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Good evening Our special recognitions and presentation meeting is called to order Uh we'll have a moment of silence please Please stand for the pledge of allegiance Proceed Proceed I aliance 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 City manager we have special recognitions and presentations
Good evening vice mayor and council Item 4A is a presentation by the neighborhood services department director recognizing the CDBG and home grant programs during National Community Development Week which will be followed immediately by a proclamation
um presented to the Neighborhood Services Department I'm excited Good evening Vice Mayor and Council Uh this is a great opportunity to recognize the CDBG and home program Um it
coincides with our 6:30 CDBG funding recommendations So I thought this would be a good opportunity to highlight uh community national community development week and provide you and the citizens with some information So why do we want to
celebrate CDBG uh it's an amazing program It does a lot in our community It's a chance to show off the impacts that it provides and we want to rally uh our elected officials staff and our
regional partners in this opportunity for the last 50 years We celebrate 50 years in the CDBG program in 2024 So who benefits from the CDBG program uh low and moderate income people are the direct beneficiaries of
this program State and entitlement cities also receive direct program allocations and those allocations are passed down to our nonprofit organizations contractors and other local partners who help us as subreients
to deliver activities within the city Local governments work with um local program partners and receive input from the public to develop the programs that invest in our people and our neighborhoods This is some information
on the impact of the CDBG program nationwide It was developed in 1974 and over the course um it'll show you there the growth in the program There was in 1974 there was 595
uh cities that participated and we're up to,245 in 2024 Those numbers there at the bottom are nationwide numbers The number of households that have been assisted individuals by public services and individuals had benefited from
public improvements Also the home program is celebrated during uh national community development week This program was authorized in 1990 and it supports creates affordable
housing for low-income households The funds are generated annually from formula grants We get our funds through Bvoulevard County We are not a direct recipient of the home funds Home funds can be used to support rental and home
ownership activities through new construction rehabilitation and down payment assistance Just like CDBG uh the home program has not been adjusted um for inflation over the last 50
years Since 1992 the home program has rehab has built or rehabilitated nearly 1.4 4 million affordable homes nationwide There continues to be a pressing need in the current economy for
CDBG and home Between 2005 and 2024 CDBG has facilitated the creation and retention of over 581,000 jobs nationwide From 2005 to 2025 CDBG has met the
housing needs of nearly 2.1 million dollar of households nationwide During that same time frame infrastructure improvements have benefited 59 million people nationwide excuse
me through public services Over 204 million people have been assisted through the CDBG program So with the CDBG program the city at the local level we collaborate with our nonprofit agencies
uh utilizing 15% of the grant We also partner with developers and internal departments to create affordable housing and improve our infrastructure utilizing 65% of the grant
So our local level accomplishments between 2015 and 2024 to kind of give you a snapshot of uh CDBG um we have served over 16,000 people utilizing just over
$23,000 for public services 15,000 people have benefited from public improvements utilizing just under a million dollars and 29 households have been served with housing improvements utilizing just
under a million dollars So uh the allimp important uh important proclamation uh why uh we want to celebrate uh without councils what would the lowhanging fruit be is what we call it
It elevates visibility and demonstrates support for the CDBG and home program And reading um the council meeting and posted on city channels also gives the public an opportunity to participate in this
um recognition So to wrap it up what works and why um storytelling We like to tell stories about the improvements that have been done throughout our community Teamwork as they say is the
dream work without our nonprofits developers and contractors Um and then we local support with community meetings We hold community meetings And then we want to celebrate
all wins whether they're big or small um as our community deserves That wraps up the presentation for National Community Development Week I have a couple of questions One is does this money come from HUD yes this money
comes directly from HUD Do we have any indication that some of these funds may be cut with the current administration i have asked as you can imagine we keep hearing you know about the cuts and uh freezing
programs Right now HUD has not been directed to freeze or cut the CDBG or home program They have been told it will be level funding but that doesn't mean that there won't be some last minute changes Understand Thank you Any
questions from the council Yes Sorry Go ahead Terry um remind us how much we put into community of hope the lowincome housing project Well with Community of Hope that was a
two-phase project The first phase uh we utilized our home grant the CHOTO funds and regular housing funds Don't hold me to it but I want to say it was around 300,000 in the first
round And then the second phase we utilize the ARPA grant which is close to a million dollars in that project with the ARPA And how many lowincome housing units did that give us it gives us nine
units Yeah Okay Thank you Any other questions from council no questions We're ready for the proclamation The official proclamation of the city of Titusville Florida Whereas 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the community
development block grant program And whereas the week of April 21- 25 2025 has been designated as National Community Development Week to recognize and celebrate the community development block grant program and the home
investment partnership program And whereas since 1975 the CDBG program has provided annual funding and flexibility to local communities to provide affordable housing a suitable living environment and economic opportunities And whereas
since 1992 the home program has created and preserved affordable housing for low-income families And whereas over the past five years the city has received over $1,284,000 in CDBG funds and
$668,000 in home funds And whereas both programs have suffered funding cuts over the years And whereas we urge Congress and the administration to recognize the outstanding work being done locally with CDBG and home funds by providing
increased funding to both programs in FY 2025 And now therefore I Andrew Connors by virtue of the authority vested me as mayor of the city of Titusville Florida do hereby proclaim April 21 through 25 as National Community Development Week
in the city of Titusville And I encourage all residents to support these two valuable programs that have made tremendous contributions to the viability of the housing stock infrastructure public services and economic vitality of our community
Signed Andrew Connor's mayor Okay Yes I'd like to invite all of neighborhood services up here We'll get you on this side On this side two
Okay moving on to the state housing initiative and partnership grant ship You just no west no rest for the weary right we have a presentation We have a presentation for
you tonight that is a precursor to your 6:30 meeting We have on the 6:30 meeting our SHIP uh local housing assistance plan It's a three-year plan And this presentation uh will give us some information about the SHIP program and
what it's all about So just to give you some background on the ship program in 1999 the Saddowski act was passed which enacted the ship um trust fund The trust fundship program is supported by housing
advocates the building industry and realators It allows local governments to design programs for homeowners and affordable housing developers Funds are allocated based on the population size of each city SHIP is governed by the Florida
statutes 420.907 and the Florida Administrative Code 67-37 The primary objective of the SHIP program is to assist low and moderate income persons by providing forms of housing
assistance It also we use our SHIP grant to provide the match for the home grant The home uh grant requires a 15% match or 25% match I'm sorry It also furthers the housing element of the local uh government
comprehensive plan specific to affordable housing So here's kind of a a list of the rules that um neighborhood services um follows when designing an LHAP and and implementing our programs So with SHIP
at least 65% of those funds must be reserved for homeownership activities 75% must be reserved for construction activities and those are usually combined When you do build new housing or you rehab housing they meet both of
those conditions At least 30% of the funds must serve very low 30% must serve low and 20% must serve persons with special needs There is a maximum 25% of the funds that
can be used for rental housing and 20% for manufactured housing and the maximum 10% for administrative functions Also all properties that are assisted with the ship grant must not exceed 90% of
the average area purchase price set by the program So special needs housing um we just mentioned that uh SHIP statute uh found here explains how each eligible municipality must create an strategy
within their plan to serve those special housing needs The SHIP program uh is the purpose of meeting the housing needs of the very low low and moderate income house households to expand production of or
preserve affordable housing That's to further are the housing element of the local government comprehensive plan So what is the housing element uh we look at in the plan is what is the housing stock we have in Titusville what
is the age and the condition of that stock and then what is the demand what is today's housing demand what is the projected demand in coming years also in the LHAP we have to under the ship statue incorporate green and
innovative designs that make housing um to reduce housing costs related to maintenance and utilities for insurance Those things can be considered such as programmable thermostats duct work
improvements insulation HVAC maintenance which is your heating and air conditioning ventilation upgrades window upgrades and other administrative functions for the neighborhood services department Uh
obviously we have the day-to-day administrative operations We also manage contracts We track expenditures to ensure compliance We monitor um the the program's progress We prepare reports to
the state We prepare the LHAP every three years and then every year we pro uh are required to submit an annual annual report to the state So developing programs in the LHAP we identify programs Uh what are other
communities doing we inquire with Florida housing fun uh coalition and we use historical data and we also strive to meet community needs We evaluate those programs throughout
their three-year cycle to evaluate the program's criteria technical feasibility economic feasibility and what's worked and what hasn't Then we go move into the implementing stage of these activities
And so we select and implement the strategies We utilize our affordable housing advisory committee staff and then public input to determine how to implement the programs We monitor the
outcomes We use ongoing tracking We develop a plan every 3 years and we prepare our annual reports which is a time of reflection on how the pro program has worked each year This is just a snapshot of the calendar
of the SHIP program that kind of outlines throughout the year what uh each cycle looks like In March we're we're meeting with our affordable housing committee April we're doing our reconciliations with the finance
department In May we're preparing to submit our new LHAP which um we will have later at the 6:30 meeting In June we're making sure that we're meeting our expenditure and encumbrance
deadlines And July begins the new year um with SHIP So we're advertising the availability of funds to begin our next cycle of applications in our annual report August um we have the public review for
the annual and then the annual report is due September 15th and then December 31st the AHOC report is due from that committee I believe that wraps that up If anybody has any questions my first
question is uh I noticed you said low and very low income How do we differentiate was there what's the dividing line on that so each year HUD puts out a chart that breaks down those definitions and it's based upon the
number of people in the household So a household of one would have a def different definition than a household of four But very low is the household makes no more than 60% of the average income and low is 80% Okay Thank you Any
questions sure Thank you Miss Franklin Um I just have a question I don't know if you have the data on this right now or if you could email it to us but um you had some of the questions and the presentation What is a housing stock what is today's housing demand um I'd be curious to have
that information if you wouldn't mind emailing it Thank you It's not lightening up so I have to Oh go Terry How much do did we get this year um excuse me I gota really um for ship
the year starts in July and this year's allocation was I believe it was 387 141 or somewhere around there Okay How much of that goes to rehabilitation of houses
approximately probably 50% of that Okay Supports that program Okay Thank you Any other questions from council thank you Terry Good report Okay Status update
on the economic development projects Nicholas Gow our economic development coordinator will provide a brief update on the current projects being completed in economic development department Good evening Vice Mayor Council Good
evening Bear with me here I'm uh just getting my my voice back so I'll be having some water here while we do this You're a young man You shouldn't have a problem with that You know Paulin doesn't discriminate So um so I appreciate the opportunity to
present this evening's updates on the initiatives that are underway in the economic development department Um tonight I'm going to walk you through the key projects that we are uh currently executing Each of them are designed to enhance the economic vitality of Titusville and position our
community for sustainable growth So currently um I'm managing a robust portfolio of strategic uh projects that are directly tied to our short-term and long-term economic objectives These initiatives include administering a brownfield grant to encourage
redevelopment uh as well as to address blight updating the economic development strategic plan developing a refreshed marketing communications public relations strategy um rebuilding our economic development
website and then launching RESimplify which is a commercial real estate platform um designed to improve property visibility and investment activity Each of these projects align uh with our core mission to create an environment where business can thrive
new opportunities emerge um and Titusville remains competitive in a rapidly evolving economic landscape So the first project the uh the brownfield grant So the city of Titusville was awarded a $300,000 uh EPA brownfield grant Um I'm happy to
report substantial progress in that Um the grant is being used to combat blight um assess redevelopment potential uh prepare sites for environmental cleanup uh and reuse To date we've completed 22 phase one
environmental studies five natural resource assessments which do include wetland endangered species as well as tree surveys Uh we've done three phase 2 investigations and currently we have two phase one assessments that are underway Um this work lays the groundwork for
future development while ensuring that we're preserving our natural assets um and then responsibly managing risk The next project is the uh economic development strategic plan So what you see here on this slide is the the scope
of work that was to be covered while we do the update Um currently we are finalizing the um the SWAT analysis report I'm waiting uh to get the um the land use capacity analysis back and then
we're going to start moving into the strategies and recommendations So the goal is completing the strategy here for fiscal year 24 and then starting to move into implementation in fiscal year 25 part of the process um was to include stakeholder workshops to ensure that the
plan reflects both the community priorities as well as um market opportunities In order to do so uh we had a series of stakeholder meetings three separate meetings to engage all of the um public the uh private sectors all of the individuals that are here in the
community to make sure that they had uh a platform to be able to share their input Uh the meetings were very well attended high attendance Um and the information that we got back on it was invaluable The next project is the um the marketing communications and public
relations strategy To elevate our brand and improve how we tell Titusville's story we're developing a comprehensive marketing communications and public relations strategy This initiative focuses on strategic messaging branding social media marketing collateral web
presence specifically targeting um three key segments and that is tourism resident attraction and business investment Our goal is to position Titusville as a prime destination for opportunity leveraging our assets to enhance the tax base and increase
economic prosperity for all And lastly uh Reimplify So Resimplify is a dynamic real estate platform Um we're launching it in partnership with the North Bard Economic Development Zone Uh for a modest shared investment of $3,000 we will be
deploying a live online map that showcases all commercial and industrial properties available in North Bard and Titusville Um this is a gamecher It does improve transparency It strengthens our competitive edge and it helps reduce blight by promoting occupancy and
investment opportunities We're targeting a June 1st deployment We're already seeing interest from developers uh that are eager for this level of access and clarity Additionally um at any given point so I I do work with the
international economic development council I am a member there Um I am on the board of directors with the Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce Um as well as the board for the Space Coast EDC Uh attend the board meetings for the
uh Space Coast Regional Airport Board of Directors Um also the meetings for the North Bard Economic Development Zone um the Florida EDC and also I am on the committee for the bicycle pedestrian trails advisory committee at the Space
Coast uh TPO So if any point in time you need assistance in facil facilitating communications with anybody in those organizations I'd be happy to assist also to be able to provide leaison reports as needed So closing these projects represent a proactive uh forwardinking
approach to economic development Titusville is not only investing in infrastructure and planning we're investing in the future Um I'm proud of the momentum that we have built and I look forward to continuing this work with your support I'm happy to answer any questions you may have Any
questions from council memb okay Are you seeing my number over there no Okay It's not All right I'll raise I'll raise my hand I'll raise my hand Okay Yeah All right Uh thank you Nicholas uh for that Uh this is probably one of my I shouldn't say that One of my favorite departments but
um it's important It's It's one of the reasons I like being on council So um a couple comments One I appreciate you sharing about the grant I'm excited about that I think that we are prime space for blight cleanup and redevelopment Um two drafting the new
strategic plan Um that's what I do in my full-time job so I get that we're always continuously working on what we can do doing a SWAT analysis Can you speak to some of the current strategies or past strategies that we have had and kind of what that has looked like a little bit
so I think the reason why we revisited the strategies the last time that it was completed was 2014 Um so obviously when it was originally designed it was a little bit of a different economic environment here Um a lot of what was on there had already been eliminated and
and implemented Okay Um and I think that the the strategies moving forward are just more reflective of uh what we have going on with our commercial growth and everything else that's in the area I I do have a draft of the SWAT that has been completed by the uh regional
planning council Okay I'd be happy to share that with you To see that Um and then so if I'm hearing you correctly did you inherit the current plan i did That's what I thought Okay So thank you for sharing that Um moving forward do you anticipate that this new plan will
be a 10-year plan or are you looking at more of a five-year plan or have you thought through that part yet and it's okay if you have No good question Um I haven't My thought would be that the the rate of change probably needs to
be more for a fiveyear but um I haven't put consideration on that Okay Yeah I feel like 10 and I've seen it in the educational side It's anywhere between three and 10 years right we've had a three-year one I feel like that's way too quick in my opinion We're looking to do a fiveyear one and I think 10 year
just with how quickly things change even you having to inherit one you know it would have been nice to maybe not have had to do that So um okay that one Um the marketing I appreciate and some of us were on council when we approved that
So it's nice to see some of that One thing I did notice with that component it looks like there's that you said the three buckets the tourism the resident and business Um from an economic standpoint I feel like it would probably be more advantageous to focus primarily
on the business because that's what we're trying to do is create careers for our residents And maybe I don't know maybe that's a different department that would focus on the tourism aspect or the residents I don't know if that makes
sense That's kind of what I think And thinking through it it's like for me I feel like we have a lot of people moving here We already have approved a lot of residential units Um I what I would like to see is jobs for these people careers um to see how we can better and I think
that touches on the other component with what you guys are doing with the software focusing on the commercial spaces and the industry industrial spaces to really if we had to pick an area that's where I would like to see us focus more so on Um and and I think the
the feedback I've also received from the site selectors that I've spoke with um you know they'll rule a lot of communities out that don't have these things in place in the first place Okay So because we didn't have them um you know a lot of them have just looked
elsewhere So it's been working to kind of get those things in place and working side by side with them and what it is Uh as far as the tourism side of things it's more about um you know employers are looking at communities also that have that quality of life So showcasing our natural assets and what it is that
we do have um kind of goes hand inand with attracting um the talent and the employers Okay that and I understand that aspect of that that thank you for clarifying And then the last piece um which if we're partnering with inbeds on uh that software I would just hope that depending on what happens with inbeds
that we are able to fund that software if it's uh beneficial for us as a city So the whole cost of the software is $6,000 currently for the year We have anou with them um to share the cost We do currently have it as a one-year trial Okay Um so we'll revisit at the end of
having the software in place for the first year Um if at that point then um I could come back to council and ask for um advisability moving forward Okay great Thank you Is the software live now or so the
software is not live yet Uh deployment date that we're aiming for is June 1st Um we have provided reimplify with all of the files that they need to be able to start collecting all that data Um so right now we're on track with a June 1st appointment date and it will be
accessible through our website Yes sir Great Any other questions from council yes sir Mosao thank you Um so with the website I know that it's it's meant to push people towards redevelopment for commercial and industrial spaces Um how
do you think that will play a part with live local like member Stokal said uh we've we've approved a lot of residential but we want to attract jobs and so it it could be used I mean in that sense as well as people developers come in and say "Oh this is what we can
actually uh reszone and you know Sure Have you had any any investors look at it that way?" I I can try and answer that one That information is available on our website already with the interactive zoning map that we have that shows which properties have industrial
or commercial zoning So thank you very much Nicholas And we'll move on to our annual update on the sustainability action plan And as you come up here I want to commend you on a wonderful lunchon today
Everything about it was good including the food Thank you so much It was very professionally done Thank you I I actually didn't have any because I was so nervous Um but I You didn't seem like you were Okay good Because I'm going to
stand I've got the nerves but I'll go ahead and get started This is a beefier presentation I'll go ahead and just start Um good evening My name is Lily Gallo and I serve as the sustainability program coordinator for the city of Titusville Uh 2025 does mark the second
annual report for the sustainability action plan since it was adopted in 2023 Um if the text is too small the presentation starts on 47 of your packet Um so yes 2025 marks the second annual report since the sustainability
plan was adopted and since then it's also been added to the city's performance measures for 2024 Uh and since then we've also made some considerable work updating the sustainability section of the website The link is also in that presentation slide I wanted to do a quick roll
through of the implementation matrix The first uh full version can be found on 113 of your packet The plan is broken up into six focus areas with 28 objectives 23 targets and 87 total action items You can see the co- benefits section on the
far right indicates that no one action stands alone And in fact each action serves to benefit at least one or more other focus areas It's very systemically connected in that way There's also an estimated time frame element to this implementation matrix that allows the
matrix to operate as a living document getting updated on a schedule as we learn new information and move forward The first deadline for that is 2028 So with that let's jump right in This is the summary of the first focus area community and livability And I
don't expect you to read all of these I just wanted to demonstrate the act how the actions serve their respective objectives ultimately leading to accomplish the goal defined with it within each focus area In summary this focus area seeks to empower citizens through improved sense
of community inclusivity equity and quality of life With that we're looking to do things like increase access to healthy food promote active lifestyles and increase citizen participation within sustainability a few of the highlights of
2024 We began with benchmarking what it means to have access to healthy foods by mapping out the local supermarkets as defined by the USDA One of the 23 target metrics in the SAP seeks to increase this access to healthy food within a half mile of residents We're currently
looking at a 13.35% of the city falls within that target In addition 29 dinners the 29 dinners image up there shows a picture of the Harry T more center community kitchen which was used uh to run on sponsors like from churches and 5013c's
They later received funding or grant funding and last year served over 29 dinners with an average attendance of 20 to 50 people Their goal is to bring the community together through activities like community meals and other events Additionally the city worked to promote other positive activities with members
of the community including the annual bike ride and star party The link at the bottom of this page also allows for citizens to directly sign up for community development newsletters That's the department Mia and Nickar in Um and lastly the year
this year was our first ever year hosting the sustainability awards where anyone could nominate a sustainability leader in our community And as a result we not only got to recognize a lot of sustainability leaders but also increased citizen participation The graph you see at the bottom is tracking
user data on the city's sustainability web pages And right around March of this year when the nomination awards went live you see a spike in the number of uses that breach over a hundred in a day for the first time in over a year So take that as a win Um in fact we put out
posters for this Thank you In fact we put out posters for this nomination for anyone to scan And when I checked the metrics on that um from February to April it made up about 14% of all users on this page So they were getting scanned out there in the
ether So focus area 2 is largely targeting the natural resources element of the SAP It focuses on prioritizing our green infrastructure our low impact development And a quick definition of that it's our low it's our storm water management practice designed to capture
rain water where it falls reducing runoff and pollutant loading into the lagoon It also includes action items that address urban forestry and the city's resiliency efforts to address coastal vulnerabilities like flooding storm surge and sea level rise This says a lot With that we're
working to update the city's flood maps We've updated the resilient Titusville web page to reflect that the complete timeline of all past projects That's that timeline that you see And also to demonstrate where we are now and where we're heading in the future There
citizens can use also uh use our identify a flood which allows people in the city to drop a pin on a map upload a picture and demonstrate where ongoing flooding patterns occur The efforts are made possible thanks to our GIS team which helped us capture over 33 entries so far
For developers the city adopted a low impact development incentive matrix So in exchange for using low impact development practices they can get incentives like flexible parking or expedited site reviews Since then and this last year
um you can see up there at the top which is showing a su low impact development practice of permeable pavement And in 2024 we saw about 32% of all site site permits issued were using LI development techniques in their site We're hoping to see that actually
increase in 2025 In green infrastructure category the folks in the public works department have completed four of the 20 tree boxes com complete with bofiltration media and engineered perforating piping networks designed to absorb the initial rush of storm water discharge to enhance pollution removal
and hydraulic performance of our storm water infrastructure These also add to our urban tree canopy which has now begun fully executed and by contract agreement and soon to enter the bid stages Focus area three is our biggest with two different goals targeting both
energy demand reduction transitioning to renewable cleaner energy sources and as well as achieving 75% landfill diversion rates reducing our overall consumption by reusing materials Excuse me also recovering from a cold in an effort to track our
electric vehicle readiness Below is a heat map that you see there demonstrating pockets of the city where uh without charger with and without chargers charging stations This marks the beginning of benchmarking efforts But in the meantime the public works fleet has also added 19 new hybrids
while phasing out their old older less efficient fuelpowered vehicles Within the scope of energy reduction and efficiency we've also been working to execute a DOE ashray level two energy audit on our municipal buildings as we seek to achieve net zero greenhouse
gases by 2050 I've been closely following and partnering with the energy policy coordinator at the city of Orlando's Office of Sustainability Greenworks Group They're very robust Uh in order to track our waste diversion efforts you'll see that chart up there That's the city's solid waste
in tons which is weighed from the transfer station as it enters the landfill The yellow residential waste has seen a drop by about 14% since from 2023 to 2024 while commercial waste and recycling have increased by 7 and8
respectively Water this category is largely focused on upgrading and replacing the water lines while reducing overall demand through higher efficiency water fixtures and reuse It also asked to develop a plan and protocols for future water quality threats and water hazard
mitigation With that sorry the city has studied and received a developed methodology for tests for pollution sources including a decision tree for how to investigate for specific sources and conduct proper sampling with that a lot of the work that's been targeting
inflow and intrusion water main upgrades and force main upgrades The Smart Growth Focus Group seeks to accomplish a number of action items including including housing affordability for all price points providing safe pedestrian bicycle pathways and promoting complete
neighborhoods which is an urban planning concept that refers to residential areas where people can have access to all the essentials where they live work and play And with that 4.2 2 miles of sidewalks have gone alongside collector roadways providing a safe a safe way for
bikers and pedestrians to be mobile There's also a target metric 6.4 which seeks to demonstrate equitable distribution of housing types and price points Since the last US census the largest household income bucket was about $75,000 a household It the average
household income which made up over 15% of the population using a basic online mortgage calculator for affordable housing Uh this the above chart in the same color is what would be considered affordable for them That falls within
the range of about 250 to 300,000 But you'll also notice that well over 15% of the home values assessed in 2023 were above 400% Um so work in things like the Canaveral Heights plans that look to look for
housing alternatives and seek to build the missing middle includes homes like duplexes and quadruplexes and anything that aren't the massive multif family or single detached residential homes And lastly our sustainable economy focus area seeks to promote a circular economy
promote equitable employment and training opportunities as well as other sustainable green best practices business practices excuse me With that we partnered with Career Source Bard who also offers training and
skill building to host the city's internship program This year the city's economic development plan is getting updated and I've reached out to the East Florida Regional Planning Council who's helping to draft that plan to see if there's any alignment with the SAP as well as the economic development plan I
think it's also important to note that 64% of the sustainability nominees were businesses demonstrating their key role in executing sustainable initiatives within our community And now after I just dumped all that information here's a quick summary of
everything that I went over Now that we're in year two 44% of all action items have been start have begun or started The two charts at the bottom are demonstrating essentially the same statistic uh in different ways One by the anticipated timeline and the other
by the focus area Most of the action items that you'll see come started are in the ecosystems and resiliency as well as the water category thanks to our public works and water departments But it's also important to note that a few of these actions are timelined or labeled as ongoing which means they
don't have an end Final element of the SAP I wanted to call attention to are the 23 target measures which before this time have basically been listed as that just a single metric there but some of these
targets can be measured uh straightforwardly while others can be harder to define and so you'll see if I don't click it too fast um things like in the sustainable economy and smart growth it's a little bit harder to measure so I hope that the next time I
come before you all have at least some or more or all of them defined Okay that's it Any questions well I have a couple of comments and one is the sustainability awards that were giving out given out
today Uh it it really was it was a way to bring about awareness and all of the businesses that received it the things that they did were not things they had to do They did them because they were aware And as I
stated earlier at the lunch I remember the first Earth Day I was in graduate school It was April the 21st 1970 which was 55 years ago And I saw this group of people standing over there and I'm like what are these hippies doing and look
what has it has evolved to I mean it it's tremendous what it has come to And that was a really good presentation And when you started off you were nervous but once you got comfortable you got going Practice Any other questions from council only one comment
You can go first Okay Lily I think we sold our first EV to Brandt Brad bought a EV Wait what i think you got him I think we have him sold Oh I hope so if we're ready Yeah me stok Yes Um great
presentation Um again I think this plan you inherited correct so okay And I appreciate how you outlined this and laid it out for us And then to your point I think you kind of mentioned that um and this is probably partially our
fault as well some of these uh objectives and stuff are not easily measurable So when you we're saying you know provide safe and comfortable sidewalks prioritize safe pedestrian what does that look like so we can track and measure progress And so I think as you kind of work toward that and kind of
clearly define what that is even some of the other ones where you gave us and saw even like the website hits for instance that's great to look at to see okay are we doing our job as far as educating the public bringing awareness letting them know about great ideas Um I think it's
great I I this is easy to follow This is not my area of expertise and you get me really excited about this early So I appreciate that I appreciate your passion and you're not allowed to leave Thank you Any other questions from council hearing none Thank you so very
much Thank you Now we'll move on to the ordinance for the school zone speed enforcement program The Titusville Police Department will provide a presentation regarding the use of schools zone speed enforcement cameras and no action is requested at
this meeting Good evening council community Uh we appreciate the opportunity to sit in front of you all tonight to talk about an initiative that we find important One of the Titusville Police Department's we have several objectives One of our big objectives is child
safety We're so serious about it that we currently have 11 school resource officers assigned in our school So every school uh public school is covered as well as a couple of uh charter school and private schools uh and it looks to be increasing I tell you that because
we're one of the only larger agencies municipalities in the county that staffs every single school with an SRO And it comes at a great cost because that's 11 officers off the street But that's how serious the chief and the department is about uh child
safety Which brings me to why I'm here tonight So in 2023 the legislature and Governor DeSantis signed in a bill HB657 that uh created specifications for a speed detection system in school
zones Prior to that um automated enforcement was not allowed in Florida other than at red light cameras Uh the city of Titusville I know we explored that We we never participated in in red light cameras So what brought us
here as we started exploring what this bill created we met with crossing guards um met with some parents other agencies who have already implemented it The state of Georgia has been doing this for several years And initially I was hesitant I if
I'm being honest I didn't think we needed it And I told the vendor that I I said I I I don't think this is going to fit the city of Titusville So we ordered some speed studies and the first company that came in did a speed study and I was shocked Uh we have a
problem with speeding in school zones but I I wasn't quite sold So another company stepped in and I had them run a speed study and then a third company came in and all they wanted to know was that we would consider them if this ended up being implemented in the city
So we had three separate speed studies done Most municipalities and and counties that have taken part in this didn't didn't do that They usually had one We had three And I can tell you the data shows that we have a problem in our school zones So the question was what
can these speed cameras do for us so first let me talk about Florida Florida ranks second in the United States for most dangerous school zones and third for pedestrian uh fatalities by population So Florida's a big problem A lot of it tourism I I think most of
you know in the roads today they're occupied by larger motor vehicles SUVs trucks uh and what's in these newer vehicles technology So what tends to happen we're all distracted even me right we drive distracted every day We're driving faster We live in a
fast-paced society Everybody's in a hurry So what does that lead to it leads to crashes And another one of our objectives is to lower our instances of crashes with injuries So how do you do that we have to change driver behavior So Bvard County ranks 11th
nationally for pedestrian deaths A lot of people don't know that Uh and just to put things into perspective the city of Titusville uh has had it should be 134 vehicle verse pedestrian bicyclist crashes since 2020 Uh we just had two more in the last month Two pedestrian
deaths So um you know it's tough to talk about that because even one pedestrian death to me is just one too many So talking about speed I was in here before when we talked about um venturing into this program and looking into the program and I and I told you
guys then how speed kills and you know the fatality rate of someone hit by a car at 20 miles per hour is about 10% So if you get hit by a motor vehicle at 20 miles per hour or less you got about a 10% chance of dying It's 90 90% chance of living As soon as that speed is increased to 40 miles per hour it's a
flip of a coin 50% chance that you're not going to go home that day That's extremely important and that's why this program is important and why I feel it brings value So what is a speed detection system so it's defined the legal
definitions under Florida statute 36 316003 A speed detection system is an automated system to detect vehicle speeds Pretty self-explanatory It uses radar and LAR uh to measure vehicle speeds And essentially what it does is it takes a picture Uh the radar and or
LAR will will um designate the motor vehicle that's speeding It will take a picture and or a video of that vehicle and that is the evidence that can be used in in court So how does the program work so like I said we have three separate speed
studies done independent of each other And you have to show a heightened safety risk in each school zone Well what does that mean well essentially if you look at the data that I provided um one the first thing I looked at is what is the level of motor vehicle traffic in that
area Uh cuz there's a couple of school zones that um that we have that I did not suggest we cover because there's not very much vehicle traffic through there and I didn't think it made sense So I think you can look at the data and you will see there's definitely a heightened safety risk in each of those school
zones Um so the program works by you install these cameras and they're automated and they operate 30 minutes prior to the start of school through the school day and 30 minutes after school Now the
catch is the 30 minutes prior to school starts that's an enhanced school zone So what does that mean when you see the blinking flashing lights in school zones what does that mean everybody knows what that means I better hit the brakes right i better do the speed limit So that's all it means And then during the middle
of the school day while school's in session it's the normal speed limit Okay so if it's 35 miles per hour it goes back to 35 miles hour Now the program says why I like the program one of the arguments is it's a it's a money grab
Well it gets the worst offenders So it only issues citations to vehicles traveling over 10 miles per hour over the speed limit So most school zones are 15 miles an hour Some are 20 but most are 15 So nobody gets a citation until
they hit 26 mph if that makes sense That's a pretty big leeway And I think most of us are responsible enough to drive through those areas and not get a citation So I don't see the money grab argument I just don't I think there's a enough leeway there to um to accommodate
for that Um the statute also indicates that you got to have a 30-day grace period and education period they're calling it So prior to the implementation of the implementation of the program they have to do a 30-day campaign whether that's social media
mail flyers out uh and it only issues warnings during that time There are no citations during that time Um I think that's important because it also shows the community hey look we want you to know these are here We're not going to hide them in the trees or you know behind bushes We we want it to be as big
and bright and as loud as possible because we want you to know where you're going Uh to put things into perspective um think about the last time you were driving your motor vehicle and you saw a police officer What did you do what's the first thing you did you probably looked down at your speedometer right or
you hit your brakes We all do it I do it right traffic officers get behind me now I'm like why is he behind me what did I do so it has that effect The reason I say that is that's a change in driver behavior That's exactly what this program is is designed to do Change
driver behavior Okay So this program issues civil citations Okay it's a $100 civil citation Now $100 it's not a drop in the buck It's a lot of money to me too I understand that Um
however if there's no real world jeopardy attached to these things why do we speed because you're trying to get to point A to point B because you're in a hurry right but all of a sudden if I throw a $100 fine in there you might think twice about it right or or why do most of us decide not to speed it's it's
probably not because we didn't we think it's wrong It's because we don't want to get pulled over and get a citation you know and and again as another example I'm not immune to it Just last year I had to go to the chief because I'm coming back from vacation in North Carolina coming down the mountain and I got pulled over And guess what i got a
citation So I had to notify him of that But you know what when I drive through North Carolina now guess what it changed my behavior That will never happen to me again If that makes sense And that's exactly what this program is designed to do So this is the breakdown of the civil citation So if you look at at your
printouts there um $60 of that citation goes to the municipality or whoever implements the program um in our case the city of Titusville So uh those funds it's dictated by statute Um we don't get to make this up The statute directs exactly where the money has to go That
$60 has to be used toward public safety initiatives Um $20 of it goes to the state general fund $12 of it goes to the local school district and that money has to be used toward school safety Uh $3 of it is to the FDLE
training and uh standards commission And then $5 is to toward the local school crossing guard program Uh that's important because uh trying to recruit and retain our crossing guards is becoming more challenging and the reason being is you know the couple hours
during the you know the morning and the couple hours during the and the afternoon it it's pretty much uh their whole day is shot based on about four hours of pay So it's really difficult Most of the people we recruit are a lot of retirees and um you know we this this
$5 can be used to enhance that program to help you know bonuses or recruit and retain however we decide to use that toward that program Okay Now this here is basically this is what happens if we decide to issue a uniform traffic citation which
is what officers issue what we call tickets Right so this would be the difference If we issue the civil citation through the speed camera program it's a $100 Okay and out of that $100 you saw the breakdown of the fees It's dictated by statute that no points go on your license for those And your
insurance cannot use that against you to increase your insurance rates Extremely important So it's simply a $100 fine Again not a drop in the bucket However if you get one of these in a school zone you see so if you're doing 10 to 14 miles an hour that's a $29 fine that's double and you're getting points There's
it's three points and then as it goes up as you can see if you're doing 30 plus over that's a $600 fine So uh there's a significant difference Um that's why my argument against the money grab if a police officer works a school zone they can pull you over for doing one mile over the speed limit I don't know most
people don't know that And you can be issued a citation for that Uh in the speed camera program you're not going to get a citation until you hit 11 over if that makes sense So next what are the steps that we'd have to take so obviously you'd have to choose a vendor Um there are several
vendors out there Um there's a there's a specific vendor that you know that I've kind of been along the way that's worked very well with the city Um you know they install all the equipment The important part about this program is it costs nothing for the city of Titusville Um it is completely
violator funded So what do I mean by that is the program is paid through offenders Um if the city of Titusville and our great community here decides that they're going to abide by the speed limit and not we don't get any offenders that that would be great It still cost
the city of Titusville nothing So these cameras are expensive Um you know I think they said it costs you could they'll charge $7,000 per school zone because they put two cameras in Um but it's at their cost and not our cost So again it cost us zero Even if we you
know issue zero citations it cost us nothing Uh the vendor would obviously do the site selection and that's through the the speed studies that we did We we found the areas that we believe have the heightened safety
risk And then the important part I I know uh member Muscoso we we monitor your social media too right i saw your interview the other day cuz I was thinking I'm dead in the water But to answer your question you you you mentioned that you had concerns about it being a third party vendor I do
too right but here's what's important about it They only do the administrative functions All of the decisions rest with the police department So essentially if they if let's just say I have a a violation it gets sent through the vendor The vendor reviews it and sends
it to us We have the final say on that So if we look uh and it's I will tell you this if it's even close we're we're going to benefit the driver We're going to give the benefit of the doubt to the driver if it's even close It's just not worth it to me because what we're looking for is change in driver behavior I could care less about the $100 We want
to change driver behavior But the only way to do that is to have some type of real world jeopardy and that's where this $100 comes into play So the program benefits obviously the enhanced safety So studies have shown you know with these uh speed cameras and even the red light programs believe it
or not that it has lowered instances of deaths and crashes So the lower the speed the safer you are It's that simple It's cost neutral for the city of Titusville It cost us nothing If if if like I said everybody decides they're going to drive the speed limit and we don't have any violators that's great uh
it still costs us nothing It would be the vendor that that takes that loss Uh it does generate has the potential to generate revenue However I look at it as that revenue gets reinvested into your community It's not going all over the place It's reinvested in the community and it's only for public safety
initiatives So we could fund things like extra signage or repainting sidewalks or you know whatever There are all these different things that we could use that money for So I don't want people to think that I'm going to go buy a new yacht and you're going to see me in the Bahamas It's that's not how it
works So the proven effectiveness again there's a studies have shown in this particular program and it's 80% violation reduction So I actually have some numbers from this specific company Um and they they gave me permission to use it So uh Hendry County is on board
with this company and just from February through March they have a 26% decrease in issued citations The city of Eustace was I think was the first city on board in this program in the state of Florida from uh September to November They have a 50% decrease in issued citations
Leburg 60% decrease Hleia Gardens almost 70% decrease So I'm hoping if we implement this that we run into the same uh the same success that they're having I'd love to see a 80% decrease in this Um the goal is to go out of business in this But uh just to be frank with you
it's just not efficient Uh one of the complaints we would get is "Can you put an officer in a school zone?" Sure sometimes we can Uh then you stick them there and a call comes out and they're gone Or okay they get one cop or one police officer gets one person and then what happens to the other 10 that decides cuz we're all smart right you
see them pulled over on the side of the road I can get by this guy cuz he can't get me too So that's the problems that we run into And again I think these camera programs while it does sound a little bit of scary and people are going to say it's government overreach well what's the ultimate goal of it is to keep the kids safe We try to get people
to slow down because I just can't put a cop in these zones every single day While I would love to it's just not feasible So the next steps for implementation we kind of talked about the site selection um the deployment of the cameras and then you have the your public education campaign It's got to be
a 30-day campaign and then the enforcement you know the enforcement starts Um again we're hoping if this thing is implemented to go out of business where maybe this vendor decides you guys ain't for us You know we're just not making money But um which would
be okay with us because again we're just trying to change driver behavior because you know our our children safety couldn't be more important to us And then I don't know if that video will play There's a video that I was going to show you guys I'm not sure So last year 213 people died on our
roads What do you think would be a more acceptable number um acceptable 70 maybe probably 70 Can you say 70 actually this is what 70 people looks
like [Music] Family So now what do you think would be a more acceptable number [Music] zero Zero
[Music] So ladies and gentlemen of the council ladies and gentlemen of the council that's our goal zero right um we want
zero traffic fatalities That's the goal every single year uh we continue to miss the mark but if we can do something anything to maybe limit just one to me it's worth it And that's why we're here in front of you
tonight Thank you Uh you know the we talk about money grab and but the basic thing is the safety of our children That's the whole purpose of putting it in there uh you alluded to it in what you said about having an officer out
there and we get a priority call and we have to leave and we leave the zone unattended So I I think it's a great idea to have it in Are there any uh member everybody's lighting up here member Muscosa Sure Thank you so much for the presentation Um absolutely I
think the safety of children is the most important My question is um my kids go to Park Avenue and I have never seen someone walk or bike from that school and I actually asked the school resource officer today how many kids bike or walk
and the number is zero So perhaps I know that that people often speed down that road but in that particular location we don't have any bikers or walkers Um now my kids had also attended Imperial Estates and if you ever around that area there are a lot of kids that are walking
and biking and so I can see that being very useful So um that would be something I would like to know the data on how many kids are walking in those areas that might be helpful as well What I wouldn't want to do for example on Park Avenue is put something up from 7
to three when there actually aren't any kids I mean obviously we want people to to slow down Um but I want to make sure we're putting it in in the proper places M Stokel Yes Um that was one of my questions
was you gave us a folder with the different uh data on some of the school areas Are we proposing that there will be cameras at all these spots is that the Yes And some schools have multiple uh school zones Uh but there were a
couple that again looking at the data just didn't meet criteria for me I thought you know what it's a road less traveled so it wasn't worth it Uh I think member Mscosto brings up a valid point uh if there are no kids but I do know that it's kind of it gets a little strange over there when you when you get
over by Apollo and uh cuz the school zones kind of merge into each other Um cuz I remember thinking the right there at uh Knox McCraean what is that at Knox McCrae Park I probably wouldn't put a speed camera there because it's very confusing and we don't want people to be
confused We want them to know exactly what they're coming into You know what I mean okay And then um is it something that we could do and like pick certain schools and maybe exclude Park Avenue and then add it after the fact seeing
how it's going or you know there's a development that's happening right next to Park Avenue So should that become more populated we could add it after Yeah there's no question There's nothing saying we have to put them in the zones Now you know I I was talking to the chief one day and I said you know here's
the challenge What if uh I don't put one in a school zone and then a kid gets hit and killed there How do I explain that to the family right they're going to say you put them in all these other ones but not this one What if you would have had one in there and that's what I struggle with Okay So you're proposing all of them as it stands right now that we're
not based on the data though So I'm not just indiscriminately saying put it there Okay If the data supports heavy traffic in that area uh because could it we have kids run off campus all the time all the time And they call us and we got to chase them down and the schools won't go hands-on with them So they wait for us Um could that kid run across the
street get hit yeah he could And then you know how do I explain that to the family well we could have put that there but we decided against it That That's what I struggle with and it's difficult Yeah And I think to Vice Mayor Cole's point one of the things that I wrote down um was supplementing cops Like we
just don't have the money or the resources to put a cop at every school zone area which would be nice um but we we don't have those resources So in my mind having it there for 30 minutes prior 30 minutes after it's the same thing as having a cop car there just to make sure people are abiding I
appreciate that it there's no points going on their record It's a $100 which is um enough to say you know maybe I shouldn't do this again um but not too much U my my last question was which I maybe I missed it It wasn't very clear Um how was the vendor benefiting from
this because it looks like they were not part of that ratio of you know we're getting 60% the state's getting this I was like looking for the vendor where did what what's their benefit so different vendors it it really depends on um the vendor I will tell you this spec specific vendor that we're dealing
with um that I like dealing with it's called Ultimate um but so they have two separate um payment programs if you will they you they'll do what's called a revenue sharing um which is you know out of that $60 Uh they would take like $20
from from each citation out of your 60 or you could do the $7,000 per school zone So I think it's $3,500 per camera system which sounds like a lot of money Um but when you when we plug the data in you try to forecast out okay what kind of problem do we have here and we
forecast it out uh the program with the $7,000 flat fee looked to make the city look to it looked to be a better deal for the city if that makes sense But again it will depend on the vendor and uh we haven't decided on that We would have to discuss that as a city Okay Because I did see that on there where it
said yes you would have to fund it out of the city portion of it So if we were to your point if we were able to like eliminate the issue which would be our goal would we just potentially stop the program then to we to avoid paying the $7,000 annual fee yeah So that's exactly right So even if
let's say our citations go to zero we don't pay $7,000 They just take the loss It cost us nothing forever What doesn't and there's no there's no capital assets that we have to worry about They take their their their equipment back Okay great Thank you
Member Nelson I was going to ask the same question as member Stokal but I will say I was shocked at the number of violations that were caught I mean this is Imperial Estates all hours
731 violations And I was like whoa I'm like you I didn't expect that And and if you look that's in a day one day So project that out 30 days or a year Yeah So yeah it's crazy And just to clarify that's 10 miles at least 10 miles over
they hit the V that they were tracked as when they hit 11 over is when they start getting citations That is crazy Yeah So thank you Any other council questions hearing none Thank you so very much
Thank you Okay Um city clerk would you read the rules of uh for speaking for the 5:30 meeting correct yes Okay This is a city council meeting to hear special recognitions and presentations
Council will not take formal action on the agenda items All individuals wishing to speak so speak may do so under petitions or request No signup card is required Citizens will be given three minutes to speak All signup cards and exhibits being submitted to the city
council shall be placed in the box on the table I just want to remind you that this is not our city council meeting It will start after the end of this meeting And uh this is special recognitions and presentation meeting So I will open the
floor for petitions and requests from the public Excuse me Uh Wanda would you hand out the the flowers please okay I'm giving you uh on sustainability I'm giving you a a Gardinia And why would I be giving you a gardinia regarding
sustainability well for the past I don't know maybe 20 30 years I've been uh handing out gardinas on Mother's Day because it's a tradition from where I'm from is that a that a a white flyer represents that your your mother is is
up there Uh and a red flyer means that she's here still with us But I uh it looks like this year because of climate change I'm not going to have the gardinius because the bush is full right now So that has to do with
sustainability I had a conversation with Lily uh about the sustainability and uh uh she has done a she hasn't done a good job She's done a fantastic job However I want to disagree with what what was said here by I'm not
sure maybe was uh Stokel is that um she inherited what she had from the city She didn't She didn't The 2019 Rosilian study plan had an addendum that showed massive problem with
sustainability It was an addendum She didn't get that They took it away They took it away And in fact it was added because it was it was a disciplinary action upon Mr Parish and Mr
uh uh well and someone else uh Glendo for omitting that information So what I'm saying to you is that I am opposed to what she has now Although she did a fantastic presentation because she's getting propaganda and and
the secrecy and she's not getting the secrecy Let me give you an example of what is not sustainable When you have an iceberg you look at an iceberg and you have a little bit above the water and you have a whole lot below the water Well the guy Hburg principle is is
stated in the 1985 freshwater management study It does not apply to the city of Titusville although it is stated that it does And that is similar to an iceberg in this case is that the water above the uh water table uh compared to the water
below it is supposed to have a 30 over 30 to1 relationship In other words if you have 2 ft of water above the uh uh water table expect to have at least 60 ft of uh fresh water Well that doesn't true because it need you need a confined
an unconfined aquifer for it to work We do not have an unconquery in the city of Tville So I'm telling you this is a big deal that the city has spent millions on inappropriately for no purpose at all and your area of critical concern is a
bunch of nonsense Your your what is on your map is just nonsense and void So I'm asking you to look into that Thank you Please look into that Thank you And for Lily too Thank you Lily Anyone else for petitions and request
please state your name and your address My name is Shortton Mansfield 1585 Pentax Avenue I just want to speak on the the presentation that the police department just made Um I'm not necessarily for it I wasn't for red light cameras either either Um I
got you got a question I don't know if you're going to answer it or not but you said over 14 miles an hour was going to be three points Was that correct over 14 miles an hour was going to be three points Yeah I think four points more four points So my
question is is when I get pulled over by a police officer they ID me as I am Trenton Mansfield Um they're not IDing the driver of that vehicle So I guess the question is is why are we giving
people points if there's no actual proof that's just a question I have There's no points with the camera No there's points over 14 miles an hour Not with the camera Oh that was for the site I thought we were talking about that So okay my bad So but I'm against I
mean I'm not necessarily for it I don't think it's like I'm in the boat of citation or taxation um through that I mean I get it We're for the safety of the kids but and then having it on all day long is kind of absurd to me Um um
so that's all I wanted to say Thank you I I'm sorry I thought I misread that I'm sorry about that Anyone else for petitions and request hearing none We're going to take that Vice Mayor Cole we had two individuals give me cards but there's no agenda item marked on it I don't know if
they're wishing to speak at this meeting or the next meeting Is Miss Fleming and Miss Crowley Next meeting Okay Okay We're going to take a five minute break and then we'll start the city council meeting This meeting is adjourned