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PRESENT: City Commission: Also Present: CALL TO ORDER DUNEDIN, FLORIDA MINUTES OF THE CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 9:00 A.M. Mayor Maureen "Moe" Freaney, Vice Mayor Jeff Gow, Commissioners Tom Dugard, Steven Sandbergen and Robert Walker City Manager Jennifer Bramley, City Attorney Jennifer Cowan, Deputy City Clerk Michelle Wells, Deputy City Manager Jorge Quintas, Human Resource/Risk Management Director Theresa E. Smalling, Ph.D., Utilities Operational Division Manager Janice Bennett, Director of Utilities Director & City Engineer Clayton Watkins, IT Services Director Michael Nagy , Strategy & Sustainability Manager Nicole Delfino, Environmental Specialist II Alex Winterstein, Waste Water Collections Manager Rodney Rainey and three people in the audience. Mayor Freaney called the September 2, 2025, Workshop to order at 9:00 a.m. 1. PRESENTATIONS CITIZEN INPUT Mayor Freaney advised now was the time for anyone in the audience to speak on a topic that is not already on the agenda. Seeing and hearing no one wishing to speak , she moved to the next agenda item . 2. WORKSHOP ITEMS 2.a. 2025 City of Dunedin Business Survey Results Staff Presentation Strategy & Sustainability Manager Delfino introduced Dr. Stephen Neely with Forward Analytics (attending by Zoom) and reviewed: The agenda topics noted in the PowerPoint presentation (Attachment A) . Survey Logistics information and Credentials and experience provided for Dr. Neely. Communications Plan/ Communication Strategy Boots on the Ground entailed staff actually handing out postcards in many areas of the city directly to businesses; Ms. Delfino listed the various areas throughout the entire city. Engagement Page provides a map of the areas. Social Media & News Including the Beacon Dr. Neely commented: This was a unique survey for Dunedin, which was different from what he has done for the City in the past, which took some time to adjust to the nature of the survey and number of open-ended comments available. The report explains how those were addressed. There were 279 responses , which was a nice jump in growth ; he emphasized not all 279 respondents completed the entire survey. From a research perspective , once getting into asking people for a lot of open-ended feedback there are some ethical concerns with cutting their responses if they do not answer every question , because they did provide personal feedback in a way that goes beyond answering a couple multiple choice questions and then quitting. There are varying levels of completeness to the responses , and he emphasized that because in the report instead of listing a percentage, he listed the number who gave an answer in order to give a proportionate representation of the responses without implying that all 279 people intended to answer the question. 25-1

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission He wanted to emphasize instead of just going over numbers to tell the big story up front and then talk about some of the numbers that support that story. The big story is that much like the citizen survey, the business community loves Dunedin and that is that it is Dunedin, the uniqueness of the community, the charm , walkability and charm of the downtown , the festivals and events , the sense of safety and belonging they have there. Those are the things that stand out. He sees a community here that is not opposed to growth but warry of the impact growth will have on those things that make Dunedin unique. He sees them asking for a lot in the comments is not for the city to not grow, but for the city to grow intentionally in a way that is geared toward maintaining those things that make Dunedin unique and special. He has done many surveys for gulf coast communities, and he thinks Dunedin stands out not by any sense that the residents and business community do not value the natural setting, they do; however, it is less of what defines the town and the town is more defined by the actual unique character and charm of the town. There is a little more sense of community identity attached to being in Dunedin than there might be to some other communities on the Gulf Coast. That really stands out as something that makes the town special, something that makes residents and businesses want to be there. He thinks their concerns as they arise in the coming slides really center around protecting and maintaining that. There was a nice mix of responses from different areas; some of the responses he will share, especially when it comes to things like the parking garage really do vary based on the areas of where the respondents are . There is a nice mix of respondents based on the amount of time in business that is pretty well diverse across the sample . There is a nice mix of responses based on industry; however , in order to tell if there are over or under representations of specific industries or kind of niche markets, he would need to know more about the breakdown of those in the community. He does not know for instance the percentage of businesses that are service versus manufacture and hospitality and so forth. Thereafter, Dr. Neely referred to the PowerPoint presentation: Key Themes - A list of questions he thought the City wanted answered based on conversations with City staff 1. Why do businesses choose Dunedin? 2. How do businesses feel about Dunedin? 3. From Traffic to Housing : How does the City stack up? 4. What do businesses say about City Services? 5. How is Dunedin supporting local businesses? 6. Is Dunedin's business climate getting better? 7. How well does the City communicate with businesses? 8. How does transportation/infrastructure affect local businesses? 9. Is Dunedin growing too fast? 10 . Are businesses ready for the next storm? Why Businesses Choose Dunedin - Detail Graph-Comparison Years 2020: 2023: 2025 It comes down to the things that make Dunedin special; image of the city, low crime rate ; tourism attached to events and unique gatherings. It is less getting to some things that might be traditionally thought of as business drivers; Dunedin 's business community seems a little less concerned with some of those. 25-2

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission This does not mean there are no levers the City can use here and there to improve the economic business environment; but that is not what businesses are clamoring for. What Dunedin Offers - Detail Chart - List What Dunedin offers local businesses These are things Dunedin uniquely offers to a business they can't get elsewhere. There are concerns outside the downtown corridor about walkability and safety of getting around without an automobile necessarily . Other things that often drive businesses in some communities are standing out less in Dunedin. Overall Perception: Excellent - Detail Graph - List Perception of the Community: Excellent Ratings Comparison Years 2020; 2023; 2025 Reinforces much of what was talked about previously with the citizen survey. Categories drop somewhat when it turns to issues of new development. Where it is true some categories are lower than previous years ; that is true in a couple of cases. That is true all up and down the Gulf Coast right now due to storms; that is nothing inconsistent with what has been seen in other communities. City Attributes Satisfaction - Detail Graph - List City Attributes: Very Satisfied - Comparison Years 2020; 2023; 2025 Reinforces much of what was talked about previously with the citizen survey . As with the resident survey, there are similar patterns. Regarding availability of quality, affordable housing; in retrospect Dr . Neely thought it was a bit of a problematic question and will recommend asking that differently in the future. Regarding walkability he would speculate that can be attributed to the efforts of City staff to get out to the more outlying areas outside of Downtown. In addition, the same dynamic for the increased traffic ratings . For the business opportunities , he has no explanation; it could be the expanded base of respondents; the City might have a better understanding of the jump in that response. City Attributes: Breaking down Dissatisfaction Concerns Related to Community Attributes - Chart Affor ~a ble 3301< H o u s in g 0 Traffic & 0 Con s tru c tion 27 1/o Pa rk ing 2 2 % Probl e m s Walk a bility 21% & Sa fet y All responses have been provided to the City and should be read to get a better grasp of what the above is addressing. Again , with affordable housing it is somewhat confusing, there were some very positive ratings in the multiple-choice questions; but it comes up in about a third of the comments as an area of concern. The language might be confusing. Walkability comments, almost all come from outside the downtown corridor ; that is about 1 in 5 comments . 25-3

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission Satisfaction with City Services (Very Satisfied) - Detail Graph - List Comparison Years 2020 ; 2023; 2025 Code Enforcement and Perm itting will always be on the receiving end for criticism . This is common across all local governments. This showed up in many of the comments . There is nothing that stands out as a contradiction from what was seen in the resident survey . City Business Support (Very Satisfied) - Detail Graph - List Comparison Years 2020 ; 2023; 2025 Positive standouts are things related to aesthetics and cleanliness and a sense of safety and appeal. Things that struggle are related to infrastructure , road conditions , traffic. In other areas parking stands out as an area of concern . Retaining businesses has dropped some in satisfaction from prior years ; in part that probably is going to be related to hurricane issues and in part the rising cost of living associated with the Gulf Coast in general and Dunedin in specific. Beneficial to businesses - Detail Chart - List In your opinion , which of the following efforts on the part of the City would be most beneficial to your business? Retaining businesses 109 over and above attracting new businesses 47 responses. Attracting tourists, the question was geared for the off seasons and comments involved an emphasis on the events, festivals and unique gatherings in Dunedin and increasing or amplifying communications around those to attract more people stood out. Increasing parking and reducing traffic were in the middle ; often these were specific to the area they were responding from . Top Concerns regarding Infrastructure Analysis of Comments Regarding Infrastructure - Chart (iii} Pa rking sho rt ages 31%and congest ion A Marina and boat 26 %ram p issues~ • Flood ing, drainage 24 % ••• and stormwater,, management • "' Sidewal ks, 22 % cleanl inesss, and walkability As expected with a sign ificant difference in where the parking and traffic congestion responses are coming from geographically . Storm related concerns were a little more broadly dispersed ; there is still some lingering feeling of the impact even among businesses that say they have recovered and moved on. Attracting customers during off-season Attracting More Customers to Dunedin Businesses - Chart 25-4

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 ,-. ,4 ~ n • Expand events and fest ival s Better adverti sing and marketing Add en tertainment or ac tivities Support l oca l p rom oti ons and deals Responses were fairly what would be expected. Transportation Impacts - Detail Graph Dunedin City Commission 40 % 22 % 15% I 12% l Transportation Impacts : Very Positive - Comparison Years 2020; 2023; 2025 A decent number of respondents said they have a positive impact with the Pinellas Trail, golf carts, bike racks and so forth, respondents said those have a lot of positive impacts. There is no historical data on the FreeBee Looper question. The most common other responses were not negative; they were "no impact" . That tells him either those businesses are outside of the radius where they would be positively impacted, or they are unaware of them. Looking back at the resident survey they did see some opportunities to raise awareness around some of these; especially with some of the new and more unique transportation options. This might be worth exploring more for unde rstanding of their "no impact" means they are too far to be impacted which might lead to consideration of expanding the radius or does it mean they are not familiar so they cannot really comment. Impacts of Parking Garage Detail Chart Business Impacts of a New Downtown Parking Garage - Chart Very Pos iti ve 27.4% Samev.•hat Pos it ive 22.0% Somewha t Negative I 1. 1% Very Negative - 4.8% No Impact 38. 2% U ns ure 6.5 % About 50% of respondents said the parking garage would have a positive impact on their business. Dr. Neely did not want to give the impression this is a "divided" issue in the community. The plurality of the remaining responses overwhelmingly was that it would have no impact. A very small number, about 1 in 20, said it would have a negative impact; he was not sure of the rationale for that. Again , that might need to be explored more with discussions in the community of who it would negatively impact, why and how to make sure negative impacts are mitigated if the City moves forward with that plan. 25-5

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission The overwhelming majority of downtown businesses say positive impact; the large majority of businesses outside of downtown say "no impact ". Pace of Development - Detail Graph Comparison Years 2020 ; 2023; 2025 Growing/Developing Too Quickly Growing/Developing at a Good Pace Growing/Developing Too Slowly Unsure There is a slight shift toward a slight increase in respondents saying developing too quickly and a decrease in those saying developing at a good pace . There are some concerns emerging a little louder than in prior years ; this is the epidemic issue in Flor ida right now. What stands out in Dunedin is people are less concerned about just traffic and things of that nature and more concerned about whether and how growth is impacting the identity of the community. Biggest Growth Challenges Biggest Perceived Challenges Posed by Dunedin 's Growth - Chart ~ Traffic t\ Lack of jij Cong est ion Affordable 112 Hou si ng All Heig h t/ Size •• 74 of New '' Over- Populat ion/ Const ruct ion Crowding " 45 4 50 Loss of Losing Sen se Small Town of Co mm unit y At mosphere Ill 61 t 84 mNew Devel opment · Not En ough That Do n't Fi t Gre en space the Ci t y's Ae sthet ic 34 46 There was nothing surpr ising in these responses as growth affects all the repeated concerns . The challenge is managing growth in a state and region where people are flocking because it has so much to offer and yet not losing what it has to offer as that growth comes . Dr . Neely acknowledged this is a lot of data that can be overwhelming, and his "door" is open electronically via email or phone at any time to answer questions should the Commission need time to review this a little more . Commission questions , concerns and comments were addressed to include : In terms of some contradictions in the surveys and whether there is a way to identify how old the businesses are or quadrants exploring per question where did the cluster of answers come from as there are differences in the downtown or outside the downtown and possibly old business to new businesses ; Dr. Neely expla ined they tend to focus on that when an issue tends to be sort of divided ; when there is a lot of consensus they do not explore that very deeply . He explained he tends not to load up a report with a lot of cross tabs as that would make it unbearably long and difficult to navigate. He can always explore 25-6

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission those for the Commission if someone could give him list of questions they want to have checked against those things; he could create some cross tabs and send them to show where the differences are ; for example , how they differ by age of business he could easily pull those up. Dr. Neely addressed the question of the difference from prior years that there was a huge gain in accessibility to airport. In terms of affordable housing Dr. Neely discussed the historic economic argument of needing the workforce to be able to live within the community. Dunedin has many sole proprietors in the responses, so it might be can they afford the housing they want here where they run a business; it is probably a mix. Regarding the attitude of local government toward business, there was nothing asked that tried to identify the unique expectations or views of local government in the economy; therefore, Dr. Neely could not speak to what respondents were really thinking, it could be explored in a later survey, probably in an open-ended question. He did note that from this one survey it could not be proven there is a fracture in that re lationship being seen and he suggested possibly some focused outreach for that understanding. Ms . Delfino advised regarding the outreach for the survey and the number of direct electronically sent , social media, newspaper and organizations; there was no direct physical mail out. She explained the actual contact with businesses, "boots on the ground". This was in consideration of the concern from other surveys that though the response numbers were good, they were mostly from downtown where businesses are very engaged. In reference to Page 4 of the report, Attachment B, which breaks out the areas of the city by percentages responding and how this compares to years past, Ms . Delfino advised it has been tracked previously as far as the demographics and included in past surveys. She would have to review the previous survey to provide information on the comparisons. Dr. Neely noted regarding parking and the higher satisfaction coming from outside of downtown; there are more respondents from out of downtown this time is one of the reasons for the bump in parking availability. He clarified how he should break out areas for comparisons, downtown Main Street; downtown off Main Street and basically everything else as a third category . Decrease in perception of partnership with the City was noted as a concern and Ms . Delfino noted that the decrease is fairly minor at about a 5% change; as to why and not being speculative, probably more questions would need to be asked. Dr. Neely explained there are different methods to address concerns such as a pop-up survey or a 10- question quick 3-minute survey on a specific issue to gather some deeper information ; however, that should be done sparingly in order to not create survey fatigue in the business community. He would suggest waiting at least six months before doing that. Concern was expressed in reference to the Transportation Impacts why the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) bus services are not more predominantly impactful. Dr. Neely noted this slide was for "Very Positive" ; that is the percentage of people who said these things have a very positive impact on their business ; some may have given a lesser, but not negative response. The predominant response received other than very positive was "no impact ". That result lines up with the breakdown of the downtown businesses versus outside downtown giving the answers. Deputy City Manager Quintas noted with respect to the downtown impacts that 2023 - 2025 might have been impacted by the Skinner Boulevard construction project. Dr . Neely advised the actual questions and response detail information can be seen in the actual report , Attachment B. Ms. Delfino advised she could forward the actual survey instrument for any Commissioner to review. 25-7

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission Dr. Neely commented he did not necessarily see trends he would be willing to say are significant without at least one more year of data to confirm. What stands out as the overall story is that businesses are choosing Dunedin because it is a special place as opposed to other areas, for example taxes or workforce availability. In response to the question of whether this data could give any guidance on upcoming issues of the parking garage and the continuation of the FreeBee , Dr. Neely did think the data could be helpful and encouraged the City to review those more closely and he can give more detailed breakout on those questions. Ms. Delfino advised the survey was shared with the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce for their feedback as was done the previous years and asked them to communicate it out to their businesses. In response to the question of how Dunedin's survey compares to other cities, Dr . Neely explained from his research and reading it is a very positive sentiment coming in an era where government is often the first go to source of blame. He does think there is an undercurrent of concern about growth and development and whether those are being approached in a manner that will preserve the small-town feel , tourist attractions , the things that make Dunedin unique. He would emphasize that there is a little split between downtown and non-downtown businesses . In many ways there are two stakeholder audiences when it comes to the business community , not that they are at odds with one another; however, they do have very unique concerns and needs. It was noted there are probably some natural things that are going to be differential between the business and citizen surveys as they do have different interests and the question of whether that is something Dr. Neely could do in terms of looking at those points that differentiate. Dr. Neely commented it is something that could be looked at; however, cautious as there are different audiences ; his overall take was there was a lot of alignment between them. With permission he would like to load both into three or four different Al engines and ask it to give a breakdown of consensus and differentiation . Public Input Mayor Freaney opened the item to public input. Hearing and seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Freaney closed the public input. Commission Comments/Direction Commissioner Walker commented on the importance of surveys in making decisions and noted the unique businesses with unique challenges . He noted also the importance of knowing what areas the data is coming from. Also , as a result of this discussion the indication for exploring more deeply in terms of where the challenges are and where the data is coming from in order to more effectively move forward . Commissioner Dugard commented because of the extra effort and the additional response rate the trends cannot really be used on this particular survey with the question of whether it is the state of mind of those previously surveyed or a whole new one because of the new people who became engaged. There has to be some kind of deconstruction to determine some value. The questions were spot on and he will have to review the data more before making his own final conclusions. Vice Mayor Gow commented he wondered if there was an opportunity for a business academy giving them a sort of introduction into how government operates and through that not only educating but strengthening and deepening the connection and communication and relationship so they might provide more information on that attitude toward local government and what they can do better. Commissioner Sandbergen related his experience hearing from entrepreneurs when he asked the worst thing about the City of Dunedin; one person said traffic and parking. His response was to say that they were so successful in their mercantile, shops, restaurants and bars that people come to town and can't find a place to park so , it sounded like a lot of things were being done right. His thought was on the need 25-8

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission to get the focus out of the Downtown Core as much; there are many businesses not in the downtown where he lives and works, so it is easy to get stuck in that bubble. Mayor Freaney referred to Page 24 of the document that says 63% of the City's businesses are very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the City's efforts to support business growth and development; a great number that the City can strive to be even greater. Also, the question is, how satisfied are you with the level of service you see from the City and 85.1 % are very satisfied or somewhat satisfied. It is a good survey she agreed and there can always be improvement. She noted the importance of the feeling of safety in the city. The Mayor and Commissioners in their comments expressed appreciation to Dr. Neely, Ms. Delfino and staff for the work on this survey; also, for the business response. Deputy City Manager advised that City Manager Bramley asked that he convey following today's presentation and Commission input City staff would incorporate that and come up with an action plan. BREAK 10:27 A.M. - approx.10:37A.M. 2.b. Pinellas Trail Safety in Dunedin Staff Presentation Human Resource/Risk Management Director Smalling introduced Pinellas County Sheriffs Office North District Station Personnel, Captain Brandon Harvey, North District Station Commander, and Lieutenant Anthony Scarpati. Lieutenant Scarpati referred to the PowerPoint presentation, Attachment A, City of Dunedin Trail Safety Presentation and provided the following information. Definitions Bicycle FSS 316.033 defines a bicycle as "Every vehicle propelled solely by human power, having two tandem wheels, and including any device generally recognized as a bicycle though equipped with two front or two rear wheels. The term does not include a scooter or similar device." Per FSS 316.2065, a bicycle must have the following: Helmet for under 16 years of age Seat (Unless) Brakes (25ft / 10mph) Lamps Sunrise Sunset Front - White Rear - Red E-Bike Legally the same as bicycles, they have the same rights and are subject to the same rules. E-bikes are powered by an electric motor with maximum of 750 watts, and a top speed of 28 mph E-Bikes can be operated wherever a regular bicycle can legally go, including the Pinellas Trail. There are no age restrictions for E-bikes, though riders under 16 must wear a helmet E-Dirt bike Electric dirt bikes are not street legal , and do not have pedals . Electric dirt bikes, or E-motos, are much more powerful than E-bikes. Some models can reach speeds of 70 mph. It is illegal to ride them on roads, sidewalks, or public trails. Operation of an E-dirt bike in the above manner could result in a violation of FSS 320.02(1 ), Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle, a criminal offense requiring a mandatory court appearance. 25-9

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Motorized Scooters Dunedin City Commission A two or three wheeled device with handlebars, with or without a seat, with a max speed of 20 mph. Self-Balancing scooters (segways, hoverboards), are single rider boards with two parallel wheels that have a max speed of 19 mph. E-scooters and self-balancing scooters do not require a license or registration to operate . They can be operated on roadways, bike lanes , trails, multi-use paths, and sidewalks , unless prohibited by local ordinance. Other Personal Transports Some other electric vehicles include electric skateboards, electric self-balancing skateboards, and electric unicycles. New variations continue to be developed . These are prohibited on the Pinellas County Trail. In general, vehicles with a top speed not exceeding 20 mph follow the same rules as bicycles . No gas-powered vehicles are allowed on the Pinellas Trail (Exemptions for maintenance, Law Enforcement , County and Emergency Vehicles). Pinellas Trail (Map) • The Pinellas County Parks & Conservation Resources oversees the maintenance and operating costs. • The Pinellas Trail extends across the entire county, from Tarpon Springs to St. Pete.• The first 5-mile section opened in 1990, connecting Taylor Park to Seminole Park. • Connects to the Duke Energy Trail, Ream Wilson Trail, Tri-County Trail, and the Florida Coast to Coast Connector Trail. • Average of 160,000 users a month. Pinellas Trail - City of Dunedin (Map) • The Trail runs through the City of Dunedin from Alternate US19 & Orange Street, south to Union Street, just east of Alternate US19. • The Trail saw over 400,000 users in the City of Dunedin in 2024. • 1, 177 average daily bicycle users. • 765 average daily pedestrian users. Having an Emergency on the Pinellas Trail? Nearly 700 markers are affixed to the pavement at 200- to 300-foot intervals along from downtown St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs. Each has a unique, easily readable number that trail users can give to a 9- 1-1 operator in case of an emergency to identify their exact location along the trail to allow faster response times. 25-10

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Pinellas Trail Non-Enforceable Rules There are rules versus Laws or County Ordinances Dunedin City Commission There are many signs on Trail that are rules that are not enforceable by Law Enforcement: Keep right Be aware of your surroundings Don't stop or stand in the middle of the Trail Speed Limit 20 mph Bicycles doing "wheelies" are not inherently violating any rule or State Statute or Law. These actions become possible violations depending on the time, location, specific manner of action, and intent. These incidents are handled on a case-by-case basis. Is the action riding toward a crowd of people to scare them, then it moves into a different category, potentially reckless driving or causing a disturbance and so forth. Pinellas Trail Enforceable Rules The Trail is considered a County Park - OPEN ONLY DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, SUNSET TO SUNRISE. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE PROHIBITED MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE PROHIBITED USERS MUST OBEY ALL TRAFFIC CONTROLS AND SIGNALS Committees and Organizations Friends of the Pinellas Trail - Citizen volunteers who support the Pinellas County Park Rangers in matters such as trail maintenance, litter removal, and being the "eyes and ears" of the trail. Pinellas Trail Security Task Force - Hosted by Forward Pinellas, consists of law enforcement and County staff and is responsible for monitoring and addressing issues related to safety on the Pinellas Trail. Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee - Hosted by Forward Pinellas, includes various gov. agencies, law enforcement, and citizens. Provides input and direction on bicycle and pedestrian issues, plans, and policies. For any questions, concerns, or recommendations, contact appropriate Forward Pinellas Committee - https://forwardpinellas.org/advisory committees/ Forward Pinellas 310 Court Street, Clearwater, FL 33756 P: 727.464.8250 F: 727.464.8212 - info@forwardpinellas .org PCSO Trail Safety Initiatives PCSO's Community Policing Deputies (CPOs) have various means to patrol the Pinellas Trail, including Bicycles, Polaris UTVs, and E-Bikes (coming soon). These patrols are conducted on various portions of the trail, both day and night. PCSO Patrol Deputies also conduct Directed Patrols and enforcement of Florida State Statutes in their assigned areas. Patrol Deputies • Directed Patrols Community Policing Deputies • Bicycle & Polaris Patrols • E-bike Pamphlets 25-11

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 • Follow-up with Parents for Education Dunedin City Commission There is a lot of educational enforcement, and they do not see a lot of what could be measured as repeat offenders. After talking, usually parents address the issues. During a 5-month window they stopped 7 different occasions related to e-bikes; 5 were specifically e- bikes and one was an e-dirt bike and one was wheelies. They hear a lot of complaints about the Trail not being safe or the e-bikes with speeding, during that 5-month window they only received 7 phone calls from citizens to make complaints about e-bikes on the Trail. While they hear that it is a problem from time to time, no one is calling the PCSO. Social Media - (Example was shown) PCSO continues to monitor, create, and post to Social Media for awareness and educational content related to the Pinellas Trail. Commission questions, concerns and comments were addressed to include: Deputies dedicated to the City of Dunedin; Directed Patrols might address parking issues, school zones in certain time frames, evening on the Trail and so forth. The PCSO has people touching the Trail one way or another every day. Data on citations on the Trail can be pulled and provided . It is important for citizens to call when they see an issue; otherwise the PSCO can't do anything and provide the data on issues. Response can be quick enough to address an issue when a call comes in. In terms of the difference of Trail use in Dunedin from other areas; the city has the most heavy use. As far as a difference in use being in a highly populated area, common courtesy, slow down or walk the bike to get through a heavy foot traffic area. Manufacturers are making e-bikes well in excess of the 750 watts and have the capability of going over 20 mph if people learn how to remove the feature that keeps it at 20 mph. The Security Task Force has a Dunedin CPO sitting on the task force and there is lot of discussion about the e-dirt bikes and e-bikes and rules pertaining to those. Concern was expressed of the City feeling their hands are tied regarding issues on the Trail because it is a County trail and they seem to be unresponsive to residents for example taking the lines away thought to be a great distinction separating bicyclists from pedestrians; that is part of the frustration of residents who do not understand there is nothing the City of Dunedin can do about issues. Lieutenant Scarpati responded that it is the Board of County Commissioners over the Trail that is considered a county park; citizens should take a complaint to Forward Pinellas that would forward it to the County. It was noted that posting to social media is not the path to resolving the Trail issues; those really should be made to Forward Pinellas to forward to the County. In terms of would it be a challenge for law enforcement if the rules of the Trail were different in Dunedin than in other areas, Lieutenant Scarpati responded by comparing it to the FOOT regarding local streets compared to the interstate; the County Commissioners would have to vote by ordinance in changing rules for the Trail. Running a stop sign on the Trail depends on the situation; it can begin with education or a warning . Loitering, soliciting or panhandling on the Trail is in response to a call and the Deputy will address that issue, the same as with the noise ordinance. The Deputies when patrolling the Trail will address those issues they see. Lieutenant Scarpati noted that is not something he has seen or heard a lot of and if that is going on then residents are not calling to address those issues. There have not been any significant complaints about golf carts on the Trail. 25-12

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission In terms of the use of the Trail at night where it is lit from Skinner Blvd to Scotland being open 24 hours; there is nothing in writing they have been able to find that allows the extended hours of the Trail beyond daylight to sunset. Concern was expressed for having a clear definition. There are moveable posts on the Trail for Emergency Vehicle use where there is no space to get around on the side. Florida Statutes do define e-bikes by three separate classes. Lieutenant Scarpati responded to the question of what measures might be taken to resolve some issues on the Trail stating it would take some research, different types of speed measuring devices and noting some issues might be related to perception, for example a bike going 20mph past a pedestrian can seem really fasUspeeding. City Manager Bramley advised there have been discussions with Forward Pinellas for quite some time; the last time they were going to submit for a grant on behalf of Dunedin to study in particular the downtown from Skinner to Scotland as far as the ability to separate the bicyclists from the pedestrians. Public Input Mayor Freaney opened the item to public input. Hearing and seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Freaney closed the public input. Commission Comments Vice Mayor Gow noted a discussion of downtown workers using the Trail at night in order to safely get home and back to work the next day; do they use the Trail or use the streets where they do not feel safe. He suggested some City interaction with possibly the Trail Security Task Force. Commissioner Sandbergen expressed concern for families and other pedestrians, dog walkers in terms of the e-bikes speeding by on the Trail. Commissioner Walker recognized the challenge of the Deputies monitoring the Trail and his belief for the City to support them. He clarified with Lieutenant Scarpati for citizens calling in it can be the emergency number or the non-emergency number . Commissioner Dugard expressed concern and related his experience of someone trying to hit him on the Trail and he could not get a response from the PCSO ; the person was aiming at people on his e-bike. He also explained regarding a survey he did during his campaign in which of the possible responses for safer biking and walking trails was the highest, 42% responding said they wanted safer biking and walking trails. The lack of safety is not the fault of the PCSO; it is the set of circumstances that starts with the Legislature that has defined a bike as something other than a bike and that electric motors can go on bikes and they are still a bike, that is a problem as well as jurisdictional issues . He expressed significant concern that in the future there is going to be fatality on the Trail in Dunedin because of an e-bike . His intention is to not rest on this issue and attempt to do something . Mayor Freaney commented regarding continued explosion of different types of usage on the Trail and also expressed the concerns regarding e-bikes and the possibility of someone being hurt noting the similarity of cars and bikes on the roadways. She agrees the City cannot give up on the goal that is a huge concern of the residents. The Mayor and Commissioners expressed appreciation for the presentation and for the PCSO . BREAK 11 :40 A.M. - approx. 11 :46 A.M. 25-13

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 2.c. Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Presentation Staff Presentation Dunedin City Commission Utilities Director/City Engineer Watkins recognized Utilities Operations Manager Bennett, Environmental Specialist II Alex Winterstein, Wastewater Collections Manager Rodney Rainey in attendance and introduced the agenda item explaining the discussion of an important often overlooked issue that effects the city's infrastructure, public health and environmental quality, Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG). In the FY 25 Budget, Wastewater Services proposed a new position and was approved, "Environmental Specialist II" to lead the FOG program. The program will help educate the community, inventory the food service providers, assist in creating an ordinance and perform inspections. In April Environmental Specialist II Alex Winterstein was brought in and since then he has been working on background information and data collection to start the program, shadowing employees from other cities who have a FOG program and starting the draft ordinance. Environmental Specialist II Winterstein continued the presentation referencing PowerPoint, Attachment A. with topics including: • What is Fats, Oils, and Grease (F.O.G.)? • How does it affect our homes and businesses? • Interceptors and inspections of Food Service Establishments (FSEs) • Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) • FOG Prevention FOG Prevention at Home • The easiest strategy is to dispose of cooking oils and grease appropriately by following what's commonly known as the "Scrape it, Can it, and Soak it Up" method. • Pour excess cooking oil and grease into a suitable container with a lid, such as a reused glass jar or can, allow it to cool, and then place it into a trash bin once it solidifies . • Do NOT pour grease down sinks or toilets. Commercial FOG Removal Strategies - Graphics Mr. Winterstein explained the following interceptors (grease traps) HGI (Hydromechanical Grease Interceptor) GGI (Gravity Grease HGI (Hydromechanical Grease Interceptor) It is very beneficial for restaurants or any business that serves food to have an interceptor. Program Recommendations • Proposed Annual Inspections and Permit for every Food Service Establishment (FSE) in the City • Since FOG accumulates quickly, a licensed and permitted grease hauler should be pumping out on an average of every 3 months • A Preferred List of Grease Haulers will be introduced • Pinellas County permits grease haulers, and their Permitted List will be the backbone to the City's Preferred List. • The Preferred list of Haulers will allow the City to keep a higher level of standards and competencies from the hauling company. Removal of the hauler off the list will be by City discretion. Pumping out a Grease Interceptor - Photos Mr. Winterstein explained about the photographs. 25-14

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 What an interceptor looks like when it's not cleaned - Photos Mr . Winterstein explained about the photographs . Dunedin City Commission This is what FOG buildup can look like in our sewers both public and private - Photos • FOG gets impacted and hardens over time. • Blockages restrict the flow of wastewater and can cause sewer backups into your homes, businesses and Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) into the environment. • The best way to mitigate damage caused by excessive FOG build up in your homes, businesses, and sewer lines is to minimize the amount of FOG that enters the collection system How a FOG Management program drastically dwindles the amount of Sanitary Sewer Overflows • Sanitary sewer overflow (SSOs) is a condition in which untreated sewage is discharged from a sanitary sewer into the environment prior to reaching sewage treatment facilities • Fats, Oils, and Grease contribute nationwide to 47% of all SSOs (EPA), and is widely considered the most preventable • A FOG Management program sole purpose is to prevent SSOs and harmful foreign substances from discharging into the environment Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) - Photos Mr. Winterstein explained about the photographs SSOs and the Clean Water Act • In 1977, an amendment to the Clean Water Act (CWA) prohibits discharges to the nation's waters unless a permit is obtained. • In 1995, EPA turned its attention to SSOs. SSOs occur in every sewer system worldwide • The EPA estimates nationally, in a given year, 23,000 to 75,000 SSOs occur without the inclusion of backups into buildings • The City of Dunedin experienced 11 SSOs in 2024. In 2025, the City had 3 SSOs to date • Pinellas County Utilities experienced over 162 SSOs in 2023 and 2024. Mr. Winterstein noted these numbers are only those reported; sometimes they are not reported; Dunedin is very diligent about reporting. That does not include the backup into buildings. Summary Fats, Oils, and Grease affect everyone in this community. A small amount of effort by each and every one of us can help reduce the likelihood of our communities experiencing the consequence of FOG in the collection system, such as backups and Sanitary Sewer Overflows. Commission questions, concerns and comments were addressed to include: This is the current ongoing program. As far as the City facilities the Community Center is monitored and there are 170 Dunedin businesses Mr. Winterstein is currently going to for data collection and seeing what devices they have. Utilities Operations Manager Bennett explained the City does not have a formalized program; it is against the City ordinance to discharge; but there is not a formalized Fats, Oils and Grease program on the books to date. Staff is proposing an ordinance change that will formalize the program and allow for regular maintenance of those devices that are in the community and being maintained on an "honor system". A program would have everyone doing the same thing and the City can document how it is being done . Mr. Winterstein explained this has never been regulated in Dunedin and noted in many cities it is regulated including Tampa , Largo, Oldsmar and Pinellas County. 25-15

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission In terms of data collection, the City did not have any; it was just the hauler scheduled a pickup and hopefully it was done, that was the honor system. He is doing "inspections"; however, without an ordinance there is no enforcement. In terms of cost for a permit, Mr. Watkins advised the recommendation currently would be approximately $120.00 a year. Mr. Winterstein noted most cities put it on the water bill so it is only $10.00 a month. Other cities have approximately, Largo - $150.00; Oldsmar - $250.00 and Pinellas County is $115.00 for smaller than 50 gallons and $140.00 for more. Deputy City Manager Quintas noted an ordinance would also address illicit dumping by haulers into the City's system to keep from having to pay at a treatment plant. The City would have a list of approved haulers with additional conditions. Mr. Watkins explained about the significant cost involved in instances if Sanitary Sewer Overflows in the thousands of dollars. Mr. Winterstein explained about the trouble spots for Sanitary Sewer Overflows that City employees clean up on a regular basis which is also a cost to the City. It was explained the southwest coast area is the most successful for these types of programs . Overall, in this area it is a 90% success rate in terms of FOG accumulation . In other communities it is status quo; however, being new there has been some pushback; business is expensive. Over time doing the inspections Mr. Winterstein has been educating and explaining what the City can do for them and how this will affect them by getting rid of the backups and issues and having someone to monitor haulers to make sure they are actually doing their job . He acknowledged there are some benefits to the payer. Ms. Bennett commented this is common best practice in the restaurant industry and also in homes to prevent plumbing problems. It is also in the Land Development Code for installing the devices; this is normal activity for a restaurant to be able to trap these things before they cause problems in the pipe system. They are for the most part doing the right thing so, that cost has already been incurred; the difference is the City will be monitoring on both sides, that it is being done at the point of the food service and also that the haulers are performing the service the customers are paying for. Next steps will be meeting with the Chamber with a similar presentation. City Manager Bramley advised there will be discussion at the Department Director meeting regarding the communications plan once they have Commission input and consensus direction to move forward . The proposal is a $1,000 fine for illicit dumping by haulers and escalating for repeat offenders. Currently, there is nothing the City can do . Ms. Bennett explained the cooperation of surrounding cities to use the same software for haulers to report their collection and if one consistently comes up short, that means they are stopping somewhere before the collection site and dumping into someone else's sewer system. In terms of the list of preferred haulers, Pinellas County has a list and the City will start with that li st and haulers will be removed for "bad behavior". Public Input Mayor Freaney opened the item to public input. Hearing and seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Freaney closed the public input. Consensus Direction: Consensus direction of the City Commission to City staff to move forward with the Fats, Oils and Grease Management Program formalization. 25-16

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 2.d. 2026 Legislative Priorities Discussion Staff Presentation Dunedin City Commission Strategy & Sustainability Manager Delfino referenced the PowerPoint presentation, Attachment A. 2026 Legislative Priority Review 2026 Session Dates: • 2026 Committee Meetings: • 6 Committee Weeks begin October 6 and end December 12 • Legislative Session Begins : January 13, 2026 • Legislative Session Ends: March 13, 2025 The Existing 2025 State Legislative Priorities document will be streamlined and changed to new branding guidelines. 2026 State Priorities Overview Ms. Delfino reviewed each of the priorities and the statement as detailed on the next pages of the PowerPoint: Home Rule Environment & Resiliency Transportation & Infrastructure Municipal Administration Education Economic Development & Housing Looking Ahead: • Monitor House, Senate and Governor Priorities & Budget • Bill Watch • Develop strategic Appropriation requests • Create 2026 Legislative Priorities Document (rebranded) • Advocacy • Florida League of Cities (FLC) Legislative Action Days - January 26-28, 2026 Commission questions, concerns and comments were addressed to include: Commissioner Walker was in support of considering CRA Language as recommended. In terms of Transportation and Infrastructure consideration of safety on the Pinellas Trail and the Legislature definition of a bicycle and e-bikes; the Legislature passed a law that municipalities may regulate the use of bikes, e-bikes, scooters and so forth within their jurisdiction. Ms. Delfino explained the issue Dunedin has is that while the City can enact an ordinance that regulates those things within the City boundaries, there are assets that do not belong to the City of Dunedin; therefore, a conversation with the County might be the direction to consider . Commissioner Dugard agreed with the comments by Commissioner Walker as a good start. He thought there was something more that could be done with transportation as the definitions are still a problem; if not to the State then to the County Commissioners for discussion as the jurisdictional authority on the Pinellas Trail. Vice Mayor Gow agreed with the comments of his colleagues so far. He thought there should be at least talking points with the Legislature in terms of the City taking control of this issue on the Trail. 25-17

Workshop Minutes September 2, 2025 Dunedin City Commission Commissioner Sandbergen commented he thought this year the Commission would do well as they have more experience. Mayor Freaney referred to the issues proposed for consideration and agreed with them all. Consensus Direction: The Commission was in agreement to direct staff to draft language for the proposed issues, Storm Recovery, Sovereign Immunity, Property Tax, and CRA Language and the suggestions for Transportation as discussed . Public Input Mayor Freaney opened the item to public input. Hearing and seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Freaney closed the public input. 3. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS ADJOURN MEETING The Workshop adjourned at 12:40 p.m. NOTE: The meeting was completely recorded , and the recording is in the official file . Mili:lreel'l4\" ~ :+f.li~~ Vice Mayor 25-18

1. PRESENTATIONS 2. WORKSHOP ITEMS 2.a 2025 City of Dunedin Business Survey Results 2.b Pinellas Trail Safety in Dunedin 2.c Introduction to the Wastewater Divisions proposed Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Program. 2.d 2026 Legislative Priorities Discussion 3. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING COMMISSION WORKSHOP DUNEDIN CITY HALL, 737 LOUDEN AVE SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 9:00 AM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CITIZEN INPUT Review Survey Results EXHIBIT: A. Business Survey 2025 Presentation Final.pdf EXHIBIT: B. 2025 City of Dunedin Business Survey Report by Forward Analytics.pdf EXHIBIT: C. 2025 Business Survey Tool.pdf Staff requests Commission discussion on a presentation from Pinellas County Sheriff's Office North District Station personnel regarding current and future safety measures on the Pinellas Trail in Dunedin. EXHIBIT: PCSO Pinellas Trail Presentation (Updated 08212025).pdf Commission introduction and discussion of the Wastewater Division's proposed Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Program; providing Consensus Direction and Concurrence with staff's proposed implementation. EXHIBIT: A. Fats, Oils, & Grease Presentation (09-02-25).pdf Review and approve 2026 Legislative Agenda EXHIBIT: A. 2026 Legislative Priority Review Presentation.pdf EXHIBIT: B. 2025 Dunedin Legislative Priorities.pdf 1

ADJOURN MEETING Dunedin Public Participation & Decorum Rules Note: Please put cell phones and pagers on silent or vibrate during the meeting. This meeting is televised; therefore, you may appear on TV at any time. Public Appearance: CITIZEN INPUT is for comments from members of the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda for this meeting (please give name and address and limit all comments to a maximum of three minutes). AS FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA individual speakers are limited to a maximum of three minutes. Representatives of groups consisting of 5 or more individuals who are present during the meeting may speak on behalf of the group for up to 10 minutes at the Chair's discretion. To do so, the individuals must have waived their time to the representative by providing their name and address on the back of the comment card. Public Hearings: During public hearings the Chair will open the agenda item to the public for comment. If you wish to comment come to the microphone at the podium and give your name and address for the record. Make all comments and queries to or through the Chair. This meeting is for agenda items only. Other issues should be presented to the City Manager or City Clerk for discussion at a future Commission meeting. Appeals: Per Florida Statute 286.0105 - If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Disability Provisions: It is the policy of the City of Dunedin not to discriminate against disabled persons in employment or the provisions of services. If you have a disability that requires accommodation, please notify the ADA Coordinator 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting at (727) 298-3042. COPIES OF THIS AND ALL COMMISSION AGENDAS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 737 LOUDEN AVENUE, ON THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE. COPIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE AT WWW.DUNEDINGOV.COM. 2

>> MAYOR >> MAYOR FREANEY: >> OKAY, >> OKAY, GOOD >> OKAY, GOOD MORNING, >> OKAY, GOOD MORNING, WELCOME >> OKAY, GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO >> OKAY, GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO THE MORNING, WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025, CITY SEPTEMBER 2nd, 2025, CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP. COMMISSION WORKSHOP. GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. ORDER. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY JIM OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY JIM OUR CITY ATTORNEY. CITY ATTORNEY. SCWEN OUR CITY ATTORNEY. SCWEN OUR CITY ATTORNEY. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] OKAY, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OKAY, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO WE'RE PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CITIZEN INPUT. GOING TO GO TO CITIZEN INPUT. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON A DOPPIC THAT IS NOT TO SPEAK ON A DOPPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE -- TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON ON THE -- TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? THE AGENDA? OKAY, SEEING NO ONE, WE'RE GOING OKAY, SEEING NO ONE, WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THROUGH. TO PUSH THROUGH. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR WORKSHOP ITOPS, AND THE FIRST WORKSHOP ITOPS, AND THE FIRST ONE IS 2025 CITY OF DUNEDIN ONE IS 2025 CITY OF DUNEDIN BUSINESS SURVEY RESULTS. BUSINESS SURVEY RESULTS. AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO NICOLE. NICOLE. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. NICOLE DELFINO, STRATEGY AND NICOLE DELFINO, STRATEGY AND SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER HERE. SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER HERE. WITH DR. NEELY WHO IS JOINING US WITH DR. NEELY WHO IS JOINING US BY ZOOM TO PRESENT THE 2025 BY ZOOM TO PRESENT THE 2025 BUSINESS SURVEY. BUSINESS SURVEY. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH SO I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE FIRST FEW SLIDES HERE. THE FIRST FEW SLIDES HERE. WE'LL TALK LITTLE BIT ABOUT WE'LL TALK LITTLE BIT ABOUT LOGISTICS, OUR COMMUNICATION LOGISTICS, OUR COMMUNICATION PLAN, OUR SURVEY RESULTS, AND PLAN, OUR SURVEY RESULTS, AND THEN RECOMMENDATIONS. THEN RECOMMENDATIONS. I SAW HIS NAME POP UP. I SAW HIS NAME POP UP. >> MAYOR FREANEY: THERE HE IS. >> THERE HE IS. >> THERE HE IS. >> >> THERE HE IS. >> OF >> THERE HE IS. >> OF COURSE >> THERE HE IS. >> OF COURSE YOU >> THERE HE IS. >> OF COURSE YOU ALL >> THERE HE IS. >> OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE >> OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE >> OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR >> OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR BY >> OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR BY NOW >> OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR BY NOW WITH >> OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR BY NOW WITH DR. >> OF COURSE YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR BY NOW WITH DR. NEELY. FAMILIAR BY NOW WITH DR. NEELY. RENOWNED SURVEY RESEARCHER THAT RENOWNED SURVEY RESEARCHER THAT WILL BE PRESENTING THE RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTING THE RESULTS HERE TODAY ON THE BUSINESS HERE TODAY ON THE BUSINESS SURVEY. SURVEY. HE ALSO CONDUCTED BOTH OUR HE ALSO CONDUCTED BOTH OUR EMPLOYEE SURVEY AND OUR CITIZEN EMPLOYEE SURVEY AND OUR CITIZEN SURVEY. SURVEY. AS FAR AS LOGISTICS GOES, THE AS FAR AS LOGISTICS GOES, THE SURVEY WAS OPENED ON SURVEY WAS OPENED ON APRIL 21st. APRIL 21st. IT STAY OAPPEDDEN UNTIL MAY -- IT STAY OAPPEDDEN UNTIL MAY -- OPENED UNTIL MAY 8th, 36 OPENED UNTIL MAY 8th, 36 QUESTIONS AND SIX DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS AND SIX DEMOGRAPHIC QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. AGAIN THERE WERE SOME AGAIN THERE WERE SOME DUPLICATIVE LANGUAGE FROM YEARS DUPLICATIVE LANGUAGE FROM YEARS PAST SO WE HAD A GOOD COMPARISON PAST SO WE HAD A GOOD COMPARISON YEAR OVER YEAR AND AS FAR AS OUR YEAR OVER YEAR AND AS FAR AS OUR RESPONSE RATE GOES WE DID SEE RESPONSE RATE GOES WE DID SEE QUITE AN INCREASE FROM 2023 TO QUITE AN INCREASE FROM 2023 TO 25 UP TO 279 RESPONSES. 25 UP TO 279 RESPONSES. AND THEN FOR THE COMMUNICATION AND THEN FOR THE COMMUNICATION PLAN, THIS WAS HANDLED PLAN, THIS WAS HANDLED INTERNALLY WITH STAFF. INTERNALLY WITH STAFF. IT INCLUDED GRAPHICS LIKE THE IT INCLUDED GRAPHICS LIKE THE GRAPHIC YOU SEE HERE, AND RACK GRAPHIC YOU SEE HERE, AND RACK CARDS AND FLIERS. CARDS AND FLIERS. A DIRECT EMAIL CAMPAIGN, IS NOT A DIRECT EMAIL CAMPAIGN, IS NOT ONLY THROUGH THE DUNEDIN NEWS ONLY THROUGH THE DUNEDIN NEWS BUT ALSO TO OUR BUSINESS TAX BUT ALSO TO OUR BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT, LIT DISTRIBUTION LIST. RECEIPT, LIT DISTRIBUTION LIST. WE ALSO HAD SOCIAL MEDIA WE ALSO HAD SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING, AND THEN I'M CALLING POSTING, AND THEN I'M CALLING BOOTS ON THE GROUND WE'LL TALK BOOTS ON THE GROUND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN ONE MOMENT. ABOUT IN ONE MOMENT. HERE'S JUST A LOOK AT SOME OF HERE'S JUST A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING. IT WAS ALSO SHARED BY THE IT WAS ALSO SHARED BY THE CHAMBER. CHAMBER. AS WELL AS MADE THE DUNEDIN AS WELL AS MADE THE DUNEDIN BEACON. BEACON. AS FAR AS BOOTS ON THE GROUND AS FAR AS BOOTS ON THE GROUND GOES, THOSE RACK CARDS OR GOES, THOSE RACK CARDS OR POSTCARDS YEAH SAW, I ENGAGED POSTCARDS YEAH SAW, I ENGAGED STAFF TO WALK AROUND MANY AREAS STAFF TO WALK AROUND MANY AREAS OF OUR CITY TO HAND OUT DIRECTLY OF OUR CITY TO HAND OUT DIRECTLY HAND OUT THOSE POSTCARDS TO HAND OUT THOSE POSTCARDS TO BUSINESSES SO WE WENT ALONG BUSINESSES SO WE WENT ALONG BROADWAY, WE HAD, THE STARS BROADWAY, WE HAD, THE STARS INDICATE ALL THE PLAZAS AND THE INDICATE ALL THE PLAZAS AND THE BUSINESSES THAT WE HIT. BUSINESSES THAT WE HIT. ALL ALONG 580, THE WAL-MART ALL ALONG 580, THE WAL-MART PLAZA, THE LAKE HAVEN PLAZA, THE PLAZA, THE LAKE HAVEN PLAZA, THE WINN-DIXIE PLAZA, THE PUBLIX WINN-DIXIE PLAZA, THE PUBLIX PLAZA, ALONG PATRICIA, ALL THE PLAZA, ALONG PATRICIA, ALL THE AREAS ACROSS FROM THE BOWLING AREAS ACROSS FROM THE BOWLING ALLEY AND THEN ADJACENT TO ALLEY AND THEN ADJACENT TO BOWLING ALLEY, ALONG DOUGLAS, OF BOWLING ALLEY, ALONG DOUGLAS, OF COURSE THE CAUSEWAY, ALSO ALONG COURSE THE CAUSEWAY, ALSO ALONG BAYSHORE NORTH OF MLK, WE WENT BAYSHORE NORTH OF MLK, WE WENT INTO THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS THERE, INTO THE INDUSTRIAL AREAS THERE, TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK, AND THEN TO GET THEIR FEEDBACK, AND THEN ALSO PINEHURST, AND THEN OF ALSO PINEHURST, AND THEN OF COURSE WE WERE RECRUITED TREVOR COURSE WE WERE RECRUITED TREVOR DAVIS TO HAND THEM ALL OUT IN DAVIS TO HAND THEM ALL OUT IN DOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN. SO DR. NEELY, ARE YOU THERE? SO DR. NEELY, ARE YOU THERE? >> I AM. >> I AM. >> I AM. >> >> I AM. >> PERFECT. >> PERFECT. >> PERFECT. SO >> PERFECT. SO I >> PERFECT. SO I DON'T >> PERFECT. SO I DON'T KNOW >> PERFECT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF >> PERFECT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU >> PERFECT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT >> PERFECT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ANY INTRODUCTION OR YOU GIVE ANY INTRODUCTION OR YOU WANT ME TO JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO WANT ME TO JUST JUMP RIGHT INTO THE FIRST SLIDE, WHICH IS ON THE THE FIRST SLIDE, WHICH IS ON THE KEY THEMES. KEY THEMES. >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE A >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE A COUPLE >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE A COUPLE OF >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE A COUPLE OF CAVEATS >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE A COUPLE OF CAVEATS AS >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE A COUPLE OF CAVEATS AS WE >> SO ON QUEUE I'D LIKE TO GIVE A COUPLE OF CAVEATS AS WE GET A COUPLE OF CAVEATS AS WE GET STARTED IF I COULD. STARTED IF I COULD. THIS IS A UNIQUE PROJECT FOR ME. THIS IS A UNIQUE PROJECT FOR ME. I ALWAYS LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO I ALWAYS LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH DUNEDIN. WORK WITH DUNEDIN. APPRECIATE HOW SERIOUSLY YOU APPRECIATE HOW SERIOUSLY YOU TAKE YOUR SURVEY, YOUR COMMUNITY TAKE YOUR SURVEY, YOUR COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS SURVEYS,. AND BUSINESS SURVEYS,. THIS WAS A UNIQUE ONE FOR ME. THIS WAS A UNIQUE ONE FOR ME. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER IN THE WHAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER IN THE PAST, SO IT TOOK TIME TO ADJUST PAST, SO IT TOOK TIME TO ADJUST TO THE SURVEY, THE NUMBER OF TO THE SURVEY, THE NUMBER OF OPEN ENDED COMMENTS, SO YOU'LLEE OPEN ENDED COMMENTS, SO YOU'LLEE SEE HOW WE ADDRESS THAT IN THE SEE HOW WE ADDRESS THAT IN THE REPORT. REPORT. AND HOPEFULLY SHOULD HAVE A LIST AND HOPEFULLY SHOULD HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE OPEN ENDED RESPONSES OF ALL THE OPEN ENDED RESPONSES BUT I WANT TO NOTE THAT YOU KNOW BUT I WANT TO NOTE THAT YOU KNOW WITH THAT 279 RESPONSES, IT'S A WITH THAT 279 RESPONSES, IT'S A NICE JUMP IN GROWTH, NICOLE AND NICE JUMP IN GROWTH, NICOLE AND HER TEAM DID A LOT OF WORK TO HER TEAM DID A LOT OF WORK TO GET THAT GROWTH, BUT I WANT TO, GET THAT GROWTH, BUT I WANT TO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I EMPHASIZE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I EMPHASIZE THAT NOT ALL 279 RESPONDENTS THAT NOT ALL 279 RESPONDENTS COMPLETED THE ENTIRE SURVEY: AS AS FROM A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE, FROM A RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE, ONCE YOU GET INTO ASKING PEOPLE ONCE YOU GET INTO ASKING PEOPLE FOR A LOT OF OPEN ENDED FOR A LOT OF OPEN ENDED FEEDBACK, THERE ARE SOME ETHICAL FEEDBACK, THERE ARE SOME ETHICAL CONCERNS THEN WITH CUTTING THEIR CONCERNS THEN WITH CUTTING THEIR RESPONSES IF NAY DON'T ANSWER RESPONSES IF NAY DON'T ANSWER EVERY -- THEY DON'T ANSWER EVERY EVERY -- THEY DON'T ANSWER EVERY QUESTION BECAUSE THEY DID QUESTION BECAUSE THEY DID PROVIDE YOU KNOW PERSONAL PROVIDE YOU KNOW PERSONAL FEEDBACK IN A WAY THAT GOES FEEDBACK IN A WAY THAT GOES BEYOND ANSWERING A COUPLE BEYOND ANSWERING A COUPLE MULTIPLE CHOICES AND THEN MULTIPLE CHOICES AND THEN QUITTING. QUITTING. SO THERE IS VARYING LEVELS OF SO THERE IS VARYING LEVELS OF COMPLETENESS TO THE RESPONSES, COMPLETENESS TO THE RESPONSES, AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE REPORT IN SOME PLACES IN THE REPORT IN SOME PLACES THAT INSTEAD OF LISTING A THAT INSTEAD OF LISTING A PERCENTAGE, I LISTED THE NUMBER PERCENTAGE, I LISTED THE NUMBER WHO GAVE AN ANSWER. WHO GAVE AN ANSWER. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A KIND OF I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A KIND OF PROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF PROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF THE RESPONSES WITHOUT, WITHOUT THE RESPONSES WITHOUT, WITHOUT IMPLYING THAT ALL 279 PEOPLE IMPLYING THAT ALL 279 PEOPLE INTENDED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. INTENDED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE. I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ON THAT, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ON THAT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE, AND I I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A KNOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A BUNCH OF NUMBERS, AND SOMETIMES BUNCH OF NUMBERS, AND SOMETIMES THESE PRESENTATIONS WE THROW A THESE PRESENTATIONS WE THROW A WHOLE BUNCH OF NUMBERS AT YOU WHOLE BUNCH OF NUMBERS AT YOU AND IT CAN BE DIZZYING SO WHAT I AND IT CAN BE DIZZYING SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TELL YOU THE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TELL YOU THE BIG STORY UP FRONT, AND THEN WE BIG STORY UP FRONT, AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CAN TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT SUPPORT THAT STORY. NUMBERS THAT SUPPORT THAT STORY. THE BIG STORY IS THAT MUCH LIKE THE BIG STORY IS THAT MUCH LIKE YOUR CITIZEN SURVEY, YOUR YOUR CITIZEN SURVEY, YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY LOVES BUSINESS COMMUNITY LOVES DUNEDIN, AND WHAT THEY LOVE DUNEDIN, AND WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT DUNEDIN IS THAT IT'S ABOUT DUNEDIN IS THAT IT'S DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. THE UNINEEKNESS OF THE THE UNINEEKNESS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE FESTIVALS AND COMMUNITY, THE FESTIVALS AND EVENTS, THE SENSE OF AND SAFETY EVENTS, THE SENSE OF AND SAFETY AND BELONGING THEY HAVE THERE. AND BELONGING THEY HAVE THERE. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT STAND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT STAND OUT. OUT. I SEE A BUSINESS COMMUNITY HERE I SEE A BUSINESS COMMUNITY HERE THAT IS NOT OPPOSED TO GROWTH, THAT IS NOT OPPOSED TO GROWTH, BUT WARY OF THE IMPACTS THAT BUT WARY OF THE IMPACTS THAT GROWTH WILL HAVE ON THOSE THINGS GROWTH WILL HAVE ON THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE DUNEDIN UNIQUE. THAT MAKE DUNEDIN UNIQUE. AND WHAT I SEE THEM ASKING FOR A AND WHAT I SEE THEM ASKING FOR A LOT IN THE COMMENTS IS NOT TO, LOT IN THE COMMENTS IS NOT TO, NOT TO -- NOT FOR THE CITY NOT NOT TO -- NOT FOR THE CITY NOT TO GROW, BUT FOR THE CITY TO TO GROW, BUT FOR THE CITY TO GROW INTENTIONALLY IN A WAY THAT GROW INTENTIONALLY IN A WAY THAT IS GEARED TOWARD MAINTAINING IS GEARED TOWARD MAINTAINING THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE DUNEDIN THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE DUNEDIN UNIQUE AND SPECIAL. UNIQUE AND SPECIAL. I THINK THAT I'VE DONE LOT OF I THINK THAT I'VE DONE LOT OF SURVEYS FOR GULF COAST SURVEYS FOR GULF COAST COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES. I THINK DUNEDIN STANDS OUT IN I THINK DUNEDIN STANDS OUT IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S NOT BY ANY THE SENSE THAT IT'S NOT BY ANY STRETCH THAT YOUR RESIDENTS AND STRETCH THAT YOUR RESIDENTS AND YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY DON'T YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY DON'T VALUE THE NATURAL SETTING. VALUE THE NATURAL SETTING. THEY DO. THEY DO. BUT IT'S LESS WHAT DEFINES THE BUT IT'S LESS WHAT DEFINES THE TOWN AND THE TOWN IS MORE TOWN AND THE TOWN IS MORE DEFINED BY THE ACTUAL UNIQUE DEFINED BY THE ACTUAL UNIQUE CHARACTER AND CHARM OF THE TOWN CHARACTER AND CHARM OF THE TOWN IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. SO THERE'S A LITTLE MORE SENSE SO THERE'S A LITTLE MORE SENSE OF COMMUNITY IDENTITY ATTACHED OF COMMUNITY IDENTITY ATTACHED TO BEING IN DUNEDIN AND THERE TO BEING IN DUNEDIN AND THERE MIGHT BE TO SOME OTHER MIGHT BE TO SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES ON THE GULF COAST. COMMUNITIES ON THE GULF COAST. AND THAT REALLY STANDS OUT AS AND THAT REALLY STANDS OUT AS SOMETHING THAT MAKES THE TOWN SOMETHING THAT MAKES THE TOWN SPECIAL, SOMETHING THAT MAKES SPECIAL, SOMETHING THAT MAKES BUSINESSES WANT TO BE THERE, BUSINESSES WANT TO BE THERE, RESIDENTS WANT TO BE THERE, AND RESIDENTS WANT TO BE THERE, AND SO I THINK THEIR CONCERNS AS SO I THINK THEIR CONCERNS AS THEY ARISE IN THE COMING SLIDES THEY ARISE IN THE COMING SLIDES REALLY CENTER AROUND PROTECTING REALLY CENTER AROUND PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING THAT. AND MAINTAINING THAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT KIND OF BIG PICTURE THAT KIND OF BIG PICTURE TAKEAWAY. TAKEAWAY. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE GOT A NICE MIX OF RESPONSES FROM GOT A NICE MIX OF RESPONSES FROM DIFFERENT AREAS, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS, SOME OF THE RESPONSES I'LL SHARE WITH YOU, RESPONSES I'LL SHARE WITH YOU, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE A PARKING GARAGE THINGS LIKE A PARKING GARAGE REALLY DO VARY BASED ON THE REALLY DO VARY BASED ON THE AREAS OF WHERE THE RESPONDENTS AREAS OF WHERE THE RESPONDENTS ARE. ARE. WE DO HAVE A NICE MIX OF WE DO HAVE A NICE MIX OF RESPONDENTS BASED ON THE TIME -- RESPONDENTS BASED ON THE TIME -- AMOUNT OF TIME IN BUSINESS AMOUNT OF TIME IN BUSINESS THAT'S PRETTY WELL DISBURSED THAT'S PRETTY WELL DISBURSED ACROSS THE SAMPLE. ACROSS THE SAMPLE. WE HAVE A NICE MIX OF RESPONSES WE HAVE A NICE MIX OF RESPONSES BASED ON INDUSTRY, BUT I WANT TO BASED ON INDUSTRY, BUT I WANT TO PUT AN ASTERISK BESIDE THAT AND PUT AN ASTERISK BESIDE THAT AND SAY THAT IN ORDER TO TELL YOU IF SAY THAT IN ORDER TO TELL YOU IF THERE IS OVER OR THERE IS OVER OR UNDERREPRESENTATION OF SPECIFIC UNDERREPRESENTATION OF SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES OR KIND OFNES INDUSTRIES OR KIND OFNES MARKETS, I WOULD NEED TO KNOW MARKETS, I WOULD NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT -- OF NICHE MARKETSI MORE ABOUT -- OF NICHE MARKETSI WOULD NEED TO KNOW THE BREAKGON WOULD NEED TO KNOW THE BREAKGON OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY. OF THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T KNOW FOR INSTANCE WHAT I DON'T KNOW FOR INSTANCE WHAT PERCENTAGE OF BUSINESSES THERE PERCENTAGE OF BUSINESSES THERE ARE SERVICE VERSUS ARE SERVICE VERSUS MANUFACTURING, HOSPITALITY, MANUFACTURING, HOSPITALITY, ET CETERA. ET CETERA. SO IN ORDER TO TELL YOU FOR SO IN ORDER TO TELL YOU FOR CERTAIN WHETHER THERE WAS GOOD CERTAIN WHETHER THERE WAS GOOD REPRESENTATION THERE I WOULD REPRESENTATION THERE I WOULD NEED A LITTLE INFO ON THAT. NEED A LITTLE INFO ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AND LAST CAVEAT IT'S AN ALLERGY AND LAST CAVEAT IT'S AN ALLERGY MORNING HERE IN FLORIDA, SO MORNING HERE IN FLORIDA, SO FORGIVE MY VOICE. FORGIVE MY VOICE. AND MY PAUSES TO SNIFFLE. AND MY PAUSES TO SNIFFLE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE I ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE I GET STARTED? GET STARTED? >> MAYOR FREANEY: ANY QUESTIONS >> ANY QUESTIONS >> ANY QUESTIONS ON >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ON THAT? DO -- SHALL WE MOVE ON? DO -- SHALL WE MOVE ON? >> OKAY, PERFECT. >> OKAY, PERFECT. >> OKAY, PERFECT. NICOLE, >> OKAY, PERFECT. NICOLE, I >> OKAY, PERFECT. NICOLE, I LOST >> OKAY, PERFECT. NICOLE, I LOST THE >> OKAY, PERFECT. NICOLE, I LOST THE VISUAL >> OKAY, PERFECT. NICOLE, I LOST THE VISUAL OF NICOLE, I LOST THE VISUAL OF THE-- THERE IT IS, NEVER MIND. THE-- THERE IT IS, NEVER MIND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE CAN, WE CAN JUST KIND OF SO WE CAN, WE CAN JUST KIND OF GLOSS OVER THIS FOR THE TIME GLOSS OVER THIS FOR THE TIME BEING. BEING. AGAIN WE HAVE A TON OF DATA AGAIN WE HAVE A TON OF DATA HERE, TON OF INFORMATION, AND SO HERE, TON OF INFORMATION, AND SO I TRIED TO ORGANIZE IT AROUND I TRIED TO ORGANIZE IT AROUND SOME QUESTIONS THAT I THOUGHT SOME QUESTIONS THAT I THOUGHT THE CITY WANTED ANSWERED BASED THE CITY WANTED ANSWERED BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH ON THE CONVERSATIONS I HAD WITH STAFF, SO THIS JUST KIND OF STAFF, SO THIS JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU A LIST OF SOME OF THE GIVES YOU A LIST OF SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED AND THEN USE QUESTIONS WE ASKED AND THEN USE THE SURVEY DATA TO TRY TO ANSWER THE SURVEY DATA TO TRY TO ANSWER IN THE REPORT. IN THE REPORT. BUT WE CAN JUMP AHEAD AND TALK BUT WE CAN JUMP AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE ABOUT SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALLY. INDIVIDUALLY. SO WHY BUSINESSES CHOOSE SO WHY BUSINESSES CHOOSE DUNEDIN? DUNEDIN? I ALREADY KIND OF TOUCHED ON I ALREADY KIND OF TOUCHED ON THIS. THIS. IT'S THE, IT'S REALLY BOILING IT'S THE, IT'S REALLY BOILING DOWN TO THE THINGS THAT MAKE DOWN TO THE THINGS THAT MAKE DUNEDIN UNIQUE AND SPECIAL. DUNEDIN UNIQUE AND SPECIAL. THE IMAGE OF THE CITY, THE LOW THE IMAGE OF THE CITY, THE LOW CRIME RATE, THE TOURISM, WHICH CRIME RATE, THE TOURISM, WHICH IT COMES UP OVER AND OVER IN THE IT COMES UP OVER AND OVER IN THE COMMENTS AS BEING REALLY COMMENTS AS BEING REALLY ATTACHED TO A LOT OF THE EVENTS ATTACHED TO A LOT OF THE EVENTS AND UNIQUE KIND OF GATHERSION AND UNIQUE KIND OF GATHERSION THAT THE CITY PUTS ON. THAT THE CITY PUTS ON. IT'S LESS, YOU CAN SEE THAT AS IT'S LESS, YOU CAN SEE THAT AS WE KIND OF GET UP INTO SOME OF WE KIND OF GET UP INTO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE THE THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRADITIONALLY THOUGHT OF AS TRADITIONALLY THOUGHT OF AS BUSINESS DRIVERS, YOUR BUSINESS BUSINESS DRIVERS, YOUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY SEEMS A LITTLE LESS COMMUNITY SEEMS A LITTLE LESS CONCERNED WITH SOME OF THOSE. CONCERNED WITH SOME OF THOSE. IT'S NOT THAT THEY DON'T CARE IT'S NOT THAT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT A SKILLED WORKFORCE BUT IT ABOUT A SKILLED WORKFORCE BUT IT DOESN'T REGISTER AT THE SAME DOESN'T REGISTER AT THE SAME RATE AS THE UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES OF RATE AS THE UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES OF THE CITY. THE CITY. SAME WITH TAXATION. SAME WITH TAXATION. SAME WITH AIRPORTS AND THINGS OF SAME WITH AIRPORTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THAT NATURE. THE, THE SYNERGISTIC BUSINESS THE, THE SYNERGISTIC BUSINESS COMMUNITY AGAIN LESS THAN, OR COMMUNITY AGAIN LESS THAN, OR JUST ABOUT 50% ARE SAYING THAT'S JUST ABOUT 50% ARE SAYING THAT'S A BIG FACTOR SO WHAT'S BRINGING A BIG FACTOR SO WHAT'S BRINGING BUSINESSES TO DUNEDIN? BUSINESSES TO DUNEDIN? AGAIN, IS DUNEDIN. AGAIN, IS DUNEDIN. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE AREN'T THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE AREN'T SOME LEVERS YOU CAN PULL HERE SOME LEVERS YOU CAN PULL HERE AND THERE TO IMPROVE THE AND THERE TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THE -- I SHOULD SAY TO IMPROVE THE -- I SHOULD SAY TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, THE THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. BUT IT'S NOT WHAT BUSINESSES ARE BUT IT'S NOT WHAT BUSINESSES ARE KIND OF CLAMORING FOR IF THAT KIND OF CLAMORING FOR IF THAT MAKES SENSE. MAKES SENSE. IF WE JUMP AHEAD, THE NEXT SLIDE IF WE JUMP AHEAD, THE NEXT SLIDE IS KIND OF ASKING THE SAME THING IS KIND OF ASKING THE SAME THING BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY, LIKE BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY, LIKE WHAT IS IT THAT DUNEDIN UNIQUELY WHAT IS IT THAT DUNEDIN UNIQUELY OFFERS YOUR BUSINESS THAT YOU OFFERS YOUR BUSINESS THAT YOU CAN'T GET ELSEWHERE AND YOU SEE CAN'T GET ELSEWHERE AND YOU SEE ALL THOSE SAME KIND OF IDEAS AT ALL THOSE SAME KIND OF IDEAS AT THE TOP, SAFETY, SMALL TOWN THE TOP, SAFETY, SMALL TOWN FEEL, THE CHARMING WALKABLE FEEL, THE CHARMING WALKABLE DOWNTOWN, LET'S BE FAIR AND NOTE DOWNTOWN, LET'S BE FAIR AND NOTE THAT THERE IS A LOT OF POSITIVES THAT THERE IS A LOT OF POSITIVES ABOUT THE WALKABILITY OF ABOUT THE WALKABILITY OF DOWNTOWN AND THE NAVIGABILITY OF DOWNTOWN AND THE NAVIGABILITY OF DOWNTOWN. DOWNTOWN. WE DO SEE CONCERNS RAISED IN WE DO SEE CONCERNS RAISED IN OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR. DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR. ABOUT WALKABILITY AND THE SAFETY ABOUT WALKABILITY AND THE SAFETY OF GETTING AROUND YOU KNOW OF GETTING AROUND YOU KNOW WITHOUT AN AUTOMOBILE WITHOUT AN AUTOMOBILE NECESSARILY. NECESSARILY. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT STANDS SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT STANDS OUT AS ONE OF THOSE DISTINCTIONS OUT AS ONE OF THOSE DISTINCTIONS IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ARE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA IN PARTICULAR, DOWNTOWN AREA IN PARTICULAR, THAT, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT THAT, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT REALLY STAND OUT. REALLY STAND OUT. WE SEE TOURISM AND THE PINELLAS WE SEE TOURISM AND THE PINELLAS TRAIL YOU KNOW, NEAR THE TOP OF TRAIL YOU KNOW, NEAR THE TOP OF THAT RIST JUST THINGS THAT MAKE THAT RIST JUST THINGS THAT MAKE DUNEDIN UNIQUE. DUNEDIN UNIQUE. BUSINESS SYNERGY, PARTNERSHIPS, BUSINESS SYNERGY, PARTNERSHIPS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LOCATION IN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LOCATION IN METROPOLITAN AREA. METROPOLITAN AREA. THE THINGS THAT OFTEN DRIVE THE THINGS THAT OFTEN DRIVE BUSINESSES IN SOME COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES IN SOME COMMUNITIES, THEY'RE STANDING OUT LESS IN THEY'RE STANDING OUT LESS IN DUNEDIN THAN THE THINGS THAT DUNEDIN THAN THE THINGS THAT MAKE AGAIN, MAKE DUNEDIN ITS YOU MAKE AGAIN, MAKE DUNEDIN ITS YOU KNOW YOU KNOW UNIQUELY ITSELF. KNOW YOU KNOW UNIQUELY ITSELF. AND PLEASE INTERRUPT ME IF YOU AND PLEASE INTERRUPT ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AS WE'RE GOING HAVE QUESTIONS AS WE'RE GOING BUT OTHERWISE WE CAN JUMP AHEAD. BUT OTHERWISE WE CAN JUMP AHEAD. I THINK THE NEXT COUPLE OF I THINK THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES REALLY JUST KIND OF SLIDES REALLY JUST KIND OF REINFORCE A LOT OF WHAT WE REINFORCE A LOT OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY WITH TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY WITH YOUR CITIZEN SURVEY. YOUR CITIZEN SURVEY. SLEPT PERCEPTIONS OF THE SLEPT PERCEPTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY. THOSE DROP A LITTLE BIT WHEN IT THOSE DROP A LITTLE BIT WHEN IT TURNS TO THINGS LIKE NEW TURNS TO THINGS LIKE NEW DEVELOPMENT BUT THE OVERALL VIEW DEVELOPMENT BUT THE OVERALL VIEW OF THE COMMUNITY, THE OVERALL OF THE COMMUNITY, THE OVERALL IMAGE, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THE IMAGE, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THE FEELING OF SAFETY, THESE ARE ALL FEELING OF SAFETY, THESE ARE ALL VERY HIGH. VERY HIGH. NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THESE AND NOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THESE AND SAY YES, BUT THEY'RE LOWER THAN SAY YES, BUT THEY'RE LOWER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS, THAT IS TRUE IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THAT IS TRUE IN A COUPLE OF CASES. A COUPLE OF CASES. BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THAT'S TRUE ALL UP AND DOWN THE THAT'S TRUE ALL UP AND DOWN THE GULF COAST RIGHT NOW WHERE THOSE GULF COAST RIGHT NOW WHERE THOSE NUMBERS HAVE TAKEN A BIT OF A NUMBERS HAVE TAKEN A BIT OF A HIT AFTER WE LITERALLY TOOK A HIT AFTER WE LITERALLY TOOK A COUPLE OF HEIGHTS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF HEIGHTS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS FROM STORMS. FEW YEARS FROM STORMS