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Public Budget Hearing 9-22-2021
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Okay,
the
way
this
is
going
to
work
is
we
have
open
public
comments
for
anyone
who
has
a
comment
not
pertaining
to
agenda
item
1a
and
1b.
That
would
be
general
comments.
If
you
have
anything
you
would
like
to
address
with
the
council,
the
other
two
items
on
the
agenda
will
be
public
hearings.
So
if
you
wish
to
speak
on
agenda
item
1a,
you
will
speak
under
the
public
hearing
segment
of
that
meeting
and
then
under
1b
the
same
so
you
have
the
right
to
speak
at
both
1a
and
1b,
if
you
so
choose.
E
But
if
you're
going
to
speak
on
one
of
those,
it
needs
to
be
on
the
record
under
the
public
hearing
agenda
a
couple
of
housekeeping
notes
before
we
get
started,
we
do
have
a
code
of
conduct
in
the
council
chamber
and
please
make
yourself
familiar
with
it.
It's
posted
on
the
wall
and
I
have
a
couple
of
general
housekeeping
announcements.
I'm
going
to
read
members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
address
the
council
should
use
the
guest
podium
by
the
entrance
door,
speak
directly
into
the
microphone
and
begin
by
stating
your
name
for
the
record.
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Each
person
has
three
minutes
to
speak
and
sharing
minutes
is
not
permitted.
Speakers
are
to
direct
all
comments
to
the
city
council
members,
not
the
audience
or
any
one.
Individual
member
discussion
between
speakers
and
members
of
the
audience
is
not
permitted
when
there
are
many
individuals
who
wish
to
be
heard.
Speakers
should
be
requested
not
to
reiterate
lengthy
comments
made
by
others
to
ensure
an
effective
and
efficient
meeting.
E
This
ensures
everyone
has
an
opportunity
to
speak
audience
and
speakers
will
be
courteous
in
their
language
and
presentation,
no
applause
or
booing
before,
during
or
after
any
speaker.
If
you
have
supporting
materials,
you
would
like
placed
on
the
screen
for
public
record.
You
need
to
leave
a
copy
of
that
with
us
and
it
will
be
maintained
as
a
permanent
record
in
the
city
clerk's
office.
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The
city
comments
section
of
the
meeting
is
not
intended
to
be
a
question
and
answer
session
and
it
is
recommended
that
no
one
from
the
city
council
answers
impromptu
questions
to
any
one
individual
and
with
that
we'll
get
started.
So
if
there's
anyone
in
the
audience
that
would
like
to
comment
on
any
general
item.
Please
come
to
the
podium
state,
your
name
for
the
record,
and
you
have
three
minutes.
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Oh,
I'm
sorry
you're,
right,
you're
right,
thank
you
and
let
me
state
for
the
record.
The
city
of
punta
gorda's
calculated
rollback,
millage
rate
for
fiscal
year.
2021
2022
is
3.3203
mills,
while
the
proposed
millage
rate
to
be
levied
is
3.9500.
Mills,
which
is
eighteen
point,
nine
seven
percent
higher
than
the
rolled
back
millage
rate.
Okay,.
G
Thank
you
chris
and
simeone
finance
director
for
the
record.
So
again,
we've
been
discussing
this
since
starting
in
january
of
last
year
or
this
year
really
and
through
july,
and
at
our
last
budget
meeting.
But
some
of
the
reasons
that
we
had
the
need
for
the
increase
in
ad
valorem
tax
revenue
was
first
of
all
service
level
changes.
There
are
an
increase
of
7.5
employees,
mainly
in
public
safety
and
public
works
in
the
general
fund.
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F
My
gasoline
bill
has
gone
up
30
this
year,
I'm
concerned
about,
with
with
your
desires,
to
keep
this
tax
level
as
low
as
possible.
I'm
concerned
about
how
you're
going
to
hold
your
staff.
Together
we
have
some
of
the
finest
staff
we
have
a
magnificent
city,
so
well
managed,
and
if
we
can't
afford
to
keep
our
best
people,
we
will
lose
them
first
if
they
can't
keep
up
with
inflation.
F
So
I'm
really
concerned,
I
think
you've
done
a
magnificent
job.
I
think
you've
been
so
transparent,
you've
been
so
effective,
you've
been
so
honest
and-
and
I
do
not
understand
the
ritual-
that's
not
the
punighta.
I
know
I
mean
this
pointed
guard-
is
an
amazing
place.
We
have
great
gifts,
we
have
gifts
of
the
staff
here
of
the
management.
Here,
that's
been
here
that
way.
For
a
long
time
we
have
a
harbor,
that's
too
shallow
for
commercial
traffic,
but
great
for
pleasure
boating.
What
a
gift
we
have
a
shoreline.
F
That's
magnificent,
beautiful,
that's
not
concealed
by
high
rises
and
that
doesn't
have
a
huge
sprawling
beach.
So
we
don't
have
string
break
spring
breakers.
What
a
gift
I
mean
we
have
so
many
gifts
here,
don't
mess
it
up,
don't
mess
it
up
with
with
these
kinds
of
complaints
that
make
no
sense
at
all.
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I
disagree
with
john's
comments,
but
yeah
sure
we
do
have
great
things,
but
we
also
have
to
use
rational
thinking
and
anytime.
One
discusses,
you
know
a
budget
and
you
know
adding
things.
We
should
also
look
at
okay.
What
can
we
do
to
optimize?
What
we
have?
I'm
sure
there
are
some
things
that
could
be
optimized
and
reduced.
H
You
know
coming
in
from
the
increase
in
the
evaluation
of
our
property,
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
so
there's
a
a
fair
amount
of
money
on
the
way
in
that
respect,
and
so,
let's
look
at
the
big
picture,
including
what's
happening
in
that
respect
and
and
not
just
say,
hey,
we
need
to
spend
more,
raise
millage
rate
etc.
Thank
you.
I
Hi
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
derek
rooney
I
live
in
point
of
our
isles.
I
think
I
already
missed
the
millage
vote,
but
what
I
would
like
to
pass
on
is
my
thoughts
for
15
years.
I've
lived
in
the
city.
I've
raised
started,
raising
a
family
here,
I'll
be
here
for
the
next
20
years.
At
least
I've
moved
to
other
family
households
into
the
city.
I
J
You
know
what
the
city
council
plans
this
afternoon
appears
to
many
citizens
to
be
a
giant
leap
in
taxes
which
will
be
followed
by
tax
credits
and
tax
increases
in
the
next
few
years.
It's
enough
inevitable
that
it's
going
to
happen.
Taxes
in
the
coming
years
are
going
to
go
up.
They
have
to
staff
staff,
increases
alone,
future
contractor
cost
and
the
passing
of
the
minimum
wage
referendum
alone,
which
is
goes
out
to,
I
think,
2026
up
to
15
an
hour.
J
J
It's
proven
that
with
federal
income
taxes,
the
cuts
which
were
accomplished
in
the
1920s
were
the
melon
cuts
in
the
1960,
with
the
six
kennedy
cuts
in
the
1980s,
with
the
reagan
cuts
and
again
just
recently
with
the
trump
cuts
growth
was
stimulated
by
a
reduction
of
taxes,
a
reduction
we're
not
talking
about
that
here.
We're
talking
about
an
increase
in
taxes.
J
So
what
I'm
saying,
instead
of
leaping
change
a
little
bit
by
little
bit
by
little
bit
and
adjust
the
things
as
they're
happening,
irs
documented
that
those
years
did
show
a
great
increase
in
the
tax
revenue
of
the
federal
government.
As
you
can
see,
I'm
not
a
proponent
of
the
city
council
increases
taxes,
that's
being
planned.
I
believe
the
council
should,
if
you
must
do
increase
taxation,
then
do
it
over
that
multi-year
period,
not
all
at
once
and
I
submit
this.
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We've
discussed
this
since
january.
We've
really
been
very
thorough
in
our
analysis,
thank
you
to
our
city
manager
and
all
of
the
staff
for
really
helping
us
with
this,
and
I
think
this
is
something
that
we
should
have.
Probably
in
retrospect
raised
the
millage
rate
a
long
time
ago,
but
we're
at
a
point
where
we
we
need
to
continue,
because
if
we,
if
we
don't,
then
city
services
are
really
going
to
suffer,
and
so
I
think
we
we
have
at
our
last
meeting
greg.
We
all
talked
about
the
rationale.
D
Let
go
into
disrepair
because
we
don't
have
people
to
take
care
of
them
and
if
you
can
be
a
part
of
that
process,
that's
the
time
to
do
it,
not
at
the
11th
hour
of
the
11th
month
of
the
11th.
Whatever
we
have
to,
we
have
to
decide
on
this
tonight.
The
state
requires
we
have
a
budget,
and
I
I
really
I'm
not
being
not
being
sarcastic.
E
E
B
I
I
concur
with
what's
been
said,
and
I
think
with
the
key
issue
is
for
many
years.
We
didn't
do
anything.
We
didn't
increase
slowly,
as
mr
harrington
suggested,
and
now
we're
faced
with.
We've
got
to
do
it
now,
because
if
we
do
it
incrementally
over
the
next
few
years,
we
still
aren't
going
to
be
where
we
need
to
be.
B
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C
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G
So
this
ordinance
would
adopt
a
final
budget
for
fiscal
year
fiscal
year,
21
2021
to
2022,
which
constitutes
appropriations
and
revenue
estimate
in
the
amount
of
161
million
959
89999
net
of
interfund
eliminations,
an
amount
of
135
million.
Eight
hundred
fifty
three
thousand
one
hundred
seventy
two
dollars.
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Okay,
which
is
included
in
the
budget.
Oh,
can
my
three
minutes
now
start
I'm
I'm
resetting
the
timer
as
we
speak.
Okay
and
here's
my
sheet.
Okay,
we
continue
to
object
to
the
canal.
Please
state
your
name
karen
turnbull.
We
continue
to
object
to
the
canal.
Maintenance
fee
amount
assessed
it's
important
to
clarify
that
the
court
ruling
pertaining
to
our
lawsuit
was
based
solely
on
the
statute
of
limitations.
Issue
city
attorneys
claimed
that
the
city
canal
maintenance
ordinance
could
not
be
challenged
due
to
a
four-year
statute
of
limitations
which
expired
in
the
90s.
K
The
ruling
only
addressed
that
claim.
The
ruling
did
not
address
the
merits
of
our
objection
that
the
canal
maintenance
fee
is
not
proportional
to
benefits
received
among
properties.
As
stated
by
florida
law.
The
court
ruling
did
not
address
or
make
any
determination
regarding
the
legality
of
the
city's
canal
maintenance
assessment
fee
apportionment,
my
husband
and
I
live
at
3606
joey
court
and
own
lot,
10,
which
has
40
feet
at
sea
wall.
K
We
object
to
the
amount
of
canal
maintenance
fee,
we're
assessed
and
further
contests
that
the
amount
of
the
assessment
for
our
lot
exceeds
the
value
of
the
special
benefit
to
our
lot.
Since
our
lot
has
40
feet
of
seawall,
we
are
assessed
the
same
fee
as
lot
owners
with
up
to
200
and
250
feet
of
seawall,
who
receive
a
far
greater
benefit
for
seawall
repair.
In
effect,
the
per
lot
assessment
fee
requires
us
to
subsidize
the
seawall
repair
for
lot
owners
with
seawalls
greater
than
40
feet.
This
is
unreasonable,
inequitable
and
inconsistent
with
florida
law.
K
That
law
is
also
quoted
in
the
neighbors
giblin
and
nickerson
law
report.
Regarding
the
buckley
pass
assessment,
they
also
recommended
a
per
foot
assessment
based
on
less
than
80
feet
for
one
water
access
unit
more
than
80
feet
for
two.
They
did
not
recommend
a
per
lot
assessment
in
that
instance.
Thank
you.