Apr 21, 2026 City Council

[1) Call to Order – Roll Call]

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PLEASE. ROLL CALL. MAYOR DAVIS HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR MURPHY HERE. COUNCILMAN ALTMAN HERE.

COUNCILMAN BUTLER HERE. COUNCILMAN JONAS, CITY MANAGER. MAN'S CITY ATTORNEY. DRISCOLL HERE. CAN WE HAVE SCOTT, PLEASE? GET THE FLAG AND BRING IT DOWN. STAY DOWN HERE, GUYS. OKAY.

HE'S BRINGING THE FLAG DOWN THERE. OKAY. RIGHT ALONGSIDE HIM. AND FACE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SCOUT LEADERS TO COME DOWN AND JOIN HIM? COME ON. WE'RE NEVER IN PICTURES. YEP. I'M BEHIND. STEP FORWARD. SCOUT. THERE YOU GO, PARENTS, GET BEHIND THOSE PODIUMS JUST IN THE WAY. I'M GOING TO SCOOT IT A LITTLE BIT. WE GOT THREE ROWS. YEAH. HE'S GOT A TWO AND A HALF.

TWO AND A HALF. AWESOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. CHEAT SHEET. YEP. DOESN'T HAVE MY NAME THERE, I KNOW. OKAY, IF YOU'LL RAISE

[4) Oath of Office - Mayor]

[5) Appointment of Deputy Mayor]

I'LL SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. SIGNIFY BY I, I. THOSE OPPOSED? NAY. OKAY. WE'VE GOT A NEW

[6.a) Comfort Inn New Port Richey]

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MY DAD IS. YES. AND ERIC SIMONE. HOW ARE YOU? READY? THIS IS A PROCLAMATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY. WHEREAS, THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY, ENHANCING TOURISM AND PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL, EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO VISITORS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE. AND WHEREAS THE COMFORT IN NEW PORT RICHEY DOWNTOWN DISTRICT HAS DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND HIGH QUALITY ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS IN 2025 OUT OF 551 COMFORT IN LOCATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THE COMFORT IN NEW PORT RICHEY DOWNTOWN DISTRICT ACHIEVED AN OUTSTANDING NATIONAL RANKING OF 31ST, PLACING IT AMONG THE TOP PERFORMING HOTELS IN THE COUNTRY. AND WHEREAS ONLY FOR COMFORT IN PROPERTIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, RECEIVED RECOGNITION WITH AN AWARD FOR 2025, HIGHLIGHTING THE DISTINGUISHED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AMONG A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GROUP. AND WHEREAS AMONG THOSE RECOGNIZED PROPERTIES, THE COMFORT IN NEW PORT RICHEY DOWNTOWN DISTRICT EARNED THE HIGHEST SCORE ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, FURTHER EXEMPLIFYING ITS LEADERSHIP IN HOSPITALITY EXCELLENCE. AND WHEREAS THIS ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, HARD WORK OF THE HOTEL'S MANAGEMENT AND STAFF WHOSE EFFORTS CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE REPUTATION AND VITALITY OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY. NOW THEREFORE, I, MAYOR CHOPPER DAVIS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE COMFORT IN NEW PORT RICHEY FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND EXTEND SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR ITS CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS ERIC SIMONE, VICE PRESIDENT OF SIMONE DEVELOPMENT AND.

HONESTLY VERY SPEECHLESS OF THIS AWARD. FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS. AND I'VE SAID THIS ONCE BEFORE, THIS ISN'T A SINGLE EFFORT. THIS IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT HERE. I CAN'T THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS THAT WE'VE ALL COME TOGETHER TO REALLY HELP NEW PORT RICHEY GROW AND THRIVE AND DISTINCTIVELY. THE COMFORT INN IN DOWNTOWN NEW PORT RICHEY IS RANKED 31 AMONGST 551 COMFORT IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT. THAT IS. I HOPE YOU KNOW AND I WISH MY FATHER WAS. MY DAD'S IN TRAFFIC, BUT MY DAD HAS ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT WE'RE HERE AND WE MEAN BUSINESS, AND WE PUT OUR HEART INTO EVERY SINGLE PROJECT WE DO. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, AQUA HARBOR IS WE'RE SWINGING SLABS. WE'RE BATTLING EVERY DAY, BUT WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT PROJECT TO BE DONE. AND TO MY GENERAL MANAGER, STEPHEN, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU BECAUSE THIS IS QUITE THE ACHIEVEMENT TO BE ONLY HAVE FOUR RANKED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA YOU LED OUR TEAM TO FOR THIS AWARD. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. THIS IS QUITE THE HONOR. SO. AND TO MY FATHER THAT IS NOT HERE. IF THIS IS RECORDED, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU BECAUSE THROUGH YOUR VERY ITALIAN WAYS OF TEACHING YOUR ITALIAN SON, YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME TO. YOU GOTTA WANT IT AND YOU GOTTA WANT IT, AND YOU GOTTA WANT IT.

AND YOU DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU GET IT. SO WHEN WE WATCH THIS RECORDING, DAD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME AND EVERYTHING YOU CONTINUE TO DO. I LOVE YOU.

LET'S GET AQUA HARBOR DONE AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT. THANK YOU GUYS.

[6.b) Monarch City]

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY WELL DONE TOO. ON THE READING, I WAS TALKING TO THE MAYOR AND BY THE WAY, CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR CHOPPER DAVIS, ON YOUR REELECTION. I WAS TALKING TO THE MAYOR AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE SO MANY OF THESE. YOU SHOULD KNOW THEM BY HEART BY NOW. SO BUT I DO WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS PROJECT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ENTIRE ADMINISTRATION FOR SUPPORTING THE WORK. I ALSO WANT TO THANK JUDY FOR KIND OF SHEPHERDING THIS THROUGH. IT WAS KIND OF A SHORT NOTICE TO GET THIS PROCLAMATION DONE AND GET IT ONTO THE AGENDA. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THAT. CITY CLERK AND ALSO CITY MANAGER AGAIN ON THAT. AND AS IS TRUE OF SO MANY OF THE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS THAT WE DO IN THE CITY, THESE ARE REALLY THE RESULT OF TEAM EFFORTS. JUST AS OUR FRIEND FROM THE COMFORT INN SAID, THESE ARE TEAM EFFORTS. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO MAKE IT WORK. I DO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE NEW PORT RICHEY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE ON THIS.

WE WILL BE HOLDING THE MONARCH FESTIVAL IN THE COURTYARD OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND WE WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON THERE, INCLUDING THIS, PROBABLY THIS FESTIVAL, MORE THAN ANY OF THE OTHERS THAT WE DO REALLY HAS A FOCUS ON YOUNG PEOPLE, KIDS, CHILDREN, YOUNG FOLKS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FACE PAINTING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SPECIAL CRAFTS THAT ARE BEING HOSTED BY THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY. SO AGAIN, MORE TEAM EFFORT FROM THE ENTIRE CITY. OF COURSE, THE NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION, NEW PORT RICHEY, FIRM.NET IS A LEADER IN THIS REGARD. SO IS THE SIERRA CLUB THAT WILL BE THERE. SO WE DO WANT TO INVITE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO IT. WE ESPECIALLY WANT TO INVITE FAMILIES THAT HAVE CHILDREN TO GET THEM EXPOSED TO THE IDEA OF THE MONARCHS AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM AND A PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM THAT, UNFORTUNATELY AND SADLY SO, IS RAPIDLY DISAPPEARING. AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE MONARCHS ARE IMPERILED. THEY ARE CHALLENGED AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND THIS IS ONE SMALL WAY OF TRYING TO BRING THEM BACK BY PLANTING MILKWEED. AND WE WILL HAVE MILKWEED AVAILABLE AT THE EVENT. WE'LL HAVE SEEDS, AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL RAFFLE FOR MILKWEED SEEDLINGS THAT WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO THE WINNERS OF THE RAFFLE. SO COME ON. MAY 2ND, NEW PORT RICHEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, STARTING AT 10:00 AND GOING TILL 1:00. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE TWO

[6.d) Junior Service League Weekend (By Title Only)]

[6.c) Volunteer Recognition Day (By Title Only)]

[7) Approval of Minutes]

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[8) Vox Pop for Items Not Listed on the Agenda or Listed on Consent Agenda]

ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES DISORDERLY OR WHO FAILS TO CONFINE REMARKS TO THE IDENTIFIED SUBJECT OR BUSINESS AT HAND, SHALL BE CAUTIONED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONCLUDE REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT IN A DECOROUS MANNER AND WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME LIMIT. ANY PERSON FAILING TO COMPLY AS CAUTION MAY BE BARRED FROM MAKING ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS DURING THE MEETING BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER, UNLESS PERMISSION TO CONTINUE OR AGAIN ADDRESS THE ADDRESS, THE COUNCIL IS GRANTED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. WE HAVE SOME NAMES. I DO HAVE A FEW NAMES. THE FIRST NAME I HAVE IS RON ORCHARD. ENTER IN THROUGH HER AND THEN SHE'LL PASS IT DOWN. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. GLAD TO SEE ALL THE NEW FACES UP THERE. RON ORCHARD, 6719 MANOR BEACH ROAD, NEW PORT RICHEY. SMALL THING. I WANT TO MAKE NEW PORT RICHEY BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. AFTER SPENDING CLOSE TO $1 MILLION ON A NICE NEW SIGN AT MAIN STREET IN NEW PORT RICHEY, IT STANDS OUT OKAY.

WE WANT TO MAKE THE REST OF THE PLACE LOOK THE SAME. WE HAVE A MOTEL HERE THAT HAS BECOME A DUMPING GROUND FOR TRASH. IT IS A HOME FOR RATS AND A HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD. ON THE WEST SIDE OF MAIN STREET YOU HAVE A HOMELESS CAMP THAT IS JUST TRASH. OKAY? LETTING A CAMP LIKE THIS REMAIN TAKES AWAY FROM THE GOOD THAT WE'VE DONE ON THE EAST SIDE. OKAY, YES, THIS LOT IS PASCO COUNTY'S JURISDICTION. OKAY. BUT WE NEED TO WORK AS A TEAM TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE IT IS TIED INTO THE CITY. REALLY, IT'S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE ODD THINGS WE HAVE.

SO WE COULD DO THAT. WE'VE ALSO LET A HOUSE AT 6740 MANOR BEACH TEAR DOWN A ROTTED CARPORT.

OKAY. THEN THEY JUST LEFT ALL THE DEBRIS, THE WOOD, JUST LAYING THERE FOR MONTHS. OKAY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS CREATING A NUISANCE FOR THE THING. I DON'T KNOW IF CODE'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS COMPLETELY, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON. OKAY. THERE IS A RECOURSE TO THESE TYPE OF ISSUES UNDER THE FLORIDA STATUTE. NUMBER 823 .01, WHICH DEFINES THE ISSUES AS ENDANGERED, UNHEALTHY AND SAFETY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ISSUES THE CITY HAS THAT WE HOPE TO ADDRESS. I HOPE TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE COUNCIL AND THEIR TEAM. OKAY. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE ELECTED YOU FOR. LET'S MAKE NEW PORT RICHEY A NICE AS NICE AS DOWNTOWN NEW PORT RICHEY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT PERSON I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS CHERYL ORCHARD. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING. NOT AFTERNOON. I MUST HAVE SLEPT TO THEN. WHAT? I WANT TO DISCUSS WITH THE CITY. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR CHERYL ORCHARD, 6719 MANOR BEACH ROAD, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, 34652. I'D LIKE TO SEE IT'S ALL THROUGH THERE FROM 19 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HEAVEN'S WAY. THERE'S MIXTURES OF CITY AND COUNTY PROPERTIES. NOW, IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THE FOUR STREETS FROM ULSTER DOWN TO HEAVEN'S WAY, BECAUSE CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN TERRIBLE IN THERE. AND IT'S YOU'VE GOT HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL WORKING ON THEIR HOMES AND THE ONES THAT ARE VACANT OR GRASS UP FOUR FEET HIGH IN THE BACKYARD. IT TOOK FOUR MONTHS TO GET THAT GRASS CUT AND THAT WAS COUNTY. THEY'VE COME IN NOW AND THEY'VE DONE A SWEEP. THEY DIDN'T PUT DUMPSTERS IN, WHICH WOULD REALLY HELP BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T PUT DUMPSTERS OUT, IT GOES IN THE WOODS AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. IT DOESN'T NEVER LEAVE GREEN KEY. I KNOW THIS, IT'S BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR 47 YEARS. IT'S GOT TO STOP.

WE JUST NOW HAD THAT SWEEP. WE GOT PEOPLE PULLING IN FIFTH WHEELS ON THEIR DRIVEWAYS. WE GOT A BOX TRUCK, 30 FOOT BOX TRUCK THAT WAS ON ULSTER FOR 30 DAYS WITH EXPIRED TAGS CALLED THE POLICE. THE POLICE SAYS THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO. SO WE CALLED THREE TIMES. MY NEIGHBORS. IT WAS CLOSE TO THEIR HOUSE. THEY FINALLY GOT IT MOVED YESTERDAY. HE MOVED IT.

THEY FOUND THE OWNER HE LIVES IN OFF DEL PRADO. WHAT DID HE DO? HE DRUGGED THAT GREAT BIG UGLY TRUCK WITH NO TAGS OR NOTHING, AND PARKED IT RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF HIS HOUSE AND LEFT

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THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON I SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS CAROL KENNARD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CAROL KENNARD. I LIVE AT 686925 RIVER ROAD IN NEW PORT RICHEY, 34652. I AM CONCERNED REGARDING THE POTENTIAL CODY RIVER PARK BEING LOCATED IN BY THE INVESTIGATION STATION. I WELCOME THE ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, LOCATING THE EXHIBIT BETWEEN INDIANA AVENUE AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE WOULD CAUSE CONCERN CONSIDERABLE. JUST SO, NOT ONLY IN THE. TO THE STUDENTS, BUT THE RESIDENTS OF RIVER ROAD AND GRAND BOULEVARD. AS A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE. THE RIVER, I HAVE SEEN NUMBER ONE, CONSIDERABLE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE SELLING AND BUYING DRUGS THERE, AND I'VE HEARD THE SECOND. I'VE HEARD DREADFUL VOCABULARY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE RIVER CARRIES BIG SOUND. IT REALLY DOES FLOW FROM THE RIVER. AND THE THIRD THING IS THAT PEOPLE THAT THAT THERE IS NO BATHROOM. AND SO THEY PEE ON THE TREES.

AND OBVIOUSLY THIS WOULDN'T BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR FROM BRIAN BECAUSE FOR HIS INSIGHT AS TO CONCERN FOR THE FUTURE, IF THE CITY MOVES FORWARD IN THE PLAN OF INDIANA AVENUE THROUGH MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. AND I'D RATHER THEY DID THINK ABOUT PUTTING THAT INTO SIMS PARK. THE QUESTION IS, HAS THE LOCATION BEEN APPROVED? IF SO, CAN IT BE MODIFIED? LASTLY, THERE IS AN ADDITION. THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH NIGHTTIME LIGHT FROM AUTOMOBILES, WHERE PEOPLE OFTEN, FREQUENTLY LIVE. LEAVE THEIR LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT. MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE THAT THERE IS DOUBLE LIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT GOES FROM THE, THE THE AUTOMOBILE AND POPS OUT OF THE WATER. AND SO YOU GET TWO LIGHTS AT NIGHT AND IT BOUNCES FROM THE RIVER INTO LIKE PEOPLE'S BEDROOMS OR THEIR LIVING ROOMS AND ETC. THE CITY PLACED PLANTS TO GET THEM. SO TO PUT IT THERE AND IT DIDN'T WORK. AND SO MY THOUGHT IS INSTALLING SIGNS TO REQUIRE VISITORS TO TURN OFF THE CAR LIGHTS. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THE FINAL PERSON I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS DONALD CADEL. I RESETTING. GOOD EVENING, DONALD CADEL, 6820 RIVER ROAD, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA. I'M HERE ALSO TO TALK ABOUT INVESTIGATION STATION. IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA, BUT I THINK IT'S THE WRONG LOCATION. AND YOU KNOW, AS BEING A RESIDENT OF THE RIVER ROAD AREA,

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I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT THROUGH SUNCOAST NEWS AND IT WENT BACK. READ THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HERE. AND IT REALLY IS KIND OF A JUXTAPOSITION THERE BECAUSE THE SUNCOAST NEWS SAYS IT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED. IT'S JUST APPROVED TO LOOK INTO IT. BUT THEN THE MINUTES SAY THAT IT WAS APPROVED. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED. SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS APPROVED AND WHAT WAS NOT APPROVED. BUT BEING A RESIDENT THERE, WE SEE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALONG THE RIVER PARK, CODY RIVER PARK, THEY'RE FISHING, THEY'RE WALKING, THEY'RE JOGGING, THEY'RE WALKING THEIR DOGS. THEY DON'T ALWAYS CLEAN UP AFTER THE DOGS, BUT THEY'RE WALKING THEM ANYWAY.

AND I JUST WONDER HOW THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH SOME OF THE USES THAT ARE ALREADY BEING THERE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, AS MISS CANADA POINTED OUT, THERE ARE NO RESTROOMS HERE. SO WHERE ARE THE KIDS GOING TO GO TO RESTROOM. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT I WOULD HATE TO SEE THEM WALKING THROUGH DOG POOP AND SEEING PEOPLE USING TREES FOR RESTROOM OR WHATEVER, WHATEVER ELSE IS THERE. BUT AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT IT'S JUST THE WRONG LOCATION. AND I PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT MAYBE THE SWETMAN PROPERTY WOULD BE AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A PROPERTY THAT'S USED FOR INTERACTIVE USE FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. SO THAT MAY BE SOME PLACE TO REALLY LOOK INTO PUTTING THAT. THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS TONIGHT IS THE CRA. AND ACCORDING TO FLORIDA STATUTES, THE CRA CAN HAVE UP TO NINE PEOPLE ON IT, MINIMUM OF FIVE, BUT IT CAN HAVE UP TO NINE PEOPLE. AND I PERSONALLY, I SEE THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE CITY COUNCIL BEING THE ONLY PEOPLE ON THE CRA. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME CITIZENS ON THERE. ALSO, I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE THAT FEEL THAT WAY TOO, AND I KNOW THAT THE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO PEOPLE TO COME TO, BUT UNLESS THERE'S A BURNING ISSUE, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME TO THOSE MEETINGS. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE IT BE OPENED UP TO INCLUDING SOME CITIZENS ON THIS ERA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TONIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME

[9) Consent Agenda]

[10.a) First Reading, Ordinance No. 2026-2339: Clearwater Gas Franchise Agreement Renewal]

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, GRANTING TO THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS A GAS FRANCHISE AND IMPOSING CERTAIN CONDITIONS RELATING THERETO. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES, ORDINANCES AND CONFLICT, HEREWITH PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME THE CITY ATTORNEY, ROBERT RIVERA, COLIN MUELLER AND I WITH JOSEPH DOBRA. I'M SORRY FOR THAT. EXCUSE ME, WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING AND SERVES AS THE MARKETING, MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ON BEHALF OF CLEARWATER GAS. A RENEWAL OF A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH CLEARWATER GAS.

SEE WHO. SEE WHO REFERS TO THEMSELVES NOW AS CGS ENERGY FOR TIME PERIOD 2026 THROUGH 2000. I'M SORRY. NO. THE TIME PERIOD IS FOR HELP ME OUT. YEAH, IT'S A 30 YEAR AGREEMENT. 2026 AND A START DATE. AND COLIN WILL REPRESENT THE AGENDA ITEM WITH THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE 1996 EXISTING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MANSON. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS THE REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE FIRST

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THAT WAS FROM 1996. YOU HAVE THE MEMORANDUM THERE BEFORE YOU. THAT KIND OF DETAILS SOME OF THE THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE CHANGES THERE BETWEEN THE TWO AGREEMENTS. BUT TO JUST BRIEFLY RUN THROUGH IT, THE AGREEMENT ITSELF REALLY JUST UPDATES THE FRAMEWORK. THE EXISTING 1996 AGREEMENT WORKED WITHIN TWO DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS, BOTH THE AGREEMENT AND THEN OUR ORDINANCE. THIS ONE COMBINED ALL OF THE THE NEW AGREEMENT, THE 2026 AGREEMENT COMBINES ALL OF THAT INTO ONE FULL HOLISTIC AGREEMENT AND PROVIDES FOR A STRUCTURE IN THERE. SO THAT SHOULD THE AGREEMENT ITSELF EXPIRE AFTER THE 30 YEARS, WE ROLL TO A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS ON THAT AGREEMENT. THE KEY TAKEAWAYS IS THAT THE NEW AGREEMENT DOESN'T FUNDAMENTALLY ALTER THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY AND CLEARWATER GAS AND THAT, BUT INSTEAD REFINES AND STRENGTHENS AND CLARIFIES THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. AND IT RESULTS IN KIND OF A BETTER LEGAL PROTECTION FOR US AS A CITY. IT'S MORE ADAPTABLE IN SERVICE EXPANSION POLICIES AND CLEAR FINANCIAL DEFINITIONS, AND REDUCES THE AMBIGUITY IN THE EVENT OF ANY OF THE DISPUTES. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU HAVE SOME OF THE OUTLINE THERE BEFORE YOU.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS TIME. HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION, A VOTE MOVE, APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT. I'LL SECOND THE MAKER. I CAN'T BELIEVE 30 YEARS AGO I WAS THE MAYOR. BOY SCOUTS WEREN'T EVEN BORN BACK IN THOSE DAYS. BUT HERE WE ARE 30 YEARS LATER. SO I GET TO VOTE ON THIS 30 YEAR AGREEMENT TWICE. I THINK IT'S THE LAST TIME I'LL GET TO VOTE ON IT, THOUGH.

SECOND, NO, I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE COME UP WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND I'M ALL FOR IT. THANK YOU.

I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. YEAH I DON'T I DON'T THINK THERE'S A BETTER TESTIMONIAL, BUT FROM ONE OF THE I GUESS YOU'RE SAYING, MAYOR, ONE OF THE LEADERS THAT HELPED WITH THIS AGREEMENT THE FIRST TIME AROUND. SO I'LL LET THAT STAND FOR ITSELF. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[10.b) Second Reading, Ordinance 2026-2349: Amendment to the Conditional Use for Electric Scooter and One-Wheel Vehicle Sales and Rental at 5707 Main Street ]

AMENDMENT TO THE CONDITIONAL USE OF ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND ONE WAY VEHICLES. SALES AND RENTALS ON 5707 MAIN STREET. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 2349. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR A SCOOTER AND ONE WHEELED VEHICLE SALES, RETAIL AND RENTAL STORE IN THE DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5707 MAIN STREET, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A AND IS LEGALLY DESCRIBED HEREIN. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE AS INDICATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO SERVE AS AN AMENDED. AS AN AMENDMENT TO A GRANTED CONDITIONAL USE RELATED TO THE SALE OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND ELECTRIC DIRT BIKES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WE DO HAVE A POWERPOINT FOR YOU THIS EVENING IF YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO REVIEW IT FROM THE FIRST READING, AND MR. HALL IS PREPARED TO DO SO THIS EVENING. AND WE CAN DO THAT, MR. HALL.

WOULD EVERYONE LIKE TO SEE TAKE ANOTHER GANDER AT IT. OKAY. THERE WILL CERTAINLY HAVE A NICE VOICE. THIS IS FOR CONDITIONAL USE. THIS IS FOR CONDITIONAL USE. C U 2511 003 5707 MAIN STREET. AS WAS EARLIER EARLIER STATED, THE STATEMENT OF THE FACTS. THE ZONING IS DOWNTOWN AND THE FUTURE USE AND THE DOWNTOWN CORE. THIS WAS THE LOCATION OR THE REQUEST IS SPECIFICALLY FOR CONDITIONAL USE FOR RETAIL SALES OF ELECTRIC BIKES AND ELECTRIC DIRT BIKES AND ELECTRIC SCOOTER REPAIRS. NOW THE DOWNTOWN, WE ALL KNOW WHERE THAT IS LOCATED RIGHT OFF OF MAIN STREET. THE ZONING IS DOWNTOWN AND DOWNTOWN CORE. THE DISTRICT REGULATIONS IN THE LDC STATE THAT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED OR PERMITTED MUST GET A CONDITIONAL USE. THAT'S WHY IT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.

NOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A CONDITIONAL USE OR CRITERIA THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED, AND THERE ARE SEVEN THAT SPECIFICALLY NEED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A CONDITIONAL USE, I WILL NOT GO THROUGH ALL THESE. THERE ARE OUTLINED SPECIFICALLY AND ANSWERED IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. THIS WAS HEARD ON JANUARY 22ND BY THE DRC WITH RECOMMENDED WITH

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LET ME 2021. NO VEHICLES SHALL BE RENTED BY MINORS. NO VEHICLES SHALL BE OPERATED WITHOUT AN ACCOMPANIED ADULT. NO VEHICLE TRAINING SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF MAIN STREET, INCLUDING SIDEWALKS AND STREET. THERE'S INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. LIABILITY INSURANCE SHALL BE MAINTAINED ON ALL THE VEHICLES. THE RENTAL OF THE VEHICLES SHALL BE BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 10 P.M. THAT IS A CLARIFICATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CONDITIONAL USE, AND THEN THE RENTED VEHICLE SHALL BE RETURNED BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 10 P.M. WHICH IS OPERATION OF THE FACILITY. AND THE LAST ONE IS NO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR VEHICLES SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON SITE EXCEPT THAT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF. TO HONOR WARRANTIES FOR THOSE DEVICES THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD ON SITE AND FOR RENTAL VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED. THE PUBLIC NOTICES HAVE BEEN MET BOTH IN THE PAPER AND POSTED ON SITE, AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS NEEDED. HAVE ANY ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTE. TO APPROVE THE MAKER? YEAH, CONVERSATION. JUST REMINDING AND REITERATING WHAT WAS SAID A LITTLE BIT OVER A MONTH AGO AT THE FIRST READING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHILE WE DO PUT SOME SORT OF LEVEL OF CONDITIONAL USE WHERE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, ASPECTS OF SAFETY TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, WHICH I THINK THIS ORDINANCE OR EXCUSE ME, THIS CONDITIONAL USE DOES. AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T THINK IT'S OUR THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY AT ANY LEVEL TO BE TELLING A BUSINESS WHAT THEY THEY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT, BASICALLY TO PROMOTE THE LAWS. I THINK THAT'S THE BUSINESS NEEDS TO BE THE ONE TO DO THAT. AND WE SHOULDN'T BE STREAMLINING THEM TO IT. THAT BEING SAID, IF THE BUSINESS WANTS TO IN GOOD FAITH PROMOTE CERTAIN STATUTES, THEY CAN DO THAT. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THE CONDITIONAL THAT DISTRACTS FROM THE INTENT OF THIS CONDITIONAL USE THAT NOW HAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL FOCUS. ONE QUESTION, THE 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M. IS THAT TIED TO THE STORE HOURS, OR IS THAT SET? SHOULD THE STORE CHANGE THEIR HOURS? IT'S STILL 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M. THE CONDITIONAL USE, AS STATED, IS 10 A.M. TO 10 P.M.

IF THEY WERE TO CHANGE THEIR HOURS AND WANT TO GO LONGER THAN THAT, THEY'D HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE TO THE THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. IF THEY WANT TO GO LESS THAN THAT, THAT'S UP TO HOW THEY OPERATE. OKAY, THANKS. I'M GOOD WITH THE ORDINANCE. RIGHT. NO, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S IT'S GOOD. I YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU KNOW, WHAT COUNCILMAN BUTLER IS SAYING, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE TO BE A LITTLE AWARE, EVEN THOUGH WE GIVE THE INFORMATION OUT, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THEY'RE GOING TO READ IT OR LOOK AT IT. BUT I JUST THINK IT'S JUST IN OUR BEST INTEREST THAT MAKE SURE THEY AT LEAST GIVE SOMETHING, WHETHER IT BE PAMPHLET, A QR CODE, WHATEVER IT IS, TO LOOK AT IT. SO THIS WAY AT LEAST. AND I WOULD THINK FOR FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE, IT'S GOING TO COVER THEM LIABILITY WISE TO GIVE THAT OUT.

BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, I'M IN AGREEANCE WITH ALL OF IT. YEAH. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION THOUGH, THIS IS NOT REQUIRING THEM TO DO ANYTHING. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. WE REMOVED THAT CONDITION. SO THEN JUST AS A STATEMENT OF SUPPORT OF THE DEPUTY MAYOR. FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR RESIDENTS, IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THE. YOU CONSIDER GIVING THEM AN OPTION TO SEE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS. IF YOU'RE IN A SCUBA DIVING CLASS OR IF YOU'RE IN ANY KIND OF

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[10.c) Second Reading, Ordinance 2026-2352: Certified Recovery Residences]

THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 2352 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2.01.00 OF CHAPTER TWO OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO DEFINITIONS. PROVIDING FOR NEW DEFINITIONS. PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A NEW SECTION. 7.28.00 OF CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES, PROVIDING FOR SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AT YOUR LAST MEETING, WE CONDUCTED A FIRST READING ON THIS MATTER, AND IT IS AS INDICATED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY RELATED TO CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES. AND THE REASON THAT THIS MATTER IS BEING BROUGHT BEFORE YOU IS IN RESPONSE TO A LAW THAT WAS EFFECTUATED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND IT SPECIFICALLY RELATES TO SENATE BILL 954, WHICH WAS WRITTEN INTO LAW RELATED TO. CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES. AND THE THE THE SECTION OF THE NOW CODIFIED CHAPTER OF SENATE BILL 954, WHICH IT RELATES TO CALLS FOR A REVIEW OF AND APPROVAL OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENCES. AND IT ALSO CALLS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS FROM ANY LOCAL LAW, LAND USE REGULATIONS, REGULATION THAT MAY PROHIBIT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTIFIED RECOVERY RESIDENTS. AND SO, THEREFORE, WE'VE AMENDED OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE PROCEDURES TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 390 7.4 8715 A OF FLORIDA STATUTES, AND THAT'S MEMORIALIZED IN THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE TO MR. HALL'S COMMUNICATION ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 DASH 2352. AND MR. HALL IS PREPARED TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION. YOU EXPLAIN THAT VERY ELOQUENTLY. YEAH, I THINK YOU COVERED ALL THE BASES, BUT I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO EXPAND ON ANYTHING. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FURTHER, HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION. VOTE. YOU HAVE A. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION MAKER A SECOND.

THANK YOU. KNOW, WE ALL HAVE TO DO OUR PART. AND I THINK THIS IS A CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY DOING OUR PART TO HELP TO SUPPORT OUR TEAM OF FOLKS THAT WE COME ACROSS AND HOPEFULLY FIND PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES. I'M GOOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[11.a) Consideration of Appointments to Intergovernmental Committees]

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THANKS. JUST GIVE US ENOUGH NOTICE. I'LL LET YOU KNOW. AND IT WOULD JUST BE UNTIL, LIKE I SAID, UNTIL WE GET OUT OF THESE STATUS IN JUNE. SO THAT LEAVES IT TO YOU. ARE YOU HAPPY? I COULDN'T BE ANY HAPPIER. OKAY. THEN. OKAY. NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION JUST TO MAKE THAT OFFICIAL. OKAY? WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO WITH THE NOMINATED COMMITTEE. SO APPOINTMENTS TO THE SAME COMMITTEES. I'LL SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY. OKAY. NOW A

[11.b) Discussion of Police ALPR Professional Standards Policy 239]

WELL, YOU MADE IT. EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME. CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR? YEAH, WHEN HE GETS WHEN I WHEN WE GOT THE THING ON, ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T HAVE IT ON THE TABLE. WELL, YOU JUST MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE ITEM, AND I WANT TO CLARIFY BEFORE I HEAR YOUR DISCUSSION. I JUST READ IT AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I KNOW OUR MOTION AT THE ORIGINAL MEETING WAS THAT THIS POLICY DOES HAVE TO COME FOR A VOTE. SO THAT BEING SAID, THAT'S WHAT WE VOTED ON. SO IS THIS A DISCUSSION? AND THEN AT A LATER TIME WE'RE VOTING ON THE POLICY. I'M NOT SURE THAT WE'LL EVER HAVE A DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON IT UNTIL WE TALK TO THE ATTORNEY, NOT THROUGH ME. OKAY. SO IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO COMMENT ON THAT NOW, I COULD, MR. MAYOR. SO YOU DID VOTE AT YOUR PRIOR MEETING TO HAVE THE POLICY PRESENTED TO YOU FOR APPROVAL. AND IF YOU RECALL, AT THAT TIME, I RECOMMENDED THAT THAT NOT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU DO ON FOR THESE TYPES OF POLICIES THAT ARE COME FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THERE'S A NUMBER OF GENERAL ORDERS HAVE TO BE ISSUED. IT'S REALLY NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE VOTING ON ALL OF THOSE. BUT YOU DID. THE MOTION DID INCLUDE THAT. SO WHAT I'M RECOMMENDING TO YOU TONIGHT IS BECAUSE YOU DID MAKE THAT MOTION, IS THAT YOU APPROVE IT, BUT YOU GIVE THE CHIEF THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE IT AS NECESSARY TO MEET WHATEVER THE REQUIREMENTS ARE, AS THEY CHANGE. ALL OF HIS POLICIES ARE PUT THROUGH GREAT LEVELS OF SCRUTINY THROUGH THE FDLE. IN THIS CASE, THE CC, J I S, I BELIEVE, IS THE ACRONYM FOR THE ORGANIZATION THAT COMES UP WITH THE RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDED STANDARD. THIS POLICY DOES FOLLOW THAT. THERE ALSO COULD BE CASE LAW, WHICH HAPPENS IN ALL OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO, THAT HE HAS TO PIVOT AND ACT UPON. WITH MY GUIDANCE, SOMETIMES WITH THE GUIDANCE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND ALSO WITH FDLE AND OTHER POLICE CHIEFS AND SHERIFFS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO VOTE TO APPROVE IT IF YOU'D LIKE, OR YOU CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT YOU DON'T NEED TO APPROVE IT AND LEAVE IT TO THE CHIEF TO CARRY OUT THE POLICY. BUT I DO RECOMMEND, IF YOU VOTE TO APPROVE IT, THAT YOU GIVE HIM THE AUTHORITY TO CHANGE IT, BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO REACT IN TIME WHEN THERE ARE CHANGES IN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR HOW THIS SYSTEM IS USED. SO THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION TO YOU, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. THEN YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE DISCUSSION, DAVID. WELL, WE WANT TO PUBLIC WE WANT TO PRESENT THE OUR POLICY TO YOU. WE WANT TO RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. AND I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CHIEF TO DO THAT. THIS IS A DISCUSSION ABOUT AUTOMATIC AUTOMATED LICENSE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY AND OUR USE OF IT IN THE DEPARTMENT. AND THIS IS A COMPONENT OF A SAFETY PROGRAM THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RED LIGHT AND SCHOOL ZONE SPEED AND FRACTION PROGRAM. AND CHIEF, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF OUR PROGRAM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POLICE GENERAL ORDER 239 TONIGHT, WHICH ESTABLISHES I'M GOING TO USE THIS WORD BEST PRACTICES FOR ALPR TECHNOLOGY IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FLORIDA CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEMS ALPR BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES. THE CJIS IS A COMPONENT OF FDO, AND ONE OF THEIR MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES IS THEY OVERSEE WHAT'S CALLED THE FLORIDA CRIME INFORMATION CENTER, OR FCIC, AND THAT

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AGAIN, WE HAVE TWO BIG PROJECTS THROUGH BOTH AXON AND READ SPEED. THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. IT'S JUST THAT COUNCIL GOT INVOLVED WITH IT PRETTY QUICK. SO WE, WE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IMPLEMENTED THIS POLICY. BUT NOT ONLY DOES IT THIS POLICY ALIGN WITH CJS STANDARDS, IT ALSO ALIGNS WITH 316 .077 AND 316 .0778. THOSE ARE FOR OUR STATUTES. AND SOME OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS GENERAL ORDER INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. FIRST, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT ALIGNS WITH CJS STANDARDS 100% ALIGNS WITH THOSE STANDARDS. SECOND, GENERAL ORDER ENSURES AOP TECHNOLOGY USED SOLELY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. THIRD, IT MANDATES ANNUAL AUDITS OF THE SYSTEMS, PROVIDE SANCTIONS FOR MISUSE, AND ENSURES ALL SYSTEM SEARCHES ARE LOGGED AND AUDITABLE. THIS IS CALLED ACCOUNTABILITY. THIS IS CALLED GUARDRAILS. WE WOULD HAVE DONE THIS ANYWAY. AND FINALLY, THE POLICY OUTLINES ALPR BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE TECHNOLOGY IS USED RESPONSIBLY TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS TECHNOLOGY, I CAN GO OVER ONE CASE AFTER ANOTHER. THESE CAMERAS, THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS SOLVED MAJOR CRIMES IN A RAPID FASHION, AND THAT'S CALLED PUBLIC SAFETY. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT. SECTION 239 .07 A OF THIS GENERAL ORDER MANDATES THAT ALL DATA IN THE SYSTEM WILL BE DELETED WITHIN 30 DAYS.

IF IT'S NOT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSE, IF IT IS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES, WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RETENTION SCHEDULES BY FLORIDA STATUTES. THAT'S 316 0778 AND I'VE HAD THE CITY ATTORNEY LOOK AT THIS POLICY. WE'VE GONE OVER THIS POLICY. AGAIN, WE HAVE THESE GUIDELINES THAT ARE A BEST PRACTICE THAT PUT GUARDRAILS ON US TO ENSURE THAT THIS POLICY IS PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES WHILE PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY. THAT'S THAT'S, THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL RIGHT THERE. SO AGAIN, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE DISCUSS THIS POLICY. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. IT IS A BEST PRACTICE POLICY. AND AGAIN THIS CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY WILL ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR CITY. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. BUT I WOULD LIKE, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF UTTER SOME OF COUNCILMAN BUTLER'S GET A SECOND, FIRST, SECOND, SECOND CONVERSATION. I JUST WANT TO ADD IN THERE THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IF THERE ARE CHANGES TO IT, THAT IT'S PUT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I JUST WOULD HATE FOR US TO FOLLOW WHAT'S HERE. BUT THEN THERE'S A CHANGE MADE THAT US, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS DON'T KNOW ABOUT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M DEFINITELY ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CHIEF BEING IN CHARGE. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY LITTLE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO ADD IN THERE. SO YOUR MOTION IS TO APPROVE IT WITH THE CHIEF HAVING DISCRETION TO CHANGE IT. AS LONG AS HE PROMULGATES THOSE CHANGES. CORRECT. I'LL SECOND THE SECOND. DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE CONVERSATION? NO. YEAH, A FEW A FEW THINGS. THE. THE CHIEF MAKES AN EXCELLENT POINT ON THE LOG AND AUDITABILITY OF THE SYSTEM THAT HE HAS PUT INTO PLACE. IT WAS NEVER A QUESTION OF THAT, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN A QUESTION OF WHETHER OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE WILL DO WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THE BEST PRACTICES. MY CONCERN HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, THAT WE CAN USE THE WORD BEST PRACTICES, THE WORDS BEST PRACTICES. BUT THE REALITY IS THAT BEST PRESUMES THAT WE ARE COMPARING IT TO SOMETHING THAT IS LESS AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH DATA, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME.

INDUSTRY STANDARD THAT HAS GONE AROUND WITH ALPR TECHNOLOGY. WE'RE STILL RESEARCHING THE CAPABILITIES OF OCR AND AI TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THESE ARE THE BEST PRACTICES. IT'S TO ME, A HE I, I DOUBT HE'S BEING CHIEF. I DOUBT YOU ARE BEING INTENTIONAL OR MALICIOUS IN

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I, I AM CONCERNED WHEN I HEAR, WELL, THEIR ENGINEERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA AND THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA FOR UP TO 30 DAYS. GOD FORBID. I DON'T WANT TO MISCHARACTERIZE THE AGREEMENT, BUT GOD FORBID THEY PULL DATA ASIDE FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR TESTING PURPOSES AND THEN THEY HAVE IT FOR LONGER THAN 30 DAYS. WE DON'T HAVE IT, BUT THEY DO. THERE ARE.

THERE IS STILL TOO MUCH LEFT UNANSWERED ABOUT THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF THIS AND WHAT THE PRIVATE COMPANIES, WHAT THE LIMITS ARE ON THEIR END. THAT TO ME, YOU KNOW, I'M SATISFIED WITH THE NUMBERS HERE FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. BUT AND IF YOU THINK THESE ARE, IN YOUR EXPERT OPINION, SUFFICIENT TO BE ABLE TO STILL ENFORCE THE LAW AND PROTECT PEOPLE, THEN I'M FINE WITH THAT. IT'S THE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, WHAT IS OUR PARTNERSHIP LOOK LIKE WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES CONTROLLING DATA OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG, AND I DON'T THAT'S NOT ANSWERED IN THIS POLICY, AND I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE ANSWERED IN THIS POLICY. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE AS A COUNCIL, WITHOUT OUR CHIEF GETTING CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS IN BETWEEN. IT NEEDS TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER WHAT AGREEMENTS WE'RE ENTERING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES. IT'S NO DIFFERENT IF WE CONTRACTED WITH A WATER COMPANY AND OR, EXCUSE ME, WITH A WATER VENDOR, AND WE WERE ASKING THEM HOW LONG THEY HAVE THAT DATA FOR, WHAT ARE THEY USING IT FOR? CAN THEY, CAN THEY SEND IT TO OTHER COMPANIES? QUESTIONS LIKE THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED. AND NOTHING ABOUT THE RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM, NOTHING ABOUT THE SPEED TRAFFIC PROGRAM. NOTHING IN THIS POLICY MAKES KNOWN WHAT THE CUSTODIAN OF OF THAT DATA LOOKS LIKE. I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE THE CHIEF WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO THAT

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NEVER INTERRUPT YOU. SO MY POINT IS THAT IT'S THE THE HORSE IS OUT OF THE BARN. AND TO THE DEGREE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO IT. I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE RESEARCH YOU'VE DONE. AND I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR PRIVACY. I MEAN, A MAN'S HOME IS HIS CASTLE. UNTIL THE TELEVISIONS WORK TWO WAYS AND WATCH US ON WHATEVER'S GOING ON.

GOD ONLY KNOWS. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOST THE RIGHTS OF PRIVACY THAT WE THOUGHT WERE DEAR TO US. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP AND YOUNG. AND IT'S IT'S NOT A DEFENSE. AND I'M NOT SAYING I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU, BUT I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO THE DETAILS AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE MOTION THAT'S GOING TO PASS, UNDOUBTEDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT WHEN CHANGES HAPPEN THAT WE WILL HEAR ABOUT THEM AND THAT WILL BE IF WE DON'T HAVE TO PUBLICLY AUTHORIZE THEM, THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVES THE CITY MANAGER AND THROUGH HER US, AND THAT YOU HAVE YOUR EARS AND EYES OPEN TO WHAT YOU THINK IS FAIR AND RIGHT. AND IF YOU IDENTIFY SOMETHING GOING ON THAT YOU LET US KNOW, BECAUSE WE ARE THE POLICY MAKERS. AND I'M DEFEND YOUR COMMENTS TO THAT REGARD. AND I DON'T WANT AN ORGANIZATION THAT MAY BE, IN WHATEVER REASON, DIGGING INTO OUR CITIZENRY IMPROPERLY OR ANY INDIVIDUALS WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT USING THAT INFORMATION IMPROPERLY. AND I, WE HAVE TO TRUST YOU AND TRUST THE MANAGER TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE TRUSTS YOU SO WE CAN TRUST HER. SO THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. SO I THINK THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING. MATT. YEAH. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT EVERYONE'S SAYING. I AGREE WITH, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN ALTMAN, IT'S IT'S OUT THERE ALREADY. YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S OUT OF THE BARN. EVERYTHING YOU DO, EVERYWHERE YOU GO, IT'S THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST NOT GOING TO GET AWAY FROM IT. MAYBE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A BIGGER CONVERSATION FOR THE FOR THE NATION OR THE WORLD, BUT ABOUT PRIVACY AND SECURITY. BUT THIS, THE WHOLE THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, SPEED ZONE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S FOR SAFETY PURPOSES AND FOR THAT PURPOSE, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S GOOD PERIOD. THE OTHER STUFF, LIKE I SAID, IT'S ALREADY OUT THERE. IT'S GOT A PRIVATE COMPANY. EVERYONE USES PRIVATE COMPANIES FOR THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST NOT CAPABLE OF TAKING ON EVERYTHING. THERE'S SO MANY INDIVIDUAL THINGS OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE TO, TO FARM OUT TO COMPANIES AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SECURE. I MEAN, WE FARM OUT, YOU KNOW, NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS TO COMPANIES AND THEY'RE SECURE. I DON'T SEE, YOU KNOW, THINGS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THAT. THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE PRIVATE COMPANIES WITH M-16'S RUNNING AROUND AND, AND OTHER COMPANIES OWN IT BECAUSE IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE DANGEROUS, BUT PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE JUST PART OF IT, PART OF OUR SECURITY AND OUR SAFETY IN THE COUNTRY. AND LIKE CHIEF SAID, IT'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, WIPED OUT AFTER 30 DAYS. I DON'T I DON'T SEE BEEN ANY SAFER IF WE'RE HANDLING IT. NO OFFENSE TO ANYBODY HERE, BUT IT'S JUST THE WAY OF IT. AND I THINK THAT FOR THE PURPOSES WE'RE USING IT FOR, IT'S IT'S A GOOD THING. YOU WANT TO SAY ONE THING MORE, JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE PERSON WHO MADE THE MOTION, THAT I THINK IT'S A HONORABLE, HONORABLE MOTION. AND UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, I WOULD AGREE WITH THE MOTION AS IT WAS AS IT WAS SAID. MR. MAYOR. IF I COULD JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT THAT MIGHT HELP THIS DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT. THE CITY HAS ACCESS TO MORE INFORMATION THAN THE PRIVATE VENDOR DOES, SO THE PRIVATE VENDOR CAN ONLY TELL THAT A SPECIFIC VEHICLE WITH SPECIFIC IDENTIFICATION PASSED THROUGH A CERTAIN AREA ON A SPECIFIC TIME. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO THEN MATCH THAT INFORMATION TO THE ACTUAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OWNERSHIP INFORMATION, ANY PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OR ANYTHING OF THAT KIND. SO THEY HAVE A VERY LIMITED DATA SET COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE. AND I'LL ALSO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT THE DATA SET THAT WE HAVE IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS AS AN OFFICER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OBSERVING A VEHICLE, WHETHER PARKED OR OPERATING AND BEING ABLE TO ACCESS THAT SAME DATA SET. SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S UNDERSTOOD. WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE PRIVACY ISSUES THAT'S SO IMPORTANT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I, I, NAY, NAY, NAY IS A 4 TO 1. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ITV 26 020WWPA.

[11.c) ITB26-020 WWTP Clarifier No. 3 Rake and Plow Refurbishment Bid Award]

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ON MARCH 24TH 2026, SIX BIDS WERE RECEIVED RANGING FROM $155,088.90 TO $405,000, WITH PREMIERE COATING SOLUTIONS, LLC IDENTIFIED AS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THIS COMPANY BEFORE AND HAVE HAD SOME SATISFACTORY RESULTS. WE REVIEWED ALL OF THEIR REFERENCES AND EACH REFERENCE CAME BACK WITH A STRONG RECOMMENDATION. FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL BUDGET, WITH A PORTION OF THE COST BEING CONTRIBUTED BY PASCO COUNTY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE ITB 20 6-020 IS RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. SEEING NO ONE CAN COME FORWARD, BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE. I MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG MR. MURPHY'S GOING TO BE JUST TO JUST TO STATE REITERATE WHAT WAS ALREADY SAID ABOUT US HAVING WORKED WITH THE PERSON BEFORE. SO AND THE COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS THAT WAS UNDERTAKEN AND THE REFERENCES THAT WERE RECEIVED. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THAT IT IS A, A, A SOLID AGREEMENT TO HANDLE OUR SOLID WASTE. THE SECOND NO, I JUST WANT TO THANK COLIN'S EFFORTS ON THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I DID GO OUT THERE LAST YEAR AND DID MY LITTLE WALK THROUGH, I DID GET TO SEE THAT WORKING. SO I UNDERSTAND THE MAINTENANCE THAT'S REQUIRED THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR THIS. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I, I, I ASK FOR NOTHING. MOVING ON TO ITB 26 021WW TV

[11.d) ITB26-021 WWTP Sludge Thickener Rake and Plow Structure Refurbishment Bid Award]

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[12) Communications]

WELL, AND I WOULD GO EVEN FURTHER TO SAY, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE HELP FOR THEM, AND NONE OF US INDIVIDUALLY IS ABLE TO DIRECT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN, BUT SIMPLY TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. WE DO HAVE SOME INFORMATION. AS EXAMPLE, WE DID NOT LOCATE THIS FACILITY AT THE CODY RIVER PARK, SO WHATEVER YOU READ IS INCORRECT THAT WE DID MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROJECT, BUT WE DIDN'T. AND SO THAT'S A QUICK ANSWER FOR PEOPLE THAT CAME IN HERE MISINFORMED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T BECAUSE THE MINUTES DIDN'T CLARIFY THAT SMALLER POINT. DO WE HAVE A CONSENSUS HERE. WELL WELL I WOULD SAY WHY DON'T WE KEEP IT TO WHAT WE GIVE THEM. I MEAN THEY GET THREE MINUTES. I WOULD SAY GIVE US THREE MINUTES. SO THEN THERE'S NO I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE THREE MINUTES, BUT LET'S AT LEAST GIVE THAT BECAUSE I JUST THINK IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO GIVE THEM SORT OF SOME CLARITY OF WHAT'S GOING ON. SO THIS WAY THEY UNDERSTAND AND THEY'RE NOT WAITING TILL THE END, ESPECIALLY IF OUR MEETING GOES REALLY LONG, THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM LEAVE, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST THINK IT HELPS THEM TO AT LEAST GET SOME ACKNOWLEDGMENT. IT MAKES IT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER THAT AT LEAST, HEY, THEY'RE LISTENING TO WHAT I'M SAYING.

MAYBE DON'T HAVE THE 100% ANSWER, BUT AT LEAST, HEY, WE'RE WORKING ON IT. LET'S DISCUSS. I JUST WENT ALONG. I JUST DON'T WANT LONG. I AGREE WITH YOU DISSERTATION FOR I AGREE EVERY ITEM THAT THEY BRING UP 100% IF IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, IF WE WANT TO HAVE A TALK, LET'S ASK TO GET IT AT A ON AN AGENDA OR DIRECT IT. YEAH, I WOULD JUST SAY TWO THINGS FROM THE I AGREE WITH THE LIMIT. YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A STRINGENT THREE MINUTE LIMIT, BUT SOME SORT OF, HEY, YOU KNOW, A NUDGE HERE. YOU'VE BEEN TALKING FOR A MINUTE ON THIS ISSUE. LET'S MOVE ON. AND I THINK THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS JUST TO POINT

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SO THERE HAS BEEN SOME ELEMENT OF THERE HAS BEEN SOME ELEMENT OF WE'RE BEING SHUT DOWN. BUT TECHNICALLY, UNLESS THREE PEOPLE VOTE TO MOVE ON OR SUSPEND THE RULES OR DO SOMETHING, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL FOR A PRIVILEGE TO MAKE A COMMENT. OKAY, LET'S LET'S JUST LET'S JUST ASK THAT WE WE ADD AT OUR COMMON CONNOTATION WITH THAT IN AFTER VOX POP AS WELL AS AT THE END OF THE MEETING. OH, THE COMMUNICATIONS. ARE WE DOING A COMMUNICATIONS? OKAY.

THE, THE ONLY CONCERN I REALLY HAVE IS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE THE POLITICAL BUFFER TO ALLOW OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION TO DO THE JOB THEY NEED TO DO. AND SO I WOULD BE HESITANT IF WE HAVE A PERSONAL COMMENT TO MAKE THAT'S FACTUAL. THAT'S ONE THING. LIKE MR. ALTMAN MADE A FACTUAL COMMENT THAT HE WOULD HAVE SAVED A LOT OF TIME IF HE HEARD IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO TURN INTO A HOSTILITY BEING MADE OR INCORRECT INFORMATION BEING SAID HERE AND THEN SOMEONE HERE GIVING CORRECT INFORMATION AND HEAT OF THE MOMENT, INSTEAD OF HAVING UNTIL COMMUNICATIONS TO REALLY PROCESS WHAT WAS SAID OR IT LEAKING INTO OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION, WE RUN INTO THAT PROBLEM. WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION. WELL, YEAH, I'M NOT, I'M NOT I'M NOT BRINGING RIGHT NOW. I'M NOT I'M NOT BRINGING THESE UP, AS YOU KNOW, VOTE AGAINST WHATEVER IT IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S NO MOTION. I'M JUST I'M JUST SPEAKING OUT LOUD TO SAY, HEY, THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO POP UP, I GUARANTEE YOU. AND SO IF WE'RE JUST AWARE OF THEM, AND I JUST WOULD HATE TO SEE COMMENTS LEAKING INTO US ALL TURNING AND LOOKING TO THE CITY MANAGER. AND NOW SHE HAS BEEN PUT ON THE SPOT TO COMMENT. INSTEAD OF HAVING HER TIME TO DO HER DUE DILIGENCE WELL, SHE CAN BE VERY EASY TO SAY. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. AND IF THAT IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GIVE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL BEING THE BUFFER WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TO PREVENT POLITICS FROM LEAKING INTO THE CITY ADMINISTRATION. PROBLEM WITH PUTTING A COMMUNICATION AFTER VOX POP OR RESPONSE, DON'T YOU? JUST AS I'M PART OF THE VOX POP IS AT THE END OF IT.

ONCE YOU CLOSE IT, YOU GIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO AGENDA THAT. I THINK THAT COULD JUST BE A PART. BUT BUT SEE WHAT I MEAN. IT JUST HAS TO BE. YOU CAN READ IT TO BE AN ITEM HERE FOR FOR THE PUBLIC. I'LL MAKE SURE. SAY WHAT YOU WON'T SAY OUT LOUD. WE COULD PUT ON THEIR COUNCIL RESPONSES TO VOX POP, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YEAH. OKAY. AND THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT WILL HAPPEN AS WELL. SO TO THEIR BENEFIT.

YEAH. THAT'S WHY. ALL RIGHT. SO THE ONLY CHALLENGE NOW THOUGH IS AND I JUST WANT TO I DON'T I WANT TO EMPHASIZE WITH THE CITY MANAGER HERE IS NOW SHE HAS TO MANAGE BOTH THE FACTS OF THE, THE WHAT'S BEING SAID AT THE DAIS AND OR EXCUSE ME, WHAT'S BEING SAID AT THE VOX POP AND OUR COMMENTS THAT I'M GOING TO ADMIT SOMETIMES I DON'T HAVE THE FACTS, SO I STAY QUIET.

IT'S GOING TO LOOK REAL BAD IF YOU FOR SAY, YOUR PIECE AND I DON'T HAVE ALL THE FACTS, THEN I'M LIKE, SORRY, I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR TOO.

YEAH. I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING. WELL, I JUST THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO GIVE INFORMATION, WE'RE ACCURATE. AND IF WE DON'T KNOW, WE NEED TO BE ACCURATE WITH THAT AS WELL. I WANT INFORMATION GIVEN, NOT OPINIONS GIVEN, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION THAN THAT, I DON'T. WELL, YEAH, WHEN YOU TALK WE CAN TELL WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE. WELL, SO I MEAN IT'S JUST DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR SUBJECT, NOT AN OPINION ANYTHING. YEAH. AND MR. MAYOR, YOU SAID IT RIGHT. I THINK YOU ARE THE CEREMONIAL HEAD OF THE CITY AND YOU RUN THESE MEETINGS. SO I TRUST YOU THAT IF THERE'S A CONVERSATION THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO JUMP IN, LIKE THEY JUST DID DURING MY COMMUNICATION, SAYING THAT WE CAN, WE CAN HAVE THAT. SO HAVING A THREE MINUTES TO EACH ONE OF US PROBABLY DOESN'T ALLOW US TO HIT THOSE ISSUES PIECE AT A TIME, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE'S TWO OF US WANT TO RESPOND. SOMETIMES ALL OF US KEEP A CLOCK ON IT. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. SO LET'S TRUST YOU JUST PUT IT ON THE AGENDA AND SEE HOW IT GOES. OKAY. YEAH. SO I DO HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS. IF I CAN BRING THEM UP, THEN JUST FIRST OF ALL, TO SAY THAT THE TODAY THE PASCO COUNTY COMMISSION TOOK ACTION ON THE RECREATION SERVICE AGREEMENT ON THEIR AGENDA AND DIRECTED THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, TO INITIATE THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATION WITH US. SO THEY DID FORMALLY TELL HIM TO INITIATE IT, AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO LOOK AT THE LEGAL RESPONSES THAT ARE IN THE SERVICE AGREEMENT. THERE IS SOME CONFUSION THAT WAS CREATED, I THINK, BY SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS WE SENT EARLIER, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO THINK THAT 80% OF THE PEOPLE THAT USE OUR RECREATION CENTER ARE CITY RESIDENTS.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE. MAYBE 80% OF THEM HAVE A NEW PORT RICHEY MAILING ADDRESS. BUT WE REALLY HAVE THAT ISSUE CAME UP AT THE MEETING, AND IT WOULD CAUSE ME TO SAY, WE SHOULD BE USING OUR

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THAT MUST SURPRISE YOU THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT RESILIENCE, I'M SURE, BUT IT IS IDENTIFIED AS A HIGH LEVEL CONVERSATION ON ALIGNING COMMUNITY WELL-BEING WITH LONG TERM ECONOMIC VITALITY. AND I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THAT IS A TOPIC OF THE PORTION OF THE POST-HURRICANE FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT TO HELP THE PLAN FOR COMMUNITIES THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE, FOR LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY. AND I THINK TYING IN OUR EFFORTS TO THAT COULD BRING US SOME PLANNING MONEY AND SOME SUPPORT. SO I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHATEVER I CAN LEARN FROM SAINT PETE THAT THAT CAME. IT'S CALLED DISCUSSION IS A DEEP DIVE. IT'S A PUN INTENDED, I GUESS, ON OCEAN STRATEGY. AND SO THAT'S OCCURRING TOMORROW. AND THEN THURSDAY, THE. AND THIS WOULD BE ESPECIALLY FOR COUNCILMAN JONES, IF YOU ARE ABLE.

THURSDAY. A WOMAN BY THE NAME OF GRACE, WHO'S FROM ZAMBIA AND IS A EXCHANGE STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WHO WHO ASKED FOR AND CREATED A CHALLENGE AMONG THE COLLEGE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE TO EXAMINE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO OUR VULNERABILITY FROM OUR COASTLINE. SO THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN PROTECTING THE COASTLINE. A LOT OF FOLKS FLOODED AND GOT HURT, AND WHAT'S OUR FUTURE GOING TO LOOK LIKE? AND SO I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH HER. AND SHE CAME TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND SHE IS GOING TO COME AND SHADOW THAT MEETING ON THURSDAY, BUT SHE WILL STAY HERE AFTER THAT'S OVER. AND SO SHE'LL HAVE THE AFTERNOON. AND I WANTED TO SHOW HER NEW PORT RICHEY. AND BECAUSE OF HER INTEREST IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY, I THOUGHT MAYBE WITH YOU ON THE TOURISM BOARD, IF I COULD, IF WE COULD ARRANGE FOR YOU TO VISIT WITH HER AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. IT'S ALSO THE DAY OF OUR VOLUNTEER DINNER. AND SO SINCE SHE'S GOING TO SPEND THE DAY HERE AND SHE IS, IN EFFECT, A VOLUNTEER AS BEING PRESIDENT OF THE HOSPITALITY CLUB, I WONDERED IF I MIGHT BRING HER AS A GUEST TO OUR. APPRECIATION DINNER JUST SO WE COULD SHARE HER. AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE SHE GRADUATES IN A MONTH WITH HER MASTER'S IN HOSPITALITY, AND I THINK THAT SOME OF OUR STAFF FROM THE LIBRARY AND SOME OF OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF WOULD. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO TO MEET HER, BECAUSE SHE IS ALLOWED TO STAY IN THE COUNTRY FOR ANOTHER YEAR IF SHE FINDS A JOB, AND THAT HER PARENTS, AS SHE'S EXPLAINED IT TO ME, ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT HER FINANCIALLY TO DO THAT. BUT SHE CAN'T START IT RIGHT AWAY. SO SHE HAS A FEW MONTHS THAT WE COULD EVEN TRY, PERHAPS TO ENGAGE HER AS SOMEONE USEFUL TO HELP US TO PROMOTE OUR TOURISM ALONG THE COAST. SHE SHARED THAT IN ZAMBIA THEY HAVE MANGROVES AND THEY HAVE THE SAME KIND OF EFFORTS THAT THEY'RE DOING ON ECO TOURISM. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE KIND OF FASCINATING, ALWAYS INTERESTING TO HEAR SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER LOCATION TALK TO US. AND SHE'S VERY ELOQUENT. SO I HOPE TO INTRODUCE HER AND LET YOU ALL MEET HER AND THANK HER FOR WHAT SHE DOES. THAT WILL BE ENOUGH FOR NOW, I APPRECIATE IT. I'LL QUIT WHILE I'M AHEAD. SO YEAH, MR. MAYOR, FIRST CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR ELECTION. YOUR REELECTION. SIR, I DO THINK THAT A LOT OF GREAT CONVERSATION CAME OUT OF THIS MAYORAL SEASON. AND AS EVIDENCED TONIGHT BY SOME OF THE CONVERSATION WE HAD ON WHETHER WE WANT TO HAVE COMMUNICATIONS, I SECOND ROUND OF COMMUNICATIONS EARLIER IN THE MEETING THAT STEMMED FROM SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE HAD BY YOU AND YOUR MAYORAL CANDIDATE OR YOUR COMPETITORS. SO CLEARLY,

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THERE WAS WHAT I FELT WAS NO, NO PERSONAL ATTACKS BY ANYONE. SO IT REALLY SETS A HIGH STANDARD FOR OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP THAT WE STAYED CLEAN AND DIDN'T GET IN THE CONTROVERSY. ON THE VOX POP COMMENTS. JUST TO SAY THAT I WILL BE RELEASING HERE EVENTUALLY THE THE CITY MANAGER EVALUATION THAT I'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO DISCUSS WITH THE CITY MANAGER, I'LL MAKE A SECOND PASS AT IT BEFORE I RELEASE IT TO THE PUBLIC. IT'S A PUBLIC DOCUMENT, BUT I'M GOING TO VOLUNTARILY RELEASE IT. IN THAT DOCUMENT, THERE IS SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT SOME MORE DELIVERABLES, ONE OF THOSE BEING MORE MORE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DATA AND STRATEGIC PLAN AND, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY SHOWING THE DELIVERABLES FROM THOSE. WE GET SOME OF IT IN OUR ANNUAL BUDGETS. YOU'LL SEE SOME LINE ITEMS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN PARTICULAR IN THE LIBRARY, JUST TO CALL THEM OUT. IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO READ THEIR COVER PAGES BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD DATA IN THERE. THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT DOES A PRETTY GOOD JOB, TOO. THERE'S A LOT TO TAKE FROM THERE AND SURMISE OF, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DELIVERABLES, SOME OF THE SUCCESSES OF OUR CITY? I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I AM CURIOUS TO SEE WHERE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT IS AT AND SOME OF THE THINGS THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND HOW THAT RELATES TO PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR COUNTY, THE AREA THAT WAS BROUGHT UP WITH WITH SOME CODE CONCERNS, I KNOW THERE'S SOME AREAS THERE THAT ARE NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS, WHICH THE PUBLIC COMMENTER ALREADY BROUGHT UP, AND MAYBE THAT'S A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT US ROUNDING OUT OUR BOUNDARIES IN THAT PROCESS. BUT IN THE IN THE IMMEDIATE, IT DOES BEG THE QUESTION OF WHAT DOES OUR OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE LOOK LIKE OVER THERE? HOW MUCH OF THE COUNTY'S WORK ARE WE LIFTING ON THEIR BEHALF? AND IT POINTS TO THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MR. ALTMAN WILL NOW BE TAKING THE LEAD ON WITH THE. EXCUSE ME, WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, IS HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE RECEIVING A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL FROM USING OUR RECREATION SERVICES, BENEFITING FROM OUR PARK SYSTEMS, ONE OF THE MOST LIVELY AND INTERCONNECTED AND INTENTIONALLY LAID OUT PARK SYSTEMS ON A RIVER AND OUR REC CENTER, OUR $14 MILLION REC CENTER, STATE OF THE ART REC CENTER WITH AN AMUSEMENT STYLE SIZE POOL. I'LL JUST SLIDE. I'LL JUST POINT THAT OUT. WHEN DISNEY HAS TO SHUT DOWN THEIR POOLS DURING A STATE OF EMERGENCY, WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN OUR SLIDE BECAUSE IT'S THAT IT'S THAT HEIGHT REQUIREMENT. SO WE HAVE STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES THAT THE COUNTY TAKES ADVANTAGE OF. AND THE QUESTION BECOMES, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE LEVEL OF SERVICE AGREEMENTS LOOK LIKE? THE OTHER QUESTION ON INVESTIGATION STATION? THAT WAS A GREAT POINT. AND I DO HAVE TO CHECK MYSELF. I, I DO TRY TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO GO OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AHEAD OF AN AGENDA ITEM AND KNOCK ON SOME DOORS AND SOLICIT SOME INPUT. I DID NOT DO THAT FOR THAT ITEM, SO I DO. I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

HOWEVER, BASED ON THE PRESENTATION OF THAT NIGHT, I DO THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE DEPUTY MAYOR AT THE TIME, JUST COUNCIL MEMBER JONAS, TO TO SUGGEST WE KEEP THE DOOR OPEN FOR A DIFFERENT LOCATION. I STILL, BASED ON THE PRESENTATIONS AND WHAT WAS SAID TONIGHT, THINK THAT THAT IS THE APPROPRIATE SPOT, BUT I'LL I'LL GO OUT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I'LL TALK WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THEN WHATEVER THE WHATEVER STAFF BRINGS BACK TO US, I'LL GO FROM THERE. BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON MY POSITION AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, BUT OPEN TO MORE CONVERSATION. AND THEN FINALLY, JUST A A POINT OF PRIVILEGE ON ONE OF THE ITEMS FROM TONIGHT. I DO THINK OUR COUNCIL GAVE A PRETTY STRONG, I THINK IT WAS VERY CLEAR WHERE OUR COUNCIL DECIDED A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO ON WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE IN TERMS OF THE A L PR POLICY AND WHETHER WE WOULD BE VOTING UP OR DOWN ON THAT. SO I DO I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE IT ON THE RECORD THAT I AM A BIT ALARMED AND CONCERNED THAT OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION USED THEIR DISCRETION IN PRESENTING THE MEMOS TO ADJUST THE RECOMMENDATION OF OUR COUNCIL FOR AN UP AND DOWN VOTE ON THAT, TO SAY IT WAS MERELY A DISCUSSION, I THINK THAT DEFINITELY MISREPRESENTED THE VOTE WE TOOK. IT IS ALREADY A VERY MUCH UPHILL BATTLE, BEING IN SOME CASES UP HERE, A MINORITY ON TOPICS AND HAVING TO DELVE INTO THE COMPLEXITIES OF ISSUES WITH THE COUNCIL, WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT SOMETIMES HAVE THEIR PRIORITIES, THAT ARE NOT THE SAME PRIORITIES I HAVE. SO TO WORK HARD TO GET ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER TO AGREE THAT WE SHOULD VOTE ON A POLICY ISSUE, TO HAVE

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BUT I THINK WE DEFINITELY NEED TO OPEN A DISCUSSION. AND LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, I'M HOPING PETER CAN FACILITATE THAT SO WE CAN WORK ON THAT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION PREVIOUS THAT, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER MARIANO WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH US A POTENTIAL OF DOING SOMETHING WITH GREEN KEY ROAD. SO I DEFINITELY THINK WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IF WE JOIN IN, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET THAT BALL ROLLING BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT'S NOT NOT GREAT. AND I FEEL BAD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY THERE AND BUILT THEIR HOUSES BACK, AND THEN THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND AND SEEING ALL THIS. AND I ALSO FEEL BAD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BUILD THEIR HOUSE BACK. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN. BUT I DO WANT TO MENTION SOMETHING ON A ON A LITTLE BIT MORE POSITIVE NOTE, THE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. SO I HAVE THE HONOR OF HAVING A FENCE LINE THAT'S LIKE 50FT LONG OF MILKWEED. SO IF YOU EVER WANT TO COME SEE BUTTERFLIES, THEY'RE IN MY BACKYARD EVERY DAY. SO A VERY COOL THING. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I BOUGHT THE HOUSE, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE, WHAT THEY DID, BUT I SOON FOUND OUT. SO I JUST WANT TO, I JUST WANT TO SHOUT THAT OUT. SO I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S AN AWESOME THING. AND THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT. THE THING THAT AS FAR AS THE CAMERAS, I JUST THINK THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS TOWN SINCE 83 AND I'VE SEEN THE PROBLEMS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER THE YEARS AND THE TOUGH TIMES THEY'VE HAD WITH THE CITIZENS TRYING TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS. SO I JUST THINK THIS IS A IS A GREAT MANEUVER TO JUST, JUST, YOU KNOW, ONE STEP BETTER IN THIS IN TODAY'S SOCIETY WITH WITH TECHNOLOGY TO KEEP AN EYE OUT.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER OFFICER, BUT IT HAPPENS TO BE ON A LARGER SCALE BECAUSE IT'S WITH THE CAMERA THAT'S IN A, IN A SCHOOL ZONE A LOT OF TIMES. SO THAT'S JUST REAL IMPORTANT FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN. AND I JUST THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN WORRYING ABOUT SOME. THERE'S EVERY, EVERY FIELD HAS A CRIMINAL IN IT, YOU KNOW, AND SO WE'LL IDENTIFY THAT CRIMINAL AND GET RID OF THAT CRIMINAL IF HE HAPPENS TO BE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT I JUST THINK THE POSSIBILITY OF SAFETY FOR THE TOWN IS REAL IMPORTANT. AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON OLD SNR, I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU THAT ARE IN THE CITY. I MEAN, IT'S LIKE SWISS CHEESE OVER THERE. IT HAPPENS TO BE THAT HONOR BELONGS TO THE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE COUNTY, NOT US. AND SO HERE'S OUR CITIZENS USING THOSE WHO LIVE ON OLD SNR. BUT WE CAN'T GO AHEAD AND FIX THAT ROAD UP FOR THEM. SO IT'S REAL SAD, BUT IN MY OPINION. BUT DEBBIE'S ALREADY BEEN TALKING TO THE COUNTY AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO EVER MOVE ON IT, BUT WE NEED TO GET THAT PAVED AND THAT'LL HELP THOSE CITIZENS OVER THERE. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS FOR THEIR ENDORSEMENT. FOR ME, I WAS SURPRISED AT THE PERCENTAGES THAT I GOT, ESPECIALLY WITH FOUR PEOPLE. BUT I CONTINUE TO WORK AND I CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THE CITIZENS. I STARTED, YOU KNOW, 12 YEARS AGO, SITTING OUTSIDE,

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I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR ELECTION AS MAYOR. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN F

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.