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MURPHY, COUNCILMAN ALTMAN, COUNCILMAN. BUTLER HERE. CITY MANAGER. MANZ. CITY ATTORNEY.
DRISCOLL HERE. WE COULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE, PLEASE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. I THINK THE
[4) Presentation by WastePro RE: Solid Waste Services]
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RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM JULY 2ND, AUGUST 4TH AND AUGUST 5TH. AND THE MOVE TO APPROVE AND THE. IN THE SPECIAL MEETING. MINUTES TO SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I I I, JUDY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE BOX POP[6) Vox Pop for Items Not Listed on the Agenda or Listed on Consent Agenda]
THING? ALL THOSE IN ATTENDANCE MUST BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS OPINIONS AND REFRAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS. ANY PERSON WHO BECOMES DISORDERLY OR WHO FAILS TO CONFINE REMARKS TO THE IDENTIFIED SUBJECT OR BUSINESS AT HAND, SHALL BE CAUTIONED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER AND GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONCLUDE MARKS ON ON THE SUBJECT IN A DECOROUS MANNER AND WITHIN THE DESIGNATED TIME LIMIT. ANY PERSON FAILING TO COMPLY, AS CAUTIONED, MAY BE BARRED FROM MAKING ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS DURING THE MEETING BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER, UNLESS PERMISSION TO CONTINUE OR AGAIN ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IS GRANTED BY THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT. I THINK PROBABLY I DO. THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS NATHAN POLLOCK. NATHAN POLLOCK, 6153 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. I OWN PATRIOTS DOGGIES. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE COUNCIL A NUMBER OF TIMES. LAST MEETING, I PRESENTED A SLIDESHOW SHOWING KAISER UNIVERSITY SIGN THAT WAS BUILT IN 2021. THAT'S A FREE STANDING SIGN, MUCH LIKE MINE THAT I WAS TOLD I COULDN'T HAVE IN 2021. AND THEN ALSO A THIRD SIGN, WHICH WAS THE HACIENDA SIGN THAT WAS APPROVED 37 DAYS AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL DENIED KEEPING MY SIGN. I KNOW I BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL. BEFORE THAT I WAS NOT GIVEN A PROPER HEARING. I KNOW THAT I DID NOT APPEAL WITHIN 30 DAYS BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE THAT I THAT THAT THAT I DIDN'T GET A FAIR HEARING. SO I'VE ASKED REPEATEDLY AND I'LL ASK ONE MORE TIME THAT MAYBE I'LL ASK THAT MAYBE ONE OF THE MEMBERS ON COUNCIL WHO'S SEEN ENOUGH EVIDENCE THAT I'VE PROVIDED THAT THEY MIGHT MAKE A, A, A MOTION TO GIVE ME A NEW HEARING.I HAVE BEEN A PILLAR OF THIS COMMUNITY. I HAVE JUST, OUTSIDE OF MY BUSINESS, DID CPR ON SOMEBODY THAT I LATER FOUND OUT OD'D ON FENTANYL. AND LAST JULY I WAS DOING FIRST AID, HAD BLOOD ALL OVER ME FROM A LADY THAT HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND WENT FLYING THROUGH HER WINDSHIELD ON MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE. I TOOK AN ILLEGAL SIGN OFF THE BUILDING THAT I PURCHASED. I REMOVED THE FENCING AROUND IT THAT THE CITY DIDN'T LIKE. I TOOK A BUSINESS THAT HAD DRUGS RUNNING THROUGH IT AND. PEOPLE HAVING SEX OUTSIDE THE BUILDING HAD TO HAVE THE POLICE CALLED. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THAT BUSINESS IS ANYMORE. IT'S RESPECTABLE.
WE KEEP GOOD HOURS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS. AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE DONE FOR THE CITY. I EVEN APPLIED FOR A GRANT THAT INITIALLY WAS DENIED, AND THEN LATER WAS GIVEN A PORTION OF WHAT I WAS ORIGINALLY OFFERED. AND SO THAT MONEY COULD HAVE HELPED CHANGE THE SIGN, BUT IT WAS NEVER PROVIDED. I WAS GIVEN A CITATION FOR CHANGING THE FACING OF MY SIGN WITHOUT A PERMIT, BUT THE REALITY WAS THE CITY MANAGER SENT THEM OVER TO GIVE ME A CITATION, BUT THERE WAS NO JUST CAUSE, AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RIGHT TO GIVE ME A CITATION. AND SO I JUST ASK, HUMBLY REQUEST THAT THIS COUNCIL WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO GIVE ME A NEW HEARING, TO LET ME PRESENT THE EVIDENCE, BECAUSE IT'S PLAIN, IT'S PLAIN AND VERY SIMPLE THAT THERE'S BEEN A MISHANDLING OF THE SIGN CODE. IT'S EVIDENT BECAUSE THEY'VE ALLOWED CITIES OR
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BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY TO HAVE THOSE SIGNS BUILT SINCE THE CODE'S INCEPTION, AND THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S BEEN DENIED THAT SIGN OF THOSE THREE THAT I PRESENTED LAST COUNCIL MEETING WAS ME. SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE ME A NEW HEARING AND LET ME PRESENT THE EVIDENCE BEFORE YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS STEVEN MATTHEWS. DEAR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS MATTHEWS. 12017 PINE STREET. AND I AM CALLING TO ADDRESS SOME HEALTH CONCERNS AND SAFETY CONCERNS AT THE RESTAURANT. BUT THEY DECIDED TO FIRE ME TO TRY AND SILENCE ME INSTEAD. SO I'M COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO LET ALL OF YOU GUYS KNOW I WAS A HARD WORKER. I EVEN HAD PROOF THAT I GOT A RAISE THERE, AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TREATING ME VERY WELL. AND I TRY TO ADDRESS A LOT OF MOLD CONCERNS, TRYING TO CLEAN EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING. BUT SINCE THEY FIRED ME, I DECIDED TO COME UP HERE AND ADDRESS IT.I'M TRYING TO DO IT AS A TERM IN A PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN. SADLY, EVERYONE HERE KNOWS AND SADLY, SOMETHING CAN ACTUALLY BE DONE ABOUT IT BECAUSE MY MANAGERS, THEY FIRED ME AND MY BOSS ISN'T TALKING TO ME ABOUT IT. EVEN SO, I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE OUT. AND I ALSO HAVE PROOF ON MY PHONE. IF ANY OF YOU GUYS NEED EVIDENCE. THANK YOU. THE NEXT PERSON I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS HILLARY MCCAFFERTY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS HILLARY MCCAFFERTY.
I'M HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE MOSQUE IN OUR TOWN. WHAT IF THE LEGAL SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS DEATH FOR LEAVING THE FAITH, BEATING FOR DRINKING ALCOHOL AND THE MUTILATION, MUTILATION OF YOUNG GIRLS WAS QUIETLY TAKING ROOT RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD? I STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A CITIZEN, MOTHER, AND BELIEVER IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH REGARDING THE MOSQUE ON GRAND AND TROUBLE CREEK, MANY ASSUME A MOSQUE IS SIMPLY A HOUSE OF WORSHIP, LIKE A CHURCH. BUT CLASSICAL ISLAM IS NOT ONLY A RELIGION, IT IS A COMPLETE POLITICAL, LEGAL AND SOCIAL IDEOLOGY CALLED SHARIA LAW THAT CLAIMS AUTHORITY OVER EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE AND CONFLICTS WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION WE LIVE UNDER HERE IN AMERICA. UNDER TRADITIONAL SHARIA, LEAVING ISLAM CAN CARRY THE DEATH PENALTY, AND ADULTERY CAN BE PUNISHED BY STONING.
PUNISHMENT IS STILL ENFORCED IN PLACES UNDER TALIBAN RULE. FEMALE GENDER MUTILATION HAS ALSO BEEN CARRIED OUT UNDER RELIGIOUS JUSTIFICATIONS, AS IN THE 2017 DETROIT CASE OF DOCTOR JUMANA NAGARWALA. THIS IS WHY THE MOSQUE MATTERS TO ME AS A MOTHER. WHAT IS TAUGHT HERE SHAPES THE COMMUNITY. OUR CHILDREN GROW UP IN. THE POLITICAL SUPREMACY OF SHARIA LAW THREATENS EQUAL RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM THAT PROTECT EVERY FLORIDIAN. GOVERNOR DESANTIS HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR. SHARIA LAW HAS NO PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE CONSTITUTION, HE WARNS. CREEPING SHARIA. HE WARNS AGAINST CREEPING SHARIA. IN DECEMBER 2025, HE DESIGNATED THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD IN THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS AS A FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. IN APRIL 2026, HE SIGNED HB 1471, PROTECTING FLORIDIANS FROM FOREIGN AND RELIGIOUS LAWS, INCLUDING SHARIA. JUST RECENTLY, OUR FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL SHUT DOWN A TAXPAYER FUNDED MINI MOSQUE AT THE ORLANDO AIRPORT AS GOVERNOR, DESANTIS SAID, MILLIONS FOR EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT NOT $0.01 FOR JIHAD. WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ASK WHETHER THE MOSQUE PROMOTES COEXISTENCE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OR A PARALLEL IDEOLOGY OF SHARIA LAW. AS A CITIZEN, I MUST PROTECT THE LIBERTY THAT ALLOWS CHRISTIAN OTHER RELIGIOUS FAITHS COMPATIBLE WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION TO COEXIST PEACEFULLY. LOOK AT DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, CHICAGO, NEW YORK. THOSE PLACES ARE FURTHER DOWN THE PATH EUROPE HAS ALREADY TAKEN HERE IN FLORIDA, WITH GOVERNOR DESANTIS LEADERSHIP IN HB 1471, WE WILL NOT FOLLOW. IF WE TURN A BLIND EYE, WE WILL BECOME ANOTHER LONDON OR DEARBORN. I IMPLORE YOU TO STAY VIGILANT, EDUCATE YOURSELVES ON ISLAM, AND STAND FIRM FOR OUR CITY, OUR STATE, AND OUR FAITH.
GOD BLESS FLORIDA AND GOD BLESS AMERICA. THANK YOU. PERSON I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS JACKIE PHILLIPS. JACKIE PHILLIPS, 5441 DRINKER DRIVE, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA. HERE.
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HERE I AM AGAIN BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND I KNOW YOU ALL KNOW WHY I'M HERE. OVER TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT CHALLENGED BETWEEN THE COUNCIL, THE CITY ABOUT THE BACKFLOW VALVES THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IN OUR AREA. THE LAST THING I WAS APPROACHED ABOUT IS I NEEDED TO FIND A CIVIL ENGINEER. WELL, TODAY I CONNECTED. I CONNECTED TO ONE IN SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. HIS NAME IS ROGER JOHNSON. WE SPENT 33 MINUTES ON THE PHONE TALKING. AND YOU GUYS KNOW AS WELL AS I KNOW THEY CAN'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THEIR JOB, WHERE THEY WORK AND ALL, AND THEY HAVE TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. THIS MAN WAS VERY MUCH ON THE FENCE AND THAT'S WHAT HE TOLD ME. HE SAID, I NEED TO APPROACH THE CITY AND FIND OUT WHAT KIND OF FEES THAT YOU GUYS CHARGE FOR ALL OF THESE CONTRACTORS COMING IN AND BUILDING, AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE MAIN THING THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IN SAINT PETERSBURG, IN THE SHORE ACRES AREA, BECAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE DOWN THERE, LIKE HE SAID, IT'S BEEN LEFT TO GO FOR OVER YEARS AND NOT GIVEN ANY ATTENTION. WELL, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN NEW PORT RICHEY. IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO BEAUTIFY THE CITIES AND PUT IN ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL TREES AND DECORATIONS AROUND AND EVERYTHING, AND KEEP BUILDING AND BUILDING AND BUILDING. WELL, THE MORE THAT YOU BUILD INTO A SMALL CITY THAT HAS AN INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE WE DO, THAT'S ONLY IF WE GET HIT BY ANOTHER BIG STORM LIKE WE DID BY HELENE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE MORE WATER TO BE TRAPPED IN THE AREA. SO WE'RE STILL ASKING FOR THE MONEY FOR THE BACKFLOW VALVE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE DONE AS MUCH AS Y'ALL HAVE ASKED OF US, AND PROBABLY ABOVE, BECAUSE THE LAST TIME I SPOKE, I GAVE YOU GUYS LIKE 18 PAGES OF INFORMATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT USED BACKFLOW VALVES AND FEMA. FEMA IS FOR THESE. SO I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ENOUGH THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE MONEY THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. THE FINAL PERSON I HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS HEATHER FIORENTINO. HELLO. HEATHER FIORENTINO, 5534 WYOMING AVENUE, NEW PORT RICHEY. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF FOR ALWAYS KEEPING THE PROMISE OF NEVER FORGETTING NINE OVER 11 AND HOSTING THE NINE OVER 11 MEMORIAL EVERY YEAR. I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I'D HAVE TO SAY I WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF. THEY ARE TRULY THE ONES BEHIND THE SCENES THAT REALLY MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN. THEY'RE KIND OF THE GROUT. WE PUT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER AND THEY'RE THE GROUT THAT PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER FOR US. SO IT'S YOUR STAFF THAT REALLY MAKES EVERYTHING FLOW. WE HAVE A HARD WORKING COMMITTEE THAT TRULY GETS EVERYTHING, ALL THE PIECES. BUT LIKE I SAID, WITHOUT YOU AND YOUR STAFF, THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN. AND FOR 25 YEARS, WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON HERE IN SIMS PARK. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE THAT ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH, THE VIDEO WILL START AT 830, SO PEOPLE WILL HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT THE ARTWORK THAT WILL BE THERE. THE HAVE THE POSSE FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SOME MILITARY VEHICLES THAT ARE GOING ON BEFORE THE SHOW, AND THEN THE DIRECTLY AT 7:00, THE PROGRAM WILL START THE MEMORIAL FROM 7 TO 8. BECAUSE IT'S THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY, WE'RE UNABLE TO GET THE TRAILER. WE TRIED TO GET THE TUNNELS TO TOWER TRAILER AGAIN, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE CONCERT FOR ONE HOUR AND IT'S GOING TO BE COUNTRY WESTERN PATRIOTIC MUSIC THAT WILL GO DIRECTLY RIGHT AFTER THE PROGRAM. GO TILL 9:00. SO WE'LL MAKE IT A LITTLE[00:15:05]
LONGER, BUT HOPEFULLY TO MAKE IT A VERY NICE EVENT TO REMEMBER THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY AND BRING OUR COUNTRY TOGETHER AGAIN LIKE IT DID ON SEPTEMBER 12TH. SO, AND OUR BAND IS CALLED PFIZER, PITTS AND FRIENDS. SO I HOPE YOU ALL WILL COME AND BE THERE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS WITH IT. EVERYBODY ELSE. THAT'S ALL I HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING VOXPOP? SEEING NO[7) City Council Response to Vox Pop Speakers]
ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, BRING IT BACK. JUST QUICKLY. MAYOR. ON THE MR. POLLACK, I HAD WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF THAT. I WILL SHARE THAT WITH OR. EXCUSE ME, I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER ASKING ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF ANOTHER MOTION. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPLIED SOME TIME AGO, I'M GOING TO SHARE ALL THAT INFORMATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER IN HOPES THAT SHE'LL DISTRIBUTE THAT TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION AT THE NEXT MEETING BASED ON GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OPINION OR WHAT HE WROTE ON THE OTHER TOPICS RELATED TO THE HEALTH AND SANITATION. THAT'S I'D HAVE TO TALK TO YOU OFFLINE AFTER THE MEETING. I'D LOVE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU RELATED TO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY SHARIA LAW IN THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY, BUT I DO TRUST OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO IF THERE'S ANY, ANY SORT OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION THAT THERE'S A CONCERN TO ENFORCE THE LAWS AS AS THEY NORMALLY WOULD. WE DON'T HAVE SHARIA LAW IN THE CITY, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN. THE. MISS PHILLIPS, WE'VE HAD HAD CONVERSATIONS AT LENGTH, AND I CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE THAT YOU. IF A CIVIL ENGINEER IS ABLE TO PRODUCE SOME SORT OF DOCUMENT SUBSTANTIATING THE NEED FOR BACKFLOW OF BACK FLOW VALVES, THAT I WOULD, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE MY ADVOCACY UP HERE ON THAT ISSUE. I DISAGREE WITH THE CITY MANAGER. I DO BELIEVE THE CRA, CRA FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR THAT, OR SOME OF THE FIVE, EIGHT, 5 MILLION IN DISASTER RELIEF. IF A CIVIL ENGINEER RECOMMENDS THAT THAT IS A VIABLE SOLUTION. AND THEN, MRS. FIORENTINO, JUST TO SAY, I KNOW YOU TOOK SOME TIME TO THANK THE STAFF AND THE COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORT IN KEEPING THE PROMISE AND MAKING SURE THAT PROGRAM GOES ON FOR THOSE THAT WERE ALIVE AND AND EXPERIENCED THAT TRAGEDY FIRSTHAND, BUT ALSO FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR IN OUR SCHOOLS WHO WERE BORN AFTER THE FACT. AND THEY CAN REMEMBER THAT HISTORY. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THAT ALIVE FOR OUR KIDS. YES, SIR. FIRST OF ALL, TO MR. POLLACK DID SEE THAT THE MINUTES INCORPORATED AND ARE PART OF OUR OFFICIAL RECORD AND DID SHOW THE PICTURES THAT WERE THERE. LOOKING AT THOSE PICTURES AND THE TIME FRAME AND THE SANDWICH OF YOUR OF YOUR SIGN IN BETWEEN IT. YOU KNOW, I THINK A DIFFERENT APPROACH IS IN ORDER. I THINK TWO PROPERTIES, AND I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE ONE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE THICKER LEGS. AND MAYBE THAT ISN'T WHAT WE CALL A POLE SIGN. BUT IN ANY CASE, I BELIEVE THE ANSWER FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO HAVE A REVISIT AND DETERMINE THAT THIS IS A GRANDFATHERED SIGN. CONSIDERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN THE CITY HAS HAS ALLOWED THINGS TO GO THROUGH. AND I THINK THAT YOUR ARGUMENT WAS COMPELLING. SO RATHER THAN ANOTHER HEARING, WE CERTAINLY NEED TO LOOK AT OUR CODE AND MAKE SURE WE CLARIFY IT. AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION, BUT I'M PERSONALLY READY TO JUST GRANDFATHER THIS THING IN. WHILE THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON THEIR OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH IS WHICH ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS TO THE. ON TROUBLE CREEK THAT IS NOT INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. SO THAT'S AN ARGUMENT FOR YOU TO TAKE TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION. WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY OVER THAT PROPERTY AT ALL. TO JACKIE PHILLIPS, WE CONTINUE TO LISTEN AND. MY EARS ARE OPEN AND I AWAIT SOME KIND OF ACTION. HOPEFULLY, THAT YOU WILL FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE LIVING AT YOUR HOME IN OUR CITY AND WITH THE HOPES THAT THE PEOPLE THAT SURROUND YOU, WHO ARE IN SOME CASES, WHO ARE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, THEY SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO THE CITY. AND WE LOOK AT THAT WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD AS OUR OWN. FINALLY, TO HAVE THEIR FIORENTINO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR JUST ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS. BUT I DO HAVE TO SAY, I DO HAVE A CONCERN THAT LAST YEAR CAUSED ME SOME GRIEF, AND THAT IS THAT THE MILITARY GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSMAN BILIRAKIS, WENT ON TO A BIT OF A KIND OF A TEAR ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON AND BENGHAZI. SO TO YOUR POINT OF US ALL COMING TOGETHER, I'M[00:20:05]
REALLY I DREAM OF THE DAY WHEN THAT HAPPENS, BUT I THINK IT'S INAPPROPRIATE FOR SOMEBODY TO SPEAK TO THE CROWD AND START THAT KIND OF NEGATIVE, WHATEVER WAS NEGATIVE IN THE SPEECH. I'M SURE IT WAS NOT WRITTEN BY. MR. BY OUR CONGRESSMAN, BUT I WOULD ASK IF YOU WOULD JUST MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S ABOUT NINE OVER 11. IT'S ABOUT THE LOSS OF LIVES OF ALL COLORS, CREEDS, PARTIES, ETC. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, RIGHT? YEAH. NO, I YOU KNOW, I'M IN AGREEANCE WITH THE SIGN ISSUE WITH NATHAN. I'M KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THIS LETTER FOR COUNCILMAN BUTLER.SO I'M GOING TO KIND OF WAIT FOR THAT AND THEN LET'S LET'S PROCEED. AND, YOU KNOW, LET'S MOVE THIS THING ALONG AND BE DONE WITH IT. OBVIOUSLY THE MOSQUE SITUATION. PETER, YOU CLARIFIED THAT. I KIND OF FIGURED IT WAS OUTSIDE THE CITY. AND THEN ALSO WITH JACKIE PHILLIPS, YOU KNOW, LET'S SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS, YOU KNOW, ENGINEER PROVIDES, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY TO USE THOSE HURRICANE FUNDS AND LET'S, LET'S FIND THAT OUT. AND, YOU KNOW, LET'S KIND OF MOVE ALONG ON THAT AND GET THAT, YOU KNOW, PUT TO REST AS WELL. AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. HEATHER FERRENTINO FOR THE NINE OVER 11 MEMORIAL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT. SO THANK YOU, MATT. YEAH, I THINK, MR. FIORENTINO, FOR SPEARHEADING THAT AND, AND ALWAYS COMING TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT IT. I APPRECIATE THAT. APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK WITH THAT. DEFINITELY. YEAH, I AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE ON THE NATHAN POLLACK SIGN ISSUE.
STEVEN MATTHEWS I DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S STILL HERE. OH, THERE HE IS. I DON'T I DON'T THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE PROPER VENUE, BUT MAYBE IF THERE'S SOME ISSUES GOING ON AT THE RESTAURANT, MAYBE ESPECIALLY THE HEALTH VIOLATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT, I WOULD I WOULD TAKE IT UP WITH THEM OR EVEN OSHA MIGHT BE A BETTER AVENUE TO TALK TO PEOPLE THERE ABOUT. ADDRESS THE MOSQUE. AND THEN JACKIE PHILLIPS, I MEAN, IF THERE'S SOME SOME FUND OUT THERE THAT THAT YOU QUALIFY FOR THAT THEY WOULD GIVE YOU MONEY. I MEAN, BY ALL MEANS, YOU KNOW, HAVE AT IT. I JUST I THINK IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE THERE. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CITY TOO, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PROVIDED FOR ALSO NOT JUST YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEN WHAT ELSE WOULD FALL UNDER THAT? AND I JUST THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHERE IT'S AT IS YOUR HOUSE IS, IS, IS FOR YOUR HOME. THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS WE CAN DO CITY WISE ON THE OUTSIDE ON OUR SYSTEM, BUT GOING INTO INDIVIDUAL HOMES, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING. BUT THAT'S MY OPINION. I GUESS THAT'S IT. I JUST WANT TO. DIDN'T I TALK TO YOU, DEBBIE? DOESN'T NATHAN HAVE A VARIANCE TO LIKE NEXT TILL 27? HE HAS A STAY STAY ON THE ORDER TO DEMOLISH. YES. YEAH. SO HE'S GOT YOU GOT LIKE A YEAR OR WHATEVER. AND I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY BEEN RE-UPPED ONE TIME ANYHOW, MAYBE TWICE.
COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND GET IT RE-UPPED. AS FAR AS MY OPINION, AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE PROPERTY THEN IT'S NO PROBLEM WITH SIGN. I THINK FROM UP HERE. SO IT'S BACKED UP BACK TO THE THE
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CONSENT AGENDA I NEED I NEED APPROVAL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL SECOND.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I, I I I NEXT. FIVE NEW PORT RICHEY MAIN STREET ALCOHOLIC
[9.a) New Port Richey Main Street, Inc., Alcoholic Beverage Special Event Permit Application Re: City of New Port Richey's Fall Concert Series in Sims Park]
BEVERAGE SPECIAL EVENT SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING RELATES TO THE FALL CONCERT SERIES AND SIMS PARK AND MISS FIGARD IS PREPARED TO PRESENT THE AGENDA ITEM TO YOU.THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, AND THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM. THE PURPOSE OF THE BUSINESS ITEM IS TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY NEWPORT RICHIE MAIN STREET INCORPORATED TO SELL BEER, SELTZERS AND WATER AS A FUNDRAISER AT THE CITY'S FALL CONCERT SERIES AND SIMS PARK. UPON REVIEWING THE THREE CITY SPONSORED CONCERT EVENTS AT WHICH NPR MAIN STREET ORGANIZATION PROVIDED BEVERAGE SALES THIS CALENDAR YEAR, THE SET TEAM, THE SPECIAL EVENT TEAM, REPORTED NO ISSUES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALES. THEY CITED NO OBJECTIONS AND APPROVED THE PROPOSED SITE MAP AS ATTACHED TO THIS ITEM. BASED ON THIS EXPERIENCE, THE STAFF SUPPORTS THE CURRENT REQUEST AND RESPECTFULLY PRESENTS THIS ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND DIRECTION. AND A BOARD MEMBER OF NPR MAIN STREET. NATHAN IS
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HERE IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING. IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MAIN STREET OR MYSELF. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, BRING IT BACK FOR DISCUSSION AND VOTE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. SO JUST CITY STAFF. A QUICK QUESTION.SO NEW PORT RICHEY PARKS AND REC AND PUBLIC WORKS WE'RE STILL PUTTING ON THE CONCERT.
MAIN STREET IS JUST LOOKING TO GET APPROVED FOR ALCOHOL SALES, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. AND THEN THE THE SALES FROM THAT BENEFIT THE NEWPORT RICHIE MAIN STREET ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS A 501 C THREE. IT'S A NONPROFIT. IT'S A IT'S A CHARITY IN DEVILISH ENDEAVOR. SO YEAH, I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT. I APPRECIATE NEWPORT, RICHIE MAIN STREET FOR STEPPING UP. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE IDEA ORIGINATED, BUT IT DID LOOK LIKE A, A MISSING OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO GENERATE SOME SALES. SO WHOEVER THOUGHT THAT WE SHOULD BE SELLING STUFF DURING THAT CONCERT SERIES, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. SECOND, NO, I THINK IT'S A IT'S A GREAT IDEA. THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THAT WE HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD SOME, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS COME IN AND REQUEST TO HAVE SOME NONALCOHOLIC OPTIONS FOR, FOR DRINKS. SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, ARE WE GOING TO BE DOING THAT? WE ARE IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION. AWESOME. THANK YOU. I JUST I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO DID BRING THAT TO US WERE LISTENING TO THEM. AND WE'RE, WE'RE PUTTING IT OUT THERE FOR THEM. SO THANK YOU, NATHAN. MATT. NO, I'M GOOD. I SEE A COPY OF A CHECK TO THE CITY FOR $350. IS THAT A IT SAYS IT'S THE A BSEP FEE. IS THAT. WHAT. THAT'S THE APPLICATION. THE APPLICATION FEE. FOR APPLICATION TO THE CITY. THAT'S A CITY REVENUE IS WHAT? YES. SO AGAIN, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS THAT FEES AND REVENUES COLLECTED THAT ARE THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH EVENTS AND CONCERTS THAT WE PUT ON. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US START SOME KIND OF A FUND. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ALSO IN THE WATER DEPARTMENT ON BILLS, THE ABILITY FOR US TO START A FUND IN THE CITY THAT WOULD BE CALLED THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES FUND, OR SOMETHING THAT COULD SUPPORT MUSIC AND ART IN THE CITY. THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES THAT DO A ROUND UP FOR A DOLLAR. YOU MIGHT SEE THAT AT A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT OR SOMETHING ELSE. SOMETIMES WHEN SOMEONE WILL SAY, DO YOU LIKE TO ROUND UP FOR THIS OR THAT? I THINK A LOT OF FINANCE OFFICES AND COLLECTIONS FACILITIES ARE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO, TO ROUND UP. AND OFTENTIMES PEOPLE SAY, YES. AND SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US START CREATING A FUND THAT COULD BE A RAINY DAY FUND FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE, WE IMPROVE AND ENHANCE OUR, OUR ACTIVITIES IN THE, IN THE PARK. I'M GOOD. YOU ALREADY ASKED. HEY, MATT, CAN I, CAN I STEAL YOUR TIME? I WANTED TO GET ONE MORE THING OUT, IF YOU DON'T MIND. TOM. THANK YOU. THE I GOT I GOT TO GET IN THERE BEFORE THE MAYOR STARTS HITTING THE GAVEL. THE THE OUR GOLF CART ORDINANCE, THE CHANGES TO THE DRIVING AND PARKING AND PARKS OR ORDINANCE IS IS THAT HAS THAT TAKEN EFFECT AND WILL THAT IMPACT THESE CONCERTS? AND I'M JUST SEEING THE MIX OF ALCOHOL AND GOLF CARTS AND WHAT, WHAT WHAT THAT I KNOW THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALREADY DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB AT HAVING A PRESENCE AT THESE EVENTS, BUT I JUST IMAGINE THAT'S SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO PUT SIGNAGE UP OR WHERE THE SALES SALE POINTS TAKING PLACE OR HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK, BUT YOU GOT GOLF CARTS PARKED THERE.
THEY'RE DRINKING ON THEIR GOLF CARTS. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WE HAVE SOLIDIFIED A PLAN OF HOW WE'LL HANDLE THAT GOING FORWARD AT THE CONCERTS, AND WE'VE RESERVED SPECIAL PARKING AREAS AND SPECIAL SERVING AREAS WITHIN THE PARK. AND I'D BE GLAD TO SHARE A MAP WITH YOU OF HOW WE HAVE IT LAID OUT. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY I, I, I, I HAVE NOTHING
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COMMUNICATIONS. WE'LL START OUT WITH YOU, PATEL, JUST TO SAY, I KNOW OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR HIM, BUT THE IMPRESSION I GOT WAS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT, I DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD KEEP KICKING THE SIGN ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD, AND I DON'T THINK GIVING A, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF CARROT AND STICK APPROACH WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS BY[00:30:06]
CONTINUING TO TELL THEM, HEY, JUST COME BACK, YOU CAN GET ANOTHER STAY OR WE'LL CONSIDER ANOTHER STAY THAT THAT'S GOOD POLICY MAKING ONE AND TWO. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE MAY NOT WE MAY NOT ALL BE UP HERE. SO IT'S NOT A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH IN THE LONG TERM. TO COUNCILMAN ALTMAN'S POINT ABOUT A POTENTIAL GRANDFATHER, OR DEPENDING ON THE TIMING, WHETHER THE THE HEARING, THE CONCLUSION OF THE HEARING, THE TOUGH PART WITH THIS, AND JUST FOR MR. JONAS'S SAKE, I THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVEN'T SHARED THIS WITH ALREADY IS THAT WE'RE GETTING UP HERE AT A TIME WHERE THE HEARING ALREADY TOOK PLACE WITH A DIFFERENT COUNCIL OR WITH DIFFERENT MEMBERS UP HERE, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL HAS SINCE GONE. AND SO, ALONG WITH THE COMMENT, ALONG WITH WHAT I'M GOING TO SEND OUT THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER, IF SHE'D BE SO WILLING, IS JUST TO ADD A COMMENT HERE, WHICH IS THAT I GET THE CITY ATTORNEY'S POINT, BUT THAT I DON'T WANT THIS TO OPEN THE DOOR TO ANYONE WHO'S EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING TO JUST COME BACK HERE BEFORE US AND SAY, WELL, THIS IS A NEW COUNCIL. I WANT A REHEARING OF THE REHEARING, BECAUSE THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT CREATES ISSUES. BUT THAT BEING SAID, I DO THINK THIS IS A UNIQUE CASE. AND IF THE CITY ATTORNEY OR OR US UP HERE CAN CAN MAKE MAKE A COMPELLING POINT THAT THIS IS UNIQUE ENOUGH WITH THE TIMING AND HOW WE WERE ENFORCING THE SIGN ORDINANCE. IT'S NOT ON THE RECORD, BUT I'VE HAD PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS WITH I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE CODE, WHO, WHO'S CHARTERED UNDER THE CITY, WHO SUGGESTED THAT THAT PART OF THE CODE IS NEEDING SOME REWORK. AND SO TAKE WITH THAT WHAT YOU WILL.BUT I THINK IF WE CAN MAKE THE CASE THAT A REHEARING IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS CASE, AND I'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL WHEN I TRY TO GET A SECOND FOR MY MOTION AT THE NEXT AT THE NEXT MEETING. BUT I WANTED TO PUT THAT IN THE FRONT. SO WHEN YOU'RE READING THROUGH THAT MATERIAL, YOU HAVE THAT PERSPECTIVE IN MIND. AND JUST ONE OTHER THING TO CLARIFY IN MY COMMENT ON. I DON'T SYMPATHIZE WITH THE CONCERN, BUT I DO TAKE THE CONCERN SERIOUSLY. SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. I THINK I SAID I, YOU KNOW, I HEAR YOUR CONCERN.
I, I DON'T AGREE WITH WHAT WAS BEING SAID, BUT IF THERE IS SOME SORT OF ISSUE, I DO THINK WE SHOULD ADDRESS IT. BUT I DON'T I DON'T THINK THERE IS ONE. AND THEN TO THE COMMENT ABOUT MEETING WITH MR. MATTHEWS AFTER THE MEETING FOR A HEALTH VIOLATION. THE EXTENT OF THAT IS JUST TO RECOMMEND THAT HE REACHES OUT TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I DO NOT THINK THE CITY NECESSARILY IS THE RIGHT ENFORCEMENT ENTITY FOR THAT. I THINK THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO TAKE THAT UP. YEAH, I THINK I HEARD COUNCILMAN BUTLER MENTIONED LONG TERM. SO I'LL JUST SAY IT AGAIN. OUR LONG TERM PLANNING AND THE FUNDS COMING FROM THE COUNTY, THEY'VE NOT YET INTRODUCED OR OPENED UP THE GATES FOR US TO MAKE APPLICATIONS. BUT I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL AND HOPE I UNDERSTAND ON THE 27TH IS THE LUNCH IS FOR EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. THE SUMMER LUNCH IS ON THE 27TH, THE SAME DAY AT NOON. SO IF ANY OF YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY SCHEDULED YOUR TIME TO BE AT THAT, I WOULD ASK IF YOU COULD ATTEND ON AT THE 1:00 AT THE REC CENTER AND MAKE SOME TIME, BECAUSE THERE ARE A GOOD NUMBER OF ITS 2:00, 2 TO 4.
YEAH. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN GO BACK FOR SECONDS AT THE LUNCHEON, I GUESS, BUT BETWEEN 2 TO 4 THERE'S GOING TO BE, I THINK, A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT RESILIENCY, OUR ENVIRONMENT, TOURISM, THE ECONOMY. AND TO THAT POINT, IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A COLLECTIVE BODY. AND I'M HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN COME TO SOME DIRECTION. WE'VE BEEN ACTING PRETTY MUCH IN CONCERT WITH MOST EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN PLANNING IN THE CITY. BUT LOOKING AT ALL OF THE PROPERTIES AND OUR OUR WAY FORWARD, LOOKING AT THE ELEMENTS OF OUR LONG TERM ECONOMIC STRATEGY, I THINK WOULD BE A WORTHWHILE. THING FOR YOU TO ATTEND. WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE OUTSTANDING IN TERMS OF THE TALK ABOUT THE SIGN ORDINANCE, ORIGINALLY, THE PUSH WAS TO HAVE MONUMENT SIGNS TO BRING THOSE SIGNS DOWN FROM WAY UP HIGH ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEREVER WE COULD, TO MAKE IT MORE LOCAL AND TO MAKE OUR CITY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. SO THAT IS MY MEMORY OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE.
BUT WE HAVE A MURAL ORDINANCE THAT I DON'T THINK WE'VE GOTTEN TO. THE FINAL POINT ON THE SIGN ORDINANCE. AND THEN, AS WITH RESPECT TO PARKING ON THE SIGN ORDINANCE, WHEN I RATTED MY BROTHER OUT ABOUT HIS POLE SIGN ON GRAND BOULEVARD, IT WAS ONLY A FEW DAYS BEFORE CODE
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ENFORCEMENT CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. SO GOOD, GOOD EARS ON THAT PART TO GET HIM TO REPAINT. THE RUSTY SIGN THAT I HAD POINTED OUT TO YOU ALL. SO I EXPECTED THAT TO HAPPEN. I DID NOT TELL HIM, AND I DON'T THINK HE LISTENS TO THESE. AND MAYBE IT WON'T EVEN TELL. BUT IN ANY CASE, AT ANY CASE, I ALSO BROUGHT UP THE PARKING A LITTLE WHILE AGO IN YARDS AND ON MY WAY HOME AFTER THAT MEETING, I SAW JUST ABOUT EVERY CAR YOU COULD IMAGINE ON MADISON FROM.FROM THIS LIGHT TO LOUISIANA FILLED WITH FOLKS THAT ARE PARKING EVERYWHERE. AND IT'S UP AND DOWN, YOU KNOW, ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO I'M NOT I DID NOT MAKE THAT AS A CALL TO GO OUT AND JUST IMMEDIATELY GO AFTER IT. BUT I DO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAYBE LEAD BY, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN BY OUR OWN EXAMPLE, IN TERMS OF OUR MAINTENANCE OF OUR OWN RIGHT OF WAYS. AND SO THAT BEING SAID, I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, MR. MAYOR. MATT. I THINK EVERYBODY'S ADDRESSED ALL THE STUFF FROM TODAY PRETTY WELL. I DO HAVE AN MPO MEETING ON THURSDAY. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING SOME UPDATES ON THE MERGER AND GIVE YOU GUYS SOME MORE FEEDBACK ON THAT. ONCE I GO TO THAT MEETING. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, JUST TOUCH THE SIGN SITUATION.
YOU KNOW, JUST AS COUNCILMAN, YOU KNOW, BUTLER SAID, YOU KNOW, I WASN'T UP HERE. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I'M MORE THAN FAMILIAR WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. AND I KIND OF UTTER THE SAME SENTIMENTS, LIKE, LET'S JUST GET THIS MOVED ON. I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND HE HAS TO STAY, BUT I THINK THE BIGGER ISSUE IS HE'S LOOKING TO SELL HIS PROPERTY. SO IF HE'S LOOKING TO DO THAT, HIS STAY IS NOT GOING TO HELP HIM IN SELLING HIS PROPERTY. SO I THINK WE NEED TO COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTION, YOU KNOW, SO WE NEED TO BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LOOK AT THIS FROM ALL ANGLES AND KIND OF, YOU KNOW, COME UP WITH THE BEST SOLUTION.
BUT I DEFINITELY FEEL WE NEED TO GET THIS TO A RESOLUTION AT SOME POINT. I KNOW THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, OLD ORDINANCES, MAYBE SOME THINGS WERE NOT DONE EXACTLY WHEN THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE. SO LET'S TRY TO HAMMER THOSE THINGS OUT. I MEAN, HE'S PROVIDED US WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT KIND OF GOES AGAINST SOME OF THE THINGS. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT HE KNEW THAT HIS SIGN WAS NON-CONFORMING WHEN HE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY. SO WE JUST NEED TO CLARIFY SOME OF THOSE THINGS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN I DEFINITELY AM GOING TO ATTEND THE REC CENTER. PETER.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND THEN THANK YOU, MATT, FOR THE LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THE MPO MEETING. I DO ALSO WANT TO SAY NEXT WEDNESDAY, TDC MEETING FOR TOURISM, AND WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD THINGS WITH THE CITY THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED THERE. SOME THINGS THAT CHASCO FIESTA. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT COMES FROM THAT MEETING. SO JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS A HEADS UP ON THAT. SO NEW PORT RICHEY YES IT WILL BE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, NEW PORT RICHEY. AND THEN JUST REAL QUICK, YOU KNOW, THE FOUR OF US, YOU KNOW, WENT TO FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES THIS PAST WEEK. YOU KNOW, JUST A VERY INTERESTING EVENT FOR ME. IT WAS MY FIRST EVENT. SO JUST A LOT OF INFORMATIVE INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, GETTING INFORMATION FROM OTHER CITIES, HOW THEY HANDLE THINGS, HOW THEY DO THINGS, SOME GOOD IDEAS. SO BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE WANT TO SHARE WITH THE STAFF. SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT JUST WORKING UP HERE, WE'RE WORKING ELSEWHERE. SO AWESOME. YEAH, THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO. NOT NOT ONLY DID I ARE YOU DONE? I SAID, YOU'RE WELCOME. OH, NOT ONLY, NOT ONLY DID I GET A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT I KIND OF LIKE A REFRESHER COURSE. SO I'M STILL TRYING TO GO THROUGH ALL MY NOTES. AND I WOULDN'T MIND IF WE HAD KIND OF A WORK SESSION AND, YOU KNOW, OR ADD IT TO ONE OF OUR OTHER WORK SESSIONS, NOT SEPARATE WORK SESSION, BUT JUST ADD IT TO ONE OF OUR OTHER WORK SESSIONS DOWN THE ROAD SO WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP THAT WE COULD USE. YOU.
PATEL, YOU MENTIONED THE SUNCOAST LEAGUE OF CITIES BREAKFAST, AND WE WENT TO THAT TOO. DO YOU KNOW WHO ANDY ROSS IS? NO, SIR. OH, HE DOESN'T KNOW YOU EITHER. BUT HE HAPPENS TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF OF THE SUNCOAST LEAGUE OF CITIES. AND HE SAID HE'S NEVER MET YOU AND YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO A MEETING. SO A BUNCH OF MONTHS AGO YOU SAID THERE WAS QUARTERLY. AND I SAID IT'S MONTHLY. AND IF YOU NEEDED SOMEBODY TO REPLACE YOU THAT WE COULD GO. AND WE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM YOU. AND WE FOUND OUT THIS WEEKEND THAT YOU'VE NEVER BEEN. THAT'S. WELL, MR. MAYOR, IF I IF I MAY. THAT'S NOT TRUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO YOU HAD EXPRESSED IF I
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NEEDED ASSISTANCE, AND I SAID, GOING INTO THIS UNTIL SUMMER, THAT I WOULD, DUE TO OUR STATUS OF OUR SCHOOLS, I HAVE ATTENDED SEVERAL MEETINGS IN THE LAST YEAR. THERE WAS A CHANGE IN PRESIDENT. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS WITH THE GENTLEMAN NAMED ANDY. BUT WHAT YOU'RE STATING IS JUST NOT TRUE. I HAVE ATTENDED MEETINGS IN THE PAST. THE THE MEETING MINUTES REFLECT MY ATTENDANCE. OKAY. I WILL SEND TO THE CITY MANAGER THE MEETING MINUTE, THE MEETING MINUTES WITH MY ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETINGS. THERE WAS NOT A MEETING THIS LAST MONTH BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE. IT WAS IN THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. THEY WERE MEETING AS A CONFERENCE. SO IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION YOU'RE TRYING TO GATHER FROM THE SUNCOAST LEAGUE OF CITIES, I'D BE HAPPY TO COMMUNICATE THAT WITH YOU. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMITTEES THAT ARE MEETING ON STATE LEVEL POLICY ISSUES WHEN IT RELATES TO AI. IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, I'D BE HAPPY TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. BUT OKAY, WELL, THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT UP THERE WAS AWARDS HANGING OUT AND YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY AWARDS. AND I COMMUNICATED WITH STAFF AND THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EITHER.I DON'T KNOW OF ANY AWARDS THAT OUR CITY RECEIVED. IS THERE AN AWARD YOU'RE REFERRING TO? I'M JUST SAYING. WELL, THERE'S A PICTURE WITH THE MALTESE AND WE RECEIVED AN AWARD. I DON'T KNOW IF WE DID. WELL, WE DID NOT SO WELL. OKAY. BUT THEN THE OTHER THING IS THAT I WAS STANDING WITH ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING UP HERE, AND WE WERE TOTALLY EMBARRASSED THAT YOU HADN'T BEEN TO THE MEETINGS BASED ON I'D BEEN AT THE MEETINGS. IT'S IN THE MEETING MINUTES. A LOT OF ELECTIONS HAPPEN. THERE'S SOME IN APRIL, THERE'S SOME IN NOVEMBER. ELECTIONS HAPPEN. SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS GET OFF THE. THE PRIOR PRESIDENT ADMITS THAT IT'S A VERY FLUID BODY FOR THE REASON THAT A LOT OF ELECTIONS HAPPEN. WELL, YOU NEVER, NEVER REPORTED ANYTHING TO US, BUT ANYHOW, I'VE GIVEN MY OPINION, I WAS EMBARRASSED.
MISS MANNERS. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BASED ON THE VOX POP. PORTION OF THE AGENDA TONIGHT. NATHAN POLLOCK. AND HIS SIGN IS NOT A NEW ISSUE TO YOU. IT'S NOT A NEW ISSUE TO THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, HE DID HAVE A HEARING AND THE CITY ATTORNEY OPINED THAT DUE PROCESS WAS DELIVERED AT THAT MEETING. AND HE HAD FULL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HIS MATTER HEARD. THERE IS SENSITIVITY, THOUGH, TO HIS ISSUE BASED ON SEVERAL VARIABLES, LARGELY, I THINK, ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FACT THAT HE HAS NON-CONFORMING SIGNS ON BOTH SIDES OF HIS PROPERTY, EVEN THOUGH THAT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF PASCO COUNTY AND NOT THE CITY OF NEW PORT RICHEY. AND IN HIS COMMENTS THIS EVENING, HE INDICATED THAT WE WEREN'T ENFORCING THE SIGN ORDINANCE. THAT'S NOT TRUE. THERE ARE SIGNS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN FOR BEING NON-CONFORMING SINCE YOU. THIS BODY, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY, NOT ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY HAVE EXECUTED A THREE YEAR STAY ON THE NON-CONFORMING STATUS OF HIS SIGN. AND IF IT'S YOUR YOUR DESIRE, THAT ITEM CAN BE BROUGHT BACK UP BEFORE YOU, BEFORE THE TIME PERIOD ELAPSES. AND YOU CAN CONSIDER WHAT TO DO FROM THAT PERIOD GOING FORWARD. AND WE'LL WE'LL CARRY OUT YOUR COLLECTIVE WISHES, OF COURSE, WITHOUT PREJUDICE. THE, THE, THE THING THAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, BECAUSE HE DID MENTION THE CRA, HE HAS RECEIVED A CRA APPLICATION TO REPLACE THE SIGN, AND THAT WOULD ENTITLE HIM TO THE CRA PAYING FOR 50% OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH REPLACING THE SIGN. HE HAS NEVER SUBMITTED THAT SIGN APPLICATION, BUT HE IS AWARE OF THE PROGRAM. SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CRA TO HELP HIM. IF HE CHOSE TO REPLACE THE SIGN. THE OTHER MATTER THAT I THOUGHT WARRANTED ADDRESS WAS SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE BY MRS. PHILLIPS THIS EVENING. SHE HAS.
FOR, AS SHE'S REPORTED A LONG TIME, BEEN BEFORE YOU AND ADVANCING THE PREMISE THAT A BACKFLOW PREVENTER COULD HAVE. AND IT. IT'S POSSIBLE IT COULD HAVE, BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S THE BEST METHOD TO. TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE THAT HER AND OTHERS IN HER SUBDIVISION.
AND IT WAS VERY SEVERE EXPERIENCE THEY HAD AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE HELENE. AND AT THE LAST TIME SHE WAS HERE, I INDICATED THAT WE NEEDED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER AND
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INTERESTED RESIDENTS IN THAT SUBDIVISION AND SORT OF BRING THEM UP TO DATE ON WHAT WE, AS A CITY HAVE DONE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION AND ADDITIONALLY TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHY WE DON'T THINK A BACKFLOW PREVENTER IS THE BEST CHOICE TO MITIGATE POTENTIAL DISASTERS IN THE FUTURE. THE THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MR. MUELLER HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS MATTER TO PREPARE US TO ASK TO CONVENE A MEETING, AND WE HAVE COME UP WITH AN IDEA THAT WE THINK IS BETTER THAN A BACKFLOW PREVENTER. WE THINK IT'S MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A BACKFLOW PREVENTER, AND IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A BACKFLOW PREVENTER. AND WE WILL PRESENT THAT IDEA TO THEM AT A SESSION THAT WE CALL THE THE, THE ELEMENT ABOUT THIS THAT KEEPS BEING INTRODUCED IS THE CRA CAN FUND THIS. THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS OPINED IT IS NOT A LEGAL USE OF OUR FUNDS. AND HE BASES THAT ON THE FACT THAT THERE'S NOTHING IN OUR PLAN DOCUMENT THAT WOULD SUPPORT THAT AS AN EXPENDITURE, AND IT'S NEVER BEEN APPROVED AS A BUDGET. THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE. AND AND SO IF YOU HAVE IN YOUR HEADS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO IN SOME WAY SUBSIDIZE THIS HOMEOWNERS EXPENSE FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, FOR OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY, KNOW THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO IDENTIFY ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE TO USE OTHER THAN THE CRA FUNDS BASED ON THE ATTORNEY'S LEGAL OPINION, UNLESS WE LEARN SOME NEW VARIABLE THAT MIGHT CHANGE HIS MIND ABOUT THAT. TIM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NOTHING FOR ME, MR. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, W