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e e e e good morning the Tuesday February 11th 2025 regular Board of County Commissioners meeting will now be called to order we'll begin with a moment of Silent reflection for the First
Responders and members of our Armed Forces will be followed by an invocation by none other than Stan bowling and our County Administrator John TI canich will lead us in the pledge please rise let's
pray Lord thank you for giving us a few moments to pause together to reflect to remember and to bring ourselves before you we thank you this morning for life for your word and the ability you have given us to reconnect with your word and
to you and others we may feel anger within us us we may sense anger around us we remember your word which says in more than one place not to let the sun go down on our anger we're not designed
to live in Anger James 1 warns us the anger of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God and we remember Exodus 34 where you tell us your name and you tell us who you are you say you
are God compassionate great gracious slow to get angry and abounding and loyal love and faithfulness so we rightly ask you for your compassion Your Grace your mercy your love your forgiveness for
us but can we ask of you what we withhold from others do we re down consequences on others while we pray for reigning blessings on us do we insist on actions
that break apart families while we ask for you to keep our families together we remember Matthew 22 and Luke 10 where you tell us how to live straight up you say love the Lord your God with all your
heart soul strength and mind and the other commandment which is like it love others like you love yourself and we quickly ask well which others who is my neighbor surely there are limits and
borders on our love for others but your answer in a parable is scandalously clear we are to go out of our way to love all others how do we do that how do
I do that I'm commanded to love people I don't like groups of people I don't even know I don't like individuals I don't even know but I have an opinion I don't like I'm commanded to love them where do I go with
that to you of course because of who you are and who you've said you are but how do we bring such a thing to you I mean how do we do this we remember then Matthew 6 and Luke 18 where you tell us
how not to pray and then how to pray not to pose for show you're our audience not others don't come comparing ourselves to others like we're better than them
because we're really not it's simple really we pray like the tax collector Lord have mercy on me sinner that I am we need your help we need your help to do what you've told us you want
us to do to live the way you want us so that's what we ask as followers and leaders we're both help us love and honor you and all others as you have instructed us to do we can't do that without you help us
sinners that we are thank you we can bring this to you help us do what you've told us you want us to do in your name amen amen please face the
flag IED aliance to the flag of the United States of America America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liy and justice for all thank you all and thank you
Stan all right we'll move on to any additions deletions to the agenda any emergency items to the board any administrator N More sir U move to approve the
agenda we have a motion by commissioner Mo seconded by commissioner Adams any further discussion all in favor I opposed motion carries unanimously we're off to a great start uh we do have some proclamations or
presentations I do not see all of the recip I here if it pleases the board we will reserve the uh proclamations as opposed to just reading them uh into the record uh I believe it's most appropriate for the recipients to be
here and uh if they show then we will be delivering the proclamations we do have one pro proclamation of for 211 that the recipient is here uh but other than that
uh will that satisfy the board yes sir okay well thank you with that we'll move on to uh a proclamation um for 211 and that Proclamation will be
delivered by Vice chairman darl La thank you Mr chair I believe we have a representative from 211 here I think this board is familiar with the roles and responsibilities of 211 so
it's an honor and a pleasure for me to read this Proclamation noting that this month is two11 Awareness Month whereas since the Inception in 1971 1971 chairman 211 helped serve and
answer over three million calls continuing to assist tens of thousands of individuals each year in the time of need and whereas in an era of increasing and certainty two in one's highly trained and accredited staff serve as Frontline responders providing 247
support and life-saving crisis intervision to individuals and families from all walks of life whereas 211 remains vital a vital community resource offering guidance and assistance to how struggling those struggling with mental and emotional health addiction housing
insecurity Utility payments food access and other Essentials ensuring every caller is heard and supported with available resource options and whereas Beyond chisty support two1 one
provide specialized advoc advocacy programming including caregiver support Help Me Grow Elder crisis Outreach and the life-saving Sunshine daily cause which offers companionship and reassurance to isolated seniors and
caregivers and therefore whereas as designated infrastructure for the 988 lifeline and additional support lines for First Responders and Veterans including my vet and 211 continues to
serve as a Beacon of Hope connecting those in crisis with compassionate peer based support and critical Services now therefore be it proclaimed by the board of County commissioners of Indian River County Florida that all citizens are urged to recognize the invaluable
Services of 211 and to reach out at any time day or night when they are in need of support guidance and simply someone to listen adopted this 11th day of February
2025 and signed by all five County Commissioners and chairman I can't think of a a Time in America when 211 probably uh is most utilized with all of the different things that are going on in our country and it's an honor and a
pleasure to recognize the gentleman from 211 sir the floor is yours thank you very much uh Commissioners and staff and I have I joke because I uh I used to make fun of my friends about having to wear glasses but it sneaks up on all of us right wait till you turn
40 I'm I just turned 46 so you it used to be the thing like you laugh at that but now far looks 2 life is funny that way um anyway uh I want to thank you all for your continued support of uh the critical work that we
do at 211 um it it it is an honor to have the support of uh the commission and to uh Proclaim 211 awareness month and actually today is February 11th which is technically 211 day so it's Unique that we get to do this on this
actual day um and as the the Proclamation was read um there were a lot of things that were there and one of the things that I want to highlight are some of the numbers um of and I know that numbers aren't the most riveting thing in the world so I'll start with numbers and
then I'll finish with a story um nearly in the last year nearly 200,000 people have called our Lifeline alone 200,000 um that's calls emails and texts and around 3% of those calls emails and texts come from residents of Indian
River County um so that to to do the quick math in my head that's about 6,000 calls uh that we're getting every year from Indian River County residents my goal would be that we get Triple that not because of the needs that are there but because of the the resources that
are available to the residents of Indian River County and they they're made aware of it um and the types of calls that we're continuing to get as you can imagine um as we we struggle with um as a country and as a world with a lot of things going on right now uh mental
health and substance abuse takes up about 32% of all of our calls uh about 25% of calls involve some form of housing assistance and then also about 10 a little less than 10% is utility assistance so these are the three things that I'm sure everyone here is aware of
the problems that are going on in the community and all of those who work with uh U members of the of the public as well so uh and there's a misconception that a lot of times the calls that we get are just for referrals um but we do so much more than that one of the things
that we do is just listen just answering the phone and listening to some somebody when they don't know who to talk to um sometimes you just want to to reach out to somebody and say I had a bad day today and I don't want to burden my family or my friends or anybody else you
can reach out to 211 and call them with no expectation no cost no anything that upon you just to to have that conversation and counseling and assessment and referrals those are all some of the things that we do uh to to help the citizens and then I promise you
a story um because I I I like to to hear the stories that we have from our call center staff because they remind us of exactly why what we do what we do so this is a a true story the names have been changed uh Lawrence was a man in his mid 70s who was at home and feeling
sad and lonely and isolated so he called 211 and spoke to one of our Representatives named Jamie uh Jaimie was very good about listening to what he had to say um and actively asking him questions to make sure that he had uh to a chance to share what it is that he
wanted to share and to learn more about his story uh in that conversation Lawrence eventually revealed that he was living alone and because of that in his mid-70s he didn't have any friends or family around him and um his health had deteriorated to the point where he had
lost the ability to drive um if you've ever worked with seniors or known a senior you know that that is a uh tremendous burden to carry um when you no longer have the ability to and the independence to travel and and to go where that you want to go we all have our keys in our pockets that we can go
and get in a vehicle and leave when you lose that ability and you've had that ability for decades that's tremendously burdensome So Jamie listened to Lawrence to tell his story and then she referred him to several agencies that were able to assist him with transportation and to get him the resources that he needed uh
to be able to get him to his medical appointments and and other things as well and uh uh commissioner lore read about our Sunshine program in the proclamation that happens to be my favorite program that we do at 211 um if you're not familiar it is an advocacy
program where anybody over the age of uh 60 can sign up and get a free daily check-in call uh to make sure that you're doing okay and that you have all of your needs and assessments met it also is available to anyone that's a caregiver of loved one uh over the age of 65 so she got Lawrence signed up for
that telephone reassurance program and now he looks forward to getting that call every single day it's a life life saving program you can imagine if you had no one to to reach out to you and to make sure that you were okay to have that as a tremendous program and also you know now Lawrence knows that in
between those daily calls if he's feeling any kind of anxiety or uh depression he can also call at any point for free so uh that's what I want to to share with you today and again thank you for the continued support that the commission has offered to 211 all over the years longer than I've been alive
like uh commissioner read 1971 we've been doing this so thank you again and uh we appreciate the continued support thank you Chad thank you we appreciate what you've done with 211 several of us have lived the life of
911 and have had to respond to that call and uh of course there's 811 if uh you're digging in the lawn and hope that you don't hit a fiber optic cable but more importantly you've taken
911 and brought to 211 you've taken 211 to bring it to the Forefront where people can seek help and they will get someone or the other end of that line to ensure that they get at least they they
can travel to the right spot where they will get the help that they're seeking or they may not even know what they're seeking but that the person at the other end of the phone has been trained to navigate and to provide the resources or
the ability to the access to those resources so I want to say thank you for taking 211 and Rising it to the top it probably alleviates a lot of the 911 calls and it alleviates uh so many uh so much anxiety
that occurs when people are seeking help yeah thank you for that yeah and absolutely we we definitely want to be a partner with law enforcement in fact I do the I'm doing the law enforcement ch intervention training uh tomorrow with the inner agency to to teach them that you know we want to be that partner for
we're not an emergency services call so anything that that you guys get called out for that we that that you're not really uh you know that that's not your what you're out there to do that's what we are here for and vice versa you know if a call comes into us and it is an emergency situation where a person is
you know in a dangerous situation that's when we will partner with them so absolutely thank you commissioner I appreciate that thank you thank you Chad come on [Applause] up
picture picture can't promise where it's going to be it may come somewhere yeah you are a little tall on that side with the guy no that's fine in the middle I'm always the short one in the middle there you go I feel
you were born that law wow tough tough delivery feel sorry well as I said we have uh two other proclamations we have one for uh of course Dr Deborah long and one for Coach Tyrone Perry
uh well we do have oh well come on down there you go come on down uh next Proclamation we be Proclamation recognizing African-American Pioneer in education Dr Deborah a
long good morning doc good morning well uh I have the privilege and honor to presenting you with this Proclamation uh I I I will say that you know when we we are blessed to have a superintendent of the
year we are we are and we're very blessed with the entire staff that we have here for education but you can't mention our school district without getting to Dr
Long Deb long Deborah long because your name and your presence is synonymous with action thank you and I appreciate the great mentorship and tutelage uh I I
guess if I uh ask some of the younger folks uh they know your name very well unfortunately they probably do yes but let's say in a good way absolutely your intent is to mold individuals so that
they the very best in our society in our community and for their families and they're successful so they may not appreciate it now now but they know your name yes they do and I want to thank you for all that you do thank you it's been
a privilege and honor of working with you for so many years thank you very much you as well with that I want to give you this Proclamation recognizing African-American Pioneer in education Deborah Dr Deborah A Taylor long whereas
Dr Deborah A Tay was born and raised in inie River County the community of gfed she is the mother of two children Gretchen and Grayson long and is a lifelong resident of Indian River County and is a passion is passionate about
ensuring every student whose lives she has been blessed to touch and in equal opportunity to excel in education Arena and in which she has worked for over 35
plus years towards making sure that there is equity and education system of IND River County and whereas Deborah A Taylor long is a faithful member and proud supporter of her house of worship
Mount Z Missionary Baptist Church where she is held uh the past offices and now fulfills a role as a faithful choir member whereas de long has worked throughout in River County as an
educator serving on on many several boards which directly impacts the lives and education of the youths of in River County and plays an instrumental role serving on several committees in leadership and advisory capacities
working towards steering her peers and the community in the direction of expanding and providing the opportunities for the children whereas Deborah A Taylor long is the gift David youth achievement
Center board of directors current chairperson and Advisory Board member of big brothers and sisters of in River County founding board member of The gifed Legal
Services Board member of the D5 alive and a member of the children's ADI Services advisory committee and a life member of the alpha Kappa Alpha sari
Incorporated now therefore be proclaimed by the board of County commissioners of IND River County that we commend Deborah Taylor a a Taylor long and recognize her outstanding achievements she is a pillar
in our community and is greatly enriched the lives of the countless citizens especially our youths duly adopted this 11th day of February 2025 and this Proclamation is signed by
all five County Commissioners thank you very very much Dr Long I'd just like to say I am honored this is my 40th year with the school district wow and currently I'm just getting back from total shoulder
shoulder replacement so this is my first outing so this is an honor to be here this morning to accept this Proclamation uh gford has been my home all of my life I love gford I love the community but I love Indian River County as well I have
touched the lives of many many students uh as a principal as a teacher as director of secondary education Director of Human Resources Director of uh professional learning I've done a lot of things and currently I'm the director of Extended Learning services for the
district and I just love what I do I guess that's why I've been around so long I know I look good but it's it's been a while it's been a while and I thoroughly enjoy what I do and meeting the different people that I've met working with parents and children and
just with my community in general so I am honored uh you never look for recognition I'm just a servant and I try to do the Lord's work and that is my servantry doing his work and this is a part of that so again I thank you thank
you thank you for this Proclamation and for this honor because it's not just for me it's for every life that I've touched so thank you well you mention you mentioned 40 years yes August 16th of 2025 will be the completion of year 40
so I guess the early years in this County they were hiring right out of middle school yeah pretty much when I came back I came back as a teacher at Gord middle and I was 20 and a half years old and I taught with the teachers that had taught me it's kind of
weird but it was fun it was interesting I was calling them by their last names they're like oh no Deborah you can use our first name now I'm like no ma'am thank you though but yes it's it's been an honor since 1985 I've been doing this work so wow thank you for your tremendous impact
thank you thank you Sheriff I uh I was reading the proclamation last last week when we got it and everybody in Indie River County knows deor long there's no doubt oh wow I'm infamous huh oh wow yeah and I and I'll tell you chairman
when I first met Deborah 2007 I'd heard about her before then but in 2007 we were in a in a leadership class together and and I never forget the first day uh one of the churches provided a bus for us to travel around the county uh and I I believe the first
day the the bus was in a crash but he backed into something but but that was okay and we had a good time and we've had a friendship and and I've watched her career uh for 18 years or so so congratulations thank you thank you very much
yes thank you for always being inclusive and bringing the community together I still remember an event that you were running was at Vera Beach High School and I was serving on Vera Beach city council at the time and you invited me and you know thank you for that thank
you for always making everyone feel welcome thank you very appreciate it than you for all you do doc thank you congratulations [Applause]
for the next 40 years well wishful thinking yes turn no you're fine the last one was that was a difficult thing thank you again doc I don't like I said I don't see
coach Perry I I understand he's so they had something going on most certainly will'll be happy not to do that I thought it was all the Bob's barricades on 66th Avenue because be traveling that way but uh we'll do that uh on the next meeting there it is
okay Commissioners I want to thank you all of y'all we've been doing this for 20 years sheriff and Joe we've been doing this honoring every Pioneer in our community and I just want to thank each and every one of you for all you do especially my sheriff and I am grateful
for my Commissioners every day because when you look at the news we got unity in our community when you look around the nation they don't have what we have we just got to keep pressing our way and keep it together and stay focused and I am grateful for you we love
felmer thank you teddy get all in there all right well we'll move on to the approval of the minutes for the special call meeting for November 12th 2024 that was the E
Workshop um I know you all have reviewed the minutes that's a motion by Vice chairman law seconded by myself any further discussion all in favor opposed motion carries unanimously and
then we have the minutes for the regular meeting of November 19th 2024 Mo approved and we have a motion by yes commission Erman second B by Vice chairman L any further discussion all in
favor I opposed motion carries unanimously all right we have in informational items uh that do not require any action but uh we have the distinguished budget presentation award
um County Administrator yes Mr chair uh would like to congratulate om um I don't know it's 34th year uh on receiving the distinguished budget award presentation award for fiscal year 2425
in addition uh it's the second year that they have been recognized a certificate of recognition for excuse me for their the Strategic goals and strategies including into the in the budget so we certainly want to thank Kristen Daniels
and her staff uh for all the hard work that they do I mean I know you see it on a day day-to-day basis and we especially see them shine during the budget process and so we very app are very appreciative of their work to to present put together
a good budget and then maintain it throughout the year so thank you Kristen and the whole office of office and management and budget thank you I appreciate that and uh we have the event calendar uh which
uh I'll tell you what is uh once again is very robust I want to thank staff for ensuring that we have enough activities for our community and I I see uh the director Beth Powell there uh she uh
ensures that the staff uh has an abundance of activities and Endeavors to keep our youth busy and even the older youth there's a lot of great things there please look on the website uh and then we have uh the
administrator uh approved items and that's a list that uh will uh be on the the agenda periodically to ensure that there is total transparency and accountability uh for the uh actions of
the County Administrator with expenditures yes Mr chair this is an item that we started last quarter and it'll be provided every quarter in concert with the quarterly budget amendments as it relates to administrative approved items thank
you well ladies and gentlemen now is the time we have public uh comment for on any agenda related items uh with the exception of any public hearings uh that if you choose not to stay later if you want to speak now it's
your opportunity two microphones seeing none having given ample opportunity we'll move on to the consent agenda uh commissioners
I'd like to pull a 9e echo 9e echo anything else um move to approve as amended then second we have a motion by commissioner M for the amended and seconded by myself any
further discussion all in favor I opposed motion carries un unanimously item 9e Echo commissioner Moss thank you Mr chair um 9e has to do with the uh schedule for the budget uh for the community uh the
budget packet distributed on Thursday July 3rd and the scheduled budget workshop on Wednesday July 9th um this is a a simple request if it's going to be too difficult to fulfill um then it's
uh it's it's not a Do or Die situation but the budget packet being distrib it on Thursday July 3rd I was wondering if it will be possible to move that up one day so that we at least have a work day before the 4th of July uh weekend that's
my question yes ma'am uh I'll work with om and we will do our level best to get it to you in advance of the July 3D deadline okay thank you and while we're on the um subject of workshops um as you
my colleagues uh recall uh we we are planning to schedule at least annual meetings with the municipalities and I've had we stick requests from two of them the pulled item all right well then I'll mention it
later but we should consider um the municipal meetings I think we're overdue on that um at any rate I will approve uh this item move to approve second any further discussion all in favor
I I opposed motion carries unanimously that concludes the consent agenda and now we'll move on to constitutional offices and governmental agencies there are none we do have public items we have the public
hearing the second public hearing it's item 11 A1 which is second public hearing poos develop his agreement between Riverfront Groves Incorporated and in E River County good morning counselor good
morning Commissioners as promised yes yes as promised today is the second public hearing for the proposed developers agreement between Riverfront Groves and Indian River County the first public hearing was held on January 28th 2025 at approximately 9:00 am whatever
time it happened thereafter um just for the record and for our fund statutory requirements um so we're here today you have seen some of this developers agreement before um I don't want to go through the whole entire thing again um but it is for a 237 single family lots
and 147 town home um unit subdivision going in on 1375 998th Avenue Vero Beach Florida 32966 um and as part of the developer process they need to come forward and do this development agreement to come into agreement with a County on certain terms
those terms in this particular developers agreement is for dedication of rightaway certain intersection um and turn lane improvements which are dependent on Venetian Grove the other um development that's coming in down the road as well as utility um
improvements so with that being said I would like to see if there are any questions I know last round there was a question um from one of the Commissioners about uh the traffic study I did make sure to um include the traffic study for this particular
development in the agenda item so I'm available for any questions if anyone has any Commissioners so I've questions on the traffic study yes ma'am um all right um on the area of influence
and I'm looking at the um traffic study that was attached to this item which is uh which was furnished by McKenzie uh engineering and planning Inc and I'm looking at the page that reference is the study area which is uh page
five with regard to Oslo as we all know that that interchange will be open by the time this bu this building is completed which is projected to be 20 29 and that's for for both uh properties
for harmony aisles and also for Venetian Grove uh which is mentioned in the developers agreement um it says this uh reports Oslo through Fourth Street and it says it has no impact so
are we saying then that that interchange is going to have no traffic impact on this development so on that one I'm I can only deser to staff and what they're what they're gring to accept in in those I would ask I'm not sure if the planners
have any input on that but that would be definitely a question for a traffic engineer I can only go off of what they're suggesting and what they're saying is approved so I'm sorry commissioner Moss I don't have a question as far an answer for you as far as what impact other than what the study
says and what staff has approved okay was both developments as you know are referenced uh in this agreement and cor perhaps it might have been cross referenced that would have made it easier but at any rate um also with the
roadway analysis I looked at um this current traffic study and comparing it to the traffic impact analysis for Venetian Grove which was uh completed in
May 2020 and updated as recently as October 2021 and here I mean what we have before us with regard to traffic and now I'm looking at again McKenzie engineering and planning Inc
roadway way analysis scenario a we all have this with Venetian growes and for the one intersection it says based on the analysis table three shows that 998th Avenue from 12th Street to State Road 60 will be over the 80%
capacity threshold so that's what the one study says the traffic study uh for Venetian Grove with regard to this says is a little more definitive it says the intersection of 98th Avenue and 12th
Avenue will operate with a failing level of service for the eastbound approach during AM and PM peak hour total traffic conditions and secondly um and this refers to I'll just
take it from this is McKenzie engineering and planning again senario a with Venetian Groves it says the arterial analysis will be required on 998th Avenue from 12th Street to State Road 60 to confirm that the road will
operate accept acceptably the study for Venetian Grove which was completed by kimley horn again refers to this again a little more definitively and states the intersection
of State Road 60 and 98th Avenue will operate with a failing level of service and delay on full buildout of the development so this has to do um with what we're voting on today because as part of this Phoenician Grove uh traffic
analysis attached to it was uh an email that says that a traffic light traffic signal will be required of Venetian Grove and that is I'll read it exactly it's only one
sentence and this is from Kevin Gunther and this is dated November 3rd 2021 and it's sent to Maria bowrin and Ryan Sweeney and it says traffic study is
approved with the condition that before the certificate of completion for phase three the intersection of 12th Street and 998th Avenue shall be reanalyzed if any offsite improvements including signalization are required they will be
the responsib ility of this project and that's this one which is Venetian Grove and if you go to what we are looking at today if you go to number seven require traffic improvements
pursuing to the traffic study the traffic improvements required pursuant to the traffic study will need to be completed by developer prior to the issue of certificate of completion and with Venetian growes a traffic signal is
required here in this agreement so who is required to put in the traffic signal which it seems uh both studies one study is very definitive with regard to the necessity for it the other study uh less so but neither one addresses the oso
interchange so I have to assume that the uh the traffic signal will be necessary but it seems like there's a um a disconnect or um just lack of continuity who is responsible for the traffic light I mean the traffic lights U because I've
been in discussion with staff about it the cost is huge I can run up to a million dollars for traffic lights so it's it's not a small matter so who's who is responsible for the traffic light so if you'll bear with me I believe Adam
helmes from we have Public Works is coming over who deals with the traffic I can tell you that as far as an email I don't necessarily think that an email would be something that is binding it would be something that was ultimately put in either the developers agreement or for example a Land Development permit
um or something of that nature which the Land Development permit for the project that bisha Grove that you just discussed um I think was provided uh earlier yes sorry sometime yesterday please forgive me and it does speak to
the different issues with 998th a and 12th Street um and it does talk about Phase 1 Phase 2 phase three and it does speak to the southbound turn lades that are required for Venetian to put in at 98th and 12th Street I don't necessarily see something that it talks about a
traffic light in this one I don't see anything that talks about a traffic light in the developers agreement for benan Grove with that being said then that means that the traffic light would be incumbent upon the harmony aisle development as it's laid out in the developers agreement where it says that
they shall put under number seven that they shall go ahead and they shall put a traffic signal in there if you look at seven please forgive me S A 72b it requires a traffic signal so I think that they will be the developer
that will be required to put a traffic signal so there will still be a traffic signal put in it will just be by Harmony aisle and not necessarily Venetian Grove I cannot speak as to why the comment from Mr Gunther or why it was not in the developers agreement for the other developer I don't know it may have
fallen off in negotiation I cannot speak to that I did not negotiate that developers agreement but I can only speak to what I have here and that that traffic signal will be covered by Harmony Isle thank you it's not just an email he also put it on the front of the
traffic study okay and stamped it uh accepted date and made sure he put see attached email with approval conditions on the front of the traffic study so it's wasn't I mean it wasn't some kind of random email thank you
ma'am are they taking responsibility for the traffic signal then I mean it's just it's not clear I'm I would ask that the developer who's here that if they could go ahead and answer that question because I think they would be best to be able to answer that question to you I since I cannot speak to them but from the agreement
that we negotiated the agreement that's proposed today so long as ventian Groves is going forward with their development yes Harmony isle is required to take control and put in that traffic um signal but I will defer to Mr Sweeney who's here on behalf of the applicant
Council yes sir I I've just noticed that the director of Public Works has just arrived and want to add to this thank you sir good morning honorable Commissioners Ari Javed Public Works director So based
on the conversation with staff right now my understanding is that Harmony ises is responsible for putting the the signal but we will do the coordination and look a little bit more into this stuff sir thank you well
clarified I'm sorry well clarified thank you thank you so Harmony Isles will be responsible accountable on their dime to ensure that that traffic signal is installed that was my understanding sir but just like I said we will go back and
verify cuz we're looking at all the different traffic studies right now and making sure you know that we are crossing our tees and dotting our eyes I understand the concern but if it's been vetted then you you're delivering that
information yes sir thank you so Audi can I just ask a question to clarify so if Venetian Groves does not develop based on this agreement that removes all that background and existing traffic and that's why there's a different scenario
correct because then it won't trip over into the 80% Mark that exceeding the 80% of the available capacity that is correct sir so they legally would not be required but if the Venetian grows does proceed forward then they would be
required at that point of time yes because they will basically go over the threshold and we would have to do mitigation strategies to make sure that is taken care of sir thank you thank you and thank thank you and councelor you wanted
the applicant to speak on that yes commissioner I would ask first that you um open the public hearing so that way they can come up and speak and anybody that has anything to speak on it um once they're done speaking and public comment is being taken then you close the public hearing and take a vote on whether to approve or deny the um developers
agreement thank you is there any other questions from Commissioners Council at this point this is a public hearing it's legislative we'll open the public hearing
much you thank you Mr chair Commissioners Pete Sweeney on behalf of the firm of MTC law on behalf of the applicant um appropriate questions this is a dynamic area of the county and just a little bit of background and I thank Mr tanic for his uh quick and succinct
reason why and if you look at section seven of the agreement it pretty much lays us out very easily if Venetian Groves goes which is broken into three phases and is a combined 900 total units on its own it would cause these traffic
issues but we don't control them they're an independent entity in development ours is approximately a third of that ours does not trip those things but if they both go together now you're talking of 1,200 units so the idea is your
County Administrator said we don't cause these issues on our own that's why you see the breakdown under scenario a and scenario B and it says with Venetian grows which is G GH uh development if that happens then here's our
responsibilities and if they don't move forward then here's our responsibilities as the developer um we've met with staff uh probably 15 times seemingly uh I have Sean McKenzie with me who's the author of McKenzie engineering's traffic study
uh we can address all of those issues as far as the Oslo interchange and sphere of influence that's all technically driven based on mileage distance Etc so I'll have Mr McKenzie speak to that very quickly but um the reality is this has all been approved it's been through
approval at the ordinance level we've been through planning and zoning and plotted oversight plan we have entitlement to move forward the idea behind this agreement is to make sure the county is not coming out a dollar on any of this this is developers paying for
development and because there's multiple developers were organizing via agreement how that breakdown happens so that's really what this is this gives a road map for the county to be able to say to commissioner Moss's question who pays for what and that's exactly what this is
doing so at this time if there's any further questions for Mr McKenzie or myself I'm happy to answer them otherwise we would appreciate approved vote thank you so Mr Sweeney maybe you or your traffic engineer can discuss this if you were to develop
first prior to Venetian growth how would that impact the situation and who would be responsible for the traffic signal sure um again if you look at what the agreement says is our immediate responsibility on I'll have Mr mckeny speak to it it's under scenario
B State Road 60 and 998th Avenue a North Northbound right turn lane okay so as you're approaching 60 a westbound left turn for Section flashing yellow arrow okay so that's on
60 Eastbound left turn four section flashing Arrow so there's your light 12th Street 998th Avenue which is farther removed from State Road 60 closer to the development southbound right turn lane so you can come off of 98th and head West into the entrance of
the development 12th Street access westbound right turn lane as you're now on 12th Street approaching the entrance to the development and a 16th Street roundabout so and I just I want to be more clear is because I want to focus on the traffic
the 12th Street and 998th Avenue is that if you develop first since Venetian Groves I mean I know they're they've started some of the roads and stuff like that but if you were developed first and come out of the gate and you finished who would be the responsible party and
maybe AI or one of our staff members could ask this because I think the concern is if one develops first and the other one didn't have it in their agreement or it didn't contemplate it would it be would it fall upon you know Venetian
Groves to install the traffic light to your point you're protecting the county from not having to install a traffic light yes that's essentially accurate uh Mr McKenzie yeah from so we analyzed the traffic study with and without ventian Groves
and if you know as we've discussed with Venetian Groves this developer will be responsible for the traffic signal if this development entirely builds out and Venetian Groves never develops then the traffic signal is not
needed however if Venetian Groves develops in 10 years I I I don't know you have an agreement or something valid with them that lasts for that length of time but this developer is responsible for its its improvements and it's covering
all of its infrastructure needs yes commissioner um may I ask then and this is on the um backup that we received and I'm looking at should the Venetian growth development not proceed then the required improvements for this
development are as follows and we're looking at State Road 60 and 998th Avenue and B and C are westbound left turn for Section flashing yellow arrow I can't really picture that could you uh
comment on that if you would yes uh You' probably started to see these start to appear around town so normally we would have a a the old sort of a five section head where you'd have a left turn arrow that would then revert to a green ball and then you would have the opportunity
to make a left turn either on a Green Arrow or on the green ball called it a permitted operation so now the uh proper or preferred safety procedure is to do a four section head where you get a green yellow red arrow and then when it's
cautiously safe to proceed you get a blinking yellow arrow so we're providing that optional protected left turn movement for Eastbound and west bound traffic on State Road 60 commissioner Moss there's a couple of them on 66th Avenue currently um I believe there's
one at 66 and 69th and I believe there's one at 66 and 40 something but um they're pretty they are pretty nice turning off of like 69th on to 66th because there's construction
so it does give you a better level of comfort that you're allowed to go and commissioner to follow that uh with the road improvements that's been on South County on US1 uh the intersection at 8th Street and US1 now has all four directions that
exact same setup which ironically is within 100 feet or so of a train crossing so again the traffic studies that have been done clearly show that this is now the preferred method for safety at these types of intersections and that that's an option that was not
available in years past I believe we were having concurrency conflict in in 2007 and uh or the latter part of 2006 into 7 and that option wasn't available it wasn't a prevalent application at the
time but it has addressed a lot of the concerns specifically you just pointed out on on H3 as well but uh again you know we're looking at the the non non-empirical uh portion of this
empirical s science of traffic studies and application and development that is now a concern what if if that other subdivision moves quicker
than you we anticipate we don't know that correct I certainly we have no control over the Venetian Groves development that that's what we do know and and that we have put together an agreement that addresses both conditions where with if
thetion Groves develops or if it doesn't develop the county is protected uh has Pro its investment and this uh development is paying its fair share and I trust that uh the the the
latter development will be accountable responsible and we can have that Assurance from staff as well so thank you commissioner really quick I just want to address um Mr tanes and commissioner m this question um if you look at what is exhibit B the G the
go life holding LLC on page four um number nine where it talks about term the term of this agreement shall be seven years this agreement so the question about if it were to come after um this agreement would have to be renegotiated so this agreement would be
expired so at that point in time if they came back and developed after this particular the harmony Isles went which their agreement is also for 7 years and there there's a reason for that too um they would be this one would be expired
even before they time out so there would still be coverage what we have we'd have to come back and renegotiate with this developer this agreement would no longer be valid and that's when we would come and we'd say okay well pursuant to whatever traffic study and at that point I would imagine there would need to be an updated traffic study I'm not sure
how often they have to be updated but I'll let Audi as the engineer answer that one but at least from a legal standpoint they would have to come back to the negotiation table and that would not be something we'd be I don't believe staff or myself would be willing to let them get by with trying to put something
on the taxpayers dollar versus the developer that's coming in well thank thank you for that I mean my concern is that looking at the two traffic studies the daily trips for harmony aisles uh it showed
3,293 and the daily trips in total when it's fully developed for Venetian Grove is 7,800 60 so if you add the two of them together it's 11,153 daily trips and that's not even including that whatever is going to go
on at the Oco interchange which is not that far away um so I mean potentially you're looking at a nightmare here your comments are duly noted and you are correct uh commissioner that in
terms of whoever comes first you know we would have to go back and do a traffic analysis and the other thing is we typically on an annual basis do a traffic analysis or a study but it can be done more frequently just to make sure in case things change or if there's
a different scenario So based on who comes first you know we would have to see but at the end of the day we would still make sure that you know we're talking to both developers and getting the appropriate funding in place for the signal so let's say if thetion groupes
comes first we would have to go back do a quick traffic analysis but they will most likely end up paying for the traffic signal because I mean it's just a matter of timing before the two uh developments come online I mean I understand that we don't know when uh
with Venetian growths I understand that but I don't want to put the community at risk during this period of time where it's h a little bit of a horse race and then we're going to see who pays for what I'm I believe our traffic engineer is here but but just really quickly on
that note too under Florida statute we're required to do an annual review of the developers agreements to see if they're actually complying with these items traffics improvements in that included um so that would be something that staff would be doing on an annual
basis with these developers is seeing that they're actually complying with and if something needs to be changed there's nothing that's stopping the county from proposing an amendment it would just have to come back through for another two public hearings like this one is as required under um Florida statute so
the agreement still can be amended um and we can include more items or less items or as we did recently with I believe it was Providence Point to account for some of the stuff that had taken place as far as the improvements for 58 and for and 53rd um so I just
wanted to at least make you aware of that that there is the annual requirement for us to make sure that they are complying with it and if they aren't we are able to terminate the agreement or come back in a minut that Council uh the the availability of
uh or the possibility of an amendment um would would that be possible now to although we've had our first hearing would it be possible to add that into
the agreement as opposed to amending it later on that would reduce the any fears concerns s of a level of commitment as far as the
obligation I think I'm sorry commissioner please forgive me I'm trying to understand are you meaning this agreement versus amending the Venetian agreement Oh you mean this agreement disagreement because you you you you said that it can be Revisited and it
will be uh it it could be amended later uh would not it be uh appropriate prudent to amend it now that there is a possibility this way everyone is full warn for noticed and
understands it would reduce the concerns that are being broadcast today I believe that if that's the r the board would want to do it would have to vote to not approve the agreement and we would have to go back and redo the agreement and Jennifer can correct me if I'm wrong I
apologize and have two public hearings but I thought this agreement dealt with the turn signal the one that I thought maybe perhaps the board would want to amend would be the Venetian Grove one to have that specifically mention the turn signal unless I'm mistaken so please
correct me if I'm incorrect no I think that that's what you just said is the most appropriate uh going on your your stance Mr chairman I was just going to say I believe you could table the item
and reschedule the second hearing if there's more negotiations that need to happen but Mr Sweeny is here and I don't know that he would be able to fully uh talk to his client about any changes so yeah you're right you can
either deny it or you could table it for a second different a new second hearing what do you think Mr Sweeny well uh I I think I'm thoroughly confused to be honest um all of this is there not a
single thing has changed from the first reading there's not a single period name or anything that has changed and I don't honestly I'm happy to negotiate and talk with staff we have spent probably
upwards of 100 hours with your staff uh meeting I don't know what the question is so what is the question well I I was the originator I I understand thank you Mr CH I'm just trying to make it you you
know council did say that we can come back and amend this it it will be required to be looked at every year along with all your other certainly then I I I understand I was just looking at a way to reduce any fears and concerns that are being brought up today this way
we can just go forward uh I every element that we're looking at is going forward I just wanted to make sure that we had a clear pathway but uh if you state counselor that we can revisit this
if we have to uh that alleviates my concern I didn't have any but it would alleviate any concern that I would hold Mr chairman I'm I'm kind of agree with Mr Sweeny I'm I'm confused myself um well
this this development is in my district I've been out there I've for various reasons to Verona Trace to talk to insitu and happen to see this going on I've read the agreement a couple of times I've read it since we've been
sitting here I think it's pretty well clearcut if one happens one doesn't there's a there's a clause in it if it happens where Venetian and Harmony or built things still happen um I don't know what there is left to talk about
myself I think it's I think this is pretty clearcut what it says if if a scenar doesn't happen I think the county attorney's office done a great job I think staff done a great job Mr swing's done a good job I think the I think the traffic
study it tells that traffic studies will be done should things change um I would say this is one of our better ones myself that's just that's just me but thank you I I'm not an engineer or an attorney so I appreciate all this conversation I
think it has been a great opportunity for education on the process I think it's really good that we understand that developers Agreements are reviewed statutorily required to be reviewed on a yearly basis and that staff goes back and up updates those and stays on top of
whether they're being adhered to because I think sometimes when we pass these or have these discussions we assume that but the fear is that maybe that's not happening so hearing that that is one of the rules that the attorney's office makes sure
we're doing statutorily is fantastic um and I appreciate the conversation about how when you have developments happening in similar areas that those development agreements take into account what's
happening in that region and are kind of built into each other so because I know that's another concern that we hear a lot from the community well you approved this but now this other one's happening and those types of things so I really do appreciate the conversation today um Mr
chair I my concerns have been um addressed and alleviated I don't know where we are in the public hearing process but I'm I'm happy to move this forward at the appropriate time second that
point all right so have to close the public hearing and I appreciate everyone's energy thank you uh is is there anything further from the applicant no thank you very much counselor anything to else to bring to
the table no sir thank you thank you is there anyone else that would like to speak having given ample opportunity seeing none public motion is
closed Mr chair I'd be happy to move approval second I have a motion by commission Adams second by myself any further discussion all in favor I opposed oppos
n motion carries forward to one with commissioner Moss dissenting thank you thank you uh we we're going to take a five minute recess e
e e e e e e e e e we now reconvene and the next
item is the item 13 B1 which is the Children's Services the seesac Strategic plan draft which I trust you all have been able to review good morning good morning how are
you we're doing great well we just want to thank you board chair and all of our commissioners um for encouraging us to continue increasing Fidelity and transparency around Children's Services as you know the 1997 Children's Services guide book
initially outlined the need for a plan around children's services and at the January 28th 2025 meeting their requirements were further refined establishing us to develop a 5-year strategic plan and I will let Megan talk
through um what is entailed in this U but I just want to let you know that this is going to allow us to keep a structured approach keep our priorities focused and really establish the return on investment back to the community um for you know the the funding that is
around Children and Families right here in Indie miver County so I'm let Megan our human services manager speak good morning Commissioners and good morning in y River County um we are very excited moving forward with this strategic plan because it will give
staff the ability to monitor our Effectiveness and always be on a continual cycle of improvement just as we're hoping that our agencies we fund do um there is a three uh key Focus areas in the Strategic plan the first one is community impact we want to
ensure that the programs that we are investing in um have a high return on investment so we're doing this through increasing accountability making making sure that the outcomes that are stated through the RFP process are measurable actionable and smart and directly we'll
have an impact on the needs assessment um with this increased accountability we have also been providing professional development individual coaching and a tiered support program for all of our agencies which we've had great feedback
from um we also are making sure that your uh dollars are being aligned um with Investments that have long-term um success on the outcomes we also have our community engagement I was just out at the family fund Fest this weekend uh
thank you to commissioner Adams for supplying the activity we had giant bowling pin that were filled with air um I probably talked to over 300 families at the event and it was so exciting to tell them the work that we're doing because of the commitment from the board
and most individuals had no idea about the funding that goes in the children's programming and they were I mean amazed they're like the board of County Commissioners does that I'm like yes and they want your feedback so we collected probably over 50 surveys from parents so that getting out in the community has
really been a great way to share the work that you all are helping support and then fiscal responsibility and governance we're trying to strengthen that we made sure that for the first time all of our new seesac main members and subcommittee members have been onboarded um we had the attorney's
office come in and make sure that they all understood the Sunshine Law we are really um making sure we're transparent with our quarterly reports and getting that information to the Committees and also you through our website and through being able to present to you those reports here um and then just
maintaining the public trust through that transparency and increased in accountability so we are very thankful for you supporting Children's Services um and the children and families that I see every day are also thankful for the work you are allowing these agencies to do so thank you
well thank you and Children's Services needed exactly what you're doing it needed a Guiding Light Direction needed
energy to ensure that the services are going in the right direction for the right reason and we are accountable to the taxpayer for the funding of all Endeavors of seesac and thank you again for your
quality assurance efforts and to ensure that we have the very best in a strategic plan Direction and guidance uh I can't thank you enough and and Mike uh again uh this was something
that was lacking years past and I think you've got it now Mike did you thank you you know just we recommend approval and acceptance of this uh master plan Mike doesn't take accolades too too too well uh nor do
these two they're standing before you sir I appreciate that I know they want to they probably want to get back to work they are Dynamic thank you for what you do very proud of their effort sir thank you with that now that we've all uh reviewed the Strategic plan I'm sure
there's a motion somewhere on the board chairman I'll be glad to make the motion but first I want to say you know I was with this group all all last year yes and commissioner Adams has has it now and I saw the a big
um just which it was even ongoing before that but I saw last year just a huge turn around on what these what these ladies are doing and what they're doing with transparency and how open they are and how things are are working extremely well
again there's accountability there's transparency I could say that over and over again but what's more important is by doing this and being so accountable and being so straightforward with everything I believe that the services
that that come before us for money are working harder to attain those dollars and working harder to make their program successful I think it has a is a is a is a two-fold effect of what we're doing by setting the example of how important it
is and how we care and how how focused we are on it that that it's made these agencies that that we fund also be more accountable and more transparent so it's just it was a definitely I up an experience but it was definely a
pleasurable experience to see these ladies and their staff um and all the folks that volunteer on this on the Main and and grants and and needs committee uh what they do and how they're doing it
so so i' be glad to make the motion Mr chairman to approve chair yeah I just ask a question we have a motion by commission a and seconded by commissioner Adams uh Vice chairman thank you Mr chair I just want
to applaud the ladies as well but uh as important or more important uh the onboarding process is something uh new and unique and I think that's very refreshing uh I think that could be a Trend that uh goes throughout the agency how long did the
onboarding happen to last we actually met with each person individually for about 30 minutes to an hour meeting to get to know them and to go over the binder and then we had them come in and that was a two-hour training um and that's when we did the Sunshine
Law and went over some of the documentation more in depth that's fantastic chair they have Direction before they even start and so there earlier we were talking about development and uh and growth and anytime there is a tremendous growth in
seesac and anytime you do have that growth you need to have it controlled directed and guided and uh once once again uh without that without the the controls and the proper training you
don't have a quity qualified system because again I could recall back in the early days when we had very little funding and a few uh individuals who were doing the
Lion Share of the Children's Services procurement and at that point we we did not have uh what would be considered robust by any means we did not have what would be considered fashionable
or uh we did not compare to other municipalities or counties as far as what we were putting into the future of the county as far as the youth the individuals who are very precious and
need to have some assistance in mentorship guidance and development so I I I want to say that we've we've grown fashionably and uh again the entire team is doing the right
thing to ensure the future Mike sir sir I say also there are continuing education opportunities beyond the onboarding process and doors are open and there's workshops and there's opportunities to um assist with what's now uh a more cumbersome process we will
admit but that's where the transparency and the connection to the measurable outcomes are evaluated and so um with with you know we get a little bit of push back we offer additional assistance to get everyone in a position to make their best
application thank you thank you thank you Mr chair I think the Strategic plan is is a major accomplishment I just had one question if a child is intellectually gifted or financially
challenged is there any room in this program or any of these programs for for that kind of child or is that something the school district addresses do you you know if you know so what I think I hear you asking is are there opportunities for
enrichment built into the RFP process um there are a variety of examples that I would say our entry ways in based on the needs assessment where a program that is supporting that could enter in and I would advise them to come in and do a coaching cycle with Miss Kendrick and
talk about exactly what would be the best methodology you you know we would want them to come with research-based strategies and to really understand how they would help create a return back on one of our needs assessment areas and so it always goes back to it being research-based that there's a quality
return that would come back to taxpayers as we know what we're looking for is creating wraparound services to make sure every single child and every family has opportunities for them to meet their Highest Potential so they can become the future taxpayers of tomorrow and so um I
would say I would love to have them come and meet with Megan I can think of three right off the top of my head with our needs assessment that would allow for opportunities for that for a program absolutely thank you you well we have a motion and a second
any further discussion all in favor opposed motion carries unanimously and i' just like to say thank you for all the support you've given it's an honor for us to do this work and we appreciate everything you've done to support it it shows we're really
excited to share the return next year with you based on the Strategic plan thank you next item is County attorney matters we have item 14 A1 which is the Seventh Amendment to the interlocal agreement for Palm Beach County's Health
Facilities Authority for financing and refinancing of improvements and additions of facilities counselor yes uh Commissioners um as stated this is a seventh amendment to an interlocal
agreement we have with Palm Beach County Health Facilities the original agreement was entered into in 1996 it's been amended several times the the purpose is to allow for the um or to facilitate uh the issuance by the
authority of revenue bonds to finance uh six healthare care facilities locations owned by ax retirement life community and two of those facilities are in Indian River County um Indian River Estates East Campus and Indian River
Estates West Campus um The Authority issues retirement community revenue bonds we've amended this agreement six times um the this is the seventh one and they want to issue bonds
again so um this interlocal amendment would allow for that to happen there's a corresponding resolution um this retirement community's Revenue bond series would be issued in an amount not to exceed a
total of 7 uh 70 million and it's used for Capital Improvements uh to these facilities and um my board item kind of gets specific about that these bonds are not obligations of the county there there has been a tea hearing this is not
a tea hearing unlike the last board item that you handled in this regard um I will say that Susan Ahern who's the senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer of ax is here in case the board has any questions um otherwise
uh my recommendation to you is that you approve the proposed seventh amendment to this inter local and also the corresponding resolution and that is my proposal and recommendation well thank you counselor
and by virtue of you stating the Seventh Amendment uh we have done this for many years at many occasions and uh I see no reason why we would not continue this fine process so
uh and if you want to speak ladies otherwise we have a motion in a second we have a motion by vice vice chairman L seconded by myself any further discussion all in favor opposed motion carried
unanimously thank you well now we can move on to the uh Solid Waste Disposal district and uh do we have any uh approval of the the swid
meeting minutes for November 19th 2024 know you all reviewed we have a motion by Vice chairman law seconded by myself any further discussion all in favor oppose motion
carries uh now we moved on to uh we have any comment from the public for non agenda items is there anything that anyone wants to speak upon please come forward
and identify yourself for the record uh Joanne Benford resident 1995 do you have to give my address okay all right so you live in Indie River County Indian River County yes sir uh thank you everybody for the jobs you're doing civil service is a
hard job and running your campaigns is a hard job as I learned um what I wanted to talk about was fluide today 41 counties in Florida have removed the neurotoxin of fluoride from their water system fluoride is unnecessary there are
many ways we as people in just fluoride toothpaste for example we do that every day and if you brush your teeth twice a day you're getting it twice a day um fluoride should only be a topical ingredient ingredient not a systemically ingested ingredient fluoride isn't a
nutrient and you're adding this to our Waters there's no question that fluoride is a neurotoxin 41 counties out of 67 counties in Florida have removed fluoride from their water we should be the 42nd
County does Indian River County have to harm someone's Health through fluoride to be convinced to join 41 other counties do we have to get to that point it's evident that 41 counties out of 67 Counties have agreed to remove this from
their water and I hope that you will do the same pan leki 0.7 which is below the secondary and maximum containment levels of fluoride added to the water however adding fluoride to the water is medicating the public with a neurotoxin
fluoride again 41 of 67 counties in Florida have removed fluoride from their own water system this speaks volumes I would like you guys I would like Indian rber County I love this County to be the 42nd County please take this into consideration your
constituents are asking this of you please advise Sean leski to remove fluoride from our water thank you again for all that you do thank you Mr hello good morning good morning how are you doing thank you for being here
and listening to our concerns my name is Dena anything else you need okay ready okay so I'm here today to confirm for the record that I had emailed all of you on Friday February 7th regarding the
people of Indian River County's concern of the hazards of water fluoridation there are 67 counties in the great free state of Florida at this point in counting only 41 counties do not fluorinate as a reminder fluoridating the water is a medical
intervention that the people of Indian River County have not beg given informed consent about in turn we do not consent to having water fluoridation I spoke a month ago and I had explained about the federal Court's finding about fluoride associated with the neurotoxic effects
particularly reduced in IQ in children there are some Florida Statutes that do say um 8 85 9.01 and 381.986 when used to prevent disease therefore FDA considers fluoride to be a
drug um again the Florida state Surgeon General has issued guidance recommending against fluoride for all Municipal Water Statewide and continuing is public health malpractice I know some people claim that the Surgeon General is political but isn't it political not to
take this consideration this topic I spoke with several dentists in our area and I asked them if they use fluoride that is added to our Municipal Water System and they all said no natural fluoride is not added to our
Municipal Water System it is hydrofluoric acid it is a different fluoride than used for for dental treatment fluoride 0.7 milligrams per liter is considered a health risk so the amount in our water system not only
drinking several glasses a day bathing cooking swimming not to mention the added fluoride in our toothpaste mouthwatch and dental care so how much poison is okay what do you think how much is okay it is proven numerous
studies sent all to that have been sent to all of you that children have reduced IQ cognitive impairment attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and thyroid issues which if you know fluoride does deplete our natural
iodine I know the opposing side says it's natural it's a natural mineral but what been added to our water is not natural it's hydrochloric acid the chemical composition of the substance being used is um on the actual sheet
that we use has a skull and crossbones so would you go shopping for your family or your children or your grandchildren and buy a product to ingest into your body that has a skull and bones on it I mean I wouldn't would
you um so here's the safety data sheet that talks about that so there's really no option to out to opt out of this medical treatment um it's kind of like we're being forced to do it at any age at any dose like how everyone's not a
one size fits-all right even with medications we're not a one- siiz fits all everyone's different genetically um you know I I just really take this cuz I have small children I'm part of a homeschool community and it's you know
seeing everybody I can see all of these the risk that they're facing like don't you see young children with their hyperactivity I mean this is all connected to fluoride so I really hope that you hear our consistent voices and
the concerns of the hazards that come with water fluoridation you know that you consider putting this on the agenda so we can hear even both sides talk about it and and if you need more information or do you want to have a meeting one-on-one I'm happy to do that so thank you for taking the time and
listening to me and I appreciate it thank you thank you good morning good morning Judy Greenberg um with the rosand Women's Club and uh first I'll uh say
asked did you happen to get a flyer about a rosand celebration wonderful Laura's holding hers up that's why I'm here this morning is to formally invite uh each of the Commissioners and
the general public to the Celebration this is our second one uh last year's was uh celebrating our new renovated building and the community park this year the venue is uh health and wellness
we've been leading up to this with a whole speaker series of of various health issues including the special Health needs of veterans in our community um so this is our way of celebrating sharing the education that
we've had over the past several months and what we've been able to do this year with uh some of our newer members who are actually in the Health Care Community uh we've been able to engage
some of our newer uh local Health Care Providers like Orlando Health they'll be there and we'll welcome them alongside of some of the longstanding health care providers in that area of course we're celebrating
that history that Kip Kelo brought with his um medical facility that burned down but then resulted in the St uh the Sebastian River Medical Center so we're celebrating a broad range I'm glad that
I'm following a couple of other speakers because this year we're expanding to include more outside activity for the kids we feel that the kids do need to get out in nature and
being right on on the river and in that beautiful Park uh so our newer members are in a younger generation and they are looking to um bring more family activity to this little celebration and to our
Park we're not ready for a play playground or anything at that little park but certainly once a year we can do something for the kids um to to so they can benefit from that lovely park
um having said that again the it's February 22nd 9-2 and we certainly welcome you and just a reminder we don't call our little activities or our events Festival
because we don't serve Festival food we actually have a food truck with healthy alternatives um we have been as a club really focused on our snacks we don't
we're trying to scale back the sugar and and be mindful of the impact that some of our processed foods have on our mental health that's a big issue um with not only the younger people but also
with the adults these days we're learning so much about the things that we grew up with with our grandmothers our great-grandmothers were actually probably healthier than what we've been growing up with me cooking in the
kitchen I have certainly changed some of the things that I use and how I go about feeding my grandchildren than I did even my own children but thank you do you have any questions so there'll be no boxed food
so there'll be no threats to mankind correct we are we are you know we're we're getting rid of all of our styrofoam stockpile of dishes and things I mean plates that we've used in the
past going to paper things that are more compostable so yes to answer your question we're not only looking at our own health but the health of the river and our own Community I want to thank you for bringing the history of Rosland
Community to the present and uh what one of the the things that I I I find most pleasurable is the music and the musicians will be there again it's that that music is just not
abundant it's not on the airwaves but when you're upfront up close and personal and listening to these string instruments amongst others it it is a fascinating uh a fascinating
presentation I think last year I closed the band well thank you for mentioning that because as we all know music and the right type of music is good for your mental health it's very can be very
relaxing and help all ages and so we continue to support that and I just want to mention because we are doing some really fun things we learned a lot um February 26 just following this
um celebration we will begin offering as part of our Outreach cheer yoga every second and fourth Wednesday um and and it will be on a donation basis and the funds um uh will
help us pay the utilities that we're now paying but anyway that's we are opening the building we have been very very focused on how to use the building and along the music line L I'm kind of the guinea pig for piano lessons you know we
have a piano in the building and so we're actually uh toying with the idea of offering piano lessons starting with our members and then maybe one day actually opening it up on a um uh along
the lines of the the community services for young people for the kids so um a lot of things happening in that little community that we're very happy with Miss Adams was that one of the fin things going forward
with that building to know that it's being utilized and it's being it's enhancing the quality of life oh yeah for sure seeing it be um become the center of that Community again and being opened back up that was the main catalyst for the renovations to begin
with so it could be used because it is that Community social place in rosand and it's nice to see that the event last year was fantastic and I can't wait to see how you've built on that to uh make it even more extravagant this year but
it's always nice to be able to go out on the dock and see the Lagoon and hear the music and see the building we did go back you know to that grant that we got with the state and education and making it a community center is part of that Grant and we're trying to hold true to
that and help uh help you help the county uh stay true to that the grant money that we received thank you so much thank you we'll be there looking forward to it let's speak to the group yeah
yeah thank you well have no other items is anybody wants to speak you had an opportunity to speak you had an opportunity to speak if we we want to make an an item can I talk
about another subject Joanne please come to the thank you it's quick so um thank you again really appreciate it what I wanted to discuss was cesac is seesac has me concerned especially with
everything that's going on in our nation with that was an item that was on the agenda this is for non-agenda items at this point okay so it we had an opportunity to speak as we were going for with all right seesack all right I'll save it I'll save in the beginning of the meeting and during the item all
right thank you I'll save it then thank you anyone else seeing none this meeting is adjourned