CITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING

>> Mayor >> Mayor Bujalski: >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M GOING >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M GOING TO >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M GOING TO CALL >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M GOING TO CALL THE >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO >> Mayor Bujalski: I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO THE GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 9, 2025 COMMISSION JANUARY 9, 2025 COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER. MEETING TO ORDER. WE'LL START WITH INVOCATION AND WE'LL START WITH INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH JEN. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH JEN. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] >> MAYOR FREANEY: THE FIRST >> THE FIRST >> THE FIRST THING >> THE FIRST THING ON >> THE FIRST THING ON OUR >> THE FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA >> THE FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA IS >> THE FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA IS THE THING ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PRESENTATION BY WITCHES OF PRESENTATION BY WITCHES OF DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. I SEE ALISON COMING FORWARD. I SEE ALISON COMING FORWARD. COME ON DOWN. COME ON DOWN. >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> NO, >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> NO, WE >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> NO, WE DON'T >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR >> YOU WANT TO DANCE? >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR BROOMS. >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR BROOMS. >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR BROOMS. >> >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR BROOMS. >> MAYOR >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR BROOMS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR BROOMS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR BROOMS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I EXPECTED >> NO, WE DON'T HAVE OUR BROOMS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I EXPECTED A >> I EXPECTED A >> I EXPECTED A DANCE. DANCE. >> WE'RE DANCING SUNDAY AT THE >> WE'RE DANCING SUNDAY AT THE >> WE'RE DANCING SUNDAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL >> WE'RE DANCING SUNDAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM >> WE'RE DANCING SUNDAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. >> MAYOR FREANEY: YOU HAVE TO >> YOU HAVE TO >> YOU HAVE TO PAY >> YOU HAVE TO PAY TO >> YOU HAVE TO PAY TO SEE >> YOU HAVE TO PAY TO SEE IT. PAY TO SEE IT. IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE. IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE. >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. I >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. I WOULD >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. I WOULD LIKE >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. I WOULD LIKE TO >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL K.K. >> WE GET IN FREE, SO. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL K.K. UP. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL K.K. UP. THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL ONE FOR THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL ONE FOR ME, BECAUSE I'VE KNOWN YOU A ME, BECAUSE I'VE KNOWN YOU A LONG TIME. LONG TIME. AND YOU DO REALLY GOOD THINGS AND YOU DO REALLY GOOD THINGS FOR THESE GUYS. FOR THESE GUYS. I'M PARTIAL TO DOGS AND CATS AND I'M PARTIAL TO DOGS AND CATS AND ANY ANIMALS. ANY ANIMALS. IT'S A CHARITY FOR ME TO GIVE IT'S A CHARITY FOR ME TO GIVE THIS TO YOU, AND EVEN WITH THE THIS TO YOU, AND EVEN WITH THE HURRICANE, TWO HURRICANES, WE HURRICANE, TWO HURRICANES, WE STILL WERE ABLE TO RAISE YOU STILL WERE ABLE TO RAISE YOU $9,000. $9,000. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO >> WE WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO >> WE WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO GET >> WE WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO GET FOREVER >> WE WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO GET FOREVER HOMES >> WE WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO GET FOREVER HOMES AT >> WE WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO GET FOREVER HOMES AT THE >> WE WANT ALL OF YOU GUYS TO GET FOREVER HOMES AT THE END, GET FOREVER HOMES AT THE END, YES, WE DO. YES, WE DO. >> MORTAR WAS BORN IN MY HOUSE >> MORTAR WAS BORN IN MY HOUSE >> MORTAR WAS BORN IN MY HOUSE 11 >> MORTAR WAS BORN IN MY HOUSE 11 YEARS >> MORTAR WAS BORN IN MY HOUSE 11 YEARS AGO, >> MORTAR WAS BORN IN MY HOUSE 11 YEARS AGO, ADOPTED >> MORTAR WAS BORN IN MY HOUSE 11 YEARS AGO, ADOPTED OUT, >> MORTAR WAS BORN IN MY HOUSE 11 YEARS AGO, ADOPTED OUT, HAD 11 YEARS AGO, ADOPTED OUT, HAD TO BE RETURNED BECAUSE OF TO BE RETURNED BECAUSE OF CUSHING SYNDROME. CUSHING SYNDROME. HE HAD TO BE WITH SOMEONE AT HE HAD TO BE WITH SOMEONE AT HOME ALL THE TIME. HOME ALL THE TIME. WHEN HE GETS READOPTED, HE AND WHEN HE GETS READOPTED, HE AND ONE OTHER DOG WILL REPRESENT THE ONE OTHER DOG WILL REPRESENT THE 1,000th DOG WE'VE DONE FROM THE 1,000th DOG WE'VE DONE FROM THE RESCUE SINCE 2005 STARTING THE RESCUE SINCE 2005 STARTING THE RESCUE. RESCUE. >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> MAYOR >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> THAT'S AMAZING. >> MAYOR FREANEY: AMAZING. >> AMAZING. >> AMAZING. >> >> AMAZING. >> WE >> AMAZING. >> WE GIVE >> AMAZING. >> WE GIVE THIS >> AMAZING. >> WE GIVE THIS TO >> AMAZING. >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU >> AMAZING. >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU WITH >> AMAZING. >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU WITH ALL >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU WITH ALL >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU WITH ALL THE >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU WITH ALL THE LOVE >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU WITH ALL THE LOVE IN >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU WITH ALL THE LOVE IN OUR >> WE GIVE THIS TO YOU WITH ALL THE LOVE IN OUR HEARTS. THE LOVE IN OUR HEARTS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: $9,000 IN THE >> $9,000 IN THE >> $9,000 IN THE HURRICANES >> $9,000 IN THE HURRICANES IS >> $9,000 IN THE HURRICANES IS GREAT. HURRICANES IS GREAT. NEXT PRESENTATION IS FROM THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS FROM THE DUNEDIN SCOTTISH ARTS DUNEDIN SCOTTISH ARTS FOUNDATION. FOUNDATION. ERIC IS HERE TO GIVE US AN ERIC IS HERE TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE CELTIC FESTIVAL. UPDATE ON THE CELTIC FESTIVAL. >> WHERE'S YOUR HAT? >> WHERE'S YOUR HAT? >> WHERE'S YOUR HAT? >> >> WHERE'S YOUR HAT? >> IT'S >> WHERE'S YOUR HAT? >> IT'S TOO >> WHERE'S YOUR HAT? >> IT'S TOO COLD >> WHERE'S YOUR HAT? >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR >> WHERE'S YOUR HAT? >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR THAT. >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR THAT. >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR THAT. >> >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR THAT. >> GOOD >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR THAT. >> GOOD EVENING, >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR THAT. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR THAT. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU >> IT'S TOO COLD FOR THAT. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER GOW >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER GOW FOR >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER GOW FOR SETTING >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONER GOW FOR SETTING UP COMMISSIONER GOW FOR SETTING UP THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO COME THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO COME AND FILL YOU ALL IN ON OUR AND FILL YOU ALL IN ON OUR RECENT CELTIC FESTIVAL THIS PAST RECENT CELTIC FESTIVAL THIS PAST NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE SCOTTISH ARTS FOUNDATION, WE SCOTTISH ARTS FOUNDATION, WE PRESENT THE SCOTTISH ARTS PRESENT THE SCOTTISH ARTS FOUNDATION AND WE DO THIS FOR FOUNDATION AND WE DO THIS FOR OUR SCHOOL BANDS AND THE CITY OF OUR SCHOOL BANDS AND THE CITY OF DUNEDIN PIPE BAND. DUNEDIN PIPE BAND. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS NOT THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS NOT SIMPLE. SIMPLE. I REMEMBER WE HAD A PLANNING I REMEMBER WE HAD A PLANNING MEETING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER MEETING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER THINKING, WE GOT THIS. THINKING, WE GOT THIS. NO PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM. EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE, THIS IS EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE, THIS IS GOING TO BE EASY, NO BIG DEAL, GOING TO BE EASY, NO BIG DEAL, THIS WILL BE A CAKE WALK, AND, THIS WILL BE A CAKE WALK, AND, OF COURSE, IT WASN'T. OF COURSE, IT WASN'T. I WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK THE I WANT TO PARTICULARLY THANK THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND REC, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND REC, DANIELLE EDWARDS AND JOEY DANIELLE EDWARDS AND JOEY PETERSON FOR ALL THEIR HELP IN PETERSON FOR ALL THEIR HELP IN SETTING UP CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SETTING UP CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN OURSELVES AND OUR LADY OF LORDS, OURSELVES AND OUR LADY OF LORDS, AND THEY HELPED SET THAT AND THEY HELPED SET THAT NEGOTIATION UP THAT ALLOWED US NEGOTIATION UP THAT ALLOWED US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR EVENT AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR EVENT AND CONTINUE AND PERSEVERE THIS CONTINUE AND PERSEVERE THIS YEAR, AND HOST THE EVENT AT A YEAR, AND HOST THE EVENT AT A DIFFERENT FACILITY. DIFFERENT FACILITY. DESPITE THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES DESPITE THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THAT WE HAD, AND INCREASED THAT WE HAD, AND INCREASED EXPENSES BY BEING AT A DIFFERENT EXPENSES BY BEING AT A DIFFERENT VENUE, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO VENUE, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO MAKE A SMALL PROFIT, MAKE A SMALL PROFIT, FORTUNATELY, AND WE ENDED UP FORTUNATELY, AND WE ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO MAKE A DONATION OF BEING ABLE TO MAKE A DONATION OF $4,500 EACH TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL $4,500 EACH TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND PROGRAM, THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND PROGRAM, THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND PROGRAM, AND THE CITY OF BAND PROGRAM, AND THE CITY OF DUNEDIN PIPE BAND. DUNEDIN PIPE BAND. WE ALSO MADE A CONTRIBUTION WE ALSO MADE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARD OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND, TOWARD OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND, TOWARD EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL TOWARD EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENSES. EXPENSES. ALSO, MADE A DONATION TO THE NEW ALSO, MADE A DONATION TO THE NEW WORLD CELTS. WORLD CELTS. WE MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO OUR WE MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO OUR LADY OF LORDS FOR THEIR GENEROUS LADY OF LORDS FOR THEIR GENEROUS HOSPITALITY. HOSPITALITY. AND WE MADE A DONATION TO THE AND WE MADE A DONATION TO THE DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WHO DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WHO HELPED US IN DROVES TO HELP WITH HELPED US IN DROVES TO HELP WITH PARKING AS THEY FUND-RAISED FOR PARKING AS THEY FUND-RAISED FOR NEW UNIFORMS. NEW UNIFORMS. THE EVENT WAS A SUCCESS THE EVENT WAS A SUCCESS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT STIRLING WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT STIRLING WINE IS OUR WINE VENDOR. WINE IS OUR WINE VENDOR. DUNEDIN BREWERY IS ONE OF OUR DUNEDIN BREWERY IS ONE OF OUR DISTRIBUTORS THERE. DISTRIBUTORS THERE. WE USE ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR WE USE ALL LOCAL BUSINESSES FOR ALL OF OUR MERCHANDISE AND ALL OF OUR MERCHANDISE AND RETAIL STUFF. RETAIL STUFF. WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. I WANT TO THANK PARTICULARLY, I WANT TO THANK PARTICULARLY, STEVE WALKER FROM OUR LADY OF STEVE WALKER FROM OUR LADY OF LORDS WHO WAS SO WELCOMING AND LORDS WHO WAS SO WELCOMING AND HELPFUL FOR US TO BE THERE. HELPFUL FOR US TO BE THERE. I WANT TO THANK MISS ANNA HORTLE I WANT TO THANK MISS ANNA HORTLE FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND, THE FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND, THE DIRECTOR. DIRECTOR. SPECIAL THANK YOU TO FORMER BAND DIRECTOR. SPECIAL THANK YOU TO FORMER BAN- DIRECTOR. DIRECTORS, NK YOU TO FORMER BAN- DIRECTOR. DIRECTORS, IAN OU TO FORMER BAN- DIRECTOR. DIRECTORS, IAN BLACK FORMER BAN- DIRECTOR. DIRECTORS, IAN BLACK AND ER BAN- DIRECTOR. DIRECTORS, IAN BLACK AND GREG N- DIRECTORS, IAN BLACK AND GREG N- URBAN, WHO HELPED THE HIGH URBAN, WHO HELPED THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND THAT DAY THROUGH SCHOOL BAND THAT DAY THROUGH SOME GROWING PAINS. SOME GROWING PAINS. AND DELIVER A GREAT PERFORMANCE. AND DELIVER A GREAT PERFORMANCE. MISS LINDSAY MALLIN FOR ALL HER MISS LINDSAY MALLIN FOR ALL HER EFFORTS WITH DANCING IN THE EFFORTS WITH DANCING IN THE SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS. AND IAN DONALDSON FOR TUNING UP AND IAN DONALDSON FOR TUNING UP FOUR DIFFERENT PIPE BANDS. FOUR DIFFERENT PIPE BANDS. IT ENDED UP BEING A GREAT DAY. IT ENDED UP BEING A GREAT DAY. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HIGHLAND >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HIGHLAND >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HIGHLAND GAMES >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HIGHLAND GAMES COMING >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HIGHLAND GAMES COMING UP >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HIGHLAND GAMES COMING UP APRIL >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HIGHLAND GAMES COMING UP APRIL 4th >> NEXT UP WE HAVE THE HIGHLAND GAMES COMING UP APRIL 4th AND GAMES COMING UP APRIL 4th AND 5th. 5th. MARK YOUR CALENDARS, IT'S GOING MARK YOUR CALENDARS, IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. TO BE A GREAT EVENT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: AS LIAISON, >> AS LIAISON, >> AS LIAISON, DID >> AS LIAISON, DID YOU >> AS LIAISON, DID YOU WANT >> AS LIAISON, DID YOU WANT TO >> AS LIAISON, DID YOU WANT TO ADD >> AS LIAISON, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING >> AS LIAISON, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING IN DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR? PARTICULAR? >> YES, I WANT TO THANK ERIC. >> YES, I WANT TO THANK ERIC. >> YES, I WANT TO THANK ERIC. IT'S >> YES, I WANT TO THANK ERIC. IT'S ALWAYS >> YES, I WANT TO THANK ERIC. IT'S ALWAYS A >> YES, I WANT TO THANK ERIC. IT'S ALWAYS A HEAVY >> YES, I WANT TO THANK ERIC. IT'S ALWAYS A HEAVY LIFT >> YES, I WANT TO THANK ERIC. IT'S ALWAYS A HEAVY LIFT IN IT'S ALWAYS A HEAVY LIFT IN EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND YOU PERSEVERE, YOU DO IT AND YOU PERSEVERE, YOU DO IT WITH PASSION AND GRACE FOR THE WITH PASSION AND GRACE FOR THE MOST PART. MOST PART. THAT'S HARD -- SOMETIMES IT'S THAT'S HARD -- SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE HERDING CATS. LIKE HERDING CATS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE HARD WORK YOU DO, KEEPS OUR THE HARD WORK YOU DO, KEEPS OUR SCOTTISH CULTURE ALIVE. SCOTTISH CULTURE ALIVE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, ERIC, >> THANK YOU, ERIC, WE >> THANK YOU, ERIC, WE REALLY >> THANK YOU, ERIC, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ERIC, WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. EVERYTHING YOU DO. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO DO DUNEDIN NEXT WE'RE GOING TO DO DUNEDIN ELEBRATES DIVERSITY 2025. ELEBRATES DIVERSITY 2025. AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL UP EMILY AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL UP EMILY HOVAN AND WE HAVE BAPTIST CHURCH HOVAN AND WE HAVE BAPTIST CHURCH REPRESENTATIVE, AND TURN IT OVER REPRESENTATIVE, AND TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN FOR TO COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN FOR THE PROCLAMATION READING. THE PROCLAMATION READING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. NICE >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. NICE TO >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. NICE TO SEE >> GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME. NICE TO SEE YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU. DUNEDIN CELEBRATES DIVERSITY DUNEDIN CELEBRATES DIVERSITY 2025. 2025. A COMMUNITY UNITED, MANY PATHS, A COMMUNITY UNITED, MANY PATHS, ONE DESTINATION. ONE DESTINATION. WHEREAS WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHEREAS WE LIVE IN A WORLD COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS FROM MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES AND MANY DIFFERENT CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEVE THAT ALL BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEVE THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE EQUAL, AND EACH PEOPLE ARE EQUAL, AND EACH PERSON UNIQUE AND VALUABLE. PERSON UNIQUE AND VALUABLE. WHEREAS WE RESPECT, ACCEPT, WHEREAS WE RESPECT, ACCEPT, APPRECIATE, CELEBRATE AND APPRECIATE, CELEBRATE AND EMBRACE DIVERSITY, WHEREAS WE EMBRACE DIVERSITY, WHEREAS WE SHARE A COLLECTIVE MORAL AND SHARE A COLLECTIVE MORAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE A COMMUNITY FREE FROM A COMMUNITY FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION. DISCRIMINATION. AND WHEREAS OUR COMMUNITY WILL AND WHEREAS OUR COMMUNITY WILL CELEBRATE DIVERSITY 2025, WITH A CELEBRATE DIVERSITY 2025, WITH A KICKOFF EVENT TO COMMEMORATE THE KICKOFF EVENT TO COMMEMORATE THE BIRTHDAY AND WORK OF DR. MARTIN BIRTHDAY AND WORK OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., ON SATURDAY LUTHER KING, JR., ON SATURDAY JANUARY 18, 2025. JANUARY 18, 2025. FOLLOWED BY MANY ETHNIC AND FOLLOWED BY MANY ETHNIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS IN DUNEDIN CULTURAL EVENTS IN DUNEDIN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IN ALIGNMENT WITH UNITE. ALIGNMENT WITH UNITE. AN INITIATIVE TO UNITE NEIGHBORS AN INITIATIVE TO UNITE NEIGHBORS IN THOUGHTFULNESS AND EMPATHY. IN THOUGHTFULNESS AND EMPATHY. THIS INITIATIVE STRIVES TO KULT THIS INITIATIVE STRIVES TO KU CULTIVATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY CULTIVATE AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT SHARES MUTUAL RESPECT AND THAT SHARES MUTUAL RESPECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, BY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, BY PUTTING INTO ACTION POSITIVE PUTTING INTO ACTION POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE CITY OF DUNEDIN CHANGES IN THE CITY OF DUNEDIN WORKFORCE. WORKFORCE. AND OUR COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE AND OUR COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE EQUALITY OF OUTCOMES IN EQUALITY OF OUTCOMES IN COLLABORATION WITH EMPLOYEES AND COLLABORATION WITH EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENT THES, TO ACCEPT AND RESIDENT THES, TO ACCEPT AND CREATE A HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT. CREATE A HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE, I STEVEN SANDBERGEN, THEREFORE, I STEVEN SANDBERGEN, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS COMMISSIONER OF VESTED IN ME AS COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION, DO HERE BY THE CITY COMMISSION, DO HERE BY PROCLAIM DUNEDIN CELEBRATES PROCLAIM DUNEDIN CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, 2025. DIVERSITY, 2025. WE ARE A COMMUNITY UNITED WITH WE ARE A COMMUNITY UNITED WITH MANY PATHS, WITH ONE MANY PATHS, WITH ONE DESTINATION. DESTINATION. AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR YEAR LONG TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR YEAR LONG ETHNIC EVENTS, STARTING WITH THE ETHNIC EVENTS, STARTING WITH THE CELEBRATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER CELEBRATION OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., MARDI GRAS, ST. KING, JR., MARDI GRAS, ST. PATRICK'S DAY, CINCO DE MAYO, PATRICK'S DAY, CINCO DE MAYO, OUR LADIES OF THURSDAY FALL OUR LADIES OF THURSDAY FALL FESTIVAL, THE CELTIC FESTIVAL, FESTIVAL, THE CELTIC FESTIVAL, PIPER IN THE PARK, AND THE PIPER IN THE PARK, AND THE UNITED FAITH WALK OF PEACE. UNITED FAITH WALK OF PEACE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> WE'VE HAD A LITTLE SWITCHEROO >> WE'VE HAD A LITTLE SWITCHEROO >> WE'VE HAD A LITTLE SWITCHEROO WITH >> WE'VE HAD A LITTLE SWITCHEROO WITH PRESENTERS >> WE'VE HAD A LITTLE SWITCHEROO WITH PRESENTERS THIS >> WE'VE HAD A LITTLE SWITCHEROO WITH PRESENTERS THIS EVENING, >> WE'VE HAD A LITTLE SWITCHEROO WITH PRESENTERS THIS EVENING, I WITH PRESENTERS THIS EVENING, I ASSUME BECAUSE OF ILLNESS. ASSUME BECAUSE OF ILLNESS. >> JOCELYN BROADHEAD >> JOCELYN BROADHEAD >> JOCELYN BROADHEAD SUPERINTENDENT >> JOCELYN BROADHEAD SUPERINTENDENT FOR >> JOCELYN BROADHEAD SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE PARKS & REC DEPARTMENT, PARKS & REC DEPARTMENT, ALONGSIDE ME IS RHONDA NEIL, ALONGSIDE ME IS RHONDA NEIL, SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH ASSISTANT SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH ASSISTANT CLERK. CLERK. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE HAD IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF STANDING UP HERE THE PLEASURE OF STANDING UP HERE TO HELP ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION TO HELP ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION FOR DUNEDIN CELEBRATES FOR DUNEDIN CELEBRATES DIVERSITY. DIVERSITY. I WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO STEP I WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO STEP IN, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE IN, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR. EVENTS OF THE YEAR. IT NOT ONLY CELEBRATES DR. IT NOT ONLY CELEBRATES DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., HIS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., HIS LEADERSHIP IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERSHIP IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND HIS DEFINING MOVEMENT, AND HIS DEFINING PRINCIPLE THAT WE ARE ALL EQUAL PRINCIPLE THAT WE ARE ALL EQUAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. IT ALSO KICKS OFF THE YEAR OF IT ALSO KICKS OFF THE YEAR OF SETTING A TONE OF ACCEPTANCE AND SETTING A TONE OF ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION FOR EVERYONE IN OUR INCLUSION FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. I THINK THIS IS A TENANT THAT I THINK THIS IS A TENANT THAT DUNEDIN DOES TRULY EMBRACE. DUNEDIN DOES TRULY EMBRACE. THE EVENT ITSELF WILL BE HELD THE EVENT ITSELF WILL BE HELD NEXT SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th AT NEXT SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th AT THE MLK JUNIOR REC CENTER, THE MLK JUNIOR REC CENTER, DURING WHICH WE'LL BREAK BREAD DURING WHICH WE'LL BREAK BREAD OVER A DELICIOUS HOT BREAKFAST, OVER A DELICIOUS HOT BREAKFAST, IF THE WEATHER STAYS AS IS, WE IF THE WEATHER STAYS AS IS, WE WILL ALL BE THANKFL FOR. WILL ALL BE THANKFL FOR. OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS BRANDON OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS BRANDON GLEN. GLEN. WE WILL ALSO LISTEN TO THE WE WILL ALSO LISTEN TO THE WINNING ESSAY SUBMISSIONS IN WINNING ESSAY SUBMISSIONS IN RESPONSE TO DR. KING'S QUERY. RESPONSE TO DR. KING'S QUERY. LIFE'S MOST PERSISTENT AND LIFE'S MOST PERSISTENT AND URGENT QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOU URGENT QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR OTHERS. DOING FOR OTHERS. THE EVENT CONCLUDES WITH A MARCH THE EVENT CONCLUDES WITH A MARCH TO PIONEER PARK FOR SOME OF THE TO PIONEER PARK FOR SOME OF THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC FROM MOST INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC FROM THE SHILOH CHOIR. THE SHILOH CHOIR. I CRY EVERY YEAR. I CRY EVERY YEAR. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE EVENT THE FAMILIAR WITH THE EVENT THE ROUTE WILL BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE ROUTE WILL BE DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION ALONG OF THE CONSTRUCTION ALONG SKINNER BOULEVARD. SKINNER BOULEVARD. WITH THE SHERIFF'S ASSISTANCE, WITH THE SHERIFF'S ASSISTANCE, WE WILL BE WALKING A LITTLE WE WILL BE WALKING A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN AND USING THE FURTHER DOWN AND USING THE PINELLAS TRAIL RATHER THAN PINELLAS TRAIL RATHER THAN DOUGLAS BOULEVARD TO CROSS DOUGLAS BOULEVARD TO CROSS SKINNER BOULEVARD. SKINNER BOULEVARD. JUST A FEW EXTRA HEALTHY STEPS JUST A FEW EXTRA HEALTHY STEPS FOR US. FOR US. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS. ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS. WE COULDN'T HOST THIS EVENT WE COULDN'T HOST THIS EVENT WITHOUT THE COORDINATED EFFORTS WITHOUT THE COORDINATED EFFORTS OF THE PASTOR AND THE DUNEDIN OF THE PASTOR AND THE DUNEDIN PUBLIC LIBRARY. PUBLIC LIBRARY. MANY THANKS TO THEM FOR THEIR MANY THANKS TO THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT. SUPPORT. THE EVENT IS NEXT SATURDAY, THE EVENT IS NEXT SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 AT 8:30 A.M. JANUARY 18 AT 8:30 A.M. IT'S FREE, EVERYBODY IS WELCOME. IT'S FREE, EVERYBODY IS WELCOME. AND WE HOPE TO SEE A GREAT AND WE HOPE TO SEE A GREAT TURNOUT. TURNOUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [ >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE >> THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> GREAT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO >> GREAT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO >> GREAT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO >> GREAT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO >> GREAT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CITIZEN >> GREAT, SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CITIZEN INPUT. GO TO CITIZEN INPUT. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC THAT IS TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, IF SO, PLEASE NOT ON THE AGENDA, IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. COME FORWARD. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE FIGHTING OVER COMING UP. FIGHTING OVER COMING UP. >> THREE. >> THREE. >> THREE. >> >> THREE. >> MAYOR >> THREE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> THREE. >> MAYOR FREANEY: OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. THREE. THREE. PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> 1708 PATRICIA AVENUE, >> 1708 PATRICIA AVENUE, >> 1708 PATRICIA AVENUE, DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I CONTACTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I CONTACTED THE CITY ABOUT A TREE IN HAMMOCK THE CITY ABOUT A TREE IN HAMMOCK PARK THAT WAS LEANING PARK THAT WAS LEANING DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO MY HOME. DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO MY HOME. THE ARBORIST CAME OUT, LOOKED AT THE ARBORIST CAME OUT, LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS SOUND AND NOT IT AND SAID IT WAS SOUND AND NOT DANGEROUS. DANGEROUS. I REPLIED, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT I REPLIED, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT I DISAGREE. I DISAGREE. I POINTED OUT THE ROOTS ON THE I POINTED OUT THE ROOTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE WERE RISING OUT OF RIGHT SIDE WERE RISING OUT OF THE GROUND. THE GROUND. I ASKED IF I COULD TRIM SOME I ASKED IF I COULD TRIM SOME LIMBS, SO WHEN THEY FELL, I LIMBS, SO WHEN THEY FELL, I WOULD HAVE SOME PROTECTION. WOULD HAVE SOME PROTECTION. HIS REPLY WAS NO, IT WOULD HIS REPLY WAS NO, IT WOULD AFFECT THE CANOPY. AFFECT THE CANOPY. AFTER A TIME, THE OAK AND PALM AFTER A TIME, THE OAK AND PALM TREE WERE LEANING MORE THAN TREE WERE LEANING MORE THAN EVER. EVER. I WENT TO A COMMISSION MEETING I WENT TO A COMMISSION MEETING WITH PROOF. WITH PROOF. THE SAME ARBORIST CAME THE NEXT THE SAME ARBORIST CAME THE NEXT DAY. DAY. MILTON CAME ALONG, AND THE TREE MILTON CAME ALONG, AND THE TREE FELL AS I PREDICTED. FELL AS I PREDICTED. IT DESTROYED MY BACK FENCE AND IT DESTROYED MY BACK FENCE AND PART OF MY NEIGHBOR'S. PART OF MY NEIGHBOR'S. WE NOTIFIED THE CITY, AND THEY WE NOTIFIED THE CITY, AND THEY TOOK CARE OF THE TREE IN A TOOK CARE OF THE TREE IN A TIMELY MANNER. TIMELY MANNER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE STUMP WAS UNFORTUNATELY, THE STUMP WAS LEFT, WHERE I AND MY NEIGHBOR LEFT, WHERE I AND MY NEIGHBOR WOULD NEED TO PUT IN A FENCE. WOULD NEED TO PUT IN A FENCE. THE CITY DID COME OUT IN A THE CITY DID COME OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER AND MOVE THE TIMELY MANNER AND MOVE THE STUMP. STUMP. BUT AS A RESULT, LARGE RUTS, BUT AS A RESULT, LARGE RUTS, HOLES AND GOUGES WERE LEFT. HOLES AND GOUGES WERE LEFT. THE AREA NEEDS TO BE GRADED TO THE AREA NEEDS TO BE GRADED TO AVOID MOSQUITOS IN THE EROSION. AVOID MOSQUITOS IN THE EROSION. I'M WILLING TO BUY 30 BAGS OF I'M WILLING TO BUY 30 BAGS OF FILLER IF THE CITY WOULD FIX THE FILLER IF THE CITY WOULD FIX THE LARGER AREAS. LARGER AREAS. I WOULD WILL PLANT A GROUND I WOULD WILL PLANT A GROUND COVER THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE COVER THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE TO HAMMOCK PARK. TO HAMMOCK PARK. I GOT A LETTER STATING MY I GOT A LETTER STATING MY INSURANCE CLAIM WAS DENIED. INSURANCE CLAIM WAS DENIED. I ASKED IF ANYONE CAME OUT TO I ASKED IF ANYONE CAME OUT TO TAKE PICTURES OR INTERVIEW. TAKE PICTURES OR INTERVIEW. NO. NO. I ASKED WHY NOT? I ASKED WHY NOT? WE DON'T HAVE TO. WE DON'T HAVE TO. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN I WARNED THE I TRIED TO EXPLAIN I WARNED THE CITY TWICE, AND HAD BEFORE AND CITY TWICE, AND HAD BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES, SHE SAID SHE AFTER PICTURES, SHE SAID SHE WOULD ADD IT TO MY REPORT. WOULD ADD IT TO MY REPORT. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. MR. MILTON, I HAD ABSOLUTE TREE MR. MILTON, I HAD ABSOLUTE TREE SERVICE TRIM WHAT WAS ALLOWED. SERVICE TRIM WHAT WAS ALLOWED. GENE TOLD ME I SHOULD START GENE TOLD ME I SHOULD START TAKING MEASUREMENTS TO TRACK THE TAKING MEASUREMENTS TO TRACK THE RATE OF THE LEANING. RATE OF THE LEANING. YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT SUBJECTS OF YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT SUBJECTS OF THE CITY. THE CITY. BUT WE ARE YOUR CITIZENS AND BUT WE ARE YOUR CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS AND NEED TO BE RESIDENTS AND NEED TO BE LISTENED TO AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY. LISTENED TO AND TAKEN SERIOUSLY. IT COSTS YOU MORE MONEY AND MORE IT COSTS YOU MORE MONEY AND MORE TIME, AND MY NEIGHBOR AND MYSELF TIME, AND MY NEIGHBOR AND MYSELF WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR FENCING. WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR FENCING. AND VIEW INTO THE PARK FROM MY AND VIEW INTO THE PARK FROM MY YARD LOOKS LIKE A BOMB HIT IT. YARD LOOKS LIKE A BOMB HIT IT. LUCKILY, THE WAY THE TREE FELL, LUCKILY, THE WAY THE TREE FELL, IT SPARED MY HOME. IT SPARED MY HOME. WHAT IS SO SAD IS, THIS WAS WHAT IS SO SAD IS, THIS WAS PREVENTABLE. PREVENTABLE. ON A POSITIVE NOTE, YOUR ON A POSITIVE NOTE, YOUR EMPLOYEE -- I GUESS HER NAME IS EMPLOYEE -- I GUESS HER NAME IS SHERRY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHERRY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT DEPARTMENT SHE IS. DEPARTMENT SHE IS. SHE MAY BE WITH LAND MANAGEMENT SHE MAY BE WITH LAND MANAGEMENT OR SOMETHING, WAS GREAT. OR SOMETHING, WAS GREAT. SHE IS FRIENDLY, BUSINESSLIKE, SHE IS FRIENDLY, BUSINESSLIKE, SHE GOT BACK TO ME QUICKLY AND SHE GOT BACK TO ME QUICKLY AND KEPT ME WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE KEPT ME WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE PROCESS CONCERNING THE TREE. PROCESS CONCERNING THE TREE. SHE DESERVES A PROMOTION. SHE DESERVES A PROMOTION. SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. I DON'T KNOW HER LAST NAME, BUT I DON'T KNOW HER LAST NAME, BUT HER FIRST NAME IS SHERRY. HER FIRST NAME IS SHERRY. AND SHE IS GREAT. AND SHE IS GREAT. SHE DESERVES A RAISE AND A SHE DESERVES A RAISE AND A PROMOTION. PROMOTION. AND I'M JUST HOPING WE CAN AND I'M JUST HOPING WE CAN RESOLVE THIS. RESOLVE THIS. THAT IT'S FAIR TO BOTH OF US, THAT IT'S FAIR TO BOTH OF US, THE CITY AND ME. THE CITY AND ME. I DID WARN YOU TWICE. I DID WARN YOU TWICE. AND NOBODY LISTENED. AND NOBODY LISTENED. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT ARBORIST WAS THINKING. ARBORIST WAS THINKING. I MEAN, I SHOWED HIM THE TREE I MEAN, I SHOWED HIM THE TREE WAS LEANING THIS WAY, AND THE WAS LEANING THIS WAY, AND THE ROOTS WERE COMING UP ON THE ROOTS WERE COMING UP ON THE OTHER SIDE. OTHER SIDE. I'M NOT ANN ARBORIST, BUT I DO I'M NOT ANN ARBORIST, BUT I DO KNOW WHEN A TREE IS LEANING THIS KNOW WHEN A TREE IS LEANING THIS WAY, AND THE ROOTS ARE COMING WAY, AND THE ROOTS ARE COMING UP, IT'S GOING TO FALL. UP, IT'S GOING TO FALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE'LL >> THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE >> THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE SURE >> THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE SURE THE >> THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE SURE THE CITY >> THANK YOU. WE'LL MAKE SURE THE CITY MANAGER WE'LL MAKE SURE THE CITY MANAGER LOOKS INTO IT. LOOKS INTO IT. AND GETS BACK TO YOU IN SOME AND GETS BACK TO YOU IN SOME FORM. FORM. >> EXCUSE ME? >> EXCUSE ME? >> EXCUSE ME? >> >> EXCUSE ME? >> MAYOR >> EXCUSE ME? >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> EXCUSE ME? >> MAYOR FREANEY: THE >> EXCUSE ME? >> MAYOR FREANEY: THE CITY >> THE CITY >> THE CITY MANAGER, >> THE CITY MANAGER, WE'RE >> THE CITY MANAGER, WE'RE HANDING >> THE CITY MANAGER, WE'RE HANDING THIS MANAGER, WE'RE HANDING THIS OVER, SHE WILL LOOK INTO IT AND OVER, SHE WILL LOOK INTO IT AND GET BACK TO YOU. GET BACK TO YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] WILL WILL >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. THANK >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT. YEAH, DID YOU WANT THESE BACK OR YEAH, DID YOU WANT THESE BACK OR ARE YOU LEAVING THE PICTURES ARE YOU LEAVING THE PICTURES WITH US? WITH US? >> I WOULD LIKE THEM BACK >> I WOULD LIKE THEM BACK >> I WOULD LIKE THEM BACK EVENTUALLY, >> I WOULD LIKE THEM BACK EVENTUALLY, BUT >> I WOULD LIKE THEM BACK EVENTUALLY, BUT IF >> I WOULD LIKE THEM BACK EVENTUALLY, BUT IF YOU >> I WOULD LIKE THEM BACK EVENTUALLY, BUT IF YOU WANT EVENTUALLY, BUT IF YOU WANT TO -- TO -- >> MAYOR FREANEY: OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. GOOD. GOOD. IF YOU CAN GET THEM BACK TO IF YOU CAN GET THEM BACK TO ME -- I HAD TO HAVE SOME -- ME -- I HAD TO HAVE SOME -- [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] >> MAYOR FREANEY: SURE, WE CAN >> SURE, WE CAN >> SURE, WE CAN DO >> SURE, WE CAN DO THAT. DO THAT. >> WE CAN MAKE A COPY AND GIVE >> WE CAN MAKE A COPY AND GIVE >> WE CAN MAKE A COPY AND GIVE HER >> WE CAN MAKE A COPY AND GIVE HER BACK >> WE CAN MAKE A COPY AND GIVE HER BACK THE >> WE CAN MAKE A COPY AND GIVE HER BACK THE ORIGINALS. HER BACK THE ORIGINALS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: ANYONE ELSE >> ANYONE ELSE >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO BRING >> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO BRING FORWARD HAVE ANYTHING TO BRING FORWARD ON A TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE ON A TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. AGENDA. BETWEEN, THREE MINUTES. BETWEEN, THREE MINUTES. >> ROB CUZIN, CHESTER FIELD >> ROB CUZIN, CHESTER FIELD >> ROB CUZIN, CHESTER FIELD DRIVE, >> ROB CUZIN, CHESTER FIELD DRIVE, I'M >> ROB CUZIN, CHESTER FIELD DRIVE, I'M ALSO >> ROB CUZIN, CHESTER FIELD DRIVE, I'M ALSO THE >> ROB CUZIN, CHESTER FIELD DRIVE, I'M ALSO THE CHAIRMAN >> ROB CUZIN, CHESTER FIELD DRIVE, I'M ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF DRIVE, I'M ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN MILITARY THE CITY OF DUNEDIN MILITARY VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. STEVE, I HAVE ONE MORE ADDITION STEVE, I HAVE ONE MORE ADDITION TO YOUR DIVERSITY LIST. TO YOUR DIVERSITY LIST. BECAUSE AS A JEWISH CITIZEN OF BECAUSE AS A JEWISH CITIZEN OF DUNEDIN, LAST WEEK, I JOINED A DUNEDIN, LAST WEEK, I JOINED A LOT OF YOU IN THIS GROUP WITH LOT OF YOU IN THIS GROUP WITH THE SECOND ANNUAL HANUKKAH PARTY THE SECOND ANNUAL HANUKKAH PARTY AT PIONEER PARK. AT PIONEER PARK. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW PROUD YOU YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW PROUD YOU MADE ME, AND HOW SPECIAL OF AN MADE ME, AND HOW SPECIAL OF AN EVENING IT WAS. EVENING IT WAS. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THAT'S A GOOD >> THAT'S A GOOD >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, THAT >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, THAT SHOULD >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, THAT SHOULD BE >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, THAT SHOULD BE PART >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT, THAT SHOULD BE PART OF POINT, THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THAT PROCLAMATION NEXT TIME. THAT PROCLAMATION NEXT TIME. THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT. SO YES, THAT WAS GREAT. SO YES, THAT WAS GREAT. AND YOU TAUGHT ME HEBREW. AND YOU TAUGHT ME HEBREW. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. >> MY PLEASURE. >> MY PLEASURE. >> MY PLEASURE. ANYWAY, >> MY PLEASURE. ANYWAY, FIRST >> MY PLEASURE. ANYWAY, FIRST OF >> MY PLEASURE. ANYWAY, FIRST OF ALL, >> MY PLEASURE. ANYWAY, FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY >> MY PLEASURE. ANYWAY, FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY NEW ANYWAY, FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY NEW YEAR, I REALIZE 2025 IS GOING TO YEAR, I REALIZE 2025 IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR BE A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR EVERYBODY, AND YOU'RE GOING TO EVERYBODY, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE PUT IN THE POSITION TO MAKE BE PUT IN THE POSITION TO MAKE SOME RELATIVELY DIFFICULT SOME RELATIVELY DIFFICULT DECISIONS FOR THIS TOWN. DECISIONS FOR THIS TOWN. SO I'M GOING TO START YOU OFF SO I'M GOING TO START YOU OFF WITH AN EASY ONE. WITH AN EASY ONE. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, MY IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR, MY LAST PRESENTATION, I MENTIONED LAST PRESENTATION, I MENTIONED WE WOULD BE COMING HERE WITH A WE WOULD BE COMING HERE WITH A REQUEST TO RENAME A PORTION OF REQUEST TO RENAME A PORTION OF THE PINELLAS TRAIL TO BECOME THE PINELLAS TRAIL TO BECOME VETERAN'S TRAIL. VETERAN'S TRAIL. THERE ARE A SERIES OF PROTOCOLS THERE ARE A SERIES OF PROTOCOLS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH, IN THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH, IN OUR DUE DILIGENCE. OUR DUE DILIGENCE. WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT, AND IN WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT, AND IN ANTICIPATION OF BECOMING PART OF ANTICIPATION OF BECOMING PART OF YOUR AGENDA FOR A FUTURE YOUR AGENDA FOR A FUTURE MEETING, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MEETING, WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK PRESENTATION TO GET YOU QUICK PRESENTATION TO GET YOU PREPARED FOR IT. PREPARED FOR IT. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE LACY I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE LACY HOLLINGS, WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER HOLLINGS, WHO IS ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE, WHO IS OF OUR COMMITTEE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING DONE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING DONE ALL THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE PROJECT. THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE PROJECT. >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS AND >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS AND MADAM >> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS AND MADAM MAYOR. AND MADAM MAYOR. SO WE ARE REQUESTING TO RENAME A SO WE ARE REQUESTING TO RENAME A PORTION -- 1.3 MILES OF THE PORTION -- 1.3 MILES OF THE PINELLAS TRAIL BETWEEN AMERICAN PINELLAS TRAIL BETWEEN AMERICAN LEGION 275 AND VFW 2550 AS LEGION 275 AND VFW 2550 AS VETERAN'S TRAIL, TO HONOR THE VETERAN'S TRAIL, TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND DEDICATION OF THE SERVICE AND DEDICATION OF THE VETERANS OF PINELLAS COUNTY TO VETERANS OF PINELLAS COUNTY TO THEIR COUNTY AND THEIR COUNTRY. THEIR COUNTY AND THEIR COUNTRY. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THIS TO WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THIS TO BE ADDED AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR BE ADDED AS AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING. THE NEXT MEETING. IN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, WE WILL IN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A COPY OF THE PROVIDE YOU WITH A COPY OF THE COUNTY'S RIGHTS FOR THE COUNTY'S RIGHTS FOR THE RENAMING. RENAMING. BECAUSE THIS IS COUNTY LAND, BECAUSE THIS IS COUNTY LAND, THIS HAS TO GO THROUGH THE THIS HAS TO GO THROUGH THE COUNTY COMMISSION. COUNTY COMMISSION. WE AS THE MILITARY ADVISORY WE AS THE MILITARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE CAN'T MAKE THAT COMMITTEE CAN'T MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION OURSELF. RECOMMENDATION OURSELF. IT HAS TO COME FROM YOU ALL AS IT HAS TO COME FROM YOU ALL AS THE DUNEDIN COMMISSION. THE DUNEDIN COMMISSION. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT. WE'RE COMING TO YOU, SAYING, WE'RE COMING TO YOU, SAYING, THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION, WE THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION, WE HAVE THE PROPOSAL ALL WRITTEN HAVE THE PROPOSAL ALL WRITTEN FOR YOU. FOR YOU. SO YOU CAN HAVE SOME LIGHT EASY SO YOU CAN HAVE SOME LIGHT EASY READING, PLUS POLICIES. READING, PLUS POLICIES. WHO DOESN'T LOVE POLICIES. WHO DOESN'T LOVE POLICIES. WE WILL GET THAT ALL TO YOU, SO WE WILL GET THAT ALL TO YOU, SO YOU CAN READ ALL THAT BEFORE THE YOU CAN READ ALL THAT BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, AND WE WOULD NEXT MEETING, AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I'M NOT SURE >> I'M NOT SURE >> I'M NOT SURE WE >> I'M NOT SURE WE CAN >> I'M NOT SURE WE CAN PROMISE >> I'M NOT SURE WE CAN PROMISE YOU >> I'M NOT SURE WE CAN PROMISE YOU NEXT >> I'M NOT SURE WE CAN PROMISE YOU NEXT MEETING, WE CAN PROMISE YOU NEXT MEETING, WE WILL PASS THAT INFORMATION WE WILL PASS THAT INFORMATION OVER TO OUR STAFF, AND THEY'LL OVER TO OUR STAFF, AND THEY'LL LOOK THROUGH IT AND GET IT LOOK THROUGH IT AND GET IT PREPARED SO WE CAN CONSIDER IT, PREPARED SO WE CAN CONSIDER IT, BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS DO. YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME FORWARD ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME FORWARD ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? AGENDA? NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE 3 NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. MINUTES. >> I'M RICK MORALES FORRED >> I'M RICK MORALES FORRED >> I'M RICK MORALES FORRED RECORD. RECORD. I'M A SMALL BUSINESS I'M A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT -- SORRY, A BUSY DAY DEVELOPMENT -- SORRY, A BUSY DAY TODAY. TODAY. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTANCE. THE DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTANCE. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE DEBBY ALL I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE DEBBY ALL THESE MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN DOING THESE MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR OUTREACH WITH FEMA, THE OUR OUTREACH WITH FEMA, THE STATE, EMERGENCY DIRECTOR OF THE STATE, EMERGENCY DIRECTOR OF THE STATE, AND THE EMERGENCY STATE, AND THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF THE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTY, I CAME HERE TODAY TO COUNTY, I CAME HERE TODAY TO PROVIDE THE DATES, BECAUSE EVEN PROVIDE THE DATES, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE DEADLINE IS FIRED, THOUGH THE DEADLINE IS FIRED, PEOPLE CAN STILL FILE WITH US, PEOPLE CAN STILL FILE WITH US, WE HAVE THE 60 DAY GRACE PERIOD. WE HAVE THE 60 DAY GRACE PERIOD. YOU ARE APPLYING LATE, BUT YOU YOU ARE APPLYING LATE, BUT YOU CAN STILL APPLY WITH US. CAN STILL APPLY WITH US. YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUSTIFY WHY YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUSTIFY WHY YOU'RE APPLYING LATE. YOU'RE APPLYING LATE. THE CENTER IS CLOSED TODAY. THE CENTER IS CLOSED TODAY. THE ISSUE WITH THAT, THAT'S WHY THE ISSUE WITH THAT, THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THESE FLYERS. I BROUGHT THESE FLYERS. WE HAVE HERE THE PHONE NUMBER, WE HAVE HERE THE PHONE NUMBER, THE 800 NUMBER FOR THE CUSTOMER THE 800 NUMBER FOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, AND THE WEBSITE, SERVICE CENTER, AND THE WEBSITE, SO THAT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE CAN SO THAT'S WHERE THE PEOPLE CAN CALL FOR THE UPDATES, THE CALL FOR THE UPDATES, THE QUESTIONS, TO APPLY, THEY CAN DO QUESTIONS, TO APPLY, THEY CAN DO RECONCILIATIONS. RECONCILIATIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE DIDN'T I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE DIDN'T APPLY OR THEY DID APPLY. APPLY OR THEY DID APPLY. THEY DIDN'T COMPLETE THE THEY DIDN'T COMPLETE THE PROCEDURES. PROCEDURES. SO WE WANT THEM TO KEEP APPLYING SO WE WANT THEM TO KEEP APPLYING OR WE ARE HERE TO ENCOURAGE THE OR WE ARE HERE TO ENCOURAGE THE PEOPLE. PEOPLE. WE ARE ALWAYS TENTATIVE TO FEMA. WE ARE ALWAYS TENTATIVE TO FEMA. ALSO, WE ALWAYS DO THESE KIND OF ALSO, WE ALWAYS DO THESE KIND OF MEETINGS, BECAUSE THE ELECTED MEETINGS, BECAUSE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS HELP US SHARING THE OFFICIALS HELP US SHARING THE INFORMATION. INFORMATION. AND WE -- EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE AND WE -- EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE HERE AFFECTED BY MILTON PEOPLE HERE AFFECTED BY MILTON OR HELENE, THEY CAN HAVE FRIENDS OR HELENE, THEY CAN HAVE FRIENDS WORKING -- WILL THEY CAN RECEIVE WORKING -- WILL THEY CAN RECEIVE THE INFORMATION. THE INFORMATION. I'M GOING TO GIVE THE FLYERS TO I'M GOING TO GIVE THE FLYERS TO THE CITY CLERK, IF ANY OF THE THE CITY CLERK, IF ANY OF THE CITY CONSTITUENTS HAVE ANY CITY CONSTITUENTS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF THEY WANT QUESTIONS OR IF THEY WANT INFORMATION WITH THE 800 NUMBER, INFORMATION WITH THE 800 NUMBER, THE WEBSITE, THE DOCUMENTS THAT THE WEBSITE, THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY NEED TO APPLY, I'M GOING TO THEY NEED TO APPLY, I'M GOING TO GIVE THAT TO THE CITY CLERK. GIVE THAT TO THE CITY CLERK. SO I WANTED TO SAY, IF ANY OF SO I WANTED TO SAY, IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ALSO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER DEADLINE, BOTH OF HAVE ANOTHER DEADLINE, BOTH OF THOSE ARE FOR -- THE SUMMER, THOSE ARE FOR -- THE SUMMER, THOSE ONES ARE FOR THE DAMAGES THOSE ONES ARE FOR THE DAMAGES FOR BUSINESS AND NONPROFITS. FOR BUSINESS AND NONPROFITS. SO RIGHT NOW, THE DEADLINE THAT SO RIGHT NOW, THE DEADLINE THAT ALREADY EXPIRED IS THE MEANS FOR ALREADY EXPIRED IS THE MEANS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, REAL ESTATE, INFRASTRUCTURE, REAL ESTATE, INVENTORY EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY EQUIPMENT AND HOMEOWNERS. HOMEOWNERS. THERE'S NO PROFITS AND THERE'S NO PROFITS AND BUSINESSES. BUSINESSES. THE MAIN MESSAGE OF TODAY, THEY THE MAIN MESSAGE OF TODAY, THEY CAN STILL APPLY, EVEN THOUGH CAN STILL APPLY, EVEN THOUGH THAT IS LATE. THAT IS LATE. WE HAVE THE 60 DAY GRACE PERIOD, WE HAVE THE 60 DAY GRACE PERIOD, THE CENTERS ARE CLOSED, THAT'S THE CENTERS ARE CLOSED, THAT'S WHY I HAVE THIS INFORMATION, WHY I HAVE THIS INFORMATION, BECAUSE THEY NEED TO USE THE 800 BECAUSE THEY NEED TO USE THE 800 NUMBER, AND THEY NEED TO APPLY NUMBER, AND THEY NEED TO APPLY ON THE WEBSITE. ON THE WEBSITE. ALSO ON THE FLYERS, WE HAVE A QR ALSO ON THE FLYERS, WE HAVE A QR CODE THAT THEY CAN APPLY WITH CODE THAT THEY CAN APPLY WITH THE QR CODE WITH THE FLYER, SO THE QR CODE WITH THE FLYER, SO THAT'S VERY HELPFUL TOO. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL TOO. THAT'S THE MAIN MESSAGE I WANTED THAT'S THE MAIN MESSAGE I WANTED TO SAY TODAY. TO SAY TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. OPPORTUNITY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL JUST >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL JUST ASK >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL JUST ASK THE >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL JUST ASK THE CITY >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL JUST ASK THE CITY MANAGER. I'LL JUST ASK THE CITY MANAGER. ARE WE AWARE OF THIS, PEOPLE CAN ARE WE AWARE OF THIS, PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR THAT, ARE WE GETTING APPLY FOR THAT, ARE WE GETTING THAT KIND OF STUFF OUT? THAT KIND OF STUFF OUT? CAN WE MAKE SURE WE'RE ON TOP OF CAN WE MAKE SURE WE'RE ON TOP OF THAT, WE CAN GET IT OUT IN SOME THAT, WE CAN GET IT OUT IN SOME WAY. WAY. >> DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS CARD >> DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS CARD >> DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS CARD ON >> DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS CARD ON YOU? ON YOU? >> YES, OF COURSE. >> YES, OF COURSE. >> YES, OF COURSE. I >> YES, OF COURSE. I SPOKE >> YES, OF COURSE. I SPOKE WITH >> YES, OF COURSE. I SPOKE WITH THE >> YES, OF COURSE. I SPOKE WITH THE CITY >> YES, OF COURSE. I SPOKE WITH THE CITY CLERK, >> YES, OF COURSE. I SPOKE WITH THE CITY CLERK, I I SPOKE WITH THE CITY CLERK, I SPOKE WITH HER AND I DID REQUEST SPOKE WITH HER AND I DID REQUEST INFORMATION FROM HER BEFORE INFORMATION FROM HER BEFORE SPEAKING. SPEAKING. I DID STUMBLE AT THE BEGINNING, I DID STUMBLE AT THE BEGINNING, AND THAT MAY LOOK LIKE I DON'T AND THAT MAY LOOK LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. PAST TWO YEARS. >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER WANTS >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER WANTS YOUR >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER WANTS YOUR CARD, >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER WANTS YOUR CARD, THAT >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER WANTS YOUR CARD, THAT WAY >> I THINK THE CITY MANAGER WANTS YOUR CARD, THAT WAY WE WANTS YOUR CARD, THAT WAY WE HAVE YOUR INFORMATION AND WE CAN HAVE YOUR INFORMATION AND WE CAN PUT IT OUT THERE. PUT IT OUT THERE. >> OF COURSE. >> OF COURSE. >> OF COURSE. YOU >> OF COURSE. YOU CAN >> OF COURSE. YOU CAN CALL >> OF COURSE. YOU CAN CALL ME >> OF COURSE. YOU CAN CALL ME OR >> OF COURSE. YOU CAN CALL ME OR KERRY >> OF COURSE. YOU CAN CALL ME OR KERRY FROM YOU CAN CALL ME OR KERRY FROM THE STATE OR PINELLAS COUNTY. THE STATE OR PINELLAS COUNTY. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH PINELLAS, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PINELLAS, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AND ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES FOR THE PAST MONTHS. FOR THE PAST MONTHS. I KNOW THAT WE ARRIVED HERED I KNOW THAT WE ARRIVED HERED LATE, BUT ST. PETE BEACH, ST. LATE, BUT ST. PETE BEACH, ST. PETERSBURG, OTHER CITIES HAVE PETERSBURG, OTHER CITIES HAVE MORE DAMAGES THAT THESE MORE DAMAGES THAT THESE CITIES -- SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE CITIES -- SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE LIKE LATE, YOU KNOW WHAT I HERE LIKE LATE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? MEAN? WE HAVE HAD LIKE SOMETIMES 10 WE HAVE HAD LIKE SOMETIMES 10 COUNTIES OR MORE, WE DON'T ONLY COUNTIES OR MORE, WE DON'T ONLY DO OUTREACH TO THE GOVERNMENT, DO OUTREACH TO THE GOVERNMENT, WE DO OUTREACH TO THE MEDIA, THE WE DO OUTREACH TO THE MEDIA, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I WENT TO THE CHAMBER OF I WENT TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AFTER HOURS, THAT'S WHY COMMERCE AFTER HOURS, THAT'S WHY WE DO ALSO THE ENGAGEMENT. WE DO ALSO THE ENGAGEMENT. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU SO >> WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL BE >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL BE SENDING >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL BE SENDING YOU >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL BE SENDING YOU AN >> THANK YOU. >> I'LL BE SENDING YOU AN EMAIL >> I'LL BE SENDING YOU AN EMAIL >> I'LL BE SENDING YOU AN EMAIL WITH >> I'LL BE SENDING YOU AN EMAIL WITH THE >> I'LL BE SENDING YOU AN EMAIL WITH THE BRINGS >> I'LL BE SENDING YOU AN EMAIL WITH THE BRINGS CARD. WITH THE BRINGS CARD. WE HAVE BEEN SENDING SO MANY WE HAVE BEEN SENDING SO MANY PRESS RELEASES. PRESS RELEASES. THE CITY MANAGER CAN CHECK OUT THE CITY MANAGER CAN CHECK OUT WITH THE COUNTY, WITH EMERGENCY WITH THE COUNTY, WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. COUNTY OF PINELLAS COUNTY OR COUNTY OF PINELLAS COUNTY OR EVEN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EVEN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR OF THE STATE, KEVIN. DIRECTOR OF THE STATE, KEVIN. SO, YEAH, THAT'S -- SO, YEAH, THAT'S -- >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK YOU, WE >> THANK YOU, WE >> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE >> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE IT. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. THANK >> YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, >> THANK YOU, LACY. LACY. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME FORWARD ANYONE ELSE WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO AN ITEM NOT ON THE AND SPEAK TO AN ITEM NOT ON THE CURRENT AGENDA? CURRENT AGENDA? SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL CLOSE SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL CLOSE CITIZEN INPUT. CITIZEN INPUT. AND BEFORE WE DO OUR ACTION AND BEFORE WE DO OUR ACTION ITEMS, AND I THINK ERIC IS STILL ITEMS, AND I THINK ERIC IS STILL HERE, HE WANTED TO HEAR THE HERE, HE WANTED TO HEAR THE UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER. UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY CENTER. I KNOW YOU WANTED TO PROVIDE THE I KNOW YOU WANTED TO PROVIDE THE COMMISSION A CLEARER UPDATE ON COMMISSION A CLEARER UPDATE ON THE STATUS AND WHEN WE THINK THE STATUS AND WHEN WE THINK THAT WILL BE CLEARED UP. THAT WILL BE CLEARED UP. >> SURE. >> SURE. >> SURE. THE >> SURE. THE TUESDAY >> SURE. THE TUESDAY MORNING >> SURE. THE TUESDAY MORNING MEETING, >> SURE. THE TUESDAY MORNING MEETING, THE THE TUESDAY MORNING MEETING, THE COMMISSION ASKED FOR THE STATUS COMMISSION ASKED FOR THE STATUS OF HIGHLANDER PARK IN THE AREA OF HIGHLANDER PARK IN THE AREA THAT HAS BEEN USED AS A LAYDOWN THAT HAS BEEN USED AS A LAYDOWN SITE AS A RESULT OF OF THE SITE AS A RESULT OF OF THE HURRICANES. HURRICANES. GOOD NEWS, ALL THE DE BREAUX HAS GOOD NEWS, ALL THE DE BREAUX HAS BEEN REMOVED. BEEN REMOVED. WE'RE FINISHED THE SITE GRADING WE'RE FINISHED THE SITE GRADING AND WE EXPECT THAT TO BE AND WE EXPECT THAT TO BE FINISHED. FINISHED. OUR STAFF IS DOING THE SITE OUR STAFF IS DOING THE SITE GRADING AS WELL. GRADING AS WELL. WE DID A SOIL SAMPLE, WE SHOULD WE DID A SOIL SAMPLE, WE SHOULD GET THAT BACK WITHIN 7 DAYS. GET THAT BACK WITHIN 7 DAYS. IF THERE IS ANY CONTAMINATION IF THERE IS ANY CONTAMINATION ISSUE, WE EXPECT IT TO BE SMALL. ISSUE, WE EXPECT IT TO BE SMALL. AND EASILY REMEDIATED IN TERMS AND EASILY REMEDIATED IN TERMS OF YOU SCRAPE THE TOPSOIL AND OF YOU SCRAPE THE TOPSOIL AND MOVE FORWARD. MOVE FORWARD. IRRIGATION MATERIALS HAVE BEEN IRRIGATION MATERIALS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY PARK - DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. STAFF LL BE COMPLETED BY PARK - DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. STAFF BY BE COMPLETED BY PARK - DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. STAFF BY THE OMPLETED BY PARK - DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. STAFF BY THE END ETED BY PARK - DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. STAFF BY THE END OF D BY PARK - DELIVERED AND INSTALLED. STAFF BY THE END OF JANUARY.K - STAFF BY THE END OF JANUARY.K - SO THE HYDROSEEDING AND THE SO THE HYDROSEEDING AND THE WALK-THROUGH THEN WILL OCCUR, WALK-THROUGH THEN WILL OCCUR, AND IT WILL BE COMPLETE IN EARLY AND IT WILL BE COMPLETE IN EARLY FEBRUARY, THE WALK-THROUGH AFTER FEBRUARY, THE WALK-THROUGH AFTER WE'VE COMPLETED THE GRADING AND WE'VE COMPLETED THE GRADING AND THE FENCING WILL BE REMOVED BY THE FENCING WILL BE REMOVED BY THE END OF FEBRUARY AFTER THE THE END OF FEBRUARY AFTER THE GRASS HAS GROWN N AND WE GRASS HAS GROWN N AND WE ANTICIPATED -- WE DID TALK TO ANTICIPATED -- WE DID TALK TO ERIC TODAY, AND WE ANTICIPATE ERIC TODAY, AND WE ANTICIPATE BEING READY FOR THE HIGHLAND BEING READY FOR THE HIGHLAND GAMES IN EARLY APRIL. GAMES IN EARLY APRIL. VERY GOOD NEWS, BACK TO NORMAL VERY GOOD NEWS, BACK TO NORMAL IN THOSE TERMS. IN THOSE TERMS. THE FENCE WILL STAY UP, THOUGH. THE FENCE WILL STAY UP, THOUGH. WE ARE DOING THE HYDROSEEDING. WE ARE DOING THE HYDROSEEDING. WE DON'T WANT FOLKS TO WALK OVER WE DON'T WANT FOLKS TO WALK OVER AS WELL. AS WELL. >> MAYOR FREANEY: ANY QUESTIONS? >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> IS >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> IS THERE >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> IS THERE A >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> IS THERE A REASON >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> IS THERE A REASON WE'RE >> IS THERE A REASON WE'RE >> IS THERE A REASON WE'RE CHOOSING >> IS THERE A REASON WE'RE CHOOSING SEEDING >> IS THERE A REASON WE'RE CHOOSING SEEDING OVER >> IS THERE A REASON WE'RE CHOOSING SEEDING OVER SOD? CHOOSING SEEDING OVER SOD? >> I THINK IT GROWS QUICKLY >> I THINK IT GROWS QUICKLY >> I THINK IT GROWS QUICKLY ENOUGH, >> I THINK IT GROWS QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND >> I THINK IT GROWS QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND IT'S >> I THINK IT GROWS QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND IT'S A >> I THINK IT GROWS QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND IT'S A COST >> I THINK IT GROWS QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND IT'S A COST SAVINGS ENOUGH, AND IT'S A COST SAVINGS AS WELL. AS WELL. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. >> >> OKAY. >> MAYOR >> OKAY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> OKAY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: YOU >> OKAY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: YOU GOT >> OKAY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: YOU GOT A >> YOU GOT A >> YOU GOT A DIFFERENT >> YOU GOT A DIFFERENT ANSWER? DIFFERENT ANSWER? >> NO. >> NO. >> NO. >> >> NO. >> MAYOR >> NO. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> NO. >> MAYOR FREANEY: BETTER >> NO. >> MAYOR FREANEY: BETTER ANSWER? >> BETTER ANSWER? >> BETTER ANSWER? I >> BETTER ANSWER? I SHOULD >> BETTER ANSWER? I SHOULD SAY >> BETTER ANSWER? I SHOULD SAY MORE >> BETTER ANSWER? I SHOULD SAY MORE DETAILED I SHOULD SAY MORE DETAILED ANSWER? ANSWER? >> VINCE KIZZI PARKS AND REC >> VINCE KIZZI PARKS AND REC >> VINCE KIZZI PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR, >> VINCE KIZZI PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR, THE >> VINCE KIZZI PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR, THE HYDROSEEDING >> VINCE KIZZI PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR, THE HYDROSEEDING IS DIRECTOR, THE HYDROSEEDING IS USED ON HIGHWAYS TO GET THE USED ON HIGHWAYS TO GET THE GRASS GROW IN QUICKLY, AND THEN GRASS GROW IN QUICKLY, AND THEN WITH PARKS FINISHING UP THE WITH PARKS FINISHING UP THE IRRIGATION, IT SHOULD BE NICE IRRIGATION, IT SHOULD BE NICE AND THICK AND RICH AND READY TO AND THICK AND RICH AND READY TO GO. GO. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I WASN'T >> I WASN'T >> I WASN'T IMPLYING >> I WASN'T IMPLYING YOU >> I WASN'T IMPLYING YOU DIDN'T >> I WASN'T IMPLYING YOU DIDN'T KNOW >> I WASN'T IMPLYING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ALL IMPLYING YOU DIDN'T KNOW ALL THAT. THAT. I SAW VINCE OUT THERE AND I'M I SAW VINCE OUT THERE AND I'M LIKE HEY. LIKE HEY. >> I'M GOING HOME. >> I'M GOING HOME. >> I'M GOING HOME. >> >> I'M GOING HOME. >> ANY >> I'M GOING HOME. >> ANY OTHER >> I'M GOING HOME. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID SEE >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID SEE SOMETHING >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID SEE SOMETHING ON >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID SEE SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK, I DID SEE SOMETHING ON FACEBOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHY I WATCH I DON'T KNOW WHY I WATCH FACEBOOK SOMETIMES. FACEBOOK SOMETIMES. SOMEONE WAS WORRIED, WE'RE GOING SOMEONE WAS WORRIED, WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THERE, WE'LL STEP ON A TO BE ON THERE, WE'LL STEP ON A NAIL OR SOMETHING AFTERWARDS. NAIL OR SOMETHING AFTERWARDS. THAT'S ALL PART OF THE PROCESS. THAT'S ALL PART OF THE PROCESS. >> IT IS. >> IT IS. >> IT IS. >> >> IT IS. >> MAYOR >> IT IS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> IT IS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I >> IT IS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I THINK >> IT IS. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I THINK IT'S >> I THINK IT'S >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE CLEAR >> I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE CLEAR THE IMPORTANT TO MAKE CLEAR THE METHODICAL PROCESS THAT'S DONE, METHODICAL PROCESS THAT'S DONE, IT'S GOOD, IT'S CLEAN, IT'S BACK IT'S GOOD, IT'S CLEAN, IT'S BACK TO WHAT WE LOVE. TO WHAT WE LOVE. I APPRECIATE STAFF'S ADHERENCE I APPRECIATE STAFF'S ADHERENCE TO EVERYTHING. TO EVERYTHING. AND GETTING DONE. AND GETTING DONE. IT'S GREAT. IT'S GREAT. OKAY, SO WE WILL GO TO OUR FIRST OKAY, SO WE WILL GO TO OUR FIRST ACTION ITEM. ACTION ITEM. WHICH IS RESOLUTION 25-01, WHICH IS RESOLUTION 25-01, ESTABLISHING AN INTERFUND LOAN ESTABLISHING AN INTERFUND LOAN OF $5 MILLION FROM THE CITY'S OF $5 MILLION FROM THE CITY'S FLEET FUND TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FLEET FUND TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND FOR STORM RELATED COSTS FUND FOR STORM RELATED COSTS INCURED DUE TO HURRICANES HELENE INCURED DUE TO HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON. AND MILTON. >> RESOLUTION 25-01 A RESOLUTION >> RESOLUTION 25-01 A RESOLUTION >> RESOLUTION 25-01 A RESOLUTION OF >> RESOLUTION 25-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE >> RESOLUTION 25-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY >> RESOLUTION 25-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION >> RESOLUTION 25-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF >> RESOLUTION 25-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING AN INTERFUND LOAN ESTABLISHING AN INTERFUND LOAN OF $5 MILLION FROM THE CITY'S OF $5 MILLION FROM THE CITY'S FLEET FUND TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FLEET FUND TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND FOR STORM RELATED COSTS FUND FOR STORM RELATED COSTS INCURRED DUE TO HURRICANES INCURRED DUE TO HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON. HELENE AND MILTON. THAT WAS RESOLUTION 25-01 READ THAT WAS RESOLUTION 25-01 READ BY TITLE ONLY. BY TITLE ONLY. >> MAYOR FREANEY: CAN I HAVE A >> CAN I HAVE A >> CAN I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> MAYOR >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I'M >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I'M GOING >> SECOND. >> MAYOR FREANEY: I'M GOING TO >> I'M GOING TO >> I'M GOING TO SAY >> I'M GOING TO SAY VICE >> I'M GOING TO SAY VICE MAYOR >> I'M GOING TO SAY VICE MAYOR AND >> I'M GOING TO SAY VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER SAY VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER WALKER. WALKER. PRESENTATION BY LES? PRESENTATION BY LES? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. LES TYLER, THIS ITEM IS LES TYLER, THIS ITEM IS ESTABLISHING AN INTERFUND ROAD ESTABLISHING AN INTERFUND ROAD OF $5 MILLION TO OUR CITY'S OF $5 MILLION TO OUR CITY'S FLEET FUND TO OUR CITY'S GENERAL FLEET FUND TO OUR CITY'S GENERAL FUND FOR THE STORM DAMAGE WE FUND FOR THE STORM DAMAGE WE INCURRED FROM THE TWO INCURRED FROM THE TWO HURRICANES, HELENE AND MILTON. HURRICANES, HELENE AND MILTON. AFTER CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF AFTER CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF THE CITY TO PROVIDE FOR AND THE CITY TO PROVIDE FOR AND COVER THE DEBRIS COST REMOVAL, COVER THE DEBRIS COST REMOVAL, THE DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY, THE DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY, FROM HURRICANES HELENE AND FROM HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON. MILTON. STAFF DETERMINED THE COST STAFF DETERMINED THE COST INCURRED WILL REQUIRE INCURRED WILL REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS FROM THE CITY SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS FROM THE CITY GENERAL FUND AND OUR STORM SUB GENERAL FUND AND OUR STORM SUB FUND TO COMPLETE THE DEBRIS FUND TO COMPLETE THE DEBRIS REMOVAL COST AND REPAIRS TO THE REMOVAL COST AND REPAIRS TO THE CITY. CITY. WE HAVE DETERMINED THERE ARE WE HAVE DETERMINED THERE ARE FUNDS IN THE CITY'S FLEET FUND FUNDS IN THE CITY'S FLEET FUND THAT CAN BE LOANED TO THE CITY'S THAT CAN BE LOANED TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND TO MEET THE GENERAL FUND TO MEET THE CASHFLOW NEEDS OF THE TWO CASHFLOW NEEDS OF THE TWO HURRICANES WE'RE RECOMMENDATION HURRICANES WE'RE RECOMMENDATION AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFFING N AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFFING N RESOLUTION 25-01. RESOLUTION 25-01. WE THINK IT'S IN THE BEST WE THINK IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO DO THIS INTEREST OF THE CITY TO DO THIS $5 MILLION INTERNAL LOAN. $5 MILLION INTERNAL LOAN. THE FLEET FUND HAS ADEQUATE CASH THE FLEET FUND HAS ADEQUATE CASH TO HANDLE THIS LOAN. TO HANDLE THIS LOAN. WE CURRENTLY HAVE $9 MILLION IN WE CURRENTLY HAVE $9 MILLION IN THE FLEET FUND. THE FLEET FUND. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLEET FUND IS THE PURPOSE OF THE FLEET FUND IS FUNDING FOR FLEET REPLACEMENTS. FUNDING FOR FLEET REPLACEMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE MAINTENANCE FOR WE ALSO HAVE MAINTENANCE FOR FLEET VEHICLES AND FUEL COSTS FLEET VEHICLES AND FUEL COSTS ARE HANDLED IN THE FLEET FUND ARE HANDLED IN THE FLEET FUND AND THE RESERVES FOR FUTURE AND THE RESERVES FOR FUTURE REPLACEMENTS ARE PART OF THAT. REPLACEMENTS ARE PART OF THAT. THIS $5 MILLION LOAN WILL NOT THIS $5 MILLION LOAN WILL NOT IMPACT THE PLACES OF THE FLEET IMPACT THE PLACES OF THE FLEET FUND OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 3-YEAR FUND OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 3-YEAR TIME FRAME. TIME FRAME. THE INTERNAL LOANS WILL ALLOW THE INTERNAL LOANS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO FORGO EXTERNAL THE CITY TO FORGO EXTERNAL BORROWING AND ALLOW THE CITY TO BORROWING AND ALLOW THE CITY TO USE THE CITY'S CASH POOL. USE THE CITY'S CASH POOL. WE BELIEVE THE LOAN WILL NOT WE BELIEVE THE LOAN WILL NOT EXCEED $5 MILLION. EXCEED $5 MILLION. IT WILL BE A SHORT TERM LOAN FOR IT WILL BE A SHORT TERM LOAN FOR NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS. NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS. OUR POLICY STATES NO MORE THAN OUR POLICY STATES NO MORE THAN THREE YEARS, INTERNAL LOANS. THREE YEARS, INTERNAL LOANS. AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR -- WE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR -- WE HAVE A RESOLUTION NUMBER 12-15, HAVE A RESOLUTION NUMBER 12-15, WHICH IS OUR INTERFUND LOAN WHICH IS OUR INTERFUND LOAN POLICY FOR THE CITY. POLICY FOR THE CITY. THAT WAS ESTABLISHED QUITE A FEW THAT WAS ESTABLISHED QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO,