Yes. [clears throat] >> Okay. I'm calling to order this regular meeting of the Steuart City Commission for the 24th of November, 2025. Roll call, please. >> Mayor Rich,
>> here. >> Vice Mayor Collins >> here. >> Commissioner Clark >> here. >> Commissioner Gio >> here. >> Commissioner Reid >> here. >> And providing this evening's invocation is Pastor James Brochious. Hello to you,
sir, of the Steuart Alliance Church. Please rise. [clears throat] >> Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Let's pray. Father in heaven, again, thank you. I just uh so grateful for this area you've
allowed us to live in, the beauty of it, the care of it. Thank you for these men and women and their desire to do what is best for us. We pray for real wisdom and direction and understanding and insight for them. We pray for encouragement and
health and for them and their families. We pray Lord again for the whole staff here of Steuart and are thankful for them and ask that you would make this a place that is blessed and encouragement to all those that come. We ask God that again for uh your direction on our whole
nation uh and uh your your peace. We pray this in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus. Everybody says >> amen. >> Amen. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Sorry, >> Commissioner Reid. You start us off with any comments if you choose. Yeah, I don't have any.
>> Okay, Commissioner Gobi. >> Oh, yes. Thank you. I have a few. >> First, I want to give a shout out to our deputy clerk, Susi. She has officially achieved her certified municipal clerk's designation
through the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. This is a respected certification recognizes municipal clerks who have demon demonstrated extensive education, training and professional experience in local governance. Please join us in congratulating her on this outstanding
achievement and in her continued contri contributions to the city of the of Stewart. [applause] Thank you. About four years ago, there was a move in Tallahassee to slowly erode home rule. In 2023, the state approved the Live Local Act that allows
a developer to bypass our LPA review and commission approval um for projects that would meet affordable percent affordable housing criteria. The following year, Tallahassee made additions to the Live Local Act, which further secured building exceptions for developers. Now,
in 2025, we have four proposed bills for the 2026 state calendar in Tallahassee that if passed, they will remove any oversight on land and water management by local government. A proposed bill will further the administrative approval
only for cities and counties across the state of Florida. A proposed bill that would remove local authority of land and water management. Please write to your representatives in Tallahassee to protect home rule. We need to elect officials that will represent us. And
you know, if they're not representing us, we need to elect ones that will. I'd like to add a deliberation and discussion to the December 8th meeting regarding the East Stewart Historical Advisory Board. I would like to see how they can move forward to be a more
productive entity to the community. I would like to address the fact that some people have mentioned that it does not appear that the commissioners are paying attention since we have our laptops, our iPads or our phones open during commission meetings. The backup to the agenda that you see, which is
only usually two or three pages, is sometimes 70 to hundreds of pages long. The information included in the backup is important and we need to access that info during the meeting. It's also wasteful to have staff produce print off of hundreds of pages time five commissioners. So bear with us. We're
not that we're not paying attention to you. We're just trying to make sure that what we what we're voting on that we have all of the details. Uh I would like to ask the property owners of storefronts in downtown Stewart, if they have not already dressed up their windows for the
holidays, please do. It goes a long way to entice those wishing to rent downtown when the whole dev downtown is a wash with holiday joy. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. And to end, I want to wish everyone in the city and all the city employees a healthy and happy Thanksgiving. Thank
you. >> Thank you, Commissioner Joby. Commissioner Clark. >> Hi. Thank you so much. Um, I [clears throat] just wanted to say that um, I don't know how many people know, but our uh, one of our former sheriffs
uh, in Martin County, Sheriff Crowder, passed away recently and his memorial was this past um, yesterday actually at St. Mary's Church and I think that um, from our law enforcement perspective, our city was well representative. Chief
G was there and former Chief Tuminelli and others, former um David Dice and so on. So um it was a great representation just to recognize uh Sheriff Crowder and what he's done in
Martin County over the years. And um I just wanted to say that his family was very appreciative of everybody who came out to that event to give a send off to
Sheriff Crowder and to remember him in our community. Another thing that I want to share is that uh the NAACP is sponsoring the miracle on 10th Street and that's coming up on December 13th. And I know that
they have a box out at the 10th Street rec center where people can drop off toys. And I was wondering if I think we currently have a box now or something to do with an angel tree for the Salvation Army. But I was wondering if there was a
way that maybe if they could have a box someplace at city hall. Also, if people wanted to drop off something for the um Miracle on 10th Street, which is December 13th at the 10th Street Recreation Center. And those of you who
may not know about the history of Miracle on 10th Street, a big part of the planning of that and working with it was um when Pastor Gore was me was the president of the NAACP and um he's passed away now and so this
is a good year to remember Pastor Gore and to remember all the work that he's done in the community. So please um try to participate and come out on the 13th, see the children and the families who benefit from this program or um try to
donate something to the miracle on 10th Street, whether it's in the box at the recreation center or if we do get permission to put a box here at city hall if we can and people can drop things off. Um I'd appreciate that. And
I know that Mr. Um, Jimmy Smith, who is the current president, would also appreciate that. With regard to the East Stewart Historical Advisory Committee, I was going to bring that up because recently we we have to submit our names for the
persons to be on the historical advisory committee. And I've talked to um the clerk about this. I don't remember when the exact sunset date is, but there's a sunset time for that committee, but I know that they've been working with Jordan Pinkson and others in the CRA to
come up with a website for the East Stewart um area with the information on the history of East Stewart. They've collected some information. Some still needs to be put together and to be reviewed. They haven't had uh a meeting
since I think July because they've had other things on the agenda and I know that they also want to be involved even though they're the historical committee to do certain things based on the ordinance that created them and they
have a timeline with that. Um they some of the members wanted to go beyond that to do things like provide some input on Guy Davis Park and whether it's last minute or continuous as uh the project
is being implemented and that historical committee um spectrum of their um role was not that's that's not included in that. But I think that they've asked about that before. So
if um if it's going to come up as an agenda item, then that's something that needs to be discussed. But the ordinance for the historical committee is very specific. And I know that um Miss Candandy Savdus and Miss Pinson has been
working to assemble the pictures and the details and they have a draft um page or website you may call it that will be created through the link for the public in the future. But a lot of that stuff still needs to be um looked over by the
committee members and reviewed and updated again so that they can say that their finished work is there. But um uh so in terms of the sunset, I don't know if Mr. uh Bagot will bring that information to
us and let us know about the the sunset time, but I know that Miss Candandy Sabdas has a specific set of things that she's been working with and we should probably find out exactly when those will be finished and how the committee is working to get that done. if it will
be done within the sunset time or if we need to to um extend things. So, I'd just like to have a followup on that too. That was on my list because I've been going through this advisory thing with the with the clerk. Um
I think that's that that's about it. I've talked to the city manager or interim city manager about the whole idea of the when we're going to talk about our scheduling of to work on
getting a new city manager. And so I don't know when he'll be coming back to us with some ideas, but I'm pretty sure it's going to be after the holidays cuz we only have one meeting in December, which is December the 8th. So, um,
that's something that we need to figure out how we're going to attack that problem or that issue. It's not necessarily a problem. Uh, thank you. >> Thank you, [snorts] >> Mr. Vice Mayor. So I have I had similar
thoughts as well with regard to that E Stewart uh historical advisory board for all of us who may have not been there when it was originally created. Um the purpose of that board was to procure historical information for the
Guy Davis project >> and I think there is somewhat of a liability in having it turn into something else sort of like a >> Stewart board, you know, because we we have the commission, we have the CRA or
CRB, we have the LPA >> and um you know, another layer of bureaucracy for a neighborhood. I don't I don't think is a good idea. And for the most part, that board doesn't meet because they fulfilled their purpose. Sort of to um Commissioner Clark's
point. >> So, it's kind of a a tedious subject because nobody wants to to feel like they're slighting East Stewart in any way. But the point of that board was to procure historical information for the park, which they did. Um, beyond
that, in terms of I'm on the same same wavelength, uh, as you, uh, Commissioner Clark, in terms of hiring, uh, my goal is to hit the ground running for the, uh, city manager position, you know, first of the year, as soon as possible.
If we're not going internal, which it seems like we're not, um, I'd like to get, you know, be able to start receiving applications at the beginning of the year. So, if it's next meeting, I don't exactly remember how that process
uh went, you know, with with Lee and um the environmental attorney, but I do believe it takes a little bit of time to iron out what's going to be in that um job description and and such. So, I'd like to see that happening in December
as well, so we can get moving as not to be into February or March, you know, April trying to figure out who's going to be our city manager. If it's not going to be internal, we need to hire and get moving uh so we can be stable. And um those are my comments.
>> Thank you. Um can >> just as a matter of >> generally [clears throat] that December meeting is >> ceremonial >> preunctery. Yeah. Do we do we would we really add an issue that could be as
um complex as the requirements for the city manager position. >> When you say per what do you >> Well, it's usually just reorg. It's usually Yeah. ceremonial as commissioner clerk said. >> But is there any reason why we wouldn't have a normal meeting? Yeah. Absolutely. >> Well, we just that's just not how it's
gone. But I mean, we can >> Yeah, go ahead. Commissioner. >> Well, I just wanted to address what Ula and what um what Commissioner Clark and with Vice Mayor said in regards to the East Historical um the East Stewart Historical Advisory Board. I spoke to
Betty Brinkley who's one of the board members um because she's my advisory person on that board and we discussed the fact of how much more that that committee could do standalone, not connected with the city. Um and she seemed to be amenable to that. I think
that they they could do more as a standalone in their community dealing with what they want to deal with because they're really kind of tied into when a board meeting is called, when do they get together, what they can say to each other. So, um, I thought we'd have this
discussion at the next meeting. Uh, >> I agree with you. I think it would be good for expense because whenever we have these meetings, if we're just scheduling them with no nothing to agenda, right? Yes. >> Staff is all there. It's it's not cheap. >> It's it's >> So, you're saying potentially disband
that group or just have them on hold? >> No, actually to basically at some point in the new year sunset them. Okay. Um, but I think that before that happens, I had offered to sit with Betty, go over some possibilities for the community committee to do.
>> Um, and I would be available as a private citizen if she wanted some direction. >> Understand? [snorts] >> Um, the other thing I wanted to address is the um December 8th meeting. It's the last meeting of the year and whatever business we should be doing, we should get it done and and not have just a
ceremonial uh if it's just going to be ceremonial, we could just end the, you know, business of the city today. I mean, it doesn't make any sense. December 8, it's the last one, the last meeting of the year, and let's make it the meeting of business for the year. Thank you.
>> You have any comment on that, Commissioner Clerk? >> Well, I was going to say no. I should write it I should write it down. Um >> Um [clears throat] so you want is are you asking for Roz to
be here to go through the whole >> Oh yeah. >> potential >> of hiring you want you want that be >> whatever that next step would be that that would be on the next uh >> for the December 8 meeting. >> Correct. So I I remember >> is Raz here.
>> She's in the other room. >> Yeah. So she certainly would need to prepare for that. >> Hey, there she is. >> She's listening. >> Good evening. Rost Strong, HR director. For the record, I am out of country on that night, but our my second in command, Karen Chambers Cuffy, is
prepared to attend the meeting and she can speak on my behalf. >> Thank you. >> Work. >> Okay. While you're there, Roz. >> Yes, ma'am. >> And Mr. Bagot and Mr. City Manager. So, as far I keep saying Mr. City Manager, interim city manager, as as far as I'm
concerned, not that we're always doing the same old same old, but in a way we are. Um what is the major thing that we want to change in the standard duties of the city manager that
would need to revamp um an advertisement for city manager must have these qualifications must do this must do that must be able to do certain things. What is it that we're looking for that would take so much time to revamp the advertisement for city manager because
we have a standard thing. Well, it's in the charter, aren't they? The responsibility is in the charter. >> And I think we should stick with that standard thing and not uh try to start boxing anybody out and then allow whatever subcommittee that we have uh established to start going through those
applications ultimately to provide us recommendations for who to interview. >> So, you're say don't start trying to revamp things. Let's get moving. I know that's been a discussion item of of you know boxing out different types of experience but I think we should stick
with our standard for now would be my opinion. >> What discussions? There haven't been any discussions. >> I've not not formally but >> Okay. >> I think that's what Commissioner Clark's alluding to, right? >> Yeah. So, so basically we're saying on
this giving our input for commission um commissioner's input today are we asking staff to prepare us uh an agenda item whether it's for discussion or for action on the 8th so that when we tell
them on the 8th they can have something prepared to move forward into January even probably do the advertisement so that gives three weeks in December. I I would like my opinion is you wait till after the new year to actually advertise >> advertise. Okay. >> For us to get everything buttoned up
before then if possible or >> Mr. City Manager, >> Mr. Interim City, >> Mr. City Manager. >> Um, >> I I would just add I'm going to have to ask the commission's um indulgence in
this. I'm going to have to ask your forgiveness because due to our tight agenda schedule, the agenda items for December 8th, which we do have a normal agenda for December 8th, we do I I have a very important item myself on the December 8th >> uh meeting. Those items were due today
to have the agenda for December 8th published Wednesday. Yes, >> Wednesday. >> Wednesday. Because of the holiday, we plan to So the you asking me to add things to the December 8th agenda right now? they won't be part of this wind Wednesday's published agenda. I mean, at
least not >> maybe we'll work tonight on it and tomorrow and try to put this together, but um today was the deadline, so I'm going to have to push the deadline a little bit on the on the agenda to get it published and have it properly noticed. Okay. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you, Ros. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Does that conclude your remarks, Mr. Mayor? >> Thank you. So Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it's so simple. [laughter] You don't have to bring gifts.
It's not attached to a religious event. It's a simply a gathering of friends and food and hopefully families getting along together. >> You're obviously not cooking. [laughter] >> You said it was an easy holiday. I
actually do most of the cooking in my family. So that's an incorrect assumption. Commissioner Gob, >> just a just a >> um but it makes me very aware of those who are not able to enjoy such a simple
opportunity and I have been made aware of these people recently. I was invited to Memorial Park one Sunday morning and there's a very small group of people that are taking the time and making the effort to feed the unhoused as we call
them now. Um I've also been speak I've spoken with um some people at St. Mary's and they had been accommodating unhoused people very generously at their facility.
And as Rob Reeri made me very aware, unfortunately all too quickly that situation became unworkable for them. >> Jim, Mr. Cherroski and I had a meeting
with very two individual one Mr. England and I forget the other woman's name. Uh it was a very interesting meeting and they made us aware of there are all there are so many degrees of assistance
we can provide to this community and I just hope in the new year that can we can explore some of these as a city we're probably going to need to work with the county. Um, there are certainly a great number of groups out
there who are doing their best, but it can be as simple as providing a parking lot at night that people can enter at night and they have to leave fairly early in the morning, but there are facilities there. Um, it's
safe and you'd be disappointed to learn how many people and families in fact are having to live in their cars at this time. So, we don't have to solve the entire problem, but I would hope we
could make the effort and start doing the best we can, however little is we can. And that's my hope um that we keep this in mind during Thanksgiving when we all have way too much food to eat
and that as we look to the new year. And I just do want to thank the staff that does so much for us and does so much for the city and deservedly gets so much praise and thanks from our
residents. So, thank you all. And now, Mr. interim city manager. Do you have any remarks? >> Uh, actually, um, Commissioner Goi did a more than spectacular job describing what I was going to say for Susay this evening. Um, [laughter] no, no, no,
ma'am. That's fine. No, it's just, you know, that she's part of the staff and I just want to thank the clerk's office for continuing a tradition of professionalism. Uh, as I've said many times and they know it's it's I'm I'm like a broken record. My mother was on
the International Clerks Board and president of the Florida Clerks Association. So, city clerks are near and dear to my heart and I appreciate them continuing to be professionals and and put that forward for the city. Also, uh thank you to the staff, the you know, the city hall transformed from this
morning. It looked one way and by the meeting tonight, it's Christmas time. So, uh we really appreciate what what the public works crew and the UNE people do to make the city look nice and and go around. If you haven't seen the transformation, it's it's happening on
the moment. U to the city manager proposal, as I was commenting a moment ago, we will go ahead and put together um the basic packets of of what can be done. Uh we'll get that on the agenda. So I'm going to be opening the the
agenda back up. Yeah. Thank you to get those items on there last minute. So you will see those on the December 8th agenda. >> Thank you. And I believe Commissioner Gio requested a DND on the East Stewart Historical Advisory Committee. >> The laptop that I have open that looks
like I'm not paying attention. I'm taking meticulous notes. >> So, yes, it is in my to-do list. Thank you. >> Which would require members of that committee to perhaps attend, which is is why these that last meeting tends to be
minimal, but so be it. Um, does that conclude your remarks, Mr. Interim City Manager? Yes, sir, it does. Thank you. >> Thank you. Can I get a motion for the approval approval of the agenda, please? [snorts] >> So move. >> We have a motion by the vice mayor and a second by Commissioner Clark. Is there
any public I public comment on this item? Seeing none, all in favor? >> I >> I >> against motion passes. Do we have any comments, madame clerk, from members of the public on non-aggenda related items?
>> I do. I have David Kelman. You've been very patient, sir. >> Always. [laughter] David Kilman, 950 South Carolina Highway. I came to the board uh how many months ago um telling you how bad it was with Palpat Creek. I was working with Mr. Mortell. He's no
long no longer with us. Everybody said, "Please send you, you know, come my contact information." Uh Commissioner Gobi [clears throat] is the only one that responded saying she had knee surgery. I believe he had knee surgery. She had knee surgery in which she was better. Okay, here we are. How many
months later? The creek is disgusting. It's polluted. It's overgrown and it's out of control. This is a development that's been in the city of Stewart since 1974. So, it's what 50 plus years. Okay. So, I
just want to make sure with the ICM here that it's not put on a back burner and we're not just sitting here moving on to Frasier Creek because it's a downtown city project or paintings on walls and every other thing that goes on in the
city. This is a creek with 200 plus uh units with over 400 people that live there that have to smell and look at this pollution. Multiple pictures have been sent to our previous city manager and he was working on a bunch of
different things to to work on, you know, this project and I haven't heard nothing. I got one response from you. Mr. Reed is in contact with me on occasion on certain aspects. Um, and I just want to know where we're at with
it. >> Would you like to respond to this, gentlemen? This is the first I've heard of it, sir. That's not not an excuse. It's it's an explanation. So, yeah, I will dig into this issue. Uh we're not gliding through this period of time as the interim city manager. So, I will
make sure that again, >> I mean, we're working on things like underwater, you know, silt movers, some fountains, possibly some dredging, so on and so forth. Our community just spent thousands and thousands of dollars with Southwater Management, our own mangro uh
trimming company to come in and cut the mangroves because it's just out of control. And in another couple years, there's not going to be a Popland Creek. It's going to be filled in and it's going to be overgrowing mangroves. So, I gave you all my contact information.
Anytime you can meet me, I'll take you on on our Gator. You could go drive down the creek and you could see exactly what I deal with every day. Greatly appreciated and thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> Next, I have William Rudge.
>> Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Commissioners. Um, you have to bear with me a moment because I'm trying to read this microscopic bra. I lost my knots. Is the mic on? >> I think so. Can you hear me? Is that better? Okay. >> Good evening, commissioners. Um, it has
been brought to the attention of this commission on multiple occasions that there are some serious allegations regarding steward city officials and their conduct. You have all been notified individually, personally, by email, and collectively in these
commission meetings. There are several people making these allegations and yet you refuse to take them seriously, acknowledge them, look into them, or anything else. Which makes me very curious what exactly is it you're trying
to hide and or whom exactly is it you're trying to protect? Because you have no interest in investigating or even acknowledging these very serious allegations. You just want to use the city manager as a scapegoat,
throw him under the bus and say, "Look, we cleaned up the city." But he was not the only one implicated. And you're reticent to investigate or look into this, even take it seriously, makes me question again, what is it you're trying
to hide? Or who is it you're trying to protect? Maybe you've got some kind of idea that making a spectacle out of what happened to Mike Mortell. Give me a moment, please. Making a spectacle out of what happened to Mike Martell is putting an end to all
this stuff makes it disappear. Quite the contrary, because there are some serious allegations involved, many of these city [snorts] employees acting in their city capacities, which makes it a federal offense.
And some city departments as well. Things really do need to be looked into. They're not going to go away. Don't you check with some Why don't you check with some of the people making some of these
allegations and find out what evidence, if any, they have. Make it public. Bring it into the sunshine so we all know what's going on. That way, if anyone has any real evidence, they can show it. If
not, then you can put that out as well, and it will be some dumb once and for all. [snorts] preserving this council and this city's integrity instead of trying to hide behind the city manager's removal.
Your obvious blatant refusal to act would appear to any outsider looking at this mess as an admission of shared [clears throat] guilt. You should be aware that your legal backgrounds that being informed of
something and letting it happen anyway and not doing anything about it is a dereliction of your duties, especially under the circumstances. I request that one of you brave city commissioners make a motion to investigate this fully and a
second brave city commissioner second the motion. Thank you very much, William Raj. Next I have Karen Yost Rudge. Good evening Karen Hall Yost Rudge 1701 Southwest Palm City Drive or Road. I want to say again, thank you for your
service. I'm grateful to live in a country where I can readress my grievances to my government. Um I I sent you guys a couple things. Of course, we're not going to go over it now, but the first is just four pages of uh an
email thread of Mr. Boglio and I and our friend Dave Das. In 2020, I was trying to get to the bottom of things that were going on and it was the second page will tell you what I was looking for. The city of Stewart code enforcement ruge
property abatement cost list a different case than was used by the city in city v. Rudge. So, it was like a whole new thing. C was a project. The city of Stewart's budget amendment number 15 on October 8th, 2009 was a project to
appropriate $100,000 to code enforcement to clean up abandoned construction sites. Now, they put our property in there and since 2020, I've been asking went back and forth with Mr. Booli. You
can see that I met with him. So, I was just going to say if he's going to be the manager, I would like him to answer this question. And if he's not the manager, the new manager needs to answer these questions that how come there were three different case numbers? Why were
we included with a And when it was time for Mr. Boglioli to be honest, he told me, "Oh, that was for lock clearing and stuff." No, this was not lock clearing. It said it was for construction. Okay? It's just more of the shenanigans. So
that I only bring it up because I thought maybe he's going to be the manager. If he is, I want an answer. If he's not, I want an answer from the next manager. I think it's fair. And I just want to say uh I love this town. I love my county. And I will say
we these two uh chief of police, we we uh it must be a prere pre prerequisite to be a good-looking man, to be a chief. Cuz look at what we got. Oh, he's gone. He's gone. [laughter] >> Anyway, thank you.
>> Candace Callahan. >> This is non-aggenda. >> I promise. >> Okay. >> I promise. [laughter] >> I follow directions, sir. >> All right. So, hello friends. Candace Callahan, executive director for Stewart Main Street. coming back to this meeting
to um give thanks um as we prepare for one of the busiest time of year and as well as our very cherished Christmas tree lighting ceremony coming up this Friday. I wanted to recognize um a few folks that have helped make that happen.
Um big thanks to the city of Stewart public works department, Milton and his teams. um the city of Stewart community services department uh Jim and his teams and of course our Stewart police department as well as fire and um also
Panol and Jordan with the CRA and an probably um one that we didn't think to consider um but they have been amazing to work with. So I just wanted to commend them um the folks with Buckheart um Buckheart um construction, excuse me. They're the ones that have been tasked
with um helping us um redo uh Seminal Avenue um streetscape and the undergrounding of the power lines. They have been amazing to work with and um so thank you for picking a good team there. Um they've been really helping us get the streets dustfree for our event this
Friday. So thank you all. Um and then hopefully we will see all of you again. Here's your reminder that if you're able to join us, please do. Um, we've added a lot of new fun things to the event. So, I hope you can join us this Friday after Thanksgiving from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. to
um, see our Christmas tree lit. And hopefully you've also seen the special Stuart um, special um, spotlights on downtown Stewart on the news lately. We've worked really hard at um, strengthening some of our media partners' relationships to help spread positivity and joy at this
>> um, that's all I have for today. Thank you so much for your partnership. >> Thank you, Candace. So seminal will be closed right Mr. ICM. [clears throat] >> So majority of the work is actually completed on seminal street. So we
pedestrians will be able to use the the street on the day of the event on Thursday. >> Oh that's great. >> And the roads will be closed but we will open the roads on Saturday. >> Fabulous. Good job. >> It looks nice. >> No it does. I
>> Okay. Good exciting news. Okay. Um I'm sorry. Anybody else? >> No, I have no further public comment. >> Okay. Can I get a motion for the approval of the consent calendar, please? >> So move. >> Second. >> The vice mayor's motion madness
continue. We have a motion by the vice mayor and a second by commissioner. Is there any public comment on this? Seeing none, uh roll call, please. >> Commissioner Reid, >> yes. Commissioner Clark, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Collins, >> yes.
>> Commissioner Gobi, >> yes. >> Mayor, [clears throat] >> yes. >> Mr. Bagot, will you read item two for our consideration, please? >> Sure. Resolution number 101-2025, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Stewart, Florida, to authorize the renewal and execution of
an amendment to the lease agreement between the city of Stewart and Stewart Main Street Association, Inc. for the Flaggler Center located at 201 Southwest Flaggler Avenue Stewart providing an effective date and for other purposes.
This agenda item is mine. So, I'll give you a brief intro. Uh, back uh I think it was uh October meeting that you had requested or maybe it was September meeting that you requested that we bring back all of the agreements
between Steuart Main Street and the city because at the time we were trying to they had brought forth uh the request to renew it the lease for the for the second time for the second renewal. And just to recap, the lease agreement had an initial three-year term. There
were in the lease agreement, there were two three-year term renewal that could be an addition. They uh requested to execute the second three-year term, which would be the year 6 through nine.
And as a result, when I brought it for you before, you wanted to bring back all of the agreements. And it appeared that the goal was to try and get all all of the agreements between the city and Steuart Main Street to renew at the same time of the year so that we're not having to do this agreement this month
and this agreement another month. And so what we've done is I've attached there are four agreements and there's the lease agreement for the Flaggler Center which is before you today and then there's also the market on Main Street license agreement. Both
the lease agreement and the market on Main Street, they renew every three years. And there's two other agreements with Steuart Main Street. And there they are the Rock and River basis. So other than the lease agreement, the
other three um agreements between the city and Main Street renew on or about September, October already. So the only one that is kind of the oddball out the anomaly is this Elise agreement which renews January 1st. So what I've
proposed is that we add 9 months to this final three-year renewal term. So it'll be 3 years and 9 months which will get us to the end of September and then it will renew with the other three agreements. However, I want to point out
that the lease agreement, okay, I want to point out that the lease agreement, this will be nine nine uh nine years and 9 months. And as you recall, what we've did on the uh the Flaggler Museum is if we have to lease
any property in the city of Stewart for more than 10 years, we have to go out for referendum and and have the population vote on it. So, at this next renewal for the Flaggler Center with uh Steuart Main Street, if we want to continue beyond that, it'll have to go
out on a referendum. We don't have to worry about that now, but I just want to point that out for the future. So, if you have any questions, I've attached all four agreements to the agenda, but the only one that we really have to make a change to in order to have them all
consistently renew in September, October of every year is adding nine months to this last three-year term on the lease agreement. >> Do you have to do anything with the others to make sure that all of them are
landing on the same agenda? Not just around the same time, but all on one agenda was the goal. >> Well, they re they're all going to renew >> time >> in in they would all renew at the they're they're in line with our fiscal year. So, the city's fiscal year is
October 1st through September 30th. So, all of the agreements would be renewing in September, >> okay, >> in October. So, they would have to come before you on their renewals. Now, there's two agreements that only renew every three years, >> a year versus every three years, >> right? So those >> but by doing it that way when they come
up they're going to be on the same all going to be at the same time by also the the market on Main Street and the lease agreement by adding the the nine months they will renew every three years on the same year. >> Okay. >> And then the other two renew every year at that time anyway. >> And I'm sure I'm sure that can get
carried forward is if that's the intent we can make sure it happens on the same agenda. I I I would imagine. Yeah. That's that's the whole point is if they renew at the same time, then they have to come before you at the same time instead of coming before you three different times. >> Correct. >> Okay. So,
>> I I would say just like now, Commissioner, um we would make sure to include all the agreements whether they were renewing that year or not. So you'd have a chance [clears throat] to look at them and we'd get that, >> you know, three, two, one countdown to the >> obviously the ones that renew every year
would be together on an agenda and then >> every few years all four would land on one. I'm just wanting to make sure that they all land together respectively on one agenda. >> Yes, sir. >> So every three years they will. >> Perfect. >> And then every year in between would be the two after.
>> Yep. Thank you. >> Any other questions of Mr. Bagot? Well, is there a motion then? >> Yeah, >> I just know. >> Forgive me. >> But as you are the representative of the city on this board, I assume you have no reservations whatsoever and extending
disagreements in time. And >> I have none. >> Okay. >> I don't think they would either. And if she's back there in the back, she can check. >> It's I'm It's up to us to provide to make the agreement. >> Um, >> all right. So, with regard to resolution number 1012025,
move approval of the uh resolution as presented. >> Second. >> Have a motion by Commissioner Clark and a second by the vice mayor. Do we have any public comment on this, Madam Clerk? >> I have not. >> None. >> None. >> Any other comments or questions from the
commission on this? >> Nope. >> Very agreeable this evening. >> I'll find something to argue about. >> Roll call, please. It's not a challenge. >> Vice Mayor Collins, >> yes. >> Commissioner Reid, >> yes. >> Commissioner Clark, >> yes. >> Mayor Rich, >> yes. >> Commissioner Gio,
>> yes. >> Motion passes. Item number three, Mr. Bagot. Resolution number 105-2025, a resolution of the city commission of the city of Stewart, Florida, authorizing the city of Stewart to accept a Florida inland navigation
district waterway assistant program grant for a courtesy dock and wave attenuator, [snorts] authorizing the submission of any grant application if necessary, and the execution of any grant agreement if awarded, and further authorizing any minor amendments to the
grant agreement to facilitate the program as appropriate, providing an effective date and for other purposes. Um, >> would you like to explain this? >> I if you would like some further explanation, I would. So, this item
>> um already appears in the 2026 budget. However, as a smaller project, we've been trying to complete what is referred to as a wave attenuator, which was intended to abate the wave action that um sometimes damages the floating dock.
As I've said in several occasions, you know, we've discovered the floating peers in the backyards of residents, you know, further down river. So, the wave attenuator was a project and there were multiple designs and and different scenarios about how they could work. And so we we have a 2026 budgeted item which
includes a $400,000 grant from find for this wave attenuator including some match dollars. However, by happen stance because the city of Stewart offers this public chamber for meeting of other groups, a fine committee meeting here uh resulted in a in a conversation
afterwards where it was brought to our attention that there were unused disaster funds. Um, so a lot of uh money was appropriated for disaster recovery. And when we discussed that the dock, the floating pier often winds up in other people's backyards. Uh, the find
association Florida Inland Navigational District saw fit to appropriate to the city of Stewart $1,150,000 for a complete dock re like a revamp, an improvement. I provided those plans and
and projected um design to the commission. And so if you approve this tonight, uh this would make the we would eliminate the floating dock portion and it would make the fixed dock extended out into the water. This would accommodate docking of larger vessels
all the way down to a canoe and it would be a fixed pier situation. Yeah, they that's what they told me. And so uh and so you know we Milton also provided a look at what the ladder situation would be because uh we were asked how would people get in and out of the boats if
it's a fixed spear and doesn't go up and down with the with the tide. So we've answered that question as well. So I if this is adopted tonight by this commission and approved you will see a budget amendment shortly after not on the December 8th meeting. I'm pushing my
limit already to get that in there. But um we will have a a follow-up agenda item for a budget amendment to change the match dollars from the $400,000 grant to the million150 grant. The total project would be would be $2.3 million and I believe CRA panel is the one with
the platinum American Express. Uh the CRA will be providing the match for this grant to rebuild that dock structure. Any questions of the interim city manager regarding this item from the commission?
>> I would just say it's one of those, you know, nice things that you can do when you don't spend 30 million on a Bright Line station. You have a little extra money for docks. That's all. >> As someone who spent 30 years chasing
docks around the rivers, >> uh you know, these are issues that you need to deal with. And um the sooner the better and it uh it'll enhance the appeal downtown and it'll make it safer for people who choose to come downtown
with on their boats including canoes. So I'm glad we have Thank you fine very much. I know I went to a meeting uh in addition to the one here. I think Miss Holmes also attended a meeting and so I think all those outreach efforts helped.
I I myself recently as the commission knows attended a meeting of the fine board >> and uh part of my opening speech is that the city of Stewart is a fine city because for 30 years you look out the back window there's a big sign says this doc provided by fine and you know if you go on the other side says this provided
by fine so okay they they enjoyed that >> so if they're watching thank you fine it'll be a huge blessing to the city >> looking for a motion [snorts] >> Mr. Chair Mr. Mayor, with regard to item number three, the resolution number 105205,
fine waterway assistance program, I move approval as presented by staff and discussed here today. >> We have a motion by Commissioner Clark and a second by the vice mayor. Is there any public comment on this item, Madame Clerk? >> I do not have any.
>> Any other questions or comments from the commission? Commissioner Reid. >> Yeah. What was the current uh docking space versus what we're going to get now? How many added spaces are we? >> Well, in the the current design, um are
there eight slips out there now? >> 10 to 12. >> 10 10 to 12 slips. And so the the new design accommodates those plus I think adds was it eight more on the other? Four more. >> Okay. 44 slips in total.
>> Yeah, that's what it looks like. 44. So, um, this is it, and I said it's sized appropriately. So, they have larger slips for the larger boats and smaller slips for smaller boats. So, this is this is going to be a substantial improvement to the waterway access to
downtown, hopefully alleviating some automobile traffic possibly. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Milton. >> When when and no one would get in trouble, right? Like if I'm looking on the the north side of it, how they have four slips. If you had a big boat and
took up two, that that's not like a code enforcement thing or anything like that, right? You just have a larger vessel there. >> We're going to put the parking enforcement on seeds and have them go out there and put No. Uh >> I figured it would, you know, we're always looking for revenue. Um so, but no, I I don't know that there'd be a a
parking ticket issued for taking up two slips. It would probably result in what fine referred to as boat rage instead of road rage. So, >> I'm sure if it's a problem, some people will let us know about it. >> Any other questions?
>> No, that was a >> See, no other question. Roll call, please. >> Vice Mayor Collins? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Reid? >> Yes. >> Mayor Rich? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Clark? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Gobi? >> Yes. >> Motion passes. So there's no discussion
of operation >> and this is the last time I'll be saying this for a long time. Seeing no other items for our consideration, this meeting is adjourned. Mr. Come on then. Can I got you?