I can't do reporting for the notes are there. Okay. >> Being 5:31, I'll now call to order the regular meeting of the community redevelopment agency the 16th day of
March, 2026 in the government center of the great town of Lake Placid. If everybody would please rise, we'll have a invocation and a pledge. Let us pray. To our gracious heavenly father, we thank you for another
glorious day in paradise, better known as Lake Placid, Florida. And we thank you for all the blessings that you have given us and others. And we hope that you will continue to do so. Please bless this board and the regular
board tonight as they make decisions that are not only for the best interests of our town, but for our residents, our outlining communities, and our great county. And please, oh Lord, bless our troops around the world who are
protecting our freedom. In your name we pray. Amen. >> Amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Uh, I'd ask everybody to make sure your phones are either off or on vibrate. We appreciate it. Um, clerk, would you please call the role? >> Mayor Hullbrook
>> here. >> I'm sorry. Council member Hayes >> here. >> Council member Worley >> here. >> Council member Charles >> here. Council >> member Everheart >> here. >> Board member Frank Hartzel. >> Board member Cam Leblanc >> here.
>> All right. Public comments. That's not on the agenda. >> All right. Seeing none, we'll continue. We'll go to the consent agenda under A and B. First is the approval of the agenda. >> Be one motion.
>> Oh, for both. >> All right. One motion for both A and B. >> I'm sorry. I didn't understand that. The motion to approve both agendas. >> Well, yeah. No, the consent agenda. He He was just reading off. I'll make a
motion to approve the consent agenda. >> I'll second. >> All right, we have a motion to second. Any comments from the podium? >> Seeing none, I'll take it to the audience. >> Seeing none there, bring it back. Pull the council, please. >> Council member Worley.
>> Yes. >> Council member Hayes. Yes. >> It's Ken Leblanc was a second, but I got >> Yes. >> Okay. Council member Charles. >> Yes. >> Council member Everheart. >> Yes.
>> Mayor Hullbrook. >> Yes. >> And board member Oh, good. >> All right. Now we go to number four. It be the town of Lake Placid
redevelopment 2024 2025 annual report. >> Can I have the twirl thing? >> I mean so as part of the 163 chapter that governs our CRA board once a year we are required to advertise. the advertisement
will be done in the newspaper and the um annual report will be placed on our website. That's a requirement. Um so I've drafted the annual report. It comes before you guys as a presentation only. There's no really um you know unless you find something wrong with it in it. But
um and then it'll go before the town council for another review following this meeting because it has to go to the governing board also. So um So each element of the annual report is governed by 163. So a lot of the elements that you see in there is what's
required to be in there. So so a lot of the things that are in there. So if you see the cover page um when we adopted the and adopted the CRA uh documents central central Florida region
planning had that design and I kept it throughout. Um so we have the same thing. You just have your table of contents um who your board members are, who your staff is. Um and we go back to a little bit of the history. A lot of this is
pulled out of our CRA documents. There was a finding of necessity was done. That's the reporting. Our mission statement. Another requirement is to show our map to be within the to show the public where our boundary is. Um basically last
year's 2425 budget as it was adopted, the expenditures thus far. Um once the audit is prepared um completed for 2425 that will be put on the website on the CRA. So once it's audited, it will go on
and I notate that through throughout. Um and you see I notate it there. Just a recap of the performance data kind of takes all that and kind of puts it just in there. Um you can see when we first established we were uh with 54,325
680 for assessed values at the time. We are now at 82,62804 in our CRA district assessed value. Um, this is kind of just uh y'all are familiar. I know the town council is
familiar with the the documents of DR420 and everything we put through for the tax year. This is just a breakdown of that showing the uh numbers. Um, one of the things that uh is in our documents is for affordable housing. I
do have to report that expenditures for affordable housing for low income was was expanded. That's another requirement. And so here I'm showing some of our projects so we can show the public as they are able to pull this up off the
website some of the projects. We had our Steuart P uh Stewart Park pavement improvements. You can see what it looked like before. Now it's looking really pretty. And um then we had the Lake uh Lake Rashard sidewalk improvement. So
you can see what it looked like before and now after. So I have a lot of before and afters here. Um thanks to Harry and Allen because I I always tell them take before and after pictures. Um so then the Dell Hall rehab. Um that was kind of hard to
get some of the pictures, the before and afters, but I think I captured it. That was the before uh the bathroom area. was made ADA compliant. Um, the exit signs were put in. That's just an overall look.
Then you had your uh flower pot um and paper project. So, there's some before and after pictures. I'm just going through um just so the public can take a look at all the projects that were done. Here's our plan projects for the 2526.
Any projects that weren't done in 2425 were rolled over by the board um and were including in the budget. Um you'll see when I move on to the next update on the projects. I made some corrections that weren't put there, but they're all correct on board. Um and that's really
about it. And if anybody ever has any questions, they can call me and and we'll have these available if they need a printed copy. Um it will be on the website. effective. Tomorrow I'll have an advertisement in the newspaper. All of this is due by March 31st. So, um it'll come before this board and then
I'll do another quick presentation at the town council following this. That's about it. Any questions? >> I I did notice it might just be the timing that the 100,000 for Hillrest >> is still here, but is that just because
of the timing? >> The timing because it was in your 2425. >> Yep. Yeah. >> Okay. And the only comment I have is that for affordable housing and low income, I do take issue with we haven't done anything
because the sidewalk that was on Waldo AIF behind the Dollar General. Those people that walk on that are from our downtown area that can't don't have cars in that. So, I believe that is for our
lowincome affordable housing. I think that sidewalk, the only people that walk on it that I see are people from the neighborhood that can't afford cars and they they they do take their little push buggies and stuff. But I do take issue
with that because I think that was an issue when we did it that um people from the downtown area couldn't access that plaza and we did that. So, I believe that is low income. I don't know that it really falls under affordable housing,
but I think it is the people from the our downtown area that can afford cars to go to our plaza and that's why we did that. So, I just I want to make that comment. Thank you. >> Yeah, I I just go by what >> I know that, Eva. I know that. But I'm
just saying because I know what goes on over there. I see it every day. But I'm the only I never see anybody walk over there except the people that really need to have to access that by walking. I mean, I don't walk over there. I drive.
Just I'm I'm sorry, but I do have a car and I'm thankful for that, but I'm just saying that's the people that we did that for because that's who uses it. Thank you. >> Deborah, you said Waldorf. What sidewalk have we put off of Waldorf behind Dollar General? Because this sidewalk is Lake
Rashard, which is over by Serenity Village. So, I'm not certain what sidewalk you're referring to. >> The one behind Dollar General >> that was done a couple of years ago. >> Oh, okay. I was going to say I don't recall in this project in our budget.
Okay. >> So, I have a question. Um so you know seeing that you know no expenditures for affordable housing and low-income and uh middle-income residents when I went to the um Florida Redevelopment Association
conference and a lot of people were talking about a lot of things that they're doing in a lot of areas with their CRAAS and you know one of the things that they do a lot of is they help with lowincome housing in their areas to improve the blight. They'll they they have matching grants for
things like roofs, for windows, for yard cleanup, for all kinds of things. And do we have the ability to do anything or is it this I know we've talked about facade grants and for some reason we can't seem to do those with our CRA. Is it the same thing with housing?
I did ask um Central Florida Regional Planning, they are here and we call them our subject matter experts and on the facade grants I am being told that we can do that. I'm going to allow them to come and be able to speak to that. I think it would be beneficial for this
group to be able to talk to that. And if you could talk to also the neighborhood that is in in our CRA that has blight slum in it. Do we have the ability to have a program that can help alleviate that slum and blight in those areas with
CRA dollars and how would we do it? And >> and let me just add to that because I think that's very important and we touched on it in the past but never went anywhere. When you read under the mission of the CRA, it says to eliminate and prevent conditions of slum and
blight by funding eligible infrastructure projects. So, we touch on it exactly that. I don't know that we as a board have really further discussed projects that would support that. Okay.
Can you hear me? >> Hi there, Bonishia Frasier, Central Florida Regional Planning Council. There were a couple of questions. You might have to repeat them, but broadly speaking, your CRA plan allows you to move forward with infrastructure programs and beautifification programs,
both of which facade programs would fall under. So, yes, you have the ability to move forward with a facade program >> into the residential neighborhood. Can we help with housing, you know, or slum and blight in the residential neighborhood? >> Your CRA plan does uh speak to
um housing increasing afford not affordable housing, increasing access to housing and infill housing. So, yes, you have the ability to move forward with housing initiatives. >> So, let me ask you about that because we have a lot of places we could infill housing. I mean, I've even considered trying to do a low-income housing
project in in the downtown. I just don't know how to do it, you know, financially and make it work. Um, so what kind of things can the CRA do to help facilitate a low-income housing project, infill project in the downtown?
>> So housing programs are pretty complicated. My suggestion would be that you have the opportunity to reach out to FRA, the Florida Redevelopment Association to provide you with some additional guidance in terms of any housing related programs you would like to move forward with. In addition to
that, there are a number of communities that are within close proximity to the area. CRAAS are very friendly. We all know each other. You have the ability to reach out to your neighboring communities and ask for additional information as to how to move forward
with a housing program. For example, >> I will say that I worked with rebuilding together and I mean these are plans that I haven't revisited. Um but anyway, um we had five houses awarded in our downtown area for repairs. They did
roofing, they did built porches, they did soften fascia, and so rebuilding together put the mirror kids and the kids, which I don't think exist anymore out at the um correctional institute.
There was a there was a program out there for youth and they put that they actually funded us. I asked them and they gave us five houses. We actually did work on five houses repairing roofs, sophet fascia and building them porches
and ramps. Um so that might be an opportunity. I don't know if rebuilding together, I haven't revisited that in a while, but that was a project that we did in Lake Plaza that actually did go to homeowners and there was no cost to
them, no cost to the town. >> So, I wonder if we're getting a little off track that we first need a motion to and to on Eva's presentation. So, I'll make a motion. >> Doesn't really require one, but you can give a motion. >> You've got a motion here. Recommended motion. We don't need that.
>> Unless we're Unless we're making changes, we don't. >> Yeah. No, this was a >> Okay. So, she >> presentation for information only. >> Very informative. I appreciate um I think every time we once a year when we read the details, it does stir further questions and how we basically have been
conducting business and do we fall within the original charter of the C or maybe there's some changes that might be needed. So, um thank you Eva, you know, for a formative presentation. and I support it.
>> Okay. >> Any additional questions? >> Any other questions? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> So, tonight's my night, I guess. >> So, we reviewed or I went through um and I gave you all the memo. The memo is
there. It was posted up there. Um a couple questions came up at the last minute. started me questioning did I have dollar numbers correct and I found a couple of areas from the August 18th meeting that was a meeting that there was a lot of jumping around that that you know and I was able to pull it all
together and I've made those necessary corrections um and doing that I've also set up a new um and I worked with Rachel too and getting some of these numbers uh to really go through it the actual background just kind of how I went in
and corrected everything and what I did to research that and just kind of gave an overview of that. Um so when we move forward um we're looking to establish project numbers um within the ADG accounting software that's going to
allow us to put the projects where they need to be so we can do some easier reporting through ADG to help us with this new format. Um so we'll be setting those up. It's going to take a little time to get those set up in ADGum and then everything having to do with a
particular project will fall within that uh code. Um what I also did was so as we lost my mouse I did there's something wrong with it. It's kind of g
>> having a bit of a hard time hearing you. >> You have Okay. Sorry about that. >> Yeah. >> So So I went through and reviewed all the numbers make sure that they're correct. Okay. um went back to the August meeting and then our last February meeting. So, everything's been adjusted to where it needed to be. Um
and we're going to do the project numbers now in our ADG accounting software that'll allow us to be able to report and let them clump to the right project numbers, the dollar amounts. Um, and then we've uh enhanced the reporting
format to hopefully make easy easier to understand and easier for us to put in our notes and keep you guys updated. So, you'll see that. Um, and then I just kind of went through these were all the in-n-outs that I was
just showing you. I pulled them right for the minutes, made sure that everything was accurate and allocation. Um, So, this is the ADG report. You'll see the blue column. When we did
the budgeting, um you'll see that we had 45,000 for uh roads, then park upgrades, but then we left everything unac under the uncatategorized uh area. That should have got split out.
So, we're going to take everything that's in this following report and Rachel's going to go ahead and break them out. So they're categorized properly in ADG. Um because I think at the time we were just trying to I'm not sure what happened but
anyway. So this is the new report. It's a main spreadsheet that will now feed into this summary sheet. It will show you the project name. It will give you the new project number. Gives you the GL account that it's assigned to and the
responsible lead. Um and basically status. So, this one would be a transfer out. This was a town council CRA approval. Funds transferred to roads for a uh Waldo AF road on the CRA meeting on February 16th. So, that's
where you took some of that funding from your um Hillrest. No, no, this was from uh the Doll Hall property um for the uh parking. Yes, kind of notated that a little bit better, but anyway, it'll get
better as we move forward. Um, and what happens is staff is going in and they're going to update the spreadsheet. It'll feed into here and give you updates. This is the Dahal irrigation. Um, so Harry was in charge of the building. Alan Kefir is in charge of the park
actually itself. He wrote some notes here just to and I'm sure you guys read it, but that's going to need a submersible pump. It's going to need a well drilled. This is going to be a little more expensive. He wants to wait till we install any new playground
equipment before we go forward that. The other thing you'll see under the STU um Taylor Park irrigation, he's going to make a recommendation to move that funding to this line so it can cover the once you get there, you get to the well pump and you get to all of that, you're
going to have enough funding to get that done. Um but he would like to wait until um whatever playground equipment and we'll get to that as we go through this. Any questions at this point? Okay. Do the hall playground. So we were
asked to go out and go for RFP. I'm not RFP for grant. Uh we did that. We did not make the list. So um we we fell beyond the list. There's a list when they do their rankings. Um I think there was 57 on this list. When I did the
there was 60 something on the list. Um so it changes every year. That's up to the state on how they do that. You did allocate for $50,000 for a match. I think um uh what Allen's probably going to ask for is there are some pieces we
could add some to that park with the 50,000 that wouldn't be very expensive. Maybe a wall climber. He gave a couple of examples. Um but that's something you can check on. So multiple smaller pieces that we could get for that.
>> So let me jump in here. Um so we didn't get a FRAP grant, correct? >> But I had mentioned this at the last meeting and maybe the timing is perfect. April 16th is the next ARPAC meeting. So maybe we could come back to the April
12th town council meeting with, you know, a proposal to go. I mean, did we ask Ferdap for 50,000? We asked No, we asked Ferdat forund because the structure where we were looking at was a slide and it was really a small structure because they're very,
you know, they're very costly. I think it wasund was it,000? I think it was 115,000 that the one that we priced out fell in within that category. >> And what was our match on that? >> The match would have been 50, but then
we would have asked for the the rule uh waiver for that. But And I I think the RP pack is like 5050, right? You can pack is now 50. >> So we've budgeted 50,000 or we we >> you have a $50,000 budget for
playgrounds for Dahal. >> So So we could go to RPAC for another 50 to give us a h 100,000 >> and is my understanding that um you can have two going with RPAC now. They've changed some of the rules and and how
much you can ask for. So yes. Oh yeah, we actually have our our PAC district representative here. Is she doing too or is that a peace sign? >> Yeah. Yeah. So So we do have the updated application and and we could bring that back.
>> So that that was it for that and and I'll let Ellen at the next meeting kind of say what kind of playground equipment he was looking at. So, >> I was going to say it's the Willy Goat because that seems to be the most popular right now. It's one of the Willy Goat playgrounds. He did send that in an
email so I can filter that out to you. >> And once we get the well and the irrigation, it might be nice to have a couple dancing fountains. You know, there's different types of splash pads that range from the full to just some some type of water play, whether it's,
you know, fountains or something. So I think his idea of building on it is a good idea. You know, start with the structure and then each year, you know, build on. >> So at the last meeting on the building rehab, Harry was correct. I always admit
there the Dahal building rehab had been completed. There was carryover invoices into the new budget year. So that's why you're seeing the negative negative $5,12047 because that fell into the new budget year just crossed over. So you do have a
negative amount there that you can reallocate to make that to zero. Um I think the D hall building is pretty much complete. Um you did have as we go through you're going to see there was an o uh $5,05 left over on the Steuart Park
papa. So there's a little offset there. You don't have to make the adjustment tonight. We can, you know, go over it and kind of just think about how you want to do that. Um the doll hall uh patio
um Harry has said he's had trouble obtaining estimates. Uh council CRA has not stated whether to continue due to the possible boys and girls club use more funds may be needed if project proceeds. So it's just something to put on your radar on what
he kind of was putting out there. I'm just reporting because you know I get nervous with this stuff. So you all know that uh do trees landscaping um project dependent upon irrigation
plan. So again the landscaping is all predicated on doll hall for that irrigation that we talked about earlier. I ran into a little stack here because I didn't have a line for the move of the
storm water 70,000 and I'm gonna have to re redo it. So I counted this as a utility. I will be breaking that out because we had 32,000 for septic to sewer built into the CRA budget and then you added um you transferred last month
from the Hillrest project 70,000 for storm water management. So, I will be breaking these two out to two different projects. I just wasn't able to get that. >> Can I ask a question about septic to sewer? Is that specifically
for people taking, you know, their septic that are on septic now to get them onto sewer or does it allow to run lines um to to capture new new houses onto the existing system?
it was pulled out, but my understanding now this was this predates me. So, someone on council may be able to actually actually answer this, but to my understanding based off of what I was told by Kevin and then also from some of the knowledge is that it was for lines.
It was for the lines in the ground, but we pulled that out. So, it's no longer part of the plan. >> It's it's on there still. >> Oh, it is. >> Yes. >> There had been discussions. >> Some of the money is still it's just grouped with the other things. So you're going to separate it out. >> I'm going to separate those out. >> So how much money is
>> 32,000 for the septic to sewer? >> So we do have the ability infrastructure. It's an infrastructure. >> Right. So we do have the ability to use that money uh because I know of a place where we could run 3-in lines and capture a bunch of houses that will be built in in the downtown area and so it
could theoretically be allocated towards something like that. >> Okay. I guess what I what I recall from the Kevin, you know, recommendations, it was for certain businesses that are on that are or not. And so, it's more the
businesses in the downtown area that are either on older grinder pumps or older and to put, you know, this money was to try to get them off of or off of what they have. and some never went on it in
the first place to have them hook up to the new that's what I recall it was in the downtown area for a lot of the businesses >> so business is only not residential >> it it wasn't at that time but I mean >> and I think then there was a whole discussion well can you use it for
septic or can't you use it and it got into that what does the charter say you can and can't and then it just kind of sat there because the sewer plant needed to be completed first and I think a lot of the money was moved out for other projects. Correct. >> All right. So, if we identify projects
and we talk about it and we want to vote to do it, we theoretically could do projects like that. Does every project on septic to sewer have to come to us to be approved? Like say somebody wants to get off commercially off of a septic tank and wants, you know, who's willing to get on to sewer. It comes back to us
to vote on it. >> No, that this this is septic to sewer for CRA projects. the CRA board has control, but for the utility, if you have folks that want to get onto the utility that live coincidentally in the CRA district, you're still going to have to go through the utility department.
Just 32,000 of it could help fund some of it. That would have to get approved >> through the CRA board. But overall projects, I think, for the septic to sewer project will still go through town council and still go through the utility.
I think I think what we're saying is we had 32,000 for septic to sewer and we had no money for storm water drainage. >> So what we tried to determine is well how are we going to fund storm water drainage because it's a priority and
then we made the decision to move the 32,000 in and take some money from the Hillrest property and move it in. So I think on this line item to what you were saying is it's somewhat misleading as the project saying septic to sewer because we don't have the infrastructure
name or something like that like that on ADP. Are we saying thenund2,000? >> No. So so the septic to sewer when I did the research was still within your your line items.
We added the 70,000 for storm water. I just didn't break out the storm water into a different line. >> Now, you could make the decision to say we want to have that subject to 32,000 the whole 102,000 go for storm water. Okay. Could be.
>> Okay. Okay. Yeah. Because I know that 32,000 we we've kicked that in many meetings and we've drained from that. So, >> it's been kicked in and kicked out. I think this last run it was kept in. >> Okay. >> Um >> and so yeah. So, so right now we're 70
for infrastructure that we moved from Hillrest and we still have 32,000 for septic to sewer from the original. >> Got it. >> And we don't need to solve them tonight, but in the future, let's define who's eligible and under what circumstances
they could use the 32,000. I agree with that because, you know, we're never going to use the 32,000 unless we identify exactly how we're using it or what opportunities. If somebody's going to get offset the tank onto sewer, it's typically an emergency. Their drain field no longer works. They
want to get a new drain field. We say, "No, you're in this area. You have sewer. You need to tie into city sewer, you know, so you know, but we have this money that can help you pay for it." Well, the money's got to we can't wait till the next meeting, CRA meeting to be able to approve it. So if we have a
program or don't have a program and should have a program, it needs to be usable by people on an emergency basis when that situation happens I would think. Right. And then the other thing is I do think we should be able to run some lines to capture undeveloped. We
have a lot of properties in downtown that are not developed that are sitting empty. You could build houses on we probably have hundred plus you know lots that are vacant that could have h houses on them in downtown. And um so if you have, you know, five houses that that
are going to get built on a street and, you know, you're not that far from city sewer, maybe we ought to run the sewer line down the street, you know, for all the lots that are empty. I I know a couple streets that are just have a lot of empty lots and are very easy to tie into city sewer for the city if they
just run the lines. So, I think we need to make a concerted effort to decide that we want to do something and what are we going to do with that money or it'll just sit here forever. >> I think the thought was that we needed to put the lines in first and then we would talk about getting people um grant
money or assistance in order to help them hook up to those lines and to de decommission their uh septic tanks at that point. But as I recall, Kevin was saying to us at that time that we needed to put the lines in first and then worry about the hookups. That's that's what I
recall, but I I don't always recall correctly, but I think I think that's what he was saying. I just want to say again, the only one in the room that is actually on sewer downtown, um there's plenty of lines in
for residential and business that um are not hooked in that are being charged. I believe they're being charged monthly, even though they're not hooked in. Those lines are in and um that but again, we're going back to utility program that
we heard about. Let okay we're going to have a program. So this program can identify certain areas. Again that's why we need the utility program so much so we can identify an area and say what do we do in this area? Well we have lines
in and we have lowincome people. So the last go round we did have a program for low-income people but they weren't knowledgeable enough and they didn't have people to help them to hook into it. They didn't know how to fill out the forms. They didn't know how to do that.
So now those lines are in the ground for both businesses and residential. And that we need to identify every area. I would say one is south of Inner Lake, one is over um Serenity West in that
area over there because that's prime development and we need to look at that to get them on sewer. I think that's going to help the town with our tax base. So, I'm just saying our program that we're trying to work with now that we've approved can look at we can
designate certain areas and look at those areas. Then we can compare them all and then we can make a decision. That's why we need the programs. >> So, let's not solve it tonight. Let's leave it to staff to make recommendations on what how they would like the who qualifies, where it goes
and so forth. I agree. We need somebody to create a program. Yeah. >> So the next you have Deain Park gazebo structural. Um so there's 75,000. Um Allan's comments on educated estimate
for the gazebo rail is pending. His guess is about 40 to 50,000. um preferred material for railing at steel or thick gauge aluminum unknown if engineering is required or due to ADA regulations. So these are comments for
for from Allen just to keep you updated on those maybe just to think on for the for the next meeting as he tries to get some estimates in because I know he's contacted a couple of times to try to get these these dollars. Some of the comments to that Allan has said is that
whenever he's had contractors come out is that they don't want to repair that they believe that we've patched it and that at this point it needs to be totally rehaul. So they won't give him quotes to even repair it which is why he's having difficulty. I'm sorry. I'm getting the other mouse
because this is working. Park benches allowed for 40,000 multiple bench design options were presented. Ultimately, no specific style. This is coming from Allen's comments. Uh material size was chosen unknown. If committee wants one
style bench for the parks and a different style for sidewalks are all uniform. So prices range from 500 to,500 which can limit the amount purchased. There are currently 82 benches throughout town 46 of which are in parks
and 36 at various location. A specific design needs to be decided on before we know how many uh can be purchased. >> Some of the other comments regarding to the park bench um base where we already
have the concrete that they're on. He said that they were made for the the benches to be six foot. And so if we go past six foot, then we have to keep in mind that that may mean that we have to add more around the um the concrete base at the bottom. So just something to keep
in mind. We've been having those conversations. He said if we want him to pick what he believes may be suitable um with six foot, then he can do that. And then also to have the coordination with the chamber because some of the benches have well all of the benches were
sponsored through a chamber program. So it would take coordination with the chamber of commerce as well. >> I thought we chose a bench that that they were going to purchase and put together and let us look at. Did that ever happen or no? >> Or we never made that decision. >> We didn't make the decision. And then
this was the conversation at the time too is because I think um if I recall correctly we had picked the larger bench and then we came back with questions about do we need the partition in the middle so that people aren't sleeping on the benches if that's what I recall. Of course the board of please weigh in if
there's anything different but that was what we recalled when we had the conversation. >> I think the other part of that conversation was we didn't want it to be terribly ornate because it would be too difficult to keep clean. So, I think there's two issues there. One, you don't want it long enough to sleep on
comfortably or or you have to put the divider in the middle and then you want it to be something that we can clean. >> So, to move this forward, you're going to have to come to us with some samples and say, "Do you want me to buy one of these?" And then we'll buy it, look at
it, decide if we like it, or buy a couple, choose between them. >> You You brought samples? >> We did. >> Yeah, we've we've already had samples. If you go in the in the minutes, I think you'll find pictures of the samples that we already have. >> Yeah. >> I mean physical samples or you just send pictures. >> I think she I think you just got
pictures. >> Just pictures. >> Yeah. They don't send physical samples unless you purchase them. >> Correct. So, >> right. But I don't know. I just thought we had got to that point. So, um so I guess the only way this is going to move forward is if you bring it back up to us in a package and say, "Let's choose between these." And if we can all make a
motion and agree to one, then we could at least order one to look at. So, I think I think we have to if we're going to do this right, I think we should go back to the chamber and have them uh see what they want to do, too, because this is in coordination with the exercise stations that they're going to put
around the around the Deain Park. So, at least the the benches for Deain Park should be consistent with what they want to do for the exercise stations. Now, if we want to do a different bench for downtown that, you know, I I don't have really an issue with that. But I think
if we're going to do a bench around the around the park and we're going to pair with Advent Health, I think we need to pay attention to that. >> I think that's fine. Yeah. If they want to come back to us and tell us where they think benches should be in relationship to the stations they're putting in and what size bench, what
kind of benches, that's all fine. But I definitely think downtown we have a lot of cheap cheesy benches that we could replace with something that's a little classier. Yeah. And I think we need to make that decision because we already know what they like, you know, downtown. >> Well, I was going to say um I I believe
one of the questions that Allan had asked before was if if you have a specific style that you believe would be best to send that to to the staff as well so that we can see what ideas you have for the downtown area. That would help us. Personally, I like the ones that Sebring
has in their circle. >> Yes. >> Well, yeah. Maybe we could all go to Sebring and look at the benches they have. It's not a bad idea. Are they in the park in Sebring? Like the circle park you're talking about? Yeah. Okay.
I'll take a look at those if everybody else can take a look when they're down there and if we all like them, maybe that's the easy way to do it. >> Yeah. I like that idea because they've already been vetted out. So they already and then they have costs assigned to them. So but again I don't if know we
talked about there's too many benches that aren't being used in front of the college which aren't the most maybe that's not where we want them everywhere but if we have a need for them they're not being used in front of the college. So and those are donated benches so they
have the little donation sign on them but I don't think that people would mind if they were being used in another part of town. So, we might be able to use some of those benches in another part of town. We talked about that a long time ago.
We could probably move some down to the ball fields, too, out of town that we replaced. >> So, the downtown signage project, that's all 25,000 set for that. That's got to have sign code changes.
um for different you know signage if you want to do I know part of it wave finding signs I know uh Dennis Murray was working on that I'm not sure where that is at for wayinding signs I think we have >> so is central Florida regional planning
council going to come back to us with changes to the sign code that would work for that that's the plan >> yes >> after the historic downtown master plan >> and that was my question lead on this one. >> Yes, they are.
>> So, what Okay, so maybe we the next meeting we can get what the timing is. >> It's being incorporated with the downtown revitalization plan. >> When are we going to see the final on that? Do you know >> here?
Right. Good evening. for the record, Jennifer Cotto Salsbury with the Central Florida Regional Planning Council. Um, we have the plan online right now for comment. Uh, the goals and the renderings are there for public comment
and I believe uh last week at the workshop, we talked to town council um at closing that comment period at the end of the month and then providing the completed draft the beginning of April. Um, I apologize. I was listening and I
heard signs and there is no easy task with signs. So I just wanted to what uh we can uh provide uh renderings of what signage may look like. Uh you do
have a detailed sign code um which was developed a little while back. So I think I missed something when you all were talking about signs. Well, I think we realize that we have to change our signed code >> to a code that allows this the
wayfinding signage we want to put in. At least that's my understanding. So, I think we're looking asking if you are going to supply the wordage for the signed ordinance that would work to have wayfinding signs and banners maybe on polls, those types of things.
we can uh provide some conceptual language for town consideration. Uh we have found with town sign codes um those can be very detailed uh and and uh but we can provide the concepts for
the language for the town to consider. >> Yeah, I think we're we're not trying to reinvent the wheel. We're just trying to make the wheel move faster. So yeah, >> I think with reference to the sign code, we may need to reinvent the wheel a little bit because um otherwise I don't
think we're going to get what the the bang for our buck out of the signs that we put up. But I also don't want to go crazy so that we have, you know, in in some of my crime prevention programs, you see this sign that has 37 arrows and they're all going this way and you know,
we don't have that either. So there's there's there is a middle ground. There's a nice middle ground. >> We are also looking at um through the American Planning Association Florida chapter. We sent it out. I I know I sent it to council, but I don't know that I
sent it to the CRA board, so to speak, but they have prooner pro bono planning expertise where they can come in and provide services free for planning. And this would be one that we would apply for. They provide the services at no no cost
high quality planning assistance for pre-identified smaller scope projects. So we're planning to apply for that through them. >> So the signs falls within the next one, the banners and the flags, right? Which is something we've also been talking about. So those are both in Central
Florida Planning area, >> correct? Okay. So yeah, the same thing. I'm certain that there's other cities that what are they doing? What are their ordinances? Is that something that we can use versus, you know, starting from square
one? I don't know. But it's been two years that we've been talking about this almost. It'd like it'd be nice to try to get something move forward. >> Yeah. I I had when we first started talking about this a couple years ago, I um I um pulled looked online and I found
Steuart, Florida, close enough to drive to and look at if you want to. They've got a whole program of how they institute a wayfinding signage, how they charge to get on the on the system. They have the forms, the applications, and everything. And we could just take all
their stuff and use it for ourselves. I think we even asked them, they said, "Sure, go ahead." And um so they they've got a pretty good program and it's not 100 signs like you're talking about. It's a reasonable amount of signs that and it was it looked great, you know. So, I mean, that's that's one that that
I think I had brought up way back when that we could re revisit again and look at, but I agree with you. We don't need to start from scratch on everything. We'll never get anything done if we just kind of adopt ones that look the way we want them. Yeah.
>> I'll send that out because I do have that. I can send it out to everyone. >> Yeah. So, are you saying that they, this company that you're talking would do proono work, they would do it or Central Florida Planning would do it? >> Central Florida Regional Planning, they
are putting it in with our downtown revitalization plan and then as part of our services, they are assisting us with the application process for that to the pro bono services. >> But but on these two items, it shows them as the lead.
>> Yes, that's correct. So that would stay them as the lead until we get approved. If we are chosen, then that would change >> and it would flip over to that company. >> Correct. >> I'm back. Um so as part of your your
downtown plan, we'll provide options um just for clarification. Um but we're definitely not offering to rewrite your sign code. We've been there, but we will provide options. What you all are talking about is temporary
signage and uh over time there there should be provisions to allow for that. So, >> Charlotte, have you ever contacted the um the Central Florida Crime Prevention Association? They have a lot of stuff on
their um they do a lot of uh research and things on science. I can provide you the information for that. It just might be another resource. >> Thank you. >> So So the banners we kind of talked about sign code that you
got to get right up here. Sorry about that. Yeah, it's kind of that's better. So, the banners we talked about that again is going to have sign code changes. Streetscaping. Um, this particular line item is shared
between Harry and Allen um because Allan kind of taking care of the lighting and then Harry takes care of some of this the streetscaping. So, um, that $9,314 that's been expended, that was for the
west inner lake area planting that they did, I'm just doing the best I can to reporting and what I what he has told me, but kind of gave you an update and so they just went through the whole lighting. Um, is this what you want to
test samples of the lighting? >> So, Allan has written expended a lighting was directed by committee to purchase two post tabs tops as a test sample and higher lumin light bulbs for an area of test ground
coverage. Light bulbs cannot be purchased with CRA funds and motion from the town council is likely required to utilize uh funds from the current streets budget for this purpose. Uh $770 for nine bulbs, half of David Park. Um
they give some pricing. Two companies have been contracted an estimated purchase individual post top light fixtures with no response of yet. I'm not sure if this is the same thing that he's got, but um
ju just clarification that 9,300 that you talked about, isn't that part of the the whole landscape interl landscape plan? >> So, you had the pot flower pot project and you had streetscaping and this is
where They put the planting that went to west >> but but the whole east I mean all down inner lake not just pots but but inner lake >> we cleaned up and we planted a lot and then you're saying this is on the west side
I >> that's what I was told west in lake planting and labor portion um I can give you further information when when uh Harry gets back and he can shoot you an email because I don't know anything more than that West Enter Lake portion meaning from 27
to Main Street. >> No, no, >> it's west of Main Street. >> Are you thinking Main Street to Demain Park? >> Yes, that little corner right there. >> Oh, okay. Right at the corner where the foot doctor is. >> I believe that's >> the foot doctor and the um I robbed the bank mural.
>> Okay. Okay. >> And but I remember last time we talked about that was going to be like a phase two of the whole Interlake project. So >> I wish I could answer that, but I'll have Harry give you a little more update on that and then update you at the next meeting because I don't know.
>> To me, it looks like they've already done it. >> I was going to say he um he had planned to be here. He was unexpectedly unable to attend and he sent me an update earlier. Um he said five pots and four pa areas with irrigation, one in front
of the PD where an old tree is and that they are taking out. And he said that the exact spots were in his office. So >> on a map that he has. >> Okay. I just want to voice a concern when you're talking about doing for
instance half of Deain Park and as it's coming up in in a few minutes um some Ballard lighting on Steuart Park half of this lighting processes are it's very important that the lighting is is consistent and universal across the total property. So, I don't think we
should be considering half lighting because then you're going to have bright spots and dark spots. What you want is consistent lighting all the way across the property, whatever it is that you're talking about. So, my my concern is that we we don't want to make dark spots and we don't want to make extra super light
spots. We want to make a consistent raise the consistent level of lumens across these properties. So, I'm not going to be in favor of any half ways. I would rather do all of one park or all of another park rather than half of each. It just doesn't make sense to do
half of each. We're creating we're creating a a possible disaster in that situation. >> I think wasn't he just buying light bulbs to test it out and see if the higher wattage light bulbs were going to solve the problem versus having to
replace the lights themselves. So that was my understanding. he was buying light bulbs and he was going to test it out in the park and if he thought that we thought that we had adequate lighting from those light bulbs then we would just change light bulbs and if that wasn't enough then we would look at replacing the tops of light. So I think
that's why he was only looking at doing some of the park not the whole park so we didn't waste money um with something that we were just going to end up saying didn't work anyways. That's what I remember. >> Yeah, that's well and good. We can take a look at it, but I I would not want it
to be installed where people would be utilizing it if we're only doing half the park because then we are creating a situation where if somebody got hurt, we would be liable for that. I think our attorney was probably going to throw something at me about now. But I think I
I think um we would be it's been my experience that's the case. >> Yeah. I thought he was just going to buy a few bulbs. I didn't think he was going to buy half the bark. He was gonna try a few bulbs and try it and then compare it next to what was next to it and see if if it was worthwhile or not. But but
and then um I guess we might as well talk about this. You know, he had you had got a price on some acorn um lights. You know, I I thought what I was trying to figure out was is there a way to put a cap on our acorn lights, existing
acorn lights that would be a reflector to reflect it down. I called uh this company here today and asked them about that and they said no, you couldn't. You'd have to just buy a new light or you could buy these things that go inside on top of the light bulbs.
Basically, it's they're they're night sky lights, so they stop lighting up and they only light down. But he couldn't tell me that it was going to increase the light coming down. And he said if you change LED lights, which I think we have, he said it could capture heat inside of that thing. And so he's he
didn't really recommend it in that situation. Um but then I asked him about, you know, what about um the down lights? And you know, he showed me one here and I'll just pass this down. I mean, and and this might be a cheap
cheesy one that we don't want. >> But, um, you know, there was, you know, $343 for a new light. You pass those down. I mean, that's, you know, if that's true, that's not a horrible price to replace the C. Now, we might not be able to fit
this on our pole. That's a whole another thing. We got to get the one that fits our pole. But um but I I think you know they were going to try a light bulb, see if it worked. If it did, then it's a cheap easy thing to do all through town
if we want. Um to buy us more time or maybe solves the problem forever. So I suppose at this point he probably should just follow through with that. Buy a few bulbs, try let us go look at it, see what we think, right? Before we go to the extreme of trying to find a another
light to go on top. So, that doesn't work, we go to the next step, which is try another light. >> This this light, um, thank you for doing the research, but this is not a pretty light. >> Yeah. And >> this is not decorative.
>> And I realize it's not an acorn. Um, but it's what I I see towns all over the place going to is they're going to these new down lights that just simply shine down. So, it may not be what we want. Um, I mean, you know, we could for $1,400 get a new acorn that supposedly
has a prismatic acrylic top that, you know, will shine light down. That would be another option, but that's like $1,400 or something, >> right? Yeah. It's like >> I don't think we should spend a lot of time discussing this now, but I truly believe there's got to be an
intermediate here somewhere. >> Yeah. So, we just try the light bulb first, >> common ground. Yeah. >> See if it works and then move on. Yeah, I agree. >> I do believe that Allan purchased a few light bulbs um to be able to try out. >> So, he he was working towards that. You
will not see it off of this budget. It's going to come off of his other budget. So, we'll have more to come on that. So, on the downtown flower pots, that was the other area that I made the correction. there was $15,000 towards
that. Um you transferred the last meaning $5,000 to this budget. So you have about $20,000 um left on that. And then I think uh didn't you give the update just a minute ago on those pots. So those are on order
for the ones on inter. >> Just a question on that. I asked Harry um um I think it's Harry. Yeah. why they weren't done yet. And he had mentioned something about he didn't think we had enough money in the budget to do it and
we had to at this meeting allocate more money to that budget in order to be able to cover the cost of those pods. >> So the correction was made. I went back and reviewed the last list based on some of the comments were here. I second guessed, went and double checked, went
and listened to the meetings, went and looked at all the minutes and made the correction to that 15,000 that was allocated by the CRA board. >> So, we did put enough money at last. So, you have the money, so it's in process. Okay. >> He's got them ordered um and and
>> they're working on >> John's parked electrical lights light lighting. Um, so there's 30,000 there. He reported that John's Park property was given to the town by the Smoke family under the condition it cannot be used for any purpose other than a park.
No historical record of this transaction has been discovered as of yet. Um, it is unclear if doing altercations to the park are permitted under the agreement, assuming we can move forward. Um, he'd like to replace all the narrow and broken
sidewalk, add several electrical outlets so the park can be decorated for the holidays, and add uh decorative lighting for safety. >> Excuse my ignorance, but where is this park? >> That's the one by the police department, >> I thought. So, okay. Thank you.
>> So, that was the update from Allan. I can't really add anything to other than what he wrote there. He did have ideas about some higher um lighting fixtures that he believed would light it up and make it more appealing and where it would be more inviting for people to
come in and actually see it as a park and catch their attention. Um he did not send that to us in an email. He realized um late last week that he was not going to be able to attend this meeting. So we can get that information and then he has complained a lot about the electrical
that they would have to use. um um there it goes. Right out my burnt brain extension cords. There we go. Sorry. He's had to use extension cords for any time when they've done work down there. And so that's why he's looking for the electrical outlets >> and and this is around where the current
police department is. So when we vacate that building and it gets sold to someone else, then we have to be respective respectful of to what I think we need probably a little more legal review as to where we are with where are
the boundaries and what truly can be done with that park and what cannot by the agreement. >> We will work with legal on that. >> Is this lighting or electrical? Because it says lighting. Is it like night lighting?
>> Would people do people use that park at night? It's just a very small. It's kind of like a lot, right? >> Chief, do you have any background on this by chance? I know this was on here when I came on board. >> We're discussing the one behind the police department. Correct.
>> Um it it it's been designated as a park in name only. It is still it has not been separated from the actual police department properties and it's changed names a couple times. People do not use that at night and really there isn't a
lot of lighting back there right now. >> But I think we are you talking about Jerry's Park which is right next to the police department. >> Yes. that I don't think that's this this is further down where the bear is >> and you're talking about downtown next to
>> Well, John's Park is further down Interlike, more east on Interlake. It's just a cute small >> It's got the bear there. It's got some benches. >> Next to the barber shop, >> right? Not next to the police department. >> Right. And we talked about this before,
maybe trying to put bowlard lights in there because it was dark and we could if maybe we could do solar powered bowler lights or something like that. Um, but I think the park is pretty dark. >> It's very dark, but it is actually used by all the people that are going there to the gym. They'll go over to that park
and do some working out and exercise >> at night. >> Yes. All times of the night. I'm thinking maybe we could find something creative to if once we get the power there if we could light up the trees from the ground up and you know let me show some light
bear. >> My apologies. I got confused >> because I live downtown. I walk my little puppy down there and um it's nice because the other people I see down there pick up trash which is nice and I pick up trash. But anyway, yeah, it's
over there by where Ridge Forest used to be, where TWWQ is. Um, there's a bear um you're all there and um it was I don't know if it still is. I don't remember if it's still going off all the time. It's supposed to be like when you walk up to
it, it goes the sound of the bear in a forest goes off. But it was going off all the time. And I asked Tony, the barber, who's next door, I said, "Does that bother you?" And I guess their walls are solid concrete because he said it did not bother him. But anyway, yeah,
it is kind of dark. And um there's a um stagghorn fern there that is totally gorgeous. And I brought this up before. or it's on a tree that leans over and we need to um put a brace under the tree because in a next hurricane, thank
goodness we didn't have any last year, but I'm afraid that that stag horn will be on the ground and it will take a crane to lift it up. It's so big. Those get he really it's very beautiful, but um I think we need to put a some kind of
support underneath that where the stag horn is. I so just two two quick comments is one if we have a park that has conditions associated with it I think we need to know what those conditions are so that's
kind of the whole first step there um you know what are the conditions of that park clearly I support broken sidewalks we need to get those repaired um if there's electrical that's needed you know so so this sounds like it's many things going on with this park which I
think we need to understand and then $30,000 dollars is a lot of money as we're starting to talk about the various things around town that we need to do. Uh but I think it starts with what are the conditions and what can you even do in that park seek uh park park street sidewalk.
intended to connect the sidewalk from the Chamber of Commerce to the historical society. At the time, former town engineer Dennis Murray was overseeing a feas feasibility. Um to his knowledge, a survey was done to verify property lines, but progress went no
further due to potential concerns. I don't know what those concerns are. Um we got to do further research on what was going on with that. that was where we wanted to do a sidewalk from the historical site when the train was coming in and getting people moving up and down through the town. And so it
kind of stopped right there. Um and we would have to do further research because this was during the staff changes. some some of the concerns that I recall. One obviously was the um the flooding that we have that happens down there and
then also um there was elevation issues with where the sidewalk is, the narrow part and then how it goes up a hill. So th those were some of the concerns and we needed to be able to have a design that would be able to address the storm water issues in addition to how we would
do the connectivity. >> And you would probably have a crosswalk >> issue as well. You'd have to have a crosswalk there. And I don't know, chief, how close can we put another crosswalk because we've got one already down by Journal Plaza. How closely could we put another crosswalk?
>> I think he's checking it out now. If I may, is that okay, mayor? um Margaret deer Lake Placid Historical Society just to give you a little bit of background on that was um prior to US sugar cameing coming we did a walk walk around town
with um Bert and Ray Royce and I think Kevin may have been there the first time. It's a safety issue because there's a mural on the building and there's also a fire hydrant. So there's just street there and folks stand up there backing off and taking pictures
and they'll try to go up that hill. that that was more of where it began as as a safety issue as much as it was anything else and it kept kind of getting kicked down the curb because as Kevin indicated it was going to require engineering and coordination I believe with the county
and all that and and the roads. So anyway, that's just a little more info. So um so maybe you're thinking that as we work on this drainage issue, we can incorporate sidewalk
at the same time as that project along that route. So we solve the water include a sidewalk. It's been thought thoroughly through at that time >> and allow the experts to be able to come back and give us some um direction on how to move forward with that. Yes.
Yeah, even if we get it started, if we get the sidewalk started and take it up to Maine and, you know, with the with the drainage situation, if we could get that much done, then we could kind of go from there. >> I I think another maybe a temporary
thought is it's interesting because there's like a sidewalk up to Maine, half of this block. So, if you come from Maine to go walk down to the historical society, there is a sidewalk and then it stops halfway and then people get off
the sidewalk and they walk in the street the rest of the way down. It's just a thought. Uh, Charlotte and you know, Chief is I'm I'm thinking we own that street. That's a town street, right? Um, West
Park. Could could we just in the meantime stripe so people can't park that little half circle? I mean the half spot. So I mean I think after this meeting in the next couple days if people walk over there I keep looking at that and I'm like you walk down the
sidewalk then you have to come in the road because and you have to come around the cars that are parking there. There's usually only two or three cars parking that. But could a temporary be no parking? Stripe that so people can continue to walk separate from cars that
are trying to park there or not. It's just it's just a temporary thought until a sidewalk could continue its way down. >> Is that between the women's club and the health department? >> No, we're talking to the right in front of the historical society. >> Oh, right in front. >> So that so the side there is a sidewalk
on that's West Park. Okay. >> There is a sidewalk from Main Street and I'm going to call if if you go from Main Street to the historical society, it's a block. There's a half a block sidewalk. >> Then people come off of the sidewalk and they walk in the street down to the
historical society. In the meantime, that half a sidewalk, people are parallel parking on West Park. So could one thought be no more parallel parking and the people could at least continue because that's where an sidewalk
extension will end up going somewhere down there. So I mean everybody take a look at that and it's just a thought is there a temporary until a sidewalk can be done that that portion of the road becomes the sidewalk. >> I think it's worth looking at. Yeah. Just one side only
>> because now to your point it is a safety issue. You get people and they're walking. Cars are coming down. They're standing to look at like Minur drainage is coming down. >> Yeah. All right. I'll look at it before the next meeting so everybody does so we
could talk about it. So the next one is there was some leftover funding that you just brought forward at the the allocation of $5,05 for Steuart Park paving that was completed but it was still that dollar now was brought over during the budget talk. So some excess
funding there for Stewart Park. >> We're having a hard time hearing you again. Sorry. So you have excess Stewart Park pavers. >> Yeah, >> that was brought forward. There was $5,05 left over from the paving project that was done in Stewart Park. And y'all, we
the CR board just moved it over. It's extra funding we could use to offset the shortage in the other. Um doesn't have to be done tonight, but just something to consider. We ought to put that over to Park Street because that's going to be more than we think. I I really do. I think so. and
and I think uh maybe when Harry and both Allan are here they can go over more detail and you can make some moves. >> Um Steuart Park electrical again this is Allen. So you have $20,000 aotted updating
current electrical panels are the primary goal due to deteriorating conditions. Additional ideas were presented such as lighting the PA uh PA walkway and Ballard lighting or perimeter site lighting, but no final
decision was made. Upgrade suggestions are welcome prior to gathering estimates and and maybe take some of that 5,0005 to offset that. I'm not sure what the cost is going to be. >> I think Ballard lighting would be great there. It would it would add to the
ambiencece of the park, but you have to solve the electrical issues first. And if those panels are as bad as I've seen them from time to time, they they seriously need to be addressed first and then see what money we have left over to put in ballards. But once again, when you think about that, I want you to I'd
like people to think about the whole park, not just put one ballard here and then one ballard 500 yards further. And you you have to try to create a a common um common lighting throughout the park by using these ballard not spot
lighting. Okay. Taylor Park sidewalk. The sidewalks in and around Surrounding Village were installed by the developer. The town has never maintained these sidewalks due to the belief that they are the developer's responsibility. However, that these sidewalks potentially fall
within town right of way and we need clarification of whose responsibility they are. In the event these sidewalks are determined to be the towns, uh, Al would recommend replacing most if not all of the sidewalk in the community prior to expanding upon them. So,
I think we got to go back to legal on that one, too. Taylor Park irrigation. This is where uh Allan is recommending moving the money to the doll hall irrigation. Taylor Park can do with minimal city water irrigation for the
tree project. There's currently no infrastructure for irrigation at this park and it would need a well- drilled submersible pump and electrical panels. This amount of required infra ex in infrastructure would exceed current funding. So, this is one of the ones that Allan's recommending you move the
10,000 to Yeah. 10,000 10,000 to the doll hall irrigation and you have aotted for Taylor Park trees the 5,000. Um Allan says depends on how we proceed
with the Taylor Park irrigation project. as an alternative, we could plant the trees using city water until they are established without installing a full irrigation well. >> So on this one, I know we've talked again a couple years to try to get shading over there. They've got nice
playground equipment that was put in a couple years ago, but no shading. And the sooner we get trees in there, the faster they're going to grow. Um, so I kind of like his alternate, you know, if it's not too expensive to just water the trees and put them in and let them start
growing. So I don't know about the rest of you, but you know, clearly a lot of the playground isn't being used in the summertime because it's just it's it's metal and it's scalding hot. And then let them let them grow. I think that's a great idea. Yeah.
>> I the um David Austin the agricultural expert. Um we had talked about getting instead of just shade trees, get fruitbearing shade trees um that people are doing in some parks.
So maybe when it gets to the point they could consult with him and see what would be drought tolerant, what would be would be suitable. As long as somebody uses the fruit, it doesn't drop on the ground and it becomes a higher maintenance area for for Allen and the crew.
>> I think a shade tree is going to grow a lot faster and create shade a lot faster than a fruit tree would is my only thing. And we certainly don't want a mango tree because that'll get big, but that'll get nasty, too. But I I wonder if there's enough money in this $5,000
to do trees and the irrigation system. Now, we're going to do city water irrigation system, but I just wonder if that's enough money to, you know, to realistically do what he's going to do there. I don't know how many trees he plans to plant. >> So, there's no irrigation at all.
There's no water at all. >> I mean, I know if you put a well in in this area, it's $5,000 for the well because you got to go so deep. You got to do a 4 inch submersible well to get the water you need to irrigate. So just if he were to do real actual irrigation,
that's a $5,000 just for the well before you ever irrigate. >> So I guess that's to him because the project above it says Taylor Park can do with minimal city water irrigation for the tree project. So it's basically back to him. Is this enough money?
>> U because what I'm hearing is this board would like to proceed as fast as we can with trees over there in Taylor Park. We we can find out >> the tree cost of the trees is going to be dependent upon how big a tree do you want to plant too
>> and how many >> and of course how many. Yeah. But I think this is a good solution rather than uh rather than having to drill a well if we're going to bring actual irrigation to that park. I agree with Ken. We're going to have to drill a well and do all of this stuff and that's going to eat up the majority of the
project and we won't have any trees to plant. We'll just have water. So, um, have we talked though about maybe one of those Oh, my verbiage, but you know, like at, um, like at White Dogs, they have those kind of
>> awning shade awning type thing. Sun shades. Thank you. We talk about maybe how expensive are they? Can we put those out? >> They can be very costly, believe it or not. >> Okay. >> They can be very costly. We can bring back prices for you on those if you'd like. No, I mean if if it's out of the
question. No, I was just curious. Okay. >> I like trees better anyway. >> Yeah, I think it's an it's an option to look at. Uh where the cost comes is the poles. >> It's the big how how hurricane proof these big poles that go up, you know, that are permanent. But um you know, you
can also get grants for things like that too. And then I know that you get concerned with hurricanes and do you have to run and take them down or you know the shades down and that but it is a good option and a lot of places do that. They're they're they're nice.
>> I don't see many playgrounds anymore without those. And when I was all for it, they told me it's 50,000 to get them. And then again, you do have to take them down in that for the trees going over there in that area. That is a
big storm water problem over there. And if you um understood how trees work, trees diffuse. If you have an oak tree, it diffuses 60% of the water that's going onto the ground. That's why people go stand under trees when it's raining
because it's it's it's not as much rain. Obviously, 60% of the rain is diffused. And we had talked one time about putting all over there down the roads to diffuse all that runoff that goes into Lake Rashard and down to our lift station.
Just putting trees over there. It does take irrigation for a while. But I know along Inner Lake they put in irrigation and it's not used anymore and all it does is break. So, I'm just saying with a little bit of help from the city
water, I think we could get some nice trees over there. It would diffuse the water for the runoff. Um, I would love to see um trees along the to help that area look prettier, too. Trees along the
road because that would diffuse 60% of the runoff in that area, which would be huge. That all the water that goes into Lake Rashard. We have a lift station right down there by Lake Rashard that washes out. That whole area washes out. One time you could almost drive a
Volkswagen into a wash out. So that that area could use trees. And I think with some help from the city water, they could be substantially, you know, stand on their own. But the problem always was is how to get water to them until they're established. But that area could
definitely use some nice trees and beautify the neighborhood and solve our storm water problem over there. So the road paving for Waldo AIF um Allan has um excavation point they have it issued a PO will be contacting us in
the near future with an estimated start date of 37,7190 that was $60,000 that you moved from the Dow Hall parking um project to the paving project. So that is moving forward and
That is the end. >> I just want to add just one last comment. I I really like the way this report came out. I can even I can read it and understand it, which is really a scary thought. Good job.
Could I um bring up I had a I had a gentleman who has a business contact me. He's he's actually come in um twice and he asked me to read into the record a correspondence that I will be happy to circulate out to you after. And my
understanding, Ken, is that he also met with you. His name is Anthony Ortiz. >> He um >> what's his name? >> Anthony Ortiz. And it says his property address is 853 US27 South Lake Placid. He owns a
business. I am submitting this written written input for inclusion in the town of Lake Placid strategic planning record. I'm the owner of the commercial property located at 853 US27 South which lies within the CRA boundary along the US27
corridor. I am actively reinvesting reinvesting in this property and seeking alignment with the CRA redevelopment goals related to beautifification, safety, access, and corridor appearance. The property is an active occupied commercial site with a regular public-f
facing community use. Because of this, exterior conditions directly affect public safety, accessibility, and overall upgrades. Improved access in and out of the property, general beautifification, stabilization of a leaning perimeter fence, and completion
of an unfinished awning frame along the front and side of the building. The property also functions as a community gathering space and has hosted public fundraisers, family oriented events, holiday activities, and creative programming that bring residents
together. In addition, the site has served as a small informal incubator space where local artists and vendors have been able to showcase their work and grow locally. Because of this, consistent public use, improving exterior conditions is essential to
reducing blight, improving safety, and supporting responsible reinvestment within the CRA district. I am prepared to reinvest private funds into these improvements and respectfully request guidance on the appropriate CRA pathway or future programs that support property
level reinvestment for existing buildings within the redevelopment area. I ask that this input be included in the strategic planning record and shared with relevant staff constituents and CRA representatives. Thank you for your time and consideration.
I did tell him that we were having many meetings due to his work schedule. He was unable to come and be able to present as we enter into um Easter and resurrection Sunday. One of the things that was really interesting to me is that he said when he had a community
event that there were grown men that came out for an Easter egg hunt. And he said that they were there with their children, but they made comments about how they had never participated in an Easter egg hunt. And he said that it sparked a interest where then the
following year they did an adult Easter egg hunt because they realized that some adults did not get to participate in activities like that as children. and he said that it was exciting to see them get excited about it. And so I told him that I wanted to be able to share that here. But it's just that we have sparked
a lot of interest in the CRA district with um being able to support businesses. I have reviewed the CRA plan. I also shared it with him to make him aware of really what the CRA is about um and that and educated him that it it taxpayers who are paying into this
so that he understood where that falls into the um the requirements within the CRA. So just wanted to make sure you were aware and then I'll send it out as well. And Ken, I don't know if >> Yeah, I I I did meet this guy. I met him at the strategic planning workshop. So he went to one of them and then he
invited me to come to his place. So, he's up on 27 on the east side of the road. Um, kind of uh north of Advanced Auto Parts. You know how there's a few businesses there on on the east side of the road. Uh, his business definitely is
in dire need of some, you know, uh, work on the outside. He's been doing work on it. It's an old building. He needs to do work inside, work outside, but um, he seems like he's just asking for help on the outside. He's exactly the type of business where you do a facade grant to
help them out. And um so um yeah, I mean I think we ought to, you know, try to help, but we got to have a plan, you know, a method, which we don't have a method in place right now, but he's the type. >> That's the place just south of of the
the liquor store, right? It used to be a used to be a a real estate office, Russell Groves, I think it was. >> Oh, he's next to You might Yeah, I think I think you're right. I think it's south of the liquor store, >> south of um Russell's place. The farmer
>> I think it is Russell's place. >> It's >> No, it's next door to it cuz he owns it. This guy owns it. >> It's a tattoo place. >> It's a tattoo place. Tattoo place. Exactly. >> You can see it on the road where it says tattoos. Yeah. And he's got a apparently he has a like a courtyard behind it where he has these events.
>> Yeah. And looking at our our little map here, I do think it is in the the district, the Sierra district. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So again, if if we have if we had something in place where he could I
mean, we could just I think look at what other places do um for facade grants now and say, "Can I see your program?" get copies of their program, maybe distribute the copies of the program to all of us and we could all review it and
to decide if that's something that we could institute or make work or tweak to, you know, ourselves. But, you know, we could talk about this stuff forever, but until we actually start putting things in place, you know, we're sitting on all this money that we're supposed to work on slum and blight, but we're not
actually working on slum and blight because we don't have the systems in place to make it work. Right? That's my thoughts. I think we should find something somebody else has, let us all look at it and then or maybe Central Florida Regional Planning Council has it
and can give us a copy of a program. >> I think the people along 27 um want a new beautifification and from what I understand when DOT gets done with their project, we're going to get $1 and a half million dollars to redo
landscaping. And I think that these people that are on 27, we need to have workshops and have them have input because they're affected by what goes along and they haven't been happy because they seem to feel it's not
advantageous for their buildings. So when we get to the end of this project, maybe we should start that sooner than later. um get some professional people in to say what we should be doing along 27 given our budget which sounds like a lot of money but that million and a half
doesn't go that far anymore as we all know. So I'm just saying maybe we should be proactive and get that going now like what we want to see what do we want to see along 27 if we're going to get this money and let the businesses really have some input because they're the most
affected people as far as their income and that The only thing I would add is we don't have a process in place for that. And so, um, appreciate that he came to the workshops, but until we have a process
in place for and and we have an understanding of what does facade improvements mean, who approves it, etc., that of course we're going to get oneoffs for help. Um, so I would thank him for that. Um, but until we have a
process in place, I don't think that we're going to be able to entertain any of that. And second, we have an approved budget from last year. Let's stick with our budget or if there's some things that we think need to be changed, we can change it within the current CRA uh
charter um until some of these gray areas that we think we can accommodate, we actually have the structure and the process in place. But I think on that note, we should start working on that structure and process right away or we'll never get there.
>> Yeah, let's work on a process now. But maybe this is more for town council than it is for the CRA. Although it's in the CRA area, so I think somehow we need to do a process so this can be community input and um not, you know, because I
mean I see trees growing up in the power lines right now. So, we need to have some professional input to this as well um going forward. So, thank you. >> But I think it it clearly is the under the CRA's perview to do that. I don't
think the town would ever, you know, do facade grants. You know, it's the CRA that would do it. So, I I do think Yeah, we need to get that going so that at some point, maybe by next budget season, we have a system in place and then we say, "Okay, let's allocate so much money
for the next year." Yeah. Yeah, I think we have to agree on what we want the facades to look like and um that will be the first step and you know how good we do that, how well we do that. And so I think we have to agree on
what what we want the facades to look like first and then allow people to you know participate. >> I'm I'm only talking about landscaping. I'm not talking about facades. I'm just copying. When we get the money from DOT to redo the landscaping, it affects the
businesses on 27. And our beautiful beautifification is what people see coming through. The 24,000 and 27,000 trips a day through our town. That's what they see on 27. I think DT has a budget for that, don't they? I think DOT
has a budget for redoing what they're tearing up right now. And I agree with you um Deborah that's what we the businesses on 27 need to be involved in that and we need to do a better job with that. Yeah. >> Okay.
Go to five 5A. >> We're ending the CRA meeting. So we're going to close the CRA meeting. >> Oh, there's nothing out. >> Yeah, I already gave that review. >> Oh, we already did. Okay. All right. All right. Is there anything else to come up
with the CRA? Open it up to the public. Any any questions, concerns? All right. Seeing none this time. Meeting a journ.
>> Thank you. >> Is this like a break? Yes. >> Yeah. We'll do a we'll do a short break here before we start the next one. Sorry. I'm sure
Joy, how are you? >> Did you have a good weekend? >> Yeah, that's good. >> Oh, yeah. Worked a lot. Just catching up on stuff. That's I got to go to the rest of a How are you doing?
How are you? You did a great job present. right here. After four. >> Oh, okay. Yeah, there's two pages. Okay. >> Me, please.
It's still clear. Yeah, high quality paper. There we go. Right. So, is this where I think it's I'll let you. >> Thank you.
No, >> just no. We're not doing that again. It's been It's $40 million to go back to set. >> Yeah. Sidebar. No, Rachel. Rachel and
Charlotte caught this. Let me see. You're only going to read the title, right? >> So, it says, well, this up here does say the sewer >> project. So, that's right. But notice down here it got transposed.
>> I saw Yeah, >> scriveners. It's a scrier's error. We don't want to go backwards. >> Which resolution is that? >> This is >> Yeah, that's the latest one. >> Now, this one has sewer.
needs to be, >> right? Yeah. But why is this >> should be septic to septic to sew, right? But why am I looking at two different Oh, you know what they did? They changed the margins. >> Yeah, that's why. Okay. >> Yeah, it should be from septic to septic
to tank to line. I just wanted to get everything captured here. Is that an eight >> reference? being 7:21,
the 16th day of March, 2026 in the government center of the great town of Lake Placid. I now call to order the regular meeting of the Lake Placid Town Council. Clerk, would you We've already had our invocation. Clerk, would you please call the role? >> Mayor Hull Brook
>> here. >> Council member Hayes >> here. >> Council member Worley >> here. >> Council member Charles >> here. Council member Everard >> here. >> I will go to number two. Public comments on any non-aggenda item. I do have one.
She's coming forward now. >> Hey everybody. I'm Margaret Deer from the Lake Placid Historical Society. Um, in case you all did not know, tragically, we have experienced two breakins in the last three weeks.
Um, I'm here to say thank you to the Lake Placa Police Department, in particular, Chief Schneider. Please forgive me if I get the titles wrong. Detective Mullins, Officer Perez, and I'm sorry, Mr. Troutman. Sergeant,
>> Captain Captain Troutman. Um the care, concern, advice, resources that they gave us was phenomenal, much appreciated. We are taking them all to heart. The Chamber of Commerce connected us with a local security services
company, so the dialogue will continue. But it is absolutely everything that makes a small town work when we all work together. and I wanted to make sure that you guys were acknowledged publicly and and let you know how much we really do appreciate it.
>> Thank you. Jack Connley, 607 Sunset Point Drive. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. I didn't I didn't submit an application to speak. Uh, I have a couple questions here and I'll read the questions off all at once and then then you you can respond to them as
as you see fit. uh on the pickle ball court. Uh I understand we have a uh mandatory completion date of April 30th, 2027. I'm just wondering what what is the
status of starting construction uh on that project and uh and when will it be completed? Also, have have the contracts been signed yet for the uh for that project, including the lighting contra uh
lighting contractor? Uh my next question would be the wastewater treatment plant. I understand that it was supposed to have been completed on about March 13th. I just wondering what the status of that is and
how much uh money is uh remaining to be paid on that contract. And then the last thing is uh what is the uh supposed uh contract uh completion date for the for the new police station?
Thank you. >> On the uh pickle ball court that's still I believe is that still in legal review. Are we all done there? >> Yeah, that was complete and the memo was circulated to council and the mayor.
>> Okay. So yeah, there no contract been >> signed at this point. >> Okay, >> Mr. Mayor, I think he's questioning on the April 30th, 2027. That's one of the um dates that we have to be completed in order to qualify for
one of the grants. Is that what you're talking about? >> Yes. Right. Yeah. And I assume that includes all the paperwork, closing out the Okay. >> contract and everything, you know. >> Okay. Thank you. I think the grant is actually because I talked with Carolyn Morrison earlier today and I think the grant is up on the um June of 2027 but
we have to be completed with come with um construction by April 30th. That's what we understand. Thank you. And on the wastewater treatment plant, a full disclosure on the uh finances will be
given tonight by our our our CFO and we do have the engineer and uh our our working plant manager here too to answer questions. >> Okay. And then the the complet tenative completion date for the police station,
what was the like the contract for that? >> For the police station. Yes. >> Uh I don't know what's >> The current date estimated of completion is January 6th of 2027. >> Thank you.
>> Okay. All right. Any other questions? All right. We'll move on to number three. Approval of the agenda. >> I'll make a motion we approve the agenda. Second. >> Uh we have a motion and a second.
Any comments from the podium? >> Hearing none, we'll take it the audience. >> Seeing none, bring it back. Pull the council. >> Council member Worley, >> yes. >> Council member Hayes, >> yes. >> Council member Charles, >> yes. >> Council member Everart,
>> yes. >> All right. Number four, presentations. Citizens on the agenda, we'll go to 4A 2024-2025 town of Lake Placid C community redevelopment agency annual report.
>> So, I presented this at the CRA board and we are required to present it to the governing body, town council. So, I will um for anybody that's just tuning in just to see the town council meeting, I'll I'll go ahead and give a brief
overview. Um so this is our annual 2425 annual report. Um the requirements in it are are conducted with chapter 163 um that governs what needs to be in this
report. Um so just to go over it this a little bit of our history. This will be on our website in accordance with um chapter 163 to have it posted on our website by March 31st. There'll be an in the newspaper that will also uh let
people know that it's going to be on the website pretty much after this meeting. It'll go on the website tomorrow, so it'll be there a little early. Um, a lot of this information is found in our founding documents for our CRA, the mission statement.
Um, this is our CRA district. Thank you. Um, gives you a good idea where that's at. This was last year's budget that was adopted. This is the activity for 2425.
Once the audit's completed on uh June 30th, 2026, once it's fully completed, then the audit will be put on the website for that year. Um this is just a brief overview of performance.
You can see when we originated the CRA it was 54,325680 of property values in the CRA district. Uh the reporting was assessed at 82 million62804 um for the 2425 year. This just kind of
gives you the numbers. There were no expenditures for affordable housing for lowincome and middle inome residents. These are some of the projects that were accomplished in the 2425 year. You had Steuart Park that had the pavers redone.
The before and after pictures. You have Lake Rashard sidewalk improvements and the before and after and all 80A compliant. Right here um you had the D hall
park uh building rehab. Um, so we had to make the bathroom ADA compliant. So this is the before and then it became much bigger. Um, exit lights were put in because it's going to be a public building now. Um, this is another
picture of the re um, rehabilitation that was done. You have your flower pot and paver project on North Main Avenue. and then plan projects for next year. So any projects that didn't get completed in 2425 were rolled over and adjustments
were made. So these are the new projects for this year. And that's really the presentation. Anybody ever has any questions, they can be feel free to give me a call. I can give you copies of the actual uh report.
Any questions? I'll make a motion that we accept the 2024-2025 Town Lake Placid Community Redevelopment Agency annual report. >> Second. >> I got a motion to second. Any other
comments from the podium? >> Hearing none, I'll take it to the audience. Seeing none, bring it back. Pull the council. Council member Worley, >> yes. >> Council member Hayes, >> yes. >> Council member Charles, >> yes. >> Council member Everheart,
>> yes. >> All right, we now go to 4B, Town of Lake Placid Grant Review. I'll turn it over to Rachel or to our town administrator. First, >> just going to give a little bit of um a historical background before we proceed.
Prior to the 40 million grant award, the town had been negotiating, planning, and designing the construction of a lift station and a force main to connect the camp and conference center to the north plant. The 40 million grant award then made modifications to the already
designed lift station and lines necessary to accommodate the increased flows from the other projects, specifically the south plant abandonment, the North and South Lake Placid project, and the Placid Lakes project. This necessitated the redesign
and upsizing of the lift station and force mains all the way from the camping conference center to the wastewater treatment plant. By the time the town received the grant award, inflation had already increased pricing enough that projects had to be removed from the overall project. This was done with the
approval of the D grants director. Joe Barber, the previous utility director and the utility board and council removed Sun and Lakes and Highway Park from the project. The Southtown project had been designed but not constructed several years earlier. Due to the size
of each project and associated workloads, the projects were split between our library of consulting engineers. Penoni, who was here with us, designed and is overseeing the construction of the wastewater plant and the south plant lift station in Forest, Maine. Johnson
Engineering designed the North and South Lake Placid project. Kimley Horn did the master modeling of the sewer system to determine which lift stations and force mains would need to be modified, enlarged, or replaced. They also did the Placid Lakes project and the Force Main
upsizing design between Marquada and Main Street lift stations. Pollston designed the Tamoka lift station in Forest Main as well as the Lake June road project and the Lake June Point project. All of these project designs have been completed except for
the Lake June point which was stopped at about the 60% design phase once it was pulled out. Due to the exceptional inflation cost projections more than doubled in little over three years, the low bid for the wastewater treatment
plant came in at 34 million, wiping out the ability to do any of the septic to sewer projects except for the south plant lift station and force main project. We once again went back to D and modified the grant agreement, reducing the scope of the project. with
the award of the wastewater treatment plant contract to pool and Kent is left approximately a hundred a million it's a million I believe in contingency for contingency reserve part of that contingency reserve needs to be used for the plant and
Brandon will be presenting this and we will also be presenting this in the financial review the remainder of the reserve can be used on the approved line upsizing from the lift stations without some contribution from the capital fund We are looking at both Marquata to Main Street and Main
Street to the wastewater treatment plant so that they can be completed. So, we're going to review that with you and we have Penoni here as well as um Rachel will go over our finances. Mayor, were we going to see about hearing the um the banking so that it can do that now?
>> Okay. Uh before we do that, I was just notified on my phone that for the next 40 minutes or so, we're under a severe thunderstorm warning. So just I'd say every we're not going to be finished it by then. So everybody just stay put,
please. It's going to be pretty nasty outside. All right. At this time, we're going to go to uh 6B. >> Oh, this this portion. Yes, we were just at the end of this it would be appropriate because we do have the banking institute here to be able to
review that as well. >> Thought you were talking about first, but you Rachel, you want to go ahead with this? >> Good evening. >> I'm going jump right in and start on the presentation. Um, so I want to start out
by saying that the sort of septic project is multiple projects. So, it's going to be two different things that we discuss in the sewer projects and we discuss in the $40 million grant which is also sew to septic. I mean septic to sew.
>> Uh it backwards. >> Let's go ahead and scribers error. Let's go ahead and change that to septic to sew. >> Septic to sew. Yes. >> Okay. So, I'm going to do an overview of all the grants first and then we're going to
come back to Pacific grants, which is basically the $40 million pertains to septic to sewer. So, we start out with the WGO 17, which is only the is a portion of the septic
to sewer project. Um, and as of December 31st, 2026, that date cannot be moved forward. That date is a is a drop dead date. So um this date here the grant stops everything ends and we start close
out. However on 9:30 26 that date is the last date that FDP would accept any uh requestments from this from the town. So we have to make sure that we have all the invoices and everything requested by 9:3026.
um WGO25 this grant is part of it's kind of an extension from the WGO 17 um because of the con the construction was so large on this project um other grants was got in um included which is this grant for 600,000 um I'm only going to
go by um the highlights I'm not going to read the whole document um so as of this month this grant is actually expense up so the town spent $599,999
$997 on of that 600,000 and according to FDP they're going to pay the town a whole 600,000. So as of now we just provided all the closing documents on this grant. Again this was just extension from the WGO 17 which is this
one. And again, >> Rachel, just just quick on the WGO 17 is, and maybe it's not to you, I don't know if it's Patanoni or who, but just
curious, the the grant expires 12:31, but we have to have everything submitted in order to get reimbursed by 9:30. So, I'm just curious, what's that three months? What would fall within that three months? So in order to make sure that the the
last payment is processed timely, which is the pay request is up to 120 days. So this um FTP say have everything in by 9:30 to make sure everything can process properly and close out. >> But but that would be on them unless we
submitted something on us if we do not submit it by 9:30. >> Right. Well, so we're going to submit by 9:30. It's just the what else would go wrong in that last three months. I don't think it's payment. I don't I didn't think it's anything regarding payment. I didn't know if it's anything with
inspections or any other things that we need um related to the grant. It's just a curiosity and I mean because yeah you're going to submit everything by that date because that's money but it's >> we're now asking the gap between
>> that date and the end of the year is just a curious to me with the grant. >> Okay. So I'm going back to Okay. So, the town had got another extension to um the $40 million grant um which is called a rift and this one's $570,000 for main
lift station. Um and that grant was 570,000 the town spent $586,70. Now there's about 13 almost 135 that's between the difference of these two and
the state said that we were able to charge that to the WG17 that doing so we'll be able to charge an extra amount to this W7. What's wrong with this mouse? Um and then going into the resilient
grant, this is for planning projects and the last update I got on that application was submitted to FD. And the next step is to put a facility plan um which is going to require engineer or the town could advertise for one or they can use an existing
engineer. So this is an initial stages. So not much happening with this one yet. Um and we have a sham grant. This is for utilities and this is for 2.9 million. Um this grant is for scatter by uh pumps and rehab
generators. Um the this grant has been approved. As of yet no award letter. Um so we waiting on that. And now this one I think that we talked a lot about the nonpoint
um grant. This one is a 319495,000. This is for the the hookups on private properties. Um, and they put in the grant um 26,500 for grant management. And this grant is a match 8020.
>> I think >> in in the previous grant that's pending approval, is that we have to pay the bills and then we request reimbursement. >> The the the that one the 2 million nine >> 29
um >> the terms of that are reimburseable after we pay the bill the the grant got approved no award letter that's what it mean pending so waiting on the award letter to say you're actually getting that
>> I'm knowledgeable about that grant program it's a 100% grant and there's a way to have the advanced payment >> on it or so in other words you don't have to prepay the any of the work I guess. >> Good. Okay. Okay. Thank you.
And and we have another SRF. We just got one getting closed out, but this is for the water part of it. So, for Lake Placid Camping Comfort Center, um there was one for the sewer. Now, this is for the water that getting started up. And Lake Placid Camping Comfort Center has
Corbett working on this on this grant. Um the town has not been all that involved until Corbett get the all that information straighten out. Um they said that it's a lengthy project process. It goes into four stages and it end up be
28 pages long. So um they still working on that process. And for and this is the wastewater loan for Lake Plant Camping Comfort Center. We're waiting on the final close out. um have not got the confirmation letter yet. Um unless we
talked with them um they still in the process of getting that closed out. Um late June pickle ball. I guess we heard the the update on that already. So it's no longer pending legal f um police station building. We heard the
update on that one. Um construction in process. Um the first invoice has been received 431,000 and paid. Um we have a stag grant also for 2.5 million. Um the town is in process of
the uh early early in the process on this one. The EPA um the application we still in the process of setting up some stuff that they requiring us to do for the SAM registration and setting up for UEI. So just soon as um I know staff
were having an issue getting into one of these grants as far as downloading something that they wanted. So, I'm not sure if it was this one or one coming up. Um, >> do do we know what what this grant exactly is for? Is this related to the wastewater treatment or is this
something different? >> It's a earmark grant, but it's it is it's wastewater. This is wastewater. Um, >> is this the two and a half million that >> Scott Franklin uh recently got us?
>> But we was we was told to wait till you get the money before you say you got it. >> Okay. But that's this one that was >> right. It's not guaranteed until you get the money is what we was told. Um, and they put an application of Florida's
cyber security grant for 15 million. Um, haven't heard of anybody got awarded this one yet, so we don't know. The application got submitted. We're waiting on a response from the state. Um, we did hear about we tried to do another RIFF grant to help out with the $40 million
grant and not awarded it. Um, the it was I guess we got too late in the game on this one. So, this one not awarded. So, stretch that one off. Um there are some future um grants that the town is looking at. CDBG that phase is coming up
very shortly here. May 1st is a deadline. Um then we have appropriation request for town lake class at Lake June Road West extension. Um this is one of those grants that we looking into. I don't think we had an opportunity. There's nothing out there yet, but this
is one of the things they say put on the list. So now I'm going go to some of the specifics on the WGO 17. So on this one it kind of show you a breakdown of the total project. So it
goes by task. So every time the state we do reimbursement it reimburse by task. So on the task that we have for and then the the task and then you go by the budget amount. So this is the budget amount for the 40 $40 million as what
was that allocated for? Um so 200,000 allocated allocated for town salaries. Um we had at that point we had engineers on staff and that was a covered cost. Um there is staff cost in there but then
they wanted to make sure that the project had enough funding before we start throwing in other salaries for other employees. Um so there's a little funds left over over there. Um project description location. So it kind of tell
you FD railroad permits. Um town had to buy some uh permits. Um Tamoka Simpsonville Lake June Point construction. Um the town did save some money on direct direct purchases.
Um it was a savings of about 240,000. Um this amount show the invoice amount show you how much that was paid to each vendor by service. So we got the
engineers got paid um post and construction KDL more engineers for Johnson and Johnson. So the town as of now paid out of the 40,26,725,697 available funds to be drawn down is
9,741,435. Now, there was some question as far as the grant had got paid and there's not enough money for the project. So, I'm not sure if they was talking about the sew to the septic to sewer project and a whole because that's going to be a
project that's going to be going on for years because the there's a lot of components to that. But when we talking only about the $40 million grant and the other two that kind of extended the grant, um that's 41 uh 41,170,000
that between these three grants has been um combined for the project so far. >> Hey Rachel, just real quick on this one. Okay. So, it's $40 million and we've paid 26 million. And so, is it is there
like 5 million that you've submitted? Is that to make up the 9 million balance? >> There is a a request for funds that been um that was sent out for March and February. So, that is about five. That
is correct. >> That that would be part of the the 26 plus five we've already incurred and paid. So we're sitting at 9 million, >> right, of the budget that's remaining. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, but this is amount as far as that we
have available to draw down based on the last pay request that we I submitted to the state. Um, >> and we included at last week's meeting, Bird had that um change order um that that's already included in there, right? Is that
>> I'm gonna get to that. >> Oh, okay. >> Hold on. Okay. So then it's showing that the um this the 600,000 was taken out. So on that grant, the town actually paid $600,47. So the $47 won't get reimbursed. Well,
they did say the 600,000 would get reimbured on this one. And the 570, but the 13,000 is going to be on the 417. Um and that's the difference of this 586 and the 570,000.
And again, um, it got the total amount of what's been spent from the 40 million and the WGO25 and the RIP grant. So that is the total that been spent out of those three grants. Um, and this invoice here, I filled it in there at the last
minute because it kind of give you a true up number as far as how much really got spent and it come up to 30,105. Um, but this got to be submitted to the state for reimbursement and this 2,ion325. That is going to be request number 17.
So once I take that out, it'll be 7,415,000. Um just a couple notes on on those grants. W7, the final payment request for project containing opera funds will must be submitted to the department
before June 30th, 26. Um they're allowing no extensions. So, this is going to be a hard deadline of December 31st, 26th. Um, and the town is going to be um requesting invoices somewhere in August
to make sure that we make sure the September 15th cuto off date or whatever that these invoices are submitted and done before 9:30. Um, we spoke to D and they said make sure you spend those funds. So there is some funds as I'm go
to the next tab but there are some funds for direct purchase and we'll get into that one but first I would like to show you something. So on all these grants even if the grants is a town or the grants or any agency in the state of
Florida there's an opportunity to go and see what those grants look like. Um the state have a website out there and this is it and you can put anything in there. Say you can put the town of Lake Placid in
there. See if I can get it. This will work. Can't see with my glasses. And if I put in some numbers here. Give it a search and it comes up. And you don't have to
put a lot of information, just enough to know because most people won't know what the grant ID award number is, what the agency ID or the MFMP like what's the PO. So you they won't know those. But then you if you put just enough information in
there, it'll bring the the grants up. And so once you get into the grants, it will actually give you details. So it'll tell you everything about the grant. And this is on the state website. So this is nothing that the town has to
provide. This is all out there and this is real time with the state. Um so it have the details about the grant. Show you town of Lake Plazet and and it show you the deliverables. And we going to come back to this language right here advanced with cost
reimbursement and it tell you about deliverables and the payments. So it tell you all the payments that the town has gotten from 2023 24 25 and 26. So, if you want to click on that, it'll
kind of show you those that one. So, just sharing the information to let you know that it's out there. Um because there was a lot of requests for information on the grants, but um
they're right at public access. And I tell you right now that um there has been no audit on this grant. Um the state is waiting till it complete and they're going to do statewide audit on on the grants because a lot of people kind of got a lot of agency got money
from that grant. Just wanted to share that and that's the link to it. Um now let's get to the available funds. So all those numbers you just seen on the on the um the state website is basically showing the same thing that the town
received. Um and again the um 30,258 564 is expense to the town um the February um amount right there that is a mount is being requested now and then the March
um pay request is getting formed um and it also show the um the project that we're working on. list those and it tell you who the vendor is and it tell you
how much that we owe each vendor. Now it may not be exact because how much were budgeted for that line item or that allocation may not be exactly but the total um as close as we can get it. Um and again
it's estimated this amount does not include contingency. and we'll go back. But this is the amount that it look estimated to be outstanding. Um, and the town is working on a list of other projects to find out how we're going to spend that. And the state did say direct
purchase is the way to go in order to not send money back. Um, I'm go back. So, in this area, here's where we started out. So, I didn't point out the contingency. So out of the 40 million they put a contingency of 1.2 million in
there and none of that has been spent yet. Um so this amount including that amount is what really left over in the project. So there's funds left over for the for
the 40 million. But as I said, for the septic sewer to septic, that's going to be an ongoing project and the 40 million couldn't cover all of it. So, it's going to have to be more grants coming out. Um, we have to look for more and more
grants to um until that project is done. Um, and another question was asked about um why do we need a loan? So what I did, I went on the the bank and I downloaded the transactions. Um the town well the
bank transitioned from Hartland National Bank to SECO. So I couldn't go back to the beginning of this loan, but this would kind of give you a good picture of um what's been happening. So in here you will see here this was a transfer in. So
this is money that was paid to the town and transferred into the grant account. And so just as soon as it come in, it get paid right out. Um again, that's another transfer in of the grant funds
and it pays right out. Um so if you look on the this total, this running total, you'll notice that the four million does come back um because that is the amount of the loan. But most of the time we have it um spent out until it's sometime
when it when the count get when it drops like this less than a million dollars it's almost like okay so I hope I don't get a $2 million invoice in order to not be able to pay a invoice. So have there ever been invoices that come through where we couldn't pay? Oh
yeah. So I mean but we have to wait until the state reimburse those fund in order to to pay some of these invoices especially the large ones. Um, so and then again it kind of drops down in there too. So at at times it get kind of
um kind of low funds and and I be hoping that a a large invoice don't come into after the funds get in. But if you really look at it, so if I go back to here um the 5 million400,000 if I look on that so I got that on May
22nd 25, right? And then so when did I get the next one? So that was in July 31st. So that's going until the third month. And then I look at the next one,
the transfer in. This one's in July. So when do we get the next one? Oh, we got it in that's a bank thing. We got it in September. So July, September. And so these how this funds coming in. So July
um September and now we got December and then the funds dropped again. But again you can see that the month the the four million does come back into the account. But it's most of the time is paid out to
vendors then in the account. But um so I went one step further and I said, "So what happens with the last pay request and how does that um affect the ledger?" So 2.7 million in there. So we
got a couple outstanding invoices. These have not cleared. Um so I just put something in there. Well, what what happens with that? So we kind of put that in the run total. Then it kind of show that the money went out. So to be
totally honest with you, the the total is 1.4 million, but then I did put a request in for the 3.5 and I got another one kind of um forming of 2.3. So it kind of show that the
the town money does come back. So the four million comes back in there, but most of the time it's paid out in invoices. So I just wanted to point that out. And so now let's talk about how what does it mean when we talking about advance
because we talked about advanced payments. So the advanced payment with the state doesn't really mean advanced payments. So in a nutshell it really means that the state wants you to pay those vendors. Um, so even though we have to pay the vendor net 30 days, um,
the state give us like three months before we get reimbursed back because we can't sit on those invoices for 90 days and 120 days. Um, so the town has to pay them in the until they get reimbursed. And that's really what advanced payment
mean that you have to wait pay your vendors until the money come back. So it's not like they give you a lump sum of money and then you say, "Well, make sure you pay the bills and what you did chew up on the end. So, um, and so now let's talk about the loan
some more. So, the question was asked where where's the 750,000 estimated for the interest on the loan. So, kind of dumped everything out from the beginning of the loan 2024. So, the town
paid this much so far. And then so to give an estimate as far as everything else that can possibly happen between now and and 18 months or whenever the town pay off the loan then it came up to $726,000 in interest. Um this is with the new
loan but the old loan how it would it was the same amount just just take that same amount every quarter that was 780,000. um working with C Coast, they lowered the interest rate, so it'll be 726,000
roughly about that amount. Um so I'm going to take this the information that you're seeing tonight and we're going to drop it in on the town website. So that'll be some more information. But again, I will um highly
encourage you to go to the state website and they have real time information there. Um only thing you're getting for us is duplicate or information that we have here. So, but either way, um the information it should match up. Um so, it just how however you want to get
it, the state or you want to get it from us. But either way, you can fact check the our information and make sure that it all lining up. Any questions? >> Hey Rachel, can you just put up the interest tab there?
>> Um, so I kind of want to go back to those dates that we just mentioned of September 30th. All the bills need to be paid by September 30th of this year and then the grant closes out December 31st.
So, wouldn't we expect no later than the end of the year, and again, assuming DET is going to reimburse us before the end of the year, wouldn't we expect that the $4 million loan could be paid in full and we
wouldn't have to incur interest into next year? >> Absolutely. But the question was asked, how did we get to that 700,000? Okay. So this was a it's just as for the somehow as for the what's the worst scenario and even with
the information I presented on the grants for how much we the town is going to have to direct spend to not have it send it back to the state that still is a worse scenario. So it could be one of those situation where there'll be some funds not spent but
we're going to try our best to do direct purchase. and and then the tab that you had for the direct purchases for 364,000 right there and and I think that's smart that if we can do direct purchases because we avoid sales tax and that
right um is that 364 already part of the bigger project because I remember on the grant that we had to have certain things in place by 1231 last year you know that was the whole emergency meeting with Kevin where we had to have some
approvals by the end of the year in order for something to be eligible uh for the grant. So my curiosity is is that something that we would be able to pursue based on that 1231
204 I think it was 123124 date that everything had to be in place and approved >> right um we did ask and these these items are approved so long as they by
about a sort accepted project I now if it's one of those major projects where it's not has it don't it's not permitted or um it has a easement issue then no but some of these direct purchases the state said they are they eligible for reimbursement. >> Okay.
>> And we this list is a beginning. So there could be added more to this list because we still trying to make sure that we not don't have to send any of this back. So we still trying to work on this list to see how these funds could be um spent. Um there was questions
about tractors and other items that I'm have to check on, but um but these are approved direct purchases and and just a couple quick comments is um and you didn't mention it, but it's you
know um appreciation and thanks to you of pursuing after the last meeting with DET um and I think you said was it Aaron Gro's office to try to get D on the phone and get our payments reimbursed
faster. >> Um I I appreciate the work that you did on that and I think that you know you're being shy not to tell us that it was a good meeting and we should be able to get those payments reimbursed faster. Is
that correct characterization of your email? >> Well, she did talk to them and she did clarify a lot of information, but still we still have reimbursement. I haven't had a reimbursement back yet. So, just submitted number 15. So, we'll see how
quick we get it back. >> Okay. But, but I think they streamlined the process where you can submit maybe sooner than we had in the past. Correct. Based on clarification with her, which is going to help a lot >> without clear checks. >> Right. And then I I appreciate this
detailed uh report out and and you know especially on the ins and outs for the fund because Rachel's a treasurer, right? So she's not just the CFO, the accountant, but she this is treasury management here. And um so I appreciate
the hard work that you did to try to answer to answer a lot of the questions that we had. real quick if I could add something. The just to let y'all know, the E1 pump that's up there that doesn't have a value on it. That's for the grinder pumps for the the septic to sewer
project. So that would be to purchase some of those pumps and there's not a value there shown. So there I think the idea that the town has is to purchase that could be used to fill out the unused um the funds that are available.
Those can those are going to be needed in the future for the subject to sewer project. So that was the thought. >> Yeah. >> Of the million556 that's available. You're saying? >> Yeah. That so that there's a 364,338
that they're showing there. But if you see there's a E1 pumps listed with no value. And you're waiting they're waiting on the price for those. And those are about I think they're about $4,500 a piece. $5,000 a piece. So, I don't know how
many numbers how many you've thought of buying, but >> they haven't got that far yet. Yeah. >> So, will we have enough money for all that? I mean, the contingent that we have may get used up for the 364 and the
three line items that don't have a cost on them. >> Sorry. D told us that we can use the the money for >> I can't hear you. >> D said that we can use the the money for the E1 pumps. And so uh that is as you
see the I I'll run through it real quick. That the blower it's 179,988. Uh that's for three additional blowers um to be installed and then a uh storage container for the E1s. Now, that's just
4,100, but whatever is left over once we purchase the dumpster, the the chlorine skid, the it says pond five main discharge line, that's $78,000, $78,000. I I got the quote right before
the meeting. So, that that'll go in there. the headworks if time permits and allows. I just don't believe that it will because of shipment that that's probably going to be negative and it'll go back to the $ 1.5
million. Uh we're that we have one head works and then we have a bar screen. And so, uh, we were trying to and we got the the pricing on all the equipment, but the time we can't just buy the the equipment
and leave it on site. It has to be installed and we just there's just no way possible. And so, um, that that's that price. But the E1, whatever is left, hopefully we could do the tractor because we have to teal the ponds and
the one we have now is old and also to help pull the dumpster forward and back. And so, uh, we're looking into that. Rachel, I'll be Rachel and I'll be working on that. But whatever's left, our our plans, Rachel or Charlotte, correct me if I'm wrong, is we're going
to focus on purchasing the pumps. So we we won't spit send anything back to D. So whatever is left our our plan is to go as many E1s as we possibly can so it will help
the the town and the community up. Is that correct? So, on this list of items down here, were they originally part of the pool um the contractor's bid and we're
pulling them out or are these in addition to um items that we needed uh to complete the plant? >> Yeah. Who's the contractor? Is it pooling? >> It's pooling camp. But this is this is
an additional. All this stuff is an additional. Okay. >> Uh because the the permit when they went out for bid is one bar screen, one sand and grit chamber. And uh and then this stuff that you see up here now is when we said, "Okay, well, what else can we
use this money for?" Uh we said, "Well, let's add some blowers here, another chlorine skid, because these are things that we can use on site." Uh we we held back at the beginning because we wanted to make and save as much money as possible. But now that we have leftover
supposed leftovers, we want to make sure that we can actually uh better the plant and add to it. >> Thank you. >> Hopefully that answered your question. We will be reaching we reached out to
Randy Bell to get the prices for the E1s and also uh we'll have that price probably by the end of this week if not sooner. Okay. Yeah. Al also uh y'all asked previously and I stated last time we're at like 85%
completion of the plant. Um it we're roughly talking with Jeff and Roger we're about 88%. We were actually doing a tiein today where we shut down the whole entire plant tonight but because of the rain we're doing it tomorrow night. And so,
uh, but we're at about 88, I think it's safe to say about 88%, uh, of completion. I mean, all the big all the big stuff is in. Uh, it's just a small punch list and a few little things that that needs to be taken care of.
>> And June 30th is the D completion date for the grant. It's really going to be August 30th that everything has to be done really for the contractors to to receive all of the pay applications and our invoices, other engineering invoices in order to have
time to get them submitted by the September. End of September is the is the date that the the actual pay application from the town to the FD has to be in by. So, we're we're allowing a whole month for that for all every all
the invoices, pay applications to come in and then that'll that'll provide the town with a whole month to finish all that paperwork to prepare the pay application final document. >> I I think we're backing up against the wall for Rachel and her team because she
has to have everything submit paid and submitted to D by September 30th. Correct, Rachel? >> Right. But if they get it to me in August, then I'm good. So don't give it to me the last week of September. >> Exactly. I think that that's a risk area that we have to keep a watch on because
we are because I don't think we were expecting it to be completed that late. Right. >> Well, this isn't the this isn't the wastewater plant. The wastewater plan as a whole, the latest date that we have is May 1st that the contractor says they're going to be finished with that. These later items are going to be all of these
the change order, the change order that we discussed last week for the force main extensions. Um, anything else that Brandon's adding there, those additional um, owner direct purchase items, those will be the items that remain up until that August date. So, I don't think it's
going to be most of the heavy lifting really is going to be finished for the for the plant and also for the south wastewater plant project and the Marquata and main lift stations. Those those should be done well in advance of that date. So, it's just going to be kind of smaller items by the time it
gets to the the end of August time frame. smaller like about three million the couple change orders in these >> well it's the the total amount is whatever what is it three million roughly I think that is trying to find a
place to be spent you know again and again the biggest part of that is the the force veins for the 1.7 million roughly >> so just to clarify are we saying the plant will be completed now by >> May 1st just because that number's that
date changed changed >> May May 1st is that is the the contractor's latest schedule that they provided to us is May 1st. Um you know the like Brandon was saying there the items that remain are all it's the startup of the plant really and and a
lot of punch list items will be need to be finished before then. But um it it could go beyond that. But like I explained last week there's liquidated damages in play right now after March 10th. Anything after March 10th is $1,000 a day that's being charged back
to the contractor as a penalty. So that's what's in the contract to accelerate them and uh and it's not really technically a penalty, but it kind of it is. It's to incent them to finish on time. It's costing them. >> Okay. So that kicked in March 10th, a
$1,000 date. >> March 11. March 10th was the last the date that was the final completion date for their contract. March 11th. March 11th on is that >> Thank you. >> Maine.
Another area is Marquada in Maine. Uh to the the the plant up plant upsizing the pipes. Uh we got the quotes in for KDL to do it. Uh and it's 1.6 million if I
something like that uh for for both jobs to be completed. Uh KDL sent a letter and the lawyer seen it today, but uh we're going to have them just reword just to make sure that the town's protected for uh when I talked with
Kenny Lro concerning it needs to be done by no later than July, middle of July, 1st of August, there's no more extensions. it has to be done. Uh he said that he would have it in writing and he did. He said that they would have
all pipe in the ground by that date so we could submit to to Rachel and she can have it sent to DP. So that's moving all that that pipe up sizing it to 12 inch all the way to the headworks of the plant.
And so that's that's 1 uh five or 1.6 65800. >> Okay. Yeah. Sorry. KDL that's up there. Yeah. >> Yes. It's right here. >> All right. Now, that that price is changing because they were doing HDPE.
Rachel didn't know this until I just a little while ago, but the the pipe went from 14 or 14inch HDPE to uh 12 in C900 because it's the same inside diameter. And we're going to be open
cutting. So there's 40 $50,000 of savings by doing that on each project. And so they're still going to be doing uh boring underneath some of the driveways and all, but the a lot of it's going to be open cut, meaning
they'll be digging up the grounds. >> So, can you um tell me what that lack of utility easement there means? >> So, uh what's it John? What's the name of the location? The easement
>> smokes. It's smoke. Yeah. So, the the smoke property, we already have an utility easement and utilities in the rideway back there. Uh I believe it's a 8 in and we're upsizing. And so, we need an
additional uh 10 to 15 foot so we can actually get the equipment in there, lay the the pipe down. And so, um, that that's, uh, when we talked today, it could be just simply going to talk with them and getting the go-ahad to to do
it. Um, but we, uh, I'm trying to think of the contractor's name or the the lawyer, not lawyer, Mr. Harris. Yeah. Supposed to be looking into the easement, making sure that we can do it.
>> And is that like a temporary easement? >> Yes. >> So, it's Easy. >> Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I I asked since we're going to be digging right beside it, it's pretty straightforward. It's And I was like, do we really need it if we already have it? But it'd be nice
just to be able to stack your pipe and be able to dig and do what you need to do. >> So, >> well, so it's not really an easement to stack pipe, right? It's just you need >> it's just the equipment >> permission of an owner of property to use
part of their property as you store the >> pipes. >> Correct. >> Because the easement is already there. And I'm I'm not clear what Mr. Harris's role is >> in in previous notes and communications that we had. This was something that had been sent to him to look at for I'm
sorry I have to look at the notes um for easements from the smokes or the lake Rashard property owners for the proposed scope to move forward. And so there were easement discussions for both of those properties. >> Lake Rashard >> for Lake Rashard property owners. Yes.
Because it's two different um we had both Marquata to Main Street and then Main Street to the wastewater treatment plant. So there were two different um utility easements that we would need to be able to move that forward. And so it was both of those property owners, Smoke and then also the Lake Rashard property
owners. But again, is it an easement or just a permission to use property for a temporary time for the pipes is what I thought I'd heard. >> Yeah, it's like it's like an agreement, but there's still
>> not an easement. It it is it's considered a an easement based off of what I see. It's a construction easement is what they're calling it for 10 to 15 feet to be able to place construction items and temporary >> the equipment. Correct. >> All right. So, is Mr. Harris still
working on it or is that a Mr. Durham? >> It has actually been sent to Mr. Harris to be able to fill in the gap and Mr. Durham is taking lead on it. Do you want to speak, Mike? >> Yes. Um, Charlotte talked to me about this earlier and I figured Mr. Harris
had all the background on this information and why should you pay us to get up to speed on it if he can answer and I saw an email chain back and forth this evening. So essentially it's a construction easement used temporarily and we'll figure out the details.
Okay, any other questions? >> Thank you. >> If I could just make a few more comments because we have been asked since we no longer have a full-time utility director how that will be working and I think you can see that we have a very qualified team right now. We are advertising for
the replacement of a utility director. um Panoni um they are our project program manager and will assist with that in the interim. We are looking at potentially four days a week with them being here boots on the ground. Brandon is going to be out in the field. However, he will also assist us in the
interim with some of the day-to-day operations as well with Leanne. Leanne is not here right now, but she is our compliance coordinator. You all have interacted with her and she assists with keeping the day-to-day operations moving. And then I will also assist in that capacity as well. Um, in regards to
some of the the grant uh applications and being able to ensure that we're meeting the deliverables, you've heard us speak of Mary Gavin before with Gavin Consulting. We already use her and so she will be assisting us with some of the grant management task to assist with Rachel. She is able to do that remotely.
She doesn't have to be on site. So, we will all work together in tandem to ensure that the project continues moving forward. Um, we are advertising for the position. It should post tomorrow attentively. we were um fine-tuning a few items that were on the job description itself before it went out.
So, just so everyone is aware that we are keeping everything moving very confident, I think you can see that we have a really good team. They've done a great job. So, thank you to all of you for your work. Okay, any questions from the audience? Lisa Sherman, 400 Lake Mar Drive.
Rachel, I personally want to thank you for this report. It is very helpful to me in understanding the numbers. I do have a question for you. Are you concerned that since you cannot be reimbured, if I understand this correctly, you can't be
reimbursed by D until the town has actually paid the invoice? Is that correct? >> Um, asset asset again. >> Will DP not reimburse you until the town has actually paid an invoice to the
contractor? >> No. Um, so once we send the invoices to FD, it takes like 45 to 60 days to get the reimbursement still. I mean, it's it's not like when you send it, you get the money back next month. So, we still
go through that waiting period, >> right? But will they reimburse you if you haven't paid the contractor yet? I thought you said you had to send them proof of payment. >> Correct. They will for the advanced payment part of it. They will pay just submitting the invoices, but we have to be invoiced.
>> That was the change that she was able to put in place after the last meeting where >> Okay, that's great because I was concerned that we'd have more than four million left at the end of September that hadn't been paid yet. and how were we going to have funds? So, they will reimburse you based on an invoice even though you haven't received payment.
>> That is correct. >> Oh, that's great. Okay, that relieves um one thing. Also, the narrative you put up there about all the different grants was very helpful to me. Is that going to be posted on the website? I didn't see it as part of the agenda. >> Yes, that's going to be on the website.
>> Okay, great. Thank you. >> Thank you, Rachel. I'm much less confused as well. Thank you. Thank you Rachel for a very good report. >> Yeah, I'm I'm sorry that brought up a question in my mind on this whole list
of grants that we have. Are there any of them where we have to float the money and then be reimbursed? In other words, it won't actually be free money because we may end up be paying interest if we can't
float the money. I know on the one the 2.9 from what I was told that's the wrong one. 2.9 I was told that the $40 million grant is actually the the match on it.
So I guess it' be whatever. Um that's a good question, Joy. I guess I have to get back with you on that on that one. But I know on this one here um the $40 million meet the requirement for match. So we'll still have invoices to pay to get reimbursed from.
>> So pardon, >> we'll still have to pay to get reimbursed. >> So not that we get ourselves in the same situation where we have to have a loan to utilize a grant. Um Mary came down and she was talking to us about the grants as far as the town need to put
something in the contracts that says that up to 120 days that's when the state pay us instead of sticking us to the 30 days. though. >> Okay. Well, we'll keep that in mind when >> Yeah,
>> I I think that's an important point, right? It's we we for the $40 million grant have payment to our suppliers in 30 days and then D isn't reimbursing us
until 60 to 90. So going in, you're going to have to incur some costs. So I think that that's wise to look into an extended payment period for the suppliers. It might be a tough cell, but I think we
need to look at that. >> Well, as you said, it was kind of usual that a lot of them did with the big grants, they required the same amount of times for you get reverse and instead of floating and it wouldn't require a loan. So um but how this grant, the $40
million grant got set up, it got set up with their 30 days in it. So it kind of tied our hands on it. >> That was that was on our end >> how we set it up, right? So lessons learned.
>> That is correct. >> Okay. All right. At this time, we'll uh we'll go ahead and move 6B under 4B. And I'll go ahead and read in the
resolution number 2026-08. A resolution of the town council of the town of Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, authorizing the execution and delivery of loan documents with C Coast National Bank to fund the Scriber era
septic to sewer project semicolon. Super sending any prior conflicting authorization semicolon. Authorizing the renewal of the existing C Coast National Bank obligation semicolon and providing
for an effective date. >> I'm sorry. What was the number of the resolution? Please. Oh, I did. I said it. 20 2026-08 >> 2026- >> in what? >> Dash what? 2026-
>> 08 08 >> jumped ahead. >> 8 >> 2026-08. >> Okay, I'm going to go ahead and move that we approve resolution number 2026-08 as read by the mayor.
I'll second it. >> Uh, we have a motion, a second. Any comments from the podium? There's been a couple revisions. So, I'm trying to understand in the packet was one and then we as council got a
revision and then today on the dis is another revision. So, which which one are we looking at to approve? This is the final one. This was the final one that got sent out on Friday. >> Yeah. Yeah. The final one you have on
the dis I believe is the same one from before. It just has a different formatting with different margins which makes it look different, but I think the reading the words are the same. >> And we took the time to put a it's a long resolution just to put the historic
nature of how we got to where we are tonight. So the council had all that background. So, just a couple scribe errors. It does say sewer to septic throughout it. So, we need to to change that. And the only um
ask I have is it's it's in here to give authorization um for for the the mayor uh to execute the loan documents after they've been approved by the town administrator, the finance director, and the town attorney.
Um me, I for one, I'd just like to see a copy of those. I'm fine with continuing. Hopefully there's time that you know and maybe the other council members want to see the actual loan documents that we're authorizing. Um if I could just get a
copy of those, not to hold up the process. I take a look quick. If there's any comments or that I would just feed them on to um the the town administrator, the finance director, and the attorney. >> I did request, but he said it was in um
underwriting, so it wasn't available. when when it is. >> Okay. >> I think he's here. Is it? >> Do we know when those loan documents might might be available for review?
So, so no, no concern on hitting the May 31st date. >> March. March. >> Okay. >> Anything else? Any other comments? Take it to the audience. All right, seeing none, pull the
council, please. >> Council member Worley, >> yes. >> Council member Charles, >> yes. >> Council member Hayes, >> yes. >> Council member Everart, >> yes. >> Okay, we'll now go to actions and agenda. No. Yeah, we'll go
now to six action agenda. Town of Lake Placid strategic plan. >> Mayor, I believe we had a public hearing before that number five. >> Oh, I did when I moved that up. I missed it. Let's do the public hearing first.
Yes. At B 5A, uh, request for consideration of a variance to the architectural design standards for a water dispensing facility at 70 Plaza Avenue in downtown
Lake Placid. >> Good evening, council. Dana Redell, town planner for the record. I'm going to go ahead and get the agenda item situated on the screen. No, no problem at all. Just asking for some patience.
>> Okay, bookmarks. That helps. Leave has got it under control. Here we go. Um, I'm going to go over some formalities first and then you'll see me scroll through the agenda package so that we can get more visuals. But this
is a quasi judicial hearing and I've been working with legal counsel to streamline our quasi judicial hearing process and so you'll continue to see us refine this as additional hearings come along. The hearing number tonight is
LPTC.26.001. It is a request for consideration of a variance from the primary facade requirements of the commercial architectural standards to allow zero entrances facing a public street instead of the minimum of one required entrance,
0% glazing instead of the required 30% and a zero square foot porch instead of the required 100 square ft. The notice was published in the newspaper on March 6, 2026 and mailouts were sent to property owners within a
300 ft radius on March 5th, 2026. When acting quasi quasi judicially, the council is bound to decide based solely on competent substantial evidence in the record. Personal opinions, political considerations, and information received
outside of the hearing that has not been disclosed as exparte communication are not a proper basis for decision. So, we'll go ahead over exparte communication and then I'll have the town clerk, Eva, swear us in.
For exparte communication, each C council member must disclose on the record before testimony begins any communications received outside of the formal hearing regarding the pending application. Disclosure must include the identity of the person with whom
communication occurred, the date or approximate date of communication, and the substance of what was communicated. So, we'll go ahead and starting on my left, we'll go down the line and ask if council has had any exparte communication.
>> None. >> Thank you. >> No. Thank you. I talked to the chief of police trying to figure out exactly where this place was. >> Gotcha. Thank you. >> I talked to you today to find out exactly where it was.
>> That's it. Thank you. And Mayor Hullbrook. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I was looking. What was the question? >> It's okay. If you had any exparte communication. >> No, none. >> Thank you. So, we'll go ahead and ask any witnesses, experts, or applicants to
stand, raise their right hand, and be sworn in by the town clerk. >> You're right. Raise your right hand. Please swear affirm that the testimony you're about to give a judicial proceeding will be the truth, the whole truth.
>> Thank you. Um, so as noted, this is a variance request from the architectural design standards of the town code. And essentially when reviewing this request, it was um a very unique structure that's
being placed. The town currently has an ice machine by the Western Feed Store and this will be similar in nature where it will be a water dispensing facility in the Tractor Supply Plaza between
Dunkin Donuts and Smoke Shack. I'm going to switch my view here. I want to go ahead and pull up the site plan here. So, it's this little 107 square foot
structure. Two parking spaces will be removed to place this structure. When tractor supply was brought in, there was a parking reduction waiver that was put into place that allows a minimum of 300 parking
spaces in the plaza. So, the removal of these two parking spaces complies with that 300 minimum parking space requirement. Uh this structure has received traffic concurrency through the county. So at this time there's no concerns regarding
circulation or stacking onto 27. It's a walk up facility. So a car will not pull up to it and navigate that way. They'll park and they'll get out and they'll use the facility. The purpose of the variance is
strictly for the primary facade requirements. So, there's requirements for the exterior of the building not to be more than 10% metal. It complies with those. There's requirements for the roof of the building to hide all rooftop
equipment, which I think is really um it's not that unique to the town of Lake Placid, but it's great that we have it. If you drive down Avon Park and you drive past their Dunkin Donuts, you'll see massive equipment on top of their ice house. The ice house looks fine, but just to see all that equipment
creates a complete different visual uh aesthetic than the town of Lake Placid is particularly known for. Um so that kind of just summarizes it. They have a as part of the primary
facade requirements, you have to pick two out of three requirements and they could have put a 100 square foot porch. Um had 30% glazing on the front of their building. Glazing would mean windows, doors. They're required to have a a door
along the street frontage, but this is a self-s served kiosk. They there would be no purpose for a door uh for customers to enter. I think there is a door somewhere here on the side for them right here. Yes. To access the building for equipment purposes only. That's just
for mechanical reasons. They have a stucco band which adds a little bit of visual interest. It's above and beyond. Not something that we require or ask for. They have some down lighting shown on the building so it won't be pointed
out toward the road or into the parking lot. Um, they also do show an awning, which I took as a little bit of a middle ground between a porch and,
you know, no porch at all. The awning obviously provides protection from the elements. It also provides additional aesthetic um, protection just in the way that it looks for the town, visual interest.
Um, I felt in my analysis that requiring a 100 square foot porch on an slightly over a 100 square foot building would be out of scale. And the way that our code was
written really was not with uses like these in mind. But we did want to protect the town from a structure being completely unregulated from the architectural design standards, from allowing them to be able to have rooftop equipment that would be visible, from
allowing them to have a completely metal tin can building. So, it was important that they still complied with the architectural design standards, but the primary facade requirements specifically really were not written for a use like
this. which is why I'm comfortable recommending approval of this variance today. Um, as part of being a quasi judicial hearing, I would like to read into the record my
findings for the required findings. Okay. So, in section 154-17 of the town code, in order to approve a variance for architectural design standards, you have to comply or meet at least four criteria or the
majority of these criteria. The first standard is that the alternative design must be consistent with the overall architectural standards and in keeping with the desired character of the town. My finding was that the applicant proposes earthton tone colors, compliant building materials, hidden rooftop equipment, and
a 35 square foot metal awning. And I find the design generally consistent with the intent. Another standard is the variance must not nullify the purpose and intent of the town's architectural standards. My finding was that the code was
designed for traditional occupiable commercial buildings. Applying entrance glazing and covered porch requirements to a 107.5 square ft unmanned kiosk creates impractical dimensional conflicts. Approval will not set precedent for larger buildings because
the justification is uniquely tied to the kiosk's limited size and unmanned operation. The approval must uphold the public interest. My findings were that low traffic generation, no interior occupancy, durable materials, and
compatible design provide no adverse effect on safety, pedestrian circulation or neighborhood character. And it must also be it cannot be contrary to the town's comprehensive plan. My finding was that this is
consistent with the comprehensive plan goals supporting efficient use of existing commercial properties, infill development and diversified commercial services. The lake placid CG which is commercial general future land use designation supports the proposed use as
a permitted use. So these are my findings. Um I will put my recommendation my motion option on the screen for you all. my recommended motion. Um, I'm not sure if our council might
want to refine our motion a little bit today regarding my findings and include that in the motion or if we might move forward with the motion that's on the screen or any motion that council wishes to
make. But I am available for any questions. The applicant has sent a representative that is also here to to answer any questions. And at this time, I turn it back over to our mayor. >> I have several questions.
Um, first of all, to your knowledge, is a smoke shack planning to rebuild on that site? So, the last that I was told was that they were from representatives of the smoke shack. That was several months ago. Um, I've heard speculation that
they've actually sold the site and they're simply operating Golden Corral, but that's something I simply heard today. So, I haven't recently been in contact with the owners of Smoke Shack. >> Well, my concern is if they're going to if they plan to rebuild on that site and
this this facility is on that site, then we have we have a problem. And they're also taking two parking places, which you'll probably be very strict on how many parking places the smoke shack gets to have. And if they're too short, then
we're going to it's because of the water place. So, um I'm just concerned about smoke shack because they kind of had their foot on that property first. And if they still own it and they still depend uh can consider developing it, then I don't think it's right to come in
and allow this this building to come on, this kiosk to come on and with several uh with with with several variances as well. I understand. Um, the smoke shack received a variance for their parking,
sidewalk, and landscaping, and they have approved uh an approved final development order for their site. And that approved final development order would have a connection point right here where my mouse is showing between these
parking spaces. When this project was brought to Highlands County for a concurrency determination for traffic, I did confirm with Highlands County that they took that interconnection point into account and they confirmed that they did.
>> Okay. I remember um all the variances and I also remember we approved a variance for parking for smoke check because they kind of like ran out of room. So, um, if we did that and now we're allowing another two parking
places to come out, are we inconveniencing the other businesses that are already on that site? Now, we've taken uh some parking places off for smoke check and now we're going to take two more off for this. Um, sometimes that area of that site gets pretty tricky with beef bradies and and
the um and and the tractor supply and you know, you're Dunkin Donuts sometimes. Uh, got the restaurant there. So I think how much overage on the parking do we have we got there? >> When tractor supply came in circa 2021
2022 they performed a parking study of the parking lot. At that time council determined that no more than 300 parking spaces would be required. And at this time with the reduction of two parking spaces they would have 324 parking
spaces remaining. And when Smoke Shack got their parking varants, it was strictly limited to review of the Smoke Shack site and it did not include review of the surrounding sites. >> Didn't um Tractor Supply use some of
those parking places for putting their outside sales? >> Correct. That was the purpose of their parking waiver was so that they could eliminate as many parking spaces as they needed and then some. So they got permission for less parking to have less
parking spaces than they ended up using. If that makes sense. >> Well, it makes sense. But when when boots hit the ground, it's hard to find a place to park a tractor supply. >> Gotcha. I I think some of the confusion is is that the royal family that owns
the plaza and the parking does not own this property. So if they're going to use their neighbors parking, isn't that true? Smoke shack is not part of the plaza. Correct. >> So if smoke shack's going to use their
parking, it'd be like if I had brought property next to you and I came and parked on your property, you can say no because that they're not obligated to provide parking for that parcel next door. This is totally a different these
are two different owners. >> Yeah% that will not you know that really shouldn't impact the plaza because these people over here on lot 10 to 11 have no right to park over there. I know that they always did in that but technically
they don't own that they don't have as far as I know they don't have any agreement to use that parking. So really that parking should be only applied to the plaza, not to the joining property because they have no right to park
there. And and when we approved the parking variants for smokejack, we did not approve it back there. It was all parking in front of the restaurant and along the side of the restaurant. I do understand that. and and all this is lovely in an office, but when you're in a car and you got to find a place to put
that car sometimes, oh, well, but there was a parking variant, so that's okay. But I still don't have a place to park. So, you know, it's just it it just kind of kind of leads into my next question, which is where will people park to walk up there? So, I mean, it's a walk up
station, but I'm not going to walk to get there. I'm going to drive my car and put it somewhere while I get out and fill up a container and bring it back to my car. Where are these people going to park? Any parking space in the Royals Plaza
would be open to this for use of this business, but I imagine that they would park adjacent and close by to this water distribution facility. >> Right. So, so this water distribution place is actually borrowing parking places from the Royal Plaza businesses.
Well, it's owned by Royal Plaza. So, it's at the discretion of the owners of Royal Plaza till Royal Plaza owns the water distribution place. They either own it or lease it, but they own the land that the water distribution place will be sitting >> and and they're going to allow the water distribution place to be there. That's
what we're saying. >> Correct. They're technically the applicants. They're the owners of this property and they're >> Okay. So, it's okay with them wherever they park in that in that plaza. >> Correct. >> Okay. Um, is this building kiosk going to face north or south or east or west?
The front that we saw on these pictures, this front elevation will be facing west toward US 27. Okay. Um I am I'm just always nervous when we
start setting another president and more variances and uh comes to mind quickly that uh the the building that we're trying to construct because I happen to be on that board of directors for New Hope and we're getting a lot of push back from time to time about that
building and the glazing and all of that things that we're that we're putting aside for this building. I think that will set a precedent for putting aside for New Hope and in putting aside for other buildings and this that and the other. It just it just makes me concerned because if we have something
on the books, there's a reason for that. And if every time we turn around we're going to have another variance, then we need to seriously consider what we have on the books because maybe that's where the real change needs to come. Not having something that's on the books that maybe is not applicable now or is
not attuned to what this council or any consistent council would like to have. Um, if that's the case and we're always having to do a variance, maybe we need to look at that. So, um, and I think the other thing was consist
consistency with the comp plan is taking two more parking places out, but I I kind of think you answered that already. Okay. Um, there was something about it not facing 27 and you just told me it's going to face west which should be facing 27. What was the issue with that
or was there an issue with that? >> None that I'm aware of. I know at one point during the review process I there was some confusion about that. They prepared the plans. They redrew them and they made certain that this would be the exact configuration. So I don't know if maybe you heard something during the
review process but this is what I've received now as part of my package in face west. I just thought I heard that just now. So, that's no big deal. Um, and this is ice and water. And we already have an ice place about a block
away, maybe two blocks away. Okay. Okay. Thank you. >> I didn't see it in here, but is the town providing water for this? >> Yes. >> Okay. And there was a full concurrency
application prepared by the applicant and the utilities director confirmed capacity for water and there will be some wastewater discharge as well which the town has capacity for. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> And I heard you I think I heard you say
there' be stuckle banding. So this will not be an aluminum structure. >> Correct. Okay. Yeah, >> I had a question about landscaping. So, this doesn't need any landscaping at
all. Um, didn't fall under any guidelines because I've never seen anything constructed on 27 that doesn't have landscaping. Yeah. So, I did evaluate that and take that into consideration. So just for a little juiposition so you understand
what happened with the ice house down the road um by the western feed store at that time our landscaping code required hedges along buildings. So when that was installed they were required to include
some a hedge line with some irrigation. Since then, our landscaping code has changed and usually some of the most intense landscaping requirements come from canopy tree coverage. So, you have to
provide canopy tree coverage for 50% of your vehicular use area. But as noted, we're removing two parking spaces, which would usually be vehicular use area, which is usually where landscaping would come into play under our new landscaping
code. So, I have not required any additional landscaping for this project. >> And I I doubt Royals would have let you tear up any more pavement to plant trees anyway. So, >> um, would it
would it be out of the question that we could please don't kill me that we could put pots? We always want to put Please don't kill me. But we always want to put pots. Ken, um, I mean, if we're going to have a little landscaping requirement, we could
put pots. Mr. Durm, can we make that a condition of variance? Something like that? Yeah, this is a uh round peg fitting in a square hole. So that would probably be
up to the discretion of the applicant. Um you're limited to the variance, quasi judicial nature, the four factors that Dana has advised you on and you need to make those findings a fact and um move forward. But certainly the applicant has
heard counsel and maybe would want to advise if they would consider that. >> Thank you. I think that puts a burden because then you need irrigation and you've got pavement that we're talking about or somebody has to come daily or
every other day to water the plants. So I I think there's a burden that could be placed on um in order to put a couple plants to the landscaping. But you're comfortable with the proposal as it's being submitted. >> I believe it has met all the findings of
fact and it complies with the land development regulations in all other aspects. So I have no objection to the request. >> There there are self- irrigating pots. We talked about those when we were having pots on on Maine. So there are self- irrigating
>> and we could seem to put a mural on the back of it too, you know. Well, we could do that, but it's a it's a joking. >> Yes, it's a concrete building, right? >> It's concrete >> concrete building and state approved.
>> So, it's really a building. It's not it a kiosk to me is is a little bit more temporary. This is a concrete building. It's it's going to be permanent. It's going to be like there, >> right? >> So, I don't know how many of these design standards we want to we want to
uh to take a variance from. It's a concrete building. We're putting a building in in in a parking lot. >> I I believe that the code was not meant this was not envisioned when our code was written. Um so I would make the
motion to approve it. >> I'll second that. >> Okay, we got a motion and a second. Any further scotion from the podium? Hearing none, we'll take it the audience. Margaret, dear 1504 French Street. Um,
I dearly love love love love looking out for variances. I am not a huge fan of them. But we didn't ask Wells Fargo to put any pots out by that ATM. And we didn't ask Bank of America to put any pots out there by their ATM. And the way
I see it, this is about three sizes of an ATM. Correct. by 12. >> So 8 by 12. There's a bunch of people that get water from that nasty old water dispensing
station by the Family Dollar. I believe that this provides a necessary, healthy, safe, and dare I say even attractive option for a lot of our residents. So personally, I'm a big fan of it. But I
really do I I'm I'm all for trying to avoid variances as much as possible, but our code really didn't acknowledge or wasn't prepared, as Joyce said, for these kinds of kiosks that are self-service. So, I feel like the standard has to be applied to the same
thing that goes to Wells Fargo or any other ATM or walk up service thing. Thank you, Ken Leblanc. Um, I kind of agree with what Margaret says. I mean, this is not much different than the Wells Fargo thing or the Bank of America thing and
none of them have, you know, landscaping and all that. Now, if it was in a historic downtown, I might want to see flower pots, you know, but honestly, I think it's going to improve the parking lot that it's going into because all you see there is just a bunch of asphalt.
So, and it's actually they did a good job of making a reasonable looking building. And I do agree, you know, with all the people, 25,000 people live around this town, a lot of them are on well water and a lot of them need, you know, better water than they're getting out of the ground with their system. So
I I think it's it's not bad the way it's designed. >> Okay, bring them back. Pull the council. >> Council member Everheart, >> yes. >> Council member Charles, >> yes. >> Council member Hayes, >> no. >> Council member Worley, >> yes. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Now we can go to our action agenda. Town of Lake Placid strategic plan. All right, Jennifer, it's getting late. You got 30 seconds.
You You know, you know I'm only joking. Okay. Uh, good evening. For the record, Jennifer Cotto Salsbury. I will just, uh, briefly provide an overview. I know that you all had an overview of the strategic plan uh last Thursday night. Um I did hand out u a copy of the
strategic plan and it is exactly the same except on the second to the last page on goal number eight under the goal uh you'll see text that's
underlined. It says the town of Lake Placid will deliver high quality municipal services through proactive communication, responsive financial management, operational efficiency, transparent governments, and proactive
long-term planning. And that just goes handinhand with what's already written with transparency. Um, but we uh did have a comment after the meeting and and wanted to bring that in. The plan otherwise is exactly how you saw it last
week. And I'll just hit the high points. Ah, wait for it. So again, the plan, the goal of having a plan is to look at focus areas, um, guide budget and capital decisions, um, and also have
coordinated implementation and provide kind of a tracking mechanism, measurable points in where we've gone. This is nonregulatory. It is just a guide and it was developed um through several community workshops
and strategic planning sessions. Uh the mission and the vision are noted in the strategic plan and it takes a community and just many thanks to all the folks who attended. Um and this is just one photo from the
different uh strategic planning sessions. Uh and then there are eight goals in the plan and I will just uh identify them high level. Um each goal has objectives and performance measures. The first is
um strengthening the identity and sense of place and through the conversations tonight um really even heard that with the item just before us that that identity the architectural standards. Um, goal two is promote economic
vitality and living wage employment. And we just heard from folks over and over again that quality of life, that that balance. Uh, and then strengthen the downtown as the community heart. And of course, you have the CRA plan which harnesses a lot
of that downtown area and a lot of tools in the toolbox. So continuing that effort and then uh looking at our infrastructure and resilience. Uh listening tonight uh those are things you have in action where we talk about
utilities um storm water drainage. Uh so this goal uh works to bring that forward and then supporting families, youth and seniors uh through the engagement. We heard from the community and we also
heard from um leaders from our faith-based organizations and nonprofits. It's not only the town, it's those partnerships as we look at supporting our community. Uh and then expanding housing
opportunity and affordability. So really, you know, looking at the the housing stock we have today, there's a lot of opportunities in different parts of downtown for infill development, but also looking at the
greater um area outside of downtown. Um and really looking at opportunities as well. Uh and then connectivity and mobility. Um, a lot of what we heard is connecting
our neighborhoods to our schools and our parks and also to our areas of commerce as well. And then, whoops, wait for it, eight. Um, so in goal eight, strengthen public
services and governance. And you'll see in the highlighted text, um, we added, uh, proactive communication as well. But uh really continuing responsible financial ma uh management, operational
efficiency, transparent governance and proactive long-term planning and this is all detailed uh in the plan. And then the guiding principles include preserving the character. Um,
I think almost every single person when we said, you know, when you think about Lake Placid, what do you think about? And they really cherish the small town character. Um, elevating the arts and cultural identity. Um, again,
connectivity. Um, so this really encompasses the goals that we have. And then the implementation tools and you'll find this towards the back of the plan. Um looking at budget alignment
with the priorities. Um and again opportunities for capital and planning with infrastructure. Um and then as we look at land use and zoning in the future before us um looking at consistency in those
requirements. Um with economic development. Um, one of the key things in downtowns is retaining the businesses you have and uh opportunities for them to expand and also welcoming new businesses. And then back to that
foundational community partnerships, it does take the community uh more than one organization to really meet that balance for quality of life. And um that is the overview of the plan.
Um we do have a very brief few slides on um one of the tools for implementation um that uh we just wanted to highlight uh not it's just for information only but as long as we were here tonight and
we're also talking about downtown uh we just did briefly want to highlight the Florida Main Street program. So I will turn it over to Benicia Frasier. This doesn't impact your strategic plan at all um but is an implementation tool and
applications are now being accepted for this program. >> Good evening again. My name is Benia Frasier with the RPC. There are four slides. I think I can get this done with with one. Um the town of Lake Placid has a number of
tools in its toolkit. um to include the CRA, you have a number of partnerships relative to the chamber, the historic society, the Highlands County um economic development organization. This is just another opportunity to advance
that toolkit, supplement the toolkit and focus in on your downtown area. Um of note, a number of the a number of the conversations that were had during the strate strategic planning session focus largely on the downtown area. How can we
improve upon the downtown area, advance economic development, and provide the community with another a a a better gathering space, so to speak. And a way in which to do that that requires
very little effort would be for you to apply um to be a uh Main Street organization. Um the application actually is going to be made available sometime in June. um with the closing date sometime in I believe it's
September. So you have several months to make a decision as to whether or not you will want to receive that ne that designation. But certainly that's lowhanging fruit in terms of implementing some of the strategies that were articulated in the strategic plan that were that was um submitted to you
last week and reviewed to you tonight. In terms of the main street program was established in 1985. It's affili affiliated with the national main street organization. It promotes economic growth uh natural
built cultural and financial aspects associated with economic development. I'm going to figure out how to use this mouse. Um and of course the the program focuses focuses on revitalizing the downtown of ities throughout the state
of Florida and nationally. In terms of what services the Florida Main Street provides um provides technical assistance, you do have access to the state coordinator. Her name is Kathy Beck. Um in in sort of
the uh the research phase of this, we did reach out to uh Kathy Beck, who serves as the coordinator to just get some foundational information as to what the process associated with receiving that designation would be and some things you would want to consider if you choose to move forward with that
designation process. I will say that um through our conversations there has been an interest from the town of Lake Placid in time uh times past. And so if you would like to res revisit that process, she is available to make a formal
presentation as relates to what that would look like, some things you want to consider um and how you would uh potentially form that main street. There's an annual conference as I'm sure you are aware. There are quarterly
meetings. I did provide staff with the um upcoming information relative to the next uh quarterly meeting. We touched on technical assistance updated providing updated trends and educational workshops and access to historic preservation resources.
In terms of the requirements, all of that information has been uh provided to staff in the way of the actual Main Street application and some things you want to include. But just as a cursory review, the requirements of an active Main Street
would include a vision and mission statement, goals and objectives, demonstrated community support which you've already secured via the strategic planning session, operated or adequate operating budget,
training and travel and documentation of a effective local program which you will have the support of Main Street through the coordinator if you so choose to move forward with that designation uh process. And so with that, that's the very quick
overview of Main Street. Um if you are interested in moving forward with that designation, we're happy to assist you with the application process and connecting you with the um Florida Main Street coordinator. >> And I'll stand for any questions. >> Um thank you for that. I I wanted to go
back to the strategic plan because I think that's why we're really here, right? I um I appreciate all the hard work you've done on that. The one thing that I didn't catch um that somebody brought to my attention is on the guiding principle application
um area. The very first one says preserve character while planning for intentional growth. I mean I'd like to see a word like smart or rational. The word intentional sounds very specific and direct versus I think
what we've talked about was smart growth. Keep the small town character but still have an opportunity for growth. So, and I appreciate putting the communication in because I know that came up. Um that that's really the only comment I have on on this. The only
change I'd like to see I also want to thank you, Jennifer, and all of your staff that that did all this work. It was fantastic and all of the meetings and um it was it was incredible. Um I'm really glad to have
this program, this this comprehensive plan and I think it will help guide us in the future. Um, the Florida Main Street program sounds interesting, but um, a question. Um,
would this give us extra access to grants for our town if we were a part of the Florida Main Street program? >> I there is funding through the program itself. um the city of Wula, the city of
Arcadia, the city of Winterhaven, the city of Barto. Um we have a number of communities that are Main Street communities. Um it has opened up additional funding. Um but also that sense of organization I want to say as
well. Yeah, there you are. Um, >> would that funding cover the paid professional executive director and a training and travel budget? >> No, we we would >> if you're back there. >> Yeah, if you have any interest at all, I
would recommend if you know having um one of our very successful Main Street programs come and speak. Jessica Newman from Watch Hula is amazing. And I'm so sorry tonight. It was just an opportunity to brief you all on an implementation tool.
>> If I could add to that too, I had the pleasure of working with Jenn I mean with um Jessica and Wula and so I will send this out. I didn't have enough time to, but they just recently um they're in the process of a redevelopment agency, a community redevelopment agency project
that is also partnered with a Main Street program. And so they are revitalizing a whole park, literally a whole park. And um some of the amenities they they're going to have asphalt parking, grass parking, vehicle dropoff
zone, youth softball field, dugout, shaded bleachers, um a bullpin, concrete sidewalk, playground, splash pad, picnic pavilion, scoreboard, flag pole, storm water management pond, a canopy tree, accent tree, palm trees. Um there's
existing amenities that are there. But this is a project that has been long in the building phases, so to speak, but it's in conjunction with their downtown main street because of where the park is located. >> Well, I I think that's a great idea. Um,
and I think we have to keep in mind that while we do serve probably 25 or 30,000 people in the Lake Placid area, we are a 2500 person town. And I I think that what you just delineated with this park
is wonderful. We can't even build a pickle ball court. So, how can we expect to do a park with 35 million things that you just delineated there and and hire a paid professional executive director with a training and travel budget? uh even if that poor professional executive
director paid 20 was would made $20,000 a year, we couldn't afford it in the town of Lake Placid. So, I think it's a great idea. It's a wonderful program. I just don't think we can afford it under that financial, you know, where I'm supposed to be really cognizant of that. That's where you're supposed to
come in >> fiscal responsible. >> That's it. See, that's where you're supposed to come in there. See? But again, it's it's a concept. I mean, I wasn't prepared for I call it a walk-on, right? But I I think the main
thing that we need to close out is the strategic plan, right? And then we can talk about all other kinds of tools and that and you raised a good point. I didn't, you know, um but but I think that's where we want to keep coming back to the strategic plan and any revisions,
changes or adoptions of this. And then of course, yes, there's grants, there's tools, there's everything. But this is the main because then from here now we've got, you know, the plan that we can go after other grants. >> I do. We need But there's a resolution
here, isn't there? >> Yeah, there is a resolution. >> Yeah. Yeah. I guess is um does anybody else disagree that just to change the word intentional growth to smart growth? We good with that?
Uh >> oh, she's waving. She She's waving. >> Jennifer, that fine from your end? Just changing that one. >> You want me to get it? and and we can make any changes that y'all would like with a motion to
approve the changes and then the final document. >> That was the only one I thought of and came to me. >> I think intentional growth means that you're you're going to grow the town with a particular end in mind. Um and I I don't know that smart covers all of
that. I think I kind of like intentionally Here comes Eva. I'm not quite sure where we're at, so I'm just going to go ahead and try to make a motion here. >> There's a resolution, right? >> Okay. >> Now, would you be fine with the word
rational? >> I think the mayor needs to read the title. >> Mayor needs to read the title. >> Yeah. So, I'm all right. Just I'll read the uh resolution. Resolution number 2026-08. No, that that was 2020. Wrong one.
>> 06 06. I'm on the wrong one. Go up one. >> There we go. >> Sorry. >> Resolution 2026-06. A resolution of the town of Lake Placid, Florida, adopting the town of Lake
Placid Strategic Plan 2026-2030 in a parenthesis to establish priority focus areas comma guide budgeting and capital planning decisions comma support coordinated
implementation comma and providing accountability through performance tracking period. I'll make a motion to approve resolution resolution 2026-06
with the one change of changing intentional growth to rational growth. >> Second. >> All right, we got a motion to second. Any other comments from the podium? >> All right, seeing none, I'll take it to the audience.
Ken Leblanc. Um, yeah, I think they did a great job on the strategic plan. I think that's really awesome. When it comes to Main Street Manager, I think it is something that we ought to be considering. Um, I think in two years that I've been on the CRA, we've put flower pots on Maine. We've re
landscaped in Lake. We haven't done much else. Um, I was in Avon Park this week with the Main Street manager up there because they started a Main Street program recently and she's a real go-getter. She's got me up there, multiple other developers up there trying to pitch developing in the
downtown to revitalize their historic downtown. And uh she's part-time and she even said she'd be willing to be part-time with us also and and be part-time manager. But the Main Street program doesn't require a full-time manager. I think you got to start it requires at least a part-time manager.
and um and her funding is partially from the CRA but also partially from raising funds from uh the community, the business community. So um uh and then from what she was telling me, she I believe she can help implement the CRA's
plan. I mean, one of the biggest problems we have is we don't have the staff to accomplish the work in the CRA's plan, and it seems to me like the main street is a mechanism to help accomplish CRA goals and I don't understand how all that works. Um, I
haven't studied it. Um, you know, but I think it's worth listening to somebody coming and telling all about the program so we can decide if it's something that could benefit us. And um but uh it's you know she seems to be doing good things you know there and um you know uh
anyways I I think it's worth listening to. Yeah. >> Pay of interest 12373 Lost Lake Drive Lake Placid just a comment. So the motion was for rational growth or what did you say c because when you y'all were talking about it it was replaced
intentional growth with smart growth is what >> and and councilwoman Hayes didn't like the word smart so I said >> right I liked intentional she also I mean she liked intentional I like intentional but smart okay but rational what does that mean
>> it's smart it's intentional rational >> but it's smart and it's intentional I don't we had there was at at least six strategic planning meetings. You had a bunch of people over a lot of time. Can we get some clarification on why the word intentional is in there? I mean, um
I I just think rational is completely different than smart or intentional. I know I'm picking at stuff and it's late at night. Sorry. >> Honestly, I like smart better than rational. I don't know what rational means either. I think intentional is
fine, but I understand. But I would rather have it be smart instead of rational if you guys don't mind. >> We all know what we want. >> We know whatever. >> Okay, bring it back. Pull the council. >> Council member Charles. >> Yes.
>> Council member Everheart. >> Yes. Yes. >> Member Hayes. >> Yes. I'm not going to hold this up on one word. Yes. >> Council member Worley. >> Yes. I'm sorry to come back. So, do did we
end on smart? Are we on smart or intentional or rational? Which word did we go with? >> Rational. >> The motion was rational. >> All right. Uh before we move on, uh over
the weekend we had a tragic accident down at the beach at Bishop Park. Uh we lost a young man of our community. He was diving off the pier and uh don't know what happened, but he
he was pronounced at Advent Hospital. It's bad enough to lose a member of the community, but the young man worked for us, John Carneahan. And I just wanted to make sure that we reached out to the family and gave him
our condolences and and and you know that we want to definitely say a prayer for him. So, um, if if you know the family, just, you know, let them know that, uh, their loss is our loss. And like I said,
it's bad enough to lose a member of the community, but to lose a member of our family, too, is is pretty bad. So, okay. >> I I was asked um where he worked previously. He actually worked in our utilities department. He was a um a
class C operator. So he he used to work for us in the utilities department about five years ago. >> Is he related to Scott? >> That I cannot answer. >> I'm not sure. >> Chief, do you know if he's related to Scott Carneahan? >> Um I'm going to venture a guess and say
probably it's the Carneahan family here in Lake Placid. >> Okay. I don't have much staff here, but uh take it to our town administrator. >> We're just busy moving forward.
>> Okay. >> Thank you for all your support. >> How about a town attorney? >> Nothing further. >> All right. Okay. We'll start. You got anything else, Eva? Okay, we'll go down. call me. >> Um, the only thing I have is I
understand there's a candidate forum that a lot of you'll be participating in at Wet Dogs. I'm unavailable that date. So, I wish you all the best of luck. >> Now, >> I think that is important that we
revisit Don't kill me and not now, but that we revisit pickle ball. Um, we've talked about uh the grants. We know that there are some deadlines on the grants. Um, I I've read this wonderful
evaluation provided by Mr. Durham's staff and I think it's a very good evaluation on where we are with pickle ball. Um, I don't think personally and it appears in this evaluation that we cannot do pick piggyback contracts for
this. Um, I think it's important that it was mentioned um about the cost escalation due to the passage of time. I think we need to remember that we as a council and maybe some of you weren't on council at the time, but we voted to
build these pickle ball courts and we owe it, I think, to the people of Lake Placid to come through on our promises because we said that we would build these courts and I think we need to move forward. If Now, it means that we can't build the same amount of courts. We have
to scale back and build a smaller amount and and maybe add later, then fine. But I think we need to get a fork in the ground on these things. Um, and you know, I I think it's important that we all talk about transparency. And I
think one of the tenants of transparency is if we decide and and duly vote on something on this council and say we're going to do a certain thing or act in a certain manner, the transparency means that we do that. And this has been
ridiculous because we voted on this in 2022 and it is now 2026. And people are going to come to the podium and ask me why we can't get a decent um uh quote on a contract. Well, because we spend four years trying to do
it. So, I think it's important that we go out to bid as soon as possible. And the only way we can do that is if it appears on the agenda for next time. So, I'm making an official request that it be on the agenda for the next regular meeting. I was going to call for a
special meeting, but I can't because would be nice if I would be there and I can't be there. So, um we'll go for the for the next regular meeting and if I am not successful in my election bid, I'll be right there at that podium. Okay. Thank you.
>> Okay, Deborah. No, nothing. All right. Is there anything else come before town council meeting ajourned? >> All right, I dropped this.