[{"text": "meeting of the year is Tuesday December 17th at 0900 a.m. uh we're in the", "start": 0.04, "end": 6.759}, {"text": "community wing of city Hall I'm calling I'm now calling uh the meeting to", "start": 6.759, "end": 13.92}, {"text": "order could you please join me and a pledge to the flag and a moment of", "start": 13.92, "end": 19.48}, {"text": "silence please I pledge allegiance to the flag", "start": 19.48, "end": 24.56}, {"text": "of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands", "start": 24.56, "end": 30.679}, {"text": "under God indivisible withy and justice for", "start": 30.679, "end": 36.559}, {"text": "all okay thank you uh Miss Cook could you please call", "start": 47.52, "end": 53.68}, {"text": "the roll mayor Norris here vice mayor pontieri president council member", "start": 53.68, "end": 59.12}, {"text": "gambaro here council member Miller here and council member Stevens is absent okay thank you ma'am uh first on the", "start": 59.12, "end": 66.96}, {"text": "agenda is public participation uh I would remind everyone to uh read the", "start": 66.96, "end": 72}, {"text": "rules um in your your agenda packet and and maintain a sense of Civility and", "start": 72, "end": 79.56}, {"text": "theorum in the chamber um and please step forward and move the", "start": 79.56, "end": 87.96}, {"text": "mic where you need to to make your public comment ments because I can't hear very well so uh we'll open up the", "start": 87.96, "end": 93.32}, {"text": "the floor for public comments good morning Mark stanel sou", "start": 93.32, "end": 100.64}, {"text": "Old Woods uh last week I came and uh addressed a couple of traffic issues and", "start": 100.64, "end": 106.159}, {"text": "safety issues uh one was the right turn lane on seminal Woods on on Sesame to", "start": 106.159, "end": 112}, {"text": "sesal woods and uh reflective paint on curbs here in town center which are hard", "start": 112, "end": 117.28}, {"text": "to see I got a response from the City staff that kind of upset me and I'm", "start": 117.28, "end": 123.32}, {"text": "going to read it good afternoon my name is Tyler Gibson with the city of Palm", "start": 123.32, "end": 128.44}, {"text": "Coast traffic engineering department at this time it is not planned to install a turn lane at the intersection of seal", "start": 128.44, "end": 135.64}, {"text": "cesame Boulevard semal Woods this intersection has not yet met the traffic", "start": 135.64, "end": 141.08}, {"text": "volumes needed to Warrant a turn lane staff will continue to monitor this intersection for increases in traffic as", "start": 141.08, "end": 148.519}, {"text": "to the curbs at this time there's no intention of painting curb yellow if you", "start": 148.519, "end": 153.84}, {"text": "have any further questions or concerns feel free to reach out well I seriously", "start": 153.84, "end": 159.8}, {"text": "doubt that they've had a traffic study to see who was turning left and who was turning right and how it backs up to", "start": 159.8, "end": 165}, {"text": "traffic maybe they don't have a maybe they need a 100 cars in an hour to go to", "start": 165, "end": 171.12}, {"text": "go up there to the turn but that doesn't determine whether they're turning left", "start": 171.12, "end": 176.72}, {"text": "or right okay because because if somebody's turning left nobody can turn", "start": 176.72, "end": 183.04}, {"text": "right and it's a mile and a half almost 2 miles to go back around the other side", "start": 183.04, "end": 188.12}, {"text": "of Sesame to get on the SEMO woods so people would have to go out of their way now they put on the Lesser traveled", "start": 188.12, "end": 196.519}, {"text": "intersection on Sesame a right turn lane but they don't where all the traffic is", "start": 196.519, "end": 203.239}, {"text": "they don't seem to want to put a right turn lane where all the traffic is okay", "start": 203.239, "end": 210.36}, {"text": "I need they need to have a serious study if they want to tell me or the city of", "start": 210.36, "end": 215.519}, {"text": "Palm Coast that there's not enough traffic when it's backed up quarter of a mile sometimes because somebody's", "start": 215.519, "end": 221.68}, {"text": "turning the left nobody can get out okay and as far as the the paint okay uh", "start": 221.68, "end": 231.56}, {"text": "I know even councilman councilman gambaro said what what's a little paint", "start": 231.56, "end": 237.799}, {"text": "cost you know it's it's a safety issue somebody", "start": 237.799, "end": 243.159}, {"text": "driving their car and those those curbs jut out right to the road there's no", "start": 243.159, "end": 248.64}, {"text": "buffer somebody you 25 miles hour 20 M an hour they hit that they could have damage to their car", "start": 248.64, "end": 256.199}, {"text": "or maybe an accident with them hitting their steering wheel or something because of the jolt this is such a simple", "start": 256.199, "end": 264.04}, {"text": "solution and to be callously ignored or given oh well we have no attention pain", "start": 264.04, "end": 270.52}, {"text": "them well I think that's absurd that's a that's a poor response to a CI citizens", "start": 270.52, "end": 276.479}, {"text": "concern of safety in this town we need to move past that and have people do", "start": 276.479, "end": 281.72}, {"text": "their do their jobs and look out for the citizens of Palm Coast thank you thank", "start": 281.72, "end": 286.88}, {"text": "you", "start": 286.88, "end": 289}, {"text": "Mark good morning I'm Donna stanil seol Woods um I came in this morning morning", "start": 293.72, "end": 300.039}, {"text": "because um last Friday uh we have a senior lunching group that we've organized over two years ago and we get", "start": 300.039, "end": 306.36}, {"text": "a pretty good turnout uh we have been going to our luncheon at Denny's but as everybody probably knows by now Denny's", "start": 306.36, "end": 313}, {"text": "is permanently closed so we had to move our luncheon for this past Friday to", "start": 313, "end": 319.039}, {"text": "Hooligans over here off of uh over by Home Depot and to our surprise the", "start": 319.039, "end": 325.68}, {"text": "women's bathroom has one stall and it is not handy cap accessible there are no", "start": 325.68, "end": 331.08}, {"text": "railings there's no safety in that thing so I one stall for women's bathroom and", "start": 331.08, "end": 337.039}, {"text": "so we had an 84 year old woman who went into that stall to go to the bathroom while we were there and she had to have", "start": 337.039, "end": 343}, {"text": "assistance to get out of there cuz she had nothing to grab hold of and haul herself up so that something needs to be", "start": 343, "end": 349.6}, {"text": "addressed on that that's just wrong and here I am again adding to my husband's", "start": 349.6, "end": 355.479}, {"text": "account that left turn lane and that right turn lane on seino on Sesame on", "start": 355.479, "end": 361.199}, {"text": "the south outbound side again I'm going to remind everybody that we've got tons of new houses coming in over there and", "start": 361.199, "end": 367.96}, {"text": "that problem is going to just multiply and it's just wrong so thank you thank", "start": 367.96, "end": 375}, {"text": "you Miss stel good morning morning ston W I", "start": 375, "end": 384.8}, {"text": "wanted to bring to everyone's attention that on so many woods the traffic moves", "start": 384.8, "end": 391.759}, {"text": "real nice everyone's courteous but you're going 55 miles an hour when you", "start": 391.759, "end": 398.08}, {"text": "start turning into the private streets where all the houses are particularly", "start": 398.08, "end": 405.16}, {"text": "the second entrance to semin Woods it's like a river even last", "start": 405.16, "end": 412.08}, {"text": "night we got some rain but most of the streets were flooded and the sidewalks", "start": 412.08, "end": 418.639}, {"text": "get flooded as vice president uh Vice chairman Teresa said these contractors have to be", "start": 418.639, "end": 427.599}, {"text": "star and held accountable and you wonder why city", "start": 427.599, "end": 433.039}, {"text": "employees are not supervising what these contractors are doing take a look at the", "start": 433.039, "end": 440.08}, {"text": "Florida Park Drive all torn up all torn", "start": 440.08, "end": 446.4}, {"text": "up the other thing I got is and I don't even know where to go with this when I", "start": 446.4, "end": 452.639}, {"text": "lived on simmer drive we developed in a house uh we were renting there for 6", "start": 452.639, "end": 459.759}, {"text": "years paying her high rent is divided", "start": 459.759, "end": 465.36}, {"text": "mode um I got some allergies from it but we", "start": 465.36, "end": 471.319}, {"text": "moved out pretty quickly and someone suggested I went to go to the Board of", "start": 471.319, "end": 478}, {"text": "Health and when I went to the Board of Health they said unfortunately the state does not protect", "start": 478, "end": 486.12}, {"text": "homeowners so maybe someone could suggest to the state when you develop a", "start": 486.12, "end": 493.08}, {"text": "serious element in a house the homeowners got to be held", "start": 493.08, "end": 498.52}, {"text": "responsible to this day she still doesn't have hot water in a house 60 70", "start": 498.52, "end": 506.68}, {"text": "days the house is empty but I waso she's planning to move back in there that's", "start": 506.68, "end": 513.44}, {"text": "all I have thank you thank you [Music]", "start": 513.44, "end": 519.059}, {"text": "Bruce good morning good morning Denise Henry um I just wanted to say that my", "start": 524.2, "end": 530.36}, {"text": "daughter Anna Gibson and I had the privilege of attending the water opis last week but what we did notice though", "start": 530.36, "end": 538.72}, {"text": "it was very informative to us we learned a lot of things from the city employees at our table that excuse me ma'am Bruce", "start": 538.72, "end": 548.32}, {"text": "Bruce hold it down please yes ma'am go ahead okay that uh more people need to", "start": 548.32, "end": 555.12}, {"text": "like I only found out about it because I came to a council meeting that more people there was hardly any residents", "start": 555.12, "end": 562.519}, {"text": "and that more people really need to be able to have access to these type of", "start": 562.519, "end": 567.6}, {"text": "programs or information so they can attend because it was very informative", "start": 567.6, "end": 572.76}, {"text": "we learned a lot about uh the water system how you know we have a lack of water and those are important things", "start": 572.76, "end": 580.12}, {"text": "when we're spending money for community outreach we really need to stress the", "start": 580.12, "end": 586.6}, {"text": "water situation Palm Coast I've told all my friends and everybody was unaware", "start": 586.6, "end": 592.04}, {"text": "that we even have a water problem if we do stress that maybe people will be more", "start": 592.04, "end": 597.32}, {"text": "conservative so that's why I want to say that I think that's where the community outreach should be not giving out um 25y", "start": 597.32, "end": 605.48}, {"text": "year ornaments at every event spend our money in a more useful way thank you", "start": 605.48, "end": 611.44}, {"text": "thank you ma'am any other public", "start": 611.44, "end": 618.88}, {"text": "comments okay with that oh I'm sorry sir go go right", "start": 618.88, "end": 624.199}, {"text": "ahead good morning my name's Richard h Hilton um good morning mayor councelors", "start": 626.519, "end": 632.959}, {"text": "uh most of you don't know me I've actually been associated with Palm Coast for over 35 years I'm a resident now of", "start": 632.959, "end": 640.519}, {"text": "the hammock over the other side of the Waterway although my house looks at Palm Coast across the inter Coastal sometimes", "start": 640.519, "end": 647.36}, {"text": "I come here to share some of my interests I uh I'm associated with the", "start": 647.36, "end": 652.839}, {"text": "A1A I work in Trails biking I'm a member of the local Safety Committee the", "start": 652.839, "end": 658.72}, {"text": "traffic saf team and things so we we have a lot of shared interests between both sides of the inter Coastal Waterway", "start": 658.72, "end": 666.279}, {"text": "drainage flooding sea level rise that's not I", "start": 666.279, "end": 671.8}, {"text": "came with any problems today I wanted to just come and express some thanks on the Sunday night I had about 200 people at a", "start": 671.8, "end": 680.12}, {"text": "party at my home looking at the Palm Coast Boat Parade I've had this party for years and years and years it", "start": 680.12, "end": 686.639}, {"text": "attracts people from Jacksonville friends from as far as new smna and it's", "start": 686.639, "end": 692.36}, {"text": "a wonderful friendly occasion it's something that U Palm Coast doesn't have", "start": 692.36, "end": 698.2}, {"text": "to spend a lot of money on because you're such good Volunteers in the uh P Coast Yacht Club dedicated people who've", "start": 698.2, "end": 705.8}, {"text": "been putting this on for years and years and it's such a nice friendly parade so", "start": 705.8, "end": 711.399}, {"text": "my guests appreciated it and uh I think you as a city should Express a good", "start": 711.399, "end": 718.279}, {"text": "appreciation to the pal Coast Yacht Club s ulas other people who spend a lot of", "start": 718.279, "end": 724.079}, {"text": "time and effort to make this thing happen they do it you know partly for their own enjoyment but it's it's just", "start": 724.079, "end": 731.279}, {"text": "one of those community events that makes Palm Coast and uh Flagger County the", "start": 731.279, "end": 737.639}, {"text": "friendly local Hometown that it is I mean I know there were some people say", "start": 737.639, "end": 743.88}, {"text": "oh it could be bigger it could be better it could be even bigger I mean last year was what 100 vots this year it was moved", "start": 743.88, "end": 751.68}, {"text": "to a Sunday I guess to conf not to conflict with the Town Center parade I", "start": 751.68, "end": 757.279}, {"text": "hope next year it moves back to a Saturday that's so much more convenient for other people but anyway that's all I", "start": 757.279, "end": 763.639}, {"text": "wanted to do was come thank you and I hope that you thank the people at the um", "start": 763.639, "end": 769.76}, {"text": "Palm Coast Yacht Club that puts it on and I can work very well with them as I", "start": 769.76, "end": 776.839}, {"text": "say I've a lot of you know my history I don't need to go into it here but I do", "start": 776.839, "end": 782.639}, {"text": "like to come and support things that you're doing here that are interest to me particularly our trail system our", "start": 782.639, "end": 789.399}, {"text": "history and other things like that and events like that that uh make the", "start": 789.399, "end": 795.48}, {"text": "community what it is so I suggest you reach out and make sure next year that", "start": 795.48, "end": 802.24}, {"text": "uh you got even more support and it's moved back to a Saturday and uh thank", "start": 802.24, "end": 807.44}, {"text": "you very much bye okay thank thank you Richard anyone else for public", "start": 807.44, "end": 812.48}, {"text": "comment okay with that we'll close public comment we'll come back to the Das um city manager you got anything", "start": 812.48, "end": 818.839}, {"text": "concerning those issues that have been yes mayor thank you um I will work with our team on addressing Mr stancil's", "start": 818.839, "end": 826.12}, {"text": "comments um maybe understand more of the traffic study and the parameters it takes to Warrant an additional turning", "start": 826.12, "end": 833.16}, {"text": "lane and any necessary funding requirements as well we might have not have alluded to the bigger picture to Mr", "start": 833.16, "end": 839.32}, {"text": "stanil so I'll work with staff on that um as well as painting uh lines in town", "start": 839.32, "end": 845.72}, {"text": "center um for Mrs stancil's comments about the bathroom at Hooligans I kind", "start": 845.72, "end": 851}, {"text": "of know firsthand that there is another um an actual door to a bathroom I've had", "start": 851, "end": 856.24}, {"text": "to wheel in a stroller once or twice in there before so I believe there's two stalls at the bathroom at Hooligans one", "start": 856.24, "end": 862.8}, {"text": "is just behind a door and then one is a stall in the restroom does either of them have railing yes the one in the um", "start": 862.8, "end": 870.72}, {"text": "in the bathroom does the door to the bathroom um we'll work through the", "start": 870.72, "end": 876.079}, {"text": "flooding concerns in seminal Woods on the streets and sidewalks I agree with", "start": 876.079, "end": 881.32}, {"text": "our resident about a public Outreach and Communications plan as it relates to our", "start": 881.32, "end": 887.16}, {"text": "utilities um we know that our residents are um super focused on our infrastructure so our utilities team has", "start": 887.16, "end": 894.24}, {"text": "actually created their own public Outreach team um that they're going to start working through uh in the next", "start": 894.24, "end": 899.92}, {"text": "calendar year um and thank you Mr Hamilton for your kind remarks about the boat parade thank", "start": 899.92, "end": 908.44}, {"text": "you go ahead Trac sorry I just have one question um with regards to the turn", "start": 908.44, "end": 914.6}, {"text": "Lanes um that Mr Mrs stanel were speaking about I'm I'm interested not in just what the traffic couns are saying", "start": 914.6, "end": 920.88}, {"text": "now but what have the traffic studies from those developments that are coming in showed so if you wouldn't mind", "start": 920.88, "end": 927.04}, {"text": "copying me on your on staff Communications I'm interested not in the", "start": 927.04, "end": 932.519}, {"text": "current but what's coming um to make sure that we're getting ahead of it because if if the traffic Studies have", "start": 932.519, "end": 938.519}, {"text": "shed that we're going to see an increase that would then warrant those turn lanes and we have the funding why not get", "start": 938.519, "end": 944.319}, {"text": "ahead of it rather than waiting until it's too late understood thank", "start": 944.319, "end": 949.24}, {"text": "you you got anything t no I don't think so you got anything", "start": 949.399, "end": 956.519}, {"text": "um Richard uh we just is he still here I see it okay we we've already had the", "start": 956.519, "end": 962.319}, {"text": "discussion about the boat parade and we're going to we're going to try to work next year to the deconflict that uh", "start": 962.319, "end": 968.24}, {"text": "I don't think we should have I don't think we should have the the boat parade and the city parade on the on the same", "start": 968.24, "end": 973.36}, {"text": "day and Saturday Saturday does seem like the best day to have uh so we're going to work to make sure that happens in the", "start": 973.36, "end": 979.759}, {"text": "right way we've also come up with a couple other ideas being the city manager was talking yesterday about some", "start": 979.759, "end": 985.24}, {"text": "stuff related to the parade and uh marketing it more so uh we'll go forward", "start": 985.24, "end": 990.72}, {"text": "with that and hold us accountable make sure we do what we're we're supposed to do as far as those parades are concerned", "start": 990.72, "end": 997.079}, {"text": "okay um community outreach how how much notice did we give for that community outreach regarding the water opolis or", "start": 997.079, "end": 1003.8}, {"text": "whatever it was called I'm not sure the mechanics of the actual um notification", "start": 1003.8, "end": 1009.56}, {"text": "process but we have been working on the utility strategic plan since Council adopted on October the 8th um so we've", "start": 1009.56, "end": 1017.199}, {"text": "been working through that Outreach and different activities there will be more to come regarding the Strategic plan um", "start": 1017.199, "end": 1025.24}, {"text": "I just don't have those dates locked in for the new year just quite yet okay thank you I would suggest if if if you", "start": 1025.24, "end": 1030.839}, {"text": "can share on your your public um U media social media have people follow the city", "start": 1030.839, "end": 1037.52}, {"text": "we uh we follow the city's page on Facebook there's a lot of information we", "start": 1037.52, "end": 1042.918}, {"text": "post on um next door so we're doing a we're doing a good job maybe it's you know just sharing that information with", "start": 1042.919, "end": 1048.919}, {"text": "everyone to get the word out on the street so no one else has anything else okay we'll go for the uh item e the", "start": 1048.919, "end": 1056.559}, {"text": "minutes um we have two minutes to approve uh the December 3rd business meeting and the December 10th", "start": 1056.559, "end": 1063.88}, {"text": "Workshop um can I get a motion to approve those Mo the the minutes second", "start": 1063.88, "end": 1071.52}, {"text": "okay one little discussion U and I spoke with Miss Cook about this when we were", "start": 1071.52, "end": 1076.6}, {"text": "talking about the lights on matanzas Woods I was referring to uh the traffic", "start": 1076.6, "end": 1082.12}, {"text": "signals going in there on that road cuz I was confused when I looked at I'm like what what was I talking about uh but", "start": 1082.12, "end": 1088}, {"text": "it's about the traffic the traffic lights so you got that can you amend that yes I can okay we got a motion to", "start": 1088, "end": 1094.96}, {"text": "approve a second uh M Mr Mayor just the motion just needs to amend with that I", "start": 1094.96, "end": 1101.32}, {"text": "move approval with the uh with the amended comments it all second second", "start": 1101.32, "end": 1108.36}, {"text": "all favor say I I I I okay we'll move on to item F ordinance", "start": 1108.36, "end": 1114.76}, {"text": "first read uh if you will please Marcus ordinance 2- sorry ordinance 2024 dxx", "start": 1114.76, "end": 1122.28}, {"text": "amending city of Palm Coast ordinance chapter 17 Community de development as", "start": 1122.28, "end": 1127.36}, {"text": "amended to add Article 5 short-term vacation rentals okay so we need someone motion", "start": 1127.36, "end": 1133.64}, {"text": "to approve first uh sorry Mr mer see uh I'm", "start": 1133.64, "end": 1139.039}, {"text": "sorry go ahead I'm sorry go ahead uh Jason I'm jumping ahead of myself good", "start": 1139.039, "end": 1144.76}, {"text": "morning mayor city council Jason dorenzo and Barbara Gman we don't have a presentation for you today this is the", "start": 1144.76, "end": 1151}, {"text": "fourth time you've seen this just a couple minor changes U from last week that you", "start": 1151, "end": 1156.12}, {"text": "requested um related to the um background checks being allowed to be", "start": 1156.12, "end": 1161.159}, {"text": "done through the booking platform um a uh uh typographical error", "start": 1161.159, "end": 1167.6}, {"text": "uh of the number 12 12 to number 10 and then a clarification about the uh sound", "start": 1167.6, "end": 1175.159}, {"text": "level limits um including uh daytime uh sound levels as well uh for the um", "start": 1175.159, "end": 1184.52}, {"text": "posting otherwise that that is all the changes that were requested", "start": 1184.52, "end": 1189.6}, {"text": "okay you got something Tera yeah there's just one thing I know that we discussed during the last Workshop um in the", "start": 1189.6, "end": 1197.2}, {"text": "advertising so this would be um paragraph 9 we discussed there being", "start": 1197.2, "end": 1203.08}, {"text": "something in the advertising that made it clear that the home was in a residential neighborhood and that's just not clear", "start": 1203.08, "end": 1210.28}, {"text": "in that paragraph if you'd like we can update that um we've already made the", "start": 1210.28, "end": 1215.48}, {"text": "adjustment to our um Good Neighbor posting it now says um welcome to uh", "start": 1215.48, "end": 1223.559}, {"text": "welcome to a residential neighborhood that takes care of each other I appreciate that the point though is so", "start": 1223.559, "end": 1229.039}, {"text": "that when people know that when they're booking they're booking in a residential neighborhood understood so that was the intent behind that okay other than that", "start": 1229.039, "end": 1236.88}, {"text": "I think you guys have done a wonderful job thank you so we for like the Airbnb posting yeah so when they advertise on", "start": 1236.88, "end": 1244.039}, {"text": "the on the platform yeah so that was the only change you had to it Teresa and", "start": 1244.039, "end": 1250.039}, {"text": "that's perfectly fine what we're doing here Marcus yeah there there's no concerns with that okay um we'll make", "start": 1250.039, "end": 1255.28}, {"text": "the change for a second reading okay uh the one concern I had and Marcus and", "start": 1255.28, "end": 1260.88}, {"text": "Lauren and I had this discussion yesterday um I thought we came to a consensus on one hour not the the", "start": 1260.88, "end": 1267.88}, {"text": "property manager being able to respond within one hour of notification from", "start": 1267.88, "end": 1273.039}, {"text": "code enforcement or law enforcement um we didn't come to a consensus on that I", "start": 1273.039, "end": 1278.24}, {"text": "thought we did I don't think so I don't recall coming to a consensus I don't have an objection to it but I don't", "start": 1278.24, "end": 1284.36}, {"text": "recall as coming to a consensus I think you may have mentioned it and I think then Jason said that we have a two-hour", "start": 1284.36, "end": 1291.039}, {"text": "um requirement okay I'm and I I personally think it would be better if it was 1 hour because that fixes the", "start": 1291.039, "end": 1297.12}, {"text": "problem on that's like on the spot to correction um so do we have consensus on that", "start": 1297.12, "end": 1303.24}, {"text": "change Charlie you good with that good okay Jason can we change that to one", "start": 1303.24, "end": 1309.36}, {"text": "hour yes sir okay just for your consideration we're happy to make that", "start": 1309.36, "end": 1314.919}, {"text": "change if that's what you'd like to do are the reason why we have 2 hours in there is because our um rental", "start": 1314.919, "end": 1321.96}, {"text": 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here Mike oh I'm sorry Mike salora I the C-section um I would like to see maybe a", "start": 1632.96, "end": 1639.44}, {"text": "management company that would kind of be something we could call to that company where they would handle any kind of", "start": 1639.44, "end": 1644.919}, {"text": "problems because if you call code enforcement or you call the manager and they tell them hey your nextd door neighbor is complaining well they leave", "start": 1644.919, "end": 1651.279}, {"text": "at 4:00 in the morning and you go out to your car and it's all spray painted or something the windows are knocked out um", "start": 1651.279, "end": 1658}, {"text": "I think that this way if the management company handles it they handle it and no one says hey uh so and so complained you", "start": 1658, "end": 1664.559}, {"text": "know because we've already had some complaints of people that I've talked to that they threw chicken bones on top of", "start": 1664.559, "end": 1669.679}, {"text": "their car when they left and stuff and another a neighbor on my street they sent him a card with a violin on it like", "start": 1669.679, "end": 1675.2}, {"text": "Cry Me a River and they cussed that neighbor out so um you know that would be better where", "start": 1675.2, "end": 1680.72}, {"text": "we don't have to actually give our name and our address and all that to it if we're having a problem because you don't", "start": 1680.72, "end": 1686}, {"text": "know who they are they're from out of state you know they they they could just do whatever they want and leave early", "start": 1686, "end": 1691.12}, {"text": "and you'll never see them again so um that that would be something I'd like to see and I'd also like to see that I", "start": 1691.12, "end": 1697.12}, {"text": "believe Palm Coast have we have a lobbyist that would go to Tallahassee and Lobby for us with getting some you", "start": 1697.12, "end": 1703.679}, {"text": "know rules keeping these rules in place um for the resident these residential", "start": 1703.679, "end": 1708.96}, {"text": "neighborhoods that have these short-term rentals that's it thank you all right thank you", "start": 1708.96, "end": 1715.48}, {"text": "Mike hi I'm Kathy Davidson and um we're hosts here in with Airbnb here in Palm", "start": 1717.399, "end": 1724.08}, {"text": "Coast we think that many of the rules that you're that you're talking about are fair except for the amount of people", "start": 1724.08, "end": 1730.08}, {"text": "I know you want to be fair across the board but I'm not sure where fair is when you have a house like ours which is", "start": 1730.08, "end": 1735.279}, {"text": "a 4,000 ft house we live in a six bedroom 5 and 1/2 uh six bedroom 5 and", "start": 1735.279, "end": 1740.559}, {"text": "1/2 bath house so we can accommodate when you get to 10 people there's three rooms right there there's two other", "start": 1740.559, "end": 1747.039}, {"text": "rooms that we could be renting out we can accommodate up to 16 people in our home I invite any one of you to come to", "start": 1747.039, "end": 1753.64}, {"text": "our home in to see hardly any of those people are there at the exact same time we just had a reservation of 10 people", "start": 1753.64, "end": 1759.679}, {"text": "three bedroom three bath at our home small children were included and they had a great great time we had two other", "start": 1759.679, "end": 1766.519}, {"text": "rooms that are there do we sit back to say oh we're not allowed to rent out these rooms I'm sorry you'd like to but", "start": 1766.519, "end": 1773.279}, {"text": "we can't because they have to go across the board that's really unfair I'm sorry", "start": 1773.279, "end": 1779}, {"text": "um if other people I have a three or four bedroom we just happen to got one to almost 18 about 18 years ago 4,000", "start": 1779, "end": 1785.32}, {"text": "square F house I feel very blessed to do what we do and people have a great time we have a very large pool hardly", 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never had", "start": 1962.2, "end": 1968.159}, {"text": "problems I think if you inquire you'll find out that there's probably been almost zero complaints from anybody in", "start": 1968.159, "end": 1975.639}, {"text": "Palm Coast outside of the C-section I might be wrong about that but I think you should look into", "start": 1975.639, "end": 1980.84}, {"text": "that okay I'd like to Echo what the previous mayor said that something the", "start": 1980.84, "end": 1986.039}, {"text": "effect of we might be creating a monster that was in the last meeting when it was tabled till the next meeting we all know", "start": 1986.039, "end": 1992.48}, {"text": "government generally doesn't get smaller so we're starting with a fairly small thing $100,000 a year expense but we", "start": 1992.48, "end": 2000.24}, {"text": "know government usually gets larger once it's created so we're creating a whole new section that might not need to be", "start": 2000.24, "end": 2007.36}, {"text": "created that's probably going to get bigger and bigger and later it'll be a $200,000 year then $300,000 a year a", "start": 2007.36, "end": 2013.76}, {"text": "better solution I would just submit to the council would be that in that", "start": 2013.76, "end": 2018.84}, {"text": "C-section man they call the police immediately when something's going on we had one time where we took a risk in our", "start": 2018.84, "end": 2024.84}, {"text": "home we had a group that was from Daytona Beach which Airbnb hardly ever", "start": 2024.84, "end": 2030.36}, {"text": "they they they deny almost all large groups if it's a local group like Daytona Beach they won't let those", "start": 2030.36, "end": 2036.76}, {"text": "people make those reservations and we we somehow we got a reservation which is for eight people or something", "start": 2036.76, "end": 2042.72}, {"text": "where we went to a restaurant going to take just a second and about 20 cars ended up at our house our neighbors did", "start": 2042.72, "end": 2048.8}, {"text": "the right thing they called the police police called us and we we immediately got out of the restaurant the policeman", "start": 2048.8, "end": 2055.358}, {"text": "said you know it's not that bad there are 20 cars but it's not a bunch of noise but our neighbors did the right thing we showed up immediately we told", "start": 2055.359, "end": 2062.118}, {"text": "the people look you all got to leave you can have eight people here and they all left the whole group of them left so", "start": 2062.119, "end": 2068.32}, {"text": "really the problems that are being addressed they could be solved by just taking care of these and if a homeowner", "start": 2068.32, "end": 2075.358}, {"text": "would have three complaints in a 12-month period about loud parties from their short-term rental then take away", "start": 2075.359, "end": 2081.04}, {"text": "that person's ability to ever do short-term rental again in P because or in that home anyway so thank you for", "start": 2081.04, "end": 2086.48}, {"text": "giving me the extra time there's my thoughts thank you sir thank you any other public comments", "start": 2086.48, "end": 2093.919}, {"text": "good morning mayor and city council members uh John owski thank you", "start": 2101.68, "end": 2107.56}, {"text": "Christopher Court um regarding the 10 person maximum", "start": 2107.56, "end": 2112.72}, {"text": "um occupancy limit I believe it's generous I've said this before um if you had a house next door to you with 15 or", "start": 2112.72, "end": 2119.72}, {"text": "20 people and that was going on um week after week you'd surely say", "start": 2119.72, "end": 2126.28}, {"text": "look at something's got to be done and that's where we are you know I can't say that's happened to me in my neighborhood", "start": 2126.28, "end": 2132.68}, {"text": "but it has in others and I think that that's very generous to have 10 people in any home in Palm Coast um as for uh", "start": 2132.68, "end": 2141.28}, {"text": "the trailer issue um people has said we've want to keep our trailers there", "start": 2141.28, "end": 2146.68}, {"text": "the whole bike week if they've been doing that up to this point then code enforcer better do something about it", "start": 2146.68, "end": 2152}, {"text": "there are places in Palm Coast where you can rent trailers one is the marina that I've called and they said if if you", "start": 2152, "end": 2158.04}, {"text": "reserve it ahead of time it's basically a few dollars a day and they have just so many slots for for uh trailers on a", "start": 2158.04, "end": 2166.24}, {"text": "temporary basis um it's no different than if you landed your plane on a and you're on vacation and you go to the you", "start": 2166.24, "end": 2173.96}, {"text": "land at the airport you go now where are we going to stay and how are we going to get there if you're a vacationer and you", "start": 2173.96, "end": 2179.359}, {"text": "you have enough sense to to reserve your place to stay you should know your transportation you should know you know", "start": 2179.359, "end": 2186.44}, {"text": "um where you're going to stay and then in this case you should know that you have to reserve a spot for your", "start": 2186.44, "end": 2192.56}, {"text": "trailer in one of these places ahead of time or the the the vacation rental", "start": 2192.56, "end": 2198.359}, {"text": "owner should have that information available to them people um as for um", "start": 2198.359, "end": 2205.2}, {"text": "the Airbnb background check it says it's allowed um I don't know if it's required", "start": 2205.2, "end": 2210.68}, {"text": "that's my question about that um we moved here in Palm Coast because of the", "start": 2210.68, "end": 2216.359}, {"text": "charm and the character of this area we used to vacation in cesta key Fort Meers", "start": 2216.359, "end": 2221.96}, {"text": "um we enjoyed um having airbnbs vrbos in the area where we vacationed we actually", "start": 2221.96, "end": 2229.04}, {"text": "did some and um it was a party town you know there's bars restaurant shops right", "start": 2229.04, "end": 2235}, {"text": "there within walking distance in the canal in the sea area in the B section most most areas here there's not shops", "start": 2235, "end": 2242.2}, {"text": "like that we didn't settle at Flagler Beach we didn't settle at St Augustine because of that traffic and that type of", "start": 2242.2, "end": 2248.68}, {"text": "we wanted this nice neighborhood where we could retire um as for depending on weekly or overnights guest to make your", "start": 2248.68, "end": 2257}, {"text": "mortgage I worked a full-time job all my life to pay my utilities um to to buy groceries to", "start": 2257, "end": 2264.599}, {"text": "provide for my family and make my mortgage so that you're setting up a business in our neighborhood so if you", "start": 2264.599, "end": 2271.48}, {"text": "need something different buy a business um as for 2hour notification does that", "start": 2271.48, "end": 2277.52}, {"text": "pertain also to noise or do we call code enforcement or the sheriff's and then", "start": 2277.52, "end": 2284.52}, {"text": "the 2 hours is um you know a little bit excessive for stuff like that thank you", "start": 2284.52, "end": 2290}, {"text": "very much thank you", "start": 2290, "end": 2293.16}, {"text": "sir hey uh my name is Eddie Schilling I live on claron court um mine's pretty", "start": 2295.359, "end": 2301.599}, {"text": "short but the uh We've you know I've got three of those uh STR strs on my", "start": 2301.599, "end": 2309.8}, {"text": "neighborhood and it's numerous times it's been a problem numerous times and", "start": 2309.8, "end": 2315.96}, {"text": "um as far as 10 people you figure th the people that were up here speaking they", "start": 2315.96, "end": 2322.44}, {"text": "also live in that house so that's 12 people now that are going to be in that house so I think in a 4,000 ft house", "start": 2322.44, 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is that still on", "start": 2374.119, "end": 2380.119}, {"text": "target or is that something you're uh we're working that out in our policies and procedures okay thanks thank you", "start": 2380.119, "end": 2385.88}, {"text": "miss stancel any more public comments concerning the short-term rentals seeing", "start": 2385.88, "end": 2391.079}, {"text": "no one come forward I'll close public comments com back to the dis um any uh", "start": 2391.079, "end": 2397.48}, {"text": "Ty you got anything uh yes Mr Mayor um I just wanted to kind of open discussion about", "start": 2397.48, "end": 2403.96}, {"text": "uh the number of people again it seems that's on everybody's mind in the room I", "start": 2403.96, "end": 2409.56}, {"text": "my difficulty with it and I'm sure you guys do a great job with your uh rental specifically is that I find that or I", "start": 2409.56, "end": 2417.88}, {"text": "feel that um once we exceed 10 your neighbors you may have signed up for it", "start": 2417.88, 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and really don't want airbnbs at all in my neighborhood then you got people like uh", "start": 2544.319, "end": 2551.72}, {"text": "M Davidson they they're doing an outstanding job but I think we're coming in the middle we're coming to a", "start": 2551.72, "end": 2557.359}, {"text": "compromise and um I'm just um I'm hopeful that the state legislature won't", "start": 2557.359, "end": 2564.44}, {"text": "take away our ability to regulate these short-term rentals because they are a problem I know we have great I'm sure we", "start": 2564.44, "end": 2570.44}, {"text": "have great people that run their businesses and they're doing the right things for the community and and and um", "start": 2570.44, "end": 2576.68}, {"text": "supporting their families but we don't want to intrude on other people's lives and and make it miserable and Renown", "start": 2576.68, "end": 2583.64}, {"text": "property values and I think this is a good step forward I think we have a wide consensus among the city council and the", "start": 2583.64, "end": 2590.16}, {"text": "the residents of the city and I think we're doing the right thing um so with that um could I get a motion to approve", "start": 2590.16, "end": 2597.92}, {"text": "this ordinance as read and amended you already have a motion got it so can you", "start": 2597.92, "end": 2603.24}, {"text": "call the RO call the vote Miss Cook vice mayor pontier yes council member", "start": 2603.24, "end": 2609.72}, {"text": "gambaro yes council member Miller yes mayor Norris yes the mayor I'm sorry the", "start": 2609.72, "end": 2615.28}, {"text": "motion passes unanimously mayor May me just make one more comment yes um sorry I apologize I just do want to make a", "start": 2615.28, "end": 2621.2}, {"text": "comment on the airbnbs I think it's really important to to stay this um there there is a benefit to having them", "start": 2621.2, "end": 2627.28}, {"text": "in our community as much as um you know people they irritate a lot of people things like that there are a lot of", "start": 2627.28, "end": 2632.839}, {"text": "really good airbnbs and they do bring in a bed tax and that bed tax goes Direct ly to our tourist Development Council", "start": 2632.839, "end": 2639.319}, {"text": "which is really important in our community so I I don't want there to be some stigma on um and I shouldn't even", "start": 2639.319, "end": 2644.96}, {"text": "say airbnbs on short-term rentals I also recognize the importance for them particularly for our sports teams that", "start": 2644.96, "end": 2651.44}, {"text": "come in and um need larger places to stay particularly because we do not have", "start": 2651.44, "end": 2657}, {"text": "enough hotels in this community I don't care what anybody says about the occupancy rate and all of these things", "start": 2657, "end": 2662.44}, {"text": "that we hear we don't have enough good hotels in our community um so I don't I don't want our Str Str oders to feel", "start": 2662.44, "end": 2669.44}, {"text": "like we're we've attacked them or anything and I also want to make it very clear that Airbnb I believe probably", "start": 2669.44, "end": 2674.76}, {"text": "reached out to all of us and and lobbied on behalf of Airbnb as well and I think", "start": 2674.76, "end": 2679.92}, {"text": "that if we can keep those lines of communication open with both sides it discourages the lobbyists in Tallahassee", "start": 2679.92, "end": 2686.8}, {"text": "from trying to take this Authority making um ability out of our hands so we need to continue to work with with", "start": 2686.8, "end": 2693.319}, {"text": "everybody on both sides and I commend my colleagues for engaging in this process so thank you thank you mayor for letting me say that yes ma'am and we'll we'll", "start": 2693.319, "end": 2700.28}, {"text": "we'll amend as need be if things change but I think this is a great step forward", "start": 2700.28, "end": 2705.88}, {"text": "okay we'll move on now to item G resolutions Marcus yes sir resolution", "start": 2705.88, "end": 2712.079}, {"text": "2024 dxx approving the cdbg Consolidated annual performance and evaluation report", "start": 2712.079, "end": 2718.64}, {"text": "for the program year of October 1 2023 to September 30th", "start": 2718.64, "end": 2724.72}, {"text": "2024 um thank you Mark mayor and city council this is our community", "start": 2724.72, "end": 2729.76}, {"text": "development block grant program uh Mr papa miss Gonzalez is are here to give", "start": 2729.76, "end": 2735.28}, {"text": "you a presentation kind of an overview but as part the grant requirement we are to adopt an annual report and that'll be", "start": 2735.28, "end": 2742.76}, {"text": "included in your presentation today thank you ma'am Mr Papa good morning mayor members", "start": 2742.76, "end": 2749.599}, {"text": "of city council Jose papa for the Community Development Department to my right is Miss Jackie Gonzalez who's also", "start": 2749.599, "end": 2756.4}, {"text": "the community development department and uh she's here to if you have any questions regarding the the day-to-day", "start": 2756.4, "end": 2762.839}, {"text": "running of uh the housing re rehabilitation program that's funded through the Community Development block", "start": 2762.839, "end": 2769.28}, {"text": "grant she's here to answer those questions so this presentation today um", "start": 2769.28, "end": 2775.96}, {"text": "our intent is to give you some history and background on what the cdbg program is how it's been used in the city and", "start": 2775.96, "end": 2784}, {"text": "how it benefits our community um go through some of the required planning documents probably not the most exciting", "start": 2784, "end": 2790.92}, {"text": "things but they are required in order to receive uh funds from through the federal government and then I will", "start": 2790.92, "end": 2797.68}, {"text": "present the annual report and talk about the next steps for uh 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working on cdbg related issues we keep a separate time sheet so that uh", "start": 3040.92, "end": 3046.24}, {"text": "we're able to at least for that portion of our uh salary it the funding comes", "start": 3046.24, "end": 3053}, {"text": "from the cdbg program rather than from General funds and then other things that are included", "start": 3053, "end": 3059.16}, {"text": "in that would be we have to H we have a um a consultant on hand to assist with", "start": 3059.16, "end": 3066.24}, {"text": "the housing rehabilitation program whether that's writing the scope of service for the work that needs to be", "start": 3066.24, "end": 3071.44}, {"text": "done on the home monitoring to make sure that the contractor that's been hired to rehab the home is doing what they're", "start": 3071.44, "end": 3078.079}, {"text": "supposed to so that comes uh out of uh the cdbg funds and not out of Staff or", "start": 3078.079, "end": 3084.4}, {"text": "general uh funds So within the city itself and I 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allocated $40,000 for a home that was started last", "start": 3825.76, "end": 3832.2}, {"text": "year and we only spent 30,000 of it of course I we will report it this year", "start": 3832.2, "end": 3837.4}, {"text": "that we spent that additional 10,000 and that's why we have that uh the citizens advisory task force", "start": 3837.4, "end": 3844.799}, {"text": "which is The Advisory board for the cdbg program uh recommends that the city", "start": 3844.799, "end": 3850.039}, {"text": "council approve the Consolidated annual performance and evaluation report this annual report they held a public hearing", "start": 3850.039, "end": 3857.119}, {"text": "on November 14th and they voted uh unanimously to to accept the", "start": 3857.119, "end": 3863.24}, {"text": "program so this report was provided it was posted on our", "start": 3863.24, "end": 3868.48}, {"text": "website from November 15 to November 2029 as required by federal", "start": 3868.48, "end": 3874.52}, {"text": "regulations uh we're here today at this business meeting for you to accept or", "start": 3874.52, "end": 3880.24}, {"text": "approve this this uh annual report uh that gives us time to submit", "start": 3880.24, "end": 3886.16}, {"text": "this to HUD um the deadline is December 29th which is 90 days uh after the end", "start": 3886.16, "end": 3893.92}, {"text": "of our fiscal year and I'm here to answer any questions", "start": 3893.92, "end": 3899.039}, {"text": "that you might have thank you Mr paa um yes sir are the funds are the funds", "start": 3899.039, "end": 3905.24}, {"text": "allocated based on population does it seem like we'll be getting more money as we grow it's uh it's a combination sir", "start": 3905.24, "end": 3912.319}, {"text": "of um there's a complicated formula that I know that HUD uses but yes um population is certainly one of the main", "start": 3912.319, "end": 3919.799}, {"text": "factors in that the other factors would be uh where your poverty rate is the amount of low moderate income households", "start": 3919.799, "end": 3926.4}, {"text": "that you have also play is is in that formula somewhere do you happen to know our current pover poverty rate within", "start": 3926.4, "end": 3933.039}, {"text": "our city um if I was to guess it's about probably 11 to", "start": 3933.039, "end": 3938.2}, {"text": "12% good um what was the other thing", "start": 3938.2, "end": 3944.16}, {"text": "um oh community outreach how do we how do we reach out to the community the the", "start": 3944.16, "end": 3950.52}, {"text": "inform them about these opportunities and and this These funds yes sir so of course we have the new space paper and", "start": 3950.52, "end": 3956}, {"text": "our social media but then I'll have Jackie explain what what else we do for Jackie do we have a lot of people just", "start": 3956, "end": 3961.2}, {"text": "coming and say hey I need help we do we also hold um housing workshops that are", "start": 3961.2, "end": 3966.559}, {"text": "available to the public and then recently in the last three years we've been doing a major housing Fair last", "start": 3966.559, "end": 3972.64}, {"text": "year we drew almost 500 people to our housing fair to address issues and also", "start": 3972.64, "end": 3977.72}, {"text": "advised them of the program and provide services for them at that housing Fair okay and uh the citizens advisory task", "start": 3977.72, "end": 3985.72}, {"text": "Force who sets on that yes sir so since they they only meet twice a year at the", "start": 3985.72, "end": 3991.2}, {"text": "time that um it was formed by Council that the thought was that we would just", "start": 3991.2, "end": 3996.52}, {"text": "use an existing committee committees to to staff it or to uh create the citizens", "start": 3996.52, "end": 4002.96}, {"text": "advisory task force so short answer would be it's it's the members of our planning and Land Development regulation", "start": 4002.96, "end": 4008.599}, {"text": "board and the members of the flagor", "start": 4008.599, "end": 4013.359}, {"text": "county affordable housing advisory committee who are also residents of the", "start": 4014.079, "end": 4019.64}, {"text": "city of Palm Coast the aack or affordable housing advisory committee is a Flagler County Board that oversees the", "start": 4019.64, "end": 4027.079}, {"text": "ship program which is another major uh funding program for for housing related", "start": 4027.079, "end": 4033.24}, {"text": "activities and so between those members we have we formed the citizens advisory", "start": 4033.24, "end": 4039}, {"text": "task force and that's one of my assignments right so make sure I'm on", "start": 4039, "end": 4045.079}, {"text": "task with that that will will you please Lauren understood any um any other comments from the", "start": 4045.079, "end": 4052.599}, {"text": "Das uh no Mr Mayor I just had a couple questions um thank you first of all for the presentation and for the work that", "start": 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"start": 4136.239, "end": 4143}, {"text": "enough um and then how it is that you know they're they're being chosen so that when I speak to people again I can", "start": 4143, "end": 4149.318}, {"text": "kind of Leverage those expectations well we advertise a lot but usually it is all income based we don't", "start": 4149.319, "end": 4156.48}, {"text": "run credit report we don't even count income that's in your savings account so it's pretty easy for people that are on", "start": 4156.48, "end": 4162.199}, {"text": "a fixed income to qualify the program usually will have anywhere from 15 to 20 applications per year we do have a", "start": 4162.199, "end": 4169.08}, {"text": "ending and closing period so open applications now is December 1st to December 23rd is our current program", "start": 4169.08, "end": 4175.838}, {"text": "application period um we have a website where it's constantly up that they can", "start": 4175.839, "end": 4181}, {"text": "apply for the program we also have online available applications for them that they can apply easily to submit", "start": 4181, "end": 4187.6}, {"text": "their documentation this year will probably be the first year that we're going to actually open the program up", "start": 4187.6, "end": 4193.12}, {"text": "year round and not have a closing date that way people could continues to apply because my application pool this year is", "start": 4193.12, "end": 4199.56}, {"text": "really low I want to be able to spend the funding that we do have available for that program but with us not running", "start": 4199.56, "end": 4205.76}, {"text": "credit or doing any other thing it's basically just income driven and like I said under HUD requirements we can't", "start": 4205.76, "end": 4212.08}, {"text": "even count income that's in your savings account it's strictly what you get as a annual income that comes in so the", "start": 4212.08, "end": 4219}, {"text": "application isn't rigorous at all for anybody who is in desperate need of repairs it's just getting people to", "start": 4219, "end": 4225.6}, {"text": "participate in the program I hold several workshops throughout the year I volunteer to go I'm actually going to", "start": 4225.6, "end": 4231.56}, {"text": "the school board bus um unions meeting so I can present to them", "start": 4231.56, "end": 4237}, {"text": "about bus drivers applying for the program so I'm always available to offer special workshops as necessary but like", "start": 4237, "end": 4243.56}, {"text": "I said we hold two major program workshops one in the fall and one through the housing fair in the April", "start": 4243.56, "end": 4250.36}, {"text": "month okay and have we had to turn any uh kids down for the summer camp", "start": 4250.36, "end": 4257.199}, {"text": "program I believe we've not had to uh have that situation I I think in some", "start": 4257.199, "end": 4262.28}, {"text": "shape or form they'll get some financial assistance U because on top of this there's also I 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who who else is doing it St John's Housing Partnership", "start": 4310.96, "end": 4318.84}, {"text": "and they really they know how to work with those who are not techsavvy sure as", "start": 4318.84, "end": 4325.679}, {"text": "some as like I am but they'll they'll help you through the program make sure", "start": 4325.679, "end": 4330.719}, {"text": "that uh in in a in as expeditiously as possible that you can get your paperwork", "start": 4330.719, "end": 4336.679}, {"text": "in so that uh you are one you know you can cross the finish line hopefully ahead of everyone and um other funding", "start": 4336.679, "end": 4344.239}, {"text": "that I haven't me mention here is that part of the housing rehab program", "start": 4344.239, "end": 4349.679}, {"text": "there there is a what we call a clawback clause um for the first five years if if", "start": 4349.679, "end": 4357.32}, {"text": "you receive assistance through cdbg the first five years we I'm sorry", "start": 4357.32, "end": 4363.12}, {"text": "let me just we put a 10-year lean on on the program it's a quiet lean you don't", "start": 4363.12, "end": 4368.199}, {"text": "have to pay any money back it doesn't affect your your mortgage uh uh payment", "start": 4368.199, "end": 4373.8}, {"text": "but there's a 10-year um lean on the property the first 5 years there's no forgiveness if we give", "start": 4373.8, "end": 4381.08}, {"text": "you if you receive $25,000 in assistance there's no forgiveness on that 25 if you", "start": 4381.08, "end": 4386.48}, {"text": "sell the home within this 10 years we you would", "start": 4386.48, "end": 4391.719}, {"text": "have to pay back the program the assistance that you received beginning with year five through year", "start": 4391.719, "end": 4398.88}, {"text": "10 your lean is Forgiven 20% every year until the point where you received the", "start": 4398.88, "end": 4406.159}, {"text": "sent for 25,000 it is now year 10 plus one day the lean is retired or what are", "start": 4406.159, "end": 4413.36}, {"text": "we saying satisfied satisfi yes thank you and so and so if if you do sell the", "start": 4413.36, "end": 4419.32}, {"text": "house I I guess just to go back that if you do sell the house within like uh that 10year period and you have to pay", "start": 4419.32, "end": 4426.08}, {"text": "back a certain amount it goes back into the program and we're able to have more funds available for", "start": 4426.08, "end": 4432.92}, {"text": "redistribution great thank you thank you you think Charlie um so Jackie this is this is", "start": 4432.92, "end": 4439.719}, {"text": "your baby right you you handle all this pretty much Jose helps me with the care so we we'll point point people in your", "start": 4439.719, "end": 4446.719}, {"text": "direction so um I I think that's a good idea if it's year round that that that'll help out a lot of people so um", "start": 4446.719, "end": 4454.84}, {"text": "uh do I open it up for public comment Marcus uh so if anyone has um I'm sorry", "start": 4454.84, "end": 4460.239}, {"text": "mayor I I just can't for some reason I I just also want to mention that we work", "start": 4460.239, "end": 4465.28}, {"text": "in close partnership with our Flagler County uh um the who runs the ship program and", "start": 4465.28, "end": 4473.48}, {"text": "sometimes if we find that we don't have enough funds we refer them to the ship", "start": 4473.48, "end": 4479.239}, {"text": "program also where they're able and and the income qualification are fairly the", "start": 4479.239, "end": 4485.56}, {"text": "same in fact the ship has a higher income limit available so sometimes if you're just over the limit through", "start": 4485.56, "end": 4492.76}, {"text": "cdbg uh the ship program might be able ble to assist you and that's administered by the by flago County uh", "start": 4492.76, "end": 4500.08}, {"text": "housing department okay thank you and and I guess we just need to um um", "start": 4500.08, "end": 4505.76}, {"text": "advertise it more so Brittney if you could if you get us a post go you know a post on Facebook our social media you", "start": 4505.76, "end": 4512.08}, {"text": "know advising people of this just to make them aware it's just public awareness if we can help out people", "start": 4512.08, "end": 4517.44}, {"text": "let's do it um uh so public comment does anyone have any public comments", "start": 4517.44, "end": 4522.6}, {"text": "regarding this um this resolution", "start": 4522.6, "end": 4526.96}, {"text": "seeing no one come forward we'll close public comments so all we need is a cons", "start": 4528.32, "end": 4533.8}, {"text": "um consensus to approve or vote oh motion can I get a motion to approve the", "start": 4533.8, "end": 4539.32}, {"text": "resolution a motion to approve the resolution second Charlie second um can", "start": 4539.32, "end": 4545.44}, {"text": "we call the call the vote Miss Cook vice mayor pontieri yes council", "start": 4545.44, "end": 4553.52}, {"text": "member gambaro yes council member Miller yes mayor Norris yes the motion passes", "start": 4553.52, "end": 4558.639}, {"text": "unanimously okay thank you ma'am um we'll move on to itom AG", "start": 4558.639, "end": 4564.8}, {"text": "consent item four resolution go ahead you got to read it Marcus or Mr Mayor", "start": 4565.199, "end": 4570.76}, {"text": "this is just the consent agenda okay oh I'm sorry um so does anyone have any any", "start": 4570.76, "end": 4576.8}, {"text": "issue with any of the I Mr Mayor I just wanted to", "start": 4576.8, "end": 4581.92}, {"text": "highlight just a couple things on the consent agenda um and just this is for for the Public's", "start": 4581.92, "end": 4587.639}, {"text": "awareness so um so the resolution on the master Services agreement with tetratech", "start": 4587.639, "end": 4592.96}, {"text": "for disaster monitoring um this is not the the the organization of the company", "start": 4592.96, "end": 4598.96}, {"text": "that failed US during the hurricane correct Matt that's correct sir okay just wanted to make", "start": 4598.96, "end": 4605.04}, {"text": "sure um for the resolution under the", "start": 4605.04, "end": 4610.4}, {"text": "um the Brown and Brown uh the recommendation to approve Brown and Brown to be are essentially our broker", "start": 4610.4, "end": 4616.08}, {"text": "for for our insurance uh agent and just want to highlight that that was a competitive", "start": 4616.08, "end": 4622.48}, {"text": "bid city manager just want to confirm that the Brown and Brown recommendation", "start": 4622.48, "end": 4628.04}, {"text": "was a competitive bid was a competitive bid yes sir and this is really important to highlight you know I think whoever we", "start": 4628.04, "end": 4634.52}, {"text": "we hire going you know as as we continue to try to provide the best benefits package for our citizens um we really", "start": 4634.52, "end": 4642.76}, {"text": "the our employees have a pretty sign ific Cadillac plan I think it's it's an excellent program if you compare that", "start": 4642.76, "end": 4649.28}, {"text": "you know for my time on the school board I remember that the um I had assistant", "start": 4649.28, "end": 4654.44}, {"text": "principes you know working in the evenings delivering pizza just so they could afford the premium uh over at the", "start": 4654.44, "end": 4660.159}, {"text": "school district which I think now it's about $2,300 a month for you know ahe of", "start": 4660.159, "end": 4665.36}, {"text": "household and their entire family so I think we're very lucky that that that we", "start": 4665.36, "end": 4670.92}, {"text": "have chosen to invest uh into the our healthc care uh programs here for our", "start": 4670.92, "end": 4676.04}, {"text": "employees and and I'm glad that uh Brown and Brown is is continuing to fight for us to get the best benefits um that's", "start": 4676.04, "end": 4683.719}, {"text": "all I had on consent thank you thank you Charlie Teresa I'm sorry um I just have", "start": 4683.719, "end": 4690.679}, {"text": "one thing thank you mayor that I did want to um point out resolution or item", "start": 4690.679, "end": 4696.32}, {"text": "number uh six with regards to the repairs being done to Florida Park Drive", "start": 4696.32, "end": 4702.04}, {"text": "um of course Mr Carr is not here but um he usually is and he's been a very", "start": 4702.04, "end": 4707.44}, {"text": "strong advocate for Florida Park Drive obviously there was there was a a true issue on Florida Park Drive with regards", "start": 4707.44, "end": 4713}, {"text": "to um some some Paving but also some overflow that was occurring and that is", "start": 4713, "end": 4718.8}, {"text": "being addressed and that that's being addressed very promptly by staff um in this consent so I want to commend staff", "start": 4718.8, "end": 4725.12}, {"text": "I also want to thank Mr Carr for bringing the issue to our attention um to the extent that we weren't already aware of it I don't know one way or the", "start": 4725.12, "end": 4731.56}, {"text": "other to be quite honest but I do want to commend staff for jump on it so quickly and um I'm looking forward to", "start": 4731.56, "end": 4737.56}, {"text": "seeing this get done thank you tresa you got anything to yeah I just had a couple questions about", "start": 4737.56, "end": 4743.88}, {"text": "um so that same resolution the pns paving um just wanted to know if we've used them before I know there were some", "start": 4743.88, "end": 4749.8}, {"text": "concerns about different companies and Paving and uh you know whether they were", "start": 4749.8, "end": 4755.6}, {"text": "the the Rimfire road paving company or any of that so um so no Carl okay and", "start": 4755.6, "end": 4762.239}, {"text": "then um the other question I had was um for the uh I think it's the lime uh beds um", "start": 4762.239, "end": 4770.28}, {"text": "whether we've used this company before as well nodding his head yes yes okay good", "start": 4770.28, "end": 4777.199}, {"text": "all right that's all I have um so we just have the consent Mr", "start": 4777.199, "end": 4783.52}, {"text": "Mayor move that we approve the consent agenda second call the vote this C call the", "start": 4783.52, "end": 4791.36}, {"text": "vote oh sorry as the clerk reminded me public comment for this oh I'm sorry uh public comment for any of the consent", "start": 4791.36, "end": 4800}, {"text": "items see no one come for we I'll come back to the Das I call the vote Miss Cook vice mayor pontier yes council", "start": 4800.639, "end": 4807.92}, {"text": "member gambaro yes council member Miller yes mayor Norris yes the motion passes", "start": 4807.92, "end": 4813.36}, {"text": "unanimously okay we'll move we're finished with consent we'll move on to item I public", "start": 4813.36, "end": 4818.44}, {"text": "participation um anyone have anything further to discuss with the city council", "start": 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has a website and they they", "start": 4877.52, "end": 4883}, {"text": "keep it maintained and yes I I do go on there I I listened to", "start": 4883, "end": 4888.04}, {"text": "Council meetings during Co through it and um but I have found there are uh", "start": 4888.04, "end": 4894.88}, {"text": "inadequacies and I did so I usually have to call but I didn't mention um", "start": 4894.88, "end": 4900.36}, {"text": "concerning like business tax receipts because my daughter need to get one", "start": 4900.36, "end": 4905.44}, {"text": "there's nothing really on there if you want to have a business so there's you know just inadequacies that the uh that", "start": 4905.44, "end": 4912.6}, {"text": "we need to improve you mean on the city website yes okay uh sometimes you have", "start": 4912.6, "end": 4917.719}, {"text": "to drill down but uh we can f we can follow up with that if you leave your name and contact number with um Miss", "start": 4917.719, "end": 4925}, {"text": "Britney in the back and we'll we'll get in touch with you and try to help you through it I find i i find I have to", "start": 4925, "end": 4931.52}, {"text": "drill down a little bit too on the city website I'm I do you have to drill down a little bit so yeah I did try to find", "start": 4931.52, "end": 4938.12}, {"text": "last night about um meeting times for the Council next month I didn't see", "start": 4938.12, "end": 4943.639}, {"text": "anything on there because my friend wanted to come with me and couldn't come today but she said she'd definitely come", "start": 4943.639, "end": 4949.679}, {"text": "next month so we were trying to find ahead I didn't see meetings scheduled", "start": 4949.679, "end": 4955.28}, {"text": "ahead I thought maybe you just didn't do that you know it wasn't on the website yes ma'am we tried to give like a", "start": 4955.28, "end": 4961.04}, {"text": "five-day notice but okay we'll work on it uh speak to miss Britney back there and she'll get you squared away um any", "start": 4961.04, "end": 4967.76}, {"text": "more public comments um seeing no one come forward", "start": 4967.76, "end": 4973.239}, {"text": "we'll close public comments and I'll I'll come back to the the dis uh discussion of matters uh from City", "start": 4973.239, "end": 4980.8}, {"text": "Council Members anyone uh just one thing Mr Mayor I just", "start": 4980.8, "end": 4988.36}, {"text": "wanted to note that I won the first round of my fantasy playoffs last night Monday Night Football so um over a", "start": 4988.36, "end": 4995.4}, {"text": "resident of a Palm Coast so I'm not going to say his name but uh I invited him to come up and announce that if I", "start": 4995.4, "end": 5001.719}, {"text": "had lost as well during public commentary he he lets you down", "start": 5001.719, "end": 5006.84}, {"text": "huh anything for you Teresa yes thank you mayor um first I just want to give an update to council I had the first", "start": 5006.84, "end": 5014.48}, {"text": "meeting with the Flagler Humane Society board yesterday um I think it was a very", "start": 5014.48, "end": 5021.56}, {"text": "candid and open discussion about the challenges that we have right now with our Humane Society mostly capacity Rel", "start": 5021.56, "end": 5028.96}, {"text": "related I think everybody kind of recognizes that we have some capacity issues at the Humane Society I have have", "start": 5028.96, "end": 5034.639}, {"text": "requested the Humane Society um look at both a plan a short-term plan for the", "start": 5034.639, "end": 5043.719}, {"text": "capacity issues as well as a long-term plan to come up with alternatives to", "start": 5043.719, "end": 5049.44}, {"text": "having kennels you know in the places that they have now which is pretty much everywhere wherever they can kind of fit", "start": 5049.44, "end": 5054.88}, {"text": "them um to maybe looking at temporary um", "start": 5054.88, "end": 5060.04}, {"text": "buildings somehow while they put together what expanding the Flagler", "start": 5060.04, "end": 5065.56}, {"text": "Humane Society would look like I know that both us and the county have discussed alternatives to using the", "start": 5065.56, "end": 5071.679}, {"text": "Flagler Humane Society I have voiced that I think we probably will need both we probably will need an additional", "start": 5071.679, "end": 5077.76}, {"text": "shelter and we will need the flaggler Humane Society to expand so I don't want to um throw the baby out with the bath", "start": 5077.76, "end": 5084.52}, {"text": "water so to speak I want to keep both of those options on the table um but I did ask the Humane Society to work on that", "start": 5084.52, "end": 5090.8}, {"text": "as a board and to um present those options to I would also ask for consensus to maybe have the Humane", "start": 5090.8, "end": 5097.4}, {"text": "Society come present to us at a workshop in the next quarter so if I can get", "start": 5097.4, "end": 5102.48}, {"text": "consensus on that we can then depend on staff to maybe work with them on a date to make that happen I'm thinking like", "start": 5102.48, "end": 5108.6}, {"text": "February to give them you know get through the holidays and then give them about a month and a half or so to put", "start": 5108.6, "end": 5114.52}, {"text": "those plans together and present to us what those would look like so if I may have consensus on that mayor sounds good", "start": 5114.52, "end": 5120.76}, {"text": "to me Charlie you got a problem with that okay you have consensus on that I appreciate that um the last thing um I", "start": 5120.76, "end": 5126.92}, {"text": "want to thank staff and the yacht club for the Starlight parade and the boat parade this weekend both were fantastic", "start": 5126.92, "end": 5134.119}, {"text": "fortunately because I was sick I could not attend in person but I saw lots of videos and pictures online both from", "start": 5134.119, "end": 5139.96}, {"text": "people my family that were was there unfortunately without me but also from a lot of our residents and from staff so", "start": 5139.96, "end": 5145.28}, {"text": "thank you all um I remember this last year and when I saw you Carl in the back", "start": 5145.28, "end": 5151.4}, {"text": "with your Scooby-Doo sweater it now triggered the memory that you had a really funny um Christmas sweater on at", "start": 5151.4, "end": 5158.4}, {"text": "the same meeting before Christmas last year I don't know if it was the same sweater but I remember thinking um I", "start": 5158.4, "end": 5164.56}, {"text": "love that Carl is wearing that sweater so thank you for bringing a smile to my face once again this year um I want to", "start": 5164.56, "end": 5170.48}, {"text": "wish all of our residents a very merry Christmas happy holidays I hope that everybody enjoys the time with their", "start": 5170.48, "end": 5176.159}, {"text": "family and friends and also wish everybody a very safe and happy New Year and I look forward to bringing in 2025", "start": 5176.159, "end": 5182.96}, {"text": "with you guys thank you thank you ma'am you got anything Charlie I do Mr Mayor thank you um I just wanted to say that I", "start": 5182.96, "end": 5190.679}, {"text": "think the this the application timeline for uh this city manager applicants", "start": 5190.679, "end": 5196.32}, {"text": "closes on what the 29th correct yeah so uh very much look forward to reviewing those resum\u00e9s and and uh charting the", "start": 5196.32, "end": 5203.4}, {"text": "path forward uh to selecting our our new city manager um I had the opportunity to meet", "start": 5203.4, "end": 5208.679}, {"text": "with both Representative Sam Greco and state senator Jason broer uh who's uh", "start": 5208.679, "end": 5214.239}, {"text": "longtime friend and now the president prot tempor of the Senate uh and both both gentlemen um uh are open to working", "start": 5214.239, "end": 5221.48}, {"text": "with us and finding a path forward on on funding our strategic priorities including the Wastewater", "start": 5221.48, "end": 5227.52}, {"text": "projects um I wanted to thank the city staff the whole team on um you know", "start": 5227.52, "end": 5234.6}, {"text": "drafting the letters uh for Community projects for our Wastewater project in", "start": 5234.6, "end": 5239.679}, {"text": "particular the letter that uh that was sent over to uh Congressman Mike waltz's office and I know uh Randy staple fer", "start": 5239.679, "end": 5246.56}, {"text": "and the team are are working diligently to try to help us out there also the letter reaching out to Senor Rick", "start": 5246.56, "end": 5252.199}, {"text": "Scott's office um um and um I just think we we need a attack on all fronts and", "start": 5252.199, "end": 5258.76}, {"text": "trying to to to to solve our our Wastewater uh issues and and you know", "start": 5258.76, "end": 5263.88}, {"text": "look forward to hopefully hosting either uh Congressman Walt or whoever replaces him or Senator Scott for for an actual", "start": 5263.88, "end": 5270.28}, {"text": "site visit uh both Representative Sam Greco did uh uh uh agreed to come visit", "start": 5270.28, "end": 5277.639}, {"text": "the site so whenever that land we could potentially notice that we can all um go with him over to wastewater treatment", "start": 5277.639, "end": 5284.159}, {"text": "plant one and not just one but Tour all of our facilities so he has a you know ahe of the legislative session I think", "start": 5284.159, "end": 5290.04}, {"text": "it'd be good for him to understand uh on the ground what that looks like and we are trying to work get that scheduled", "start": 5290.04, "end": 5296.4}, {"text": "okay great um in a previous meeting I asked for", "start": 5296.4, "end": 5301.92}, {"text": "consensus on taking a look at the military leave program uh uh for our firefighters and city employees uh as it", "start": 5301.92, "end": 5308.96}, {"text": "pertains to you know what days so on and so forth they they could still be paid under military leave and how we're going", "start": 5308.96, "end": 5315.08}, {"text": "to adjust our policies um I met with the team yesterday and we were looking for", "start": 5315.08, "end": 5320.4}, {"text": "January 28th to have the first Workshop to discuss that and what I'd like to do is Dub this initiative you know the city", "start": 5320.4, "end": 5326.48}, {"text": "of Palm Coast Heroes act making sure we take care of uh Our Heroes um and then the last thing I just", "start": 5326.48, "end": 5333.639}, {"text": "want to say you know we've got although we disagree on things sometimes uh we", "start": 5333.639, "end": 5339.32}, {"text": "live in the greatest country in the world so we have so much to be thankful for um we've got you the most prepared", "start": 5339.32, "end": 5346.719}, {"text": "men and women in the world that defend us both abroad and also our First Responders here at home so we have so", "start": 5346.719, "end": 5352.639}, {"text": "much to be thankful for um we live in a great place the city of Palm Coast is", "start": 5352.639, "end": 5357.88}, {"text": "where we all choose to live and it's it's just a it's an amazing honor to to", "start": 5357.88, "end": 5363.199}, {"text": "live in a p place like the city of Palm Coast which is truly uh Paradise for me and uh wish everybody Merry Christmas", "start": 5363.199, "end": 5370.28}, {"text": "and a fantastic and prosperous new year and I'm so excited to be working with", "start": 5370.28, "end": 5375.639}, {"text": "the the council that's really just working together I think collaborative collabor alistic moving forward it's U", "start": 5375.639, "end": 5381.199}, {"text": "it's a real honor so thank you thank you so much all right thank you Charlie um I guess my turn", "start": 5381.199, "end": 5388.76}, {"text": "um State row 100 um Lauren's going to draft the letter to um from me to um dot", "start": 5388.76, "end": 5396.52}, {"text": "to try to say hey guys we need some help out here on state rad 100 so she's going", "start": 5396.52, "end": 5401.679}, {"text": "to work that up because the public has been reaching out to me about the problems on 100 with all the traffic", "start": 5401.679, "end": 5407.199}, {"text": "jams and stuff like that so we're going to do what we can to lean forward um for the public if you don't know dot is in", "start": 5407.199, "end": 5414.239}, {"text": "in control of those lights and stuff so we're kind of at their at their discretion on how they work so um but", "start": 5414.239, "end": 5421.6}, {"text": "we're going to try to lean forward and get them to get things straight out there on State Road State roow 100", "start": 5421.6, "end": 5426.719}, {"text": "that's one of our biggest concerns as far as traffic uh I'd also like to take a moment to congratulate Miss Johnston", "start": 5426.719, "end": 5433.8}, {"text": "on uh receiving her graduate degree and what is it in Lauren um Emergency Management she has finished that is a", "start": 5433.8, "end": 5440.44}, {"text": "big accomplishment to finish your graduate degree at her age very young uh", "start": 5440.44, "end": 5445.679}, {"text": "so she's doing the right things I just hope she doesn't move up and out on us um go Gators go gators gators", "start": 5445.679, "end": 5452.72}, {"text": "[Applause] need to make it very clear that that", "start": 5452.72, "end": 5458.36}, {"text": "Applause is not for the Gators it's for Miss Johnston", "start": 5458.36, "end": 5462.678}, {"text": "only uh this has been this has been a great great year for well kind of sort", "start": 5463.84, "end": 5469.32}, {"text": "of we've had it ups and downs as far as our fam that's concerned but it's it's", "start": 5469.32, "end": 5474.56}, {"text": "great I think we're going to have a great time in the next year and we're going to try to get some things done for the city so I wish everyone a a a happy", "start": 5474.56, "end": 5482.08}, {"text": "Christmas and a prosperous New Year year and I think we're doing the right thing so um and at the the beginning of the", "start": 5482.08, "end": 5488.36}, {"text": "year I will be establishing office hours so anyone in the community that wants to come and see their mayor they're more", "start": 5488.36, "end": 5494.119}, {"text": "than welcome to come see their mayor so um with that I'll go to the attorney do", "start": 5494.119, "end": 5500.48}, {"text": "you have anything for us Mr Duff just want to say uh Merry Christmas and a", "start": 5500.48, "end": 5505.6}, {"text": "Happy New Year and I look forward to working with you all in 2025 thank you sir uh Lauren do you got anything um", "start": 5505.6, "end": 5511.88}, {"text": "agree with the comments especially about our wonderful team working really hard through uh the holidays and making sure", "start": 5511.88, "end": 5518.8}, {"text": "that our whole Community celebrates the true magic of the season so thank you all to our team who worked so hard um", "start": 5518.8, "end": 5525.28}, {"text": "city of uh Palm Coast public works department winning best float um and then just overall is a group group team", "start": 5525.28, "end": 5531.96}, {"text": "effort um just some final housekeeping issues a couple weeks ago mayor city council I um mentioned that the county", "start": 5531.96, "end": 5540.28}, {"text": "has reached out to us about having the additional seat on the northeast Florida", "start": 5540.28, "end": 5545.32}, {"text": "Regional Council and I just didn't know um if it's who of city council wants to", "start": 5545.32, "end": 5550.719}, {"text": "fill that seat so that we can reply to the county on who it who it is from um", "start": 5550.719, "end": 5556.4}, {"text": "our organization I'm happy to do it I'm happy to serve on the I got I think I", "start": 5556.4, "end": 5562.199}, {"text": "got a full place so if someone could please you got it Charlie if if that's a", "start": 5562.199, "end": 5567.28}, {"text": "consensus of the council I I think that's fine yeah I have a lot on on my plate as well um so I'll share the", "start": 5567.28, "end": 5573.04}, {"text": "details with you sir sir and um let the county know that you'll be taking that position great thank you um and then", "start": 5573.04, "end": 5579.28}, {"text": "again look forward to working with you all and helping you achieve your priorities and vision uh for next year", "start": 5579.28, "end": 5585.04}, {"text": "we are very very busy and um understand that there's a lot of goals and objectives to get done next year um and", "start": 5585.04, "end": 5591.52}, {"text": "with that uh oh the last thing procedurally is the emergency and soul sore purchases on your agenda if you", "start": 5591.52, "end": 5598.199}, {"text": "have any questions about that I I did have one question Lauren um on the", "start": 5598.199, "end": 5604.36}, {"text": "the uh 11924 there's a cost of", "start": 5604.36, "end": 5610.48}, {"text": "$227,000 to infosend and it says uh in the description utility bill Printing", "start": 5610.48, "end": 5616.28}, {"text": "and mailing services that are not directly provided in our contract with", "start": 5616.28, "end": 5621.44}, {"text": "paymentus yes um Helena can come to the podium and explain a little bit more but we have a contract with paymentus to do", "start": 5621.44, "end": 5628.84}, {"text": "our utility billing and per that contract they use infosend and that is", "start": 5628.84, "end": 5634.52}, {"text": "why it is a soul source so per the contract with paymentus we have to use infosend okay so the", "start": 5634.52, "end": 5642.36}, {"text": "$227,000 is in addition to what we pay paymentus correct that's just for sending out the mail print", "start": 5642.36, "end": 5650.159}, {"text": "bills paymentus does all of the collections like credit cards um bank", "start": 5650.159, "end": 5656.4}, {"text": "accounts Etc but info send just mails the bills to the residents homes okay", "start": 5656.4, "end": 5663.56}, {"text": "and and um is this a yearly charge yearly fee yes so we paid", "start": 5663.56, "end": 5671.76}, {"text": "$227,000 this year to send out paper bills yes okay what is the initiative", "start": 5671.76, "end": 5678}, {"text": "that we're doing to get more people on autopay uh electric uh notification", "start": 5678, "end": 5684.4}, {"text": "that's my first question second question would be in the app that we're currently developing Mr Atkins will we have the", "start": 5684.4, "end": 5692.6}, {"text": "ability for residents to as a part of that app pay their utility bills have we", "start": 5692.6, "end": 5698.199}, {"text": "thought about that because that's a lot of that's qu million hope there um our light team our leadership and training", "start": 5698.199, "end": 5704.56}, {"text": "experience they are actually developing the program and Doug meets with them this afternoon on what they've come out", "start": 5704.56, "end": 5711.56}, {"text": "with so we'll add that to their agenda as a high priority for city council okay", "start": 5711.56, "end": 5716.679}, {"text": "perfect thank you okay do you need anything from mus on that's it that's it Merry Christmas", "start": 5716.679, "end": 5723}, {"text": "and happy holiday I I got I got one Alibi um as we discussed yesterday and maybe I can get consensus to move", "start": 5723, "end": 5729.4}, {"text": "forward with the trying to work out the details um as far as the boat parade is", "start": 5729.4, "end": 5735.36}, {"text": "concerned um I thought it might be a good idea if we open up like a contest", "start": 5735.36, "end": 5741.84}, {"text": "within the city for like local artists to design an annual ornament for the", "start": 5741.84, "end": 5748.36}, {"text": "boat parade and try to Market it to help maybe the Historic Society and help the yacht Club to pay for uh the sheriff's", "start": 5748.36, "end": 5758.52}, {"text": "department and the city the city facilities for the event so basically I", "start": 5758.52, "end": 5764.52}, {"text": "I would I would assume well basically the contest would just be for the city to recognize the artist that comes up", "start": 5764.52, "end": 5770.52}, {"text": "with the winning design so and we can work out the details with the Historic Society and the yacht club but to help", "start": 5770.52, "end": 5777.119}, {"text": "them defer some of that cost for their operating and maybe even moving forward with having the city", "start": 5777.119, "end": 5784.36}, {"text": "uh have more of a leading role in the parade uh for organization and marketing", "start": 5784.36, "end": 5790.04}, {"text": "and along those lines could I get a consent on that you guys good with you know", "start": 5790.04, "end": 5795.48}, {"text": "just researching it and see what we can do with it yeah yeah absolutely problem", "start": 5795.48, "end": 5800.88}, {"text": "research and providing options no problem so mayor just want to just confirm for clarity um what I heard is", "start": 5800.88, "end": 5807.08}, {"text": "that you'd like for us to develop like a an operational plan to help with the Palm Coast Boat Parade with the pal", "start": 5807.08, "end": 5813.679}, {"text": "Coast Yacht Club and then also look at an important initiative of helping fund raise by launching an ornament program", "start": 5813.679, "end": 5820.44}, {"text": "or something similar yes it's just it's just to help them out and and bring awareness because we have to do better", "start": 5820.44, "end": 5827.84}, {"text": "as far as the boat parade because um you know a lot of people don't monitor social media but I do and a lot of", "start": 5827.84, "end": 5833.88}, {"text": "people are not happy with the boat parade this year and I I don't even know the total number of vots um but but it's", "start": 5833.88, "end": 5839.96}, {"text": "a tradition in this city and I think we need we can do better that's that's my whole point Mr Mayor I agree I think", "start": 5839.96, "end": 5847.239}, {"text": "it's an asset to our community um they do a great thing um and so we want to support that as much as possible yeah so", "start": 5847.239, "end": 5854}, {"text": "if you can get someone to be the lead on that Lauren that'd be great sure mayam and that's pretty much it I think we're", "start": 5854, "end": 5860.239}, {"text": "in record are we in record time right now uh we're going to try to make these", "start": 5860.239, "end": 5866.36}, {"text": "these meetings quicker so can I get a motion to adjourn make that motion second we're journ", "start": 5866.36, "end": 5873.8}, {"text": "just so you guys know I", "start": 5873.8, "end": 5877.118}]