I'm I'm surprised, man. We had the fire chief's conference over there, but Good morning everyone and welcome to the Braden City Cil. IL meeting Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. As always, in uh
obviously starting out the new year for our first meeting, we will have our wonderful Pastor Don Steriono with Kingdom Life Christian Church and our pledge after that. But first off, we just want to say thank you for God and
everything that uh we've been doing over the years and especially for the last three months with Pastor Don and uh welcome. >> Thank you very much. Really good to see everyone for this invocation. Would you bow your heads, please?
Thank you, heavenly father, that this friendly city is a godly city. I thank you, Father, for your presence that's here. And we welcome you. I pray for our city leaders, first responders, department heads, all Bradington employees, and every citizen that's
here. Bless them and keep them and cause your face to shine upon them. Bless every front of their lives, their health, family, possessions, finances, and most of all, their spiritual life in you, Christ Jesus. I pray for this city
to have citywide revival and reformation, turning their hearts towards Jesus, reflecting your heart, Father, your will, character, and your kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. And I pray this all in the holy name of Jesus. And
everyone said, "Amen." >> Amen. Then we would ask our fair director Danny Alfonso and fair board member Bob Gau and other for fair board members to lead us in our pledge. >> 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. Once again, welcome everybody and uh we'll call the meeting to order. Madame
clerk, >> the first item on the agenda this morning is 4A, celebrating the Manatee County Fair. >> Welcome. >> Good morning. >> Good morning. It's >> going to be a beautiful week. >> Yes, sir. It is. Yes.
>> I know. I heard yesterday that um you can't really plan the weather, >> but I didn't hear uh Mayor West in Palmetto saying that he's going to keep the rain away, but I'll do that for you from Braden. Keep the rain away. Can't do much, but the rain will stay away. Uh
we have Mr. Parks, uh one of our longest serving, uh directors at the fair, and we also have Mr. Bob Gau. Uh Mr. Parks is 38 years. >> I don't board sometime. It's been a long time. I was I think I was in three three
corner bridges last time before he was on the board. But uh we just want to thank y'all for allowing us to come speak about what we truly love. Uh our annual homecoming. We call it the the Manatee County Fair, but it is truly an annual homecoming. And um this year we'll be celebrating our 110th
anniversary. And our theme this year is celebrating America's 250th anniversary. So the kids have already done a great job with the hay bale decorating. Uh you're going to see flag there's going to be flags all over the fairgrounds and um we're really looking forward to it.
Uh our fair is only possible through the efforts of our directors, hundreds of volunteers as well as the financial support of our sponsors. Uh we have 11 different committees that actually work together uh to put on our fair. There's um it's it's really neat when you see
all the pieces come together and it makes a beautiful motif. It's it's really good. Um, we'd like to thank uh the Manatee County Sheriff's Department, uh, Sheriff's Department, the Manatee County EMS, and the city of Palmetto for all their support uh, for helping us
plan a safe fair. Uh, I visit a lot of fairs throughout the state, and we have one of the safest uh, but we everywhere you look, we have sheriff's uh, sheriff officers. And it's not because it's an unsafe environment. It's we are safe
because they are there. And it's just really encouraging that the support that we re receive from them. We're extremely sponsor thankful for the sponsors who've contributed this year whether it's been uh through monetary uh gifts uh their
time uh materials. Uh we've we have uh this year we have 23 gold sponsors. We have 19 silver sponsors and 18 bronze lover sponsors which is the most we've ever had. And um that includes our ININD
sponsors as well. Um we also have 50 youth livestock sponsors that uh have supported our our youth livestock programs and uh we're down to a day away from the fair. We have two events that happen just prior to the fair. Uh the
first one is on no we had we held our queen pageant on November 15th and u our Miss Manatee County Fair Queen is Mabberry Paris this year. Uh our junior miss is Juliana Wells. Our little miss
is Kinley Albrittain and our mini Miss is Lilling Lily and Darlington and they've they've done a great job uh representing us. They they're in school today or I would have brought them we we've had them excused several times already. Um, so that we're sorry we didn't bring uh th them with us.
>> So we'll have to go to the fair and see them. >> Yes, they will be they will be there at the fair. Um, >> and your fair queen is a lovely red head. >> Yeah, she is a lovely red head. Miss Maryann, how would you have noticed that? >> I noticed that right off.
Uh our distinguished citizen uh was awarded last last week at last last week's VIP and this year we're pleased to announce it's uh Miss Norma Kennedy. Uh she's our distinguished citizen this year. Miss Norma is well known for dedicated volunteerism and she's the
current and past president of the Manate of the Parish Civic Association and a member of the Manatee County Tourist Development Board where she represents the entire county. and we're thankful to be able to to uh award her that this
year. Uh our our mission state, the Manatee River Fair, Manatee River Fair Association, our mission statement is to promote the agricultural and economic strengths of the Manatee County of Manatee County and to highlight our rich
heritage through the sponsorship of the annual fair. and we're extremely proud to be able to continue that um endeavor as we have one of the largest youth livestock programs in in the state of Florida. This year we have 530 4H and
FFA youth registered the to show livestock. Uh they'll be showing 779 animals, 233 plants uh that they have been raising specifically for this year's fair. We actually started uh uh
because of the amount of room uh and the amount of animals that we have now, we had to actually start our our beef breeding show before the fair. So, our beef heers came in Monday and Tuesday. They showed last night, they'll they left last night, and we have the steers loading in today. Uh we'd like to invite
everybody to come out and and uh support our youth. Uh every night at six o'clock we'll have a livestock show uh in either in Mosaic Arena or Cook and Powell uh buildings. Um we al also want to let everybody know the steer sale will be on
January 17th which is the first Friday. We'll also have the plant sale after that. Uh if you're coming on the 17th, please plan to be there early. Uh that is Martin Luther King Jr. Day when the and the parade's going on. So, it kind of gets a little uh backed up and crazy
in in Palmetto uh that day. So, just plan to plan to get there a little early. Uh the swine sale will be on the on January 24th. Uh and um just come out and support our our our kids that have worked so hard. Uh in addition to our
youth livestock shows, we have uh a great entertainment lineup. Uh, and we want to make sure that everyone knows opening day tomorrow is free day at the fair. Uh, free for everyone uh, to come to the fair. Uh, we're also going to have our veterans tribute uh, that night
and we're just asking everybody to bring a canned good because we are doing a a food drive for the Manatee County Food Bank. So, everybody come out tomorrow night. Uh, I talked I was actually on a Zoom meeting with Dennis Phillips last night. He said he project that the
weather is going to be done uh in the morning and it'll be it'll be nice and cool in the evening. Not cold, cool. >> And then Friday morning it's going to be pretty cold. But um but we don't open till 5 on Friday, so it'll warm up
nicely. Um and our opening day, the the our free day that's sponsored by Farm Fresh Deweilers Farmresh Market as well as Palmetto Build. Um, >> and we're finally getting to Debweilers in the city of Bradon. So,
>> awesome. Awesome. They they're great family. Uh, and they really really >> support the community. Unbelievable. >> Support the community and not just the fair. I mean, everywhere you look, they're they're supporting our community. Uh, uh, Saturday we have our baby pageant
uh, on the main stage. That's something to see. That starts at noon. We have four four age groups. If you haven't ever uh been there to see that, it's it's pretty exciting. They they get uh parents get pretty um uh supportive. Let's put it that way.
Passionate. That's a great word. And um and then that evening, we'll have uh Eric Vaughn, our local talented band, Eric Vaughn. He'll be performing on the stage, two concerts. Sunday, we have uh contemporary Christian artists Caleb and John. Uh we'll they'll be opening the
Bayside worship will be opening for them. So we'll have basically two concerts, one at 6:30 and then one at 7 7:45. Uh on Monday, Monday is students free day. That's the 19th. Um that's it's it's students free day and
that's thank you to um Wester Construction and uh I'm sorry, Woodruff and Suns. Woodruff and Suns is our is our sponsor for that for a free day. Uh but we're also going to have a
open county dance showcase where different dance troops will be on the main stage performing. Uh then on Tuesday we also have it's battle of the beats. Um that's our drum line competition for all the schools. We have four four
junior high and uh two four high school bands that'll be competing in the drum line competition. And then on senior day, January 21st, we have First Baptist Church Palmetto, their joyful sound choir. They'll be performing at 2 o'clock and four o'clock. And then uh
we'll have Ma Magic Man TJ Hill. He'll be on the stage periodically throughout the week as well. Uh to see our a daily lineup of entertainment, if you go to our website, manateecountyfair.com, everything is in there. You can look at uh it's broken down hourly if you just
click on the schedule tab. Uh we have uh Cowboy Circus, Jurassic Kingdom Dinosaur Show, Les McDow's Cowboy Camp and Poetry, Universal Championship Wrestling, Mobile Arts Glass Blowing Demonstrations, Puppy Pals Live, the
Barnyard Cackle Review, the Turnaround Petting Zoo, uh the Dacond Dairy Live Milking Per, that's where we want everybody to come see where their milk actually comes from. It's not from Deweilers or or Republiclix. It comes directly from a cow. So, we're been they'll teach you how to milk a cow
there. Um, we also have, like I said, Magic Man TJ Hill. Uh, we have Fritzy's Brothers Oneman Circus, Lynn the Mime, Pirate Man Dan with his traveling pirate ship. And we have he we have something new there this year. It's called Turbo Tractor. It's a it's a tractor that'll
be going around interacting with the crowd. He talks to the crowd. Um, it's it's really neat. Uh, our arts and crafts department, they received 1388 entries from 496 talented Manatee County artisans. Uh, our Manatee County 4
extension office also re received 364 arts and crafts entries from 73 youth exhibitors and as well as our uh, school art display. That that'll all be in our arts and crafts building. And our arts and crafts building is sponsored this
year by Veramman Construction. Um uh we also have the talked about the hay bale decorating contest. We have the baby pageant, Sunrise Kuanas corn dog eating contest, our annual charity barbecue contest, hog calling contest, whip
popping contest, and then last but not least, we have the peaches donut eating contest. And that is that's a sight to see. Five o'clock that afternoon, we'll have the Mante County Sheriff's Office uh department. their their guys will be
taking on the fire department. Uh we have North River Cedar Hammock. They they put together a team and u that's a that's a very passionate like as you said Mr. Jean u Mr. Rick don't like to lose and he is
there cheering them on. So uh it's a it's a great time. >> I don't think two years ago when they lost I don't know if those sheriff's deputies are still employed at the sheriff's office after they lost. I think they may have been, >> but they the fire department brought in a ringer. >> Yes.
>> For the one year. So, >> and I think Rick hired him. >> Yeah. Yeah. He's now I was there when they lost and I mean I don't he didn't have any words and that's unusual for our sheriff. >> So, >> well, he had plenty of words when they got back over to their to the depart
their compound there. >> Uh we also have straight shows uh again this year. Um, we're hoping to continue to build on the the lasting long lasting relationship with them. They're a great family. Uh, this is actually going to be their 103rd year in the industry.
They're one of the the longest standing families uh in the carnival industry and they are very good to work with. They're great people. Uh, honest. Anything we ask for, they're they're they're doing a very good job for us. more exciting uh
that they provide a a unique safe experience uh for our guests. And then last but not least, we have lots of food, plenty of food. Any kind of food you can think of, we we will have there. Uh to see a list of our everything that I talked about today, uh just go to our
website, manatee countyfair uh.com. And we just wanted to let everybody know uh with the cost of everything rising, we have not increased our cost to get in the gate. It's still $10 to get in uh for adults, $6 uh for children, and $6
for active military duty. Um and if we in closing, we just invite everybody to come out and join us January 15th and help us in celebrating America's 250th anniversary. And thank you again for allowing us to come. >> Thank you. Any comments or questions,
Miss Barnaby? >> You look like >> Well, no. I would I think everybody knows my husband is also on the fair board. Um I would prefer if you would keep him away from the Peaches Donuts uh
booth, but um I you know, you're just mere mortal, so I'm not sure that's going to happen. Um we're also the sponsors of the quilting contest and we're we're very happy to do that. and and um I believe the the um
theme for it is childhood memories. >> Yes, ma'am. It is. >> So, that is a kind of a broad-based theme. We didn't do color. We didn't do a specific thing. And so, um please go by into the the arts and crafts people
work very very hard and they get a lot of entries. So, when you're at the fair and you need to take a break from the midway, maybe you rode one too many of the rides that swirl you around, um, come on into the arts and crafts festival and see what they're doing.
See, uh, I think they also have the cookies for sale if you need to get a couple of chocolate chip cookies with a little bit of milk. They also have those there. >> And I I you also are you also sponsor our new youth live livestock exhibitors.
Uh, so, uh, the Barnabies are very generous. >> Okay. Well, >> no, no, no. I I mean, I look, my husband works really hard and he can spend the money the way he wants to. So, >> Mr. Barnaby wants to encourage new kids
to come in. So, uh, they have they're they're helping them with their seed money. Uh it's a set amount, but for every new youth livestock exhibitor that is showing a a swine or a steer because the costs are so so expensive, feeding
one out probably costs close to my my son hasn't done it and he's been out for 10 years now, out of school for 10 years, but the costs have just gone up for feed now. >> Well, Mr. Parks could probably tell us on >> But fe it it costs probably it's probably about $1,200 on the
conservative side just to feed one out. That's not what it costs to buy the animal. And we do want to thank Miss Marian and Mr. Mark for uh encouraging our kids, giving them giving them a little little help there. >> Happy to. >> Thank you.
>> Anybody else? Miss Cooker? >> I'd love to. >> I just want to thank you. I know putting on an event it takes a lot of hours and a lot of dedication, time, talent, and treasure. And I just I I just warms my heart to see that nod to the past, but also you're looking forward by trying to
um keep all a lot of this alive and and instill it into the next generation. So, thank you all for your efforts. It really means a lot to us. >> Well, thank you. We appreciate that. That's like I said, that's our mission statement is to keep it alive and and and talk about a rich heritage. Uh yes yes yes uh development is here but like
I said with the amount of students that that are actually continuing to show and now our our smaller animals are rabbit and poultry those animals are the one they have increased quite a bit. Um but we still have uh 78 steers and 158 swine
which is that's a lot when you consider for our county. Well, I think one of the things that that I see when you show the sponsor list, it's still the old family businesses and that have been in the community for so long that continue to
see the value no matter how a community changes and even though um in the 70s we were the 15th largest county in the state and today we're still the 15th largest county in the state. So things haven't changed that much when you look at overall that. But when you look at
the community support, that's what we see. And you know, I mean, we like all the the people that have moved in, but we also like our long-term 50 plus year businesses. And then obviously the board members that are still there and and uh Norm, I serve on the TDC board with
Norma, and she doesn't say much, but when she says something, it carries a big stick. So what she's done for the not only the parish community but for Manatee County is a great honor that you guys gave to her and and did that. So because uh you know it's a lifelong
honor sometimes and you want people to be there and that was she was shocked. So that was a great thing to see and congratulations on that and obviously to the why do you what do the the uh >> queen and in that get obviously you said yesterday at Kuanas that benefit for that is
>> yes the the our our miss manity miss maybe pair she she will get a $1,500 scholarship to to the school that she chooses to go to next year. Uh and then the the junior miss, of course, the mini miss, uh and the little miss, they all
they get, u swag. >> They get swag. They get to be part they they are actually they are part of our promotion team. Um and uh so it gives them an opportunity to get out in the crowd and be asked questions about the fair and and uh share what they what they love because it's always different
uh with them. And it's it's really neat to see them go from the first county commission meeting where they're all kind of awkward and don't really know each other. By the end, when we get back to our queen pageant next year, you see them sitting on each other's laps and helping each other get dressed and it's
like a little sisterhood and it's it's neat to see them all that relationship build throughout the years. Well, we appreciate what you do and uh this will be posted this afternoon so people will start watching it. So, if you're watching, the fair is uh starting tomorrow.
>> Starting tomorrow. Free day. Bring bring a can. Good. It's free day to tomorrow to get in and >> students on Monday when they don't have school. >> Yes, sir. Yes, sir. >> All right. Appreciate all you guys do. Thank you for coming. >> Thank you'all for having me. >> At this time, we'll go to citizen comment. Citizen comment will be
accepted during the citizen comment portion of the meeting on any non-aggenda item, agenda item, future agenda item or topic of relevance to the city. Comments will be accepted on public hearings at the appropriate time.
So at this time um we have Colton Herman and um it's you get three minutes as a citizen. of Colton would come forward. You'll have three minutes um for all of your topics.
So, and uh please state your name and uh city of residence for the record. >> Um hi, my name is Colton Herman. I uh live in Braden with my parents. >> Welcome. Um
so first thing I just want to talk about I guess would be um there's uh no parking during school hour signs in our neighborhood and my dad brought this up with Miss Barnaby
and uh she never got back to him about it. That's >> but um basically we looked it up to see what the reason for these signs was and it was to quote unquote protect the kids
while they were like getting out of school or something. But every day there's parents who line up on the street and pick up their kids anyway. It's not like the signs are doing anything,
but all the signs really do is um make the residents of this area afraid of getting ticketed. And there was uh code enforcement coming around our neighborhood like the day
before school got out for the winter break uh giving people tickets and we were concerned about that. And it's just like kind of frustrating because, you know, you only have so much parking
and there's like three halfway houses on our street. So there's really not enough, you know, when eight people are living in one house, there's not enough parking on just in the driveway or whatever. So,
um, we would love if maybe those signs were taken down or something or if there were stickers we could have for residents of the area so that we don't get tickets for parking outside of our house.
Um, yeah. And then I just got a job at uh Sun Sunrise Head Start and I'll be getting paid $16 an hour. And at $16 an hour
with all my expenses, I'd have like an extra $100 a month for things like toothpaste or toilet paper or cleaning supplies or anything luxury. And uh I think that goes into like the whole
affordability crisis. It's not it's way more expensive now than it was back in the day. Like owning a house is out of the question for me at $16 an hour. And uh so I'll be living with my parents for a while here in Bradon.
Um yeah, that's it. Thank you for the three minutes. >> Thank you. I have no other citizen comment. Is there anyone else in the audience? All right, seeing none, Mrs. Barnaby.
>> Yes. Um, I did get an email from your father and I responded to the email and I have spoken with the police chief about it and we are looking into the situation. I My children went to Manity
High when those signs went up I believe. if not it was like right before they got there. One of the problems was there was at that time there was not a lot of parking for students on school property
and I think they have tried to alleviate a lot of that issue because what you had is kids parking on the street parking on both sides of the street. Some of them were probably not the the best citizens
in that they would clean their car out if they if they had had like a McDonald's cup or bag or something, they'd clean their car out and leave it like right there on the street. So, we were getting complaints from the neighbors. So, that's why the signs originally went up and I know that Chief
Kramer is going to be looking into this and seeing what are the effects of it. Is it working? Is it not working? And I don't mean to speak for you, Chief, but >> I mean, >> let let me say something first before when I was the council person for that
ward. It was more citizen-driven from the neighborhoods than it was the school. So it came up again and we looked at it at that point and the citizens and the neighborhoods wanted it because they were losing their parking places during the day because if it's
open parking on the street one side, anybody can park there unless we put a time limit and then a time limit would cost the homeowners too. So Chief Kramer, >> no it's exactly right. um any any school with that type of population that
numbers um I think they may have enough school on school parking now but uh we'd have to talk to this administration make sure that their students were educated if we were to remove those signs. Um, but
>> but if you did take it away, >> if we took it away, it would I I promise you if it was taken away, >> you wouldn't have to worry about finding a place to park because there wouldn't be any place to park because >> it would be taken up by students, >> right? >> So, but there's research going on and
obviously Miss Barbie has the email can >> forward as the information comes comes up. >> Yep. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Anything else from the council before we move on? All right. We'll move on to election of vice mayor and second vice mayor. As we know each year and last year was the first
year we did a second vice mayor because we ran into problems with the hurricanes and timing of things and that to have some of the meetings. So that I think it worked out well over this year because we had no hurricanes. So we're going to keep that for next year or two or this year I guess. So um Mr. Rutau, it's
basically just someone nominating somebody going forward. >> That's right. Anybody can make a nomination. Doesn't have to be seconded. And then once nominations are closed, then the council vote. >> Miss Barnaby. >> Um, yes. Thank you. I would like to nominate Jane Coker to be our vice mayor.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any other nominations from the floor? >> Hearing none. Do we have to >> Does someone have to second? >> No, don't have to have a second. So, do we seeing No, do we need to vote still? >> Yes. Okay. Motion. So, do we have we
need a motion that Miss Barnaby made a motion for vice mayor for councilwoman Jane Coker and we'll move forward on that. So, start the vote in ward two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> And one. >> Yes.
>> So, congratulations, Miss Coker. You are our vice. >> Thank you. I'll do my best to keep those hurricanes away. Um then, um for second vice mayor, is there a motion on the floor? anybody.
>> Um I nominate um our newly appointed councilman camper >> had a cough drop. >> Okay. Is uh anybody else hearing? None. We'll start the vote in
ward three. >> Yes. I figured I'd start with you >> since you're in four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> All right. So, carries five to zero. Miss Coachman.
>> All right. Moving on to appointment of CRA chair and board or vice chair. Is there a motion? >> I would like to um >> first off, thank everybody for believing in me to be the chair next last year. Um, but I would like to move for Kemp
Shisler to be the chair of that. Probably should have gone before the >> second vice mayor, but um I think he's uh Anyhow. >> All right. Anyone else? >> Hearing none, we'll start the vote in ward four.
>> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Carries five to zero. All right. election vice chair for the CRA. >> Want everybody jump?
>> I'll nominate um uh vice well yeah at this point vice mayor uh Lisa Gonzalez Moore for vice chair >> of I like that. >> Yeah. Any other nominations? Hearing none. We'll start the vote in ward five.
>> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. Yes. >> Carries five to zero. Thank you very much. That was >> quick >> quick and easy. So, >> you get the number of those buses. >> All right. >> Madame Clerk,
>> item eight is the consent agenda and staff is requesting approval of items A through T. >> All right. Mr. Perry, >> mayor, council, uh, thanks for the opportunity to speak to the consent agenda. I have had the opportunity to,
um, to communicate with, uh, the city council regarding all of the items that are on the consent agenda. I just wanted to draw attention to the five items that are items P through T uh, that are on the consent agenda that typically associate um, with the fix it and fix it
campaign of our utility program. and and you know, one of the issues that I think that we try to deal with is the public awareness and the public knowing the significance of the investment, the work being done, the money being dedicated
and things like that to our rebuild um of our utility system over it its aged life. And uh you know, these these five projects represent a lot of that work. Um, we have probably over well over hund00 million now dedicated to utility
improvements and that's a significant amount of funding. The vast majority of that funding does not be fall onto the rate payer for our utilities or the taxpayer general. It is supplemental funding that we aggressively go out and
get from various federal, state, and county funding sources that supplement our programs. Um when you have an age system, you run into certain uh problems associated with it. And our technical staff at public works, there's a couple of them out there, have done a great job
of putting together a strategic plan on addressing this repair and replacement effort. So these pro these particular projects deal with a variety of things. Under P, you're talking about what do we do to bring about the utility for
downtown that's necessary for vertical con construction, higher level construction, as well as remodel what's in the ground. Now going from an 8 in water man to a 12in water man. It might seem like it's only from 8 to 12 um 50%
more but because of the diameter of the piping the volume the pressure and everything else will support a great deal more of modernized types of of infrastructure that ultimately will improve quality of life as well as improve taxbased revenue that's associated with it. So this basically
was related to um a capacity analysis we did from the engineering and now we're moving to the assignment of studying the underground surveys that are necessary to do what's called HDD directional drilling so that we don't have to tear up roads in downtown like we've had to
do in the past but we can bore underneath the ground and bring in the loop system. This is a phased in approach that would basically start on 10th Street um at Manatee A, go down to Bakarata and then over to I believe it's going to be 12th Street Maine to support
the city center project itself. When you look at these types of projects, whether it's the hotel or the like, you need adequate fire flow and the fire marshals in the back, he can tell you about the types of cubic, you know, pressure that you need and volume to support that. And and that's what we're doing. and and and
that's basically important to be economic development and vitality of the city. Some of the other stuff is more related to structural rehab and rebuild related to um things related to our collection system. As we all know when things get old, they get penetration. So
in rain season, water comes into the piping system. Our treatment plant at the end of the road that's supposed to treat sewage water goes from 8 million gallons a day to 30 million gallons a day. So we have to eliminate that I ini that inflow and infiltration. We do that
through a series of pipelining that's on the on the agenda manhole lining and and other types of things that are related both to the uh the lateral that comes into our system. The collection piping the the collection manholes. We have
over 4,4200 manholes in the city. They have to be lined. Some of them are brick. When you drive by areas now where they're doing new construction and you say, "Oh man, that's a housing subdivision going in." What do you see but large concrete structure, big holes in it, that's the way they build
manholes now, basically to basically relay transmit all of that waste water or flood control water, storm water along the way. So these are just five of the projects really of tomorrow, I would say. And we're continuing to do more and more of this. I don't like pulling and
and kind of elaborating at that detail on agenda uh on consent items, but I think it's important for both council and the public to know. We are going to continue to try to do public awareness with signage out there so when we see these projects, it will be dedicated
from the city of Bradenton's face it and fix it campaign as approved by city council, administered through public works and our admin and let the public know what we're doing. I also think that we have a responsibility that Tiffany's working at and some of the folks in communication to provide you updated
workbooks to show you all of these various projects on a bi-weekly basis, every couple weeks, every month, whatever it may be. Um, we had done the report, I think Jim used to do it monthly, but you know, I I think when we do these things in a workbook format, you can look at what's just happened
recently as well as look back and see what happens. you come to my office, you've seen you've seen the layouts of the strategic plans there and the 40 or 50 different projects and the untold meetings and Zoom meetings that my staff and my team has and our ability to bring in the right people to do that. So,
we're proud of the game speed that we've been able to put into place at the city to address these things. I'll be honest with you, I I think most cities our size don't have that type of bandwidth. Um, and and every and they all have the same problem, especially if you're
coastal. So with that, I'd submit items, you know, A through T. Yeah. >> One thing just to comment on that while we're here because I think more people will if they are watching and want the information because I think today a lot of people if the information doesn't fit their narrative, then they post things
or they do things. We have never released raw sewage from our plant. We sometimes have to bypass, but that's what the Face It and Fix It is trying to maneuver through and the public doesn't see anything happening. You see a nice
building going up, you see the ground broken, you see the footer board, you see the building going up. That is able to be seen. You're not going to see most of what we're spending that hundred million dollars on. And today's technology with the drill and bore is better because you don't have to dig up
a whole street for months. So those are the things that they need to be on the consent agenda but they also need to be discussed a little bit because we are doing stuff and that's the most important part of the face it fix it through our PIO and our office of staff with Tiffany and David the way things
are coming out the administrative part of it with the team that was here and that we've built on to is making a difference and you know we've got long-term people we've got a you know obviously Mr. Perry might be one of the newer ones from that standpoint, but
from the knowledge standpoint, we have taken that next step to face and fix what we're doing. And it's not just the lining, it's at the plant with a new clarifier that will hold more capacity. If we have a overflow of water coming in
for whatever reason, rain, storm water coming up through it, we do have the new equalizer tank that's operational now. And so those things, it's not just one thing. And that's what the hundred billion dollars plus is going to be used
for or is being used for. And you're not going to see it as much, but you're going to know that it's happening. And today we have the the chamber event where they're going to see a lot of that. So um chair will entertain a motion for consent agenda. >> Move to approve.
>> I'd heard Miss Coker. >> Second. >> Is a second. Miss Barnaby. All right. Any further discussion? Hearing none, we'll start the vote in ward one. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> Thank you for that. And uh thank you for
the explanation, Mr. Perry. >> And again, looking to the public, go to face and fix it on our website and you can see all that we're doing with a lot of things. So, madame clerk, >> item 9A is a public hearing for
resolution 2601. So, at this time, I'll administer the oath to anyone wishing to speak during the public hearing. Do you swear or affirm that the factual statements and representations which you are about to present to this board will be
truthful and accurate? Thank you. >> Thank you. And who do we have for staff? >> Brandon Wink, city planner, here for staff. Here for the first >> Can you get a little closer to the microphone? And you can adjust it. You can
>> adjust it. Got it. >> Uh Brandon Wink, city planner, uh here with the first resolution of this new year. So, let's make it a fun one. So, what we have is a
fin it's a major amendment to an existing plan development plan for Bellis Soul. And the reason why we're here is because the applicant would like to request to be excluded from a stipulation that is existing in the
current plan development plan for the property located at 39015th Avenue Northeast. Uh the different information, it's in the R1 lowdensity single family zoning district. uh flood zone is uh AE but the
house itself is currently in X the existing use single family residence and the purpose is to amend the existing PDP to exclude the property from a stipulation requiring a fire suppression system. As you can see from the map here, this
subject parcel is located right on the edge of where it switches from being the county to the city, right at the beginning of the Bellisol property. This is what it currently looks like right now. And it is, as you can see
from the picture here, it is currently outside the gate to Bellisol. It is a parcel that in the original plan was kind of left off to the side compared to a lot of the other ones that are stacked closer together. And as seen on this
little picture, there apparently are fire hydrants less than 270 square feet less than 270 ft from subject property in one direction and less than 300 west in the other. For the zoning map, it's R1, same as all
the other ones in that area. And the applicant is requesting to amend the plan development project for Bellis Soul, the entire community to exclude their one singular address from requiring a fire suppression system. The
way that we got here is that originally when Bellisol was put together and as a PDP there was 17 parcels and in 2008 on August 13th they came in to try and expand it from 18 units to 37.
At the time, the council discussed with the existing uh fire marshal, Ken Langston, and there was difficulties brought up with the gate and with how close the houses were together. So, a stipulation was added that every new parcel, every new house built would have
to have fire suppression. Uh on June 13, 2012, it came back because the PDP was then amended again and city council at the time upheld the fire suppression stipulation, but they removed some of it
by not needing window sprinklers and by ref by saying that landscaping is not required between the houses. And I have here a an email that was sent yesterday from
our existing fire marshall. doesn't need to go in the >> Can you tell us what fire suppression means or do we need to call fire marshall up for that >> so people understand >> like like a a sprinkler system for the house >> that just says what a sprinkler system
>> yeah a sprinkler system for the house itself um as part of a lot of the discussion we have audio of back then we didn't have presentations that were given But it was discussed that due to how the gate functions and how difficult
it would be to get the fire trucks at the time to get through that gate to get to the houses and by almost doubling how many houses were there by cutting the lots in half. It was determined that individual fire suppression systems or
sprinkler systems would be required for each house because if one went up then it could easily spread to the others. Uh the applicant as will be discussed when they come up here believes that due to their lot being
different from the other ones in terms of spacing, in terms of size, and in terms of location that theirs is uniquely different and should not have the same stipulation on them because when it was first applied, it was applied as a wide brushstroke to the
entire development. And we do have the applicant here able to speak more on this. Uh they do also have a copy of this email. They've read it today and they're able to give more info. >> All right. Mr. Rudicel, just one second,
please. U Mr. Rudicel, would it be inappropriate to have the fire marshall come up first since it's under the city report or would that be better? >> Oh, that would be fine. >> I'd like him to come up and give us his two cents on it if we can first. Good morning.
>> Morning, sir. Um, Chris Bzer, fire marshall. Um, as you can see from the email that I sent yesterday, we went out and speak up a little bit. >> Yep. Sorry. We reviewed the project one more time. Um, and even I talked to the contractor early on. um with the placement of the house and the
circumstances that it's outside of the gate um the spacing between the houses we agree that at this point that the suppression system wouldn't be required as the intent of that stipulation was not >> would not be required yes because the
stipulation I think was put in for the gate access issues the spacing of the houses if this was a regular house that was outside of that development being built that wasn't part of the subdivision, it wouldn't be included anyway.
>> All right, any questions? >> Yes, Mr. >> I just so just to clarify though, um the sole reason to exclude the fire uh suppression would be the spacing in between the homes. >> Yes, sir.
>> And it the development was originally 17 to 38 homes. How many homes are there now? I think it's there's two empty lots left in there if I'm not mistaken. >> Gotcha. >> Yes. And this one is at the head of the subdivision. You can see from the map it's outside of the gate and it's it's
separation distances are dramatically different. >> So Chris, simply the spacing and also I think uh Brandon mentioned that there is a uh >> um >> microphone. >> Oh, that there is a uh a hydrant right there too. Yeah, the house the spacing
of the hydrants is standard for county and city placement. >> Understood. Thank you. >> Let me let me interject if I could. A little more history on that is that the uh the gate the access issue is still there and it's not only for us. It's for contractors deliveries. You go out to the gate and basically we have to
respond in the exit. But this home and property sits right outside of the exit. So it is you know unique the of the location and that requirement. Now, we also considered the fact if the gate ever um was redone or moved, you know, there'd also be uh requirements for the
culde-sac that are already in place with a 50-foot things of that nature where I'm guessing it would have to come back and we would have to to look at that and it would go through approvals again. So, you know, even if the homeowner, as it currently sits wanted to redo the gate
setup with the HOA, um it would have to be addressed again. Um but you know the access issue is still there but this property owner doesn't ha have that. Um it's a unique setup. He's sitting right outside the gate. Um the hydrant locations are accurate. We've been we've
visited the property. Um you know and like the fire marshall said I think in this scenario we we agree uh that we can forego the uh suppression system. >> Mr. Ruticell, do you feel that um there's two properties that are still going to be built there. Will this set
any precedent for those two properties? >> No, the the order is specific as it relates to this property. So, and I think you've heard a lot of testimony already about how this particular lot is different from the others. >> Miss Moore and then Mr. Perry.
>> Um, so do I understand correctly that >> right? Oh, sorry. Uh do I understand Chief Greer correctly that if the gate should be relocated to be in front or to have this now residence within behind
the gate so that access would the gate would have to be addressed. Would that change your opinions and this is also to the in >> well the fire marshall and I have talked and it it would change my opinion. I don't see the the distances getting any shorter in the roundabout or the
culde-sac. I don't see how they could. We don't know how the county would approve it, much less I know we wouldn't approve it. Um, >> a new gate, a >> a new gate that would would reduce the distance. >> So, you know, the odds of that happening are I mean, to us, we're pretty slim and
none. Uh, so we're actually, you know, it's almost a moot point. I mean, we're, you know, we're okay approving it as is. We thought about putting a stipulation about the gate in, >> um, but I don't we don't think it's necessary. And uh so you know really um
unless the HOA has this idea to move the gate and and planning may have more to interject but right now we just don't see a problem with it with the distances and and the way the property sits. Uh it is unique to the property owner and um we don't we don't have an access issue
getting to his property. >> Mr. Perry, >> it's not mentioned in here, but I'm assuming that since the it does have fire suppression access from the accessible hydrant outside the gate and it's within range of what we typically standardize
a, you know, tolerance, acceptability tolerance that it wouldn't impact the ISO rating for insurance as a notable condition or anything else as a survey. That would be something I would be concerned with because if it did, it could obviously impact other people's insurance rates for fire, you know,
casualty insurance include fire. But I don't think it would in this case. >> No, because if this house wasn't included in the subdivision, it would be treated like every house on the neighborhood, >> right? which would which would require require sprinkling >> which yeah does not require >> I think my question my question relates
to I realize none of us contemplate that they would ever want to change the gate but in the event they were what's to ensure that they wouldn't miss that we did this special thing for them I mean how do you make sure that that doesn't
get missed >> memorialized >> do we do the stipulation as the chief said that if the that if it was ever >> I think and and when we looked at it, I don't think they're going to be able to move a gate without going through Manatee County, without coming through
us, >> public works. >> Yeah. There'd be a lot of people that would have hands involved before it got approved. >> They'd have to permit it. Yeah. And through the permitting process, I mean, could it be missed theoretically? Sure. >> But but should it be missed? No. U both
through the SIP through public works and then ultimately through the SIP that fired it has their input in there's multiple redundant levels of review that would probably say no we're not going to allow you to move the eight >> okay
>> part of me >> um is is our building official in the meeting >> is I saw him here earlier >> could I ask the building official to step up please Rose. >> Yes, Mr. R. Thank you. >> Rush building official must agree our
fire marshal >> in that area. I could not see behind him. So, >> uh, the fire marshall's email, the the final paragraph says, "Unless the Florida residential building code requires the system, the COB building
official feels the system is required or other any other or some other unforeseen circumstance is presented. Can you verify that it's not required by the building code and that you agree with with our fire marshall on this? >> Correct. The Florida building code does
not require residentials to be sprinkled. That was just the stipulation through the U memorandum from previous. That's the only reason they're being sprinkled. There's no Florida building code requirement.
>> Thank you. >> Yes. There's also no building code for certain businesses under certain sizes and heights. >> Correct. >> Yes. >> Moving on. >> Um, >> all I can say is it wasn't me.
>> It wasn't me either. >> Yeah. No. Um, >> so thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> Um, Yep. Yep. So, we can bring the applicant up and I think you've probably heard everything pretty positive right now. So,
Do you have anything to add or >> Well, thank you for hearing the out. >> Please state your name and city residence for the address. >> My name is Rick Celo. I'm a resident of Parish and I'm here representing the uh property owners and also my company Team
Builders SRQ. I heard what you said about the gate. So just to make that very clear, there is no way even if they decided they wanted to do that. There's no way the way the configuration of the culde-sac is that
that gate could be relocated in such a way that it would obscure that property. I can go through this all again, but you heard everything I was going to present. There is nothing really more to say. >> All right. So what I'll do is at this time I'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. I got Miss Miss Moore.
>> Okay. Thank you. I move to approve resolution 26-01. >> Seconded by Mr. >> Yes. >> All right. All right. We've had discussion. Any further discussion hearing? None. We'll
start the vote in W two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Carries unanimously. Thank you. Thank you very much. Moving on, madame clerk. >> Item 9B is the second reading and public hearing
for ordinance 4065, an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, amending Bradenton Land Use Regulations, Chapter 5.0, 0 accessory uses, structures and signage. Section
5.1.2.7 fences and hedges to modify allowable residential fence height and location to provide for temporary fences to provide for fences on vacant property and to clarify the limitations on retaining
walls. Amending section 5.2.2.4 four fences and hedges to modify allowable non-residential fence height and location to provide for temporary fences to provide for fences on vacant property
and to clarify the limitations on retaining walls and amending chapter 10 definitions to modify definitions related there too. providing for codification, providing for re the repeal of ordinances and conflict,
providing for severability, and providing for an effective date. >> Good morning. Uh Robin Singer, planning community development director. >> Sorry, my computer. Um this is a uh text amendment that initiated by staff essentially to respond to a number of
variances that we were getting as well as other development proposals um and particularly single family area um of development where we've seen development patterns that don't seem to be supported by the code and we're just trying to make the code match prior
interpretations of the code. Uh some of the issues with current regulations are that fences along alleys um are limited as as our accessory structures. The um code essentially recognizes alleys as a rightaway and therefore you're limited to, you know, almost as if it's a
another frontage. We could see on aerial maps along alleyways that a lot of people have accessory structures and fences adjacent to the alleys, but that doesn't seem to be consistent with the way the code is currently written. Um, also corner visibility uh at
intersections and it applies at intersections of driveways and alleys equally and it's a 35 foot corner visibility triangle. So even though fences are allowed in the front yards pretty much if your neighbor has a driveway adjacent, if you have a driveway in the front, it's going to uh
eliminate a lot of the opportunity for fencing in the front. Um and then also um you cannot currently vacate on vacant lots um fence around those because fences are considered accessory structures and if you don't have a primary structure you can have an
accessory structure. And so I think both police and code enforcement kind of support the idea that as long as it's a transparent fence. Um and it doesn't lead to other kinds of problems with illegal dumping or outside storage uh that it would be beneficial to have some
of these vacant lots fenced in uh to eliminate vagrancy and other kinds of issues that people are having with the vacant lots. Um and that um and then also fence allowances on corner lots um are a little confusing and I'll get into that with a diagram that we've prepared.
Uh so the scope of the changes are uh we're amending both the residential and non-residential fence regulations. Um some of these aspects particularly when we're talking about definitions of visibility triangles pertain also to the formbbased code. uh reducing the
visibility dimensions from 35 feet to 25 feet at street intersections and reducing to 10 feet at intersections with alleys and driveways. So uh that we still have corner visibility requirements when a street intersects with an alley or a driveway, but it's
not the 35 ft that we currently have. Um allowing fences on secondary fronts between the building and the road. And again, I'll get into that with a diagram. Um requiring open pickup fencing on the primary front. Um there our code isn't really clear in terms of materials, but if we are reducing that
corner visibility triangle, we want to make sure that the fencing that's going out there is somewhat transparent so that somebody pulling up to the intersection can still see oncoming traffic even with that reduction in the visibility triangle. Um we're amending the temporary fence allowance to specify
that they are allowed at six feet and must be chain link. Uh allowing that's temporary fences, not the fences around vacant lots. uh allowing fencing for vacant property secure purposes only with certain criteria. Um addressing
retaining walls relative to easements um and providing for project perimeter fences and walls around residential developments. Um and that's in the case of when you look at villages of Glen Week for example, you have a large residential development, there is a six-foot wall that generally surrounds
that. Um and so this provides for that that if you have these larger res residential developments that you can do that kind of perimeter fence and wall. Um clarifying the definitions of frontage to allow sixoot fences along alleys. Again, as I mentioned before, uh
differentiating between primary and secondary front yards. And again, we'll get into that. It's it's part of the definition section. And redefining streets for clarification on frontage of a street versus an alley. So, the diagram um shows what's currently
allowed. So, you have fairly large 35- foot corner visibility triangles. There's also something that says that you can have a six-foot fence, and the yellow line is a sixoot fence provided it is um at least, you know, it's half the distance between um the the building
and the yard. Um but there's limitations on that also. and when you have this L-shaped home that where is the building and and where can that fence go? And so, um, what we're proposing is that fence
be allowed to extend to the front corner of the house, not just to the back corner of the house. Um, and thereby we we kind of eliminate that issue with that back portion of the home extending into it. Also, this is reduced down from
a 35 ft corner visibility triangle to a 25 ft corner visibility triangle. And along the alleys and driveways, it's down to a 10-ft corner visibility triangle as opposed to 35 ft. Um, and so this gives you uh there's a
chart in each both for residential and for non-residential uh that tells you um where the visibility triangle has to be honored um and what the allowances are for fence uh fences in the front yard. And we say open picket or rail. And the reason we
added O rail or rail was um that was the planning commission because they wanted to specify that you decoratively you could have a horizontal rail fence not just a a a vertical picket. And so we're calling for at least 75% transparencies
in the primary frontage of front yard. So you can still have that six-foot fence that kind of encloses your pool area along your secondary frontage but in the primary frontage it does have to be transparent. And so when we presented that diagram uh
that I previously showed you to the planning commission, they said it would be nice to have that in the code. So um uh one of our board members um prepared this diagram for inclusion in the code who is an architect. So, um, so it gives
you a little greater clarification that those 10 feet, um, are required to the driveway that's on the subject property, um, and along the alleyway and that you can have that sixoot fence extending into the front. So,
is that is the diagram fairly clear for everyone? >> That's very good. >> Except it says 20. I thought it was 35 foot. It was 35 ft, but we're reducing that corner visibility to 25 ft on street intersections. >> Okay. And uh same thing, the the
regulations for non-residential f fences are a little less restrictive. Um but we're making some of the same changes in that instance. So, vacant property fencing. Um, so, and I just imported into the
presentation the one for residential, but there's similar language in the non-residential uh fencing portion of the code. Um, in all residential zoning districts, including those in the formbbased code area, fences are considered accessory structures to primary permitted uses and cannot be
installed on vacant property except at the discretion of the PCD director, provided that all of the following criteria are met. So the fence is required to secure a vacant property to prevent vagrancy or illegal dumping. >> Um the um fence consists of transparent
open metal picket fencing or vinyl coated chain link. Um the height and location of the fence meets the requirements of section uh 5.1.2.7.8. So in other words, all of the setback and corner visibility requirements that have to be met on corner lots. the fence
will be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the secondary property front uh frontage line. And the the reason is that as I showed in the diagram, you get that reduction of the setback between the building and the the property line on the secondary frontage since there's
no building on the lot. We're saying that a 10-ft um setback is required. Um and the property shall not be used for outdoor storage, parking, or similar uses unless permitted as a primary use on the zoning district. and all required permits and approvals are obtained for
that use. So, I think that's important because we've had a number of people wanting to use properties for storage um and uh or parking and it's not necessarily a permitted use and I think the idea that they can just hide it behind a fence. You know, we're trying
to dispel that by putting that in the code. Um and the property must meet the uh the property maintenance standards of vacant property and not be overgrown or contain trash and debris. So once again, you can't just use it as a dumping ground. You can't use the fence to try to conceal what's going on behind it.
You can't say that, well, I'm, you know, I don't have to mow it. It's behind the fence. They they have to maintain the property as if it's still a vacant lot and same standards. >> Yes. Um, I just wanted to double check because
as as our duties with the CRA and we have purchased several properties that were not attractive in a neighborhood. I don't like using the sword. Um, and one of the first things I said to
our CRA director was, "We probably need to fence that off to make sure that we don't have urban camping and other things going on." and he said we can't do that because of the the city code. So this is changing that. Correct. >> Am I correct? >> Okay.
>> Thank you. >> Um in that vein um I don't know if it should be there are a few properties and I'm not sure who owns it but um on Tamiami Trail that I've noticed that have the vinyl fencing on it but it's
always in disrepair. I don't know if it gets hit or people climb it, but um it looks it looks horrible. >> Um >> we own one of them. >> I know. >> So, I was being nice. >> Yeah, we >> that should be on that code and but it
gets hit all the time. >> Okay, I know who to call now. >> We're actually we're getting ready to replace some of that. >> Yeah. And and keeping it maintained inside. trash gets just think if there was an offense there how bad it would look with the trash inside.
>> Okay, that's all. I just I just wanted to make sure that >> all right, >> it's on the radar. >> Well, and that it gets maintained. I mean that if I mean I realize it's difficult, but I mean it not everybody will address address it and it takes so
long for code enforcement, you know, to do stuff. So >> yeah, you may see some fences out there that are galvanized, not vinyl coated, that don't have a top rail. Those are generally construction fences and you're permitted to have those to secure a construction site while you have an
active permit. However, if your permit laps is then that fence needs to go away and as well as cleaning up everything else with the site. So um so this that's not the same as the vacant property fencing. Um, so retaining walls, um, and we
anticipate we're going to see more of these, um, as people redevelop after the flooding that occurred last year or the year before. Um, and so we want to make sure that these retaining walls and because it's natural, like if you're going to build your house up four feet off of adjacent grade that you probably
want to retain the dirt around it so that you don't have as many steps down to your driveway or as many steps down to your pool. Um, but we want to make sure that those retaining walls don't extend into drainage easements or other kinds of easements because there's a natural flow of of storm water that
generally runs across people's backyards. However, you know, there are a lot of places that don't have easements and we're we're hardressed to control those. I think you'd find in velocity zones and other uh extreme flooding areas that um the amount of
fill that you can bring is also limited by FEMA. But still, we're trying to make sure that we're keeping those drainage ements and other kinds of easements clear. Does that create a little bit of a dead space behind a house? It can, but they're still responsible for maintaining that. Uh just because
they're not allowed to put a retaining wall in it, um doesn't mean they have to uh don't have to maintain that. Um and then also the height of the retaining wall should be measured from the outside lower grade inclusive of any fence or wall that may be on top of the retaining wall. So, I have seen circumstances
where somebody puts in a twoft retaining wall and then they say, "Well, I'm entitled to a sixft fence and so they're going to put so now they have 8 feet." Um, so really your total fence height should be measured from the outside grade including the retaining wall and any fence you put on top of it.
Project perimeter fencing. This is what I was talking about with a larger scale development that they're entitled to have um fencing or a wall perhaps a decorative wall that goes around a larger scale development
on double frontage lots. Um the primary front lot line should be the lot line abuing the street upon which the property is assigned and addressed by the city. So we we we're having issues sometimes with making that determination where property has two, three, maybe even four frontages. what is the primary
frontage and it comes into play when you're dealing with fences and of course um uh accessory structures. So we wanted to um uh clarify the definition on that. Um it should be determined based upon
the classification of abudding streets and the front lot lines applied uh to adjacent properties. Other front lot lines show either secondary or rear lot lines is determined by the PCD director based upon the lot lines of adjacent properties. So, if you have a double double fronted property and everybody's
facing one way and then you have the person in the middle decides they want to face the other way, that's not not what we want. We want consistent uh setbacks and consistent frontage determinations across a block. Alley lot lines. And again, this is
something that really isn't clearly defined in the code and we wanted to make sure it was. says, "So, lot lines along an alley shall be considered the rear lot line if they are parallel to and opposite the front lot line. Lot lines along an alley shall be considered the side lot line if they are perpendicular to and intersect with the
front lot line. Alley lot line should be considered the front lot line if the alley is the only primary access rightway. So, a rightway access, excuse me. So, um, that just clarifies we don't have a lot of alleys in the city, but we do have certain blocks that haven't been
fully platted or the plats are really old and and kind of, uh, have have gone through some things. So, so that you have some landlock parcels and that parcels that are only accessed through an alley. So, we want to make sure when we're determining the frontage and what the setbacks should be that we have um,
clarification on alley frontages. And then also streets. Uh I believe we took this from another community, but a strip of land intended for vehicular traffic providing the principal means of access to the property. So we're basically trying to take alleys out of the street definition. Clarify that we
have alleys, we have streets and um this is the different the the term street shall not be deemed to include alleys except as otherwise uh specifically provided herein. And then the visibility triangles. Um so 25 feet at the intersection of two
streets and 10 feet at the intersection of an alley or um a driveway on the subject property. So that was illustrated uh previously. Uh so planning commission recommendation
uh was for approval subject to changing that from um just vertical to include a rail fence uh include a diagram as uh shown and um limiting the side size of
school um campus um and I don't think I included that definition here but uh I believe it was part of um project fences, uh, public schools. Um, and I think we might have changed that
in there and I just can't recall, uh, what we said. I apologize. I don't think I imported that into the presentation, but they were concerned about what size of school because you may have a storefront school. Um, and and a lot of schools, we don't really um, issue
building permits for schools, but zoning regulations may apply in certain instances. So, schools uh always are subject to safety considerations and they're wanting to put in six or 8 foot tall fences. Uh we're not looking to get in the way of that and we want to include private schools as well as
public schools in that. Uh however, storefront schools and other kinds of things that pop up. We wanted I think it was a three acre >> one acre is one or >> Yeah. So, it's essentially for standalone schools that they would be permitted to have um fencing
around them. And uh with that um I'm open to any questions you may have. >> Miss Moore >> um regarding the um the retaining walls >> uh and that issue with maybe the the drainage isn't platted. Uh would some
this might be not completely on point but would some element of um dealing with imperous surfaces assist with that? >> We already have an imperous surface limitation. Generally in the R1 I think it's 50%.
>> So >> I think that is going to happen in the areas that are rebuilding after the hurricane. >> Yeah. Um, with the rebuilds, I think people are changing the way water is flowing all throughout those areas and not always beneficial to the person next to the person that was building the
things. So, I just raised that as a maybe another thing that eventually could also be tied in and addressed. >> Mr. Schustler, >> Miss Singer, can you uh just for clarification purposes uh re go through
alleys versus streets? Are we changing that definition of what a street is and what an alley is? >> Yes. Um, we can go back through that. >> So, um, a strip of land intended for vehicular traffic and providing. So, you can see the strike through there. That's
the old definition. >> Yeah. >> And by thoroughare, I mean that can mean a lot of different things. So, we're trying to differentiate between a street and um, alleys. But an alley can be a street. There was
an alley behind my house for 30 years. >> Yeah. >> On 32nd Street, but it was 33rd Street. So, but it was only a single lane and the only people that accessed it because our garages faced >> that. Yeah. But again, if you would have
said I had to put a fence 25 feet off my property line, >> it would have been it would have been in my house. >> Yeah. you know, because we had it four feet off. >> The key to some of that is providing the principal means of access to property.
>> Um, understood on that. So, I think what we're perhaps trying to avoid is that an alleyway that is in fact behind a house that is not a name street. So, we don't have those. >> Your home is on, you know, has two front yards when it's actually a backyard and
just an alleyway. Is that what that's trying to >> Got it. >> Yeah. I think um I think we were focused mainly on the improvements that would include um
along an alley and so we were more focused on alley lot lines, but um I think we generally consider and and it may be an issue with what you're talking about. It consider if it doesn't have a name on it, it's typically an alley.
It's usually platted at up to 20 feet. >> Understood? >> Sometimes as little as 10. Um, so there's sort of a hierarchy and and that may be leading more to how our
right-of-way um ordinances address that. >> Yeah. >> Can I? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Oh, sorry. I don't know who's first. Uh, okay. Uh because having built on a few of these lots, a lot of times the
outbuildings that if it was a detached garage, it could go within five feet of the boundary. Are you getting rid of that now? >> They still could go if we're talking about an alley and we're >> an alley. Yes. delineating that if it's parallel to the front that it is now a
rear. And so that five foot setback would apply to allow the pool the the shed 5T off of that rear alley property line. >> Okay? >> But that's if it's if it's a corner lot, it has two streets. Those are both fronts.
>> One is a primary front, the other is a secondary front. You could have a triple fronted property that has streets on three sides. They don't get the five- foot setback straight alley. You're just going to have a front set back, a back set back on, and your sides and then you can go an out and out building. Okay,
>> Miss Moore, >> would it help with the definition of an alley to similar to when you said um when you have the double frontage uh that you're going to use as a factor that the property address is that street, would that help with an alley?
Like could you say it's more likely to be an alley if the address is not >> on that street? >> That street. Yeah, we do have alleys that do provide the primary access >> but they are clearly alleys because they're not numbered or named
>> and I don't know how they're addressed to be honest. Usually they're addressed to the nearest street. Yeah. So if you have an alley that passes one or two lots to access a third lot in the back, it may be addressed to that street that it was accessed off of. Okay? You know,
>> and I have seen circumstances, not here, but where alleys are named like like um we talked about >> well most of them in the river district are named have street nameers >> that are the alleys. >> I know probably Yeah. >> can >> Yeah. because they're >> because of the way that that area was platted in the 1920s.
>> And then like where our where mine was, the church ended up buying the lots and using it as their parking instead of building houses on it. >> So it never it's still a single lane street, but it's a named street and I can probably name four or five of them. I don't know the numbers, but I could drive you right to them. Yeah.
>> And they're alleys. And for years, the city didn't pave them. And then over the last 25 plus years, we've paved single lane dirt roads that were people's >> Yeah. >> alleys access to their homes, but their street address was on the other street
in the front. So, Miss Coachman. >> Yeah. I just have a question cuz there's a a situation where we have uh a a residence where at one point the alley
had a street name but now it doesn't and there's issue now because of that >> address and everything. >> Yeah. because the the the frontage of the house is facing what was the alley >> and you know so how
>> if it was once >> is it now facing what is a healthc care administration am I thinking of the same one okay >> that one no yeah >> but um >> there is going to be oneoffs that we're going to have >> yeah there is we're not going to fix everything yeah we have some a few like
I said a few blocks that are kind of oddly configured uh over time and have created even landlock lock parcels. So, we're not going to fix everything with this. Um, >> but it's going to help a lot. It'll be clarification. And what I like about it is from the phone calls we get of different things in planning is this is
pretty simple. >> You know, if they know what they've got, they can read through it >> and it's making the friendly city a little friendlier in understanding it and that's important. >> All right. So, we this is a public hearing. So, anything else, Miss Singer?
>> Nothing for me. All right, all staff. So, go to the public hearing. 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. >> U move to adopt ordinance 4065 if I'm on the right page right now. >> 4065. >> Second. >> Second by Miss Barnaby. Further discussion? Hearing none, we'll start the vote in ward three. >> Yes.
>> Four, >> yes. >> Five, >> yes. >> One, >> yes. >> Two, >> yes. >> Approved five to zero. Thank you. Moving on, madame clerk. Item 9 C is the first reading and also public hearing for ordinance 4066,
an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, providing for text amendments to the comprehensive plan related to coastal development, amending the future land use element policy 1.2.1 and omitting policy 1.2.2, Two,
addressing land use and density in the coastal high hazard area, providing for applicability, providing for severability severability, sorry, and providing for an effective date. >> Miss Singer, planning, >> before we start, Mr. Mayor, I just want
to note this is a transmitt hearing for this. So this ordinance if passed by the council today would be submitted to the state for their review and comment and then it would come back for final adoption. So there is action required today. The city council would need to
vote to transmit it. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> All right. This is a further amendment uh regarding coastal high hazard area. If you recall last year, uh, we approved amendments to the comprehensive plan, uh, to provide for changes, um, that
would allow density increases in the coastal high hazard area. And this was to be consistent with state statutes. It wasn't something that we came up with. It's something that state came up with, and we were just bringing ourselves in line with that. However, that petition was uh, petitionerdriven. So, it really
just addressed their needs. They had no interest in density bonus points which would be given for affordable housing or in the urban core area uh that might be given for um such as 920 manatee had um
density bonus points that allowed them to get to 137 units. Um, so we didn't anticipate that there would be any immediate need, but we have heard some interest that there may be some comp plan amendments where someone wants to change to the urban core district and uh
go through that process just as the other parcels did. Um, and so we need to provide for that in case they do want to take advantage of any of the density bonuses that are available um within a coastal high hazard area. So, this just
depicts, you can barely make out the edge of the city. Um, and I didn't include Pico Island because it is in its entirety within the coastal high hazard area. It also happens to be a future land use designation of, um, low residential. So, um, and that's already
controlled, what remains of it is controlled by a settlement agreement. So, um it's kind of outside the boundaries of this, but um so the the scope of the changes is to amend uh policy 1.2.1. And this is in the urban core future
land use designation that allows for uh an applicant to come to city council and ask for an increase in density up to 200 units per acre. Um but they have to be urban core first of all. And that in itself when it comes to you is going to go through that other par, you know,
that other process where they have to come to you for to show evacuation routes and and that they're going to meet those requirements in the statutes. Um, and then this also admits uh policy 1.2.2 two, which for any of the um
future land use designations that happen to overlap with um a um coastal hazard area that if they are asking for increase in densities uh beyond what they're currently allowed, that may be due to affordable units. And so you're
talking about going from 40 to 50 dwelling units per acre um or 60 to 70 dwelling use per acre depending on the future land use designation. Um so for the urban core, this outlines for you um this is the current urban
core and uh so what we're talking about is the provisions in the code uh that allows for a maximum base density of 60 dwelling units per acre and up to 200 dwelling units per acre if approved by city council and meets the following criteria. One of those criteria is that
it could not overlap with a coastal high hazard area. Um we after discussions with the city attorney decide to just omit that. Uh it just makes it simpler because there is that whole other process now that we have established in the code that if you are increasing density and that would include under
these circumstances that you would have to go through that process if you're changing to urban core and then you're asking for those density um bonus points. The other section is very simply at the end of where it goes through all of the different designations and the densities
that are allowed. We had this provision that you can't grant density bonus within the areas of um of the coastal high hazard area. Uh so we're omitting that one as well and that would allow people to build affordable those additional affordable units uh in any of
the districts that happen to overlap with a coastal high hazard area. And with that, the U planning commission recommended approval. And I'm open to any questions. >> Questions, Miss Moore. >> Um, so this this only applies to what is
currently Z or what will be in the future zoned urban core? >> No, the first part um is just for urban core. So, if they're switching to urban core and they want to obtain um in excess of
the 60 dwelling units per acre up to the 200, that's what 920 did. Um but 920 didn't, you know, overlap with the coastal hazard. So, it's just if you're changing to urban core, which is currently just that darker blue area here, and you overlap with a coastal
hazard area, then so the process is really that they come before city council to reszone to urban core. >> Yeah. >> And in the in that process, they ask for density bonuses within a coastal high hazard area. >> Yeah. It would probably be two separate
development agreements because one addresses your changing to urban core which increases your density and and that alone requires that whole other process with evacuation zones. And then if you're coming in for the 200 um
dwelling units per acre or up to uh that's a separate thing that you get approved by city council and that's another development agreement. So, in the second process when they're asking for the additional density, um, at any point I should say in the process, do they have to commit to what the project
is or what they're doing? >> Usually they would. I mean, we haven't had too many of those, uh, as I'm aware and they occurred before I got here. Um, but usually, just kind of like a PDP, uh, city council, I would imagine, wants to see the development that's going to be built,
>> right? Yeah. I feel like this is I mean, this is just to share my opinion with you guys. Um, I I want the option to say yes or no, but I feel like the part of the consideration is going to be how confident I feel about what they're proposing. And you know, many times when
we're just reszoning, and you guys already know this about me, my concern is usually centered around there's no within just a reasonzone guarantee that we're going to get what they're saying that they're going to give us. Um, and so I just I'm trying to confirm that
there is some role of committing to their project, I guess you could say. >> Yeah. A couple things I'll talk with that too. Obviously this morning we heard about affordability. So this helps with affordability >> um and going into some also um market
driven. You know, they're not going to build something that >> isn't going to they think be successful. And we've seen to me that's been a detriment to Bradenton over all the years that we had so many restrictions that the development community and you
know and you could say what you want about developers but they did not want to come here because we were so restrictive on either what we would give or how we made them get it. And I think we're just trying to be a little bit more open so we can then word smmith
through some of that and get some of the developments that might help affordability. And affordability in everybody's mind is is it section 8 or is it market rate or is it what? Because you know attainable is more important to I think people that are making $16 an
hour. What's attainable? But also what is your market rate? What do what are your expenses and how do you get into something? And that might be an 800 foot apartment, not a 1,600 square foot. Sure. >> Because, you know, some single individuals >> don't really live in their apartment,
>> but they need a place to sleep. >> And that might be the affordability part of it. Miss Barnaby. >> Um I I just want you to repeat one more time the thing that you said about we're required by the state to do at the very beginning of of your
presentation. >> Yes. So if we are increasing density in a coastal high hazard area by changing the comprehensive plan designation, that's essentially how we would do that. Um they have to meet all those criteria and standards that are established by
the state if regarding evacuation um and the other things that were intended with the coastal high hazard area. And I think I've said it before, but coastal high hazard basically coincides with uh evacuation zone A. So
it really is about evacuation. It really is about getting people out of there in a storm event. And so they have to prove to us that they can do that or they have a plan in place to do that. Um and that's really what that's about. >> Thank you. >> All right. Another quick question then we'll go to Miss Moore. Um, does this
help or have any way anything to do with the Live Local Act that also does some things? Could that enhance that? >> Um, I I mean it wouldn't hurt. Uh, live local would apply to any kind of commercial mixeduse or industrial properties and to the degree those
overlap with this um area then yes, it would impact those as well. >> Okay, Miss Moore. Thank you. >> Um, yes. I just wanted to also follow up on the on the comment that you made regarding um that really the state statute is uh primarily concerned with evacuation routes and whatnot, but uh we
spoke very extremely briefly about some concerns that I wanted to make sure were alleviated, which is the what they would have to do as far as building to safety, you know, elevating materials to be used. And my understanding is that there are other uh you know there's FEMA and
other building codes that would be applicable so that we would not be in a position where the project is irresponsible because of potential for hurricanes and whatnot. >> Right. And and coastal high hazard is a little different than all of our FEMA
regulations and and all of the other requirements we have for building outside of a a flood zone. Um but certainly um allowing for redevelopment of properties is going to help to bring those properties in compliance because
once they build new now they're going to be subject to all those FEMA requirements. So I think the allowance to allow them to increase density will encourage the redevelopment of properties and maybe those properties haven't been compliant with FEMA. So it it could have that effect as well. And I
think we saw that in the prioriti petitions last year where they were really talking about rebuilding some of their buildings and units uh to be more resilient. So it can have that impact as well. I think another thing when you talk about evacuations and we had the perfect example and I think probably all
of us up here have been guilty of it at one time or another where if you're in the A zone and your order to evacuate and you don't then that's on you and we saw that during Helen where 800 people
in shelters 11 days later we saw it in Milton almost 30,000 in shelters so people took it a little more serious a week later basically where now we're almost two years out or coming up on two years and um this year
and will people forget that again? So, you know, evacuations are and I know we with our fire department, our police department, you could tell them, but you can't make them leave. And like I said, we all have been guilty of that at one point or another where, oh, we haven't had anything here. We're staying in our
home and then you have two, three, four feet of water in your home while you're on the countertop. >> Right. So yes, >> just to follow up on that, I um and and this again really is more in the way of sharing opinion versus um questioning Miss Singer. Um, I do think that the I mean the hurricane experience I think is
so relevant for us and uh you know I like I say I feel like challenges can be opportunities and I think that was an opportunity for us in this position to really learn a lot about what happens you know physically when we are the unfortunate recipient of a disaster. And
something that I feel is very real and tangible to me personally, but also to many people in our community is how difficult it is to rebuild. Um, not because of us, but because of, you know, laws that are designed to have you rebuild safer, um, but the practicality
of how expensive it is to build safer. And so for me, this feels like an opportunity to help um developers or property owners create opportunities to actually build things that are safer in these
environments because of the scale, because it's higher density. And so those are my primary goals. >> And to point to that is it gives opportunity to do that, but it also gives opportunity to maybe do some more affordable. >> Yes, absolutely. Sure. That's that's one of the things that I think we and
downtown urban core living >> right. So all right so we've had a lot of discussion let's go on we open the public hearing and see if we have anybody but it's time open the public hearing anyone wishing to speak anyone wishing to speak come forward if you want to speak and just you have three
minutes you come up if you want >> come up if you have a question and we can unless you don't want to you don't have to but it's up to you. All right. Anyone wishing to speak? Hearing none, we'll close the public hearing and the chair will entertain a
motion to transmit this to the state um through our approval today and then it will come back to us for second reading and final approval. >> That's correct. >> Okay. All right, >> Mr. Chair. >> Yes, sir. >> I'll make a motion to authorize staff to transmit ordinance 4066 to the state.
>> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right, Miss Coachman. Second. All right. We've had discussion. We'll start the vote in ward four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Carries. Five to zero. At this moment, we're going to take a quick five minute
break. Um and we'll be back in five minutes. >> Wait until I go. All right, we'll come back. Madame Clerk, >> item 9D is the second reading and public hearing for ordinance 4071,
an ordinance of the city of Bradenton, Florida, amending chapter 18, article 9, section 18-241 of the city of the city code of ordinances to modify certain provisions of the international property maintenance code, providing for
conflicts, providing for severability, providing an effective date. All right. Who do we have from staff? >> I think code enforcement, Mr. Rice and and and Mr. Rush from uh building department.
>> Acting like we haven't been had our rabies shot or something. >> Good morning. My name is Fis. I'm the code enforcement manager for the city of Bradenton. Um, this is technically uh submittable by the by code enforcement.
However, it is a subject matter that Matt can talk to much better than I can. So, that's why we have him here. And Chris, this was initiated by uh the fire marshall and the building official
because there is a discrepancy uh between the Florida building code and the international property maintenance code. So there is a a small part of the international property maintenance code that needs to be excluded from our uh
city code of ordinances. >> Okay. Welcome, >> welcome Matt Rush, building official. Um, the reason we need to have this removed is the IRC, which is your international residential code, requires
residents dwellings to be sprinkled and they reference that in the property uh maintenance code because that's a publication by IC, which when we adopt that, we we just need to clean it up so it matches with the Florida building
code to where we don't have that confusion of, well, Your property maintenance says that building has to be sprinkled, but Florida building code doesn't. So that's where this is coming from just to clean it up. >> All right.
>> Any questions? >> If Mr. Rush could explain a little bit more detail about what it applies to, the scope of it when we talk about residential properties and things of that nature. >> Residential properties are going to be uh one and two family town homes. So
like single family dwellings, town homes, those are all what's single family type dwellings which would be considered like an R3 in the code use and those are exempt from the sprinkling
that that would still even though apartment buildings are residential units those are a different classification that still requires. >> Is there any size restriction on a home? None at all in the Florida building code >> because I I know on some businesses
there's size restrictions. >> Yes. >> For sprinklers. >> Yeah. That that gets the use and the size determines which ones get sprinkled. >> So So you're telling me basically the international property maintenance code requires that single family residents be
sprinkled? >> It Yes. It it references that all of the sections of uh chapter 7 I think it is in there. So that's we have in the beginning of our ordinances, we have the
exclusions of certain provisions that aren't enforced. This was something that came about in the IRC a couple of years ago and nobody caught it to exempt it out. So >> that's kind of a big thing to miss since you did residential construction and the
cost with sprinkling is is >> it makes it makes something unbuildable. >> Yeah. Yeah. And that's Florida unaffordable that unaffordable. >> Unfortunately, if you go to a lot of different states, you're going to sprinkle your home irregardless because
the IRC does require >> California. I would, >> right? It depends on your single family residents. >> Yes, >> Vice Mayor Coker. >> Yeah. Um, just making sure by taking out the reference to that we aren't I mean there are still some res like you said,
apartments, condos. I don't know what mixed use that requirement is. Um, but we still have provision for that by we're not deleting everything. >> Correct. That that section that we're taking out strictly talks to the single
family residential. >> Okay. >> So, any other questions before we go to public hearing? >> Thank you very much. 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. >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. Miss Barnaby, >> I would really like to make this motion because I believe I made the motion when we first started doing this back in 1998 or 1999. Uh because the city at the time did not
have certain a way to get certain landlords to fix properties mainly in the urban core. And this was one of the tools that we used to do that. And I was very proud of the fact
that we got something going. So I would like to make the motion to approve ordinance 4071. >> Second. >> Second. All right. Any further discussion by the council hearing? None. We'll start the vote in W five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes.
>> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Carries five to zero. Thank you very much, >> madame clerk. >> Item 10A is a contract for purchase and sale for 1105 18th Street West.
>> Mr. Perry. >> Miss Foron is going to give the presentation for items 10A and 10B. >> Good morning, Mayor and Council. Corey Foron, policy planning procedures and real estate administrator. >> Can you talk a little closer to the microphone, please? >> I will try.
>> That doesn't make you nervous or anything. Okay, as you may recall, um, we went through an RFP and we selected the Urban Group to provide real estate brokerage services to assist us in the disposition of city surplus properties. The Urban
Group listed this particular property located at 11:05 18th Street West on the MLS for 75,000. As a result of that listing, the city received two offers on that subject vacant lot. We are bringing this offer
to you today for consideration as we believe the purchase price of 80,500 which is 5500 over the listing price is a desirable offer. The other offer on the property was um had an escalation
clause that would bring the price a little bit higher, but there were certain restrictions like a due diligence and an inspection period that would increase our obligations there and extend the time to closing. We believe this offer will result in a fair price
for this lot and will result in an expedient and efficient closing. The buyer will be responsible for all closing costs and the conveyance will be by special warranty deed as required by our disposition of surplus property policy.
Also, this property was designated by you all as suitable for affordable housing. Due to that, the city's policy requires that the funds from this sale be deposited into the city's affordable housing fund. Monies that are deposited
into that fund may only be used to expand the production of preservation of or permanent affordable housing upon the recommendation of the affordable housing advisory committee and approval by city council. >> So we have
>> questions for Miss Forner. >> All right. And obviously you've had the information and went over it with Mr. Perry in your meeting. Um, so chair will entertain a motion. >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. Miss Coachman. >> Motion to approve the contract for
purchase and sale of 11:05 18th Street West forwarding of the required notice to the affordable housing advisory committee and authorize to execute all closing documents required to consummate the sale.
>> All right. Sec. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All right. Miss Barnaby, any other questions by the council? Hearing none, we'll start the vote in ward one. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes.
>> Carries. Five to zero. Miss Forner. >> The next item is a purchase and sale contract for property located at 2110412th Avenue West. This was also listed by the Urban Group for $230,000.
As a result of that listing, the city received 10 offers on the subject property. We are bringing this offer to you today for consideration as we believe the purchase price of 288,000 which was 58,000 over the listing price
and 8,000 over the appraised value is a desirable offer. The other offers on the property were lower and many involved also that due diligence and inspection periods that would extend um time to closing and our obligations. We believe
that this offer will result in a fair price for this lot and result in an expedient and efficient closing. And again, the buyer will be responsible for all closing costs. Conveyance will be by special warranty deed um as required by our policy.
And this money will go back to >> Yep. This money will go back to the water sewer fund because that's where the money came from when we acquired the property through inverse condominium. >> And when we had this come up before us, when we put this out, we got a bunch of
lowball offers and we decided not to take any of them and send it back. So working with this group has been very beneficial. >> Oh, absolutely. >> Just >> and we've only been working with them for a very brief time. >> Right. So all right. So um any questions? Chair will entertain a
motion. >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes, ma'am. Miss Barnaby. >> Motion to approve the purchase and sale contract for the property located at 211041 12th Avenue West and authorize the mayor to execute the closing
documents to make the sale happen. >> Second. >> Second by Miss Coker. Any uh further questions hearing? None. I'll start the vote. Award two. >> Yes. >> Three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Carries five to zero. Thank you, Miss Forner.
>> Mr. Perry. >> Uh item 10 C, mayor, which is a presentation of the emergency procurement report. There's one item on the emergency procurement port report. And of course, I'm required to basically authorize repair of emergencies and then
present to the next uh the city council meeting. This was a really a serious problem um out on a 20-in force main line. So, it's sanitary sore um right out in front of Blake Hospital on 59th
Street that occurred on the 18th of December. I had the privilege of going out there early on with my friends that are in the front row over there as well as yourself that came along later and looked at this break. Um it was a very
nasty situation. It it it's a major force main um where it's serviced by about five different lift stations uh including a lift station from the hospital itself. We had a contractor that was actually doing a lining uh uh
job on on that force man. But after we did the cut and and separation of the of of the pipe, the piece of pipe that was involved, what we found was I think it was cast iron, but it looked like it may have been, according to Mr. Deference, an airlock type problem that occurred
because you have this fairly large, very large 20-in force mane, and then at the it was corroded and and deteriorated. And so the structural composition, it's like, how did that happen? And Mr. parents that's worked a lot with these kinds of things
assumed that it was probably because of an airlock. Um it probably wasn't because of the lining that wouldn't have really had anything to do with it. That particular segment of lining went from 17th Avenue to 21st Avenue and that's about 750 ft. Um they were out there again doing the repair. The repair
itself is 20 $23,000. Woodruff and Suns did a great job of coming out uh immediately and and providing assistance and doing the repair on that line and I think we completed it around 1000 p.m. Um and we were down service. Uh we did
have bypass in place um for the for the line as well because they already had put in the line stops. But it was it was a big big project. And when I look at the price of that repair of 23,000, I would have thought it'd be significantly more. Uh there was a lot of heavy
equipment, a lot of folks out there um from Woodruff and as well as our people and the like. So that's that's the nature of this one. >> Yeah. No, it was definitely I got there basically when after buttoning things up around 8:30 or so at night. And um
again, it's good to have we heard about Woodruff doing a lot of things with the fair. Woodruff and Sun being a local contractor is probably one of the best in this area, if not the best in the state and in Michigan. um they do so many things and they're right on the spot for us. So that's good
having those connections and working forward. So obviously this is just a a notice. Don't need to vote on it or anything and just do that. >> So uh moving to 10D unless anybody has any questions. No. Okay. 10D. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Mayor. I I want to address 10D
just briefly to give you a little bit of insight into what this uh this project is and you know kind of goes along those categories that I was referring to before. um as it relates to the uh face it and fix it campaign. And uh 10D deals
with the re the lift station three um uh project that we have over on the east side into ward 4 uh ultimately taking lift station 13 offline. What it is basically is a contract for Jacob's
engineering to do two things. The first is the first is is design um a the list station re rebuild. Uh we have an existing lift station 3, but it's going to basically be taking a number of different um uh homes and residences
into that area and and processing it directly to lift station 3 and not using lift station 13 that's on the on the water and the river and is compromised and everyone's heard the horror shows about um that particular um part of the
the source shed. And so this allows Jacobs to do a number of different things within their contract. The contract is listed basically within um the the uh the information and you if
you want specifics on that you can view it. Really what it is is going to be design project management um of of the design and ultimately about I think it's 1,400 linear feet of force man. It'll be
mostly a gravity sess system that collects from about 180 homes that are down in that sore shed and then it'll feed a force main along Second Avenue from 22nd Street all the
way east over to um where the lift station 3 is. And so what they have to do is is design it, do the project management and coordination um with the Seymar, the construction manager at risk in order to kind of do
those two major parts of it. The funding source is is D. We received $2.7 million I believe in the grant and we need to spend it within a certain period of time. So we're trying to accelerate it. The deliverable in this case I believe is January
90% design by the end of January. And Miss Clayback's here if she needs to correct any of this. I'm going off their um response to the to the uh the project that they put in the project description and everything. It's a direct purchase um from them and that's really what this
this is. Um I don't necess I think I do need approval for it for the work assignment. >> You've got a motion, >> Mrs. Moore. I will happily make a motion to approve the work assignment for professional engineering services
for lift station 3 expansion. >> Second. >> All right. Um I think this is important to say that as I've mentioned many times with Mrs. Moore, government works so slowly, but that's not our government. You know, we're finally getting to the
point where you're going to start seeing shovels in the ground, which actually I saw a video yesterday of shovels in the ground for getting 13 temporary station. And I want the residents that that may not have a lot of faith because of the years that
things are happening and they're starting to move very fast now. I mean, again, fast isn't going to be tomorrow, but it's going to be over the time. And it's important to to realize this government with its the board council, my office as far as our
administration all the way through all the departments is shown that the fix it and fix it is a priority. Not only for the whole city, but for neighborhoods. And we don't want 12-year-olds having to live with things forever that aren't supposed to be there. And hopefully by
the time they graduate, it'll be gone. Graduate middle school. Um but anyway, we have a motion to approve in a second. Um start the vote in a ward three. >> Yes. >> Four. >> Yes. >> Five. >> Yes. >> One. >> Yes. >> Two. >> Yes.
>> All right. Approved. Mr. Perry. >> Nothing further. >> All right. I do have one thing that I want to bring up administratively. Um just as anformational thing. um for
Rossy Park. We can pass a few down that way. One, two, three, four, five. Um it's more offormational because we have such a great CRA board that they approved some money to improve Rossy Park. And it
basically go to page three. Um just to give you and Bill Ackles, is he still in the room? I don't know. Oh, there he is back there. Has done a great job with Ross Peterson is to add and they could have got a better picture. Maybe they can't Google Earth doesn't have our new
turf. I didn't think about that. I'm still that far behind. But you look at one of the things that we're trying to do is is add some shade in areas that might be beneficial to Rossy Park. And you see that shade number two transexs over the splash pad seating area for
parents which also half of it is over the grassy area and then half's over the benches and um we have words smmith it very well to get the maximum shade out of it and be well under budget of what you guys have given for the CRA and then
you look at the shade that's there. So if you go to page four, that shows you the shade for number one that will actually be on on the grassy area with the concrete in front of the structure. So this will maximize the most amount of
shade, especially music in the park when they're sitting there because it's sun's starting to go down. they'll be able to sit and look at the stage, the permanent stage there and have shade and it won't block any view of it from anywhere in the park. Um the shade company as well
as as Mr. Ackles has done a great job. Then you can see the size of shade too on the next page that really transacts and it really works well. Um I asked Mr. Ackles if he could put you know there's two shades on each one. I said maybe
stick with the city colors and maybe do one orange and one blue, but he wouldn't do it. So >> that's unfortunate. >> So he left them all blue. But it's just more of anformational to say thank you to the CRA. Um unfortunately to timing
it's going to take. We won't be able to start till May 1st and be done um by sometime in June because we don't want to mess with the regata. We don't want to mess with BAM. We will work with uh Realize Bradenton on the music in the park because it does affect a couple of
those dates, but we and and then and we figured May 1 um the shade company will definitely be able to work with our planning department to get the permit before May 1st. Plenty of time. So, um any thoughts, questions other than Thank you to the CRA board. >> That's awesome.
>> All right, perfect. >> Doing it. >> All right, moving on. Mr. Perry, Miss Melton, any unfinished business? >> No, sir. No, sir. >> All right. We're going to start council reports in um two, but I'm going to say something first that um
we try to get through something, but I just want to commend Councilwoman Coker and um obviously she lost her husband a little while back and the motion of it is there, but for her, but she did such a great job taking care of her husband
for almost 15 years. and uh you know over the Christmas break unfortunately he lost his battle but she is such a a great caretaker spouse and all of that. So just commend her and thank her for doing what she did as a person. So >> thank you.
>> Thank you Miss Barnaby. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. I say that because um I think I have the reputation of being sometime a a little strong, a little tough, but I
think I'm more kind of like a softboiled egg. There may be a shell on the outside, but I'm really kind of soft and gooey. Um and I'm going to get through this, too. The example that was set
by our now vice mayor was truly outstanding and I'm proud to know you and I'm proud to call you a friend. And now I'm supposed to give a council report. So, um, you we've talked about the fair
today. Uh, I did have the honor and and privilege of being one of the culinary judges with the, uh, items that were brought in by the community. Uh, we did this past Saturday and Debbie Crowe of
Shake Pit, again, one of those businesses in the community that goes out and you'll never really know all the stuff that that lady does. She helped so many people. She helped so many kids. She helped so many schools. And she was out
there um doing the the culinary judging with us. And she also was judging the um hay bales. They have a hay bale decorating contest. So when you come to the fair on your free day, make sure you go by and check out all of the 4 and
different clubs that have done the hay bell decorations. uh saluting America's 250th uh birthday this year and uh only one other thing and that is
many of us um when we are not in the office have our office phones sent to our our city cell phones and over the holidays it was really interesting to me I don't know if I got
that many spam calls or I had that many hang-ups, but I would have that I I could see that I had had like 10 15 phone calls and no messages. So, if you're trying to get in touch
with one of us and it does the regular four rings to our phone, then if we're not in the office, it's going to transfer to a city cell phone and you need to let it ring through to that and you you'll get a greeting saying this is
who who you've reached. If you don't leave a message, I don't know if it's a spam call. I don't know if it's a misdial. I don't know what it is. And I usually don't return missed calls because I think it's a mistake. So
again, if if you are wanting to get with us, make sure you let it go all the way through. I know it most people think, you know, you let it ring once or twice and we should pick up the phone. Well, that might not happen sometimes, so let it ring until you get a message. And I
personally would really appreciate that. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> Thank you, Miss Barnaby. Mr. Shusler. Uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um, I'd like to discuss and have a discussion about the Bradenton Area EDC. Um, at the start of the new year, I find
it very helpful to review old agendas and old minutes and even previous council meetings from a year ago, uh, to take stock of what we've accomplished and what remains unfinished business. Um, this whole thing kind of reminds me
of my old shop teacher, Mr. Joe Meron at the beginning of every wood project that we had, he would always ask, you know, what's the plan? Where are the plans? So, in reviewing the city's relationship with the EDC, I do have some questions.
Um, mainly the seven members of the EDC's executive committee. Only one represents a business based in the city of Bradenton. The other six businesses are based in Sarasota. Um, and while I couldn't verify all the residences of
the um, committee of the executive committee, it appears a majority also live outside of Bradenton. Now, yes, there are directors beneath that. Um, but of the seven, again, only one has a business in Bradenton. Um, at the same time, the city of Bradon is now the
largest public financial contributor to the EDC. I know that the contract I believe just expired last week, but it raises a fair and reasonable question. Are we being adequately represented? Um there's also a leadership transition underway uh with Sharon Hilstrom's
resignation effective December 31st. board has stated that it will conduct a succession process, possibly a national search, which again raises important questions about local knowledge alignment, understanding of Bradenton's unique opportunities and also at the
same time our challenges. Um, so to revisit last year's uh city council meeting on January 8th, 2025, comments uh made during that meeting, there were concerns raised about contract clarity, expenses,
administrative fees, deliverables, and accountability. One year later, I think it's reasonable to ask, where are we and what are the deliverables? Um, as Councilwoman Gonzalez Moore said last year, to paraphrase, economic development means different things to
different people. That's why alignment matters. And as the mayor also said last year, we need to marry the EDC's ideas with the city's priorities. We're no doubt in a different place today than we were a year ago. Hundreds of more residents, and this was mentioned last year, but now we see the
further plans and what's occurred in the last year. Hundreds more residents will soon be living downtown. uh if we want to retain them, support local businesses and create uh live, work and recreation spaces, we need clarity, urgency in a
plan. Um I support economic development, but with public funding comes public accountability. And as we're once again at the end of that contract, I think it's appropriate for council to understand the return on investment, the outcomes specific to Bradenton and how transparency and
governance are being handled. So, I'll close by going back to my shop teacher, Mr. Meron, uh, who always started. What is the plan? >> Yep. No, I think that's a great question. It's a great leadin to how the
EDC transitions and I don't believe um there's a meeting tomorrow afternoon to with the new executive board. Um, some of them, one of them has a business in downtown, maybe two now, does a new banker that's in town. I don't know. Do you have the board that has it set today
or was that last year? >> No, I do not. I have >> a new executive board. Um, one of obviously we're not only the biggest public contributor, we're the largest contributor to the whole thing right now. And that's been something we've been working very aggressively. As Mr.
Perry said a long time ago in Albuquerque they started their own EDC at several million dollars to do it and so that's why we were giving them a chance. I think we need to probably see how this new executive board transitions over the because again we have the
contract through the out the year till September 30th, >> right? >> So they know my thoughts and what I said this board's going to ask for to say what is the deliverables? what have we got where what's what's reason for us to
renew you know and one of the biggest things right now we're in is they're they're handling the do coal situation which hopefully by the end of this month first of next month we'll have some deliverables from do coal my goal with the do coal thing and and we can all
take it for what it is is coming up with an actionable plan because right now I haven't seen that as much which until it comes out publicly it's not a plan, >> right? >> And if we come up, one of the biggest things that I've said to do Cole in the
meetings we've had through the EDC is how is certain businesses on East Manatee going to pay their mortgage tomorrow, not what what's it look like in 50 years? Because if it doesn't look good today, 50 years from now means
nothing to nobody. And we I feel that if we don't put something actionable on the table right away with with Dover Cole for each of your wards, then it's you failed, I failed, and we've all failed.
And um but so I would expect something coming back probably within the week to then get it going forward with a workshop. And I as soon as we get it, I'll schedule a workshop tomorrow if people can make it. Um that's important to me. But I know that some of the things that we've got in the past, we've
got, we've read, and we've put on the shelf because there was nothing actionable. Some of the things that are happening in the city that we've already made actionable city park, you know, it may play into what do Cole is saying, but it's still we were going to do it no
matter what. So, how is a business in Old Manatee going to pay their mortgage tomorrow? Because that's what they're looking for. And I think some of them are on life support right now. >> Putting 12 trees and a couple of parking places doesn't do that. It makes it look
nice, but it doesn't do that. So, um I hope that you know there's a little bit of trust from from my standpoint now to you saying give it, but we are very much engaged with almost everything you said with this new board because it's a new same, you know, teams have moved up and
some have moved off. But great questions and I'm glad you asked it. So, >> are we allowed to weigh in? >> Yeah, you can if he if he it's his time. So, >> you mind if >> Oh, no. Yeah, please. >> I just >> I wanted to kind of reiterate it and make sure that it is getting out there loud and clear.
>> I was absolutely appalled that it's all Sarasota people that are on that board. I I and this is not to slight Sarasota whatsoever, but I grew up in Sarasota. I know that there is a biased >> right
>> and uh and I'm very concerned about the length of time to replace the director at I mean honestly I can't see it them having someone in place until you're when you're talking about August I mean in the >> I don't think it'll be that long but
>> I I'm very concerned. >> Yeah, I'm confident it won't be that long. One of the things that I think is important that you say is how do we what is what is our matrix that we get out of it and that's where has to be but when you go to the the executive board
obviously is who steps up and volunteers so there hasn't been I guess a lot of people in Manatee County volunteering but the businesses are manate and Sarasota County not to defend it because I agree with you you know me but the other thing is when you sit in the boardroom with the total board
There's a lot of Manatee County people, you know, you have to look at the whole board of what's the decision, but it also comes down to the it's it's based in Manatee County, so you know, their offices and that. So, we have to get that. Um, but again, the
businesses are both counties. So, but I agree that >> a lot of the names I didn't even know. >> Yeah, I don't I agree with that. >> But that's questions we're asking and I think, you know, our contact was Sharon Hilstrom >> and Now, we've got to they got to fasttrack it. So, I think I'm glad we're
saying this. So, I'm going to tell them to go watch this in YouTube and whatever. We'll find out what minute it is so I can we can maybe even send this portion to them as quick as possible. Yeah. So, their executive board knows how serious we are. >> Yeah. I mean, I agree with the, you know, the fasttracking and just
concerned if the thought process from them is they're going to do a national search. What do they know about our city and our county and our the Braden area? >> Be the questions and I spent more time
>> over the last month talking to their executive board than I spent talking to anybody in on the council or on that board in three years. So they they know because we're their biggest customer right now. And how are they going to make us feel good? >> Yeah.
>> And get us results. I mean the fact that not I don't know if I'm not speaking for anybody else but not knowing one of them and where their biggest customer >> executive board the the overall board is. >> Shouldn't they be more in the community and involved?
>> Andy Guz is one of them. Um right now um Mike Michella Andy's the hospital guy here. Mike Michella has got the new SE coast bank. He's been in Manatee County Bradenton all along. Devonyie from Florida Power and Light is now on their board. Um, I just went blank. Chris C,
who's the chairman, is Kimley Horn, which we do a lot with Kimley Horn. So, the city does and a lot of projects. Um, and I can't think who else is on it right now. Um, but
oh, uh, um, our housing guy, um, >> Mark Ven, >> Mark Venigraph is on it. So when you start to count, we actually have more of the executive board that know Manatee County. That's that's was set January
1st. That's the new board. So believe me, they they all know where we are and how I feel. I'm glad that others feel that way because we can't talk about it outside of a public meeting. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Um I I I'm excited that you brought it up because I think it is very worthy of
a conversation. Um my thought just to share my thought is um that we have bought the do coal project already. So I would like to see that uh you know I would like to see the outcome of that. Um and all of my comments a year ago
still stand. Um I'd like another thing that I don't know that I mentioned last year but now that we're a year later into it uh and there's this transition. I think that um better communication might also be something I would raise that I would want them to know going forward as they do their transition. Um
I would like to see a little bit more of that. And I think that that communication element speaks to the concerns about maybe their the people that are doing the search don't know us as well. Um because I do think that we um you know that there's a role here for us to convey what it is that we want to
see. We want those actionable items, but I think it's it's we need to be telling them what it is that the you know the endgame thing that we want so that they can develop those actionable items. Um and with many things I think that there's always a risk that we are being
lumped into a region you know that we are you know being treat that the considerations are well this is what we think about for Manatee County this is what we think about for Sarasota Manatee uh county area and I think we're very unique. I think we have a lot of very specific um considerations and needs as
we I think collectively, which I think is great, try to encourage economic redevelopment. And I call it redevelopment because I think that we are, you know, we've been around a long time, but we've had our ups and downs. And I think we're in a moment where we're all of us up here are trying to
make it go this way, you know, not this way or this way. And um and to that in that vein, I'm hoping that as we round out this dober coal process that we also this was going to be part of my board comments, but I'll just lump it in with the EDC because I think it's relevant
and it is how do we encourage those mom and pops? Um how do we kind of reach them? Uh because I love I'm super excited about City Park. Dr. Dr. Burton and I just had a conversation about some things that the CRA is working on that I think are very relevant and beneficial, you know, as an adjacent uh as a as a
complement to the city park and the surrounding areas. Um, and so I think that um I think that we're doing a lot of really big transformative things and I know that there's other areas of the city that are are, you know, kind of teed up to also have a similar experience. Um, but I also just recently
have been hearing from a couple of like two or three just little business owners that and completely random uh circumstance that they would express this to me. Uh, that they had they struggled to either open their business or get a permit or do whatever the thing
is. Um, and I think that we want that. I want to be the friendly city for the mom and pops too, you know, not just the huge transformative ones. Um because I think um it's a little bit like a domino effect. You know, the more that those little ones kind of get up and running, I think other little ones are
encouraged. Like they did it, I can do it, too. Um so I would like us to I'm hoping that some of the actional items are not just identifying areas that are are good larger product or larger project areas and like seeing what we could do with that, but also maybe
talking to planning and figuring out how can we make things a little bit easier for people that don't have >> Well, that's the fasttrack permitting. That's the stuff that gets them through them through. And those are the things that >> were talked about early on >> that we've got to make sure it processes through.
>> Um I believe that that >> everything that was said today >> is something I've spent hours on the phone over the last month saying, "How are you going to prove that it's worth it?" And this was the three. We did a
three-year contract. We can only do one year at a time and approve it each year. But we had given them three years and now with the administrative change, >> I think you're going to see a huge difference with what they're telling me, what the board is driving. And so
there's opportunity there. >> Great. >> Mr. Schustler, >> uh, that is that is all for me. Thank you, Mr. >> That is perfect. So, all right, Miss Moore. >> Um, let's see if there was anything else. Oh, about the city cells that um uh Miss Barnaby just raised. I wonder if
there's a way for us to not only get the calls pushed, but the voicemails as well. Um because sometimes I am unable to check the physical voicemail here for a handful of days at a time and I hate to not be super responsive. So that's an IT question. I'll just
>> Does it go to your cell phone? >> I don't think that a voicemail that someone leaves if they call the landline here does not show up on the cell. >> If it's transferred, it does. if it's transferred to your phone. >> Yeah. Let me let me do my best to take a stab at it. Karen, I apologize if I mess
this up, but >> so when you forward your office phone to your cell phone, they can't they're not going to leave a message on your office phone. It'll go to your cell phone. They'll leave a message there. If the forward's not there, you can always call into your office phone and there is a procedure to to access that voicemail
and we can go through that with you just so you have access. That be wonderful. Yeah, absolutely. >> Thanks. You're welcome. So, that was just me. Um and then the only other thing Oh, you know what? I was just going to Oh, two things if I may just real quick. Um I want I was kind of piggybacking the fair presentation with uh the angle back to Angola festival
that was on consent. >> Um because both of them highlight to me uh just like >> you know if when I get to you know kind of pondering things about Bradon and what we love about it um we're just our history is so diverse and multiaceted and rich and um so I just I love that we
do these celebrations. I love that people come and present and I wondered if I know that Miss Melton and I talked maybe like two years ago about becoming a sister city and I know that there was an expense that was associated with it. >> Um but I wondered if maybe that was something that we would be interested in >> to Red Bay.
>> Yeah. >> Yeah. Um Daphany and that we've talked about it and it's up to them now. Okay. >> To do what they've got to do, right? So that's supposed to be >> again and I think the hurricanes hit and everything's been different >> and I know they're struggling too. Yeah. >> Um okay. Yes. There was that. And then
the final thing also, and I don't want to make everybody cry again, but I do um appreciate your comments about um Vice Mayor Coker, and I would just like to express my um how much I enjoy serving with you all and getting to know
everyone. And um I I actually really love that we don't always agree on everything, but that we feel confident that we can have, you know, I just said to someone yesterday at the Kuanas lunch, sometimes the only way to kind of get through something that's difficult
is to have those difficult conversations. And I personally appreciate that we can get up here, walk through the difficult conversations and then leave the dis and city hall and know that when my house floods, you know, council or vice mayor Coper is going to bring me a meal and everyone's
going to check on me. Um, so I just thought on the heels of you saying that that I appreciate you all and that I I continue to hold the Coker family in my prayers. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mrs. Coach. I appreciate every comment that has been
made during our council corners or council comments. Um I really do appreciate everything you recognizing that we have lost someone close of someone close to us. We've lost she's
lost it very close and he had become close to us too. Um um and um Kemp, I'm just going to say that because I'll get I get I'll get the vowel wrong. I always do that. I go short when it's
long. I go long when it's short. Yeah, we'll practice. You know, I'm not a speech pologist, you know. >> Oh, really? >> But um but you bringing that up, that's been something again, this is when we can talk about it. we all don't know what we're all thinking because we don't
get to to talk outside of this. And I appreciate you bringing that up also because that has been something um on my mind as well. And uh not not to quote Janet Jackson in any way, but what have you done for me lately does kind of come
up to my mind. Um but then I'm going to just sum this up. I feel the concerns that we have faced in 2024 and 2025. I feel that in 2026, they're going to be
confirmed and resolved. I really do. I have faith that the wonderful staff and in us kind of putting our heads together, too, we're going to we're going to make some differences, I think. >> So, thank you. Miss Coker.
>> Okay. Okay. Um, thank you all. Um, you know, 37 years ago when I was making promises, I didn't know what was ahead. None of us ever do. And um, the long goodbye was
filled with a lot of challenges and um, but but there were a lot of great things and um, I just want to say that I wouldn't trade any of it. you know, I have two beautiful children and we had a wonderful life and wonderful friends and
um that's if you can go to Janet Jackson, I'm gonna go to G. Brooks said I wouldn't have missed the pain because I'd have to miss the dance and it was a lovely dance. And I want to thank all of
you and everyone that's had the outpouring of love and kindness and support during this difficult year. Your messages and your prayers were comforting words have meant more than you than I can express and have carried us through some dark times. I am very
deeply grateful. Now, I also want to say it's a new year 2026. I'm vice mayor. I didn't know I was going to be that that I'm adding now. But um it's also I think we need to proudly mark the beginning of the 250th anniversary of
our nation and honor the vision and courage that our founding fathers gave us and renew that commitment to enduring the promises of liberty. So it's a new year. Thank you all. >> Thank you, Miss Cougar. Thank you everybody. And I think on my list was
the EDC to discuss that it's so important that we have something that is driving us in that direction. Now we, you know, we took some steps three years ago, you know, and I don't know that we've we've taken the biggest step that
we need to, but I think the biggest step is ahead of us with this do coal and um presentation going to be coming out very soon and the EDC helped go through that. Um, and it's always been important to me, and I'm glad that that you're able to express it in this way because we're
not um expressing it to throw them to the curb right now, but we're expressing it to say, "What are we going to do next? What are you going to make us say, wow?" And that's up to that board. And that that, you know, >> a lot of us serve on volunteer boards
and you're on the board. But what makes a board, especially an executive team, strive is when something like this happens. And I've been on a few of them over the years, the '9s with Florida funeral directors, some other things where we've had to change some executive directors at time. Um, but it's how you
come out of it and what then you give to your clients. So, I'm always uh glasses half full. How are we going to make them show us why we need them, not that they need us? And that's important to know. So, thank you for bringing that up. Um,
obviously through the Christmas season, um, great markets, great things that happen getting to the new year, you know, we're it's our first meeting of the new year. We do a different schedule than sometimes other governments do. And so, we're kind of the second Monday or
second Wednesday, I'm sorry. So, you know, my biggest thing is happy new year to everybody, but as Miss Coker just said, it's a new year and how do we go forward with that? And whether it's your personal life or professional life, we're all going to be here to work together and make it better. I know from
a standpoint up here that every person up here cares about what they do day by day, whether it's your city job, your personal job, or or it is your job from Mr. Perry all the way down and you care about the city. So, thank you for that. We're going to keep moving forward and
we're going to face it and fix it. And if there's any questions out there, go to our face it and fix it. And we're going to be facing it and fixing it in about 30 40 minutes at the chamber with other mayors and CNRs. And uh I just want to say thank you to everybody for a
great 25, but looking forward to a very busy, productive 26 where people will actually see things probably coming out of the ground. Now, I mean, obviously we got our police department that will open up. We had our fire department opened up at the end of the year, but you know,
the goal now is to to get the police department in there and then be ready for city center area to come and city hall. We've had that discussion. More information will come probably by the end of this month, but um we're going to start having some probably some meetings
and special meetings at times because we need to keep the process moving and getting those decisions finalized and made. So, um, department heads, anybody, chief gear? >> I have I have uh one thing, actually, a couple things. And I I'd be aiss if I
didn't um uh recognize u Chief Dan Anderson and Southern Manatee Fire Rescue for the loss of Justin Marky. He's 43-year-old firefighter, and that was unexpected. We had his service this week. Uh, so all these folks live
here in the city and have family members here in the city and they border us to the south and we run calls with them every day. So that that was a a great service but sad and unexpected for the Marquee family. Also, Northport Fire Rescue lost Victor Cleveland, a young
firefighter with them. Uh, so our condolences go out to Chief Scott Titus and Nick Hurley and all the others that we know through the years and they have friends and family in this area as well. So, I didn't want to let uh this go without mentioning those firefighters
that have uh lost their lives and service. >> All right. Thank you, >> Chief Kler. >> Briefly, uh tonight is the annual uh Crimestoppers banquet. I'm honored to be able to go to that uh with uh manager
Val Knight and Lieutenant Rob Bordon who are on the part of Crimestoppers. And uh tomorrow night I'll be giving the benediction and the uh invitation at the law enforcement my county I'm sorry the MTC law enforcement academy
graduation. Uh we have six who are going to be graduating that. So we're quite proud of them. >> That's it. >> All right. Thank you. Anything else? >> Mr. Perry? >> No sir. >> Mr. Williams. Mr. Rutilo. No. Anything from the CRA that has to get on today?
Dr. Burton. All right. We'll be adjourned. facing a fix.