Oct 06, 2021 City Commission Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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>>> A GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND, OCTOBER 6, AT 7:00 P.M. TO ORDER.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THE PLEDGE IS GOING TO BE

STARTED BY THE MAYORS OF THE MONTH. >> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE

WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CALL. >> (ROLL CALL).

[4. Approval of Minutes]

>> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND BY PRICE MAKER. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[5. Proclamations and Recognitions]

CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. >> THIS ONE HITS CLOSE TO HOME AS WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FRIENDS WERE CURRENTLY BATTLING BREAST CANCER. THE MONTH OF OCTOBER HAS BEEN DEDICATE TO BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. UNITED STATES BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON FOR MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED WITH 268,670 NEW CASES IN 2018.

ALTHOUGH BOTH MEN AND WOMEN CAN HAVE BREAST CANCER WOMEN ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR DIAGNOSIS AND DEATH. WHERE'S THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ESTIMATES IN 2021 COMMENT THE U.S., 281,000 NEW CASES OF INVASIVE BREAST CANCER WILL BE DIAGNOSED IN WOMEN AND WHEREAS EVERY YEAR AMERICANS ARE TOUCHED BY THE PAIN AND HARDSHIP CAUSED BY BREAST CANCER AND IN PARKLAND, 200 -- THE RIGID 70 RESIDENCE, ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A FORMAL BREAST CANCER AND 50 WILL DIE FROM THE DISEASE. WHEREAS CERTAIN HEALTH BEHAVIORS HELP TO PREVENT THE DISEASE INCLUDING SAYING AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT AND AVOIDING EXCESS WEIGHT GAIN AND ENGAGE IN MODERATE AND VIGOROUS ACTIVITY SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK AND LIMITING OR AVOIDING ALCOHOL.

THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY FINDS THAT LOW LEVELS OF INTAKE AND RECOMMEND WOMEN WHO DRINK HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE ALCOHOLIC DRINK PER DAY. WHEREAS SCREENING ACTIVITIES LIKE A REGULAR MAMMOGRAM CAN HELP FIND BREAST CANCER AT AN EARLY STAGE WHEN TREATMENT IS MOST SUCCESSFUL. WOMEN WHO HAVE REGULAR MAMMOGRAMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BREAST CANCER FOUND EARLY AND LESS LIKELY TO BE -- TO NEED AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT LIKE OF THE HICKS ECTOMY THAT TRACK WHEREAS THE CITY SUPPORTS THESE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO GIVE THEIR SUPPORT DURING THE MOST TRYING TIMES WE RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO THE NECESSARY WORK OF FORGOING A FUTURE FREE OF CANCER IN ALL OF ITS FORMS. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, THE MAYOR, THE COMMISSIONERS, THE VICE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSION PROCLAIMED THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2021 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND. THROUGHOUT THE MONTH WE WILL HONOR ALL WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES TO BREAST CANCER AND RECOGNIZE THE SURVIVORS WHO ARE FIGHTING THIS DISEASE.

THANK YOU. .

>> VICE MAYOR. >> FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. WHEREAS THE CITY OF PARKLAND IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL OF THOSE LIVING IN AND WITHIN THE CITY.

THE SMOKE ALARM DETECTS SMOKE WELL BEFORE YOU CAN, ALERT YOU TO DANGER IN A FIRE IN WHICH YOU MAY HAVE JUST SECONDS TO ESCAPE SAFELY ND WHEREAS, WORKING SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING WARNING SO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY CAN STAY SAFE AND WHEREAS RESIDENTS SHOULD BE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN THE HOME HOW TO RESPOND. WHEREAS RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PLANNED AND PRACTICED THE ESCAPE PLAN, ARE MORE PREPARED WELL BEFORE ARE LIKELY TO SURVIVE A FIRE. WHEREAS RESIDENTS WILL MAKE SURE THE ALARMS BE AND THE NEEDS OF THEIR FMILY MEMBERS INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES.

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>> THANK YOU, LET'S GO DOWN. >> THIS IS FIRE PREVENTION MONTH AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS ALL THE SOUNDS OF SAFETY. WHERE WE DEAL WITH IT PARTICULARLY IS CARBON MONOXIDE AND FIRE IN THE HOME. KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE MEANS YOU SHOULD TEST THEM AND MAKE SURE THE FAMILY UNDERSTANDS BUT NO MATTER THE SITUATION, WHEN AN ALARM GOES OFF YOU NEED TO GET

OUT, AND STAY OUT. BE SAFE, THANK YOU. >> SO MAYOR FOR THE MONTH.

THE MAYOR FOR A MONTH PROGRAM WHICH WAS STARTED BY OUR FORMER MAYOR, SEEKS TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE IN GRADES 6-12 WITH THE CONFIDENCE, SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION THAT WILL ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND DEVELOP AS LEADERS. EACH MAYOR FOR THE MONTH HAVE MET WITH ME AND WE WILL CONTINUE A DIALOGUE OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MAYOR, THE ROLE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AS A WHOLE AND HOW CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS. THESE STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN THE INITIATIVE WE EXPECT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THEIR EDUCATION.

WE HOPE IT WILL PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION AS THEY CONTEMPLATE CAREERS.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEANS DEDICATED AND TALENTED PEOPLE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

MAYBE IT BEGAN WITH ONE OF THESE STUDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE MAYORS FOR THE MONTH BEFORE THE CITY CLERK'S AS THEY SWEAR THEMSELVES AND.

DYLAN FETTERMAN.

( INDISCERNIBLE ) NICHOLAS LEVINE.

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(SPEAKING AWAY FROM MICROPHONE). >> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME. EVERYONE STATE YOUR NAME.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES, THE CITY OF PARKLAND, THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND I WILL WELL AND CAPABLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF MAYOR FOR THE MONTH WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU. >> WHERE DID YOU GO? STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTINE,

PLEASE COME. >> I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT ARE HERE TO HONOR OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

SERVING WITH HER AND IS GREAT TO SEE HER DOING HER WORK IN TALLAHASSEE.

IT IS GREAT TO HAVE HER HERE. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITIES, BEVERLY WILLIAMS WHO IS ALSO THE VICE MAYOR. YOU ARE HERE WITH MARY LOU.

AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR COMMISSIONERS AND CITY ATTORNEY. I AM THE VICE MAYOR BEVERLY WILLIAMS IT IS MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THE MAYOR AND THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE THIS PLAQUE WAS PRESENTED VIRTUALLY ON OCTOBER 27, 2020 BY TRACY CLARY.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS A CERTIFICATE OF STOCK AND READS AS FOLLOWS. THIS CERTIFIES THAT SHE IS THE OWNER FROM THE SAWGRASS TO THE SEAGRASS. THIS WILL APPRECIATE AS THE MUNICIPALITIES PROSPER AND GROW.

THE SHAREHOLDER HOLDS A VESTED INTEREST IN THE CITY AND THEIR RECOGNITION OF THE ROLE AND LIVE WORK AND VISIT. SEALED WITH THE THREE SEALS OF THE CITY THIS 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO AS

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THE YEARS. THANK YOU. >> SHE IS A WONDERFUL LEADER AND

A DEAR FRIEND AND SOMEONE WHO IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP. >> NOW WE HAVE THE PARKLAND

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I SAW NICOLE AND CINDY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING WHEN WE REQUEST YOU TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THE CITY OR WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE COUNTY AND NOW THE STATE.

I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE.

AND NOW WE HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER YOU WERE HERE DURING ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES.

ONE OF THE HARDEST DAYS FEBRUAR. YOUR DEMEANOR AND YOUR TRUST TO THE WORK LEADERSHIP WAS UNTOUCHABLE TO US. WE ASKED STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT -- PRESENT A THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> CHRISTINE'S SERVICE BEGAN WHEN SHE SERVED ON THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD.

WHILE SHE IS NOT KNOWN FOR THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF HER BODY OF WORK IN THE SERVICE OF THE WORK.

SHE WAS FIRST ELECTED COMMISSIONER OF DISTRICT TWO AND 2013.

THEN IN 2016, SHE RAN FOR AN EASILY WON THE MAYOR'S SEAT. SHE WAS REELECTED MAYOR IN 2018.

SHE IS ONLY THE SECOND WOMAN TO SERVE AS MAYOR IN THE 58 YEAR HISTORY OF PARKLAND.

THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE ELECTED MAYOR IN 30 YEARS. EVEN BEFORE SHE SERVED SHE WAS INVOLVED. SHE COVERED COMMISSION FOR TEN YEARS FOR PARKLAND LIFE MAGAZINE. SERVED ON THE BOARD OF THE COCONUT CREEK ALMS CLUB AND EVEN SERVED OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SHE HAS ADVOCATED FOR PARKLAND IN WAYS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.

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A SELF-PROCLAIMED DEBATE MOM, WE KNOW THAT HER HUSBAND, AND HER SONS ARE THE CENTER OF HER WORLD. WE WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL THAT SHE STEPPED UP TO SERVE OUR CAUSE AND HAD THE COURAGE TO RUN, THE DETERMINATION TO WIN AND THE WHEREWITHAL TO SERVE.

CHRISTINE, WE KNOW YOU STILL SERVE PARKLAND IN SOME WAYS YOU ALWAYS DO IT BECAUSE YOU LOVE THE CITY. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT PARKLAND THAT PARKLAND LOVES YOU TOO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE RESIDENCE. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, NOT THAT THIS IS A PERSONAL, WE HAVE HAD SOME TREMENDOUS LEADERS IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND.

EVERY TIME IT STEPS UP. MICHAEL WAS A FANTASTIC MAYOR. YOU BECAME MAYOR.

AND NOW, ME SITTING AT THIS SEAT, THERE SOME REAL SHOES TO FILL.

I WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT I CAN TO DO WHAT YOU DID AND THAT IS TO BE SELFLESS, CARE ABOUT THE RESIDENTS, BE THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND MAKE SURE PARKLAND CONTINUES TO BE THE GREAT CITY

THAT IT IS. >> GO AHEAD. THAT, DON'T DROP IT.

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? DOES ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. SO, I THINK THAT WRAPS IT UP FOR NOW.

GOOD JOB. SO, IT IS SUPER SPECIAL FOR ME TOO BE HERE.

I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR DOING THIS.

MY LAST OFFICIAL MEETING OF MAYOR WAS STILL IN THE HEIGHT OF COVID-19.

NONE OF YOU WERE HERE. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE CHAMBERS AND I SPOKE ABOUT HOW MUCH THE CITY MEANS TO ME. TRY NOT TO GET ALL EMOTIONAL AGAIN.

BUT, WE MOVED HERE 21 PLUS YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH OUR OLDEST -- OUR YOUNGEST WAS 2-YEARS-OLD. WE DID NOT KNOW ANYONE. WE HAD NO FRIENDS OR FAMILY.

I IMMEDIATELY GOT INVOLVED BECAUSE EVERYONE LOVES A FREE VOLUNTEER.

IM SO HONORED THAT SO MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE MET WHEN I FIRST MOVED HERE ARE STILL DEAR FRIENDS. WHEN I VOLUNTEER, WHETHER IT IS BASEBALL, OR SCHOOL STUFF, FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT BUSSED OUT OF PARKLAND. I SEE PEOPLE HERE ALONG WITH ME ON THE JOURNEY. THAT IS WHAT MAKES OUR CITY SO SPECIAL.

I KNOW WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL HOMES AND WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL PARKS. BUT THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE IN PARKLAND ARE WHAT MAKE PARKLAND DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL. THERE WAS NO BETTER TIME TO SEE THAT, UNDER HER LOCAL CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER FOR EACH OTHER.

I KNOW, SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS A LOT OF NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENTS. IT'S REALLY EASY TO BE WORRIED.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU, THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET RESIDE IN THIS CITY.

THE MOST GIVING PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET, LIVE HERE IN THIS CITY I SUGGEST TO EVERYONE IF YOU WANT TO FEEL LIKE I DO, GET OUT AND MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS, GET INVOLVED, THOSE ARE THE TRUE MEANINGFUL MEMORIES AND FRIENDSHIPS THAT I WILL CARRY WITH ME FOREVER.

I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL MENTION, IT MADE ME CRY WHEN I SAW HIM HERE.

OUR FORMER MAYOR. WHILE I KNOW SCHOOLS ARE OVERCROWDING.

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I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY DEAR FRIEND BECKY FROM THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK.

WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED NO ONE IN THE COUNTY REALLY KNEW ME SO I WAS NOT REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE TO SPEAK TO AT ANY OF THESE EVENTS. BECKY CAME OVER, SPOKE TO ME, TOOK ME UNDER HER WING AND WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO LISTEN TO ME AND BE A SAFE PLACE FOR ME TOO BOUNCE IDEAS. WHEN YOU ARE AN ELECTED OFFICE IT'S HARD TO GET PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. SHE KEEPS IT REAL ALL OF THE TIME.

I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER. MARTY WAS OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE MANY YEARS AGO. AND A WONDERFUL STATE REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS GIVEN ME GREAT ADVICE ON HOW TO NAVIGATE TALLAHASSEE. THERE ARE SO MANY MORE PEOPLE HERE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU.

SERVING AS THE MAYOR OF PARKLAND, WAS THE HONOR OF A LIFETIME FOR ME.

I KNOW I AM ENJOYING IT DON'T GET ME WRONG BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT BEING HERE THROUGH A FLOOD, HURRICANE, A MASS SHOOTING, AND COVID-19. THOSE WERE MY FOUR YEARS AS THE MAYOR. AS MY SON SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE WOULD ELECT YOU TO OFFICE BUT I SAY THAT BECAUSE IN ALL OF THOSE TRIALS, I REALLY GOT TO SEE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY RANK YOU TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND FOR ALLOWING ME TOO SERVE AS COMMISSIONER AND STATE AND SENATOR WHO ALSO REPRESENTS THE CITY.

ACTUALLY, ONE OF OUR APPROPRIATIONS WILL BE TO GET MONEY TO CONTINUE TO FUND EAGLES HAVEN. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION.

THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS. LEAVING DURING COVID-19 WAS SURREAL. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO CALL YOU ALL FRIENDS.

I APPRECIATE THAT YOU CHECK IN WITH ME AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE AN I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU BRING. IT'S A LOT HARDER APPEARED THAN IT LOOKS FROM OUT THERE.

I AM HONORED THAT YOU GUYS ARE SERVING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. I APPRECIATED.

[6. Presentation]

>>> IT WE WILL GET GOING ON SCHEDULE. NOW WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, AND

UPDATE FROM OUR APPRAISER. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, MAY I TAKE OFF MY MASK.

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AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO MORE BETTER PUBLIC SERVANT THAN CHRISTINE.

SHE DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB. WHAT YOU DID FOR HER TODAY IS AWESOME.

I'M SO GLAD I GOT TO WITNESS IT. BEFORE I TALK ABOUT HOW PARKLAND IS DOING WHICH IS GREAT I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE APPEARS WELL. YOU DO A GREAT JOB. WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS BEFORE ONE THING I KNOW ABOUT PARKLAND, I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE WHO LIVES HERE THAT DISLIKES LIVING HERE.

IT IS A GREAT CITY. IT IS A CITY I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING FOR A LONG TIME. ONE REASON PARKLAND DOES SO WELL IS BECAUSE THE COMMISSION HAS DONE GREAT MAKING DECISIONS AND PROVIDING SERVICES. MAY HAVE WORKED HARD TO MAKE THIS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. I THINK IT IS AWESOME.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE STAFF. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE STAFF AND WE COULD NOT DO THE JOB THAT WE DO IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE STAFF. YOU HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF THAT WORKS CLOSELY WITH US. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT WORK.

I'M A BIG FAN. WITH THAT SAID, JUST BRIEFLY I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE ARE. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT A NEW PROGRAM WE CALLED -- I REHAB THAT PROTECTS PEOPLE FROM TITLE FRAUD.

PROTECTING IS A GREAT THING. FIRST, THERE ARE SOME FUNCTIONS OF THE OFFICE.

WE DETERMINE THE VALUE OF EVERY PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR TAX PURPOSES.

THE REASON IT IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE WHEN THE PEOPLE PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES THE AMOUNT OF TAX THEY PAY IS IN RELATION TO THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THE TAX RATE SET UP BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE MULTIPLE I THINK WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT.

AS YOU NOTE THIS IS A BIG PLACE. MORE PEOPLE LIVE HERE THEN ANYWHERE ELSE.

THERE ARE MORE PARCELS HERE THAN MANY STATES. EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE DOES A GREAT JOB AND WORKS HARD AND THEY ARE ACCURATE IN THEIR ASSESSMENTS, THE STAKES CAN OCCUR OR MAYBE PEOPLE HAVE INFORMATION THAT CAN ADJUST THE VALUE.

I TELL EVERYONE GO ON OUR WEBSITE, TYPE IN WHAT YOU WANT IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY, GIVE ME A CALL OR E-MAIL ME. COME TO MY OFFICE AND WE WILL GO THROUGH IT TOGETHER. IF THERE IS INFORMATION THAT CAN ALLOW US TO CHANGE YOUR VALUE, WE WILL ALWAYS DO IT, AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE DATA TO DO IT. THE SECOND THING WE DO, AND THIS IS WHAT I LOVE MOST, WE GIVE EXEMPTIONS TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY. THERE ARE MANY THAT PEOPLE QUALIFY FOR. IF YOU LIVE HERE PARKLAND AND YOU MADE THIS YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE YOU GET A HOMESTEAD AND IT TAKES VALUE OFF AND SAVES PEOPLE UP TO $1,000 PER YEAR.

IT REALLY PROTECTS THEM GOING FORWARD BECAUSE EVERY HAVE TO HAVE AN EXEMPTION, YOU CAN'T GO MORE THAN 3%, THIS SHIP FOR EXAMPLE THE PRICES 1.4%. THAT MEANS IF YOU LIVE HERE IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND YOU ARE A PROPERTY OWNER THE VALUE IS CAPPED AT 1.4% AND CANNOT SKYROCKET CANNOT SKYROCKET. AS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW MARKET VALUES ARE SKYROCKETING.

THE THIRD THING WE DO IN OUR OFFICE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE VALUE CORRECT AND IF YOU ARE ENTITLED TO AN EXEMPTION YOU GET IT. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE ENTITLED TO THE EXEMPTIONS GET THEM. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO WANT TO SAVE MONEY AND WHAT THEY DO THEY BROUGHT THE SYSTEM. WHEN THEY DO THAT THAT MEANS THEY ARE PAYING TOO LITTLE AND THAT HELPS EVERYONE ELSE PLAYING BY THE RULES.

WE HAVE A VERY AGGRESSIVE FRAUD DIVISION THAT CRACKS DOWN ON PEOPLE TRYING TO BROUGHT THE SYSTEM. I SAY PLEASE DON'T FRAUD THE SYSTEM YOU CAN ONLY HAVE EXEMPTIONS ON ANY OTHER PROPERTY. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PROPERTY DON'T APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION HERE BECAUSE IF YOU DO THE PHILLIES ARE HARSHER ONCE WE FIND OUT, AND WE DO, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE FORMER LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEY ARE GOOD AT

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WE WILL BACK TACTUAL TO TEN YEARS. IT CAN BE VERY HAPPY.

IT IS THAT WAY BECAUSE LEGISLATION WANTS TO DETER PEOPLE FROM FEEDING THE SYSTEM.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR RESIDENTS TO KNOW, IF YOU ARE ENTITLED TO AN EXEMPTION OR WHATEVER IT IS, GIVE ME A HOLLER YOU WILL GET IT BECAUSE YOU EARNED IT UNDER THE LAW.

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO BROUGHT THE SYSTEM TO SAVE MONEY PLEASE DON'T BECAUSE IT WILL COST YOU MUCH MORE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN. THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT, WHERE PARKLAND IS RIGHT NOW. PARKLAN IS DOING IS DOING VERY WELL.

THE REASON BEING, GENERALLY PARKLAND DOES NOT SEE A BIG VALUE INCREASE.

THAT IS BECAUSE THE HOMES HERE ARE ON THE MORE EXPENSIVE SIDE, NOT EVERYONE CAN AFFORD THEM.

THERE'S NOT MANY BUYERS BECAUSE OF THE POOLS OF HOMES. THE SECOND REASON IS YOU DON'T HAVE COMMERCIAL OR NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT YOU DO IN CITIES LIKE THAT.

THE REASON BEING THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS ON FIRE. PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FROM NEW YORK, CONNECTICUT, ANYWHERE YOU HAVE INCOME TAX, THEY ARE COMING TO PARKLAND AND BUYING HOMES AND MAKING PARKLAND THEIR HOME. THAT IS DRIVING THE INCREASE.

LET ME GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE YOU ARE RIGHT NOW. IN 2020 IF YOU TOOK ALL OF THE PROPERTY YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN SEVEN-POINT ONE BILLION DOLLARS. FAST FORWARD ONE YEAR, YOU SELL ALL OF THE PROPERTY AND PARKLAND YOU WILL GET APPROXIMATELY $7.7 BILLION.

THAT IS AN INCREASE JUST IN ONE YEAR. THAT IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE.

THE TAXABLE VALUE IS WHAT YOU UTILIZED WHEN YOU LOOKED AT THE MONEY YOU NEEDED TO OPERATE AND PROVIDE SERVICES. IN 2020 THE TAXABLE VALUE WAS THE INCREASE WE CAP YOUR REALTOR AT THE SAME WHICH WAS FOUR-POINT THROUGH NINE THAT MEANS YOU WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL THIS YEAR ON YOUR BUDGET ON YOUR BUDGET THAN LAST YEAR. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT THING AND SOMETHING I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS ARE HOMESTEAD.

IF YOU ARE AN A HOMESTEAD YOU'RE NOT REALLY PAYING THE INCREASE IT IS BEING PAID FOR BY THE NEW PEOPLE MOVING INTO PARKLAND AND PAYING TOP DOLLAR -- DOLLAR. THERE ARE SENIORS WHO STRUGGLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. THEY QUALIFY FOR A SIGNIFICANT TAX EXEMPTION.

YOU ALSO HAVE EXEMPTIONS FOR DISABLED VETERANS AND I THINK IT IS GREAT THAT 51 OF THOSE HEROES HAVE MADE PARKLAND THEIR HOME. ALSO YOU HAVE 41ST RESPONDERS THAT PAID NO PROPERTY TAXES THAT HAVE MADE PARKLAND THEIR HOME AS WELL. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY ( INDISCERNIBLE ) THE AVERAGE MARKET VALUE IS RIGHT AT 657,000.

THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE YOU ALSO HAVE 430 CONDOMINIUM PARCELS I THINK MOST ARE IN THE GUARDS AT THE AVERAGE MARKET VALUE IS 291,000 AND THE TAXABLE VALUE 226,000.

THIS YEAR YOU HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION ADDED. THE BIGGEST ONE ALLEGRO.

WHICH IS AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY THAT WE PUT ON FOR VALUE THAT WAS ADDED AND THEN YOU HAD FOR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THAT WERE LARGE AS WELL. THE LAST THING, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT BEFORE I ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU OR THE COMMISSION HAVE IS ABOUT THE OWNER ALERT PROGRAM. I WILL TELL YOU WHY AND WHAT IT IS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE COUNTY CAN BE THE TITLE FRAUD CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

THE REASON THAT IS THE CASE IS BECAUSE, YOU HAVE CRIMINALS, THEY GO TO RECORDING DIVISIONS AND THEY HAVE A DUTY. THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT WHATEVER DOCUMENTS THESE CRIMINALS FILE WITH THEM. WHAT THESE PEOPLE DO, THEY FILED FAKE DEEDS ON THE PROPERTIES AND THEY TAKE IT AND TRY TO EXTORT YOU FOR MONEY AND SELL YOUR PROPERTY.

IT IS TERRIBLE. ULTIMATELY YOU WILL GET THE PROPERTY BACK BUT BY THE TIME

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THERE'S ONE STORY WHERE THERE WAS A TERRIBLE PERSONAL FILED A FAKE DEED ON A 95 -YEAR-OLDS PROPERTY. HE THEN WENT INTO HIS HOME, KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND SAID, I OWN YOUR PROPERTY GIVE ME $5,000. WHAT THEY ALSO DO, THEY GO THROUGH PEOPLE'S SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY KNOW WHEN YOU'RE ON VACATION.

THEY WILL FILE THAT FAKE DEED AND DO SOMETHING NEFARIOUS WITH IT.

WE WANTED TO GIVE PEOPLE HEAR THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT THE FRAUD BEFORE IT OCCURS.

WEEK CAME UP WITH AN OWNER ALERT SYSTEM. WE SPENT NO MONEY DOING IT.

IF ANYONE WANTS TO SIGN UP THEY JUST HAS TO GO TO W WW.( INDISCERNIBLE ) OWNER ALERT.

IT WILL ASK FOR THEIR NAME, THEIR PROPERTY ID WHICH YOU CAN EASILY GRAB AND THEY WILL ASK TO HAVE THEIR E-MAIL ADDRESS PUT IN. IF WE HAVE IT ON FILE YOUR VERIFIED. IF WE DON'T, WE ASK FOR YOUR FLORIDA ID OR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO BE VERIFIED. ONCE YOU DO THAT ANY DOCUMENT CHANGING OWNERSHIP WHETHER LEGITIMATE OR NOT YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED INSTANTANEOUSLY SO YOU CAN MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN'T DO SOMETHING TERRIBLE WITH YOUR PROPERTY WHEN THEY FILE A FAKE DEED. WE HAVE HAD 140,000 PROPERTY OWNERS SIGN UP HERE I WANT EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT TO SIGN UP AS WELL. IT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR MOST IMPORTANT ASSET. I COULD GO ON, BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE A LONGER AGENDA.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME TOO SAY A FEW WORDS. I LOVE THE CITY AND THE WORK.

DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, IT WAS GREAT HAVING YOU HERE. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS.

>> THAT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE DELIVERY. I HAVE HOLDS -- HURT SO MUCH USEFUL INFORMATION I GIVE YOU CREDIT. I'M NOT -- I KNOW THIS WAS THE

FIRST TIME BUT. >> I THINK I'M THE ONLY PERSON GET EXCITED ABOUT PROPERTY

VALUES. >> THANK YOU THAT WAS NICE OF YOU TO SAY.

>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE YOU DO A GREAT JOB. I DO WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO SCOTT. WHO SITTING OUT THERE. I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN YOU WERE THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SCOTT DOES A LOT OF THE WORK. I WANTED TO GIVE HIM A LOT AROUND OF APPLAUSE. I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL EVERYONE KNOWS BOB SONG THAT MEANS MY DAUGHTERS WILL BE 27-YEARS-OLD BEFORE I KNOW IT.

WHEN I WAS IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS MAY HAVE BEEN, 2007 WHEN YOU AND YOUR MOTHER AND GARRETT FIRST CAME UP AND CHARLIE WAS SWORN IN AS GOVERNOR. AND HE WANTED SO BADLY TO EDUCATE EVERYONE ABOUT, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AMAZING.

HE WENT TO EVERY ONE STORE. WE ALSO HAD AN EVENT. IT WAS AWESOME.

HE DID THAT AND I NEVER FORGOT THAT. HE IS ONE OF THE, IN THIS JOB, YOU GET TO MEET A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE BUT I GET SO BLESSED TO MEET HIM.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER.

>> MARTY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW MARTY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET TO KNOW HIM. HE IS ONE OF THE MOST POSITIVE AND ENERGETIC ELECTED OFFICIALS. WE APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION YOU HAVE HAD AND FOR BEING HERE

TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT TERESA DOES. AND PLEASE GIVE YOUR FAMILY MY PRAYERS.

MIKE IS ALWAYS IN MY PRAYERS, WITHOUT A DOUBT. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

>> THANK YOU EVERYONE. .

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

>> MOVING ON, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON- AGENDA ITEMS.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU EVERYONE. MR. MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS.

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IT IS HAPPENING IN A LOT OF PLACES NOT JUST HERE IT HAPPENED IN ST. LUCIA HOMES WERE BEING BUILT WITH THREE BEDROOMS AND THREE BATHS FOR $800,000 AND THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THE DEVELOPERS CAME TO THE CITY AND SAID, WE CANNOT SELL THESE HOMES, CAN WE CHANGE IT.

THAT IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS I BROUGHT UP. THE DEVELOPER WAS TRYING TO CHANGE WHAT IS RIGHT NOW ZONE FOR OVER 55, TRYING TO CHANGE IT TO ALL ANCHORS -- AGES.

THE BOARD MEETING WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER DID NOT SEND INFORMATION IN WRITING TO THE RESIDENCE WITHIN A CERTAIN RADIUS ABOUT THE MEETING TAKING PLACE.

IT WAS 5800 FEET WHICH FOR THAT AREA MEANS ( INDISCERNIBLE ) NOTIFICATIONS.

WE COULD CHANGE THAT RULE FOR THE WHOLE CITY TO BE INVOLVED WHEN THOSE THINGS TAKE PLACE.

WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT THAT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE WHOLE CITY TO GET THE NOTIFICATION, NOT JUST WITHIN 1500 FEET. ALSO, IF THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE THINKING OF DOING BUSINESS WITH, ONLY ONE OR TWO THINGS HAPPEN.

THERE WAS EITHER A DELAY TACTIC, OR THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE OR COMPETENT ENOUGH TO BE TRUSTED AS DEVELOPERS IF THEY CAN'T DO SOMETHING THAT IS ACCORDING TO CITY LAW.

WITH THE OTHER 20 SECONDS I HAVE LEFT, NOT A HUGE DEAL BUT A LOT OF US RESIDENTS AROUND HILLSBORO, NOBHILL, HAVE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF LOUD CARS LATELY.

I KNOW IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BY LOCAL RESIDENTS. ANY FEEDBACK YOU CAN GIVE US ON WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP WITH THE SITUATION WOULD BE GRATEFUL. I CAN THINK OF THREE ORDINANCES

FROM THE CITY THAT ARE BEING BROKEN THERE QUITE OFTEN. >>

CUTLER, ARE YOU THERE? >> I AM HERE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH BEAR I WILL MAKE MY COMMENTS BRIEF AND CONGRATULATE EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT FOR THE PROCLAMATION.

I WANT TO SAY HELLO TO MARTY I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS WORK. LASTLY, THE MAYOR, YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN INVALUABLE AND I AM SORRY I COULD NOT BE THERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CUTLER.

>> COMMISSIONER ISRAEL. >> I WILL BE BRIEF AS WELL. I HAD TO POINT OUT, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE MAYOR AND THE SAME NIGHT WE ARE HONORING OUR OTHER MAYOR.

ONCE SHE CREATED THE PROGRAM, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF YOU TO SEE WHY PEOPLE GET INTO THESE POSITIONS. I THINK YOU CAN FEEL THE NATURE AND HER INVOLVEMENT ESPECIALLY DURING SUCH A TRYING TIME, HE GAVE HER A FEELING OF GRATITUDE AND THE AMOUNT THAT SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR EVERYONE. I HOPE THAT WHETHER YOU GO ON TO BECOME AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR COMMISSIONER OR WHAT HAVE YOU, PROPERTY APPRAISER, WE HAD A JUDGE HE WAS HERE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU REALLY TAKE THIS EXPERIENCE IN. I REMEMBER SITTING IN YOUR

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SOMETIMES A LOT OF THAT WENT OVER MY HEAD. BUT THE NATURE OF WHAT THIS WORK IS, CONNECTING, YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GETTING INTO THIS AND I AM EXCITED FOR YOU AND I HOPE YOU CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE AND ALL THAT SHE HAS DONE.

THE WORK THAT SHE HAS PUT TOGETHER. I AM EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS THANK

YOU FOR JOINING US IN THIS OPPORTUNITY. >> COMMISSIONER.

>> THANK YOU I JUST WANT TO THINK THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CAME OUT TONIGHT.

WE HAVE OUR STATE SENATOR HERE. WE HAVE OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW I HAVE RELIED ON HER TO A GREAT EXTENT PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO ME WITH MY JOURNEY. I KNOW THAT HOLDS TRUE FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMISSION HERE.

WE DO HAVE THE PASTOR OF CALVARY CHURCH THERE'S PROBABLY A JOKE IN HERE SOMEWHERE WE HAVE A JUDGE OR CENTER AND A PASTOR, WE COULD SAY THEY ALL WALK INTO A BAR, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE EVERYONE. I KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AS WELL. ONE THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, WE HAVE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MANY ARE GOING THROUGH THIS BATTLE.

SOME BEHIND THE SCENES COMMENTS SOME IN FRONT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU IF YOU KNOW THEM SHOW THEM LOVE AND ATTENTION. IT IS A DIFFICULT AND TRYING TIME.

I JUST WANTED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. NOT JUST IN OCTOBER BUT ALL YEAR LONG THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THEM. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS GOING THROUGH THIS. IT IS GREAT THAT THEY ARE STAYING POSITIVE AND THEY STAY IN THE FIGHT. I WANT TO WELCOME THE MAYORS OF THE MONTH.

YOU ARE ALL AMAZING INDIVIDUALS I CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO EVERYONE, AND CONTINUE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GET INVOLVED AND ENGAGED. I THINK IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT. WE HAVE FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE TOWN FORM FOR DISCUSSION WITHIN THE DEVELOPER ON THE PROPOSED PROJECT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO GET INVOLVED TO GET OUT FOR THAT. AND FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT, I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

I WELCOME EVERYONE'S OPINIONS AND INPUT AND SUGGESTIONS AND CONCERNS BUT I HAVE SEEN A RISE IN THE LACK OF CIVILITY ON THE FORMS AND ATTACKING VOLUNTEERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HOA. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO VOICE YOUR OPINION AND CONCERNS YOUR SUGGESTIONS IN A POSITIVE FORMAT.

WE HAVE AMAZING INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE THE CITY. ABOUT TALK ABOUT THE COMMISSION SPIRIT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND GIVE TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE HOA PRESIDENT SPIRIT ONE WAS HERE WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND GIVE TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS AND THEY DO IT OUT OF THEIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND OUT OF THE APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THOSE POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA TAKE THAT TO HEART. YOU CAN VOICE YOUR OPINIONS BUT THE NOTION OF CALLING FOUL ON ISSUES OR IMPLYING THINGS WITHOUT FACTS, I THINK IT IS ILL INTENDED AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAINTAIN CIVILITY IN THAT.

I WANT TO ALSO REMIND EVERYONE ON A MUCH LIGHTER NOTE WE HAVE PARKLAND BASKETBALL REGISTRATION GOING ON RIGHT NOW. FOR THOSE INTERESTED, THAT PROCESS IS UNDERWAY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. IT WAS AN AMAZING GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS SOME I KNOW VERY WELL AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR ATTENDING THE MEETINGS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WILL TACKLE SOME OF THE SAME SENTIMENTS.

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UPON HEARING THAT I COMMUNICATED WITH THE CITY MANAGER. THAT IS IN PROGRESS.

WE ARE WORKING ON INCLUDING THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. I JUST WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE WAS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE OFFICE OF REGIONAL COMMUNICATION OF TECHNOLOGY. I TURNED TO OUR FRIENDS.

IF WE COULD GET REGULAR UPDATES ON WHAT'S HAPPENING I KNOW THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT TESTING AND OTHER THINGS TO KEEP US IN THE LOOP. HOPEFULLY, BROWARD COUNTY WILL ALLOW YOU GUYS TO DO THE TESTING THAT YOU NEED. THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT I

WON'T GET INTO TODAY. >> YESTERDAY I ATTENDED AN OPEN HOUSE.

THEY USE MINIATURE HORSES AND ANIMALS TO GUIDE PEOPLE. THEY HAVE REALLY DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO IMPROVE THEIR CAMPUS. IT LOOKS FANTASTIC.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS DONE A TURNED OF WORK NORMALLY THEY HAVE ONE FORTUNATELY I WON'T BE LOCKED UP AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO BAIL ME OUT. THEY DO A LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. I SUGGEST IF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO VISIT AND SEE WHAT THEY DO, HOW THEY HELP, THE YOUNG CHILDREN. TODAY WAS WALK TO SCHOOL DAY.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION. WE ALL KNOW THAT WALKING AND RIDING YOUR BIKE TO SCHOOL HELPS WITH EXERCISE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE.

OBVIOUSLY IT INCREASES TRAFFIC. THAT WAS SOMETHING WHERE WE HAD A LOT OF PARTICIPATION.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT CAME OUT. >> THESE COMMENTS ARE FOR YOU.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER.

IT'S INCREDIBLE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE. ONE THING I WANT TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE IS WHEN WE FACE THE TRAGEDY, IT'S EASY TO BE IN THE EMPHASES STAGES EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER. THERE'S A LOT OF COMPASSION AND EMPATHY THAT GOES AROUND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I AM PROUD ABOUT, IT TOOK A LOT OF FORTITUDE, THE MAYOR TOOK THE ROAD OF WHAT SHE FELT WAS THE THAT WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE RESILIENT AND WE ( INDISCERNIBLE ). SHE FOLLOWED THE PATH. SHE TOOK PLAYERS AND SHE GRABBED

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THAT WAS THE START. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AGAIN, THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE SAYING GET RID OF GUNS. OR GO IN THIS DIRECTION.

NOT THAT SHE HAD A DIFFERING OPINION, BUT SHE STUCK WITH WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS BEST TO MAKE SURE WE BECOME RESILIENT AND THOSE SUFFERING GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.

TODAY WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING THROUGH THE TRAUMA. BUT, THAT IS WHAT SHE IS DOING.

SHE SERVES THE COMMUNION -- COMMUNITY WHETHER SHE IS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE OR WHATEVER BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES IN HERSELF. SHE BELIEVES IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE BELIEVES IN THOSE THAT NEED SUPPORT. I COULD GO ON AND ON. I WANTED TO THANK YOU PUBLICLY FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I GREATLY APPRECIATED. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE CAME OUT. I WANT TO THANK YOU STATE SENATOR AS WELL.

EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT. THIS IS NOT A GOODBYE. YOU'RE STILL AROUND.

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT AS FAR AS THE MENTAL HEALTH GOES.

YOU WALK THE WALK. YOU DO NOT TALK ABOUT DOING SOMETHING, YOU DO IT WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM A LOT OF ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES YOU SPECIAL AND SOMEONE I WOULD LIKE TO MODEL MYSELF FROM. IT IS GREAT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

THE MENTAL HEALTH I THINK IS IMPORTANT. NOT JUST AT THAT TIME, BUT YOU SHOW THAT YOU NEEDED ALL OF THE TIME. YOU ARE CONTINUING THAT WHICH IS GREAT. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE TRAGEDY, COVID-19, AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT LAST FOREVER. MENTAL HEALTH DOES NOT STOP TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY.

IT CAN BUT IT USUALLY GOES ON FOR A LONG TIME, EVEN WITH BREAST CANCER.

ALL OF THOSE THINGS REQUIRE THAT NEED. IT IS WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ARE WALKING THE WALK AND DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. I ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE THAT.

EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY AND WILL DO AN EVEN FURTHER OUT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS AS FAR AS THE COMMISSION MEETING.

I THINK, I'M JUST GLAD TO HEAR THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO THANK EVERYONE ON THE COMMISSION FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN ALL OF THE IDEAS THEY GAVE.

ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THEY HAVE MADE REAL CHANGE BY WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THEY DID.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT IS UNFORTUNATE BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WORK THEY DID AT THE CHANGE THEY MADE BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THEY I THINK ALL OF THEM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS THE SOLUTIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE SCHOOLS ARE SAFE.

WITH THAT SAFE WATCH, I KNOW IT IS AN APP THAT IS USED FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, WHEN YOU'RE IN THE SCHOOL THERE SOMETHING GOING ON, YOU CAN DIRECTLY GET TO THE POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. STAFF IS OBVIOUSLY AN IMPORTANT HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS,

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WE HAVE HAD SOME NICE MEETINGS. I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE. YOU ARE HERE AND SWORN IN.

WE WILL DEFINITELY BE COMMUNICATING MORE AND YOU CAN THANK OUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR STARTING THIS PROGRAM IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE THAT.

I AM GLAD IT WAS STARTED BECAUSE I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT I KNOW WE OPEN TIME TRAILS, WE RENOVATED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THEY HAVE OPEN.

ANYONE WHO HAS PLAYED ON THE FIELDS, FOR THE BASEBALL FIELD FOR THAT MATTER, KNOWS WHAT AN ISSUE THE WAS AND HOW MUCH TIME WE LOST. WHENEVER IT RAINED AND THE FIELDS HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. KUDOS TO THE CONTRACTOR.

A LITTLE SLOW, BUT THAT IS THE IMPORTANT THING, TO MAKE SURE IT IS RIGHT AND IT HAS BEEN.

WE HAVE GUNSTON NEREUS RAIN. THERE HAS BEEN NO LOSS OF TIME. THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE QUITE ENOUGH FIELDS WHEN YOU HAVE THE PROPER FIELDS AND THEY ARE DONE RIGHT, YOU CAN SCHEDULE MORE. THERE'S LESS DOWNTIME. I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT THING. I ABSOLUTELY MUST MAKE SURE I CONGRATULATE THE GRAND CHAMPION SANS SATURDAY. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION TODAY IS COACHES DAY.

BEING A FATHER OF FIVE CHILDREN, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A COACH OR RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE TO COACH MY CHILDREN. I'M USUALLY THE ONE WHO IS THE COACHING CANNOT THANK THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE TIME THAT THEY PUT IN COACHING SOCCER, FOOTBALL, WHATEVER IT IS, BASKETBALL OR YOU NAME IT. PARKLAND HAS SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS.

I'M ON THE SOCCER BOARD AND WE FINISHED PUTTING THE TEAMS TOGETHER.

WE HAD ALMOST UNSEEN HUNDRED KIDS, 128 TEAMS, AND TO COACHES FOR EVERY TEAM.

THAT IS AMAZING. THAT'S PEOPLE STEPPING UP. THAT IT'S ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ABOUT PARKLAND. WE WANT TO BE HERE, WE WANT TO BE ENGAGED AND DO POSITIVE THINGS FOR THE KIDS. IT IS GREAT TO SEE, THAT NUMBER ALONE IS AMAZING.

FORGET ABOUT THE OTHER SPORTS THAT WE HAVE. LIKE FOOTBALL PROBABLY HAS ANOTHER 100 TEAMS AND TACKLE FOOTBALL. IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AND TO COACH ONE OF YOUR KIDS WHETHER IT IS A SPORT, WHATEVER IT IS, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY. YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE IT. THEY WILL REMEMBER IT FOREVER.

YOU CAN WALK A ROUND TOWN, I THINK I KNOW MORE KIDS THAN ADULTS.

EVERY TIME I WALK SOMEWHERE THEY SAY HELLO COACH RICH. THAT IS ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS I LOVE ABOUT COACHING. I LIKE SPENDING THE TIME WITH MY KIDS AND THEIR FRIENDS.

I APPRECIATE AND THANK ANYONE WHO HAS EVER VOLUNTEERED OR WHOEVER WILL VOLUNTEER BECAUSE IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE PARKLAND SPECIAL.

I THINK THAT IS ALL I HAVE. ALSO, ARTHUR MURRAY, THEY HAD THEIR GRAND OPENING I CANNOT FORGET THAT. AUTHOR MURRAY IS A DANCE STUDIO AT THE SHOP.

IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO DANCE WITH YOUR WIFE, I GUESS IT IS YOUR KIDS TO BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S MORE OF AN ADULT CLASS FRIGATE WAS A GREAT GRAND OPENING.

I KNOW THE COMMISSIONER WAS OUT THERE DANCING WITH HIS WIFE. IT IS NEW AND A DIFFERENT BUSINESS. IF YOU HAVE A DESIRE TO GO OUT AND DANCE THAT WOULD BE THE

PLACE TO GO. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> NOW WE WILL GO TO THE

[8. Approval of the Agenda]

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE COMMISSIONER AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[9. Consent Agenda]

[10. Regular Agenda]

>> YOU ARE GOOD. I WILL TAKE IT. >> OFF TO YOU.

>> OKAY CITY ATTORNEY. WE ARE ON ITEM TEN A THE REGULAR AGENDA.

[01:10:09]

EFFECTIVE DATE. >> COMMISSIONER, I WILL ATTEMPT TO CONFERENCE.

JUST HOLD ON. >> OKAY. >> I WILL PATCH YOU IN.

YOU ARE LIVE. >> ANTHONY JUST READ THE AGENDA ITEM.

IF YOU WANT TO TAKE US OFF, GO FOR IT. >> I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ME THROUGH THE PHONE. I AM IN PORTLAND, MAINE FOR A CONFERENCE WORLDVIEW HERE BACKGROUND NOISE, I APOLOGIZE. BEFORE I BEGAN, I WANT TO SAY ( INDISCERNIBLE ) WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE, I'M FORTUNATE BECAUSE I GET TO HANG AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, I WANTED TO EMPHASIZE THE GREAT PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE CITY STAFF. NANCY AND OF COURSE I JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN AND THROW THIS OUT TO YOU GUYS. WITH NANCY AND SHERRY, WE PUT TOGETHER A PLAN, WE INCLUDE BUT WE REALLY WANT THIS TO BE A CONVERSATION AND DIALOGUE TO HEAR FROM THE COMMISSIONERS ON CHANGE AND WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP.

>> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, I NOTICED WITH MOST OF THE TOPICS, THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

I WONDER IS THERE ANYTHING COMING UP THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON.

>> SURE IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

SO, WITH THE GOVERNOR'S FOCUS, SO NARROWLY QUALITY CERTAINLY ON THE WATERFALL ( INDISCERNIBLE ) IT WILL BE A BIG REMOVAL SO I DO THINK IT WOULD BE WISE I ACTUALLY THINK WE CAN PULL IT FROM SOME OF THE MISSIONS HERE THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE RAN BEHIND.

I'M SURE I CAN WORK WITH NANCY. >> I THINK THAT IS GREAT. >> YOU ARE LOOKING AT MORE LIKE

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A GENERAL -- >> UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING CIVIC WHEN IT COMES TO THE EVERGLADES OR WATER CONSERVATION , FLORIDA WILL ALWAYS HAVE GLOBAL ISSUES.

GETTING OUT IN FRONT OF IT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING OUR PART. >> THIS IS JUST, A GENERAL LEGISLATION PLATFORM. I THINK FOR US, WHEN THE SESSION STARTS WE SEE THE BILLS ROLLING THROUGH IT BECOMES INCOMPETENT FUNDS US TO BRING IT FORWARD HERE, TO SEE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT A SPECIFIC BILL THAT IS AFFECTING LOCAL. IN THE LAST YEAR THERE WERE SOME BILLS AND I SPOKE TO ANTHONY ABOUT SUPPORTING THEM IN HIS COMMENT WAS, WE CAN CHANGE THE PHILOSOPHY WHERE WE WERE NOT OPPOSING THINGS. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE, YOU HAVE TO CRAFT LANGUAGE SO IT COVERS THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY. I THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD, OBVIOUSY AS THE SESSION STARTS, WHEN YOU SEE BILLS COMING FORWARD, IT WILL AFFECT US LOCALLY, WE CAN CREATE A POSITION WE ARE FOR OR AGAINST IT.

SO ADDING IT TO THE PROCESS. >> WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS, KEEP THIS AS OUR BASIS AND AS THINGS COME UP WE CAN TAILOR IT MORE. TO YOUR POINT, IT DOES MAKE SENSE.

THESE ARE TAILORED TO SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT ARE COMING UP, OR THINGS WE MAY TALK ABOUT.

IT IS NOT THAT WE ARE NOT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BUT THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY ANYTHING ON THE

LEGISLATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED JUST YET. >> I THINK IT SHOULD BE NOTED, WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING SOME OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. THERE ARE SOME ITEMS ON THEIR AGENDA PRE-PROTECTION, SOIL, CLEANUP AND TESTING AND RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS THERE ARE THINGS THAT THE CITY HAS CHAMPION AS SOME OF THEIR ITEMS THAT WE ARE ALSO ADOPTING. I THINK IT SAYS TO CONTINUE DOING THAT AND TARGET THOSE AREAS THAT I THINK ARE AT ISSUE WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND NOT JUST US.

>> I DO WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR WHILE SHE IS HERE FOR HER WORK.

THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES, I ASKED FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT AND YOU WERE A ROCK STAR.

SO, IT IS LIKE THE BEING IN THE YANG. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

>> WE ECHO THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. YES, PLEASE.

>> GOOD EVENING. HELLO EVERYONE. BACK TO YOU.

I AM YOUR STATE SENATOR TINA P. THIS IS A GREAT NIGHT TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW THE HONOR FOR MY PROFESSIONAL PARTNER.

WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER. WE ARE WORKING ON SOME GUN SAFETY WERE LEGISLATION AND SO, WE WILL BE IN TOUCH ON ALL OF THAT. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL BILL. WE HAD A MEETING WHERE WE MET WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND VARIOUS APHESIS HE -- ADVOCACY GROUPS CAME IN. THEN I DID A PRESS CONFERENCE FOR A BILL THAT I AM ANSWERING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE THAT IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY BILL. I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER FOR YOU YET BUT I AM SURE WE WILL HAVE IT WITHIN A FEW DAYS. IT DEALS WITH GREENHOUSE GASES AND SOLAR ENERGY AND CLIMATE.

IS A REALLY IMPORTANT BILL. I WILL KEEP YOU ABREAST OF THAT. I AM NOT CONFIDENT WITH THAT GOING THROUGH BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL NATURE OF THINGS BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS SO WE WILL NOT NOT PUT IT OUT THERE. FOR EVERYONE BEHIND ME AND WHOEVER IS LISTENING, I WILL CONTINUE AND I AM WORKING ON BILLS FOR GUNS SAFETY WITH

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I SENT ON COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND THE VICE MAYOR AND I HAVE HAD SOME GOOD TAX EXCHANGES.

DON'T WORRY I AM VOTING AGAINST THAT BILL. WE HAD ONE THAT WAS THE WORST I HAVE SEEN AND I REALLY HOPE THAT COMING UP IT SLOWS DOWN IT HAS BEEN REALLY TOUGH.

SO THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS THE FIRST STOP FOR THESE BILLS.

I SEE THEM ALL AND I REACH OUT TO THOSE IT IS REALLY GREAT TO GET THE FEEDBACK.

I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO REACH OUT TO ME WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE BILLS.

AND IF YOU WANT TO LET ME KNOW IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO BE EXPERTS I DID NOT SERVE IN CITY GOVERNMENT SO IT REALLY HELPS ME TOO KNOW YOUR POSITION ON THESE BILLS.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND AS THE VICE MAYOR SAID, IT IS GREAT TO HAVE AN AGENDA BUT YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL SEE IN MANY TIMES WE PLAYED DEFENSE.

WE PUT OUT BILLS OFFENSE WILL CALL YOU GREAT IDEAS BUT A LOT OF TIMES WE SPENT IN FIGHTING BACK ON DIFFICULT STUFF. WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE THINGS AS THEY COME AND STAY APPRISED.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO WATCH THE FLORIDA CHANNEL AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN TALLAHASSEE.

THE SESSION STARTS JANUARY 11. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR WORK COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

ONE PASS AND ONE WILL START NEXT WEEK. OUR COMMUNITIES ARE BEGINNING TO MEET WE ARE NOT REALLY HEARING BILLS YET WE ARE MOSTLY GETTING PRESENTATIONS.

UNFORTUNATELY INC. TRANSITION AND BECOME VERY INTENSE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ALL STAY INVOLVED AND TO LET US KNOW WHAT YOU CAN. IT IS MY HONOR TO REPRESENT PARTICLE AND. I HOPE I CONTINUE TO WE DO HAVE REDISTRICTING COMING UP.

THAT WILL BE THE LARGEST FOCUS OF THE SESSION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE ALL OF YOU IN THIS CAPACITY.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE I'M PROUD THAT I'M ABLE TO COME HERE AND VISIT WITH YOU. ANY QUESTIONS I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.

I WILL STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING.

>> THANK YOU FOR COMING. WITH THAT SAID, WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO KEEP OUR EYE ON SOME BILLS AND AS SOMETHING COMES UP, MAYBE WE CAN ADD SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC.

>> JUST TO SOME OF, WHAT I'M HEARING IS IT MAY BE GOOD TO GET SOME GENERAL LANGUAGE IN THEIR AND WITHOUT LANGUAGE WILL LOOK LIKE. AS THE BILLS START ROLLING IN, WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN TAKE POSITION ON CERTAIN ITEMS. IT WILL BE IN THE WEEKLY REPORTS. WE WILL FLAG SPECIFIC BILLS. THIS WILL DRIVE THE ATTENTION

FOR THEIR MISSION. >> >> I AM GOOD WITH THAT.

IS EVERYONE GOOD WITH THAT? >> DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON

THIS ITEM? I SEE THAT THERE ARE NINE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED. IT'S UP TO THE COMMISSION IN TERMS OF IF YOU WANT TO DO THE

AMENDMENT. >> WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED PER ANTHONY.

ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER. (ROLL CALL).

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

>> COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING. ONCE AGAIN I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE NO MAJOR (

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IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITY ON YOUR TITLE, I SUPPORT THAT. QUESTIONS?

>> COMMISSIONER. >> I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON AND I HAVE GOTTEN SOME COMPLAINTS AND I KNOW I HAVE SHARED THEM. WE HAVE ISSUES WHETHER IT IS LOUD NOISES OR TRUCKS, I KNOW THAT THE HOUSES BACK UP TO IT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN -- HOPEFULLY WE CAN GIVE ATTENTION TO THAT. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN RACING OR

SPEEDING GOING ON WHICH IS CAUSING THE INCREASE. >> IF IT IS GOING ON, PLEASE

CALL US. >> A LOT OF THE VIDEOS THAT I'VE GOTTEN, IT SOUNDS LIKE REALLY

LOUD MUFFLERS SPIRIT WE HAVE, I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT,. >> NOT THAT WE DON'T HAVE DIRECT

PATROLS OUT THERE, BUT IT IS A MATTER OF CATCHING THE CAR. >> OKAY.

>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE IN THE AREA AND WENT AROUND THE SCHOOLS

TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS SAFE AND RIDING THEIR BICYCLES. >> IT'S AN AMAZING DAY TO WALK TO SCHOOL. THE DEPUTIES WERE OUT THERE. THE PARENTS.

THERE WERE SO MANY KIDS. ONCE I WENT OUT THERE, I SPENT THE REST OF MY TIME OUT THERE.

THE AMOUNT OF KIDS WALKING TO SCHOOL WAS GREAT. >> CAN WE DO THAT EVERY DAY, MITIGATE TRAFFIC. IT DEFINITELY WOULD SOLVE THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM.

IT WOULD HELP. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD SOLVE IT.

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

>> I THINK WE ARE GOOD. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY COMMENTS BY THE FIRE

DEPARTMENT? >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TO REPORT.

FOR THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THERE WERE 202. 152 BEING FIRE OR EMS CALLS.

THEY DID HAVE TO FIRES IN THE CITY BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT FORTUNATELY.

I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THE COVID-19 NUMBERS ARE STARTING FINALLY DIP DOWN.

WE HOPE THAT THEY THAT WAY. WE APPRECIATE THE FIRE PREVENTION PROCLAMATION TODAY.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. THE TWO FIRES WE HAD LAST MONTH WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT BUT WE LIKE FOR THEM TO BE AT 0. AND MR. MAYOR BROUGHT UP EARLIER ABOUT ALL OF THE OTHER GOOD STUFF. THIS IS NOT THE FORUM BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN THAT FIELD BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I

CAN ANSWER THEM. >> OUR CREWS ARE WEARING THEIR SHIRTS AND YOU MAY SEE SOME THAT ARE BLUE WITH THE PINK OR LAVENDER RIBBON. WE HAVE HAD MANY MEMBERS OF OUR DEPARTMENT, EIGHT AN INFINITE NUMBER AFFECTED BY CANCER. WE ACTUALLY LOST A MEMBER TO CANCER. WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY. EVEN THOUGH THIS MONTH IS THE MONTH DESIGNATED FOR IMPACT, WE STRIVE TO BETTER OURSELVES. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS VERY AWARE OF CANCER. OUR DEPARTMENT WAS REALLY, THE DRIVING FACTOR TO GET CONCEPTS THAT ARE NOW USED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND IT STARTED RIGHT HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA WITH OUR DEPARTMENT SO WE ARE PROUD OF THAT.

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>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY, ARE WE STILL CONDUCTING TESTING, COVID-19 TESTING IN THE CORAL SPRINGS AREA? AND JUST WE ARE. --

>> YES WE ARE. I HAVE BEEN OUT THERE SEVERAL TIMES.

THE LINES ARE ANIMAL. THE RAPID TEST TO GET THE E-MAIL THAT SAME DAY AND THE OTHER ONE A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS. YOU CAN USE YOUR INSURANCE TO PAY FOR IT.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE INSURANCE THE TEST IS STILL FREE. JUST TELL THEM YOU DO NOT HAVE

INSURANCE. >> THANK YOU. >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER.

>> COMMENT BY THE ANY ATTORNEY. >> MOTION TO

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