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From YouTube: City Council Special Meeting 4-3-19 Part 1
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A
B
The
first
item
on
the
agenda
is
going
to
be
a
public
hearing
on
a
resolution
which,
in
a
moment,
I'll
read
by
title
only
after
I
finished
reading,
the
resolution
and
the
public
hearing
will
be
opened.
Staff
is
going
to
be
presenting
a
brief
overview
of
the
contents
of
the
resolution
and
background.
The
public
comment
section
will
begin
if
each
of
you
would
come
up
and
either
of
the
podium
a
forum,
a
reasonably
uniform
line
when
you
get
to
the
microphone
put
your
name
on
the
pad
in
front.
B
All
citizens
are
going
to
be
limited
to
three
minutes.
Unless
you
are
a
a
an
appointed
representative
of
an
organization,
in
which
case
the
City
Council
can
can
give
you
the
latitude
with
more
time,
but
bear
in
mind
that
if
you
have,
if
someone
is
representing
you
that
more
or
less
waives
your
opportunity
for
individual
comment
after
the
public
comment,
section
of
this
hearing
is
concluded.
B
The
City
Council
will,
at
that
point
in
time,
consider
the
comments
make
pose
questions
to
staff
and
and
discuss
amongst
each
other
in
this
public
setting,
and
it
ultimately
takes
some
sort
of
formal
action.
So
without
any
further
to
do
mayor,
would
you
open
the
public
hearing
on
this
resolution
and
I'll
read
it
by
title
only
we'll.
A
B
This
is
a
resolution
which
I'll
read
by
title:
only
a
resolution
of
the
City
Council,
the
city
of
Punta,
Gorda
Florida,
relating
to
the
dredging
project,
providing
authority
and
definitions,
providing
the
final
assessment
role
providing
for
the
imposition
of
the
assessments
to
fund
the
Buckley's
past
dredging
project,
providing
for
collection
of
the
assessments
pursuant
to
the
uniform
assessment
collection
act.
Providing
for
the
effect
of
this
resolution,
providing
severability
and
providing
an
effective
date.
D
D
E
D
I
think
it
would
be
beneficial
for
everybody
to
follow
through
the
steps
that
have
been
taken
all
the
way
up
to
today,
again
I'm
Howard,
Kunik,
I'm
city
manager
with
us.
Today
we
have
Mikael
Finkel,
our
paralegal
and
assistance
of
the
manager,
Hans
Wilson,
our
engineering
consultant
heather
ensign
osa,
who
is
our
legal
attorney
for
the
project
as
well
as
Gary
Disher
who's
from
our
Public
Works
and
Rick
teeny
from
Public
Works,
and
they
will
be
helping
us
out.
So
we
want
to
do
a
brief
presentation
to
set
the
stage.
D
At
that
meeting,
the
plan
was
to
go
and
get
permitting
for
a
navigational
channel.
At
that
time
it
was
called
the
bird
cutthroat.
It's
now
called
please
pass,
and
at
that
meeting
they
proposed
an
assessment
for
the
assessment
district
that
you
have
in
front
of
you.
Now
it's
been
tweet
just
a
little
bit.
They
had
estimated
costs
at
that
time.
D
The
discussion
was
also
held
beach
in
met
in
March
and
April,
with
the
alligator
Creek
waterway
Advisory
Committee.
Regarding
this
very
project,
City
Council
then
held
a
public
meeting
in
the
event
center
with
over
850
people.
Here
very
shortly
after
the
meeting
at
the
Isles
Yacht
Club,
at
which
time
this
project
was
discussed,
public
input
only
and
then
in
June
City
Council
decided
to
move
forward
with
selection
of
an
engineering
and
permitting
firm
to
try
and
see
if
this
project
could
even
be
permitted
in
July
of
2015.
D
This
very
project
came
before
the
Punta
Gorda
Isles
canal
maintenance,
district
advisory
committee
made
up
of
residents
of
Ponte
Gorna,
Isles
canal
maintenance
area,
the
Punta
Gorda
Isles
canal
maintenance,
Advisory
Committee,
recommended
that
doing
a
project
of
this
type
paid
for
by
the
entire
canal.
Maintenance
district
was
not
the
way
to
go.
They
did
not
approve
or
recommend
approving
that
type
of
approach.
That
was
all
the
way
back
in
July
2015
I
only
do
that
for
historical
purposes.
D
You
can
see
some
of
the
other
dates
October
these
again
follow.
These
were
done
in
public
meetings,
public
meetings,
October
we
appropriated
funds
for
the
engineering
services
in
February.
After
an
analysis
of
five
or
six
options,
we
selected
a
channel
location
when
I
say
we
staff
presenting
the
ideas
to
City,
Council,
City,
Council,
approving
them
at
an
open
public
meeting
in
May.
D
D
D
D
And
in
November
of
2017
we
had
an
economic
analysis
presentation
again.
All
of
this
is
on
our
website.
It's
all
for
public
viewing
and
we
approved
a
resolution
of
intent
to
establish
a
special
assessment.
So
the
an
economic
analysis
was
completed
and
it
showed
a
special
benefit
in
May
of
2018
we
discussed
land
purchase
for
the
navigational
challenge
channel
because
was
going
to
go
through
private
property.
D
D
D
D
The
county
marine
advisory
committee
did
not
recommend
funding
this
project.
Their
recommendation
now
goes
to
the
County
Commission,
who
will
hear
it
at
their
second
meeting
in
April,
which
we
will
attend
and
try
and
see
if
the
county
commissioners
can
put
some
dollars
in
their
budget.
For
this
project,
because
the
committee
that
recommended
denial
is
just
that
they're
just
a
recommending
committee,
they
don't
make
the
final
decision
so.
G
An
assessment
letter
this
is
the
legally
required
public
hearing
for
you
to
provide
comments
on
that
assessment.
In
the
event,
City
Council
chooses
to
move
forward
with
the
assessment
today.
The
next
step
would
be
to
mail
out
prepayment
notices
in
a
few
minutes.
We'll
talk
about
what
that
the
prepayment
is,
we
would
intend
to
then
work
on
the
bidding
contract,
the
contract
documents
for
bidding.
H
Good
afternoon
everybody,
my
name
is
Hans
Wilson
and
I'm,
a
professional
engineer
working
with
the
city
on
that's,
okay.
Oh,
let's
see
we
get
okay.
This
is
where
we
are
today.
This
is
the
proposed
project,
and
this
is
the
final
plan
which
has
morphed
over
time
from
what
was
originally
submitted
to
the
Punta
Gorda
boaters
Alliance
project.
Do
we
did
with
the
Punta
Gorda
boaters
Alliance
was
basically
our
best
effort
in
terms
of
the
most
economical
way
to
get
traffic
from
the
interior
of
Punta
Gorda
Isles
to
Alligator
Creek.
H
It
did
not
take
into
account
any
public
feedback
regarding
the
design.
It
was
simply
our
best
estimate
as
to
how
we
could
accomplish
this
goal
as
economically
as
possible.
Subsequent
to
that,
we
attended
a
number
of
public
hearings
presented
and
we
received
a
lot
of
input
input
that
we
received
included
these
property
owners.
H
Okay,
well,
then,
I'll
try
to
talk
our
way
through
this
okay.
One
of
the
first
things
that
we
ran
into
in
the
original
design
were
the
two
property
owners
that
were
on
the
east
side
of
the
proposed
cut.
We
had
actually
a
straight
cut,
going
parallel
with
their
west
property
line
that
took
advantage
of
an
existing
indentation
or
artificially
created
basin.
H
The
objections
from
those
property
owners
of
not
wanting
boat
traffic
immediately
in
their
backyard
caused
us
to
shift
the
alignment
of
the
channel
further
to
the
west
that
included
more
dredging,
that
included
more
resource
impacts,
more
clearing
and
grubby.
In
addition,
Charlotte
County
pursued
a
project
in
alligator
Creek
that
actually
expanded.
The
width
of
the
creek
and
increased
the
depth
from
-5
feet
mean
low
water
to
-6
feet
in
low
water.
The
original
design
that
we
submitted
for
Punta
Gorda
Alliance,
was
for
a
50-foot
wide
channel
to
minus
five
feet,
mean
low
water.
H
We're
now
permitted
for
a
60-foot
channel
to
minus
six
feet
of
water.
So
again,
you're
dredging,
more
material,
you're,
clearing
more
land,
therefore
costs
more
other
things
that
we've
had
to
do
is
adjust
to
the
input
from
the
boating
community.
We've
experienced
problems
with
Ponce
de
Leon
Inlet
and
siting
distance.
Around
curves
I
received
a
lot
of
input
regarding
boaters,
not
wanting
to
make
hard
90-degree
turns
I
get
that
again.
H
You
know
my
job
was
to
try
and
see
if
we
could
find
the
most
economical
way
to
build
this,
but
it
also
has
to
be
user-friendly.
So,
as
a
result,
we
put
these
curves
into
the
design,
including
a
curve
to
accommodate
the
people
in
the
canal
immediately
to
the
east,
so
that
the
transiting
of
this
waterway
was
less
problematic
in
terms
of
sight
distance.
We
are
also
adapted
to
the
southern
limit,
we're
going
to
minus
six.
We
actually
had
to
move
the
channel
a
little
bit
further
dredge
further
to
the
south
and
the
west.
H
We
also
had
to
modify
the
channel
alignment
in
yellow
moving
it
a
little
bit
further
to
the
west
to
accommodate
mr.
McQueen
and
his
development
plans
for
his
particular
shoreline,
basically
preserving
his
rights
for
for
boating
access
and
still
maintaining
that
60
foot
wide
channel
cut.
The
last
thing
that
we
dealt
with
of
significance
was
that
the
homeowners
association
on
CH
Drive
weren't
real
keen
about
having
trucks,
taking
that
dredge
material
and
hauling
it
through
their
HOA
or
their
homeowners
association.
H
So,
as
a
result,
we're
now
relying
on
the
city
of
Punta
Gorda
as
access
locations
that
they're
using
for
all
of
the
seawall
repair
work
in
the
community
as
the
basically
the
transport
locations
for
the
dredge
material.
That,
of
course,
adds
cost.
And
then,
of
course,
we
got
some
ancillary
items
that
came
about
in
terms
of
the
permitting
signage
and
things
of
that
nature
that
are
simply
permit
requirements
that
we
have
to
adhere
to.
H
So
those
are
the
physical
changes
that
some
of
the
regulatory
changes
and
then,
let's
throw
in
the
fact
that
we've
had
hurricane
Irma
and
so
all
of
our
contractors
are
very
busy
and
we
also
have
what's
actually
a
fairly
robust
economy
and,
in
my
last
conversation
with
the
contractor
aside
from
too
significant
material
cost
changes
in
in
the
marine
contracting
community.
My
marine
contractors
are
telling
me
they
can't
find
people
to
go
to
work
form
they're
having
to
pay
more
money
to
their
employees
because
of
our
3%
unemployment
rate.
H
So,
while
that's
a
good
thing
overall,
it's
kind
of
tough
on
our
cost
estimate.
So
those
are
the
basics
as
to
why
the
cost
is
increased.
You
can
kind
of
add
that
all
together
and
we
are
where
we
are
today-
I-
can
tell
you
that
it
won't
be
any
cheaper
tomorrow,
but
I
am
hopeful
that,
with
the
timing
of
a
lot
of
the
sea
wall
replacement
in
the
Punta
Gorda
Isles
area
will
already
have
contractors
that
are
mobilized,
that
have
labor
force
here.
H
That
will
be
looking
at
this
project,
possibly
as
a
legacy
project
for
their
own
firm
and
so
I.
Have
my
fingers
crossed
knock
on
wood
that
we're
going
to
get
some
good
pricing
on
this
project
and
come
in
below
that
opinion
of
probable
cost
and
if
it
doesn't
come
in
below
that
opinion,
probable
cost,
then
you'll
probably
see
Howard
hanging
me
in
the
town
square.
So
that
being
said,
I'll
turn
it
back
over
to
the
cow.
G
G
G
G
So
the
methodology
for
this
assessment
is
water
access
units,
water
access
units
are
defined
as
a
dark
slip,
boatlift
or
any
other
structure
for
receiving
vessels.
It
is
not
based
on
what
is
currently
on
a
property.
We
looked
at
each
property
and
then
looked
at
the
city
code.
Chapter
six
of
the
city
code
has
certain
entitlements
for
properties.
So
under
those
regulations
we
applied
those
to
the
properties
and
apportion
the
assessments.
Based
on
that,
so
you
can
see
there's
a
total
of
two
thousand
seven
hundred
and
eighty-five
water
access
units.
G
They
are
assessed
over
two
thousand
one
hundred
and
twelve
counts,
and
then
22
of
those
are
apportioned
to
parcels
in
the
county
on
River
Bay
Drive.
The
city
cannot
assess
outside
the
city,
so
we
have
asked
Charlotte
County
to
assess
those
properties
because
they
will
receive
a
benefit
and
were
identified
in
the
benefit
area.
G
Here's
the
depiction
of
the
benefit
area.
As
Han
said
this.
This
was
or
Howard
said
it
was
proposed
back
in
2015
and
had
to
be
tweaked
a
little
bit.
There
are
parcels,
including
a
large
church,
parcel
the
aqui,
esta
development.
The
city
is
a
Nature
Park
that
all
had
to
be
included.
They
could
not
be
exempted.
That's
part
of
this
assessment.
G
G
When
city
council
considered
its
initial
assessment
resolution
in
February,
they
elected
to
do
a
three
year
or
offer
a
three
year
collection
on
the
tax
bill.
So,
as
you
can
see
here,
the
water
access
unit,
one
water
access
unit-
is
nine
hundred
and
eighty
three
dollars.
That
would
be
a
prepaid
amount.
If
someone
wants
to
prepay
it
if
they
so
choose
to
have
it
on
the
tax
bill,
the
water
access
unit
goes
up
to
one
thousand
one.
Ninety
nine,
eighty
five
and
the
maximum
we
would
collect
on
the
tax
bill
is
three.
D
This
is
a
summation
of
the
input
that
we've
received,
so
let's
go
right
down
the
list,
because
this
is
what
city
council
will
be
considering
today.
After
hearing
from
all
of
you
or
as
many
of
you
that
want
to
get
up
and
speak
first
one
option,
the
very
first
option
is:
we
can
approve
the
assessment
process,
as
is
proved
the
methodology,
as
is
which
we've
already
approved
the
methodology,
but
go
ahead.
D
Another
option
is,
we
could
extend
the
financing
instead
of
three
years.
We
have
a
five-year
option.
We
could
do
a
four
year
option.
We
talked
about
a
five
year
option.
City
Council
can
decide
to
do
that
today
as
well,
so
that
that
will
lower
the
amount
per
year.
If
you
choose
that,
we
could
undertake
and
engineering
and
legal
review
of
a
different
methodology
that
has
been
brought
up
by
many
emails
and
suggestions.
We
could
do
that.
That
means
we
start
over,
but
it
can
be
done.
There
is
no.
D
D
We
could
expand
the
assessment
area.
That
again
means
we
have
to
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
and
figure
out
what
the
assessments
would
be
if
we
expand
it.
I
already
told
you
four
years
ago
what
happened
when
this
project
was
brought
before
the
Punta
Gorda
isles
canal
maintenance
assessment
district
advisory
board.
D
They
chose
that
that
is
not
the
route
we
should
take,
but
we
can
do
it.
We
can
expand
the
assessment
area.
We
could
lower
the
assessment
for
each
property
owner
by
using
another
revenue
source,
some
suggested.
The
special
use
fund
that
we
have
that
is
made
up
of
dollars
paid
for
through
the
fisherman's
village
land
sale.
We
have
about
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
that
account.
We
could
take
some
of
that
and
pay
down
some
of
the
construction,
which
will
reduce
the
amount
of
assessment
that
you
would
pay.
D
D
D
E
D
C
D
Question
was,
if
you
prepay
the
amount,
do
you
pay
the
interest
of
two
and
a
half
percent
per
year
over
the
loan?
No,
you
do
not
if
you
prepay
it,
if
you
prepay
it,
you
do
not.
That
is
if
you
finance
it.
Ok
everybody
hear
that
every
ok
with
that,
if
you
prepay
it,
you
do
not
pay
the
interest
over
the
loan.
A
A
A
Please
share
your
ideas
if
somebody
has
already
said
something,
that's
very
similar
to
what
you
have
to
say,
and
you
would
say
it's
been
said
before.
I
just
want
to
support
that.
That
would
help
speed
up
the
conversation
and
help
us
sure
that
everyone
gets
their
their
time.
Also,
we
ask
that
there
be
no
applause
and
no
cheering
like
we
just
had.
The
reason
excuse
me,
but
the
reason
is
because
there
are
people
here
who
do
not
all
agree,
and
we
do
not
all
think
alike
on
this
issue
and
we
respect
each
other.
A
We
want
people
to
feel
like
they
can
come
to
the
podium
and
and
not
be
intimidated
and
not
be
bullied
and-
and
that
was
a
that
was
on
the
cover
page
of
the
paper
about
bullying,
and
we
don't.
We
don't
want
to
do
that.
So
we
just
appreciate
everybody
having
an
open
mind,
please
and
and
having
a
good
conversation
about
this
issue,
because
it's
there
are
a
lot
of
items
to
be
discussed.
K
J
J
Okay,
I'm
sorry,
my
name
is
Don
Sabatini
I
have
a
slide
pack
I
want
to
share
with
everyone,
and
thank
you
to
the
council
for
allowing
me
to
go.
First.
I
basically
want
to
say
that
this
buckley's
pass
is
a
great
project
for
the
city
of
Punta
Gorda.
It
gives
us
positive
cash
flow
without
any
capital
investment
by
the
city
and
the
great
thing
is:
it
pays
for
itself.
J
Okay,
again
we're
in
a
canal
assessment
district.
We
all
use
the
water
and
here's
the
problem.
The
canal
system
is
growing,
Punta
Gorda
is
growing,
but
if
you
look
at
these
ten
reasons
up
here,
it's
a
reason
we
need
the
pass
is
to
improve
the
navigational
access
to
the
harbour.
It's
another
access
point
for
the
Isles
canalfront
properties.
It
approves
title
exchange
that
will
lead
to
better
title
flushing
of
the
canals
it's
a
safe
harbor.
J
So
when
you're
out
in
the
harbor
and
there's
a
storm
or
you
don't
want
to
go
all
the
way
to
Ponce,
you
have
another
place
to
get
in
safely
and
be
in
the
canals
and
make
it
home
safely.
Many
boaters
and
many
boat
clubs
get
together
and
do
Sunset
Lake
raft
ups.
This
gives
access
from
many
directions.
For
that.
Also
many
of
the
people
have
stated
that
doesn't
matter,
I'm
gonna
go
use
this
pass
because
I'm
gonna
bring
my
friends.
J
There's
more
direct
access
to
burnt
store,
Becky,
Lia,
Matt
Lachey
and
the
intercostal
there's
also
convenient
access
to
Alligator
Creek
for
cruising
or
restaurants
sail
boat
speeds
will
be
between
five
to
six
knots,
we're
able
to
use
a
rim
canal
and
save
two
to
three
miles,
and
then
one
of
the
benefits
from
people
that
aren't
in
the
benefited
area
is
the
folks
over
Ponce
will
have
less
congestion
at
their
outlet
and
it
will
improve
the
environment
over
there.
Also.
How
are
we
going
to
pay
for
this
Howard
presented
a
bunch
of
different
options
up
there.
J
Okay,
this
is
one
thing
I'm
going
to
propose:
it's
just
one
option:
the
capital
costs
again
is
2.7,
I,
say
we're
currently
paying
everyone
in
the
canal
assessment
district
right
now
that
uses
the
water
and
the
canal
maintenance
district,
we're
already
paying
a
hundred
additional
dollars
right
now
until
2021
for
our
mo,
it's
only
$100
more
on
top
of
our
550.
If
we
just
extend
this
for
four
more
years
after
2021
it'll
be
$100
for
four
more
years,
everyone
in
the
canal,
maintenance
area
put
a
lot,
will
pay
four
hundred
and
six
dollars
more.
J
That's
it.
So
you
wouldn't
even
realize
it
was
happening
because
it's
just
another
hundred
dollars
for
another
four
years
that
you're
already
paying
I
think
it's
a
win-win.
This
show
is
a
good
effort
between
the
city
and
the
citizens.
Working
together,
property
values
will
increase
for
all
I
know.
There's
many
different
perspectives
on
philosophy
around
that,
but
when
spun
is
Punta,
Gorda
improves,
we
all
improve,
and
another
good
thing
is
it's
a
great
return
on
investment
for
the
city,
a
lot
of
our
projects
we
have
to
do.
We
do
because
of
needing
to
fix
something.
J
This
actually
generates
revenue
for
the
city,
so
it's
I'm,
just
gonna,
wrap
up
and
say
it
pays
for
itself.
There's
no
change
in
the
current
assessment,
for
your
extension
would
be
all
you'd
have
to
do.
Use
the
existing
Canal
maintenance
fee.
I.
Don't
think
we
necessarily
have
to
do
anymore
studies,
because
it's
a
process
that
we
already
have
a
place,
but
I
could
be
wrong.
It
generates
revenue
for
the
city,
there's
no
additional
services
to
do
this.
You
don't
have
to
hire
more
police,
more
fire.
J
J
So
I'm
saying
the
boat
down
the
benefited
area
and
since
the
sense
she's
four
minutes
are
good
for
twenty
twenty
three
twenty.
Twenty-One
we
still
have
time
to
do
the
right
thing.
We
don't
have
to
hurry
at
the
eleventh
hour
to
try
and
use
the
wrong
methodology,
so
the
best
way
to
predict
our
future
is
to
create
it.
Thank
you
and.
A
C
L
M
N
O
A
P
O
E
A
D
O
Q
O
There
is
no
difference
in
use
between
that
family
that
lives
on
an
80-foot,
seawall
lot
or
150
foot
seawall
lot.
Your
use
of
the
waterway
is
the
same
in
both
residences.
I
therefore
fail
to
see
any
rational
reason,
but
doubling
the
assessments
for
those
homes
that
are
built
with
a
more
than
80
foot
seawall.
O
The
assessments
are
supposed
to
be
based
upon
benefits
to
the
property
and
the
benefit
to
the
property
is
the
same.
Whether
you
have
an
80
foot
seawall
or
a
hundred
and
fifty
foot,
seawall
and
I
would
hope
the
council
would
reconsider
this
I
do
not
address
the
cost
of
maintaining
the
sea
walls.
That's
a
different
topic.
I
am
only
addressing
the
assessments
made
for
the
Buckley
Pass,
which
in
general
I
agree.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
L
R
L
Other
people
are
getting
a
better
deal
than
me
because
they
have
more
expensive
units
or
they
have
more
Sewall
or
whatever,
but
I'm
not
jealous
of
that
I'll
pay.
The
thousand
dollars
gladly
I
paid
a
thousand
dollars
just
replaced
by
Florida
Pacific
electrical
panel
I'm,
getting
nothing
back
for
that.
With
this
thousand
dollars,
I
am
going
to
have
an
increase
in
value
when
I.
First
looked
at
my
property
in
2011,
the
realtor
said:
I
looked
at
different
properties
and
I
said
why
the
units
over
here
a
little
cheaper.
L
It's
because
of
the
how
close
you
are
to
Ponce
Inlet
values
are
going
to
go
up
you're
going
to
get
more
than
your
thousand
dollars
back
through
this.
Through
this
improvement,
I've
looked
at
the
comps
over
the
years
from
the
Civic
Association.
They
bear
that
out
also
I'm
just
going
to
say
that
I'd
like
to
see
this
project
done,
I
followed
it
through
seeing
the
delay
from
the
Corps
of
Engineers,
and
there
may
be
other
methodologies,
though
it
may
be
benefit
me,
but
I'd
like
to
see
this
project
done
this
year.
A
A
E
A
S
Little
bit,
1700
los
alamos,
Drive
I,
think
the
project
has
always
seemed
good
for
the
city,
enhancing
a
reputation
as
a
waterfront
community,
and
it
was
certainly
widely
supported
when
the
price
tag
was
something
like
600,000
to
a
million
dollars.
The
prices
skyrocketed
and
the
funding
model
is
somewhat
arbitrary.
Many
residents
in
the
affected
area
do
not
own
boats
or
use
boats,
and
certainly
more
than
half
of
the
would
not
not
use
them.
The
idea
that
property
values
will
increase
is
speculative
and
may
be
wrong.
S
The
other
thing
is
I'm
a
little
worried
about
repeating
the
mess
that
Charlie
County
has
created
with
msb
use.
We
get
on
this
path,
we
could
be
on
a
slippery
slope.
The
cost
of
projects
seemed
to
be
somewhat
out
of
control,
but
maybe
not,
but
they
may
grow
larger,
but
maybe
not
I
think
if
it's
truly
good
for
the
city,
it
should
be
funded
by
everyone,
and
the
project
should
not
be
pursued,
if
not
at
a
minimum.
S
A
T
That
means
that
that
all
of
us
will
get
the
advantage
of
a
rising
tide,
higher
property
values,
good
news
for
the
city
that
means
higher
taxes
and
to
higher
tax
revenue.
It's
sort
of,
what's
in
it,
for
the
city
to
support
this
project,
I
mean,
let's
be
real,
that's
one
of
the
one
of
the
attractive
elements
of
this.
Otherwise,
why
go
through
all
these
public
hearings
and
so
much
fun
that
you're
all
having
so
one
of
the
suggestions
would
be
as
I'm
happy
to
pay.
T
My
part
of
it
I
would
prefer
to
have
other
residents
in
Punta.
Gorda
also
participate,
but
if
that's
not
possible,
if
we
go
forward
the
way
things
are
now
I
wonder
if
you've
considered
and
if
it's
legally
possible,
assuming
that
property
values
would
rise
in
the
future.
For
those
who
pay
their
assessment,
that
once
that
assessment
were
paid,
if
there
was
some
type
of
hold
or
freeze,
so
that
that
your
future,
your
taxes
say
for
maybe
the
next
five
years
you
put
a
hold
on
those
and
say:
keep
them
at
this
baseline
level.
T
The
year
that
you
pay
off
your
assessment,
you
hold
those,
and
so
you
get
somewhat
of
a
tax
break
going
forward
in
the
future.
So
I'm
happy
to
pay
the
amount
of
money
again.
We'd
prefer
to
pay
less
really
like
Don's
idea,
but
if
that's
not
possible
is
at
least
consider
some
type
of
break
going
forward.
I
think
that
provides
you
another
option.
I
know
there
are
lots
of
schemes
out
there
that
are
labor
intensive
or
pretty
complicated,
but
this
would
be
a
relatively
simple
one.
U
Hello,
thank
you
for
having
this
meeting
I'm
Bob
Whitaker
I
live
in
the
bird
section.
The
project
is
important
to
me
because
of
the
expense
and
how
we're
funding
it
we're
creating
a
monster
here
for
not
careful,
because
I
can
see
very
easily
coming
back
safe.
Why
should
I
pay
for
the
pickleball
courts
because
I
live
in
the
bird
section?
Please
consider
that
do
not
divide
the
city
if
you
notice
the
way
we're
coming
up
to
the
microphone.
We
look
at
the
other
person
speaking
and
we
let
them
go
the
appropriate
person.
U
B
V
H
V
Assessment
area
with
all
the
very
legal,
real
legal
exposures
setting
of
new
precedents
and
sizeable
expense
that
goes
along
with
using
the
neighbors
Giblin
Nickerson
proposed
benefit
area
methodology.
The
approach,
the
new
approach
is
simply
using
the
current
of
canal
maintenance
assessment
mechanism
extended
to
2025.
V
Using
this
method
is
responsible,
cost-effective,
fair
and
simple.
Without
increasing
current
fees,
the
new
method
will
not
impose
any
additional
financial
burden
to
anyone
currently
paying
the
PGI
canal
maintenance
district
assessment.
If
you
are
able
to
pay
your
2019
assessment,
it
will
not
increase
because
of
Buckley's
pass.
There
will
simply
day
at
the
current
level
to
2025
council
members.
Please
evaluate
these
proposals
and
do
the
right
thing
for
the
city.
K
W
K
You
sorry
I
just
want
to
thank
everyone
for
all
the
work
they've
put
into
it
and
we
supported
a
hundred
percent
I
guess.
My
opinion
is
based
sort
of
on
what
I've
heard
already
here
today
about
the
financial
implication
of
how
it's
being
assessed,
I
own
two
properties
in
the
bird
section.
Neither
of
them
are
subject
to
a
double
fee.
However,
I
feel
that
that
piece
of
it
is
unfair
to
those
who
have
more
than
they
cut
off.
K
I
think
there's
an
assumption
made
that
it's
by
the
number
of
vessels
that
you
assume
someone
would
have
on
85
or
larger
frontage,
I've
seen
plenty
of
tip
Lots
and
others
that
have
zero
vessels.
I
feel
like
that's
sort
of
in
conflict
with
how
you
assess
sea
walls
and
I
know
that's
a
whole
nother
topic,
but
I
feel
like
the
person
before
me,
sort
of
went
there
and
said
you're
you're
getting
into
an
area
where
we're
assessing
things
in
different
methodologies.
For
basically
the
same
thing.
K
Some
of
the
things
have
been
said
before
I
don't
play
pickleball
I
pay
for
the
pickleball
I,
don't
use
the
dog
park,
I
pay
for
the
dog
park
very
seldom
use
the
harbour
walk,
I
pay
for
it,
I'm
happy
to
pay
for
it.
I'm
happy
to
pay
for
whatever
the
whole
city
is
benefiting
from
I
feel
that
people
that
over
on
the
Ponce
Inlet
End,
are
benefitting
there.
They
often
have
issues
with
compromise
to
their
seawall
by
the
amount
of
boat
traffic
and
the
speed
that
people
go
by
I.
K
Think
people
who
go
south
to
go
boating
towards
the
Pine
Island
boki
Lea
area
are
going
to
definitely
use
the
pass
much
more
than
they
would
ponts
so
I
feel
that
we
are
gonna
benefit
as
a
whole.
We
are
all
here
because
we
want
the
water
way.
We
should
all
share
in
the
cost
of
it,
as
we
have
done
from
everything
so
far.
Equally,
whether
the
city
decides
to
kick
in
or
spread
it
among
across
the
city,
but
I
agree
that
it
is
dividing
people
and
we
are
a
city
as
a
whole.
Thank
you.
X
A
member
of
the
well
first
of
all
I'm
a
homeowner.
My
name
is
dr.:
Denison,
Reid
and
I
live
in
wood,
thrush
Drive
and
it
put
a
Gore
to
Al's
bird
section,
although
I'm
a
homeowner
with
a
water
assessment
unit
which
I
do
have
a
special
assessment
to
pay.
I
am
here
to
talk
about
my
church
I'm,
a
member
of
the
congregation
of
the
United
Church
of
Christ
on
aqui
estoy
Drive.
Our
church
is
facing
a
special
assessment
in
the
amount
of
nearly
26
thousand
dollars
for
the
Buckley
Pass
project.
X
The
UCC
Church
is
a
relatively
small
Church
with
modest
resources.
Nevertheless,
our
church
has
a
very
big
heart
and
we
gladly
share
our
blessings
and
our
financial
resources
with
those
in
need,
including
many
local
charities
within
Punta
Gorda.
Imposing
a
special
assessment
of
nearly
$26,000
on
our
church
is
an
extreme
and
unexpected
financial
burden
for
our
congregation
and
such
a
financial
burden
works
against
the
church's
ability
to
perform
its
most
basic
mission,
which
is
to
serve
those
who
are
struggling
and
suffering
and
those
who
are
most
in
need.
X
X
Quite
the
contrary,
the
waterfront
area
in
question
is
undeveloped
and
is
overgrown
with
trees,
mangroves
and
other
foilage
to
the
point
that
I
didn't
even
realize
there
was
any
waterfront
area
on
the
property
until
we
were
notified
of
this
special
assessment,
we
have
no
sea
walls,
no
docks
and
no
means
of
receiving
boats.
Nor
do
we
have
either
the
financial
means
or
the
desire
to
use
our
limited
resources
for
developing
the
property.
X
For
that
purpose,
in
posing
a
special
assessment
of
nearly
twenty
six
thousand
dollars
on
a
house
of
worship
that
has
long
been
committed
to
serving
those
in
need
may
be
legal
but
in
my
opinion
it's
certainly
not
moral
or
ethical
or
the
right
thing
to
do.
It's
my
understanding
that
surplus
city
funds
may
be
available
to
mitigate
the
financial
burden
for
those
facing
financial
hardships
and
I,
strongly
support
the
use
of
surplus
city
funds
or
any
other
means
available.
X
With
regards,
certainly
to
my
church
in
particular
and
I,
beseech
the
City
Council
to
do
the
right
thing
by
utilizing.
Whatever
means
are
available
to
the
city
to
relieve
the
Church
of
this
substantial
financial
hardship,
so
the
church
can
continue
to
do
the
good
works.
That
God
intends
for
us
without
being
encumbered
by
this
very
substantial
special
assessment.
B
Y
Afternoon
I'd
like
to
thank
Bill
Leff
slack
I
live
in
the
bird
section,
I'd
like
to
thank
City
Commission
for
holding
this
meeting
today.
It's
very
important
everybody
have
a
chance
to
say
what
they
like
or
don't
like
about.
This
propose
the
suspect.
The
one
question
I
think
we
all
have
to
ask
ourselves
today:
the
City
Council,
the
city
manager
and
others
that
are
involved.
This
project
is,
would
we
be
here
right
now
if
the
funding
formula
have
been
split
across
the
entire
BGI
canal
system?
Y
I
think
we
wouldn't
be
here
right
now
and
so
divided
over
this
issue.
I
have
attended
numerous
meetings
on
this
project
whenever
I've
been
down
here,
keep
in
mind,
I'm
a
seasonal
there's
other
people
here,
there's
season
as
well,
so
they
can't
have
input
in
in
other
meetings
that
are
taking
place,
whether
it's
be
the
punt
abort
want
to
go
to
boater,
Alliance
or
the
canal
board.
Y
We
can't
be
here
and
so
we're
at
a
distinct
disadvantage
on
this
I
witnessed
numerous
people
throughout
the
city
and
PGI
speak
in
favor
of
this
long
overdue
project
which
I
support.
Many
of
these
people
supported
the
assessment
to
go
across
all
users
at
the
previous
board
meetings,
but
this
wasn't.
This
is
kind
of
been
ignored.
Instead,
we
pushed
forward
with
a
special
assessment
district,
which
I
feel
creates
an
unfair
burden
on
a
particular
group
of
people
that
are
being
assessed
solely
because
of
an
economic
impact
and
not
on
a
user
across
the
board.
Y
Y
It's
it's
not
the
way
Punta
Gorda
is,
and
that's
not
what
I
bought
when
I
bought
into
living
in
Punta,
Gorda,
Isles
I
have
one
thing
to
say:
I
strongly
support
what
don
sabattini
put
forward
here
at
the
very
first
presentation
and
I
would
hope
that
the
city
scrapped
this
special
assessment
and
instead
go
the
suggestion
that
he
has
granted
it'll
take
a
little
more
time,
but
in
the
long
run
everybody
everybody
here
will
own
that
cut,
not
just
the
people
in
the
bird
section.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
Z
Okay,
my
name's
John
Olsen,
I
retired
down
here
last
year,
I
own
condo
unit
133
of
the
lower
Amana
complex
at
332
to
purple
martin
drive.
I
do
not
own
a
boat
I,
do
not
own
dockage
a
lift
or
a
sea
wall
on
this
waterway.
I
cannot
see
Buckley's
pass
from
this
waterway
from
from
my
window,
I,
don't
feel
I,
don't
see
any
way
that
this
project
could
affect
my
property
value
positively
or
negatively.
Z
AA
A
AA
AA
The
time
to
Charlotte
Harbor
tremendously,
but
I
do
not
like
the
way
it's
proposed
to
be
financed.
I
totally
support
the
first
speaker
who
suggested
that
all
of
the
Punta
Gorda
Isles
residents
pay
for
it
through
the
Canal,
Authority,
I,
think
and
I
think
the
speaker's
right
here
perform.
You
said
it
very
very
well.
AA
And
we
didn't
finance
those
projects
this
way
roads
for
development
of
new
developments,
a
new
fire
station
that
helped
a
certain
group
of
residents,
a
new
sewer
treatment
plant.
We
didn't
finance
these
best
special
assessment.
We
financed
them
globally
by
all
of
Punta
Gorda.
That
is
the
way
I
believe
we
should
be
doing
this
or
perhaps
a
subset,
the
Canal
District,
let
the
Canal
District
finance
it
and
let
us
all
enjoy
the
benefits
of
the
project.
AA
Now
I
must
say:
I
only
support
that
if
it
will
not
significantly
change
the
daemon,
if
we
have
to
get
it
done
this
year
and
changing
to
the
financing
scheme
that
the
first
speaker
talked
of
delays
and
significantly
I'm
no
longer
in
favor
of
it,
but
I
would
hope
that,
since
is
just
a
you
know,
taxing
legal
issue:
no
new
physical
issues
have
to
be
discussed
that
the
council
can
make
this
happen
very
quickly
and
get
the
project
going
rapidly.
Thank
you
thank.
AB
Afternoon
good
afternoon,
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
My
name
is
Diana
Simmons
I'm,
an
owner
and
full-time
resident
in
the
bird
section,
my
husband
and
I
are
both
California
real
estate
brokers.
With
a
combined
experience
of
over
50
years,
we
chose
PGI
for
our
retirement
dream,
an
attacked,
attractive
boating
community
on
affordable
water
on
the
Gulf,
with
sea
walls
maintained
by
the
city.
However,
your
methodology
to
assess
only
the
bird
section
is
flawed
and
here's
why
first
by
charging
only
the
bird
section
roughly
25%
of
the
canal
district?
AB
Are
you
creating
an
exclusive
right
for
us?
If
we
pay
will
be
entry,
be
gated,
and
if
it
is
to
be
public
access
and
we
pay
don't
you
have
to
now
ask
the
public
how
they
can
gain
access,
perhaps
at
all
needs
to
be
charged.
So
now
we
get
a
gate
keeper
to
check
IDs.
All
of
this
is
ludicrous,
but
important
to
address
as
this
pass
will
be
public
access
and
not
just
for
the
bird
section.
Even
though
you
want
us
to
foot
the
bill.
Buckley
pass
is
good
for
all
p.g
guy.
AB
It
will
attract
more
people.
Baby
boomers
resort
seekers
vacationers.
If
we
all
share
in
the
cost,
it's
going
to
be
about
$400
each
I'm
being
assessed
for
two
water
access
units
since
I'm
above
the
arbitrary
85
foot
rule
with
a
hundred
feet,
so
I'm
expected
to
pay
two
thousand
dollars
and
I
don't
have
a
boat
when
we
bought
here
four
years
ago.
AB
In
each
case,
the
real
choice
was
the
home,
it's
style,
age
view
on
the
canal
and
that's
logical,
because
you
are
in
your
home
24/7
and
on
your
boat
only
once
in
a
while
on
my
canal
of
five
homes,
there
are
two
boats
and
I
can
count
on
one
hand
how
many
times
in
four
years,
those
two
boats
left
their
dock.
40
minutes
is
not
an
issue
and
I,
don't
think
less
time
will
make
a
difference.
It's
all
about
the
cost
of
running
those
boats.
AB
My
second
point
is
buckley:
past
will
provide
an
additional
measure
of
boater
safety.
If
the
weather
suddenly
changes,
any
birdie
will
seek
safe
harbor,
and
this
is
mentioned
already.
It
will
also
improve
water
quality,
more
fish,
more
wildlife.
A
second
access
is
a
selling
point
for
PGI
and
will
attract
new
buyers.
Finally,
let's
talk
about
canal
maintenance.
You
have
set
a
precedent
in
that
each
parcel
in
the
Isles
pays
an
equal
annual
assessment
for
canal
maintenance.
AB
It's
not
by
location,
it's
not
by
foot,
so
choosing
an
arbitrary
number
of
85
feet
or
less
as
a
water
access
unit
doesn't
make
any
sense.
If
you
feel
it's
time
to
adjust
linear
feet,
then
both
canal
maintenance
and
the
assessment
for
Buckley's
pass
needs
to
be
by
foot
again.
It's
not
just
the
bird
section.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
A
AC
My
name
is
Alexander
Peterson.
My
friends
call
me
sandy.
My
address
is
wren
court
Punta
Gorda
I'm,
all
for
the
bird
cut
I
think
it's
obvious
that
we
need
it.
The
congestion
down
at
the
current
exit
down
by
Ponce
de
Leon
gets
really
crazy,
and
if
you
get
a
strong
wind
and
a
strong
current
coming
through
there
and
a
bottleneck
of
boats
and
people
trying
to
get
out
down
the
boat
ramp,
it
can
become
very
dangerous.
AC
So
not
only
is
this
gonna
be
convenient
for
a
lot
of
people,
it's
needed
as
a
safety
issue,
because
right
now,
Punta
Gorda
at
the
pastelon
Park
on
a
weekend,
especially
is
just
a
zoo
and
somebody's
gonna
get
hurt
there
and
I'd
hate
to
see
that
happen.
The
assessment
as
it
stands,
I
think,
is
ludicrous.
AC
AC
The
argument
has
been
made
that
you
know
people
mentioned
the
pickleball
court
in
the
dog
Court
they
say:
well,
anybody
can
use
the
pickleball
court,
not
everybody
can
use
the
canal
system.
Well,
that's
a
really
invalid
point,
because
if
you
look
around
this
well
I
for
one
have
a
bad
elf
for
I
can't
play
pickleball.
If
you
look
around
this
room,
you'll
see
the
ages
here,
it's
pretty
safe
to
assume
that
a
significant
amount
of
the
people
in
this
room
cannot
play
pickleball
either.
AC
So
to
make
the
argument
that
well,
everybody
should
pay
for
the
pickleball,
but
not
just
the
bird
section
should
have
to
pay
for
the
cut
is
excuse
me
I,
shouldn't
use
that
word.
That's
it!
But
and
again
you
know.
I
have
96
feet
of
seawall
I'm
just
over
the
limit
and
I
got
to
pay
another
thousand
dollars
for
it.
Is
it
11
feet
that
I'm
over?
Isn't
it
85
the
cutoff,
so
I
mean
that's,
that's
just
crazy,
because
I,
don't
G,
I'm
gonna
put
a
whole
bunch
more
boats
in
that
11
feet.
AC
I,
don't
think
so.
So
I
stand
here
also
to
support
Don
Sabatini's
proposal.
I
think
it
makes
sense
the
bird
cut
the
the
Buckley
Pass
will
benefit
everybody
in
Punta
Gorda
everybody
hear
the
argument
that
you
know
we
can
all
use.
The
pickleball
court
is
invalid,
but
everybody
has
access
to
the
boat
ramp
as
a
Montague
or
at
the
Ponce
de
Leon
everybody.
All
the
fishermen
have
access
to
the
fishing
pier
there.
AC
AD
Afternoon,
I'm
Don,
kibble
and
resident
of
Punta
Gorda
for
over
22
years.
I
live
on
Captiva
court
on
the
rim
canal
and
my
a
registered
professional
engineer,
retired
and
I
wanted
to
say
that
I
totally
support
the
cut
I
have
since
the
kein
Charlie
I
think
we
should
do
it.
I
have
a
problem
with
the
funding
as
it's
being
proposed
right
now.
I
agree
with
quite
a
few.
AD
People
have
said
that
I
think
we
need
to
go
back
to
the
standard
canal
maintenance
district,
where
we
all
pay
all
share
in
this,
and
we
use
some
of
the
city
funds
if
we
can
special
uses
funds
or
whatever.
But
the
point
I
wanted
to
ask
I
keep
hearing
that
we
can't
delay
this.
We
can't
stop
it
as
a
project
manager
for
many
years.
AD
I
do
not
understand
why
it
would
take
us
a
year
delay
because
I've
managed
a
lot
of
projects
and
I'd
like
to
know
what
are
the
things
that
will
cause
us
to
delay
for
a
year.
I
think
if
we
go
back
to
the
standard
procedure,
I
think
the
council
could
get
that
through.
We
could
have
it
done
much
more
quickly
than
a
year
delay.
Thank
you.
Thank.
V
AE
Here
we
go
first
of
all,
I
support
the
first
person's
presentation,
I
think
that
the
assessments
should
be
spread
over
the
entire
community.
The
entire
community
benefits
a
couple
of
comments.
If
I
lived
across
the
street,
my
assessment
would
be
zero
instead
of
almost
two
thousand
dollars.
I
realized
that
the
line
has
to
be
drawn
somewhere,
but
no
matter
where
the
line
is
drawn.
Is
there
a
two
thousand
dollar
difference
in
my
property
values
over
the
years
and
I?
Sincerely
doubt
it
another
thought,
the
more
you
have
of
something
the
less
it
costs
the
less.
AE
AE
If
you
have
less
than
the
prices
go
on,
so
I
think
that
the
assessment
where
you
say
people
are
going
to
benefit
I
find
somewhat
dubious
because
you
don't
know
who's
going
to
benefit
and
how
much
they're
gonna
benefit,
which
then
supports
spreading
the
cost
over
the
entire
community,
the
entire
community
benefits,
and
hopefully,
then
the
rising
tide
will
raise
all
property
values,
but
they
all
won't
come
up
equally.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
AF
AF
On
the
fly,
I
don't
believe,
funding
based
on
who
is
deemed
a
benefit
is
either
fair
or
equitable.
I
live
in
the
bird
section,
but
will
not
benefit
from
the
past,
but
I
am
in
favor
of
the
pass.
Just
not
the
assessment
methodology
I'd
like
to
know,
if
there's
a
precedent
for
such
a
methodology
of
assessment
going
forward,
we'll
only
those
deemed
to
benefit
from
a
project
be
assessed
for
that
project,
and
likewise
those
disadvantaged
or
receiving
no
benefit
have
their
taxes.
AF
AG
My
name
is
Wanda
Whannell
and
I
live
on
Almar
Drive.
First,
thank
you
to
the
board
for
all
your
hard
work
and
the
Buckley's
past
project.
Unfortunately,
this
amazing
opportunity
to
increase
pupper
values,
shortened
river
access
time
and
environmentally
help.
Our
PGI
canal
system
is
being
threatened
because
of
individuals,
opinions
and
discrepancies
and
payment
methods
in
in
or
timeframes
I.
For
one
can
understand
why
a
single
family
one
lot
homeowner
does
not
want
to
pay
a
double
assessment
for
two
dots
they
do
not
use.
AG
We
do
not
mind
paying
the
assistant,
however,
I
do
understand,
and
many
people
understand
why
other
people
do
these
recommended
recommendations
that
were
presented
today,
the
extension
of
the
hundred
dollars
for
four
years
and
obtaining
money
from
other
resources,
anything
to
help
our
assessment
lower
the
cost
I
think,
would
be
beneficial,
I
think
most
people
would
agree
to.
However,
we
are
confident
that
as
a
community,
we
can
join
forces
work
together
and
support
the
long
way,
Buckley's
Pass
project
through
the
completion
this
year.
AH
Afternoon,
thank
you
for
having
the
hearing
and
thank
you
for
your
hard
work.
My
name
is
Richard
Kirkpatrick
and
I
live
at
3340,
wood,
thrush
drive
and
PGI,
and,
as
most
people
ahead
of
me
have
spoken
about
the
assessment,
the
way
it's
divided,
I'm
part
of
the
project,
I
just
think
the
way
you've
decided
to
divide
it
up
for
just
the
bird
section
of
pay
part
I
would
rather
see
it
passed
around
the
community,
as
others
have
said,
to
just
make
it
more
fair.
We
really
appreciate
it.
AH
AI
AI
I
Dasani
14:30
raven
court
in
the
bird
section,
not
surprised
I,
just
want
to
thank
you
all
for
everything
that
you
have
done.
I
am
totally
for
this
project.
I.
Think
it's
a
wonderful
project,
I
think
it's
a
project
that
everyone
in
the
city
besides
those
of
us
within
the
bird
section
will
totally
benefit
by
I,
also
want
to
say
that
I
am
in
total
agreement
with
don
sabattini,
and
I
want
to
thank
those
people
who
work
so
digital
dill
diligently.
Excuse
me
to
try
to
come
up
with
a
possibility
for
you
to
consider.
AI
E
AI
Decisive
mark
arguments,
more
disagreements,
people
frustrated
over
location
people,
frustrated
over
sizes
of
property
than
I
have
ever
seen
or
heard
of
in
my
entire
life.
Some
of
us
can
pay
our
assessments
without
a
blink
of
an
eye.
I
have
to
pay
double.
Some
of
us
are
going
to
be
struggling
like
the
widows
and
the
widowers
who
are
living
on
a
restricted
income,
but
live
on
the
canal
system
and,
unfortunately,
do
not
have
a
boat,
can't
barely
walk
out
of
the
house
and
now
we're
paying
these
assessments.
AI
Just
if
we're
going
to
incorporate
this
in
a
general
assessment
for
canal
maintenance,
then
the
logic
to
me
would
be
to
include
it
in
the
payment
of
it.
There
will
be
no
gatekeeper.
There
will
be
no
one
standing
there
taking
people's
licenses,
it's
everyone's
canal,
where
one
city
one
canal
system.
Thank
you
for
listening
to
me.
Thank.
AJ
No
one
else
and
I
live
on
Alomar
Drive,
two
four,
two,
two
five
and
first
I
want
to
appreciate
all
that
you
have
done
in
this
project.
I
know
it
was
overwhelming.
It
still
is,
but
I
have
listened
to.
Everyone
speak
and
I'm
only
going
to
speak
on
two
points.
I
was
previously.
One
of
my
positions
was
vice
commander
of
Coast
Guard
Auxiliary
and
st.
AJ
Mark's
Florida
I
handled
a
large
vessel,
and
one
of
my
comets
is
going
to
be
about
the
dangerous
passage
which
will
be
eliminated
going
out
as
it
is
right
now
it's
dangerous
to
navigate
the
last
turns
in
the
park
with
the
boat
traffic
coming
in
and
out
and
boaters
launching
and
retrieving
votes
at
the
park.
Now
that
has
been
stated,
but
what
hasn't
been
stated
is
in
the
engineers
design,
which
he
mentioned
and
I
was
very
attuned
to
it.
AJ
They
have
corrected
that
where
large
boats
won't
have
to
do
a
90-degree
turn
to
port
or
starboard
going
in
and
out
of
Buckley
pass.
That
is
a
very
big
concern
because
collisions
happen
frequently
and
near
collisions
in
the
area
going
out
now
almost
occur
daily.
So
I
I
think
that
that
is
a
big
concern
for
all
the
voters
who
have
large
vessels
in
here.
AJ
Another
item
is:
we
have
installed
we're
environmentalist
and
we
have
installed
the
habitat
reef
under
our
deck,
as
many
of
mothers
have
for
water
quality
to
better
the
water
quality
and,
of
course,
the
Buckley
Pass
will
help
order
quality
by
increasing
new
water
flow
and
we're
very
much
attuned
to
that
and
want
to
see
that
happen
and
I'm,
hoping
that
this
project
goes
through
quickly
and
is
not
stalled
because
of
financial
problems.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AK
My
name
is
Gary
Satterfield
and
I.
Do
not
live
in
a
bird
section,
I'd
like
to
say
that
the
City
Council
I
think
has
did
a
great
job
and
what
they've
did
in
the
methodology
and
how
they
want
the
people
to
pay.
For
this
I've
heard
the
number
twenty-five
percent
of
the
people
in
the
bird
section
I'm
gonna
guess
most
of
this
room
is
about
those.
Please.
AK
Just
pointing
I'm
guessing
most
of
those
people
are
in
the
bird
section
and
those
twenty
five
percent
want
the
other
75%
to
pay
for
their
pleasure
of
quick
access.
I,
don't
think
it's
fair.
If
the
City
Council
believes
that's
important,
then
all
of
Punta
Gorda
should
pay
for
it.
If
it's
great
for
the
city,
not
just
PGI,
everybody
burn
store
aisles.
AK
Everyone
should
pay
for
it,
but
it's
kind
of
benefit
the
whole
city,
if
that's
what
they
want
to
say
when
I
bought
my
property
here
in
Punta
Gorda,
when
I
spoke
with,
my
realtor
I
have
specifically
about
quick
access
and
they
said
well.
I
can
show
you
propped
over
the
first
section,
you'll
get
a
lot
more
for
your
money,
newer
homes,
but
it's
very
poor
access.
I
said
no
I
want
quick
access.
I
bought
over
in
another
area,
buy
a
quick
access.
AK
I
bought
an
older
home
and
paid
more
money
for
it,
but
I
did
that
consciously
and
all
these
people
and
they
bought
this
property
consciously.
Also
the
Realtors
told
them
these
things
they
can
deny
it
do
whatever
they
want,
but
you
people,
you
did
your
work.
I!
Think,
if
what
you
did
I
hope
you
continue
with
what
you're
gonna
do
and
go
through
with
what
you
plan.
Thank
you.
Thank.
Q
My
name
is
Bernice
easement
on
the
5555
River
Bay
Drive,
for
many
of
the
individuals
that
are
in
here
that
are
not
aware.
5555
River,
Bay
Drive
is
considered
County
property
River
Bay
is
all
in
the
county
as
opposed
to
al
Mar,
which
is
in
the
city.
How
can
we
move
forward
with
a
process
when
County
residents
have
yet
to
receive
an
assessment,
we're
looking
at
seven
water
access
units?
Q
That's
an
absurd
amount
for
us
when
the
entirety
of
the
city
should
be
paying
for
this
as
well
as
this
was
it
brought
up
by
the
boaters
Alliance
of
400
members
that
want
this?
What
is
the
voters
alliance
doing
to
help
with
this?
Are
they
helping
paying
through
dues,
or
we
just
printing
the
bill
for
everybody
that
is
close
to
it?
Everybody
should
be
paying
for
this.
Thank
you.
Thank.
I
I
I
Was
there
Obama's
in
his
first
term,
so
I'd
have
to
say
that
any
along
the
process,
the
City
Council
has
been
just
fantastic,
whichever
City
Council
has
been
been
fantastic,
had
listening
to
input
from
meetings
like
this
and
incorporating
that
into
their
final
mark,
one
of
the
final
product
and
I
think
that's
gonna
happen
again.
Some
of
the
ideas
that
were
shared
we're
great
somewhere,
not
so
great,
but
the
City
Council
always
left,
listened
and
I
really
commend
the
City
Council
as
yours
and
the
previous
ones
for
doing
exactly
that.
I
AL
Afternoon
good
afternoon
my
name
is
Kim.
Halford
I
purchased
down
here
in
2009,
didn't
know
a
lot
about
the
area
and
ended
up
with
a
really
great
real
estate.
Agent,
and
first
thing
she
asked
me-
is:
do
I
want
to
live
on
the
water
and
I
said
yes,
I
do
so
away.
We
went
and
we
looked
at
a
lot
of
stuff
down
in
the
bird
section.
The
next
thing
she
asked
me
is
you're.
Gonna
bow
I
said
yeah
I'm,
gonna
boat.
She
says.
AL
Well,
alright,
you
don't
want
to
live
in
the
bird
section,
so
she
showed
us
some
other
areas
and
we
have
on
being
for
me
right
now.
It's
12
minutes
out,
but
what
I
soon
found
out
was
everybody.
I
have
a
budget
very
limited
budget
housing
when
I
was
looking
and
I
found
out
that
I
could
get
a
lot
more
house
for
my
money
down
in
the
bird
section,
I
decided
to
buy
Onvia
for
Mia,
then
I
took
less
less
of
a
house
for
a
quicker
route
so
that
I
could
vote
now.
I,
don't
feel
good.
AL
That
I
feel
like
I
took
the
hit,
then
I
don't
feel
like
I
should
have
to
pay
taxes
or
what's
only
going
to
benefit
the
people
in
that
area,
and
when
I
say
that
we
talked
about
pickleball
courts
and
things
like
that
and
oh
I'm
not
going
to
play
pickleball,
then
we
talked
about
how
it's
going
to
benefit
the
whole
city.
Well,
if
you're
going
to
increase
the
tax
base,
then
it
needs
to
be
across
the
whole
city,
not
just
the
aisles,
because
the
other
areas
outside
aisles
also
benefit
from
the
city.
AL
So
I
feel
like
we're
going
to
tack,
trying
to
tax
a
lot
of
people
who
are
not
going
to
benefit
from
that
I've
never
been
in
Ponce
Inlet
I,
don't
have
to
go
to
into
the
Ponce
Inlet
I
will
never
go
down
through
the
cut.
However,
I
do
think
it's
an
excellent
idea
to
have
that
cut
and
the
guy
to
work
for
I
think
he
was
Coast.
Guard
brought
up
some
very
good
points
about
safety
and
trying
to
gain
I.
AL
AM
These
comments
only
apply
if
you
decide
to
listen
to
some
of
the
people
who
said
the
entire
city
should
pay
for
this.
If
you
do
that,
I
would
suggest
that,
based
on
what
you
heard
at
the
charettes
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
are
that
there
are
lists
of
projects
that
people
from
all
over
the
city
would
like
to
see
developed
with
city
money.
AM
It
would
be
wrong
to
suddenly
take
this
project
and
put
it
at
the
head
of
the
list
and
take
three
million
dollars
or
whatever,
from
the
1%
tax
or
from
the
fisherman's
village
money
fund
and
use
it
to
pay
for
this.
This
project
has
to
get
in
line
with
all
the
others
and
be
sorted
out
on
its
merits.
Then.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AN
E
AN
Day
now,
30
40
boats,
going
by
my
place
every
day.
A
lot
of
those
boats
now
are
not
the
little
20
footers
25
footers
that
we
used
to
see
we're
now,
seeing
them
40,
50
and
more
cut
down
by
our
way
that
traffic
is
going
out
through
parts
and,
as
somebody
said
earlier,
that's
a
dangerous
situation
as
that
traffic
continues
to
go
down
through
there
and
more
and
more
homes
being
built
more
and
more
homes,
larger
boats
coming
into
the
area.
It's
a
it's
a
potential
for
a
serious
accident.
AN
Likewise,
we
have
poachers
cut
which
a
lot
of
smaller
boats
use
now
to
access
alligator
Creek
we're
also
going
all
through
there.
Our
kayakers
small
boats
on
to
pontoon
boats.
You've
got
your
dinghies
and
again,
you've
got
people
there
that
are
going
through
at
high
speed.
Another
potential
accident,
that's
going
to
happen,
I'm
in
full
agreement
that
we
need
this
Buckley's
past
I.
Do
think
that
the
payment
of
that
should
be
through
the
whole
maintenance
fund,
the
canal
maintenance.
Right
now,
we've
been
dredging
ponds
for
a
number
of
years.
AN
All
of
the
community
is
paying
for
ponds.
If
you
start
separating
the
districts,
you've
got
bass,
inlet
near
Fisherman's
Village.
They
don't
need
Ponce.
Inlet
you've
got
pompano
coming
out
from
where
Isles
Yacht
Club
is
they
don't
need
Ponce
Inlet?
They
don't
need
that
dredging
and
yet
they're
paying
for
the
dredging
we're
now
in
the
northern
district,
our
eastern
district,
if
you
want
to
call
it
that
the
for
its
sector,
we're
going
to
be
now,
have
to
still
be
paying
for
ponds,
we
won't
need
that.
AN
AO
AO
The
only
benefit
received
by
only
the
bird
section
would
be
closer
access
in
terms
of
safety,
recreational
access
to
a
southern
exit,
water,
water
quality.
And
then,
then
you
have
the
decrease
of
boat
traffic
and
effects
negative
effects
on
canal
and
see
well
that
the
bird
section
doesn't
even
benefit
from
in
the
Ponce
area.
The
other
people
have
those
benefits
that
we
don't
have
so
I
believe
the
entire
PGI
Canal
maintenance
does
benefit
and
should
be
assessed
again.
Benefits
to
that
are
that
the
price
will
go
down
for
everybody.
AO
There
would
be
no
need
for
three-year
payment
plans.
There
would
be
no
need
for
interest
and
handling
fees
and
an
enormous
burden
for
city
employees
that
the
city
could
have
their
money
up
front.
People
wouldn't
have
to
worry
about,
wouldn't
have
to
feel
guilty
about
using
the
past
because
they
didn't
pay
for
it.
When
I
bought
my
property
in
the
bird
section,
I
knew
I
was
not
going
to
have
a
boat,
so
I
specifically
did
not
pay
more
for
access
to
ponds,
but
now
the
rules
are
being
changed
in
the
middle
of
the
game.
AO
For
me,
now,
I'm
being
asked
to
pay
the
full
price
for
boating
access
when
the
primary
reason
I
even
bought
over
there
was
because
I
was
not
interested
in
boating,
which
is
true
for
many
of
us,
and
I
also
would
like
to
agree
with
the
person
who
mentioned
people
that
are
on
fixed
incomes.
We've
had
can
increase
in
our
canal
maintenance
fees
over
the
last
few
years
and
then
to
make
some
people
pay
one
or
two
thousand
dollars
again
to
burn
to
cover
the
entire
cost
of
something
that
benefits
the
entire
canal
maintenance.
AO
The
district
I
believe
is
not
fair.
I
also
want
to
mention.
There
was
confusion
as
to
the
legality
of
you
all
changing
the
method
to
the
entire
PGI
canal,
maintenance
district
as
the
special
benefit
district,
and
we
now
know
that
it
is
completely
legal,
as
Mr
Kunak
indicated
it
is
on
our
list
on
your
list
of
options.
Please
consider
that
the
original
decision
was
made
four
years
ago.
The
cost
was
half
the
cost.
It
is
now
it
was
made
by
a
seven-member
committee.
We
don't
know
who,
which
them
lived
in
the
bird
section.
F
There's
no
portion
of
the
seawall
there
that
I
could
access
without
trespassing
of
small
piece
of
property.
That's
actually
owned
by
very
specific
condo
owners.
In
the
letter
that
Howard
sent
out
he.
He
quoted
this
state
the
chapter
and
the
state
statutes
about
this
about
how
it
was
fair
and
reasonable
to
take
common
areas
and
split
them
evenly
over
all
the
condo
owners,
and
that
is
very
fair
but
further
down
in
that
same
chapter.
F
It
says
it
recognizes
that
there
are
limited
condo,
unlimited
common
areas
that
are
reserved
exclusively
for
specific
condo
owners
and
all
other
condo
owners.
There
are
prohibited
from
using
them
I'm
one
of
those
that's
prohibited
from
using
the
waterfront
I
have
no
water
access
at
all
and
I
received
a
letter
saying
that
I
was
being
assessed
for
this.
It's
not
a
lot
and
and
I
could
certainly
afford
to
pay
it.
But
it's
like
I
said
in
my
email
for
Howard.
F
It's
a
little
like
asking
me
to
buy
them
their
groceries
for
a
month
and
I'm
willing
to
do
that,
but
I
would
hope
that
the
City
Council
would
reconsider
that
not
just
for
clipper
Co,
but
for
the
many
many
other
condo
owners
who
have
no
rights
to
the
water
and
are
being
assessed.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Thank.
AP
I've
heard
that
a
rising
tide
does
raise
all
the
boats.
I
don't
play
football
I,
don't
use
the
bike.
Trails
I,
don't
use
the
tennis
courts
yet
I
pay
for
these
things.
These
amenities,
which
are
really
great
for
the
city
and
I,
don't
mind
paying
for
those.
This
cut
will
benefit
the
entire
city
and
all
of
its
residents.
So
I,
therefore
really
encourage
the
city
to
reconsider
and
change
its
funding
method
for
this
particular
project,
because
a
rising
tide
does
raise
all
boats.
Thank.
AQ
Afternoon
I'm
bill
Courtney,
512,
La
Coruna
court
in
parkour
and
burn
store
aisles
I'm
here
to
address
some
questions
that
the
council
has
had
relative
to
the
funding
methodology,
and
my
concern
is
expanding.
That
funding
outside
of
protagoras
I
would
point
out
that
it
burns
store
aisles
our
equivalent
would
have
been
the
removal
of
the
lock
and
the
widening
of
the
passageway
from
our
perimeter
canal
to
Alligator
Creek.
We
did
not
at
that
time
ask
for
city
funding
beyond
burnt
store
Isles
to
get
that
done.
AQ
A
AQ
M
E
M
Appreciate
that
we
have
elected
officials
who
are
willing
to
make
proposals
that
we
as
a
public,
can
then
hear
review
and
give
you
comments
back.
We've
gone
through
that
process.
We're
now
at
the
point
where
you're
reassessing
your
original
proposal
and
we're
very
glad
that
you're
now
reassessing
that,
because,
as
I
think
you've
heard,
there
are
a
lot
of
people
who
live
in
the
canals
pti
canal
system.
M
Who
would
really
like
you
to
reevaluate
assessing
across
the
board
in
the
canal
system,
as
opposed
to
just
a
Punta
Gorda
Isles
bird
section,
and
who
would
like
you
to
review
the
water
access
unit
idea
in
instead
assess
in
the
same
method
that's
used
for
the
rest
of
the
canal
district,
so
that
we
don't
set
precedents
that
we're
going
to
be
sorry
about
in
the
future.
Thank
you
again
for
serving
on
our
council.
Thank.
A
AR
Good
afternoon
good
afternoon,
I'm
Dave
Fox
I
live
in
wood,
thrush
Drive
in
the
bird
section,
I've
gone
ahead
and
looked
at
what
our
assessments
going
to
be
for
our
condo
and
it's
gonna
be
about
what
three
tenths
of
1%
a
very
for
me
very,
very
insignificant
amount
I'm,
not
particularly
concerned
about
how
we
pay
for
this,
because
I
am
paying
for
it
right
now.
It's
insignificant,
in
my
estimation,
not
to
go
and
negate
other
people's
concerns
about
funding.
I,
see
the
building
of
Mike
Buckley
path,
similar
to
going
ahead
and
baking.
AR
A
birthday
cake
city,
council
and
city
of
Punta
Gorda
has
been
baking
this
cake
for
the
last
four
or
five
years.
It's
now
almost
ready
to
come
out
of
the
oven,
and
we
pretty
much
have
had
almost
universal
approval
from
what
I've
heard
this
afternoon
on
going
ahead
and
building
and
delivering
Buckley
Pass
the
discussion
that
debate
seems
to
be
on
what
kind
of
frosting
we're
going
to
put
in
this
cake.
It's
gonna
be
chocolate,
strawberry,
vanilla.
You
know,
we've
got
different
opinions,
that's
the
different
funding
methods.
What
I
ask
is
City
Council.
AR
Please
use
your
wisdom
to
go
ahead
and
take
all
of
the
disparate
input
you
have
here
and
deliver
the
baking
the
birthday
cake
with
the
correct
frosting,
and
it's
not
going
to
be
a
frosting
that
everybody's
going
to
like,
but
we
do
have
an
excellent
City
Council
in
place
right
now.
I
for
one
certainly
trust
that
the
decision
they
make
will
be
the
best
decision
for
the
community.
Thank.
R
Afternoon,
my
name
is
Karen
Clark
and
my
husband,
Terry
and
I
have
been
residents
of
PGI
for
19
years
in
2015
we
were
among
those
people
who
are
at
the
event
center
big
meeting,
and
at
that
point
we
voiced
our
opinion
that
the
cut
was
not
necessary.
We
were
told
that
day
that
a
poll
would
be
conducted
of
all
the
residents
of
PGI
to
determine
the
interest
in
having
that
additional
cut.
So
far,
that
poll
has
not
been
conducted.
R
Buckley's
past
has
now
been
approved,
I'm
glad
neighbors,
Giblin
and
Nickerson
were
hired
and
paid
to
come
up
with
the
plan
for
assessment
as
part
of
their
study.
They
established
the
benefited
area
plan.
The
bills
have
now
been
sent
out
and
all
of
a
sudden
many
those
people
who
were
very
willing
to
pay
it
all
upfront
don't
want
to
do
so
anymore.
It
is
now
a
good
bit
more
expensive,
I
understand
that
and
the
reasons
for
that
raise
have
been
explained
to
us.
R
However,
those
in
the
benefited
area
will
undoubtedly
in
experience,
increase
property
values,
whereas
those
of
the
rest
of
us
in
PG
I
will
not
I
would
hope.
The
City
Council
will
decide
to
go
along
with
the
recommended
assessment
plan,
and
my
main
concern
is
if
there
is
any
consideration
of
doing
something
other
than
that
today,
a
poll
needs
to
be
conducted
of
all
of
PGI.
If
you
look
at
a
map
of
PGI
and
that
of
the
benefited
area,
the
benefited
area
is
one-fourth
of
PGI.
R
We
need
to
think
about
the
other
three
fourths
of
us,
please,
it's
probably
the
one.
Fourth
who
are
most
of
the
people
who
have
spoken
today
and
I
feel
like
I'm,
certainly
in
the
minority,
I
think
I
heard
what
one
other
person
speak
before
me,
and
we
understand
that
those
people
want
buckley's
pass,
but
there
are
about
three-fourths
of
PGI
who
may
not
want
it
might
not
care,
but
certainly
don't
want
to
pay
for
it,
and
it
was
interesting
that
not
even
those
in
the
benefited
area
now
want
to
pay
for
the
cut.
R
P
Pass
will
increase
the
congestion
I'll
experience
every
time,
I
leave
Bern,
store,
aisles
and
boat
to
the
harbour.
When
we
purchased
our
home
in
1999,
we
were
aware
that
we
were
buying
a
home
which
was
a
distance
from
the
harbour
and
consequently
its
value
was
not
as
high
as
other
properties.
We
looked
at
in
PG
I.
Nonetheless,
that's
where
we
bought
and
that's
where
we've
been
very
happy.
P
When
this
process
began
bern
store
aisles
canal
maintenance
was
faced
with
having
to
pay
for
significant
dredging
of
our
perimeter
canal.
That
was
not
an
issue,
as
previous
speakers
mentioned,
that
ever
came
up
for
reimbursement
by
the
city.
We
are
not
one
big
happy,
Canal
maintenance
district.
There
are
two
one
for
Byrne
store
aisles
one
for
plena
Gorda
aisles
and,
if
anything,
I
would
urge
the
City
Council
to
be
aware
that
Byrne
store
aisles
is
not
going
to
benefit
from
Buckley
Pass
and
so
should
not
pay
special
assessment
for
it.
Thank
you.
Thank.
C
My
name
is
Darrell
Odegard
I
live
on
772,
Ville.
I
think
that
this
project
has
been
called
a
lot
of
things,
but
what
it
really
is
is
a
canal
extension
and
that's
the
way
we
should
look
at
it
and
that's
the
way
it
should
be
paid
for.
So
if
you
live
on
the
canal
system
and
they're,
making
your
canal
system
better
well,
you
should
be
expected
to
pay
for
it.
C
AS
Afternoon,
my
name
is
John
Kelly
and
I
live
on
grape
court
and
want
to
go
to
aisles,
and
the
one
thing
that
hasn't
been
said
so
far
is
I
have
attended.
Recently,
a
number
of
the
long-term
planning
share
at
meeting
and
one
of
the
things
I
heard
from
virtually
everybody
is
this-
is
a
boating
community.
AS
AS
A
AT
AT
AT
City
Council,
when
you
consider
this
project
bidding
on
this
project,
considered
a
dredging
of
alligator
Creek
almost
to
the
end
in
different
spots,
because
I
I
go
through
there
with
my
best
loan,
it's
two
and
a
half
feet
deep
by
some
markets.
It
got
shelled
in
since
the
last
time
it
was
stretched
and
hopefully
like
pints,
get
stretched
when
it
needs
it.
This,
when
you
meet
with
the
county,
please
try
to
work
something
out
that
they
dredge
this
every
couple
of
years
or
whenever
it
needs.
That's
all
I
have
to
say
thank.
AU
Afternoon,
I'm
Laurie,
Lane,
Hart
and
I
live
in
Banyan
Point
condominiums,
which
is
not
in
the
bird
section
I'm
a
fairly
new
resident
of
Punta
Gorda
and
up
to
today,
I've
been
pretty
impressed
by
the
government
processes,
but
today,
I
have
to
tell
you
I'm
in
shock,
I've
been
following
this
in
the
newspapers
and
I'm
shocked
that
at
the
end
of
this
process,
now
that
the
bills
have
gone
out
you're,
considering
changing
the
course
like.
How
does
that
happen?
This
has
been
going
on
for
years
and
I.
AU
Think
as
another
woman
just
said,
if
this
is
out
there
that
it's
changing
and
now
all
of
us
will
have
to
pay
for
this
I
think
you'll
see
a
different
makeup
of
this
group.
This
is
the
bird
section
group
here,
I
think
you'll
see
all
of
the
citizens
here
and
if
you're
gonna
change
the
course
I
would
appeal
to
you
to
hold
another
meeting
and
let
all
of
the
citizens
come
and
talk
about
this,
because
now
it
affects
us
and
so
far
in
the
papers.
AU
It
hasn't
led
us
to
believe
that
it
will
affect
us
now.
One
more
thing
to
add:
I'm
part
of
the
citizens
Academy
this
year
yesterday,
I
asked
if
the
public
works
presentation,
how
did
the
initial
canals
get
funded?
Well,
it
wasn't
by
anybody
in
room
and
I
was
told
it
was
by
the
developers.
So
if
we're
gonna
extend
or
build
another
canal,
why
is
it
being
limited
to
certain
people
and
shouldn't
it
go
to
all
the
citizens
if
it's
something
that
initially
no
one
particular
group
paid
for?
Thank
you
thank.
N
N
N
My
name
is
Charlene
Duggan
I've
been
a
residence
here
with
my
husband
for
18
years.
We
are
boaters,
we
live
in
the
bird
section,
I've
read
the
history
of
Ponte
Gorda.
It
started
out
as
a
boating
community.
It
was
a
commercial
fishing
port
and
over
the
years
the
canals
were
dug,
I
understand
by
the
US
government,
and
we
also
had
government
facilities
here
in
Punta
Gorda.
My
point
is
that
this
started
as
a
boating
community.
The
most
important
part
of
this
community
has
been
boating.
N
N
That's
pretty
much
what
I
have
to
say,
but
all
these
other
amenities,
the
pickleball
courts,
the
tennis
courts,
the
swimming
pool,
the
parks.
All
these
things
came
later,
but
the
most
important
part
of
this,
and
why
I
believe
people
moved
here
was
because
we
could
live
on
the
harbour
and
be
in
a
boating
community
and
that
I
think
should
be
the
most
important
part
of
the
consideration.
Thank
you
thank.
AV
AV
The
gentleman
from
the
Coast
Guard
spoke
about
the
the
concerns
going
out.
Ponts
with
it
being
crowded.
I
can
speak
to
that
personally
that
maybe
some
of
my
boating
skills,
but
it
has
been
times
very
difficult
or
you've
actually
had
to
back
off
to
allow
boats
to
pass
at
that
corner.
I
am
100%
in
favor
of
this
new
pass
Buckley's
pass.
The
funding
from
my
perspective
is
fair.
For
me,
I
have
a
single
SI
unit
for
some
of
my
neighbors.
They
have
a
smaller
lot
they're
paying
more
per
foot.
AV
Some
of
my
neighbors
have
a
slightly
larger
lot
and
they're
paying
for
two
units.
I
know
that's
the
challenge.
That's
a
challenge
that
you're
faced
with
I'm
sure
that
you
could
come
up
with
a
reasonable
method
to
solve
that
concern.
I
just
would
recommend
that
this
moves
forward.
As
the
lady
last
spoke,
we
are
a
boating
community.
Many
of
us
moved
here
because
of
our
boating
community.
In
our
spare
time
we
may
even
play
pickleball.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
AW
Honor,
okay,
my
name
is
Dennis
warriors
and
I
live
in
one
Accord
Isles,
and
grateful
that
there
are
several
other
people
here
from
PGI
they're.
Also
expressing
their
comments.
A
couple
of
things,
one
I've
heard
a
lot
of
people
make
the
argument
that
well,
first
of
all,
let
me
back
up
and
say
that
I
think
Buckley's
pay.
The
idea
of
Buckley
Pass
is
a
very
good
idea
for
those
residents
of
PGI
I've
heard
a
lot
of
people
identify
the
similarities
between
the
benefit
that
Buckley
Pass
would
have
relating
it
to
the
pickleball
court.
AW
The
people
of
the
county.
I
would
make
that
same
argument
for
the
people
of
PGI
or
not
for
PGI
buttburn
store
Isles
in
that
to
attempt
to
expand
the
assessment
to
include
the
people
living
in
bursts
or
Isles
that
you
are
doing
the
same
thing.
You're
trying
to
make
a
correlation
between
the
benefit,
a
direct
benefit
being
to
the
people
residing
in
burn
stores.
I,
don't
see
where
that
that
would
be
the
case.
I
think
in
the
future.
AW
We
were
not
provided
at
any
finding
or
I
should
say
we
provided
the
funds
for
both
of
those
projects
and
because
those
pranic
projects
benefited
the
people
in
Bern
store
aisles.
No
one
outside
of
Bern
soils
provided
funding
for
those
projects,
because
it
did
not
directly
benefit
them.
Thank
you.
Thank.
W
You
for
the
opportunity,
my
name
is
Deborah,
Deegan
and
I
live
in
the
bird
section.
I
recently
sent
a
note
or
barse
mayor
of
Matthews.
That
I
believe
she
may
have
shared
with
you.
I
basically
wanted
to
tell
you
I
mean
I'm
in
just
slightly
over
85
feet,
so
I
do
have
to
water
units
and
I'm
happy
to
pay
for
it.
I
don't
mind
it
all
in
whatever
decision
that
you
come
to
today.
I
only
hope
that
you
continue
on
your
current
trajectory
to
get
the
cut
completed.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
work.
Thank.
AX
Afternoon
good
afternoon,
my
name
is
bill,
used,
burnstow,
aisles
and
the
beginning
of
the
presentation.
How
would
put
a
slide
up
its
saying?
There
may
be
an
alternate
method
of
funding.
I'll
speak
to
you.
Now
is
the
past
chairman
of
the
burn
stores,
canal
advisory
and
today
I'm
the
vice
chairman.
During
my
tenure
we
increased
the
width
of
our
lock,
we
dredged
the
perimeter
canal
and
we're
in
the
process
of
watering
the
gate
of
the
lock
again
because
of
the
shortage
of
waterfront
properties.
AX
When
the
seawall
Falls,
we
don't
have
lots
to
stage
the
equipment
so
we're
going
to
have
to
widen
the
lock
once
again
to
bring
the
Borgias
in
so
we're
paying
our
own
way.
I
have
no
fight
with
the
people
what
they
want,
but
I
think
you
should
not
do
other
public
funds
because
we
can
pay
our
own
way.
I
think
that
people
with
PGI
in
this
project
should
pay
their
own
way
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
AY
AY
You
for
taking
this
afternoon,
which
is
nice
out,
spent
some
time
listening
to
us.
I
have
a
little
different
approach
to
my
thinking
on
this
benefit
area
within
the
within
Punta
Gorda.
I,
honestly
believe
that
all
property
within
the
area
is
unique
and
people
buy
property
for
a
number
of
reasons.
I
for
one
didn't
want
to
be
by
the
mangrove
area.
So
I
wanted
to
be
further
out,
I'm
allergic
to
insects.
I,
really
don't
care
about
the
distance.
AY
It
takes
me
the
time
it
takes
me
to
get
my
sell
boat
from
the
benefit
area
of
Ponce,
because
that's
time,
I
get
myself
are
ready
for
sailing
and
I'm
pop
I'm
doing
day
sailing
I,
don't
care
if
I'm
north
I'm
going
for
a
longer
sail
I'm
going
south
and
I,
don't
care
I
go
to
market
want
to
go
to
marker
5.
My
point
being
here
is
that
all
property,
no
matter
where
it
matter
where
it
is
whether
it's
in
Punta,
Gorda,
California,
etc,
they're,
all
unique,
they're
different
and
people
buy
property
for
different
reasons.
AY
Some
want
a
different
view.
Someone
a
sunset
view:
some
don't
really
care
about
the
distance
to
the
harbor,
so
I
would
not
I
do
not
see
the
advantage
to
people
who
bought
property
for
reasons
beyond
travel
time.
Alfonso
de
Leon
pass
to
incur
a
added
burden
of
expenses
for
something
that
really
they
didn't
buy
into
and
now
we're
saying
to
them
early
on
that
you're
gonna
benefit
for
this
down
the
road,
so
we're
gonna
charge
your
mortgage,
your
property
values,
gonna,
go
well
highly
speculative
about
that.
So
I
would
say.
AY
Having
said
all
that
that
I
agree
with
Donald,
17,
II
I
think
his
presentations,
spot-on,
I,
would
definitely
agree
with
this
idea
about
spreading
the
cost
over
the
entire
boat
again
to
go
to
Isles
area,
not
just
this
particular
designated
benefit.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
listening
have
a
good
day.
BA
Dr.
rod,
McNeil
I,
did
fly
in
from
Illinois
for
the
meeting
and
thought
it
important
I
do
not
go
out
punks.
My
boat
I
can
get
through
poachers
Cup,
but
I
agree
with
buck.
They
pass
100%
and
the
reason
is
from
an
environmental
part.
It
helps
the
fisheries
it
cuts
down
on
the
fuel
used
as
the
boats
and
I
did
see.
50
boats
at
Christmastime
behind
my
house.
BA
It
cuts
down
on
fuel
it
the
prop
damage
that
occurs,
the
weight
damage,
not
everybody
goes
for
miles
or
five
miles
an
hour
and
people
working
on
their
boats,
while
they're
going
out
it's
an
interesting
kind
of
thing.
So
from
an
environmental
standpoint,
better
flow
for
the
fisheries
better
flow
for
the
canals
which
is
good
and
then
from
a
boater
standpoint.
BA
It
saves
mileage
on
the
boat
time
on
the
boat
gas
and
don't
tell
me
nobody
leaks
oil
and
gas,
whether
it's
a
diesel
or
gas
engine,
all
of
that's
an
environmental
issue
and
could
be
a
significant
legal
issue
environmentally
because
there
is
an
out
when
these
canals
were
designed.
We
didn't
have
the
kinds
of
issues
we
face
today.
That's
one
whole
section,
the
other
section,
the
argument
isn't:
is
it
good
or
bad?
The
entire
argument
really
centers
on
something
quite
different.
How
do
we
pay
for
it
I'm
willing
to
pay
my
980
dollars
today?
BA
BA
Having
worked
for
the
University
of
Massachusetts,
Dartmouth
and
UMass
system
or
University
of
Illinois,
you
can
amend
anything
to
figure
out
a
way
to
address
some
of
the
issues
that
are
brought
up.
That
can
always
be
done
and
those
are
significant
things
and
then
at
the
voting
box
you
can
always
deal
with
it
later.
All
of
us
can
right
better
perfect,
but
I
would
suggest
it
be
passed
with
the
idea
to
be
amended
to
address
whether
it's
a
tenure
put
span
with
interest
five
years,
some
of
those
kinds
of
things
at
church
issues
excetera.
BB
My
name
is
John
4
I
live
in
Berne
store,
Isles
I
am
NOT
for
a
citywide
assessment.
I
am
NOT
for
anybody
in
Bern
store
aisles
paying
for
this
and
I.
Think
if
you
are
going
to
change
the
assessment
district,
which
is
what
a
lot
of
people
have
asked
for
here
today,
then
I
think
you
need
to
hold
additional
hearings
and
I.
Think
you
need
to
put
this
to
a
vote
and
I.
Think
a
lot
of
people
will
back
me
on
this.
BB
One
last
comment:
I
find
it
hard
to
believe
that
you
all
are
here
putting
a
final
vote
on
a
project
which
you
don't
know
what
cost
okay.
This
project
has
been
around
for
a
long
time
and
I'm
hearing.
Oh,
my
goodness,
we
don't
have
any
labor.
The
prices
are
going
up,
I
mean
we're
talking
about
by
a
factor
of
five
I
mean
somebody
ought
to
have
a
better
calculator
than
that.
Okay.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AZ
Afternoon,
good
afternoon
my
name
is
Linda.
Wolfe
I
live
at
1217,
a
Kea,
stop
I,
wasn't
planning
on
speaking,
and
one
thing,
I
have
to
say
may
be
comparing
apples
and
oranges,
but
I've
learned
several
properties
in
my
life
and
I've
always
made
school
taxes
and
I've
never
had
a
child
or
grandchildren,
and
that
has
never
been
a
problem
for
me
also
I
do
not
live
in
the
bird
section
and
I
live
next
to
the
church.