CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING

>> LET >> LET US >> LET US BEGIN >> LET US BEGIN THIS >> LET US BEGIN THIS MEETING >> LET US BEGIN THIS MEETING BY >> LET US BEGIN THIS MEETING BY TAKING >> LET US BEGIN THIS MEETING BY TAKING A >> LET US BEGIN THIS MEETING BY TAKING A BRIEF >> LET US BEGIN THIS MEETING BY TAKING A BRIEF MOMENT >> LET US BEGIN THIS MEETING BY TAKING A BRIEF MOMENT OF >> LET US BEGIN THIS MEETING BY TAKING A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE TAKING A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REFLECTION. AND REFLECTION. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] [MOMENT OF SILENCE] AMEN. AMEN. >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES >> Group: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, JENNIFER. JENNIFER. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR WE'LL MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR PRESENTATIONS. PRESENTATIONS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER FREANEY FOR OUR COMMISSIONER FREANEY FOR OUR TORONTO BLUE JAYS WELCOME BACK TORONTO BLUE JAYS WELCOME BACK PROCLAMATION. PROCLAMATION. >> IF WE CAN HAVE SHELBY COME >> IF WE CAN HAVE SHELBY COME >> IF WE CAN HAVE SHELBY COME FORWARD. FORWARD. EVEN THOUGH HE CAME IN THE WRONG EVEN THOUGH HE CAME IN THE WRONG DOOR. DOOR. SO, HEY, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SO, HEY, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S BASEBALL TIME AGAIN. IT'S BASEBALL TIME AGAIN. BUT WE'RE EXCITED. BUT WE'RE EXCITED. SO WELCOME BACK, TORONTO BLUE SO WELCOME BACK, TORONTO BLUE JAYS, 2024. JAYS, 2024. WHEREAS THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS WHEREAS THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS PLAYED THEIR FIRST GAME AT GRANT PLAYED THEIR FIRST GAME AT GRANT FIELD IN 1977 BEATING THE FIELD IN 1977 BEATING THE NEW YORK METS 3-1 AND DUNEDIN NEW YORK METS 3-1 AND DUNEDIN HAS PROUDLY BEEN THEIR SPRING HAS PROUDLY BEEN THEIR SPRING TRAINING AND MINOR LEAGUE HOME TRAINING AND MINOR LEAGUE HOME EVER SINCE. EVER SINCE. WHEREAS TORONTO IS THE ONLY WHEREAS TORONTO IS THE ONLY MAJOR LEAGUE FRANCHISE TO HAVE MAJOR LEAGUE FRANCHISE TO HAVE ONLY ONE SPRING TRAINING HOME IN ONLY ONE SPRING TRAINING HOME IN THIS 48-YEAR PARTNERSHIP AND THIS 48-YEAR PARTNERSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP HAS CONTRIBUTED TO FRIENDSHIP HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. AND THE REST OF THE AREA AS AND THE REST OF THE AREA AS WELL, I'LL SAY. WELL, I'LL SAY. THE ENTERTAINMENT OF OUR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS, THE ATHLETIC RESIDENTS, THE ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CHILDREN, AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CHILDREN, AND THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR CITY. OUR CITY. AND WHEREAS GENERATIONS OF AND WHEREAS GENERATIONS OF CANADIANS HAVE MADE DUNEDIN CANADIANS HAVE MADE DUNEDIN MANY VISITORS HAVE EMBRACED MANY VISITORS HAVE EMBRACED SPRING TRAINING. SPRING TRAINING. WHEREAS THE ANNUAL SPRING WHEREAS THE ANNUAL SPRING TRAINING EVENT HAS GREATLY TRAINING EVENT HAS GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO DUNEDIN'S AND CONTRIBUTED TO DUNEDIN'S AND PINELLAS COUNTY'S ECONOMIES WITH PINELLAS COUNTY'S ECONOMIES WITH FANS VISITING OUR SHOPS AND FANS VISITING OUR SHOPS AND RESIDENTS AND WHEREAS UNDER RESIDENTS AND WHEREAS UNDER OWNER ROGERS COMMUNICATION, MARK OWNER ROGERS COMMUNICATION, MARK SHAPIRO AS THE PRESIDENT, SHAPIRO AS THE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF FLORIDA OPERATIONS AND GENERAL MANAGER SHELBY AND GENERAL MANAGER SHELBY NELSON, WE HOPE THIS TREND WILL NELSON, WE HOPE THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE AS MAJOR LEAGUE CONTINUE AS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BASEBALL IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA, PINELLAS THE STATE OF FLORIDA, PINELLAS COUNTY, AND DUNEDIN. COUNTY, AND DUNEDIN. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAUREEN MOE NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAUREEN MOE FREANEY AS VICE MAYOR OF THE FREANEY AS VICE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA AND ON CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COMMISSION WELCOME BACK THE COMMISSION WELCOME BACK THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS TO SPRING TORONTO BLUE JAYS TO SPRING TRAINING IN DUNEDIN AND TRAINING IN DUNEDIN AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS OF ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS OF DUNEDIN TO CATCH THE BLUE JAYS DUNEDIN TO CATCH THE BLUE JAYS FEVER AND CHEER ON OUR HOME TEAM FEVER AND CHEER ON OUR HOME TEAM AS THEY BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY AS THEY BEGIN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP TOWARD ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON AND TO THE WORLD SERIES SEASON AND TO THE WORLD SERIES WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO WIN AND WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO WIN AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE THERE. WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE THERE. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT T.D. WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT T.D. BALLPARK FOR THE BLUE JAYS BALLPARK FOR THE BLUE JAYS OPENING BALL GAME ON SATURDAY OPENING BALL GAME ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24th AGAINST THE FEBRUARY 24th AGAINST THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES. AND, SHELBY, YOU'LL TALK ABOUT AND, SHELBY, YOU'LL TALK ABOUT WELCOME BACK BLUE JAYS. WELCOME BACK BLUE JAYS. WE HAVE AN EVENT ON THE 17th. WE HAVE AN EVENT ON THE 17th. SO IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD SO IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AND GET THIS. AND GET THIS. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> WE CAN KICK YOU OUT, TOO, YOU >> WE CAN KICK YOU OUT, TOO, YOU >> WE CAN KICK YOU OUT, TOO, YOU KNOW. KNOW. >> Mayor Bujalski: HIT YOUR >> Mayor Bujalski: HIT YOUR >> Mayor Bujalski: HIT YOUR MICROPHONE. MICROPHONE. HIT YOUR MICROPHONE. HIT YOUR MICROPHONE. >> THAT WAS GOOD. >> THAT WAS GOOD. >> THAT WAS GOOD. THAT >> THAT WAS GOOD. THAT WASN'T >> THAT WAS GOOD. THAT WASN'T -- THAT WASN'T -- >> IT'S STILL MY THIRD NICEST >> IT'S STILL MY THIRD NICEST >> IT'S STILL MY THIRD NICEST BUILDING >> IT'S STILL MY THIRD NICEST BUILDING IN >> IT'S STILL MY THIRD NICEST BUILDING IN THE >> IT'S STILL MY THIRD NICEST BUILDING IN THE CITY >> IT'S STILL MY THIRD NICEST BUILDING IN THE CITY OF >> IT'S STILL MY THIRD NICEST BUILDING IN THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, BUILDING IN THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, BUT I'M A LITTLE BIT BIASED ON BUT I'M A LITTLE BIT BIASED ON THE OTHER TWO. THE OTHER TWO. BUT CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS MY BUT CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS MY 16th YEAR HERE AND 16th 16th YEAR HERE AND 16th OPENING DAY. OPENING DAY. LAST YEAR WAS OUR MOST LAST YEAR WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL AND FINALLY A FULL SUCCESSFUL AND FINALLY A FULL NORMAL YEAR IN OUR NEW BUILDING NORMAL YEAR IN OUR NEW BUILDING WHERE CANADIANS WERE ALLOWED WHERE CANADIANS WERE ALLOWED BACK. BACK. WE PLAYED A FULL SEASON. WE PLAYED A FULL SEASON. WE HAD OVER 90,000 PEOPLE COME WE HAD OVER 90,000 PEOPLE COME THROUGH THE TURNSTILE AT T.D. THROUGH THE TURNSTILE AT T.D. BALLPARK AND HOPING FOR A BIGGER BALLPARK AND HOPING FOR A BIGGER YEAR NEXT YEAR. YEAR NEXT YEAR. THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT AND THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT AND COOL EVENTS THAT HAPPENED LAST COOL EVENTS THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR WITH -- STARTING WITH MLB YEAR WITH -- STARTING WITH MLB COMING IN TOWN TWICE, ONCE TO COMING IN TOWN TWICE, ONCE TO UTILIZE T.D. BALLPARK TO TALK UTILIZE T.D. BALLPARK TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE NEW AND EXCITING ABOUT ALL THE NEW AND EXCITING RULES IN BASEBALL, AND THEN WE RULES IN BASEBALL, AND THEN WE HAD ALL 15 TEAMS IN THE HAD ALL 15 TEAMS IN THE GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE COME DOWN WITH GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE COME DOWN WITH THEIR G.M.'S AND MANAGERS AND DO THEIR G.M.'S AND MANAGERS AND DO A MEDIA DAY WITH THE A MEDIA DAY WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF WAIBL BASEBALL COMMISSIONER OF WAIBL BASEBALL HERE. HERE. THEN WE HAD THE GOVERNOR'S THEN WE HAD THE GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION AT T.D. BALLPARK WHERE RECEPTION AT T.D. BALLPARK WHERE THE GOVERNOR HOLDS ANNUALLY -- THE GOVERNOR HOLDS ANNUALLY -- WHICH THIS YEAR IS IN TAMPA FOR WHICH THIS YEAR IS IN TAMPA FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO GO TO THAT ANYONE THAT WANTS TO GO TO THAT ONE. ONE. BUT IT WAS A REALLY EXCITING BUT IT WAS A REALLY EXCITING YEAR. YEAR. I HEARD A LOT FROM ALL OF OUR I HEARD A LOT FROM ALL OF OUR RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, BUSINESSES RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, BUSINESSES IN THE AREA AND THEY TALKED IN THE AREA AND THEY TALKED ABOUT IT WAS FINALLY ALL THE ABOUT IT WAS FINALLY ALL THE CANADIANS AND TOURISTS WERE BACK CANADIANS AND TOURISTS WERE BACK IN TOWN AND WHAT AN AMAZING YEAR IN TOWN AND WHAT AN AMAZING YEAR IT WAS. IT WAS. SO HOPEFULLY WE CONTINUE TO SO HOPEFULLY WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THAT. BUILD ON THAT. I KNOW OUR TICKET SALES ARE WELL I KNOW OUR TICKET SALES ARE WELL AHEAD OF WHERE IT WAS LAST YEAR AHEAD OF WHERE IT WAS LAST YEAR THIS TIME, SO THAT'S PRETTY THIS TIME, SO THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING FOR US, TOO, KNOWING EXCITING FOR US, TOO, KNOWING THAT WE ARE TRENDING IN THE THAT WE ARE TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. RIGHT DIRECTION. AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF GAMES SOLD OUT, INCLUDING OF GAMES SOLD OUT, INCLUDING WHAT I BELIEVE OPENING DAY WILL WHAT I BELIEVE OPENING DAY WILL END UP TO BE SOLD OUT WHERE WE END UP TO BE SOLD OUT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL ARE GOING TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HAWAIIAN-STYLE TORONTO BLUE JAYS HAWAIIAN-STYLE TORONTO BLUE JAYS SHIRT GIVEN OUT FOR OUR FIRST SHIRT GIVEN OUT FOR OUR FIRST 5,000 FANS THAT ARE THERE. 5,000 FANS THAT ARE THERE. NOT EXACTLY LIKE COMMISSIONER NOT EXACTLY LIKE COMMISSIONER WALKER'S, BUT SOMEWHAT CLOSE TO WALKER'S, BUT SOMEWHAT CLOSE TO THAT. THAT. SO PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS SO PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW TO GET THAT. NOW TO GET THAT. AS COMMISSIONER FREANEY AS COMMISSIONER FREANEY MENTIONED, WE ALSO HAVE NEXT MENTIONED, WE ALSO HAVE NEXT SATURDAY OUR WELCOME BACK EVENT SATURDAY OUR WELCOME BACK EVENT TO T.D. BALLPARK WHERE, OF TO T.D. BALLPARK WHERE, OF COURSE, LIKE ANYTHING IN COURSE, LIKE ANYTHING IN DUNEDIN, WE SHOULD START WITH DUNEDIN, WE SHOULD START WITH THE GOLF CARTS AND HAVE A GOLF THE GOLF CARTS AND HAVE A GOLF CART PARADE BRINGING US TO T.D. CART PARADE BRINGING US TO T.D. BALLPARK WHERE WE HOPE TO GIVE BALLPARK WHERE WE HOPE TO GIVE AWAY MORE THAN 4,000 HOT DOGS AWAY MORE THAN 4,000 HOT DOGS THAT WE GAVE AWAY LAST YEAR. THAT WE GAVE AWAY LAST YEAR. SO FREE HOT DOGS FOR ANYONE THAT SO FREE HOT DOGS FOR ANYONE THAT COMES IN. COMES IN. A LOT OF $1 OFFERS, $1 DRINKS A LOT OF $1 OFFERS, $1 DRINKS AND OTHERS ARE THERE. AND OTHERS ARE THERE. BUT IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BUT IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN THE BALLPARK. PEOPLE TO COME IN THE BALLPARK. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF GAMES AND A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GAMES AND A LOT OF ACTIVITIES GOING ON TO HAVE FUN. GOING ON TO HAVE FUN. IT'S FREE FOR ANYBODY. IT'S FREE FOR ANYBODY. FREE HOT DOGS AND EVERYTHING FREE HOT DOGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. ELSE. WE JUST WANT TO CREATE THAT WE JUST WANT TO CREATE THAT EXCITEMENT. EXCITEMENT. LAST YEAR IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, A LAST YEAR IT WAS A LOT OF FUN, A LOT OF YOU ALL ATTENDED. LOT OF YOU ALL ATTENDED. AND WE HOPE TO START OFF ANOTHER AND WE HOPE TO START OFF ANOTHER SPRING TRAINING LIKE THAT NEXT SPRING TRAINING LIKE THAT NEXT YEAR. YEAR. AGAIN, GAMES START FEBRUARY THE AGAIN, GAMES START FEBRUARY THE 24th. 24th. WE HAVE 15 OF THEM. WE HAVE 15 OF THEM. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS CHANCE I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS CHANCE TO THANK A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT TO THANK A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT HELP US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR HELP US THROUGHOUT THE YEAR PREPARING FOR SPRING TRAINING, PREPARING FOR SPRING TRAINING, DURING SPRING TRAINING AND DURING SPRING TRAINING AND AFTERWARDS. AFTERWARDS. BUT BEFORE I KIND OF DO THAT, BUT BEFORE I KIND OF DO THAT, THERE'S SOMEBODY LIKE RIGHT IN THERE'S SOMEBODY LIKE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS FRONT OF ME -- YOU KNOW, THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME I WILL BE PROBABLY THE LAST TIME I WILL BE AT A COMMISSION MEETING WITH THE AT A COMMISSION MEETING WITH THE MAYOR. MAYOR. MAYOR, I LAUGH BECAUSE I MAYOR, I LAUGH BECAUSE I ACTUALLY WROTE IN MY NOTES -- ACTUALLY WROTE IN MY NOTES -- BUT I STILL HAVEN'T SPELLED HER BUT I STILL HAVEN'T SPELLED HER NAME CORRECTLY ON MY PHONE AND NAME CORRECTLY ON MY PHONE AND IT'S JUST MAYOR B.U.J. SO I'M IT'S JUST MAYOR B.U.J. SO I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT ON MY NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT ON MY PHONE. PHONE. >> Mayor Bujalski: CALL ME >> Mayor Bujalski: CALL ME >> Mayor Bujalski: CALL ME BOUGIE, >> Mayor Bujalski: CALL ME BOUGIE, THAT'S >> Mayor Bujalski: CALL ME BOUGIE, THAT'S WHAT >> Mayor Bujalski: CALL ME BOUGIE, THAT'S WHAT I >> Mayor Bujalski: CALL ME BOUGIE, THAT'S WHAT I CALL >> Mayor Bujalski: CALL ME BOUGIE, THAT'S WHAT I CALL MY BOUGIE, THAT'S WHAT I CALL MY HUSBAND AND CALL MY KID. HUSBAND AND CALL MY KID. >> BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR >> BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR >> BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING >> BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING OVER >> BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING OVER THE >> BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING OVER THE YEARS. EVERYTHING OVER THE YEARS. I KNOW SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, I KNOW SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE, ALL I CAN REMEMBER YOU IS ON THE ALL I CAN REMEMBER YOU IS ON THE COMMISSION AND AS THE MAYOR. COMMISSION AND AS THE MAYOR. AND YOU HAD A HUGE PART OF THE AND YOU HAD A HUGE PART OF THE BLUE JAYS STILL BEING IN DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS STILL BEING IN DUNEDIN BACK WHEN WE SIGNED OUR BACK WHEN WE SIGNED OUR AGREEMENT IN 2018. AGREEMENT IN 2018. AND WE'LL BE HERE FOR 20-PLUS AND WE'LL BE HERE FOR 20-PLUS YEARS AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU YEARS AND JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING OVER THE YEARS. FOR EVERYTHING OVER THE YEARS. AND I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT GOING AND I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT GOING FAR. FAR. OH, YEAH, YOU'RE NOT GOING FAR. OH, YEAH, YOU'RE NOT GOING FAR. YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY BE AT THE YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY BE AT THE COMMISSION. COMMISSION. WE HAVE AN EVENT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE AN EVENT RIGHT NOW. >> Mayor Bujalski: I SHOULD BE >> Mayor Bujalski: I SHOULD BE >> Mayor Bujalski: I SHOULD BE AT >> Mayor Bujalski: I SHOULD BE AT THE >> Mayor Bujalski: I SHOULD BE AT THE STADIUM >> Mayor Bujalski: I SHOULD BE AT THE STADIUM RIGHT >> Mayor Bujalski: I SHOULD BE AT THE STADIUM RIGHT NOW. AT THE STADIUM RIGHT NOW. >> AT THE STADIUM. >> AT THE STADIUM. >> AT THE STADIUM. I >> AT THE STADIUM. I THOUGHT >> AT THE STADIUM. I THOUGHT YOU >> AT THE STADIUM. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT >> AT THE STADIUM. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE >> AT THE STADIUM. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE IN >> AT THE STADIUM. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE IN BOTH I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE IN BOTH PLACES AT ONCE. PLACES AT ONCE. >> Mayor Bujalski: NO. >> Mayor Bujalski: NO. >> Mayor Bujalski: NO. >> >> Mayor Bujalski: NO. >> I >> Mayor Bujalski: NO. >> I WAS >> Mayor Bujalski: NO. >> I WAS TRYING >> Mayor Bujalski: NO. >> I WAS TRYING TO. >> I WAS TRYING TO. >> I WAS TRYING TO. THAT'S >> I WAS TRYING TO. THAT'S WHY >> I WAS TRYING TO. THAT'S WHY I >> I WAS TRYING TO. THAT'S WHY I WAS >> I WAS TRYING TO. THAT'S WHY I WAS A >> I WAS TRYING TO. THAT'S WHY I WAS A COUPLE >> I WAS TRYING TO. THAT'S WHY I WAS A COUPLE OF THAT'S WHY I WAS A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATE. MINUTES LATE. WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING OVER THE YEARS ON EVERYTHING OVER THE YEARS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. WE TRULY DO APPRECIATE IT AND WE TRULY DO APPRECIATE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU WITH THE CHAMBER. WITH THE CHAMBER. AND TALKING ABOUT THE CHAMBER, AND TALKING ABOUT THE CHAMBER, ALSO WANT TO THANK SARAH ALSO WANT TO THANK SARAH SIMMERS, GREGORY BRADY, CARRIE, SIMMERS, GREGORY BRADY, CARRIE, KIM PLATT, JIM WHIT MRI WHO HAVE KIM PLATT, JIM WHIT MRI WHO HAVE ALL HELPED US THROUGHOUT THE ALL HELPED US THROUGHOUT THE DAY. DAY. MATT WILLK I WANTED TO COME HERE MATT WILLK I WANTED TO COME HERE AS ASSISTANT G.M. BUT HE'S AS ASSISTANT G.M. BUT HE'S ENTERTAINING EVERYBODY AT T.D. ENTERTAINING EVERYBODY AT T.D. BALLPARK WITH THE DUNEDIN AND BALLPARK WITH THE DUNEDIN AND TARPON CHAMBER THERE ARE THERE. TARPON CHAMBER THERE ARE THERE. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CROWD WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CROWD GOING ON AT THE CHAMBER. GOING ON AT THE CHAMBER. I DID STEAL A HOT DOG BEFORE I I DID STEAL A HOT DOG BEFORE I CAME OVER. CAME OVER. THE EMS -- THE EMS -- [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] EMS SERVICES, A LOT OF THEM THAT EMS SERVICES, A LOT OF THEM THAT HELP OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HELP OUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I CAN'T NAME THEM ALL, BUT I DO I CAN'T NAME THEM ALL, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE WANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE MICHAEL WHO HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR MICHAEL WHO HAS BEEN AMAZING FOR US AND GREAT SUPPORTER. US AND GREAT SUPPORTER. ALL THE SHERIFFS THAT COME IN ALL THE SHERIFFS THAT COME IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, JOHN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, JOHN DOBSON, JEREMY CRULLA, DON DOBSON, JEREMY CRULLA, DON BRISKETT AND ERIC BROWN. BRISKETT AND ERIC BROWN. VINCE GIZZI WITH PARKS. VINCE GIZZI WITH PARKS. JORIE AND MANY OTHERS WITHIN THE JORIE AND MANY OTHERS WITHIN THE CITY THAT HELP EVERY SINGLE DAY. CITY THAT HELP EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND PETE THAT HELPS US GET ALL AND PETE THAT HELPS US GET ALL OF OUR STUFF UP AND HAS BEEN OF OUR STUFF UP AND HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE. VERY VALUABLE. JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WITH JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WITH THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO A THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT SPRING TRAINING. GREAT SPRING TRAINING. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> Mayor Bujalski: WE WILL BE >> Mayor Bujalski: WE WILL BE >> Mayor Bujalski: WE WILL BE THERE. THERE. [BACKGROUND NOISE] [BACKGROUND NOISE] >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> ARE >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> ARE THOSE >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> ARE THOSE SHIRTS >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> ARE THOSE SHIRTS GOING >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> ARE THOSE SHIRTS GOING TO >> THANK YOU, SHELBY. >> ARE THOSE SHIRTS GOING TO FIT >> ARE THOSE SHIRTS GOING TO FIT >> ARE THOSE SHIRTS GOING TO FIT WOMEN, >> ARE THOSE SHIRTS GOING TO FIT WOMEN, TOO? WOMEN, TOO? >> YES, OF COURSE. >> YES, OF COURSE. >> YES, OF COURSE. >> >> YES, OF COURSE. >> WE >> YES, OF COURSE. >> WE ARE >> YES, OF COURSE. >> WE ARE PROUD >> YES, OF COURSE. >> WE ARE PROUD OF >> YES, OF COURSE. >> WE ARE PROUD OF OUR >> YES, OF COURSE. >> WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BLUE >> WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BLUE >> WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BLUE JAYS, >> WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BLUE JAYS, THAT'S >> WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BLUE JAYS, THAT'S FOR >> WE ARE PROUD OF OUR BLUE JAYS, THAT'S FOR SURE. JAYS, THAT'S FOR SURE. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. NOW >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. NOW IT'S >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. NOW IT'S TIME >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. NOW IT'S TIME FOR >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. NOW IT'S TIME FOR CITIZEN >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. NOW IT'S TIME FOR CITIZEN INPUT. NOW IT'S TIME FOR CITIZEN INPUT. ANYONE WISHING TO COME FORWARD ANYONE WISHING TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO ANY ITEM THAT IS AND SPEAK TO ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE FEEL NOT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO. FREE TO DO SO. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND KINDLY WATCH FOR THE RECORD AND KINDLY WATCH THE CLOCK FOR THREE MINUTES. THE CLOCK FOR THREE MINUTES. HEY, DAVE. HEY, DAVE. >> HI. >> HI. >> HI. GOOD >> HI. GOOD MORNING, >> HI. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR. >> Mayor Bujalski: HOW ARE YOU? >> Mayor Bujalski: HOW ARE YOU? >> Mayor Bujalski: HOW ARE YOU? >> >> Mayor Bujalski: HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD >> Mayor Bujalski: HOW ARE YOU? >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] GOT MYSELF TURNED AROUND. GOT MYSELF TURNED AROUND. >> Mayor Bujalski: YEAH. >> Mayor Bujalski: YEAH. >> Mayor Bujalski: YEAH. >> >> Mayor Bujalski: YEAH. >> DAVID >> Mayor Bujalski: YEAH. >> DAVID BALLARD >> Mayor Bujalski: YEAH. >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS >> Mayor Bujalski: YEAH. >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., >> Mayor Bujalski: YEAH. >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., I >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., I >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., I LIVE >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., I LIVE AT >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., I LIVE AT 802 >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., I LIVE AT 802 GEORGIA >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., I LIVE AT 802 GEORGIA AVENUE >> DAVID BALLARD GEDDIS JR., I LIVE AT 802 GEORGIA AVENUE IN LIVE AT 802 GEORGIA AVENUE IN PALM HARBOR. PALM HARBOR. THE 23rd AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. THE 23rd AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION WAS RATIFIED IN CONSTITUTION WAS RATIFIED IN 1961. 1961. IT STATES THAT THE DISTRICT IT STATES THAT THE DISTRICT SHALL CONSTITUTE THE SEAT OF SHALL CONSTITUTE THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT. TODAY IT'S SELF-EVIDENT THAT THE TODAY IT'S SELF-EVIDENT THAT THE DISTRICT THAT IS TO CONSTITUTE DISTRICT THAT IS TO CONSTITUTE ITSELF AS THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT ITSELF AS THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED IN THE 23rd RECOGNIZED IN THE 23rd AMENDMENT IN 1961 IS THE WATER AMENDMENT IN 1961 IS THE WATER DISTRICT AS CONSTITUTED IN DISTRICT AS CONSTITUTED IN STATUTE 373.715. STATUTE 373.715. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. WAS SIMPLY USED WASHINGTON, D.C. WAS SIMPLY USED AS A DECOY, AS A HOLD, AS IS THE AS A DECOY, AS A HOLD, AS IS THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES BEING USED ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES BEING USED AS A DIVERSION, DISFOCUSSING OUR AS A DIVERSION, DISFOCUSSING OUR MINDSET FROM THE UNDERLYING MINDSET FROM THE UNDERLYING TOPOGRAPHY, THE HYDROLOGY OF THE TOPOGRAPHY, THE HYDROLOGY OF THE 13 WATERSHED REGIONS THAT 13 WATERSHED REGIONS THAT COMPRISE THE ENTIRE CONTINENT OF COMPRISE THE ENTIRE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA AS AN ORIGINAL NORTH AMERICA AS AN ORIGINAL MAPPING EFFORT. MAPPING EFFORT. THE CONFEDERACY AS RECOGNIZED IN THE CONFEDERACY AS RECOGNIZED IN ARTICLE 6 STATING THIS ARTICLE 6 STATING THIS CONSTITUTION UNDER THIS CONSTITUTION UNDER THIS CONSTITUTION, AS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, AS UNDER THE CONFEDERACY IS IN ACTUALITY CONFEDERACY IS IN ACTUALITY THREE SEPARATE CONSTITUTIONS. THREE SEPARATE CONSTITUTIONS. ONE CONSTITUTION BASED ON LAND. ONE CONSTITUTION BASED ON LAND. THE SECOND CONSTITUTION BASED ON THE SECOND CONSTITUTION BASED ON WATER, SEEN AS A CAPTURE OF BOTH WATER, SEEN AS A CAPTURE OF BOTH LAND AND WATER IN ARTICLE 1, LAND AND WATER IN ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8, CLAUSE 11 AS UNDER SECTION 8, CLAUSE 11 AS UNDER THE CONFEDERACY. THE CONFEDERACY. THE CONFEDERACY AGAIN BEING 13 THE CONFEDERACY AGAIN BEING 13 WATERSHED REGIONS THAT COMPRISE WATERSHED REGIONS THAT COMPRISE THE ENTIRE CONTINENT OF NORTH THE ENTIRE CONTINENT OF NORTH AMERICA. AMERICA. THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE CITY THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE CITY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS WERE AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS WERE USED AS A MEDIUM TO GAIN TIME USED AS A MEDIUM TO GAIN TIME AND MEASURE AND ARE RECOGNIZED AND MEASURE AND ARE RECOGNIZED IN THE DECLARATION OF IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AS ARBITRARY CANDID INDEPENDENCE AS ARBITRARY CANDID LIGHT AND TRANSIENT PRETENTIOUS LIGHT AND TRANSIENT PRETENTIOUS AND DESTRUCTIVE, ATTEMPTING TO AND DESTRUCTIVE, ATTEMPTING TO SPIN US AROUND WHILE STANDING US SPIN US AROUND WHILE STANDING US ON OUR HEADS, THE DECLARATION OF ON OUR HEADS, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE SERVING AS PREAMBLE INDEPENDENCE SERVING AS PREAMBLE TO HAMILTON'S SECOND TO HAMILTON'S SECOND CONSTITUTION DECLARES FURTHER TO CONSTITUTION DECLARES FURTHER TO INSTITUTE NEW GOVERNMENT, NEW INSTITUTE NEW GOVERNMENT, NEW GUARDS, NEW APPROPRIATIONS, NEW GUARDS, NEW APPROPRIATIONS, NEW OFFICES LAYING ITS FOUNDATION, OFFICES LAYING ITS FOUNDATION, IT AGAIN BEING FOUND IN THE IT AGAIN BEING FOUND IN THE 14th AMENDMENT FOUNDED AS ITS 14th AMENDMENT FOUNDED AS ITS WATER JURISDICTION THEREOF. WATER JURISDICTION THEREOF. IT'S ALL BEEN DOUBLE TALK AND IT'S ALL BEEN DOUBLE TALK AND 247 YEARS OF SACRILEGIOUS SMOKE 247 YEARS OF SACRILEGIOUS SMOKE AND MIRROR DESPOILMENTS THE AND MIRROR DESPOILMENTS THE SACRILEGIOUS IN THE RECLAIMED SACRILEGIOUS IN THE RECLAIMED WATER VARIANTS APPLICATION BASED WATER VARIANTS APPLICATION BASED ON FEDERALIST PAPER NUMBER 2, ON FEDERALIST PAPER NUMBER 2, THE CHRISTIAN POPULATION IS THE CHRISTIAN POPULATION IS INTENDED ON BEING VANQUISHED, INTENDED ON BEING VANQUISHED, ESTABLISHING DESPOTIC WATER ESTABLISHING DESPOTIC WATER JURISDICTIONS AS PROCESSED JURISDICTIONS AS PROCESSED THEREOF UNDER THE 14th THEREOF UNDER THE 14th AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT. [TONE] [TONE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, DAVID. DAVID. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME FORWARD? FORWARD? WELCOME, ROB. WELCOME, ROB. >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, I >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, I COME >> MADAM MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION, I COME BEFORE CITY COMMISSION, I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY AS THE CHAIRMAN AND YOU TODAY AS THE CHAIRMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN'S MILITARY VETERANS DUNEDIN'S MILITARY VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND I'M PROUD TO BE SURROUNDED AND I'M PROUD TO BE SURROUNDED AND ACCOMPANIED TODAY BY THE AND ACCOMPANIED TODAY BY THE PAST AND CURRENT COMMANDING PAST AND CURRENT COMMANDING OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 275, THE VFW POST 2550, THE POST 275, THE VFW POST 2550, THE MILITARY ORDER OF PURPLE HEARTS MILITARY ORDER OF PURPLE HEARTS POST 1963, AND THE JEWISH WAR POST 1963, AND THE JEWISH WAR VETERANS POST 409. VETERANS POST 409. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO REINFORCE WE ARE HERE TODAY TO REINFORCE AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF COMMISSIONER TORNGA AND OUR COMMISSIONER TORNGA AND OUR OTHER VETERAN COMMISSIONERS OTHER VETERAN COMMISSIONERS REGARDING THE FLYING OF THE REGARDING THE FLYING OF THE MIA-POW FLAG IN FRONT OF CITY MIA-POW FLAG IN FRONT OF CITY HALL. HALL. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE COME AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE COME BEARING GIFTS. BEARING GIFTS. FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR UNTIL FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR UNTIL TODAY, OUR GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A TODAY, OUR GOVERNMENT HAS MADE A SOLEMN AND SACRED OATH TO EVERY SOLEMN AND SACRED OATH TO EVERY ONE OF OUR SOLDIERS WHO GOES TO ONE OF OUR SOLDIERS WHO GOES TO WAR. WAR. AND THAT SOLEMN OATH IS NO MAN AND THAT SOLEMN OATH IS NO MAN OR WOMAN LEFT BEHIND. OR WOMAN LEFT BEHIND. THE EMBODIMENT OF THIS SACRED THE EMBODIMENT OF THIS SACRED OATH IS IN THE MIA-POW FLAG. OATH IS IN THE MIA-POW FLAG. IT FLIES UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG IT FLIES UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG AT THE WHITE HOUSE, AT THE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, AT THE PENTAGON, AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY, PENTAGON, AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY, AT FEDERAL BUILDINGS, AT POST AT FEDERAL BUILDINGS, AT POST OFFICES, AND NUMEROUS SCHOOLS OFFICES, AND NUMEROUS SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY. AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE MAJORITY OF OUR VETERANS WHO THE MAJORITY OF OUR VETERANS WHO FLY AN AMERICAN FLAG IN FRONT OF FLY AN AMERICAN FLAG IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE ALSO FLY THE MIA-POW THEIR HOUSE ALSO FLY THE MIA-POW FLAG. FLAG. IT IS EM PLEMATTIC OF THE IT IS EM PLEMATTIC OF THE COMMITMENT THAT OUR COUNTRY HAS COMMITMENT THAT OUR COUNTRY HAS TO OUR SERVICE AND IT IS A TO OUR SERVICE AND IT IS A REMINDER OF THE HEAVY COST OF REMINDER OF THE HEAVY COST OF FREEDOM. FREEDOM. THEREFORE, WE MAKE AN OFFICIAL THEREFORE, WE MAKE AN OFFICIAL REQUEST THAT THE EFFORTS REQUEST THAT THE EFFORTS MANDATING AND AUTHORIZING THE MANDATING AND AUTHORIZING THE FLYING OF THE MIA-POW FLAG BE FLYING OF THE MIA-POW FLAG BE PASSED BY THIS COMMISSION AND PASSED BY THIS COMMISSION AND THESE FLAGS THAT WE GIVE YOU THESE FLAGS THAT WE GIVE YOU TODAY TAKE THEIR HONORED PLACE TODAY TAKE THEIR HONORED PLACE UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES OF UNDER THE STARS AND STRIPES OF THE AMERICAN FLAG IN FRONT OF THE AMERICAN FLAG IN FRONT OF CITY HALL. CITY HALL. FURTHERMORE, THE FIRST TIME THAT FURTHERMORE, THE FIRST TIME THAT THESE FLAGS WERE RAISED, WE THESE FLAGS WERE RAISED, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AS A WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT AS A TRADITIONAL MILITARY CEREMONY TRADITIONAL MILITARY CEREMONY WITH THE BUGLE CALL. WITH THE BUGLE CALL. AND WE'RE HOPING TO POSSIBLY AT AND WE'RE HOPING TO POSSIBLY AT THE NEXT ONE OF THE COMMISSION THE NEXT ONE OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS, WE COULD LEAVE MAYBE MEETINGS, WE COULD LEAVE MAYBE 20 MINUTES EARLY AND TOGETHER AS 20 MINUTES EARLY AND TOGETHER AS A GROUP -- A GROUP -- [TONE] [TONE] SO DUNEDIN PRIDES ITSELF AS SO DUNEDIN PRIDES ITSELF AS BEING A TOWN THAT HONORS ITS BEING A TOWN THAT HONORS ITS VETERANS. VETERANS. LET'S STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND LET'S STOP TALKING ABOUT IT AND LET'S GET IT DONE. LET'S GET IT DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. TIME. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, ROB. ROB. >> YEAH, WE'LL BE GIVING THESE >> YEAH, WE'LL BE GIVING THESE >> YEAH, WE'LL BE GIVING THESE FLAGS >> YEAH, WE'LL BE GIVING THESE FLAGS TO >> YEAH, WE'LL BE GIVING THESE FLAGS TO VINCE >> YEAH, WE'LL BE GIVING THESE FLAGS TO VINCE GIZZI. FLAGS TO VINCE GIZZI. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'D >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'D BE >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'D BE HAPPY >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'D BE HAPPY TO >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'D BE HAPPY TO FLY >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'D BE HAPPY TO FLY THEM. WE'D BE HAPPY TO FLY THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, GUYS. GUYS. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] HI. HI. >> GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> >> GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> Mayor >> GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL >> GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL RIGHT. >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL RIGHT. >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL RIGHT. IS >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL RIGHT. IS THERE >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO >> Mayor Bujalski: ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO ANY TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE ITEM THAT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA? AGENDA? >> HI, I AM AMY ELLIOTT AND I >> HI, I AM AMY ELLIOTT AND I >> HI, I AM AMY ELLIOTT AND I LIVE >> HI, I AM AMY ELLIOTT AND I LIVE AT >> HI, I AM AMY ELLIOTT AND I LIVE AT OVERCAST >> HI, I AM AMY ELLIOTT AND I LIVE AT OVERCAST DRIVE. LIVE AT OVERCAST DRIVE. IN DECEMBER, I EMAILED THE IN DECEMBER, I EMAILED THE COMMISSION ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT COMMISSION ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN COMING UP PERIODICALLY HAS BEEN COMING UP PERIODICALLY AT THE HIG SCHOOL. AT THE HIG SCHOOL. TEXAS AVENUE HAS AN EXIT AND TEXAS AVENUE HAS AN EXIT AND ENTRANCE THAT PARENTS -- FOR AS ENTRANCE THAT PARENTS -- FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN THERE HAVE LONG AS I'VE BEEN THERE HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO DROP OFF BEEN ALLOWED TO DROP OFF CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL. CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL. IT'S A STREET THAT HAS SIX IT'S A STREET THAT HAS SIX PROPERTIES. PROPERTIES. THE EARLIEST ANYONE HAS LIVED THE EARLIEST ANYONE HAS LIVED CONSISTENTLY OR CONSECUTIVELY AT CONSISTENTLY OR CONSECUTIVELY AT THAT PROPERTY IS 2001. THAT PROPERTY IS 2001. BUT LATELY, THERE HAS BEEN BUT LATELY, THERE HAS BEEN POLICE PRESENCE AND THEY HAVE POLICE PRESENCE AND THEY HAVE BEEN TICKETING ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN TICKETING ANYBODY THAT'S USING THAT STREET, SAYING THAT USING THAT STREET, SAYING THAT IT'S OFF-LIMITS TO PARENTS IT'S OFF-LIMITS TO PARENTS DROPPING OFF STUDENTS. DROPPING OFF STUDENTS. INSTEAD PEOPLE ARE NOW PARKING INSTEAD PEOPLE ARE NOW PARKING ON CAROLINE STREET WHICH IS ON CAROLINE STREET WHICH IS ABOUT A LANE AND A HALF. ABOUT A LANE AND A HALF. AND PULLING IN AND OUT OF AND PULLING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC TO GET THEIR KIDS TO TRAFFIC TO GET THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL. SCHOOL. I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE I THINK IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMISSION, THE COUNCIL CAN COMMISSION, THE COUNCIL CAN ADDRESS. ADDRESS. IT HAS BEEN AN ENTRANCE AND IT HAS BEEN AN ENTRANCE AND EGRESS FOR THE SCHOOL, WHICH WAS EGRESS FOR THE SCHOOL, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1962. BUILT IN 1962. I THINK THAT TAKES PRECEDENCE I THINK THAT TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER SIX -- I DON'T KNOW HOW OVER SIX -- I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, BUT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED, BUT SIX HOUSES THAT LIVE THERE. SIX HOUSES THAT LIVE THERE. I LIVE ON OVERCAST. I LIVE ON OVERCAST. I'M NOT CALLING THE POLICE TO I'M NOT CALLING THE POLICE TO HAVE THEM COME AND POLICE THE HAVE THEM COME AND POLICE THE STREET AND TRY TO KEEP DOGS FROM STREET AND TRY TO KEEP DOGS FROM WALKING ON IT. WALKING ON IT. AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IT'S THE AND I KIND OF FEEL LIKE IT'S THE SAME THING FOR ANYBODY ON THAT SAME THING FOR ANYBODY ON THAT STREET THAT'S UPSET, THAT THEY STREET THAT'S UPSET, THAT THEY MOVE NEXT TO A SCHOOL WITH AN MOVE NEXT TO A SCHOOL WITH AN ENTRANCE AND EGRESS. ENTRANCE AND EGRESS. SO I REALIZE THAT THE PEOPLE SO I REALIZE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMPLAINING MAY HAVE THAT ARE COMPLAINING MAY HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, ISSUES. SOME, YOU KNOW, ISSUES. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE CHILDREN OR ANY OF THE PARENTS CHILDREN OR ANY OF THE PARENTS DOING ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE. DOING ANYTHING INAPPROPRIATE. OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE WAS VANDALISM OR, YOU KNOW, LOUD VANDALISM OR, YOU KNOW, LOUD NOISES OR INAPPROPRIATE NOISES OR INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, THAT SHOULD BE BEHAVIOR, THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. ADDRESSED. BUT I'M HOPING THAT COMING HERE BUT I'M HOPING THAT COMING HERE IN PERSON SINCE I DID SEE IN PERSON SINCE I DID SEE ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER TICKETING ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER TICKETING ANOTHER DRIVER THE OTHER DAY, ANOTHER DRIVER THE OTHER DAY, THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT A THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT A STREET THAT HAS HARDLY ANYBODY STREET THAT HAS HARDLY ANYBODY LIVING ON IT WOULD BE A BETTER LIVING ON IT WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP PLACE TO DROP OFF AND PICK UP YOUR KIDS, RATHER THAN FALCON YOUR KIDS, RATHER THAN FALCON DRIVE OR PINEHURST WHICH IS DRIVE OR PINEHURST WHICH IS WHERE EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW IS WHERE EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW IS DUMPED ON WHICH HAS A LOT OF DUMPED ON WHICH HAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC. I WOULD ASK THAT, OF COURSE, I WOULD ASK THAT, OF COURSE, TEXAS RESIDENTS SHOULD BE TEXAS RESIDENTS SHOULD BE RESPECTED, THEIR PROPERTY SHOULD RESPECTED, THEIR PROPERTY SHOULD BE RESPECTED. BE RESPECTED. BUT EVERYBODY THAT GOES TO THAT BUT EVERYBODY THAT GOES TO THAT SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, IS A PART OF SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, IS A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. THIS COMMUNITY. MANY OF US PAY TAXES. MANY OF US PAY TAXES. THAT STREET IS NOT PRIVATE. THAT STREET IS NOT PRIVATE. IT SHOULDN'T BE TURNED PRIVATE IT SHOULDN'T BE TURNED PRIVATE BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS AN ISSUE BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS AN ISSUE AND DECIDES TO GO TO THE POLICE. AND DECIDES TO GO TO THE POLICE. SO FAR THE POLICE HAVE TOLD ME SO FAR THE POLICE HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE AND PEOPLE WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE AND THAT'S WHY THEY ARE SETTING OUT THAT'S WHY THEY ARE SETTING OUT TICKETS. TICKETS. FOR ME, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD FOR ME, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A PROCESS. BE A PROCESS. THE MUNICIPALITY SHOULD BE THE MUNICIPALITY SHOULD BE INVOLVED AND CERTAINLY THE HIGH INVOLVED AND CERTAINLY THE HIGH SCHOOL SHOULD BE INVOLVED. SCHOOL SHOULD BE INVOLVED. THE HIGH SCHOOL WANTS THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL WANTS THAT ENTRANCE OPEN TO STUDENTS FOR ENTRANCE OPEN TO STUDENTS FOR PICKUP AND DROP-OFF AND I'M PICKUP AND DROP-OFF AND I'M HOPING THE CITY WILL MAKE THAT HOPING THE CITY WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN. HAPPEN. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, AMY. AMY. JEFF, HAVE THEY CLOSED THAT OFF JEFF, HAVE THEY CLOSED THAT OFF TO ACCESS TO STUDENTS? TO ACCESS TO STUDENTS? THE SIDE GATE? THE SIDE GATE? >> FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THEY >> FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THEY >> FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THEY HAVE. HAVE. >> Mayor Bujalski: OH, THEY >> Mayor Bujalski: OH, THEY >> Mayor Bujalski: OH, THEY HAVE. HAVE. NO, I'M ASKING HAS THE SCHOOL -- NO, I'M ASKING HAS THE SCHOOL -- >> HAS THE SCHOOL CLOSED IT? >> HAS THE SCHOOL CLOSED IT? >> HAS THE SCHOOL CLOSED IT? >> >> HAS THE SCHOOL CLOSED IT? >> Mayor >> HAS THE SCHOOL CLOSED IT? >> Mayor Bujalski: >> HAS THE SCHOOL CLOSED IT? >> Mayor Bujalski: THE >> HAS THE SCHOOL CLOSED IT? >> Mayor Bujalski: THE SIDE >> Mayor Bujalski: THE SIDE >> Mayor Bujalski: THE SIDE GATE. GATE. >> OH, THE GATE, NO. >> OH, THE GATE, NO. >> OH, THE GATE, NO. TO >> OH, THE GATE, NO. TO MY >> OH, THE GATE, NO. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, >> OH, THE GATE, NO. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY >> OH, THE GATE, NO. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY HAVE >> OH, THE GATE, NO. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY HAVE NOT. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THEY HAVE NOT. >> Mayor Bujalski: SO, JENNIFER, >> Mayor Bujalski: SO, JENNIFER, >> Mayor Bujalski: SO, JENNIFER, SINCE >> Mayor Bujalski: SO, JENNIFER, SINCE I >> Mayor Bujalski: SO, JENNIFER, SINCE I WENT >> Mayor Bujalski: SO, JENNIFER, SINCE I WENT TO >> Mayor Bujalski: SO, JENNIFER, SINCE I WENT TO HIGH >> Mayor Bujalski: SO, JENNIFER, SINCE I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL SINCE I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL THERE, SINCE JEFF WENT TO HIGH THERE, SINCE JEFF WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL THERE, WE HAVE ALL SCHOOL THERE, WE HAVE ALL ACCESSED THE SCHOOL IN THAT WAY. ACCESSED THE SCHOOL IN THAT WAY. AND WE HAVE ALL GONE DOWN TEXAS. AND WE HAVE ALL GONE DOWN TEXAS. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED. AND I MEAN IF THE SCHOOL HASN'T AND I MEAN IF THE SCHOOL HASN'T DIRECTED THE CHANGE, WE NEED TO DIRECTED THE CHANGE, WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL >> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL REACH >> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL REACH OUT >> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL REACH OUT TO >> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL REACH OUT TO CAPTAIN I'LL REACH OUT TO CAPTAIN JACKSON TOMORROW MORNING. JACKSON TOMORROW MORNING. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'LL >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'LL LOOK >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'LL LOOK INTO >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT, >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT, AMY. WE'LL LOOK INTO IT, AMY. ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. OKAY. WE'LL COME TO OUR FIRST ACTION WE'LL COME TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM WHICH IS THE FIRST READING ITEM WHICH IS THE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 24-04, HISTORIC OF ORDINANCE 24-04, HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF 501 LANDMARK DESIGNATION OF 501 NEW YORK AVENUE. NEW YORK AVENUE. JENNIFER, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ JENNIFER, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ ORDINANCE 24-04 BY TITLE ONLY. ORDINANCE 24-04 BY TITLE ONLY. >> ORDINANCE 24-04, ORDINANCE OF >> ORDINANCE 24-04, ORDINANCE OF >> ORDINANCE 24-04, ORDINANCE OF THE >> ORDINANCE 24-04, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY >> ORDINANCE 24-04, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF >> ORDINANCE 24-04, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, >> ORDINANCE 24-04, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA DESIGNATING CERTAIN REAL DESIGNATING CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT 501 NEW YORK AVENUE PROPERTY AT 501 NEW YORK AVENUE DUNEDIN, FLORIDA 34698-7825, DUNEDIN, FLORIDA 34698-7825, PARCEL NUMBER PARCEL NUMBER 35-28-15-00000-230-0300 WITH 35-28-15-00000-230-0300 WITH DESIGNATED METES AND BOUNDS AND DESIGNATED METES AND BOUNDS AND TOTALING APPROXIMATELY TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 5.23 ACRES AND THE RESIDENTIAL 5.23 ACRES AND THE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THEREON AS A LOCAL STRUCTURE THEREON AS A LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK AND PROVIDING HISTORIC LANDMARK AND PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT WAS ORDINANCE 24-04 READ BY THAT WAS ORDINANCE 24-04 READ BY TITLE ONLY. TITLE ONLY. >> Mayor Bujalski: DID YOU SAY >> Mayor Bujalski: DID YOU SAY >> Mayor Bujalski: DID YOU SAY BY >> Mayor Bujalski: DID YOU SAY BY TITLE >> Mayor Bujalski: DID YOU SAY BY TITLE ONLY? BY TITLE ONLY? >> SHE DID. >> SHE DID. >> SHE DID. >> >> SHE DID. >> I >> SHE DID. >> I DID. >> I DID. >> I DID. >> >> I DID. >> Mayor >> I DID. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> I DID. >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M >> I DID. >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M SORRY, >> I DID. >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M SORRY, I >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M SORRY, I >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M SORRY, I WAS >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M SORRY, I WAS PAYING >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M SORRY, I WAS PAYING ATTENTION >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M SORRY, I WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M SORRY, I WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO HER WAS PAYING ATTENTION TO HER TALKING TO THE COP OUT THERE AND TALKING TO THE COP OUT THERE AND DIDN'T HEAR IT AT ALL. DIDN'T HEAR IT AT ALL. OKAY. OKAY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> Mayor >> SECOND. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> SECOND. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, COMMISSIONER GOW >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, COMMISSIONER GOW AND COMMISSIONER GOW AND COMMISSIONER TORNGA. COMMISSIONER TORNGA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FRANCES. FRANCES. >> YES, GOOD EVENING. >> YES, GOOD EVENING. >> YES, GOOD EVENING. FRANCES >> YES, GOOD EVENING. FRANCES LEONG-SHARP >> YES, GOOD EVENING. FRANCES LEONG-SHARP PLANNING >> YES, GOOD EVENING. FRANCES LEONG-SHARP PLANNING 2 FRANCES LEONG-SHARP PLANNING 2 FOR THE CITY OF DUNEDIN FOR THE CITY OF DUNEDIN PRESENTING THE APPLICATION OF PRESENTING THE APPLICATION OF THE HISTORIC LANDMARK THE HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR 501 NEW YORK DESIGNATION FOR 501 NEW YORK AVENUE. AVENUE. IT IS KNOWN AS THE EARL FAMILY IT IS KNOWN AS THE EARL FAMILY HOMESTEAD WHICH IS HOME OF THE HOMESTEAD WHICH IS HOME OF THE WORLD RENOWNED OCEANOGRAPHER AND WORLD RENOWNED OCEANOGRAPHER AND AMBASSADOR FOR THE OCEAN OF AMBASSADOR FOR THE OCEAN OF DR. SYLVIA EARL. DR. SYLVIA EARL. JUST TO GET EVERYBODY FAMILIAR JUST TO GET EVERYBODY FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION, IT IS LOCATED WITH THE LOCATION, IT IS LOCATED RIGHT OFF OF NEW YORK AVENUE. RIGHT OFF OF NEW YORK AVENUE. AND WITHIN THIS IMAGE IS THE AND WITHIN THIS IMAGE IS THE BOUNDARY SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY. BOUNDARY SURVEY OF THE PROPERTY. WITHIN THE APPROXIMATELY 5 ACRES WITHIN THE APPROXIMATELY 5 ACRES OF PROPERTY, YOU SEE THAT ARROW OF PROPERTY, YOU SEE THAT ARROW POINTED ON THE SURVEY, THAT IS POINTED ON THE SURVEY, THAT IS THE EXISTING HOUSE THAT THE EXISTING HOUSE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS ON THE CURRENTLY EXISTS ON THE PROPERTY. PROPERTY. AND THEN THERE WAS ONCE A AND THEN THERE WAS ONCE A STRUCTURE THAT WAS THERE. STRUCTURE THAT WAS THERE. IT IS CURRENTLY -- THE OWN IT IS CURRENTLY -- THE OWN THING, THE CHIMNEY HAS REMAINED THING, THE CHIMNEY HAS REMAINED ON THAT SITE. ON THAT SITE. JUST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, JUST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, THERE IS A LAKE THAT IS NAMED THERE IS A LAKE THAT IS NAMED AFTER THE EARLE FAMILY, LAKE AFTER THE EARLE FAMILY, LAKE EARLE. EARLE. AND BASED UPON THE CRITERIA FOR AND BASED UPON THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION, WE ARE GOING TO DESIGNATION, WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE HISTORICAL AND START WITH THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. THIS PROPERTY IS THE CHILDHOOD THIS PROPERTY IS THE CHILDHOOD AND CURRENT HOME OF DR. EARLE. AND CURRENT HOME OF DR. EARLE. ONCE AGAIN, SHE IS KNOWN AS THE ONCE AGAIN, SHE IS KNOWN AS THE OCEANOGRAPHER, SCUBA DIVER AND OCEANOGRAPHER, SCUBA DIVER AND RESEARCH SCIENTIST, FOUNDED RESEARCH SCIENTIST, FOUNDED MISSION BLUE WHICH IS AN MISSION BLUE WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION THAT DESIGNATED TAMPA BAY AS ONE OF THE TAMPA BAY AS ONE OF THE APPROXIMATELY 150 HOPE SPOTS AS APPROXIMATELY 150 HOPE SPOTS AS A VITAL PLACE FOR PROTECTION ON A VITAL PLACE FOR PROTECTION ON OCEAN ENVIRONMENTALISM. OCEAN ENVIRONMENTALISM. DR. EARLE PARENTS, LOUIS AND DR. EARLE PARENTS, LOUIS AND ALICE EARL WERE KNOWN AS THE ALICE EARL WERE KNOWN AS THE EARLY ADAPTORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EARLY ADAPTORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND WILDLIFE STEWARDSHIP AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. CONSERVATION. AND DR. EARLE'S TWO CHILDREN, AND DR. EARLE'S TWO CHILDREN, RICHARD WHO IS A FISH AND GAME RICHARD WHO IS A FISH AND GAME WARDEN FOR THE STATE OF WARDEN FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ELIZABETH, AN CALIFORNIA AND ELIZABETH, AN OCEAN TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER ARE OCEAN TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER ARE CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE EARLE FAMILY'S COMMITMENT TO EARLE FAMILY'S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S A LOT OF THEMES THAT IS TIED TO A LOT OF THEMES THAT IS TIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO THIS ITS SIGNIFICANCE TO THIS PROPERTY. PROPERTY. THE CRITERIA THAT WE LOOK FOR THE CRITERIA THAT WE LOOK FOR DESIGNATION IS THE SITE DESIGNATION IS THE SITE SIGNIFICANCE. SIGNIFICANCE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS AND AS YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS A HOME FOR FOUR GENERATIONS OF A HOME FOR FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE EARLE FAMILY. THE EARLE FAMILY. LOUIS AND ALICE EARLE PURCHASED LOUIS AND ALICE EARLE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY TO ESTABLISH THEIR THE PROPERTY TO ESTABLISH THEIR HOME AND INSTILL THEIR PASSION HOME AND INSTILL THEIR PASSION FOR LOVE OF NATURE AND FOR FOR LOVE OF NATURE AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHICH THEY MADE THE PROPERTY AND WHICH THEY MADE THE PROPERTY AS A MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING AN% AS A MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING AN% CONSERVING THE UNIQUE FLORA AND CONSERVING THE UNIQUE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE AREA. FAUNA OF THE AREA. AND THEY HAVE PLACE PROTECTIONS AND THEY HAVE PLACE PROTECTIONS FOR NATIVE HERITAGE OAK TREES ON FOR NATIVE HERITAGE OAK TREES ON THE SITE, AS WELL AS ESTABLISH THE SITE, AS WELL AS ESTABLISH THE FIVE-ACRE LANDSCAPE WITH A THE FIVE-ACRE LANDSCAPE WITH A SMALL POND, ALSO KNOWN AS LAKE SMALL POND, ALSO KNOWN AS LAKE EARLE AS A BIRD SANCTUARY FOR EARLE AS A BIRD SANCTUARY FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS. MIGRATORY BIRDS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY HAVE IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY HAVE PLANTED NATIVE SPECIES OF PLANTS PLANTED NATIVE SPECIES OF PLANTS TO SUPPORT THE LAND'S TO SUPPORT THE LAND'S BIODIVERSITY. BIODIVERSITY. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION IS CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION IS ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. SIGNIFICANCE. THE HOME IN ITSELF THAT YOU SEE THE HOME IN ITSELF THAT YOU SEE PICTURED HERE IS BUILT IN 1958. PICTURED HERE IS BUILT IN 1958. IN THE MANNER OF THE OLD FLORIDA IN THE MANNER OF THE OLD FLORIDA MID-CENTURY RANCH ARCHITECTURAL MID-CENTURY RANCH ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. STYLE. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION, ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION, THERE WERE MATERIALS THAT WERE THERE WERE MATERIALS THAT WERE USED TO BUILD TO MAXIMIZE USED TO BUILD TO MAXIMIZE PASSIVE COOLING TECHNIQUES FOR PASSIVE COOLING TECHNIQUES FOR THE HOME. THE HOME. SO THE LISTED EXAMPLES THAT WE SO THE LISTED EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED HERE ARE THE USE HAVE PROVIDED HERE ARE THE USE OF LOCAL STONE, LOW-IMPACT OF LOCAL STONE, LOW-IMPACT MATERIAL FOR INSULATION, THE USE MATERIAL FOR INSULATION, THE USE OF JALOUSIE WINDOWS AND THE OPEN OF JALOUSIE WINDOWS AND THE OPEN FLOOR PLAN FOR CROSS FLOOR PLAN FOR CROSS VENTILATION. VENTILATION. AND THE WHOLE HOUSE FAN. AND THE WHOLE HOUSE FAN. SO A LOT OF WHICH ARE TAKING SO A LOT OF WHICH ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PASSIVE COOLING ADVANTAGE OF THE PASSIVE COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE HOME. SYSTEM FOR THE HOME. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NOT UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NOT KNOWN ABOUT THE ARCHITECT OF THE KNOWN ABOUT THE ARCHITECT OF THE BUILDING OF THE HOME. BUILDING OF THE HOME. SO IN WALKING THROUGH, JUST SO IN WALKING THROUGH, JUST BEFORE THAT, THAT IS THE FRONT BEFORE THAT, THAT IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE HOME OR FRONT ELEVATION OF THE HOME OR FRONT VIEW OF THE HOME. VIEW OF THE HOME. AND THEN THE OTHER VIEWS OF THE AND THEN THE OTHER VIEWS OF THE HOME IN ITSELF. HOME IN ITSELF. SO HPAC, THE HISTORIC SO HPAC, THE HISTORIC PRESENTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE PRESENTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 13th, 2023. JULY 13th, 2023. AND RECOMMENDED THAT 501 AND RECOMMENDED THAT 501 NEW YORK AVENUE, WE APPROVED FOR NEW YORK AVENUE, WE APPROVED FOR LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION. DESIGNATION. A DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING A DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING OCCURRED REGARDING THE OCCURRED REGARDING THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND THE CURRENT CONDITION OF LAKE EARLE. CURRENT CONDITION OF LAKE EARLE. THE COMMITTEE ADDED A CONDITION THE COMMITTEE ADDED A CONDITION OF THE APPROVAL THAT THE CITY OF THE APPROVAL THAT THE CITY STAFF WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON STAFF WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON THE STORMWATER MAINTENANCE THE STORMWATER MAINTENANCE MATTERS. MATTERS. AND DURING THAT TIME AND BETWEEN AND DURING THAT TIME AND BETWEEN TODAY AND THEN, BASED ON THE TODAY AND THEN, BASED ON THE CONDITION THAT IS APPLIED ON THE CONDITION THAT IS APPLIED ON THE COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE CITY COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE CITY STAFF DID WORK WITH THE STAFF DID WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON THE STORMWATER APPLICANT ON THE STORMWATER MAINTENANCE MATTERS AND THERE IS MAINTENANCE MATTERS AND THERE IS AN EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ATTACHED AN EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE ATTACHED TO THE STAFFING INDICATING WHAT TO THE STAFFING INDICATING WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CONTINUE THE CAN BE DONE TO CONTINUE THE EFFORT FOR THAT. EFFORT FOR THAT. STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST STAFF FINDS THE REQUEST CONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICABLE CONSISTENT WITH THE APPLICABLE REVIEW CRITERIA AND, THEREFORE, REVIEW CRITERIA AND, THEREFORE, THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 24-04. APPROVE ORDINANCE 24-04. AND THIS EVENING WE DO HAVE A AND THIS EVENING WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF DR. EARLE REPRESENTATIVE OF DR. EARLE ERICA NELSON THAT IS PRESENT IN ERICA NELSON THAT IS PRESENT IN THE AUDIENCE AND WE ARE THE AUDIENCE AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: QUESTIONS FOR >> Mayor Bujalski: QUESTIONS FOR >> Mayor Bujalski: QUESTIONS FOR FRANCES? FRANCES? QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? COMING BACK, WE HAVE FINAL COMING BACK, WE HAVE FINAL COMMENTS. COMMENTS. >> I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED. >> I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED. >> I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED. I'M >> I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED. I'M EXCITED >> I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED. I'M EXCITED ABOUT >> I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER TORNGA. TORNGA. >> THIS IS CERTAINLY HISTORICAL. >> THIS IS CERTAINLY HISTORICAL. >> THIS IS CERTAINLY HISTORICAL. AND >> THIS IS CERTAINLY HISTORICAL. AND A >> THIS IS CERTAINLY HISTORICAL. AND A LOVELY >> THIS IS CERTAINLY HISTORICAL. AND A LOVELY PIECE >> THIS IS CERTAINLY HISTORICAL. AND A LOVELY PIECE OF >> THIS IS CERTAINLY HISTORICAL. AND A LOVELY PIECE OF PROPERTY AND A LOVELY PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WELL DONE. AND WELL DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER WALKER. WALKER. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THE >> YEAH. THE SIGNIFICANCE >> YEAH. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF >> YEAH. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROPERTY, HAVING BEEN THE HOME PROPERTY, HAVING BEEN THE HOME OF SUCH NOTABLE PRESERVATIONISTS OF SUCH NOTABLE PRESERVATIONISTS WITH REGARDS TO OUR ENVIRONMENT, WITH REGARDS TO OUR ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU KNOW, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS ALL ABOUT. ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS ALL ABOUT. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST HAPPY AND, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST HAPPY WE'RE DOING THIS. WE'RE DOING THIS. >> Mayor Bujalski: VICE MAYOR. >> Mayor Bujalski: VICE MAYOR. >> Mayor Bujalski: VICE MAYOR. >> >> Mayor Bujalski: VICE MAYOR. >> YEAH, >> Mayor Bujalski: VICE MAYOR. >> YEAH, NO. >> YEAH, NO. >> YEAH, NO. I'M >> YEAH, NO. I'M VERY >> YEAH, NO. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE >> YEAH, NO. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF >> YEAH, NO. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO ECHO AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER WALKER SAID. WHAT COMMISSIONER WALKER SAID. THANK YOU TO HPAC AND YOU, THANK YOU TO HPAC AND YOU, FRANCES, FOR THE HARD WORK AND, FRANCES, FOR THE HARD WORK AND, YOU KNOW, DRILLING DOWN ON THESE YOU KNOW, DRILLING DOWN ON THESE THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING THINGS AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING DOWN TO THE DETAIL. DOWN TO THE DETAIL. BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT. BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT. SO THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. I'M >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED. THANK YOU TO DR. EARLE AND SHE'S THANK YOU TO DR. EARLE AND SHE'S GOING TO BE HERE NEXT TIME? GOING TO BE HERE NEXT TIME? SECOND READING. SECOND READING. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> >> YES. >> Mayor >> YES. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> YES. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WHICH >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WHICH MAKES >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WHICH MAKES IT >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WHICH MAKES IT ALL >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WHICH MAKES IT ALL THE >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WHICH MAKES IT ALL THE BETTER. WHICH MAKES IT ALL THE BETTER. LET'S GO TO ROLL CALL VOTE. LET'S GO TO ROLL CALL VOTE. >> VICE MAYOR FREANEY. >> VICE MAYOR FREANEY. >> VICE MAYOR FREANEY. >> >> VICE MAYOR FREANEY. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> >> COMMISSIONER WALKER. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA. >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA. >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA. >> >> COMMISSIONER TORNGA. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER GOW. >> COMMISSIONER GOW. >> COMMISSIONER GOW. >> >> COMMISSIONER GOW. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> >> AYE. >> MAYOR >> AYE. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. AND >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. AND THAT >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. AND THAT MOTION >> MAYOR BUJALSKI. AND THAT MOTION PASSES AND THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL THEN MOVE TO CERTIFICATE WE WILL THEN MOVE TO CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR 241 241 OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR 241 241 PRESIDENT STREET. PRESIDENT STREET. CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE SWEAR IN ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO SWEAR IN ALL THOSE WHO WISH TO TESTIFY ON THE COA TO BE HEARD? TESTIFY ON THE COA TO BE HEARD? >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR THE >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR THE TESTIMONY >> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR THE TESTIMONY YOU DO YOU SWEAR THE TESTIMONY YOU ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IN THIS ARE ABOUT TO GIVE IN THIS PROCEEDING IS THE TRUTH, THE PROCEEDING IS THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? TRUTH? [RESPONSE] [RESPONSE] >> Mayor Bujalski: THIS IS OVER >> Mayor Bujalski: THIS IS OVER >> Mayor Bujalski: THIS IS OVER WINDOWS, >> Mayor Bujalski: THIS IS OVER WINDOWS, RIGHT? WINDOWS, RIGHT? AND I HAVE TO ASK IF ANYBODY HAS AND I HAVE TO ASK IF ANYBODY HAS HAD EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. HAD EX PARTE COMMUNICATION. I'M JUST SAYING. I'M JUST SAYING. MAKE SURE WHEN YOU DO THE LAND MAKE SURE WHEN YOU DO THE LAND REWRITE THAT GOES AWAY. REWRITE THAT GOES AWAY. THAT'S A PRETTY RIDICULOUS STEP THAT'S A PRETTY RIDICULOUS STEP TO HAVE TO TAKE OVER WINDOWS. TO HAVE TO TAKE OVER WINDOWS. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. >> >> YES. >> Mayor >> YES. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> YES. >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST >> YES. >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST SAYING. >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST SAYING. >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST SAYING. >> >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST SAYING. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> >> YEAH. >> Mayor >> YEAH. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> YEAH. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. HAS >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. HAS ANYBODY >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. HAS ANYBODY HAD >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. HAS ANYBODY HAD ANY >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. HAS ANYBODY HAD ANY EX >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. HAS ANYBODY HAD ANY EX PARTE HAS ANYBODY HAD ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE FOR COMMUNICATIONS TO DISCLOSE FOR THE RECORD? THE RECORD? OKAY. OKAY. FRANCES. FRANCES. >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. SO >> YES. SO ONCE >> YES. SO ONCE AGAIN >> YES. SO ONCE AGAIN FRANCES SO ONCE AGAIN FRANCES LEONG-SHARP PLANNER 2 WITH THE LEONG-SHARP PLANNER 2 WITH THE CASE FOR CERTIFICATE OF CASE FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR 241 APPROPRIATENESS FOR 241 PRESIDENT STREET REGARDING A PRESIDENT STREET REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A WINDOW ADDITION. REQUEST FOR A WINDOW ADDITION. SO THE DESCRIPTION OF WORK IS SO THE DESCRIPTION OF WORK IS THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO ADD A WINDOW IN THE REAR FACADE ADD A WINDOW IN THE REAR FACADE AS PART OF THE BATHROOM AS PART OF THE BATHROOM RENOVATION. RENOVATION. THE WINDOW IN ITSELF IS NOT THE WINDOW IN ITSELF IS NOT GOING TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE GOING TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET OR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. STREET OR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. AND HERE YOU HAVE HERE IS THE AND HERE YOU HAVE HERE IS THE FRONT VIEW OF THE HOME. FRONT VIEW OF THE HOME. AND JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AND JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND OF THE HOME, THE BACKGROUND OF THE HOME, THE STRUCTURE IN ITSELF WAS BUILT IN STRUCTURE IN ITSELF WAS BUILT IN 1940. 1940. AND IT IS A CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOW AND IT IS A CRAFTSMAN BUNGALOW ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IN WHAT ONCE ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IN WHAT ONCE BELONGED TO ALBERT HENRY GRANT. BELONGED TO ALBERT HENRY GRANT. AND SO THE CURRENT OWNERS LEE AND SO THE CURRENT OWNERS LEE AND SHELLEY WEINTRAUB RECEIVED A AND SHELLEY WEINTRAUB RECEIVED A LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF LOCAL HISTORIC DESIGNATION OF THEIR HOME ON FEBRUARY 18th, THEIR HOME ON FEBRUARY 18th, 2021. 2021. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE IMAGES, THIS IS THE REARVIEW OF IMAGES, THIS IS THE REARVIEW OF THE HOME IN ITSELF. THE HOME IN ITSELF. AND THE IMAGE TO THE FAR RIGHT AND THE IMAGE TO THE FAR RIGHT SHOWS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF SHOWS THE GENERAL LOCATION OF WHERE THAT WINDOW THAT THEY WHERE THAT WINDOW THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLACE. WOULD LIKE TO PLACE. AND HERE WE HAVE THE GENERAL AND HERE WE HAVE THE GENERAL AERIAL VIEW OF THE LOCATION OF AERIAL VIEW OF THE LOCATION OF THE HOME IN ITSELF, ALONG WITH A THE HOME IN ITSELF, ALONG WITH A SURVEY AND THE ENLARGED VIEW OF SURVEY AND THE ENLARGED VIEW OF THE PLAN WHERE THE WINDOW THAT THE PLAN WHERE THE WINDOW THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLACE IN THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLACE IN THEIR BATHROOM. THEIR BATHROOM. SO THE PROPOSED WINDOW THAT THEY SO THE PROPOSED WINDOW THAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO DO IS A DOUBLE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS A DOUBLE GLAZED CASEMENT WINDOW. GLAZED CASEMENT WINDOW. AND BASED ON STAFF ANALYSIS, AND BASED ON STAFF ANALYSIS, ONCE AGAIN, THE ALTERATION IS ONCE AGAIN, THE ALTERATION IS NOT GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY NOT GOING TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE HISTORIC INTEGRITY OR