Town Council - Regular Meeting

Yeah, I will send a letter out. I think this is the most powerful council I' we've had. Everybody gets here.

You're welcome. All right. Good evening. The time is now 700 p.m. and I'll call to order the town council meeting of Tuesday, February 3rd. We'll begin with an invocation followed by a moment of silence and then the pledge of allegiance. If all those that are able please join me in standing. Let us pray. Almighty God, we are thankful for the opportunity and the trust that brings us together this evening. We humbly seek wisdom and clarity as we carry out the responsibilities before us. May we remain mindful of the concerns, hopes, and challenges of the residents we serve and of one another. Amen.

Amen. We will now pause for a moment of silence.

Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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. May we have a roll call, please? Mayor Kitzky here. Vice Mayor Delaney, here. Councelor Choy, here. Councelor Gisinger, here. Councelor Sunstrom, here. Town Manager Pitserup here. Town attorney Baird here. Okay. Uh we begin with citizen comments. Do we have any citizen comments? No sir.

Okay. Moving on. Uh we have before us the minutes of the January 20 meeting. We have uh some corrections on the dis if there's no other corrections. I'll take a motion and second on the amended minutes. Motion to approve minutes as amended. Second. Motion and second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. Motion carries unanimously. Moving on to the consent agenda. This is items 2 through nine. Uh is there any member of the public that wish to pull a consent agenda item? No sir. Any member on the dis?

Seeing none, I want to push I want to pull uh just a second agenda item ordinance 1626 for some comments. I'll take a motion and a second to approve uh the amended agenda consisting of agenda items uh 3 through 9. So moved as amended. Second. Motion to second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. I.

I. Motion carries unanimously. So, I just I just felt it appropriate to put some comments on the uh record uh with regard to well, two items. Um I'm supportive of what's presented here. Um I accept the water uh facilities work plan 2025 update since it is a requirement of the South Florida Water Management District. I also recognize that the existing 5-year capital improvements plan was based upon a water utility master plan update in 2022 adopted by resolution 60-22 in October 2022 and that the town will soon embark on the next full master plan update due in 2027. Until then, I want to be clear that I do not support new items being added to the 5-year CIP using this interim 2025 plan, which has not been vetted. Um, and you know, I am not seeking town council policy concurrence this time. just that I know we've begun the CIP process and something comes through like this and I'm going to give some comments but I'm not I don't want it to be assumed because you know we don't get into some of the CIP stuff till later in the year and our finance director is always asking me do I have any inputs on the CIP well here's one um so some of the obso my observations and takeaways so table 44 the finished water demand forecast which is on page 43 three.

Um, you know, I compare that to the June 22, the data from June 22 in the previous master plan update. And um, in the years 25, 2030, and 2035, we've seen a four to 5% reduction in the forecast or actuals I should say from 2025 about 7 million gallons a day. And for the max day demand, you know, we see 11% reduction in a 2.7 million gallon per day reduction in peak day demand from what had existed. I recognize that staff was clear that they're seeking a different uh meth more consistent methodology uh by having u an update on the population growth uh and they used what was available from the county. So the the reduction could be due to a difference in forecast or it could be just the over the old forecast it's changed but certainly even in 2025 it's lower. So taking that forward, the Flidian acryer supply wells in the 2022 master plan, you don't have that in front of you, but table 311, the existing Fidian acryer wells had a proposed yield of 14.8 million gallons per day. And we were adding haven't been added yet but soon to be added RO14 15 and 16 which have a yield of 4 1.5 million gallons per day which is a 30% increase of the current you know proposed yield. So this interim plan and the

previous plan had talked about proceeding with another proposed you know increase. My interpretation of the 22 plan, it was two more uh fert wells. Now it's three. That's another four and a half million gallons per day. Specifically, that's what I'm questioning whether or not. Well, I'm proposing I'm not going to support it being added to the 5-year plan. Uh because we're, you know, with the three wells going in, it's a we're in I mean, we've reached buildout, so we're really not moving up on much. So I question why we'd be adding three more wells. And by the way, it's about $20 million ticket. Um so um and I don't know, staff may not have added it, but in this report in front of us, um it t it specifically says that construction of the Ferdiner wells um are estimate would start construction in 2031. So that would put it into this five-year plan or but it stated that construction is planned. I don't know if that means start, stop, whatever. But anyway, um I'm just questioning for the foreseeable future in five years. And um I'm just asking or just make it clear that if someone wants to start to add those $20 million into this upcoming 5-year plan, I'm not going to support it without significantly more vetting. and that would take the report that they're working on which they won't have until 2027. Then the second thing, this one, um was kind of an eyecatcher to me. Um so the conservation rage structure um you know I do read

every page when we get this kind of stuff. So I saw something that kind of threw me. It said, and I'm reading on page 51, section 20-159 of the town code includes a search charge of up to 100% on customer accounts whose water usage exceeds the average of the preceding four months by 10%. I was stunned, you know, I go grab my code out and read it because that doesn't even seem practical. Well, um, so looking at the code, I have it here somewhere. This code was I don't know why I'm not finding it here. Oh, here it is. So, first of all, if I'm interpreting correctly the code section, and I have a hard copy here, it was last amended in 1992, this section. It's over 30 years old. And it says, "The town water system shall add a search charge of not more than 100% of the regular rates, fees, and charges for water utility service to its customer as established by ordinance of the town. Hereto adopted for such purpose to each customer or user whose monthly water consumption rates exceeds by 10% or more the average monthly water consumption for the previous four months. In implementing this provision, the town council shall specify the actual percentage to be fixed for such search charge or it shall not apply. I don't think it's ever been done. It certainly hasn't been done since I've been here. But this is one of those things. This provision when it was

written 30ome years ago, probably somebody didn't think through how it's impractical. If I choose not to water my lawn for for those of us that have don't have the privilege of having uh LRD IQ water or we don't have a well, you go 4 months without using your water, your irrigation, and then you use it. Bingo. That says, I know it says it should come to the council, but that's such an impracticality, 10% that we're going to ever ever adopt anything. So, I'm just going to ask uh and I'm not asking for anybody tonight to make a decision, but I'm going to request uh staff to consider and bring this back or put it in a weekly report or whatever. I'd like to see this section deleted from the code. I mean, it's it's just not practical. Well, I bet you if you looked at our customers and you looked statistically at how many customers in month five are higher than the average of the previous four, this isn't a practical provision. So, just caught my attention. It's never been cited before and it was cited and I'm not finding fault with it being cited. I'm grateful it was under the conservation right structure section but I'm just just concerned that I wouldn't want somebody to read this and get excited about the fact that we can hike your order bill by 100% if you go more than 10%. You could have family residents visiting the kids come back from college I mean there's a lot of reasons. So uh any event then I'm going to ask um because I just can't let it go by since I I saw that. So, you know, with that, um, if there's no other comments, I'll take a motion and a second to approve ordinance 1626.

So, moved. Second. Motion and second. Uh, I'd ask for the ordinance 1626 to be read. An ordinance of the town council of the town of Jupiter, Florida, amending ordinance number 5789, the comprehensive plan of the town of Jupiter to amend policy 1.3.13 of the infrastructure element of the comprehensive plan by incorporating by reference the 2025 10-year water supply facilities work plan providing for the repeal of laws in conflict and providing for an effective date. Have a motion and second. All in favor signify by saying I. I I motion carries unanimously.

U moving on to regular agenda, public business item 10, approving the purchase and sale agreement. Uh who uh who on staff or who's handling this one item? Is it our town?

Mayor, I'm handling this item. This is a U contract that has already been executed by MISO. It involves the sale of the uh 9 acre parcel. The 9acre parcel is part of the uh formerly known as parcel 19 PUD and it's on the uh property on the north side of that PUD. It is the remaining out parcel for the development of that PUD as a uh when the application for the Lakewood plat was coming forward. The uh one of the public benefits that was offered was the conveyance of the 9 acre parcel to the town of Jupiter with a restriction in the development order that that property could only be used for bioscience uses or uh open space. The reason for that was that at the time this was coming forward, Scripps was uh very prominent in the town's planning efforts and efforts to attract additional bioscience uses to the town. This was viewed as an opportunity for the town to be able to do so. It has sat for many years without a use. Uh at one point there was a proposed ground lease to use the property by a user for bioscience uses. Um that that user ultimately did not proceed forward with their plan and um this proposal came to the town about a

year ago. And the particular purchaser, the developer, uh, for those of you that have, um, looked at the website, this is a very substantial bioscience user. this particular uh company was involved in part in the development of the covid vaccine and it continues with um much of much work on different types of vaccines and other bioscience uses. So it's a substantial developer. It's a very legitimate developer and they have offered to purchase the pri the property at the appraised value of $9 million.

Any questions uh from council?

Yes. Um can I have someone from planning and zoning come up just to show a picture of where this is maybe on the zoning map or future land use map or Papa Doesn't look like the um map has been maintained on this computer. Let me see if I can pull it up real quickly for you. Sorry about that. Okay, we're at Indiantown Road and the I95 and Turnpike interchange. The parcel is um this was outlined in red on the north side of Indiantown Road next to the Cassat Tequila restaurant that's currently under construction and um near the CVS that's next to that.

Thank you. And this is part of a larger PUD that includes Sonoma Isles. All yes, Jup Country Club and Sonoma Miles are part of the same parcel 19 PUD. Okay. Can you share some of the history of this parcel 19? Was it once commercial and it was switched to lowdensity residential?

Uh there were there was additional commercial in the PUD. There was a hotel site that was in the north parcel uh that was going to be associated with 18hole golf course in addition to the 18hole golf course uh that straddles Indiantown Road that's part of Jupiter Country Club. Um the the landowner uh came and petitioned for amendments um which were the amendments that resulted in the dedication of this parcel including a PUB amendment and that was to remove the hotel. I think it was 30 acres of commercial in the middle of the site which was for like a resort hotel. um that was removed and then the parcel was brought down here and was smaller uh commercial and um includes both the the restaurant, the drugstore and this 9acre bioscience parcel.

Okay. And the uses the only approved uses for this land that we're looking at now are three. It's traffic mitigation, open space or bioscience. Is that correct? That's correct. That was the purpose of the dedication. Right. trying to promote those uses back with the bioscience overlay. I think the future land use has it is that as well. I'm sorry. Can you just repeat that? Yes. Sorry if I'm not in the microphone. The future um we've got it in the bioscience overlay before it was taken away. This land was part of the bioscience. Uh yes, there was bioscience overlay on I think all the commercial parcels on that property and then they were I believe they are retained on this piece.

Okay. Okay. So a lot of commercial has become lowdensity residential and for those amendments this parcel was given to the town for those potential uses. Is that correct? Yes. Okay. Thank you.

Another point of trivia. John, you could say anything if you disagree, but this both the north and south of Indiantown, west of uh the turnpike um is the lowest intensity uh that you'll find anywhere on an interchange you go to the south anywhere. And uh knowing the traffic situation we had, uh the agreement from day one on the site was the traffic cap. First time we ever did a traffic cap, it was for, you know, low density for specifically to deal with traffic we could not accommodate.

And it was mayor, it's a perfect location for a facility like this to there was justosition to the major highways and Indiantown Road. Yep. I have any questions, but it's more on the site plan and daily trips and we're not here to discuss that tonight because it's just strictly just the agreement. So, good. So, if there's no other questions, I'll take a motion in a second to approve uh this purchase and sale agreement. I'll make a motion to approve the purchase and sale agreement. Second. Can we have discussion? Oh, okay. Discussion. Go ahead.

We asked our question. So, I just wanted to say no, I agree with you. I think this is an excellent use for it. It's a long time coming, many decades. Um, I do think, you know, we had a lease, the land lease, a ground lease for the previous use and it fell through. And so I think the hope here, at least in my point of view, is that if someone is willing to invest this much, maybe they'll see it through, which would be nice. And I know that, you know, we've been unsuccessful for decades in finding a use like this. So I think it really is a rare opportunity. And um if if it's not built, my understanding is because of the restrictions on the property, I mean, there's no other use. You've seen what they're limited to. So, and there's discretion on council here to just ensure that those uses stay in place. So, okay. Thank you.

I also have a discussion item, by the way. if not known, you know, and it's I guess it's maybe I'm not consistent, but sometimes I ask for the motion in a second if I believe it's going to go and then open it up for discussion. Discussion is always a possibility. If you do before the motion and you're thinking you might influence the motion, if you do it after, you may just want to get a clarification on the record. So, uh, I was going to open it up for discussion because I have an item. I just want to state for the record um first of all um you know in 2019 the site plan for Beacon Pharmaceutical Jupiter had had was approved for $150,000 $150,000 square foot R&D project which was within the overall site traffic cap. it was the only use allowed on the property. And uh this proposed purchase and sale agreement section 8F refers to a conditions precedent for the purchaser to have secured a master plan approval for a minimum of 179,500 ft of bioscience manufacturing space. Um, so I asked the question, um, where's the traffic cap in the agreement? And I got a response back saying that a condition limiting traffic generation from a property in a real estate contract would not be appropriate, nor is it necessary because the town is already protected. Um and then you know there was a statement that the applicant's traffic engineer has already evaluated the trip from a from the development of 179,500 ft² of the biosign uses to be developed on a 9 acre parcel and they found that to be under the cap. Well to me when I read that that's hearsay or when I hear that I did hear it today it's still

hearsay. Um, so and there's one person in the DAS that knows how I am with purchase contracts is I'm not going to sign anything that's could lead to misunderstanding. So I'm going to sign this, but I want to at least say for the record, and I did tell the property purchaser this in a couple meetings. I said, "There's a cap. There's a cap. There's a cap. Make sure you know there's a cap. We're not going to prove any more than that." So I I'm comforted that this consultant supposedly looked at it, but I just want to clearly state that should a master plan approval not in you know if the master plan approval doesn't include a trip cap for the property, I won't vote on it to approve. So you know that means 6 months from now I don't want to come to any misunderstandings. I just I always I enter in contracts clear with expectation. So, I've said it to them. I'm I'm hearing it's okay. It's not in the agreement. Fine. But I'm on the record. Bring it back. You need more traffic. One vote's gone.

And I do want to add just because a few residents are here from Sonoma Isles that this is just the approval of a framework of the option site. This is contingent on site plan approvals. Those will come later. They're 180 days after 60 60-day inspection period. But you're going to see and hear from staff and understand that analysis and then we can all have a chance to digest and discuss it. So I just want to make sure that you know that and the timeline for it but it seems to be consistent with the use previously uh which is which is a good situation previously approved.

So in a nutshell the purchase the property won't be officially purchased till after site plan approval and they need to get approval which we're trying to get through to everybody. Okay. I just wanted to say the same thing and I'm glad you brought it up. I would have repeated it the same way. We've got time. So, we have a motion in a second. All in favor signify by saying I. I. I.

Motion carries unanimously. Um, moving on to round table. Uh, this is on the 2026 through 28 proposed strategic plan. I turn it over to staff. All right. Good evening, Mayor, council members. Uh my name is Mike Hoffman, senior director, community services, and tonight's proposed roundt discussion is based on the proposed 2026 through 2028 strategic plan. Uh for council's awareness, uh the content that is in the presentation is reflective of the feedback that was discussed in the input sessions back in December and also materials were provided to council members prior to this for your review and digestion of the material we'll discuss tonight. And with that, I'll go ahead and get started. So tonight's objective of of the round table is to ensure that the priorities of the strategic plan are aligned with council and uh we will be actually reviewing uh several materials leading up to the 2026 proposed uh strategic plan and that is uh we will review the town uh vision, mission, strategic results. We'll also review the 2025 through 2027 strategic plan accomplishments and then that will lead up to the 2026 2028 proposed strategic plan. All right, this slide uh reviews uh kind of the strategic results uh the vision mission and also it's reviewed as a house a structure where you have a roof and several levels of floors. Uh in the roof you have the vision and vision which sets the long-term strategic plan. Uh then on the floors you have the strategic results which are the outcomes that council expects and then you have the strategic initiatives and action plans which is over the task and goals over a three-year time period. And then

you have the departmental programs and metrics which support implementation. And then you have the foundation which is the financial plan which will ensure alignment with priorities with the operating and CIP budget. Uh moving on we're over uh quickly summarizing the 2025 through 2027 strategic plan uh results. Uh altogether there were 23 strategic initiatives and 44 action plans in the 2025 through 2027 strategic plan. Uh what we're proposing tonight is three of those strategic initiatives and 14 action plans are being proposed as complete uh which we'll review on this slide. Uh the first three items you see are the strategic initiatives.

I'm I'm sorry just on the one before first of all as we go into this Mhm. Um I'm just going to ask council you can pause at any page. I think that's the cleaner way to do it going through and great work. I'm gonna have a lot of comments

because I think it's appropriate, you know, to share. But one thing is what you say is completed is what you're expecting to be completed in first quarter not yet completed and therefore you're not included in in the 26 plan. I say that because I don't accept a lot of these are completed yet when we haven't it hasn't been completed. I don't mean that to be argumentative. I just want to state that here. So, we going to accept there's a list that for the purposes of tonight, we're going to assume we're going to get to a point that it's acceptable. Otherwise, they're going to go into the plan.

Yes, mayor. And that that was going to be my mention on this slide right here is that uh like the mayor stated, there are several that are already completed, but there are also several that are al expected to be completed this first quarter of 2026, which aligns with the proposed adoption date of the strategic plan as well. Um and as I as I said, these first three are the proposed strategic initiatives that are being proposed as complete. And then that's one through three. And then numbers 1 through 14 are also a variety of different action plans that are being proposed as as complete. And again, as the mayor pointed out, um some are completed and some are expected to be completed by the first quarter of this year

on that. So you're for the ones that we're expecting to be completed. Mhm.

Um I um just want to comment on what I would consider the incomplete ones because certainly I want them to get completed. So now's the time if there's anything anybody wanted to add you'd want to add. But um one is uh the last one on a comprehensive plan revision. Um the original item was to continue to modify land use and zoning designations on key parcels as identified you know in the 23 year amendments. What's been done is the an ordinance creating a recreational zoning district was adopted but that doesn't mean that all the properties have been done yet. So there may be a follow-up plan. So I'm just going from recollection. I couldn't find it but I think two years ago staff's report I think in the ear uh document had listed properties that we wanted to size of properties that we wanted to make sure you know the zoning changed. Um, I'd like that to be redistributed to council and then I'd like to have us all collectively look and staff can jumpstart this by indicating which ones have been done of those parcels because that'll be our list of gains that we did and which ones are open items. Um and then from that we'll judge whether or not you know an action another action item should be added here you know to do the next step because just creating the recreation this needed to be done but maybe it has to be assigned on some parcel. So I submit that's the true completion.

I think some of it may depend on the owner of the property bringing something forward or the timing. I remember that list. We may need to chew on that more and understand the process for it. But certainly open. Well, and all I'm saying here is just have staff staff did that was a great report. I remember I couldn't I couldn't find it. Usually save that kind of stuff, but um but it was a great report because it really had identified

what parcels would we need to be doing this and I just want to confirm did we do I don't think we've done them all yet and then we could look at the likelihood. Is there some we can proceed with or not? But that's, you know, if I didn't ask this tonight, then, you know, we're going to get to it. To me, it's not yet complete. And until we see by checking it, yeah, the ones that we can do, but I submit we just did an ordinance for recreational zoning district. I'm sure it was created to apply to some parcels. Um so anyway uh that's and then uh on the recreational master plan I I could not I cannot rec recollect or find that I ever received the updated version after the August 7th roundt. So I'd like to get a copy of that and if my colleagues didn't get that then they should get it as well.

Absolutely. And uh that is a misstep on myself and I'll take full responsibility for that. Uh after that August 7th round table uh the bulk of the conversation the feedback that was given was incorporated into that plan and that revolved around uh you know maximizing capacity around the parks you know incorporating athletic ball field lighting shading parking. So all that's been updated and I'd be happy to redistribute that uh to council and and I know you're calling that's going to be the guidelines. I just wanted to finish to check. Okay. It'll serve that purpose, right? Yep. Absolutely. I'm hoping it will, right? Is that plan also on the website currently? Yes, ma'am. Okay. Thank you. I'd like a hard copy.

Absolutely. All right. Moving on. We have other proposed changes. We have two strategic initiatives and six action plans here that we're proposing not to carry forward through the 2026 through 2028 strategic plan. uh that doesn't mean that these uh efforts won't continue operationally within the departments. For example, Jupiter Police Department will continue to do an annual presentation on anchored vessels. And additionally, the Department of Engineering will also continue to do an annual presentation on traffic uh and traffic mitigation.

I'm not sure that I per se agree. I didn't know what this page was. It was more than a question I have. What is this? Now you said clearly you know the intent is is for not to uh be in the plan. You know, it's interesting. We got an email today, I think everybody got from one resident who generally gives input on these kind of strategic plan updates and they were asking, you know, about traffic accident and certain roadways and should this be added to the plan to do something? Well, that's why, for example, number three is an annual thing because it replaces the fact that you might then put in individual ones. Hey, look at this, look at that. So, just done once every year or so. Um, I'd like that one to be to remain in as an ongoing. And we recognize it by the way it's worded. But that's the probably the most significant way that we the council get an update on how we're standing with level of service and how we're standing with safety, you know, on our roadways. Um, so I wouldn't want it to fall anything less than a strategic level. Um, I would ask on if in fact we're going to take off number five and maybe I'm a little bit more okay with that coming off, but this came up recently. That's the one on protecting local seaggrass in the Lock Hatche River. Um, you know, we had a presentation recently uh that I think several of us commented on. you know, there's been a heck of a lot of seaggrass protection work done and enhancement projects and positive impacts. Um, and I just would like staff to help us to put together a list of all those

projects um and inventory because that's really the success. There's a lot of different agencies and we still have some work we'll be doing on that. So, uh, I do think to close that one out as a minimum, I'd like to see what's been done, uh, because I think there has been, remember, we saw that one project. There's an incredible amount of seaggrass, uh, restoration and enhancement projects that have happened. I would like that. Yeah. So, we staff could take that as an action item. I appreciate it. Any other comments on this page? So, I don't think um, for number three, vehicle and pedestrian traffic. I agree it's a major priority and annually I think this will continue regardless of where it is. Is that correct? That is correct.

We have no plans to end that presentation and it always leads to a pretty same with the anchored vessels it would be an annual presentation. That is correct. Okay. And on anchored vessels um I know we've got JPD here. I didn't know I know we were looking at House Bill 481 from last year and some of the definitions were vague. There were loopholes created in this that didn't actually lead to the removal of vessels. So, I didn't know is in this legislative session, do we know if there's any action being taken to remove those loopholes or if anyone could speak? Sorry to put you on the spot, but I just wanted to I'd have to defer to uh Sure. the Chief Don. Thank you.

Sure. For the record, Don Hennessy, chief of police for Jupiter. Um there's has not been any clarity on 481. I will tell you the other House bill that we talked about, 1149, did take effect January 1st. Um, so we've begun a short warning period on that to let residents know and let voters know. Um, and we'll be getting we'll be beginning enforcement on that, but no, there's no clarity on 481 to this point. Okay. Thank you so much.

I want to just, you know, I'm going to add it when we get to mobility, but I'll say this now. So, we we just got our uh 10th bianual Jupiter resident survey results and uh I know that next month we're going to get an update on that, but I know each one of us here on the DAS got a copy of it and have been pouring through it as we normally do and it has always been the case. Um, it's been consistent, but for example, on mobility, as far as percent positive rating by our residents on traffic flow on major streets, 35%. Traffic signal timing, 47%. So, this has been consistent that we've gotten dismal ratings and not for lack of effort, but nonetheless, they're consistent. Um and then even when we asked for the special customs survey uh questions about uh tied back to the transportation plan, we asked uh you know tell us what you think is we need we Jupiter decision makers need to consider for the next 5 to 10 years. and they rated improvements to local roads, including congestion relief, better intersections, was 92%. I could go on and on, but that's why I do think that we really have to make sure that we continue to emphasize, you know, mobility uh to show that, you know, and and it should be at the strategic level. If we move the needle and get better in numbers on that, then I'm okay with it be just h we just do that once a year. But I just wanted to for my colleagues, I want to emphasize why

I just want to say I agree with you after going through that survey. Um and there's a lot of information in there. Much of it can come back over here to the strategic side. Yep. Agreed. Yeah, we need more resident feedback and I mean I'd love more staff feedback too because of what they see in public facing. I mean if you look at the draft plan now you know we have nine strategic results I believe and we only have five addressed in this plan of the nine and three pages of this plan are dedicated to mobility. That's correct. So more than any other.

Oh yeah. So, make no mistake, we're very focused on mobility and to the extent that we're hearing from a resident about mobility among other things, um I did ask JPD to pull up the stats on traffic accidents and actually um it's a good insight. Um A1A, ALT A1A and Riverside has the highest number of traffic accidents. If you look at Indiantown Maplewood, Indiantown Center Street, because those were other segments we were looking at,

those do not have as many as this intersection. So, we had looked at intersections before asking FDOT to provide studies. I know that's in this plan. It may be worth addressing that and maybe doing a pivot. We've done a lot on Indian Town Road, particularly on the west side. We may want to look at that intersection or have a study done. I'm not on TPA. don't know all the details around what we've got in our plan, but it it looks like it's worth a look. And if Riverside is now, it's the first time because we get that every year. Yeah. And that's why you get that every year. You may have a surprising outcome. It could have been a a modifi it could have been the railroad modifications for example are causing that. So

that's why annually we look and see is something changes it getting worse and then we are very reactive to it to mitigate. Um, but there's a lot of issues with the um the lefthand turn signal heading south uh A1A at the light heading into that side street that heads over towards Route One that and then coming off Riverside heading

to the south also. So there's no there's no dedicated green arrow south heading left. So that's an issue that definitely needs to be looked at. And and for the data, you know, that was pre-bridgeidge opening, the feeling was that the higher accident rate was related to the fact that there was more traffic with all the detours. But to the degree it appears that that may be continuing, then there's something else that has happened needs to be addressed.

Understood. So it sounds like consensus is to keep the the uh vehicle and pedestrian traffic management annual presentation on the strategic plan and then we'll follow up with the items for the protect local seagrass in the lockashy river.

All right, we're transitioning into the proposed 2026 through 2028 strategic plan and timeline. So just a quick summary um there are exactly 23 strategic initiatives being proposed in this uh strategic plan uh along with 32 excuse me 19 strategic initiatives and 32 action plans that are being proposed in the 2026 through 2028 strategic plan. As you can see there's two new strategic initiatives and eight action plans that are being proposed. And then also you'll see on the bottom that on the following slides you'll see items that are highlighted in red. that means that there is a modification to either the strategic initiative, the action plan, uh the timeline, or it's just highlighting that it's a proposed new item. And with that, I'll go ahead and jump into the first section, which is safety. Uh for safety, we have three strategic initiatives and five action plans. Uh the first strategic initiative is fire rescue strategy and we have then highspeed rail. Then we have public safety training. As you can see, there are several modifications and also a proposed new item for this section. All right, moving on to mobility.

I have a question. Absolutely. If you don't mind. On the achieve accreditation for multiple governing bodies. Is that all required prior to October 1 that our fire department be accredited? From my understanding, no. Um it's just benchmarking in comparison to other relative fire departments. Um, I know the ISO certification, and I'm sure uh Chief Donado can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Palm Beach Garden has the ISO certification that requires 12 months of operational data to even submit uh for actually uh achieving, and I can hear him walking up behind me.

Yes, these these accreditations are all voluntary accreditations. They're not required of any means. These are peer-reviewed accreditation processes just validate that we will be providing the most exceptional service in the town. But all of them require us to operate for a period of time and collect data to be able to substantiate that. But ISO certification is required.

ISO is not it's not a certification. It's um an evaluation that's done by um Verarisk who now owns the insurance services office. And they do this on behalf of insurance providers, insurance companies who ensure properties within the town, both commercial and residential. And their evaluation of the department, they u rate fire departments on a scale of 1 to 10, one being the highest, 10 being the worst. And that rating, that risk rating uh affects the insurance cost in your community.

Okay. And why is this being spread out over three years? Is it continually every year so it eventually becomes standard work or we cannot obtain some of this accreditation until we have at least three years worth of data. Okay. All right. That explains it. Thank you, Chief. Appreciate it.

I'm sorry. I have a comment on that page, too. Um, I appreciate you moving along promptly, but I thought you were going through each line, Adam, but on just on the highspeed rail. Um, and we had this conversation. Uh, but I'd like for clarity from staff what they know with regard to what is being done in phase one because I don't have clarity. At one time I had Bright Line committed to do a portion and then they got a federal grant to do the other portion and then um that federal grant is the only certainty that exists because of Bright Line's you know financial condition. So, I didn't think they were negging on part of it, but uh Okay. Uh do you know the what's in phase one, which is the federal grant? Uh for the record, George Zma, director of engineering and public works. Uh so phase one, yes, Bright Line applied for a grant, a raise grant, and um they are performing the um design of the fencing. you know, the the rail grant or the raise grant entailed safety improvements along the entire corridor. Um and um they are completing the um design phase supposedly this month. We've um we're requesting um an update on it and hopefully we'll hear back soon. Um they've identified locations within their preliminary um design um throughout the town and we were programming um to install fencing for any locations that were not included in their uh bright line design.

So you don't know yet what the design is? We do not know yet.

Okay. Because at one time they were doing they were doing tona penned Indian town road which was our priority one and uh in fact you can see f fence posts that were started to go up and then FEC stopped them from doing it and then they proceeded with then they were pursuing a federal grant I had always assumed was for the stuff north of Indian town but u but then again with their financial condition it's not clear to me but on this particular one just asked to take an action item because um this what's left is what to complete what's not covered by Bright Line. We the first phase is probably the most important. So I do think there ought to be a phase one listed and then I do appreciate staff being conscientious to look at what's left if anything because I think we were asking for we were ask we we're asking for a grant for that, right? not knowing what's left to didn't we in the leg to the legislature? I thought I saw that on the list.

We did. Yes. Um so we have a legislative appropriation request for uh fencing. So it' be a 50/50 cost share and we would fence the it's the area identified as from Tony Penna um upwards of a couple hundred feet north of Riverside um along the corridor. So So you know some not being done then. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Also, just for um just um for you to know, FDOT is also applying for additional rail safety grants. They know they contacted us today. We're going to find out try to find out more information on what specifically they're trying to fund.

Good. Yeah, we ought to I know and I appreciate the proactiveness. So, it's clear we need to have two action items. One to make sure we've been waiting. This has been promised for years now. um phase one, whatever phase one is, see some fencing in there, hopefully in a more critical area. Um if you could add that and then this is what's in here is what's left. Neither one which has been done. Do you know the schedule on that construction? Um good question. We don't. Okay. Um so we anticipate a design to be completed this month. Their procurement time.

No, can be what I see in the schedule here is for what's left. Yes. Um, so their procurement time can be anywhere from three to five months. And once they start construction, um, we're trying to pin down if they're going to start on the north end of the county or the south end of the county. Um, we're we're obviously pitching to be first. So, well, we were first at one point in time, but Yes. Thank you. So, you're one question on that timeline. So, you think that quarter 1, 2027 is realistic as far as getting this project, this action completed? if we are first in line. Yes. Okay.

So, it may change then what you learn more, sir. Okay. Well, it is for the scope that they're going to do whatever it is because federal grant was approved over a year ago and it's a real bureaucratic process and I know that the real, you know, engineer is has walked it with our staff and with me and he understands the safety concerns. So, I can't help they're not can't help believe they're helping to prod this along. Uh you might refresh my memory. So we applied for quiet zones. Did the fencing issue come up with when you requested the fencing because there are quiet zones. Were they because other towns had quiet zones before we did did they put a fencing in those areas?

No. First of all, quiet zones could care less what happens between intersections. Exactly. Well, what I'm what I'm asking is and the council took that issue took that position. So, I did the uh I I was the uh unpopular one. Um but um but nonetheless, so no, we're really the first one to my knowledge that really was pursuing. But that was my question. So Bright Line, they weren't building fences in other towns that had previous Nobody was nobody was. What difference was when Bright Line moved to phase two, which included us, you know, south of uh south of us, you know, Riviera Beach south, the max speed is 79 mph,

right? It goes up to 109 conceivably north of there. So, we were the first ones to really raise the question, right? And then particularly since we had the traffic the the pedestrian carter over the track that's the beaten path for years um we that's between Tona Penna and Indian Town. You could see the beaten path to the grocery store. Y um that we felt we need to get fencing in there.

I remember you you were pushing it and we all agreed with it but I didn't know if they had done it in other towns before us. I couldn't remember. No, we were the But then what happened is quite frankly the reason the federal grant happened is you know federal agency is nervous about we have the deadliest rail corer in the in the country. Well, no kidding. You know, you put in 199 hour speed train and you don't put in fencing, right? But we should be first in line because you started that process. So well hopefully but there's more attention given it to it now because no one expected the fatality rate to be continued as it has. It's been hundreds.

Yeah, that's it. All right, moving on to the next slide. We have mobility. This is our largest strategic result. Uh six strategic initiatives and 14 action plans. And over the next three slides, we'll be highlighting what's in mobility. This first strategic initiative, you have vehicle and pedestrian traffic management mitigation. Again, there are several modifications and also a proposed new uh item for this section as well.

Can I ask on this particular one? Number one, I just want to raise the council's awareness on participating in Palm Beach County transportation master planning effort. by advocating for Jupiter interests as our residents expect. Um I think the last opportunity we have for input uh George, could you uh help me here if you recollect? I think this is they've been working on this and it's fasttracked. I understand that in March somehow we're going to get something um and um council's going to have a couple weeks along with staff to give input and then it goes to the county commission. It's that that fast. Is that not correct? You and I were talking about it because you missed that one meeting where that was discussed. You weren't invite you didn't know about it.

Yes. Um so right now um they are actually in the project development phase which includes four subphases um if you will. That's just kind of how they labeled it. But um they're in the strategize phase. So all the data collection has been yeah

has been implemented. They've gathered data and they they've conducted several surveys. They've held several um public involvement meetings. Um, so now what they're doing is um they're having technical workshops and um they're actually giving an update to the board tomorrow, just a progress report. So uh for what that's worth, but um they have technical workshops for the remainder of um this month and next month. And then they're going to um move into what they call a final submit and public engagement. and then that will move to the final enactment phase which is preparing the framework for the program.

Okay. Well, I just want to bring this up. You look at this and it's like okay throughout the year but the last update that I got and that I shared with you was it was like you know it because there's still a lot of work to be done but the recommendations going to the commission which is the final authorizer of whatever I thought was going to happen in like April. So that means that in March or something we're going to get our last shot at it and that's not a lot of time. I just want to make sure we're aware we're not in the driver's seat for this, but we're in a key support role. Um, remember this effort initially was initiated to somehow support an effort by Palm Beach County to pursue from the public some kind of funding. And so to get the funding, you'd have a plan that you say this is what we're doing, you know, for that plan. And with the stuff on the silliness about Avalor taxes from our state, you know, this may become ever more important. I just wanted to tell everybody about this here cuz we only have a few more meetings and it could be here and we have no choice. We don't have the information yet. We're going to get it and I've been told we're going to have like a couple weeks to turn it around and that's it.

I have a quick question and followup. We have um I think through League of Cities in the county we have the two committees IP Park and Nicks right so sorry um mayor which committee are you on and then our director of engineering I believe you're on another committee is that right they're on upstream he and he and John Sicker are on the upstream one okay they in theory see stuff before I'd ever get it but I'm on the uh

we have a lot of coverage we have coverage from the town there I'm also on the league of cities and receive updates I want to share with my colleagues too because it hasn't been coming to us as regularly as I would have liked. But if you go to pbcmoves.com and that goes for residents as well interested in the transportation master plan. We had the survey committee survey related to transportation needs um or wants across the county. Those results are in and they're accessible via the website. We also have a timeline. They do look for input. I remember when the survey went out, they had a couple of issues with the survey. I think it was like they're missing an entire age section. If you're 55, you know, it's over free. You can't participate. But um they they were able to fix it and they have the timeline up, but they don't say where they are in it. So I wish they would update their website to provide more real-time data. Um but there is a lot of information available for us who may not have checked in in some time. So and I believe the meetings, some of your meetings are open to the public. Is that right? I've been invited. but I just haven't been able to get to one. So that that is there, but you're right, there's going to be eventually potentially a dedicated funding source for transportation and the prioritization of projects associated with it is where Jupiter has an interest. And we were told in the very beginning, I'm sure all of us, and I appreciate I know you you've been involved in from the league standpoint, uh, but this is this is an overwhelmingly complex uh, effort that to some degree I'm in awe that someone's even trying to do it. Um but um but the reality of it is we were told in the beginning like everybody expect you know we realize everybody's different and some people want mass transit some people want local roads and everybody's going to get what your area needs. So you really can't look at the data overall to conclude we're different here right we you know

and just like others may say well we're different. Yeah exactly. So, it's call me a healthy skeptic here. I'm anxious to see that we're going to get something from it. Um, but the point is it's going to take all of us to weigh in rather quickly when we see the first list. Um, because that's we're going to have one shot as I understand. I hope I'm wrong by the way, but that's what I'm I've been led to believe.

Yeah, they're starting to begin. they're they're running um planning models and scenarios. Um so we u you know part of these technical workshops where that we're going to be uh staff is going to be attending. We're going to be um validating the criteria um for some of their outputs. So um more to come uh as they get more towards the um the next phase. So, um, we'll provide updates.

One solution may be that, uh, when we get clarity like it's coming or it's here, we might just have to workshop it. I don't see it fitting, you know, conveniently into a council meeting, but we'll see how it goes. Thank you. Um, I should have asked while he was still up. So, the item on prioritizing locations and funding for collective roadway lighting projects, didn't we already get all collector roadway lighting projects done? That was a previous project that we had and closed out. But since that, I mean, there are other priorities that residents have brought to us or that we're

understand. But I'm asking because I thought the project was all collect the roadway. So this may be less than a collector roadway, but I'm just asking that question because this initiative which came from staff years ago, they looked at collector roadways. So I thought all collector roadways were in that program. Yeah, we have a we got a lot done but um we have three identified just this year that are collective roadways. Yes. Okay, then I'm okay. I just I thought because this is prioritized locations and funding that this is new work, correct? It's implied. Yep. But so you're saying they are still on collective roadways, correct?

And we may decide to go below collector roadways, but the collector roadways were picked because they're the highest traffic, you know, roads um in the town. So you start there. Yeah, we had heard resident and I've heard from JPD on a couple of these items. So I, you know, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit. What collector we haven't we done? Do you know, George? Just name one. Yeah. Riverside. Is that a collector roadway? Yes. Okay. Thank you.

All right. Next page. Continuing with mobility. We have the western portion of Indiantown Road. Again, we have several modifications along with a proposed new item for this section as well.

Okay. On this one, I have a lot of inputs and a lot of shares to do. Um, so first one, and I do think it's important, this is an opportunity to update information and awareness for everybody on both council and staff. So, um, on the on the So, I'm going to suggest items that somehow we include whether they're in here or a footnote or whatever. But on the first one, uh, which is the Indian Town Road phase 2 project, uh, which is one we're partially funded. In the weekly report, we were asked um there was an attachment suggesting that council may wish to consider removing the eastbound through lane from the project scope. Um that's from Central to Chasewood, reducing the total cost by approximately 800,000 and avoiding the need for an additional $1 million from the town. So that's listed in here. Um so I just suggest um that we give that guidance because when we got the legislative request it was a dollar amount. That means when the estimate came in higher we're on the hook for a higher amount. Uh, by the way, uh, that project could have been fully fully funded by FDOT, but if it was, it wouldn't be done for many years. So, the town has opted, just for those that don't know, to help co-und and then we're on the hook. Um, so while I hate to give up anything, let me ask I'm going to just drop down

uh to this next two items and then come back and I'm going to ask George a question here. So we have on this next one down encourage FDOT to fund, study, design, and construct intersection roadway improvements at Indian Town Road from Central Boulevard to Vaplewood. that could include the segment we're going to pull out. Number one,

number two, uh I understand, but I have nothing in writing. This is all here that in the project development and PD& phase for the intersection project, which is a third one down, that that scope has been expanded to include Indian Town Road to Maplewood. Do you know that's the case or not? Uh they are exploring areas outside the project um limits which which may include um to the east up to Maplewood and to the west up to um we'll call it island way. It's just past Island Way, but they're considering they don't want to fix an intersection or fix fix an area and cause a problem elsewhere. So they have to look outside the area of influence if that makes sense. So it does include it but they it may not necessarily implement a project.

Okay. Well um the consultants some of the consultants that were submitting proposal had reached out to me and uh they were they hadn't been awarded the project but they had told me that they had included you know Indian Town Road to Maplewood. So whether that's the case or not, we don't we don't know for certain up here. But I do want to share here uh information and this one I think should be coded. And I'm I'm going to start on the one known that we have the PD&E project for the intersection of Indian Town Road and Central Boulevard. Um which most of us always thought it was an intersection. So in the MO priority plan, list of priority projects, we have a list I'm referring to, which is 27 through 31. The way that process works is um we start out every new year with a proposed plan that you work all year on and then it'll be adopted. So, what's in 31? I've already have what's expected to be in 31 from FDOT because they're thinking they're going to be able to fund it. But just to put in perspective on this one project, and this should be included as a reference, this project is year rank 216. So, it's been on the books since 2021. So it moves up. $3 million has been funded for the PEDA last year. So they're embarking on an

evaluation. $3 million. Being an engineer, that's a lot of work. So when someone tells me they're including part of Indian Town Road, that's possible. I've certainly been advocating for that. I'm not suggesting I've had any success, but been advocating. They include in here already uh staff has done a remarkable job. You know, CJ did some time ago convincing them to under undertake this kind of study. You all may be shocked about it, but let's see what it comes out at. They're thinking we really need to do something. So in 31 there's a request for some initial funding on the next implementing a project. It's $900,000. The long range funding needs to keep the project going adds another 26 million bucks. It's huge. I think that has to include more the intersection, but we'll see. Um, I'm just I'm sharing this more than I ever had because I do think if others didn't know about it is okay, so that's in the queue, so to speak. It doesn't mean it's going to happen.

What'll happen is this PD will finish up. It'll be presented to the NO and then an alternative will be picked. Which is why when I saw this amount of money, I said, I want to make sure we get alternatives because if someone chokes at the amount, I sure hope we get some project right. And of course, you're all going to have a chance to have input onto this. But this is um so number one on that one, can we just footnote to this priority project because then it for those that don't know, it does link to the funding behind that project. Um, and uh, I'm could be wrong, but I've heard here say it could include, you know, the second project that'll work itself out as the PD& is being done. And when that happens, staff's close, more closer involved than I am. MP only sees it, you know, when it's done.

Mayor, are you referring to the the um, when we met with the county engineers regarding uh, Indiantown Road Central intersection? Not the county engineer. This is in this is F DOT. Okay. Florida Department of Transportation. Okay. I found a study that they did um that I've I a few years ago they completed a study without a knowledge. They had concluded that Indian Town Road was there was a segment that was the most over capacity in the county. and they initiated the study 150 pages and they did a conceptual plan and whatever and that was to and it would have been proved to Maplewood

right um and then I challenged the uh district secretary well you found it you did a study why isn't it funded and uh it was a bit stunning what I heard was but what I heard was well he said I did that study because I saw what was happening Broward with um every the emphasis being taken off of road work and moved to transit and I wanted to make sure you know I was still providing solutions if you want to correct road work that's desperately needed

he did that but he said ultimately until so it's at least potentially in process here but it's going to be a a struggle and then with funding and whatever I'm sure in more because you know our residents gave us this feedback. It's new and you know it's all right fresh to all of us. We just got this right. So I want everybody to equally know and own every as much information as I have. So I think let's So now going back to the first one, I suggest we delete phase two as staff recommended on the likelihood that we're first of all to save a million bucks because it'll be addressed as part of a future project. Not to mention CJ told me that if you did that displace intersection change, it could take away the benefit you got from that. So, uh, does council wish to remove that phase?

One, one question on that. You said phase two. I'm reading from phase two, the phase two, eastbound, eastbound only, not the westbound. Eastbound only. The westbound. One clarification on that to make sure. Thank you. Yeah. Okay. I got it highlighted, but thank you for the clarification. Just I was reading from the page that we had in the which just says we may want to consider you know removing just the eastbound which is just from central to Chasewood Chasewood intersection. So can we give that direction? Yes, I agree. I agree with that. The money needs to go on the westbound.

Yep. Well, this is extremely valuable um because we're the FDOT is looking to uh execute a a local funding agreement uh which will be um forthcoming in possibly the next agenda. So, I appreciate that um that guidance and um staff will proceed accordingly. You never would have gotten it if you weren't as proactive to put it in the weekly report. Well, I could thank the town manager for that. That's how the process is supposed to work here, right? Um, thank you, George.

Okay, so we've changed the scope on the first item. The second item between staff and I, we're going to continue to look to see if that PD need does or doesn't cover it. But for now, it'll be a st remain a standalone, you know, with no funding unless it's part of the third one down. Um and again I think that somehow the no priority project number listing reference should somehow be included so it's not not forgotten. Um so you know moving on to like the fourth item support the evaluation of the crossaxis concept at Maplewood and Center Street. Um, and I appreciate some of these staff had added in the past and the reports were indicating staff was advocating for it through MO and whatever and I appreciate that. That has to happen upstream of me or who's ever in at the MO. Uh, but all of these projects like that one, that's a Palm Beach County transportation plan item, right? So all these items that we know isn't funded by anybody else should be in our list of ask and expectation for the transportation plan because we've done a better job of defining all these projects in most if not all. And then um on the next one which is pursuing the use of adaptive signal technology um along the corridor to mitigate traffic and then the next one because we were on hold based on Palm Beach County's test results where they proceeded with one uh

trial project depending upon its success, they then were going to replicate elsewhere. Is there any update on that, George? That you know, so they're implementing it on along Okachobee Boulevard uh east of 95 through the congested area, West Palm Beach. And they've also installed it uh of all places on Hood Road. I I in Palm Beach Gardens. Oh, Hood Road was the first one, I think. Yeah.

Yeah. Um not sure why they um pursued Hood Road, but um a more acclable study would be Okachobee Boulevard, and that's what the county is waiting on. Those results won't be um I keep hearing the u won't be um completed till the end of the fiscal year. So, um I'm trying to to work with county traffic division push that

and I I wasn't putting on your spot. I just wanted to get the update. I know how difficult it is. Uh but I um on this one I've been advocating at the MO and we have a number of county commissioners on that that really um since traffic signalization everywhere but two other municipalities is the county. They need to be the one to kind of and this has to be a significant uh part of the transportation plan investment. Um and it's it's small dollars and again I know we all have seen it but I just want to get on the record you know our residents are saying that you know in the survey um that uh um intersections to the degree that signalization will help it. It's a I wouldn't want to call it a low cost, but it's probably the lowest cost solution if the road is adequate to optimize movement.

Oh, absolutely. And especially since we're uh implementing the preeemption uh for our fire rescue services. Um this technology takes the timing into consideration for the preeemption that's caused uh at these intersections. So it just continually refineses the most efficient traffic movement throughout the corridor. So that's really what we're pushing for because because of the installation of of these devices for our emergency services.

George, can I ask for something just further down the line? not tonight, but um I believe Hood Road was chosen in part because of its proximity to the railway. And I think my understanding is that there was some interaction between the two that they had to work out. So I'd be curious about that given the number of intersections that we have um how the two interact and what the results were, what they what fix they put in. So yeah, we'll we'll keep requesting that the results and um move forward accordingly.

Well, I don't I want to make clear when we asked you the question for status. We have no unreason unreasonable expectations, but you're closer to getting a status for us. So keep us in the loop, you know, when um because we're on hold, you know, until such time as there's some results. So that Okachobee one if if it's been done or what is it going to be done if you could get us that information it'd be helpful but again all these items you know have uh if not already funded are Palm Beach County transportation plan items. So I'm sorry to take that up but I think it was that important. Uh so back to you.

All right moving on to the next slide. This is the last section of mobility. We have three strategic initi excuse me four strategic initiatives here. the US1 bridge, uh, Center Street Quartrer, which is a proposed new item, South Island Way, and then also Suntrail East Coast Greenway, which is also a proposed new item as well. Okay. I have comments on two. Can we check on the first one is it was my understanding it was done or will be done very shortly. I I could have this wrong and perhaps the vice mayor may know, but uh um I thought what was left was fencing and the fencing was being implemented. Um and usually since the project's been wrapped up, I would figure they came they weren't doing this work until the project was done. So can we just check that it hasn't been done? And maybe George knows, but looks like he's standing up. But I I'm shocked it would take the Q4 to get done.

Yeah. So, the fencing was done. Um the landscape um project was wasn't scheduled to start until the bridge project is completely closed out. We have continually followed up on when that's going to start. We haven't heard word yet, but we um we're staying on it. Um so, so there is still landscaping to be done, correct? Okay. I had heard otherwise, that's why. Okay. I also heard the bridge was closed out a couple weeks ago, but yeah, still working. Okay. So, you think it's to the end of the year possibly? I know things go slow. Yeah, that u that strategic plan update is accurate.

Okay. And then um on the Sun Trail um and this is one, you know, staff has done good work on and I just want to give an update on that. There's two there's two pieces uh in the MO plan for Suntrail. Uh we've had a lot of success on that. Uh number one, and to the degree it's in the MO plan, priority plan. Well, I'm trying to get it here. Have it right here. Um the phase that there's two pieces. One is from Juno Beach to Indian Town Road and at rapid pace that project was changed to move this east coast greenway sunrail um from A1A to and we've talked about this before to US1 that had to happen to get it into the Suntrail funding stream which is automatically listed as a priority. Um, and so when they were down here for that East Coast Greenway designation, there was a lot of excitement and conversation about that and it moved rapidly. Um, it's amazing when staff of many organization gets behind something, things happen at a staff level. So, it's already a sun designation and there's also funding the funding amounts been lined up and um and then filling in Sun Trail from Indian Town to the town line is another project. Um the south one is Mo priority project 23-1. I think you see these stuff,

George, right? I would just like that to be referenced. But I would just soften the language from monitor and advocate to monitor and support. And I say that for us up here because once it is on the MOS's priority plan, which is joint to the FOT, there isn't anything more we can do about it. You know, it's already got high visibility. And when the funding happens from the state, it'll happen. And as I've understand, George, unless you want to add anything, the Sun Trails gets separate funding. So, uh, yes. Uh, uh, it it typically does. It's got, um, it's usually funded through, u multimodal funding allocations. Uh, unfortunately, we received news from the MO that they were not funding the Sun Trail this year.

Oh, I know. It's not it's it's outside of the 5-year window, but um they're looking at other avenues um such as incorporating improvements with tripleR projects um which are state funded resurfacing projects, which they do um fund sidewalk pathway improvements as well. But um so we're we're navigating through that funding issue um with the state. But and I appreciate I know staff, you know, has followup, but uh but the point was there isn't much in the way of advocating once we've advocated enough that everybody sees it as a project and it's just a matter of when the funding

understood. Once it gets in the work plan, then do takes over, especially if it's for a a state road facility. Yep. I have a question. Um Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, we have them on contract. Are they are they working with us? I know they did the CRA plan amendment. Um are they involved in this? Um Kim Delaney. Yeah. Yeah. I imagine I mean this was her. She brought this Stephanie could probably speak more on this than me. I don't know if she actually I I saw uh Kim at the race for the whatever we call it now on a Saturday. But uh she uh I guess she just got appointed to the I think she's on the East Coast Greenway or Sun Trail. So

my understanding was she brought this to us. So yeah, thrilled. So we have we have an advocate. Exactly. So it's it's incur to happen sometime without much more on our part. There's a huge consensus and interest eagerness about it. I wish there was about other projects, but thank you.

I have one question on Island Way before you leave, George. Uh if I look at this, it says identify opportunities for rightway acquisition, roadway construction, go on has this taken us through the end of this year. However, the CIP has this road constructed and in service by the end of 27. Are these two still align the action in the CIP or you expect some changes in the CIP? Oh, we you know we are we have the funding to construct the project. Um the long lead item for the for the project is is the rightway funding.

How long you think the construction would be once we get everything laying flat? Is it a year two year to do this road? 12 months is a safe schedule for construction. So if you do meet this schedule uh on the action item here that you are in good position and to be able to fund it and complete it by next year then it sounds like. Yeah. This this action item here is to obtain right away. Right. Um but I'm looking at the whole picture getting right away then also meeting the project itself. I'll just weigh in on this one. I've been pursuing this right away for more than a decade

and you would ask me always I'm going to get it in the next year, right? This is a reasonable I hope it's 6 months, you know, but a year is reasonable. So, in fairness, you can't even It is contingent upon getting the right away before you ever construct the road. I appreciate your question. I appreciate getting an answer. It's about a year, but a year is construction. That means you had to have bid it, awarded it. So, there's lead times to that as well, right? Um, so we had in here as completed that which hasn't happened yet that we were going to see the final design. At one point it was going to be done the end of the last fiscal year or so till that happens. But even if we saw it without the rightway, you can't proceed.

There's several pieces of rightway from different ownerships that we need to approach. Yeah. The pieces seem to be coming together and the design is pretty much done. Is that correct, George? Yes, correct. It's pretty much done if we get the rightway because what happens is and I was the one that advocated for this. I agree. But I think the design includes obtaining those rightways to make it work. Yeah. Yeah. But I'm telling you something you wouldn't know about is I advocated which was unusual to proceed with design without the rightway. What happens then, and of course I know this as an engineer, is if you don't get the right away you thought, you might have to re-engineer some of it. Yeah,

I agree. But we do like 35 60 then 100, right? I've been here. I know you have. That's why I'm just saying it's difficult to really there's so many new faces up here. They may not know the history of all this, you know. So, it's all good. All right, moving on to the next strategic result. We have green, blue, and open space. We have three strategic initiatives and three corresponding action plans. Uh protect open space, protect local seaggrass in the Lockahashi River, and then the resiliency plan, which is proposed new item for this section.

I just have on this one um and I think it may belong in two places. I'll bring it up here and then I'll bring it up again on the monitor property acquisition opportunities. Well, as they arise, uh, Sunni Sands, we've acted upon, but there's still work to be done to acquire it. I think this one at one time had read, you know, not just monitor, but it was implied to pursue. So, I would suggest it could be an action item to just make sure that we get the land right. So I'll just leave that here and then we there's a different one on another page. But otherwise, what does that mean? Right? So this is a success we've had, but we're not done. Right? We have a settlement agreement that we that stipulates how we would go about acquiring it and gives us that right, but we're not there. So I do think an action item could be framed doing whatever we need to do to get it to that milestone step of you know either acquiring it or not.

So are you proposing a a new brand new action item? Yeah. Okay. I haven't worded it but I'm just asking I'm saying what we can word smith it after. But I mean that's fulfilling what this item is. This is kind of like the rightway acquisition. You know, you can talk about it, but it only means anything when you get it. Understood. When moving on to the next one. All right. We have unique small town feel. Uh there are five strategic initiatives in this uh in this strategic result and six action plans. Uh the the strategic

init Sorry, can I stop you just one second? I didn't realize you were going to switch pages. Can you go back just one page to vulnerability study? A question on this. Um, it was paid for, we got a grant to have the vulnerability study and we have copies. Uh, we're moving forward in CIP. Has the environmental task force looked at this just given the expertise on that in that committee?

Uh, I would have to defer to the utilities department, I believe. Good evening. Amanda Barnes, director utilities. So, yes, we have recently completed the vulnerability assessment. We are um going to be conducting a public presentation on February 17th and the environmental task force has been made aware of that presentation and invited to attend as well. And then we will also be doing a presentation at the beginning of the town council meeting that same night um February 17th.

Okay. Could I also ask that I know they've got a regular meeting schedule, but um depending on when their next meeting is, I would love to hear their input on the study. So just have them look at it specifically as well as a more general meeting with residents, which I know. We can arrange that. Wonderful. Thank you. All right, going back to unique small town feel again. There are uh five strategic initiatives in this section with six action plans. Uh this first strategic initiative is the recreation facility upgrades and then the next one is the pi place.

The um I have a comment on the piety place one. Um, I think that's I'd like to see that done in phases. The reason I'd like to see that done in phases because as this shows is the construction doesn't happen to uh what is cy stand for calendar year. What's that? Calendar year. Calendar year. Yep.

Okay. Until calendar. Yeah, I couldn't remember calendar year uh 28. I think that the public safety item, the dock, I'd like to see happen as soon as possible. Uh I know staff would too. I know the town manager would too. So, um, and you know, I don't know what it would take, but, um, certainly we're all aware of the the intent to create a dock for public safety access by our police fire rescue team. And recently, others may have known about this, but recently member of the public told me that if you're coming back from a onwater rescue, it's tough, you know, to get to a place where you can unload somebody.

So, you know, right now our police boat is in uh we've been able to get free dockage. It's not convenient, but I'd love to see now that we have a fire station there that the public safety aspect be moved ahead. And I'll just leave that to the town manager because I know it's as much his priority as anybody else's, but I'm just reacting to this is kind of showing it gets done together. And I think it could be broken out and done separately. And mayor, it is with planning and zoning already. It was just released with their agenda. Okay, good. But again, I'm just looking here and it's showing not till 2028.

Yeah. And I think that's due to FD, the grants that or not the grants, but the, you know, the regulations that go through that process. But I know the site plans that we've discussed, but it may be tied when you talk about the Riverwalk loop and whatever that we need grants and stuff for is I think it's a council decision. It's a poly decision whether you want to wait for grants for doc and I would rather be given the opportunity to weigh in on that than than wait. I would agree. I would agree. Yep. And as uh councelor Sundum said that it is coming to council for a site plan review. Well, the site plan, but again, I'm just reacting. This is the construction. What you had left was the construction. So, I'm just saying put it into phases. Understood, Mayor.

And I have one question regarding recreation. I know we had spoken about um some changes with the school district and our partnership with them and what that looks like. How what are what's the latest on that and can we continue to pursue that partnership or those

discussions are ongoing with uh for that ILA? I know I can't think of the person off the top of my head, but I believe um the person who was responsible in the county that oversees the ILAS is no longer with the county. Um so I don't know if there's going to be a delay in that process, but we can give you an update uh after a council meeting. Yeah, I was almost wondering if that needed to be an action item to just continue to make sure that we get that done and encourage a partnership with the school district, but leave it open. I would support that. So, you council, I can talk to you offline about that. There's been some Okay. extenduating circumstances relating to that.

Okay. So, let's put it on hold and understand more. Thank you. All right, moving to this next slide. For a unique small town feel, uh we have three strategic initiatives here. Uh we have the baseball/roger Chevrolet stadium. We have the A1A and Jupiter Beach roundabout. And then we have the historic preservation. And I'd like on the third one, and I think my colleagues are going to agree um that we should add one that's more specific that says, "Develop a plan for the waterfront historic park at Sunni Sands. establish funding requirements and pursue grants during the next funding cycle that would include the bulkhead replacement and dockage improvements as priority one. Reason I'm saying that is first of all per the settlement agreement um the property owner is going to be working on an application for their use of the property and I see us ideally proceeding in parallel

with our use and then um then we can put together on some of the stuff like the bulkhead that has to be replaced and uh dockage improvements that I think would need to come to the CRA um for input cuz this is a wonderful opportunity to create a dock that is historic or change a dock. But nonetheless, knowing how long it takes to do grants, I do think it still is possible um I've been known to be an overoptimist, but um to have enough funding information that we could apply for grants the upcoming cycle, you know, I didn't want to miss that. So, for council's awareness, I did uh ask the property owner for access to the site and um I'm going to be going to the site with staff with our town manager and some staff members to look at the site and my intention is to

good make sure they have the opportunity to more than looking at a map. I'm glad you brought that up. That's one of my questions right here completely. I think we don't yet know what we want to do with that. I know we're working on it, but we haven't had much discussion or workshopping on it. Agreed. Agreed. But first of all, but the bulkhead, if you've ever been there, needs to be replaced. That's so that's why I was saying the bulkhead and then the doc, as I said, no, we'd have to have conversation. Yeah. But how would that conversation start, but somebody showing us what's there and talking alternatives and then we give input? If we don't get through that input, that portion we hold up on, right?

But the point is, let's put it down to try to see if we get consensus because then you could apply for grants, which is well in advance of I mean, this is just an exciting opportunity to have this uh park created and I just wanted to suggest we move it along in parallel. It's more of an infrastructure situation regardless how that everything shakes out with that property and the application. Exactly. infrastructure, right? And strategic plan items are more likely to help with that. Yeah. So, it sounds like a new action plan for historic preservation addressing the bulkhead and grants and the dock. And the dock

and I I I get the dock is is a stretch and we'd have to have cons has to be well thought out. Um I think we need to Yeah, we need to make sure that we say that. Yep. Agreed.

Um but for starters is inventory the dockets there. they were doing uh upgrades on the dock. So, we would see what's there and then do we want to keep it? Do we want to whatever. But anyway, the staff understood. All right, here we are on the last uh strategic result. We have organizational excellence. We have two strategic initiatives and four action plans for this section. Uh the first strategic initiative is the municipal complex and then the second one is the maintenance facility which is a proposed uh new item for this section. Since you used a magic word the last page um there was one that I didn't know what happened to maybe I missed it and that's the areas of local importance the redevelopment overlay area.

What's the status on that? I I would have thought that was carrying over. Uh I think our town attorney may have something to say about it, but there are some developments at the state level that have Is that why it's being taken off? I don't remember that. That's my understanding. Was that just like SP 180 or um potential impacts? What specifically are are you asking about

the ROA that we were looking at as an area of local importance. Um the regulations we were looking at for that area may run into conflict with some actions. Are you talking about comprehensive plan amendments? I'm not fully Did we remove that last year? We didn't. Well, no, we're still on the list that we saw and I didn't know why it was removed. I think it's pivoted more towards center street and but that is the road but that's that is whatever it is part of right it's part of it but that that was my understanding their zoning text amendments and they were um put on hold because of Senate Bill 180. There you go.

And the lack of ability to place more restrictive uh uses on development. Right. Okay. I don't know how I missed that but thank you. But, uh, is there a plan to kind of keep that on the shelf if that Senate bill were to be modified or something? That would be up to the council. Uh, whether you want to keep it in the plan for the future or bring it back at some point. Well, I don't know how we're going to necessarily know that it can be brought back.

We'll continue to follow legislature. Okay. And I I think we're all monitoring it, but I've seen I mean the way I look at it is a lot of that area is also I mean the center street project with the county will also have a lot of impacts in that area and there's an item here already where we're focused. No, understand but quite frankly that overlay area had been expanded to include correct alternate A1A. Correct. So so I was just interested on that.

It's a very interesting year at the state level. Okay. So, that's I'm gonna I'm going to put that on some kind of onhold table so I don't forget it. I have a comment on this page relative to the uh the new item which is the maintenance facility. Mhm.

Um I've been to the maintenance facility. I don't know if any of the council has, but it's old, outdated. It's not air conditioned. It's not what I'd expect to see where our employees that we entrust with the safety operation of our vehicles, fire, police, town vehicles that then employees drive. I think it needs a vast improvement. So, I support u this action and I'd like to have it moved up more into this year, maybe 6 months, so it' be worked now. and also like the council consider an action to add to it a training facility which is desperately needed to maintain the skills of both our police and fire department personnel. So, so one move it in I think it's that important and the second thing would be to add another action for a maintenance for a training facility to it also for consideration by council. So, councelor Gisinger, I want to I do want to point out that under this beginning section under safety, uh the public safety training that initially that strategic initiative was initially a brickandmortar facility for training. Um it did pivot to focus on evaluating the current spaces that we currently have uh to see if there's any leverage that we could enhance uh our current facilities and then also explore and establish partnerships uh to enhance the public safety training opportunities. Okay, I'll agree with that. But if if we can't go down that path, we don't have facilities, then I'd like to at least entertain a a a new facility for training out in the maintenance facility area. Council, just for clarification on on that, um are you referring to the to a potential training facility for our mechanics and those that are working out at the um at the proposed facility as we as was um

Yeah, currently we don't have a training facility for those employees, right? Is that correct? Well, we we don't have really to have a training facility for our uh mechanics, utility workers, uh place for them to go to get certifications. We can bring nowhere to bring education programs into them. Okay. So, thank you for that clarification. Yeah, that'd be why I'm looking for that addition. Apologies for the confusion. No, it was my confusion on my part. Sorry.

Thank you. But I I would like to see this action brought in because that the conditions work conditions out there at that maintenance facility u aren't conducive to a a working environment for employees that gets the most out of the productivity uh retention of these employees. So I think we need to do all we can to improve that working environment out there. By the way, I don't disagree with you, but um this one which you're talking about on this page, we're starting in Q4 and from in the reality standpoint, it's going to take staff a little bit of time to jump start to hire an engineer or whatever. So maybe that's the there isn't much you can improve on it provided you start sooner than later.

Well, it's my if I understand correctly, you want us to get going on those initial phases right away. That is correct. I don't want to wait till third or fourth quarter this year to get started. So if we can bring it in to get it started, I'd like to do that. And it may be what I'm saying is before I don't know what they're calling this phase, but if they're saying starter design, you know, it's a bit of time to get the starter design. You got to get the retained. So that could be work staff is still doing that's it. From the picture, it looks like they're not working on it yet, but they may. So you've you've heard the feedback on that. We would all support that, but I fully agree with that as well and support, but I would also like to see the financing plan for it.

I would support it as well and I had was just happen to be out there this week and you are so correct safety um working conditions out there and you're going to add fire vehicles out there. We need to step up on this one and I think there might be support and it sounds like it. I certainly agree with phase one and phase two. Yeah, understood. We'll we'll move that up, bring it to you.

All right. So, just recapping tonight's round table discussion. Uh we discussed the proposed 2026 2028 uh proposed strategic plan confirmed alignment uh with council's priorities. Uh we also reviewed the mission vision and strategic results, the 2025 through 2027 strategic plan accomplishments. Uh the next phase is really to incorporate the feedback that we've received tonight for the round table and then also bring it back for adoption on March 3rd. Okay. I um have one more item. I do as well.

I thought that um there's a section we hadn't got to yet. Hold on. what you just said in the summary there or maybe I missed it. Um, your other attachment where did I put it that include what strategic plan results? The the results weren't individualized in this presentation. They were just shown on the No, no, I understand. And I'm trying to find Oh, here it is. Cuz I had a comment on just on one of them.

Okay. Yeah, you gave that was a separate attachment. That was attachment two. Yes, sir. Um, and I just had uh a comment under the fiscal responsibility. I don't know if you have that to pull it up or not. You may not. I I don't I don't believe so. Um, no, sir. I have right here.

Okay. Well, we have we had it in our package. Um, so I just would like to see and what this section mean is every year I reflect upon as I trust all of us would if something seem to be missing from what that item meant. Um, so on fiscal responsibility I I would like to see two items added and I'll just read them. Um and one is uh to add proactive efforts to secure highly competitive bid proposals. We have a procurement manager now. I think efforts can be made to enhance that. And then nextly that bid evaluation and contract awards to place emphasis on the lowest evaluated cost to Jupiter residents and businesses. The reason I'd like to see that added is because this defines expectations. And recently on a water meter replacement project, there was claimed financial benefits for water meter accuracy improvements that were estimated to result in $1.3 million per year in increased revenues. And I've already commented about that when we saw that item because that is not a benefit because council could and we're responsible for adjusting rates. Um so I commented then I just like to be clear we should always do our evaluation based on the lowest evaluated cost for the residents and businesses not for a project that could lead to more revenues. $1.3 million a year. You may remember I I didn't agree with that

analysis. So I'd like to just memorialize so that it's clear that all of our valuation should be bottom line is what are our residents pay and businesses pay. So that's why I'd like those two items added.

So I don't know if I would fully support that. I think in some departments we can look at the town holistically and in some areas that may make sense. I have continued to have concerns and express concerns around the cost to residents when a project goes wrong which we have experience with. So I just want to make sure that um you know you can get the we can adjust the percentages the weight that we give to it. We can we can explore all of that to make sure that we're getting the best outcome. But I continue to have concerns particularly with the utility for the level of expertise and the danger posed in a lot of those projects. I really want to make sure that we are that we have a contractor in place that is going to do a good job the first time. So,

and that's fine. And but if you think about the the subtlety and what I'm asking for is don't bring us an evaluation that is evaluated because we can raise $1.3 million higher revenues from our customers. That's a rate hike. You tell me there's a rate hike possible and then I'm not going to approve it. This will increase. So there again, it went away. No regulated utility. And I submit our town is a regulated utility because it's regulated by this council. No regulated utility should ever evaluate anything less than and do it safely and in and that that's not saying that but the evaluation should always be on what's the cost impact to our residents and businesses. That's all I'm saying here. I'm not getting into a debate about the other aspects that have to be taken into account. Um it just I was stunned to hear that quite frankly. Well, we don't want to discourage staff from identifying any benefit for a change like putting these adaptive infrastructure meters in which would save well through errors and reading it. That's where the 1.3 million came about.

No, it was specifically said I pulled it up tonight to prepare. It specifically said because we're going to capture a higher amount of water that right now the meters are reading less than they're getting. Mhm. So the new meters go in we're going to get 1.3 the residents are going to see a rate hike. Right. And we asked that question and they told us what that rate hike would be and it was relatively insignificant on a monthly basis. 1.3 1.3 million a year is not incidental but on the household it was only a couple dollars a month I believe they stated but it was it was more of an effect of efficiency and then we when the if the new meters go in

that was an aspect then then we can adjust the rate but I'm not sure if your your statement translates across all aspects of uh town contracts with construction development sewer I It it seems like you always want to go for the lowest bidder and that tends to get us in trouble last couple years. So

don't I disagree, but we tend to spend a lot more money where you got less biders the way we're doing it. But that's we can disagree on that. The point is here is I don't believe a regulated utility I worked for 46 years for regular utility and we would not be able to do an evaluation based on improved profits. Somebody out there is shaking his head. I I agree. You would only do it based on savings to the customer. I agree with that, but I think maybe that was it misworded or I don't I don't know. I don't I don't know if the goal was increased profits. I think we I I saw it as more closer to efficiency. Okay. Yeah, that's why I read it too. Efficiency.

So maybe lost in translation somewhere, but um I got it here. But that's the way I'm going to continue to manage up here as a DIS as as the represent one of five that represents the regulation on our utility is our customers, our residents and businesses what they pay is an important attribute to me and it's number one. I don't care about we can collect more money because I if I if I did I'd put more radar. I don't think that's I don't either. I think I think it was it was a it was a move towards efficiency and then probably reduced.

No, it was talking about payback for the project was an increased revenue. It was pretty clear it was weighted on experience of the contractor and and cost was still heavily weighted and we can adjust percentages but we have demonstrated concerns around that. there's no support but but the the record on that evaluation and award was very clear. Staff had evaluated we can pay back the project in just a few years when you make 1.3 million more a year in in uh invoicing to our customers. I don't know how you interpret that.

Well, we could pull that number back and still do it. Well, Liam, we also have readings where customers can change their consumption rate with real- time data that we didn't have before. I mean, there's they can prevent leaks, which leads to a lot of expense as well. And this is why I've long pondered why it might not be better for a watering utility to be regulated by the state because under that scenario, the customer comes first, right? Okay. There's no support for it. Mayor, I have one more um initiative I'd like to discuss if we could. Y we did discuss this when we all met

and we do have a workforce housing trust fund currently.

I'd like to see that put into the strategic plan. And I don't know whether we want to look at strong local economy or town communication. I'm not sure where we want to put it. I don't want this to get lost. It's going to take a lot of time to pull a program together and that would be working with other municipalities, the county ship funds, um sale funds, but we do have that money sitting there now. Let's keep it in the strategic plan so that we can use this for whether it be workforce housing deposits, whether it be parental assistance. Just keep this broad and in here if you don't mind. I'd like to see it stay.

Councelor, I'm not really sure what you would like us to do with that. Do you want us to build a program around that or you want just at some point maintain a statement or I'm not really sure what the

I just want to keep the action item here front and center so that we can develop and design a program to disperse these funds at some point in time. Economy right now is not allowing us to help first-time home buyers, if you will, or work for something. But I don't want to see this money just sit. It's been sitting there for 15 years. Um, I want to see it in front of us so that as the economy does strengthen, we can use this money, but we can't do it alone. We want to see it grow and working with the county housing um, trust funds throughout the West Palm Beach area, but this is money for Jupiter. So,

let me let me suggest to add support to what's being asked as I interpret what we could do. And again, we're just um you know, it is the case that we've been collecting funds for quite some time. Last I heard we had about $2.5 million. We do have Yep. It'll never be spent or used until this council gives some kind of policy direction.

I recognize that starts up here. I think councelor Choy does. Um, and it may just be that we just include it on the agenda and have some conversation. So, we're not ask I don't think she was asking the impossible, but I don't disagree at some point in time. We ought to ask. We could evaluate and decide, no, we're not going to do anything more if we can't come up with ideas to do it in the short term. So I don't know other than staff could facilitate that discussion by sharing what others are doing. The discussion has to happen up here. We can bring that back to you as a round table if you that's a good action item. Yeah, I agree with that.

I think that's it. You know, because that's more than we've ever done, right? We may round table and do nothing but we've at least given the opportunity to is that and it will take economy has to improve. There's no doubt, but let's keep it as an action item if we can. All right, understood. We'll bring that back as a round table. Thank you. One of the more frustrating aspects of our war workforce housing program that we have the money, it just sits there and nothing happens. So, and it's it's easy for the developer to write the check and I understand that, but the money's sitting there. I'd always had it in my memory that we were going to have a round table. I had thought we'd had one earlier, so we absolutely should do it now.

Excellent. Thank you. Well, I've known uh about councelor Joyy's role on workforce housing with the county for a number of years. Um so perhaps quite frankly she may bring expertise that we've never had with ideas. Well, as the economy gets better, we can do more. Yeah. No doubt. But two and a half million, you can't do much. No, you can't. You can't. That's something. But yeah. Yep. Thank you. All right. Then lastly, once the plan is formally adopted, we'd update the website with the new plan. And with that, that concludes the presentation. I'll bring give it back to council for any other comments or questions. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Okay. Um, moving on to uh reports. Town attorney Just want to report on uh movement in the legislature on Senate Bill 840 amending Senate Bill 180. The bill is in the Senate Rules Committee. That's its last stop before it hits the Senate floor. Unfortunately, at this point, it does not have a companion bill in the House. Uh there is one comp possible companion bill HB1465 which is reportedly worse than Senate Bill 180. So the House has a long way to go to catch up to the Senate and try and provide some legislation that will give some release uh relief to the town. I think the town uh or a portion a small portion of Palm Beach County is in this 50 mile radius which is what Senate Bill 840 changes about Senate Bill 180 which was a 100 mile range. Um but the good news there is that even if that remains the in the legislation the um bill only would extend or prohibit um burdensome regulations uh till June 2026. So you may recall Senate Bill 180 had it going out to October 2027. So, um, hopefully the House will become motivated to join hands rather than lock horns with

the Senate and something positive will happen. Thank you. That is my report. Town Manager.

Thank you, Mayor. Uh, just a few things. Uh, first of all, I'd like to remind everyone that um or anyone that's wishing to be considered for a town board or committee has until Friday, February 13th to apply. The town has eight volunteer advisory boards or committees that allow residents to serve the community and applications can be submitted on the town's website. yesterday and I know the council was present for this. We had a very impressive uh swearing in ceremony held by the Jupiter Fire Rescue Department uh where we swore in three new battalion chiefs and two of our captains. Uh the ceremony was another important step for our fire rescue department. Um obviously we're on the countdown now that it goes we're going live uh operational October 1 of this year. Our next swearing in ceremony will be held on June 1st at 10:00 a.m. And uh on this date, we are planning on having 90 personnel take the oath of office completing the hiring for JFRD. Um it's really going to be quite a remarkable thing to see. Um so make sure we get it on everyone's calendar. Um, speaking of hiring, as we've gone through this process for the past few years, and there's always been a lot of concern about how many people would actually apply for the jobs here, um, I just want to give you, um, uh, an update on our 90 open positions. As of today, we have received 975 applications for 54 firefighter positions, 212 applications for 12 driver engineer positions, 177 applications for 12 lieutenant positions, and 195 applications for 12 captain's positions, which is more than 1,500 applications for just 90 operational p uh positions. And I want

to credit HR um and the fire department staff as we are meticulously going through each of these and we have a um very robust process in place for um navigating you know the and getting the the uh most qualified candidates. Um, also I wanted to just take a couple minutes, couple seconds to notify you, you guys, council on some upcoming construction projects that are going to impact Carver Avenue and Indiantown Road as we proceed forward with the construction of the fire station there. On Wednesday, February 11th, one lane of westbound Indiantown Road from Maplewood Drive to just west of Carver Avenue, including the entrance to Carver Avenue, will be closed from 8:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. to construct the foundation for the mast arm for the new fire station. I'm telling I'm just giving you the updates. We're going to put this on social media. We're making contact with the residents. Uh the fire chief and his team are out there making sure that everybody knows what's coming. um the residents will have access to their homes and uh and we're doing everything that we can to provide minimal inconveniences.

Date again, it was um February 11th.

On Monday, February 16th, Carver Avenue be closed just north of the parking lot uh to for Dr. Travis Kelso's offices. This closure is going to last 10 days. During both Carver Avenue closures, residents will need to use Sinquist Park access road to both enter and exit Carver Avenue. And the town, again, I want to just reiterate, the town staff is communicating with residents on Carver Avenue and the doctor's office um in person, so through social media, town website, and we're working diligently to get this information out, but I'm sure we're going to hear we'll hear from someone. Um, and then finally, I want to remind everyone that the Jupiter Jubilee is this Saturday, February 7th, at the municipal comp campus. Not that I want to put the whammy on us, but I heard the weather is going to be pretty good. And so, celebration of what makes us uniquely Jupiter will start at 11:00 a.m. and go to 400 p.m. And the event is free and provides many familyfriendly activities. So, we invite everyone out to celebrate our community. So, um, that's my report, Mayor. Thank you.

Thank you. Vice Mayor.

Um yesterday we had a uh swearing in ceremony for five new um Jupiter um fire rescue and uh this place was packed and it was just amazing to see the quality of our new employees, the the the leadership and and firefighters from all over the all over the state. it seemed. It's just amazing how quickly this whole thing is growing and it's just accelerating. It's just very exciting to see from day one. It's going to be a first class operation and a lot of credit goes to yourself and our fire chief and his whole staff and a lot of the staff involved in the town. So,

and the other town departments as well. It's just been an incredible team opportunity. I'm so proud of these folks and to see the camaraderie between the the from the uh the folks in the police department, the firemen, and the bantering. It's going to be it's going to be special. So that's it. It was a great day. Council Joy,

thank you. It was an amazing opportunity to witness that ceremony. The caliber of the leadership with our fire department. It It's unrecognizable. Very proud to be part of it and um proud of you, Chief. Great job. The other part I want to mention is the last few weeks I've attended two homeowner meetings here and one with the um police advisory sitting and listening to our residents and they were three of them were very participatory I don't want to call it an event but a meeting the residents are there they have pride they have great questions great suggestions and again. I've maybe the second round with these groups in the past year. The faces are back. They they know our staff. The police advisory was just amazing. They all knew everyone that was on your panel. Um but it's a great opportunity for the council to sit and see and hear what our residents want, what they like, what they don't like. Um it was a great opportunity. Thank you for allowing the council to sit in on these meetings.

Councelor Kaisinger, uh first of all, one question to the town manager. Any news on the closure of Central Boulevard bridge starting next week? I haven't heard. Uh I've been asking questions regarding that. That was You're referencing the variable message board that we sort of saw when we were out touring the other day. I I have not gotten an answer to that. And I'm not really sure who put the board there. Okay. So,

my wife explained it to me. I felt like an idiot when she explained it. It's got to be FPL because if you look, they've been hardening the uh the line there and they were clearing out the area. I was wondering when they got to the uh closer to the uh canal when they got to the uh uh environmental sensitive areas and they were clearing that out. And it makes sense that they would not uh because when they do the work on the bridge, they got to shut the bridge down so it's closed overnight, right? Wouldn't they notify the town they're doing that so they could they would have I've been wondering myself, but I'm just suggesting that

I'm driving across the bridge. My wife explains to me why they would do it. It made sense. They've been hardening the lines. The last ones to be done are the ones that are on the bridge. Um and you can't do it without blocking the road. Yeah, it's only 90 closing 10 to 5 or something like that. Yeah. Yeah. So certainly FPL on that would do it overnight to minimize, but I haven't heard that from FPL. I don't work there anymore, but that's very logical.

And the last thing, uh I appreciate the opportunity to witness the ceremony we had yesterday with the three battalion chiefs and the two captains being sworn. It is a very nice ceremony and it's a testament to the quality and experience a vast amount of experience we're bringing on the Jupiter Fire Rescue and uh uh thank you chief for inviting council to participate in that. It was a very good event and uh uh look forward to the one coming up in January or excuse me June 1st. Thank you. So, I just want to share one thing. Well, a few things, but the first thing I can't forget. Um, I'm tracking House Bill 4071. It's a local bill, uh, the Palm Beach County local bill that we've discussed in the past. So, it's HB 4071. As a local bill, it does not need a counterpart that goes through the Senate. It goes through three committees. Um, it's been through intergovernmental and ways and means. It still needs to go through state affairs. Uh I have been in contact with Representative Snyder uh and others and my understanding is that um an amendment is coming. So I don't see that text for it yet, but be on the lookout. And there continue to be conversations. There were questions in the first committee meeting if you watch that one related to wanting to continue the conversations with municipal partners and and other partners in the county. Um we you know this bill well we had we had a lobbyist GT law um and that contract actually ended at the end of the calendar year we realized so temporarily while we have um session because we've had to kind of pivot to engage on this issue uh we've hired or we're now working with Ballard partners and local partner um Jeff Atwater. So, I just wanted to make that announcement for this session. Um, and then, you know, we'll bring it back. But that allows us to engage on this issue as well as our appropriations and um we

continue a pace um regarding the firefighter hiring. I remember I came to town hall today and I was like, are you getting food? Are you getting water? I think they had like 100 interviews um back toback. They did they did interview through lunch because they just don't have enough time given the number. So, I hope they're okay. I hope they're, you know, in good health. Um, I'm very pleased to see that uh the result of the number of people that applied and I look forward to being there for that ceremony. My favorite memory was with uh Chief Hennessy when we saw bag pipes deliver donuts. Yeah, that was great. So for police, for fire, if anyone wants to have more fun like that, we love you guys and we love watching you in action. Um, and with FPL lines, that actually just brought something to mind. uh when we have redevelopment or you know various items on Indiantown Road typically they would be required to underground or they would pay in lie of that typically because the section is so small but I was driving down Indian Town Road and and FPL is hardening and I'm just curious like did we have a conversation with FPL like it's going to be a how you know wooden poles are maybe easier now we've got cement everywhere so I'm just kind of curious of like what's being held for undergrounding like what the status of those funds in escrow are and you know how we came to Harden all of Indian. I know it's needed. I want that consistency. I just be curious to learn more about that and that's all I've got.

Could you um when you get that updated draft on the local bill, have staff send it to the rest of us? We're all anxious about that as you know. Absolutely.

Um the um I have just a number of quick items but um a number of items. So last time, last meeting, um we acted upon Beacon Park zoning matters and there was an issue on R1 versus R1A and um I didn't allow the dialogue because we had already voted um on that. Um but it should have been raised by the applicant if there are issues and I don't know what those issues are but I want to ask that uh that that matter be brought back information be brought back to the council as a future meeting uh so we can understand the positions on why R1 versus R1A. Uh, I wouldn't have thought seeing a site planet matters, but and I do I do know that when I was preparing for that, I saw that they had asked for 1A and staff was assigning R1, but I didn't see any presentation or mention of they weren't satisfied with one. Um, that's a miss on their part, but nonetheless, I don't I don't think I would have objected to 1A. So I I think this is the meeting we have to bring it back, ask to be brought back and so hopefully council agrees to just leave that to staff, you know, to bring it back to us. Uh which would mean that would include just the explanation of why it should be one or one a and what the differences would be so we can give direction on if we're willing to change. So, is that clear to staff what the ask is?

I support that as well. I'd agree with that. I agree. Okay. I agree. Mayor, if it's okay with you, we'll go ahead and put something in this Friday report to prep that up. Sure. And then uh we'll just push that to you and then we'll be ready to go before the next council meeting. I don't know that there's an urgency for the next council meeting. I think I think I had to add we one of us had to bring it up because it's not the second reading doesn't happen until the site plan which is still a while. So staff can bring it back when it's appropriate. I think there needs to be a motion made and a majority to agree. Okay. So a motion to have it brought back motion to bring back R1 versus R1A on on the Beacon property on the

Beacon Park property. Second motion in a second. Thank you for clarifying. Yep. So, mayor, what you're talking about is bringing back your for consideration of your vote on first reading on that ordinance. Is that what has to happen if to proceed?

Well, you can't just dis I mean the the vote was for R1. My understanding of dialogue that's gone on outside of these chambers and lobbying that's gone on with me is well, you know, we didn't want that zoning district assigned to the property and council needs to reconsider its vote. So if if that's what you're intending to do, then

the direction we gave that night was bring it back to us. But now we're being more specific because I understand that it may need to be have been brought up. So yes, that's what we're making. Well, if it's if it's brought back to you and you don't and you don't take any action, the vote stands. Exactly. Yeah. Right. So that's why I'm saying if if it if that's your intent is to revisit your vote potentially just on the R1 versus R then the motion is to reconsider whatever number the ordinance that was it was missed. It wasn't discussed. It was discussed in PNZ. It wasn't discussed Yep. on council. So I just want to make sure we have all information

agreed forward. So what's the ordinance number? Anybody? Well, hold on because we had the minutes here. So, it should be in the minutes. Okay. Uh 7 7 ordinance 726 I believe. um which is I'm reading here from page six of the minutes is the one where uh we acted upon zoning of

the motion would need to be from a member of the prevailing side and it would be to reconsider ordinance 726 726 motion to reconsider ordinance sorry what was it 7 726-26 I'll second motion to second all in favor signify by saying I

I motion carries. Uh, next item and I know we're going to be getting a presentation, but um I just feel compelled to just some share one item here about the resident survey. Um, you know, 10% of the resident survey rating attributes place the town of Jupiter at national or state of Florida community benchmark percentile levels above 90%. I think that's extraordinary. 69 53% we received statistically higher ratings uh which means at least 10 points above the benchmark of other peer Florida communities. So, it's extraordinary and there's so many that are good, but I'm going to just choose tonight to pick out one to emphasize is that the overall customer service by Jupiter employees that

um basically, you know, it was greater than 90% of the national benchmark and greater than 92% of the state. That's incredible. So, kudos to our staff. I'm sure the town manager may have shared that with them, but I wanted them to hear that from the dis as well. Um, next item. Um, you know, talking about the hiring, it's incredible the team effort. Um, and it's not lost on any of us the effort it takes to do the hiring, you know, with really out without having upsized staff to process all that. So I mean that's a best effort best anywhere effort you know I work for a big company work for a big company where it's easier to just tag team it but for the team to do this it just

extraordinary

extraordinary teamwork um I um also want to say as I've gone to some of these uh swearing in ceremonies and I'm delighted by the friendly banter and teasing between our two public safety departments. But let it be known by our police department that we've never received invites to go to swearing in the ceremonies. And I don't mean that in a negative way, but I wouldn't want I mean other than like the chief and whatever. I wouldn't want our police over the years who said, "Gee, Jim's going to these swearing in ceremonies. Well, I'm getting invited, right? But we don't normally they're swearing in on police officers on some regular basis. And uh and so you you can't attend I'm not saying I could attend all of them, but you can't attend if you never get an invite. Right. That goes for all of us here. So, I just won't have said that. Right.

They hear about them after they have to. Exactly.

So, again, I just don't want our police officers think, gee, that council, they care about the fire department. No, no, we get invited. So um then um there's one another item in the weekly report brought to our attention and some of us have heard about this perhaps all of us. Um I know that the vice mayor and I did we met with the county engineer some time back about this in local agreement request for traffic control jurisdiction. Um and um again staff did a great job on this thing cuz right in the bottom it says and this is an ask now it says town council may wish to seek guidance from the town attorney regarding statutory authority and liability implications before considering execution of any interlocal agreement. So asked the it was in the weekly report the details of what that's about. Uh Mr. bird. Um, I know you may not have seen it, but I'm I'm asking I'm bringing it up as you ask us to do here and officially making that ask. Um, you know, when vice mayor and I met with the county engineer, it was kind of said, well, everybody else has done it and there's really no financial implications. Do you remember hearing that? Mhm.

So then I came back and this is 6 months back or whenever it sounds like they may still be saying that but the words may not say that. So that's why we want our town attorney to look at it is somehow and I'm only reading this for the audience or if council hadn't yet seen the weekly report and I don't always read it right away but they're asking us to state that it's our responsibility which causes a question about are we going to be taking over stuff responsibility for stuff that we never had before. So I'm nervous about it. staff was. That's why we want our town attorney to advise on this and it may take a while to advise on it. So, just we're not going to act until we get the guidance if that takes a week, two weeks, three, whatever. But apparently others reportedly have done it. Um, but

Mayor, I'm going to need clarity from staff on Exactly. I mean, that's a pretty broad subject. Is there any liability? No, no. There's a there's a onepage write up. So, I'm saying get him the onepage write up and he looks at what you have. Tom, this this is we've had this in our Friday discussions. When you see it, you'll clearly understand. No, I I I know what it is, but I mean, I know what the jurisdictional question is. I'm concerned about well what what specifically what specific liability is the staff concerned about here? Financial.

Oh, okay. Is it a financial? So, I I just leave it at that. They can

It's financial and it's jurisdictional and it it keeps changing. The goalposts keep changing on that. And so we've just given an update in the Friday report and as a matter of fact I think the county wants to meet with us again and they want to bring their attorney and so what our contention is that we're not meeting we will meet with them but we're bringing our attorney and so I wish I could give you more details but I'm not really sure we have all the details because the goalpost keep changing on it. So what came out in the Friday report wasformational purposes for you as well.

No, I understand and I appreciate that. But also just to add some different dimension to this, the lack of having an interlocal agreement was holding up for a year, the county proceeding with doing a traffic signal at Tonap Penna in in Central Boulevard that had passed the warrants to get one and uh you know, but for you know, more collaborative work with between our town manager and the new county administrator, it's proceeding, But the point is is this apparently is a big deal to them. And uh if staff's not comfortable, we're not comfortable, you know, signing on to an agreement. So that's why again, that's why I was pretty clear here. I don't think this is a quick and easy one. But but for it to move along, you're going to have to wait share back to us, represent us uh in the conversations. uh uh does seem to make sense that we could take on responsibility for a road that's clearly the counties, but that's what they're asking, right? It's different if it was on our roads. It's on the county roads, right?

As far as I know, mayor, again, the goal post keep moving with this agreed

with this uh issue. I don't know that any of us up here on council really know much about it other than a pretty high level. Um so then um just the last item um you know as I reflect and each time we pass another milestone with our fire department um I'm so delighted with um but as I reflect and don't anybody think or ask because I'm going to answer who was the first JFRD employee. And from my perspective, it was not our fire chief. It was Scott Reynolds. No, I say that because you know what? In the beginning, until we had anybody. I always say that he did an extraordinary job, which you know some a professional doesn't always know outside of the area of expertise, right? So, do we all remember those that were here, right? him getting up there and I know we had a consultant or whatever, but to this day I'm still impressed. So if you were to ask me who was the first employee, so I'm glad he finally got his badge. Thank you, town manager, for helping him to get that right. It was well earned on his part.

He really stuck his neck out, didn't he? Well, I mean, you know, somebody had to be sharing with us information, right? And he would he was must have been working 80 hours a week back in those days, you know. He sure was, mayor. And um I would say the second employee was probably Shawn Reed because Sean No, he was the one that stand in front of the group and and he would just get there was a lot of people thrown at him. There there was a lot of people that were stepping in. No. Well, the whole thing's been a team effort. Just think about even the hiring, how many people are involved and everything. It's incredible. But but in the beginning, if we didn't have somebody that was representing staff,

you know, um presenting, you know, Mary, can you see them laughing back there behind? Yeah, they think we don't see them. We see them. Anyway, um so with that, the time is now 9:31. I'll adjourn the meeting. I know. Sorry. Oh, I know, doesn't it? But do you agree with me? But oh my gosh, it was Well, but he knew the topic, not just numbers, right?