CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION

S. >> Mayor Bujalski: WELCOME, >> Mayor Bujalski: WELCOME, >> Mayor Bujalski: WELCOME, EVERYBODY, >> Mayor Bujalski: WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO >> Mayor Bujalski: WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO OUR >> Mayor Bujalski: WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO OUR TUESDAY, EVERYBODY, TO OUR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, CITY SEPTEMBER 17th, CITY COMMISSION WORK SESSION. COMMISSION WORK SESSION. WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, AND IF YOU'LL PLEASE JOIN ORDER, AND IF YOU'LL PLEASE JOIN ME AS JENNIFER LEADS US IN THE ME AS JENNIFER LEADS US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU, JENNIFER. JENNIFER. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, WE AND IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, WE HAVE JORGE ON THE DAIS TODAY. HAVE JORGE ON THE DAIS TODAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO SO WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO GIVE HIM ALL KINDS OF GRIEF. GIVE HIM ALL KINDS OF GRIEF. AS WE GENERALLY DO WHEN HE FILLS AS WE GENERALLY DO WHEN HE FILLS IN FOR JENNIFER. IN FOR JENNIFER. JENNIFER IS ON VACATION SEEING JENNIFER IS ON VACATION SEEING HER NEW GRANDBABY. HER NEW GRANDBABY. SO SHE WILL BE MISSED. SO SHE WILL BE MISSED. I'M JUST KIDDING JORGE. I'M JUST KIDDING JORGE. >> BRING IT ON. >> BRING IT ON. >> BRING IT ON. >> >> BRING IT ON. >> I'M >> BRING IT ON. >> I'M NOT >> BRING IT ON. >> I'M NOT KIDDING >> BRING IT ON. >> I'M NOT KIDDING THOUGH, >> BRING IT ON. >> I'M NOT KIDDING THOUGH, I'M >> I'M NOT KIDDING THOUGH, I'M >> I'M NOT KIDDING THOUGH, I'M READY. READY. >> OKAY, FIRST THING ON THE >> OKAY, FIRST THING ON THE >> OKAY, FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA >> OKAY, FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA ARE >> OKAY, FIRST THING ON THE AGENDA ARE PRESENTATIONS. AGENDA ARE PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF THE WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF THE 2024 SAVVY AWARD FOR DIGITAL 2024 SAVVY AWARD FOR DIGITAL INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER BY THE CITY COUNTY NEWSLETTER BY THE CITY COUNTY COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION. ASSOCIATION. COME ON DOWN. COME ON DOWN. WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS. WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS SAVVY AWARD, WHICH WE THIS SAVVY AWARD, WHICH WE RECEIVED JUST TWO WEEKS AGO AT RECEIVED JUST TWO WEEKS AGO AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, WHICH HAD MORE THAN 700 WHICH HAD MORE THAN 700 ATTENDEES IN DALLAS ACTUALLY ATTENDEES IN DALLAS ACTUALLY ARLINGTON, TEXAS, AND WE KNOW ARLINGTON, TEXAS, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,000 THAT THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,000 ENTRIES IN THESE AWARDS, AND ENTRIES IN THESE AWARDS, AND THESE ARE INDUSTRY AWARDS. THESE ARE INDUSTRY AWARDS. AND THESE ARE AWARDS OF AND THESE ARE AWARDS OF COMMUNICATION EXCELLENCE AMONG COMMUNICATION EXCELLENCE AMONG OUR PEERS, AND THERE WERE 38 OUR PEERS, AND THERE WERE 38 CATEGORIES, AND WE WERE SO PROUD CATEGORIES, AND WE WERE SO PROUD AND SO PLEASED TO BRING HOME AND SO PLEASED TO BRING HOME THIS SAVVY FOR NOT ONLY OUR TEAM THIS SAVVY FOR NOT ONLY OUR TEAM BUT FOR ALL OF THE STAFF AND THE BUT FOR ALL OF THE STAFF AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, THE COMMISSION, AND OF COURSE OUR COMMISSION, AND OF COURSE OUR COMMUNITY AND SO THIS IS A VERY COMMUNITY AND SO THIS IS A VERY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. IT'S NOT JUST US. IT'S NOT JUST US. I MEAN WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, I MEAN WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, AND WE PUBLISH IT EVERY, EVERY AND WE PUBLISH IT EVERY, EVERY WEEK, EVERY THURSDAY. WEEK, EVERY THURSDAY. IT GOES OUT IN AN E-MAIL AROUND IT GOES OUT IN AN E-MAIL AROUND 3:00. 3:00. AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR TWO AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR TWO YEARS SINCE JANUARY 2022. YEARS SINCE JANUARY 2022. AND WHEN ANTONELLA, I HAVE TO AND WHEN ANTONELLA, I HAVE TO GIVE HER CREDIT TOO, BECAUSE WE GIVE HER CREDIT TOO, BECAUSE WE LAUNCHED THIS TOGETHER IN LAUNCHED THIS TOGETHER IN JANUARY OF 2022, WITH ABOUT JANUARY OF 2022, WITH ABOUT 4,000 SUBSCRIBERS THAT WERE PART 4,000 SUBSCRIBERS THAT WERE PART OF THE OLD E-NOTIFY SYSTEM. OF THE OLD E-NOTIFY SYSTEM. AND WE ARE AT ALMOST 12,000 AND WE ARE AT ALMOST 12,000 TODAY. TODAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: I >> Mayor Bujalski: I >> Mayor Bujalski: I >> >> Mayor Bujalski: I >> Mayor >> Mayor Bujalski: I >> Mayor Bujalski: >> Mayor Bujalski: I >> Mayor Bujalski: YAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: YAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: YAY. >> >> Mayor Bujalski: YAY. >> WITH >> Mayor Bujalski: YAY. >> WITH A >> Mayor Bujalski: YAY. >> WITH A REALLY >> Mayor Bujalski: YAY. >> WITH A REALLY STRONG >> Mayor Bujalski: YAY. >> WITH A REALLY STRONG OPEN >> WITH A REALLY STRONG OPEN >> WITH A REALLY STRONG OPEN RATE >> WITH A REALLY STRONG OPEN RATE AND >> WITH A REALLY STRONG OPEN RATE AND GROWING >> WITH A REALLY STRONG OPEN RATE AND GROWING EVERY >> WITH A REALLY STRONG OPEN RATE AND GROWING EVERY MONTH. RATE AND GROWING EVERY MONTH. SO I ALSO HAVE TO THANK OUR SO I ALSO HAVE TO THANK OUR CONTENT CREATORS AND IDEA CONTENT CREATORS AND IDEA GENERATORS, WHICH ARE STAFF AND GENERATORS, WHICH ARE STAFF AND OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND EVEN OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND EVEN THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T JUST YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T JUST PUBLISH INFORMATION AND PUT PUBLISH INFORMATION AND PUT INFORMATION OUT. INFORMATION OUT. WE DO LOT OF SOCIAL LISTENING, WE DO LOT OF SOCIAL LISTENING, AND THAT SOCIAL LISTENING GOES AND THAT SOCIAL LISTENING GOES INTO ALL THE CONTENT WE CREATE. INTO ALL THE CONTENT WE CREATE. AND AS I SAY ALL THE TIME, IF AND AS I SAY ALL THE TIME, IF YOU WANT TO BE IN THE KNOW, YOU YOU WANT TO BE IN THE KNOW, YOU WANT TO BE INFORMED, YOU NEED TO WANT TO BE INFORMED, YOU NEED TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE DUNEDIN NEWS. SUBSCRIBE TO THE DUNEDIN NEWS. BECAUSE IT IS THE NUMBER ONE WAY BECAUSE IT IS THE NUMBER ONE WAY TO STAY INFORMED AND SO TO STAY INFORMED AND SO COMMISSION, PLEASE SHARE THE COMMISSION, PLEASE SHARE THE DUNEDIN NEWS. DUNEDIN NEWS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: CONGRATULATIO >> Mayor Bujalski: CONGRATULATIO >> Mayor Bujalski: CONGRATULATIO NS, >> Mayor Bujalski: CONGRATULATIO NS, YAY. NS, YAY. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] COME ON, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. COME ON, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. >> JUST KEEP SMILING. >> JUST KEEP SMILING. >> JUST KEEP SMILING. I >> JUST KEEP SMILING. I WANT >> JUST KEEP SMILING. I WANT TO >> JUST KEEP SMILING. I WANT TO GET >> JUST KEEP SMILING. I WANT TO GET CLOSER. I WANT TO GET CLOSER. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE A LOT TO CHOOSE FROM. YOU HAVE A LOT TO CHOOSE FROM. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. GOOD >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE CITIZEN INPUT. NEXT WE HAVE CITIZEN INPUT. THIS IS A TIME FOR ANYBODY TO THIS IS A TIME FOR ANYBODY TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO ANY COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO ANY ITEM THAT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE ITEM THAT'S NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA. AGENDA. IF IT'S ALREADY ON THE AGENDA, IF IT'S ALREADY ON THE AGENDA, YOU'LL HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO YOU'LL HAVE A OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO IT AT THAT TIME. SPEAK TO IT AT THAT TIME. OKAY, AND SEEING OR HEARING OKAY, AND SEEING OR HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ONTO THE NONE, WE'LL MOVE ONTO THE CONTENT SUNDAY. CONTENT SUNDAY. WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 6th AND MINUTES FOR AUGUST 6th AND AUGUST 8th, BOARD AND AUGUST 8th, BOARD AND COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS TO THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD, CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD, DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE BLACKT ROAD CLOSURE LIST FROM BLACKT ROAD CLOSURE LIST FROM OCTOBER 24 TO JULY 25, THE OCTOBER 24 TO JULY 25, THE AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE KIWANIS PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE KIWANIS SPRAY GROUND, THE ARTISAN LEASE SPRAY GROUND, THE ARTISAN LEASE AGREEMENT FOR CITY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FOR CITY MAINTENANCE YARD, THE CONTRACT TO THE YARD, THE CONTRACT TO THE GEHRING GROUP FOR EMPLOYEE GEHRING GROUP FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IN THE AMOUNT OF BENEFITS IN THE AMOUNT OF $163,000. $163,000. THE AGREEMENT FOR CREDIT CARD THE AGREEMENT FOR CREDIT CARD PAYMENT PROCESSING IN THE AMOUNT PAYMENT PROCESSING IN THE AMOUNT OF 87.5, AND THEN THE AUTHORIZED OF 87.5, AND THEN THE AUTHORIZED PAYMENT TO BAYSHORE BOULEVARD PAYMENT TO BAYSHORE BOULEVARD EMERGENCY WATER MAIN REPAIR IN EMERGENCY WATER MAIN REPAIR IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,000 AND THE AMOUNT OF $54,000 AND CHANGE. CHANGE. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED? PULLED? >> MAYOR, CAN I PULL THE >> MAYOR, CAN I PULL THE >> MAYOR, CAN I PULL THE DISABILITY >> MAYOR, CAN I PULL THE DISABILITY ADVISORY >> MAYOR, CAN I PULL THE DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE. APPOINTMENTS, PLEASE. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYBODY >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. OKAY. YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANYBODY IN YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THESE CONSENT AGENDA ANY OF THESE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? ITEMS? SEEING OR HEARING NONE, CAN I SEEING OR HEARING NONE, CAN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE APPROVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> Mayor >> SECOND. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> SECOND. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER WALKER >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER WALKER AND COMMISSIONER WALKER AND COMMISSIONER GOW, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GOW, THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. OKAY. REBECCA? REBECCA? >> MAYOR, IT WAS REQUESTED I >> MAYOR, IT WAS REQUESTED I >> MAYOR, IT WAS REQUESTED I THINK >> MAYOR, IT WAS REQUESTED I THINK WITH >> MAYOR, IT WAS REQUESTED I THINK WITH SOME >> MAYOR, IT WAS REQUESTED I THINK WITH SOME OF >> MAYOR, IT WAS REQUESTED I THINK WITH SOME OF THE >> MAYOR, IT WAS REQUESTED I THINK WITH SOME OF THE AGENDA THINK WITH SOME OF THE AGENDA REVIEWS YESTERDAY THAT WE TALK REVIEWS YESTERDAY THAT WE TALK ABOUT THE DISABILITY ADVISORY ABOUT THE DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITY AND SOME OF THE, WHAT'S COMMITY AND SOME OF THE, WHAT'S KIND OF GONE ON WITH THE KIND OF GONE ON WITH THE DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE - DISABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE - FOR THE LAST PROBABLY ABOUT A FOR THE LAST PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF REALLY. YEAR AND A HALF REALLY. THEY MET IN MAY OF 2023, AND THEY MET IN MAY OF 2023, AND THEN BEFORE THAT IT WAS IN THEN BEFORE THAT IT WAS IN DECEMBER OF 2022. DECEMBER OF 2022. WE'VE STRUGGLED TO KEEP ENOUGH WE'VE STRUGGLED TO KEEP ENOUGH MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE THE QUORUM, AND SO AS YOU SEE ON THE QUORUM, AND SO AS YOU SEE ON YOUR APPOINTMENTS, TWO OF THOSE YOUR APPOINTMENTS, TWO OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ACTUALLY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ACTUALLY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS DUE TO, TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS DUE TO, TO MAKE, SO THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH MAKE, SO THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO MAKE A QUORUM TO BE ABLE TO TO MAKE A QUORUM TO BE ABLE TO MEET, AND SO, SO I JUST WANTED MEET, AND SO, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WAS AWARE THAT THAT WAS NOT A AWARE THAT THAT WAS NOT A RECOMMENDATION BY THE COMMITTEE. RECOMMENDATION BY THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION BY IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION BY ACTUALLY IT'S THE TWO OLDEST ACTUALLY IT'S THE TWO OLDEST MEMBERS THAT WERE ON THE LIST MEMBERS THAT WERE ON THE LIST TO, THAT HAD APPLIED, AND TO, THAT HAD APPLIED, AND THERESA AND MYSELF AND THE THERESA AND MYSELF AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE, WE JUST KIND OF CLERK'S OFFICE, WE JUST KIND OF WENT THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS, WENT THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS, AND THAT'S HOW THAT CAME AND THAT'S HOW THAT CAME FORWARD. FORWARD. >> MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD. >> MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD. >> MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD. SO >> MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD. SO DURING >> MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD. SO DURING AGENDA >> MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD. SO DURING AGENDA REVIEW, >> MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD. SO DURING AGENDA REVIEW, THE SO DURING AGENDA REVIEW, THE QUESTION THAT WAS POSED WHICH IS QUESTION THAT WAS POSED WHICH IS A VERY GOOD ONE WAS GIVEN THE A VERY GOOD ONE WAS GIVEN THE FACT THAT STAFF HAD TO STEP IN FACT THAT STAFF HAD TO STEP IN AND MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS BECAUSE THIS SPECIFIC COMMITTEE BECAUSE THIS SPECIFIC COMMITTEE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MEET THERE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MEET THERE QUITE SOME TIME AS REBECCA QUITE SOME TIME AS REBECCA DESCRIBED NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE DESCRIBED NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE A QUORUM. A QUORUM. THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS SHOULD THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS SHOULD COMMISSION CONSIDER PERHAPS COMMISSION CONSIDER PERHAPS COMBINING THIS COMMITTEE WITH COMBINING THIS COMMITTEE WITH ANOTHER EXISTING COMMITTEE THAT ANOTHER EXISTING COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO MEET REGULARLY HAS BEEN ABLE TO MEET REGULARLY BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN A GOAL BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN A GOAL OVER TIME IS TO CONSIDER OVER TIME IS TO CONSIDER COMBINING SOME COMMITTEES AND COMBINING SOME COMMITTEES AND HERE WE HAVE ONE WHERE STAFF HAD HERE WE HAVE ONE WHERE STAFF HAD TO STEP IN AND MAKE A TO STEP IN AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE WE CAN'T RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET A QUORUM TO EVEN VAMEETING GET A QUORUM TO EVEN VAMEETING SO THAT WAS -- HAVE A MEETING SO SO THAT WAS -- HAVE A MEETING SO THAT WAS THE REASON. THAT WAS THE REASON. STAFF DOESN'T TYPICALLY PULL STAFF DOESN'T TYPICALLY PULL KNOW THIS WAS ONE THAT WAS AN KNOW THIS WAS ONE THAT WAS AN ABILITY FOR THEM, THE COMMISSION ABILITY FOR THEM, THE COMMISSION TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. TO HAVE A DISCUSSION. >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS TO >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS TO MAKE >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS TO MAKE A >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS TO MAKE A LOT >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS TO MAKE A LOT OF >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS TO MAKE A LOT OF SENSE >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS TO MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO >> Mayor Bujalski: WELL, SEEMS TO MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO REVIEW TO MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO REVIEW THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY REVIEWING IT. REVIEWING IT. RIGHT? RIGHT? EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT, FOR EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THAT, FOR STAFF TO REVIEW WHERE THEY MIGHT STAFF TO REVIEW WHERE THEY MIGHT SIT VERSUS TRYING TO SEAT A SIT VERSUS TRYING TO SEAT A COMMITTEE THAT DOESN'T MEET? COMMITTEE THAT DOESN'T MEET? >> YEAH, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO >> YEAH, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO >> YEAH, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR >> YEAH, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT >> YEAH, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT THE >> YEAH, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT THE EXISTING >> YEAH, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO HEAR WHAT THE EXISTING MEMBERS HEAR WHAT THE EXISTING MEMBERS THINK ABOUT IT, AND THEIR THINK ABOUT IT, AND THEIR THOUGHTS AS WELL BUT YOU CAN DO THOUGHTS AS WELL BUT YOU CAN DO THAT WHEN YOU'RE REVIEWING IT. THAT WHEN YOU'RE REVIEWING IT. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> >> YEAH. >> Mayor >> YEAH. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> YEAH. >> Mayor Bujalski: EVERYBODY >> Mayor Bujalski: EVERYBODY >> Mayor Bujalski: EVERYBODY OKAY? OKAY? >> YEP. >> YEP. >> YEP. OKAY. OKAY. SO I THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS SO I THINK WE HAVE CONSENSUS DIRECTION TO HAVE STAFF TAKE A DIRECTION TO HAVE STAFF TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHERE THE LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHERE THE MOST REASONBLE SPOT FOR THEM TO MOST REASONBLE SPOT FOR THEM TO BE IN. BE IN. >> YES, WE CAN MAKE THAT >> YES, WE CAN MAKE THAT >> YES, WE CAN MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION >> YES, WE CAN MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION BACK >> YES, WE CAN MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION BACK TO >> YES, WE CAN MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE COMMISSION, AND OF COURSE -- COMMISSION, AND OF COURSE -- >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> WE'LL >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> WE'LL HAVE >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> WE'LL HAVE TO >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT >> ON HOW THAT MIGHT WORK. >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMITTEE >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMITTEE VIA >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMITTEE VIA E-MAIL >> WE'LL HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMITTEE VIA E-MAIL BECAUSE THE COMMITTEE VIA E-MAIL BECAUSE THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A QUORUM THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A QUORUM TO MEET. TO MEET. >> YEAH, AND JUST FOR ME, I >> YEAH, AND JUST FOR ME, I >> YEAH, AND JUST FOR ME, I DON'T >> YEAH, AND JUST FOR ME, I DON'T WANT >> YEAH, AND JUST FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO >> YEAH, AND JUST FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME >> YEAH, AND JUST FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME WE'RE >> YEAH, AND JUST FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME WE'RE GOING DON'T WANT TO ASSUME WE'RE GOING TO FIT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE. TO FIT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE ALL KNOW THAT'S A REALLY, WE ALL KNOW THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AREA, OUR ADA, REALLY IMPORTANT AREA, OUR ADA, SO. SO. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> >> THANK YOU. >> Mayor >> THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. THANK >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE WILL NOT BE VOTING ON SO WE WILL NOT BE VOTING ON ANYTHING ABOUT THAT TODAY. ANYTHING ABOUT THAT TODAY. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE TO OUR ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE TO OUR ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEMS. WE HAVE THE PARKS AND RECREAION WE HAVE THE PARKS AND RECREAION ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONTINUANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONTINUANCE DISCUSSION. DISCUSSION. WE HAVE VINCE. WE HAVE VINCE. WELCOME. WELCOME. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COMMISSIONERS. CITY COMMISSIONERS. VINCE GIZZI, PARKS AND VINCE GIZZI, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND WITH ME RECREATION DIRECTOR, AND WITH ME IS JESSICA REINS, OUR SECRETARY IS JESSICA REINS, OUR SECRETARY TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. BUNNY DUTSON OUR CHAIR SHE SENDS BUNNY DUTSON OUR CHAIR SHE SENDS HER REGRET SHE COULDN'T BE HERE HER REGRET SHE COULDN'T BE HERE THIS MORNING SO WITH THAT I WILL THIS MORNING SO WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO GESSIA. TURN IT OVER TO GESSIA. >> JESSICA. >> JESSICA. >> JESSICA. >> >> JESSICA. >> Mayor >> JESSICA. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> JESSICA. >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD >> JESSICA. >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> I'M >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> I'M GOING >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> I'M GOING TO >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH >> Mayor Bujalski: GOOD MORNING. >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE CONCLUSION >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE CONCLUSION OF >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE PARKS >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE PARKS AND >> I'M GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE PARKS AND RECS CONCLUSION OF THE PARKS AND RECS ADVISORY BOARD WHEN ASKED THE ADVISORY BOARD WHEN ASKED THE QUESTION WOULD WE VOTE TO QUESTION WOULD WE VOTE TO CONTINUE THE BOARD FOR ANOTHER CONTINUE THE BOARD FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS. THREE YEARS. THE VOTE WAS AN RESOUNDING AND THE VOTE WAS AN RESOUNDING AND UNINN ABSOLUTELY YES. UNINN ABSOLUTELY YES. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PARKS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF PARKS AND RECS AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE RECS AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE ADVISORY BOARD, I WANT TO SAY ADVISORY BOARD, I WANT TO SAY THAT THE STRENGTHS OF PARKS AND THAT THE STRENGTHS OF PARKS AND RECREATIONS IS THE PEOPLE. RECREATIONS IS THE PEOPLE. VINCE AND JOCELYN ARE SUCH AN VINCE AND JOCELYN ARE SUCH AN ASSET TO THE CITY. ASSET TO THE CITY. THEY KNOW HOW TO ASK FOR THEY KNOW HOW TO ASK FOR FEEDBACK AND THEN LISTEN TO THE FEEDBACK AND THEN LISTEN TO THE FEEDBACK. FEEDBACK. THAT IS AN UNDERRATED SKILL. THAT IS AN UNDERRATED SKILL. THE STRENGTH OF THE ENTIRE THE STRENGTH OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT IS SHOWN IN EVERY DEPARTMENT IS SHOWN IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO ASPECT OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY. FOR THE CITY. WE OFFER SO MANY ACTIVITIES AND WE OFFER SO MANY ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS ON A REGULAR BASIS PROGRAMS ON A REGULAR BASIS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SENIOR ACTIVITIES TO PROGRAMS, SENIOR ACTIVITIES TO NAME JUST A FEW. NAME JUST A FEW. THESE ALL REQUIRED DEDICATED THESE ALL REQUIRED DEDICATED STAFF TO DELIVER THE HIGH LEVEL STAFF TO DELIVER THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE OFFER. OF SERVICE THAT WE OFFER. THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS CLEARLY THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS CLEARLY BROUGHT INTO FOCUS WITH THE BROUGHT INTO FOCUS WITH THE ANNUAL RESIDENT SURVEY. ANNUAL RESIDENT SURVEY. ALTHOUGH OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO ALTHOUGH OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THE ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY SUCH AS FIRE AND LIBRARY CITY SUCH AS FIRE AND LIBRARY ARE RATED AS HIGH. ARE RATED AS HIGH. THEY DON'T COVER THE WIDTH AND THEY DON'T COVER THE WIDTH AND BREADTH OF THE CITY THE SAME WAY BREADTH OF THE CITY THE SAME WAY PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACTS PARKS AND RECREATION IMPACTS EVERY ASPECT OF CITY LIFE. EVERY ASPECT OF CITY LIFE. PARKS AND RECREATION COMES IN AT PARKS AND RECREATION COMES IN AT A WHOPPING 96.2% SATISFACTION. A WHOPPING 96.2% SATISFACTION. HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE THAT IN HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE THAT IN TODAY'S WORLD, PEOPLE RATE TODAY'S WORLD, PEOPLE RATE ANYTHING THAT HIGH. ANYTHING THAT HIGH. THE CITY IS A GEM, AND THE PARKS THE CITY IS A GEM, AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION IS A SIGNIFICANT AND RECREATION IS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE QUALITY OF CONTRIBUTOR TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE. LIFE HERE. THEN YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT ALL THEN YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT PARKS THE SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT PARKS AND RECS HAS TAKEN ON IN THE AND RECS HAS TAKEN ON IN THE PAST YEAR OR HAS PLANNED FOR THE PAST YEAR OR HAS PLANNED FOR THE COMING YEAR AND THEY VOLVE WITH COMING YEAR AND THEY VOLVE WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD. THE ADVISORY BOARD. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. WE CAN START WITH ALL THE WE CAN START WITH ALL THE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE DUNEDIN EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE DUNEDIN GOLF CLUB, THE HISTORY OF THIS GOLF CLUB, THE HISTORY OF THIS PROPERTY IS SO VERY SPECIAL TO PROPERTY IS SO VERY SPECIAL TO DUNEDIN, BUT TO THE STATE OF DUNEDIN, BUT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA ALSO, A DONALD ROSS FLORIDA ALSO, A DONALD ROSS COURSE, ORIGINAL HOME TO THE COURSE, ORIGINAL HOME TO THE PGA, THE EFFORT TO MOVE THE PGA, THE EFFORT TO MOVE THE COURSE UNDER CITY MANAGER, AND COURSE UNDER CITY MANAGER, AND TO RESTORE THE MAJESTY OF THE TO RESTORE THE MAJESTY OF THE PROPERTY IS A HUGE PROPERTY IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING, AND THIS IS ONLY UNDERTAKING, AND THIS IS ONLY ONE OF THE PROJECTS WITHIN PARKS ONE OF THE PROJECTS WITHIN PARKS AND RECREATION. AND RECREATION. THEN LOOK AT THE CREATION OF 10 THEN LOOK AT THE CREATION OF 10 PICKLEBALL COURTS. PICKLEBALL COURTS. HOW PROUD WE SHOULD BE TO BE OUT HOW PROUD WE SHOULD BE TO BE OUT FRONT OF THIS EFFORT TO PROVIDE FRONT OF THIS EFFORT TO PROVIDE ANOTHER SERVICE TO RESIDENT AND ANOTHER SERVICE TO RESIDENT AND VISITORS ALIKE. VISITORS ALIKE. THIS IS THE FASTEST GROWING THIS IS THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE WORLD, AND WE ARE SPORT IN THE WORLD, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE SET UP TO MOVE INTO GOING TO BE SET UP TO MOVE INTO THE FUTURE. THE FUTURE. THE EFFORT TO SITE THE COURTS THE EFFORT TO SITE THE COURTS AND ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION TOOK A AND ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION TOOK A LOT OF PATIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT LOT OF PATIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT BY PARKS AND RECREATION BY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THE ADVISORY BOARD, DEPARTMENT, THE ADVISORY BOARD, AND THE COMMUNITY. AND THE COMMUNITY. THE BEAUTY IS WE ARE NOW THE BEAUTY IS WE ARE NOW BUILDING THE COURTS, AND BUILDING THE COURTS, AND EVERYONE WAS LISTENED TO. EVERYONE WAS LISTENED TO. THE GLADYS DOUGLAS PRESERVE IS THE GLADYS DOUGLAS PRESERVE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUTSTANDING ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUTSTANDING WORK OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND WORK OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE ADVISORY BOARD. THE ADVISORY BOARD. THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF EVERYONE PULLING IN THE SAME EVERYONE PULLING IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO SET ASIDE DIRECTION TO SET ASIDE GREENSPACE AND TO ENSURE THE GREENSPACE AND TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY HAS INPUT INTO THE COMMUNITY HAS INPUT INTO THE OUTCOME OF THIS PROPERTY. OUTCOME OF THIS PROPERTY. THE COMMUNITY DONATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY DONATIONS OF $4.5 MILLION AND THE GRANTS THAT $4.5 MILLION AND THE GRANTS THAT PARKS AND RECREATION RECEIVED PARKS AND RECREATION RECEIVED ARE SUCH A CREDIT TO EVERYONE. ARE SUCH A CREDIT TO EVERYONE. PARKS AND RECREATION WILL BE PARKS AND RECREATION WILL BE WORKING ON PHASE 2 OF THIS WORKING ON PHASE 2 OF THIS EFFORT IN 2025. EFFORT IN 2025. THIS WILL INCLUDE ADDING THIS WILL INCLUDE ADDING PAVILIONS, DOCKS, BATHROOMS, AND PAVILIONS, DOCKS, BATHROOMS, AND MORE PERMANENT PARKING. MORE PERMANENT PARKING. THE MARINA PROJECT IS ANOTHER THE MARINA PROJECT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF EFFORTS TO PUT FORTH EXAMPLE OF EFFORTS TO PUT FORTH BY PARKS AND RECREATION. BY PARKS AND RECREATION. THE MARINA IS SUCH AN ASSET TO THE MARINA IS SUCH AN ASSET TO THE CITY, AND THE NEED TO THE CITY, AND THE NEED TO REFURBISH AND ENHANCE THE REFURBISH AND ENHANCE THE PROPERTY HAS REQUIRED TREMENDOUS PROPERTY HAS REQUIRED TREMENDOUS INPUT FROM ALL RESIDENTS WHO USE INPUT FROM ALL RESIDENTS WHO USE THIS SPACE FOR A MULTITUDE OF THIS SPACE FOR A MULTITUDE OF REASONS. REASONS. THE APPROACH OF PARKS AND THE APPROACH OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO GATHER FEEDBACK RECREATION TO GATHER FEEDBACK AND TO LISTEN WILL BE KEY TO THE AND TO LISTEN WILL BE KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT. SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT. WORKING WITH COMMUNITY AND WORKING WITH COMMUNITY AND INVOLVING THE ADVISORY BOARD OF INVOLVING THE ADVISORY BOARD OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE MARINA ADVISORY BOARD EVERY STEP MARINA ADVISORY BOARD EVERY STEP OF THE WAY IS AN EFFORT WE ALL OF THE WAY IS AN EFFORT WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO. LOOK FORWARD TO. ANOTHER SIZABLE PROJECT ANOTHER SIZABLE PROJECT CURRENTLY BEING OVERSEEN BY CURRENTLY BEING OVERSEEN BY PARKS AND RECREATION IS THE PARKS AND RECREATION IS THE HIGHLANDING AQUATIC CENTER. HIGHLANDING AQUATIC CENTER. -- HIGHLANDER AQUATIC CENTER. -- HIGHLANDER AQUATIC CENTER. I KNOW EVERYONE ON THE ADVISORY I KNOW EVERYONE ON THE ADVISORY BOARD HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND THE BOARD HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND THE NEED FOR THIS FACILITY TO BE NEED FOR THIS FACILITY TO BE UPGRADED AND ENHANCED. UPGRADED AND ENHANCED. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE PARKS AND WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE PARKS AND RECREATION LEADING THIS CRITICAL RECREATION LEADING THIS CRITICAL EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A FACILITY THAT WILL WORK FOR THE FACILITY THAT WILL WORK FOR THE PRESENT AND INTO THE FUTURE. PRESENT AND INTO THE FUTURE. OTHER EFFORTS THAT PARKS AND OTHER EFFORTS THAT PARKS AND RECREATION WILL BE WORKING ON IN RECREATION WILL BE WORKING ON IN 2025 ARE HIGHLANDER TENNIS COURT 2025 ARE HIGHLANDER TENNIS COURT REFRESH EFFORTS. REFRESH EFFORTS. THIS IS THE MUCH NEEDED PROJECT THIS IS THE MUCH NEEDED PROJECT TO RESTORE THESE COURTS. TO RESTORE THESE COURTS. ANOTHER EFFORT UNDERWAY FOR 2025 ANOTHER EFFORT UNDERWAY FOR 2025 WILL BE THE LIVING SHORELINE WILL BE THE LIVING SHORELINE REVIEW FOR WEAVER PARK. REVIEW FOR WEAVER PARK. THESE ARE NOT ALL THE PROJECTS THESE ARE NOT ALL THE PROJECTS THE PARKS AND RECREATION HAVE IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION HAVE IN PROGRESS OR PLAN FOR 2025 BUT PROGRESS OR PLAN FOR 2025 BUT THEY ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR ONES. THEY ARE SOME OF THE MAJOR ONES. THE ADVISORY BOARD IS THRILLED THE ADVISORY BOARD IS THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT INTO TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INPUT INTO THE PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE THE PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO HOW THE COMMUNITY INSIGHT INTO HOW THE COMMUNITY VIEWS THE EFFORTS. VIEWS THE EFFORTS. WE HAVE A WONDERFULLY DIVERSE WE HAVE A WONDERFULLY DIVERSE BOARD THAT RANGES FROM USERS OF BOARD THAT RANGES FROM USERS OF SENIOR ACTIVITIES TO NEW PARENTS SENIOR ACTIVITIES TO NEW PARENTS INVOLVED IN DAY CARE PROGRAMS INVOLVED IN DAY CARE PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS. AND SUMMER CAMPS. WE HAVE A YOUTH MEMBER WHO HELPS WE HAVE A YOUTH MEMBER WHO HELPS US UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEXT US UNDERSTAND WHAT THE NEXT GENERATION WOULD LIKE TO SEE GENERATION WOULD LIKE TO SEE FROM PARKS AND RECREATION. FROM PARKS AND RECREATION. I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF VINCE AND JOCELYN, LEADERSHIP OF VINCE AND JOCELYN, THE ADVISORY BOARD PROVIDES THE ADVISORY BOARD PROVIDES VALUABLE FEEDBACK. VALUABLE FEEDBACK. I ASK THAT YOU VOTE TO CONTINUE I ASK THAT YOU VOTE TO CONTINUE THE PARKS AND RECREATION THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR ANOTHER THREE ADVISORY BOARD FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS. YEARS. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. A >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. A LOT >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. A LOT OF >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. A LOT OF WORK. A LOT OF WORK. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. >> THEY'RE DOING LOT OF WORK. >> THEY'RE DOING LOT OF WORK. >> THEY'RE DOING LOT OF WORK. >> >> THEY'RE DOING LOT OF WORK. >> Mayor >> THEY'RE DOING LOT OF WORK. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> THEY'RE DOING LOT OF WORK. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK >> THEY'RE DOING LOT OF WORK. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU >> THEY'RE DOING LOT OF WORK. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU FOR >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU FOR >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU FOR ALL >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS. ALL YOUR EFFORTS. OKAY. OKAY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE? CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE? >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> Mayor >> SECOND. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> SECOND. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER GOW >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER GOW AND COMMISSIONER GOW AND COMMISSIONER WALKER. COMMISSIONER WALKER. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. FINAL COMMENTS? FINAL COMMENTS? >> NO, WONDERFUL JOB. >> NO, WONDERFUL JOB. >> NO, WONDERFUL JOB. >> >> NO, WONDERFUL JOB. >> COMMISSIONER >> NO, WONDERFUL JOB. >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> YEAH, >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> YEAH, I, >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> YEAH, I, YEAH, >> COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> YEAH, I, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. >> YEAH, I, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. >> YEAH, I, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S >> YEAH, I, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S JUST, >> YEAH, I, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S JUST, IT'S >> YEAH, I, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S JUST, IT'S AWE-INSPIRING >> YEAH, I, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. IT'S JUST, IT'S AWE-INSPIRING TO IT'S JUST, IT'S AWE-INSPIRING TO HEAR EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON. HEAR EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON. I MEAN, I'VE LIVED IN A LOT OF I MEAN, I'VE LIVED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT I WILL DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TELL YOU, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MUNICIPAL PARKS AND REC MUNICIPAL PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AS ROBUST IN TERMS OF DEPARTMENT AS ROBUST IN TERMS OF OFFERINGS OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED OFFERINGS OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WITH IT. SO I AM A BIG YES, THANK YOU. SO I AM A BIG YES, THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER, >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER, >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER, VICE >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER, VICE MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. >> YEAH, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY >> YEAH, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY >> YEAH, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT >> YEAH, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT >> YEAH, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT REC >> YEAH, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT REC AND >> YEAH, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT REC AND PARKS >> YEAH, WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT REC AND PARKS BOARD ABOUT WHAT REC AND PARKS BOARD IS DOING OR PARKS AND REC BOARD IS DOING OR PARKS AND REC BOARD IS DOING. IS DOING. I THINK WE USED TO CALL IT REC I THINK WE USED TO CALL IT REC AND PARKS, RIGHT? AND PARKS, RIGHT? AND VINCE CHANGED IT TO PARKS AND VINCE CHANGED IT TO PARKS AND REC SO I STILL GET KIND OF AND REC SO I STILL GET KIND OF FOULED UP. FOULED UP. BUT ANYWAY, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT BUT ANYWAY, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. JOB. YOU GOT A LOT TO DO. YOU GOT A LOT TO DO. I MEAN, WE HAVE SUCH A ROBUST I MEAN, WE HAVE SUCH A ROBUST PROGRAM. PROGRAM. IT'S TRUE. IT'S TRUE. WE HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF. WE HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF. AND I JUST ADD ONE THING BECAUSE AND I JUST ADD ONE THING BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I'M NOT -- KNOCKING ON RIGHT NOW I'M NOT -- KNOCKING ON DOORS AND TALKING TO OUR DOORS AND TALKING TO OUR CITIZENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT CITIZENS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND IT'S ALMOST FUN ESPECIALLY AND IT'S ALMOST FUN ESPECIALLY WHEN I GO TO HOMES WHERE THEY WHEN I GO TO HOMES WHERE THEY HAVE KIDS LIKE NINE, TEN, EVEN HAVE KIDS LIKE NINE, TEN, EVEN FOUR BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GO FOUR BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE SPRAY GROUND, AND IT'S TO THE SPRAY GROUND, AND IT'S KIND OF FUN TO LISTEN TO THEM KIND OF FUN TO LISTEN TO THEM AND TALK TO THEM AND OF COURSE AND TALK TO THEM AND OF COURSE THE PARENTS ARE ALWAYS VERY, WE THE PARENTS ARE ALWAYS VERY, WE JUST HAVE THE GREATEST PROGRAMS. JUST HAVE THE GREATEST PROGRAMS. I MEAN, WE ARE, AND OUR I MEAN, WE ARE, AND OUR DEPARTMENT AND WHAT WE OFFER IS DEPARTMENT AND WHAT WE OFFER IS SO GOOD AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW SO GOOD AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW THAT REALLY FOCUSES KIDS RIGHT THAT REALLY FOCUSES KIDS RIGHT FROM THE EARLY STAGE OF THEIR FROM THE EARLY STAGE OF THEIR LIFE, IT'S SO IMPORTANT. LIFE, IT'S SO IMPORTANT. SO THANKS FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO, SO THANKS FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO, THANKS TO OUR STAFF, THANK YOU THANKS TO OUR STAFF, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE STAFF AS FOR RECOGNIZING THE STAFF AS PART OF YOUR REPORT. PART OF YOUR REPORT. BUT ABSOLUTELY WE WANT YOU GUYS BUT ABSOLUTELY WE WANT YOU GUYS TO CONTINUE. TO CONTINUE. >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER TORNGA. TORNGA. >> THANK YOU TO THE, ALL THE >> THANK YOU TO THE, ALL THE >> THANK YOU TO THE, ALL THE FOLKS >> THANK YOU TO THE, ALL THE FOLKS THAT >> THANK YOU TO THE, ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE >> THANK YOU TO THE, ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE SERVES >> THANK YOU TO THE, ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE SERVES IN >> THANK YOU TO THE, ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE SERVES IN THE FOLKS THAT HAVE SERVES IN THE PAST AND ARE GOING TO BE SERVING PAST AND ARE GOING TO BE SERVING IN THE FUTURE AND CERTAINLY THE IN THE FUTURE AND CERTAINLY THE GROUP THAT'S IN THERE TODAY. GROUP THAT'S IN THERE TODAY. GREAT GROUP OF RESIDENTS. GREAT GROUP OF RESIDENTS. REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE BOARDS REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES. AND COMMITTEES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. >> I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. >> I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. THEY >> I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. THEY ALL >> I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. THEY ALL SAID >> I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. THEY ALL SAID IT >> I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. THEY ALL SAID IT FOR >> I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. THEY ALL SAID IT FOR ME. THEY ALL SAID IT FOR ME. YOU KNOW, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT A YOU KNOW, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT A COMMITTEE THAT MAYBE CAN'T GET COMMITTEE THAT MAYBE CAN'T GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO SERVE. ENOUGH PEOPLE TO SERVE. I DON'T THINK YOU EVER HAVE THAT I DON'T THINK YOU EVER HAVE THAT PROBLEM. PROBLEM. THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MORE FUN THERE ISN'T ANYTHING MORE FUN AND MORE REWARDING THAN WORKING AND MORE REWARDING THAN WORKING ON PARKS AND REC. ON PARKS AND REC. JUST, ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC JUST, ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? I DIDN'T ASK FOR THAT. I DIDN'T ASK FOR THAT. OKAY. OKAY. >> MAYOR, CAN I JUST SAY? >> MAYOR, CAN I JUST SAY? >> MAYOR, CAN I JUST SAY? >> >> MAYOR, CAN I JUST SAY? >> Mayor >> MAYOR, CAN I JUST SAY? >> Mayor Bujalski: >> MAYOR, CAN I JUST SAY? >> Mayor Bujalski: SURE? >> Mayor Bujalski: SURE? >> Mayor Bujalski: SURE? >> >> Mayor Bujalski: SURE? >> ONE >> Mayor Bujalski: SURE? >> ONE THING. >> ONE THING. >> ONE THING. WELL, >> ONE THING. WELL, IT'S >> ONE THING. WELL, IT'S BEEN >> ONE THING. WELL, IT'S BEEN A >> ONE THING. WELL, IT'S BEEN A REAL >> ONE THING. WELL, IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE WELL, IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE FOR ME SERVING WITH THIS BOARD FOR ME SERVING WITH THIS BOARD FOR OVER 16 YEARS, AND AS FOR OVER 16 YEARS, AND AS JESSICA SAID,, WE REALLY DO HAVE JESSICA SAID,, WE REALLY DO HAVE A GOOD BOARD NOW. A GOOD BOARD NOW. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF IMPACT. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF IMPACT. WE DID HAVE CONCERNS AND WE DID HAVE CONCERNS AND CONCERNS OVER THE LAST YEAR AND CONCERNS OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF OR SO DECIDING WHERE OUR A HALF OR SO DECIDING WHERE OUR PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE GOING TO PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE GOING TO BE, AND WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE BE, AND WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COMING TO THOSE MEETINGS, COMING TO THOSE MEETINGS, SEVERAL OF THE PUBLIC WERE SEVERAL OF THE PUBLIC WERE COMING TO ALL OF OUR PARKS AND COMING TO ALL OF OUR PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND THE BOARD JUST MEETINGS, AND THE BOARD JUST HANDLED IT SO WELL, SO SMOOTHLY, HANDLED IT SO WELL, SO SMOOTHLY, AND WE'RE ABLE TO WORK OUT A AND WE'RE ABLE TO WORK OUT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE DECIDED TO PUT THE COURTS. DECIDED TO PUT THE COURTS. I JUST HAD ONE OTHER THING TO I JUST HAD ONE OTHER THING TO SAY. SAY. NORMALLY YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING NORMALLY YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO GET PULLED FROM THE CONSENT TO GET PULLED FROM THE CONSENT ITEM, BUT THE KIWANIS ITEM, BUT THE KIWANIS SPRAYGROUND FLOORING, I JUST SPRAYGROUND FLOORING, I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE MARY IF YOU WANTED TO RECOGNIZE MARY IF YOU DON'T MIND, ELLIE FOX IS HERE DON'T MIND, ELLIE FOX IS HERE AND DAN BARBER. AND DAN BARBER. THE KIWANIS CLUB HAS CONTRIBUTED THE KIWANIS CLUB HAS CONTRIBUTED TO $34,500 TO HELP US PAY FOR TO $34,500 TO HELP US PAY FOR THE NEW DECKING, NEW FLOORING OF THE NEW DECKING, NEW FLOORING OF THE SPRAYGROUND. THE SPRAYGROUND. SO. SO. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. THANK >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANTED TO -- >> I JUST WANTED TO -- >> I JUST WANTED TO -- [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] GIVE THEM SOME RECOGNITION AND GIVE THEM SOME RECOGNITION AND THE SPRAYGROUND THEY PUT IN THE SPRAYGROUND THEY PUT IN $50,000 WHEN THE SPRAYGROUND WAS $50,000 WHEN THE SPRAYGROUND WAS BUILT BACK IN 2009. BUILT BACK IN 2009. AND IT'S BEEN ONE OF OUR MOST AND IT'S BEEN ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR AMENITIES. POPULAR AMENITIES. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WELL, >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WELL, I >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WELL, I ALSO >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WELL, I ALSO SEE >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WELL, I ALSO SEE SOMEBODY >> Mayor Bujalski: AWESOME. WELL, I ALSO SEE SOMEBODY ELSE WELL, I ALSO SEE SOMEBODY ELSE FROM IN THE AUDIENCE FROM A FROM IN THE AUDIENCE FROM A CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. I'M GUESSING IT WAS FOR THE I'M GUESSING IT WAS FOR THE ANNUAL STREET CLOSINGS. ANNUAL STREET CLOSINGS. IT GOT APPROVED! IT GOT APPROVED! [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] OKAY. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. OKAY. OKAY. WE HAVE THE NEXT ITEM IS STATE WE HAVE THE NEXT ITEM IS STATE ROAD 580 RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE ROAD 580 RIGHT-OF-WAY FENCE ENHANCEMENT, $40,000 BUDGET. ENHANCEMENT, $40,000 BUDGET. BOB. BOB. >> YES, MAYOR, THANK YOU. >> YES, MAYOR, THANK YOU. >> YES, MAYOR, THANK YOU. BOB >> YES, MAYOR, THANK YOU. BOB IRONSMITH, >> YES, MAYOR, THANK YOU. BOB IRONSMITH, ECONOMIC BOB IRONSMITH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND IT'S DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO HAVE OUR TEAM MY PLEASURE TO HAVE OUR TEAM HERE. HERE. I GOT CAROLYN HOMER OUR ECONOMIC I GOT CAROLYN HOMER OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST AND TREVOR DAVIS OUR SPECIAL TREVOR DAVIS OUR SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR, AND PROJECTS COORDINATOR, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PRESENT AND GIVE YOU SOME PRESENT AND GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THIS INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THIS ITEM, WHICH IS A NICE CORRIDOR ITEM, WHICH IS A NICE CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENT THAT IS OUTSIDE OF ENHANCEMENT THAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN. THE DOWNTOWN. >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, >> GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, CITY DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY CLERK MY NAME ATTORNEY, AND CITY CLERK MY NAME IS TREVOR DAVIS. IS TREVOR DAVIS. I'M WITH THE ECONOMIC I'M WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENT FOR THE GREAT CITY OF DUNEDIN FOR THE GREAT CITY OF DUNEDIN WHICH WE KNOW IS THE PRIDE OF WHICH WE KNOW IS THE PRIDE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND ALSO THE PEARL OF PINELLAS AND ALSO THE PEARL OF PINELLAS COUNTY. COUNTY. TODAY'S STAFF IS REQUESTING TODAY'S STAFF IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO REMOVE AN UNSIGHTLY APPROVAL TO REMOVE AN UNSIGHTLY CYCLONE FENCE SURROUNDING THE CYCLONE FENCE SURROUNDING THE FDOT POND ON THE 1500 -- THE FDOT POND ON THE 1500 -- THE 1300 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET 1300 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET BETWEEN LAKE HAVEN ROAD AND BETWEEN LAKE HAVEN ROAD AND CROSS -- CROSSLY DRIVE AND WE'D CROSS -- CROSSLY DRIVE AND WE'D LIKE TO REPLACE IT WITH A LIKE TO REPLACE IT WITH A SIX-FOOT BLACK ALUMINUM SIX-FOOT BLACK ALUMINUM DECKRICATIVE FENCE, AND -- DECKRICATIVE FENCE, AND -- DECORATIVE FENCE, AND FDOT IS DECORATIVE FENCE, AND FDOT IS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY FOR MAKING THEIR POND LOOK A FOR MAKING THEIR POND LOOK A HECK OF A LOT BETTER. HECK OF A LOT BETTER. THE NEW FENCE WILL BE PLACED ON THE NEW FENCE WILL BE PLACED ON THE EAST, THE NORTH, AND THE THE EAST, THE NORTH, AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE POND. WEST SIDE OF THE POND. LAKE HAVEN RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED LAKE HAVEN RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED TO MAINTAIN -- RETAIN THEIR TO MAINTAIN -- RETAIN THEIR CYCLONE FENCE. CYCLONE FENCE. IT GIVES THEM PRIVACY AND NOISE IT GIVES THEM PRIVACY AND NOISE REDUCTION. REDUCTION. FDOT HAS GRANTED THAT REQUEST. FDOT HAS GRANTED THAT REQUEST. ON THE WEST SIDE WILL BE A ROLL ON THE WEST SIDE WILL BE A ROLL GATE WHICH ALLOWS FDOT TO HAVE GATE WHICH ALLOWS FDOT TO HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT MAINTAINED THE THEIR EQUIPMENT MAINTAINED THE POND. POND. FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED FOR FUNDS HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED FOR THIS FENCE PROJECT. THIS FENCE PROJECT. THE NEW DECORATIVE FENCE WILL THE NEW DECORATIVE FENCE WILL ENHANCE THE AREA WITH A POSITIVE ENHANCE THE AREA WITH A POSITIVE IMPACT ON MAIN STREET AND IMPACT ON MAIN STREET AND ENHANCE THAT CORRIDOR. ENHANCE THAT CORRIDOR. 10 YEARS AGO FDOT AND THE CITY 10 YEARS AGO FDOT AND THE CITY OF DUNEDIN COLLABORATED ON A OF DUNEDIN COLLABORATED ON A VERY SIMILAR PROJECT ON BROADWAY VERY SIMILAR PROJECT ON BROADWAY JUST SOUTH OF WASHINGTON STREET, JUST SOUTH OF WASHINGTON STREET, AND WE REMOVED A CYCLONE FENCE. AND WE REMOVED A CYCLONE FENCE. WE PUT UP A DECORATIVE FENCE, WE PUT UP A DECORATIVE FENCE, AND IT REALLY HAD A GREAT EFFECT AND IT REALLY HAD A GREAT EFFECT ON THAT AREA. ON THAT AREA. IT JUST BEAUTIFIED THE AREA. IT JUST BEAUTIFIED THE AREA. WE HOPE TO DO THE SAME UP ON WE HOPE TO DO THE SAME UP ON MAIN STREET. MAIN STREET. IF YOU SEE THE PHOTOS, YOU'LL IF YOU SEE THE PHOTOS, YOU'LL SEE THE CYCLONE FENCE TO THE SEE THE CYCLONE FENCE TO THE LEFT THAT WE WISHED TO REPLACE, LEFT THAT WE WISHED TO REPLACE, AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE FENCE AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE FENCE THAT'S OVER BY BROADWAY, AND THAT'S OVER BY BROADWAY, AND WE'D LIKE TO PUT THAT UP ON MAIN WE'D LIKE TO PUT THAT UP ON MAIN STREET. STREET. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AT THIS POINT. POINT. >> YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD >> YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD >> YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD TOO. TOO. CAROLYN HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF CAROLYN HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF THIS TOO RELATIVE TO BOTH OF THIS TOO RELATIVE TO BOTH OF THEM WORKING AS A TEAM, GETTING THEM WORKING AS A TEAM, GETTING D.O.T. APPROVAL, SO AND CAROLYN D.O.T. APPROVAL, SO AND CAROLYN HAS BEEN WORKING WITH TREVOR ON HAS BEEN WORKING WITH TREVOR ON THIS SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THIS. YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HEAR YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HEAR EVERYTHING YOU DO IS DOWNTOWN. EVERYTHING YOU DO IS DOWNTOWN. WELL, HERE'S A PROJECT THAT'S WELL, HERE'S A PROJECT THAT'S OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN. OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN. SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH PATRICIA AVENUE WITH THE MEDIAN, PATRICIA AVENUE WITH THE MEDIAN, YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPING. YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPING. >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> I >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> I HAVE >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> I HAVE TO >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> I HAVE TO TELL >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, >> Mayor Bujalski: YEP. >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WORKING >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WORKING >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WORKING WITH >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WORKING WITH FDOT >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WORKING WITH FDOT IS, >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WORKING WITH FDOT IS, IT'S >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WORKING WITH FDOT IS, IT'S BEEN >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WORKING WITH FDOT IS, IT'S BEEN A WITH FDOT IS, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. PLEASURE. THEY REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF THEY REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF HELPING, AND THE CITY IS REALLY HELPING, AND THE CITY IS REALLY HELPING THEM WITH THIS. HELPING THEM WITH THIS. THIS IS THE SECOND PROJECT. THIS IS THE SECOND PROJECT. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYTHING >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYTHING TO >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYTHING TO ADD >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYTHING TO ADD OVER >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYTHING TO ADD OVER THERE, ANYTHING TO ADD OVER THERE, JORGE? JORGE? >> I'M GOING TO STICK WITH BRIEF >> I'M GOING TO STICK WITH BRIEF >> I'M GOING TO STICK WITH BRIEF AND >> I'M GOING TO STICK WITH BRIEF AND BRILLIANT. AND BRILLIANT. I THINK HE COVERED IT. I THINK HE COVERED IT. >> Mayor Bujalski: THERE YOU GO. >> Mayor Bujalski: THERE YOU GO. >> Mayor Bujalski: THERE YOU GO. OKAY. OKAY. QUESTIONS, VICE MAYOR? QUESTIONS, VICE MAYOR? >> SO YOU GUYS REALLY THINK THAT >> SO YOU GUYS REALLY THINK THAT >> SO YOU GUYS REALLY THINK THAT LOOKS >> SO YOU GUYS REALLY THINK THAT LOOKS BETTER? LOOKS BETTER? THOSE -- JUST KIDDING. THOSE -- JUST KIDDING. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] YEAH. YEAH. YEAH,. YEAH,. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> >> YEAH. >> [LAUGHTER] >> [LAUGHTER] >> [LAUGHTER] I >> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T >> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T HAVE >> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T HAVE ANY >> [LAUGHTER] I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. MAYBE A COMMENT LATER. MAYBE A COMMENT LATER. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER TORQUA, >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. COMMISSIONER TORQUA, QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER TORQUA, QUESTIONS? TORNGA, QUESTIONS. TORNGA, QUESTIONS. >> JUST REAL QUICK, DOES THIS >> JUST REAL QUICK, DOES THIS >> JUST REAL QUICK, DOES THIS FENCE >> JUST REAL QUICK, DOES THIS FENCE GO >> JUST REAL QUICK, DOES THIS FENCE GO EXACTLY >> JUST REAL QUICK, DOES THIS FENCE GO EXACTLY WHERE >> JUST REAL QUICK, DOES THIS FENCE GO EXACTLY WHERE THE FENCE GO EXACTLY WHERE THE PREVIOUS ONE WAS? PREVIOUS ONE WAS? >> ACTUALLY IT'LL BE A SLIGHT >> ACTUALLY IT'LL BE A SLIGHT >> ACTUALLY IT'LL BE A SLIGHT CHANGE. CHANGE. FDOT HAS ASKED TO ADD ANOTHER FDOT HAS ASKED TO ADD ANOTHER FOOT INSIDE TO WHERE THE OLD FOOT INSIDE TO WHERE THE OLD FENCE IS. FENCE IS. >> GOOD. >> GOOD. >> GOOD. THANK >> GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: QUESTIONS, >> Mayor Bujalski: QUESTIONS, >> Mayor Bujalski: QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? COMMISSIONER? >> IS THERE A RATIONALE FOR THAT >> IS THERE A RATIONALE FOR THAT >> IS THERE A RATIONALE FOR THAT CHANGE? CHANGE? >> I'M SORRY? >> I'M SORRY? >> I'M SORRY? >> >> I'M SORRY? >> IS >> I'M SORRY? >> IS THERE >> I'M SORRY? >> IS THERE A >> I'M SORRY? >> IS THERE A REASON >> I'M SORRY? >> IS THERE A REASON WHY >> I'M SORRY? >> IS THERE A REASON WHY FDOT >> IS THERE A REASON WHY FDOT >> IS THERE A REASON WHY FDOT ASKED >> IS THERE A REASON WHY FDOT ASKED FOR >> IS THERE A REASON WHY FDOT ASKED FOR THAT >> IS THERE A REASON WHY FDOT ASKED FOR THAT CHANGE? ASKED FOR THAT CHANGE? MOVING -- MOVING -- >> YES. >> YES. >> YES. THERE >> YES. THERE IS >> YES. THERE IS SOME >> YES. THERE IS SOME POLES >> YES. THERE IS SOME POLES THERE, >> YES. THERE IS SOME POLES THERE, AND THERE IS SOME POLES THERE, AND THEY WANT TO GET THEIR EQUIPMENT THEY WANT TO GET THEIR EQUIPMENT SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE QUICKLY, SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE QUICKLY, YES. YES. >> SO IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO >> SO IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO >> SO IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO >> SO IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH >> SO IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MAYBE >> SO IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MAYBE WIDENING >> SO IT DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH MAYBE WIDENING THE DO WITH MAYBE WIDENING THE SIDEWALKS FOR -- SIDEWALKS FOR -- >> NO, NO. >> NO, NO. >> NO, NO. >> >> NO, NO. >> OF >> NO, NO. >> OF COURSE >> NO, NO. >> OF COURSE NOT. >> OF COURSE NOT. >> OF COURSE NOT. OF >> OF COURSE NOT. OF COURSE >> OF COURSE NOT. OF COURSE NOT. OF COURSE NOT. AND I'M REALLY SURPRISED -- AND I'M REALLY SURPRISED -- >> POLES, RIGHT? >> POLES, RIGHT? >> POLES, RIGHT? >> >> POLES, RIGHT? >> AND >> POLES, RIGHT? >> AND I'M >> POLES, RIGHT? >> AND I'M SURPRISED >> POLES, RIGHT? >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT >> POLES, RIGHT? >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FDOT >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FDOT >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FDOT WOULD >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FDOT WOULD BE >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FDOT WOULD BE SO >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FDOT WOULD BE SO APPRECIATIVE >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FDOT WOULD BE SO APPRECIATIVE OF >> AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FDOT WOULD BE SO APPRECIATIVE OF US WOULD BE SO APPRECIATIVE OF US SPENDING $40,000 TO HELP THEM SPENDING $40,000 TO HELP THEM BEAUTIFY THEIR ROADS, SO YEAH. BEAUTIFY THEIR ROADS, SO YEAH. THAT'S SO GRACIOUS OF THEM. THAT'S SO GRACIOUS OF THEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR, NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MAYOR, NO COMMENTS. >> WELL, THEY THINK DUNEDIN IS >> WELL, THEY THINK DUNEDIN IS >> WELL, THEY THINK DUNEDIN IS THE >> WELL, THEY THINK DUNEDIN IS THE GREATEST. THE GREATEST. >> I'M SURE THEY DO. >> I'M SURE THEY DO. >> I'M SURE THEY DO. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] AND WE ARE. AND WE ARE. >> AND WE ARE. >> AND WE ARE. >> AND WE ARE. >> >> AND WE ARE. >> Mayor >> AND WE ARE. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> AND WE ARE. >> Mayor Bujalski: ANY >> Mayor Bujalski: ANY >> Mayor Bujalski: ANY QUESTIONS, >> Mayor Bujalski: ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER WALKER? QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER WALKER? >> NO, ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE >> NO, ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE >> NO, ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN >> NO, ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED. BEEN ASKED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYBODY >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYBODY FROM >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYBODY FROM THE >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? CAN I HAVE A MOTION? >> [OFF MIC] >> [OFF MIC] >> [OFF MIC] >> >> [OFF MIC] >> Mayor >> [OFF MIC] >> Mayor Bujalski: >> [OFF MIC] >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, >> [OFF MIC] >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, YEAH, >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, YEAH, >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, YEAH, IT >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, YEAH, IT DOESN'T >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, YEAH, IT DOESN'T TELL >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, YEAH, IT DOESN'T TELL ME >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, YEAH, IT DOESN'T TELL ME IT'S >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY, YEAH, IT DOESN'T TELL ME IT'S A IT DOESN'T TELL ME IT'S A RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION. SORRY. SORRY. >> NO WORRIES. >> NO WORRIES. >> NO WORRIES. >> >> NO WORRIES. >> Mayor >> NO WORRIES. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> NO WORRIES. >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST >> NO WORRIES. >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST SAYS >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST SAYS >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST SAYS IT'S >> Mayor Bujalski: JUST SAYS IT'S -- IT'S -- >> IT SAYS RESOLUTION 24-23. >> IT SAYS RESOLUTION 24-23. >> IT SAYS RESOLUTION 24-23. >> >> IT SAYS RESOLUTION 24-23. >> YEAH, >> IT SAYS RESOLUTION 24-23. >> YEAH, IT'S >> IT SAYS RESOLUTION 24-23. >> YEAH, IT'S -- >> YEAH, IT'S -- >> YEAH, IT'S -- >> >> YEAH, IT'S -- >> Mayor >> YEAH, IT'S -- >> Mayor Bujalski: >> YEAH, IT'S -- >> Mayor Bujalski: NOT >> YEAH, IT'S -- >> Mayor Bujalski: NOT ON >> YEAH, IT'S -- >> Mayor Bujalski: NOT ON MY >> Mayor Bujalski: NOT ON MY >> Mayor Bujalski: NOT ON MY CHEAT >> Mayor Bujalski: NOT ON MY CHEAT SHEET. CHEAT SHEET. I SEE. I SEE. >> RESOLUTION 24-23, A >> RESOLUTION 24-23, A >> RESOLUTION 24-23, A RESOLUTION >> RESOLUTION 24-23, A RESOLUTION OF >> RESOLUTION 24-23, A RESOLUTION OF THE >> RESOLUTION 24-23, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION DUNEDIN, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION TO A MODIFICATION OF A HIGHWAY TO A MODIFICATION OF A HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION MAINTENANCE BEAUTIFICATION MAINTENANCE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH DISTRICT 7 OF THE FLORIDA DISTRICT 7 OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE FENCING IMPROVEMENTS ON PROVIDE FENCING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN BETWEEN THE SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN BETWEEN LAKE HAVEN AND CROSLEY DRIVE AD LAKE HAVEN AND CROSLEY DRIVE AD PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTVE DATE. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTVE DATE. THAT WAS RESOLUTION 24-23 READ THAT WAS RESOLUTION 24-23 READ BY TITLE ONLY. BY TITLE ONLY. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. CAN >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. CAN I >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A MOTION >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO >> Mayor Bujalski: THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> >> SECOND. >> Mayor >> SECOND. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> SECOND. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. THAT >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. THAT WAS >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. THAT WAS VICE >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. THAT WAS VICE MAYOR >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. THAT WAS VICE MAYOR FRAINY >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. THAT WAS VICE MAYOR FRAINY AND THAT WAS VICE MAYOR FRAINY AND COMMISSIONER -- FREANEY AND COMMISSIONER -- FREANEY AND COMMISSIONER TORNGA. COMMISSIONER TORNGA. ARE THERE TWO ITEMS HERE TO BE ARE THERE TWO ITEMS HERE TO BE APPROVED? APPROVED? >> [OFF MIC] >> [OFF MIC] >> [OFF MIC] >> >> [OFF MIC] >> Mayor >> [OFF MIC] >> Mayor Bujalski: >> [OFF MIC] >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. >> Mayor Bujalski: OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. >> CORRECT. >> CORRECT. >> CORRECT. >> >> CORRECT. >> Mayor >> CORRECT. >> Mayor Bujalski: >> CORRECT. >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER >> Mayor Bujalski: COMMISSIONER FREANEY. FREANEY. >> SO YOU KNOW, DUNEDIN IS A >> SO YOU KNOW, DUNEDIN IS A >> SO YOU KNOW, DUNEDIN IS A PERFECT >> SO YOU KNOW, DUNEDIN IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE >> SO YOU KNOW, DUNEDIN IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE SOMETIMES >> SO YOU KNOW, DUNEDIN IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE SOMETIMES IN PERFECT EXAMPLE SOMETIMES IN DOWNTOWN USED TO BE THIS WAY DOWNTOWN USED TO BE THIS WAY WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW WHY WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW WHY SOMETHING HITS YOUR EYES AS SOMETHING HITS YOUR EYES AS BEING UGLY LIKE BECAUSE IT'S A BEING UGLY LIKE BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS. LOT OF LITTLE THINGS. AND CLEARLY THIS FENCE IS ONE OF AND CLEARLY THIS FENCE IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MAKES THAT THOSE THINGS THAT MAKES THAT ROAD LOOK UGLY. ROAD LOOK UGLY. AND SO WHY SPEND THIS MONEY, WHY AND SO WHY SPEND THIS MONEY, WHY IS IT A GOOD EXPENDITURE FOR THE IS IT A GOOD EXPENDITURE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SPEND, AND OF COURSE PUBLIC TO SPEND, AND OF COURSE WE KNOW OVER THE YEARS BY WE KNOW OVER THE YEARS BY INVESTING IN THESE TYPES OF INVESTING IN THESE TYPES OF THINGS, IT TECHNICALLY TURNS THINGS, IT TECHNICALLY TURNS AROUND AND BECOMES AN ECONOMIC AROUND AND BECOMES AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL. DEVELOPMENT TOOL. WE INVEST THEN BUSINESSES WE INVEST THEN BUSINESSES INVEST. INVEST. THINGS START TO LOOK BETTER, THINGS START TO LOOK BETTER, PROPERTY VALUES GO UP, AND WE PROPERTY VALUES GO UP, AND WE HAVE MORE MONEY IN THE TILL TO HAVE MORE MONEY IN THE TILL TO DO MORE MONEY FOR QUALITY OF DO MORE MONEY FOR QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO GOOD EXPENDITURE, WILL HELP A SO GOOD EXPENDITURE, WILL HELP A LOT WITH UGLY ON 580, AND I LOT WITH UGLY ON 580, AND I THINK SPUR DEVELOPMENT -- FOR THINK SPUR DEVELOPMENT -- FOR ADD TO INVESTMENT BY, YOU KNOW, ADD TO INVESTMENT BY, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE PEOPLE. PRIVATE PEOPLE. SO THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU. >> YOU KNOW, IF I MAY ADD, >> YOU KNOW, IF I MAY ADD, >> YOU KNOW, IF I MAY ADD, PICTURE >> YOU KNOW, IF I MAY ADD, PICTURE PROBABLY >> YOU KNOW, IF I MAY ADD, PICTURE PROBABLY DOESN'T >> YOU KNOW, IF I MAY ADD, PICTURE PROBABLY DOESN'T DO PICTURE PROBABLY DOESN'T DO JUSTICE. JUSTICE. THIS IS A LOT OF LINEAGE HERE, THIS IS A LOT OF LINEAGE HERE, THERE IS A LOT OF FOOTAGE. THERE IS A LOT OF FOOTAGE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG DIFFERENCE MAKER. DIFFERENCE MAKER. YEARS AGO IF YOU RECALL WORKING YEARS AGO IF YOU RECALL WORKING WITH JORGE WE PAINTED THE MAST WITH JORGE WE PAINTED THE MAST ARMS BLACK, YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE ARMS BLACK, YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE BEEN DOING TOUCHES. BEEN DOING TOUCHES. TREES, WE CHANGE SHOULD OF THE TREES, WE CHANGE SHOULD OF THE STREET NAMES SO THESE ARE SOME STREET NAMES SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ADD VALUE IN OF THE THINGS THAT ADD VALUE IN COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE DO WANT TO COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE DO WANT TO REINVEST SO THIS IS A BIG REINVEST SO THIS IS A BIG DIFFERENCE MAKER. DIFFERENCE MAKER. YOU MIGHT NOT FEEL IT BUT WHEN YOU MIGHT NOT FEEL IT BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT, IT'S GOING TO BE YOU SEE IT, IT'S GOING TO BE QUITE A CHANGE. QUITE A CHANGE. >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK AT >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK AT YOU >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK AT YOU AND >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK AT YOU AND THEN >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK AT YOU AND THEN I >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK AT YOU AND THEN I WILL >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK AT YOU AND THEN I WILL BE >> WELL AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK AT YOU AND THEN I WILL BE DONE AT