Excuse me. >> Question about that. There was a Okay. This is nothing. That's just examples. Um, I kind of did little baby bricks just so you can see. >> These are the openings. I see what
you're saying. So, it's like where the cinder blocks have an opening. >> Yeah, there's like there's no cinder block in that area, >> I guess, for drainage. And the sides there's >> so um the Weeden Island Indians, they were the ones that stopped along the west coast around the rivers. Um so we
were thinking something like that. Okay. As soon as you come in the park, we wanted to do a welcome to You can come play with us. >> Um a welcome to Old Park, Port Richie, right as you come in, but then leave it blank because there's there's a
bathroom. >> Yeah. >> Right. And to put something behind the bathroom is a waste. So, we were thinking about starting this at after the bathroom. Yes, starting this there and going to the water again. Please excuse me. So,
anyway, doing the doing the Indian first because timeline wise Indians were here first. Arian Richie who we were after that was the only picture that um Lori could find but putting that there. Martha Olner, who the park is named after. That's the only picture Lori, but
I'm sure um there's an Olner that Lori was in touch with. We might be able to get a better picture. But anyway, put a picture of Martha there. We had talked about doing the either the city symbol, which is changing because they're doing rebranding,
um and or the centennial, which is right there. Um, and we talked about getting um like 4 foot like in in metal. What am I trying to say? So metal or
not painted on just >> Oh, you're talking about getting like sheet metal with >> screen printing on it. >> Something like that. Doing something in vinyl and then put that that's separate. You know what I mean? I like you know not painted on and then um just because
we have manatees in the in the river and dolphins putting that I need that that's just because I had space and I didn't know what else to put there to be honest with you. The pelican of course we did a couple years ago is our mascot. We wanted to thank all our veterans and first responders. are putting a flag
there with a thank you to them and then the shrimp floats of course but there's I'm sure there are other things that we're looking at along the whole bottom we were thinking just putting you know this far up along this thing just so that it's continuous putting like seaggrass
>> and then these were just fish that we put out like that like river fish the fish that we fish for maybe painting them inside the the seaggrass >> so that It's so there's something continuous running that it looks nice and goes all the way down to the water
and then I was just messing around and I just put seagulls up top for the same thing just for continuity along the way. Um I'm not an artist but that's what we came up with. These were the pictures that we had last meeting. You all like them except for the veterans. We added that one. Um, so
but I was thinking the last time we did this there was no money for a professional artist. We don't really have a plan. We were talking Lori was talking about doing this like the weekend after the next. >> We need to know exactly what kind of
brushes, what kind of rollers, what we need. We don't have any of that. Lori has been in touch with the art department in Gulf um Gulf High School and they were willing to help us. I put a call out to them. I haven't heard back yet or yeah, I'm going to email her. She
also emailed her but I haven't emailed her. Um Lori emailed her. So I was going to email her. And in the meantime, this weekend, one of our um fellow residents and a friend of ours, Angel Nali, who lives on Grand,
she was over at Mount Dora, who I can show you. She was standing in front of a beautiful um wall mural in Mount Dora. So, I called and left a message for um
Mount Dora to see They they will get back to me tomorrow or next week sometime. Um um to see who the artist was. Do you think we would have we could go to council and ask for money for an artist? >> Honestly, why not?
>> What do we have here? >> Are you artist? >> I to be honest with you, I didn't really know too much. I think it was Lori that contacted me. >> Are you from Gunp? No, I I have um I own a landscaping business. >> Okay.
>> So, >> she did a post asking for volunteers. >> Yeah, she did. >> But it wasn't specific. So, >> I was thinking I'll just paint, you know, wall. Yeah. >> I just want you to see this. >> We could use just painters.
>> This is this is the wall and the wall, >> but I do know people that are artists. Do you? >> We do not. We're looking at options of either maybe putting that like like making that. >> Well, not everything just
come but not like Okay. >> Okay. This is this is the um mural in Maldora. >> Oh, yes. I did see that. That was great. >> So, I called to find out if we can find out the artist for this. I mean, it just looks beautiful. And I don't know if they can do faces and
stuff. So, um, why don't we So, so anyway, so what do you all think? What are your input? >> I think we may need to hire somebody because >> I know I have no ability to get anything
looking like any of that on that wall. Um, and I don't know, you know, what it's going to look like if we don't have somebody at least making the outlines for us to color in or something. Great, >> you know. So, I think we might need to ask for some money.
>> Would there be any opposition to have someone then can put these images on a piece of metal or stainless steel, whatever, with the vinyl? >> I don't know if I'm opposed to it. I
like the idea of painting everything on there with just the center thing on that, >> right, >> as a as a standout. That's my opinion. >> Oh, sure. paint would be great and I saw this in the courthouse. >> Oh yeah, look at that.
>> Great. And then I took a picture of this. >> Yeah. Show everybody that too. That's >> in Brooksville that I saw >> the house. >> Oh yeah, >> they have it. And then
>> yeah, >> and then I took a picture of the person who did Gypsy. >> I mean, that's >> I do I do have a name of another artist that I don't know if he I don't know him at all. It's just a the brother of an
acquaintance of mine. Um but I I think he charges. So I didn't contact >> I think we got to slow down and and make make this right. >> Right. For sure. because it doesn't look like a kid art. >> Okay. >> I'm gonna I'm gonna reach out to a couple people see if I mean the these
two ladies I'm sure will help as much as they can. >> I I know some people I mean it's going to take prep work too. They can't just go there and bam. >> The city has pressure washed it and done a paint of white. Does that need to be pressure washed again or cleaned off at
least? Okay. That was done like a month ago at least. >> But this was our general rendition. Any suggestions? Now, if an artist comes in, I'd like to not even show them this, see, unless they ask us and just see what they come up with and then
>> we can incorporate some of these into if in fact that's what we want to do. I don't know what you all think. >> I think this is beautiful. Um, I really like like Yeah. So, I love the concept. So if they could do this but maybe you know their
heart work obviously I think we have a good map. >> Yeah. >> Because to give you an idea when I used to hold RVs and trailers out of Indiana. There was one town in Indiana almost every other building had to be rolled outside. What cool town that was. >> Yeah.
>> If we could pull those off make it look outstand like some of those >> other places. >> Oh absolutely. And while you like leaving the Newport when they painted over that one like wow I don't do that but >> it's nice >> but people like that kind >> artists have different >> sure >> viewpoints. >> Yes.
>> Yeah. >> So you know we can tell them we want it historic. >> Mhm. >> I guess. >> Sure. Yeah. >> Or just leave it open to them whatever and then have them come present it to us. >> Yeah. Just give them basic ideas. >> Take maybe depending on how many >> pres people come back with anything if
anybody maybe nobody does. >> Right. And if nobody does, then like I talked to Sal about this. I mean, >> we can get a projector >> and put it up on the wall and I can trace it. I mean, >> and we can do stuff like that. I can't do faces.
>> And then you're you're mixing like you got to think if you're not an artist and you're painting it, it doesn't matter how good the trace is, >> brain itself is still going to look >> like a kindergarter. >> Totally. So, >> like I know a little bit of art, but not
that good. who does this for a living is going to do it all to scale all the way down. >> They're going to measure the wall. They're going to measure your ideas >> and then be able to proportion that to the size of the wall >> and the length of the wall. >> Okay. >> So, that that's the best way is to go
and get someone who does basically small pictures to enlarging like me, you know, that that does this for a living that does these murals because that's what they're basically doing. They're taking smaller pictures and enlarging them >> to fit on a wall, right? and it take that time to, you know, to calculate
what it's going to be to scale. >> So, this fill up an entire space. What I would do with that is that I would do two things. One, if that's everyone's consensus, I would present that to council to see if they have any other input on it. If not, give that to
whoever you guys want to do this or at least every, you know, every person you want to get a quote from and show them the same concept of what you're looking for. So then that way that's what they lean for lean towards. It may not look exactly like that, but they'll they'll incorporate all those ideas into the
into the final product. So, that's that's the best way to go. Um, each person that you talk to, either it being Gypsy or a couple of other other vendors, show them that concept and so that they can give you an idea of what it's going to be. Um, but even with a
projector, you're going to have difficulty. >> You'd have to do that at night, wouldn't you? You have to do it at night because it's not going to work during the day. And then >> you have to make sure that what you do is the same size all the way down. >> Yeah. >> You know, everything has to be proportionate or by the time you see
your finished product, you'll start at this big, you know, this this size at the end and then end up like this. >> So, you don't want that. Someone who does this for a living is going to be able to measure length, width, and have have a
completely perfect understanding of what they need to do. >> Okay. So, what would be your um suggest suggestion to get artists? Do we have to put out an official RFP or
can we just say anybody who wants to >> No, I I don't think this is going to Well, it all depends on the cost. I would start with one of the ones that you guys have already >> seen. >> Have them come out to give you a ballpark idea. >> Okay? >> You know, if they walk walk over there and say, "Oh, yeah, this is going to
cost you, you know, 50,000." So, and I'll be like, "Yes, >> you know, but if it's going to be something like five, you know, it all depends. I I you know, okay, >> some of these people some of these people can do this >> and to them it's nothing, you know, they just know how to do it and they do it."
um some some people, you know, it's it's a it's a long process. So, it all depends on who you get and and you know, um especially when it comes to that talent. They can either do it quick, they can do, you know, they it all depends on the person really. So, what I
would do is just reach out to one of them. um get a ballpark idea of what it's going to be and then if it just seems like something that we can do do by just calling a couple people getting three quotes and then just having council approve council can can approve
anything uh 25 or 25,000 or less without going out to bid. >> Okay, that was my question. >> Yeah. So once um if it's more than that then yeah we would have to go through that process. >> Okay. And that was I just wanted your official as to how we do that.
to still be available to to do. >> Yeah. >> And you're also welcome to come back. >> Yeah. >> The first Thursday of every month, we do have two openings if you'd like to sit up here on the on the committee with us. >> We don't really bite too bad sometimes.
>> You're more than welcome. >> Something you also consider to incorporate after the murals because she said she was, you know, in involved in landscaping is that you can decide to do a landscaping plan along the wall. when this is done so it it accents the
wall. >> Oh, that's a good idea. >> Um you can put solar lighting in there, some spotlights so it'll shine at night, you know, ideas like that. >> So then that way you could see it, you know, during the day and during the evening even though the park is mostly closed at the evening if you have a special event or something like that.
>> Um you know at the park where it's going to be at night. Um sometime you know especially during like Fourth of July uh when we do our Fourth of July we have the park open. So, >> I was gonna ask you because I haven't been there a little while, but I did watch the fireworks a couple times from >> And then once you've invested into this,
you may want to have events at the park either if you >> Yeah. >> you know, an art expo or something like that. Something small. >> So, um >> you see it from the water too, right? With a boat. >> Oh, yeah. >> If you have the beach, there's a little beach there. It's really cute. You can I
launched my kayak out of there. It's really nice. Guess it's just standard that parks close at night, right? >> Yes. >> Yeah. For safety. >> Yeah. >> Yes, ma'am. >> You're wanting to keep it historic, too. I know the the guy that runs the Newport
Theater. >> I'm friends with him. Um they're actually they're going to paint their whole wall on the side. All the construction be done. Yeah. >> Talk to him, too, and see what artist he's going to be working with. >> That would be great. after the meeting if I could get your number and I'll give you my number as well and that way we
can keep in touch. I'll take your number too, Jen. Just >> Okay. >> Will you give her my number too? >> Sure. >> Thank you. >> Um that'd be great. And any any contacts y'all have the more the more um bids and ideas we get, the better it'll be. Um I
do want we have like I said, we have been talking about this for two years and we kind of dragged our feet for a while unfortunately for whatever reason. And um and Lori was really good in getting this really going again. Really good to get this going up and going. And that's why this time frame was put here
is because she's really we are all excited but but she was really looking forward to this. Um >> I think we do need a better plan only because I think we want it to be pristine. >> Yes. >> We wanted to be we wanted to be >> we're all willing to do it. I'm willing
to do it. I mean, I I'm I'm not an artist, but I can >> I can paint. >> I can paint and I can feather and I can do all that. I do it with my sewing and and I can do that, but I'm not an artist by any stretch of the imagination. So, >> um >> Okay. So, regarding this
>> also this group meets this committee meets once a month >> and like she said, we have two seats available. So if you are planners, this group typically or this committee typically plans um events and things for well it's not the events but
>> well we used we used to do that sort of stuff and things like that. >> Excuse me. >> You have to be a part citizen. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> You live outside? Well, that's what you live over in >> Oh, okay. >> Okay. >> I have a partner that is partner.
>> Okay. >> Okay. You're more than welcome to anybody's welcome to come sit and and give us I mean whether we sit up here or not we can always take ideas and suggestions. Yes sir. >> Something you may want to consider um because I know some of the other committees historical committee
>> um and I think the events committee has done it as well as you know changed their rulings to allow outside. So that'd be something you want to consider if you're not if you you know if you're not getting the seats filled uh may be something you want to consider later on.
We'll put out that on the um agenda for the future >> committee that has open as well. So if you're interested in history and preserving the historic landmarks of Fort Richie, you're welcome to join them. Even if you're not
like I'm just like right on the line. >> Me too, but I'm on the other side of the line. Um, all right. So, why don't we I It looks like I need a motion to put the these dates on hold. I would think we need a motion to put these motion to say
the dates of November 15th, 16th, 22nd, and 23rd until we can get some artist bids on this project. >> Okay. And and get to get artist bids on the project as part of the um motion. >> Okay,
>> I'll second it. >> Okay. All those in favor? >> I >> uh opposed. >> Okay. So, we'll put this on hold only because we want to get those artistic bits and we'll go from there. So,
>> and we'll get bids for next our next meeting. >> Well, it depends on when they Well, you know, being holiday season, who knows when who knows when when these artists are available. Um but I will contact Mount Dora. >> Um >> I can contact this gypsy season. artist
and then see what they >> Why don't you give them my number because I'm because I'm off during the you know I got the baby but I can go up to the park and meet anybody anytime your work you work so I don't want to and you're already on a couple committees I don't want to >> overburden you either so if anybody have artists I'll be glad to
>> I don't have any >> reach out to one person okay >> see what they >> and can we also put like in social media like I put things social media that we're looking for we're getting estimates >> yeah I'll put that I'll put all this that we those the the the painting dates. I'll I'll try to call I tried to
call Lori last night, but then I stopped because I knew I'm going to have to vote on this and we couldn't do Florida Sunshine. So, I did not call Lori last night to tell her my thoughts because I I was thinking this exact thing. Yes, I did talk to somebody and I talked it over with them last night and I was going to call Lori and tell her my
thought like we needed a better plan, you know, to do this. And as I thought about it, I decided not to because I knew we had a vote on it. And yeah, >> Florida Sunshine says the people in the committee can't talk about something that you're going to vote on prior to. It's against it's against the uh the law
rules. >> So I did not call her. Um so I did not so I will call her either tonight or tomorrow. >> Okay. So whenever you post that then I'll just share it. Yes. The other ones and then Perfect. >> I think that's a great plan. I will take this to council on and you know tell
them how Lori and I did it. Um on Tuesday t Wednesday Wednesday >> I have to do the update CAC update so I can do it at that time unless you'd rather just get up as a resident. >> That's not really your res.
>> I'm the chairman though. The chairman could I could do it as I'd like to do that because we because I the one that did that. So you will update >> them on on the on the older park painting mural if that's okay. >> That's fine. >> Yeah. And then after that, you know, but
that just we've been working on for so long. It's just >> Okay. >> That's going to be on Wednesday the 12th. >> Yes. Because it's uh the 11th is Veterans Day and they move council to Wednesday the 12th. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Which is next Wednesday.
>> So I'll bring the my dog and pony show. >> Okay. Good. Yeah, I'll bring that. Anything else? >> Will you request funding at that time? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes.
>> But I won't be able to tell them how much because we agree. >> No. What? No. What I'm going to do is I'll tell them that we're going to request um artists >> right >> and get bids and present that to them and let the council then decide yes, no, maybe. >> Okay.
>> You know what I mean? Yes, we want to fund this. No, if they tell me, no, we're not going to fund this at all, then there's no, you know, we can get volunteer artists and see if that but I don't and I think that was the problem in the past that we tried to get artists to volunteer and their time is worth
much more than that and they nobody was really jumping to volunteer good ones. >> It's a lot of work have enough work that they don't need. >> Exactly. So, um, if they tell me Wednesday, no, we're not going to fund this, then we'll have to hunt figure something else
out. >> Stickers. >> Stickers. >> All right. Anything else with that? Anything else with old in the park painting? Okay. Um, number four is Veterans Day coffee and donuts at the firehouse on November 11th.
>> You think 40 coffees donuts could be enough? So Caroline is our >> Yeah. So we have >> broadcasted this clear on Bane News9 community calendar all that and no RCPs but I'm thinking that people are just
because they're liking it and stuff. I think people are going to show up. >> Yes. >> They're just not they're I even said like >> message me something but nothing. But I think this is the type of event that people will just come in. >> Yes. So, I I need to tell because I don't know if the volunteer firefighters
are going to be providing the donuts. They need to know how much. >> I got the donuts. Oh, you got the donuts. >> 48 donuts coming. >> Oh, I think that's perfect. >> Firefighters going to do their coffee. >> Perfect. >> And I bought the um decorations. I bought tablecloths and um >> doodads.
>> Perfect. >> I'll bring So, I'll bring some special creamers for the coffees >> if you want to put it out there. These are not just store-bought donuts. These are doughnut shop donuts. >> Well, you don't want 42,000 people coming because they're not Dunkin Donuts
because then you're not going to have enough. >> That's what I was going to say. >> I think we got to make a run to Dunkin Donut. >> Is it the new doughnut place on on >> No. No. Tarpon Springs. The whole donut. >> I think Door Dash will bring us some donuts if we if we start seeing the
doors swinging. >> Well, don't forget the firefighters are going to have 30 donuts right there, Don. Yeah, that's what I was thinking that like how how many people are we going to project to it? >> That's what that was my question. 40 I' got I got four dozen coming. But
>> I I think we should get more only because if >> to to supplement it. >> Okay. >> Because if you have two >> I'm I make a 22 lb turkey for five people. Okay. I I don't like to send anybody away home hungry. >> Hungry. Yes. >> I'd rather have more donuts than not
enough donuts because we can always bring the donuts here to city hall for the employees. We can give them to the fire and the police if we have extra donuts. >> Yes. >> Um they're not going to go to waste. >> Correct. >> So um your four dozen are perfect. I would suggest bring another what is it?
12. So >> 12 dozen two dozen more. >> I'll get another two dozen. >> You got another two dozen. 12 six dozen. >> Okay. See? Okay. So >> maybe we can I maybe we can get some munchkins. >> Okay. You know, like just in case
somebody just wants a little munchkin instead of a whole donut. >> So, I can get munchkins. >> Yeah, I would get one or one in one of the bigger boxes. >> The big box or two or two the big box or something like that. >> So, I'll get that. The munchkins >> and if and if we see we're running out, we can just pop over to Duncan and grab
a couple if we need to. >> I'd rather have more donuts than not enough because the police and the firemen alone will will enjoy them. >> Yeah. So, >> and S will want a couple. >> I will want a couple, too. I definitely want >> I'm bringing McKenna, so she'll want
that kind of fulfilling. >> Okay. So, that's what we're doing is um we've never done this before on Veterans Day. We're having a Veterans Day celebration right up on um Grand at our firehouse. So, as you heard, coffee and donuts >> and the fire um firehouse is going to
actually give us a tour of their um which >> is really cool. >> It's really cool. Who knew that thing was so big? >> Doesn't look good from the outside. >> You can share if you have somebody that's got a business or something that you want that that they want, we'll be glad you to them. I did drive and I
still have to drive more, but I did drive around here like I got lost in these places and I did leave in businesses the doors and stuff. This the flyers doing that. >> Good job, Carol. Thank you. You have uh >> more. >> Yeah. >> How many you have? >> I have I can print out of my house. I
know. >> Okay. Give me what you have. >> As many as you want. >> Thank you. Okay. >> You can or you guys are >> This has been posted to the city website. Yes, it has >> and Facebook. And then what we'll do is that as we get closer, we'll we'll put
it out on the mass media. Um, >> perfect. >> And that goes out to about 360 people. So, it'll be'll be over to Sun Coast. >> I haven't >> like in their office or something. I'll take it over to Sun Coast.
>> Yeah, they have I'm sure they have the trailer park across the way. I'm sure. >> Yes, I did. Okay. Okay. >> Yes. I'm sure they have a lot of veterans over there as well. >> The only contribution I have. >> Oh, and I even gave it which I went to San Pebbles >> and I gave it to the um gentleman that
was in the security house >> and he said he would share it with residents. >> Good. So, I I dropped off one there, too. >> Okay. Good. Perfect. >> All right. Anything else regarding that? >> Great job, Carolyn. Thank you. >> Thanks. Okay. Now,
welcome packet for new residents. Um, I showed you my cursory one. Um, two, I think it was two meetings ago, correct? Mhm. >> Um, and Sal and I had a meeting and we I gave him what I had. And if you
look in the packet, um, it's the first two pages, not the biobe, but this is, um, S and Kim took what I had there and cleaned this
up. Did you see it, Rob? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, I I looked at it, I thought it looked really good. He put some pictures on it. Um, made it really really nice on my opinion. >> I think it's absolutely amazing. I love it.
>> And it hits all the spots like everything that you may need. >> And this can al always I mean Sal's got this on the computer so we can always add delete. Correct. >> Yeah. I think finally >> um what we had I've been here for 38 years in in my house and you know people
across the street moved in and they were like oh I didn't know we did at XYZ and I'd been talking about a newsletter since I started coming to the meetings nine years ago. Um so finally we have an administration
that's willing to do this. So, what we started out with doing was just a new resident newsletter with just basic info. We had talked about, I don't know what y'all want to do, um, is doing a
one-time mail out to all city residents one time and after that put it here at the utility desk. When people sign up for their water, they have to come in and they would get this packet at that time. So, we would not mail it this one time packet out,
you know, more than the one time. I don't, you know, we would have to present that to city council. Um, unless you, anybody else has a different suggestion. That's wonderful. >> Christine, any ideas? >> I think you're
>> okay. Um, I did tag you on a Facebook comment where somebody had requested that that findh help.org I think is what it was called. >> I didn't see that. I'm sorry. Is that >> Claudia Smith, I believe. >> Oh, yeah. Okay. >> Um, let me see. Is that what it's
called? Find shared. >> What was it to help? Look, >> it was for all kinds of help. So, do make >> I don't want to make this too >> sure >> but it was a resident request so >> yeah I
>> I'll talk Claudia lives across on my thing I'll talk to her and see what she had idea about that >> it it has food assistance housing assistance um baby supplies transit assistance health assistance money assistance
care, education, work, and legal assistance. So, you just put in your zip code and it this will tell you where you can find low cost versions of any of these types of assistance. The cost are free. So, should you need food or should you
>> I don't >> So, put that on the burner for one second. Okay. So, what do you want? Do we want to take this to council? >> Yes. I I I would I like it. >> I'm just going to do that. You're going to do this.
>> Okay. >> Okay. >> The paper version. >> Yeah. Um can we go Can we give that >> Okay. >> Can we Can we make sure that the the council gets a paper version for the meeting on Wednesday? >> Yes. >> Yes. Of the
>> of the um letter >> of the of the first Yes. >> All right. >> Thank you. So the reason I asked you to put a hold on that is because when I started that S was given direction from the city manager to start a
newsletter >> and he did the newsletter and I loved this one and I I really love the title called the Bayou Beat. >> Yes. It's the official newsletter of the city of Port Richie and he did a
really nice a really nice thing here. Look, >> this will be separate. >> This is this would be a newsletter that would come out however often the council decided whether it be twice a year,
every quarter, once a year, whatever. But this is something that um S and Kim suggest uh you know put together. I looked at it. I gave a couple ideas and suggestions. Um I'm sure everybody else is going to have other ideas and suggestions. And that's where I was saying hold on to that Chris because
that might be better off in that newsletter where it would go out more frequently as opposed to one time. >> Okay. >> Because you know I might not need that help thing this year, but two years from now >> I'm not going to have that anymore,
>> right? I'm not so I'm not going to think to look there but on the newsletter if I'm you know when I'm still here then I might get it. So that's why I said hold on to that because I think that's a good idea but maybe that needs to belong in the other one. >> It would be your neighbor's idea. >> Yeah. Well yes I do have um
a comment on that though. >> Sure. >> Because depending and again I just heard it right now and it's anything but if you're going to put a website so people can go look >> you have to be careful because the city's like endorsing it. Oh, good point. >> So, you don't want to
you have to check first if that's something we can put. >> Good point. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Because you may you could put like let's say residential or something that the city endorses like a food bank or something, but it >> you could you could do a county website or something that's govern. Okay. I see. Yeah, that's a good point. You don't want
>> You need to check with legal end. Correct. So, that's good. That's a good point. Very good point. Um and there is um spot on here how can we help area that we can go to their support and get the
necessary um approval from them to put this on our website should our attorney want us to do that. >> Okay. >> She can do it or somebody can do it. >> Well, maybe we don't want to do that. I don't know. I mean that that's just that
that you know I don't have a an opinion one way or the other. I'm fine with it either way. But um >> yeah, I just that's just something that for me you think about it because you don't >> Maybe we maybe we just want I don't know. We'll have to go. This is this is But I I like I always wanted a newsletter to go out.
>> I I live in a different zip code. Although I am in Port Richie and I get the Newport Richie newsletter and I sit there and read it. >> It's paper. >> It's nice >> and they do a good job of it. They have a lot more money than us granted. Um, but it it has some info that that that's
really good. Um, so I like the newsletter and I like what >> Yeah, >> you you did a fabulous job you guys personally I think so. >> And even in emails like for example like churches and things like that like Queen of Peace where I go, they send like the
the bulletin out every month. I mean every week and they send me an email. So it's like that COPR that we have. >> Yeah. But I like the paper. >> Oh yeah, the paper you do too. But I'm saying like you could also send it for people who like paper and people who like the digital one. They can
>> they can choose. Yeah. >> Yeah. Cuz I think this is I love this. I would sit and read it either paper or getting it in emails or >> See, I don't read email. >> You Oh, it depends what it is. If it's interesting, but this is nice like that. Like boom on the bayou. I like that. Like every year or no wake sign program.
I had no idea that even existed. >> Yeah. >> No. And then I like that before you dig call Sunshine 811 and you're like, "Oh, wait." >> I'm asking council to approve of a one-time mailing at a date to be determined. That's basically what I'm
asking. And of the of the content of the >> You're asking that the the city council on this one time thing. This is a new resident packet, >> right? >> For their input as to do they like it or not. >> Do they have things that they might want to add or delete? Okay.
>> And if When that dust is settled, when they figured out they like it, let's make believe they love this one as is, just for for purposes, they like this one as is, then um our suggestion would be a
one-time mailing to all residents and then have it at the utility desk and see if they agree with that because then we'll need money for mailing. >> Sure. Okay. >> And figure out how they're going to do that. So um >> the date to determine
>> yeah that would be that would be really um a city admin uh this the staff >> right >> would figure that out. >> This is basically the final copy final question. >> Well as of now >> it it's from us it is unless you all nobody gave me any other questions to add or anything. So
>> I loved it. >> Um I asked I like I said I met with Sal. I think he him and he they did a fabulous job in making it look nice. Love it because it gets you it actually gets you excited like welcome to Port Richie and then it makes you feel welcomed and then you're seeing it and like get involved and it just gives nice
>> what we put in there we put I I put in there council how when we meet when they meet the rules they follow if you want to get up and talk what are the rules like when you come out when you make general comment generally um there's no
discussion you might come up and ask them a question it's like why is the water blue and you wanted an answer as to why is the water blue. That's your 3 minutes to talk and they don't necessarily are obligated to answer your questions. They you can ask them afterwards beforehand. You can
email them whatever they can sometime they they sometimes they do answer your questions and that's fine. That's allowed but the expectation is not you know not uh they they don't normally answer questions. Yes. And so the welcome the welcome packet is more or less that general information that
you're going to you know set on your counter on your fridge anything like that. So you have those numbers and readily information. The newsletter will mirror some of that but then also have sections that will change in and out depending on that time of year of doing
a news you know the newsletter. So, you know, they're they're they kind of kind of have some of that mirrored information, but Yes. But the thing is is that with a with a newsletter, uh, you know, that's those like if there's a new new thing coming up or the city approves a new plan or something like
that, >> what you don't want to do is put in something that by the time that newsletter comes out, then that event is coming past. Because once again, with a newsletter, you're you're you're versing social media. And most of the time a lot
of those daytoday things or week to week things are you know they come and go to where you want to aim your newsletter to have pertinent information. Um like boom on the bayou you boom on the bay you is uh is something that won't be here till June. So if you put that in the
newsletter now, people plan for it, know know that it's coming. >> But as you get closer, your next newsletter won't have that, >> right? >> You know, because by the time that second or third newsletter goes out, boom, the buy will come and gone. You have to really, really plan ahead when
doing a newsletter because when you're when you're going against things like social media, Facebook, Twitter, a lot of people are posting those uh hey, look what the police just did today. look what the look what happened here at city hall. Look what we're doing at the park. Those things won't work on a newsletter
because by the time the person gets it, it it came and went, you know, it's gone. It's like, oh, you know. So, >> I I agree that the the individual detail is really difficult, but I think part of the stuff like we're going to be paving our streets and I don't they haven't
talked about I'm going to pick three months just because June, July, and August. We're going to be paving streets. Look on our website if your street is is on the list. not to be specific. Um, you know, or um >> did you know that we we have a $4.2
million grant for a new new water plant that's going to cost us how much is it? 50 million. How much is it? >> The design is 4.5 and then we're estimated 35 to 40 million for the build. >> New water plant in the future in the next three or four years. This is the be
you know that type of stuff. I think for the newsletter to let the residents know that we're not ignoring that their water quality, >> right? >> But a very a real big overview as to what the council is doing because you you're doing a lot. >> I also like to see some before and
afters and improved areas and I know the residents really want to see before and after. >> Well, you have to be careful because you don't want somebody's house before homes. Just improved areas just >> like Park or something, >> right? anything that we're improving.
>> That's private residence. You have to be careful. >> It's still private. >> It's not owned by the city. >> Yeah. >> So, like if we revitalize the one of the one of the animal parks or something like that, >> that that's something that you can
incorporate because that change won't happen again for a few more years or, you know, three or three to five years. >> They just want to see. They don't make it out. Well, it's not necessarily that that they want to hear about it because they don't make it to all these different areas. So, if it's not in
their area, they're assuming nothing's being done is what you kind of hear. People are like, "Nothing ever gets done around here." And say, "Well, it might not be right over there where your stomping grounds are, but there are other areas." So, >> I would need to go through Nancy to make sure legally that we could do stuff like
that. >> The the public, you know, businesses. >> I don't know. Oh, that's what we >> You could do an announcement area of areas without photos that are being cleaned up as well, like we're working on limestone or we're we're working on
this road, that road, so that people see that codes are, you know, being that codes are getting around and making, you know, there there's an assumption sometimes that things aren't being done. And I know that they are being done and I'm hearing from the residents that they
are being done. But if all of them could read it in a newsletter that you know this area is being you know work done currently will be over here you know just same as the pipes but with cleanups. >> On page 22 of the the actual new the
newsletter we have a section called upcoming and ongoing improvement projects. I've already added to this list. This list is half what we've actually got going on. So, I've already done a revision where this list would be pretty much twice as long to show all
the ongoing projects that the city is doing. Um, the Grand Thear US19 project isn't on here >> for the golf carts. >> Um, for the golf carts, the the um the the water the water treatment plant
design is not on here. We have water treatment plant improvements, but that's an ongoing thing. Um, so there's there's several other projects that I've already added if this newsletter was to go out tomorrow, but that that's a kind of section that you want to build on and like things will come on and come off
throughout the year, >> right? >> Um, and then what you can do is you highlight you highlight something out of that list and then put like, you know, take you like you said, add a couple pictures, incorporate that and make another article of that. It's um you
know that I've I've brought it up many times about the city h needing a PIO especially in this day and age. >> What's a public information officer? Yes. >> Okay. >> Um >> I I do that as part of my responsibilities but you know I it's my
I'm I'm very spread out. So if I could dedicate 15 to 20% on that you know that that would be actually a lot between all the other things that I'm doing. >> Right. the the the PIO would be able to go out daily and be able to take certain
pictures of the city, incorporate that, you know, do live feeds, do do um and do things constantly on all forms of social media throughout would sit back and would incorporate that into the newsletter and and go out um meet meet
with local trail, you know, the trailer parks and mobile home parks and and make sure that they have the information and coordinate with those people there. uh coordinate with like Sand Pebble in making sure that that the the um the the clubhouse there has has copies of this
and information and and back and forth and then working and then and then coordinating with business owners and getting their information if they have something going on. >> That person would be busy every day if you had that going on constantly. >> I've talked to other
>> I've talked to other PIOs and that's what they do. you know, it's it's a you know, they do they do like a, you know, 30% in the office type, you know, working on their next plan, but then they're also out on the field, >> you know, meeting people, finding out what's going on. Uh, you know, if they
if they spot something, they take a picture, they they they they post that that's going on constantly all all the time. So that's that's something that the city should consider in in the future, especially now, like I said, um should have already had one, but
especially now that um a lot of people are trying to find out this information and we have and we have so many different avenues of getting that information either being digital or still, you know, still paper. Um you know, council brought up last week about
our methods of payment for utility bills and why aren't we incorporating just like online? Well, we do online, but we still have people that still want to write a check or still pay with cash. It's it's that prerogative. You know, it's we're in a society now where we're
allowing people more avenues to choose what they want to do. >> You know, if a person wants to pay all their bills online, that's their prerogative. But if they have one that the fees are too high and they just would rather pay it as a check or cash, they can still do that today. So we have
all these um we all have these different methods that we can we can do and it's the same thing with something like this. 10 15 20 years ago a newsletter was just a standard. That's the only way you're going to get you know the information. A newspaper newspapers are nothing what they what they what they were 20 years
ago but they're still there. I mean Sun Coast News still goes out. It doesn't go out as often >> but there's still people that still prefer it >> you know. So that those in what it is, it's just that what they're what the what people like the Sun Coast News and Tampa Bay Times are trying to do is that they're they're incorporating the
digital and and the paper at the same time so they can they can reach out to everybody surviving magazines. >> Yeah. I mean on newsletter we could I mean you don't have to put the whole story. You can >> for
>> when the time the man the the fire department got the m you know when they saved the manatee you know ghosts. >> Sure. Yeah. I mean so we can reference them. You want to find out what what events are coming up in the next month because like Sal said they're by the time they're there. They're gone.
>> But reference the calendar for the events committee so that they can go there. Oh, I want to see what's going on there. >> You can highlight one for that type of stuff. >> Yeah. I actually love this newsletter because as you look at it, it has information, the staff information. I
love the part that it also says um understanding branding and wayfinding. >> Like what is branding? And then you're reading and you're like, I didn't even think about that. Like it educates it also like the importance of storm water management and prevent illicit discharge. Like you can feature you know
departments, different departments and different newsletters and something like code enforcement. What do they do? like why are they important? Why is this? It's just I like it. Join a city board. It has a lot of information, >> but it's little pieces and it's a little bit for everyone.
>> So, what do we what would we like to do with So, we know what we're going to do with the new resident packet. >> We want to do something with a newsletter. >> It needs to go to city council. >> It needs to be approved. Just the formatting, you know. >> So, what do we want to ask Christine to tell them to do?
>> Maybe quarterly. Okay. Well, we want to give them something to vote on rather than ask them. >> Well, that's what she said. Quarterly, you have you have a newsletter right there, >> right? >> Okay. >> As a as an example. >> Yeah.
>> Newsletter >> input. You know what what would they like to add or delete? >> Basically, same thing, but ask for quarterly. Rather than ask them to determine the schedule, we ask for quarterly. Is
there a way S that we can ask people if they would like it digitally instead of mailed to them? Is is is that possible? I don't know. Is there a way to say if you would like this digitally, sign up here?
>> I guess it could be like the utility bill. >> Well, you could you can add something on each of these and and do that. Um >> we don't mail it to them and and they look at it online, you know, so we can save some money that way. That's what I was thinking. You can't mail me with the utility bill. >> Huh?
>> You can't mail me with the utility bill like like let's say January >> it goes out with the bill >> the newsletter. >> Yes or >> no? Because um you would have to because we we send out the utility bills to both um in city customers and outside. Um but
we do have um we do have access to emails um from people who signed up through you know through utility billing. Um we could send out the as a first time and see if they would uh want this to continue. Um I'd have to check
with legal to see if that was that would be okay to do that. Um because this newsletter would have information for their utility bill. it may be all right. Um there's certain rules to use, you know, you have to use
private information. So, um we'd have to check with that to see if it's okay, but um usually if you send this out and we can set up a a particular email um and uh basically say, you know, contact this
email if you want this digital and then I can just start formul formulating a list. >> Take them off the list. That's >> just take them off the list. you know that's but >> and I know some people do prefer email or do do prefer digital that's you know perfect >> but when we send out when we send out things like newsletters door hangers
things like that basically there is no address list it basically the uh the the people the vendor that we use it it goes out the same way as >> the um the ads that you get once a week
>> it's the same process basically you just have an area mapped 34668. >> In our in our particular point, we have the city mapped out with the vendor that we use >> and they only send out that newsletter to that area, but they don't have an
address list. They just go by the zip code and the map of the area. >> So, >> and it goes in that type of mass mailing as like your ads and like those few things that you get jump call that people call. So, it would go in that same pool of ads. So then maybe
it would just like like I I remember when I was a kid like the value pack or whatever that goes around everything. So then maybe you can send it to everyone like that like you normally have it and then just send it through the the email like hey we got this and then whoever wants it like this can read it and
whoever wants to look it online they can. And especially if they for some reason like you you lose something or you toss it and then you're like wait what did they say? You still have a reference online to go back to >> right? All right. So,
we're good on Are you comfortable with that? >> Yes. D, can I also get the newsletter sent uh provided to every council member? Thank you. >> For the next meeting. Thanks.
We can have >> a motion for that or or we just we know that that's what we're doing for the >> um Let's make a motion just to make it official. >> Okay. Um so I'm motioning for the bayou beat to be presented to council um for
review um and approval. What about the also the um new time? >> She did that one. That was done already. We voted on that one. It's okay. >> It's okay.
>> All those in favor? I >> I opposed. >> Motion is carried. So, both of those will go to council. Christine will take them to council. I'll be here if you have any questions or we can um I can back you up if you you want. S will be here.
>> So, we'll all >> chip in. >> Thank you. >> Okay. So, don't have to worry about that. You guys have any comments on either one of those things? >> Thank you. Teachers need fulfillment for the new year. Carolyn, that is you correct ma'am?
>> Yes. So, I have the documents that I want. >> What we talked about at the beginning of the year was, you know, um backpack giveaways for new for the kids and stuff. Um but we we have a um a community
congregation that does that. And so we decided maybe to just do teachers like at the in the middle of the year, like Christmas time when they run out of tissues or whatever, see what they need. So Carolyn will go over what she found out. And what we're going to do just to give
you a little background. >> So um what I created here is three documents. The first one is would be like the advertisement sponsoring teacher for the holidays and I put from December 1st 2025 through January 5th
2026. Stop by city hall to pick up a wish list from a Port Richmond teacher. drop off um where am I? Oh, drop off the items at city hall. And then I put the city hall information and
the teachers will be giving their gifts at the CAC meeting on January 8, 2026 at 6. So what I did was the reason why I did it from December 1st, 2025 through January 5th gives us enough time to collect wish list from teachers, but I'll handle that. go to the schools,
Edison, um go my community that there's teachers and have fill out their information. If you see here, it's a holiday wish list. Um I'm not putting any private information. So, I put the teacher name, the school, and the grade and subject. Now, this is the
advertisement for calling all Port Richie teachers and I put um would you like to participate in the CAC's sponsor a teacher for the holidays drive requirements must be a Port Richie city resident. List five items. I put max $20
per item. And again, we're let me know if you need any changes on anything. Okay. >> Um write your name, name of school, grade, and subject or grade. Email your information to me, CC Secretary Caroline Gonzalez, or pick up
the form at city hall and drop off a designated box. I was thinking um my husband likes to wrap, so I was thinking of getting a box. He wrap it in Christmas uh paper and then just make like a split so they can drop it off and we can put it here at city hall. Um and
then drive begins December 1st to January 5th, 2026. gifts will be given in person at the CAC meeting on January 8th, 2026 at 6 PM. And then I thought, well, how do we prove like how can I know about their addresses and stuff? Well, they must verify city of Port Richie address before gift given. So
when they come in, they say my name is, you know, Jane Doe. Okay, let me see your license. Make sure they're from here. Perfect. If for some reason they are not, and then we have the um supplies, then we could either donate it to a school, donate it somewhere so it's
not going to go to waste. We have a map, a pretty good map. Now, how about rather than getting their hopes up that they're getting they're coming here to receive some gifts and everything and then find out due to a technicality that they're not getting anything, that would be
pretty lousy. How about we provide the map with this that they can find their location if they're within the highlighted area. um then they would know that they could submit their >> I would add I would I agree with that but I would add a contact name to this
to the listing. >> Sure. >> Or email whichever you know whether it be email or or phone and call >> contact we contact them get their address over the phone. >> Same thing. Sure. >> Okay. Tell them to contact >> and they could contact me because I know how to verify that. They can go to the
tax records just Yeah. That's what I do. So, if you want to put me as a contact for that, I'll handle that for you. >> Okay. >> But I just think contacting again, I agree. I agree with you, Christine. Show up and then not get it is kind of like hard.
>> I would I would want to then give it to them anyway. You know, >> with the poor Richie residents and actually Newport Richie also you have that mailing address. It's not necessarily within the incorporated city. So a lot of people think port
because they had port address new same thing. It's basically county but it's got to be somewhere. It can't just be a cat task. Okay. >> So we have a map of the actual. >> Now did we go through the city to make sure that they were okay with all this? >> No.
>> What as far as >> Okay. So this sponsor a teacher for for the holidays >> putting a box out in the lobby. >> Yeah. Just the and I would be in charge of that. Like I'm not going to >> We'll probably have to get um consensus from >> Okay.
>> council. >> We have time. >> This would have to go to next council as well. >> Okay. So the 12th >> have to go next Wednesday. >> Who can present that? >> Christina. >> Perfect. >> Yeah. I I don't see any any issues that
the city should have. Um >> I think that I think you know as long as council is fine with it that we can I was thinking my idea you want to keep this or you want >> I've got one. >> Okay. Um so my idea
>> my idea was to um have the box and then when the time is up then grab the box and put it I I was thinking of putting it in little ornaments or something like the little Dollar Tree ornaments or the plastic ones. Um >> let me see a copy.
>> Yeah, sure. So how what these >> this is okay I'm so how are we getting their list I mean so the list is there >> so they would either they would either um email me >> right so between the 5th and the 8th how are we getting all their the things that
they want we have to buy them >> yeah the drive begins December 1st to January 5th >> right who's buying all the stuff >> residents or people like adopted >> so my idea was like the uh adopted child Right? >> That you go like say the IHOP and they have the tree and you come pick a name,
>> right? >> And then you come and drop off the items. That's what it would be, >> right? But you have 3 days to get that stuff dropped off. >> They can drop their paper off on the 5th and we're going to give it to them on the 8th. Three days. >> No, no. Drive. No. The drive the teachers have until
the teachers have >> the fifth. >> The drop off is too long. >> Okay. So, what I was Okay, >> you see what I mean? >> Yeah. Well, I did this like at two in the morning. >> No, no, no, no, no. That's fine. That's what we're here for. >> We need from Okay, so the drive, when I
say the drive, December 1st to January 5th is people coming and grabbing the the ornament, let's say, taking it with them. They buy the supplies and bring it in. Okay. >> So, I need an end date for the teachers. >> So, we need to put a deadline on this paper. What they want
>> deadline? Yes. must be submitted to city hall in the appropriate box in in the lobby by whatever um >> I would say >> by >> I I would say give you I wouldn't say December 1st. I would say um
>> um because >> Thanksgiving is what the 27th or the 20th. >> Yeah. I was thinking the date like the 5th or the 6th of December for because we have the holiday days. No, >> it's only they only >> for the teachers to draw balls.
>> They they need to be the if if you need to if if you're going to have people pick up the ornament, let's outside on the 1st. >> It needs to be before it needs to be the end of November. >> Should we do it though? Should we move the date though and then start like the 5th or the 6th? It's the same week but just at the end of the week instead of
the beginning of the week and then have them until that time to drop it off. >> Let's just make it November 30th. >> Will we have time though? They have to get approved by city hall and then >> it's too it's too fast too soon. >> I would say because you have to have time to organize these papers.
>> You know what I mean? Like don't kill yourself. So I would say the deadline for the paper to be submitted. >> December 15th or >> I would say the 21st. November 21st. >> November 21st.
>> Yeah. That gives you a whole week >> in two days. November to plan >> to to pick these up. >> Yes. >> And figure it out. >> Yeah. >> Make the ornaments to hang out there. >> Yes. You're right. You're right. And the tree and
>> I mean and you have a full-time job. >> I do. And I'm doing the events committee. >> So, we're just trying. Yes, ma'am. Suggestion. >> Suggestion. >> Yes, please do. >> It just seems too >> Can you just give us your name? Give us your name and your We had We need your
name and your address just for the just for the um >> Come up to the microphone. Yeah. Thanks. >> My name is Danielle. And you said what else did you need? >> Address, honey. >> Uh 5547 Baker Road, Florida. Um, so
instead of doing all that and killing yourself over it, >> since you have a designated map of where you want to go, why not go to those businesses in that map and ask them, hey, do you want to donate for the teachers? whether it's something
physical or money. Then that way it's tax also gives you the opportunity to show face in these businesses that you want to incorporate other things with and then show some type of identification that you're with the city council so they're not big just on the street
>> because there's way too many people right now that are complaining that they don't have money to for holidays. So, right, >> the short amount of time that you have right now, you might get one person to come in and grab one of those ornaments, >> right? >> And so, like back to what you were saying is these teachers are going to get their hopes up and like, hey, I want
all this stuff, >> right? >> And they get one pencil, you know, right? >> At least that way you're killing more than one bird at a time. You know, you're doing >> a bad and I have to go actually to businesses to get sponsors and stuff. So, that's not a bad deal.
I used to do uh uh charity events and stuff with uh like different things and we businesses they love doing it. >> So raffle tickets like all that stuff. So >> and even if it's something small it doesn't matter. And then >> the incentive if they're like what do I get out of it? If you guys are doing the
the newsletter, hey thanks for this business. They helped us support teacher this year. >> It gets their name right on the newsletter and they don't have to pay for it for that month or whatever. What are you doing? >> That's great. >> That's a good idea. Very good. Great idea. >> Yeah, thank you.
>> Um, >> and that would eliminate the tree. >> Yeah, we don't have to do that. >> And the >> We could just take the money and go buy it. >> And we could ask for And I think you could eliminate this as well. You could
ask them to sign up if they'd like to receive something, but not give them a preference list of what they want. And that way whatever we get >> so like a white elephant type of thing like this is what you get. >> Whatever we get. >> But if they Okay. >> Sure.
>> Well, it's a wish list. Doesn't mean they're going to get it. >> I know. But it could get a little disappointing in the end, too, when we can't get any of them. >> The high school kids are going to need different than >> Yeah. First, second grade. >> If we're going to the local businesses and asking for the things.
>> No, we're asking or cash. >> Or cash. We're asking for cash. Can we ask for cash? Can we do that? >> I don't know. Can we go to businesses and ask for cash for this event >> or or this >> I'd say that's a presentation. >> Well,
>> I don't know if that's like I wouldn't want to be responsible for cash like maybe a >> gift card or something that they want to give to the teacher themselves like they can come here and give it to you if they want to give you 50 bucks. I think it would be good if you went with the
businesses with the list to say, would you be willing to purchase these and we'll pick them up at a later date? >> When we did the sponsorship packet, we did a you know an actual you know the the um the packet was created for the
sponsorships for the centennial >> and all the you know um all the parameters was detailed in that specific packet for that spec you know for the specific centennial events. This is a little bit This is quite different because you're just you're
asking for just like one payment. So I I don't know. It's you know it's kind of setting the precedence because the CAC's never gone out asking asking for money before. >> So probably would have to refer to legal and see what we you know what we can do
>> as far as that. But if it's I mean because you gota make gota make sure if we're taking that money it's got to go into a particular fund the funds got to be monitored and then you know one and then if that money is going to be drawn out what you know what's that money going to be used for afterwards. So you
know you have to have that you have to have that fund set up you have to have it monitored in for auditing sakes in case it gets asked about. Sure. So, >> and if they make like right now, for example, like a business comes and says, "You know what? I'm not going to have time to go buy all these five items, but I want to give you a gift card of $50 or
whatever it is." Is that something they can do? >> They can do it on their own. If they >> They can't give it to us to do. >> Yeah. If they want to do it on their own and we basically get the information and then provide them that information to do that on their own. >> Yeah. Like go and contact Ocean Honda and go to them and then they they'll
give you >> if if they do that on their own, that's something they're doing on their own. is, you know, you're just basically passing facilitating. You're facilitating an information from one to another. You're not taking any funds or nothing like that. >> You're just basically saying if >> you're taking a gift card, >> no. So, what I would do is like, let's
say I do a little certificate. Ocean Honda says, "I'm going to give you I'm going to give the teacher $50." So, we do a little document here, $50 from Ocean Honda or whatever. Give it to the to the teacher. And then she goes to Ocean Honda and says, "You guys said you're going to give me $50." And Ocean gives him the visa. That's like, for
example, for the for the um centennial, the mayor's ball, like I won like Island Paradise Charters, things like that, which I haven't done anything with. Um they give you like the paper and then you can go to Island Charter Paradise Charter and say, "Hey, I won." So like I
can get my free boat ride and things like that. It's the same concept. So, it's like instead of getting the actual product like the basket or anything, then they can actually go to Ocean Honda if Ocean doesn't want to come here and get the $50.
>> I think you're using Ocean Honda as a bad example because all I'm saying is >> I used to because what I would say is like if if you're going to like a local pizza place and they'll they'll they'll give the teacher a dinner, you know? >> Oh, yeah. >> So, basically they'll just give you one
of their cards and say, "Yes, this is for a free dinner. it's signed by the owner and then you're just basically, you know, you're not you're not taking any money or nothing like that. It's just going towards that particular teacher. Or >> are we getting away from the what what
we're trying to supply is school supplies for children. Now all of a sudden we're giving the teachers dinners and money. >> Yeah. It wouldn't be. So my thing is my concept was actual products like pens and pencils. >> Yeah. Because that
>> postit right. Yeah. the need, >> but that's a different route then. If you're if you're just trying to get supplies for school and stuff like that, that's different then. And they're just giving you the supplies to school and you're just giving you're just basically handing them out with the backpack giveaway once a year. So, it's pretty much the same thing.
>> Yeah. >> I think for a first time event, that's way >> too much. >> A step 10. >> Yeah, >> we're on step one. >> Yeah. So, >> I maybe we can progress to that future. >> Yeah. No, it's a great idea. I but maybe we can progress that but we're new into
this events. We're new into sponsor doing the sponsorships and and soliciting and doing all that sort of stuff. Um, >> this might be better. >> This might be better suited for the events committee really, >> right? But this is something like for us, I think it's for the CAC because the
events committee really it's for events, but like the CAC for us, this is something that you're helping a local teacher, >> and like let's say, you know, like now we're almost halfway through the school year or whatever it is, and she may need like Sharpies or Postits or something. They're going through projects. So she
would say, "I need, you know, post-its and I need pens and I need crayons for the kids." And this is for her. So she doesn't have to. Or even if she wants to decorate, you know, I'm doing a around the world project and I want to, you know, have different photos or maps. You
know how the teachers buy those things for their their rooms and they decorate like certain things. She's able to go and and or we're able to provide that for her so she can get her her map around the world or something. I still think if you went into a business with five or six of these with the teacher's
name and what their their wish list is, would you be willing to donate this? >> Yeah. To sponsor a teacher. >> We will come sponsor a teacher. We will come back in a day or two. >> There's always somebody within that business that would go out and buy it. I'm pretty sure because I know where I work, his wife would go in a minute and
go buy this stuff. We just I'm going to present this to them anyway. But I'm sure >> we can try this minimal involvement or something. We can't have this so large that we can't contain it. We can't manage it. So we're looking for five
teachers and or you know or put a limit on it >> and we can have a limit, >> you know. Um so then you can narrow your window down. >> You can take a list and and go after work and pick up those five or six items. Would that something see that's I mean that seems I'm not saying that
particular it's easier for someone to do on the way home they'll just pick up the items and and they'll be done you can pick them up >> I'm going to give you so I did a shoe box for work now we just did it for it's called Samaritan's purse >> one of my co-workers he does it every year and I love it gave us a shoe box I
took two for a boy and a girl it had specific ages like ranges of ages I went I had the list of what you can get I went I filled up the shoe box. I went and I gave it in today. That's what I did. And it's fun to to do it. And it's
a little knick-knack Dollar Dollar Tree. I went and I got a whole bunch of stuff and I put it in there. >> Um, and that's that's like my idea for this. This is not something like it's not, oh, she needs a printer. So, it's just something that it's telling a teacher, we support you. You know, it's
a it's a community. She's from the community. We're giving her something um for the holidays. It's just it's different something. It's different like sponsor a teacher sponsor maybe every year we can sponsor something different >> you know because it's always surrounded by children but also the adults need something as well and we're already
having a toy drive I believe um >> we always do every year >> yeah exactly so this is for a teacher and and I agree let's not make it huge >> I think we need to we need to scale back to >> yes >> um >> bare bones because when you go
>> when when your kids go to school the first day they get a list that the teacher needs and what is on that list. Tissues, pencils, crayons, scissors for the younger ones, stuff like that. And that's what the teach that's what comes out of the teachers pockets. >> Correct. >> So that's what we're kind of looking to
do. Supplement the teachers pockets. Not so much supplement a project, which we could do, but it's because they have to buy pencils or pens for the kids. They have to buy the tissues because the kids are snotty in the in the winter time. And and what you know, I mean, and you
know, they or markers So, I thought about what this was going to be. I would say limit the rather than $20 per item because if they chose $20 items and filled this list, it could get expensive. >> I have an idea now. So, just talking
Yeah. >> to a a $50 budget or something. >> I would put I would just They can ask for it. Doesn't mean they're going to get it. >> Yeah. >> If you ask a teacher what they want, they're going to put pencils and crayons and tissues and they're that's what they're going to put. >> Okay. That's what I think. I think
they're not going to ask for a $50 glove, >> hand sanitizer and things like that. Like that's what I'm thinking. >> Never surprised by people anymore. You ask >> just because like you said, just cuz they ask doesn't mean they're going to get >> Okay. >> So unless we
>> we're going to small businesses for these, right? Like we're going to go to >> Well, my thing is too, I do like the small business idea, but even me, I don't have a business and I would like to sponsor a teacher and buy her a little something. So, >> and you don't have to sponsor a whole teacher. you just like you might go to Costco and and buy a whole thing of
tissues, >> right? You know, and and then we can >> So, another thing that I was thinking of now that we're talking, >> okay, >> if we can. So, um have like a box up front um here in city hall, like a big,
you know, pretty goodiz box wrapped and then people can come up and drop off supplies. >> Sure. And then the teachers do a wish list, but they just hand a wish list to us. Like they can come and fill it out or they can send it to email, whatever it is. And then I have no problem in
sitting there and sorting out like Janet wants this, you know, Priscilla wants this and like you spread it out with their wish wish list. I mean that's a little project we could even do in here. Feb that's whenever you guys want
>> because it's this we can still do the drive December 1st through January 5th. We can announce it to everybody and everything. So if I just want to buy a pack of pencils I can. And if I want I can buy a whole jar of you know hand sanitizer and it doesn't obligate the person to get five things and then the
teacher could we could say list five things >> and it could be hand sanitizer, wipes and you know a face mask. >> Maybe maybe somebody wants to support it but could only afford a $10, >> right? think, you know, pencils and crayons or something. Maybe that's all they can afford, but they want to they want to
>> support something. So, how about >> we can give it to the the businesses and if they'd like to come, they can drop it off, too. >> Yeah. I mean, what do you guys think about that? Like, is that something >> I think we need to keep it simple. >> Let's do this. Let's Let's do the kiss simple. The kiss um Yeah. thing for
right now. See how it goes and then learn from our mistakes because we'll make them. >> Exactly. >> We'll make it. Something will go wrong and that's fine. We'll learn from it and make and do better next year. >> Yeah. Do you think you could come to the council meeting on the 12th and >> Yes. >> I speak to this speak to council about
this because I'm having a problem figuring out what I'm asking. >> 12 is Wednesday. Yes. I I mean if I'm allowed to speak I can and I will. So, but are we in agreeance that we're going to do this is separate this holiday wish list? We can put an end date. >> Yes. >> But it has nothing to do with this. Like
we can sponsor this. We can give this out to businesses starting already. like if one council approves it. But we can start >> sure that cell has a updated >> dates that you're proposing. >> Oh yes. >> Yeah. This could stay the same. I think
your deadline needs to be >> Yeah. Um I mean >> minimum of a week ahead of time. >> Yes. A week. So I can sit there. Yeah. Well, for the wish list or for everything >> for the wish list needs >> for the wish list. Yeah. The wish list I was thinking the >> the the wish list and donations has to
be the week before. It has to be the same date. Yeah, >> because you can't you you can't you have a full-time job. I'm going to keep reminding you that. I don't want you to forget. >> Yeah, >> you have we you not No, I'll come help you. I'm sure other people will come help you. We can rope anybody in.
>> We can we can sit here and help sort. That's fine. But you know, >> how about December 23rd? >> January dece November. >> What for the Oh, November. Okay. Well, no. Because Well, I was thinking >> you need the drive begins people are
bringing the stuff in on the first, the teachers have to have a deadline. >> Yes, they have. Exactly. But I'm saying since the teachers have let's say the teachers have they be the drive begins December 1st, but they can turn this in by the 23rd of December and then we can because remember we're not it doesn't
we're just collecting supplies and then we're going to sort it out. >> No, I would say I would No. >> Still no. Okay. >> I I don't think so. I I think you need to it needs to be >> so November >> because when you get your list you can
put start already >> you can bl you not on this paper but on social media you can blast these are some of the high ticket items that people are asking for. >> Oh you're right. I didn't think about that. Okay. >> So I think your list your deadline still needs to be before that's my opinion
before December 1st. >> Okay. >> Don't overburden yourself. You're making it very difficult on yourself, I think. >> So, once council approves it, let's say they would approve it on the 12th. >> Yeah. >> Then we can go ahead and start blasting it and then the teachers have I'll have three weeks if we do.
>> I would do it just November like 27th. No, >> the Friday the November 28th or >> um Oh, yeah. I don't know why I can't I keep going to Thursday. Yeah, that's I mean that's you'll Yeah, that's fine. >> November 28th.
>> Yeah. >> So, the deadline to to submit your wish list is the 28th, which is just the weekend before, you know, only the weekend before then. No, it needs to be sooner than that because you need to blast this out to people so they can buy stuff. They can drop stuff off on the
first. >> You're overthinking it. >> How am I overthinking it? >> Just I don't know. It just sounds like you're making it too complicated. >> Okay. What would you suggest? >> I would I mean I just I mean if they got
from December 1st to the uh the 5th, that's the deadline for incoming. Correct. >> For the for the supplies to come in, >> right? >> Correct. >> So that gives us three days to get through it all. But pretty much isn't it going to come in? How's it going? >> We were talking at the beginning for the
list first. Not not we're starting at the beginning for when the list >> list. >> Correct. I would give two weeks to get the list in. I mean, that's plenty of time for a teacher to decide whether or not >> she wants stuff and to write out a list
or two weeks. >> So, that would be So, what would you say a date? >> I have no idea. I wasn't looking at the dates. So, >> nove Okay. Well, if the Friday is November 21st is two weeks. November 28th is three weeks. Okay. So, if council approves by the 12th, the 13th,
we'll blast it. >> Uhhuh. >> And then they have to turn everything in by the 28th. >> I would say the 28th. That gives them >> two full weeks plus >> two full weeks >> to get the list in. >> Yeah. >> Then we can look at this and see high ticket items,
>> right? >> Blast that out to the community on, you know, on that 28th, 29th, 30th, whatever that is for December 1st. We're collecting items from December 1st. And if you're giving it out on the ETH, I would I I would shorten that time frame.
>> I would say we could collect items immediately, even before the teachers fill out lists. We could start taking thing the the gifts at any time. As soon as council approves, we don't have to wait to take
the gifts. You put a box out here. People just start come putting Why put a limit on that? >> Okay. The longer you give them to put things in, the more you have. >> Yeah, that's why I was giving. >> So, we can do that though. We can do from >> if council approves December 13th.
>> Sure. >> Start. And then >> you mean November? >> November 13th. Sorry. Okay. >> November 13th through um January 2nd. >> I would Yeah. Just >> because that would give us >> I would say it wouldn't if people want
to deliver the day of that's fine. I wouldn't really put a limit on donations because in the end if there's teachers standing here and there's people bringing stuff in at it take it you know that's just more stuff but but that's the thing how are we going to give it
because I was thinking of if we have like let's say Janet comes in and she has five items we would group the items for Janet put them in a gift bag or something and just say these are your items your items >> you know I understand what you're saying and you need more time for Yeah, we need
to >> because if they bring in the day of, who are we giving it to? >> Yeah, then January 1st or something. So you can get it organized. >> But if we're giving two full months, I mean, I can even do it sooner. >> So we're giving them out on the 8th.
>> January January 2nd is um a Friday. So that gives everybody a full week of Are you guys Is the city even open on January 2nd? >> Right. question. >> Um, which >> day the day after New Year's? >> The county is closed. >> New Year's is is Thursday. >> Yeah. So,
>> the county is closed on Friday. >> Dallas is I know Dallas County is closed on on >> We're open. >> You're open the second. >> Yeah. So, maybe if we >> then you're only giving it just just to be clear. >> It's a little bit of >> you're giving your giving whoever is
going to organize all this three days, not including the weekend, >> right? Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday to organize it and put in. Now, if you only get a little bit, it's not a problem. But if you get inundated, it's it might be a problem. I'm just
>> How about December? >> Yeah. >> Or how about if we're doing it from the 13th because we starting November 13th to December 23rd. >> And then that gives you all what one >> Well, nobody's going to do anything Christmas Eve, Christmas Day.
>> No, I know. But you take the I could just take all the supplies and then just >> dur the weeks. >> We have a few weeks to do >> like that's our deadline and then we have time whenever to come in or do stuff. >> Sure. >> Yeah. Get it done before Christmas. It's
wrapped up before Christmas. The rest is just organizing. >> Yeah. And that gives anybody enough time to just >> do something. >> Yeah. Because the holiday season people are just It's hard. >> Yeah. It's very hard. But if you do it before then we have what
One, two. It'll be exactly two weeks and two days, >> right? >> That's pretty good. >> That's fun. >> Okay. >> So, you'll come to council on Wednesday. >> Wednesday. >> And give them what you what we're suggesting and then they will approve it
or >> say no. >> Make suggest make suggestions and >> Oh, we s Yes. So really we have to either tell Carolyn uh Carolyn if they make a suggestion we don't have time to come back and
approve it and go with it. So either we take that we take their suggestions and just run with their suggestions whatever that is whatever date >> they say I don't really see council intervening in I say council is going to
either approve the program or or not. >> Okay. So that's the way I'm going to present it. I don't I'm not really going to present it as improve upon. >> Okay. >> Carolyn Carolyn's doing this. Okay. So, you know, it's gonna be Caroline's program. >> Okie do.
>> And either do you approve it or not. >> Okay. It's fine with me. >> So, we're think >> I don't think we really want council redoing this whole >> No, I don't think we need to do that. >> Yeah, we're just Okay. >> Okay. So just so that I know so I can So
the sponsored teacher for the holidays this flyer I'm changing the dates from November from November 13th through December 23rd. >> Okay. >> For the drive. >> Mhm. >> And then um
and then the teacher will be given their gifts at the CAC meeting on January 8th. >> We're okay with that. Okay. And then for this one, calling all Port Richie teachers, we're doing city hall by no I mean from they can
drop off their information, their wish list or email or wish list from December I mean November 13th through November 28th >> and put my email address on there for verification. >> Oh, sorry. >> Of city residency
>> email address. for city residency verification >> and take off list five items max $20. Just leave it as an open list and >> open list. Okay. >> Take that line out of there. >> Right. >> Yeah.
>> May I put you as the contact and then you verify and if they are then you just email me. >> Sure. >> You can do that. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, I'm going to put you as contact. And I have a question because I don't I never know how to address. When
you're in the committee, are you councilwoman or are you member? >> I'm a committee member and council. I'm on a city council woman of city. >> So then when I put like let's say I'm doing this and I'm contact
>> um coun. That's what I'm trying to figure. >> You're a committee member here. Committee member. >> You do for committee members liaison. >> Oh, >> can we put council? Yeah. Committee member council leazison. >> Is that that what s you think? Committee
members. So that they know she is a member of the council. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> That way that way you're because you really are committee member, right? >> But I want to give you credit for being on council as well. >> Perfect. Because I never know how to address even when I'm doing roll call.
Like what do I say? That's how I say member council leison on. Okay, perfect. And I'll put your email. >> Good job, Carolyn. >> Yeah, very good job. >> I like I like all your little datads,
your pictures and stuff. That's very nice. >> I do. It looks beautiful. >> I do too. I love it. I'm so not good at stuff like that. >> No, me neither. Looks >> You want to paint the wall? >> No, I can't even paint the wall. I can't I can do probably a prek students um coloring assignment and they would
probably say it's really bad cuz I can't computerize the wall and computer spray paint that is there some kind of program where we could computer spray paint the wall. Everybody does chat GPT nowadays. So >> all right, let's move on. Anything else?
>> No. >> Oh, do we have to make a motion for this or no? >> Go ahead. Yeah. Yeah. Um, I make a motion to present to council our sponsor teacher for the holidays flyer with the corrections made as well as the Port
Richie uh teachers flyer for the wish list with the corrections made. >> Need a second. >> Second. >> Motion and seconded. Any discussion? Any ideas? Um, all those in favor say I.
>> I. >> I. >> Opposed. Okay. Motion passes. Any um long-term goal? This all last thing. You guys can go. You don't have to stay if you don't want. >> Okay.
>> Okay. Bye guys. Come back anytime. >> The first Thursday of every month. Please feel free. >> All right. If you want to come to any of these, you can leave at any time. >> Interested. >> Thanks, Danielle.
>> Yeah, my name's not on there, bud. That's my number. >> Okay, great. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Can I get a picture of that, though? >> Oh, sure. >> Go ahead. >> You want the full layout on that or >> Yeah, absolutely.
>> All right. Future. So, long-term goals. future cleanup dates to match Pasco County schedule. March 17th. Isn't that like St. Patrick's Day? >> That is St. Patrick's Day. I just so >> be a lot of drinking on that day >> and and but they're cleaning. Isn't that a weekday though?
>> I don't know. >> That's what I thought. >> Talk about drinking. >> Yeah, it's a Tuesday. >> Are you thirsty? >> This is a fantastic idea. Come out great. This is This is the >> Don't let it Look, you got it banged up
already, >> right? >> And and it benefits. >> Not worth anything now. >> It's not worth anything. >> And this is the benefit to the substance alcohol abuse charities. That's where all the funds went to. So, they did a great job of that. >> Yeah, it is pretty. Yeah.
>> Very good. >> Local by the way. >> Will you will you drink that? >> Thank you, Daniel. Very nice to meet you. >> Thank you for your help and your ideas. Yeah. >> Bye. >> Bye. Thank you. >> Bye. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> So, yeah, March 17th is a Tuesday. >> Yeah. So, I don't know. >> That's all. >> I don't I don't agree with following the Pasco schedule then because we're not going to get anybody to do anything on a Tuesday. >> Let's just keep this under long-term goals and just let's address it next Monday. You okay with doing that? We got
a lot going on. So, let's >> stay. >> Okay. We'll just keep it on there. Anything else for the good of the committee? Any suggestions, ideas? I think would a lot of good stuff going on. >> Yeah. >> Any anything else?
>> Okay. Looking for a motion. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> A second. >> Motion and seconded. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Goodbye. >> Bye. >> S. You want to stay longer? >> No, I'm all right. S looks like