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EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND AT 7:00 P.M.. PLEASE RISE FOR THE
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THE MOTION IS APPROVED. WE HAV A MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR, BRIERS. AND A SECOND BY THE COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. ALL IN[Additional Item]
FAVOR? IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. BEFORE WE MOVED THE COMMENTS FO THE PUBLIC AND COMMISSION, WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST HERE TODAY THE COUNTY MAYOR, LEMAR FISHER HE WANTS TO SAY HELLO TOEVERYONE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M HONORED TO BE IN PARKLAND TONIGHT. IT'S EXCITING TO SEE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU. AND FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THIS COUNTY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A FEW MINUTE TO LET YOU KNOW, MICHAEL DESIR IS TO VISIT ALL 31 MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES , TO LET YOU KNOW WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU. MAY BE THE COUNTIE DID NOT SHELL, BUT I WANT YOU T KNOW THOSE DAYS ARE OVER. I WAS PRIVILEGED TO SIT IN YOUR SEAT AS COMMISSIONER AND MAYOR OF - FOR 17 YEARS. WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO BECOME A COMMISSIONER, A GOAL IS TO MAK SURE THE CONNECTIVITY WAS THERE YOU'RE PROBABLY TIRED OF HEARIN ABOUT THE PLAN FROM THE COMMISSIONERS THERE. IT IS A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION. AND COMMUNICATION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MAXIMIZE THE SPENDING O THESE DOLLARS TO CREATE FEDERA FUNDING. STATE FUNDING AND I WILL FUNDING TO MAKE YOUR PROJECTS AND EXPERIENCES BETTER THIS MAY HELP US BE MORE LIBERAL THAN THOSE DOLLARS TO MAKE SMALLER CITIES AND COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO MAXIMIZE THE VALUE THERE. LET U COMMUNICATE. MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN. WE ARE REALLY ONE COMMUNITY. THERE'S NO REAL LINES BETWEEN CORAL SPRINGS AN PARKLAND. BUT WERE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THERE AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE THE COUNTY BIGGER AND BETTER THAN WHAT IT IS TODAY. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YO SERVE. THE OLD TIMES, BUT IT' SO REWARDING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE HERE IN PARKLAND. I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM YOUR FORMER MAYOR. THE PAST MAYOR AN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, MICHAE -- HE'S A TRUE PARTNER WITH ME HERE. WE WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER, SOME AIR, THANK YOU.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING HERE TODAY. SO, THANK YOU.
>> ANY QUESTIONS OR QUICK PICTURE? THANK YOU.
>> THAT'S WHAT POLITICIANS DO. WE CAN'T LET YOU LEAVE WITHOUT
HAVING A PICTURE. >> WILL -- .
>> QUICK TO STAY ON TOPIC OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, OUR PROJECT WAS UNDERFUNDED. WITH
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THE HELP OF THE TAX DOLLARS AND AT THE TIME, THE MAYOR OF THAT COUNTY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET TH ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THE PROJECT STAYS ON TRACK IT'S A GREAT PARTNER WITH OUR[5. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items]
CITY AND WE APPRECIATE THIS VER MUCH. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL GO TO COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. AND YOU HAVE THREEMINUTES. >> OKAY, MY NAME IS AMANDA --.
MY ADDRESS IS 5875 NORTHWEST, 75TH WAY. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SAY HOW DISHEARTENING IT WAS T LISTEN TO ELECTED OFFICIALS CORAL SPRINGS AT THE SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING ON TUESDAY.
THREATS TO TERMINATE CONTRACTS AND FUNDING FOR SHOW SERVICES LIKE SRO AND FIRE , IT'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IN MY OPINION, WHICH IS SAFETY. I DON'T WANT TO REHASH ANYTHING SAID. I WANT T THINK EVERYBODY ON THIS DATE, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR SHOWING RESPECT. NOT ONLY THE MEMBERS OF PARKLAND, BUT THE NEIGHBORING RESIDENCE AT CORAL SPRINGS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD EVENING. COMMISSIONERS? MAYOR WALKER, VICE MAYOR BREYER. FEW THINGS WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. FIRST OF ALL, I'M BE A CHILLY PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY OF --, HERE IN PARKLAND. I'M PROUD THAT MY COMMUNITY GOT TOGETHER AND MAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL H AWAY FLOAT, AND MY OPINION, THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. I HAVE NOT SEE MANY OTHERS. I BELIEVE YOU WER THE ONLY ONES REPRESENTED AS A COMMUNITY IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF PARKLAND. ALL OF THEM WERE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN GE INVOLVED. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN. I WANT TO THINK THE HOMEOWNERS, CARLA AND GIOVANNI THE LIST, BE YOUNG AND SHIMMY, NUBIA, --.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATIO IN THE BEAUTIFUL, PARKLAND DAY, CUT AFLOAT. THE HOMEOWNER DID NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING FRO AMAZON TO THEIR FLOAT. THEY ME IN GARAGES AND USED MAGIC MARKERS AND PAINS. THEY MADE THEM THEMSELVES. I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY COMMUNITY. I WANT TO SHARE SOME PICTURES OF THE FOOT MAKING FROM THE GARAGE. OKAY! I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR, THE VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSION FOR THE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE CITY. I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF. I PUT IN A LOT OF WORK FOR MY VOLUNTEER WORK FOR THE CITY. THIS PIECE OF PAPER MEAN MORE TO ME THAN YOU CAN REALLY COMPREHEND. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL GESTURE AND IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED. NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT.
>> I SERVE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE PARKLAND LIBRARY. FRIENDS OF THE BOARD DONATED TWO CASES OF BOOK'S.
THE BOOKS WERE DONATED THROUGH PARKLAND DONATIONS. THEY WERE DONATED TO CEDE AN ENTIRE LIBRARY THAT NEVER EXISTED BEFORE. IN GAMBIA, AFRICA. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CHILDREN I
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THE COMMUNITY . IT'S A VERY REMOTE VILLAGE WITH NO PAVED ROADS, THEY NEVER HAD A LIBRARY THE CITY OF PARKLAND COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR FRIENDS AND BOOK FAIR BOOKS, WE DONATED TO FILL THEIR ENTIRE LIBRARY. IT WAS AMAZING TO KNOW, AND I WANTED T SHARE THIS WITH YOU. HERE ARE THE PICTURES OF THE KIDS IN THEIR LIBRARY. MAY I ADD WHEN WE THINK?>> YOU MAY ADD ONE MORE THING.
>> REALLY QUICK. THIS IS AN OL ANNOUNCEMENT. YOU HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THINK YOU EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. AND I ALSO ASK, PLEASE HELP OUR COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO THE FRONT AND BAC ENTRANCE SIGNS. BEEN ASKING FO ABOUT A YEAR, AND THE PROJECT I STILL NOT COMPLETE. MY GRANDMOTHER SAID HE CAN ONLY MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION ONCE.
WHEN A REALTOR PULLS UP TO OUR ENTRANCE TO MAKE A SALE WITH THE POTENTIAL HOME BUYER, OR A GUEST COMES TO VISIT, THE FIRST IMPRESSION OF HOURS FRONT ENTRANCE IS EMBARRASSING. IT HAS AN EFFECT ON OUR PROPERTY VALUES. I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR HELP FOR A YEAR NOW. THE SIGNS ARE NOT REHABILITATED AND HAVE NO METALWORK . IT'S EMBARRASSING, AND HOME OWNERS OUR DISCUSSION -- ARE DISGUSTE WITH THE H AWAY. BUT WE HAVE NO SAY. THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE CITY , THE DEVELOPER, THE H OA . THIS IS GOING ON FO ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS. IT'S REALLY NOT FAIR. IT KEEPS GETTING KICKED DOWN THE ROAD.
WHATEVER SUPPORT CAN HELP US WITH, IT'S GOTTEN FRUSTRATING T LOOK AT. IT'S BEEN A YEAR. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. SAME
OLD TEAM, AND THERE IT IS. >> ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK
ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? >> COME ON UP. TWO GOOD
EVENING. MY NAME IS --. >> I WISH I COULD TELL YOU I HAVE A SPEECH OR TOPIC. BUT I AM BAFFLED , ASHAMED AND EMBARRASSED, AND INSULTED. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF LISTENING TO ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORING MEETINGS TWO WEEKS AGO. ALL STARTED WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED EVERYBODY THIS PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO ASSIST STUDENTS TO HAVE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT TO GROW AND THRIVE AND LEARN. IT'S GOTTEN T THE POINT WHERE IT HAS BECOME AN INSULT AND EMBARRASSING TO SEE HOW ADULTS ARE FORGETTING THAT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS IS FOR CHILDREN. I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING. LISTENING TO THIS, FEEL EMBARRASSED FOR MY CHILD TO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT -- GOING TO ANOTHER SCHOOL THAT I NOT DOUGLAS IS A TERRIBLE THING AND IT'S NOT. THE CITY OF CORA SPRINGS KEEPS TALKING ABOUT KICKING THE STUDENTS ABOUT HOW TERRIBLE WE ARE, HOW THEY STOP SERVICES TO ASSIST OUR STUDENTS I AM ASKING YOU, LISTEN TO TH WAY THEY ARE SPEAKING. IT IS NO APPROPRIATE. OUR CHILDREN ARE LISTENING TO THAT. I'M LISTENING TO THAT. IF YOU CAN HEAR FROM MY VOICE, I'M REALLY UPSET. NHS THANK YOU, I THANK YOU, I THANK YOU FOR BEING HO YOU ARE. IT'S NOT EASY FOR ANYONE. CHANGE IS NOT EASY FOR ANYBODY. REZONING HAS TO TAKE PLACE. IF NOT NOW, IT'LL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN . THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS AND BEING. BE THE SECOND HEARING. WE KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH THIS. I DON'T FEEL THE
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CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS IS DOING THE SAME THING. LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION , IT IS EMBARRASSING TO ME THAT ADULTS SPEAK THAT WAY. AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE A SPEECH OR ANYTHING TO SAY. I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING. THINK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING. I THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING IN A WAY THAT CHILDRE LISTENING TO YOU CAN WHEN THEY GROW UP TO BE IN YOUR SEATS.THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? YES? GO.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR WALKER. VICE MAYOR BREYER.
COMMISSIONERS. I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF UPDATE ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTATIVE --. WHO SERVES THE REPRESENTATIVES OF DISTRICT 95 AND PARKLAND. AND --, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TESTING. THEY MADE IT THROUGH THEIR LAST COMMITTEE STOPS. THEY ARE READY TO HEAD TO THE HOUSE CHAMBER TO BE VOTED ON BY OTHER MEMBERS. THIS WILL HELP FLORIDIANS KEEP THEIR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. AND THIS BILL WOULD LEGALIZE FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS TO SAVE LIVES.
SHE HAS SPONSORED, ONLY HAS ON WORD COMMITTEE STOP LEFT. THI WILL UNDERSCORE ETHICAL LAWS THAT OTHERS MUST FOLLOW AND WILL REQUIRE AN ANNUAL FOR OUR ETHICS TRAINING . THIS WILL PROVIDE TRANSPARENCIES TO THE REPRESENTATIVES WE SERVE. HE IS ALSO FILED THE APPROPRIATION REQUEST FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET. ALL OF THESE ITEMS HAV FUNDING IN THE CURRENT SUGGESTED BUDGET. THIS WILL GO THROUGH CONFERENCE PROCEDURE T MATCH UP THE APPROPRIATION SILO IN THE BUDGET. HE ADVOCATES TO HAVE THESE ITEMS IN THE FINAL BUDGET. WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP AND PROVIDE SUPPORT WHENEVER NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THIS UPDATE. PLEASE REACH OUT TO TH OFFICE WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBOD ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON NON-AGEND
ITEMS? >> JOSH --, 5894, NORTHWEST 63RD HILL WAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU COMMISSION FOR OUR NON- -- FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO COME OUT ON APRIL 12TH AND ATTEND THE NEXT MEETING AT 5:30 AT TERRA BELLA. I WANT TO REALLY THINK YOU GUY FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. IT MEANS A LOT TO US RESIDENTS TO HAVE HER SUPPORT. AND CHEST, THANK YOU.
>> ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? I SEE,
JEN? >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TIME AND FOR BEING HERE.
>> NAME AND RECORD. >> MY NAME IS JEN --. I'M A RESIDENT HERE AT PARKLAND. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND SPEAKING AND ATTENDING AT ALL MEETINGS REGARDING THE MSD BOUNDARY CHANGE. YOU GUYS REPRESENTED US WELL, WITH RESPECT FOR ALL PARKLAND AND CORAL SPRING RESIDENCE. I WAS REALLY DISHEARTENED. I PERSONALLY FEL THREATENED BY WATCHING THE CORAL SPRINGS MEETING LAST NIGHT, OR THE NIGHT BEFORE. I WANT TO QUOTES, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT WRONG. COMMISSIONER -- SAID, " WE DON' WANT TO HURT KIDS. BUT WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO PARKLAND.
THEY WERE NOT THINKING OF US WHEN THEY DID THAT THING BEHIND OUR BACKS. WHEN I TALK ABOUT TRANSACTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, HOW CAN WE MOVE AWAY FROM THESE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT THINK ABOUT US." SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT FIRE AND PARAMEDIC SERVICES TO THE CITY. I WANT TO SHARE A STORY. MY MOM, WHO IS 86, LIVED IN A RURAL TOWN IN SOUTHERN INDIANA, CALLED
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STEWART'S VILLA. IN FIRST GRADE HER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAUGHT O FIRE. HER AND ALL THE CHILDREN ESCAPED. BUT THEY STOOD THERE AND WATCHED THEIR SCHOOL BURNED TO THE GROUND. BECAUSE THERE WAS A FEUD WITH THE NEIGHBORING CITY BILL. NOBODY STANDS FOR HELP. THEY COULD NOT SEND FIL YOUR SERVICES BECAUSE THEY WERE IN A FEUD. I'M PROUD OF HOW WE REPRESENTED OURSELVES. I'M PROUD HOW ALL OF YOU AS ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE REPRESENTED US.I ENCOURAGE EVERY CITIZEN IN CORAL SPRINGS AND PARKLAND'S GO OUT TO THE APRIL 12TH PUBLIC HEARING. WE ARE ALL STANDING UP FOR SAFETY FOR OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS. OVERCROWDED SCHOOLS PROVIDE MANY PROBLEMS. THE BIGGEST ONE IS SAFETY. WE WANT GREATER SAFETY. IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING TO HAVE A NEIGHBORING CITY BEGINS RESPONSIVENESS WITH THREATS.
AND IT'S ALSO REALLY UNPROFESSIONAL. I THANK YOU FO YOUR TIME AND ONLY DONE FOR US. THANK YOU.
>> ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS?
>> MY NAME IS JACQUELINE --. I LIVE IN PARKLAND. I WAS IN THA SITUATION AND PARKLAND ON FEBRUARY 14TH. I WILL -- I WORKED IN STILLMAN DOUGLAS IN THE CAFETERIA. I'M IN THERE WITH THE KIDS. I SEE THERE IS SECURITY ISSUE. THERE ARE TOO MANY KIDS. MY MANAGERS, THERE ARE KIDS THEY CAN'T EVEN EAT LUNCH. THEY LEAVE. I KNOW, BECAUSE I SOLD PIZZA. I WORKED EIGHT YEARS. THEY WOULD LEAVE. MY MANAGER SAID, WHY ARE THEY NOT SELLING PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA? THEY LEAVE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO EAT, AND THERE ARE TOO MANY KIDS. I'VE WALKED THE HALLWAYS AND STAIRWAYS. WE'VE HAD MEETINGS. WHEN THEY LEAVE, IT'S CROWDED. I'VE GOTTEN BUMPED INTO. I GO UP THE STAIRS, THERE ARE TOO MANY KIDS. I MOST FELL DOWN THE STAIRS. I'VE SEEN IT WITH MY OWN EYES, THERE IS A SECURITY ISSUE . IF IT'S ANOTHER SECURITY ISSUE, THINK ABOUT THE DISABILITY KIDS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO WORKED WITH THE DISABLED KIDS. SHE SAID THEY COULDN'T EVEN GET THEM OUT WHEN THE SHOOTING HAPPENED. WE HAD TALKS AND MEETINGS AFTER THE SHOOTING. WE DISCUSSED SECURIT ISSUES. HOW DARE THEY, THE CORA SPRINGS WANT TO TAKE AWAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR OUR SECURITY? THAT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE AND IT'S DISGUSTING. JUST HOW LOW CAN PEOPLE GO? TO RISK PEOPLE SECURITY? THAT IS DISGUSTING ! HOW THEY PLAY THI FOR THEIR BENEFIT! THE NUMBER ONE THING A SECURITY! THERE'S NO SECURITY, HOW CAN THESE KIDS LEARN? HE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED I APPRECIATE THAT. FOR THE DEFENSE OF PARKLAND. BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WIS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS?
>> KEVIN HIGGINS, 6092, NORTHWEST TERRANCE. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONERS AND MAYORS FOR THIS MEETING. AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO HAVE A PUBLIC DISCOURSE. I WAS PROUD RESIDENT OF CORAL SPRING FOR 30 YEARS. I, ALONG WITH OTHERS, WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TH COMMENTS AND BEHAVIOR OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THIS WEEK.
COMMENTS WERE MADE THAT COULD BE CALLED INCENDIARY AND RECKLESS. I'M NOT HERE TO HOLD OTHER CITIES OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE, ELITIST TO THEIR OWN RESIDENCE. THERE ARE POINT TO BRING TO THIS COMMISSION, AN TRUTHS THAT SHOULD BE KNOWN BY ALL PART IN RESIDENCE. I'M ONL REFERENCING COMMENTS MADE BY ELECTED LEADERSHIP AND NOT THE PUBLIC, WHO I BELIEVE HAS A RIGHT TO THEIR OWN MEETINGS. THE REZONING PROCESS FOR MSD
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WAS CALLED UNFAIR AND BIASED. PARKLAND LEADERSHIP WAS ACCUSE OF BEING UNETHICAL. IT'S AMAZING I MUST SAY THIS. NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. YET, DELICIOU ACTIONS WAS ADJUSTED BUT WOULD DETRIMENTAL IMPACT STUDENTS RESIDENCE IN BOTH COMMUNITIES.IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HEARD, TO HEAR THEM. I DON'T WANT TO RISK ANYTHING BEING LOST IN TRANSLATION. I WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE A DIREC QUOTE. I'M GOING TO LEAVE NAMES ON IT. " THE FIRST IEM TO REVISIT, AND A WAY TO HOLD PARKLAND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS IS THE NO PARKING AT NORTH SPRINGS. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE REVISIT AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF PARKLAND. REVIEW AGREEMENTS WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. I KNOW THEY USE PLENTY OF OUR FIELDS FOR GAMES, ET CETERA. WHAT WAY CAN WE SCALE BACK ON THAT? ALSO, IF YOU MENTIONED SROS, IS THERE ANY LEGAL ACTIONS? WE CAN TAKE TO GET THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS? AND THEN REVISIT THE CONTRACT? UNBELIEVABLY, THEY PROPOSED TAKING SEVERAL ACTIONS AGAINST STUDENTS. INCLUDING OVER 1000 OF THEIR OWN RESIDENT ATTENDING MSD. INCLUDING TAKING WITH HER PARKING, ACCESS TO FIELDS THAT THEY PAY THEIR TAXES FOR. AND MORE PORTLY, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS THAT PROTECT THEM. AS THE CORAL SPRINGS RESIDENT, I ASK ABOUT THIS. AS A PARKLAND RESIDENT. I KNOW I SPEAK FOR OTHERS IN THIS ROOM AND NOT IN THIS ROOM. THESE INSULTS AND THREATS WILL NOT AFFECT OUR RESULTS. WE WILL NOT BE BULLIE BY THE MIGHTY CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS. WE ARE SMALLER CITY, BUT WE HAVE MORALS. WE WILL CONTINUE, AND WE WILL ALWAYS FIGHT FOR WHAT WE THINK IS RIGHT. AND NOW, MY POINT FOR AL OF YOU. IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR ALL OF YOU AS YOU HAVE SUPPORTED OUR COMMUNITIES. I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMISSIONERS AND MAYOR FOR STANDING RESOLUTE IN YOUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY , AND THE WELL-BEING OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE OVER 1000 CORAL SPRING STUDENTS WHO ALSO ATTEND MSD. STUDENTS THAT CONTINUE TO REMAI THERE ON THE PROPOSAL PAGE -1. IT'S IMPORTANT GIVEN THAT CORA SPRINGS LEADERSHIP HAS AN APPARENT LACK OF INTEREST HERE.
THANK YOU FOR CONDUCTING YOURSELVES WITH POISE AND CORN IN THE FACE OF BASELESS ACCUSATIONS. WE STAND WITH YOU, SUPPORT YOU, AND WE ARE PROUD OF ALL THE JOBS YOU ARE DOING.
ENCOURAGED GUS TO MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD ON APRIL 12TH, 5:30. THANK YOU ALL, AGAIN, FOR SHOWING US WITH LEADERSHIP, REAL LEADERSHIP, LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU.
>> ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK O THIS?
>> NICHOLAS -- --. EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH SAID, RIGHT ON THE SKI AND NOTES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME ON COMMISSION BOARD, LOOKING OUT FOR PARKLAND HOMEOWNERS. COMMISSIONERS, REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PIECE YO DID THE OTHER NIGHT. IT WAS FANTASTIC AND ON POINT. COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN, MAYOR WALKER, THANK YOU FOR BEING POLITE, CALM, ELOQUENT. NOT SPITEFUL, NOT NEFARIOUS WAS IN THE I HOPE YOU CONTINUE THIS PROCESS. I APPLAUD ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT LUNCH AND PARKSIDE DRIVES. DON'T FORGET THAT.
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>> OF COURSE. MINUS GOING TO BE RATHER SHORT. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING LEADERS WE EXPECTED YOU ALL TO HAVE THEM BE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR. I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR SKILLS, BU NOW I DO, AND NOW I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THEM. SO, I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW YOU CONDUCTED SUPPORTED THE CITY OF PARKLAND.
I SETTLED MY FELLOW RESIDENTS HERE. SURPRISED AT WHAT I HEAR FROM THE CORAL SPRINGS QUOTE. THEY KNOW, EVEN THE MAYOR STATED. THEY WANT PARKLAND T SPEND THEIR HARD DOLLARS. THEY
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MAY HAVE TO BALANCE THIS MUCH OUT. I FEEL WE ARE IN THE RIGH PLACE. I THANK YOU FOR STARTIN A PROCESS , PERHAPS AGAINST ALL ODDS, YOU NEVER IMAGINED WHER IT WOULD BE. LET'S CARRY THIS FORWARD AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBOD ELSE? SEEING AS THERE'S NOBODY LET'S GO TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. AS I DO , ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO FIRST. I DO HAVE SOME PREPARED STATEMENTS. I'LL STICK TO THESE AS BEST AS I CAN N.L. EMOTIONS ARE HIGH. AND SOMETIMES, WE LET EMOTIONS GET THE BETTER OF US. ONE OF THE THINGS I VALUE , AT LEAST, FRO OUR COMMISSION, IS WE DO NOT TEND TO DO THAT. WE TEND TO STAY FOCUSED, STICK TO THE FAT. AND TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN TO NOT LET HYSTERIA LEAD US T A PLACE WE SHOULD NOT BE GOING.
AS WE NEARED THE SECOND HEARIN OF THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD FO THE MATURE STILLMAN -- DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL. WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH. I WANT TO PROVIDE REASSURANCE AND PERSPECTIVE TO OUR RESIDENCE. LONG BEFORE I SAT HERE IN THE MAYOR'S SEAT, BEFORE I WAS ON --, THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN ENGAGED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DO THAT. TWO PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENTS HAVE BEEN AND UPDATES. WE HAD SUPERVISOR ELECTIONS, STATE REPRESENTATIVE --. WE INVITE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO COME TO OUR CHAMBERS TO GIVE US AN RESIDENCE UPDATES FREQUENTLY.
THE CURRENT ISSUE BEFORE THE SCHOOL BOARD IS THE SECOND AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING, REGARDIN THE MSD BOUNDARY, FOR THE 2023, 2024 SCHOOL YEAR. IN TH FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, THE H -1 BOUNDARY PAST, 6-2. 6-2. AN IMPORTANT NUMBER TO REMEMBER.
THE SECOND HEARING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12TH. AT GP TERRIBLE HIGH SCHOOL AT 5:30. JP TERRA BELLA HIGH SCHOOL. HO COULD NONE OF US BE ENGAGED IN THIS PROCESS? EACH COMMISSION SHOULD ADVOCATE FOR RESIDENTS. THAT'S WHAT BOTH COMMISSIONS ARE DOING. WE MAY DO IT DIFFERENTLY, BUT WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR THE RESIDENCE. IN THE MEETING OF THE CORAL SPRINGS COMMISSION, ON TUESDAY, A COMMENT WAS MADE. IT LED TO AN ONLINE ARTICLE, THAT CORAL SPRINGS SHOULD CONSIDER NOT PROVIDING FIRE RESCUE SERVICES TO PARKLAND. WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS TO PROVIDE FIRE RESCUE SERVICES. IT'S CALLED THE CORA SPRINGS MINUS PARKLAND, THE CORAL SPRINGS AND PARKLAND FIR SERVICES. THE SERVICES ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED AND AR IN NO DANGER, WHATSOEVER, ANY INTERRUPTION, TO AT LEAST FEBRUARY, 2026. THIS IS A FACT SUPPORTED BY THE CONTRACT. THI PROCESS WILL AFFECT STUDENTS.
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I DON'T WANT ANY LEVEL OF EMOTION ANY COMMENTS BY INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS TO MISLEAD ANY OF OUR RESIDENTS.OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE. AND WILL NOT CHANGE WITHOUT A DECISION BEING MADE ON THIS DAY , TO CHANGE THOSE SERVICES. I HAVE MET WITH --. THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION OF THOSE SERVICES T CHANGE. WE NEED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE. AND SAFE. THAT, UNTIL AT LEAST SEPTEMBER OF 202 , THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE. RES ASSURED. THE AMAZING SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDED BY THE AMAZIN MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT , WILL REMAIN INTACT THIS CONTRACT IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TO BOTH CITIES.
SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW BENEFICIAL IT IS T ALL OF US. SO, AGAIN, TENSIONS GET HIGH. PEOPLE MAY SAY THING THAT THEY DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND. SOMETHING I PRIDE MYSELF ON, AND SOMETHING I WIL NEVER DO, IS MAKE AN UNEDUCATE COMMENT OR DECISION. I HAVE PUT EVERY, YOU KNOW? PEOPLE SAY, IT CAN BE THE MAYOR OF PARKLAND, COMMISSIONER, IT'S A PART-TIME JOB. EXACTLY. I'M OKAY WITH THAT. I'M AFFORDED LUXURIES IN MY CURRENT POSITIO WHERE I CAN TAKE AN AFTERNOON OFF IF NEEDED. GO IN LATE IN THE MORNING, OR WHAT HAPPY.
THIS IS WHO I AM. I AM THE MAYOR OF PARKLAND. AND I STUDY I GO THROUGH EVERYTHING. I DON'T JUST WORRY ABOUT PARKLAND WHEN MAKING DECISIONS. SOMETIMES WE MAKE DECISIONS HER INTERNALLY THAT COULD AFFECT OUTSIDE, AND GO IN EFFECT PARKLAND. YOU CAN'T JUST GO IN YOUR BUBBLE. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE PARKLAND BUBBLE. YOU HAVE T ALWAYS LOOK OUTSIDE. THERE AR RIPPLING EFFECTS THAT COULD HURT THIS AND HOPE THAT.
THAT'S WHAT I DO ALL THE TIME. I DON'T JUST SIT BACK AND SUPPORT WHATEVER PROPOSAL WITHOUT THINKING WHY I'M SUPPORTING THAT. THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN SUPPORTED BY TWO PREVIOUS SUPERINTENDENTS. THIS IS GOING BACK MANY, MANY YEARS.
UNFORTUNATELY, FOR US, AND CORAL SPRINGS -- LET'S NOT FORGET. IF H -1 PAST, I DON' KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER. MANY CORAL SPRINGS RESIDENTS STILL TEND MSD. THEY STILL ATTEND MSD. PARKLAND IS NOT LOOKING T RID ITSELF OF CORAL SPRINGS.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS. WE NEED EAC OTHER. WE WANT EACH OTHER.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE WIT ONE ANOTHER. WE SHOULD NOT BE HEADING DOWN THIS PATH. THIS DECISION IS GOOD FOR BOTH CITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT EVERYBODY CAN SEE . I TRY TO PUT MYSELF, WHEN I MAKE ARGUMENTS AND ADVOCATE.
BECAUSE I DON'T BUY IT. THIS ISN'T HIGH SCHOOL. I'M NOT FIGHTING, AND ADVOCATING. IF I WANT TO TAKE YOU OUT BACK BEHIN THE HIGH SCHOOL TO FIGHT? YOU KNOW? THAT'S NOT WHAT I DO ANYMORE. I'M A GROWN UP. I MATURED FROM. I'M NOW A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENCE. I USE MY WITS AND TALK TO PEOPLE AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS. THAT IS HOW PROGRESS IS MADE. PROGRESS IS NOT MADE BY YELLING AND LOOKING FOR SOUND BITES. THAT' NOT WHAT PROGRESS IS, THAT'S NO HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE, AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I THINK. I WANT TO GO BACK, REALLY QUICKLY I WANT TO REITERATE HOW WE GO WHERE WE ARE. AGAIN, PARKLAND HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH THE SPARSE , THROUGH THE PROCESS FO
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YEARS. ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING HAS NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. ANYBODY BLINDSIDED IS NOT O CFO PAYING ATTENTION. ANYBODY WHO THINKS WE ARE GOING BEHIND PEOPLE'S BACK HAS NOT BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. THIS HAS BEE A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THERE WAS AN EAGLE EYE ARTICLE. THAT THE STUDENTS OF MSD HAVE WRITTEN. MY GRAMMAR IS NOT THE BEST, AS TODD IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH. I' NOT A WRITER. I AM A MAYOR.I'M NOT AN ELOQUENT SPEAKER , IT'S WHATEVER. THE EGO I WROTE A FANTASTIC ARTICLE. I THINK I WAS SIX OR SEVEN PAGES. IT'S WRITTEN BY STUDENTS. I SAID AT THE MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT.
THEY WERE BEGGING FOR HELP. WE ALREADY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM.
THEY WERE BEGGING FOR HELP. GUESS LISTENS? WE DO. WE LISTEN, THAT'S WHAT WE DO. NOT ONLY DO WE LISTEN, BUT WE LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS. WE ASK THE SCHOOL BOARD TO COME AND GIVE SOME SOLUTIONS. GIVE US SOME OPTIONS. THEY GAVE US TWO OPTIONS. ONE WAS ADDRESS VERIFICATION. THE SECOND WAS W BOUNDARY -- WE DON'T WANT TO DO THE RE-BOUNDARY IF WE DON'T HAVE TO. LET'S TRY THIS VERIFICATION, MAYBE IT'LL HELP MAYBE IT'LL BE ALL GOOD. THEY CAME BACK AND SAID, THE ADDRES VERIFICATION IS NOT GOING TO WORK. WE NEED TO DO THE RE-BOUNDARY. WE KNOW IT'S GOIN TO BE A PROBLEM. WE UNDERSTAND THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT. I THINK I WROTE ABOUT THIS IN ON OF MY ARTICLES. I WENT TO A WORKSHOP WITH CORAL SPRINGS. A REASON -- WE WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY B PUT ON THAT PROPERTY. WE CAN'T AFFORD FOUR OR FIVE RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THAT'S A NONSTARTER. WHO KNOWS WHAT ELS WOULD'VE GONE THERE. I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE CORAL SPRINGS COMMISSION. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE WITH THE SCHOOLS BUT AGAIN, SOMETIMES, PEOPLE HEAR YOU. SOMETIMES, PEOPLE DON'T. I CAN ONLY TALK. I CANNOT MAKE YOU HERE. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ME, BUT YOU MIGHT NOT LISTEN. THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN YOU SPEAK TO PEOPLE. THIS IS ALL YOU CAN DO SOMETIMES. THE SCHOOL BOARD HA BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THI ENTIRE PROCESS. THEY'VE BEEN SENDING OUT EMAILS. ANYBODY WH SAID THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON, DON'T FEEL LIKE READING. GO ON THE WEBSITE. ANYBODY CAN GO ON AN READ THE ENTIRE PROCESS. YOU CAN READ ALL THE QUESTIONS AND SEE ALL THE ANSWERS. EVERYBODY WAS INVOLVED. WAS IT 14 PLANS SUBMITTED, SOMETHING LIKE THAT 14 PLANS SUBMITTED, AND EVERYBODY WAS INVITED. ANYBODY COULD, OF RESIDENTS OF THE CITY, ANYBODY COULD SUBMIT PLANS. THE SCHOOL BOARD LOOKS AT THE PLANTS. LO AND BEHOLD.
THE SAME PLANS SUPPORTED YEARS AGO WITH THE SAME PLANS BEING PROPOSED AND SUPPORTED ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS NOTHING NEW. I THE PLAN GETS PUT OFF ONE MORE YEAR, THE SAME PLAN COMES UP NEXT YEAR. IF IT GETS PUT OFF TWO YEARS, THE SAME PLAN GETS BROUGHT UP IN. THIS PLAN UNFORTUNATELY MAKE SENSE. I GET IT, IT AFFECTS FAMILIES AND I' SORRY FOR THAT. BUT NOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH TH SCHOOL BOARD TO MAKE EVERY SCHOOL IN OUR SURROUNDING AREA A RATED SCHOOLS. THIS BOUNDAR PROCESS IS NOT OVER WHEN IT'S DONE. IT IS FAR FROM OVER. TH
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SCHOOL BOARD MUST RECALIBRATE THE ENTIRE COUNTY. THIS IS GOING TO COME UP AGAIN. WE WIL BE IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. IT DOESN'T MEAN PARKLAND SAFE FOREVER. IT BEHOOVES US TO WOR WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS TO MAKE UP FOR SCHOOL IN THE SURROUNDIN AREA AND A RATED SCHOOL. WHEN THE REDISTRICTING COMES UP AGAIN, BECAUSE IT WELL, THE ONE BE ABLE TO SAY, I DON'T CAR WHAT SCHOOL I GO TO, THEY ARE ALL A RATED. IT DOESN'T MATTER. THAT IS WHAT I SAID, TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THAT'S WHAT I'M PREPARED TO DO, REGARDLESS OF HOW UNTREATED AN HOW PEOPLE TALK TO ME, AND SAY THINGS TO ME AND TELL ME I'M UNDERHANDED. I PREPARED TO HEL ANY NEIGHBORING CITY AND SCHOO BOARD BE SUCCESSFUL IN MAKING SCHOOL SAY READ IT. THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. IT'S ABOUT THE CHILDREN. AND THAT IS WHA HAS GOTTEN ME A LITTLE BIT UPSET. I'LL END WITH APRIL 12, JP TERRA BELLA, 5:30. I'M GOING TO REITERATE FIRE SERVICES. TENSIONS CAN GET HIG PEOPLE SAY THINGS THEY DON'T D THEIR HOMEWORK ABOUT. THE CONTRACT IS MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH CITIES. THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT IS CALLED CORAL SPRINGS/PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS NOT THE CORAL SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENTS.IT'S THE CORAL SPRINGS/PARKLAN FIRE DEPARTMENT. REST ASSURED YOUR SERVICES ARE SAFE. THE COMMENTS WERE DISAPPOINTING, T SAY THE LEAST. WE BELIEVE THE COMMENTS AT THAT. I'VE BEEN ASSURED. THERE HAVE BEEN ZERO DISCUSSION I'VE SPOKEN TO MAN PEOPLE. THERE HAVE BEEN ZERO DISCUSSIONS. THIS WAS AN UNFORTUNATE COMMENT. REST ASSURED THAT YOUR SERVICES ARE FINE. WE WILL GET EVERYTHING W DESERVE. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CORAL SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT WANT TO GIVE US THOSE SERVICES.
THEY ARE ONE OF THE BEST FIRE SERVICES IN THE COUNTRY. THEY DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION AS IT SHOULD BE. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO
COMMISSIONER CUTLER . >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.
HE SAID EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY IN REGARDS TO THAT. I WANT TO ADD, IN REGARDS TO THE SCHOOL BOUNDARY ISSUE. I WANT TO THANK OUR RESIDENTS FOR COMING UP AND SAYING KIND WORD THEY SAID TODAY. I WANT TO BOUNCE THE SAME WORDS BACK TO YOU. I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
YOU'VE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK AND COME TO EVERY MEETING PREPARED TO SPEAK. AND NOT DOING IT BY SCREAMING AND HOLLERING AND VENTING EMOTIONS. BUT BRINGING FAT AND TALKING ABOUT CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY REALLY ARE. YOU'VE SHOWN RESPECT AND CORN. DONE WHAT RESIDENCE IN THE CITY HAVE DONE FOR THE LAS 60 YEARS. YOU'VE STOOD UP FOR YOURSELVES AND SHOWN, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE A TINY CITY, WE HAVE GUMPTION TO FIGHT FOR OURSELVES AND WHAT WE THINK IS RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND ALL YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT HE WILL DO IN THE FUTURE.
WE ARE ABOVE COMMENTS AND RHETORIC. WE ARE ABOVE THE LO ROAD. WE WILL STAND ON THE HIG ROAD ALWAYS, THAT'S WHO WE ARE AND PARKLAND. I WILL SAY THIS ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I ECHO SENTIMENTS OF THE MAYOR. THERE ARE 45 INDIVIDUALS THAT WORK FOR PARKLAND. CORAL SPRINGS WOULD BE SHOOTING THEMSELVES AND MEN AND WOMEN I THAT PROGRAM IN THE FOOT IF THEY JUMPED TO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE COMMENT WAS NOT WEL
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THOUGHT OUT. I'M GOING TO LEAV IT AT THAT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OTHER STUFF. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY OVER THE WEEKEND TO ATTEND THE EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE PARK.SEEING 1000 KIDS RUN AT THE SAM TIME, TRYING TO GET ACHES, TRYING TO GET EGGS , IT WAS TH FUNNIEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
I WISH I HAD A DRONE IMAGE OF THAT. IT MAY HAVE GONE VIRAL, FOR SURE. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE HAMBURGER COOKOFF AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER . THE BURGER BASH. THE COMMISSIONERS HAMBURGER IS OUTSTANDING. I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYBODY . THE RELAY FOR LIFE WAS HELD AT MSD. WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES GATHERING TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT AND SUPPORT THOSE THA HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED BY CANCER.
WANT TO COMMEND THEM FOR ALL O THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
AND ASK OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE, FIGHTING TO CURE CANCER. LET'S SEE. THIS WEEKEND, ON SATURDAY, THE CIT RECOGNIZES AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE DATE, WITH THE FENCE AT THE AMPHITHEATER . WE CELEBRATE OUR BIDET. ARBOR DAY. THEY WILL DISCUSS PLANS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR ANYBOD WHO HAS ANY OF THOSE THINGS. I WANT TO THANK THE FRIENDS OF TH LIBRARY FOR THE GAMBIA PROJECT.
I THINK IT'S OUTSTANDING THAT OUR COMMUNITY DONATES BOOKS TO THE LIBRARY SO THE FRANCE -- THE PRINCE -- THE FRIENDS CAN PAY FOR THE PROGRAMMING IN THE LIBRARY TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY.
MANY BOOKS DON'T GET SOLD. OVER THE YEARS, WE DONATED THE TO PRISONS AND HOSPITALS. AND NOW, THIS PROJECT IN GAMBIA IS AMAZING. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THINKING THIS IN DOING THAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW , THE RSP FOR CONCEPTUAL DESIGN WAS APPROVED THIS WEEK. THAT IS I THE WORKS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND PICKED THIS COMMISSION. ON APRIL 10TH, TH COMMISSION GOES INTO STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE YEAR. THERE ARE MANY THINGS WE HAVE TO DISCUSS, MANY PROJECTS. AND IMPROVEMENTS. IMPROVEMENTS TO RANCH ROADS AND PINETREE ROADS ALL OF THIS IS ON THE TABLE FO DISCUSSION. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. I WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY PASSOVER AND EASTER. FOR THOSE CELEBRATING RAMADAN , WHICH BEGAN ON MARCH 22ND AND LAST TO THE 21ST , MAY YOU ALL BE BLESSED WITH GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> COMMISSIONER ISRAEL? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS MAKES ME PROUD PARKLAND RESIDENT. HEARING THE WAY YOU GUYS CONDUCT YOURSELF , AND MY FELLOW COMMENTS -- COLLEAGUES APPEAR. I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR ALL OF YOU. THIS MAKES PARKLAND REALLY SPECIAL, AMONG OTHER THINGS. THE WHOLE ISSUE WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, IT IS JUST THAT. AN ISSUE WITH THE SCHOOL. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE PEOPLE, AD HOMINEM ATTACKS AND GOING AFTER SOMEBODY ELSE. RIGH NOW, IT'S A MICROCOSM OF THE GREATER PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY IF NOT THE WORLD. PEOPLE BEING DISSATISFIED WITH DECISIONS MADE, WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING TH FACT THAT THE DECISION MUST BE MADE BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST FO THE GREATER GOOD. EVERYBODY WILL NOT ALWAYS BE PLEASED FOR EVERYTHING. PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN NARROWMINDED AND MYOPIC . IT'S ABOUT ME, AND I. CHANGE SOMETIMES NEGATIVELY AFFECTS OTHERS. PEOPLE ARE NEVER LOOKE AT IN DECISION-MAKING POSITION ASSIST PEOPLE ARE NOW RELUCTANT BECAUSE OF THE FEAR
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OF WHAT WE ARE EXPENSING RIGHT NOW. NOT ONLY WILL THIS BE A LESSON FOR OTHER PUBLICLY ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT ALSO OUR KIDS AND COMMUNITY. KIDS ARE WATCHING. THESE ARE HIGH SCHOO STUDENTS. THIS IS A 10 TO TWO PARENTS FIGHTING. IT'S LIKE TW PARENTS FIGHTING, AND YOU THINK THE KIDS ARE NOT LISTENING UPSTAIRS. JUST LIKE ANY PARTNERSHIP, A MARRIAGE AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. YOU MUST DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY, UNDERSTAND YOU MAY NOT ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE. YOU CANNOT RESORT TO THE SCORCHED EARTH TACTIC OF USING EMOTIONAL ANGE AND ENERGY TO LASH OUT. IT CAN'T HAPPEN. THE HUMAN BRAIN CAN ONLY FUNCTION LOGICALLY AN EMOTIONALLY. ONE OTHER TIME. WHEN YOU DON'T ACT EMOTIONALLY, YOU ACT LOGICALLY. WE SEE THAT NOW. THE REASON THIS HAS ALWAY COME UP IN THE SELECTED PROPOSALS IS BECAUSE IT FITS ALL CRITERIA SET FORTH BY THE SCHOOL BOARD REQUIREMENTS USIN DATA AND FACTS . SOMETHING I DIDN'T SEE FROM ANY OF THE CORA SPRINGS RESIDENCE WHO SPOKE AT THE PAST MEETING OR PRIOR WORKSHOP. INSTEAD OF ARGUING AS TO WHEN IT SHOULD BE DONE, DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT ANY OF THE PROPOSALS AND WHY THEY WERE BETTER THAN THE. C- FOUR. THE RESORTED TO THE EMOTIONAL OUTBURST. HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME? MY KIDS, ME, MY HOUSE, MY PROPERTY VALUE. I AGREE WIT THE MAYOR. I FEEL BAD THAT IT' AFFECTING PEOPLE NEGATIVELY. WE ALL SHOULD. NOBODY WAS TO SEE THOSE BEING IN THE SITUATION THEY ARE UNHAPPY WITH. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS WAS BASED ON MONTHS OF RESEARCH. MONTHS OF PARTICIPATION. THERE WERE MANY PROPOSALS SUBMITTED SPRINGS RESIDENCE. THAT'S HOW THE PROCESS WAS DESIGNED. I'M PROUD OF ALL FOR REPLICATING BEST. 22 MICHELLE OBAMA, MICHELLE OBAMA , " WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIGH ." VERY STRONG COMMUNITY EVEN IN THE TOUGHES TIMES. I WANT TO SAY, LIKE AN GOOD PARTNERSHIP, IF WE CAN'T RESOLVE OUR ISSUES WITHOUT RESORTING TO THE SCORCHED EARTH , THREATENING THE VOICE EVERY TIME YOU GET INTO FIGHTS, THEN IT'S NOT A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. W ARE INSTRUMENTED BETWEEN ONE ANOTHER. THIS IS NOT AN OPTION OF SAYING, WE GO OUR OWN SEPARATE WAYS. IT'S NOT LIKE A GIRLFRIEND HE DROP IN COLLEGE. IF IT WAS ONLY THAT IS THE. IF ONLY IT WAS THAT EASY. I HOPE COOLER HEADS PREVAIL. THERE IS NO PLAN OR CONSPIRACY TO DIRECTLY AFFECT THE KIDS.AGAIN, WHEN YOU GO TO THIS NEX APRIL 12TH MEETING, REMEMBER
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EVERYTHING SAID HERE TONIGHT. THE SAME ENERGY AND COMPOSURE.NO MATTER HOW LOW IT GETS. WE MAY HEAR THINGS ONE HERE. I THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND TIME. AND ENERGY LET'S DO WHAT PARKLAND DOES BEST, AND MAKE US PROUD. THANK
YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER ISROW. COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN?
>> THANK YOU, THANK YOU MAYOR. I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH MY COMMENTS AND THEN ON THE BOUNDARY ISSUE. AS COMMISSIONE CUTLER SAID. BUT THOSE OBSERVING, I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY PASSOVER, EASTER AND RAMADAN. MAY YOU ALL HAVE A MEANINGFUL HOLIDAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING TODAY. FOR THOS INTERESTED, THE WONDER CITY WEBSITE. IT'S REALLY ENGAGING.
THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING WORKGROUP. IT FINALLY COMPLETED PRESENTED CHANGES TO THE LOCAL AGREEMENT. CAN WE PUT THAT ON SOME AGENDA FOR THE NEXT WORKSHOP AND AGENDA?
>> SURE. >> JUST TO KIND OF REITERATE , WE HAVE 31 CITIES. TRYING TO GET THEM ALL IN LINE AND AGREEMENT AND ALL SUPPORTIVE, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH HARD. I'V BEEN UP TO TALLAHASSEE TWICE. TALKING TO LEGISLATORS.
OBVIOUSLY, WORKING WITH REPRESENTATIVES TO BRING HOME STATE FUNDING. THE YOUNG LADY OVER THERE, THE INTERN FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE, THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY. WE WILL TAKE YOU THAT'S AN IMPORTANT WAY TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS. THIS YEAR, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PARKLAND RESIDENT. THERE ARE THREE OTHERS AS WELL. WE HAVE MANY EVENTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. IT WAS NICE TO SPLIT THE CAUSES, RELAY FOR LIFE. THE EXTRAVAGANZA AND OTHER SUCH EVENTS. I WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT AND SPEAKING. IN MAY, I'LL BE CELEBRATING 27 YEARS LIVING IN PARKLAND. WE HAVE INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY. I DEEPLY CARES ABOUT EDUCATION, SAFETY , AND THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ONE OF THE WORST TRAGEDIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. WE STILL STAND STRONG AND UNITED. I WANT TO THANK CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE, DSO, CORAL SPRINGS PD , FOR COMING AND SUPPORTING THOS OF US IN THOSE TRAGIC TIMES.
THEY WERE THERE AND THEY WORKED THEY WORKED TO SAVE LIVES.
UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ALL LIVES COULD BE SAVED. THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT TIME. THIS WAS THE TIME FOR US TO DO THE WORK. TH WORK WE DID, IRONICALLY, IT WAS THE WEEKEND BEFORE THAT EVENT. WE WERE DOING THE TRAINING AT THE CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIVE FACILITY, LEARNIN ABOUT APPARATUS, LEARNING HOW TO SAVE LIVES AND GIVE CPR. THI WAS FOR US, I SPEAK FOR THE BOT OF US, AND AWAKENING OPAL COUL HAPPEN IN A TRAGIC EVENT. AND THEN DAYS LATER WE SAW THAT. SERVED THE CITY IN HIS CAPACITIES. I WAS CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD.
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LEADERSHIP MATTERS. RESIDENTS CAME OUT TONIGHT, THEY COULD'V BEEN YELLING AND SCREAMING BUT THEY PROVIDED LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT AND SAYING WHAT YOU SAID. IT MEANS A LOT TO US IN OUR COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE IN COLLECTIVELY, WE CAN COLLABORATE. WE'VE DONE THAT.WE WORKED WITH THEM AND WE'VE GIVEN THEM OUR POSITION.
HOPEFULLY, THEY WILL COOPERATE AND LEARN WHAT WE HAVE TO BRIN FORWARD. I WANT TO PUT US IN THE BEST POSSIBLE POSITION. TO ENSURE RESIDENTS ARE WHERE WE NEED TO BE AT. THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING PLACE TO LIVE. IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED. THEY URGE RESIDENTS TO ATTEND AND DEMONSTRATE THE CORN. THE MOTT IS BE POSITIVE, AND BE PASSIONATE.
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. BUT AS COMMISSIONER
BREYER? >> HAPPY EASTER, HAPPY PASSOVER, HAPPY RAMADAN. AS YOU CELEBRATE WITH FAMILIES THI WEEKEND AND BEYOND. ENCOURAGE YOU. ESPECIALLY RESIDENTS WITH CHILDREN. IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHO ARE TRUE PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND GETS INTERACTS WITH THEM ON A SOCIAL LEVEL. WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. MANY OF US ON THE STAGE TO REPRESENT THE CITY AT TALLAHASSEE. MEET WITH LEGISLATORS AND FIND OUT WHAT' GOING ON. WITH OUR STATE. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. WE HAVE THE AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT COMING UP ON SATURDAY MORNING. I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME. W HAVE A GOLF TOURNAMENT COMING U ON APRIL 22ND WITH THE FINE PEOPLE WHO ORGANIZE THOSE EVENTS. WITH RESPECT TO THE BOUNDARY ISSUE, I ENCOURAGE AL RESIDENTS, SCHOOL-AGE OR OTHERWISE, COME OUT TO THE MEETING ON APRIL 12, 5:30. I WANT TO SEE THIS. WHEN WE MOVE TO PARKLAND, WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, I WAS IN SCHOOL IN CORAL SPRINGS. PARKLAND DIDN'T HAVE IT IN SCHOOLS. I HAD THE FORTUNE OF MEETING MY WIFE, WHO GREW UP IN CORAL SPRINGS, AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL . I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS ISSUE AS A PARKLAND VERSUS CORAL SPRINGS ISSUE. HAVING MY CHILDREN AND NEIGHBORS FRIENDS CHILDREN AT MARJORY STONEMAN TRAGEDY THAT OCCURRED YEARS AGO I'VE BEEN HYPERSENSITIVE TO SAFETY CONCERNS THAT SCHOOL AS WELL AS ALL SCHOOLS. AND RESIDENTS AND FELLOW COMMISSIONS, WE VOICED THOSE CONCERNS WITH NO SOLUTION IN MIND BUT JUST TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ANIMOSITY AT THE CORE OF OUR CITIES BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. BETWEEN THE FINE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN CITY HALL IN CORAL SPRING. I DON'T WANT ILL-ADVISED WORDS TO HARM THAT. I KNOW THOSE BEING IMPACTED BY THIS DECISION ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. AND I GET IT. THAT'S NOT OUR DECISION.
BUT WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I WANT TO REMIND YOU, WE ARE ONE COMMUNITY . WE WERE ONE COMMUNITY THEN, THE TRAGEDY, WE ARE ONE COMMUNITY NOW. I
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WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY DAY, WHETHER YOU ARE CORAL SPRINGS OR A PARKLAND RESIDENT.YOU PROVIDE THE FINEST SERVICE TO US. I APPRECIATE THEM, AND APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THEM. I DON'T NEED T TELL YOU WHAT TO SAY AT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT. THIS IS NOT U VERSUS THEM OR PICKING SIDES.
IT'S ADVOCATING FOR THE SAFETY OF STUDENTS IN SOLVING A PROBLEM. THERE WERE 14 PROPOSALS. THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED THOSE AND FASHION THE SOLUTION. ONE PORTLY, I APPRECIATE YOU FOR CONTINUING T COME OUT AND ADVOCATE ON BEHAL OF STUDENTS AT MARJORY STONEMA DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL . THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY'S IMPACTED. THE FACTS ARE, WE HAVE AN OVERCROWDING ISSUE AT THAT SCHOOL. IT'S A SAFETY ISSU NOW. WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT. I'M THANKFUL THE SCHOOL BOARD IS DOING THAT. IT'S A PAINFUL PROCESS. I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE MISINTERPRETED IN ANY WAY. THAT THERE WAS A RIFT BETWEEN OUR TWO COMMUNITIES. THAT IS NO THE CASE. THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO BE POSITIVE AND PASSIONATE. IN ADVOCATING.
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THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR COMING OUT TO THE APRIL 12TH MEETING.THANK YOU, MAIA. >> WE WILL GO DOWN FOR PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. VICE MAYOR BREYER.
>> FIRST RECOGNITION IS FOR ARIA --. THE SUN SIGN -- SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLAR AND MSG JUNIOR. AND PROUD JUNIOR. SH HAS UNIVERSITY CORPORATE LEVEL REPRESENTATIVES ACKNOWLEDGING HER ROLE THAT SHE CAN PLAY IN HER COMMUNITY. THIS JUNIOR ADD MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS WHO WAS SELECTED TO BE A 2023 SUNSHINE STATE SCHOLAR. THE PROCESS IS RIGOROUS AND EXTENSIVE. EACH OF FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS SELECTS THEIR TOP 11TH GRADE STUDENTS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS. H WILL TROUBLE WITH HIS PARENTS TO ORLANDO -- HE WILL TRAVEL WITH HIS PARENTS AND MEET WITH PROFESSIONALS IN STEM FIELDS. IT CELEBRAES THE POTENTIAL HE REPRESENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND STATE. 'S THE SENIOR CHANCELLOR AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM FLORIDA'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MEETS WITH STUDENTS TO DISCUSS HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN FLORIDA. HE IS DEDICATED TO ACADEMICS AND HIS COMMUNITY. H SERVES AS THE CITY PARKLAND HEATH AMBASSADOR. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY PARKLAND AND CITY COMMISSION, CONGRATULATE HIM FOR HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF STEM, AND WE WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS DURING HIS ORLANDO VISIT.
>> I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING, I WOULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED THIS AWARD WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM MY SCHOOL AND TEACHERS. I WANT TO THINK MY CURRENT MARRIAGE -- I WANT TO THANK MY CURRENT MATH TEACHER AS HE IS THE ONE WHO NOMINATED
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ME FOR THIS AWARD. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY PARKLAND, INCLUDING THE CITY COMMISSION , INCLUDING MS. JACKIE AND MRS. MASELLA, BUT THIS CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FOR INVITING ME AN MY FAMILY MISRECOGNITION. IN THIS RECOGNITION.>> >> WE WILL DO THE WRESTLING TEAM NEXT. DO YOU GUYS WANT TO COME IN? AND GIRLS, LADIES? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL BE BECAUSE MINUTE. TO COME IN. I USED TO WRESTLE WHEN I WAS A LITTLE BIT YOUNGER. I'M PROUD THAT I CONVINCED MY SCONE -- MY SON TO TRY OUT FOR THE WRESTLING TEAM. HE LOVES IT NOW. THANK YOU COACHES, YOU GUYS DO A FANTASTIC JOB. WHEN IT COMES TO MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS WRESTLING, THE WORD POWERHOUSE COMES TO MIND. AND HE IS STANDING NEXT TO ME. HE IS MINE BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I USED TO HAVE LONG AND GLOWING BLONDE LOCKS AS WELL. I SHAVED THEM OFF. THREE YEARS IN A ROW, THE TEAM REMAINED IN THE COUNTY ASSOCIATION, TOP FIVE. THEY HAV MADE IT TO THE TOP FIVE IN THE BC AA FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. THE BOYS ALSO WON THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP. TEAMMATE -- GOT HER SECOND STRAIGHT DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER MAKING IT TO THE DISTRIC LAST YEAR. SHE IS ALSO A TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION AND TWO-TIME PAN AM CHAMPION AND IN JUJITSU. DON'T MESS WITH HE IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. MST WRESTLER , DAVID LEYBA, IS THE NUMBER ONE -RANKED JUDO COMPETITOR IN THE COUNTRY. HE MADE HE WAS HISTORY AND BECAME THE FIRST EVER CADET JUDO COMPETITOR FROM THE USA TO WI A MEDAL AT THE WORLD CADET JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP. DAVID IS NOW IN 2024, 2028 OLYMPIC PROSPECTS.
AND THAT IS NO JOKE. IN ADDITION, -- BECAME THE FIRST DOUGLAS WRESTLER SINCE 2018 TO WIN THE BC AA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN JANUARY. HE QUALIFIES FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. THEY HAVE WORKED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS TO ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. THE 12 DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEX KUBY FOR WINNING DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE SCENE . DANIEL L PEREZ WAS A THREE-TIM PLACER AND TWO-TIME DISTRICT FINALIST. ON BEHALF OF THE CIT OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION, CONGRATULATE THIS WRESTLING TEAM . AND THE COACHES . FOR YOUR HARD EARNED ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE COMMENTS BEFORE WE DO PROCLAMATIONS AND
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RECOGNITIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE. ONCE THIS IS OVER, THERE WILL BE TW PEOPLE LEFT. WE ARE HAPPY WITH THE CHANGE WE MADE. 'S I HAVE THE HONOR OF CALLING UP MCKENZIE, OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH POETRY READING CONTEST WINNER. I GET TO READ THIS, RIGHT? MY ANGELOS POEM FOCUSE ON THE WISDOM AND CONFIDENCE THAT COMES WITH AGE AND ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO RESPECT AND LEARN FROM ELDERS AND THEI FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. CONFIDENCE EMPLOYEES WHEN MUST HAVE DELIVER A POEM OF THIS WEIGHT AND MEANING AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE STUDENTS, MCKENZIE, DID THI . WITH SPEED, RHYTHM AND CONFIDENCE, SHE WAS NAMED THE CONTEST WINNER. WE WANT TO THIN MCKENZIE -- WE WANT TO THINK MCKENZIE FOR SHARING THE PRESENTATIONAL SKILLS WITH US.AND CONGRATULATE HER FOR WINNIN THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH , POETR READING CONTEST. MCKENZIE, I HAVE THE CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. I UNDERSTAND, YOU MIGHT BE DOING A PERFORMANCE FOR US. DOES YOU MOM WANT TO HOLD THE MICROPHONE FR YOU? HERE WE GO. SO PLEASE,
COME OVER HERE. >> WHEN YOU SEE ME SITTING QUIETLY LIKE A SACK UPON THE SHELF, I DON'T NEED OR CHATTERING, I'M LISTENING TO MYSELF. HOLD, STOP, DON'T PIT ME. HOLD, STOP, YOUR SYMPATHY. UNDERSTANDING IF YOU GOT A, OTHERWISE I WILL DO WITHOUT IT. WHEN MY BONES ARE STIFF AND ACHY, MY FEATS WILL CLIMB THE STAIRS. I ONLY ASK ONE FAVOR,
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DON'T BRING ME A ROCKING CHAIR. TIRED DOESN'T MEAN LAZY, GOODBYE IT'S GONE. ON THE SAME WAS BACK THEN, A LITTLE LESS HAIR LITTLE LESS CHIN. AND I LOOK HE CAN STILL PREVENT? AIN'T I LUCKY THAT I CAN STILL GRIEVE IN?>> GREAT JOB. THE AGENDA. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED . ALL IN
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FAVOR? PLEASE SHOW , IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE A[8. Presentation]
PRESENTATION BY CHARLOTTE MATHU TAYLOR .>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU. I KNOW YOU ARE ALWAYS VERY BUSY. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONE MAYERSOHN SUGGESTING I COME AN PRESENT TO YOU. SO YOU ARE AWARE OF SERVICES WE ARE PROVIDING. WE ARE ALWAYS ADDIN NEW SERVICES ALL THE TIME. I DI BRING SOME TEAM MEMBERS. WE HAV A LARGE TEAM. LET'S INTRODUCE THEM AND SAY A FEW WORDS. WHE YOU SEE THOSE UP ON THE SCREEN, SHE GOES OUT AND MONITORS. WE HAVE 28 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION THE CONTRACT, IN ADDITION TO SERVICES WE PROVIDE. WHAT'S WONDERFUL IS, IF YOU HAVE CONSTITUENTS IF YOU -- WHO NEED EXTRA HELP NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM, SHE WILL PROVIDE A CONCIERGE TYPE OF SERVICE TO THEM. WE DO HAVE INDIVIDUAL SOMETIMES, THEY MAY CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THEY MAY BE LONELY AND NEED EXTRA SUPPORT.
SHE WILL WORK WITH DIFFERENT FIRE DEPARTMENTS. SHE'S DONE A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THAT. SHE WILL ALSO GOING TAKE GO OUT DIFFERENT SITES. SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME TO HER OFFICE.
BARBARA DOES OUR E-NEWS LETTER AND EVERYTHING CONNECTED TO THAT. SHE SENDS REGULAR INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS IN DIFFERENT CITIES. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION. SHE OVERSEES PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE.
SUCH AS THE SHINE PROGRAM. THEY DO YOU HAVE IT. IN DIFFERENT AREAS. SHE CAN HAVE HER TEAM COME OUT AND DO A PRESENTATION. THAT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. WE PROVIDE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASSES. I GO TO THE UPPER CLASSES. AM ACTUALLY A PARKLAND RESIDENCE. THEY ARE EVIDENCE-BASED. AND BARBARA WORKS WITH PEOPLE TO SET THEM UP IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. WE WOULD LOVE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE TO YOU AS WELL. IF THERE IS SOMEBODY LIVING AT HOME AND ARE ISOLATED AND MIGHT NEED AN EXTRA PHONE CALL, THIS PROVIDES TELEPHONE CALLS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO NEEDS EXTRA SUPPORT. 'S WE SERVE INDIVIDUALS 16 ABOVE AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES WHO COME TO
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OUR HELPLINE. IN PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THEM. YOU'RE TH ONLY ONE WHO COVERS A SINGLE COUNTY. WE HAVE A DENSE POPULATION OF SENIORS LIVING IN THIS COUNTY. WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. WE HAVE SOMETHING , A PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. WE HAVE THE SURFACE TO THE STATES. WE'RE THE ONES WHO DEVELOP THE AREA PLAN FOR THE COUNTY, REGARDLESS TO THE NEEDS FOR THE SENIOR SERVICES. WE PLAN, DEVELOP, COORDINATE, EVALUATE FUND AND PROVIDE SERVICES. WE ARE AN ADVOCATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPER AFFAIRS WE ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE AGIN DISABILITY RESEARCH CENTER. WHAT IS OUR NAME? PEOPLE WILL CALL US ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT NAMES. THE AGING AND DISABILIT RESOURCE CENTER IS A PROGRAM WITHIN THE AGENCY. THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER IS WHERE WE DO SCREENING. IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. IT'S WHERE THEY GO THROUGH SCREENING TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FO LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES. IF FOUND TO BE ELIGIBLE, BENEFIT CARE COUNSELORS WORK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TO PUT THE PAPERWOR TOGETHER. A LOT OF PROGRAMS AR RELATED TO GOVERNMENT. AND THE DO NOT MAKE THINGS EASY. WE TR TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, AND I WOULD COUNSELORS HELP PEOPLE GET THEIR PAPERWORK TOGETHER. SAY YOU HAD A RELATIVE. AN OLDER RELATIVE WHO LIVED IN ORLANDO. YOU CAN CALL THE HELPLINE AND WE CAN CONNECT YO TO THE ONE, THE AAA. MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW. THIS WILL COVER FOR ANOTHER AREA.THAT'S A REALLY GREAT THING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT
US. >> I MENTIONED THE HELPLINE.
BECAUSE WE ARE SUCH A MULTILINGUAL COUNTY, WE HAVE A LANGUAGE LINE THAT CAN ADDRESS ANY LANGUAGE . WE HAVE STAFF THAT SPEAK ENGLISH, SPANISH, CREOLE, AND RUSSIAN, WHICH IS NOT ON IT. WE CAN COVER ANY LANGUAGE WHICH IS IMPORTANT.
OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE. WE WILL TAKE WALK-INS. AS I MENTIONED, WE SET IN PERSON, AND WE TAKE REQUESTS OVER THE PHONE. THEY MENTIONED THE ELDER HELPLINE.
WE ALSO PROVIDE MEAL ASSISTANC TO PEOPLE. WE HAVE HOME DELIVERY MEALS, CONGREGANT MEALS. WE PROVIDE SNAP COUNSELING. HE USED TO BE CALLED FOOD STAMPS. IT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR SENIORS ON MODERAT INCOME. MANY PEOPLE WILL CALL US TO HELP THEM WITH THE SNAP APPLICATIONS. WE'VE BEEN ADDIN CHOICE AND A VARIETY OF MENUS TO THE PROGRAM. WE HAVE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND WE LOOK AT PEOPLE'S BACKGROUNDS AND THE TYPE OF FOOD THEY GREW UP WITH. WE HAVE KOSHER FOODS AND PURÉE FOODS. CARIBBEAN FOODS. AMERICAN FOODS. A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. DURING COVID, WE STARTED THIS EMERGENCY MEAL PROGRAM. BUT THERE HAS BEEN SUC A STRONG NEED FOR IT, THAT WE CONTINUE THAT. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN VERY GENEROUS. THEY'VE SEEN GREAT SUPPORT AND IT HELPED US CONTINUE TO FUND THIS EMERGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAM. THI HELPS PEOPLE IN FLORIDA WITH THEIR LIGHT BILL IF THEY BECOM BEHIND IN THEIR BILL. IT CAN BUY AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.
AND WHATEVER IS NEEDED TO HELP. WE ALSO HAVE A SENIOR NURSE
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INTERVENTION PROGRAM. I KNOW HOSPITALS SAY THEY DON'T DISCHARGE ANYBODY UNLESS THEY ARE PERFECTLY TAKEN CARE OF, BU IT'S NOT NECESSARILY TRUE. SHE CAN HELP THEM SET UP EQUIPMENT THEY MIGHT GET. WE HAVE A WHOL BIG ROOM OF DURABLE EQUIPMENT DONATED TO US. WE WILL PROVID THAT AS WELL. A NEIGHBOR MAY SAY, I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS GOIN ON WITH MY NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT THERE, W WILL SENT -- SEND THEM OUT AS WELL. THERE IS NEGLECT AND ABUSE, BUT THERE IS ALSO SELF-NEGLECT. SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE AGING AND THEY MAY BE DEVELOPING DEMENTIA, OR THEY AR GETTING FRAIL AND WEAK AND CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES. SHE WILL GO OUT, FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND HELP THAT PERSON. I BELIEVE THAT'S ANOTHER IMPORTANT SERVICE. WE HAVE A VETERAN DIRECTED CARE PROGRAM, PARTNERED WITH THE BA. WE GET REFERRALS FROM THE BA . IT ALLOWS THEM TO HIRE THEIR OWN CAREGIVER. IF YOU HAVE A SPOUS OR LOVED ONE WHO GAVE UP THEIR JOB BECAUSE THEY ARE FULL TIME TAKING CARE OF YOU, YOU CAN HIR THAT PERSON TO HELP TAKE CARE O YOU. IT'S A REALLY POPULAR PROGRAM. I MENTIONED THE HEALT AND WELLNESS CLASSES. AGAIN, W LIKE TO COME OUT TO PROVIDE SOM IN THE CITY. THOSE PROGRAMS CA BE OFFERED OVER ZOOM. ZOOM HAS BECOME MUCH MORE POPULAR. WE HAVE SENIOR CENTERS AND DAY CAR CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU HAVE A SENIO WHO NEEDS EXTRA ASSISTANCE, TH SENSORS FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SOCIALIZATION. THE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, WE CONTRACT WITH THE SENIOR AND DA CARE CENTERS. THE SENIORS WHO GO TO THE CENTER CAN GET A NIC OUTING WITH THE GROUP. THEY CA BE TAKEN TO A GROCERY STORE AND MEDICAL APPOINTMENT. THAT'S HO THE TRANSPORTATION IS UTILIZED.WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE MINOR HOME REPAIRS. IF THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR BATHROOM, CUP CUTS. OR IF THEY NEED BARS IN THE HOUSE. OR THE LIGHTING IS GETTING A LITTLE DIM. THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WE HAVE TEMPORARY FUNDING, UNDER THE CATEGORY RIGHT NOW. IT WAS GIVEN TO US BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ELDER AFFAIRS, THE ULTRA BLAZE -- TO ALL THE AAA THROUGHOUT THE STATES. I WANT TO MENTION THIS AS WELL IS A SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. IT MIGHT NEED A SMALL MODIFICATION TO THEIR HOME. WE CAN SEND PEOPLE TO GO. THEY WIL HELP THEM WITH ALL LEGAL SERVICES THEY MIGHT NEED. MAYB THEY'VE BEEN GETTING EVICTED AND THEY HAVE ISSUES. 'S SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICES. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF SERVICES FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. WE TRY TO FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL WITH DEMENTIA AND CAREGIVER. MOST PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM KNOW SOMEBODY WAS TAKING CARE OF SOMEBODY WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. AND THEY NEED EXTRA SUPPORT. WE PROVIDE AND HUMMUS BITS. I DEVELOPED -- WE PROVID IN-HOME RESPITE . IT'S FOCUSE ON INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'
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AND DEMENTIA. THIS CARE PROGRAM IS A GREAT PROGRAM RU BY A DOCTOR WHO IS A DEMENTIA EXPERT. IF YOU ARE A FAMILY MEMBER WHO NEEDS EXTRA GUIDANCE OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE ARE OVERWHELMED. THIS PROGRAM IS OVER THE PHONE. IT'S ALL DONE EASILY. THEY WILL PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE HE MIGHT NEED. THEY WILL EVEN WORK WITH YOU. DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT IS NEEDED FOR YOUR LOVED ONE. THE HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION SERVICES. THERE'S A LOT OF NEED FOR THAT. WE HAVE THE UNITED FOR SENIORS PROGRAM. IT'S AN INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM WHERE WE PARTNER SENIO WHO WAS ISOLATED WITH A COLLEG STUDENT. IT'S A COMPANIONSHIP PROGRAM. WE PAY THE COLLEGE STUDENTS $15 AN HOUR SO THEY GET AN INCOME COMING IN AS THE LEARN A BIT MORE ABOUT THIS. THEY MAY WANT TO GO TO THIS FIELD. MOST OF THESE PEOPLE ARE STUDENTS IN THE SOCIAL SERVICE OR THE HEALTHCARE FIELD. THE CONNECTING WITH YOU PROGRAM, TELEPHONE REASSURANCE CALLS THAT WE MAKE. THIS HAS BEEN REALLY POPULAR DURING COVID. IT'S SOMEBODY WHO LIKES THE OLD-FASHIONED LETTER WRITING. AND THEN, WE HAVE A GRANDPARENT SUPPORT PROGRAM. THOSE A GRANDPARENTS WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE RETIRED, BUT THEY FOUND OUT THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF KIDS. IT'S FOR AGES 55 AND ABOVE. THIS IS WHERE WE PROVID SUPPORT FOR THE GRANDPARENTS. AGAIN, THEY ARE TAKING CARE OF A CHILD AND DID NOT PLAN IT. WE GUIDE THEM WITH SUPPORT THEY NEED. PERSONAL CARE, HOMEMAKING. RESPITE CARE. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE , IF SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY NEEDS ONE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE PART OF THE IN-SERVICE COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO MENTION THE ALL-STAR PROGRAM. THE REASON I HAVE THIS ON THE SCREEN. IF SOMEBODY IS NOT SURE WHAT DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S IS, HE CAN TAKE TH QUIZ ON THE LINK AND THIS WILL TEACH THEM SOMETHING. IT'S IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE.THIS IS ONE OF OUR GOALS AS WELL. TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A VARIETY OF TECHNOLOG INITIATIVES WE STARTED DURING COVID. BASICALLY, I PITCHED THEM ON IDEAS. WE STARTED OUT WITH THIS IS THE TWO ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. IT'LL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IF YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH YOUR EYESIGHT AS WELL AS DEXTERITY OF YOUR HANDS AND HEARING. THE TABLET IS DESIGNED TO DEAL WITH SOMEBODY WHO IS OLDER. THEY HAVE GREAT PROGRAMS WITH MANY YEARS OF RESEARCH. IT PROVIDES HELP TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. IT HELPS ADDRESS COGNITIVE DECLINE. IT CAN BRIN THEM BACK TO COUNTRIES THEY CAM FROM. OR MAYBE PLACES THEY TRAVELED. A LOT OF THE CAREGIVERS WILL USE THAT TO HEL WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DEMENTI LOOKS LIKE THEY GET INTO WONDERING OR THEY GET AGITATED THIS IS A NICE AND SOOTHING DEVICE. THAT'S A GREAT PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMEBOUND. IT HELPS THEM TO SOCIALIZE WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS. THEY CAN ALSO GET INVOLVED WITH EXERCISE TO ME, THAT IS A GREAT SOCIALIZATION TOOL FOR SOMEBOD WHO CANNOT GET AROUND AS MUCH. THEY CAN TALK TO THOSE OVER THE WORLD THAT THEY WANT. AND MENTIONED EMERGENCY AND
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RESPONSE SYSTEMS. CATS, DOGS, AND BIRDS. IT'S KIND OF FUN AN SILLY. THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO BRING JOY TO PEOPLE. ROBOTIC PETS HAVE BEEN REALLY POPULAR. PEOPLE WHO GET THEM ENJOY THEM.YOU DON'T HAVE TO CLEAN UP AFTER THEM. AND IT'S MUCH EASIER TO TAKE CARE OF. WE HAV THE VIDEO DOORBELLS AND --.
TOGETHER, THEY PARTNERED TOGETHER. WHERE THEY CAN BE OBTAINED SEPARATELY. THIS ROBO IS A LITTLE ROBOT. IT HAS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN IT. IT'S PRETTY COOL. FOR SOMEBODY WHO WAS LONELY, IT IS A REALLY GREAT EDITION. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SOMEBODY WITH DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S. BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH IT. BU SOMEBODY WHO JUST WANTS COMPANIONSHIP, IT'S REALLY COOL WE PROVIDE IT'S INDIVIDUALS.
THIS IS SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY WE ARE PROVIDING RIGHT NOW. I'M ALSO LOOKING AT SOME OF ITS. I FELT TECHNOLOGY WAS REALLY IMPORTANT. I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE FOR THE END -- THIS AGENCY ON AGING.
AS WE LEARNED DURING COVID, YO CAN'T ALWAYS GET OUT IN PERSON.
IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO PROVID THE EXTRA SUPPORT FOR THE SENIORS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE. NOW, I WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS UP IN OUR PARTNERS FOR 35 YEARS. WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. YOU'V BEEN GENEROUS IN DONATING DOLLARS TO US. WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT ALL CITIES IN THIS COUNTY WILL GIVE US SUPPORT. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, WHERE THE MONE GOES. WE HAVE A 10% MATCH REQUIRED FOR FEDERAL AND STATE CONTRACTS. WE HAVE OTHER GRANT AS WELL THAT ARE NOT IN HERE, SUCH AS --. WE ALSO HAVE THE ARP FUNDS, UNITED WAY. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT FUNDINGS FOR THESE TWO GRANTS, WE ARE REQUIRED TO GET A COMMUNITY AND LOCAL MATCH, AND YOU HAVE BEEN KIND IN HELPING US GET TO THAT.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THAT. THERE'S 476,486 SENIORS HERE. 5737 IN PARKLAND FOR TH LAST TIME YOU LOOKED. THE SNAP IS 50 AND ABOVE. WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW IT'S AVAILABLE T INDIVIDUALS 18 AND ABOVE. MEDICAID SCREENING IS 18 ABOVE FOR SENIORS AND THEIR CARERS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNEW THAT. AND I WANTED TO SUMMARIZ ALL OF THAT. FOR INTEREST FOR YOU, SOME OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDED IN 2021 AND 2122, -- THAT'S THE ONE I MENTIONED TO YOU WHERE WE WERE GETTING THE MATCHING GRANT. SNAP ASSIST, WE HAD ONE PERSON SO FAR TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. WE COULDN'T REALLY COUNT INDIVIDUALS. SOME OF THESE ARE DUPLICATED. THEM INTO THE CLIENT MAY USE THIS ON OR MORE TIMES. COVID-19 VACCINATION ASSISTANCE, 21 UNITS. MEALS, WE DELIVERED THE HOME MEALS TO MANY RESIDENTS.
WANTED TO GO OVER MORE SPECIFICALLY, IN 21. YOU DONATED $13,548. WE REQUESTED -- , FOR EVERY DOLLAR HE DONATED, WE PROVIDED $2.63 IN SERVICES. THE --. THE
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PURPOSES AND COMING OUT HERE, SO MORE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEM AND WE CAN EVEN INCREASE THE NUMBERS. THAT'S IN SUMMARY. HER I AM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I REALLY APPRECIATE BEING HERE.>> APPRECIATE SOMEBODY WHO IS AS KNOWLEDGEABLE AS YOU ARE I YOUR SUBJECT. IT WAS AN AMAZIN PRESENTATION. IT WAS GREAT TO HEAR. ALL SERVICES YOU PROVIDE. IN THE KNOWLEDGE BASE YOU PROVIDE ON ALL SERVICES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I'M SURE COMMISSIONER MASON WILL HAVE A
COUPLE. >> WHY YOU SO SURE I WILL HAVE QUESTIONS? FIRST OF ALL, THAN YOU FOR COMING OUT. OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY IS RISING. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL. FOUR SEASONS WITH THE FALL. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW. COMMISSIONER
CUTLER AND I QUALIFY. >> SOME OF MY TEAM MEMBERS DO A
WELL. >> IN ORDER TO GET THOSE SERVICES, SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE TO GO IN FOR AN INTAKE?
>> SOME OF THEM. THAT IS TRUE. IF YOU WANT MORE INVOLVED SERVICES, MEDICARE AND MEDICAI SCREENING, IF YOU WANT TO GET COUNSELING, HE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN INTAKE. YOU WANT TO ATTEND THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLASS, HE DON'T. IT DEPENDS ON THE SERVICE. ONCE PEOPLE GET O THEM, THEY USUALLY CONTINUE.
>> IS THERE A COST TO THE RESIDENCE?
>> THERE IS NO COST TO THE RESIDENCE. SOME OF THEM, YOU WERE ON A WAITING LIST OF PEOPLE.
>> THEY MAY JUST BE ON A WAITING LIST?
>> THERE IS NO WAITLIST FOR THOSE. WE REFER TO THEM TO OUR TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR. THEY WOULD HAVE TO GATHER SOME INFORMATION. WE ARE HIGHLY REGULATED, WHICH IS GREAT. YOU WILL HAVE OUR NUMBERS IN ORDER.
>> LAST QUESTION I HAVE. DO YOU HAVE THE CURRENT AMOUNT
COMING THIS SCHOOL YEAR? >> I DON'T, BUT I CAN GET IT TO
YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
COMING. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>> PEOPLE MOVED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
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>> MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENTS ON THIS CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING AS THER
[10. Regular Agenda]
>> THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANTHONY? TAKE IT AWAY.
>> THIS ITEM IS RESOLUTION 2023-2221. EXOTIC WASTE REMOVA AT --. RESOLUTION TO THE CITY COMMISSIONER CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA. REMOVAL OF EXOTIC VEGETATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT THE PARKSIDE DRIVE TRAILHEAD SIX INGLEWOOD PARK IN THE AMOUNTS NOT TO EXCEED $136,004.
>> THANK YOU, MAYORS., COMMISSIONERS? I WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH OUR EXOTIC, MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR THE CITY. EXOTIC SPECIES CAUSE THE NATIVE SPECIES TO DIMINISH THEIR HABITATS. WE WORKED HARD TO REMOVE THESE FOR DICTATION TYPES. REMOVAL OF THE SPECIES WILL AID IN PRESERVING THE EXISTING LANDSCAPING AND NATIV HABITATS. IT'LL PRESERVE THE CHARACTER AND TREE CANOPY OF TH CITY. JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE USUAL PROCESS. THE PROCESS ITSELF STARTS AT STRATEGIC
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PLANNING. THE PROJECTS ARE PLANNED IN ADVANCE. WE GO THROUGH FUNDING AND OUR BUDGET PROCESS. WITH COMMISSION APPROVAL, THE IMPORTANCE THAT THIS COORDINATION WITH THE IMPACTED ENTITIES OF THIS PROJECT. AND HOW THIS IMPACTS THE PROPERTIES. IT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE AND INVOLVES THE COMMUNICATION TEAM. ONCE WE GE THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE MOVE O TO VEGETATION REMOVAL. ONCE WE GET THROUGH THE PROCESS, IT'S ONGOING MAINTENANCE. TO ENSURE THE PLANT TYPES DO NOT COME BACK. THE FIRST LOCATION WHO SEEK APPROVAL ON IS THE TRAILHEAD. WE HAVE THE TALENT CENTER TO THE SOUTH . WE ARE WORKING ON SIGNAGE WE WILL HAV ON THE PROJECT SITE ITSELF.THERE WAS ALSO A QR CODE ON THE SIGN TO DIRECT FOLKS TO THE CITIES EXOTIC VEGETATION WEBPAGE. THE NEXT LOCATION IS SIX ACRE WOODED. WE WILL BE DOING SOME WORK THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY AT THIS TIME, AS A SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GOING ON AT THAT LOCATION. WE WILL START WITH THE PARKSIDE TRAILS HEAD. AND WORK HER WAY OVER TO THE SIX ACRE WOODED. A ANTHONY STATED EARLIER, WE HAV AN ONGOING CONTRACT WITH A DJ.
THE PROPOSAL IS $136,004 FOR BOTH LOCATION. WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL TO LOOK FORWARD WITH THE REMOVAL OF VEGETATION REMOVAL SERVICES AND PARKSIDE TRAILHEAD AT THE SIX ACRE PARK
>> THIS COULD CREATE SOME CHANGE IN LANDSCAPE TO THE RESIDENCE. AS LONG AS WE COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESIDENCE AND LETTING THEM KNOW THERE COULD BE A CHANGE TO WHAT THEY CURRENTLY VIEW, IT IS IN BENEFI OF THE CITY LONG-TERM.
>> NOT TO SPEAK FOR TODD, BUT THAT'S A REALLY EXTENSIVE PROCESS. WE'VE ALREADY STARTED ENGAGING THE H AWAY IN THE AREA. IT TAKES AN EXCESSIVE 3 TO 4 WEEKS TO DO THE
COMMUNICATION PROCESS. >> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? >> WHERE IS THE TRAILHEAD YOU
ARE REFERRING TO? >> THE BOX TO THE NORTH THAT SAYS PROJECT LOCATION. IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST OF THE
CYPRESS TRAIL BOX. >> IS IF THE INTENTION OF ANYBODY GOING IN THERE TO MARK THE TREES THAT ARE NOT INVASIVE
SO THEY DON'T GET CUT DOWN? >> THAT IS CORRECT. WE WILL.
>> OKAY. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS
ITEM? >> SEEING THERE IS NONE, A MOTION IS TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY ISSUES? ROLL CALL.
>> MINUS BE IS RESOLUTION 2023-22. THE RESOLUTION TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND PARKLAND FLORIDA APPROVAL AND EVALUATION OF RANKING IN PURCHASING THE REGULAR --. MARLON ENGINEERIN INC., AND KEITH AND ASSOCIATES DOING BUSINESS. PROVIDING EXECUTION FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WANT T
COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? >> THE MOTION TO APPROVE. AND
IT'S SECOND. >> I WAS LOOKING AT YOU. VICE
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MAYOR. FITTINGLY. ROLL CALL?>> NANCY. LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE AND SIGNAGE. AMENDING THIS DEVELOPING CODE BY AMENDIN ARTICLE 100. PROVIDING CODIFICATION, CONFLICT, SEPARATE AND IN EFFECT DATE.
>> THIS IS A SECOND READING. DON'T BELIEVE THERE WERE CHANGE FROM THE FIRST. OR ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, IF I SHOUL SAY. WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT LOOKING IN THE FUTURE TO DO SOMETHING WITH ELECTION SIGNS. SPEAKING WITH ANTHONY AND NANCY. I'VE BEEN ADVISED THIS MAY NOT BE THE MOST PRUDENT WAY TO GO. THERE MAY BE LEGAL CHALLENGES WITH THAT. I SPOKE T NANCY . IN TIME, SHE'S GOING T FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. ANYBODY WHO IS A SIGN ESPECIALLY DURIN ELECTIONS OR ANY CORRELATED SCIENCE. PICKING OUT A WAY TO HELP THOSE INSTEAD OF THROWING IT IN THE GARBAGE. SO THAT THE CAN BE RECYCLED. VOLUNTARY, NO MANDATED. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO SOMETHING. I WANTED TO BRIN
THIS TO SOMEBODY'S ATTENTION. >> ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? NO? A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. A MOTION TO APPROVE BUT BY THE VICE MAYOR -- AND THE SECOND. ROLL
>> THIS IS ALSO UNANIMOUS. WE GOT THIS DONE QUICKER.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR COMMISSIONERS.
>> WHAT ARE WE DOING? >> WE APPROVED THE SIGN.
>> YOU HOLD YOUR HORSES, THEY.
>> NOTICE MY PARKLAND REFERENCE?
>> ORDINANCE 10 MINUS D. FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO PARK.
PARKLAND RESOLUTION PER ACRE TO PARK. IT IS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A. IN PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP. I'M GOING TO REQUEST A MOTION TO APPROVE S THEY CAN MEND THE COUNTY MAP FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THIS ITEM. AND I CAN REPEAT THAT WHEN WE
GET TO THAT POINT. >> THE FIRST. WE HAVE TWO LAND-USE DESIGNATIONS ON THE PROPERTY. THE 12 ACRES HAS A LAND-USE DESIGNATION. WE HAVE CONCURRENT APPLICATION PROCESSING THROUGH OUR COUNTY FOR THE SAME TYPE OF AMENDMENT.
WE NEED TO BASICALLY DO THE SAME THING. , THE PARKLAND AND MAR-A-LAGO SITE HAD PRE ZONING . WE NEED TO CHANGE THE ZONING TO OPEN SPACE. WHICH IS RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS. ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS?
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CALLED ] . >> PLEASE SHOW IT IS UNANIMOUS
CONSISTENCY. >> ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? AND THERE IS NONE. COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND VICE MAYOR BRIER. ROLL CALL.
>> THE CITY OF PARKLAND FLORIDA. THE ZONING 39.5 GROSS ACRES.
RECREATION OPEN SPACE DISTRICT LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER IT IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A.
>> ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? AN QUESTIONS. AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE BY THE COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ROLL CALL
>> PLEASE SHOW IT IS UNANIMOUS
>> ITEM 10 OF. ORDINANCE 2023. FIRST READING. AN ORDINANCE O THE CITY COMMISSION, AMENDING THE ORDINANCE , ADOPTING THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, 2022-2023.
PROVIDING FUNDING OF $10 MILLION FOR THE AMERICAN RESCU PLAN ACT FUND. PROVIDING FUNDING BY UTILIZING EXISTENT RESERVES FOR THE LAND PURCHASE SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING COSTS. REALLOCATING $40,000 O REPLACEMENT FUNDING AND INCREASING THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY 20,000. IN PROVIDIN FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. IT'S SHIFTING MONEY FROM ONE LINE ITEM TO ANOTHER ITEM. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC?
>> THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE. W HAVE THE MOTION BY THE VICE MAYOR BRIER. AND COMMISSIONER ISROW WAS THE SECOND. ROLL CALL.
[11. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office]
COMMENTS BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SINCE EVERYBODY ELSE SAID WHAT A GREAT EVENT IT WAS AT THE COFFEE WITH A COP, I WILL ALSO SAY THAT. BECAUSE I DIDN'T SAY TO MY COMMENTS. IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT'S WELL RECEIVED AND APPRECIATED.>> GOOD EVENING VICE MAYOR COMMISSIONS. I WAS GOING TO MENTION COFFEE WITH A COP. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. WE HAD A LO OF RESIDENTS AND KIDS THERE. IT WAS GREAT. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME TO MINGLE WITH THE COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OTHER EVENTS. SATURDAY, WE WILL BE OUT OF THE AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE EVENT. WE WILL BE OUT THERE WITH SWAG TO GIVE AWAY. 70 GIVEAWAYS. WE HAVE OU
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OPERATION SHRED-ATHON. AND MEDICINE CABINET. SO FOLKS CAN COME IN AND BRING THEIR OLD BILLS AND SECRET INFORMATION THEY WANT TO SHRED. THEIR UNWANTED AND INSPIRED MEDICATIO THEY CAN BRING IN AN EXPLOSIVE SAFELY. THAT'S GOING TO BRING IN THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER AND WE WILL BE THERE FROM 10 , FROM 1 A.M. TO 1 P.M. WE HAD A FEW INCIDENTS. SOME CAR BREAK-INS.WE HAD A THEFT THAT HAD THEKEY FILE LEFT INSIDE. THE BAD GUYS ARE LOOKING FOR THE EASY TARGETS. WE PUT OUT THE 9 P.M.
ROUTINE. A LOT OF US ARE BUSY THROUGHOUT OUR DAYS. REMEMBER TO HIT THE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, RUN
OUT AND GET IT OUT. >> YOU DON'T SHRED TOP-SECRET
PAPERS DO YOU? >> ARE YOU ASKING FOR A FRIEND? COMPUTER WORK OR ANYTHING FOR THAT NATURE?
>> DOCUMENTS AND EVERYTHING OF THAT NATURE. MEDICATION.
>> I DON'T WANT TO BRING UP TH SUBJECT, BUT I'M CAN ASK IT ANYWAY. YOU GUYS HAVE REPLACED THIS OFFICER?
>> YES WE HAVE. >> IF SOMEBODY IS ABSENT AND NOT AVAILABLE, YOU HAVE A STAFFING ADDITIONAL OFFICERS THAT CAN WORK INTO THAT? THAT POSITION?
>> DEPUTY BLAKE RETIRED. AND HAS LESS DAYS ACTUALLY TOMORROW WITH HIM LEAPING, I'M REALLY BIG ON SUCCESSION PLANNING. I HAVE A PLAN B AND CONTINGENCY IN PLACE FOR THOSE RETIRING AN MOVING ON TO A DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS AND PROMOTING, RETIREMENT, ET CETERA. THERE TENDS TO BE A LOT OF MOVEMENT.
I ALWAYS HAVE SOMEBODY ON DECK AND SOMEBODY IN THE HOLD , SO T SPEAK. I HAVE ENOUGH PERSONNEL TO COVER THAT. DEPUTY LAUREN IS NOW AT RIVER GLADE . SHE'S FAMILIAR TO A LOT OF SCHOOLS AN
SHE'S BEEN COVERING. THIS >> THERE WAS THAT SUCCESSION PLANNING BACKUP PLAN. SOMEBODY MAY BE MOVING ON IN A PROMOTION AND SOME OF THE INCIDENT THEY MAY WANT TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. I WANT THE RESIDENTS TO BE ASSURED THAT THEY WOULD
HAVE THAT SUPPORT. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU VERY
[12. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department]
MUCH. TWO COMMENTS BY THE CORA SPRINGS PARKLAND PIE DEPARTMENT. PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE HONORED BYALL THE HEAD HONCHO'S. >> I WANT TO GIVE YOU OUR STAT FOR THE MONTH. 151 EMS CALLS AND THREE FIRE CALLS. SHOULD'V
GOT A TEXT YESTERDAY. >> THEY RESPONDED AND WERE ABLE TO SECURE THE LEAK WITHIN JUST A FEW MINUTES. IT'S A RANDOM OUT OF THE BLUE COMMENT. WE ALWAYS VALUE THE PARTNERSHIP. I WANT TO REAFFIR THAT TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR TH SERVICE THE MEN AND WOMEN DO SYSTEMWIDE AS ONE DEPARTMENT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE THE MEN AN WOMEN WHO PROTECT US IN SERVICE . WE ARE HIGHLY CONFIDENT IN YOUR SKILL SET.
>> DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY UPDATE ON THE SYSTEM, WHERE IT IS AT
WITH THE COUNTY? >> THE COUNTY DID MEET THE
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DEADLINE TO MOVE FORWARD. THEY DID RECENTLY INSTALL THE NEW VERSION THAT ALLOWED THE VACATED PORTION OF THE PREVIOU VERSION TO USE FOR TESTING. . THE VERSION THEY NEEDED TO UPGRADE FROM AND ALLOW THE LOWE VERSION TO BE TESTED ON. THEY HAVE NOT DONE THAT YET. IT HAS BEEN PROMISING FROM THAT OFFIC AND WE WILL BE TESTING THIS HOPEFULLY SOON. THEY HAVE BEENOPEN TO THAT. >> THEY ALLOCATED THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. THAT WAY WE CAN CHECKED -- CHECK THE
[13. Comments by the City Manager]
SOLUTION FOR POSSIBILITY. >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY
MANAGER. >> I WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THE SRO CONTRACT OR THE LACK OF AT THIS TIME. THE ASSOCIATION, THE CITY MANAGERS AND COUNTY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION. WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING THIS WEEK. THEY'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH DR. SMILEY TO EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY WE DESERVE LARGER REIMBURSEMENTS BASED ON THE PASSING OF THE HALF $1 MILLION WE VOTED ON FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT. WE ARE WORKING AS ONE AND WE THINK THERE WILL BE MORE POWER AND ALL OF US TOGETHER. WE WILL HOPEFULLY GE THIS ON THE AGENDA AT THE TUESDAY MEETING. THAT'S THE GAM PLAN FOR THAT.
>> TO ADD, THE MEETING ON TUESDAY IS A TIME, CERTAINLY A 1:00 P.M. THEY DO HAVE A CONTRACT THAT IS OUT THERE FOR $80,000 FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.
BUT AT LEAST, IT'S A STARTING POINT. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPEN ON TUESDAY. I FEEL VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT IT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN MOVING BENEFITS FOR HIGHER THRESHOLD. THIS BOARD HAS BEEN TAKING BETTER ACTION. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I ALSO HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF COMFORT. AND WE WILL
SEE. >> MONDAY IS THE STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT. IT BEGINS AT 830 IN THE CHILDREN'S WING AT THE PARKLAND LIBRARY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS THERE. MONDAY, 8:30 AT THE CHILDREN'S WING. WE WILL SEE
[14. Comments by the City Attorney]
PETER THERE, FOR SURE. COMMENT BY THE CITY ATTORNEY?>> ONE, TONIGHT. MAYO COMMISSIONER, I WANTED TO GIVE HEADS UP ABOUT --. IT PROVIDE A NUMBER OF TAX INCENTIVES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. BUT IT ALSO HAS PREEMPTION IN THEIR WITH RESPECT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND LAND USE AND ZONING REGULATION AND INDUSTRIAL AND MIXED-USE. 40% OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS AFFORDABLE. MY OFFICE WILL BE ISSUING MEMO SHORTLY AND I'M WORKING WITH DEVELOPMENT PLANNING STAFF TO ADDRESS , ANALYZE AND ADDRESS ANY IMPACTS BETWEEN THAT. I WILL DISTRIBUT THE MEMO, SOON. MOTION TO ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.