Good morning everyone and welcome to the Bradenton City Council meeting Wednesday July 23rd 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in the Braden City Council chambers. Um at this time as we always do and honor our God and our country we'll call Pastor Brett
Spear Brent Spears up with First Baptist Church of Palmeta. We appreciate you coming over the bridge this morning and uh give us our invocation and and then we'll do the pledge. Please stand. >> Good morning, mayor. Thank you so much for the opportunity to join you. Let's pray together. Father, thank you so much
for uh this morning. Thank you for this day, Lord. We thank you that you're a God of order. And I thank you for these men and women who serve. Uh Lord, may we have ears that hear and eyes that see, Lord, uh in our community that at the end of the day, it's people. It's people that you created, people that you love,
people that you died for, people that you care for eternally. And so, Father, I just pray that uh for these citizens, Lord, as uh just in in this forum, in this setting, as people are able to um to gather to discuss problems and challenges and and and see opportunities
and find solution. Father, you tell us clearly in your word to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with you. May we do so today this morning. We give you thanks for all of this. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. >> Amen. >> And I'm going to ask our new police
chief to lead us in the pledge for his first meeting. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. Sometimes there's first times you get to do things and you can't go if it's not the first time. So, welcome Chief Kramer. All right. At this moment, we'll call the meeting to order. And Madame Clerk,
>> we have a proclamation this morning for Israel support. >> Okay. And I will read this. So, I don't know Neil and then your group, why don't you come up and stand at the podium while I read it. Okay. City of Bradenon, Office of the Mayor Proclamation. By the virtue of the
authority vested in me as the mayor of the city of Bradenton, I do hereby issue this proclamation in support of the people of Israel. Whereas the office of mayor of the city of Braenton presents this proclamation as a symbol of our unrelenting support for the people
dedicated to offering humanitarian aid to those across the globe. Whereas the taking of hostages is a criminal act and violates both international law and societal norms. Such actions undermine the very fabric of communities and
creating lasting harm. It is essential that we stand united in our commitment to peace and the protection of human rights for all individuals. Whereas today, innocent and Israeli and American victims remain held hostage in
horrific conditions and their circumstances demand our unwavering attention and action. Whereas, it is imperative that we advocate for their release and support initiatives that address the root causes of such conflicts. Whereas the state of Florida
government officials and local legislative support the efforts of Greybull Foundation in their rescue mission to bring our residents back home. Whereas all citizens, government officials, and agencies must stand in solidarity and continue their humanitarian efforts to help those in
crisis needing assistance in finding their way home. Now therefore, it be resolved that I, Gene Brown, as mayor of the city of Bradenton, Florida, do hereby proclaim my support for the people of Israel, and urge all citizens to reflect and stand together in this
time of turmoil. Gene Brown, Mayor, July 23rd, 2025. And the reason that this is is important and obviously we've supported since October 7th a lot of different situations you're going through. But we had two of our own residents here in
town that actually went over to do humanitarian aid and travel through Israel and go through that and uh got caught in the war that was happening between Israel and Iran. And um really our governor, several others, our local
legislators stepped up to get hundreds of people home. And what one thing that I was impressed when I came out to your uh presentation that day was that um when they asked Governor Dantis uh Greybel, which you'll go into what that
is in a moment, but um Greybull said, "Well, we're trying to bring people home." and he asked Governor DeSantis and the cabinet and that if they weren't Florida residents, would they be able to get on the plane to Florida? And Governor DeSantis said, "Are they US
residents?" And and they said yes. And he said, "Get them on the plane." So, we brought people home that were worried about getting bombed and killed. But, uh, Neil, I'd like you to introduce and just say thank you for for being here
today and what we're going to celebrate. Thank you, mayor and city council members. It was a distinct unique uh honor and uh we're glad to be here today. Appreciate it, city council members. Um I've been a resident for the city for some u 40 years and work
proudly for the man chamber as some of you know for 30 years. Um my wife Robin and myself um didn't wish to be in the limelight. We just happened to be over there. um as there are hundreds more that were actually rescued um the McGrab
rescue team uh which is a nonprofit organization um but they brought a lot of us back from u Israel uh and we just happened to come into Tampa which we had our car parked there so it was rather unique um it was the middle as you mentioned mayor during the Iron Swords
War that 12-day period and we were told by Grey Bull Rescue it wasn't going to be a cakewalk um you know it wasn't like a concierge, travel agent type of a trip on the way back. Uh we were so grateful to them. Uh sirens and missiles uh went
overhead while we were in our Airbnb in Jerusalem and an abrupt change of plan post uh June 13th. Our flight home was cancelled. Uh Benurian airport was closed and definitely in our two week stay there became a harrowing
experience. Uh our mission to Israel was to support. We went there to support, to observe, to listen. Um to share our loving kindness to with family, friends, and our ancestral homeland. Um it was unfortunately interrupted,
rendered incomplete and bittersweet from our perspective. The first week of our trip was a volunteer. If I can share with you a little bit, the first week was was basically our mission there. Uh we spent it with four uh cubit seam um throughout the area. uh post the October
7th terrorist attack um and substantive hostage debacle of which there is still 50 hostages in Israel in captivity for 654 days as of today. We would work with actually four kibbutim the first week. Two very close
to the lemon border, another 20 miles from the Gaza Strip in the south and were housed at uh Kafar Kabutz Mazer Maserik in between. Our work was cleaning debris. It was moving, refurbishing, gardening, gardening and oral support. uh by the grace of God
there were people and organizations by our side uh like nonprofit gray greybull rescue team and um here today representing Greybull Rescue Team uh is a corporal uh Santu
uh Sankor is uh he's with the Hillsboro Sheriff's Department. Thought it was a good opportunity for him to be here. He's a volunteer. He's been with the organization from day one from what I've learned. Um, and also, uh, I should mention a few other people that were
involved. Senator Jim Boyd, uh, was communication with him and he got our got us basically on the list to to come home. Uh, Senator Jay Collins who, um, actually met us in Aman in Jordan when we were going through Jordan and uh, he
helped us get on that list to come home with Graville as well. County Judge Melissa Gould here and her father. Gary's the uh Jewish Federation in Tampa ex CEO uh and uh he had contacts with Jay Collins, Senator Collins too, to
help us. Uh we also have uh with the Jewish Federation here in Sarasota Manatee. Thought it was a good opportunity uh for for you to meet uh the the people there. Uh David Fes is the uh chairman of our community relations committee which I'm a member
of and David is is here to just say kind words a little bit about uh the Jewish Federation who works on issues here locally as it relates to anti-semitism. Um and there's also other groups that were involved that helped us in the process. the emergency management
department division for the state of Florida as was mentioned mayor uh with the governor's office and also congressman Buchanan helped us uh through their efforts um with Tar Poulton and a continued discussion
relationship to to get come home. So I thank you for this proclamation. It's an honor to be here um and to receive this and um not for us but for the others many others who live and work in Israel
um Jewish and non-Jewish. I mean they deal with it on a different level than we did in the short term that we would every day. I mean there's people there that you know family members and they they've been impacted greatly by the war. Um, and I I'd like to ask uh Senor to say a few words here if he wouldn't
be be so uh kind to do so. >> Thank you. Thank you, Neil. >> Good morning, everyone. Um, thank you, Mayor Brown, uh, council members, uh, for this uh, wonderful proclamation. Um, my name is Sankar. I go by Sank Montoot.
Uh, and I'm here on behalf of uh, Greybel Rescue. Uh, our chairman and CEO, Brian Stern, uh, he couldn't be here. He's actually finishing up another mission out of Syria. Uh so very busy guy. But I wanted to just take a couple minutes just to um talk about who we are
and and what we do. Um we are a donor um um donorfunded veteranled rescue organization with the sole purpose to rescue Americans that are stuck um in situations where they can't get out of.
Um, we have rescued over 7,000 people out of 700 missions uh in counting. Um, obviously to include Robin and Neil here. Some of our missions include um Israel, Haiti, Afghanistan,
um Ukraine, uh as well as the disaster the the fire disaster out in in Maui uh and also down here in Fort Myers um for Hurricane Ian. So, um, our mission is is very simple. Um, if you're an American
and you're stuck, uh, you're out of options, um, Grey Bowl, we will respond and we will and come and get you back. However, these these operations, they don't materialize out of thin air. Uh, it does take donations, it does take
volunteers. Um, so if anyone is is looking to get some more information, please go to our website. That's going to be greatbullrescue.org. or um and you can find all about us, read about some of our other missions and all some of our other successes. Um so again, I just
wanted to thank you all for this proclamation uh and for this opportunity. Thank you. >> Thank you. And one of the things that another thing I was impressed with is obviously the great state of Florida that we all live in and love. Um the as
you talked about Greybel, it kind of works behind the scenes as much as possible. Uh, but you do need donations to help this go. But but that if I understand it correctly that our great governor and the things that were done were one of the first times that Greybel
actually actually got money from a government but because that showed how important our citizens were to our state and what we do. And so, you know, we there's a lot of political things out there that you see that people get into
politics and try to pit one side against the other. He didn't care who it was. It went beyond party lines. It went beyond it was American citizens. And the thing that I look back on and the reason I wanted to do this and obviously knowing Neil and and his family for a long time
and and what he did great with the chamber for all the years is because if you think about it and I know there's videos and I refuse to watch the videos from October 7th is cutting babies heads off and cooking them in microwaves and
ovens. I don't care who you are or what you believe. That's not right. And that's what we got to remember is that's not right. And you know, conflicts happen and you work through them, but that's not right. Sure. >> So, thank you for doing what you do in
Grey Bowl. And it was, you know, hopefully the person that when they were coming down was in the car wreck on the way. She's okay. Oh, yes. Yeah. So, there was a wreck that they were a little bit late that day, but you know, I've been praying for her since that day and thinking about, you know, her
recovery. So, um, any council comments before we get the picture? Uh, >> yes, ma'am. If >> it's okay. I just I I mean, this kind of hits home. You watch this on the morning news and then all of a sudden when you find out it's friends, people that we've known and respected in our community for
so long, it really kind of grabs you. And so I I really want to thank you for coming and bringing this forward and and spreading the word. but also want to express my thanks that I live in a state with leaders like Governor Dantis and
and you you mentioned Representative Boyd and Congressman Buchanan and um to have that leadership to to move forward and like you said put put some of the differences aside and just do the right thing and um thank you mayor for bringing this forward for the proclamation and allowing us to honor it
as well. >> All right, anyone else? >> Welcome home. >> Yeah, thank you. Thank you for >> I wanted to say >> did you Yep. Yes, sir. >> No, thank you for having us here today. And I just wanted to say a few quick
words on behalf of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota Manity as well as the um Heler Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation. Um, we I want to provide our heartfelt
gratitude for you for this proclamation today in support of the Jewish community and in the people of Israel. Your strong stance against the taking of hostages, defense of human rights, and opposition to rising anti-semitism is deeply
appreciated. And in these challenging time, your leadership and moral clarity send a powerful message of unity and shared values. Uh the city of Bradenson's stance reminds us that even across great
distances, bonds of humanity and justice prevail. We are especially grateful for your commitment to speaking out against terrorism and for standing in solidarity with those who seek peace and security.
Thank you again for your unwavering support and for standing on the side of dignity, hope, and human rights. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. So, why don't we all walk around and we'll get a picture with them. Well, I don't know.
Squeeze in. >> Squeeze in. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Yeah, I missed you. Missed you. >> Sorry. >> You're too kind. Thank you. >> All right. I've got one more thing before we move on to citizen comment.
I'm going to ask Gus Scoo Coast, the executive director of the Hernando Dotto Historical Society, to come forward for a moment and introduce somebody for us. >> Good morning, Mr. Mayor and City Council. >> Congratulations, Chief. Looking forward
to working with all of you this year. Um, I am the executive director of the Hernando Dotto Historical Society, uh, which was founded in 1939. And so we have more than 80 85 years under our belt and we do so many things for the community. But um one of the things that
probably many don't realize that we do is we we are Bradon is actually the sister city of Barcota Spain where Hernando Dotto was born and raised. Um so in 19 in the 1960s um our organization started a tradition um with
reciprocating with the city of Barcota. And about 20 years ago, we expanded that and we are actually every year since 2000, year 2000, we select a student from Manatee County and we sent them to
Barcota for a two to three month um cultural experience. Last year our our um delegate to Barcota was Miss Robin Bell. And um I'll let her am I going to let you say a couple things? Okay. about her experience up
there and in turn um they uh her family gets to host the incoming ambassador as we call them from Spain here. And so at this time I would like to ask Adriana Rubio Truero. She is from Barcard Spain.
She will be here for about uh eight uh eight nine weeks. She's going to travel not just in Mante County, but we're sending her on a little vacation to North Carolina and to Washington DC and Kennedy Space Center amongst other things. Um, and it's a great experience
um, cultural experience for these young students from Manatee County and from Barc. So, Robin, would you like to say something? We always put her on the spot. If they told me more in advance, I would be prepared. But um it the things that
the historical society have done are truly fantastic. The people of Berarota welcomed me with open arms last summer. I spent a little over eight weeks among them and they were just some of the kindest, most loving people I have ever encountered. Um I genuinely cried when I
had to leave because they became like my second family over there. And to now have the opportunity to pay that forward with Adriana has been absolutely fantastic. She's only been here about a week with us, but she's like another sister to me. So, we're very happy that
this program exists and that it's continued to do so much good for both us students here in Bradenon and the people of Barerota. >> You want to say something? >> Good morning. Sorry for my English. is
not the best but I only want to say thank you for being here. Thank you to the society. Um it's a honor for me can representate Barcota in the other part of the world. So thank you so much.
>> All right. Um Gus, why don't you give just a 30 second synopsis of what doTO does for charities and the money they gave last year? >> Yes. Um that's our goal every year is not um is is to give support to the
community. Over over the last 20 years uh the society has given out more than a million dollars here locally. Um in addition to that, we're actually in the works u uh with if you all recall the
museum that we had downtown here. Um, we're in the works of putting together u a replica building of exactly how the Barcota courtyard is in Spain um right here on 17th Avenue and um so that we
can help facilitate meetings for other nonprofits uh or anyone else that use needs to use the you know the arena for uh any any gatherings or promotions or anything like that. So yeah, we average uh the society averages about $75,000 that we give back every year and it
stays right here to local local need. So >> and the reason I thought that was important is because with our city park >> expansion with our the the economic development we're trying to do from down 17th 9th 13th into village of the arts
to connect it to downtown. you guys are going to be a staple there and it's kind of outside the government realm of things that are bringing back um in that area along with our community center that is going to change the lives generationally of a lot of young people
and really show the community what we're doing to try to to bring some stability to that community and what they deserve. So >> yes, and you are so correct, Mr. mayor because and we are fortunate because Manatee County and the city of Braon over the years has always been a great
partner of ours and we appreciate everything you all do for us. So, >> plus that little thing we have in April that takes up the day. >> It's just it's just a little thing. >> Just a little thing. One of the largest parades in the world. That was it. >> So, we say in the world, but uh that really brings some good activity to our
community in that time. So, um Tiffany, you just want to we'll stand up here and then get a stand in front of the podium, get a picture if you don't mind. So, she'll come up and get that. Get get some of the other Dodto people up. >> We'll be going down.
>> No, let's stand up here. >> I think that's See how this one works and we'll know if it works. >> Okay. >> I know. I was going to say I want to take a picture with I want to take a pictureith back there.
I've never heard of him before. >> I thought you've heard him. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> And congratulations. Make sure and get a picture in front of our bakarata drive there.
>> Thank you. All right, madame clerk. >> Item five is citizen comments. >> Okay. All right. At this time, citizen comment will be accepted during the citizen comment portion of the meeting on any non-aggenda items, agenda items, future agenda items, or topic of
relevance to the city. Comments will be accepted on the public hearings at the appropriate time. So, first I have Glenn Jebelina. And remember, you have three minutes and state your name and your city of residence. >> Good morning.
>> For the record, Glenn Jabelina, Manatee County, 38 years. I want to address the retress redress of grievances. You know, it is our right as the public to address our elected officials on our grievances. That's part of the First Amendment. So,
I want to talk about that a little bit. When we bring a complaint, you should address those complaints. And I don't think they've been done in a timely manner. Another thing, when we address the government, because you work for us, um it encourages citizens to be active and
participants, and we need more activity. And I think you're going to see that in the future. So, we need to start coming up here and asking the tough questions and hopefully get some answers. Public comment based on your current
policy of three minutes. You don't really want to hear to the public. You don't want to hear from the public. You wrap everything together. Future agenda items, current current consent, non-consent. It's unbelievable. Last time I was here, you had a special meeting, but during
that meeting, it had public comment. You did not allow me to speak. That was very disrespectful. So, it comes around goes around. Let's get Let's look at some examples, right? It took five weeks to get eight emails from the CRA, unlike
Congratulations, Chief. Unlike the city of uh the police department, when I did a records request on a contract with the school, she called me up. She had been answering in two hours. That's the way public public records request should do.
So, let's, you know, affordable housing, you know, you got that 920 building, a 7-year Laura, you got a you got a real professional in the house here today, uh, that really does affordable housing with a substantial Laura. You guys don't do that.
You need to start you need to start following the Florida Florida Housing Coalition and go with the 20 25 year laws, not these seven-year scams you've been doing. So, let's look at what we're doing. I sent this to every
one of you today, this morning. This zip code, your city, you have 13,000 in this zip code in your city. 6,189 are below the Alice and I sat in on that
Zoom meeting and I didn't see any elected officials sit on that. So, I don't really think you care about the marginalized areas or you'd be doing something about it. Let's look at the poverty. You have 1,899 city of Bradington
citizens living in poverty in this one zip code. It's unacceptable. You need You need to start getting some affordable housing. You need to start taking care of our marginalized areas. It's unacceptable that you have these many people in one zip code in poverty.
>> Thank you. >> Next, we have Rodney Jones. >> Thanks, Gordon. >> Hey, show me how to use for one second. And and uh Mayor Brown, can I since I am leaving it up blind as
a reasonable ADA accommodation, since I got to know some stuff, can I have one extra minute or is that >> Now we have three minutes, but I haven't started it yet. So give her the stuff and then we'll start it when she's got the stuff. >> You want >> Okay. All right. That's it. It's already on.
>> Yes. >> All right. Thank you. Uh Rodney Jones, uh founder and lead activist of Civil Rights Shoe. Um, I'd like you to know, first of all, Jean Brown, that you're named in a RICO complaint to the executive office of the governor, chief inspector general, and you've kept that
from the public. Um, I want y'all to see his face, and I want the public to see the responses of the city council to Den Jimolina's point of what they're doing up here, what what you're witnessing is a RICO. I was a victim of rel religious prosecution. I that sword that you see
up there. I came I I on my own Facebook p post I said that I was going to cut Chief Beavenon up when we got into court and put place her in a box with the sword of God which is the truth. I did 11 11 months and 29 days in jail for
that. Uh the second DCA has overturned your decision yesterday, Jean. I was falsely arrested for the second time. I um the resistant arrest with violence was reversed. So you owe me some money. So I needed you to point me to whoever was uh your attorney is. I filed a
complaint on July 4th naming every city councilman here in a RICO complaint because what they do is they sit here like they're going to do today and they have for months. You have not responded to that complaint. What I have here is Andy Goos. I'm filing a complaint on
him. I can file those complaints from the he's the CEO of Manatee Memorial Hospital. The the the murder that you refused to do with uh Lutheraware, that murder happened at Manatee Memorial. So, I'm filing a complaint on Andy Goose for
uh falsifying records and accessory to murder. I've already turned this in to the feds, so I'm not worried about any perjury. Um Chief Beavenon is a liar. Chief Beavenon, you got a problem, Gene, and you owe my family a bunch. we're going to break the city because what
you've done is you've lied. Chief Beavenon didn't do any of my complaints. She sat right there and lied and said, "Oh, maybe we missed one. How about we missed all of them?" So, you're in trouble. You can't produce any case numbers all the way back over two regimes over for my family and my
community and others that we filed. Those those case numbers don't exist, Jean. They're not there. You lied. You lied to the public. You know, everything that you say is admissible in court. And man, the feds are already watching you. Crystal Wor went to the feds on you guys and you guys are being watched. So I'm
telling you everything that every time you sit up here, Josh, you're guilty, too. That perjury complaint that I filed on Josh Kramer and Chief Beavenon, you never did it, Jean. You never You never produce it. And you can't produce any records cuz I we've got a records
request from the city of Bra Bradington. And all those complaints that your third party attorney did, that's now at the Florida bar. And I've got the complaint in here to show uh that perjury complaint that you did. Maryanne Barnaby's husband, you guys are a
racketeering ring. You're named Enrico. I've got all the files here. I'm going to put them on the court for the record. And Jean, you're going to prison. I was told to tell you that you're going to prison. Now, somebody needs to answer to this. We've got a bar complaint. >> Thank you, Mr. Jones. Next, we have Bill
Sanders. >> You're in trouble, bud. going to jail. Been waiting on you. >> Before you start the clock, I ask for uh a consent item to be pulled as a separate issue to publicly speak on.
>> Uh you have three minutes, Mr. Sanders. >> You have three minutes. >> I guess just yes or no. >> I don't pull consent. It's up to the council. But >> I'm asking the council now. Well, Mr. Sanders, your three minutes has started. Please, Mr. Sanders, you're out of order
at this moment. You're out of order. You're We're under citizen comment. You have three minutes. >> This is exactly what Glenn was talking about. >> Keep out of here. You know, last time I came in here, uh,
Jean, I discovered where you cremated a man, a father or a little boy under the threat of a court order, and the judge wasn't happy with you. I hoped
that your morality would kick in and make you a better person. It didn't. I told you to quit sending the goons after me and you didn't. They're still following me, harassing me with taxpayer money.
Got a guy sitting right behind me that follows me around, talks about me, and he's allegedly on one of your committees and being paid for by a third party organization. That's corrupt. I'm not going to show this on the screen
because there's people in the room that I don't want to embarrass. But you see these people? There's three clowns. They're Browns clowns. One of them is your neighbor. Was your neighbor
at the seventh floor of the condominiums that you moved into miraculously right after the election. One of them is a realtor that sold my home. H
now that not not working out too well because she feels she got cheated and you're going to imminent domain it. So I think you're going to have a long road ahead because you've done these things for years and there's obviously
uh some conflict of interest there. Oh, cool. By the way, my wife's in one of these. Uh, see that picture, Lisa Moore? That's where you and and the realtor
were conversation about the purchase of my home and you on the you're on the U paperwork as the selling realtor. Then you get in here on May 28th as a council
person and vote for it. That's a conflict of interest. And why as an attorney you would risk your license for that? I don't know. But you did. And Scott, you're smiling. And we know where you're at on all this. You
represent every developer in town and then come in here and represent the city's funds. You're part of the problem. Thank you, Mr. Sanders. All right, I have no other citizen comment. Um, have to fill out a card.
So, if you want to fill it out. Yeah. >> Hey, mayor. While while we're waiting, can you point me to your attorney? I can't use Scott Rubel because he's already named Rico. He's part of >> We're under citizen comment. I'll have order in the room. >> Nobody can.
>> We'll have order in the room. Sir, >> kick me out. Arrest me again. >> Mr. Jones, we'll have order in the room. >> We're going to recess because it's being interrupted right now. So, we're going to take a fivem minute recess while they're filling that out.
sets and finish citizen comment. Now, just a reminder, citizen comment is for three minutes and please state your name and address when you come up. I have Linda Seabol. Good morning everyone. Um, I just want to say quickly, >> please state your name and city of
residence >> and uh, city of city of Bradon Ward 4. Um, I just want to uh, explain to everyone if I was being shown in a picture or uh,
being saying that I'm a realtor and some business with the city, it's not true. And so, uh, everything that Bill just said that's anything referring to me is not true. And, um, I don't know where he's coming from. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> All right. Uh, Stuart Moon. >> Good morning, Mr. Mayor. >> Morning, >> council member, staff. Thank you. Um, I'm not a resident of the city of Bradenon, but I am a business owner in the city of Bradon. And that's uh
partially why I'm here to speak is about the Pomicola Causeway. Um, where my residence is lies in the county. However, it is affected by city property. Um, currently, as you guys know, I'm sure that there are businesses operating off
the city park and city causeway. um whether that's the horses um or any number of jet ski rentals places. Uh this was taken on July 4th weekend. You can see um these businesses are clearly
advertising uh via signage via Google Maps. If you go on Google, you can see her listings. And what I'm asking for is I I am no Scott Ruticell, but I did some digging in the the city code and had
some fun with that actually. Um there are ordinances already in place that can be enforced um to help alleviate some of the issues with the causeway. Um I have a few other residents that are are with us today as well. Um we're seeing, you
know, just excessive um use of the causeway in ways that it was not intended, certainly as a city park, whether that's through these businesses, through noise complaints, which I think um others will speak to as well, um through, you know, after hours usage,
you'll see in this one of these, um and RV camps overnight, and that's something that happens relatively regularly as well. Um, and what we're asking for is simply, you know, taking a look at these ordinances and really enforcing what
already is in place um, in regards to city property, city park, and how that affects, you know, the neighboring residents. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next, we have Bill Han. >> Good morning. Thank you for allowing us
to speak. My name is Bill Han. I live uh I work in the city of Bradenton and live in the county along Palmola Boulevard. We're about 200 yards off the off the causeway. Um we've seen lots of changes over the years. You know, we we've well
Laura's lived there since 1974, so she can speak to you as to what's been going on. One of the beautiful things about coming into our area and going out to the island is the causeway. It's your first spot of seeing the water and uh you know it's kind of exciting and the
people who are down there are in the world's long you know longest conga line to get out to the beach uh come through there and uh what's happened it's morphed into something that I don't think we intended it to and uh we do have the codes like Mr. Moon said to
correct this already in place. Um, the disconnect on the loud music is just nothing more than I think a we need to get with the police and and get somebody out. It's not a lot of people doing this. It's like one or you know one or two people because they play it so loud
that nobody else can get the music in. So, I'm gonna let Laura talk real quick. >> Just real quick. >> All right. And your your name, please. >> I'm Laura Han and I'm his wife and just wanting to a longtime resident of the Pomosola Causeway area. just want to propose fair and balanced policies for
the causeway. We want everyone to enjoy it. It's a public place and and it's it's a great space to be. So think things that we want addressed are the jet ski usage, the noise disturbance, and basically the access to fair and use the fair usage. They're using the um
ramps for a variety of other things that I think it was intended for. I think it was intended for kayaks and they're launching boats and they're launching jet skis from there. The noise ordinance, not a problem with the partying. It's a lot of fun, but when it goes to Sunday night at 9:00, it's too late. And then the jet skis, it's not
allowing space for other people to come and use that space. So, I never thought that I could open up a lemonade stand down there with my girls, you know, and and without some sort of regulation. So, basically, it's the noise, it's the jet skis, and accessing those ramps. The solution might be to put, they've done
this in in the past. I think when we come and make a complaint, it's nice to suggest solutions. for a while there. They were putting those birds nests police officers that were overlooking. I think they did that for about five weeks in a row in 2019 and it stopped the partying for a while. So maybe if we
bring a more of a presence there, that might help. But again, we want everyone to use it and enjoy it, but the residents there need to be able to also use it and enjoy it. Well, >> thank you. Um, next, Mike Galott. [Music]
Mike Gotti, 1120 Pomolda Boulevard. Uh residents of the area since 1970. Um so, Mr. Mayor, Councilman, staff, thank you for letting me speak here a little bit. I want to support my neighbors. I live a quarter mile away from the causeway on Homicola Boulevard.
Freshly remodeled house that just flooded, so we're aware of the storms. But inside Saturday and Sunday, hurricane walls, foamed roof, you can hear the music. That's too much. I partied in Pomolola Bay. I skied in
Pomolola Bay. I grew up in Pomola Bay. I was chased out of Pomolola Bay trying to park there on a date. Orin says midnight to 6. Nobody's there. I got thrown out. It was for the 80s. So >> you and Mr. Gallow.
happened to the best of us, I guess. So, and the other concern I have, I mean, our area, Ian, Milton, Helena, we've been through some tragedy. When you think there's 12 more boats in that basin as of Sunday,
two of them have anchor lights. And I know this is not a city issue, but I asked the city to work with the county and the state to enforce the laws that are there. We have, like I said, 12 Bed
boats there right now. Two with anchor lights. I asked what their sanitation system is. I asked if they have insurance. If they have insurance, which probably not, what is their hurricane plan? And what I want to go on record of
saying is that, you know, if we've been through it and it'll happen again, hopefully not soon, but when these boats end up in my backyard damaging my house because you spent money, someone spent money crushing the
ones that ended up on the causeway. The one I saw was anchored with a dumbbell that you used to work out. Not even an anchor. So, my house is at risk every storm. And it doesn't need to be a hurricane when
you're anchored with a dumbbell. Okay? It's uncomfortable when they're 50 yards off your back door coming on your property. That those are challenges we see. So, my time's running quick. Holy smokes. All right. So, Coast
Guard resolutions. Music. Shouldn't be hearing it in my house at hurricane proof a quarter mile away. Like I said, the big thing that I need to bring home, the reason I'm here is land access. You're providing the land access. The
city is when they were coming on my property. I'm in the county. Sheriff took care of it. Trespassed. Vote moved. The city is allowing land access. They're coming on causeway property. That's their means of egress. As long as
you allow it, it's going to happen. And we're in unsafe condition. That's going to cost us all money as taxpayers. Thank you very much. >> Ellen Sanders. >> Please state your name and city of residence. You have three minutes. >> The city of residence is Walke, Iowa right now, but I do own a home at 252
Riverside Drive East. >> And your name? >> Ellen Sanders. >> Thank you. in January, due to damage done to my home from two hurricanes and the way it was not taken care of since 2019,
the disrepair. I listed for sale my home with a realer, my neighbor. When we did so, I said, I'll use Lisa, I think, is my real estate. I don't even remember, but you might be listed because I had used her
to run a lean. We have I also have a home or had a home in Urbanddale, Iowa, and due to Mr. Sanders not paying his attorneys, there's around 40 just under $40,000 worth of leans. So, I wanted to make sure there were no leans. So, I had used her once before because I was
getting possession. In December, my first or second Bill was sentenced to 100 Bill Sanders was sentenced to 120 days in jail. in just in June he was and for not
signing the deed he signed the deed but didn't do it properly so when I came to executed it wasn't executed pro I couldn't execute it so I took him back to contempt and he didn't in Iowa and he did not show he was sentenced to 90 days in jail on three different counts there
is a bench warrant for his arrest the reason the city the city contacted me Rob Perry wondering if I would be interested in selling the property. At that point, it did not go through the realer. It went through just the city. I
did want to sell it. I do want to sell that home. Eminent domain, I believe, is the only way that you guys probably will be able to get it because Bill refuses to come to Iowa and he refuses to sign the deed. Thank you.
>> Thank you. I'd have no other public or citizen comment, so I'll close that at this time. And then council members, Mrs. Moore. >> Yes. Thank you. Um I normally do not uh if any, you know, anybody here or um
watching the meeting, I think that you might already have an idea that I don't normally entertain um what I would call performative performative drama or rumors. Um, but there is a point where I do think that
I'm going to clarify my utmost commitment to being a reputable attorney in our community. [Applause] To the extent that I have ever helped Mrs. Sanders with anything, she asked me to procure a personal uh property
information report, which I did. uh no legal work was performed and I have been adamant that she should obtain other legal counsel because of my role on city council. Outside of that, as far as any legal
situations, I am unaware formally. Uh if I have been listed on any MLS as a preferred title agent, that is not information that I have. Uh, I do not check the MLS unless someone actually lets me know that I have been listed in such a manner. I do not have information
about that. I've never done a closing for uh, realtor agent Linda Seabold. We've never worked together professionally, but we are neighbors and we do socialize as such.
I will just remind the audience that it is okay to criticize your elected officials for their performance in that capacity. And the standard is high for your elected official to seek legal recourse
for perceived defamation, but it is not insurmountable. There is an item on the consent agenda that I will pull for further discussion if that would make the public feel reassured,
but I'm going to put anything else to rest. >> Mrs. Coker. >> Yes. I just feel like I I should reiterate as a realtor who commonly puts listings into the MLS. Um there I mean
we pick um who we want to go as the realtor cuz we like maybe we we they take our phone calls right away. So for you to not have any idea that that was listed in there as the preferred closing agent is completely
um usual and you probably had no idea. So, I just want to support you on that. >> Thank you. I appreciate that. >> Anyone else before I talk? All right. Couple Oh, Miss Barnaby. >> Well, I I wanted to ask Mr. Rutesil because we had so many members of the
public come and talk about the causeway. And someone jokingly called me the causeway queen one time. So, because I led the effort to take alcohol off the causeway back when it was kind
of the wild wild west out there. Um, Mr. Rutil, I'm going to make I'm going to say some things and help me make sure I'm saying them correctly, please. The causeway is a transportation conveyance. It was put into place by the state of
Florida and we only have certain items that we have jurisdiction over. One of them would be law enforcement. So, we could work with individuals that are having
complaints about noise or having um I don't I do not believe there is uh overnight camping allowed there either. So those are something that we can get our police department to work on.
However, when it comes to a company having a business out there, they don't have to come to the city for any kind of licensing or anything. As a taxpayer and a resident of Florida,
it drives me crazy when I see all of these businesses along our highways and our rightofway because questions, you know, are they paying their sales tax? Are they remitting what they're supposed to? Is
it an unfair advantage against someone that has a brickandmortar store or a brick-and-mortar business? But I have been told every time I've looked into it that we do not possess the authority to
stop them from going out there and doing it because it's a state transportation system. Am I remembering our conversations correctly? It you are correct. It is that whole
causeway area is DOT right ofway. And so there are certain things that we can do in there and there are certain things that we can't. Um we have had discussions with DOT over the years about putting together some
sort of um either lease or management agreement with the city that would allow that would give the city additional enforcement abilities um and some additional control over that property. Um but but that is not
something that that's been pursued at this point. Um >> well and for years F dot was telling us we couldn't do anything and then we got someone that was in that position of authority that said well
>> my interpretation well I guess if you really want to I guess you kind of could. And my immediate response to that Casper milktoast kind of answer is why would we go to the work and the trouble of doing that when the next person that walks in that office is going to go no no no
that's state property and you can't do anything about it. So that's just that's what I have my entire time up here been dealing with causeway issues. So >> Miss Coker, >> thank you. Um, and I did speak to our residents and I want to thank you for
being so polite and coming with your concerns. Um, I I I recognize you all as longtime residents and so it's good to hear from you and you're so respectful with your presentations. Um, I did um ask Chief to um address and check into
some of the noise issues. Um, unfortunately he missed uh your discussion, but if you could address some of the the noise and and ordinance enforcement that we currently are trying to do. >> Thank you. I was addressing the disruption of the meeting earlier. Um,
so one thing that prohibits sort of what we're doing on the waters right now is we don't have a boat. We are have a boat on order. It's due to it's delayed delayed. We're supposed to be getting in August. So, we've asked the sheriff's office to sort of step up their patrols in those areas. Um, we just are
completing training again with all of our officers, all our personnel with the sound meters. Um, but I, this is something that goes back to when I had a girlfriend many years ago who worked at Down the Hatch and I had to go out there and tell them to turn their music down because people in your neighborhood were
complaining because the water just allows the sound to travel like nowhere else. like it's next door to you. Um we certainly will address all those issues. Um our weekend watch commanders are fully aware of the need to step up
patrols out there and address things. Everybody thinks they have the right to play their music as they want. That's absolute nonsense. People can play their music as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others and that's that's the issue. So there are limits um set forth in code set forth in state statute
depending on if it's coming from a car or not. Um, I have cards here for you all, so I'll step out and give them to you in a moment. >> And Mr. Mayor, could you address um you said something about code enforcement um being stepped up there and also as far as the boat ramp that as I understand I
I'm >> Yeah. So, we had when when you go down um Manatee Avenue there, obviously the jurisdiction goes from the center line of the highway out 500 feet each way. That's kind of where the jurisdiction
Scott can, Mr. Ruto can correct me on that. Um, talked many times to many of the residents, talked with other residents on the other side, talked with people about the horses, the different things. Um, we just had something in the newspaper that when the article first
came out, um, was very misleading because it didn't have the facts in it about the horses. And then they re talked to him and and uh Jesse really did a good job at putting the facts out there because when you put the facts out, at least people get the
information. It may not be what you or I like, but it's out there. Um most of the issues lately I'm hearing are about the jet skis, more the noise at night, but but that's something with the noise at night, like we've talked, call the police, they'll try to get there as
quick as they can. We're trying to work on that. Um, but the jet skis are out there. And it's something that, um, we've talked about having a workshop to try to figure out more what we can do. But as most of you in this room that I know, you are pro business and
businesses should be able to thrive. And this council has continued to do that. But you've got to thrive with restrictions and regulations. So that's very important. Um, one of the things that that I've talked with another great friend and lawyer here in town that um,
there was almost an accident with his daughter on a jet ski. Well, I said if we regulate the jet skis out of business, well, that regulates you living on the water and having a jet ski because how do we say you can have it but they can't? And um, one of the things that that I would probably say I
don't say say disagree with Mr. Galott is though most of the boats that are being mored are not coming from the shore. They're coming from the waterways. Um I am working with Mayor West in a way for the river and for that area which we'll get with the county
commissioners that I've talked to that there might be some things and we've talked about it a little bit where the mooring you can put restrictions of distance. But I have the same concern about our waterways that we get blamed for doing something in the whether it's
horse manure, whether it's bird manure, whether it's fertilizer, whether it's storm water, whether it's grass clippings that you mow. And if you if you blow grass clippings from your mowing that can be worse to the seagrass than all those other things. But as Dave Tamasco said all along and we're doing a
study, the North Bay is different than the South Bay because the North Bay when it was designed, when you look at the original design of that roadway, they had a bridge on either end because then it would flow. How many of you don't flush your toilet?
>> Um, and see what happens. Well, that's basically what North Bay is. It's not getting flushed. I have and thanks to Miss Shadic there, Tiffany, every week she prints out the waterkeepers um chart that shows me everything. Well,
you look, the North Bay has been pretty clean. There's some times that it gets spikes a little bit, but it's in the green a lot, especially with the storms we've had because it's flowing more. Um, the South Bay has been, you know, 20
days out of 62 charted with 30, but that could be the mooring boats. That could be the fish. That could be that. But Councilwoman Coker sits on the Sarasota Bay estuary. And with Dave Tamasco, that is one of the healthiest bays in the
Sarasota Bay estuary right now with 40 acres of seaggrass that is grown. So, you know, you've got to pick it. If if the birds are the problem, then do we not allow birds there? If the fertilizer from your yard is the problem, do we not
allow the fertilizer? How are and and we can't tell you as a county resident that you can't fertilize? That would have to be the county. So, we're really trying to find a happy medium. And this is was something with all this coming up lately is um we're having more workshops than
we've ever had, but that's one of them. But and we want to hear what is some alternatives. But if you eliminate boats, I probably would guess that walking out to the back of all most people's houses live along Pomola, they have boats and jet skis out there.
>> So, you know, we got to find that happy median, be in the business world. But I agree that because other municipalities in this area have banned things, everything ended up on Pomosola Bay. So, how do we get that? I don't believe it
causes more traffic because the traffic is it's single lane. and it gets backed up and it's going to be backed up and if we've lived here and 1984 Brighton police officer pulled down that big bank told me and my girlfriend which
is now my wife that it's after 11 what am I doing you know and I had till midnight obviously had to have her home but so yeah we've all been kicked out of Pomola Bay just sitting there looking at the sunlight or the the moonlight and the the water but um
[Applause] kind of got tongue tied there. Maryannne, stop. >> You were at the submarine race. >> I know. But um you look at it and you just go and you say yes. And and I really think the the mooring part of
things is distance from shore because again it is the waterway and people if they're doing it correctly, but there is no means to tell if they're dumping their sewage or not. It's hard to figure that out and obviously sewage is a big factor in all of our lives right now and
how we're fixing it, facing it for that part of it, facing fix it. So I think there's some good conversation here. I'm glad you're here. Um and one of you really knows about our boat because you're helping us at some point to get that new boat that we're getting from
the standpoint of, you know, put us in a good direction for that. So, um, when that boat's in, I believe we will be and those guys love being on the boat. So, um, when they're working, I think so. >> I I mayor. >> Yeah. That um, so that's something that was
great and and that again I'll I'll promote our Jeremy Giddens, our grant writer, our ex- captain that came back about the boat and uh, we were past the boat deadline. He was able to work with them and get the boat on and it's going to be a very good boat for the city of Bradon. I know our fire department is
working on a boat that, you know, not we don't use them a lot, but when we need them, they're there for us. And those are all through grants and different things that that again, this council has done such a great job at not spending the taxpayer money that way about getting things that can help and
especially in in the uh public safety era. Um, thinking on that. >> Yes. Oh, you >> was there stepped up code enforcement? >> What code enforcement? We actually have a weekend code enforcement person that we had changed to kind of do some of that. But I think that's where we're going to have to really get with Mr.
Ruticell and and Vulker and see what else can be done. But because we know that as long as they're and correct me if I'm wrong, as long as they're they can't go there and book it. They got to book it on their phone beforehand. But as we know with phones today, you can
walk up and say, "I want a jet ski. I can't take any cash. Go to your phone and do it while they're standing there." So, it's still the same thing, but it's how do we and am I right on that Mr. Rutau? I don't think they can actually operate a business and take cash payment right there. >> Right. And that's and that's one of the
issues is how how do you enforce that? I think that's been one of the problems over the years. But, uh, you know, it is something we could we can look at again if that's I'll say to this council right now, I think there might be and how do you pick winners and losers? That's another thing. If there's eight companies, who picks the winner and
loser if there's only four allowed, you know? So, that's a hard thing. But maybe there's an area because we know they were pulling up the ballards and backing them into the the water. So, the county has taken that over for all the whole causeway of the maintenance of it. We've
got an interlocal agreement. We help part of that. And so, the county is working on that. The hurricanes really slowed that down with a lot of things. and DOT crushed those boats because they were we had another hurricane coming and the transportation road. So obviously we
would never wish that to have a hurricane back to back in 9 days. But those were pushed and that was by the county commission with the DOT with us saying they got to be off the roadway for transportation because if those boats would have went another 10 feet they'd have been in the middle of the road. But um and we've crushed a few
boats um out of some of the waterways when we got them. And Mr. Perry, >> yeah, Mayor, I just want to address Mr. Glotty's points about the mooring and and the boats out there. I I agree with pretty much everything said it actually and I live out in Pico, so I I see what going on out there. Um, I have had
numerous conversations with FWC and as you know, when boats wash up ashore or either submerge in in the causeway, we see them for months on end um alongside of the beach there or in
into the uh the bay itself. And as mayor was pointing out, personally myself, I've p had the city pay for three votes to be pulled out of the of of the bay. Um because FWC and the state is so slow.
And I talked with the chief lawyer about it and he's like, it's just a process. And I said, but people are tired of the eyesore. It's dangerous. What mayor was talking about is the boats that washed up and from Helen that of course were there when Milton came in and and they the state did get on that quick in the
county and everything. But I don't want you to think that we're not aware of it and trying to do what we can for it. And and I actually told the lawyer, I said, I imagine that if there was a slur about the current governor written on the side of the boat, like they had put graffiti on the boat, that boat would get moved
real quick. He goes, Rob, come up to my office cuz I got pictures of it. And they don't and they don't get moved. >> They don't get moved. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> They don't get moved any quicker. >> Yeah. And I believe them. You know, they it's just a they have they have actually a legal process that they have to go through for taking and and and a bidding
of the the project. And at the end of the day, neighbors in the city has to look at that vote for the better part of 6 months in in the best of situations. And so I'll continue to try to expedite that. I have taken out to our delegation as well, our congressional delegation.
>> Yes, sir. And I also saw something a week or so ago or read it that there is still hundreds if not thousands of boats still in areas around this state from the hurricanes. We're pretty lucky that most of ours are gone from the hurricanes now. Um and then they think
there's some that are sunk that'll show up later on. They never did find because again a lot of times they're abandoned boats. >> We actually had one on land right off of Wees Creek that the guy died 10 years earlier. So, we realized it sat out there for over 10 years, but nobody, it
was on land. It actually floated up on land and it was now the land owner's problem. So, we worked with him and split the cost to get it off because he wanted it out of there and they just crushed it. But, it took it was an estate thing. Nobody even I don't even think the estate knew that he had the
boat. And anyway, so there's a lot of things that we go through on that almost every day and more in the past. Um, anybody else before I get my comments? >> Go right ahead. >> All right. I'm going to speak to a couple other things. Obviously, we have a citizen comment portion of the meeting
that we do. There's some things by law on public hearings you have to do, but we offer three minutes. Um, most times three minutes is plenty and that's what we've seen. We've since I've been mayor, we've stuck with the same policy and obviously it's at the pleasure of the council and there's been nothing brought
up to change that. So, we do care. We listen. We go through it. And if anybody's going to say that, I don't care. Ask somebody in this room that answered the phone at 2 o'clock on an afternoon in Disney World with their grandchild. It may not have been a great conversation at the end, but I answer
the phone because I do care and trying to change things. So, you know, but this my phone is on 724 and that's why I answer it because it's trying to respect the people that we serve here as I've said and my wife kicks me and as long as
she lets me do this job, I'm going to continue to do it. But this is 247 and we are a community that may not always agree politically on things, but you know what? We agree want to make our community better. And that's where I'm
at right now. To keep working to face it and fix it and do the things when people come up here and just lie about things. It's wrong. It's wrong. And you know, maybe there's perspective of things, but
I've never spent any time in jail. I've never been arrested. I've never lied to this court system. you know, I've never cut somebody's sign down and settled, you know, with the court. I've never
done those things. So, when somebody gets up and lies, they got to be called out. And that's the lies. And you can go back and p post it on Facebook and do all the things you want on Facebook, but it's wrong. And until, you know, and and
for Mr. Jones to say that I'm under RICO investigation, well, if you're under RICO investigation, you don't even know it. You don't know it till they arrest you. And in every 50 states in this country I can go to and not worry about looking over my shoulder and being arrested.
Not like others in this room that if they go to a certain state, they're going to be arrested. So, you know, stop the lies. And if there's an issue we can help you with, we will help you. If there's something we have to do that will make a
neighborhood better, we're going to try. And it's it's just unbelievable that people just because of a narrative for their own self and what they've done and continued that process. So I think there's six of you sitting out there maybe hoping for a
job today. Be careful what you wish for sometimes. So you know um so again I could go on and on about that but but it's just it's just wrong. And none of us, we we know what we signed up for when we got up here, but you know, you don't deserve
the lies part of it. Mr. Rudisad, did you have any comments? Cuz your name was brought into it quite often about being under RICO and all that stuff, too. So, the only comment I will make, Mr. mayor is
piggybacking on what Councilwoman Moore said, you know, there's a good bit of leeway that's given to the public when they come up and and make comments, particularly about elected officials, and you all have to uh you all have to take a lot. Um,
and people have the right to speak public comment. Um, but whether or not they're taken seriously depends on what they say. And so and and who they are.
Um, so I would encourage people who may just be tuning in and listening to some public comment and hearing some things that they, you know, might find disturbing to um, not to take it at face value. um do a little research and this
is what we deal with on a daily basis. So, >> all right. And then and another the last thing that I'll have and then I'll ask is there any staff that wants to come up and talk about anything else that needs to be or not? Um is I have no idea who
Brown's clowns are. I don't even know who they I can look at the picture and think I can guess, but I didn't even know the people when we ran for campaign. I didn't even know and I mean the guy didn't even have the courage to put them up on the video because again it's
another slander. Um and so but I I didn't know who they were at the time um when it was all going on because I run a campaign of positive truthful and you can look at the donors that show that and so just you know again and I I agree
with you Mr. Mr. Rudell, we got to take it. But sometimes you also got to grady jut it and you got to stand up for it and um we're going to start standing up for our integrity because the integrity is the most important. So, and I don't think that
I'll get any grief from that from the normal public, you know, and that's what's out there. So, all right, moving on. Madame Clerk. >> Yes, sir. Item six is the consent agenda. Item I is going to be pulled and
brought back to you all at a later date. So staff is requesting approval of items A through H and J through AO. >> And mayor, if I could make a quick voice amendment to that. I believe it's going to be item AB. Uh the administration and
public works department are requesting to pull that. That is basically for a pipelining of a force man down at 59th Street and 21st A by Blake. hospital and there are some uh kind of engineering conflicts and and hydraulic contations
with lining that pipe that we've recently found and so we're probably going to have to put PVC in there and re reconfigure what we're doing on that particular project. It's it's item Alpha Bravo. >> Alpha Bravo AB Mr. Mayor. >> Yes. Um, my iPad is not working and I
don't have it in front of me, but I would like to move to pull. >> It's item C if it's the property. Yes, ma'am. >> Yes. Um, is it 60? >> It is 6. Yes, ma'am. >> Um, thank you so much. >> And you pulled.
>> And if I could be permitted to comment on that. >> Well, hold on one second here for Let me Let's get So, the the staff is asking to pull I and AB. >> Correct. >> Correct. So, um I think that we would need a motion from the council. So,
we're going to pull those two by staff, Mr. Rud. So, we can just pull those two by staff >> for discussion. >> No, then we're going to pull council member. >> No, they're not ready to be >> They're not ready. They're they're coming off the agenda. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, they'll come back later in
more discussion and then um so you want to make a motion >> to confirm that staff's pulled. >> Yes. >> Approve. But pulling C >> C. >> Okay. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any further discussion?
So, we'll start the vote um for approving consent agenda pulled by staff I and AB and then pulled by Mrs. Moore in her motion C approving all other consent agenda items and a seconded by Miss Barnaby. So, we'll
start the vote in Ward one. >> Yes. >> Two. Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> So, approved four to zero. All right. Mrs. Moore. >> Uh, I just was going to give a brief um uh synopsis of how we got here and
what's happening to date. I know council already knows and I'm I'm pretty sure that the public that is interested in this project in W 4 already knows, but the city staff is undertaking a very um indepth and ambitious project to expand lift station
3 which is located in uh the older part of Ward 4 and demolish lift station 13 and replace the collection system that collect that connects about approximately 170 homes in that area to the newly expanded lift station 3.
In that regard, uh staff initially proposed putting it in a right-of-way based on public comment that we received after that. Uh staff began to look at alternatives and identified one uh that appeared to be a good option based on where the pipes currently lie and where
you can hook up to the manhole. um staff has pursued this in the uh we disc we had a lengthy discussion for everyone's uh memory on April 9 regarding the need for the project and concerns of the community at that time and then we brought a contract to
purchase this property before us I believe it was May 28th. Um both of those meetings are available for viewing on uh ME's channel on YouTube. The contract that we approved in May lists the law firm of Bladelock Walters as the title agent. Um, I will just note that
my husband does work for that firm and I do not receive any economic benefit from any title work that the real estate department of Bllelock Walters performs. Uh today the item before us is to find a a
singy necessity in order to pursue an eminent domain of this property in the event that the contract cannot be closed upon because of title issues that have been alluded to in all of the meetings that I just uh mentioned. This is a plan B. This is uh the city,
in my opinion, myself, uh attempting to be responsive and diligent in implementing a or installing a temporary lift station to take 13 offline while we do this work. That will be a lengthy and
cumbersome project for the that localized community to deal with. Um, so it is my goal, uh, and I have had many conversations with city staff and I believe that they have been consistent in their messaging to me that the goal
is to install the temporary lift station as soon as possible. It is not anybody's desire that we continue in hurricane season with the current situation at lift station 13. Um, images of the current situation at lift lift station
13 are available if you view the April 9 meeting. Um and the funding for the project is in place. That also is a reassurance to the public that this will move forward expediently. Um that grant expires next
year. So work does in fact have to be done as quickly as possible and that is the city's goal and that's my goal. I didn't intend to pull this off of the consent ag consent agenda because I didn't think that there was a need, but I did so based on our previous conversation. So, if anyone else would
like to comment or ask questions, I'm I'm happy for that. >> Anyone else? >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. Pardon me. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, just for the record, I don't think it's a surprise that anybody doesn't know this, but my husband is also an employee of Bllelock Walters
and he and I went up to the Florida Commission on Ethics when I was reappointed to the council to work on a situation where there would not be any conflict and that I would be able to vote on issues facing the city. I wasn't
on the council when the previous council selected Bllelock Walters as their attorneys. I think Mr. Ruters does a very good job for us. But in complete transparency, I want you to know I made three trips to Tallahassee to speak with the ethics commission with
my husband so that I would be able to do my job completely and transparently. Right. Anyone else before? All right. So obviously this has been a hot button item and there's been some articles in newspapers and blogs that are out there
and if you read my comments they're very consistent and you know I did make a statement in one of those meetings Mrs. Moore that I didn't think the pork chop was the best design beforehand but at the moment there was no other option. Um
we had two storms one of the properties was damaged. It was gone up for sale. It was an opportunity and you know and I've said this in the paper. Staff said do you want to get into that? I said get into what? It wasn't about who, what,
when, where, why in life, location, location, location is the most important thing when you do something. And as realtors, people in that field, um, you know, location, location, location. And when we said, put the blind eyes of
justice on it and look at what is the best place. and that was there. The house had water in it. I don't know that if it's ever been opened yet or not, but it's got to be bad. We know how it gets bad in two or three days. Talk about
months. So, and this is very important and this council we can make a resolution as we go forward that as soon as this property is done because people still think it's going to be a permanent the thing we're buying and Mr. Williams could probably clarify
this or maybe Mr. or Colonel Lee. We're not buying a permanent lift station. We're buying something that's used temporarily that will have a a stage life that won't be able to be used for a long time. >> You are 100% correct. >> So, that will be gone. Hopefully, you
know, we're buying it at a market rate, very close to it. Where government sometimes seems to overpay for things, we're buying it at market rate. we will be able to then do what we need to do, get the land back to what it needs to be and sell it. Now, I would imagine I hope
to be up here when that happens because we want it that quick. But it's a lot of logistics in it and it's going to take the neighborhood to be involved in those logistics. So, this is something that we need to do and we are trying to do it quick. I don't think anybody in the
audience, I don't think anybody up here loves the speed of government because it takes a long time. And then you have the people that are trying to throw wrenches into it that make it even take longer that really don't have the right to do that. So, we're going to continue to
work forward to face it and fix it and try to do what's right for the community quicker than we can, quicker than you can be out there. And just for the record, I do not have a spouse that works at Bllelock Walters. Mr. Perry,
>> thank you, Mayor Councel. I think you've done a good job of explaining the urgency and the overall strategic nature of the failed infrastructure. For some of the folks in the audience, perhaps in the TV in the TV land, uh, lift station
13 sits on the river itself. It it traditionally floods um because of high tides, storms, especially it's underwater. It was built in the 1950s. It was supposed to be six and was built to a 16in structural concrete standard.
It has deteriorated down to 4 in. It is susceptible to collapse. If lift station 13 collapsed, it affects 170 homes in that neighborhood. Out of those 170 homes, what we would have to do is probably set up temporary overland piping like you will see on Upper
Manatee County Road, um where there's miles of overland large 18 in uh PVC force main as well as gravity type main systems. There'll be bypass pumps every 600 800 ft to carry the transmission of
that. That's what could happen and that's why we have to put a temporary pack lift station there. The property itself um was contemplated to be put on quote the pork chop. We had the community meetings. I think no one liked the pork chop idea for a variety of
different reasons. And when we looked at the uh the alternative, this particular property was blighted from the storm. If you go there today, you will see the dormance on that house torn off. You will see the condition of the home. >> Mr. Perry, Mr. Perry, can you stay by
the microphone? Right. You will you will see complete disrepair of that home, >> uninhabitable disrepair. It is in code enforcement right now currently. >> So that being the case, we went to Miss
Sanders, who we believe owned the home at the time based upon the Iowa uh uh uh court findings on the divorce property division. it was ordered to be given to Miss Sanders. Uh this that
let's take a look at the ownership because that's why we're here filing the public purpose resolution and having to do an eminent domain. Well, ultimately what happened was in Iowa there was a lengthy property division divorce case. The Iowa court awarded it to Miss
Sanders. Mr. Sanders appealed it. It went to the Iowa Court of Appeals. The court of appeals did a no denovo review looking at all the facts of the case. They didn't look at just the law. They looked at whether the facts were correct either and issued a 14page opinion on
that matter. In footnote one, finding Mr. Sanders was a known forger and they basically affirmed the property division giving the property to Miss Sanders and ultimately uh remanded it back to the trial court. In January of this year, Mr. Sanders was supposed to go back to
the trial court for rendition of the order and remand where they were going to finalize the appeals court's decision. When he showed up, they held him in contempt of court for not transferring the deed that he was ordered to transfer. He served time in an Iowa jail. Ultimately, he agreed to
transfer the deed. He signed the deed with only one signature. And under Florida law, on a quick claim deed, you have to have two signatures. So when Miss Sanders took that deed down to the county clerk's office, what ended up happening is they said, "It's defective." So the court said, "Let's bring him back." And they ordered him
back to court. Mr. Sanders failed to appear, was found in contempt again. A bench warrant was issued of which is current today, a fugitive from justice. And what we have really is a situation
where the contract with Miss Sanders is frustrated and Miss Sanders is doing her part. She's trying to doicile that decree under the interstate domestic relations compact where it's supposed to have one state recognizing the other. But that's a judicial process too and
ultimately I think she'll be very successful in it. But it does take time. Um at every juncture Mr. Sanders has tried to frustrate ownership of this property and the judicial process that's related to it. And clearly it's exhaustive judicial process where
everybody has notice, opportunity to be heard, opportunity to present evidence. And here we're at the point where we're asking for a public purpose resolution. We've done the appraisal. There's urgency in the project. We've done good faith negotiations and we can go to
court and we will go to court. But the court basically says if you do those three things, public purpose resolution, fair market value on the appraisal, you're entitled to two things. One, a transfer of ownership judicially that will order the dis order the county
clerk to transfer ownership to the city of Bradenton. And to an order of entry within 30 days and we need that to put that path in place so that we can save those 170 homes and the list station. That's where we're at. In conclusion, the only four words
missing for Mr. Sanders recitation of allegations are once upon a time. >> Thank you, Mayor Councel. >> Thank you, Councilman Moore. Do you have a motion? >> Um, I do. May I make a brief comment? >> Um, briefly, what I really want to do,
Thank you, Mr. Perry. What I really would like for everyone to focus on is the fact that um to my complete delight, there is a a very large beneficial project on the horizon for an area that
has struggled with infrastructure for decades and personalities unfortunately might be involved but that is not my focus and it's not my concern. Um, I want this project to happen because that area of Ward 4 needs the replacement of
the collection system and it needs lift station 3 expanded for the quality of life of those 170 homes. So, I just want to bring it back to the residents. This is why we're doing this. This is why I want this project to move forward. Um,
so yes, I I would like to move that we approve item 6 C on the consent agenda. >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion by Miss Moore and a second. I heard Miss Barnaby first and then my final comment will be that I
totally agree with you. The emotion um on some things has to be taken out of it and that's what we've done all along through the administration part of it and my part of it to say what's the best deal to get this done the quickest, the fastest, with the least interruption to
the neighborhood. And I believe that's what this is and that's what we've been stuck sticking to the whole time. So thank you for those comments and you know the truth normally comes out in the end of what motivation and all of that.
So we'll start the vote in ward four >> yes >> five >> yes >> one >> yes >> two >> yes >> carries four to zero. Thank you very much and at this time we're going to take a recess for about five minutes.
Madame clerk, >> at this time I'll administer the oath. So, anyone wishing to address city council during the following public hearing will please stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm that the factual statements and representations which
you're about to present to this board will be truthful and accurate >> in we do give everyone permission to take your jacket off because it's now starting to get warm in here cuz the air is uh and we said this in our workshop I
believe or in the past. We are using a temporary cooling system because we do not want to spend quite a bit of money to replace it in a building that's going to be torn down sooner than later hopefully. >> And service parts are on back order. >> Yeah. So,
>> all right. So, um we're at the part of the quadrant edition. Who's up going to be talking to that? Greg. >> Yes. It's resolution 2561. It's a public hearing. >> All right. >> Hello, council. My name is Corey Holy
Cross. I'm one of the city planners here. Um, today we are discussing resolution 2561, uh, which is in regards to a special use request for a sidewalk cafe to serve alcoholic beverages located at 412th
Street West. The uh current zoning of this property is T5. The future land use is urban core. And the existing use of this property is indoor amusement with alcoholic beverage and sales. At least it's not Mr. Haynes.
So here we can see on the location map the subject property. Uh the summary of the proposed request. Ballers Pinball Cafe is proposing to add three tables and 10 chairs in front of the business. There won't be any umbrellas, busing or hosting stations.
The traversible area of 5 ft won't be impeded and the furniture will be in uh brought in nightly. Uh I do believe the applicant is here uh if he wished to speak about the proposed request. >> Welcome. Please state your name and address for the record.
>> Uh Edgardo Pantoa, 1237 Rivercape Street. Um, I really didn't have any com I'm just here for you if you have any questions. >> All right. Obviously, you see everything that's on the recommendations and
accept all of those. >> Yep. >> All right. Any questions? Yes, ma'am. Miss Barnaby. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good morning. Um, I just wanted to put two cents in. One of the things that we have spoken with everyone that has been coming in to
get the permission to have tables and chairs out there is our desire to see those tables and chairs be an enhancement to the street, not necessarily a detriment to the street. We would like it to look professional
and be attractive. Um, and we're encouraging you to do that. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you, >> Mrs. Coker. Yeah, just just in general. Um I'm I I like having the outdoor cafes. Uh I think we need to kind of and
I don't know where, but we need to have a plan maybe to dis to make sure ensure that everybody's furn furnishings are more in line with what we want. I don't know how we do that. Um I don't want to stand in in the way of this, but I feel
like we need to have figure out how to do that >> maintain to a standard. And I believe that um one of the things that I'd like to bring up in the next 6 months or so is some ideas about Main Street and about 13th Street, how that's now
collaborating into but a workshop to come up and talk about some proactive ways to to grow more business and more people but in the positive way because I do see with what we've done over the last year we are and I I think our you
know chief can talk to that possibly it doesn't have to it now. But but as to a point of how the street does feel a little bit more familyfriendly and that's the goal and you know there's the the time for family friendly and a time for a little bit more fun after hours.
But but it is positiveness now where we were going down a path we didn't want to go and so we're trying to just standards and make it better which really is more of I think you're last if I'm not mistaken. Um I don't know if there's any others on the list. Maybe one more, but
but I think it's close and then what we do on the other streets will come later. But um yes, ma'am, Miss Coachman. >> No, I was saying it was one more. >> I knew there was there was you know it's coming to an end though finally and uh for that. So all right. Um thank you.
>> Thank you. >> All right. So is there others you got to go over stuff or are we ready for a public hearing? >> Um I think we're ready for a public if you'd like. >> There's no stipulations other than what's up there right now. Uh correct. The let's see this did go through the
planning commission. Um the planning commission they the summary was it was approved 7 to zero. Um there wasn't any sort of uh negative comment back in regards to this. The applicant did also show us like a proposed image of what
the furniture he wanted to to do was. We had a discussion about some of the design criteria and how we also were trying to maintain the aesthetic downtown. So, he provided this as well. Um, and uh, >> you buried the lead. >> I I left too early. I was sitting there
like, man, I should have stayed for one more slide. Um, >> I see Greg in the background just smiling ear to ear that he's sitting in the background. >> Mhm. Let's see. >> I have these.
>> You want me to pull the resolution up? >> Yeah, there you go. Well, that's >> okay. Uh so just to cover the stipulations, the uh approved resolution uh including the site plan um should be accessible and displayed at business
hours. Um the pedestrian traversible area will not be impeded on which is the 5 ft. um to make sure that we ensure the safety of the pedestrians and traffic circulation. The property business owner shall maintain a state license uh permitting the sale of alcohol as part
of the sidewalk cafe. Any cleaning solutions used to clean the sidewalk cafe shall be approved by the Bradon Public Works and any future increase uh in seating for the sidewalk cafe area shall be approved by city council. So uh just a last comment I will make this is
approved by Wright. However, the use of alcohol does trigger this to go before city council. I'm sure you guys will know. This is like your 12th one. Um, so at this moment, I have nothing further to comment. Okay. >> All right. Any questions before I go to public comic public hearing?
Hearing none, we'll open the public hearing. Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Hearing none, we'll close the public hearing. Chair will entertain a motion. >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. Miss Coachman. Move to
approve resolution 2561. >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion >> including the stipulations >> with stipulations. >> Thank you. >> In the second by Miss Coker. >> Second. >> Any further discussion? Hearing none,
we'll start the vote in ward five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Next on the agenda, >> item 7B is the 2025 2026 CDBG proposed
use of funds and this is also a public hearing. >> Mr. Mayor, >> yes ma'am. >> Um, I have a question to Mr. Rutil about participation. Um uh I currently serve on the board of step-up sun coasts and so they are
involved in the um proposal that I believe staff is going to present today and so I would just like to know whether or not it's most appropriate for me to recuse myself. One second. I'm just looking at the Yes, I think that I think that would be
the appropriate action. >> Okay, so that must happen. >> Thank you. Setting up go over the projects briefly. Um, >> maybe just state your names for the record. >> Yes. Vicky White, housing and community
development manager, and Dietra Barfield. Sorry. Good morning. Dietra Barfield, community development. One moment, please. I don't know if that's making me hot or cold. >> We jump
7B. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I was just kidding. >> I'm not [Music] spilled. >> All right. Good morning, mayor and
council. Thank you. So today, this morning, we are going to be talking about um the 2025 2026 proposed funds for our community development broad grant. >> You have to be about six inches away
from it for it to pick up. >> Oh, for Okay, thank you. >> Right. So uh this this funding year um we have received 4447,000
763,000 for this year. Um we received five five approved um nonprofits that approved for um funding and um also we
have um decided to propose funding for those allocations. [Music] >> Yes, the the applications were reviewed by a committee. Um, the committee is making these recommendations for
funding. Um, a few of these and these a few of these slides here, I'll go ahead and scroll them back up. Um, public service, those are the activities that you generally think of as serving the the public good. Historically, the
city has engaged in a variety of public service a applications such as funding meals for seniors, rental assistance, foreclosure prevention, homeless prevention, um summer youth
programs. We even bought exercise equipment for the um Renaissance on 9th for Meals on Wheels when they had their center there. So it can be used for a variety of um activities. The only thing is is that
you can only use 15% of your annual allotment for those types of activities. Um and that's a statutory thing. In addition to that, we're you're limited to 20% of the grant for planning and administration activities, which is
which is basically our salaries. Um the balance of it is non-public service or community development activities. So um we'll go down here. We did some we advertised as required in our citizen
participation plan and that was both to get citizen outreach and also to let the um nonprofits know that we had funding available that they could apply for. Um, in addition, Dietra sent out letters to additional nonprofits
hoping to get some additional applications from people that we normally don't get funding requests from. So based on our recommendations or the recommendations of the committee.
So based on the recommendations of the committee for our public service activities, stepup Sunost requested um $100,000. The recommended uh funding is $41,3745.
Meals on Wheels unfunded uh senior meals requested 25,857 and that uh recommendation re recommendation is um the fully funded request. So as you see the total public
service um was fulfilled at $67,1645. And now we come to the number. >> I have a quick question for Mr. Ruticel though about Mrs. Moore. >> Um, is she a volunteer on that board? >> She is, but she's still a board member.
And even though it's a not for profofit, it still counts the same, >> but she gets no financial impact from it. >> It it doesn't have to do with personal benefit. It has to do with um providing a benefit to a an entity that she serves
on the board of >> there's an a nonprofit law that deals with Sabonia ox what is that it's >> and I'm not question I just want to know for future stuff too that you know because obviously I serve on the boys and girls club board and we've done things up here for them and when I was a
council member I was able to vote on it by attorney recommendation so >> well I can tell you that when my husband was doing pro bono work for certain organizations. >> Oh, you did you doing the legal work for him? >> Yes, but it was pro bono and it wasn't
No, she's not. But I'm just saying even though you don't get paid >> there's an attorney general opinion that states that you receive goodwill or some such. >> But just as a volunteer, a lot of people wouldn't be able to vote on anything then if they volunteer for stuff.
>> Tell me about it. >> All right. Sorry. Sorry, I just that was when you started putting that up there, I just thought about it. So, thank you. >> Okay, so recommendations for non-public service programs. Uh this includes
Habitat for Humanity, Manatee County Habitat for Humanity requested $250,000 and the recommendation for proposed funding is 106,565.74. And then we have uh the Brainsson Police
Department code blight enforcement officer requested $120,000 $249,00022 and that fully um recommendation. Family Resources
Center requested $64,000 and uh $230 and that was fully um recommended as well. I'd like to also ask a question because we've been talking about it quite often lately about some projects,
but Habitat um can you give an explanation how Habitat can be funded now um from the standpoint of it's got to be for remodel, not new construction, which I think was some confusion in the past.
>> Yes. Um they based on the CDBG program regulations, housing construction by Habitat for Humanity would be an ineligible activity. They can do the acquisition of land, vacant land. They can do the
acquisition of a house with with or re with or without rehabilitation or they can rehabilitate existing properties. So, I just wanted the council to hear that because I think in the past there might have been some confusion that we could actually build houses. They could
get the money that we give them and then they could build a house. But it's those what you just said. >> Yeah. That funding came from when we built new houses. That was the ship. >> Yes. Ship funding you can use for new construction. >> So, it's a different but I think there
was some confusion over the years. >> All right. Thank you. Sorry to keep interrupting, but I think it's good to know because you know obviously other things are going to come up in the near future. >> We're here for the questions. >> Good. Thank you. >> I do have questions, but
>> that's it. Okay. All right. Continue. Appreciate it. >> And that concludes our uh presentation for proposed funding. >> All right. So, do we have any more presentation or questions? Mr. Perry, if
>> I could just make a couple of points. And so, this is final passage today because you've already advertised. This isn't a first reading. Is that correct? >> Exactly. >> Okay. My understanding was there was first reading. There was a few counselors that had some questions about the code blight enforcement officer and
the funding associated with that and why it is permissible, what the benefit is to the city. Um, officer Giddens is in the back. I had the opportunity to speak with him yesterday. Um so uh is is vocarized from code enforcement and I think he can they can clarify a little
bit about the activities that are being uh performed with this funding and the benefit uh to from those activities as well as the potential as it relates to the the proprietary of those activities being funded. me and Jeremy spoke. So, if I could ask
>> if I may before they come up, but it would be great for them to speak to that because, you know, it would be for the public's um purpose because I have had the opportunity to get some clarity. And at at no time was I saying no, let's not
do this. I felt that money could be used maybe more with Habitat. And I wondered if there was a way for that position to be funded in a different way. That was that was it. I'm not saying uh giving
Habitat more money is the better of the ideas. I just thought if we could possibly find $120,000 from somewhere else, that money could have gone to Habitat for Humanity and they would have gotten
their full 250. That was just my thinking. That was all. But I am not in any way promoting against this this position being funded because I
know how much it it entails and um and I know everything is on the up and up. >> Great. And and I was concerned with that conversation that we had about that. And I was also concerned about it, mayor, from the perspective regarding the uh allowability and the appropriateness of
funding that position and the guidelines because my experience with CBDG and a lot of other federal funding is that you can put it in under their guidelines. The interpretation sometimes, you know, is kind of a loose fit and then later on a year or two later, you get a letter from back from the agency and they want
to claw back the money saying it wasn't an appropriate use. But after the discussions I've had with Vicki, um, with Jeremy, with Vulker, I do believe it's an appropriate use. And, and also, it was important to me to explain to you all because we all know the CRA program and and and people are pretty interested
up here on that and and and the particular position does engage very actively in the CRA downtown area. So, I think it would be helpful for Jeremy to give a brief overview. >> I do. I do for the public. And I think many years ago, probably before any of
you were up here, um, and in between the stints for Miss Barnaby, we had a very big deep dive on that. >> Um, so, and it was something that Mr. Callahan went through and all of that years ago. >> If I could comment for years,
>> you know, because my ward does not have any of CRA in it. I I like the fact that this can be citywide because there are >> blighted homes and and properties um outside the CRA. Yes, ma'am.
>> I understand that and I agree with that. I was just simply saying that $120,000 might have been nice to also add to Habitat, but by no means am I saying that this position should be eliminated or anything like that.
>> Councelor Coachman wasn't the only person that asked me about it. So, >> I was feeling like I was Yeah. Good morning, Mayor Council. Hello. Uh Jeremy Giddens, Brandon Police Department. Um this is our third year applying for this. We've received it
last two years. Um this is a the position that's filled by Officer Jordan Polus. um he works very closely with the CRA and and is assigned under um that group for supervision purposes but because it is uh CDBG dollars as you pointed out while we focus uh quite a
bit in the downtown area and CRA areas the position does expand and go out further we do work very closely with code enforcement uh in speaking with uh Mr. prepare yesterday. We're going to ensure that we uh capture any additional data that we might be doing. I can report that uh as of our July reporting,
we have targeted 69 properties through the CBE officer. Uh for the police department and and what we do with this position is is we know that homelessness and blight are kind of intertwined. Um one of the case examples that we went over yesterday just in conversation was
a homeless area out towards 51st Street West. It's not within a CRA area, but he was able to go out there. Um I think they were camping on some properties turning the area into a blight. And so those are the type of uh areas that we target with this position. Gives us the flexibility expand outside of the CRAAS
but work very closely with the CRA officers as well as partnership with code enforcement. Um I can expand a little bit upon that but he does work with homeless. He does attend very a variety of meetings. All of those issues that would contribute u that are intertwined again with uh blight uh we
work uh through that position. Um so it is multiaceted and u covers a variety of topics that might contribute to the blight >> and I think vulker can kind of give some explanation as to how they work in unison with police department when code enforcement gets the complaints
basically regarding associated problems um and demolition of of properties related to homelessness. It's I I found it interesting what Vker told me about that. Welcome. >> I didn't think I needed to speak to
this, but I will. My name is Fa. I'm the code enforcement uh manager. Um this just for that everybody understands this is not a code enforcement request. This is a police uh department request. The person, Officer Pulos and his team are
not in our office. They are in the police department on the police department side of it. But uh what typically happens is uh and it's been working for the two years since we've had it and I I like it. Uh we get complaints for homeless people all the
time. Uh we get complaints in every ward for homeless people including ward one. Uh what I do sometimes they are in connection to some property maintenance issues sometimes they are not. uh
everything that deal any complaint that I get about homeless activity I ref I contact immediately officer Pulos who and we uh uh uh I locked the complaint but we do initially code enforcement officers do not take action until
officer Pulos and his team and his group have been out there and contact me to request code enforcement assistance. Um that's it. It works really well. Sometimes it's just a a few homeless
people and some trash on a vacant lot and he takes care of it and the problem is at least solved for a period of time. Sometimes there are is homeless activity and there are property maintenance uh issues that are classical code enforcement issues. he would refer that
to me and my group and I would assign the uh the uh appropriate code enforcement officer to deal with it on the code enforcement side uh after he has done his uh his work because sometimes there's criminal activity involved that we don't know anything
about. Uh so that it it really works well. I uh once we have concluded or once we take action I keep him in the loop so he knows what we are doing and where we are. So, uh, it works really well. I I I would encourage you to, uh,
to, um, fund this one way or another. >> That was my point. >> And I'd only point out again, uh, the officers are capable of enforcing code enforcement. So, um, they are capable of any city ordinance of enforcing as well. So, uh, it seems to be a good
partnership and, uh, we do believe we're addressing a blight and and, um, moving resolving issues for the city. >> Right. And I think one of the the the beneficial things obviously when you have an officer go to a certain situation it is easy to be solved a
little quicker than a code enforcement going by themselves than having to reach out to an officer. >> So you know that's where you can benefit that and then I you know I mean again our code enforcement does a great job but there's only so far they can go before it needs an officer and this this
solves that situation right away. >> Yes ma'am. And there was reference to it being um around for the three years and I I don't know. I think I kind of took that as well. It's been being done for two years now. You know what? What's up?
Well, I didn't see it the first year. I was kind of new at this job. I did catch it last year, but it was a little too late and I my questions, you know, didn't matter because it was already all done. So, this time I took the opportunity to have the questions and those questions have been answered.
>> Good. Thank you. Any other comment hearing? None. This is a public hearing. So, we'll open the public hearing. Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone just come up and when you get up, just state your name and your city of residence and
you'll have three minutes. >> Good morning. My name is Dr. Copa. I live at 1516 11th Street West in the art district. We've been living there for about a year and a half. Um, we realize that the city's trying to revitalize that area. I would like to speak in
support of this code officer. Next to our property that we paid more than a few dollars for is a house that is marked clearly to be demolished. In that lot is a half of a car. There is a shed there that is breeding
rats and rabbit apossums and now it's become a home for the homeless. We have called the police department on numerous occasions and when they show up they tell us there's nothing they can do. Clearly there's a sign on the building that says that it's not to be inhabited
by people at all. We have been treated poorly by the police department for making those calls. It's almost as if we're a nuisance. I have a fairly new Mercedes that I just spent
$800 on to replace a wiring harness where rats ate the wiring that are coming from that building. The last hurricane ripped the roof off the building and it is flopping in the wind and it puts our home, our yard, our
fence in danger. We can't get anything done. And this is luck that we that we're here today. I I came here to speak to code enforcement and I was told they were in city council. I asked to come to city council. Looks like divine
intervention to me. >> We love the city of Bradenton. We moved from Lakewood Ranch to the city of Bradenton on purpose. We moved to the neighborhood that we moved to on purpose. We appreciate the diversity. I'm one of the few English-speaking
people on my street, so my Spanish needs to get better. But we're involved in the community and we're trying to take care of our home. We've improved it, but we need some help and we don't know who to talk to. We've been getting the runaround. Like I say, when the police officers come, they've been more than
rude. They've actually said to us that there's nothing that we can do. These people are drinking in there. They're building fires in there. My wife and I have pictures. we can show you what's going on there. Um, I don't know how close I am to three minutes, but um, I really appreciate the time and the
opportunity and I feel like that you want the same thing that we want. We want to improve the structure of the city. We want to improve the tax base. I mean, there are homes for sale in my neighborhood. Nobody's going to buy them. Why would you? The car the the half of a car is sitting there. It's
been sitting there for a year and a half. And that warning has been on that building every day that we've been there. There's no electric meter on it. It's been declared uninhabitable and I don't know what to do. So maybe you can help me or somebody can point me in the right directions. But my wife and I, my
wife is an ICU nurse. I hold a doctorate in nursing. I train nurses. This is our home. We have an 18-year-old daughter. I'm not comfortable her being at home alone. Sorry. >> Talk with Mr. Ree when you walk out and he'll and obviously Chief Kramer.
They'll work on that part of it. All right. Any other comment during the public hearing? Any other comment? Any other comment? Hearing none, we'll close the public hearing. >> Chair will entertain a motion
>> since we don't have a council ward portion there right now. >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. Miss Barnaby >> move to approve the community development block grant proposed use of funds for the year 2025 2026 as
presented today. >> Second. >> Second by Miss Coachman. >> Is excuse me is there an issue I need to know about? >> No, not at all. This is actually this was just actually a public hearing. >> Oh, public hearing. We don't have to approve it. >> So, we don't need to do a motion today.
No, that will come August 13th when the plan is submitted for approval. >> I'm just trying to make government work more efficiently. >> I thought they said I thought they said differently. I thought you discovered that it wasn't final decision. >> That's what I ask now. Yeah, I know.
That's Yeah, >> I think the heat is getting to everyone. >> All right, so pineapple >> public comment. We'll pull that off. All right, Madame Clerk. >> Item 7 C is a public hearing for
resolution 25-66. >> All right, public hearing. Who's the city administration? Mr. Perry, >> it's Brownfield. >> This is the Brownfield designation for the Tropicana property. >> Okay. >> And uh we would ask that uh Mr. Hearn,
Travis Hearn, Attorney Hearn, who represents us um as an environmental regulatory attorney, uh briefly address council regarding what this uh this designation is about and the legislation contained uh on the agenda 2566.
>> Just please state your name. >> Thanks. I'm Travis Hearn. I'm an attorney at Mechanic Nuio. I represent the city and environmental matters and Mr. Perry just asked me to come out here and just give a quick overview of Brownfields. Now, I came up before I think once or twice just to kind of help the city have an idea, but this >> it down. I hear that my whole life. You're not
the first person to say that to me. >> This the first, Cory, is this the first or the second of the two hearings? >> This is the first. >> This is the first, but since you're here, >> we're paying for you to be here today. So, say it and we won't need you next time. >> Sure. No problem. Yeah. So, there's two hearings where the public can just kind of comment on the designation. Um, so
this will be the first one. There will be another one in a few weeks. And then at that one, council will vote on enacting the designation which allows the city to enter into the program and and receive kind of the benefits from the state that come with being in the brownfields program which are kind of the financial benefits and and things like that. So >> can you talk a little bit about those
benefits, why the city would want to designate a brownfield property and of course this is the Tropicana site that we acquired. >> Sure. >> Well, you know, Brownfields comes along, you know, brownfields is the the kind of combination of economic redevelopment incentives and environmental cleanup incentives kind of joined together into one. I mean, do you do those commercials
where you read the disclaimer at the end? I am so >> I know it's so funny. But >> I did do that. I have done that. >> Believe it or not, >> I I'll try I'll try to do it again and slow down. >> Okay. Okay. >> Travis, you must have missed a day in
law school. They said that the only thing lawyers have to sell is time. >> I'm the most efficient lawyer. I do everything very quickly. So, you're going to take and I apologize for interrupting. I truly do. But I I felt like I'm trying to >> keep up with you.
>> So the main benefit is that the state kicks in uh money to help with the cost of the cleanup. So that's kind of the primary benefit and that that you know so every year the city will have work that they do. there's, you know, a lot of engineering and geology work from consulting firms and things like that that the city then submits that, you
know, submits those invoices and receipts to the state at the end, you know, once each year and gets reimbursed for um 50% of what the city spends every given year up to an award of half a million dollars. So every year for the life of the project that money is available and then at the time that the city clo finishes the site
environmentally and and closes it out there's another 25% of all the cumulative costs spent during the whole process that you can receive one time at the very end. So uh those are the major benefits but there's also a lot of um you know kind of different different kinds of it opens up the door for
grants. So there's grants from the state uh that come from the federal government, some come directly from the federal government, but it also there are there's a lot of other kind of financial benefits you can have if you're in the brownfields program kind of depending on what the development looks like at the end. >> And what about liability protection? >> Yeah, the liability protection is
another key key piece where basically what it says is once you enter so the next phase you get you achieve the liability protection during the next phase which is after the designation we go into a brownfield agreement with D. U and that liability protection basically it just says if you follow D's rules and
you do the cleanup you know the way D requires you to do it then that's all you have to do and that will you know get it get it done and other parties can't come in and you know try to do do a different make you do a different thing on this property and a different thing on that property and that kind of thing. It's just important to know that
that particular site we did extensive environmental investigation and because of its prior usedeed that uh we did have environmental concerns. We actually insured it for liability protection on a 10-year policy. But Travis does a lot of this kind of work for development
community um out of Tampa and probably statewide. But I thought it was important for get this designation, take it to council, briefly explain to council how we're dealing with some of the environmental issues that exist out there, possible funding associated with
remediation, regulatory compliance with it, and liability protection. Right. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you so much, everyone. >> Any questions? >> Where were you born? >> I was born in Jacksonville. I'm a second generation Florida native, so my my dad is also a Florida native. >> Thank you. >> Well, thank you.
>> All right. So, this is a public hearing. first hearing. >> All right. See you, man. >> We'll open the public hearing. Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? >> Anyone wishing to speak? Hearing none, we'll close the public hearing and this
will be on our agenda. Our next agenda. >> Yes. Yes, sir. >> All right. >> August. >> Yep. Madame Clerk. >> Thank you, Travis. >> Item 7D is the second reading on public hearing for ordinance 4054, an ordinance of the city of Bradenon,
Florida. Amending Chapter 18, Article 9, Section 18-240 of the Code of Ordinances to adopt by reference the 2024 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code amending Chapter 18, Article 9 to add a
new section 18-242 to adopt minimum maintenance standards providing for severability, providing for repeal of ordinances and conflict, providing for codification, and providing for an effective date.
>> Who's going to speak to this code is by >> Good morning. My name is Fala Rice. I'm the code enforcement manager for the city of Bradenton. And for the record, I'm born in Isling, Germany. This is uh we we come we come back every
3 years because the uh uh ICC um updates its code every 3 years. We have been adopting the current version of the international property maintenance code since I believe 2003. I think he just left Jeff Burton at the
time when the city got more serious about code enforcement and wanted to have a professional code enforcement division. Uh under his leadership, this code was first adopted and I believe in 2002, might have been 2001 or 2003. So
anyways, this is the uh the most current version. I know it says 2024, but it's uh it was presented in 2024, so it will be adopted hopefully now. There are some small changes. What uh con what I want to quick talk about is the minimum
maintenance standards. This is not something new that we adopt. In the past for the last 20 years, we have adopted the minimum maintenance standards as a reference in the code in the in the city code of ordinances. So it said in there
that there's some something like the minimum maintenance standards that also apply and will be enforced. We will incorporate those sections of code now hopefully in the city code of ordinances. The advantage is for the
public for our residents. They can actually now read them without having to contact me first and giving them a copy of the minimum maintenance standards. It's just a a a cleanup. We probably should have done that years ago, but uh you know should have could have would
have. So I'm asking uh to adopt the current version. And there really aren't any substantive changes. There are no changes to the minimum maintenance standards. They're just going to be incorporated in the co in the uh city code of ordinances. There are some minor tweaks and changes to the property
maintenance code. It's a code that has served us and the city for 20 plus years. Uh there are two two uh different code enforcement divisions in the state. the ones who have adopted the
international property maintenance code and the ones who wished they adopted it. Uh the the big advantage on our end is nobody has to reinvent the wheel. We don't have to write our own code. It's an international code that is adopted
all over the country and I guess in in in foreign countries too and it holds up in court. So this is a a a a product that has been uh challenged in in court and it holds up. So we're asking you
just to adopt the uh uh the ordinance and uh let us do our work. >> All right. So any questions before we go to public hearing? >> Just one small question. Um it how does this address at all time after storms? I mean, especially
I'm seeing still a lot of awnings and and you know, business signs that are still and I know it was at least 6 months before you could have your signs repaired. Um, and you know, sometimes it's the county, sometimes the city, but um I mean, how are we handling the
storms? Just is it just the goodness of your heart or is it codified? It is not codified and it doesn't address it but we have a policy on it. Uh we uh after an event like the ones we
had uh we uh wait 3 months uh for uh before we address those issues just to give people some time. uh for the last uh event we had, Milton was our last event. Uh we started enforcing signs uh
sign repair and awning repair in January of 2025. So all of some of them are already repaired and taken care of. Others are still in the making. Uh but we have a policy on that that we that's how we typically how we deal with it unless there's a a life safety issue. Uh
it's a 3 months grace periods because we don't want to add insult to injury. Okay. All right. Well, let's go to the public hearing. We'll open the public hearing. Anyone wishing to speak? I think I did have one person that signed up, but it's the
public hearing, so you can come in. Please state your name and address for the record. You have three minutes. >> Thank you. My name is Eric Arduno. Uh my uh business address is 12477 uh Telecom Drive, Temple Terrace. I am
the government affairs director for the Bay Area Apartment Association. Our members are apartment owners and managers. Uh so apartments throughout the Tampa Bay region, including in the city of Granton, many of them are our members. Um love the opportunity to to
be able to speak today about the property maintenance code. Um I think generally, you know, the uh property maintenance codes help a city promote uh well-maintained and cared for properties. Um, I think we can all agree that, you know, the the purpose of a property
maintenance code is to make sure they're clean, functional, aesthetically cohesive in public spaces, and that's in everyone's benefit. Um, at the same time, a property maintenance code, excuse me, a property maintenance code should be crafted so that the
requirements are reasonable. Um, adopting any kind of law that either the enforcement or or the underlying law is not reasonable can be problematic. Um I think there's a couple provisions that are expressly pulled out as part you know from the international uh
maintenance code as part of your specific maintenance code uh that is before you that could potentially be problematic. I think one of them city council members already addressed and that's the the timing as it relates to to hurricanes. Um certainly as it you know one of the aspects that are
specifically listed in the code is that you have 60 days to address um to address any kind of covering on a temporary covering on a window. Now we know from or at least I know from my personal experience as well as from uh a
number of my members that it took way more than 60 days to get that done. Now, we appreciate that there's a there's a policy in place that enforcement uh is utilizing, but we think it might make more sense to have something more concrete in the code itself that provides that kind of leniency to to
really you know work around the issues of hurricanes. Um, another example too is that uh the property maintenance code uh you know has as violations any trash in parking lots or in um lot or any kind of lots uh
and in the uh landscaping again on its face very reasonable. That's what we should all be striving for. Um, however, I do know some of my members have told me that they have real issues with littering by third part third parties, passerbys that they're they're doing
everything they can to pick up the trash, but they can't monitor it and pick it up 24/7. So, leniency in that space would be useful. And in particular, at least one of my members has mentioned that they've actually had been the victims of illegal dumping by by somebody near, you know, near where
they where their property is. So you know these are these are problems and issues that we all want to address and we want to be part of the solution but at the same time there should be some wiggle room some leniency in the way uh the code is actually enforced and so you know whether today or in some future
city council member Oh. >> All right. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Anyone else wishing to speak? Anyone else wishing to speak? All right. We'll close the public here. Mr. Perry, I'm going to ask you to address one of the things he said about apartments where
there could be trash. You know which one I'm talking about and I do. >> I don't know if that's any connection with him, but it might be. So, can you address that part of it? >> Well, well, well, you know, the city takes the position first off, we're pretty flexible and we work with people.
Vulker has demonstrated that certainly I mean the last four years and and and he he doesn't try to be punitive. But when there are repeated violations, you know, it's time to get a little bit more serious and ratchet things up. The particular property you're talking about really behind the Walmart off of Cortez
Road is a an apartment complex and it has some has had some of the worst debris and garbage and verit shopping carts and everything in between
it that we have repeatedly tried to get that apartment complex to uh to address. And of course a lot of the times is well that's not us that's other people. But the reality is you're a property owner and all of us that own property are
responsible for that property. Even if someone else creates some sort of nuisance or demonition of the community. That's what code enforcement is about. That you're not just hurting the city, you're hurting your neighbors, too. And so so does an apartment commercial
complex. We have to be reasonable obviously and and try to be flexible and we do and and most of the apartments to to to your industry's credit do a pretty good job of taking care of that. Um so I I think with the submission of this this is just putting forth a revised
maintenance uh code. We don't try to sacrifice the the the the the good for the perfect and and some of these things. Sure. I I get there's unique situations that could be ownorous and arguably, you know, unfairly or
improperly applied, but generally speaking, I I don't I think we usually er on the on the side of liberalness, not punitiveness in our code enforcement. So, I'd urge passage of the of the legislation >> and this and not to pick on this
particular property, but once it came up to my level and your level, >> it had been years and actually our we found out that it was delaying garbage pickup in neighborhoods because we were going there numerous times in the
mornings and spending four and five hours. So, our regular routes were getting delayed that then were getting behind. And you know, I know that there was some things done code enforcement that were very lenient that you know, not that we don't want to be trying to
help, but they also got to help themselves where this gives that tool to continue that part of it, >> right? And in that case, we actually had to initiate litigation >> uh to to to curb the nuisance and and the violations and try to get in order to to
>> when you go by there and the raccoon's waving at you as you go by over again. I mean, you and I personally have been out there numerous times and has seen that. That's not an exaggeration. Two weeks ago, a lot of our staff, so you know, who's paying for the staff hours that are out there and solid waste when they have to go out and pick up the trash?
Oh, we got we got a compactor. Yeah, but it doesn't work or it's not designed appropriately where there's access. So, everybody leaves the stuff on the outside. And I got some photos that are pretty disturbing. So, >> that's all right. >> That's okay. >> Yeah. All right. So, we're >> a motion. >> Yes. >> I'll make a motion to approve ordinance
4054. Second. >> Second by Miss Coachman. I heard first. >> All right. Um to approve. Any further discussion? Hearing none. We'll start one. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five.
>> Yes. >> Carries four to zero. Thank you, >> madame clerk. >> Item 7E is the second reading and public hearing for ordinance 4061. An ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, annexing into the city of
Braden Bradenton certain real property contiguous thereto generally more located east of first treat east north of US301 and south of the CSX railway identified as partial ID 46879000059
and 4633211009 and more particularly ly described herein containing approximately 32.39 acres and owned by the city of Bradenton providing for findings of fact providing for amendment of the city boundaries
providing for severability and providing for an effective date >> and mayor this singer's before you that'll give the presentation on this I'm sure most of the council knows that we've purchased a sizable piece of property that's actually in the county uh formerly known as the Tropicana trailer lot um we've done that with the
intention of developing that into a multi-use facility for public works, our sanitation department within public works, our fleet maintenance, and a whole host of other public works uses in order to vacate the current public works uh complex and annex that's on 9inth
Street. Um and and to do that, we basically have to create an annexation. It's very technical. It's very legal. There's a technical memorandum in the package that describes that. Miss Singer with her expertise and her staff's expertise did a great job on this so far
is moving it forward through the legal and land use channels. Um, and Mr. Kronhite from the surveying perspective. Some really touchy issues that deal with historical property and you know, we already talked about the environmental
issues that deal with them, but this is further necessary work that has to be done. um in order to develop the public works annex >> and we are working with the county which I'm sure you'll go into and that so all right thank you miss sing
>> um so this is as as stated an annexation of approximately 32 acres um the uh coming before you as a voluntary annexation the state statutes provide for a voluntary annexation where there's either uh one owner or a group of owners
that all agree to the annexation and in this case it is one owner which city of Bradenton uh who is agreeing to this annexation. So that means it doesn't have to go through a referendum process. Um and it simply can be annexed by the city uh by ordinance. Um the some of the
rules on that is that has to be compact and contiguous. um this property uh that is part of the Tropicana office park and and facilities um is already in the city's uh jurisdiction and therefore the this parcel uh shown in black is
contiguous uh to the city at that point. Um it is also compact. In other words, it's not a ciruitous um addition. Uh it is all uh contiguous within itself. Um and again this shows the subject
parcel um the Tropicana facilities uh the parts that are in the county and the parts that are in the city. Uh and and this parcel being contiguous to that parcel to the south are um residential subdivisions uh that are remain in the
county. Um to the north um the PAL's operation uh which remains uh in the county and the uh red barn uh which also remains in the county. Um, and this is showing you your zoning on the parcel.
Uh, there is, uh, petitions on today's agenda for first reading for the reasonzoning and the comprehensive plan amendments. Uh, after this property is incorporated into the city. Uh, I won't go into the details on that. That'll be discussed on second reading for those. Uh, but you can see that this is um,
adjacent to industrial properties and for the uses that Mr. Perry outlined that potentially are on this property. uh it makes a lot of sense to have an industrial zoning similar to what's contiguous to the north. Um the county um zonings and land use designations are
similar to the city's um industrial uh and again we'll get more into that when we discuss those petitions in the future. Um this is shows you the contiguous uh utilities. Um and the properties to the north are served uh currently by city
utilities. And so the continuation of the service of this parcel in under city utilities um is is consistent with um what we you would usually want to see in an annexation. What's attached to the staff report um as as Mr. Perry alluded
to is essentially an urban services report and it's coming from public works. It's also coming from uh other offices in the city just explaining that we're meeting all of the requirements for service provision in this that this doesn't create um it doesn't create an enclave and it also doesn't create a
situation where we aren't able to um service this area with existing city utilities. And in fact, we're going to improve city utilities as a result of developing these parcels. Um we have met all the notice requirements for publication which is essentially in two
weeks prior to each and we did this prior to first reading and second reading and prior to first reading we also notified the county consistent with um statutes following uh adoption um we will uh transmit um this uh ordinance
and and again consistent with Florida statutes. Florida statutes makes these voluntary annexations pretty simple. There's not a whole lot um we have to consider, but we the minimum standards of a urban services review is actually under our comprehensive plan and um
that's what's included in the staff report. So if you have any questions, that's it. >> Questions? None. Thank you. So we'll go to the public hearing. Open the public hearing.
Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Anyone wishing to speak? Hearing none, we'll close the public hearing. Chair will entertain a motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve ordinance 4061. >> Second. >> Second by Miss Coachman. Any further
discussion? Hearing none, we'll start the vote in a ward five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Approved. Four to zero. >> All right. Next on the agenda is two first readings.
>> Yes, sir. Item 7F is the first reading for ordinance 4062, an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, amending the city of Bradenton comprehensive plan future land use map to designate certain lands certain land
generally located east of First Street East, north of US 301 and south of the CSX Railway, identified as parcel ID 468790059. 9 and 4633211009 and more particularly described herein
containing approximately 32.39 acres and owned by the city of Bradenton under the industrial future land use category providing for applicability providing for severability and providing for an effective date and the second reading
and public hearing are scheduled for August 13th. Okay. Item 7G is the first reading for ordinance 4063, an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, providing for an amendment to
the city of Bradenton land use atlas designating certain land generally located east of First Street East, north of US 301 and south of the CSX Railway, identified as parcel ID 46879000059
and 4633. 32110009 and more particularly described herein containing approximately 32.39 acres and owned by the city of Bradenton under the industrial zoning category providing for
applicability providing for severability and providing for an effective date and the second reading of public hearing for ordinance 4063 are also scheduled for August 13th. >> Okay, thank you. All right, moving on. Madame clerk,
>> item 8A is city council discussion about the W three seat. Mr. Mayor, >> this is Cooker. >> Yeah. >> Um, I think it speaks volumes about our community, about the quality and and number of candidates that have come
forward seeking to sit on this board. and uh but you know we there's one person that we have to select and and based on his education and his background and a fresh perspective um to the community. I I move to appoint Kemp
Shusler for the word three seat. >> I'll second it for discussion purposes, please. >> All right, we have a motion and a second by Miss Cooker and a second by Miss Barnaby. Discussion, Miss Barnaby. Well, it was very reminiscent to be
sitting here yesterday and watching people come up and um it's the process I went through when I was reappointed in 2020. And we have wonderful candidates. We really
truly did. For me, it boils down to looking at what the strengths, the gifts, the talents of those individuals that are here and looking at what
we might need to fill, what gets ticked off on certain boxes. >> I don't think we could have gone wrong. And I truly appreciate everyone that has come forward
and has offered themselves up. As good, bad, or indifferent. What you got to see today is some of what elected officials deal with almost daily. And it's not just in these
meetings. It's at Publix. It's you're walking into your doctor's office, >> your front yard, >> your front yard. Uh back in the day when I was taking my my children to school.
So again, for me, it just boils down to what areas could we use to make our council a little stronger?
areas that I mean I don't have the proficiency that Mr. Shusler has in some of these financial things and these insurance things. So I'm going to be looking forward to that to be getting information from a new source
uh in my mind. But that was my process. And as I stated before, I did not meet with anybody individually prior to yesterday. >> I do. Thank you. Um, sorry about that. As I, um, as I
mentioned yesterday, I did, um, take it upon myself to meet with each candidate, and I appreciate them giving me that time. Um I and I have said this I believe I said it in each to each candidate in our meeting that I am very grateful that the voters will get to
make this decision in 16 months. Um I recognize that we are doing this and it's important because there are many things coming up in the next 16 months that we do need someone to be a steward of this of the seat and a voice for W 3 specifically. Uh and I I'm I'm delighted
that we had the the quality pool of candidates that we had. Um, I would like to share with you all my observations if you'll just indulge me for a little bit based on my meetings with the candidates um what I heard from other residents in the city um inside and outside of the city and um and then just their
submissions and their resumes. Um Mr. Schustler um shares I think our industries are tangential. Uh our conversation was um great, you know, smart uh interesting um and I commend his willingness to jump into serving his
community that he's relatively new to um and and so I think that that's wonderful and and also maybe I should preface this with saying that I I would look forward to working with every candidate. Um absolutely in the event that they are are sitting up here. Um Mr. Kennedy and
Mr. Baldwin. Uh I appreciated very much their uh they expressed to me very clearly and very strongly their desire to continue what I see council as really effectively working on which is this engagement with the community. This
active listening that is not a box that can be checked off done, but is a process that as elected officials we continually have to engage in and find creative ways to reach residents and uh keep those lines of communication open
open and that engagement definitely encouraged. So I I thought that that was a wonderful um value uh to put it as Mr. Kennedy put it yesterday that I I share as I sit up here. Um, Miss Natress was
energetic and enthusiastic in a way that I think a fresh voice and a fresh perspective would bring. Um, I I think it is very notable that she is the only candidate that out of the six currently that is currently actively serving on
one of our uh volunteer non-paid advisory committees. Not only is she serving on it, but she's chairing it. not only does she chair it, but she attends all of the CRA board meetings so that she can, as she expressed to me, um see what their role and their work that
they do, how it translate into actual action on behalf of the board. And so I I think that those are all things to be encouraged in someone who is you maybe new to throwing their name into a position such as this. Um uh Mr. Miller
and Miss Forest share a a unique perspective um in that they both have businesses within the city limits and uh if I'm being completely honest I know both of them from before their submissions and I have
at times reached out to them in that regard wearing that hat. Uh one of our major focuses is uh economic redevelopment uh in the downtown area. One of my personal major focuses is economic development in what is we're
trying to call the Manatee Historic District. Um and and I find that perspective very invaluable. Uh and I have, you know, relied on their guidance in the in for past action of council. Um in that regard, I just want to make sure
I'm not missing anything. In that regard, um, I was intending to propose a nomination of Miss Forest. And the reason that she ees out this little tiny bit of a advantage for me is that her perspective
is singularly unique in that her business spans wards. So she has this resident perspective that we all share and that is super valuable. it is uh one of are is the city performing well in the nature of services you know uh I
think that uh as Mr. Kennedy said in his comments yesterday in the workshop, are streets clean? Do we feel safe? Um, those are all that's a perspective that we all share because we're all residents of the city. Um, but Miss Forest has the
perspective of not only living in the same place, but also having a business that is in a different uh part of the city. And to that effect, I believe she embodies for me the live, work, play
goal that we have because of that perspective that can be boiled down to resident small business owner, but also as I said spans the the wards. Um, and so I just throw that out there. Um,
I don't, you know, take it for what it's worth. Uh but those were my comments and observations and again I would be delighted to serve alongside any of the six and I would absolutely I love that
uh Mr. Mayor yesterday said that we have more advisory boards um and I and I look forward to continued engagement from all of the candidates. >> Thank you. Any comments, Miss Coachman?
All I can say is wow, this has been tough. It's been very tough for me. Um, I know some of the candidates, you know, just from being in this job and just meeting them from working on boards or
eating at the best restaurant I can think of. Uh no there are others but you know I um it it I hold it kind of dear to me because um my first so-called campaign meeting with my campaign
manager was in that restaurant. So anyway there there different feelings I have. But what I did not do and I appreciate that you did um I did not meet with anyone individually one on-
one for a reason. Um, I'm I'm a speech pathologist and as a clinician working in the public school system, sometimes I don't want to know anything about that child until I see them in, you know,
oneonone. I can see them face to face. So, I did read everyone's information and on paper, everyone is who they are. But when you come up here and have to speak in this forum, I was kind of waiting to
see how pe how everyone uh um dealt with that. I'll be honest, and it's probably not the time. I would like for us to do a work session on how we're going to go about doing this um when these kinds of
situations occur because I even in watching this one as opposed to the first one, I wasn't on counsel, but I observed it happen and it was quick. Um and and in this one, we had more time and people had the opportunity to apply
and all of that. Um, but I don't think some knew that they could have friends, email us, text us, you know. I think those that were more political savvy knew to have that, you know, lobbying
type situation and I think some didn't. Whereas, when you're running for office, there are campaign rules and you know what they are. I just feel like maybe we we could tighten this up. And I understand it's not in the charter. So, I'm just saying I think we should This
has happened twice in 5 years and it could very well happen again soon later. Don't know. >> I'm tired. >> Well, what I have to say, I know only one person will be selected and that
leaves five folks and in 18 months there'll be an election. So, I don't know if two of you want to duke it out. I don't know. Um, but any of you if you want to move to war five, my race is up in 2028.
So, that's how I feel about the candidates. I think any of you could represent all any part of the city to be honest. >> Thank you. >> Yeah, >> Miss Cooker. >> Yeah. Just I I want to thank you. I want
to ditto to everything you said that I mean we did we had excellent candidates and uh you know I think it speaks volumes about people willing to serve and I I hope that they continue and do that they do run for office. I think uh
the the more people that get involved the better and as the mayor said the boards we are always trying to get people to serve on them and that's how I kind of got into it was on the DDA board which was a volunt it's a volunteer it does take away from your business but so
does serving on this board um you have to realize that it takes away from your business so anyhow I' I've made my motion so >> all right so um I agree with everything that was said up here from the standpoint of and what I said yesterday with the six candidates. We didn't know
if we'd get one or or 20, but getting six was important and and I did talk with several of you and and gave you my brutal opinion, which you probably heard more today of that brutal opinion that was out there because we are getting
bashed for wrong reasons. And and that's something that like I said jokingly be careful what you wish for. But when it comes down to it, you know, I just feel that this was a process. There is no no uh setup process because it doesn't
happen that often, but I felt like it was important where the last process was come in, don't even give the other people a chance to talk really and pick somebody. Not that I think it was a bad thing, but at the moment it was interesting. We were told if we were interested to show up at a regular
council meetings at our three minutes of public comment and then we were told show up at the next council meeting. >> Yep. And it was not really a an open forum like this was and yes, people are going to have their opinion on different things, but I just think that the
opportunity was there to be in the public eye, have that yesterday. I mean, we could have done a lot differently yesterday or we could have done a lot less than yesterday. Um, but I just thought that that was important to do that. So, um, you know, as we go forward, I am going to challenge the
five of you again, whoever don't get it, to get involved. I spent nine years on the police pension board and the merit board in the 90s, which again, I'll say it all day long, the merit board is the the worst board you can sit on because
you basically somebody's been fired and they're coming appealing to you and then you as that board and I was chairman of it go five to zero to give them their job back and then the council just overrides the board. So then why do you have a board? So, you know, I think
about that up here and how things are done and how we go through, but trying to give the openness. So, I just think that, you know, we got to move on with this. We got to go and we have got a lot of great things going on in this city that are going to make it better. And, you know, I'm very fortunate to to other
than citizen comments that are not true, everything else is going pretty good in this city. And we're going to make things better. And we're going to disagree at times, but we're also going to agree a lot of times. And that's what's going to be the most important. You can't throw the baby out with the bath water for 20% 10% 5% of what you
may not agree with. So, um, we have a motion. No further discussion. We'll start the vote. Mr. >> Yes. >> Um, so this is difficult for me because I don't know how a vote would go and I believe it's inappropriate for me to ask that. Um I believe I'm aware that if I
move to postpone indefinitely um Councilwoman Coker's motion that would kind of nullify the action if I'm not mistaken because I would like to know if the sentiment you know >> I just don't know. >> Well, you just got to vote.
>> I don't know. Um yeah, so I don't know. That's a point of Robert rules of order. I don't know who um but only to the extent you know I'm trying to I'm trying to determine whether there is any appetite for another motion.
>> I mean the only other question would be where it goes or >> the motion to the motion to to postpone indefinitely just no action is taken is my understanding >> for total >> you have to have a second >> correct >> is that what you say
>> yes >> for today? No, just a new motion would have to be made >> to either even even if it was for even if it was to appoint Mr. Shusler. I believe if I'm not mistaken that a new motion would have to be made and seconded.
>> I know I had to Google it. >> So motion and lack of a second. >> Correct. And if I ask if I move to postpone it indefinitely and I have a second, I believe that then it is an actual matter and it means no action is taken and we continue the discussion or
we or somebody makes a new motion. >> Well, it would have to pass. >> Correct. >> Right. So you you could make a motion like um I'm I'm not familiar with that that term, but um like when we >> make the motion and see if we get a
second and see if it passes. So is this a motion? And there's a motion on the table that we need to vote on first. >> I do not believe you should vote on it first because >> Well, you don't believe what you believe, but we have a motion. >> We don't have the right. >> So, Mr. Ruticell, we have a motion on the board.
>> Well, she's made a motion. It hasn't been seconded yet. So, let's see if there's a second to her motion and otherwise then the vote will proceed. >> Hearing no second, we'll proceed with the vote. >> Understand what the motion was.
>> The motion pauses action on the first motion. Oh, and then the meeting continues and someone makes another motion >> and then >> well that motion has to pass first motion and definitely it has to come
back. >> It's a specific thing. I could actually read it >> and then someone could make a motion to postpone that one. >> I mean, I'm not trying to make it a thing. I'm just trying to continue the conversation. >> There's no appetite. I think we all have >> either my motion will pass or it won't.
>> Yeah. So then you have a second motion if it doesn't pass. >> Okay. >> That's okay. So we have a motion on the floor >> to appoint uh Mr. Schlusler. It's been motion second. Discussion is there. We'll start the vote in ward one. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes.
>> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> No. I'm just saying. >> Passes three to one. Thank you. All right, Mr. Perry, city administration. >> Going to B.
>> Item 8B, city administration emergency procurement report. >> I'm going to try to do this from my desk. Um, we have basically four emergency procurements that were done related to the hurricane. We have a a a public works expenditure
for landscape and mowing for Willilham Brothers that was related to clean up with hurricane for $180,000 that was approved by me bringing it to your attention at the next city council meeting. The approval was >> Mr. Perry, I'm going to stop because I was going to wait till the end, but
let's just say congratulations to Mr. Shusler and thank you for everybody that applied since they're all leaving. Um, I wanted to try to get through that before council reports, but >> uh, so if anybody else want to say thank you. >> Yes. Just thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Don't be strangers. >> All right. Thank you. All right, Mr. Perry. >> Okay. Uh, the second item basically was submitted by again public works, Mr. Lindseay. It re involved an emergency sore repair at 17th Street, 27th Avenue
West. It was conducted by CS squared for $49,000. Um work was done on 71625. Third item basically is a another s here at GT Brave Park again conducted by C squared. That was a 7 $79,000
expenditure approximately. And lastly, public works uh on 716 also had to do a water mane repair uh related to the hurricane at uh that was not related to the water the hurricane that was at 32nd Street West and that was $155,392.61.
So that is the update on emergency purchases. Um, some of that inground infrastructure we do believe was impacted by the hurricane, perhaps by the the amount of heavy equipment on the roadways and and other subterranean
conditions under the ground and in compaction and things like that, but we've been getting inundated with a great deal of these. We always try to do those purchases as we can but unfortunately when main transmission systems of either sewer or potable water
go out we have to get them done right away and uh that's that's the mechanism to do them. I will also point out on that as we're speaking about emergency purchase and hurricanes that we are in the process of continuing our hurricane preparedness initiatives. We had had um
a POC meeting with all the various um ESS emergency support functions, the incident command team admin including the administration and we are having another one with the county. I believe that's going to occur on August >> July 31st.
>> I'm sorry, July 31st. And that'll be at POC. Um we're trying to get everything ready. I've got punch lists from everybody as it relates to preparedness, as it relates to protective measures, as well as recovery. And when I say everybody, I'm talking about pretty much all the citywide departments that are
related to our our response, recovery, and preparedness efforts. So, I just want to >> I'm going to ask you to um >> and it this would be a way that where the council could be there, but sit off to the back. We would have Tiffany public notice that there's going to be
more than one council member there or the mayor. But as we know during a hurricane >> you can't be there because of regulations and different things that we've talked about, right? But but I think at this they could be there and sit and watch and see what goes on with
a public notice if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Rudis. So >> yeah, what what are we talking about >> at the PO for seeing kind of what's how it operates >> meeting with the county? Uh the county does intend to be there to give us a presentation on their software system uh at one portion. And I think that's going
to be like 9:30 to 11:00. >> What date is this? >> Next Wednesday. Next Thursday. >> July 31st. >> Yeah, next Thursday. But I think that, you know, if we say that more than one elected official could be there at this time >> between that time. >> I need to get a little more detail, but
we could figure it out. I mean, it may be something that we could notice. That's what I mean. Yeah. I think he's mentioning noticing it. >> Yeah. So, but I just think that it would be good for them to to see it in action more than anything because it's sometimes people think you're sleeping in the bed
>> 24/7. You're it's you're up 24/7, especially the way we had it last year and and it's uh it's something that I don't ever want to live through again, but we'll be prepared if we need to. >> Yeah, I think we can probably uh accommodate that and and would welcome
council's presence. And I want to be careful about any input so that it does not any >> it's more for observation >> right observation >> and then you can talk privately offsite with Mr. >> because obviously dialogue starts to implicate >> yeah we don't want any dialogue to meet any
>> but he could Mr. then you could see questions write things down >> and again if council is invited it's got to be noticed and it's got to be open to the public too >> right >> so I think that's okay. >> Yeah now you're talking about Yeah but you got to be okay with that. >> I'm okay with that. Yeah, I'm okay with it, too.
>> But again, they got they have like the viewing area, you know, and if we have more people, we can walk them around the corners and things. I think >> there's some sunshine laws that address that. >> Be honest with you. Give me let me get with Rob more. >> So, we can't make it open. So, >> what we're doing and how it's going to
be set up and we'll work on it. >> All right. See if there's a way to view through things. >> Great. >> We get accused of being not in the open, but we are. Well, >> and moving on into items 8C, which is city administration renaming the day
dock to the Bradenton Riverwalk Pier. Uh this was brought to us from the county from the uh tourist development council uh director Elliot Falcion. And there's a rendering in the package that shows
basically what they'd like to do to really u do a little bit more signage on that pier. It's fairly expensive because it has to be engineered and I believe there's electrical conduit as well. They would be paying full cost to do that and it highlights, you know, the city
day dock and and Riverwalk Pier itself, but also the ferry that's going. >> We have a picture of it >> and there is a picture. >> Oh, can we bring that up, Miss Melton? And the one thing about it that it's been floated out there for quite a while, but then the hurricanes hit and
that. But one of the things that that is important with it, the new boat, the bigger boat that's coming in and we are getting national recognition on the success of the water fairies and I think it's something that's growing and as we
grow we want to be part of that. And when you put Bradenton Riverwalk Pier, it really puts our name into it. And don't you think it would be nice that when Sarasota people are getting on their boat from down there and coming up to the Braden Riverwalk Pier that they'd have to say that
>> cuz we're going to Right. >> You know, not that I'm about Bradenon. But that's what we've got to be. But I just think it'll really symbolize >> that. And there's our little thing that we never could find right behind it. See that little right behind the right side
of it where there's the little >> lean to >> that disappeared during the hurricanes and nobody ever found it. >> So, >> wow. Do you need a motion, Mr. Mayor, or can we just instruct staff to proceed? >> Yeah, we'd like a motion on this for approval. Well,
I move approval of the establishment of the Bradenton Riverwalk Pier with all the costs to be borne by the county. >> The TDC >> TDC, sorry. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Any further discussion?
Hearing none, we'll start the vote in W two. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Carries four to zero. love spending county money. >> Mr. Perry, I think that's unfinished business. Any unfinished business? >> Mayor, I actually have a new item of for
new business that's a a late addition that's kind of just come up recently that deals with a request for resolution to support the state's Doge efforts. And if I could have a moment to talk about that a little bit and why I think it's advisable. And Miss Melton, I know you
helped me draft a proposed resolution. Do you is there any way you could put that up on the monitor? >> No. Do you have a print out? >> I don't have a print out. I do not. >> One second.
>> Just take a moment, pull it up on the screen. I'll give you some background on it while we >> So, yep. Let me get on this side. Basically the uh the executive branch of
government has has developed the Doge program to create government efficiency and they have contacted all the local governments in the state, the counties, the cities, townships, whatever it might be. And uh they early on explained what
they were trying to do to bring about review of finances and and and to review really a multitude of different issues surrounding local government's finances. you were required to sign a letter saying that you would basically
recognize this that that it's been done through executive order and that the state uh is implementing this and that you will abide by it and provide the information. We did that. We did that. But since then uh they have come out
with requests for additional information. Their initial requests were fairly comprehensive as it relate to a lot of financial reporting requirements. They were trying to look at revenue sources, expenditures,
things of that nature. And it's important to recognize that when you look at the funds that come into any city, any county, um they're contained in this local government financial information handbook. And really what they're going to be is constitutionally
mandated by the Florida Constitution or they're going to be authorized through the state's home rule grant of authority to local governments or legislatively mandated. So we have a variety of different funding sources with the state
revenue share that we get each and every year. I I want to say it's about 3 one of of 1 percentage point of of 1% of sales tax that comes to us for general purpose expenditure. There's fuel tax
that we get from the state authorization for franchise tax and the like and missy and the finance team in the back basically put all these funding sources into certain accounts and revenue and that's what they want to look at. So
more recently they provided very specific spreadsheets and said we want to look at this for a series of three four years or so around that period of time. I think it was back to >> I'm sorry. >> Started 21. That's what I thought it was. Yep. So started in 2021. We we want
to look at these and want to see basically how they're accounted for, what they're expended on, the amounts that come in, the amounts that go out and the like. And a lot of a lot of uh local governments have >> hold the microphone just just in case.
>> Yep. >> It's going the other way. >> have not basically provided full disclosure of th that financial information. And so the state basically has more recently sent out a thing saying we need you to fill out these specific requests for informations on
this specific matrix uh and a spreadsheet gathering those that data. Now, in our unit system, it takes us time. You can't just push a couple keystrokes and derive that data. You have to more manually go through each category. And that's taken us some time.
um that that Linda and and Heidi and and and our budget team, Mary and other folks that Lance that's working on the budget have had to kind of get down to business and and dedicate time to and and we're doing that to to to meet the
more recent requirements, but they've also asked that local governments pass a resolution that you're going to cooperate with Doge and recognize that it's to the benefit where you're using state money just like the feds do when you're using federal money and the like.
Um, and so we haven't passed a resolution yet. And a when you get on the city clerks, the statewide city clerks, a lot of mun a lot of local governments have. Tammer told me this morning, I didn't know this. I read an article about yesterday down in Broward
County and folks from the finance department of the state went down to Broward County and they said, "We've got some problems with your expenditures of state funding and we are going to probably take some administrative action and the like and we want this data to
review how you're using that state money." I don't want them coming here uh because we do want to cooperate. We do think we use that money appropriately and we think the exercise is pretty good. I mean, it is state money. It's another level of accountability and and
the like. And so, I'm asking basically that we pass this resolution before us so that we can promptly dispatch it to Tallahassee to show that we support the effort to bring about efficiency, accountability, eliminate waste, and use
taxpayer money prudently. That's what's be for you in this resolution. The resolution itself uh mimics and and and basically was copied from some other resolutions that we were able to get gather from other local governments that have passed them within the state of Florida.
>> Okay. So, let's real quickly y >> we've all read that part's on the screen. Can you slide it up to where then we can read the next part? >> Are are we trying to vote on this today? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Want a quick no or a slow yes?
>> I'm sorry. Well, let me tell you about why I don't want why I don't Yeah, no, don't no worries. Just keep going. >> I want to hear hear what it all is. >> Governments have already been told they're they haven't complied with this and uh there's problems.
>> Yeah, I'm sure. >> I don't want I don't want the problem. >> I don't think we have anything to hide. I I this in and of itself >> doesn't do anything because it resolution >> says we're going to cooperate with Doge. We're going to be accountable. We're going to be transparent with the state. We have to do that anyway. bit anyway that yeah
>> well ma'am they can come and change >> let's read it first read it >> and then we'll go to comments who's deciding it's unnecessary We ready to slide it up? Is there more? >> That's the end.
>> A little bit on the second page. I think section four of the direction and appointment of city council directs the city administrator and city staff to be available and support uh the Doge team request and to provide any necessary access and requested information to the team. City council
hereby directs the city administration to serve as a point of contact for all Doge team related inquiries. >> And all that is saying I want information, give it to me and you got to just give what's public record. >> That's it. It's all public record. >> Yes. Can you please go to the second page again? >> Sure.
>> Wait, >> the first page? >> Right there. >> Wait. Yeah. Uh, please scroll up. >> Uh, you're No, I'm looking for like paragraphs two and three, I think. >> Section two. >> I'm sorry. Section. Yes. Thank you.
>> Right there. >> Yeah. Um, I have Are we okay? >> We need to vote on this today. Yeah, we need to, but we need a motion to approve then a second and then we'll discuss.
So, let's see if we get a motion in a second. >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> Is there a second? >> Second. But I have a question. Yes. We have a motion and a second now for discussion. Miss Moore, >> um I'm all for government efficiency. In
fact, I think that is a crucial element of what the five of us, six of us are are doing up here is to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. >> Um I have home rule concerns with this.
I don't like the language in number two section two second sentence that says that we will that we support identifying and working to eliminate unnecessary programs because >> the home rule encroachment is that if I believe that a that a program is
necessary then I have adopted the program and I have funded it. So for then someone else to to claim that I haven't had that that I haven't made that uh that I've made that inefficient choice,
it just seems to me to be that that complaint in my opinion should come from residents and citizens, not uh the hierarchy of government. Um if I'm not doing my job, then the residents can
can elect someone else. Um, I also have concerns about obligating in paragraph 3, uh, city council to, and it's a directive, city council will recommend administrative or policy reforms to
promote efficiency and maximize productivity within local government. Number one, again, I will say we already do that. But number two, I also think who who determines that? who determines policy reforms if it's not us.
>> The kind of amorphous questions and points to the ex I I see them as that to the extent of there's already policy restrictions on all of the state money that comes in anyway and the federal money. I mean, we just got
$8.3 million to fund the mo most we have ever gotten. I'm sorry, but there's strings attached to that and and and and they can make determinations and what the legislature giveth, the legislature can take as well in later situations. Generally speaking, I I I'm trying to
and I do agree with your home rule um concerns regarding, you know, don't we make those decisions anyway? and and and it's a good point that that you do as an elected official, but it also involves other people's money, the state revenue
shares, everything contained in this book. And they're just saying there, it seems to me that you'd support identifying and working to eliminate unnecessary programs. And if they thought something was unnecessary and you thought it was necessary or they
thought something was wasteful and you thought it wasn't wasteful, if it's their money, they got to make the call. It's just the way it goes. >> I deal with my children all the time with that. >> Well, and this isn't this isn't the money that that
>> this isn't our the money that we're here. This is money that we're getting from others bringing it in. And you see some others aren't getting money, >> you know, and we're just trying to say, hey, we're we're meeting those regulations. We're following it. I'm all
about home rule, but I'm also about getting as much as we can to help our home rule become easier because we're able to use the money that we got and not clawing it back. >> So, and that's what you if you've been reading anything in the state lately, you know, and again, >> that's kind of what they
>> This is what it is. it's being clawed back or you know they >> you know let me give you an example like with wastewater and infrastructure right when you look at that we got that funding cuz we said we can't take on all of this work cuz we don't have that kind of a rate base and they said sure we'll
help and that type of thing. Now, if we had a bunch of money that was set aside on on a reserve of a 10020 million that it might take to redo all of our infrastructure, they'd probably say, "Well, you acquired that and you have it in reserved and that's
what it's supposed to be used for. And if you decided to, I don't know, give it away to something else, you should have prioritized." That's the nature of the political debate. and and and at the that level between governments whether it's the state, the county or the city, we're constantly in that
>> or even federal when we get as well. >> We're going to claw it back. >> Mayor, >> sure. >> Um I don't disagree with the fact that the money comes with strings because it does and it should. But once it's been granted, I just I I foresee, you know, already staff has had to spend time and
and don't get me wrong, I love that. I would love a copy of whatever you guys sent to the state in regards to the separate funds and their balances and whatnot. >> Um, >> but I I believe this infringes on home rule. I believe this inserts higher level government more than it needs to
be if we're doing our job. >> You can assert that philosophical >> well and also this is nonpartisan. City city government is not partisan. So I should not be you I mean you just said the politics of the thing but that doesn't belong here. Quick question if I may be permit it. What do you think's
going to happen if we buck the state? >> Well, also I will say that I mean maybe >> I don't think it ends well. >> Well, it it probably doesn't, but I mean that is the nature of trying to protect home own rules. >> Um >> also working through the process while doing that >> and being a partner
>> and being a partner and we're working through that process right now trying to make sure that we meet regulations then that will go forward. resolutions can basically be overturned. It's not an ordinance. It's a resolution supporting
where we're at while still doing everything else that that we can do. >> Do you think a vote in favor of this would be a deterioration of your home rule? >> I do. >> Yeah. Okay. That's >> I do. >> Mrs. coach me. >> My my concern as I was reading it was um
number one, we do this I I feel and and we always get A+ ratings on on the auditing um process um from outside I think as well as in >> um it's just it's just that fear of
we think it's necessary but they say I don't think it's necessary. But either whether agreeing with this or not, that could still happen. So I I you know um so wow.
I'm really not happy that it's just coming to us now. So >> and I apologize. I I really do. >> But it's not like it's been the first time, you know. >> This actually has just come out recently. Um and I mean I think yesterday and and and other folks have passed the resolution. I don't know if
there's people that haven't if it was voted down. I really don't know that. But when I talked with Tammer about it this morning, she goes, "Oh, looking at the state um the state city clerk's websites, there's multiple resolutions that have been passed." I I had no idea the resolution was necessary. I thought
that the letter saying that we would comply. >> We would comply and send the stuff off. So, >> but I I don't want >> Did you have anything? >> I mean, I made the >> Yeah, I said I had a question. >> Yeah. I look at this and
this is what we do up here. >> Mhm. >> This is absolutely what we do up here. And I can remember a time with the city when we had a previous mayor that had dropped
the advorum rate to barely two. And that's when some of us were elected to come and try to put some financial stability into things. We were not. And we're still dealing with this stuff now.
You all recognize that. Um we couldn't get sidewalks fixed or roads paved or sewer pipes fixed because we just didn't have the funding to do it. So from 1998 until like in the next 5 years, we did raise
the advalorum rate to try to be fiscally responsible with our responsibilities to the citizens. And then the next thing that happened was because we had our our ad volume
rate had been so low for so long and we were playing catchup then the state came in and said oh well you can't raise adorum any further we were lumped in with places like Naples
that had almost you know 10 >> valuation >> I believe up here we we do this and I I guess it's going to be when the rubber
meets the road is if we are told um we don't want you spending money on this >> perhaps it's incumbent upon us as the electeds to make sure that when we are spending taxpayer dollars that there is
absolutely no ambiguity in it and that it is being used exactly for what we said it was going to be used for. And let me just say this, in a timely fashion. >> Yeah. Well, I think that's going to the point of we already do this. Let's
codify it. Let's keep the process going forward with the state that we're working with. And it's a resolution that basically can go away
with another resolution or can be, you know, it's just codifying at the moment and I think it's very important that we do approve this today. >> Mr. Mayor, just one housekeeping item because this was added to the agenda late. We do need to open it up for
public comment. >> All right. All right. Thank you, Mr. Perry. Since this was added, um, what are we calling it, Tamra? Resolution >> something4. >> Resolution 2574. You've heard
discussion. Is there any public comment? Yes, sir. Come up. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor and council members. For the record, my name is Mike Kennedy. I live in Ward 3. Um, I have a process.
I'm not sure the nature of my question, so I'll just ask it. And I apologize to Mr. Perry if he mentioned this element in his remarks and I missed it. My question is, what is the sense of urgency on this that it needs to be voted on today when it appears you uh it
was not printed on the agenda? So, it's likely you were not aware of it uh and members of the public did not see it on an agenda and could comment to it. So, it's a process question. What What or It's a timing question. What is the sense of urgency that it needs to be
voted on without being noticed in advance rather than being brought up at new business at the end of the meeting? >> All right. So, just do your comment and then we'll see if there's anybody else and then we'll get that answer. Any other public comment? Any other public comment? Seeing none, Mr. Perry, did you
want to come back up and >> tell us the kind of the sense of urgency timing wise and what we've seen around the state? It's not like it hasn't happened before. >> In that article I read last night, >> there was a finance team sent down to Broward County. >> Yeah.
>> And they said, "We believe that there is some outwardly very obvious misspending going on here. You haven't been very compliant with providing us financial data and the like." Um they said that they were getting to
look at some of the larger areas and they named some other areas as well that they would be coming to very quickly in the immediate future and one of them was Manatee County >> and they they what they said was Manatee County or wasn't Manatee County one of
the other counties said but we we have been providing information and the like. They said yeah but we asked for resolutions and you didn't do a resolution. >> So they didn't do it. Yeah. Yes. That's >> again, we're already doing it. So, I just because it got thrown on me this morning, too. >> Does it? >> And I just think that
>> I'll send you a copy of of the article. It's kind of interesting because it was new to me, too. >> In the article, what were some of Did they list anything that they found that was improper? >> I don't think they did particular. They
said they had some they had concerns, >> but they didn't sign the resolution. >> Yeah. And I I think and I'll when we did that first letter, we thought that was what they wanted. We didn't somehow the resolution was misunderstood or missed.
And I think again, we're already doing it, I think, and it'll be evident very shortly that this is a good thing for the city of Brighton. >> It's just little government working with big government like we have to. >> So, we have a motion and a second to approve this resolution 2574.
Um, we'll start the vote in Ward one. >> Yes. >> Two, >> yes. >> Three, or excuse me, four. >> Five. >> Yes. >> Passes three to one. Thank you. And we'll move forward from there.
All right, Mr. Perry. Anything else? >> No, sir. >> All right. Council reports. Let's start in Ward One. >> Uh, yeah. Um, I I just want to say, um, mine's kind of going towards the
procurement that we just got. I I wanted to thank the staff and the mayor and, um, also our local leaders, Jim Boyd and Representative Robinson, for getting us to the finish line with the governor.
And uh I I think that the appropriations that we got, I did not know that that was coming, but um I think it it's it's well needed and I think what we're doing with the money is in terms of infrastructure are going to go a long way for our community. It's not sexy to
be. I mean, there aren't parks and fun stuff like that, but the sewer lining and storm water and and I just think that um I just want to thank everyone, including the governor, um for getting us over that finish line. I did not know about that other part.
>> All right, Miss Party. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, I am still waiting for 35th Street West to be paved and I'm still waiting for the project at Very View Boulevard to be finished. >> I have tried to be as kind and as
patient as I know how to be. But when you're a 68-year-old redhead out of patience and out of estrogen, >> hey, you want me to be >> kind of had enough. I have gone out on that street and told people, "Oh, we're getting it started in
January, February, April." And I'm doing this because that's what I was told. May we're now at the end of July. Tick tock.
I am doing my level best here to stay professional. I am so angry and so disappointed and so let down. And I don't wish anybody else up here to
have to go through this. That's what I'm going to say about that. I would like to also offer my deepest condolences to the family of Kim Arro Sawyer. She was a classmate of mine
and she's going to be deeply missed. And I have something for our new chief of police. >> Oh. >> Oh, >> you're going to throw it at me? >> No. >> No, no, no. Um, I'm sorry. My I'm
my softball skills are not that good. Um, just just let me say this. Uh recently I was out in Seattle, Washington for a family funeral and I have never seen traffic
like Seattle, Washington. So all the people that send me nasty grams on, you know, Manatee County traffic rants and raves and everything and complain about how bad the traffic is here. I will tell you our flight was late. We
got into Seattle at about 11 p.m. and through other issues and not being able to drive faster than 38 miles an hour on an interstate
on a Thursday night at 1:00 in the morning. It's just crazy. So, let me just say this, Chief Kramer. I saw this and thought of you.
It's a um it's it's preserves, but it's named Traffic Jam. >> I like it. Miss Moore. >> Okay. We haven't had a meeting um because of our summer session, so just
bear with me. Um I had a great conversation with a few of the officers um Palant and Small. Um I thought he was here earlier. um regarding the Riverwalk and some uh crime, homelessness
problems, mitigation things. And I would like to suggest that maybe we have a maybe either include it in the downtown workshop or if you think that you need to break it up because of time constraints, I would like to revisit the the Riverwalk a little bit. Um uh I love the Riverwalk. I it is
literally I think it's just uh such a jewel for the city. Um, and personally we spend a lot of time out there, but um, the skate park has been an issue in the past. Um, the awnings. I think now that the riverwalk has been in place for
a few years, we could maybe just take a take a step back and look at it and see maybe if are there little things that we could do. Do we want to entertain hours of operation at this point given that, you know, CO is in the rear view? Do we want to um consider uh something I found
super fascinating was um a few articles that were shared with me about how murals with faces and people can actually create the sense of a surveillance state. Uh and they actually just deter people from uh from you know
doing maybe things that we don't want them to do at the park after hours. Um, and so little things like that, where we place things, I think could be revisited a little bit because it is one of those things, you know, and I know you you live in that area. Um, you know, when you buy in the area, you know what
you're dealing with and that it is what it is. But I just think at this point in the history of the Riverwalk, we could maybe look at some things that we might be able to improve upon. And so, I would just like to throw that out there as a as uh something for us to think about, maybe a workshop that we could have. Um, I I absolutely can't wait for the
downtown one as well because I think that when we do things like the outdoor cafe, we could also really kind of who was someone was telling me I think in in in relation to the EDC, so forgive me because it's not completely matching up, but it was along the lines of I'll bring you what you want, but I don't know what
you want. Um, and so I'm looking forward to us having that workshop so we could kind of be a little bit more pointed in what we really want downtown to look like and that sort of thing. Um, I had a town hall and I just want to uh express my over-the-one gratitude for the staff
uh that not only attended, but I know that Miss Shadik and um Mr. Meyer really put a lot of effort into how we advertised it, how we tried to get that information out there. It was not as well attended as I would have liked certainly but I um but I appreciate that
you know there were seven residents full disclosure one was my mom and um and I appreciate that just for seven people we had our first responder uh departments represented we had the mayor we had both
uh Mr. Perry and Mr. Williams. And so just like thank you guys. You know, I really think um you know, I've said it before. I think that area just kind of needed some reassurance that we're moving forward and hurricanes will, you know, we we know what we're doing. We've got this. We're preparing. And so that
was definitely my goal and my intent. So a million thanks. Um and then I'll certainly learn by the way, you know, to that extent that we have more staff than we did people. Just learning process. next town hall, you know, I'll I'll maybe do things a little differently. Um
I have, as you guys know, I serve on the Maninnesota League of Cities um on behalf of the city. They um there there's been conversation on that board regarding um uh trails and traffic mitigation um that
is being addressed by the NO and they have asked and of course Mr. Mayor and uh Councilwoman Coker are currently serving on the NPO and they have asked whether or not you'd be interested in having conversations with their other sister municipalities that are also
serving on the MO to some extent. So that basically the goal was could the uh Maninnesota League of uh C's council get some regular updates in some kind of uh cohesive manner so that we could then
discuss you know that council not this council. Um, so I'm just throwing that out there as just something for y'all to think about. And I recently, um, began service uh with Commissioner Sadiq on agency on the bay, uh, which I'm looking
forward to because, as everyone knows, you know, nobody wants to hear me say again how much I care about infrastructure and resiliency and whatnot. Um, they have asked if anyone would like to serve as an alternate for me formally. Um, I don't know that it's not necessary. I'll continue to do the thing and if I can't make a meeting I
will certainly let you know maybe the city clerk would be the most appropriate to see if someone can go in my place but if anyone desires to be an alternate that would also be something maybe to talk to. >> What's the board? >> It's agency on the bay. >> Never heard of >> really. They just celebrated like their
40th >> estuary. That's more of a private thing you're doing. No, no. It's it's it's beha it's on behalf of it's like a it's like a >> you can't do it on behalf of the city because it's not a city appointed board. >> Correct. It's on behalf of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. >> Okay. So that's something with your
Tampa Bay region. >> Correct. Yes. Planning. Yeah. And so and it's not a requirement. It's just unless you know if anyone is interested uh they do a lot of work again with um in the t the greater Tampa Bay area uh just a lot of data collection and they work with the eststerary boards. I was going to
>> um yeah, so it's like all it's all it's not like they're just like a shoot off, you know, operating in the dark by themselves. Um it's a lot of data collection and then um you know, trying to push that data out to areas that are, you know, affected by the Tampa Bay area. Um so anyways, just throwing that
out there in case anyone's interested. Um and I believe that's it. >> That's all I've got. um to talk about the no trails uh situation that if that would probably be where you'd want to get the executive director from the MO would probably have the most
information. I'll be with him tonight and tomorrow and I'll talk with Dave and he's retiring but we've we've uh hired Ryan Brown as the new executive director. Um taking over for Dave at the end of the year. >> Not his son, >> right? >> No, no, not my son. Different
>> Ryan Brown that works there. Um, so that would probably be the best scenario to see if they're willing to because um, they've got the whole picture. Um, all of the stuff. We'll talk about the trails tomorrow at the MOAC meeting for
the state and have the different municipalities represented. I've been elected onto the executive board um, which also the state board. So um so that's the meeting tomorrow that we're having and I'll see where else there and
then obviously vice chair of the no now going in as chair again next year. >> So that's there. Yes. >> Could we ask to have Dr. Tomasco come in front of us one more time? >> Yes. He's September is his end of it. He's hoping to get the study back because I don't know if you read the paper about since we're talking about
the Moscow now. um is that like you said, we may get no qualified results or we may get that it's the birds and are we going to eliminate the birds if it's the horses if it's this you know and then the last study that was done it was kind of all over the place there was no
specific so we'll find that out um but yes so all right so I'll work on that the trails again because the trails is something that's >> very difficult and very wanted because we don't have the road system and I was
in Seattle last part about that I was in Seattle and when you're riding in Seattle on the you take your life into your hands on those roadways even though they're they have changed lanes and they've done things but you still take your life in your hands. >> So you've ridden with Mr. Barnaby
before? >> No, I was on a scooter I was on a scooter >> and because you know hey this is pretty cool. We went nine miles and my wife was like stop. We were already on it. Please. Um, all right, Miss Coachman, sorry to jump in on
>> That's okay. Ain't no >> Oh, wow. Okay. Well, it has been a while and I can't remember all the different events that have occurred since the last meeting. Uh, however, I do want to say, um, I'm sorry your event didn't go as
planned. I've been there. Um and and what it is is I'm sure people would like for you to you know knock on their doors and invite them you know they would you know they really want you not only to hand them the spoon
you know but anyway um but communication is something that I have always wondered how we can get get it better and there have been some things I mean the Facebook page is you know thriving website and all of that mail mail mailers when there's an event going on
around the park or something and it still doesn't get them there. Um, and bless you. Um, and sorry about that if I cross the um the I I've often my first
term I was hoping that W five could have been divided into little kind of sections so that cuz it's an older neighborhood and you don't have HOAs and so forth, but something to make it a little smaller so when you send something out you're sending it to that
particular group and if you can get that kind of interest um be able to communicate and have town halls and stuff. Um, that was something I went to do my first term. I don't know if it's going to even happen in the second, but um, a lot's going on with the Bradenton
Housing Authority. Um, a lot is going on in Wart 5 with City Park and all of that. And all I can say, and I'm not going to say Wart 5 is alive anymore. I'm going change that up a little bit. Um, uh, War Five is still waiting on
some things as well, but Wart 5 is also appreciative and thankful for what has been done. >> Well, sure. She sounds gracious and Yeah. Okay. >> Thank you. And I I agree with comments that were said, especially about trying to to have town halls. When I got on the
council, I tried to have several of them, and it it only seems like people show up when there's an issue directly related to them, >> you know, at the moment. And it's and there with social media obviously when you look at something and I I saw what
the county did with their their social media really doing a great job at trying to get out the change for their garbage collection. Well, if you think about it, they've got about I think it's 360,000 [Music] residents that that will affect
homeowners households. They have about 500 comments. And if you look at the comments, a lot of them are the same people talking back and forth to each other. So it's not 500 individuals, but it's a very small portion. But one of the things that we
sometimes articulate on is the few. And they don't know the whole picture. And sometimes the whole picture isn't evident for a day or two. And I think some of our whole pictures will be coming up. And I literally think a day or two some things will come up and then
a week or two and then a month or two. And some of those things and as Councilwoman Coachman says, it's slow. It's crazy. But it's the collaboration that is happening right now. And my biggest daily concern is how
you keep that collaboration while keeping your integrity. And it's hard, you know, it's hard to say, let's keep that going, but what does it take to keep the collaboration going? Sometimes it's working outside the box a little bit. And it's not sacrificing your
integrity. It's working towards making it better. And you can never say 100%. I'm going to do it 150%. 100%. Does 95% get you there? And then move on to the
next thing and keep moving. And you know, it really is something that when you are looking at the whole picture, sometimes things are different looking than they are in the moment. And I think we've got a great direction. I think that we're again working well together.
We're going to continue that. I'd like to again thank all of the candidates that applied. You know, somebody had to get picked, somebody had to not, but there's an election coming up as was said many times. And you know, an election's a little harder than putting your name into a hat and hoping somebody
picks you because you only need it four people to pick you >> or a majority to pick. >> If you move to war five now, you'll take care of that criteria >> criteria right away. >> But um no, so I just appreciate what everybody's done, what we're doing. We do have to figure out processing now. So
are we going to swear in tomorrow, the next day, two weeks from now? That's just we say it. So, um, or do they want to be sworn in during this meeting? >> That could be done if you
>> family. >> Well, but do you want to have family here? Do you want to be sworn in now? >> They did it. >> I know, but that's up to them. It's up to him right now. >> I will go with your advice in terms of
>> Yeah. So, I mean, if you're sworn in right now, you'll be able to start getting information today and get on the books and all of that. And >> can you swear him in or do you want people to be here? >> Uh, no. Let's move forward. I'd like to get >> Okay. So, I think we swear him in right now. >> Okay.
>> So, who's I mean, I could Do you want I can do it as a notary. Madame clerk can do it. Um, do you want to >> Maybe we need to ask the clerk if she has the uh >> office. >> I'm searching for it right now.
So, let's while you're searching for it, let's go to department heads. And I know Miss Nilsa has something to introduce, someone to introduce. >> Thank you, Mayor. Good afternoon, Mayor, City Council, uh Mr. Perry, Mr.
Williams, Attorney uh Rudacell, uh Chief Kramer, Assistant Chief, uh candidate. It gives me pleasure to introduce our new uh risk safety and liability manager, Louise Baron. Uh Louise comes to us from the private sector uh with
many years of workplace uh safety experience. She's a registered nurse uh and also a licensed claims adjuster among other things. Uh and we're super excited to have her on board. Uh, and I'd like to give a warm welcome to Miss
Louise Barren. >> Well, I appreciate the opportunity to uh meet with you today and I really hope that I can bring my experience to the city. Um, I am a registered nurse and then went into all lines insurance
adjusting here in Florida and at the corporate level and then uh risk management. I'm certified as a risk manager now. used to be required to be in this state to be licensed as a risk manager, but that's no longer the case.
So, I uh think over the years that I've developed a lot of insight into these areas and could really contribute to the city. >> Thank you, Mayor. I had the opportunity to speak with Lu yesterday and I just really was impressed with her knowledge
and and background. I I I think she's going to be very valuable in helping us address risk management and general liability as you know. Um we are self-insured in a lot of regards and we have a lot of accidents with vehicle accidents. We have premise liability
cases. We have work comp that goes out there. I can go endlessly on and there's a cost to doing all that. And in speaking with Louise, I really think that her background is going to be very very helpful for us to take the risk management program to the next level. I knew we were getting a good one. I looked at the resume, but after talking
with her, I was even more impressed. So, I look forward to working with you. >> Well, congratulations and welcome aboard, and we look forward to to good things. Were you here through the whole meeting? >> You see the beginning of it? Thank goodness. >> No risk management. >> Air conditioning.
>> Thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> All right, Chief Kramer. >> Thank you, sir. Uh, congratulations, Mr. Sheller, and good luck. Uh, I want to bring a couple things up.
Um, for those of you who've heard my speeches of recent, do your job the right way and be kind. And I heard some citizen comments from people who came up and commented later, let's just put it that way, that indicated that's not the service they
got. Um, what happened earlier, that's if you don't meet us with kindness, we're not going to necessarily meet you with kindness. and I made sure that's aware, all our officers are aware of that. Um, so we're going to address that. I'm going to make sure we get that
message out. I'm hopeful all that happened before I took office, but we'll see. Um, there was some stuff on the news yesterday, I believe, uh, from we did a little story with Channel 7 that if you
watch the news, it showed controversial speed school speed zone cameras. Well, if you listen to their story, never once did they say controversial or >> questionable or anything like that. It
was all a very positive story because we were able to spell out that of the 10 school zones we have around the city uh that there were the highest speed we have of anybody passing by one of those schools during the school day was 78 mph
and that's unacceptable. I mean, it's just And if we were actually if I were supposed to go online with Many Avenue East near Many Elementary in hopefully January, um I promise you the speed there would be much faster because that's a raceway.
So um don't believe everything you hear in the media or read in the media, but um it was overall it was a positive story except for the title. Um but that's to segue into before our next meeting. Tuesday, August 12th is the first day of school from anti- school
district schools. So, uh, be aware that we will be out. I know the fire department's always out, um, to make sure people are aware of where school zones are and to keep kids in their minds and their families. Um,
one of the biggest things we've brought on in the last few years uh, at the department um, is wellness, officer wellness. And it's really I mentioned it that days of suck it up buttercup are over. Um and to that point officer
Jordan Pulos is attending it was a multi-week academy at the St. Petersburg College and he graduates this coming Monday for the class was mental health for first responders and it basically is
a way for him to teach different techniques and uh well overall mental wellness to our officers uh to help them get cope with some of those issues and also he'll become one of our uh mentors uh in that program going forward and
also on Friday the 8th over in Claremont um at the Florida Leadership Academy, which is put on by FDLE's Criminal Justice Executive Institute. Um the Florida Leadership Academy is for primarily sergeant level uh supervisors, sergeant first-line supervisors. Um and
it's uh I think there's 65 students graduating um from that class. It's in Claremont. I'll be able to go to his graduation, but it's for Sergeant Rusty Acriman. Um, so you may hear his name again coming up here soon shortly in a different conversation we'll have.
But um, he uh he's uh definitely one of our best sergeants out there. He's a Coast Guard veteran. Um, but he is uh level-headed and what we need moving forward with our department. >> That's it.
>> Uh, mention that we just probably had one of the biggest swearing ins that I've ever been at. >> Oh yeah, there was a 12 officers. >> 12 officers. Um, one's going straight into detectives because he had a career at FDLE and um, he's going to we're
going to he's going to when we get I I talked to our with our uh, elder fraud group yesterday and they go through waves just like all crime there's highs and lows. Um, but right now they're sort of at a low. So, he'll
be brought in up to speed on sort of what they're doing, but he's going to help out with other investigative activities, but then when that starts to spike again, we'll do it. Um, the numbers I heard from them were staggering on the amount of fraud and
that our victims in our area and then throughout the country are are affected by. It's it's it's next. I mean it it be very cautious in your emails. We all get the scam SunPass your Sunpass accounts
overdue and it's all nonsense. It's all the fraudsters out there trying to get one out of a thousand >> and then that can pay for whatever they want to do to include who knows what overseas. I mean you're talking uh there's bad actors in a lot of the
countries that a lot of our governments don't want to have to deal with. So, >> so thank you and I hope you've enjoyed your first two weeks. >> Oh, it's been a great time. Lot lot of lot of lot >> far far too many calls to you all. I can
say that. >> Chief candidate. >> I'll be quick. Chief Gears out of town uh today. Congratulations. Um, we also swore in four new firefighters last week, so they all went
online this week. I'll give you a quick update on station two. Um, just like last time I was here, under budget, on time. Uh, substantial completion scheduled sometime in August. Grand opening. Um, expected to be in
September with the date to be determined. So, we'll keep you posted on that. That's all I have. >> All right. Thank you. Anything from any other department heads? Nothing. Miss Melton, do you have >> Yes, I have the oath. It's printing
right now, so I'm going to go grab it if you guys decide. can you come up and and maybe give us a quick synopsis of um what was what I was going to say
kind of you know just where we are with our our water system our water plant that got some remodeling um I saw it online Tiffany had put it online about the remodel at our Mr. Perry and I visited the the water
treatment plant or the water what is it called out there out east? Evers Reservoir >> Evers Reservoir area and I saw that we had done some updating. >> I believe the cabinets that were referenced in Tiffany's piece were at the wastewater treatment plant. >> Oh, wastewater plant. Okay. So, the
wastewater plant. Yeah. Cuz sometimes you walk in those buildings, you think you're back in 1970, >> right? >> But that's what they >> Yeah. >> What they >> And they and they have a laboratory at both locations. The laboratory work that's done at the wastewater treatment plant is very basic type of lab work and
then we send it out to ex to external labs for more specific types of of lab work. But um >> but our average reservoir is very cool. >> It's very cool. >> Yeah. People don't realize how they test the water and what they >> walk around with white lab coats with
with uh slide rules and stuff like that. I mean these are scientists dropping things in and all that. >> Good idea about cool. So, we're just trying to stall. You don't have anything to stall. >> Mr. Burton, can you
>> I didn't see him. >> Remember, we have a CRA meeting at two. >> Uh, not my problem. >> I can make it yours. >> Problem. >> It's his problem. >> Mr. If he's sworn in, he's got to be there. >> Director. >> Yeah. >> Um, from one former elected to one newly
elected, condolences. >> Legend. Uh, you saw it. You saw it. You lived it this morning. So, get ready. >> Okay. >> Uh, I just wanted to give him his agenda that he has to.
>> Thank you. >> Right. >> Have any plans this afternoon? >> Yeah, cuz once you sworn in, he has to be at the same rate. >> He does have to be. [Music] more time for this.
>> Yeah, Laura. Yeah. No. I >> I Kemp Schustler >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> or affirm >> or affirm >> that I will support >> that I will support >> protect and defend >> protect and defend
>> the Constitution of the United States >> the Constitution of the United States >> of the State of Florida >> of the State of Florida >> against all enemies >> against all enemies >> domestic and foreign >> domestic and foreign >> and that I will bear truth >> and that I will bear truth >> loyalty and allegiance to the same.
>> loyalty and allegiance to the same. >> And that I am entitled to hold office. >> And that I am entitled to hold office >> under the Constitution >> under the Constitution >> that I will well >> that I will well >> and faithfully perform >> and faithfully perform
>> all duties of the office of the city of Bradenton City Council >> all duties of the office of the city of Bradenton City Council. >> Member Ward three. member W three >> on which I am now >> on which I am now >> about to enter >> about to enter.
>> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> You do have a two o'clock meeting by the way. >> Yes. We don't need hangry people at the
survey meeting. The board may have to the chair may have to excuse him. >> Yeah, >> Mr. Shlurge, just remember sworn in on Wednesday, sworn out on Thursday. >> I've never seen that. Three of them are the same color.
>> Yeah, they are. It's a summer suit. >> Yeah. Then >> that's Mr. Rudel. get up to the microphone. >> Mr. Ruticell, do you have any final comments? >> No, I don't have anything, Mr. Mayor. >> All right. Anyone else for the good of
the order? If not, we'll be adjourned. Thank you.