[3. Review and Discussion of the Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget (public hearing on the proposed budget and millage rate will follow introduction by staff and review by City Council).]

TO ITEM NUMBER THREE. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET. HOW ARE YOU DOING, MR. MCGINN? GOOD TO SEE YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR SECOND BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING. WE MET LAST LAST TIME ON THE NINTH. HAD A NICE SPIRITED CONVERSATION ABOUT NEXT YEAR AND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A BRIEF OVERVIEW BEFORE WE GET INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THE MATTER. SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE BEFORE YOU IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET CITY WIDE. THE COLUMNS THAT YOU SEE THERE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, IS YOUR JULY 29TH WORKSHOP, WHERE WE BEGAN WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET. SEPTEMBER 9TH. FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT COUNCIL REQUESTED TO SEE IN TERMS OF THE ADDITIONAL MILLAGE RATE CONSIDERATIONS, AS WELL AS THE SECOND HEARING TONIGHT, WHICH INCLUDED A FEW VERY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS, WHICH I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT TO YOU VERY BRIEFLY, THE ADDITIONAL 195,000 THAT YOU SEE THERE IN THE GENERAL FUND IS A RESULT OF THE CHARGES FOR SERVICE, AS WELL AS THE COSTS INVOLVED ON THE SUMMER CAMP. SO THIS WAS WHEN WE WERE REVIEWING IT PREVIOUSLY, THE NET EFFECT TO THE CITY WAS WHAT WE PUT BACK INTO THE BUDGET. THIS IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE PATRONS OF THE SUMMER CAMP AND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT ON YOUR DOWNTOWN CRA AND YOUR EAU GALLIE CRA. THAT'S AN. INCREASES RELATED TO THE COUNTY'S INCREASED MILLAGE RATES THAT THEY. THEY ADOPTED. SO JUST AS OUR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING FLOWS THROUGH TO THESE FUNDS, THE COUNTY'S DOES AS WELL. SO THEIR INCREASE NEEDED TO BE REFLECTED IN THAT CHANGE AS WELL. AND THAT BOTTOM ONE THERE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IS, IS A SCRIVENER'S ERROR TO US WHEN WE WERE BALANCING OUR TRANSFERS INS AND OUTS, NOTICE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE JUST NEEDED TO CORRECT ON STAFF'S END. SO ALL IN ALL, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AT THE SEPTEMBER 23RD BUDGET HEARING TONIGHT IS A BUDGET OF 422,701,808, $488.

AND WITH THAT, JUST TO GO A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO DETAIL ON SOME OF THE TRANSFER, THE DIFFERENCES THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. AGAIN, THIS IS THE SAME CHART THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME ON THE NINTH. ONLY DIFFERENCE IS I WANT TO POINT OUT THERE ON THE LEFT AGAIN IS THE CHARGES FOR SERVICE. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE CHARGING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ATTENDING OUR SUMMER CAMPS. AND THAT'S REFLECTED IN THE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WERE ALSO SHOWN ON THE RIGHT THERE FOR SUMMER CAMPS. SO AGAIN, WE LOOKED AT IT FROM A NET PERSPECTIVE. WE NEEDED TO RE ADD THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. SO OVERALL CHANGE FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET WAS 723,485 IN THE GENERAL FUND. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ALLOW COUNCIL TO DISCUSS IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE NEED TO REVIEW WITH ANYTHING THAT I'VE PROVIDED HERE. OKAY, COUNCIL, I GOT A QUESTION. OKAY. SO THE SUMMER CAMPS YOU'RE PUTTING, THE GOING BACK GOING IN THERE YOU'RE PUTTING BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING AT 150 AS TOTAL EXPENSES. SO. BUT IT'S 340. YES. WHEN WE WERE TALKING WITH YOU ABOUT TRYING TO PUT AN ADD THINGS IN AND OUT OF THE BUDGET, WE WERE REFERRING TO IT IN A NET COST TO THE CITY. SO THIS IS TO RECOGNIZE THE GROSS COSTS, INCLUDING THE CONTRIBUTIONS

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FROM THE CAMPERS PARENTS, AS WELL AS THE COSTS THAT WERE COVERED BY THOSE THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS. SO THIS IS THIS IS JUST TO ADMINISTRATIVELY CORRECT THAT. OKAY, SO WE'RE WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THE 150, CORRECT. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT ONE KIND OF STANDS OUT A LITTLE BIT.

I WAS LIKE, IT LOOKS STRANGE. IT DOES LOOK STRANGE. BUT I WAS LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE. WE MIGHT NOT BE DOING SUMMER CAMP AFTER ALL. NO, JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INSTEAD, WE'RE LOOKING NOT IN A NET LOOK AT IT, BUT THE, THE GROSS. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. I MEAN, YOU'RE TAKING AWAY FROM OUR MAYOR TRAINING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PER DIEM THINGS THAT WE DO. AND THINGS HAVE GONE UP TREMENDOUSLY. WE'RE AT THE TOP LINE, CORRECT. AT THE TEN 000 FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT WAS THE PREVIOUS AMOUNT THAT WAS PROVIDED TO COUNCIL. I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT BEING A REDUCTION FROM THE PRIOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I CAN PLEASE. YES. SO THE $10,000 FOR THE EDC IS WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD IN THE BUDGET. STAFF HAD ORIGINALLY RECOMMENDED TO ZERO THAT OUT. IN THE MEMO THAT I WROTE, I BELIEVE THAT WAS SENT TO COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER. I'M TRYING TO GET TO IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WAS INCLUDED. IT IS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKAGE. I SENT THAT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST. THERE WAS SOME CONSIDERATION ON WHETHER OR NOT WE STAY AT OUR CURRENT LEVEL OF OF INVESTMENT INTO THE EDC. SO WE'RE A BOARD OF ADVISOR LEVEL INVESTOR, WHICH IS $10,000. THERE ARE THERE ARE TEARS. AND SO IF WE WENT TO THE BOARD, IF WE WENT FROM BOARD OF ADVISOR TO CORPORATE, THAT'S A $4,000 SAVINGS, BECAUSE THAT WOULD ONLY BE $6,000 IF WE WENT FROM THE BOARD OF ADVISOR TO A CHAIRMAN LEVEL, THAT WOULD BE $7,000. BUT COUNCIL VOTED AS A WHOLE AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING TO GO TO THAT FULL $10,000 LEVEL THAT WE HAVE BEEN AT. WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON, WE'RE TAKING AWAY THE PREMIUMS WHERE WE NEED EDUCATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I'M ASKING THAT WE GO TO THE STEP DOWN LEVEL THAT BECAUSE WITH THE GAS PRICES GOING UP, THAT WE TAKE AND GO DOWN ONE ONE LEVEL BECAUSE WE'LL STILL BE SITTING AT THE BOARD, WE'LL STILL BE SITTING THERE, BUT WE WON'T HAVE TO BE THE NUMBER ONE. IF THAT STEP DOWN IS TO 7000. DID I HEAR CORRECTLY? YES. THAT'S STEP DOWN IS TO $7,000. AND THAT WOULD BE GO FROM A BOARD OF ADVISOR TO A CORPORATE LEVEL INVESTOR. SO INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WE WOULD WE WOULD BE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A QUICK, QUICK QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS, I KNOW WE WEREN'T WE WERE TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY PUTTING THE COUNCIL MEMBER, A COUNCIL MEMBER ON THERE. WOULD WE LOSE THAT SEAT IF WE DROP DOWN JUST IT GOES FROM AN EXECUTIVE LEVEL OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR LEVEL. IT'S THE ONES WHO MAKE THE DECISIONS VERSUS EVERYBODY ELSE. OKAY, SO WE'D BE LOSING A LITTLE BIT OF AUTHORITY BY NOT BEING ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. OKAY. DO WE NEED THAT AUTHORITY? THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE IT, AND I THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR US TO BE PRESENT ON THERE BECAUSE THEY BRING A LOT OF RESOURCES, GROUPS AND INITIATIVES TO THE MELBOURNE AIRPORT AS WELL AS THE CITY OF MELBOURNE WITH OUR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND THOSE WHO ARE IN THE CITY. I JUST IT WOULD BE A BIG MISTAKE, I THINK, IF WE IF WE'RE ALREADY BRINGING THEM TO THEIR. WHY DO WE NEED TO BE ON THE TOP? I MEAN, WE'RE ALREADY. WE'RE NOT THE ONES GOING OUT AND ASKING THESE COMPANIES. THEY'RE COMING TO US.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT THE EDC BOARD DOES. THE ONLY PLACES THAT ARE COME I SEE IN THIS WHOLE COUNTY IS MELBOURNE SEEMS TO BE. WE GO UP TO WHAT, TWO BETWEEN 250 TO 300 000. RIGHT NOW, NO OTHER CITY AROUND HERE DOES THAT. TITUSVILLE DOESN'T DO IT. COCOA DOESN'T DO IT. DO WE NEED TO BE THAT LEVEL UP THERE SINCE WE'RE ALREADY THE ONE THAT HAS THE PROPERTY? HAS THE AIRPORT, DO WE NEED TO BE ALREADY UP THERE SINCE WE'RE ALREADY GETTING THE BENEFITS FROM IT? WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS TO DROP DOWN TO $7,000 LEVEL AND MOVE THAT MONEY OVER INTO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TRAINING. WELL, LET'S LOOK RIGHT NOW. I'M AT I'M I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT. I WOULD LIKE THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW LET'S LOOK AT THE CONTINGENCY JUST TO KEEP IT IN CONTINGENCY, JUST IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENED. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT WHEN WE CAME HERE THE LAST TIME GAS WAS THREE, 390 AND NOW IT'S FOUR. IT'S MY. SORRY, I FORGOT I HAD IT. IT'S.

NOW IT'S 415 A GALLON. AND WE LOOKED AT DIESEL FUEL JUST IN THE PAST WEEK HAS GONE GONE

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CRAZY. AND SHIPPING EVERYTHING IN IS GOING TO GO UP. I MEAN, I KNOW WE ALL GO INTO THE GROCERY STORE AND HOLD OUR BREATH. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO PRODUCE AND YOU KIND OF HOLDING YOUR BREATH AND LOOKING AT THE MEAT. I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT IN CONTINGENCY AT THE MOMENT, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE IT AROUND WITH CONTINGENCY IF WE NEED TO MOVE IT, IF WE NEED TO MOVE IT ANYWHERE ELSE. OKAY. MR. NEWMAN AND, AND I WOULD JUST COUNTER WITH ONE. I DO BELIEVE THERE'S VALUE BEING ON THERE. AND I THINK SINCE WE'VE DECIDED THAT WE'D LIKE TO EXPLORE HAVING COUNCIL DO THAT, HAVING ONE YEAR OF A MEMBER OF COUNCIL, BEING ON THERE AND LETTING US KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE OF WHAT THAT WOULD BE ENTAILING, I THINK IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE SAYING AT THE CURRENT LEVEL, IT SENDS ALSO A MESSAGE TO THE EDC AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE WILLING TO INVEST IN THEM AND THEY'RE WILLING TO INVEST IN OUR CITY AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT FACETS, WHETHER IT'S AIRPORT DEFENSE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO I JUST DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A WISE MOVE ON OUR PART. I THINK THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE'D BE INVESTING IN WITH THAT $4,000, IF IT'S TRULY FOR GAS, COST OF LIVING, ETC. THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO MAKE THAT A PRIORITY OF OURS THAN TO BRING IN HIGH PAYING JOBS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO GO OVER THAT. SO I THINK THAT THAT THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL THAN ANYTHING. AND INVESTING IN A WAY TO DO THAT IS IMPORTANT. OKAY. BUT THEY'RE ALREADY BRINGING THE PEOPLE IN. HOLD ON. GOOD FOR MR. MAYOR. I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE. I MEAN, WE WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT PULLING BACK AND IT'S JUST I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE WE WE REALLY NEED TO BE REPRESENTING BECAUSE THE JOBS, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE TO MISS HALEY'S POINT.

YEAH. BECAUSE OTHER CITIES AREN'T DOING IT. BUT YES, WE ARE GETTING THESE COMPANIES THAT ARE COMING IN HERE BECAUSE WE ARE REPRESENTING BECAUSE WE ARE OUT THERE. YES, WE DO HAVE THE PROPERTY. SO WE DO CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE. WE STAY PRESENT. MY QUESTION TO YOU ARE YOU ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT STAYING AT THE $10,000 LEVEL OR MOVING BACK, SAY, $10,000 LEVEL? AND THEN I'M GOING TO EVEN TALK ABOUT SOME BECAUSE OUR REPRESENTATION ON TPO AND ALL THESE OTHER BOARDS, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO BE PULLING BACK ON ANYTHING. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. ANYBODY WANT TO PULL BACK ON THAT? I MEAN, DO WE HAVE. OKAY, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE I JUST THINK THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING ELSE, RIGHT? AND THAT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOT I MEAN, WHAT KIND OF BENEFITS ARE WE? I KNOW WE HAVE, BUT IS IT. I ALWAYS THINK OF LYNDA WEATHERMAN BEING THE THE CHAMPION, WHETHER YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE PERSON. LYNDA WEATHERMAN IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EDC. SO. I FEEL LIKE SHE'S THE ONE WHO DOES THE WORK RATHER THAN WE DO THE WORK. OKAY. WELL, THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE I MEAN, I HEAR YOU MISS MISS MISS HANLEY, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S NOT CONSENSUS TO PULL BACK. MISS CATHY, YOU HAVE SOMETHING. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. DO WE KNOW DEFINITELY, THAT THAT BEING AT THIS LEVEL HAS PULLED IN JOBS OR BUSINESSES? I SAW I SAW OUR CITY MANAGER NODDING HER HEAD AT ONE POINT, SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF SHE HAD ANY INTEL TO HELP US BETTER MAKE A DECISION. IT WASN'T NECESSARILY ABOUT THAT PART OF THE QUESTION. I DO KNOW THAT THE AIRPORT IS ON A LEVEL HIGHER THAN US. FOR INVESTOR LEVEL. IT'S CALLED THE LEADERSHIP LEVEL INVESTORS. AND SO, I MEAN, WE IT'S COUNCIL'S CHOICE, WHICH LEVEL THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THE AIRPORT ON IT. YES, YES. SO WE'RE KIND OF DOUBLING THIS THE SAME. WELL NO NOT REALLY. WELL, I MEAN WE ARE PART OF THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD, BUT THEY ARE UNTO THEMSELVES. I KNOW IT'S A, I KNOW IT'S A I KNOW IT'S A WEIRD. AND WE GOT GO AHEAD SIR. NO, GO AHEAD PLEASE. AND WE JUST ANNOUNCED THE PROJECT SKY TODAY, WHICH IS ANOTHER NEW PROJECT COMING IN RIGHT BEHIND US. ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING AND THE 170 ACRES, 76 ACRES, EXCUSE ME, THAT ARE ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW. THERE'S A LOT OF ACTION GOING ON IN THERE ON THE ON THE AIRPORT THAT WE REALLY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH. WE AS A COUNCIL, I MEAN, OTHER THAN TO LAND APPROVAL AND UTILITIES AND THAT SORT OF THING. BUT THE, THE, THE MEAT AND THE POTATOES, AS RUSS LIKES TO SAY, IS COMING FROM THE AIRPORT STAFF. WELL, AND I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK OFF WHAT YOU WHAT YOU SAID, I KNOW WE HAVE OUR AIRPORT STAFF AND OUR CFO OVER THERE. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT, BUT I'M I'M KIND OF ALL WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE RIGHT NOW WITH ALL WITH EVERYTHING MOVING AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND, AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPMENT AND, AND IT PRETTY IT'S A, I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO SAY IT'S AN ODD TIME, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, WHERE EVERYTHING FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS THERE. AND I KNOW THIS THE CFO OVER THERE, HE'S HE'S BEATING HIS HEAD SOMETIMES

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BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS GOING IN AND OUT. AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO THERE.

AND BUT I WILL YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY IS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THIS IS A COUNCIL DECISION. AND AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE CONSENSUS TO DROP DOWN, BUT WE WANT TO WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE WANT TO MOVE ON? ITEM NUMBER FOUR. MAYOR, WERE THERE ANY SIGN UP SHEETS FOR ITEM THREE? OH YEAH. IS THERE ANY SIGN UP SHEETS FOR THAT? ITEM THREE. NOT FOR THE FOR FOR FOR FOUR SIR. THANK YOU. THANK

[4. Resolution No. 4436: (Public Hearing) A resolution establishing the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 millage rates.]

YOU SIR. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. GOOD SIR. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. DON'T WE HAVE TO DO ITEM NUMBER THREE FIRST. NO DISCUSSION. OH. IF THERE'S NO VOTE THERE'S NO VOTE FOR ITEM THREE THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY WAS MENTIONED. JUST A PUBLIC HEARING. BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. CONNELLY, BUT WE'RE ON ITEM NUMBER FOR NOW. THANK YOU. SO ITEM NUMBER FOUR WILL BE YOUR ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2027 MILLAGE RATES. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THIS PREVIOUSLY AND WHAT YOUR BALANCE YOUR BUDGET IS CURRENTLY BALANCED ON, IS THE CITY OF MELBOURNE'S OPERATING MILLAGE RATE OF 6.9473, WHICH REPRESENTS A 1.01% INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 6.8781 PER FLORIDA STATUTE. I'M REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY SOME LEVEL OF INCREASE IS FOR, AS WE'VE SPOKE ABOUT PRETTY EXTENSIVELY OVER THE PAST, INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE IS TO PREVENT FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN OPERATING EXPENDITURES TO ACCOMMODATE WAGE GROWTH FROM COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED PUBLIC PUBLIC SAFETY CONTRACTS, EXCEEDING THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND POPULATION GROWTH WITHIN THE CITY. ADDITIONALLY, COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERING THE CITY OF MELBOURNE POLICE HEADQUARTERS DEBT SERVICE MILLAGE RATE. THIS ROLLS BACK EACH YEAR TO THE AMOUNT THAT'S NECESSARY TO COVER OUR LEGAL DEBT SERVICE. THIS YEAR, IT WILL BE AT 0.2885. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO WE HAVE A SIGN UP SHEET THAT SIGN UP SHEETS GOING TO BE. ALBERTO CLINKSCALE WHO ALBERTA. DID YOU SAY? ALBERTA.

PLAINFIELD. I SIGNED UP FOR THE GENERAL BUDGET. I GUESS THIS IS THE ITEM. YES. CAN I CAN I HAND YOU SOME STUFF? YEAH. YOU WANT TO BRING IT? YEAH, WE'LL GIVE THAT TO OUR GIVE IT TO OUR CLERK. I THINK SHE WANTS THE BUDGET, THOUGH. NO. WELL, SHE SIGNED UP FOR THE BUDGET. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. MY NAME IS ALBERTA CLINKSCALES. I AM THE CEO OF THE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION ALLIANCE, AND I'VE BEEN UP HERE BEFORE TALKING ABOUT WORK WE'RE DOING WITH RESIDENTS. I AM HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS IN FIVE SOUTH MELBOURNE NEIGHBORHOODS COLORED TOWN, BOOKER HEIGHTS, GRAMBLING PARK, BRIARWOOD SUNSET AND DOWN, A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY'RE WAITING FOR A PRESIDENT. SO IT WOULD BE SIX. THIS REQUEST. AND WE'RE COMING TO THE CITY OF MELBOURNE TO REQUEST AN ALLOCATION OF $50,000 TOWARDS HISTORIC SOUTH MELBOURNE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES. THIS REQUEST DID NOT BEGIN TONIGHT. IT REPRESENTS THE NEXT STEP IN A RESIDENT LED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT BEGAN IN 2023. IF YOU SEE YOUR PACKAGE, YOU'LL LOOK AT THE FRONT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THE CITY MANAGER, YOU'LL SEE DOUG DOMBROWSKI BACK IN 2023 DOING AS A PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. EFFORT TO FIND US MODEL THAT WE WOULD USE IN HISTORIC SOUTH MELBOURNE. AND SO THEY DID PRESENTATIONS ON WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, A HISTORIC DISTRICT. AND THEY TALKED ABOUT BRANDING INSTEAD OF DOING A HISTORIC DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES FOR PROPERTY OWNERS OR BURDENS ON PROPERTY OWNERS. AND SO WE DID WIND UP. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. THIS REQUEST DID NOT BEGIN BEGIN TODAY. IT STARTED IN 2023. SINCE THAT TIME, KOREA HAS WORKED ALONGSIDE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WANT FOR THEIR FUTURE, FOR THE FUTURE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND TO IDENTIFY A DEVELOPMENT MODEL CAPABLE OF TURNING THAT VISION INTO AN ACTIONABLE PLAN.

RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY SURVEYS, DISCUSSIONS, AND OTHER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO IDENTIFY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSET CHALLENGES, PRIORITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES DURING THIS PROCESS. LIKE I SAID, CITY MANAGER LAMB AND DOUG DOMBROWSKI PROVIDED INFORMATION.

AFTER EXAMINING ALL THOSE APPROACHES, WE DECIDED TO GO WITH PURPOSE BUILT COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT MET THE NEED BETTER. KOREA HAS NOT WAITED FOR THE CITY TO FUND THIS WORK SINCE 2023, COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION ALLIANCE HAS CONTRIBUTED AND LEVERAGED MORE THAN $100,000 IN PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND OTHER PRO BONO SERVICES TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. THIS INCLUDES ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS FROM LIFT ORLANDO, LISC, THE AWARD WINNING ANITA JENKINS AND RIVIERA BEACH, AS

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WELL AS OTHERS. WE HAD THE FORMER VP OF SEAWORLD COME TO MELBOURNE AND GIVE US SOME INSIGHT AS TO HOW TO DO A LIFT ORLANDO PROJECT, SO OUR LEARNING PROCESS INCLUDED A TRIP TO GEORGIA WHERE MYSELF, JOE MCNEIL, MARCUS SMITH, KEITH DONNELL AND A STAFF OF KOREA.

WE ALL WENT TO GEORGIA TO LOOK AT THIS MODEL IN DETAIL. AND SO OUR REQUEST NOW IS TO HAVE $50,000, HAVE THE CITY LEVERAGE WHAT WE'VE ALREADY INVESTED, AND REALLOCATE $50,000 FROM THE MONEY THAT'S COMING BACK INTO THE BUDGET FROM THE FLOCK CAMERAS. SINCE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO USE THAT, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO DO A REALLOCATION OF $50,000 TOWARDS THE REDEVELOPMENT WORK? AND WHAT THAT I HAVE A SCOPE OF WORK IN THERE. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE SCOPE IS. I PRESENTED IT TO YOU A WHILE AGO. I'M PRESENTING IT. I PRESENTED IT IN JULY, BUT I'M PRESENTING IT TO YOU, PRESENTING IT TO YOU TODAY AS WELL, SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT IT. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY, I FEEL LIKE I'M STEPPING BACK INTO SOMETHING BECAUSE WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DID IS STARTED WITH YOUR STAFF, YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF, AND YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF, AND THEN COME TO YOU. BUT THE CONSULTANT TOLD ME TODAY, THAT'S THE WAY I SHOULD HAVE MOVED. BUT SINCE I DIDN'T, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND DO THAT. BUT I WANT TO THANK DAVID NEWMAN FOR COMING OUT TO THE FIRST VISIONING SESSION.

RESIDENTS ARE THERE. THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER. THEY REALLY WANT TO REVITALIZE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THE $50,000 SCOPE OF WORK WOULD HELP US TO DO JUST THAT. WELL, I WILL TELL YOU THAT MONEY REGARDING THE FLOCK CAMERAS AND ANY SALARY INCREASES FROM COUNCIL IS GOING INTO SUMMER CAMPS FOR FOR OUR KIDS. SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY WE DISCUSSED DISCUSSED THAT THAT THE LAST MEETING. BUT THAT MONEY IS BEING MOVED OVER AND USING FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE FOR OUR KIDS. OKAY. IS THAT A FINAL DECISION? ARE YOU SAYING THAT THERE'S NO FUNDS TO HELP 50% OF THIS CITY, THESE RESIDENTS REPRESENT A A LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THE CITY. THERE'S NO FUNDS TO HELP MAKE SURE THEIR ECONOMIC STATUSES THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING LEFT BEHIND. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THERE'S NOTHING? NO. IS THAT WHAT YOU THOUGHT? THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY. ANYBODY ELSE WITH THAT? YES. NO. THERE'S NO MONEY. I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT CUTTING BACK ON SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS HERE. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE COMING IN HERE AND YOU HAVE AN IDEA. YOU HAVE IT WANT TO GO FORWARD. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PLACES IN THE CITY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE GOING TO. WE NEED THE ROADS WE NEED WE'D LIKE TO KEEP OUR PARKS OPEN. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU. I LIKE TO KEEP THE AUDITORIUM GOING. I LIKE TO KEEP THE YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE. AND IN THE SOUTH SOUTH MELBOURNE AREA YOU HAVE EDDIE LEE TAYLOR. AND I CAN'T THINK OF THE OTHER ONE I KNOW. DOES THAT BRING ECONOMIC VITALITY LIKE THE $7 MILLION PARK THAT YOU PUT OUT THERE? LET ME FINISH. GOING TO BRING ANY BAM, BAM BAM. ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON. SO OKAY, YOU'RE ACTUALLY A SPEAKER SO THAT THE TIME IS UP. OKAY.

SO BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE JUST GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. YOU GOT SOMETHING, MR. NEWMAN? I'M SORRY. I WAS JUST GONNA ASK JENNY IF THIS IS POSSIBLY SOMETHING THAT WE WE HAVE A BUNCH OF GRANT PROGRAMS, SOMETIMES CDBG, OTHERS THAT MAYBE WE COULD PUSH HER IN THAT DIRECTION BECAUSE THERE'S FUNDS IN THAT ROUTE. BUT I DON'T KNOW THE CRITERIA OF THOSE. JUST WAS SPITBALLING HERE ON THAT. I, I LIKE WHERE YOU'RE THINKING WE CAN, WE, WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT.

YEAH, I DO KNOW WITH THE PLANNING COUNCIL THAT SHE'S WORKING WITH A LOT OF THAT IS GRANT FUNDED. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS LIKE MATCH ON MATCH, BUT BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT STAFF CAN LOOK INTO AND HELP HER WITH. MAYOR. THAT'D BE GOOD. YEAH. HOLD ON, MR. MAYOR. I KNOW PRIOR PRIOR TO THE FISCAL CONSTRAINTS THAT WE SORT OF ENCOUNTERED, WE DID ALLOCATE $50,000 TOWARDS THE NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY. AND SO A ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT MR. NEWMAN SAID, I THINK THAT LOOKING AT GRANTS TOWARDS THE NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY PORTION, BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT. SHE'S RIGHT. WE DID GO UP TO ATLANTA WITH PURPOSE BUILT COMMUNITIES. WE LOOKED AT THE ORLANDO. AND I THINK MANY OF YOU HAVE MAYBE SEEN WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN ORLANDO WITH PARAMORE AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER COMMUNITIES. SO ECONOMIC VITALITY IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. YEAH. THE CITY RIGHT NOW IS JUST DOES NOT HAVE THE THE FUNDING. BUT I DO THINK LOOKING AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY PORTION AND CONTINUING THE EFFORTS THAT THAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, AND MAYBE IF SOME FUNDING DOES SHOW ITSELF, WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. SO AND YOU KNOW, I LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MR. SMITH. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE, ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, AMENDMENT THREE, I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T GOT THERE YET. AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO TO US TOO. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP OPEN OUR POOLS AND BEAUTIFUL POOL AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE, IN THE AREA AND OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THE VOTERS, YOU KNOW, APPROVE AMENDMENT THREE. AND I'M NOT SAYING FOR OR

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AGAINST, THERE IS GOING TO BE CUTS. AND I KNOW I'VE HEARD SOME RHETORIC THAT THE CITY'S WASTING MONEY. I CAN'T SPEAK TO OTHER CITIES, BUT OUR BUDGET IS ONLINE, OUR BUDGET, OUR BUDGET IS ONLINE WHERE WE HAVE MEETINGS ABOUT IT. AND, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE WHERE WE ARE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND SOME GRANT MONEY AND STUFF BECAUSE I, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THAT. YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST AT THE FINAL PHASES OF THE BUDGET AND, YOU KNOW, SO CAN YOU CAN YOU JUST TELL ME WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY, WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT CONVERSATION WAS THAT? DID YOU SAY THAT WAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY WE DID PREVIOUSLY HAVE? ORIGINALLY WHEN WE STARTED OFF THIS BUDGET CYCLE, WE DID HAVE $50,000 FOR NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY. THAT WAS IN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET.

AS WE STARTED GOING THROUGH WHAT THE ACTUAL REVENUES WERE GOING TO BE, WHAT WE WERE SEEING, WE DID ACROSS THE BOARD CUTS, IF YOU RECALL, ROSS AND I TALKED ABOUT THAT IN JUNE AND AGAIN IN JULY. THAT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT FELL OUT OF THE BUDGET, ALONG WITH A LOT OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION, A WHOLE HOST OF ISSUES. THAT'S WHEN WE PROPOSED THE SUMMER CAMPS AND AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. AND SO IT IS NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED IN THIS BUDGET.

CORRECT. OKAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE SO FAR. THIS IS A VERY THIS WOULD BE VERY, VERY GOOD. I'M SO SORRY THAT WE'RE IN THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE, THINGS WILL GET BETTER AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO REVISIT IT. OR THE GRANTS IDEA IS WONDERFUL AND I HOPE THAT WORKS OUT WELL. I REALLY DON'T WANT YOU TO THANK ME. I REALLY WANT YOU TO THANK THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. THE RESIDENTS THAT'S DOING THE WORK. WE ARE FACILITATORS, AND I'M HOPING THAT THE CITY WOULD. I'M NOT SURE WHY FUNDING HISTORIC SOUTH SOUTH MELBOURNE, HOW THAT FELL OUT, THE BUDGET WHEN THERE HAS BEEN NO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THERE. WE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROGRAMS. A POOL IS NOT GOING TO HELP REVITALIZE AN AREA. SO I JUST THINK IS IRRESPONSIBLE. I DON'T I THINK THE DECISION WAS IRRESPONSIBLE DECISION AND THAT'S WHY I THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. AND I AND I WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY, I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR POOLS AND OUR BASKETBALL COURTS AND OUR AND SUMMER CAMPS AND EVERYTHING IN SOUTH MELBOURNE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S FUNDED AND PAID FOR BY OUR TAXPAYERS. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF IT BECAUSE OUR STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB RUNNING THAT. SO THAT DOES THAT DOES CREATE A A QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE AREA. BECAUSE IF IT WAS GONE, PEOPLE WOULDN'T BE HAPPY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. SO AND SO WE WE'RE ON FOR NOW. YES. STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 4436 FOR THE OPERATING MILLAGE AND POLICE HEADQUARTERS MILLAGE AS DESCRIBED EARLIER. OKAY. ANY ANY QUESTIONS ANY OTHER COMMENTS. OKAY. AND WE HAD NO MORE SIGN UP SHEETS. RIGHT. SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MAYOR? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION, SIR. MAKE THE MOTION TO ITEM ITEM FOUR REQUESTED APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 4436 TO ADOPT. MILLAGE RATE 6.943 PER 1000 OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE FOR THE 2026 2027 FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS 1.10% ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 6.8781 AND A DEBT SERVICE MILLAGE RATE OF 0.2885 MILLS WITH THAT MOTION. SECOND, AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ALSO DID. IS IT OKAY YOU WANT THAT ON TWO DIFFERENT ONE FINE.

IT'S IT'S IT'S OKAY. I JUST NOTE THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE BECAUSE THEY'RE INCORPORATED BECAUSE IT'S A INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE, IT WILL REQUIRE A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY MAJORITY ON A ROLL CALL VOTE. THANK YOU SIR. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO WITH THE ROLL CALL. VOTE COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER LARUSSO. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NGUYEN. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASSETT. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HANLEY. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER OR SORRY. VICE MAYOR

[5. Resolution No. 4437: (Public Hearing) A resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget.]

KENNEDY. AYE. MAYOR ALFREY AND I VOTE AYE. AND THAT PASS. SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, MR. MCGINN. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, JUST AS WE SPOKE RECENTLY ON THE EARLIER SLIDE, IS THE ADOPTION OF YOUR CITY WIDE BUDGET OF THE $422,701,488. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDED ACTION HERE WOULD BE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 4437 FOR THE AMOUNTS AS DESCRIBED. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MCGINN? NO. OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY SIGN UP SHEETS ARE FIVE. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE GOING BACK TO COUNCIL, MAYOR.

GO AHEAD MA'AM. ADOPTION OF FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET WITH A REVISED REVISION FOR THE TOTAL OF 421,000 $67,792. FIVE. REQUESTED ACTION FOR FIVE. YES, WE'RE LOOKING

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FOR A APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 4437, ADOPTING A FISCAL YEAR 2020 627 BUDGET AMOUNT, I GOT A.

OH, I GOT SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE. I GOT APPROVE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 4437, ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2627 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF 422 22 MILLION, $22,000,701 AND 1000 $1,488. WE GOT THERE, AND I'LL SECOND THAT. WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. LARUSSO. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NEWMAN. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASSETT.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HANLEY. AYE. VICE MAYOR. KENNEDY. AYE. MAYOR ALFREY AND I VOTE AYE.

[6. Resolution No. 4438: (Public Hearing) A resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Melbourne Downtown Community Redevelopment Fund budget.]

AND THAT MOTION PASSES. WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, MR. MCGINN. ITEM NUMBER SIX WILL BE YOUR MELBOURNE DOWNTOWN CRA BUDGET. AS A REMINDER, THE DOWNTOWN CRA BUDGET IS ADOPTED AT THE FUND LEVEL. ADDITIONAL DETAIL CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 49 AND 50 OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET BOOK AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET, AS REVISED FOR THE MELBOURNE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUND, IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,284,952, AS DESCRIBED ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 4438. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ITEM SIX, MR. MCGINN? OKAY, GO AHEAD, SIR, I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION. HOLD ON.

WE GOT A PUBLIC IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANY SIGN UP SHEETS? CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BRING BACK TO YOU, MR. NEWMAN. MAYOR, REQUESTING APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 4438.

ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 BUDGET FOR MELBOURNE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUND, AND THE AMOUNT OF $3,284,952. AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ROLL CALL. VOTE ON THAT ITEM, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. LARUSSO. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NEWMAN. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASSIT. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. HANLEY. AYE. VICE MAYOR. KENNEDY. AYE. MAYOR. ALFREY. THAT MOTION PASSES.

MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MAYOR. BEFORE. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I SOMETHING SOMETHING'S COME UP. IF I CAN GO BACK TO ITEM FOUR FOR FOR JUST A MOMENT, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A SLIGHT SLIGHT MISREADING IN THE MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MILLAGE RATES. I THINK SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE HEARD A STATED OPERATION MILLAGE RATE OF 6.943, RATHER THAN 6.9473. AND SO I JUST WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE THE OPERATING MILLAGE THAT WE WERE ADOPTING WAS 6.9473. AS YOU WERE APPROVING RESOLUTION 4436 EVERYBODY HEAR THAT CATCH? WELL, NO, I DIDN'T CATCH IT, THANKFULLY. SHOULD WE DO, DO WE NEED TO DO THE VOTE OVER? SHOULD WE DO THE VOTE OVER JUST TO BE SAFE? I THINK I THINK JUST TO BE SAFE YEAH. LET'S LET'S LET'S RE RE IF YOU CAN FOR A MOMENT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

BUT BUT FOR FOR THE MOTION ON ON ITEM FOUR FOR RESOLUTION 4436 IF WE CAN. AND I'M GOING TO REREAD IT AGAIN. I'M I'M HAPPY TO DO IT. OKAY. GO AHEAD. I'M SO SO THE AGAIN, THE, THE INTENDED MOTION, I BELIEVE, WAS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 4436 TO ADOPT A MILLAGE RATE OF 6.9473 PER $1,000 OF ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE FOR THE 2026 2027 FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS 1.01% ABOVE THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 6.8781 AND A DEBT SERVICE MILLAGE RATE OF 0.2885. MILLS. OKAY WITH THAT? WHO WAS THE MOTION THAT I DID? OKAY. MR. LARUSSO WHO? SECOND THAT THE VICE MAYOR, THE VICE MAYOR, AND WE'LL ROLL CALL. VOTE ON THAT MOTION, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SMITH. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. LARUSSO. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NEWMAN. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASSIT. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. HANLEY. AYE. VICE MAYOR. KENNEDY. AYE. MAYOR. ALFREY. AYE. MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. AND WE'LL MOVE BACK TO. THANK YOU, MR. CONNELLY. WE'LL MOVE BACK TO ITEM SIX. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WE DID HAVE THE ROLL CALL VOTE ON ITEM SIX. YEAH WE DID. WE'RE ON ITEM

[7. Resolution No. 4439: (Public Hearing) A resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Olde Eau Gallie Riverfront Community Redevelopment Fund Budget.]

SEVEN AND WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN. ROSS. THANK YOU. NO NO WORRIES. SO ITEM SEVEN WILL BE YOUR OLD EAU GALLIE CRA BUDGET WHICH IS AGAIN ADOPTED AT THE FUND LEVEL. ADDITIONAL DETAIL CAN BE FOUND ON THE PAGES 52 AND 53 OF YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET BOOK AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET, AS REVISED FOR THE OLD EAU GALLIE RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,336,662. AS. AS STATED IN RESOLUTION NUMBER 4439. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MCGINN? I SEE NONE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANY SIGN UP SHEETS ON THAT ITEM? NO. SIGN UP SHEETS. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL. MAYOR. GO

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AHEAD. MR. REQUESTED ACTION IS APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 4439. ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 BUDGET FOR THE OLD EAU GALLIE RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,336,662. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND BY MISTER SMITH. ROLL CALL. VOTE ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SMITH. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. LARUSSO. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NEWMAN. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASSIT. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HANLEY. AYE. VICE MAYOR.

[8. Resolution No. 4440: (Public Hearing) A resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Melbourne Downtown Community Redevelopment Fund budget.]

KENNEDY. AYE. MAYOR ALFREY, I VOTE AYE. MOTION PASSES. COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE THE MELBOURNE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, MR. MCGINN. AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, THIS IS THE DOWNTOWN CRA BUDGET WHICH IS ADOPTED AT THE FUND LEVEL FOUND AT THE PAGES OF 4950 ON THE PAGE PROPOSED BUDGET BOOK THAT'S ALSO ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET, AS REVISED FOR THE MELBOURNE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,284,952, AS DESCRIBED ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 4440. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MCGINN AT THE PUBLIC HEARING? ANY SIGN UP? ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? NO SIGN UP SHEET. I'LL CLOSE THAT AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. GO AHEAD SIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 4440. ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 BUDGET FOR THE MELBOURNE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUND. IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,284,952. AND I'LL SECOND THAT ONE. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE ON ITEM EIGHT, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER SMITH. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. LARUSSO. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NGUYEN. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASSIT. AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. HANLEY. AYE. VICE MAYOR. KENNEDY. AYE. MAYOR ALFREY, I VOTE AYE. MOTION

[9. Resolution No. 4441: (Public Hearing) A resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Olde Eau Gallie Riverfront Community Redevelopment Fund budget.]

PASSES. THE COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE THE OLD EAU GALLIE RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEM. ITEM NUMBER NINE, MR. MCGINN. THIS IS THE OLD EAU GALLIE CRA BUDGET, WHICH AGAIN IS ADOPTED AT THE FUND LEVEL. ADDITIONAL DETAIL CAN BE FOUND ON PAGES 52 AND 53 OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET BOOK ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET, AS REVISED FOR THE EAU GALLIE RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUND, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,336,662, AS DESCRIBED IN RESOLUTION 4441. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MCGINN? SEEING NONE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANY SIGN UP SHEET FOR THIS ITEM? NO. I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL. MAYOR. MR. LARUSSO. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 4441.

ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 BUDGET FOR THE OLD EAU GALLIE RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,336,662. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MR. SMITH AND A ROLL CALL. VOTE ON ITEM. COUNCIL MEMBER. SMITH. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. LARUSSO.

AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NGUYEN. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BASSIT. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. HANLEY.

SORRY. I. VICE MAYOR KENNEDY. HI. MAYOR. ALFREY. AND I VOTE AYE. AND THAT PASSES. SO COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE YOU NOW AND FOR ADJOURNMENT. SO GOOD JOB THIS YEAR FOR ALL OUR STAFF.

IT WAS A IT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING BUDGET YEAR. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE ADJOURN. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK ROSS. OUR BUDGET TEAM, MARLA, CODY AND LIZ AND ALL OF THE DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES AND THAT PUT THEIR HARD WORK INTO TRYING TO GET THIS BUDGET IN A PRESENTABLE FASHION FOR YOU. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU ROSS. OKAY.

GOOD JOB EVERYONE. THANK YOU. I'LL GO AHEAD AND END THE BUDGET MEETING AT 609. AND WHAT TIME WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECONVENE FOR REGULAR COUNCIL? WE'LL TAKE A A MINUTE TO RESET.

WE'LL. WE'LL START IN TEN MINUTES.

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Sep 23, 2026 City Council - Budget Public Hearing

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