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not there to do that, I guess. >> No. >> Okay. No. >> And there's no burden on the city to try to find if it's actually true. >> Um that they're giving you the proper name. Um, no, they're supposed to provide it, but then the city obviously this the code enforcement um officer should do the investigation to determine

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if there is a violation and understand if there if if a person is giving a false name, providing some code enforcement allegation that the code enforcement officer can't substantiate, then unless that person who's now given a false name shows up to testify, there

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can be no code enforcement case. You need a witness. So, if if they're giving false information and a false name, the case probably won't be going very far. Not to say you should be put through that. Um, you know, but there's no requirement that they like show their ID and prove who they are or anything like that. They're just supposed to provide it. >> Oh, so

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>> I think the idea is that people are going to be honest. >> Yeah. So, that's probably good to know, I guess. So from a from an enforcement perspective, if somebody puts in something and says Joe Doss, >> uh, and there's no Joe Doss and it comes down and the code enforcement officer goes out, they do actually see a particular issue, um, it's

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substantiated, they have to have the original complaint, >> if if code enforcement sees it and and notes. So code enforcement's requirement for statute is just to note the name of whoever reported it. So as long as we're doing that, that's all that's the obligation. But then if um code enforcement goes out and actually let's

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say the grass is too tall, code enforcement then goes out and sees the grass is taller than the 12 inches that you allow supposed to provide. Then the city noted that then you're you can move forward. If code enforcement gets a complaint um you for vehicles parked in the wrong location on a property and

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goes out there and does not see that that case is not going forward unless that person >> can provide testimony or photographs or some kind of support for it. Again, it doesn't help the person that may be filling their, you know, getting some complaints by someone just to be nasty.

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Um, but from the code enforcement perspective, the case shouldn't get too far if you don't have that person because there's no way to prove the case. Hope that hope that helps a little bit. >> Yeah. And I I I have All right. So, this would be my last question. So what if the individual uh emails higher up

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like you know say emails s instead of working the way from the bottom to the top then now then how does that become like the record part you see what I'm saying it's like they're going around the system >> we have actually internally had conversations about damping the policy here >> okay I just yeah because it's

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>> continuing this I just want to put that out there >> goes to anybody even if it comes to me if it comes to the mayor it should be directed code enforcement and that should be in the file. >> Yeah. >> But code enforcement received this information from whomever. Um let's say Joe Smith sends me an email. I'll send

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it to code enforcement. Code enforcement has Joe Smith's name. >> The problem is obviously we can't send it to code enforcement because they don't code it because so anything we get I speak this and you may even talk about me. If I get somebody sends a want to find an issue or find a um an update on

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an issue, whatever because they feel like the city's waiting, I pass along city manager and they do what they do with it. So, I'm not just going to send it back to a a constituent that says and the same goes for you. If you send me one, say, "Hey, I need to check on this code case." >> Yeah. >> I'll send it on sale and or whoever she

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sees and they'll they'll deal with it going high up people. >> Well, no, no. I I I I get that, but it it it's just seems like it's just being repetitive >> captured ultimately by >> it it Yeah, it's it shouldn't even go to S. It should already be just straight down to the bottom, >> right? But they >> Yeah, I get that's a thing. >> Depends on That's a good point. It

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depends on who it goes. If it comes to me, it would I would also copy the city manager. >> Correct. >> Um but council can't by the way the charter's written. Y >> they're supposed to Okay. >> The city manager. >> All right. Thank you. >> No. Okay. >> Is that it? I'm good. >> There's there's more coming. We're going

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to be talking more about that in the future. >> Anyone else? Okay. See you close public comment. Next up is if Sal would change his hat. >> Just one moment. >> He's working on it.

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multitasking. >> Uh council, our water plant personnel have confirmed with um the south southwest Florida Water Management District, also known as SwiftMUD, that the city has a 7.39% for water loss for two for 2025. This is

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the lowest it has ever been um for the city in quite some time. Water loss is calculated for main brakes, flushing, and other non-build water. I truly commend the the utility department for its continued efforts to keep this percentage low. Um we report this every

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year to SwiftMUD. Uh we have to, you know, we have to be specific. Um there's calculations done by our water plant operator, uh Daryl. Every time we do a main break, depending on the size of the main, they calculate that and how long it took them from the time the break started to the time it's repaired. All

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that is factored in for a water loss report. So, this percentage is is a really big deal. Um, you know, because it's it's it's showing that um that we're not frivolously wasting water. It's showing that our main brakes are considerably down. uh the ones that

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we're repairing are, you know, are permanent, holding really well while we're continuing improvements to the infrastructure. The 2025 water quality report has been uh released and will be available on the city's website. Continued compliance. The report does

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not need to be mailed out this year. Um this reduces the city's mailing costs. Again, I commend the utility department for its continued compliance. Um that report should be out uh tomorrow for the public to view. I will make a it'll be available on Facebook, the website, and

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I'll send it out on mass media to let everyone know. The utility department will keep copies for it for everyone to see. Um, we don't we sometimes it becomes a mandate to mail it out to everyone. This year, uh, because of of our compliance and how we've been

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working with both the FD and SwiftMUD, they did not make it mandatory for us to mail it out. So, of course, we save on cost for that. Um city staff and myself met with McKim and Creed to finalize the design and plans for the water plant. We are at 90%. We went over those 90% drawings

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with McKim and Creed. Um myself uh Daryl our you know utility director our senior water plant operator Sammy Cruz and uh George Olrich our IT manager all sat with mereed to finalize the um IT infrastructure the infrastructure for

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the water plant itself. We have a metal uh meeting scheduled on July 9th to sit down with the with the architect team to do the finalizing small points uh fixtures, color scheme, things like that. We are going to as soon as that is done, we're

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going to bring a presentation to council to have them view um the completed uh construction design for the water plant. We are still um we are still pursuing grants such as brick to go ahead and uh construct the water plant. Um, but this

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will also be a project, a shovel ready project for our state appropriation if we want to move forward with that. Um, our staff met with uh with Pesco County to discuss the new MPDS storm water permit from FD. Uh, this is our annual water water permit for

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compliance. We we they are releasing a new permit for the um the next fiscal year for this that starts October one. Um, and we're having a meeting with our engineer to discuss any comments, questions, or whatnot. Uh, for the

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permit, it's going to be relatively the same. There are going to be some new regulations that we have to follow, but this is kind of why we have a team put together between myself, um, the utility director, um, and we also assign an engineer for this, uh, for that compliance.

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Uh the city has been awarded a grant for a kayak launch at Brancher Park through the FD coastal partnership um initiative. This award will allow a newly constructed launch to be installed at the park. The city is also coordinating a grant for park in place structures which that's what the grant

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is called to install a new plug uh playground and restroom for Brasher Park. Um Pam has been working diligently on this for on both projects for the playground, the restroom and the um and the kayak launch. She was working with our former CRA manager Derek Smith on

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this and um I'm going to continue working with her on this project. Staff just recently received a FEMA check for $112,67012 for category B damage from Hurricane Elaine. Uh this is due to continued staff efforts to secure reimbursement

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for these events from um from the city. FEMA has also obligated an estimated $170,000 for category F items for Hurricane Elite. The staff continues to work with FEMA for additional reimbursements. We just um we just had a call with uh with FDM today about uh

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about additional reimbursements and and getting that wrapped up hopefully within the next three three to four months. um to get as much reimbursement as possible for Helina and Milton. The four lift station generators as part

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as part of the uh HMGP grant project have been loaded and being shipped to the city for delivery. An update on that, they were actually in the Walmart parking lot today getting ready to be distributed. Um they're kind of like they were we're waiting of the weather

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today. These generators will be scheduled for installation as soon as they arrive. They're here. So that that installation will happen very soon. The city council will be presented with a property purchase for Ozer Street generator placement. So street is one of the four that are

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supposed to be um installed. Unfortunately, the lift station area itself doesn't have enough room for the placement. I'm in negotiations for a property that's literally right behind that lift station for a very minimal price. Um, we're talking about 167,000

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for the property. Um, getting this property will allow us enough room to not only put the slab for the for the lift station, but then also have access on both Olner Street and u and on Marina Palms to access it. The fire department is coordinating this

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week with Coast Guard for in-class and hands-on operational training. Uh, I was just talking to our fire chief today. Um, even despite the weather, they were out there um, you know, training with the Coast Guard um, on the boat today. So, uh, that is that went well despite

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the weather. And they'll Do you still have training to do later on this week? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. U, our police chief is away this week and is attending the Florida Public Pension Trustees Association conference. Uh, Captain Cotch is here with us tonight and he's been filling in for the

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chief's absence. Our IT manager, Joel George, and I met with the Florida Department of Management Services telecommunications consultant to provide state pricing for emergency communication equipment and services. This was a happenstance meeting that just happened on um Thursday, last

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Thursday, which was really good because their last contact with the city was someone who has passed away several years ago. um and he was just doing rounds with doing rounds through municipalities and just happened to meet George and I um while he was doing his rounds. The good thing about this is

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that they're going to be able to provide emergency telecommunication equipment um portable portable modems, portable uh you know telephone equipment for um for hurricanes or any other emergency event stuff that we'll be able to get on at

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state contract pricing. So, we're going to continue conversations and he's going to be providing us price lists and contracts that we can present to council to move forward on. The boom bio event was just this last Sunday. Operationally, everything went well. No injuries, accidents, or arrests

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were made. The fire department had only one slightly dehydrated person to attend to, which was handled on site with no need for hospital attention. I want to thank all members of the police, fire department, utility, public works staff

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who attended the events committee, the chamber uh the uh G Coast Chamber of Commer is it G Coast Chamber of Commerce Coast. Thank you. Nature Coast, all the local church personnel who helped out with the event. It was a great and positive turnout. Pyro Productions provided amazing fireworks

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performance. Um Bill and Dawn Forness also provided great musical entertainment. I can't say how happy I was for this event. Um especially what you know after everything that Danny Fields just said, I totally agree with it. It was it went really really well. Everyone had a great time. Uh social

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media has been blowing up. It's been nothing but positive. No negative whatsoever. Our upcoming meetings are um on the 2nd is a CAC meeting for July and then our next uh council meeting and CRA meeting will be on the 14th this July.

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Uh this Friday will the city hall will be closed on Friday for July 3rd to observe the July 4th Independence Day holiday. And my final note is that the city has received update updated approval information on the three-st state appropriate projects and I'm going to turn this over to the mayor to

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provide detailed information on that topic. >> Yeah, I'll go ahead and do that now. Wait till my comments. But uh so as you know the the budget uh the governor signed the budget uh was it yesterday? It's day free estate. Um and I think yesterday and um obviously

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>> Huh. >> Day they all run together but uh I actually got to 10. That was it was kind of special. So but um the uh the appropriation the city had in there. Obviously we had $800,000 for the new fire truck that needed reappropriated uh that was in there um and approved and so

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we still have that and I hope we're able to try to Have you talked to the the vendor to see if we can get that so we don't have to reappropriate that again next year? >> So far we haven't had a lot of luck but we're pushing them stuff. Okay, cool. Well, hopefully we can get that done, but otherwise it'd be same process. But we we're good for this year. Um $650,000

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uh approved for the new factor truck. Um I think the match on that was >> 100. So total 750, but 650 the state's taken care of. And then Grand Boulevard project for 250,000 was also approved. And I think the match on that was

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$50,000. Yeah. So that's uh that's always good for the city. Um obviously we're we're going to have uh budget constraints potentially going forward. So uh that state appropriation process is uh is definitely going to be crucial. Um so obviously want to thank the governor. I did a social media post, but I want to thank the governor for obviously keeping

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those appropriations in there. Uh thank our lobbyist Mike Moore. Um also our, you know, our state rep, uh Brad Jagger and Senator Hooper. Just a phenomenal group of folks that uh really push for the city to get those through. So >> Eric, I'm sorry. It was yesterday 29th.

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Okay. That's all. Yeah. >> Um, so that's all folks. >> That's all I have. Okay. And I'll reiterate obviously on we're going to buy you too. It was a fantastic event. Um, you mentioned um the social media. I actually saw a post on somebody's personal uh page that popped up in in

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the feed that actually had several comments in there and most of those in those comments actually said it was better than Newport Richie's display which I had heard Newport Richie had a really good Don't tell that. >> I won't. I hope he's listen. But uh but uh I heard Dar was really really good

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too. And so for that folks say that uh that this was you know as good and maybe better theirs that uh that kind of drove it home. So definitely good job. Appreciate all the staff's work out there, police, fire, and utilities for for the support you guys provided.

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Really was a good event. So thank you. Okay. Uh with that comments from our city attorney. >> All right. So back agenda here. Sorry. As you will see with your agenda, Sal and I started a little something for

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you guys. Um, I guess we started this with Donna and this is the first time you've actually seen it. Um, so that was something that was uh in the works. So, we're trying to do there may be things not on here and if you notice something that you have talked to me about or about that should be on here, please let us know. We're trying to capture everything. We're trying to keep a

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running list um of things that have kind kind of gone to the legal side and um let you know where they are. >> The legal black hole. >> Yep. The legal black hole. There is such a thing. But um kind kind of keep you up to date so we can um and I won't go through each one unless you want to because this is the first time, you

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know, we can kind of like your old business kind of look at it and have any questions or or comments, we can we can do it that way. I will let you know that quite a few of these things have changed since we we did that. Um, as we mentioned to the mayor before this meeting, Sal and I have gotten a lot done in the last couple weeks. Um,

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there's some updates. So, but if there have any specific questions, I'd be happy to answer them or if you want us for this first meeting to go through these kind of one by one. You'd let me know how you would like to proceed. >> B is the first me on here and it should be a relatively short meeting. If you want to go through everything, just kind of give us a little

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>> um, right? You can see the first couple are from the police department. Um, I will tell you the 501c3 question is done. and I've responded to that. Um the biometric um agreement is done. That's gone back to um the police department. Theou with USF has already gone back to

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the police department. The paragrine agreement went to the police department today. Um >> so now we're at the special magistrate. We are bringing that to you guys I believe in July, but I'm not in charge of the agenda and I know it's getting full quickly. So um but that is coming soon so we can um have that conversation

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to to figure out how you guys would like to move forward. Um, uh, Mr. King did mention before he left that he had put a packet together. I've reviewed that. Some of it, um, could be useful. Some of it is not quite appropriate for, um, the policy. Um, it's more legal analysis and

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things like that that we don't put in policy. So, we can talk about whether we want something like that he drafted or just something something different. But overall, we need to make a decision about if you want to stick with county court code enforcement or good with special magistrate. >> Okay. And when they bring that to us, I'm assuming there's going to be some some cost comparison.

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>> And I um and as you know, I know you've looked into it maybe before vice mayor's time, but the last times we've talked about this, it always ended with David Mueller going, "Give me numbers." And we never got the numbers. Sal and I have talked about that and we're going to do our best to give you the numbers. We we have um and some of it will be guessing

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and estimates um about moving forward, but we'll be able to have a I think an educated conversation about it. >> Um the um House Bill 803 that's already been sent back to the building department. Um the repairing rights question has been sent back to the

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building department. Um accessory dwelling units. This is kind of on on a hold. Um this is something that came up um the last couple years. The legisl the legislature has um proposed sorry proposed some bills um

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that are might make ADUs required. So we started talking about it with the planner. We maybe even started this conversation when Andy was here. I may have that part wrong. So, this just needs to come to you um when the planner can be here to kind of help talk you through these what they mean. Um and if it's something you guys want to look

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into adding to your code now ahead of a possible legislative mandate to do it um or kind of sit back and wait. So, that's just going to be on an agenda item in the future, but we didn't want to lose it. So, >> is that for us to basically get planning and zoning to look into it or >> Well, we we could start there. I, you

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know, I always like to see if you guys have an interest. If there's no interest, you know, we don't we don't need to necessarily go to let planning and zoning do all these jump through all these hoops for you guys to go, "No, we're not interested in that at all." Um, but we can absolutely start there. Um, and have the planner um help, you know, explain to them what the ideas and

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the concepts. Um, she's very familiar with it. She has a lot of information and knowledge about it. >> I mean, procedurally, it has to go there. >> Ult it have to go. The conversation with you would be a first just this is what it is. This is what it means. Do you want us to look into that? >> I have talked to residents that are

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interested in this. I believe there's been some request do this. >> So if there's an entry, if you think right now there's already an interest like by consensus, is there anybody object to go ahead and move forward with having plannings only look at into the accessory dwelling units? Any objections?

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>> No. >> Virtuals? >> No. No objection. >> Okay, there you go. >> There we go. Another one off the list. >> Yeah, we make that agenda a little shorter. Uh the next item, uh mobile home park, that is um still with me. I have some questions to answer. Um for

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the building department, um the code compliance, um it's kind of the same thing as special magistrate. I'm on there twice. Um the operations department, half engineering, that has been returned to um SA has been reviewed

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and commented on. I think I should maybe finalized. I think the the uh contractor already got back to us on that one. I yeah, I already sent that back to um to health to go ahead and make those changes that you recommended. So um they're sending me a final and we can move forward on that.

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>> Nancy, can I step back for a second? The code compliance transparency, you said that's much like the special magistrate. >> Did you mean that it's coming before us in July? >> That's my plan. >> Wow, that's fantastic. Thank you. >> I think I think the conversations go

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together. Um, and I, as I mentioned a moment ago, Sal and I have already talked about getting with um, development services and kind of talking through what's been going on and how it might need to be tweaked. >> Great. Thank you.

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>> Okay. Um, the personnel manual is with attorney. I believe it's almost done because he asked for ordinance number. So, I expect you guys will see that soon. Um the clear water gas agreement has been returned to S and discussed with S and I believe he's um now ready to talk to Clearwater Gas.

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PVA negotiations is also attorney Ashfelder. My understanding is they're they're still ongoing and moving forward. Um Seaw Wall ordinance and boat canopy ordinance both with me. Those are all my fault. They are on this the list that didn't exist before. They have been around for a while. So you're going to see those as soon they're going to go to

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planning and zoning. um that they are on the not the top of this list but the top of my list to get back to you guys as soon as possible. Um vote and RV parking will be going to planning and zoning. Um okay, the city manager evaluation process. This was something that Don

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created. Um I have not reviewed it. Um it was a a way for you all to um a process from what I understand because I haven't reviewed it. A process for you all to evaluate um the city manager. That's not something you had ever done before. you did not indicate an interest

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in that. I can tell you the documents large and it's going to take me a while to review it. So, I did not want to do that without direction that you have an interest in putting something in writing together as a policy for for evaluation of future city managers. Previously, do

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you guys know you you have personal conversations and occasionally you guys have conversations out here. I I have no I like policies. I like procedure. I like people to understand what's expected of them. Um, but I didn't know if you wanted me to review that or maybe just tell I work.

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>> Is that a review document or is that a set of is it is it a marching orders for a city manager? >> I have not even looked at it. No, it's it's not it's not marching orders for a city manager. I believe it's similar if you remember the first review with Mr. King. He gave you bunch of documents to fill out. I think it's similar to that.

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>> I would think you wouldn't waste any time on that right now. That's >> it's a process for council to evaluate the city manager, which given the circum the circumstances, we could probably pause this for a little while. Yeah. >> Um I think that as we, you know, as we move,

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you know, in the in the city manager office, is it going to be a written report or just something we can plan for the future? But what we try to do is just put everything here so for council to understand what what we all are working at that are not agenda items so you guys can understand the the

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different topics. But this one can just be put on hyenas for now >> and and and I 100% agree we need to have an evaluation for a city manager because they need to know where they stand and it's only fair that if there's they're out of line some more we can actually get them back into line. It's not designed to beat them up. It's designed to keep them in the right place.

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>> Yeah. I'd almost like to do that in like a workshop type format where we get together all five of us and and talk about what we'd like to see an evaluation maybe use what he he had out there as a something to start with and kind of go through and see how we want to put something else. >> It doesn't if you got a city manager is Marartian doing the right thing. It's a it's just keep it between the guard

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rails, you know, it's like a five page, you know, five questions per page, you know, and it's like are they doing it? Your response blah blah blah blah. It's real simple. It's not it's not detailed and we don't have to go to AI to get them to write the whole thing for us and all that. And what we can do is just put it on hold until the decision's made

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about the next steps and bring it. >> Um, it was I I was the one that brought that to Don's attention as something that I wanted to work on and I had presented him with something and then he took it from there and created something much larger. What I'd like to see happen here is to

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remove the work that Don had done and just bring back the piece that I initially started with because it's much much smaller. >> You still have that? >> I do. and I could send it to you and maybe put remove what you have and put that on the list because I do think it's important that we have that

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>> if you want to send it to both of us. >> Yeah, fine. >> Right. Awesome. >> I believe you were in the meeting when we initially discussed it and it just grew and got bigger. >> Um All right. Cran Boulevard FDOT construction agreement that has gone back to SA I believe.

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>> Yes. and I I sent back um uh especially that it's a construction agreement with FD um that they has sent to us um to move forward with solidifying the permit. So before signing it, I sent it over to

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Nancy for review. I you know I'm I want to make sure legal looks at things before I start signing signing over the you know city to it. So uh she did make her comments. I sent that back to the engineer. they are talking to FD to see if they're going to be amendable to uh

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to legal's comments. Um it being a you know a state agency they may just like the way they they write out an agreement so we may not have a choice but at the very least we're asking so >> and as soon as I get that back from the uh to see if they are amendable I'll

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bring that to council for >> So they said we're good with it let's go. >> You said Nancy review this and tell me what we're doing. You said I'm not happy with it. sent it back to S and they we sent it back to them. >> No, no. They they first sent it to me >> and said they were good with it. >> No, no, not they. They were good. >> They just said, "Here's our agreement.

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>> Here's here's an agreement. Sign it." >> Yeah. They just said they were good with this. They drafted it. >> I mean, they they drafted the agreement. So, so if we would have signed it, >> right? Yeah. >> We'd be building. >> Well, no. It would be on their terms. They basically >> and the if my if memory serves and I can

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I can look it up. It was nothing drastic. There's a couple things and most of the it's very common now in contracts especially from government entities um to basically limit any damages that they may have to pay but not limit that for you. So I always ask that it should be treated equally if

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you're going to be limited. We should be limited. Some agree to change the language, some don't. Um this is for your protection. So anything anything I'm requesting is just try to protect you from liability then. >> And I'm doing my due diligence back to us. >> Yeah. And I'm >> That sounds great. Yeah,

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>> but we've been waiting for a while. >> The other option is I don't look at it and you sign something and you might end up all I'm trying to do is make sure that we're pushing this thing across the finish line. >> And I think S sent it to me one day and the next day S called me and the next day S said, "Let's talk about it." He he

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was making sure we we got through it. >> We we do know that this has been an ongoing project and I want to expedite this as quickly as possible. I'm just doing my due diligence that I I don't, you know, and I'll say this publicly, I don't like to sign anything blind without, you know, you know, we this is

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why we have an attorney present. Um, and I just want to make sure that that's done before we move forward. Um, >> if if I didn't do that, I wouldn't be doing my job. I'm sorry. I just want to make sure that I just I just want to make sure that we do everything we can to >> get that thing done. So

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>> on the positive side, because it's taken the time it has, July 1st, we got $250,000 from the state to to pay for it. So >> I'm happy with that. That's awesome. There's a silver lining, >> but it has been a long too long for sure. >> Now that we have the money, let's rock. >> Yeah, now we can pay for this. >> We're super close. Did you have >> No, I'm good. Now,

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>> um the next the non-adalum tax, you're going to see that in just a moment. Um the resolutions are um on your agenda. Um I owe the finance department a budget amendment. Um now we're on to page two. So the trademark um protection on the new city logo um is

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something that I had sent to Don and it just never made an agenda. We had talked about when you got the new logo how to protect it. Um and so this your city seals protected by statute logos are not. So the way to move forward should you should you want to um is the best

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protection is trademarking. I have sent a link to the state agency to to um submit the application. um my understanding from my colleagues who have helped other cities trademark it's tedious it takes time but it's >> it's not that much money it's just time

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I think it's there obviously there's going to be some expense but the fee I don't think was very very high >> for some reason like $700 might be in my head that may not be right so don't hold me to that um this was it's just a tedious process but that's going to be Sal's problem if you wish for him to go

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forward um meanwhile what we can do um is we can write an ordinance that puts into the code that a use of the um logo without permission the violation of your code and if they violate it we can write them up as a code violation. It's a little something, but it's at least it's something that

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you're showing we want to protect um the logo that you know we have for this. >> I think we definitely start with that >> with that now. >> I see permission to write it from you guys. >> Is the ordinance resolution >> and I think we have s move forward with protecting it all the way through >> that was our plan was to do do these at the same time. We just had this

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discussion and you know I'm going to move forward with that process and like I said even if it takes a while that's fine but she pointed out that other municipalities have done this ordinance in order to secure something so at least we have some sort of blanket type of coverage one way the other paper trail

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exactly >> and let people know if if by chance you don't know we don't want you >> I got to tell you this logo on the trucks running around town here million bucks. I mean, I'm not picking. Whoever picked their little red thing, man. I mean, I can't tell whether it's Ghostbusters or City Rich. I'm just It's

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just so small and some of them you can't even read. What's that? This thing here. The way it's on the trucks, man. It is giving people eye popping. And >> we're now that we have a few of them out there. We're going to keep doing that because we've got nothing but positive feedback on the new brand. So,

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>> it looks really good. I can't remember what you told us too that there may not be any public here, but um it won an award, right? >> It did. Um it did win an award. I think I I told um council through email. So, uh KMA submitted the brand. Um out of

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4,000, 10% were selected to to be to win award. So, out of 4,400 were selected and then we were one of the runner up, you know, we're one of the ones that win award. So, they're in the process of getting that certificate and sending to me and then we can present it publicly when we get it.

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hand hands out for city council developing a beautiful and staff >> developing a beautiful web. Yeah. >> Awesome. >> All right. Donation policy um that is ready for you guys to review and discuss. Um this was um prompted by from

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what I understand some surplus from the centennial that we need to move that forward. Um and as I think we've talked about it here, I know the mayor and I have talked about it. um for this the city to provide money to um

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it needs to be um the ultimate funds need to benefit citizens of Port Richie um and you need to be able to audit whomever you're giving that money to to ensure that money is benefiting the citizens of Port Richie. So this policy will lay that out. It will have an application. Um, granted, I think the

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the one thing that's a little different here, most municipalities that have this, they have a line item. You know, they have $10,000 a year or $100,000 a year and that's what that purpose is. So, ours is a little different. So, I've tried to draft it as in when money is available, city will announce that and

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then people can apply and move forward. But, we'll bring that to you guys um for review very soon. It's ready to go. >> A quick question on that. the um mentioned the residents. So, let's say it's it's a business in the city >> that may serve whereas it's outside the city.

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>> They're they're going to have to show because you guys ultimately make the decision. They need to show you how the money let's say you're going to give them $1,000. They need to show you how that money is going to directly benefit the citizens of Port Richie. If you feel like they've done that and you have the ability to go look at their records to see how that happened, then you

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>> So, it's that restrictive. It has to be actual residents of the city. It can't be just like a business in the city. It needs to finish >> residents of the city. >> Well, for example, um and I'll use the um back on Washington, what's the the uh

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clinic back here that this better one, the animal rescue. Okay. Obviously that in the city, they service Red City, but they also service outside of it. So for us, they would have to actually show that money being done just within. >> There's actually um a um case case law,

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maybe attorney general opinion. Anyway, there's there's precedent that actually breaks it down that far. It was a um drug recovery center, they the city that was providing the the donations had to be able to show that the individual that

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was getting a benefit at that drug recovery center was a citizen of that city. So, let's say it's, you know, a center in Port Richie. There's Newport Newport Richie residents and pass other Pasco County residents in it. Your money needs to be shown that it's going to benefit just the person that's from Port

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Richie. It's very specific. >> You do that for like for the runaways rescue where they take in animals. They may take the animals off the street and side >> benefit adoption fees are waved for Port Richie residents. Something like that. >> Yeah. Well, I don't think there's any money that we would provide if we were

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recipient or whatever. They would have to show that money was being spent on residents in the city. So I guess those pets would have to go >> they'd be adopted to city residents and >> sometime fees for we could wave they could wave fees for port richie residents with that money.

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>> They'll pay the fees fees can be paid by us through that. Yeah. Great place to put it. >> The point being citizens of Port Richie are supposed to benefit from the city's funds. So, we have to ensure that that happens and we have to ensure that the city has the ability to to verify that. Um,

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obviously, if someone says, "Oh, we're going to use this to, you know, benefit this not, you know, a drug rehab and we're only going to help your citizens of Port Richie, you need to be able to go in there and see that and make sure it's being used correctly." >> That just seems odd to me because I mean, obviously the citizens are

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taxpayers, >> business owners are taxpayers, right? So you have guy lives in Clearwood has taxpaying business owns land business would have to necessarily show it back to the citizen. That's kind of weird >> because it's meant to go to the citizens and it can go through a city business

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but it's got to benefit a citizen. >> Real simple. I understand that, but it just seems odd that >> businesses have a higher um seems strange to me why it's goes bad because it makes it difficult obviously for a business.

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>> I'm actually good with that. I think it sounds fine. We should bring along. >> It's it's more of a fascinating thing to me than >> I am full of fascinating information. I know you know that. So, but it'll be >> fascinated about the next thing. That's fascinating. it will be coming back and

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we can discuss it more uh when it comes back on your agenda. Um last thing um is almost completely drafted. It's your historical preservation committee. It's going to be an ordinance at this time that resolution but it's an ordinance to change your quorum requirement the voting that's almost done. So you'll

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see that soon. >> I thought I needed to get back with the um committee about that and we haven't had a meeting. We don't have one in September >> until September. So, I don't know that that's something that they want, but I have to bring that information back to you.

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>> Okay, I will pause. >> Okay, pause that. Yeah, >> got >> I can't make that decision on my >> S. This is rocket stuff. Love it. Okay, Nancy, this is the same thing. This answers so many questions. Are we still getting the report about department heads? >> About the what?

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>> Department heads. >> This on first meeting. >> It's on the first meeting. I just want to make sure this this is good. This answers a lot of our questions. >> This is great. We we want this, you know, and like I said, I had a conversation with Don, um, Ashley, and Nancy about this and and there's a lot

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of there's a lot of work that she's doing that no one gets. Yeah. You never really see >> and it's it's from multiple departments. It's agreements, it's reviews, and you know, to to put this out in the public and for you to review and to see gives you an idea what you know, the work that's being done, the workload that's

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constantly being worked on. And if there's another topic that pops up, you know, this this is living and breathing. Like I said, she's already told you about several changes from the time that we sat with this just, you know, just before this agenda was put out to now. So, it's constantly living and breathing

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and moving. So, the next meeting you're going to see a >> they're completed and she says they're done. It's off the list moving on to the next. >> And yeah, and we have a second sheet where it'll fall. The these items are going to start falling on a completed list just like old business. Once once an old business item is completed, it'll fall on the completed sheet and you'll

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see that as well. >> So, this is like I said, it's constantly living and breathing and we'll constantly be changing every meeting. But once again, we want council and the public to be, you know, to know what our city attorney and staff are constantly working on, you know, on these items.

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So, and if there, like I said, if there's anything else you any input that you can provide, we want that. We want that input so we can um constantly make changes to this as we move forward. >> I have input >> please. >> Can we put the nuisance abatement code review back on there?

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>> At one time we were the last that happened um we were going to have a meeting about that was going to be a workshop but Andy was here at the time and it got put off and put off but that is in conjunction with the special magistrate and the code enforcement. I don't want to put too much on our plate

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in one meeting, but we might be able to do it all at once. But let's add it as a separate item and >> we'll see what the agenda looks like. >> I almost thinking that besides I I almost thinking between the the nuisance abatement, the the policy and procedures for code enforcement and then the

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special magistrate. I'm thinking workshop. >> That's what I'm saying. The one meeting that's how it was intended months and months ago. >> I I I think we should we should schedule a workshop soon. And if that's okay with the rest of council, >> can we have Can we make sure we get our dates before we just an agreed date so

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we can make sure I'm here? >> Okay. Yeah, we'll do that. >> Cool. >> That's all I have. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, next up is comments from boards committees. Any boards committees?

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um events committee obviously said we want to buy you the next event will be uh we'll be talking about is the uh September 11th mayor's ball and get prepared for that. So as that develops I'll give you more information as that comes out. Um next up is the consent

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agenda for a motion to approve the June 23 2026 consent agenda. So >> moved. Is there a second? Second. Okay. I was waiting for some opportunity, you know, >> I don't even know if that's hooked up right now. I don't

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>> I don't want to be stingy. They're out there. >> Motion. >> Yeah. Motion second. Any further uh discussion? Any public comment? Uh seeing none, put to vote on favor 65 saying I. >> I. >> I.

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>> Opposed? Motion carries. Uh, next up is item number three of council business. Mangrove maintenance contract public bid approval dismissal. I will pass that to Mr. Liceri for his introduction. Thank you. Three companies, High Trim LLC, the Trimmers LLC, and Prime Scope Services

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submitted bids for the city of Port Richie's mangrove maintenance contract. All bids were received by the required deadline at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3rd. The bid bid opening took place at 3:30 the same day with all submissions um deemed complete and open by the city

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clerk. Following a thorough review of the bid packets, city staff recommend proceeding with the trimmers LLC for a three-year contract subject to negotiation, completion, and execution by the city manager and the city attorney. So even if whatever bid comp company you want to select, the city

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attorney and I will solidify a contract with that company. Um, >> is it Trimmer and Suns or Trimmers LLC? Are they the same things? >> They're the same. The TR Yeah, they're the summer. That's their email. >> Oh, >> wow. So, by putting this back out to bid, we saved nearly $100,000.

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>> Saved a lot of money. >> Yeah, that's really great. >> So, it was um refresh my memory. Was the two that bid well the one that bid before and I think it was one that was late. Are they on here? >> Yes. Because >> the one that was late was the trimmer. >> It was the trimmers that were that >> one was late and one of the other ones.

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And so we picked up a third one. >> Okay. >> Prime Scope Services is the new one between the two. But like I said, all three did did everything that they were supposed to do. All their packets are here. Their insurance information, their certificates, all included. Um that's

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why I included everything in the bid packet. I do have something at the very end. Uh just I wanted to reiterate this was a non-budgeted item. Um and I've done done some research. The best time to trim the mangroves is into our fall season, October, November, December. Um,

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just because it's it's starting to get cooler. It's the better time. There is information by FD on the best time to trim that mangroves. I'd like to put this um I'd like to set this aside in the budget as mangrove maintenance so we can see it on budget um and moving

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forward and then start this start trimming in our new fiscal year, >> which would be when? October >> October >> as soon as October 1st. >> I'm okay with that. >> Okay. It's just like I said with the with the information provided me by FD

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and the best time of the year to do that. It is the best time. This was a non-budgeted item, but we'll put it in the new budget for us to all, you know, move forward with. >> So, become it'll be a budgeted item. >> Yes, it will. >> Okay. >> So, we still need to act on >> which one we want to accept or >> we need to do. Yeah, we need to do that

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now. So then we can accept one and Nancy and I will we'll do a contract. >> The contract wouldn't start till right >> October 1st. Okay. >> Motion to approve the bid packet provided by the trimmers LLC for the Mangrove maintenance contract.

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>> Second. >> Okay. Motion second. Any further discussion? >> Uh I have a question on the maintenance contract. It's a quick question. To me, mangroves don't grow very fast. I just had a question for the harvest. I don't think they're there, but maybe S could

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ask them. You said it's an annual maintenance every year. >> Yes, it will be a three-year. This is a three-year contract to be done every year. >> It's 150 150. >> No, no, no. That's the total >> 150 for three years. So, it's divided evenly across three years.

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>> It would be divided three evenly throughout the three years. >> So, it's 55,000 a year. >> Yes. >> Yeah. So my question was, what if they came out like every other year? How is that possible?

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I mean, mangroves don't grow very fast. >> Mine trimmed every two months. >> Well, I think too, Bob, I think they're trying to get them down to a certain level. So, they're actually going to trim and then trim them lower and trim them lower to get them down to where they you would maintain them. And that they can only remove so much per year or

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something. >> Yes, we you can only remove so much per year. um the height that they are, we're not going to be able to bring them down to what everyone like for instance at the at the back of most houses or things like that. We want to get to that level, but can't do that on the first cutting, >> right? >> So,

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>> okay, >> it'll be our next our next contract with with whoever we decide to go forward with. You know, we'll actually have to renew this contract again in three years. It'll probably be a much more, you know, much less contract um because >> it could be every two or three years at

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that particular point. and then the fact that they're not going to have to take off that much. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. Motion second. Any other discussion? Public comment. >> I guess that's no. >> Is that a yes, Lisa?

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>> All right. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. Okay. Next up is item number four, interlocal agreement with Pasco County Property Appraiser Office, collection of nonavalorum assessments. Pass that Mr.

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Carrie for introduction. Okay. So we we passed a resolution uh number 26-03 to on May 26th and authorized the city of Port Richie to utilize a uniform method of collection for non-envalorum assessments pursuant to sections

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197.3631 and 197.3632 Florida statutes for unpaid code enforcement fines that have become leans and other municipal leans imposed against properties within the city. This interlocal agreement between the city of Port Richie and Pasco County Property

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Appraiser establishes the framework for the administration, notice and collection of non-advorum and special assessments by the city. So then basically what this is, we passed that resolution in May. We now are entering agreements with both the tax collector

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and the property appraisers to move this process along. So, um, by doing this now, we should be able to, um, especially one of the reasons why we called a special meeting is that we're trying to meet a deadline to do this on

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this year's tax role. >> Motion to approve the interlocal agreement with Pasco County Property Appraiser Office authorizing the use of uniform method of collection of nonadorum assessments. Authorizing the Pasco County Property Appraiser to uh

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provide notices. >> Second. Okay. Motion second. Any further discussion? >> Comment. Put vote on favor 65 by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. Next up is item number five. Interlog agreement between

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city of Port Richie and Pasco County Tax Collector's Office regarding non-avalorman or special assessments. Pass it to Mr. Clary for introduction. This is the exact same reading that I just had for the property appraiser except for this is for the Pasco County tax collector. It enables the terms under which the tax collector will

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collect and enforce the city's non-anvalarm assessments and the special assessments for code enforcement fines um using Florida's uniform collection method as authorized by the same statutes. So, this is the second half of

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of doing that with the property appraiser. We're going to be doing it with the tax collector as well so we can collect the nonvalor assessments. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Motion a second. >> Public comment.

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>> Quick question. The neither one of these. I didn't see I think there's a fee that's involved for that. There's a is there like a 5% fee or something of the page? >> Um if you look at if I sorry S look at the end of the um agreement um Sal gave you some information I shared with him

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like if you look on page 182 it shows you the um they get a percentage and there you pay their administrative costs which obviously will vary depending on the work they do. Um, and there's also a provision, which is why I pointed out to

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S that if there's an issue with them not being able to merge the information you send, the city itself may be on be required to pay a higher bill to make sure all the notices get done appropriately. Um, I don't know that we know what those numbers look like. Um, I know Sally's trying to reach out to some

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others that have done this um, in the past to kind of give you guys an idea what that looks like. So, you know, >> so asking $700 to submit the process, right? And is that is that in perpetuity or is that every year? It says onetime non-refundal fee.

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I assume it's one time forever >> with the contract. So one time every time we do this on a year because yearly we do this every year, right? >> Um I think I can't >> see annual there's there's something we have to do

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every year. I believe >> you you have to you you will you will have your resolution >> resolution to notify people, you know, this is your property and this is the lean that we're going to be collecting. So, you'll you'll be doing something every year um to put people on notice of

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this process. I I don't think the agreement is just a one-year agreement. >> Under term, it says the agreement is effective upon execution and continues through December 31st, 2027. It automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless either party in the time we notice terminates. So, we're

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good. >> Yeah. So, it's 700 700 bucks and then each each one has its whatever the percentage is. >> And and the the main thing I was concerned about was the the language that if whatever we provide they can't merge, then they're going to turn to you

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and say you can you get to print all the notice and I don't know what that kind of expense is. So that's why I kicked it back to Sy to see if he could get more information on it so you would know and that maybe that's never an issue. Maybe that's just a you know this the floor stacks you put in there in case you know to kind of cover the tax collectors and the property appraisers um should

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something like that happen. >> And do we have um I think every year when you do that you have a list of what those items are which we haven't seen that to my knowledge. >> That comes next. So, so

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>> that's the next step like you you have to have we have the framework in place. >> Yep. >> And then when is that you know when that time frame is to have that done? >> Um I'd have to ask them because I'm we're trying to get this step done so they can they can start >> probably about the same time when the budget stuff is due I'd imagine.

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>> Right. Okay. >> So does this get done in time for the >> Yeah, this does. In fact, they need they need the first part. They need this tomorrow. >> Yeah. So I'm Yeah, >> there's deadline. So >> okay, we're approved. Any other I got a motion taking any further discussion?

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Okay. All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. Uh that's all council business for tonight. Uh old business item number six. Is there any old business to discuss? >> We already did. >> Yeah. Pretty much covered everything.

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Lisa Bob. Any old business? >> No. Okay. >> Bob, you're always good for old business. Nothing. >> I do have a question. Chris got something. Um so when we uh have contracted with uh McKim and and Creed on the water treatment plant so the next

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step is to enter into a contract a developer or somebody or contractor who's going to do the job actually. Do we bid that out or does it get bid out >> that will be bidded out for construction? >> It will be bidded out. So you have something that goes out for them. >> Yes. >> Okay. I had somebody approach me who's in that arena and they're like, "Hey, what do I need to do?" I'm like, "Well,

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I'll get out. I'll let you know." I'm coordinating with them on the bid packet as we speak. You know that we're working I'm working with them to give them um template for our language and then they're going to put in you know the scope of work and all that and build a bid packet to go out >> and all this will be done before we go to Tallahassee.

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>> Yes. Well, >> okay. >> We're like I said, we're we're actively working with Brick right now uh with that brick grant. Um I I'm submitting that application one one way or the other um just to see if we're going to get that because I've heard two sides of the coin. um it's an acceptable project

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and I've heard that it's not I've instructed Pam we're putting in the you know we're putting in the application. So I go I want a response from them formally that we're >> I think it's all the above and all hands on deck and but see where we get the money from to get that thing built. >> But the good thing about this is that

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you know we're going to have 100% plans uh everything the scope of work all we be detailed for a shovel ready project. So yes, you if we have to take this to Tallahassee, it's a perfect project to take. >> So the the brick funding, >> yes, >> if correct me if I'm wrong, but I think

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that's our our best case of actually getting it fully paid for. Correct. Is if I remember discussions, we talked about that there was a path to have them fund most of that. >> I think brick is fully would be fully funded. So if we get that, then yes. >> No co- >> no nothing.

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>> No. And that's the thing with with it being a state project. It would all depend on what type of >> So like we go to we go to state for $50 million for water plant. You know, you may get some for that. You're probably get $50 million. >> Yeah. They're going to want a pretty hefty plan. >> Water's pretty important. >> Well, it is. But

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>> but again, that that's you know, >> this will go this is my question. How will we know this brick process? When will we know if we get that or not with them? What's the time frame for a decision? I want to say the application is due at the end of July, but I don't know how long it takes

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for them to to give us a response, but I can I'll find out for Pam on response time for that. >> Eric, is there anything wrong with us going both directions at the same time? Just figure out what we get. >> Well, yes, because um I mean there's probably there might be an opportunity. Let's say Brick comes back and gives us

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50%. Maybe we can ask for 50% from the state with a little match or something. But you're not you're not giving a double dip. You can't say 50 million >> checks cash the best check. >> Yeah. So, and and obviously Mike have to weigh in on get some consultation from Michael.

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>> Yeah. Well, plus an application is only an application. We can always pull the project, you know. So, that's what I'm saying. It's, you know, until council makes the final decision to go into that agreement with brick, that's still it's still on the table. So, >> and honestly too, if there's if there's a path to majority funding that if not

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all of it, then you can use state appropriation process for some other things too as opposed to so, you know, we we've got line here early. Let's I say definitely work that first. >> Make sure that we're all in line early and it's one of those don't ask, you don't get, you know, things. >> I want to make sure we're asking. Yeah,

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exactly. >> I said you said it's due by in July. >> Brick is the end of July. >> Yeah, the brick, I believe, is the end of July. She has to have that submitted. So, and the chem has been working with us to basically dot the eyes and cross the tees on that application. So,

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>> awesome. Any reason we wouldn't get it done on the time of July? >> No. >> Good. >> Now, we have, like I said, we're already at 90%. We have all the all the details for the application. And like I said, they're they are helping us daily um on this project. I mean, they're going

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they're going to be the engineer that does construction oversight for us anyway. They've been they've been with us the entire time. I have, you know, they're going to be with us to make sure that the construction will be done properly and and to the spec of the plans. So, they are on board with us getting any kind of funding, you know,

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possible. And they're also they are also actively looking for us for other opportunities, you know, because they want this they want this built as much as we did. It's got their name on it. They want that, too. But >> yeah, and you know, >> brick was where we got the four million plus for the actual design, right? >> Um, well, it was after EP, but I don't

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think it was uh it was through a break. It was it was through a um it was a non a non-revolving loan that uh we had through FD. So um did you want to give an update on the

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or kind of a preview of the the dredging numbers that came back? It's going to be in a future agenda I guess on the 14th. >> Yeah, it's going to be on the 14th agenda. >> Okay. >> Um I don't I'd have to pull that up. Give me a moment. It was like it was like 103,000 I think was the the amount

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and it based on the potential change whatever it was like 150 something right. >> Yeah it was it was under it was definitely under 150 but I think it was like yeah because it during our workshop we just thought it was going to be you know 20 ft here and 30 ft there. It it

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came out to adding everything extra on on the uh Harbor Point area and then everything in front of uh Waterfront Park and working our way down to the river. it was basically almost a quarter mile of extra channel. Um they're going to have to go back out and do studies

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for that. So to submit for the permit and do these extra studies, I believe it came out to like 145 and change and that's going to be in front of council to review at the next meeting. >> Yes. I guess as a as a precursor when you get that packet, be looking for that so you can kind of go through that because we're going to have to make a

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decision on that. And I know for you especially Bob since that was some of the stuff that you had brought up. Um make sure we take extra look at that so we can have a good discussion. >> Great. >> Yeah, there's a lot of I put in a big area there that uh it doesn't all need to be dredged. I just wanted them to

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study because basically there's a there's a sandbar in front of Whiskey Joe's that's it it's causes a lot of problems. Not the whole area there, but I wanted them to get a an area what they recommended as far as maybe an area by Hooters and by Whiskey River. not the

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whole thing being dredged out there. And I think they're looking at that. And as far as Waterfront Park, it does it just that area just needs to be widened a little bit. Doesn't need to be dredged all the way to Waterfront Park. But I'll just we'll discuss that on 14th. >> Cool. Yeah. I want you to be ready for that cuz I It did come back, you know, pretty high.

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>> Yeah. Well, well, that's Yeah, it's a little a lot more than I was thinking, but we'll take a look at on 14th. We'll figure it out. >> Awesome. All right. Anything else? Old business. Okay. Okay, moving along to comments from Mayor City Council. Let's let's start with our virtual folks for

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uh Councilman Hubard. >> I'm good. >> Okay, Councilwoman Sullivan, I mean uh Councilwoman Burke, >> I'm good, too. Thank you. >> Councilwoman Sullivan, >> I'm good. Vice Mayor,

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>> I wanted to comment on uh the fact that Eric went to the signing of the budget with the governor and he was called out, our city was called out by name by the governor and Eric in particular was called out for coming because he's been

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going to these government meetings now for months and it's making an impact and a difference in in our respect level that we're getting from the state. So, I want to acknowledge you and what you're doing and what a great job you're doing. I really mean that. I like that. >> No, $5.2 million

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>> over the last two years. >> 8.2 $5.2 million. >> Another win for the city. Um reappropriated the fire truck and the crossing and what was the other one other thing we had? >> Uh the vacuum truck. >> Vac. Yeah. New another another vacuum truck. So we're going to have another vacuum truck that I'm sure they greatly

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need in the city. So >> yeah, those things are like worth their weight and gold, those vacuum trucks. >> Yes, they are. I'm really glad that that happened. I I definitely wanted at least two. Um, and now now we have the chance to have that. So, >> I'm I'm with Eric a lot when he's around these government people and the respect

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he's getting is just unbelievable. I'm just telling you, it really is. It's something that I have never seen here before and this is not me just blowing smoke up your skirt. It's me telling you great job, Eric. Really, I mean that. >> Get your check later, brother. >> I know. No, it's uh, you know, relationship is important. So, uh, we do uh, we do have

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good respect with the legislator. So, it's a it's good good time good time to be for Richmond. >> That's all. >> Okay. And um I was covered in my only thing I have was appropriations. So I don't have anything here. >> So move for motion. >> I think I I did skip one thing. I wanted to bring up I did it on my report. I

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skipped over it. So several staff members um have completed the Senate Bill 180 training that I emailed council. >> Um it's not that difficult, but it is requirement for that. Um, uh, basically for senior officials, uh, council, um,

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especially mayor, mayor, vice mayor, if you guys get a chance to do that, it really isn't as long as it says. It says four hours. It will not take you that long. It's, um, me. >> Did you get noticed that like mine? I don't know if I was supposed to report that to you or if >> you did. Okay. If you did get the notice, just kick that over to me

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because I'm collecting I'm collecting all the notices. You probably will get a certificate within the next couple days. Send that to me. Yeah. sending me the certificate. >> I I forgive me, I haven't done it, but So, what is it again? >> Tomorrow is cut off. >> Yeah, it's cut off. >> No big deal. >> So, um

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>> So, tonight till 3:00 in the morning. >> No, it won't take you that honestly, it will not take you that long. It's very, it's just basically just an eye opening on on FDM, FROCK, the process, especially like, you know, for emergency situations. Um most of all, senior staff has has done it, you know, and I just

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think that, you know, so at least most of the majority of our council can complete it. It will help us in, you know, in attaining grant dollars or assistance down the road in case we, you know, we have, you know, another hurricane situation. It's >> close to business tomorrow. >> Yeah.

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>> It did say it's four hours. >> It does. >> Does it take that? >> It's not 4 hours. >> I can handle it. I got it. >> You finished yours? >> Half hour. >> Oh, is that right? Half hour. >> Yeah. It won't It won't take you seriously. >> 4 hour class. >> It's not It's not that long.

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and it's government regulated. >> It's just basically an eye openener that they want most, you know, especially elected. >> It's open book. >> Yeah, it's open book. You're not you get anything wrong. You can go back. You know, it's very simpine. No, I'm just kidding. >> Eat what you can pass, Chris. So, even

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you'll be able to pass. Yeah, thanks. >> Thanks. >> I take back all my time >> and that's all I had. All right. Thanks. >> Anybody want to close out? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Motion second. All in favor signify by saying I.

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>> I. I. >> Good night. >> Strawberry. Make that money. Good night.