[CALL TO ORDER]
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
[CONSENT AGENDA]
[Open Space Plan & Site Plan: Datta Yoga Center Addition, Block A, Lot 1 & Rejoice Lutheran Church, Block A, Lot 1 (OS25-0096 & SP25-0139)]
[Preliminary Site Plan: Railhead, Phase 1, Block A, Lots 9, 10, & 14 (PSP25-0056)]
[Site Plan: Preston Promenade, Block A, Lot 1 (SP25-0126)]
[Conveyance Plat: Gaylord/Hillcrest Addition, Block A, Lot 1 & Block B, Lot 1 (CP25-0025)]
[Substantially Conforming Site Plan: Dalfen Industrial, Block B, Lot 1 (SCSP25-0034)]
[Public Hearing – Replat: PGA Frisco Addition, Block, Lot 1 (RP25-0034)]
[Public Hearing – Replat: The Gallery, Block A, Lot 1 (RP25-0037)]
[Public Hearing – Replat: The View, Block A, Lot 1 (RP25-0038)]
[Public Hearing - Specific Use Permit: Lebanon-Parkwood Addition, Block A, Lot 2 (SUP25-0004)]
[Public Hearing - Specific Use Permit: Independence & 121 (SUP25-0009)]
[Public Hearing - Zoning Ordinance Amendment: Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance (ZA25-0007)]
[Results of the February 3, 2026, City Council meeting.]
[Schedule of future discussion items.]
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2026-0212R.[19:02:11]
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MADE BY COMMISSIONER WELCH WAS[19:02:14]
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW BY[19:02:15]
LUTHER VANDROSS.[19:02:18]
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THAT IS CORRECT. FOR THE[19:02:22]
FEBRUARY 27TH CITY COMMISSION[19:02:25]
MEETING,[19:02:26]
THE MUSIC SELECTION WILL BE[19:02:27]
MADE BY COMMISSIONER RYDELL.[19:02:33]
AS WE BEGIN, WE KINDLY ASK THAT[19:02:35]
ALL MOBILE DEVICES BE SILENCED[19:02:36]
TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE[19:02:38]
SOUND QUALITY. PLEASE SPEAK[19:02:39]
CLEARLY AND DIRECTLY INTO YOUR[19:02:41]
MICROPHONE AND REMEMBER TO MUTE[19:02:42]
YOUR MICROPHONE WHEN YOU'RE NOT[19:02:43]
SPEAKING. SHOULD ANYONE[19:02:45]
EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY HEARING[19:02:46]
AT ANY TIME[19:02:47]
DURING THE MEETING, PLEASE[19:02:48]
RAISE YOUR HAND AND A HEARING[19:02:49]
DEVICE WILL BE PROVIDED[19:02:50]
TO YOU. THANK YOU[19:02:51]
FOR YOUR COOPERATION.[19:02:53]
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WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?[19:03:17]
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WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STAND AND[19:03:20]
JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF[19:03:21]
ALLEGIANCE?[19:03:26]
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FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF[19:03:29]
AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC[19:03:31]
FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE[19:03:33]
NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE,[19:03:35]
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE[19:03:37]
FOR ALL.[19:03:45]
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CONDUCTED LIVE WITH THE[19:03:47]
PHYSICAL QUORUM PRESENT. VICE[19:03:49]
MAYOR WASSERMAN IS JOINING THE[19:03:51]
MEETING VIA COMMUNICATIONS[19:03:53]
MEDIA TECHNOLOGY. THE MATERIAL[19:03:54]
FOR TODAY'S MEETING IS[19:03:56]
AVAILABLE ONLINE[19:03:57]
AT COCONUTCREEK.GOV. ANYONE[19:03:59]
WISHING TO APPEAL ANY DECISION[19:04:01]
MADE WILL NEED A RECORD[19:04:03]
OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND[19:04:04]
FOR SUCH PURPOSE MAY NEED TO[19:04:05]
ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM[19:04:06]
RECORDING[19:04:07]
OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE,[19:04:09]
INCLUDING THE TESTIMONY AND[19:04:10]
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL[19:04:11]
IS TO BE BASED. THE ARCHIVE[19:04:13]
OF THIS MEETING MAY BE[19:04:14]
REQUESTED[19:04:16]
FROM THE CITY CLERK OR MAY BE[19:04:17]
HEARD ONLINE[19:04:19]
AT COCONUTCREEK.GOV. IF YOU[19:04:20]
HAVEN'T ALREADY, PLEASE SILENCE[19:04:22]
YOUR MOBILE DEVICES. IF YOU[19:04:24]
MUST TAKE A PHONE CALL, PLEASE[19:04:25]
EXCUSE YOURSELF AND STEP[19:04:27]
OUTSIDE. RESPECT AND PROPER[19:04:28]
DECORUM WILL BE MAINTAINED[19:04:29]
THROUGHOUT THE MEETING. VOCAL[19:04:30]
OUTBURSTS, JEERING, CHEERING,[19:04:32]
OR APPLAUSE CAN IMPAIR THE[19:04:33]
RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND DERAIL THE[19:04:35]
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.[19:04:39]
[19:04:41]
AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION,[19:04:43]
A PRESENTATION OF AN 8,000[19:04:47]
DONATION TO THE CITY FROM[19:04:49]
NORTH CREEK PRESBYTERIAN[19:04:51]
CHURCH FOR THE COCONUT CREEK[19:04:53]
POLICE EXPLORER PROGRAM.[19:04:55]
THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU SO[19:05:02]
MUCH. THANK YOU. PASTOR MARK[19:05:04]
BOLHOFFNER WILL MAKE THE[19:05:05]
PRESENTATION[19:05:06]
TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.[19:05:13]
>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S AN HONOR
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TO BE BACK[19:05:15]
FOR THE 17TH TIME.[19:05:18]
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AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, IT WAS A[19:05:22]
BEAUTIFUL EVENING AND A GREAT[19:05:24]
TURNOUT AND SUCH A GREAT[19:05:26]
RELATIONSHIP[19:05:27]
WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT YEAR[19:05:29]
BY YEAR. MOST[19:05:30]
OF THE COMMITTEE THAT PLANS IT[19:05:31]
THROUGH THE COURSE[19:05:32]
OF THE YEAR IS HERE WITH ME.[19:05:34]
SOME[19:05:35]
OF THEM HAVE PLANNED HAVE BEEN[19:05:36]
ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE[19:05:38]
FOR ALL 17 RACES. AND[19:05:40]
OF COURSE FAITHFULLY[19:05:42]
OFFICER MANCUSO AND OTHERS HELP[19:05:43]
US DO THE PLANNING[19:05:44]
THROUGH THE COURSE[19:05:46]
OF THE YEAR. WE'RE VERY[19:05:48]
GRATEFUL FOR THAT AS WELL. SO[19:05:50]
WE'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT[19:05:52]
AT THIS TIME THE PROCEEDS[19:05:53]
OF THE RACE THIS YEAR, $8,000[19:05:55]
TO THE EXPLORER PROGRAM.[19:05:58]
>> THAT'S GREAT. PASTOR, WOULD
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YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE REST[19:06:03]
OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT ARE HERE[19:06:04]
FOR THE PRESENTATION?[19:06:05]
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[19:06:10]
TED STITZER. NEXT TO HIM IS[19:06:11]
WALT JOMINY, AND NEXT[19:06:12]
TO HIM IS BOB MUMPF. WE WANTED[19:06:14]
OUR CHAIRPERSON TO BE HERE,[19:06:15]
STACY THIRLWELL, BUT SHE'S[19:06:17]
UNDER THE WEATHER.[19:06:18]
BUT THOSE GUYS MEET[19:06:19]
THROUGH THE COURSE[19:06:21]
OF THE YEAR AND HAVE FOR YEAR[19:06:22]
AFTER YEAR TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.[19:06:24]
AND ON RACE DAY,[19:06:26]
THEY'RE THERE ALL DAY LONG.[19:06:29]
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PASTOR, THIS IS PROBABLY A GOOD[19:06:31]
TIME TO THROW[19:06:32]
OUT THAT INVITATION[19:06:33]
FOR THE NEXT EVENT YOU HAVE FOR[19:06:34]
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. I'M JUST,[19:06:36]
YOU KNOW, YES, YES. I'M[19:06:37]
THROWING YOU A SOFTBALL.[19:06:39]
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THAT. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW THE[19:06:42]
TIME. SO YOU'VE MADE THE TIME.[19:06:44]
YES, WE WOULD LOVE TO INVITE[19:06:46]
THE COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYONE[19:06:48]
TO JOIN US AS ONCE AGAIN THIS[19:06:50]
YEAR WE HAVE AN APPRECIATION[19:06:52]
SUNDAY. IT USED TO BE POLICE[19:06:53]
APPRECIATION SUNDAY,[19:06:54]
BUT NOW IT'S FIRST RESPONDERS[19:06:55]
APPRECIATION SUNDAY. AND WE[19:06:57]
HAVE A GOOD TURNOUT FROM THE[19:06:58]
FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL. SO[19:07:00]
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN US.[19:07:02]
ON MARCH 22ND AT 10:30 FOR[19:07:06]
FIRST RESPONDER APPRECIATION[19:07:07]
SUNDAY.[19:07:09]
THANK YOU.[19:07:16]
>> I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY
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THANK THE CONGREGATION FROM[19:07:18]
NORTH CREEK PRESBYTERIAN[19:07:19]
CHURCH AND PASTOR[19:07:20]
BALLHOFFNER. THIS IS SOMETHING[19:07:21]
THAT'S BEEN GOING ON[19:07:22]
FOR MANY YEARS, AND THIS[19:07:23]
CONGREGATION'S LOVE AND SUPPORT[19:07:24]
FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS IS[19:07:26]
VERY WELL KNOWN AND IS VERY[19:07:27]
MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU[19:07:29]
FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO[19:07:30]
FOR US. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE[19:07:30]
IT.[19:09:10]
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GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT THE[19:09:13]
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND[19:09:15]
COCONUT CREEK HAVE FOR OUR[19:09:17]
EXPLORERS AND OUR FIRST[19:09:27]
RESPONDERS. SECOND UP IS A[19:09:29]
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING[19:09:31]
FEBRUARY 14TH, 2026 AS A DAY[19:09:34]
OF SERVICE AND LOVE, A DAY[19:09:36]
TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY[19:09:38]
IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION[19:09:40]
OF THOSE IMPACTED BY THE[19:09:42]
MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH[19:09:44]
SCHOOL TRAGEDY ON FEBRUARY[19:09:46]
14TH, 2018. CITY MANAGER ROSE[19:09:49]
WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION[19:09:50]
INTO THE RECORD AND PRESENT IT[19:09:52]
TO PARKLAND CITY COMMISSIONER[19:09:54]
NEIL KANTERMAN. THANK YOU[19:09:56]
FOR BEING HERE. AND HUMAN[19:09:58]
RESOURCES DIRECTOR PAM[19:10:00]
KERSHAW.[19:10:01]
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APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.[19:10:04]
WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 14TH, 2026[19:10:06]
MARKS THE 8TH YEAR[19:10:08]
SINCE THE TRAGIC LOSS OF LIFE[19:10:09]
AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS[19:10:11]
HIGH SCHOOL IN PARKLAND,[19:10:13]
FLORIDA, AND WHEREAS THE CITY[19:10:15]
OF COCONUT CREEK IS COMMITTED[19:10:17]
TO ENSURING THAT THE MEMORY[19:10:18]
OF THE 17 LIVES LOST IS NEVER[19:10:20]
FORGOTTEN. AND WHEREAS THE CITY[19:10:22]
RECOGNIZES THE STRENGTH AND[19:10:24]
RESILIENCE OF THE PARKLAND[19:10:25]
COMMUNITY AND IS DEDICATED[19:10:26]
TO HONORING THE SURVIVORS,[19:10:28]
FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS[19:10:29]
WHO WERE IMPACTED[19:10:31]
IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. AND[19:10:32]
WHEREAS THIS ANNUAL DAY OF[19:10:34]
SERVICE AND LOVE PROCLAMATION[19:10:36]
IN THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK[19:10:37]
CELEBRATES THE CITY AND[19:10:39]
EMPLOYEES' VOLUNTEER EFFORTS[19:10:41]
RECOGNIZED THROUGH CREEK CARES[19:10:43]
PROGRAM IN HONOR[19:10:44]
OF THOSE IMPACTED[19:10:46]
BY THE MSD TRAGEDY ON FEBRUARY[19:10:48]
14, 2018; AND WHEREAS ENGAGING[19:10:50]
IN COMMUNITY SERVICE[19:10:52]
STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY BONDS AND[19:10:53]
ENHANCES MENTAL WELL-BEING[19:10:55]
THROUGH PURPOSE AND CONNECTION,[19:10:57]
PRINCIPLES THAT ALIGN WITH THE REMEMBRANCE OF MSD AND REINFORCE THE MISSION OF THE CITY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM, THE BHAP PROGRAM; AND WHEREAS EACH FEBRUARY, ALIGNED WITH THE CITY'S DAY OF SERVICE AND LOVE PROCLAMATION, THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE ON THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND THE ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTED BY THESE EFFORTS. AND WHERE IT IS WITH GREAT COMPASSION AND UNITY THAT THE CITY DECLARES THE DAY OF SERVICE AND LOVE AS A DAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN HONOR OF THOSE IMPACTED BY THIS TRAGEDY. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK FLORIDA HEREBY PROCLAIMS FEBRUARY 14TH, 2026 AS A DAY OF SERVICE AND LOVE.THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK URGES RESIDENTS TO JOIN THE CITY AND ITS EMPLOYEES IN GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL-BASED ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE PROJECTS IN HONOR OF ALL THOSE WHO WERE AND CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, WE HAVE HEREUNTO SET OUR HANDS AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK TO BE AFFIXED THIS 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026. IT IS MY HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TO PAM KERSHAW AND CITY COMMISSIONER FROM THE CITY OF PARKLAND.
THIS WAS PAM'S BRIGHT IDEA BECAUSE THE CITY OF PARKLAND HAS SO MANY REMEMBRANCE ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE TRAGEDY. WE FELT THAT IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE SOMETHING POSITIVE OUT OF SOMETHING VERY NEGATIVE. IF
>> IF I COULD, SHEILA, I'D ALSO JUST LIKE TO VERY QUICKLY SHARE HOW OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE REALLY TAKEN TO HEART THE ACTS OF SERVICE AND LOVE INITIATIVE.
AND WE'VE HAD EMPLOYEES OVER THE PAST YEAR DO EVERYTHING FROM VOLUNTEER COACHING TO VOLUNTEERING IN SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES, ANIMAL RESCUE PROGRAMS, THERAPY DOG PROGRAMS. YOU NAME IT, OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE DONE IT, AND THE NUMBER OF HOURS HAS BEEN ASTOUNDING, AND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT. YOU KNOW, IT DOES, AS SHEILA SAID, IT DOES HELP WITH MENTAL WELL-BEING AND MORALE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE FEELING THAT. AND OF COURSE, I'D LIKE TO REITERATE THAT WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARKLAND IN OUR HEARTS AND STAY MSD STRONG. SO, WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, COMMISSIONER.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND EACH AND EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT WAS INVOLVED. I MEAN, IT MUST BE COUNTLESS HOURS, HUNDREDS OF HOURS THAT WERE DONATED.
AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THAT'S REALLY COMMENDABLE.
>> JUST REALLY QUICKLY, THERE'S A PHRASE THAT YOU HEAR BANTERED, THROWN ABOUT, EASILY ABOUT BEING STRONGER TOGETHER.
AND IT'S TIMES LIKE OUR, WHEN WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES BACK IN 2018 THAT I CHOOSE TO REMEMBER REALLY WHAT DEVELOPED IN THE AFTERMATH AND SEEING HOW PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER IN THEIR OWN WAY, FROM A LOCAL LEVEL TO A NATIONAL LEVEL. AND IT'S BEEN REALLY INCREDIBLE TO SEE WHAT HAS GROWN IN THE AFTERMATH OF THAT. AND THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF OUR TWO CITIES TOGETHER, WORKING TOGETHER WITH LOVE AND SERVICE TO TRY TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
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>> OKAY, WE WILL NOW HAVE INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA OR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. I REMIND EVERYONE WISHING TO SPEAK THAT ALL COMMENTS MUST PERTAIN TO CITY BUSINESS.
RESPECT AND PROPER DECORUM WILL BE MAINTAINED. BEHAVIOR THAT DISRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING, SUCH AS CLAPPING, SHOUTING, BOOING, AND JEERING, IS NOT PERMITTED. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE DECORUM RULES WILL BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL FROM THE COMMISSION CHAMBERS.
AS A REMINDER, ALL COMMENTS MUST PERTAIN TO CITY BUSINESS. CITY CLERK CAVANAGH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WAS SIGNED TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS?
>> YES, WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS, AND THAT WOULD BE TAMMY LETTIERI.
>> TAMMY LETTIERI, 3302 CARAMBOLA CIRCLE SOUTH, COCONUT CREEK. IN THE U.S., 68,000 PEOPLE DIE ANNUALLY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE OR TREATMENT.
THE AVERAGE FAMILY OF 4 PAYS OVER $26,000 FOR THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM IN WHAT AMOUNTS TO STOLEN WAGES. HALF OF THE 530,000 MEDICAL BANKRUPTCIES ANNUALLY INVOLVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.
PROVIDING UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE THAT INCLUDES COVERAGE FOR VISION, HEARING, DENTAL, HOSPITALIZATION, HOME CARE, LONG-TERM CARE, AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, AND ELIMINATES MEDICAL DEBT AND MEDICAL BANKRUPTCY IS THE HUMANE THING TO DO. IN FRANCE, THEY VALUE THEIR GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED HEALTH CARE SO STRONGLY THEY TAKE TO THE STREETS IN A HEARTBEAT WHEN THEIR BENEFITS ARE THREATENED. WE ALREADY HAVE MANY SOCIALIST PROGRAMS LIKE POLICE, FIRE, EMS, THE VA, SOCIAL SECURITY, THE FDIC, MEDICARE, AND THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE THAT WORK GREAT WHEN THEY'RE PROPERLY FUNDED AND NOT OBSTRUCTED BY POLITICIANS SEEKING TO DISMANTLE THEM AT THE BEHEST OF CORPORATE DONORS.
BUT A TAXPAYER-FUNDED MEDICARE FOR ALL SYSTEM IS VIEWED AS PARTICULARLY HEINOUS BY OPPONENTS WHO SEEK TO PROFIT FROM OUR SUFFERING. I CAN ASSURE YOU IT'S THE PREFERRED SYSTEM FOR MANY PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC. 58% OF ALL VOTERS SUPPORT MEDICARE FOR ALL, 74% OF DEMOCRATS, 56% OF INDEPENDENTS, 43% OF REPUBLICANS. AND MEDICARE FOR ALL COULD SAVE US BETWEEN $450 AND $650 BILLION ANNUALLY.
TO HIGHLIGHT THE TRUE PRIORITIES OF OUR FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, ONE NEED ONLY LOOK AT THESE STATISTICS. DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAS 957 BEDS AND 1,600 BILLING SPECIALISTS, BUT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO HAS 01,272 BEDS AND ONLY 7 BILLING CLERKS. INSTEAD, WE SUFFER AT THE HANDS OF A FOR-PROFIT, HEALTHCARE-DENYING, WEALTH-EXTRACTION SYSTEM THAT RENDERS US A BILLABLE OR A DENIABLE CODE SO CORPORATIONS CAN ACCUMULATE MASSIVE PROFITS AND FUND GOLDEN PARACHUTES FOR THEIR CEOS. AS A FORMER HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, I EMBRACE MEDICARE FOR ALL, AND SO DID NORTH MIAMI BEACH, ST.
PETERSBURG, TAMPA, KEY WEST, GAINESVILLE, ALACHUA COUNTY, AND LAKE WORTH BEACH. THEY SIGNED THE MEDICARE FOR ALL RESOLUTION THAT I BROUGHT WITH ME TODAY. I HOPE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING BY US AND SIGN THIS. THANK YOU.
NUMBER 3, A MOTION APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS, 2026-0108R. NUMBER 4, A RESOLUTION 2026-021, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEES TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AS PART OF THE HILLSBOROUGH CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT AREA PROJECT.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THE COMMISSION WISHES TO PULL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, THANK YOU, BY COMMISSIONER RYDELL, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
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WELCH. OKAY, NUMBER 5, REGULAR AGENDA. A RESOLUTION. OH, I'M SORRY. YES, THE VOTE. OKAY, MR. KAVANAUGH, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.>> THANK YOU. REGULAR AGENDA NUMBER 5, RESOLUTION 2026-019.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH RONALD R. SCHULTZ FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATION OF GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF CITY COMMISSION VOTING DISTRICTS FOR THE REDISTRICTING BOARD.
IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? THANK YOU. MOVED BY COMMISSIONER RYDELL, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BRODIE. OKAY, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION?
>> ARE WE, ARE THINGS WORKING AGAIN, MAYOR, IF I CAN ASK?
>> NO, IT'S NOT WORKING. SO, ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER WELCH, PLEASE.
>> YES, IS THERE SOMEONE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ITEM?
>> LIKE I'D TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION.
>> IS IT OKAY IF I MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM? YES.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. AS YOU ARE FAMILIAR, THE CITY IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ITS REDISTRICTING BOARD THIS YEAR PURSUANT TO OUR CITY CHARTER TO REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF CITY COMMISSION DISTRICTS.
AS A FIRST STEP IN THIS PROCESS, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU AUTHORIZES A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DR. RONALD R. SCHULTZ AND HIS TEAM OF COMPETENT AND ENTHUSIASTIC PROFESSIONALS TO ACT IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY TO THE REDISTRICTING BOARD.
DR. SCHULTZ AND HIS TEAM WILL PROVIDE DEMOGRAPHIC AND GEOGRAPHIC EXPERTISE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF CITY COMMISSION DISTRICTS FOR THE CITY'S NEXT ELECTION IN 2029, WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT THE RECENT CHARTER CHANGES TO MOVE FROM 5 COMMISSION DISTRICTS TO 4 COMMISSION DISTRICTS AND AN ELECTED MAYOR.
DR. SCHULTZ SERVED IN THE SAME CAPACITY DURING THE CITY'S LAST REDISTRICTING EFFORT IN 2018. HE'S A PROFESSOR EMERITUS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES AT THE AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY. DR. SCHULTZ WILL BE ASSISTED BY JAMES GAMMETT CLARK, WHO IS AT THE LECTERN THIS EVENING, A PHD CANDIDATE AND UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES AT FAU, AND MICHAEL STAMM JR., AN ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING AT FAU. THE COST OF SERVICES WILL BE $29,600, AND THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE 120-DAY APPOINTMENT PERIOD OF THE REDISTRICTING BOARD. AS A GENERAL TIMELINE, BOARD APPOINTMENTS ARE PLANNED FOR THE APRIL 19TH CITY COMMISSION MEETING. THE BOARD WILL BEGIN MEETING IN APRIL WITH WORK EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 4 MEETINGS AND A FINAL REPORT PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION IN JUNE. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF WILL PREPARE A REDISTRICTING BOARD FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SUMMARY DOCUMENT FOR RESIDENTS AND PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO CLEARLY OUTLINE THE BOARD'S GOALS, RESPONSIBILITIES SCOPE OF WORK, OVERALL INTENT IN A TRANSPARENT AND ACCESSIBLE FORMAT. WE ANTICIPATE PUBLISHING THIS DOCUMENT EARLY NEXT WEEK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE HERE TO ASSIST THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.
>> COMMISSIONER, HAVE A QUESTION BRIEFLY. LET ME KNOW WHEN IT'S MY, WHEN I SHOULD GO, MAYOR.
>> OKAY, JUST A MINUTE COMMISSIONER RYDELL FIRST, PLEASE.
>> YEAH, SO JUST, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A YOU GUYS DID IT IN '18. I OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTED STATUTORY AND IT'S PART OF OUR CHARTER, SO WE HAVE TO DO IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE FACTS CLEAR.
SO MR. KAVANAGH, I APPRECIATE THE INTRODUCTION, BUT I KNOW PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TONIGHT THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME IN TERMS OF THE SCOPE, THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE SCOPE OF AN APPLICATION. I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO RELEASE THAT INFORMATION IN AN INFORMATION SHEET. SO LET'S JUST, I'M GOING TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS TO TERRELL, JOE, AND DR. MR. GAMUT-CLOCK. NOT A DOCTOR. PHD CANDIDATE. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY.
GOT IT. WHOEVER WANTS TO ANSWER IT. AND THIS IS REALLY FOR THE ETHER, BECAUSE I KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE REACHED OUT WITH INTEREST ARE LISTENING.
MR. KAVANAUGH, I HEARD YOU, OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO GO FROM APRIL TO JUNE. COULD YOU JUST TALK ABOUT THE EXACT NUMBER OF MEETINGS THAT WE ANTICIPATE A POTENTIAL INDIVIDUAL WHO'S SITTING ON THE CHARTER REVIEW BOARD WILL ATTEND?
>> YES. SO, ANY APPLICANT FOR THE REDISTRICTING BOARD, WE ANTICIPATE AND WE HAVE PLANNED OUT 4 MEETINGS. THAT WAS THE AMOUNT OF MEETINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 2018. AFTER SPEAKING WITH DR.
SCHULTZ'S TEAM, WE ANTICIPATE 4 MEETINGS THIS TIME. AND FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL FOR TIMING, THE FIRST 2 MEETINGS IN 2018 TOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN AN HOUR. THE 3RD AND 4TH MEETING TOOK ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
>> FOLLOW-UP, AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING ALL THOSE MEETINGS AS IN 2018 ARE GOING TO BE CONDUCTED AT NIGHT, CORRECT? WHEN I SAY AT NIGHT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AFTER THE 9 TO 5.
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>> SO THEY WERE CONDUCTED IN 2018 AT 4:00 PM, BUT THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE BOARD SCHEDULE AND THE APPLICANTS. WE WOULD REARRANGE THE MEETING BASED ON THE APPLICANT'S SCHEDULE AND NEEDS AND BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE.
>> I TURN TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IN TERMS OF WHAT I READ, RIGHT, IS FLORIDA STATUTE DICTATES WHEN YOU, AND PLEASE, WHOEVER WANTS TO CHIME IN ON THIS, I'M HOPING I KNOW THE ANSWER.
FLORIDA STATUTE DICTATES THAT IT'S REALLY SEALED PROPERTY AT THE TIME. SO THIS IS AN INTERESTING REDISTRICTING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH BECAUSE WE'RE BE GOING TO TAKING 5, I'M GOING TO CALL IT PIECES OF PIE, RIGHT, JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DISCUSSION, 5 PIECES OF PIE GOING TO 4 PIECES OF PIE. A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN PAST YEARS WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE SEGUEING, AND I'VE SAT ON 2 OF THESE IN REGARD TO CHANGING THE YOU POTENTIAL, KNOW, POPULATION, VERY SLIGHT CHANGES IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A MUCH MORE DRAMATIC CHANGE. SO THE POINT I WANT TO, I TO BE CLEAR ON THIS RECORD IS WE HAVE AN ANTICIPATED POPULATION INCREASE, PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, FOR THE PURPOSES OF REDISTRICTING IN WHAT WE'LL CALL OUR MAIN STREET DISTRICT. AND HOW I READ THE STATUTORY, I JUST WANT YOU TO CHIME IN SO IT'S ON PUBLIC RECORD, IS HOW I READ IT IS IT'S REDISTRICTING AT THE TIME OF CO PARCELS, RIGHT? SO ARGUABLY, THE INCREASE IN POPULATION AND UNITS WE'RE GOING TO SEE WOULD TRADITIONALLY, I'M HAPPY TO BE WRONG HERE, WOULD TRADITIONALLY NOT BE UTILIZED IN A REDISTRICTING APPLICATION.
NOW, IN THIS CASE, WE'RE DOING THIS NOW. THERE'S ZERO CO UNITS IN MAIN STREET, HYPOTHETICALLY. THERE PROBABLY WON'T BE ANY CO UNITS MAYBE IN THE NEXT 15, 18 MONTHS, ARGUABLY, I'LL SAY. SO IT INFRINGES. I THINK MY WILL, I'LL WAIT TO HEAR FROM MY COLLEAGUES, WOULD BE THAT WE ANTICIPATE THOSE PROSPECTIVE UNITS IN THIS. AND THE REASON I SAY THAT AND SUGGEST THAT IS BECAUSE THE CITY IS SHIFTING FROM A ROTATING MAYOR'S SEAT TO AN ELECTED MAYOR'S SEAT, AND THOSE DISTRICTS SHOULD EFFECTIVELY REFLECT THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DIRECTION OF THIS COMMISSION, WITH WHATEVER MATHEMATICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL AND DEMOGRAPHICAL DATA YOU INTEND TO UTILIZE, WILL BE WITH THE INTENDED NUMBER OF UNITS IN MAIN STREET CALCULATED AS THEIR REAL UNITS, AS OPPOSED TO NOT BEING REAL UNITS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SCOPE OF WORK IS CLEAR ON THIS DAIS. WHILE THE CONTRACT IS WHAT IT IS, THE CONTRACT DOESN'T SPEAK TO THE STATUTORY MAKEUP OF REDISTRICTING.
>> SO IF I MAY, ON PAGE 2 OF THE CONTRACT, PARAGRAPH 6 INCLUDES, IN ADDITION TO CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY AND UPDATES AS IT RELATES TO THE LATEST CENSUS STATISTICS, THAT THE CONSULTANT AND THE BOARD WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERING LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS AND ISSUED BUILDING PERMITS. SO THE LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS WILL ENCOMPASS MAIN STREET. AND I SPOKE WITH OUR DIRECTOR OF RESILIENT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT EARLIER TODAY, AND HE CONFIRMED FOR ME THAT OF ALL OF THE ENTITLEMENTS, THEY ARE ENTITLED IN MAIN STREET TO CONSTRUCT 1,182 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. IT DOES NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDE BLOCKS 10 AND 16 BECAUSE THOSE ARE ENTITLED BUT NOT SITE PLANNED AT THE MOMENT. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THAT IF WE ALSO WERE TO INCLUDE BLOCKS 10 AND 16, IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 1,500 RESIDENTIAL UNITS INCLUDED.
>> SO THANK YOU. AND THIS IS WHAT I DIDN'T WANT TO GET INTO AND WE'RE GETTING INTO IT. BUT WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT IS, FOR EXAMPLE, AND I'M FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES ONLY, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS BEFORE, OBVIOUSLY THE REDISTRICTING BOARD HAS A SERIES OF MAPS THEY CONSIDER.
THEY MAKE CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION. WE GO THROUGH A SERIES OF CERTAIN MAPS. I DON'T WANT, AND ME, I'LL WAIT TO HEAR FROM EVERYBODY ELSE, I DON'T WANT MAPS THAT DON'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT MAIN STREET. SO I THINK THAT'S FUTILE AT THIS POINT IN TERMS OF THE ENTITLED PROPERTIES.
TO ADDRESS 10 AND 16, RIGHT, I THINK IT'S AN EASY STRIKETHROUGH ON 10, WHILE ENTITLED WITH DIFFERENT PLANNING THAT THE APPLICANT HAS COME TO. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE X-ING OUT 16. SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE DESIGNS OF MAIN STREET, SO I'M NOT, I'M FORGOING OUR VENDOR THAT WE'RE HIRING FOR THIS. I DO BELIEVE THE POTENTIAL ENTITLEMENTS IN 16, AS THIS COMMISSION HAS APPROVED ENTITLEMENTS IN 16, SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AND IF THERE'S MAPS THAT DEAL WITH 16 VERSUS DON'T DEAL WITH 16, I'M OKAY WITH THAT PERSONALLY.
BUT 10, I THINK, IS A FAIR IS A FAIR WITHDRAWAL BASED ON OBVIOUSLY THE EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON 10. SO THAT WOULD BE, IT'S DISCLOSED, IT'S ON THE INTERNET, RIGHT? WHATEVER. OKAY, LET ME FINISH.
SO IT'S THE SIDEBAR, SANDY, IT'S ALWAYS THE SIDEBAR. SO THAT'S MY POSITION IN TERMS OF THE EFFECTIVE WORK, IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT IT ALL. SO THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANT TO SAY IN REGARDING THAT COMPONENT.
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
>> ALL RIGHT, GREAT. SORRY, MR. CLARK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION BEFORE WE CONTINUE OUR QUESTIONS, OR WOULD YOU RATHER HEAR OUR QUESTIONS FIRST?
>> I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU THIS EVENING. SORRY, I I DID COME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> OKAY, GREAT. COMMISSIONER WELCH.
>> YES, THAT TOO WAS MY BIGGEST CONCERN. REGARDING THE, AND TOPIC ACTUALLY FOR ALL THE DISCUSSIONS UP TO NOW. ONCE THE VOTE WAS TAKEN THAT WE WERE GOING TO REDISTRICT THE CITY INTO 4 DISTRICTS, WAS THAT WE INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
CERTAINLY NOT ELIMINATE ANY OF THE BLOCKS IN MY ESTIMATION BECAUSE IT'S ENTITLEMENTS.
IT'S CLEARLY, I HOPED THAT WE WERE NOT GOING ON CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCIES ONLY, AND I WAS ASSURED, REASSURED THAT IT WAS THE LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS, WHICH WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER PROJECTED RESIDENTS THERE.
>> IF I COULD, WHAT I THINK THAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS THAT YOU DO WANT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF THE BLOCKS AND THEIR CURRENT ENTITLEMENTS.
FOR THE MOST PART, WE WOULD GO WITH THE NUMBERS AS PRESENTED IN THE SITE PLANS BECAUSE THE ACTUAL ENTITLEMENTS EXCEED THE NUMBERS IN THE SITE PLANS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENTIRE REGIONAL ACTIVITY CENTER, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS, THAT WE WOULDN'T BE LIMITED TO JUST THOSE BLOCKS MINUS, I GUESS, 10 AND 16.
>> SO, I UNDERSTAND. SO, WE WILL INCLUDE THOSE.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY, I'M GOING TO END WHILE I'M AHEAD. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE SIDEBAR, COMMISSIONER RYDELL.
>> OKAY, VICE MAYOR WASSERMAN.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. NO, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE FAQ COMING OUT. THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN OF A RESIDENT WHO REACHED OUT THIS MORNING. SO, JOE, SHEILA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT. AND I WILL, I'LL SECOND WHAT COMMISSIONER RYDELL IS SAYING AND COMMISSIONER WELCH ABOUT THE ABOUT MAIN STREET. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW IT'S COMING AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT POPULATION WILL BE HERE AROUND 2029. AND I'M FOR IT.
>> THANK YOU. YES, THAT WAS A MAIN CONCERN OF MINE AS WELL, AND GLAD THAT IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE REDISTRICTING MAPS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT AS WELL, MR. CLARK.
SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, WE'RE GOOD TO GO. THANK YOU.
OKAY, MAY WE HAVE A MOTION? NOW WE NEED THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
>> OKAY, NUMBER 6, RESOLUTION 2026-014, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 FROM THE STATE FORFEITURE FUND FOR A DONATION TO THE POLICE EXPLORER POST. IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND?
>> THANK YOU. MOVED BY COMMISSIONER RYDELL, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BRODIE, WE HAVE CHIEF HOFER TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONERS, VICE MAYOR, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY CLERK. LET ME START BY SAYING THIS DONATION COMES DIRECTLY FROM OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRUST FUNDS,
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SPECIFICALLY THE STATE FUND FOR OUR POLICE EXPLORER PROGRAM. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THE PROGRAM'S BEEN GOING WELL OVER 29 YEARS THAT I KNOW OF.IT HELPS TEACH OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP, CAMARADERIE, AND EXPOSES THEM TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
>> BRIEFLY, FRED, I'M JUST, JUST AN ACCOUNTING OF THE FUND BALANCE. THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE.
>> SO $50,000 IS CURRENTLY IN THEIR ACCOUNT. ON AVERAGE, THE EXPLORERS WILL SPEND ABOUT $14,000, $12,000 TO $14,000 A YEAR. THAT COVERS THE EXPENSES TO SEND THEM TO COMPETITION, THEIR UNIFORMS, AND EQUIPMENT.
>> SO, MY ONLY QUESTION, I THINK WHAT THE MOST EXCITING THING IS, IS WHAT WE KNOW THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW IS WE'RE GOING TO BE SWEARING IN A POLICE OFFICER THAT ULTIMATELY CAME THROUGH OUR EXPLORER PROGRAM.
>> SO WE DO HAVE SEVERAL THAT HAVE.
>> THAT'S MY, OK. AND I JUST THINK THAT'S THE DEFINITION OF WHY WE DO IT.
>> WELL, IN THE LAST 29 YEARS, I KNOW OF AT LEAST 4 THAT HAVE STAYED WITH US. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE GONE ON TO OTHER AGENCIES. IF WE WEREN'T HIRING AT THE TIME, THEY WANTED TO BE POLICE OFFICERS, THEY WENT OFF AND DID SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO ANYWHERE FROM 4 TO 8 THAT I KNOW OF. THANK YOU.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. ANYONE ELSE? ANY COMMENTS? MR. KAVANAUGH, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.
AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO CONSIDER A QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEM.
WILL THE CITY ATTORNEY PLEASE EXPLAIN THE CITY'S QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEDURES?
>> YES, MAYOR. FIRST, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE TO SILENCE YOUR MOBILE DEVICES.
FLORIDA COURTS HAVE DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN TYPES OF MATTERS, INCLUDING AGENDA ITEM 7 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, THAT ARE TO BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER ITEMS CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION.
IN THESE QUASI-JUDICIAL APPLICATIONS, THE COMMISSION IS APPLYING EXISTING RULES AND POLICIES TO A FACTUAL SITUATION AND IS THEREFORE ACTING LIKE A JUDGE AND JURY DO IN A TRIAL HELD IN THE COURTROOM.
IN SUCH CASES, THE COURTS HAVE DECIDED THAT DUE PROCESS AND FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS REQUIRE THAT MORE FORMAL PROCEDURES BE FOLLOWED. THE CITY COMMISSION'S DECISION MUST BE BASED ON THE EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION THAT IS PRESENTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, INCLUDING THE AGENDA MATERIALS, PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD RECOMMENDATION, TESTIMONY PRESENTED AT THE HEARING, AND THE DELIBERATIONS OF THE COMMISSION. THE QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEDURES REQUIRE THAT THE COMMISSION CONSIDER THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED TO IT AND BASE THEIR DECISION ON THE APPLICABLE LAW AND PRIMARILY ON CREDIBLE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, WHETHER BY STAFF, THE APPLICANT, OR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL PROCEEDING, THE CITY COMMISSION IS NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION PUBLIC SENTIMENT OR POPULARITY OF A PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL OR APPLICATION. THE COMMISSION MAY ONLY CONSIDER COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. FLORIDA COURTS HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT MERE GENERALIZED STATEMENTS OF OPPOSITION ARE TO BE DISREGARDED, BUT FACT-BASED TESTIMONY CAN BE CONSIDERED COMPETENT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. THIS CAN INCLUDE EYEWITNESS OBSERVATION, TESTIMONY ABOUT RELEVANT FACTS, AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE.
INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, AERIALS, AND MAPS. CITIZENS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING CAN TESTIFY AS TO FACTUAL MATTERS IN ANY ELEMENT OF THE CASE THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR SPECIFIC ACADEMIC DEGREES. THEIR TESTIMONY WILL BE CONSIDERED PROVIDED THEIR TESTIMONY IS BACKED UP BY ESTABLISHED FACTS, STUDIES, OR EVIDENCE THAT IS NOT CONJECTURE OR JUST BASED ON A FEELING. EVERYONE WHO SEEKS TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. IF YOU INTEND TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY AS TO ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED TONIGHT, YOU WILL BE SWORN IN BEFORE YOUR TESTIMONY IS TAKEN.
>> OKAY. WE'LL NOW HEAR AGENDA ITEM 7. AFTER I READ THE RESOLUTION TITLE, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE THE ITEM. RESOLUTION 2026-016, A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SITE PLAN REQUEST OF JILLIAN KONARSKI WITH GREENBERG FARROW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 610-SQUARE-FOOT ADDITION TO THE EXISTING TEXAS ROADHOUSE RESTAURANT, GENERALLY LOCATED AT 5951 LYONS ROAD AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF.
OKAY, THAT'S QUASI, A I KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR, FOR OUR CITY CLERK TO ACTUALLY SWEAR HIM. YES, PLEASE, MISS CITY CLERK.
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>> WILL ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEM PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO. WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CLEARLY FOR THE RECORD. STATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU'VE BEEN SWORN IN AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF THE PROCEEDINGS. THANK YOU.
>> BEFORE YOU SPEAK, I'M SORRY, CAN I JUST ASK IF THERE ARE ANY DISCLOSURES ON THIS ITEM?
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. AND THEN I BELIEVE WE NEED TO JUST MOVE THE ITEM BEFORE HE CAN SPEAK. SORRY.
>> MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WELCH, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BRODIE.
>> AND FINALLY, WE JUST NEED CLERK KAVANAUGH TO CONFIRM THAT THIS HAS LEGALLY SATISFIED THE REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICE.
>> THE CITY HAS SATISFIED THE LEGALLY REQUIRED PUBLIC NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 7.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. CITY STAFF WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION.
>> YES, YOU'VE ALREADY INTRODUCED SOME BASICS ABOUT THE ITEM. AGAIN, THIS IS A SITE PLAN REQUEST LOCATED AT 5951 LYONS ROAD FOR A 610-SQUARE-FOOT ADDITION TO THE TEXAS ROADHOUSE RESTAURANT. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A RATHER BUSY RESTAURANT, SO THEY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL WAITING SPACE AND ROOM INSIDE THE RESTAURANT.
THE, THE CITY STAFF REVIEWED THIS AT THE DRC, THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, AND AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THIS SITE PLAN REQUEST AT THEIR JANUARY 14TH, 2026 MEETING. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR APPROVAL. SUBJECT TO ANY OF THE OUTSTANDING RELEVANT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE CONDITIONS. AND THAT CONCLUDES A BRIEF PRESENTATION FROM STAFF. AND WE DO HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE WHO IS REPRESENTED BY MR. EVANS.
>> YES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION AS WELL? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION AS WELL?
MY NAME IS JIM EVANS WITH GREENBERG FARROW, PITCH HITTING FOR JILLIAN, WHO'S GOT A CONFLICT WITH THIS MEETING. BUT THE PROJECT IS RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S A 610-SQUARE-FOOT ADDITION TO THE EXISTING TEXAS ROADHOUSE ADDITIONALLY, IT'S GOING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 40 SEATS TO, WITH THE ADDITION. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE INSTALLING A NEW EV CHARGER AND BRINGING THE LANDSCAPE BACK UP TO CODE AS FAR AS THE ADDITIONAL ITSELF, IT'S GOING TO BLEND IN WITH THE EXISTING BUILDING, SO IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE IT'S JUST BEEN TACKED ON.
SO IT WILL SEAMLESSLY BLEND IN WITH THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
THIS IS, WE'RE PUTTING IT IN NEXT TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE.
IT'S GOING TO, AS I SAID, IT'S GOING TO EXPAND AN ADDITIONAL 40 SEATS. THE WAY WE'RE STRUCTURING THE CONSTRUCTION IS THAT THE STORE, THE RESTAURANT OPENS AT 3 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON.
WE'RE GOING TO CEASE CONSTRUCTION BEFORE THAT, SO CUSTOMERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE BOTHERED BY ANY CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THEIR MEALS. AND AS I SAID, WE'RE BRINGING THE LANDSCAPE UP TO CODE AND INCREASING THE, THE LANDSCAPED AREA, AND ALSO BRINGING THE IRRIGATION UP TO CODE AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU, MR. EVANS. DOES STAFF HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT?
>> THANK YOU. DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF?
THANK YOU. OKAY. YES, MR., COMMISSIONER RYDELL.
>> SO YOU'RE ADDING HOW MANY SEATS?
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING ABOUT 40 SEATS ADDITIONAL TO IT. IT'S 610 SQUARE FEET.
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CURRENTLY EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE ROLLS TO THE NEW SEATS?>> I JUST WISH YOU HAD ROOM TO ADD MORE ON, ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE SEATING, BUT TO BE CONTINUED. WE'RE VERY HAPPY IT'S HERE.
>> IT'S, IT IS A TIGHT SITE, SO THAT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DO.
>> ANY, ANYONE ELSE ON COMMISSION? THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR WASSERMAN?
>> HE FORGOT TO BRING UP THE BUTTER.
YEAH, I AM NOW OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 7? ONCE CALLED UPON, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF, STATE WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE BEEN SWORN IN, OR WHETHER OR NOT YOU UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF THE PROCEEDINGS. SEEING NO ONE, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? WELL, NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO.
NOW, IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE COMMISSION THAT WOULD WANT TO MAKE FURTHER STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THE TEXAS ROADHOUSE EXPANSION SITE PLAN APPLICATION. THERE IS NONE BASED ON THE TESTIMONY PRESENTED AND APPLICATION CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THERE'S NO COMMENTS OR DELIBERATION, FURTHER COMMENTS OR DELIBERATION. A MOTION AND A SECOND HAS BEEN MADE. MR. KAVANAUGH, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? OH, WE DON'T MAKE A MOTION. OH, WHAT DO WE DO? WE NEED A MOTION AGAIN.
>> OKAY, MOVED BY COMMISSIONER RYDELL, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER WELCH. MR. KAVANAUGH.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. IT'S BEEN A PRETTY BUSY WEEK. I'D JUST LIKE TO UPDATE YOU ON A COUPLE OF ISSUES. MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED A PACKAGE, OR I MAY EMAIL A PACKAGE TO YOU REGARDING A COMPLAINT FROM ANTONIO CABRERA SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO CONCERNS WITH THE CASA PALMA APARTMENT COMPLEX. I'VE ASKED CHIEF HOFER TO REVIEW THAT PACKAGE AND TO REACH OUT AND ADDRESS IT DIRECTLY WITH THE COMPLAINANT. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD HAVE JURISDICTION OVER, BUT WE WILL WALK THE INDIVIDUAL THROUGH ANY, ANY PROCESS THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO UNDERTAKE TO TRY TO GET SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS ADDRESSED.
YOU PROBABLY NOTICED THE DRIVEWAY CLOSED OUT FRONT. WE HAD A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE MONDAY MORNING. THERE WAS WORK ONGOING TO REALIGN THE PIPE CONNECTING THE TWO LAKES. AND AS THE PIPE WAS BEING REALIGNED, PORTIONS OF IT BEGAN TO COLLAPSE. SO WE HAVE ISSUED AN EMERGENCY CHANGE ORDER TO SHENANDOAH TO DO AN OPEN CUT OF THE ROAD AND TO ACTUALLY REPLACE THE PIPE.
WE'RE MAKING EVERY EFFORT WE CAN TO SAVE THE ONE ROYAL PALM THAT APPEARS TO BE IMPACTED, BUT WE EXPECT THAT THAT WORK WILL TAKE AT LEAST 3 WEEKS. SO BE AWARE IT WAS AN EMERGENCY CONDITION AND WE'RE WORKING TO GET IT FIXED. AND THANKS TO OSAMA AND HIS TROOP FOR BEING ON THAT VERY EARLY, TODAY, EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
TODAY THE CITY WAS HONORED BY BROWARD COUNTY AS THE 2026 INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION AWARD, WHICH WAS REALLY AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE. MONICA SAPIRO AND DAN WEST GAVE THAT TO ME TO SHARE WITH YOU FOR ALL OF OUR WORK WITH THEM GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO COVID AND INCLUDING EVENTS AT TRADEWINDS PARK AND THE NATURAL AREAS, AND THEN THE LIST JUST WENT ON AND ON. SO IT WAS A REAL PLEASURE TO BE THERE. FRIDAY, WE HAD SEVERAL EMAILS FROM COACHES AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE ONGOING DIALOGUE RELATED TO OUR BALL FIELDS AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD AT THE WORKSHOP. IT WAS CLEAR THERE'S A REAL DESIRE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL INPUT AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK. I
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MET WITH WAYNE AND HIS TEAM, AND WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, JUST PUTTING TOGETHER THE NEXT LEVEL OF INFORMATION TO MOVE THOSE DECISIONS FORWARD. FORWARD, BUT WE EXPECT THAT THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE INPUT, AND WE'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL NOTICES TO GO OUT TO PROVIDE INPUT RELATED TO THAT. AND GOING ON WITH PARKS AND RECREATION, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNCOMFORTABLE INCIDENT LAST NIGHT AT GERBER PARK WHERE WE HAD, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A MISTAKE MADE BY OUR STAFF. THEY ASKED A PERMIT HOLDER TO LEAVE THE FIELD. IT WAS NOT HANDLED WELL FROM ANY PERSPECTIVE, BUT THE STAFF MEMBER DID INCLUDE YOU ALL IN THE MESSAGES RECOUNTING THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY. THEY HAVE BEEN CLEARLY COUNSELED THAT THEY ARE NOT TO INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF THEY ARE JUST RECOUNTING A TIMELINE, THEY NEED TO FOLLOW THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. SO WE ARE HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM RELATED TO THAT. I WOULD ASK, AND I DID HAVE A VERY POINTED CONVERSATION WITH COMMISSIONER BRODIE, THAT I WOULD ASK THAT IF YOU DO RECEIVE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM A STAFF MEMBER, THAT YOU SEND IT BACK TO ME AND I'LL DO MY VERY BEST TO ADDRESS IT. SO THAT WAS A VERY BUSY WEEK. AND.>> CAN I JUST MAKE A REQUEST THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GAG ORDER ON WHAT IS BEING SAID AND PASSED AROUND FROM PARK AND RECS, WE MAKE SURE THAT THIS ISSUE STAYS IN-HOUSE, BECAUSE I'M STILL GETTING STUFF BEING SAID AND DONE. SO IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED, THAT THE PARK AND RECS DEPARTMENT HAS A GAG ORDER ON ANY OF THIS THAT'S GOING ON.
>> THEY WERE VERY DIRECTLY COUNSELED THAT THEY ARE NOT TO BE, THEY'RE TO DEAL WITH THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES IN THE FIELD, AND IF THEY CAN'T, THEY NEED TO CONTACT A SUPERVISOR SO THAT THEY WOULD RUN IT UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AS OPPOSED TO SENDING AN EMAIL AROUND. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO OFFER.
>> THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY PYBURN.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR RAILEY. I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT ON TUESDAY WE HAD A HEARING ON FDOT'S MOTION TO DISMISS IN THE CASE INVOLVING THE TURNPIKE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE COURT GRANTED FDOT'S MOTION. HOWEVER, THE COURT DID GIVE US 30 DAYS' LEAVE TO AMEND OUR COMPLAINT. AND SO WE WILL BE PROCEEDING TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT AND REFILING AND JUST ADDING A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICITY. SO I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THAT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER RYDELL.
>> YEAH, YOU JUST THREW ME THROUGH A LOOP WITH SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS.
BUT LET ME GET THROUGH WHAT I WANT TO GET THROUGH FIRST. AND REGARDING CASA PALMA, I RECEIVED THE PACKET OF INFORMATION.
RESIDENT COMPLAINTS ARE ON THIS LEVEL ARE OUR COMPLAINTS.
AND IF THE CHIEF LISTENS, SO BE IT. I'M NOT GOING TO DIRECT ANYTHING FOR HIM TO DO. IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE. THERE'S GOVERNING BODIES THAT INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CERTAIN MISCONDUCT IN IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THE OMBUDSMAN, THE, YOU KNOW, DBPR. SO THERE'S ENTITIES. SO I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON THE BEST COURSES OF ACTION THAT THEY COULD TAKE IN THESE COMPLAINTS.
BUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, AND I'M SURE MADAM ROSE WILL DISTRIBUTE THE, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE GOT IT. I DON'T KNOW WHO GOT IT. I GOT IT.
SO I DO BELIEVE THERE'S A POTENTIAL ACTION THAT OUR CITY CAN TAKE DEALING WITH MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO I THINK WE GOT A LITTLE IN THE WEEDS TONIGHT ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT LEVELS, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. SWA, WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY I'M GOING TO SAY THIS BECAUSE, BECAUSE WE HAVE A RESIDENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WROTE SOME VERY VOCAL EMAILS ABOUT MY ABILITIES ON THE SWA. I TAKE GREAT OFFENSE TO THAT. I THINK I'VE, I'VE LED THIS CITY IN A VERY POSITIVE AND DEFENSIVE CAPACITY IN REGARDING NOT ONLY THE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY, REGARDING WASTE MANAGEMENT, REGARDING EVERY SINGLE THING THE CITY HAS EVER DONE WITH WASTE. SO I DO TAKE A LITTLE PERSONAL OFFENSE, WHICH I HAVE THICK SKIN, BUT PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT WHERE SWA IS NOW, WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY MEETING.
NOW, I DON'T WANT TO SAY AN EMERGENCY MEETING, MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING IN ON OUR LAST MEETING ON MONDAY. WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACILITIES AMENDMENT, ASPECTS
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OF THE FACILITIES AMENDMENT, ASPECT OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE FACILITIES AMENDMENT.SO WHILE I DO BELIEVE THERE'S CERTAIN RESIDENTS THAT MAY BE FEELING IMPACTED BY SOME OF THE DECISIONS SWA IS GOING FOR, THE REALITY RIGHT NOW IS THAT ENTITY NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD.
SO WHILE THE FACILITIES AMENDMENT IS GOING TO POTENTIALLY ADDRESS ALPHA $250 MILLION AND SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES, SWA AS IT IS, ISN'T GOING TO MAINTAIN FACILITIES. SO FEEL ALL FREE TO CHIME IN TOMORROW AT 10:30, BUT IT'S HARD BECAUSE WE'RE DEALING WITH VERY DETAILED LEGAL ISSUES AND DEALING WITH VERY DETAILED LEGAL ISSUES THAT WE THEN NEED TO SELL TO OTHER CITIES. AND THE LAST UPDATE I GAVE TO EVERYBODY WAS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESIGNED AGAINST KIND OF COMMENTS I MADE. THE CHAIR AND THE MAJORITY BELIEVE THE BEST PATH FORWARD IS TO DO THIS. I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO CALL IT, BUT THEY WANT TO GIVE OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT HAS RESIGNED AN HOURLY STIPEND CONTRACT FOR MAINTAINING CERTAIN LEVEL OF SERVICES, WHICH I'D SAY IS LIKE 20% OF WHAT HE WAS DOING BEFORE.
AND THEN HAVE THE CONSULTANTS, SES, WHICH ARGUABLY IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MAINTAINING A ROLE AS A QUASI-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IT'S NOT IDEAL. AND THE PROBLEM IT'S NOT IDEAL, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO, BUT THE REALITY IS WE'RE UNDER A TIMELINE IF THIS IS GOING TO PASS. AND I DO BELIEVE WITH WHAT THEY'VE PUT FORWARD IN REGARDING HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, WHAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HASHED OUT THIS FRIDAY AND BETWEEN THE GOVERNING BOARD THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY IS HOW THEY INTEND TO COLLECT THESE FEES.
REMEMBER, I TALKED ABOUT THE $5 TO $7.50, WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE. THERE'S A LOT OF HOW WE SHOULD DO THAT. I HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS. I WANT TO THANK, I WANT TO THANK A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MIKE HEIMBECK, WHO COMES TO EVERY MEETING AND ENGAGES.
BIG SHOUT OUT TO YVONNE, WHO'S ENGAGED WITH THE PIO ROLLOUT OF THESE THINGS. SO, SHEILA, KUDOS TO YOUR STAFF ON THAT.
BUT I PROMISE ALL OF YOU THIS, AND IF ANY OF YOU CHOOSE TO LISTEN, I'M VERY ENGAGED. I'M VERY VOCAL. I DON'T ALWAYS WIN ON THAT BOARD, BUT I TRY TO DO WHAT I CAN DO. SO I'LL UPDATE EVERYBODY EVERY SINGLE MEETING LIKE I ALWAYS DO. THE FINAL ISSUE I HAVE IS I'M GOING TO ASK FOR CONSENSUS TO DIRECT OUR CITY ATTORNEY ON AN ISSUE. ASSUMING THERE'S CONSENSUS, AND I APOLOGIZE, NORMALLY I WOULD PASS THIS AROUND. COMMISSIONER LAZARO FROM HALLANDALE REACHED OUT TO ME ON AN ISSUE THAT WE PASSED. I THINK IT WAS MAYBE ONLY ME AND COMMISSIONER WELCH AT THE TIME. WE PASSED A DOG MILL ORDINANCE 8 YEARS AGO. SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE. SO ESSENTIALLY, THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK HAS SOME PRETTY STRICT RULES ON LIKE PUPPY MILLS. I'LL CALL IT A PUPPY MILL ORDINANCE.
BUT THEY HAVE NOW, CREATIVE CHARACTERS IN OTHER CITIES THAT I WON'T NAME HAVE FOUND WAYS TO SUBVERT THAT BY USING ESSENTIALLY OUT-OF-STATE VENDORS TO GENERATE PUPPY MILLS, WHICH MAKES IT A NIGHTMARE FOR CODE COMPLIANCE TO VERIFY. SO THERE'S A, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY HAS IT.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL OF YOU ON THE COMMISSION FOR NOT GETTING IT TO YOU SOONER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAME IN THE PAST 48 HOURS. I GAVE IT TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY. IT'S REALLY TAKING OUR PUPPY MILL ORDINANCE AND DOING LIKE A, LIKE A 4-LINE STRIKEOUT, WHICH ULTIMATELY GETS RID, GETS RID OF A LOOPHOLE. TOTAL LEGALESE, BUT WHAT I BELIEVE WOULD BE EFFECTIVE. IF I'M ASKING FOR JUST CONSENSUS FOR HER TO DRAFT SOMETHING FOR DEBATE, I'M NOT ASKING FOR CONSENSUS TO PASS SOMETHING. I'M ASKING FOR CONSENSUS TO DIRECT OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT THE CHANGE ON ULTIMATELY WHAT I'LL AIR QUOTE THE PUPPY MILL ORDINANCES. I FULLY SUPPORT IT. YOU KNOW, THESE PUPPY MILLS ARE TERRIBLE QUASI-DOG ABUSERS AND HOW IT GOES ABOUT.
BUT IT'S A REALLY EASY CHANGE TO OUR ORDINANCE THAT IF WE, IF YOU'RE NEXT ANYWAY. SO, I MEAN, IT'S A STRIKEOUT OF OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE. WHAT I BELIEVE IS SUPER EASY. AND I ASK FOR CONSENSUS FOR TERRELL TO DO IT. WHETHER OR NOT WE PASS IT IS A PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC MEETING THAT WILL FORMALLY NOTICE. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES ARE HAVING REAL ISSUES WITH, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, A LOOPHOLE. SO I WAS HOPING WE'D BE DONE BY 8. CLEARLY I TALK TOO MUCH. SO I WOULD BE ASKING FOR CONSENSUS TO THAT. I'LL TURN TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY WHO'S REVIEWED IT, AND I'D ASK OUR DA'S AS IS IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ALLOWING YOU TO HAVE CONSENSUS TO DRAFT THE CHANGE, NOT APPROVING THE CHANGE.
>> BEFORE I GIVE CONSENSUS, I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK ONE QUESTION. THE ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, BECAUSE AT THE TIME WE DID IT, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PET STORES THAT SOLD PUPPIES. SO IT WAS, AND THERE WAS ONLY ONE, I BELIEVE, PET STORE AT THAT TIME. SO IT WAS THAT PET SALES WERE NOT ALLOWED.
THOSE TYPES OF SALES WERE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK.
>> YES, THIS PARTICULAR LOOPHOLE REALLY HAS TO DO WITH HOBBY BREEDERS. AND
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ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATING THAT EXCEPTION FROM THE ORDINANCE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE FOUND A WAY AROUND THE PROHIBITION BY CALLING THEMSELVES A HOBBY BREEDER.>> MAY I JUST INTERJECT ON THAT TO GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE CLARITY AND DEFINITION? THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS A HOBBY BREEDER, TRADITIONALLY DOGS ARE NOT BIRTHING MORE THAN ANNUALLY, WHICH THE HOBBY BREEDER INTENTION, THE LOOPHOLE, I'LL CALL IT, WAS INTENDED FOR. WHAT'S BEING MANIPULATED NOW IS PEOPLE USING OUT-OF-STATE BREEDERS WHERE THERE'S NO BEING ABLE TO VERIFY THESE ARE NOT PUPPY MILLS TO UTILIZE. THE LOOPHOLE WILL STILL REMAIN STATUTORILY. IT'S JUST GOING TO OUTSOURCE AND GET RID OF THOSE, THE BAD ACTORS THAT ARE UTILIZING OUT-OF-STATE RESOURCES TO DO IT. AND MICHELLE WAS, MICHELLE'S HAPPY TO COME TO THE MEETING AND EDUCATE FURTHER. I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF MOVE IT ALONG BECAUSE I WILL JUST SAY THIS.
THIS IS AN ACTIVE ISSUE IN ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE AN ISSUE HERE. THAT'S ALL.
>> NO, I GET CONSENSUS. I THOUGHT WE WERE ALREADY PROTECTED, BUT WHATEVER IT TAKES, WHATEVER IT TAKES, I'M, COUNT ME IN.
>> AND JUST TO CLARIFY, I MAY HAVE OVERSIMPLIFIED IT A LITTLE BIT. I JUST GOT IT RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING, SO, NO, THAT'S OKAY. SO I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THAT I FULLY TESTED DIGESTED IT, BUT I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE DRAFT SOMETHING AND SEND IT AROUND FOR YOU ALL AND YOU CAN DISCUSS IT.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I JUST WANT TO KICK IT OFF ABOUT BROWARD DAYS. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME ATTENDING AND I I'M NOT SURE THAT I WOULD GO BACK DURING BROWARD DAYS AGAIN, BUT IF THERE IS, IF THERE ARE, BECAUSE THERE LIKELY WILL BE OTHER HOT TOPICS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CITY AND HOW IT'S RUN, I WILL TRY TO GO BACK DURING A COMMITTEE WEEK WHEN I CAN SPEAK ONE-ON-ONE OR AT LEAST CHASE THEM DOWN AND SPEAK TO INDIVIDUALS ABOUT HOW IT WOULD IMPACT OUR CITY. I AGAIN THANK YOU. I THINK THAT IT WAS ADDITIONALLY BENEFICIAL THAT YOU WENT, SHEILA, AS THE CITY MANAGER. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD EDUCATION FOR YOU FROM WHAT I HEARD ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS. AND IT, BUT ANYWAY, IF WE GO BACK, THAT'S WHEN I'D GO BACK.
IN RELATION TO THE PROPERTY TAX, MARTY KEIR PRESENTED AT THE NORTHWEST ELECTED COUNCIL IN PARKLAND, AND I WISH I HAD KNOWN. I WOULD HAVE HIT HIM UP TO SEE IF HE COULD COME TONIGHT. HE REALLY HAS A WAY OF DIALING IT DOWN AND TURNING THOSE HGR PROSPECTIVE NUMBERS INTO REAL STORIES AS TO HOW THEY AFFECT OUR CITIES AND OUR RESIDENTS AND WHAT IT COULD DO TO US. SO I ASSUME THAT WE ARE STILL PLANNING TO BRING HIM IN.
>> HE WILL BE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> BECAUSE I WORRY, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF EFFORT PUT INTO THE VIRTUAL TOWN HALL.
BUT I WORRY THAT OUT OF THE 40 PARTICIPANTS, HALF OF THEM WERE PROBABLY US, STAFF AND US AS THE COMMISSION. I JUST WONDER HOW MANY RESIDENTS IT ACTUALLY REACHED. BUT IT WAS VERY GOOD AND WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. BUT JUST TO FIND A WAY THAT WE CAN GET IT OUT THERE FURTHER, BECAUSE I THINK SOME BILLS HAVE PROGRESSED TO GET SOME TRACTION IN THE SENATE, IF I'M CORRECT. AND THE MAIN STREET, WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CLEARING AND GRUBBING, IT IS NIGHT AND DAY BETWEEN THE EXPERIENCE WHEN PROMENADE WAS BUILT, BECAUSE LIVING ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHEN WAS, IT THE PROMENADE WAS BEING CONSTRUCTED, YOU COULD HARDLY GO OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE. IT WAS LIKE YOU WERE LIVING IN A DUST BOWL WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION WAS TAKING PLACE. AND THAT IS NOT THE CASE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW.
THEY'RE VERY QUIET. THEY'RE VERY CLEAN. IT'S JUST, IT'S GOOD. SO IF THAT'S INDICATIVE OF WHAT'S TO TAKE PLACE AFTER, THEN I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED.
THE CALIBOR AWARDS FOR THE PRINCIPALS AND THE STAFF AND ALL THAT FRIDAY NIGHT, I WAS PLANNING TO ATTEND BECAUSE WE HAD SEVERAL NOMINEES, BUT WE DID HAVE ONE THAT WAS IN THE RUNNING FOR THE PRINCIPAL, BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO GO. AND IT WAS VERY SAD IN WATCHING IT THAT PRINCIPAL NEAR DIDN'T GET IT BECAUSE SHE SO DESERVED IT. THEIR SCHOOL IS CLIMBING IN ENROLLMENT.
THEY'VE ATTAINED SO MANY AWARDS ON BEHALF OF THE GOOD WORK THAT'S BEING DONE THERE. SO,
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BUT SHE'S STILL THE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR IN MY BOOK. THE AREA AGING MEETING WITH THE HEAD OF THE AGENCY, I HAD NO IDEA UNTIL SHE MET, AND I KNOW THE MAYOR MET WITH HER AS WELL, THE BREADTH OF THE SERVICES AND THE PROGRAMS AND THE EQUIPMENT ACTUALLY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR SENIORS AND THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OUR VETERANS. I MEAN, THEY BROUGHT A SPREADSHEET THAT TALKED ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS 472 OF OUR COCONUT CREEK RESIDENTS LAST YEAR, TO THE TUNE OF $713,000 WORTH OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT THAT THEY DID. SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY A BANG FOR OUR BUCK WHEN WE GAVE THAT PORTION OF THE, TO THAT NONPROFIT LAST YEAR.SO I HOPE WE CAN REALLY SPREAD, I KNOW THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO SEE IF THE DIRECTORS AND ESPECIALLY THEIR ASSISTANTS WHO ARE FRONTLINE ANSWERS FOR THE CALLS, BECAUSE I KNOW WHEN SENIORS CALL ME, I ALWAYS LIKE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PLACE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SEND THEM TO, BECAUSE THE LAST THING WHEN THEY'RE AT THE END OF THE ROPE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT THEY WANT TO HEAR IS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO SEND YOU. SO IF WE HAVE ONE RESOURCE TO SEND THEM TO, I THINK THEN WE'VE REALLY DONE OUR SERVICE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, AND I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD VALENTINE'S DAY.
>> MAYOR, JUST INTERJECT, I DO APOLOGIZE. I'M IN I MEANT TO MENTION THIS DURING MY PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M IN TALLAHASSEE AT OUR NEXT MEETING. SO I'VE OBVIOUSLY TALKED TO STAFF IN TERMS OF THE POST-BROWARD DAYS ADVOCACY YOU DID. I'M SCHEDULED TO BE IN TALLAHASSEE THE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY OF THE FINAL WEEKEND. AND I WOULD JUST ASK FOR, IF YOU COULD EXCUSE ME, I'LL ATTEND VIRTUALLY, BUT I'LL BE THERE. AND BERNADETTE HAS ACTUALLY GIVEN ME A LAUNDRY LIST OF FOLLOW-UP ITEMS THAT ALL OF YOU HAD ADVOCATED FOR THAT I'LL BE THERE ADVOCATING FOR THE CITY. COMMITTEE WEEK.
>> I DO HAVE ONE THING TO ADD, AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T. THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO WHAT I THOUGHT WERE THE MOST MEANINGFUL MEETINGS WERE SET UP BY REP.
HONTCHOWSKY'S OFFICE BECAUSE SHE GOT US FRONT AND CENTER WITH THE, THE SECOND LEAD FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ABLE TO TALK TO THEM NOT DIRECTLY ABOUT THE LANDFILL, BUT ALSO ABOUT THE WATER TESTING, ETC., AND ASK FOR FUNDING FOR THE SEPTIC-TO-SEWER FOR THE EQUESTRIAN FARM AREA DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM WHERE THIS WATER TESTING MIGHT BE TAKING PLACE, AND HOW WE, BECAUSE THEY RELY ON WELLS FOR THEIR FARM ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK, THAT THE SOONER WE CAN GET THEM ON SEWER TO SEPTIC, SEPTIC TO SEWER AND CITY WATER, SO MUCH THE BETTER FOR THE HUMANS AND FOR THE LIVESTOCK. SO IT JUST WAS VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE.
THOSE WERE THE BEST MEETINGS TO ME. THANK YOU.
>> COUPLE THINGS. FIRST, I WANT TO WISH MY WIFE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. LITTLE, TOMORROW, YEAH. I GET DOUBLE WHAMMIED THIS EVERY YEAR. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CARRIE. SECONDLY, I HAD MY LAST CHEMO TREATMENT ON THE, THE LAST FRIDAY OF JANUARY, SO I CAN RELAX A LITTLE BIT AND WAIT FOR THE NEXT ADVENTURE, WHICH IS THE 26TH WHEN THEY GO BACK IN THE SHOWROOM AND LOOK AROUND, SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING GOING ON. AND SO HOPEFULLY, KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED THAT THAT PANS OUT OKAY. BUT SO UP IN TALLAHASSEE WAS INTERESTING, AND I'M NOT GOING TO REHASH ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY ELSE, I'M GOING TO, I KNOW MARY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE THINGS SHE SAW UP THERE TOO. SO I KIND OF HAD SOME REALLY COOL THINGS THAT I GOT TO SPEAK TO SOME REPRESENTATIVES ON, SOME BILLS. ONE WAS THE HOA BILL THAT'S COMING OUT WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY FIRE YOUR HOA.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION TO HAVE WITH JUAN CARLOS PEREZ. I CAN'T SAY HIS LAST NAME. YEAH, I CAN'T SAY HIS LAST NAME.
AND WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THE COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE TO STEP UP AND ALLEVIATE THE HOA AND THEN GO TO A JUDGE. SO IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS JUST FIRING THEM.
YOU'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH A JUDGE, AND JUDGE GOT TO APPROVE IT. SO IT'S A PROCESS, BUT IT DOES GIVE AN OPTION BECAUSE I YOU KNOW, KNOW, SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES YOU KNOW, THEY STRUGGLE WITH THEIR HOA, THEY STRUGGLE WITH THE HOA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
SO IT KIND OF GIVES AN OPTION ON THE WORST-CASE SCENARIOS
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OF THESE. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO JUAN CARLOS WAS, HE IS THE GUY THAT'S WROTE ALL THE HOA AND COA BILLS IN THE LAST 4 YEARS. AND HE HAD SOME PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOM THAT WAS IN THE HAMMOCKS WHEN ALL THAT WENT DOWN. SO HE'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF PASSION TO CLEAN UP THE HOAS. SO THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION. VERY, VERY SMART GUY. I ALSO MET WITH REPRESENTATIVE FABRIKO. AND HE'S GOT AN INTERESTING BILL OUT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE POLICE ARE GOING TO LIKE THIS OR NOT.BUT IT'S ELIMINATING THE TAGS, THE LITTLE YELLOW STICKERS ON THE TAGS, ON THE LICENSE PLATES. AND WHAT IT IS, IS THAT COMES DOWN TO SAVING MONEY AND FRUSTRATION OVER THAT STUFF. BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THE POLICE, WHEN THEY PULL YOU OVER, THEY RUN YOUR TAG ANYWAY. SO THEY KNOW IT'S VALID OR NOT.
ONCE THEY LEAVE THEIR CAR. SO I KNOW THE POLICE WON'T NECESSARILY LIKE IT BECAUSE IT KIND OF OPENS THE DOOR TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF STOP SOMEBODY, BUT IT ALSO STREAMLINES OUR PROCESS OF THE PAPERWORK AND THOSE STICKERS AND THE STICKERS MISSING AND GOING BACK AND MORE STICKERS. SO IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING THING.
DOLLARS-WISE, IT'S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY THE STATE WILL SAVE AND WE'LL SAVE AS A COMMUNITY.
SO THAT WAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION. AND I DEALT WITH SOME VETERAN STUFF, WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATIVE DALEY HAS A FEW BILLS OUT THERE THAT'S DEALING WITH TRYING TO GET HOMELESS INTO PODS. AND I GOT TO SPEAK WITH HIM, AND THEN I TURNED AROUND AND TALKED WITH JAMES THE HAMMER HARTZELL. ISN'T THAT A GREAT NAME, "THE HAMMER"? HE'S A MARINE, SO I WON'T HOLD IT AGAINST HIM. BUT HE'S ALSO DOING THE SAME THING UP IN PALM BEACH WHERE THEY HAVE THESE PODS THAT ARE READY TO GO AND THEY'RE TRYING TO CLEAR THE PROPERTY AND GET SOMEBODY TO INSTALL THE ELECTRICAL AND WATER. AND SO IT WAS INTERESTING TO BE ABLE TO SIT WITH BOTH OF THEM AND THEN SAY, DO YOU GUYS REALIZE YOU'RE DOING THE SAME THING? AND SO IT WAS KIND OF NICE TO BE THE MIDDLEMAN IN THERE AND BE ABLE TO PUT THE HANDSHAKE TOGETHER FOR THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS, THESE TWO SEPARATE ENTITIES DOING THE EXACT SAME PROJECTS.
JUST ONE WAS BILL AND ONE WAS THROUGH THE FDVA, WHICH WAS ODD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I TECHNICALLY WORKED FOR HIM. SO IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT CONVERSATION. SPENT A LOT OF GOOD QUALITY TIME WITH THEM WITH THAT. BUT I, I WAS GOING TO LET IT GO, BUT I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO.
THE COMMUNITY PARK AND RECS ISSUE. LISTEN, THERE'S A PROBLEM, AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 AND A HALF YEARS. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM THAT WE RAN INTO LAST NIGHT. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM. AND IF IT WAS RESOLVED 2 YEARS AGO, WE WOULDN'T BE IN THE BOAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. I THINK WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE AN OPEN COMMUNITY FORUM SO THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE REGISTERED IN OUR PARK AND REC SYSTEM, AND I DON'T CARE WHERE IT'S AT, BUT AN OPEN FORUM THAT IS, THAT'S NOTICED SO WE CAN ALL BE THERE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE REAL FEEL IS ON THIS. BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, IT'S GETTING MURKIER AND MURKIER, AND IT'S GETTING UGLIER AND UGLIER FROM BOTH SIDES. AND I DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BECAUSE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.
SO I'M REQUESTING THAT WE DO AN OPEN FORUM FOR THE COMMUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK TO PARK AND RECS ON WHAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE I'M GETTING IT FROM BOTH SIDES, AND IT'S NOT, NOT GOOD. I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE PARK AND RECS PEOPLE ARE TELLING RESIDENTS TO SEND US EMAILS AND MAKE PHONE CALLS, WHICH I DON'T FIND APPROPRIATE.
WE HAVE PARK AND RECS SENDING EMAILS WITHOUT NOTIFYING CHAIN OF COMMAND, AND I'VE WITNESSED SOME OF THIS STUFF, SO MY EMAIL LAST NIGHT WAS STOP. OK, THAT WAS THE EMAIL. SO IF ANYBODY WAS WONDERING WHAT THAT WAS, WHY I WAS KIND OF SCOLDED, WHICH I DON'T APPRECIATE, NADIA, BUT THE EMAIL WAS STOP. LET US FIGURE IT OUT. THAT WAS MY EMAIL. AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN WHERE WE'RE AT TO BEGIN WITH. WHEN YOU HAVE STAFF MEMBERS SENDING EMAILS TO US, THAT'S A BIGGER PROBLEM TOO.
THAT MEANS THERE'S A LACK OF TRUST.
IN THE WHOLE PROCESS. AND THAT'S MY OPINION ON THAT.
BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, AND I'M ASKING FOR A CONSENSUS ON THIS FOR US TO GET A MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE PARK AND REC SERVES THE COMMUNITY JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. AND I THINK THEY NEED THIS DIRECT FEEDBACK RATHER THAN JUST GETTING PIECES OF MAIL AND PHONE CALLS. IT NEEDS TO BE AN OPEN FORUM WHERE THEY CAN SPEAK TO THE PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT AND, AND BE ABLE TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS. AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON FROM BOTH SIDES, BECAUSE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS AND I DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE EITHER SIDE OF THIS RIGHT NOW. SOMEBODY WHO'S COACHED LEAGUES, WHO STARTED LEAGUES IN THIS CITY, WE'VE DRIFTED SO FAR FROM WHAT THIS USED TO BE. AND THIS USED TO BE ABOUT KIDS GETTING OFF THE COUCH, KIDS PLAYING SPORTS, KIDS BEING SOCIAL, TO, YOU KNOW, THE CITY HOLDING A LEAGUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT HERE. IT'S WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S ALL THIS SHOULD BE, IS WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND RIGHT NOW I DON'T THINK WE'RE DOING WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. AND THAT'S MY OPINION. THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY RIGHT HERE ON THE RECORD IS THAT WE'RE NOT DOING OUR BEST AND IT SHOWS.
SO I'M ASKING FOR THIS MEETING. CAN I GET A CONSENSUS FROM THE PEOPLE, FROM MY COLLEAGUES?
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>> SO COMMISSIONER BRODIE, I DON'T GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR CONSENSUS.
BUT IF I MAY JUST EXTRAPOLATE.
SO I THINK THERE'S A DOUBLE SWORD, AND MAYBE HE AGREES WITH ME, MAYBE HE DOESN'T. WE HAVE A CONSULTANT ON STAFF. I DO BELIEVE THE CONSULTANT SHOULD BE MEETING WITH PARKS AND REC EMPLOYEES TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S A LITTLE ADD-ON TO HIS CONTRACT.
I THINK THAT SHOULD BE PART OF IT. LET HIM MEET WITH THE EMPLOYEES TO SEE WHAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE SAYING. I THINK, BASED ON THE VOLUME OF EMAILS, I THINK IS APPROPRIATE, AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE NOT HERE. IT SHOULD BE DONE AT THE REC CENTER, THE COMMUNITY CENTER, TO HAVE, AND COMMISSIONER BRODIE, WHATEVER YOU WANT. I'M NOT TRYING TO STEP ON YOUR TOES. I'M SAYING HAVE AN OPEN FORUM AND ALLOW THE COACHES AND THE STAKEHOLDERS TO COME AND VOICE THEIR OPINION WITH MANAGEMENT, WITH SHEILA.
AND I I THINK, THINK THAT MEETS THE NEED.
THIS ISN'T A MEETING. IF THERE'S AN INTRO PUBLIC FORUM, I DON'T, I WOULD NOT WANT ANY OF US TALKING. I WOULD WANT US LISTENING. WE'VE DONE THAT IN PUBLIC FORUMS BEFORE TO ALLOW COACHES TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS, AND THAT'S LOGGED ACCORDINGLY.
AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I COULD ENVISION THAT THE CONSULTANT IS LOGGING AS WELL.
HE'S THERE. MAYBE HE'S RUNNING THE MEETING, A PUBLIC MEETING TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.
BUT I THINK COMMISSIONER BRODIE HITS ON SOMETHING, RIGHT, THAT IT'S, IT'S DOUBLE SORTED, RIGHT? YOU DO IT INSIDE, YOU DO IT OUTSIDE. I WOULD BE, AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR VISION WAS, JOHN, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT.
>> THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THIS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME AND VOTE. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US SHOULD SPEAK ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY SPEAKING.
OKAY, SO THE IDEA HERE IS TO LET THEM COME IN AND BE ABLE TO DO IT. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN. SO MY, WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS THAT WE SET UP THE MEETING SO THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND SPEAK TO PARK AND RECS. WE CAN HASH OUT SOME STUFF, THEY CAN HASH OUT SOME STUFF, AND WE CAN SEE WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON, BECAUSE IT'S GETTING OUT OF HAND.
>> MAY I? THANK YOU. THE WAY WE DEAL WITH OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS WITH A NEW PROJECT, THAT'S HOW WE SHOULD, I THINK IT SHOULD BE HANDLED.
BUT, AND I FEEL THAT WE NEED TO HEAR FROM OUR EMPLOYEES FIRST.
WITH THE CONSULTANT, AND THEN WE CAN GO INTO THIS OPEN OUTREACH PROGRAM KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PREPARED.
>> I'LL BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR.
>> YES. I MEAN, I THINK THE INPUT IS A HEALTHY IDEA. I DO HAVE TO MAKE ONE COMMENT. AND IT WILL BE TO YOU, COMMISSIONER BRODIE. I THINK WHEN WE REPLY ALL ON REALLY, REALLY SENSITIVE EMAILS IN SOCIAL MEDIA OR, OR IN EMAILS LIKE THIS ONE WAS, I THINK WE'RE SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR MORE, MORE CONFLICT.
THAT, THAT IS JUST MY OPINION, AND I THINK THERE, WE ALL HAVE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO BETTER.
SO, BUT AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC INPUT MEETING, I WOULD VERY MUCH CONSIDER THAT THAT BE UNDER THE GUISE OF OUR CITY MANAGER AND LET HER DECIDE WHO IS BEST TO RUN IT. AND WE SHOULD NOT, WE SHOULD BE OBSERVERS AND NOT SPEAK IF, IF WE'RE ATTENDING.
>> I GOT NO PROBLEM WITH NOT SPEAKING. THE PROBLEM IS WE NEED TO SET IT UP.
>> THAT'S WHERE I'M GETTING, OKAY, LET'S, LET'S CALL FOR THE CONSENSUS THAN THAT.
>> IT'S A VERY CLOUDED CONSENSUS.
>> SO WHAT, LIKE, LET'S, AS SOMEBODY THAT'S SUCCINCT HERE, I'M JUST, I WANT TO BE CLEAR.
>> CAN I CHIME IN, PLEASE? CAN I CHIME IN FOR A SECOND?
>> SURE, GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD, VICE MAYOR WASSERMAN.
>> I'M HERE. I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BRODIE.
AT THE SAME TIME, I REALLY RESPECT WHAT THE MAYOR WAS SAYING. AND COMING INTO THAT MEETING WITH A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE. SO I WOULD BE DOWN FOR CONSENSUS TO HAVE A PUBLIC FORUM FOLLOWING A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION FROM OUR STAFF, IF THAT'S WHAT THE CONSULTANT, WHAT THE CONSULTANT WAS. SO I'M ON BOARD WITH THAT AND US NOT SPEAKING AT ALL DURING THIS MEETING AND US JUST OBSERVING AND LISTENING AND TAKING NOTES.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. SO THAT WOULD BE THE CONSENSUS RIGHT THERE.
>> THE EMPLOYEE INPUT THAT WE SET UP THE COMMUNITY FORUM.
>> SO, JOHN, IS THE INTENT TO, IS THE CONSENSUS TO HAVE THE CONSULTANT GET EMPLOYEE INPUT AND THEN FOLLOW UP BY AN OPEN, YES, LIKE EXACTLY
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WHAT THE MAYOR IS SUGGESTING.THE LETTERS, INTENT LETTERS, GO TO COACHES AND ESSENTIALLY RON'S EMAIL. I DON'T MEAN IT LIKE THAT, BUT IN, HE'S HE, HE PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON IT.
BUT IS THAT THE INTENT TO THEN SAY, HEY, WE'RE ALL MEETING AT THE ROSE CENTER OR THE REC CENTER TO HAVE A FORUM? IS THAT, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING?
>> LIMIT TO COACHES OR WE LIMIT TO THE COMMUNITY?
>> BECAUSE IT'S A COMMUNITY MEETING, IT'S NOTICED, IT'S A PUBLICLY NOTICED.
>> I THINK ANYBODY IN OUR SYSTEM THAT'S COACHED OR HAD A KID IN OUR SYSTEM, YEAH, OKAY, THAT'S WHO NEEDS TO BE NOTICED.
>> OKAY, VICE MAYOR WASSERMAN.
>> NO COMMENTS TONIGHT, MAYOR.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. I TOO NEED A CONSENSUS, WOULD LIKE A CONSENSUS FOR DIRECTION FOR, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WAS DONE YET, BUT CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT OUR LAWSUIT WITH FDOT WAS DISMISSED WITH THE, WHAT WAS IT? WHAT IS IT, PREJUDICE? SO THAT, NO, NON-PREJUDICIAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE, SO WE HAVE ANOTHER 30 DAYS. I WOULD LIKE CONSENSUS TO, TO MOVE FORWARD TO PURSUE THIS AND AMEND THE SUIT. YES. YES.
COMMISSIONER RYDELL, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE ON THE FENCE.
>> THANK YOU, DEAR. OKAY, SO PLEASE. VICE MAYOR WASSERMAN.
>> OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
I'M NOT GOING TO REHASH BROWARD DAYS. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. WE DID MAKE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS. IT WAS GREAT SEEING HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.
IT WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING AS WELL AT TIMES. BUT HAPPY TO BE UP THERE AND TO BE, TO HAVE A PRESENCE, I THINK, JUST HAVING A PRESENCE HAS AN IMPACT AS WELL. SO I'M GLAD WE ALL WENT. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE SUN SENTINEL, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S SEEN IT, ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX. SO I'M GLAD IT'S OUT THERE, AND A LOT OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE BEING VERY VERBAL. ALSO, I GOT TO SAY, I WAS UP BY THE HILLSBOROUGH PROJECT, AND IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. IT DOES. IT LOOKS GREAT. YES.
SO, AND ALSO, AREA ON AGING, THE AGENCY ON AGING, WILL COME OUT TO HOAS AND CONDO ASSOCIATIONS AND DO OUTREACH.
SO I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO TRY TO SET UP A TOWN HALL MEETING, MAYBE IN CENTRAL PARK AND WYNMORE AND TOWNSHIP. I'M GOING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AND SEE.
BUT AS YOU SAID, THEY HAVE SO MANY, SO MANY, THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFITS FOR THE SENIORS, AND IT'S JUST A GREAT AGENCY. I'VE ALREADY SIGNED UP A COUPLE OF PEOPLE OVER THERE. YEAH, SO IT'S GOOD.
ALSO, WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY. WE WENT TO THE JUNIOR, THE JROTC AT MONARCH, AND IT WAS GREAT.
COMMISSIONER WELCH AND COMMISSIONER BRODIE WERE THERE.
AND IT'S VERY EXCITING AND IT'S VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE YOUTH PARTICIPATE.
AND I WISH MORE HIGH SCHOOLERS WOULD GET INVOLVED WITH THE ROTC BECAUSE IT REALLY, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO RIGHT AWAY GO INTO THE SERVICE OR YOU'RE MAINLINED RIGHT INTO SERVICE.
BUT MILITARY, WHICH ISN'T A BAD THING, I THINK, FOR ALL THE YOUTH, EVEN JUST FOR A YEAR.
BUT ANYWAY, IT, YEAH, REALLY, YEAH. IT TEACHES THEM, IT GIVES THEM CONFIDENCE, IT TEACHES THEM CONTROL AND ORGANIZATION. AND THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE JUST AMAZING. IT SHOWS OUR FUTURE IS REALLY BRIGHT. SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT, GOODBYE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.