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

   Pledge of Allegiance led with guests invited to participate.

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   [00:00:20] Stand for the pledge, please. [00:00:21] We have some guests here in the back. [00:00:22] Would you like you guys to come down? [00:00:23] Three of you there. [00:00:24] Come on down here. [00:00:26] Just right in here. [00:00:27] You guys can start the pledge once you guys get set. [00:00:28] You guys know the words? [00:00:29] Just check. [00:00:30] To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one [00:00:31] nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [00:00:32] Amen. [00:00:33] Amen. [00:00:34] Amen. [00:00:35] Amen. [00:00:36] Amen. [00:00:37] Amen. [00:00:38] Amen. [00:00:39] Amen. [00:00:40] Amen. [00:00:41] Amen. [00:00:42] Amen. [00:00:43] Amen. [00:00:44] Amen. [00:00:45] Amen. [00:00:46] Amen. [00:00:47] Amen. [00:00:48] Amen. [00:00:49] Amen. [00:00:50] Amen. [00:00:51] Amen. [00:00:52] Amen. [00:00:53] To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one

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   Moment of Silence

   Procedural moment of silence and pledge of allegiance.

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   [00:00:54] nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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   Approval of March 19, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes

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   Council approved the March 19, 2024 regular meeting minutes by unanimous 5-0 vote.

   • motion:Approve the March 19, 2024 regular meeting minutes. (passed)5–0

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   [00:00:55] Thank you. [00:00:56] Approve the March 19, 2024 regular meeting minutes. [00:00:57] Move for approval. [00:00:58] Second. [00:00:59] All those in favor? [00:01:00] Aye. [00:01:01] Aye. [00:01:02] Aye. [00:01:03] Aye. [00:01:04] Aye. [00:01:05] Aye. [00:01:06] Aye. [00:01:07] Aye. [00:01:08] Aye. [00:01:09] Aye. [00:01:10] Aye. [00:01:11] Aye. [00:01:12] Aye. [00:01:13] Aye. [00:01:14] Aye. [00:01:15] Aye. [00:01:16] Aye. [00:01:17] Aye. [00:01:18] Aye. [00:01:19] Aye. [00:01:20] Aye. [00:01:21] Aye. [00:01:22] Aye. [00:01:23] Aye. [00:01:24] Aye. [00:01:25] Aye. [00:01:26] Five zip.

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   Official Centennial Celebration Logo

   Staff and the Centennial Steering Committee presented and unveiled the official logo for the City of New Port Richey's 100-year anniversary celebration. The logo was selected via an online contest won by Gumbo Rain, and committee members previewed planned events culminating in a weekend celebration at Sims Park on October 26-27.

   📍Sims Park🏢Richey Suncoast Theater👤Angel Cook👤Bob Langford👤Bonnie Martin👤Chopper Davis👤David Schrader👤Gumbo Rain👤Heather Ferentino👤Judy DeBella Thomas👤Mr. Thomas#100 year anniversary#Centennial Celebration#October 26-27 weekend celebration#The Bridge (city publication)#lantern parade#streetlight banner contest

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   [00:01:27] Moving on to the official centennial celebration logo. [00:01:31] Is that you? [00:01:35] It will be Mr. Mayor. [00:01:37] If you'll allow me. [00:01:39] I didn't know if you were gonna pass it? [00:01:42] I was. [00:01:43] And to bring you all up to date. [00:01:45] A call was made in the fall issue of the bridge for committee members to assist the [00:01:55] city in the planning and the execution of the city's 100 year anniversary celebration [00:02:05] and events. [00:02:06] We had an overwhelming response to our call for volunteers and we have our chairman here [00:02:14] this evening in attendance, Mr. David Schrader. [00:02:19] And we have a representative of our vice chairwoman, Judy DeBella Thomas, Mr. Thomas, because Judy [00:02:31] could not be in attendance. [00:02:33] Also on the steering committee, we have Mayor Chopper Davis. [00:02:36] We have Angel Cook, who's also in attendance, Bob Langford, who could not be here this evening. [00:02:43] Bonnie Martin also and Heather Ferentino, who could not be here this evening. [00:02:49] We also have six subcommittees that work under the steering committee. [00:02:56] And the group of volunteers that we have are actually quite enthusiastic. [00:03:03] And they have started off planning everything from a contest involving streetlight banners [00:03:12] to various musical performances, the screening of films from various decades at the Ritchie [00:03:19] Suncoast Theater, a lantern parade, all of which will culminate into a weekend of activities [00:03:28] at Sims Park on October 26th and 27th, which is our actual anniversary, our 100th year [00:03:35] anniversary. [00:03:36] And those are just a few of the activities. [00:03:40] What we wanted to do this evening is unveil our logo, which has been assigned to the event. [00:03:48] And that's the result of a contest that we held online. [00:03:52] And our winner was Mr. Gumbo Rain. [00:03:57] And if we could show the logo. [00:04:03] Thank you very much. [00:04:06] Ta-da. [00:04:09] It's coming. [00:04:12] That's the logo. [00:04:15] It's dancing. [00:04:18] Did you get up and dance? [00:04:21] No. [00:04:24] But that is our logo that's been selected by the steering committee. [00:04:32] And you'll see it used in various forms over the next few months as we start to promote [00:04:42] our anniversary activities, events, and some merchandising opportunities as well. [00:04:50] And I'd like to at this time thank all of the members of the subcommittees and the steering [00:04:57] committee for their commitment to the project and for all of their enthusiasm and creative ideas. [00:05:04] Very nice. [00:05:05] Great logo. [00:05:06] Thank you.

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   Presentation of Years of Service Award to Mike Peters

   Council presented outgoing Councilman Mike Peters with a key to the city in recognition of three and a half years of service. The Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and City Manager offered remarks praising his leadership, including spearheading the Citizens Academy. Peters gave farewell remarks thanking family, campaign supporters, and city staff, and former Councilman Jeff Starkey spoke during public comment to thank him.

   📍3751 Wiregrass Road, New Port Richey, FL 34655📍Manatee Point📍Orange Lake🏢Chasco🏢Citizens Academy🏢State Farm🏢Women Republican Party👤Al Renato👤Debbie Manns👤Elle Peters👤Jeff Starkey👤Jordan Peters👤Judy👤Kim Brust👤Marcia Sutter👤Mike Peters👤Nene Peters👤Patty Renato👤Phil Petrini👤Rob Sutter👤Tim Holliday#Chasco car show#Citizens Academy#James E. Grey Preserve#Key to the City#Main Street Design Committee#Police Pension Board#Sims Park renovation

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   [00:05:11] Next is a presentation of years of service. [00:05:14] Mike, would you come down please? [00:05:21] I've always kind of been nervous about following the mayor around. [00:05:25] Grab this one. [00:05:31] All right. [00:05:33] Okay. [00:05:43] Okay. [00:05:55] Okay, sure. [00:05:57] It certainly has been an honor and a privilege to serve along with Mike Peters on council. [00:06:05] He has distinguished himself as a leader in many ways. [00:06:11] He is astute and dedicated as a member of council. [00:06:17] And he has been brave enough to always think very thoroughly about the decisions that he has to make, [00:06:27] and to make the really tough ones, even when there's adversity involved. [00:06:35] And that's a very difficult thing to do. [00:06:38] Being a volunteer is hard. [00:06:39] Being a volunteer as a council person is the hardest thing you can do. [00:06:44] And I respect and admire him very much for his ability to do those things. [00:06:51] And the city has certainly benefited from his three-and-a-half years of service. [00:06:57] And as such, we would like to present him with a key to the city. [00:07:03] Thank you. [00:07:11] Mike, hey there. [00:07:13] As you walk around town, especially Mike and myself and some of the others who have been on council, [00:07:18] and even you know what things that he was involved in, this thing and that thing, [00:07:23] and that particular building, that particular project. [00:07:26] But one thing that you probably don't all know is he was the spearheaded citizen's academy, [00:07:31] which is an event that we put on once or twice a year, depending on whether we get people to sign up or not. [00:07:36] And they learn out about the departments. [00:07:38] And then we're hoping that they come back and volunteer and help us out. [00:07:41] But he spearheaded that and got that going. [00:07:44] And I think that's educating the community because they go to every one of the departments during the year, [00:07:49] or during the six weeks that they're involved in the program, or eight weeks, six weeks, [00:07:55] and they go to all the departments and find out how they work and stuff. [00:07:58] Nine. [00:07:59] Nine. [00:08:01] Just like my parents, still on one ear and the other. [00:08:05] But anyhow, he is the leader of getting this program going. [00:08:09] And I think that's something you won't see in day-to-day walking around town. [00:08:13] But if you talk to anybody that went through the program, they're just so thrilled that they went through [00:08:17] and how much they've learned about the community. [00:08:19] And, again, that's kind of an advertisement to those that live in town that would like to get involved. [00:08:23] That's a way to find out where you fit and where you belong. [00:08:26] But anyhow, I have this for you. [00:08:29] Thank you, Mayor. [00:08:31] In closing, I would say in my 35 years of public service, [00:08:40] to find the core and the character that Councilman Peters brought to the job is rare. [00:08:45] I know that his decision not to seek election was a difficult one for him. [00:08:53] And I respect his decision to do so. [00:08:57] But I want him to know that even though he thinks he might have shook me, [00:09:02] I'll still find you and seek counsel and advice along the way, [00:09:08] because you've become a very trusted confidant. [00:09:10] So thank you very much for all you've done. [00:09:13] Thank you. [00:09:26] Mayor, so I have to tell you that Debbie explained that this was going to happen tonight. [00:09:31] And I said we'll have an opportunity to say a couple of remarks. [00:09:36] And she said, yeah, be sure to keep it short. [00:09:40] And I said, well, wait a minute, Debbie. [00:09:42] I said, you know, as I have calculation, I think I'm about a distant second [00:09:48] by about four and a half hours of mic time with Pete. [00:09:51] And I said, so really, I've got four and a half hours still to catch up. [00:09:56] So she said, okay, you can have maybe just a couple more. [00:09:59] So in any event, I've got some folks here I need to recognize. [00:10:07] And I just have a couple remarks. [00:10:09] But with us here today is my best friend, Tim Holliday, for the last 30 years. [00:10:16] Tim is a state farm agent here in the city on US-19. [00:10:19] He was agency manager in 1988 when he hired and brought me into Pasco County [00:10:23] and introduced me to New Port Richey. [00:10:25] So that's the reason that I'm here in this city. [00:10:30] And maybe one of the reasons I'm in this chamber tonight is we've got a gentleman, [00:10:36] Jeff Starkey, who approached me about three and a half years ago. [00:10:39] He's served the city extremely well for, I think, two terms plus [00:10:46] or two terms just a little less, spearheaded Sims Park renovation [00:10:51] and James E. Grabe Reserve. [00:10:53] I think he's the reason we have those video screens in the park. [00:10:56] If it wasn't for Jeff, we wouldn't be having them. [00:10:58] But he approached me out of the blue, and it's something I never considered, [00:11:02] and he got me thinking about it. [00:11:04] And so you can blame him, too. [00:11:07] So thank you, Jeff, and thank you, Tim. [00:11:11] Also, you know, it was only three years ago that I was appointed for a few months [00:11:17] and actually had to run a campaign, which I had no idea what I was doing. [00:11:20] I got a group of friends together, and we developed a campaign committee [00:11:23] that just was outstanding. [00:11:27] And we got some of those folks here today. [00:11:30] Kim's not here. [00:11:31] Kim Brust has lived on the river. [00:11:33] She's also a fellow state farm agent, just renovated a house on Orange Lake. [00:11:37] A little craftsman, doing an excellent job, serves on Main Street Design Committee. [00:11:41] Kim helped me. [00:11:43] Phil Petrini, who was born and raised in New Port Richey, [00:11:46] he taught me to spell social media, helped me do that part of my campaign. [00:11:51] I got Al Renato, a great friend, the best neighbor you could ever have. [00:11:56] He kept me out of election jail and all the details with that. [00:12:02] You know, Al's been instrumental in his volunteer work with the Chasco. [00:12:07] He served on the Police Pension Board. [00:12:09] He's also been recognized as the City of New Port Richey Volunteer of the Year Award. [00:12:15] And most recently, he was in charge of this excellent Chasco car show that we had. [00:12:21] Al's just been a great volunteer and person in the city. [00:12:26] And his wife, Patty, is with us tonight as well. [00:12:29] And then Marcia Sutter, she's not with us today, but I know she's watching on TV. [00:12:34] She's a retired IBM executive, lived on Manatee Point on the river. [00:12:40] Her husband, Rob, a veteran of the Middle East battles and wars. [00:12:46] And she ran a ramshot over us. [00:12:48] She'd get me up, get going, and just drove the campaign. [00:12:53] And she's a master craftsman, won all kinds of awards and high bids for Christmas trees. [00:12:59] But Marcia, she ran us in the committee just like you would expect an IBM executive to do. [00:13:06] We had some help from the Women Republican Party. [00:13:16] And the group with Penelope, with Christine up there, did a lot of phone calls, sign waving, T-shirts wearing. [00:13:24] And so that group together, somehow, with us not really knowing what we do, came together. [00:13:29] And we managed to garnish more votes than any candidate has ever received in a city council race before and since. [00:13:38] And I'm greatly indebted to them for having helped me succeed to have the opportunity to serve this great city. [00:13:45] And I really appreciate them. [00:13:46] And I can't leave out, you know, who also helped in the committee and my best cheerleaders and supporters. [00:13:54] It's my son, Jordan, and my beautiful wife, Nene. [00:14:04] And I'm so happy to have my granddaughter, Elle, here as well. [00:14:08] She just turned three last month. [00:14:12] And unfortunately, my daughter who lives close by, she and her son, he's ill tonight and could not be with us. [00:14:18] So I appreciate all the support that the family have given me. [00:14:24] And, you know, I don't get on social media, but they tell me what's going on. [00:14:28] So I get it filtered somewhat, which makes it a little bit more palatable to read and understand. [00:14:36] You know, I'll just share one thing. [00:14:40] And I've had an opportunity to visit with some of the departments and department committee meetings here in the last couple of weeks. [00:14:45] And this is what I've learned in the three and a half years. [00:14:48] This city is in good shape. [00:14:50] This city truly is in good shape. [00:14:52] It has strong executive leadership. [00:14:56] It starts at the very top. [00:15:00] City Manager Debbie Manns. I didn't know Debbie when I first got on the council, but I've learned to appreciate her dedication, her work ethic, her work ethics, and how she brings that to the department heads. [00:15:15] She's rebuilt the team. People have left. This is probably the most outstanding set of leaders we have in this room that this city has ever seen. [00:15:25] And it's all, I think, with her leadership. I've got to tell the fellow members here that I sit on this diocese with, including the City Attorney and the City Clerk, Judy, [00:15:43] is that it's been an honor and a privilege serving with you men and ladies, because although we might disagree from time to time in certain opinions, one thing that I'm always certain of is that each and every one of you have demonstrated and shown that you truly have the best interests of this city at heart, and you're doing your best to make those decisions, along with me, to better this city. [00:16:10] You know, we have passionate citizens, and I'm so grateful to live in a city that there's so many citizens that are so passionate about their history, their city, and their future, and they'll share that information with us. [00:16:23] And that's what is important. I continue for those folks to continue to do that, because that helps us understand about really where we need to go and what is feeling in the community. [00:16:35] So, you know, I would encourage you, fellow council members, Mayor, Deputy Mayor, to keep your microscope out, keep your telescope out, as you look at things, look at what it means right now and here, and analyze it, and make your best understanding of what it means today, but keep that eye out, keep that telescope out, and what it means down the future. [00:17:02] If you do that, I think you can see through the clutter sometimes that we get when we have, there's a very small handful of people that tend to bring personal attacks, only trying to better their personal agenda, and if you keep that in mind, you can see past all that and make those meaningful decisions that will advance this city to make it to be even greater as it is today. [00:17:26] It's a great, shining star. I've been so honored and thankful to be associated and have an opportunity to serve and represent this city. So, thank you, Mayor, very much. Appreciate it. [00:17:35] So, I have to share one other thing. I am not the first member of my family to have received a key to the city. That's true. My daughter, when she was in third grade, tried to save a tree. [00:18:05] It was in my office in Pasco County. She went to the county commission meeting. My wife and I were in Italy. We didn't know what was going on. Her grandmother took her, and she made this appeal to save this big 100-year-old oak tree and so forth, and from her efforts there, the city of New Port Richey awarded her a key to the city and planted an oak tree around Orange Lake in her honor. [00:18:34] So, I'm the second one to receive a key. [00:19:04] You stay here. [00:19:06] Staff, staff, you know, I'm in charge now. [00:19:08] Come on. [00:19:10] Staff, come on. [00:19:12] I've got another week. [00:19:14] I know, but I'm sorry. [00:19:16] You're getting time to get done. [00:19:18] Come on. [00:19:20] I'm going to take a couple of questions. 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[00:30:11] Honorable Mayor and City Council, thanks for having me. [00:30:14] My name is Jeff Starkey, I reside at 3751 Wiregrass Road in New Portage, Florida, 34655. [00:30:21] I just want to take a moment and thank Councilman Peters for his service to the city. [00:30:26] I've known Mike for years, we share the same profession. [00:30:29] He's always been a leader, and he brought those leadership skills to Council. [00:30:33] The city's in a great place right now thanks to all of you, not just Mike. [00:30:37] But I didn't realize this was your last meeting until earlier today, so I'm glad I could find [00:30:42] a ride for my daughter to soccer practice to come thank you. [00:30:46] But honestly, you've done a great job. [00:30:48] You've tackled the hard issues, which is very difficult to do. [00:30:53] As you all know, it's oftentimes a very thankless job, but Mike, you've done a great job being [00:30:59] up there. [00:31:00] I am sad, as Debbie is. [00:31:01] I wish you were there for three or six more years, but I totally understand. [00:31:05] It wears on you at times, and bottom line, you've done a great job, and the city's a [00:31:10] better place for having you up there. [00:31:12] Thank you. [00:31:13] Thank you, Jeff. [00:31:14] I will have to say that Jeff moved out of town so he wouldn't have to be on Council. [00:31:24] So anyhow, moving on, consent agenda.

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7. 9Vox Pop for Items Not Listed on the Agenda or Listed on Consent Agenda▶ 31:25
8. 10.a

   Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes - January 2024

   approvedon consent

   The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board minutes from January 2024 were received as part of the consent or routine acknowledgement, with a motion seconded and approved unanimously.

   • vote:Acceptance of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board minutes from January 2024. (passed)

   #Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Minutes - January 2024

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9. 10.b

   Purchases/Payments for City Council Approval

   approvedon consent

   Council voted on purchases/payments for approval. Motion passed unanimously.

   • vote:Approval of purchases/payments for City Council approval. (passed)5–0

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10. 11.a

    Second Reading, Ordinance No. 2024-2293: Amending Chapter 7 of the LDC to Create an R-4 Coastal Cottage Zoning District

    Council held the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-2293, amending Chapter 7 of the Land Development Code to create a new R-4 Residential Coastal Cottage zoning district for small lots (2,850 sq ft minimum) with reduced setbacks, a 25-foot height limit, and architectural standards including front porches and elevated structures with parking underneath. Staff presented the ordinance and the City Attorney noted the architectural standards help offset the impacts of the reduced setbacks. No public comment was given during this portion of the transcript.

    Ord. Ordinance No. 2024-2293

    📍Leisure Lane📍Van Dorn🏢Habitat for Humanity#Land Development Code Chapter 7#Land Development Review Board recommendation (Aug 17, 2023)#Ordinance No. 2024-2293#R-4 Residential Coastal Cottage Zoning District#Section 7.03.10

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    [00:31:51] R4 coastal cottage zoning district. [00:31:55] This is Ordinance No. 2024-2293, an ordinance of the City of New Port Richey, Florida, providing [00:32:00] for amendment of Chapter 7 of the Land Development Code pertaining to zoning district regulations, [00:32:05] providing for a new Section 7.03.10, creating the R4 residential coastal cottage zoning [00:32:10] district, providing for permitted uses, prohibited uses, and development standards, providing [00:32:15] for severability, providing for conflicts, providing for codification, and providing [00:32:18] an effective date. [00:32:19] Mr. Mayor, members of the Council, as you'll remember from the first reading on this item, [00:32:25] the purpose of this agenda item is to adopt a new residential zoning district, and this [00:32:32] zoning district is for use in development where the lots do not meet the minimum lot [00:32:39] size. [00:32:42] The lot size as specified is 2,850 square feet. [00:32:48] The lot frontage is 38 feet, and the minimum lot or the minimum square footage for a housing [00:32:56] structure is 900 square feet. [00:33:01] The Land Development Review Board did review this item at their meeting on August 17, 2023, [00:33:10] and recommended in favor of approval of this item to you, and we do have a PowerPoint if [00:33:16] you'd care to see it this evening again. [00:33:18] Yeah, might as well. People at home don't have the reason. [00:33:25] Yes, so this is Ordinance 2024-2293. This is creating the R4 residential coastal cottage [00:33:37] district, and this will allow properties coming into the city that are small lots that don't [00:33:48] meet any of our current zoning districts, this provides a district for them. [00:33:57] And this is, so I think I'm the first user in this. [00:34:04] So existing conditions of these areas where there are small lots, they just, anything [00:34:16] going on those lots would need a variance, and you really shouldn't have a lot of variances [00:34:22] in your city, and so that creates a need for a new zoning district. [00:34:29] And in creating that new zoning district, it would be for single family houses, and [00:34:35] it would be called R4 residential coastal cottage. [00:34:41] The setbacks on this for building a house would be 20 foot on the front, 5 foot on the [00:34:49] side, 7 if it's abutting a street, and 10 foot in the rear. [00:34:53] A height limitation of 25 feet, and the lot width would be 38 feet. [00:34:58] And just a note that these setbacks are a little bit smaller than our standard residential [00:35:06] zoning districts, the same as the height. It's not quite as tall. [00:35:13] The district would have architectural style requirements to look like a coastal cottage. [00:35:21] We would want to see a front porch on each structure, and these properties are located [00:35:30] in a flood hazard, so we would want to see a parking space underneath the structure since [00:35:37] the house would be elevated. We would require some landscaping in the front [00:35:43] yard, and we would increase the impervious surface ratio to 70 percent since it is a [00:35:49] small lot. Looking at some samples of an architectural [00:35:55] style of the coastal cottage, you can see that they are elevated to allow for parking [00:36:02] underneath. There's front porches, the eave overhang, [00:36:08] and the window trims. All of those lend itself to a coastal community. [00:36:16] Currently, Habitat has built a few structures on the southern end of Leisure Lane, and this [00:36:25] is where a lot of the zoning would go, is Leisure Lane and Van Dorn. [00:36:32] And you can see that these houses are not elevated as much, so they have parking limited [00:36:40] to just the front yard, and then there's some on the side yard. [00:36:46] They do have front porches and some landscaping. And that completes my presentation. [00:36:54] Do we have any public comment? Seeing no one come forward, we'll bring it back. [00:36:59] Mr. Mayor, if I could just make one comment before you entertain a motion. [00:37:03] So the architectural standards that are included in this ordinance are somewhat unusual for [00:37:08] this community, but because of the impacts of the reduced setbacks and the other reductions [00:37:17] that make these smaller size lots a little bit more noticeable, I think you can justify [00:37:25] those architectural standards to help ameliorate some of the negative effects of those reduced [00:37:30] setbacks and the lot size issues. So I just wanted to put that on the record [00:37:35] and make you aware of that as well.

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11. 12.a

    Consideration of Disposal of Surplus Vehicles/Equipment for Auction

    approved

    Council approved the disposal of seven surplus vehicles (six patrol vehicles and one undercover vehicle, ranging from 8 to 25 years old) via public auction through Public Surplus, an online auction service the City has used since 2016. The auction house collects 7% from the buyer at no out-of-pocket cost to the City, with proceeds returning to the general fund.

    • motion:Motion to approve the declaration and disposal of surplus vehicles/equipment for auction. (passed)

    🏢Public Surplus👤Ms. Manns👤Rivera#Disposal of Surplus Vehicles/Equipment

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    [00:38:05] Okay. The request before you this evening is not one that you haven't seen in the past. [00:38:13] It is one in which the City wants to sell some of its surplus equipment, and we want [00:38:20] to use the public group for the purpose of auctioning what we consider to be worn out [00:38:28] equipment, or equipment that has served its useful life. And Mr. Rivera will fully explain [00:38:37] the agenda item. [00:38:39] Thank you, Ms. Manns. I just wanted to let you know that there's a total of seven vehicles. [00:38:45] Six of those vehicles are patrol vehicles. One vehicle is an undercover vehicle. They [00:38:53] range from 25 years old to 8 years old, and we do have high maintenance costs associated [00:39:01] with all of those vehicles. The City typically uses the public auction surplus online services. [00:39:09] We've worked with them since 2016. The cost to process the vehicles basically is no out-of-pocket [00:39:17] money from the City. The buyer or purchaser will take and pay 7% of the total cost to [00:39:25] the auction house directly. The City gets a check for the rest of that. The bids start [00:39:30] at blue book value and then start the competitive bidding process from the purchasers. And so [00:39:37] we feel very confident the system has worked well for the City. The dollar amounts that [00:39:41] come back to the City are considered revenue sources and the general fund. And with that, [00:39:47] we would recommend that you do approve the declaration. [00:39:50] Do we have any public comment? Seeing no one come forward, we'll bring it back for discussion [00:39:56] and vote. [00:39:58] I'll move approval. [00:40:01] Second. [00:40:02] Are you going to comment? Any comment? Can't get you to comment. All those in favor? [00:40:09] Aye. [00:40:09] Aye. [00:40:10] Aye. [00:40:11] Aye. [00:40:11] Aye. [00:40:11] Aye. [00:40:12] Aye. [00:40:12] Okay, moving on to Resolution Number 2024-05, Adopting a Neighborhood Improvement Community

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12. 12.b

    Resolution No. 2024-05: Adopting a Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement Program (NICE)

    approved

    Council adopted Resolution 2024-05 establishing the Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement (NICE) grant program, which provides grants to lower- and moderate-income homesteaded homeowners to fix outstanding code enforcement violations they cannot afford to remedy. A companion budget amendment transferring $17,000 from code enforcement fines to administer the program was also approved.

    Ord. Resolution No. 2024-05

    • motion:Motion to adopt Resolution 2024-05 establishing the NICE grant program (with amendment noting tax currency requirement, though already in resolution). (passed)
    • motion:Motion to approve the corresponding budget amendment transferring $17,000 from code enforcement fines (account 354100) to code enforcement division account 44968. (passed)

    📍5335 Bellevue Avenue, Newport Richey, Florida🏢Gulf Middle👤Bertell Butler👤Chief Cochin👤Ms. Manns👤Pete👤Tim#Account 354100 (code enforcement fines)#Account 44968 (code enforcement division)#Neighborhood Improvement and Community Enhancement Program (NICE)#Resolution No. 2024-05

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    [00:40:19] Enhancement Program. Nice. [00:40:22] This is Resolution Number 2024-05, a resolution of the City of New Port Richey, Florida, establishing [00:40:27] the Neighborhood Improvement Community Enhancement Grant Program for eligible homeowners, providing [00:40:32] for fund eligibility, providing for procedures necessary to effectuate the intent of this [00:40:37] resolution, providing for funding, and providing an effective date. [00:40:41] Mr. Mayor, this is a program that the Police Department and specifically the Ordinance [00:40:51] Division has been working on for some time now. And it actually will require two actions [00:41:01] on your part if you see fit to adopt the program. One will be adoption of the program and the [00:41:07] second will be a budget amendment to support the program. And I would like Chief Cochin [00:41:14] to talk about the program. [00:41:16] Thank you, Ms. Manns. Mayor, Councilmembers, good evening. This is one of those programs [00:41:22] that truly will help people. And we experienced this about nine months ago when the City Manager [00:41:27] and I and people in the Code Enforcement Division and other folks volunteered to paint two houses [00:41:32] for people that just simply couldn't afford it and do it themselves. And what you saw [00:41:37] happen to those people after we did that was amazing. Both houses have kept up with their [00:41:41] houses. One lady kept bringing dumpsters in and kept cleaning her house. It motivated [00:41:46] them and touched them and us in a way that was just phenomenal. [00:41:50] So this program is truly grassroots. So it is a nice program. It is adopted by resolution. [00:41:56] We're also asking you to adopt the budget amendment that goes along with the resolution. [00:42:01] So in a nutshell, this grant program assists lower income to lower moderate income persons [00:42:08] in obtaining a city grant to correct outstanding code enforcement violations. We have people [00:42:12] out there that they want to try and comply, but they can't. They don't have the means. [00:42:16] They can't because of their physical limitations. So it presents a challenge for us. These outstanding [00:42:21] code violations do have a negative impact on the communities and where the house is. [00:42:27] The goal of the NICE program is to assist these homeowners who are unable to achieve [00:42:32] code and compliance on their own for reasons of financial hardship or physical limitations. [00:42:37] This program will also, if adopted, will allow these folks to fix up their houses, to comply [00:42:43] with the code. And also one of the biggest things is not only will it motivate them to [00:42:48] keep their houses nice, it will definitely improve the quality of life for the neighborhood [00:42:51] and the surrounding residents around them. [00:42:54] The resolution outlines some of the elements. Section 2 is eligibility. I'll go over this [00:43:00] kind of briefly, but it's important to note that these will have to be homesteaded properties. [00:43:04] People have to own the house. To be a single family home, mobile home, manufactured home [00:43:09] has to be titled to the owner. And the things that we're looking to award this grant for [00:43:14] would be things like a damaged roof, soffit, cracked driveways, duty of maintenance where [00:43:20] they have a lot of debris around their house, provide a dumpster to remove property, damaged [00:43:25] fence, everything that's here listed in the resolution we have to comply with. [00:43:31] Section 3 is the application process. So we in Code Enforcement have been working with [00:43:35] the city manager to come up with a process or a lot of logistics to this program. But [00:43:40] we have all of that in the works. The application mimics exactly all the requirements that will [00:43:44] be set forth in the resolution. But we will be looking at, you know, at income, tax returns [00:43:50] or if they don't have to file a tax return, an affidavit of income. We would obviously [00:43:55] look to make sure that the property is homesteaded, that the person owns the property, that they're [00:44:00] not repeat violators, that there's a very good chance that once they get the grant that [00:44:04] they will fulfill it and they will come into compliance with our codes. [00:44:08] The funding, as outlined in the grant, we're looking to fund this program with about 10% [00:44:15] of the total prior year Code Enforcement fines collected. So for this year, as you see in [00:44:20] the budget resolution, we're approximately halfway through the fiscal year. So we're [00:44:24] allocating $17,000 for the program for the remainder of this fiscal year. And that will [00:44:29] help us kind of, we want to run, but we want to walk a little bit first and then get to [00:44:32] the running phase just to test out a couple cases, see how they go, and then really go [00:44:37] full bore with it. We have every reason to believe this program will be very successful [00:44:43] throughout the city. Also talks about administration, obviously falls under the City Manager and [00:44:48] the Code Enforcement Division to implement this resolution administratively. So our recommendation [00:44:54] is that you approve the NICE resolution and approve the corresponding budget amendment. [00:45:00] And the budget fiscal impact for this fiscal year will be essentially taking $17,000 from [00:45:06] account number 354100, that's code enforcement fines, and we'll be transferring them into [00:45:12] the code enforcement division into account 44968 so we can administer the program. [00:45:18] So with that, I'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have. [00:45:21] Of course, Tim, our attorney, looked over the whole resolution and approved it as the [00:45:25] form. [00:45:26] And again, I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have. [00:45:29] Do we have any public comment? [00:45:42] Bertell Butler, 5335 Bellevue Avenue, Newport Ridge, Florida. [00:45:47] As the chief was going over some of the aspects of the proposal, I couldn't help but think [00:45:52] of when I make phone calls to parents from the school. [00:45:56] So teaching over at Gulf Middle, around 4 o'clock I start making phone calls, and one [00:46:01] of the first things parents say is, oh no, what did my child do? [00:46:05] And so in a similar way, you know, if code enforcement is showing up at your house, the [00:46:09] automatic stigma is, oh no, what did I do now, what's the fee? [00:46:13] And so this offers an opportunity for code enforcement or for our police department to [00:46:18] show up in a positive way, as the chief said, you know, provide positive impact. [00:46:23] And I think it will help with some of the stigmas surrounding our city and following [00:46:26] the rules that are in place for our safety and for our health. [00:46:29] And so I think this is just one of, man, I don't know if chief's been knocking doors [00:46:33] and talking with residents or what, but this is just another example of what you hear our [00:46:38] community needs is more direct engagement, more ways to have a positive impact. [00:46:42] And so I think this will definitely be a benefit. [00:46:45] Thank you. [00:46:46] Anybody else that would like to speak? [00:46:52] Seeing no one else come forward, we'll come bring it back for voting. [00:46:55] Mayor, I move we adopt the resolution. [00:46:58] I second. [00:46:59] We'd have two different motions, and a budget amendment that goes along with it. [00:47:07] Second. [00:47:08] Pete, you want to say anything? [00:47:12] I just have one question. [00:47:15] Do we approach the citizens or do the citizens come to us, or is it both? [00:47:18] So they'll have to have a code enforcement case, correct? [00:47:20] So we'll have a code enforcement case where they can't comply. [00:47:23] So we'll weed out who we think would be eligible for this grant, get them to comply, you know, [00:47:28] with the code enforcement case. [00:47:29] A lot of these cases will be nuisance cases, you know, junk, debris, litter on their property, [00:47:33] things like that. [00:47:34] But obviously, if they have the means to fix it, they wouldn't apply, you know, this grant [00:47:38] wouldn't apply to them. [00:47:39] It's for those that don't have the means to comply with it. [00:47:42] So basically, it's us going to them and saying, we've got this program for you if you meet [00:47:47] criteria. [00:47:48] Absolutely. [00:47:49] I have a couple of questions. [00:47:50] I have two questions. [00:47:51] So one is, is there going to be a requirement that they own the property for any length [00:47:54] of time after that? [00:47:56] I mean... [00:47:57] We're looking for homesteaded properties. [00:48:00] You know, we have discretion to screen folks and we have to comply with the resolution. [00:48:05] A lot of this will be administrative. [00:48:07] Again, you know, if they're repeat violators, we're not going to do it. [00:48:10] So we'll have to make that call on a case-by-case basis. [00:48:13] So we would hope that they're there for a long period of time. [00:48:16] That's the goal. [00:48:17] But again, that would be a case-by-case basis. [00:48:19] And if they are homesteaded, they own the home, their name's on the deed and everything, [00:48:24] if they haven't paid taxes or if they've had tax certificates were sold? [00:48:28] That's something that could be a disqualifier. [00:48:29] We're going to check into all of that. [00:48:30] So that's what I wanted to ask, is what other disqualifiers might be out there? [00:48:34] I would like to disqualify people that aren't up on their taxes. [00:48:37] Right. [00:48:38] If somebody's paying tax certificates on their home because they can't afford taxes or just [00:48:40] kind of maybe they need to work, that might be a different type of program we need to [00:48:44] look at. [00:48:47] Can we add that in? [00:48:50] I think if you want to, I would add that to the motion, if that's okay with the mayor. [00:48:53] You have to incur it in your taxes. [00:48:54] I'll accept that amendment. [00:48:55] Yeah, and I second it. [00:48:56] Okay. [00:48:57] Then we'll add that to it. [00:48:58] All those in favor? [00:48:59] Mayor, I just... [00:49:00] Oh, yes. [00:49:01] Yeah, you just come by. [00:49:02] Yeah, the... [00:49:03] I think it's a great, great program. [00:49:04] And, you know, my experience and the time I spent with code enforcement officers and [00:49:05] that we surveyed some properties that were in disrepair and so forth, you know, I've [00:49:06] found that there's a lot of people that are in disrepair and so forth. [00:49:07] And I think it's a great program. [00:49:08] And, you know, my experience and the time I spent with code enforcement officers and [00:49:09] that we surveyed some properties that were in disrepair and so forth, you know, I've [00:49:19] found that our code enforcement officers worked very well with those residents. [00:49:25] And that many times, and particularly in some neighborhoods that we know that are problem [00:49:32] neighborhoods in that regard, in keeping code enforcement up, and that they have a friendly [00:49:39] rapport with our code enforcement officers. [00:49:42] And it's only in situations that are just really adverse, like, you know, we recently, [00:49:47] you know, had a large fine from a business, you know, owned a commercial piece of business. [00:49:50] That's a whole different story in this residential stuff. [00:49:53] And so I'm really proud of how our code enforcement officers do interact with our residents and [00:49:58] work that out. [00:49:59] I think it's going to be a great program and look forward to seeing it enact and the budget [00:50:04] increase. [00:50:05] Because I think it... [00:50:06] All we're trying to do is clean up our neighborhoods. [00:50:07] And it's great. [00:50:08] And our goal is always voluntary compliance. [00:50:10] That's our goal. [00:50:11] And Mr. Mayor, if I could, too, I misspoke that the resolution already provides that [00:50:16] all ad valorem taxes have to be current on the property. [00:50:20] Non-ad valorem assessments, code enforcement liens, and all utility charges. [00:50:23] So we already had that in there. [00:50:25] Okay, great. [00:50:26] So you want me to remove the amendment off my motion? [00:50:31] It's okay to leave it in. [00:50:34] Okay. [00:50:35] As is. [00:50:36] Thank you. [00:50:38] I'm going to save some. [00:50:40] I've already needed credit for three hours and 45 minutes. [00:50:44] I'm just going to keep quiet. [00:50:47] Just real quick. [00:50:48] No, I mean, I love the name and I love the concept and I really hope moving forward we'll [00:50:52] be able to add to that fund and make it bigger. [00:50:54] This could really help some people that otherwise couldn't get out from underneath the problem. [00:51:00] And I know there's a lot of people that are struggling out there. [00:51:02] So this is awesome. [00:51:03] I love it. [00:51:04] Yeah, it was great to see when you guys did that last time. [00:51:07] And the news media did that story on it. [00:51:08] It was great. [00:51:09] It was great for our city. [00:51:10] It was great to see what everybody in our staff was out there participating. [00:51:13] It was great to see. [00:51:14] And I think that we definitely need more of that. [00:51:16] And, you know, it's hard for some families to decide are you going to feed your family [00:51:20] or paint your house, right? [00:51:21] So let's help them out a little bit. [00:51:23] I like it. [00:51:24] You know, a lot of people have been talking to us about what we've done downtown. [00:51:27] It's time to move into the neighborhoods. [00:51:29] And this is an example of moving into the neighborhoods. [00:51:32] All right.

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    Approval of Agreement for Lien Foreclosure Services w/Matthew Weidner, PA

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    Council approved a foreclosure retainer agreement with Matthew Weidner, PA to foreclose on unoccupied properties and vacant land with outstanding liens, with the goal of repurposing them as workforce housing. The contingency-based contract has no immediate budget impact. The Police Chief presented examples of problem properties and shared a testimonial from a resident whose neighborhood improved after demolition of a drug house.

    • motion:Motion to approve the foreclosure retainer agreement with Matthew Weidner, PA. (passed)5–0

    📍5411 Lemon Street📍5638 Tennessee Avenue📍5820 Missouri Avenue📍5920 Missouri📍Cactus Street🏢Matthew Weidner, PA🏢Muldrow Consulting👤Matthew Weidner👤Ms. Manswell👤Pete#Foreclosure Retainer Agreement#Highway 19 land use#River Road#Workforce housing redevelopment program

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    [00:51:33] Move for approval. [00:51:34] All those in favor? [00:51:35] Aye. [00:51:37] Those opposed? [00:51:38] We have five nothing. [00:51:39] Okay, then we are on to approval and agreement for a lien for closure services with Matthew [00:51:46] Winder, PA. [00:51:47] This is also an initiative that we've been working on with the police department and [00:51:53] with ordinance. [00:51:54] So I'm going to ask that the chief present the agenda item. [00:51:57] Thank you, Ms. Manswell. [00:51:58] I'm up at that again. [00:52:00] So this program is really key to everything that we're doing. [00:52:05] And before I give my presentation, I'd like to go to this slide because it's so powerful. [00:52:12] We served a search warrant on a house that was just a den of iniquity. [00:52:15] It was a major problem in this neighborhood. [00:52:17] Kids couldn't even play on the front lawn. [00:52:19] We went in there and we served the warrant. [00:52:21] And then the city ended up demolishing the house. [00:52:24] There was nobody that was living there that owned the house. [00:52:26] There were basically squatters that were dealing drugs. [00:52:28] And this is not about me. [00:52:30] I just received the email. [00:52:31] It's all about my folks. [00:52:32] My folks did all this. [00:52:34] But this email is unbelievable from this mother of kids in the neighborhood that wrote basically [00:52:39] saying that my kids can now play on the front lawn because of what you guys did, what our [00:52:44] city did. [00:52:45] So that was so powerful to me because when you do something like that and you improve [00:52:50] someone's quality of life or the kids can play on the front lawn, I went home that night [00:52:53] and I made my whole night, probably made my whole week. [00:52:56] And I think our attorney said, chief, when you have a bad day, you need to keep that [00:53:00] in your office and hang it on the wall and look at it. [00:53:02] That's really powerful stuff. [00:53:04] So we're asking you to approve the foreclosure retainer agreement with Matthew Wilder, Professional [00:53:11] Association. [00:53:12] He's an attorney that this is his specialty. [00:53:14] He does foreclosures. [00:53:16] And this program basically really has two things in mind. [00:53:21] To administratively assess code cases one by one and rank them based on the condition [00:53:25] of the unoccupied home vacant land and its negative impact on the area. [00:53:30] These are going to be unoccupied homes or vacant land. [00:53:33] We're not kicking anybody out of their houses. [00:53:35] And again, these structures have to have a basically really bad impact on the community [00:53:42] itself as this one house did. [00:53:44] We want to use the foreclosure attorney to foreclose on unoccupied properties and vacant [00:53:51] land. [00:53:52] And then really important here, we want to repurpose the properties for productive reuse [00:53:56] as workforce housing. [00:53:58] So we have a whole process here identified. [00:54:02] So we go foreclosure, property disposal, redevelopment. [00:54:06] So we have some phases in this process, especially identifying them. [00:54:10] And our Code Enforcement Division is really in a good position to do this. [00:54:14] We know where a lot of these houses exist. [00:54:16] And here's some of them. [00:54:18] I mean, 5638 Tennessee Avenue, this house is unoccupied. [00:54:22] This house is basically falling apart. [00:54:24] It's been eyesore for over a decade. [00:54:27] This is definitely not a good home for the surrounding neighborhood. [00:54:31] So this would be, you know, one of those houses that we would look at. [00:54:35] This is the house that I talked to you about where the woman wrote me the e-mail on. [00:54:39] A car crashed into this house. [00:54:41] There were people dealing drugs out of it. [00:54:43] We have since demolished this house. [00:54:45] And this house being gone was such an improvement for this neighborhood. [00:54:49] And one of the ladies that we basically painted her house, city manager and I and some city [00:54:54] folks volunteered to paint her house. [00:54:56] She lives next door, and she was absolutely ecstatic that we knocked that house down. [00:55:00] It's an older woman living next to that where there was drug dealing, cars crashing into houses. [00:55:05] So these are the kinds of properties that we're looking to foreclose on. [00:55:09] Here's another one, 5411 Lemon Street, former drug house, vacant for five years. [00:55:14] And, again, these houses are vacant. [00:55:17] This house has attracted squatters. [00:55:19] It's an eyesore on the street. [00:55:21] So, again, we're looking to do something with these houses so we can improve the quality of life in the neighborhood [00:55:27] and basically put them to reuse as workforce housing, redevelop them. [00:55:32] Another one is 5820 Missouri Avenue. [00:55:34] This was demolished. [00:55:37] We currently maintain the property. [00:55:39] But, again, looking at something like that is much better than looking at the house that was on there before it. [00:55:45] So another vacant tract of land is 5920 Missouri. [00:55:49] Again, we demolished this unsafe structure. [00:55:52] We currently maintain the property, you know, primed for redevelopment, primed to enhance the community, [00:55:57] primed to buy, you know, housing for some folks. [00:56:00] And that's the testimonial that we received on the one house that we not only served the search warrant on, [00:56:06] but we demolished the house. [00:56:08] So this is powerful stuff. [00:56:10] And, again, we recommend hiring this attorney. [00:56:13] That's what he specialized in doing. [00:56:16] All of his fees and everything are outlined in the retainer agreement. [00:56:20] This attorney has contracts with the City of Largo, City of Clearwater, City of Braytonton, City of Fort Pierce, [00:56:25] City of Yankee Town. [00:56:27] He's been practicing law since 1999. [00:56:29] This is what he does. [00:56:31] Our city attorney has approved this contract, and he approved it as the form. [00:56:36] And we are asking you to approve the foreclosure retainer agreement contract with Matthew Wilder, PA, [00:56:41] so we begin the process of addressing some of our worst properties that we've just shown you with outstanding liens. [00:56:47] And, currently, there is no budget impact because this contract is contingency-based. [00:56:52] So I'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have. [00:56:56] Any public comment? [00:56:59] Seeing no one come forward, we'll bring it back for council discussion. [00:57:03] Move to approve. [00:57:05] Second. [00:57:06] Would you like to say anything? [00:57:08] I guess that, you know, those buildings are not just an eyesore, but they're unsafe. [00:57:12] You know, you get kids running around, especially in the summertime when school's out, they're looking for somewhere to play. [00:57:16] They're in one of these houses that are falling apart. [00:57:18] It's completely unsafe, and I think that it's only going to improve the neighborhoods and the safety of our families, too. [00:57:24] So I think that's a great thing to do. [00:57:26] It's transformational. [00:57:27] It really is. [00:57:28] 100%. [00:57:29] Second. [00:57:30] Yeah, and I hope that maybe this will help. [00:57:33] I don't know the details of some of the houses, but some of those houses have been there for three, four, five years. [00:57:37] It's too long. [00:57:38] Hopefully we can speed the process and attack that a little bit earlier. [00:57:42] So that's why I'm in favor of it. [00:57:45] Pete? [00:57:46] Yeah, just a couple of things. [00:57:48] The letter that you put up, the woman was so thankful, but the last couple of sentences she wrote was that there was another house right next to her on Cactus Street that was keeping them still up at night. [00:57:59] Apparently the kids haven't quite reached the point that they want to be at yet. [00:58:09] I know that there's a pretty substantial fee involved with the attorney. [00:58:12] It is contingency, but the percentage of the claim that he's going to receive is a substantial amount. [00:58:20] So it does certainly make it worth the attorney's while. [00:58:26] You showed a house on Lemon Street, and I would just ask, as you have outlined a program to us for the first time tonight, which has a good ending to get affordable housing or to have a good result. [00:58:44] If some of these houses are in a commercial zoning district, residential may not be appropriate for those as we see transitional areas. [00:58:53] So we've got a number of those short blocks between River Road and Highway 19. [00:59:00] One in particular I can think of that are beginning their land use as commercial. [00:59:05] Their use has been residential. [00:59:09] I would want to make sure that we are consistent with our land use plans and not just say that every house that's demolished is going to be a residence. [00:59:22] So I think it's a laudable concept, but I would like to ask that we look a little bit more into the details. [00:59:33] I'm certainly happy to approve it. [00:59:36] That one particular house reminded me some of the really poor condition housing that's there by the, I'm going to say between the Dunkin' Donuts and Main Street in those little short blocks are inconsistent. [00:59:54] And we've had problems with some of the land use and zoning in there for commercial. [01:00:00] cause of concern over residential and so if it's going to be our backdoor into [01:00:05] highway 19 businesses as the Muldrow consulting report said in the future [01:00:12] hopefully we'll look towards those future land uses for the most appropriate [01:00:17] thing maybe it's a good opportunity for an owner-occupied business or for [01:00:23] something else but that would benefit the city but that's my comment thank you [01:00:28] good points the points of calcium so yeah this is something we have to be [01:00:35] very vigilant on and I know the chief and all the staff are doing a great job [01:00:39] doing it it's amazing I think I've talked to him about this is how you know [01:00:43] rundown vacant house can attract so much crime it's just a magnet for trouble and [01:00:49] so we really have to you know stay on top of it and you know I appreciate all [01:00:54] the hard work thank you it's just you know when you look at this situation as [01:00:59] those houses are and the guy's been doing it for 30 years does he have a [01:01:02] track record on how quickly he'll you know jump on these and take care of [01:01:06] these you know few that you showed us and you know any idea mr. Widener's [01:01:12] anxious to work with us and he has the capacity to start as soon as he's [01:01:18] authorized to do so okay yeah cuz it when you think about it and you put them [01:01:23] all together it's like wow all right um all those in favor say bye-bye I those [01:01:29] opposed we have five zip okay moving on to communications and start you Kelly I

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