[1. Call to Order]
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>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR CITY OF PARKLANDS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. THIS EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, AT 7:00 P.M. I SEE THE VICE MAYOR AND ESTEEMED AUTHOR KEN CUTLER IS HERE.
IF THERE IS ANY WAY HE COULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> ROLL CALL, PLEASE? >> BILL KENNEDY?
[4. Approval of Minutes]
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 MEETING. HAS EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? OKAY.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO I APPROVE THE MINUTES?
>> A SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY
>> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSED. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANYBODY RUNNING UP TO THE PODIUM. I THINK WE ARE DONE WITH THAT.
[6. Comments by the Chair and Board]
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR AND THE BOARD. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE SHARRY ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL UNVEILING OF THE UKRAINIAN BOOK BENCH.
THE ENTRANCE OF THE LIBRARY LAST MONTH.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. WHICH, OF COURSE, WAS ATTENDED BY JACKIE AND THE REST OF THE CITY STAFF, THE MAYOR, RICH WALKER, VICE MAYOR KEN CUTLER WAS THERE.
OUR FORMER MAYOR WAS THERE. EVEN OUR OLD CHAIR WAS THERE.
AMONG OTHERS. SHARRY SAID IT BEST.
IT IS A BOOK WHERE YOU CAN READ A BOOK IN THE MAIN PLACE WHERE YOU CAN FIND A BOOK. RIGHT? SO CONGRATULATIONS, SHARRY. THAT WAS GREAT.
ALSO, I WAS TOLD THE FARMER'S MARKET WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT, AS ALWAYS, ON SUNDAY. I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND IT BECAUSE I WAS DEALING WITH SOME ISSUES FROM A FRIEND OF MINE THAT HAD PASSED. NEXT ONE WILL BE NOVEMBER 20.
FOR OUR CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INCLUSION THEEMED EVENT.
I KNOW MOST OF US SAID WE WILL BE THERE TO HELP.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT AS WELL.
ALSO THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, THE CITY WILL HOST THE VETERANS DAY CEREMONY AT VETERAN'S PARK AT 11:00 A.M.
YEAH. TO HONOR THE VETERANS OR SHOULD I SAY THE HEROES THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY.
BY THE WAY, I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS A HOT LINE YOU COULD CALL BECAUSE MY WIFE IS ALWAYS SAYING, WHY DIDN'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS? WHY DIDN'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT? WELL, THERE IS A HOT LINE YOU CAN CALL FOR SPECIAL EVENTS TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE CITY.
THE NUMBER, 954-757-4215. I CALLED IT JUST TO TRY IT OUT.
IT TELLS YOU ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE EVENTS.
IT TELLS YOU IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A RAIN DELAY OR IF IT IS GOING TO BE CANCELED AND EVERYTHING.
IT IS PRETTY NEAT. AND WITH THAT SAID, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY. I SAID ENOUGH.
>> OKAY. JUST ONE BRIEF THING I WANT TO PROMOTE. I WOULD WEAR THIS BUT,...
SUPPORT ME. I'M HOPING TO FINISH.
>> THAT IS OUR MAN, MANNY. HUH?
>> MANNY. AND BE ABLE TO BREATHE UNASSISTED. THANK YOU.
SHARRY, THERE IS SO MUCH YOU HAVE DONE IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THE PARKLAND LIBRARY BOOTH AT THE MARKET WAS GREAT. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE PERMANENT ADDITION. IS IT? OKAY. THAT IS ALL I HAVE.
SO HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE VOTED. AND I ALSO HOPE THAT EVERYONE STAYS SAFE DURING THE STORM, WHATEVER THAT WILL OR WILL NOT MEAN TO US. YET TO BE DETERMINED.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT GOING ON IN PARKLAND.
VERY, VERY BUSY TIME FOR EVERYONE.
AND JUST SO MANY REALLY WORTHY, GOOD PROJECTS GOING ON, AND THINGS TO PARTICIPATE IN. I HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE PLAY FOR ALYSSA GRAND OPENING ON THE 18TH.
THE BOOK BENCH REVEAL THAT WAS MENTIONED.
THE BOOK THAT YOU CAN SIT ON IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET A BOOK AND IT LOOKS LIKE A BOOK AND YOU CAN READ A BOOK.
THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE.
HOPEFULLY, IN PARKLAND, THAT WILL SEE IT FOR DECADES TO COME.
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THAT WAS ON THE 26TH. ON THE 23RD, THERE WAS THE BLACK-BALL GALA AT THE HARD ROCK TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN'S SOS VILLAGE. KATHERINE WALKER, THE FIRST LADY OF PARKLAND, AND COMMISSIONER ARE BOTH ON THE BOARD OF THAT ORGANIZATION. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR, THERE IS A CUL-DE-SAC IN COCONUT CREEK THAT KEEPS FOSTER KIDS TOGETHER IN FOSTER HOMES ALONG THAT CUL-DE-SAC.IT IS VERY SPECIAL. THAT WAS A FUND-RAISER FOR THAT.
AND THERE WERE A FEW PARKLAND TABLES FILLED WITH PARKLANDERS.
IT WAS VERY SPECIAL. ALSO THE FRIENDSHIP JOURNEY GALA AT PARKLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WAS ON THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER TO BENEFIT PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.
AND YOUNG ADULTS. AND OUR ESTEEMED VICE MAYOR KEN'S DAUGHTER IS THE LEADER OF THAT ORGANIZATION, SO THERE IS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF AS A PARKLANDER.
MANY, MANY HALLOWEEN EVENTS IN PARKLAND.
OH, MY GOODNESS. WHAT A GREAT PLACE TO BE A KID.
REALLY AND TRULY A WONDERFUL PLACE TO GROW UP.
THERE WERE JUST SO MANY FOR WEEKS BEFORE, AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN FOR ALL THE LITTLE ONES IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE I LIVE.
THERE WERE A LOT OF YOUNG FAMILIES.
THERE WERE FLOODS OF KIDS OUTSIDE, HAVING FUN AND STREET PARTIES ON EVERY BLOCK. IT WAS REALLY HAPPENING.
AND IT WAS AN AMAZING FIRST SEASON FOR THE PARKLAND'S FARMER'S MARKET LAST SUNDAY. THE FIRST FARMER'S MARKET EVENT WAS SO FILLED THAT NOT ONLY COULD YOU NOT GET A PARKING SPOT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE FARMER'S MARKET, THERE WAS TRAFFIC, I'M TOLD, ALL THE WAY DOWN UP TO UNIVERSITY AND, LIKE, A 45-MINUTE WAIT TO GET IN TO TRY TO FIND A PARKING SPOT.
THAT IS A GOOD THING. AS THEY CALL IT.
A PARKLAND PROBLEM. GOOD PROBLEM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF EVENTS COMING UP.
THE MAR-A-LAGO SIP-AND-SPEND RAFFLE PROVMENT SEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE LIBRARY... PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE LIBRARY FOR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING. IT IS A SHOPPING EVENT ON DECEMBER 1 FROM 1:00 TO 6:00. I HAVE A FLYER THAT I WILL CIRCULATE. VICE MAYOR CUTLER WILL BE THERE SELLING HIS WONDERFUL BOOK ABOUT PARKLAND.
WITH HIS CO-AUTHOR. IF YOU ARE LUCKY, MAYBE HE WILL WRITE A PERSONALIZED NOTE AND SIGN, BUT IN ANY CASE, PROCEEDS FOR THE LIBRARY. SO MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THAT ONE. I HAVE A NUMBER OF FLYERS.
I'LL CIRCULATE THEM ALL AT ONCE. SO ANOTHER SHOPPING EVENT AT PARKLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY. PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT HERON HEIGHTS ON DECEMBER 8. THE HERON BAY FARMER'S MARKET ON NOVEMBER 13 AND DECEMBER 11 FROM 9:00 TO 1:00.
LOCAL VENDORS. WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE LOCAL VENDORS HERE. AGAIN, THE FIRST FARMER'S MARKET WAS ON THE SIXTH. THE DIVERSITY FARMER'S MARKET ON NOVEMBER 20. DO THEY NEED MORE VENDORS FOR THAT? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? OKAY. SO YOU ARE JUST GOING TO GO ON-LINE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A DIVERSITY VENDOR.
AND YOU ARE GOING TO GOOGLE PARKLAND FARMER'S MARKET.
APPLICATION FORM. YOU WILL FIND IT.
YOU CAN SIGN UP. THE DIVERSITY THEMED FARMER'S MARKET CAME OUT OF THE DIVERSITY SUBCOMMITTEE FROM THIS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD FROM SOME OF THE IDEAS OF THE PEOPLE HERE AT THIS PODIUM. WE CAN BE VERY PROUD OF.
THAT ANOTHER THING THAT CAME OUT OF THE DIVERSITY COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE IS THE LIBRARY TEN DAYS OF CONNECTION, AND THE PARKLAND LIBRARY WILL BE PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR IN TEN DAYS OF CONNECTION.
IT IS THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF MAY. DIVERSITY IS CELEBRATED AT LIBRARIES ALL AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD, ALL DURING THE SAME TEN DAYS. AND VIDEOS AND NARRATIVES ARE ALL PUT ON A REPOSITORY ON-LINE FOR THE TEN DAYS OF CONNECTION PROJECT. AND IT IS VIEWED BY PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT IS PRETTY AMAZING TO BE DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING THE SAME WEEK WITH OTHER LIBRARIES ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
THAT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY THE ALLIES FOR DIVERSITY INCLUDE PARTNERS FOR THIS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND PARTICULARLY, AT OUR PARKLAND LIBRARY, THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY, VOICES OF AMERICA MARIACHI BAND, DR. KITTY OLIVER, AUTHOR OF "RACE AND CHANGE ACROSS CULTURES AND GENERATIONS" AND POSSIBLY A BILINGUAL STORY TIME.
IT IS ALL FUNDED BY THE PARKLAND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.
THAT WILL BE VERY EXCITING TO PARTICIPATE.
IN THERE ARE A NUMBER RIGHT HERE IN BROWARD, A NUMBER OF OTHER LIBRARIES THAT HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING.
THERE WAS A ZOOM CALL WITH THE OTHER LIBRARIES.
THE PARKLAND LIBRARY IS VERY EXCITED TO DO THAT THIS YEAR.
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THERE IS A HAND PRINT WALL WITH TILES.IT IS CALLED THE LEGACY WALL. AND THE CHILDREN'S WING.
THE CHILDREN'S WING OF THE LIBRARY.
MANY PEOPLE HERE HAVE THEIR HAND PRINTS OR MAYBE THEIR KIDS' OR GRANDCHILDREN, HAND PRINTS. THEY WILL FOREVER BEAUTIFY AND ENHANCE THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. THERE ARE ONLY FIVE LEFT.
YES. 16 WERE SOLD IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. BECAUSE THEY WENT ON SALE.
THEY WERE $75 FOR A HAND PRINT. NOW THEY ARE $50.
THEY ARE LITERALLY $... THERE ARE LITERALLY FIVE LEFT.
>> DID YOU GET MY EMAIL? I SENT YOU AN EMAIL.
>> OKAY. AND THEN THERE WERE THREE.
THEY ARE FLYING OUT THE WINDOW. IT IS A NICE THING TO BE PART OF. IF YOU LOOK AT THE WALL, YOU WILL SEE SOME FAMILIAR NAMES. IT IS REALLY VERY SPECIAL.
I HOPE YOU WILL CHECK IT OUT. AND BOOK FAIR DATES.
SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY. BY BUYING SOME AMAZING BEAUTIFUL BOOKS. CHILDREN'S BOOKS, COFFEE TABLE BOOKS. I BOUGHT AN ART BOOK AT THE LAST BOOK FAIR. IT IS ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT.
I THINK I PAID A DOLLAR FOR IT. IT IS, LIKE, NEW.
ALSO... I'M SORRY. INLOST MY PLACE.
FROM 9:00 TO 1:00 ON THE 19TH, ON DECEMBER 10, JANUARY 7, FEBRUARY 11, AND APRIL 8, BOOK FAIR DATES.
GO TO THE LIBRARY. BETWEEN 9:00 AND 1:00.
SHOP, SHOP, SHOP. FOR $5, YOU CAN HAVE AN ENTIRE GROCERY BAG FILLED WITH AMAZING BOOKS.
PEOPLE IN PARKLAND DONATE SOME FANTASTIC BOOKS.
IT IS A NICE GIFT, TOO. I BRING YOU ALL OF THE LIBRARY NEWS THAT I CAN. BECAUSE I AM THE ASSIGNED LIBRARY POINT PERSON FROM THIS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.
EACH COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER IS THE POINT PERSON FOR A PARKLAND SCHOOL. I HAVE TAKEN THE ROLE FOR THE LIBRARY. I JUST HAD AN IDEA TO RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD THAT MAYBE WE INVITE, AT SOME POINT, SOME OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, IF IT IS NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE FOR THEM.
THEY ARE VERY BUSY. TO COME IN THE FUTURE TO A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SO WE CAN POSE THE QUESTION TO THEM, HOW CAN WE HELP. HOW CAN WE SUPPORT YOU.
WHAT ARE YOUR NEEDS? RIGHT NOW WE COLLABORATE AND GO TO SOME OF THEIR MEETINGS. MAYBE OUR PARTNERSHIP CAN BE MORE... CAN BE OF MORE VALUE BY THE PARKLAND SCHOOLS.
JUST ASKING THAT QUESTION FACE-TO-FACE.
AND INVITING THEM TO HEAR WHAT WE ARE DOING.
HARVEST DRIVE DISTRIBUTION DAY, REMEMBER THE HARVEST DRIVE? OKAY. WELL, THEIR BIG DISTRIBUTION DAY IS COMING UP. AND YOU AND YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ALL INVITED TO ATTEND DISTRIBUTION DAY.
WHERE YOU ACTUALLY GET TO PASS OUT ALL OF THE FOOD, THE BAGS OF FOOD AND ALL THE THINGS THEY HAVE COLLECTED ALL YEAR TO THESE FAMILIES IN NEED. IT IS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.
I HAVE A FLYER WITH ALL THE DATES.
IN MY PILE. WHICH I WILL PASS OUT.
NOVEMBER 16, FROM 3:00 TO 9:00, NOVEMBER 17, FROM 8:00 TO 10:00.
AND THOSE ARE ALL SET UP DATES. THEN NOVEMBER 18, FROM 7:00 TO 4:00 IS FAMILY PICKUP. ADULTS ONLY.
YOU WILL BE ORGANIZING AND GIVING OUT THE PERISHABLES AND GROCERY BAGS, PUTTING THEM INTO THE FAMILY VEHICLES.
EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD IS COURAGE CORDIALLY INVITED.
THE HAY LYDE, HAYRIDE, IT FILLED UP SO QUICKLY.
SOME FAMILIES WERE DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY DIDN'T SIGN UP FAST ENOUGH. IN ONE HOUR.
I POSTED THE FLYER FOR 700 FAMILIES.
IN MY IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY. AND I GUESS PEOPLE SAID WHAT HAPPENED. I SIGNED UP AND I COULDN'T GET IN. I SAID, WELL, SORRY.
I MEANT WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAN BE EXPANDED. OR IF WE SHOULD PUT ON THE FLYER SIGN-UP FAST. MAYBE IT IS ON THERE ALREADY.
BUT JUST SHARING THAT FEEDBACK. IT FILLED UP VERY QUICKLY.
AND THEN MY LAST COMMENT IS JUST THAT MY HEART REALLY BROKE AND WENT OUT TO THE SURVIVORS AND THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS. ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY THE SHOOTING WITH REGARD TO THE OUTCOME OF THE TRIAL. PERSONALLY, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT JUSTICE WAS NECESSARILY SERVED, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT I CAN MAKE A WISH, I SUPPOSE AND TO SHARE THAT, I WOULD WISH THAT THERE SOMEHOW WOWOULD BE A WAYTHA TO HAVE THE LAW CHANGED THAT REQUIRES UNANIMOUS VOTING FOR JURORS IN TRIAL CASES.% THE CONCEPT SEEMS OFF TO ME T THAT, YOU KNOW, IN ALL OTHER AREAS OF LEADERSHIP FROM MANAGEMENT TO POLITICS, WHETHER WE ARE TALKING ABOUT VOTING OR ANYTHING, THE CONCEPT OF MAJORITY RULE ALWAYS APPLIES.
IMAGINE IF EVERYTHING HAD TO BE UNANIMOUS FOR VOTING.
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UNANIMOUS. IF IT WAS REQUIRED FOR ALL GROUP DECISIONS, FROM WHO WE ELECT TO WHAT THE FAMILIES SHOULD EAT FOR DINNER. THAT CAN EVEN BE A CHALLENGE TO GET A UNANIMOUS VOTE ON THAT. SO NOTHING WOULD REALLY GET DONE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE TO UNANIMOUSLY AGREE.JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT. THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS.
THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. NOW I WILL CIRCULATE THE FLYERS.
AND I'M SORRY I TOOK SO MUCH TIME.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> WITH THAT BEING SAID, CAN I
GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> (LAUGHTER).
THANKS, SHARRY. ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU, THOUGH, ABOUT BEING ON THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR MANY YEARS, I FEEL YOU AS FAR AS WANTING TO GET THE PRINCIPALS IN. ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED IS THESE ARE NOT PARKLAND SCHOOLS. THEY ARE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOLS.
EVERY TIME YOU SAY, OH, I WANT PAPER, I NEED PENCILS.
IT HAS TO GO THROUGH BROWARD COUNTY.
THEN THEY CAN DISSEMINATE THEM HOWEVER THEY PLEASE.
A LOT OF TILES, IT DOESN'T GO TO THE SCHOOLS WE WANT THEM TO.
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THEM.
IT IS KIND OF HARD TO GO DIRECT DIRECTLY TO A SCHOOL.
>> COULD WE WORK WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS CLOSELY?
>> THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER IDEA. GET ONE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS IN HERE. WORK IT THAT WAY.
>> WE COULD PROBABLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> WE HAVE SOME FANTASTIC MEMBERS.
>> WELL, THANK YOU, SCHARY. I FEEL VERY, LIKE YOU ARE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE. I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH TO SAY EXCEPT THAT TO COMMENT ALSO ON THE HALLOWEEN EVENT.
THE TICKETS SOLD OUT. I FEEL LIKE OUR COMMUNITIES ARE REALLY COING TOGETHER. EACH COMMUNITY.
AND I ENJOYED... THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE HAD JUST A TON OF KIDS. USUALLY, I GET MAYBE TEN.
IT WAS JUST SO FUN. I SAT OUT THERE AND JUST LOVED SEEING THEM. I LOVE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS COMING, REALLY COMING TOGETHER LIKE THAT.
AND THEN SO LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR ANNIVERSARY AND THE FLOAT.
I HAVE VOLUNTEERS. THEY WANT TO KNOW A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO, I DO WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT HOW EASY THE VOTE PROGRESS SESS WAS HERE OVER AT THE TRAIL ENDS PARK. THAT IS WHAT IT IS CALLED, RIGHT? I WAS JUST AMAYING.
... AMAZED. WE WERE IN AND OUT.
THE VOLUNTEERS WERE SO FRIENDLY. I JUST LOVE OUR LITTLE COMMUNITY AND HOW THE LIBRARY IS SO FRIENDLY.
THE VOTING PROCESS SO EASY. IT IS JUST... THAT IS REALLY ALL I HAVE TO SAY. HOW PLEASED I AM TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND HOPE I CAN HELP IN WHATEVER WAY.
>> I WENT TO VOTE THIS MORNING. I WAS IN AND OUT IN ONE MINUTE.
IT IS AMAZING. HOW EFFICIENT THEY WERE.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THESE UPDATES.
A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, FROM MY...
THANK YOU. SO FIRST OF ALL, FROM MY REPRESENTATIVE HAT, OTHER SCHOOLS ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF DECIDING HOW TO SPEND THE $100,000 ALLOCATED TO THEIR SCHOOL THROUGH THE SMART BOND PROGRAM.
AND SO THE TWO OPTIONS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE THAT ARE BEING PUT TO A VOTE BY THE COMMUNITY, PARENTS OF THE SCHOOLCHILDREN AT RIVER GLADES CAN VOTE ON THIS. EITHER TO USE THAT MONEY FOR OPTION ONE TO REPLACE THE SAND IN THE PLAYGROUND AND TO UPDATE FURNITURE IN THE MEDIA CENTER. MANY OF US WITH SMALL CHILDREN WISH EVERY DAY FOR THAT SAND TO BE REMOVED FROM THAT PLAYGROUND.
BECAUSE I HAVE SAND ALL OVER MY HOUSE.
HOWEVER, OPTION TWO IS ABOUT SAFETY.
AND THAT IS FOR A SPEAKER SYSTEM FOR HALLWAYS, COURTYARDS, AND OUTSIDE. A CAFETERIA SOUND SYSTEM.
IF THERE NEEDS TO BE AN IMPORTANT AND URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT AND YOU ARE NOT IN THE CLASSROOM AND YOU ARE IN THE CAFETERIA OR YOU ARE OUTSIDE OR IN THE HALLWAY, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR. THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEADLINE FOR THAT VOTE FOR RIVER GLADES FAMILIES IS NOVEMBER 14. ANOTHER DEADLINE, THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING PROGRAM THAT I WANTED TO SHARE THROUGH THE PARKLAND. A TEAM MENTORSHIP AND LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING PROGRAM CALLED THE SOLOMON PROGRAM.
THIS IS FOR 10TH, 11TH, AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS WHO CAN APPLY. IT TAKES PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW MONTHS. EACH TEEN HAS... IS ASSIGNED A MENTOR WHO IS A LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY.
I HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS A MENTOR IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR OF THE PROGRAM. THEY ARE GOING INTO THEIR THIRD YEAR. THEY MEET EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THERE IS A SPEAKER WHO TALKS ON A SPECIFIC TOPIC.
THERE IS THEMES. THEY TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, CHARACTER OR PRINCIPALS OR ETHICS.
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. IT IS A VALUE-BASED PROGRAM.
IT IS REALLY FABULOUS. AFTER THE SPEAKER, AND THERE IS SOME OPPORTUNITY TO DO Q-AND-A, THE YOUTH DIVIDE UP INTO SMALL
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GROUPS WITH THEIR MENTORS. THEY GET A WHOLE HOUR TO DIVE INTO DIFFERENT TOPICS. THEY HAVE READINGS THAT THEY DO TO PREPARE. PROGRAM.I WANTED TO SHARE IT OUT WITH EVERYBODY.
IF YOU KNOW OF A STUDENT INTERESTED IN SUCH A PROGRAM.
YOU DO GET COLLEGE CREDITS. LIKE I SAID, APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 16. THERE IS A LITTLE INTERVIEW PROCESS. YOU WOULD GO TO SOLOMON SOLOMONPROGRAM.ORG. YOU WOULD SELECT PARKLAND.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE MULTIPLE CHAPTERS.
IN DIFFERENT PLACES. OTHERWISE, I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'M A BROKEN RECORD.
I FEEL LIKE IT IS WORTH IT. I LOVE LIVING IN PARKLAND.
PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND ALL THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR CHILDREN.
YET AGAIN, I'LL CONTINUE THANKING ALL THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO, WHETHER IT IS THE LIBRARY, HISTORY, SPORTS AND RECREATION WHO PROVIDE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND POWER ALL THESE EXPERIENCES FOR OUR CHILDREN, MANY OF YOU DO THIS IN YOUR OWN CAPACITY, WE HAVE MULTIPLE TEAMS AND LEAGUES GOING ON RIGHT NOW WHERE THOUSANDS OF KIDS ARE ENGAGING AND HUNDREDS OF VALUE TEERS ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN. I KNOW I HAVE SPOKEN IN THE PAST ABOUT THE GROWING, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY OF SOME SABBATH OBSERVANT RESIDENTS AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE BASKETBALL REC LEAGUE TO HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. THAT SOME OF THOSE KIDS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PLAY BEFORE. THEY ARE EXCITED TO JOIN.
I JUST APPRECIATE THE INCLUSIVENESS AND VALUE OF DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS IT FOR ME.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. FIRST, ON A PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER CUTLER FOR YOUR VOTE LAST MONTH ON WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE IF THE PURCHASE OF THE GOLF COURSE AT HERON BAY WAS VIABLE.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW YOUR VOTE LOWERED THE TENSIONS OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN MY END OF THE CITY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCHST. I KNOW IT WAS NOT EASY FOR YOU BECAUSE JUST BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID, BUT SOMETIMES BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS DIFFICULT. AND YOU, AS THE WAY I SEE IT ANYWAY, YOU WEIGHED AND MESH SHUSHED... MEASURED THE PROS AND THE CONS. YOU REPRESENTED THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. THE MAJORITY OF THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONTROVERSY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WANTED TO SAY THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST.
NOT EASYGOING AFTER SOME OF OUR DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES HERE BECAUSE A LOT HAS BEEN SAID. I TOO WELCOME THE END OF THE CHAPTER WITH THE PENALTY PHASE BECAUSE I KNOW IT WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE FAMILIES TO RELIVE IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IT WILL NEVER ESCAPE THEM.
THEY HAD TO SIT, AND IF YOU HEARD OUR FRIEND TALK ABOUT JUST LISTENING TO THE DETAILS, HE ENDED UP WITH CHEST PAINS.
BUT THE OTHER THING THAT WILL HAPPEN NOW, I DO REMEMBER THAT MIKE SAID THAT THE BUILDING WILL BE DEMOLISHED AFTER EVERYTHING WAS OVER, THE PENALTY PHASE. THERE IS NO APPEALS.
THEY WEREN'T DEMOLISHING IT BECAUSE IT WAS EVIDENCE, AND NOTHING WAS TOUCHED IN THAT BUILDING SINCE THAT HORRIBLE D DAY. SO NOW I GUESS WE CAN START A NEW CHAPTER AS FAR AS THE HIGH SCHOOL GOES.
I DID WANT TO ALSO... TWO THINGS THAT I HAD.
THE HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE THAT SHARRY MENTIONED.
THE HERON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY THAT THEY ARE HAVING AT PARKLAND GOLF AND CLUB, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MENTIONED THAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TICKETS OR TO RSVP. THEY CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH... OR GO ON-LINE AT FORM... FORM.COM BACK SLASH 2 # 29.
I TELL YOU WHAT. INSTEAD OF THAT, SPEAK TO JENNIFER GOLDMAN FREEMAN. OOPS.
AND HER EMAIL IS JE JEN@BGOLDMAN.COM.
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THAT IS THE EASIER WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HER TO.GET TICKETS FOR THAT. >> I HAVE THE FLYER.
IT WILL BE ON-LINE. IT HAS THE INFORMATION.
ALSO, I KNOW THAT WE AS A BOARD, WANTED TO... THANK YOU.
THIS YEAR'S DONATIONS WERE GOING TO BE FOR PERSONAL ITEMS FOR THE HARVEST DRIVE. I DID RECEIVE FROM WEST GLADES, THEY ARE STILL DOING FOOD. AND THEY ARE HAVING A COMMUNITY NIGHT ON NOVEMBER 10. IN THE GYM.
FROM 4:30 TO 6:30. SO I DO HAVE THE LIST OF GROCERY ITEMS THAT THEY ARE STILL COLLECTING.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY ITEMS TO DONATE, THAT WOULD BE NOVEMBER 10. AGAIN, AT WEST GLADES.
FROM 4:30 TO 6:30. ALSO I WOULD LIKE JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT EVEN THOUGH 2022 ELECTION IS OVER, THAT ONCE DECEMBER 31 HITS, IF YOU DID VOTE BY MAIL, YOU HAVE TO RE-REQUEST A VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT.
THEY ARE ONLY GOOD FOR TWO YEARS.
NOT YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION. ONLY IF YOU REQUEST VOTE BY MAIL. YOU CAN DO THAT ON THE PHONE OR ON... ON-LINE AT BROWARDVOTES.ORG.
I DO WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT I AM... I UNCOVERED A BUG IN THE STATE REPORTING STATISTICS WHICH I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
I DIDN'T DO THAT WELL IN STATISTICS AT HUNTER COLLEGE.
BUT ANYWAY, IT TURNS OUT THAT IF YOU DO RECEIVE A VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT AND YOU TAKE THAT UNMARKED BALLOT TO A POLLING PLACE BECAUSE YOU WOULD RATHER VOTE EARLY AND YOU TURN IN THE BALLOT, YOU ARE MARKED AS VOTING EARLY, BUT YOU ARE ALSO BEING COUNTED AS NEVER RETURNING YOUR VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT.
SO THEY WERE REPORTING AND ALL THE COUNTIES REPORT TO THE ST STATE. EVEN OUR COUNTY WAS REPORTING DAILY HOW MANY OUTSTANDING VOTE BY MAIL BALLOTS THERE WERE, BUT IT WAS NOT ACCURATE. BECAUSE I'LL SAY IT AGAIN IN CASE YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW WHAT I WAS SAYING.
IF YOU RECEIVED A VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT, YOU STILL HAVE THE OPTION TO VOTE IN PERSON. AND MANY PEOPLE DO THAT.
THEY TAKE THEIR BALLOT AND THEY GO TO VOTE IN PERSON.
IT IS NOT MARKED. IT IS NOT COUNTED AS A VOTE.
THEY ARE JUST RETURNING IT AND GIVING IT BACK.
BUT THEY ARE BEING CREDITED AS VOTING EARLY, BUT IF YOU GO ON-LINE TO YOUR OWN VOTER STATISTICS, IT SAYS THAT THE BALLOT WAS MAILED TO YOU, BUT IT NEVER GOES INTO RETURNED.
THAT IS SOMETHING GOING FORWARD THAT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR. SO THOSE ARE JUST THE LITTLE TIDBITS ON ELECTION 101. I THOUGHT I WOULD BRING THAT TO THE TABLE SO THAT THIS IS ALL... AND I HAVE... ON THE OTHER BOARDS, I HAVE MENTIONED THIS. AND MAYBE THE LIBRARY COULD ALSO HELP WITH THIS. IS THERE A NEW RESIDENT PACKET WHEN PEOPLE MOVE INTO THE CITY? DOES ANYBODY KNOW?
>> I'LL LET JACKIE ANSWER. I JUST HAD THIS CONVERSATION THIS WEEK WITH MICHELLE. YOU SURE?
>> THEY ARE WORKING ON SOMETHING CURRENTLY.
A ONE-PAGE SHEET, LIKE A Q-AND-A WITH ALL KINDS OF FACTS THAT WE CAN USE AT THE FARMER'S MARKETS AND ALSO THAT CAN BE PART OF A
FUTURE WELCOME PACKET. >> THE CITY OVERALL DOES HAVE A WELCOME PACKET, THOUGH, FOR NEW RESIDENTS.
AND THERE IS AN AREA ON THE WEBSITE, TOO.
>> BUT THEY HAVE NEVER INCLUDED REREGISTRATION OR INFORMATION ON HOW TO... EVEN MOTOR VEHICLE. WE GET PEOPLE FROM OUT OF STATE ON HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND REGISTERING TO VOTE. THAT IS NONPARTISAN.
AND BECAUSE NOW THAT WE ARE COMING UP WITH THE VOTE BY MAIL RE-REGISTRATION, I WAS THINKING EVEN IF AT THE FARMER'S MARKET, JUST TO HAVE IT THERE, THE FORMS ARE FROM THE SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS. THERE IS NO PARTY INFLUENCE IN
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THIS. IT IS NONPARTISAN.EVEN THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER GOING FORWARD.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT, LAURIE.
GUYS, A COUPLE OF THINGS. TWO THINGS.
FIRST, LET ME COMMEND THE CITY ON THE... THE CITY COMMISSIONERS AND THE STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF BUSINESSES IN PARKLAND.
AND ALSO, TOO, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER CUTLER, I SEE YOU AT EVERY PARKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING.
GOOD JOB. JACKIE, I SEE YOU, TOO.
GOOD JOB. THIS IS GOOD BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT SHOWS THAT OUR CITY OUR STAFF MEMBERS HERE ARE TRULY SUPPORTIVE OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
I LIKE THAT. AS A MEMBER OF THE PARKLAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, I LIKE... YOU KNOW, WHEN I SEE THE COMMISSIONERS, BECAUSE IT TELLS ME THAT YOU GUYS ARE SUPPORTING PRIVATE ENTERPRISE. YOU ARE SUPPORTING US.
WE ARE DOING WELL. ONE ANNOUNCEMENT.
COMING UP ON DECEMBER, DECEMBER 8.
A THIRD WOMAN'S EMPOWERMENT LUNCHEON.
I HAVE GONE TO TWO SO FAR. AND THIS IS MY THIRD.
THIS WILL BE HELD AT... THIS IS ON THE AUSPICES OF THE PARKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HELD AT THE PARKLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB. FOR MEMBERS, IT IS $20.
AND FOR FUTURE MEMBERS, IT IS $25.
WE HAVE TWO FANTASTIC SPEAKERS. AT THIS EVENT.
ERICA AND JOANNA WILL SPEAK AT THIS EVENT.
WE ARE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE. IT IS A GREAT EVENT.
THEY ALWAYS MAKE FUN OF MAYOR CUTLER AND MYSELF.
"MEN ARE WELCOME. LET ME SEE HOW MANY MEN ARE HERE." SO GUYS, COME OUT AND SUPPORT THIS WONDERFUL EVENT. THANK YOU.
>> I CAN'T BELIEVE I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AFTER EVERYBODY. VERY QUICKLY, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYONE HERE THAT DOESN'T KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH A BOUNDARY PROCESS WITH MSD.
I AM PART OF A SMALL COMMITTEE OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESIDENTS, THAT HAVE BEEN MEETING WEEKLY. WE HAVE PUT FORTH AND SUBMITTED A COUPLE OF MAPS, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, IF YOU CAN GO ON-LINE TO THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD BOUNDARY PROCESS, AND COMMENT ON THE MAPS BECAUSE THERE ARE, I BELIEVE, FIVE MAPS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE SECTIONS, NEIGHBORHOODS OF PARKLAND BEING PROPOSED TO BE MOVED OUT OF STONEMAN.
THE NEXT MEETING IS IN JANUARY WHEN THE SCHOOL BOARD NOW WILL START LOOKING AT THE MAPS AND CHOOSING ONE, TWO TO PRESENT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL VOTE IN FEBRUARY AND THEN AGAIN IN MARCH.
IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. AS MANY POSITIVE COMMENTS WE CAN GET. SUPPORTING THE MAPS THAT, THAT... YOU KNOW, KEEP PARKLAND ALL TOGETHER.
IT WOULD BE SAD IF WE HAD A SMALL GROUP OF STUDENTS THAT DIDN'T GET TO TO TO SCHOOL WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. YOU HAVE UPDATED US.
[7. Approval of the Agenda]
>> OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? A SECOND?
NEXT WE WILL GO ON TO NEW BUSINESS.
[9. Old Business]
I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY NEW BUSINESS.WE WILL GO ON TO OLD BUSINESS. AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INCLUSION EVENT AT THE FARM'S MARKET.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT. THE COLLECTION OF TOILETRYING FOR THE HARVEST DRIVE AND PARKLAND DAYS HISTORICAL FLOAT.
JACKIE, ALL YOURS. >> THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. FOR THE RECORD, JACKIE WEHMEYER, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.
COMING UP VERY QUICKLY NOW, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS SO FAR AWAY WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS.
THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INCLUSION EVENT AT THE FARMER'S MARKET. STILL TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO BE VENDORS THERE. SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO PASS THE WORD AROUND. IT IS VERY EASY TO GET REGISTRATION INFORMATION ON- ON-LINE, BUT AT THE EVENT, THE
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CITY WILL HAVE A TENT THERE FOR THE CAB.IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE, YOU MAY BE THERE.
AND REPRESENT. I KNOW THAT LAST TIME WAS MENTIONED AND YOU CAN TELL ME IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND. BILL, LAURIE, RUPERT, JEFF, AND SHARRY I HAD MENTIONED AS BEING INTERESTED IN ATTENDING.
WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO IS CONSIDER SOME SHIFTS.
IT IS OPEN FROM 9:00 TO 1:00. UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEND THE WHOLE DAY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WORKING IN SHIFTS. AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU WANTED THERE AT THE TABLE, ONE SUGGESTION MIGHT BE A FLYER FOR THE NEXT FARMER'S MARKET WH WHICH WHICH S GOING TO BE THE COLLECTION OF TOILETRIES FOR HARVEST DRIVE.
THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.
AS PEOPLE ARE COMING AROUND AND THEY VISIT THE CAB TENT.
TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME TO THE NEXT MARKET WITH SOME TOILETRIES
>> THOUGHTS AS TO SHIFTS? >> DO WE HAVE ANY GIVE-AWAYS OR SOMETHING? SHOULD WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING? AS FAR AS JUST TO GIVE OUT AT
THE BOOTH? >> WE DON'T HAVE ANY GIVE-AWAYS.
THAT WE HAVE SITTING AROUND. AS A MATTER OF FACT, LATELY, WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GIVE AWAY OUR GIVE-AWAYS.
WE HAVE A NEW BRANDING INITIATIVE.
AND WE WILL BE PRODUCING NEW THINGS TO GIVE AWAY WITH THE NEW BRANDING ON IT. AND THAT IS COMING UP VERY SOON.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE ARE KIND OF IN SHORT SUPPLY OF THOSE THINGS.
THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT GIVES OUT THE BAGS TO EVERYBODY AS THEY ARE COMING IN. UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS, WE DON'T HAVE A PARTICULAR SUPPLY OF GIVE-AWAYS.
>> FOR THE FLYER, WILL THE CITY MAKE A FLYER? IF NOT, I VOLUNTEER TO MAKE A FLYER.
I HAVE MADE SO MANY FLYERS. >> RUPERT HAS ALREADY VOLUNTEERED TO DO THE FLYER. THAT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO BRING UP IN THE NEXT SEGMENT ABOUT THE FLYER.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? IN TERMS OF THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INCLUSION COMPONENT, COULD YOU JUST REMIND US, ARE THERE GOING TO BE ANY SPECIFIC... OTHER THAN VENDORS, ARE THERE GOING TO BE PERFORMANCES OR ANY SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES? IS THERE A BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR ANY OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS? TO TAKE PLACE THAT DAY?
>> WE DON'T NORMALLY HAVE ANYTHING BESIDES THE VENDORS AT THE FARMER'S MARKET. IT IS A MARKET.
HOWEVER, I KNOW PARKS AND RECREATION WAS TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT FOR THIS EVENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE PUT TOGETHER SPECIFICALLY.
THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES JUST THE VENDORS.
I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND IN
ADDITION. >> AND JUST SORT OF THINKING ABOUT IT, WHETHER... I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S ENTAILED.
MAYBE YOU COULD SHARE. IF THERE IS NO SPECIAL BUDGET
FOR PERFORMANCES, IS THERE? >> NO.
>> IF FOLKS DID WANT TO PERFORM SOME SORT OF A CULTURAL PIECE OR CULTURAL-ORIENTED BAND OR MINORITY REPRESENTING BAND OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT?
>> THAT WAS MY... HOW COULD WE MAYBE SHOWCASE THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT THIS? WHO DO WE CONNECT THEM WITH?
>> THAT WOULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
TO CONTACT PARKS AND RECREATION. NICK WILLIAMS IS THE EVENTS COORDINATOR. AND HIS NUMBER IS 954-757-4107.
AND ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT CAN BE INCLUDED AT ANY OF THE FARMER'S MARKETS, THAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT PERSON TO TALK TO.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME. >> AND THEN JUST A THOUGHT FOR MY COLLEAGUES HERE. IN TERMS OF OUR TENT.
MAYBE THERE COULD BE SOME YO YOUTH-ORIENTED... I DON'T KNOW.
MATERIALS OR ACTIVITIES OR SOME SORT OF DIVERSITY OR FRIENDSHIP CHALLENGE OR SOMETHING. THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE PUT ON A FLYER. I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETHING TO JUST ENCOURAGE THAT FRIENDSHIP AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS. ESPECIALLY IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ARE FINDING OURSELVES IN.
I WANTED TO SUBMIT THAT TO EVERYBODY FOR THEIR THOUGHTS.
>> WE ARE FINALLY GOING TO HAVE A BOOTH WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
WE ARE GOING TOS TO ALL BE TH THERE.
MOST OF US ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
WE HAVE TWO REALLY BIG PROJECTS COMING UP.
WE HAVE THAT, THE HARVEST DRIVE FOR THE TOILETRIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE CAN LET PEOPLE KNOW COME BACK ON THIS DAY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE BOXES SET UP. YOU DROP IT OFF.
WE WILL HANDLE EVERYTHING. THE OTHER THING IS THE PARKLAND DAYS EVENT THAT WE HAVE COMING UP.
WITH THE HISTORICAL FLOATS AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. TO EDUCATE PEOPLE THAT THAT'S COMING. AND MAYBE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET SOME SPONSORS AND THINGS LIKES THAT.
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MAYBE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT SPONSORING THE EVENT AND BEING PART OF THE EVENT.JUST AGAIN, ONE THING, LIKE I SAID, ABOUT THAT PHONE NUMBER, IS EDUCATING THE PEOPLE HERE OF WHAT'S COMING.
PEOPLE WILL BE REALLY EXCITED THAT THAT'S COMING IN MARCH.
IT WILL BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REACH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT DAY. SO MAYBE WE CAN INCORPORATE BOTH OF THOSE THINGS INTO OUR EVENT THAT DAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN GET KENDRA MORE
VOLUNTEERS. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY.
I'M NOT ON THE LIST. I WOULD LOVE TO BE ON THE LIST.
AND HAVE A SIGN-UP THERE FOR VOLUNTEERS.
I DO HAVE SOME ALREADY WHO ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL, IF YOU COULD PUT ME ON THE LIST TO DO
WHEN YOU START TALKING TO PEOPLE AND LETTING THEM KNOW THIS ISN'T JUST THE CAB'S FLOAT, THIS IS THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WORKING WITH THE CAB AND THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A FLOAT ABOUT PARKLAND'S HISTORY, I THINK PEOPLE WILL BE VERY EXCITED
ABOUT PARTICIPATING. >> WELL, I WONDER COULD WE HAVE A POSTER OR SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ANNIVERSARY? DO YOU HAVENY LIKE THAT? THAT WOULD BE REALLY FUN TO
HAVE. >> WE HAVE A LOT ON THE WEBSITE.
I WAS GOING TO PULL UP THE WEBSITE WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM. YOU CAN PULL WHATEVER YOU LIKE FROM THE WEBSITE OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CREATE SOMETHING YOURSELF SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE CAB AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FLOAT. YOU COULD DO THAT.
. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. FOR OUR COMMITTEE TO DO.
>> WE ALSO HAVE A NICE PARKLAND YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OF KIDS THAT COULD POSSIBLY PUT TOGETHER A NICE POSTER FOR EACH ONE OF THESE THINGS. OR SOMETHING.
GIVE THEM A PROJECT TO DO. >> I MIGHT BE ABLE TO CONNECT
>> COULD THEY JOIN US UNDER THE TENT?
I DON'T SEE WHY THEY COULDN'T. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
TO HAVE THE YOUTH OUT THERE. >> WE COULD ASK.
I KNOW THAT THEY ARE A BUSY GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE CERTAINLY INVITED THEM TO BE AT WHATEVER FARMER'S MARKET THEY WOULD LIKE TO. I BELIEVE IF YOU ASK THEM TO BE THERE ON BEHALF OF THE CAB, THEY WOULD BE THERE IF THEY CAN MAKE
>> DO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SHIFTS?
I'LL TAKE THE MORNING SHIFT. >> THE WEATHER GETS HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. YOU ARE SMART.
>> I LIKE TO GET THERE VERY EARLY.
>> OKAY. WHAT HOURS WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO
PUT YOU DOWN THERE? >> FROM 8:00 TO 11:00?
DOES THAT WORK? >> WHAT TIME DOES IT START?
>> IT OPENS AT 9:00. >> GET THERE EARLY.
>> THEY, OF COURSE, START SETTING UP EARLIER.
>> I CAN HELP HER IN THE MORNING AS WELL.
>> OKAY. >> JACKIE, WHAT SHOULD THE SHIFTS BE? 8:00 TO 11:00?
11:00 TO 1:00? >> AS LONG AS YOU COVER THE TENT. I THINK THAT WILL BE FINE.
>> I WILL DO THE WHOLE DAY. >> YEAH.
I'LL HANG OUT WITH JEFF. HE GETS BORED QUICKLY.
(LAUGHTER). >> WE DON'T HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE
>> AND THE TENT WILL HAVE A TABLE WITH TWO CHAIRS.
IF THERE IS GOING TO BE MORE OF YOU, YOU MIGHT WANT TO BRING A COUPLE OF EXTRA FOLDABLE CHAIRS. WHATEVER YOU WILL BE MOST
ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT, WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY
WHAT IF... YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THESE PINS.
AT THE SCHOOL. WHAT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO THESE? DO WE GIVE THEM OUT?
>> WHAT DOES IT HAVE ON IT? >> CELEBRATE DIVERSITY.
>> SURE. LIKE YOU SAID, IF WE COULD TAKE A PEEK AT IT AND YOU KNOW, APPROVAL.
YOU WANTED TO AND THAT THAT OUT? I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH THAT.
>> CAN I JUST CIRCLE BACK TO, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE... WHETHER THE PINS OR WE HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE ARE GIVING AWAY AS INCENTIVE, MAYBE THERE IS A LITTLE CHALLENGE FOR KIDS OR TEENS WHO COME TO OUR BOOTH AND SAY, YOU SAY HELLO TO THREE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVEN'T MET BEFORE.
YOU KNOW? YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW ABOUT SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVEN'T MET BEFORE.
AND MAYBE THERE IS, LIKE, A LITTLE SHEET.
THEY MARK IT DOWN. THEY CAN COME BACK OR SOMETHING.
I'M TRYING TO THINK ABOUT IF THERE IS A FUN WAY TO SORT OF GET KIDS INVOLVED AND IN THE MISSION AND THE VISION OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. WITH GETTING TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE DIFFERENT THAN YOU.
>> COMES BACK DOWN TO BUDGET. >> WELL, I REALLY LIKE THAT IDEA. EVEN IF IT IS A PIECE OF CANDY OR SOMETHING. YOU KNOW? THAT THEY COME BACK FOR. OR THE PIN.
THAT THEY GET. >> THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.
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>> I LOVE THAT IDEA. >> RUPERT, I'M IN WITH YOU.
WITH THE PIN THING. >> YOU CAN FIND THEM.
>> LIKE AN ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY. >> YEAH.
I CAN PUT A SHEET TOGETHER. IS THE CITY ABLE TO PHOTO-COPY?
>> PROBABLY TO A CERTAIN POINT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEE WHAT AMOUNT WE CAN GET. WE CAN GET DONE.
EVEN IF IF IT WAS A SMALLER SHE, WE CAN MAKE THE MOST OUT OF IT.
>> THAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER. EVEN AN INDEX CARD WHERE THEY COULD WRITE THREE NAMES DOWN. AS NEW PEOPLE.
EVEN IF YOU GIVE THEM AN INDEX CARD.
>> NOT LIKE YOU ARE GOING TO CHECK IT REALLY.
ALL RIGHT. >> THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PRO PROJECT. SO RUPERT WILL HAVE A FLYER FOR US. SO THAT IS THE NEXT FARMER'S MARKET. DECEMBER 4.
AND AGAIN, THE CITY WILL HAVE A TENT, TABLE AND CHAIRS THERE.
AND WE ARE ACTUALLY, BILL HAD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT PERHAPS DONATING SOME BOXES. ONCE PEOPLE START COMING IN WITH THINGS, IT WILL BE EASIER TO PUT THEM IN A BOX AND THEN WHEN THE HARVEST DRIVE TEAM COMES BY AT THE END OF THE EVENT, TO PICK THINGS UP, THEY CAN LOAD THE BOXES UP.
THEY WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LOOSE ITEMS AND EVERYTHING.
SO WITH THE FLYER, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADVERTISE THAT. YOU KNOW, I CAN SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ON THE CITY SIDE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME OTHER AVENUES OF HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, SEND THAT OUT AND MARKET THE EVENT. SO ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT?
>> SOCIAL MEDIA? THERE IS A FLYER.
(INAUDIBLE). >> THAT WILL BE THE ONE THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. WHERE WE'VE GOT... WE WILL HAVE
>> ONE IN THE NOVEMBER MARKET, THAT WILL BE ADVERTISED.
>> YUP. WE WILL HAVE IT THERE.
YUP. >> GET IT TO YOU BY TOMORROW.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. >> NO PRESSURE.
>> I KNOW... (LAUGHTER) HE GAVE HIMSELF THE DEADLINE.
>> BY TOMORROW. >> DENISE, WERE YOU ABLE TO
CONTACT THE MARRIOTT? >> I SPOKE TO MARK CHERRY.
THEY NO LONGER USE INDIVIDUAL SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONERS.
THEY HAVE THE DISPENSERS NOW. YEAH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONTACTING THEM.
SO AT THE LAST MEETING, PEOPLE WHO SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK AT DEVENT, I HAD BILL, CARA, SHARRY, DENISE, LAURIE AND KENDRA. THAT IS DECEMBER 4.
>> DIVERSITY. >> THIS ONE IS THE HARVEST DRIVE. COLLECTION.
SO SAME THING. WE WILL PROBABLY NEED SOME SHIFTS. 9:00 TO 1:00 AGAIN.
OKAY. >> WE WILL TAKE DOWN THE TENT
(LAUGHTER). >> WE WILL BE BUFF BY THEN.
>> I'LL BE THERE IN THE MORNING AGAIN.
>> OKAY. >> THE LATE END OF IT.
THANK YOU. >> THE PARKLAND DAYS HISTORICAL
A REMINDER, IT IS MARCH 11 WHICH SOUNDS LIKE IT IS A LONG WAYS AWAY, BUT IT IS NOT. LET ME PULL UP THE WEBSITE HERE.
I KNOW LAST TIME I HAD SAID WE WERE FINALIZING A WEBSITE.
HERE IT IS. YOU CAN ACCESS IT AT CITY OF PARKLAND.ORG. FORWARD SLASH PARKLAND DAY.
THIS HAS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT PARKLAND DAY, AND THEY CONTINUE TO ADD MORE AND MORE INFORMATION TO IT. IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE HISTORY.
AND ALSO TELLS YOU ABOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT WILL BE GOING ON THAT DAY. THERE IS AN AREA FOR PEOPLE TO CLICK TO GET THE PACKET FOR SPONSORSHIPS.
DOWN HERE, IS THE APPLICATION FOR THE PARADE.
WHEN YOU CLICK IN THERE, IT GIVES YOU ALL OF THE DETAILS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE LIMITATIONS ARE.
WHAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO, WHAT YOU CAN'T DO.
WHAT YOU NEED TO PROVIDE WITH THE APPLICATION.
SO WE'VE GOT OUR LEADS FOR THE FLOAT BASE FUNDING DESIGN AND
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VOLUNTEERS. IF YOU HAVE SOME UPDATES YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.>> SHARRY AND I MET FOR THE... ON THE DESIGN.
AND WE CAME UP WITH ONE DESIGN. WE RAN IT BY JEFF.
AND HE FEELS THAT WE CAN... IT IS ATTAINABLE AND DOABLE.
I HAVE ANXIETY OVER IT. I'M NOT HANDY.
(LAUGHTER) I CAN'T... I'M LOUING SLEEP OVER THIS.
LAST NIGHT I CAME UP WITH A SIMPLELER VERSION.
I KICKED IT BACK OLD-SCHOOL. WITH CRAYONS.
I GREW THE TWO. ... I DREW THE TWO.
MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN DECIDE. I HAVE ONE WHICH WOULD BE TREES, AND AND THEN ON EACH ONE, I TOOK RIGHT FROM THE HISTORICAL WEBSITE. JUST FUN FACTS.
OF PARKLAND. THAT WOULD BE ON EACH TREE.
AND THEN THE CITY OF PARKLAND ESTABLISHED 1963, THE SIGN.
THE OTHER ONE WAS THE FLOAT THAT WOULD BE MORE LIKE A HAYRIDE BECAUSE IT WAS ALL FARMERS. IT WAS YOUNG FAMILY FARMERS WITH A POPULATION OF 22. TOTAL OF NINE HOMES.
AND THE MINIMUM LAND SIZE WAS 2.2 ACRES.
SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE CUTE TO HAVE THE FLOAT HAVE A FENCE AND THEN HAY AND CHILDREN DRESS LIKE FARMERS.
HOLDING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. AND A PITCH FORK OR JUST LOOK LIKE THEY ARE FARMERS. AND HAVE THAT BE THE FLOAT.
I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE SIMPLE, AND I CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE T THAT. THE TREE PART WHICH KENDRA, YOU WOULD COME IN TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIGURE THIS ONE OUT.
SO THAT IS THE TWO DESIGNS THAT WE HAVE.
AND JEFF IS VERY CERTAIN THAT IT IS DOABLE.
ISN'T THAT CORRECT, JEFF? (LAUGHTER) I DO WANT TO SAY, JEFF, I BELIEVE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WOULD HAVE TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION FOR THE FLOAT. RIGHT?
YEAH. >> JEFF, WHICH ONE DO YOU PREFER? JUST CURIOUS.
>> I LIKE THE SECOND ONE. >> COME ON UP.
>> WE WANT YOU HEARD. >> OKAY.
JEFF SCHWARZ, PARKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
I LIKE THE SECOND ONE. IT IS EASY.
IT IS SIMPLE. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND UPON IT.
I THINK WE CAN GET THE CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYBE A PICTURE, A HAND-PAINTED PICTURE OR A PICTURE OF A BIG TRACK OR THE IN THE MIDDLE.
YOU KNOW, WE WILL HAVE KIDS AND HAY ON BOTH SIDES, SHOWING BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. VERY SIMPLE.
YEAH. NO REASON FOR NERVES ON THAT
ONE. >> AS FAR AS THE PICTURES ARE CONCERNED, IF WE GET SOME PEOPLE THAT CAN DONATE THEIR SERVICES, IF YOU GET PICTURES THAT YOU THINK WOULD LOOK REALLY GOOD, WE CAN GO TO, LIKE, ONE OF THESE PLACES OR SOMETHING.
WE CAN MAKE IT... YOU KNOW, A NICE SIZE FOR THE FLOAT.
>> YOU KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING, ONE PICTURE OF A TRACK OR THE DEAD CENTER. KIDS IN HAY ON BOTH SIDES.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE ROAD SIGN.
A BIG TRACK OR THE IN THE MIDDLE.
TO SHOW IT IS FARMLAND. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> YEAH. EVEN SOME, EVEN SOME...
JUST THE SIGN AND THE GREEN. SOME OTHER ROADS THAT ARE IMPORTANT ROADS. .
>> MULTIPLE ROADS FOR SURE. EVEN ADD SOME DIVERSITY WITHIN
>> YOU KNOW, THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL.
GOING TO BE THE TWO SIDES. RIGHT? WE WILL HAVE HAY AND A LITTLE FENCE.
AND KIDS ON BOTH SIDES. DRESSED IN COSTUMES.
AND THEN THE TRACTOR DOWN THE CENTER.
WITH A COUPLE OF ROAD SIGNS. >> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.
THEN YOU HAVE THE KIDS WAVING. THAT IS WHAT A FLOAT IS ALLN'T.
>> IT IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS. YEAH.
>> EXACTLY. WE ARE TRYING TO TEACH THE KIDS
ABOUT THE HISTORY OF PARKLAND. >> EXACTLY.
GET THEM IN COSTUMES. WE COME UP WITH COSTUMES.
>> YEAH. MY DAUGHTER'S FRIENDS WERE ALL ON IT TONIGHT. THEY ARE EXIELTED.
>> IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM. >> WE SHOULD JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH NUMBER TWO. WHY DON'T WE JUST START WORKING ON A PLAN FOR NUMBER TWO. THAT SOUNDS LIKE, IF EVERYBODY AGREES, THAT, SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT CHOICE WITH THE KIDS.
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SHE HAD A GREAT IDEA. JUST PUTTING REAL TREES.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT... BUCKETS OF TREES.
>> A COUPLE OF TREES. >> PROBABLY EASIER.
>> THE KIDS HOLDING THE BASKETS WITH THE FRUIT.
>> THE ONLY QUESTIONS... AND I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE APPLICATION PROCESS YET. THE ONLY QUESTION IS SAF SAFETY-WISE, LEGALITIES, OF HAVING CHILDREN ONBOARD A MOVING VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC ROAD. THESE ARE THINGS THE CITY HAS
>> OKAY. >> IT IS ON THE SHEET.
IT IS ALLOWED. >> I HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO IT.
I HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO IT YET. >> OTHERWISE, THEY ARE GOING TO
>> I WANTED TO GO BY THE BUDGET. THEY SAID THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY DID HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE FLOAT.
>> GREAT. >> IT IS PRETTY MINIMAL.
>> I'M SORRY. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN.
I WOULD HAVE COME WITH A REPORT. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOES HAVE $4,000-PLUS IN THEBACK. WE ARE HAPPY TO USE SOME OF THAT, OF COURSE FOR THIS EVENT. OF COURSE.
SO YEAH. WE DEFINITELY HAVE SOME MONEY SET ASIDE FOR IT. ABSOLUTELY.
>> DO YOU GUYS... DOES THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAVE A BOOTH AT THESE MARKETS? NOT YET?
>> YOU KNOW, I HOLD MY TONGUE WHEN YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR EXCITEMENT OF DOING A BOOTH AT THE FARMER'S MARKET.
I HAVE DONE BOOTHS AT THE FARM'S MARKET FOR YEARS.
JUST TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT.
PEOPLE ARE THERE TO SHOP, BUY FOOD, HAVE A GOOD TIME AND NOT A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH SOCIETIES AND BEING PART AND PARCEL OF THE COMMUNITY. I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
WE DID IT FOR YEARS. PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.
ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TIME. UPA BIG ANTIQUE COLLECTOR.
I WOULD BRING ANTIQUE ARTIFACTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS AND SETS UP A TABLE FOR PEOPLE TO COME.
IN YOU WOULD GET ONE OR TWO OR THREE FAMILIES THAT WERE SO EXCITED. THE REST OF THE PEOPLE WALK BY LIKE YOU ARE STONE-DEAD. YOU ARE NOT EVEN THERE.
(LAUGHTER) I WOULD MAKE SURE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COLD DRINKS. MAKE SURE YOU WORK IN SHIFTS.
BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO NEED A BREAK.
I PROMISE YOU. IT IS MORE THAN DIFFICULT STANDING THERE TRYING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE.
ANGELICA, YOUR IDEA OF HAVING KIDS GO OUT AND COME BACK.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU, DARLING. I WISH YOU THE BEST.
THOSE OF US THAT HAVE STOOD AT THE FARMER'S MARKET AND TRIED TO DO THIS IN THE PAST, NOT AN EASY THING TO DO.
>> I HAVE DONE ALMOST EVERY FARYM'S MARKET.
FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. IT IS A PRETTY HOPPING TENT.
WE DO GIVE AWAY DOG BONES TO ALL THE DOGS THAT COME BY.
IT IS LIKE... AST IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DOG SHOW.
THERE IS STRATEGIES. DEGIVE STICKERS TO THE CHILDREN.
THERE ARE SOME WAYS. >> SO MAYBE WE COULD HAVE A FLYER TO ENCOURAGE MEMBERSHIP IN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THAT WAS ONE OF OUR BIG CONNECTIONS WAS TO HELP THEM CREATE MORE MEMBERS. AND YOUNGER MEMBERS.
>> YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE ONE FARMER'S MARKET WHERE YOU COMBINE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN WITH THE CAB TENT OR WITH THE LIBRARY TENT, WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO DO THAT. YOU KNOW, DOING IT ON A FULL-TIME BASIS EVERY TWO WEEKS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
IN OUR SOCIETY, THERE IS ONLY FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE, AT MOST.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. >> THESE ARE JUST FOR THESE TWO FARMER'S MARKETS ON 20 AND DECEMBER 4.
SO MAYBE SINCE IT IS JUST FOR THESE TWO FARMERS' MARKETS, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT... YOU KNOW,...
>> THANK YOU. JEFF, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WILL YOU ALSO HAVE A TENT OR A TABLE FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT PARKLAND DAYS? WITH ARTIFACTS AND THINGS?
>> WE HAVE COORDINATED THAT FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MINI LITTLE BOOK FAIR AND SOME OTHER THINGS, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN MAYBE BE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
IT IS... IT SEEMS LIKE A SIMILAR PURPOSE.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE DEAF SIDED ON DESIGN, THEN. ... WE HAVE DECIDED ON DESIGN,
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THEN. >> EVERYBODY AGREE WITH THE
AND IF WE COULD JUST GET TOGETHER SO YOU COULD GIVE ME THE IDEA OF WHO WE NEED FOR HOW MANY THINGS FOR THE SIGNS, FOR THE TREES, FOR THE HAY, FOR THE FENCES.
AND WHAT YOU... THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
THANKS. >> CAN I CHIME IN ONE MORE TIME? I WANT TO REALLY ACKNOWLEDGE DENISE.
SHE HAS SUCH A LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
SHE STEPPED UP AND HAS COORDINATED.
HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGINGS AND GONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO SURVEY THE COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE ALL OF HER WORK.
>> I THINK WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SOME PEOPLE, SOME LOCAL NEIGHBORS THAT WERE ORIGINAL. .
>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THAT WILL BE, LIKE, IN THE GOLF CARTS OR WHATEVER BEHIND. THEY WILL BE JOINING OUR FLOAT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DISCUSS ON THE BASE, FUNDING,
ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT? >> NO.
WELL, NOW THAT WE HAVE, LIKE, A PLAN, WE CAN WORK ON THE BASE.
THAT WAS THE BIGGEST THING. HOW CAN YOU FIGURE OUT THE BASE WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW... EXACTLY. NOW WE KNOW WE NEED SOMETHING THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE A BUNCH OF KIDS, TREES.
IT IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY LONG BASE.
YEAH. >> AND SPEAKING OF SPONSORS, I KNOW THAT THE CITY, AS I SHOWED YOU HERE, WE HAVE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. BUT THE ONE BIG SPONSORSHIP THAT IS AVAILABLE, THAT IS THE MARQUIS LEVEL, THAT IS STILL OPEN. THERE IS ONLY ONE THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE. IF ANYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT WANTS THE ONE AND ONLY MARQUIS SPONSORSHIP LEVEL FOR PARKLAND DAYS, IT IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR PROBABLY A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
ANYTHING ELSE? FOR THE FLOAT? THAT IS A VERY GOOD START THAT WE HAVE.
GREAT. NEXT WE HAVE THE COMMENTS FROM
THE STAFF. >> I HAVE PROBABLY COMMENTED ENOUGH. BUT THANK YOU.
WELL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD JANUARY 10, 2023.
I CAN'T BELIEVE 2022 IS ALMOST GONE.
IT IS CRAZY. WITH THAT BEING SAID, CAN I GET
A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> SO MOVED.
>> OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING
>> ANYBODY OPPOSED? I DIDN'T THINK SO.
OKAY. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.