Jun 16, 2021 City Commission Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO GET SEATED, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR CITY OF PARKLAND WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16TH. CAN YOU COME UP HERE AND LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, 1 NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

THANKS, GUYS. ROLL CALL. >>

>> ROLL CALL. >> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

[4. Approval of Minutes]

>> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER.

ALL IN FAVOR >> AYE. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[5. Presentation]

>> IT'S BEEN AT LEAST A YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE WITHOUT A MASK ON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.

I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN HERE EARLIER, BUT EVERYBODY'S SCHEDULES ARE CRAZY RIGHT NOW.

I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN TALLAHASSEE THAT MAYBE WON'T BE AS PROMINENTLY FEATURED IN THE NEWS AND THEN TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY, OUR ACTUAL CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY IS TO PASS A BALANCED BUDGET. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE MORE THAT WE'RE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIRED TO DO, BUT THAT IS IT. THIS YEAR, WE HAD EXPECTED TO BE GOING IN WITH A MASSIVE BUDGET DEFICIT. HOWEVER, MIDWAY THROUGH SESSION, THANKS TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, THERE WAS AN EXTRA TEN BILLION DOLLARS THAT DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE BUDGET. AND ON FRIDAY, APRIL 30TH, WE PASSED A $101.5 BILLION BUDGET, WHICH IS THE LARGEST BUDGET IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THAT WAS EVEN AFTER THE GOVERNOR HAD VETOED 1.5 BILLION OF THE BUDGET. AND THEN ONLY 6 BILLION OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONEY WAS USED IN THIS BUDGET. THE REST IS PUT INTO RESERVES. IF YOU BREAK IT DOWN, WE SPENT MORE THAN A THIRD OF THE BUDGET, OR 44 BILLION ON HEALTH CARE, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS, THE HOSPITALS WOULD HAVE ISSUES AND THEY HAD BEEN DEALING WITH A LOT OF THE COVID AND THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT RUNNING A DEFICIT.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO WELL ON THE HEALTH CARE END. WE INVESTED ALMOST $21 BILLION IN PRE-K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION. AND NEARLY $9 BILLION IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

OUR PRE-K THROUGH 12 SPENDING WAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN 18 PERCENT THIS YEAR.

AND OUR STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE TRANSFORMING OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM BY ALSO PROVIDING MORE AFFORDABILITY AND THERE WAS A LOT OF FOCUS ON CAREER READINESS AND PATHWAYS TO CAREERS. THANKFULLY, OVERALL THE BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM DID NOT CHANGE ALONG, WHO HAVE KIDS EITHER IN COLLEGE OR GETTING READY TO GO, IT WAS A VERY NERVE WRACKING SESSION. SO AS OF NOW, EVERYTHING IS STILL IN PLACE.

HOWEVER, THE ONE THING THAT DID CHANGE IS THAT THE $600 TEXTBOOK STIPEND WAS REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET. THAT WILL BE GONE FOR FUTURE YEARS.

THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PRIORITIZED THE ENVIRONMENT. A LOT OF MONEY WAS PUT TOWARD RESILIENCY AND FLOODING, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW IN THE SUMMER WITH RAINY SEASON, WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT GOES AND HOW NECESSARY IT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE RESILIENT. WE INVESTED MORE THAN $2.1 BILLION FOREVERGLADES RESTORATION AND THE PROTECTION OF FLORIDA'S WATER RESOURCES. WE PUT MORE THAN $17 MILLION TOWARD STATE AID TO LIBRARIES. $29 MILLION FUNDING FOR CULTURAL, MUSEUM AND HISTORIC

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AND IT PROVIDED OVER $150 MILLION OF TAX RELIEF TO FLORIDIANS AND THERE WERE SEVERAL TAX PACKAGES APPROVED THIS YEAR. NORMALLY THE HURRICANE SALES TAX BREAK THAT WE GET IS ONLY FIVE DAYS. IT WAS TEN DAYS THIS YEAR.

WE WILL HAVE THE BACK TO SCHOOL SALES TAX HOLIDAY FROM JULY 31ST TO AUGUST 9TH.

THE NEW ONE THIS YEAR IS THE FREEDOM WEEK SALES TAX HOLIDAY. COMING UP FROM JULY 1ST TO JULY 7TH. AND THAT HOLIDAY INCLUDES TAX EXEMPTIONS ON ADMISSIONS TO LIVE EVENTS. MUSEUMS, FESTIVALS, FITNESS FACILITIES, PRODUCTS FOR WATER SPORTS, CAMPING SUPPLIES, FISHING SUPPLIES AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

I WILL BE FURTHER COMMUNICATING ALL OF THE DETAILS ON THAT. THERE WERE ALSO SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS ON INDEPENDENT LIVING ITEMS, BED RAILS AND SHOWER SEATS, AND FOR BUSINESSES THAT GIVE DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROMOTE CHILD WELFARE.

SOME OF THE FUNDING HIGHLIGHTS, $149,000 FOR THE DAVID POSNAK JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER.

OVER A MILLION DOLLARS WAS PUT ASIDE FOR THE 10TH STREET PROGRESS, THAT GOES FROM SAWGRASS TO 95, $20 MILLION FOR MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION.

AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE SAFE SCHOOLS ALLOCATION. SO THAT FUNDING REMAINS WHOLE.

$3 MILLION TO EXPAND THE STATE'S 211 CRISIS NETWORK, WHICH IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES. 2.5 BILLION FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION.

BEFORE I GO INTO SOME LEGISLATION, WE HAD A SPECIAL SESSION, WHERE IT WAS ALL ABOUT GAMBLING AND FOR SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T GAMBLE OTHER THAN PLAYING THE LOTTERY, THIS WAS A QUICK STUDY ON ALL OF THE TYPES OF GAMBLING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN FLORIDA AND THAT ACTUALLY EXIST THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE GOOD NEWS IS, AS PART OF THE COMPACT PARKLAND HAD ALWAYS GOTTEN A PERCENTAGE OF THE FUNDING.

SO FROM THE SEMINOLE COCONUT CREEK CASINO, THREE PERCENT IS GOING TOWARD LOCAL FUNDING.

55 PERCENT GOES TO COCONUT CREEK. 12 PERCENT, CORAL SPRINGS, 2 PERCENT TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND, 22.5 TO BROWARD COUNTY.

THOSE NUMBERS REMAIN THE SAME. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED, HOLLYWOOD AND DAVIE GOT INTO A BIT OF A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THEIR FUNDING, IT BECAME VERY VOLATILE AND I WAS VERY HAPPY THAT MARGATE, PARKLAND EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY KEEPING THE STATUS QUO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. SO ONE OF MY FIRST BILLS THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS, I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO GET TOO WEEPY ABOUT IT, IT WAS THE FIRST BILL THAT I PASSED OFF THE HOUSE FLOOR, WAS HOUSE BILL 217, AND IT WAS TO NAME THE CORAL REEF SYSTEM AFTER KRISTEN JACOBS, IT WOULD DESIGNATE THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA THE CHRISTEN JACOBS CORAL REEF CONSERVATION AREA. THE REASON I'M EMOTIONAL ABOUT THAT TONIGHT, BEFORE I LEFT MY HOUSE TO COME HERE, I GOT A CALL FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW TODAY BY THE GOVERNOR. AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING OR IN THE AUDIENCE WHO DON'T KNOW, KRISTEN JACOBS WAS A FIERCE ENVIRONMENTALIST, SHE WAS THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE ME. SHE PASSED AWAY FROM HER THREE-YEAR BATTLE OF CANCER IN APRIL. WAS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

A WEEK BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY, SHE HAD ASKED ME TO RUN FOR HER SEAT.

SO THIS WAS MY WAY OF KEEPING MY FRIEND'S MEMORY ALIVE. SHE WORKED IN SUCH A BIPARTISAN WAY. IT WAS INCREDIBLY MOVING TO HEAR REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS, ANY AISLE YOU COULD THINK OF, TO HEAR THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THEY SAID ABOUT HER.

MAKING YOU KNOW, REALLY REMINDING US WHAT THIS PROCESS IS ABOUT.

THIS PROCESS IS ABOUT DOING THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE. PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO SEE US ARGUING. THEY WANT TO SEE US GETTING SOMETHING DONE, TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR EVERYBODY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT BILL. HOUSE BILL 1447 CREATES A COMMISSION ON MENTAL HEALTH AND

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IT PASSED OFF THE SENATE. IN THE CASE OF THIS, IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

GOT STALLED IN THE SENATE. THE LAST THREE WEEKS OF SESSION, IT WAS JUST FINDING ANOTHER BILL THAT I COULD AMEND THIS BILL ON TO. AND LUCKILY, THREE DAYS BEFORE THE SESSION ENDED I FOUND MY SPONSOR, CHAIR ALTMAN, WHO HAD BEEN SERVING IN THE FLORIDA HOUSE, WHEN THE SHOOTING OCCURRED. IT PASSED AND WAITING TO GO FOR THE GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE. THEY WILL HAVE TWO YEARS TO COME UP WITH CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOW WE CAN IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AND THEN WHEN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS COME OUT, WE CAN WORK ON LEGISLATION TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT BILL WAS THE HOUSE BILL 7035, I WAS A CO-PRIME SPONSOR ON THAT WITH REPRESENTATIVE CHIP LAMARK, THE SCHOOL SAFETY BILL. ANOTHER EXAMPLE, IT MADE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HOUSE.

DIDN'T MOVE IT ALL IN THE SENATE. SO THANK GOODNESS SENATOR GAIL HARRELL IN THE SENATE, I MET WITH HER AND SHE AGREED TO PUT PARTS OF THE BILL IN HER BILL, WHICH WAS ALL ABOUT IMPROVING THE BAKER ACT PROCESS. AND SHE PUT A LOT OF IT IN THERE. AND I MADE SURE THAT THE SENATE DEMOCRATS WERE ON BOARD WITH IT AND IT GOT AMENDED INTO HER BILL AND IT PASSED UNANIMOULY, IN BOTH HOUSES.

SO THAT IS ALSO WAITING TO GO TO THE GOVERNOR. SOME OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN THAT BILL INCLUDE A BILL THAT ACTUALLY CAME FROM STAND WITH PARKLAND PARENTS NEED TO KNOW TO HAVE A PARENTAL NOTIFICATION PROCESS FOR THREATS AT SCHOOLS. ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT PART IS THAT THERE WOULD BE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS TRAINING FOR ALL SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS.

AND ALSO, THAT THE MANAGING ENTITIES REALLY ARE THE CORE PROVIDERS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, THEY CAN THEN CONTRACT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE FOCUSING ON EDUCATION AND THAT THEY'RE BRINGING IN THE EXPERTS TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. ANOTHER BILL THAT I SPONSORED THAT PASSED WAS HOUSE BILL 605, ON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ESTABLISHING A FEW MORE RULES TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SAFE ON THE ROADS FOR CARS, BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT TO GO TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. I HAD A COUPLE MORE. BUT I AM GOING A LITTLE LONG.

SO I DON'T WANT TO -- I CAN UPDATE YOU ON THOSE ANOTHER TIME.

HOME RULE, IT IS SO HARD AS A LOCAL FORMER LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIAL TO BE IN TALLAHASSEE AND HEAR SOMETIMES THE WAY THEY TALK ABOUT THE LOCAL ELECTEDS WERE THE CLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE.

FOR SOME REASON THEY SEEM TO FORGET THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ELECT THEIR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ALSO ELECT THOSE SAME OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW SERVING IN THE HOUSE.

IT WAS A BAD YEAR FOR HOME RULE IN MANY MANY YEARS. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT HOME RULE IS, IT MEANS THAT THE STATE IS PREEMPTING YOUR COMMISSION RIGHT HERE THAT YOU ELECTED FOR DOING WHAT THEY FEEL IN MANY CASES IS BEST FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND.

THEY'VE LIMITED HOW OFTEN YOU CAN RAISE IMPACT FEES AND HOW MUCH YOU CAN RAISE IMPACT FEES.

THEY HAVE LIMITED YOUR ABILITY TO REGULATE HOME BASED BUSINESSES, OF WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE A HOME BASED BUSINESS AND WHAT THAT CAN LOOK LIKE. THAT IS NOW UNDER STATE.

PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS. COTTAGE FOOD OPERATIONS, LOCAL OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESTRICTION ON UTILITY SERVICES, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE VACATION RENTALS BILL THAT POPS UP EVERY YEAR ONCE AGAIN, DIDN'T MAKE IT. AND THAT IS BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVES AND THE MAJORITY WHO ALSO DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT SHOULD BE PREEMPTED TO THE STATE.

BUT I WOULD EXPECT THAT NEXT SESSION THOSE WILL BE COMING UP AGAIN.

IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR. SO THAT COULD CHANGE A LOT OF THE DYNAMICS.

I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU, I KNOW HOW INVOLVED YOU ARE.

I SPEAK TO ALL OF YOU DURING THE LEGISLATION SESSION. I KNOW YOU FOLLOW EVERYTHING, I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE IS A LOT OF GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE IN THE STATE RIGHT NOW.

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WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE GRANT INFORMATION IF THERE ARE THINGS YOU'RE LOOKING AT AND WE CAN HELP IN ANY WAY, LET US KNOW. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO SENT TO NANCY THE INTERIM, THE COMMITTEE WEEKS COMING UP, THE FIRST ONE IS ALREADY AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

SO I WOULD ASK FOR ANY OF THE APPROPRIATIONS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TO KIND OF SOLIDIFY THOSE SOON OF WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES WILL BE AND TRY AND LINE THEM UP WITH THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE STATE. WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF PARKLAND.

IT'S A FUN SESSION. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS ODD. BUT IT WAS A GREAT PROCESS.

AND I'M HAPPY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR

PARTNERSHIP IN THIS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE YOU REPRESENTING US IN TALLAHASSEE. YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB YOUR FIRST TIME.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US. AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU HAVE.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW WITH COVID AND THE SESSION AND THE SPECIAL SESSION, IT WAS DIFFICULT. BUT ECHOING THE MAYOR'S REMARKS, WE HAVE A TRUE GEM IN TALLAHASSEE REPRESENTING NOT ONLY THE STATE, BUT ALSO WITH A HEART NEAR AND DEAR TO PARKLAND. WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. MISSED YOU UP HERE, BUT CERTAINLY LOVE HAVING YOU IN TALLAHASSEE AND KNOWING THAT YOU'VE GOT NOT ONLY THE INTEREST OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO THE INTEREST OF PARKLAND RESIDENTS NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING. >> ECHO THAT.

I WOULD SAY THANK YOU TO THE BILLS THAT YOU SELECT. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SO MANY WIDE SPECTRUM OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN FOCUS ON. SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING ARE THINGS THAT ARE I WOULD SAY PRIORITY AT THE TOP OF THE PRIORITY LIST. I THANK YOU FOR THAT. &-P KEEPING US INFORMED.

THE MORE THAT WE'RE INFORMED, THE BETTER THAT WE CAN DO OUR JOB.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> VICE MAYOR. >> BE BRIEF, JUST THANK YOU.

>> ME TOO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHRIS. >> THANKS SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

[6. Proclamations and Recognitions]

JUNETEENTH CELEBRATES THE SUCCESSES GAINED THROUGH EDUCATION AND GREATER OPPORTUNITY. ON A LARGER SCALE, CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH REMINDS EACH OF US OF THE PROMISES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND OPPORTUNITY WHICH RESIDE AT THE CORE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. BE IT RESOLVED THAT I MAYOR RICH WALKER AND THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 19, 2021, JUNETEENTH IN THE CITY OF

PARKLAND, FLORIDA. >> I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR ALLOWING ME THE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR OF READING THIS. WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, NAACP, BETWEEN 1882 AND 1968, APPROXIMATELY 4,743 PEOPLE, MOSTLY BLACK AMERICANS WERE LYNCHED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND OF THESE, 282 WERE KNOWN TO HAVE OCCURRED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WHEREAS, THE RECORD REVEALS THAT RUBIN STACY, A 29-YEAR-OLD BLACK AMERICAN MALE, HUSBAND, FATHER, LABORER AND RESIDENT OF BROWARD COUNTY WAS LYNCHED IN FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, ON

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WHEREAS, THE CITY OF PARKLAND, CITY COMMISSION IS GRATEFUL TO THE CITY OF FT. LAUDERDALE, CITY COMMISSION FOR ITS 2021 RESOLUTION, TO RECOGNIZE AND MEMORIALIZE RUBIN STACY, BY BRINGING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION TO THE INJUSTICE AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS SURROUNDING ACTS OF LYNCHING, RACIAL INJUSTICE AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY, BY DESIGNATING THE SECTION OF DAVIE BOULEVARD BETWEEN I-95 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 441, SECONDARY STREET NAME OF RUBIN STACY, MEMORIAL BOULEVARD IN AN EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION THAT LEADS TO REAL SOLUTIONS. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY OF PARKLAND HEREBY PROCLAIM OUR APPRECIATION AND SUPPORT FOR THIS RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF FT. LAUDERDALE.

IN WITNESS WHERE OF THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, IS AFFIXED THE 16TH

DAY OF JUNE, 2021, BY THE HONORABLE MAYOR RICH WALKER. >> I'M GOING TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT PARKLAND SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATORS TEACHERS AND STAFF.

AT TIMES CHILDREN WERE PHYSICALLY IN SCHOOL, AT TIMES PARENTS WERE ESTABLISHING THEIR CHILDREN'S REMOTE WORK SPACE. AS TRYING AS IT WAS FOR PARENTS, CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE FOR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AND STAFF.

AS CIRCUMSTANCES AND PROTOCOLS CHANGED, THE PRINCIPALS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ADAPTED.

THIS PATTERN REPEATED ITSELF MANY TIMES OVER, EVERY TIME OUR PRINCIPAL STEPPED UP TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. THE PRINCIPALS HAD TO CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH STUDENT LEARNING LOSS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT, KEEPING STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF SPACE, AMATEUR HEALTH EXPERTS, SCREENING PROTOCOLS, PHYSICAL DISTANCING, SO MUCH MORE. FREQUENTLY PRINCIPALS AND STAFF HAVE TO DO MORE WITH LESS.

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN PUSHED SO FAR AS THIS PAST SCHOOL YEAR. OUR PRINCIPALS TOOK THE LEAD TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR PARKLAND STUDENTS.

IN-PERSON LEARNING, REMOTE LEARNING, HYBRID MODEL, OUR PRINCIPALS, FACULTY AND STAFF HAD A SINGULAR PURPOSE, OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERSEVERANCE AND ABOVE ALL, THANK YOU FOR CARING FOR PARKLAND'S CHILDREN THE WAY YOU DO. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] PLEASE, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL OF YOU COME UP AND DEFINITELY APPRECIATE IT.

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FIRST RESPONDERS ARE VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO ALL OF US, MY HEART ESPECIALLY.

DEPUTY ERIC BLAKE ACCEPTED A TRANSFER SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF BECOMING A SCHOOL RESOURCE DEPUTY. DURING THIS TIME, IN PARKLAND, DEPUTY BLAKE HAS WORKED AT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHERE HE HAS EARNED A REPUTATION WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY AND PARENTS AS SOMEONE WHO IS DEDICATES TO THE SERVICE OF OTHERS. ONE EXAMPLE OCCURRED DURING THANKSGIVING OF 2020. AT THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, DEPUTY BLAKE VOLUNTEERED TO ASSIST THE RIVERGLADES PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION WITH THE DELIVERY OF OVER 100 THANKSGIVING TURKEYS. DONATED HIS PERSONAL TIME, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR A SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER, HIS SELF-LESS ACTIONS WOULD HAVE GONE UNRECOGNIZED.

DEPUTY BLAKE'S DEDICATION TO HIS PROFESSION ARE AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US.

CONTINUOUS SERVICE, WE ARE HAPPY TO RECOGNIZE DEPUTY ERIC BLAKE AS BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE PARKLAND DISTRICT DEPUTY OF THE YEAR. [APPLAUSE]GERS FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADERS. COME ON UP. THIS TO ME IS A SPECIAL ONE.

POP WARNER, LITTLE SCHOLARS IS THE ONLY NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA THAT REQUIRES ITS PARTICIPANTS TO PERFORM ADEQUATELY IN THE CLASSROOM BEFORE COMMITTING THEM TO PLAY. THE PARKLAND FOOTBALL AND CHEERLEADING PROGRAMS ENSURE THAT THEIR PLAYERS ARE BEING HELD TO THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS.

WHILE IT IS REQUIRED THAT ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE AT LEAST 2.0 OR 70 PERCENT GRADE POINT AVERAGE TO PLAY FOOTBALL AND/OR CHEER FOR THE PARKLAND RANGERS TEAM, SEVERAL OF THESE YEARS PLAYERS WELL EXCEEDED THAT GRADE POINT AVERAGE. EACH YEAR THE MOST ACADEMICALLY ACCOMPLISHED POP WARNER KIDS COMPETE FOR ACADEMIC ALL AMERICAN STATUS.

THIS PROCESS ATHLETES CAN ONLY APPLY TO BE AN ALL AMERICAN IF THEY HAVE A MINIMUM OF 96 PERCENT GRADE POINT AVERAGE. THIS YEAR AN INORDINATE AMOUNT NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS APPLIED, HOWEVER ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE ACTUALLY ACHIEVD THIS HONOR. THE PARKLAND RANGER ORGANIZATION IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS HONOR, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FOSTERED A CULTURE OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THIS YEAR THEY HAVE AGAIN GIVEN US CAUSE TO BE PROUD, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ALL AMERICANS.

[APPLAUSE] THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE KIDS. PARKLAND RANGERS TACKLE

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THANK YOU GUYS. NOW FOR THE 8U PARKLAND POKERS, COME UP HERE, GUYS.

>> THAT'S WHY YOU GUYS ARE HERE. 8 U PARKLAND POKERS ARE AN ELITE TEAM FOUNDED IN 2019, CONSIST OF EIGHT-YEAR-OLD PLAYERS WHO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF YOUTH BASEBALL. THIS 8U PARKLAND POKERS TEAM HAVE MANAGED TO WIN MULTIPLE TOURNAMENTS, INCLUDING BECOMING THE STATE CHAMPIONS AT THE TOURNAMENTS IN MIAMI. WE SO PROUD OF THE TEAM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUE MOVING UP THE RANKS. GOOD LUCK AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW SSA CHAMPIONSHIP. THESE KIDS, MORE THAN LIKELY, NOT MORE THAN LIKELY, WE WILL DEFINITELY SEE THEM HERE MORE OFTEN. THESE GUYS ARE REALLY AT THE TOP OF THEIR LEVEL. AT 8U, YOU'RE ALREADY DOING KID PITCH, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. SO YOU HAVE, YOU COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER MANAGER, BETTER COACH, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS NEXT YEAR, THE YEAR AFTER THAT, THE YEAR AFTER THAT. ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE EXCITING THINGS ON THE AGENDA. BUT WE UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE TO LEAVE.

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[7. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items]

SO NOW WE'LL GO TO COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSION. SO WE'LL START WITH

COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> I KNOW WE'VE GOT A PACKED AGENDA, I WILL KEEP IT BRIEF.

WISH EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN, TEACHERS AND RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO AS A RESULT OF WHAT HAPPENED THREE YEARS AGO, WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO THE NOISE, I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE FIREWORKS AND BE SAFE OUT THERE. WITH THAT, THAT IS ALL MAYOR,

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP.

HOW ABOUT COMMISSIONER ISROW? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS, ONE OF THEM BEING IT WAS NICE THAT WE GOT TO ATTEND MSD GRADUATION THIS YEAR. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAD A HAND IN PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. BECAUSE IT WAS AN EXTRAORDINARILY WELL ORGANIZED EVENT. I THINK ANYONE WHO IS THERE COULD TELL IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION, ESPECIALLY JUST GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND WHAT THESE KIDS HAVE ENDURED. I THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE BIG NAMES AND CELEBRITIES WHO TOOK THEIR TIME TO KIND OF SAY A THING OR TWO TO THE CHILDREN, I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING REALLY TO BE SAID ABOUT HAVING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO TAKE TIME OUT OF HIS DAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE STUDENTS, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH, THEIR RESILIENCY, YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO KIND OF MAKE A CHANGE OR MAKE AN IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY OR BEYOND, AND I THINK THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO ALL OF THE WORK THAT NOT ONLY THE KIDS WHO ARE ADVOCATES, BUT ALSO THE FAMILIES AND ALL OF THE I WOULD SAY THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER, THAT THEY MADE A DENT IN THE UNIVERSE. I KNOW THIS IS JUST A START OF IT.

BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED THUS FAR.

I THINK IT'S PRETTY INCREDIBLE. SECOND THING IS I HAD THE LUXURY OR I WOULD SAY THE PRIVILEGE OF ATTENDING THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITY'S NEW TRAINING FOR INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND IN ADDITION TO LEARNING A LOT ABOUT FLORIDA AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES, WHAT I WILL SAY IS GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE, REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT CITIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE NICE THING I WAS ABLE TO TAKE BACK IS YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO CAME TO ME JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE PARKLAND.

PEOPLE WHO COME FROM VERY NICE CITIES, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FORGET THAT PARKLAND IS A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE AND YOU KNOW, I WAS REMINDED OF THAT BY PEOPLE WHO LIKE I SAID, HAVE COME FROM THEIR OWN SPECIAL PLACES AS WELL. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE, SOMETHING REALLY NICE TO BE REMINDED OF. I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT YOU KNOW, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY FOR EVERYONE COMING UP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GET THAT OUT THERE. ALSO JUST FOR THE SUMMER, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT THE SUMMER HAS KICKED OFF, A LOT OF PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN PARKLAND THAT I HOPE PEOPLE TAKE THE TIME TO GET INVOLVED IN AND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, WHETHER IT'S STORY TIME AT THE LIBRARY OR SOME OF THE LOCAL SUMMER CAMPS AND ACTIVITIES, PLEASE LOOK INTO IT, TAKE THE TIME, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED AND FOR THAT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT ON. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER CUTLER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WILL REITERATE WHAT MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS HAVE SAID, AND WON'T REPEAT WHAT THEY'VE SAID.

SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY MENTIONED WERE ON MY LIST. WHAT I DO WANT TO TELL YOU IS I ATTENDED THE FT. LAUDERDALE COMMISSION MEETING LAST NIGHT AND AGENDA ITEM R5, RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SECONDARY STREET NAME ADDITION OF DAVIE BOULEVARD TO RUBIN STACY BOULEVARD, WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THAT COMMISSION. IT TAKES COURAGE AND A

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HAVING A DIALOG ABOUT RACIAL INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE CAN BE DIFFICULT BUT PROMOTING SUCH DIALOGS ENCOURAGING AND ENGAGING IN ACTIONS THAT FACILITATE THOSE DIALOGS ARE CRITICAL. BY CASTING THEIR VOTES THEY ARE PROMPTING THE DIALOG ABOUT THE SOCIAL INJUSTICES OF OUR PAST AND ENCOURAGING THE CHANGE WE ALL NEED TO BECOME A BETTER COMMUNITY. I WANT TO THANK THIS COMMISSION, OUR PARKLAND COMMISSION, ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES HERE, FOR ALLOWING ME TO READ THE RUBIN STACY PROCLAMATION TONIGHT. AND I HAVE ASKED AND CONTINUE TO ASK ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES IN OUR COUNTY TO DO THE SAME. SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE CONTACTED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL BE DOING SO. THERE IS SO MUCH WORK TO DO AND I AM GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR THAT. AFTER HAVING SEEN THE POWER OF CHANGE BROUGHT ON MY PARKLAND'S CHILDREN AFTER THE TRAGEDY OF MARJORIE STONEMAN DOUGLAS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE ALL TRY TO DO SOME LITTLE THING EVEN TO RECOGNIZE THE INJUSTICE TO WHAT WAS DONE BY MR. STACY. I HAVE BEEN JOINED BY A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO FORM A COALITION TO RAISE AWARENESS. I HAVE TANIKA LAWRENCE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT.

I WANT TO THANK HER FOR COMING OUT. LET'S BE THE CHANGE.

I WANT TO MENTION THAT ON MAY 26TH, WE ATTENDED THE SOMERSET ACADEMY'S FOUNDERS EVENT. IT WAS WONDERFUL. ALL OF THE GRADUATION PARADES, PROMOTIONS, ALL OF THE OTHER CLASSES WAS GREAT. EATS AND BEATS, AMAZING.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THAT THEY DID. I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION, BUT I KNOW THAT THE REST OF THE COMMISSION HAD THAT CHANCE AND I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO SAY SOME GREAT THINGS ABOUT THAT.

I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT ON JUNE 3RD, I RECEIVED A TOWER OF THE PARKLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, THEY HAVE SPECTACULAR PLANS FOR REVITALIZING THEIR CLUBHOUSE FACILITIES.

THEY ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW ROUND ABOUT AND THE WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEGUN.

I WANTED TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT WORK HAS BEGUN.

THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES OR DETOURS, PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH THE WORK BEING DONE.

THE FRIENDSHIP JOURNEY SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION AWARDED IN MEMORY WAS HELD ON JUNE 6TH, WITH SCHOLARSHIPS GOING TO EMMA SUMMERS, I WANT TO GIVE MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK THE DEDICATION POLICY COMMITTEE WHICH MET HERE ON JUNE 9TH, FOR THEIR VOLUNTEERING OF THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO READ THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS AND TO GIVE THEIR INPUT ON THAT. LASTLY, JUNE 12TH, THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS THE FISHING DERBY, IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. MONSTER BASS, FOUR PLUS POUNDS WAS CAUGHT.

>> THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

FIRST OFF, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER CUTLER FOR THE HARD WORK HE HAS PUT IN. I KNOW THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST WOKE UP YESTERDAY, YOU DO HISTORICAL RESEARCH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU FOUND OUT.

I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD, AS WELL AS TO US AND BROWARD COUNTY.

GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF.

BUT THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT THINGS I WANT TO MENTION. OBVIOUSLY THE LIBRARY KICKED OFF THEIR TEN-WEEK SUMMER READING PROGRAM. MY FAVORITE PART, WHICH IS COMMISSIONER ISROW'S FAVORITE PART IS THE STORY WALK. FISHING DERBY WAS AWESOME.

I DO WANT TO THANK OUR UTILITY PARTNERS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC WORKS.

THERE WERE SOME LINES DOWN, AT&T LINES. I KNOW THERE WERE ISSUES IN PINE TREE REGARDING FPL, TEARING UP PROPERTY AS THEY PUT THE LINES UNDERGROUND.

THEY TOOK CARE OF IT. WE DID HAVE OUR PARKLAND BUDDY SPORTS KICK BALL.

I GUESS IT WAS THIS WEEKEND. IT WAS AN AMAZING TURNOUT. INCREDIBLE THE NUMBER OF

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JUST A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS I WANTED TO MENTION, TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE.

THE FLORIDA CITIES IS PARTNERING WITH E CIVICS TO PROVIDE FREE, FREE GRANT RESEARCH AND TRAINING. SO NORMALLY WOULD COST US TO DO I DON'T KNOW, $20,000 FOR GRANTS TOO IS NOW FREE. WE ALL RECEIVED A LETTER FROM COCONUT CREEK ASKING FOR SUPPORT IN HAVING THE COUNTY EITHER NOT TRANSMIT OR DELAY, TO CHANGE THE BROWARD MUNICIPAL SERVICES DISTRICT FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FROM APPROXIMATELY 24.2 ACRE SITE FROM ELECTRICAL GENERATING FACILITY TO INDUSTRIAL. THAT SITE IS THE FORMER NORTH RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY THAT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT.

THE COMMISSION VOTED TO TABLE THAT ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING. SO IT'S CURRENTLY NOT GOING TO THE PLANNING COUNCIL. BUT WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT TAKES PLACE.

AN UPDATE ON THE WASTE AND RECYCLING WORK GROUP, WE'RE HAVING A MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY, OUR LAST MEETING AND WE'RE HAVING A MEETING I GUESS NOW EVERY TWO WEEKS, OUR LAST MEETING, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED WAS THE WASTE AND RECYCLING GENERATION STUDY.

THE COUNTY IS FUNDING 50 PERCENT OF THAT AND IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO THE CITIES WITH THE INITIAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, WHETHER WE WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN PAYING FOR THAT STUDY, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. AND OUR PORTION WILL BE BASED UPON POPULATION WHATEVER THAT 50 PERCENT IS OF IT AND IT'S PROBABLY LOOKING ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS DIVIDED AMONGST THE 31 CITIES. WHAT THAT TRANSLATES TO US I DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT. THE GOVERNANCE MODEL, WE REMOVED THE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, WHICH WE ALL SUPPORTED, THAT IS KIND OF REMOVED AND PUT OFF THE TABLE FOR NOW. SO WE'RE DISCUSSING THE DEPENDENT DISTRICT AND INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AS THE TWO ITEMS. I DID ATTEND THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARD MEETING IN MIAMI, AS WE ALL KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS AMERICAN RESOURCE PLAN MONEY THAT WE'RE RECEIVING AND SOME OF THE GUIDELINES AND HOW WE UTILIZE THAT MONEY, SOME OF THOSE GUIDELINES ARE STILL UP IN THE AIR, BUT LEAGUE OF CITIES IS FOLLOWING IT. THEY DO HAVE A WEBSITE WITH INFORMATION.

SO EVERYBODY IS WELCOME TO GO ON AND LOOK AT WHAT THOSE GUIDELINES ARE.

ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS IS THAT THEY ARE WORKING WITH , WHICH THEY STARTED IN 2016, AND THEY ARE THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES CENTER FOR MUNICIPAL RESEARCH IS NOW PARTNERING WITH NASA TO IDENTIFY SPACE TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS TERRESTRIAL APPLICATION SPECIFICALLY HOW IT APPLIES TO MUNICIPALITIES AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP STATE OF THE ART PRODUCT SOLUTIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES, AFTER SEVERAL ROUNDS OF VETTING, EXTENSIVE MEETINGS AND RESEARCH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT IS DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL THAT IS CONCRETE LIKE, ALMOST LIKE A LIGHT RUBBERIZED TYPE OF MATERIAL.

STILL WORKING THROUGH OBVIOUSLY PATENTS AND OTHER THINGS. BUT I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT. BECAUSE I MEAN, AGAIN, WITH PRICES ESCALATING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT FROM RECYCLING AND WHATEVER ELSE CAN CERTAINLY SAVE CITIES A LOT OF MONEY.

BASICALLY USING SIDEWALKS OR OTHER TYPES OF THINGS. I DID ATTEND ALSO THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGS. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT, OBVIOUSLY WAS CYBER SECURITY, YOU KNOW, AS ONE OF THE ISSUES, OTHER THINGS. BUT I DID WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SB 60, WHICH IS RELATED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, CURRENTLY COME JULY 1ST, IS THAT THERE IS NO MORE ANONYMOUS

COMPLAINTS. IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES.

IT WAS APPROVED. ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR YET. BUT YES, THE CITY CANNOT PROCEED ON A CODE ENFORCEMENT

MATTER BASED ON AN ANONYMOUS COMPLAINT. >> SO IF SOMEBODY IS SAYING HEY, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE AN ANONYMOUS COMPLAINT, THEY CAN'T ANYMORE.

AGAIN, IF THE GOVERNOR SIGNS IT, WHICH I BELIEVE HE WILL END UP DOING THAT.

WANTED TO ALERT YOU ALL TO THAT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO WISH YOU GUYS ALL A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY AND EVERYBODY OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE.

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COMMISSION LAND. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THAT AS WELL. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO NOT JUST ALL OF YOU, BUT EVERYONE ELSE OUT THERE AND AS VICE MAYOR SAID, COMMISSION LAND. I WANT TO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CUTLER, ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU'VE DONE. HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU.

APPRECIATIVE OF THE WORK YOU DO. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU KNOW, PEOPLE OUT THERE DOING THINGS YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE OF THEIR WORK PROFESSION AND TRYING TO DO BETTER THINGS FOR THE WORLD. SO APPRECIATE THAT. ALSO, HAVE TO THANK CHRISTINE FOR COMING TONIGHT. SHE WAS GREAT. IT'S A PLEASURE HAVING HER LIVING IN THE CITY, REPRESENTING US IN TALLAHASSEE, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY IN GOOD HANDS.

ALSO NICE TO SEE ALL OF THE TEACHERS HERE. THANK YOU, THANK THE STAFF FOR GETTING THAT TOGETHER SO WE COULD HAVE THEM HERE. THE PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, EVERYBODY IN THE SCHOOLS, ALL OF THE STAFF, THIS WAS A TOUGH YEAR, AND THEY ALL ROSE TO THE OCCASION, THEY SPENT SO MUCH TIME, THEY MOLD AND SHAPE OUR CHILDREN, SO IT'S, I'M GLAD THAT WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THEM. OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HAD, FISHING DERBY WAS GREAT. IT WAS STILL FANTASTIC, GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO THANK THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR US.

AND THE FAMILIES WHO YOU KNOW, DEAL WITH THAT DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

SO THAT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. SO GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. I JUST WANT TO BRING UP ONE THING.

SO WE ALWAYS TALK UP HERE, WE TALK STRATEGIC PLANNING, HOMETOWN FEEL, SMALL TOWN FEEL, WHAT IS PARKLAND ALL ABOUT. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO MY GOOD FRIEND KEVIN TACHER, HE HAS GOT A DUCK, ITS LAID EGGS, VIDEOTAPED IT. IT'S NOT HIS DUCK.

IT'S ONE, YOU KNOW THAT CAME TO HIS YARD. SO THEN THERE WAS A BOBCAT THAT KEPT COMING IN TO THE YARD. HE WAS ABLE TO SEE IT ON THE CAMERA, HE BUILT THIS LIKE COMPLEX YOU KNOW, HOME FOR IT. HE OPENS IT UP EVERY DAY SO IT COULD COME OUT.

HE JUST ADDED STAIRS FOR ALL OF THE LITTLE DUCKLINGS WHICH JUST HATCHED TODAY, CONGRATULATIONS, KEVIN, YOU'RE A PROUD FATHER OF 14, 15, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW MANY DUCKLINGS YOU HAVE.

IT'S NICE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY GET AROUND. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE CHARMS OF PARKLAND. YOU DON'T SEE THAT EVERY DAY WHERE A COMMUNITY RALLIES AROUND SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE KEVIN FOR DOING THAT.

I APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY FOR BEING ENGAGED. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT PARKLAND, WE CAN ALL SOMETIMES YOU JUST VIEW AND ENJOY THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[8. Approval of the Agenda]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ISROW, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE.

PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT AGENDA.

[9. Consent Agenda]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, WE HAD A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND A SECOND BY

COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CUTLER >> YES.

>> VICE MAYOR >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER

[10. Regular Agenda]

>> YES. >> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ANTHONY, OVER TO YOU. >> 10A RESOLUTION 2021030 TERRAMAR PARK BASEBALL FIELD RECONFIGURATION AWARD, AWARD THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, WAYPOINT CONTRACTING, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,555,000 PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> GOOD EVENING. >> GO AHEAD. >> HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

>> GOOD. >> WE'RE REQUIRING THE SERVICES OF A QUALIFIED CONTRACTOR TO GO

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AND PRICES, THE BEST WE TYPICALLY COULD HOPE FOR IN THIS INDUSTRY AND THE CLIMATE WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW IS FOR A LEVELLING OFF. WE'RE ASKING YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS. CHRISTINE, IF YOU HAVE P QUESTIONS, CAN ANSWER THAT.

THERE IS A NEED. THE MASTER PLAN INDICATED THERE IS A NEED NOW.

THERE IS PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ANY ADDITIONAL FIELD SPACE ALLOCATED BUILT CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, UNTIL WE GET TO THE NEW PARK OUT OF HILLSBOROUGH.

THAT EARLIEST IS THREE YEARS AWAY. THERE IS A NEED NOW.

SHE CAN SPEAK TO THE PROGRAMMING. YOU'VE GOT A BLOSSOMING, YOU'VE GOT A GROWING, ROBUST SPORTS PROGRAM. YOU JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR THEM. SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.

I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. >> THANK YOU, BILL.

SO JUST FOR A LITTLE BACK-UP ON FIELD THREE, FIELD THREE IS A LARGE FIELD, MORE FOR OLDER KIDS. 60, 90 BASES, FENCES ARE 300 AND CHANGE.

SO RIGHT NOW, SOFTBALL PRETTY MUCH EXCLUSIVELY USES THIS FIELD.

AND IT COULD VERY EASILY FIT TWO FIELDS. OUR SOFTBALL PROGRAM IS GROWING. YOU KNOW, EVEN OUR LITTLE LEAGUE PROGRAM IS GROWING.

SO THERE IS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FIELDS. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW OF POTENTIALLY TRYING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

YOU KNOW, SO IT'S JUST GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S TOUGH TO SCHEDULE.

THERE IS A NEED FOR IT, AS BILL SAID. YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WITH THE ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW, MATERIAL COSTS CONTINUE TO GO UP, LABOR COSTS CONTINUE TO GO UP. SO UNFORTUNATELY DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AGAIN SOMETHING ELSE THAT HAS COME IN OVER BUDGET. BUT IT'S HARD TO FORESEE THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN NOW. I SEE IT EVERY DAY IN MY POSITION.

YOU KNOW, ALL OF MY MATERIAL COSTS ARE GOING UP. WOOD HAS DOUBLED.

ALTHOUGH TODAY IS SUPPOSEDLY WENT DOWN. ALUMINUM COSTS.

SO I UNDERSTAND THOSE. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE. BUT I APPRECIATE THAT.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BILL? >> JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I MEAN, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUDGET OVERRUNS. I SPOKE WITH OUR CITY MANAGER ABOUT IT. BECAUSE WE KEEP ON SEEING THIS. IT'S JUST I THINK THE FED ADDRESSED IT TODAY, WHICH IS YOU KNOW, YOU SEE ALL OF THESE RAW MATERIAL COSTS UP AND IT'S CONCERNING BECAUSE EACH PROJECT THAT WE HAVE ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES, AS WE GET FURTHER DOWN THE LINE, HOPEFULLY WON'T, BUT IT MAY CREATE BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IF WE CAN, THIS IS IN TANDEM WITH THIS, PERHAPS WE CAN GET SOME HELP FROM OUR PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD, FURTHER ANALYZING AS THESE ORGANIZATIONS GROW SOFTBALL, BASEBALL, LITTLE LEAGUE, ET CETERA, FIELD USAGE AND MAYBE WE CAN GET THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD TO GIVE ASSISTANCE IN REVISITING THAT WITH ALL OF OUR LEAGUES. AS WE CONTINUE TO DO WORK ON THE FIELDS AND THE PARKS, FIGURING OUT THE BEST WAY TO ANALYZE YOU KNOW WHAT LEAGUES ARE USING WHAT FIELDS, HOW OFTEN, WHAT THE ROTATION IS, MAY BE HELPFUL IN ANALYZING WHERE THE NEEDS ARE, WHERE WE CAN BEST SPEND RESOURCES AS COST ESCALATE. YOU KNOW, I'VE GOTTEN ASSURANCES FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, WE CAN HANDLE THIS, BUT IT IS CONCERNING.

I KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT BILL, BUT IT IS CONCERNING AS WE CONTINUE TO GET THESE

ESTIMATES COME IN THAT ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN WE ANTICIPATED. >> ONE THING, IF I MIGHT ADD, WE LOOK AT, NOBODY COULD PREDICT WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

FROM A DEPARTMENT, FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, WE LOOK AT ANYWHERE WE CAN SAVE MONEY. I WILL GIVE YOU A GREAT EXAMPLE.

ORIGINALLY WE HAD BUDGETED $600,000 TO DO SOME EVENING OUT OF THE FARMER'S MARKET FIELD.

WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF SOME ADDITIONAL MATERIAL THAT WE EXCAVATED FROM OUR PINE TRAILS PARK, WHICH WAS UNDER BUDGET ON THAT ONE. THAT IS ONE THAT WORKED OUT REAL WELL. MARRIED IT WITH ADDITIONAL MATERIAL IN THE AREA THAT WE GOT AT A REALLY GOOD RATE. WE UTILIZED THAT. SO WE DECREASED THE COST FROM

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WE GET IT. I DON'T SIT UP HERE TODAY AND TELL YOU I'M SORRY, GUYS, YOU GOT TO EAT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO TRY TO OFFSET THAT ALL OF THE TIME. WE MAKE THINGS LAST LONGER. WE PUSH HARDER.

I'M CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH NANCY ON THESE KIND OF THINGS. I HEAR YOU.

IN YEAR'S BUDGET, WE FACTORED IN RISING COSTS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS, I PRAY WE CAUGHT UP TO IT. AND THE LEVELLING OFF HAPPENS. AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

BUT WE GOT SKIN IN THE GAME WITH YOU. >> I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE STAFF'S EFFORTS, I KNOW YOU GUYS WORK VERY HARD AND YOU'RE MINDFUL OF PENNY PINCHING AND I APPRECIATE THAT. OBVIOUSLY IT'S OUTSIDE OF YOUR CONTROL OR OUR CONTROL, BUT TRYING TO BE A GOOD STEWARD OF THE RESOURCES AND FINANCES, IT'S A TROUBLING TREND.

>> COMMISSIONER ISROW >> I'VE EXPRESSED CONCERNS AS WELL ABOUT THE BUDGET OVERAGES, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE GLEANED FROM WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BILL, WHICH THERE ARE MANY CITIES WHO I WOULD SAY THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE MONEY THEY JUST SPEND IT NOT THINKING ABOUT NECESSARILY THAT THEY DON'T TREAT IT AS THEIR OWN.

WHAT YOU JUST SAID I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT, NOT JUST FOR US TO HEAR IT, BECAUSE WE'RE STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS, BUT FOR THE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE THIS IS THEIR MONEY AS WELL.

I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THE CITY STAFF IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING TO FIND WAYS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT, FIND WAYS TO ACTUALLY RECOVER MONEY IN WAYS THAT CAN BE USED ELSEWHERE.

BUT ALSO THE REASON WHY MY CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ASSAGED IS THE WAY THAT I WOULD GIVE NANCY A LOT OF THE CREDIT THAT WE'VE BEEN FINANCIALLY CONSERVATIVE IN A WAY THAT NOT ONLY PUTTING ASIDE 25 PERCENT OF RESERVES FOR THE RAINY DAY, SO TO SPEAK. BUT THE REASON THAT WE'RE ABLE NOW TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS IN A FASHION THAT DOESN'T CREATE AN UNDUE BURDEN ON THE CITY IS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT WE'VE HANDLED OUR FINANCES IN YEARS PAST.

WHILE THERE ARE AMOUNTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OVERBUDGET ON THESE PROJECTS, IT'S BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LEAD UP TO THIS THAT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE THE AMENITIES FOR THE RESIDENTS IN A WAY THAT ISN'T GOING TO CAUSE THEM CONCERN THAT IS MONEY OUT OF POCKET FOR THEM. I ECHO THE CONCERN OF THESE THINGS COMING IN OVER BUDGET, BUT I RECOGNIZE IT'S THE REALITY OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN TODAY'S MARKETPLACE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US ARE IGNORING OR NOT GIVING ENOUGH VALUE TO. WE'VE LOOKED AT IT AND ASKED THE QUESTIONS TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND NOT ONLY WHY IT'S COMING IN OVER BUDGET, BUT HOW THAT IMPLICATES THINGS IN THE FUTURE, OBJECTIVES OR AGENDAS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH AND I'VE GOTTEN THAT PEACE OF MIND TO KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT ACTUALLY UNDERMINING OR AFFECTING ANYTHING ELSE IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> I'LL ADD ON TO THAT, I UNDERSTAND THE MONETARY ASPECTS, WE'VE BEEN VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'VE GONE OUT TO OUR PUBLIC AND WE'VE DONE SURVEYS AND WE'VE ASKED THEM WHAT THEY NEED.

THEY'VE TOLD US CATEGORICALLY THESE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

LOTS OF ■KIDSTHATWANTTOBE PLAYING BALL. WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT THE MONETARY ASPECT OF IT, BUT LOOKING AT THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF OUR RESIDENTS.

I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA NOTWITHSTANDING THE FACT THAT I DON'T LIKE SPENDING MORE MONEY, WE'RE IN THAT SITUATION. SO THAT IS KIND OF WHERE I STAND.

>> VICE MAYOR. >> I'M GOING TO ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS.

I MEAN, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS ON LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. SO IT'S NOT AS IF THIS IS A NEW, YEAH, THERE IS ESCALATED COST, WE ALL AGREE THAT PRICES ARE GOING UP AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE DOING. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE CAN LOOK AT, EVENTUALLY, THERE ARE GOING TO BE PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS ON.

YOU'RE ADDING BATTING CAGES IN THERE, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS MORE THAN JUST SOFTBALL, SO IT EXPANDS TO OBVIOUSLY OTHER BASEBALL TEAMS, WHETHER IT BE THE POKERS OR LITTLE LEAGUE.

THE OTHER PART THAT I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE THAT WE HAVEN'T STATED AS YET, IS BECAUSE WE'RE LIMITED IN FIELD SPACE, ADDING AN ADDITIONAL FIELD MAY GIVE SOME TIME FOR THE FIELDS TO REST, WHICH MAY INCREASE THE TIME OF REPLACING A FIELD.

OR REPLACING THE GRASS. OR WHATEVER MAY BE. SO THAT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT

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SO FINALLY, I GUESS WHICH YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST TAKING, ADDING ANOTHER FIELD IN THERE, BECAUSE IF YOU GO AND LOOK, OH, PUT IT ON THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IS ACTUALLY CONVERTING THE WHOLE THING, ADDING BLEACHERS. IT'S MORE INTENSE THAN JUST MEETS THE EYE.

SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. >> OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? NOBODY FROM THE PUBLIC.

ANYONE ELSE FROM THE COMMISSION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND A

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ISROW. ROLL CALL. >> ROLL CALL

>> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 10B, RESOLUTION 2021-044 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE SERIES 2021. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE NOTE TO THE CITY AND EXECUTION OF DELIVERY OF A LOAN AGREEMENT, APPROVING THE FORM OF LOAN AGREEMENT AND NOTE, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH NOTE AND OTHER NON-AD

VALOREM FUNDS OF THE CITY. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, CHRIS JOHNSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR. THIS RESOLUTION ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY BUDGETED FOR FY 2021. IT BECAME A HOT BUTTON AT STRATEGIC PLANNING AS TO WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO WITH THIS POTENTIAL LOAN. BACK IN THE JANUARY, FEBRUARY TIME FRAME, PURCHASING, REACHING OUT TO FOUR BANKS THAT WE HAD RELATIONSHIPS WITH, TO SEE WHAT KIND OF INTEREST RATES WE COULD GET ON A 20-YEAR $20 MILLION LOAN, ONE OF THE BANKS SAID NO. ONE NONRESPONSIVE. TWO CAME BACK WITH A RATE.

AT THE TIME THE BANK WITH THE LOWEST RATE, WE TRIED TO GET A DEAL WITH, UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE UNABLE TO COME TO TERMS WITH THEM. THEY HAD STICKING POINTS THAT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BUDGE ON. STERLING NATIONAL BANK, I WAS ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THEM.

THEY WERE VERY OPEN AND WILLING TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY. CAME BACK WITH A VERY FAVORABLE 20-YEAR $20 MILLION LOAN AT 2.55 PERCENT. AND THIS IS WHAT THIS RESOLUTION YOU APPROVE TONIGHT, ISSUANCE OF THAT NOTE. I DO WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY YOU KNOW, BROAD USAGE OF HOW WE CAN USE THESE FUNDS.

I'M GOING TO READ EXACTLY WHAT IS IN THE AGREEMENT. THIS IS TO FINANCE ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT, IMPROVE AND EQUIP VARIOUS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A, 36 ACRE PARK, IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING CITY PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES, THREE, OTHER MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS, AND FOUR, OTHER PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS, ALL MAY BE FURTHER SPECIFIED OR AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.

WE HAVE A VERY BROAD USE OF HOW WE CAN USE THIS $20 MILLION PROCEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THE

NEEDS OF THE CITY GOING FORWARD. >> GREAT.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THIS, SO WE, AT OUR I GUESS THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION, WE HAD APPROVED DEBT SERVICE PREVIOUSLY SO WE ALREADY HAD A DEBT SERVICE IN OUR BUDGET. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD PLANNED ON DOING YEARS AGO. AND WE'RE NOW JUST DOING IT. THANKFULLY WE WAITED BECAUSE TO GET A RATE AT 2.25 PERCENT IS FANTASTIC. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, THIS LOAN GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY, THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT WE ARE BUILDING A NEW PARK. THIS LOAN GIVES US FLEXIBILITY AT A LOWER RATE TO DO SOME OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE NEED, THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR YEARS AND IT ALLOWS US TO DO IT AT 2.55 PERCENT RATE. SO YOU KNOW, I THINK JUST WITH THAT ALONE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A SMART FINANCIAL MOVE AND AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE FACT THAT WE HAD PLANNED ON DOING THIS, THIS IS ALREADY IN OUR BUDGET, YOU KNOW, SO TO ME, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT'S WORTH DOING AND I'M GLAD, YOU KNOW, IT IS ON THE THING HERE,

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ADD TO THIS? >> I WOULD SAY JUST TO REEMPHASIZE WHAT YOU SAID, THIS IS NOT GUARANTEEING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE USED PER SE FOR A PARK.

THE REASON I WANT TO ECHO THAT IS BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED ABOUT THE COVERED BRIDGE, I THINK THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD ABOUT WHAT IS IT REQUIRED IN THE CITY, WHAT ARE THE NEEDS AND THE GROWING SIZE OF THE POPULATION, CHANGE OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS.

I THINK THAT IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION. WE'VE HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF IT AS STRATEGIC PLANNING. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF 36 ACRE PARK, YES, IT'S BEEN CONTEMPLATED IN OUR MASTER PARK PLAN, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS SET IN STONE. WHETHER THAT MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF BIFURCATION OF THE PROPERTY, USE IT FOR DUAL PURPOSES, I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR, THIS IS FINANCING FOR PURPOSES WELL BEYOND THAT, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IS CLEAR AND I THINK YOU SAID IT WELL, BUT I THINK IT'S WORTH

ECHOING. >> IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT HURT REPEATING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYONE ELSE? SO WE'LL OPEN THIS UP TO THE PUBLIC. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? NO. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MOTIONS, ANYTHING?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE >> SECOND >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ISROW AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ROLL CALL.

>> ROLL CALL. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 10C, RESOLUTION 2021-048, CARMELA COFFEE OUTDOOR DINING, APPROVING A GENERAL APPLICATION TO PERMIT THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL 450 SQUARE FOOT PAVER PATIO OUTDOOR DINING AREA. NOT TO EXCEED 69 SEATS, GENERALLY LOCATED WITHIN PARKLAND COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER.

PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE GA 21-008 >>

>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. AS ANTHONY JUST INDICATED WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF CARMELA, WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE AUDIENCE, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THIS AS EASY AS POSSIBLE HERE. AS ANTHONY READ, PROPOSED PROJECT IS INSTALLATION OF A NEW PAVERED PATIO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE EXISTING TENANT BAY.

WE'LL SHOW YOU A LOCATION MAP HERE. AT THE CORNER OF TRAILS END AND UNIVERSITY. I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH EXACTLY WHERE THAT IS. RIGHT THERE ADJACENT TO THE PUBLIX SHOPPING CENTER.

SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND OF WHY THIS APPLICATION IS COMING BEFORE YOU, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS CITYWIDE ACROSS THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS REGARDING TRAFFIC AND SAFETY VISIBILITY AND THE LANDSCAPE REMOVAL THAT YOU WILL SEE, THIS WAS WHY IT WAS CONSIDERED A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT VERSUS A GENERAL APPLICATION AND GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD PROCESS. HERE WE ARE TONIGHT.

ACTUALLY, THE LANDLORD HAD CONCERNS WITH MAINTAINING PEDESTRIAN PATHWAYS, THE CODE HAS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FIVE-FEET OF CLEAR PATHWAY FOR PEDESTRIANS.

GETTING CLUTTERED AT THE FRONT OF THE STORE WITH THE OUTDOOR DINING.

SO THE APPLICANTS WORKED WITH THE LANDLORD TO MITIGATE THOSE CONCERNS AND THAT IS WHAT PRECIPITATED THIS APPLICATION. THE REQUEST IS GOING TO BE RELOCATE THE EXISTING OUTDOOR DINING, GENERALLY THERE IS NOT A LARGE INCREASE IN THE DINING CAPACITY AND WE'LL GET TO THAT AS WELL. A COUPLE OF PICTURES, FOR ANYONE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR.

CARMELA'S IS THE VERY END TENANT BAY THERE ON THE RIGHT. THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE AREA TO BE MODIFIED AND/OR REMOVED IS ON THE VERY FAR RIGHT UNDER THE ARROW.

HERE IS AN EXISTING CONDITIONS PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE PICTURE IS SOME OF THE EXISTING TABLES THERE AND THE BIKE RACK. OF NOTE, YOU'LL SEE THE TOO TALL, THICKER PALMS TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURB THERE, THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CONSULTANT, AS WELL AS OTHER APPLICANTS IN THE CITY TO SEE WHAT WILL REMAIN. THE THINNER PALMS CLOSER TO THE BUILDING THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO

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SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND SHOWED THAT THE PAVERS NOW MATCH WHAT WAS CURRENTLY OUT THERE.

IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED TO MATCH THE EXISTING PAVERS. BUT IT WAS JUST AN ERROR IN THE IMAGE USED. YOU WILL SEE, ALSO IN CLARIFYING WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS WITH THE ORDER OF IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF THE EXISTING CURB AND THE BOLLARDS AND HEDGES. THE INTENT WAS ALWAYS TO MAINTAIN THAT EXISTING CURB, IT WASN'T NECESSARILY DEPICTED VERY CLEARLY ON THE DRAWING.

SO THAT THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOT WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, CERTAINLY THEY'RE ALL WITHIN THE EXISTING CURB. I WILL SHOW YOU ON THE NEXT PAGE HERE.

ZOOMED IN VERSION, YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT IS ALL CLEARLY SHOWN. THEY WENT AHEAD AND TOOK CARE OF THAT. STARTING FROM THE DRIVE AISLE IN, THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL READ AS THE EXISTING CURB TO REMAIN, THE HEDGES, THE BOLLARD. NO LONGER HAVE THE CHAIN THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AND IT WAS A DISCUSSION ITEM AT P&Z, SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND CLEANED THAT UP. THEN THE PAVERS TO MATCH. AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING LANDSCAPING AS WELL. COORDINATION WITH LANDSCAPE, WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE THE SMALLER ALEXANDER PALMS, YOU WILL SEE THE FIVE TABLES THERE. MAINTAINING THE REQUIRED CLEAR PATHWAY AROUND THE OUTER EDGE. IN TERMS OF THE SEATING CAPACITY, THE TENANT SPACE IS CURRENTLY PARKED FOR 69 SEATS. ORIGINAL PERMIT, THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE OUTDOOR DINING PERMIT, SIDEWALK CAFE PERMIT, THEY'RE APPROVED FOR EIGHT OUTDOOR SEATS.

COVID REGULATIONS, THE CITY AMENDED THE OUTDOOR DINING CAPACITY AND REGULATIONS TO ALLOW MORE OUTDOOR DINING IN RESPONSE TO THE SAFETY REGULATIONS.

CURRENTLY WE'RE SHOWING 20 SEATS ON THE OUTSIDE PLAN AND THAT WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE SIDEWALK CAFE PERMIT. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT MAXIMIZING THE TOTAL SEATING, WHICH AGAIN, THEY'RE PARKED FOR 69 SEATS, THERE IS A SURPLUS THERE, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC GENERATION, BECAUSE A SEAT IS LOCATED OUTSIDE, AND THEY'RE WELL WITHIN THE MAXIMUM OF THOSE 69 SEATS. ACTUALLY A CONDITION JUST TO COVERED AT THE END OF THE DAY.

SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION. SUBJECT TO A HANDFUL OF CONDITIONS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE STAFF MEMO AND THEN THERE IS TWO MORE THAT WILL INCLUDE, I'LL JUST NOTE THAT SOME OF THE CONDITIONS FROM P&Z AGAIN WE'RE TAKEN CARE OF AS PART OF THE RESUBMITTED SITE PLAN SO THEY DIDN'T NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION.

BUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE COMMISSION FEELS SHOULD BE INCLUDED, OF COURSE, WE CAN ADD THOSE. THE APPLICANT WILL WORK WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT CONSULTANTS TO ENSURE THAT THE DRAINAGE IS SATISFACTORY AND THEY WERE LOCATING A DRAIN ON THE PATIO THERE. THE SECOND CONDITION IS THAT THE APPLICANT WILL ENSURE THAT THE HEDGES DON'T EXCEED TWO AND A HALF FEET IN HEIGHT, FOR VISIBILITY CONCERNS. THE APPLICANT SHALL REVISE THEIR EXISTING SIDEWALK CAFE PERMIT AS NECESSARY. ANOTHER STEP AFTER SHOULD THEY APPROVAL HERE, THEY WILL AMEND THAT PERMIT. AND THEN OUR STANDARD SET THAT THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO INSPECT ALL OF THE LANDSCAPING, THAT FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE STANDARDS CONSTITUTES A SITE PLAN VIOLATION AND THAT THEY SHALL REMIT PAYMENT IN REGARDS TO THE COST OF THE RECOVERY TO THE CITY. TWO ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THAT WERE ADDED BETWEEN P&Z AND THIS TIME, WERE REITERATING THAT AT NO TIME SHALL THE SEATING CAPACITY EXCEED 69 SEATS.

AND THEN JUST LASTLY, IN RESPONSE TO THE P&Z DISCUSSION, JUST REITERATING AGAIN, THAT THOSE ALEXANDER PALMS, BUTCHER THAT, THE OTHER TYPE OF PALM REMAINS UP AGAINST THE BUILDING FOR THE AESTHETIC PURPOSES. SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.

AGAIN, WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATION HERE. BUT EITHER ONE OF US ARE HAPPY

TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CAITLYN.

FOR ME, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE SIDEWALK PERMIT IS GOING TO GO AWAY.

SO ALL OF THE SEATS THAT ARE NOW IN FRONT WILL BE TO THE SIDE.

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RIGHT NOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEBODY IN A WHEELCHAIR TO GET INTO CARMELA'S RIGHT NOW, DUE TO THE SIDEWALK SEATING THAT THEY HAVE.

SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE AREA LOOK MUCH BETTER. FLOW MUCH EASIER.

YOU KNOW, FOR ME, THAT IS A BIG WIN FOR US. NOT JUST CARMELA'S BUT PARKLAND AS A WHOLE. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO POINT OUT, I KNOW IT WAS ASKED THAT THEY HAVE THE EXACT PAVERS, BUT I KNOW WITH HOWEVER OLD THESE PAVERS ARE, WHATEVER MATERIAL ISSUES WE HAVE, I KNOW WE JUST APPROVED DIFFERENT COLORS IN FOUR SEASONS, AS LONG AS IT'S CLOSE, I'M FINE WITH CLOSE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE EXACT

MATCH. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS, NUMBER ONE, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE RESOLUTIONS THAT WARMS MY HEART. BECAUSE I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WE HAD BUSINESSES FIRST COME TO PARKLAND AND WE DIDN'T SUPPORT THEM AND THOSE BUSINESSES FAILED OVER THE YEARS AND SO THIS HAS BECOME A COMMUNITY HUB, I THINK MY FAMILY IS HELPING FINANCE THIS EXTENSION. AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE WHERE WE WANT, WE ARE VERY PRO BUSINESS AND AS A WISE FRIEND OF MINE SAID WE'RE PRO BUSINESS OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE BUSINESSES IN PARKLAND. IT'S GOOD TO SEE A BUSINESS NOT ONLY SUCCEEDING HERE BUT THRIVING AND GROWING AND EXPANDING.

I THINK THIS PATIO EXPANSION IS A GOOD THING. WE HAVE THIS BUSINESS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, IT'S BECOME A TRUE COMMUNITY HUB, GIVES THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY. I'M THERE QUITE OFTEN. I AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS.

I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF AND CAITLYN AND P&Z FOR THEIR WORK, BECAUSE I THINK SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS AND EDITS THAT THEY MADE HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD. MY ONLY ISSUE IS THIS GOING TO, IS THE LIMITATION ON THE SEATING GOING TO BE PROBLEMATIC FOR THE BUSINESS OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADDRESS. I KNOW WE'RE LIMITING IT 69, 20 OUTSIDE.

BUT I IMAGINE THAT THIS SPACE COULD FIT MORE IF THAT IS THE CASE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT POSES AN ISSUE FOR THE BUSINESS IN CONTINUING TO SERVICE THEIR

CUSTOMERS. >> I'LL LET JAY RESPOND. BUT JUST TO ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION FROM A PLANNING AND ZONING PERSPECTIVE, WE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT SEATING, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THERE IS ANY CONCERNS WITH SEATING CAPACITY AT THIS TIME. THEY COULD ALWAYS COME IN FOR A PARKING STUDY AS WELL TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT PARKING SUPPLY OR CAPACITY WITHIN THE CENTER ITSELF. WE USUALLY DON'T HAVE PARKING CONCERNS WITH OUR SHOPPING CENTERS, BECAUSE WE WERE I'LL CALL IT OVER-PARKING. AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN ADJUSTED TO 1 TO 250. SO WE DON'T HAVE THOSE PARKING CONCERNS.

SO THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT PARKING AND THAT SEATING CAPACITY COULD BE ADJUSTED AT THAT POINT.

JAY, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND ADDRESS IT OR IF THAT IS AN ACCURATE

REPRESENTATION. >> YOU CAN COME UP HERE. >> CAN'T HIDE BACK THERE.

>> BECAUSE WE ARE RECORDING. >> NAME AND ADDRESS. >> CARDONA, IF WE HAVE TO COME TO THE BOARD FOR A PARKING ANALYSIS, THAT IS A PROBLEM THAT I WANT TO HAVE.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I WOULD BE WILLING TO COME BACK AND TAKE CARE OF THAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> JAY, DON'T GO AWAY. LISTEN, IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE DOING THIS. I ECHO THE SENT SENTIMENTS OF COMMISSIONER BRIER, I WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE MAINTENANCE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING ON THE OUTSIDE.

I LOVE YOUR AVOCADO TOAST. I RECALL THAT WHEN I ORDER TO STAY IN, I GET MY SERVICE ON A CERAMIC PLATE. AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING CERAMIC PLATES OUTSIDE ON TO CONCRETE OR BRICK PAVERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I HAVE SOME CONCERN RELATIVE TO MAKING SURE THAT THAT AREA CONTINUES TO BE MAINTAINED SO THAT THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUES ON THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ONCE THEY FINISH EATING THEIR MEAL BRING THEIR PLATES BACK INSIDE AND PUT THEM IN THE BIN THAT YOU HAVE OUT THERE. BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS HAPPEN, EVEN ON THE OUTSIDE TABLES RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR PLACE. AND SO SECONDARILY, NOTWITHSTANDING THE CERAMIC AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS FOR THAT, IF YOU LEAVE FOOD OUTSIDE IN THAT

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PROBLEMATIC. >> AS FAR AS THE CERAMIC, NEVER BEEN A FAN.

I LIKE THE WOODEN VERSUS THE CERAMIC. WE HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED, I WILL PUSH FOR THE WOODEN. BUT IF WE DO GO THE CERAMIC, WE WILL HAVE TO DISCUSS THE SAFETY ISSUES. I WILL PUSH TO STAY WITH THE WOOD.

AS FAR AS THE WIND, THE REASON WE WANT TO GO TO THE BACK, BESIDES THE SAFETY ISSUES, IS JUST IT'S NEVER A FLOWING SITUATION WHAT IS OUT FRONT, WE NEVER HAVE EMPLOYEES COMING OUT, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THE TERRACE, LIKE IF IT WAS THE INTERIOR. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT LIKE IT WAS THE IN-HOUSE, NOT JUST LIKE A PASSAGE TO INSIDE. IT JUST DOESN'T WORK WELL. BUT IF WE DO GET THE TERRACE GOING, IT'S GOING TO BE TREATED LIKE IN-HOUSE, SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WITH WHAT YOU SAW OUT FRONT. WAS THERE A THIRD?

>> JUST THE PAPER STUFF BLOWING AROUND INTO THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY.

MAKE SURE THE FOOD AND STUFF IS PICKED UP SO WE DON'T HAVE RODENT ISSUES.

>> WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH EMPLOYEES TO SERVICE THE OUT LIKE IF IT WAS THE IN.

YES, SIR. >> VICE MAYOR. >> JUST FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. BUT ONE QUESTION, ACCESS TO THE TERRACE, HOW DO YOU ACCESS IT?

>> FOR NOW, WE ARE GOING TO STICK TO THE SAME DOOR, WE MIGHT HAVE TO COME TO YOU GUYS

AGAIN. >> SO YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR TO GO

AROUND. >> YEAH. WE MIGHT HAVE TO COME TO YOU

GUYS AGAIN TO DO THE SIDE DOOR. >> CAN YOU SERVICE IT THROUGH THE BACKDOOR AND COME AROUND?

FROM A SERVICE STANDPOINT? >> WE CAN. AND IF IT'S GOING TO BE, IF THERE IS A LINE, LIKE YOU SEE THE LINE, OBVIOUSLY THE KITCHEN IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE BACKDOOR.

SO YES. IT ACTUALLY MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE.

BUT OUR VISUAL IDEA, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT YOU KNOW, CITY COMMISSIONERS OR ANYTHING, SO WE DON'T THINK ABOUT EVERYTHING AT ONCE, THERE IS ALWAYS A COST SITUATION, SO RIGHT NOW WE WANT TO GET THE TERRACE, BUT AS FAR AS IDEALLY, THE SIDE DOOR, CANOPY, IT'S EVERYTHING.

FOR NOW WE JUST WANT TO GET THE PERMIT FOR THE TERRACE. I LIKE THE IDEA OF GOING THROUGH THE BACK WITH THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE. BUT EVENTUALLY, WE WOULD LIKE THE DOOR, CANOPY. ACTUALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONVINCE ALL STAR PIZZA BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE INDOOR DINING. SO IT'S LIKE A STEP ONE, TWO, THREE.

>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER. >> TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, CAN YOU PUT THE IMAGE BACK UP ON THE SCREEN. THE BACKDOOR, DOES THAT EXIT RIGHT OUT IN TO THE PARKING LOT AREA, ROADWAY AREA OR DOES IT ACTUALLY HAVE SIDEWALK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

>> THAT SIDEWALK IS TO THE STREET. AND THE TREE THAT WE MIGHT

KEEP, THAT YOU GUYS WANTED US TO KEEP IS THE ONE -- >> WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS IF YOU'RE SENDING YOUR STAFF AROUND THE BACK END OF THE RESTAURANT TO COME AROUND TO SERVICE THE TERRACE, ARE THEY WALKING OUT THE BACKDOOR INTO THE ROAD?

>> NO. THAT SIDEWALK THAT YOU SEE RIGHT THERE, FIVE FOOT WIDE, THEY CAN JUST MAKE A

RIGHT TURN. >> OKAY. SO THEY WOULD HAVE ACCESS

WITHOUT ANY ENDANGERMENT TO THEMSELVES. >> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT IF THEY'RE GOING DOWN THE BACK, AREN'T THEY STILL GOING TO HAVE TO WALK AROUND TO THE SIDEWALK,

TO GET PAST THE HEDGES AND THE BOLLARD? >> WELL, THAT HEDGE ON THE ONE YOU SEE RIGHT THERE, WE ADDED IT BACK BECAUSE OF THE SUGGESTIONS THEY MADE AT P&Z.

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THEY MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THEY'RE RIGHT THERE. >> BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU'RE MAKING IT A LONGER TRIP TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK AROUND TO THE FRONT.

>> I'M FINE WITH THAT. >> WE'LL PUT IT INTO THE TREE FUND IF WE NEED TO.

>> RESTRICTIONS IN THE ORDINANCE REGARDING LANDSCAPING, IS THAT FIXED OR IS THAT JUST SUBJECT TO WORKING THROUGH WITH THE LANDSCAPING AND GETTING APPROVAL FROM THE

CITY? >> THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE THAT CONSULTANTS DIDN'T HAVE MAJOR CONCERNS WITH THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, WHICH ACTUALLY HAD THEM BEING REMOVED

COMPLETELY. >> MAYBE PUSHED CLOSER TO THE STREET OR WHATEVER IT IS.

>> THIS IS THE ORIGINAL PLAN, LANDSCAPE HAD NO CONDITIONS RELATING TO THAT.

AS A RESULT OF THE P&Z DISCUSSIONS, THEY PLACED THOSE THREE PALMS BACK IN, JUST OUT

OF -- TRYING TO APPEASE EVERYONE'S OPINIONS ON THAT. >> FOR ME, AT LEAST THAT ONE, IF THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY GIVE THEM ACCESS TO THE OTHER SIDE, I WOULD BE FINE.

>> THEY PROFFERED TO LEAVE THE EXISTING LANDSCAPING THERE. >> VICE MAYOR.

>> HE GETS THE CREDIT. >> PUSH IT CLOSER TO THE STREET AND THEN CREATE A PATHWAY THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TO SCALE OR WHATEVER.

>> YEAH. I MEAN, I'M FINE WITH REMOVING THAT ONE, TO GIVE YOU THE

FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT >> MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH

TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? BACK TO THE COMMISSION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE

>> SECOND >> WE WANT TO APPROVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS

>> ALLOWING THE PATHWAY THERE WITH THE LANDSCAPING BEING ADJUSTED OR THE ONE TREE BEING

REMOVED. >> DO WE NEED A SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL CONDITION?

>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION FOR CAITLYN. >> WE WOULD REVISE NUMBER SEVEN, RIGHT NOW IT'S SPECIFIC TO SAY THAT TO ENSURE THAT ALEXANDER PALM AND SO WE WOULD

JUST AMEND THAT CONDITION. >> WHAT IF WE SAY REMAIN TO THE EXTENT THEY CAN ALLOW FOR

PATHWAY FROM THE BACKDOOR. >> SURE. >> WHATEVER WORKS BEST FOR

THEM. >> I'M SURE THEY CAN GO OUT IN THE FIELD AND SEE

>> I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY I HAVEN'T READ THE LEASE OUT THERE WITH THE LANDLORD AND STUFF. I DON'T KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE PARKING LOT AREA THAT IS ADJACENT TO THAT AREA.

BUT IF YOU DO HAVE THESE INSTANCES OF THINGS BLOWING OFF THE TERRACE AND INTO THE PARKING LOT OR INTO THE BUSHES BEYOND WHERE THE RESIDENCES ARE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS PART OF MAINTAINING THE AREA IN A SAFE AND CLEAN MANNER.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING IT BETTER AS FAR AS OUR STAFF AND EVERYTHING. BUT I WILL GO BACK AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE NEED TO DO BETTER WITH THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, OUR EMPLOYEES DO BETTER WITH THINGS FLYING AROUND AND YOU KNOW, TAKING CARE OF IT LIKE IF IT WAS THEIR HOUSE.

>> I THINK WITH HAVING THIS PARTICULAR AREA FENCED IN WITH THE HEDGES, I THINK WILL SOLVE A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE. BECAUSE THINGS SHOULD BE

BETTER. >> I HOPE THAT IS TRUE. MY FEAR IS IT BLOWS BEYOND THAT INTO THE PARKING LOT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE NOW THAT THAT IS A GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR R- STAFF IS TAKING CARE OF THOSE. JORDAN MOTION.

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>> MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CHANGE TO NUMBER SEVEN TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PALM CAN BE

REMOVED >> I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ROLL CALL. >> ROLL CALL

>> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> I HOPE YOU HAVE TO COME BACK, THAT IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, YOU CONTINUE TO GROW AND YOU NEED MORE YOU KNOW, ABILITY TO

DO THAT. THANK YOU. >> ITEM 10D, ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021-002, YEAR ROUND IRRIGATION. FIRST READING.

ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY CODE ORDINANCE OF CHAPTER 11 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS TO CREATE ARTICLE 14 YEAR-ROUND LANDSCAPE IRRITATION TO PROVIDE FOR MEASURES AND ENFORCEMENT, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, CODIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

I WILL DO THAT NOW. ACTUALLY, YEARS AGO, THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, IMPLEMENTED THESE MANDATORY YEAR-ROUND LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION MEASURES.

THOSE MEASURES FROM THE DISTRICT ARE CODIFIED IN FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, SPECIFICALLY 40 E-24. THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU I DO NOT HAVE ANY PRIDE OF AUTHORSHIP. WE BASICALLY TOOK IT FROM THE SAMPLE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT AND IT'S VERY CONSISTENT WITH THAT RULE THAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE.

AND THIS YEAR THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DID A SWEEP ESSENTIALLY OF ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTIONS TO SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING, THEY HAVE ADOPTED WITHIN THEIR CODES WITH RESPECT WHICH HAVE BEEN IN PLACE, ES - PARKLAND, LIKE OTHER CITIES, INCLUDING SOME OF MY FIRM'S MUNICIPAL CLIENTS GOT A NOTICE AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THE ORDINANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE DISTRICT RULE IN PLACE.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S A NEW ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY, BUT THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DOES HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THIS AREA. SO THE RULE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN IN PLACE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. IT DOES PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN -- THIS IS RESPECT TO LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION ONLY. IT DOES PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN DAYS UPON WHICH YOU ARE TO IRRIGATE YOUR LANDSCAPING, BASED ON WHETHER YOU'RE AN EVEN OR ODD NUMBER.

BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES A PROCESS BY WHICH YOU CAN APPLY FOR A WAIVER BY FOLLOWING THOSE DAYS AND TIMES TO A T CREATES A HARDSHIP AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OPTIONS THAT THE CITY CHOSE TO INCLUDE IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU COULD REQUEST A WAIVER FOR, ONE OF THOSE EXAMPLES, OR ONE OF THOSE, FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD BE IF YOU HAVE A CONTIGUOUS PROPERTY, WHICH WE KNOW WE HAVE IN SOME OF OUR COMMUNITIES, THAT IS DIVIDED INTO DIFFERENT ZONES FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES.

YOU CAN REQUEST A VARIANCE FROM THE CITY SO THAT EACH ZONE MAY BE IRRIGATED ON DAYS AND TIMES DIFFERENT THAN OTHER ZONES. SO THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS YOU KNOW, CERTAIN HARDSHIPS THAT WOULD BE CREATED BY A STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE DATES AND TIMES.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT WAIVER PROCESS. IT'S SIMILAR TO THE DISTRICT PROCESS. BUT RATHER THAN SUBMIT THAT WAIVER TO THE DISTRICT, YOU WOULD SUBMIT IT TO CITY. JUST NOTE THAT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR SECOND.

IF YOU GET INTO THE SPECIFICS ABOUT WHY THE RULE IS THE WAY IT IS, OR WHY SOMETHING READS THE WAY IT IS, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS TO THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE

AT SECOND READING. >> COMMISSIONER CUTLER >> ANTHONY, THE RANCH IS WITHIN MY DISTRICT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE OUT THERE, SEVERAL NURSERYMEN OUT THERE, THE WAIVER RELIEF ASPECT OF THIS THING WILL HAVE IMPLICATION TO THEM IN THE EVENT THAT THEY NEED TO COME IN BECAUSE OF THEIR BUSINESS AND MAINTAIN THEIR BUSINESS BASED

UPON THEIR IRRIGATION NEEDS. CAN YOU TALK TO THAT? >> THERE MAY BE WAIVER PROVISIONS THAT ALREADY APPLY TO IT. NOT KNOWING THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SPEAK TO EXACTLY WHICH ONE OF THESE PROVISIONS MAY APPLY. AT LEAST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE YET WITHOUT MORE INFORMATION BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THE ONE YOU MENTIONED, THROUGH THE WAIVER PROCESS. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT SEEMS TO ME, BASED ON MY READING OF THE RULE THAT SO LONG AS YOU'RE TAKING MEASURES TO CONSERVE WATER, GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH THE RULE, IF YOU HAVE TO DEVIATE A LITTLE BIT FROM THOSE DAYS AND TIMES TO ADDRESS YOUR BUSINESS PRACTICES, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MECHANISMS TO DO

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DEAL WITH IT >> I INTEND TO. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER.

>> I LIKEWISE HAVE A CONCERN WITH ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES IN MY DISTRICT, I KNOW THE HOA PRESIDENT IS HERE IN OUR AUDIENCE, HERON BAY IS THE LARGEST COMMUNITY IN PARKLAND AND HAS A 20 PLUS YEAR SYSTEM WITH 80 SOME ODD ZONES. THIS IS GOING TO CREATE AN ISSUE FOR THEM. AND SO I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CONCERN ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE BASED ON ENCOURAGEMENT THAT IS GOING TO PUT THEM IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY. I KNOW WE HAVE THIS WAIVER PROVISION BUT THAT IS A CONCERN OF MINE. I KNOW WE'LL PROBABLY GET COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON

THIS. BUT THAT REMAINS A CONCERN. >> IS IT A CONCERN --

>> IT'S A CONCERN BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO COMPLY.

WE'RE CREATING AN ORDINANCE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO NEED A WAIVER.

>> I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY WHY THE WAIVER PROCESS IS IN THE ORDINANCE, BECAUSE WE KNOW PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLY, AND HENCE THE WAIVER PROCESS.

WHICH WOULD THEN PUT THEM IN COMPLIANCE. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

>> RIGHT. >> BUT THAT IS IN THE ORDINANCE TO TRY TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW

>> YEAH. I KNOW WE HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE WE'RE CREATING AN ORDINANCE WHERE WE KNOW A COMMUNITY OF 3,000 HOMES IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADHERE TO THESE

GUIDELINES. >> ANTHONY, IF WE DIDN'T ADOPT THIS, SOUTH FLORIDA WATER

MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WOULD STILL HAVE THESE GUIDELINES, CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> OKAY. SO IT WOULD STILL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT WE ADOPTED IT OR NOT.

>> RIGHT. I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT IS LOOKING FOR US TO ENFORCE THESE PARTICULAR CODES. OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ENFORCING THESE CODES SINCE THEY'VE BEEN IN FOR YEARS. GOVERNMENT ENTITY PASSING THE BUCK TO SOMEONE ELSE, TO SAY HEY, OKAY, SINCE WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ON IT, WE'LL GIVE IT TO YOU. AND YOU DO SOMETHING ON IT. WHICH I TOTALLY GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, COMMISSIONER BRIER. BUT IT IS -- THESE CODES ARE IN EFFECT NOW.

SO YOU KNOW, TO VICE MAYOR'S POINT, WHETHER WE ADOPT IT OR NOT, THESE ARE CODES THAT WE SHOULD BE COMPLYING WITH, BUT AT LEAST HAVING THE WAIVER PROCESS, THAT IS HANDLED WITHIN OUR CITY YOU KNOW, WITHIN OUR CITY, ALLOWS US TO JUST MAKE EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, COPACETIC.

>> RIGHT. BUT WE'RE NOW TAKING THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION OF CREATING

THE ORDINANCE AND GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. >> I GUESS ANTHONY, MY QUESTION

WOULD BE, IF WE DIDN'T ADOPT THE PENALTY FOR US AS A CITY? - >> I CAN'T SPEAK TO WHETHER THERE WOULD BE A SPECIFIC PENALTY, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE WOULD.

BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE BASED ON THE CONVERSATION TAKING PLACE HERE, WITHIN THE RULE ALREADY, WHETHER YOU ADOPT THE ORDINANCE OR NOT, THE DISTRICT HAS THE ABILITY TO CONTACT THE CITY AND HAVE THE CITY GO, AND THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO UPON DIRECTION AND THAT CONTACT TO RESPOND TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC OR LOCATION SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS OF THE RULE. WHETHER YOU ADOPT THE ORDINANCE OR NOT.

I'LL JUST NOTE ON THE RECORD, I CAN'T RECALL A TIME WHERE THAT HAS HAPPENED YET.

MAYBE NANCY CAN SPEAK TO THAT. I DON'T THINK SHE IS GOING TO HAVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER.

I CAN SEE HER SHAKING HER HEAD NO. SO I DON'T THINK IT HAPPENS TOO OFTEN.

BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT, WHETHER YOU ADOPT IT OR NOT, YOU COULD STILL BE DIRECTED TECHNICALLY UNDER THEIR STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THAT RULE TO GO OUT AND ENFORCE.

>> IN A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT, LET'S TAKE HERON BAY FOR EXAMPLE, THEY DIDN'T OR HAVING DIFFICULTY COMPLYING, IF THEY WERE TO REQUEST A WAIVER, THEY WOULD COME TO THIS BOARD OR SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT IF WE DIDN'T ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION?

>> IF YOU DIDN'T ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE, THEY WOULD BE DEALING WITH THE DISTRICT ON THAT. THEY WOULD BE FILLING OUT THE DISTRICT'S WAIVER APPLICATION

FORM. >> THAT WAS MY QUESTION. IF WE ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE AND THEN THEY GET THE WAIVER FROM PARKLAND, DOES THAT IMMUNIZE THEM, DOES THAT TRUMP?

>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THAT IS SUFFICIENT, IN THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DUPLICATE

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>> I THINK THAT IS THE WHOLE, AT LEAST MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS ORDINANCE IS IT GIVES US CONTROL OF OUR HOAS, IN SAYING OKAY, YOU NEED A WAIVER, HERE IS A WAIVER.

THAT IS THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT. BECAUSE TO ANTHONY'S POINT, YOU KNOW, IF THE DISTRICT COMES TO US, WHICH AGAIN, HAS NEVER HAPPENED, AND SAYS YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO ENFORCE THIS, AT THAT POINT WE'RE ACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO DO THAT.

CORRECT ANTHONY? SO THAT WOULD THEN MAKE US HAVE TO ENFORCE THAT PARTICULAR

CODE? >> YEAH. THEY HAVE THAT AUTHORITY NOW.

DO YOU WANT POTENTIALLY YOUR COMMUNITIES DEALING WITH YOU ON A LOCALIZED LEVEL WITH THE WAIVER OR DO YOU WANT THEM DEALING WITH THE BROADER YOU KNOW, LARGER JURISDICTIONAL

WITH THE DISTRICT. >> THE WAIVER IS GOOD FOREVER. YOU DO IT ONCE AND THAT IS IT,

YOU'RE DONE? >> UNLESS THE CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGE

>> WE HAVE DISCRETION OVER THE WAIVER. >> I WAS LOOKING DOWN AT THAT

END ALL OF THE TIME. >> NO PROBLEM. I JUST WANTED TO ASK IN TERMS OF THE WAIVER PROCESS, IS THAT AN APPLICATION THAT HAS TO COME BEFORE THIS BODY OR HOW DOES

THAT WORK? >> GOOD QUESTION. ADMINISTRATIVE.

IT WOULD BE RUN THROUGH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. SO NO. IT WOULD COME TO THE

COMMISSION. >> WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS CREATE AN INTERNAL PROCESS ON THAT. AND ONE THING I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE SOUTH WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAS DIFFICULTY ENFORCING, WE'RE GOING TO BE IN NO DIFFERENT POSITION. I HAVE TWO CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT WORK MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EIGHT TO FIVE. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING MANDATED AND

THERE IS NO FUNDS FOR IT. >> ALONG THOSE LINES, ANTHONY, CAN THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT PEOPLE REQUIRE THE CITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF

THIS ONCE WE EFFECTUATE THIS ORDINANCE? >> I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

BUT I WILL LEAVE THAT TO ANTHONY TO ANSWER. >> I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WOULD GIVE THEM THE JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE THE CITY TO INCUR

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES AND ADD ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES. >> WE WOULD BE ENFORCING IT, IT

WOULD BE DIFFICULT. >> IF WE SAW IT, WE WOULD ENFORCE IT.

BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF OUR CODE OF ORDINANCES. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY WORK CERTAIN

HOURS. >> MAYOR, I THINK YOU KNOW, THIS CONVERSATION IS A GOOD ONE AND YOU KNOW, I THINK FROM A HOLISTIC STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY PROUD, SO WE WANT TO HAVE SOME ENDEAVOR TO HAVE CONSERVATION AND WATER PRESERVATION, BUT THE MORE I HEAR THIS CONVERSATION, THE MORE IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS ORDINANCE MAY ACTUALLY JUST BE UNNECESSARY. IF WE'RE ALREADY UNDER THE SAME REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE DISTRICT THEN BY ADDING THIS, ALL IT'S DOING IS SHIFTING ENFORCEMENT REQUIREMENT OR OBLIGATION TO US, NANCY'S POINT, IT MAY OVERBURDEN US, AND TWO, THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT FROM A WAIVER STANDPOINT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ADDING A COST TO A WAIVER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO NEED TO APPLY FOR THIS. OF COURSE, ANOTHER ADMINISTRATIVE TASK FOR THE TASK. I WONDER, AT LEAST FOR DEBATE WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS NECESSARY IF WHAT IS ALREADY BEING BUILT INTO THIS IS ALREADY IN EXISTENCE UNDER A

DIFFERENT FRAMEWORK. >> I THINK THAT IS WHAT COMMISSIONER BRIER WAS GETTING TO. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS WHAT ANTHONY SAID, WHICH THEY NEVER HAVE, BUT THEY COULD REQUIRE.

SO THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THIS WOULD DO, THIS IS ACTUALLY REVERSE, THIS ACTUALLY DOES GIVE PARKLAND A LITTLE MORE HOME RULE TO WHERE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GIVE THE WAIVER AS OPPOSED TO OUR COMMUNITIES GOING TO ANOTHER ENTITY. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY AS SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE HOME RULE, THIS DOES GIVE US A LITTLE MORE AUTHORITY, WHILE IT DOESN'T MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE, I GET THE ENVIRONMENTALLY PROUD, WHICH WE SHOULD BE WORKING ALWAYS ON CON SERVING WATER AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE CAN. I SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THE ORDINANCE, KEEP THE WAIVER IN-HOUSE, GET THEM OUT.

AND BE DONE WITH IT. >> I GET THAT. FAIR POINT.

I AM LESS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH A COMMUNITY LIKE HERON BAY, $70 WAIVER FEE. NEIL WILL TELL YOU THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE.

THE OTHER ISSUE IS FOR INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS, IF THERE IS A WAIVER ISSUE THAT IMPOSES ADDITIONAL COSTS ON THEM. JORDAN'S POINT, IF IT'S ABOUT US RETAINING THE HOME RULE

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>> I'M NOT SURE A SINGLE HOMEOWNER WOULD NECESSARILY NEED A WAIVER BECAUSE THEY WOULD, IT'S EASY FOR THEM TO ADJUST THE TIME OF THEIR IRRIGATION AS OPPOSED TO A COMMUNITY OR A BUSINESS. A BUSINESS WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE ABLE TO DO A WAIVER TO COMMISSIONER CUTLER'S POINT, IF IT'S A NURSERY, YOU WATER EVERY DAY BECAUSE YOU NEED TO.

BUT AS A SINGLE HOMEOWNER, I WOULD THINK YOU KNOW, IF I DO MONDAY WEDNESDAY NOW OR WHATEVER, OKAY, NOW I SWITCH MY THING TO TUESDAY, THURSDAYS. THIS REALLY AFFECTS I THINK MORE, AT LEAST IN PARKLAND ANYWAY, OUR HOAS AND BUSINESSES.

WHICH THEY WOULD JUST NEED ONE $75 WAIVER. ALL CONTROLS IN-HOUSE.

FILL OUT THE WAIVER, CALL IT A DAY. AND I MEAN, THAT IS MY -- I GET

WHAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING. >> SO AS AN ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS IRRIGATION SCENARIO YOU'VE GOT NSID, PARKLAND UTILITIES, COCONUT CREEK.

THEY SUPPLY WATER. ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE AT ALL? I MEAN, CAN WE HOLD THEM

ACCOUNTABLE? >> THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE.

>> THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ANY ABILITY TO ENFORCE? >> IRRIGATION.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE NOBODY IS GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO ENFORCE.

AND NOBODY WILL ENFORCE. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFICULT, YOU KNOW, IN PRIORITIES OF ENFORCEMENT, THIS WOULD FALL, YOU KNOW, PRETTY SMALL.

IT'S NOT TO SAY WE WON'T ENFORCE IT. IT FALLS LOWER ON THE RUNG OF PRIORITIES IN ENFORCEMENT. SO THAT IS YOU KNOW, I LOVE THIS CONVERSATION.

BUT YOU KNOW, TO ME, AT THIS POINT IT'S DO WE WANT TO DO THE ORDINANCE, KEEP IT IN-HOUSE, HAVE NEIL FILL OUT A WAIVER, AND APPROVE IT AND BE DONE WITH IT AND WE WOULD ENFORCE IT AFTER WE'RE DONE ENFORCING HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AT CARMELA'S OR WHATEVER.

>> WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST READING. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A

MOTION TO APPROVE -- >> LET ME GO TO THE PUBLIC. HOLD THE MOTION.

ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? OF COURSE. >> HE WANTS A WAIVER FROM THE

WAIVER FEE. >> I DON'T THINK IT'S DEFEAT. >> NEIL VOGLE, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK NANCY FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH OUR GENERAL MANAGER LATE YESTERDAY.

I'VE LEARNED MORE ABOUT IRRIGATION IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE NUMBERS, WE HAVE 708 ZONES, 35 CLOCKS, AND 21 PUMPS.

SO IT'S A PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY TO COMPLY. BUT WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT A WAIVER WILL BE GRANTED, WE WILL -- WE WATCH EVERY DOLLAR IN HERON BAY, BUT WE WILL COME UP

WITH THE $75 >> $70. >> WOW.

IT'S GETTING BETTER BY THE MINUTE. I DID WANT TO COME UP AND GIVE

THE NUMBERS AND THANK NANCY FOR WORKING WITH US. >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> OKAY. SO THAT BEING SAID, ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC OF IRRIGATION? NO. NOW WE'LL GO BACK TO VICE MAYOR.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2021-002 YEAR-ROUND IRRIGATION FIRST READING.

>> SECOND? ANYONE. >> ANYONE?

>> DO I NEED TO PASS THE GAVEL? >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> FIRST READING.

>> SO MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE MAYOR AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER.

ROLL CALL. >> ROLL CALL. >> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES

UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 10E, ORDINANCE 2021-008, SPECIAL EXCEPTION CONSIDERATION FOR SECONDARY USES TO FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT USE.

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I AM GOING TO PRESENT ON THIS ONE AS WELL. IF THAT IS OKAY WITH YOU,

MAYOR. >> YES. >> SO AS YOU KNOW AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE DRAFT BREW PUB ORDINANCE WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. THERE WAS DIRECTION FROM THIS COMMISSION TO TABLE THAT ITEM AND GO IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DIRECTION AND BASED ON THE DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION AT THAT MEETING, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS AT THE MEETING, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WE PREPARED THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY. AND A COUPLE OF POINTS TO THIS ORDINANCE, WHEN THE BREW PUB ORDINANCE WAS BEING CONSIDERED AT PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD, THERE WAS A VERY HEALTHY DEBATE ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES. SINGLE ISSUE. AGREED ON EVERY - BUT WHEN IT CAME TO OKAY, IF WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THESE TYPES OF USES, AND WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THESE TYPES OF USES IN THE CITY, THERE SEEMED TO BE ON OVERWHELMING CONSENSUS AT LEAST ON TWO ISSUES.

TWO, THOSE USES BE CONSIDERED AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. NOT AS A PERMITTED USE.

AND NOT AS AN ACCESSORY USE. BUT THEY WOULD MOVE FORWARD AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

SO THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU I THINK CAPTURES THOSE TWO MAJOR POINTS.

BUT ALSO GIVES RECOGNITION FOR SITE SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS. SO THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU SAYS THAT IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT USE, WHICH IS A PERMITTED USE IN THE B BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICTS, AS A PRIMARY USE THAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR CONSIDERATION OF A SECONDARY USE THAT IS SUBORDINATE TO THE PRIMARY USE, PROVIDED THAT THAT USE IS NOT EXPLICITLY PROHIBITED IN THE CODE AND THAT THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF THOSE TWO USES ARE UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP. AND SO IN ORDER TO GET YOU KNOW, PAST GO, LET'S SAY AND GET TO A P&Z MEETING, THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED IN THEIR APPLICATION IN ORDER FOR ADMINISTRATION TO MOVE THAT FORWARD TO P&Z AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION CONSIDERATION, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONSIDERATIONS IN OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHEN YOU GET A SPECIAL EXCEPTION THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CONSIDER, BOTH P&Z AND CITY COMMISSION, INCLUDING A LOT OF SITE SPECIFIC THINGS LIKE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. IT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS THINGS LIKE NOISE AND DISTANCE TO RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES. WHAT THAT DOES IS GIVE THE ABILITY AS A SPECIFIC APPLICATION MOVES THROUGH TO POTENTIALLY ADD CONDITIONS THAT ARE TIED TO THOSE CONSIDERATIONS, TO REFLECT YOU KNOW, WHAT MAY BE A SITE SPECIFIC ISSUE. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS MENTIONED ON P&Z IS THEY WERE CONSIDERING THE BREW PUB ORDINANCE AS KIND OF A CHALLENGE TO COME UP WITH A ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH, WITHOUT A SPECIFIC APPLICATION BEFORE THEM.

A CONDITION THAT MAY MAKE SENSE YOU KNOW, FOR A POTENTIAL OPERATION THAT IS GOING INTO 2000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE MAY NOT MAKE AS MUCH SENSE IF THEY HAVE A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE THAT IS FAR FROM A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT IS THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. TAILOR IT TO MINIMIZE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. IT DOES HAVE LIMITED APPLICATION.

SO FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT COMMITMENT IS THE FIRST STEP. IF YOU DON'T COMMIT TO THAT, YOU DON'T DOCUMENT THAT IN YOUR APPLICATION, THERE IS NO CONSIDERATION OF THE SECOND

USE. >> THANK YOU, ANTHONY. SO WHEN P&Z STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE ORDINANCE, I THINK THEY POINTED OUT A LOT OF THINGS.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE AS A CITY TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER BUSINESSES WE HAVE COME IN HERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT WE WANT OR THAT FIT WHAT PARKLAND DESIRES.

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SO I THINK THIS GIVES US A MECHANISM TO SEE FOR BUSINESSES TO COME TO US, AND IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE THAT BUSINESS AND IT STILL GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO SAY MAYBE IT'S NOT IN THE RIGHT PLACE. MAYBE IT NEEDS THIS.

MAYBE IT NEEDS THAT. AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO MAKE CODES AND ORDINANCES ON THINGS WE'RE NOT SURE OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO IT DOES GIVE THE BUSINESS SOMEBODY WHO HAS GOT AN INNOVATIVE IDEA, COME AND SAY HEY, I'VE GOT THIS GREAT IDEA, YOU KNOW, WHERE CAN I PUT IT, BECAUSE MAYBE HE WANTS TO PUT IT SOMEWHERE AND WE ARE ABLE TO USE THE COMPATIBILITY ISSUE TO SAY LOOK, THE IDEA IS NOT BAD, BUT THAT LOCATION IS NOT GOING TO WORK. THAT LOCATION IS TOO CLOSE TO RESIDENTS OR WHATEVER IT IS.

I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THAT SPECIAL EXCEPTION, BECAUSE I THINK IT STILL GIVES US AS A CITY ALL OF THE RIGHTS AND YOU KNOW, AUTHORITY THAT WE WANT AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MONITORING WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESSES COME IN HERE. BUT IT ALLOWS BUSINESS OWNERS THE FLEXIBILITY TO COME TO US WITH AN IDEA. SAYS HEY, THIS IS WHAT I'M THINKING. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO SPEND 20 OR $30,000, BECAUSE THEY WILL INITIALLY GO TO OUR CITY PLANNER OR IN THIS CASE, IT WOULD BE CAITLYN AND GIVE THEM YOU KNOW, A BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO. THAT WILL FLAG IT TO P&Z OR WHAT HAVE YOU. SO I THINK IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

I LIKE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR BUSINESSES. WE DISCUSSED THAT AT OUR LAST MEETING AS WELL, I THINK WE HAVE A WORKSHOP COMING UP IN JULY TO DO JUST THAT.

SO I THINK THAT IS GREAT. COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> I HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THIS. UNLIKE THE LAST ORDINANCE, WHICH GIVES US MORE POWER INCLUDING THE POWER TO IMMUNIZE RESIDENTS FROM ENFORCEMENT, I VIEW THIS AS TAKING AWAY POWER.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THE STATUS QUO, I'M VERY PRO BUSINESS, SMALL BUSINESS, I WANT TO SEE NEW INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR BUSINESSES BE PRESENTED AND FOR BUSINESSES THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT BUSINESSES THAT WE WANT COME INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

I VIEW THIS AS TAKING AWAY CONTROL. UNLIKE RIGHT NOW, WHERE THE STATUS QUO IS, IT'S PROHIBITED UNLESS IT'S PERMITTED AND THIS GIVES A MECHANISM FOR AN APPLICATION TO BE MADE THAT MAY NOT BE PERMITTED, AND WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL BURDEN AND ADMINISTRATIVE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TAKE AWAY OUR CONTROL.

RIGHT NOW, THERE IS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, I'VE TALKED WITH A NUMBER OF OUR CITY STAFF AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY, THE MECHANISM RIGHT NOW, AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT WITH DEVELOPERS AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT WITH OTHER POTENTIAL BUSINESSES, THE MECHANISM RIGHT NOW EXIST FOR A POTENTIAL BUSINESS WHO HAS A CONCEPT TO COME TO OUR CITY STAFF, CITY PLANNER, CITY MANAGER AND SAY HERE IS MY CONCEPT AND FLESH IT OUT. AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.

ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THIS BREW PUB DISCUSSION AND THE ROBUST WORK THAT THE P&Z DID, WHICH I THINK WAS VERY ADMIRABLE, WE NOW HAVE A FRAMEWORK AND A VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE WOULD AND WOULD NOT WANT WITH THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF BUSINESS.

SO IF A POTENTIAL APPLICANT WERE TO COME BEFORE THE CITY PLANNER, OR A CITY STAFF, AND FLESH OUT THEIR CONCEPT, THERE COULD BE GUIDANCE GIVEN TO SEE IF IT'S VIABLE.

THIS CREATES AN APPLICATION PROCESS RATHER THAN THAT PROCESS WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AN APPLICATION. IT TAKES AWAY OUR SORT OF UNCONTESTABLE ABILITY TO SAY IT'S PROHIBITED UNLESS IT'S PERMITTED AND SO LET US KNOW YOUR CONCEPT, IDEA, AND THEN LET'S HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION. SO THAT IS MY CONCERN.

AS I'VE ALSO UNDERSTOOD, IS THAT WE MUCH LIKE OTHER CITIES THAT WE STRIVE TO BE COMMENCEORATE WITH, HAVE THE PERMITTED POLICY. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD A SCENARIO TO DATE WHERE SOMEBODY WHO HAS A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT HAS COME TO THE CITY SAYING WE HAVE A SECONDARY USE AND THAT DISCUSSION HAS SOMEHOW FALLEN FLAT. BURT HARRIS CLAIMS, OTHER CLAIMS, MY CONCERN IS THIS WIDDLES AWAY OUR AUTHORITY TO GET INTO PARKLAND THE BUSINESSES THAT WE WANT AND KEEP OUT OF PARKLAND THE BUSINESSES THAT WE DON'T. THAT IS MY OVERWHELMING CONCERN

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I THINK THIS CREATES THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON TOP OF IT. THE LAST THING I WOULD WANT TO DO, FOR AN APPLICANT WHO DOES NOT HAVE A BUSINESS THAT IS GOING TO GET OFF FIRST BASE, SPEND A LOT OF MONEY FOR GETTING TOLD THAT. OR GETTING TOLD HOW THEIR CONCEPT COULD BE MASSAGED OR TWEAKED TO GET INTO THE POTENTIALLY VIABLE PHASE.

SO THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THE COMMENTS FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE

DIOCESE. >> I JUST WANT TO ADD ONE THING TO THAT.

BECAUSE I AGREE WITH A LOT THAT YOU JUST SAID. BUT THIS, IT HAS TO BE A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT FIRST. SO IT'S NOT THAT IT'S JUST ANY REGULAR BUSINESS.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A BUSINESS THAT IS A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT FIRST.

ANYTHING THEY DO IS A SECONDARY FUNCTION. SO IT'S NOT LIKE SOMEBODY COULD COME IN AND BE LIKE I WANT TO OPEN A BAKERY OR YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT FIRST. AND SHOW THAT WHAT THEY WERE

LOOKING TO DO IS A SECONDARY BUSINESS. >> BUT IT CREATES THE NOTION THAT NOW WE'RE MAKING A DISCRETIONARY DETERMINATION OF WHAT IS A PROPER SECONDARY USE AND THAT IS CHALLENGEABLE, APPEALABLE, ET CETERA. WHEREAS NOW IF SOMEBODY CAME IN AND SAID HEY, I WANT TO OPEN UP A BUSINESS THAT DOES NOT HAVE A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT, WE TELL THEM WAIT A MINUTE, THAT IS NOT GOING TO WORK. YOU NEED TO BE A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT, PLUS PLUS PLUS. IF WE PASS THIS, THAT GETS TO THE POINT WHERE THE SECONDARY USE PORTION IS NOW CHALLENGEABLE AND THAT AGAIN, WIDDLES AWAY OUR POWER TO SAY

IT'S PROHIBITED UNLESS IT'S PERMITTED. >> COMMISSIONER CUTLER.

>> SO THIS GOES BACK TO WHAT I SAID THE LAST TIME THAT THIS CAME UP, THAT IS THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO AS MY FRIEND TONY SAID, GUARD THE CASTLE.

THAT IS WHAT OUR CODE HAS BEEN DOING ALL OF THIS TIME. THAT IS ENSURED OUR ABILITY TO PROTECT OURSELVES FROM BUSINESSES THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT COMING IN TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A WORKSHOP COMING UP WHERE WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. THE CODE CURRENTLY ALLOWS US TO TELL PEOPLE EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT IN OUR CITY. IF THEY DON'T COME TO US WITH EXACTLY THAT, I DON'T SEE WHY WE'RE GOING TO CRAFT A NEW CODE PROVISION THAT IS GOING TO, AS SOMEBODY HAS POINTED OUT, WIDDLE AWAY OUR AUTHORITY ON PROTECTING AND GUARDING THE CASTLE.

>> JUST ONE MORE THING, IF I CAN, SO THE WORK WHICH YOU KNOW, I HAD WANTED TO DO A WORKSHOP SOONER THAN NEXT MEETING, BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THAT TOGETHER, TO TALK ABOUT OUR BUSINESS LIST SO WE COULD DO THAT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, SO THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING, WE BASICALLY WANT TO, WHERE WE AGREE, WE VOTED TO NOT PASS THE ORDINANCE LAST TIME THAT PLANNING AND ZONING PASSED.

>> WE TABLED THE GROUP OF ORDINANCE. >> WE DIDN'T PASS IT AND THEN WE DECIDED TO LOOK AT THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE INSTEAD. AND WHICH AGAIN, IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO TAKE, THAT IS FINE. I'M JUST -- WHICH I HAD SAID AST TIME, I'M LOOKING FOR A MECHANISM TO TRY TO MOVE SOMETHING FORWARD AND NOW IF WE GO BACK AND TABLE THIS ONE, WHICH IS FINE, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR DISCUSSION WITH THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT WE WANT HERE, WHICH I WANTED TO DO, AND I STILL WANT TO DO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, WE JUST NEED TO I GUESS HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. DO WE WANT TO TABLE THIS AND HAVE OUR WORKSHOP FIRST AND THEN YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY GET INTO THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO TABLE THIS, HAVE OUR DISCUSSION ON BUSINESSES NEXT, AND WE CAN HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION AT A WORKSHOP ON HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE ANY ORDINANCES, AS

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I JUST WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ON THE ORDINANCE THAT WE HAD IN FRONT OF US AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME INSTEAD OF HAVING STAFF GO THROUGH AND CHANGE THE DIRECTION YOU KNOW, NOW WE'RE POTENTIALLY CHANGING DIRECTION AGAIN.

TO ME, IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING OF THE MESSAGE THAT WE'RE SENDING TO STAFF, WHICH AGAIN, IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION, I'M TOTALLY FINE WITH THAT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T WANT TO GO WITH SOMETHING, THAT IS GREAT. TABLE IT AND WHATEVER. SO IF WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP BRINGING THIS ON, LET'S TABLE IT. GO TO OUR WORKSHOP, TALK ABOUT THE BUSINESSES, WE CAN ADD THIS TO OUR WORKSHOP DISCUSSION, HAVE THAT DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AND A LITTLE BIT MORE IN-DEPTH AND JUST YOU KNOW, WAIT UNTIL THE 7TH, I

THINK IT WAS. >> YEAH. >> I THINK THAT IS A FAIR POINT. I THOUGHT THAT THE WORKSHOP WAS GOING TO COME YOU KNOW, IN TANDEM. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A MORE ROBUST DISCUSSION.

WE CAN HAVE A BAKERY, WE JUST CAN'T HAVE A MANUFACTURING BAKERY IN PARKLAND.

AT THE TIME OF THE LAST MEETING, I WAS UNDER THE MISAPPREHENSION AND EDUCATED SINCE, THE GENESIS IS THAT WE HAVE A GROUP OR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A BUSINESS CONCEPT AND HAS PROPOSED IT. I WAS UNDER THE MISAPPREHENSION THAT THERE WASN'T A VEHICLE TO KICK THE TIRES ON IT. NOW I'VE BEEN EDUCATED THAT THERE IS THAT VEHICLE.

>> ANYONE CAN ALWAYS COME TO A COMMISSIONER AND GET HIS BACKING.

>> MORE SO TO COME WITH A FULL-FLEDGED, AT LEAST BUILT OUT PLAN AND COME TO OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR OR CITY MANAGER AND EQUALLY PRESENT IT TO THE CITY COMMISSIONERS.

THAT IS, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT PROCESS. IF THIS POTENTIAL APPLICANT WANTS TO DO THAT, I ENCOURAGE THAT ALL DAY LONG. MY CONCERN IS IN LEARNING ABOUT THAT AND DISCUSSING THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS, IS THAT WE'RE, I GET IT THAT IT'S NARROWLY TAILORED TO FULL SERVICE BUSINESSES WITH SECONDARY USES, BUT IT STILL WIDDLES AWAY THAT POWER TO BE ABLE TO SAY UNTIL WE DEEM OTHERWISE, IT IS PROHIBITED.

>> THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO -- I WOULD RATHER TALK ABOUT THIS AT A WORKSHOP. THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION DOES GIVE US A BROAD RANGE OF AUTHORITY TO YOU KNOW, COMPATIBILITY IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DEEM UNSATISFACTORY.

WELL, I GUESS WE DID IT BEFORE, I WASN'T ON THE COMMISSION -- WE WOULD STILL HAVE THAT

AUTHORITY WITH THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION. >> RIGHT.

>> YOU JUST CAN'T DENY, IF THIS WERE TO PASS, LET'S SAY, YOU CAN'T DENY A SECONDARY USE BECAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE IT, RIGHT? IT HAS TO BE BASED ON CONSIDERATIONS AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION ORDINANCE, ONE OF WHICH WAS THE COMPATIBILITY

ISSUE. >> I JUMPED IN FRONT OF COMMISSIONER ISROW.

>> I THINK FROM EVERYTHING IN THIS CONVERSATION, I THINK WE'RE LOSING SIGHT AND FOCUS OF THE GOAL. I WORRY THAT WE'RE KIND OF MOVING THE BALL EVERY TIME AND RESHAPING WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS ORIGINALLY STARTE BECAUSE COMMISSIONER BRIER'S POINT, SOMEONE HAD A BUSINESS CONCEPT THAT THEY WERE LOOKING TO I GUESS DO IN PARKLAND. NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TALKING ABOUT A MUCH MORE BROADER CHANGE TO OUR CODE AND AGAIN, I THINK EACH TIME WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, WE'RE SHIFTING A LITTLE BIT AND WE'RE NOT REALLY, THERE IS NOT CONTINUITY ON WHAT THE ORIGINAL INTENTION WAS. SO I PERSONALLY AGREE, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING MORE FITTING FOR A WORKSHOP RATHER THAN TRYING TO KEEP THREADING THE NEEDLE FOR A SPECIFIC INSTANCE.

HOLISTIC APPROACH AND ACCOMPLISHING OUR GOALS INTO THE FUTURE.

>> THAT WAS MY OBJECTIVE. I'M THE ONE WHO KIND OF BROUGHT THIS UP.

I WAS JUST UNCOMFORTABLE WITH MAKING ORDINANCES AND CODES FOR A BUSINESS THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WE WERE DOING. SO WE'RE WORKING BLINDLY, MAKING CODES, NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT THIS BUSINESS WAS DOING. SO FOR ME, THAT JUST MADE ME UNCOMFORTABLE. BUT AGAIN, WE COULD YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS -- YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO PASS THE GAVEL. BUT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING BETTER TABLE THIS FOR NOW,

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UNTIL OUR WORKSHOP ON THE 7TH. >> YEAH. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO KIND OF REITERATE, BUT I'M PROBABLY GOING TO. OUR BLUEPRINT HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO ESTABLISH THAT IF IT'S NOT IN THE CODE, IF THE BUSINESS IS NOT THERE, IT'S NOT PERMITTED.

IF IT IS, IT IS. AND THAT HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ESTABLISHING WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN BUILDING UP THIS CITY. CLEARLY I MEAN, AS AN EXAMPLE WITH CARMELA'S TONIGHT, WE HELPED THEM GET SOMETHING TO HELP THEIR BUSINESS AS OPPOSED TO TURNING AROUND AND GOING NO, IT'S NOT PERMITTED. WE WON'T LET YOU DO IT.

SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FROM A BUSINESS STANDPOINT, MAKE SURE THAT WE ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES, IF A BUSINESS HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT, ONE OF MY CONCERNS WAS TO ESTABLISH A RESTAURANT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RESTAURANT SAYS WELL, I WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, WHAT TIME FRAME HAVE THEY BEEN ESTABLISHED? WHICH I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ANTHONY ABOUT, IS IT 6 MONTHS, IS IT 12 MONTHS? YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN'T DO IT? ANTHONY SAID NOT REALLY,

DOESN'T FIT. DO YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT? >> ESSENTIALLY, SET UP THE RESTAURANT FIRST. AND THEN FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME WHETHER IT'S 6 MONTHS OR 12 MONTHS, AFTER YOU DO THAT, YOU CAN COME IN WITH A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE.

I CAN'T SAY THAT I CAN GET BEHIND RECOMMENDING THAT BECAUSE THOSE ARE MORE BUSINESS, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO SURVIVE, PROPER LAND USE OR ZONING CONSIDERATIONS.

I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE POINT AND THE REASON YOU KNOW, WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ALSO POTENTIALLY, THIS IS A MORE PRACTICAL ITEM.

BUT JUST GENERALLY HAVING SEEN A NUMBER OF THESE APPLICATIONS AND UNDERSTANDING HOW THESE BUSINESSES USUALLY WORK WHEN THEY START A NEW BUSINESS, THEY WANT TO DO THAT BUILD-OUT AT THE BEGINNING AND ACCOUNT FOR THE SECONDARY USES PROBABLY AT THE BEGINNING.

SO YOU MAY BE POTENTIALLY, I KNOW THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT YOUR INTENT, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL, OKAY, SO WE GOT THE RESTAURANT GOING FOR 6 MONTHS OR 12 MONTHS, NOW WE HAVE TO STOP AND POTENTIALLY CLOSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AT LEAST CLOSE A PORTION OF IT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SECONDARY USE.

>> JUST ALSO CONTINUE, AGAIN, I WOULD SUPPORT TAKING A LOOK, GOING TO THE WORKSHOP, LOOKING AT WHAT BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, WE WANT, WHAT WE DON'T WANT. AND AGAIN, THE PROCESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, IS THAT SOMEBODY I THINK IT WAS THE DRY CLEANERS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG NANCY, WAS NOT APPROVED USE. AND THEY CAME TO THE COMMISSION, THEY SAID WE'RE GOING TO USE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY YOU KNOW, DETERGENTS OR WHATEVER IT IS, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, DO THAT. IT'S LIKE OKAY, WE'LL ALLOW IT.

AND THEN THE CODE WAS CHANGED TO FIT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO ESTABLISH. SO I THINK LET'S GO, LET'S TABLE THIS.

LET'S GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT BUSINESSES ARE COMING BEFORE US.

WHAT ARE NOT. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE YOU KNOW, AS I SAID AT THIS POINT MOVING THIS FORWARD OR DENYING IT AT THIS POINT UNTIL WE GET MORE INFORMATION, WHICH I MEAN, MAYBE WE COULD LOOK AT THIS AND IT TAILORS PERFECTLY TO OTHER THINGS, BESIDES RESTAURANTS.

MAYBE IT'S KIND OF A DAVE AND BUSTERS WITHOUT FOOD BUT HAS TWO TYPES OF USES.

BAKERY AND AN ARCADE. >> YOU FIRST. >> NO. THAT WAS MY HOPE, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING THIS IS A PERFECT ORDINANCE, WAS TO BE A LITTLE MORE BROAD BECAUSE THAT IS THE PROBLEM, IF YOU START MAKING ORDINANCES ON SUCH SPECIFIC THINGS, TO ANTHONY'S POINT, YOU KNOW, LET'S TAKE THE BREW PUB, WHICH I HATE USING THE BREW PUB ALL OF THE TIME, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS WHAT A BREW PUB IS AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. BUT THE RULES WOULD NOT APPLY TO A PLACE THAT IS 2500 SQUARE FEET AS IF IT WERE 10,000 SQUARE FEET. TAKE LET'S JUST SAY THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PARKLAND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC WAS, LET'S SAY THEY WERE GOING INTO DAJA BLUE, THE SCENARIOS COULDN'T BE MORE OPPOSITE WITHIN OUR CITY. TO MAKE A CODE FOR A BREW PUB, NOT KNOWING WHERE IT'S SPECIFICALLY GOING TO BE OR HOW IT'S GOING TO OPERATE OR WHAT THEY INTEND TO DO TO MEAN SEEMED COUNTERINTUITIVE. SO THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON

PUSH FOR A GENERAL, STILL GIVE US AUTHORITY. >> I THINK THERE IS A FAIR

[02:20:02]

EDUCATION PROCESS THAT IF THEY MODIFY THEIR PLANS, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ADEQUATELY UNDERSTAND WHAT WOULD AND WOULD NOT WORK POTENTIALLY. SO THERE IS A PROCESS THERE.

FOR THIS POTENTIAL APPLICANT I FEEL THEY HAVE BEEN THE BENEFICIARY OF ALL OF THAT.

THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT TO THE POINT, WE CAN TABLE IT OR WHATEVER, BUT ANTHONY CAN SPEAK TO THIS, WHILE WE HAVE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THANK WE HAVE LESS CONTROL OVER THAT THAN THE PROHIBITED AND LESS PERMITTED REGULATION. THAT TO ME CAUSES ME PAUSE FOR

CONCERN. >> RIGHT. WHICH IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO CONSIDER FOR SURE. SO HOW DO WE TABLE? DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON A TABLE

OR DO WE JUST SAY WE'RE TABLING THIS? >> YOU CAN DO A MOTION TO TABLE

THE ITEM, BUT JUST BEFORE YOU DO, OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, WHEN WE HAVE OUR WORKSHOP, NOT ONLY ARE WE LOOKING AT OUR PROHIBITED BUSINESSES, BUT WE ALSO DISCUSS LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON A POTENTIAL MECHANISM FOR SOMEONE TO COME TO THE CITY, MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT THERE, YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION A LITTLE FURTHER.

>> THAT IS PART OF THE ORDINANCE. >> VERY GOOD.

>> WAIT. ARE YOU REALLY PUBLIC? >> TONY 634494TH DRIVE.

THIS ALL STARTED BECAUSE SOMEBODY CAME TO THE PODIUM AND HAD AN IDEA.

AND IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANISM FOR THAT BUSINESS TO COME FORWARD.

WELL, WE KNOW THAT IS NOT THE CASE. BUSINESSES HAVE COME FORWARD AND MET WITH STAFF TO DRIVE FORWARD THEIR BUSINESS PLANS. AND THEY GET VETTED AND A DECISION IS MADE WITHIN THE STAFF TO MOVE IT FORWARD OR NOT.

SO THE PROCESS IS THERE. I AGREE WITH WHAT BRIER SAID ABOUT OPENING THE DOOR.

RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE A MECHANISM THAT IF IT'S NOT PERMITTED, IT'S PROHIBITED.

IT'S SIMPLE. WITH A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ISSUES WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW WHY IT DOESN'T MEET THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION CRITERIA.

THAT IS A GAME THAT YOU HAVE TO PROVE. YOU SHOULDN'T BE IN THE POSITION OF DEALING WITH BUSINESSES. I SAY WE KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS, BUSINESSES COME FORWARD, STAFF CAN DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S WORTH CHANGING THE RULES.

WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH RELATING TO THE BREW PUBS, WE'RE LOOKING TO CHANGE THE RULES FOR A BUSINESS THAT IS NOT EVEN HERE. WE'RE PRO BUSINESS, BUT WE NEED TO BE PRO BUSINESS FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE. BECAUSE THAT BUSINESS THEN AFFECTS OTHER BUSINESSES.

BY OPENING THE DOOR CAN CREATE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. SO THE PROCESSES HERE, THE STAFF CAN GO AHEAD AND CURRENTLY VET ANY BUSINESS THAT COMES TO THE CITY.

THAT IS WHAT ALL CITIES DO. THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS.

NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE SAYING THAT PROCESS DOESN'T WORK.

I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT. THANK YOU >> TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT, WE ARE CHANGING THE RULES FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS EITHER WAY.

BECAUSE P&Z ALREADY STARTED TO WRITE AN ORDINANCE FOR A BREW PUB.

SO WE ARE CHANGING THE RULES FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS. SO YES, THIS BUSINESS DID COME TO THE CITY AND WE STARTED CREATING AN ORDINANCE FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS, HOWEVER, MAYBE THERE IS A MECHANISM AND MAYBE WE JUST NEED TO LOOK AT OUR INTERNAL STRUCTURE AND HOW IT WORKED AND THIS IS HOW WE CAN GET BETTER AS A CITY. P&Z WAS CREATING THAT ORDINANCE WITHOUT A BUSINESS PLAN, WITHOUT WHAT THE MODEL OF THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS WAS LOOKING TO DO. SO I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YOU'RE NOT WRONG AT ALL.

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I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR THAT I DON'T WANT TO GET PAINTED THAT I WANT TO BE CORAL SPRINGS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AS FAR AS BUSINESS IS CONCERNED.

THIS WAS A FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT, WHICH IS SOMETHING MANY MEMBERS ON THE PLANNING

AND ZONING HAD TALKED ABOUT AND WANTED TO SEE, THAT IS IT. >> WELL, LET ANY RESTAURANT COME FORWARD, LET THEM VET IT TO THE STAFF, LET THEM DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEIR ANCILLARY BUSINESS WORKS. BUT I THINK YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH.

I JUST WANTED TO YOU KNOW, GIVE YOU MY OPINION. >> APPRECIATE IT.

>> AS A RESIDENT, I'M ALSO ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD. I THINK YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING.

THIS SHOULD NOT BE THAT DIFFICULT. THAT SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF SIGN IN YOUR MIND AND GUT THAT SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE WITH THIS WHOLE ISSUE.

>> NO. HOPEFULLY AT THE WORKSHOP WE CAN CLARIFY WHAT THAT MECHANISM IS GOING TO BE

SO EVERYONE IS CLEAR. >> I THINK MY TIME IS UP. >> I THINK P&Z UNDERSTOOD OR AND OUR STAFF UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAS THE DESIRE TO CREATE THIS BREW PUB ORDINANCE.

AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE IN THAT PROCESS IS VERY VALUABLE.

AND WE CAN UTILIZE THAT BECAUSE GOING FORWARD. >> WE'VE ALL SAID IT IS

DEFINITELY VALUABLE. NO QUESTION. >> I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE POTENTIAL APPLICANT TO COME, IF THEY WANT TO PURSUE THEIR APPLICATION OR PURSUE A POTENTIAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE CITY, NOW HAVING THE BENEFIT OF THOSE MEETINGS, THESE MEETINGS AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMISSION AND THE P&Z AND STAFF, AND PRESENT THEIR VISION OF WHAT THAT BUSINESS WOULD BE. I DON'T WANT TO THWART THAT.

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT. BUT GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT THEIR VISION OF THE BUSINESS IS, WE CAN HAVE THE BENEFIT NOW OF P&Z'S COMMENTS, STAFF'S COMMENTS, OUR COMMENTS AND SEE IF THAT IS A VIABLE OPPORTUNITY.

>> MOTION TO TABLE. >> SECOND. >> BEFORE YOU VOTE, I DON'T

NOW IF YOU CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC

WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? >> NO.

>> OKAY. SO MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MAYERSOHN AND A SECOND BY

COMMISSIONER ISROW. ROLL CALL. >> ROLL CALL.

>> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BROWARD'S SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

[11. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office]

>> >> GOOD EVENING. UST A COUPLE OF QUICK THINGS HERE, I HEARD A COUPLE OF YOU MENTION ABOUT THE SUMMER STARTING.

SO ONE THING I JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS OF IS OUR VACATION WATCH, IF YOU GO AWAY, IT'S A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM. REGISTER FOR THAT ONLINE, WWW.SHERIFF.ORG.

YOU'LL HAVE TO SCROLL ALONG THE TOP. LOCATE THE PARKLAND TILE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SUB WEBSITE, THERE IS A LINK TO THE FORM RIGHT THERE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. YOU CAN JUST SEND IT TO US VIA E-MAIL AND IT WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF. ALTHOUGH THE LAW WAS REWRITTEN AND FIREWORKS ARE LEGAL THREE TIMES A YEAR, JULY 4TH BEING ONE OF THEM, CHIEF AND MYSELF ARE BOTH IN AGREEANCE THAT I WANT TO REMIND RESIDENTS TO BE RESPONSIBLE WHEN THEY COME TO USING FIREWORKS THIS YEAR.

IT'S LEGAL, WE GET THAT. AND JUST BE CAREFUL WITH THEM. AND THAT IS IT.

I CAN TAKE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE. >> ANYBODY?

>> JUST NICE TO HEAR THAT THERE IS NO BREAK-INS IN CARS. >> BECAUSE EVERYONE IS PUTTING

THEIR KEYS IN THEIR HOUSE. >> I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BORE YOU GUYS WITH THAT TONIGHT

>> I SAW, I'LL CALL HER DEPUTY RILEY OUT AT THE PARK THE OTHER DAY.

SHE WAS STILL CONTINUING HER TRAINING, BUT SHE IS DEFINITELY ON HER WAY.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT SHE IS DEFINITELY DOING GOOD WORK.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH DEPUTY BERMAN ABOUT IT AND SHE SAID THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH

THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. PASS THAT ON TO HER.

>> I ALSO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT, GOES TO BOTH BSO AND FIRE/RESCUE, PRETTY HORRENDOUS

[02:30:05]

THERE WAS NOT ONLY DID THERE WAS A FORMER FIRE CHIEF FROM CHICAGO WHO CAME ON THE SCENE AND ASSISTED BEFORE FIRE/RESCUE AND THE POLICE WERE ABLE TO GET THERE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER WHETHER WE CAN RECOGNIZE HIM. THE WORK THAT I GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND THAT THE PARAMEDICS, THE BSO OFFICERS, AND THE FIREFIGHTERS DID TO ASSIST THIS INDIVIDUAL IN A VERY, WAS VERY SEVERELY PHYSICALLY HARMED, WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

I KNOW WE ALL ATTENDED THE FIRE OPS TRAINING, BUT TO SEE IT LIVE AND SEE IT FIRSTHAND WITH AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE ARM WAS RIPPED OPEN, MULTIPLE BREAKS, WHO BY THE GRACE OF GOD SUR SURVIVED, THAT ACCIDENT WAS AMAZING.

I THANK ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID.

TO SEE IT IN-PERSON GOES TO SHOW WHAT YOU DO IS SO AMAZING. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING COMMISSION. MIKE, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF.

[12. Comments by the Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Department]

HAPPY TO REPORT THAT LAST MONTH THE RESPONSE TIMES OF EIGHT MINUTES OR LESS 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME STANDARD WAS 95 OR EXCUSE ME 97.5 PERCENT OF THE TIME LAST MONTH.

SO WE'RE DILIGENTLY WORKING ON THOSE STATISTICS EVERY MONTH THAT WE CAN.

REITERATE WHAT CAPTAIN MULLIGAN SAID, THE LAW MAY HAVE CHANGED, BUT THE SAFETY HAS NOT.

WE, I WOULD SAY EVERY YEAR RUN PRETTY SIGNIFICANT FIREWORKS INJURIES BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AS YOU REMEMBER, A FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER LOST A COUPLE DIGITS. SO WE WILL BE DOING PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE IN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY ENCOURAGE THIS YEAR AS WELL. THE LAST THING I HAVE IS JUST A PERSONAL THANK YOU.

I GOT A LOT OF STREET CRED FROM MY KIDS WHEN THE MAYOR TEXTS YOU AND CHECKS ON YOU.

I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU VERY MUCH FOR CHECKING ON ME. PLEASURE TO BE BACK.

NICE TO SEE YOU ALL WITHOUT MASKS ON. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

>> NICE TO SEE YOU BACK >> GLAD TO BE HERE, THANK YOU >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY

MANAGER. >> NO COMMENTS, THANK YOU. >> HOW ABOUT THE CITY ATTORNEY.

ANY COMMENTS? &-PE ENOUGH TONIGHT. TAKE A PASS.

>> MOTION. >> ALL RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.