* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] CALL TO ORDER AUGUST 21ST, 2026. BEAUTIFICATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY BOARD MEETING HERE AT 900 EAST STRAWBERRY AVENUE IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA. IT IS 2:00 PM IF YOU'LL ALL JOIN ME TO RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEASURE. 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 WE HAVE QUORUM. EXCELLENT. UH, STAFF, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO ROLL CALL HUNTER BENNINGER. TYLER WHITE. STEVEN NEWMAN. HERE. NICHOLAS ENDONE. HERE. GEORGE SCO. HERE. AUSTIN ECON. WADE SENT PRESENT ALL. DO I HEAR A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION FROM STEVE. I SECOND. SECOND BY GEORGE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. OH, WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBER JOINING US. IS IT? IS IT AUSTIN? HUNTER. HUNTER. THANK YOU HUNTER. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE IT PUBLIC. PUBLIC. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT? THANK YOU. PUBLIC . WE WILL MOVE TO, UH, AGENDA ITEM B PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE BROOKE FROM THE MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL TALKING ABOUT SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTDOOR. SHE'S THE, YOU ARE THE SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS. YES. AND OUTDOOR COORDINATOR FOR THE MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL. BROOKE, WHAT ARE WE PRESENTING ON TODAY? UM, I AM GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL. UM, I'M GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND OUR LOW IMPACT LIVING PROGRAMS AS WELL. UM, WHICH I THINK WILL FIT NICELY IN WITH OUR, UM, BEAUTIFICATION AND INTERRUPT ENERGY EFFICIENCY. SO, UM, BEFORE WE GET STARTED TODAY, JUST A QUICK LITTLE WORD ON ME. I DO HAVE MILD TO MODERATE HEARING LOSS. I HAVE HEARING AIDS IN, BUT COUNCIL ROOMS ARE NOTORIOUSLY ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE FOR HEARING. SO, UM, IF YOU DO SAY SOMETHING, I MIGHT JUST HAVE YOU REPEAT YOURSELVES. UM, MY NAME IS BROOKE BLOSSER. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. I MOVED TO THE CITY OF MELBOURNE IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR FROM CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. UH, I HAD MY MASTER'S IN MARINE BIOLOGY FROM THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON AND PRIOR TO THAT I STUDIED MARINE SCIENCES AT NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY. UM, SO I HAVE A LOT OF BACKGROUND IN MARINE SCIENCES AND IN CHARLESTON. I ACTUALLY WORKED WITH MUNICIPALITIES VERY FREQUENTLY, UM, ON ISSUES JUST LIKE THIS. AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE OF MINE TO GET TO KNOW THE MUNICIPALITIES IN THE LOCAL AREA, PARTICULARLY IN MELBOURNE, BEING A MELBOURNE RESIDENT MYSELF, UM, AND TO HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE SAFE FOR THE PEOPLE, FOR THE CITY, AND FOR THE WILDLIFE AS WELL. SO, REALLY EXCITED TO TALK TO Y'ALL TODAY. UM, I DO WANNA SPEND SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT THE MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL. WE ARE IN 5 0 3 C NONPROFIT, UM, BASED IN PALM BAY. TOOK ME ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO GET HERE, WHICH IS REALLY NICE. SOMETIMES WE LIKE TO CALL IT NORTH MELBOURNE, UM, OR EXCUSE ME, SOUTH MELBOURNE , NORTH PALM BAY. UM, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN NONPROFIT, UM, SINCE THE EIGHTIES. AND WE FOCUS ON, UM, OH, YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SORRY. THANKS. UM, WE FOCUS ON THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON AND SPECIFICALLY, UM, OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY, PROTECT AND RESTORE THE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES OF THE LAGOON COASTAL WATERS IN TRUE REEFS AND THE WATERSHED BY ADVOCATING AND USING SOUND SCIENCE EDUCATION AND INVOLVEMENT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. UM, OUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS THERE, BUT DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO WRITE IT DOWN. I DID BRING A BUNCH OF BUSINESS CARDS TODAY AS WELL. SO, NEXT SLIDE. I DID WANNA START BY TALKING ABOUT THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. UM, JUST A QUICK SHOW OF HANDS OF EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. , HOW MANY OF US HAVE HEARD OF THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON BEFORE? HOW MANY OF US KNOW THAT THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON IS NOT A RIVER? HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY. OKAY, GREAT. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW NOW, YOU KNOW, UM, IT IS AN EINE SYSTEM, WHICH MEANS IT IS GOING TO HAVE FRESH WATER AND SALT WATER INPUT AND THAT MAKES IT A REALLY UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM. IN FACT, IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE ESTUARIES IN ENTIRETY OF NORTH AMERICA. SO WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE RESOURCE RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD. UM, HOPEFULLY WE ARE ALSO ALL AWARE THAT THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON HAS SEEN SOME SIGNIFICANT WATER QUALITY IMPACTS IN THE LAST 100 YEARS OR SO. AND ALTHOUGH THE WATER QUALITY HAS BEEN DECLINING, WE ARE SEEING SOME STEADY INCREASES, UM, IN THE [00:05:01] RECOVERY OF THAT WATER QUALITY. SO I SHOWED THESE MAPS HERE, WHICH ARE FROM OUR 2025 LAGOON HEALTH REPORT. UM, IT SYNTHESIZES PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA IN A WAY THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE MASSES. IF YOU ARE NOT A MARINE BIOLOGIST, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO STILL READ THE LAGOON HEALTH REPORT AND HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE LAGOON. UM, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN 2025, THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE CENTRAL INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, AND I SPECIFICALLY PULLED THIS BASIN OUT BECAUSE WE ARE IN MELBOURNE, UM, WAS ACTUALLY CONSIDERED OKAY. UM, THESE ARE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS BASED ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. THEY'RE SET BY THE AGENCY. UM, AND SO WE JUST REPORT BASED ON THE NUMBERS THAT THE AGENCY HAS SET, UM, OKAY, IS AN IMPROVEMENT FROM 2020 FOUR'S LAGOON HEALTH REPORT. SO WE ARE SEEING STEADY INCREASES IN IMPROVEMENT, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT IMPROVEMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANNA TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT TODAY. NEXT SLIDE. UM, AND THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY SKIP THIS ONE 'CAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAGOON. UM, SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY OF THE MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL IN GENERAL. UM, THE COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1983 BY A GROUP OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS AT THE FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. SO WE ARE MELBOURNE AND PALM BAY BREVARD AREA LOCAL ALL THE WAY THROUGH. UM, OUR MISSION INCLUDES THE RESTORATION, UM, AND PROTECTION OF ALL 156 MILES OF THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE DO A LOT OF FOCUS IN BREVARD COUNTY JUST BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE WE ARE. UM, AND THE WAY THAT WE DO OUR WORK. AND THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK IN THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. THE WAY THAT WE ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THOSE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IS WE HAVE THREE KIND OF PILLARS THAT WE LIKE TO PURSUE. THAT IS GOING TO BE OUR MANGROVE RESTORATION NURSERY, UM, OUR LOW IMPACT LIVING PROGRAM AND OUR WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM. SO I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THOSE BRIEFLY JUST A SECOND. SO OUR FIRST PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE OUR SCIENCE PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES OUR LAGOON WATCH PROGRAM, WHICH THIS YEAR JUST PASSED 35 YEARS OF WATER QUALITY MONITORING, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. UM, IN ADDITION TO THIS SHORTLY, WE WILL BE RELEASING A SCIENTIFIC PAPER IN THE COMING MONTHS ABOUT WHAT THOSE TRENDS LOOK LIKE FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS. AND IT'S REALLY REMARKABLE DATA WITHIN THE LAGOON WATCH CITIZEN SCIENCE MONITORING PROGRAM. WE ALSO HAVE THE TRASH BLITZ, LITTER SWEEP DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM. THIS IS WHERE WE TRACK THE TRENDS IN LITTER THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT WE PICK UP. UM, TO DATE, WE HAVE PICKED UP OVER 6,000 INDIVIDUAL LITTER ITEMS TOTALING OVER 300 POUNDS FROM THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON AND FROM US HIGHWAY ONE. UM, THIS IS JUST THIS YEAR FROM JANUARY THROUGH JULY. UM, WE ALSO HAVE A MANGROVE NURSERY IN OUR SCIENCE PROGRAM AS WELL, WHICH I'LL SPEND SOME TIME TALKING ABOUT. AND WITHIN THAT MANGROVE NURSERY, WE DO LIVING SHORELINE RESTORATION THROUGHOUT, UM, THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, BUT HONESTLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. NEXT SLIDE. HOPEFULLY DOING THAT AT THIS POINT. YES, WE ARE HOPEFULLY DOING THAT AT, UM, BALLARD PARK, UH, WITH SOME OF OUR TREES TOO. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WHAT'S THE DATE ON THAT? I'M SORRY WE HAVE ONE YET. NO DATE YET. NO DATE YET. . T-B-D-T-D-T-B-D. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO GET A GOOD, UM, SOME GOOD, UM, MEDIA OUT THERE TOO. SO IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. UM, THESE ARE REALLY THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF MY PROGRAMS AS THE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR. ALTHOUGH I DO HAVE A BACKGROUND IN SCIENCE, MY EXPERTISE REALLY LIES IN HOW I CAN COMMUNICATE THAT SCIENTIST TO OTHERS. UM, PRIOR TO BEING AN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE AND WORKING IN THIS ROLE, I ACTUALLY TAUGHT SIXTH GRADE. AND I LOVE TO SAY IF YOU CAN TEACH A SIXTH GRADER ABOUT SCIENCE, YOU CAN TEACH ANYONE ABOUT SCIENCE . SO WE DO HAVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUR LAGUNA NOON PROGRAM. UM, AND WE ARE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHING OUR HOMESCHOOL LAGOON EXPLORERS PROGRAM IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT. UM, WE DO HAVE FIELD TRIPS THAT COME TO THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON HOUSE AS WELL. UM, THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON HEALTH REPORT, WHICH I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, UM, LAUNCHES ANNUALLY IN NOVEMBER EVERY YEAR. SO PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT IN NOVEMBER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE HOW THE HEALTH OF THE LAGOON HAS CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR. AND I DO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO MENTION OUR LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE THAT IS HAPPENING OCTOBER 22ND AND 23RD. I DO HAVE FLYERS FOR THAT. UM, AND OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS ACTUALLY ROOTED IN COMMUNITY. SO THIS CONCEPT OF HOW CAN OUR COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND LOW IMPACT LIVING SOLUTIONS TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THOSE CUMULATIVE EFFORTS. [00:10:01] UM, AND THEN WE HAVE ADVOCACY PROGRAMS. UM, I INCLUDE THE PICTURE OF ME ACTUALLY STANDING RIGHT THERE, UM, WITH THE MAYOR AND OUR LITTLE MANGROVE TREE FOR OUR MANGROVE PROCLAMATION DAY. UM, AND OUR ADVOCACY REALLY CENTERS AROUND WORKING WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES SUCH AS THE CITY OF MELBOURNE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COLLECTIVELY PUTTING OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD WHEN IT COMES TO THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON AND PROTECTING THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT WE DO IN RELATION TO THAT ADVOCACY, INCLUDING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FAA PROPOSED RULE. UM, WE DO A LOT OF COMMUNICATING ABOUT THAT. SO MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY TELLING PEOPLE WHAT THEY SHOULD THINK, BUT MAYBE DEMYSTIFYING IT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE LEGALESE CAN GET TO BE A BIT TOO MUCH. SO, UM, AND OF COURSE WE DO TABLING EVENTS. THAT'S ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE, UM, OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. AND IT'S REALLY INVOLVES, UM, TALKING TO THE CITIZENS FIRSTHAND AND GETTING TO KNOW WHAT THEY THINK AND, AND, UM, HOW THEY CAN BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION. UM, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO I DO WANNA GET INTO TALKING ABOUT OUR RESTORATION NURSERY TODAY. UM, BETWEEN OUR TWO LOCATIONS, OUR TWO NURSERIES IN PALM BAY AND IN SEBASTIAN, WE HAVE ABOUT 10,000 MANGROVES. UM, THIS DOES INCLUDE ALL THREE NATIVE SPECIES OF MANGROVES, ALTHOUGH RED MANGROVE TREES DO DOMINATE OUR NURSERY. IN FACT, UM, WE ARE THE LARGEST LICENSED MANGROVE NURSERY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND LIKE I SAID, WE DO LIVING SHORELINE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. UM, ALL TREES ARE GROWN FROM PROPERTY GIRLS COLLECTED FROM FLORIDA'S PUBLIC SHOE LINES. AND WE ENGAGE, UM, CLOSE TO PROBABLY BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PEOPLE A MONTH WITH, UM, MANGROVE WORKSHOPS THAT COME TO OUR WORKSHOPS AND TALK TO US ABOUT, UM, ABOUT MANGROVES AND HELP US DO THE GARDENING AND THE MAINTENANCE THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THAT. UM, AND SO WHAT IS REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT THIS MANGROVE NURSERY IS TWO COMPONENTS. ONE, CITIZENS CAN ACTUALLY COME TO US AND PURCHASE THESE MANGROVES TO PLANT ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY. SO ALL OF OUR MANGROVES ARE FOR SALE, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING. IF YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE TO HIRE A CONTRACTOR TO PLANT MANGROVES, YOU CAN JUST BUY THE MANGROVE AND PLANT IT YOURSELF. UM, WE HAVE A 95% SUCCESS RATE WITH OUR MANGROVES THAT WE PLANT THROUGH OUR RESTORATION, UM, NURSERY. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE PICTURE IN THE BOTTOM THERE. YOU CAN SEE THAT'S ONE OF THE SITES WHERE WE WENT OUT AND PLANTED MANGROVES, UM, ON A PROPERTY, WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING. WE TYPICALLY DON'T PLANT THE MANGROVES UNTIL THEY'RE ABOUT THREE TO FIVE YEARS OLD. AND WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A GRADUATE STUDENT, UM, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA WHO HAS DEVELOPED A PROPRIETARY VACCINE. I SAY VACCINE 'CAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY LIKE A VACCINE, BUT IT KIND OF IS, UM, THAT HELPS PROTECT THE MANGROVES FROM A FUNGUS PATHOGEN THAT HAS BEEN DECIMATING MANGROVE POPULATIONS IN FLORIDA. SO, UM, THAT, THAT VACCINE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NURSERY, UM, PRINCIPLES THAT WE USE REALLY ALLOWS FOR GREAT SUCCESS WHEN WE ACTUALLY PLANT THESE TREES IN THE ENVIRONMENT. ALL THIS BEING SAID, WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW PROJECTS, UM, IN ORDER TO PLANT, UH, MANGROVES IN THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. HOPEFULLY I DON'T NEED TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MANGROVES TO YOU GUYS. SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY WANTED TO TALK TO Y'ALL TODAY AS THE BEAUTIFICATION IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY BOARD IS GOING TO BE LOW IMPACT LIVING, UM, AND LOW IMPACT LIVING AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT GO HAND IN HAND. UM, IT IS THIS IDEA OF HOW CAN WE PRIORITIZE DEVELOPMENT THAT WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH NATURE TO MANAGE STORM WATER RUNOFF. UM, THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON HAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH EXCESS NUTRIENT RUNOFF. SO NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS FERTILIZERS THAT ARE APPLIED TO PEOPLE'S YARDS. AND AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF IS REALLY WHAT LEADS TO THOSE, UM, MASSIVE ALGAL BLOOMS THAT CAN CAUSE ECOSYSTEM WIDE COLLAPSE. SO IF WE WORK WITH HOMEOWNERS TO MANAGE STORM WATER, IF WE WORK WITH MUNICIPALITIES TO MANAGE STORM WATER RATHER THAN SPENDING, I DON'T EVEN WANNA PUT A PRICE TAG ON IT TO CLEAN UP THE LAGOON, UM, WE COULD BE PREVENTING THE PROBLEMS FROM EVER REACHING THE LAGOON IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND THAT IS THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND LOW, UH, LOW IMPACT LIVING AND LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT. SO IF WE ARE TRYING TO MANAGE THE PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY EVER MAKE IT TO THE LAGOON, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE A FEW EXAMPLES ON THE NEXT SLIDE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, UM, AT THE [00:15:01] TED MOOREHEAD LAGOON HOUSE IN POMPE. NOW, I DO WANNA TAKE THIS TIME TO INVITE Y'ALL TO A TOUR OF THE LAGOON HOUSE. UM, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME JOIN ME, TYPICALLY THE SECOND SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH FOR A TOUR OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. I'M ALSO HAPPY TO GIVE PRIVATE TOURS AS WELL. UM, I DID TAKE SOME PICTURES WHEN I WAS MAKING THIS SLIDE OF SOME OF THE LOW IMPACT LIVING PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE ON OUR, UM, PROPERTY. SO THE FIRST AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE IS GOING TO BE OUR NATIVE RAIN GARDEN. NOW, WHAT'S REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT A RAIN GARDEN, AND ESPECIALLY THE RAIN GARDENS THAT WE HAVE IN FLORIDA, IS THEY'RE ALL MADE, UM, AND PLANTED WITH FLORIDA NATIVE SPECIES. SO THERE'S GONNA BE A MYRIAD OF BENEFITS HERE, FIRST AND FOREMOST, BECAUSE NATIVE PLANTS HAVE THESE REALLY LARGE ROOT SYSTEMS. THEY'RE GOING TO REDIRECT ALL THAT STORM WATER INTO THE GROUND. THEN THE SOIL AND THE ROOTS THEMSELVES ACT AS A CARBON SINK, FILTERING THAT WATER AND REMOVING ANY POLLUTANTS INTOXICANTS THAT MIGHT BE IN IT BEFORE IT MAKES ITS WAY EITHER INTO THE GROUNDWATER OR INTO THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. OF COURSE, THIS HAS A DOUBLE BENEFIT, UM, OF PREVENTING FLOODING AS WELL. SO YOU WON'T HAVE AS MUCH STANDING WATER IF YOU HAVE THESE REALLY COMPLICATED, UH, ROOTS SYSTEMS. UM, AND THIS IS WHERE THE, THE BEAUTIFICATION IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMES IN. UM, RAIN GARDENS CAN PROVIDE HABITAT TO NATIVE POLLINATOR SPECIES, OF WHICH THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS OVER 30 NATIVE, UM, BUMBLE BEES, WHICH IS REALLY FUN. UM, AND THERE'S NO EXTRA WATERING REQUIRED. SO THE RAIN GARDEN THAT WE HAVE AT THE LAGOON HOUSE, WE HAVE NOT RAINED IT, UM, EVER, OR WE HAVE NOT, EXCUSE ME, WE HAVE NOT WATERED IT EVER. UM, WHICH SAVES A LOT OF MONEY ON THE WATER BILL, BUT ALSO, UM, CAN HELP PREVENT SOME OF THAT EXCESS WATER IN FRESH WATER FROM GOING INTO THE LAGOON WITH THE WATERING. UM, THE RAIN GARDENS CAN ALSO DO THINGS LIKE INCREASE SOIL BIODIVERSITY, UM, WHICH CAN IN TURN PULL MORE CARBON OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE, WINK, WINK, ENERGY EFFICIENCY. UM, AND I COULD WAX POETIC ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL THEY ARE ALL DAY . SO, UM, I WOULD INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME SEE OUR RAIN GARDEN AT THE LAGOON. AND I AM ALSO WORKING ON A RAIN GARDEN AT MY HOUSE AS WELL, WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY EXCITING. UM, IN ADDITION TO RAIN GARDENS, YOU ALSO HAVE RAIN BARRELS. UM, THIS CAPTURES STORMWATER THAT COMES OFF OF ROOFS. AND THEN IT ALSO, OF COURSE PREVENTS FLOODING. IT'S ONLY A 50 GALLON BARREL. YOU COULD HAVE MULTIPLE BARRELS AT YOUR HOUSE, BUT IF YOU ARE COLLECTING 50 GALLONS OF RAINWATER, THAT COULD BE A LOT OF STANDING WATER THAT'S ON YOUR LINE THAT YOU COULD BE PREVENTING. AND OF COURSE, IF YOU DO NEED TO WATER YOUR PLANTS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TOMATOES AND THEY'RE GREEDY TOMATOES, UM, YOU CAN USE THE WATER FROM YOUR RAIN BARRELS INSTEAD OF THE MUNICIPAL WATER SOURCE. UM, IN CHARLESTON, WHEN I DID THIS WORK, ONE THING THAT WE SAID THAT HAS STUCK WITH ME FOR A VERY LONG TIME IS EVERY DROP COUNTS. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK TO THEMSELVES, WHAT'S ONE 50 GALLON RAIN BARREL GONNA DO? UM, IT IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR RIGHT, UM, LACK OF A BETTER TERM. BUT IF I HAVE A 50 GALLON RAIN BARREL AND YOU HAVE A 50 GALLON RAIN BARREL AND MULTIPLE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY DO, AND EVERY DROP COUNTS, THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A CUMULATIVE IMPACT THAT CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF THE WATER OF THE LIGO. UM, WE ALSO HAVE A STORMWATER POND AS WELL. AND STORMWATER PONDS ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTING BECAUSE THEY HAVE TWO FUNCTIONS. MOST PEOPLE KNOW THE FUNCTION OF STORMWATER PONDS TO BE, TO CAPTURE WATER AND PREVENT FLOODING, BUT THERE'S A SECOND, UM, LESS WELL, WELL-KNOWN, UM, REASON THAT WE HAVE STORMWATER PONDS. AND THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE, UM, CAN ABSORB TOXICANTS AND THEY HAVE A, THEY'RE A PLACE TO STORE THOSE TOXICANTS BEFORE IT MAKES IT OUT INTO LIKE, UM, YOUR NEXT WATER BODY. SO I REALLY WANNA SHOW A COUPLE EXAMPLES OF THAT. BUT OUR STORMWATER POND IS EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN, AND THE REASON IT'S EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAN IS BECAUSE OF THESE TWO LOW IMPACT LIVING PRACTICES OF VEGETATED BUFFERS AND FLOATING WETLANDS THAT CAN PULL THOSE NUTRIENTS, PULL THE EXCESS NUTRIENTS OUT OF THE WATER, THEY CAN PULL ANY OF THOSE TOXICANTS OUT OF THE WATER AND TRAP THEM INTO THE VEGETATION. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS IS THE STORM WATER POND REPORT, UM, FROM THIS SUMMER. SO SUMMER TYPICALLY MEANS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE AL ALGAL BLOOMS IN STORM WATER PONDS WITH INCREASED NUTRIENTS AND ALSO INCREASED TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED RUNOFF, UM, FROM RAIN SOURCES. BUT YOU'LL NOTICE HERE THAT OUR STORMWATER POND RIGHT THERE ON THE SIDE OF US, ONE HAS ZERO NITRATES AND THERE ARE SOME PHOSPHATES. UM, IF YOU LOOK, IT SAYS, LET'S SEE, UM, SITE TWO, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO ONE OF THE INPUTS, HAS 0.22 PARTS PER MILLION [00:20:01] OF PHOSPHATES. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT SITE SIX, WHICH IS ALL WHERE THE OUTPUT IS IN THE RED, UM, THERE IS A CONCENTRATION OF ZERO PARTS PER MILLION PHOSPHATES THAT IS LEAVING AT THAT OUTFLOW. SO WHAT THIS IS TELLING US, RIGHT, IS THAT THE LOW IMPACT LIVING PRACTICES THAT WE HAVE AT THE POND ARE WORKING. UM, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE FOLKS TO HAVE THEM COME OUT AND SEE THIS AND SEE IT IN PRACTICE. AND OF COURSE, AS A SCIENCE-BASED ORGANIZATION, WE'RE ALWAYS TESTING AND CONTINUING TO TEST THE EFFICACY OF THOSE METHODS. NEXT SLIDE. I TALKED JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE MANY, MANY STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT, UH, YOU CAN DO YOURSELF. UM, BUT I INVITE YOU ALL TO CONTINUE LEARNING. UH, WE HAVE TWO EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES UPCOMING, INCLUDING, AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES. LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO CITY MELBOURNE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT DID ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR BEAUTIFICATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY BOARD MEMBERS TO ATTEND AS WELL. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME UPCOMING TOUR DATES, UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THESE IN PRACTICE FOR YOURSELF AND HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL AND ENERGY EFFICIENT THEY CAN BE. UM, AND LASTLY, GONNA KIND OF WRAP IT UP WITH HOW CAN I HELP, UM, OF COURSE YOU CAN VOLUNTEER WITH THE MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL. THIS IS REALLY A MESSAGE NOT JUST FOR Y'ALL, BUT FOR THE CITY OF MELBOURNE. UM, MORE BROADLY. UM, PLEASE VOLUNTEER WITH US. I, IT IS SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME, UH, GETTING TO CHAT WITH PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR PASSIONS, ABOUT THE LAGOON. IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE GETTING TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT SOMETHING NEW. AND HONESTLY, I LEARNED A LOT FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS AS WELL. UM, IF YOU HAVE WATERFRONT PROPERTY, PLEASE PLANT MANGROVES. UM, THE FISH WILL THANK YOU. UM, THE WATER QUALITY WILL ALSO THANK YOU, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU'RE GONNA BE THINKING YOURSELF THE NEXT TIME THAT THERE IS A MAJOR STORM. UM, I WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO LIL OR LOW IMPACT LIVING YOUR WAY. MAYBE THAT MEANS A RAIN GARDEN FOR YOU, A RAIN BARREL OR TALKING WITH YOUR HOA ABOUT. PLEASE CAN WE HAVE VEGETATED BUFFERS ON OUR STORMWATER POND? 'CAUSE IT SMELLS REALLY STINKY OVER THERE, . UM, AND THEN LASTLY, AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES, BUT, UH, JUST CONTINUING TO LEARN AND ENGAGE WITH FLORIDA'S NATURAL SPACES. IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO LEARN ABOUT THE FANTASTIC DIVERSITY OF LIFE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN FLORIDA. WE TRULY HAVE A RESOURCE THAT IS OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UM, TO LEARN FROM AND TO APPRECIATE. THE MORE THAT WE CAN GET PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THOSE NATURAL SPACES, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SO, UM, ALWAYS EN UH, ALWAYS ENCOURAGING COOKS TO CONTINUE EDUCATION AND ENGAGING WHERE THEY CAN. UM, I WOULD INVITE CHILD TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH OUR MISSION ON SOCIAL MEDIA. UM, IF YOU WANNA TAKE A GUESS ON WHO DOES SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S ME. UM, AND YOU CAN ALSO VOLUNTEER WITH US ON OUR WEBPAGE. WE HAVE ALL OF OUR UPCOMING VOLUNTEER EVENTS THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER, WHICH IS REALLY SCARY TO SAY. UM, AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE A NEWSLETTER AS WELL. I DO HAVE SOME MATERIALS UP HERE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SOME OF THOSE CONFERENCES I MENTIONED AS WELL. UM, BUT THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR US TODAY, SO THANK YOU, BROOKE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. VERY GOOD. HOPEFULLY DIDN'T TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME. UH, BROOKE, I'LL START IT OFF WITH A QUESTION AND I'LL GIVE IT TO THE REST OF THE BOARD. INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP. ARE Y'ALL GONNA BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT THIS YEAR? I'M SORRY, INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP? WE ARE, UM, WE ARE PARTICIPATING IN INTERNATIONAL COASTAL CLEANUP AND THEN DOING A TOUR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT. SO, UM, FANTASTIC. WE ARE PLANNING ON GETTING BOOTS IN THE WATER AND IF WE HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE, WE ALSO ARE HOPING TO HAVE SOME FOLKS GETTING ON KAYAKS AND CLEAN UP THE STORMWATER POND. SO WHERE'S THIS GONNA, WHEN IS THIS GONNA BE? IT'S SEPTEMBER 19TH, CORRECT? YEAH, SEPTEMBER 19TH. WE'LL BE AT THE LAGOON HOUSE FROM NINE TO NOON FOR THAT. SO, AND, UH, YOU'LL HAVE KAYAKS THERE OR SHOULD WE BRING OUR OWN KAYAKS? WE WILL HAVE, YEAH. WE'RE MOSTLY GOING TO BE DOING A LAGOON SWEEP MM-HMM . UM, BUT WE WILL HAVE A FEW KAYAKS IF WE HAVE EXTRA PEOPLE AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. SEPTEMBER 19TH. 19TH. AND THE LAGO, THAT'S THE LAGOON HOUSE IN PALM BAY? YES. MM-HMM . SO, UM, WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. BET. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE, THE LANDMARK THAT PEOPLE TURN AT THE DEALERSHIP FIRST AND THEN GO OVER THE BACK. YES. YOU'RE MEETING THERE AND THEN YOU GONNA MOVE TO OTHER SPOTS. YES, YES. THERE WAS ALSO A SIGN, UM, AT UNIVERSITY IN US ONE TWO, WHERE IT'S LIKE PALM BAY LAGOON HOUSE THIS WAY, AND YOU CAN TURN LEFT AND GO DOWN THAT WAY, BUT THAT LEG IS A LITTLE TRICKY. YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE FOR A WHILE. SO YEAH, JUST FYI FOR THE BOARD, THE ICC IS A FANTASTIC EVENT PUT ON FROM ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS BREVARD, [00:25:01] ESPECIALLY AND BEYOND. UH, BUT YOU HAVE FOLKS LIKE KBB THAT'LL BE OUT THERE, WATERWAY WARRIORS WILL BE OUT THERE. DOES MELBOURNE HAVE ANY SPECIAL TEAMS? I ASSUME BALL PARK, BALLARD PARK? WE DO BALLARD PARK. BALLARD PARK. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GOOD EXCUSE TO BE OUT IN THE SUN AND HELP OUT, WEAR YOUR FEET, THERE'S PLENTY OF 'EM. ACTUALLY WEAR YOUR, A BIG HAT AND, AND GET OUT THERE AT THE BUCKET TRASH FIND. YEAH. LOT. IT'S REALLY, THERE'S ACTUALLY, UM, WE ARE A PARTNER OF KBB, SO WE ARE HOSTED UNDERNEATH KBB BECAUSE, UM, WE ONLY HAVE FIVE TEAM MEMBERS AND I, WE NOT FACILITATE A MASSIVE CLEANUP WITH JUST MYSELF. SO THAT'S VERY, VERY GOOD. YES, SIR. WHEN Y'ALL PLANT MANGROVES, DO YOU USE THE PIPE IN THE GROUND METHOD OR YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO ASK ME THAT QUESTION, BUT NO, WE DO NOT, UM, WE DO NOT PLANT MANGROVES UNTIL THEY'RE ABOUT THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE, AT WHICH POINT MOST OF THE MANGROVES THAT WE ARE PLANTING ALREADY HAVE A PROPER ROOT. SO, UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A MANGROVE TREE, THEY'VE GOT THOSE BIG ARMS, THEY'LL LOOK LIKE THIS, AND THIS IS WHAT I DO WITH THE KIDS, RIGHT. I'M LIKE THE MANGROVE TREE. AND, UM, IF THEY HAVE A PROPER ROOT, THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE STABLE THEMSELVES. SO THEY DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THE PVC PIPES. UM, I THINK IN THE PAST, FROM WHAT I'VE UNDERSTOOD, THEY'VE USED THOSE WHEN THE, WHEN THE PLANTS ARE SMALLER AND THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THOSE ROOTS TO HELP THEM STABILIZE. SO WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO MINIMIZE PLASTIC AS WELL. I STUDIED MICROPLASTIC PARTICLES FOR MY MASTER'S THESIS, SO TRYING TO MINIMIZE THAT WHERE WE CAN MM-HMM . AND, AND SO THE, THE SOLUTION IS JUST PLANT THEM WHEN THEY'RE OLDER. YEAH. MM-HMM . THEY'RE PLANTING THEM TOO YOUNG. EXACTLY. EXACTLY. AND, YOU KNOW, IT GIVES THEM A BETTER CHANCE OF SUCCESS. AND IF WE'RE PROVIDING THE BEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS FOR THE TREES, THEN THAT'S HONESTLY YOU'RE SAVING MONEY THAT WAY. RIGHT. BECAUSE IT'S LESS WORK TO HAVE TO GO LOOK AND THEN PLAN ANOTHER TREE AND THEN PLAN ANOTHER TREE. SO IF YOU CAN GUARANTEE THEIR SUCCESS THE FIRST TIME YOU PLAN 'EM, IT'S SAVING MONEY, SAVING TIME. MM-HMM . AND IF, IF, IF YOU DID PLANT SOME WITH PIPES ONCE IT HAS A PLETHORA OF PROP ROOTS, CAN YOU CUT THAT ROOT THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY IN AND, AND PULL THAT PIPE OUT? MM-HMM . PULL THE, PULL THE PIPE OUT. YEAH. YEAH. GET RID. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. UM, JUST A, UM, A LITTLE NOTE ON THAT. I USED TO WORK IN A PLACE THAT, UM, WE WERE DOING THAT WITH THE PIPES AND THEY FOUND THAT THE, A LOT OF TIME THE PLANTS WERE DYING BECAUSE THEY WERE SO, UM, CONSTRICTED MM-HMM . YEAH. THEY, IT JUST, THEY JUST WEREN'T, THEY JUST WEREN'T GROWING CORRECTLY. RIGHT. SO IT, IT JUST MADE THEM TOO COMPACT AND IT JUST WASN'T WORKING. SO THEY STOPPED THAT COMPLETELY. YEAH. I'LL, I'LL ADD ON TO THAT. IF YOU DRIVE FIVE 20 AND YOU'RE GOING OVER THE CAUSEWAY, YOU COULD STILL SEE REMNANTS OF THAT OLD TECHNIQUE MM-HMM . BUT THE BIGGER PROBLEM THAT I'VE SEEN WITH IT IS ONCE THEY, YOU KNOW, START TO KIND OF GET UP OUT OF THE PVC PIPE, THAT NECK WHERE ITS LEAVES ARE, ARE COMING OUT, IS GONNA GET WHIPPED BY A SEASONAL STORM AND IT'S GONNA BREAK OFF. MM-HMM . IT DOESN'T HAVE ITS OWN STORY. SO, BUT THEY, IN A LOWER ENERGY SYSTEM, I HAVE SEEN THEM BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE PIPE FROM, YOU KNOW, THE 20 YEARS AGO TECHNIQUES THAT WE USED TO USE. BUT, UH, THESE DAYS, YEAH. THE BIGGER IS THE BETTER. UM, ESPECIALLY. AND THEN IS THERE BREAK WATERS AND STUFF IN PLACE IN SOME OF THOSE LOCATIONS? YOU KNOW, I SAW THE RIP WRAP, UH, THAT WAS OUT THERE. UM, SO THERE'S KUDOS TO BE HAD TO MRC FOR THEIR MANGROVE PROPAGATION PROGRAM. AND I BELIEVE WE CAN PARTICIPATE BY COLLECTING MANGROVES THAT WASH UP ON THE BEACHES. YES. BECAUSE THE DEP WILL TELL YOU THAT THOSE MANGROVES AND OUR HIGH ENERGY SYSTEMS WILL MOST LIKELY DIE OUT. MM-HMM . UH, BUT WE CAN BRING THEM TO BE FOSTERED BY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE M RRC. YOU CAN, YOU CAN FOSTER THEM YOURSELF AT YOUR HOUSE, JUST STICK 'EM IN A CUP FULL OF WATER, WAIT TILL THEY GET SOME ROOTS, THEN YOU CAN BRING 'EM TO US AND WE'LL PUT 'EM IN THE NURSERY. UM, I WILL MAKE A QUICK NOTE THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO COLLECT PROPAGULES, DO NOT TAKE THEM OFF THE TREE THAT IS ILLEGAL . UM, DO NOT TAKE THEM OFF OF SOMEONE'S YARD THAT IS NOT YOUR YARD UNLESS THEY HAVE GIVEN YOU PERMISSION. OF COURSE. AND, UM, DO NOT TAKE THEM OFF OF, UH, FLORIDA PUBLIC LAND. SO IF YOU'RE IN A STATE PARK OR A FEDERAL PARK LIKE NATIONAL PARK, UM, LEAVE THEM THERE. BUT OTHERWISE, YES, YOU CAN DONATE THEM TO US. WE'LL MAKE IT IN THE NURSERY. ONE THING I DIDN'T GET TO SAY IN, IN MY LITTLE TALK, WE HAVE HAD A REQUEST FOR OVER 30,000 MANGROVE TREES THIS YEAR. UM, THERE ARE NOT PRESENTLY ENOUGH MANGROVE TREES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO SATISFY THE NEED FOR ALL OF THE RESTORATION PROJECTS THAT FOLKS ARE LOOKING TO COMPLETE IN THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS. UM, SO WE NEED A LOT OF TREES NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GROW THEM FOR THREE YEARS BEFORE THEY CAN BE PLANTED. UM, AND WE NEED LOTS OF DONATIONS, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO EXPAND ON NURSERY. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER CONVERSATION. YES, SIR. I'M, UH, [00:30:01] IN THE TREE SERVICE, SO I DEAL WITH MANGROVES OCCASIONALLY AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S LOTS OF REGULATIONS AROUND THEIR PRUNING AND SO FORTH. UM, SO I'M CURIOUS IF, IF I WERE TO, UH, INITIATE A PIPE REMOVAL ON A CERTAIN MANGROVE PLOT, UH MM IF THAT WOULD BE TROUBLESOME WITH THAT IS A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. AND THAT IS A QUESTION FOR OUR DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE. UM, SHE IS MUCH MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE REGULATORY LANGUAGE, UM, AND I BELIEVE SHE IS ACTUALLY, UM, CERTIFIED TO TRIM MANGROVES AS WELL. SO SHE WOULD BE THE ONE, UM, TO, TO BEST ANSWER THAT QUESTION. YEAH. OKAY. OH, YOU USE THE MIC EVERYONE. MAKE SURE YOU'RE NICE AND CLOSE TO YOUR MICROPHONE. SO I HAVE A QUESTION TOO ABOUT YOUR, UH, THE RETENTION POND TESTING. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S DONE BY YOU OR AN OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION THAT TESTS THE NITRATE? THAT IS A WONDERFUL QUESTION. UM, IF YOU WANNA GO BACK TO THAT SIDE. UM, SO WE WORK WITH A LOT OF BUSINESS PARTNERS WHO ARE ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS THAT DEVELOP THESE, UM, PRODUCTS. AND SO THIS PARTICULAR, UM, PRODUCT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN OUR POND IS KNOWN AS B MATS. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF FLOATING WETLANDS. B MATS JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE PRODUCT THAT THEY TOLD US, HEY, WE WILL PAY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE IF YOU LET THIS USE IT AS OUR SHOWROOM, UM, OR OUR SHOWROOM. UM, AND SO IN ADDITION TO THEM ESSENTIALLY LETTING THIS, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THEM, PUTTING THE BMAX THERE, THEY CAN USE IT AS THEIR SHOWROOM TO BRING PEOPLE OUT AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. UM, THEY PROVIDE THE MAINTENANCE FOR US. AND THEN WHAT WE DO AS A SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION IS WE DO, WE ARE THE THIRD PARTY TESTERS, IF YOU WILL. SO WE DO ALL OF THE TESTING, UM, AT THE STORMWATER POND FOR OURSELVES, AND WE REPORT THE RESULTS OUT OF THAT. OKAY. THE REASON WHY I WAS ASKING IS WE HAD A BIG, UH, MEETING LAST, LAST MONTH ON, UH, HOA PONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE FOR HOA PONS FOR, UH, TESTING THAT MIGHT HELP THE, YOU KNOW, TO CHECK THAT? ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. AND, YOU KNOW, UM, I THINK, I THINK STARTING WITH NITRATES AND PHOSPHATES IS A GREAT PLACE TO START, RIGHT? NITRATES AND PHOSPHATES ARE THE EXCESS NI NUTRIENTS THAT CAN CAUSE THOSE ALGAL BLOOMS, RIGHT? SO IF YOU START WITH NITRATES AND PHOSPHATES, YOU KNOW, UM, AND GET KIND OF LIKE A GROUND FLOOR OF LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE SIX MONTHS DOWN THE LINE, HOW HAS THAT CHANGED? YEAH. UM, AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE WORK WITH MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES TO DO, UM, MONITORING PROJECTS. IN FACT, WE ARE CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL TO DO MONITORING, UM, ON THEIR REEF ARCHES, WHICH ARE, UM, LIKE SHORELINE LIVING, SHORELINE TYPE STABILIZATIONS. SO, UM, WE FREQUENTLY WORK WITH MUNICIPALITIES TO TEST THOSE THINGS. THANK YOU. YEP. THERE YOU GO. KEEP GOING. YES. REEF, ARCHES, THOSE THINGS. , WHAT WAS THE NAME? WE ALSO HAVE SOME AT THE LAGOON HOUSE IF YOU GUYS WANNA COME CHECK 'EM OUT. SO CAN I GET THAT NAME OF THAT PERSON YOU SAID WAS THE MARA MANGROVE? YES. MARA IS THE DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE. HER EMAIL IS JUST MARA, UM, AT RC IRL.ORG. I KNOW THAT WAS, I'LL GIVE YOU GUYS MY BUSINESS CARD NOTE. WRITE MAR'S INFORMATION ON THERE. . YEAH. YOU CAN ALSO TAKE YOUR BUSINESS CARD AND, YOU KNOW, ASK HER MORE QUESTIONS. YES. MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BOARD. GOOD DISCUSSION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU BROOKE, SO MUCH. PLEASE. THANK YOU. I'LL BE HANGING AROUND FOR THIS, BUT IF YOU DIDN'T GET ENOUGH AND YOU WANNA HANG OUT WITH US MORE, WE ARE ACTUALLY DOING A PINT NIGHT FUNDRAISER AT THE LOCAL TONIGHT, AND MARA WILL BE THERE IN ADDITION TO ALL OF OUR OTHER STAFF. SO WHERE, THANK YOU GUYS. WHERE IS THAT? WHERE GONNA BE THE LOCATION? SORRY? THE LOCAL IN INDIA ATLANTIC. THE LOCAL? YES. IS LIKE TIME? YES. WHAT TIME? TIME? FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30. FIVE 30. ALRIGHT, GREAT PRESENTATION. I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF THOSE IN THE FUTURE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS IF WE HAVE NO OTHER BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION. FANTASTIC. UH, NUMBER ONE, SEVEN A. WE HAVE SUSTAINABLE ACTION PLAN, UH, WITH ME. UM, SO I, I'VE REVIEWED IT, IT LOOKS GOOD. UH, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENT, I THINK, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP THAT WE TAKE IT TO COUNSEL? UM, WELL I SENT AN EMAIL WITH IT OUT. I ASKED, UM, FOR YOU ALL TO REVIEW IT AND I HAD A COMMENT. YEAH. IS TO CLARIFY WHAT 10 HIGH VISIBILITY PUBLIC SITES MEANS [00:35:01] EXACTLY UNDER WHAT SECTION? I, UM, UNDER PILLAR ONE. PILLAR ONE, IDENTIFY AND UPGRADE 10 HIGH VISIBILITY PUBLIC SITES. ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS A BEAUTIFY PUBLIC SPACES , MAYBE, UH, I WANNA FURTHER LIKE CLARIFY WHAT THAT MEANS. YEAH. I GUESS IS IT, IS HIGH VISIBILITY IN REFERENCE TO DRIVE TRAFFIC, WALKING TRAFFIC? IS IT PEOPLE IN A PARK? WHAT KIND OF VISIBILITY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT KIND OF DEFINITION? YEAH. UM, FOR ME, HIGH VISIBILITY WOULD MEAN THAT IT WOULD SEE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS PER YEAR. YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THIS TO BEAUTIFY THE CITY, SO IT WOULD NEED TO BE VISIBLE TO THE AVERAGE PERSON. NOT IN A PRIVATE HOA OR ANYTHING. YEAH. BUT I'M GUESSING LIKE A PARK THAT MAKES SENSE. HIGH VISIBILITY PARK, LIKE FRONT STREET PARK. OKAY. I THINK IT WOULD BE LIKE A SUBCATEGORY, HIGH VISIBILITY, LIKE EXAMPLE PARK. YEAH. EXAMPLES, PARKS, UM, DRIVEWAYS, CITY HALLS. CIVIC CENTERS. YEAH. CITY FACILITIES, CITY BUILDINGS. UM, BASICALLY ANYTHING IF YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE RIGHT OF WAYS IS RIGHT OF WAYS COULD BE IN THERE. PARKS, RIGHT. OF WAYS. CITY FACILITIES, UH, ANYTHING ZONED UNDER THE, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE BLUE ZONING WHEN YOU'RE DOING YOUR PUD ZONING? IT'S LIKE, UH, OH, THERE'S A CERTAIN ZONING THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY OF LIKE INSTITU INSTITUTIONAL ZONING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MM-HMM. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE DOING LIKE LAND USE ZONING, THERE'S LIKE DIFFERENT WAYS TO SEPARATE STUFF OUT, BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE. JUST THOSE THREE OF THOSE ARE FINE PARKS. JUST SOMETHING CITY FACILITIES AND, AND RIGHT OF WAYS. OKAY. I CAN ADD THAT. OKAY. UH, CONSENSUS ON THAT ADDITION. CONSENSUS. I, I AGREE. AGREE. CONSENSUS TO TO AGREE. AGREE. OH, OKAY. MAJORITY HAS IT. THANK YOU. UM, ALRIGHT, SO THEN WHAT'S OUR NEXT STEPS, MEGAN? UM, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT EDIT AND THEN WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO GOING FORWARD? DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE EDITS? ANYONE, OR SHOULD BE ABLE TO, IS THIS SORRY. NO, YOU'RE GOOD. YOU'RE GOOD. THIS JUST, UH, INCLUDE A, UM, WE COULD, I MEAN, NOBODY READ IT OR GAVE ME ANY UPDATES OR ANYTHING ON IT, SO YOU COULD, YOU WANNA WAIT ONE MORE TIME? COULD WAIT. IF ANYBODY, WHEN'S THE NEXT COUNCIL LEADING CYCLE? IT'S JUST SO WE CAN KIND OF TIME IT LIKE THAT. SO I IT'S EVERY, IF EVERY OTHER SECOND AND FOURTH? SECOND. FOURTH. YEAH. SECOND AND FOURTH. TUESDAY SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. OKAY. SO SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH WOULD MEAN THAT OUR NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL. , OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON THE SEPTEMBER 8TH. THAT'S OUR NEXT MEETING. SORRY, OUR NEXT MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 18TH. IT'S 18TH AND THAT WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 22ND. OKAY. WOULD BE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. YEAH. SO WE WANNA, BUT IF WE WANNA PUSH IT ONE MORE TIME, I NEED MORE TIME THAN THAT TO PUT IT ON AN AGENDA. OH, YOU WOULD NEED MORE TIME TO, I NEED RIGHT, RIGHT. THREE WEEKS. SO IT WOULD GO ON THE OCTOBER. YEAH. WHICH IS GOOD. 'CAUSE THAT'S NEW FISCAL, RIGHT? YOU GUYS ARE OCTOBER, RIGHT? YEAH. SO THAT WOULD BE ON THE NEXT FISCAL. SO IT WOULD START THEIR FISCAL YEAR WITH A NEW CONVERSATION. UM, IF I, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE POSTPONE THE APPROVAL, GIVING US ANOTHER MONTH TO REVIEW A LITTLE MORE DETAIL AND THEN AIM TO APPROVE OR OR DISAPPROVE ON OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING SO THAT OUR OCTOBER 6TH DATE WOULD ALLOW US TO GO TO COUNCIL COLLECTIVELY AS A GROUP FOR ALL THAT CAN ATTEND TO CHAMPION THE, THE PLAN AS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY. BUT THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. I CANNOT MAKE MOTIONS , I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT, BUT COURSE. YEAH. EITHER THE SIXTH OR THE 20TH. THE 20TH WOULD BE BETTER. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? THIS SUSTAINABLE ACTION PLAN INCLUDES OUR DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY, RIGHT? YES. I DID ADD THAT. I BELIEVE THAT WAS ADDED HERE. I SAID ACCORDING TO CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED LEARNERS, THAT DICTIONARY AND THE, SO SUSTAINABILITY IS THE IDEA THAT GOOD AND SERVICES SHOULD BE PRODUCED IN WAYS THAT DO NOT USE RESOURCES THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED AND THAT DO NOT DAMAGE THE ENVIRONMENT. I HAVE A CONCERN THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY, UM, WE DON'T ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IN THERE, OR, OR, UH, CARBON NEUTRALITY, UH, OR, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I WONDER IF THERE'S EVEN A CONSENSUS ON THE BOARD, UH, THAT, UH, WE ARE IN A, UH, MANMADE, UH, CRISIS OF [00:40:01] ENVIRONMENT. SO THAT WOULD'VE BEEN WHEN I EMAILED THIS OUT TO THE BOARD. MM-HMM . TO PLEASE HAVE YOUR COMMENTS MM-HMM . AND EDITS SENT TO ME SO THAT I CAN ADD THAT AND THEN DISCUSS IT. OKAY. SO WE CAN'T DISCUSS IT BECAUSE YOU CAN DISCUSS IT, IT NOW WE CAN DISCUSS IT. I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW TO PLEASE SEND THOSE. SHE'S ASKING FOR I HEARD WHAT THINGS' GOING ON. YEAH. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GET TO THIS POINT AND BE AN ACTUAL BOARD. I DO. UM, YEAH, SO IF YOU WANNA DISCUSS IT AND THEN PLEASE EMAIL ME WHAT YOU DECIDE, UM, SO THAT I CAN ADD IT. PERFECT. SO NO ONE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? OR IS THERE ANY, ANY, I HAVE A QUESTION SORT OF, WELL, IQUESTION, UM, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE MADE EDITS ON THIS SUMMARY? I THINK THREE OR FOUR AT THIS POINT. YEAH, I, YEAH. 'CAUSE I HAVE A, A PAPER COPY OF, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THE MOST RECENT ONE. SO, OKAY. I GUESS MEGAN, THEN YOU SENT US THE MOST RECENT ONE EMAILED OUT. I DID. ALRIGHT. AND I, I'LL LOOK THAT UP. YES. UH, SO TO YOUR QUESTION, STEVE, UH, IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SUSTAINABLY ACTION PLAN. YOU'RE ASKING IF IT DOES OR INTENDS TO ADDRESS LARGER, UM, POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO BEAUTIFICATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY? OR MAYBE HE WANTS A BACKGROUND. A BACKGROUND IT, FIRST OF ALL, IS THIS LIKE AT THE ANTHROPOGENIC? THIS IS SEPARATE, THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLAN. NO, NO, NO. THIS IS, THIS IS THAT BIG ONE THAT YOU CAME UP WITH THE THIS ONE RIGHT HERE? YEAH. SO THIS ONE IS THE SUSTAINABILITY. THERE WAS NO DATE ON THE, IT WOULD BE PROBABLY GOOD TO PUT DATES ON THESE. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA TOO. UPDATES OR MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE COULD DO THAT. YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS THE SECOND ONE I GOT. THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLAN, I THINK WAS WHAT THE BEEF HAD PREVIOUSLY CREATED. YES. UM, AND WE USE THAT AS A LITTLE BIT OF THE INSPIRATION. AND IT STILL IS IN EFFECT I THINK TO SOME DEGREE, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT WAS A PLAN CREATED BY THE BOARD. UM, BUT IN, AND MAYBE WADE, MAYBE YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE YOU WERE THERE, UM, WHEN THE STRATEGIC ENERGY PLAN WAS CREATED, THAT WAS PART OF THE INTENTION OF REDUCING THE ENERGY FOOTPRINT AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUILDING ENVELOPE AND THE HVAC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NEW POLICE BUILDING MM-HMM . WERE IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE OF THAT PLAN. YEAH. IT WAS, IT WAS TO CONVERGE REALLY SORT OF FOR THE BROAD, WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH A LOT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE CITY MM-HMM . TRYING TO GIVE THEM, IT'S, IT'S LIKE, IT'S LIKE SAYING THE SAME OR DOING THE SAME THING, BUT SAYING IT DIFFERENTLY. OKAY. YOU'RE DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THAT INDIRECTLY THAT DIRECTLY REDUCES COST, ET CETERA FOR THE CITY, BUT THEN INDIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE INITIATIVE OF OH YEAH. USE THE MIC. OKAY. THAT INDIRECTLY, UM, SUPPORTS SUSTAINABILITY. UH, WHAT WHATEVER KPIS OR METRICS YOU WOULD LOOK AT, OKAY. CARBON FOOTPRINT, ET CETERA. MAYBE KIND OF TO STEVE'S POINT, BUT THE ONLY THINGS THAT THEY WERE, THE, THE, THE FACTORS IN OF, OF WHAT YOU COULD LOOK AT IS, UH, HOW THE, THE BUILDINGS, HOW EFFICIENT THEY ARE, HOW MUCH ENERGY CONSUMPTION, LOOKING FOR THOSE SORT OF METRICS, THE POWER CONSUMPTION, ET CETERA. SO LOOKING AT OUR PLAN AS WE'VE POSITIONED IT, PILLAR THREE, CLEAN ENERGY AND FLEET TRANSITION COULD HAVE LANGUAGE THAT SAYS THAT IT WILL, UH, UTILIZE THE EXISTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLAN PREVIOUSLY CREATED TO GUIDE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THAT PILLAR. MAYBE IS THAT, IS THAT KIND OF SOMETHING THAT WOULD LEAN IN TOWARDS UTILIZING THE TOOLS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE? BECAUSE I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING, UH, AS A GOAL TOWARDS CARBON NEUTRALITY, A GOAL OF CARBON NEUTRALITY. OKAY. WHAT PILLAR WOULD YOU PUT THAT UNDER? I THINK YOU THREE, YOU WERE ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION THERE. CAN YOU, CAN YOU PUT THAT EDIT INTO THE PILLAR AND SEND IT TO ME SURE. WHAT YOU'D LIKE IT TO LOOK LIKE. SO THEN NEXT MEETING WE COULD ALL LOOK AT IT AND YOU DISCUSS THE LANGUAGE. YEAH, I'LL DO THE SAME. WHATEVER YOU WANT. WHATEVER YOU, ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN EDIT THIS AND WHATEVER YOU WANNA ADD, YOU CAN ADD IT. YEAH. AND THEN BRING IT HERE SO EVERYONE CAN LOOK AND DISCUSS WHAT YOU ARE THINKING. I'LL DO THE SAME. I HAVE AN EDIT IN ADDITION TO THE SUSTAINABILITY DEFINITION. IT'S JUST EASIER THAT WAY. I'LL PUT THAT [00:45:01] EXACT LANGUAGE. I'M STILL WORKING ON THE EXACT LANGUAGE. ONCE I HAVE IT, I'LL PUT IT IN, UH, THERE AS A, AS A SUGGESTED CHANGE. I LIKE GEORGE, IF YOU WOULD, UH, DO THE SAME WITH THE DATE. JUST YEAH, JUST EMAIL. I CAN EMAIL. JUST SAY THEY'RE LIKE, THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS. YEAH. LIKE EDIT NUMBER THREE ON THIS DATE, AND THAT WAY WE KNOW IT'S WRITTEN OR PUT MM-HMM . I'LL DO THAT. I'LL EMAIL. THAT'S A GOOD ONE FOR, AND YEAH, JUST TO REMIND EVERYBODY, THE, THE, THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS DOCUMENT CREATED DOES REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT OF DUPLICATION AND REDUNDANCY IN WORK BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT WORKS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INDIVIDUALLY CONTACT STAFF REQUESTING THEM TO MAKE A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE CHANGE AND THEN IT WILL COME BACK THAT THEN COULD BE APPROVED. AND IF WE WANT DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME, WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO WORK OFF OF. UH, THAT IS, THAT IS SOLID. SO, UH, YEAH. ANY, ANY SUGGESTIONS, SEND 'EM ON OVER. YEAH. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SEND IT OUT AGAIN? YEAH, SURE. YEAH. OKAY. ESPECIALLY ONCE WE PUT THESE LITTLE ADDITIONS. OKAY. SO WHEN I SEND IT OUT, YOU CAN EITHER EMAIL ME YOUR COMMENTS OR YOU CAN PUT THEM RIGHT INTO THE DOCUMENT. I'LL EMAIL IT TO YOU. YES. BUT MAKE SURE YOU, UM, AT LEAST HIGHLIGHT IT OR TRACK CHANGES. YOU CAN DO TRACK CHANGES, BUT NOT, I DON'T THINK EVERYONE HAS MICROSOFT WORD AVAILABLE. WELL, IF YOU DON'T, THEN EMAIL ME. LIBRA LIBRE . COULD WE ALSO GET A, UM, PAGE NUMBER THING? OH YEAH. PAGE NUMBER. PAGE ONE OF, YEAH, THAT'S 10 OR WHATEVER IT IS AT THE BOTTOM AT, UM, SO PAGE NUMBERS AND, AND, UH, PAGE NUMBERS, DATES, EDIT. MAYBE A VERSION NUMBER TOO. VERSION NUMBER. WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT VERSION THIS IS. SO IT'LL BE VERSION ONE, . YEAH. WE'LL START, WE'LL START WITH THIS ONE. YEAH. THE DATE IS BECAUSE THINK IT'S LIKE VERSION THREE NOW. 2.0. YEAH. 2.0. OR YOU COULD DO IT THE WAY I DO EVERYTHING ON MY COMPUTER HAS THE DATE. VERSION EIGHT POINT 21.2. I KIND OF LIKE THAT. SMART. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT STAYS THE SAME. GREGORIAN CALENDAR. THIS IS, UM, YEAH, AND IF THERE'S BACKGROUND THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO BE IN THERE TOO, THERE'S SOMETIMES IN SOME DOCUMENTS, A BACKGROUND SECTION. YEAH. IF YOU WANNA WORK ON THAT, PLEASE FEEL FREE. WELL, I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT A, A GIVE DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY RIGHT HERE. MM-HMM . MM-HMM . AND SHE DID, YOU DID. YOU GOT A NICE CAMBRIDGE ONE. I LIKE IT. I I JUST PERSONALLY, UH, I WANT TO TWEAK OR ADD A LITTLE BIT TO THAT, BUT THAT'S, UH, YES, PLEASE DO. THANK YOU. UH, AND THANK YOU STAFF AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT. ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? WELL, I, I'M JUST, UM, AT THE RISK OF ALIENATING ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS HERE, I I, I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE, UH, NUCLEAR IS A, IS A SUSTAINABLE, UM, ENERGY SOURCE. AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH FPLS PROGRAM AND, AND THAT'S GREAT. AND NUCLEAR IS A PART OF THEIR PORTFOLIO AND I, I'M IN FAVOR OF SCIENCE AND ADVANCING SCIENCE AND NOT TRYING TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BOW OFF NUCLEAR OR WHATEVER. I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE CAN SAY SOMEHOW THAT THAT IS NOT ACTUALLY SUSTAINABLE. UM, OR SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO LEAN INTO NUCLEAR AS A, A SOLUTION. MAYBE LIKE A PRIORITIES OF TYPES OF ENERGY SITUATION, TRADE OFFS AND MAYBE, MAYBE THAT'S BACKGROUND. UM, YEAH. LOOK AT SOME LANGUAGE IN THAT. SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO CREATE SOME LANGUAGE. WE'LL DISCUSS, UH, THE DETAILS OF IT ONCE WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CHEW ON. AND I'LL DO THE SAME, UH, FOR THE LANGUAGE THERE. I THINK ALL PRODUCTIONS OF ENERGY HAS, UH, CAVEATS AND PLUSES TO 'EM. ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, IF WE DO SOLAR PANELS NOW WE'RE DOING OPEN PIT MINING, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED A MINIMUM OF EVERY 30 YEARS. IF YOU GET THE VERY BEST ONES, THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE BATTERIES TO, TO DO THAT AS WELL. MORE OPEN PIT MINING REQUIRE RARE EARTH AND MINING. YEAH. RARE EARTHS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING THESE FROM ARE PROBABLY NOT THE BEST PLACES AND THEY DON'T HAVE SUCH SUSTAINABLE ACTION PLANS THAT WE DO. AND REGULATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. YEAH. AT ALL. RIGHT. SO THEN THERE'S SLAVE LABOR ALSO INVOLVED IN THAT AS WELL, WHICH IS NOT GOOD. THEN YOU NEED TO HAVE BACKUP BATTERIES AS WELL, WHICH THAT'S MORE RARE EARTH. THAT'S MORE PLASTICS THEN. UM, SO YEAH. SO DEFINING SUSTAINABLE IS REALLY A, A KEY PART OF THAT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. OF NOT HAVING OUR HEADS IN THE SAND AND BEING TRANSPARENT AND HONEST WHILE STILL BEING PRODUCTIVE AND MOVING FORWARD. 'CAUSE ANALYSIS PARALYSIS CAN LEAD US IN A POSITION WHERE WE GET TO THE POINT [00:50:01] WHERE NOT DOING MUCH. YEAH. NOT DOING MUCH, BUT WE WANT, WE WANNA DO SOMETHING. SO, AND EITHER WAY, YOU KNOW, BUILDINGS ARE GONNA HAVE LIGHTS AND, AND EMAILS ARE GONNA BE SENT. NO. SO HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD IN A WAY THAT'S PRACTICAL AND FUNCTIONAL, HAVE A BALANCE. SO THAT'S THAT BALANCE. SO MAYBE I'M GONNA TAKE SOME OF THAT LANGUAGE THAT WE JUST USED. TRADE OFFS I THINK ARE AN IMPORTANT POINT. A BALANCE. EVERYONE HAS ITS OWN TRADE OFF. YEP. SO MAYBE IF, IF EVERYBODY WANTS TO WRITE A DEFINITION OF SUSTAINABILITY, I WOULD ENCOURAGE 'EM TO DO SO. I WILL ALSO DO SO BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING AND SEND IT, UH, JUST SO THAT WE FEEL THAT WE ALL GET OUR THOUGHTS OUT AND OUR VOICES HEARD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS TRACKING DATA FOR STRATEGIC GOALS. TRACKING DATA. SO WE JUST NEED SOMEBODY TO SPEARHEAD THAT. WHO LIKES NUMBERS, SPREADSHEETS, AND DATA. I DO. STEVE, YOU DO? YEAH. YOU HAVE AN EXCEL GUY OR, OR WHAT KIND OF WELL, WE HAVE IT ON EXCEL RIGHT NOW. I'M, I'M ON LIBRA, SO IT'S ALL COMPATIBLE. OKAY. BUT THAT WAS THE STAR SIGN. IS THAT A, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED. OKAY. THAT'S LIKE THE FREE VERSION. LIBRA OFFICE. IT'S A, A FREE VERSION OF LIKE MICROSOFT OPEN SOURCE. OH, OKAY. I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW RATHER THAN IS IT THREE? IS IT COMPATIBLE WITH, WITH, UH, EXCEL. OKAY. THAT'S COOL. YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THAT ONE ON. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VOLUNTEERING. I'LL SEND YOU, I'LL SEND YOU THE TRACKING THAT DR. WINDSOR HAD STARTED AND THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. SO THANK YOU STEVE FOR THAT. UH, SO TO TRACKING DATA FOR STRATEGIC GOALS, GREAT. BEAUTIFUL. AND YOU CAN ADD, YOU CAN CHANGE IT. WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO. YOU'D LIKE ANOTHER FREE SOURCE. UM, GOOGLE ALSO HAS SHEETS, WHICH IS ANOTHER OH, I LOVE THAT. GOOGLE DOCS AND ALL. YEAH. LIKE THAT WAY YOU CAN ACCESS IT ANYWHERE AND THEY'RE COMPATIBLE. YEAH, YEAH. YEAH. I'D USE GOOGLE DRIVE FOR MOST EVERYTHING I DO THESE DAYS. SAME HERE. A LOT EASIER TO SHARE. SO UBIQUITOUS. YEAH. YEAH. UM, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO, TO C THEN IF NO OTHER DISCUSSION ON B, MOVING ON TO C BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM AND LIVING MEDIANS PROJECT WITH AUSTIN. AUSTIN. TAKE IT AWAY. YEAH. OKAY. EXCELLENT. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE HAVE THIS, UH, LIVING MEDIAN PROJECT. UH, THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER THAT I WAS HERE, I'M SORRY FOR MY ABSENCE. I WAS IN NORTH DAKOTA VISITING THE NEW THEODORE ROOSEVELT PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY. OH, LUCKY. YEAH. VERY COOL. YEAH, IT WAS VERY COOL. IT WAS VERY COOL. IT WAS WITH ONE OF THE, UH, THE GROUPS I'M A PART OF. BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT THAT? YEAH, PLEASE. SORRY. TOPIC. UM, DID THEY TALK ABOUT HIS INTERACTION WITH PELICAN ISLAND BEING THE FIRST NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE FOR THE UH, NO, THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY. OH, DAMN. THEY DID NOT. I, I DID NOT KNOW THAT. YEAH, YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE NOW. I WOULD'VE ADDED TO THE MUSEUM FOR SURE. . THAT WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT. UM, BUT NO, IT WAS WONDERFUL BRAND NEW FACILITY. VERY SUSTAINABLE. THE WAY THAT THEY BUILT IT. THEY BUILT, UH, BIG CORRIDORS, UH, TO KEEP THE BUILDING, UM, UH, FROM NOT GETTING TOO HOT. AND THEN IN THE WINTER, UH, THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF STONE ALSO THAT'S IN THE BUILDING, SO THAT WAY IT KEEPS IT WARM, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. UM, BUT MOVING BACK ON TO THIS, WE MADE SOME REALLY GOOD CHANGES THAT I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER THE ACTUAL LANGUAGE OF. UM, I KNOW I SENT, UH, MISS MEGAN A, UH, EDITABLE COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY EDITS WERE DONE IN MY ABSENCE. THEY WERE NOT. OKAY. UM, ONE OF THE WORDS THAT YOU GUYS WERE SAYING, IT WAS NOT ONLY MEDIANS, BUT WAS IT SPILLWAYS? I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE RIGHT OF WAY, RIGHT OF WAY WAS IT THE RIGHT OF WAY? SO ON A ROAD, WE HAVE THE MAIN ROAD, AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE STRIP OF LAND THAT'S TECHNICALLY OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE CITY. AND THEN THE SIDEWALK, AND THEN THE PROPERTY, THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE RIGHT OF WAY CAN BE IN A VARIETY OF WIDTHS. UH, IN SOME LOCATIONS. IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO PLANT OAK TREES. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF RIGHT OF WAYS WITH OAK TREES THAT ARE 30 YEARS OLD THAT PROVIDE GREAT SHADE. NICE. AS LONG AS THE CITY MAINTAINS THEM IN A WAY WHERE THE SIDEWALKS WHEN THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED ARE REPLACED. THEY ACTUALLY DO PROVIDE A, A NICE, IN MY OPINION, A NICE OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS, UH, OF, OF ORGANIZATIONS STATION LIKE OURSELVES. UM, SO YEAH. RIGHT OF WAYS. YEAH. THE RIGHT OF WAYS. OKAY. PERFECT. BUT ALSO SWALES, UH, SOMETIMES TOO. UH, THOSE, THOSE RIGHT OF WAYS CAN BE TURNED INTO SWES AND IN SOME HOAS AND DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, UH, PROPERTIES, THE, THE RIGHT OF WAY BECOMES A SWALE, WHICH, WHICH IS WHERE IT'S A CERTAIN SLOPE WHICH ALLOWS FOR DRAINAGE. UM, SO I WOULD, I WOULD INCLUDE BOTH RIGHT. OF WAY LANGUAGE AND, AND SW AND S SWALES. ALRIGHT. I THINK THAT OUGHT TO BE PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL IS TO REQUIRE THOSE AND ALSO, UH, THAT WE ELIMINATE CURBING AND, UH, ENCOURAGE RUNOFF INTO THESE SWALES LIKE THEY'VE DONE IN MELBOURNE BEACH. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD POINT. UH, SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S IN THIS SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT, BUT IT MIGHT, COULD BE IN THE SCOPE OF OUR SEVEN A [00:55:01] PROJECT, OUR SUSTAINABLE ACTION PLAN PLAN. PLEASE ADD THAT. YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. YEAH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. ESPECIALLY PICTURES. 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN MELBOURNE BEACH. YEAH, IF YOU GO, THAT'D BE, IF YOU GO DOWN, UH, ORANGE AVENUE, THEY'VE DONE IT ALL ALONG THERE. WOW. I THINK, OR, OR CHERRY. UM, THERE'S A FEW ROADS, MAIN ROADS THROUGH MELBOURNE BEACH PROPER THAT THEY, THEY ACTUALLY WENT IN AND CREATED SWALES AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. THEY NEVER HAD CURBS, BUT THEY STILL HAD RUNOFF BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S YARDS WAS UP. WERE UP HIGHER. MM-HMM. MM-HMM . I'M ALSO GONNA BE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THE PAGE NUMBER INTO THIS, AND THEN THE DATE AND THE VERSION NUMBER AS WELL. NICE. IS THERE ANY OTHER BIG CHANGES THAT ANYBODY WANTED TO HAVE? ANY, UH, PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THE LANGUAGE? YEAH, IT JUST, UH, KIND OF DOUBLE BACK ON WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THERE. I'M GONNA PULL IT BACK UP. OH, I, I SHOULD HAVE PRINTED ONE FOR EVERYBODY, SO. OH, THANKS. UH, YEAH, JUST THE, THE LANGUAGE OF THE MEDIANS, THE FOCUSING ON MEDIANS, LIVING MEDIAN PROJECT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD STARTING POINT, BUT BECAUSE WE WANT TO INCLUDE SWALES AND RIGHT OF WAYS, UM, A DIFFERENT NAME, LIVING SPACES, STREET PROJECT OR SOMETHING LIVING YEAH. STREET. THAT THE TITLE ISN'T TOO DIALED IN. IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL THIS OTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME HIGH VISIBILITY, HIGH SAFE PLACES FOR THE KIDS IN DIVERSITY AS WELL. UH, THE LIVING MEDIUM PROJECT, UH, IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, YOU KNOW, PLEASE, PLEASE DO SO. MM-HMM . UH, I, I THINK THE LIVING LIVING ROADWAYS, UH, LIVING ROADWAYS IS BETTER THAN MEDIANS. UH, LIVING LANDSCAPES OR, OH, STREET SCAPE. LIVING STREET SCAPES. STREET SCAPES. THAT'S A GOOD ONE. THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STAFF. YEAH. WE HAVE A STREET SCAPE. YEAH. IS THAT LANGUAGE CONFLICTED TO ANYTHING? NO, NO, BUT COMPLIMENT ANYTHING. I KNOW THE ENGINEERING'S WORKING ON A STREET SCAPE DESIGN FOR DOWNTOWN MELBOURNE. YEAH. SO IT WOULD BE GOOD. CITY STREET SCAPES IS ALWAYS A THING THAT'S A GOOD, FROM MELBOURNE AVENUE. IS THAT MELBOURNE AVENUE? MAYBE? UH, IS IT MELBOURNE AVENUE? NEW HAVEN. NEW AVENUE, RIGHT THROUGH THE LIVING, YEAH. STREET SCAPES. PERFECT. OKAY. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT. OKAY. SO, UH, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY, I GUESS IF WE HAVE ANY FURTHER EDITS, ONE OTHER, I'LL JUST PUT BENEATH THAT. UM, IF WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THE LIVING MEDIUM PROJECT TO LIVING STREET SCAPES, THE REST OF THE LANGUAGE, REFLECT THAT. YEAH. UM, ADOPT A STREET. ADOPT. ADOPT A WHAT? RIGHT AWAY. ADOPT A SPACE. ADOPT A CURB. ADOPT . ADOPT, ADOPT, ADOPT. ESCAPE. . YEAH. ADOPT ESCAPE. YEAH. I KIND LIKE THAT. THAT'D BE PRETTY GOOD. ADOPT A RIGHT AWAY. OR IT'S, UM, BUT YOU COULD PROBABLY JUST KEEP THAT PART, ADOPT A MEDIAN OR JUST REMOVE THAT. IT'S KIND OF JUST LIKE A SMALLER, UH, LET'S ADOPT OR FOSTER OR THEY'RE BOTH NOT LONG TERM. SO WE REALLY DON'T NEED TO HAVE TWO TERMS, RIGHT. LIVING STREETS FEES. I MEAN, WE CAN LOOK MORE INTO IT BECAUSE THERE'S ADOPT A ROAD PROGRAM AND I DON'T WANNA OVERSTEP ON THAT. YOU WANNA ADOPT THE ROAD, RIGHT? SO ADOPT A STREET. WE HAVE ADOPT A PARK. ADOPT A PARK. I LIKE STREETSCAPE STREETS. SCAPE IS NICE, RIGHT? YEAH. STREETS SCAPE INITIATIVE. OR YOU COULD JUST SAY ADOPT A STREETS SCAPE. THERE YOU GO. YOU COULD JUST KEEP IT CONSISTENT, THEN YOU'RE BUILDING YOUR OWN UMBRELLA. SO I MEAN, THAT KIND OF WORKS THAT WAY. SO YEAH, AS LONG AS THE LANGUAGE REFLECTS THAT CHANGE, THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION THERE. SO YOU WANNA COME BACK WITH SOME EDITS? YEAH, I CAN. UH, I'LL MAKE SOME EDITS AND I'LL SEND IT TO MS. MEGAN AND THEN SHE CAN SEND IT OUT TO YOU GUYS. AND IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO IT, PLEASE DO. IF YOU HAVE ANY THOSE PICTURES, UH, THAT YOU CAN SEND A STEP OF MELBOURNE BEACH, THAT'D BE NICE TO MAYBE ADD. I'LL BE DOWN THERE THIS WEEK. COOL. I KNOW BILL DID SOME NICE, UH, SWALES IN, IN THE ATLANTIC TOO. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE BILL COME TALK. YEAH, I KNOW. I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN A WHILE. NEITHER. YEAH. TIM AND ANNA. SKIP ANY, ANY OF THOSE FOLKS WOULD PROBABLY BE GOOD TO HAVE INVOLVED IN THIS IN SOME WAY. OH, THAT'D BE GOOD FOR, UH, SEVEN GG SPEAKERS. OH YEAH. FUTURE SPEAKERS. . OH, WE'RE ALMOST THERE. UH, GEM AWARDS, TODD. OH YEAH. GOT AN UPDATE FOR THAT, TODD. YEAH, SO I DID REACH OUT TO JAMES SHACKLEFORD IS THE, UH, GENTLEMAN THAT YOU'LL BE MEETING THAT MORNING ON SEPTEMBER 26TH. HE WAS VERY EXCITED FOR IT. UM, THEY DO HAVE A WEBSITE. YOU COULD JUST LOOK AT IT IF YOU WANT TO. IT'S MELBOURNE FOUNDERS MUSEUM. UH, JUST GIVES YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON IT AND, UH, BUT HE WAS VERY HAPPY. WE'LL REACH OUT TO OUR PIO AND WE'LL GET IT ON FACEBOOK, THE CITY WEBSITE AND MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYTHING SET FOR YOU ON THAT. SO THAT'S MOVING FORWARD NICELY. THAT WAS THE 26TH, YOU SAID? SEPTEMBER 26TH. DO YOU KNOW THE TIME? IT WAS AT NINE OR 10:00 AM 10:00 AM UM, I CAN SEND ANOTHER EMAIL. ARE Y'ALL THE, BUT [01:00:01] WE WILL HAVE A MEETING BEFORE THAT. YEAH, TOO. WHAT WAS THAT, STEVE? ARE Y'ALL THE CITY'S, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM TOO? YES. FOR THE EMAIL DIVISION. THE DIVISION, YEAH. WE REACH OUT TO, UH, EACH DEPARTMENT HAS A DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA. RIGHT? SO WE'LL BE PUTTING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT DID WE HAVE A A AND A PRESS RELEASE? WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT BASICALLY DOES THAT. IT'S NOT ALL FOR THE WHOLE DIVISION. YOU'LL SEND THAT PERSON STUFF. CORRECT. SHE GOES THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT GOES OUT INTO THE MEDIA. SURE. MERRI MALL, THE FILTER. CHERYL MALLS. IS THERE A CITY OF MELBOURNE LIKE FACEBOOK PAGE? UM, YES. INSTAGRAM. ALL THESE DIFFERENT, UH, UH, WE'RE ON, UM, FACEBOOK X AND TWITTER. WAIT, IS THAT X? IT'S OKAY. I DON'T KNOW ON THAT. SORRY. X AND INSTAGRAM. AND WE'RE ON YOUTUBE. . YEAH, YOU GOTTA BE ON YOUTUBE. YEAH. GREAT. UH, TODD. SO WAS THAT THE, THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU TODD. THAT'S IT. MOVING FORWARD NICELY. BEAUTIFUL. UM, CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS. LOOKS LIKE I'M BACK UP AGAIN. BASELINE ASSESSMENT. UM, CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS. I DON'T HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS. UM, UH, AGAIN, USING SOME OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD'S, UH, MATERIAL, THAT DOCUMENT AS A KIND OF A FRAMEWORK IF ANYONE WANTS TO, TO HELP ME AND MAKE, UH, UH, NOMINATIONS FOR CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS. I DON'T HAVE ANY THIS MONTH. , ARE WE ABLE TO? I THINK WE WERE. WAIT, WEREN'T WE WAITING LIKE ANOTHER MONTH OR SOMETHING? ONE YEAR? YOU GOTTA WAIT, RIGHT? A YEAR? YEAH. OKAY. YEAH. SO IT'S NEXT MONTH. I THINK WE'RE CLOSED, AREN'T WE? YEAH, I THINK IT WAS OCTOBER. ALL RIGHT, WELL, SO THAT, WE'LL JUST WAIT TILL PREEMPTIVELY, YOU KNOW, WE'LL KIND OF AIM TO NOMINATE THAT ONCE THAT GETS GOING AND THAT'LL BE THE ONE THAT KICKS US OFF. SO MAYBE AT THE OCTOBER MEETING, OR SEPTEMBER, NEXT SEPTEMBER MEETING, IF IT LINES UP, WE'LL NOMINATE THEM AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF BRING THAT TO COUNCIL AT THE SAME TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW, HOW, I HAVE A QUESTION. UH, ON THE CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS, HOW DO YOU FIND OUT WHO IS DOING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE CITY? RIGHT? UH, YEAH, THAT'S A HARD THING TO YEAH, WE HAVE CRITERIA. WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM. OKAY. I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE TOO. MM-HMM . SO THE CITY GIVES OUT CLEAN ENERGY AWARDS TO DIFFERENT BUSINESSES. HOW? YES. HOMEOWNER BUSINESS. MORE BUSINESS. MORE BUSINESS. OKAY. AND CAN YOU GIVE IT TO A HOMEOWNER? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S EVER BEEN DONE. UM, WADE. WADE, HAS THAT EVER BEEN DONE TO A HOMEOWNER OR CLEAN ENERGY AWARD? IT'S JUST BUSINESSES. NOT FROM WHAT I RECALL. NO. BUSINESS FT. YEAH. WE'VE ONLY GIVEN TO FIT, AMERICAN MU CAR MUSEUM. THERE'VE BEEN TWO. BEEN TWO. WHAT WAS ALL, UM, MEGAN, THE, THE CRITERIA FOR THAT. AND WE HAD IT ON A PIECE OF, DIDN'T HAVE THE CRITERIA LISTED IN LIKE A DOCUMENT. YES. YEAH. YEAH. I SENT IT OUT. DO YOU WANNA RECIRCULATE THAT? I'LL I RESEND IT. RECIRCULATE. YEAH. THANK YOU. STAFF . IT'S LIKE WHEN I ASKED MY FIANCE, WHERE DOES THIS GO? IN THE CASE? . UH, OKAY. THAT BE TOLD A FEW TIMES. UH, GREAT. THAT, THAT'S FANTASTIC. LITTLE REDUCTION. STEVEN. STEVEN. WELL, I DID LOOK AT, UM, WHAT WE'VE GOT ON THE BOOKS SO FAR. UH, SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOT PRETTY GOOD STUFF ON THE BOOKS. THE, THE PROBLEM IS, I THINK WITH ENFORCEMENT. MM-HMM . AND, YOU KNOW, AHA. WE HAVE, THAT'S ME. WE HAVE MICHAEL WITH US TODAY. HE IS A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. HE DOES A GREAT JOB. AND, UM, WE DON'T HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, STAFF THOUGH. YEAH. SO MAYBE NEXT, UH, MONTH. BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE FORGOT, BUT AT LEAST MICHAEL'S HERE, SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, TAKE IT AWAY. MICHAEL, YOU WANNA GIVE US AN UPDATE ON? SO WHERE WE'RE AT, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT HAS LIKE FIVE PEOPLE. SO WE'RE PRETTY SMALL. UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE NOT A PROACTIVE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE BASED SOLELY ON COMPLAINTS FROM THE COMMUNITY. SO WE RELY ON THE COMMUNITY TO HELP KEEP IT CLEAN. UM, IF WE DO GET REPORTS OF ILLEGAL DUMPING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T MONITOR A SITE 24 7. THAT'S JUST NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE HAVE THE MANPOWER TO DO. UM, OUR BIGGEST RECOMMENDATION IS TO PUT IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE BEST THING THEY CAN DO IS TAKE PICTURES WITH LICENSE PLATES, PICTURES OF THE PEOPLE ILLEGALLY DUMPING, UM, MAKE SURE EVERYBODY AND ECO DOES A GOOD JOB OF GETTING OUT THERE. LIKE HOW TO PROPERLY GET YOUR TRASH READY, LIKE YOUR YARD WASTE AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT CAN PICK IT UP. UM, THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY TO GET THAT WORD OUT. AND OF COURSE WHEN WE GO TALK TO FOLKS WHEN WE GET COMPLAINTS, WE TRY TO EDUCATE THEM AS WELL. [01:05:01] UM, BUT SOME PEOPLE JUST HAVE IT DIE HARDD OR THEY DON'T REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE TO DO THESE THINGS. UM, BUT AS FAR AS LIKE LITTERING, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE SOMEBODY LITTER, LIKE THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SPECIFICALLY HANDLE UNLESS IT'S LIKE ILLEGAL DUMPING AND WE CATCH 'EM IN THE ACT. UH, CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE ANY LIKE KIND OF CAMERA SYSTEM OR ANYTHING THAT WE CAN HIDE TO TRY TO CATCH PEOPLE. UM, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE, SEE THE CITY APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE, THAT'D BE REALLY AWESOME. UM, 'CAUSE THERE ARE HISTORICAL SPOTS THAT HAVE ILLEGAL DUMPING 'CAUSE THEY'RE IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE DON'T CARE. AND, UH, ONE OF OUR INSPECTORS, RALPH KELLER, HE'LL TELL YOU TRASH BREEDS TRASH SIGNS, BREED SIGNS. UM, ANOTHER THING WE CAN HAVE PEOPLE HELP DO IS, YOU KNOW, SIGNS ON THE STREET. CAN'T HAVE 'EM IN THE RIGHT OF WAY. UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE PICK UP A LOT AND GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT A LOT FROM PEOPLE IS THIS AREA, ESPECIALLY IF YOU GO DOWN TO ALI, UM, AND US ONE, IT'S USUALLY LITTERED WITH SIGNS. UM, AND PEOPLE, NORMAL CITIZENS CAN GO AND JUST PICK 'EM UP, THROW 'EM AWAY. THEY'RE TRASHED. IT'S LITTER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HMM. UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO, YEAH, UM, WELL I THINK THERE'S A DISCONNECT BETWEEN CITIZENS ACTUALLY REALIZING THAT THEY NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO JUST COMPLAIN INTO THE THIN AIR, YOU KNOW, TO YOUR SPOUSE OR WHATEVER. UH, I DON'T THINK THAT, UH, IT'S WELL KNOWN THAT, UH, THAT THEY CAN INTERACT WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT AND, AND, YOU KNOW, BRING THESE THINGS TO LIGHT AND GET ACTION TAKEN. YEAH. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I STARTED WORKING CODE ENFORCEMENT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT EXISTED. , I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, YOU KNOW, AS A NORMAL PERSON, UH, OUT THERE, YOU JUST THINK, OH, THE GOVERNMENT FIXES THIS STUFF. YEAH. YOU DON'T THINK, OH, WELL MY NEIGHBOR'S, YOU KNOW, BUILDING A POOL. I WONDER IF HE HAS PERMITS FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S UNTIL YOU START WORKING IN LIKE GOVERNMENT LOOKING AT THESE THINGS, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. THEY JUST WANT TO GO ABOUT LIVE THEIR DAY. SO YOU'RE RIGHT, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS YOU CAN'T BE ANONYMOUS. SO THAT'S WHY NO ONE WANTS TO CALL IN. OH, THAT'S TRUE. CALL IN YOUR NEIGHBOR. CORRECT. THEY PASSED A LAW IN 2021 THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T RENAME REMAIN ANONYMOUS. PART OF THAT LOVELY SUNSHINE HEALTH THEN. EXACTLY. . AND THAT'S FROM THE STATE. OKAY. THAT WAS NOT THE CITY. YEAH, THAT WAS THE STATE. A LOT OF CITIZENS GET UPSET, HAVE PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO DO THAT. BUT WE COULD ALWAYS PUT A, A BURNER NAME. BUT I MEAN, IT'S, YEAH, I MEAN THE, WELL, WE, WE TRY TO VERIFY EVERYTHING AS WELL. IT'S PART OF OUR PROCESS. . OH, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WILL CALL US AND WE'LL COMPLAIN FOR THEM. SO IT'LL BE UNDER LIKE ARMY. YEAH. AND THERE, THERE ARE WAYS AROUND IT. WE DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THOSE, BUT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT BRUNO, YOU KNOW, , BUT, WELL, I JUST, I I I'M THINKING ABOUT YOUR FLYERS THAT COME WITH THE WATER BILL, UH, ABOUT THE, UM, GREEN WASTE GOING IN THE GUTTERS AND WHATNOT, UM, FROM, YOU KNOW, LAWN AND CLIPPINGS. I WONDER IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING SIMILAR ALONG THESE LINES WITH, HEY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING GOLDEN TYPE OF THING. YEAH. LIKE THE LITTER. IF YOU SEE LITTER ON THE RIGHT OF WAY, THAT SHOULDN'T BE, THAT SHOULDN'T SCARE YOU TO SAY ANYTHING. 'CAUSE YOU CAN PICK IT UP OR, YEAH, USUALLY NO ONE CARES WHO YOU ARE ABOUT THAT. THE STREET SAYS A DECENT JOB AT KEEPING LITTER CLEAN ON THE STREETS AND STUFF. BUT YEAH, IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS IT'S, AGAIN, IT'S A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE PEOPLE JUST DON'T CARE. UM, THAT, THAT'S THE BIGGEST ONE TO, I, I GET THAT THERE IS A LOT OF APATHY, , BUT THERE ARE ALSO MIXED IN THERE PEOPLE WHO REALLY DO CARE IN FIELD. AND THEY'RE GENERALLY THE ONES THAT ARE CALLING AND WE'RE THE ONE, YOU KNOW, WE GO OUT AND INVESTIGATE WHEN WE GET THE CALL HOPELESS AND HELPLESS. AND I THINK, UH, A FLYER ALONG THOSE LINES WITH THE WATER BILL WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS, I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY, I I AGREE. . I'M OVERBURDENED. BUT, UM, WE DO HAVE A, A LITTER HOTLINE WITH STORM WATER YEAH. FOR ILLICIT DISCHARGE, ALL THAT STUFF. YEAH. YEAH. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I SEE A LOT, UM, IS EVEN, EVEN GARBAGE TRUCKS JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND STUFF'S FLYING OUT OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK. YEAH. AND PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY JUST PUTTING RANDOM SINGLE THINGS IN THEIR BIG TRASH CAN AND IT GETS DUMPED AND FLIES OUT IF THERE'S WIND EVERYWHERE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THAT COULD BE ON THE FLYER. YOUR STUFF NEEDS TO BE IN A BAG WHEN IT GOES IN THE CAN, YOU KNOW? AND IF WASTE MANAGEMENT SEES THAT STUFF, THEY, UH, AS FAR AS I KNOW, 'CAUSE I'VE SEEN IT ON A FEW TAGS OR A FEW CANS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, THEY'LL PUT THE TAGS OUT FOR THE CUSTOMER AND SAY, HEY, LOOK, YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS RIGHT. MM-HMM . WE'RE NOT GONNA PICK UP IF YOU'RE NOT DOING IT. RIGHT. SO, UM, JUMPING OFF OF THAT, IS THERE A MECH, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A MECHANISM THAT EXISTS. I'M SORRY. YES. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A MECHANISM THAT EXISTS FOR [01:10:01] THE WATER NOTIFICATIONS THAT GET SENT OUT. IS IT OVERSTEPPING TO DO, AS STEVE SUGGESTS TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT? AND IF SO, WHAT KIND OF COSTS ARE WE LOOKING AT TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SOMETHING TO THAT MAILER IF IT'S FEASIBLE? DO I HEAR A MOTION TO RECOMMEND THAT? AND WHO WOULD, WHO WOULD WRITE IT UP AND WHO WOULD WRITE IT UP? WOULD THE BOARD, UH, WRITE THAT UP? AND THEN THAT WOULD BE ADDED TO IT AS A SUGGESTION FROM THE BEAUTIFICATION ENERGY EFFICIENCY BOARD? YEAH. YOU CAN WRITE UP SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK SOME LANGUAGE. YEAH. AND WE'LL JUST TWEAK IT. MM-HMM . UHHUH, . UM, SO IF THEIR BOARD MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DISCUSSION IS LEANING TOWARDS IT. I I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION TO, UH, DESIGN A FLYER TO GO OUT WITH THE WATER BILL THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO INTERACT WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING LITTER, EMPOWERING THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ALREADY KNOW. YEAH. YEAH. ANY SECONDS ON THAT MOTION FROM STEVE? I'LL, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. SECOND. THANK. THANK YOU, AUSTIN. ALL IN FAVOR? OR IN DISCUSSION? SORRY. UM, ONE MORE DISCUSSION ON IT. SO, UH, IF YOU WANNA SAVE PAPER AND THERE'S ENOUGH ROOM ON THE NEWSLETTER, WHY COULDN'T IT BE, BE PUT ON THERE INSTEAD OF A FLYER? I'M JUST ASKING LIES THE EXISTING MECHANISM. MM-HMM . YEAH, I CAN ADD IT TO OUR NEWSLETTER. I THINK IT SHOULD BE EITHER OR. YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD, YOU KNOW, IF YOU NEED A FLYER, MAKE A FLYER. BUT IF, IF THERE'S ROOM ON THE NEWSLETTER AND IT JUST PAPER, JUST PUT IT THERE. THAT'S MY, WE CAN, YEAH, WE CAN PUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE CAN PUT IT ON AND I'LL, I'LL TALK TO MY SUPERVISOR AND BRING THAT BACK TO HIM ABOUT, UH, TRYING TO BE MORE ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, AND TRYING TO GET THINGS OUT THERE AS WELL. YEAH. CAN DO THAT EVENTS, I MEAN, WE DO THAT. YEAH. SO IF YOU GIVE ME IDEAS YEAH, TOTALLY. LIKE YOU ALREADY HAVE, BUT I KNOW LISA PUTS OUT A LOT OF STUFF ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY IS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO IT'S GOOD TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF YEAH. AND I COULD ALSO, UH, REACH OUT TO SOME OF MY CONTACTS AND SEE ABOUT GETTING MAYBE SPACE IN, UM, UH, HOMETOWN NEWS AND, AND DIFFERENT THINGS. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD AGREE WITH WHAT WE'RE SAYING AND IT MAY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE US A FREE SPACE, EVEN SMALL INSIDE OF PUBLICATIONS THAT ALREADY EXIST. SO I'LL, I'LL REACH OUT TO SOME OF MY CONTACTS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR PRINT MEDIA. UM, IF THEY COULD USE EXISTING AND UM, AND I CAN DO A POST. YEAH. SOCIAL MEDIA. YEAH. WRITE AND DO A POST ABOUT TRASH NEEDS TO BE BAGGED AND PUT IN THE GARBAGE CART. DON'T BAG YOUR RECYCLING . DON'T BAG YOUR RECYCLING BAG YOUR TRASH. PUT IT IN YOUR TRASH. HOW IS THIS NEWSLETTER, IS IT SOMETHING THAT'S MAILED OUT THIS NEWSLETTER? YEAH. AND IT'S MONTHLY OR SEMI-ANNUALLY? I DO TWO, TWO NEWSLETTERS. AND CHERYL MALL, WHO'S OUR PIO, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DOES A CITY NEWSLETTER. SO MINE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC WORKS IN UTILITIES THINGS AND CONSERVATION NEWS, WHICH IS, UM, SEASONALLY LIKE QUARTERLY. UM, AND THEN WE HAVE THE CITY NEWSLETTER, WHICH IS JUST GENERAL INFORMATION THING AT EVENTS AND THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. IS THERE ROOM ON THAT WATER BILL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? CAN WE CHECK AND SEE IF THERE'S ROOM? I THINK EASILY, YEAH. I GET AT LEAST THE QR CODE. THEY TOLD ME I CAN PUT A QR CODE ON THERE. QR CODE WOULD BE GREAT. YOU COULD QR CODE. THAT WOULD BE, THAT'D BE PERFECT. YEAH. TO YOUR NEWSLETTER. YEAH. AND YOU GET MORE READERSHIP. I HAD PUT OUR WATER QUALITY LINK ON THERE, SO YEAH, YOU CAN PUT LIKE A LITTLE LINE AND OR QR CODE. A LITTLE, LITTLE BIT OF BOTH. LISA SENDS OUT FLYERS SOMETIMES. YEAH. LIKE SHE'S HER BUDGET AND SENDS OUT FLYERS RIGHT. WITH THE BILL. SOMETIMES WE DO THAT WHEN WE HAVE OUR CHLORINE, UH, TREATMENT CHANGE IN COMING UP IN JANUARY. WE'LL SEND OUT A BUNCH OF LETTERS IN THE MAIL, SO. ALRIGHT. MAILERS. ANY, UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE ONE MORE THING THAT'S A LITTLE OFF TOPIC, BUT KIND OF ABOUT THIS AGENDA, UH, BEFORE, BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. YEAH. WELL LET'S GO AHEAD AND HANDLE THAT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ALRIGHT. UNANIMOUSLY PASSES. NICE MOTION. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UM, AND THEN BEFORE WE MOVE OFF OF THIS SUBJECT MATTER THOUGH, I JUST WANT TO ADD, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, FLYERS AND STUFF. UM, BEING IN THIS BUSINESS, UH, TREE SERVICE, I, UM, YOU KNOW, WE PAY THE CITY A, A A PERMIT FEE OR A LICENSING FEE. UM, BUT I, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE, UM, PEOPLE IN THE LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY, UH, GET SOMETHING ABOUT BEST PRACTICES, UH, WHEN THEY RENEW THEIR LICENSE OR GET A NEW LICENSE, UM, TO OPERATE IN THIS INDUSTRY. THAT, UH, YOU NEED CEUS, CORRECT? [01:15:01] PARDON ME? CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS? NO, NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LANDSCAPING LICENSE. TREE SERVICE PERMIT. PERMIT PERMIT. JUST A BUSINESS PERMIT. BUSINESS PERMIT. OH, OKAY. YEAH. SO I'M SAYING IF SOMEONE APPLIES FOR OR RENEWS A BUSINESS PERMIT IN THE LANDSCAPING OR TREE SERVICE INDUSTRY, THAT THEY GET A LITTLE FLYER ABOUT BEST PRACTICES IN THAT INDUSTRY AND INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S ON THAT MAILER ABOUT BLOWING GRASS CLIPPINGS DOWN INTO THE STREET. AND, AND, UM, ALSO SOMETHING THAT I'VE KIND OF HAD TO DEVELOP MY OWN PROTOCOLS AROUND DEALING WITH, UM, DISEASED PALM MATERIAL. AND I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE TREE CARE INDUSTRY OR OR LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY ARE EVEN AWARE OF THIS. AND IT'S KIND OF A DISCONNECT. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, IFAS, YOU KNOW, DOING GREAT RESEARCH ON THE THESE THINGS AND, AND PUTTING OUT GOOD INFORMATION, BUT THERE'S KIND OF A DISCONNECT IN HOW THAT ACTUALLY GETS IMPLEMENTED IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. AND SO I I, MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY AREN'T EVEN AWARE, I'M, I'M CALLING IT A PALM LYSE. WE'RE SEEING PALMS DYING LEFT AND RIGHT FROM ALL KINDS OF DISEASES. AND IT'S PERPETUATED BY, UM, IGNORANCE TO, TO THESE PRACTICES LIKE OVER PRUNING, OVER PRUNING, CLEANING YOUR PRUNING TOOLS, NOT TAKING DISEASE MATERIAL TO THE SARNO LANDFILL TO BE RECYCLED AND SENT BACK OUT INTO THE LANDSCAPE. WOOD CHIPS AS WOOD CHIPS. UM, THEY YOU NEED A BTR TO OPERATE CORRECT? NO BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT. YES. YEAH, YOU NEED BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT. YEAH. SO WHEN YOU GET YOUR BTR, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD 'CAUSE YOU NEED TO RENEW THAT. THAT'S THE BUSINESS LICENSE. YEAH. SO WHEN YOU GET THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. YEAH. THAT THAT'D BE A GOOD TIME FOR THAT. YEAH. OKAY. SO I WONDER IF WE COULD, I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE OFF THE SUBJECT, BUT NO, WE CAN ADD IT AS A FUTURE ITEM FOR SURE. AND KEEP GOING. OKAY. LANDSCAPE BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS. YEAH, AND I CAN WORK ON BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE LANGUAGE AROUND THAT TOO. WE CAN ADD THAT AND JUST NICE, YOU KNOW, UM, I I, IF WE'RE DONE WITH THIS, I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, UH, MICHAEL. YEAH, YEAH. UH, THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, UM, SO WHEN PEOPLE, IF THE PEOPLE DON'T WANNA CALL IN, AM I HEARING THAT THEY COULD CALL IN TO MEGAN OR SEND AN EMAIL TO MEGAN SAYING THIS PERSON IS DOING THIS OR WHATEVER. I CAN GIVE AN EXAMPLE. UH, IN AN HOA FOR INSTANCE, UH, IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU SEE THAT OIL IS LEAKING ONTO THE DRIVEWAY, GOING INTO THE SYSTEM AND THEY IGNORE, SO THAT WOULD BE ILLICIT DISCHARGE. SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE ILLICIT DISCHARGE. THERE, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO HAVING TO BE ANONYMOUS. LIFE SAFETY, IRREPARABLE. IRREPARABLE. UM, THINK IT'S LIKE ONE OR TWO MORE. UM, BUT THOSE THINGS CAN BE ANONYMOUS. IT'S JUST LIKE IF YOUR NEIGHBOR'S GRASS IS OVERGROWN, YOU CAN'T BE ANONYMOUS ON THAT. RIGHT. RIGHT. UM, BUT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY CAUSING HARM YES. THERE'S A HOTLINE YOU CAN CALL INTO YOU YES. AND, AND YOU CAN INVESTIGATE. CORRECT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO, I, I BELIEVE WE'RE OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING UP. UH, I DO, I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. SORRY, PLEASE. OKAY. UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SEVERAL, UM, THERE CHRONIC, UH, VIOLATORS, UH, AROUND THE CITY AND I, IT, IT SEEMS LIKE MAYBE THE, THE CITY IS UH, UH, NOT REAL EAGER TO, UM, TAKE THE NEXT STEP, UH, WITH THESE CHRONIC VIOLATORS IN REGARDS TO WHAT KIND OF VIOLATIONS? UM, JUST, UH, LIKE, LIKE DERELICT PROPERTIES OR MY NEIGHBOR, UM, HAS AN OPEN POOL. I AM COVERED IN MOSQUITO BITES BECAUSE I CAN'T GO IN AND OUTTA MY HOUSE WITHOUT MOSQUITOES FOLLOWING ME BECAUSE HE'S GOT AN OPEN CESSPOOL. UM, AND YOU KNOW, HE OWES SIX FIGURES TO THE CITY. I THINK I MIGHT KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. . YEAH. UM, AND YOU KNOW, I THINK HE NEEDS TO BE FORECLOSED ON AND, AND I THINK IF IT'S THE PERSON I'M THINKING ABOUT, UH, I BELIEVE HE HAS MULTIPLE FORECLOSURES ON MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. UM, SO THIS, WE'RE WORKING AS FAST AS WE CAN AND AS THE LAW ALLOWS US TO ON A LOT OF THESE CASES, UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES OUR HANDS ARE TIED WITH HOW FAST WE CAN WORK ON THESE THINGS. UM, ALSO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ARE ANOTHER THING. WE ONLY, LIKE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF HOUSES THAT NEED TO BE DEMOED. UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO DEMO THEM ALL WITHIN [01:20:01] ONE FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE TO WAIT AND BUDGET OUT AND SEE WHICH ONE'S THE WORST. ESSENTIALLY WE'RE TRIAGING THE DERELICT PROPERTIES IN THE CITY AND WE ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GETS THEIR DUE PROCESS AND THAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT AS US GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TAKING HOMES AWAY. 'CAUSE THAT'S A, A BIG FEAR AS WELL. 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO BE TOO OVERREACHING AS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY. UM, BUT WE DO WANT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE IN MIND AS WELL. SO IT'S, IT'S A DIFFICULT BALANCING ACT WITH SOME OF THIS STUFF. AND WE DO HAVE A LIST OF, YOU KNOW, CONSTANT OFFENDERS AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE LAW TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE ISSUES. IT, IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IS THE LAST ULTIMATE STEP IS TO JUST SEIZE THE PROPERTY. IT IS. AND I DON'T KNOW OF ANY INSTANCE THAT THAT HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. HAS THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE? TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SEIZING THE PROPERTY? NO. UM, I KNOW WE'VE DONE A DEMOLITION, UH, WE DID ONE ON OSAGE, UH, OR SAY OSAGE, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU WANNA SAY IT. UH, IN THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF, UM, WHERE THE HOUSE HAS PRETTY MUCH BEEN ABANDONED, NOBODY WAS CLAIMING IT. UM, ALL THAT PROCESS AND THE CITY FINALLY DECIDED, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD GOT FED UP AND WE DEMOED THE HOUSE. THE PERSON STILL OWNS THE PROPERTY. I BELIEVE I, IT WASN'T MY CASE. SO I, I DON'T KNOW THE VERY SPECIFICS. UM, BUT THE ACTUAL BUILDING ON IT WAS DEMOLISHED. WAS THAT THE ONE THAT THE BCSO DID OR I'M NOT SURE. UH, NO, THAT WAS NOT THE ONE THAT, THAT WAS AN UNINCORPORATED MELBOURNE, THE ONE THEY DID. 'CAUSE THEY MADE IT SEEM LIKE A, IT'S LIKE WE'RE GOING IN AND TEARING DOWN A HOUSE. THEY MADE A BIG SHOW OF IT. LIKE THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. THAT, YOU KNOW, WAS KIND OF SOME SHOWMANSHIP THERE. BUT REST ASSURED WE REALLY ARE DOING THE BEST WE CAN. UM, 'CAUSE WE ALSO WANT TO SEE THESE REPEAT VIOLATORS LIKE GET TAKEN CARE OF. 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S OUR CITY TOO AND WE WANNA SEE IT LOOK NICE. I WAS TRYING TO RESEARCH THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER. UM, AND THE INTERACTIONS ON THESE PROPERTIES WITH THE CITY, IT IT THE CITY DATABASE OR IT'S NOT EVEN A DATABASE. IT'S THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE NOT VERY SEARCHABLE. GOTCHA. YOU KIND OF JUST HAVE TO GO IN AND SEARCH MM-HMM . ONE MEETING AT A TIME AND, AND YOU'RE ALSO FREE TO SEND A RECORDS REQUEST. UM, AND WE CAN GET YOU INFORMATION ON THAT IS FLORIDA SUNSHINE. I COULDN'T FIND ANY EVIDENCE THAT ANYONE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR POOL YOU CAN EMAIL. ALTHOUGH I HAVE IN MYSELF COMPLAINED AND BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS ALREADY ACTION AGAINST THIS PERSON AND THEY WEREN'T TAKING ANY MORE COMPLAINTS BASICALLY. UM, GOTCHA. UM, UM, THEN THAT PROBABLY WHOEVER TOOK THE CALL PROBABLY, UH, UNDERSTANDS THAT WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE THERE IS NO ACTIONABLE ITEMS WE CAN DO TO THIS PERSON. WE'VE TAKEN ALL OF THE STEPS THAT WE LEGALLY CAN AND NOW IT'S IN MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE KIND OF THE CITY'S KIND OF DIVIDED UP AMONG YOUR FIVE CORRECT. STAFF MEMBERS. SO EACH ONE HAS THEIR OWN LITTLE TERRITORY. IS THIS ONE NEAR AURORA AND US ONE YEAH. PREVIOUS DIVE SHOP. YEP. YEP. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. . THERE YOU GO. I'M, I'M NEXT TO MAC DADDY'S COVERED IN MOSQUITO BITES. 'CAUSE LIKE I SAY, I, DOES ANYBODY KEEP MY BEDROOM DOOR CLOSED IN MY HOUSE? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP, BUT IT THEY GET IN THERE. YEAH, THEY LIVE THERE. WHAT? SOMEBODY LIVES THERE? NO, IT'S, NO, HE JUST OWNS THE PROPERTY. HE OWNS MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. OH. AND CAN GO OVER THERE AND DUMP IT OVER. IS IT JUST A LITTLE POOL? NO, IT'S AN INGROUND POOL. OH. IT WAS A DIVE SHOP AT ONE POINT. CAN'T PUT SOME CHLORINE, DUMP SOME CHLORINE THAT YEAH. YEAH. OH, GET THOSE, UM, MOSQUITO DUNKS PUT ON A BUNCH. YEAH, HE SAYS HE DOES THAT, BUT I'M SURE HE DOES. I DOUBT IT. HE DOESN'T LIVE ANYWHERE NEAR THE PROPERTY, SO I WOULD DEFINITELY THROW SOME DUNKS IN THERE. YEAH, JUST DUNK DUNKS ARE GREAT. YEAH. UH, MIKE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. HEY, NO PROBLEM. ALL THAT YOU DO IN YOUR TEAM ANYTIME, THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. I I REALLY APPRECIATE THE, WELL BE SURE TO HAVE YOU BACK. IS THAT OKAY IF WE INVITE YOU BACK AGAIN? YEAH, ANYTIME. I, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION BEFORE. OKAY. YEAH. DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO UH, SOMETHING WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUGGEST TO THE COUNCIL, UH, TO IMPROVE OR MAKE YOUR JOB EASIER? UH, DOES A CITY EMPLOYEE , I JUST WORK HERE, BUT I, BUT I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO DO AND UH, WE ARE BEHIND YOU GUYS ON THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT. UM, UPDATE ON CODE ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES. OIL GETS, POLICE WILL GET NEXT TIME, RIGHT? YEP. SO THAT KIND OF LEADS US RIGHT INTO FUTURE SPEAKERS. THE POLICE WILL BE A FUTURE SPEAKER. HOPEFULLY AIM FOR THAT. WELL, IF IT HAS TO DO WITH LITTER SPECIFICALLY, IT'LL BE UNDER ITEM LITTER REDUCTION. OKAY. GREAT. BUT THAT IS, WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO DO A PRESENTATION OR WOULD YOU RATHER WE WANT TO HEAR FROM THEM BE LIKE [01:25:01] ANY DESIRE TO HAVE THEM. IT WAS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT LITTER, WASN'T IT? IT WAS ABOUT LITTER. SO WE'LL KIND OF TRYING TO ENCOURAGE, UM, I THINK WE CAN GOOD PROGRESS. STEP UP THEIR ENFORCEMENT OF THE FLORIDA LITTER LAW. LITERAL LAW. OKAY. SO WE'LL KEEP IT UNDER THAT ITEM. OKAY. UH, OTHER FUTURE SPEAKERS, IF THERE'S SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE DO SEND THEM TO STAFF. I GOT A COUPLE THAT I'LL SEND TO STAFF AS WELL. UM, I THINK DOT WOULD BE A NICE TO HAVE OUR, OUR DOT REPRESENTATIVE THAT DOES THE, THE LANDSCAPING FOR DOT COME BY AND, AND KIND OF TELL US WHAT THEY DO AND HOW MAYBE THERE'S A POTENTIAL POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP THERE. UH, I THINK WATERWAY WARRIORS AND OTHER NONPROFITS THAT DO WORK LIKE THAT, LIKE WE HAD THE MRC PRESENTATION WOULD BE GOOD. SO I'LL SEND A COUPLE, PLEASE. EVERYBODY SEND A FEW IDEAS. BUTTERFLY NURSERIES, TIM, TIM ANNA, THEY SHOULD COME AND DO IT. YEAH, I'D LOVE TO DO THAT. THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO GO WITH AUSTIN'S. UH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT KIND OF GOES TOGETHER. UH, MAYBE WE COULD PUT THEM UNDER, UNDER THE SEVEN C AND HAVE THEM COME BACK AND SPEAK TO THAT OF PLANT TYPES AND FPL. L OH, FPL. YEAH. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S DEFINITELY FOR THE ENERGY SIDE OF IT. IT'D BE NICE TO GET AN UPDATE FROM THEM. RECOMMEND SOME SOLAR TOGETHER KIND OF PROGRAMS LIKE THEY USED TO HAVE WHERE WE GOT THOSE. YEAH. YEAH. WELL THEY HAD THAT SOLAR YOU LIKE UPDATE? WELL, THEY HAD THE SOLAR INSTALLATION PROJECT WHERE IF THE CITY GAVE THEM THE LAND, THEY WOULD BUILD IT OVER A PARKING LOT KIND OF A THING. LIKE WHAT SALLY BEACH DID. YEAH. PARK SOMEBODY DID SOMETHING OVER THERE ONCE. YEAH, THAT'S, I WISH WE, THAT PROGRAM WAS GREAT AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM BRING THAT BACK. UM, AND THEN, UM, ANNUAL REPORT IS THE NEXT THING. WHAT'S THE, CAN WE TURN THE MICROPHONE DOWN A BIT? THERE'S A LITTLE FEEDBACK A LITTLE. YEAH. SO EVERY, EVERY YEAR THE, UM, BOARD THE B BOARD, YOU'RE THE ONLY BOARD WHO DOES IT, BUT THEY, THERE'S STILL TOO MUCH MICROPHONE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN IT OFF. WE'LL TURN IT OFF. SO EVERY YEAR, UH, THE BOARD DOES AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE COUNCIL. UM, AND THAT'S DUE USUALLY AROUND MARCH. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW TO MAYBE JUST START IT MM-HMM . UM, SOMEONE NEEDS TO SPEARHEAD IT AND START IT. I HAVE THE PREVIOUS YEARS ARE ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT I CAN SEND OKAY. IF YOU WANNA SEND IT OVER, I'LL DO A FIRST DRAFT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH SOME EDITS. IT SHOULDN'T BE TOO LONG BECAUSE WELL, IF WE START IN OCTOBER, WE SHOULD BE GOOD BY MARCH. YEAH, . ALL RIGHT. I'LL VOLUNTEER FOR THAT. IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN ME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO, TO TAKE THE SAME EMAIL AND, AND PRODUCE A VERSION OF IT AND SEND IT BACK. OH, WE HAVE OTHER THINGS ON THE BACK. WE DO. WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. I THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH PERSONALLY, BUT IF ANYONE WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING. UH, LANDSCAPE BMPS. LANDSCAPE BMPS. SO WE GOT LANDSCAPE. WE'LL COME BACK TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN AGAIN FOR THE FINAL APPROVAL. UM, AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA SEND US OUT THE DOCUMENT THAT WE CAN USE FOR, UM, I'M ALSO WORKING ON A, UM, A PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY TO REDUCE PLASTIC USE OH. IN THAT EVENTS. SO I WANTED TO SEND THAT TO YOU ALL TO LOOK AT. UM, I WANTED TO PUT THAT ON AN ITEM FOR, FOR US, FOR MM-HMM . SO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? NO. OKAY. NO, YOU JUST MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY. OKAY. UM, ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING? HEARING NONE, UH, BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANY BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE SAKE OF THE GROUP. I HAVE TWO. HUNTER, DO YOU HAVE ONE? OH, I'LL BE LEAVING YOU GUYS HERE SOON. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. CONGRATULATIONS MR. COUNCILMAN. I GOT THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SIXTH. FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S WONDERFUL. THEY'RE LUCKY TO HAVE IT TAKE THE THIRD WEEK OF NOVEMBER. YEAH. I BE WEEK NOVEMBER YOU'LL BE DOING OH, WELL. FOR DIFFERENT YOU'LL BE BACK. I'M SWORN YOU WILL BE BACK THOUGH. CONGRATULATIONS. SHOULD BE BACK NINE MONTHS BECAUSE I'M OFF. I'M OFF THE ALLEY. YEAH. I LIVE IN LE COOL. MY BALLOT. NO, I RAN UNPOSED. YOU RAN UNOPPOSED. I JUST KNOCKED IT OUT. THEY JUST SAW THAT JAW LINE AND THEY JUST WERE LIKE, , I'M OUT HERE HIM. CONGRATULATIONS, HUNTER. APPRECIATE THAT. [01:30:01] SO GOOD JOB, HONEY. YOU START THAT I THINK THE THIRD WEEK IN NOVEMBER. YEAH. YEAH. YOU'LL BE AT THAT FOURTH TUESDAY. YEAH. BUT WE'LL, I'LL PRESENT TO YOU THEN. YEAH. VERY WELL DONE. BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN. THE MAYOR TERMING OUT. THE MAYOR'S TERMING OUT. HE HAS TWO YEARS LEFT. MM-HMM . UH, WELL THAT'S A GREAT ANNOUNCEMENT. CONGRATULATIONS. UH, I HAVE TWO. SO HE WILL BE THERE AND YOU WILL BE THERE AT THE SAME TIME. MM-HMM . OKAY. FOR TWO YEARS BECAUSE HE'S THE MAYOR DOESN'T COUNT AS THE DISTRICT SIX GUY. NO. YEAH. SO THERE'S SEVEN OF US TOTAL. MM-HMM . UH, THE WONDERFUL HARBOR CITY OF MELBOURNE HAS AN EVENT THAT YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT INDIAN RIVER LAGOON DAY NOW. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON FEST. AND IT'S ON OCTOBER SEVEN, 17TH FROM NINE TO TWO WITH, UH, HOOK KIDS ON FISHING IN THE MORNING AND RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP IN THE AFTERNOON. AND OUR EXCELLENT STAFF WORKS HARD TO PUT THAT ON AND PUT THAT TOGETHER. WHERE'S THAT AT? FRONT STREET PARK IN MELBOURNE. 2 2, 1 0, I THINK. IS THAT THE ADDRESS? 2 2, 1 0. WHAT'S THAT? 2 2 0 5 2 2 0 5. RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOAT RAMP. YEAH. OH, OKAY. AND WHAT'S IT CALLED? WHAT'S THIS IS THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON FEST. THERE'S THERE'S VENDORS, THERE'S MUSIC. IT'S A FUN OH YEAH. TOO WAY TO CELEBRATE THE LAGOON THAT WE LOVE WHILE LEARNING A LITTLE BIT AND SUPPORTING SOME VENDORS AND MAYBE EVEN GETTING SOME ART. VERY WELL DONE. PRESENTATIONS THIS YEAR. THIS'LL BE PRESENT. A COMMUNITY CENTER. WE'RE GONNA HAVE BEACH OCTOBER 17TH. SATURDAY. COOL. THAT'S GONNA BE FUN. LOOK. AND COSTUME CONTEST. AND COSTUME CONTEST. YES. SO COME AS YOUR FAVORITE. WAIT, ADULT STONE DOLLS. CAN'T YOU? WHEN I GOT ON THE RADIO, I TOLD, I TOLD TERRY I WAS EVERY, ALL I JUST HAVE TWO SEPARATE. TEN SEVEN YOU SAID? UH, NINE TO TWO. IS THERE A WAY TO TABLE THAT EVENT? 17. 17. YEAH, WE ALREADY SENT THE, WE ALREADY SENT. OH, YOU SEND IT TO TYLER? OH, BOTH OF YOU ACTUALLY. YEAH. OH, OKAY. SENT TO BOTH YOU A WHILE BACK. I'LL, I'LL GET IT DONE. I'LL GET IT DONE. EMAIL ME. JUST EMAIL ME AND I'LL, I'LL SAY YES OR NO. . YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. BUT THE ANSWER IS YES, CAN. THERE YOU GO. YEAH. WANT TO, OR I WANT TO, I HAVE TO, UH, CHECK WITH THE STATE DIRECTOR FIRST. UNFORTUNATELY. EXCELLENT. I THINK HE SAID THE SAME THING. YEAH. YEAH. WHEN I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT WHEN HE WAS HERE. SO THEY HAVE TO SANCTION EVERYTHING, SO, YEAH. ALRIGHT. UH, AND THEN LASTLY, THERE'S AN EVENT AT CAPTAIN HIRUMS ON AUGUST 26TH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS. BROOKE, YOU MAY WANT TO ATTEND THE EVENT. SHE'S SO FOCUSED. OH, WELL, I'LL, I'LL EMAIL HER LATER. , UH, THE ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS HAS MANY CHAPTERS ACROSS THE STATE. UH, THIS IS THE EAST CENTRAL, EAST CHAPTER. THEY'RE WANTING TO START UP A NEW ONE. AND, UH, CAPTAIN HIRUMS, IT'LL BE, UH, IN THE AFTERNOON, EVENING. I THINK IT'S LIKE FIVE O'CLOCK. I GOT THE FLYER OVER HERE AND IT'S FREE, UH, FOOD AND DRINK. SO IF YOU WANNA MIX AND MINGLE AND TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, EITHER YOU AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL OR AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE, THE THINGS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT AND HOW THAT MESSAGE IS COMMUNICATED. I AM GOING TO, YOU CAN EMAIL ME THAT IF YOU WANT. I'LL EMAIL YOU THE FLYER. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AUGUST 26TH FROM FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30 AT CAPTAIN HIRUMS. WE'RE GONNA BE IN YOU GOT A THING? 26TH. 30 SCIENCE TEACHER AWARD. UH, BUMMER. YEAH. AUGUST 26TH. I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WAY THAT WE COMMUNICATE, THE LANGUAGE WE USE, AND THE MESSAGING BEING COHESIVE AND CONCISE ACROSS MANY CONSTITUENTS. BECAUSE IF WE ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING IN THE SAME WAY, THE MESSAGE GOES FURTHER AND THERE'S LESS STATIC AND NOISE. AND, UM, MAYBE WE'LL COME UP WITH SOME FUN IDEAS ON HOW TO TALK TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THESE THINGS THAT WE DO. UM, ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS? ANY MOTIONS TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN. I SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, . AYE. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. GOOD MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.