Jun 15, 2022 City Commission Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2022, AT 7:00 P.M. TO ORDER. LET'S RISE AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. SO WE'LL DO ROLL CALL, BUT JUST I GUESS FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER BRYER AND COMMISSIONER CUTLER ARE BOTH DOING THIS MEETING BY TELEPHONE. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THAT THE CITY OF PARKLAND IS GLOBAL. I BELIEVE KEN IS IN SOUTH AMERICA AND COMMISSIONER BRYER IS IN EUROPE SOMEWHERE. BELGIUM.

RIGHT. SO IT'S EXCITING STUFF. THEY'RE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, WE ARE HERE IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND. ANYWAY, LET'S DO ROLL CALL.

>> COMMISSIONER ISRAEL. >> HERE. >> VICE MAYOR CUTLER.

>> I'M HERE. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES, I'M HERE.

>> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER MAYORSON >> HERE.

>> COMMISSIONER BRYER. >> I'M HERE. ACTUALLY, IN FRANCE TODAY.

AND JUST RAN INTO PARKLAND RESIDENT, HERON BAY RESIDENT. >> ARE YOU GOING BY THE NAME

SIMONE TODAY? >> IT'S EASIER HERE. >> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[4. Approval of Minutes]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ISRAEL. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAYORSON.

ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED.

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

>> AYE. >> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEM, I KNOW WE HAVE -- WE'LL DO DENNIS FIRST.

SORRY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS DENNIS MEALY, WE APPRECIATE THE THREE MINUTES. I THINK YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH MR. FELDMAN, WHO ARE HERE WITH ME THIS EVENING. THEY RECENTLY PURCHASED A PIECE OF PROPERTY JUST WEST OF THE WALLS AND A LITTLE EAST OF THE HENDRICKS FARM. PART OF THE PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, PART OF THE PROPERTY IS UNINCORPORATED BROWARD, SO WE HAVE A PLAN TO DO A VERY VERY HIGH END STORAGE FACILITY THAT WE'LL LOOK -- WON'T LOOK LIKE A STORAGE FACILITY. A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO, ANNEX THE PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS STILL UNINCORPORATED. WE NEED TO ADD BOTH PROPERTIES TO THE PLAN WITH THE PROPER DESIGNATION. AND CURRENTLY, THE USE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS NOT A PERMITTED USE IN YOUR ZONING DISTRICT.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS EVENING IS YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF, TO WORK ON THE ANNEXATION, SO IT COULD BE READY FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO GO TO. AND TO WORK ON THE ZONING AND LAND USE ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN EFFECTUATE THE PLAN. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IS THREE-UNIT RESIDENTIAL. WE DON'T PLAN TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT NOW, BUT EVENTUALLY BUILD HOMES THERE. WE WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE STORAGE USE, THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE STORY AND PROVIDE A SERVICE TO THE BUSINESS PEOPLE.

WE WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD AUTHORIZE US TO WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO EFFECTUATE THESE PLANS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, WORKING WITH STAFF IS THE NEXT STAFF. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.

EVERYBODY IS GOOD WITH THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RAJ, SORRY TO LET SOMEONE AHEAD OF YOU. BUT HE'S GOT ANOTHER MEETING. SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY CLERK. MY NAME IS RAJ, INTERN WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTINA'S OFFICE, I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO IS CURRENTLY ON HIS WAY BACK FROM WASHINGTON D.C., AFTER MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING RESILIENCE FUNDING IN SCHOOL SAFETY.

THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE PASSED TWO BILLS, PROPERTY INSURANCE AND SB-4D BUILDING SAFETY

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THERE IS A NEW GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT THE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK.

REPRESENTATIVE IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED THIS INFORMATION TO THE CITY LOBBYIST AND CITY ADMINISTRATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, SO THAT THE CITY OF PARKLAND WILL HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY A PROJECT FOR THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY.

PLEASE REACH OUT TO HER DIRECTLY WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

REPRESENTATIVE ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP. OR BY E-MAIL, HDIST 069 FLORIDA HOUSE.GOV. THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME ADDRESSING ALL OF YOU AS AN INTERN FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE. I WAS VERY NERVOUS, AND I COULD HARDLY GET MY WORDS OUT.

HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS, SPEAKING AT THIS PODIUM HAS GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE AND PRACTICE SPEAKING PUBLICLY. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY LIKE THIS.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COMMISSION, ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT KIND AND SUPPORTIVE TO ME. I VERY MUCH ENJOY ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ALL OF YOU THIS EVENING. THANK YOU.

>> WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO MISS YOU. YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

WE COULD SEE YOUR GROWTH OVER TIME. IT'S NOT EASY.

>> YOU CAN ALWAYS COME BACK. >> AND WE SEE YOU HAVE A NAMETAG.

WE'RE HOPING YOU WOULD COME TONIGHT IN A POLO SHIRT. AT LEAST YOU CAN GO OUT LETTING

STATE REPRESENTATIVE KNOW. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MITCHELL FELDMAN.

>> HE WAS WITH THEM. ANYONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM? WE'LL GO TO THE COMMISSION. WE'LL START WITH THOSE IN FRANCE.

COMMISSIONER BRYER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> I WANT TO CONTINUE TO THANK OUR RESIDENTS FOR BEING ENGAGED. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF EVENTS THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND SOME COMING UP. I WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS, FACULTY AND STAFF AT OUR SCHOOLS IN PARKLAND, A VERY HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER, WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEND MY THOUGHTS AND MORE THAN JUST PRAYERS AND WELL WISHES TO ALL OF THE FAMILIES IN BUFFALO AND ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY CONTINUED MASS SHOOTINGS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ACCOMMODATING MY SCHEDULE HERE, IT WAS A LITTLE MIXED UP.

BUT I APPRECIATE MODERN TECHNOLOGY. >> WE'LL GO WITH VICE MAYOR

CUTLER. ANY COMMENTS TODAY? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES, SIR.

>> GREAT. AWESOME. SO I ALSO WANT TO WISH ALL THE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS A HAPPY AND SAFE SUMMER. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE WINNERS IN THE FIRST OF OUR THREE FISHING DERBIES THIS SUMMER.

I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ATTEND THE FIRST PART OF THAT BEFORE I WAS CALLED AWAY OVER TO THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE MSD STUDENTS IN THEIR GRADUATION AND ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOLS FOR MOVING UP IN THEIR CEREMONIES.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE PARKLAND CHAMBER EMPOWERING WOMEN'S LUNCHEON WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. SPEECHES AMAZINGLY INSPIRING. I WANT TO THANK THE PARKLAND CHAMBER FOR PUTTING ALL OF THAT TOGETHER. LASTLY, IN THE CATEGORY THAT I CALL HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE PEOPLE THAT PUT TOGETHER THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES. I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE AND EVERYONE IS WATCHING. I WANT TO THANK IN PARTICULAR, ZOE AND HEATHER WEISSMAN WHO WERE PARTICULARLY INVOLVED IN GETTING THIS SET UP, ALONG WITH

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YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IS WATCHING THE SENATE CLOSELY RIGHT NOW. I ESTIMATE THAT THERE WAS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1500 AND 3,000 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THIS MARCH FOR OUR LIVES.

SIX DAYS AGO, THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED A WIDE RANGING GUN CONTROL BILL IN RESPONSE TO THE ALLEGED SHOOTING, WHICH I WAS VERY HAPPY TO HEAR, THERE ARE SOME SWEEPING STUFF THAT IS IN THAT. I AM ONLY HOPING THAT THE SENATE LISTENS TO WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND DOES WHAT IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IN PARTICULAR, THE CHILDREN. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER MAYORSON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND TO THOSE GLOBALLY. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE DEPUTY BERMAN AND MY FAVORITE OFFICER K-9 RILEY, ON BECOMING CERTIFIED AS A THERAPY DOG.

I THINK RILEY CAME TO OUR CITY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AS A SMALL PUPPY AND NOW SHE'S GROWN.

BUT IT'S FANTASTIC THAT SHE IS A THERAPY DOG AND DEPUTY BERMAN SAID ANY TIME WE NEED A THERAPY DOG, RILEY IS MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME. WITH THAT, GOVERNOR DID SIGN A LAW, SB-266, WHICH ALLOWS HANDLERS OF RETIRED POLICE DOGS TO RECEIVE UP TO $1,500 IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANNUAL VETERINARY COSTS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING.

I KNOW DEPUTY BERMAN, I THINK SHE'S GOT SIX OTHER DOGS IN HER FAMILY.

SO SHE'S GOT MORE DOGS THAN KIDS. BUT ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO RILEY. WITH NANCY, THE GRANT THAT RAJ HAD MENTIONED, WE'RE WORKING ON

FIGURING OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO AT LEAST -- >> YES.

SHERI AND ROBBIE HAVE BEGUN RESEARCH. >> I'M SURE THAT WE'LL GET MONEY BECAUSE SHERI DOES A GREAT JOB, SO DOES ROBBIE. AS VICE MAYOR CUTLER SAID, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEACHERS, STAFF, STUDENTS, PARENTS, NAVIGATING THE SCHOOL YEAR. I HOPE EVERYBODY TAKES TIME TO REFLECT AND ENJOY THE BREAK.

THE CHAMBER DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB WITH THE WOMEN EMPOWERING LUNCHEON.

CAPTAIN RENEE PETERSON WAS A FANTASTIC SPEAKER. I THOUGHT NOT ONLY DID SHE APPEAR TO EMPOWERING WOMEN, BUT OBVIOUSLY SHE EMPOWERED SOME OF THE MEN THERE AS WELL.

I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IN INTERVIEWING OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS. I THINK THEY SPENT THREE OR FOUR DAYS INTERVIEWING, MAKING SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SOME OF THE STUDENTS THAT WERE LOOKING TO BE INTERVIEWED. I KNOW THEY DID A LOT OF HARD WORK.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, I GUESS JACKIE, AS FAR AS THE -- I KNOW.

BOTH WAYS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW -- MAYOR, YOU KNOW THIS.

THE SOLOMON LEADERSHIP PROGRAM HAS COLLEGE CREDITS. SO I'M WONDERING WHETHER THROUGH SHERI OR RUPERT THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO POSSIBLY, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR, UNDERSTANDING THAT. BUT POSSIBLY LOOK INTO GETTING COLLEGE CREDITS FOR OUR YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. I THINK THAT WOULD BE -- IF WE COULD GET THAT, WHETHER IT'S ONE, TWO, THREE CREDITS WOULD BE AMAZING. WOULD LIKE TO SEE US PURSUING THAT. EATS AND BEATS SATURDAY NIGHT. JUST UPDATE EVERYBODY THE WASTE AND RECYCLING, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE IT IRONED OUT PRETTY SOON.

SO IN JULY, ANTHONY AND I WILL DO A LITTLE SONG AND DANCE AND PRESENTATION.

THE OTHER THING OF INTEREST, HOUSE BILL 7049, WHICH ALLOWS CITIES STARTING JANUARY 2023, TO ADVICE ADVERTISE, TO ADVERTISE ON A COUNTY WEBSITE. SO THE BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES IS GOING TO BE WORK WITHING THING WITH THE COUNTY TO OBVIOUSLY PUSH THAT THROUGH, AT A NO COST OR LOW COST TO THE CITY. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO OBVIOUSLY SAVE MONEY IN ADVERTISING. MARY LOU IS HELPING ME. IT IS WASTE AND RECYCLING

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39 YEARS OLD, TODD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER.

>> DID YOU KNOW HE WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING >> YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT HE IS

GOING TO SAY. >> THAT IS IT. >> ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

COMMISSIONER ISRAEL. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ALWAYS TOUGH TO GO LAST.

BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT, EXCUSE ME. SECOND TO LAST.

>> YOU KNOW, THERE IS ALWAYS SOME FUN THINGS WE CAN TALK ABOUT, IT SEEMS KIND OF SO SECONDARY TO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS GOING ON IN UVALDE AND EVERYWHERE.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY MEETING WE'RE HAVING TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN, WHICH IS SO DISCONCERTING, THE MARCH FOR OUR LIVES, AT LEAST GIVES ME SOME HOPE, TO SHOW THAT THE FIGHT IS STILL BEING MADE, TO VICE MAYOR'S POINT, THE FACT THAT THIS IS GOING ON IN THE SENATE RIGHT NOW IS SHOWING THAT THERE IS PROGRESS BEING MADE.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S IN PARALLEL TO THE STRATEGIES STILL HAPPENING.

BUT THE FACT THAT PARKLAND IS A PART OF THAT PROCESS, IT'S REWARDING, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR POSITION AS COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY TO SEE THE IMPACT THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE HAVING, THE COMMUNITY. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING. AND I THINK HOPEFULLY WHEN THE DUST SETTLES AND THIS LEGISLATION IS PASSED, I THINK A LOT OF THE FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE PRIDE IN THE FACT THAT THEY ARE THE ONES WHO HELPED ACCOMPLISH THAT. SO YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S A SHAME THAT WE'RE AT THIS POINT.

BUT HERE WE ARE. AND I HOPE AND REALLY AM CONFIDENT BY THE END OF THIS SUMMER, WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO SHOW FROM ALL OF THE PAIN AND SUFFERING THAT HAS COME OUT OF THIS IN SOME SORT OF PROGRESS. YOU KNOW, I SAY THAT TO KIND OF AT LEAST PUT THAT IN THE FRONT WITH THE GOOD STUFF IN THE BACK END, WHICH IS MY DAUGHTER, MYA, WON SECOND TO SMALLEST FISH AT THE FISHING DERBY, WHICH YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE PROUD I COULD BE. YOU KNOW, REALLY. I THINK THAT SHOWS IN ADDITION TO WHAT EVERYTHING ELSE PARKLAND DOES GREAT, WE ARE LUCKY AND FORTUNATE TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THESE TYPES OF EVENTS THAT ARE SEEMINGLY SO SIMPLE BUT HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING IMPACT. TO SEE THESE KIDS, VICE MAYOR CUTLER, RESIDENT ANGLER.

HE HAS BEEN THE ONE WHO HAS HELPED MY KIDS LEARN HOW TO FISH.

THE REALITY IS THESE EVENTS, I HOPE PEOPLE START TO PARTICIPATE AND TAKE NOTICE OF THESE THINGS. GO ON OUR CALENDAR, REALLY START TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS OUT THERE. BECAUSE I SAY THIS ONCE AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, IS THAT THESE EVENTS TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO YOU KNOW, TO PULL OFF AND OUR CITY DOES IT SEEMLESSLY. OUR STAFF IS AMAZING. WE PUT ON THINGS THAT I THINK IS REALLY WHAT MOST PEOPLE CONSIDER TO BE A TRUE AMERICANA TOWN FEEL.

I THINK THAT IS RARE THESE DAYS. EVERYONE OVER THE SUMMER, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT EVERYONE IS OUT OF SCHOOL THERE IS A LOT OF STUFF TO PARTICIPATE IN AND ENJOY. PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. ENJOY THE FRUITS OF THE LABOR.

I ALSO WANT TO WISH EVERYONE, ALL THE DADS OUT THERE A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY.

ALL THE KIDS AND WIVES AND SPOUSES, PLEASE SPOIL THEM. THEY WORK HARD.

IN MANY WAYS. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THEY FEEL APPRECIATED.

AND OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER ISRAEL. AND THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT, HOW HARD THESE FATHERS WORK TO KEEP THINGS GOING. JUST KIDDING. MY WIFE DOES EVERYTHING.

BUT YOU ALWAYS MAKE GREAT POINTS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT PARKLAND, THE SMALL TOWN FEEL. EATS AND BEATS ON SATURDAY. WE HAD THE FISHING DERBY.

THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF EVENTS, THE FARMER'S MARKET. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF EVENTS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN GATHER, GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER, MAKE FRIENDS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

I LOVE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE EVENTS, THOSE EVENTS EVOLVE AND AS THE COMMUNITY GROWS, THOSE EVENTS GROW. TO TOUCH ON MARCH FOR OUR LIVES, IT WAS A BIG TURN-OUT, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE. AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT OUR STAFF, THAT IS A LOT OF WORK ON OUR STAFF'S PART, TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE, EVERYBODY IS YOU KNOW, ABLE TO DO THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO DO TO PROMOTE CHANGE. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, GRADUATION, THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL FOR ME. I'VE GONE TO THE LAST COUPLE.

BUT I ACTUALLY HAD A DAUGHTER GRADUATE THIS YEAR. SO THAT WAS VERY COOL.

COMMISSIONER BRYER, HIS DAUGHTER ALSO GRADUATED. SO IT'S VERY NICE TO YOU KNOW,

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WE'LL SEE HOW MY WIFE HANDLES WHEN SHE GOES AWAY TO COLLEGE, AT THE END OF AUGUST.

OUR MEMORIAL DAY EVENT, I DON'T KNOW IF WE TALKED ABOUT IT, HAD A MEETING SINCE THEN.

THAT IS ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT. THE ARMY BAND IS FANTASTIC. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION JUNE 30TH, WE ARE HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING, THAT IS THURSDAY, JUNE 30TH, SIX 'CLOCK, TO TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW, HERON BAY.

THAT IS WHAT IS ON THE AGENDA. SO ANYBODY WANTS TO COME AND TALK, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR THREE MINUTES TO COME AND SPEAK AT OUR JUNE 30TH, SIX O'CLOCK. WE WERE TRYING TO HAVE IT EARLIER. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONERS TRAVELLING THE WORLD. SO WE COULD NOT ALL GET TOGETHER.

THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC. IT'S IMPORTANT WE'RE ALL HERE IN-PERSON TO TALK ABOUT THAT YOU KNOW, HERE. WITH THAT, THAT IS ALL I HAVE. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[6. Proclamations and Recognitions]

AND THEN WE'LL GO DOWN INTO THE WELL. IS THAT GOOD WITH EVERYONE.

>> ON JANUARY 1ST, 1863, PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION, SETTING INTO MOTION THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE CIVIL WAR ENDED WITH THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE AT COURTHOUSE ON APRIL 9TH, 1865.

THIS NEWS REACHED TEXAS WHEN UNION GENERAL GORDON GRANGER ARRIVED IN GALVESTON BAY WITH UNION TROOPS, JUNE 19, 1865, ANNOUNCED THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS ARE INFORMED THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PROCLAMATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE OF THE UNITED STATES, ALL SLAVES ARE FREE.

CELEBRATION OF THE END OF SLAVERY, WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS JUNETEENTH IS THE OLDEST KNOWN PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES.

JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN FREEDOM AND CELEBRATES THE SUCCESSES GAINED THROUGH EDUCATION AND GREATER OPPORTUNITY. ON A LARGER SCALE, CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH REMINDS EACH OF US THE PROMISES OF FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND OPPORTUITY WHICH RESIDE AT THE CORE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. BE IT RESOLVED THAT I MAYOR RICH WALKER AND THE CITY OF PARKLAND, CITY COMMISSION, HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 19TH, 2022, JUNETEENTH IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA. AND NOW WE'LL GO DOWN INTO THE WELL. WE'LL START WITH HARRIET FIRST. IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN.

HARRIET MCCOY, THANK YOU FOR COMING. THE SCHEDULING DELAYED THIS RECOGNITION, WE WOULD NOT BE DENIED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONGRATULATE HARRIET MCCOY AND SAY THANK YOU. IN MAY, THE AGENCY OF AGING OF BROWARD COUNTY, THESE HONOREES, WHICH HARRIET WAS ONE, FORMALLY INDUCTED IN THE BROWARD SENIOR HALL OF FAME.

38TH ANNUAL HUTCHINSON BROWARD EVENT ON MAY 18TH. HARRIET IS A PARKLAND RESIDENT AND BEEN A VOLUNTEER WITH THE LIBRARY FOR 16 YEARS. SHE NOT ONLY LOVES TO READ, BUT WANT TO HELP IN PROVIDING A PLACE FOR THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY, TO MEET, SOCIALIZE AND READ. HER WORK AS A VOLUNTEER HELPS PREPARE THE CRAFTS USED FOR STORY TIME. ONE OF THE LIBRARY'S MOST POPULAR PROGRAMS FOR OUR CHILDREN. IN PARTICULAR, THIS PROGRAM HELPED HER STUDENTS, RESIDENTS TO STAY ENGAGED DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. HARRIET HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR THE FT. LAUDERDALE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THIS SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERISM IS NOT ONLY A MODEL FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW, IT SIMPLY HELPS TO INCLUDE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PARKLAND RESIDENTS. WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF OUR HALL OF FAME RESIDENT, HARRIET MCCOY, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION OF TIME, EFFORT

AND ENERGY TO OUR CITY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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BANDS OF AMERICA REGIONAL FINALIST, AND THEY COMPETED IN THE 2021 FLORIDA MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIP. IF YOU LOVE A PARADE, 2023 IS YOUR YEAR.

MSD EAGLE REGIMENT WAS INVITED TO PERFORM IN THE 2023 LONDON NEW YEAR'S DAY PARADE, AND SELECTED TO PERFORM IN THE 2023 MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE IN NEW YORK.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MSD HISTORY, THE EAGLE REGIMENT ENTERED THREE GROUPS AT THE WGI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, WORLD GUARD, INDOOR WINDS. ALL THREE GROUPS ADVANCED TO BE FINALISTS. THEY WERE GRAND CHAMPIONS AT THE FALCON SOUND INVITATIONAL.

GRAND CHAMPIONS AT THE JAMBOREE. GRAND CHAMPIONS AT THE JUPITER REGIONAL FLORIDA MARCHING BAND CHAMPIONSHIP. THEY WERE HONORING THEM FOR BEING THE 2021 STATE CHAMPIONS. IT SOUNDS CRAZY BUT THESE ACCOLADES ARE A TIP OF THE ICE BERG OF THEIR COMPETITION. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THE EAGLE REGIMENT BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR TO REMIND THEM HOW PROUD WE ARE OF THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[7. Approval of the Agenda]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MAYORSON, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ISRAEL. ALL IN FAVOR.

ANY OPPOSED. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[8. Consent Agenda]

CONSENT AGENDA. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> LOOK AT THAT. THAT IS THE FIRST MOTION FROM FRANCE.

CAN SOMEBODY PUT THAT -- KEN, ARE YOU WRITING THIS DOWN FOR HISTORY.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING THAT. BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO PUT THAT ON THERE.

>> YES. IT'S IN THE MINUTES. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ISRAEL. AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRYER FROM FRANCE.

ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? NO. SO ROLL CALL.

>> COMMISSIONER BRYER. >> COMMISSIONER MAYORSON.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER ISRAEL >> YES

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

[9. Regular Agenda]

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>> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

REGULAR AGENDA. >> ANTHONY, CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE RECORD, REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 9-A, FIRE ASSESSMENT STUDY RESULTS. LET ME GET THIS QUEUED UP REAL QUICK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, EVEN THOSE THAT ARE HERE REMOTELY. CHRIS JOHNSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.

I HAVE WITH ME CHRIS WALLACE, THIS WAS THE FIRST STUDY WE'VE DONE SINCE 2010.

OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE GROWTH THAT PARKLAND HAS EXPERIENCED, A LOT HAS CHANGED.

THEREFORE, AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION IN 2021, COMMISSION GAVE US DIRECTIVE TO GO AHEAD AND GO FORTH WITH A NEW FIRE ASSESSMENT STUDY. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS WHO HAS A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE NEWEST AND LATEST FIRE

ASSESSMENT STUDY. WITH THAT, CHRIS WALLACE. >> GOOD EVENING, CHRIS WALLACE.

7320 GRIFFIN ROAD, DAVIE. WE'RE PLEASED THAT YOU HAVE HIRED US ONCE AGAIN TO UPDATE THIS FIRE ASSESSMENT STUDY. THIS IS PART OF HOW YOU FUND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET.

THE FIRE PORTION OF THE BUDGET, NOT THE RESCUE. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF CHANGES FROM LAST TIME. I MEAN, THINGS WERE DIFFERENT. WE'VE LOOKED AT FIVE YEARS CALL DATA FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS THE CORAL SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THE CALL DATA DETERMINES, IN LARGE PART HOW IT GETS ASSESSED TO THE COSTS GET ASSESSED TO THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY. SO HERE WE GO SO FIRE ASSESSMENTS ARE AS A FUNDING MECHANISM, IT'S JUST A WAYS AND MEANS OF FINANCING OPERATIONS FOR CITIES. SOME CITIES DON'T DO FIRE ASSESSMENTS, MOST BROWARD COUNTY HAS FOR MANY YEARS DONE FIRE ASSESSMENTS, PARKLAND IS NO DIFFERENT.

YOU'VE DONE IT FOR MANY MANY YEARS. SOME OF THE METHODOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS, THE CITY WANTED TO LOOK AT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DECIDED TO STICK WITH WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. THERE DON'T SEEM TO BE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THAT.

PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON METHOD. YOU CAN LOOK AT SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, REALLY JUST HAVE TWO TESTS. THEY HAVE TO BENEFIT IN A SPECIAL MANNER THE PROPERTY BEING ASSESSED. AND THEY HAVE TO FAIRLY APPORTION THE COSTS. OBVIOUSLY, IMPROVED PROPERTY, PARTICULARLY BENEFITS FROM HAVING FIRE PROTECTION. THE COURTS WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

AND HOW YOU APPORTION IT, THERE IS MANY WAYS TO SKIN THAT CAT. WE LOOKED AT THREE.

THE CURRENT METHOD, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING YOU STAY WITH.

ONE THAT MARRIED WITH THE SIZE OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MOSTLY.

DISCUSSING WITH THE CORAL SPRINGS FIRE CHIEF, THEY DID NOT FEEL THAT THEIR RESPONSE TO SERVICES RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WERE ANY DIFFERENT, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE HOUSE.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN PARKLAND, FOR THE RESPONSE PROTOCOLS, ARE HOUSES THAT HAVE A NO CITY FIRE LINE SERVICE AND A TANKER TRUCK HAS TO BE BROUGHT IN.

WE FELT THAT WAS A DIFFICULT MINUS DE MINIMUS CHANGE. WE DIDN'T FIND A RATIONAL NEXUS TO BE ABLE TO HANG OUR HAT ON THAT. THIRD IS THAT IS BASICALLY LOOKS AT A TWO-TIER PROCESS, EFFECTIVELY TRIES TO USE THE PROPERTY VALUES FOR A PORTION OF THE BUYER ASSESSMENT. WE DISCOUNTED THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ADMINISTER THAT. IT'S NOT VERY DIFFICULT. MORE TEDIOUS TO ADMINISTER THAT FROM YEAR TO YEAR. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT, IT'S REALLY NO DIFFERENT THAN LOWERING THE ASSESSMENT AND RAISING THE MILLAGE RATE, EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD NOT AFFECT YOUR MILLAGE RATE CAP. YOUR MILLAGE RATE IS CURRENTLY FAIR LOW.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE RECOMMENDING YOU STAY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THAT. WE LOOK AT ALL THE COSTS TO INCLUDE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OBVIOUSLY SINCE YOU CONTRACT WITH CORAL SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT, THAT IS THE BIGGEST COST THAT YOU HAVE. AND WE HAVE TO SEPARATE YOUR COSTS OUT BETWEEN FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES. CANNOT ASSESS FOR RESCUE SERVICES, ESSENTIALLY THE EMS SERVICES. THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THE COMPARISON OF CURRENT ALLOCATION AND RATES AND THE FUTURE ACTIONS THAT YOU'LL HAVE.

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BECAUSE ONE THING THAT KIND OF RISES TO THE SURFACE IS WHEN YOU MAKE CHANGES IT DRIVES SOME PROPERTY OWNERS A LITTLE CRAZY. THEY LIKE PREDICTABILITY IN THEIR TAX BILLS.

SO WHEN YOU CHANGE THINGS SIGNIFICANTLY, NO ONE IS COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, IT CAN CREATE PROBLEMS. FAIRNESS IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT METHODS. MENTIONED THE THREE THAT WE LOOKED AT. DIFFERENT PROPERTY TYPES. CALL TO A HOME IS LIKELY NOT THE SAME AS A CALL TO A HOUSE, WAREHOUSE. OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE. WE DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THOSE. BECAUSE THEY TEND TO REQUIRE DIFFERENT RESOURCES OR AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES. SO WE ALLOCATE IN THE CASE OF PARKLAND, BASED UPON DEMAND BY PROPERTY TYPE, RESIDENTIAL AND THEN COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE, INDUSTRIAL, WE LUMP THEM ALL IN TOGETHER, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WAREHOUSE OR INDUSTRIAL.

AND THEN INSTITUTIONAL. GOVERNMENT OWNED PROPERTY CANNOT BE ASSESSED.

YOU CAN'T LIEN GOVERNMENT OWNED PROPERTY IN FLORIDA, A PROPERTY APPRAISER WON'T PUT THIS ON THE TAX BILL FOR THAT REASON. COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCLUDED OR EXEMPT PROPERTY, SUCH AS CHURCHES OR WHATEVER, NOT BE REALLOCATED TO OTHER CATEGORIES.

WHEN YOU DO EXEMPT, CHURCHES OR NOT-FOR-PROFITS LIKE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY GOING TO BE ABSORBING THOSE COSTS BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE PEOPLE MORE FOR THAT. WE LOOK AT THE CALL VOLUME BY THESE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF PROPERTY. LET'S JUST SAY THAT THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WAS 60 PERCENT OF THE CALLS FOR SERVICE. THEN THEY'RE GOING TO ABSORB 60 PERCENT OF THE COSTS OF THE BUYER PROTECTION UNTIL YOU REDO YOUR STUDY AGAIN. WE ALSO BACK OUT THE REVENUES THAT YOU MAY GET THAT RELATE TO FIRE PROTECTION, FOR INSTANCE, SOME CITIES ARE BUYING ARPA FUNDS, NEW FIRE TRUCKS. WE WOULD HAVE TO NET OUT THE GRANT REVENUES THAT YOU WOULD HAVE FOR THE FIRE TRUCKS, ANY NET COSTS, YOU COULD STILL ASSESS FOR.

PERSONNEL COSTS AND OPERATION OF THE CITY ARE USUALLY BY FAR AND AWAY THE LARGEST COSTS THAT YOU HAVE IN ANY PROGRAM, CERTAINLY THE FIRE PROTECTION IS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIGGER COSTS THAT YOU HAVE THERE. SO THIS IS WHERE IT CAME DOWN TO.

THIS IS THE CATEGORY OF FIRE SERVICE CALLS. YOU'LL SEE THAT COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, GENERATED 11 PERCENT OF THE CALLS FOR SERVICE, INSTITUTIONAL 2.7 VACANT LAND IS 3.76. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, LARGELY RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE, GROWING IN THAT CATEGORY AS WELL. ABOUT 75 PERCENT. GOVERNMENT EXEMPT IS 6 AND A HALF PERCENT. AND EXEMPTED PROPERTIES, NOT-FOR NOT-FOR-PROFITS, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS, ACCOUNTED FOR 1.54 PERCENT.

MOST OF YOUR COSTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

BASED UPON THE UNITS, IN THE CASE OF NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, WE BASE THAT ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF STRUCTURES. IN THE CASE OF RESIDENTIAL, WE BASE THAT ON THE DWELLING UNIT.

SOME PARCELS HAD MULTIPLE DWELLING UNITS. YOU HAVE FOUR PARCELS IN THE CITY THAT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES CONSIDERS MIXED USE,

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MORE TYPICALLY, YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF PARCELS THAT HAVE TWO DWELLING UNITS ON SINGLE FAMILY MOSTLY. THIS COULD BE A CONVERTED GARAGE OR SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS SOMEONE TO USE PART OF THEIR PROPERTY FOR A SEPARATE DWELLING UNIT.

SO THEY GET ASSESSED TWO, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES THAT HAVE THREE DWELLING UNITS ON THEM. YOU'LL SEE THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL HAVE MORE THAN JUST THE ONE COST. THE MOST YOU COULD CHARGE UNDER THE CURRENT BUDGET, WHICH IS THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET, WE WILL BE PLUGGING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGETS IN THE UPCOMING DOCUMENTS, 350.17, AT 100 PERCENT. DON'T GENERALLY 100 PERCENT OF YOU WHAT COULD. FUTURE ACTIONS, WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO UPDATE THE METHODOLOGY REPORT, ACCEPT IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN DISCUSS THIS AFTER THE PRESENTATION. YOU HAVE TO ADOPT A PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION BY AUGUST 4TH, IN ORDER TO NOTIFY THE BROWARD COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER OF YOUR PROPOSED RATES.

AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE ANNUAL RATE RESOLUTION SOMETIME BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 12TH AND SEPTEMBER 15TH. THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT YOU'VE

DONE THERE. WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE

PRESENTATION. >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION BEFORE WE GO DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO PULL BACK UP -- I THINK IT'S THE SECOND.

THERE WAS A SLIDE THAT WENT OVER KIND OF WHAT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE FIRE COSTS COVERED IN THE BUDGET. SECOND SLIDE. 37 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL BUDGET AND FIRE PROTECTION BUDGET. WHAT IS THE FIRE PROTECTION BUDGET VERSUS THE TOTAL BUDGET?

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE SEEN THAT BROKEN DOWN THAT WAY. >> YOU USUALLY DON'T HAVE IT IN YOUR BUDGET THAT WAY. THE COURTS AREN'T GOING TO ALLOW US TO ASSESS FOR EMS COSTS, OR THINGS THAT DON'T BENEFIT PROPERTY. THAT IS LARGELY GOING TO BE EMS COSTS. WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH YOUR BUDGET AND ALLOCATE THE COSTS

BETWEEN FIRE AND EMS. >> GOT IT. I THOUGHT THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE PARTS OF THE FIRE FEE. OKAY. THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. >> GREAT. COMMISSIONER MEYERSON, TAKE IT

AWAY. >> GOOD EVENING, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH NANCY, WE KIND OF HAD AN EPIPHANY BECAUSE HERE I AM ADVOCATING FOR A TIERED ASSESSMENT. AND IN ACTUALITY, IN LOOKING AT THIS, WE DO. BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY COLLECTING WHATEVER IT IS, 65 PERCENT OF THE FIRE FEE. THE OTHER 35 PERCENT IS BASED UPON MILLAGE.

SO WE ARE HAVING A TIERED SYSTEM, WHICH KIND OF GIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE EQUITY INTO WHAT I WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU MENTIONED, DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES. I KNOW THAT THE MOSTLY IN THE WEST COAST, THEY USE THE SIMPLIFIED FIRE FEE, WHICH INSTEAD OF USING CALLS FOR SERVICE, THEY END UP USING THE COST OF SERVICE. SO THEY ALLOCATE IT AND GO YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST FOR FIRE, X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS. THEY APPORTION IT PER PROPERTY, BASED UPON WHETHER THE LAND IS VACANT OR NOT. THE READY SERVICE AND THEN THEY ALLOCATE WHATEVER THAT METHODOLOGY IS TO STRUCTURAL VALUE. SO THERE ARE -- LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS, DIFFERENT PROS AND CONS TO IT. AS I SAID, I UNDERSTAND THE REASON YOU KNOW, OF WHY WE'RE LOOKING TO GO WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.

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CALLS FOR SERVICE YOU ESTIMATED I THINK WAS LIKE 1400 CALLS FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICE.

THAT IS YEAR. NEXT YEAR, 2000 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

ASSESSMENT COULD ACTUALLY FLUCTUATE IN WHAT PERCENTAGE WE COULD COLLECT.

BUT WE'RE NOT OUT EVERY YEAR ASKING TO REDO IT. ARE WE DOING THAT?

>> WHEN THEY DID GO TO REDO IT, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE CATEGORIES.

THAT CREATES A PROBLEM. BECAUSE SAID I'M BEING CHARGED 2.50.

WHEREAS, SOME CITIES IN SOUTHWEST, COOPER CITY, DAVIE, THEY TAKE A FIVE-YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE, WHICH TENDS TO SMOOTH THAT OUT, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD. IT'S NOT A DIFFICULT TASK TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR. YOU CAN DO IT IN-HOUSE. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S USUALLY $3,000 OR LESS. WE QUOTE A MAXIMUM 3,000. AND USUALLY LIKE 2,000 SOMETHING. PROBABLY YOUR CASE NOT EVEN, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT

MANY PROPERTIES. >> DOES TEND TO SMOOTH IT OUT, SO THE ATTORNEY THAT I WORKED WITH, SHE WANTED EVERYONE TO DO IT THREE YEARS. IT SEEMS EXCESSIVE TO ME.

BUT COURTS LIKE IT BEING DONE FOR THE REASON YOU CITE, THAT YOU'RE BASING SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED X NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, AND IT MAY HAVE CHANGED. I CAN TELL YOU THAT HAPPENED IN DAVIE AS WELL. BECAUSE THEY HAD A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE WAREHOUSE COMPONENT. CITIES DO IT THEMSELVES, THEY FORGET EVERY YEAR THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT YOU HAVE IN EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES.

USING DAVIE AS AN EXAMPLE, THEY HAD TREMENDOUS WAREHOUSE INDUSTRIAL CHANGES, BASICALLY DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF SQUARE FOOTAGE. EVERYTHING ELSE HELD EQUAL, THAT RATE SHOULD HAVE COME DOWN IN HALF. ALL THEY DID WAS KEEP APPLYING THE SAME RATE. THAT KIND OF OPENS IT UP TO A CHALLENGE.

YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL IN HOW YOU DO THAT. BUT YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN ON

THAT. >> YEAH. LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING, BECAUSE AGAIN, IN THIS SLIDE, THAT IS DOWN HERE, WE USED TO CHARGE IT IN THE MILLAGE RATE. SO IT WAS SIMPLE ENOUGH, WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE A FIRE ASSESSMENT. BUT AGAIN, HISTORICALLY, AS CITIES, ESPECIALLY SOME OF THEM WHICH THEIR MILLAGE KEPT THEM GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER, TO LOWER THEIR CAP OF TEN MILLS,

THAT IS WHERE THIS FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE CAME. >> PUT OUT HERE, WHAT IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, WHAT I THINK IS FAIR, YOU KNOW, MAYOR WALKER MAY THINK IS FAIR, BUT YOU KNOW, SO IT'S REALLY WHAT I LOOK AT. S I THANK YOU FOR THE WORK, APPRECIATE IT AND I THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR INDULGING ME IN LOOKING AT THE TIERED ASSESSMENT. I THANK NANCY AND CHRIS FOR ANSWERING ALL OF MY QUESTIONS.

>> I DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS. >> THIS WAS JUST A PRESENTATION.

>> I SHARE COMMISSIONER MEYERSON'S COMMENT ABOUT THE TIERED APPROACH, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED IN OUR PRIOR, I THINK STRATEGIC PLANNING, IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE THAT IN ACTUALITY THERE WAS A METHODOLOGY THAT TRACKED THAT.

>> I KNOW WE CAN'T TAX GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, BUT CAN WE ASSESS THEM

>> NO. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY. ULTIMATELY, WHAT YOU HAVE, IF YOU DO THE ASSESSMENT YOURSELF, YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL, WHICH IS A REAL

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IT'S GOING TO GO NOWHERE. PROBABLY HAVE TO GET A COURT TO COMPEL THEM.

SO USUALLY EAT IT. DAVIE, THEY HAVE A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES THERE. THE STATE IS NOT GOING TO PAY. THEY SAY IT'S AN IMPACT FEE AND WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PAY IT. SAME PROBLEM WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PAY UTILITY CONNECTIONS. BASICALLY ENDED WITH -- IT GETS

HAIRY WITH THE STATE. >> THANK YOU. >> THE NEXT ITEM PLEASE.

ITEM 9B. INSURANCE AGENT BROKER SERVICES AWARD.

APPROVING THE VALUATION COMMITTEE'S RANKING. >> THIS IS BASICALLY APPROVAL, TO APPROVE THE EVALUATION, PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH RSC INSURANCE BROKERAGE, WHO WE KNOW AS THE GEARING GROUP, ADMINISTRATION WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH THE GROUP SINCE 2017. WE'VE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND IT'S BASICALLY FOR US TO NEGOTIATE A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN OPTION FOR THREE ONE-YEAR RENEWALS. AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT IT.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK?

>> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MEYERSON AND IT SOUNDED LIKE VICE MAYOR CUTLER.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> I CAN HEAR WELL. SECOND BY VICE MAYOR

>> ROLL CALL. >> ROLL CALL. >> MAYOR WALKER.

>> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> THANK YOU. ITEM 9C, RESOLUTION 2022-030 ADA TRANSITION PLAN.

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVING THE CITY'S ADA TRANSITION PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 22 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS. FOR THE RECORD, TODD DEANGELIS, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. I WILL BE JOINED BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JOHNSON.

WE ARE BEFORE YOU AGAIN WITH OUR ADA TRANSITION PLAN. BRINGING IT TO A CRESHENDO THIS EVENING WITH YOUR VOTE. THIS HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING.

WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SEEN A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THIS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

AND EVEN RECENTLY. SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION IN A METHODICAL BUT HIGH LEVEL WAY, KNOWING YOU'VE BEEN SEEING THIS INFORMATION ALL ALONG THE

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MISSION. >> THE REHABILITATION ACT ARE THE TWO MAIN LAWS PERTAIN TO ACCESSIBILITY. TITLE II TELLS US WE MUST P PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION, PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS AS WELL. SO THERE IS FIVE MAIN PARTS OF TITLE II THAT WE NEED TO UPHOLD AND THE FIRST THREE WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE PAST FEW YEARS, THAT IS DESIGNATING AN ADA COORDINATORS, PUTTING AN ADA POLICY STATEMENT ON OUR WEBSITE, DEVELOPING AND POSTING GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE. THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. WHAT WE'RE WRAPPING UP NOW WITH THIS PLAN IS ACTUALLY COMPLETING THE SELF-EVALUATION AND HAVING THAT PLAN FINALIZED. SO AS I SAID, PLAN ACCESS IS BOTH PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC ACCESSIBILITY AND IT OUTLINES A PLAN FOR US TO REMEDIATE ANY ISSUES THAT WE FOUND. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIVES US A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LEEWAY IN DETERMINING THE TIME FRAMES FOR US TO DO THIS. THEY TELL US THAT IT NEEDS TO BE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. WHAT WE HAVE DETERMINED IS A 10-YEAR TIMELINE FOR US. AND SO ONCE ADOPTED, THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN WILL PERMANENTLY BE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR ACCESS AND FEEDBACK.

IT IS THERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A LARGE DOCUMENT ALL TOGETHER THAT WE COULDN'T ACTUALLY ATTACH IT TO THE AGENDA. BUT IT IS ON THE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW. AND IT WILL RESIDE THERE PERMANENTLY.

AND IT'S A LIVING BREATHING DOCUMENT. SO WE WILL ON A REGULAR BASIS BE UPDATING THIS PLAN. THIS PLAN HAS ALREADY -- WE'VE BEGUN WORK ON IT.

SO STAFF HAS STARTED WORK ON SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE COULD BEGIN ON.

TO TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE PHYSICAL PARTS OF THE PLAN THAT WE'VE BEGUN ON, HERE IS

JOHNSON. >> THANK YOU. AS JACKIE SAID, THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSION FOR GIVING US THE GO-A HEAD TO MOVE ON A LOT OF THE PHYSICAL PROJECTS, ONCE YOU SAW THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE PLAN. SO THE SELF-ASSESSMENT CONSISTS OF INVENTORY OF ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES BEYOND THE CITY ITSELF.

THE CITY HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC USE.

THINGS RANGING FROM OUR RIGHT-OF-WAYS, PARKS, WALKWAYS, TRAILS IN OUR PUBLIC BUILDING.

I WANT TO THINK THE RMP, FEW MEMBERS OF THE STAFF HERE TONIGHT THAT KIND OF HELPED US WITH THE PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE PLAN AND THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE TOWARDS THE END OF THE PRESENTATION. IN DOING THAT PROCESS, IT INVOLVED AN ITEMIZED SURVEY, INSPECTION FOR EACH OF OUR SITES.

THE PROCESS WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH GIS FOR CATALOGING THE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY HAD BOOTS ON THE GROUND PHYSICALLY MEASURING ALL OF OUR DEFICIENCIES AND RIGHT-OF-WAY, UTILIZING SPECIFIC ADA CHECKLISTS FOR THESE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE US WITH INFORMATION OF WHAT WE NEED TO ACTUALLY CORRECT.

IT HAS ALL OF THE CHECKLISTS FOR EVERYTHING THAT WAS DONE AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

SO THE RESULTS OF THE SELF-EVALUATION ASSESSMENT THEMSELVES REVEAL MANY DEFICIENCIES. PHOTOGRAPHS OF SOME TYPICAL DEFICIENCIES THAT WAS FOUND.

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FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT FOR ADA. AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER, FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD, THE ITEMS WERE PRIORITIZED AND FUNDING WAS PROVIDED. WE'RE HEADING TO TWO YEAR OF OUR FUNDING WITH THIS UPCOMING BUDGET. I WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK PUBLIC WORKS, BECAUSE THEY WERE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE IN TERMS OF GETTING THE INTERIOR BUILDING FACILITIES DONE WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE RMP RIGHT NOW IS CIRCLING BACK, THEY ARE GOING BACK TO EVALUATE WHAT PUBLIC WORKS DID TO MAKE SURE THEY COMPLIED WITH THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE CHECKLIST. WE WILL HAVE ALL OF IT DOCUMENTED AS PART OF THE ADA PLAN. A FEW THINGS KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED HERE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE. OUR PLAYGROUND WAS DONE.

HERE IS A LIST OF ALL OF THE FACILITIES INCLUDED IN THE WORK COMPLETED.

SO AFTER COMPLETION OF THESE ITEMS, WE'LL HAVE TO EVALUATE IN FUTURE YEARS.

THIS IS NOT STATIC. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS AND RIGHT-OF-WAYS, ALONG THE WAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE A LIVING, BREATHING DOCUMENT THAT WE'LL HAVE TO EVALUATE AND MAKE CHANGES AS WE GO ALONG FOR REMEDIATION. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY, IT'S EASY TO FIRST THINK ABOUT PHYSICAL FACILITIES.

RAMPS FOR WHEELCHAIRS, BUMPS FOR CROSSWALKS, PUSH BUTTON FOR ENTRY, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

BUT IT'S ALSO ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS. AND VIRTUAL INFORMATION.

NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS OUR WEBSITE. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE ABLE TO EASILY NAVIGATE OUR WEBSITE.

HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY THAT REGULARLY ROUTINELY COMBS OUR WEBSITE, LOOKING FOR ISSUES THAT WE CAN MITIGATE AND IMPROVE.

I DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT UP TOO MUCH IN THE NUMBERS. BUT THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THAT I DO WANT TO CALL ATTENTION TO.

ONE IS OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE RATING. THIS IS CONTENT ISSUES ACROSS THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING READABILITY. SCREEN READERS THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED WOULD BE USING. OUR QUALITY ASSURANCE RATING IS OVER 93 PERCENT. STRONG NUMBER. OUR CONTENT POLICIES RATING, THIS IS FOR VIOLATIONS RELATING TO REGULATORY COMPLIANCE THROUGHOUT THE SITE, THAT IS OVER 96 PERCENT. THOSE ARE TWO CASES WHERE WE HAVE STRONG NUMBERS THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF. I CAN TELL YOU UNTIL THOSE NUMBERS ARE 100 PERCENT, WE DON'T STOP. WE ARE LOOKING TO IMPROVE AND MAKE THINGS BETTER AND BETTER.

IN ADDITION TO THE WEBSITE, WE HAVE NOW MADE ALL OF OUR OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCESSIBLE SO WE HAVE TEMPLATES OR WORD DOCUMENTS, EXCEL SPREADSHEETS, POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING THE ONE YOU'RE LOOKING AT NOW AND PDF. SO WE GO TO START A DOCUMENT, JUMPING OFF POINT IS ACCESSIBILITY. THE ACCOMMODATION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PUTTING IN PLACE AND WE WILL BE DOING TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES COMING UP IN AUGUST, AS I'LL REFER TO. BUT ONE THING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS, AS EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE, IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, NOTHING IS COOKIE CUTTER.

THE ONE THING WE ARE CONSISTENT WITH IS MAKING SURE THAT WE FOLLOW OUR POLICY.

EVERY DEPARTMENT NEEDED TO COMPLETE A QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE EVALUATED.

AND IT WASN'T JUST FOR EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT. BUT FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR LIBRARY AND PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS THAT WE PROVIDE.

THE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'VE NOTED ON THOSE WILL BE REVIEWED WITH EMPLOYEES IN THAT COMPLIANCE TRAINING THAT WE HAVE COMING UP. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE YOU KNOW, THAT WE MAKE ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCOMMODATIONS ARE SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF REACTIVE AND MAKING THINGS ACCESSIBLE AS PROACTIVE.

SO WE WANT OUR EMPLOYEES TO KIND OF HAVE A KEEN EYE AS TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE CHANGES AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE PEOPLE HAVE TO ASK FOR THAT ACCOMMODATION. AS PART OF THIS PLAN, WE SENT OUT A PUBLIC SURVEY IN APRIL OF 2021, AND WE GOT SOME INFORMATION FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR PERCEPTION AND EXPERIENCES WITH DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS.

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SO IT WAS PART OF THE TRANSITION PLAN, THERE IS NOT ONLY THE SURVEY RESULTS, BUT THE RESULTS FROM OUR WORKING GROUP. SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF OUR PLAN, IT CERTAINLY WASN'T SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE DONE, BUT WE'RE PROUD WE'RE ABLE TO DO, AUTISM FRIENDLY DESIGNATION. THIS WAS JUST RECENTLY PROVIDED TO THE CITY IN MARCH. AS YOU KNOW, EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS WERE PROVIDED WITH TRAINING AND ON OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE SENSORY MAPS AND NARRATIVES CREATED TO HELP OUR VISITORS. MOVING FORWARD, NOT ONLY WILL ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO BE TRAINED, NEW EMPLOYEES, THING THAT OUR VENDORS MUST GO THROUG, THEIR CONTRACTING

THEIR SERVICES THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. >> AS I MENTIONED, WE WOULD TAKE YOU THROUGH THIS HIGH LEVEL. WE'VE COME TO THE TAIL END OF OUR PRESENTATION. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US, BEFORE WE MOVE ANY FURTHER, TO PAUSE, TAKE A STEP BACK, REFLECT ON WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS.

WHEN WE LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE RELATIVE TO OTHER CITIES, WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE. VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE TO THIS POINT.

AS YOU HEARD FROM EVERYBODY, THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, IT NEVER STOPS.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE AND MORE ACCESSIBILITY. STAFF, SO MANY MEMBERS OF STAFF HAVE TOUCHED THIS PLAN IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING. WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THE PUBLIC. WE OWE THEM A THANK YOU. OUR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE PROVIDED FEEDBACK FOR US. OF COURSE, ALL OF YOU, AS I MENTIONED, YOUR SUPPORT ENCOURAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH THIS PROCESS, TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY ON TASK AND SEE IT THROUGH. THOSE ARE SOME KEY POINTS. AS WE'VE SAID, YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF THIS INFORMATION. IT'S VOLUMES AND VOLUMES OF INFORMATION ALL VERY IMPORTANT.

BUT WE'VE DONE A LOT OF LEGWORK AND HEAVY LIFTING OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS.

AND WITH THAT, MAYOR, I TURN IT OVER TO YOU. >> GREAT.

THANK YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> NO QUESTIONS.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS, WORK IN PROGRESS. SO VITAL.

COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL ISSUES. >> THE COVERED BRIDGE PARK IN HIS SUMMARY, I'M SURE THAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE'RE BUILDING THAT PARK WITH FULL ACCOMMODATIONS OUT THERE AS WELL. AND I WANTED TO POINT OUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE GIS PROJECT, I KNOW THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME THOUGHT TO ACCOMMODATING THAT AS WELL

UNDER THE ADA. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER

>> I AGREE. THIS IS AMAZING WORK. I THINK EVERYONE OBVIOUSLY, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ARE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THE LAW. BUT IT TAKES A SPECIAL COMMITMENT TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT. I'M PROUD TO SEE THAT WE'RE DOING THAT. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU, THE MAP OF SHOWING SOME OF THE AREAS OF -- I SAW ONE OF THE SLIDES LOOKED LIKE A POTHOLE ON THE SIDEWALK.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF OUR AREAS OF THE CITY. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING

TO REQUIRE REPLACING PORTIONS OF SIDEWALK, OR PIECE MEAL? >> GREAT OBSERVATION.

WE HAVE A REOCCURRING PLAN AT PUBLIC WORKS WORK ON, WHICH THEY DO SIDEWALK REPLACEMENT.

BUT IN THIS FREEZE FRAME, WHEN THE RMP WENT OUT THERE TO DO AN ASSESSMENT, THEY KIND OF GAVE US EVERYTHING IN AN ENTIRETY. PRIOR WE WOULD HAVE LIKE DIFFERENT ROADWAYS THAT WE WOULD DO. THIS PROVIDED A GUIDE MAP FOR US MOVING FORWARD.

SO NOT ONLY ARE WE ADDRESSING SOME OF THE PROJECTS I EXPLAINED TO YOU EARLIER,

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>> OKAY. SECOND THING I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE USE OUR APP FOR CODE COMPLIANCE OBSERVATIONS. IT GIVES RESIDENTS ABILITY TO KIND OF COMMUNICATE.

>> THAT WOULD BE A BAND-AID IN MY VIEW, BECAUSE I WANT TO MOVE ON BEYOND THE CURRENT ONE THAT WE HAVE. AFTER WE GET BEYOND THE BRANDING INITIATIVE AND WE START LOOKING AT THAT AND UNPACKING IT, THERE ARE SOME EXCITING OPTIONS OUT THERE THAT CAN GET US SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE YOU AND I A LOT HAPPIER. BUT YES, WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT

AND DO IT SHORT-TERM WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW. >> COOL.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MEYERSON. >> FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS WORK. IT IS INTENSE. YOU GUYS I SAW THE 700-PAGE DOCUMENT, WITH THE DETAIL, I MEAN, GOING OUT, THAT IS INCREDIBLE WORK.

AND TEDIOUS WORK. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. SOMETHING YOU KNOW, JUST FROM THE EYE COULD LOOK TO BE, WELL, MAYBE THE SLOPE ISN'T QUITE RIGHT.

FIND OUT THAT IT ACTUALLY MEETS THE REQUIREMENT BECAUSE IT'S 1/10 OF 100TH OF A CENTIMETER IN COMPLIANCE. SO YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THAT.

IN MOVING FORWARD, JUST SOME OF THE THINGS, I KNOW SWANDE, WE ASKED ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE COVERED BRIDGE AND THIS SIX ACRE PARK.P BUT IN IT LISTED, IT SAYS COMPLETED IN

2021-2022. SO HAS THAT BEEN COMPLETED YET. >> LET ME MAKE A CLARIFICATION ON THAT ITEM. WE'LL MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT WITH THE FINAL PLAN.

THAT ITEM WILL BE COMPLETED IN FUTURE YEARS. THE INFORMATION THAT IS LISTED REFERS TO THE ACTUAL COVERED BRIDGE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

SO WE HAD DONE A RESURFACING OF THE TRAIL IN BETWEEN. >> SOME OF THOSE THINGS, AS YOU SAID, IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS, BECAUSE WITH TREE ROOTS COMING THROUGH, WHATEVER, YOU COULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS FINE TODAY AND THEN A YEAR FROM NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ROOTS START MEANDERING THROUGH AND CREATES A CHALLENGE. SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT I GUESS, THIS IS WHERE I GUESS I GO INTO, YOU KNOW, FROM A BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, WHETHER OR NOT WE AS A COMMISSION WANT TO UPGRADE ACCESS OR KEEP IT AT A MINIMAL THRESHOLD.

VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH THE PARKS.

DO WE WANT TO BE AT LEVEL A, B OR C AND THEN DECIDE ON THAT. SO MAYBE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, LOOKING IN STRATEGIC PLANNING SOMEWHERE, YOU COULD SAY LOOK, HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN HAVE ALL OF THESE BELLS AND WHISTLES, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED, BUT HERE IS WHAT THE COST IS. AND WE CAN EVALUATE IT THAT WAY.

FINALLY, I GUESS, TWO MORE -- TWO MORE THINGS. TODD, WITH THIS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHETHER WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE, SINCE WE DON'T OWN THOSE

PLATFORMS? >> WE HAVE TO -- THE DIMENSIONS OF OUR IMAGES ARE ALIGNED WHEN WE DO THE MAYOR'S MINUTE AS AN EXAMPLE, THEY'RE ALWAYS SUBTITLES, SO ANY VIDEO THAT WE HAVE. AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS BUILT IN TO THOSE PLATFORMS. ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO, BECAUSE WE'RE CONFINED BY THEIR COMPLAINTS.

CIVIC PLUS, OUR WEBSITE PROVIDER, WE HAVE A LOT MORE LATITUDE AND THERE ARE PROGRAMS THAT CAN COMB WEBSITES. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT DOES NOT EXIST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA YET.

WHO KNOWS IF IT COMES THAT WAY. BUT WE ARE RESTRICTED. WE DO THE BEST WE CAN.

>> MY QUESTION WOULD BE THEN, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT -- AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S CUMBERSOME, BUT IF WE'RE PROVIDING SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION, LINKING IT BACK TO OUR WEBSITE, SO IF SOMEBODY YOU KNOW, NEEDED COMPLIANCE, THEY COULD CLICK ON SOMETHING AND GET THAT

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SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE TIED IN WHERE WE'RE COVERED. AS OPPOSED TO RELIANCE ON THE THIRD PARTY THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE NEEDS.

>> IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW. MORE PEOPLE ARE GIVING TO OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE WE SENT THEM THERE, WHETHER E BLAST ENTRY OR SOCIAL MEDIA POST. SO I THINK OF IT AS A DRY CLEANERS, GO IN WITH YOUR TICKET AND TAKE YOU EXACTLY TO YOUR SUIT THAT WAS JUST DRY CLEANED. KIND OF WHAT WE DO WHEN WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, POINTING YOU EXACTLY TO THE PLACE ON THE WEBSITE WHERE WE WANT YOU TO GO. NOW WE'RE AT THE PERCENTAGES THAT I GAVE YOU EARLIER, WE'RE HIGHLY IN COMPLIANCE AND THAT IS WHERE WE WANT PEOPLE, THE WEBSITE. BECAUSE THAT IS THE PLACE THAT WE CAN CONTROL IT THE MOST.

>> OKAY. THEN FINALLY THE QUESTION I GUESS THIS IS MORE FOR JACKIE BEING THE ADA COORDINATOR. I MEAN, TO ME SOMETIMES IT BECOMES THAT SLIPPERY SLOPE.

ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT YOU WOULD CALL REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS. YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT IT FROM OUR SUMMER CAMPS OR PROGRAMS, SOMEBODY MAY COME AND SAY HERE IS AN ACCOMMODATION THAT I WOULD LIKE. AND IN ESSENCE, TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING, THAT INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER IT BE A STAFF MEMBER, OR WHATEVER, ENDS UP DOING SOMETHING THAT MAY BE ABOVE AND BEYOND. THAT IS GREAT BUT THEN PERSON B COMES BY AND SAYS WELL, I HEARD YOU DID THIS FOR PERSON A. HOW COME I CAN'T GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING EQUITABLE IN TRYING TO COORDINATE IT THROUGH A SINGLE STREAM, SO THAT WE CAN CONTROL WHAT WE CAN DO, WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE.

SO IT'S CLEAR TO THE RESIDENTS OR YOU KNOW, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS A NON-RESIDENT, BUT ALLOWING THEM TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO AND UNDER WHAT PARAMETERS.

>> SURE. ABSOLUTELY. SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGES A PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY, IS IT SOMETHING THAT COULD PUT SOMEONE IN HARM. WHEN THEY BRING IT TO THE ADA COORDINATOR, WE CAN WORK THROUGH EACH ONE OF THOSE SCENARIOS.

I BELIEVE IT WILL BE VERY CLEAR TO OUR EMPLOYEES, THE GUIDANCE THAT THEY HAVE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE DO NEED TO YOU KNOW, WORK THROUGH OUR POLICIES, IN A METICULOUS WAY,

FAIR WAY, BUT ALSO CONSISTENTLY. >> AS I SAID, THE FACT THAT WE'RE AN AUTISM FRIENDLY CITY OBVIOUSLY GIVES US A LITTLE EDGE IN UNDERSTANDING, YOU KNOW, THE NEEDS OF THE SPECIAL NEEDS, VERY HELPFUL ESPECIALLY WITH OUR OUTSOURCED PROGRAMS.

>> ABSOLUTELY. BECAUSE NOW EMPLOYEES AREN'T JUST LOOKING AGAIN AT HOW YOU CAN ACCOMMODATE, BUT HOW CAN WE THINK AHEAD AND MAKE THINGS ACCESSIBLE BEFORE WE HAVE THE

REQUEST. >> THAT'S IT. >> GREAT.

I MEAN, ALL I HAVE IS I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF OBVIOUSLY FOR THIS.

AND DRMP FOR HELPING US THROUGH THE PROCESS AND YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. BEFORE WE GO TO BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE, I NEGLECTED TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TODD. AND ALSO, COMMISSIONER ISRO HAS A BIRTHDAY COMING UP.

>> NOT AS IMPORTANT AS TODD'S BIRTHDAY. >> MAYOR, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO

THE COMMENTS, I THINK THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ACTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SEKTDZ SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS?

PETER. >> IT WILL COME UP AT A DIFFERENT TIME TO TALK ABOUT DURING BUDGETING TIME, WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS A PROCESS WE WANT TO TAKE.

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BUT THAT COUNTED AS PART OF YOUR TIME. SO YOU ONLY HAVE THE LEFT-OVER

TIME. >> I APOLOGIZE, BECAUSE I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE AGENDA RIGHT BEFORE I CAME HERE. SO MY NOTES ARE VERY -- THE FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE, ON THE AGENDA SAID THEY WERE GOING TO RAISE IT FROM 2.50 TO 2.90. THE ENTIRE PRESENTATION WAS BASED ON FIRE. AND THE REASON YOU'RE RAISING FROM 2.50 TO 2.90 IS BASED ON THE THIRD MAN ON RESCUE. WHY WAS THERE NOTHING DURING THE PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS THIRD PERSON ON RESCUE. AND ALSO, DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, I WAS THERE, NO REASONABLE JUSTIFICATION FOR THIRD FIREFIGHTER. SO YOU'RE JUSTIFYING IT ONE WAY, FOR A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC, BUT YET YOU SAY THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR

IT. >> I'M HAPPY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION OR ANYONE OF US AFTERWARDS TO CLARIFY WHO MADE THOSE COMMENTS. AND WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE RAISING THE FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE. TODAY WAS THE PRESENTATION TO LET US KNOW IF RAISING THE FIRE ASSESSMENT FEE IS SOMETHING THE CITY CAN DO.

SO WE GOT THAT PRESENTATION. SO AT A FUTURE MEETING, I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE EXACTLY, WE'LL HAVE THE 13TH OF JULY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION OF ACTUALLY DOING IT.

SO WE'LL GET MORE INTO THE DETAILS AT THAT FUTURE MEETING. >> AGAIN, THAT IS AT THAT

MEETING, THAT IS WHEN THAT CONVERSATION WILL BE HAD. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. NO ONE FROM THE PUBLIC WANTED TO SPEAK ON THIS, OR NO ONE ELSE OTHER THAN PETER, WHO WANTED TO ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THE FIRE ASSESSMENT.

THAT IS OKAY. SO SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> COMMISSIONER MEYERSON WAS MOTIONED >> ROLL CALL.

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

SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY MANAGER AND MR. MAYOR AND THE COMMISSION, OUR RESIDENTS HERE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH I'VE MET SOME OF YOU, I WANT TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY NAME IS AMY RUSSO, I BEGAN MY CAREER AS A CIVILIAN. I WORKED MY WAY UP IN THE RANKS, HAVING SERVED AS A PATROL LIEUTENANT, CAPTAIN. IN 2019, I WAS PROMOTED TO MAJOR OVERSEEING THE NORTH RESIDE CLOSE BY, JUST DOWN THE STREET IN CORAL SPRINGS, WITH MY SON. AS YOU ALL KNOW, ON FRIDAY JUNE 10TH, CAPTAIN WAS RELIEVED OF DUTY AND TERMINATED. I UNDERSTAND SITUATIONS LIKE THIS CAN BE DISTRESSING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF FOR OUR DISTRICT AND THE COMMUNITY. I DO WANT TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION WITH YOU. AS A RESULT OF THE WEAPONS VIOLATION THAT OCCURRED AT SUMMERSET CHARTER SCHOOL, THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH, WE BEGAN AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.

THAT REVIEW EVOLVED INTO AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS CASE. I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR, CAPTAIN KELAVETO WAS NOT FIRED BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION, RATHER SHERIFF

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CURRENTLY, WE ARE EVALUATING A NUMBER OF CANDIDATES THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE SHERIFF FOR HIS REVIEW AND ONCE THAT IS COMPLETED, THOSE NAMES WILL THEN BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR HER REVIEW AND INTERVIEW. LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER MEYERSON FOR RECOGNIZING K-9 RILEY. THEY'RE ALSO OUR THERAPY DOGS.

GREAT ACHIEVEMENT FOR THEM. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. OVER THE WEEKEND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE MARCH OR OUR LIVES EVENT. THE DISTRICT HAD AN EXCELLENT PLAN. THEY WORKED WITH OUR PARTNERS IN PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SEVERAL LAYERS OF SECURITY WERE BOTH VISIBLE AND NOT VISIBLE.

WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. OTHER THAN THE HEAT, IT WAS A GOOD DAY FOR EVERYBODY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR ME ON ANYTHING

THAT I CAN TRY TO ANSWER FOR YOU, I'LL TURN IT OVER. >> I IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE

ASPECTS OF THIS SHE CAN'T GET INTO. >> OPEN INTERNAL AFFAIRS

INVESTIGATION. THAT'S CORRECT >> YOU CAN'T ANSWER THIS BECAUSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, BUT IS THERE A REASON WHY THERE WAS A STAGGERING OF A DETERMINATION BETWEEN REMOVING FROM THE POST AND A TERMINATION.

>> CAN YOU REPEAT THAT FOR ME? >> I GUESS ARE YOU ASKING -- >> SURE.

THE INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERWAY, IS THERE A REASON WHY THERE WAS AN INITIAL REMOVAL OF THE CAPTAIN FROM HIS POST AND THEN A SUBSEQUENT DETERMINATION OF TERMINATION?

>> CERTAINLY THE SHERIFF TONY DETERMINED THAT BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE ALLEGATIONS OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS CASE THAT HE FELT IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS REQUIRED.

>> DO YOU GET THAT, COMMISSIONER? >> I DID.

>> OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OBVIOUSLY IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE WELL QUALIFIED TO TAKE OVER AND LEAD US IN THE WAY, I GUESS MY ONLY FOLLOW-UP QUESTION IS NOT REALLY ANSWERABLE, YOU USED THE WORD ALLEGATION, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS INTERESTING, AS A LAWYER MYSELF, ALLEGATIONS ARE STILL NOT VERIFIED BECAUSE THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING, IS THAT BECAUSE OF BSO POLICY, HOW THEY DO THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS OR IS

THAT SOMETHING UNIQUE TO THIS SITUATION? >> SO I THINK THE BEST WAY I CAN DESCRIBE THAT TO YOU, IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION, THERE CAN BE MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE VIOLATED POLICY AND THAT PART IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

WITHIN LAW ENFORCEMENT, CERTAIN RANKS ARE AFFORDED CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES UNDER STATE STATUTE. I'M CONSIDERED AN UNPROTECTED PERSON, AS IS ANYONE OF CAPTAIN RANK, MAJOR RANK OR ABOVE. LIEUTENANTS AND BELOW ARE WHAT I WOULD CALL PROTECTIVE RANK.

THERE ARE CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AFFORDED TO THEM THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO AFFORD TO

OTHER FOLKS NOT PROTECTED. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> PERFECT ANSWER.

>> OKAY. COMMISSIONER MEYERSON. >> FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.

WHEN CAPTAIN KALVETA WAS HERE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WERE ARRANGING COFFEE WITH A COP PROGRAM. IF YOU COULD FOLLOW UP WITH NANCY AND JUST SEE WHEN THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE IT PRIOR TO SELECTING A

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NEW PERSON IN, OR >> IF I CAN JUMP IN ON THERE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD WANT TO DO ONCE WE SELECT A CAPTAIN. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEW CAPTAIN TO COME IN AND KIND OF GET TO MEET THE COMMUNITY.

MY OPINION ON THAT. >> I CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS IT WITH THE CITY MANAGER.

YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE IMPORTANT TO US HERE AT BSO. IF IT'S NOT YOUR SITTING POLICE CHIEF, THERE ARE OTHER STAFF IN THE DISTRICT THAT WE CAN SEND TO THE EVENTS AND ENGAGE WITH

THE COMMUNITY. >> I ECHO EVERYBODY ELSE, THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE AND STEPPING UP. YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

THERE IS NO REASON TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS. I DO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE REPORT WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE, SO THAT WE CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

SO AS FAR AS MY REQUESTS ON THAT, I SENT AN E-MAIL TO SHERIFF TONY EARLIER, JUST REQUESTING THAT. SO THAT IS THE ONLY THING I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, JUST SO THAT WE CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED.

>> SURE. ONCE AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS CASE IS CLOSED, IT IS A PUBLIC

RECORD AND ANYONE CAN REQUEST IT. >> I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO

GREG. HAPPY TO RE >> THANK YOU.

[11. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department]

WE HAVE BEEN AGGRESSIVE WITH ANY OF THOSE INCIDENTS NOT ONLY IN PARKLAND, BUT CORAL SPRINGS, REMINDING THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS BY STATUTES, MAYBE WE SCARED THEM INTO BEHAVIG

DIGGING BETTER. BUT WE'LL SEE. >> QUESTIONS? WE'RE GOING TO TRY DIFFERENT FORMATS THIS YEAR. THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HAVE A DATE YET. BUT IT'S VERY VERY CLOSE. WORKING ON OPTIONS.

>> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, SOMETIMES NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS. I'M CURIOUS IF THERE ARE ANY UPDATES ON COVID, NOT NEARLY AS PREVALENT AS IT WAS, BUT IS IT GOING TO BE SEASONAL?

>> IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY THE PUBLIC NUMBERS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD AN OBVIOUS INCREASE, MEANING THE CALLS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING IS NOT, HEY, I HAVE COVID, SO COME HELP ME. BUT WE HAVE SEEN A SLIGHT UPTICK IN THE EMPLOYEE MEMBERS THAT HAVE TESTED POSITIVE. AGAIN, BECAUSE THE STATE OF FLORIDA MADE FOR SOME PUBLIC SAFETY WORK AS A PRESUMPTIVE CASE THAT YOU POSSIBLY GOT IT AT WORK, WE ARE WORKING WITH THOSE EMPLOYEES AND ALLOWING THEM TIME OFF SO THAT THEY CAN RECOVER.

IF WE WIPE OUT A WHOLE FIRE STATION, IT DOES YOU GUYS NO GOOD.

WE'RE BEING AGGRESSIVE, MAKING SURE THOSE EMPLOYEES GO HOME AND RECOVER ON OUR DIME

[12. Comments by the City Manager]

>> COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER. >> YES.

I WOULD LIKE TO JUST REMIND EVERYONE WE ARE CLOSED THIS COMING MONDAY FOR THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY HONORING THIS.

AND ALSO, I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE AMAZING

[13. Comments by the City Attorney]

FATHERS AND I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK. >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY

ATTORNEY. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COMMISSIONER ISROW AND HAPPY

FATHER'S DAY. >> MY APOLOGIES TODD. ANYBODY ELSE'S BIRTHDAY.

>> CAN WE GET SOME OF THE WORLD TRAVELERS FOR AN ADJOURNMENT? >> YES.

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>> SO MOVED. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION TO

ADJOURN. >> ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR

TRIP. HAVE A SAFE TRIP. >> THANK

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