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checks that it was Good evening. The time is now 700 p.m. and I'll call to order the town council meeting of Tuesday, June 17th. We'll begin with an invocation followed by a moment of silence and then a pledge of
allegiance. If everybody who's able, please join me in standing. Dear God, give us wisdom in time of decisions, strength when we are weak, courage instead of fear, and love in place of hate. Amen. Let's have a moment
of silence. Please join me in the pledge. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation with liberty andice for all.
We have a roll call please. Mayor Kretky here. Vice Mayor Delaney here. Councelor Choy here. Councelor Gisinger here. Councelor Sunstrom here. Acting town manager Kate Morettto here. Town attorney Baird here.
Okay. We begin with a uh presentation by our fire rescue department. Status update. So, good evening, Mayor Council. Uh, we're here tonight to provide an update on Jupiter Fire Rescue.
So, uh, next year, Jupiter Fire Rescue will begin service, uh, to the town of Jupiter. And tonight, I'm going to give you an update on three topics. Uh, Jupiter's new certificate of public convenience and necessity, otherwise known as a COPCN. uh Jupiter's efforts to obtain a transition plan with Palm
Beach County and uh the construction of our two new fire stations. So, the town of Jupiter submitted its application for a pilot program COPCN to the Palm Beach County Department of Public Safety back in December of 2024. And uh the Palm Beach County EMS
administrator then reviewed our application and found that Jupiter met all the requirements and all applicable federal, state, and local laws to be a primary provider of uh ALS transport services in the town of Jupiter. And
then in March of 2025, the director of uh the Department of Public Safety made a recommendation to the EMS advisory council that it approved Jupiter's request for a primary provider CUPCN. And that same month, the EMS advisory council met and voted unanimously to
approve Jupiter for a primary provider of COPCN. And that recommendation moved on to the board of county commissioners. And on June 10th, the board of county commissioners voted unanimously to grant the town of Jupiter a COPCN for the period of October 1 of 2026 through
December 31, 2028. This important approval enables Jupiter Fire Rescue to provide emergency medical transport services when the department becomes operational next year. The town is really proud to have reached a significant milestone in establishing
our fire rescue department. So, the town had requested that the COP's effective start date be August 1, 2026 instead of October 1, 2026. And this was to allow for a 60-day phase transition
of services. And to clarify, what Jupiter requested was a phase transition of emergency response and collaborative inter agency training focusing on interoperability during multi- agency responses such as high-rise or mass
casualty incidents. We did not ask the county to train our members. We've got that handled. So, the town of Jupiter adamantly believes that a phase transition of services where the town works collaboratively with Palm Beach County would be in the best interest of
the health and safety of the public. We do not believe that it's in the public's interest or in the interest of safety to transition services by flipping a switch at midnight. Uh the Palm Beach County Commission did not agree with us on this issue and instead granted our COPCN
effective October 1 of 2026. So, the county uh commission did acknowledge our concerns and provided clear direction to county staff regarding the need for collaboration and operational interoperability once
Jupiter uh becomes fully active. We're encouraged by the county commission's direction to staff to work with Jupiter Fire Rescue on finalizing a mutual aid and automatic aid agreement as well as by Chief Kennedy's acknowledging acknowledgment of the importance of inter agency training. Uh
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue has indicated that they would be willing to meet with us in January of next year to talk about that transition and we're hopeful that we may meet sooner. Uh we look forward to working with Palm Beach County to develop a plan for the transition of services. Even if that
plan does not include a phase transition of emergency response. Even if there is no phase transition of emergency response, Jupiter Fire Rescue will be fully prepared to assume fire and emergency medical services on October 1 of 2026.
So the town two new fire stations are on schedule for substantial completion by the end of April 2026. We have uh regular updates and meetings and the contractors are really doing a great job making great progress as we go out to to observe the sites. The access
road in Sinquest Park has been completed. The site work at both stations is well underway with underground utility work including plumbing and electrical stubbins underway and footers for the foundations being formed within the next few weeks. Once the foundations are poured in late
July or early August, things will go really quickly from there. And the contractor anticipates the buildings will be topped out by early October of this year, just four months from now. Uh we're currently working on installing the Glance traffic preeemption system
and we'll bring that back to the council for approval once the final quotes and plans are ready. We did get approval to install that from county traffic engineering just today. and the Avakoa fire station which will revert to the town on October 1, 2026.
Um we'll discuss that with our transition uh meetings with the county in January of next year or sooner if they would agree to it. Uh we are working on plans to ensure our operational readiness to respond on October 1, no matter what the Albakcoa
station turnover date is. And so lastly, I'm just happy to report to you that Jupiter Fire Rescue Department remains on schedule and on budget. That's it for me. Thank you very much for the uh update.
We look forward to getting these and I and I think it's good for us on the council and the public to hear on the basis on the schedule interval you've been doing. So, thank you so much. Do my colleagues have any questions or anything? No, I just want to say thank you and acknowledge the fact that we got
the COPCN which was a major milestone and took a lot of work. So, congratulations and on onward. Thank you. Thank you. Yep. Same here with the COP COPCN. That's a huge milestone and took a lot to get there. So, I appreciate you guys
staying on schedule and on budget. Yeah. And I just have to say that uh division chief Tim Roach was instrumental in that. He uh worked on that day and night, literally night. and uh put everything together and it was a perfect package when it got turned in. They were like everything is here. There's nothing
missing. So, fantastic job on Tim's part. Great. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, moving on to citizen comments. This is a time for non-aggenda items limited to three minutes. Anyone wishing to speak uh is asked to state
his or her name and address for the record prior to addressing the council. Do we have any public comments? No, mayor. Okay. Um, before we move on, I'd like to recognize Grayson sitting in the front row. Uh, he's a boy scout and he's
here observing us, uh, and working towards his getting his communication badge. Welcome. Okay, moving on to the minutes. Uh council, we have before us uh the minutes and we have some corrections on the dis. If there's no other
corrections, I'll take a motion in a second uh to approve the minutes as amended. So moved as amended. Second. Motion in a second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. Motion carries
unanimously. Moving on to the consent agenda. Is there any member of the public that wish to pull a consent agenda item? No, mayor. Anybody on the dis wish to pull one? Yes, I would like to pull
number three. Number three. I was going to pull the same. Okay. And on that one, it's quasi judicial, so I would ask for quasi judicial disclosures. But um so I'll take a motion, a second on the amended consent agenda consisting of
agenda items 4 through 8. So moved as amended. Second. Motion and a second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Motion carries unanimously. Moving uh
back to agenda item three uh pulled by councelor Gisinger and Sunstrom. Um this is a quasi additional uh matter. Does anybody on the dis have a quasi additial disclosure to uh make?
I have none. No disclosures. The mayor none. I visited the site today and spoke with staff a number of times today. I've visited a site in the past and I've spoke with staff. Okay. So, um I turn it over to the two members that pulled it.
What's your pleasure? Do you want a presentation or you just have questions? I just have a question of Director Cichler. Um I understand that the the resolution does not cover the abandoned trailer on the site that's south of the
site, southwest of it. And does it make sense from an efficiency use of on-site equipment personnel to add that removal of the trailer to this resolution? Mayor, uh, could we swear in the witness, please, since it's quasit?
Sorry. Yeah. Thank you for Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you're about to give in this hearing is the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Yes. John Sichler, planning and zoning. For the record, um the intentions are to
remove the trailer in working with the utilities department in coordination and cooperation with the parks and recreation department. Um it the condition was not ultimately added uh because the removal of the trailer is outside of the site area work for u the
utility improvements and as an enterprise fund, it's not something um that's connected to the cost for service that they're providing. Um so therefore administration um is committed to removing that trailer and um we will work at council's direction to do that
uh whether you know concurrent with the project or whatever other time frame is decided. Is that okay? Yeah. But I think it so it does not make sense at all with the personnel and equipment there to chop out that trailer and get it out of there. So, as an
efficiency measure, yes, it's likely we would get a more competitive price. Um, if that is done with the work that the utility department is doing, it is their intention to include that in their bid documents as an ad option. Um, so that they can get the pricing for that and make a determination once that's
received. Um I also understand that there is RCIP capital improvement uh funds in the parks park parks and recreation um to cover the expense of doing that. Okay. Thank you. I have a question um
either for you John or for Amanda. I'm not sure if we need to swear in Amanda as well. I'll cover it if I can. Okay. Yep. Uh, so no, I was just concerned about the location of this building relative to the fields and visibility.
Um, and if we are going to create a resource with these restrooms, is there signage or will there be signage or can we make sure there's signage? Yes. So residents are aware. I have coordinated with um both um um utilities and parks
and recreation staff um and they're committed to providing the appropriate wayfinding directional signage for the restrooms. Okay. And will it be in the winter when it's darker? Will the lighting be sufficient? And if not, can we ensure the lighting will be
sufficient? So there is lighting uh already that's proposed with the building. There are also um town lighting regulations that will have to be adhered to, okay, for the vehicular use area and for the path area. Um it's also my understanding that typically when the
area is not in use and the um ball field light standards are not in operation during those time periods, the um the restroom facility would also be locked and not operation where there's not programming going on. Excellent. Okay, that's all. Thank you.
Well, um, common question. Um, you know, having a granddaughter who's, uh, that does travel soccer, I get a chance to go to a lot of different, uh, facilities, and it amazes me those that don't really have proper, you know, restroom facilities at a park. So, I'm
appreciative that the Ford looking being done here to make this happen. Um, is it the case that really the park master plan is going to incorporate at a later date some future stuff around this area?
Do you know that or not? So, there are some improvements and opportunities for additional park facilities to be improved in the south end of the park. Um, just for reference, this this parcel of the area that's being improved was acquired by the town after the development of the Jupiter Community
Park. It was acquired in 2011 as part of a settlement agreement. and the town purchased this property. Um, so it has never been um improved for additional park facilities. Um, but there have been contemplation of that and that's something that council will have the opportunity um to review as part of the
parks and recreation master plan. I appreciate that and I did see that in the write up, but I really just wanted to confirm that because this is probably we're getting the restroom facility ahead of what could be likely other upgrades here. But you say that's part of the master planning that we get to
comment on. Yes. Thank you. And with that, I'll make a motion to approve. I'll second. Motion in a second to approve resolution 5225. All in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Motion carries unanimously.
Okay. Uh moving on to the regular agenda. Um, this is approving the 2025 appointments uh to the town boards, committees, and countywide organizations. So, going through this um and
as the chair of the meeting, I run the meeting, but we all make the decision. we're all equal. I just want to make that clear here because people have comments. Some of these we move through pretty quickly um based on precedent. But um but if it's the prog it's the prerogative of
the council to change uh you know standard practice at any time. But so the first one we have is the art committee. Uh it has always been the case that uh the art committee um in working together and um on a regular
basis and meeting with uh new members or future members that want to join the they uh help out in the events and whatever. So we've always accepted the committee recommended slate of applicants. Um, so the committee uh recommended
slate of applicants. Um, they were recommending and I'm going to page six in the book under the art committee. They were recommending uh moving Erin Bolan uh to regular membership Eileen Adams and Christina
Carr. And then they recommended the alternate members uh to be Daryl uh DG Asinto Lisa Clever and Peter Richardson. So if
there's agreement on that to accept the recommendation, I'll take a motion in a second. I'll make a motion that we accept it as presented. I'll second. Motion a second. And all in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Okay. Moving
on to the audit committee. Um this is also a committee I believe that uh council Sunstrom is our uh council member designate to that audit committee. And again typically
uh we have uh relied upon the recommendation of the finance director who recommends on page five of that uh section in our booklet uh to reappoint all and then accept uh then
fill the one vacancy uh with uh Mr. Philip Amin. Um if there's agreement on that I'll take a motion in a second. Motion to approve. Second motion to second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. I.
Mayor. I just wanted to um quickly make a note. We do for the benefit of newer members, we do have council members that act as liaons to different committees. And so I am uh that liaison for the audit committee. I'm not sure the art committee has one. That can be a
discussion had at the end of this. But just so we know um it's good to just have that access um between council members and committees so that we can understand if there's a need or question or suggestion.
Mayor, I have one more question. Do we select an alternate from the audit committee or is that just the one? Just the one. Okay. Thank you. the um and to that suggestion we'll talk about
at the end. It may be the case that we want to ponder about that uh and not you mean talk about it at the end about lison uh the art committee uh I think the lison um on one of these the um
you know was lower ko so in some cases there's there always is a staff lays on all the committees and then it's the prerogative of the council whether we want you know to step up and and also assisted as a leazison on the audit
committee as we said councelor Sunstrom and that's not that they're not all important one but that's a significant one um so moving on to the beach committee um and now when we get to the ones where there's council appointees
we do the council appointees first um because we may anybody may choose to move up a member that's uh either at large or alternate. So, um you know, I'll just state that on for the beach
committee, I'm going to keep Shirley Rossmeer as my um appointee and I'll just go around and ask everyone to state who their appointee is. If you're not prepared tonight,
it is council's prerogative to hold off and come back. I just want that's been this the practice I'll keep my pick Emily Johnson who is um is wanting to continue
and I'm going to keep Chase uh Mal Malcolm who's decided he wants to stay on also. Okay. I'll be staying with Gil Whipple. I'll stay with Mr. Klay. Okay.
Okay. Okay. Well, that fills the council appointees. Um, now moving on, uh, you know, to the ATL large. Um, if you'll note, there's two members. There's an atlarge member whose term goes through 2026.
Um, and so we have one vacancy on that large or or one appointment to make on that large. There's somebody in the seat now, but we could go with that or do somebody else then when we get to the alternates. Uh
there's uh three that are up for two three that are effectively open, two that the term expired and they could be renewed or and then there's a vacancy. So, first I'll start with the alternate. Does anybody have any excuse me with the ATL large? Any recommendations for the
ATL large? I would recommend staying on with Mr. Holloway given he's indicated um that he would like to continue. I agree. I was recommending K Strickland to I would recommend um as an she was recommended and I do I do want to see
her on that board. I would propose her as an alternate. Okay. Um and then as vacancies come up, alternates can become full members. That would be my recommendation, but I leave it. I also had Kate Strickland as an
alternate. That's fine. I agree. Okay. Yeah, I I had um Kate as an alternate also. Um so it seems it seems to be a consensus which means majority uh to reappoint
Troy Holloway and then uh do uh K Strickland uh for the vacant position. Yeah, I imagine we all got similar emails about Miss Strickland and she's highly recommended. Okay. Um how about
the and do we want to make a decision on the other two alternates? I'd like to leave the other two as is. Reappoint them. I agree. Okay. I'll take a motion in a second on that slate. Motion to approve. Second.
Okay. Um, all in favor signify by saying I. I. I. I. Motion carries unanimously. Okay. The next board is the construction board of adjustments and appeals. Um, this is one that requires I don't
know if they've ever met, uh, but, uh, if there is a requirement in the code to have a a board on standby and there's a very specific uh, professional
uh, requirements for each of the different positions. So, we generally have always accepted the building officials recommendation which is on page five of that um uh which is to reappoint all current members. Uh I
don't think there was anybody else that applied that outside of these that could fill the valid requirements. So, I'll take a motion. I make a motion to approve reappoint of the current members. A second. Motion second. All in favor signify by saying I. I I motion
carries unanimously. Moving on the environmental task force. Um we'll start like we did last time with the appointees. I'm going to keep Christina Aley as my appointee and I'll
go to each council member to uh make your appointee if you're if you're prepared uh for um the environmental task force. Uh Annie Schoffner does not want to uh be reconsidered for appointment. So I'd
like to move Emily Omaloy Mahoney from at large up to member. Okay. As my appointee, uh, Council Sunstrom, uh, I plan to keep my appointee, Miss Christa Cherry, who has indicated that she'd like to
continue. I'll be staying with Elizabeth Summers. Okay. Uh, councelor Joy, I will recommend um Emily O Mahoney. Um, oh, did I hear you? Oh, okay.
Will we pause? Okay, thank you. That fills out the um council appointees. Uh we will then have uh two atlarge openings
um and at least one alternate. There's one alternate who uh Jill Watson that has indicated that in desire to continue. So uh is there any
mayor? I have a suggestion. Yep. a gentleman, uh, Mr. Marty Rogal, who's sitting in the second row right over here. Um, I've had several conversations over the years. He wants to be a member of a board. I think he would prefer planning and zoning, but I think that's
but I want to get him on whatever whatever board he would prefer, but he puts on environmental or plant B and Z. Sorry, what is his name again or what is your name? Marty Rogal. Roal. Yeah, he served on the um beautifification
committee many years ago. Yeah, I'm aware. I certainly recollect. Okay. Marty's involvement with the town. So, yep. Very dedicated and Yep. You want to get them on something? Um and we have a sort of an unwritten rule. If you're here, you get it. 90% of life is showing up. So,
I have two recommendations. Do you want to hear them? Yep. I would like to move Jill Watson from alternate up to at large and add to that at large uh appoint Taylor O'Hara. So that'd be my two fills for the
atlarge position. I agree with that. I have that as well. Okay. Well, we have u ultimately four positions we're filling here. So, Mhm. Um, I was going to suggest and I don't have
any. I also have two appointments for the uh alternate if you want to hear them. Well, go ahead. Okay. I'd uh recommend Carla Krueger and Nathan Chamela to the alternate. Yeah. Staff had called out um a number
of applicants that had relevant experience and of the list there were four. Yep. Um, so I agree. We have more um vacancies than I had planned on because I wasn't expecting at
large to be moved up. So I my first pick for the one vacancy I was ready for was um Miss Taylor O'Hara. Um but I agree anyone on that list of four um I think would be um have some good experience
there. So, um, so Cara or Cara is there and Nathan as well if we're going towards consensus. Yeah, I wasn't prepared for the the border height there. So, continue. Well, just a suggestion. What I always do is I
have them I have numbers. I just kind of rank them so when I hear where everybody else stands kind of in in advance. So, I had those four members uh since they had the background ranked, if you will. But, uh could you repeat those four, please?
What's that? Repeat the four. Well, on page 34 um by the way, maybe it was in page Yeah, on page 30 on page six, excuse me, um there's a listing of the members that the applicants that had
environmental scientific background, right? No, I have that. I I just wanted to repeat the four names that have been put forth. Oh, those four that are listed on that page are Cara Krueger, um Taylor O'Hara, Nathan, um Chamela, there
was a fourth, Peter Richardson, who also has experience, but we've only got three vacancies if we're staying with Jill Watson who has indicated that she'd like to continue. Okay. Uh, well, would you like me to repeat my recommendation? No, I think I
think everybody's kind of heard now. I have to see how we can coales to uh to pick um do we want to uh can we agree upon the atlarge first? Well, I you know, I heard uh the vice
mayor recommend somebody uh that um I didn't hear others speak about, so I want to be careful about that. Um to make sure that we're considering all the people that have been nominated, so to speak.
Um, so why don't we um It looks to me like the council prefers to just go with somebody with the with the scientific background and environmental background, but not I mean we could just put a bookmark here, go on to the next committee and look at
planning and zoning and then see where we are after that. Okay. Okay. You want to do that? So we we pause on this one. Okay. The next committee um is the historic resource board.
Um and this one has um I just really want to have to emphasize the membership criteria on page one. Um so that um two members of the board may be filled by individuals that do not
meet the educational professional experience requirements set forth herein, provided they demonstrate a special interest or knowledge of the town's history. I say that because as we go to council appointees,
um it's my uh desire to move my appointee to be Christina Carr uh replacing Lee Weber. Why I went first is because Lee did was one of those two
exceptions that can be a resonant but not having the background. So I wanted to go first that opens it up um to to others. Um so I think it's important so if everybody understood that no more than two um
could be appointed that didn't have education didn't meet the educational or professional experience requirements and we have that in the package. Um so I'm appointing Christina Carr uh to be my appointee on the historic resource board.
Um uh my appointee had been one of the two that didn't have the experience. So no one else could have added one. Well, can I add mine then? Based on the knowledge and history of
the town, I'd like to keep uh Brad Mayo as my appointee. Okay. Um vice mayor. Yeah, I'll be staying with um the vice chair, Debbie Murray. Okay. Uh councelor Sunstrom,
mine is not up. Okay. Right. Um and then to that Yeah, my appointee is not up either, Josh Liller. Provided you're okay with him continuing as your appointee. Okay.
That completes the slate of appointees. Um, we have two alternates. Um, and Sarah Mistlehorn has indicated a desire to stay to continue.
Um, is there any nominations? Uh, I I certainly would nominate her for an alternate. Um, was there any other nominations for the I'd like to appoint Christina Carr as an alternate? I She's my appointee. Oh,
okay. I'm sorry. I know we have an extra vacancy again. This is surprising, but um No, I would um I would nominate uh Chris Yorks. I know he's um looked at planning his zoning as well, but uh he
is he has the experience and as a town resident, we have an extra opening. Yeah. And he he um I met with him, so I like the initiative. Okay. I would agree with that. There's any going to be my
recommendation as well, Vice Mayor. Same here. And so there's there's two left that were qualified. They're taken and the five remaining, they don't qualify. Was it due to address or qualific or professional qualification? Yep. Is it addressed? There's only one that is not. Um but
we're allowed to have two. That's Brad Mayo, right? Okay. But but so we're full. We filled it. Yes. Okay. I thought we just one more. So, um, I'll take a motion in a second to take the slate of council appointees along with, uh, Miss Sarah Mistlehorn and, uh, Christopher
Yorks as the alternates. Motion to approve. Second. Motion in the second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Motion carries unanimously. Okay, moving on to planning and zoning. Um
I and again we're going to go down through do council appointees finish that see who's uh uh added or and then moved at large and alternate. So I'm going to go
ahead and appoint Beth Kelso uh to replace my prior appointee that somehow that ran off or something. little humor. Appreciate it. And I'll keep my appointee who has
indicated he'd like to stay. I'd like to appoint as my representative Bob Grabowski and I'd like to see that Karen Vincent stays on at large if at all possible. Who uh who did you appoint? Let's first stay on the council appointees.
Robert Bob Gowski, he submitted an application. It may not be in your package. Oh, it's not in his package. Okay. That's why I was looking for the name. Okay. U um I would like to recommend
keeping Michael Cassatly on, please. Okay. and vice mayor uh my appointee is not up but again I would uh like to get okay you're right right we still as a matter of practice ask each year for the council appointees but you're right it
says 2026 um okay so that completes the slate of uh um for the appointees u moving on then to the atlarge there's two two openings in
at large because uh I moved up Beth Kelso and then Richard Dunning uh has indicated uh he was not interested in being reappointed and in that slot I would put in Marty Rogal for recommendation
on the at large. I was going the same direction. Yep. Well, we have two any other nominations and I Yeah, I'd like to put Karen Vincent down there. Any other nominations? Okay. No. Um then we the two alternates.
Uh sometimes we So in the two alternates, do we want to is there any nominations other than the or to reappoint the two that are alternates? I'd reappoint the two as alternates.
I agree. And Cynthia Blum. No, I would agree. Okay. Uh looks like we then have a slate um of um appointees for the atlarge seats in the alternates.
I'll take a motion, a second to approve. So moved appro second. Motion a second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Okay. Let's move back then to the historic Resource Board.
Oh, was that the one we uh You mean environmental test? Environmental. Yes, thank you. So, we had uh we had made the uh council appointees Um, we've got uh two uh at large to fill. I
think we paused at the nomination. So, I'm going to start from the beginning then on nominations. Could we agree first potentially or um seeking consensus to move Jill Watson from an alternate to an atlarge to begin so that we have one at
large and two alternate? I agree. Yes. Agreed. Okay. So, we have consensus there. So, we'll take a nomination. Uh why don't we just take three nominations and then we'll decide which one to put in the atlarge.
Any what any what what are the nominations? I have Taylor O'Hara, Cara Krueger, and Nathan Chamela. Era Nathan Chamelon was the other one. Cara Krueger. Yes. Cara Krueger. Yes. Okay.
So, I'm pretty flexible on this one. The only one I um had strong opinions towards was um Miss Taylor O'Hara, who has a lot of experience. I'd agree with about other Yeah. other nominations. Mhm.
So, could we agree then on um Taylor O'Hara as the other at large? So, then we have the two atlarges. Sure. So, now we've got two alternates. Well, I was okay with u you know any of the four ultimately that are qualified
here. So, we've taken one. There's three left on the table. Cara Krueger, Nathan Sham Shamalia, and Peter Richardson. I'd be okay with any of those. And I just want to add a perspective, too, because uh we've done this on planning and
zoning and other committees. Um some are very technical and we do want that experience, but it it can also be helpful to have a resident who maybe doesn't have the technical expertise, but has a passion for it as well. So, I just don't want to lose sight of that.
Um, I'm happy to support these four. I think that's good. But I just wanted for newer members as well to understand that doesn't always have to be based on technical background. Sometimes there's a diversity of perspective that comes from, um, residents with a sincere
interest in it. So, um, but I'm happy to support Cara and Nathan as I've heard before. I'd agree with that. Okay. seem like we have a consensus uh for Cara and Nathan as the alternates. I'll take a motion
and a second on the council appointees, the atlarge and the alternates. Second. Motion and a second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. Okay, moving on to the
police pension board. Um again generally we've taken the finance director's recommendations in this case although it's not clear from the information we provided.
Uh but Mr. Frank the plaque uh is uh I believe stepping down um subsequent to when this was filled in is that and um seeing a shake of the head and uh and that's why um the recommendation is to
re to appoint his replacement uh with Mr. Benborg. Um agreement on that I believe so there's limited information
on this board really this is a I'd agree with PRA board yeah that that is I was just going to confirm that is correct okay can I take a motion a second on the uh I'll make motion that we accept it as
presented second motion a second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Motion carries unanimously. Okay, moving on to the countywide or works. Um and um
I do think that um on this one, first of all, the bioscience land protection advisory board has been um I in fact attended the last two meetings and the board was sunsetted. Um so the
bioscience land protection advisory board, you know, will be deleted from the list. Um I do think that and I'm just giving an overview because we're going to go down together here but like on the league of
cities uh um while it had listed rotation of council members it is the case that certain council member has been pretty active. Hence, it makes sense that we might do something different on that to make clear uh you
know who is uh kind of covering Lego cities. Uh so it I think I think we should in fact do it that way and if there was more than one then we should list that as opposed to rotation. It became rotation because people weren't committed to make the
time. Well, I I agree, but I also want to say um I'd like to add something to this list. U the chamber has the government affairs. I was going to make that suggestion. No, no, I agree with you. And that we should rotate potentially. We can rotate or we can
attend. A few of us can attend. I currently attend. I was asked to by our business advisory council um which meets every so often with um Roger Held. So um my understanding is that Todd Wood Rosco
was attending those in the past and he is no longer doing that. So there was a gap. I filled it but it wasn't discussed in this process. Um my understanding from the chamber is that you can have multiple members and I've seen it from
other communities attend these meetings and I find them to be very helpful. They are on Zoom. They're at 8 a.m. on Fridays. I think it's once a month or something like that. So, if you want to join, I recommend reaching out to the chamber, but whoever um signs up for
that, if we do add it to this list, they would just make it a priority to be there consistently. Y so that I you know, you don't have to you can go at your leisure, I guess, if you're not on the list. I think that's a good suggestion. I had that down here. It's not quite, you know, a countywide
organization, but the intent of this is organizations that are beneficial to the town to be represented. And there was uh for a couple years I in fact was the regular attendee at that committee and then I ceased going. So I know there's a
lot of value in having a representative there. I do think uh and while I agree with what councelor Sunstrom said, I do think that uh to the degree more than one member is interested in that maybe
through the uh town manager's office, if one can't make it, you know, because let's just say if I put my name in because I've done it before, I'd be more inclined to make sure I didn't miss it if I knew Council Sunstrom wasn't there, right? because I do think there's benefit in having, you know, a council
member attending that one. And I'm talking about the chamber, uh, Palm Beach North Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee. I agree. And I I think as alternates generally for any of these, if the prime can't make it, maybe they
could work through the town manager's office to see if the alternate can. Yeah. To get that exposure. I think it's a good opportunity um for the exposure and for example the League of Cities too and you're right I view this as outside organizations or external not
necessarily countywide but the League of Cities um you know while I am a board member and I'd like to represent the town um there they have regular monthly meetings where multiple council members
may attend um and general meetings once a month where multiple council members ers can attend and those are all beneficial as well. So, and generally I agree with that. Not that I've attended um generally league
city meetings, but it um but it doesn't have to be just one just like the chamber um agree to that. But we ought to have a consensus if somebody is really in your case for that being a board member now that you know you're
the point. But then others could attend at the same at the same meeting. Um does that need to be noticed? There's multiple councils there. I think maybe I think so. So I'm better safe. So
I think we can work through the town manager's office with that and Stacy has our calendars any um so um let's let's go down the list. Um I guess just we could start from the top. Um on the lockache river management
coordinating council um the uh lead on that was vacant and counselor and the vice mayor was the alternate. I'll I'll move up to the lead on that and I'll do an alternate if you like. So
or vice versa. Then on the transportation planning agency, um I'd like to continue on that one as the lead and then there's a there's an alternate. Now, just so everybody knows, on a committee like
that, um, you know, the agenda package is, you know, 100 pages, um, and there's actual voting and whatever, what I've generally done is, uh, while I know I've had an alternate,
um, as I generally just try not to miss any of the meetings because if I was to miss a meeting and I knew in advance, I would need to get with the alternate to somewhat prepare them you know for some understanding of the background due to
the technical nature of that but there is a uh you know there is a need to have an alternate I'll stay as alternate okay um and you haven't missed many meetings well they're only monthly and then
there's two or three months a year we don't have them. So they're not bad. Um so in the League of Cities um you know we'll certainly put down um Council Sunstrom as a board member and
then if any other member you know this you know if your name isn't honor you still can go but if you want to put your name on we for visibility would go ahead and list it on here then then there would be an effort made to make sure you're aware of the meetings.
I don't know who gets what, right? I get all the invitations to the League of City meetings. I think newer members may not be getting them yet. So, I made sure to share that with their staff uh so that you do in the future. And then if you do have an interest in that, we can make sure that you're receiving the
invitation. Okay. And I do attend that as well. I do. Okay. Well, so you want to list, I'd put my name on that list also. Okay. Okay. Um so we're going to add uh councelor Choy
and vice mayor um Delaney along with uh councelor Sunstrom now in a school board district lay on um and vice mayor or councelor Sunstrom can speak to this but I can say that you
know this was created many years ago when we had boundary issues and things like that And at one time I was the appointee and then we then were advocating for residents and uh you know attended quite a few schoolboard meetings uh you know there isn't that
same need in my opinion about that. So I don't know that anybody attends uh but uh I just wanted to state but councelor Sunstrom you can speak to that if you want. Sure. I think it's important because as you may know action cycle a lot of um residents believe that we have
some authority in the schools or jurisdiction and we don't. It's the school board. Um it's a very hot topic in the town. So it's important that we remain briefed on it. Um as the liaison and this is a position we made up, right? And it can be whatever we want it
to be. Uh I have been listening in to the meetings. I requested to meet with um both the former school board um representative for district 1 and the new one who was recently elected. Um and I invited them to town events. So they
came um our schoolboard representative was able to make it to our ebike um event. So we are um close with our schoolboard representative. We are following topics and can respond as residents have questions. And if there
is anything really major um we can bring it up on the dis or brief uh council on it. So or invite someone to speak if needed. Uh so or present. So that's really I mean that's what I've done with it. Um but it can be whatever you make
of it and there does need to be an alternate for it. Well, I'll be your alternate for or um and if anyone wants to be the primary, they're welcome to as well. and I can be the alternate. So, wherever the interest lies. I think you framed it well and I
appreciate your at least uh watching the meetings and what have you. I was trying to make the point that once you've been to a few of those meetings unless there's an agenda topic. It's not worth our while to go to every meeting. It's different than the League of Cities and such. So, I was just uh wanted to
emphasize it that way. Um but when agenda items come up that Jupiter you know affect Jupiter yeah the residents do um would expect uh you know that um we're taking some action
to help them um even though that's really the purpose of the schoolboard district member that we have but long as we could just make sure they're doing their job. Mhm. So, moving on down, um, then we've deleted the bioscience, uh, land advis
protection advisory board because it's been sunseted and the issues forum lead and and would like to continue and for everybody doesn't know the issues forum
and they I think by definition handle issues that arise and certain issues different members may have interested in. So, um, anybody can attend. Uh, but in for the foreseeable future, one of the key issues is the county
transportation plan, which ties in very closely with the TPA and what have you. Um, and so I've been staying, you know, on top of that. And what that issue is is what's going to be the funding mechanism
um going forth uh for transportation uh be it you know roads uh or andor transit um and that's a big issue and I think we've talked about it before but for the newer members I'm just sharing um so
ultimately uh the county is doing agreed the county commission agreed to pay for a um a county transportation plan to be put together in hopes that every municipality was going to be an active participant.
And the hope was that out of that process um some uh something of interest and value to each area, community, municipality surfaced needing funding because they
were looking at uh you know uh going to the voters uh with a referendum for you know a sales tax u issue and then they would be a slate of, hey, these are the kinds of improvements that would be covered.
Um, so there's wide differences of opinion on transportation in this county. Some don't want to do anything but transit, others are more interested in road work. And so this process was intended to
drive, you know, some kind of consensus on funding where, you know, hopefully um it would uh kind of like the way the search tax worked, but I'm not sure it's going to work that way where this was sort of to replace that and but it go in
a different direction. Correct. There's not enough funding for transportation projects. So quite frankly, they need money for transit, right? Which they feel they don't have. They don't have enough for roads either, but they need money for transit. So, some are just really focused on the transit piece, but
then others that are less interested in that, they want to get they want. So, the we'll end up with it'll be a whole bunch of different things yet to be defined, right? But what'll be defined is what goes to the public to
vote on, right? So if for example they didn't include anything, let's just say just for discussion here, they didn't include anything for North County. Well then no government is going to advocate for it, right? In fact, we'd be recommending, hey, there's nothing in it for us and then it had it would jeopardize, you know, passing the
referendum. Hence, that's why this process exists. I will keep everybody in the loop. Um you can stay a breast of it, you know, in parallel as well, but I'll keep you in the loop, but we're very early on. Um it it's uh the county
commission is about ready to uh make the selection on the u consultant that they've hired. So they provided all the funding. So therefore they're going to hire the consultant and uh this issues forum group was was all over it to make
sure that uh we had input into the scope of work and things like that meaning we meaning the municipalities. So, uh, there's no need for an alternate, but I was more just emphasizing what the issues forum was about and that's a big topic that the,
uh, League of Cities is also very active in. I want to say the TPA, the League of Cities, all of this. And my understanding as well is that Broward and Miami Dade already have a dedicated funding source is what they call it. And so when they do have a and we would need a countywide vote to achieve a dedicated
funding source, there can then be a match made, a federal match. So those are extra dollars coming in for transportation projects. So that's the county's goal and driving it, but the municipalities and again we have 39 municipalities in our county. There are other counties that have two or
something like that. So imagine trying to get agreement among 39 of all sizes. Um it's fun. So I would say um yeah, I agree. And then for the last one, the one we were talking about adding. So I am currently going to the government affairs meetings. Um it's pretty easy as
it's on Zoom. I would love to pass that to someone who would be interested. And it's great because it's at the chamber, so it's North County. Um, all of the electeds, you you provide a two-minute update on Jupiter for the committee. You receive two-minute updates on everyone
else, and there's usually a guest speaker on a relevant topic that is pretty good. So, I would say um it's a really good committee to belong to. Um, and you hear from business as well in the north region. I would um step up that to that one. I'm
there um all the time, every meeting pretty much. So, you at that meeting? Yeah. Good. Thank you. I I'd suggest everybody should uh try to attend a few of them and then you because you won't know what happens in those meetings. You won't know what you're missing if you're
not there. I agree. And so, um, councelor Choy, you could provide the two-minute update on Jupiter and the meeting and make, um, you it would be your priority to attend and then I guess as we are interested or able, we would attend, but just listen
in. We wouldn't be the representatives. Okay. Is there still a staff member? Is there a staff member that goes? uh sometimes but not always because I can tell you when I went you know for several years out of it can
come best practices that another government is doing so there's really there's that benefit which is why I think it is beneficial for staff to be involved in that because that's the purpose each government reports what they're doing and then um you know then
the business community knows what's happening and then it's pretty apparent then you know which government local government is doing what. So I think the chamber is going to be more collaborative with the town as future goes on. Yep. Is there an email goes out
that notifies us when all these meetings occur? No, but there should be. Yeah. Do we uh No, because what has to happen is okay, first of all, take the school board district. Their meeting is public. But on the chamber, if you get on the list,
they know you're going to participate. They'll add you. Mhm. Um, so show up, they'll add you, and you'll then get it regularly. That's that's one of the easiest ones to make make sure it happens that way. Um,
so I guess we're through with the appointees. Uh, councelor Sunstrom had suggested that we discuss um being a llays on to the different committees.
Um, and um, I would prefer that each member here ponder about that if there's any in particular that you're interested in. I I've pondered it. I I just assume replace
Council May on the art committee. Okay. And just to clarify, um it's my understanding, I don't believe we have le zones for planning and zoning or historic, which stand on their own, right? They're independent. Yeah. And I was going to say I I would want to be careful about those. Exactly.
So I I different nature those that have agendas because they have a final decision-making authority in certain cases. So I agree with that. So those would not be included. Thank you for emphasizing that. Yeah, I would be uncomfortable about that. Yeah. Um
because there are advisory boards and if you uh taint it by participating, coaching, you know, whatever correct guiding it, it it's not what it's intended to be. It could be perceived as meddling and absolutely completely
agree. And we've had that in the past and it was inappropriate. So yeah. So the only other two are the beach committee and the environmental task force. um that perhaps could have a lay on. So if others and no pressure
tonight you want to ponder about that because first of all you'd have to know what is the the staff lays on is the one who really on those committees is who in theory is kind of giving them ideas and
and you know items to do it. Um and certainly the council can participate in that but and for example the environmental task force had worked on the sustainability study stuff and whatever. Correct. So yeah I would be open to
pondering the environmental task force um and I know we're looking at the staff lesson on as well. to the beach committee. So that was Laura. So I know that staff will find another um leazison on there. But um and I view it I mean in
terms of being a lesson on I imagine going not to every meeting but to a couple of meetings just to kind of stay in the loop, take suggestions, be able to answer questions or ask them and just kind of keep that connection between the
committees and council. I think, you know, just make it so I'm clear here. While I didn't dive in on that one, I want to get an update on where we're at on the environmental task force because I have a interest in that. I mean, the sustainability study and
whatever that's coming to us. When is it coming to us? Uh oh, the vulnerability. Yeah, excuse me. Ver vulnerability. Yeah, first the vulnerability assessment will come to you later this year. Okay. the first step, but I wanted to get an update and because that's kind of a work product that has already been done and
from that there may be some uh uh direction from the council on some additional uh efforts on the part of the environmental task force. So, okay, I think that's kind of a precursor to that. So yeah, I tell you what, if I'd asked
the staff to give us an update on who the lay who the staff layers are for each of these committees because that'll give us a better perspective as well. Okay. Um there's nothing else. uh move back um to
reports. Town attorney. Thank you, mayor. Um I would like to arrange for meetings with uh council members individually next week to discuss the results
information from the last mediation on the uh Sunny Sands property. So I will coordinate that through the town manager's office and u I don't expect that it would would be a uh lengthy meeting probably in like another half
hour but very important that we get those meetings done next week. Thank you assistant town manager. Thank you mayor. Just a few updates tonight. I'd like to welcome and introduce our new town clerk, Maryanne
Lamir, who you all had a brief opportunity to meet um as the meeting gathered. Maryanne joins the town after 19 years with the city of Jacksonville, and we're thrilled to have her here. She's uh joining us up on the dice tonight and we'll be taking over clerk responsibilities um once she gets
settled. She's in day two, so we expect her to be completely settled by tomorrow's workshop. I'd also like to congratulate Lindsay Keniko, who retired last Friday after a 21-year career with the Jupiter Police Department. We were sad to see Lindsay
go after all the great work she did, particularly most recently in the community um outreach unit for the Jupiter Police Department, but I know she's on to bigger and better things. I'm also happy to announce that the refurbishment of our clock tower was
completed today and we're able to announce to the uh community that it's back in working order. Um so if you have a chance as you drive out of here to uh admire its uh its beauty, you can do so and hopefully we'll hear the the chimes
once again throughout the the area. Also today, the town completed work on the uh final of the first 12 pedestrian activated crosswalks. The location on Longshore Drive and Central Boulevard is now complete. So um as I said, this is the 12th crosswalk that we've completed
and four more locations have been identified um for your uh consideration as we go into next year's CIP planning and capital projects plan. Uh finally, uh just an update on the deep injection well project that's been underway. You might have read in the
most recent town manager report that the drilling on the actual well and the installation of the well casing has been completed four months ahead of schedule, which is great news because that's that's a huge project. Uh work on the monitor well will now begin and is expected to be completed in about nine
months. And just as a reminder, town hall um and the town will be closed for regular business this Thursday uh in recognition of the Junth holiday. So, it falls on a Thursday, which is a little bit um out of the ordinary. So, I just want to remind everybody if you're
trying to do business with the town, we'll be closed in recognition of that day. And that's all I have. Mayor, thank you. Um Council Troy, thank you. Um I for me right now it was
very interesting going through all of the committees, getting to put names with faces, made some phone calls there. But I do want to even though they're not sitting in the room, acknowledge thanking them for their contributions to
our town. Um the committee sometimes are unsung heroes and they do a lot of great work and personally I appreciate it and it was a good opportunity to get to see who's on it, who has served it, and who will continue to serve. Thank them,
Vice Mayor. Yeah, just one thing. I just wanted to um thank the leadership staff of uh JFRD for just giving us the monthly updates and just staying on schedule. I know it's a ultimately a huge heavy lift and I'm just happy and
proud that you guys are just really taken full by the horns and getting the job done and the COPC and it was fantastic. So just keep up the great work and we all appreciate it. Thank you, Council Sensor. I I agree with both my colleagues. Just
a lot of good news all around. Just grateful for all of our committee members and volunteers. Grateful for the clock tower. Have to mention that. It was very exciting to see after many months um for JFRD and the heavy lift and just how great that felt um to get
across that finish line. Um and no, it's just it's wonderful to see how all these things are coming together and crosswalks and town greens and playgrounds. So, I hear the shade um is a is visible from Tony Penna, so I have to drive by there, but things are under
construction and on schedule. So, thank you, I would like to give another special thanks to Deputy Chief Fire Chief Steven Shaw and Division Park Chief Tim Roach uh for their leadership and attendance of the uh 2025 first care EMS
conference. Understood these guys did a phenomenal job. for their participation highlighted our fire department's uh commitment to excellence, innovation and collaboration medical service. So their efforts are really appreciated. Thank you. Good recognition for the town of Jupiter. So
just a number of small kind of housekeeping items, but first of all, couldn't be more excited on the clock tower. Um, I know it'll be another 10 years before uh we have to refurbish it hopefully. But hope we we put this aside
a lesson learned that that is a cherished uh piece in our town and don't remove the clock too early and leave it out too long. So it's here now and thank you.
Thank you crosswalks. thrilled u for the 12th one to get done. Um I've been asked about that for several years. So uh and I know all these you know it's interesting these some of those projects like the clock
tower and the crosswalk are smaller but they have yet they have significant benefit and u and u and the public notices them. So I appreciate staff getting those done. And I just wanted to ask a thought of my colleagues. You
don't have to answer here, but so a resident reached out to me because each one of us, we have a project. We know that staff's got a list. We're going to have the opportunity to add to that list. Um, a crosswalk is something now that we've seen them done that, you
know, shouldn't take years to get done. That's why we have it a priority. and a resident had reached out to me uh a couple weeks back, you know, asking for a crosswalk on Center Street, you know, which can be very hazardous
crossing. um they wrote to me um and the county and I'm going to suspect but I don't know because the county's response back is yeah they certainly will look into it and they'll do a study and what have you
but in light of the fact that they're working on the project to upgrade Center Street even though that's probably still some years off they may be not inclined to do it um and this is not a decision I myself
make it take the council, but for the cost of a crosswalk, I would if we can't get and we first would try to see if the county can do it, but I would suggest we consider if the county lets us to put it in because it only have a life of, you know, a
couple two or three years until the road's done. It may be affected. So, uh, just think about that. But uh but a resident had asked and there are residents and um you we we've got this program to do crosswalks and if you think about it is we should recognize
the fact that it was easy when it's town roads. It's our accountability we do it. But when you get to a road like center street, it's not a town road, it's a county road. and you know, do we want to um and I'm certainly going to see if I
can't push the county to do it. But if their answer is, you know, well, we'll get it when we do the project three years from now, um then I might be inclined to want to support doing a crosswalk with town funds. So, just leave it for thought. But we're going to
get to that when we get to the CIP. But, but any ask I get, I bring it up because others may have gotten the same ask. I just want you to be aware about it. Um, another housekeeping item just um I don't know uh councelor Sunstrom you
often times we all hear about something but um it's not always the case. I understand Lighthouse Elementary there's a perception of significant mold issues that have led to health that I need to follow up on. Uh but to the degree that
um you know you're somewhat point on that I could would ask you if you could uh either see if you can't get with because the easiest thing I was going to do is just reach out to our you know area our
um well certainly our school board member because that's a serious uh um claim if you will that and there was some real I can get information I could forward to you about some real health issues that people believe are related
to mold that has to be at that school. I I would happily do that. There's been a lot of press on that on Facebook. All the parents concerned about that. Yep. So we that's an easy one where that they ought to be in it's summertime. They'll
be all over that now and wouldn't just assume it's just a lighthouse elementary if they're doing it. find out what is what's unique about lighthouse and they should be checking the other schools. Sorry, has it been testing on type of mold the severity of it or I don't have
details other than the par uh just the health of some students if you will so significantly impacted that they believe was due to that. Okay. Mayor, can I confirm Limestone Creek or Lighthouse? It was lighthouse.
Lighthouse. So you've seen it on Yeah, I saw a lighthouse. Yeah, I thought I heard another. Okay. Yeah. And then kind of last one, I just um I was surprised how quickly the playgrounds shade structures going up.
Um well, I'm thrilled at that. Um I uh cuz my wife told me on the Maplewood Park one, she was reported to me that the shade structure at least one of them was up. And I just want to share something that concern that I had. And when we had the uh groundbreaking event
there, I had the opportunity uh to meet, you know, w with the uh contractor um and got into a uh interesting conversation about the shade structures
and um and you know had appropriate parks and representative there. So this may have already been taken care of but um I speak from as an engineer when I worked for FPL what's unique about the
role I had is we would design it but then we would operate it. So I was more mindful of the ultimate user what have you. So when we got into the shade structures you know I asked a couple questions. I asked number one are the shades
standardized? um in size and I was told no, they're all custom size. Uh but not to worry, you know, they can make them up to specs on a moment's notice. Um wasn't quite what I wanted to hear,
but what I was told. So they're not standardizing them because the company that does it just makes them to fit. Um, that means if we were to pull all the shades structures down, shades down in the hurricane, we better make sure
they're marked or whatever so we know where they go back. Plus, I'd be inclined and we have a lot more playgrounds to go. I don't know why they wouldn't be standardized. So, you know, we could have one or two spares or something, but anyway, I just wanted to raise that as a to me that's a a miss in
the design. It's too late for the two that are in progress. The other thing is, you know, I asked about um well, I want to make sure our team that I know how long it takes staff to take down
the shade uh to be prepared for a hurricane because as we're and it's the right thing that we're doing it, but now's the time if it's not easy to design it to make it easier. And what I heard which was interesting was, "Oh yeah, you got to be
really careful with those." Uh, he, this is the construction superintendent. He says, um, when, um, you really, you have to be careful. You can't do that in gusty winds. And he wasn't talking about hurricanes. She said, "One of our guys,
we were wanted to take one down and uh he went over and hooked it to the back of his pickup and a gust of wind came and lifted the pickup, the back end of it up." Just goes to show you and that's a safety issue, right? And so the conversation
then led to well I said I want to make sure that our staff you know because this is deliverable from the engineer and the contractor to us guidance on how we take them down. So if we need equipment or what have you if the connections have to be done
differently um to make it easy. So he committed that when they put them up he was going to have staff there. I don't know whether it that already happened uh Kate or he forgot about it, but I'd like to even
come to make sure this is done correctly because I'm just concerned about the impact on our employees, our staff and um and about safety ultimately. Um I quickly want to add
there too. Um I think the plan or idea was to learn as you go in every respect. We've heard about vendors for playgrounds that are very popular and local and those could be explored for future playgrounds is my understanding. So we can we can look at things you know
as we hear about them but this I was just talking about just the shade structure itself and it's easy enough done. Hey, I'm an engineer. If it's too difficult when they go to do it, it it could be modified. It should be modified. Now's the time to do it, right? I I would think that would be
baked into the design overall. you know, be putting southern Florida, it's hurricane area. Well, I'd hope so, you know. So, I want to just follow up. The conversation I have is I want to make sure that we got that. It's a good catch. Um, but um, you know, hey, we're
in hurricane coming up to hurricane season. It could happen. Now, the good news was he assured me that the foundations were designed so that um, the shade structure doesn't have to come down. And we're talking about just the material because the material is what
captures the wind. Um but if you don't take them down then they could rip then you have to replace them but at least the design basis for the you I'm not talking like an engineer but I am one you know um and so I was comfortable about that. So the only risk is is
damage to that but then having to replace it and ideally and I don't want to sit here and imply that staff has to take them down because now knowing that the worst thing is it rips is we got to realize how much time does it take.
I mean it sounds like it's not a five minute job you run out there. So, as we add more of these, it has to be factored into, you know, hurricane preparedness and what's practical versus not, right? We've finally relieved our staff of having to put up a bunch of shutters in
the town hall and now we're creating maybe an equal amount of work. I support the shades, don't get me wrong, but that's part of our job is to make sure we're considering them. So Kate, I just appreciate I if give us all an update on that because I think
everybody would would want to get a status and you know I suggested my wife is man she Google's everything or YouTube's everything. I think everything is there out there. So I said video it when you're showing us how to do it. It ought to be it be a deliverable from
them to us. Here's the video. So three years from now we have a new staff member they just pull it up. Oh yeah. This is what I have to do when they run over to take it down. Right. It is timely and important. If you look at Alton Playground, their poles for their shade structures were leaning and they
had to take everything down. That playground has been out of service for quite some time and it's a major playground. So, um it certainly makes sense to look at it. Yep. Okay. Um and with that, the time is now
8:24 and we'll adjourn the meeting.