[1. Call to Order]
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>> GOOD NIGHT I AM THE ACTING CHAIR TONIGHT IN PLACE OF BILL I WOULD LIKE TO START THE MEETING WITH A CALL TO ORDER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE?
[4. Approval of Minutes]
>> DID EVERYONE GET A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS, CHANGES? I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SECOND. OKAY WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE PRIOR MEETING SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. A POST? SEE NONE, UNANIMOUSLY PASSES. NOW WE ARE MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.YOU CAN INTRODUCE
[5. Public Comments]
YOURSELF >> HELLO EVERYONE I AM BRETT Ã THE WINNER OF THE PARKLAND SCHOLARSHIP I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS.
>>. [APPLAUSE] I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD, THANK YOU GUYS SO
MUCH, IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME. >>
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY NEXT ON THE AGENDA.I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE.
[6. Comments by the Chair and Board]
[INDISCERNIBLE] THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS PUTTING TOGETHER THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL DISCUSSION I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY IF YOU CAN ATTEND IT'S MONDAY, AUGUST 9 AT 10 STONE AND DOUGLAS AUDITORIUM PLEASE BRING A JACKET IT'S SUBZERO IN THEIR AND BLUES IN THE PARK IS POSTED ON THE PARKLAND WEBSITE IT'S A FUN THING IF YOU WANT TO CHECK INTO THAT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT AND FOR THE TIME THAT WE HAD TO PUT IN ON OUR OWN DOING SOME OF THERESEARCH SO THAT'S ALL FOR ME. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TONIGHT. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS.
[INDISCERNIBLE] LIBRARY >> I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT IT WAS NICE TO SEE BRETT HERE. [INDISCERNIBLE] AFTER HE DID ALL THAT WORK.
[INDISCERNIBLE]. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENT. SMOOTH THE NEXT ITEM IS THE
[7. Approval of the Agenda]
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA ÃTHE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA GREAT>> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. >> WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED? THE AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT IS NEW BUSINESS DID YOU WANT TO START THIS ONE?
[8. New Business]
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>> GOOD EVENING ÃTHE CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD WE HAVE ÃFROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2 SEPARATE PRESENTATIONS OF FIRST PRESENTATION WILL BE ABOUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE FUN THINGS THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND SUPPORT IN TERMS OF CONTINUITY THE SECOND PRESENTATION WILL BE REGARDING THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE TO YOUR FAR RIGHT WITCHES Ã THEMSELVES WE WILL BE WORKING ON THE PROJECT WHICH IS WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING IT WILL BE A TWO-YEAR PROCESS AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT A PROPOSAL
>> I AM JEFF SCHWARTZ AND. [INDISCERNIBLE] I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AS TIME GOES BY I LIVE IN THE BRANCHES AND I HAVE BEEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR 13 YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IT'S BEEN QUITE A LONG HAUL AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WE HAVE TIME QUITE A FEW THINGS TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD AND TO GET STARTED I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE CITY WE HAD. [INDISCERNIBLE] WHO WORKED ON RETAINING OBJECTS AND NOTES FROM THE MEETING TAKING PLACE THEY WERE SO IMPORTANT TO US I WANT TO THANK SUSAN ARMSTRONG IS JUST SO IMPORTANT THE WORK THAT THEY DID THAT'S WITHIN THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IN TOWN BUT IN 2000 ONE OF THE PREVIOUS MAYORS DECIDED WE NEEDED TO HAVE A REALLY HISTORICAL ÃAND IT WAS HIS INSIGHT AND HIS LEADERSHIP THAT WE ARE TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE TODAY LOOKING TO GROW AND EXPAND AND MAKE A PARTNERSHIP AND HE IS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR HISTORY THAT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HONORING HIM IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS WELL. WHAT HAVE WE DONE FOR THE CITY? I THINK ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE HAVE DONE WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN HERE IN THIS ROOM HE WAS JUST TAKING SOME PICTURES HE IS A FORMER PILOT HAS LIVED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS AND HE HAS DONE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JOBS THAT I COULD EVER TELL YOU ABOUT.
HE HAS TAKEN ALL OF THE ARCHIVES THAT WE HAVE AND HE IS STILL WORKING ON IT TODAY AND.
[INDISCERNIBLE] THAT CAN BE ACCESSED BY ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO AND OVER TIME WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN ACCESS TO STUDENTS WRITING PAPERS ARE DOING THINGS WITH THEIR PROFESSION AND HE JUMPED IN AND ALLOWED THEM TO HAVE ACCESS IT SO IMPORTANT JUST THE OTHER DAY THEY WENT
INTO THE CITY ARCHIVE ROOM OVER HERE BECAUSE ABOUT A YEAR AGO >> HE HAS ARCHIVES THEM, HE HAS TAKEN PICTURES OF THEM AND HE HAS PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND IT WILL BE THERE THROUGHOUT PERPETUITY AND THANK YOU PIERR , IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THE JOB THAT YOU DO AND
>> I HEARD IT MIGHT BE COMING BACK MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT. [INDISCERNIBLE]
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IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED.HISTORICAL SOCIETY SITTING OUT THERE WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION EVEN IF WE CHANGE THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND 40 YEARS. [INDISCERNIBLE] IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT.
WHAT ELSE HAVE WE DONE? BOOK THAT EXISTS TODAY THE PARKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
RIGHT HERE AT THE PARKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE FARMERS MARKET WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE PARKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOOTH THERE TRYING TO EDUCATE AND.
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WE HAD IT RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE AND ONE OF THE FAMILIES.>> ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM BROUGHT BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND WHO KNEW? HE DID. HE FOUND OUT ANYWAY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THIS GENTLEMAN CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT LEWIS HAMBURG THAN ANYONE AROUND AND WE CAN TELL YOU WHERE HE IS BURIED AND IS IN MIAMI ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WAS BROUGHT TO BEAR BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND WE APPRECIATE HIS EFFORTS ON THE ENTIRE GROUP GOT TOGETHER AND WE PRESENTED IT AT ONE OF THE COUNTRY CLUBS IN TOWN. A GREAT PRESENTATION SO LET'S TALK ABOUT ÃSTARTED IN 2009 THEY STARTED AT MY HOUSE. MY WIFE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA Ã WE DESIGNED THEM AND BUILT THEM AND OUR ENTIRE GROUP CAME TO MY HOUSE AND WE ALL PUT THEM TOGETHER AND THE ARTICLES BUILT IN A BOOK THAT WE WROTE THAT WAS IN THE ARTICLES THAT FORMED THE PORTALS FOR EVERYBODY AND YOU CAN SEE THE PORTAL THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE THE FIRST ONE IN 2009. IT STILL THERE. AND A LITTLE SUN DAMAGE AND IT'S STILL THERE AND I CAN TELL YOU PERSONALLY THAT I DRIVE AROUND AND WE HAVE SEEN PEOPLE STANDING THERE GREETING US AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T THINK ABOUT AT THE TIME WE BUILT THIS IS THE HEIGHT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING I KNOW WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THIS AVAILABLE TO ALL THE KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES. IT'S A VERY SPECIAL GIFT, AND THE CEREMONY HELD IN OCTOBER THERE'S ONE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER IT WAS A GREAT EVENT WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT SUPPORT AND SIMPSON THE CITY HAS BEEN GREAT IN HELPING US KEEP THEM UP AND KEEP THEM RESTORED AND HOW IMPORTANT ARE THESE? THERE'S A GREAT QUOTE HERE IF YOU UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY OUR PRESENT WORLD IS THE WAY IT IS, YOU HAVE TO LOOK TO HISTORY FOR THE ANSWER THE UNDERSTANDING OF SUCCESSES AND FAILURES FROM THE PAST AND IF WE HAVE NOT LEARNED FROM THE PAST WE ARE BOUND TO REPEATED OURSELVES. THIS IS WHY MOST IMPORTANT THING.
SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW OR MAYBE YOU DON'T KNOW.
WE ARE GETTING STREET RENAMED FOR THE LOSS OF SOMEBODY THAT WAS LYNCHED IN 1937. IN DAYTON.
KEN'S WORKED ON IT AND WE HAVE HAD A WHOLE COALITION OF PEOPLE. IT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
BUT IT'S ALL PART OF THE SAME STATE ? LEARNING OF HISTORY.
OR, THE GREAT THINGS OF HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. SO VERY IMPORTANT SLIDE.
THE EXISTING PORTALS ? THEY'RE ALL OVER TOWN.
THANK GOD FOR THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE.
PUTTING THEM TOGETHER AND WRITING THEM.
CAROLYN MARX WROTE A GREAT ONE ABOUT THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE GOT KEN. WE HAVE JIM WEISS WHO WROTE THE OTHER ONES ALL AROUND TOWN. THE 13 OF THEM AROUND TOWN.
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IT'S LIKE WALKING AROUND BOSTON.I'M TELLING YOU! IT'S AMAZING! THERE'S A MAP OF THEM SPREAD OUT ACROSS TOWN.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE OR THE WEST SIDE. WE HAVE YOU COVERED.
AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE PART OF THE WHOLE THING.E JUST PUT ANOTHER ONE IN. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. EVERYBODY WAS THERE.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
WE HAD SOME PARISHIONERS THAT WERE THERE AS WELL.
[INDISCERNIBLE] THAT'S WHERE THIS SITE IS! THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS.
THESE PEOPLE LIVED ON THIS ISLAND THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE. RIGHT IN YOUR BACKYARD! THESE PEOPLE LIVED ? THEY PROPAGATED.
THEY HUNTED. THEY FED EACH OTHER.
THEY CELEBRATED. [INDISCERNIBLE] THAT'S WHY THE. [INDISCERNIBLE] IS SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. BECAUSE IT'S A PLACE SUPPORTED OVER TIME. NOW I CAN WALK AROUND (LAUGHING). BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE.
IT'S A PLACE THAT WE HEAR IN PARKLAND SHOULD CHERISH AND HONOR. AND SHOULD CHOOSE AS AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE FOR BRINGING PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD TO OUR COMMUNITY. NOT JUST OUR OWN COMMUNITY, BUT FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. OKAY.
THAT'S A PORTAL. THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE NOW, GUYS. THAT PICTURE ISN'T OUT OF FOCUS. IT'S SUN DAMAGE.
NOT ALL OF THEM LOOK THAT WAY, BUT SOME OF THEM DO.
SO WE NEED REPAIRS.E HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PRESENT THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO LAST FOREVER, WHERE THE OLDER GENERATION LIKE US DOESN'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND PAINT IT LIKE EVERY SIX MONTHS. OR TAKE CARE OF IT.
SPEND THE MONEY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT COVERING ? THAT'S PLASTIC AND SUN DAMAGED. WE HAVE TAKEN SOME PHYSICAL DAMAGE OVER TIME ? IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY WHO DOES SOMETHING. BUT WHAT ABOUT DIFFERENT SIGNAGE?'M GOING TO BRING THIS GENTLEMAN UP HERE AND I WILL ASK HIM TO LET'S MOVE FORWARD.
BUT WHILE HE IS TALKING, I'M GOING TO.
[INDISCERNIBLE] THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO USE AROUND TOWN.
>> THANK YOU. SO WE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL PROJECT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORICAL PORTALS.
SO I'LL CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION AND WE WILL CIRCLE BACK AS A BOARD TO TALK ABOUT THESE SUBCOMMITTEE.
[INDISCERNIBLE]. SO THE SIGNAGE WITH QR CODES ? I'VE SEEN IN OTHER CITIES WHERE YOU CAN HAVE LESS WORDS ON THE SIGN ? AS MUCH AS YOU WANT OR IMAGERY.
THAT WORKS GREAT BECAUSE IT'S LESS REAL ESTATE THAT YOU NEED AND LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR WEAR-AND-TEAR.
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BUT IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE SIGNAGE THAT JEFF PROVIDED ? THAT'S A SAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ROBUST. A LITTLE BIT MORE WEATHER TEMPERED THAT WILL WORK FOR THE SIGNAGE.AND THESE ARE ALL SAMPLES OF SIGNS.
OKAY. SO TO TOUCH BACK ON OUR PROJECT. SO WE TALKED ABOUT HOW DO WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY? AND OUR DISCUSSION LANDED ITSELF TO OTHER PAST PROJECTS, WHERE WE WILL BRING IN THE SCHOOLS AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT A 12 TO 15 MONTH PROCESS TO SELECT STUDENTS TO GIVE US PAPERS OR WRITING REGARDING THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND THE PRESERVATION OF IT.
WE WRESTLED BETWEEN DOING A VIDEO OR NOT.
BUT WILL TIE THAT BACK TOGETHER BEFORE WE TALK TO THE SCHOOLS ABOUT THAT PROCESS. SO WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND SELECT THE STUDENTS FOR THE PROCESS. AND WE WOULD WORK THE STUDENTS INTO A SUMMER PROJECT. WE WERE THINKING MORE OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS TIME.ND THEY WOULD COME IN FOR SUMMER PROJECT, WHICH WOULD BE TO HELP PTHE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DEVELOP THE MAPPING FOR THE PORTALS.WE HAVE A HANDHELD DEVICE FOR GIS, SO WE WOULD WORK WITH THE STUDENTS.
WE THINK IT WOULD BE A FUN EXERCISE FOR THEM TO GET INVOLVED WITH THAT PROCESS. ULTIMATELY, THE PAPERS THAT THEY WROTE IN THE PORTAL PROJECT WOULD THEN COME BACK TO THE BOARD EVENTUALLY. AND ULTIMATELY TIE IN WITH THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY. IT'LL PROBABLY BE A TWO-YEAR PROCESS. GIS SYSTEMS ARE USED FOR CAPTURING RAW INFORMATION AND PUTTING THAT IN A FORMAT THAT'S EASY TO DIGEST. WE WILL TRY AND HAVE A DEDICATED MAP OR PAGE FOR THIS PROCESS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. THERE ARE STATIC MAPS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, WHERE WE CAN FIND A PLACE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PROJECT ALONG THE WAY LEADING UP TO THE 60TH AS WE TALKED ABOUT. AND THIS IS EXPLAINING I TALKED ABOUT REGARDING THE PROGRAM. AGAIN, AS A BOARD AND NOT NECESSARILY THE COMMITTEE BUT THE BOARD ITSELF ? WILL DO SOMETHING CLOSER TO THE SPRINGTIME, WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL PROVIDE THEIR PAPERS FOR US.
SIMILARLY WHAT WE DID FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROCESS.
ULTIMATELY, WE WILL SELECT THE STUDENTS AND FIGURE OUT WHO WILL WORK ON THE SUMMER PROJECT.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE THERE.
AND I WILL CIRCLE BACK REGARDING THE SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SO WE HAD THE STRATEGIC PLANNING THIS YEAR. ONE THING WAS FOR US AS A BOARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN HELP WITH THE CONTINUITY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. IN DOING THAT, HOW CAN WE HELP TO PRESERVE THE RICH HISTORY OF YOU AS A BOARD SO WE CAN START THIS PROCESS FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
WE JUST HAVE PEOPLE ELECT WHO WANTS TO BE ON THE BOARD ITSELF. I ARITY SPOKE TO JEFF IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING. HE WILL COMMIT TO HELP THAT BOARD WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
IN THE THOUGHT PROCESS IN MY MIND IS IF WE ARE TRYING TO ENGAGE IN THE COMMUNITY, IF WE CAN GO OUT AND FIND RESIDENCE.
[INDISCERNIBLE] FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN TO WORK WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND I MUCH APPRECIATE IT.
I MOVED HERE IN 2001. SOMEWHERE EARLY ON, I JOINED THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ONE POINT.
YOU GUYS SOLD LICENSE PLATES PARKLAND HAS A HISTORY? THOSE ARE IN MY GARAGE TODAY ON MY WALL.
I SHARE YOUR BELIEF THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR HISTORY, YOU ARE BOUND TO REPEAT IT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN EMBRACE EASILY. I DON'T THINK OUR KIDS KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE HISTORY. I DO KNOW THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FROM RIDING MY BIKE. WHEN WE MOVED HERE, TRAILS AND
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WAS NOT PAVED. SO WHEN THEY PAVED THAT, YOU GOT BETTER EXPOSURE BACK THERE. BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY WORTHWHILE. WE ARE MISSING A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR GROUP, BUT I WOULD BE WILLING TO SERVE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR US AND A GOOD LAUNCHING POINT TO BRAINSTORM AND SEE HOW WE CAN PULL RESOURCES TOGETHER. WITH ALL OF OUR CONTACTS, EVEN OUR FELLOW MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE CONTACTS WERE WE CAN BRING OTHER MEMBERS AND GET THE WORD OUT. THAT'S WHAT I THINK WOULD HELP BOOST THE AWARENESS AND IMPORTANCE.WE JUST CELEBRATED THE 58TH ? IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? OKAY.'M OLDER THAN THE CITY! DAMMIT! SO WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, BUT WE CAN DO THIS RIGHT.
SO DO YOU WANT US TO TAKE A LIST OF NAMES?
>> YEAH, I THINK WE CAN AT LEAST START BY SAYING IF ANYBODY HAS ANY INTEREST SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE.
JEFF IS AARTI COMMITTED TO ME THAT HE WILL WORK WITH THE
WE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY THAT THEY BUILT.
NOT GO OFF IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> YOUR INPUT IS REALLY VALUED AND APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
SO SHERRY. >> MS. PLOTNICK: SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE CURRENT OR FORMER OR FUTURE HISTORY PROFESSOR. IF YOU'VE ADJUNCT IT OR NOT.
AND FACULTY AT BROWARD COLLEGE, SO I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE SOME KIND OF HISTORY CLASS ABOUT FOCUSING ON PARKLAND AND BROWARD.
BUT SOME OTHER IDEAS THAT CAME INTO MY MIND WERE NOT FAR FROM BROWARD COLLEGE NORTH CAMPUS IN COCONUT CREEK.
TODD BERNHARDT OF THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT WHICH HOUSES THE HISTORY DEPARTMENT ON NORTH CAMPUS HAPPENS TO BE A CORAL SPRINGS RESIDENT.
AND HE MIGHT BE OPEN TO SOME CONVERSATION OF INVOLVING STUDENT GROUPS IN HIS DEPARTMENT.
THEY HAVE HISTORY CLUBS AND SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE GROUP CLUBS. THEY HAVE CLUBS THAT ARE SPREAD THROUGHOUT ALL THE CAMPUSES AS WELL.
DR. [NAME] IS THE DEAN AND TODD BERNHARDT'S SUPERVISOR AND BOSS. AND THAT INCLUDES HISTORY ACROSS ALL THE BROWARD COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
AND THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENT GROUPS.
THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP GROUPS.
AND I CAN SEE WHERE THEY PROBABLY WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP WITH WHATEVER YOU NEED SUPPORT FOR. SO THAT CAME TO MIND.
THE OTHER THING THAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS TOWN PARK, MAYOR LNGO AND KEN SCOTTO HAS STARTED A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COLLABORATIVE. IT WAS THE BRAINCHILD THAT CAME OUT OF A CONVERSATION THAT I HAD A LONG TIME AGO.
THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT ARE PART OF THAT.
AND WE HAVE THREE SUBCOMMITTEES ? ONE IS FOR ADULT EVENTS AND END-ALL ENGAGEMENT. THE OTHER IS FOR FAMILIES INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN. IN TEENS AND FAMILIES.
AND THE OTHER IS PHILANTHROPY AND BUSINESS.
THE ADULT SUBCOMMITTEE IS WORKING ON A SPEAKER SERIES ? THERE ARE SOME REALLY COOL AND INTERESTING PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN PARKLAND THAT DO SOME REALLY UNIQUE THINGS EVERY DAY FOR A LIVING. AND I WOULD INCLUDE THIS GROUP IN THAT CATEGORY. AND SO, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PERHAPS VOLUNTEERING ? KEN, MAYBE, AS A SPEAKER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT ? I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT TO THE ADULT COMMITTEE. I'M SURE WE WOULD MAKE A FUN EVENT OUT OF IT. SO LOTS OF POTENTIAL.
AND I WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE HAPPY TO HELP.
AND SERVE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE. >> ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US TO START WITH, I BELIEVE. SO THAT'S THE COMMITTEE PORTION OF IT. THE PORTAL PORTION OF IT, I WILL BRING BACK INFORMATION TO OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING.
WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON AN OUTLINE OF STARTING COMMUNICATION WITH THE SCHOOLS ON THIS PROCESS.I DID SHARE A LOT OF THE DETAILS OF WHAT WE ARE DOING.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE NEED TO IRON OUT, BUT WE WILL DO THAT WITH OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING.
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THE CITY HAS COMMITTED TO ASSISTING WITH THE COST OF THE SIGNS AND THE GSI ELEMENT. WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOWTO ENGAGE THE STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS.>>.
[INDISCERNIBLE] GIS PROGRAM WITH STUDENTS THAT MAY WANT TO HELP.
>> EXCELLENT. AND JEFF WOULD DEFINITELY BE A PART OF THE PROJECT. SO WE WILL HAVE MORE DIALOGUE ON THAT. WITH REGARDS TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE, ONE ONCE WE FORM SUBCOMMITTEE, WHEN WE COME BACK TO OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING, I WOULD LIKE TO START WORKING ON THE GOALS. I GUESS OUR FIRST TASK IS TO GET THE MEDIC FORMED. AND ONCE THEY HAVE THEM FORMED, WE WILL WORK ON OUR GOALS MOVING FORWARD FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY SUBCOMMITTEE.
>> OR WE CAN WORK IN A WORKSHOP FORMAT?
OR REGULAR MEETING? >> A REGULAR MEETING.
ALL BUSINESS IN THIS CASE AND WE WILL WORK FROM THERE.
>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION BY ALLIES FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. SO BEFORE WE GET GOING ON THIS PART OF THE ITEM, THERE'S ANOTHER ITEM THAT CAME OUT OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING. [INDISCERNIBLE] REQUESTED THAT THE CAP AGAIN LOOK TO FORM A SUBCOMMITTEE TO HELP WITH THE ENGAGEMENT EFFORT AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THE ALLIES FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS AN INDEPENDENT GROUP AND WILL PRESENT TO YOU SOME INFORMATION ON THE GROUP. SIMILAR TO WHAT WE JUST DID WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WE WILL FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW TO INCORPORATE THEM WITHIN OUR SUBCOMMITTEES AND COME UP WITH GOALS AND A GAME PLAN MOVING FORWARD.
I APPRECIATE THAT. MY NAME IS TAMIKA LAWRENCE.
I'M HERE WITH MY NOW FRIEND ? BECAUSE WE WORKED TOGETHER AT THIS POINT FOR ALMOST A YEAR. [NAME], WE FOUNDED THIS ORGANIZATION LAST YEAR. WE JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO, WE ARE MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE THINGS OUR GROUP HAS REVIEWED OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND ALSO TALK TO ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK THE SUBCOMMITTEE SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
FORGIVE YOU IDEAS ? AND IT'S A LOT EASIER TO REACT TO THINGS.
THAT WAS OUR THOUGHT. SO WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR GROUP. WHY WE FEEL DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IS IMPORTANT. [INDISCERNIBLE].
AND WHAT WE BELIEVE THE SUBCOMMITTEE CAN ACCOMPLISH.
SO WHO ARE WE? SO WE ARE A GROUP OF PARKLAND RESIDENTS THAT ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING SURE ALL RESIDENTS ? REGARDLESS OF RACE ETHNICITY ? RELIGION,
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SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND IDENTITY, AGE ? THAT THEY FEEL SAFE RESPECTED AND WELCOME HERE.WE ARE A GROUP OF PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS THAT WANT OUR CHILDREN TO GROW UP IN A WORLD THAT.
[INDISCERNIBLE] KIDS ARE RACIALLY, ETHNICALLY, AND RELIGIOUSLY DIVERSE.
WE HAVE BLACK AND LATINO. OUR KIDS ARE DIVERSE AND WE WANT TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR THEM.
THERE'S EIGHT OR NINE NAMES THERE.
BUT WE KEPT THE GROUP SMALL BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE PASSIONATE PEOPLE THAT WORK REALLY HARD.
WE REPRESENT A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN PARKLAND.TURN BRIDGE, WHITTIER OAKS ?.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.SO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE TALKING A LOT ABOUT.
I WORKED IN SALES AT A COMPANY IN BOCA AND OMAN DIVERSITY AND.
[INDISCERNIBLE] THERE. IT'S SOMETHING PREVALENT HERE IN CORPORATE AMERICA. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITIES AND WHERE WE LIVE. SO LESS THAN 20 PERCENT OF PARKLAND RESIDENTS ACTUALLY IDENTIFY AS NONWHITE, RACIALLY DIVERSE ETHNIC MINORITIES. AND I KNOW BY COMPARING MOST STATISTICS FROM 2017 OR EVEN 2016, THOSE NUMBERS HAVE INCREASED. I THINK IF WE LOOK AT THE 2020 CENSUS, WE SEE MORE OF THAT. SO ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP, KAREN JOHNSON, I KNOW SHE HAS BEEN IN SOME OF THE MEETINGS. [INDISCERNIBLE] SHE STARED THAT INTERSTATE MIGRATION HAS ACCELERATED.
I SEE CALIFORNIA AND CHICAGO. PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER. SHE BELIEVES THAT PART OF THE DESIRABILITY OF ANY COMMUNITY IS INFLUENCED ABOUT HOW WE EMBRACE DIVERSITY. AND SO THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ARE MET WITH ? ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING ? WHAT IS INCLUSION? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT THAT AS A CITY? AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY GREAT QUESTION. THERE'S A.
[INDISCERNIBLE] THAT'S GOING AROUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
I TOOK SNIPPETS OF IT SO WE COULD SET THE STAGE OF THIS DISCUSSION. SO DIVERSITY IS A FACT.
IT'S A NUMBER. WHERE ARE WE RELATIVE TO DIFFERENT ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS.
INCLUSION IS THE ACTION THAT CREATES DIVERSITY.
AND BELONGING IS A FEELING. IT'S THE OUTCOME OF A GROUP OF ACTIONS. AND WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT INCLUSION. I THINK WANTING TO HAVE ALL THE RESIDENTS FEEL THAT THEY ARE SAVED AND INCLUDED ? I THINK THIS ONLY GOING TO INCREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUE AND OUR DESIRABILITY AS A CITY. SO WE STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH AND RECENTLY ATTENDED A TALK BY FORMER PROFESSOR FRANCIS. [NAME].
WHO WROTE THE BOOK UNLEASHED. SHE TALKED ABOUT DIVERSITY INCLUSION. SHE WAS EXPLAINING THE STYLE.
I THINK IT'S AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL FOR US TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY FEELS SAFE AND WELCOME. WHEN I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO HER, SHE SPOKE ABOUT THIS. I ASKED HER, IF.
[INDISCERNIBLE] TEACHES.SHE HOST CITY MAYORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
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WITH CITY MANAGERS BE ABLE TO GO I ASKED? AND SHE SAID ABSOLUTELY. [INDISCERNIBLE] SHE CHANGES HER TEACHING AND LESSONS. SO FEELING OF BELONGING FOR PEOPLE FEEL SAFE, WELCOME, AND CHERISHED AND CELEBRATED.SO FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CITY, I THINK IT WOULD BE AN ACHIEVABLE GOAL. AND WE CAN TALK MORE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS. BUT AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS WORK, THERE ARE STORIES WHERE PEOPLE DON'T ALWAYS FEEL WELCOME. AND SO, THOSE ARE COMING TO THE SURFACE. AND SO, PART OF WHAT THIS SUBCOMMITTEE COULD DO WOULD BE BRING THOSE KINDS OF THINGS TO LIGHT. SO WE ROPE OURSELVES IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE. I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR KIDS TO MEET WITH OFFICERS WHERE THEY GET STICKERS AND ROLLERS.
AND THEY GOT SNACKS. [INDISCERNIBLE] A COMMUNITY EVENT WHERE THEY BROUGHT OUT TOYS.
IT WAS A VERY WELL ATTENDED EVENT.
AND WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR HAVING THAT CONNECTION WITH THEM. AND THE KIDS REALLY ENJOYED IT.
MY SON IS FOUR YEARS OLD AND HE STILL TALKS ABOUT IT.
SO BUILDING THESE CONNECTIONS ALSO STARTS WITH THE CHILDREN.
AND GETTING THEM FEELING COMFORTABLE ? I THINK THAT'S A GOOD BEGINNING. IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ? I WATCH THESE MEETINGS AND I REPORT THEM BACK TO THE OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR GROUP.
JUST SO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN RAISE OUR HAND FOR OR HELP WITH. THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA ? SO WE CAN BE MORE ACTIVE AND. [INDISCERNIBLE].
ANOTHER THING IS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT COMMITTEE. DIVERSITY IS NOT JUST RACE AND ETHNIC. IT'S ALSO DISABILITY.
IF AT ANY POINT, WE WANT TO BE AT THE TABLE TO BE ABLE TO HELP IN ANY WAY.THE NEXT THING IS ? WE HAVE SOME IDEAS HERE.
SO THE WAY THIS STARTED IS THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, WE MET WITH ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR TO SHARE WITH THEM WE THOUGHT A BOARD WAS NECESSARY.
AND NOW WE ARE HERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.
THIS IS GREAT. SO WE WANTED TO FOSTER STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY STAFF. THE CITY COMMISSION AND THE POLICE. THE BUSINESSES HERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE LAST MEETING OR THE MEETING BEFORE, [INDISCERNIBLE] FOR US TO WORK WITH YOU ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
PALSO, WORKING ON BIAS AWARENES AND SHARING SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES AS I'VE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
YOU KNOW, PROVIDING THIS NOT TO JUST THE COMMISSIONERS BUT.
[INDISCERNIBLE] THEMSELVES. AND USING THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING THAT WE DO HERE IN PARKLAND. THE THIRD THING ? THIS ACTUALLY ? THE IDEA FIRST CAME FROM. [INDISCERNIBLE] BEST PRACTICE IN OTHER CITIES. ADVOCATING FOR CITY PLEDGE.
LIKE A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN. PARKLAND, OPEN FOR EVERYONE.
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OR HASHTAG PROUD PARKLAND PATRON.WHICH I THINK WOULD ELEVATE OUR BUSINESSES AND ALLOW THEM TO HAVE MORE PRESENTS. IN SOCIAL MEDIA.
IN ADDITION, IT ALSO GIVES A WELCOMING MESSAGE TO KNOW THAT THIS BUSINESS IS THE DIVERSITY FRIENDLY BUSINESS.
AND I KNOW THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
[INDISCERNIBLE] LOVES THIS IDEA.
AND THEN, THE LAST THING WILL BE SHARING BEST PRACTICES FROM CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH WEST PALM BEACH AND DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OTHER THINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SHARING THOSE PRACTICES.
HOW CAN WE BE INNOVATIVE? WE CAN DIVINE DIVERSITY ? HOW YOU THINK ABOUT DIVERSITY BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO THINK ABOUT DIVERSITY. [INDISCERNIBLE] A LOT OF 55+ COMMUNITIES ARE COMING TO PARKLAND.
THEY BRING MENTORSHIP. INTRAGENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN A WAY THAT IS FUN. SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND IDENTITY. [INDISCERNIBLE] AND SO, AS WE WERE MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER, ACTING COMMISSIONER. [NAME] WAS ONE OF THE FIRST WHO SAID. [INDISCERNIBLE] SO WE SPENT THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS REALLY BRAINSTORMING WHAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE COULD ACCOMPLISH OVER A 2 TO 3 YEAR PERIOD. BUT I THINK THESE ARE ALL.
[INDISCERNIBLE] FOR REDUCING RACIAL BIAS.
ESSENTIALLY, RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS CALLING THE POLICE AND OTHER RESIDENTS ARE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL THEY BELONG HERE. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE ACTIVE INTIMIDATION. THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ? LAUDERHILL, FOR EXAMLE IS DOING THINGS TO CHANGE THAT.
INCREASE POSITIVE INTERACTION. STARTING WITH THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. DOING MORE OF THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS.
THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF INTERACTIONS WE WANT TO HELP.
PARTNERING WITH SOME OF THE SCHOOLS.
[INDISCERNIBLE] COMMUNITY. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE DON'T KNOW. SO VOTER EDUCATION.
[INDISCERNIBLE] AS WELL.THESE ARE JUST SOME THINGS THAT WE WERE THINKING ABOUT. IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES FROM OTHER CITIES. WERE LOOKING AT THE WEST PALM BEACH MAYOR. AND.
[INDISCERNIBLE] POLICE OFFICERS AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THEIR CITIES. AND COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS.
SO MAYBE A CULTURAL FOOD TRUCK NIGHT WHERE WE TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT CULTURES. JUST THINGS AND WAYS TO MAKE IT FUN AND CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES.
I THINK THAT WILL GO OVER REALLY WELL.
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AND AS WITH ANYTHING, A LOT OF US ON THE BOARD ARE BUSINESS AND CORPORATE PEOPLE. BUT WE ARE CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT IS THIS VALUABLE? IS THIS MEETING THE NEEDS? SO I WILL STOP THERE. I THINK THAT'S THE LAST OF IT.I CAN ALSO GIVE YOU MORE RESEARCH.
AND THERE WAS A LOT THAT WENT INTO THIS.
BUT EVERYTHING HERE ? THE REFERENCES ARE AT THE BOTTOM.
[INDISCERNIBLE] THAT WAS A NICE AND INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.
>> AND SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE LAST ITEM IN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN TERMS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE BEING INFORMED. TO COMMIT TO THAT SUBCOMMITTEE AND START THE FRAMEWORK. BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO. [INDISCERNIBLE] BUT IT'S GREAT WHAT TAMIKA HAS BROUGHT FORWARD IN TERMS OF IDEAS. [INDISCERNIBLE] AND THIS WILL
OPERATE FOR A TIME LIMIT? >> I'M NOT QUITE SURE YET.
BUT IN TERMS OF HOW THE INFORMATION WAS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD WAS JUST FOR US TO ENGAGE.
BUT WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT IT. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM
THE BOARD? >> I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA. I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD.ND I WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP OUT ON
>> YOU ARE VERY WELL SPOKEN. YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO CONSIDER A CAREER IN BECOMING A FACULTY MEMBER SOMEWHERE (LAUGHING).
A COLLEGE PROFESSOR, FUTURE, MAYBE? SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE DATA AND IDEAS. AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR RADAR AS A COMMUNITY.
I WISH THERE WERE MORE THAN 24 HOURS IN A DAY.
I WOULD SERVE. BUT I HAVE ALREADY OFFERED MYSELF TO THE HISTORICAL SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT I SUPPORT YOU
IN EVERY WAY. >> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE ? THANK YOU. THAT WAS A TERRIFIC PRESENTATION. I, TOO, SUPPORT WHATEVER OUR COMMITTEE IS GOING TO DO TO SUPPORT ? I THINK WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO THAT WOULD BE VERY
INTERESTED. >> THAT'S A GREAT POINT.
WE ARE MISSING FOUR PEOPLE. SO OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN COME BACK AND ENGAGE THE REST OF THE BOARD.
I KNOW WE SELECTED TO MEMBERS. [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE.
WOULD LOVE TO JOIN THE BOARD. >> OKAY.
AND I'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE TO. UNLESS THERE'S TOO MANY.
I'M SURE BILL AND RUPERT ? WE HAVE VERY ACTIVE MEMBERS WHO ARE MISSING TONIGHT. AND THEY WILL BRING A LOT OF VALUE TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE. SO WILL FOLLOW UP ON THIS.
>> SOME OF THIS DEALS WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. THERE IS SOME OVERLAP.
SOME OF THE HOLOCAUST EDUCATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> OKAY. AND JUST TO CLOSE IT OFF, FOR OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING, THE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WE ARE FORMING ? I THINK IT'LL BE CRITICAL FOR US TO START WORKING ON OUR GOALS. SO WE WILL BRING THIS BACK TO
OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING. >> SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF HOMEWORK BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER MEETING! THANK YOU! IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO STATE AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON THAT PROJECT.
SO THAT'S GREAT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM. WHICH WAS OUR HOMEWORK FOR THIS
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WEEK! >> SO AT OUR LAST MEETING ? THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS BROUGHT FORTH REGARDING THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM. AS YOU KNOW, WE GET A HARVEST DRIVE LAST YEAR. THAT WAS A HUGE HIT.
SO THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE DECIDED THAT THEY WANT TO LEAVE IT TO THE BOARD TO COME UP WITH THESE DIFFERENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS ON A YEAR-TO-YEAR BASIS.
AND JEFF WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PUT SOMETHING ON PAPER TO START OFF AS A SOUNDING BOARD FOR CONVERSATION.
FOR CONVERSATION PURPOSES. AND I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THOSE ITEMS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE PACKET
WITH YOU. >> SO CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? SO RATHER THAN HAVE ONE BIG PROJECT, WHICH WAS FABULOUS TO WORK ON, BUT IT WAS BIG. AND THE VOLUNTEERS THAT ACTUALLY LET IT, IT WAS PHENOMENAL.
AND THAT WAS THE FOOD DRIVE THAT WE DID IN PLACE OF WEST GLADES FOR LAST YEAR. MY IDEA WAS, AND I THINK I BORROWED THIS FROM SOME OTHER SMALLER CITIES ? NOT NECESSARILY IN FLORIDA, WAS HAVE SMALLER PROJECTS BUT HAVE DESIGNATED MONTHS. SO WHAT'S NOT IN SWANSEA'S PACKAGE ? BECAUSE I FORGOT TO GIVE IT TO HIM ? WAS LIKE EVERY MONTH, THE CITY WOULD HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVE OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION. WHICH WOULD INCLUDE HAVING, YOU KNOW, THE CITY LEADERS PARTICIPATE IN.
SO THE COMMUNITY CLOTHING DRIVE, MY IDEA WAS TO DESIGNATE THE MONTH OF APRIL FOR THAT. ND NOTE ONLY CHILDREN, WHAT THIS WOULD BE WOULD BE TO GATHER SOME OF OUR OLD SUITS ? BUSINESS SUITS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BECAUSE THERE IS A GREAT NEED FOR THESE PEOPLE COMING OUT OF THE HOMELESS SHELTER TO GET THEM DRESSED UP AND GET JOBS.
AND I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS WHERE THAT CAN BE REUSED. SUPPORT THE TROOPS ? I WAS THINKING MAY. BACK-TO-SCHOOL WOULD BE IN JULY. UNITED WAY WOULD BE IN AUGUST.
BREAST CANCER ? MAKING STRIDE ? WOULD BE IN OCTOBER.
FOOD FOR FAMILIES IN NOVEMBER AND HOLIDAY TOAD DRIVE IN DECEMBER. THESE WOULD BE NON-HUMONGOUS PROJECTS. THEY WOULD BE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
AND THE SEVEN OR EIGHT OF US COULD DIVIDE IT UP.
WHEN I CAME UP WITH THIS HAREBRAINED IDEA (LAUGHING), I DIDN'T REALIZE WE WOULD HAVE TWO OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT AND VERY IMPORTANT. SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CHOOSE ONE OF THESE THINGS. AND THAT'S FINE.
I THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE MORE TIME.
BUT WE WILL BE SPREAD THIN NOW (LAUGHING).
I THINK WE HAVE GREAT RESOURCES ON THIS BOARD AS FAR AS LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
BUT I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO DO AND A HALF SCHLEP JOB ON ANYTHING WE GET INVOLVED WITH. SO I CAN APPRECIATE THAT.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE THOUGHT PROCESS CAME IN.
>> GREAT POINT. AND THERE ARE FEW MORE ITEMS COMING OUR WAY IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF STUFF WE NEED TO WORK ON. I JUST WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE ATTENTION TO THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. GREAT LISTS. MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN TALK THROUGH. WE AREN'T MAKING ANY DECISIONS TONIGHT. BUT SOMETHING FOR US TO TALK THROUGH. MAYBE WHEN WE WERE GROUP IN SEPTEMBER, WE CAN PUT THEM IN HIERARCHY.
THAT WAY WE CAN PICK THE ONES WE WANT TO START WITH.
AND IF WE CAN ONLY DO ONE, WE DO WANT.
JUST A THOUGHT PROCESS. >> DOES ANYBODY ELSE ? BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING ON THIS ??
>> I WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE LIST, THINKING WHAT DOVETAILS WITH SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD DO MORE THAN ONE? PERHAPS SOMETHING EVEN BIGGER? WHAT POPPED OUT TO ME WAS THE CLOTHING DRIVE. EVERY YEAR, THE LIBRARY HAS SOMETHING CALLED TRASH TO TREASURES.
THEY RENT OUT PARKING SPOTS ? IT'S ALMOST LIKE A COMMUNITY YARD SALE. AND RESIDENTS CAN RENT A PARKING SPOT FOR ? I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE AMOUNT IS ? MAY BE BETWEEN 20 AND $30. AND THEY BRING ALL OF THEIR TREASURES THAT THEY NO LONGER WANT, AND THEY SELL THEM.
AND AT THE END, THEY CAN MAKE MONEY.
AND PEOPLE COME FROM ALL OVER TO THIS EVENT TO BUY THINGS.
BUT WHAT IS LEFT OVER AT THE END OF THAT IS ALWAYS DONATED.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S CLOTHING OR HOME GOODS OR WHATEVER OTHER TREASURES PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SELL OR GET RID OF.
SO IF IT'S CLOTHING, MAYBE WE COULD HAVE THAT BE PART OF THE
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CLOTHING DRIVE. MAYBE HAVE THE TIMING WORK IN WITH THAT? OR MAYBE SOME OTHER THINGSCOULD FIT IN WITH THAT AS WELL. >> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
>> I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL OF THE SCHOOLS, BUT I KNOW THEY ARE DOING SOME OF THESE ALREADY. SCHOOL SUPPLIES ? FOR THE TROOPS ?. [INDISCERNIBLE]
>> WHEN WE DID THE HARVEST DRIVE ? THE GROUP GETS IT OFF THE GROUND. GET THE FRAMEWORK IN PLACE.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING FROM THE SCHOOLS, THEN WE WOULD ASSIGN SOMEONE TO BE THE LEAD TO.
[INDISCERNIBLE] TRIGGERED IN MY MIND IS THAT WE HAVE THESE GROWING 55 AND OLDER COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE AS MUCH DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOLS. AND IT WOULD MAKE THEM FEEL MORE LIKE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IF THEY WERE ON THE SAME PAGE AS THE SCHOOLS. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GET TO SEE THE KIDS DOING IT AND OUR OLDER CITIZENS DOING IT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY REPRESENTATION IN THIS GROUP OR NOT. BUT THERE IS A GROUP ? A COUNSEL AND I'M NOT SURE THE EXACT TITLE ? BUT IT'S BASICALLY ALL OF THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS FROM EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND MAYBE IT'S THE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT COUNSEL (LAUGHING). THEY MEET EVERY MONTH.
I MAY TALK ABOUT THINGS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, AS WELL AS HEIR COMMUNITIES. AND, MAYBE, WE CAN HAVE SOMEONE SPEAK AT ONE OF THOSE AND PRESENT SOME OF THESE IDEAS AS A WAY TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITIES AT LARGE ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS? AND THEY CAN PUT IT IN THEIR NEWS BULLETINS AND SPREAD THAT AROUND.
>> I THINK BEFORE WE GO THERE, I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD DO IS LET'S PRIORITIZE WHAT THIS LIST IS AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO MOVING FORWARD. SO WE HAVE APPOINTED LIST TO TAKE TO WHOEVER WE WANT TO REACH OUT TO.O LET'S FIRST DECIDE, OKAY, LET'S JUST SAY 8 TO 10 LISTED HERE.
THERE'S PROBABLY TOO WE WILL DO IN THE FIRST YEAR.
THEN WE WILL ASSIGN A CAPTAIN AND THEN WE CAN MAKE OUR NEXT STEP BY REACHING OUT TO FOLKS.
>> ANYMORE ON THAT TOPIC? OR ARE WE OKAY?
>> NO, I THINK WE'RE GOOD FOR NOW.
I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO THINK ABOUT IT AND WE WILL COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER WITH A STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD.
AND PEOPLE CAN DIGEST IT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
IF WE WANT TO SHARE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING VIA EMAIL, YOU CAN EMAIL ME AND I CAN EMAIL THE GROUP.
THAT WAY WHEN WE COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER, IT WILL BE MORE
POINTED AND FOCUS. >> AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
BECAUSE WE ARE IN JULY. SO WE HAVE AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. IF WE HAVE IDEAS FOR NOT ONLY THESE, BUT WE BRING THEM TO THE OTHER SUBCOMMITTEES.
AND WE CAN EMAIL YOU. >> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> IF YOU CAN SHARE THEM TO THE MEMBERS WHO ARE IN HERE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I THINK WE ARE ALL THINKING ON
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THE SAME PAGE. MOVING ON TO OLD BUSINESS.WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CA IB LIAISON.
>> THE LAST MEETING WE SPOKE, IT WASN'T ON THE AGENDA.
SO I NEEDED SOME TIME TO GO BACK AND MAKE SURE THIS WAS AN ITEM WE WANTED TO MAKE FORWARD. WE ARE READY HAVE SOMEONE WHO COORDINATES THE LIBRARY. THAT'S THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.
BUT ULTIMATELY, WHAT SHERRY IS HOPING TO DO IS BE ABLE TO BRING INFORMATION BACK ABOUT THINGS THAT THE LIBRARY IS DOING. AND IF WE NEED THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO COME TALK ABOUT THINGS, SHE CAN COME IN.
I KNOW THAT SHERRY WAS NOMINATED AND I THINK GLORIA WAS HER BACKUP. IF OUR DESIRES TO KEEP IT THAT WAY I WANT TO STIR RECTIFY THAT AT THIS MEETING.
>> CAN I MAKE A MOTION? >> SURE.
>> I MOVE THAT WE IMPROVE SHERRY AS OUR LIAISON FOR THE
LIBRARY SYSTEM. >> AND LAURA PLOTNICK WAS THE
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BACKUP. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?
>> YES, I SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY
>> IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> CAN I SHARE SOMETHING ABOUT THE LIBRARY WHILE WE ARE ON THE TOPIC? SO THE LIBRARY, JUST FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION, HAS TWO PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. IT HAS MANY, BUT TO THAT I WANT TO SHARE. ONE IS CALLED THE LEGACY WALL.
IS EVERYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE LEGACY WALL AT THE LIBRARY? SO I HAVE A SET OF HANDOUTS I WILL PASS OUT WITH PICTURES.
SO FOR $75, YOU CAN BUY THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT YOUR HAND PRINT ON A TILE THAT WILL FOREVER BE ON DISPLAY IN THE CHILDREN'S WING. AND THIS IS AMAZING FOR ADULTS AND FOR KIDS. ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, WHEN THEY GROW UP THEY CAN COME BACK AND GO TO THE CHILDREN'S WING AND SEE THEIR BABY, LITTLE HANDPRINTS.T'S VERY POPULAR.
IT MAKES A GREAT GIFT. AND WHATEVER SUPPORT WE CAN GIVE THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY FOR THIS PROJECT, WE WILL GIVE TO THEM. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY IS LOOKING TO UNDERWRITE IS CALLED NO CHILD'S PLAY ? CHILDREN IN THE HOLOCAUST.
IT'S A DISPLAY FROM. [NAME], WHICH IS THE MAIN DOCUMENTATION ON THE HOLOCAUST. IT FOCUSES ON THE GAMES AND THE LIFE OF CHILDREN DURING THE HOLOCAUST.
JUST NORMAL, EVERYDAY LIFE. AND IT SHOWS HOW THESE KIDS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO ALL KIDS. EVEN NOW.
AND IT'S QUITE INTERESTING. IT'S A PHENOMENAL DISPLAY, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE IT SHIPPED HERE AND ON DISPLAY DURING HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS IN JANUARY.
WE STILL NEED TO UNDERWRITE ? IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN BEING A SPONSOR? SO I WANTED TO PASS THAT INFORMATION ON ABOUT THE NO CHILD'S PLAY HOLOCAUST DISPLAY.
THAT'S IT. YOUR LIBRARY LIAISON.
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>> ALREADY AT WORK! THANK YOU.
THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION. OKAY.
SO NOW WE'RE INTO ITEM 10 ? IT'S COMMENTS FROM STAFF.
>> THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO SAY IS THE 60TH FOR THE CITY IS GOING TO BE IN MARCH 2022. JUST TO GIVE YOU FRAMEWORK.
WE MAY HAVE STUFF LEADING UP TO THAT DATE, BUT IT WILL BE MARCH
2023. >> SO WE HAVE TWO YEARS TO GET
OUR ACT TOGETHER? >> TWO YEARS.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME PUT TOGETHER THIS MEETING IN A
RESPECTABLE MANNER. >> THANK YOU FOR RUNNING THE
MEETING! >> MY PLEASURE! BUT I THINK BILL WILL REGRET MISSING SOME OF THIS PRESENTATION. ARE THE SLIDES AVAILABLE TO US?
>> YES, BUT ONE OF THE SLIDES IS EXTREMELY LARGE IS IT FOR PUBLIC VIEWING? SO WE CAN HAVE ? GIVE ME A LINK
I THINK SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS WOULD REALLY ENJOY IT OR GET SOME VALUE OUT OF IT! DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ??
>> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS, AND WE JUST GOT BACK FROM VACATION. WE SPENT JULY 4 IN A SMALL TOWN OUTSIDE OF NASHVILLE. IT HAD THE NICEST JULY 4 PARADE. AND I THINK WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO PARKLAND, WE HAD A JULY 4 PARADE.
AND I REMEMBER IT GOING BY. AND I THOUGHT I SAW ONE OF THE PICTURES IN ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS.
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[INDISCERNIBLE] >> THIS WAS JUST A REGULAR TOWN PARADE. IN A GAVE A FEELING OF LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN. IT WAS GREAT.
>> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. ASK A WONDERFUL IDEA.
>> I KNOW WE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR THE 60TH, FOR SURE. IT MIGHT BE A PARADE.
I'M WATCHING THE PRESENTATION. I BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 27 YEARS.
FOR THE INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY THING ? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SOLVE HERE? WHAT IS THE GROUP AND WHAT ARE THEY AFFILIATED WITH? BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME LOADED WORDS IN THEIR. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THINGS ? SPORTS AND STUFF. AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO I GET A LITTLE CONCERNED.
[INDISCERNIBLE]. IT'S A CONCERN TO ME, BEING A
LONG-TERM RESIDENT. >> I DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY APPROACHED THE CITY COMMISSION FIRST. AND THEN WERE REFERRED BACK TO US TO JOIN THE SUBCOMMITTEE TO HELP FOCUS ON SOME OBJECTIVES.
BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN VETTED.
THERE A LOCAL GROUP. >> CORRECT.
AND THEY HAVE ALL THE DATA AND FACTS IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR RUDIMENTARY DATA IN TERMS OF BETTING THE GROUP.
I KNOW THERE WAS A PRESENTATION BROUGHT FORWARD.
BUT WE AS A COMMITTEE HAVE TO COME UP WITH OUR OWN PURPOSE AND VICIOUS VISION FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
>> SO THERE IS NO AGENDA YET? WE WILL WORK IT OUT.
I'M LIKE YOU. I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS, AND I WAS NOT AWARE. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T EXIST I GUESS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING. I KNOW WHEN I SAT ON MY HOA BOARD, WE WOULD HAVE NEIGHBORS FEUDING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T REALLY DIVERSITY ISSUES.T WAS JUST PEOPLE NOT GETTING ALONG. I THINK THIS IS MORE OF JUST BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER. JUST AWARENESS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ? AS A GROUP.
COME BACK IN SEPTEMBER. YOU CAN HELP US.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> I SECOND. >> ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR OF
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.