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

   The Pledge of Allegiance was recited followed by a moment of silence honoring servicemen and women.

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   [00:00:15] I'll ask everybody please stand, join me in the Pledge of Allegiance and remain [00:00:19] standing for a moment of silence in honor of our servicemen and women at [00:00:23] home and abroad. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of [00:00:28] America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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   Moment of Silence

   Moment of silence observed in honor of servicemen and women, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

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   [00:00:19] standing for a moment of silence in honor of our servicemen and women at [00:00:23] home and abroad. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of [00:00:28] America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [00:00:39] Thank you. You may be seated. Next item is the approval of the July 13th budget work

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   Approval of July 13, 2022 Budget Work Session Minutes

   approved

   Council approved the minutes of the July 13, 2022 Budget Work Session.

   • motion:Approve the July 13, 2022 Budget Work Session minutes. (passed)

   #July 13, 2022 Budget Work Session Minutes

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   [00:00:48] session minutes. Move for approval. Second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor [00:00:55] please signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, like sign. Motion passes. Next is the

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   Approval of July 19, 2022 Budget Work Session and Regular Meeting Minutes

   approved

   Council approved the minutes from the July 19, 2022 Budget Work Session and Regular Meeting.

   • motion:Approve the July 19, 2022 Budget Work Session and Regular Meeting minutes. (passed)

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   [00:01:01] approval of the July 19th budget work session and regular meeting minutes. Move [00:01:09] for approval. Second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor please signify by [00:01:14] saying aye. Aye. Opposed, like sign. Motion passes. Next is FOXPOP. This is for items

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6. 6Vox Pop for Items Not Listed on the Agenda or Listed on Consent Agenda▶ 1:22
7. 7.a

   Library Advisory Board Minutes May 2022

   approvedon consent

   The Library Advisory Board Minutes from May 2022 were approved as part of the Consent Agenda.

   • motion:Approve the Consent Agenda including the Library Advisory Board Minutes May 2022. (passed)5–0

   #Consent Agenda#Library Advisory Board Minutes May 2022

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   [00:14:44] We'll go to the Consent Agenda. [00:14:50] Move for approval. [00:14:52] Second. [00:14:54] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:14:57] Aye. [00:15:00] Opposed? Aye. 4 to 1. I don't think there might have been a delay. Do you want to confirm what his vote was? No, I'm delayed. [00:15:13] Okay, so that was an aye. Approval. Give me a minute. It seems like there must be a why or something. [00:15:26] In that case, it's passed 5-0.

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8. 7.b

   Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval

   approvedon consent

   The Consent Agenda, which included Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval, was moved and approved 5-0 after a brief delay clarifying one councilmember's vote.

   • motion:Motion to approve the Consent Agenda including purchases/payments for City Council approval. (passed)5–0

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   [00:14:44] We'll go to the Consent Agenda. [00:14:50] Move for approval. [00:14:52] Second. [00:14:54] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:14:57] Aye. [00:15:00] Opposed? Aye. 4 to 1. I don't think there might have been a delay. Do you want to confirm what his vote was? No, I'm delayed. [00:15:13] Okay, so that was an aye. Approval. Give me a minute. It seems like there must be a why or something. [00:15:26] In that case, it's passed 5-0.

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9. 8.a

   Second Reading, Ordinance No. 2022-2263: Rezoning 7920 Rutillio Court

   approved

   Council held the second reading of Ordinance 2022-2263, rezoning approximately 0.41 acres at 7920 Rutillio Court from General Commercial (C-2) to Light Industrial (L-I) to allow construction of a warehouse. The ordinance passed unanimously after no public comment.

   Ord. Ordinance No. 2022-2263

   • motion:Motion to approve Ordinance 2022-2263 rezoning 7920 Rutillio Court from C-2 to Light Industrial. (passed)

   📍7920 Rutillio Court👤Mr. Altman👤Mr. Hall👤Mr. Murphy👤Ms. Manns#Land Development Review Board June 16, 2022 meeting#Ordinance 2022-2263#Rezoning C-2 to Light Industrial L-I

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   [00:15:28] Next is public reading of ordinances. Second reading ordinance 2022-2263. [00:15:34] That's still your pen. I don't want to get in trouble for that. [00:15:37] This is ordinance number 2022-2263, an ordinance of the City of New Port Richey, Florida, providing for amendment of the Land Development Code, [00:15:45] LDC zoning district map, providing for rezoning of approximately 0.41 acres of property generally located at 7920 Retilio Court, [00:15:55] having parcel identification number 33-25-16-015B-00000280, as shown on the map attached here to, as Exhibit A, [00:16:10] and legally described herein, providing for amendment of the zoning district designation for said property from General Commercial C-2 to Light Industrial District L-I, [00:16:19] providing for conflict severability and an effective date. [00:16:22] Thank you. Ms. Manns? [00:16:24] Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. A presentation was made to you at your last meeting relating to this zoning matter. [00:16:32] It was presented to the Land Development Review Board at their June 16, 2022 meeting. [00:16:40] As was presented, this is an area of the city that is under in transition, and many of the parcels have gone from General Commercial to Light Industrial. [00:16:55] A map of the area has been attached to the communication in your file, which outlines the current zone as C-2. [00:17:08] And, Mr. Hall, if there are additional items that you would like to represent related to this agenda item? [00:17:15] Ms. Mann, this is a very straightforward request. [00:17:17] The owner does desire to construct a warehouse building for industrial use on a current vacant property that is zoned C-2. [00:17:27] Thank you. We'll open it up for public comment. Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to Council. A move we approve. [00:17:35] I'll second. [00:17:37] So, if you look at that area now, we've got more parcels that have been converted and changed to industrial and C-2. [00:17:48] So, it's conducive for the neighborhood. [00:17:51] I'll second. [00:17:52] Yeah, it fits right in with what's going on there. [00:17:54] Mr. Altman? [00:17:55] Aye. [00:18:00] Mr. Murphy? [00:18:02] What's going on with future use? [00:18:05] When I watch the TV, there's a delay, so I have to choose one or the other. [00:18:10] I was asking if you had any comments on this one. [00:18:17] No. [00:18:18] Okay. Mr. Murphy, anything? [00:18:20] No. [00:18:21] If there's no further discussion, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:18:27] Aye. [00:18:30] Aye. [00:18:31] Opposed? Like sign. [00:18:33] Motion passes.

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10. 8.b

    Second Reading, Ordinance No. 2022-2264: Rezoning 5845 Main Street

    approved

    Council held the second reading of Ordinance 2022-2264 to rezone approximately 0.11 acres at 5845 Main Street from Multifamily 14 (MF14) to Downtown District to accommodate a cafe/coffee shop in the existing building. The Land Development Review Board recommended approval, and Council approved the rezoning unanimously by voice vote.

    Ord. Ordinance No. 2022-2264

    • motion:Motion to approve Ordinance 2022-2264 rezoning 5845 Main Street from MF14 to Downtown District on second reading. (passed)

    📍5845 Main Street👤Mr. Altman👤Ms. Motherhead👤Ms. Vance#Downtown District#Land Development Code LDC Zoning District Map#Land Development Review Board hearing June 16, 2022#MF14#Ordinance 2022-2264

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    [00:18:34] Next is Second Reading Ordinance 2022-2264. [00:18:39] This is Ordinance Number 2022-2264, an Ordinance of the City of New Port Richey, Florida, [00:18:44] providing for amendment of the Land Development Code, LDC Zoning District Map, [00:18:48] providing for rezoning of approximately 0.11 acres of property generally located at 5845 Main Street, [00:18:55] having Parcel Identification Number 052616003007800270, [00:19:03] as shown on the map attached here, too, as Exhibit A and legally described herein, [00:19:08] providing for amendment of the Zoning District Designation for said property [00:19:12] from Multifamily 14, MF14, to Downtown District, [00:19:16] providing for complex severability and an effective date. [00:19:20] Ms. Vance? [00:19:21] Said property is located between Adams and Jefferson Street. [00:19:26] As indicated by the City Attorney, the current zoning for the property is medium-density residential MF14. [00:19:34] The request before you this evening is to rezone the property to downtown, [00:19:39] the purpose of which is to accommodate the operation of a cafe coffee shop [00:19:44] in the existing building at the subject property. [00:19:48] The Land Development Review Board held their public hearing on June 16, 2022, [00:19:55] and the recommendation before you this evening is to recommend approval of the rezoning to the downtown designation. [00:20:03] Thank you. I'll open it up for public comment. [00:20:06] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to Council. [00:20:10] I move we approve. [00:20:11] Second. [00:20:12] To the maker? [00:20:13] LDRB, I agree with their decision. [00:20:15] To the second? [00:20:17] No, nothing. [00:20:18] Ms. Motherhead? [00:20:19] Nothing, Ed. [00:20:20] Mr. Altman? [00:20:22] Nope. [00:20:24] In that case, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:20:28] Aye. [00:20:30] Aye. [00:20:31] Opposed, like sign. Motion passes.

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11. 9.a

    Board Appointment: Julia Grassin, Environmental Committee

    approved

    Council appointed Julia Grassin to the Environmental Committee for a two-year term ending August 2, 2024. The motion passed unanimously after councilmembers praised her qualifications and experience in environmental professional organizations.

    • motion:Appoint Julia Grassin to the Environmental Committee for a two-year term through August 2, 2024. (passed)

    👤Altman👤Julia Grassin👤Welcomer#Environmental Committee

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    [00:20:35] Next is the board appointment of Julia Grassen to the Environmental Committee. [00:20:40] Yes, Ms. Grassen has submitted her application seeking membership to serve on the City's Environmental Committee. [00:20:48] She has a wide range of experience in both work experience and volunteerism to support her application. [00:20:57] The current term on the Environmental Committee is for a two-year term. [00:21:04] If you are to appoint her to serve, her term of office would span through August 2nd of 2024, [00:21:15] and the roster would be complete with the exception of two alternate member positions open on the committee. [00:21:23] Thank you. [00:21:25] I'll open it for public comment. [00:21:28] Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to Council. [00:21:33] Move for approval. [00:21:34] I'll second. [00:21:35] To the maker. [00:21:37] Thank you for serving. [00:21:38] Second. [00:21:39] Yeah, well qualified, I think. [00:21:41] Deputy Mayor? [00:21:42] Yeah, I would agree. [00:21:43] It's nice to see volunteers that step up with the experience she has. [00:21:49] Some of her membership in environmental professional organizations, well, [00:21:54] I think will bring added value to our Environmental Committee. [00:21:58] Thank you. [00:21:59] Mr. Altman? [00:22:01] Mr. Welcomer? [00:22:04] In that case, I would add my welcome and thank Ms. Grassen for helping out on the Environmental Committee. [00:22:14] If there's no further discussion, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:22:18] Aye. [00:22:19] Aye. [00:22:20] Aye. [00:22:21] Opposed, like sign. [00:22:23] Motion passes. [00:22:24] Next is a request to rename the Joseph A. Maydam Water Treatment Plant to the William C. Maydam Water Treatment Plant.

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12. 9.b

    Request to Rename the Joseph A. Maytum Water Treatment Plant the William C. Maytum Water Treatment Plant

    approved

    Council approved renaming the Joseph A. Maytum Water Treatment Plant to the William C. Maytum Water Treatment Plant, honoring Bill Maytum's long service to the city including his role in the Maytum-Chambers Agreement and development of the Starkey Wellfield. The city will absorb costs of the new sign and Tom O'Neill offered a $500 donation toward it.

    • motion:Motion to approve renaming the Joseph A. Maytum Water Treatment Plant to the William C. Maytum Water Treatment Plant. (passed)

    📍Joseph A. Maytum Water Treatment Plant👤Joseph A. Maytum👤Julie Maytum Zimetti👤Mr. Allman👤Mr. Murphy👤Mr. Rivera👤Mrs. Maytum👤Ms. Manns👤Tom O'Neill👤William C. Maytum#Maytum-Chambers Agreement#Starkey Wellfield

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    [00:22:31] Ms. Manns? [00:22:32] Yes, sir, Mr. Mayor. [00:22:34] We have three guests with us this evening to represent this agenda item. [00:22:41] We have Mrs. Maydam, and we have the author of the letter that was included as support documentation with your agenda packet, [00:22:51] Julie Maydam Zimetti, and Mr. Tom O'Neill, all of whom are supporters of this request. [00:23:01] And in large part, Mr. William Maydam is the son of Mr. William Maydam. [00:23:14] And if you, as I'm sure you did, read the letter that was passed along to you in the packet, [00:23:23] Mr. Joseph Maydam served a very long and rich history in the city, and I think he passed that tradition on to his son, [00:23:36] who very much served a very long and rich tradition in the city. [00:23:41] I and Mr. Rivera have seen firsthand some of the work of Mr. William Maydam, [00:23:54] who played a very important role in the drafting of an agreement, which is commonly referred to as the Maydam Chambers Agreement, [00:24:04] and we rely on that to this date for very important decisions that are made related to water service boundary lines. [00:24:16] And he was instrumental also in the development of the Starkey Wellfield. [00:24:26] There were several news clippings also about his community involvement, as well as some of his elected official service. [00:24:43] It would truly be an honor to rename the water treatment plant from the Joseph Maydam Water Treatment Plant [00:24:51] to the William Maydam Water Treatment Plant. [00:24:54] As you might expect, there will be costs to the city in so doing, but from the city's perspective, [00:25:03] we think it's appropriate that the city absorb the costs associated with a new sign [00:25:09] and other ancillary costs associated with the name change, [00:25:15] if you determine it's appropriate to go forward and accept our recommendation on the renaming. [00:25:20] Thank you. I'll open it up for public comment. [00:25:24] Seeing no one come forward, I'll bring it back to Council. [00:25:29] I move we approve. [00:25:31] I'll second. [00:25:32] To the maker. [00:25:34] You know, unfortunately, I never had an opportunity to meet either of the Maydams, [00:25:39] but I was very impressed with the letter, Julie, that you wrote, as well as the clippings, [00:25:47] and I'm sorry I never had the opportunity to meet either one of them [00:25:50] and certainly see the service they've each given. [00:25:54] And I think it's the family's water plant, but I would go along with the family's request to make this name change. [00:26:06] Thank you. To the second. [00:26:07] I definitely agree that it's appropriate. [00:26:09] Since it's the wishes of the family to make the change, I think that we should make that change. [00:26:13] Mr. Murphy. [00:26:15] This is part of our city's history, and we need to recognize those people that helped get New Port Richey to where it is today. [00:26:23] Mr. Allman. [00:26:26] Yes, sir, thank you. [00:26:28] I'm really disappointed not to be there in person today. [00:26:32] Bill Maydam was a great mentor to me back in 1988, the early days of my time working at the city. [00:26:42] He was always an open-minded and progressive individual who was willing to listen to new ideas [00:26:49] and help the city push forward, not only from a public works standpoint, but also in its redevelopment efforts. [00:26:59] And I know he was very proud of his daughter, and even in recent years, [00:27:06] with his wife and I, the future of our city and the importance of our historical heritage. [00:27:14] So I'm proud to support the motion. [00:27:17] Thank you. [00:27:18] I did not know Joseph Maydam. [00:27:19] I did know Bill fairly well from going to church with him. [00:27:25] A fine man, he did an enormous amount of stuff for the benefit of the city over decades. [00:27:33] And I can think of no better honor than to support this. [00:27:38] So if there's no further discussion, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:27:45] Aye. [00:27:47] Mr. Mayor. [00:27:48] Aye. [00:27:51] Mr. O'Neill. [00:28:03] Thank you. [00:28:04] I will be brief. [00:28:06] I just wanted to speak wholeheartedly. [00:28:08] I know you already voted. [00:28:09] I believe you did. [00:28:10] Anyway, I wanted to speak wholeheartedly and communicate just how much Bill Maydam meant to the community. [00:28:16] He was on the city council, and the public works department relied upon him heavily for emergencies with the wells and so forth. [00:28:27] That was a period of time before we had initially developed the Starkey Well Field. [00:28:32] So given that, you know, it certainly has my wholehearted support. [00:28:38] And I would like your permission to approach the clerk. [00:28:43] I would like to donate $500 toward the new sign for the water plant. [00:28:47] Thank you. [00:28:50] We had a vote on the ayes. [00:28:56] Any nays? [00:28:58] Hearing none, the motion passes. [00:29:01] Next is the 2022 vulnerability assessment and action plan.

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13. 9.c

    2022 Vulnerability Assessment and Action Plan – Task Order No. 15

    approved

    Council approved Task Order No. 15 with GHD (Stroud Engineering) for $109,500 to conduct the 2022 Vulnerability Assessment and Action Plan, funded by a $185,000 FDEP grant. Consultants Dana Gaydos and Mason Tripp presented the six-step assessment process covering critical assets, exposure, sensitivity, adaptation planning, and plan amendments to address flooding and sea level rise over a two-year timeline.

    • motion:Motion to approve Task Order No. 15 for the 2022 Vulnerability Assessment and Action Plan in an amount not to exceed $109,500. (passed)

    🏢BayCare North Bay Hospital🏢Florida Department of Environmental Protection🏢GHD🏢Pasco County🏢Stroud Engineering🏢Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council👤Brent👤Dana Gaydos👤Debbie👤Marla Jones👤Mason Tripp👤Mr. Altman👤Mr. Driscoll👤Mr. Murphy👤Mr. Peters👤Mr. Rivera👤Mrs. Mance#1995 no-name storm#2015 24-hour rain event#2022 Vulnerability Assessment and Action Plan#2040 and 2070 sea level rise predictions#Army Corps of Engineers Sea Level Change Calculator#Cotee River#FDEP Resilient Florida Grant ($185,000)#Hurricane Hermine (2016)#Living shorelines#NOAA SLOSH model#Peril of Flood plan amendments#Resilience Ready program#Task Order No. 15#Tropical Storm Debby (2012)

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    [00:29:06] And we have in attendance Dana Gaydos, who has worked along with Mr. Rivera and Stroud Engineering with us on the grant and on the vulnerability assessment. [00:29:19] And she has a presentation this evening. [00:29:22] And I'll let her start off. [00:29:24] And I'm sorry, I don't know your name. [00:29:27] Mason Tripp. [00:29:28] Mason, pleasure to meet you. [00:29:29] Nice meeting you. [00:29:31] And we have a PowerPoint prepared for you this evening to talk a little bit about this assessment and action plan, [00:29:38] which we are asking you to approve a task order for in the amount not to exceed $109,500 [00:29:48] in order to go forward with the vulnerability assessment based on a grant award that we received in the amount of $185,000. [00:29:58] Please, Dana. [00:29:59] Yay! [00:30:00] We all like to get money to make good changes and future changes to our city of New Port Richey here. [00:30:09] I'm Dana Gators again. [00:30:10] This is Mason. [00:30:11] We're both with the GHS. [00:30:12] Brent could not join us tonight, so we're taking over to provide this little education [00:30:17] of what this grant is and what this portion of this grant is. [00:30:22] Again, as Debbie had mentioned, this is with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. [00:30:29] We filed for this grant or applied for this grant last year. [00:30:32] We were approved for the $185,000. [00:30:37] This is a good example of what the outcome of this grant will look like on this first [00:30:41] graphic here. [00:30:43] This is just a general ... You should actually recognize this area. [00:30:46] I don't know. [00:30:47] This is the North Bay, Bay Care North Bay Hospital here, and the blue represents potential [00:30:52] flooding impacts. [00:30:53] I think you see Orange Lake there. [00:30:55] This is just a quick little example on the first slide of what the outcome or the final [00:31:00] product would look like. [00:31:03] This grant was established through the DEP. [00:31:07] It's a long-term program that is going to be conducted through the state. [00:31:12] It has various styles of grants that we can continuously apply for. [00:31:16] It's for counties, municipalities, water management districts, different people like this. [00:31:22] It's a great grant for the city to continuously go for year after year as long as it's open. [00:31:27] It's looking to address the impacts of flooding and sea level rise over time as it's going [00:31:33] to affect our area here. [00:31:36] It also provides money on an annual basis that we can apply for, not only for assessments [00:31:42] and predictions, but also for implementation projects. [00:31:47] We can use that money in the future, in the following years, to make changes to the city, [00:31:52] to protect the city from flooding, sea level rise, and hardening. [00:31:58] The city, again, was awarded the $185,000 just to do the assessment alone. [00:32:04] We have a two-year time frame to complete this assessment. [00:32:07] We have a good timeline prepared with the city staff to have regular meetings, to provide [00:32:12] updates. [00:32:13] There's a lot of working together to make this successful because we'll need a lot of [00:32:18] input from the city and the city staff to make sure we know what's important, what needs [00:32:23] to be protected, and how to move forward, and how to implement various adaptation strategies. [00:32:29] Once we complete this vulnerability assessment, we'll be then able to apply for subsequent [00:32:36] years following this to implement some of the projects that we've identified to harden [00:32:42] and protect the city. [00:32:45] There's six general steps in this assessment. [00:32:48] The first step is to, what's important? [00:32:50] What needs to be protected? [00:32:52] What are the critical assets? [00:32:54] And then we have to rank those assets. [00:32:58] What needs to be protected first? [00:32:59] Which is the most vulnerable? [00:33:02] We have to go through the exposure analysis. [00:33:04] We basically are asking the question, what will get wet? [00:33:08] How far will the water go? [00:33:10] Where will it travel to? [00:33:11] What are our low places within the city? [00:33:14] We're coastal. [00:33:15] We're going to have a lot of storm surge, and we have the Cody River that comes straight [00:33:19] through downtown. [00:33:20] So we need to look at those places. [00:33:22] We need to look at what's going to be impacted. [00:33:25] The sensitivity analysis goes back to our list of critical assets. [00:33:30] The critical assets looks at basically what's important, where it is, you apply the exposure [00:33:36] analysis, and you say, okay, this place is going to get wet, it's going to get wet by [00:33:40] two feet, three feet. [00:33:42] How is that going to impact the operation of that asset, whether it be an evacuation [00:33:46] route, the hospital, the wastewater treatment plant? [00:33:49] So how wet will it get? [00:33:52] How is that going to impede the operation of the city? [00:33:56] Then we go to the adaptation planning. [00:33:59] How do we prevent it from getting wet? [00:34:01] How do we block the water from coming in? [00:34:03] How do we mitigate if water does come in to get it back out quickly? [00:34:07] How do we get things back in order and online? [00:34:09] So that's the adaptation planning. [00:34:11] And then we work really closely with the city staff through all these steps, but specifically [00:34:16] with the adaptation planning, because we have to look at which assets need to be looked [00:34:22] at first. [00:34:23] How wet will it get is ranked along with the asset, how critical that asset is. [00:34:30] And then the last step is actually putting it into action, putting it into a plan amendments, [00:34:34] the peril flood plan amendments, and putting it into action. [00:34:41] Examples of critical assets include the evacuation routes, the hospital, as I had mentioned before, [00:34:47] which was on the first slide, the water and wastewater treatment plants, police and fire [00:34:53] stations, historical, and I should have put, and government buildings are very important. [00:35:00] And then the neighborhoods, which is the dearest to our heart. [00:35:02] We want to protect our homes. [00:35:03] We want to protect the places that we live. [00:35:07] So those are good examples of what would apply here in the city of New Port Richey. [00:35:14] Down below is an example, if you want to look at that, is just different models, types, [00:35:19] and grids that we use. [00:35:21] But at a minimum, the grant requires that we do the 2040 and 2070 sea level rise predictions. [00:35:31] So that's at a bare minimum that we'll look at. [00:35:35] This analysis, we'll use multiple different tools. [00:35:37] The NOAA SLOSH model, which you'll see is that graphic there, that's the grid set up [00:35:41] for the SLOSH model. [00:35:43] The Army Corps of Engineers, sea level change calculator, we'll be using all the multi-tools [00:35:49] that the various agencies locally and nationally have provided for us. [00:35:54] We'll plug this all in, look at the severity of flooding, again, where does the water go? [00:35:59] How deep will it get? [00:36:00] How will it impact things? [00:36:02] But also, doing a little research, there's a couple specific items, since we have data, [00:36:08] because we're scientists. [00:36:10] We love data. [00:36:11] We're going to look at the unusual 24-rain event that occurred back in 2015. [00:36:16] I don't know if you remember that. [00:36:17] There was some significant flooding back in the city limits. [00:36:21] We were part of that. [00:36:22] We were here for that. [00:36:23] The tropical storm Debbie in 2012, and then Hurricane Hermine in 2006. [00:36:29] There's another no-name storm back in 1995 that we'll also take a look at and include [00:36:35] in our data sets. [00:36:36] But we're going to actually look at that data. [00:36:38] We have two great tidal stations from the USGS here locally. [00:36:43] So we have real data, real-time rain data, because the city collects great data. [00:36:48] And we can apply all that, plug it into our model, and get graphics like that first one [00:36:53] you saw on the first slide. [00:36:55] You'll see exactly where the water's going to go, how it's going to stage, how long it's [00:36:58] going to be there, and how long it will take for it to go back to the ocean. [00:37:04] The sensitivity analysis takes that exposure data and basically lays it on top of that [00:37:09] critical assets list. [00:37:13] How much is it going to flood? [00:37:14] Two feet? [00:37:15] Three feet? [00:37:16] What is it going to impact? [00:37:17] How is it going to shut down operations? [00:37:20] And then essentially the sensitivity analysis looks at which risk, low to high, extreme, [00:37:29] and then from that analysis, we come back to the city and say, okay, these are the areas [00:37:32] that are ranked extreme. [00:37:34] How does it rank on your priority list? [00:37:37] How do we interconnect those two, and how do you want to prioritize? [00:37:41] Because the next step is the action plan, right? [00:37:44] We have to put together a plan. [00:37:46] How are we going to protect these things? [00:37:48] So the location, the type of asset, all gets looked at on top of the magnitude of the impact [00:37:56] of flooding or sea level rise. [00:38:00] There's different ways to protect the city and the assets in the city. [00:38:04] Some are like just hardening, hardening the buildings, making it so water can't come in, [00:38:08] even if water comes up, protecting them by building berms around things. [00:38:14] A good one here is the stormwater system improvements. [00:38:19] Another one that needs to be looked at, because I know you guys are actively redeveloping [00:38:23] your city, is land use and redevelopment activities. [00:38:27] And then living shorelines was something that the city was very interested in a few years [00:38:31] ago. [00:38:32] And what living shorelines does is it just reduces the amount of storm surge. [00:38:35] So that push from the waves on the hurricanes kind of reduces that. [00:38:41] One of the products, several of the products, we're going to have communications with residents [00:38:46] and also with the city staff. [00:38:48] We'd like to have some online resources, maybe have an interactive mapping program [00:38:53] application in conjunction with Pasco County. [00:38:56] So people can go. [00:38:57] If they don't want to come to any of our meetings, they can go online and say, oh, my house is [00:39:00] right here and zoom in on it and raise the bar. [00:39:03] Is it going to be one foot, two foot? [00:39:05] When does my house get impacted? [00:39:08] Those are the types of products we're looking to provide at the end of this assessment. [00:39:13] And then we want to come out and talk with everyone. [00:39:16] We want to show them what we did and say, hey, where is your house? [00:39:20] Let's talk about these things. [00:39:21] Let's get involved. [00:39:22] Because the more the residents here are involved, the better things we'll get. [00:39:28] Last is the plan amendments, putting it into action. [00:39:32] Again, looking at those critical assets, looking at how much of an impact there is potentially, [00:39:39] looking at timelines, budgets, and various funding opportunities. [00:39:45] Putting these all together, working with the staff, putting these amendments into words [00:39:49] on writing black and white, and putting it into action. [00:39:53] So those are the outcomes of this grant. [00:39:56] Again, we have about two years to put this together. [00:39:59] We've put together a really good timeline with each step identified. [00:40:03] We're really looking forward to working with everyone on this and coming back to you and [00:40:07] showing our progress. [00:40:09] Any questions? [00:40:11] And I'm going to go back to that first slide, because that's one of my favorites. [00:40:16] Any questions? [00:40:23] Thank you very much. [00:40:24] Welcome. [00:40:25] Thank you, Dan and Mason. [00:40:29] Next is the wastewater treatment plant bulk chemical purchase. [00:40:32] Excuse me. [00:40:33] Sorry. [00:40:34] Did you entertain a motion on that? [00:40:36] Oh, do we need a motion on that? [00:40:38] Okay. [00:40:40] Seeing none, in that case, I'll open it up for public comment. [00:40:52] Marla Jones. [00:40:53] You know the address. [00:40:54] I just want to thank the two scientists. [00:40:56] I think that's something great that the city desperately needs. [00:41:01] Lots of flooding going on in the city and in Pasco County in general. [00:41:05] So that's good. [00:41:06] The city should have something like that. [00:41:09] Seems to be common sense. [00:41:11] What I would like to ask or say, we can do public things like that. [00:41:16] Are we allowed to do that, Mr. Driscoll, members of the public, do presentations? [00:41:19] You'll have to address the council, sir. [00:41:23] I'm sorry. [00:41:24] Council, are members of the public allowed to have presentations on the agenda? [00:41:32] Normally during the three-minute vox pop unless it's something that we've requested a specific [00:41:36] presentation on. [00:41:38] And who would we send that information to? [00:41:41] Send it to Mrs. Mance. [00:41:42] Mrs. Mance. [00:41:43] Okay. [00:41:44] Because what I would like to do at the next city council meeting, I would like to have [00:41:46] a public on the agenda. [00:41:50] I would like to have the employee survey of New Port Richey that I recently read. [00:41:54] I think the public has a right to know about that survey. [00:41:58] And I would like to say to the employees that are here now, do not feel afraid. [00:42:03] I know a lot of things have been happening in this city and that employee survey, everybody [00:42:08] should know. [00:42:09] So members of the public, if you have not seen that survey, I encourage you to see it. [00:42:16] Members right here, read the employee survey. [00:42:20] I see a lot of new faces. [00:42:21] Mayor, is this on the subject? [00:42:25] I just would like the public to know that. [00:42:27] Thank you very much. [00:42:28] And Mr. Peters, that was a good tactic. [00:42:30] Thank you. [00:42:31] Thank you. [00:42:32] Thank you. [00:42:34] We need a motion. [00:42:37] Any other comment? [00:42:38] Move for approval. [00:42:39] Approving. [00:42:40] Motion to approve the task order. [00:42:41] We have a motion from. [00:42:42] I'll second. [00:42:43] Mr. Murphy. [00:42:44] Mr. Murphy. [00:42:45] No. [00:42:46] Nothing further. [00:42:47] Second. [00:42:48] Nothing added. [00:42:49] Deputy Mayor. [00:42:50] I guess I'm not sure about the $109,500 versus the $185,000 grant. [00:43:19] Right. [00:43:20] The grant is in the amount of $185,000. [00:43:24] We've secured services. [00:43:27] I'm sorry. [00:43:28] I may not have said that right. [00:43:30] The grant is in the amount of $185,000. [00:43:34] We've secured services in the amount of $109,500. [00:43:42] And if we were to need additional services, we would be able to spend up to $185,000. [00:43:51] But at this time, our expectation is that we will be able to get the services we need [00:43:58] for the $109,000. [00:43:59] Okay. [00:44:00] Thank you. [00:44:01] Thank you. [00:44:02] Mr. Altman. [00:44:03] Only, again, I'm sorry not to be there, being so involved in the Resilience Ready program [00:44:15] with the Regional Planning Council. [00:44:19] And I'm really proud for New Port Richey to be leading a very small city. [00:44:23] This is a major undertaking in our counties and our major cities. [00:44:29] And so I'm happy to see this go forward. [00:44:31] So thank you for the presentation. [00:44:35] Definitely something we need to do. [00:44:37] There's no further discussion. [00:44:39] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye.

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14. 9.d

    Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Bulk Chemical Purchase ITB22-010 Award

    approved

    Council awarded ITB22-010 sole-bid contract to Polydyne for bulk liquid polymer used in the wastewater treatment plant sludge dewatering process at $1.75/lb, up 36.7% from the current $1.28/lb. The increase translates to about $30,000/year, but Pasco County shares roughly 49% of the cost, leaving a net city increase of about $15,000. Contract is one year with two one-year renewals; funds are budgeted in the reclaimed water production account.

    • motion:Approve award of ITB22-010 sole bid for bulk liquid polymer purchase for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. (passed)

    🏢Fort Bend🏢Pasco County🏢Polydyne👤Mr. Allman👤Mr. Rivera#ITB22-010#Wastewater Treatment Plant bulk chemical purchase#reclaimed water production account

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    [00:44:42] Aye. [00:44:43] Aye. [00:44:44] Opposed? [00:44:45] Like sign. [00:44:46] Motion passes. [00:44:48] Next is the Wastewater Treatment Plan book purchase. [00:44:52] All right. [00:44:54] Mr. Rivera has asked us to consider a purchase. [00:45:00] for, and it's a bulk purchase, for liquid polymer, which is something that we use at [00:45:08] the wastewater treatment plant in the sludge process, in the dying of the sludge. And we [00:45:19] received one bid for the liquid polymer, and it was at $1.75 per pound, which is an increase [00:45:34] from our current rate of $1.28 per pound, which translates for us into about $30,000 [00:45:47] per year, but an increase of 36.7% of an increase. And I'll let Mr. Rivera talk a little bit [00:45:56] about why the increase in the cost. [00:46:01] Also wanted to add, too, that this is one of those line items that Pasco County shares [00:46:05] in the cost, so they're up at about 49%. So in the end, the net increase would be about [00:46:11] $15,000. We did talk to a couple of the vendors that typically will bid on this. The supply [00:46:19] chain, the production of the material is problematic, has created the increase. We did talk with [00:46:29] Pasco County about it. Now, while we do use different types of liquid polymer, they just [00:46:36] got back a price of $1.70, so they're about 5 cents less than we are. When we talk with [00:46:42] our plant managers, our mixture costs a little bit more typically. And then it also should [00:46:51] be noted that in this industry, the companies are starting to consolidate. Polydyne just [00:46:57] took over Fort Bend, which is the city's current provider. So with that, we would recommend [00:47:03] that you do approve this sole bid. We would also let you know that the contract is for [00:47:08] one year with two one-year renewals. And then, of course, we do have the money budgeted and [00:47:15] available in the reclaimed water production account. [00:47:18] Thank you. I'll open it up for public comment. Seeing no one come forward, I'll bring it [00:47:23] back to Council. [00:47:24] Move for approval. [00:47:25] Second. [00:47:26] To the maker. [00:47:27] Let's lock it in now before it gets any higher. [00:47:28] Second. [00:47:29] Just a clarification on the two-year renewals. Is that price locked in, or does it have to [00:47:41] be adjusted each year on the contract price, right? [00:47:43] There is a clause in the contract where the contractor could come back and show us the [00:47:47] consumer price index to where there would be a cap of an increase. [00:47:53] What if it goes down? [00:47:54] We don't have to renew it. [00:47:58] Thank you, Mr. Allman. [00:47:59] I'm good. [00:48:00] Mr. Allman. [00:48:01] Nothing, sir. [00:48:02] In that case, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:48:09] Aye. [00:48:10] Aye. [00:48:11] Aye. [00:48:12] Opposed, like sign. Motion passes.

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15. 9.e

    2020 Orangewood Lakes (OWL) Water System Improvements – Project Close Out

    approved

    Council approved a deductive change order of $7,305.30 and final pay request of $142,915 for the 2020 Orangewood Lakes Water System Improvements Project, which included water main installation on Olsner Road and hardscape/landscape work around the Hacienda perimeter at Sims Park. A public commenter was removed during the item after the mayor ruled he was attacking an individual councilmember.

    • motion:Approve the deductive change order of $7,305.30 and final pay request of $142,915 for the 2020 Orangewood Lakes Water System Improvements Project. (passed)

    📍Olsner Road, south of Massachusetts Avenue, east of Rowan Road, west of Little Road📍Sims Park / Hacienda perimeter👤Mr. Altman👤Mr. Driscoll👤Mr. Jones👤Mr. Murray👤Mr. O'Donnell👤Ms. Letona#2020 Orangewood Lakes (OWL) Water System Improvements Project#Community Redevelopment Agency funds#Water and Sewer Construction funds

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    [00:48:14] Next, 2020 Orangewood Lakes Water System Improvements Project Closeout. [00:48:20] Mr. O'Donnell. [00:48:24] Mike. [00:48:26] So this is the Orangewood Lakes Water System Improvements Project Closeout, like we talked [00:48:40] about. [00:48:41] The request for you is to approve the deductive change order of $7,305.30, and the final pay [00:48:50] request submitted is for $142,915. [00:48:55] The project limits for the water portion of the project were on Olsener Road, which is [00:49:03] south of Massachusetts Avenue, and then east of Rowan Road, west of Little Road. [00:49:10] The second area of construction was just north of the Hacienda, the perimeter of Sims Park. [00:49:19] The utility portion was approximately 3,100 linear feet of 12-inch water main pipe, 930 [00:49:28] linear feet of 6-inch, 150 feet of 4-inch, and then five hydrant assemblies with numerous [00:49:34] valves and valve boxes, et cetera. [00:49:38] The scope of work for the change order associated with the Hacienda was approximately 400 feet [00:49:45] of 6-inch sidewalk, 74 feet of brick paving sidewalk. [00:49:51] We had hardscape elements, landscape elements, irrigation, and several miscellaneous items. [00:50:00] This is the final product on a couple of those features that were installed. [00:50:05] And so with that, we would let you know that the portion of the project that was not the [00:50:10] change order was water and sewer construction funds. [00:50:15] The change order was community redevelopment dollars, and we would recommend the approval [00:50:19] of the deductive change order as well as that final pay request. [00:50:23] Thank you. [00:50:24] I'll open it up for public comment. [00:50:29] Mr. Jones, this needs to be specific to the topic. [00:50:32] Thank you, Mr. Mayor. [00:50:33] I would like to note for the record, last time you didn't open it up for public comment, [00:50:37] you quickly shut it down. [00:50:40] I would like to say that's great, but I hope this money is also being spent in the poorest [00:50:46] areas of this community. [00:50:48] I hope that the money we're spending and throwing around at the Hacienda, I hope we're also [00:50:53] thinking about the people of this community that are starving, that are homeless, that [00:50:57] don't have food, don't have water. [00:50:59] I know we want to keep our pearl and our gem of a city shining in the marquee, but let's [00:51:04] not fool everybody with the outside. [00:51:09] Let's also make sure we take care of the internal side of this house. [00:51:12] Let's put some money towards diversity. [00:51:15] Let's put some money towards ethics training. [00:51:17] Let's put some money towards retention for the city. [00:51:21] That's where we need to be putting the money. [00:51:23] And Councilman, I cannot say your name, and I'm sorry that I addressed Mr. Driscoll. [00:51:29] The reason I did so, because every time me or my colleagues come up here to speak, Mr. [00:51:32] Driscoll addresses us, but we can't address him. [00:51:36] That's hypocrisy. [00:51:37] Thank you, Mr. Jones. [00:51:38] Also, Mr. Murray, I'm not finished. [00:51:40] I'm trying to speak publicly, if I'm allowed to do so. [00:51:43] On the topic, sir. [00:51:44] On the topic. [00:51:45] The money that you're about to approve, the money that we are foolishly spending in this [00:51:49] city on the Hacienda and all these other places, let's make sure that the money is also going [00:51:53] to the places that need it the most. [00:51:56] Because we know that this city has lots of money, and we know that the money is not going [00:51:59] to the poorest places in this community. [00:52:03] We know that for a fact. [00:52:07] Like, seriously, what is going on? [00:52:09] We're just spending money on the facade? [00:52:12] What about the people? [00:52:14] Or do we only care about the wealthy people? [00:52:19] I don't understand why when I come up here and speak, you just look at me like I disgust [00:52:23] you. [00:52:25] I don't know what I've done. [00:52:26] When you were running for re-election, you were smiling and quick to shake all of our [00:52:31] hands, but now you look at me with such disgust. [00:52:33] I don't understand. [00:52:35] I'm just here talking as a public servant, voicing my concerns to the council. [00:52:41] And I would appreciate you showing me the same respect that I show you, sir. [00:52:45] I don't put my head down, I don't make faces at you. [00:52:48] You're not to address individuals. [00:52:50] I didn't say his name, sir. [00:52:51] No, sir. [00:52:52] No, sir. [00:52:53] You are attacking an individual. [00:52:54] I'm not attacking, sir. [00:52:55] Please sit down. [00:52:56] I'm having a conversation. [00:52:57] Sir, please sit down. [00:52:58] You are out of order, Mr. Mayor. [00:52:59] You are out of order. [00:53:00] And I just want to say publicly. [00:53:01] Ms. Letona, can we get somebody to remove this man? [00:53:03] There's no need, sir. [00:53:04] I'm leaving. [00:53:05] There's no need. [00:53:06] Read the employee survey and you will see all you need to know about this city. [00:53:07] Have a good day. [00:53:08] Can you publicly see how he's shutting down and speaking? [00:53:09] That's what he's good at doing. [00:53:10] Another one down, he says. [00:53:23] For the record, Mr. Jones was not talking on the topic. [00:53:26] He was attacking an individual member of council, which is an absolute violation of the rules [00:53:32] here. [00:53:33] Mr. Jones, please leave. [00:53:35] Ms. Letona, please get him out of here and escort him from the property. [00:53:38] Excuse me. [00:53:39] Did you see me attacking an individual? [00:53:40] Thank you. [00:53:41] That's the mayor trying to make his own concoction. [00:53:42] I simply came to speak. [00:53:43] Good night, Mr. Jones. [00:53:44] Don't address me, sir. [00:53:45] Remember who you wanted when you needed votes. [00:53:46] Do we have any other public comment on the Orangewood Lake water system improvements? [00:53:47] Seeing none. [00:53:48] Thank you. [00:53:49] Thank you. [00:53:50] Thank you. [00:53:51] Thank you. [00:53:52] Thank you. [00:53:53] Thank you. [00:53:54] Thank you. [00:53:55] Thank you. [00:53:56] Thank you. [00:53:57] Thank you. [00:53:58] Thank you. [00:53:59] Thank you. [00:54:00] Thank you. [00:54:01] Thank you. [00:54:02] Thank you. [00:54:03] Thank you. [00:54:05] Seeing no one, come forward and bring it back to council. [00:54:09] Move approval. [00:54:10] Second. [00:54:11] To the maker. [00:54:12] Now that we're done, let's get it going so we can get some of that money back. [00:54:17] To the second. [00:54:18] No, sir. [00:54:19] Okay. [00:54:20] Councilman. [00:54:21] Mr. Altman. [00:54:22] In that case, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:54:29] Aye. [00:54:30] Aye. [00:54:31] Aye. [00:54:32] Aye. [00:54:33] Opposed, like sign. [00:54:35] Motion passes. [00:54:36] Next is the 2022 West Main Street Sidewalk and Drainage Project. [00:54:45] Mr. Mayor, the request of staff for City Council is to approve the task order from Environmental [00:54:53] Consulting and Technology for Engineering Services for the West Main Street Sidewalk [00:55:00] and Drainage Project in an amount not to exceed $35,895. [00:55:06] And if I remember correctly, Mr. Rivera has prepared a PowerPoint presentation in that [00:55:11] respect. [00:55:12] Am I remembering wrong? [00:55:13] It's just a PDF, Ariel, that shows them the limits. [00:55:15] We'll take it. [00:55:16] The project. [00:55:17] Go ahead. [00:55:18] I just wanted to show you the project limits. [00:55:25] We talked about it in the earlier meeting. [00:55:27] It is between US-19 and Olsner Road. [00:55:36] It's the proposed construction of approximately 1,200 feet of five-foot wide sidewalk that [00:55:43] would be installed on the north side of Main Street. [00:55:48] It also calls out for drainage improvements. [00:55:51] We have an existing stormwater system right around here. [00:55:56] It flows out into Town Square Villas and ties into Pasco County's system. [00:56:01] So we're proposing to upgrade our portion of the system to help reduce some of the flooding [00:56:07] that we have in that area. [00:56:08] It would also include drainage wells that we would install on the same side of Main [00:56:14] Street as the sidewalk. [00:56:17] And then we have been in contact with Pasco County to propose a joint project where they [00:56:23] would go ahead and pick up the sidewalk area just west of Olsner Street, heading out to [00:56:29] Seaforest. [00:56:31] That's where most of their residents are at. [00:56:35] We've just completed some apartments, I believe it is, or townhomes. [00:56:40] I forget the name of them, but anyway. [00:56:42] We have a lot of residents here that have been requesting a place to be able to walk

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    2022 West Main Street Sidewalk and Drainage Project - Engineering Services Task Order No. 22-2

    approved

    Council approved Engineering Services Task Order No. 22-2 for the 2022 West Main Street Sidewalk and Drainage Project, which will improve pedestrian safety and reduce flooding in an area west of US-19.

    • motion:Motion to approve Engineering Services Task Order No. 22-2 for the 2022 West Main Street Sidewalk and Drainage Project. (passed)

    📍West Main Street📍west side of US-19👤Altman👤Murphy#2022 West Main Street Sidewalk and Drainage Project#Task Order No. 22-2

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    [00:56:48] other than the street to get to the downtown area. [00:56:51] And so this project will assist with that, its safety, as well as helping reduce some [00:56:57] of the flooding. [00:56:58] And so we would request that you approve this task order. [00:57:02] Thank you. [00:57:03] I'll open it up for public comment. [00:57:06] Seeing no one come forward, I'll bring it back to Council. [00:57:08] I move we approve. [00:57:10] I'll second. [00:57:11] To the maker. [00:57:13] We can't forget the city goes to the west side of US-19. [00:57:17] To the second. [00:57:18] And that's where a lot of flooding happens. [00:57:21] Mr. Murphy. [00:57:22] I'm good, thank you. [00:57:23] Mr. Altman. [00:57:24] Yeah, I'm happy to see the sidewalk on the north side, but my residents are best served [00:57:36] by that design. [00:57:44] And this would be providing a much needed project for drainage and sidewalks in a lower [00:57:49] income area that a previous speaker tonight claimed we never do anything for, which is [00:57:56] not even remotely accurate. [00:57:59] There's no further discussion. [00:58:00] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. [00:58:04] Aye. [00:58:05] Aye. [00:58:06] Opposed? [00:58:07] Like sign. [00:58:08] Motion passes. [00:58:10] Next is the 2021 Grand Boulevard multi-use path project.

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    2021 Grand Blvd. Multi-Use Path (MUP) Project – Benefit Cost Analysis Task Order No. 22-112

    approved

    Council approved a $31,500 task order with Florida Design Consultants to complete a benefit cost analysis for the 2021 Grand Boulevard Multi-Use Path Project, a required step to apply for the federal RAISE grant program. Councilmember Allman requested the study also examine regional benefits connecting to the Pinellas Trail.

    • motion:Approve Task Order No. 22-112 with Florida Design Consultants for $31,500 to complete a benefit cost analysis for the 2021 Grand Boulevard Multi-Use Path Project. (passed)

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    [00:58:13] The purpose of this agenda item is to ask you to consider a task order with Florida [00:58:23] design consultants in the amount of $31,500 to complete and submit a benefit cost analysis [00:58:34] for the 2021 Grand Boulevard multi-use path project. [00:58:39] And Robert, can you tell us a little bit about this one? [00:58:42] Sure, the funding that the United States Department of Transportation has made available [00:58:50] is over $1.5 billion. [00:58:53] This is through the RAISE grant program, or it's otherwise known as Rebuilding American [00:58:58] Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity. [00:59:02] To be eligible for this type of funding, you have to complete a benefit cost analysis. [00:59:08] We have had discussions with Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization. [00:59:14] One of the requirements to apply for the grant is to be able to present a buildable regional [00:59:21] project that would benefit the community. [00:59:25] And so one of the things that we have to do when we do one of these benefit cost analysis [00:59:31] is we have to determine the cost of the project as well as the benefits that the project brings. [00:59:39] Now, some of those benefits could be the cost of the project versus how many people it brings [00:59:46] into town and that dollar amount that's associated with the surrounding businesses, or it can [00:59:52] also be intangibles. [00:59:55] In other words, if you end up saying that you're going to have 300 more people, [01:00:00] people use it on a weekly basis, how much gas or carbon emissions are reduced because [01:00:06] of that, that can also be quantified in a dollar amount. And so for, again, for us to [01:00:11] be eligible, we have to perform this analysis. And so with that, we would ask that you would [01:00:16] approve it. Thank you. I'll open it up for public comment. [01:00:20] Seeing no one come forward, I'll bring it back to Council. [01:00:26] I would move we approve the task order. Second. [01:00:30] To the maker. You know, this is maybe a small project on [01:00:38] a federal basis for that kind of money, but I think it applies and we need to make a, [01:00:45] we're going to strive to see if we can't get it to apply. So I think it's worthwhile. [01:00:51] To the second. Nothing for me. [01:00:54] It's my other hand. Nothing else. [01:00:56] Mr. Allman. You're breaking up, Mr. Allman. [01:01:11] Pardon me. That's better if you could repeat. [01:01:15] Can you not hear me? We couldn't. [01:01:20] Can you now? Yes. [01:01:26] So thank you, Mike. So the regional aspect of this is appealing, [01:01:33] and I would ask that they do the study, that they look not only through the connections [01:01:39] from the west, but also, I mean, from the east, from the county, but also take a look [01:01:46] at the potential benefits of this connecting to the Pinellas Trail, which it already does. [01:01:53] So this is not an overpass issue, but it would be interesting if they had any data [01:01:59] on the economic benefits of this multimodal system connecting to the Pinellas Trail. [01:02:11] Thank you. And this is a project that will benefit a lot of people on the south side of town, [01:02:19] particularly some that are in less affluent neighborhoods. [01:02:24] So yet another example of where we're doing stuff for the benefit of everybody. [01:02:29] If there's no further discussion, all those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. [01:02:37] Opposed, like sign. Motion passed. Next is GIS data migration.

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    GIS Data Migration and Server Upgrade

    approved

    Council approved entering into a $35,000 agreement with Jones Edmunds for vendor support (hardware and software) to upgrade the city's GIS system, centralizing data across departments and enabling public-facing maps.

    • motion:Motion to approve the proposal/agreement with Jones Edmunds for $35,000 for GIS data migration and server upgrade. (passed)

    🏢Jones Edmunds👤Mr. Allman👤Mr. Green#GIS Data Migration and Server Upgrade

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    [01:02:43] And the city's asking your approval to enter into a proposal which will result in an agreement [01:02:54] with Jones Edmonds for vendor support for both hardware and software in the amount of $35,000 [01:03:06] related to an upgrade for our GIS system. And Mr. Green, can you represent this for us? [01:03:16] Sure. Thank you. So this is very important to our city with the fact that, one, [01:03:28] the hardware that we're using to maintain this data and currently the way the data is being maintained is not efficient. [01:03:39] The data not only benefits our utilities, [01:03:42] but it benefits some of the things that we talked about in earlier discussions about sharing data [01:03:50] and the importance of looking at how our city can grow from the development standpoint to floods and things of that nature. [01:04:01] So with this project, this is going to allow our city to begin those discussions and start to have all the departments to interact [01:04:14] in a centralized database that would allow us to create maps internally and publicly display how our city has grown. [01:04:28] Some of the things that we're doing within the community. So with this project, to me, [01:04:38] it's somewhat of a no-brainer because this is the direction that we're trying to go with displaying this graphically. [01:04:46] And it hits all of our departments. It's something that other cities are doing. [01:04:54] And I just think this is a start to something new and better for our city. [01:05:02] Open up for public comment. Seeing no one come forward, bring it back to council. [01:05:11] How do we approve? Second. [01:05:15] So just a clarification. You know, maybe you might address how we've managed without this to this point. [01:05:27] It's not that we manage without it. We're not doing it accurately and to the standard that it should be done. [01:05:38] So right now there's a collection of databases of information instead of one big repository and everyone looking at the same data. [01:05:46] So what this does is not only puts us on a hardware platform, [01:05:51] but a software platform that provides centralization and everybody looking at the same data in a more accurate [01:06:04] and technology way that people are doing it today. [01:06:11] And I guess what I when I think of GIS data, I think of, you know, [01:06:16] some various map services I use is provided from, I think, [01:06:20] on a county Web site where I can see various different things from a geographical standpoint. [01:06:27] Right. Yes. This is similar nature. What it does is. [01:06:32] So essentially, you know, when you see those pictures, there's data behind it. [01:06:38] So that and then so what this is going to do is allow us to do more things with imagery [01:06:45] and kind of show things in a graphical way. But but this data statistics behind it for for planning. [01:06:55] OK. Is this any type of data that or capability that would be available to our citizens to access as well? [01:07:04] Yes, sir. OK. Thank you. Good to second. [01:07:11] Technology is, you know, we all have to deal with it, whether it's in our businesses or, you know, [01:07:17] or whatever it is, upgrading, keeping up. It's like keeping up with the Joneses. [01:07:21] It's like you've got to be compatible to the next level or you're not compatible with other people, you know. [01:07:28] So it's like you almost have to do it just to just to keep up with everybody else. [01:07:32] So it's just it's never ending. Then it just costs money. [01:07:37] It's not the head. Well, anytime you can have everything centralized where everybody sees the same information at the same time. [01:07:42] That's a good thing. Right. Otherwise, everybody's looking at different, different things at different times. [01:07:47] So it's really important, I think, in order to standardize it. [01:07:51] Mr. Allman. Yes, sir. Very excited to see this before. [01:07:59] It's not only the geographic information, but socioeconomic over overlaid and go on top of it. [01:08:08] It helped to inform us in many ways as was well described. [01:08:16] It was a very good presentation, and I look forward to being able to see some demonstration of its usage. [01:08:26] I like the idea of getting this all in one place and with the proper equipment to do it right. [01:08:31] So I'm in favor as well. There's no further discussion. [01:08:35] All those in favor, please signify by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. [01:08:42] Motion passes. Next is resolution 22 dash 11.

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    Resolution No. 2022-11: Establish Tentative Millage for TRIM

    approved

    Council adopted Resolution 2022-11 establishing a tentative millage rate of 8.5 mills for FY 2022-2023 for TRIM notice purposes. Finance Director Feist presented an extensive overview of the budget timeline, projected revenues across all funds (general fund, stormwater, street lighting, penny for Pasco, street improvement, water and sewer), and budget considerations including a 16.4% increase in property taxable values to $843,852,476. Council expressed intent to potentially lower the rate before final adoption.

    Ord. Resolution No. 2022-11

    • motion:Motion to approve Resolution 2022-11 adopting the tentative millage rate of 8.5 mills for TRIM notice. (passed)

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    [01:08:47] This is resolution number 2022 dash 11, a resolution of the city of New Port Richey of Pasco County, Florida, [01:08:54] adopting the tentative levying of Avalon taxes for Pasco County for fiscal year 2022, 2023, providing an effective date. [01:09:05] The resolution establishes a tentative millage rate and a date, time and place for the first public hearing on the levy of the proposed operating budget. [01:09:18] And I'd like to allow Mrs. Feist to talk a little bit about what we have in mind. [01:09:24] Thank you. Before we request your approval of the resolution, [01:09:29] we would like to do a presentation on a few items. [01:09:36] Thank you. I was wondering how I was going to do that. [01:09:42] Tonight, we would like to do a presentation to accomplish going over the remaining the budget timeline and what's left of it, [01:09:52] to go over projected revenues over all of our funds. [01:09:56] That is the piece of the budget that we have not gone over thus far. [01:10:00] And so we'll accomplish that tonight. And then finally, we'll just discuss some budget, [01:10:07] some items that we've considered as we went through this budget process. [01:10:14] So in May, as you are already aware, we started this budget process, [01:10:20] and that included working with departments to develop a proposed budget to present to the city manager for approval. [01:10:30] That began in June and we met with each department and they did present their requests to the city manager. [01:10:39] In July, as you all were a part of, we went through and completed several work sessions on departmental budgets [01:10:48] where each department had had an opportunity to present their budgets to you for consideration. [01:10:57] And in August, tonight, as a matter of fact, you sat through a work session [01:11:03] where we presented the proposed capital improvement plan for next fiscal year. [01:11:10] Tonight's agenda item is to establish the tentative millage rate. We'll accomplish that tonight. [01:11:16] And then after this regular city council meeting, we will do a presentation to the CRA board on a proposed CRA budget. [01:11:26] What's coming up next month is three public hearings. [01:11:31] The first will be held on September 6th where we'll do a public hearing on the non-ad valorem assessments. [01:11:38] On September 15th will be our first public hearing on the budget, [01:11:43] and then we'll wrap up the budget season with our final public hearing on September 27th [01:11:50] where you will adopt the operating budget and capital improvement program for next fiscal year. [01:12:03] In developing the proposed budget, we had quite a few factors that we considered in the process, [01:12:11] and I'll just go over a few of those tonight. [01:12:15] The first is property taxable values. Compared to last year, this went up 16.4%. [01:12:23] So our final taxable value that was certified by Pasco County ended up being $843,852,476. [01:12:34] Again, up 16.4% from last year, and that is substantial growth compared to even the last five years. [01:12:42] But historically for this city, over the last 10 years, I don't believe we've had that much growth. [01:12:49] So that is a huge accomplishment. [01:12:53] Health insurance costs, we're expecting an estimate of 4% increase, [01:12:58] and so we did have to factor that into our budget preparation. [01:13:02] We also had to consider the national rate of inflation, which is currently at 9.1%. [01:13:09] And we also had to consider increased fuel costs. [01:13:13] We're all experiencing it personally. [01:13:15] Well, the city is also having to, you know, make adjustments for this increase in this area. [01:13:25] Our state revenues, we finally got those state estimates in, [01:13:29] and basically the results of that is that pretty much all of those revenue sources are pretty much stagnant from last year. [01:13:36] We haven't seen much growth in any of the revenue sources from the state. [01:13:42] And so we had to factor that in when trying to balance our budget. [01:13:49] Some other budget considerations. [01:13:52] We anticipate a 10% increase in our general liability property and flood insurance [01:13:58] and a 3% increase in our retirement contribution rates that the city has to contribute to on behalf of our employees. [01:14:06] And then finally, as part of the departmental budget presentations, [01:14:12] we have proposed to you the positions before you. [01:14:17] Development clerk, full-time position, a full-time recreation supervisor three position, [01:14:24] a full-time information specialist two position, and a part-time aquatics coordinator position. [01:14:30] Some of these positions are replacing, [01:14:35] are at least being funded by the replacement of part-time positions in some cases. [01:14:40] So they're not full out new requests. [01:14:44] They are replacing part-time positions in some departments. [01:14:51] All right. [01:14:52] So the first fund that we'll discuss and tackle is the general fund. [01:14:56] And I'll start with a history of our. [01:15:00] millage rate over the years. And you'll see that 2013, we were at what I believe to be [01:15:07] our highest millage rate at 9.5799. And as you can see, over the years, we have worked [01:15:16] to, or you have worked to, gradually decrease the millage rate. And so tonight, and as part [01:15:23] of the agenda item, we're proposing an 8.5 mil millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year. [01:15:32] That's a tentative proposal, and the city manager is still working to finalize the budget [01:15:39] and to incorporate a reduction in that millage rate, even if it's a slight one. She is working [01:15:45] to do that. But for now, we're proposing to keep it the same. [01:15:53] The first revenue source that I want to go over in the general fund is property taxes, [01:15:57] which is generated by that millage rate that we just went over. And so for next fiscal [01:16:06] year, we're proposing 6.8 million. And if you compare that to the previous years, as [01:16:14] I have included in the spreadsheet, our PowerPoint, you'll see that that is an increase from the [01:16:20] previous year. So if we factor in keeping the millage rate the same and the increase [01:16:26] in taxable values, that has generated almost a million dollar increase in property tax [01:16:31] revenue, which is needed because some of our other revenue sources have stayed stagnant [01:16:39] or declined some. The next revenue source is, in fact, those [01:16:45] state revenues. And so we're proposing a little over 2.9 million for next fiscal year. And [01:16:53] you'll see that that's pretty much in line with the current year estimate and even fiscal [01:17:00] year 2021. In 2020, we received much lower revenues, and that is a result of the pandemic. [01:17:08] So as you can see, this slide definitely clearly demonstrates how stagnant these revenue [01:17:18] sources have been. And some of the major revenue streams in this category include communication [01:17:28] service tax, state revenue sharing, mobile home licenses, alcoholic beverage licenses, [01:17:34] staff sales tax, and rebate on municipal vehicles. The next category under the general fund is [01:17:42] licenses and permits. And we're proposing an estimate of $2,123,500, which is slightly [01:17:51] higher from the previous year or the current fiscal year. And some of the major revenue [01:17:56] streams in this category include building permits, residential rentals, electric franchise [01:18:02] fees, and garbage hauling franchise fees. The next category are charges for services. [01:18:13] And we're estimating just a little over $1 million, so $1,064,090 for next fiscal year, [01:18:22] which is slightly higher than previous fiscal year. This category includes our recreation [01:18:29] and aquatics membership fees and library services fees. You'll also see that historically, you'll [01:18:37] see the historical trend here, and that in 2020, this category was greatly affected by [01:18:43] the pandemic. But we're gradually increasing and getting back to pre-pandemic numbers. [01:18:50] The next category is fines and forfeitures. And we're estimating just over $2 million, [01:19:01] so $2.1 million for next fiscal year. And that's pretty in line with the past two fiscal [01:19:06] years. The major revenue streams in this category include civil infractions and penalties, the [01:19:13] red light camera program, court fines, and impound lot. The pie charts here just provide [01:19:22] you with an overall summary of the general fund. You'll see that the largest revenue [01:19:29] source are the taxes, ad valorem taxes, communication service tax. And coming in at 34%, you'll [01:19:36] also see that the general fund receives contributions and transfers from other funds to support [01:19:50] the administrative services that it provides to those funds. So that along with miscellaneous [01:19:55] revenue totals 28%. Those are the two biggest sources for the general fund. [01:20:03] As far as uses goes, which is the pie chart to the right, police department is our biggest [01:20:10] use of general fund revenue at 32%. Next is transfers out, which primarily is a transfer [01:20:20] to the CRA of TIF revenue. So that came in as the next largest use of general fund revenue. [01:20:28] And then third would be public works and fire department. So this just gives you just a [01:20:34] snapshot of the general fund in total sources and uses. [01:20:42] The next fund that I'll go over is stormwater utility fund. And we did discuss this fund [01:20:48] as part of the capital improvement program presentation at the work session because a [01:20:54] lot of its revenue does go to fund capital projects. So what you see here is for 2023, [01:21:03] we're expecting to receive $1,718,070 in revenue, which is pretty much all coming from the stormwater [01:21:16] utility assessment program that we have. And all of those funds are budgeted to be used [01:21:23] to go toward capital projects and personnel and operating expenses that are used to maintain [01:21:33] our stormwater program. [01:21:38] The next fund is our street lighting fund. Again, this fund is funded by our street lighting [01:21:46] assessment program. We are expecting $460,310 next year, and we've budgeted all of that [01:21:56] revenue to be used to basically maintain the program. This fund doesn't really have capital [01:22:03] projects, so it's basically a maintenance fund. [01:22:11] The next source of revenue that I'll cover is our penny for Pasco. And primarily all [01:22:17] of this revenue goes toward funding our capital improvement projects. And you'll see that [01:22:24] we're expecting to receive $2.9 million next year, which is slightly lower than what we've [01:22:30] received in years past. [01:22:37] The next fund is our street improvement fund. And the sources of revenue for this fund include [01:22:43] local option gas tax and our paving assessment program. So next year, we're expecting to [01:22:49] receive $2,727,370, and we're budgeting to use all of that to fund the capital projects [01:22:59] that we went over during the work session earlier, which include our street improvement [01:23:05] program, so street paving. [01:23:10] The final fund that I'll discuss is our water and sewer fund. And the sources of revenue [01:23:18] for this is just charges for water and sewer services. So next year, we're expecting and [01:23:25] including in the budget, total revenue of $17,108,440. Typically, we budget in a $440,310 [01:23:35] 4% increase, an annual increase from year to year as part of the water and sewer revenue [01:23:43] sufficiency study. That was approved and programmed in, so we do apply that 4% annual increase [01:23:50] each year. [01:23:54] So as you can see here, charges for services, obviously, is the majority of the funds for [01:24:01] this water and sewer fund, coming in at 83%. The county share comes in at 14%, which covers, [01:24:14] as we've mentioned before, the county owns a share of our wastewater treatment plant, [01:24:19] and so we do receive contributions related to that. [01:24:23] As far as uses of those funds, the largest use comes from our wastewater treatment plant, [01:24:31] from the transfers out. The water and sewer fund does contribute to the general fund and [01:24:41] to some of the other funds as well, but it provides a contribution to the general fund [01:24:47] to fund all of the public work divisions within the general fund, and then some other administrative [01:24:53] services that the general fund provides. [01:24:56] You'll see that the other divisions that make up the majority of the uses of those [01:25:03] funds include water production and water pollution. [01:25:07] All right, so with that said, I'll entertain any questions, but then I will discuss the [01:25:19] resolution that we have before you, if you don't have any questions. [01:25:23] Very good. Thank you. I'll open it up for public comment. I'm seeing no one come forward. [01:25:29] Bring it back to Council. [01:25:35] Mr. Mayor? [01:25:36] Yes, sir. [01:25:39] Yes, that was quite a long slide and a lot to absorb. I would like to suggest, particularly [01:25:49] since it's difficult to operate from the phone, both for you on that side as well as for me, [01:25:56] but I would like to suggest that there are a number of items that I would like to discuss [01:26:02] with the City Manager and Finance Director specifically. I'm wondering if we could have [01:26:10] a pullback of the pie chart. I'd still like to have a brief conversation with you about [01:26:17] that. The overarching pie chart shows the City revenue sources and the expenditure side. [01:26:31] There were a number of slides that I just would like to get some clarification on, but [01:26:36] I'm not really going to apply for the resolution tonight, so I don't want to delay for the [01:26:41] point. That, I believe, is the right slide, though. I made a comment at a previous meeting [01:26:51] with the Recreation Department. I really believe, as we contemplate the revenues and have discussions [01:27:05] about what we can afford and can't afford not to do, that when you look at budgets for [01:27:11] services and you look at the recreation and aquatic use being 8% of the City's budget, [01:27:25] again, library being 4%, that 12% of the money we bring in goes for those two services and [01:27:36] the resident paying 34% of the funds into the City for general services, services that [01:27:48] are critical, life services, police and fire. We all know we need them. We have to have [01:27:55] them. But for the benefit of the quality of life for our citizens, I continue to have [01:28:05] heard the difficulties that folks have in paying the annual fee. It is not a bad deal [01:28:13] for them just to go in and pay their $2 every time they visit. So I really need to understand [01:28:21] the strategy of the recreation fee, but I'm going to do a little research and hopefully [01:28:28] come back and suggest that there are things we can afford to do. [01:28:33] The other main response I want to make in reaction to the 16% increase in the property tax [01:28:43] collections is I would like to see the relief, the figure of the relief tax increment that [01:28:52] occurred as a result of the contract of the City's CRA boundaries in the prior act, I think, [01:29:03] potentially the other subdivisions that we released in the CRA, because they no longer [01:29:14] are required to pay their funds back into the CRA trust fund. And I'd like to remind the Council [01:29:23] that even though there's a 16% increase in that tax, the actual increase collected in going over [01:29:30] the general fund is much less. And so I'm disappointed that we haven't been educated on that [01:29:38] and made the transaction, and I'd like to ask when we get to our final hearings that we have a good [01:29:45] description of that. Part of it, I think, is that that could result in folks saying, [01:29:51] look, shut down the CRA. The CRA brought this up to buy one, get one free. So whatever we do in the CRA, [01:30:00] in almost a lifetime contribution from the county to do it. [01:30:04] So there's a lot of strategic effort [01:30:06] that can be done within the CRA. [01:30:09] But one thing for sure, it owes the general fund money. [01:30:12] So my message to the city manager, [01:30:15] as she contemplates the recommendation back to us, [01:30:19] and my, I guess, note to my colleagues, [01:30:24] is that I would support an increase [01:30:29] in the transfer of funds from the CRA, the general fund, [01:30:35] to the elimination of some of the debt, [01:30:38] which can assist in the required reserves, [01:30:45] but also to give some flexibility [01:30:47] for us to get through this next year. [01:30:49] And I'm very hopeful, as I mentioned before, [01:30:52] that during this year, [01:30:53] we can examine other revenue sources. [01:30:56] It's clear that the typical revenue sources [01:31:00] that are being displayed are not growing. [01:31:03] And it's just as clear that 10% increases in insurance [01:31:07] and new person, and now new service needs [01:31:12] are gonna demand that we get smarter. [01:31:14] So while it may seem that eliminating the recreation fee [01:31:19] is going in the wrong direction, [01:31:21] I think we have to distribute some of the benefits [01:31:26] that we are giving throughout the community [01:31:31] to our residents to help them in their health and wellness [01:31:35] and their quality of life. [01:31:36] And I think that could make a big difference [01:31:38] by encouraging more activity in the rec center. [01:31:44] So I'll make that talk later, but thank you for your time [01:31:49] so that I could at least disclose what's on my mind [01:31:52] as we get towards that final hearing. [01:31:54] Thank you, Mr. Altman. [01:31:56] Would it entertain a motion that we adopt [01:31:58] the tentative millage rate as recommended? [01:32:04] I have another question, I have a question, I'm sure. [01:32:07] So we're establishing this as 8.5 tentatively, [01:32:14] with my understanding that go back [01:32:16] and we're going through the budget process, [01:32:18] gonna look for ways to lower that millage. [01:32:21] That's right, we can lower the millage from 8.5, [01:32:23] but at this point going forward, we cannot raise it. [01:32:27] So we're limiting it to 8.5 at this point [01:32:31] with the intent of being able to lower it [01:32:36] before we adopt the final budget. [01:32:38] Okay, this just goes for the trim notice. [01:32:41] Right. [01:32:46] Do we have a motion? [01:32:47] I'll motion to approve. [01:32:49] Do we have a second? [01:32:50] Second. [01:32:51] To the maker? [01:32:52] We're not gonna go over what we have for this year [01:32:54] for millage rates, so I think that we're good. [01:32:56] Second? [01:32:57] Nope, that's my question. [01:32:59] Deputy Mayor? [01:33:01] So, yeah, for the purposes of, I'll go along with this. [01:33:09] I think that, I think we really need to look closely, [01:33:14] see if we can't trim that down. [01:33:17] We've had through the budget meetings, [01:33:19] I know there's some difficult challenges we have, [01:33:22] both with inflationary cost. [01:33:25] We've heard and talked with department heads [01:33:27] about finding staff, adequate staff, [01:33:32] getting hired and paying them enough. [01:33:34] We see the increased cost, yet we've gotta understand [01:33:39] that we don't wanna contribute to the increased cost [01:33:41] to our citizens as well. [01:33:42] So it's just one of those things [01:33:43] we're just gonna have to look at really with a sharp pencil. [01:33:46] So with that, I'll go along with this. [01:33:50] Mr. Allman? [01:33:56] Yes, sir. [01:33:56] I think that this is for the purpose of allowing us [01:34:00] to get to the next step, and I'm fully supportive. [01:34:04] I am glad to see that it's lower [01:34:06] than the rollback rate. [01:34:11] However, I'm in agreement with my colleagues, [01:34:14] if now that we've finally got the state numbers, [01:34:17] so that we know what we're dealing with [01:34:20] on the revenue side of the equation, [01:34:24] it'll give staff an opportunity to look [01:34:26] at how those numbers actually balance out. [01:34:29] And if we can come up with something that's lower, [01:34:31] that would be wonderful. [01:34:33] But for the purposes of getting this out [01:34:35] and published as part of the trim notice, [01:34:39] I'm fine with leaving it where it was last year. [01:34:44] There's no further discussion. [01:34:45] All those in favor, please signify [01:34:48] by saying aye. [01:34:49] Aye. [01:34:50] Aye. [01:34:51] Aye. [01:34:52] Opposed? [01:34:53] Motion passes. [01:34:56] Next is communications.

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21. 11Adjournment