[City Council Special (Budget) Meeting on September 22, 2025.] [00:00:03] GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING MEETING THIS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER BARTON HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHRISTMAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CRAMER HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENNIMAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETRANOFF HERE. VICE MAYOR HUTCHINSON HERE. MAYOR HEITMANN HERE. THANK YOU. PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NUMBER FOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. WE WILL HAVE OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION BY MR. MERSEL. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM EACH ITEM WE WILL CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE REGISTRATION FORMS CAN BE FILLED OUT IN THE BACK AND GIVEN TO THE CLERK. WE NEED TO SET THE AGENDA. YES. NO. YEAH. PUBLIC COMMENT SAID WE NEED TO SET THE AGENDA, MA'AM. OH, SORRY. SETTING THE AGENDA. NO CHANGES, MA'AM. NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA. COUNCIL. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA. MOTION. MOVE. APPROVAL. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CRISMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? SIGNED BY. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THANK YOU. COUNCIL SETTING THE AGENDA. MOVING TO SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. STEFAN MARSAL, FINANCE DIRECTOR. SO THIS IS, OF COURSE, THE THE LAST PRESENTATION WE'LL BE HAVING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, 26 ANNUAL BUDGET. IN ACCORDANCE WITH. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, STEFAN. JUST TO BE CLEAR. SO YOU DID THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS THAT WE HAVE. NONE. AND THEN WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY. CORRECT. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THEN WE'RE GOING ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, MA'AM, FOR SIX A. YES, SIR. AND SO JUST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE TRIM REQUIREMENTS UNDER FLORIDA STATUTES, WE'LL BE HAVING THIS SECOND BUDGET HEARING TODAY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. I DID WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT WITHIN YOUR PACKET YOU HAVE TWO AGM'S FOR THE SETS OF BUDGETS BEING APPROVED. BOTH BOTH THOSE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF NAPLES. THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT WITH ALL THE TRIM CERTIFIED FORMS FOR THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY, AS WELL AS THE MILLAGE PROPOSED FOR TODAY. WE HAVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 26 PROPOSED BUDGET, AS WELL AS A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH OCCURRED FROM THE TIME IT WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED, TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. OVER A SERIES OF MEETINGS. SO THE PURPOSE OF TODAY IS TO ADOPT THOSE TENTATIVE BUDGETS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON SEPTEMBER 3RD AND MILLAGE RATES PER FLORIDA STATUTES. ALL RIGHT. AND SO THIS SLIDE HERE IS ONE I ADDED. AND IT DIDN'T MAKE ITS WAY INTO YOUR PACKETS BECAUSE THE NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT WAS JUST ON WEDNESDAY. BUT THIS JUST SHOWS THAT WE WERE WITHIN COMPLIANCE FOR THOSE ADVERTISEMENT. REQUIREMENTS SET IN FLORIDA STATUTES. SO WE DO HAVE TO HAVE A NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAX INCREASE, AND THAT DOES HAVE A SIZE REQUIREMENT OF ONE QUARTER PAGE. THAT HAS BEEN ADHERED TO HERE. AND OF COURSE YOU CAN SEE IT ADVERTISED TODAY'S DATE AND TIME AND LOCATION FOR THE MEETING, AS WELL AS A BUDGET SUMMARY TABLE AT THE BOTTOM. SO BOTH OF THOSE DID GO IN THE NAPLES DAILY NEWS ON WEDNESDAY. JUST KIND OF RECAP OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE ARE. WE KICKED THIS OFF WITH THE CIP WORKSHOP ON MAY 19TH. MAXIMUM MILLAGE DISCUSSION WAS IN JUNE. BUDGET WORKSHOP TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 18TH. SEPTEMBER 3RD. WE HAD OUR FIRST BUDGET HEARING AND HERE WE ARE ON SEPTEMBER 22ND FOR THE SECOND BUDGET HEARING. AND AND NOT THAT LONG FROM NOW IT'LL BE OCTOBER. SO THAT'LL BE THE START OF FISCAL YEAR 2025, 26. AND SO JUST KIND OF GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET HEARING REQUIREMENTS. YOU KNOW WHY. WHY WE'RE HERE AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WHILE WE'RE HERE. THERE'S A PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN MILLAGE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE AND PURPOSE FOR THE INCREASE THAT MUST BE DISCLOSED. [00:05:05] THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED INCREASE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHALL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK AND ASK QUESTIONS PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION. AND THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL ADOPT ITS MILLAGE RATE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTING OF THE BUDGET. AND THE TAX LEVIES AND BUDGETS FOR THOSE DEPENDENT SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS WILL ALSO BE APPROVED. FOLLOWING DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF THE LEVIES AND BUDGET FOR THE CITY. SO THERE WILL BE SIX ACTIONS TAKEN TODAY TO EFFECTUATE ALL THOSE CHANGES. DURING THIS TIME, THE CITY IS TO HEAR COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROPOSED INCREASE AND EXPLAIN THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSED INCREASE OVER THE ROLLBACK RATE. AND FOR EACH TAXING AUTHORITY, LEVYING A MILLAGE, THE NAME OF TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ROLLBACK RATE, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE AND MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED SHALL BE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF THE MILLAGE RESOLUTION. OKAY AND OTHER STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ARE ALSO COVERED WITHIN THE TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS THEMSELVES THAT ARE BEING APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. SO BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS. THE GENERAL FUND IS RECOMMENDING THE MILLAGE RATE OF 1.2300. THE EAST NAPLES BAY TAXING DISTRICT MILLAGE RATE IS 0.5, AND MOORINGS BAY TAXING DISTRICT MILLAGE RATE OF 0.0125. THOSE ARE UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEAR AND WHAT WAS APPROVED AT THE FIRST HEARING. AND WHAT IS THE ROLLBACK RATE? SO THE ROLLBACK RATE IS THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE THAT WILL BRING THE EXACT, WELL, THE SAME AMOUNT OF TAX MONEY AS LAST YEAR, EXCLUDING THE VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S A CALCULATION THAT IS DONE ON THOSE TRIM FORMS THAT WERE INCLUDED WITH YOUR PACKET. AND IN THAT THE AGGREGATE ROLLBACK RATE WAS CALCULATED AT 1.1832 MILLS. KEEP IN MIND THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE THE PROCEEDS FROM THE TWO SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL FUND MILLAGE RATE THE AGGREGATE MILLAGE RATE OF 1.2473. AGAIN, A COLLECTIVE OF THOSE THREE MILLAGE RATES IS 5.42% HIGHER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE. AND I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE JUST WAITED TILL THE LAST POINT. BUT THAT'S THE COMBINED RATE OF THE TWO DISTRICTS AND THE GENERAL FUND. THE THE CITY OF NAPLES MILLAGE RATE ADVERTISED AT 1.23 WITHIN THE TRIM NOTICE. AS WELL AS THE AD THAT WAS IN THE PAPER, AND THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE REMAINS 1.23. SO THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A SAMPLE TAX BILL FOR THE PROPOSED RATE FOR GENERAL FUND AS IN COMPARISON TO THE ROLLBACK RATE FOR GENERAL FUND. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT GENERAL FUND EXCLUSIVELY, THAT ROLLBACK RATE WOULD BE 1.1658. THE PROPOSED 1.23 IS THE SAME AS PRIOR YEAR. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THERE THOSE TWO TAX BILLS TO THE CITY OF NAPLES. THE COMPARISON OF THOSE TWO AMOUNTS. THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLE REPRESENTS THE TAX BILL OF A TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. SO AGAIN, IT'S ANOTHER SCENARIO SIMILAR TO THE SLIDE BEFORE THIS ONE SHOWS FOR A TAXABLE VALUE OF 1.5 MILLION BEFORE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. NOW I WANT TO MAKE MENTION THAT THERE ARE MILLAGE RATES PRESENTED HERE THAT WERE THAT ARE BEFORE THE FINAL. SO AS BEST AS I KNOW THE MILLAGE RATES FOR THE CYPRESS BASIN AND MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT. THEY'RE NOT ANTICIPATED TO CHANGE, THOUGH THEY DO HAVE THEIR FINAL HEARING TOMORROW. AND THERE WAS A SMALL REDUCTION IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S RATE. COLLIER COUNTY WAS GOING TO STAY THE SAME. SO WHEN ALL OF THAT IS ALL SETTLED, WE'LL MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE THE FINAL VERSION OF THIS TABLE IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET. BUT, YOU KNOW, MAJOR POINT HERE IS THAT OUR YOU KNOW, A TYPICAL PROPERTY TAX PAYER IN THE CITY OF NAPLES ONLY $0.14 OF EVERY DOLLAR ACTUALLY GOES TO THE CITY OF NAPLES. THOSE REMAINING AMOUNTS ARE DISTRIBUTED AS SHOWN IN THE TABLE ABOVE, BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, COLLIER COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL AND CYPRESS BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT. MILLAGE RATES. SO THE NAPLES BAY MILLAGE RATE IS PROPOSED AT 0.5, AND THE NAPLES BAY BUDGET IS PROPOSED AT 406,200. MOORINGS BAY MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED AT 0.0125 RATE, AND A BUDGET PROPOSED OF $116,285. AND CONTINUATION HERE AGAIN, COMPARING MILLAGE RATE VERSUS ROLLBACK RATE SPECIFIC TO THE GENERAL FUND, [00:10:08] WE HAVE MILLAGE RATE OF 1.23. ROLLBACK RATE 1.1658. NET BUDGET EFFECT IS A POSITIVE $2,364,656 TO REVENUE BY ADOPTING THE 1.23 RATE, AS OPPOSED TO THE ROLLBACK RATE. AND THE MAIN PURPOSE FOR THOSE THE INCREASE PROPOSED IS THE EFFECTUATION OF NEGOTIATED SALARY INCREASES AND CORRESPONDING BENEFITS FOR THE CONTRACTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASED PERSONNEL COUNT. THAT WAS A CONTINUATION AND KIND OF COMPLETION OF THE STAFFING PLAN FROM THE PRIOR YEAR'S BUDGET FOR ENHANCEMENTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AND OTHER PURPOSES. OF COURSE, THE CITY MUST PROVIDE RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN MAINTAIN, MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FUNDS TO KEEP PACE WITH COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES. AND OF COURSE, COST, YOU KNOW, RISE OVER TIME, AS HAS CONTINUED IN RECENT YEARS AT A HIGHER RATE AND MAINTAINING SUFFICIENT FUND BALANCE RESERVES TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. AND THERE WAS ALSO FOR, FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, BEEN A CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON STREET REPAVING, WHICH HAS REQUIRED SOME TELECOMMUNICATION TAX DOLLARS TO BE MOVED OVER TOWARDS THE STREETS FUND. AND THAT HAS CONTINUED. WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE PROPOSED BUDGET. SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE THAT WILL KIND OF COVER THAT. THE FIRST SECTION FOR FUND 340, WHICH IS OUR PUBLIC SERVICES TAX FUND, THE FIRE STATION TWO DESIGN WAS MOVED FROM FISCAL YEAR 24 TO 25. AND THAT CHANGE IS REFLECTED IN THAT SECTION OF 200,000. IN ADDITION, FOR THE STORMWATER FUND FUND FOR 70 THERE WAS A A RESCHEDULING OF PROJECT 26 V14, WHICH ARE THE MULTI BASIN IMPROVEMENTS FROM FISCAL YEAR 2627 TO 2526. AND THAT WAS YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT CAME UP IN DISCUSSIONS IN PREVIOUS BUDGET MEETINGS ATTEMPTS TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL DESIGN WORK DONE IN ANTICIPATION OF FUTURE FUNDING REQUESTS AND WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE? OKAY. SO CONTINUATION HERE WE HAVE THE FUND 180 SECTION HERE. SO THIS IS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUND THE. AFTER THE LAST CRA MEETING, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES THAT WERE INCLUDED AND THEY'RE SHOWN BELOW. IN TOTAL, THOSE CHANGES ADDED UP TO $925,000, AND WHEN TAKEN WITH THE 3.2 MILLION ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE TOTAL CHANGE IS POSITIVE, $4,125,000 IN THE BUDGET. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF A SUMMARY RIGHT THERE FOR YOU. WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM PROPOSED BUDGET? SO THIS AGAIN, IS SHOWING THE CIP SCHEDULE FOR THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY. JUST KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF KIND OF WHAT THE HOW THAT TABLE WILL CHANGE IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET IF THESE THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IS APPROVED. WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON REVENUES? NO CHANGES ON EXPENSES? THIS IS WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED, THE 4.1 MILLION AND KIND OF A RECAPITULATION OF THE SAME INFORMATION WE JUST DISCUSSED. THIS TABLE SHOWS THE TAXABLE VALUE TREND FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS. AND SO YOU KNOW, WE ALL REMEMBER THE GREAT RECESSION BACK IN 2008. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST, THERE WERE FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF TAXABLE VALUE DECLINES. FORTUNATELY, THE CITY OF NAPLES HAS NOT BEEN IN THAT POSITION IN RECENT YEARS. THOUGH YOU WILL NOTICE, THERE'S BEEN A TAPERING OFF IN THE PERCENTAGE INCREASES SINCE 2022 TO WHERE WE ARE IN THIS YEAR, KEEPING AN EYE ON THAT. BUT THERE'S ALSO KIND OF A SUMMARY SHOWN IN THE FAR RIGHT OF WHAT THE MILLAGE RATES HAVE BEEN OVER THAT SAME TIME FRAME. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF PROJECTIONS OF UNASSIGNED VERSUS EMERGENCY FUND BALANCE. AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE MENTION THAT OUR FUND BALANCE POLICY DOES REQUIRE THAT 10% OF THE ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET BE PUT INTO THAT EMERGENCY RESERVE. SO THIS EMERGENCY AMOUNT IS 10% OF WHAT THE PROPOSED AMOUNT IS. SO IT PUTS US IN A POSITION TO WHERE WE'LL HAVE ROUGHLY $20 MILLION OF UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. [00:15:08] BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS. I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT HIGH LEVEL WHAT THE BUDGET BREAKS DOWN TO. SO WE HAVE ROUGHLY 36% OF PERSONNEL SERVICES, 36% OF THE BUDGET IS IN PERSONNEL, 31% IS OPERATING, AND THEN 33% IS CAPITAL. SO ROUGHLY A ONE THIRD SPLIT, GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE PERCENT. THIS, PROPOSED BUDGET IS NOW, WITH THOSE CHANGES INCLUDED $241 MILLION COMPARED TO THE 2425 BUDGET OF 208.8 MILLION FOR THE CITY, AND THAT EQUATES TO AN INCREASE OF $32.2 MILLION. AND JUST AN OVERVIEW OF PERSONNEL COSTS. THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF 9.6 MILLION, OR 12.6%, COMPARED TO THE 2425 ADOPTED BUDGET AND 8.6 MILLION, OR 11.1% OVER ESTIMATED ACTUAL AND THIS AGAIN CAPTURES THE EFFECTS OF INCREASES TO COSTS RELATED TO NEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNTS AND OF COURSE, INFLATIONARY PRESSURE, WORKFORCE COMPRESSION AND STAFFING SHORTAGES THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING THROUGH IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND IN ADDITION, THIS BUDGET INCLUDES MAINTAINING PENSION RATES SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENT TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITY. THIS CHART CAPTURES THAT PENSION LIABILITY AND EFFORT TO TO TACKLE THAT. SO WHAT WE SEE HERE IS THAT THERE'S A BUDGETED CONTRIBUTION RATE OF 40% FOR POLICE, 40% FOR FIRE, AND 15% FOR GENERAL. THAT IS MUCH GREATER THAN THE THREE ACTUARIAL RATES OF 29.3, 19.4 AND 11.3%, WHICH AMOUNTS TO AN ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF 2.46 MILLION. BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO TAKE GIVEN THE CHANGES THAT HAVE HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY WITH THE WITH THE CITY'S PERSONNEL AND THE CONTRACTS THAT WERE NEGOTIATED. SO WHAT WE'LL LOOK TO DO IN FUTURE YEARS IS CONTINUE TO MONITOR HOW THE ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS FOR PAY AND EVERYTHING FACTOR IN FOR FUTURE YEARS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MAINTAINING AN ADEQUATE FUNDING LEVEL FOR THOSE PLANS. SO THIS TABLE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE CHANGES IN POSITIONS FOR THE CITY, INCLUDING THIS PROPOSED BUDGET. SO THERE'S A NET INCREASE OF TWO POSITIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE SOME SMALL CHANGES RELATED TO PARKS AND PARKWAYS FOR ONE POSITION, ONE LANDSCAPE TECHNICIAN POSITION, AND RECOGNITION OF THE SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER POSITION BACK INTO THE INTO THE EQUATION. ALL RIGHT. AND GENERAL FUND MILLAGE COMPARISON. SO HERE THIS TABLE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW LOOKING AT THE 1.23 RATE AS OPPOSED TO THE ROLLBACK RATE AND HOW THOSE CALCULATIONS WOULD UNFOLD FOR WHAT THE GENERAL FUND PROPERTY TAX REVENUES WOULD COME TO. OF COURSE, THE CRA PLAYS A ROLE IN HOW THAT CALCULATION UNFOLDS. AND THAT'S REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THIS TABLE IS TO SHOW HOW ALL THAT COMES TOGETHER. AND IN TOTALITY, THE CHANGE BETWEEN ROLLBACK RATE TO THE PROPOSED RATE OF 1.23 IS A CHANGE. IT'S A DIFFERENCE OF 2,364,656. AND ALSO JUST WANT TO MAKE MENTION WE WE INCLUDED A 95% ASSUMPTION FOR COLLECTIONS. AND THAT IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY THE PREPAYMENT DISCOUNT THAT FOLKS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE. WITH YOU KNOW, UNDER FLORIDA STATUTES. ALL RIGHT. AND THIS IS KIND OF JUST A SUMMARY OF THE MAJOR FACTORS IN THE GENERAL FUND. I WON'T READ THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE. I'LL JUST MENTION THAT THE LARGEST FACTOR IS THE PERSONNEL SERVICES INCREASE BUT FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE SEA WALL OR A SETTLEMENT. OF COURSE, THE SEA WALL SETTLEMENT WAS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET OF $4.5 MILLION AMOUNT, AND IT'S THE FIRST OF TWO YEARS THAT THIS IS ANTICIPATED TO COST AN ADDITIONAL 3.2 MILLION IN 2627. SO, TAKEN TOGETHER WE WERE FORTUNATE, OF COURSE, AS A CITY TO RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATION OF $3.75 MILLION FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ALL IN ALL THE TOTAL FUND BALANCE CHANGE INCLUDED HERE IS [00:20:02] PROJECTED AT 2,694,713. AND SO THIS TABLE PROVIDES KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF HOW THOSE EXPENSES IN THE PROPOSED GENERAL FUND BUDGET BREAK DOWN BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS AND FUNCTIONAL AREAS. AND SO THE WAY WE LOOK AT A LOT OF THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE FUNCTIONS OF THE GENERAL FUND, THAT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO WHAT THE POLICE, THE FIRE AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENTS HANDLE. AND THAT COMPRISES 78% TAKEN COLLECTIVELY WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THAT REALLY 80% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THOSE FOUR FUNCTIONS. AND THEN THERE'S SOME SMALLER AMOUNTS INCLUDED RELATED TO SELF-INSURANCE COSTS AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES COSTS THAT ARE CHARGED BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND. AND REALLY, THE REMAINING FUNCTIONS AND COSTS OF THE GENERAL FUND COMPRISE ONLY 12% OF THE FUND AS A WHOLE. AND WHEN YOU COMPARE WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE $4.5 MILLION OF SEAWALLS, IT'S REALLY ONLY MORE LIKE 6%. ALL RIGHT. AND SO TODAY'S SIX RESOLUTIONS, WE HAVE THE CITY OF NAPLES GENERAL FUND MILLAGE RATE. WE HAVE THE CITY OF NAPLES BUDGET. WE HAVE THE EAST NAPLES BAY MILLAGE RATE THE EAST NAPLES BAY BUDGET MOORINGS, BAY MILLAGE RATE AND THEN THE MOORINGS BAY BUDGET. AND I GUESS, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING THIS HEARING, FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF WILL CONVEY PROOF OF TERM REQUIREMENTS, ADHERENCE AND INCLUDING THE BUDGET HEARING ADVERTISEMENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA ULTIMATELY CERTIFIES THAT WE HAVE COMPLIED WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAD IN MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? COULD YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE 27? SURE. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. CAN YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE 27? I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THESE NUMBERS. LET ME SEE. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF PERCENTAGE. YEAH, I GOTCHA. YEAH. THAT'S ONE. YEAH. YEAH. JUST A HEADS UP THAT THE ONE THAT IS ON GRANICUS HAS DIFFERENT NUMBERS. GRANICUS SHOWS AN INCREASE OF 31.3. AND IF THIS IS GOING TO BE FOR THE RECORD CORRECT. YEAH. THIS AND THIS IS THAT'S BECAUSE ALL THE PROPOSED BUDGET CHANGES ARE NOW INCORPORATED. THAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GRANICUS ONE. I'M JUST SAYING WHAT WE FIXED THAT RIGHT. YEAH WE WILL FIX THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THANKS. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN A NO QUESTIONS ON SIX A THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT. NO PUBLIC COMMENT. MR. MISSAL. THE FINAL MILLAGE RATES AND BUDGETS. RIGHT? YES. OKAY. DOESN'T HAVE TO ANNOUNCE THAT BEFORE I ANNOUNCE THE TITLE. YES, MISTER. WELL, I THOUGHT IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU HAVE TO ANNOUNCE EVERYTHING BEFORE I READ THE TITLE. OH, I BELIEVE I DID THAT ALREADY, BUT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT. YEAH, SURE. SHE ANNOUNCED THE. SO. YEAH. RECOMMENDED MILLAGE RATE IS 1.23 FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THANK YOU. A RESOLUTION DETERMINING AND FIXING THE 2025 TAX LEVY AND FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF NAPLES, EXCLUSIVE OF DEPENDENT TAXING DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THE GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A REPEALER PROVISION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MISS RAMOS? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. DETERMINING AND FIXING THE 2025 TAX LEVY AND FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE CITY OF NAPLES. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CRISMAN SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARTON. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. VICE MAYOR. HUTCHISON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENMAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CRISMAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETRANOFF. YES. MAYOR. HARTMAN. YES. THANK YOU. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. GOING TO SEVEN B, MR. MCCONNELL. [00:25:03] YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF NAPLES, FLORIDA, EXCLUSIVE OF DEPENDENT TAXING DISTRICTS FOR FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE CITY OF NAPLES, FLORIDA, FOR THE GENERAL OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING UTILITIES, AND FOR THE INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL ON THE OUTSTANDING BONDS AND OTHER FIXED OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY FOR AND DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A PROVISION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MADAM CLERK, DO I HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. A MOTION COUNCIL FOR. SEVEN B I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF NAPLES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 TO 2026. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN KRISEMAN SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARTON. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL COUNCIL MEMBER. KRISEMAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. IS THERE? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER. YES. VICE MAYOR. HUTCHISON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. YES. YES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. GOING TO SEVEN C, MR. MCCONNELL. YES. THANK YOU. THIS IS FOR THE EAST NAPLES BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT MILLAGE IS 1.2473. RESOLUTION DETERMINING AND FIXING THE 2025 TAX LEVY AND FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE EAST NAPLES BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT. FOR PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, A REPEALER PROVISION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION? COUNCIL I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, DETERMINING AND FIXING THE 2025 TAX LEVY AND FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE EAST NAPLES BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARTON AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MEMBER PENMAN. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENMAN. YES. VICE MAYOR. HUTCHISON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETRANOFF. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CRISMAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER. YES. MAYOR. HEIDEMANN. YES. THANK YOU. ITEM ONE SECOND. MAYOR. YES. THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I GET FOR TRYING TO BE CUTE. AND READING THE MILLAGE RATE. CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT WHAT I JUST READ FOR THE EAST NAPLES BAY IS ACCURATE? IT'S POINT ZERO. IT WAS .5000.500. THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID. OKAY. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT. THE MILLAGE RATE IS 0.500. THANK YOU FOR THAT CORRECTION. NO PROBLEM. OKAY. SEVEN D AS IN DAVID. CORRECT. RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE EAST NAPLES BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE GENERAL OPERATION OF THE EAST NAPLES BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT AND OR FOR AND DURING FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. PROVIDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE THAT REPEAL PROVISION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? MADAM CLERK, NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION COUNCIL I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE EAST NAPLES BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CRAMER AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETRANOFF. I'M CLERK. PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER PETRANOFF. YES. VICE MAYOR. HUTCHINSON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRISEMAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BARTEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENMAN. YES. MAYOR. HEINEMAN. YES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. MOVING TO 7FE7E. EXCUSE ME. NO WORRIES. THIS IS THE MOORINGS BAY TAXING DISTRICT. MILLAGE RATE IS 0.0125. A RESOLUTION DETERMINING AND FIXING THE 2025 TAX LEVY AND FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE MOORINGS BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT FOR PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT. PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE OR PROVISION, AND AN EFFECTIVE THANK YOU COUNCIL. [00:30:04] ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, MISS RAMOS? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. IF A MOTION COUNCIL. SO. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION, DETERMINING AND FIXING THE 2025 TAX LEVY AND FINAL MILLAGE RATE FOR THE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CRAMER AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PETRANOFF. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENMAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRISEMAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETRANOFF. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAMER. YES. VICE MAYOR. HUTCHINSON. YES. MAYOR. HARTMAN. YES. THANK YOU. COUNCIL PASSES UNANIMOUSLY SEVEN F RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE MOORINGS BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE GENERAL OPERATION OF THE MOORINGS BAY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT FOR ENDURING FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE OR REPEALER PROVISION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? MADAM CLERK, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. MOTION COUNCIL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE MOORING SPACE SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PENMAN AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BARTON. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL. VICE MAYOR. HUTCHISON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PENMAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CHRISTMAS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MARTIN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. CRAMER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. PETRANOFF. YES. MAYOR. HARTMAN. YES. THANK YOU. MR. MR, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND FOR THE DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP AND COMING UP WITH A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE BUDGET. MR. YOUNG, YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND YOUR ANALYSIS IN LOOKING AT FUNDING TO MEET THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES FOR THIS BUDGET IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. NOT ONLY BY THIS COUNCIL, BUT BY THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF NAPLES. AND IT DOES FUND PUBLIC SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ITS POLICIES. SO WHICH IS THE GOAL OF THIS COUNCIL, FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO IT FOLLOWS THE VISION THAT WE'VE SET FORWARD COUNCIL. AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS BUDGET. ANY CLOSING REMARKS, MR. YOUNG? NO. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND EVERYBODY AND STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK OVER THE SUMMER TO GET US HERE AND READY TO KICK OFF A NEW YEAR. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.