[1. Call to Order]
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>> COUNCIL MEMBER: GOOD EVENING EVERYONE I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE BOARD MEETING THIS DAY OF NOVEMBER 9, 2021 AT 6:00 P.M.
CAN WE START WITH THE PLEDGE PLEASE?
ROLL CALL PLEASE? >> DENISE DELLAPOLLA.
KENDRA CROMPTON. RUPERT RHODD.
ANGELIKA SCHLANGER. PLEASE BE SURE TO PUT YOUR MIC
[4. Approval of Minutes]
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 19TH MEETING..
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. LORI PLAT NICK.
CHAIR CHAIR FLEX ON COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-GEND
[5. Public Comments]
ITEMS? DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM.WE HAVE TANIKA. >> YOU MENTIONED YOU HAVE A SUB-COMMITTEE FORMED AND ARE ADDING NEW MEMBERS.
WE GOT TOGETHER AS MEMBERS OF AID FOR INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY.
WE'RE ALL SUPER BUSY. IF WE COULD JUST PICK TWO TO THREE THINGS FOR YEAR OF 2022 THAT WE COULD ALL WORK ON TOGETHER THAT I THINK WOULD BE GREAT.
WE THINK WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND.
SO WE WERE THINKING TWO THINGS. A WAY FOR US TO GET TO KNOW OUR BSO LEADERSHIP AND THE DEPUTIES THAT PATROL OUR AREA.
AND ACTUALLY WHEN SHERIFF TONY CAME TO OUR LAST MEETING HE MENTIONED THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR GOALS FOR THE OFFICE.
I THINK THAT'S VERY MUCH IN LINE.
ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE HAD CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP.
JUST A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT.
I KNOW THAT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR THEY HAD THE EVENT AT THE REC CENTER WHERE YOU COULD MEET YOUR SRO.
AND THAT WAS REALLY FUN. BUT MY KIDS ARE SO SMALL THEY DON'T HAVE AN SRO. THEY'RE NOT IN SCHOOL YET.
BUT WE STILL WANT TO GET TO KNOW THE POLICE OFFICERS.
THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. THEY GOT A STICKER AND RULER FROM CAPTAIN CAL AVETA. SO IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US. BUT MORE LIKE THAT IN THE COMMUNITY. JUST GETTING TO KNOW OUR DEPUTIES. IN ALL THE SCHOOLS, HOW CAN WE WORK ON DOING THAT TOGETHER. SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE IDEAS.
THE OTHER THING WE WERE THINKING WHICH COULD BE FUN IS A CULTURAL NIGHT. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN JULY. THIS COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE DO IN CONJUNCTION WITH FARMER'S MARKET.
SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE IN FAVOR OF THAT.
OTHERS MAY BE LIKE MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO AT THE PARK WITH FOOD TRUCKS AND DANCE AND MUSIC.
KIND OF LIKE A FUN TYPE OF EVENT.
SO, WE'RE OPEN TO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE OPEN TO.
BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE THINK THAT WE CAN AT LEAST START THE CONVERSATION WITH.
SO, AGAIN, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE SUB-COMMITTEE. AND WE'RE OPEN TO HOW WE WORK TOGETHER. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN FOR FOOD.
SO, ANY TIME YOU MENTION FOOD TRUCKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU ARE IN THERE WITH ME ON THAT ONE.
THAT'S A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE'S CULTURES.
I'M MARRIED TO A GREEK GIRL. SO, HAVING A LOT OF GREEK FOOD IN THE HOUSE I LEARNED A WHOLE CULTURE IN THAT ALONE.
BUT AS FAR AS THE POLICE. WHAT SCHOOL WOULD YOUR CHILDREN BE GOING TO WHEN THEY FINALLY START?
WHERE ARE YOU ZONED FOR? >> WE'RE ZONED FOR RIVER GLADE.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: HAVE YOU GONE OVER TO TRY TO MEET THE SRO KNOWING YOU ARE GOING TO MEET THEM IN THE FUTURE?
>> MY SON IS GOING TO BE A KINDERGARTNER NEXT YEAR SO WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE ORIENTATION AND START WITH THAT PROCESS AND GO TO THE EVENT NEXT SUMMER WHEN THEY HAVE IT.
BUT WE LOVE TO SEE THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE TO DO.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY GET A DATE FOR OUR SUB-COMMITTEE TO SIT DOWN AND ACTUALLY SPEAK WITH HER AND GO OVER SOME OF THESE THINGS AND GET SOME GREAT IDEAS AND FIGURE OUT WHERE WE CAN GO FROM THERE?
BECAUSE-- >> TANIKA REACHED OUT EARLIER
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TODAY. SHE IS BRINGING THIS CONVERSATION EARLY IN THE PROCESS.I KNOW IT'S ON OUR AGENDA. BUT SHE CAN STICK AROUND FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW WE HAD TRIED TO STOP OUR ACTIVITIES ON THE SUB-COMMITTEE TO GET CLARIFICATION SUNSHINE. WE'VE GOTTEN THAT CLARIFICATION SO WE CAN TALK AS A GROUP ABOUT COMING UP FOR A DATE FOR A
SEPARATE MEETING. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: I JUST WANTED TO ASK, AND I GUESS I KNOW ON YOUR LIST OF SUGGESTIONS YOU HAD VOTER REGISTRATION ON IT. AND I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND HOW THAT FIT IN TO YOUR CONCERNS.
SO, COULD YOU EXPLAIN? >> THAT WAS -- WE DECIDED TO HOLD THAT LIST DOWN TO TWO MANAGEABLE THINGS.
THERE ARE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE THAT ARE VERY MUCH INVOLVED WITH, YOU KNOW, VOTER REGISTRATION AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE PLATFORMS OF EITHER SIDE SO THEY CAN VOTE -- BE AN INFORMED VOTER.
WE JUST RECOGNIZED THAT'S NOT ONE OF THE TWO THINGS.
IF WE HAD TO WHITTLE IT DOWN TO TWO THINGS, THEY MAY NOT BE A THICK WE CAN DO. THAT MEMBER OF OUR GROUP, SHE IS AN ELECTED POSITION, NOT POLITICAL BUT MORE LIKE IN TERMS OF HELPING WITH THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN 2022 FOR BROWARD COUNTY. AND WE WERE JUST LIKE I'M GOING
HELP HER INDEPENDENTLY. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: SO IT WASN'T COMING FROM THE DIVERSITY ANGLE IT WAS COMING FROM THE AWARENESS
BECAUSE THERE WERE CHANGES TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGES TO HOW WE CAN VOTE BASED ON LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE -- THERE WAS AN ELECTION AND I WAS LIKE DO WE HAVE AN ELECTION THIS PAST WEEKEND? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS MEMBER. WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE HERE BUT I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: THAT'S WHY I WANT TO HAVE THE MEETING WITH YOU.
I WANT TO HAVE A MEETING WITH YOU SO WE CAN GO THROUGH EVERY ONE OF YOUR BULLET POINTS THAT I READ ABOUT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU ARE SEEKING. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS WHERE I'VE LEARNED YEARS AGO THAT IN ORDER TO FIX A PROBLEM YOU HAVE TO FIRST LEARN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO SIT DOWN.
WE NEED TO HAVE DIALECT. WE NEED TO HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO READ YOU SOMETHING THAT I HAD PLANNED AND JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO HANG AROUND BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU WERE GOING TO COME TONIGHT I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO HANG AROUND BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU.
BASICALLY, WHAT I THINK WE NEED TO DO WE NEED TO GET MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY LIKE YOURSELF TO BASICALLY SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WHETHER GOOD OR BAD WHEN IT COMES TO DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, RACIAL EQUITY, WHATEVER IT IS.
I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THAT DIALECT.
IT'S IMPORTANT. I SAID MAYBE WE CAN CREATE A HOTLINE OR WEBSITE SO PEOPLE CAN REPORT AND EXPRESS THOSE IN PRIVATE. BY DOING THAT, WE CAN KNOW THE LOCATION, BETTER DETERMINE IF IT'S A CITY PROBLEM, AN HOA PROBLEM, IF IT IS A PROBLEM WITH AN INDIVIDUAL, YOU KNOW, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S WAYS OF DOING THIS. ALSO, MAYBE WE CAN TEAM UP WITH HEALTH SERVICES AROUND. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN PARTNER WITH SOME OF THEM TO COUNSEL SOME OF THE PEOPLE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS. WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, IMPORTANT.
SOME THINGS CAN'T BE FIXED RIGHT.
SO WHAT YOU DO IS YOU EMPOWER AND TEACH THE PEOPLE HOW TO DEAL AND RESPOND TO THE HATE, RACISM, OR DISCRIMINATION OR WHATEVR IT IS THAT'S OUT THERE. YOU TEACH THEM.
YOU EMPOWER THEM. SO BY -- I JUST FIGURE BY GETTING DIRECTLY IN TOUCH WITH RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED AND WITNESSED ANY TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION WE CAN GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT A RESPONSE AND RESOURCES ARE
I MEAN, THAT'S A LOT MORE THAN WE EVEN THOUGHT WE COULD DO.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT -- THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THAT COULD BE WONDERFUL. >> I HAVE A SUGGESTION.
WHY DON'T WE APPROVE THE AGENDA AND MOVE THAT ITEM UP IN THE AGENDA AND GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE CONVERSATION SO WE CAN HAVE IT WHILE TANIKA IS HERE AND GET THROUGH THAT ITEM.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: I WAS JUST TRYING TO HAVE IT WHILE SHE IS
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: I FELT BAD WHEN SHE JUST WALKED OUT THE LAST MEETING AND I FELT LIKE SHE THOUGHT WE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING. WHICH I KNOW WE DO.
>> I KEEP MY KIDS -- SOMEONE WATCHES THEM UNTIL 7:00.
>> WHY DON'T WE JUST APPROVE THE AGENDA AND YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE OLD BUSINESS 9A TO THE FRONT OF THE DISCUSSION AND YOU
GUYS CAN KEEP IT GOING. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: SO LET'S
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JUST DO THAT THEN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE 9A,[00:10:02]
UPDATE FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION SUB-COMMITTEE.I THINK WE'VE ALREADY HAD THE CONVERSATION BUT NOW IF ANYTHING YOU GUYS CAN COME UP WITH A DATE THAT OUR SUB-COMMITTEE CAN SIT DOWN WITH HER AND GO THROUGH ALL THOSE BULLET POINTS AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR EVERYBODY.
LIKE YOU SAID, SOME CULTURAL NIGHTS, WHATEVER, I MEAN, THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH.
>> AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT AT THE MEETING FOR THE SUB-COMMITTEE. THE BIG THING FOR US IS EVERYONE IS BUSY AND WE'RE GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: IT MIGHT NOT EVEN HAPPEN UNTIL JANUARY OR WHATEVER. BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE--
>> WE WERE THINKING TO GET IN FRONT OF THIS GROUP NOW FOR MAYBE 2022 TYPE EVENTS. BECAUSE WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE IN THE YEAR. WE'RE GETTING INTO THANKSGIVING AND THE HOLIDAYS RIGHT AFTER THAT.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE CAPTAIN IS THEY CAME OUT TO ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE PLANNED EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. AND WE'RE TRYING NOT TO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, BLOWUP ANYBODY'S BUDGET.
BUT IF WE TALKED ABOUT THESE THINGS EARLIER MAYBE THEY CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET YOU KNOW.
SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT WE'RE KIND OF HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.
HOPING THAT MAYBE IF THESE THINGS REQUIRE FUNDING, WHICH HOPEFULLY THEY'RE NOT GOING BE TOO EXPENSIVE, THAT THEY CAN BE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION. PART OF THE BUDGET.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: ALL RIGHT. THEN IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU NOW TO SCHEDULE WITH EVERYBODY AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN SO WE CAN START WORKING ON 2022.
>> LET ME JUST POLL THE GROUP RIGHT NOW.
IS DECEMBER A GOOD MONTH FOR YOU GUYS?
>> FOR MEETING? >> FOR A SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING.
WOULD DECEMBER BE A GOOD MONTH FOR YOU GUYS.
>> IT'S TOUGH FOR ME. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME AFTER THE NINTH.
DEPENDS WHAT DAY. IT WILL BE A CHALLENGE BUT I'M
OPEN TO TRYING. >> SO WE MAY HAVE TO SHOOT FOR JANUARY. JUST HEARING EVERYONE'S FEEDBACK. SO, WE'LL PROBABLY TARGET
JANUARY. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: IT'S STILL EARLY ENOUGH WE CAN ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING IN 2022.
I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T. ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE
SUGGESTIONS YOU HAVE ALREADY. >> AND THE THING IS AND I THINK I MENTIONED THIS WHEN I WAS HERE IN JULY.
THERE ARE CITIES THAT ARE DOING SOME OF THE STUFF ALREADY.
WE DON'T HAVE TO RE-CREATE EVERYTHING.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF REALLY GREAT THINGS COMING OUT OF CORAL SPRINGS, POLICE DEPARTMENT. HOLLYWOOD HAS GIVEN US A WEEK OF THINGS THEY DO WITH THEIR STUDENTS IN SCHOOL.
FROM EATING LUNCH WITH THE KIDS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO NOW IN COVID BUT THEY SIT DOWN AND EACH LUNCH WITH THE KIDS AT LUNCHTIME. JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT CAN BUILD SOME SORT OF RAPPORT IS REALLY HELPFUL.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: THOSE ARE GEAT IDEAS.
>> MY SON WENT TO PRIVATE SCHOOL IN CORAL SPRINGS JUST A QUICK STORY. HE CAME HOME AND SHARED WITH ME THAT THE CORAL SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME IN AND THEY SHOWED CHILDREN THE WALKIE-TALKIE AND HOW THEY CAN TALK TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. AND THE BADGE COVERED HIS HEART.
HE WAS FOUR AT THE AT THE TIME. SO IF ANYTHING HAPPENS IT WOULD PROTECT HIS HEART. JUST LITTLE THINGS THEY LEARN.
YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED. I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS TODAY BECAUSE I KNEW I WAS GOING TO SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS TODAY.
THAT WAS FOUR MONTHS AGO AND HE STILL MEMBERS.
SO, LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE THEY HAVE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH THE POLICE I THINK IS A GOOD THING.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: IT COULD BE SAFETY FAIRS AND ALL KINDS OF
THINGS. >> THIS IS ALSO FOR ADULTS.
>> THAT'S A GREAT POINT. WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE KIDS OBVIOUSLY. PARTICULARLY YOUNGER KIDS AND TEENAGERS AS THEY'RE STARTING TO DRIVE AND THEY UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE BEING PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING OR WHATEVER.
BUT ALSO WE DO WANT TO DEVELOP SOME RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AS PARENTS AND ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
SO I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHERIFF TONY MENTIONED WHEN HE CAME WAS LIKE POLICE OFFICERS, DEPUTIES WALKING IN THE PARK.
I WALK WITH SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS AND I'VE SEEN THEM BEFORE AND THEY'LL JUST SAY HELLO. BUT THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WE WANT TO START TO CULTIVATE MORE.
AND TO YOUR POINT, THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS THAT ARE MAKING THINGS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR OTHERS.
AND SO IF THEY'RE MAKING A RECORD OF -- IF THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH A PARTICULAR RESIDENT.
MAYBE THERE'S SOME SORT OF AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, RECORD OF THAT.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET ANYBODY INTO TROUBLE BUT WE ALSO WANT TO
FEEL COMFORTABLE. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: EXACTLY.
THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID--
>> I THINK IT WAS A GREAT SUGGESTION.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: TO FIX THE PROBLEM WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THE
THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: THAT'S GREAT. I WOULD LOVE TO SET SOMETHING UP. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? >> COUNCIL MEMBER: THERE'S SOMETHING THAT GOES TOGETHER WITH CULTURE.
I'VE TRAVELED TO 35 COUNTRIES AND LIVED ABROAD.
IN ADDITION TO FOOD, MUSIC. >> YES.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS SAYING. MUSIC AND DANCE.
ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVES ACROSS THE CUL-DE-SAC HER TWO TWINS ARE TEENAGERS BUT THEY DO IRISH DANCE.
I WAS LIKE THAT WOULD BE SO COOL TO SEE THEIR PERFORMANCE.
THEY'RE PART OF A GROUP AND TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE KUVENLTRY.
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WOULD LOVE TO LEARN ABOUT THAT. SO, MUSIC AND DANCE AND ALL OF THAT WHICH WOULD HELP BRING CULTURES TO LIFE.>> COUNCIL MEMBER: AND WE'D LOVE IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO TIE THE
LIBRARY IS AS WELL. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
LAST WEEK WAS (?) WEEK. I TOOK MY TWO-YEAR-OLD THE BIT OF A HANDFUL TO HANDLE BUT THE OLDER ONE ENJOYED IT.
HE EARNED ABOUT THE HOLIDAY. THEY HAD LITTLE ARTS AND CRAFTS FOR THEM TO DO. THEN OUR NEIGHBORS ACROSS -- WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE NEIGHBORHOOD NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT.
THEY WERE DOING FIREWORKS FOR N NEWALI SO THEY HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT COME TO LIFE.
AT A YOUNG AGE THEY'RE PICKING UP A LOT MORE THAN YOU THINK.
SO WE WANT TO EXPOSE THEM TO AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU GET INVOLVED MORE WITH THE POLITICS OF THIS CITY. WHEN YOU SEE A SEAT COME UP, MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
VERY WELL SPOKEN. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT. I LOVE DOING WHAT I AM DOING NOW. AND I JUST REALLY ADMIRE YOU ALL FOR ALL THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. ANYWAY I CAN HELP, THAT'S WHY I AM HERE TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES AND BE HELPFUL.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: SO I HAVE A CHALLENGE THAT WE GET THE CITY INVOLVED IN THIS HOLIDAY FOR NEXT YEAR.
BECAUSE I LEARNED ABOUT IT ON NPR.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD AS A CITY EMBRACE.
I DON'T THINK ANY OTHER CITIES ARE EMBRACING THAT.
>> IT WAS SO FUN. THEY REALLY ENJOYED IT.
I THINK IT WILL BE FUN. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: I LOOK
FORWARD TO OUR MEETING.. >> AND MOST LIKELY IF WE ARE UNABLE TO PULL TOGETHER A SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING WE COULD JUST PROBABLY USE YOUR JANUARY MEETING AS THE MEETING WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. IF WE DON'T HAVE AN OPTION.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: PERFECT. DOES IT HAVE TO BE LIVE.
CAN IT BE A ZOOM MEETING? >> WELL THE LAST TIME WE TRIED THE ZOOM MEETING WE HAD A HICCUP REGARDING SUNSHINE.
SO I THINK BASED ON WHAT THE ATTORNEY EXPLAINED WE HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC NOTICE. I GUESS WE COULD.
BUT LET ME GIVE IT MORE THOUGHT. BUT IT HAS TO BE PUBLICLY NOTICED AND IF IT IS A SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING WE HAVE TO
TAKE MINUTES. >> I'M SAYING KEEP THE LIVE MEETING BUT ALSO HAVE THE ZOOM OPTION FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
KAEL CALENDAR CHALLENGED. >> OKAY.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: SOUNDS GREAT.
. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME.
I'D LOVE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FUNDRAISER AND HOW THAT'S GOING
IF YOU HAVE TIME TO SHARE. >> SURE.
LET ME REPORT BACK SO I CAN GET A STATUS.
BECAUSE I HEARD THE NUMBER BUT I FORGET OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
BUT I WANTED TO SUGGEST FOR THE SUB-COMMITTEEEE MEETING IS THER ON SOCIAL MEDIA? BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A TOPIC THAT A LOT OF RESIDENTS WOULD BE INTERESTED IN.
AND IF IT'S A PUBLICLY NOTICED MEETING I AM ASSUMING THAT RESIDENTS COULD POTENTIALLY COME IF THEY HAD ANY INPUT.
AND I ACTUALLY THINK THAT WE WANT THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE TO MAKE A
BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT THE CITY COULD POST ABOUT THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING MAYBE A FEW TIMES TO INVITE RESIDENTS.
SAY WE'RE ANNOUNCING A SUB-COMBLOOET ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION. OUR NEW HALL IS IN JANUARY X, Y, Z DATE. PLEASE COME WE'D LOVE TO HEAR
YOUR FEEDBACK AND IDEAS. >> OKAY.
>> I LIKE THAT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: WE COULD ALSO HAVE STUDENTS THERE. LOVE TO HAVE SOME STUDENTS VOICES AS
WELL AS ADULT VOICES. >> OKAY.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: THANKS FOR COMING, TANIKA. ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE TO THE
[6. Comments by the Chair and Board]
PUBLIC. AND WE WILL START COMMENTS BY THE CHAIR AND THE BOARD. I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO GO OVER. WE'VE ALREADY GONE OVER THIS.BUT I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THE RETURN OF THE FARMER'S MARKET ON SUNDAY. IT WILL BE AROUND UNTIL APRIL 24TH. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE NOVEMBER 21ST. AND ONE THING I WAS KIND OF SURPRISED ABOUT IS HOW REASONABLE THE COST IS FOR A VENDOR TO COME IN. I MEAN, I'M SURPRISED, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING START SHARING IT WITH SOME OF MY BUDDIES THAT WOULD LOVE TO PROBABLY BE OUT THERE. I MEAN, YOU ARE TALKING -- I RED IT TODAY. $65 PER SUNDAY TO HAVE YOURSELF OUT THERE AND HAVE A BOOTH SET UP OR $400 FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON. AND THAT'S FOR RESIDENTS.
AND $480 FOR NON-RESIDENTS. THAT'S EXTREMELY REASONABLE FOR PEOPLE TO GO OUT THERE AND MARKET THEMSELVES.
>> IT MAKES SENSE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL MARKET.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: THAT'S GREAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME COMMISSIONER CUTLER.
HE JUST SHOWED UP. NICE TO SEE YOU.
THAT'S IT BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY GONE OVER SOME OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO DISCUSS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
WE'LL START WITH JEFF. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: I THINK I'M
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REALLY GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION FOR THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE. I THINK THE IDEAS THAT YOU NARROWED IT DOWN TO ARE ACHIEVABLE AND REASONABLE.SO, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO JUMPING ON THAT.
THEN ALSO ADDRESSING THE ISSUES, IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES.
AND I'M ALSO FOR COMMISSIONER CUTLER I'M SO HAPPY THAT SHARON IS RECOVERING. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A SCARY THING I GUESS.
I'M NOT REALLY -- I MISSED THE LAST SAC MEETING AT DOUGLAS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HERE ATTENDED? I AM NOT A BIG FAN OF THE WAY THE SAC STAFF ARE BEING RUN.
IT'S NOT THE SAME AS WE DID IN WEST GLADES BACK IN 2012 THROUGH 2015. AND I THINK WE'RE MISSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH THE PRINCIPAL, NOT THE AP, THE PARENT CONCERNED WHAT WE USED TO DO WITH MR. VEESEY.
WE STARTED WITH A GROUP OF SEVEN AND IT GREW TO 24 BEFORE THE SHOOTING. AFTER THE SHOOTING IT GREW TO 48. WE'D MEET AN HOUR AFTER THE SAC MEETING AND THE PARENTS WOULD HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE CONCERNS FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
THE PRINCIPAL WOULD GET ONE MONTH TO RESPOND TO THOSE ISSUES. AND WE HAD A WORKSHEET.
SO, AND WE DIDN'T GET INTO SPECIFICS BY CHILDREN'S NAMES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WAS
GOING ON. >>> SO I'M NOT SO CONVINCED EVERYTHING IS AS TRANSPARENT AS IT SHOULD BE.
THAT'S SOMETHING SOME OF US WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO MSV, I THINK WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT. I'M SEEING A LITTLE BACK SLIDING ON SOME ISSUES. I MY SON HAD TO REPORT A THREAT AND THEY THANKED HIM FOR THAT BUT NOBODY WILL TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT.
I DON'T CARE WHO THE KID IS I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST FARMER'S MARKET WAS EXCELLENT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM.
I'M SO HAPPY THAT'S BACK. THAT'S A REAL TREAT.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: ABSOLUTELY. KENDRA?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO SALON FOR SENDING OUT SOME OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS LIKE THE LAST ONE YOU SENT ABOUT WEST GLAIDS. BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH A CHURCH COMMUNITY AND DIFFERENT THINGS SO THEY COULD PARTICIPATE. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE.
IF WE COULD HAVE MORE OF THOSE SO WE CAN SHARE THOSE WITH THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S AWESOME.
THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: SHARRY?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: AS A SENIOR PROFESSOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION WHO HAS WORKED FOR OVER 20 YEARS PREPARING 250E67ERS FOR THEIR CAREERS, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN FOR THE INCIDENT AT MSD LAST WEEK IN THE CLASSROOM. A BELOVED TEACHER MRS. SHARON CUTLER. THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN PREPARE EVEN THE MOST SEASONED OF EDUCATORS FOR WHAT HAPPENED.
I HAVE THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR MRS. CUTLER'S WILLINGNESS TO RETURN PROMPTLY TO THE CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT HER STUDENTS WHO WERE ALSO IN THAT CLASSROOM DURING THE ATTACK.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO SHARON CUTLER AS WELL AS ALL OF THE STUDENTS WHO UNFORTUNATELY WITNESSED AND EXPERIENCED WHAT HAPPENED. THAT WAS NUMBER ONE.
THE PARKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTATION OF THE MARGATE AT THE MIRA LAGO CLUB HOUSE. IN AN EFFORT TO HELP THEM EXPAND THEIR MEMBERSHIP AND SCOPE OF INFLUENCE I INVITED THEM TO PRESENT AND EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS OF MAR-A-LAGO TOWN PARK IN THE AREA KNOWN AS PARKLANDS QUOTE/UNQUOTE WEDGE.
AN INFORMATIVE PRESENATION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND APPRECIATIVE. SO, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CUTLER. THE PARKLAND FARMER'S MARKET.
LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST FARMER'S MARKET OF THE SEASON AND IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT AND THERE WAS A VERY LARGE TURN OUT. I SPENT THE DAY AT THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOTH AND THERE WAS A GREAT TURNOUT THERE AS WELL. MRS. ELIZABETH MAGUIRE FROM WEST GLADES MIDDLE WAS MY FARMER MARKET BOOTH NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AND HAD A GREAT SUCCESS COLLECTING GOODS FOR THE HARVEST DRIVE. A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL ESPECIALLY THE MAGNIFICENT DOGS WHO WERE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND ONE WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE NEXT. COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF HOLIDAY SHOPPING EVENTS IN THE PARKLAND COMMUNITY. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SUPPORT LOCAL ARTISTS AND BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY SMALL BUSINESSES.
TEMPLE HAD A HOLIDAY SHOPPING BOUTIQUE LAST WEEK.
THIS THURSDAY OO 11/11, VETERANS DAY, MAR-A-LAGO CLUBHOUSE WILL
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HOST ITS FIRST SIP AND SPEND WF OVER 40 LOCAL VENDORS SELLING THEIR GOODS INCLUDING ARTISTS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER AMAZING COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE SOLDIER RUSH, PUMPKIN PATCH AND MORE TO COME. PARKLAND IS AN AMAZING PLACE TO LIVE. NUMBER THREE.FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY HAS BEEN WORKING TO HARD TO RAISE MONEY TO SUPPORT SOMETHING SPECIAL COMING TO THE LIBRARY IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY THEM FRIENDS HOSTED A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER AT GELATO AND ANTHONY'S COAL FIRED PIZZA.
ANOTHER BOOK SALE IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13TH FROM 9-1. STOP BY, FILL A BAG OF WONDERFUL BOOKS OF ALL KINDS. CHILDREN'S BOOKS, COFFEE TABLE BOOKS, COOK BOOKS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN ONLY FOR $5 FOR A WHOLE BAG. YOU CAN'T BEAT IT.
BOOK DONATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRE CITY COMMISSION FOR THEIR SUPPORT, FOR SHOWING UP, AND FOR BEING THERE FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO SUPPORT LIBRARY PROGRAMMING. I MENTIONED THE MONTH OF JANUARY. I'M SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE FRIENDS OF THE PARKLAND LIBRARY ARE SPONSORING THE NO CHILD PLAY EXHIBIT FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR YAVASHAM IN MEMBER OF THE HOLOCAUST. THE GRAND OPENING OF THE EXHIBIT IS BEING BROUGHT IN WITH THE COOPERATION OF PARKLAND FROM NEW YORK. A DOCTOR WILL SPEAK AT THE GRAND OPENING ABOUT THE EXHIBIT WHICH PROVIDES A WIND ODD INTO THE WORLD OF THE CHILDREN DURING THE HOLOCAUST.
IT FOCUSS NOT ON THE VIOLENCE OR DESTRUCTION BUT RATHER ON THE TOYS, ARTWORK, DIARIES AND POEMS, AS WELL AS PERSONAL STORIES OF THE CHILDREN WHO LIVED THEN.
IT TELLS THE STORY ABOUT THE STRUGGLE OF THESE CHILDREN TO HOLD ON TO LIFE AND MAINTAIN SOME SENSE OF NORMAL CHILDHOOD.
THEIR GRIT, THEIR SDILENCE AND SURVIVORSHIP.
THE FRIENDS PARTNER WITH EAGLES HAVEN AS WELL AS THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTH BROWARD TO SUPPORT THIS SPECIAL EXHIBIT.
THE GRAND OPENING WILL INCLUDES THE AMAZING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR BAND. THERE IS A NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THIS SPECIAL BAND WHICH IS MADE UP OF HOOL CAUSE SURVIVORS AND -- HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND IS LED BY A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR IN HIS NINETYS WHO STILL HAS IT BY THE WAY.
IT ALSO INCLUDES CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS.
THE DOCUMENTARY DESCRIBES HOW MUSIC HELPED THESE SURVIVORS MAKE IT THROUGH SOME OF THE DARKEST DAYS IN HISTORY.
PLEASE DON'T MISS THE GRAND OPENING, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING WHICH MAYBE WE CAN RESCHEDULE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 11TH AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE LIBRARY. IT'S GOING BE WONDERFUL.
THERE WILL BE A LOT OF GUEST SPEAKER 23RZ THE COMMUNITY.
OTHER PROGRAMS IN JANUARY AT THE LIBRARY IN SUPPORT OF HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE. AND BY THE WAY ALL PROGRAMS REQUIRE REGISTRATION WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING DECEMBER 14TH AND A PARK LABTD LIBRARY CARD.
YOU CAN REGISTER AT WWW.CITY OF PARKLAND.ORG/LIBRARY OR CALL (954) 427-4154. OO JANUARY 8TH, BOOK CLUB, THE LAST CHECKMATE. ON JANUARY 19TH AT 6:00 P.M., EAGLES HAVEN COMING INTO THE LIBRARY TO HAVE A TALK ABOUT RESILIENCY AND GRIT. ON THE 20TH OF JANUARY AT 4:00 P.M. EAGLES HAVEN IS COMING IN TO HAVE A REFLECTION AND EXPRESSIVE ROCK PAINTING ACTIVITY WITH THE COMMUNITY.
JANUARY 22ND AT 2:00 P.M. THE DOCUMENTARY AWARD WINNING FILM "PAPER CLIPS" WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
I MUST HAVE SEEN IT 30 TIMES AND I CRY EVERY TIME.
IT'S VERY INSPIRING. WILL BE SHOWN AT THE LIBRARY.
THAT'S THE 22ND AT 2:00. AFTERWARDS THERE WILL BE A DISCUSSION WITH A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR.
HIS NAME IS ERIC LIP ITS. AND FINALLY ON JANUARY 27TH AT 4:00 P.M., HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE WILL BE HELD AT THE LIGHTING OF THE YEAR CANDLE WITH CRAIG WINEER THE FOUNDER OF THE HOLOCAUST RESOURCE AND REFLEX CENTER.
AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: VERY NICE.
BEFORE WE CONTINUE, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME VICE MAYOR MIRESON TO THE MEETING TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
ANGELICA? >> COUNCIL MEMBER: JUST A COUPLE OF UPDATES FROM RIVER GLADES AND OTHER THINGS TO JUST BRING AWARENESS. AND VICE MAYOR, YOU CAME IN PERFECT TIME. SO THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO SHARE IS THAT THE RIVER GLADES MEETING IS TOMORROW BUT WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL BOO BASH HALLOWEEN EVENT AT THE SCHOOL.
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AND THERE WERE FOOD TRUCKS AND ACTIVITIES.IT WAS JUST A REAL LOVELY WAY TO JUST GET BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND HAVE A WONDERFUL FAMILY ACTIVITY WITH THE TEACHERS AND STAFF THAT WERE REALLY INVOLVED. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THEM FOR DOING THAT. IT WAS THAT FIRST BIG EVENT SINCE COVID. IT WAS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I ALSO WANTED TO COMMEND THE CITY. IT WAS A GREAT FIRST PARKLAND FARMER'S MARKET. I HAVE TO TELL YOU FOR MONTHS LEADING UP TO EVERY NOVEMBER MY KIDS ARE LIKE WHAT'S THE FARMER'S MARKET STARTING? WHEN IS THE FARMER'S MARKET STARTING? IT REALLY IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR US.
NOT JUST BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND OUTSIDE BUT IT'S REALLY CREATING SUCH A LOVE SI SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND SEEING YOUR NEIGHBORS AND SEEING THE DOGS AND JUST SEEING WHAT ISSUES AND PASSIONS OUR NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE.
SO I WAS JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE TEMPERATURE IS A FACTOR., - BUT I ALMOST WONDER IF WE CAN LENGTHEN THE PARKLAND FARMER'S MARKET SCENE SEASON.
MAYBE IT STARTS IN OCTOBER AND GOES PAST APRIL, WHATEVER.
WHAT HAVE YOU. I THINK SO MANY OF US ENJOY IT AND I RELISH THOSE FIVE, SIX MONTHS DURING THE YEAR WHEN WE HAVE THEM AND I'M SAD WHEN WE DON'T.
THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO BRING UP IS JUST SOMETHING IN THE SPIRIT OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
THANKS TO OUR NEW PARKLAND SYNAGOGUE AND JUST WHAT A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY PARKLAND IS AND ALL OF THE MANY AMENITIES THAT IT HAS TO OFFER. WE HAVE A REALLY FAST GROWING CONTINGENT OF JEWISH OBSERVANT FAMILIES THAT HAVE MOVED INTO MOSTLY AROUND THE AREA OF WHERE THE PARKLAND KA BAD IS LOCATED.
FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW IT'S ON PARKSIDE.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ON PARKSIDE.
HELM BERG AS WELL AS HILLSBORO WHERE A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE LIVING BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE SYNAGOGUE. AND WHEN IT IS THE SABBATH WHICH IS CELEBRATED FROM SUNDOWN FRIDAY TO SUNDOWN SATURDAY EVERY WEEK AS WELL AS THE HOLIDAYS THEY WILL NOT DRIVE OR USE FORMS OF ELECTRICITY. SO, THEY'RE WALKING SO THE SYNAGOGUE. I THINK WHAT THIS ALSO MEANS FOR THE COMMUNITY IS WHATEVER THERE ARE AMAZING CITY EVENTS OR SPORTS LEAGUES OR WHAT HAVE YOU, THE WONDERFUL LIBRARY, THE BOOK SELL, WHEN THEY HAPPEN BETWEEN THOSE HOURS OF, YOU KNOW, FRIDAY SUNDOWN TO SATURDAY SUNDOWN WHICH THE TIME VARIES SLIGHTLY EACH WEEK, THESE FAMILIES, MYSELF INCLUDED ARE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND PARTAKE IN THESE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT WE SO MUCH REALLY WANT TO BE PART OF BUT ARE NOT ABLE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF OUR RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE AND BELIEFS.
SO I AM JUST RAISING HERE HERE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE SAKE OF, NUMBER ONE, BRINGING AWARENESS. BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT THE SABBATH OR WE HAVE THIS GROWING CONTINGENT OF FAMILIES IN OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY.
TO POTENTIALLY CONSIDER THIS WHEN THEY'RE MAKING THEIR CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR AND PLANNING DIFFERENT EVENTS.
BUT I ALSO WONDER TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CITY MIGHT ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, PARTICULARLY PARKS AND REC, THERE'S SO MANY WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, THE DRIVE-INS AND ALL SORTS OF EVENTS. THERE'S THE WATER SLIDE EVENTS.
THE BACK TO SCHOOL SPLASH. A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN ON SATURDAYS OR FRIDAY NIGHTS THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN. I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE TO ANY CITY STAFF PERSON WHO WANTS TO SIT.
I CAN WALK THEM THROUGH THE TIMES.
THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN SUNDOWN.
TIMING WORKS FOR THE SABBATH. TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO BE ABLE TO AT LEAST HAVE IF NOT ALL EVENTS.
AND WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO HAVE A SCHEDULE THAT MATTERS. WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN PLANNING EVENTS. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD MAYBE ACCOMMODATE ON A SOMEWHAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHAT OF A BASIS WHEN AVAILABLE IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.
FINALLY I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE AMAZING LEAGUES I UNDERSTAND THOSE ARE SEPARATE FROM THE CITY.
I KNOW THEY GO THROUGH PARKLAND REC AND ARE NONPROFIT WITH THEIR OWN BOARD. TALKING ABOUT THE SOCCER LEAGUE AND THE FLAG FOOTBALL AND YOU KNOW, SOFTBALL AND BASKETBALL AND ALL THOSE AMAZING LEAGUES WHICH YOUR CITY HAS BECOME KNOWN FOR AND IT'S ONE OF THE HUGE ATTRACTIONS.
AGAIN THESE FAMILIES CANNOT PARTAKE BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE GAMES AND PRACTICES ARE TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAYS OR FRIDAY NIGHT. AND IT VARIES BY LEAGUE.
AGAIN, I WOULD NEVER SAY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO HAVE A UNIVERSAL OR BLANKET EXCLUSION OF ACTIVITIES OR GAMES DURING THAT PERIOD. BUT IF THERE WERE A WAY TO AT LEAST ACCOMMODATE TO SOME EXTENT.
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YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A GROUP OF OBSERVANT JEWISH FAMILIES.IT BREAKS MY HEART EVERY TIME THAT FAMILIES ARE POSTING ARE THERE ANY LEAGUE THAT'S DON'T TAKE PLACE ON THE SABBATH? MY KIDS ARE LOOKING TO PLAY SOCCER, PLAY BASKETBALL.
AND THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE JUST NOT THERE.
SO IT WOULD BE JUST REALLY TREMENDOUS TO FIND SOME FLEXIBILITY OR SOME WAYS FOR MY FAMILY AND MANY FAMILIES TO PARTICIPATE. WE PARTICIPATE AND WE JUST MISS A LOT OF GAMES OR MISS A LOT OF PRACTICES AND JUST ALSO, YOU KNOW, VERY DISAPPOINTING TO OUR KIDS WHEN WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THEY CAN'T PARTAKE LIKE OTHER KIDS DO.
I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE IN CASE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SORT OF CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION NOT JUST WITH THE MANY GROUPS THAT ARE ARRANGING INCREDIBLE EVENTS FOR OUR CITY BUT ALSO FOR THE CITY ITSELF AS IT SORT OF NAVIGATES THE DIFFERENT SPORTS LEAGUES AND DIFFERENT EVENTS THEY'RE
PLANNING FOR OUR CHILDREN. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: VERY WELL SPOKEN. YOU TAUGHT ME SOMETHING.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THOSE DATES AND TIMES AND FRIDAY TO SUNDAY AND ALL THESE THINGS. I AM A GOOD OLD CATHOLIC BOY SO I DON'T KNOW. SO, YOU TAUGHT ME A LOT RIGHT NOW. THAT'S SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY WITH TANIKA BRINGING ALL THIS UP WITH INCLUSION AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE OBVIOUSLY NEED TO TALK
ABOUT. >> AND THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I'LL DIFFERENT BRING THIS
INFORMATION TOWARDS CITY STAFF. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: IN KEEPING WITH THAT YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE SENSITIVE TO SUNDAY OBSERVE WORSHIP AS WELL.
SO, YOU ALL BRING UP WONDERFUL POINTS OF VIEW ACTUALLY.
MAKING WHAT I HAD TO SAY KIND OF MUNDANE.
BUT I WANTED TO SAY IT WAS SO NICE TO SEE THROUGHOUT THE CITY I THINK HALLOWEEN WAS SO WONDERFUL TO SEE CHILDREN OUT AND ABOUT. PARENTS DRESSING UP.
EVERYBODY HAVING SAFE, GREAT TIME AND TRYING SO HARD TO GET BACK TO SOME DEGREE OF NORMALCY. SO THAT WAS WONDERFUL.
BUT I WANT -- I HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE THAT ALTHOUGH THE FARMER'S MARKET IS WONDERFUL AND IT'S TERRIFIC, THAT TRAFFIC IS BECOMING A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE GETTING IN AND LEAVING.
AND I'M STARTING TO GET CROWD SHY BECAUSE OF THING WHAT'S ARE GOING ON WHEN YOU GET CROWDS. WHETHER THEY'RE BIG CROWDS OR LITTLE CROWDS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO ALLEVIATE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE O 1 DIRECTIONAL ROADS. BUT IT'S BECOMING SO POPULAR.
SO MANY PEOPLE WERE SO HAPPY TO GET OUT.
THERE WERE PEOPLE THAT SAID THEY COULDN'T GET NEAR IT.
THEN I HEARD WHEN THEY WERE THERE THEY COULDN'T LEAVE.
>> SO YOU KNOW, YOU JUST MENTIONED SOMETHING.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A DOUBLE EDGE SWORD.
THAT WAS OUR LARGEST FARMER'S MARKET TO DATE.
WE'RE STILL TALLYING THE CARS BUT WE'RE IN EXCESS OF 3,500 CARS. IT IS POPULAR.
WE'RE GOING HAVE TO EVALUATE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC FLOW TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT IT IS CHALLENGING.
BECAUSE YOU ARE CORRECT, YOU ARE TALKING SINGLE LANE ROADS.
GETTING INTO THE EVENT. SO, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO BE AN EXERCISE IN PATIENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
BECAUSE AGAIN THE FARMER'S MARKET COMES AROUND FOR FIVE TO SIX MONTHS IN THE YEAR AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW BECAUSE IT'S SUCCESSFUL. SO, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO BEST ALLEVIATE IT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: PEOPLE DO COME FROM OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. THEN YOU START THINKING ABOUT DISNEY WORLD AND THEY HAVE ALTERNATE PARKING WITH SHUTTLES GOING BACK AND FORTH. SO, I MEAN, MAYBE NOT EVEN PARKING THERE IS -- ACCEPT FOR THE VENDORS -- I DON'T KNOW BUT I DON'T WANT IT TO BECOME SO OUT OF CONTROL THAT, YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES FROM SOMETHING WONDERFUL IT CAN TURN.
AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPENING. AND I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE DISCOURAGED GOING. BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY TERRIFIC.
AND IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE -- PEOPLE ARE JUST WANTING TO BE OUT, GET OUT, AND THEY WANT TO BE OUT IN PARKLAND.
SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT. SO THANK YOU.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: I KNOW JUST OBVIOUSLY IT IS A TRAFFIC CONTROL ISSUE THAT BSO HAS TO HANDLE.
BUT THEY REALLY DO A GREAT JOB OUT THERE.
BECAUSE I KNOW BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT I KNOW THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHAT THEY DO WHEN YOU HAVE CARS COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS LIKE THAT. YOU HAVE TO LET PEOPLE TURN LEFT. YOU HAVE TO LET PEOPLE GO STRAIGHT. AND EVERYBODY IS SITTING THERE
AND HONKING THEIR HORNS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: THEY'RE
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WORKING WITH WHAT THEY HAVE. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: EXACTLY.
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE A 1 LANE ROAD GOING BOTH WAYS.
BUT IN PAST HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT USUALLY AFTER THAT FIRST INITIAL GRAND OPENING THINGS KIND OF DIE DOWN A LITTLE BIT AS
FAR AS NOT 3,500 CARS. >> FOR SURE BY THE SECOND OR THIRD MARKET IT COMES DOWN. ANOTHER FACTOR WHY IT WAS SUCH A GREAT TURNOUT THE WEATHER WAS AMAZING.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: EVERYBODY WANTED TO GET OUT OF THEIR HOUSES. YEAH.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: TANIKA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING AND SHARING TONIGHT. I REALLY ENJOY YOUR CONVERSATION. YOUR TALK WITH US.
I SEE YOU ARE TOTALLY COMMITTED AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
AND OF COURSE I DO HOPE THAT WE CAN GET TOGETHER, THE SUB-COMMITTEE AND YOUR GROUP CAN GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THIS SOME MORE. BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH THAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH AND THERE'S SO MUCH THAT WE CAN DO WHEN IT COMES TO THE ISSUE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
SO, THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND THANK YOU FOR THE EDUCATION.
IN THE CITY WE HAVE SOME REAL STALWARTS WHEN IT COMES TO SUPPORT. I MUST COMMEND VICE HAIR AND COMMISSIONER CUTLER. I WAS ON THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON SUNDAY AND THESE ARE THE GUYS THAT CAME ALONG AND SUPPORTED US AND ENCOURAGED US. 80 TRAFFIC IS AN ISSUE.
BUT I'M CERTAIN OTHERS WILL MAYBE EXTEND THE HOURS.
RIGHT ABOUT 11 TO 12:30 PEOPLE ARE STILL COMING IN.
MAYBE WE CAN THINK ABOUT EXTENDING THE HOURS FROM SAY 1 OR 2 OR HALF PAST 2:00. IT'S GOOD.
SOMEONE MENTIONED ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND MUSIC. YES, THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE.
MUSIC. THE TYPE OF MUSIC AT THE FARMER'S MARKET THAT IS MORE INCLUSIVE OF DIFFERENT CULTURES.
THE FOOD IS GREAT. I MEAN, I DIDN'T BUY MUCH BUT I DID SEE A LOT. AS MY WIFE SAID, IS IT EATING BEETS. OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT.
OR IS IT FARMER'S MARKET. BUT THE DIVERSITY IN TERMS OF FOOD WAS THERE. SO I COMMEND THE ORGANIZERS FOR THE FARMER'S MARKET. ONCE AGAIN I THANK THE COMMISSIONERS, THE VICE MAYOR, OF COURSE OUR MAYOR.
AND BY THE WAY PARKS AND REC WAS THERE.
I SAID NEXT TIME WE MAYBE HAVE ONE OF THE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. KIDS CAME ALONG AND SPUN THE WHEEL AND THEY GOT LITTLE TRINKETS.
I THINK APART FROM THE FOOD THE PARKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS PART OF THE STORY. SO, GOOD JOB GUYS.
THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: YOU'RE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT CORRECT. I'VE LIVED IN SO MANY CITIES AND I'VE NEVER LIVED IN A CITY LIKE THE CITY OF PARKLAND WHERE YOU CAN GROW TO THE PARK AND YOU ARE GOING TO RUN IN THE COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR. GO TO CARMELLA'S AND YOU ARE GOING TO RUN INTO THE COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR.
YOU ARE GOING TO RUN INTO PUBLIX.
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY EVEN FIND THE TIME TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
THESE GUYS. >> I'M CONVINCED THERE ARE TWO OF EACH OF THEM. [LAUGHTER]
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: IT TRULY IS AMAZING.
DENISE? >> COUNCIL MEMBER: WELL, BEING LAST, YOU ALL SAID IT SO BEAUTIFUL.
EVERYTHING I WAS GOING SAY. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
SO I AM GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: GREAT.
NOT TO REVISIT IT BUT YOU KNOW YOUR WIFE, SHARON CUTLER.
MY DAUGHTER IS ONE OF HER STUDENTS.
AND WHAT'S AMAZING TO ME IS MY DAUGHTER THE FIRST THING SHE SAID TO ME WAS SHE WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HER STUDENTS THAN ABOUT HERSELF. THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT OUR
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TEACHERS. NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. CAN WE GET AN APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? OR A MOTION?>> I THINK WE ALREADY DID THAT. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: OH YEAH WE DID THAT SO WE COULD GET AHEAD AND GET TANIKA ON.
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NEXT WE WILL GO ON TO NEW BUSINESS.AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WAS THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE. AND I KNOW FROM SHARRY POINTING
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OUT THAT JANUARY 11TH IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE PARKLAND LIBRARY HOSTING THE NO CHILD'S PLAY HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE EXHIBIT GRAND OPENING. I'M CERTAIN THAT SHE WOULD PROBABLY LOVE ALL OF US TO BE THERE THAT NIGHT IN SUPPORT OF HER AND THEN SUPPORT OF HER CAUSE. AND I FOR ONE WOULD LOVE TO BE THERE. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN MOVE OUR MEETING FROM JANUARY 11TH TO A DIFFERENT DAY?>> COUNCIL MEMBER: COULD WE MAKE OUR MEETING THE SAME NIGHT BUT
LATER? >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: I DON'T
KNOW HOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: SO THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR BAND AND THE SPEAKERS WILL BE FROM 5 TO 6 CLOOK. AND THEN FROM 6 TILL 7:00 WILL BE THE TOUR OF THE EXHIBIT. SO, 7:30 COULD WORK IF THAT'S NOT TOO LATE. WOULD 7:00 WORK? IT WON'T WORK FOR ME BUT WOULD WORK FOR YOU.
I HAVE TO BE THERE. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: I COULD BE THERE AT 7:30. IF IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.
>> I JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE QUORUM.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: ONLY BECAUSE EVERYBODY SAVES THAT DATE.
SO I THOUGHT MAYBE IF WE CAN MAKE IT LATER THEN WE COULD DO
IT BOTH. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: THERE'S NO
RULE WE HAVE TO BE OUT BY 8:00? >> NO.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: I WAS GIVEN FALSE INFORMATION.
>> SOMETIMES OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS GO UNTIL 4:00 A.M. IN THE MORNING. BUT LET ME ASK BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A QUORUM. IS THE 7:30 WORK FOR THE BOARD? IF IT DOESN'T, IF YOU GUYS LET ME KNOW IF IT DOESN'T WORK FOR
YOU. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: IT WORKS
FOR ME. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: WORKS FOR ME.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: GOOD FOR ME. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: SOUNDS LIKE
IF THE OTHER DAYS WORK FOR EVERYONE THIS IS OUR SCHEDULE
AND I'LL POST OUT OUR WEBSITE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT YOU CAN TRY AND ENJOY AND BE PRESENT AT SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL AT THE
LIBRARY FOR THE CITY. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: IT'S
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AWESOME WE CAN ALL BE THERE. NEXT ON THE AGENDA WE HAVE OLD BUSINESS. AND WE'VE ALREADY COVERED A.WHICH WAS THE UPDATE FOR INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY SUB-COMMITTEE. I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON TO B WHICH IS THE UPDATE ON THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
SUB-COMMITTEE. >> JUST TO BRING US BACK.
I KNOW WE KIND OF PAUSED AT THE LAST MEETING. THIS IS KIND OF FOR ME. OUR OPPORTUNITY TO HIT THE GO BUTTON AND KEEP MOVING AGAIN WITH THE SUB-COMMITTEE.
FOR THE HOUSE TORE CAL SOCIETY IN OUR MEETING IN JULY AS WELL I BELIEVE THEY PRESENTED TO US THE CERTAIN THINGS THEY'RE TRYING TO GET ACCOMPLISHED AS A SOCIETY. THE BIGGEST THING IS NUMBER ONE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CONTINUITY.
GETTING THE WORD AND GETTING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGED.
IN ADDITION TO CONTINUITY THEY BROUGHT A FEW DIFFERENT ITEMS THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE WAS ON THE TOP OF THEIR LIST FOR THE CITY TO KIND OF ASSIST ALONG THE WAY.
ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS THE PRESERVATION OF THE PORTALS.
WHICH WE'VE GOTTEN THAT PROCESS UNDERWAY.
I MET WITH JEFF. AS A CITY HE IS GOING TO BRING US SOME SAMPLES. WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THE QUOTES BUT, IN ADDITION, WE'RE GOING TO ENGAGE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. THAT EXERCISE IS GOING TO BEGIN THIS MONTH ACTUALLY. ONE THING I KIND OF WENT BACK AND KIND OF TOOK WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT FROM OUR LAST MEETING ON THAT ITEM AND I KNOW I'M GOING OUT OF TURN HERE BUT FORGIVE ME.
WHAT I CAME BACK WITH IS THIS PARTICULAR EXERCISE DOES NOT HAVE A SCHOLARSHIP ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A FUN EXERCISE FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
FOR THEM TO COME IN, GET ENGAGED.
SO I FELT LIKE THE ESSAY PORTION MIGHT BE A BIT TOO MUCH.
SO, WE'RE GOING LIMIT IT TO A TWO MINUTE VIDEO.
I'LL HAVE THEM GO AHEAD AND GIVE THEM THE 13 LOCATIONS.
HAVE THEM SELECT WHICHEVER LOCATION THEY DESIRE AND THEY'LL GO AND DO A SHORT TWO-MINUTE VIDEO ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT MARKER FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND. SO, THEY'LL GET TO PICK AND COME BACK AND GIVE US THEIR IDEAS ON THAT LOCATION.
AND I THINK THAT WILL BE AN EASIER EXERCISE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROCESS. THEY ALSO TALKED TO TO US ABOUT THE TIME CAPSULE. SO, THERE'S A TIME CAPSULE IN FRONT OF CITY HALL AND THEY WANTED TO BRING SOME AWARENESS TO THAT CAPSULE. MAYBE DOING SOMETHING IN YOUR SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN 2023 AND HAVE SOME WAY OF HAVE THEFG COMMUNITY ENGAGE. I KNOW IT'S PRETTY FAR OUT BUT
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MAYBE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE OR SOME WEBSITE WHERE YOU ARE ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY ON THE TIME CAPSULE ITSELF. THE NEXT ITEM THEY BROUGHT UP AS ARCHIVE PRESERVATION.I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THEY DO AS THE SOCIETY.
BUT JEFF ALSO TALKED TO US ABOUT CONTINUANCE OF THE CITY'S HISTORICAL ELEMENTS AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO KIND OF PLAY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THEY ALSO BROUGHT UP SOMETHING ABOUT BROWARD PIONEER DAYS AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO THAT. AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO REGROUP AS A SUB-COMMITTEE. WE'LL PROBABLY BRING JEFF IN AND COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN AS TO HOW WE ATTACK THESE ELEMENTS
GOING FORWARD. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: OKAY.
GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? OKAY I GUESS NEXT WE CAN MOVE ON TO FUTURE ACTIVITIES TIMELINE.
>> YES. LET ME BRING THIS UP HERE.
THIS WAS PROVIDED IN OUR PACKET. LAST MEETING THE BOARD REKWSED FOR US TO LAY OUT A TIMELINE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND PROCESSES WE'RE WORKING ON JUST TO SEE IF, NUMBER ONE, ARE WE OVERLOADING OURSELVES. THAT'S NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER 2, SPECIFICALLY WHICH SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ASSIST WITH IN THE UPCOMING YEAR WITH CERTAIN DIFFERENT ITEMS. SO I GROUPED IT TOGETHER IN A TIMELINE FOR US.
KIND OF STARTED WITH OUR SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS FOR A PROJECT THAT WE REFERRED TO AND THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM. SO THE SCHOLARSHIP, THAT PACKET WENT OUT TO THE SCHOOLS. WE SENT THEM THE PACKET AND THE DEADLINE FOR THEM TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO US.
IN TERMS OF THE BOARD'S INVOLVEMENT.
THE BOARD'S INVOLVEMENT ACTUALLY BEGINS IN FEBRUARY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS. SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR I'M GOING TO DISCUSS WE DO SOMETHING SIMILAR THIS YEAR WHERE WE BROKE IT UP INTO SUBGROUPS.
AND WE HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE THE APPLICATION REVIEW COMMITTEE.
THEN ANOTHER COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE ACTUAL INTERVIEW OF THE STUDENTS. I'M GOING TO SUGGEST SOMETHING SIMILAR THIS YEAR FOR US, TOO. THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS A NEW PROGRAM. THAT PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
TENTH GRADERS. IT'S GOING TO CARRY THROUGH TO THE SENIOR YEAR. WIT BEING A NEW PROGRAM WE'RE NOT GOING TO ROLL OUT THE PROGRAM UNTIL MAYBE JANUARY.
WE WON'T GET BACK OUR PACKETS UNTIL MARCH.
AND THEN THE ACTUAL WORK PRODUCT FOR THE CAB IS GOING TO BE SOMETIME IN MAY. IT HELPS US BECAUSE THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO START WITH THE STUDENTS WHEN THEY START THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITH THAT ONE. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY THERE. THE HISTORICAL PORTALS PROCESS.
AGAIN THAT'S AN APRIL REVIEW FOR THE BOARD.
WE'LL MAKE IT A VIDEO SELECTION PROCESS.
WE WON'T NEED TO INTERVIEW FOR THAT PROCESS.
WE'LL MAKE IT SOMEWHAT FUN. PROBABLY BRING THE KIDS IN.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT WE'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING MORE FUN FOR THAT PROCESS. THEN THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
AS YOU KNOW WE DID A HARVEST DRIVE.
BY THE WAY I GOT AN EMAIL FROM MS. MAGUIRE THANKING THE CITY, THE RESIDENTS. SHE LEFT WONDERFUL SUPPORT AT THE FARMER'S MARKET. SHE SAYS THERE'S STILL TIME TO DROP OFF ITEMS. THEY'LL HAVE THEIR EVENT AT WEST GLADE TOMORROW EVENING FROM 4:30 TO 6:00.
DON'T QUOTE ME ON THE TIME. BUT DEFINITELY TOMORROW EVENING OVER AT WEST GLADES. SO, THERE'S TIME IF YOU WANT TO DROP THAT OFF. AT THE LAST MEETING WE TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY DOING A CLOTHING DRIVE.
AND WE SAID WE WANTED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE TO THE HOMELESS I BELIEVE IS WHAT WE REFERRED TO LAST NIGHT.
WE SAID WE COULD COME UP WITH A TIMEFRAME THIS SPRING TO GET THAT KICKED OFF. SO, AGAIN THERE'S FLEXIBILITY THERE. I JUST WANTED TO PRESENT A TIME LINE AND HAVE YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT THINGS AND AGAIN ARE WE OVERLOADING OURSELVES. CAN WE GET TO IT SUCCESSFULLY
AND JUST TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: I THINK IT IS A GREAT TIME. AS FAR AS THE SCHOLARSHIPS, I'D LIKE TO SEE US MIX IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
PEOPLE THAT DID THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM ACTUALLY DO JUST THE OPPOSITE THIS TIME AND VICE VERSA.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, TO SEE THE MIXTURE OF WHAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH. I'M SURE YOU WERE ALL SO IMPRESSED WITH THESE KIDS. IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THESE KIDS ARE CAPABLE OF. WHEN THE TIME COMES I GUESS WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHO IS GOING TO BE ON WHICH COMMITTEE.
IT SEEMS DOABLE. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? DOES EVERYBODY FEEL THE SAME WAY? PERFECT. GREAT TIMELINE.
THANK YOU. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: NEXT THE UPDATE FOR THE HOUSE TORE CAL PRESERVATION PROJECT.
>> WE KIND OF SORT OF TALKED ABOUT IT WITH THE TIMELINE.
SIMPLE. WE ARE GOING TO REACH OUT TO BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY THIS MONTH AND GET A PROCESS STARTED. AND THEN IF EVENTUALLY WE'LL ENGAGE THE BOARD NEXT YEAR TO KIND OF ROLL THIS PROCESS OUT.
SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID WE STARTED WITH THE HISTORICAL
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SOCIETY KIND OF GIVING US AN IDEA OF WHAT HE IS KIND OF LOOKING FOR. HE TALKED ABOUT SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEANER. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WITH SOME SORT OF QR CODE. SOME INFORMATION ON THE SIGNAGE.WE'LL WORK WITH THAT AS A CITY AND WE'RE GOING ACTUALLY HELP TO PAY FOR THE PORTALS IN THAT REGARDS.
THE GIS PORTION. WE'VE CONFIRMED IT ON OUR END.
WE DO HAVE THAT HANDHELD DEVICE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
SO, WE'LL PROBABLY GET THE KIDS INVOLVED.
KIND OF LEARNING HOW THE SPATIAL AND THE DIFFERENT SIGNAGE.
THAT'S A FANCY WORD FOR GIS. WE'RE GOING GIS THE SIGNS WITH THE KIDS. IT'S HOT IN THE SUMMER SO THEY MAY NOT DO ALL THE SIGNAGE BUT WE'LL PROBABLY PICK A FEW THEY CAN HELP US PARTICIPATE WITH IN THAT PROCESS.
MY PUBLIC WORKS SAID HE MIGHT HAVE SOME OF THEM HELP PUT THE SIGNS IN. WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS, TOO.
THAT'S BASICALLY MY UPDATE. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: GREAT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: SINCE THE SCHOLARSHIPS REVIEWED YOU GUYS THE HISTORICAL AND -- WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE THE POSITION AS THE BOARD TO SORT OF DIVIDE AND CONQUER. EVERY MEMBER ADVISING THE BOARD ON INITIATIVES. OR IF YOU PULL IT UP AND GIVE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP GROUP THESHTHS AMBASSADOR GROUP, JUST WANT TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THAT WORKLOAD MIGHT BE.
SUGGESTION. AGAIN, THERE IS NINE OF US I
BELIEVE. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: THERE'S
EIGHT OF US. >> I DON'T SEE WHY WE CAN'T DIVIDE AND CONQUER FOR A LOT OF THIS.
I KNOW THE SCHOLARSHIP WAS A HEAVY LIFT BUT I THINK BY US BREAKING IT APART IT HELPED THE LAST TIME.
WE ARE STARTING EARLIER THIS TIME.
SO, HOPEFULLY WE HAVE MORE TIME IN THE PROCESS.
BUT DEFINITELY WE CAN DIVIDE AND CONQUER.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: A GREAT IDEA.
. >> THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION
BOARD. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: YOU SAID IT WAS TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS YOU APPROACHED WITH THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT? DID YOU INCLUDE SOMERSET.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER: NOT MARY
HILL? >> GOOD POINT [LAUGHTER] SO, IT MIGHT BE THREE.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: NOW WE KNOW WHAT HE'LL BE DOING TOMORROW.
[LAUGHTER] I GUESS THE NEXT ONE WAS UPDATE ON SCHOLARSHIPS BUT I GUESS IS THERE ANYTHING MORE THAT YOU
NEED TO ADD REGARDING THAT? >> NO.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: OKAY. NEXT WE JUST HAVE THE COMMENTS
NO FURTHER COMMENTS. THANK YOU.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: OKAY. WELL I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND FOR ALL YOU DO.
AND OUR NEXT MEETING WE WILL DECIDE, I GUESS YOU WILL LET US KNOW -- OH NO IT'S GOING BE THEN ON JANUARY 11TH BUT AT 7:30 P.M.
PERFECT. WITH THAT BEING SAID--
>> FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM THE BOARD IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT FOR DECEMBER.
SO WE JUST SAID WE'LL MOVE TO OUR JANUARY MEETING.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: WE CAN TRY. >> I CAN ALWAYS SEND AN EMAIL OUT AND GET CONFIRMATION AND TRY.
>> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: EXACTLY. IF EVERYBODY HAS AN OPEN DATE MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT WORK. SO, OKAY GOOD.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER: SO MOVED. >> CHAIRMAN KENNEDY: CAN I GET A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.