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[1) Call to Order - Roll Call]

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THAT WAS. HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR JONES HERE. COUNCILMAN HERE. COUNCILMAN ALTMAN IS NOT IN THE ROOM AT THE MOMENT. CITY MANAGER MAN HERE WILL NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE. OKAY.

COMMUNICATIONS. JUST KIDDING. IT'S ALL YOURS TO TAKE OVER, MR. MAYOR. THE PURPOSE OF THE

[2.a) Strategic Plan Update]

WORK SESSION THIS EVENING IS TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE OUTSTANDING STRATEGIES, OBJECTIVES AND GOALS RELATED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND AS ALL OF YOU UNDOUBTEDLY WILL RECALL, A WORK SESSION WAS CONDUCTED BACK ON JUNE 2ND TO REVIEW UPDATE TO THE YEAR'S PLAN AND DUE TO SOME SOME TIME ISSUES, WE DID NOT MAKE OUR WAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND SO THERE ARE SOME REMAINING STRATEGIES, OBJECTIVES AND GOALS YET TO BE DISCUSSED AND THOSE THAT ARE REMAINING ARE TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, TO CULTIVATE HUMAN RESOURCES, TO MAINTAIN A DYNAMIC AND CONNECTED DOWNTOWN AREA, TO ADVANCE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, TO OPTIMIZE THE CITY'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE AND RECOVERY SERVICES, AND TO OPTIMIZE THE RESILIENCY OF THE CITY. AND COUNCILMAN ALTMAN HAS NOW JOINED US FOR THE MEETING, AND IT SHOULD BE NOTED IN THE MINUTES, AND WE CAN KICK OFF THEN WITH PROMOTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP OF THE CITY. AND IN THAT RESPECT, WE HAVE A POWERPOINT FOR YOU THIS EVENING, WHICH. COINCIDES WITH THE PRINTED MATERIAL THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, WHICH MARKS, AS YOU'VE TRADITIONALLY COME TO EXPECT IN COLOR FASHION, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ABANDONED COMPLETELY YELLOW, SOMETHING THAT IS SIGNIFIED TO INDICATE IS IN PROGRESS AND GREEN, SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. AND I'LL ALLOW YOU TO REVIEW THE GOALS THAT ARE ONGOING. AND IN PROCESS UNDER PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ACTION ITEMS. WITH YOUR PERMISSION. ANYBODY GOT ANY YOU WANT TO BRING UP AT THIS TIME? YEAH, I THINK UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, I THINK. JUST LOOKING AT THE HEADINGS FOR THE OVERALL DISCUSSION OBJECTIVES, GOALS, MEASURE ACTION ITEMS. SO WE'RE SPECIFICALLY PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP BY MEASURING POWER USAGE SHADE OR I GUESS THAT'S YOUR YOUR HEAT MATRIX OR HOW MUCH HEAT IS COMING IN ON THE GROUND FROM PAVEMENT OR WHATEVER. TESTING.

BUT THE. EDUCATION IS MENTIONED IN THERE AT SOME POINT. AND I JUST WANT TO. CAN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED IS A MEASURE FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER COMMUNITY AWARENESS CONSERVATION. THAT'S THE LAST ONE. IT'S ON, YOU KNOW, THE FINAL ONE ON THE SECOND PAGE OF OUR HANDOUT. AND YOUR ACTION ITEMS ARE OFFERING COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND DESIGNATE A CENTRAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT IT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME. AND OF COURSE, I SAY THIS AND I BROUGHT IT TO YOU ALL BEFORE WITH THE BRAINSTORMS GROUP, BUT BETWEEN WHAT LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE CHAIRMAN AGAIN OF THE RESILIENCY PART OF THE PLANNING COUNCIL AND THE BRAINSTORM SORT OF THEME THAT WE'VE ARRIVED AT

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FROM A COUPLE OF MEETINGS HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, ALMOST JOINS UP WITH ENERGY MANAGEMENT CENTER AND SOME OF THE STUFF THE SCHOOL'S DOING IN THE INTEREST OF SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY. AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE SCHWEGMANN PROPERTY THAT HAS A GOOD BIT OF LAND. WE ALSO HAVE 80 ACRES. WE HAVE THE EXTRA LAND. WHEN BILL PHILLIPS AND YOU WERE INVOLVED, I THINK YOU WERE PART OF THAT ACQUISITION OF THAT EXTRA 10 OR 15 ACRES THERE, 20 ACRES, 20, WHICH DOESN'T HAVE ALL OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON IT. RIGHT? BECAUSE WE DIDN'T USE THAT PROPERTY, THE CITY BOUGHT THAT. THAT'S CORRECT. SO YOU DON'T HAVE THE RESTRICTIONS YOU HAVE ON THE NATURE PARK. AND THEN THE COUNTY BOUGHT ANOTHER TEN ACRES. SO I THINK WE'VE HEARD IT BEFORE WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT LETTING US KNOW THAT OUR AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE, I THINK WHOEVER'S ALL BEEN INVOLVED IN THE INSURANCE PREMIUM REDUCTION THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR, WHICH IS BY PUTTING AWAY NATURAL. SO THERE'S, THERE'S A BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR OUR NATURAL AREAS AND. AND, AND SO THE EDUCATION PIECE IS A PIECE THAT I THINK NEWPORT RICHIE CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS THE GATEWAY TO THE NATURE COAST, WHERE SOME OF THESE NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS ARE WORKING ALONG THE COAST. SO TO ME. ACTION ITEM SHOULD BE TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF AND THE COOPERATION WITH A VARIETY OF ENTITIES THAT ARE COMING TOGETHER. AND I THINK THEY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE COULD IDENTIFY OUR CITY AS REALLY A, A HUB FOR THAT INNOVATION. THAT ACTION ITEM ON THE FAR RIGHT THERE SAYS OFFER COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BUT ON WATER QUALITY, BUT IT JUST MIGHT JUST TAKE THE WATER QUALITY OUT AND SAY MULTIPLE THINGS. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING THAT WE COULD EXPAND THAT. AND NOT JUST THAT WE HAVE TO OFFER IT, BUT THAT WE SUPPORT ENTITIES AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN IT. RIGHT. THAT'S MY POINT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT RIGHT DOWN TO ONE LINE THERE. BUT PRETTY MUCH, I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S IT.

I'M NOT A POLITICIAN. AND SO YOU'RE NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE ADD A FIFTH VARIABLE TO MEASURES. YOU WANT US TO HONE IN ON AN ADDITIONAL ACTION ITEM. THEN AT THIS POINT, INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON THE WATER QUALITY, FOCUS ON ANYTHING WITH COMMUNITY EDUCATION, WHEN IT COMES TO ENVIRONMENTAL. YEAH. AND THE GOAL WAS AN OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAM. SO AND I THINK WE COULD ADD THAT FOSTER THE AWARENESS CONSERVATION. AND THAT GETS TO SOMETHING THAT GOES TO COUNCILMAN JONAS'S ROLE, WHICH IS THE ECO TOURISM. AND I THINK WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT YOU GO TO YOU GO TO SEA WORLD, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT, YOU'RE GOING TO GET AN OUNCE OF SCIENCE. AND SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A FUN PLACE. SO IT COMES BACK TO PROMOTING OUR CITY AS AN ENTERTAINMENT. THAT'S WHERE RECREATION COMES IN. CULTURE, THE WORD CULTURE COULD BE IN THERE AS WELL. PROGRAMS CAN BE NOT ONLY AT THOSE PARKS THAT YOU JUST BROUGHT UP, BUT THEY CAN BE TAKEN TO THE SCHOOLS, TO SCHOOLS IN THE CITY. IN FACT, AND I ALWAYS INCLUDE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH MARLOW IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, THERE'S A LOT OF CITY KIDS THAT GO THERE. OKAY. WELL, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE THOSE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS AT GREAT PRESERVE USED, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A GREAT ASSET THAT WE HAVE THAT I DON'T THINK WE'RE TAPPING INTO. SO YEAH, I THINK WE COULD EVEN BRING THE TOURISM IN WITH OUR BOAT RENTALS AND OUR. I STILL BELIEVE THAT FERRY, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE MARKETING IT ENOUGH, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE ALREADY HEARD, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT GONDOLA IS STILL HAPPENING ON APPOINTMENT OR RESERVATION OR HOW IT'S WORKING, BUT THAT WHOLE CONCEPT OF ACTIVATING THE RIVER. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I MADE MY WIFE DO HOT DOG SALES.

SO YOU'RE ONE UPPING ME WITH THE GONDOLA THING THERE. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY BELIEVING.

SHE FOUND OUT WHEN CHARLEY BELCHER PUT HER ON TV THAT SHE SHE NEEDS A CAPTAIN'S LICENSE.

SO SHE'S THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE CAPTAIN'S LICENSE. OKAY. AND IT'S IT'S NOT SHAKE AND BAKE. IT'S A LOT OF WORK. YEAH, THAT WAS SHE THOUGHT UNDER SIX. YOU DIDN'T NEED IT, BUT IT'S ONE. AND YOU EVEN CAN'T EVEN TAKE A TIP. YEAH. YOU KNOW, SO IT'S COMING. BUT I THINK FOR THE CITY TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT IDEAS LITTLE FAIRIES. I'VE HAD A NUMBER OF LITTLE IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT. SO, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME VISIONING THAT WOULD FIT INTO OUR ACTION

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ITEMS, I THINK WE GOT SOME EDUCATIONAL TYPE PEOPLE AT THE LIBRARY THAT PROBABLY COULD HELP US OUT THERE TOO. NOT ONLY THE PEOPLE THAT WORK THERE, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT COME THERE.

YEAH, THAT WAS THE LAST ONE. I MEAN, LOOKING BACK AT THE OTHER ONES, THEY'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH PROMOTING THE STEWARDSHIP. AND SO CULTIVATING HUMAN RESOURCES. OKAY. I'D LIKE. SOMEBODY COME DOWN. ARNIE. WOW. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE ARNIE FOR SURE. HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE WANTS TO COME. HE ACTUALLY HE LOVES IT EARLY TODAY. DO I HAVE TO? HE'S VERY COMMITTED TO THE GOALS THAT WE ADVANCED. IN ESTABLISHING THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND HE'S MOBILIZED SOME SOME PRACTICES AND POLICIES THAT HAVE MOVED US MUCH FURTHER ALONG IN RESPECT TO REACHING SOME OF THE GOALS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE. I THINK, AND ARNIE, YOU CAN JUMP IN AND I'LL LET YOU THE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE INITIATED A SALARY STUDY THAT OCCURS ON A YEARLY BASIS HAS REALLY HELPED US TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, BUT ALSO RETAINING EMPLOYEES THAT ARE MORE MOTIVATED TO IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATE STANDARDS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT ONE SHOULD BE YELLOW. ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. JUST, YOU KNOW, IN THAT I'M WILLING TO MAKE THE CHANGE. YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING, I, I FEEL THAT'S WHAT IT IS. I FEEL THE WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST YOUR STAFF, BUT THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, CITY STAFF IS ALL CHANGED ITS ATTITUDE OVER THE TEN YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. YOU KNOW, WE AS MISS MANN SAID, WE YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING VERY MUCH TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE A LOT OF THINGS ON THE HR PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THAT'S LISTED HERE JUST STARTING WITH THE CULTURE, YOU KNOW, NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, AGAIN, LOOKING AT EVERYTHING AGAIN, WE ARE CHANGING SOME, I'LL SAY SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE DEFINED PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE. SO AS MAN SAID, YOU KNOW, THE COMPENSATION PLAN, WE DO HAVE SOMETHING OUT CURRENTLY THAT WE'RE GOING TO WE WE ARE DOING A STUDY RIGHT NOW THAT IS KIND OF WRAPPING UP. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME OF THAT DATA AND STUFF ALONG THOSE LINES AGAIN, TO LOOK AT, TRY TO MAKE US AS I WANT TO USE THE TERM COMPETITIVE AS POSSIBLE FOR, FOR THE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE, YOU FIND SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT CAN SING. MAYOR, I WILL STAY AWAY FROM THAT. THAT VIDEO I ADVISED TERRY THAT MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLKS HAVE THE MELODY NEXT TIME YOU'RE PERFORMING. I THOUGHT WE SOUNDED. I HAD A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS. OH, WE ALL WE WE GET WE GET TONS OF COMPLIMENTS. TONS. YOU CAN TAKE THAT BACK TO HIM. WE GOT TONS. I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO MENTION IT AT COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, BUT IT JUST EVERYBODY JUST LOVED IT. YEAH. I THINK THERE'S LIKE 2000 VIEWINGS OF THAT. SO SO YEAH, YOU'RE ALL OF YOU ARE VERY POPULAR. A LITTLE FLAT ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT IT'S OKAY. THOUSAND IN TOWN. AND MR. WATSON CAN GO ON TO COMMENT ON THE OTHER GOALS, WHICH ARE ALSO VERY CLOSE YELLOWS AS WELL. YEAH. THE OTHER THING THAT AGAIN, WE HAVE VERY MUCH ARE STRIVING FOR AND WORKING WITH IT AND STUFF ALONG THOSE LINES IS TO IS TO AUTOMATE AND USE TECHNOLOGY AS MUCH AS WE CAN, YOU KNOW, TO THAT, TO THAT FORM.

AND WITH US IN HR, WE STARTED INITIALLY RIGHT OFF WITH GETTING RID OF THE PAPER APPLICATIONS. I MEAN, IT SEEMS KIND OF VERY SIMPLE, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS IN PRACTICE FOR A LONG TIME. SO AGAIN, WE ARE TRYING TO DO THAT AGAIN AND SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS.

AGAIN, THE ELECTRONIC EVALUATION STUFF ALONG THOSE LINES, WE NEED TO GET THE SYSTEM, YOU KNOW CURRENT. RIGHT NOW I HAVE A PERSON THAT'S PROBABLY SPENDING ABOUT 30 HOURS A WEEK TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, BUILD AND WORKING ON THE HR MODULE AND STUFF ALONG THOSE LINES WITH THE NUMBERS AND THE CODES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GET THROUGH THESE BABY STEPS AND AGAIN, AND UTILIZE WHAT WE HAVE A TOUGH TIME THERE BECAUSE AS SOON AS YOU GO TO BED AND YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, THERE'S ANOTHER WHOLE, YOU KNOW, YEAH, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE TRYING TO DO VERY MUCH IS AGAIN, TO USE THE AGAIN, WHAT THE CITY HAS, HAS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR, FOR, FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IS TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY AND EVENTUALLY DETERMINE AGAIN, IF IT DOESN'T WORK OR WE CAN'T GET TO THAT POINT. THERE'S ALWAYS SOFTWARE OUT THAT YOU CAN ADD AND, YOU KNOW, BUT WHY WE'RE WE'RE USING THAT TECHNOLOGY, WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY, LET'S BUILD IT AND LET'S MAKE IT TO WHERE IT IS AND LET'S DETERMINE IF IT'S RIGHT FOR US. AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE KEEP TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD. AND WE BELIEVE THAT WITH TECHNOLOGY. AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE PROGRAMING WE'RE DOING WITH THE COMPENSATION AND STUFF, WE'RE GOING TO START TO CHANGE THAT CULTURE, GET OUR EMPLOYEES MORE, YOU KNOW, FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE. AGAIN, SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE PROGRAMING THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE LUNCHES AND DINNERS AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEE STUFF AND SOME

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OF THE WELLNESS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OTHER LIKE OBVIOUSLY CONTESTS OR SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, DRESS A CERTAIN WAY, YOU KNOW, FOR LIKE THE FOOTBALL TEAMS AND SPORTS TEAMS, ALL THOSE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO FROM AN HR PERSPECTIVE TO TRY TO, TO, TO, AGAIN, TO CULTIVATE THIS AND STRENGTHEN THE HR PERSPECTIVE. DID YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT YOU'VE INSTITUTED? WELL, AGAIN, FROM THE STANDPOINT FOR US, YOU KNOW, ONE OF PROBABLY THE THING THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO TO DO IS, IS REALLY ON THE SAFETY SIDE, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO INSTILL OR START TO CREATE A VERY STRONGER, YOU KNOW, SAFETY CULTURE. SO AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT, AGAIN, ROLLING OUT DIFFERENT TYPE OF TRAINING PROGRAMS, NOT JUST FOR, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC WORKS. THAT'S, IT'S THE EASIEST PLACE TO JUMP RIGHT OFF THE START. BUT WE NEED TO DO IT ACROSS THE SPECTRUM HERE FOR THE STANDPOINT OF, YOU KNOW, OUR EMPLOYEES AT ALL DEPARTMENTS TO BE SORT OF SAFETY CONSCIOUS FROM THAT END. AND THE SECOND SIDE IS TO ALSO LOOK AT FOLKS SKILLS AND ABILITIES, AND AGAIN, TO TRY TO LOOK AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN. AGAIN, WE'RE RECRUITING, YOU KNOW, FOR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. AGAIN, LIKE I WILL, YOU KNOW, HIGHLIGHT WE DO IT IN, YOU KNOW, THE BUSINESS OFFICE TO USE AT CERTAIN TIMES FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS, LOOK AT DO SOME TRAINING, NOT TRAINING, BUT REALLY KIND OF LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SKILLS AND, AND MAKE SURE WE'RE HIRING FOLKS AND BRINGING FOLKS IN THAT HAVE SOME OF THE SKILLS AND ABILITIES THAT ARE RIGHT FOR THEM TO USE SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY TO THEIR, THEIR BASIS. AND, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE ALSO KIND OF LOOKING AT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON HERE WAS, AGAIN, WHICH I THINK IS A BIG ISSUE, IS CUSTOMER SERVICE. YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, WE DID SOME, YOU KNOW, WE DID SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE CULTURAL STUFF, I THINK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, STUFF ON THOSE LINES. BUT ONE OF THE FOCUS THAT WE HAVE KIND OF ON HR KIND OF ACROSS THE SPECTRUM IS TRYING TO FOCUS ON CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND AGAIN, TRYING TO ROLL THAT OUT ACROSS, YOU KNOW, IT IMPACTS ALL OF US, WHETHER, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ON THE STREETS OR YOU'RE IN THE OFFICE HERE OR ON THE PHONE AND ALL THOSE THINGS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE KIND OF LOOKING FOR IN A SENSE. THE CITIZENS HIRED US, CITIZENS HIRED US, EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ACTUALLY HIRED THROUGH DEBBIE. BUT THE CITIZENS GAVE US THE MONEY TO HIRE THEM. SO WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, YOU KNOW, STANDPOINT FROM THE HR. AND YOU DON'T YOU DON'T GET A LOT OF THANK YOUS, BUT YOU SURELY GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. OR IF YOU GET A COMPLAINT, IT'S USUALLY PRETTY STRONG. AND YOU KNOW, FROM THAT STANDPOINT. SO AND YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT BE VERY MINOR, YOU KNOW, TO, TO US IN ETERNAL, BUT IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S OUR, IT'S THE TAXPAYERS, IT'S THE CITIZENS THAT THAT REALLY KIND OF DRIVE AND PUSH US. SO, YOU KNOW, ANY LITTLE KIND OF MISCUE IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON. AND I SAY MISCUE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PERCEPTION IS REALITY. HOW A PERSON HEARS OR SEES SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY NOT UNDERSTAND OR TAKE IT IN THE WRONG VEIN. AND WE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE'RE INTERACTING THAT, YEAH, THAT THEY, THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, COME TO YOUR OFFICE, THEY RIGHT. WE ALSO TRY TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE CITY THROUGH TRAINING. AND, YOU KNOW, THE ONGOINGS OF THE CITY SO THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION AS AN EXTENSION OF THEIR JOB. AND THE ONLY THING THAT I FEEL WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH OF IS WE HAD INSTITUTED A PROGRAM OF SORT OF LIKE A COFFEE WITH THE CITY MANAGER OR WITH OTHER HIGHER LEVEL DEPARTMENT HEADS. AND I TRIED TO DO IT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND WASN'T ABLE TO KEEP UP A CALENDAR OF THAT. AND I'M VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN REINSTITUTING THAT PROGRAM AND MAKING OUR WAY AROUND TO THE DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE IT WAS WELL RECEIVED. WE DO A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER AND COMMUNICATE THAT WAY WITH EMPLOYEES, BUT THEY DO APPRECIATE DIRECT INTERFACE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. I ALSO THINK BROUGHT UP THEM, BUT THAT'S ALSO THE CITIZENS ACADEMY. I THINK THAT CAN'T BE SOLD ENOUGH TO THE CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, TO ATTEND THAT. WELL, THEY DO APPRECIATE THAT PROGRAM. AND I'M GLAD WE INSTITUTED.

YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, IT'S IT'S US TELLING THE CITIZENS WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW WE WORK. AND THEY'RE LIKE, THEY WALK AWAY IN OR THEY JUST DIDN'T REALIZE, RIGHT, WE MIGHT TRY TO RECRUIT THEM TO DO SOMETHING IN ONE OF THE COMMITTEES WE DO WELL, WE WORK HARDER AT THAT. THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK HARDER AT IT. IS THERE ANY THE MOST EDUCATED ON CITY FUNCTIONS? RIGHT, RIGHT.

ANDY AND I JUST RECENTLY HAD A A CONVERSATION ABOUT TRYING TO RECRUIT THEM TO VOLUNTEER AT EVENTS AND SOME OTHER THINGS. SO I KNOW SHE'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. WELL, I MEAN, IF THEY KEEP GETTING EMAILS, THE VOLUNTEER, THEN THEY MIGHT DO IT. YES. UNDER YOUR STRATEGY IS TO CULTIVATE HUMAN RESOURCES. AND IN YOUR GOALS WERE YOU TALK ABOUT RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEWS AGAIN ON THE LAST PAGE, CLAIM TRENDS AND IMPROVE RISK MANAGEMENT. BUT UNDER ACTION ITEMS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN ENHANCING EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AND ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMS, YOU ALWAYS HAVE FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN COMING IN HERE. BUT WHY DON'T YOU HOLD A QUARTERLY

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ANNIVERSARY AND JUST HAVE THOSE AWARDS AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING SO THAT WE CAN THANK THEM AND NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE AWARDS PROGRAMS COME FROM, BUT RATHER THAN DOING THEM ALL, LIKE, EVEN IF IT'S EVERY OTHER MONTH OR FOR A YEAR, ANYONE WHO'S HAD A 20 YEAR OR 30 YEAR OR A 40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY, THAT GETS SOMETHING PUBLICLY RECOGNIZED FROM THE STAFF BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE SEE. WE SEE POLICE AND FIRE. I DON'T SEE THAT OFTEN.

MAYBE WE'LL HAVE SOME RECOGNITION, BUT THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL FEEL, BUT I THINK IT'D BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE FOLKS WHEN THEY'VE BEEN HERE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THEY GET THEIR TURN TO COME BEFORE US. YOU TYPICALLY SEE APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE FOR POLICE AND FIRE. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU DON'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF SEEING THE ANNIVERSARY AWARDS BECAUSE YOU WORK FULL TIME DURING THE DAY. AND WE TYPICALLY HOST THAT AT THE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON, WHICH YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND. WE COULD ALWAYS MAKE A CHANGE IN THAT. WELL, WELL, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT ON THAT. BUT I THINK THE EMPLOYEES COMING TO US, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON. THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED PUBLICLY WITH US. AND YOUR HOLIDAY LUNCHEON CAN NOT HAVE TO HAVE THAT ELEMENT TO IT. I KNOW THAT'S WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM HERE. AND THEN THE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON ONCE AGAIN. I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR NINE YEARS NOW, BUT MAYBE MY FINAL YEAR WILL HAVE AN ACTUAL HOLIDAY DINNER WHERE SPOUSES GET TO COME OUT AND ENJOY AN EVENING WHERE EVERYBODY COMES AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE USED TO. AND SO I'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR A HOLIDAY EVENT THAT'S NOT A LUNCHEON. NOW THEY CAN COME IF THEY WANT TO. I THINK IF IT'S INTERESTING, WE'VE HAD A DJ OR SOME MUSIC OR SOMETHING, BUT RENTING A PLACE, RECOGNIZING OUR STAFF, UNLESS THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM TO DO THAT, I DON'T KNOW. BUT I WOULD THINK THE SPARTAN OR SOMETHING COULD HANDLE. IT'S WHERE WE USED TO DO IT, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE CAN HANDLE THAT, BUT THIS SQUARE, YEAH. AS WE'RE IN BUDGET SEASON, I CONTINUE TO PITCH TO TO GO THAT EXTRA LINE. IF WHETHER YOU'RE WHATEVER ROLE SOMEBODY IS IN FROM FINANCE TO ACROSS THE BOARD. SPOUSES ARE IMPORTANT. THERE'S 270 EMPLOYEES. SO IT COULD BE 500 PEOPLE THERE. AND IF THEY BRING THEIR WIVES OR THEIR HUSBANDS OR THERE ARE OTHERS OR THEIR PLUS ONES. IT GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND HAVE SOME MORE THAN. AND I APPRECIATE THE LUNCHEON, BUT I MISS THE OLD DINNERS. AND I THINK IT WAS A BUDGET CUT THAT KNOCKED IT OUT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. BUT. I WAS GOING TO SAY, COUNCILMAN, THERE'S THERE'S ALWAYS TWO SIDES TO THAT COIN, AND I DON'T I DON'T I UNDERSTAND THAT FROM THAT STANDPOINT, WE HIT SOME OF THE LOGISTICS. I WILL TELL YOU JUST I'M GOING TO TALK TO MY SINGING. SO GO AHEAD AND DISAGREE. I KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE BUDGET CUT HERE. PROBABLY LOOKING FOR A NEW HR DIRECTOR. BUT THAT'S OKAY, YOU KNOW. BUT NO, NO, YOU KNOW, THE STANDPOINT OF JUST I'LL SAY FROM EXPERIENCE OF DOING THESE THINGS, NUMBER ONE, ESPECIALLY AT THE HOLIDAYS, YOU HIT LOGISTICS, YOU KNOW, SO YOU HAVE VERY LIMITED WEEKENDS. SO IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE COME ON A, ON A WEEKEND, WHICH WHEN MOST PEOPLE ARE AVAILABLE BECAUSE YOU GET THE ISSUE. AND I HATE TO SAY THIS FROM A STANDPOINT OF EMPLOYEES, IF I WORK HERE TILL 4:00 OR 5:00 AND I HAVE TO COME BACK FOR DINNER, OR IF I LET YOU OUT EARLY TO GO HOME AND COME BACK, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND PEOPLE JUST, HEY, LOOK, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING HOME. I'M NOT. I'M NOT COMING BACK. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WE ALWAYS DEAL WITH.

AND I'LL SAY FROM AN HR, AND IF YOU TRY TO DO THESE KIND OF EVENTS IS HOW DO YOU SCHEDULE IT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TO FIND APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF, YOU KNOW, FINAL WEEKEND, ESPECIALLY AT THE HOLIDAY TIME IS VERY DIFFICULT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WILL PEOPLE PARTICIPATE AND, YOU KNOW, COME BACK AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU PUT THE SPOUSES IN AND STUFF ALONG THOSE LINES, A LOT, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T, I HATE TO SAY THAT, BUT THE ANNIVERSARY THURSDAY NIGHT MIGHT LOOK AT THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY VERSUS CHRISTMAS. YEAH, WELL, I GUESS WE CAN LEAVE THE WIVES AND SPOUSES TO THEIR OWN DEVICES ANYWAY. I'M JUST I'M JUST OFFERING IT AS JUST SOME COMMENTARY FOR YOU. WHATEVER YOU ALL DECIDE, WE'LL WE'LL WE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'LL BE GLAD TO, TO EVEN WHEN YOU DO THE LUNCHEON, IT COMES IN SHIFTS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL COVERING THE THE JOBS. WELL, HIS POINT IS YOU'RE PAYING THEM TO COME TO BE THOUGHT AND VERSUS YOU DON'T GET PAID TO COME TO A HOLIDAY EVENT. IF YOU

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WANT TO COME, YOU COME. IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU DON'T. BUT INVITING EVERYONE TO BRING THEMSELVES OUT AND JOIN IN THE HOLIDAY CHEER SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO ME, BUT IT IS A LOT OF WORK AND. IT'LL BE UP TO US WHEN WE GET THROUGH THE BUDGET TO DECIDE IF WE WANT SOMETHING TO DO. OKAY, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANSWERED TODAY, BUT I'M BRING IT UP AGAIN. THANK YOU PETER. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT STRATEGY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. WETZEL. MR. CRAIG, WE'RE GOING TO STAY THE SAME. DON'T SPOIL THE SURPRISE. I DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE PEOPLE MENTIONED ME. MAYBE THIS WEEKEND. YEAH, I HEARD MORE ABOUT YOUR DANCING AND YOUR SINGING. IN A DYNAMIC AND CONNECTED DOWNTOWN AREA WHERE A MAJORITY OF THE GOALS AND ACTION ITEMS HAVE GONE GREEN. THE ONLY GOAL THAT WE HAVE ADVANCED AND WE HAVEN'T GONE GREEN ON IS WE STILL NEED TO ENCOURAGE UPPER FLOOR RESIDENTIAL IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. AND IN RESPECT TO THE ACTION ITEMS, THERE ARE A FEW PROJECTS THAT STILL NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED. UNLESS THERE ARE ADDITIONAL GOALS THAT YOU WANT TO ADVANCE THAT WE. WE HAVEN'T OR. AND THE ONLY ACTION ITEM THAT'S IN PROGRESS THAT WE HAVEN'T REALLY. INDICATED IN IN YELLOW IS IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR DOWNTOWN THAT'S REALLY SORT OF COME ABOUT ON AN AD HOC BASIS, AND LIKELY THE RESULT OF THE RAILROAD SQUARE PROJECT, WHERE WE'VE STARTED TO MEET WITH BUSINESS OWNERS ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS AND GET THEIR INPUT AND, AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT DECISIONS THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE RELATED TO THAT PROJECT AND, AND HAVE A MORE DIRECT FORM OF COMMUNICATION WITH PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THAT CORE BUSINESS AREA THAT WHERE YOU HAVE THAT INCREASED AWARENESS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO DO BUSINESS WITH. AND I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE A HYPHEN THERE OR A SLASH WITH IT WITH AND WITHIN THE CITY. OKAY. GOT IT. MAKE SURE THE GRAND GRAND BOULEVARD BUMP OUTS DON'T MATCH ANYTHING ABOUT GRAND FROM RAILROAD DOWN TO LEANING TOWER. I MEAN, FROM GOLF TO LEANING TOWER, BECAUSE IT'S TOO IT'S TOO NARROW. IF YOU DRIVE DOWN THERE AND YOU SEE THE CURBS ARE ALL BLACK BECAUSE OF PEOPLE HITTING THE CURBS OR TRYING TO MOVE OVER. RIGHT. BECAUSE IT'S NOT WIDE ENOUGH. LET'S JUST PINK AND BLACK. YEAH. NO, THEY'LL BE ALL OVER THE YARD THEN. NO, IT JUST I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE, THE IT'S BECAUSE OF DRIVING IN DRIVEWAYS, BUT IT'S, IT'S MORE LIKE THIS. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THOSE. RIGHT.

THOSE. I HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF THAT AS WELL. CURBS, YOU KNOW, SO. YOUR STRATEGY AND YOUR OBJECTIVE ARE IDENTICAL. AND FROM THE STANDPOINT OF GOALS, I HAVE TO SAY USING THE WORD CONNECTED. WHEN WE LOOK AT ACTION ITEMS, VERY LITTLE IS INVOLVED THERE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE CONNECTIVITY. AND I REALLY THINK IF CONNECTING OUR RIVER ROUTES, CONNECTING OUR VARIOUS POINTS, WE GO BACK TO, YOU KNOW, MICRO. TRANSPORTATION. YOU DO HAVE A PARKING GARAGE AND ADDITIONAL PARKING. I CAN ONLY SHARE WITH YOU THAT LAST WEEK, I, MY DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNTY PLANNER WAS HE SUGGESTED WE NEEDED ANOTHER PARKING GARAGE. AND GUESS WHAT? THEY HAVE MONEY AND ABILITY TO HELP US TO MATCH SOME OF THAT STUFF TO. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY TO YOU GUYS, THERE'S $10 MILLION IN PLANNING FOR THE RECOVERY AND THE LONG TERM ECONOMIC STRATEGIES FOR IMPACTED AREAS OF WHICH WE ARE ONE. THAT'S A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY. BUT SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON PRIVATELY TO HELP PLAN SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE

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WANT TO HAVE COME FORWARD. AND THIS GOES BACK TO MY, MY, I GUESS, REQUEST BEFORE WE WENT OUT FOR PROPOSALS ON THE OLD SUNTRUST BUILDING WAS COULD WE AND THEY'RE OPENING UP THAT FOR REQUESTS IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. SO WE SHOULD REALLY GO IN THERE AND SAY, HOW CAN WE PARTNER WITH EVERYBODY ELSE THAT'S PLANNING ANYTHING AND REALLY GET THAT CONNECTIVITY GOING? YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CONNECTING THE GRAND BOULEVARD, AND WE TALK ABOUT CONNECTING THE COAST TO COAST TRAIL AND THE PINELLAS TRAIL. SO FOR ME, THAT CONNECTED WORD COULD USE A COUPLE OF NEW ACTION ITEMS TO IDENTIFY. AND ONE OF THEM SHOULD BE IDENTIFYING AND, YOU KNOW, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ANY PLANNING EXERCISES. THAT SCHWEGMANN YOU BROUGHT UP THE GULF DRIVE AND THE CONNECTION DOWN THERE. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE MENTIONED MANY TIMES THAT FEEDS THE DOWNTOWN AND THEN CONNECTS GRAND BOULEVARD. THE OTHER THING IS, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT AFTER NINE YEARS, WE STILL HAVEN'T REACHED THAT POINT WHERE WE'VE GOT TO REALLY HAVE MUCH DIALOG ABOUT OUR IDEA FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE DOWNTOWN'S LAND USE OR ZONING OR FOOTPRINT. WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD PITCH FOR THAT GRAND BOULEVARD DESIGN THAT'S COMING THROUGH THERE. ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT OPENING UP THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN GULF DRIVE AND DOWNTOWN FOR, I GUESS, SORT OF QUASI AN ARTS DISTRICT, SOME KIND OF DISTRICT OF SOME KIND THAT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO STILL LIVE THERE. YOU START LOSING THE SMALL TOWN EFFECT.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED IN DUNEDIN. YEAH. BUT IF IT WAS A NICE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO SAY IF SOMEBODY WANTED A LITTLE SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY, DO WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE A TROLLEY OR SOMETHING RUN BY GO TO BRADENTON AND GO INTO THEIR LITTLE ARTS DISTRICT? IT'S DIDN'T CHANGE MUCH, THE LITTLE HOUSES THERE OR GOT AN ARTIST IN THEM. THEY PUT THEIR ART OUT ON THE PORCH OR THEY. BUT I'M WITH YOU ABOUT THE DENSITY. WE DON'T HAVE TO INCREASE THE DENSITY. BUT IF IT WAS DONE IN A SORT OF OLD SMALL TOWN WAY, WE DO ALL THE DECORATIVE WORK ON THAT BOULEVARD. YOU GOT NEIGHBORS, YOU GOT PEOPLE THAT OWN THE HOUSES. YOU GOT SOMEBODY THAT'S A LANDLORD NEXT DOOR, DECIDES TO LET IT GO THAT WAY. AND THEN RESIDENT THAT OWNS THE PROPERTY BECOMES IT BECOMES A WELL, THAT'S. 45% RENTAL. SO YEAH, THERE WAS 23000 PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE COUNTY WHEN I WAS BORN. THERE'S 650,000 NOW. AND WE HAVE A CITY THAT EVERYONE HAS GOT THIS APPEAL TO, AND THEY WANT TO BE HERE. AND BUT IT'S ALSO THE REASON IT IS GETTING THE GROWTH. AND IT IS BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE. THEY ENJOY THAT WALKABLE, REACHABLE INNER SMALL TOWN EFFECT, WHICH I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY IT'S NOT A SMALL TOWN, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL TOWNS THAT HAVE GOT A LITTLE BECAUSE THEY EXPANDED TO THE NORTH AND EXPANDED TO THE SOUTH. IT'S A DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO HAVE. I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO BRING IT UP, POINTS TO. YEAH, I THINK IT HAS TO BE A PUBLIC DISCUSSION, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME FOR IT TO HAPPEN. IT'S. A LOT OF THOSE OLD HOUSES ARE UNIQUE. AND THEN THERE'S SOME CRAPPY DUPLEXES AND PLACES THAT ARE OUT OF SHAPE. THERE'S A TYPE OF STRATEGY WHERE YOU'VE CHANGED THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN AREA, BUT YOU CERTAINLY GRANDFATHER IN EVERYTHING THAT'S ALREADY THERE. SO NOBODY'S FORCED TO DO ANYTHING. BUT IF THE VALUES OF THEIR PROPERTIES GO UP BECAUSE YOU'VE GIVEN THEM A MORE VALUABLE, YOU KNOW, OPPORTUNITY AND YOU MAYBE YOU CAN ESTABLISH SOME ESTHETIC GUIDELINES OR SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WOULD SATISFY. AND, BUT IT ALWAYS TAKES A PICTURE, YOU KNOW, THAT AREA. IF IF THEY SEE A PICTURE AND THEY LIKE IT, THEN THEIR MIND CHANGES. IF THEY SEE A PICTURE AND IT'S SCARES THEM, THEN THEN IT'S AN ABSOLUTE NO.

BUT THAT'S WHERE PLANNING COULD COME IN. I MEAN, WHY NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PLANNING AND SAY, HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN HAVE A BETTER FLOW? OR ANYWAY, I'M GOING TO KEEP PITCHING THAT PLANNING MONEY, BUT THAT'S NOT FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. THAT'S FOR THAT'S FOR A MEETING IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO DECIDE IF WE CAN PITCH FOR SOME OF THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ALL THAT MONEY. WE'RE THE ONE DOWNTOWN THAT FLOODED. YOU GOT ANYTHING ON THAT? OH YEAH, I DO. I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DART PROGRAM AND JUST I'M HAPPY THAT IT'S PROGRESSING AND PEOPLE ARE USING IT. BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO THINK A LITTLE

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BIT BIGGER SCALE BECAUSE YOU'RE KIND OF LIMITED ON THOSE TWO UNITS AND HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY HOLD. SO I DEFINITELY THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LIKE, BE THINKING, I DON'T WANT SOME GINORMOUS TROLLEY SYSTEM LIKE THEY HAVE IN FORT MYERS BEACH. I MEAN, THEY HAVE A TRUCK WITH A TRAILER LIKE BUSCH GARDENS AND A TRAILER. PEOPLE AROUND LIKE THAT. I DON'T WANT SOMETHING QUITE THAT BIG, BUT SOMETHING A LITTLE BIGGER SCALE. MAYBE THAT WOULD HOLD 12 OR 15 PEOPLE AND IT COULD MAYBE BE A LITTLE MORE FUN. YOU KNOW, SINCE WE ARE TRYING TO DRIVE A LITTLE BIT YOUNGER CROWD DOWN HERE. SO THAT'D BE MY ONE THING. WATER BUGS, LITTLE WATER BUGS, MAYBE FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT THAT CAN CARTS A FEW PEOPLE AROUND.

KARAOKE BARS. YEAH. ANYTHING COOL? NO, NOT ON THIS. NO, I WOULDN'T MIND ALSO SEEING GETTING I DON'T KNOW WHAT HOW TO DO IT, BUT WHEN I WAS IN NASHVILLE LAST WEEK, I USED WAYMO. SO IT WAS A DRIVERLESS CAR SITUATION. SO VERY UNIQUE, REALLY COOL. I WOULDN'T MIND GETTING SOMETHING LIKE THAT OVER HERE EITHER, JUST ON A ROUTE, NOT EVEN A ROUTE. IT LITERALLY READS THE ROAD, IT READS PEOPLE, IT SEES THEM. IF SOMEBODY COMES TO THE CORNER THAT NEEDS TO CROSS, IT RECOGNIZES THEM AND WAITS, ALLOWS THEM TO CROSS. IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING. DEBBIE. LET'S TAKE A NOTES. I'M SORRY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

OKAY. LEANNE MAHADEO WILL JOIN ME FOR. ADVANCED EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. WE BROUGHT HER UP.

CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT OR IT'S GOING TO CHANGE. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE ADVANCED UNDER THIS SPECIFIC STRATEGY, AND THEY ALL RELATE TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND THE. THEY PRINCIPALLY HAVE TO DO WITH SUPPORTING SECURE DATA COLLECTION, STORAGE, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, DECISION MAKING, INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND DATA SHARING WITH THE COMMUNITY, ENHANCING POLICE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, BUILDING SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS, ESTABLISHING I, A POLICY GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK, BUILDING I A READINESS AND IMPLEMENT PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS AND DEPLOYING. AI ASSISTED SIP OR KEY PROJECT PERFORMANCE DASHBOARDS. WE'VE OUTLINED FOR YOU THE GOALS THAT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED AND LEFT OPEN. THOSE THAT ARE LEFT TO BE ADDRESSED.

AND THEN WE'RE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OF US ON ACTION ITEMS OR ANY CHANGES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE IN EITHER THE GOALS OR ACTION ITEMS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU. AND LEANNE. ARE THERE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO ADD AT THIS POINT? NOT REALLY TO ADD, BUT JUST CONTINUING ON WITH OUR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ROADMAP, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR, REALLY ADOPTING AND UTILIZING THE TOOLS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WE'VE ADDED AI IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. SO AS A CITY STARTING TO LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING POLICIES, APPROPRIATE USAGE, TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES ON HOW TO USE THE TOOL AND NOT FEAR IT PER SE, BUT ALSO SAFEGUARDING CITY DATA AND, AND RESIDENT DATA IN THE PROCESS. SO NOT JUST TURNING IT ON, BUT SETTING UP THE POLICY AND ALSO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE DATA PRIVACY SECURITY POLICY SET IN PLACE AS WELL BEFORE DOING SO. SO REALLY TAKING A DEEP DIVE INTO THAT THIS YEAR, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS A CITY COUNCIL, WE'RE LOOKING OR INTERESTED IN DOING SO. AND LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE IS, IS IMPLEMENTING FOR DEVELOPMENT, FOR FINANCE, THE TOOLS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ONLINE, INSPECTION, SCHEDULING ONLINE, SOME OF THE VARIOUS THINGS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED. SO YOU GOT IN GREEN EXPANDING CITY SERVICES THAT CAN BE ACCESSED ONLINE. I

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DON'T THINK THAT WOULD EVER NOT BE YELLOW. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE BECAUSE IT'S ONGOING. YES, EXACTLY. EXACTLY. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE NOT DONE. WE'RE NEVER DONE IS WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING. YEAH EXACTLY RIGHT. SHOULD BE YELLOW. NOT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE NOT THAT YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO DO IT OR NOT DOING IT, BUT IT'S JUST IT'S, IT'S NEVER GOING TO TURN GREEN IN MY MIND. IT'S NOT ORANGE FOR ONGOING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GREEN.

YELLOW WHEN IT PUTS TOGETHER. OH, WE GOT A STOPLIGHT THING GOING. ON. AI THE POLK COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE MAIN SPEAKERS AT THE. FGFOF FLORIDA GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS CONFERENCE A FEW WEEKS AGO. YES. AND THERE IT DIRECTOR AND I HAVE HIS CARD, BUT HAS TALKED ABOUT THE. FIRST OF ALL, I GUESS THE. FROM A SECURITY STANDPOINT, THEY. ANY EMPLOYEE THAT WOULD USE AI HAS TO SIGN A DOCUMENT. AND YOU'RE AWARE OF ALL THIS STUFF, I'M SURE. BUT HE STARTED SAYING HOW IT WAS USED IN HR TO HELP IDENTIFY CANDIDATES WHO MIGHT BE WELL QUALIFIED FROM THEIR RESUME FOR A DIFFERENT JOB, NOT THE ONE THAT THEY APPLIED FOR. AND ALL KIND OF REALLY, YOU KNOW, USEFUL THINGS. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE HERNANDO COUNTY WON AN AWARD FOR USING AI, AN AI GENERATED BUILDING PERMIT, AND PLANNING AND LAND USE PROGRAM THAT SCANNED AND DID AN INITIAL PASS THROUGH THAT DID IN HALF AN HOUR. YOU KNOW, THE STORY OF WHAT THEY SPEND DAYS TO DO, AND THEN IT'S STILL THEIR AGENTS TO HELP THE EMPLOYEE. THEY'RE NOT REPLACEMENT. BUT THERE WAS A BIG THING ON THE BOARD THAT SAID, AI WILL NOT TAKE YOUR JOB.

BUT SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS HOW TO USE AI WILL TAKE YOUR JOB. SO I AM NOT OPPOSED TO IT. BUT AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CLOSED SYSTEM SO THAT YOU DON'T EXPOSE THE CITY TO THE DATA MINING AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF, OR THAT COMES INTO IT. AND I, PARTICULARLY AS A FINANCE PERSON, I THINK OF THE COUNTIES PROPERTY APPRAISER SITE THAT SHOWS THE OWNERSHIP OF EVERY LOT IN THE CITY AND HOW IMPORTANT THAT CAN BE TO HELP US TO UNDERSTAND AND REGULARLY FLUSH THROUGH, TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN A CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY OR THAT SORT OF THING. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT BOTH PARTIES REALIZE THAT THESE ARE SECURE GOVERNMENT SITES THAT AREN'T GOING TO HAVE A LEAK. SO THERE'S ALWAYS CONCERN FROM YOUR SIDE OF THE COIN OF TO LETTING THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG. AND SO I WAS SURPRISED IT WAS THE IT DIRECTOR OF, OF POLK COUNTY WHO WAS REALLY THIS BIG ADVOCATE FOR IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? CAUTIOUS, RIGHT. SO AND I THINK AND WHEN I SAY DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE CITY, I THINK I MEAN, JUST THROWING AI OUT THERE AND, HEY, LET'S USE IT IF WE'RE NOT ALREADY USING THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE, THEN AI IS NOT THE SOLUTION PER SE. SO PARTNERING WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, I'M POINTING TO HIM OVER THERE AS WELL. BUT LOOKING AT AS WE DEVELOP A POLICY IS A STEERING COMMITTEE AS WELL. SO WITH OTHER DIRECTORS OR WHOMEVER, HOW HOW CAN WE USE THIS AND HOW CAN YOUR DEPARTMENT USE THIS? AND, AND, AND AGAIN, SAFEGUARDING THAT DATA FOR. SO I SAY CAUTIOUSLY, IT'S AS YOU JUST GAVE A LOT OF EXAMPLES THAT IT CAN BE USED SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. SO NOT, NOT, NOT PUTTING ROADBLOCKS IN THE WAY PER SE, BUT HAVING GUARDRAILS. SO MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT IN PLACE BEFORE WE JUST GO FOR IT. SORRY. SO HOW DO I FIT CAUTIOUS BUT BUT I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. SO WE NEED TO WE CAN'T JUST TURN A BLIND THING ON. PAGE 28 IS THE LAST THING FROM THE FROM WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT I THINK THAT'S A YELLOW ONE TOO.

RIGHT NOW IT'S WHITE, BUT IT'S. I'M SURE YOU'RE DOING IT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE. IT SHOULD BE YELLOW AND STAY YELLOW FOREVER. I'M SAYING YOU'RE PROBABLY ALREADY DOING IT. IT'S JUST NOT YELLOW. OH TRAINING IN THERE. XEROX REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT

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GETTING SOME INFORMATION FROM OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND SEEING WHAT THEY'RE DOING. XEROX MADE THE COMMENT THAT THEY'RE NOW CONNECTED TO A COMPANY THAT THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY HAS.

I'M GOING TO GET TO A NUMBER OF THESE CAMERAS. WRONG, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE IN THE HUNDREDS. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CAMERAS, SECURITY TYPE CAMERAS WE HAVE, BUT THEY'RE USING SORT OF TECHNOLOGY TO HELP TO BRING THOSE LIVE, PULL, PULL SOMETHING LIVE. THERE WAS A BEACH COMMUNITY IN PINELLAS COUNTY THAT EVERY TIME WHEN THE SNOWBIRDS CAME BACK, THEY'D HAVE THE BIG DELIVERY VANS STOPPING IN THE ROAD AND BLOCKING UP THE TRAFFIC. SO THEY CREATED A THEY CREATED A WAY TO DO A NOTICE. IF IF A LARGE LIKE THE CAMERA COULD IDENTIFY WHAT IT WAS LIKE, YOU SEE IN SOME OF THESE NEWER CARS AND STUFF, RIGHT, THAT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT STOPPED FOR SO LONG ON THE STREET THINKING AMAZON DELIVERY TRUCK OR. AND I'VE SEEN ON YOU ALL HAVE. I'M SURE I'VE SEEN THE LANDSCAPERS THAT HAVE THE BIG GIANT TRAILERS BEHIND THEM THAT JUST STOP ON LOUISIANA AVENUE OR STOP ON THE ROAD. AND MAYBE IT DOESN'T HURT. YOU CAN GET AROUND IT, BUT THE ABILITY TO PROGRAM THE CAMERAS TO BRING INFORMATION TO YOU, AGENTS THAT CAN, YOU KNOW, DO ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. IT'S REALLY FASCINATING. I DON'T KNOW, I'M SURE IT'S THERE, BUT THEN PRIVACY. AND SO WE HAVE DEB, YOU WANT TO GO ON NEXT ONE, WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE. SURE. AND NO, NO, YOU'LL NEED TO STAY FOR THIS NEXT ONE. OKAY. I WAS LIKE, WHAT ARE WE ON? DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE. IT'S IMPROVED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IT DOES. RELY ON IT FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF HOW WE DO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE. IT RELIES ON IT. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN OUR ACTION ITEMS AND THE, THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE. ARE IDENTIFIED AS ONLY ONE IS COMPLETELY GREEN. ALL THE REST ARE IN PROCESS. WE DIDN'T COLOR THE REGULAR TRAINING AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP USERS NAVIGATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPROVAL PROCESS. ALTHOUGH IT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO AND WE PROVIDE REALLY STEWARD'S SERVICES TO PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP. AND IT'S REALLY DIRECT ASSISTANCE THAT WE PROVIDE TO PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP IN DEVELOPMENT. AND IT RANGES ALL THE WAY FROM A DEVELOPMENT TECH PERSON ALL THE WAY UP TO MY OFFICE. IT CAN BE ME, IT CAN BE DAVE GAMMON, WHO REALLY JUST SHEPHERD SOMEONE THROUGH THE PROCESS. PERSONALLY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY TRAINING, ANY WRITTEN DOCUMENTS. IT'S REALLY PERSONAL SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE CURRENTLY. BUT WE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE COULD COLOR IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY TRAINING AND EDUCATION. IT'S DIRECT SERVICE. THE ACTION ITEMS. YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STILL WE STILL HAVEN'T PURCHASED ANY REAL CRM SOFTWARE THAT I'M AWARE OF. AND WE HAVE REDESIGNED OUR WEBSITE. WE DO ENGAGE OUR HQ. FOR COMMUNITY TRANSPARENCY, AND WE DO EMAIL BLASTS FROM THE WEBSITE. AND MR. HALL HAS DEVELOPED SOME WRITTEN REFERENCE TOOLS. AND THEN WE, WE DO SAY WE PROVIDE OMBUDSMAN SERVICE AND REVIEW REGULATORY PROCESSES FOR IMPROVEMENT WITH MR. ASSISTANCE WE'VE IMPLEMENTED TYLER CITIZEN SELF SERVICE AND DEVELOP SOME CUSTOMER FRIENDLY COMMUNICATION

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PROTOCOLS. WE REGULARLY COMMUNICATE PROCESSES TO USERS OF THE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES AND CONDUCT A SELF-SERVICE ANALYSIS TO INCREASE CUSTOMER SERVICE OPTIONS AND PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAMS TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND. WE HAVE DEVELOPED ACTUALLY ENDED HERSELF, CREATED AN ADA TRANSITION PLAN AND PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATIONS FOR CITY DEPARTMENTS AND AN ADA TITLE. TWO COMPLIANCE ON OUR WEBSITE, AND WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND TOOLS FOR TRAINING, AND WE'RE IN COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH THAT. CORRECT.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALMOST CORRECT. ALMOST COMPLETELY CORRECT. WHICH IS WHY IT'S YELLOW. BUT WHAT'S MISSING IS OBJECTIVES FOR IMPROVING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. DON'T TALK AT ALL ABOUT THE WATER AND SEWER DIVISION OR THE UTILITIES. SO IF YOU ADDED AN EXTRA AREA THERE, I THINK YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO ALREADY SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING AN ENHANCEMENT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR WATER BILLS. AND ALL PART OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT. GIVING THAT CUSTOMER CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR OWN WATER USE, I THINK IS A GOOD A GOOD ADDITION IF YOU'VE GOT ROOM TO SQUEEZE IT IN AND WE CAN. YEAH. WHEN THIS STRATEGY WAS ORIGINALLY CONTEMPLATED, THE FOCUS OF THE COUNCIL WAS ON THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE SOME COMPLAINTS THAT WERE EMANATING FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT DEPARTMENT. BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY ADD WATER IN AT THIS POINT. AND AND I'M GLAD TO DO THAT. SO A COUPLE THINGS TO AROUND THE CITIZEN SELF-SERVICE.

LIKE I SAID, WE WERE ABLE TO, WITH THE HELP OF THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, IMPLEMENT INSPECTIONS ONLINE SO THAT CAN BE SCHEDULED ONLINE. I BELIEVE TWO PERMIT TYPES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE TO APPLY FOR. WE PLAN TO BRING ALL OF THOSE ONLINE IN THE COMING YEAR. ALSO, THE BUSINESS TAX RENEWAL IS AVAILABLE ONLINE, BUT THE APPLICATION WE PLAN TO BRING ONLINE IN THE COMING YEAR. AND THEN ALSO WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS WE ALREADY HAVE THROUGH OUR APP AND ON THE WEBSITE WHAT'S CALLED A REPORT, AN ISSUE WHERE CITIZENS CAN REPORT A WATER LEAK OR A CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ITEM. BUT WE PLAN TO INTEGRATE THAT WITH THE WORK ORDER SYSTEM AS WELL. SO THAT AGAIN, JUST DIGITIZING THAT PROCESS, I THINK ALSO YOU GET A LOT MORE PEOPLE PAYING ATTENTION IF YOU FEED A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION ON THEIR BILL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLINE, THEIR BILL, YOU COULD HAVE A SENTENCE OR TWO REFERRING THEM TO SOMETHING OR, YOU KNOW, JUST WHAT YOU OR YOU CAN GIVE THEM INFORMATION RIGHT THERE BECAUSE THEY DEFINITELY LOOK AT THEIR BILL EVERY MONTH. AND SO YOU CAN REPEAT IT 2 OR 3 MONTHS.

AND FINALLY THEY'LL SEE IT WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT THIS WHOLE PROGRAM TOGETHER AND YOU CAN SELL IT ON THE BRIDGE OR SELL IT IN, BUT EVERYBODY LOOKS AT THEIR BILL. SO UTILIZE THEIR BILL TO. MENTIONS THE BILL AND YOUR BETWEEN YOU AND CRYSTAL WORKING IN UTILITY BILLS AND THE GARBAGE BILLS. TWO THINGS I GOT. I GOT SIDELINED AT LOWE'S BY SOMEONE WHO SAYS THEY'VE BEEN REPORTING THE GARBAGE TRUCK LEAKING IN FRONT OF THEIR STREET. AND SO THERE ARE OTHER THAN CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS, THERE ARE SOME THINGS RELATED TO OUR ROLE IN DEALING WITH OUR SANITARY SURE. BUT THEN SECONDLY, I REALLY WOULD LOVE TO SEE US AND I'LL JUST THROW IT OUT NOW. BUT TO DO A ROUNDUP PROGRAM ON OUR BUILDING AND ROUND IT UP FOR CULTURE AND ARTS AND OUR ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT TO ACTUALLY CREATE, I MEAN, WE'RE ENCOURAGING FOLKS FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURE WHEN THEY BUILD SOMETHING, BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENTS NOW THAT ARE, SAY, ROUND UP TO THE NEXT DOLLAR OR WHATEVER. ALSO, I GOT A BUNCH OF PENNIES TODAY FOR THE UTILITY DEPARTMENT, AND I'M NOTICING THAT THE POST OFFICE SHORTED ME $0.02, BUT THEY DIDN'T REALLY. BUT THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED APPLYING THIS NEW GO UP TO GET INTO THAT. NOW, LET'S NOT GET INTO THAT NOW.

SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER TIME. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL SAY I'LL PUT MY $0.02 IN LATER. YEAH. YOU

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DID PUT YOUR $0.02 IN AND I GO THERE. NOW THE ROUND UP THOUGH. ROUND UP IS A COWBOY TERM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS STRATEGY? NO. THEN WE'LL TAKE THE THE NEXT STRATEGY, WHICH IS TO OPTIMIZE THE CITY'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE AND RECOVERY SERVICES. AND I WILL ASK CHIEF FITCH TO JOIN ME IN THE HOT SEAT. DUN DUN DUN.

WHICH I KNOW HE'LL GLADLY DO. AND. THANK YOU, CHIEF HATCH. AND THE OBJECTIVES ARE LARGELY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS PREPARED AND UP TO SKILL FOR EMERGENCIES SHOULD THE UNTHINKABLE OCCUR IN THE CITY, AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE RESPONSE, SHOULD WE HAVE AN INCIDENT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE MESSAGING AND RESPONSE, AND TO COORDINATE WITH THE COUNTY, AND TO ALWAYS, ALWAYS BE IN A PREPARED MODE? THE THE GOALS AND OUR. ONLY THREEFOLD OR SET STATED, I THINK, WELL, THE. WE HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED A COLOR FOR INCREASING TECHNOLOGY, FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE, THE WORD MAINTAIN PLANS. THAT'S KIND OF TELLING ME THAT IT SHOULD BE YELLOW, OTHERWISE YOU WOULDN'T BE DONE. WE'RE NOT EVER DONE.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. OUR EMERGENCY PLANS ARE UPDATED EVERY YEAR THAT YOU APPROVE.

AND SO THAT COULD BE YELLOW. YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I SAID. WHEN YOU SAY MAINTAINED THAT MEANS YOU'RE STILL GOING TO ALWAYS WORK. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE THE PROGRAM IN IN IN PLACE, BUT MAINTAIN IT. IT IS A WE MAINTAIN IT EVERY YEAR. YEAH. RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I SAY, YOU KNOW, SO LET ME TELL YOU IT'S GREEN BUT NOT IT'S REALLY KIND OF YELLOW BUT NOT, NOT DEROGATORY YELLOW. IT'S IT'S A POSITIVE YELLOW ORANGE, ORANGE. WE'LL HAVE TO GO TO A DIFFERENT COLOR SYSTEM AT SOME POINT ONGOING BECAUSE IT IS ONGOING. YEAH. AND OKAY, YOU JUST GOT MY POINT. THAT'S ALL. WE GOT YOUR POINT. AND THE CHIEF DOES A GOOD JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL STAY ON TOP OF OUR TRAINING AND THAT HE KNOWS WHO HAS WHAT LEVEL OF TRAINING WE DO INCREASE TECHNOLOGY EVERY YEAR, BUT I THINK THE CHIEF WANTS MORE ALWAYS AND CONSISTENTLY.

OKAY, SO IN RESPECT TO THE ACTION ITEMS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR, WE HAD.

ADVANCE TO A POINT THAT WE ARE. AT A POINT WHERE WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FULLY INTEGRATING TYLER WITH OUR FORERUNNER SYSTEM, AND WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO HAVING DONE THAT. AND AT THIS POINT, THERE WEREN'T ANY ADDITIONAL ACTION ITEMS OR GOALS ADVANCED BY ANYONE INVOLVED IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM. WHEN WE REVIEWED WITH STAFF, THIS STRATEGY. AND SO UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL DIRECTIVE OF US, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN OUR PLANS AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND TRAINING FOR STAFF SO THAT WE'LL ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES WITH OUR FOCUS TO DELIVER THE SERVICES AS IS APPROPRIATE. THE OBJECTIVES YOU HAVE IMPROVED COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES.

COMMUNICATION IS THAT IS THAT IS THAT AN ONGOING THING? IT IS AN ONGOING THING, ALWAYS BECAUSE THE PLAYERS CHANGE A LOT. SO WE AND I JUST WONDERED IF IT IT'S JUST NOT WITH THE

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COUNTY. I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING WITH THE THE CITIZENS TO. THEY SHOULD BE WELL EDUCATED AND AWARE WHEN NOT JUST HERE COMES HURRICANE SEASON, BUT. WELL, WE DO SAY THAT WE WANT TO DELIVER TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE MESSAGING TO OUR PUBLIC AS AN INDEPENDENT OBJECTIVE. AND THEN SEPARATELY, WE SAY WE HAVE TO IMPROVE OUR OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COUNTY. AND THE REASON THAT WE SAY THAT SEPARATELY IS BECAUSE WE RELY ON THEM FOR SERVICE AND RESOURCES DURING EMERGENCIES. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE PROCESSING OF SOME OF OUR ORDERS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. SO WE'RE ALWAYS TROUBLESHOOTING. I SEE THE COUNTY HAS A A BOOTH, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, THAT GOES AROUND AND PLOTS ITSELF DOWN IN DIFFERENT EVENTS. IF WE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING THEM HERE ON ONCE EVERY COUPLE MONTHS AND TUESDAYS, DID YOU HEAR THAT QUESTION? NO. OKAY.

THE THE COUNTY HAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT. THEY HAVE A BOOTH THAT THEY TAKE AROUND THE COUNTY AT DIFFERENT EVENTS, YOU KNOW, AND YOU CAN GO UP AND GET INFORMATION AND ABOUT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AND I JUST WONDERED IF WE MIGHT NOT ONCE EVERY MONTH OR TWO HAVE IT WITH OUR TUESDAY. SO WHEN ALL THOSE PEOPLE COME, WHICH ARE PRETTY MUCH LOCAL CITIZENS AND THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BOOTH, THEY DID ATTEND OUR HURRICANE EXPO AND THEY WERE SET UP AND BUT I'M JUST SAYING, THEY DON'T, YOU KNOW, HURRICANE EXPO, THAT'S ONE TIME. BUT. PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS COME TO A HURRICANE THING, BUT THEY'LL COME GET THEIR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING, I DON'T SAY EVERY TUESDAY, BUT JUST I'M JUST PICK THAT ONE OUT. I MEAN, IT COULD BE YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE A FOURTH FRIDAY. YEAH. I THINK FOURTH FRIDAY WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO YEAH. JUST TO TRY TO KEEP THE INFORMATION OUT AVAILABLE TO THEM AND KNOW WHERE THEY CAN GO WHEN THEY HAVE QUESTIONS. YEAH. CHIEF, NOT ONLY THE COUNTY BRING THEIR BOOTH, BUT WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PEOPLE THERE WITH THEM. YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT. THE CHIEF DOES MEET WITH THEM REGULARLY.

THE POLICE CHIEF MEETS WITH THEIR STAFF WITH REGULARITY AS WELL. AND WE MEET WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAFF TO SEE IF THEY CAN GET BE INVOLVED IN SOME OF OUR EVENTS, WHETHER IT'S FOURTH FRIDAY OR, YOU KNOW, TUESDAY, WHERE WE GET ACCLIMATED TO ALL OF THEM SO THAT WE'VE GOT THE BEST CONNECTIONS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN EMPLOY EVERY EVERY ONE OF THEM WHEN THE TIME COMES, AND SO THAT WE HAVE THE BEST RELATIONSHIPS AND CAN TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THEM. BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO, AND WE'LL WORK WITH THEM ON EVENTS AS WELL, IF THEY DON'T MIND COMING. AND THEY KNOW THEY DO NOT, THEY'RE VERY GOOD TO WORK WITH.

THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE. OH, I REMEMBER IT WAS JUDY. DID YOU SEND ME OR DID I GET IT FROM ANOTHER CLERK THAT TOLD ME THAT I HAD A JULY 1ST DEADLINE AND ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHICH I DON'T AGREE IS PROBABLY WHAT THE LAW MEANT, BUT IT WAS PART OF A FLIER THAT SAID THAT WE HAD A FOUR HOUR CLASS WE ALL HAD TO TAKE THAT SHOWED ABOUT ALL OF THAT. I THINK MAYOR WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS REALLY IN A POSITION OF LEADERSHIP, AND I THINK THEY MISINTERPRETED IT. BUT I TOOK THE FOUR HOUR THING ANYWAY. BUT YOU DIDN'T TAKE FOUR HOURS TO DO IT. WELL, I HAD, I HAD I TOOK IT, IT DIDN'T TAKE FOUR HOURS. WELL, I HAD TO GO BACK AND REDO A COUPLE OF THE EXAM QUESTIONS BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T READ THE PART BEFORE.

YOU JUST TRIED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. I DID TOO. YEAH, BUT POINT POINT, VERY LITTLE NOTICE, RIGHT? IT WAS LIKE TWO DAYS BEFORE. YEAH. LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO THIS BY THE END OF THE DRAWING. RIGHT? BUT MY, MY POINT WOULD BE THAT HAVING ATTENDED BOTH OF THE WORK SESSIONS AT THE EMC AND I THINK, CHIEF, THAT YOU WERE THERE, I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS BOTH OF THEM OR NOT, BUT THE COUNTY UPDATING TO YOUR EVERY YEAR QUESTION THE COUNTY UPDATING THEIR WHOLE ENERGY EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROTOCOL. IT KIND OF FITS INTO ALL OF THAT COMPLICATED STUFF THAT THAT WE HAD TO LISTEN TO FOR THE FULL 2.5 HOURS OR ONE HOUR AND 20, WHATEVER IT TOOK TO GET DOWN TO REALITY, IT WAS UNDER AN HOUR. HE'S BEEN DOING IT, BUT AT THOSE MEETINGS, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT ELABORATIVE OWN PROGRAM, BEING ABLE TO SAY, IF WE LIKE WHAT

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THAT DOCUMENT SAYS, THAT WE COULD DO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO UTILIZE SOME OF THAT SAME LANGUAGE, RATHER THAN HAVING THE FEDERAL OBLIGATION TO DO IT ALL OVER OURSELVES. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE IF WE HAVE ANY INTEREST OR NOT, BUT WE SHOULD CERTAINLY FOR COORDINATED BE A YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IT'S IN HERE BEING ON THERE, DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT THEY HAVE. WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND SO DOES THAT ADAPT OR ADOPT THE NEW. WHEN THE NEW DOCUMENT GETS APPROVED AND BECOMES OFFICIAL WITH OUR AGREEMENT, THEN SORT OF PIGGYBACK THAT IN A SENSE, IN LETTING ALL THAT WORK ON WHICH AGREEMENT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IF IT'S MARRIED TO THAT OR NOT, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S A IT'S LIKE, IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. IT'S SOMETHING THEY DO EVERY 10 OR 15 YEARS, AND THEY'VE BEEN SPENT A WHOLE TON OF MONEY UPDATING IT. SO IT'S ABOUT TO BE COMPLETED, I THINK. SO WHEN IT IS COMPLETED AND YOU GUYS GET IT, YOU'LL SEE IF YOU SHOULD BE TAPPED INTO IT. I'M GUESSING YOU GOT ANYTHING ELSE ON THE EMERGENCY. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW. PETE, IF YOU CAN GIVE US THE DETAIL. YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING? WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN HERE. THERE IS ANOTHER STRATEGY, AND IT'S OPTIMIZE THE RESILIENCY OF THE CITY. IT'S THE FINAL. PART OF THE ORDER. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT, BUT IT'S NOT. AND BUT IT TO HAS TO DO WITH THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. I'M SURE IT IS. WELL, I'LL GO REVIEW. AND IT RELATES TO CONDUCTING POST-EVENT CRITIQUES OF THE CITY RELATED TO OUR RESPONSE AND THE STRENGTH OF OUR DISASTER PLAN. WELL, YOU IN MY OPINION, YOUR BEST TIME TO EVALUATE WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN EMERGENCY IS RIGHT AFTER NOT THINKING ABOUT IT SIX MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD, BECAUSE THEN YOU'LL FORGET THINGS THAT ALWAYS SHOW WE SHOULD HAVE DONE. WE SHOULD HAVE DONE WELL. YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE OR WOULD HAVE DONE OR DID RIGHT WHEN IT HAPPENED. AND YOU'RE MORE PREPARED. YEAH, WE DID A WE DID AN AFTER ACTION CRITIQUE AFTER THE 2024 HURRICANE SEASON, ALSO KNOWN AS A HOT WASH. SO, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AWAY, THAT'S THE BEST TIME TO DO IT WHEN EVERYTHING'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND. SO ABSOLUTELY. THERE'S ONLY $25 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR OPPORTUNITIES FROM HERE. AND OPTIMIZING THE RESILIENCE BEING THE STRATEGY, THEN MITIGATION NEEDS TO BE A GOAL AND MITIGATING FUTURE. AND SO THAT WHOLE IDEA OF NATURE BASED IMPROVEMENTS, STORMWATER RELATED ADDRESSING FUTURE RISK, THAT'S WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY IN THERE AND SOME OF IT RELATED TO OUR ECONOMICS. SO. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU DO NEXT YEAR'S OR WHATEVER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS DOCUMENT, BUT IT'S NOT ALL POST-EVENT. THAT'S THE TOUGH THING ABOUT THESE RESILIENCY IS HALF OF IT SEEMS TO BE HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS AND EVACUATION. AND THE OTHER HALF IS, HOW DO I MAKE SURE I KIND OF BE A LITTLE STRONGER THE NEXT TIME SOMETHING HITS OR IF SOMETHING BIGGER COMES, YOU HAVE CONNECTION WITH THE WATER, THE WATER COMING. WHEN THE HURRICANES AND AND THE WIND, YOU HAVE CONNECTIONS. YOU LET ME KNOW, OKAY, I DO, I BOUGHT I MEAN TO CONTROL THEM. YEAH.

BOBBY HENRY, A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, NATIVE AMERICAN SEMINOLE. OH, OKAY. YEAH. ANYTHING ELSE? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GROUP. I'LL CHANGE SHIRTS SO I DON'T LOOK LIKE I'M SITTING HERE. I REMEM

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.