[1. Call to Order] [00:00:06] I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND. 7:00 P.M. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ROLL CALL. [4. Approval of Minutes] >> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. MOTION TO APPROVE THE JULY 7TH CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP MEETING AND THE JULY 7TH REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE MAYOR GARISON. ALL IN FAVOR? >> EYE. >> AND OPPOSED? PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY SCHOOL [5. Proclamations and Recognitions] BOARD MEMBER LORI ALLEN. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LORI. AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. AND THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER FOR HAVING ME HERE AND ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU SOME UPDATE ON WHAT IS GOING ON. WE HAVE A NEW ONLINE RESOURCE FOR BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FAMILIES WHERE YOU CAN PREPARE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL HERE. GO TO BROWARD SCHOOLS.COM. IT IS AN ONLINE RESOURCE THAT? INFORMATION RIGHT AT PARENTS AND GUARDIANS' FINGERTIPS. YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO REGISTER A NEW STUDENT AND EXPECT THAT REGISTRATION CHECKLIST AND HELP THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS GOES SMOOTHLY. YOU CAN EXPLORE THE BACK TO SCHOOL TOOLKIT WITH LINKS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION SUCH AS OPENING, CLOSING TIMES, DISTRICT CONTRACTS, -- CONTACTS, REQUIRED DISTRICT FORMS, SCHOOL IMMUNIZATIONS, IT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE, SCHOOL MEALS, AND MORE. PAUL CHOATE -- ALL CHILDREN AGES 18 AND UNDER ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH. WHICH MY KIDS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT. I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE HAVING EMERGENCY DRILLS THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALYSSA'S LAW. AND ALYSSA'S LAW IS ALYSSA'S ALERT WHICH IS A PANIC BUTTON THAT ALL OUR TEACHERS WILL HAVE ON THEIR CELL PHONE AND THEY CAN BE EMPOWERED TO PUSH A BUTTON IN A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY SITUATION AS DIRECTLY LINKED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. TO GET THEM ON THE SCENE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO EITHER TAKE -- OR TRIAGE THE VICTIMS. THEY RECEIVE INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY RESPOND IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. BACK TO SCHOOL FORMS NEED TO BE COMPLETED AND THEY ARE ALL ONLINE. AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO WELCOME DR. CARTWRIGHT. SHE IS OUR NEW INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT. AS WE BEGIN OUR NEW NATIONAL SEARCH FOR PERMANENT SUPERINTENDENT. SO WE NEED SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS. WE HAVE INCREASE THE HOURLY WAGE TO $15 AN HOUR. AND WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF BUS DRIVERS. SO PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD FOR SUBJECT TO TEACHERS AND BUS DRIVERS. MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. EAGLES HAVEN HAS PROVIDED WELLNESS EXPERIENCES, CRISIS SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, TRAUMA EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND ACCESS TO THERAPY FREE OF CHARGE. WE CAN ALSO HELP PROVIDE FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, SENIOR SERVICES, CHILDCARE, AND LEGAL AID. AT MSD, THERE ARE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS. COVID-19 WE ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO COMPLETE AN AT-HOME DAILY ASSESSMENT TO GET VACCINATED, TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. FACILITIES WILL BE SPRAYED AND CLEANED WITH ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYERS IN EACH SCHOOL HAS TWO NURSES ON SITE. A ONE-TIME 250 OTHER BONUS WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL PERMANENT EMPLOYEES WHO VOLUNTARILY SHOW PROOF OF LEAVE A COVID-19 VACCINATION BY OCTOBER 20TH. [00:05:01] SAFETY AND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. WE ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO REPORT IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. PARK TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEY ARE ROOM IS UNDER TOTAL RENOVATION WITH ELECTRICAL AND HVAC IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED WITH NEW FURNISHINGS UNDERWAY. PLEASE SEE THE HANDOUT FOR THE SMART PROGRAM UPDATE AT A GLANCE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE 2024 STRATEGIC PLAN WAS DEVELOPED AFTER A LONG-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FACILITATED BY THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVE AND MANAGEMENT. THIS INVOLVED COLLABORATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT INCLUDING STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOOL BASED AND DISTRICT STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. ENGAGEMENT TOOK PLACE WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN COMMITTEE, VARIOUS COMMITTEE WIDE SURVEYS CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS, SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING RETREATS AND OTHER FORMS THROUGHOUT THAT YEAR. THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS ON BROWARDSCHOOLS.COM WEBSITE AND ALSO PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER PART OF CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MSD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO COLLECTED AND DONATED APPROXIMATELY 2,700 BUCKS AND ONLY FOUR HOURS AT THE PUBLIC DRIVE. THAT IRLS BASKETBALL TEAM AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WON THEIR DIVISION AT MADE TO THE DISTRICT SEMIFINALS. THEY HAD QUALIFIERS FOR THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE FLORIDA MATH COMPETITION WESLEY HAD A STUDENT PLACE FIRST AND FOURTH IN FLORIDA WHICH QUALIFIES THEM FOR THE NATIONAL COMPETITION WHICH IS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT. AT PARK TRAILS IMAGES, THEY START TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, THERE ARE AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS THIS YEAR INCLUDING MEDIA, CODING, ART AND DESIGN CLASSES. IN ADDITION TO THEY WELCOME BACK APPROXIMATELY 970 STUDENTS AT SCHOOL. OPEN HOUSE AND BOOK FAIR IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER. THEY HAD A FEMALE STUDENT WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH-GRADE AND A STUDENT WHO WON THE BROWARD ACADEMY ELEMENTARY DEBATE CONGRESS CHAMPIONSHIP AT. PLEASE ALSO SEE THE CALENDAR THAT WAS GIVEN TO AND FINALLY, AT RIVER GLADES ELITCH'S, A STUDENT WON SECOND PLACE IN BROVER COUNTY VIRTUAL ROBOTICS COMPETITION. STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A WORLD LANGUAGE CONTEST, A SECOND-GRADER WON FIRST PLACE IN SINGING AND PLAYING VIOLIN IN SPANISH. A THIRD AND FOURTH GRADER AT ONE TOOK FOURTH PLACE IN MEDIA PRESENTATION AND ADDITIONALLY, IN POETRY, A THIRD GRADER ONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING -- GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY AND I'M REALLY EXCITED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERY SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL HERE. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: GREAT. LORI, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF APPRECIATED. ALYSSA'S LAW, EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, IT IS OBVIOUS LEE VERY BENEFICIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THOSE ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> KEN CUTLER: THANK YOU. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS I HAD THESE IN MY COMMENTS. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU AND THE SCHOOL BOARD HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU FOR STANDING UP AND DECIDING TO MANDATE THAT THAT MASKS ARE TO GO FORWARD IN ALL OF THE SCHOOLS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. OUR TEACHERS AN ERROR IN RESTRICTORS. I'M VERY PROUD OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR DOING THAT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: ANYONE ELSE? VICE MAYOR KREGER. >> YOU AND I TALKED A LOT. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, ESPECIALLY THINGS THAT AFFECT OUR CITY, OUR SCHOOLS, SO THANK YOU. DOING A GREAT JOB AND WE CAN ALL SAY WE GREAT -- GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. >> LORI ALHADEFF: THANK YOU. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THANK YOU, MISS ELLA DEATH. NOW WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE [6. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items] PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM? DO WE HAVE -- OKAY. SEEING AS WE HAVE NO ONE, I'M GOING TO GO TO THE COMMISSION. WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER BRIAR. >> SIMEON BRIER: THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A GREAT SCHOOL HERE. I KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE CHALLENGES THIS YEAR WITH OUR STUDENTS GOT WITH QUARANTINES AND MASKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE [00:10:04] AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE KUDOS TO ALL OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR DEMONSTRATION, OUR SCHOOL BOARD, FOR HELPING US NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS. BUT I WISH ALL OF THE STUDENTS, AS HAPPY AND AS NORMAL OF A SCHOOL HERE. I KNOW THEY DESERVE IT AFTER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO WE WISH THEM AS NORMAL OF A SCHOOL YEAR AS POSSIBLE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZED THAT WE HAVE -- BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING, THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11. I KNOW THE CITY IS PLANNING AN EVENT AND HOPEFULLY THE RESIDENTS WILL TURN UP FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE RESIDENTS FOR THEIR PATIENTS. I KNOW WE HAVE MULTIPLE PROJECTS GOING ON AROUND THE CITY. BRIDGE PARK AT THE ROUNDABOUT AT UNIVERSITY. THE CONTINUED PATIENCE, I THINK THOSE PROJECTS WILL CERTAINLY BENEFIT THE BEAUTY AND THAT FOLKS KNOW THE OF OUR CITY AND JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE PATIENTS WITH THAT. AND LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LE LEAST, AND WE TOUCH UPON THIS, WE ARE STILL IN THE MIDST OF THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC. I KNOW THAT CERTAIN PLACES HAVE MANDATED MASKS. WE HAVE MANDATED THEM INTO SCHOOLS. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO THE CONTINUED VACCINATION, MASK RING SO THAT WE CAN ALL GET THROUGH THANK YOU. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BRIAR PARKED COMMISSIONER CUTLER. >> KEN CUTLER: THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO I WILL ECHO SIMEON'S REMARKS REGARDING SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, I HOPE EVERYBODY IS STARTING THE NEW SCHOOL AND -- STARTING TO PUT NEW SCHOOL YEAR HAS A GOOD YEAR. THEY DEFINITELY DESERVE IT. I WANTED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THE SAME SENTIMENTS RELATIVE TO THE VACCINES AND MASKS. THE LAST 24 HOURS ACCORDING TO THE STATISTICS, 21,000 CASES OF COVID HAVE BEEN REPORTED. IN FLORIDA WITH 16,832 OF THEM RESULTING IN HOSPITALIZATIONS. WE ARE IN A SERIOUS ICU BED CRISIS AND I REALLY HOPE THAT EVERYBODY IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT, STUFF. LONG BEACH SCHOOL START TO AUGUST 10TH AND THEY ARE REPORTING 704 CONFIRMED CASES. 96 EMPLOYEES AND 608 STUDENTS. SO PLEASE, PARENTS, IF YOUR CHILD IS SICK, DO NOT SEND THEM TO SCHOOL. PLEASE KEEP THEM HOME. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCEREST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF LONGTIME APARTMENT RESIDENT CHARLIE BUTLER. HE IS UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW GRADUATE. PRACTICED REAL PROPERTY PROBATE. HE AND HIS BEEN THE MOVE TO DEPARTMENT IN THE 1980S. AND HE SERVED ON PARKLAND'S PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD FOR MANY YEARS. FOR PROFIT THE SCHOOLS TO BE BUILDING PARKLAND IN THE '90S. AND ATTENDED MANY COMMISSION MEETINGS OVER THE YEARS, LETTING HIS WISDOM AND LEGAL KNOWLEDGE TO BETTERMENT OF THE CITY. HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED. AND I PRESS MY CONDOLENCES AND I'M SURE THE REST OF THE COMMISSION DOES, TOO, HIS FAMILY. OVER THE SUMMER, WE HAD THE FISHING DERBY, WHICH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. I CAN'T WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN. THE KIDS CAUGHT A BUNCH OF REALLY NEAT FISH AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME. BSO AND PARKLAND TEAMED UP WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR PARKLAND'S NIGHT OUT. GET TO KNOW YOUR SRO. THAT EVENT WAS GREAT AND THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB. OVER THE SHREDDER THOUGHT THAT OCCURRED JULY 31ST. WE THANK THEM FOR A SUCCESSFUL JOB THERE. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT I ATTENDED THE REOPENING OF GELATO, A LOCAL FAVORITE. AND I AM A VERY HAPPY MAN OF THAT. KEEP VISITING YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND KEEPING THEM GOING. STAFF DID AN AMAZING JOB. AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE UP ALL OF THE THINGS BECAUSE OTHERWISE THE MAYOR IS GOING TO GET MAD AT ME BECAUSE HE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING LEFT TO SAY. THE ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS TO E-SPORTS LEAGUE REGISTRATIONS ARE GOING ON THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22ND AND 3RD LEAGUES ARE STARTING OCTOBER 4TH. FOR THOSE GAMERS OUT THERE THAT DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO RUN ON THE FIELD BUT LIKE TO RUN INTO VIRTUAL SPACES OF OUR UNIVERSE, THIS IS FOR AT YOU. MORE DETAILS ARE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. SO GO THERE. AND LASTLY, THE PARKLAND FRIENDS OF LIBRARY. I ENCOURAGE IT WOULD LOOKING TO GET INVOLVED THAT IS COMMITTED TO THE CONTINUING THE HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE AND PROGRAMMING AT THE LIBRARY THAT YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THEM. THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ISRAEL? -- COMMISSIONER ISROW? >> JORDAN ISROW: AS ALWAYS, I THINK EVERYONE COVERED A LOT OF WHAT I WANTED TO COVER. I GOT A CHANCE TO JUST KIND OF [00:15:02] GET THAT FIELD OF THE EXCITEMENT OF THE FIRST DAY AGAIN. AND I THINK WE WERE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER JUST THE EXCITEMENT FOR THE KIDS IS JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN. ESPECIALLY JUST FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIALIZATION. IT WAS A REALLY COOL DAY AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR AS MUCH AS I THINK THE ADULTS, YOU KNOW, DECKER BACK AND FORTH ABOUT MASKS, I DON'T THINK I SAW A SINGLE CHILD COMPLAINING OR FUSSING ABOUT THE MASK. THEY JUST WENT ABOUT THEIR DAY. TO MAKE I THINK THAT GOES TO SHOW THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER ON BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, AS MUCH AS IT HAS BECOME APOLITICAL ISSUE, I DON'T THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH POLITICS. WE SIT HERE NOW, WE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW THE NEWS. THEY WATCH THE FORECASTS. AND THESE FORECASTS ARE BUILT BY SPACE BASED ON MODELS BUILT ON DATA. THAT IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO COVID. I HOPE EVERYONE DO WHAT THEY DO WITH PARKLAND AND WE WORRY ABOUT EACH OTHER'S FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. THAT IS WHAT WE DO BEST. AND THIS SHOULD BE NOW DIFFERENT. I URGE EVERYONE TO CONTINUE ON. I KNOW IT IS TIRING. I KNOW IT IS FATIGUED. I KNOW IT IS ANNOYING. ALL OF US ARE FRUSTRATED. ALL OF US ARE STRESSED BUT ALL OF US ARE TIRED OF IT. THE LONGER WE CONTINUE TO BACK AND FORTH, THE LONGER WE WILL DEAL WITH IT. I URGE THAT EVERYONE DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS THING. WITH THAT, I WANT TO TOUCH ON HAITI. ANY SUPPORT THAT ANYONE CAN GIVE TO HAITI. IT HAS BEEN REALLY SAD FOR A COUNTRY THAT HAS ALREADY HAD ITS FAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES AND ADVERSITY. SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT ANYONE CAN KIND OF FIND IT AND FINANCIALLY OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF SUPPORT TO EXTEND SUPPLIES, THAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR NEW CAPTAIN, I KNOW IT I HAVE INTRODUCED -- NO I HAVE INTRODUCED AT SOME POINT NICE HOMEGROWN AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT AS WELL. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYTHING ELSE HAS PROBABLY BEEN SAI. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR AND TRYING TO HAVE AS MUCH FUN AS POSSIBLE WITH THE KIDS. THEY DESERVE IT. WELCOME BACK. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICE MAYOR MAYERSOHN. >> BOB MAYERSOHN: THANK YOU, MAYOR. KIND OF THE SAME SENTIMENTS. I'M GOING TO TRY TO NOT BE REPETITIVE. BUT AGAIN, WE ALL WENT INTO EACH -- I WENT TO THE RIVER GLADE. IT WAS VERY EXCITING. A NEW BEGINNING, A NEW JOURNEY FOR A LOT OF KIDS, ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE KINDERGARTNERS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS SOME EXCITEMENT, A LITTLE BIT OF APPREHENSION. BUT THE STAFF OUT THERE HELP GUIDE AND WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, COMES THEIR WAY OR COMMUNICATE WITH THE SCHOOLS, PRINCIPALS, ADMINISTRATIVE, TEACHERS, I FELT COMFORTABLE. SO IT MAY TAKE A WHILE. BUT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE LEARNING. WE ALSO HAD ON ALL THOSE COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN. SHOUT OUT TO THAT, MISS MICHELLE AND JACKIE, WANT TO SAY, SHE IS AWESOME. SHE JUST HAS A WAY TO ENGAGE KIDS. I WANT TO THANK LORI RETAINING, THE DIRECTOR OF EARLY MORNING AS WELL AS THE EARLY MORNING CURRICULUM -- LEARNING CURRICULUM SUPERVISOR. THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE OUT FREE BOOKS OF THE KIDS THAT WERE THERE. AND MILESTONE CHARGE SO THAT THE PARENTS COULD KNOW OF THE MILESTONES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ON TRACK. KIND OF KEEPING ALONG THAT SAME SCHOOL LINE, WE OBVIOUSLY, THE CHAMBER HAD A SUCCESSFUL ME WITH THE PRINCIPALS. MAYOR WALKER DID A GREAT JOB NAVIGATING THE STORM. [CHUCKLES] AND WE ALSO HAD A GREAT MAYOR'S BACK TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR AT THAT. IS A COUPLE OF UPDATES. ON THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING WORKGROUP, WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE GOVERNING STRUCTURE FOR THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. BOTH THE INDEPENDENT AND THE DEPENDENT DISTRICT WERE KIND OF TAKEN OFF THE TABLE. COUNTY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE TECHNICAL GROUP WORK TWEAKING THE GROUP FOR SOLID WASTE AND RECENT STUDY. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THAT WORKSHOP, THE COST FOR THAT STUDY IS GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET SOME DOLLARS FOR THAT. OR WHAT THE DOLLARS ARE FOR THAT. I ATTENDED THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. IT WAS A TREMENDOUS CONFERENCE AND I KNOW SOME OF US WERE PLANNING TO ATTEND AND DID NOT. BUT JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. I ATTENDED OBVIOUSLY SEVERAL WORKSHOPS. ONE INCLUDING, IT WAS ENTITLED MEDIA -- RAPIDLY CHANGING LANDSCAPE. OUR OWN TODD DEANGELIS WAS A PRESENTER. TODD DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ANSWERING QUESTIONS, PRESENTING THINGS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHAT IS GOING ON. THERE WERE ALSO SOME KEYNOTE [00:20:02] SPEAKERS. ONE OF THEM, LELAND MELVILLE AND HIS KEYNOTE WAS TITLED GRACE AT SECOND CHANCES. HE SHARED A STORY OF HOW HE BECAME AN AND EVOKE WIDE RECEIVER, KIND OF DID NOT WORK OUT. AND ENDED UP BECOMING AN ASTRONAUT END THE ADVERSITY THAT HE FACED ALONG THE WAY, WIDE RECEIVER TO ESTHER NOT, IT IS KIND OF STRANGE. BUT SHE HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES. IF YOU GOOGLE HIM, YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES THAT HE FACED. THERE WAS ALSO A KEVIN BRO. HE IS A DEMOGRAPHER PRETTY EXPLAIN HOW DEMOGRAPHY DRIVES MARKETS AND FORECASTS. IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING YOU CAN GOOGLE HIM AND I'M SURE HE HAS SOME YOUTUBE INFORMATION. BUT IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING HOW HE EXPLAIN HOW DEMOGRAPHIC REALLY AFFECT THE MARKET CONDITIONS DOWN THE ROAD. SO I FOUND THAT VERY INTERESTING. ALSO HEARD FROM KEVIN GUTHRIE. REPLACED OUR OWN JARED MOSKOWITZ AS THE DIRECTOR FOR THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. SOME OF THEIR PLANS MOVING FORWARD. ONE OF THE THINGS IS GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING IS THAT THEY HAVE INCREASED SOME OF THE THRESHOLDS REGARDING ACCESS AND THE WAY BEGET FIGHTER. I WOULD SUGGEST -- JUST REVIEW SOME OF THEIR NEW INFORMATION WHICH WILL ALLOW US IF WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY TO ACCESS MONEY AHEAD OF TIME. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICE MAYOR KREGER. SO OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS TOUCHED ON MOST OF THE EVENTS. I MEAN, KUDOS TO OUR STAFF. WE ALWAYS HAVE FANTASTIC EVENTS, WHETHER IT IS THE LIBRARY THE EATS AND BEATS THE FISHING DE DERBY, THE SHREDDER THON YOU NAME IT, WE HAVE FANTASTIC EVENTS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU. I DON'T NEED TO MENTION EACH PARTICULAR ONE. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONED ABOUT CHARLIE BUTLER. OUR CONDOLENCES AND BACK TO SCHOOL, THE MAIN THING IS EVERYONE BACK TO THE SCHOOL. SO I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE BROUGHT UP A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS. AND I THINK WHAT COMMISSIONER ISROW WAS SAYING IS VERY IMPORTANT, IS WE NEED TO BE PATIENT. WE NEED TO BE TOLERANT. WE NEED TO BE KIND WITH ONE ANOTHER. AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST, -- IT IS ABOUT THE KIDS. THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO REALIZE EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING CERTAINLY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO PUT EVERYTHING IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT MORE IMPORTANT, IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, IT HAS TO BE ABOUT THE KIDS. COMMISSIONER BUTLER BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT. WE SAW THE KIDS WEARING THEIR MASKS TODAY. WE DO NOT SEE ANYONE CRYING TO ANYONE COMPLAINING. SO IT IS OUR JOB AS PARENTS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SETTING THE TONE FOR OUR CHILDREN. IF WE ARE POSITIVE, THEY ARE POSITIVE. IF WE WANT TO DO GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, OUR CHILDREN WILL DO GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO WE HAVE TO SET THE TONE. SO AS LONG AS WE ARE POSITIVE, WE ARE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER, WE UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER, OUR CHILDREN WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND THAT WILL ENSURE THE SCHOOL YEAR IS SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE HAVE TO GIVE OUR CHILDREN EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH THE SCHOOL YEAR SAFE AND SUCCESSFULLY. I GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE SHERRY. 'S SHE SHOOK UP BUT SHE IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW BUT A BIG SHOUT OUT TO SHERRY. FOR HELPING US GET THE $1.5 MILLION GRANT FOR 36-ACRE PARK. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE LARGEST GRANT WE EVER RECEIVED. I MEAN, THAT IS THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT. AND I KNOW SHERRY HEADED THAT. BUT I'M SURE SHE HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM EVERYONE ELSE BUT I KNOW SHEEP HEADED THAT EFFORT. KUDOS TO HER. THE RESIDENTS. THE PRESIDENT NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND HOW HARD OUR STAFF WORKS. FOR THE CITY. AND FOR US TO RECEIVED $1.5 MILLION IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ROB NICHOLS AND LESLIE'S. THEY MADE INTO THE NATIONALS FOR TENNIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT GROUP IT WAS. BUT WHATEVER. WHATEVER IT IS. THEY MADE IT TO THE NATIONALS. ROB NICHOLS IS THE PRO AT THE TENNIS CENTER. AND HE IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. HE IS AMAZING WITH ADULTS. HE IS AMAZING WITH CHILDREN. AND YET, HE IS A FANTASTIC TENNIS PLAYER. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM TEACHING. WE NEED TO TOUCH ON VACCINATIONS. YOU KNOW? HOSPITALS ARE GETTING FULL. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MINDFUL OF OUR SURROUNDINGS. [00:25:04] WE ARE GETTING VACCINATED. WE ARE WASHING OUR HANDS. WHAT WE ARE SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN WE CAN. WE ARE WEARING MASKS WHEN APPROPRIATE. BUT IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IS ON OUR MINDS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE THIS PANDEMIC IS SOMETHING THAT IS AN ISSUE. AND WE NEED TO HELP CURTAIL THESE NUMBERS BECAUSE THE HOSPITALS ARE, YOU KNOW, ARE GETTING OVERWHELMED, OUR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARE TIRED. YOU KNOW? THEY NEED A BREAK SO WE NEED TO HELP THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND THAT IS BY GETTING VACCINATED. THAT IS THE BEST THING WE CAN DO TO FIGHT THIS DISEASE. WHAT ELSE? OH, WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR SOFTBALL COED LEAGUE THAT WERE LOOKING TO START THIS YEAR. SO I THINK THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO GET TOGETHER TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, TO HAVE SOME COMPETITION. SO THERE'S A COED ADULT SOFTBALL LEAGUE. IT IS GOING TO BE ON SUNDAYS. I THINK 9:00 TO 12:00 OR WHATEVER. WHATEVER IT IS. SO MAKE SURE YOU GET, ON OUR WEBSITE, YOU SIGN UP. YOU REGISTER. YOU CAN BRING YOUR TEAM. YOU CAN JOIN 18. WHATEVER IT IS. BUT IT IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. AND I THINK THAT IS -- OH. SO I JUST WANTED TO THE LENGTH OF THE COMMISSION NO, I HAD GONE TO A MEETING IN COOPER CITY TO TALK ABOUT DSO. IT WITH SHERIFF TONY WHO WAS SCHEDULED TO BE AT THE MEETING. HE ENDED NOT ABLE TO ATTEND. BUT WHAT HAPPENED WAS COOPER CITY, A BUNCH OF OTHER CITIES TOGETHER TO KIND OF TALKED ABOU. SOME OF THE ISSUES. NANCY AND I HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS. SO I THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD FOR ME TO GO AND KIND OF HEAR WHAT THE OTHER CITIES HAD TO SAY. SO WITH THAT, WE DO HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW WITH SHERIFF TONY TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE TRUE UPS SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE BEING MINDFUL OF THE COST AND WHAT WE CAN DO AS A CITY ON THAT. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY THE PLAN GOING FORWARD. THERE ARE A LOT OF CITIES LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY LEAVE BSO. KIND OF JUST HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH NANCY AND PAUL TO KIND OF SEE WHERE BSO IS GOING JUST SO THAT WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS HAPPENING. SO I WANTED YOU GUYS TO BE AWARE THAT WE ARE HAVING NANCY AND I AND PAUL HAVING THAT MEETING TOMORROW. WITH SHERIFF TONY. SO ONCE WE HAVE THAT MEETING, I WILL MAKE SURE WE GET THE SYNOPSIS OUT, YOU KNOW, AFTER THAT. AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE. SO LET'S MOVE ON TO APPROVAL OF [7. Approval of the Agenda] THE AGENDA. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. MEXICAN. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ISROW AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PRIOR. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES [8. Consent Agenda] UNANIMOUSLY. SO NOW WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> COMMISSIONER: MOTION TO APPROVE. >> COMMISSIONER: SECOND. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MAYERSOHN. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON -- THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NO. WE HAVE THE MOTION. A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MAYERSOHN. ROLL CALL. [9. Regular Agenda] SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. REGULAR AGENDA. >> ITEM NINE IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2021-058, LANDSCAPING AND ROUNDABOUT FEATURES DESIGN. POSITION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING A WORK AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE LANDSCAPING AND ROUNDABOUT FEATURES DESIGN AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED. PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DAY. -- DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR. MY NAME IS CHRIS. I AM THE CITY ENGINEER. THEY ARE AT RISK REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE LANDSCAPE DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. THIS IS THE PROJECT THAT EXTENDS FROM THE WEST END OUT ON THE CONSERVATION AREA. ALL THE WAY TO STATE ROAD SEVEN. CONSIST OF FEATURES, THREE ROUNDABOUTS, ONE AT UNIVERSITY [00:30:01] DRIVE AND ONE AT CURBSIDE DRIVE. DESIGN PERMITTING PUBLIC OUTREACH AND MAINTENANCE AND TRAFFIC PLAN. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: GREAT. THANK YOU, CHRIS. THIS IS ANOTHER STEP FOR US. I KNOW LOXAHATCHEE IT IS A HOT TOPIC. IT HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS. BUT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING PROGRESSIVE STEPS FORWARD IN THIS PROJECT AND THIS IS ANOTHER STEP FOR US TO, YOU KNOW, EVENTUALLY GET THE PROJECT START TO. AND THEN HOPEFULLY GETTING INTO FINISHED. OF IS THE, WE ALL WANT IT TO GO FASTER. BUT THIS IS THE TIMELINE WE ARE ON. SO EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO PUSH THIS PROJECT FASTER, WE ARE BUSY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, CHRIS BERG DOES IT WOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> SIMEON BRIER: THIS OF THE SAME COMMENT I MADE TO D.O.T. PART OF THIS PROJECT IT IN BEAUTIFYING AND EXPANDING THE ROAD IS TO MAKE IT MORE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLIST FROM THE. MY CONCERN IS WITH THE LATTER PART OF THAT, AND JUST IF WE CAN, BE MINDUL OF THE ENGINEERING AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN, PROVIDING SOME SORT OF BUFFER BETWEEN THE BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN PLANES AND MAINTENANCE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN OFFICIAL FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: GREAT POINT. ANYONE ELSE? NO? AND ONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING THAT THERE'S NO ONE THE PUBLIC. >> COMMISSIONER: MOTION TO APPROVE. >> COMMISSIONER: SECOND. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: 'S MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ROLL CALL. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> PARTICIPANT: CITYWIDE SECURITY UPDATES CHANGE ORDER. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, TO AMEND THE CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE CITY WHAT FACILITY SECURITY UPGRADES DESIGNED WITH KEITH AND ASSOCIATES INC. FOR A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $82,450 PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION AND EFFECTIVE DAY SPACE DATE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I GUESS YOU HAVE THIS ONE TODAY. >> CHRIS: I AM STILL CHRIS MORAN CITY ENGINEER. THEY ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL. CITYWIDE FACILITIES. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE BUDGET FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND WE ARE UPGRADING. WE CHANGED THE APPROACH FROM DESIGN BUILD APPROACH TO THE HARD BUILD APPROACH. WE ARE FOCUSED ON NEEDS. AND CONTROL OF THE BUDGET. I GUESS THAT IS IT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT AS THE STRATEGIC PLANNING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SO SOME OF THE SECURITY FEATURES GOT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN HAS CHANGED. SO NO SCALING BACK SOME OF THOSE SECURITY FEATURES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AS FAR AS CAMERAS ALL OVER AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. PERSONNEL THEY ARE LOOKING TO REDESIGN THIS PARTICULAR PRO PROJECT. WHICH WILL SAVE COST IN THE ORIGINAL OVERALL COST. SO YES, WE ARE PAYING A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY AND DESIGN. BUT THE OVERALL COST ACCORDING TO NANCY, I GUESS, IS GOING TO BE DRASTICALLY LOWER. SO IT IS BE WHO BEHOOVED US TO PAY ADDITIONAL DESIGN COSTS TO SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN. SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS -- >> COMMISSIONER: MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SORRY? >> CHRIS: SO IT IS JUST THE LEVEL OF SAFETY AND SECURITY. IS TAT GOING TO BE ANYTHING LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS? ARE WE SACRIFICING SOMETHING IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS NEW DESIGN? >> CHRIS: I HAVE REVIEWED IT. THE EXPERTS IN THE OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS. AND OUR INTERNAL SECURITY PEOPLE, WHICH INCLUDES THE POLICE. WE ARE DOING THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE WHAT I WOULD CALL A BASIC SECURITY AND IT WILL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF OUR SECURITY LEVELS. IT IS A GENERAL OPINION. WHAT WE ARE INCLUDING CONDUCT IS A BACKBONE THAT COULD BE EASILY EXPANDED. IN CASE WE DESIGN THERE ARE SOME FUTURE AREAS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL DOES. >> COMMISSIONER: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE SCOPE THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN? >> CHRIS MORAN: THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, BASICALLY, THIS GRAPHIC AT THE ORIGINAL DESIGN HAD BEGUN WITH THEM TREATING EACH OTHER. COLLECTED HUGE AMOUNTS OF DATA THAT WOULD BE -- THAT ARE BEYOND WHAT IS USUALLY FOR A -- THE REDUCE OF PEOPLE ENTERING AND EXITING THE BUILDING'S. BUT WE WON'T HAVE CAPTURED. AS MANY POINTS AND AS MANY REDUNDANT POINT INCLUDING RI [00:35:05] RICHLY, THERE WERE -- IN THIS AUDITORIUM. AND WILL REMAIN AT ABOUT -- >> JORDAN ISROW: IS IT REALLY NECESSARY TO HAVE EIGHT CIRCUITRY DESIGN? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD TRY TO EVALUATE WHAT WAS NOT NECESSARY FROM THE FIRST DESIGN? >> CHRIS MORAN: WE EVENTUALLY APPROACHED IT FROM A DESIGN BUILD ANGLE. AND THE IDEA WAS THAT THEY WOULD DELIVER THE BEST CHOICE AFTER PUTTING THE PUSH STATEMENT OF NEED. BECAUSE THE DESIGN BUILDERS CAME BACK WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT APPROACH. THERE WAS KNOW WAY TO EVALUATE BETWEEN THEM AND THEY WERE ALL VERY EXPENSIVE. SO WE CAME OUT WITH A NECKLACE AN APPROACH AND ALSO FROM THE PAST EXPERIENCE OF THE SECURITY CONSULTANTS. SO THAT WE REDUCED IT DOWN TO AN AMOUNT THAT PROVIDES COMPLETE COVERAGE. AND AN AMOUNT OF DATA THAT COULD BE MANAGED AND RETRIEVED IT NEEDED -- IF NEEDED ON AN EXPENDABLE BACKBONE. >> JORDAN ISROW: OKAY, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: ANYONE ELSE? AND ONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEMS? HYPOCRITES COME ON UP. -- YEP? COME ON UP. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. >> PARTICIPANT: NORTHWEST 63RD WAY. IS KEITH DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK THEY WERE ASKED TO DO? >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: CHRIS, IF YOU COULD HELP US WITH THEM -- THAT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE SCOPE HAS CHANGED FROM A DESIGN BUILD TO A HARD BID. >> PARTICIPANT: WHAT ARE THEY DOING THAT IS DIFFERENT? >> CHRIS MORAN: BEFORE YOU HEAD GUYS DESIGN AND BUILD, AND IT LOOK LIKE THEY WERE DOING EVERYTHING. IT WAS NOT EVEN PART OF THE ORIGINAL, I COULD SEE -- I THINK WAS? >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. >> PARTICIPANT: THE ORIGINAL BILL WHICH LOOK LIKE $80,000, INCREASED. ALMOST 160%. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS THAT MUCH. IT WAS 3,000. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: LIKE? OKAY. THANK YOU. CHRIS CAN YOU -- MORAN. THE ORIGINAL APPROACH WAS THE DESIGN BUILD APPROACH. SO THE TECHNIQUE THAT USE THERE IS A DESIGN CRITERIA PACKAGE WHICH IS A -- LIKE A PERFORMANCE PACKET. I WANT CERTAIN AMOUNT OF COVERAGE AND I WANT IT GENERALLY IN THESE PLACES. THAT IS A VERY OPEN APPROACH TO THIS TYPE OF PROJECT. IT WAS -- IT GENERATED A BUDGET IN THE -- AROUND $740,000 RANGE. AND GENERATED -- I DON'T HAVE TTHEY COUNT, BUT I THINK IT GENERATED ABOUT 80 CAMERAS AS AN EXAMPLE. THE CAMERAS WERE ON EVERY SINGLE OPENING AND EVERY PLACE RECRUIT THERE MIGHT BE TRAFFIC INSIDE THE BUILDINGS AND OUTSIDE THE BUILDINGS. IT IS MORE -- SO ANYWAY, THAT PROCESS FIELD AND WE CANNOT SELECT THE VENDOR TO PRODUCE THAT AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DESIGN CRITERIA PACKAGE. WE REVIEWED IT WHEN I GOT HERE TO TRY TO BE IMPLEMENT IT. MY EXPERIENCE INDICATED TO BE THAT WE SHOULD COME UP WITH A HARD BID, A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF CAMERA COUNTS. SO THE DISTINCTION HAD BEEN. AND THEIR SUBCONSULTANTS WITH THE DESIGN PROFESSIONALS. THE DESIGN BUILDER WOULD HAVE PRODUCED AND COMPLETE SET OF PLANS AS PART OF THEIR DESIGN BUILD PACKAGE. NET WE ARE GOING BACK TO KEITH AND SINKER BUILD ON YOUR DESIGN CRITERIA PACKAGE AND SET OF PLANS. AND THAT IS THE COMPLETE THOSE WITH WIRING AND LOCATIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED IN THE CONSTRUCTION COMPONENT OF THE DESIGN PROJECT. AND THAT IS THE BIG DIFFERENCE. AND WE ARE ACTUALLY NOT PAYING MORE. [00:40:02] WE ARE PAYING SOMEONE ELSE. KEITH IS GETTING THAT COMPONENT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SO I THINK THE BIG DIFFERENCE HERE IS BETWEEN THE TWO ASPECTS, AGAIN, DESIGN, BUILD, AND THE HARD BID, NOW IN THIS PROCESS, WHOEVER IT -- WHATEVER CONTRACTOR IS SELECTED WILL NOT HAVE TO DO THAT SIGNIFICANT DESIGN PORTION. SO WHEN THEY PRICE HIT THAT PORTION OF THAT, OF THE PROJECT, AS FAR THE DESIGN IS CONCERNED WILL NOT BE INCORPORATED IN THEIR PRICE. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> OKAY. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. DOES THAT -- YOU GUYS CLEARED WITH -- OKAY. SO ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. IT SEEMED THAT THIS COULD NOT. >> COMMISSIONER: MOTION TO APPROVE. >> COMMISSIONER: THE SECOND. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE MAYOR MAYERSOHN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ISROW. ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> COMMI >> PARTICIPANT: SPORTS POLICY COMMITMENT TO UPDATE THE RULES AND RELATIONS OF CITY PARK FACILITIES. FOR A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND. >> SPORTS POLICY, AMENDING THE SPORTS LEAGUE RULES AND REGULATIONS AT CITY PARK FACILITIES, PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATED. -- DATE. >> PRESENTER: GOOD EVENING. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: HEY, CHRISTINE. , CRISTINA GARCIA, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS AND CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD AT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARDS OF THE REVIEW AND MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO SPORTS POLICY THAT WOULD ESTABLISH USER BASE. SPORTS ORGANIZATION. THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. THEY WENT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY. THEY FORMED A WORKING GROUP THAT WENT AHEAD AND HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS BEFORE THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. TO DO FACT-FINDING AND GATHERING OF INFORMATION TO COME BACK WITH SOME DISCUSSIONS AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE NEXT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. ON THE DISCUSSION AND THAT RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS MOVED FORWARD WAS TO ESTABLISH A USER FEE FOR A RECREATIONS SPORTS THAT WOULD BE A MINIMAL FEE PER PLAYER WHEN THEY GET SUBMITTED ENTRANT IN. IN ADDITION TO THE TRAVEL TEAMS THAT WILL BE CHARGED A PER TEAM FIELD THAT WOULD BE CHARGED TWICE A YEAR, OCTOBER 1, AND THEN AGAIN IN FEBRUARY. THOSE FEES WOULD BE ESTABLISHED AS EVERY YEAR, AS IT RELATES TO THE BUDGET PROCESS. AND FEES FOR SERVICES THAT GET PRESENTED ALONG WITH THE BUDGET. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY LOOKED AT A FEW OTHER THINGS IN THE SPORTS POLICY AS IT RELATES TO THE GROUP SIZES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ALLOWED TO PLAY ON OUR FIELD WITHOUT REQUIRING THAT NEED OF A PERMIT THAT SIZE IS TEN. IT ALLOWS ALSO STAFF FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT REGARDS TO BEING ABLE TO EVALUATE, YOU KNOW, THOSE PERMITS AND THOSE. AND THEN THE OTHER THING WAS THE TRAINERS. SO THERE WAS DISCUSSION TO GO AHEAD AND ALLOW TRAINING TO TAKE PLACE ON OUR FIELD FOLLOWING A CITY PROCESS. TRAINERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE CITY THAT WILL BE REVIEWED. THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BACKGROUND TRAINING JUST LIKE ALL OF OUR COACHES DO IN OUR YOUTH SPORTS GROUPS. THEY ALSO HAVE TO LIST OUT OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE UTILIZED SO THAT WE CAN APPROVE THE EQUIPMENT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR FIELD. THEY WOULD BE APPROVED ANNUALLY AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY AN ANNUAL FEE AS WELL. ENDED THE LAST THING IS THAT ALL OF THESE CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER 1. SO THAT WAY, WE WOULD HAVE TIME TO WORK WITH OUR SPORTS GROUPS IN LAYING OUT THESE PROPOSED CHANGES. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THOSE ANYBODY HAVE ANY -- COMMISSIONER ISROW? >> JORDAN ISROW: THE TEN VERSUS SIX BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS. YOU SAID THAT IS KIND OF HAVING PEOPLE BUILD AND VAGUELY MORE. I'M KIND OF THINKING PRACTICALLY, RIGHT? IF A GROUP OF KIDS WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND PLAY A FIVE BY FIVE GAME OF FOOTBALL, WHAT THEY BE ASKED TO LEAVE IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PERMIT? >> JORDA >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: IF THERE IS A GROUP OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18, THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON GROUP SIZE. IF IT IS TRULY JUST KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTING TO PLAY PICKUP GAMES, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. >> JORDAN ISROW: PERFECT. THAT WAS MY COMMENT AND CONCERN. THE OTHER THING ABOUT THE FEE. THE FEE IS CHARGED TO THE LEAGUE OR THE ACTUAL LEAK ITSELF AND THEN IT IS UP TO TEMP ON WHETHER OR NOT TO PASS THAT ONTO THE PLAYERS? >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: THAT IS CORRECT. WHEN THEY SUBMIT THE ROSTERS US, [00:45:02] WE EVALUATE THAT NUMBER OF PLAYERS AND WE BUILD THE LEAGUE. >> JORDAN ISROW: THANK YOU. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> SIMEON BRIER: A COUPLE OF THINGS. WITH REGARDS TO THE CLEANERS, IS THERE A CAP OR A LIMIT? IS IT GOING TO BE LIMITED? >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: THERE IS NO CAP SET IN PLACE. THEY WILL HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE VETTED WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS THAT WILL DEAL WITH LIABILITY ISSUES AND SO FORTH. BUT IT WILL BE VERY CLEAR TO THEM ALSO AND THAT AGREEMENT THAT IF THEY HAVE A GROUP SIZE OF LESS THAN SIX, THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO OPEN SPACE, ANY AVAILABLE OPEN SPACE, THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEED SPACE. SO IT WILL BE UPON AVAILABILITY THE TIME THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT. AGAIN, OUR POLICY DOES STRIKE THROUGH THE USE OF PRIORITY. OUR REC PROGRAMS WOULD STILL HAVE PRIORITY. OUR RESIDENTS AND TRAINERS WOULD BE. >> SIMEON BRIER: OKAY. AND ON THE TRAVEL TEAMS THAT HAVE WE REACHED OUT TO THE LARGER GROUPS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THESE FEES ON THE TRAVEL FEES? >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: STAFF HAS NOT REACHED OUT, BUT I KNOW THAT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD HAS A LOT OF THE NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE LEAGUES AND PROGRAMS. AND THIS WAS ALL VETTED THROUGH THEM. >> SIMEON BRIER: I WANT TO THANK OUR. AND DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT AND YOUR GROUP FOR GETTING THROUGH THIS. I KNOW IT WAS NOT EASY. >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR ADVISORY BOARD. THEY DID A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF RESEARCH, AND SO FOURTH, AND SPENT TIME GETTING THE INFORMATION TO BRING BACK FOR THE RECOMMENDATION. >> SIMEON BRIER: YES. [LAUGHTER] >> COMMISSIONER: AND THERE WAS A SUBCOMMITTEE, TOO. >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: VICE MAYOR? >> BOB MAYERSOHN: I GOT -- WHEN I SAY NOT NECESSARILY QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP THAT WE ARE NOW GOING TO -- WE PASSED THIS. IS TO HAVE OBVIOUSLY OUR TRAINERS BE BACKGROUND CHECKED. I JUST WANT TO CREATE AN EQUITY SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE TUTORS IN THE LIBRARY THAT CURRENTLY WE DON'T DO ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS. SOME OF THEM MAY BE TEACHERS THAT HAVE BACKGROUND CHECKS. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE EQUITABLE SO THAT WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO SAY -- BUT HAVE A PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR TRAINERS AND NOT NECESSARILY TUTORS. IT SO THAT MAYBE A DISCUSSION WE CAN HAVE LATER ON IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING. I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. THE OTHER THING WITH USER FEES, KIND OF CAUGHT BETWEEN. I MEAN, I'M NOT MARRIED TO A USER FEE. SOMETIMES I WOULD RATHER HAVE, LIKE WE DO WITH BUILDINGS, KIND OF A COST RECOVERY WHERE WHETHER OR NOT IT IS THE COST FOR SOMEBODY TO LINE THE BASES OR, YOU KNOW, RAKE THE FIELD OR DO WHATEVER IT IS BUT I SEE THAT MORE AS A USER FEE IN OUR SITUATION. NOT NECESSARILY CHARGING A BLANKET RATE. WE DO THAT AT THE TENNIS CENTER. WE CHARGE A FEE FOR A COURT. BUT THAT IS A FEE. SO, I MEAN, WHICHEVER WAY. I'M NOT MARRIED EITHER WAY. I WILL SUPPORT WHATEVER THE COMMISSIONERS DECIDES. I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP MY CONCERN. TOURNAMENT COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> KEN CUTLER: , ANTHONY IN REGARDS TO THE APPROVED TRAINER REQUIREMENT SECTION, THE WAY IT IS WORDED, IS IT GIVING THE CITY SORT OF LIKE DISCRETIONARY OPTIONS HERE TO DECLINE TO HAVE SOMEBODY AS A TRAITOR? OR IS IT SAYING THAT IF THEY FOLLOW EACH OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY IN? AND THAT IS WHERE YOU KNOW, I FIND THAT THE LANGUAGE MAYBE A LITTLE UNCLEAR ON THAT. SO I DID NOT KNOW WHETHER WE WANTED TO HAVE CONCLUSIVE LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWED FOR, YOU KNOW, THE LAST WORD TO BE WITH THE CITY OR WITH THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR OR THE LIKE. BUT THE WAY THAT IT IS WORDED RIGHT NOW, IS NOT REALLY SAY THAT. IT SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT IF ALL OF THESE FOUR OR FIVE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND THIS PERSON ON MEDICALLY GETS IN AND GETS TO DO THIS THING, SO I DID NOT KNOW IF WE WANTED TO ADD LANGUAGE TO THAT. >> COMMISSIONER: COULD YOU GIVE ME A PAGE NUMBER REFERENCES THAT I COULD FIND 16? >> IT IS PAGE 15 AND 16, PAGE 1 OH WAIT OF 131. IN THE PACKET. >> THE. >> YOU WILL SEE WHEN -- WHERE IT IS REDLINED THERE. THE READING OF IT SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY GIVE DISCRETION TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT APPROVE IT OR NOT. IF THEY COMPLETE THE FIVE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE UNETHICAL, [00:50:04] THEN THEY ARE IN. I DID NOT KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO ADD LANGUAGE TO THAT TO MAKE SURE IF WE HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY AT THE END OF THE DAY. >> ANTIPATHETIC EXEC POINT, I HAVE SOMETHING ELSE. I DON'T WANT TO ENTRAP WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. BUT -- I KNOW I DID NOT BRING THIS UP WHEN WE SPOKE. WITH THE TRAINER SITUATION, SO I HAVE TWO ISSUES WITH THE TRAINERS. SO WE HAVE A TENNIS CENTER WHERE THAT TENNIS CENTER, ROB NICHOLS GIVES MONEY BACK TO PARKLAND. WHICH IS A LOT MORE THAN $150 A YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ATHLETIC REPUBLIC. WE HAVE TO DANCE. WE HAVE SOME OF THE BASKETBALL INSIDE. SO THEY ARE ACTUALLY OFFERING MUCH MORE TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND ARE WE DAMAGING OR POTENTIALLY DAMAGING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES BY SAY, SOMEBODY WANTS, NOW WE THIS TRAINER IN THE. SO ARE WE GOING TO BE PROMOTING TRAINERS TO GO TO THE TURMERIC AND START DOING TRAINING AND ONLY CHARGING THEM $150. SAME WITH OUT IN THE FIELD, DOING SPEED, AGILITY, STRENGTH, WHATEVER. ARE WE DAMAGING THOSE FACILITIES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THE CITY. SO I WOULD LIKE THE FACT WE HAVE TRAINING GOING ON THROUGHOUT OUR CITY ALL THE TIME. BUT THEY ARE USING OUR FIELDS. THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, DAMAGING OUTFIELD. THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, LIABILITY ISSUES, ALL THAT. SO IT IS HAPPENING WITHIN OUR CITY. AND WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO HELP CONTROL THAT. BUT I'M CONCERNED WITH THE $150 IF WE ARE NOT POTENTIALLY OPENING UP MORE THAN WE WANT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO EFFECT ROB NICHOLS, YOU KNOW, BOB GREENE, ATHLETIC REPUBLIC AND THE DANCE AND ALL THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. SO I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE TRAINERS. SO TO COMMISSIONER CUTLER'S POINT, IT MAYBE WE NEED TO ADD. YOU CAN'T DO THIS. BECAUSE IT IS OFFERED HERE. BECAUSE IT IS OFFERE THERE. THAT WAIT WE ARE PROTECTING OUR CONTRACTORS AND OUR CITY. WE ARE LETTING SOME GO ON. BUT WE NEED TO PROTECT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOBODY WHO DOES SOCCER TRAINING BUT IS NOT INCLUDE SPEED, AGILITY. THERE'S NOBODY WHO DOES BASEBALL TRAINING. YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND BRING SOMEBODY TO THE BATTING CAGE. WE DON'T OFFER THAT PARTICULAR SKILL IN THE CITY. BUT A LOT OF THE OTHER THINGS WE DO. SO THAT IS SOMETHING -- BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE MAKING, YOU KNOW, 60, $70 AN HOUR, YOU KNOW? THEY ARE MAKING A LOT OF MONEY. I MEAN THAT THESE PEOPLE DO THIS FOR A LIVING AND THEY ARE USING OUR FIELDS RUN THEIR BUSINESS THEY HAVE NO OVERHEAD, YOU KNOW? NOTHING. AND THAT, TO BE, THAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I HAVE. IS THAT THEY ARE DOING THIS USING THE FIELDS EVERY SINGLE DAY, FOUR OR FIVE HOURS A DAY, GIVING ADDITIONAL USAGE TO THE FIELD. SO THE TRAINING PART, I'M NOT A BIG FAN OR WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE. HOW WE CAN REALLY CONTROL IT. THAT IS REALLY WIDE THIS IS COMING UP. IT IS BECAUSE IT IS RUNNING RAMPANT THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, REGULATE WHAT IS GOING ON. >> I THINK TO ANSWER BOTH OF YOU, I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION THAT MISSION A COUPLE WAS ALLUDING TO, IT WAS AT THE END OF THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH IN SECTION A, TO ADD, LIKE, A FEW MORE WORDS THAT SAY, AT THE APPROVAL OF THE PATENT RECORD DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE. AND I THINK THAT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WOULD THEN GIVE ME THE ABILITY TO APPROVE OR DENY THESE APPLICATIONS AS THEY COME THROUGH. DO YOU AGREE? >> IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMISSION, WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK. I WILL WORK WITH CHRISTINE AND STAFF TO GET THE LANGUAGE TO BE A LITTLE CLEAR. >> I THINK IT IS ALSO THE ABILITY TO NOT ONLY APPROVE AND DENY BUT TO REVOKE. THE CONCERN IS IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY OUT THERE, THAT IS REGISTERED, BUT THEY HAVE MORE THAN SIX KIDS AT A TEMP OR THEY ARE AFTER REPEALING IN VIOLATION OF THE PARAMETERS THAT WE SET FOURTH, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO REMOVE THAT LICENSE OR THAT APPLICATION. I AGREE WITH MAYOR WALKER'S POINTS. I DON'T WANT TO BE -- I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT US BEING CANNIBALISTIC. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE OUT THERE. I KNOW THAT THEY ARE USING OUR FIELDS CONTINUE. THEY ARE RANGING IN AGE FROM HAS GOOD KIDS ON UP. AND SOME OF THEM DO THIS AS THEIR SOLE LIVING. BUT WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY [00:55:01] TO BALANCE BOTH, RIGHT? I GREET WITH HAVING BACK ON CHECKS. THAT IS IMPORTANT. WE DO IT AS COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS FOR OUR CITY ATHLETICS. AND SO I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE UP TO COOK DEALING WITH CHILDREN, THEY SHOULD BE BACK UNCHECKED. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO BOTH. ALL OF THESE TRAINERS ARE DOING STRENGTH AND AGILITY AND SPEED, AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOT MUCH OF WITH, YOU KNOW, WE DO. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO JOCKEY AND CARVE OUT SOME SORT OF PARAMETER WORK WITH THE CAN ONLY DO CERTAIN TYPES OF TRAININGS. IT IS ALL OF THE SAME STUFF. >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: AND OUR ATHLETIC REPUBLIC HAS AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY ARE INSIDE A FACILITY AND THEY HAVE ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT AND THEY ARE A REGISTERED PROGRAM THAT GETS THE HELP AND PROMOTION AND SUPPORT FROM THE CITY AS WELL. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: YEAH, I'M JUST -- I'M -- I WANT TO REGULATE IT. BUT I DON'T WANT TO -- TO MAKE A $150 IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. THESE GUYS, YOU KNOW, THEY WILL CHARGE 60, $70 AN HOUR. EVERY DAY. FOUR, FIVE, SIX HOURS A DAY. IT IS NOT LIKE SOMEBODY GOES THERE ONCE IN A WHILE. THESE ARE PEOPLE MAKING $100,000 A YEAR. USING OUR BATTING CAGES, USING OUR FIELDS. YOU KNOW. EVEN TENNIS, YOU KNOW. THERE'S PEOPLE DOING -- AND I NEVER, YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE ONE ISSUE -- THAT IS THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE WITH THE -- AND I KNOW IT IS SO HARD TO CONTROL THAT. AND TO TELL PEOPLE, YOU CAN'T BE HERE. YOU KNOW? THEY SAY, I MAEVE RESTON. I CAN'T DON'T YOU CAN'T TELL ME I CAN'T BE THERE. BUT IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT THEY ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR FACILITIES AND HURTING OUR CONTRACTORS. >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: SO THE CONCERN IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T THINK THAT THE FEE IS HIGH ENOUGH OR WE COULD DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK TO AS IT IS WRITTEN INTO THIS POLICY. IT GIVES THE CITY THE FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE IT SAYS IT IS AS ADOPTED IN THE FEE SCHEDULE. SO WHEN WE BRING THE FEE SCHEDULE FORWARD, THOSE ARE THE CONVERSATIONS WE CAN TALK ABOUT. YOU KNOW, WHERE WE FEEL IT STANDS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> KEN CUTLER: I'M GOING TO DISAGREE A LITTLE BIT WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. MAYBE A DIFFERENT PURPOSE. AND THAT PURPOSE IS, I WANTED TO SEE THE KIDS GET OUT THERE. I WANT TO SEE THEM TRAIN. I WANT TO SEE THEM, YOU KNOW, SUCCEED AT WHATEVER SPORTS THEY HAVE CHOSEN AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING THAT KIND OF TRADING THAT THEY WOULD GET OTHER THAN THROUGH A TRAINER. THAT IS NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, A LOT OF THESE TRAINERS, A LOT OF THE TO JUST THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT AT THE LIBRARY ARE TEACHERS THAT ARE NOW COMING AFTER SCHOOL TO TRY TO EARN A LIVING SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE -- VISITS A WAY THAT THEY CAN DO IT AND STILL TEACH IN OUR SCHOOLS AND NOT REALLY EARNING A LOT OF MONEY. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN WE ARE THICK ABOUT THAT KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE, YEAH, I AGREE, THEY TURN A LOT OF MONEY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO CHARGE MONEY IN ORDER TO SURVIVE SOMETIMES. AND SO THERE'S A BALANCING ACT HERE. I WANT TO SEE THE KIDS GET OUT ON THE FIELD. I WANT TO SEE THE TEACHERS THAT ARE ACTING AS EITHER TRAINERS AND OTHER COACHES THAT ARE DOING THAT AFTER SCHOOL OR WHATEVER, WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN THEIR COACHING PROGRAMS. WE ARE ALL TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GETTING OUTSIDE. AND THEY ARE DOING THEIR THING. AND SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAINERS SO MUCH AS I THINK THAT WE STILL NEED TO HAVE SOME CONTROL BUT THAT IS WHY I SUGGESTED THAT LANGUAGE. I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES WITH SOME OF THE OTHER PROGRAMS. BUT LIKE YOU SAID, THEY HAVE OUR SUPPORT. THEY HAVE THE ARCEL FACILITIES. -- À LA FACILITIES. SO I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MIXED FEELINGS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I TOTALLY, WHAT YOU ARE SAYING WITH THAT. I CAN'T CERTAINLY SPEAK TO THE TUTORS BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THOSE A LOT OF THE TRAINERS ARE NOT EVEN FROM PARKLAND, WHICH MAKES IT EVEN WORSE. YOU KNOW? BECAUSE THAT HAPPENS BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES I HAVE GONE TO THE BATTING CAGES AND A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THERE ARE NOT EVEN FROM PARKLAND DOING TRAINING. SO THAT -- I CAN'T SPEAK TO TUTORS, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ASSUME THEY ARE LOCAL. BUT FOR THE TRAINING, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELD. PEOPLE LOVE TO USE THOSE FOR THE TRAINING. SO THAT IS, AGAIN, -- AND I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. YOU ARE A THOUSAND%] I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH THAT AT ALL BUT I THINK I'M FINE WITH THE TRAINING. I GUESS YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM AND I THINK WE ARE MORE OR LESS IN AGREEMENT IF YOU [01:00:03] CAN JUST LOOK AT THE FEET AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN ACTUALLY DO. SO -- AS COMMISSIONER BRIER SAID, WE DON'T WANT TO CANNIBALIZE OUR CONTRACTORS BUT IT IS IMPORTANT WE PROTECT THEM FIRST AND THEN WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE PROTECTING OUR FACILITIES ECONOMICALLY AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, FROM A LIABILITY STANDPOINT, IN MAKING SURE THEY GET BACK ON CHECKS. BUT THAT IS WHAT I THINK WHAT VICE MAYOR SAID ABOUT THE TUTORS, I THINK IS -- THAT IS IMPORTANT. TO MAKE SURE IT NOT NECESSARILY WE ARE CHARGING BUT THAT DOUBLE BACK ON, THAT A BACK UNCHECKED BECAUSE IF YOU'RE WITH KIDS ALL THE TIME, WHO IS TO SAY COOKBOOK I WAS AT THE LIBRARY AND SUCH AND SUCH HAPPENED. YOU KNOW? I THINK THAT IS VERY VALID AND IT IS A GRADE POINT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SO SHOULD WE TABLED THIS AND HAVE THEM GO BACK AND KIND OF TWEAK THE LANGUAGE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN COME BACK ON THAT? HOW SHOULD WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT? >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I GUESS MAYBE YOU GIVE US A LITTLE DIRECTION THAT POINT. WHAT YOU THINK. DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO TABLE THIS? BECAUSE THE TRAINING -- THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE, THE USER FEES, I HEAR WHAT VICE MAYOR MAYERSOHN IS SAYING. YOU KNOW? WHETHER IT IS A USER FEE OR THEY ARE USING IT TO ALIGN THE FEES OR WHATEVER. I'M SEEING IT AS ONE IN THE SAME. I THINK THOSE WHO USE THE FIELDS OF THE PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE NEXT PERSON. FIVE DOLLARS IS NOT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ANY LEAGUE. THEY WILL MORE THAN LIKELY ABSORB THOSE COSTS. MAYBE THEY WILL RAISE THE FEES A LITTLE BIT. BUT MOST CAN ABSORB THAT COST PER TOPIC AS FAR AS THE TRAVEL TEAMS THAT THEY ARE PAYING THEIR COACHES TO THOUSAND DOLLARS EIGHT-MONTH. THEY CAN AFFORD $150 TWICE A YEAR FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE TEAM. SO AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, YOU KNOW, THAT IS NOT A BIG ISSUE. >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: IF THE ONLY CHANGES THAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, THEN UNLESS YOU ARE WANTING US TO GO BACK TO WORK OR REVAMPED, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF IT. BUT I THINK WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. ANTHONY COULD HELP ME HERE IF WE MAY MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THIS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AT THE END OF THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. >> ANTHONY: I CAN WORK ON THE LANGUAGE WITH CHRISTINE AND WE CAN GET IT DONE. >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: YEAH, IT IS GOING TO BE A PART OF THE FEE SCHEDULE WHEN YOU APPROVE IT. >> THE FEE SCHEDULE WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. TREND NOT -- >> COMMISSIONER: OKAY. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS, AND THIS IS TO THE MAYOR. I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING REGARDING THE TRAINERS. I THINK IN THE TENNIS CONTRACT, THERE'S ACTUALLY LANGUAGE THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T BE TWO PRODUCE LESSONS IN TURMOIL. SO AGAIN, IT IS A MATTER OF BEING ABLE TO MONITORED THAT BECAUSE I HAVE GONE OUT THERE AND I SEE SOMEBODY WITH A BUCKET OF -- WHETHER THEY ARE JUST PLAYING OR WHETHER THEY ARE TEACHING. I DON'T KNOW. BUT I THINK IT IS A VERY VALID POINT. ARE THESE TRAINERS ACTUALLY GOT YOU KNOW, AS -- CANNIBALIZING WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE? IN THAT -- WHETHER IT IS A PARKLAND BUSINESS. IF YOU HAVE A TRAINING FACILITY THAT ESTABLISHES PARKLAND. DOING DIFFERENT TRAINING ASPECTS AND NOW WE ARE TELLING THEM, OKAY, THEY GOT TO PAY RENT BUT THEY HAVE TO PAY ALL OF THIS TOPIC. YOU HAVE JOHN SMITH WHO SAYS GUY, DO WHAT THEY DO. IS THAT EQUITABLE? I THINK THAT IS YOUR APPOINTMENT. WHEN TO SUPPORT OUR OWN BUSINESS BASE VERSUS NOT. UP RIGHT NOW, MAYBE NONRESIDENT FEE. AND THAT IS, I THINK WHAT YOU ARE ALLUDING TO. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I THINK YOU CAN POSSIBLY ACHIEVE THAT END LANGUAGE BY SAYING, MAYBE WE SAY, AND I THINK NOT HAVING A TRAINER, YOU KNOW, FACET IN E-SPORT POLICY MAKES IT HARDER TO REGULATE. NOW YOU HAVE MORE AUTHORITY BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A TRAINER ITEM IN HERE, WHICH WAS NOT HERE BEFORE. AND IF WE BREAK IT RIGHT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROTECT WHATEVER BUSINESS IT IS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE MAYBE WE SAY, YOU ARE TRAINING. YOU CAN'T DO THIS. SO NOW THE RANGER GOES TO -- TRAINING FOR TENNIS, YOU CAN SAY, LOOK, YOU CAN'T DO THIS BECAUSE IT SAYS SO RIGHT HERE. THERE IS NO TRAINING FOR THIS. BUT HERE'S THE WAY YOU CAN GO ABOUT BECOMING A TRAINER. BUT THEN THAT IS WHERE WE RUN INTO A PROBLEM WITH TENNIS OR SPEED AND AGILITY OR WHATEVER. >> IT SEEMS LIKE WE WANT THEM TO [01:05:01] GO BACK AND ADD LEG WHICH THAT NOT ONLY ADDRESSES THE ABILITY TO PROVOKE THE APPLICATION BUT ALSO IT MAY BE SOME PARAMETERS WITH WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO AND MAYBE PARAMETERS WITH PERCENTAGE OF ODORANT FROM PARKLAND THEY ARE TRAINING, YOU KNOW? THERE'S A CAP OR SOME SORT OF MINIMUM IF THEY ARE TRAINING ON AIRFIELDS. 85% OF THE KIDS. TO ME, THAT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE LIKE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK TO DO BEFORE DOING THIS. AND SO IT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION TO TABLE IN. AND IN TANDEM AND THEN WE CAN, YOU KNOW, VOTE ON IT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I THINK REALLY IT IS JUST THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINER. I THINK IF I'M HEARING EVERYBODY RIGHT, EVERYBODY IS GOOD WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. OBVIOUSLY OBVIOUSLY ON TO SEE THE FEES. BUT WE JUST WANT TO SEE SOME LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINER ASPECT OF HOW WE CAN -- IT IS NOT AN EASY -- >> THAT IS THE ONLY THING I WAS GOING TO CAUTION. IF WE GO INTO THE SPECIFICS, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE IS NEARLY A SITUATION THAT IS GOING TO COME UP THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE DEFINED AND IT WILL PUT STAFF ON BASE INTO GUESSING SITUATION. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: AS AS LONG AS WE PUT "AT YOUR DISCUSSION." >> YOU GOT TO GET PARKLAND RESIDENCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU RESTRICT IT. THEY SAY SPEED AND AGILITY, YOU WILL KNOCK OUT EVERY TRAINER THAT IS THERE. >> AND THAT, TO BE, IS -- THAT IS A BIG CONCERN, TOO, BECAUSE IT IS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT IS PUTTING THE, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO SAY YOU CAN'T DO IT. BUT CAN'T LOOK, IF YOU ARE RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS WITH KNOW OVERHEAD THAT? YOU AT A HUGE ADVANTAGE OVER EVERYONE ELSE. YES, YOU CAN'T USE THE SAME EQUIPMENT AND WHAT HAVE YOU, BUT YOU HAVE NO OVERHEAD. AND THAT, TO MAKE A YEAH, I WOULD LOVE IF I DID NOT HAVE ANY OVERHEAD IN MY BUSINESS. I WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, DOING A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN I'M DOING RIGHT NOW. [LAUGHTER] >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: I JUST NEED DIRECTION, I GUESS, ON WHAT YOU GUYS ARE WANTING TO -- FOR US TO WORK ON AND GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I DON'T KNOW -- AGAIN, IT IS JUST A TRAINER, FOR ME, ANYWAY. IT IS JUST A TRAINER ASPECT. >> WHAT PROVISIONS WE WANT TO ADD TO THE , IT BE ABLE TO APPROVED AND PROVOKED. WE WANT TO ADD TO THE TRAINER PROVISION SOME GUIDANCE ON WHAT -- SHOWED TO CLERK THE WORD CONTRACTUAL EXCLUSIVELY HAVE. >> IT IS ALSO WITH ATHLETIC REPUBLIC. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CONTRACT -- >> NOT EXCLUSIVE. >> OKAY. >> AND WE WANT TO ADD A PROVISION FOR YOU KNOW, PERHAPS PARKLAND RESIDENCE, SOME SORT OF MINIMUM THAT FOLKS THAT ARE TRAINING OUR -- >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: SO TO DO THAT, IT WILL TAKE MORE OF AN OBSERVATIONAL BASIS. WE ARE HAVING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRAINERS SUBMIT THEIR REGISTRATIONS ALONG WITH THEIR ADDRESSES. VERY FUN THOSE THINGS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SHOULD THE TRAINER BE AFFILIATED WITH A RECREATIONAL OR TRAVEL LEAGUE? TRAN19 YOU WILL HAVE TRAINERS WHO ARE NOT. >> COMMI >> ANTHONY: WE HAVE HIRED TRAINERS. AND ASSISTANT COACH FROM ONE OF THE SCHOOLS. AND SO THEY AND SO THEY ARE NOT AFFILIATED -- >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THAT WAS A QUESTION. >> COMMI >> ANTHONY: I THINK SOME OF IT IS GOING TO BE IN GOOD FAITH. 85% OF THE KIDS HAVE TO BE FROM PARKLAND. SOME OF THAT IS ON GOOD FAITH. IT ALSO GIVES US THE ABILITY THAT IF THEY ARE COMPLETELY BY LIVING THAT WE REVOKE THEIR APPROVAL. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO MONITOR IT WITHOUT -- ADMITTEDLY, IT IS DIFFICULT MONITOR. IT SERVES AS A DETERRENT WORK WITH THEY ARE GOING OUT AND GETTING ALL OF THEIR KIDS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEN COMING AND USING PARKLAND. >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: MY QUESTION IS, IF THOSE ARE JUST THE TWO CHANGES, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATIONS TONIGHT AND MOVE THIS FORWARD? OR DO YOU WANT THIS TO COME BACK? >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I'M GOOD WITH ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU SAID. >> ANTHONY: AND THE SAME TIME, YOU ARE BRINGING BACK THE FEE SCHEDULE. THE REVISED LANGUAGE. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I THINK WHAT CHRISTINE IS SAYING, SHOULD WE GO FORWARD? WE STILL GOT TO HEAR IT AGAIN. OH. >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: IF YOU APPROVE IT WITH THESE TWO CHANGES OF THE ADDITIONAL [01:10:04] LANGUAGE -- >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: -- TABLE IT? IS THERE A TIME SENSITIVE, IF WE WERE THE TABLE IT. >> CHRI >> CHRISTINE GARCIA: OTHER THAT YOU WOULD H HAVE TO USE OF A AND THUS AT THE SAME TIME. >> WE CAN ALWAYS PRESENT THIS PART OF THAT USER FEES. WHATEVER THEY DECIDE TO, WEEKEND IN MAKE EFFECTIVE WITH THE USER FEE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. >> COMMISSIONER: IF SIMEON WERE TO MAKE THAT MOTION, I WOULD APPROVE IT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: AND WE CAN DO BOTH, THE SAME TIME. >> MAYOR R >> COMMISSIONER: MOTION TO TABLE T. ADDING INTO THE TRAINER FEE, THE INCORPORATION OF LANGUAGE TO BE ABLE TO REVOKE THE INC. OF LANGUAGE RESTRICTING WHAT THEY CAN'T DO BASED ON OUR CONTRACTUAL EXCLUSIVELY'S AND DOUBLE INCORPORATION OF LANGUAGE WITH REGARDS TO THE PERCENTAGE OF TRAINEES BEING PARKLAND RESIDENCE. >> AND THE DISCRETION TO DENIED. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE WOULD TALK ABOUT THIS THIS LONG. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BRIER WITH THIS DEPLETED -- >> MOTION TO TABLE IT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OH, MOTION TO TABLE IT. AND THEN A SECOND. DO WE HAVE DID VOTE ON THAT? WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE ON THE TABLE. >> COMMISSIONER: IT IS WE DO. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER TO THE TABLE. SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ORDINANCE 21-010. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA KEPT PROVIDING FOR THE ANNEXATION INTO THERE. LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND OF APPROXIMATELY 4.77 ACRES ON BIKE TL AGENTS OPERA TWO, LLC, LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOX ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1.86 MILES WEST OF THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION OF KNOB HILL ROAD, CONTAINING PROVISIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND FILINGS WITH THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CITY CODE, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATED. WE DID RECEIVE AN X ANNEXATION APPLICATION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. IT INDICATED AN INTENT AND DESIRE TO CREATE A COHESIVE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE TWO ADJACENT PARCELS AS WELL AS GATOR ACRES THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER OWNS JUST WANT TO ESTATE THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THE ANNEXATION OF THE FIRST STEP IN THE LONG PROCESS BEFORE YOU WOULD SEE ANY DEVELOPMENT ON THE PARCEL FOR THE ADJACENT PARCELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITHIN THE CITY, ALL THE UNDERLYING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY CODE AT A NORMAL PROCESS WILL GO TO P&Z. THE P&Z BOARD FOR RECOMMENDATION BEFORE COMING TO YOU. ON THE SECOND READING OF THE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE, THERE WILL BE AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT PRESENTED TO YOU IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS THAT GENERALLY PROVIDES THE PROCESS F FOR NOT ONLY THE ANNEXATION BUT ALSO THE PROCESSING FOR THE UNDERLYING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS, UNDERSTANDING THAT GATOR ACRES IS LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED BROWARD COUNTY AND NOT IN OUR JURISDICTION. THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT PROPOSED. THAT PROVIDES FOR THE PROCESSING OF THOSE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS WHILE IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT OVER A YEAR, THE PROPERTY OWNER SUBMITTED THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION FOR THE COUNTY. SEEKING 25 UNITS PER ACRE. SO JUST TOUCH ON SOME OF THE MAIN POINTS OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. IT DOES PROVIDE FOR THE OWNER TO AMEND THAT APPLICATION THROUGH A THREE UNIT PER ACRE DESTINATION. ADDITIONALLY, IT PROVIDES FOR THE CONTRIBUTION OF A MINIMUM OF 2.74 ACRES. TO INDICATE THAT LAND TO 60 FOR RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE AND DEPARTMENT USE. AS WELL AS $100,000 CONTRIBUTION AND THEN THE DEVELOPER OR OWNER WOULD ALSO BRING THAT TO .74 ACRES TO A SITE DEVELOPMENT LEVEL WHERE IT COULD BE PERMISSIBLE TO BUILD ONE OF THOSE PARK RECREATION OPEN SPACE USES AND I WOULD JUST POINT OUT FOR THE SECOND READING AND YOU GIVE THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, I WILL PREPARE A MEMO TO FILL OUT MORE DETAILS ON ALL OF THE UNDERLYING FACTORS IN THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AND I BELIEVE MR. EVANS IS HERE AS WELL ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT. >> EVANS: GOOD EVENING COMING UP [01:15:08] MEMBERS OF THE MISSION. BIRD WITH ME. I DID BRING A FLASH DRIVE HERE WITH A PRESENTATION ON IT. I MIGHT NEED SOME I.T. ASSISTANCE. DO I JUST -- PLUG THINGS INTO THE COMPUTER. >> I'M NOT IDS IS, BUT I CAN GET YOU ONE. [LAUGHTER] >> I WILL -- >> LET'S SEE. HANG ON A MINUTE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: DO YOU NEED STRONGER GLASSES, BILL? >> LOOK TO, BUDDY. I GOT IT IN. >> WELL, WE WILL SEE WHERE WE GET FROM HERE. THAT IS NOT ME. WANT ME TO DO IT? GEORGE IS BETTER. SHE IS YOUNGER THAN I AM. -- HE IS YOUNGER THAN I AM. YOU ARE REAL CLOSE. THERE YOU GO. >> THERE YOU GO. >> I GOT IT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: ALL RIGHT. THERE WE GO. >> THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. THAT WENT WELL. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: CAN WE WAIT ONE SECOND UNTIL COMMISSIONER CUTLER COMES BACK? >> EVANS: YES. >> COMMISSIONER: MR. EVANS, WOULD YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE CLERK A COPY OF THIS FOR THE RECORD? >> EVANS: ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: GOOD THING HE DID NOT BRING HIS MICROPHONE. OKAY, MR. EVANS. IT IS ALL YOU. >> EVANS: THANKS AGAIN. MY NAME IS JEFF EVANS. I HAVE BEEN ASSISTING THE OWNERS AND WORKING ON THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER SIDE PLANS. AND HERE WE ARE THIS EVENING. HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME TO -- LOOK AT THINGS TOGETHER AND WENT ARMS AND MOVE FORWARD. THERE WE GO. THIS IS THE PROPERTY. OF COURSE, GATOR ACRES, WHICH IS THE SPECIFIC ELEMENT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE VERY UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THAT LARGER RED AREA. THAT REPRESENTS THE TOTALITY OF THE PROPERTY THAT WOULD GO INTO THE DEVELOPMENT. JUST A COUPLE OF LANDMARKS, SOUTH, OF COURSE, OF PARKLAND BAY. AND MR. KATZ PROPERTY. AND THE SABRE PROPERTY. UAND OF COURSE, THERE'S FOUR TO THE EAST OF US. AS I SAID, WE HAVE COME FORWARD WITH VARIOUS PLANS AND PROJECTS INVOLVING TOWNHOMES AT ONE POINT. AND FAMILY HOMES. AND JUST COULDN'T WE HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THAT. SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR US AND WORKS FOR THE CITY. ENTER IN -- AND THEN THIS HAPPENS. A QUARTER ACRE WAS TAKEN ON THE PROPERTY. 4.77 ACRES. AND FOR THE VERY NOBLE PURPOSE, I ENCOURAGE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENED ON [01:20:02] OUR PROPERTY, WHICH IS POTENTIAL PROPERTY. AND THE DIFFICULT THING TO HAVING 350-FOOT ACRE TOWER. LOOMING OVER PROPERTY OF THE INTENDED DEVELOPMENT. AND IN ADDITION, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. 200 FEET AWAY. AND WE CAME TO THE CITY AND SAID, PRESENT DIFFICULTY TO US. WE HAVE A HARD TIME DEVELOPING HOMES. IT WOULD BE ADJACENT TO THIS. AND AGAIN, WE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME COMING TO SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT. AT WHICH POINT BACK TO THE ATTORNEYS SLID INTO. WE HAD DECIDED THAT WE WOULD JUST MARCH FORWARD WITH DEPARTMENT OF THE UNINCORPORATED PIECE INDEPENDENT OF THE REST OF IT. WE HAVE UNDERLYING LAND USE APPROVALS FOR THE -- THE BALANCE OF THE PROPERTY. AND DO SOME MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL WITH WORKFORCE HOUSING COMPONENT ON THE GATOR ACRES PROPERTY. AND BEGOT SO FAR AS TO HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF THE BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION. WE FELT FAIRLY WELL AND IT WAS BEING WELL RECEIVED. AND WE ARE PREPARING FOR A SECOND READING OF IT. AT WHICH POINT, WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM OFFICIALS OF THE CITY, OUR ATTORNEYS. AND SENT THAT THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE PROPERTY AGAIN AND SEE IF WE COULD COME TO THE SOME SORT OF -- THAT WOULD RESULT IN THEY GATOR ACRES PROPERTY BEING INCORPORATED INTO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLACE. ASSOCIATED. WE PREFER TO COOPERATE AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD COURSE FOR US TO EXPORT. AND SO BASED ON DATA THIS TO COMING TO A SCOTT, WE SAID, IF WE WOULD LOVE THAT. OUR REQUESTS WERE FAIRLY MINIMAL. WE WANTED TO THREE UNITS PER ACRE WE DISCUSSED.% AND WE WOULD LIKE TO RAISE THE AGE RESTRICTION DEVELOP THE 74 ACRES PURSUANT TO THAT SCENARIO. AND THE IN. WE GOT FROM THE CITY IS, OKAY, WELL, WE WOULD LIKE TO FIX SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT HAVE SHOWN UP. WE ACTUALLY GOT INPUT THAT THE -- THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE AGE RESTRICTIONS BE LIFTED. AND THEN FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE THE APPLICATION LAND USE APPLICATION BEING CIRCULATED THE COUNTY TO BE ABANDON. THE CITY, THE APPLICANT LOOKED AT THIS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME FROM THAT IS IN ORDER TO -- WAS TO HAVE THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DONE AS ANN ERROR OF THE OVERALL SITES. DEMOLITION CLEARING, LEVELING. PROVIDED ACCESS ROAD TO THE PARK AS WELL AS THAT WEAPONS CREDITS THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE OVERALL PROPERTY. $6,040,000 OF COST OUTSIDE OF PROVIDING WHAT TURNS OUT TO BE NOT TO .74 BUT TO .86 ACRES. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WITH REFERENCE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE 100,000-DOLLAR VOLUNTARY CONTROL PATIENT TO CLEAN UP THE ROAD, EVEN THOUGH WE REALLY HAVE KNOW INTEREST IN IT. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT ADDRESSED. AND SO FAR THEY GET THAT BRINGS US TO NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS, INCLUDING -- CONCESSION. ADDITIONALLY, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED A BED IN THE MULTIFAMILY, AS WE DISCUSSED. JUST A GUESSTIMATE. IT IS $5 MILLION. WE ALSO -- WE USE ALL OF THE ENTITY THAT IS ALLOTTED. [01:25:03] IT CURRENTLY EXISTS ON THE PROPERTY. WE WOULD HAVE RIGHTS TO 20 ADDITIONAL HOMES. WE ARE LEADING. WE ARE NOT BUILDING IT. WE ARE ACTUALLY BUILDING IT DID THE ACRES. AND THEN FINALLY, THERE IS A LAWSUIT PENDING AGAINST ACCOUNTING FOR THE THE MONETARY LOSS. AND WE WILL THIS ME -- DISMISS E LAWSUIT AS PART OF THIS. AND AS A RESULT, WE FEEL LIKE THIS WEEK WE ADDRESS WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO GET OUT OF THE PROPERTY. A LOT OF THE ISSUES WITH THE CITY AND WE ALSO ADDRESS SOME ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTY. AGAIN, 210 SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES REPRESENTING 20 UNITS LESS. IT IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY WITH A CLUBHOUSE THAT THEY CAN BE PROUD OF. THE DESIGN AND ARCHIT ARCHITECT. IT WILL BE A CONSISTENT PLAN INCORPORATING GATOR ACRES AND ALTOGETHER. THE DRAINAGE ISSUES, WE SPOKE WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. WE CAME UP WITH FIVE-POINT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE INCORPORATED INTO OUR PLANS. AND OF COURSE, THE NEW CITY CLERK WE TALKED ABOUT. RIGHT ON THE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. WITH THAT WE PUT THIS FOR THE COMMISSION AND WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. EVANS. ANTHONY PONCE. >> ANTHONY: I APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: TONIGHT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT JUST THE ANNEXATION OF GATOR ACRES, CORRECT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. THEY HAVE PRESENTED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS HERE, TOUCHING ON THEIR PROJECTS AND OTHER PROPERTIES. BUT TONIGHT IS JUST ABOUT THE ANNEXATION. YOU ARE NOT APPROVING ANY DEVELOPMENT. YOU ARE NOT APPROVING ANY RELEASE OF ANY AGE RESTRICTION TONIGHT OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THIS INFORMATION THAT IS PROPOSED IN HERE, ALL YOU ARE BEING ASKED IS WHETHER YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF GATOR ACRES BUT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WERE ADDRESSED IN THIS PRESENTATION ARE REALLY GOING TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE LATER DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS THAT WILL GO BEFORE P&Z AND ULTIMATELY BEFORE YOU. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: AGAIN, JUST TONIGHT, AGAIN, THIS PRESENTATION, I FEEL LIKE, IT WAS, AGAIN, APPRECIATE IT. BUT TONIGHT, WE ARE CERTAINLY FOCUSED ON THE ANNEXATION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THIS IS STRICTLY ON THE ANNEXATION. IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, IS NOT GIVE THEM TO HUNDRED -- 210 HOMES. IT IS NOT GIVE ANY OF THAT STUFF. RIGHT NOW, WELL, THERE IS, ADDIGUESS, PART OF THE ANNEXATIN WOULD BE THE PARK. BUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS GO THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING. AND THEN THEY WILL ULTIMATELY COMPACTED US. >> AND TONIGHT IS FIRST READING. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU WILL HAVE DEEP ANNEXATION AGREEMENT THAT WILL LAY OUT ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO GATOR ACRES, THE LAND DEDICATION, THE SITE, WORK FOR THE LAND DEDICATION AND IT SORT OF THE SETS A MINIMUM BASELINE FOR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS IF YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THERE IS A TIME SENSITIVE NATURE. IS THAT WHITE THIS IS COMING. >> KEN CUTLER: IS NOW? >> ANTHONY: IT IS TIME SENSITIVE WITH RESPECT TO GETTING THE ANNEXATION CONSIDERED ALIGN WITH THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. THOSE ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. EVANS OR ANTHONY OR -- >> SIMEON BRIER: ANTHONY IS FINE. THIS IS THE FIRST I HEARD 2.86 ACRES. IS THE APPLICANT NOW PROFFERING THE NUMBER JUST SO THAT I COULD UPDATE THE AGREEMENT AND THE ORDINANCE FOR SECOND? ENTERTAIN WE HAVE, AS YOU SAID, SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR THE CITY. AND I AM COMMITTED TO NUMBERS. MY NOTES, BLUE, INDICATE 2.86 OR THREE. [01:30:02] THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE -- >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: CAITLIN, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT FOR US? IF IT IS 2.74 -- IT SOUNDS BETTER. BUT CAITLIN, IF YOU COULD CONFIRM. >> I BELIEVE IT IS THE LOWER NUMBER. WE CAN CONFIRM. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. >> THIS IS THE NUMBER THAT WAS CONTAINED IN SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS. BUT IF THE APPLICANT IS WILLING TO STIPULATE THAT YOU HAVE ACTUALLY TO .86 ACRES THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO GET TO THE CITY THE PROCESS, I WOULD LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN TONIGHT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> AND MR. CUTLER WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH EXTENSIVE DESIGN AND NEED TO -- YOU KNOW, GIVE YOU A NUMBER THAT TURNS OUT TO BE INCORRECT. WITH OUR ENGINEERING AND EVERYTHING. AS I SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO -- I KNOW IT IS 2.74. I LOOK AT IT TODAY. AND I BELIEVE MY PLAN HAD A LOW 2.8 NEVER. I WANT TO SEE WHATEVER IS IN THE DRAFT SITE PLAN THAT WAS SUBMITTED. >> IT IS SIMILAR BETWEEN 2.74 AND 2.86. COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> THANK YOU. SO JUST SO THAT WE ARE CLEAR, THE ISSUE TONIGHT IS TO BE WANT TO HAVE THIS PROPERTY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY SO THAT THE CITY HAS ULTIMATELY CONTROL TO OUR CODE AND ALL OF THE ORDINANCES THAT WE HAVE RELATIVE TO LAND DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY AND THAT IS REALLY ALL WE ARE OPERATING RIGHT NOW. I DON'T HAVE THE COMPLETED COPY OF THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. I HAVE NOT SEEN, YOU KNOW, SITE PLANS OR ANY OF THAT STUFF. SO I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR POINTED OUT YOUR PRESENTATION. BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON TONIGHT. >> UNDERSTOOD. WE FELT LIKE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOU LARGER CONTEXT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: VICE MAYOR? >> BOB MAYERSOHN: YEAH. READING THE BACK UP AND I JUST SHARE THAT WITH EVERYONE. THERE WAS FROM THE, I GUESS, ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, THE AMOUNT OF -- AND I WILL ROUND IT OFF. $900,000. WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THE PARK IS KIND OF EIGHT SWAP? >> ESSENTIALLY, THAT IS THE WAY IT IS STRUCTURED. >> AND I JUST SHARE WITH YOU THAT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE SUBSIDIZING A DEVELOPER AS FAR AS $900,000. I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE, MAINTENANCE, OTHER THINGS. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THEM PUTTING TOGETHER A PARK. I JUST DON'T WANT TO SUBSIDIZE IT WITH MONEY THAT WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING. DEPARTMENT WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT BROWARD COUNTY. OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, DUST -- IT JUST INCLUDES THE GROUNDWORK. THERE WOULD BE ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE, AS WELL AS FIGURING OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO MANAGED IT FROM A STAFFING PERSPECTIVE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: ANTHONY, COULD YOU SPEAK TO THAT? >> ANTHONY: YES. WHEN SABURO WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, IT CONSISTED OF ABOUT ALMOST A ALL PART OF THE CITY TO ACRES. THE CURRENT SABRA PARCEL IS 44 ACRES. IT PROVIDED FOR ACTUALLY 1.25 MILLION-DOLLAR PAYMENT AND SO WHAT THAT 901,000 AND CHANGE REPRESENTS IN THE BACKUP MATERIAL IS THE PROPORTION SHARE -- OF SHARE OF THE SOVEREIGN PARTIAL OWNED -- PARTIAL OWNED BY THE APPLICANT VERSUS THE ENTIRETY OF THE PARCEL BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE OTHER -- I THINK IT IS, LIKE, 17.3 ACRES, 17 AND CHANGE ACRES THAT WAS PART OF THAT. THAT IS OWNED BY ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER AND NOT PART OF THIS PROJECT AND THAT PROPERTY IS NOT PART OF ANY OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT I HAVE SEEN. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMISSIONER ISROW. SORRY. >> JORDAN ISROW: SO THE WAY THIS IS STRUCTURED IF WE WERE TO AGREE, IT IS ALL CONTINGENT UPON APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT, EVERYTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE APPLICANT AND SHOULD NOT BE AN AGREEMENT THAT IS MEDICAL THAN THE ANNEXATION FALLS THROUGH, CORRECT? CONTROL OF THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR -- >> ANTHONY: THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR DEBIT IF THEY ARE NOT APPROVED BY THE CITY, IF YOU DENIED THEM. [01:35:03] BY THAT STATEMENT, THEN IT PROVIDES FOR THE PARTIES THAT WORK IN GOOD FAITH TO GO TO GO TO THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES TO WITHDRAW THE ANNEXATION APPLICATION. >> JORDAN ISROW: SO WE ARE GETTING PAST THAT FIRST HURDLE TO GET TO THE NEXT HURDLE? >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: BUT YES. THAT IS WHAT I THINK. BUT I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE VICE MAYOR'S POINT. THE MONEY THAT IS OWED IS STILL IN PLAY. WE ARE NOT SWAPPING OUT THAT MONEY FOR THE THREE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, 2.74. SO, YOU KNOW, THE MONEY THAT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS ANNEXATION IS STILL MONEY THAT IS DUE TO THE CITY, CORRECT? >> WITH RESPECT TO PROPORTION OF SHARE. THE ANNEXATION DOES PROVIDE THAT IF THEY DEDICATE TO .74 ACRES, IF THEY DO ALL OF THE SITE PREPARATION WORK AND THE THINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO YOU AND THEY PROVIDE THAT $100,000 AND THERE'S A LETTER OF CREDIT TO SUPPORT ALL OF THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS, ONCE ALL OF THAT IS EFFECTUATED AND DONE, THEN THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE RELIEVED OF THEIR PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THAT 1.25 MILLION. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SO IN ESSENCE, WE ARE BUYING THE PARK? >> ANTHONY: ONE COULD CHARACTERIZE IT THAT WAY. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SO THEY ARE DONATING THE PARK, WHICH IS LESS THAN 3 ACRES. WE JUST BOUGHT 36 ACRES F FOR $300,000 AN ACRE. FOR THE 36-ACRE APARTMENT THAT WE BOUGHT. WE PAID $300,000 PER ACRE. SO IN ESSENCE, FOR THIS, WE ARE PAYING MORE. >> EXCUSE ME, IF I CAN, THERE IS DOLLAR VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEARLY 3 ACRES DONATED. USING YOUR CONCLUSION, IT WOULD BE $900,000 IN PROPERTY. IN ADDITION TO -- THAT HAD $645,000 THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE CONTRIBUTING BOTH AT THE COST. THAT IS 1.5 MILLION. THAT FAR EXCEEDS 900,000. >> IT WILL BE SUBTRACTED. IT WOULD NOT BE ADDED TO THAT. SO YOU COULD HAVE AN ARGUMENT THAT YOU CAN SUBTRACT THAT AMOUNT FROM THE 900,000, WHICH WOULD THEN SAY DEPARTMENT IS COSTING US $300,000 AS OPPOSED TO NONE HUNDRED THOUSAND. YOU COULD MAKE THAT ARGUMENT. >> WE STILL END UP DONATING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PARK AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS ABOVE AND BEYOND. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMISSIONER ISROW? >> JORDAN ISROW: I THINK WE ARE JUST HAVING TO MAKE A DECISION OF WHAT OUR ALTERNATIVES ARE HERE. YOU KIND OF GIVE THE HISTORY OF THE CONTEXT OF WHAT THE APPLICANT HAS DONE WITH BROWARD COUNTY VERSUS PARTON. THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO GO DOWN ONE PASS. DOOR NUMBER ONE OR DOOR NUMBER TWO. WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING OF HAVING CONTROL. SO IF WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF THE LAND THAT IS WITHIN OUR KIND OF REGION, EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT TECHNICALLY APARTMENT YET, I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY NETWORK COACH IF ALL WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS GIVE US THE GREEN LIGHT TO EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING IT INTO THE CITY, SO WE DO HAVE THAT CONTROL, I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING AS OPPOSED TO IF WE DENY IT, THAT OUT WE ARE DOING IS ACTUALLY LEAVING THE BALL UP TO THE COUNTY TO, YOU KNOW, THAT IS NOW OUT OF THEIR HANDS. SO PERSONALLY, I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD TRY TO AVOID IF POSSIBLE, UNLESS THERE'S ANY CONCERNS OF JUST RECOGNIZING THAT WE ARE ONLY AT KIND OF FIRST BASE BEFORE WE EVEN HAVE TO COMMIT TO ANYTHING. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SO THAN TO YOUR APPOINTMENT, WHICH MAKES SENSE, AND DENTED YOUR POINT THAT WE NEED MAKE SURE WE REMEMBER THE FACT THAT THEY OWE US $900,000. IN ESSENCE, THAT IS -- YOU KNOW, WHEN AND IF THAT DEVELOPMENT COMES UP, YOU KNOW, IF WE ARE TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION TODAY, AS IT IS WRITTEN, THE CITY OF PARTON IS OWED $900,000. SO WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT COMES BACK BEFORE US, WE NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. YOU KNOW, THAT DOLLAR VALUE. IT RIGHT? SO IT IT IS NOT -- TO GEORGE'S POINT IF WE DON'T APPROVE IT TONIGHT, WE LOSE ALL CONTROL WHATSOEVER WHEREAS, YOU KNOW, -- -- A LITTLE BIT OF THIS. A LITTLE BIT OF THAT. >> WE CAN APPROVE IT TONIGHT AND MOVE IT FORWARD AND HAVE CONTINUED. WHICH IS BASICALLY I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE ON THE [01:40:03] RECORD AND SAY THAT I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE 900,000. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: YEAH, A GREAT. >> I MEAN, WE JUST LOOK AT THE BUDGET. THERE'S ZERO. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I'M ON THE SAME PAGE WITH YOU ON THAT. >> JORDAN ISROW: AND THE SIZE OF THE PARK HAS AN ISSUE, TOO. GATOR ACRES IS 4.77-ACRE PARCEL, YOU KNOW? WE ARE BEING PROPOSED TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 2.74 ACRES DONATE TO THE CITY, OBVIOUSLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT NUMBER GO FAR HIGHER. TO ME THE ENTIRE PARCEL. BUT WE CAN HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AS WE GO FORWARD. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. COMMISSIONER CATHER? >> KEN CUTLER: JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR ANTHONY, WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY APPROVING THE TERMS THAT ARE IN THIS PROPOSED ANNEXATION AGREEMENT AT THIS POINT. ALL WE'RE DOING IS SAYING, WE ARE GOING LEADING THE IDEA OF ANNEXING THIS INTO THE CITY. >> ANTHONY: YOU ARE MOVING ALONG THE ANNEXATION CONCEPT AND THAT SECOND READING, THE TERMS WILL BE BEFORE YOU. YOU WILL HAVE ALL OF THAT IN ADVANCE AND THAT MEMO EXPLAINS IT. >> I AM ABSOLUTELY FOR THE IDEA OF ANNEXING THIS PROPERTY INTO OUR CITY SO THAT WE CAN ULTIMATELY HAVE CONTROL OF IT AND WE CAN WORK AS THE VICE MAYOR SET UP TOWARDS CONDITIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT IS GOING TO SAY AND VOTE ON THAT. SO I WILL ASK -- >> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SAYING THAT THERE'S NO ONE. SO I'M GOING TO GO WITH A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MAYERSOHN. SO ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE FIRST MEETING BUT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY APARTMENT ORDINANCE 2017-06 AND RESOLUTION 2017-42 TO MODIFY CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL REGARDING THAT REQUIRED TIMEFRAME FOR COMPLETION OF THE FALLS AT PORTLAND COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSE, PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DAY NECK. AND ATTORNEY IS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT THEN THE PRESENTER THAT YOU AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. GREAT TO SEE YOU. >> SCOTT: AND ALL OF YOU, IN PERSON, LEAST TO GOING TO BE BACK. SCOTT BECKMAN ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT BUT WHEN I SAW MY PRESENTATION UP THERE, I GOT EXCITED THAT MAYBE YOU WERE MOVING ME INTO THE FRONT OF THE AGENDA. OBVIOUSLY, NOT THAT LUCKY THIS EVENING. SO WE ARE BACK TO TALK ABOUT THE FALLS OF PARKLAND AND I JUST WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT JUST AS A REMINDER. YOU HAVE SEEN THIS OR VARIOUS VERSIONS OF THIS. AN ITEM THAT WE WERE STILL WORKING OUT WITH BROWARD COUNTY AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT WHOLE ISSUE REGARDING MAINTENANCE IN HILLSBORO, ALL OF THAT STUFF, EVERYTHING IS BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT SHOULD BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU FOR FINAL APPROVAL NEXT MONTH, IDEALLY, WHEN WE SEE THAT SECOND READING OF THIS OR HOPEFULLY SO THE SECOND READING OF THIS. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR YEARS. IT WENT THROUGH THE ANNEXATION SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU JUST TALK ABOUT AMONGST A NUMBER OF OTHER APPLICATIONS IN ORDER TO GET TO POINT WITH THE PLAN THAT IS BEFORE YOU NOW. 349, SINGLE-FAMILY, 106 VILLAS. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE SEPARATED. IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AT ALL, THEY ARE COMING ALONG, LOOKING GREAT. I GOT SOME PHOTOS TO SHOW YOU AS WELL. WHAT ARE PLACE WE ARE REALLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT IS ONE OF THEIR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. IT APPEARS IN ONE OF OUR REZONING ORDINANCES FROM 2016, 2017, AND OUR SITE PLAN RESOLUTION AND IT IS A CONDITION THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE IN THE 6, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS COME INTO THE CITY OVER THE COURSE OF SEVEN OR TEN YEARS OR SO. THAT RELATES TO CONSTRUCTION OF RECREATIONAL AMENITIES, ENTRY FEATURES, LANDSCAPING, ET CETERA. ALL BEING DONE BY THE 200 BUILDING PERMIT AS I HAVE EXPLAIN PREVIOUSLY AND HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MY CLIENT QUITE A BIT. WE WENT INTO THIS EYES WIDE OPEN, CERTAINLY UNDERSTOOD IT, AWARE OF THIS HISTORY WITH SOME OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROBABLY -- PROJECTS. AND FORCEFULLY, WE MOVED FORWARD [01:45:01] WITH CONSTRUCTION AND PERMITTING LITERALLY A MONTH BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. ALL OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT WAS HAPPENING. WE LITERALLY SUBMITTED OUR BUILDING PERMIT IN FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR. THAT WAS ALL CONSISTENT AND IN-LINE WITH TIMING ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING UP. THE ANTICIPATION ALL ALONG WAS THAT THE CLUBHOUSE ITSELF WOULD BE COMPLETED. IF WE BACK UP, I WILL SHOW YOU. EVERY OTHER IMMUNITY ENTRY FUTURE, LANDSCAPING, 100% COMPLETE, DONE, IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD, AS YOU WILL SEE IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE CLUBHOUSE IS AT A POINT WHERE THE SHELVES ARE UP. BUT THE CLUBHOUSE ITSELF IS NOT COMPLETE AND LIKELY WILL NOT BE FOR THE NEXT SIX TO A MONTHS. SO WE ARE APPROACHING OVER 200 PERMIT. WE ARE NOT THERE YET. AND WE DO NOT WANT TO BE BACK BEFORE THIS COMMISSION AGAIN. WE HAD ORIGINALLY COME IN SEEKING 350 BUILDING PERMITS WHICH WOULD BE AN EXTRA 150 THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF. WE ARE HERE TONIGHT ASKING COMMISSION FOR 300 WHICH WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 100 BUILDING PERMITS. AS WE BURN THROUGH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF TEN TO 15 A MONTH, WE THINK THAT GIVES US A TINY BIT OF CAUTION. BUT NOT VERY MUCH TO GET TO THE POINT. IT IS FULLY OUR EXPECTATION TO HAVE THIS CLUBHOUSE COMPLETED BY MARCH, APRIL, MAY OF NEXT YEAR. I JUST WANTED TO GET ALL OF THAT OUT UPFRONT. ACTIVELY AND DILIGENTLY PURSUING CONSTRUCTION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT SINCE WE INITIALLY PULLED THE DEVELOPMENT PERMITS IN 2018. THAT INCLUDES ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE IMPROVEMENTS IN ADDITION TO CONSTRUCTION OF HILLSBORO BOULEVARD. THE IMMUNITY IS, AS I MENTIONED, HAVE ALL BEEN CONSTRUCTED AND COMPLETED. OBVIOUSLY, INSPECTED, C.O., ET CETERA. WHAT YOU SEE IS ANOTHER VERSION OF OUR SITE PLAN. EVERYTHING OUTLINED IN BLUE IS DONE. YET TO BE COMPLETED HIS THE CLUBHOUSE. YOU WILL SEE PARKING LOTS AND THE CUBHOUSE. THEY ARE UP CONSTRUCTED. IT IS THE MINOR DETAIL AND FINISHING WORK. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN OUT THERE, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DEFINITELY -- REALLY LOOKING GOOD. SO THAT SINGLE-FAMILY GATEHOUSE AND WATER FEATURE, THE SAME THING, LOOKING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. YOU CAN LOOK OUT TOWARDS HILLSBORO AND THE ROUNDABOUT. THIS IS THE GATEHOUSE AND WATER FEATURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VILLA INTEREST. -- ENTRANCE. THE HILLSBORO ROUNDABOUT AND IN THE VIEWS OF HILLSBORO LOOKING EAST, ALL OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE. THE LANDSCAPING HAS BEEN INSTALLED. AND VIEWS OF HILLSBORO ARE LOOKING OUT TO THE WAS, WHERE IT CURRENTLY CARBONATE. >> HOPEFULLY WE WILL COME ALL THE WAY THROUGH OUT TOWARDS THE AREA. SOME KIOSKS AS WELL. SO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AND THE ORIGINAL PLAN I WAS SHOWING EARLIER. AND SPECIFICALLY THE CLUBHOUSE. THIS IS THE STATE OF THE CLUBHOUSE TODAY. THESE PHOTOS WERE FLOWN, BLEED, TWO OR THREE DAYS AGO. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MAN ENTRANCE. SAME THING LOOKING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. YOU CAN SEE THE PARKING LOT IS ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE. THE CLUBHOUSE IS FULLY SHELLED OUT, ESSENTIALLY BUILT IN. AND WE ARE GETTING START TO ON, I THINK, ABOUT A QUARTER TO HALF OF THE CLUBHOUSE IS DRYWALL. >> IT IS MOVING IN THE DIRECTION OF FINISHING UP THE INTERIOR. AND SO HERE'S THE LAST SLIDE WHICH IS REALLY JUST KIND OF WHERE WE ARE FROM START TO FINISH. AS I SAID, WE APPLIED FOR THE PERMIT ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE COVID. THE WHOLE WORLD SLOW DOWN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE PERMIT WAS NOT ISSUED UNTIL LATER IN THAT YEAR. ON BOTH SIDES. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE HAD STARTS AND STOPS WITH VARIOUS GROUPS AND CONTRACTORS. BECAUSE OF COVID OUTBREAKS, AS RECENTLY AS JUST A WEEK OR TWO AGO WITH SOME OF OUR DRYWALL CONTRACTORS. NOT YOU, MAKING. WE KNEW AND UNDERSTOOD WHERE WE WORK WITH REGARD TO THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE PERMITTING. WE REALLY HAD ALL OF THE BEST INTENTIONS WITH REGARD TO WHEN WE START TO THIS AND GETTING IT DONE IN ABOUT AN 18 MONTH TIMEFRAME AND AGAIN, CERTAINLY OUTSIDE OF THAT AT THIS POINT. WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND WE REALLY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR MUCH MORE. WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE WILL END UP IN A SITUATION AS THE CITY HAS SEEN FIRST AND FOREMOST, ONLY ASKING FOR THE 300 PERMIT. WE REALLY DON'T ANTICIPATE MORE [01:50:02] THAN ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE RESIDENTS BEING IN THE COMMUNITY BY THE TIME THAT THIS CLUBHOUSE IS SEE OLD THAT IS FAIRLY STANDARD FOR THESE TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES AND SO THAT IS EVER REQUESTED HERE THIS EVENING. I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. AND WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. BACKMAN. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> COMMISSIONER: I DO BECK-SCOTT, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO PUT A DAY CERTAIN ON THERE AS WELL. IT SEEMS LIKE BY MARCH APRIL, YOU ARE INTENDING TO BE DONE WITH THIS. IF WE SAID, THE 300 PERMIT OR MAY 1ST, 2022, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, AT LEAST GIVES US A TIMEFRAME FOR RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE COMPLETED REGARDLESS OF THE DAY OF THE PERMITS. >> I THINK THAT DATE WOULD WORK FOR US. I THINK WE WERE AT SUBMITTING -- ASKING FOR EITHER/OR OR BELIEVE WAS SOMETIME IN JULY OF NEXT YEAR, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. ULTIMATELY, THE REQUEST THAT CARRIED FORWARD AS THE ONE THAT IS BEFORE YOU, WHICH WE WOULD BE OKAY WITH. I THINK MAY 1ST OF NEXT YEAR IT WOULD CERTAINLY WORK FOR US. AGAIN, EITHER/OR SITUATION. WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> KEN CUTLER: MR. BATMAN, I KNOW THIS IS NOT GOING TO COME AS IS APPRISED OF YOU BUT, YOU KNOW, IN 2017, WHEN YOU CAME BEFORE US, THAT WAS A TIMEFRAME WHEN THIS COMMISSION WAS DEALING WITH WATERCRAFT, MAR-A-LAGO, AND ALL OF THEM ARE HAVING ISSUES RELATIVE TO THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE CITY TRYING TO IMPRESS UPON THEM THE NEED TO GET THE CLUBHOUSE DONE. AND THE IDEA OF BACK AT THAT TIMEFRAME, OF PUTTING INTO THESE SORT OF AGREEMENTS WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF GETTING THE CLUBHOUSE DONE ON, YOU KNOW, THE BASIS OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS WAS DONE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF ISSUES THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS. IN JULY OF 2018, THE STAFF ANALYSIS WHEN THE APPLICANT CAME BEFORE US, ANOTHER DEVELOPER, ASKING THE EXACT SAME THING. THE STAFF ANALYSIS WAS THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST PERMITS ADDITIONAL TIME TO COMPLETE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS WHILE ACCOMMODATING ADDITIONAL SINGLE-FAMILY CONSTRUCTION, THE RESTRICTION AND TIMEFRAME WERE ORIGINALLY PLACED INTO DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT RESIDENT BENEFITS WERE COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANNER. WITHOUT RESTRICTING DEVELOPMENT, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT A DEVELOPER WOULD COMPLETE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IMPROVED PLAN CONCURRENT WITH DEVELOPMENT. ESSENTIALLY, PERMITS ARE USED AS LEVERAGE TO GUARANTEED RESIDENT BENEFITS. THE ORIGINAL CONDITIONS AND THAT REQUESTED CHANGES ARE OUTLINED BELOW BASED ON THE PROPOSED REVISED TIMEFRAME, THE COMMUNITY COULD BE BUILT UP PART OF THE COMMISSION OF THE CLUBHOUSE BUT THAT WAS A DIFFERENT SITUATION THAN WE HAVE HERE. NONETHELESS, WHAT THE STAFF WAS TELLING US THAT IN 2018 AFTER DEALING WITH FOUR OR FIVE OTHER DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS WAS THAT IF WE DO NOT PUT THIS INTO EFFECT FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, WE WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE. AND THAT ISSUE IS NOW BEFORE US. VERY SAME ISSUE. AND WHILE I AM VERY SYMPATHETIC TO THE IDEA THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC AND THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, IF WE HAVE NOT LEARNED ANYTHING FROM THE PAST, THEN SHAME ON US. I THINK THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THIS COMMISSION FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND, I MEAN, UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. BUT I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE MOVING INTO THESE HOMES, AND THINK IT'S THEIR AMENITIES THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. AND BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE, THAT IS A PROBLEM FOR ME. >> IF I MAY RESPOND BRIEFLY, ABSOLUTELY. WE CERTAINLY DISCUSSED THAT IN THE PAST AND I GUESS A FEW POINTS, I THINK VERY DISTINGUISHABLE FROM SOME OF THE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES TO THIS ONE AND WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS BUT I THINK I HAVE BEEN A FOUR-YEAR COMMISSION ON THIS FOR ABOUT HALF A DOZEN TIMES FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS. WE ACTUALLY -- MYSELF, MY CLIENT, AND OUR TEAM TALKED ABOUT BRINGING THIS REQUEST BEFORE YOU BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT NEED IT AND BEING VERY AWARE, ACUTELY AWARE OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE CITY FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS, MICE ADJUSTMENT WAS ABSOLUTELY NOT. MY ADVICE TO THAT MY CLIENT WAS ABSOLUTE ENOUGH. WE NEED TO SMITH PULL PERMITS AND GET THIS THING GOING AND [01:55:03] HAVE IT REALLY FAR LONG BEFORE BECOME BACK AND ASK FOR SOMETHING. I THINK THAT IS A VERY, VERY BIG DIFFERENCE FROM THE REQUEST THAT YOU HAVE GOTTEN INTO PAST. AND SO I THINK THAT IS A BIG DISTINGUISHING FACTOR FROM SOME OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU WERE DEALING WITH PREVIOUSLY AND, YOU KNOW, AS I SHOWED YOU UNDER CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE PREVIOUSLY, AS YOU SUCK UP BY THE FOLKS AT BENTLEY'S PHOTOGRAPH, WE ARE SIX MONTH AWAY, +-PLUS-MINUS-SIGN THIS THING BEING DONE. THIS IS NEVER -- THERE'S NEVER BEEN A STOPPAGE. I THINK I HAVE TALK TO ALL OF YOU PREVIOUSLY. THIS DEVELOPER IS -- THE CITY HAS DONE RIGHT. THERE ARE ISSUES THAT HAVE WORKED THROUGH. I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN WORKED THROUGH VERY CHEMICALLY. AND SO I DO UNDERSTAND THAT AND BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SO AWARE OF IT, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE HAVE TO BE BACK BEFORE YOU, THAT WE WERE DOING SO IN A WAY THAT YOU ALL WOULD HOPEFULLY FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING AND APPROVING. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: ANYBODY ELSE HAVE -- I WANTED TO JUST TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. QUESTION WOULD BE, WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE? IF WE DON'T ALLOW THIS REQUEST OR WE DON'T RENT IT, THEY ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO DELAY IN THE CLUB US. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT IT IS GOING TO EFFECT ANY OF THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE THERE. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ELSE CAN WE PROPOSE THAT WOULD KIND OF ADDRESS YOUR CONCERN AND AT THE SAME TIME STILL BE REALISTIC, I GUESS, THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. >> PARTICIPANT: ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES OF THE HISTORY WITH THE DEVELOPERS, I KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT ALL OF THE DEVELOPERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND APPRECIATE THAT. THE DIFFERENCE IS SCOTT WE REALLY ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY. WE BOUGHT THIS FINISHED IN ADVANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE WORK THROUGH THIS ENTIRE PROCESS AND HAVE BEEN HIT WITH EVERY POSSIBLE DELAY. BETWEEN THE ECONOMY OUT THERE, BETWEEN THE COVID, BETWEEN GETTING THE PRODUCTS OUT THERE, WINDOWS, TILES, EVERY SINGLE THING. LITERALLY CHANGE THE FLOOR TILE COLOR, BECAUSE THAT PROJECT -- PRODUCT WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT THE PRODUCTS THAT WE CAN GET ARE IMPOSSIBLE. UP YOUR POINT AND THAT MOST IMPORTANT POINT THAT I CAN BRING FORWARD IS THIS. WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE BUILDER OF THE HOMES. I ASKED JOHN, I'M GOING TO BE UP IN BEFORE DEPARTMENT CITY COMMISSION. AND I WANT TO HAVE A CLEAR CONSCIENCE IN SAYING SOMETHING. DO YOU KNOW ONE COMPLAINT OF ANY RESIDENT OUT THERE THAT ANYONE HAS ASKED ANYTHING COMPLAINT ABOUT THE CLUBHOUSE? CLEARLY IDENTIFY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING GOT REPRESENTING THE SECOND QUARTER. WE REPRESENTED EVERY HOMEOWNER OUT THERE TO SECOND QUARTER, THESE UNITS, THIS CLUBHOUSE WOULD BE DONE. NO EXPECTATION OF THIS BEING DONE ANYTIME SOONER THAN THAT. SO THEREFORE, WE HAVE HAD ZERO COMPLAINS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION HAS ABATED THE ENTIRE COST OF THE ASSOCIATION. SO THERE'S KNOW FINANCIAL IMPACT ON ANY HOMEOWNER OUT THERE WITHOUT RECEIVING THE BENEFITS OF THE CLUBHOUSE RETINA. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY. SO -- OKAY. SO I JUST WANT TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY EXACTLY WE EVEN NEED ADDITIONAL PERMITS. SO WHEN DID YOU START APPLYING FOR PERMITS TO BUILD HOMES? >> PARTICIPANT: WE HAVE NEVER APPLIED FOR A PERMIT. WE ARE THIRD PARTY MERCY ON WHOLE PROCESS. TO UNDERSTAND THIS -- I DID NOT ME TO INTERRUPT YOU CONTENTMENT GO AHEAD. >> PARTICIPANT: WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. OKAY. WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION WITH THEM THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE THEM X AMOUNT OF LOTS PER SECTION. PER QUARTER. EVERYTHING IS GOING VERY, VERY WELL WITH IT. WE HAVE DONE -- I BELIEVE -- AND CONTRACTION WITH THE CITY, EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN ASKED UPON THEM. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING. >> SO THEN IF I COULD TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I'M IN THE CAMP OF COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND -- SO RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS, THE SCUPIN 150 PERMITS SUBMITTED. OKAY? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SO THERE'S 80 HOMES INTRODUCTION. [02:00:04] IS THAT CORRECT? SO THERE IT WAS 150 PERMITS SUBMITTED. THERE'S 80 HOMES INTRODUCTION RIGHT NOW. THE SCOPE 44 OF THOSE HOMES THAT HAVE THE PU C.O.S. WHICH INCLUDES 18 VILLAS. SO A FEW ONLY HAVE 100 -- YOU HAVE 150 TOTAL PERMITS ALREADY IN HAND. YOU STILL HAVE SOME DEEP LEFT TO BUILD. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN THEY START TO SUBMITTING PERMITS? >> PARTICIPANT: HERE'S -- >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: ONE SECOND. I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THAT ANSWER. GIVE ME A ROUGH IDEA. >> PARTICIPANT: MAYBE -- TO ANALYZE -- >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: A YEAR. A HERE AND CHANGE. SO IN A YEAR AND CHANGE, YOU SUBMITTED THOSE YOU SUBMITTED TO HUNDRED PERMITS? OH. MAY OF LAST YEAR. DID YOU SAY MAY OF LAST YEAR. WHEN DID THEY START SUBMITTING PERMITS? OKAY. OKAY. >> THE NUMBERS I GOT TODAY. IT IS ABOUT 150 PERMITS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THEY STILL HAVE 50 MORE PERMITS THAT THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR. IN A YEAR AND A HALF, I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THE MASS. IN A YEAR AND A HALF BUT YOU HAVE APPLIED FOR 150 PERMITS. 80 OF WHICH ARE IN CONSTRUCTION. ONLY 44 HAVE THEIR C.O.S. SO IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER SIX MONTHS WHEN THE CLUBHOUSE WILL BE COMPLETED, I JUST DON'T SEE HOW THAT MET AS UP TO EVEN NEED ANY MORE PERMITS. >> IT IS VERY SIMPLE, OKAY? I'M NOT THROWING ANYBODY UNDER THE BUS. RYAN HAD A GREAT DEAL OF DIFFICULTY IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, LEARNING HOW TO ATTAIN THE BUILDING. THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MASTER PERMIT WAS. WHILE THEY WERE GETTING INDOCTRINATED AFTER THE HOMES THEY BUILD THAT MODEL. >> THE DELAY. WORKING OUT THE BUGS OF THAT MODEL COMES. NOW -- EXCUSE ME. NOW THEY ARE RUNNING PARKS MEDLEY 20 APPLICATIONS A MONTH. IT IS ANTICIPATED GOING FORWARD. NOW YOU CAN SEE. WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING INTO. IF THAT MARKET KEEPS ON GOING, IF THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT ISSUES MORE PERMITS COMING OUT IN THERE, RIGHT NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE WILL BE AT 180, 190. WE HAVE 216 OR 18 SALES AS OF RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE DOING PROBABLY ABOUT 15 TO 25 US. YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT NUMBERS ARE GOING TO EXPONENTIALLY GO UP. WHERE THEY WERE BEFORE, IT WAS A HUGE -- PEOPLE WERE GETTING FIVE OR SIX PERMITS OUT A MONTH. INSTEAD OF GETTING OUT -- I THINK THEY ARE GETTING CHARTING TO 14. THEY ARE HOPING TO GET SOMETHING LIKE 20 TO 30 PERMITS COMING FORWARD. THEY HAVE THE SALES RIGHT NOW. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: YOU ARE BUILDING TWELVE-MONTH -- 12 HOMES A MONTH? >> WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS PROBABLY EVEN LESS THAN THAT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: HOW MANY HOMES A MONTH ARE YOU BUILDING? OKAY. WHOEVER IT. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOMES ARE BEING BUILT A MONTH? >> PARTICIPANT: THEY ARE TRYING TO DO 18 MONTHS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. >> WHEN YOU START SOMETHING AND OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT STARTING SIX MONTHS, SEVEN MONTHS PROCESS OF BUILDING A HOME. THEY ARE TRYING TO GO AHEAD AND GET AS MANY BUILDING PERMITS. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: BUT IF YOU BUILD 18 HOMES A MONTH, THAT YOU WANT TO BUILD TO BY THE END OF -- BY MAY 1ST, YOU WILL STILL HAVE HOMES LEFT TO BUILD WITHOUT GETTING ANY ADDITIONAL PERMITS. >> PARTICIPANT: I DON'T THINK SO. SORRY, MAYOR. I THINK AND PART OF THIS, I THINK I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO ANTHONY ABOUT IT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, AS YOU ALL KNOW S-UPPERCASE-LETTER TO GET ON AN AGENDA AND IT TOOK SOME TIME FOR US TO GET ON THIS AGENDA WHERE WE HEAR A LITTLE EARLY RIGHT NOW. BUT 30 TO 45 DAYS FROM NOW, WE DON'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CASE. AGAIN, OUR NUMBERS SHOW 163. IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN, IT LEAVES US 35 TO 50 AND IF RYAN HOMES IS PULLING SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 15 TO 20 PERMITS PER MONTH GOING FORWARD, WE ARE WELL BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AT A POINT WHERE NOW WE GOT TO STOP AND SO I LOVE WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS SUGGESTED, IDEALLY, IF THERE'S A WAY TO PICK AN END DATE AND A PERMIT NUMBER IT BOTH SAID THAT THIS IS NOT GET FAR OUT OF HAND. BELIEVE ME. YOU KNOW. I HAVE SPOKE IN TO ALL OF YOU. [02:05:01] I'M AWARE OF THE HISTORY THAT WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BECOME ANY BIT OF A PROBLEM EVEN REMOTELY SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE OTHER COMMUNITIES IF WE ARE CAREFUL WITH HOW WE STRUCTURE THIS IDEALLY BETWEEN NOW AND SECOND READING IF THERE'S A WILLINGNESS TO DO SO. I THINK WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: VICE MAYOR? >> BOB MAYERSOHN: YEAH. THIS IS SIMILAR TO LAST ITEM THAT WE HAD. IT TAKES TWO READINGS. BETWEEN YOU KNOW, AND I GREET WITH WHAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID. I THINK THERE ARE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT, WHETHER OR NOT IT IS, YOU KNOW, NOW OR IN THE TIMELINE. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, 200 PERMITS. BUT IF X, Y, AND C IS COMPLETED, WITH YOUR PRESENTATION, DIFFERENT TIMELINES OF WHAT WE ARE GOING TO EXPECT TO DO THE TILE AND WHEN WE WILL EXPECTED TO DO THAT. IF THOSE ARE MATT GUTMAN MAYBE, AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE STAFF. ANOTHER TEN, 15 PERMITS. SO THIS WAY, IT GIVES THEM A BALANCE. IT GIVES THE HOMEOWNERS AT LEAST SOMETHING TO DO AND WE ARE NOT KIND OF LIKE WE DID WITH SOME OTHER DEVELOPERS WHERE WE JUST GAVE THEM THE CARTE BLANCHE AND SAY, GO AHEAD AND THEN THEY COME BACK ANOTHER YEAR LATER AND SAY, WELL, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON IT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SO YOUR SUGGESTING TIE -- MAYBE FIVE PERMITS -- >> AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER CONCERNS THAT NANCY HAS WITH SOME OF THE OTHER. I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CUTLER HAS BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE REGARDING THE CYPRUS HAD COMMUNITY. SO MAYBE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES CAN BE FURTHER DISCUSSED AS WELL. IN BETWEEN FIRST MEETING AND SECOND MEETING. >> I WANTED TO BE VERY CLEAR, WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR CARTE BLANCHE. WE ARE WELL AWARE AND UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE AS YOU JUST HEARD, WE GOT MORE SALES THAN WE DO PERMITS. THAT OBVIOUSLY NEEDS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE ARE DELIVERY EXPECTATIONS WITH THE TIMEFRAME WHERE YOU BUILD AND BUY YOUR HOUSE. ALL OF THOSE THINGS COME INTO PLAY HERE AS WELL. JUST LOOKING FOR THE TIME FROM TO FINISH THESE HANDFUL OF ITEMS UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT CAUGHT WE ARE ABLE TO PULL DEPARTMENTS AND KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING. MAYBE IT IS 75. MAYBE GIVE US OF THE MORE TIME TO FIND TUNE AND WORK ON SOME MILESTONES, OFF WITH ANTHONY AND NANCY AND TRY AND FIND SOMETHING THAT MAYBE IS CONNECTED TO SOMETHING THAT MAKES MORE SENSE SO THAT THERE'S PROTECTIONS. >> I WILL SAY, YOU KNOW, DEFENSIVE CENTERLINE. THEY HAVE BEEN GOOD CORPORATE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO YOU KNOW, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE SEEN, EXCLUSIVE OF THE CLUBHOUSE. EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, TIME HAS DONE, THERE'S A LITTLE TWEAK HERE, A LITTLE TWEAK THE COMFORT THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THOSE ISSUES. SO I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE EMOTION, I GUESS, MOVING JUST, YOU KNOW, A MOTION TO APPROVE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY SUBJECTIVE. BUT I THINK NANCY HAS SOME CLEAR DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, TO NEGOTIATE WITH OR DISCUSS WITH CENTERLINE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: SO ANTHONY CONN WE CAN FORWARD A SECOND READING, FINALIZE A NUMBER OR DATE OR WHATEVER. IS THAT -- >> THERE IS A SECOND READING. YOU ARE NOT APPROVING IT'S NOT EVEN IF YOUTH VOTE TO APPROVE IT. YOU ARE VOTING TO APPROVE OR TO MOVE IT ONTO THE SECOND READING. I THINK ON THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVES AND WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM THE COMMISSION, I SUSPECTED THIS, GOING TO BE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER AND STAFF AND PROBABLY AN UPDATED ORDINANCE, I SUSPECTED, BEFORE YOU TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS YOU RAISE. >> IF THOSE COMMITMENTS ARE MADE PRIOR TO SECOND READING, IS NOT MEAN WE NEED TO START THE PROCESS OVER. >> CORRECT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMISSIONER CUTLER'S POINT, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T TIE THIS TO SOMETHING, WE ARE GOING TO BE -- I MEAN, WE HAVE ALREADY DONE THIS BEFORE. WE HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN PROMISED BY DEVELOPERS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND DON'T WORRY. IT WILL, DONE. THIS AND THAT AND THE OTHER THING, AND I MEAN, THE UNFORTUNATE IS FOLLOWING. YOUR FOLLOWING. >> WE WANT TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT GETS EVERYONE COMFORTABLE. >> WE ARE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES IN THE SAME EXACT SITUATION WE WERE IN BEFORE. AND IT IS -- >> I'M JUST --'S. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: DOING THE SAME THING ALL OVER AGAIN. [02:10:03] >> JUST LOOKING AT THE BATHROOMS AND TOWELS TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 2021. COME BEFORE US, SEPTEMBER 2021. WE ASK IF THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I DUNNO IF THEY WOULD COME BEFORE -- PO POCONO, -- >> WE CAN GO BACK AND SAY -- >> AND THEIR RESPONSE WOULD BE, APPELLEE. IT IS DONE. OR KNOW, WE ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH IT. OKAY. WE DON'T ISSUE ANY PERMITS. UNTIL THAT IS COMPLETED. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> KEN CUTLER: WENT WITH THE SECOND READING BE -- >> CORRECT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TO THE SECOND. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: OKAY. SO ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MAYERSOHN AND A SECOND BIKE COMMISSIONER ISROW. ROLL CALL. TO VOTE KNOW. IT PASSES THREE HAPPENED TWO. -- 3-2. OKAY. [10. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office] SO WE HAVE COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME AND CONGRATULATE AVENUE CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN CRAIG KELLY MEHTA. [APPLAUSE] >> CAPTAIN. [LAUGHTER] >> SINCE THE LAST COMMISSIONER MEETING. I HAVE BEEN NAMED THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE PARKLAND DIS DISTRICT, THE PARKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE THE SHRED-A-THON, WHICH WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. PARKLAND NIGHT OUT, THE IMPENDING DOOM OF THUNDERSTORMS. AND IT WAS A VERY GOOD EVENT. WE FOUND A LOT OF THE SIXTH-GRADERS COMING AND MEETING THE SROS. SOME OF THEM HAD NOT BEEN IN SCHOOL IN 18 MONTHS. A LOT OF THEM -- APPRECIATE EVERYONE OUT THERE TODAY. IT HAS GONE WELL. I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT PEOPLE ARE LISTENING. BURGLARIES. SO I WAS -- ANYONE LISTENING AND WATCHING, THE STREETS ARE CRAZY IN THE MORNINGS AND AFTERNOON WITH THE SCHOOLS. THAT WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. IT IS A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH THE BLESSING. OUR DEPUTIES ARE OUT THERE. PLEASE BE PATIENT. THERE ARE GOING TO BE LONG LINES. THERE'S GOING TO BE TRAFFIC. IT USUALLY CLEARS OUT AS THEY -- THE WEEK GOES ON. JUST BEAR WITH US. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: VICE MAYOR? >> BOB MAYERSOHN: FIRST OF ALL, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. AND I GUESS WORKING THROUGH NANCY AND THROUGH CHIEF CHIEF O'CONNELL. I KNOW THEY HELP -- THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS DOWN LOXAHATCHEE ROAD ABOUT TRAFFIC, SPEEDING, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. CAN YOU -- AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MAXIM -- MECHANISM IS. BUT AT LEAST COME BACK TO IS AN FIGURE OUT SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP ENFORCE KIND OF PEOPLE SLOWING DOWN. OBVIOUSLY, WHEN THOSE TRAFFIC CIRCLES GET IN PLACE, IT WILL SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC. BUT AT LEAST AT THIS POINT, LOXAHATCHEE ROAD, I GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLING ME UP AND SING, PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING. PEOPLE ARE DRIVING CRAZY. SO ANYTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO TO HELP ENFORCE THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. >> I HAVE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS AND I HAVE HEARD COMMISSIONER BRIER'S CONCERNS. AS SOON AS I GOT THAT CALL, WE HAVE A DIRECTED PATROL OUT TH THERE. WHEN THEY ARE NOT ON THE FROM THE, ETHICAL ENFORCING TRAFFIC, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC. AND AGAIN, IT IS BASED ON TRAFFIC STOPS. IT IS BASED ON COMPLIANCE. I HAVE HEARD YOUR CONCERNS AND WE ARE ADDRESSING THEM. >> THANK YOU, CAPTAIN. I WANT TO REITERATE THE CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW HAVING TALKED TO YOU MANY [02:15:02] TIMES, BEING HOMEGROWN HERE AND STARTING YOUR CAREER HERE IMPORTANT, WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE WE KNOW THAT YOU TAKE OWNERSHIP. YEAH, I'M GLAD THAT WE ARE BREAKING ON A PLAN. THAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST CONCERN. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR SAFETY INTERCEDED THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE DAY ONE AND I KNOW THAT I SHARE -- I HAVE SHARED WITH NANCY AND OTHERS ALL OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED TO ME BY THE PRESIDENTS. WE HAD A FAMILY FRIEND SEVERAL MONTHS AGO PASSED AWAY IN AN ACCIDENT BUT IT WAS A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT OUT THERE. AND SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. AND THINK WE CAN DO TO INCREASE SAFETY ON THAT VERY DANGEROUS ROAD WOULD BE GREAT. >> ANYBODY ELSE? >> WELCOME ABOARD. >> THANK YOU. PRIDE MONTH I ECHO THAT. LOXAHATCHEE, OBVIOUSLY, IS A HOT TOPIC. I APPRECIATE YOU GETTING ON THAT AND WELCOME ABOARD. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMENTS [11. Comments by the Coral Springs/Parkland Fire Department] BY THE COLE SPRINGS/PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. GOOD EVENING. BUT JUST A FEW THINGS. SOME QUICK NUMBERS. 126 EMS CALLS THIS MONTH. TOTAL OF 107. THE CITY OF PARKLAND FOR JULY. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE A NEW TESTING SITE SPORTS PLEX. IT IS JUST SOUTH. IT IS STARTING TOMORROW. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: WHO IS THAT BEING RUN BY? >> IT IS A COMPANY. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: I MEAN, WHO IS IT BEING SPONSORED BY? >> COLE SPRINGS. IT IS A PRIVATE COMPANY -- THIRD-PARTY COMPANY. IT IS -- 2575 SPORTS PLEX DRIVE. >> IS THAT THAT SAME LOCATION WHERE THEY WERE DOING THE TESTING BEFORE? >> NO, SIR. THAT IS WORK WITH THEY ARE LOCATED SOUTH OF THE REC CENTER IN THE CENTERFIELD. >> YOU HAVE TO CALL TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS? >> NO APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY. IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE AND CLICK TESTING, YOU CAN MAKE AN POINT, WHICH WILL MAKE IT FASTER. BUT IT IS NOT REQUIRED. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THANK YOU. >> ONE THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT REAL, REAL QUICK. WE JUST PULLED UP THE NUMBERS THIS AFTERNOON FOR HOSPITAL BED AVAILABILITY AND COVID STUFF THAT IS REARING ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN. I'M TALKING ABOUT COVID AGAIN. THERE'S HOSPITAL BEDS IN BROWARD COUNTY. >> I WANT EVERYONE TO HEAR THIS. >> 97% OF THE HOSPITAL BEDS IN BROWARD COUNTY ARE TAKING. OF THAT NUMBER OF ACUTE HOSPITAL BEDS, WHICH IS SERIOUS PATIENTS, 99% OF THEM ARE TAKING. -- TAKEN. ICU BEDS IN BROWARD COUNTY, 95% OF THEM ARE TAKING. AND PEDIATRIC ICU BEDS BROWARD COUNTY, 94% OF THEM ARE TAKING. SO I'M URGING ANYBODY WHO IS LISTENING TO KEEP YOUR MASKS ON AND GET VACCINATED. I'M NOT NORMALLY A SPREADER OF ANY TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, INVOLVEMENT OR GETTING INVOLVED IN ANY PROPERTY'S PERSONAL BUSINESS. BUT THE SCIENCE IS THERE, AND IT IS PROVEN THAT WE COMPETE NEXT THIS CAN KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF HOSPITAL BEDS. I BEG YOU. ON TOP OF THE HOSPITAL BEDS BEING TAKEN RIGHT NOW THERE'S -- THERE'S AMBULANCE TRANSPORTS. 11 OUT OF THE 18 HOSPITALS RIGHT NOW ARE ON WHAT THEY CALLED CRITICAL CAPACITY STATUS. THAT IS OVER 60% OF THE ERS THAT ARE ASKING IS NOT TO BRING PATIENTS THERE BECAUSE THEY ARE FULL. NOT ONLY ARE THE ERS FULL BUT BECAUSE THE NUMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL BEDS IN THE HOSPITAL OR SO FULL, EVEN IF E.R. WAS AVAILABLE, THEY CAN'T ADMIT PATIENTS BECAUSE THERE'S KNOW BEDS UPSTAIRS BUT JUST OVER 6%% OF THE ERS ARE ON CRITICAL CAPACITY RIGHT NOW. THEY ARE ASKING IS NOT TO PUT PATIENTS THERE. WE HAVE TO DRIVE BY THOSE HOSPITALS AND GO TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL THAT MAY NOT BE AT CRITICAL CAPACITY. GUESS WHAT IS GOOD THAT HAPPENED IN A FEW HOURS? THEY ARE NOW GOING TO BE ON CRITICAL CAPACITY. THIS IS A LOT RELATED TO COVID. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO ANYBODY LISTENING TO PLEASE FOLLOW PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE WE WANT TO GO BACK ON THE DOWNSLOPE. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> KEN CUTLER: CAN WE MAKE SURE TO MAKE A CLIP OF THAT. [02:20:01] I WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT OUT ON -- EVEN A FEW JUST WANT TO SEND IT TO US FOR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, I WOULD LIKE TO POST THAT THAT -- SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO EVERYBODY. THEY MIGHT NOT BE LISTENING TONIGHT, BUT THAT IS A MESSAGE THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HEAR. >> AND IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THOSE CHARTS, BROWARD COUNTY'S GOVERNMENT TWITTER PAGE IS POSTING THOSE BED CAPACITY EVERY DAY. BUT THE HOSPITAL CRITICAL CAPACITY STATUS IS SOMETHING THAT WE AS EMS RESPONDERS GET. IT IS A LIVE DASHBOARD THAT WE GET. BUT THOSE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR POINTING THAT OUT AND BRING THAT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED OF AND THINK ABOUT AND GET VACCINATED. >> NOT JUST THAT, BUT THE HOSPITALS BEEN BUSY LIKE THAT, YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, WE ARE STILL RUNNING EMERGENCY CALLS IN THE CITY AND IT IS NOT FAIR FOR THE PERSON WHO BREAKS THEIR LEGGETT THAT CAN'T GO TO HOSPITAL. IT IS REALLY OUTSIDE OF JUST COVID ISSUES. >> WELL SAID. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER. >> KNOW COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. [13. Comments by the City Attorney] >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY? >> KNOW COMMENT TONIGHT. I NEED TO REQUEST A SESSION. THE CITY OF PARKLAND CASE NUMBER 20. IN THE SECOND COURSE THIS COURT. I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER HAS ALREADY REACHED OUT ABOUT SCHEDULING. WE WILL BE HAVING THAT IN THE NEXT COMING WEEKS. THANK YOU. THAT IS IT. >> MAYOR RICH WALKER: GREAT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.