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From YouTube: City Council Meeting 02-20-19 Part 1
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A
B
Dear
father,
in
heaven
we
ask
that
you
bless
our
meeting
today
and
uplift,
our
fort,
so
that
we
may
communicate
with
each
other
with
a
deep
understanding
of
the
needs
of
those
we
serve.
We
give
grateful
thanks
for
the
friendships
this
association
offers
us
and
the
inspiration
we
receive
from
each
other,
that
respect
for
the
others
and
their
idea
be
the
standard,
may
thy
grace
be
with
this
council
and
their
appointed
staff
and
guide
them
in
a
fulfillment
of
their
duties,
amen.
A
D
F
A
So,
reflecting
on
what
we
were
going
to
do
today,
I
remember
when
I
first
met
then
council
member
elect
Rachel
Kiessling
and
her
mother-in-law
told
me
when
I
was
shopping
said
you
need
to
meet
you
meet
Rachel,
she's,
really
gonna
do
a
great
job
and,
and
you
have
and
then
you
called
me
over
to
your
house,
to
help
for
that.
We
go
spiraling
whitefly
situation
because
I'm
in
Florida,
Master,
Gardener,
and
that
was
before
I
got
on
council.
A
So
so
your
record
here,
serving
as
a
council
member
from
2010
to
2018
and
by
smear
2012
to
2013,
and
then
you
were
the
mayor
in
2013
to
14
and
the
reason
why
it's
because
of
our
fiscal
year
spans
calendar
years
and
then
November
2015
to
November
2018.
You
were
the
chair
for
the
125th
anniversary
celebration,
I
loved
your
southern
outfit
that
you
wore
was
charming.
H
F
A
F
A
A
Council,
you
also
served
as
our
representative
to
the
Charlotte
Harbor
black
Environmental
Center,
the
Southwest
Florida
Regional
Planning
Council
number
of
us
that
one,
the
arts
and
humanities
council
liaison
and
drug-free
Punta
Gorda
liaison.
You
were
the
city
of
Punta,
Gorda
representative
to
the
Southwest
Florida
League
of
Cities,
and
you
were
the
working
up
to
be
the
president-elect
and
by
the
way
now
I.
G
A
Southwest
supported
League
of
Cities
before
the
person
who
had
that
position
was
her.
Responsibility
was
keep
Lee,
County
beautiful
and
just
like
keep
Charlotte
County
beautiful,
that's
a
full-time
job,
so
so
the
Southwest
four-day
League
of
Cities,
really
just
got
very
little
time
and
effort.
I
think
we're
really
fortunate
to
have
Rachel
there.
Who's
really
gonna
help
the
region,
yes,
actually
with
our
legislative
agenda
and
among
other
things,
and
really
create
a
presence,
because
I
know
when
I
became
them
here
and
I
was
trying
to
find
who
do.
A
I
contact
I
couldn't
even
find
out
that
information
on
the
League
of
Cities
website,
so
I
think
Rachel's
going
to
do
a
great
job
there.
Thank
you,
you're
welcome
and
then
you
as
far
as
the
League
of
Cities,
you
we're
part
of
the
fast
lane
to
Washington
DC.
The
policy
committee
which
I
did
join
great,
does
I
knew
that
that
was
one
of
the
ones
that
we,
as
a
council,
wanted
to
make
sure
we
participated
in.
You
were
part
of
the
nominating
committee
federal
action
strike
team.
A
A
In
fact,
Rachel
was
my
mentor
teaching
me
about
the
various
roles
as
an
officer
in
the
chapter,
whether
it
was
at
a
Florida
League
of
Cities
conference
or
serving
on
a
team
representing
the
league
in
Washington
DC
Rachel
was
always
there
to
assist
in
protocol
and
presentation
as
our
new
executive
director
for
our
Southwest
chapter,
Rachel's
experience,
passion
and
knowledge
of
local
state
and
federal
government
will
help
address
the
many
issues
facing
our
region.
She
is
collaborative
and
exemplifies
the
core
competences
needed
to
lead
and
manage
our
league.
A
A
You
don't
know
this,
but
when
I
attended
my
first
meeting
it
was.
It
was
very
obvious
that
the
group
is
a
very
tight
group,
they've
known
each
other
for
a
while,
and
then
when
we
had
a
conference,
call
to
vote
on
the
new
executive
director
when
they
went
around
the
hall
and
asked
for
people
to
vote
it
wasn't
just
I.
It
was
I.
It
was
a
very
vigorous
vote,
so
you
have
a
lot
of
support.
So
what
we
want
to
present
to
you
is
your
official
man,
Thank
You
mayor.
A
E
H
With
you-
and
it
has
always
been
in
terms
of
our
council-
whatever
we
did,
we
did
it
together.
We
did
it
as
a
team
and
while
we
didn't
always
agree
with
one
another,
there
was
always
respect
and
always
agreement
at
the
end
that
this
was
the
decision
that
was
made
by
the
council.
But
thank
you
for
being
my
partner
on
council
and
thank
and
welcome
to
the
club.
I
And
you
heard
all
the
things
that
Nancy
just
said
about
Rachel
and
all
the
things
she
did
and
I
want
to
tell
you.
She
did
all
that
and
more
and
it
wasn't
delegated
to
her
she
volunteered
for
most
of
it.
We
would
have
had
a
hundred
and
twenty-fifth
year
anniversary
if
it
wasn't
for
Rachel
or
many
many
other
things
so
she's
done
it
she's
done
a
great
job.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
J
Good
morning
harvey
goldberg,
former
city
council,
member
and
mayor
and
I'm
guilty
of
dragging
Rachel
into
this
job.
She
says
they're
not
and
it's
wonderful,
that
they
have
the
ceremony
and
numerate
the
all
the
things
that
rachel
has
done
and
accomplished
and
contributed
the
city.
There's
not
enough
time
this
morning,
really
to
go
into
all
the
detail,
but
just
to
know
that
this
is
a
grateful
City
for
everything
that
rachel
has
done
and
dedicated
and
given
and
brought
about
the
happiness
and
we're
we're
eternally
grateful.
Thank
you.
F
J
L
Hi
Alexia
Martin
I'm,
actually
a
resident
for
Punta,
Gorda
and
I
have
to
say
the
tree
lighting
ceremony
up
until
the
last
two
years.
Three
years
it
has
been
phenomenal
and
everybody
that
comes
over
the
bridge.
The
bridge
is
always
that
issue
so
they're
coming
over
the
bridge
in
leaps
and
bounds
from
Northport
arounds
because
of
this
wonderful
tree
lighting
ceremony
that
Rachel
started
and
really
supervised
with
a
huge
team
that
volunteers.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
making
our
our
community
a
major
lighting
event.
So
thank
you
so
much.
L
M
G
D
First
of
all,
I've
had
the
privilege
of
serving,
as
vice
mayor
for
two
terms
under
neath
Rachel
I,
always
appreciated
the
calls
I
would
get
when
I
had
that
she
said.
I
have
to
be
in
two
places
at
one
time.
Can
you
fill
in
for
me?
I
always
did
that
with
grace,
I
mean
great
she's,
always
showing
everything
with
grace
she's
been
a
dear
friend
both
up
here
and
behind
the
scenes
and
personally
I.
Thank
you.
I
love
you.
D
You
know
that
I'm
sorry,
but
I
have
to
say
that
she
even
gave
us
a
gift
of
green
eggs
and
ham
the
other
day
it
wasn't
the
book
and
that
just
shows
the
the
detail
that
she
has
when
I
make
some
of
my
jokes
she'll,
always
throw
it
back
at
me
and
I've
always
appreciated
again.
I
love
you
and
thank
you
very
much.
N
G
M
M
Okay,
15
years
of
service
for
Larry
Schrader
and
our
chief
Pam
Davis,
we'll
say
a
few
words
about
him.
Larry
was
going
to
retire,
God
knows
how
long
ago,
and
he
keeps
extending
it-
I,
don't
know
even
know
if
he
is
going
to
ever
retire,
but
he's
got
15.
Here's
the
service
he's
mr.
GQ,
because
as
soon
as
he
got
out
of
the
school
resource
officer,
he
put
a
suit
on
and
a
hat
and
as
a
detective.
E
O
Just
have
to
tell
you
it's
an
honor
right
now
to
speak
up
for
Larry
Schrader
I've
got
working
with
him
for
10
years,
and
it's
always
a
surprise
with
him
he's
a
wealth
of
knowledge
prior
to
joining
us.
He
was.
He
earned
a
doctorate
of
Education
administration
and
spent
32
years
with
the
ever
Hill
Park
Central
School
District,
where
he
retired
as
an
elementary
school
principal
I'm
moving
down
here.
He
thought
he
was
gonna
retire.
He
joined
our
reserve
unit,
just
a
volunteer
a
few
hours
in
2003.
O
Shortly
after
in
2004,
he
became
a
full-time
member
of
our
department.
He
served
on
patrol
for
several
years
and
was
a
Marine
officer
in
2005
all
the
way
through
April
of
2016.
He
served
as
the
school
resource
officer
at
Charlotte
high
school,
which
he
was
able
to
use
his
former
career
in
his
current
career
and
totally
excelled
in
that
position.
O
Finally,
I
just
told
him
just
submit
one
without
a
date
so
come
Monday,
he's
gonna,
be
formally
retired.
He's
joining
he's,
gonna
be
going
to
our
reserve
unit,
where
he's
gonna
still
volunteer
his
time
on
the
water
and
in
the
Investigations
Unit,
so
he's
not
leaving
us
completely.
During
his
15
years
here
he's
received
several
awards.
He
was
a
co
officer
of
the
year
in
2005
special
recognition
award
in
2007
Unit
Commendation
award
in
2008.
P
Thank
first
of
all
that
City
Council
for
proving
my
acceptance
as
an
officer
years
ago,
but,
most
importantly,
the
people
I
work
with
over
20
years
ago,
a
friend
of
mine
brought
to
my
attention
that
money
magazine
indicated
Punta
Gorda
was
the
the
place
to
retire
I'd,
never
heard
of
it.
I
drove
through
here
the
first
time
spent
probably
less
than
10
minutes
on
41
and
said
no
way.
P
My
friend
convinced
me
to
come
back,
look
at
it
again
and
I
did
fell
in
love
with
it,
and
I
can't
tell
you
what
a
fantastic
community
you
people
have
here
from
the
City
Council
to
the
employees
that
work
for
the
city
and,
most
importantly,
the
police
department.
It's
fantastic,
I've,
become
I.
Think
the
beneficiary
of
a
new
family
I've
got
great
people,
great
leaders
that
have
directed
me
and
instructed
others
on
how
to
become
great
police
officers.
We
have
a
police
department
that
is
top-notch
without
any
doubt.
Our
new
chief
has
just
been
fantastic.
P
A
M
Miss
you,
okay.
The
second
award
is
for
somebody.
If
you've
been
to
our
council
meetings,
you
know
quite
well
because
she's
up
talking
to
us
pretty
much
at
every
single
meeting,
it's
rare
that
she's
not
15
years
of
service,
our
zoning,
official,
Lisa,
handin
and
urban
design
manager
say
a
few
words
good.
Q
Morning,
everybody
for
the
record
Joan
the
Beaux
urban
design
and
today
marks
a
very
important
milestone
for
Lisa
and
I'm
happy
to
participate
in
the
the
recognition
of
her
15
years
of
city
service,
in
addition
to
being
a
wife
and
a
mother
and
prior
to
her
City
employment,
Lisa's
work,
career
included,
owning
and
operating
a
trucking
business
and
working
for
marine
contracting
company
in
her
off
time.
She
is
an
avid
flyer
having
successfully
completed
and
received
her
pilot's
license
and
most
recently
received
her
instrument.
Q
Reading
certification,
her
City
employment
began
15
years
ago
at
Billings
and
collection.
As
a
customer
service
representative
collecting
payments
in
the
drive-through
window,
I
was
told
customers
enjoyed
coming
through
the
drive-through
since
Lisa
used
to
give
treats
to
the
puppies
as
they
came
through.
Q
She
then
transferred
to
zoning
and
has
continued
to
move
through
the
system
from
zoning
coordinator
as
a
code
compliance
supervisor
and
is
now.
Zoning
official
Lisa
continues
to
work
with
her
staff
city
residents,
developers,
land
use,
attorneys
and
local
businesses
as
well
as
others.
She
also
has
assisted
in
the
125th
anniversary
for
the
city,
as
well
as
the
Christmas
light
tree
lighting.
She
does
a
variety
of
events
and
assists
on
many
of
them
as
well.
Q
She
assists
in
handling
other
duties,
including
permit
reviews
of
buildings,
staff
reports
for
land
development,
special
exceptions,
policy
and
procedure,
development
and
implementation,
as
well
as
overseeing
the
code
compliance
group
through
the
years.
Her
talents
and
efforts
have
helped
feel
the
city's
success.
Together,
we
take
pride
in
her
accomplishments
and
her
commitment
to
excellence.
We
congratulate
her
on
achieving
15
years
of
service
with
the
city
and
sincerely
appreciate
her
hard
work
and
efforts
over
the
years.
We
wish
your
continued
success
and
look
forward
to
working
together
for
many
more
years
to
come.
S
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
having
me
welcome
and
thanks
for
having
me
in
town
greetings
from
Washington.
It's
right
now
snowing
in
Washington.
This
is
my
first
week
back,
we've
been
up
there
ever
since
swearing
in
so
I
just
want
to
get
take
the
opportunity
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
about
things
going
on
up.
There
kind
of
give
you
an
update
of
where
we
are
and
where
I
sit
on
the
different
committees,
so
I've
been
appointed
to
three
committees.
I
sit
on
the
Judiciary
Committee.
S
We
had
a
long
12-hour
hearing
last
week
within
the
Judiciary
Committee
and
sit
on
three
subcommittees
within
the
judiciary's
purview.
I
sit
on
crime,
terrorism
and
Homeland
Security
I
sit
on
Immigration
and
Citizenship
I
sit
on
antitrust,
commercial
man,
Ministry
of
law,
Subcommittee
I
also
sit
on
the
oversight,
Reform
Committee
and
then
there's
a
subcommittee
under
oversight
called
government
operations
that
I
sit
on
and
I
also
sit
on,
Veterans
Affairs
being
a
military
veteran
having
served
in
Operation,
Iraqi
Freedom
having
actually
gone
through
the
VA
appeals
process
and
through
the
VA
health
care
system.
S
I
certainly
think
I
have
the
background
and
knowledge
to
be
able
to
help
on
a
lot
of
our
VA
health
care
issues
within
the
VA
affairs
committee.
I
also
sit
on
two
subcommittees:
one
is
health
and
the
other
is
disability,
assistance
and
memorial
affairs.
We've
got
a
lot
of
veterans
in
Charlotte,
County
and
I'm
sure
you
have
a
lot
here.
Punta,
Gorda
and
so
I
think
that's
a
great
service
to
to
this
district
to
be
able
to
have
somebody
that
sits
on
those
committees
to
be
able
to
speak
about
veterans
issues.
S
Last
week
we
finally
got
a
budget
done,
so
we're
now
funded
the
federal
government's
funding
for
the
rest
of
the
year.
I'm
sure
you
guys
read
about
that
in
the
paper
how
that
took
several
months
to
occur.
We
actually
we
were
supposed
to
have
a
district
Work
Week
in
January,
and
they
cancelled
it
because
we
had
the
shutdown
so
we're
now
fully
funded
to
the
end
of
the
year.
S
I
would
imagine
we're
probably
gonna,
have
another
budget
fight
either
end
of
year,
beginning
next
year
for
the
next
step
that
next
year
of
funding,
but
we
finally
got
that
done.
The
members
were
able
to
come
home
to
our
districts
and
come
talk
to
our
constituents
and
people
in
our
district.
So
I'd
love
to
hear,
if
you
guys
have
questions
of
me
of
things
going
on
or
if
there's
specific
issues
that
that
the
city
needs
address
up
there,
I
did
just
meet
with
the
Florida
League
of
Cities.
Last
week
they
came
to
Washington.
S
M
We
reached
out
to
your
staff
very
quickly
after
you
got
elected
and
kudos
to
your
staff,
because
we
reached
out
for
help
regarding
reimbursement
from
Hurricane
ARMA
for
our
you
know
the
work
that
we
did
see:
walls
and
everything
and
and
they
reached
out
to
FEMA
right
away
and
we're
getting
some
response
so
for
that
kudos.
Thank.
S
You
and
anything
as
it
relates
to
agencies
like
that
and
I've
heard
so
yesterday,
I
was
in
I
have
nine
counties
in
my
district,
so
we
were
in
Polk,
County,
DeSoto,
County,
Hardy
County
yesterday
we're
in
Charlotte
County
today,
but
I've
heard
a
lot
about
the
issues
related
to
erm
and
the
FEMA
funding.
The
citrus
growers
that
I
spoke
to
yesterday,
Hardy
in
DeSoto
County,
have
having
issues
with
the
USDA
funding
on
some
of
their
issues
as
it
relates
to
their
crops.
S
So
if
there's
things
that
we
can
do
from
an
agency
perspective,
I
can
be
a
huge
asset
for
the
city
there,
and
it
really
just
takes
a
phone
call
for
me
to
the
White
House
to
get
to
the
agency
head
or
Department
that
we
need
to
unleash
whatever
it
is.
That
needs
to
get
accomplished.
So
thanks
for
saying
what
you
said
about
staff
people
don't
realize
that
takes
some
time
in
a
transition
to
staff
up
the
type
of
people
that
you
need.
S
Nine
counties
in
Libya
office
Libya
is
our
district
director
who's
been
with
me
for
a
couple
of
years,
so
you
have
somebody
that
will
be
here
full-time
in
the
district,
she's
here
full-time
and
then
when
I'm
in
Washington.
Obviously,
if
there's
things
that
we
can
be
assistants
up,
please
let
us
know
well.
A
S
We
actually
have
a
meeting
there
after
this
we're
gonna.
We
actually
are
opening
another
office,
the
district's
so
large
and
South
Sarasota
felt
kind
of
neglected
that
we
didn't
have
an
office
there.
They
didn't
felt
feel
represented
so
we're
keeping
the
Punta
Gorda
office.
We
have
an
office
in
Okeechobee,
we
have
an
office
and
Sebring
and
we're
opening
an
office
in
Sarasota.
S
So
we'll
actually
have
four
offices
to
serve
the
district
that
will
allow,
within
the
district,
pretty
much
30-minute
drive
for
anybody
anywhere
in
the
nine
County
and
I
go
from
Bartow
in
southern
Polk
County,
all
the
way
to
northern
Lee
County,
all
the
way
east
to
Palm,
Beach,
all
of
Okeechobee
and
then
all
the
way
here
to
the
coves.
So
that
will
give
its
constituents
the
ability
to
be
able
to
get
to
a
district
office.
We're
also
gonna
do
now,
there's
a
public
board
office
here
and
we
have
a
full-time
staffer
here.
S
That's
here
all
time,
so
anybody
that
needs
anything
from
our
office.
There's
a
full-time
staff
person
always
here,
but
all
in
the
other
locations
and
the
other
cities.
We're
gonna
be
doing
mobile
office
hours
to
ensure
that
people
in
the
different
communities
have
the
opportunity
to
talk
to
our
staff
or
myself
on
issues,
whether
it
be
the
VA,
whether
it
be
Social
Security,
whatever
their
issues
may
be,
that
we
can
assist
them
on
so
we're
absolutely
keeping
the
office
here.
D
D
D
They
do
a
great
job
of
accumulating
data
and
education
of
the
area.
It's
the
one
of
the
largest
national
estuary
programs
in
the
country.
Their
work
does
not
only
is
it
not
only
about
environmental
issues,
but
it's
also
sustaining
the
asset
of
the
harbour
and
the
waterways.
They
have
just
been
expanded
to
include
all
the
way
up
to
Lake
Okeechobee.
D
So
when
you
hear
about
red
tide
issues,
etc,
they're
right
in
the
middle
of
the
for
a
some
time
when
you're
in
town,
if
you
have
a
couple
minutes,
I
would
just
recommend
or
urge
you
to
just
walk
down
the
hall
and
introduce
yourself
the
general
Jenifer
heckler.
Who
is
the
head
of
that
program?
They
do
it
with
a
very
minimal
staff
and
their
work
is
absolutely
real.
S
D
S
That's
a
huge
important
issue
not
just
upon
a
quarter
but
to
this
district,
because
I
go
from
Lake
Okeechobee
all
the
way
to
here
so
I've
made
it
a
point
to
so.
We
have
a
county
commissioner
there's
a
panel
who's
like
thick
so
10:30
this
morning.
We're
gonna
talk
about
those
issues
and
see
how
I
can
get
engaged
on
those
issues
at
the
national
level
to
brihat
be
able
to
bring
funding
down
right
before
I
got
elected.
S
They
were
able
to
get
five
hundred
million
dollars
to
rebuild
the
Herbert
Hoover
dike,
so
that
will
increase
the
the
levee
so
to
speak,
so
they'll
be
able
to
keep
I
think
it's
another
two
or
three
feet
of
water,
which
is
I.
Think
it's
like
eight
hundred
billion
gallons
more
so
will
reduce
the
amount
of
discharges
that
the
lake
has
to
do
so
that
will
help
tremendously.
S
A
S
To
be
able
to
do
those
conversions
and
and
I.
Have
a
plot,
I
told
Commissioner
daughter
in
the
phone
yesterday
I've
applauded
Charlotte
County
for
the
things
that
they've
done
and
being
proactive
in
doing
those
programs,
because
I
I
think
that's
a
piece
of
the
puzzle
to
help
as
it
relates
to
nutrients
in
our
water
system
and
and
I.
Think
that
goes
a
long
way
and
I
think
the
federal
government
should
start
playing
a
role
in
that
nationally,
where
we
can
we're.
A
S
A
U
V
W
W
I
served
on
a
city
council
review
committee,
I'm
active
on
the
ldr
committees,
I've
been
a
homeowner,
a
president
for
seven
years
and
I
think
and
first
of
all
canal
advisory,
I'm
finishing
my
term,
my
full
term,
where
ashaming
for
three
years
so
I
think
my
past
involvement
would
qualify
me
to
begin
soon.
As
a
member
of
the
pickleball
committee.
Thank
you
for
you.
Consideration.
X
Good
morning,
good
morning,
council
members,
my
name
is
Debbie
Sarkisian
and
I
live
at
9:10.
Connecteddrive
I
would
appreciate
your
consideration
or
my
application
for
service
on
up-and-coming
pickleball
committee.
I'm.
A
point
guard
a
city
resident
and
I
am
in
district
2
and
I'm,
an
avid
pickleball
player,
I'm
interested
in
serving
my
community
and
being
a
voice
for
my
fellow
pickleball
players
by
participating
on
this
committee.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Y
Good
morning,
Council
members
I'm
Jeff
Carmen
309
Shrieve
I'm
a
quasi
pickleball
player,
but
have
a
great
interest
in
it.
I'm
applying
for
the
committee
for
pickleball
for
the
city,
many
HOA
associations
been
in
my
own
private
practice
in
the
insurance
estate
planning
area
for
the
last
45
years
and
I
have
a
very
rational
head.
Thank
you.
O
T
I
am
applying
for
the
code
enforcement
Committee
I
have
my
husband,
I
moved
here
from
New
Jersey
I'm
a
full-time
resident
reside
at
2060
via
Venice
I
am
retired,
now,
former
business
owner
in
New,
Jersey
owning
a
hospice
I'm
a
hospice
nurse
and
really
look
forward
to
really
giving
back
to
the
community
and
being
involved
and
I
think
that
you
can't
be
a
good
member
of
your
community
if
you're
not
involved
and
helping
with
all
of
the
projects
that
need
to
get
done.
Thank
you.
R
Good
morning,
Lisa
Hannon
zoning
official.
Currently
our
code
provides
certain
exclusions
from
height
limitations,
which
is
capped
at
20%
of
the
permitted
height
in
that
zoning
district.
It
also
states
that
the
city
may
grant
a
waiver
to
these
limitations.
However,
there's
no
process
in
place
for
such
waiver,
the
proposed
ordinance
provides
for
these
exclusions
from
height
limitations
for
radio
antennas
and
deletes
the
provisions
relating
to
a
waiver
from
height
limitations.
So
it's
pretty
simple
and
straightforward.
C
If
I
might
the
genesis
of
this
ordinance
some
time
ago,
there
was
a
request
for
relief
from
the
height
limitations
using
the
waiver
process,
which
did
not
exist
so
that
prompted
the
development
of
an
ordinance
with
with
certain
regulations
that
were
shared
with
us
from
various
organizations
of
the
amateur
radio
operators.
A
while
back
an
ordinance
came
before
you
with
that
type
of
regulatory
process
and
after
public
comment,
the
City
Council
decided.
Let's
do
away
with
all
that
red
tape
and
let's
have
a
very
simple
ordinance
which
is
before
you
today.
A
U
Have
a
question:
I
wasn't
on
council
when
the
original,
but
I
was
in
the
audience
when
the
presentations
are
being
made.
Is
there
any
foreseeable
problem
with
the
fact
that
it
says
unlimited
I
have
had
some
people
question
me
on
that?
What
do
you
do?
They
still
have
to
get
a
permit?
No,
no
permit
is
unlimited.
R
N
R
Believe
the
the
lot
size
would
prohibit
and
regulate
the
type
of
height
and
and
again
the
engineering
that
is
going
to
go
along
with
the
type
of
antennas
that
would
go
up,
and
we've
heard
from
a
lot
of
the
amateur
radio
operators
saying
that
they
only
need
a
certain
amount
of
height
anyway.
So
they
do
not
foresee
anybody
trying
to
put
up
a
hundred
foot.
E
A
K
Hi
Bob
Prince
burn
store
aisles
licensed
amateur
radio
operator,
just
like
to
thank
the
City
Council
for
sending
the
old
ordinance
back
for
revision,
Thank
You
mr.
Levin,
and
thank
the
Planning
Commission
for
approving
this
ordinance,
and
hopefully
this
will
be
approved
today
and
if
anyone
ever
doubts
the
importance
of
amateur
radio,
just
google
amateur
radio
during
hurricane
michael
wealth
of
information.
Thank
you
thank.
A
Z
Good
morning
my
name
is
David
Shaw,
my
Federal
Communications
Commission
license
is
K
for
DES.
You
live
in
Bern
store
aisles
within
city
limits
of
Ponte
Gorda,
as
a
member
of
the
amateur
radio
community
in
the
city.
I
just
want
to
thank
the
Planning
Commission,
the
Zoning
Board,
and
you
focus
on
the
council
for
putting
together
an
ordinance.
Z
That's
really
simple
and
effective
and
I
want
to
assure
you
that,
with
this
ordinance,
you
can
expect
continued
emergency
communications
support
during
during
emergency
situations
like
we
had
with
Hurricane
Charley
and,
most
recently
with
Hurricane
Irma
on
this
particular
ordinance.
You
definitely
got
it
right
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
again
for
that.
AA
AA
The
majority
of
all
the
amateur
radio
guys
I've
met,
and,
ladies
too,
we're
fairly
reasonable
folks,
and
we
want
to
be
a
good
steward
of
our
community
as
well
as
provide
emergency
backup
communications
for
the
City
and
surrounding
County
in
the
event
of
a
wide
area.
Emergency
or
other
events
in
the
city
or
county
they
need
help
with
so
I
would
encourage
you
to
accept
this
and
we'll
do
our
best
to
be
a
good
steward
of
our
neighborhood
and
be
there
for
you.
Thank
you
thank.
D
AB
Would
like
to
thank
staff
for
doing
all
the
revisions
to
this
ordinance
and
making
it
nice
and
simple,
and
thanks
to
all
the
amateur
radio
operators
that
are
here
and
in
the
community
that
provide
this
invaluable
service
for
us,
I
can
tell
you
having
lived
through
a
couple
of
massive
hurricanes
in
this
area.
It
was
incredibly
wonderful
to
have
your
service
available
and
keep
people
in
the
loop
and
keep
communications
flowing
when
we
needed
it
with
Federal
Emergency
Management.
So.
M
AB
A
Would
just
concur
with
you,
my
father-in-law
was
a
amateur
radio
operator
and
I
know
the
devotion
that
there
is
to
helping
the
community
and
personally,
and
so
it's
it's
good-
that
we
are
not
trying
to
do
something
to
hams.
You
know
conflict'
or
you
know,
do
something:
that's
going
to
impede
that
that
communication
and
and
they're
already
regulations
federal
regulations
out
there.
So
we
have
to.
A
D
Absolutely
delighted
we
got
to
this
point,
this
has
been
a
discussion.
That's
been
going
on
in
my
tenure
on
council.
I
know
a
bunch
of
you
guys
yeah.
They
are
reasonable
people.
They
worked
with
us.
We've
tried
to
work
with
them.
We
got
through
the
details
and
then
we
got
to
the
KISS
principle
which
just
keep
it
simple
and
I'm.
Just
delighted
that
we
got
here
today.
That's
all
I
need
the
same.
AB
M
C
Is
za
10
18,
which
is
the
first
reading
of
an
ordinance
that
will
read
by
title
only
an
ordinance
of
the
city
of
Punta,
Gorda
Florida
amending
chapter
26
point
ago
to
code,
known
as
the
land
development
regulations
amending
article
10
parking
and
loading
section.
Ten
point:
three
parking
specifications
by
adding
new
subsections,
J
and
K
to
provide
for
optional
electrical
vehicle
parking
and
charging
station
facilities
providing
for
conflict
and
severability,
providing
an
effective
date.
R
Our
code
currently
does
not
contain
any
provisions
for
off
street
parking
facilities
for
electric
vehicles,
since
we
do
have
an
upsurge
in
electric
vehicles
in
the
community.
The
staff
wanted
to
provide
private
developers
the
opportunity
to
voluntarily
install
these
facilities
if
they
wished,
and
we
also
wanted
to
provide
the
design
guidelines
for
such
facilities.
A
AB
D
A
R
A
A
D
Have
discussed
this
issue
about
the
regulation
when
we
had
discussed
previous
council
meetings
about
putting
in
the
Tesla
charts
charging
stations,
and
then
we
elected
not
to
do
that
because
of
the
inability
to
charge
other
cars
with
that.
So
I
think
at
some
point
in
time
that
we
may
need
to
address
that
issue
if
the
time
does
come,
where
we
do
put
in
public
charging.
I
think
at
this
point
in
time
we're
okay,
okay,.
J
AB
Has
a
couple
of
them
at
his
dealership
for
vehicles
that
might
need
the
service.
He
says
that
there
is
now
an
adapter
that
you
can.
His
plugs
are
generic
plugs
for
most
of
the
other
electric
vehicles
non
Tesla
vehicles,
but
there's
now
an
adapter
plug
that
Tesla
vehicles
can
use
to
hook
up
to
those
charging
stations,
so
that
is
an
available
source
now
so
that
they
didn't
have
that
a
couple
of.
AB
A
AB
A
Been
a
motion
in
a
second
for
approval,
I've
I
get
the
numbers
back
here:
za
1,
0,
1
8,
all
in
favor,
please
signify
by
saying
aye
opposed
motion
carries
unanimously
all
right.
We
will
move
to
the
consent
agenda
and
the
first
thing
that
we
will
do
is
I.
Guess
I
will
ask
council
members.
If
there's
anyone
who
wants
to
pull
anything
from
the
consent
agenda?
A
Okay,
then
we
will
take
citizens
comments
on
consent,
agenda
items
only
which
would
be
the
approval
of
the
minutes,
invoice
from
person
and
co
and
pa
an
event
permit
and
a
helping
emergency
responders
obtain
support,
program,
heroes,
program.
Anyone
wants
to
comment
on
any
of
those
items.
You
please
step
to
the
podium.
You
have
three
minutes:
okay,
seeing
no
rush
to
the
podium
point.
D
A
Also
I
would
include
in
that
the
item
on
the
the
City
Attorney's
agenda,
which
includes
the
watch,
go
and
Turnbull
versus
the
city
case.
So
if
there's
anyone
who
wishes
to
make
a
comment,
let
me
state
you
come
to
the
podium.
You'll
have
three
minutes:
I:
ask
that
there
be
no
applause,
we'd,
not
cheering
for
each
other,
because
there
are
people
who.