Mr. Munsey remarked it sure did; that is the problem, as that is his opinion; and if he wanted to
talk to him, he would meet him in his office.
Commissioner Tobia remarked no, no, absolutely not.
Vincent Rinaldi stated he is present to talk about Section 74-102(b), more specifically, the
amendment Section 74-102(b)(5); this amendment which was passed without allowing the
citizens whom it affects to speak, permits any business to self-certify they are a park; this alone
defies common sense since a business is not a park under any circumstances; this amendment
is unfair, and probably illegal, not only to registered citizens but also to the businesses that find
themselves within the 1,000 foot buffer; and after a business self-declares, any other business
within that buffer zone loses potential business. He would argue that the Commission has no
right to force a business in this County to possibly lose money; the Board’s job is to make this
County better for all; this amendment fails to do that in many ways; and in the attempt to
continually punish him for a crime he did his time for, is in fact punishing other law-abiding
citizens of the County. He added he wanted to come to the County offices to put his house in a
trust, for estate planning purposes, which is his desire and right to do; to do this he had to
obtain a notary; he could not go to his bank to obtain the notary because it is within 1,000 feet
of a park; he cannot conduct normal business that any citizen of this County is permitted to do;
and this is one example of many that he can offer that proves this Ordinance hurts and
punishes other individuals. He mentioned there is a woman behind him in a wheelchair named
Patti and he cares for her, as he is her life partner; this original Ordinance makes it difficult for
him to carry-out those responsibilities and the amendment makes it impossible; not only are
other businesses off limits by the 1,000 foot buffer, but there is currently no way to know where
that buffer zone is; he cannot care for Patti, such as pick-up prescriptions for her, as she fears
that he may be locked up if he takes her to a hospital; and it appears to him that this
Commission will go out of its way to continually offer harsher and harsher punishments to
registered citizens, all in the guise of protecting the public when, in fact, these Ordinances and
amendments do no such thing. He went on to say Patti cannot risk spending the night alone
because he is locked-up in jail; it could end badly for her, and that would be on the Board’s
head; and he prays the Commission will realize the burden these Ordinances and amendments
put on all citizens, not just registered ones, and do the right thing and repeal them, respectfully.
Patti Panzarino stated she has spent many vacations her in Brevard County since 1997; her
family lived in Melbourne Beach; she fell in love with this area and for the past six years, she
has been living in Palm Bay, which is a dream come true; Vincent Rinaldi is my primary
caregiver and life partner who knows her specific needs; he has been her primary caregiver for
12 years, which includes six years here in Palm Bay; and she will not talk about the fact that
because of the proximity law, there are many places to visit for fun and entertainment that she
is not allowed to go with Vincent as her caregiver. She noted the purposed of her testimony
here is to inform the Board of the punitive nature of this law that not only affects registered
citizens, but their employers, families, and loved ones; Vincent cannot bring her to medical
appointments, to CVS to pick-up prescriptions, he cannot bring her to her medical equipment
provider because they are all within 1,000 feet of a school, playground, park, or daycare center;
all of this makes her life difficult and quite limited, but there is one factor here that is potentially
life-threatening for her; she is affiliated with Holmes Regional Medical Center which is also
within 1,000 foot parameters which limit registered citizens; and her fear is possible illness or
injury which requires her to go to the hospital and/or be admitted to the hospital. She added
her disability, spinal muscular atrophy, requires specific protocols that most hospital workers
and clinicians are not familiar with; she could provide data and information to prove that if the
Board wishes; for example, she has very specific ways she needs to be positioned and assisted
because of respiratory issues, dangers of aspiration, and acquiring injuries; throughout her life,
any time she has been hospitalized, it has been imperative to have her own personal caregiver
