>> MAYOR: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO OUR CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP THIS MONDAY, APRIL 20th, 2026, AT 9 A.M. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN. >> YES, MA'AM. >> COUNCILMAN PICKETT. >> YES, MA'AM. >> MAYOR MARTIN. >> MAYOR: HERE, MA'AM. >> COUNCILMAN BONNA. >> YES, MA'AM. >> AND VICE MAYOR CARABALLO. >> HERE, MA'AM. >> MAYOR: PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] >> MAYOR: ONTO PUBLIC TO BE HEARD. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? SEEING NO ONE, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD. MOVING ONTO ITEM 5, NEW BUSINESS, 5A, TENTATIVELY APPROVE THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2027-2031. MS. LAMAR. >> YES, GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE SOME OPEN REMARKS AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO CAROLINE, BUT I FIRST WANTED TO THANK THE TEAM THAT HAS WORKED REALLY HARD AT BRINGING THIS CAPITAL PROGRAM IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. THE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REPRESENTS MONTHS OF HARD WORK ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. MANY DEPARTMENTS PARTNER TOGETHER WITH THE BUDGET TEAM, TO BUILD A RESPONSIBLE, LONG RANGE PLAN THAT REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND OUR SHARED VISION FOR THE FUTURE. THIS FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE PROJECTS THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE TOLD US THROUGH THE CITIZENS' SUMMIT AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS THAT WE HAVE DONE TO FOCUS ON PROJECTS FOR ROADS, PUBLIC SAFETY, UTILITIES, STORMWATER, PARKS, AND RECREATION. AT THE SAME TIME, THIS PLAN DOES RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR A MEASURED APPROACH. THE PACE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION HAS SLOWED, AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED COSTS FOR CURRENT PROJECTS. BECAUSE OF THESE PRESSURES, THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES WHEN WE DRAFTED THIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, SEVERAL PROJECTS YOU'LL SEE HAVE BEEN DEFERRED, HOWEVER, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE OUR NEEDS AND THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CRITICAL TOO CONTINUE THE CITY'S VISION. AS WE CONSIDER INFLATION AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE SUPPORTED THESE PROGRAMS, THESE PROJECTS IN FRONT OF YOU WITH A BALANCE OF MIX OF GRANTS, RESERVES, BONDS, AND DEDICATED REVENUES. SO I WANT TO THANK CAROLINE FOR HER TIME AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE STAFF SUPPORT AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE HERE PREPARED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. MADAM MAYOR, MADAM VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE PRESENT, FOR THE RECORD, CAROLINE STURGIS, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. I WANT TO THANK CHIEF ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LAMAR FOR THE INTRODUCTION. TODAY I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE FISCAL YEAR 2027-2031 PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OR C IP. THE PLAN REPRESENTS OUR ROAD MAP FOR RESPONSIBLY INVESTING IN PORT ST. LUCIE'S FUTURE. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, TODAY I AM JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET TEAM AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. ONCE AGAIN, WOULD LIKE REALLY LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN RECENT MONTHS IN COLLABORATION WITH BOTH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AS WE PLAN THE PROPOSED CIP BUDGET THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU. THEREFORE, LET'S DIVE IN. TODAY I WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE CIP PROJECTS. REVIEW ALIGNMENT CAN ALIGNMENT S PRIORITIES AND CONCLUDE WITH TENTATIVE APPROVAL OF BOTH THE FIVE-YEAR CIP AND THE FISCAL YEAR 26-27 CAPITAL BUDGET. THE CIT IS -- CIP IS OUR LONG-TERM PLANNING TOOL FOR MAJOR INVESTMENTS, PROJECTS SUCH AS ROADS, PARKS, PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES, STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS, AND UTILITIES. IS AND PHAWDZ -- IT INCLUDES PRT COSTS, TIMELINES, AND FUNDING SOURCES. THIS FIVE-YEAR PLAN IS CLOSELY TIED TO THE OPERATING BUDGET ENSURING WE CAN SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT PRESSURES, CONSTRUCTION SLOWDOWN IS REDUCING REVENUE GROWTH, MOBILITY FEE REVENUES HAVE DECLINED ALMOST BY 50% AND PROJECTS ALREADY UNDERWAY ARE COSTING HIGHER THAN BUDGETED COSTS TO COMPLETE. THESE IMPACTS REDUCED THE NUMBER OF NEW PROJECTS THAT WE CAN ADVANCE. THE BUDGET PROCESS STARTS OFF WIT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED STRATEGIC PLAN. THEN THE CITY MANAGER PROVIDES DIRECTION TO CITY DEPARTMENTS BASED ON CITY COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES. DEPARTMENTS COMPLETE PROJECT WORK -- PROJECT REQUEST FORMS, WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND PRELIMINARY DECISIONS ARE MADE FOR THE PROPOSED CIP. THIS YEAR DEPARTMENTS SUBMITTED 427 PROJECT REQUESTS THAT TOTALED 1 -- I'M SORRY, $1.7 BILLION: BASED ON AVAILABLE REVENUE AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES, WE ARE RECOMMENDING 238 PROJECTS IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $1.1 BILLION. AND 71 PROJECTS IN THE FIRST YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF $244 MILLION. THIS BUDGET ACKNOWLEDGES ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND UNCERTAINTIES. NOT ALL REQUESTED PROJECTS CAN BE FUNDED, AND NUMBER WERE DEFERRED TO FUTURE YEARS DUE TO FISCAL CONSTRAINTS. PROJECTS WERE PRIORITIZED IN CONSIDERATION OFA OF APPLYING STEWARDSHIP OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THIS GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATES HOW FUNDING IS DISTRIBUTED BY CATEGORY. THE UTILITY SYSTEM CIP REPRESENTS THE LARGEST SHARE OF NEARLY 68%, FOLLOWED BY THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT ROAD AND BRIDGE, PARKS, AND ITS -- AND THE HALF CENT SALES TAX. THIS REFLECTS THE SCALE AND COMPLEXPLEXITY OF THE INFRASTRUE INVESTMENTS NECESSARY TO SECURE OUR POPULATION GROWTH. THE UTILITY SYSTEM IS SUPPORTED BY USER FEES AND NOT PROPERTY TAXES. WE ARE RECOMMENDING A FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET OF $990 MILLION WITH A TOTAL OF 187 PROJECTS FUNDED ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES. HERE I MUST NOTE THAT THE TOTAL EXCLUDES STORMWATER AND GOLF COURSE PROJECTS, WHICH ARE FUNDED BY THE OPERATING REVENUE AND THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE OPERATING BUDGET WHICH WILL BE COMING BEFORE YOU IN JULY. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27, WE ARE RECOMMENDING A ONE-YEAR CAPITAL BUDGET OF $2,226.3 MILLION WITH A TOTAL OF 60 PROJECTS FUNDED ACROSS ALL FUNDS, EXCEPT FOR THE STORMWATER AND GOLF COURSE AS THOSE WILL BE IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. THIS WILL REPRESENT YEAR 1 OF THE CIP. THE GENERAL FUND CIP SUPPORTS COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS, IT IS FUNDED BY AD VALOREM TAX REVENUES, GRANTS, RESERVES, AND BOND FINANCING. KEY PROJECTS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PERIOD INCLUDE POLICE BUILDING RENOVATIONS, PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, AND EXPANSION, PLAYGROUND UPGRADES, AND SAFETY RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. THE RECOMMENDED FIVE-YEAR CANTLE EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS $62.5 MILLION AND IT INCLUDES 52 PROJECTS. REVENUE SOURCES INCLUDE PAY AS YOU GO OR PAY-GO STRATEGIES, GRANTS, AND BOND FINANCING. IN YEAR ONE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING $1.3 MILLION FOR RENOVATIONS AT BUILDINGS B AND C. THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT REQUEST OF $3 MILLION INCLUDE RENOVATIONS AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AT CITY HALL, IMPACT GLASS WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE POLICE BUILDING, FUNDS ARE ALSO BEING CARRIED FORWARD FOR THE DESIGN OF A NEW BUILDING TO HOUSE THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS PARKS AND RECREATION REQUESTS FUNDING FOR REPLACEMENT OF A 21-YEAR-OLD INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AT McCHESNEY PARK. RIVERLAND PASEAU PARKING LAND EXPANSION TO -- PASEO PARKING LAND EXPANSION TO MEET UNEXPECTED PARKING DEMANDS. SPORTS LIGHTING AT SPORTSMAN PARK TO BOOST FIELD COVERAGE, IMPROVE SECURITY AND SAFETY ON-SITE, AND ENABLE NIGHTTIME RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. PARKS AND RECREATION'S TOTAL, YEAR 1 ASK IS $5.3 MILLION. THE MID-FLORIDA EVENT CENTER IS REQUESTING $1 MILLION FOR REPLACEMENT OF ONE CHILLER THAT HAS REACHED ITS END OF SERVICE LIFE. AND ROOF DECK LIGHTING IN THE PARKING GARAGE REPLACING THE 20-YEAR-OLD OUTDATED SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT OF THE WEST GARAGE ELEVATOR WHICH HAS EXCEEDED ITS LIFE SPAN AND IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. THE PARKS IMPACT FEE FUND IS DRIVEN BY ECONOMIC GROWTH, AS NEW DEVELOPMENT OCCURS AND IMPACT FEES INCREASE, WE'RE ABLE TO BRING MORE PARK IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECTS ONLINE. FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE PROJECTING REVENUES OF $4 MILLION. KEY PROJECTS INCLUDE ENHANCEMENTS TO ROSSER LAKES, TORINO AND TRADITION REGIONAL PARKS, ALONG WITH EXPANDED SAFETY, LIGHTING, AND RECREATIONAL FEATURES FOR OUR GROWING COMMUNITY. INGOLF COURSE CIP -- THE GOLF COURSE CIT BALANCES PROJECT NEEDS WITH GOLF COURSE REVENUE, SUPPLEMENTED WITH GENERAL FUND TRANSFERS, TRANSFERS. PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE BUNKER, TEE, AND GREEN RENOVATIONS. IRRIGATION SYSTEM UPGRADES, AND A TRAINING CENTER TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FACILITY FOR ALL AGES. THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CIP IS SUPPORTED BY REVENUES GENERATED IN FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS IN THE CITY. $7.1 MILLION IS BEING REQUESTED IN YEAR 1 TO SUPPORT REDEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES WITHIN THE CRA DISTRICTS. CRA PROJECTS FOCUS ON REVITALIZATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING WALTON AND ONE NEW CITY ANNEX RENOVATIONS, VARIOUS RENOVATIONS AND UPGRADES AT THE MID-FLORIDA EVENT CENTER, AND A GATEWAY SIGNAGE AT THE PORT DISTRICT. OUR ROAD AND BRIDGE CIP IS DRIVEN BY GAS TAX REVENUE, MOBILITY FEES, INTEREST INCOME, AND BOND CAPACITY. MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDE CITYWIDE RESURFACING, NEW SIDEWALKS, ADA IMPROVEMENTS, TRAFFIC CALMING, AND SIGNIFICANT WIDENING -- ROAD WIDENING PROJECTS SUCH AS GATLIN AND SAVONA AND PORT ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD. THESE INVESTMENTS WILL REDUCE CONGESTION, IMPROVE SAFETY EXPCIALTION ENHANCE MOBILITY. AND ENHANCE MOBILITY. THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND SOURCES OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN IS A TOTAL OF $71.7 MILLION. THIS FUND AS WELL AS THE STORMWATER AND UTILITY SYSTEM ANTICIPATES SIGNIFICANT BOND PROCEEDS AND DEBT TO HELP ADVANCE CRITICALLY LONG-TERM CAPITAL INVESTMENTS. THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT NOW INSTEAD OF USING ALL CASH RESERVES OR PAY-GO STRATEGIES WILL ALLOW NEW GROWTH TO SHARE IN THE LONG-TERM VEMT -- INVESTMENT COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION THAT WILL SERVE CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. ACROSS ALL FUNDS, WE ARE PROJECTING A BOND NEED OF $784 MILLION OVER THE FIVE-YEAR PROPOSED CIP. THAT WILL REQUIRE FINANCING TO SUPPORT THESE ESSENTIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS. AS THE CITY REMAINS COMMITTED TO REDUCING LONG-TERM DEBT THROUGH SCHEDULED PAYMENTS, EARLY RETIREMENTS, AND REFUNDING, CITY STAFF WILL UPHOLD ITS PRUDENT FINANCIAL AND DEBT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, THIS STRATEGIC APPROACH WILL POSITION THE CITY FOR FAVORABLE INTEREST RATES ON FUTURE BORROWING, ENSURING RESPONSIBLE DEBT MANAGEMENT AND MAXIMIZING COST SAVINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. $200,000 IS REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATION DIVISION TO SUPPORT LAND ACQUISITION IN YEAR 1 OF THE CIP. REFLECTED ON THIS SLIDE AND THE NEXT SLIDE IS A TOTAL OF $45 MILLION FOR ROAD WIDENING AND MOBILITY IMPROVEMEN PROJECTS INCLUDING GATLIN AND SAVONA, PHASE 2, PORT ST. LUCIE BOULEVARD FROM BECKER TO PAR, TRADITION AND VILLAGE WAY, ST. LUCIE WEST BOULEVARD FROM PEACOCK TO CASHMERE, THE STREET DIVISION IS REQUESTING $4.7 MILLION TO SUPPORT ANNUAL RESURFACING OF STREETS AND SIDEWALK REPAIRS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE TO BE ESSENTIAL TO PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS FROM FLOODING. THE PLAN INCLUDES CULVERT REPLACEMENT PRANLZ, BASIN IMPROVEMENTS, CANNEL SLOPE RESTORATION, WATER QUALITY UPGRADES, AND MAJOR MULTIYEAR DRAINAGE PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE STORMWATER CIP IMPROVE BOTH SAFETY AND WATER QUALITY. SLIDES 26 AND 27 TOTAL $18 MILLION, REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DRAINAGE DIVISION FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CIP. PROJECTS INCLUDE OAK HAMMOCK WATERSHED IMPROVEMENTS, REPLACEMENT OF AGING AND INADEQUATE, A SWALE LINER TO HELP REDUCE FLOODING IN MAJOR ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, OAK -- BASIN IMPROVEMENTS, PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR ACCESS TO WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE, E-8 DOWNSTREAM REPAIRS OF B-15. AND ALSO THE DESIGN AND GRANT COORDINATION FOR FUTURE WATER QUALITY PROJECTS. MOVING ONTO HALF CENT SALES TAX, THE VOTER APPROVED HALF CENT SALES TAX CONTINUES TO DELIVER RESULTS. THIS FUND FUNDS ROAD WIDENING, ROADWAY RESURFACE, AND SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION. 15 TO 20% OF TAX REVENUES SUPPORTING THIS FUND COME FROM NONRESIDENTS. $13.2 MILLION IS REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATION DIVISION TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD WIDENING SOUTH OF ST. LUCIE WEST BOULEVARD. GATGATLIN BOULEVARD RESURFACING, ANNUAL RESURFACING THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND NEW SIDEWALKS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED 10-YEAR SIDEWALK PLAN. THE SIDEWALK FUND, LARGEST CIT ENSURES RELIABLE WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. PROJECTS INCLUDE NEW WELLS, TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSIONS, ADVANCED WATER QUALITY SYSTEMS, CITYWIDE PIPE REPLACEMENT, LIFT STATION UPGRADES, AND MULTIYEAR IMPROVEMENTS TO BOTH WATER AND WATER -- WE SHOULDWATER WE SHOUR FACILITIES. PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE CIP WILL ENSURE RELIABILITY, CAPACITY, AND GROWTH PLANNING. THE JAMES E. ANDERSON WATER TREATMENT FACILITY REQUESTS FUNDING OF $5.6 MILLION IN YEAR 1 FOR THREE FLORIDAN WELLS. THIS IS A REQUIRED PROJECT BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DUE TO A CHANGE IN GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS. $71 MILLION IS REQUESTED FOR THE RANGELINE ROAD DISCOVERY WAY REVERSE OSMOSIS INJECTION WELL SYSTEM AND MONITORING WELL TO PROVIDE DISPOSAL FOR CONCENTRATE WASTE. THE RANGELINE, THE RANGELINE ROAD DISCOVERY WAY REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SIX FLORIDAN WELLS TO INCREASE THE UTILITY SYSTEM WATER SUPPLY CAPACITY AND ACCOMMODATE NEW DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE GROWTH. $7 MILLION IS REQUESTED BY THE WATER DISTRIBUTION PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE DIVISION FOR PSL BOULEVARDS SEGMENTS 1 FROM BECKER ROAD TO PAR DRIVE. THE RELOCATION OF LOW PRESSURE MAIN, FORCE MAIN, AND WATER MAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A ROAD WIDENING PROJECT INSTALLING A 16-INCH WATER MAIN ALONG GLADES CUT-OFF ROAD AS PART OF PHASE 1, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2012 WATER MASTER PLAN RELOCATING 12-INCH AND 16-INCH WATER LINES -- ON MID-WAY FROM JENKINS TO GLADES CUT-OFF. $7 MILLION IS REQUESTED FOR A NEW WAREHOUSE AT NORTHPORT TO MEET CONTINUED GROWTH AND STORAGE CAPACITY FOR MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR DAILY PROJECTS AND TASKS. $1.6 MILLION FOR CITYWIDE REPLACEMENT OF LIFT STATIONS TO REPRESENT RAW SEWAGE SPILLS AND OVERFLOWS. AND $12 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO 4 MILLION-GALLON UPSET TANKS AND PUMP STATION TO MEET THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT SYSTEMS $20 MILLION IS REQUESTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INJECTION WELL SYSTEM FOR THE GLADES WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY AND EXPANSION. ALL OF THESE PROJECTS WILL ACCOMMODATE NEW DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE GROWTH. $14.8 MILLION IS REQUESTED FOR WASTEWATER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS INCLUDING INSTALLING A $16-INCH PARALLEL FORCE MAIN ALONG BECKER ROAD AND DARWIN BOULEVARD TO SUPPORT CONTINUED GROWTH IN THE SOUTHEAST SERVICE AREA, AND THE NORTHPORT BOOSTER PUMP FORCE MAIN TO DIRECT ADDITIONAL FLOW FROM THE NORTHPORT SERVICE AREA TO THE GLADES WASTEWATER TREATMENT TREATMENT PLANT. IN TOTAL THE FISCAL YEARS 2027-2031CIP INCLUDES 238 PROJECTS TOTAL 1.1 DLFER BILLION WITH ANOTHER -- $1.1 BILLION WITH ANOTHER 189 PROJECTS IDENTIFIED FOR YEARS 6 THROUGH 10. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SCALE OF THE NEED AND OUR GROWING COMMUNITY AND OUR COMMITMENT TO LONG-TERM PLANNING. STAFF WILL KEEP FOCUS ON STRATEGIC FORESIGHT AND RESPONSIBLE PLANNING. WHILE TODAY'S REQUEST FOR THE FIVE-YEAR CIP, WE ARE ALSO MAINTAINING A LONG RANGE PLAN FOR YEARS SIX THROUGH TEN. THESE PROJECTS INCLUDE MAJOR ROAD EXPANSIONS, EXTENSIVE PARK IMPROVEMENTS, STORMWATER UPGRADES, AND ADDITIONAL UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED TO SERVE A FUTURE POPULATION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW. CURRENT PLANNING DOES NOT COMMIT TO FUNDING FOR YEARS 6 THROUGH 10, HOWEVER, IT DOES POSITION THE CITY FOR THE FUTURE. SLIDES 39 AND 40 DISPLAY PROJECTS BEING PLANNED OUT IN THE OUTYEARS FOR THE GENERAL FUND. I WILL JUST DISPLAY THESE SLIDES AND NOT REALLY SPEND MUCH TIME DISCUSSING THE PROJECTS THAT ARE DISEGE -- BEING DEFERRED. LIKEWISE THESE ARE THE PROJECTS AND PARKS IMPACT FEE AND THE GOLF COURSE CIP FOR YEARS 6 THROUGH 10. SLIDES 42 AND 43 DISPLAY THE ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS FOR A TOTAL OF 29 PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING PLANNED FOR YEARS 6 THROUGH 10. HERE ARE THE STORMWATER AND THE HALF CENT SALES TAX PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING PROGRAMMED FOR THE OUTYEARS. THE UTILITY SYSTEM CIP INCLUDES 22 PROJECTS BEING PLANNED FOR YEARS 6 AND ON. >> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, STAFF RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR TENTATIVE APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEARS 2027-20 UP THERE PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 CAPITAL BUDGET. THE PLAN DOES REFLECT YOUR PRIORITIES, IT SUPPORTS ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND IT ENSURES PORT ST. LUCIE REMAINS A SAFE, VIBRANT, AND WELL MANAGED COMMUNITY. THIS COMPLETES THE PRESENTATION FOR TODAY. STAFF AND I DO STAND READY AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. COUNCIL, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OAK HAMMOCK. WE'RE SPREADING IT OVER FOUR YEARS. WE KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM NOW. WHY CAN'T WE BOND THE WHOLE PROJECT AND START IT NOW INSTEAD OF GOING OVER FOUR YEARS AND CONTINUE GOING THROUGH WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH FOR THE PAST YEARS? >> MAYOR: WHY DON'T WE HAVE COLT COME UP AND TALK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE -- YOU MENTION I WROTE DOWN ABOUT THE PHASES. >> SURE, I WILL ALLOW COLT TO ELABORATE ON MORE DETAILS BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION REGARDING FINANCE, ALL OF IT UP FRONT INSTEAD OF PHASING IT OUT, WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS THAT WITH THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS WE DO HAVE THE DESIGN BEFORE WE MOVE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION, SO WE'RE BEING STRATEGIC IN FINANCING DESIGN BEFORE WE FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION KNOWING THE CONSTRUCTION MAY HAPPEN ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 18 MONTHS AFTER THE DESIGN. SO INSTEAD OF GOING OUT AND BUYING -- BOND FINANCING IMMEDIATELY AND THEN HAVING TO PAY ON A PORTION OF THE PROJECT THAT WE WILL NOT GET STARTED, SO WE ARE STRATEGICALLY TIMING THE REQUESTING FOR BOND FINANCING OWHEN THOSE PROJECTS WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN SO TATS RR -- THAT'S WHEN YOU SEE THE FINANCING BEGIN AND I WILL ALLOW COLT TO ELABORATE. >> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU. IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND I FULLY HEAR AND UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO GET AS MUCH ACTIVITY DONE IN THE OAK HAMMOCK AREA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO ONE WANTS TO SEE WHAT WE HAD HAPPEN LAST SUMMER OR PREVIOUS SUMMERS. THE ONE THING WITH THIS PROJECT IS A COMPLEX MULTIPRONGED APPROACH TYPE OF PROJECT. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD A DESIGN CONSULTANT HERE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE TO CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL. PART OF THAT IS GOING TO BE A PHASED APPROACH ON TRYING TO TACKLE THIS PROJECT. AND BY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A DESIGN WITH A STORMWATER MODEL THAT TELLS US WHAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO NEED INTERCONNECTING CULVERTS TO CONNECT ALL THESE OOF THESE CANALS INTO ONE CENTRALIZED LOCATION TO INSTALL A PUMP STATION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME STORMWATER STORAGE WATER QUALITY TREATMENT AREAS ALONG WITH THIS, AND THEN ALSO THIS WILL BE RAISING THE INTERSECTION ON CALIFORNIA AND SAVONA. BUT IT'S GOT TO BE DONE IN A SEQUENTIAL TYPE OF TIME FRAME. WE CAN'T RAISE THE INTERSECTION BEFORE WE PROVIDE THE STORAGE VOLUME FOR THAT TYPE OF INTERSECTION. BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE HEARD THE CALL AND WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ACCELERATE AND GET AS MANY SHOVELS IN THE GROUND 12345Z AS SOON AS WE HUMY CAN. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL FURTHER DETAIL QUESTIONS, REDSY FOR ANY THAT YOU MAY HAVE. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST, LIVING CLOSE TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, AND HAVING TO DRIVE THROUGH THERE, I WOULD, MY HEART GOES OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE EVERY TIME IT DOES RAIN BECAUSE THOSE STREETS FLOOD AND THE QUICKER WE CAN GET IT DONE, THE BETTER OFF WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND WHAT I ENVISION IN SOME OF THE PHASE 1 TYPE OF PROJECTS WOULD BE CREATING THE STORAGE AREAS AND GETTING THE INTERCONNECTING CANAL PIPES INTO PLACE, AND THEN THAT WAY THE LATER PHASES WILL BE THE ACTUAL PUMP STATION TO HELP PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE AND YOU KNOW DISCHARGE CAPABILITIES THAT WE CURRENTLY ARE STRUGGLING WITH BECAUSE OF SOUTH FLORIDA CANAL STAGE IS SO HIGH AND THEREFORE, WE HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING OUR GRAVITY FED SYSTEM OUT. >> THANK YOU. >> SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE FROM A DESIGN BUILD STANDPOINT AS OPPOSED TO DESIGN FIRST THEN CONSTRUCTION? IS THAT. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> MAYOR: AS A RESULT BECAUSE OF ALL THE COMPLEXITIES? >> YES, AND TO AN EXTENT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DESIRE BUILT BECAUSE -- DESIGN BUILD BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO HAVING THE MODEL THAT HAS TO GET DONE TO TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO DO. BUT THAT'S WHRAI WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS PHASED APPROACH. THAT WAY THEY CAN PHASE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF IS WHILE THEY'RE DESIGNING THE ENTIRE COMPLEXITY OF THE JOB. SO IN ESSENCE WHERE WE CAN DO A DESIGN TYPE OF BUILD ASPECT, THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THESE CULVERTS AND STORAGE. >> MAYOR: BUT I KNOW WE ARE WORKING ON PROPERTYING A PROPERN FOR THAT AREA AT THIS TIME, RIGHT? >> YES, WE HAVE BEEN WICKERRING WITH THE -- WORKING WITH THE HIGH PERFORMING PUBLIC PLACES GROUP AND THE AREA ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CLURCH AND BUYING A PORTION OF THAT AND THAT R'S ONE AREA WE ARE TARGETG ADDITIONAL STORAGE FOR THE PROJECT. >> MAYOR: I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT JUST SITTING ON IT. THERE ARE ACTIVE THINGS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THAT, AND THEN HOW ARE WE FUNDING THE DESIGN, ARE WE USING THE COMMERCIAL PAPER ASPECT OR ARE WE BONDING THE DESIGN? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF FUNDING THE DESIGN? WHERE DO WE HAVE FUNDS FOR THAT SAVED? >> SURE. WE ARE USING A MIXED APPROACH WITH OUR FINANCING. SOME OUR OUR PROJECTS ARE USING SHORTTERNAL COMMERCIAL PAPER AND THEN -- SHORT-TERM COMMERCIAL PAPER AND THEN OTHER OF OUR PROJECTS ARE USING 10 YEAR THROUGH 30-YEAR FINANCING. >> MAYOR: WHAT ABOUT THIS? HOW ARE WE FUNDING THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE $8 MILLION, $8 MILLION, $7 MILLION AND $7 MILLION BUT FOR THIS FIRST PHASE GAUCHE INTO NEXT -- GOING INTO NEXT YEAR, HOW ARE WE FUNDING THE FIRST $8 MILLION. >> SURE, WE'RE BRINGING UP OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR TO PROVIDE US DETAILS. >> GOOD MORNING. STEVEN OKIYE, FINANCE DIRECTOR, GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. WE ARE USING A MIXED APPROACH. WE ARE USING COMMERCIAL PAPER TO FUND THE FIRST PHASE OF IT. IN ORDER FOR US TO JUST GET A TRAJECTY OF HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET PAST THE DESIGN PORTION UNTIL WE GO OUT TO ISSUE THAT LONG-TERM BOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> IT MAY BE A COUPLE OF SERIES WITH THE BAWNSDZ. IT JUST DEPENDS -- BONDS T. JUST DEPENDS ON THE CONSTRUCTION. SO THE FIRST SERIES AS AN EXAMPLE MAY JUST ENCOMPASS ROUGHLY $20 MILLION OF IT, AND THEN THE SECOND SERIES OF THE BOND WOULD ENCOMPASS LARGER CHUNK OF IT. AS IT PROCEEDS. >> MAYOR: AND THE REASON WHY WE DO THAT, WHY WE'RE DOING THAT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN? >> THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THAT IS TO REALLY TIME THE BOND FINANCING ALONG WITH THE PROJECT SO THAT THE CITY AND THE RESIDENTS ARE NOT PAYING OUT ON DEBT THAT IT HASN'T, THAT IT DOESN'T NEED TO. BECAUSE AS WE GO OUT TO ISSUE BONDS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT INTEREST PAID, PAYMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO PAY ON ALONG WITH THE PRINCIPAL. IF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR US TO GO OUT AND START DOING THAT AT THAT TIME. >> MAYOR: GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COLT WITH REGARD TO THIS PROJECT? OR, ANYTHING ELSE? >> MAYOR: YOU GOOD? GO AHEAD. >> JUST, AND I KNOW STEVEN YOU WENT ALL THE WAY BACK THERE BUT JUST A QUESTION ON THE BONDING FOR DESIGN. ARE WE BONDING AT ALL FOR DESIGN OR IS IT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> MAYOR: IT'S COMMERCIAL PAPER. >> COMMERCIAL PAPER IS WHAT WE'RE USING FOR DESIGN ON ALL OUR PROJECTS. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW CAN YOU COL FEELS ABOUT THIS BUT WHENEVER WE GO FOR APPROPRIATION REQUESTS, TYPICALLY THEY DON'T DO FUNDING FOR THE ACTUAL REQUESTS UNLESS IT'S FOR CONSTRUCTION OR THE SHOVEL READY PORTION AND PERSONALLY I THINK THAT'S SOUND BUSINESS STRATEGY IN GENERAL. I THINK YOU KNOW WHEN IT LOOKS, WHEN WE LOOK AT DESIGN I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT LIKE TO SEE US EVERY BOND DESIGN. AND I SEE STEVEN SHAKING HIS HEAD NO WHICH IS GOOD. BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S BONDING SHOULD BE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SHOVEL READY PROJECTS. WITH THAT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO JUST MAKE A GENERAL COMMENT. I UNDERSTAND THE PRESENTATION AND FORMALITY IS REQUIRED IN THIS WAY BECAUSE THIS THIS IS HE HAVE TO VOTE AS A BODY AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THERE IS A SENSE OF FORMALITY OF HOW CITIES PRESENT CIPs AND BUDGETS. BUT JUST LIKE PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS OF TRANSPARENCY AND HOW WE PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW WHEN I START ON THE COUNCIL MANY YEARS AGO, I REMEMBER SAYING THAT TRANSPARENCY GOES BEYOND JUSTPLOIDING THE INFORMATION. IT'S HOW IT'S PRESENTED SO THE PUBLIC CAN CONSUME IT IN A WAY THAT'S DIGESTIBLE AND THEY CAN UNDERSTAND IT. I REMEMBER THOSE YEARS MADAM MAYOR AND I'M SURE YOU DO TOO WHEN WE CAME OUT WITH THE BUDGET IN BRIEF AND THERE WAS SOME REALLY INNOVATIVE COMMUNICATION PIECES THAT WENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT MAY HAVE EVEN GONE STALE AT THIS POINT BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE JUST GOTTEN SO USED TO SEEING THEM IN THAT FORMAT. I WOULD REALLY LIKE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ENCOURAGING THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO PREPARE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET THE CIP IN CLOSE IX TAME -- IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO COMMUNICATION BECAUSE THERE IS LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION IN HERE BUT NOBODY UNDERSTANDS IT. IF YOU TALK TO MOST PEOPLE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT A GENERAL CIP IS. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S OUR GENERAL FUND AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THEIR PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT ROAD AND BRIDGE IS NOT USUALLY FUNDED THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY TAX, IT'S ACTUALLY FUNDED THROUGH GAS TAX AND OTHER FORMATS. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT PARKS IMPACT FEES ARE NOT FUNDED BY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, BUT IT'S BY NEW GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PROPERTIES. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE UTILITY SYSTEM, THEY ARE LOOKING AT 67% OF THIS $990 MILLION THINKING ALL IT'S GOING TO IS UTILITIES. AND UTILITY FUND WHICH IS A NOT A PROPERTY TAX FUND IS ACTUALLY WHAT'S FUNDING THIS, AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S JUST BEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BROADLY STATEWIDE THAT I THINK HAS CONFUSED PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY, AND HAS NOT GIVEN THEM CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEIR DOLLARS ARE SPENT AND HOW THEY'RE COLLECTED, AND I REALLY WANT TO FIND A WAY AND I'M HOPING COMMUNICATIONS AND THE CM'S OFFICE CAN REALLY FIND A WAY NAT WHEN WE PRESENT THIS FOR FINAL APPROVAL, BECAUSE THIS IS TENTATIVE. AS WELL THIS YEAR'S BUDGET THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT PRESENTED IN A WAY, A FORMALITY BECAUSE IT'S REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION THAT WAY BUT ALSO IN A WAY THAT THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO BREAK DOWN THESE CATEGORIES BECAUSE EACH ONE OF US HAS GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF BEING UP HERE. AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF US COULD EVER SAY I KNEW WHAT ALL THAT MEANT WHEN I WALKED INTO THE DOOR. YOU KNOW, IT TOOK MANY OF US A LONG TIME TO UNDERSTAND THIS, AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT JUST TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS TRANSPARENT AND UNDERSTANDABLE FOR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE IN THE FUTURE SO I HOPE I'M SURE, I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN SUPPORT THAT BUT I'M SURE EVERYONE'S PROBABLY ON THE SAME PAGE TOO WITH WHAT YOU'RE SEEING AND WHAT I'M SEEING TOO. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILMAN BONNA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> SURE. I JUST LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION IN HERE. THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH ME AND GOING THROUGH IT. AS YOU DID WITH ALL THE COWBLES I'M SURE. YOU KNOW, ANYONE WHO SAYS THAT WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE OR PLANNING FOR OUR GROWTH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT TRUE BASED ON THIS, AND THERE ARE LOT OF INVESTMENTS WE HAD TO DEFER SOME THINGS BASED ON, BASED ON THE GLOBAL SCOPE OF THINGS, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND THE TOUGH DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE GOING INTO THIS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ALSO, I'D LIKE STEVEN COME UP REAL QUICK. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO SEE HIM GET UP AGAIN. [LAUGHTER] >> MAYOR: NEXT TIME YOU BETTER SIT A LITTLE CLOSER. [LAUGHTER] >> MAYOR: COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO? SO I HAVE A QUESTION WITH REGARD TO THE GOLF COURSE CIP $350,000 FOR A TRAINING CENTER. WHERE DID THAT COME FROM AND WHY IS THAT NECESSARY AT THIS TIME WHEN WE'RE SCALING BACK ON OTHER PROJECTS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON OUR PRIORITIES. >> GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYOR, BRAD KEEN, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. THE TRAINING CENTER IS, HAS BEEN ENVISIONED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AS A TEACHING CENTER FOR GOLF. IT -- IT WOULD SERVE AS AN AREA WHERE PRIVATE LESSONS, CAMPS, GROUP LESSONS COULD BE GIVEN. IT'S MERELY JUST A, AN INVESTMENT INTO THE COURSE. VERY SIMILAR TO THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE MADE ON THE DRIVING RANGE. IT'S BRINGS IT UP TO ANOTHER LEVEL. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'VE PROPOSED IT. >> MAYOR: BUT THEN YOU HAVE CART PATH REPAIRS WHICH IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, AND BUNKER RENOVATIONS WHICH IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE, AND THAT'S OUT IN '28. I WOULD THINK THAT THAT TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER A TRAINING CENTER. >> WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO CHECK OFF SOME OF THOSE MAINTENANCE ITEMS AS WE CAN IN EVERY YEAR THAT WE OPERATE SO THAT WE CAN USE SOME SURPLUSES IF FOUND ON OTHER PROJECTS, WE'LL APPLY IT TOWARD THAT. BUT AGAIN, THE IDEA OF A TRAINING CENTER IS JUST TO BRING THE SAINTS GOLF COURSE TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF WHAT WE OFFER IN SERVICES. >> MAYOR: OKAY. I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I DON'T REALLY FEEL THAT THAT IS A PRIORITY. I'M SORRY. THAT'S JUST HOW -- WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SCALING BACK AND FUNDING WHAT REAL PRIORITIES ARE KNOWING OUR MAINTENANCE ISSUES, KNOWING THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF, I JUST DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT. SO. >> CAN I -- >> MAYOR: I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT IT'S IN HERE. YES? >> SO KIND OF WHAT'S THE PLAN ON THAT OR YOU HAVE DATA OR PLAN TO SUGGEST IT'S GOING TO HELP WITH ROI OR KIND OF WHY DID YOU GUYS PUT IT IN THERE? >> SURE. SO WITH THE RECENT RENOVATIONS THAT WE'VE SEEN DONE IN, AT THE GOLF COURSE, WE ARE SEEING INCREASED REVENUES TO THE POINT WHERE THE GOLF COURSE NOW IS PRETTY MUCH SELF-SUSTAINING, IT IS GENERATING ENOUGH REVENUES FOR ITS OPERATING. WITH THIS ONE, FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT, THE ROI IS AT 18 MONTHS WHERE IT DOES PLAN ON TO BRING ON SUFFICIENT REVENUES TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF THE NEW TRAINING FACILITY ITSELF. >> MAYOR: THAT'S GREAT BULLET I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT -- BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SETHAT HAP -- SEE THAT HAPPEN FIRST BEFORE WE BUT MONEY INTO IT. THAT'S JUST -- AND WE REALLY NEED TO WORK ON GETTING THIS IN ITS OWN FUND AND GETTING IT OFF THE GENERAL FUND. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR YEARS, HASN'T HAPPENED YET. IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SELF-SUSTAINING AND HAS BEEN GETTING BETTER OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. COUNCILMAN PICKETT? >> WELL, WITH THIS TRAINING CENTER IS IT GOING TO REQUIRE MORE PEOPLE TO OPERATE IT? >> NO, SIR. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A TEACHING PRO UNDER CONTRACT THAT GIVES PRIVATE LESSONS AND GROUP LESSONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. HE WOULD OPERATE OUT OF THAT FACILITY. IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE ANYMORE STAFF ON THE GOLF COURSE -- THE SAINTS SIDE. >> MAYOR: YET WE HAVE AN ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY 2W4589 NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED -- THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED? RIGHT AND WE HAVE STRAYS OUT ON THE STREET ALL THE TIME AND DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ANIMAL CONTROL SPACE, BUT YET WE'RE GOING TO SAY OKAY TO FUNDING A TRAINING CENTER FOR A GOLF COURSE. I'M SORRY. TEUTS JUST, IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING TO ME WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PRIORITIES. >> MADAM MAYOR? >> MAYOR: YES, GO AHEAD. >> AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION. I THINK FOR ME YOU KNOW THE REASON WHY I'M OKAY MOVING FORWARD TW -- WITH IT, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN EXPENSE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY FROM PERCEPTION NOT NEEDED BUT THE REALITY IS IS THAT I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THE SAINTS GOLF COURSE WAS ACTUALLY A HALF A MILLION A YEAR UNDER AND THE GENERAL FUND WAS FUNDING IT. IT'S BREAKING EVEN. I THINK THE IMPORTANCE IS TO ENSURE THAT IT SUSTAINS ITSELF, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR THOSE ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS TO ACTUALLY BE COVERED WITH THE INCREASE OF REVENUE THAT'S GENERATED BECAUSE THAT TO ME IS THE BENEFIT OF THE ROI OF THAT TRAINING CENTER, NOT JUST TO CONTINUE TO ASSIST US TO BREAK EVEN BUT THEN FOR IT TO BE SELF-SUSTAINING TO THE POINT WHERE THE GOLF COURSE IS DOING ITS OWN MAINTENANCE. THE REASON WHY I'M ALSO OKAY IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE LEADERSHIP IS IN THE GOLF COURSE HAS PROVEN THAT YOU KNOW THAT WAS THE COMMITMENT. HE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS SELF-SUSTAINING AND HE WAS GOING TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE WHOLE. HE'S DONE -- HOLE. HE'S DONE THAT SO I'M GOING TO TRUST THIS IS GOING TO HAVE AN ROI AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE KEY PLAN IS HAVE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE MAINTENANCE ISSUES MOVING FORWARD BECAUSE LISTEN, I'M WITH YOU. FOR ME, TYPE OF AMENITIES LIKE THESE ARE PRIVATE SECTOR AMENITIES. THIS WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE PUBLIC SECTOR, SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE EITHER WE MAINTAIN IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S NOT COSTING THE TAXPAYERS ANYTHING OR WE GIVE IT UP. THAT'S KIND OF -- SO RIGHT NOW IT'S SUSTAINING ITSELF BUT I HOPE IT CONTINUES TO DO THAT IF NOT, YOU KNOW THEN WE'LL HAVE AN ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST, BUT TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, AND I AGREE WITH HER 100% WE DO NEED TO SEE THIS GO ONTO THE ENTERPRISE FUND AND I'M GOING TO REALLY BE LOOKING FOR STAFF AT THE BUDGET HEARING TO KIND OF TELL US WHEN THEY FEEL THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSFER THAT INTO AN ENTERPRISE FUND HOPEFULLY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> THANK YOU. >> BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT MOVING THIS THERE TO THE ENTERPRISE FUND FOR YEARS. AND HERE WE ARE STILL FUNDING IT. SO EITHER WE'RE GOING TOTO IT OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT SO I WOULD LIKE A SOLID ANSWER WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. >> MAYOR: COUNCILWOMAN MORGAN, I SAW YOU PUSH YOUR BUTTON. >> WELL I WAS GOING TO ECHO WHAT THE VICE MAYOR SAID. YES, WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR MANY YEARS SPHWR THIS TO BE AN ENTERPRISE -- FOR MANY YEARS FOR THIS TO BE AN ENTERPRISE. AT THE GREAT TO KNOW THEY ARE BREAKING EVEN OR VERY NEAR BREAKING EVEN. I THINK THAT IS, WE'VE BEEN ASKING OTHER, OTHERS TO TRY TO DO THAT. I MEAN, EVEN WITH THE MID-FLORIDA EVENT CENTER WE'RE STILL SUPPLEMENTING. SO I THINK KUDOS TO THE GOLF COURSE FOR DOING THAT. I DO AGREE WITH THE ENTERPRISE FUND. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I DO BELIEVE NEEDS TO HAPPEN. IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, WITH ALL OF THESE EXPENSES, $350,000 IS A HUGE AMOUNT TO ME BUT NOT A HUGE AMOUNT FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHICH I BELIEVE WE'RE SETTING THEM UP FOR SUCCESS. AND THIS WILL HELP GAIN MOMENTUM AND TO KEEP LEVEL IF NOT BEING IN A REALLY GOOD WAY WITH THE GOLF COURSE. BUT THIS HAS BEEN A CONTENTIOUS DISCUSSION FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND JUST AGAIN, CONGRATS FOR GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE BREAKING EVEN. >> MAYOR: OKAY. >> MADAM MAYOR? >> MAYOR: YES. >> JUST POINT FOR CLARIFICATION, AND I'M SORRY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHAT AN ENTERPRISE FUND IS AND WHY WOULD WE WANT TO PUT THIS FUND INTO AN ENTERPRISE FUND. >> SURE. THE ENTERPRISE FUND IS SIMILAR TO A BUSINESS OPERATION WHERE YOUR BRINGING IN PROFITS, REVENUES, AND YOU HAVE YOUR EXPENDITURES, SO IT'S NOT UNDERNEATH THE GENERAL FUND. SO FOR CLARIFICATION, FOR THE GOLF COURSE, THE GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS, IT IS SET UP AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND SO IT DOES HAVE ITS OWN STAND ALONE FUND. BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAVE BEEN DOING A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND WHICH AD VALOREM TAX FUNDED DOLLARS OVER INTO THE GOLF COURSE ENTERPRISE FUND TO HELP OFFSET IT BECAUSE IT WASN'T ABLE TO FULLY CARRY ALL OF ITS REVENUES. BUT WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS DUE TO NEW LEADERSHIP, THEIR REVENUES OR PROFITS HAVE BEEN INCREASING TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE NOW SELF-SUSTAINING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THEIR CAPITAL PROJECTS, THEIR MAINTENACE AND SO WHAT I'M HEARING FROM COUNCIL TODAY IS THE DIRECTION TO CITY MANAGER AND HIS STAFF IS TO LOOK AT HOW CAN WE GET IT FULLY OFF OF RELYING ON THE GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO SUPPLEMENT THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS NEED TO ALSO BE COMING OUT OF THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS WHICH IS GENERATING ITS OWN REVENUES TO SUSTAIN ALL OPERATIONS, BOTH ALL EXPENSES BOTH OPERATIONAL AS WELL AS CAPITAL. >> YES, I MEAN, THAT'S MY POSITION. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST, BUT I THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION BECAUSE AGAIN WITH THE DISCUSSION OF TRANSPARENCY, I THINK AN ENTERPRISE FUND CREATES TREMENDOUS TRANSPARENCY BECAUSE IF NOT EVERY PIECE OF REVENUE WOULD GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND EVERY EXPENDITURE WOULD GO OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY WAS BEING MOVED OR SHIFTED OR CHANGED. IT REQUIRES THE ENTERPRISE FUND REQUIRES THAT ALL THE REVENUES, THE TEE FEES, EVERYTHING, THAT IS GENERATED FROM THE SAINTS GOLF COURSE GOES INTO ITS OWN FUND AND ALL THE EXPENDITURES COME OUT OF ITS OWN FUND, AND THEN ONLY IN THE CASE THAT IT DOES NOT MEET THE FUNDING AVAILABILITY, DOES THE GENERAL FUND WHICH IS PROPERTY TAXES DOLLAR BY THE WAY THEN HAVE TO SUPPLEMENT THE ACTUAL ENTERPRISE FUND. AND THAT GOES FOR ALL OF OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS, AND I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO JUST PUT THAT MESSAGE OUT THERE THAT NOT ONLY IS THE CITY BUDGET TRANSPARENT BUT WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY FUND IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE RESIDENTS AND TO THE PUBLIC. SO I JUST I REALLY WANT TO JUST HONE THESE POINTS IN, MADAM MAYOR, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE. >> MAYOR: YEAH, AND THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU SEE A HEADLINE OR YOU SEE A SNIPPET OF INFORMATION, AND IT'S NOT THE FULL SCOPE OF A PROJECT OR IT'S NOT THE INFORMATION -- THE FULL SCOPE OF INFORMATION, IT'S NOT TRUTHFUL INFORMATION,% AND THEN IT JUST CREATES MORE CHALLENGES BECAUSE WE WORK VERY HARD TO BE TRANSPARENT, WE PUT THE INFORMATION OUT THERE, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT OPEN TO RECEIVING IT AND IF YOU'RE NOT OPEN TO CHECKING OUT THEIR WEB SITE OR WATCHING A COUNCIL MEETING, OR ATTENDING A YOU KNOW, A COMMUNITY EVENT WHERE ONE OF US IS SPEAKING, IT MAKES IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON. BUT WE KEEP STRIVING TO DO THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AND I DO INCLUDE LOT OF THIS INFORMATION AS I'M SURE COUNCIL KNOWS AND SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT I PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE I DO POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS IN FRONT OF MANY, MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS. THEY'RE ABOUT AN HOUR LONG AND THEY'RE VERY DETAILED AND EXPLAIN A LOT OF WHAT WE DO, AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE RESIDENTS. YOU DO COME OUT AND LISTEN AND GET A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS ANSWERED. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON AND MAKE SURE WE CAN SHARE AS MUCH INFORMATION WITH OUR RESIDENTS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND LITTLE BIT AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU KNOW WE DO HERE IN THE CITY. >> YEAH, I AGREE. I THINK THAT THIS YEAR MORE THAN EVER PROBABLY IN THE HISTORY THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN ON THE BOARD WHICH IS A GOOD THING, I ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT AS A GOOD THING. >> MAYOR: IT IS A GOOD THING. >> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING MORE CHOSELY AT OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION THIS YEAR AND I THINK IT'S A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOW THE INFORMATION LIKE THE MAYOR PRESENTS TO THE RESIDENTS AND LIKE I PRESENT AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL PRESENTS WHEN WE'RE MEETING ONE ON ONE TO GET DOWN TO BASICS SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR BUDGET S. >> MAYOR: ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS MATTER? SO I'M NOT JUST SO COUNCIL KNOWS I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THE CIP, BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT MORE THAT GOES INTO IT, AND I WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF WORK AND MANY, MANY MEETINGS TO FIGURE THINGS OUT. BUT I STILL STAND BY THAT CONCERN THAT I HAVE WITH REGARD TO THE GOLF COURSE. SO WITH THAT IS IS THERE A MOTIN TO APPROVE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR WE'LL TAKE THEM SEPARATELY, 2027-2031? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CIP FOR 26-27? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR: OKAY. WE'RE GOING MOVE ONTO 5B, APPROVAL OF FINAL DESIGN ALTERNATIVE FOR TRADITION PARKWAY AND VILLAGE PARKWAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS. GOOD MORNING, ANTONIO. >> GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. >> MAYOR: GO AHEAD, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR ME. I'M SORRY. >> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ANTONIO, PUBLIC WORKS, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. GOOD MORNING, MADAM MAYOR AND MADAM VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, MADAM CHIEF ASSISTANT MANAGER. THIS NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS FOR THE TRADITION PARKWAY AND VILLAGE PARKWAY INTERSECTION. IT IS ALIGNED WITH RESIDENTS NUMBER 1 CONCERN, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. IT ALSO MEETS AT LEAST TWO OF OUR CITY GOALS ABOUT HIGH EFFICIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL. SO I WILL TEE IT UP. I'LL GIVE SOME BACKGROUND. AND THEN I'M GOING TO PASS IT ONTO OUR THIRD PARTY ENGINEERING FIRM DRMP WHO HAS DONE THE DESIGN AND THEY'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE DESIGN, HOW WE GOT THERE, AND THE NEXT STEPS. ULTIMATELY TODAY WE'RE LOOKING FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL TO MOVE TO THE CONSTRUCTION RFP PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD TO THAT AND ALSO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH THE FINAL DESIGN. YOU'LL -- ALIA WAD WILL WALK THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT JUST FOR CLARITY, STAFF DOES AGREE WITH THE ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO GO WITH ALTERNATIVE 3, WHICH IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE. THE ESTIMATES YOU'LL SEE THEY DO RANGE FROM ABOUT $800,000 TO $1.5 MILLION. WE WE'VE BUDGETED AS YOU SAW IN THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM ON THE CIP WE'VE BUDGETED $2.5 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE CONSERVATIVE. AND THE COST ESTIMATE YOU SEE IS ABSENT OF THE CI SERVICES WHICH THIS BEING SUCH A MAJOR INTERSECTION WE ARE DEFINITELY PROPOSING TO INCLUDE OUR CEI THERE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING GETS DONE TO A HIGH QUALITY AND ALSO YOU KNOW DONE WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, COORDINATED WITH ALL VARIOUS CONTRACTORS. SO JUST BEFORE I PASS IT OVER A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. THIS PROJECT HAS COME BEFORE COUNCIL BEFORE. IT INITIALLY STARTED AS A SAFETY IMPROVEMENT FOR PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS. AS PART OF THAT, THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS UNVEILED THAT IF WE DID SOME CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DEFINITELY INCREASE VEHICLE TRAFFIC FLOW WHICH IS PART OF THE DESIGN THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TODAY SO IF AND THEN AT THE END IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT SOME CLARITY WE CAN ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, I'LL PASS IT ONTO ALIA AND PATTY. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE THIS MORNING. ALIA WAD WITH DRMP. I'M AM TROACT MANAGER FOR THIS -- I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS EFFORT, AND HERE ALSO IS PATSY FROM DRMP AS WELL. ONE OF THE SENIOR ENGINEERS INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN. SO LIKE ANTONIO MENTIONED, THIS PROJECT STARTED OUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO AS JUST KIND OF IMPLEMENTING MINOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR EVERYONE TO USE THE BUT THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS EXERCISE THAT REVEALED THE NEED FOR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION, AND SO SEVERAL ITERATIONS OF TRAFFIC ANALYSIS WERE DONE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE CONDITIONS TO EVALUATE THE NEEDS, AND THEN OUT OF THAT WE EVALUATED DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES FOR WHAT COULD BE DONE TO THE INTERSECTION IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S BEEN DONE ALREADY JUST LIKE YOU KNOW THE DEDICATED EASTBOUND WESTBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE FOR EXAMPLE. AND SO OVER TIME, WE REFINED THE DESIGN AND WE ACTUALLY MET WITH THE COMMUNITY IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR AND RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK AFTER WHICH WE MADE SOME REVISIONS TO THE DESIGN AND WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE ALMOST WRAPPED UP WITH THE DESIGN WE'RE AT 90% AND LIKE ANTONIO SAID, WE'RE HOPING TO GET IT TO CONSTRUCTION SOON FOLLOWING YOUR DIRECTION. AND SO NOT ALL OF THE SLIDES ARE THIS DENSE, BUT THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE SHOWS THE DIFFERENT CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE ENDED UP PROPOSING BASED ON WHAT THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS WAS TELLING US. THE PICTURE ON THE TOP LEFT IS WHAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW EXISTING CONDITIONS. AND SO I'LL JUST QUICKLY WALK THROUGH EACH LEG OF THE INTERSECTION TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S BEEN DONE AND ADDED. STARTING WITH THE WESTBOUND RIGHT NOW THERE IS A DEDICATED WESTBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE THAT RECENTLY GOT INSTALLED. OUR ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT AN ADDITIONAL RIGHT TURN LANE IS NEEDED FOR THAT, FOR THAT APPROACH. AND THEN WE ALSO EXTENDED THE LEFT TURN LANES TO MAXIMIZE THAT STORAGE AND THEN ALSO WE HAD PREVIOUSLY TALKED WITH YOU ALL ABOUT THE BLANK OUT SIGNS. WHAT THOSE DO IS BASICALLY THEY ONLY LIGHT UP WHEN A PEDESTRIAN PUSHES THE BUTTON TO CROSS, AND THAT ELIMINATES THE CONFLICT AND THE IMPROVES THE SAFETY. OTHERWISE, CARS CAN TURN RIGHT FROM THE OUT MOST RIGHT TURN LANE. SO AS FAR AS THE EASTBOUND APPROACH, WE, THERE'S CURRENTLY TWO, THERE IS CURRENTLY THREE, TWO THROUGH LANES AND A DEADERATED RIGHT TURN LANE -- DEDICATED RIGHT TURN LANE TO MAXIMIZE ACCESS TO 95 WE PROPOSED CONVERTING THAT RIGHT TURN LANE TO A SHARED THROUGH TO ALLOW A LITTLE MORE THROUGH LANES AND MINIMIZE THE BOTTLENECKED IN THAT APPROACH. SIMILARLY WE ARE PROPOSING A BLANK OUT SIGN, AND THAT REALLY GOES TO THE WHOLE OF THE INTERSECTION. NOW, THERE ARE FEW APPROACHES WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO MAKE A U-TURN KEWTO GEOCTRY GE-- DUE TO GEOMETRY AND ALSO TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND CHIS IS WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE SOME OF THE APPROACHES RECOMMENDING A NEW U-TURN SIGN. GOING NORTHBOUND RIGHT NOW THERE ARE THREE THROUGH WHREANS. OUR ANAL-- THROUGH LANES. OUR ANALYSIS SHOWED THERE IS MORE CAPACITY NEEDED TO TURN RIGHT TO ACCESS 95 SO WE'RE PROPOSING TO CONVERT ONE OF THOSE THROUGH LANES INTO A DEDICATED RIGHT. SO YOU'LL HAVE TWO RIGHT TURN LANES. GOING NORTHBOUND ONTO EASTBOUND. AND FINALLY, FOR THE SOUTHBOUND APPROACH, SIMILARLY WE HAVE THREE THROUGH LANES AND SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING CONVERTING ONE OF THOSE THROUGH LANES INTO A THIRD LEFT TURN LANE AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S A PATTERN WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE FOOTPRINT THAT WE HAVE, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND THEN AT THE SAME TIME MAXIMIZE ACCESS TO 95 TO REALLY KIND OF FLUSH OUT THE TRAFFIC AND MINIMIZE THE OVERALL CONGESTION AT THIS INTERSECTION. ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE WE CONSIDERED AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY THE OPTION THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE SOUTHERN GROVE MASTER PLAN BACK IN 2021 WAS TO REMOVE THE EASTERN CROSSWALK, AND THAT WAS KIND OF PROPOSED BACK THEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROPOSED FUTURE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE THAT WOULD CROSS TRADITION AND CONNECT THE SOOTHE AND NORTH SIDES AND SO WE EVALUATED WHAT THAT WOULD DO IN TERMS OF IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND I'M GOING TO GET TO A SLIDE WHERE IT KIND OF LAYS OUT THE DIFFERENCES OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS. LIKE I MENTIONED WE CONDUCTED PUBLIC MEETINGS THAT WAS HELD IN AUGUST, ON AUGUST 19th AND 2025. WE GAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS, THE IMPETUS FOR THE PROJECT, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF DISCUSS SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AS COUPLE OF DIFFERENT STANDS. AND SO DURING THAT MEETING, WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK. THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL WAS IN FAVOR OF ENHANCING THE INTERSECTION TO MAKE IT EASIER AND IMPROVE MOBILITY BUT WE ALSO GOT SOME FEEDBACK ABOUT SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. THIS THE EXHIBIT THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC MEETING. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT I JUST KIND OF WENT THROUGH AND DESCRIBED, BUT ONE THING I DID WANT TO POINT OUT IS AN EXAMPLE THEY GAVE FOR THE WESTBOUND THROUGH LANE THAT WE PROPOSED KIND OF COMBINING A THROUGH WITH A RIGHT TURN LANE, THE COMMUNITY WANTED TO MAINTAIN A DEDICATED RIGHT TO KIND OF FACILITATE THOSE RIGHT TURNING MOVEMENTS, BUT ALSO UNDERSTOOD THE NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THROUGH LANE TO ENHANCE THAT CAPACITY. SO THAT KIND OF HELPED US GO BACK AND REEVALUATE THAT CORNER, THAT BOTTOM SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. AGAIN, WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY. AND JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT FOR ALL THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED, THE COMMUNITY WAS IN FAVOR OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS. AND SO BASED ON THIS FEEDBACK, WE LOOKED AT WHAT COULD BE DONE, AND YOU KNOW, WE COULD, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL DEDICATED RIGHT TURN LANE AND STILL HAVE 3 THROUGH LANES WITHIN THE EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAY. THERE ARE SOME IMPACTS ON YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW IT'S SWALES SO WE JUST HAVE TO DO SOME REGRADING BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO EXTEND THE THROUGH LANE AND THE RIGHT TURN LANE FURTHER WEST. AND SO THAT THEN IMPACTED THE BUS STOP BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PROPOSE KIND OF A SAFER SPOT FOR IT FURTHER WEST AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION. AND SO THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE COST AS WELL. WE ALSO TOOK A KLOSEER LOOK AT EXTENDING THE LEFT TURNING MOVEMENTS EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND EVEN MORE. BASICALLY MAXIMIZING IT UP TO AS FAR AS WE COULD. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE WESTBOUND AND EEBS LEFTS HIGHLIGHTED THAT YOU KNOW BASICALLY GOING AS AS FAR BACK AS THE OPPOSING TURN LANES. THAT OF COURSE HAS AN IMPACT ON THE MEDIANS AND THE LIGHTING THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE MEDIAN. AND SO WHAT WE DID AS PART OF THE COSTING AND EVALUATION AND REALLY KIND OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION THAT IS NEEDED, IS EVALUATE WHAT IS POSSIBLE YOU KNOW RELOCATION OF THOSE LIGHTS FROM THE MEDIAN TO ONE ON EACH SIDE OF OF THE ROADWAY. WHAT DRAINAGE IMPACTS ARE THERE ON ALL CORNERS OF THE INTERSECTION? YOU'LL SEE HOW IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THAT INTERSECTION, YEAR PROPOSING TYING THE SIDEWALK TO THE EXISTING TRAIL TO MAXIMIZE WHAT'S OUT THERE, AND THEN REGRADING THE YOU KNOW, ADJACENT TO THE THROUGH MOVEMENTS. AND ESSENTIALLY MAKING IT SAFER FOR EVERYONE AND SO BASICALLY WHAT WE DID IS NOW THAT WE HAD THREE ALTERNATIVES, AND YOU KNOW A COUPLE YEARS HAD PASSED WE BASICALLY UPGRADED ALL OF THE DATA AS YOU ALL KNOW THE PORT ST. LUCIE IS GROWING AND SO WE KIND OF LEVERAGED THAT INFORMATION, AND ANALYZED EVERYTHING TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES. THERE ARE DIFFERENT MEASURES IN TERMS OF HOW YOU EVALUATE DELAY CAPACITY AND BENEFITS, AND THE MEASURES YOU SEE HERE ARE EXAMPLES. THE LEVEL OF SERVICE, THE DELAY THAT VEHICLES EXPERIENCE, AND THEN THE V OVER C WHICH IS BASICALLY VEHICLE OVERCAPACITY. ANYTIME YOU SEE V OVER C OVER 1, THAT'S WHEN YOU ARE IN CONGESTED MAXED OUT CONDITIONS. AND SO JUST THE HIGH LEVEL STORY OF THIS EVALUATION IS THAT THE P.M. PEAK, THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR IS REALLY KIND OF THE WORST TIME OF THE DAY MORE SO THAN THE MORNING, ALTHOUGH YOU KNOW AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS SOME CONGESTION IN THE MORNING. AND SO LOOKING AT THAT, WE FOUND THAT ALTERNATIVE BUILD 3, THE ONE WE BASICALLY YOU KNOW DID THE FINAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND FOLDED IN THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK PROVIDES YOU WITH THAT LOWEST V OVER C RATIO, DRAMATICALLY REDUCES DELAY IN THE AFTERNOON, WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE QUEUING IN TERMS OF HOW FAR BACK FROM THE INTERSECTION THE CARS QUEUE UP AND ALTERNATIVE 3 REALLY KIND OF PRESENTED THAT LEAST AMOUNT OF CONGESTION IN THOSE DIFFERENT KINDS OF MEASURES. AND SO FINALLY, AS ANTONIO MENTIONED, WE COSTED OUT EACH ALTERNATIVE. REALLY THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE AND 2 IS INEASTERN CROSSWALK. BUT IN TERMS OF ALTERNATIVE 3, I HAD MENTIONED THAT WE'RE MAXING OUT EXTENDING EVERYTHING OUT IN TERMS OF TURN LANES TO MAXIMIZE THE STORAGE AND CAPACITY SINCE WE'RE ALREADY GOING IN AND RECONSTRUCTING THE INTERSECTION AND SO THAT KIND OF CREATED SOME IMPACTS LIKE MOVING THE LITHE POLES AND SO FORTH. AND SO THAT'S WHERE THAT COST FOR BUILD ALTERNATIVE 3 IS. OF COURSE WE'RE STILL FINALIZING OUR PLANS. WE'RE AT 90%. THE 100% WILL COME UP WITH THAT DETAILED FINAL COST ESTIMATE. BUT THIS IS BASED ON DESIGN. WHAT IS PROVIDED HERE. AND SO LIKE ANTONIO MENTIONED WHAT WE ARE LOOKING THIS MORNING FOR IS DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL TO ADVANCE INTO THE FINAL DESIGN OF THE PLANS TO MOVE IT INTO CONSTRUCTION FROM OUR RECOMMENDATIONS WE FEEL THAT ALTERNATIVE 3 PROVIDES THE BEST BENEFIT FOR THE REWARD IN TERMS OF MINIMIZING AWLTURB ALTERNATID OF COURSE 30R9S CONTINUES TO GROW AND AS IT CONTINUES TO GROW, THERE IS A LOT OF SIGNAL RETIMING, SIGNAL COORDINATION EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING DONE ALONG VILLAGE AS WE SPEAK AND BECKER AND SO I THINK THE OVERALL SYSTEM OVERALL WILL ADAPT BUT WITH WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WE RECOMMEND ALTERNATIVE 3 AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RECOMMENDATION. AND JUST YOU KNOW KIND OF QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S IMMEDIATELY TO COME NEXT, IF WE DO GET YOUR APPROVAL TO PROCEED, WE HAVE SUBSTRUCTURAL ANALINOUS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. THAT EVALUATES THE CAPACITY OF THE CURRENT MAST ARMS. THE GOAL IS TO KEEP THOSE EXISTING MAST ARMS TO MINIMIZE COSTS SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THAT. AND EXPLUS REALLY FINISHING UP -- JUST REALLY FINISHING UP THE DESIGN TOWARDS 100%, AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'RE HOPING TO LET IT OUT FOR THE RFP CITY IN JUNE SO THAT WE CAN START CONSTRUCTION BY AUGUST. AND WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE IT OUT AND OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MAYOR: YES, GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. WHEN YOU DO THIS ANALYSIS DID YOU LOOK AT THE TIMING OF THE LIGHTS ON THE ADJACENT ROADS? THE REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE NO MATTER WHICH ALTERNATIVE WE GO WITH, IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO THE LIGHT AT MEETING STREET, THEN WE WE COULD OPEN UP AS MANY LANES AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW IS PEOPLE TRAVELING ON VILLAGE PARKWAY GOING NORTH INTO FURTHER INTO TRADITION, THE LIGHT AT MEETING STREET IS RED. YOU HAVE GREEN AT VILLAGE PARKWAY. YOU GO ACROSS GATLIN. AND TRAFFIC STARTS BACKING UP THERE. >> RIGHT. >> AND YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT WILL PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE LIGHT AT MEETING STREET'S RED. SO NO MATTER WHICH ALTERNATIVE ADDRESSED. >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND YOU ALLOW ME TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER ENGINEERING OUTFIT THAT'S ACTUALLY DOING A RETIMING STUDY ACTUALLY THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING CREATING COORDINATION PLAN EXACTLY WHERE THAT PURPOSE. SO WE DID A PILOT OR TRIAL LAST SEPTEMBER -- LATE FALL LAST YEAR ON BECKER TO OPTIMIZE THAT. IT WAS IMPLEMENTED REALLY WELL. WE WERE ABLE TO OPTIMIZE SOME OF THE TIMING. SO WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THAT EFFORT NOW. WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS WE'VE PROVIDED A BUNCH OF DESIGN PLANS AND WE'RE GETTING TIMING PLANS OVER TO ANOTHER ENGINEER. SO THAT WAY WHEN THIS DESIGN'S COMPLETED IT'S GOING TO INFORM THAT SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO COORDINATE NOT JUST MEETING STREET BUT ALL THE WAY UP TO VILLAGE, ACROSS CROSSTOWN AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT GATLIN. >> THANK YOU. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYOR: SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE LOOKING, YOU LOOKING AT AND DOING THE ALTERNATIVE 3. BECAUSE THOSE TURN LANES HAVE NEEDED TO BE EXTENDED EASTBOUND AND WESTBOUND FOR A LONG TIME NOW. AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO HELP QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, STACK INTO THE TURN WHREANS INSTEAD OF HAVING SO MUCH TRAFFIC IN BACKUP BECAUSE THAT INTERSECTION IS A NIGHTMARE MOST OF THE TIME. MY QUESTION THOUGH IS WHEN ARE WE DOING THIS WORK? BECAUSE LIKE I JUST SAID, THIS INTERSECTION IS A NIGHTMARE ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ALL THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK TIME IN THE EVENINGS, SO I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHETHER WE'RE HAVING CONSTRUCTION OUT THERE WHAT A DISASTER IT'S GOING TO BE, EVEN THOUGH IT NEEDS TO GED DONE, SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO WORK WITH THAT? >> ABSOLUTELY. SO THE SCHEDULE THAT ALIA JUST WENT OVER, THAT'S EXPEDITING TO BE ABLE TO GET THE RFP PROCESS STARTED IN JUNE. AWARD ANTICIPATED FOR AUGUST. SO THAT WE CAN TURN AROUND AND GET THE BUILDER ON BOARD AND GET MOVING AND START IDEALLY THIS FISCAL YEAR BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. >> MAYOR: YEAH, BUT WHAT TIME OF DAY? LIKE CAN WE DO THIS WORK SOME OF THIS WORK AT NIGHT? >> MY APOLOGIES. >> I KNOW IT MIGHT BE MORE EXPENSIVE? >> YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. >> YEP, SO THAT'S WHATIARY GOING TO GO OVER WITH -- WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER WITH OUR CONTRACTOR THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS. WE WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY PRESENT, AND IF THAT, THEY'RE THINKING THAT WAY. AND THAT'S WHY WE DID BUDGET A HIGHER NUMBER IN THERE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THAT. SO ABSOLUTELY IF THE PHASING AND CONSTRUCTABILITY REQUIRES US TO DO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, WE'RE COMPLETELY ALIGNED TO DO THAT FOR SURE. YEP. >> MAYOR: OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO? STEF? >> I DO LIKE THE OPTION 3. IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S CALLED. BUILD ALTERNATIVE 3. I'M GLAD THAT YOU HAD CHANGED AND MADE THE EASTBOUND A RIGHT-HAND TURN LANE ONLY INSTEAD OF HAVING A COMBINATION, BUT FROM WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE RESIDENTS WERE THERE AND GAVE SOME REALLY GREAT SUGGESTIONS. THE ONLY OTHER THING NAPT I -- I WANTED TO SAY AND I PROBABLY DON'T NEED TO SAY THIS, HAS THE PREEMPTION LIGHT BEEN DONE AT THAT INTERSECTION ONLY BECAUSE WHEN I RODE WITH 20 AND IT'S FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD IT'S A CLUSTER THERE, AND WHEN FIRE ENGINE OR SQUAD OR RESCUE IS COMING OUT, PEOPLE TREE FREEZE AND STOP AND THEY WON'T MOVE. SO. >> SO I DON'T, I ACTUALLY DON'T THINK THIS INTERSECTION HAS BEEN DONE YET. I'LL DOUBLE CHECK. >> YOU CAN, YOU CAN GET BACK WITH ME. I HAD TO THROW THAT IN BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW WE ARE ON THE PREEMPTION LIGHTS. >> ABSOLUTELY, NO. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. WE ARE DOING CORRIDOR BY CORRIDOR, SO I THINK YOU KNOW EVEN IF WE PUT IT THERE, I THINK WE -- FOR IT TO BE COORDINATED, IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, OPTIMAL IF WE HAVE THE WHOLE CORRIDOR. I'LL DEFINITELY CHECK AND GET BACK WITH YOU. >> THANKS. >> JUST SINCE WE HAVE THAT SLIDE UP, YOU CAN SEE IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER ALL THE WAY AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLIDE THAT LITTLE, WHERE THE BUS, THE NEW BUS PAD'S GOING TO BE. I JUST WANT TO TO HIGHLIGHT HOW HAPPY WE WERE WITH THIS NEW IDEA THAT CAME UP WITH THE THAT BUS STOP IS NOW PUSHED FURTHER SOUTH SO THAT THIS NEW RIGHT TURN LANE ALLOWS THERE TO BE ENOUGH SPACE FOR THE BUS TO PULL OUT OF THE SECOND TURN LANE AND NOT BE IN THE WAY SO WE'RE MAINTAINING THOSE FULLY TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC THROUGH TRAFFIC GOING EASTBOUND. SO THAT'S ANOTHER SAFER SITUATION FOR THE MOST WIDELY USED BUS STOP IN I THINK IN THE CITY. SO. >> THANKS. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. YES? >> THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I TOO SUPPORT OPTION THREE. I'M HOPING THAT WITH OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON THE LEVELS OF SERVICE. BUT DEFINITELY NEEDED EITHER WAY. THE THREE BIGGEST WORDS AND MOST IMPORTANT WORDS IN THIS PRESENTATION FOR ME WERE PER RESIDENT FEEDBACK. AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO RESIDENTS, ANYONE WHO THINKS OR SAYS THAT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS DON'T MATTER OR THINGS ARE ALREADY DECIDED BEFORE YOU GO TO THE PUBLIC MEETING, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. WE VALUE OUR PUBLIC FEEDBACK AND SO THIS IS WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT THAT IF THERE IS A PUBLIC MEETING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OR AT ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS, SHOW UP. GIVE YOUR IDEAS BECAUSE IT MAKES BETTER POLICY. IT MAKES THE COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE AND THIS IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THAT. SO THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF AND FOR LISTENING, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER AN ALTERNATIVE THAT'S GOING TO BE BETTER OVERALL. >> MAYOR: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE ALTERNATIVE 3. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR: OKAY. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL? THANK YOU. THAT'S -- THAT'S ALL WE HAVE ON OUR AGENDA. SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.