. Keep an eye on it. OK. [01:16:02] I don't own a boat at the moment, but I remember many times going up there and having to drop a radio antenna or some other piece of the boat that was sticking up above the water line. [01:16:15] Just to just to sneak under that bridge, because it is it is extraordinarily low. [01:16:21] And I know what Chopper means about being able to file your fingernails on the underside of it, because it's easy to easy to read, to reach. [01:16:34] I don't think we'll have a problem going upstream too much. [01:16:38] I will admit, however, to having motored up to the east of Rowan Road. [01:16:46] And it is if if there aren't too many downed trees in the river, it is actually possible to get all the way up there. [01:16:54] And some time back, must be three or four years now, we had the little cats that were operating out of Sims Park. [01:17:05] And I actually took one of those rides and we went all the way up to the Great Preserve. [01:17:09] It's a beautiful stretch to just slowly motor up and enjoy. [01:17:15] And certainly giving giving folks on the east side of the Grand Boulevard Bridge the opportunity to to buy a boat they can actually get out of their neighborhood will certainly help the property values there. [01:17:31] And I believe we're going to see some redevelopment in that area, probably including the old Gulf High football field in that area. [01:17:40] As the the school board gets rid of that stuff that that would make an obvious place for somebody to put in townhomes and boat docks. [01:17:50] So I'm I'm in favor of it. [01:17:54] Yes. Just knowing that we have this super trillion infrastructure replacing bridges, I don't know where any of that money will be qualified. [01:18:04] But can we insert any language in our agreement as we go with the county that to the degree that they get the benefit of any funding, [01:18:15] additional funding that doesn't come out of their pockets, that they could that they would share in the benefit of that with us in a pro rated way or something? [01:18:24] I would hate to see them get it for free and still charge us a million bucks for the raising it or at least have that gentleman's discussion with them. [01:18:35] Because by the time they get it ready to build, there's going to be a whole bunch of maybe public funds that could be made available for it. [01:18:44] It could be available for us as well. It's a good idea. [01:18:47] And we're only voting on the on the design. That's correct on it right now. [01:18:50] Right. OK. What would the detour be for that bridge? [01:19:00] Madison, Madison, Madison or 19 or 19. [01:19:05] Yeah, that'll be the hard part. Right. Right. [01:19:08] That will be the hard part. But we need to have this bridge done before we we redo the multiuse trail going up from Marine Parkway to the downtown because it's got to go across that bridge. [01:19:22] So any further discussion? Hearing none. [01:19:25] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. [01:19:29] Opposed. Like sign. Motion passes. [01:19:31] And Ms. Vance, extend our thank yous to the county for working so well with us to make this happen.

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    Resolution No. 2021-38: Opioid Litigation Settlement

    approved

    Council adopted Resolution 2021-38 authorizing the city manager to execute the Florida Memorandum of Understanding for allocation of opioid litigation settlement proceeds. The city is estimated to receive approximately $25,000 to be used for programming and services expanding treatment for substance use disorders. Councilmembers expressed that the amount is inadequate given the scope of the opioid problem but supported the resolution.

    Ord. Resolution No. 2021-38

    • motion:Motion to approve Resolution 2021-38 authorizing the city manager to execute the Florida MOU for opioid settlement allocation. (passed)

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    [01:19:38] Certainly. We appreciate it. Next is resolution twenty twenty one dash thirty eight. [01:19:46] This is resolution number twenty twenty one thirty eight. [01:19:48] The resolution of the city council of the city of Newport Ridge, [01:19:51] Florida, authorizing the city manager to execute the Florida Memorandum of Understanding and formal agreements, [01:19:57] implementing a unified plan for the allocation and use of opioid settlement proceeds as provided herein. [01:20:06] As you know, Mr. Mayor, members of council, [01:20:09] the city joined a suit some time ago against numerous agencies that were involved in the manufacturing, [01:20:19] marketing and distribution and dispensing of opiates. [01:20:22] At this point, an allocation agreement is necessary to coordinate the distribution of settlement funds. [01:20:34] And the resolution before you this evening defines a memo of understanding with the state of Florida, [01:20:44] which creates an allocation agreement to distribute the settlement proceeds. [01:20:51] At this point, it's estimated that the city will receive twenty five thousand dollars. [01:20:56] It's possible that there may be some additional funds that will also be received. [01:21:03] But at this point, we're thinking that it would be in and around the amount of twenty five thousand dollars, [01:21:09] which we can use for programming and services to expand treatment for individuals that are impacted somehow by substance use disorders. [01:21:22] So we're asking that you adopt a resolution authorizing the city manager to enter into the MOU. [01:21:30] Thank you. Open up for public comment. Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [01:21:36] Move for approval. Thank you. [01:21:41] Recently, a friend of mine went with a minor heart problem to North Bay Hospital and at 10 o'clock in the morning and 10 o'clock in the evening [01:21:52] and didn't leave till four o'clock in the morning and was in the reception area in the emergency section, [01:21:57] the emergency area of the hospital, and did everything that they were going to do, test and monitor her the whole time. [01:22:04] And she said that everybody that got in there, it seemed like after about midnight, was some kind of drug related. [01:22:11] And they were hustled in there and treated ahead of somebody that just had a, you know, a minor heart problem. [01:22:18] And so I think any kind of things like this that we can try to get, [01:22:21] reach out into the community and try to find ways to help them find a different path in life, I'm all for. [01:22:28] Thank you. To the second. Yeah, these opioids. [01:22:32] I mean, it's such an addictive thing. And, you know, for the right reasons used, it's, you know, what it's supposed to do. [01:22:41] But it's just such a such an issue and a problem has festered from from this type of medication that it's just just amazing. [01:22:50] It's amazing how it's spread. And so we can do to help this drama is good. [01:22:56] Yeah. I mean, just it's it's a pitiful amount of money considering the damage that's done. [01:23:02] One single person with an opioid problem trying to get help or get into a treatment center would suck that whole twenty five thousand dollars up. [01:23:11] So I hope in the spirit of what chopper what you've said that we can find something creative and meaningful to do with that money. [01:23:19] That can help more than one person or just. [01:23:24] But I'm sure the cost to our city, to our police department, to the services, to the hospitals, [01:23:30] to the fire departments, to everybody that's that's involved in this. [01:23:36] It's it's I guess better than nothing, but it's not a whole lot better considering the size of that problem. [01:23:45] Mr. Peters. Yeah, that's it is a pitiful amount of money. [01:23:49] Probably wouldn't pay for an arcane expense for a year here. [01:23:52] So it's just, you know, let's make good use of the money. [01:23:58] It's just not enough. Thank you. [01:24:03] I have a friend that was involved in a traffic accident and through through no fault of his own and wound up having opioids prescribed. [01:24:18] And he very quickly became addicted to the stuff. [01:24:21] It is it is very, very nasty. And the folks that put this stuff out on the street and had the doctors prescribing it, [01:24:34] I think knew full well that how addictive it was. [01:24:38] And I'm glad to see them being held to account on it and anything we get out of it that we can use for the betterment of the community. [01:24:48] So much the better. Any further discussion? Hearing none. [01:24:52] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed? Like sign.

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22. 13.h

    Reallocation of Penny for Pasco Funds

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    Council approved a reallocation of Penny for Pasco II infrastructure surtax fund percentages across the eight spending categories, reducing utilities to 0% and adjusting other categories to better match historical spending patterns through the funds' expiration on December 31, 2024.

    • motion:Motion to approve the reallocation of Penny for Pasco II fund percentages across spending categories. (passed)

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    [01:24:57] Motion passes. Next is a reallocation of penny for PASCO funds. [01:25:03] The item before you this evening is a request to approve a change in the allocation of the second bucket of infrastructure, [01:25:15] sales surtax proceeds, commonly known as penny for PASCO proceeds. [01:25:22] In 2015, the city began receiving proceeds from the second bucket and we approved an allocation by which there were eight spending categories [01:25:39] that we dedicated uses of the funds for and they were outlined in Crystal's communication to you. [01:25:49] And I'm going to allow her to introduce the agenda item to you more fully. [01:25:56] And we'll be asking you to approve a reallocation in the second bucket. [01:26:02] Good evening. Yes. By way of Resolution 2012-14, City Council set forth how those funds should be spent. [01:26:14] And those categories were utilities, transportation, public safety, public facilities, economic development, [01:26:22] community redevelopment, urban forestry, and parks and recreation facilities. [01:26:27] Details of the types of projects that fall under those categories were included in the agenda packet. [01:26:33] City Council also approved how funds would be allocated to those categories. [01:26:38] 10 percent to utilities, 20 percent to transportation, 10 percent would go to public safety, 15 percent to public facilities, [01:26:47] 20 percent would go to economic development, 5 percent to community redevelopment, 5 percent to urban forestry, [01:26:55] and then the final 15 percent would go to parks and rec facilities. [01:27:00] Although spending is monitored on an annual basis, the percentage allocation is applied to total proceeds. [01:27:06] So in other words, when these funds expire, December 31st, 2024, all the proceeds would fall within the proper percentages [01:27:19] and within the proper categories. [01:27:23] Recently, staff has evaluated the use of the Penny for PASCO II funds through the end of fiscal year 2021. [01:27:30] And a summary of that was also included in your packet. [01:27:33] And we've identified that the utilities category and the community development category has not been utilized as originally planned. [01:27:45] And in staff's opinion, this is simply because the city has a water and sewer fund and a community redevelopment fund [01:27:52] that has resources available to cover any identified projects needed. [01:27:58] Staff feels that the Penny for PASCO II funds have been better utilized in the other categories [01:28:04] and that the funding allocation should be changed to represent that. [01:28:08] So tonight we're recommending that the percentage allocation be changed to zero percent going to utilities [01:28:14] because there is a pretty resourceful water and sewer fund to cover that. [01:28:20] 20 percent to go to transportation, 13 percent to go to public facilities, 22 percent to go to public facility, I'm sorry, [01:28:28] 13 percent to go to public safety, 22 percent to public facilities, 18 percent to economic development, [01:28:35] 5 percent to community redevelopment, 2 percent to urban forestry, and 20 percent going to parks and rec facilities. [01:28:44] The proceeds from the second bucket, like I said before, expire December 31st, 2024. [01:28:51] So the percentages recommended to you tonight will allow for the city to close out the next two and one-fourth fiscal years [01:28:58] in line with historical spending and how we've spent in the appropriate buckets. [01:29:06] Thank you. [01:29:07] Open up for public comment. [01:29:10] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [01:29:13] Move for approval. [01:29:14] Second. [01:29:18] To the maker. [01:29:19] No, I think if we need any changes down the road that we can go ahead and amend this. [01:29:24] I think this moves us on and I'm happy with it as it is. [01:29:28] Second. [01:29:29] Yeah, so we're just basically taking our history and making our percentages fit our history, right? [01:29:36] So I'm okay with it as long as we can make amendments. [01:29:44] So with that, I'll be okay with it. [01:29:49] Mr. Murphy? [01:29:50] I'm good. [01:29:51] Thank you. [01:29:52] Mr. Altman? [01:29:53] Yeah, I mean, I've been asking for a long time to have a discussion about our capital improvements, [01:29:56] so getting your advice is a little bit. [01:30:00] mature to me. As example, public utilities, water and sewer, we have the [01:30:08] funds. Drainage and retention, I think my point is, my question is going to be, for [01:30:18] example, as we do redevelopment activity and we see that we can apply for and do [01:30:25] major drainage. For example, as I mentioned to you all before, the city of [01:30:31] Largo has taken a lake, kind of turned it into the next level of utility so that [01:30:38] the development of the downtown could avoid the requirements that every [01:30:43] property that gets developed has to have its on-site retention. It's a great [01:30:48] benefit, it's a great incentive, it's an economic development aspect. So I don't [01:30:55] want to lose the chance to do things cities do to stimulate a economy, so I'm [01:31:01] just putting it kind of on the record that I would see that as a project that [01:31:05] would be an economic development project. Your reference to utilities is water and [01:31:11] sewer, and sometimes some of the recreation projects that we've had on [01:31:18] the board, for example, the discussion has been made about the sweatband today in [01:31:24] townhomes and all that open space on the river. There's been discussion in the [01:31:29] past of having an Olympic swimming pool so we could have tournaments or, and that [01:31:34] was even in the budget some years back. So when we look at the historical [01:31:39] spending patterns, but if you look at the historical capital improvement plans, [01:31:44] you might find something a little bit differently. And to my understanding, a [01:31:51] lot of what we used the law enforcement funds from Penny for Pasco for was to [01:31:57] acquire vehicles. So I don't know if you believe that using money paid, approved [01:32:06] by the public for the purpose of enhancing our community gets used [01:32:11] because we need it to replace existing facilities. To mention, we're also leasing [01:32:17] them to some great savings. So there there certainly could be a law [01:32:21] enforcement piece of equipment or a something that would enhance law [01:32:26] enforcement. So even though I don't strongly object to you changing the [01:32:32] categories, I just wish we had a little more discussion about what what were we [01:32:36] planning to do and how will this fit. So the motion has been had with the [01:32:40] caveat of we can change it or adjust it, which happened with the budget. And if [01:32:46] you look back at the year the budget was approved in 2013 or 14, that was also a [01:32:51] discussion when the budget was approved. But then when the budget gets approved [01:32:54] and the staff goes about fulfilling the budget, I just want to be closer to the [01:33:01] capital projects and have more information as we move along. And [01:33:07] particularly we have so much money that's coming into us. Some of it can be [01:33:10] used to help to replace some of the lost revenue to the city to help you to staff [01:33:14] back up fully or to pick up some pieces that might have had to slow with the [01:33:19] COVID. But I had this discussion at the last meeting, which is engage us more as [01:33:28] my request to the city manager in the discussions. So we're all together on [01:33:34] the projects that we have in mind. But as my colleagues have said, and I'll support [01:33:38] the motion because we can always amend it. I appreciate the study. I appreciate [01:33:44] the suggestion. I would have preferred to have this in a discussion rather than [01:33:51] brought to us this way. [01:33:54] Go ahead. So yeah, so Pete you made some good comments. And the only [01:33:59] thing about setting it up like the percentage, and I didn't ask this [01:34:03] question ahead of time, but I wanted to get some discussion going on the motion, [01:34:06] is, you know, are we required to have all those categories? Well, we have a category [01:34:12] but we show zero money, right? So we're going to change one to a zero [01:34:17] percentage, right? Was that the case? All right, so that's the only [01:34:23] thing is, you know, and I, it's, you set up percentages and we have a budget and [01:34:30] then it's like, okay, we have this money, we have to find a way to spend it rather [01:34:32] than, you know, rather than find a way, really, what we really want. So that's why [01:34:37] I asked about how, what adjustments we can be made. Because I think that [01:34:43] is important and probably needs to be reviewed from time to time. That's [01:34:47] the only point I have. If I may just add to that. So by resolution, the City [01:34:52] Council adopted the category, so that can't be changed other, unless we change [01:34:57] another resolution. So what we're doing is just changing the [01:35:01] percentages at this point. Yeah, and I'm fine with adjusting the [01:35:07] percentages. I suspect this is something that we probably ought to be revisiting [01:35:13] about annually as we're moving towards that December 2024 date, just to make [01:35:20] sure that the items that we're trying to buy fit within the appropriate budget [01:35:27] amounts in the approved categories. And we do that as part of the budget process [01:35:33] internally. Staff, you know, once you come up with projects and we put, make them [01:35:37] work in the budget, we make sure that's a step. We make sure that they fit into at [01:35:41] least one of the penny-for-pasco categories and that it doesn't over, you [01:35:46] know, exceed the percentages, you know, in total. So there's an estimate that, okay, [01:35:53] with this project being put here, in total, will it exceed what that [01:35:58] percentage is? We do do that evaluation annually. I'll just correct me if I'm [01:36:03] wrong, but these percentage are kind of almost hypothetical because we can change [01:36:07] the percentages and also any item that we're going to spend in those particular [01:36:11] categories is going to come in front of us again. So this is really all [01:36:15] hypothetical in my mind. It's a budgeting tool. So any further [01:36:22] discussion? One last, I'm sorry, but the first tranche of penny-for-pasco, there [01:36:27] was a much more serious push by the school board and the county and the city. [01:36:33] And I was on the County Commission at the time, I think, when the first one [01:36:36] passed. And so there was pressure back that we need to tell people what we're [01:36:41] going to use with this money before we get it so we can get them to approve it [01:36:45] at the polls. The second time around, it was so popular and every time a good [01:36:51] project was done, a sign went up. As example, the new road in front of the

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