[1. Invocation - Pastor Dupree Williams, Chief Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church]
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JANUARY 27TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, LET ME REVIEW THE PROCEDURES FOR THE MEETING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, COMPLETE A REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AND SUBMIT THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE SERGEANT AT ARMS. WHEN YOUR NAME IS HAS BEEN CALLED, USE THE MICROPHONE.
MICROPHONE AT THE LECTERN ON THE AUDIENCE'S RIGHT AND EITHER STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS OR YOUR NAME AND CITY. SPEAK TO CITY COUNCIL AS A BODY. DO NOT ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY. BE MINDFUL OF THE TIMER ON THE LECTERN AND WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS BEFORE YOUR SPEAKING TIME ENDS. THE TIME LIMITS ARE POSTED ON THE REQUEST TO SPEAK.
FORM AN APPLICANT, REPRESENTATIVE, OR PERSON WHO HAS A LEGAL STANDING TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE A QUASI JUDICIAL MATTER WILL BE PERMITTED ENOUGH TIME, AS REASONABLY DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, TO CREATE A RECORD BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. ANY PERSON WHO MAKES PERSONAL, IMPERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS, OR BECOMES BOISTEROUS OR DISRESPECTFUL WHILE ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ORDERED TO LEAVE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING. WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION. IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVOCATION, PLEASE STAND AND THE INVOCATION WILL BE PRESENTED BY PASTOR DUPREE WILLIAMS OF CHIEF CORNERSTONE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. LET US BOW. IS YOUR CUSTOM? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO COME SAFELY IN THIS WINTER WEATHER. LORD, WE ASK NOW THAT YOU JUST TOUCH ALL.
BLESS ALL FAMILIES, BLESS FATHER GOD, THIS GREAT MUNICIPALITY THAT WE LIVE IN.
TOUCH ALL THOSE FATHER GOD AND ALL THE OFFICES THAT SERVE AND DO SO MUCH. FATHER, THAT'S BEHIND THE SCENES THAT HELPS US ALL IN THE FOREFRONT. LOOK ON OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FATHER.
KEEP THEM SAFE, FATHER, AS WELL AS WARM AS THEY SERVING AND JUST BLESS FATHER GOD. ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT COME TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTIVE MIND TO JUST SHARE AND TO BE INVOLVED IN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR CITY. LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU RIGHT NOW THAT YOU MOVE THIS COUNCIL AS YOU SO SEE FIT AND THAT THEY CONSULT YOU FOR ALL THE GUIDANCE WE ASK EVERYTHING DONE IN YOUR SON JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. ROLL CALL. VOTE. ROLL CALL. SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH WILL NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBER LARUSSO WILL NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBER NEWMAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASSETT HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HENLEY WILL NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING.
VICE MAYOR KENNEDY HERE. MAYOR ALFREY WILL NOT BE HERE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. AND MOVING
[4. Proclamations and Presentations]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR PROCLAMATIONS. BUT BEFORE WE DO, VICE MAYOR, I'LL JUST NOTE, BASED ON THE ROLL CALL, WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM THIS EVENING. AND SO THAT WILL LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION ON ITEMS. SO AS WE GET TO THOSE ITEMS, I'LL LIKELY BE SPEAKING UP AND GIVING YOU GUIDANCE ON THAT ON EACH OF THE ITEMS. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S PERFECT. THANK YOU. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. WE HAVE A FEW RIGHT. OKAY. YES.OKAY. AT THIS TIME, CAN WE PLEASE HAVE LIEUTENANT BRIAN HART UP? HERE IN THE HOT SEAT? NOW, LIEUTENANT BRIAN HART BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER WITH THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE SECURITY FORCES. HE PERFORMED MISSION CRITICAL DUTIES, INCLUDING AIR, AIR BASE, GROUND DEFENSE, INSTALLATION AND ASSET SECURITY, DIGNITARY PROTECTION, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS. IN DECEMBER OF 2005, BRIAN JOINED THE MELBOURNE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND BEGAN HIS CAREER IN PATROL AND WENT ON TO SERVE AS A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER. HE ALSO SERVED IN STREET IN THE STREET CRIMES UNIT, WHERE HE WORKED IN HIGH CRIME AREAS AND FOCUSED ON ARRESTING VIOLENT OFFENDERS. HE WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO AGGRESSIVE DRIVING UNIT, WHERE HE WOULD TARGETED TRAFFIC RELATED OFFENSES AND ROADWAY SAFETY VIOLATIONS. IN 2011, HE WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT, AND THEN IN 2018, HE WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT, AND BOTH OF THOSE WERE IN THE PATROL SQUAD. AFTER MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN PATROL, BRIAN WAS SOLICITED FOR AN ASSIGNMENT IN THE SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION. DIVISION. HE
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WAS THE ASSISTANT TO THE COMMANDER OF SUPPORT SERVICES AND OVERSAW THE TRAINING UNIT.HE LED THE BODY WORN CAMERA PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDED PURCHASING, IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING OF THE NEW BODY WORN CAMERAS. HE LED MULTIPLE PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES, INCLUDING VEHICLE REPLACEMENT INITIATIVE THAT EXPEDITED THE REPLACEMENT OF 38 NEW VEHICLES TO AGE OR TO ENHANCE AN AGING FLEET. HE HANDLED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PATROL RIFLES AND ENHANCED A VARIETY OF TACTICAL EQUIPMENT FOR SWAT. AFTER SERVING IN SUPPORT SERVICES, BRIAN RETURNED TO PATROL, WHERE HE CURRENTLY OVERSEES A PATROL SQUAD. HE PROVIDES SOUND GUIDANCE AND IS A SEASONED LEADER FOR OUR YOUNGEST, OUR YOUNGER OFFICERS.
BRIAN IS ALSO A DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTOR AND GENERAL INSTRUCTION, FIREARMS INSTRUCTION, CHEMICAL AGENT AND SPECIALTY SPECIALTY IMPACT MUNITIONS INSTRUCTION AND MEDICAL INSTRUCTION. HE IS ALSO THE SWAT TEAM COMMANDER AND ONE OF THE LONGEST SERVING ACTIVE MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO OUR SWAT TEAM. BRIAN WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN COORDINATING OUR DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE STANDOFF AT THE PENTAGON APARTMENTS, WHERE TWO OFFICERS WERE SHOT AS THEY APPROACHED THE SUBJECT'S APARTMENT. BRIAN IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS AND REPRESENTS THE MELBOURNE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE HIGHEST REGARD, AND BRIAN IS JOINED TODAY BY HIS FAMILY, HIS WIFE JESSICA, AND THEIR TWO SONS, JASPER AND BECKETT. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING HIM TO CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE AND SHARING HIM WITH US. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR YOU WITH FOR YOUR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. SO IT'S A PRESENTATION OR A PIN AND A GIFT CARD. AND I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN OUR MILITARY AND AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU FOR HAVING COME BACK. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TAMMY STILL FROM FINANCIAL SERVICES. AND I DID NOT GET THE NAMES OF ALL YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE. SO YOU CAN INTRODUCE THEM LATER ON. SO TONIGHT WE PROUDLY HONOR TAMMY, STILL A STAPLE OF MELBOURNE'S FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CELEBRATING 25 YEARS, TAMMY BEGAN HER CAREER ON JANUARY 29TH, 2001, IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. SHE STARTED AS AN ACCOUNTANT. ONE WAS PROMOTED TO AN ACCOUNTANT 2 IN 2004, AND ADVANCED TO SENIOR ACCOUNTANT IN 20 OR 2012, AND SHE CONTINUES TO HOLD THAT TODAY. THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER, TAMMY HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL TECHNIQUE, EXPERTISE, INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP. AS A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, SHE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE CITY'S AUDIT ANNUAL AUDIT PROCESS AND THE CITY'S ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, ENSURING ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. TAMMY IS INSTRUMENTAL IN FINANCIAL ANALYSIS RELATED TO THE WATER AND SEWER RATE MODEL AND REVENUE SUFFICIENCY ANALYSIS, AND ENSURES ONGOING COMPLIANCE WITH WATER AND SEWER BOND COVENANTS. AND AS COUNCIL KNOWS, WE RECENTLY WENT THROUGH THE RATE STUDY AND WE KNOW HOW HOW SIGNIFICANT THOSE FUNDS ARE AND WHAT WHAT TAKING CARE OF THOSE MUST MEAN. THROUGHOUT YOUR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE, TAMMY HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED PROFESSIONALISM, ADAPTABILITY AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
HER ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ACCURACY UNDER PRESSURE, MANAGE COMPETING PRIORITIES, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH STAFF AND THE PUBLIC, AND UPHOLD THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING, HAS MADE TAMMY A TRUSTED RESOURCE AND A CORNERSTONE OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL OPERATIONS. TAMMY'S LONG STANDING DEDICATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE CITY, AND HER SERVICE REFLECTS THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF PUBLIC STEWARDSHIP. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW I WORKED A LOT CLOSER WITH YOU WHEN I WAS IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WITH OUR PROJECTS, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK FOR THE CITY. AND DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE WHO YOU HAVE WITH YOU TONIGHT? BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE NAMES. YEAH, THAT'S MY MOM, JAN RUSHING, MY YOUNGEST SON, GABRIEL, AND MY OLDEST IS FAITH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT HER. AND HERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY. YEP, YEP. CAN WE GET YOU BACK UP HERE PLEASE. AND THEN ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. EVERY SINGLE ONE. THEY WANT TO BECAUSE WE HAVE ROOM WELCOME TO OR WE CAN DO INDIVIDUAL SHOTS WITH THEM. SO WE'LL KEEP THIS WAY. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS THAN. ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.
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CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ONE. THANK. THANK YOU. OKAY. HERE. MOVING ON TO[5. Approval of Minutes - January 13, 2026 Regular Meeting]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE. SO VICE MAYOR, WITHOUT A QUORUM, YOU'LL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE OR VOTE ON APPROVAL OF MINUTES. SO THAT WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING OKAY. SO MOVING ON[6. City Manager's Report]
TO ITEM NUMBER SIX THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. OKAY. IN ADDITION TO THE WRITTEN REPORT, I DID HAVE THREE ITEMS. SOME OF THEM WERE REQUESTING CONSENSUS. BUT I ALSO THINK THAT I CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH A COUPLE AND WITHOUT THAT AND MAYBE BRING THEM BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING.SO YESTERDAY I FORWARDED MAYOR AND COUNCIL A MEMBER FROM OUR BEAUTIFICATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY BOARD, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS BEEB, AND I BELIEVE THAT MEMO WARRANTS A DISCUSSION ITEM ON ONE OF THE FEBRUARY AGENDAS TO DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS AND POSSIBLE OUTCOMES.
SO I WAS GOING TO ASK IF THERE WERE ANY OBJECTIONS. I THINK BASED ON SOMETHING YOU JUST REMINDED ME THAT COUNCILMAN NEWMAN REMINDED ME ABOUT, I THINK THE THE I THINK THERE WAS CONSENSUS BEFORE THAT WE DIDN'T NEED CONSENSUS TO PUT DISCUSSION ITEMS ON. BUT I WILL LOOK AT BOTH BOTH BOTH FEBRUARY MEETINGS. IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY IT'LL END UP ON THE FEBRUARY 24TH MEETING ANYWAY. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND CONGRESSMAN HARIDOPOLOS MUNICIPAL WORKSHOP THIS THURSDAY. EACH MUNICIPALITY IS BEING ASKED TO SPEAK FOR LESS THAN THREE MINUTES ON OUR CHALLENGES, CONCERNS AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS RELATED TO OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE. I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU HAD ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT YOU WANTED ME TO ADD TO OUR STATEMENT. I WAS GOING TO BASE MOST OF OUR STATEMENT OFF OF.
EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, MANY OF THEM TRANSLATE TO FEDERAL PRIORITIES. AND, AND AND ALSO LIKE SOME OF OUR SOME OF THE ISSUES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR BUDGETING PROCESS AND OTHER COUNCIL ITEMS WHERE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN ACTION. I WAS GOING TO TRY TO SUMMARIZE AND ADD THOSE. I JUST FOUND OUT THE FORMAT OF WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
IT'S ONLY THREE MINUTES AND SO I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PREPARE THAT BEFORE TONIGHT. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD, YOU CAN EITHER SPEAK UP NOW OR SEND, YOU KNOW, GIVE ME A CALL OR AN EMAIL. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? I DIDN'T GIVE YOU ANY TIME TO PREPARE. SO VICE MAYOR, THE A LOT OF THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES HAVE TENDED TO TALK TO HIM, USUALLY ABOUT LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE, THINGS LIKE FEDERAL ROADS AND THINGS. DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS THERE THAT MAY WARRANT HIS ATTENTION, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING PROPER FUNDING OR MAINTENANCE OF THINGS THAT MAYBE I KNOW THAT HE'S USED TO THAT. SO THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL. AND MAYBE THE WIDENING AND BECAUSE THAT IS BEING FUNDED LARGELY BY DDOT, WHICH THEY GET A LOT OF THEIR FUNDING FROM THE FEDS. SO I DEFINITELY CAN BRING THAT UP.
AND THAT'S THE ONE, THE FIRST ONE THAT CAME TO MIND. YEAH. THAT'S OKAY. I'M JUST NOTING WHAT OTHER FOLKS ARE DOING. AND SO WHY NOT JUMP IN ON THAT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE? AND IS THERE ANYTHING FEDERALLY REGARDING THE RAILROAD, THE THE TRAIN? WELL, YOU'RE JUMPING AHEAD TO MY NEXT ITEM, BUT I WILL I WILL MAKE SURE I PUT RAILROAD. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE YOU FEEL LIKE I SAID, I HAVE UNTIL THURSDAY AROUND NOONTIME. FEEL FREE TO CALL OR TO SEND ME AN EMAIL ABOUT THAT. SO MY THIRD ITEM IS EXACTLY ABOUT THAT. IT'S ABOUT THE RAILROAD. SO THIS MORNING I SPOKE WITH THE WITH FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S THEIR DISTRICT FIVE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT, AND HE WAS REQUESTING A LETTER OF SUPPORT. AND SO DOT'S CENTRAL OFFICE IS PREPARING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL RAIL ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL STATE PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL GRANT PROGRAM. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. THAT'S WHY I WROTE IT DOWN. THIS APPLICATION WILL ESTABLISH DOT'S STATE STATEWIDE ADVANCEMENT OF FEATURE ENHANCEMENTS AT THESE INTERSECTIONS, INTERCITY CROSSINGS. AND SO THE THIS PROGRAM WILL OR IT WILL PROVIDE A PROGRAMMATIC APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING SAFETY COUNTERMEASURES AT OVER 900 INTER-CENTER INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL CROSSINGS IN FLORIDA. SO THEY'RE LOOKING ALL OVER THE STATE. IT'S ALSO THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE
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UPGRADED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN TREATMENTS, IMPROVED LIGHTING VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE TPO APPLIED. BUT THIS IS FOR THE INNER COLUMN INTERSECTIONS. THE CROSSINGS THAT WEREN'T COVERED UNDER THAT. AND SO THEY'RE THEY WERE LOOKING IN MELBOURNE AT A MASTERSON THAT WAS IN THE TPO PROJECT, CREOLE STREET, BABCOCK STREET, SILVER PALM AVENUE, SEMINOLE AVENUE, LINCOLN AVENUE, PALMETTO, JACKSON, W.H. JACKSON. BUT THAT WAS IN THE TPO JERNIGAN AND THEN EAST NEW HAVEN AVENUE. BUT THAT WAS IN THE TPO PROJECT. SO IN THE PAST I HAVE ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO SEND LETTERS OF SUPPORT. BUT IN REGARD TO THE RAIL ASSOCIATION, WE'VE DONE SEVERAL LETTERS OF SUPPORT ON THIS. AND SO I THINK THE LAST TIME WHEN I NEEDED A LETTER OF SUPPORT, WHEN THERE WASN'T A COUNCIL MEETING, WHEN I KNEW ABOUT IT, I THEN PROVIDED COUNSEL UNDER SEPARATE COVER THAT I PROVIDED THIS. IT WAS IT MET IT ALIGNED WITH OUR PREVIOUS GOALS. SO I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED A VOTE, BUT I WILL BE SENDING OUT THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, WORST CASE SCENARIO, ONCE WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM THAT ARE A FULL A FULL BOARD, I CAN ALWAYS WITHDRAW OUR LETTER OF SUPPORT. BUT IT REALLY IS. I MEAN, IT'S FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULD NOT SUPPORT IT. THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR MISS. AND I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT AT LIKE 1030 THIS MORNING. AND THOSE WERE MY THREE EXTRA ITEMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE[7. Public Comments]
YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY. JUST THE ONE. OKAY.WE HAVE LONG ISLAND AUDIT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN. SEAN PAUL REYES, LONG ISLAND AUDIT I'M HERE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU TO FORGET I LOVE COMING HERE TO MELBOURNE. IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE. I LOVE IT HERE. LOVE CONTRIBUTING TO YOUR ECONOMY AND YOUR RESTAURANTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU'RE CITY MANAGER, WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING TO THE CONGRESSMAN, MAYBE YOU CAN SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THE LEGAL ACTIONS YOUR MAYOR HAS ENGAGED IN. MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING TO TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE IT'S NOT RIGHT. YOU CAN'T VOTE FOR $500,000 TO GO TO SOMEBODY AND THEN BENEFIT $10,000. NONE OF YOU WOULD SEE THAT AS OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE, THAT YOU WOULD SEE THAT AS CORRUPTION. YOU WOULD SEE THAT AS SOMETHING THAT'S WRONG. THIS MAYOR HAS A HISTORY OF TRYING TO GASLIGHT THE PEOPLE AND SAYING, OH, I CAN'T SPEAK. I WONDER WHY HE'S NOT HERE TODAY, BY THE WAY, HE'S NEVER HERE. I FEEL LIKE I'M HERE MORE THAN HIM. SO MAYBE I'LL RUN FOR MAYOR. MAYBE I'LL MOVE OUT HERE AND RUN FOR MAYOR. BUT IT'S JUST DISAPPOINTING THAT NOBODY'S SPEAKING UP ABOUT THIS. AND THEY SHOULD. THIS IS IMPORTANT WHAT THE MAYOR IS DOING. AND I SUBMITTED A FOIA REQUEST TO THE CITY CLERK. THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME $7,000 FOR ALL THE INFORMATION YOU CAN. GUYS CAN GET THAT FOR FREE. WHY CAN'T YOU JUST DO THAT? WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEND $7,000 TO GET DOCUMENTS BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND LARRY JAHNS? IT'S RIDICULOUS. I'M A JOURNALIST CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION. I ALREADY FOUND THE 10,000 YOU GUYS OVER. YOU DIDN'T SEE IT. SO I'M TRYING TO FIND MORE OF THE RELATIONSHIP.
AND THE VOTING RECORD BETWEEN THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR IS NOT HERE TODAY. BUT, YOU KNOW, HE LIKES TO CALL ME A PAID AGITATOR, AND I'M TRYING TO EXTORT HIM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD EXTORT HIM FOR. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH HE HAS, BUT I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM THE MAYOR. BUT THIS IS FIVE YEARS AGO. SOMEBODY SENT THIS TO ME. LET'S ALL TAKE A LISTEN. LET'S SEE. DISGRACE FROM THE MELBOURNE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR STEALING TAXPAYER DOLLARS BY FORGING TIME CARDS, ADMITTING TO VISITING A PROSTITUTE WHILE ON DUTY DURING AN INVESTIGATION ON MISSING NARCOTICS, AND UNLAWFULLY TASING AND BEATING AN INNOCENT FISHERMAN, CAUSING A CITY LAWSUIT AND SETTLEMENT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. PAUL ALFREY RECKLESS AS A COP UNFIT FOR MAYOR. THEY SHOWED THE LAWSUITS. YOU GUYS SUPPORT A MAN WHO BEATS PEOPLE AS A COP WHO HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRUG CONTAINING THE DRUGS AT THE DEPARTMENT, RESIGNED IN DISGRACE. THESE ARE ALL FACTS. THESE COPS HERE COULD PROBABLY TELL YOU. THE LIEUTENANT THAT'S HERE, HE COULD PROBABLY TELL YOU THEY'RE ALL VICTIMS OF PAUL ALFREY. HE HE HE HE RETALIATES AGAINST THESE OFFICERS. I RECEIVE SO MANY DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANONYMOUSLY, BECAUSE THEY'RE SCARED YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO RETALIATE AGAINST THEM, OR THE CHIEF IS GOING TO RETALIATE AGAINST THEM. THEY'RE SCARED OF THEIR OWN MAYOR. THEY'RE LIKE, OH, WHAT IF I. IF I DON'T SPEAK UP AGAINST THE MAYOR, I'M GOING TO BE GONE OUT OF HERE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. YOU GUYS ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS.
YOU SHOULD DO YOUR JOB. THE MAYOR SHOULD BE HERE FIRST AND FOREMOST. BUT YOU GUYS SHOULD DO YOUR JOB AND INVESTIGATE THIS FOR THE PUBLIC. I KNOW THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. THERE'S, LIKE, MAYBE, WHAT, SIX PEOPLE HERE, BUT MORE PEOPLE WILL BE WATCHING. AND I
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WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY WATCHING TO GO TO YOUR PUBLIC MEETING, LOCAL PUBLIC MEETING AND PARTICIPATE IN YOUR IN YOUR DEMOCRACY AND YOUR GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER[8. Consideration of proposals for disposition of 0.08 acres of City property abutting 1015 W. H. Jackson Street. (Public Hearing) (Postponed - 10/28/2025 & 12/9/2025)]
PUBLIC COMMENTS? THE LAST ONE. OKAY, SO MOVING ON TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS NUMBER EIGHT. YEAH, I BELIEVE I BELIEVE THAT CITY ENGINEER JAMES DENNIS HAS AN UPDATE ON THIS. OKAY. PRESENTING ON THIS IS JAMES ENNIS, CITY ENGINEER. GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR COUNCIL, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT I THIS IS FOR THE. WE HAD ORIGINALLY COME TO COUNCIL MULTIPLE TIMES REGARDING THE DISPOSAL OF A CITY OWNED PARCEL LOCATED AT 1015 JACKSON. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD A PUBLIC HEARING. WE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE. JAMES MICROPHONE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. IS THAT A LITTLE BETTER? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. PREVIOUSLY WITH THIS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF A CITY OWNED PARCEL LOCATED AT 1015 JACKSON. PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD FOR THIS ADVERTISED ON OCTOBER 24TH, 20 25. 30 DAY SUBMITTAL DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025 AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ESTABLISHED. THE DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK BEFORE CITY COUNCIL AT A PUBLIC HEARING. AT A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 28TH. LET'S LET'S GO TO THE MOST RECENT UPDATE. ALL RIGHT. SORRY LONG HISTORY WITH THIS PARCEL WE HAD LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE HAD ASKED FOR AN EXTENSION TO HAVE ADDITIONAL NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN CITY STAFF AND THE ONE RESPONDENT TO THE DISPOSAL REQUEST TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON AT ABOUT 3:00, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAD OFFERED OR MADE AN OFFER TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY EMAILED US TO RESCIND THAT OFFER. SO THERE'S NO FURTHER ACTION FOR CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE THIS PARCEL ISSUE EXISTS WITH THE TWO ADJACENT PARCELS. SO AT SOME POINT IN TIME, THIS ISSUE WILL HAVE TO BE RESOLVED, AND IT'S LIKELY TO BE RESOLVED IN THE SAME MANNER THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY RECOMMENDING. SO COUNCIL MAY RECALL WE WE HAD ORIGINALLY REQUESTED COUNCIL APPROVAL TO DO A PUBLIC NOTICE AND REQUEST OFFERS BECAUSE BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY WITHIN THE SOUTHERN EXPANSION OF THE DOWNTOWN CRA AREA, WE'VE RECOMMENDED GOING THROUGH THE CRA BASED PROCESS FOR DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. SO, AS MR. ENNIS SAID, RIGHT. WE'RE VERY LIKELY TO TO BE COMING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR AUTHORIZATION TO EFFECTIVELY RESTART THIS PROCESS IN A IN A BROADER SCALE, RIGHT, BECAUSE WE'VE IDENTIFIED IT'S NOT JUST THIS ONE PARCEL, IT'S IT'S 2 OR 3. AND SO WE MAY BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT HOLISTICALLY. THIS PARTICULAR OFFER HAS DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO HOW TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION. AND AND SO THEY'LL LIKELY BE FURTHER NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM. AND SO IT'LL BE BACK WITH COUNCIL BUT BUT WILL EFFECTIVELY BE CLOSING OUT THIS PARTICULAR PUBLIC HEARING IN THIS PROCESS. AND AS, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION FROM HIM ON THE SCALE AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO.WE'LL COME BACK FOR THAT FOR FOR FURTHER ACTION. BUT YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD THAT IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN THE REQUEST TO WITHDRAW THE OFFER, THE THE GENTLEMAN INDICATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BUYING ONE OF THOSE OTHER PROPERTIES. SO THIS MAY COME BACK TOGETHER AS MORE OF A PACKAGE DEAL. SO I HEARD THE OH NO, BUT IT MAY STILL BE SOMETHING THAT COMES TOGETHER, BUT MORE OF A COMPLETE HOLISTIC APPROACH. THE ONLY OTHER ITEM I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT IS THAT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT STAFF HAS PERFORMED AT THIS POINT WILL BE ABLE TO BE USED IN THE FUTURE. SO A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IS NOT DOESN'T NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AS WASTED TIME OR EFFORTS. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? SO THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENTS OR NO NO WITH WITH EFFECTIVELY NO APPLICATION. NOW THERE'S NO COUNCIL ACTION TO TAKE. SO I THINK IT'S JUST CLOSED OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. AND THAT IS AN
[9. Ordinance No. 2026-01, Administrative Final Plat Approval: (Second Reading/Public Hearing) An ordinance amending the City Code of Melbourne, Chapter 2, Administration; Appendix B, Section 4, Planned Unit Development (PUD); and Appendix D, Chapter 8, Subdivision Code, to address recent State of Florida legislative changes (F.S.177.073) to provide administrative approval of final plats. (Applicant - City of Melbourne) (First Reading - 1/13/2026)]
ORDINANCE. WOULD YOU READ THAT. I'LL GO THROUGH I'LL GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND THEN WE'LL DISCUSS WHAT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 601, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF FINAL PLATS MAKING FINDINGS, AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AMENDING SECTION TWO 329 AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.AMENDING APPENDIX B OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED ZONING AMENDING ARTICLE NINE ZONING APPLICATIONS AND PROCEDURES. AMENDING APPENDIX D OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. AMENDING CHAPTER EIGHT, SUBDIVISION CODE PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND INTERPRETATION, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND PROVIDING AN ADOPTION SCHEDULE. SO OBVIOUSLY, WITH NO
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QUORUM, THERE'LL BE NO ACTION TO TAKE ON THIS ITEM. I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH HEARING FROM MISS DITTMER, ALTHOUGH IT'S ALWAYS WORTH HEARING FROM MISS DITTMER IN THIS IN THIS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE. YEAH. AND AND BECAUSE COUNCIL IS NOT IN A POSITION TO EVEN POSTPONE THIS ITEM, IT'LL HAVE TO BE RE-ADVERTISED TO THE CITY CLERK. SO WHILE MOST LIKELY IT'LL BE, WE'LL SEE IT AGAIN FOR SECOND READING ON ON FEBRUARY 10TH. WE'LL JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TIMING ALIGNS CORRECTLY FOR FOR READVERTISING. SO NO, NO COUNCIL ACTION TONIGHT AND NO NEED TO OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OR ANYTHING. THERE'LL BE NO ACTION. OKAY,[10. Ordinance No. 2026-02, Public Participation: (Second Reading/Public Hearing) An ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article II, Melbourne Code of Ordinances regarding public participation and standards of decorum at City Council meetings. (First Reading - 1/13/2026)]
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER TEN, MR. CONNOR. SO THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 602, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN STANDARDS OF DECORUM DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, MAKING FINDINGS, AMENDING CHAPTER TWO OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED ADMINISTRATION AMENDING SECTION TWO, DASH 29 ORDER OF BUSINESS. AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 32 ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL TIME LIMIT. AMENDING SECTION TWO DASH 36 STANDARDS OF DECORUM. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND INTERPRETATION, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING AN ADOPTION SCHEDULE SIMILAR TO ITEM NUMBER NINE. WITH THE NO QUORUM, THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM. IT'LL BE NEED TO BE RE-ADVERTISED FOR SECOND READING, AND SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING OR ANYTHING. IT'S THERE'LL BE RE-ADVERTISED IN ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11 NEW[11. Work Order No. 11 to the Storm Drain Cleaning, Repairs and Maintenance contract for cleaning and video inspection of varying pipe sizes associated with the Roadway Resurfacing Program, Project No. 68024, Shenandoah General Construction, LLC, Pompano Beach, FL - $440,000.]
BUSINESS. I DON'T JAMES ENNIS IS HERE FROM CITY ENGINEER. BUT MR. CONNOLLY, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT. YEAH WITH WITH WITH WITH NO ABILITY FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION ON IT. I WOULD BE A LITTLE FUTILE TO, TO HEAR ALL OF THE REASONING UNDERLYING THE, THE WORK ORDER IN THAT I THINK IT'S JUST THERE'S NO ACTION, THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN AND WE'LL, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. ANYWAY, THANK YOU. SO FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, I ASSUME WE CANNOT DO THAT ONE AS WELL. THAT'S CORRECT. WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON FROM 13 AND 14 AS WELL, WHICH IS THE PULLING OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. YEAH. AND SO EVEN EVEN TO ITEM 14, I KNOW THERE WAS A BIT OF A TIME CRUNCH FOR THE SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT FOR A COMMUNITY HOUSING INITIATIVE WITH, WITH SHIP, AND IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WITH NO QUORUM, THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION. AND SO WE'LL JUST HAVE TO TELL SHIP THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T HAVE A QUORUM. WE'LL GET IT ON THE NEXT AGENDA. AND RE-ADVERTISE FOR FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. YES. AND LET ME DO APOLOGIZE, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE DID HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT FELL SICK TODAY. SO THAT WAS THE REASON WHY WE DO NOT[15. Ordinance No. 2026-03, Council Districts: (First Reading) An ordinance amending the City Code, Chapter 22, Elections, by altering the maps of Melbourne City Council Districts Two, Five, and Six, to include annexation ordinances adopted during the 2025 calendar year.]
HAVE A QUORUM TODAY. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD. SO MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 15. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR IS ALSO WE WOULD NEED A VOTE. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'LL READ IT JUST SO THAT IT'S IN THE RECORD AND WE GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS. BUT YEAH IT'S GOING TO END UP BEING SIMILAR.RESULT THIS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 603, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS. I'M SORRY, APPORTIONMENT OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS MAKING FINDINGS, AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE CITY CODE ENTITLED ELECTIONS ADOPTING NEW MAPS, AMENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS TWO, FIVE AND SIX. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND INTERPRETATION, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING AN ADOPTION SCHEDULE. SO AGAIN, WHILE WHILE THE FIRST READING ISN'T TECHNICALLY A FORMAL FORMAL ACTION, GENERALLY WE OUR PROCESS USUALLY HAS A MOTION AND A VOTE, AND SO I. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND HAVING THE CITY CLERK GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. I'D SAY THIS IS A NO ACTION ITEM, AND THEY'LL HAVE TO RESTART THE PROCESS FOR FOR THE TWO READINGS ON APPROVAL OF THIS, OF THIS ORDINANCE. VERY GOOD. WITH THAT. OKAY. OKAY. SO
[D. PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES, AND COMMUNICATIONS]
WITH THAT, WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR MEETING AT PETITIONS, REMONSTRANCES AND COMMUNICATIONS. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD? YEAH I'LL START I'LL TURN ON MY MIC IF I CAN. YEAH. THERE WE GO. OKAY. SO ALL I, ALL I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT ON FEBRUARY 6TH I GOT APPROVED. EVERYTHING'S ON THE GO FOR A FARMSHARE EVENT. SO IF ANYBODY NEEDS EXTRA GROCERIES OR IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME AND HELP ME PASS OUT GROCERIES, THAT'D BE AWESOME.IT'S AT THE EDDIE LEE TAYLOR COMMUNITY CENTER, FEBRUARY 6TH FROM 9 TO 12. THAT'S IT. IS THERE ANY WORK GOING ON ON THE FIFTH TO PREPARE FOR THAT, OR IS IT JUST THE SIXTH? JUST THE SIXTH? THEY'RE GOING TO DROP THE FOOD OFF AT 7 A.M. AND I'M GOING TO PREP IT ALL. OKAY.
YEAH. SO I WOULD LOVE HELP GUYS. COUNCILMAN NEWMAN YEP. JUST TWO THINGS. ONE IS I WANT TO THANK
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KEVIN AND THE CLERK STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS VOLUNTEER ADVISORY ATTENDANCE. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WORK ON THAT. I WANTED TO ASK I THINK THAT'S A IS ARE WE'RE STILL HAVING SOMETHING ON THE FUTURE AGENDA REGARDING THIS TO TALK ABOUT OR MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WE HAD I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE WE WERE IN THE PROCESS ON THAT BECAUSE WERE WE NOT TALKING ABOUT HAVING ADAM PUT TOGETHER A AMENDMENT TO REMOVE OR ADD, LIKE GIVING US MORE FLEXIBILITY ON THAT WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT? BECAUSE I SAW THE MEMO COME OUT, BUT I WASN'T SURE IF THAT WAS WHAT YOU ALL THOUGHT WAS THE END OF IT OR WHAT OUR OUR THOUGHTS WERE ON THE DIRECTION THERE. AND I APOLOGIZE IF THERE WAS CONFUSION BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WERE YOU HAD WANTED TO BRING A DISCUSSION ITEM AND OTHER THINGS FOR CODES OF CONDUCT AND OTHER THINGS. AND SO I, I GUESS I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THAT WAS SOMEWHAT WRAPPED INTO WHAT COUNCIL'S PLEASURE WAS ON HOW TO DEAL WITH BOARD APPOINTMENTS AND, AND METHODS, AND THAT FOR HANDLING THOSE, THOSE SCENARIOS. SO IF, IF THOSE ARE SOMEHOW SEPARATE AND YOU'D LIKE, YOU'D LIKE ME TO SHOW YOU PROPOSED ORDINANCE LANGUAGE FOR A REFERENDUM ITEM ON A, ON A CHARTER AMENDMENT. I'M HAPPY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. I THINK THAT THAT MAY I RECALL GETTING SOME COUNCIL CONSENSUS ON THAT IN THE, IN THE PAST. AND SO I GUESS IN SOME REGARD, I THOUGHT THAT WAS GETTING MORPHED AS, AS YOU WERE STILL BRINGING BACK OTHER CODE OF CONDUCT LANGUAGE.SO IF THEY'RE IF THEY'RE NOT ONE IN THE SAME, THEN I'M HAPPY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH WORKING ON WHAT CHARTER AMENDMENT LANGUAGE MAY LOOK LIKE. OH, SURE. YEAH. AND I SEE THEM SEPARATE AS FAR AS LIKE CODE OF CONDUCT. BE RESPECTFUL TO FOLKS WHO ARE SPEAKING, YOU KNOW, COME WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE ABILITY FOR US TO ADD, REMOVE AND ALL OF THOSE POWERS THAT BE. I THINK I SAW THAT AS A SEPARATE ONE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS AS WELL, I UNDERSTAND. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. PERFECT. SO THEN SO YOU THINK THAT'LL BE A THAT'D BE A FUTURE ONE YEAR OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. GREAT.
AND THEN NUMBER TWO I'M GETTING A LOT OF I'VE HEARD FROM THE ESPECIALLY THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY I GUESS WE'RE I THINK IF I REMEMBER THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A PRESENTATION ABOUT IT, ABOUT AN ART FESTIVAL OR A FESTIVAL COMING DOWNTOWN THAT IS NO LONGER ABLE TO DO IT, BECAUSE THE FEES THAT THE CITY HAD WAS FAR EXCEEDING THAT. I WAS WONDERING IF, AS A COUNCIL, WE CAN'T OBVIOUSLY MOVE FORWARD WITH ANYTHING TODAY ON IT, BUT MAYBE GETTING SOME MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE. AND MAYBE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT OUR ABILITIES TO. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE HAVING A MR. LARUSSO AND I HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT THERE WAS AN O'GALLEY PERMIT, HOW HOW EVENTS HAPPENED IN O'GALLEY, AND THERE WAS THE SPECIAL THING HE HAD GOING ON. AND THEN I WANTED TO DO IT FOR MELBOURNE AND I PUNTED IT. I'M HOPING TO SEE IF WE CAN BRING THAT STILL BACK, BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE STILL GOING TO BRING THAT ONE BACK AND THEN LOOP IN SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED DOWNTOWN, IF I COULD. AND IN FACT, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, WE DO HAVE SOMETHING I BELIEVE IT'S FOR THE NEXT AGENDA. IS THAT THE NEXT AGENDA? WE'VE BROKEN UP THE SPECIAL. I CALL THEM SPECIAL ACTIVITIES. BUT FOR THE BUSINESS PROMOTION WE HAVE, WE'VE SPLIT THAT INTO TWO, BECAUSE THAT ONE SEEMED TO BE AN EASIER ONE TO TACKLE. SO WE'RE THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH YOU SHOULD SEE THAT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AS FAR AS THE THE LARGER ISSUE, AS FAR AS SPECIAL EVENTS AND HOW IF WE COULD LIMIT IF WE COULD ENHANCE. I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT ELSE WAS PART OF THAT. WHILE PART OF SPECIAL EVENTS, THAT IS A LITTLE BIT HARDER ONE TO TACKLE AND IT WOULD TAKE LONGER. AND WE FIGURED AT LEAST GET THE BUSINESS ONES MOVING AHEAD OF TIME. AND THAT WAS WHAT STAFF DECIDED. THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE NEXT, NEXT TIME. AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE OTHER PART NOW. AS FAR AS THE ART FESTIVAL THAT FELL IN WHEN THEY APPLIED FOR THEIR PERMIT, THAT THE FEES THAT WERE GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR POLICE SUPPORT AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES, THEY CAME BACK AND SAID THAT THEY THOUGHT THE FEES WERE TOO HIGH. WE WENT AND SHARPENED OUR PENCILS TO SEE WHERE WE COULD LIMIT ANYTHING. WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING, AND IN FACT, CINDY DITTMER ACTUALLY REACHED OUT TO MELBOURNE MAIN STREET TO SEE IF THEY COULD POSSIBLY OFFER SOME TYPE OF, I HATE TO CALL IT A GRANT, BUT SOME TYPE OF OF. I'LL CALL IT A GRANT, SOME TYPE OF GRANT TO SEE IF THEY COULD MAYBE SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE FOR AT LEAST LIKE FOR THE FIRST YEAR, SO WE COULD SEE IF IT COULD BE SUCCESSFUL. AND THEN BASED ON ON THE SETUP AND HOW THINGS HAPPENED, IF WE MAYBE COULD REDUCE SERVICES FOR FUTURE YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT OCCURRED RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME THAT THE DIRECTOR WAS LEAVING AND OR ANNOUNCED THEY WERE LEAVING. AND THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THEY COULD SEE, BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MELBOURNE MAIN STREET IN, IN THEIR AGREEMENT WITH US COULD COVER. SO WE DID TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT THE COSTS WERE. WE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO REDUCE IT TO THE LEVEL THAT WOULD MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL FOR THEM, FOR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.
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IS IT JUST SOMETIMES I KNOW SOME FOR WHATEVER. FOR WHATEVER REASON, SOME MUNICIPALITIES ARE ABLE TO HAVE THESE LARGER SCALE EVENTS. IS IT USUALLY ABSORBED BY THE CITY LIKE THEY'RE PAYING COSTS? IS THAT WHY IT'S SOMETIMES MORE FEASIBLE? I'M TRYING TO, I GUESS, FIGURE OUT WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN. I WAS GIVEN A FULL DISCLOSURE FROM MAIN STREET. I WAS GIVEN A LIST OF A BUNCH OF OTHER COMMUNITIES WHO HAD A SIMILAR EVENT, AND APPARENTLY THE FEES DID NOT MATCH UP TO OURS. SO I'M PRESUMING THAT THE CITY DOES SOMETHING, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. I THINK IF I CAN INTERJECT. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. JENNY. SOME THE REASON THAT OUR FEES MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE. I THINK OUR POLICE AND FIRE COST MORE IN THAT WE NEED MORE OF THEM BECAUSE OF THE ROAD CLOSURES AND THE RAILROAD CROSSING AND THE RAILROAD CROSSING. YEAH. IT'S JUST WE NEED THE VOLUME. SO IT'S THE SPECIFIC LOCATION VERSUS DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. YES. GOT IT. OKAY. AND THAT MAY BE, YOU KNOW, IF, IF AN EVENT IN ANOTHER LOCATION ISN'T AT A PLACE WHERE THERE'S A ROAD CLOSURE DOESN'T REQUIRE THE SAME LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC, SO ON AND SO FORTH, THAT THAT COULD VASTLY CHANGE THE THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND THE AND THE UNDERLYING COST FOR THE EVENT PERMIT. RIGHT. AND SO I THINK THAT DOVETAILS INTO THAT BROADER DISCUSSION OF, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY EVENTS ARE APPROPRIATE TO CLOSE DOWN EAST NEW HAVEN OR, OR, YOU KNOW, HIGHLAND PINEAPPLE, WHATEVER, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. AND, AND, AND AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE DISCUSSIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOMES PARK. RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE A EVENT SPACE THAT'S DOWNTOWN BUT THEN DOESN'T REQUIRE THAT SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT CLOSING DOWN AS MANY ROADS, YOU'RE NOT IMPACTING THE THOROUGHFARES AS MUCH IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES. PERFECT. SO YEAH, THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION FOR NEXT WEEK OR NEXT WEEK, NEXT NEXT MEETING. SO I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WORKING ON THAT. YEAH. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE GROUP? I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING. I WELCOME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO USE MY VICE MAYOR DUTIES AS MAYOR THIS EV* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.