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[4. Approval of Minutes]
>> NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 6 2023 MEETING. HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? SECOND? OKAY. A FIRST BY LORI AND A SECOND BY SHERRY. WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CAB COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS THAT WAS HELD ON JUNE 13TH, 2023. HAS EVERYONE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPROVE AND REVIEW THOSE MINUTES? OKAY.
PERFECT. NEXT IS COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. WE DON'T HAVE ANY ONE YEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. WE
[6. Comments by the Chair and Board]
WILL CLOSE THAT OUT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. IT IS NICE SEEING EVERYONE. I HOPE THEY HAD A NICE RELAXING SUMMER. IT IS NICE TO BE BACK. AUGUST 16TH, THE COMMISSION MEETING THEY ANNOUNCED THE WINNER OF THE USE IT BASSETT OR PROGRAM WINNERS. MILA BOND, SPENCER KAUFMAN, AND STELLA MARVEL. MYSELF, JEFF, AND KENDRA, WE WERE ALL HERE FOR THAT FOR THE RECOGNITION. OF COURSE, JACKIE AND EVERYBODY WAS THERE AS WELL. ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A VERY ENERGETIC GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS. WE MET WITH JACKIE AND EVERYBODY TODAY, SHE WILL TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT. I'M SURE SHE HAS SOME EXCITING STUFF IN STORE FOR THEM. ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 11:00 A.M., THE CITY WILL HOST THE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION AT VETERANS PARK BEHIND THE LIBRARY. MY DAUGHTER ANGELINA WILL SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AN AMAZING EVENT HONORING THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY. I HOPE THAT MANY OF YOU CAN ATTEND THAT. I HEARD THAT SHERRY'S EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, OF COURSE. I WAS HOPING TO BE HERE FOR THAT. YOU CAN SEE BY DRIVING AROUND THE PARK, SPORTS HAVE STARTED UP AGAIN. I AM TAKING MY SON TO HIS TRYOUTS FOR SOCCER. I'M SURE YOU WILL TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT IT WHEN YOU SPEAK. LET'S JUST MOVE ON THEN. WILL WE START OFF WITH RUPERT? WOULDYOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? >> YES, THANK YOU, SIR. I MUST SAY THAT I WAS QUITE PLEASED WITH THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE STUDENTS THAT WE CHOSE THIS YEAR. I WAS HERE FOR THE INTERVIEWS, VERY IMPRESSIVE. I MUST COMMEND OUR STAFF MEMBERS. YOU REALLY HAD THEM READY, ON TIME. THANK YOU. LADIES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMENTS, THIS IS FOR JACKIE. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THE CITY CAN COMPEL, FORCE, OR LOOK INTO CLEANING UP THE CANALS FROM THE H AWAY.
INCLUDING MINE, THEY ARE VERY DIRTY. I UNDERSTAND. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT NORTH SPRINGS WAS SUPPOSED TO, AND SPRAY THE VEGETATION BUT THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION -- NO. THIS IS HOW IT IS. THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ASKED TO CLEAN UP AFTER THAT. THAT IS WHAT I WAS
TOLD. >> THE H AWAY. WE PAY FOR THE VEGETATION CLEANUP.
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>> THE CLEANLINESS AND THE TREATMENT FOR INVASIVE SPECIES AND PESTS, THAT IS THE EXPENSE
OF THE HOA. >> YES, THEY ARE NOT SPENDING THEIR MONEY TO GET IT CLEANED.
IF THEY ARE NOT, CAN THE CITY COMPEL THEM TO TAKE ACTION. NORTH SPRINGS DID SPRAY A COUPLE OF THEM. THEN WHY DO WE HAVE ALL OF THIS MUCK AND DRIED UP LOOKING FILTHY THING.
>> THE HOA PAYS FOR THAT SPRING THAT YOU SEE. >> I UNDERSTAND. THE PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. IT STOPPED AFTER THE SPRING. IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO FURTHER.
>> THEY ARE NOT DOING WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. >> I KNOW IF THERE IS A CODE VIOLATION, SOMEONE CAN ACTUALLY REPORT THAT AS A CODE VIOLATION. I CAN ASK AND FIND OUT. IF YOU DO HAVE SOMETHING TO BRING UP WITH THE H AWAY, BRING IT UP WITH YOUR HOA OR ANY PARTICULAR VIOLATION. IN GENERAL, I CAN GET AN ANSWER FOR YOU.
>> I LAST THE QUESTION HERE. >> LORI? >> I SHARE THE ACCOLADES REGARDING OUR YOUTH AMBASSADOR. IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING PROCESS. I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK AND SEE EVERYBODY LOOKING SO WELL. I LOOK FORWARD TO GET GOING AGAIN. NOW THAT THE SUMMER IS OVER. IT WAS IN REMEMBRANCE OF 9/11 YESTERDAY AND I WANT TO OFFER COMMENDATIONS TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR CITY. POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. FOR KEEPING US SAFE. AND FOR CARRYING ON THE TRADITION OF KEEPING US SAFE. I WANT TO COMMEND THEM
FOR THAT. THANK YOU. >> ANGELICA? >> ALSO GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY.
I WANT TO SHARE MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS. I WAS ON THE RANKING COMMITTEE THIS YEAR. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A REALLY GREAT GROUP. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT UP A TOPIC THAT I WANT TO UPDATE EVERYBODY ON IN A MINUTE. I SHARED CONCERNS PREVIOUSLY BY THOSE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ALONG HILLSBORO BOULEVARD ON TWO DIFFERENT ISSUES. THERE IS NO WAY TO CROSS THE STREET. WE WANT TO PARK AND BE ABLE TO CROSS OVER TO VISIT FRIENDS.
MANY OF US MOVED HERE BECAUSE IT IS A WALKABLE COMMUNITY. WHICH WE ARE UNABLE TO DO SAFELY. WE HAVE 168 SIGNATURES. THERE WAS A TOWN HALL IN THE KIRKLAND CITY LIBRARY A MONTH AGO ATTENDED BY A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS INCLUDING THE HILLSBORO STRETCH RELATED TO IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE HAPPENING TO HILLSBORO BOULEVARD AT THE INTERSECTION.
AND THEY WILL ALSO BE PUTTING UP LIGHTING. WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING. WE BROUGHT UP THE SUBJECT OF HAVING A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK. THAT IS PART OF THE PLANS. WE HEARD FROM SOME OF THE COUNTY OFFICIALS THAT THEY WILL TRY AND WORK ON IT. IT IS NOT SET IN STONE. AS A RESIDENT CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE. I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT FEELS THAT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD BENEFIT, IT TRULY IS. TO SPEAK WITH CITY STAFF AND CITY OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND ENGINEERS.
ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP FROM THE SAFETY PERSPECTIVE IS THE INTERSECTION OF HILLSBORO. THERE'VE BEEN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. MANY RESIDENTS ALSO EXPRESSED WANTING THEIR TO BE SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST A STOP SIGN. A TRAFFIC CIRCLE OR LIGHTS, WE
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LAUNCHED ANOTHER PETITION. WE HAVE OVER 300 SIGNATURES. THERE IS A LOT OF SUPPORT AND INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT FROM THE FALL COMMUNITY. AS WELL AS THE HILLSBORO COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE SAFETY MEMBER MEASURES FOR THE PEDESTRIANS CROSSING. HILLSBORO AND PARKSIDE. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYBODY. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY STAFF AND HOPEFULLY WEWILL BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME DECENT PROGRESS. >> THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE SIGNAGE AND SPEEDS FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL WHICH TELLS YOU HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING
INDICATES THAT PEOPLE ARE SPEEDING ON THERE. >> TURNING LANES TO KEEP FAMILIES GOING BACK AND FORTH. ALSO. WHERE ARE THEY PARKING THEM WHERE THEY ARRIVE? THERE IS A WILL PARKING LOT FOR THOSE
THINGS. >> SOME OF US ARE GOING TO SCHOOL. THERE IS A LOT OF
ACTIVITY. YOU ARE RIGHT. >> YEAH, I NOTICED THAT. THAT IS GREAT. DENISE?
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL FACES.
>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAD A RESTFUL SUMMER AND JUST ENOUGH ADVENTURE TO PREPARE YOU FOR THE NEW COMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. IT IS A RESET. THERE ARE A LOT OF AMAZING EVENTS THAT HAPPENED THIS SUMMER IN THE CITY. IT WENT BY IN A BLUR.
I WILL NOT GO THROUGH THE LONG LIST. CITY STAFF HAS BEEN VERY BUSY. ONE RECENT IMPORTANT ACTIVITY WAS THE CONVENING OF THE H AWAY PRESIDENT'S COUNSEL ACTUALLY. WE MEET MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY. AS YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP ROLES I AM THE PRESIDENT. ALL OF THE H AWAY PRESIDENTS THAT PRESIDE IN THE MAJORITY OF PARKLAND'S HOMEOWNERS MET LAST WEEK. IT IS THE MISSION OF THE H AWAY PRESIDENT COUNSEL TO SHARE IDEAS, INFORMATION AND CHALLENGES IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER SERVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND. GUEST SPEAKERS, AND ALSO THE PARKLAND CORAL SPRINGS FIRE MARSHAL THAT GAVE IMPORTANT AND INFORMATIVE TALKS ABOUT NEW RULES BEING IMPLEMENTED THAT DO AFFECT THE COMMUNITIES. ALSO ON THE AGENDA, GIVING THE COUNCIL MORE VISIBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE EVEN MADE A FLYER THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE H AWAY. I WILL SHARE IT WITH YOU. SOME OF THE NAMES HAVE CHANGED. THIS WAS OUR FIRST MEETING FOR THIS RESET THIS YEAR. THREE OF THE PRESIDENTS IN THE PAST MONTH HAVE DROPPED OFF AND BEEN REPLACED. THERE WILL BE AN UPDATED FLYER SOON. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WHICH I ALREADY MENTIONED HAPPENED THIS PAST SUNDAY WHEN THE FRIENDS OF THE PARKLAND LIBRARY HOSTED THE FIRST-EVER MEMBERSHIP TEAM AND JACKIE PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN THAT AS DID MICHELLE. IT WAS NO ORDINARY EXPERIENCE. LET ME TELL YOU. A VAST SELECTION OF TN FLOWERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THERE WERE TWO AMAZING GUEST SPEAKERS. YOU CANNOT HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE AT A LOCAL TEAHOUSE. THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN FROM THE ISLE OF MAN AND THEY JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY EXPERT BOTH WERE VERY INFORMATIVE SPEAKERS. TAUGHT ALL PARTICIPANTS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ZEN BUDDHISM. HE CONNECTED WITH A
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VERY SPIRITUAL AND MOVING CEREMONY WITH THE MANTRA TEA. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. CHRIS SHARED THE TRADITIONS OF AFTERNOON TEA STEMMING FROM THE BRITISH EMPIRE AS WELL AS RECOLLECTIONS OF ATTENDING HIGH TEA AT SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST REMOTE TEAHOUSES. IT WAS A GREAT MOMENT FOR PARKLAND TO REMEMBER. $1200 WAS RAISED IN JUST A FEW HOURS BETWEEN NEW MEMBERSHIP AND THE BOOK FAIR THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE EVENT. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MONTHLY BOOK FAIRS AT THE LIBRARY. PERHAPS THE BEST PART OF THE EVENING WAS THE PERFORMANCE MADE BY THE STRINGS OF EAGLES TRIO WHO PLAYED SELECTIONS FROM ABOVE ALL DAY. AS PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE PARKLAND LIBRARY, I WANT TO PUBLIC THE TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE STUDENTS WHO WERE SO INSPIRING. THEY ARE SO TALENTED. EMMA KLEIN WHO PLAYED THE VIOLIN, AND AVA -- WHO ALSO PLAYED THE VIOLIN. IT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL AND IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL DAY.THAT IS IT FOR ME. >> HELLO, GOOD AFTERNOON. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. IS THERE
ANY LINK TO THIS COMMITTEE AT ALL? >> THIS PART OF THE COMMUNITY? YES. NEXT IS IF WE HAVE ANY PRESENCE AT THE MARKET. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FARMERS MARKET WITH JUST A QUESTION TO THE TEAM ON IF THE ADVISORY BOARD HAS ANY PRESENCE OVER
THERE. >> IT IS ON THE AGENDA THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A COUPLE TIMES FOR US TO BE THERE. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> ALL SET. QUESTIONS MARK THANKS. AND FOR THE BUSINESSES, KENDRA IS HERE. KENDRA,
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? >> WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
[7. Approval of the Agenda]
AND THEN I WAS RUNNING LATE. I'M SO SORRY. I AM THRILLED TO BE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU AGAIN THIS YEAR. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. I DO NOT HAVE KIDS THAT ARE THAT AGE ANYMORE. WHEN I'M DRIVING BY, IT BRINGS LIFE TO OUR COMMUNITY. I WISH THEM WELL[8. New Business]
THIS YEAR. I HOPE THAT THEY ARE ALL DOING WELL AND ENJOYING THEIR SCHOOL YEAR AND WE CAN SUPPORT THEM IN OUR EFFORTS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY ADVISORY BOARD.>> THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? SECOND? ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT WE WILL GO ON TO NEW BUSINESS. THE PARKLAND 2024. I'M THINKING ONCE AGAIN.
>> YOU ARE CORRECT. I THINK WE CAN ALL SAY THAT WE HAD A BLAST AT THE LAST PARKLAND DAY. IT WILL BE AN ANNUAL EVENT NOW. IT WILL NOT BE AS GRAND AS BEFORE. YOU CAN GET SOMEONE LIKE SUGAR RAY EVERY YEAR. THERE ARE PLANS FOR PARKLAND TO INCLUDE THE PARADE AND THE VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION LUNCH AND YOU HAVE A NIGHTTIME EVENT WHERE WE HAVE SOME LOCAL BANDS THAT WILL BE THERE. EVERYBODY LOVED THAT PARADE. IT IS SOMETHING TO PUT OUT THERE. IF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD WOULD LIKE TO DO A FLOAT NEXT YEAR, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHETHER
WE WANT TO. IF WE DO, WE HAVE SOME TIME TO PLAN. >> FOR ONE, I ENJOYED WORKING WITH JEFF ON THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE AND NOW THAT KIM CUTLER HAS RETIRED, I THINK HE HE CAN JOIN US OUT THERE. I FOR ONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET BACK TOGETHER WITH THEM AND TEAM UP WITH THEM AGAIN. I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. SOMETHING TO BRING
TO THE TABLE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? >> MARCH 9TH, 2024. WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WILL BE DETERMINED COMING UP. THINGS LIKE THEME AND SPECIFICS. THE TEAM WILL BE WORKING ON THAT JUST AS THEY DID LAST YEAR.
>> CREEPS UP REAL FAST. >> NOW YOU HAVE THE VARIANCE UNDER YOUR BELT. THE TIME IT
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TAKES TO CONSIDER AND WHAT IT TAKES TO DO IT. YEAH. >> IF THE CITY OF PARKLAND WILL GIVE US THE TRAILER AGAIN FROM PARKS AND RECREATION, THAT IS SOMETHING THEY DID LAST YEAR THAT HELPED US OUT. THIS YEAR, MAYBE IT WILL BE A DIFFERENT THEME. EVERYTHING WE HAD THEME WISE, THAT WAS TOSSED. JEFF AT THE MOST PART MAINTAINED THE MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF WHAT WE HAD WITH THE FLOW. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE JUST HAVE TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT THEME. I DO
NOT KNOW WHAT YOU DO FOR 61 YEARS. >> THERE IS A PARTICULAR THEME
DEVELOPED IN THE MEANTIME. ANY THOUGHTS? >>
>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. >> I HAVE A QUESTION, I WAS CURIOUS, DUE TO HOW DIVERSE THE COMMUNITY IS AND HOW MANY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION WE NOW SEE, ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO
HAVE THIS EVENT ON SUNDAY WERE ALTERNATING? >> SATURDAY ONE DAY OR SUNDAY ANOTHER YEAR. SO THAT DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE.
>> I WILL PUT THAT THOUGHT OUT THERE. YES, FOR SURE. >> ANY OTHER IDEAS REGARDING
THE THEME? >> BECAUSE IT IS PARKLAN, WE COULD DRESS IN DIFFERENT SPORTS OUTFITS. AND THEN JUST HAVE THE FLOAT BE A PICNIC TABLE. AND THEN ALL OF US BE LIKE A
SPORTS THEME. >> THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR THAT WILL LEAD US TOWARD FIVE. I CAN ALWAYS TAKE THOSE THOUGHTS AND GIVE THAT TO THE TEAM WILL BE DEVELOPING THE THEME. THAT MIGHT NOT BE SOMETHING THEY HAVE THOUGHT OF.
>> I LOVE THE IDEA OF RECREATION. ONE OF THE BIGGEST STRENGTHS OF THE COMMUNITY, WE
HAVE SPORTS THEMES AND MANY OF US DO PARTICIPATE. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THAT.
INDISCERNIBLE ] >> I THINK THE BASEBALL TEAM COULD COMPETE WITH MOST MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS. THEY ARE AMAZING. YOU WATCH THEM AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WATCHING THE PROS. EVEN TO DECORATE THE FLOAT, YOU CAN HAVE THE FOOTBALL THEME AND HOCKEY.
ROBERTO AND MCKENZIE, FROM THE FLORIDA PANTHERS. A LOT OF OUR FAMILY HERE, WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE MIAMI DOLPHIN PLAYERS WITH A LOT OF BASEBALL PLAYERS THAT LIVE AROUND HERE. JUST TO GIVE IT THAT SPORTS THEME WOULD BE KIND OF COOL. TO HAVE SOME OF THEM BE PART OF THE FLOAT, I CAN SEE ROBERTO, HE IS ALL ABOUT PARKLAND. HE IS THAT KIND OF GUY. THE RIZZO FAMILY AND HAVING THEM BE A PART OF THIS. AND ALL THESE GUYS, IF THEY ARE NOT PLAYING, I CANNOT IMAGINE THEY DO NOT WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS. THIS IS THEIR HISTORY AND THEIR FOUNDATION
HERE. IT IS A GREAT IDEA. >> EVEN HAVING IT FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE PARTICIPATING. HAVING
CUTOUTS OF THESE PEOPLE. >> I DO NOT WANT TO PROMISE BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WE HAVE
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ALREADY GOT THEM LOCKED IN. WE WANTED TO GET TO THEM EARLY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO COMPETITIONS LIKE THERE WERE LAST YEAR. THEY ARE HERE. IT WILL BE A GO ON THAT THIS YEAR.THEY WILL HAVE A ROUTINE SINCE THEY WILL BE IN THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. THAT
IS SOMETHING THEY CAN REDO FOR US HERE. >> I SAW FIRSTHAND HOW THEY REACT TO THESE SPORTS GUYS. MY SONS SUPER BOWL WAS LAST YEAR. A DEAR FRIEND OF THE FAMILY WHO IS THE CATCHER FOR THE MARLINS, HE CAME TO WATCH HIS GAME AND TO SEE THE KIDS RUNNING UP TO HIM AND GETTING AUTOGRAPHS AND BEING A PART OF THEM. I DID NOT KNOW IF THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE THERE. SOME OF THE FOOTBALL TEAMS THERE WALKING ALONG WITH US. SOME OF THE HOCKEY PLAYERS WALKING ALONG WITH US. HAVING THE KIDS BEING A PART OF ALL THAT. THE BEST BOOTH THERE.
>> IS PART OF THE HISTORY. >> YEAH. >> CAN YOU BRING FORWARD YOUR
MICROPHONE. >> AM SORRY. >> IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE INTERESTED WE ASKED THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PARTNER, YES.
>> THE HISTORY OF SPORTS AND WE CAN GET THEM TO COOPERATE. JEFF AND ALL THOSE GUYS, THEY WERE SO PHENOMENAL TO WORK WITH. HIS WIFE AND EVERYBODY. HE WAS NICE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. I WILL ASK THEM. >> DO WE HAVE THAT ONE TAKING
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CARE OF? 2024, WERE ALL SET. NEXT ON THE AGENDA, OLD BUSINESS. WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT HARVEST FEST AGAIN. AND ALSO THE FARMERS MARKET CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INCLUSIVE EVENT THAT WE HOSTED LAST YEAR. ALL YOURS.>> AT A PREVIOUS MEETING WE DECIDED THAT THAT WE WILL WORK WITH HARVEST DRIVE THIS YEAR.
THE NEED THIS YEAR IS REALLY FOR THE BOUTIQUE THAT THEY HAD. IT IS FUNNY TO SAY BOUTIQUE.
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED, IT IS SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THEM TO GET TO SHOP FOR THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE. THINGS FOR THEIR KITCHEN, THINGS FOR THEIR BATHROOM. TOYS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IT IS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY GET GO TO HARVEST DRIVE AND PICK OUT SOME ITEMS THAT THEY NEED. WE HAD AGREED THAT WE WOULD COLLECT FOR THOSE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, LINENS, SHOES, AND TOYS FOR THIS YEAR. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HAVING IT AT THE FARMERS MARKET. I HAD IT IN THE BACK OF THE SCHEDULE OF THIS YEAR'S FARMERS MARKET. FIRST, WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH FARMERS MARKET YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT COLLECTION ACT. I CAN TRY AND COORDINATE WITH RENEE TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET THEIR TRUCK THERE. MAYBE WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE HAVE A SPOT WHERE THEY DRIVE INTO THE FARMERS MARKET AND THEY CAN GIVE US THOSE ITEMS AND PUT THEM ON THE TRUCK SO THAT THEY ARE NOT BRINGING THOSE THINGS TO A TENT AND HAVING TO TAKE IT SOMEPLACE ELSE. WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHICH FARMERS MARKET WE WOULD LIKE TO BE AT AND TALK ABOUT THE LOGISTICS. WHO WILL BE THERE? WAS WORKING THE EVENT
AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO PUT THE WORD OUT THERE. >> WE HAVE NO WERE FIFTH AND NOVEMBER 19TH IF WE WANT TO CONSIDER AROUND THANKSGIVING TIME.
>> THESE ARE THE ITEMS ARE SHE SAID THAT THEY NEEDED? >> YES. I HAVE THOSE ATTACHED ON THE BACKUP. WE DECIDED WE WOULD DO IT FOR THE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AND TOILETRIES LIKE LAST YEAR. THEY ARE IN NEED OF EVERYTHING. THEY IS THINGS ARE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO STOCK UP
ON. >> I WANT TO CAUTION AGAINST THE 19TH. IS THAT CLOSE TO THANKSGIVING? MAYBE I DON'T HAVE MY DATES RIGHT. SCHOOLS ARE OUT THAT WHOLE WEEK. A LOT
OF US ARE AWAY. MAYBE THE EARLIER NOVEMBER DATE. >> OPENING DAY, IS THAT A BIG
DAY? >> IT IS. OPENING DAY MIGHT BE A LITTLE CRAZY.
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>> PEOPLE MIGHT NOT BE COMING THERE FOR THAT TYPE OF THING AS WELL. EVERYBODY WARNS ABOUT OPENING DAY. WE CAN DO THIS AT ANY TIME. AS A MATTER OF FACT, OUR NEXT ITEM IS TO TALK ABOUT THE CULTURAL AWARENESS ON FEBRUARY 4TH. YOU MIGHT DECIDE TO DO IT ALL AT THE SAME FARMERS MARKET. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. EAT COULD BE ANY
OTHER TIME. >> THAT IS FEBRUARY 4TH. THAT DOES CORRELATE TO THE SUBJECT.
THERE. >> WE WOULD HOPE. >> I AM ALL FOR FEBRUARY 4TH.
THERE ARE NO HOLIDAYS NEAR THERE? >> I DO NOT BELIEVE SO. THE OTHER THING WOULD BE THAT I WILL COORDINATE WITH RENEE AND SEE IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON THAT DATE SO IF IT DOES NOT WORK, WE CAN PICK AN ALTERNATIVE DATE. GIVING US A CHANCE TO DO IT FAR ENOUGH AHEAD, SHE CAN RESERVE IT FOR THAT DATE.
>> FEBRUARY 2ND IS GROUNDHOG DAY. >> WE WILL BE DOING IT AGAIN
AND AGAIN. >> EXACTLY. I DO NOT SEE ANYTHING THERE. YEAH. EXACTLY.
THAT WOULD BE A GREAT DAY TO HAVE IT. >> THIS IS AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO TALK TO SHERRY ABOUT YOUR GROUP HERE, SHERRY. LAST TIME, ADVERTISING WAS A BIG PROBLEM.
WE TRIED TO GET OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT PEOPLE WERE COMING IN, I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS. YOU HAVE A GOOD GROUP HERE. IF YOU CAN GET THE FLYERS TO THESE PRESIDENTS.
>> FOR THE FAIR. FOR THE DRIVE. >> IF WE CAN GET THE FLYERS TO THE HOMEOWNERS PRESIDENTS, THEY CAN DISTRIBUTED AND THERE WILL BE MUCH MORE PEOPLE COMING IN.
>> WE WILL TALK TO THE CITY BUT THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL IDEA. >> YOU CAN BRING WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO THE H AWAY PRESIDENT. IS THERE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE HOA PRESIDENTS GETTING THAT
KIND OF INFORMATION? >> THEY APPROVE THE FLYER. IT IS PUBLIC INFORMATION. THERE IS ONE GENERAL MAILBOX. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER VERSION OF THE FLYER WITH JUST COMMUNITY NAMES. MAYBE WE CAN DISCUSS IT AT OUR NEXT MEETING AND DECIDE WHICH VERSION.
>> I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT IS HERE. HE IS NOT
HERE. >> NOT EVERY SINGLE HOA IS ON THE COUNCIL. I DO NOT KNOW WHY.
HAPPENED BEFORE I GOT THERE. WE CAN FIND OUT. IT IS A GENTLEMAN WHO WOULD MAYBE LIKE
TO JOIN. >> I WILL SPEAK WITH HIM. >> THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION.
I'M LOOKING AT CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INCLUSION. USUALLY I SEE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. I'M WONDERING IF AWARENESS PULLS DIVERSITY. OR IF THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT INTENTIONS. I'M BRINGING THAT UP BECAUSE MOST ORGANIZATIONS HAVE RECENTLY CHANGED DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TO BE DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION. I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. I DO NOT THINK IT WOULD OFFEND ANYBODY TO ADD THOSE WORDS. I JUST WANTED TO HEAR, BY AWARENESS, YOU MEAN THAT PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OTHER CULTURES RIGHT? I'M THINKING WHEN YOU ARE BRINGING INCLUSION. YOU HAVE THE DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION TOGETHER. I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT BECAUSE I AM HEARING IT EVERYWHERE AND I DID NOT KNOW IF WE SHOULD REFLECT WHAT THE NEW CORRECTNESS TO THE WHOLE DISCUSSION IS. JUST
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BRINGING IT UP. >> AS YOU WOULD IMAGINE, THE INTENT IS TO BRING PEOPLE TO AN EVENT TO OPEN THEIR EYES TO OTHER CULTURES AND THAT WOULD BE THE AWARENESS PART. BE AWARE THAT YOU HAVE GOT NEIGHBORS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW ABOUT BUT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND INCLUSION, OF COURSE, WE ARE VERY INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY.
THAT IS THE INTENT. WHEN PEOPLE ARE AWARE, THEY WILL BE MORE INCLUSIVE. IT IS NOT MEANT TO REFLECT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE SAME THING. I WILL DEFINITELY PASS THAT WORLD ALONG.
>> I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE IN CASE SOMEBODY COMES ALONG AND SAYS NOW THEY HAVE ADDED THIS OTHER TERM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SAY THAT. THANK YOU.
>> QUICK QUESTION. WE WOULD GO TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND QUITE A BIT. THERE IS AN ORPHANAGE OUT THERE. MY DAUGHTER BROUGHT IT UP TO ONE OF HER TEACHERS YEARS AGO AND THE TEACHER TOOK IT ONE STEP FURTHER AND HAD A SCHOOL BUS THAT PICKED THEM ALL UP AND BROUGHT THEM TO WALMART AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE SOMETHING AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO THE ORPHANAGE. THEY GOT TO SEE PICTURES OF THE KIDS WITH THE TOYS THEY PURCHASED.
IT WAS AN AMAZING EVENT THAT HAPPENED. A WAY OF TURNING ONE GIFT INTO 500 GIFTS. IT IS AMAZING WHAT THESE TEACHERS DO. YOU HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT ARE BRINGING THINGS. WE HAD SOME BOXES THAT WERE FILLED. ONE THING THAT I HAVE LEARNED, IT HAPPENS WITH HIGHWAY PATROL. THERE IS THE TORCH RUN. WHICH IS FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOME -- IT IS THE, WHAT IS THE NAME, MY MIND JUST WENT TOTALLY BLANK. NO, IT WILL HIT ME IN THE SECOND. I DON'T KNOW WHY MY MIND. IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS AROUND. MY BRAIN JUST WENT BLANK. WHAT HAPPENS, THEY ARE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE MINUTE THEY BROUGHT IN CORPORATE SPONSORS, THE MONEY THAT WAS GENERATED WAS ABLE TO PURCHASE THEM A NEW TRUCK AND TRAILER A NEW RAPTOR, DOING SO MANY THINGS AND BASICALLY, MY QUESTION WAS, FOR THE HARVEST FEST, IF WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN CORPORATE SPONSORS THAT WRITE A CHECK FOR 2500 OR WHATEVER, IT IS A NICE THING. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH STUFF YOU CAN BUY FOR $2000 AND YOU PURCHASE WHATEVER IT IS, SHAMPOO FOR $5000. JUST YOU SAY TO THEM, WE CAN PUT THEM ON THE WEBSITE OR THEY CAN BE A LITTLE SIGN POSTED IN FRONT OF THE BOTH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH BRINGING IN CORPORATE SPONSORS TO BE ABLE TO FILL UP BOXES. YOU GET ONE CORPORATE SPONSOR FOR $2500, YOU CAN BUY A LOT OF STUFF FOR
$2500. WONDERING IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> WE HAVE A POLICY ON THAT. I
WILL RESEARCH IT AND LET YOU KNOW. >> YOU COULD DO A QR CODE ON THE TABLE. THEY CAN SCAN AND DONATE RIGHT THERE. A MONETARY DONATION.
>> DONATE ON THE HARVEST DRIVE WEBSITE. WE CAN LINK IT. YEAH.
>> THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. IT WAS FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. YEAH. THEY HAVE A TRUCK WHERE THEY HAVE THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS IT IS THE LEAD THAT COMES IN AND ONE OF THE MAJORS FOR THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAW THAT IT WAS IN DISREPAIR AND SO WE HELPED HIM GET A BIG SPONSOR LIKE
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PUBLIX AND HORIZON BANK. IT ONLY TOOK FOUR SPONSORS. WE COULD PURCHASE THE TRUCK AND EVERYTHING ELSE. ONE OF THE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR AND TRUCK IN A GREAT PRICE FOR EVERYBODY. AGAIN, TRYING TO GET THAT TO HAPPEN WITH THE CORPORATE SPONSORS, THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN WITH DONATIONS ALONE. THAT IS WHAT THAT WAS FOR. IF WE GET FOUR OR FIVE CORPORATE SPONSORS, WE CAN FILL UP A LOT OF BOXES. WE CAN MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY WITH THAT. SOMETHING TO CHECK INTO. ANYTHING ELSE? ANYBODY?>> IF WE ARE DECIDED ON DOING THAT FEBRUARY 4TH, WE DO HAVE SOME TIME AHEAD OF TIME TO DECIDE WHO WILL BE THERE. WE WOULD DEFINITELY NEED TO GET SOME KIND OF FLYER, INFORMATION, OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO PUT TOGETHER SO YOU CAN DISTRIBUTE THAT OUT TO THE
PUBLIC. >> THAT IS THREE MONTHS THAT WE CAN START ADVERTISING. THAT
THIS IS COMING. THAT WILL HELP US OUT. >> HAVE WE DECIDED WHAT WILL BE
AT THE EVENT? >> LAST YEAR THERE WAS -- RIGHT? THERE WAS A CERTAIN TYPE OF FOOD. MAYBE WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT IT MEANS FOR DIVERSITY AWARENESS.
>> I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, WE WERE CHARGED WITH REACHING OUT TO ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE. AS AN ACADEMIC, I HAVE A LOT OF COLLEAGUES AT DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS THAT TEACH EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION. I INVITED ALL OF THEM TO THE TABLE. IN MY COMMUNITY I HAVE A NUMBER OF HOMEOWNERS THAT OWNED RESTAURANTS THAT REPRESENT DIFFERENT CULTURES. I ENCOURAGE THEM TO COMPLETE THE FORMS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE FARMERS MARKET AND HAVE A BOOTH. I THOUGHT ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF VENDORS THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT THAT I KNEW AS CONTACTS. MAYBE IF WE ALL DO THAT, WE CAN GET SOME REALLY --
>> THERE IS A FORM OUT THERE AND IT IS A CALL TO VENDORS FOR THESE SPECIFIC EVENTS. REGULAR VENDORS THERE ON ALL THE FARMERS MARKETS. THERE IS THAT CALL FOR THAT. THEY DID ASK FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE SELLING FOOD OR PEOPLE WHO HAVE PRODUCTS THAT THEY CAN SELL. THEY HAD MUSIC AND DANCERS LAST TIME. I DO NOT KNOW SPECIFICALLY WHO THEY WILL HAVE THERE. IT IS OPEN FOR IT TO BE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF VENDORS TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY.
>> IF WE KNOW OF PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS WE CAN HAVE THEM.
>> I WILL FIND OUT. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY HAVE GOT THOSE PEOPLE IN PLACE ALREADY. WE HAD SOME GREAT PEOPLE THERE LAST YEAR, THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN FIND OUT. THE QUESTION IS, DO WE WANT TO PARTICIPATE WITH A TENT LIKE LAST YEAR THAT IS FOR THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO? LAST YEAR, RUPERT WAS GENEROUS TO GIVE US SOME VINES AND ITEMS THAT WE HANDED OUT. WE GAVE OUT SOME INFORMATION. WHAT WOULD THE BOARD LIKE TO DO WITH A TENT? AGAIN, WE HAVE SOME TIME TO DECIDE WHO WILL STAFF THE TENT.
>> ANGELICA CAME UP WITH A REALLY COOL PASSPORT ACTIVITY.
>> UNFORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ACTUALLY THERE. THERE WAS AN ACTIVITY TO ENGAGE KIDS. GOING TO DIFFERENT TABLES OF THE DIFFERENT VENDORS. I AM HAPPY TO CREATE SOMETHING LIKE THAT
AGAIN THIS YEAR. >> OKAY. AND IF WE WANT TO COLLECT FOR THE HARVEST DRIVE, THEY HAVE NEEDS ALL YEAR LONG. THEY HAVE GOODS AND MATERIALS AROUND THANKSGIVING TIME.
HAVING IT IN FEBRUARY MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO REPLENISH FOR THEM.
>> OKAY, WE ARE A YES ON THE TENT AND PARTICIPATING IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE ACTIVITY.
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>> AND COLLECT OBVIOUSLY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE
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COMMENTS FROM STAFF. ANYTHING ELSE? >> I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, YOU ARE ALL CORRECT IN MENTIONING GREAT THINGS ABOUT THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS. OUR VERY FIRST MEETING WITH THEM TODAY. THEY WERE INTRODUCED AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING, WE HAD THE FIRST MEETING WITH THEM TODAY WHERE THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND WE WENT OVER THE EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PROGRAM AND TALED ABOUT SCHEDULING AND SOME OF THE THINGS THEY WILL BE WORKING ON. LAST YEAR, THEY WILL BE WORKING AT SNOW FEST AND PARKLAND DAY.
WE ARE HOPING THERE WILL NOT BE THE S.A.T. ON THE SAME DAY LIKE THERE WAS LAST YEAR. WE HAVE SOME THINGS PLANNED FOR THEM TO NOT ONLY LEARN BUT ALSO PARTICIPATE AND GIVE US THEIR FEEDBACK. THEY WILL BE WORKING ON PROJECTS AND PRESENTING TO THE COMMISSION ABOUT THE ISSUES OF TODAY'S YOUTH, TALKING WITH FELLOW STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT CONCERNS THEM. THEY WILL HAVE A CAPSTONE PROJECT AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM. THEY ARE A FANTASTIC GROUP LIKE LAST YEAR, VERY MOTIVATED, SMART, WONDERFUL KIDS. YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THEM COMING UP IN THE
FUTURE. >> FANTASTIC. OKAY. I GUESS WE ARE DONE. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE NOVEMBER 14TH. I FEEL LIKE WE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT STARTING AT 5:30 INSTEAD OF 6:00. WAS SOMETHING SAD ABOUT
THAT? IN THAT MEETING? >> I'M NOT SURE. OKAY, MIGHT HAVE BEEN. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY MEETINGS SCHEDULED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. OKAY. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? AND A SECOND? FIRST FROM RUPERT AND SECOND FROM LORI. ANYONE OPPOSED? OKAY. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
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