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From YouTube: Punta Gorda City Council 1-21-15 Part 1
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A
Good
morning
and
welcome
I'd
like
to
call
the
january
twenty
first
meeting
of
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Punta
Gorda
to
order
please
let
the
record
reflect
that
all
council
members
are
present
as
well
as
our
city
officials.
We
will
begin
with
our
invocation,
followed
by
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance.
B
Dear
Heavenly
Father,
as
we
meet
here
today,
to
perform
our
appointed
tasks.
We
invoke
your
guidance
and
blessings
and
all
that
we
do
here.
We
asked
you
to
guide
those
here,
our
elected
officials,
to
reach
their
decisions
in
a
fair
and
incredible
manner.
For
all,
let
them
always
be
aware
that
we
serve
the
people
of
this
city.
Let
us,
as
citizens,
assist
them
as
we
may
to
govern
us
in
a
manner
acceptable
to
you,
amen,
I,.
A
A
C
It
thank
you
my
pleasure
proclamation
city
of
Punta,
Gorda
Florida,
whereas
the
st.
Vincent
de
Paul
Society
originated
in
Paris
France
on
april
23rd,
1833,
initially
called
the
conference
of
charity
and
whereas
the
first
meeting
of
the
st.
Vincent
de
Paul
Society
in
the
United
States,
was
held
in
st.
Louis
Missouri,
a
November
20th
1845,
and
whereas
with
core
values,
including
the
dignity
of
the
human
person,
preferential
option
for
the
poor
charity
and
justice
virtue
of
humility,
both
personal
and
corporate
virtue
of
charity,
friendship,
community
and
simplicity.
C
C
Now,
therefore,
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Punta
Gorda
Florida,
does
hereby
proclaim
January
31st
2015
as
st.
Vincent
DePaul
day
and
encourages
all
who
are
able
to
participate
in
the
walk
for
the
poor
or
to
devote
their
talents
to
volunteering.
With
this
very
successful
society
passed
and
duly
adopted
in
regular
session
was
twenty
first
day
of
January
2015
Carolyn
Freeland
mayor
mayor,
accepting
his
Richard
Peters,
the
president
of
st.
Vincent
de
Paul
Society
correct
good
morning.
D
D
We
have
saint
charles
borromeo
church,
port
charlotte
at
maximilian,
kolbe,
port
charlotte
and
san
antonio
and
farah,
the
four
pantries
all
work
together
and
as
dominant,
we
gave
1.9
million
dollars
in
help
last
year,
primarily
food,
where
we
over
a
million
dollars
in
food
at
clothing,
furniture,
household
items,
and
we
also
did
four
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
dollars
in
financial
help
to
people
that
are
struggling,
especially
families
with
children
to
help
them
meet
their
bills.
As
you
know,
we
have
a
different
kind
of
economy
here
in
charlotte
county.
D
We
have
people
that
when
they
tourists
are
here,
there
are
louder
jobs
and
they're
working,
but
especially
that
time
through
the
summer
very
difficult
to
those
those
families
that
we
we
help
them.
So
I
thank
you
very
much.
We
have
our
walk
for
the
poor
in
january,
thirty,
first,
so
we'll
ten
o'clock
I'll
be
here
at
Sacred
Heart.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
the
proclamation
campaign
review.
E
You
my
pleasure
proclamation
city
of
Punta,
Gorda
Florida,
where,
as
the
City
Council
and
the
citizens
of
Punta
Gorda,
have
demonstrated
support
for
events
promoting
wellness
and
good
health
and
whereas
the
hands
across
the
harbor
event
was
launched
in
2009
by
Charlotte
Harbor
in
the
pond
gorda
community
redevelopment
agencies
to
build
community
partnerships.
Why
promoting
the
area,
parks
and
businesses
and
whereas
the
event
has
evolved
over
the
years
to
create
legacy
sponsors
and
now
includes
a
Charlotte
Harbor
Environmental
Center
as
the
recipient
partner
and
whereas
hands
across
the
harbour
bridge,
run
walk
bike.
E
Now,
therefore,
be
it
proclaimed
that
January
31st
shall
be
known
in
the
city
of
Punta
Gorda
his
hands
across
the
harbor
day
and
encourages
residents
and
others
to
participate
in
the
hands
across
the
harbor
event.
On
Saturday
January,
31st
passed
and
duly
adopted
in
regular
session.
This
21st
day
of
January
2015
city
of
Punta,
Gorda,
Florida,
Carolyn,
Breeland,
mayor
and
accepting
is
Dorothea's
visco.
B
G
Just
wanted
to
take
a
minute
of
your
time
are
our
title:
sponsor
waste
management.
We
can't
really
thank
enough
because
they
have
been
our
title
sponsor
for
three
years
now
right
and
and
are
many
other
sponsors
across
the
region,
port
charlotte
charlotte,
harbor,
punta
gorda.
It's
it's
really
been
wonderful
and,
as
the
president
of
the
child,
harbor
environmental
center,
I
just
have
to
say
we
are
so
grateful
to
be
the
beneficiary
of
this
event.
If
you're
not
familiar
with
the
center,
we
provide
environmental
education
to
all
second
and
fourth
graders
in
the
county.
G
We
have
adult
programs,
we
have
a
new
CEO
who
has
just
been
going
gangbusters
with
with
new
things
like
wild
Wednesdays,
if
you're
interested
in
going
down
to
the
Center
for
programs
there's
just
a
multitude
of
them,
but
we
really
would
like
you
to
participate
in
hands
across
the
harbor
on
january
thirty.
First,
it
is
a
really
really
fun
event.
You
can
walk,
you
can
ride
your
bike,
you
can
longboard
and
it's
just
a
great
great
deal
of
fun,
so
we
hope
to
see
you
there.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
A
J
E
F
K
J
And
the
mosaic
company
is
one
of
the
world's
leading
fertilizer
companies
that
help
farmers
across
America
and
the
world
to
grow
food
that
we
need.
They
also
operate
in
neighboring
communities
of
Central
Florida
and
are
committed
to
being
a
good
neighbor
to
us
in
fact,
mosaic
plants
about
1
million
trees
a
year,
and
so
the
company
is
proud
of
its
connection
to
the
city's
Arbor
Day
program.
L
You
Joan
and
council,
we're
like
I,
said
we're
so
proud
to
be
a
part
of
this
great
event
that
you
guys
put
on
and
the
wonderful
educational
program
that
Joan
leads
up
along
with
the
staff.
So
again,
we're
just
thankful
to
be
a
part
of
it
again
and
we're
going
to
bring
our
educational
vehicle,
the
mosaic
Express,
which
is
a
cool
interactive
vehicle
for
the
kids,
to
learn
more
about
trees
and
planting
and
and
the
business
that
we're
in
too.
So.
Thank
you
again.
Thank.
K
A
Anyone
that
would
like
to
introduce
themselves
that's
running
for
a
board
or
committee
okay
hearing
none.
Then
we
will
move
into
our
public
hearing
agendas
unless
we
want
to
move
the
agenda
and
how
many
pickleball
players
do
we
have
here,
we
have
a
few
I
anticipate.
We
wanted
to
keep
you
here.
You
know
until
we
finished
all
of
our
agendas,
so
you
can
hear
everything
that
we're
doing,
but
if
it
pleases
the
council,
we
can
move
that
issue
forward
with
that
people.
It's
agreed.
Okay,
we'll
move
them.
The
agenda
to
item.
F
M
We
it's
impossible
for
us
to
tell
the
council
how
many
pickleball
players
use
Gilchrist
courts.
Okay,
what
we
can
tell
you
is
that
we
have
a
documented
list
of
348
individuals
that
do
use
Gilchrist
and
have
contributed
to
the
funds,
because
all
of
the
nets
and
equipment
right
now
are
privately
funded.
M
We
know,
obviously,
that
these
are
just
names
that
we
have.
We
know
that
the
number
is
much
larger
than
that.
One
of
the
issues
that
we
have
in
why
we've
come
to
council
to
ask
for
dedicated
nets
in
a
facility
is
because
those
nets
right
now
are
privately
funded
and
because
of
that,
they
have
to
be
portable
because
we
have
to
remove
them
and
lock
them
up
after
we
get
done
using
them.
M
So
there's
a
lot
of
money
that
we
have
to
expend
for
repairs
because
they
get
carried
back
and
forth,
but
one
of
the
biggest
reasons
that
we
are
looking
for,
dedicated
courts,
two
reasons
actually
one
is
that
if
we
are
not,
if
someone
that
has
not
privately
contributed
to
the
fund
for
the
use
of
those
Nets,
if
other
people
come
into
Gilcrest
to
use
play
pickleball,
they
can't
use
the
nets
because
the
nets
are
locked
up.
If
we
don't
have
someone
available,
that
is
one
of
the
contributors
that
has
the
combination
to
the
locks.
M
It
isn't.
A
pickleball
is
not
available
to
the
citizens
that
we
don't
have
on
the
list.
Okay.
Secondly,
a
lot
of
neighboring
communities
have
already
sponsored
and
are
holding
pickleball
tournaments.
These
tournaments
right
now
are
bringing
in
200
to
300
participants
already,
and
we
expect
those
numbers
to
grow
because
pickleball
is
some
of
you
might
have
seen
on.
Nbc
news
lately
is
the
fastest
growing
sport
in
the
US.
Okay
tournament
play
can't
really
be
accommodated
here
in
Punta
Gorda,
with
temporary
facilities.
M
Okay,
if
we
have
permanent
facilities,
we
can
accommodate
and
host
tournaments,
which
will
bring
into
areas
or
people
from
other
areas
into
the
community
right
now,
two
to
three
hundred
generally
are
the
expected
attendance
and
then
that
contributes
to
the
local
economy.
Excuse
me
the
local
economy,
because
they
are
going
to
be
eating,
staying
in
hotels
in
dealing
with
local
businesses.
So
that's
my
presentation.
We
hope
to
have
your
consideration.
Thank.
N
F
N
When
I
started
playing
pickleball
about
18
months
ago,
I
went
on
this
website
for
the
u.s.
pickleball
Association.
They
were
some
65,000
players
playing
I
went
on
last
night
and
they're
over
a
hundred
thousand
players
in
the
United
States.
So
it's
really
testament
to
how
fast
growing
the
sport
is.
The
situation
at
Gilchrist
right
now
is
problematic
and,
although
it
hasn't
been
mentioned,
I
one
court
set
of
courses
dual-use
one
set
of
courts
and
single-use
each
tennis
court
generates
for
pickleball
courts,
so
16
players
versus
for.
N
If
somebody
decides
to
play
tennis
regards
to
whether
the
tennis
court
is
occupied
or
not
that
shuts
out
for
pickleball
courts
and
with
the
popularity
of
the
sport
and
the
growth
of
the
people
using.
We
really
need
the
support
of
the
town
to
continue
in
terms
of
our
efforts
to
exercise
and
to
do
the
things
that
we
enjoy
and
we
all
came
down
to
Punta
Gorda
to
do.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
H
H
As
far
as
an
example
of
the
usage
I
sent
to
the
council
on
Monday
a
picture
of
the
pickleball
court,
we're
at
the
time
I
took
the
picture.
There
were
52
players
playing
on
the
tennis
courts.
There
were
six
players,
I
believe
that
was
also
actually
a
drone
video
that
went
to
the
which,
which
showed
the
same
thing.
So
it's
really
like
a
10
to
1
ratio
between
tennis
usage
at
pickleball
uses.
The
other
comment
that
I
would
make,
and
this
can
certainly
be
worked
out
in
detail
later.
H
But
if
you
look
at
the
sub
item
on
the
agenda,
the
cost
was
listed
at
twenty-one
thousand
dollars,
but
the
the
bottom
item,
which
is
install
a
chain-link
fencing
between
each
court
at
seven
thousand
dollars,
is
really
not
necessary,
in
fact,
would
be
detrimental.
If
you
look
at
a
tennis
court,
we
don't
have
a
chain
link
fence
between
two
tennis
courts
side
by
side,
and
we
wouldn't
really
want
that
for
the
pickleball
courts
it
would
actually
intrude
into
some
of
the
room.
So
we're
really
looking
at
a
fourteen.
Fifteen
thousand
dollar
cost
right
now.
A
F
We
had
a
request
to
place
this
on
the
council
agenda
staff,
put
together
different
ideas
on
how
you
may
want
to.
If
you
want
to
convert
one
of
the
areas
into
permanently
pickleball,
our
recommendation
is
to
only
deal
with
that.
One
area
leave
the
other
area,
tennis
pure
to
pure
tennis.
Courts.
Don't
touch
that
because
if
you
do
then
you're
going
to
have
it
the
next
council
meeting,
all
the
tennis
player
sure
so
the
pickleball
look.
We
know
it's
very
popular.
We
know
it's
very
well
used.
F
I,
don't
think
we
have
to
debate
that,
so
we
we
put
together
some
ideas
on
how
to
take
that
one
area
which
is
the
two
tennis
courts
and
eight
pickleball
courts
and
make
it
purely
pickleball.
The
question
is:
these:
are
our
estimates?
We
can
certainly
accomplished
them
if
you
would
like
to
move
forward
with
that.
E
F
E
O
One
thing
I
looked
at
was
the
chain-link,
fencing
and
I
I
looked
at
some
tennis
courts
where
there
are
multiple
courts
and
I
understand
the
comment
of
the
sides
of
the
courts.
You
don't
want
to
put
the
fence,
but
if
you
look
at
a
tennis
facility,
the
back
of
the
tennis
courts
are
separated
by
a
chain
link
fence,
so
I
think
to
keep
the
ball
from
going.
If
somebody
hits
the
ball,
you
don't
want
it
going
into
the
next
court.
O
C
Rachel
I'm
not
sure
about
the
configuration
but
I
think
not
only
would
the
chain-link
be
ugly,
but
it
would
be
dangerous
like
he
was
saying.
If
it's
too
close
to
the
court
I
mean
you
do
move
and
pick
up
all
you
don't
stand
still.
The
ball
doesn't
come
directly
to
you,
you're
still
having
less
movement
than
you
do
in
tennis,
but
you're
still,
you
know
having
to
move
and
same
type
of
movements
just
not
as
in
a
large
space,
so
I
I
wish.
C
We
could
look
at
if
we
do
need
barriers,
not
chain-link
fence
there,
I'm
for
this
pickleball
I
see
it
out.
There
I
see
the
people
there.
The
concerns
I
have
our
three.
The
first
one
is
the
funding.
We
don't
have
any
funding
sources
so
we'll
let
Howard
maybe
speak
on
that.
The
other
thing
was
the
cars.
When
the
drone
video
went
over,
you
could
see
the
cars
filled
the
park
and
a
lot
of
the
emails
that
we
got
were
people
that
live
in
PG
I,
so
get
on
your
bikes.
Okay,
get.
I
C
There
in
pickleball,
so
there
aren't
so
many
cars
all
over
the
place
and
then
the
other
thing
was
lessons,
because
we've
had
issues
in
the
past
where
people
professionals
or
were
people
that
give
lessons-
maybe
they're,
not
even
professionals,
they
give
lessons
on
the
tennis
courts.
So
what
would
we
do?
Would
we
have
the
same
rules
or
how
would
we
address
that
I'm,
not
really
sure,
because
I
know
with
tennis-
that's
happened
in
the
past
and
then
the
tennis
players
get
upset
because
they
go
over
there
and
somebody's.
C
A
F
P
A
H
What
the
council
saying
and
what
I
said
earlier,
we're
actually
an
agreement.
If
you
look
at
the
budget
items,
the
third
item
was
removed,
tennis
nets
and
a
skull
chain
link
fencing
in
the
same
place.
That's
two
separate
courts
that
are
in
to
end
where,
if
you
hit
the
ball
really
hard
and
the
person
missed,
it
would
go
in
the
other
quarter
and-
and
we
would
like
to
have
that
item
and
then
the
bottom
item,
which
is
install
the
chain-link
fencing
between
the
courts,
that
we
really
feel
is
actually
a
detriment.
H
The
tennis
nets
are
now
yeah
exactly
where
the
tennis
nets
are
now
typically
there's
some
kind
of
divider.
Now
at
the
Englewood
Sports
Complex,
where
they
did
a
very
nice
job,
converting
some
of
their
tennis
courts
to
pickleball
courts.
They
just
left
the
tennis
net.
There
is
a
divider
which
would
be
the
most
economical
way
to
do
it.
You
can
it
that's
not
the
best
solution,
but
that's
a
workable
solution.
We'd
really
like
to
have
something
higher,
but
you
know
again,
that's
that's
a
decision
that
can
be
made
at
a
later
time.
All.
F
A
E
I
mean
I,
just
I,
think
that
for
this
you
know
we
do
the
best
we
can
to
get
their
needs
met
without
over
overspending.
If
the
tennis
court,
if
that,
if
those
Nets,
will
work
for
right
now
and
then
we
can
get
everything
else
than
I,
think
that
that's
you
know
just
to
be
prudent,
financially
that
that
would
you
know
that
would
be
my
you.
R
F
O
A
F
A
I
Is
the
first
reading
of
an
audience
which
I'll
read
by
title
only
an
ordinance
of
the
city
of
Punta
Gorda
Florida,
many
chapter
26
when
I
go
to
code,
known
as
the
land
development
regulations,
many
article
8,
standards
of
general
applicability,
section,
8.9
model
homes,
apartment
and
condominiums,
provided
for
definition
and
provided
for
limitation
of
permitted
use
provided
for
conflict
and
severability
and
providing
effective
date.
All.
A
A
K
K
A
C
K
A
A
I
And
this
is
the
second
reading
of
an
ordinance
which
will
read
by
Title
only
an
ordinance
of
the
city
of
quanta
gorda
amending
and
restating
the
City
of
Des
Gordon
firefighters
retirement
system,
as
adopted
by
ordinance.
879
87
I,
subsequently
amended
by
restating
the
city
of
Punta
Gorda
firefighters,
retirement
system,
providing
for
definitions
provided
for
membership,
providing
for
a
board
of
trustees
providing
for
finances
and
fund
management,
providing
for
contributions
providing
for
benefit
amounts
and
eligibility.
Providing
for
pre-retirement
death
benefits.
A
I
Finally,
this
is
also
the
second
reading
of
an
ordinance
which
are
read
by
Title.
Only
norden
subsidy,
Punta
Gorda
Florida
amending
chapter
26
punta
gorda
code,
known
as
the
land
development
regulations
remaining
article
8
standards
of
general
applicability,
section,
8.5
fences,
walls
and
hedges
to
clarify
regulations
pertaining
defenses
privacy
walls
and
hedges,
providing
for
Heights
and
required
setbacks
for
properties
located
on
corner
lot
with
in
the
neighborhood
residential
overlay
district,
adding
limitations
on
construction
and
materials
for
privacy,
walls
remembering
to
correct
inconsistencies
providing
for
conflict
and
severability,
provide
an
effective
date
and.
A
It's
been
moved
and
seconded
to
approve
CA
13
14,
all
in
favor
aye
all
opposed,
ok,
again
unanimous.
We
do
not
have
on
our
agenda
that
there
are
citizens
comments
before
a
consent
agenda,
but
I
guess
first
I'd
like
to
ask:
do
you
wish
to
pull
anything?
I
I
would
like
to
just
make
a
comment
again
to
thank
mosaic
and
Kaylee
Miller
for
the
wonderful
contribution
of
five
thousand
dollars
for
our
for
our
plantings
and
all
kinds
of
things
in
our
Arbor
Day.
So,
but
thank
you
again
very
much
appreciate
it.
Yes,.
O
A
P
I
have
a
question
with
regard
to
the
lighting
in
the
park.
It
says
the
park
shall
be
open
daily
from
doing
until
10pm.
The
landlord
shall
be
responsible
for
unlocking
the
gates
each
morning
and
securing
the
gates
each
night,
and
the
landlord
shall
also
install
suitable
controls
and
or
timers
for
the
lighted
areas.
What?
What
exactly?
Does
that
mean
other
lights,
going
to
go
off
at
a
specific
time?
Every
night
work?
Yes,.
P
P
E
A
I
think
those
courts
to
again
would
be
wonderful
for
pickleball
and
I
know
that
I
think
some
of
our
pickleball
players
did
go
over
to
look
at
them
and
to
play
there.
But
I
think
what
we
would
really
love
to
see
is
more
community
interaction,
more
community
involvement
at
cooper
street,
so
pickleball
players.
If
you're
still
out
there
do
consider
that
as
well
and
let's
see
what
we
can
make
happen
there
all.
A
It's
been
moved
and
seconded
to
approve
be
to
all
in
favor,
aye,
post,
okay,
past
all
right.
We
now
move
into
our
regular
agenda
and
the
is
citizen
comments
now
with
regards
to
our
long-range
financial
plan,
which
I
would
like
to
suggest
that
we
move
to
the
end
of
our
agenda.
If
that's
agreeable,
since
that
would
be
probably
a
longer
discussion,
or
do
you
want
to
hit
that
first,
no.
A
P
A
Alright,
so
we'll
have
citizen
comments
on
our
budget
presentation
for
a
long-range
financial
plan,
a
discussion
of
the
sea
wall
at
Harper,
walk
west
and
new
business.
The
appraisal
for
our
comprehensive
plan,
update
Charlotte
counties,
revisions
to
the
mineral
resource
extraction,
future
land
use,
designation
and
discussion
regarding
development
standards
for
sink
single-family
development
in
city
center
and
the
neighborhood
center
zoning
districts.
S
Morning,
railroads
citizen
put
in
order
I'd
like
to
address
item
6a,
the
discussion
of
the
sea
wall
in
the
harbor
view
and
specifically
in
regard
to
the
two
drawings
that
were
put
forth.
I
have
some
real
concerns
and
I
don't
know
if
these
drawings
were
intended
to
be
at
scale
kind
of
a
final
thing,
but
what
it
does
not
show
the
placement
of
a
railing
which
will
be
required
and
on
the
first
drawing
for
the
one
and
a
half
foot,
you
have
an
elevated
sea
wall
and
it
appears
to
be
about
five
or
six
inches.
S
S
There's
no
idea
of
where
the
railing
would
be
and
I
assume
that
you'd
have
to
have
a
railing
on
that
five
foot
section,
particularly
if
people
can
get
up
and
walk
along
that
five
foot
surface,
because
otherwise
you
would
have
a
drop-off
of
over
I.
Think
it's
15
or
18
inches
something
else,
and
it
goes
back
many
years
ago
when
we
used
to
have
pioneer
days
in
that
park
at
one
time
there
was
a
unique
thing
that
happened,
and
there
was
a
pod
of
dolphins
come
in
and
swim
parallel
to
the
wall.
S
I,
don't
know
if
that
still
happens
or
not,
but
what
it
did
result
in
is
a
whole
bunch
of
the
kids
running
up
there
in
masks,
and
you
want
to
be
sure
that
there's
proper
protection
in
any
regard,
what
your
elevation
is
of
that
wall,
please
pay
attention
that
you
can
have
either
a
trip
hazard,
a
fall
hazard
or
just
a
general
inconvenience
and
remember
the
rails.
Thank
you.
R
R
For
that
clarification,
my
name
is
Deborah
Highsmith
I'm,
a
citizen
of
Charlotte
County
and
I'm
speaking,
you
to
you
today
as
the
conservation
chair
of
the
greater
Charlotte
Harbor
sierra
club,
as
well
as
representing
the
Conservancy
of
Southwest
Florida
I'm,
addressing
a
new
business
agenda
item
7b,
Charlotte
counties,
revisions
to
mineral
resource
extraction,
future
land
use,
designation,
I
support
and
appreciates
staffs
recommendations
to
you
on
this
issue.
I
have
participated
with
Charlotte
County
on
the
development
of
the
excavation
and
earthmoving
ordinance.
R
The
current
ldr
revisions
as
participated
in
smart
Charlotte
creation
and
the
proposed
amendments,
including
this
one.
Your
timing
couldn't
be
more
perfect.
The
charlotte
county
board
of
county
commissioners
will
visit
this
revision
to
smart
charlotte
on
the
twenty-seventh
of
january.
You
have
extremely
sound
reason
to
be
concerned
about
this
proposed
revision
to
smart
Charlotte
2050
in
2009,
Charlotte
County
hired
an
independent
contractor
to
review
the
water
budget
analysis
for
a
mine,
a
budding
Myrtle
Slough.
This
happened
to
be
below
the
dam,
but
it
is
adjacent
to
Myrtle
sloop,
which
feeds
shale
Creek.
R
The
original
analysis
was
conducted
by
Johnson
engineering.
The
new
analysis
said:
Johnson
engineering
did
not
adequately
address
three
issues
to
this
mine
number:
one:
a
potential
decrease
in
inflow
to
myrtle,
creek
and
shale
Creek
number
to
the
original
analysis
did
not
address
the
potential
decrease
in
groundwater,
elevations
that
negatively
impact
wetlands
and,
most
importantly,
number
three.
The
johnson
engineering
analysis
did
not
address
potential
contamination
to
the
surficial
aquifer
that
it
could
arise
from
proposed
activities.
R
Contamination
to
the
Freaks
and
overall,
the
new
analysis
said
that
this
mine
would
ink
would
decrease
the
flow
to
myrtle,
creek
and
shale
Creek
by
a
hundred
and
seventy-five
thousand
gallons
of
water
a
day
during
periods
of
drought.
This
was
an
independent
analysis
commissioned
by
Charlotte
County,
so
phasing
out
excavation
&
earth
moving
within
the
half
mile
buffer
to
shale
Creek
and
prairie
creek.
Your
water
supply
is
absolutely
appropriate,
and
that
is
what
the
current
version
of
smart
Charlotte
2050
does.
Without
the
proposed
amendments.
I
R
I
also
agree
with
staff
that
proposed
revisions
to
your
staff
that
proposed
revisions
to
the
special
provisions
of
smart
Charlotte
2050
are
wholly
inconsistent
with
other
policies
in
comp
plan
into
smart
Charlotte
2050,
as
identified
in
the
letter
written
by
your
staff.
So
I
support
the
revisions
that
your
staff
proposes.
I,
hope
you
do
as
well,
and
thank
you
very
much
for
allowing
me
to
address
you
like.
A
T
As
part
of
the
budget
process,
we
begin
with
identification
of
what
our
current
assumptions
are
and
how
they
will
affect
us
over
the
next
five
years.
I'd
like
to
say,
we
have
a
really
clear
crystal
ball,
but
you
know
we
don't
so
this
is
our
best
estimate.
The
there
is
a
document
that
is
available
to
the
citizens.
It
is
on
the
city's
website
and
it
has
been
drafted
through
the
city
manager
and
the
finance
department.
T
So,
if
you'd
like
to
look
at
it
in
great
detail,
it's
available
for
you
to
look
at
what
we're
doing
here
this
morning
is
showing
you
a
very
high
points
of
the
plan
so
briefly
to
go
over
the
revenue
assumptions,
the
most
important
ones,
the
property
tax
revenue.
We
have
finally
seemed
to
pull
out
of
our
slump
of
declining
property
values
and
see
a
modest
increase.
Last
year
we
were
slightly
above
four
percent
with
new
construction.
We
are
anticipating
that
we
should
at
least
do
that
this
year
we
feel
comfortable,
that
that
is,
conservative.
T
That
would
be
maintaining
the
current
military
and
then
taking
in
the
value
of
that
three
percent
as
additional
revenue
to
the
general
fund,
the
other
taxes,
fees
and
special
assessments.
It's
a
very
broad
category,
but
we
would
expect
those
to
grow
at
approximately
a
two
percent
rate
over
the
next
five
years:
intergovernmental
revenue,
administrative
charges
again
very
small-
that
would
be
grants.
That
would
be
the
administrative
charge
from
the
general
fund
to
operate
all
the
other
funds.
T
We
do
expect
a
modest
growth,
and
that
would
be
because
we've
seen
such
a
significant
growth
over
last
year,
PGI
and
BSI.
We
will
discuss
an
issue
with
you
of
them
that
one,
the
performers
are
built
to
maintain
the
current
rates
and,
as
we
know,
the
declining
or
the
increasing
cost
will
cause
us
to
do
less
square
footage
each
year.
So
that's
a
discussion
for
this
year
or
next
year,
but
something
we
certainly
want
to
be
aware
of
the
additional
five
percent
gas
tax
revenue.
In
the
six
cent
gas
tax
revenue.
T
Only
any
questions
on
revenues
before
I
move
on
expenditure
assumptions
in
personnel.
We
we
are
looking
at
a
two
percent
overall
increase
in
2016
and
that's
comprised
of
a
salary
increase
of
three
percent.
Excuse
me:
a
pension
decrease
of
twenty
percent,
that's
overall
between
the
three
pension
plans,
health
insurance,
increase
of
eight
percent
and
workers,
comp
increase
of
ten
point,
six
percent,
and
in
the
out-years
we
just
used
a
three
percent
as
a
general
guideline
for
overall
increase
in
personnel
operating
costs.
T
Again,
we've
used
our
standard
three
percent
increase,
assuming
that
most
of
that
would
be
a
change
in
costs.
We
always
hope,
of
course,
that
our
procurement
department
will
get
shrewder
intruder
with
their
bidding
and
we
will
be
able
to
hold
prices
in
spite
of
costs
going
up.
Election
expenses
are
changing
slightly
in
anticipation,
and
that's
a
once.
It's
not
that
we
expect
the
costs
to
go
up,
but
that
there
would.
T
We
always
have
to
assume
there's
going
to
be
a
primary
and
an
election,
and
as
we
get
closer
in
July,
we'll
be
able
to
adjust
that
to
what
it
might
actually
be
insurance
again.
We
expect
it
to
be
ten
percent,
as
opposed
to
the
other
expenses.
Only
going
up.
Three
debt
service
is
just
based
on
existing
debt
schedules
and
then,
of
course,
the
anticipated
financing
for
the
RO
plant
is
in
place
capital
outlay.
We
have
a
tentative
five-year,
a
priority
schedule
which
will
be
discussed
at
a
later
meeting.
T
All
of
that
to
say
that
this
is
what
a
picture
graph
of
what
the
general
fund
looks
like
and
in
2015,
which
is
our
current
year.
On
the
left
hand,
side,
you
see
a
small
slim
blue
that
just
denotes
that
we're
using
reserves
operating
reserves
to
balance
the
budget
and
16.
We
have
not
put
that
in
place
yet
so
you
see
a
bar
on
the
right
hand,
side,
the
red,
showing
a
shortfall,
and
there
are
two
a
three
ways:
all
ways
to
look
at
resolving
that
shortfall.
T
We
can
look
at
adjusting
revenues,
we
can
look
at
using
operating
reserves
and
we
can
look
at
trying
to
cost
containment
on
the
expenditure
side
and
that's
your
five-year
performa,
based
on
the
current
assumptions
that
we
just
discussed
in
detail.
This
is
our
big
picture
of
what
we're
looking
at
for
2016
and
just
as
a
perspective
last
July.
We
had
thought
that
we
would
be
facing
about
eight
hundred
and
ninety
three
thousand
dollar
shortfall
at
this
point
in
time
and
at
this
point
we're
actually
only
facing
a
five
hundred
and
twenty
four
thousand
dollar
shortfall.
T
The
components
of
that
are
adjustments
in
revenue
assumptions
and
the
use
of
reserves.
We
have
not
adjusted
yet
that
will
be
a
council
discussion
and
decision
on
whether
we
will
use
more
than
the
original
104,000.
That
was
all
we
had
available
last
July,
and
that
was
what
council
designated
you
have
more
available
than
that
right
now.
T
If
I
can
just
move
on
into
that
discussion,
and
then
we
can
come
back
if
you
have
more
so
with
the
current
gap
of
524
555,
one
of
the
things
that
on
the
city
manager
has
proposed
to
you
and
obviously
we
have
to
work
through
it
and
make
sure
that
it
can
work,
but
he
wanted
your
guidance
on
this
was
to
flatten
the
expenses
for
2016,
and
that
is
not
allow
any
/.
All
three
percent
increase,
so
departments.
T
If
some
things
do
increase,
three
percent
is
contracts
can
do
they
will
have
to
find
other
ways
to
streamline
their
budget
and
overall,
keep
it
flat
from
twenty
fifteen
to
twenty.
Sixteen,
as
you'll
recall,
that's
a
technique
that
we
have
been
using
for
about
the
last
four
years,
so
in
effect,
we're
probably
not
really
flattening
to
2015
we're
flattening
to
way
back
at
about
twenty
thirteen
or
2012,
but
that
would
bring
us
down
to
a
reduced
gap
of
434.
T
T
If
we
do
that,
we
will
move
the
reserve
from
1
million
10
9
to
1
million
175,
and
we
will
be
at
a
six
and
a
half
percent.
What
that
will
look
like
is
right
now,
based
on
our
unaudited
numbers,
we
have
a
two
million
dollar
reserve
going
into
2016,
we've
already
identified
using
104
thousand
of
that
and
then
say,
and
then
stating
that
a
six
and
a
half
percent
minimum
reserve
is
what
we
want
to
see
at
the
end
of
sixteen.
T
T
Instead,
we
would
begin
using
this
reserve
that
we
have
set
up
so
where,
as
we're
putting
in
312,
we
spend
20
for
effectively
we're
only
you
know
putting
in
the
balance
into
the
reserve,
but
it
will
grow
to
420.
And
when
we
look
at
the
five-year
plan
that
will
allow
us
out
in
five
years
to
cover
the
needs
that
we
currently
have
identified.
So
we
have
two
reserves.
T
We
have
the
first
reserve,
which
is
your
overall
operating
reserve
for
all
emergencies,
all
changes
unexpected
and
then
you
have
one:
that's
a
planned
reserve
because
we
know
we
have
needs
for
capital
and
we're
identifying
a
systematic
way
to
provide
for
that.
Rather
than
use
our
one
percent
sales
tax.