Jun 02, 2026 City Council

[1) Call to Order – Roll Call]

[4.a) Code Enforcement Officers Appreciation Week]

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HOW COME SHE GETS TO DRESS LIKE THAT? THANK YOU. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY. WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE CITIZENS IN THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF BUILDING, ZONING, HOUSING, ANIMAL CONTROL, FIRE SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER CODES AND ORDINANCES. AND WHEREAS, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE QUALITY OF LIVES OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS EVERY DAY, ASSISTED BY SUPPORT AND PROGRAM STAFF, THEY ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS TOO MANY TIMES THEIR EFFORTS GO UNNOTICED, EVEN AFTER CODE COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO THEIR EFFORTS AND EXPERTISE. AND WHEREAS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE DEDICATED, WELL TRAINED AND HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO TAKE THEIR JOB SERIOUSLY AND ARE PROUD OF THEIR DEPARTMENT AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITHIN WHICH THEY SERVE. AND WHEREAS THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS DECLARED THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE BE SET ASIDE BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THEIR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. NOW, THEREFORE, I. CHOPPER DAVIS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY, DO HEREBY DESIGNATE THE WEEK OF JUNE 1ST THROUGH FIVE, 2026 AS CODE OFFICER CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS APPRECIATION WEEK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. CITY MANAGER. CITY ATTORNEY. CITY CLERK. SO YES, THIS IS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS APPRECIATION WEEK. AND WE KNOW THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, CLEAN, AND THRIVING. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. THEY SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THIS COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE ENFORCEMENT OF OUR CODES, CITY CODES, BUILDING CODES, ZONING RULES, HOUSING STANDARDS, ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, ETC. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED, DEDICATED AND HIGHLY RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO TAKE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES VERY SERIOUSLY. TOO OFTEN, THEIR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS GO UNNOTICED. SO TONIGHT WE TAKE THE TIME TO PUBLICLY SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO HERE WE HAVE OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. ERIC JAMES, DIANA CLARK, ERIC J. SUPERVISOR. ALEC, ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR, AND ERIC. SO THESE FOLKS WORK WELL OVER 3000 CASES A YEAR. AND GUESS WHAT? THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE CASES ARE SOLVED BECAUSE PEOPLE REALLY WORK WITH US. AND THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE GOAL IN CODE ENFORCEMENT IS FOR PEOPLE TO WORK WITH US TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE. AND OF ALL THOSE CASES WE WORK, THE COMPLAINTS WE GET ARE INFINITESIMAL. YOU ALWAYS HAVE THOSE 1 OR 2 THAT ARE GOING TO COMPLAIN, THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO OWN THEIR MISTAKES OR OWN THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, AND COMPLAIN ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. WE TAKE THOSE COMPLAINTS SERIOUSLY. SO FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THESE FOLKS DO, THEY REALLY ARE AWESOME.

AND IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. SO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I JUST WANT TO SAY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT IS A SAFETY FACTOR TO, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT THEY DO. SO SOMETIMES FIND SAFETY SITUATIONS DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THEIR, THEIR, THEIR DWELLING, BUT IT HAPPENS FOR THE NEIGHBOR HOPES THE NEIGHBORS TO. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

[5) Approval of Minutes]

I'LL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I, I. ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE MUST BE RESPECTFUL

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

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I HAVE A QUESTION. WAS A PERMIT PULLED FOR THIS? WHY WAS IT PAID UP FRONT? NEVER GOT PAID UP FRONT. WHEN I DID GRANT. GRANT WORK. IT'S BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE WE'VE DONE ANY, BUT IT WAS A MATCHING PAYROLL THEN, AND I DON'T EVEN BELIEVE WE WERE ALLOWED TO TAKE A DOWN PAYMENT FROM THE CUSTOMER THAT WAS PAYING FOR THE OTHER HALF, AND I THOUGHT THAT PROGRAM WAS NOT EVEN AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. WHO CHOSE THIS INDIVIDUAL TO GET THIS PROGRAM? WHO CUT THE CHECK? WAS IT MAILED TO THIS WOMAN THAT GOT ARRESTED? THAT, BY THE WAY, I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY, BUT I DID KNOW HER GRANDPARENTS. AND I KNOW. I THINK WE DESERVE SOME ANSWERS ON WHY THIS MONEY WAS DISBURSED WITHOUT ANYBODY CHECKING TO SEE HAD WORK STARTED, HAD HAD WORK BEEN COMPLETED. I MEAN. WHO OKAYED THIS GRANT? I, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD PEOPLE LOOKING FOR GRANTS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND NONE WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE HOMEOWNERS. SO I THINK WE DESERVE SOME ANSWERS TO THAT. NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS WAS IN THE PAPER, BUT IT'S BEEN ALL OVER FACEBOOK. YOU KNOW, THE THE WOMAN THAT OWNED THE FENCE COMPANY. SPECKLED SPECKLED PAST. THAT HAD LOST HER HUSBAND. AND IF SHE GOT MAILED A CHECK FROM THE CITY AND WAS LOOKING TO PUT, YOU KNOW, HER HUSBAND WAS THE SOLE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDER, EVEN THOUGH THE COMPANY WAS IN HER NAME. SHE DEPOSITED INTO HER ACCOUNT TO KEEP HER ELECTRIC ON. I CAN'T SAY THAT I BLAME HER IF SOMEBODY SENT ME A CHECK. I THINK THE PUBLIC DESERVES SOME ANSWERS. IS ANYBODY ELSE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION I'M TALKING ABOUT? YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE NOT EVEN AWARE OF THIS. MR. MURPHY. MR. CITY MANAGER. A VOX POP AFTER EVERYBODY SPOKE WILL SPEAK OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP DURING VOX POP. I'M SORRY, MAYOR CAN'T HEAR WELL. EVERYBODY THAT TALKS DURING VOX POP. AFTER IT'S ALL DONE, WE'LL WE'LL ADDRESS QUESTIONS. I'M JUST CURIOUS THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. IT'S BEEN ALL OVER FACEBOOK. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVE TO BE AWARE OF THIS. CITY HAS TO BE AWARE OF IT. I THINK IT WAS. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP, SIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SHARON PURVIANCE. HI, I'M SHARON PURVIANCE. I LIVE AT 738 GRAND BOULEVARD, AND I'VE PRETTY MUCH BEEN A CITY RESIDENT MY WHOLE LIFE, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A SUGGESTION. AND I HAVE A LITTLE THING HERE, AND I'M GOING TO READ IT TO YOU. I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M HERE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY. TAKE THE PROPERTY THAT IS LOCATED AT 5640 MAIN STREET, THE ONE WITH THE LOVELY PHOTO OF MANY FRIENDS ON THE CORNER AND TRANSFER IT TO THE CRA. ITS INTENDED PURPOSE WOULD BE ONE THAT IS CLEAR AND FOR PUBLIC USE. SEVERAL NON-PROFITS IN THIS AREA ARE INTERESTED IN IT. ONE OF THEM, VERY I'M FOND OF IS BRAINSTORMS. IT'S NOT SIMPLY ABOUT A BUILDING OR A PARCEL OF LAND. IT'S ABOUT CREATING A COMMUNITY ASSET THAT SERVES RESIDENTS, FAMILIES, CHILDREN, VISITORS, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. WHEN PUBLIC PROPERTY IS USED TO EXPAND EDUCATION, CULTURE, ECONOMIC VITALITY AND COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, IT FULFILLS THE VERY MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT.

THE PURPOSE PROPOSED USE WOULD ACTIVATE THE PROPERTY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. IT WILL BRING

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. JUDITH ALLEN. RAN OUT OF PAPER CLIPS. MY NAME IS JUDITH ALLEN. I LIVE AT 5940 GRAND BOULEVARD, NEW PORT RICHEY. I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 1969. I HAVE APPLIED REPEATEDLY FOR GRANTS TO DO HURRICANE DAMAGE REPAIRS SINCE IRMA IN 17. I'M BEING ASKED WHY I WAITED SO LONG TO PUT ALL THOSE SIGNS ON THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE. JUST DRIVE DOWN GRAND BOULEVARD. YOU'LL SEE THEM. I HAVE NOT HAD HOT WATER SINCE 2017. I HAVE NOT HAD HEAT OR AIR SINCE 2019. THE LIST GOES ON. THE QUESTION I HAD IS WHY DID I WAIT FOR LONG, SO LONG TO PUT THOSE SIGNS UP ON MY HOUSE? BECAUSE I KNEW PETER ALTMAN FROM THE TIME HE WAS A TEENAGER AND I THOUGHT HE WOULD HELP. I KNEW KNOWN MATT MURPHY FOREVER. I THOUGHT THESE MEN WOULD COME AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME WITH WITH THE HARASSMENT. I'VE ASKED, WHY WAS I SO ANGRY? AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING? I WHAT I HAVE HAD HAPPEN AND WHAT THEY'VE GOT IN THEIR HANDS IS FOR MORE CODE VIOLATIONS FOR HURRICANE DAMAGE. ONE OF THEM IS THE BLUE TARP ON MY ROOF. THERE ARE GRANTS OUT THERE THAT WERE WAITING FOR. ONE OF THEM IS THE CDBG GRANT, WHICH WAS APPLIED FOR IN JANUARY OF 2023 FOR A CAP OF 83,000. NOW THERE'S A DIFFERENT STORY COMING OUT OF THE OFFICE HERE. BUT WHAT THE ONE SINGLE ONLY CONTRACTOR SAID WAS, SINCE 83, WE HAVE HAD THREE HURRICANES, TWO WINDSTORMS, TARIFFS THAT CANADA. WE GET OUR WOOD AND STUFF FROM CANADA. SO THE PRICES HAVE GONE UP SINCE 2023. AND IRMA DAMAGE, THE DAMAGE HAS INCREASED. THEY CAN'T DO IT FOR 83, $83,000 ANYMORE PLUS INFLATION. SO SOMEBODY ASKED ME WHY I'M ANGRY. THAT HAS BEEN PREVENTED FROM THE CITY COUNCIL'S OFFICE.

DEBBIE. MAN. SINCE 2023. THEY'VE ALSO ASKED WHY. OKAY. I WANT YOU TO ALL LOOK AT AN ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT OF CREATIVE LOAFING. IT WAS CALLED HOW A FLORIDA CITY TARGETS UNWANTED RESIDENTS USING THE POLICE AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT. YOU OUGHT TO READ IT. MARCH 17TH, 2023 IS QUITE AN ARTICLE THERE. AND THEN TONIGHT, I DIDN'T KNOW YOU ALL WERE HAVING THIS BIG, YOU KNOW, PUSH FOR OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A VICTIM OF IT FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. I'M ALSO ANGRY BECAUSE I'M NOT THE ONLY VICTIM OF ABUSE OF POWER, HARASSMENT AND INTIMIDATION IN THIS CITY. AND I'M ANGRY BECAUSE I'VE APPLIED REPEATEDLY FOR HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF SINCE 2017, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, AS I MENTIONED, THE LIST GOES ON. HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY I WAS ANGRY AT THAT MEETING? I'M ANGRY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST HAPPENING TO ME. THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOCKED ON DOORS THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN HAVE HEARD HORROR STORIES FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT. DAISY THOMAS. GOOD

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REFLECTING WHAT WAS DECIDED THAT YEAR. THE BUDGET AND THE CIP EXIST AND ARE POSTED. THE STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT THAT THESE BUDGETS FLOW FROM, IS SIMPLY MISSING FROM THE PUBLIC RECORD FOR THAT YEAR. THAT'S NOT A MINOR OVERSIGHT. IT MEANS THAT EITHER THE 2025 REVIEW PRODUCED NO UPDATED DOCUMENT, OR IT PRODUCED ONE THAT WAS NEVER MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. EITHER WAY, RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN OPERATING WITHOUT ONE BEFORE ADOPTING 2627 STRATEGIC PLAN. RESIDENTS DESERVE TO SEE WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT WAS DEFERRED. WE ARE BEING ASKED TO EVALUATE A NEW PLAN WITHOUT A LEDGER FOR THE OLD ONE, AND THAT'S WORTH CORRECTING BEFORE ADOPTION. NOW ON TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, WHICH IS REALLY THE MEAT OF WHY I'M HERE. I WORK IN POLICY AND GOVERNANCE, SPECIFICALLY IN AI AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, AND IN MY OPINION, IT IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST STAKES FOR THIS CITY. I APPRECIATE THE INSTINCT HERE. BUILDING GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE BEFORE DEPLOYING AI TOOLS IS AHEAD OF WHERE MOST MUNICIPALITIES ARE, AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT GENUINELY. AND HERE IS WHAT CONCERNS ME. THE PLAN COMMITS TO DEPLOYING MICROSOFT COPILOT OR EQUIVALENT ACROSS ELIGIBLE DEPARTMENTS. WHATEVER TOOL GETS CHOSEN WILL HAVE ACCESS TO CITY DATA, INCLUDING PERSONNEL RECORDS, PERMITTING FILES, UTILITY ACCOUNTS, AND CONSTITUENT COMMUNICATIONS. IF THE CONTRACT HAS UNFAVORABLE DATA RETENTION TERMS, OR IF THE VENDOR USES CITY DATA TO TRAIN ITS MODELS, THE CITY MAY NOT FIND OUT UNTIL SOMETHING GOES WRONG. AND WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH AI TOOLS, IT TENDS TO GO WRONG PUBLICLY. THE 2627 PLAN COMMITS TO AN AI ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. THAT'S GOOD, BUT AS WRITTEN, IT IS AN INTERNAL STAFF DOCUMENT. THERE IS NO COUNCIL VOTE ON IT DESCRIBED. THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS. THAT MEANS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE NO FORMAL OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WHAT THE POLICY SAYS OR HOW THEIR DATA IS BEING USED UNTIL AFTER IT IS ALREADY IN EFFECT. NOW I WANT TO RAISE SOMETHING SPECIFIC AND WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT. THE POLICING SECTION OF THIS PLAN REFERENCES USING ADVANCED SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND CRIME DATA ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY HIGH RISK AREAS. LICENSE PLATE READERS, INCLUDING SYSTEMS LIKE FLOCK, GENERATE AND RETAIN DATA ON THE MOVEMENTS OF EVERY VEHICLE THAT PASSES A CAMERA, NOT JUST VEHICLES CONNECTED TO CRIMES. THAT DATA IS RETAINED AND IS SEARCHABLE AND, DEPENDING ON THE CONTRACT, MAY BE ACCESSIBLE TO THIRD PARTIES OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITHOUT A WARRANT REQUIREMENT. THAT IS AN AI APPLICATION. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST LEGALLY SENSITIVE AI APPLICATIONS A MUNICIPALITY CAN OPERATE, AND IT SITS IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SECTION OF THIS DOCUMENT FROM THE AI GOVERNANCE LANGUAGE WITH NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THEM, NO DATA RETENTION POLICY DISCLOSED, NO CIVIL RIGHTS REVIEW, AND NO CLARITY ON WHO HAS ACCESS TO THAT DATA AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES. GOOD INTENTIONS DO NOT PROTECT A CITY FROM A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, A FEDERAL RIGHTS COMPLAINT, OR A FRONT PAGE STORY ABOUT WARRANTLESS DATA SHARING. I ASK YOU ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE STRATEGIC PLAN WITH THAT LENS IN MIND. THANK YOU, DONALD CADDELL. GOOD EVENING, DOCTOR DONALD CABLE, 6820 RIVER ROAD, NEWPORT. RICHIE AT THE LAST CRA MEETING THERE WAS PUBLIC COMMENT TO START WITH, BUT AFTER THE RESOLUTION WAS CHANGED, THERE WAS NO PUBLIC COMMENT AND PUBLIC COULD NOT COMMENT TO WHAT WAS ACTUALLY RESOLVED THERE. IT WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION. WHAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS THAT THE PROPERTY NEXT TO THE BOAT RAMP, THE TWO LOTS NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BOAT RAMP WOULD BE PUT OUT FOR BID, ALSO FOR PUBLIC OR FOR PROPOSAL FOR CONSTRUCTION THERE. I THINK MOST OF THE PUBLIC FELT MOST OF THE CITIZENS IN NEWPORT. RICHIE FELT THAT THAT WOULD BE USED, UTILIZED FOR PARKING, FOR BOAT TRAILERS. IF THE PROPERTY WERE.

THE CHURCH PROPERTY ON SOUTH RIVER ROAD IS SOLD AND THAT'S DEVELOPED, AND THAT PROPERTY IS SOLD AND DEVELOPED, THERE WOULD BE A REAL SHORTAGE FOR BOAT PARKING, BOAT TRAILER PARKING.

AND I DON'T THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THAT WAS PASSED AT THAT TIME. IF YOU WANT TO SEE A FULL ROOM HERE, IF THAT GOES UP FOR A PROPOSAL, AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A FULL ROOM HERE OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT ONCE AGAIN, BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH PARKING THERE AS IT IS. AND THAT WILL MAKE IT EVEN WORSE. AND THAT WAS MY CONCERN ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL. I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? VOXPOP. SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE'LL BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION. ANYBODY

[7) City Council Response to Vox Pop Speakers]

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I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS FROM US, BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WENT OUT REGARDING A. A, A INVESTIGATION INTO A MISUSE OF A GRANT. I DON'T WANT TO TRY TO CHARACTERIZE IT IN CASE THERE'S SOME SORT OF ACTIVE INVESTIGATION, BUT THE COMMENTS MADE BY MR. WEBB, I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. IN FACT, I DID ASK TO BE INCLUDED ON IF COUNCIL COULD BE INCLUDED ON WHATEVER PRESS BRIEFINGS ARE SENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. WE WERE ON THERE FOR LIKE A DAY AND THEN IT DROPPED OFF AGAIN. SO IF SOMETHING WAS SENT OUT TO THE PRESS, IF THE COUNCIL CAN BE INCLUDED ON THAT. IT WILL ASK THE QUESTION. OKAY, I'LL SEND OUT SOMETHING. OKAY. ON THE ON THE ARE WE DOING ONE BY ONE OR CAN I JUST GET EVERYTHING I NEED? YEAH. ON THE 5640 MAIN STREET, SAVING IT FOR PUBLIC USE. THE LAST CONVERSATION I HAD WITH STAFF ON THAT WAS WELL OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, SO I DON'T I KNOW THE LAST THING WAS SOME MAINTENANCE WORK ON AN HVAC SYSTEM. AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT THE WHAT THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO DO WITH THAT. AND I DO THINK THE PUBLIC, THE PUBLIC USES IS A FACTOR ON THE GRANT FUNDING. I'VE HAD MANY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE HOUSE, IN PARTICULAR FOR CBDG FUNDING. I'LL CONTINUE TO TALK WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THAT. AS IT RELATES TO SPECIFIC CONCERN. I DON'T THINK IT'S RELEVANT. I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY FOR THE WHOLE GROUP AT THIS TIME. I CONCUR WITH THE FLOCK CAMERAS CONCERNS RAISED BY MISS THOMAS.

I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO THIS PART OF THE MEETING, THANKS IN PART TO HER CANDIDACY AND THE OTHER CANDIDACIES OF THE LAST ELECTION, AND THEN THE OR ADDRESSING THEM AND QUESTIONS. THE LAST ONE WAS ON PUBLIC COMMENT. I. YOU'RE CUTTING ME OFF, MR. CADLE. YES, I HAVE A SIMILAR QUESTION. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION WHETHER US OPENING THAT OTHER PROPERTY UP DID ANYTHING IN TERMS OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NEAR THAT PROPERTY? I WILL SAY, MR. ALTMAN AND I, THE ORIGINAL MOTION CALLED FOR JUST LOOKING INTO THAT PROPERTY AS A POSSIBILITY. I DON'T THINK IT IT'S SET IN STONE. WHAT A DEVELOPER CAN AND CANNOT DO. IT COULD MEAN EXPANDING THE BOAT RAMP IF, IF OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. IT WAS JUST TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE PROPOSAL. BUT IT'S A VALID LEGAL QUESTION.

I'M CURIOUS BY AS WELL. YEAH. ONLY TO SAY THAT IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE FOLKS HERE AND ENGAGED AND ALL OF THE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ARE CERTAINLY CONCERNING, BUT NONE OF WHICH I HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDE ANY BETTER ANSWERS THAN WHAT I'VE HEARD.

SIR RYAN, YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON. NO, I I'M KIND OF ON THE SAME SAME BOAT AS PETER. I DIDN'T SAY. YEAH. ON THAT TOPIC ALSO. AND BUT COUNCILMAN BERTEL, ABOUT THE WHOLE GRANT THING, I LIKE MORE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT TO ALSO. MISS THOMAS. I TRIED TO KEEP UP. A LITTLE BIT, BUT I DID CATCH THE EYE PART. AND IN SCHOOLS AND YEAH, I, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THAT STUFF MYSELF, BUT MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT IN A DIFFERENT TIME. A LITTLE SLOWER THAN MY COLLEAGUES, I GUESS. BUT AND YEAH. MR. KATO, THE, THE, THE BOAT RAMP, IF IT WAS IF IT DID GO OUT FOR PROPOSALS, IT WOULD HAVE SOME, SOME GUIDELINES FROM, FROM STAFF AND CITY COUNCIL, AS FAR AS I'M SURE, BOAT, THE BOAT, TRAILER PARKING AND THAT KIND OF THING, STUFF WOULD BE IN IT IF THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE ONLY LOCATION WE HAD. SO I THINK THAT'S JUST STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? I'M NOT AT THIS POINT, I DON'T. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A RUMOR ON FACEBOOK. THAT'S ALL I KNOW AT THIS POINT, BUT I'LL BE

[8) Consent Agenda]

AYE. NO NO NO. SORRY. I WAS JUST GETTING CAUGHT UP. SORRY. I'M A YAY. ON PUBLIC READING OF

[9.a) Second Reading, Ordinance No. 2026-2363: Amending Chapter 23, Code of Ordinances RE: Permanent Closure and Establishing Rules for Railroad Square]

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PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2346 OF CHAPTER 23 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PERTAINING TO ONE WAY STREETS PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL OF NEBRASKA AVENUE THEREFROM.

PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING OF APPROPRIATE SIGNS. PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF RESOLUTION 2020 612 PERTAINING TO THE PERIODIC CLOSURE OF RAILROAD SQUARE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THE SECOND AND FINAL READING AND CHIEF COACHMAN WILL REPRESENT THE AGENDA ITEM TO INCLUDE THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE MADE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND THE SECOND READING. AT YOUR DIRECTION, CHIEF. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 2026 2363. AS WE KNOW, THIS ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THE RAILROAD SQUARE AREA. AGAIN, OUR THEME IS PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AREA. THIS IS BECOMING A MAJOR DESTINATION FOR FOLKS IN WEST PASCO COUNTY AND BEYOND.

THIS ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES, LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID, A PERMANENT CLOSURE OF NEBRASKA.

PROHIBITION OF VEHICLES OF ANY KIND ON NEBRASKA BETWEEN ADAMS AND GRAND BOULEVARD. WE'VE ALSO.

BETWEEN THE FIRST READING AND THE SECOND READING, WE HAVE EXPANDED DATES ON THE WET ZONE.

SO THE WET ZONE FROM THE FIRST READING WAS AGAIN FROM FRIDAY'S 4 P.M. TO SUNDAYS AT 2 P.M.

UNLESS A MONDAY FALLS ON A HOLIDAY, THEN WE WOULD EXTEND THAT WET ZONE TO 2 P.M.

ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE MORE DATES THAT WILL BE PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHED BY THIS ORDINANCE, AND THEY ALL START AT 4 P.M. SO ON DECEMBER 31ST, WE GO FROM 4 P.M. TO 2 P.M. JANUARY 1ST FROM 4 P.M. ON MARCH 17TH TILL 2 A.M. ON MARCH 18TH FROM 4 P.M. EACH. MAY 5TH UNTIL 2 A.M. MAY 6TH FROM 4 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THANKSGIVING DAY UNTIL 2 P.M.

ON THE FOLLOWING SUNDAY, AND A WET ZONE ON RAILROAD SQUARE CAN BE ESTABLISHED ANY OTHER TIME BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED YOU WITH A MORE ENHANCED DIGITAL MAP ON THE RAILROAD SQUARE AREA IN THIS ORDINANCE. SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT YOU CONDUCT A SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE 2026 2363.

I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. I HAVE A SECOND. A SECOND, I'LL SECOND. NO, I LIKE THE ADJUSTMENTS HERE. I THINK KIND OF FITS IN WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. SO APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK. THANK YOU. YES. MATT, I'M GOOD WITH THE WAY IT'S BEEN PROPOSED. I THINK YOU LEFT OUT THE 4TH OF JULY. IT'S IN THERE.

IT STARTS ON 4 P.M. JULY 3RD UNTIL 2 A.M. JULY 5TH. OKAY? OKAY. MUST BE MY NEW YORK ACCENT, I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A MAY. I THOUGHT HE MAYBE SAID MAY. THAT'S WHY I WAS THERE A MAY. YEAH. WHAT'S THE HOLIDAY IN MAY? MAY 5TH. OKAY. YES. OKAY. I DIDN'T HEAR THE 4TH OF JULY IN YOUR IN YOUR. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I I THAT'S

[10.a) Board Appointment: Raquel Thiebes, Cultural Affairs Committee]

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THANK YOU FOR SERVING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I, I VOTED YES DOWN THERE. DID YOU SAY YES? FIVE NOTHING. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. ON BOARD APPOINTMENTS. CATHERINE BAUER AND MICHELLE

[10.b) Board Appointments: Kathleen Bauer and Michelle Moore, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board]

[10.c) Board Re-Appointments: Ronald Becker and Joan Nelson Hook, Library Advisory Board]

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THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? THE LAST ONE? I WANT TO THANK OUR LIBRARIAN, ANDY, FOR ALL SHE'S DONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COMMENT UP HERE. ANY OTHER MOVE TO I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, PUT A LOT OF EFFORT IN THE LIBRARY AND IT SHOWS. AND I'M JUST HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS ARE WILLINGLY ALLOWING THE YOUNG TO TAKE OVER. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SECOND, JUST TO SAY THAT IT'S EVIDENT IN THEIR COMMENTS HERE TONIGHT THAT THESE APPLICATIONS ARE ABOUT THEM, BUT THEY USE THE TIME TO SPEAK ABOUT ALL THE LIBRARY IS DOING AND THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.

AND, AND SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO TALK ABOUT THEM, TO SAY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE COUNTY'S VERSION OF THE MOBILE LIBRARY. AND MR. BECKER WAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE. HE REALLY. I INVITED HIM ALONG AND HE ENDED UP COMMANDING THE MEETING, JUST GIVEN ALL HIS KNOWLEDGE, AND HE MADE SURE THOSE COUNTY FOLKS DIDN'T OVERRUN ME. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. AND TO MISS HOOK, IT WAS ACTUALLY WHEN I WAS STILL IN SCHOOL. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS MIDDLE OR HIGH, BUT WHEN YOU HAD RUN FOR COUNCIL YOURSELF, I TOOK MAJOR INSPIRATION FROM THAT. AND THE DEBATE THAT THAT WAS HAD THERE. SO YOU HAVE BEEN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE BOTH OF YOU HAVE. AND SO THANK YOU. YEAH, JUST NICE TO NICE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE TWO YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ARE SUPPORTING THE TWO OLDEST MEMBERS OF THE LIBRARY BOARD. AS ONE OF YOUR FELLOW SENIOR CITIZENS, I'M

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[10.e) New Port Richey Main Street, Inc. Alcoholic Special Event Permit Application Re: City of New Port Richey's Red, White, and Blue Hometown Extravaganza]

AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MAIN STREET, NATHAN WARD, IS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT AND HE OR I ARE AVAILABLE. SHOULD YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS. PUBLIC COMMENT. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, NO, I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, THANK MAIN STREET FOR PUTTING THESE EVENTS ON. IT'S A GREAT THING FOR THE CITY BRINGS EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND LOOK FORWARD TO ALL YOUR HARD WORK. CAN'T CAN'T WAIT. IT'S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME EVENT. AND THANK YOU. YEAH. ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. I'VE GOT MY T SHIRT ALREADY. I MEAN MY WELL IT'S A T SHIRT. I'LL PROBABLY WEAR A COLLARED SHIRT, BUT I'LL, I'LL ALSO TRY TO BE THERE. JUST A POINT UP HERE. I'M FINE WITH IT. I'M FINE WITH IT. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL. BUT HAVING SIT ON SOME OF THE SET MEETINGS ON THE STAFF SIDE, I THINK THIS IS THE

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[10.g) RFP26-026 Property User/Developer - Main and Bank Building]

REVITALIZATION DOWNTOWN, COMPLEMENT EXISTING DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, CONNECT TO MAIN STREET AND RAILROAD SQUARE AND ATTRACT ADDITIONAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. THIS IS THE BUILDING AS IT SITS. IF YOU RECALL, THE CITY ACQUIRED THIS BUILDING WHEN THEY TRADED THE BALL FIELDS FROM THE COUNTY BACK IN MARCH OF 2022. AS IT WAS REFERENCED EARLIER, THIS IS OWNED BY THE CITY. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 14,400FT■!S. IT'S KIND OF A THREE STORY BUILDING.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT LAYOUT ON IT. IT WAS BUILT IN 1957. THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DATED AND PROBABLY WILL REQUIRE SOME SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL INFUSION TO BRING THEM BACK ONLINE. THE BUILDING DOES NOT ADDRESS MAIN STREET, DOESN'T ADDRESS BANK AND DOESN'T ADDRESS NEBRASKA.

IT'S A BRICK BLOCK.ROM NOVEMBER OF 2024. IT WAS 1,450,000. BECAUSE OF THE BRICK BLOCK, WE HAD AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, ARNETT AND MALT, DO SOME RENDERINGS OF WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY LOOK LIKE TO OPEN IT UP MORE TO THE AREA, AND THIS IS KIND OF THEIR DRAWING OF MAYBE ADDING SOME WINDOWS ON SOME OF THE SURFACES, OPENING IT UP A LITTLE BIT TO MAIN STREET. WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME INTEREST FROM SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING AT IT.

THAT MIGHT BE A LESS EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE, IS TO ACTUALLY TEAR THE BUILDING DOWN AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT ON IT. SO THIS WAS THEIR A RENDERING OF WHAT THE BUILDING MAY LOOK LIKE OR COULD LOOK LIKE ON THAT SITE. SIMILARLY, THE THE BACK OF THE BUILDING AGAIN DOESN'T ADDRESS WHAT'S GOING TO BE PHASE TWO OF RAILROAD SQUARE. THEY DID A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS, JUST MAYBE CHANGE THAT AND SEE HOW IT COULD LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER. THE RFP SETS SOME TIMELINES. ON MONDAY THE EIGHTH WILL RELEASE THE RFP. WE GIVE RESPONDENTS ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO GIVE US PROPOSALS ON THAT, AND THEN WE WILL BRING IT BACK. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE FOR THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, SEPTEMBER 1ST. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT INTEREST AND SOME VERY INTERESTING PROPOSALS THAT THAT'S WHY WE ESTABLISHED A RANKING SYSTEM TO HELP JUDGE THE APPLICANTS AND BRING THEM FORWARD TO YOU ON WHICH ONE WE THINK IS THE BEST.

HOPEFULLY. I THINK THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. THE FRONT DOOR TO HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE. IT'S GOING TO REALLY BE AN AMAZING PIECE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO EXECUTE OR PROCEED WITH THE RFP. PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD EVENING. GEORGE ROMAGNOLI 6235 FLORIDA AVENUE. AS YOU MAY KNOW, I MANAGED THAT BUILDING FOR TEN YEARS WITH THE COUNTY. IT WAS THE. DON'T REFER TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUILDING REFERRED TO AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUILDING. WE ACTUALLY OCCUPIED THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR. AT ONE TIME, THERE WERE 50 EMPLOYEES BETWEEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THERE. THOSE PEOPLE ATE LUNCH IN DOWNTOWN. THEY SHOPPED IN DOWNTOWN. IT WAS A GREAT ECONOMIC DRIVER, I CAN TELL YOU. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS PROBABLY NOT FEASIBLE FOR REHABILITATION. IT HAS A LOT OF UNPERMITTED WORK DONE BY THE COUNTY. I THINK THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IS OVER. I CAN'T BE ARRESTED FOR THAT, CHIEF. SO SO, YOU KNOW, THERE AND THE OTHER THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE ELEVATOR IS NOT HANDICAPPED

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IF IT IS, THE CITY OWNS A VALUABLE ASSET AND SHOULD MAKE ITS MONEY FOR IT. AND SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF TAKING A CITY ASSET OF VALUE AND THEN TURNING IT INTO A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

WHEN WE GOT AN $8 MILLION A YEAR CRA AND THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND OWNS THIS BUILDING AND HAS THE NEED FOR REVENUE. SO IF IT'S GOING TO BE A INVENTORY OF THE CITY TO SELL, THEN I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE SOLD BY THE CRA IF IT'S GOING TO BE SOLD, IF IT'S GOING TO BE LEASED, WHICH MAY BE THE INTEREST OF FEW OF THE PROPOSALS, THEN THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY. AND IF IT'S LEASED, IT'S TO A NONPROFIT, IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GENERATE. AND SO IT LEAVES LOSES 15%. SO THIS THIS WAITING SCHEDULE THAT'S BEEN PUT OUT LEANS TOWARDS THE SALE.

SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN LET'S JUST SAY WE WANT TO SELL THE BUILDING. SO IT'S VERY.

UNCERTAIN TO ME WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THAT AND HOW WE WOULD EXAMINE OUR DECISION. MR. MAYOR, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO MAKE A COMMENT. IT'S TIME. OF COURSE, YOU MIGHT HAVE TWO COMMENTS. SO GO AHEAD. PATEL, JUST TO JUST TO SAY, THE LAST CONVERSATION I HAD WITH THE STAFF ON THIS WAS SOME TIME AGO, ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW, AND THE WORK THAT WAS BEING PROJECTED THEN WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. I IMAGINE IT'S ONLY MORE NOW IN THAT TIME, AND THAT WE CONSIDER THAT. AND THERE WAS A PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT THAT SUGGESTED THAT, YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO THERE

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SO YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? I DO. WHEN WE ADOPTED OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, WE ANTICIPATED THAT WE WOULD TRANSFER THIS PROPERTY FROM THE GENERAL FUND INTO THE CRA. THAT WAS ALWAYS PART OF THE PLAN THAT WE WOULD DO THAT BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND THAT IT WOULD BECOME AN ASSET OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. WE JUST HAVE NOT DONE THAT YET. AND SO WHEN WE HAVE THE RATING CRITERIA, IT HAS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE FACT THAT BY THEN IT WILL BE AN ASSET OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. AND SO WE NEED TO PROBABLY TWEAK THAT A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT. THAT'S STILL THE PLAN OF THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY, WHICH I HOPE IT IS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I, I THOSE OPPOSED. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO. OKAY. YOU'RE YOU'RE VOTING NO. YES. I FOR ONE OKAY.

[10.h) Discussion Regarding Pasco County's Proposed Municipal Service Taxing Unit for Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources ]

AND HE REPORTED TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE PURSUING A LAW ENFORCEMENT MSTU AFTER ALL. BUT HE DID INDICATE THAT THEY WOULD BE PURSUING AN MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT FOR PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ASKED THE CITY TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN THAT RESPECT. AND MSTU, AS I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW, IS A SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT THAT A COUNTY CAN EFFECTUATE UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO CREATE A DISTRICT TO ENABLE BENEFITS TO CERTAIN UNITS WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND THEY CAN PROVIDE SPECIAL SERVICES. AND IN THIS CASE, THEY'RE PROPOSING TO PROVIDE RECREATION SERVICES, SO TO SPEAK. AND. WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO IS TO REDUCE THEIR GENERAL OPERATING MILLAGE BY TAKING OUT PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THEN REPLACING THAT WITH THE MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT IN THE SAME AMOUNT. HELP ME OUT, PETE. IF I MISSPEAK. AND SO THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE TAX AMOUNT PAID BY OUR RESIDENTS. THE DIFFERENCE WOULD BE THE MSTU WOULD BE ABSORBED IN OUR MILLAGE RATE, SO OUR MILLAGE RATE WOULD ACTUALLY GO UP. BUT THE AMOUNT OF TAXES OUR RESIDENTS PAY WOULD NOT GO UP FOR THE PERCENTAGE THEY PAID TO THE COUNTY. ORIGINALLY, IN MY COMMUNICATION TO YOU TODAY, I

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IF IT'S A KIND OF DEVELOPMENT WE WANT, AND IF IT'S A KIND OF DEVELOPMENT WE WANT, WE CAN THEN APPEAL TO THE CRA TO PAY THOSE IMPACT FEES THAT GOES INTO A FUND, AND THEN IT FORCES US TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO TO WIDEN THE ROAD ON MADISON OR FIX MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THEY'VE KEPT US AWAY FROM ANY OF THOSE IMPACT FEES BECAUSE WE DON'T COLLECT THEM. SO I THINK THAT REALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO EITHER BE FORCED TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE PARTNERS WITH YOU AS A COUNTY, OR IF WE SAY NO, THEN THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SHARE ANYTHING WITH US. WE'LL CONTINUE TO GIVE FREE LIBRARY SERVICE, REPRESENT RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE WE GIVE TO SO MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY. SO EFFECTIVELY. I THINK THE END OF THE LINE IS I DON'T SEE ANY ELECTED BODY EXCEEDING A TEN MIL CAP THAT'S PUT ON US. SO SPEAKING AS A POLICY MAKER, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DROP THAT MILLAGE RATE EVERY YEAR. THERE ARE A LOT MORE THAT ARE CLOSER TO THE EDGE THAN WE ARE, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN. THIS ISN'T A NEW PORT RICHEY ISSUE WITH THE STATE, THE GOVERNOR AND THE. AND IT MAY NOT PASS. AND IF IT DOES, THEN THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, THE THE RENTAL PROPERTIES ARE GOING TO BE HIT HARD JUST IN ORDER TO PROTECT THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE OWNED THEIR HOUSES FOR A LONG TIME. WITH THAT $250,000 EXEMPTION.

SO WHEN I SEE THE NEWS, IT'S ALMOST LIKE PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING TO GO AWAY. KIND OF LIKE TAXES ON SOCIAL SECURITY WERE GOING AWAY. THEY DIDN'T GO AWAY FOR ME BECAUSE THEY ONLY GO AWAY FOR PEOPLE WITHIN CERTAIN INCOME LEVELS AND WITHIN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. FOR SOMEONE THAT OWNS A SMALL HOUSE THAT DOESN'T PAY MUCH ALREADY, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE BENEFIT OF THE $250,000 EXEMPTION. BUT A LOT OF STUDY WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER TO HAPPEN IN 97 TO BE $100,000 ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION AND A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS THAT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN THEN. SO I THINK I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIND A POSITIVE SOLUTION SO WE CAN ACCEPT THAT. AND I THINK THERE'S SOME WAYS THAT WE CAN CREATE MORE REVENUE FOR US THAT CAN COME FROM EFFECTIVELY FROM OUR CRA, WHICH WE'RE STRUGGLING FOR. I THINK PARTNERSHIPS A LOT BETTER THAN TRYING TO DO IT ON OUR OWN. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITHOUT THEM AS A PARTNER. THAT'S MY THINKING. I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CAUTIOUS AND JUST PROVIDE ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I AGREE TO TABLE IT AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD. IT WASN'T A VOTING. ANYHOW, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT DISCUSSION POINT. THEY ARE ON THIS CHART. AND I DID INDICATE IN THE MEMO PROPOSING FOR THE FIRST TIME A RESCUE PAYMENT FROM THE CITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $326,838, AND THAT IS WITHOUT ANY JUSTIFICATION. I'VE ASKED FOR SOME SUBSTANTIATION TO START SOME DIALOG WITH THEM SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE REQUESTING A PAYMENT FROM US AND WHAT IT'S BASED ON, AND START TO DETERMINE WHETHER THAT FEE IS APPROPRIATE OR NOT. AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THEIR FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO HONE IN AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THAT PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE AND WHAT THE PAYMENT SHOULD BE, IF A PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE AT ALL, SO THAT WE CAN REPORT BACK TO YOU. AND ON THAT NOTE, TOO, WE DID RAISE THE ISSUE OF THE FACT THAT AMBULANCE SERVICES DO CREATE BILLS AND INVOICES. AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE GIVING US A NET FIGURE FOR WHAT IT'S COSTING THEM OUT OF POCKET TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE SERVICES. AND AND NOT JUST HOW MUCH ARE THEY SPENDING? BECAUSE THERE WE'VE ASKED IN THE PAST TO HAVE AMBULANCE SERVICE AND THEY'VE DENIED US THE ABILITY TO DO IT. AND WE'VE GOT FIREMEN WHO ARE QUALIFIED.

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PETE, CAN YOU TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR? NO IT'S NOT IT'S A DISCUSSION. NOT THERE'S NO.

JUST A DISCUSSION ON ITEM. JUST TO SAY AT THE. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN ALTMAN AND TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE UPDATE ON WHAT IS TAKING PLACE, WHAT WHAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY, AND FOR CAUTIOUSLY LOOKING AT THE DETAILS AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE INFORMATION WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THE ONLY THING I HAVE TONIGHT, MR. MAYOR, IS RELATED TO THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS ORDINANCE, AND I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO SPEAK FREELY ON THAT BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING AND THE SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL FOLLOW THE DRB CONVERSATION OR, EXCUSE ME, THE LTB MEETING, YOU WILL RECALL IT WAS BACK IN 2019 THAT A ITEM RELATED TO THE CONVERSATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WAS SPURRED BY AN ORDINANCE OF DETACHED GARAGES AND THE LIKE, AND THAT THE CITY STAFF DID COMMIT AT THAT TIME TO LOOK INTO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE. NOTHING DID COME ABOUT AT THAT TIME. YOU FAST FORWARD TO 2023, AND A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE. AT THAT SUBSEQUENT EXCUSE ME, AND A SECOND CONVERSATION WAS HAD ABOUT THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE. THERE WAS AGAIN, A CONSENSUS WITH THAT COUNCIL THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER AN ADU ORDINANCE, WHICH STAFF SAID THEY WOULD WORK ON AT 2025. MEMO OF THE CITY STAFF STATED THAT THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE WAS DELAYED DUE TO SB 180 IN THE HURRICANE. EXCUSE ME, IT WAS DELAYED. I CAN'T RECALL THE REASON, BUT IT WAS LISTED AS DELAYED AND THE REASON WAS THEN ENDED UP BEING. THE CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATED AT OUR LAST MEETING. WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT, SHE SAID IT WAS DUE TO SOME LANGUAGE IN ABOUT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OR HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES THAT THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN LISTED THERE, AND IT WAS BEING REVISED FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE DRB. SO WE HAVE A TIMELINE THAT EXTENDS WELL OVER FIVE YEARS TO TALK ABOUT ADUS. IN THAT TIME. IRONICALLY, GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT WAS SOMEONE UP HERE ON COUNCIL THAT MADE THE PROPOSAL BACK IN 2019 FOR ADUS BEFORE THE COUNTY MADE CONSIDERATIONS, THE COUNTY HAS PASSED THEIR VERSION OF THE ORDINANCE. THERE ARE CITIES AROUND US WHO HAVE PASSED ORDINANCE FOR ADUS. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING WHY WE CAN'T IN THIS CITY, AND THE ONLY ANSWER I CAN THINK OF IS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A DRAFT. WE NEED A DRAFT. IT NEEDS TO GO BEFORE L, D, R B, AND IT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED. THAT BEING SAID, I'D LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU GUYS TO CHIME IN ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A CONSIDERABLE TIME THAT HAS PASSED SINCE THIS COUNCIL HAS GIVEN THEIR INPUT ON ADUS. AND I KNOW, I KNOW THE CITY STAFF IS DRAFTING IT WITH THE STATE IN MIND, GIVEN THE STATE WANTS TO DO THEIR OWN THING WITH ADUS, PUTTING SOME GUARDRAILS ON IT, I'M IMAGINE THAT'S WHERE THE HOMESTEAD, THE HOMESTEAD CONVERSATION OR THE CHANGES TO HOMESTEAD CAME FROM. BUT AT THIS TIME, IT IS A IT IS A VIABLE HOUSING SOLUTION OPTION. IT PLAYS INTO POTENTIALLY A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT OUR ALLI PROGRAM. OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE HAVE MADE THOSE POINTS IN. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT PRIOR TO THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHEN THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP, WE'VE BEEN LETTING THE THE THE STAFF TAKE THEIR TIME, BUT I WOULD LIKE IF YOU GUYS CAN COMMENT ON IF WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE IN A IN A MORE. WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR TONIGHT IS WHERE IS THIS IN TERMS OF PRIORITY FOR EACH OF US UP HERE? BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF TRYING TO GET THIS BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE LIST OF THINGS TO DO, I'D REALLY LIKE TO GIVE STAFF A GOOD

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TALK ABOUT CAN OF WORMS. THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN MENTIONED HOW MANY ORDINANCES AND HOW MANY THINGS WE'RE WAITING TO HAVE HAPPEN. I THINK, I THINK WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO THE REQUEST FOR PRIORITIES TO ANSWER YOUR COMMENT AND YOUR SOLICITING IT FROM US IS TO SAY WE WERE WE WERE GIVEN TODAY THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO REVIEW, AND WE HAD SOME COMMENTS, BUT MOSTLY JUST REVIEWING AND UPDATING WHERE WE WERE. THERE'S A THERE'S A PART OF THIS THAT HAS TO START HAVING THESE PROJECTS AND THESE ORDINANCES ON IT AND HAVE SOME WE'VE SEEN, YOU KNOW, WEEKLY THE LIST OF UPCOMING MEETINGS AND, AND THINGS THAT MIGHT BE ON THERE TO BE DETERMINED. AND SO I THINK IT'S TIME TO TAKE THE TO BE DETERMINED OFF AND TO ACTUALLY REALLY WORK HARD TO IDENTIFY THE SCHEDULE AT WHICH WE CAN ACCOMPLISH SOME OF THIS STUFF. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME THAT WE'VE TALKED FOR THE NEARLY NINE YEARS, EIGHT YEARS PLUS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CHANGING OUR PARKING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH WE'VE HAD PROFESSIONAL EVIDENCE TELLING US IF WE'RE GOING TO BE, AS OUR VISION SAYS, OUR MISSION, THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY, SHALL BE THE BEST WALKABLE WATERFRONT, HISTORIC CITY IN FLORIDA. SO WE HAVE AN OLD HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING THAT'S HISTORIC. WE GOT THIS GREAT RIVER, AND WE'VE GOT THIS WHOLE WALKABILITY PLAN, AND YET WE STILL HAVE THE SAME KIND OF CODES AND, AND ORDINANCES THAT RIGHTFULLY SO, OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS TO HAS TO FOLLOW THEM BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE RULES. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE FRONT PORCHES OR THE ADUS. IT'S THE LOT. IT'S HOW MUCH WE CAN USE A LOT. AND HOW DO WE HOW DO WE MAKE IT WORK? BECAUSE IDEAS ARE FINE. BUT IF YOU DON'T LOOK AT THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS AND THE SIZE OF LOTS AND THE CORNER LOTS, IT'S NOT SIMPLE. IT'S A DIFFICULT THING, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE IT ON. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO THROW AS MUCH AS I'M IN A HURRY. I DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE THINGS THAT COME IN FRONT OF US THAT WE HAVEN'T VETTED AND UNDERSTAND AND SAID, YES, WE LIKE THIS. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE THE GROUP TO LOOK AT A PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY STAFF WHO MAY OR MAY NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT, OR MAYBE THERE'S SOME RESISTANCE THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT SAYS WE WANT TO BE LIKE A, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVEN CODE ENFORCEMENT FOLKS STAND UP HERE TO TELL US HOW WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, ENFORCE OUR CODES, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER WE LIKE THE CODES OR WANT THE CODES WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO LIVE INTO THE FUTURE. SO I USED YOUR START TO SEGUE ME INTO THIS WHOLE WALKABLE, HISTORIC CITY IN FLORIDA. THAT'S OUR THAT'S OUR MANTRA. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SAID FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN SET A TRUE NORTH TO THAT.

INCLUDED IN THAT IS THE MISSING MIDDLE. THE ALL OF THESE THINGS. AND SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE IF IT'S CONSULTANTS, BUT I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO SAY IF WE NEED PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR US TO PLAN, NOT FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO PLAN, BUT FOR US TO PLAN, THERE'S MONEY RIGHT NOW AVAILABLE. WE'VE HAD OFFERS FROM THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. WE'VE GOT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL THAT'S GOT ECONOMIC STRATEGY, AND WE HAVE $10 MILLION THAT'S ALLOCATED FOR PLANNING FOR THE URBAN REVITALIZATION AND RENEWAL. SO I REALLY THINK THAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE EVERYBODY SCRAMBLING FOR IDEAS AND THUS

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ANOTHER SPEECH. YEAH. RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, I, I AGREE WITH BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH, YOU KNOW, BOTH OF YOU GUYS, BUT I THINK MAYBE WHAT WE'RE MAYBE MISSING IS EIGHT YEARS, FIVE YEARS. I THINK MAYBE WE'RE MISSING WHAT'S GOING ON IN BETWEEN THAT, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEING WORKED ON, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT WORK IS BEING DONE. SO I THINK MAYBE THAT'S JUST A LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STAFF AND US. SO TO ME, IF WE'RE SAYING WE WANT 600, THEY'RE SAYING 300, WHATEVER IT IS. I THINK WHAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR US IF WE HAD MAYBE SOME GUIDELINE OF LIKE, HEY, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. THIS IS WHAT WE'D LIKE IT TO BE. WE NEED INPUT. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME LEGAL IN THERE THAT'S GOING TO DICTATE. BUT AND I'M NOT JUST SPEAKING FOR ADU, I'M SPEAKING ACROSS THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, SO YOU KNOW, I'M THE NEW GUY HERE. I HAVEN'T BEEN SITTING AROUND FOR FIVE YEARS.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW I LIKE THE ADU IDEA. YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT ELDERLY PARENTS. IT WOULD COME IN REAL HANDY FOR ME. YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF MY WIFE DRIVING THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO ASK DEBBIE TO GET WITH HER STAFF TO PROVIDE, TO GIVE US JUST A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THOUGH, WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHAT WE DO WITH THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE IF WE PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC, THEN WE STIR THE PUBLIC UP AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, I HEARD IT WAS 500. I HEARD IT WAS 700. WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION WE GET, WE KEEP IT WITHIN US BECAUSE IT'S AN INNER INNER THING. WE NEED TO CONFIRM WHAT'S GOING TO WORK AND THEN GET IT OUT THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE PARKING SITUATION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOREVER AND IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. AND IF THIS PROJECT ON BANK AND MAIN COMES TO FRUITION AND LIKE MATT SAID, YOU KNOW, WE CAN PUT A PARKING GARAGE BEHIND THERE. I MEAN, THAT IN ITSELF WOULD BE HUGE. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO FUND THAT ON OUR OWN. YOU KNOW, WE NEED SOMEBODY FROM THE OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THINGS TO PROGRESS, BUT WE WANT THEM TO PROGRESS PROPERLY, NOT JUST PUSH THEM THROUGH AND JUST GET THEM DONE. AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING BACK ON IT AND SAY, WELL, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS DIFFERENTLY. SO I UNDERSTAND MAYBE SOME OF THE HESITATION OF WAITING, BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING WITH THE STATE'S DOING. BUT TO YOUR FRUSTRATION, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS? YOU'RE TELLING ME WE'RE WORKING ON IT, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'LL KEEP IT TO THAT FOR, FOR TONIGHT. SO BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, MAN. YES, I THINK EVERYONE IS IS CORRECT. I FEEL THE FRUSTRATION TOO. IT'S JUST SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ADUS. THE QUESTION IT'S BEEN

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BUT IT IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED BEFORE THE DRB. AND I THINK IF IT'S PASSED, IT COMES RIGHT, RIGHT TO US. AND IF WE WANT TO MAKE CHANGES ON FIRST READING, WE CAN DO THAT, PROPOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO CHANGE IT TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS TO GO BACK TO THEM, BUT AND THEN WE CAN VOTE ON IT FOR SECOND READING AND GET IT PASSED. I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE SMALL COMMENT ON THAT. 12 YEARS AGO OR 13 YEARS AGO, WHENEVER I STARTED THIS 13 YEARS AGO, PROBABLY THE FRUSTRATION, MOST FRUSTRATION I HAD WAS NOT JUST THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, BUT A LOT OF PROJECTS. IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF, IF YOU WENT AT THE PACE OF GOVERNMENT, YOU WOULD HAVE FAILED MISERABLY EARLY ON. SO LUCKILY CITIES GOT THE, YOU KNOW, THE WHEREWITHAL TO HOLD IT UP AND KEEP IT GOING AND GET IT DONE. BUT IT DOES GO A LOT SLOWER THAN WHAT YOU EXPECT. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S NOT BEING WORKED ON.

IT'S BEING WORKED ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU APPROACH DEBBIE AND SHE GETS WITH THAT PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT, YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.

THEY COME HERE 40 HOURS A WEEK. WELL, DEBBIE, SHE SUPPOSEDLY WORKS 50 HOURS A WEEK, BUT WELL, YOU KNOW, BUT WHAT WE WORK 50 HOURS A MONTH. BUT ANYHOW, YOU GOT MY POINT. YOU BUY MY POINT THERE WORKS GOING ON. BUT IT JUST IT'S JUST THE PACE OF GOVERNMENT THAT BOTHERS ME, TOO.

AND THEY'LL GET BACK WITH US WHEN THEY GOT IT. THEY HAVEN'T FORGOT IT. I WANT TO BRING UP A COUPLE POSITIVE THINGS HERE. FIRST OF ALL, TOUCH A TRUCK WAS PHENOMENAL. THIS SATURDAY. IT WAS THERE WAS HUNDREDS OF KIDS THERE. I THINK I'VE GOT THE HORN BEEPED 100 TIMES IN FIVE MINUTES AND IT HAPPENED EVERY FIVE MINUTES. BUT IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT PROJECT. AND THE WHOLE TEAM THAT PUT THAT TOGETHER DID A REALLY GOOD JOB. AND I, I HEARD THE COUNTY HAS SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT, AND WE JUST KICKED THE BUCKET DOWN THE STREET. WHEN IT CAME TO THE COUNTY. WE REALLY DID A GREAT JOB. IN FACT, I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH OF THE PORT RITCHIE'S FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE HERE. I WAS LIKE, WHERE'S OUR WHERE'S OUR STUFF? BUT THEY WERE THERE STRONG, AND I APPRECIATE THEM COMING DOWN TOO. AND I, I LEFT THERE AFTER I LEFT THE TOUCH A TRUCK, I WENT DOWN TO SIMS PARK AND RUSTY BELLIES BAIT SHOP AND CHARTERERS WERE PUTTING ON THE FISHING TOURNAMENT FOR THE KIDS AND THAT WAS WELL RECEIVED. A LOT OF KIDS ARE HAVING A GREAT TIME, AND I JUST GOT THERE RIGHT AT THE END OF THE FISHING, AND THEY WERE HANDING OUT THE TROPHIES AND MAN, THESE KIDS DID A GREAT JOB AND WE'RE VERY PROUD. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT PROJECT. BUT I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE THE KUDOS OUT TO THE RUSTY BELLIES BAIT HOUSE. THEY MOVED. THEY USED TO BE ON MAIN STREET. THEY'RE UP ON AVERY NOW. BUT IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING IN THAT IN THAT LINE, PLEASE RUN UP THERE AND GET IT. GOT A GREAT SHOP. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, CITY MANAGER. NOTHING FOR ME, MISTER MAYOR.

NOTHING FOR ME, MISTER

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.