>> Mayor Freaney: GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JUNE 18, 2026.
>> LET'S BEGIN THIS MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REFLECTION. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDY ADVISABLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU, GENERAL. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR PRESENTATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH JULY 4, 2026 PROCLAMATION.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN WHO IS DRESSED IN AN APPROPRIATE JACKET. I JUST SAW MY NEIGHBOR COME IN, CASEY, COME UP HERE. YOU SERVED, IT'S 4th OF JULY,
COME ON. ROB, WITT VETS UP HERE TOO. OKAY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, INDEPENDENCE DAY, 2026, WHEREAS 250 YEARS AGO, 56 BRAVE MEN SIGNED THEIR NAMES TO A BOLD CREED OF FREEDOM THAT SET THE COURSE FOR OUR NATION AND CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE
WORLD. ON THIS ANSWER VERSERY, WE REMEMBER THE -- ANNIVERSARY, WE REMEMBER THE CONVICTION OF OUR FOUNDERS. WHEREAS AS WE CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE, AMERICANS CAN TAKE PRIDE IN OUR HISTORY, AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE, AS WE OFFER OUR GRATITUDE TO THE
AMERICAN PATRIOTS PAST AND PRESENT. WHO SOUGHT TO ADVANCE FREEDOM. WITH THIS SACRIFICE, THIS COUNTRY REMAINS A BEACON OF HOPE, FOR ALL WHO DREAM OF LIBERTY.
I, STEVEN SANDBERGEN, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE MAYOR MOE FREANEY AND THE ENTIRE COMMISSION. HERE BY OBSERVE SATURDAY, JULY 4th, 2026 AS INDEPENDENCE DAY IN DUNEDIN AND PAY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN
CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES, TO OUR VETERANS, OUR CITY IS GRATEFUL FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN CRITICAL OF THE DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY AND OUR FREEDOM.
THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> ON BEHALF OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. EVERYONE IS GETTING EXCITED ABOUT OUR COUNTRY'S 250th ANNIVERSARY. I HAVE 30 PATRIOTS, BUT NOT ONE OF THEM WAS A WOMAN. HOWEVER, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I -- THANK YOU.
I'M USUALLY LOUD. MY HERO IS DEBRA SAMSON GANETT. SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO DWRIS AS A MAN AND HIDE HER IDENTITY, AND BECOME A PATRIOT, AND SHE
SERVED HONORABLY, SHE GOT AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE. AND THEN SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN PAID SPEAKER IN THE UNITED STATES, WHICH IS ALSO MY FAVORITE THING. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE HER, AND I APPRECIATE OUR WOMEN VETERANS. MY MOTHER WAS A VETERAN.
ON BEHALF OF ALL THAT, THE THING IS, WE KNOW WHO OUR ANCESTORS ARE, MANY OF YOU DON'T. I HAVE SOME FORMS HERE TO TEACH YOU HOW TO FIND YOUR OWN ANCESTOR. I WILL PASS THESE OUT, AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL GET STARTED ON THIS WONDERFUL JOURNEY,
CERTAINLY BY THE 300th, RIGHT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU. SUE, ARE WE GETTING A PICTURE?
>> WE'RE GOOD. >> Mayor Freaney: WE DID ONE OUT THERE. WE'RE GOOD. VICE MAYOR WALKER AND I WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO ATTEND A WOMEN'S VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY AT THE AMERICAN LEGION LAST WEEK, AND I GUESS IT WAS SATURDAY. WAS IT SATURDAY?
FRIDAY, AND IT WAS SO AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL, THAT WE BOTH THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO INVITE THE LADIES UP HERE, AND I MEAN, COME ON, LET'S GO, GO WOMEN, LET'S HEAR IT, COME ON.
[ APPLAUSE ] AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO VICE MAYOR. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ROB WALKER INTRODUCE EVERYBODY. >> CAN WE HAVE THE VETERANS COME UP. I NOTICE A NUMBER OF YOU FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
AS THE MAYOR INDICATED, WE HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION AT THE AMERICAN LEGION LAST FRIDAY. IT WAS NOTABLE FOR A COUP DIFFERENT REASONS. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD REALLY DONE THIS. EVEN THOUGH WOMEN VETERANS
RECOGNITION DAY HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR SOME TIME. AND I THINK IT WAS ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATE THAT THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGED THE SERVICE OF WOMEN AS FAR BACK AS THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
THIS IS GREAT. WOMEN'S VETERANS RECOGNITION DAY. PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, WOMEN HAVE DEDICATED THEMSELVES TO SECURING AND PRESERVING THE FREEDOMS AND LIBERTIES CHERISHED BY ALL
AMERICANS AND OUR AALLIES. WOMEN SERVE WITH EXCEPTIONAL VALOR, RESILIENCE AND INTEGRITY, SAFEGUARDING THE SECURITY AND PROSPERITY OF OUR NATION. WOMEN HAVE PROUDLY SERVED IN EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT IN THE
UNITED STATES HISTORY, OFTEN OVERCOMING SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES AND DISCRIMINATION TO DO SO. WHEREAS WOMEN VETERANS REPRESENT ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE COMMUNITY, PROJECTED TO CONSTITUTE MORE
THAN 50% OF THE POPULATION BY 2045. THE WOMEN'S LAW IN ACTION ACT
WAS SIGNED BY HARRY S. TRUMAN. IT IS FITTING TO HONOR THE COURAGE AND DIGNITY WITH WHICH WOMEN HAVE SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE IN DEFENSE OF OUR NATION. FLORIDA IS RECOGNIZED AS THE MOST VETERAN FRIENDLY, APPRECIATED AND SOUGHT AFTER STATE IN THE NATION.
THE SUNSHINE STATE HAS THE SECOND LARGEST POPULATION OF WOMEN VETERANS IN THE UNITED STATES. WITH MORE THAN 172,000 WHO SELFLESSLY SERVED IN UNIFORM, PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO ENSURE OUR NATION REMAINS THE LAND OF THE FREE.
THEREFORE, I ROBERT JAMES WALKER, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME, BY THE MAYOR OF THE GREAT CITY OF DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COMMISSION, DO HERE BY PROCLAIM, THE OBSERVANCE OF FRIDAY, JUNE 12th, 2026 AS VETERANS, WOMEN'S
VETERAN'S DAY IN THE CITY OF DUNEDIN. AND I ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN'S VETERANS, ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR STRENGTH, SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRESS OF OUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> Mayor Freaney: MICHELLE, DO YOU WANT TO GET THE
PROCLAMATION? AND I THINK ROB CKOZAN WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR EACH OF THE LADIES ALSO TO SAY WHAT BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES THEY WERE IN. >> ABSOLUTELY. IN FACT, MICHELLE YOU'LL DO THAT
WHEN WE'RE -- GOOD. I WANT TO OFFER MY PERSONAL THANKS TO THE COMMISSION, TO THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR. WHEN WE DID THE CEREMONY LAST FRIDAY, I THINK BOTH OF YOU RECOGNIZED HOW IMPORTANT AND HOW
IMPACTFUL THIS WHOLE RECOGNITION WAS. AND THAT ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED A SECOND HONOR HERE. IT'S A POPULAR MISCONCEPTION THAT WOMEN ONLY STARTED SERVING
IN THE MILITARY SOMETIME AROUND WORLD WAR II, AND THAT COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH AS YOU HAVE SEEN FROM THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. IN FACT, WOMEN, FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, HAVE SERVED BOTH ON THE FRONT LINES AS WELL AS ON THE BACK
LINES, THEY WERE NURSES, AND THEY WERE COURIERS, THEY WERE SPIES. THEY SERVED ON THE FRONT LINES, RELOADING THE MUSKETS, FOR THEIR FELLOW SOLDIERS, AND THEN FOR THE NEXT 250 YEARS, THEY HAVE
SERVED HONORABLY IN ALL CAPACITIES, AND IT WAS ONLY UNTIL THE '80s, THAT THEY GOT FULL BATTLE STATUS, THAT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY AT ALL, THE SERVICE FOR THE LAST 2 1/2
CENTURIES. I WANT TO INTRODUCE MICHELLE BALLARD. THE STORY WITH MICHELLE, IS THAT SHE USED TO ALWAYS GET PISSED
OFF EVERY TIME SHE WALKED INTO THE LEGION. EVERYONE THOUGHT BECAUSE SHE WAS A WOMAN, SHE WAS AUXILIARY. SHE IS A PROUD AND DISTINGUISHED VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY. SO -- YEAH.
THAT FRUSTRATION GAVE HER THE FUEL TO START THE WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP THAT NOW HAS 90 MEMBERS? >> WE HAVE 92 VETERANS IN THE CLUB, BUT PARTICIPATING SO FAR, ABOUT 115. >> THAT'S FINE.
BUT IT'S GROWING. SO IN ANY CASE, IT GIVES ME GREAT HONOR TO INTRODUCE MICHELLE BALLARD.
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THE AMERICAN LEGION AND DOING THE PROCLAMATION. WE'RE A NEW GROUP, AND WE'VE ONLY BEEN A GROUP SINCE THE END OF LAST YEAR, AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE STILL GROWING, BUT WE'RE GETTING EXPOSURE, AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE NOT ONLY WHAT YOU YOU DO FOR THE WOMEN VETERANS, BUT WHAT YOU DO FOR ALL VETERANS IN THE CITY, THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >> OH, WE'RE GOING TO ENTER -- I'M MICHELLE BALLARD, OF COURSE,
I WAS IN THE NAVY FOR 6 YEARS. >> I'M JENNIFER RISOWSKI, U.S. ARMY. >> Mayor Freaney: AWESOME. >> NANCY DICKMAN U.S. AIR FORCE.
>> KAREN BIBI. WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS '71 TO '74. >> AWESOME. >> GABBY MATELLONE, I SERVED 21 YEARS ACTIVE INDICTY IN THE U.S. ARMY.
>> EDIE BAKER, 30 YEARS, U.S. ARMY. >> CASEY KIERNAN U.S. AIR FORCE.
>> DID YOU MENTION YOU'RE STILL ACTIVE? YEAH. >> I WANT TO BRING BACK EDYE BAKER FOR A SECOND. SHE'S A VETERAN OF 30 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
SHE RETIRED AT THE RANK OF FULL BIRD COLONEL. SHE IS A COMBAT VETERAN, HAVING SERVED IN OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM IN AFGHANISTAN IN 2002 AND 2003. SHE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS
MILITARY AWARDS AND MEDALS, INCLUDING THE BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR. SHE'S MARRIED TO ANOTHER 30 YEAR ARMY VETERAN. HER HUSBAND RADAR. SHE CONSTANTLY REMINDS YOU SHE
OUTRANKS YOU, RIGHT? >> YEAH. >> I AM PROUD TO INTRODUCE A TRUE AMERICAN HERO OF OURS, AND A FEMALE VETERAN OF VALOR, EIBI BAKER.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR FREANEY, VICE MAYOR WALKER, COMMISSIONERS, FELLOW VETERANS, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT. LAST FRIDAY, 12th JUNE, MARKED THE 78th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN ARMED SERVICES INTEGRATION ACT.
ALLOWING WOMEN TO SERVE AS PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE U.S. MILITARY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE WITH ME ON FRIDAY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DEJA VU MOMENT. TODAY WE TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT ON THE SACRIFICES FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE
ARMED FORCES. OUR STORIES ARE WOVEN INTO THE VERY FABRIC OF OUR NATION'S HISTORY, AND THIS SERVICE WARRANTS THE RECOGNITION IT SO RICHLY DESERVES. AS WE'VE LEARNED FROM OUR OWN
DEBRA SAMSON, WOMEN HAVE BEEN SERVING FOR OVER 250 YEARS, DRESSED AS MEN TO FIGHT ALONG WITH SOLDIERS. IN THE CIVIL WAR, WOMEN SUCH AS HARRIET TUB MAN SERVED AS SPIES, SURGEONS, NURSES, COOKS AND INFANTRY SOLDIERS.
THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS WERE CRITICAL, YET OFTEN WENT UNHERALDED. THE IMPACT HAS ONLY GROWN STRONGER, WITH HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AS CONTRACTED NURSES, DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.
TO THE ARMY AND NAVY NURSE CORES ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY 1900s. THESE WOMEN SERVED WITHOUT RANK OR BENEFITS AND WERE NOT WELCOMED Z INTO THE RANKS OF VETERANS UNTIL 1977. DURING WORLD WAR II, THE U.S.
ESTABLISHED WOMEN'S ARMY BRANCHES, THE WACS, WASPS, AND SPARS. ACCOUNTING FOR OVER 400,000 MOBILIZED AND DEPLOYED WOMEN SERVING ACROSS THE GLOBE.
THESE WOMEN SERVED IN NONCOMBAT ROLES, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION, AVIATION, LOGISTICS, MEDICAL, AND TECHNICAL POSITIONS. THESE PIONEERING WOMEN ENSURE WOMEN REMAINED PROTECTED.
WITH THE SIGNING OF THE ARMED SERVICES INTEGRATION ACT IN 1948, WE WERE NOW PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. ALL TO IT ALLOWED FOR WOMEN TO SERVE DURING PEACE TIME, SEVERE RESTRICTIONS ON DUTIES AND A 2%
LIMITATION OF STRENGTH LIMITED OUR CONTRIBUTION FOR DECADES. IN 1967, SOME OF THESE LIMITATIONS WERE LIFTED. AND IN 1970 FOR THE FIRST TIME, TWO WOMEN, ELIZABETH HOSINGTON
AND EMMA HAYES WERE PROMOTED TO BIG GA DEAR GENERAL. THEY SERVE WITH DISTINCTION AND COMBAT ROLES AND EARNED THE HIGHEST HONOR. THEIR PRESENCE ON THE FRONT LINES, THEIR LEADERSHIP AND HIGH STAKES MISSIONS, THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO STRATEGIC CONTRIBUTIONS ARE BOUNDLESS. WOMEN SERVE IN EVERY SPECIALTY OF ALL BRANCHES OF OUR ARMED FORCES, THEY ARE HELICOPTER AND FIGHTER PILOTS, RANGERS AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS, WOMEN ARE COMMANDING NAVAL BATTLE GROUPS,
AIR SQUADRONS, ARMY DIVISIONS AND CORES, AS WELL AS FUNCTIONAL COMMANDS. LEADING AT EVERY LEVEL, THESE WOMEN ARE NOT JUST PARTICIPANTS, BUT INNOVATORS AND TRAILBLAZERS. AS WE CONTINUE TO HONOR ALL VETERANS, LET US PAY RESPECTS TO
THE WOMEN HERE TODAY WHOSE SACRIFICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR FUTURE WOMEN. YOUR SACRIFICE AND BRAVERY, STAND AS A POWERFUL REMINDER TO THE STRENGTH OF OUR ARMED FORCES, COMES FROM EVERY
INDIVIDUAL WHO SERVES, REGARDLESS OF GENDER. TO ALL THE WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED AND CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR NATION, WE THANK YOU. YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN PROFOUND AND TRANSFORMATIVE, AND YOUR LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND UPLIFT US ALL.
SHARE YOUR STORIES WITH THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN, AND ENCOURAGE SERVICE TO OTHERS AND SERVICE TO OUR NATION. IN CLOSING, BEING A SOLDIER HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART FOR ME. AND I CREDIT MY PARENTS EXAMPLE OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE FOR
THEIR FAITH IN MY UNCONVENTIONAL CHOICES, AND THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT DURING MY MILITARY CAREER. GOD SPEED, AND GOD BLESS YOU
ALL. [ APPLAUSE ] >> Mayor Freaney: WE WANT TO GET
A PICTURE, LADIES. LADIES, IF YOU COULD COME BACK UP WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE WITH
THE WHOLE COMMISSION.
>> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU, LADIES. OUR ONLY VET ON THE COMMISSION IS VICE MAYOR WALKER, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S TRULY AMAZING, HOW THIS
CITY EMBRACES OUR VETERANS. ACROSS THE BOARD, I MEAN, IT'S JUST -- YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE -- IT'S KIND OF LIKE STILL BEING IN SERVICE, BECAUSE THE CAMARADERIE IS THERE, YOU KNOW THE SUPPORT
IS THERE, AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GROUP THAT HAS YOUR BACK, IT JUST IS SO -- IT'S OVERWHELMING FOR ME, IN TERMS OF JUST SEEING THIS ON A DAILY BASIS, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: I DID SEE WE HAVE ONE OF OUR TOP VETERANS IN
THE CITY, FATHER BOB THAT CAME IN. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING. I THINK YOU HAD ANOTHER EVENT THAT YOU RUSHED HERE FROM. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT
OPPORTUNITY. >> THERE WASN'T ONE SPIED LIMIT I OBEYED. I GOT OUT OF THAT PLACE AT 3 MINUTES AFTER. AND LANDED HERE AT 18 MINUTES AFTER. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY, EXCEPT
THERE'S A PRAYER FROM ST. JOHN THE 23rd THAT I RECITED AT THE INVOCATION AT CLEARWATER, IT BASICALLY SAYS, YOU KNOW, IN ESSENTIAL MATTERS, WE SHOULD ALL BE UNITED.
IN NONESSENTIAL MATTERS, LET THERE BE LIBERTY. AND IT ALL MATTERS, LET THERE BE CHARITY. WE HAVE THAT HERE. AND I'M SO HAPPY AND PROUD OF IT, GOD BLESS YOU ALL. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU, FATHER BOB, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT. I'M GLAD NONE OF THE SHERIFFS PULLED YOU OVER ON THE WAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS 2026 JOHN DOGLION SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD. I'M GOING TO TURN THAT OVER TO COMMISSIONER GOW. >> IF I COULD HAVE KASH COME UP, AND BRING YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY WITH YOU PLEASE.
I AM THE COMMISSION LIAISON TO OUR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, AND WITHIN THAT TITLE AND FRAMEWORK -- YOU CAN STEP UP TO THE PODIUM, WE WON'T BITE.
MAYBE. WE HAD THE -- I HAD THE PRIVILEGE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IS, CITY OF DUNEDIN GIVES OUT A SCHOLARSHIP EVERY YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT
COUNTS. AND IT IS THE JOHN DOGLIONE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. JOHN IS A FORMER COMMISSIONER AND MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, HE WAS A MILITARY VETERAN.
IT'S NICE IT'S ALL TYING IN TODAY. IT'S WONDERFUL, HE WAS A CHAMPION OF A HARD WORK ETHIC. HE WAS A CHAMPION OF EDUCATION AND OUR YOUTH. IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THE KIDS AND
THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR HIM, AND SO IT WAS ONLY FITTING WE WOULD NAME THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AFTER HIM. SO THIS YEAR, I HAD -- AND I'M SORRY SUZIE, I NEED TO INVITE
YOU UP AS WELL. I FORGOT ALL ABOUT YOU, I'M SORRY. THIS YEAR, WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF REVIEWING SEVERAL APPLICATIONS, AND OF THOSE, WE CHOSE KASH GREGORY. AND WE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF
O WORKING WITH OUR DUNEDIN YOUTH GUILD WITH OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, AND SUZIE IS THE CHAIR OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. THEY HELP ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM FOR US. SO ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS WRITE A
CHECK AND THEY HANDLE THE REST. THIS YEAR, WE CHOSE KASH. THAT'S NOT CASH MONEY, THAT'S KASH GREGORY. MAYBE IT PAYABLE TO -- THAT'S TRUE, THE CHECK IS MADE -- ISN'T
THAT GREAT, THE CHECK IS MADE PAYABLE TO CASH, ISN'T THAT GREAT? THAT'S SO FUNNY. BUT KASH IS CERTAINLY WORTHY OF THESE FUNDING, HE HAS A GPA OF
3.5, HE FOCUSES ON VOLUNTEERING, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY TRUE TO MAYOR DOGLIONE'S HEART. SO I DON'T WANT TO GET IT WRONG. DUNEDIN YOUTH GUILD, HE
VOLUNTEERS THE TOUR OF HOMES FROM 2022 TO 2025. I ALSO VOLUNTEERED TO THIS SCHOLARSHIP FASHION SHOW. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO THAT FASHION SHOW, YOU REALLY NEED TO GO. IT IS REALLY AMAZING. MEMBER OF FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH OF DUNEDIN. HE WENT ON A MISSION TRIP TO TENNESSEE TO HELP RESTORE SOME OF THE HOMES IN TENNESSEE THAT WERE DESTROYED BY TORNADOS. FROM 6th GRADE TO 10th GRADE, HE
PARTICIPATED IN VBS. HE LOVES NOTHING BETTER THAN GETTING PHYSICAL, HE LIKES TO WORK OUT, AND HAS ENCOURAGED HIS SIBLINGS TO WORK OUT WITH HIM. THEY ARE A FAMILY OF JUST BEASTS, AND ALL BOYS, I DON'T
EVEN WANT TO KNOW WHAT THAT FOOD BILL IS LIKE FOR MOM AND DAD. BUT THE APPLE DIDN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE, YOU CAN SEE HIS FATHER IS A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WITH THE SHERIFF COUNTY'S OFFICE.
HIS MOTHER IS A SOCIAL WORKER FOR THE PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. CERTAINLY, SOCIAL SERVICE, GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY IS PART OF THE FAMILY
TREE, WE'D LIKE TO OFFER KASH GREGORY $2,000. HE'S GOING TO ST. PETE COLLEGE, AND WHAT I THOUGHT I'D DO IS ASK SUZIE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN WE CAN PASS IT TO CASH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY
A FEW WORDS, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. >> YOU KIND OF SAID EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY. HOWEVER, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE DUNEDIN YOUTH GUILD WAS ABLE TO AWARD OVER $40,000 IN
SCHOLARSHIPS, AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE, THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO MATCH THE CITY'S $2,000 AMOUNT TO KASH. THAT'S GREAT. AND KASH PLANS TO MAJOR IN
BUSINESS AT ST. PETE COLLEGE. >> VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. >> KASH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? >> THANK YOU, GUYS. >> THERE YOU GO.
MAN OF FEW WORDS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO PRESENT THIS CHECK, MAYOR, WHAT DO WE DO? >> I THINK YOU SHOULD DO THE HONORS DOWN THERE, AND THEN WE CAN STAND UP AND TAKE A PICTURE BEHIND YOU -- OR DO WE WANT TO ALL COME DOWN?
LET'S ALL COME DOWN.
SURE, WHY NOT.
>> Mayor Freaney: WE ARE GOING TO GO TO OUR LAST PRESENTATION, AND THAT IS OUR HIGHLAND GAMES UPDATE, AND RECOGNITION OF PIPER OF THE DAY. AND I'M GOING TO AGAIN -- BECAUSE HE IS OUR SCOTTISH LIAISON, TURN THIS OVER TO COMMISSIONER GOW. >> IT'S ALL ABOUT ME TONIGHT.
ISN'T IT? WONDERFUL, ERIC, THANK YOU FOR COMING. THIS IS ERIC McNEIL WHO TEACHES DRUMMING IN THE CITY, HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OUR CITY BANDS. JACK, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP WITH HIM, PLEASE. THIS IS AN EXCITING AND PERSONAL
DAY FOR ME. IF I COULD HAVE TISSUES REAL QUICKLY. I DON'T NEED THEM NOW, BUT I MAY. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. >> ERIC, WHAT'S GOING ON? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COMMISSIONER GOW, COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS ERIC MacNEILL, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE DUNEDIN SCOTTISH ARTS FOUNDATION. WE RUN THE HIGHLAND GAMES EVERY SPRING, AND THE DUNEDIN CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL EVERY FALL. WE DO THOSE EVENTS TO PUT ON A
GREAT DAY, AND ALSO TO FUND FOR SCOTTISH ARTS EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN NOTICING THE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND NEWS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN BOSTON, AND ALL THE FUN THE SCOTTS ARE HAVING UP THERE. AND HOW THAT'S ALL GOING.
AND AS I WAS DRIVING OVER HERE THINKING ABOUT THIS, I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK, THAT WOULD BE NO SURPRISE TO ANYONE IN DUNEDIN, BECAUSE WE, OF COURSE, HAVE OUR OWN SCOTTISH FESTIVAL EVERY SPRING. AND IT IS AN OUTSTANDING DAY,
IT'S A GREAT DAY. THIS YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAD A GREAT DAY, WE STARTED ADVERTISING AND MARKETING FOR THE EVENT MONTHS AGO. ON THE COMPLETION OF THE EVENT IT WAS HUMBLING TO SEE SOME OF THE DATA COME BACK IN, AND SEE
HOW FAR REACHING THE MESSAGE GETS, PEOPLE THAT WERE ENGAGING WITH OUR POSTS FROM ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA, ALL STATES, PROVINCES OF CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ALL OVER EUROPE AND SCOTLAND, IT'S VERY COOL. IT'S COOL THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
SHARE DUNEDIN WITH PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD. GIVEN THAT, IT WAS NO SURPRISE THAT ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN THE STREETS WERE PACKED. AND THE ATMOSPHERE WAS ENERGETIC, AND THE PARK. AND, OF COURSE, FOR THE PARADE,
WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN, IT WAS REALLY COOL, YOU COULD HEAR THE MUSIC OF THE BAGPIPES AND PLAYING, IT WAS ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND IT WAS VERY COOL. SATURDAY AT HIGHLANDER PARK, THE PARK WAS PACKED. WE HAD A FANTASTIC DAY, I'M TOLD
WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY BREAK A RECORD, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW WE POSSIBLY EVER FIT MORE PEOPLE THERE IN THE PAST, APPARENTLY SOMEHOW WE DID. WE HAD A GREAT DAY, THE EVENT HAS TRULY BECOME A CITY, A
COMMUNITY PROJECT. WE HAD OVER 400 VOLUNTEERS HELP US TO MAKE THAT EVENT HAPPEN, THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEER GROUPS,
THE ROTARY CLUB, THE NEW WORLD CELTS. SEVERAL BUSINESSES SEND EMPLOYEES TO VOLUNTEER, MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN. STAFF CAME OUT AND HELPED
VOLUNTEER WITH THE SETUP. AND IT WAS REALLY COOL. THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, A BIG THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND
REC, JURY PETERSON HELPS MAKE PUTTING ON A BIG EVENT LIKE THAT, AS EASY AS IT POSSIBLY COULD BE. WE'RE DELIGHTED SEVERAL COMMUNITY CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS OPENED THEIR PARKING LOTS TO ALLOW US TO PARK PEOPLE.
AND IT WAS A FANTASTIC DAY. ALL THAT TO BE SAID, THANKS TO OUR MANY SPONSORS, AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT, WHO DO A LOT TOO HELP US PUT ON THE EVENT AND SAVE US
FROM SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY UNNECESSARILY, THE EVENT ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO DONATE $95,000 BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AFTER THE HIGHLAND GAMES.
THE LARGEST OF THOSE CHECKS GETS DIVIDED UP UNDER A VERY COMPLICATED FORMULA. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE CHECKS GO TO THE THREE ORIGINAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMPROMISE OF THE HIGHLAND GAMES, WHICH IS THE DUNEDIN MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND
PROGRAM, THE DUNEDIN HIGH SCHOOL BAND PROGRAM, AND THE CITY OF DUNEDIN PIPE BAND. OTHERS ARE MADE DURING SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, INSTRUCTIONAL PROJECTS, WE MADE SEVERAL DONATIONS TO VARIOUS SPORTS
TEAMS, AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELPED US WITH VOLUNTEERS TO PUT THE EVENT ON. BUT IT WAS A REALLY ABSOLUTELY GREAT DAY. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING, I KNOW, I HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT TIME TOO, I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MAY BE AWARE. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPETITION EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE DAY. DURING THE EVENT, WE HAD THE 5K RACE IN THE MORNING, HIGHLAND DANCING, BAGPIPES. ATHLETIC COMPETITIONS GOING ON
ALL DAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS IS OUR SOLO PIPING AND DRUMMING EVENTS. THIS YEAR, WE HAD JUST OVER 100 SOLO COMPETITORS. WE HAD ACCREDITED JUDGES COME IN
FROM CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, ONTARIO, ALL OVER THE U.S. IT WAS A WORLD RENOWNED PANEL OF ADJUDICATORS, AND WE HAVE AN AWARD EVERY YEAR AT THE HIGHLAND GAMES FOR THE PIPER OF THE DAY.
AND TO WIN THAT AWARD, YOU -- AFTER ALL THE COMPETITIONS ARE HELD, AND ALL THE EVENTS ARE TALLIED, THE PRIZE DOESN'T NECESSARILY GO TO THE PIPER THAT IS THE GRADED HIGHEST PLAYER AT THE EVENT.
IT GOES TO THE COMPETITOR WHO HAS DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES AS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPETITOR OF THE DAY, AND THIS YEAR, THAT GOES -- THAT WAS AWARDED TO
DUNEDIN MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND ALUMNI JAM SEEN. [ APPLAUSE ] AND THANKS TO A VERY GENEROUS DONATION FROM CHELSEA GOW'S FRIENDS AND FAMILY, THIS YEAR
FOR THE FIRST YEAR, WE HAVE A PERPETUAL TROPHY RECOGNIZING THE CHELSEA GOW MEMORIAL DUNEDIN HIGHLAND GAMES PIPER OF THE DAY. WITH JACK SEEN'S NAME ADDED TO
THAT, AND MANY MORE NAMES ADDED IN THE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU, ERIC. I GOT SOME OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU. BUT SINCE YOU MENTIONED CHELSEA
AND JACK, LET'S JUST GET THIS OVER WITH. REALLY THE WONDERFUL PART OF THAT TROPHY AND THAT NAMING IS THAT IT DIDN'T COME FROM ME. IT REALLY DIDN'T, THE GENESIS
CAME FROM CHELSEA'S FRIENDS, AND THAT SPOKE VOLUMES TO ME. CHELSEA WAS A PIPER, AND I'M SORRY FOR ANYBODY MIGHT LIVE UNDER A ROCK. MY DAUGHTER CHELSEA PASSED LAST
NOVEMBER. AND AT ONE TIME DURING HER PIPING CAREER, SHE WAS PIPER OF THE DAY. AND SO FOR THIS TROPHY TO BE NAMED IN HER MEMORY, THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL. IT IS A DAY OF COMPETITION, AND THERE ARE NO YOUTH DIVISIONS IN PIPING AND DRUMMING THAT ALL THE STUDENTS IN DUNEDIN IN MIDDLE
AND HIGH SCHOOL, COMPETE AGAINST OTHER ADULTS. AND WHENEVER YOU HAVE A YOUNG PIPER THAT CAN REACH THE LEVEL THAT JACK HAS, JUST NEEDS TO BE
APLAUDED AND RECOGNIZED. SO THANK YOU, JACK, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, LATER THIS MONTH YOU ARE TRAVELING WITH THE CITY BAND TO IRELAND, RIGHT?
SO NOW, ERIC. WHAT'S GOING ON IN IRELAND? >> SURE. I REQUEST -- VERY A COUPLE OTHER UPDATES, I'LL GO CHRONOLOGICALLY SO I DON'T FORGET ANYTHING.
THE DUNEDIN SCOTTISH ARTS FOUNDATION IS BUSY. WE HAVE OUR 5th DUNEDIN TIDE CAMP FOR COLLEGE OF PIPING AND DRUMMING STARTING ON SUNDAY. OUR CLASSES ARE ONCE AGAIN BEING
HELD IN DUNEDIN. WE'RE AT THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN DOWNTOWN DUNEDIN, HAS OPENED ITS DOORS TO US, IT'S GREAT, A WONDERFUL FACILITY, AND OUR SCHOOL IS THE BIGGEST WE'VE HAD SO FAR.
WE ARE AT JUST SHY OF 50 PIPERS AND DRUMMERS WHO WILL BE THERE FOR THE WEEK, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. IT'S VERY COOL, THERE ARE PIPERS AND DRUMMERS, MANY FROM DUNEDIN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAVELING IN THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
AS WELL AS WE HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN FROM FURTHER NORTH AND THE CAROLINAS, AND ONE OTHER PIPERING STUDENT COMING DOWN FROM NEW YORK. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ATTRACTING THOSE PEOPLE DOWN FOR A WEEKEND, IT SHOULD BE GREAT.
WE ARE HAVING OUR EVENING EVENTS DURING THE WEEK OF A FEW KIND OF FUN THINGS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS IN DUNEDIN, WE'LL BE AT FLANNIGAN'S MONDAY NIGHT FOR A RECITAL OF THE INSTRUCTORS FOR THE WEEK.
WE WILL BE AT DUNEDIN BREWERY ON TUESDAY NIGHT FOR A SCOTTISH AND BAGPIPING RELATED TEAM ARE TRIVIA. WHICH IS ALWAYS A LOT OF FUN. WE WILL BE AT HOUSE OF BEER FOR THURSDAY NIGHT, FOR OUR WEEK WRAP-UP PERFORMANCE KALEY, ALL
OF THESE OWE VENTS ARE WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC, EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US AND CHECK THOSE THINGS OUT. AFTER THAT THE CITY OF DUNEDIN PIPE BAND IS HARD AT WORK, GEARING UP FOR VERY COMPETITIVE COUPLE OF CONTESTS.
WE ARE TRAVELING IN TWO WEEKS TO THE ALL IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS THAT WILL BE HELD IN DUBLIN ON SATURDAY JULY 4th. IT'S KIND OF WEIRD, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN FLORIDA ON JULY 4th, BUT WE WILL HOPE TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND
COUNTRY PROUDLY THAT DAY. AND FROM THERE WE'LL BE GEARING UP TO TRAVEL TO GLASGOW IN AUGUST TO RETURN TO THE WORLD PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS, AND SEE IF WE ARE ABLE TO IMPROVE ON OUR
SECOND PLACE FINISH FROM 2025. [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND TO QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ADULT BAND AND SOME STUDENTS IS A VOLUNTEER BAND. EVERY MEMBER OF THE BAND IS A
MOTHER, FATHER, HUSBAND, WIFE. THEY'RE TAKING THEIR OWN VACATION TIME, AND MOST OF THE TIME THEIR OWN MONEY TO DO THIS. SO IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE THE AMOUNT OF TIME, EFFORT AND PASSION THAT THEY GIVE TO THEIR PIPES AND DRUMS. AND WE'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE
THEM HERE IN DUNEDIN. SO THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. JACK, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE DOING, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO. I KNOW YOU ARE AT THIS MOMENT, 15 MINUTES LATE FOR PRACTICE.
AND YOU CAN'T IMPROVE UNLESS YOU PRACTICE. SO IF WE COULD GRAB QUICK PIKES. >> Mayor Freaney: I JUST RECOGNIZED JACK'S MOM TOO, I THINK. >> WE CAN RECOGNIZE JACK'S MOM.
>> Mayor Freaney: THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.
WE WANT MOM IN THIS TOO?
>> Mayor Freaney: AND HIS DAD? [ APPLAUSE ] >> Mayor Freaney: AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES DUNEDIN SPECIAL FOR SURE. THIS COULD BE A REALLY GOOD TIME
TO ESCAPE, IF YOU NEED TO NOT SIT THROUGH A VERY BORING MEETING. FATHER BOB, EIBI. THANK YOU ALL, YOU MADE IT REALLY SPECIAL TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CITIZEN
INPUT, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA? THIS WOULD BE YOUR TIME TO COME FORWARD. OKAY. DID YOU WANT TO COME AND SAY
SOMETHING? NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> GREG LEE, I LIVE AT 939 1/2 HIGHLAND, AND I HAVE ISSUES WITH SPEEDERS ON HIGHLAND AVENUE. YOU PEOPLE HAVE THE SMALLEST
SPEED LIMIT SIGNS IN THE WORLD THAT I'VE EVER SEEN, 15 MILES AN HOUR, AND IT INFLICTS POTENTIAL DAMAGE FOR ME, WHEN I GO TO GET MY MAIL AND EVERYTHING AND ABOVE. THAT'S MY ISSUE.
NOTHING GETS TAKEN CARE OF. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEBBIE LAW AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SHE SAYS IT FALLS DOWN ON YOU GUYS. IT'S BEEN NOT ONLY DELIVERY PEOPLE, BUT DUNEDIN DELIVERY
PEOPLE, DUNEDIN WORKERS, AND WHY? WHY CAN'T IT BE CHANGED? WHY CAN'T THEY PUT A BIGGER SPEED LIMIT SIGN UP? WHY CAN'T THEY DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE? IT'S NOT RIGHT. >> Mayor Freaney: WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT.
CITY MANAGER, YOU'RE TAKING NOTES, AND WILL TALK TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. >> NOBODY DEALS WITH IT, AND I'M OUT THERE WITH THE SIGNS THAT SAY SLOW DOWN. SOME PEOPLE PAY ATENSION TO MY
SIGNS, THEY PAY ATTENTION TO MY SIGNS AND SLOW DOWN TO 15, WHICH IS THE SPEED LIMIT. >> Mayor Freaney: WE'LL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT, I APPRECIATE IT, THOUGH. >> ANYWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Mayor Freaney: THANKS FOR
TAKING THE TIME TO COME. >> Mayor Freaney: ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I WILL CLOSE CITIZEN INPUT AND GO TO CONSENT AGENDA.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE 5/7/2026 MEETING AND 5/19 SPECIAL MEETING. I NEED A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON
THOSE ITEMS? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC INPUT. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> Mayor Freaney: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ACTION ITEMS, FIRST ONE IS SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 26-05 CALLING FOR GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3rd, 2026, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COMMISSIONER FOR SEAT 2 AND 4, AND TO ESTABLISH ELECTION GUIDELINES PURSUANT TO THE CITY CHARTER, SECTION 5.04. JEN, CAN YOU PLEASE READ
ORDINANCE 26-05. >> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN FLORIDA, CALLING FOR A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 3rd, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COMMISSIONER FOR SEAT 2 AND 4.
THE ELECTION SHALL HAVE IF NECESSARY, CITY PETITIONS OR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER, AND CHAPTER 26 TITLED ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN CODE OF ORDINANCES, PROVIDING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY CLERK
TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT, PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE WITH, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THAT WAS ORDINANCE 26-05, READ BY TITLE EVEN. >> Mayor Freaney: CAN I HAVE A MOTION?
>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER DUGARD AND COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. STAFF PRESENTATION, MICHELLE >> KEITH: >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF
THE ORDINANCE. THE COMMISSION SHALL BY CITY ORDINANCE, DEFINE AND DESCRIBE TO THE ELECTOR AND CANDIDATES, QUALIFICATIONS, RULES AND METHODS OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF DUNEDIN. I'M HOPEFUL TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> Mayor Freaney: ANY QUESTIONS,
STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER GOW? >> NO COMMISSIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSION CANNER DUGARD? >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: VICE MAYOR? >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> NO QUESTIONS. >> Mayor Freaney: I HAVE NO
QUESTIONS. ANYONE WISH TO COME FORWARD WITH PUBLIC INPUT? SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, FINAL COMMENTS? >> NO COMMENTS. >> NOTHING TO ADD.
>> NO COMMENTS. >> NOTHING TO ADD. >> Mayor Freaney: I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS EITHER. >> COMMISSIONER GOW? >> AYE. >> VICE MAYOR WALKER? >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER SAND ERG ABOUTEN? >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER DUGARD?
>> AYE. >> MAYOR FREANEY? >> Mayor Freaney: AYE, AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 3B. STAFF IS REQUESTING THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED TO THE JULY 23rd, 2026
REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETING BEING HELD AT DUNEDIN CITY HALL, COULD I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO POSTPONE? >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> Mayor Freaney: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT, THOUGH. ARE WE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT
THIS, BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH OUR FINANCES? >> OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP IS JULY 21st. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY, SO WE WILL HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT. >> YES. >> Mayor Freaney: 3C, UPDATE TO
THE CITYWIDE FLEET REPLACEMENT PLAN. VW CLASS 8 MUNICIPAL SERVICE TRUCK GRANT PROGRAM WITH AN $800,000 REIMBURSEMENT, I HAVE STAFF PRESENTATION, SUE AND SCOTT.
>> THANK YOU. SUE BARTLETT, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. SCOTT -- >> FLEET MANAGER. WE ARE HERE TO AMEND OUR FLEET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, HOPEFULLY WITH YOUR CONSENT.
WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TWO VEHICLES THAT ARE IN THE REPLACEMENT PLAN ALREADY, ONE FOR FY '27 AND ONE FOR FY '28, WE'RE ASKING TO MOVE THEM UP. WE HAVE A GRANT FOR $800,000, WHICH IS A GOOD PORTION OF THE
ENTIRE COST, LEAVING 75,000 $610 FOR US TO TAKE OUT OF THE SOLID WASTE FUND. WHICH AGAIN IS BUDGETED MORE THAN THAT IS BUDGETED. WE ALSO SAVED THIS YEAR, SO WE HAVE FUNDS THIS YEAR, AND YOU'LL
SEE THERE'S -- INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKAGE IS A BUDGET AMENDMENT TRANSFER TO ADJUST FOR THOSE CHANGES. THE MONEY IS IN THE FUND, BUT WE SAVED THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE ALSO GOT A GRANT FOR TWO VEHICLES THIS YEAR, FOR THE SAME VW
GRANT. IT'S ABOUT EMISSIONS, AND TAKING CERTAIN VEHICLES OFF THE ROADWAY AND JUST -- WE'LL HAVE TO SCRAP THOSE. BUT WE GET THE NEW VEHICLES AND REPLACEMENT. THIS YEAR, ONE WAS A SOLID WASTE TRUCK.
AND THE OTHER WAS PUBLIC SERVICES, GENERAL FUND. CLAW TRUCK. THOSE TWO ARE ALREADY IN THE PROCESS, YOU ALREADY APPROVED THOSE, THEY WERE IN THE PREVIOUS PLAN. NOW WE'RE ASKING FOR THESE TWO VEHICLES TO MOVE AHEAD AND FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE
THEM, SO WE CAN MEET THE DEADLINES OF THE GRANT, TO PURCHASE, AND DISABLE THOSE VEHICLES AND TAKE THEM OFF THE ROADWAY. ATTACHED IN THE PACKET ARE THE TWO QUOTES FROM THE SHERIFF'S CONTRACT, WHICH WAS COMPETITIVELY BID.
AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AS A SOLID WAY, AN ACCEPTABLE WAY TO PROCURE THESE VEHICLES. THAT PUTS US RIGHT ON TARGET FOR OUR FLEET REPLACEMENT FOR SOLID
WASTE, AND GETTING RID OF THOSE OLD EXCESS SURPLUS, THE ONES THAT KEEP BREAKING AND MOVING THESE IN. THAT IS OUR REQUEST. >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I WILL START WITH VICE MAYOR? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.
THIS IS JUST MORE OF A CLARIFICATION QUESTION. WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE UP THESE VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE RECEIVED -- WAS IT A STATE GRANT OR -- >> IT WAS A STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GRANT.
AND WE'RE NOT TECHNICALLY -- WE'RE MOVING THEM UP BECAUSE OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT. WE CANNOT WAIT. THE GRANT WILL EXPIRE. >> WELL, I THINK IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE TO USE OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY TO PRIORITIZE AS WE
SHOULD, SO THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> I WAS READING THROUGH THAT SETTLEMENT, THE VOLKSWAGEN SETTLEMENT, SO THERE WAS -- IN READING IT, THERE'S STILL 100
PLUS MILLION AVAILABLE IN THE STATE. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER VEHICLES WE COULD JUMP ON? >> WE HAVE MET, THIS GRANT, WE'RE GETTING THE MAXIMUM, WITH THE TWO VEHICLES, THE PREVIOUS GRANT WAS A REAL TIGHT DEADLINE, AND WE ONLY HAD CERTAIN TRUCKS
THAT WOULD QUALIFY, VERY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES, THIS SECOND GRANT THAT CAME UP INCLUDED CLASS 8 TRUCKS, THAT OPENED IT UP FOR US TO GET THESE TWO. WE'RE STILL LOOKING, CAMILLE'S GREAT, SHE KEEPS LOOKING. >> THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAD WAS, SINCE THOSE TWO VEHICLES
HAD TO BE RENEWED. I KNOW IN THE PAST, WE SOLD TO SMALLER COMMUNITIES. I ASSUME THESE WILL HAVE TO BE DESTROYED? >> YES, ALL FOUR VEHICLES THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GRANT, WILL HAVE TO HAVE PROOF THAT
WE'VE ACTUALLY CORED THE ENGINE? >> VEHICLES HAVE TO BE DESTROYED SO THEY CANNOT BE REUSED, A WHOLE HAS TO BE DRILLED INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. >> BUT WE CAN SELL THEM FOR SCRAP METAL AFTER WE PROVE THEY'VE BEEN DISABLED AND
SOMEONE CAN'T GET IT OUT OF THE JUNKYARD OR THE METAL YARD. >> THAT'S ALL I WAS LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU, SCOTT. >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER GOW? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I HEARD THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLES AND I ALSO HEARD
SURPLUS. AND SO THE VEHICLES THAT WE ARE REPLACING, THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING OR THESE ARE CURRENT SURPLUS VEHICLES. >> THE VEHICLES THAT WE ARE REPLACING ARE CURRENT USED VEHICLES. >> OKAY. AND THEY REACHED THE END OF
THEIR USEFUL LIFE? >> THEY WERE TO BE REPLACED IN '27 AND '28 YES. >> AND FULLY DEPRECIATED AT THIS POINT? >> ABSOLUTEPYP. >> ALL RIGHT. >> SURPLUS PLAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY.
WE CALL THEM RESERVE TRUCKS, THEY MAY NOT BE ON THE FRONT LINE. BUT WHEN A FRONT LINE TRUCK NEEDS REPAIRS, WE SEND A SURPLUS, RESERVE. >> BACKUP, SECOND STRING. >> EXACTLY.
>> AA, YEAH, WHATEVER WE WANT TO -- OKAY, SO THAT'S WHERE THESE TRUCKS LIVE, RIGHT? THEY WERE RESERVE TRUCKS OR THEY WERE ACTUALLY FRONT LINE, CURRENTLY USED? >> THESE TWO -- >> WELL, FIVE YEARS AGO, THEY WERE FRONT LINE TRUCKS, NOW
THEY'RE RESERVE TRUCKS. >> THESE TWO ARE BOTH RESERVE. >> AT SOME POINT IN THE VHICLE'S LIFE, THEY WERE ALL FRONT LINE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND IT SAYS THAT THE RESULTING IS A NET CITY EXPENSE OF 74,000
AND SO THAT'S ALL WE'RE OUT FOR TWO TRUCKS? >> YES. TWO TRUCKS WORTH ALMOST $900,000. >> AND WE'RE REPLACING VEHICLES, NOT ADDING TOO? >> ABSOLUTELY, THAT IS CORRECT. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER DUGARD?
>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY CONDITIONS THAT RELATIVE TO THE GRANT?HIS YEAR,- >> THERE ARE SOME CONDITIONS -- I MEAN, THERE ARE SPECIFIC DATES, AND I THINK '27 ACTUALLY
IS THE ACTUAL COMPLETION DATE OF THE WHOLE GRANT. BUT I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHICH MONTH. >> ARE THERE ANY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BACK TO THE STATE. >> YES. >> OR TO VW? >> YES, WE HAVE TO APPROVE, WE HAVE TO REPORT BACK, AND CAMILLE HAS BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THIS,
BUT WE HAVE TO REPORT BACK AND SHOW PHOTOGRAPHS WHERE WE HAVE DISABLED THE VEHICLE THAT WE'VE TAKEN OFFLINE. >> OKAY. MY COLLEAGUES HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB, THOSE ARE THE ONLY QUESTIONS I HAVE. >> YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IT SEEMS PRETTY GOOD
NEWS TO ME. IT SAVES US MONEY AND THUS OUR RATE PAIR RESIDENTS MONEY. OKAY, SO WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC INPUT. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC INPUT.
I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> Mayor Freaney: AND THEN WE'LL GO TO COMMISSION COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU TO OUR GRANT WRITER, I'M SURE THIS WAS A VERY
COMPLEX SETTLEMENT, SHE SEEMED TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME AND DID THE RIGHT THING FOR THE CITY OF DUNEDIN, THANKS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, IN READING THROUGH IT, IT WAS COMPLEX THE WAY IT WAS SETTLED, THANK YOU, GOOD JOB. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THOSE NEW
TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. >> US TOO. >> Mayor Freaney: FINAL COMMENTS, VICE MAYOR? >> BEFORE WE HAD A GRANT WRITER, WE WERE LEAVING A LOT OF MONEY ON THE TABLE. AND I -- SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST.
SO GREAT JOB TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AS WELL. >> WE SHOULD CHANGE THE TITLE TO GRANT FINDER. >> YEAH, NO, GREAT JOB. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER GOW, FINAL COMMENTS? >> NO COMMENTS, WELL DONE.
>> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER DUGARD? >> LOOKS LIKE GREAT ADMINISTRATION, WELL DONE. >> Mayor Freaney: YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY THANKS TO SUE AND SCOTT, BUT HUGE THANK YOU TO CAMILLE. SHE REALLY DOES SEEM TO FIND
THOSE GRANTS, THAT'S AWESOME. VOICE VOTE, ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> Mayor Freaney: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE
PROPOSED AGENDA. FOR JULY 9th, WHICH IF YOU RECALL, THIS IS THE AGENDA THAT VICE MAYOR AND I WILL BE AT FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MAYORS FOR. THEREFORE, COMMISSIONER GOW WILL
BE RUNNING THE MEETING. WE'RE STILL GOOD FOR THAT, RIGHT? >> YOU CAN'T TELL ME, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES? >> MAYOR, THERE HAS BEEN THE
ADDITION OF TWO CONSENT ITEMS, AND IT'S A REALLY LENGTHY TITLE ON ONE OF THEM. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY, JUST TELL US WHAT IT IS. >> APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S RETIREMENT PLAN, INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT,
WITH ONE INVESTMENT ADVISER LLC, TO REVISE CURRENT FEE STRUCTURE. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. DOES ANYONE WANT CLARIFICATION ON THAT OR ARE WE GOOD? >> WHAT'S THE SECOND ONE.
>> ATMS-ITS, SECOND AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. >> Mayor Freaney: OKAY. WHAT DOES ATMS STAND FOR? >> ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. >> Mayor Freaney: THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I HAVE TWO -- >> SINCE I'M RUNNING THE MEETING, CAN WE MAKE IT FAVORITE SPORTS HERO NIGHT? >> Mayor Freaney: BY THE WAY, THE BLUE JAYS JUST SWEPT BOSTON, SPEAKING OF SPORTS. YEAH, BUT THEY NEED TO GET
BETTER. MY QUESTION IS, BECAUSE THE VICE MAYOR AND I WON'T BE HERE, IS THAT REVIEW OF FIRE ASSESSMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL A GOOD IDEA, OR DOES IT REALLY -- I GUESS WE COULD READ IT AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS, I DON'T WANT TO PUT IT OFF EITHER, WE
NEED TO KEEP MOVING. >> IT IS TIME SENSITIVE. SO IF WE COULD >> Mayor Freaney: I GUESS IF WE HAVE ANY CONCERN, WE SHARE IT AT THE WORKSHOP AHEAD, AND THEN YOU CAN CONSIDER IT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IT? >> THAT WOULD BE GOOD. >> Mayor Freaney: MY OTHER
QUESTION WAS, I DON'T WANT TO GET MURDERED HERE, BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA OF THE CONDITION OF THE HAMMOCK BOARD WALK REPLACEMENT PROJECT, BUT IS THAT COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND? >> I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE REVENUE SOURCE IS.
IT SHOULD BE GENERAL FUND, YEAH. >> Mayor Freaney: I WASN'T SURE WHAT WE SHOULD BE HOLDING UNTIL WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT OUR OVERALL FINANCIAL CONDITION. I DON'T WANT TO OVERREACT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO UNDER REACT EITHER. >> LET ME TALK TO TONY ABOUT THE
CONDITION OF THE BOARD WALK AS WELL. >> Mayor Freaney: YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT THAT, AS WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE GENERAL FUND ITEMS. >> YEAH. >> Mayor Freaney: OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD. CAN I HAVE A MOTION?
>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND? >> Mayor Freaney: ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> Mayor Freaney: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, WE GO TO INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS, PROPOSED AGENDA FOR JULY 7th WORKSHOP. AND AGAIN, THIS IS INFORMATIONAL, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON IT, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S PRESENTATION DESIGNATION OF JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION
MONTH, THAT'S TIMELY. AND WORKSHOP ITEMS WOULD BE WEAVER PARK LIVING SHORE LINE PROPOSED DESIGNS, AND THEN PENNY 5 DISCUSSION. SO ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD ADD,
TAKE AWAY? OKAY, WE'RE GOOD. SO THAT WAS INFORMATIONAL. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS COMMISSION DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS. I WILL GO TO VICE MAYOR. >> YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE GOOD OF THE
ORDER HERE. THANK YOU. MAINCH CO >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN? >> TODAY WAS A REALLY INTERESTING DAY, IN SERVICE DAY FOR THE CITY, BUT THEY CHOSE TO GO OUT AND TRY TO HELP THE
COMMUNITY. AND I HAD FEAR OF BEING LEFT OUT, SO I VOLUNTEERED TO GO TO THE LIBRARY AND PAINT ROCKS. PAINT PRETTY ROCKS. I'M NOT VERY ARTSY, SO I TRIED TO PAINT ONE RED, WHITE AND BLUE, AND SOMEONE FROM UTILITY
BILLING SAYS, IT LOOKS LIKE A PEPSI COMMERCIAL. I TELL YOU, GREAT PEOPLE AT THE LIBRARY TODAY, AND WE CAN BE VERY PROUD. AND I CAN SAY THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE OF THEM, FOR HOW HARD THEY WORK, AND WE HAVE SOME TALENTED
CREATIVE ARTSY PEOPLE IN THIS CITY. SO THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: WELL, OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THOSE YE ATIVE PEOPLE ARE SITTING RIGHT HERE. COMMISSIONER SANDBERGEN. VERY IMPRESSIVE. >> THAT'S AN AWESOME ROCK.
>> Mayor Freaney: YEAH, WE'RE VERY IMPRESSED. THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME AWARD WE CAN GIVE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. COMMISSIONER GOW? >> I'VE TALKED ENOUGH TONIGHT, I'M GOOD. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I GOT NOTHING. >> Mayor Freaney: COMMISSIONER DUGARD?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M GOING TO BRING UP A TOPIC THAT IS VERY SENSITIVE, AND ALSO POIGNANT AND TIMELY. I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, THIS BE A DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE
COMMISSION. WE'RE NOT ONLY DEALING WITH A REFERENDUM THAT'S COMING IN NOVEMBER THAT WILL HAVE A DRAMATIC IMPACT SHOULD IT PASS ON EVERY CITY AND MUNICIPALITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, BUT THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE BEHAVIORAL
CHANGES INSIDE THOSE INSTITUTIONS, BECAUSE NOW PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT WERE ONCE REVENUE BEARING ARE NOT, MAKING THOSE THAT ARE REVENUE BEARING MORE VALUABLE. THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE A REPORT FROM STAFF ON WHAT KIND
OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE IS GOING TO BE INCENTIVIZED BY THE LOSS OF THAT REVENUE. WILL COMMUNITIES CONSIDER ELEVATING THE HEIGHT OF THEIR BUILDINGS, BECAUSE THEY CREATE GREATER REVENUE FOR THEM. I THINK WE NEED TO MANAGE THIS
FROM A SUBSTANTIAL R FINANCIAL STANDPOINT. WE SHOULD MANAGE THIS FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT, AND THE IMPACTS IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON PLANNING. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >> Mayor Freaney: SOMEBODY JUST BROUGHT THAT UP TO ME THE OTHER DAY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF REVENUE COMING IN, IT MAY
INCENTIVIZE WANTING MORE DEVELOPMENT, BIGGER DEVELOPMENT. INTERESTING DISCUSSION, THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF OTHER EXAMPLES. OKAY. MY -- WELL, THIS IS OUR FINAL MEETING, BEFORE AMERICA 250 HOMETOWN USA JULY 3rd.
AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL BE THERE, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THE DETAILS. DO YOU KNOW THE DETAILS OF THAT? >> NO. >> Mayor Freaney: WE KNOW IT'S AT THE TD BALLPARK, GO TO THE WEBSITE TO LOOK IT UP.
WE'LL HAVE A PARADE. >> GOLF CART PARADE. I WOULD SAY JUST KEEP -- EVERYBODY SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION COMING OUT. OBVIOUSLY, THE FIREWORKS AT SUNSET.
AND WE DO PUT NOTICES OUT TO THE COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO THOSE FIREWORKS, I KNOW FOR THE ANIMALS AND SOME OF THE VETERANS IT'S DIFFICULT TO SIT THROUGH THAT, AND -- IN THEIR HOMES. JUST TO KEEP AN EYE ON OUR WEBSITE, AND WE'LL BE PUSHING OUT A LOT OF INFORMATION.
>> AND I SEE GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON LEFT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE TODAY. ANYWAY, IF HE HAD BEEN HERE -- >> HE HAD TO GO SIGN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. ACTUALLY, WASHINGTON DIDN'T, BUT -- >> Mayor Freaney: HE DID NOT. YEAH. I'M GLAD THAT COMMISSIONER
SANDBERGEN BROUGHT UP JUNETEENTH IN SERVICE TODAY. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT DAY TO HONOR, IT'S OBVIOUSLY SOMEWHAT OF A BLEMISH ON OUR HISTORY, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO RISE ABOVE IT, AND TRY TO MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN, AND I'M PROUD OUR
STAFF DOES A LOT OF GOOD WORKS AS AN INSERVICE FUNCTION IN THE COMMUNITY ON JUNETEENTH. THAT'S AWESOME. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN THINK OF, SO I'LL GO TO CITY CLERK UPDATE. >> NOTHING NEW TO REPORT, MAYOR, THANK YOU. >> Mayor Freaney: CITY MANAGER UPDATE.
>> MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, STAFF HAD COMMITTED TO BRING YOU AN UPDATE ON GRAND OAK PARK ON THIS AGENDA THIS EVENING. WE HAVE AN ATTACHMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE, IT'S A MEMO. IT TOUCHES UPON ALL OF THOSE ISSUES THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT
THE LAST CITY COMMISSION MEETING, OR THE ONE BEFORE LAST. I'M GOING TO ASK CLAY AND MATTHEW TO KIND OF GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THAT MEMO AGAIN. WE ALSO HAVE SOME ITEMS ATTACHED THAT TO WHICH WE'LL DESCRIBE TO
YOU AS WELL. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSION. WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE -- LIKE THE CITY MANAGER SAID, AN OUTLINE OF SOME
OF THE STUFF THAT HAS HAPPENED. JUST BRIEFLY TOUCHING ON THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR. WE'VE RECEIVED AN UPDATED PEOPLE MOI, UPDATED SCHEDULE ON JUNE 4th. AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE THEM
COMPLETING THE CONSTRUCTION IN MID-AUGUST FOR THE PARK AND EVERYTHING. HOWEVER THE RESTROOM IS STILL LOOKING TO BE LATER. THEY'LL WORK AROUND THE PARK,
AND THEY'LL HAVE FENCING AROUND THE FOUNDATION FOR THE RESTROOM. AS SOON AS THAT GETS DELIVERED, WE'LL PUSH THAT DELIVERY QUICKER. THERE IS AN ABILITY, IF WE NEED TO HAVE RESTROOMS, WE COULD BRING IN SOME TEMPORARY RESTROOMS TO SIT ON THAT FOUNDATION.
THERE WERE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE USE OF GPR ON THE SITE, WE REACHED OUT TO THE FORMER PROJECT MANAGER AND CITY STAFF, REACHED OUT TO DUG HUTCHISON WHO WAS OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. HE MENTIONED THAT GPR HAD BEEN
USED AND DISCUSSED FOR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE CITY. WE DID NOT USE GPR ON THIS PARK PROJECT. AND THE AREA OF THE FOUNDATION, THE ASSUMPTION THERE WERE MADE THIS WAS A FOUNDATION AND STRUCTURE THAT WAS DESIGNED TO HOLD A BUILDING, BY TAKING A
BUILDING DOWN EVERYONE JUST PUTTING A BRICK PAVERS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT WOULDN'T REALLY AFFECT THE FOUNDATION OR THE LOADING OF THE BUILDING, SO IT WAS CHOSEN AT THAT TIME, THAT NOBODY WOULD USE
GPR TO IDENTIFY ANY ABNORMALITIES UNDER THE BUILDING, WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT ANY LOADING WOULD BE FINE. SUBSEQUENTLY AS WE WERE IN THE CONSTRUCTION, THEY FOUND THE AIR DUCTS THAT WERE UNDER THE FOUNDATIONS AND WAS QUITED BEFORE, WE DO HAVE TWO QUOTES TO
HANDLE THOSE. ONE QUOTE IS JUST TO KEEP THE AIR DUCTS AND FILL IT WITH LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE UNDERNEATH THERE, WE WANTED TO REMOVE, IT'S A METAL CAP THAT SITS UNDERNEATH. FOUR INCHES OF CONCRETE, THEN
YOU HAVE A SMALL METAL PLATE THAT'S BEEN SUBJECT TO THE AIR. THEY WOULD REMOVE THAT OUT OF THERE, AND THEN BRING IN FILL, AND BUILD THE PAVERS ON TOP OF THAT. JUST DOUBLE CHECKING BACK,
REGARDING SOME OF THE DEMOLITION, I KNOW THERE WERE QUESTIONS ON THAT. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE FORMER CITY ARBORIST RECOMMENDED SOME LIGHT -- WE'LL REFER TO AS DELICATE DEMOLITION AS THE BUILDING WAS TAKEN DOWN
PREVIOUSLY, AND AS CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED, THEY LOOKED AT SOME OTHER THINGS, MORE -- BRINGING IN A LITTLE HEAVIER EQUIPMENT THAT GOT SOME OF THE DEMO TO WHERE WE WERE PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. AS WE HAVE MOVED THROUGH, WE HAVE COORDINATED WITH THE CURRENT CITY ARBORIST, WHO KEEPS AN EYE ON HOW THE TREE
PROTECTION AND WHERE WE STAND TO MAKE SURE THE ROOTS AREN'T THE SIZE THAT WOULD AFFECT THE TREES, SO EVERYTHING IS SORT OF STAYING OUT OF THAT AREA. THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING -- ACTUALLY, LET ME GO BACK. SKIP A STEP BEFORE I GET HERE.
REGARDING THE SIZE OF THE FOOTER AND HOW IT CHANGED BEFORE. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE SUPPLIER. AND AS OF EMAIL LAST WEEK, EARLIER THIS WEEK, THEY ARE STILL DETERMINING WHAT MADE THAT CHANGE. THEY BROUGHT IN A 3rd PARTY,
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER TO REVIEW THE ORIGINAL DESIGN AND THE CURRENT DESIGN, TO FIND OUT WHICH IS THE PROPER ONE FOR THAT. THEY ARE PAYING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO COME IN AND EVALUATE, REVIEW THE TWO, TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE PROPER DESIGN. AND I THINK THERE WAS ALSO SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FUNDS
AND THE FEES, WHEN THE CONTRACT -- AND WHEN WE TAKE ANY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IN FRONT OF YOU FOR AWARD, THERE IS ALWAYS A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT IN THOSE CONTRACTS, SO FOR THESE LITTLE THINGS TO COME UP, SO WE CAN ALLOW TO MAKE CHANGES
WITHOUT BRINGING EVERY LITTLE DOLLAR AMOUNT IN FRONT OF YOU. SO WHEN WE DID THIS PROJECT, IT WAS THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT FOR
515,000, INCLUDED 411,000 -- THERE'S $75,000 IN THE BUDGET THAT'S CONTINGENCY, WHICH IS HERE TO PAY FOR THESE LITTLE ITEMS AS YOU COME TO CONSTRUCTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S HAD A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT'S GONE ON WITHOUT ANY LITTLE TWEAKS. ALONG WITH THAT IN THAT AWARD, THERE WAS THE BID ALTERNATE ONE, WHICH WAS FOR THE REPAIR -- REDOING THE PAVERS ON MAIN
STREET, SINCE WE WERE IN THE AREA, SORT OF AS, WE'RE WORKING ON CIP PROJECT, IT'S BEEN OUR POLICY FOR WORKING ON THESE BRICK PAVERS TO REFRESH THEM IN AREAS WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TRIP HAZARDS OR OTHER AREAS, WE CLEAN THEM UP AS WE HAVE THE CIP
PROJECT IN THE AREA. THAT'S WHY WE ADDED BID ALTERNATE NO. 1, IN THE AMOUNT OF $770,000. I THINK THAT TAKES -- AND THEN THERE IS SOME -- THERE WAS
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION ON THE TWO-WAY OF GRANT STREET. GRANT WAY IS PROPOSED TO CONVERT FROM ONE WAY TO TWO WAY. A TWO-WAY CONFIGURATION IS PREFERRED FROM A TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, DUE TO DRIVERS
CONFUSING, ASSOCIATING THIS EXISTING ONE WAY CONDITION. INCLUDING INSTANCES WHERE MOTORISTS TRAVEL EASTBOUND DURING DESIGNATED TRAVEL FLOW. THIS WOULD IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY AND ACCESS DURING SPECIAL EVENTS, TO ACCOMMODATE -- TO DO
SO, TO ACCOMMODATE THE ANGLED PARKING, WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT MOVING THE EXISTING SIDEWALK IN. AND AS PART OF THAT, DURING SOME OF THE EARLIER DISCUSSIONS, WE -- THAT'S EXISTING SIDEWALK IS AN OLD 4 FOOT WIDE CONCRETE
SIDEWALK, SO PART OF THAT IS ALSO TO SWITCH OVER TO GO TO A WIDER AND CHANGE IT TO PAVER SIDEWALKS, AS WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT AGO. CIP PROJECTS ARE SORT OF DOWNTOWN IN THE AREA, WHERE WE CAN INCORPORATE CLEANING UP SOME OF THE OLD BRICK PAVERS, SO
THEY'RE LEVEL AND WE DON'T HAVE TRIPPING HAZARDS. THAT'S SORT OF AS WE LOOKED AT THIS, WE'RE NEGOTIATING A CHANGE ORDER FOR THEM TO CHANGE THAT FROM THE OLD CONCRETE SIDEWALK TO THE BRICK PAVERS, CHANGE THAT, SO THAT'S THE ONLY SECTION
IN THE AREA THAT IS CONCRETE, SO IT WOULD GLOW AND MATCH WITH THE REST OF DOWNTOWN. AND WITH THAT, THAT 4 FOOT SIDEWALK IS RIGHT ON THE BACK OF A CURVE, IF CARS ARE PARKING THERE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OVERHANG, AND YOU'LL SEE, IF SOMEONE'S IN A PICKUP, THEY PUT
THAT BACK WHEEL ON THAT WHEEL STOP, THE TRUCK COVERS THE ENTIRE PARKING SPACE. IF WE MOVE THE SIDEWALK IN, IT GIVES A LITTLE MORE FLOW INTO THE PARK, AND ALLOWS PEDESTRIANS TO BE ABLE TO WALK UNOBSTRUCTED IF ANY VEHICLES BACK UP, OR YOU DON'T HAVE THAT VEHICLE OVER THE
PARKING -- EXCUSE ME, THE SIDEWALK. I THINK THAT'S EVERYTHING. I'M SURE YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AFTER THAT, SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER. >> Mayor Freaney: QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER GOW, STARTING OVER HERE?
>> THANK YOU. YEAH, CRAZY QUESTION, HOW MANY OTHER DECISIONS ABOUT THE PARK NEED TO BE VOTED ON BY THE COMMISSION? >> NONE OF THESE DO, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL -- ALL THESE ARE
CHANGE ORDERS INSIDE THE CONTRACT THAT ARE INSIDE THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT. >> EXCEPT FOR THE TWO-WAY STREET. WE'RE STILL VOTING ON THAT, RIGHT? >> NO, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO ABOUT THE TWO-WAY STREET, WE WAN THE TO TAKE IT OUT, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PROPOSE A CHANGE ORDER FOR
THE CITY COMMISSION, WE WANT FOR YOU TO APPROVE -- WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT OUT AND EXPLAIN WHY STAFF IS MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION WE'RE MAKING, AND THEN HAVE YOU MAKE THAT DECISION MOVING FORWARD. WE WANT TO DO THAT AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, AS A
PROJECT. IN ESSENCE, WE WANT TO TAP THE BREAKS ON THAT, BUT WE STILL WANT TO DO THE SIDEWALK. THE SIDEWALK IS A BETTER CONFIGURATION. WE ATTACH IT TO YOUR AGENDA ITEM, WHICH SHOWS THE SIDEWALK ENCROACHING BY THE PARK, BY
ABOUT 4 FEET. IT'S BETTER FOR US TO TAKE THE WHEEL STOPS OUT AND CREATE MORE BACKING IN SPACE. WE'RE TRYING TO DIMINISH OUR USE OF WHEEL STOPS BECAUSE OF THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE BECAUSE
OF THE LIABILITY INVOLVED WITH THEM. >> WHEEL STOPS ARE A TRIP HAZARD. >> SO IN ESSENCE, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR YOU TO MAKE A DECISION ON THE TWO-WAY STREET. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WAS GOING TO END UP THERE. >> Mayor Freaney: SOME THINGS YOU'RE LASER FOCUSED ON.
>> WHAT WE HEARD TONIGHT FOR GRANT STREET WILL BE DONE WITHOUT TALKING TO THE COMMISSION ABOUT THE TWO-WAY STREET? >> CORRECT. >> WELL, NOT CORRECT, BECAUSE THAT WAS A QUESTION, AND I GUESS
WHAT IT IS IS -- I DON'T -- IF WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT THE TWO-WAY STREET, I WANT TO VOTE NOT ONLY ON THAT, BUT ANY OF THESE ELEMENTS THAT WOULD IMPACT THAT. THE PAVERS, THE STOPS, BECAUSE I
DON'T WANT TO GET TO A POINT WHERE THE DECISIONS ALREADY BEEN MADE BECAUSE THE CONSTRUCTION'S ALREADY DONE IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN HONEST DISCUSSION. >> NO, NO. >> AND IF WE SAY NO, THERE ISN'T MONEY WASTED ON THE CURRENT PROJECT.
>> OKAY, SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS THE ANGLED PARKING, AS YOU SEE ON THE SIDEWALK. BECAUSE AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IN THE FUTURE, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO A TWO-WAY STREET OR -- IT'S JUST A BETTER
CONFIGURATION OF THE PARK ITSELF, BUT IT DOESN'T NATURALLY FEED INTO A TWO-WAY STREET, THAT DECISION WILL BE BEFORE YOU AS A STAND ALONE ITEM >> Mayor Freaney: CAN I ADD A COMMENT TO THAT? >> YEAH. >> Mayor Freaney: BECAUSE I THINK WE MAY BE IN THE SAME PLACE, BUT IF YOU WEREN'T GOING
TO DO A TWO-WAY STREET, MAYBE THERE WOULD BE MORE ROOM FOR THE PARK? LIKE HOW MUCH PARK ARE YOU GIVING UP TO PROVIDE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A TWO-WAY STREET, WHICH WOULD THEN SAY LATER, YOU GUYS WOULD BE LIKE -- I'M NOT
BEING DISRESPECTFUL, I USED TO BE STAFF, I'M BEING A LITTLE SMART ALECY HERE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR THE TWO-WAY STREET, WHY WOULDN'T WE MAKE IT A TWO-WAY STREET. >> MAYOR, IF I MAY. >> OUR PROFESSIONALLY FOUND
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATION IS THAT THIS IS A BETTER IDEA FOR THE PARK AND THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE PARK. I DON'T THINK WE'D PUT ANYTHING BEFORE YOU SAYING, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS, BECAUSE YOU DID THAT. IT'S JUST -- IT'S A BETTER CONFIGURATION FOR THE PARK AT THIS POINT. SO --
>> IF I COULD ELABORATE. THE SITE PLAN YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT THERE. AGAIN, AS CLAY MENTIONED, WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS, AND ELIMINATE POTENTIAL TRIP HAZARDS IN THE AREA. BY PUTTING IN THE NEW PAVER
SIDEWALK, WHICH CAN ALL BE DONE UNDER THE ORIGINAL CONTINGENCY DOLLAR AMOUNT, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS BEYOND WHAT WAS BUDGETED AND AWARDED WITH THE CONTRACT, SO BY DOING THE CONFIGURATION, YOU SEE THERE, WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY PARKING, ALLOWS US TO ADJUST THE
SIDEWALK, AROUND EXISTING TREES, AND ELIMINATE ANY TRIP HAZARDS. IT ALLOWS US TO ADDRESS WHAT CLAY MENTIONED, IF SOMEONE BACKS UP WITH A TRUCK THAT HAS A TRAILER HITCH, YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEONE WALKING ALONG THAT TAKES
OUT THEIR KNEECAP BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OVERHANGING THE SIDEWALK. BY DOING THIS, IT ALLOWS US TO MAKE THESE CHANGES, HAVE UNIFORMITY ON PAVER SIDEWALK, ALONG MAIN STREET AND GRANT, AND SHOULD WE EVER DECIDE IN THE FUTURE, TO MAKE IT TWO-WAY, WE
DON'T HAVE TO REMOVE ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN CONSTRUCTED. IT'S THERE, BUT TO JENNIFER'S POINT, IF WE LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS, IT'S FINE THE WAY IT IS AS WELL. AND IT'S A NICE MEANDERING SIDEWALK, AND ADDRESSES THE REMOVAL OF ANY TRIP HAZARDS THAT
MIGHT EXIST IN THE AREA. NOT ONLY ALONG THE SIDEWALK, AS FAR AS RAISED SIDEWALK BECAUSE OF TREE ROOTS, IT ADDRESSES ANY TRIP HAZARDS WITH THE WHEEL STOPS BY PULLING THE SIDEWALK
AWAY IN THOSE AREAS. >> IF YOU -- >> Mayor Freaney: NO, IT'S YOUR TURN. I HAVE MORE OPINIONS. >> THE SIDEWALK THAT'S BEING RECOMMENDED, THE PAVERS, THAT IS ENCROACHING FOUR-FEET INTO THE
PARK? >> IT'S MEANDERING, YOU SEE, THERE'S SOME ISLANDS -- OR AN ISLAND TOWARD, CLOSEST TO HIGHLAND AVENUE, SO WE'RE TRYING TO MEE AND IRTHE SIDEWALK AROUND THOSE EXISTING TREES. WE JUST ZOOMED IN SO YOU CAN SEE IT A LITTLE BETTER.
WE'RE PULLING THE SIDEWALK AWAY, SO IF THERE'S ANY OVERHANG IN THOSE AREAS, YOU DON'T HAVE PEDESTRIANS WALKING IMMEDIATELY BEHIND WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE PARKED. YOU HAVE A LANDSCAPED AREA THAT WILL HAVE IRRIGATION, SO IT'S
UNLIKE WHAT ENGINEERS TYPICALLY DO, IT'S NOT A LINEAR SIDEWALK. IT HAS SOME MEANDERING WHICH IS, I THINK, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND INCORPORATED INTO THE PARK.
>> YOU KNOW, IN -- SORRY FOR THE QUICK COMMENT, MAYOR, BUT I WILL GO BACK TO QUESTIONS, JUST ME PERSONALLY, IF I WOULD HAVE -- I COULD TAKE MY VOTE OVER AGAIN, WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE NO ON THIS WHOLE PROJECT.
I'M JUST A LITTLE FRUSTRATED AT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT'S TAKING. NOW WE'RE LOSING PART OF OUR GREEN SPACE. SO THAT WAS MY CONCERN, IF WE WAIT ON THE VOTE ON TWO-WAY OR
NOT, WHEN THAT TWO-WAY COMES TO US, WHY WOULD WE SAY NO? BECAUSE WE'RE 98% THERE. BUT MY ISSUES ARE, TAKING AWAY
GREEN SPACE. AND FOR CARS, THAT JUST -- >> WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY TAKING AWAY GREEN SPACE, YOU'RE JUST SHIFTING WHERE THE SIDEWALK IS, RIGHT? THERE'S AN EXISTING SIDEWALK THERE NOW. YOU'RE SHIFTING IT OVER A LITTLE BIT, YOU HAVE GREEN SPACE
BETWEEN THE PARKING AND SIDEWALK, AND THEN THE PARK SIDE PARKING. BUT AGAIN, ALL THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE CONTINGENCY AMOUNT THAT WAS AWARDED. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS BEYOND WHAT WAS AWARDED BY THE COMMISSION CAN, AND I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY THAT
ANY TRIP AND FALL LAWSUIT CLAIM MIGHT BE IN EXCESS OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPEND ON PAVERS. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> Mayor Freaney: ANY MORE QUESTIONS? >> ACTUALLY, AT THIS POINT, I DO NOT. IT'S ALL COMMENTS.
>> COMMISSIONER DUGARD, QUESTIONS? >> IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE'RE REMOVING THE CAR STOPS IN THIS PROCESS. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? >> MAINLY TRIPPING HAZARDS.
WE WOULD STILL KEEP THE CAR STOPS ON THE EASTERN SIDE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE EXHIBIT, BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING TREE AND TRYING TO PROTECT 9 TREE, AS YOU GET TO THE FAR EASTSIDE, WE WOULD GO BACK TO THE EXISTING SIDEWALK, AS YOU GO WEST, WE WOULD MOVE OURSELVES AWAY
FROM -- GIVING THAT OVERHANG TO REMOVE THE NEED OF THE WHEEL STOPS. >> OKAY. IF WE GO WITH THIS PARTICULAR
PLAN, IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE US IN ANYWAY TO TWO WAY? CORRECT? >> CORRECT. AND GIVEN POTENTIAL FUNDING CONSTRAINTS THAT MAY BE BEFORE THE COMMISSION IN THE FUTURE. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> Mayor Freaney: VICE MAYOR, QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION ON THE GROUND PENETRATING RADAR, WHAT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME IS, THE EXISTING SLAB VOIDS.
IT SEEMS THAT, OKAY, IT -- IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THOSE VOIDS WERE JUST AN INGRESS AND EGRESS AIR DUCT. >> IT WAS THE AIR DUCT RETURN, SO IT WENT AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF
THE BUILDING AND THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. THAT'S HOW THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM WORKED INSIDE OF THERE. IT WAS JUST A VACANT -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY VACANT. IF WAS AN AREA OF TUNNEL AIR THAT WAS RUN, THAT HAS A THIN TWO INCH PIECE OF STEEL, AND
THEN THE FOUR INCH SLAB WAS POURED ON TOP OF THAT. >> HOW DID WE MAKE THAT DETERMINATION? >> WHEN WE DUG OUT THE NORTHEAST CORNER, TO START TO PUT IN THE FOOTER FOR THE BATHROOMS. >> OKAY.
ARE WE CONFIDENT THAT THERE ARE NOT OTHER VOIDS UNDER THE SLAB? >> AS CONFIDENT AS WE CAN BE. I MEAN, IT IS UNDERGROUND, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT MAY POP UP, WE THINK WE FOUND THE BIGGEST -- HOPEFULLY WE FOUND THE BIGGEST DETERRENT
THERE, YES. AND WHAT LED ME TO THE GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SOMEHOW AND MAYBE I'M WRONG SEEMS THAT WE ACTUALLY KNEW THE THICKNESS OF
THE SLAB. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE MADE THAT DETERMINATION. >> AGAIN IT GOES BACK TO IF IT WAS ON A VIRGIN SITE.
YOU WOULD HAVE PLACED PAVERS ON COMPACTED FILL, AND SAND BASE. SO WE FIGURED LET'S UTILIZE SO
THAT'S NOT WHY THERE'S A SLAB TO WHAT WE NORMALLY WOULD DO ANYWAY. >> I APPRECIATE. NOW I LIKE THE TIMELINE THAT YOU HAVE AT THE END THERE. DOES THAT KEEP THE CONTRACTOR
FROM GOING INTO THE INDEMNITY CLAUSE OR -- IS THIS GOING TO EXCEED PAST A DEADLINE WHERE -- I'M SORRY LIQUIDATED DAMAGES KICK IN?
I WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT ONE >> THIS IS THE QUESTION. WHERE IS THAT TIMELINE IN COMPARISON TO THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE WHERE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES MAY BE KICKING IN.
DOES THAT MAKE IT CLEARER >> I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. >> SO IF WE MAY WE'LL SEND THAT TO ALL OF FIVE US. I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT MYSELF
>> COMMISSIONER SANDBERG. >> MR. MAYOR MR. AMERICA. "CAPTAIN AMERICA." >> IT'S LIKE STARS LIKE WHERE'S WALDO. >> I LIKE IT.
I WISH TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT COMMISSIONER SAND BERGEN'S WIFE DRESSES HIM.
EVERYBODY NEEDS A SHERRY. I BETTER NEEDS A PEG TOO. NO QUESTIONS. >> NO QUESTIONS, MAYOR. SO SO I HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO
ISSUE WITH THE MEANDERING PAVERS. I THINK YOU IT'S FANTASTIC. I'M GOING TO ASK THIS ONE MORE WAY. YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT WE'RE NOT LOSING ANY GREEN SPACE BY --
WE'RE NOT LOSING GREEN SPACE -- IT JUST MAKES TO SENSE -- HOW ARE WE -- IT'S A ONE WAY STREET. AS IT IS RIGHT NOW CAN IT GO TO A TWO-WAY STREET -- I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE
PREPARING FOR A TWO-WAY STREET EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T DECIDED ON THE TWO-WAY STREET. >> I THINK THE BEST YOU'RE NOT LOSING ANY SPACE RIGHT NOW. THERE'S THE CONFIGURATION THAT
YOU SEE THERE. EVERYTHING IS WHERE THEY ARE. >> WE'RE MAKING A MEANDERING SIDEWALK. IF THEN WE MIGHT. IT GIVES THE ABILITY TO EXPAND
THE TWO-WAY SPACE TO HAVE THE ANGLED SPACES. TODAY IT WILL STAY THE CONFIGURATION YOU HAVE TODAY. >> SO YOU'RE BASICALLY. >> SO THE CURB LINE IS THE SAME.
>> WE'RE UTILIZING THE EXISTING PARKING THAT'S THERE. >> THEY WILL STILL OVERHANG IN THE CURB LINE. >> RIGHT. AND IS THERE A MOVEMENT TO GET
RID OF THE CAR STOPS OR SOMETHING. IS THAT A THING. >> I KNOW SOME RETAILERS THAT WILL NOT USE THEM. >> YOU THINK I CAN THINK OF ONE PERSON KNOWS WHERE THE CAR STOP
IS THERE AND WENT OVER THE CURB. >> IT WASN'T ME BY THE WAY. >> I'M NOT MAKING ANY COMMENTS. >> WE'RE ACTUALLY WE'RE LOOKING AT THE WHEEL STOPS AND LOOKING
AT ALTERNATIVES METHODS THAN THE WHEEL STAUMS FOR THE MAJORITY OF MAIN STREET. WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL REPORT AT THIS POINT BUT AS YOU'VE SEEN DURING EVENTS -- WELL THERE'S NOT AN EVENT.
DURING EVENTS WE HAVE SOME REAL TROUBLE WITH THE WHEEL STOPS WITH THE FOLKS AT THE EVENT. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL SORTS OF WAYS TO DO WITHOUT THEM WHILE STILL MAKING SAFE.
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT SUMBA BY THE WAY LBOLLARDS.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. ARE WE LOSING ANY GREEN SPACE. YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY LOSING ONE-FOOT OF GREEN SPACE. AND WE HAVE TO PUT >> I CAN MAKE IT MORE USABLE.
>> OKAY. BUT WE'RE NOT MAKING WAY FOR ROADWAY. THAT WASN'T MY BIGGEST ISSUE. I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. I GUESS THAT'S MY QUESTIONS.
>> MADAM MAYOR ON THE TWO-WAY STREET ISSUE. >> ACTUALLY THE STAFF HAD AFTER THE CITY CITY MEETING. IS THAT THE TWO-WAY STREET IS A
STAFF INITIATED INITIATIVE. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING IT. ON HAVING THAT DISCUSSION. WHAT I'D LIKE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU AT A WORKSHOP.
>> YOU WANT US TO BE OPEN-MINDED >> YES, OBVIOUSLY. >> AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT. OBVIOUSLY IT'S A DECISION OF THE CITY COMMISSION.
WE'D LIKE THE AND WE TOOK OUT OF THE TIMELINE. THIS PARTICULAR THING IS ONLY THING BEFORE YOU. >> I HAVE NO DOUBT EVERYONE UP HERE WILL HAVE.
TO CLARIFY THE TIMELINE THAT HAS MID-AUGUST TO FINISH THE PARK PROPER. WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED. SO THIS ADDITIONAL WORK HAS A TWO-MONTH EXTENSION.
>> THE BATHROOMS WILL BE DONE FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE. >> SO WE ARE COMMITTING TO PUSHING AS HARD AS WE CAN. WE WILL MAKE SURE THERE ARE RESTROOMS FACILITIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS. >> SOUNDS GOOD.
THIS IS JUST INFORMATIONAL. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THINGS >> I ATTACHED THE CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE AND IT'S A GOOD UPDATE. WE'RE STILL VERY BUSY. AND ALSO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU THE FIVE OF YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT YOUR JUNETEENTH AND FOR THE IN SERVICE WORK THAT I TOLD THE EMPLOYEES DURING IN 2021 WE PUT IT BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION AND YOU SUPPORTED US. WE HAD A GREAT DAY.
WE HAD A IT WAS A VERY UPLIFTING. TW ACTUALLY, AND WE DID ALL SORTS OF SERVICE PROJECTS. ONE OF MY FAVORITE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WENT TO A FOSTER
FACILITY ON UNION. THEY BROUGHT RUSSET, AND THE APPARATUS AND THEY WERE VERY INSPIRED WHICH IS A GOOD THING. IT REALLY IS. I WENT TO EAST DUNEDIN, AND DID
A MEET AND GREET WITH ABOUT 50 RESIDENTS. AND HAD TO EXPLAIN FREEBIE LOOP AGAIN. WE'RE AT THE LIBRARY. WE WERE JUST ALL OVER, AND I'M SORRY IF I FORGOT ANY PLACE WE
WERE, SAND THEN ACTUALLY RANDOM ACTS OF FLOWERS THEY BROUGHT THEM. HAD SPEAKERS ALL AFTERNOON. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT WAS A GOOD DAY AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. >> ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER. >> I HAVE ONE. I KNOW ENOUGH TO BE COMPLETELY DANGEROUS ON THIS SUBJECT.
DATA CENTERS. COCA-COLA PLANT, DATA CENTERS. OBVIOUSLY LOTS OF BUZZ. AND THE PART THAT I SAW OF THE
COUNTY COMMISSION HAD THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TALKING ABOUT THE FACT BUT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE IS UNINCORPORATED LAND. NOT SPEAKING FOR THE CITY. DO WE HAVE ANNI ISSUES WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IN OUR CODE
REGARDING DATA CENTERS AND I WILL DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT AND CHECK BACK IN WITH THE COMMISSION. OOF BEEN LOOKING AT THE DATA STPRERS THAT ARE BEING WILT.
IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE COCA-COLA WOULD BE WAY TOO SMALL.
AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW THAT IS AI GENERATED OVERVIEW. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT CAUGHT NOT THINKING ABOUT THIS. >> ABSOLUTELY. IT'S DEFINITELY ON THE RADAR. AND THEN ALSO I KNOW WE'RE GOING
TO BE ABOUT OUR GOLF CLUB BUDGET NUMBERS, AND HOW THEY'RE DOING DURING BUDGET. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR THE HUNDREDth
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. >> AND WE'VE ACTUALLY EMBARKED UPON OUR CELEBRATIONS ALREADY. SO WORKING WITH THE CHAMBER OBVIOUSLY THE HISTORY MUSEUM. WE DID PRESENT TO YOU I THINK JUST AFTER THE NEW YEAR THE LIST
OF WHAT WE'RE DOING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE'VE FLUSHED THAT OUT. >> NEXT YEAR IS THE GULF CLUB IS FENWAY'S 100'S ANNIVERSARY. >> MY MIND WENT IMMEDIATELY TO
THE 250. >> 100 YEARS OF THE GOLF COURSE. YES. WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKIN ON THAT. TONY AND BLAIR, AND THEN THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO START MEETING I THINK IT'S A THURSDAY
EVENING HERE SHORTLY. CERTAINLY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOLF CLUB ARE IMPORTANT. >> I'M SORRY. HAS THE GOLF CLUB COMMITTEE MET ALREADY. >> NO. I THINK THEY JUST POLLED THE MEMBERS ABOUT THE BEST TIME.
>> THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO MEET ON THE LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. EVENING OR -- >> YES, MA'AM. MICROPHONE SYSTEM. WAS THAT JUST LIKE A FUN THING
THEY WERE DOING THAT NIGHT WAS TO HAVE TWO MICROPHONES. IT WAS A FUN THING JUST TO SEE HOW IT DID SOUND. IT DID SOUND BETTER. I THINK WHAT THE COUNTY COMMISSION USES. >> I TOTALLY AGREE.
AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, THE ECHO OR WHATEVER IT IS IS REALLY MAKING YOU'VE GOT TO LISTEN CLOSELY >> I'LL TALK TO STAFF ABOUT GETTING THOSE UP THERE. >> ARE WE GOING TO BE USING THOSE GOING FORWARD.
>> THOSE ARE OUR NEW CORDLESS MICS. WE'RE GOING TO ACTIVATE THEM AT OUR WORKSHOP. BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THE COMMISSION JUST HIT THAT GREEN BUTTON AND ACTIVATED THEM.
I CAN DEFINITELY TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT. >> AT LEAST TO TRY IT. WE SHOULD GIVE IT A TRUE TRIAL RUN. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. CITY ATTORNEY UPDATE.
ON THE LAST WEEK IN JUNE. I'LL HAVE MY PHONE. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING. THAT THEN I WANTED TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY FOURTH BECAUSE I
WON'T SEE YOU BEFORE THE FOURTH. JEN COHEN IS OUR CITY ATTORNEY. I THINK SHE DOES A GREAT JOB. AND I WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE IN THAT SEAT. >> I'D LIKE TO ECHO THAT.
JEN IS ALSO THE ATTORNEY FOR P.S.T. A. IT'S JUST THIS LEVEL OF COMFORT KNOWING THAT SHE'S THERE. >> COOL. AND LAST BUT NOT AT LEAST BEFORE
I THINK WE GOT THIS FLYER FROM CHIEF ABOUT FIREFIGHTER TYLER AND HIS WIFE COURTENAY AND THE LOSS OF THEIR TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TAYLOR.
AS A COMMISSION AND A COMMUNITY WE SEND OUR LOVE AND OUR PRAYERS TO THEM. >> ARE WE DOING THIS INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP. >> MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT THIS. SO BECAUSE IT WOULD BE NICE TO
DO SOMETHING AS A COMMISSION. >> FAIR ENOUGH. TO HOLD OFF. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT. JUST IF NO ONE THEIR TWO-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER DROWNED IN THEIR POOL.
IT'S THE WORST TRAGEDY. OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THEM AS THEIR HEARTS HEAL. ANYWAY. MEETING ADJOURNED.