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Heat. My daughter. All right. Good evening, everyone. Good evening. I'd like to call tonight's meeting to order. It is 6:01 p.m. December 11th, 2025. It is our regular council meeting. Lori, can I get roll
call? >> Mayor Young here. >> Vice Mayor here. >> Council member Brandon >> here. Council member Painter >> here. >> Council member French >> here. >> Thank you. And tonight's invocation and pledge of allegiance will be led by
Council Member Painter. >> Thank you, Molly. If you could all bow your heads with me. >> Heavenly Father, we gather here tonight with gratitude for the blessings of community and the privilege of serving the village of Sequesta. We ask for your guidance and wisdom
tonight as we make decisions that impact the health and safety of our residents. Lord, we lift up our first responders and military personnel, those who stand ready to protect and serve, often at great personal risk and sacrifice. Grant them strength, courage, and protection
in every moment of duty. And may they feel the deep respect and appreciation of this. As we enter this exciting holiday season, we pray for peace, joy, and goodwill among neighbors. And help us foster unity and compassion even in
times of challenge and disagreement. May our discussions and actions tonight be fruitful and reflect fairness and care for all. Bless this meeting with clarity of thought, harmony and discussion, and a shared commitment to the common good of our village. We ask this in your
name. Amen. 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.
>> All right. Can I get a motion to approve tonight's agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. And onto our presentations. First up is what most of the people in the room here are ready for is the chili cookoff check presentation. With that,
I'll call up Chief Mclofflin. >> Good evening everybody. I'm not going to be the main speaker for this. It's going to be Captain McGovern, but I will introduce some. Uh this is my first chili cook off and I was absolutely blown away by how everybody came together to honor these individuals that
we get to uh give a nice check to and uh it was a moving experience. I had a great day. It seemed like everybody had a great day and I can't wait to be involved for next year. So without further ado, Captain McGover. Good evening, guys. Uh, mayor, council,
manager, clerk, h appreciate you just giving us again few moments of your time tonight to be able to stand up here and to do this. This is 14 years. It's been absolutely amazing. Can't believe we've survived this long without at least the board not killing each other. So, but um
we got here. So, tonight um we're super proud. We're here to donate checks to five amazing charities. Operation 300, uh, Warriors Renewal Coalition, Southeast Florida Honor Flight, Wounded Veterans Relief Fund, and Quest of
Friends of Public Safety. Um, and it's it's just one of the highlights of the year for us as as firefighters and all the volunteers and everything that come to get a chance to do this. And before I move on real quickly, I think every year we stand up here and talk a little bit
about um the charities and everything else. One of the charities that's on here that we don't say too much about is the Quest of Friends of Public Safety. Um it's one of our own charities as well as part of this that will is um receives one of the checks here tonight. They look after police and fire and their
families and if there's any ever need that medical bills or anything like that that we can help and we can also assist. But one of the things I want to talk and just let people know about also is they do so much more for this community also. Um, and one of the things I just going to mention is the American Legion, as we
all know, is an older building in this um, community, but it is the heart of this community. It's been here for a long, long time. They've been with me on here 21 years in this department. And I've seen what they do for the community and everything they give back. And it's absolutely amazing what those veterans
do. And uh, we appreciate it and we're glad that we can help them. To Quest Friends of Public Safety know that their building is falling down around them. And we're doing lots of things in the background to one day tear that place down and build them a brand new state of the earth. What I'm so proud of just now
just what toquest what to Questa Friends of Public Safety done including all the firefighters and through running it through one of our own firefighters and construction companies is recently obviously they've their roof is about to fall in. They've had a brand new roof
donated to them which is absolutely amazing in the value. I I can't even know what the value is. But they also have a ramp that goes up to that building where they host all of their events and things like that. They've had a lot of damage done to it and somebody actually fell through it actually
recently and the firefighters went down to have a look at it and we said we're going to pay for this and we're going to rebuild it for you. That was the quest of friends of public safety. We are donating the money for them to rebuild that ramp and the firefighters through one of our own companies. We've already
just received our permits today. will be out there in the next few days or next week or so rebuilding that ramp so they can reopen the hall upstairs and be able to bring in revenue to keep them going and everything else. And that's just the beginning. So, I just wanted to mention that cuz I think it's very important
that we know that these charities that received these checks here tonight where the money goes and we all know that these other four charities do absolutely amazing work. And I think Quest of Friends of Public Safety also does amazing work, but we don't know as much
about them as we probably should. So, I just wanted to let everybody know and just say that I talked to the American Legion tonight. they are super appreciative and any volunteers that want to come out and help us tear the thing down and rebuild, you're more than welcome. So, just let me know after the meeting. Like I said, this was our 14th
year and uh we couldn't be more proud and this year, you know, it it really took a community to put this thing on. Um the event just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger and every year we keep learning. Um but we have an amazing board and just amazing volunteers to
make this run smoothly every year. And we ran into several challenges this year as everybody knows. And as you grow, you run into challenges. And we're not event planners. We're firefighters. We're we're all just people that have other jobs that are just here to put on an
event. And we learn a lot as we do these things. We had to make a lot of adjustments for security. As you know, we had parking issues and everything else as well. We extended our event. It got bigger. So we everything had to we had to order more of everything. We had to order more product. everything else.
We had to add entrances because of the overflow last year. It was so busy. We were like, "Oh my god, we need to put another entrance." When you add another entrance, you need to buy more electronics and and also you need more volunteers. And you know, the reason I'm telling you this is because the event does keep getting bigger and it keeps
getting better. And we make all these adjustments so that everybody that attends it every year keeps wanting to come back and be part of it and support all these amazing men and women that we're going to donate some money to here tonight. And all of this is possible, like I said, because of a board of people and
all our volunteers. That board works starts in January to make this happen in November every single year. So, if anyone from the board is here, if you can just put your hand in the air so we can recognize you or key members like I said that run like an entrance or will
run a run the VIP tent or anything like that, if you can just put your hand up so we can just give you a round of applause cuz I know how much work. This year it took 145 volunteers to put on this event. That's a lot of people. That's way out of my spine of control. and that's where all of these people
come in to help make this work. So, um it it's been absolutely amazing. Um but again, like I said, one of the things I'm most proud of of this event for 14 years is not one single penny goes to
anybody but these charities. 100% of our proceeds of the profits go to these charities. Nobody gets paid. Everybody donates their own time. Whether it's from January to November or whether it's on the day or leading up to it, every single person is there because they want to help or say thank you to our
veterans. And that that's huge. That means a lot. There is some people that I have to thank because again, this does take a village to put on this event. H Phil Perco for donating the land to us to be able to host the event. Betsy Minnelli
and John Islip for again they also own property around there. Their cooperation help us put this on every single year. H Justin Angel for donating the old CX locations this year on Old Dixie Lifesaver. We parked over 350 cars in
those locations this year and that was I don't know where they would have went otherwise but we don't ask usually so we just let it go. We had to bring in we had our own quest uh PD. They do absolutely amazing to keep us all safe on the day. And again, we brought in the Florida State Guard H
Chief of Staff Sa Liz Lizen and Command Sergeant Major Michael H. Pink Takura. I don't know if any of you guys were at the event or not, but you would have seen them in their green in their uniforms and stuff like that. It was phenomenal. the amount of people that came up to me during the event and said,
"I've never felt safer in an event." Because of their presence, and they were awesome. They weren't there to intimidate people. They made people feel like this that they were there for their protection. They also looked after the streets, out by the parking, and everything else, and helped out, making sure everybody had a few drinks, didn't
get hit by a car walking back to their cars at night time or anything. They designate drivers. I'm saying just again always Doug Chambers and public works 2 days 3 days before that event even starts they're prepping cutting the grass cutting down trees it it's amazing
they make the park look absolutely amazing on the day and Keith Robinson I don't have to say much he's a superstar he just works works works great guy JMC this year sent us over 40 volunteers it was phenomenal every one of them said to me at the end of the event they're not volunteering next year they're coming to
enjoy it So, we'll have to look for someone else next year. But they were they were brilliant. They all came showed up and did a great job. All of our sponsors, all of our teams, the Carl Al Connell Foundation, Marlon Griffin from Premier Realy, and of course, last but not least, DSS um who have been with
us and from day one. Their continued support is what helps us be able to put this on. And actually, last is H. Fran, Andrew Levage, and TBC. They're the ones that have started this event with us and still here with us today, 14 years later. And uh both of us were just
talking the other day about what this has grown into has absolutely been beyond our dreams or beyond anybody's expectations ever. You know, our goal is to to hit that million dollars. We didn't do it this year, guys, just so you know. So, we got to come back one
more year at least anyway. So, but we will be back next year. We're super excited. The event will be on November 14th next year and we we're already planning and already working on that because it is attainable next year for us to hit our goal with the changes and
and the things we learned this year. So on behalf of everybody that was involved in the event, everybody that volunteered, all our sponsors, all our teams, every everyone that worked that day, um you know, we were super proud to
be able to say that this year we raised 82,500 in profit after everything was said and done, which means tonight we'll be donating to the five charities. Each charity will receive his check for $16,500. So Cindy, who's with me all year, I know
it's a it's a it's a mission of mine and yours, as well as everyone else on that board and everything else. This brings our grand total over 14 years to $844,143,000 donated to these charities. It's put the number in your little diary
right now. 156,000 next year is our target and we're going to we're going to hit that cuz we're breaking that million next year cuz I want to stand up here and that I'll need the Yankees to cry down. All right, we're going to break that million. But other than that, I just want to say thank you so much to all of you. We are so proud to be able
to support all your charities. You guys do amazing work. Thank you again. Have a great night. Merry Christmas and God bless. >> I don't know if anyone wants to stay on. We just want to take a Oh, you do. >> Christine Brady. I'm the chairman of the
Southeast Florida Honor Flight. Madame Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Toquesta City Council or village of Toquesta Council. Thank you so much for having us here every year. I wanted to thank you for allowing this um to happen every year, the Questa Chili Cookoff. Um we take our
funds and we fly World War II Korean and Vietnam veterans up to DC for the day. And we actually have a world World War II veteran with us here today, Mr. Bender. Other veterans. Um, so we just wanted to thank you. So on behalf of Southeast
Florida Honorflight, thank you so much. And a big giant thank you, David. We are so grateful for all you do for us and including us every year. Thank you. >> So, as we know, 14 years, we know what happens next. We'll snap a quick picture in front of up here and then we're going
to go outside, give us the real check, snap snap another quick picture and then we can all exit and let these guys get their meeting done so they can get done with all their other business that has to be handled tonight. Is that all right if we just take >> Okay,
of course they're all getting up. Okay. >> All right. on our plate. >> So just come around just anyway. Get everybody together. All right. >> Five.
All >> good. >> All right, guys. Thank you so much for that. >> Thank you all. Merry Christmas. >> Thank you. See you next one. It was nice. So, so
>> I'll take two, please. You see the airplane? even now. No problem. I need that person. eventually that works. >> Good afternoon. Okay. So, we are >> That's a hard act to follow. >> I was going to say we're on agenda item
two, presentation of the village's financial results for our previous fiscal year and you have the great challenge of following that wonderful presentation. >> Yes, ma'am. I understand that very much. >> Mayor, vice mayor, council, it's a it's a pleasure to be here and it's an honor.
I'm going to try to run through this fairly quickly. If you have any questions, please jump in. Um this is pursuant to our article 3 section 303 of the charter. It says by December we need to give you a update on the financials.
So the manager and I have worked on this and this is what you get. Um we have all these funds. We have general funds, governmental funds, we have enterprise funds. We have a new fund which is our um vehicle replacement fund and that's
an internal service fund. Uh general funds our primary operated fund as you all know it's the things that are are funded by mainten property taxes franchise fees those taxes and um these are all that the items that we do
here are all what private business doesn't want to do can't afford to do because it's not very you know it's not income producing um here's our revenues I I feel good when I can get around between plus or
minus 5% of the estimates that we do. Uh this one came mighty close to me feeling kind of badly, but uh 4.86 uh we have $175,000 in uh a positive variance in our
property taxes. And that is basically where people are paying later than taking the 4% discount because we factor the 4% discount in. if they pay later, uh, that shows up. Other taxes are
small, uh, increase. We have, um, franchise fees, which was, uh, down a little bit. Our grants broke about even because we got the $67,000 from FEMA. Uh, other than that, we would have been under. Uh, intergovernmental
was down. That's the electric franch or electric fees and charges for services were up. Um the change to hiring a collection uh billing company for our EMS has proved real good
and really lucrative for us. And also uh we've been having quite a lot of interest in the community center. So Greg is doing a good job of getting more fees there. rent some royalties up a little bit. Um miscellaneous,
we have some sales of things and that sort of thing. It's looking good. And interest um that's probably going to be down next year. Things are looking sad to me, but you know, it's good thing for the economy. Here's our expenditures.
We um we ended that positive by $867,000 or 4.3% of our our budgeted money, which is pretty close. It shows that your staff really tries to keep the costs under control. We're not coming back a
lot for extra money other than things that we've talked to you quite a lot about. So, that that's good. Um, see the clerk had savings from no election expenses. So that's why the clerk had that
shortfall or the um savings there. Uh, comprehensive planning performed more more work than they had planned. They're up a little bit. Legal was just left legal needs. Public work was down. Uh, building maintenance was down 56,000. So those
are some of the reasons for why those are changing went down. Our fund balance is uh ending fund balance estimated is 90 or 10,000 10 million excuse me. And remember these are all estimates because
we're not done closing out the year. We've not been audited. Um and here it is again. We have uh 5.1 million is our emergency reserves. The 25% set aside so that we can react to a hurricane or some natural disaster
hurricane is mostly what we're talking about. And the amount uh that's available for appropriations is 2.9 million. Uh building permits had a good year this year. They made $1.4 million
or got revenues at 1.4. four and um expenditures of 1.1. They ended positive. Building fund reserves are at 1 million right now and they have quite a tale on their work. So they get it up front and
they have a long tail. So that's doing well. Um we have these three governmental funds, capital improvement, capital projects, special law enforcement. Um the sir tax fund we have 1.7 million
estimated in reserves. Those are going to be used up by the sequester grid project this year. And we have a public safety generator for half a half a million dollars next year and the police upgrade to the radios 300,000. So that'll be pretty well exhausted by next
year or by not this current year but the following year. Um capital projects. This is basically money from the general fund. We're still working on the projects. There's 475,000 there. Special law enforcement trust. Um Mr.
Officer Lo lo L lo L lo L lo L lo L lo L lo L lo L lo L lo L looney has been doing a good job. So that that's that money and we've been using that for law enforcement items. Uh water fund recycle and storm water
total expenditures to revenues. You see the expenditures are down. This is a graph, but it's not a great graph because when we do capital projects, they don't show up as expenses, they show up as assets. So you
change cash to an asset does. So it doesn't really show the um impact, but this is kind of a cash basis look. Here's how the the departments went in
utilities. Um 1.5 million underspent. So that some of the projects that are online now didn't get accomplished then. Unrestricted fund balance $14 million as
of 930 2025. Uh 25% reserve is 2.2 million for them. Um projects underway are the county line road for 1.3 million to Questa Drive uh
with water made replacements 3 million and the filter upgrades 900,000 and the water treatment plant upgrades will be 7.3 million. So there's quite a lot in that hopper there for our new utility director to get accomplished. uh
refues of the recycling. We ended the year uh better than anticipated because the interest rates stayed up higher for longer. And there's 29,000 there and that should start working itself out. Uh storm water
is another one fund that when they do capital, it shows up uh not as an expense but as another asset and then it's depreciated. That's how you use up the depreciation. Um so, but they've done pretty well. They've got some fun bounds. Expense
analysis, and that's where you see um drainage maintenance expenses are up there a little bit this year, but on the years they're not, that's when they're doing capital and not maintenance. And fund balance, we're looking at 288,000.
We're hoping to save up some more to do be able to cash fund some of the bigger pro programs or projects. Internal service fund. This is new last year. Um it has 1.2 million in it. Uh the
major parts of this are uh we're saving up for a rescue this year. That's a half a million dollars. We got engines and we got vehicles. So it's from all the funds are putting in to have this. So that's a good balance to have and a good issue.
Um purchases that were rolled over into 2025. We have um the village hall annex which is we talked about before that's there um and there's stuff to to fill it up.
We also have remembrance park retainage uh tennis and pickle ball court resurfacing which was grant grant uh F250 pickup truck do ditch. They're still working on that. And then for a
water utility, I was informed by our new uh utility director that water manes 17 18 and 19 88,000 there. Water well replacement 19 and then a few other small projects um reduce reduced the
total amount by 238,000. So for that we rolled in for them. So, um, that's my report. >> Questions? >> Thank you, Jeff. Council, any questions or comments for Jeff?
>> No. Thank you, Jeff. >> Questions? >> Have one. Jeff, good job. Thank you. Is there any areas of concern that you believe as a council we need to be looking into for next year? We're already in the fiscal year, but anywhere that you think's a concern where we may have to find some solutions or start
thinking about that. Well, uh there's there's a lot of noise coming out of the state about um the taxes and if that happens, that's going to to make us be a little more nimble on our figure out ways around that, but
we're positioned pretty well right now to at least uh navigate through most of it. >> Thank you. >> I agree with what Jason said. Um you know, there's a lot of bad actors out there. requested is definitely not one of them, but we collect $12.8 million in
property taxes and we lose a portion of that. I just look at it and you know public safety mayor all of public safety may be exempt, but the roads, sidewalks, public works, something like that's going to go. Uh, you didn't right near the end you mentioned the tennis and pickle ball court reservicing. That's a
grant. So that's not Did I hear you say it was a grant? >> That Yeah, that's a grant. The expensors are rolled over, but um Mr. Corbett got a grant from that. >> So it's not coming directly from advorum taxes. >> Awesome. >> Thank you very much. >> That is awesome.
>> Good point. >> I don't have any questions. Thank you for the presentation. >> Moving on to the consent agenda. Is there a motion to approve the consent? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I.
>> All right. Next up, communications from citizens for items that are not on the agenda tonight. Lori, are there any cards? >> Yes. >> Michael Tomeis. >> I keep on looking. Mike Tones Quest Trace uh 110D
lighthouse circle into question trace. Uh, we're right across the road from the railroad tracks. I keep on looking at your board on the website and it doesn't seem to change. Is there anything going on? When are we going to get our quiet
zone? Because our real estate values are coming down. Kids are waking up. You know, we go from babies up to now the 102 passed away. So, we're up to about 98 in age. Is that the only thing you wanted to
comment on? Because otherwise I can let the manager give an update if there's anything else you would love. No, >> I just wanted to know what's happening questions all the time. What do you hear? What do you hear? >> Great. Okay. I just want to make sure I gave you your full 3 minutes and we didn't eat that up with staff time. So,
uh, manager Allen, would you mind giving an update on the quiet zone? >> Sure. Um, I'm going to say this nicely, but this is government at its worst. We've been um working on uh the not the quiet zone per se, but the safety improvements for that that crossing,
which is necessity. Before we even talk about a quiet zone, we have to improve that crossing. Um we have I say decided or we we've been really try to point not to spend taxpayer dollars on that. So Doug has
been working, Mr. Chamber's been working with FDOT, Bright Line, FEC, and it's been just a painstaking process. We had secured funding uh in the amount of 534,000, which is what it's going to take to improve that crossing with these
safety features. So, we didn't want to spend taxpayer dollars on that. Uh you know, we we have other other needs and uses. Um so, we we did have an agreement in place. Um, Bright Line had made a verbal commitment to do those
improvements for us. They have since withdrawn that uh commitment. Um, we have another meeting with FDOT. Uh, Doug does, Mr. Chamber does next week u to see how we're going to proceed because the money was supposed to be from FDOT.
Bright Line was going to do those improvements. So, um, we don't know where we're going to end up because, you know, now that that now that agreement is void because Brightipeline has withdrawn from that agreement. So, um, I continue each month to try to provide an update to council. I know from time to
time I send you guys emails to give you guys updates, but from the public standpoint, I can provide these updates on a monthly basis as we get them. So, the process, I mean, everybody I've been asked, why is it taken us so long, but Jupiter's got them? Well, I mean, I think there's a different funding source
and we've been really trying not to use our resources to do that. So, that's why this process is painstakingly long. Um, I do commend Doug. He's been he's non-stop with this. So, it's not like we're not working behind the scenes. >> Okay. Thank you. Any other cards? Lori?
>> Yes. Butch Powell. >> Thank you. to uh Mayor Young, council members, uh town manager, and all of you folks u at village atquesta for the opportunity to speak to uh preserving
and protecting uh the Jupiter narrows. Um as it's stated on your website, uh it's a worthwhile mission and I applaud it. However, um I will ask the question of this council uh protecting and preserving the
Jupiter Narrows. Is it a mission just to protect mangroves or is it a mission to protect the waterway itself or should it be both? I'm hoping all of you have had time to read the email I sent on Monday
uh as well as the attachment uh that was in that email. It has lots of pictures as to how the waterway is used today. A lot of that has changed since the advent of the slow speed zone was implemented by the FWC earlier this year.
It also lists some of the material adverse impacts that would occur to the waterway in the event the JNCA current breakwater plan is installed um as it is.
With that background, I'm urging the village of the quest to send correspondence to the JNCA, to the FWC, and to the FT to not only protect the mangroves, but also to protect the waterway.
As many of you know, um I have I was been very involved with working with the FWC and many others, including a lot of you on this council, uh to lower the speed zone in the Jupiter Narrows. I'm delighted after seven plus years the
uh the effort was successful and the va the vast majority of voters are obeying the law. Not all but the vast majority. Unfortunately, the JMCA plan does not incorporate the new speed
zone and their plan to install these very large breakwaters is ongoing. To give you an idea of the size, it's roughly three football lengths, three football fields in length, 17 feet wide,
and they consume 50 to 60 ft of the waterway from the edge of the mangroves back to the to the channel. Breakwaters, as they're currently designed, are going to create safety hazards. They'll remove boating access.
They'll restrict public use uh where they're constructed. They would definitely destroy the pristine views that you now have and they'll forever scar this very beautiful air area that's designated as
outstanding Florida water by Florida statute. I'm asking the council for a letter that suggests a new plan be developed substantially like that imple implemented by the Jupiter Lighthouse Jalona as it's more affectionately known
on the southshore. Um it's a very effective much much smaller uh brick water and uh would preserve the area um rather remarkably. >> This is very consistent. >> Mitch, if you could wrap it up your
three minute I the alarm did not go off to be fair. Um but if you could if you could wrap it up because the 3 minutes is okay. Thank you. It's very consistent with the council mission statement to protect the safety of the community, uphold the interests and advance the uh
community vision. The FD the FWC and FDP need your public input as they traverse the regulatory side of this. Thanks for your time. Sorry, I'm a little bit over. >> Thank you. >> I think we'll get that volume on. I will I'll bring this up during I I I
received Butch's email. I'm sure everyone else did. I'll bring this up during any other matter to see if council wants to further discuss this at a at a workshop or at a later date. Any other cards? Nope. Any other public comment on items that are not on the agenda tonight? All right, moving on. Communications
from council. >> I don't have anything tonight. Um, nothing in particular, but in reference to the first public comment, because that is a mouthful of an explanation, is there a way we can send um him a synopsis in writing so he can
help share that amongst his community? >> Just a synopsis cuz you did explain it very thorough and it was a lot to take in and that's hard to memorize when you're sitting here in 3 minutes. Um, and then that way he has something he can share consistently with the residents that are
bombarding him for answers. At least that way the information is consistent. I appreciate that. >> I believe there was another development too that we said that their board had asked for updates and we were going to kind of give them updates too. >> We have been in conversation with about
storm water and we have provided that those um um those comments to them. No, I was actually a quiet zone. Never mind. Sorry. Go ahead. >> My additional comment on the quiet zone as well or safety improvements is and to keep in mind that the Martin County side when it hits county line, even though
it's going to be quiet on Tquesta, Martin County is still going to not have the safety improvements or approve the quiet zones. So, that horn's still going to uh sound in that small area. And that's something we can try to work on with Martin County government. But that
small area, I don't know how much of relief that's going to be for the sequesta trace residents. Um, and I think that's a little bit of our hesitancy on a half million dollars for the safety improvements is we might not see relief even if we make those improvements because of uh the county line as well.
>> Thank you. Um, I look forward to I want to thank Greg and his department for tomorrow night's event. We light the Christmas tree. Um, please everyone come out. It's going to be an amazing event at Constitution Park. >> Uh just one uh quick thing. I went to
two quick things. I went to Florida League of Cities Legislative Conference in Orlando last week. Um probably to no one's surprise, the biggest topic was property tax reform. So, um it it'll be uh they talked about what the bills uh
you know, the bills that are currently moving forward and what they're, you know, hearing and thinking is going to happen on the Senate side. So, it was very informative. Um, and FLC did officially vote and publish their legislative platform, which I think the manager shared with everyone, so
everyone has a copy of that. And otherwise, I just want to say happy holidays to everyone cuz I know we won't be well, some of us will be together tomorrow night, I'm sure, but otherwise, we won't be up here again until after the new year. And I just really want to thank our uh police and fire staff. And I know we have some other staff that are
on call 24/7 during the holidays cuz I know that you are away from your family families and loved ones during this time of year. So truly just thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you guys do for our community. >> Okay, moving on to standing reports village attorney.
>> I have no report this evening other than to say merry Christmas, happy holidays, and it is very nice to see all of you. All >> right, village manager. Yeah, just uh the entire team on what Vice Mayor Stori said. I mean uh go backwards that
western event that uh Greg and his team put on was a was an awesome event. I was over there a lot of people in cowboy boots dancing. So obviously that's what the community that's what's great about our community and people showing up and and supporting that. Um good news. Um,
House Bill 4025 sponsored by Representative Snyder, which transfers ownership of Toquesta Park from Florida Internal Trust Fund to the Village of Tquesta, passed through its first committee today unanimously. Um, so Mr. Snder, you know, thank him and all that
he's done to help support Tquesta today. We obviously have two more stops for that. Um, and you know, a lot of more steps before it gets passed, but definitely it's trending in the right direction. Super excited about that. trying to temper my expectations, but
hopefully um it keeps moving. Uh tree lighting ceremony tomorrow. I'm excited about that. Village Hall will be closed December 24th and 25th and December 31st and January 1st. Um as you guys know, because of the workshop does fall
between those two holidays, we have canceled the December 29th workshop. Um, and just with the holidays, a wonderful time of year just to kind of reflect, spend some quality time with family, be grateful for the things that we have, uh, the village is an amazing place to live, work, and visit. Um, we have an
amazing, hardworking staff, appreciate them. Uh, today I had the opportunity to make our team even better. Um, promoted Allison Bellsburg um, to the position of director of utilities. Uh, she's been awesome in the interimm role and been
part of our team for quite a long time. and I think we got better today. So, uh, just want to congratulate her and she has a great passion for for for making water. Um, and she has a great passion for the village. So, super excited u probably more than she is that u we're
bringing her aboard as a part of our team. So, that my report. >> Thank you. Council comments questions. >> One question um I've sort of talked to but Jeremy about it but just so you guys know where I'm coming from. When we have these standing reports, they're from every department. And I'm not saying we
need every department. I am requesting if we can get a park and wreck um update at least twice a year, just especially since we're seasonal. So, let's say in January, February, we get an update of what were the attendances like for the events that went through the season. Um
how is the rec center going with classes or classes full? Just to kind of get a temperature. So, as we maybe have to adjust things in the budget season or even strategic planning, maybe we're taking on to Quest. I just feel like we're lacking a little bit right now on data for us and answer any resident
questions as well. So, maybe even just by annually for right now. >> Yeah, we can talk online of what you're looking for. I mean, we have most of that statistics is in the the manager report with all of our attendance for classes and events is in there as well, but we can talk offline provide whatever
you guys need. So, no problem. Greg, if you're listening, maybe we do like you and appreciate you wherever you went. Um, it's nice to see you every once in a while. So, maybe see you twice here. >> I know he was here. >> I told him after his consition were done, he could leave. He took me up on it. So, >> just it's nice to see our department
heads every now and then. They're usually pretty busy behind the scenes and you don't get to see them a whole lot. >> Any other comments or questions for Jeremy? No. >> All right. Police department. even mayor, vice mayor, councel. Uh
before you, you have our monthly report. Just a couple of things I want to highlight and some that may not have made it. Uh we had the quest chili cookoff. Uh we had officers present there. The civilian firearms continues. The Tquesta hold them event as well as tomorrow's event. We will have our
officers out there as well as with the firefighters. I'll let him talk about it about their event on Saturday. We'll be there as well. Uh we had monthly uh yearly training for firearms. All the officers went through that training. I want to highlight Jax Boris who today is his official last day in training. He is
now a fully certified Questa police officer. So he will be uh out for vehicle out there by himself. He's he's done a great job through the process. Officer Ein completed his phase one today. So he's also in route to being a solo at some point. Uh some I think you
all know tomorrow we'll be doing an event with your explorers and the police officers at Hannah's home. We'll be bringing holiday cheer over there. We'll bring some toys. I just want to thank a couple of people that honestly really stepped up from the community. I want to thank Eric Peterson from EVO uh who
donated so many toys to the families. I want to thank Domino's who donated all the food local to always involved with with great things. Uh and as well as one of our parent volunteers, Robert, our explorers, he will be playing Santa for
the kids tomorrow. So, uh, we'll be leaving from the station at 3:30 and we'll be heading over there. So, we're looking forward to that event. And just lastly, uh, you know, I always talk about grants and today you all approved our grant for FDLE. You know, I want to acknowledge assistant chief. There's a
lot of stuff like, uh, Jerry said that goes on behind the scenes. People don't see grant writing is not an easy task. Those of you have done it, you know what it means. Uh, for our third time, we were able to obtain uh, the FDLE grant for over 40,000. So, this is our third
time getting it. We've trained a lot of people in firearms. Uh we've now received over $135,000 between the three grants. With this grant, we'll be able to upgrade station 11 or the annex. I don't know what's being called, but uh we'll be bringing
uh training tables as well as uh AV uh equipment up there. So, it really it's coming along real well, and I think our community will really enjoy it. Jeremy and I have talked about once we get it up and running into running quarterly uh defensive tactics for our community, some with the kids, families, and kind of bringing the community in a little
closer as well as uh some fraud uh training that we want to give our seniors and the community. So we, you know, we're going to put that to our use. So that's all I have. >> Thank you. Any comments or questions for the chief? >> No. Thank you, Chief. >> Uh just quick, um I'm going to run for
the pies. I'm on the court on the race course, so I'm stuck in my house for three hours. Um, but they do a great job. I mean, they do before, during, and then even after securing all the corners and things like that. So, I know that's a task that nobody wants to do. Uh, and it's assumed that it's going to be taken
care of, but you guys do a great job of that. So, please tell the team it see it's notice our neighborhood right there at the corner of Questa Drive and North Collectively made a comment about how great it was. Everybody was out there early, during, and then after. So, thank you. >> I appreciate it. We get a lot of
questions before, during, and after. Yeah, I appreciate that. Let them know. Thank you. >> Thank you, Chief. Right. Fire department. >> Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, council members. Um, very busy month once again. I had a
great meeting with our Congratulations, our new utilities director. Uh we're going to be working uh hand inand doing a lot of stuff with fire and testing, maintenance, and quite possibly a uh countywide hazmat drill at the water plant, which will be a showcase our
great village. Um chili cookoff was once again overwhelming for me to see. I've seen some very big events, but something like that was unreal. Uh so local and so it was it was a blessing to be a part of it. Uh went to the Fallen Firefighter
Memorial up in Ocala. very moving experience. I don't know council member French if you've ever been to it. It is so worth it. Great mustache by the way. Um had to mention I don't know if it's leftover from November or how you did it. Great. Uh also on the run for the pies another great event and I just keep
getting more and more surprised every time I see these and just the things we do here and I'm just very blessed to be part of it. We have our open house that's going to blow me away again. I've seen pictures and kids running all over that place. It's going to be awesome. An awesome morning. And then on Sunday, we
have the JTA Christmas parade through Avakoa and we will be represented there as well. I'm working with Tquesta Country Club for when they start doing their demo. I believe it's sometime in the summer of next year. They are going to let us train there and there's nothing better than live training on a
real building. So, it's going to be a great partnership with us. We'll get to train there for several weeks and probably invite the county over uh to do some joint municipal training. Let's see, what else do I have? Uh once again working with Dylan uh on a
few things for the House Bill 929. He's been a great big help. I'm glad I finally got to put a name with the face and we have just finished in draft our new mental health policy which will be for fire. But I'm going to present it to the safety committee for for the entire village and and hopefully it can potentially get adopted. Um it takes uh
into account suicide prevention and all the different facets of mental health throughout public safety. So, um, there are some pictures in there from the cookoff if you want to scroll to them. There you can see them. Actually, what, like I said, what an amazing event. And then we did get honored by Run for the Pies for being involved with that
organization for so many years. And it was unbelievable. Everybody there is great and what they do is is fantastic. And the police department, I don't know how they do it cuz that would be really frustrating to do what they do out there. So, um, if you have any questions for me.
>> Thank you, council. Any comments or questions? No questions. But I think that's awesome that you guys are taking advantage of a building that you can train in because so much better to train in a building that's not a real life situation. So really love that partnership you guys just made right there.
>> So we've been over there a few times and they've been uh >> nothing but helpful and to do some of the things you just don't get to do at a training facility that's kind of septic for lack of a better term. So it's like a real building. We actually get to go in there and cut holes in the roof and different stuff. So it's going to be pretty neat. I'm looking forward to it.
>> So nice. >> Thank you very much. You all have a great holiday. Thank you. >> All right. And last, utilities department updates by our brand new utilities director, ALVIN. Mayor Council Allison Fsburg, utilities director. What a pleasure it is tonight
to stand in front of you. And before I provide any additional updates, I just want to say how amazing the team is here. um and finding out that I did get the position, they were so supportive and encouraging. So um these past six weeks have been uh an amazing
opportunity to learn and grow and I feel so much like a part of village. I'm very happy to step into this position and can't wait to see what the future has. Um moving into some updates. Uh they left but I wanted to give a shout out to PD. They did provide us a security assessment at the water treatment plant
to ensure that all of the security enhancements that we're moving forward with like our gate replacements and fence repairs will all meet security standards um that you would expect at a water treatment plant which is um a high tier security facility. Um we did
complete PAS sampling um just to get more updated results. So that was completed yesterday. should have the results by the end of the year and um we did complete those and we are rushing those results because the invoices can be charged to our settlement. So that will all be included in our settlement
claim. Um water mane one the west side of the bridge um is complete with the underground work. They are working on testing it. So pressure testing it and then bacterologically clearing it. Um once that done once that's done we'll move into restoration. So, sidewalks,
roads, sod, irrigation, and road, not roads, wait, sidewalks, driveways, roads, sod, and irrigation will all be repaired early January. Um, and they will be moving towards the east side of the bridge. I'm sure you've seen some of the layown that's begun on the east side
of the bridge. Um, the boring work should be complete the first week of January. So, um, it will kind of dwindle down to about half of the crew that you see out there now. Um and they do have planned substantial completion for February of 2026. Um that did get extended slightly. Um so a change a
change order will be coming next council meeting just for rain delays which is allowed in the contract. Um do ditch the plantings will occur December 22nd and 23rd and the project will be complete before the end of the year and we will be requesting that grant funding reimbursement in January
for County Line Road. Um, our replacement of our water man and raw water man will um kick off the first week of January. Our project will be commencing at the same time as FPL's replacement. They have some poles that go along that waterway as well that would be in the place of the new bridge. So, they have to relocate those. And I
have been working with Martin County on the coordination of their timeline and they have let us know that they will be bidding their project the first week of January and they plan to close the bridge in spring of 2026. Um, as we get more finalized dates, we'll be sure to communicate those with residents.
For our fire fire hydrant testing and inspection, we have completed just over 25% of our fire hydrants. And um, any hydrants that have been identified for repair have been repaired within 48 hours. And um, I don't believe any to date have been requested for replacement. So, we haven't had to deal
with that, but repairs have been ongoing, but done in a an expeditious fashion for our filter vessel project. Um we have worked with the contractor. They will be reducing the scope of work. So um as a result of our upcoming master
plan to address our PAS um we have reduced the scope of that project to ensure that we're not spending funds that we will be moving away from that type of treatment in the future. So we are looking at the way that we're spending the money now to make sure we're we're doing it in the best way. Um and that is all I have. So I hope merry
Christmas and happy new year to you all. Well, I hope you get to spend time with our family and I will take questions. >> You council any comments or questions? >> Welcome. Congrats. >> Thank you for going through the process. Appreciate that. Um, the only question I get from residents is once you guys
finish doing a piping area, is there a plan for saw to be going in rather than just leaving it as big dirt areas? >> Yes. Um, all the areas that were disturbed will be resolded. Um, the way that they work, they just they kind of split this project into two. The west side of the >> bridge time settle. I'm just wondering
but it is on the plan. >> Yes, it will be done early January for the west side of the branch. >> Thank you. >> Thank you Allison. Uh one item that speaking with some of the other cities like Boca Raton, they seem to have a lot of success in having full PAS removal by having 100% RO system. I'd be supportive
if during your plans on creating a solution that we could see a report on that on changing our water supply to 100% RO. >> Yes, 100%. So, um the way that the master plan is going to work, they will consider some other options. Um there are implications with every option
that's chosen, but membrane treatment has been proven to remove a lot of things that aren't even regulated yet. So, I do think it is effective. Um but it does have the largest financial requirements up front. So, um we'll just be looking at all of that, but it will
be considered and one of the larger considerations. >> Great. Thank you. Thank you, Allison. Congratulations. Um, you and I have had a conversation on this, but I just wanted to bring it up again publicly. Um, on the west east side of of the bridge where we're into
now on Questa Drive, that is right where as you approach Quester Drive, um, excuse me, Riverside Drive. That's where Questa Drive starts to s a little bit in the last two or three streets like Norfolk, Evergreen, North Dover. Um, it's tough to see when we stage
overnight some of the trucks and some of the equipment there in the rightway and I understand that's necessary and know that I mentioned it to the village manager and the trucks were gone. So, uh, thank you for addressing that and I know probably as the project lingers on people might just get a little bit
forgetful or more lax. Um, but it it really is a a visual impediment when they're in that rightway and it's kind of tough just the way that street is naturally sed and curved. even when there's nothing there, you have to almost get out into the oncoming traffic to to see left or right. So, um, thanks
for that. And I know that this kind of work is uh dirty and it's messy and it's very traumatic uh to the surrounding area. Um, and just reminding the crews to clean up after themselves with hard plastic that gets cracked. I don't know if it's casings from something that they're doing, but um that stuff's
danger. That's a it's a danger when you find it on the streets and things like that. So just pass that along to those crews to kind of tidy up when they're done at the end of every day. >> We'll do. >> Great. Thank you. >> Y I echo the vice mayor on that and have had conversations with manager but not just utility that happens at all of our
construction sites throughout the village. So that you know Wayne is on that too because I know you know in our neighborhood some job sites are sighteline issues and you know you have to stick your no the hood of your car your nose out there and then there's a car coming like slam the brakes. So
whether it's utilities project or you know a con construction project um yeah our staff needs to be on top of that. And then um I'm hoping the answer is yes. It probably is. But I have to ask they just did that patch on El Portal. I'm hoping it's a patch and they'll come back and fix all that beautiful paving
that Doug did or last year earlier this year. >> Yes. It will be repaved from intersection to intersection. >> Okay. Yeah. And just when you make sure the elevations are right cuz that was beautifully done. there's no more flooding and sometimes you patches too you if it's not done right there's
puddles and so yeah I just it's hurts to see that that pavement in that condition after it was all just redone so >> I am very fortunate Doug has provided a lot of lot of guidance and and help so yes it will be done >> thank you >> thank you
>> all right moving on to the regular agenda under old business agenda item 19 ordinance number 12-25 second reading of an ordinance to add reasonable accommodations for certified recovery residents. >> And I'm done.
Good evening, council. I'm going to read this ordinance by title. This is ordinance number 12-25 on second reading which is an ordinance of the village council of the village of Tquesta Florida amending chapter 22 community development to create entirely new article reasonable accommodations to to
codify the village's existing process for processing reasonable accommodation requests in housing including such requests from certified recovery residences as required by Florida statute section 397.487 487 repealing prior resolution number
5-18 providing that each and every other section and subsection of chapter 22 community development shall remain in full force and effect as previously adopted providing conflict costability clause authority to codify an effective date and for other purposes. So what
happened was this year the legislature uh amended section 397-487 and essentially mandated that all municipalities within the state of Florida adopt within their code of ordinances a reasonable accommodation um
ordinance that also specifically calls out um recovery residences. The village already had its reasonable accommodation policy which you all adopted via resolution I believe back in 2017. So
essentially what's happening here is we are just taking that existing policy and codifying it within your code of ordinances and adding the pro provisions required by state law. Other than that nothing is changing from the villages fire policy. Uh this is the second time you're seeing this. If you have any specific questions about this ordinance
I'm happy to answer them for you. >> Thank you Dylan. Council, any comments or questions? >> Not. Thank you. >> Um I do. Um may be um do we currently have any recovery residences in the village of Tquesta? Maybe that's for the manager.
>> Not that we're aware of. We know there's one up in Martin County, but we're not aware of any in our jurisdiction. >> In my personal and I and we cannot prohibit them because it's a protected class. like we can't deny them if they were going to be all just as the
ordinance reads, they have to be certified, licensed, properly monitored. We can't deny their coming into to the village. Is that correct? >> So, you have an you have existing zoning regulations that um outline where these
things can be or cannot be. um they are a protected group under the ADA and so they have the ability to come forward and say I would like to make a reasonable accommodation from your zoning regulations that comes in through an application form. They're reviewed on
a case by case basis. there are certain um uh things that you have to prove in order to meet that qualification under the ADA and that's the point of this process is to look at them and on a case basis and can you give us an example of
a reasonable accommodation such as >> so they're very broad and the ADA is a very broad federal policy that essentially what it says is is uh if you're suffering from
uh any kind of physical disability or um it also includes um things like I want to say alcoholism and and things like that that um you are able to come forth and um make a request
for an accommodation for any governmental policy. Most often what we do see is is a lot of it does come from uh recovery residences who want to uh you know reside in areas that are typically residential um as anyone else
would be able to. Uh outside of the recovery residences, um it can be a broad range of of topics that any any type of governmental policy which someone is who is suffering from a disability claims uh creates a hardship
for them. They can >> like such as a a ramp for access to the property. Um somebody that has sight issues, bright lights that can go on in the evening. Um, page six
of the ordinance states that the village can deny the request if it requires a fundamental alteration to the village's zoning scheme. Who defines fundamental alteration and what flexibility do we have? >> The answer to that question is it is
defined by a judge who is reviewing a specific case brought under the ADA. In fact, that that language uh fundamental alteration of the zoning scheme comes straight out of existing ADA case law. Uh and unfortunately, it really does come down to a case by
case review by a judge and a court of law. The case law that is out there uh basically states as much. I guess my concerns are not so much for the reasonable accommodation but for the
recovery residence itself. In my line of work during the day when I'm not here, I I work in law enforcement. Um, and I just had a public records request for police calls to a chemical recovery residence in another part of the county. And I can tell you that the police
activity at such a residence is is of such concern and such an alarm um that the county actually had to postpone this this issue because of that because just to get a better understanding of it and I would hate for us to see that. So I know that has more so for the beginning
or the starting of of a recovery residence versus a reasonable accommodation. Um but say a reasonable accommodation if somebody says this recovery residence is going to have 12 people residing in it. Well, we don't have parking for 12 people. We don't
have parking spaces for 12 people. We don't all those things. So is that something that would be outside the the fundamental the villages zoning scheme? something like that. They say, "Well, we're going to have 12 people. We need to park 12 cars." >> You would have to meet parking uh
requirements. In fact, in the ADA case law, there have been cases which have upheld um parking limitations on uses like that. >> Um I as being reasonable. >> Yeah. I I feel this is this preeemption from the state is it's I don't think it
was well thought through. Um but we have to move forward with that in order to be compliant. But if this ever comes to us, um I hope whoever is on council is that time really takes a look at the request for the accommodation for anything or something that because I can tell you
the crime statistics outside of the village of Tqua are um they're abusive, they're horrendous, and you your jaw would drop if you saw the number of calls going to a recovered residence versus my house or your house. So that's my concern. uh we need to really monitor, watch this and monitor this as
a council and as a village um because this is a quality of life and a safety issue for our residents and I believe firmly and I state it quite often my role up here is to protect the the health, the safety and the wellbeing of our residents. Uh and this is a health and safety and well-being of our
residents issue. So for as long as I am sitting up here and have a vote, I will be watching anything and everything that comes into this. So that's my comments. Thank you. >> So is this would this even come to council? I thought this was a staff function cuz you just mentioned like future councils. Does it come would it
even come to council at this time? >> It would be reviewed by >> Yes, this is staff >> at staff level. >> I would support it going by council if we could make that happen where it would have to go by council for a use. Is there any law or preemption against that
>> or can we just request and that how do we have a protocol that something like this from staff is notified by two council like council should be aware of this because if we wanted to try to make take a stand um maybe the wrong approach if you want
to take a stand against something you know we need to be aware what's going on and council needs to be go into that with eyes wide open uh that hey we might want We we don't believe in this for all the other reasons outside of just it's deviates from our our zoning scheme.
>> If I can jump in Jay Hop, community development director. So in North Palm Beach, the reasonable accommodations do go to council. So um and and I wouldn't mind I I apologize. I haven't really looked at this as been legal. I wouldn't mind having a chance to kind of take a look at it and compare it to to the the
North Palm Code that I used to enforce because we had we had a lot of reasonable accommodation request requests come in there and so um you know Jeremy and Dylan if you guys are okay with it I wouldn't mind um getting a chance to kind of relook at it and and maybe reshape it a little bit and require to come to council.
>> So let me just preface I think we passed this because I think we are up against a deadline. We do have to get this passed by end of this month. Then we can look at and bring it back to amend it and and whatever you if that's where you guys want to go, we'll we'll we'll look at that process. >> That would be awesome. >> Yeah.
>> Right now, all we're doing is taking our resolution and adopted as an ordinance. So, now that you we know that the council has a desire to look at that, we can bring that back and and have that discussion. So, perfect. >> And I'm I'm bringing code changes to to planning and zoning likely in January, which would come to council in February.
So, it's possible we could just roll that right in there if there's if there's an opportunity to make a change. >> Okay. >> So, even the bringing it to council like is that something we could not I know within reason sometimes you can add something or modify ordinance or is that too big of a change that that would have
to be done when we do it later? >> Going from administrative counsel >> do it later. Okay. Um, and so one's comment, one's a question. You know, we did advocate against this last year. I
know um I I don't think that um the residents know and really why would they how much we are involved during sessions and how much we advocate for or against things that we know will will benefit Dquesta or could harm Dquesta. Um you
know, I'll probably be up there twice this session. I've already been emailing um you know uh committee members on bills. So like I just want the residents to know like we work so hard behind the scenes during session with our state legislators um to do what we think is
right for the village. I I know this is one we were advocating against last year. And I think I don't know if any if you've heard from Kent. I haven't seen anything come out that is going to maybe address us again this session but maybe put it, you know, a bug in Ken's ear that we're still, you know, not pleased
with it and um for him to let us know if he thinks anything's going to come come out this session in regards to that. Um my other the one that's a question uh my other question is you know what you brought up vice mayor you know you see a
lot of this through your your job and I would be interested to know like where in the county how many are they and where where are they right are they are they usually kind of centralized one area do property values have anything to do with it like I would just really be
curious on that to give maybe you know us a better idea like Is this something we really need to worry about? Again, like we want to um tighten this up and be able to have a little more control over this, but you know, should there be alarm in the community that oh my gosh, they're going to start showing
up everywhere or what does the data or statistics show countywide and may maybe you have some of that knowledge through your work, but when you bring it back to us, I would love to know that too cuz I don't I don't want there to be alarm out there that they're going to start popping up all over the place now. Um,
you know, we this has been when was that resolution adopted? 2014. >> 70. >> For 70. >> I don't you weren't on yet either, were you? >> No. >> No. >> Yeah. So, predates us and and nothing's happened since then, too. So, I I just don't want there to be alarm out there, too, that all of a sudden this is going
to be a huge problem. So, yeah, just any data backup you can provide when we revisit this would be fantastic. We'll >> do be more than help happy to assist in any way I can from the law enforcement side. >> Would love that. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> And may I can tell you not from official
report, just from my experience that um these residences are in affluent neighborhoods. They're in low-income neighborhoods. They're in commercial areas, industrial areas, >> everywhere. >> They're everywhere. >> Yeah. I was going to say I'm aware I'm very different municipality, but similar in that it has its own police, not
utility and fire, but these are popping up in like Lake Clark shores, places like that, you know, residential neighborhoods that you would not expect to see it. So, it's it's possible, but you know, I agree. Maybe there's not a a need for alarm, but we should certainly be paying attention to it.
>> And I mentioned it last meeting. I've personally been through this and I used to live in a higherend area and it it's not high-end anymore. That's all I can say. It's very layered. It's very complicated. >> Vice Mayor is absolutely correct with the amount of services that need to be
attending to those properties. and it's nothing on them and no one wants to go through it, but there's a right place to do things and there's a wrong place to do things. So, just say I think we should just be in front of it. >> Yeah. No, I agree. And I think um Jay, when do you think you'd bring that back?
I said we have to we have to pass this to be in line with the deadline with the state. >> February. >> February. Okay. So, we can start looking. >> Nothing catastrophic is going to Well, knock on wood. >> Okay. Fantastic. All right, Lori. Any public comment cards? Any public
comment? All right. Can I get a motion to approve? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> I. >> All right. On to new business agenda item 20. Consider approval of the current fiscal year sidewalk improvement plan.
>> Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, village council. stat is seeking consideration for fiscal year 2026 sidewalk improvements. We're focused on several different areas. The first area being East Wind Circle, which is part of a more comprehensive road improvement
project that's also on the agenda tonight. Uh the second area is um South Riverside Drive uh to the Dover Ditch. And then the third area is to begin replacing a 4ft wide sidewalk on Willow Road. That whole community still has the old 4ft wide sidewalk. In all these
areas, we'll bring sidewalk up to code compliance. Uh 5 foot wide sidewalk, 6 in depth, um and 300 uh 3,000 PSI. We're utilizing the existing contract we have with Wind and Suns Construction. You have their proposal in front of you for
all of these areas and funding is available in the capital uh budget. Total cost of the project is $169,943. here to answer any questions. >> Thank you. California comments or questions? >> Uh, Eastman Circle, you said there this
part of the overall road improvements. Is this >> that's the next agenda item coming up? Improvements in Eastman Circle. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> Yes. >> I know this is the is this the last year of the three-year contract with when with a piggyback
>> contract expires in the spring. However, they've been awarded the new contract and so we'll >> from the county >> from the county. Do you know how what does their pricing look like? Did it go up, down? >> I haven't seen the pricing yet that they haven't shared their pricing yet, but they did receive the award and we'll take a look at that contract again. I
mean, their pricing is always favorable. They win contract year after year and they stand behind their work and they've done a great job partnering with the village. >> So, we'll see. >> Okay. >> The goal is to finish these improvements before that contract expires as well.
>> Okay. If if this is approved tonight, we we want to hit hit the ground running right after the new year. >> Great. >> Stay out of the spring and the rain. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right, Lori. Any comment cards? No. Any public comment?
>> All right. Council, is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Agenda item 21, consider approval of this fiscal year's roadway rate improvement plan. >> Yes. So, Mayor, council, this one here
is um is our recommendation for road improvements in the new fiscal year. Uh the first focus is going to be on East Wind Circle. Um I Jeremy, if you can pull up some of the pictures there, residents have been extremely patient in
East Wind Circle. Um if you take a look at some of these pictures, it's one of only three roads in Tquesta that were constructed with concrete greeting. Okay. And between possibly the original construction, um poor compaction, poor grade concrete, uh several oak trees in
the community, uh the road is a mess. And so we first considered, we did some uh core sampling. We had uh engineering firm come in and complete some core sampling. And we have a really good base there. So initially we were just going to replace the damaged sections, replace
concrete with concrete and because of the favorable pricing that we have with wind and suns, we're going to take out the recommendation is take out all of the concrete and replace it with asphalt which will also help us uh mitigate some of the flooding issues that they have in the community. So I know the residents
are extremely excited about that and getting rid of this concrete. So again, it's a comprehensive project to fix the sidewalk, um fix the road, and uh get that water out of the road. That's the first area we're focused on. Uh the second area is um continuing to Questa
Pines where we left off last year. Uh we're focused on Birch Place, Hickory Hill North, and Quail Circle. And then we have some uh targeted surface repairs and improvements on Questa Drive uh west
of Seabbrook Road and also um on North Cypress Drive. Um again, we will be utilizing the contract that we have with Wayne and Suns Construction. Uh the total cost of the project is $614,319. Uh funding is available in the capital
fund. That does leave a balance in the fund of around $95,000 and I anticipate coming back to the council with another recommendation for some road improvements um after Alison and I take a look at some storm water issues.
>> Thank you council. Any comments or questions? >> No. No. >> Lori, any cards? No. Any public comment? Right. Is there a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
Agenda item 22, site plan modification 05-25, application by the village of Dquesta for uh modifications to Chief uh Chief Medium Station 11, but I
know manager Allen keeps trying to get everyone to say the annex, but I don't think it's ever going to happen. For the record, I think it's always going to be station 11. Jay, the floor is yours. >> Good evening. Jay Hutch, community development director representing the village of Tquesta tonight on this request for the village annex aka
station 11. It's a site uh plan modification. You all know where station 11 is on Seabbrook Drive. It was originally constructed in 1978 used as a fire station and it's no longer in operation as a fire station. Property is zoned R1.
Currently in use for storage and overflow office usage. Um due to overcrowding at Village Hall, the building department is is really needing extra space. So, they're going to relocate code enforcement and building inspectors over there. Um and additionally, the police department will
use it as well. And I believe uh the clerk's office will also be using it for some record storage. So, it's going to be used by a lot of different departments. So, here's the initially appro proposed architecture for the site. a new standing seam uh metal roof which would kind of cover some of the mechanical
equipment on top. Um a new exterior color which would be kind of a stucco. There's kind of some grooves in the the current building. So this would be stucco painted kind of this white kind of cream color. Uh there'd be new uh color rollup doors and then there's new
decorative stone proposed. Uh there actually is a sample of the decorative stone over by Jeremy. If anyone wants to take a look at it, feel free to pass it down. Um I think it looks pretty pretty nice. And then there'd be a police department sign and a village requested sign on there as well. So we initially
took this to the planning and zoning board in August. And at that meeting the the board thought that the renderings we showed didn't really show what the building would look like with with landscaping. So they asked us to create a updated landscape plan. So we got Steve Parker to create a landscape plan.
Uh, additionally, they also wanted us to consider using the um same, and this was also staff's input, using the same color that's on the rec center, that that nice blue color and putting that on the rollup doors rather than the gray that the architect initially proposed. So,
um, here's that that blue color from the rec center, which I think everybody loves. called Sheron Williams Blue Blood. And so, uh, we did go back to the drawing board with a new landscape plan. Um, if if you've seen it, the landscaping is is in need of a little
bit of TLC there. So, um, Steve Parker has proposed three stable palms kind of at the at the foot of the building near those rollup doors. There'd be two silver buttonwoods at the entrance when you're pulling up off of Seabbrook. There'd be three geer trees. All the existing oak trees on Seabbrook would
remain. There'd be one new uh oak tree added. There'd be a cocoa plum hedge all along the front with emerald blanket ground cover on the bottom uh and collusia on the uh south side of the property. Um so really refresh the whole the whole site. Also, uh village manager
has has talked about possibly wanting to add parallel parking on Shea Place. there's an opportunity to put two spaces there in the future kind of for overflow parking at Remembrance Park or Constitution Park or the rec center. So, we have designed the landscape plan to make sure that that would work if the
village ever decides to put those spaces on Sha Place. So, here's the the rendering. This is the new color with that that blue from the rec center. Um, and then obviously showing the updated kind of landscape pallet that's being installed.
And then here is the gray color that is the um color that our architect initially chose. The PZB uh there was a little bit of you know I I think three or four of them liked this color the most. U they ultimately ended up voting
voting for this color but um I will just show you back and forth. They thought they thought that this color was a little bit more muted and that it would blend in a little bit more in the residential zoning district and that the the blue was a little bit bold. Um
that's that's where they were at. Uh here's your criteria for review. It's a standard review. Criteria for site plans, harmony with other buildings and surroundings. Um methods of harmonious design, inappropriate building styles, all the things you guys typically look at on site plans. uh summary of the
November PCB meeting. So, we brought back those updated colors to them. They did ultimately vote three to two to recommend approval of the proposed gray color for the roll-up doors. Everyone did like the colors and like the project. The dissenting votes were
solely because two of the members wanted mullion windows in the front of the building rather than the purely glass window. So, that I'll I'll go back and show you with the glass windows. they probably look a little bit more of a like a commercial um window whereas the Mullen windows would look a little bit
more like a residential building. So they thought the Mullen would fit in more in that residential neighborhood. So you see the two the two glass um uh entrances there, not entrances, they're windows actually. The the the doors are actually on the sides. >> So you're seeing right behind like that
sable palm. That's a window or a door? Yes, that the the sail palm on on my left this way is a a window and then on the right side also a window and the doors actually go north south. So they're tuck they're tucked in.
>> And was there a suggestion to have to make that the blue color? Is that why they were pushing for those or they just wanted that type of window like the accent within? >> They they wanted mullen which is like um >> like the chronic crosshatch. the cross hash that you'd have in a kind of in a
residential one. >> Okay. >> Apologize if >> not in an attempt to pull the blue in, not make that blue. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> And that's that's my presentation. >> Great. Thank you, Jay. Council, open it up for discussion.
>> Yeah, I mean, I think I I get it. The the gray does blend a little better, and I you know, I assume that that's a a lot of space to have blue, I guess. But given the proximity to the rec center that's right there, it would be
nice to like tie it in somehow with that blue if I'm being picky. Um, and I guess outside of the garage doors, I don't know how you would really do that. Um, but it's what just a few properties down. So, it would be nice to kind of have that cohesive look. And it looks
good, but that's just my opinion. >> Okay, a couple things. I did listen to P&Z um because I try to hear what all of our different teammates are saying. I'll start with the parking on the road. I'm not against with the parking the
road. My only really question towards that would be would I guess village staff or whoever's parking a vehicle there would it be allowed overnight or does it still have to follow the no no overnight parking on the roads? >> We are technically not asking for
approval to do that tonight. We just designed the landscape plan so that if if the village ever decided to do that, we could we could put those spaces in. >> Gotcha. >> The window thing, I don't have a big issue with it. The rec center does have
a different type of window and it's even on here. So, I could see maybe a, you know, again, and this this would go into budget. I don't know what the exact numbers are. I mean, that would be a solution if we matched the windows from another toquesta building to match this
one because they're only x amount of parcels apart from each other. Um, and then as far as the garage doors, again, going into budget, we weren't trying to spend a ton of money on this cuz we're just trying to bring this building back to life, give it life, so it's being
used, not just sitting there rotting. If a magical budget was there, I would say change out the garage doors to where they look like wood panels. So, it's a little more aesthetically pleasing rather than a vinyl. And again, not
asking for that. Just saying if it was budget friendly, I would do that. The blue, I like the blue better. Absolutely. I am fully against the gray. However, considering the feedback of wanting it to blend more,
you we could choose a different hue value for that blue. So, tone it down. Same blues so it's still cohesive with the Tquesta properties, but tone it down. That would be my recommendation. keep the blue but tone down the hue value so it's not so blue because it is
such a solid piece right there versus at the rec center they're on the awnings which have the little slats so that would be my feedback for right now >> design's not my expertise so we'll go with the PNZ's decision
>> um the are the garage doors intended to be functional like to open up so like on a cool day that bay or whatever is being done in ers to be >> they I think they do intend to use it. >> Yeah. So that way they can go in and out if they're doing a training. So that's
the intent. I mean not every day obviously weather, heat, and all that stuff. So >> um I like the idea with the blue as well. That's the color. I would prefer the windows. I agree with Lori about the making it consistent more
so with the rec center. I'm not a fan. I don't know why. I'm just not a fan of the sable palms in between the garage doors. I mean, those things fall and if it's open and I just I think it's it kind of clutters it. So, I'm not a fan of those sable palms. I like to have those removed, but not going to stop
progress because of that. But, I just I think those are they're there and it just kind of covers up the building. And those can be ugly trees at times. I mean, I know they're native, but they they can be really ugly >> once as they grow up. >> Yeah. Yeah. They they get trimmed and then you get the little thing that looks
like a a deer that you paint for Christmas or a reindeer. You get those things. >> Yeah, the that's what I keep envision. So, um anyway, the blue I'd like the windows to be consistent. Again, all based on budget and I'm just not a fan
of those the big s those three sleeves. >> Yeah, I agree. I I like the blue. I know I'm on record often enough here saying that I'm sick of all these applications that we get of the same colors all the time and everything's matchy matchy, but in this case I think that it should be
cohesive with the rec center that's really close by and that should be proud of our buildings and I think like having them match makes it very evident that this is a you know village of Tquesta building. So I think it should be blue. Um I I am
I'm not going to say I'm not a fan of the tables and my reasons different than the vice mayors. What what is expected to be brought in and out of those doors? Like are those subjects get to get hit by trailers? I mean to me it's more of a issue with like are they, you know, are they going to survive because they're
going to run into it by a trailer with a trailer by accident? >> Yeah, we've checked the spacing on it. I can't remember the exact number, but it's it's something like 12 or 14 feet between them. So it's it's the width that that you need for cars to get through. We're not going to be driving fire trucks in there. >> That but anything on a trailer or
anything like is I mean are the police storing >> I mean the only time I see us storing something there is maybe like a a weather event where we have whole bunch of cars that we need to make sure they're you know we got hail or something we have somewhere to put them. I can see us running over there. We
we've done it some different spots throughout the years but uh if we have it available I can see us storing some vehicles over there like police cars or something like that. >> Okay. I mean, if we're not going to be actively hauling like stuff in and out of those and I think I they're fine with me. I just I was concerned from that
aspect. Um, and is there a floor plan? Usually with site plan modifications or site plan applications, we get floor plans and there isn't one. I would have loved to see that. >> Yeah, the well the building department has already been doing that internally. Um, I think are they they're pretty
close to being done. So, the floor plan itself is is basically done. >> Okay. Can that be circulated to council? Would be nice to see that. Sure. Usually it's part of these applications. I was surprised it wasn't there. Um, and in regards to the glazing, you know,
I mean, to me, I guess a motion could be if it doesn't cost any more money at the millions, but I don't like from a from a taxpayer dollar standpoint, I don't know if we should be spending more money on that detail um for those two small windows. Oh, >> if you want to make a condition that's
kind of subject to cost, that'd be fine. Where you give us an out if it's if it's significantly more expensive cuz Wayne is using building funds and he's he's kind of on a shoestring budget. So, he's already he's already mad at how much money I've made him spend on this. So, I don't want to add too much more on top of it.
>> And that was kind of my point with the windows. I'm not saying we should be changing them, but I'm not looking at the cost of windows. So, if the cost of those new windows are very similar to something that's a little bit different, that's what I'm saying. I'm definitely not trying to add to this budget.
>> And since we're living in the world of no budget potentially right now, which I know we have one, but if we didn't, can you go back to the rec center real quick? And if for whatever reason that the blue um doors didn't happen,
we could I don't I mean I don't know the price of them, but those slatted um awnings. Is there an opportunity to do those to tie in that blue over the two windows >> over? >> I know
we're talking no budget, you know. >> You talking about the slats that are over the windows? >> Yeah. The problem is I is because the um it's a recessed door. So so I think it would look >> so it's not just a window that's there. It's just recessed. So it would look
weird if you had that over the recessed entrance. >> Understood. >> Yeah. >> But we tal we did talk about that with with PCB. Um and I agree. If it was a pure window, >> we would definitely have done that. >> Okay. >> Are we buying new doors or we just painting? The rolled doors are going to be the the
same door as painted. >> So, I mean, it's paint. >> Yeah. >> That makes me feel better. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I like the blue better. Just go going on record. >> For me, again, that's it's paint that's very fixable. >> And for the record, too, the PCB wasn't
like they weren't like 100% in love with the gray and hated the blue. It was, you know, one of those kind of >> You want gray, one blue. But I also want to say that too cuz when it comes to the paint, it's very easier to play with the paint hue values than when you order like the roof panels and
they were made that color. Like it's easier to be able to play with the tones with paint versus they were made like that. So true. >> Okay. Any other council comment? No. >> I didn't see it. Marsha >> Neielson.
Since this is my neighborhood, um I thought I'd weigh in. Um the blue that you use in the rec center is an accent color. If you put it on that much blue, it's going to just scream out.
I'm I'm totally opposed to the blue. It's way too much. If you tone it down, maybe. But if you use it, it's an accent color. It shouldn't be used for the main part of that building. I'm with Rick on the Sable Ponds. They look like
telephone poles right now. And um when you have that um you have the underplantings, you're going to have a real problem because those underplantings are going to be crawling all over your asphalt because they're going to have no place to go. So, I
think that it's going to look a lot more streamlined if you scrap the three palms and the underplantings underneath those palms. Um, as far as um the windows, I don't really care. But I do think that the
blue is just it's going to just it doesn't it isn't going to blend with the neighborhood. You're next to the Seabour House, which is a muted color. You're next to Remembrance Park. It's just it's it's going to be bad. Anyway, it is my opinion. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. Any other comment cards? No. Any other public comment? >> Yes, Harold. >> Harold Taylor, 13 Chapel Court. I'd be curious to know what the cost would be to remove those garage doors completely
and finish the building with windows instead of those garage doors. I mean, it still looks like a fire uh station or subcommercial type building and it's really in a residential area.
Tone it down if you can with windows. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. Thank you. Any other public comment? Right, council. We need a motion and the motion should um outline the color and
then if we want to give staff um discretion to make changes so long as it doesn't cost more money. Does >> anyone want to make a motion? I cannot as mayor. You guys are designing now. >> Hey, I'm going to go with you designer
either. I'm going to take that. Uh gosh. >> Okay. I mean, I'm trying to wrap my head around that. >> Can you make it bigger again, please? And it's just a rendering, so it's hard to tell. But Marca does bring up a good
point. >> Yeah. See, I I I can't. >> So, say that again. The motion must be what? >> It should clarify which scheme we want. >> So, >> and then also if we want to give staff
the leeway to uh change the windows so long as it doesn't cost more money. >> Okay. So, I'll make a motion to approve with using the blue but toned down a little more subdued. actually way more
subdued but not gray. And giving staff the option to change out the windows if they price match or within a very small difference. >> So quick question on emotion. Tone down blue is very subjective. I mean do we want them to bring us back a
color and then it's not matching the rec center. So does that really even and it's totally different. What if you put those awnings over the garage the roll of doors? >> Then you have an accident.
>> If they have to come back with a with a more specific color, does that push this whole thing? >> So the the building the the part like the internal part we talk about site plan, we could just through a building permit, we're we're going to have people
in there soon. this ex exterior part. I mean that's the site plan part we have to come through. So um it'll push the project back as far as the paying the exterior but it doesn't necessarily change our staff being in there. >> So just to be super transparent then I
would say so everyone's on the same page including like P and Z and everything just bring us back color options that are same blue but less value. So tone down. So then we can also look at it compared to the tone down yellow house that's next door and the surrounding
area. >> Yeah. And we could also do the doors last. I mean, I assume we could do the the roof and the stucco work and the stone work and have that all done and bring this paint color back at the very end. So that I don't think that would even slow down the exterior very much
either if that's your recommendation. >> Okay. So, I guess I would amend my motion that we approve allow staff stick with the allow staff to change out the windows if the cost match or within a very small >> Do we need a percentage on small?
>> All right. Can I ask you a question? You said >> we're both. >> So, I hear I hear price match, but it didn't cost us anything. The windows are there. So, right now we thought we were Those are not the windows. >> We have existing windows. aren't the same windows that are currently in
there. >> No, I've been in there. Those are not the windows. >> Okay. Well, >> you were doing new windows, correct? >> Yeah. Okay. >> Does no one no one like my idea of potential awnings over the rollups and keeping then you >> I think that's confusing. >> I've seen it in residential uses.
>> Well, that but that's something we could come back with. So, if you guys want to make the motion tonight to approve this as is and to come back with a final rollup door concept at a later date, that lets that lets Wayne do everything else on this building and then we just have to
>> then we just have to deal with the the rollup door situation at the end there. >> All right. So, that'll be my motion to approve >> change allow staff to change out windows if the price matches. No other no other room. Okay. And we will bring back the
garage door dilemma. >> Solid motion. >> Second. >> Is everyone in favor of the convoluted motion tonight? >> Yeah. I I understand. >> Everyone say I. I. >> Did you guys want to do anything with
those trees? >> I heard trees. >> I'm fine with the trees. >> I'm fine with the trees. >> Fine with the motion include the trees. So we're A MINIMUM OF THREE. I THINK SOMETHING needs to be there whether it's sables or not. It's just
>> I have I can do math. So, >> mayor, the uh the next two items on our agenda are quasi due applications. >> Okay. Well, real quick, I think 23 is still on the agenda, but it is officially being removed. It I want to put that on the record. It's conceptual presentation to convert existing
building at 171 to Questa Drive to a membership wine club. I think are they coming back in January? Are we expecting that? They are coming back in January. >> Okay. So, that's on the record. Okay. Now, on agenda item uh 24 uh and Dylan will you can do your thing
for 24 and 25, but council will address each one separately. So, 24 is a special exception use 03-25 for Dquesta Country Club and and agenda item 25 is a site plan modification 07-25
application for Questa Country Club. Dylan, >> if you are present this evening and plan to give any testimony regarding either item 24 or 25, I need to swear you in at this time. So, please stand with me, raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm under penalty of perjury in the
laws of the state of Florida to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth in your testimony this evening? >> I do. >> Very well. You may be seated. Before we uh begin0325, I will also go through the council members and ask uh for any exparte
communication you may have had with the applicant that you disclose that at this time. That could include actual communication or things like um going by the site, visiting the site, things of that nature. >> Other than I've been to the site, um
just a normal course of living, no. >> Okay. No discussions with anyone. Um, unfortunately, I did attend a funeral at the site and I do roam around that golf course looking for my children often. >> Probably shouldn't tell them that.
>> No, they're they're around, but you know, dog gets out, too. >> I've communicated with staff on the site. I visited the site um with the focus on the future build of the site. >> Uh, I have been to the site. Um, I have
also had communications prior to being a council member and subsequent to being elected to council with various members of I believe they call themselves the long range planning committee of the country club. Good. >> Hey, I have um I have been to the site. I've spoken to staff about this project and I think a while ago I've had a
conversation with Mr. Herring on the project as well. >> Thank you very much. You may proceed. >> All right. So, first we will address agenda item 24 again. special exception use 03-25 application for Tquesta Country Club. >> Chairman, can you pull up the the
applicant presentation? >> So, uh we're going to do joint presentations for both of the agenda items. Uh we're going to let the applicant go first and then we Meg will kind of do a followup uh for anything that staff needs to address. Uh and Don
here will presenting. >> Good evening, madame mayor and council members. for the record Donaldson hearing with Cotler and hearing here tonight on behalf of the Questa Country Club and we are very excited to be here. We do have a few members of our our team
here today. Uh we have Mr. Jeff Elner and Sam Forest uh here with Long Range Planning Committee uh and Lori from my office is here as well. Uh we've been working on this project for for a while. So it's been a lot of time uh has gone
by. I think maybe uh madame mayor we met probably almost two years ago. >> Uh but uh a lot of time has gone by because the board and the committee has spent a lot of time listening not only to the residents and the neighbors but also uh their membership and so a lot of
changes have occurred uh to the overall design. We'll be really excited to to come back before you in probably early February uh with the clubhouse because that's where so much of the work and effort has been done. What we'll be presenting to you tonight is really the
back of house things that need to be done to support the golf course itself and elements that have to be relocated and moved to make room for the bigger project that we will be presenting to you in February. So tonight uh as uh was pointed out by
uh by staff uh we'll be talking about the special exception. uh we are in the open space and recreation land use and zoning districts and any type of a building uh in that district is actually approved as a special exception. Uh
there are no real uses by right in terms of architectural buildings and we'll be focusing on our maintenance facility uh which is broken into two pieces which I'll present to you uh and then uh what we call the cafe which is really the halfway house. So, if you've been out
there in the course, the old halfway house, uh we it's just time to replace it. It's not as functional uh as it needs to be in order to run the operation. Food service and obviously the one of our uh goals would be to try to get that moving and up and running so
that there can be at least food service, you know, for lunch when golfers are out there playing while the clubhouse is under construction. Uh and so that's why that is going forward first. So, let me uh you're certainly well aware of the the history. That's what makes this
place so special. The the Questa Country Club was built in 1957 and so that means it's 68 years old. I've got fond memories as a as a as a child. My grandfather was one of the one of the original members and a lot of
fun. The clubhouse is actually slightly older than me, which is kind of refreshing. the the club the site itself uh is part of the overall country club site. So the the maintenance facility the halfway house are actually on the
overall golf course property. Uh and you may have recall a few months ago uh you approved the what we call the cleanup land use amendments. A couple remnant commercial parcels that were actually part of the golf course. We made them all recreation and open space uh land
use uh and zoning when we did that. So again, we're going to talk uh we'll start first and review with you the halfway house, the cafe. Uh and then we'll move you into our uh review the maintenance facility. So our main maintenance facility, if you've been over there and seen the maintenance
facilities that exist today, which are, you know, really very much so legacy facilities, they've been there forever. Uh they were there when when I actually did spent a summer working on the course when I was a a young kid out of high school many years ago. Uh but it's all
the mowers, all the equipment, everything is really stored in the facilities that are currently along uh Country Club Drive today. The the heavier components, the the the mowers that go out at 5 6:00 in the morning every morning uh in order to meet mow
the course and to you know get the greens ready. Those will all that activity will be actually moved to the middle of the golf course away from uh the residents and in the middle of the golf course and it'll actually be shielded and screened and then the maintenance activities that will remain
will be you know a little bit more uh mellow type uses that would be there. We'll have our uh cart storage building and uh our fuel storage is there. So that's where we would fuel our our vehicles uh as well as uh as well as our our pest control and our chemicals that
we use which are all very much so uh contained. And that's predominantly we need to have access for vehicles to be able to get to them. Uh for the most part we won't have normal vehicles, road vehicles that will actually go out to the maintenance facility. it would be
golf court vehicle, you know, small golf cart vehicles that would go back and forth between the maintenance facility uh out in the triangle area as opposed to trucks and those types things of of vehicles other than during construction. So, starting with the uh halfway house,
the cafe, uh we're going to be replacing the existing building in its entirety. The orientation of the building remains very much the same. Tom Fazio of course has integral involvement on almost anything that we do out there on the course to try to maintain the integrity
of the design of the course uh and uh the quality uh and so the building will be torn down. It'll be a new building, better kitchen, still a very small one-story building. Uh Madame Mayor, when we presented to you a couple years ago at the time we're actually looking
at a two-story building and we decided to go smaller. All of our buildings have gone smaller, lower key, lower scale uh in respect for all of our all of our neighbors. Uh this is the existing facility. I don't know what the actual age of it is, but it's been there for a
long time. It's actually I believe it remains on septic today, so we'll be upgrading that and putting that onto the sanitary sewer system. Uh here's a plan view of the site plan. There's no vehicular access that comes out to the halfway house. Uh it's just uh just golf
carts. We have a golf carts that go back and forth or you know little buggy vehicles where they take the trash and the food back and forth from the main kitchen. They do the actual cooking here, but they take the food back and forth from the main kitchen as needed and then the trash and those types of
things uh leave every day. Uh we'll have a covered area, covered porch sits uh under the building and then some outdoor covered porch area that you will also have. Uh this is a uh a quick uh view of the architecture. The building is
relatively small. Measures about 14 ft in height. The style is being designed to be consistent with the clubhouse. So Florida style uh very understated to Questa Country Club as you know is really a very much so an understated type of a of a club but uh very very
nice. So the colors, the materials, the roof standing metal scene with the brackets and the siding will fit. And of course it'll be this is actually tucked into the course and tucked into landscaping. So it has a very nice landscape setting which in which it uh
would sit. Uh moving uh to the uh uh to the maintenance facility. This is kind of a a zoomed out picture on an aerial just so that you could uh see it. Uh the the gray box is basically the new building. Uh it's about 10,000 square ft
in size. Uh it'll be literally tucked into the landscape. Uh we'll actually be burming up against the building with walls. Uh and it will be totally stream. So the building will be a very dark green. Uh so it's intended to just fade
away. Uh and uh of course, you know, I know Mr. Facio based on the meetings that we've had on multiple occasions, they really don't want to even see it. So it's it's in the middle of the course. We don't want don't want you to see it. Don't want you to to hear it uh out there. This is just a little larger
view. This is a more technical drawing. We have a couple spots for uh golf carts and buggies to uh to be uh we have some trash refues and other utilities, generators, and that type of facil of of of mechanical equipment that will
support this facility. So, very nice. It's got open bay doors. I'll show you a picture of what that looks like. So, uh, this is, you know, what probably you would envision for a golf course maintenance, uh, facility. Dark green to fade in, bay doors, few man doors, and
then we have a a covered area for any specialized equipment. So, this will predominantly house a lot of the mechanical not the mowers and the machines and vertic cutters and all the different things that support a golf a golf course at the level of the Questa
Country Club. moving out to what we would refer to the existing maintenance area that's being downsized. Uh this area will now also accommodate where the pickle ball courts will go. You may have recalled early on uh uh at one point in time we were
looking at putting the pickle ball courts on the on the north side in the or or the east side of Country Club Drive. Uh and based on the feedback that we received uh from from our neighbors, uh we we listened to that. We decided to
keep that actually on uh the uh you know the west side of the street uh and locate them there. We just have four pickle balls courts were which is the equivalent of really of just over one tennis court. These are slightly larger
than one tennis court but uh that's what uh that's what they are. Very nicely lushly landscaped. You won't see anything from Questa Drive. Uh in addition to that we have employee parking. uh employee parking for the uh you know predominantly for our uh our
maintenance folks, but it could also be used for uh any any overflow parking during any peak demand. Since our maintenance folks are gone in the evening, that's when typically most of the events are. We would have the ability to, you know, to park employees over in this area, but it's secured and
gated. Uh it's entered by, you know, RFID readers. So it's it's it's basically secured inside the uh maintenance maintenance areas itself. All those uh all those gates or are equipped with uh what what we typically
call knocks key switches and click to enter. Your fire department, your public safety folks require that to be all gates to uh within the village to have that type of technology. uh and just a few buildings relatively small of these
significantly less than what's there today. Uh we have a cart storage building. Those are really more for carts that go back and forth on the course, not not the big mowers. Our chemical storage for our fertilizers and the things that we treat out on the golf course, as well as our fuel area. And
then we have a few soil bins that we use for specialized soil, sand replacement for traps, uh and that type of thing. So very very very nicely done. Again, totally screened from uh to Questa Drive. You won't you won't see it uh
literally at all when it's uh when it's completed. So really excited about that facility. Again, it's dark green. It's intended to fade away uh into the landscape so that uh it's uh really relatively small. It's this building is
actually only 13 feet tall. So really our the landscaping that we're proposing will screen it. The oak trees along uh Country Club Drive are probably 30 feet tall today and so we're screening underneath the canopy with very large pod carpass that will be fully thick at
the day that they go in. So it'll be very very nicely nicely done. So uh in summary as noted within the the staff report uh this request uh first uh satisfies all the special exception criteria is not injured in any way to
public health safety and welfare. It's an improvement. Uh we're actually improving a number of uh what I would say areas today that don't meet your current code and bringing them up to code. Uh we're able to to create a level of sustainability. These are very very
old structures uh that if we did have a a major storm event uh could very likely have some uh some damage to them. So it also helps the club you know be much more responsible and how they run the facilities more energy efficient uh and
more efficient in terms of how their employees will ultimately be able to maintain and operate the the course to run the halfway house. So super super excited about presenting this. We'll be much more excited to present before you in front of Feb in February when you see
the beautiful club facility. Uh but we're here Mr. Forester as well as uh as well as uh our other folks are more than happy to answer any questions uh that you have and so am I. Thank you very much.
>> Here's a couple pictures pretty pictures just while you're here. This the building's modified slightly from this, but I had a few in my picture. Oh, also schedule-wise, here's our schedule. I got to have a schedule in here for you. Uh, we're looking to be before you in February for the clubhouse approval.
Construction of the halfway house and golf maintenance will start in January and clubhouse will start construction uh in April. There you go. Now, >> thank you. Jay, do you have anything to add?
>> Just going to give a quick presentation. Hello and good evening. Happy holidays. Uh I don't know if we're going to have much to add to that wonderful presentation. So I will try and go through this quickly, but this is for the Squestic Country Club. It is a special exception use and a site plan modification. The site plan modification
is required for the new maintenance facilities, cafe, formerly known as the halfway house, pickle ball courts, and cart storage. The special exception use as mentioned is required for any project in the recreation open space. So it is a permitted use but it still requires the
village council's review. Uh this has been broken down into two phases. Phase one is what we are looking at today and that is the cafe and the maintenance facilities. Phase two is in review intentively scheduled to come to village council in February. It is finishing up
uh in the DRC right now. Here is the location to Questa Country Club constructed in 1957. And here is the breakdown of the phases again. Phase two is going to be that top green circle. And then phase one that we are looking at tonight is the red and
orange. Going from west to east, we have the cafe that is interior to the site. The proposed interior maintenance facility and then the current maintenance facility along Country Club Drive. So, landscaping. This is an AI rendition
of what was provided by the applicant for the landscape buffer that is going to be running along the outside of their fence along Country Club Drive. So, what they have here is some silver button woods, a high piggarpus hedge, and then
a lower cocoa red cocoa plum hedge. They did provide a diverse landscape plan. Um here are some of the diversity that they have captured in it. Elements of site plan review that the council is going to be looking at is harmony with other buildings, harmony
with the surroundings, facade, methods of design, inappropriate building styles, gar design, exterior forms, advertisements on amenities, the use of symbolic colors. In November of 25, planning and zoning board voted unanimously to recommend
this project to village council with the following conditions. Prior to the issuance of building permits, civil plans shall be provided that indicate the existing and proposed impervious pvious areas. Drainage calculations shall be submitted and approved that demonstrate the project meets the village's storm water treatment
requirements. Next, the prior to the issuance of building permits, a maintenance of traffic plan shall be submitted and approved by the village. And finally, prior to the issuance of building permits, a construction staging plan shall be submitted and approved by the village.
And that is all that I have for you. You have any questions? Okay. Thank you, Meg. All right. So, um, agenda item 24, the special exception use. Uh, I'll open it for council discussion and just ensure that, uh, your comments for this are for the specific criteria that we're
supposed to review for the SEU. And then um any other comments um that are more appropriate for the site plan modification next agenda item. We'll talk about that. Okay. >> I don't really have any comments to be honest. >> No, I support the special exception.
>> Um I believe because it's to do with phase one. Can I ask a question about the parking that appropriate for this >> for parking? >> It's going to be more second 25 >> I think. So parking is not one of the
SEU. Yeah, that's probably more >> address. >> I don't either. Any comment cards? Nope. Any public comment? >> All right. Is there a motion? >> So moved. Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> All right. Now, moving on to agenda item
25, the site plan modification 07-25. I'll open that up for discussion. >> Thanks. We were I should have combined the prior exparte communication. Oh, I thought you did >> with this one. >> Sorry. >> I'll ask again if you could just say same as the previous if you that
applies, which I think it probably will. >> Same as previous. >> Same as item number 24. >> Same as items 24. >> Same as 24. >> Same as 24. >> Thanks, council. Thank you. >> All right. >> Uh, for 25, uh, I support the PNZ's recommendations
as long as the applicant doesn't have any objections or further discussion on those. No objection at all. Thank you. >> That's all. >> I have a few clarifying questions just for record purposes. Um, and I might have missed it. When you
guys build the cafe, do we have Do you have a timeline and how long that might take? >> Let me What? Let one of these young men come up and answer the question on the timeline. Jeff, you want to >> Sam?
>> Hi, good evening. Uh Sam Forest, I'm a board member uh to Quest Country Club. Uh roughly roughly 6 months. Um we started in February sometime midsummer um would be the expected finish date for the
>> Thank you. I just I asked that because again residents tend to ask us a lot of questions and what's going on, how long is this going to take. So as long as we have transparency, we can be all on the same page and be able to help you guys communicate to residents when they have questions cuz they don't know to call you. Sure. >> They call us. So, um, second one has to
do with the country club drive landscaping. >> Just to clarify, you are not removing any oak trees. Correct. >> That is correct. >> Okay. And the presentation that was put up by our staff member with the two different hedges and the and the trees.
Is that it's on the outside of your fence. Is that creeping into the rightway or is it still within your property line? >> Great question. Because right to today the condition is actually in the right of way. It's not on our property. So
this actually will be on on the club property itself within the required landscape buffer. >> Uh the existing buffers don't meet code. Our buffers uh will meet code. Uh and then uh we have a very a nice layered landscape look all the way around. So
what you saw, what you were looking at there was actually behind the giant oak trees. Okay. So you have the giant oak trees, you know, then we have our photoc carper's head lower level of the cocoa plum and behind that we have silver button as well as lots of other great
stuff predominantly native which is a trend that we've gone to at the club for the most part. >> Thank you for the clarifications. >> No further comments for me. >> No comments. >> Um thank you so much Don and team for
coming in. um have some questions on the the parking for uh I for phase one. When I say parking, it's the the craft in the trade. I Where will those folks be parking for phase one? So, the uh the
the craft and the trade, we we've actually have a a pretty good plan, pretty good long-term plan in terms of parking. But for phase one, uh there'll be a small area of where we'll be able to have parking on the uh the east side or the northeast side of the uh of
Country Club Drive. Uh and then there's very there will be relatively limited parking on site. all logistics, all storage uh of materials, 100% of that will occur on site. None of that would occur within the uh within the parking
lot. And then for for phase two or where we have additional parking needs where we have a lot more trades, uh we've made arrangements to go offsite to the church right up here on uh on uh uh to Questa Drive uh where we'll be running a shuttle service for those trades to
minimize traffic as well as the impact on on Country Club Drive uh and to minimize any impact to our neighbors. >> Yeah, thank you. Um I know this is about phase one. The PNZ um for site plan
modification recommended gave those three recommendations prior to the issuance of building permits and I believe one was a maintenance of traffic plan, one was a construction staging plan. Um, are those is that have those been submitted yet or
>> they they haven't been submitted, but I understand that we're moving pretty class and should be submitting building permits and all that information to the village very very soon that day. But >> my my concern >> Mr. Eler next week. >> Yeah.
>> Okay. My my concern is not with phase one, but and I know we're discussing phase one tonight, but setting an expectation for phase two, which seems like it's coming pretty quick. Um, when you have site demolition, you're going to be needing all of that east northeast
parking lot, we'll call it. I would imagine for trade parking or for at least for member parking. Um, your cart barn is going to be gone portions of that. Um, I'm concerned and want to make sure that we have a very clear understanding of the usage of the north
parking lot, the east northeast, the one on the east side of the road. um because there are some residents there that potentially could be impacted. I mean, people are going to be impacted on the north, the south, no matter what side of the road you're on. But my concern is is that that east parking lot becomes more
than just parking for members and for staging of golf carts on a temporary basis. Um I know we have to displace I saw where will we put admin? Where will we put the daily operations of a of a club? Where is that going to go? We will
be prepared to answer all your questions and uh provide literally a presentation just on logistics as a part of our uh site plan when we're before you in February. Uh and we might reach out to you in advance and share that with you so that you're you're up to speed. So
we're developing all of that now and uh your your your concerns are noted and we do have a plan for them. Uh I know Black Diamond has been coordinating the construction uh and they do things uh with excellence. I think Jeff taught them very very well.
>> So phase one again just any type of trade parking. Phase one doesn't impact member parking on the on the west side of the road. >> It's just going to be trade parking or craft parking as I think the industry calls it which will be done in that northeast parking lot preferably on the
south side of the parking lot. >> And that is correct. Okay. that is is the area that's specifically designated as the very south part of that that parking lot and a small portion of it. >> What I would like to see for phase two again phase one want to move forward with it this evening. Phase two, instead
of doing it prior to issuance of permit, I'd like to see it at site plan approval, all those staging requirements and the movement of traffic because I want to make sure that we have a clear understanding what's going to happen once demo demo occurs. And you have a limited site there now and I just know
it's just going to be tremendously tight. I just want to make sure that we know exactly what's going to happen for the benefit of the people that expect that to be a parking lot. >> Yes, sir. We're on it. >> All right. Thank you very much. Um, question on the PNZ
recommendations. Don't we require one and two already? I'm very confused on these. So, I know when I work in other jurisdictions, you're submitting those things anyways. >> So, those are staff recommendations and those were just things that kind of came up here during the DRC. We wanted to just put them on the record so that there was an understanding that they
would be needed during permitting. >> They were staff recommendations. >> All three of those recommendations are staff recommendations that the PCB voted to adopt. They're >> but they're not already required. >> They are. >> They are. But a lot of times we just put things on the record just just so that there's no ambiguity during permitting.
>> All right. Well, that seems odd that they're on here as recommendations when they're already required. Just I appreciate you putting them on record, but this is like very common stuff in every jurisdiction that has to be submitted. And I don't think we've seen these on record like having to be on record as re recommendations. just for
future I >> I mean I I'm used to putting like 20 conditions of approval on projects and they are too from the cities they work in and a lot of times they're just standard comments that are just clarification so there's no misunderstanding during permitting. >> I was just making sure too cuz like if
the these aren't already required like we they they need to be put in the code immediately. So >> yeah. >> Okay. >> Um you addressed I did have questions about screening. I wanted to make sure there's adequate screening on country club and it means I mean looking at the
plans yes you see you have the screen fence and the landscaping and I think like retaining world or something by the maintenance um the AI rendering was great is that are you putting in mature plants is going to look like that out the gate cuz lots of times we get these beautiful renderings but then what's
planted is of course you know much smaller plants. >> No the uh the the the buffering that's going in it will be pretty much instant. We're putting in a large full grown pod carpus hedge. We're using a variety that's called meta that's like super dense that you can't see through. It'll
go in five to six feet. You know, right now it's generally Australian pine and a mix of things, but it it'll go in and then beneath that there'll be the cocoa plum. And then behind that, the you know, your your code requires minimum size trees uh within the buffer. And of course, you've
got your 30 foot 40 foot oak trees that are actually out in front of it. So everything is everything is well screened and very very well done. In fact, I I I your landscape uh reviewer was asking us to open up the views because we had screened things so so well.
>> Okay, that's great. Um and then the uh what are the hours of the pickle ball courts? I see that there's um cork lighting on there and I just want to be careful with light pollution for the neighboring residents. >> Um the pickleball courts Oh, sorry.
Lori, you had color in here. Uh the pickle ball courts will operate uh at the same time as the regular course hours. >> Okay. Which what are those? >> Be 8 to 5, right? >> There is some ice. Sorry.
today. There are some nighttime activities out there. Uh it's pretty rare honestly that you'll have people playing after after dark, but that does happen from time to time uh in in today's world. Um so we'll continue. I'd
say roughly 8 to 8, but like I said, it is pretty rare when somebody is playing after after dusk. >> Okay. And otherwise, I mean, the lights would go off immediately after those people are done playing. It kind of depends on what the activities are going on. There are times when we have what's
called a caddies club. So, we do provide babysitting services uh for members when they're having dinner. And sometimes the kids will go out there and they'll use the courts. Uh it's kind of a multi-purpose court. There's a basketball on it. Uh so, if the older kids in the in the cage club want to go outside, they'll typically take them out
to the multi-purpose court and uh you know, entertain them out there, if you will. So, there are times when the when the lights will stay on uh you know till again roughly around 8:00 or so, but I think most nights when you drive by there you won't see any lights on. That's the way it is today. It's the way
it'll be in the future as well. >> Okay. Yeah. I just wanted to ensure that cuz I I didn't know if there was how late they would be on if it was going to be every day because that like I said that could just be a light pollution issue for those neighboring homes. >> I don't know if we have honestly um a state policy as to what time the lights
will go off. Uh I I just I know that I've not seen them on I live on golf club circle so I'm literally 100 yards away from the club. Uh I don't know that I've seen them on past you know roughly eight but again I don't know if that's a state of policy and I can certainly look
into that and see what it is. >> Um I mean it's not I just like I'm going to just trust what you're saying. I don't want to hear if back at our desk from residents that's a problem that these bright lights are on all the time cuz pickle ball tennis is popular but pickle ball is even more popular. So, I
anticipate maybe they'll be used more. Um, and I don't know. I know there's uh I don't know if these are dark sky lights, but there's lights that are, you know, purposely meant to make sure that it's not causing. Are those what you're using? >> Yeah, we will intend to uh utilize lights appropriate for the pickle ball
courts. Um, what is there today, I will tell you, is not. Um, in my opinion, probably applicable to what we're going to do in the future. So we we use um sorry yes courting which cut off. >> Yeah short cut off. So so it'll focus
solely on the court as opposed to broadcasting um you know out wide or outside the courts which is what we have today. >> Okay. Great. All right. And then I do um I respect your concerns and what you asked them to bring back for phase two, but I just I want to be careful with how
nitty-gritty we get into construction phasing and planning. It's very important. Um, but I know that our building department, I mean, Wayne's done a great job with implementing a lot more oversight on construction sites, and I know we've approved uh large projects on much tighter sites and
didn't um require all this extra. So, I just want to be sensitive to that and make sure we're not getting like too nitty-gritty into that on the future phase. Um because again, I really rely on staff and Wayne's been doing a great job on that. Right, those are my only comments. Mayor, can I ask I'm sorry,
one one more question on with the pickle the the proposed pickle ball courts. How far are they approximately from where the they currently play tennis and I think they play pickle ball on the current courts. How close are they? >> Pretty darn close. >> The new one the new location versus the
existing location. Uh I think probably a good estimate is to show um they're moving south. Mhm. >> So what is currently the south end of the of the courts will become the north end of the courts. So it's basically shifting one set of courts down
>> and to the residential property to the south of that will still be shielded. The pickle ball will be shielded by the by the sheds and the carters and the burns. Okay. >> Any other council comments or questions? >> No ma'am. Thank you. >> Nope. Any comment cards? No. Any public
comment? Is there a motion to approve? And then if you want to accept PNZ uh recommendations that should be added. >> Make a motion to approve the site plan uh SPM 725
along with the PNZ's recommendations that were listed previously. >> I'll second that. All in favor? >> I thank you gentlemen and and ma'am. >> Thank you very very much. Merry
Christmas and just can't say enough about how helpful your staff has been. Meg and Jay, building department, building officials. It really is amazing place to work. So, thank you so much. >> Merry Christmas. Thank you.
>> Hey, agenda item 26, ordinance number 14-25, which is a first reading for uh filming operations. Thank you, mayor. I will go ahead and read this ordinance by title. Ordinance number 14-25, which is first reading for
the ordinance of the village council of village of Tquesta, Florida, amending chapter 78 zoning, article 9, supplemental regulations by creating an entirely new division to be entitled division 8.5 filming operations to adopt reasonable regulations common in many neighboring jurisdictions for commercial
film making, videotaping, and photography. providing definitions, providing exceptions, providing a permitting process, providing penalties for violations, providing that each and every other section shall remain the same, provide conflicts, costability, authority, effective date, and for other
purposes. So, as we just heard in this title, this creates a new uh code section that creates a permitting process for those wishing to uh embark on commercial filming operations within the village of
Toquesta. Uh this is kind of one of those things that you maybe don't know that you need until you until you suddenly need it. And so, it's good to have on the books. Um these this this these types of regulations are pretty common or this particular ordinance that
you're looking at is pretty representative of uh ordinances that are common in other m municipalities throughout the county in the state of Florida. If you have any specific questions regarding this ordinance, happy to answer them. >> Thank you. >> No questions. >> Council, >> no.
>> None. None. I have a couple on the um it says that the article does not apply when it's on private property. What if there is you like home remodel shows are so popular? What if you have
like one of those on a private property? I mean, I feel like that should at least maybe fall under this category because that's like a bigger production than someone just personally filming something or I mean, what what is your opinion on that? >> So, I'll say the the intent of this
really is to is for someone who wants to come in and utilize the village park or some kind of public property. They come in and say, "Hey, we're we're filming a movie or TV show and we really like this area. It's beautiful. We want to utilize it. this is in place so that we have
that process. We know that they um for liability purposes are covered. Um it's we're very limited in what we can do as far as like a if someone wants to film on a private property that they are well within their rights to do that. I will say that in the example you provided uh
they would I understand that there could be concerns about um you know the results of an operation like that. they would still have to follow things like traffic requirements, parking requirements that are applicable to anyone within the village. So that might, you know, handle that type of
situation. Uh I don't think you could really pass an ordinance regulating um private filming within a private property. >> Okay. Thank you for clarifying that. And my um other question. So this is
opposite of the recovery residence where that was admin and it suggested like that should come to council versus this one is admin. Do we do we think that council should see or no? Um I'm sorry. This is OB. This is coming to council.
To me, I feel like this one could be more of a staff and I don't know if council really needs to see this one. >> That's a good catch. I agree. I'm okay with that. Yeah, I think it if we can just be notified. We kind of say courtesy of Lorie talks about, you know, we get a lot of we feel a lot of phone calls like, "Wow, I heard they're
filming something." As long as we were made aware of it, I don't think it's anything we need to approve. Like you said, >> I wouldn't think council needs to approve it, but definitely in the loop because again, we're usually the forefront. >> Yeah. So, Jeremy could put in his weekly, you know, weekly report like he does with other things.
>> Admin approval with notification to council. >> Yes. I think that was it. >> Yeah, good catch. Thank you. >> Oh, nope. I have one more. Um, it it looks like it can be every day of the week. I was thinking maybe no Sundays or
I mean kind of like what we do with construction. I don't know if we want those activities going on on a Sunday. >> I'm hesitant on that one because it's not always a This goes with my experience just being on shoots. They're
not necessarily noisy. Um, but sometimes locations are easier to shoot on a Sunday or a Saturday because of the visitations and the traffic. Um, even residents involvement to some degree, even seasonal picking seasons where we
aren't heavily populated if we still had a snowbird season. So, I think for me it would just go down to noise like what are they doing? But usually it's not a lot of noise. It's not like construction. And then again,
fans and stuff. I I mean, I would assume they would need a permit for that anyways. >> Yeah. I was thinking like if they're like taking up space in one of our parks on a Sunday when families our families want to use it kind of deal. >> I would assume they need a permit though to do that. That's what this is. >> Yeah. You have to apply for and obtain a
permit. I I believe you could impose reasonable conditions on the issuance of a permit if you wanted to. Hey, we're going to grant this permit but no filming on particular day due to noise issues whatever. I think >> so that can be handled on case by case then
>> I think it could be handled as part of the permit but if if the recommendation is to >> it's part of the permit approval process. Yeah, >> I'm okay with that then. >> Okay. All right. Any other council
comments or questions? No m >> any public comment? Nope. So, uh the motion would uh would need to include removing that the village council reviews it. It's done administratively.
>> I will move ordinance 1425 to include uh to to remove council approval. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I right. The last agenda item 27 discuss and consider our 2026 community
survey. Jeremy, >> thank you. Every couple years, I say two years, we conduct a comprehensive survey. I had sent that uh the previous one out to council, ask for some feedback, have provided a couple of changes to that survey. Um based on the
feedback that I received, we would the plan would be to put this out in January, run it for January. Council would receive the feedback, be able to use this, build initiatives um for the strategic plan for future uh future planning. Um, this is typically citizens
only. There's a question on there. This our residents only. There's a question on there says, "Are you resident?" If they say no, it doesn't allow them fill out the survey. Um, and so typically you're getting feedback from from the residents. There's no real guards. I mean, if somebody says, "Yes, I'm a
resident." And they're really not. I mean, we're just taking the honor of it. There's really no way. We've went through this a couple different times and we've really come up with the best approach which uh Survey Monkey says if it says no then it just it boots them out of the survey. So, um it it's been
pretty successful. I think the the last time we did it um when we went through that process um and so with that, if you have any questions, comments, you guys should have the updated survey with these four comments. We removed the undergrounding feasibility. Um we know
that our residents have scored that high. However, you know, I think our last estimate like four years ago was $85 million or something which we knew was not feasible. Um, we have removed that from our strategic plan. Um, mainly because of the cost, but also because,
you know, FPNL has taken on where they're doing another phase is coming. Um, we hope that they will continue and it's not and we didn't pick those areas, but we hope they'll continue throughout the village. We added phase two remembrance park. Obviously, when we did this two years ago, we hadn't done phase
one of remembrance park. Um, and we added a redevelopment to Questa Park with the hope that uh we are going to be able to call that park our own and obviously we have some plans being developed for future phase. So, love to be able to see what our citizens say
about the park um phasing and then add a question just to solicit some feedback and seeing if our initiatives are working for ebike and and golf cart safety. Uh obviously we know we're not done with that, but we're just seeing kind of the pulse check from our community to see if we're doing well
with that. Uh with that, if there's any questions, thoughts, other changes than what's been submitted to me, um you know, we can do that before we put it out. >> Council comments or questions. >> The only thought I really have is when I
look at surveys and I always take them with a grain of salt. Um, same thing in schools. Not every single parent at the school is going to fill out a survey. So, our surveys do get responded to. It's not every single resident. It's also just one platform. Um, so I just
hope all of us take it into consideration, but not be the only source that we ever pull information from or feedback from. That's it. >> Liam, what's the most responsive we've had? Has it even broken 200? >> Oh, yeah. We we're like we're in like
this 67% range. 67. Remember Patrick? We were talking about that today. Sorry. >> Let's just wake everybody back up. Sorry. >> I told Patrick I would do that today. Somewhere in the meeting for one now. So, >> but it's really roughly somewhere we've
had like 5 600 people in our in our response. So you're looking at somewhere in the ballpark 7 8% which is statistically relevant from what I've gathered over the years I think 5%'s supposed to be um at least before you
can even you know count it. Um so to miss Brandon's point you know obviously council in the past have used it as a tool but not the only tool. um just to kind of reinforce what you guys have discussed and talked about and hearing from your residents, you'll be able to
reinforce it with some of the survey um or not. >> Okay. Any other >> um I on question 11, I wanted to see
what your thoughts are on on removing it cuz we've we've had it on there in the past and this is the one. What services do you leave the village for most often that you wish were here? We've had this in the past and I feel like it's a bit
misleading because that's not a response that we can really act on. We're not a municipality that has an economic development plan. We're not actively recruiting businesses and the only time we really have a say on type of business is if it's a special exception, right?
Otherwise, if it's per, you know, zoning. um code, we don't have a say. So, I just I don't want to have a misleading question out there that we have the ability like, oh, people want an appliance store, so let's let's go find an appliance store.
So, I I don't know. I would like council to consider removing that one. What if in instead of removing it completely because I love feedback all around no matter what it is, we just reward it to be what services do you use
most in the village and then list the one like we have all of that. >> That would be less misleading. >> What I say one more time. How would you >> So instead of saying what services do you leave the village for that you wish we had, ask them what services do you
use the most in the village? Okay. >> And then we can kind of just >> I mean the only the only reason I could see it being beneficial and I don't I don't know if potential developers ever look at this. I know every once in a while we'll get referenced, you know, by
uh someone doing a presentation, but it could be used for them, you know, when they're when they're considering tenants. But outside of that, I agree. I think it should be I don't know if we should get rid of it all together cuz I agree with Lori that it is kind of nice to know but maybe
word it in a way that you know it's like well we while we can't um you know while we don't really have the authority to do any of this something along those lines. Or can is it possible to take out all the actual word options
and just leave it as something they have to type in? Like what do you what services do you use weekly in the village? Food, um, groceries, food, retail. They have to type that out >> or Yeah. Get rid of the part.
>> I think back to when we were asked, we didn't we don't do it really ever. We were asked to write a support letter to a shopping center owner >> that the residents would pretty much support another type of grocery/ food place. So it has come up
>> specialty grocery. >> But I understand what YOU'RE SAYING THAT I I THINK I agree. It's like how can we reward it so it's just not cuz I just think it's a bit misleading like well we want this so why don't council please bring this you know to our community. Well we really don't. our our city's not
set up with a with a economic development. >> So I don't I don't want to take it off and then come back because I want the survey to be done. Now I'm thinking more general. What services or businesses do we not
have that you would like to see? >> That's what it said. Yeah. But without the options. >> What if it was just what services do you leave the village for most often? >> Yeah. And so that >> they have all those technically. >> Yeah. Without saying that you wish
>> cuz I like the data point also. >> Right. >> I like that. Take away just make it um just that a statement, right? Don't say that you wish we had here cuz I think like said that's the misleading part to do it. Can't really do anything about that. Be great.
>> Yeah. So let's do that. So yeah, just which services do you leave the village most for? Period. in with no options. >> No, no, options, but just just get rid of uh you know that you wish the >> village. I think it's like like it's been said this evening. I think having
that knowledge is great. I received an email today from somebody that owns a building that wants to sit down and talk to what what do you want? What do you want to see there? So, it' be nice to know that, hey, the last five surveys, somebody we've had residents said we would we'd leave for this type of
industry. So, I think having that information available to us is >> Yeah. No, I agree. Like I said, I think Patrick's solution is good cuz I I was just it was a bit misleading. So, I think that >> fixes that that part of it. >> Yeah. >> I just again I don't have like hoaxes out there with our residents like, "Oh, they're going to
>> Yeah, >> they can, you know, bring this kind of service here." So, yeah, someone reaches out to us and wants to work with us, great, but we're not actively >> attracting businesses, different kinds of businesses or specific types of businesses to come here. So, so perfect.
I think that that fixes that. Um, all right. Any other council comments or questions? >> Nope. Any public comment? >> Yes. Marshia, >> my issue was the same as Jeremy's is that, you know, people lie and they say they're part of the village and they're not. But if you can't do anything about
it, then, you know, you just have to take it as it comes. I don't like people who don't pay taxes telling me what to do. Um, the other thing I have a problem with surveys, just generally speaking, is it's kind of the pie in the sky. So, I want everything check check.
There's never a price um that's associated. So, if you put uh second phase of of remembrance part 1.5 million, you might get a little
Thank you. Any other public comment? All right. Is there a motion? And then it should include the amendment to question 11. >> Uh yeah, I will make a motion to approve the survey with the exception of item 11
to be revised to read what services do you leave the village for most often? Question mark and strike the balance of that question. >> Second. All in favor? >> I.
>> All right. Any other matters tonight? >> I'd like to hear your comments on the um Jupiter Narrows that you spoke about. >> Yes. So, I I don't really have comments. We, you know, we received the email from Butch and he spoke tonight. Okay. Um I know I don't know if it was the last time that uh the Jupiter Air was
presented to us, but I did have a question on um their design and if the uh the no wakeake zone, you know, there's going to be reduced wave energy that could change the design. So I guess I would to even start discussions, I
would like to know where they're at with their design and and the permit process cuz they had a full of questions from D the first time. Um, usually armor core is involved too. So, I think maybe for us to see if we want to discuss it more, it'd be really great to just get an
update on on where they're at on approvals and if the designs change due to the no wake zone. That would be my suggestion and then we can um decide if we want to talk about it after that. So, my issue is just the lack of clarification for me facts. Um, the
email does send us a photo and say this is not what their design is going to look like, but that's what they have as the design. So I I need on my own or staff or whoever is helping us. I just need to figure out what's happening. >> Maybe a picture of what they are
designing. >> Well, I got two different stories now. So I got to go figure out what's actually happening. >> Yeah. If the if they determine the uh no weight zone has now fixed that problem and you could have the smaller rocks or whatever it is like the the lighthouse,
I'd be for that also. We all use that area. Um, I'm a boater that goes through there. We all go pretty slow. You get the person that maybe is not from here or hasn't been out in a while and they go fast, but it's pretty rare. Um, and it's such a populated area, you really can't go fast, or you shouldn't anyway,
even if you could, right? And so I I'd be in favor of at least supporting a change in the plan. We're not the ultimate authority, but if if the weight zone did work, uh, supporting that change in plan. >> Yeah. I would think I mean they're they're a nonprofit, right? So if if the
reduced wave energy would you know provide some value engineering to the design, you would think that they wouldn't want to spend the money if they have to. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So is that is that consensus? Have staff just get a kind of update on the status of the design and
>> the where they're at with um their DP and Army Corps permits and you can go from there. >> Absolutely. >> I just emailed you guys. Just a typo. Found a typo in that survey. >> Any other >> any other matters?
>> No. >> No. >> All right. With that, can I get a motion to adjurnn? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I thank you. in that item 11 set of aside.