Oct 18, 2023 City Commission Meeting

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TO START THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 18, 2023 AT 7:00 P.M.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. >> ROLL CALL.

>> COMMISSIONER ISROW. >> HERE.

>> VICE MAYOR BRIER. >> HERE.

>> MAYOR WALKER. >> HERE.

>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. >> I'M HERE.

>> AND COMMISSIONER CUTLER. >> I'M HERE.

>> THANK YOU. >> BEFORE WE START TONIGHT'S MEETING, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNIZE THE DEVASTATION THAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL , AND MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, SO IF WE COULD JUST REMEMBER --

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[4. Approval of Minutes]

MINUTES . >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND . >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE MAYOR BRIER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER.

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

ALL IN FAVOR . >> AYE.

>> OPPOSED. IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY.

SO WE ARE GOING TO GO TO COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION. WE WILL START WITH THOSE WHO ARE JOINING US REMOTELY. COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY

COMMENTS TONIGHT? >> NONE . I AM ACTUALLY UP HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. I DID MEET TODAY WITH SENATOR SCOTT , AS WELL AS SENATOR RUBIO, AND YESTERDAY WITH CONGRESSMAN MOSKOWITZ . VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS. OBVIOUSLY , THE HOUSE NOT BEING ABLE TO OPERATE WITHOUT A SPEAKER. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THINGS ARE GOING AT THIS POINT, BUT WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND WASHINGTON, D.C.

COMMISSIONER ISROW . >> THANK YOU, THERE . I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT. I HAD A PRIOR COMMITMENT, BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT GOING ON, AND I APPRECIATE YOU, MAYOR, TAKING THE MOMENT OF SILENCE. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ISSUE. I PERSONALLY, I GREW UP IN A JEWISH FAMILY. I ATTENDED HEBREW SCHOOL. IT WAS A GROUP OF 10 JEWISH MEN WHO IS -- I WENT ON BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL. I HAD A TRADITIONAL JEWISH WEDDING TO MIKE JEWISH WIFE, AND A BRACE FOR OUR SON, AND THE NAMING CEREMONY FOR OUR DAUGHTER. WE LIGHT CANDLES ON SHABBAT, ATTEND TEMPLE TOGETHER AS A FAMILY ON THE HIGH HOLIDAYS. SIMPLY PUT, THE BEST WAY TO SAY THIS IS THAT JUDAISM HAS ALWAYS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN MY LIFE, AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO NOW THAT I HAVE A FAMILY OF MY OWN. AND I HAVE LEARNED A GREAT DEAL OF THE PLIGHT OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF HISTORY, THEIR SYSTEMATIC PERSECUTION FOR THEIR CONSTANT FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL, AND THE IMPECCABLE HORRORS OF THE HOLOCAUST. A TRAGIC LESSON AS TO WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN EVIL AND HATE ARE LEFT UNCHECKED. HOWEVER , THIS CONFERENCE OF HISTORICAL EDUCATION IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE TO ME.

IT IS A LIFELONG LESSON THAT UNFORTUNATELY JEWISH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ARE TAUGHT FROM A YOUNG AGE, BECAUSE WE AS A PEOPLE, WE UNDERSTAND THE NOTION THAT THOSE WHO DO NOT REMEMBER THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED TO REPEAT IT. INDEED IT IS FOR THIS VERY REASON THAT THE PHRASE "NEVER AGAIN " HAS BEEN LINKED TO HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION. GET DESPITE ALL OF OUR COLLECTIVE BEST EFFORTS TO MIND THE WORLD , THE DANGERS OF ALLOWING HATE AND DISCRIMINATION TO FESTER , HERE WE ARE , 2023 -- ANTI-SEMITISM PLAY OUT ON A GLOBAL STAGE FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE. EVEN WORSE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO TRY TO DEFEND IT, JUSTIFY IT, TO RATIONALIZE IT, AND EVEN APPLAUD IT , AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING TO ME . ALLOWING ANTI-SEMITISM TO FLOURISH NOT ONLY ENDANGERS THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF JEWISH PEOPLE AND AMENITIES, BUT ALSO ERODES THE MORAL FOUNDATION OF SOCIETY AS A

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER ISROW.

COMMISSIONER CUTLER. >> FIRST I WANT TO COMMEND COMMISSIONER ISROW ON HIS BRILLIANT AND HEARTFELT WORDS .

I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE FEELING THE SAME WAY, AND I DON'T THINK THAT I COULD SAY IT BETTER , SO I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON SAYING THAT , AND I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID. I'M GOING TO BRING IT CLOSER TO HOME AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE OUR LAST MEETING . I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARKLAND- , WHICH I THOUGHT WAS AMAZING. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THEY DID TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. I KNOW IT WAS A BIG UNDERTAKING, LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE THERE, AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT, AND THE WEATHER COOPERATED PRETTY WELL, SO THAT WAS ALL GOOD. ON OCTOBER THE 10TH, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OUR NEW GROUP OF AMBASSADORS, THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS. I MEAN , WHAT A CROP. BRAVE KIDS , HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PARKLAND , HISTORY OF COURSE. I GUESS THAT'S MY THING. AND WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD GROUP, SO I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THAT. GETTING A LITTLE BIT OUT OF OUR CITY ON OCTOBER THE 11TH, I ATTENDED JAMIE'S ROOM DEDICATION BY THE COCONUT CREEK COMMISSION AT THE COCONUT CREEK RECREATION COMPLEX. THE GOT BERG FAMILY WAS PRESENT ALONG WITH THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND THE ENTIRE COCONUT CREEK COMMISSION. THIS WAS AN EVENT SPEARHEADED BY THE FRIENDSHIP JOURNEY IN THE FIRST SESSION OF JAMIE STANTE'S FRIENDS , A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE FRIENDSHIP JOURNEY AND THE CITY OF COCONUT CREEK , IT'S GOING TO BE THIS SATURDAY. IT IS AN INCLUSIVE DANCE PROGRAM FOR AGES 4 TO 12, AND I WANTED TO COMMEND THEM FOR TAKING THE STEP OF NAMING THE ROOM FOR JAMIE, WHO WAS A REALLY ATTEND BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHO REALLY LOVES TO DANCE, AND SO, YOU KNOW , IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL EVENT. I HAD COFFEE WITH THE POLICE OFFICERS ON OCTOBER 12 OVER AT CARMELA'S . IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT. AND THEN ON THE 16TH , I ATTENDED THE NORTHWEST COUNCIL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS MEETING , AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC, THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

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>> THANK YOU , COMMISSIONER CUTLER. VICE MAYOR BRIER.

>> THANK YOU. I WILL BE BRIEF. I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT WERE MENTIONED BY BOTH COMMISSIONER ISROW AND COMMISSIONER CUTLER. OBVIOUSLY OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL WHO HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED BY THE ACTS OF TERRORISTS. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THE HOSTAGES, THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES, ALL OF THE INNOCENT RESIDENTS OF BOTH ISRAEL AND GAZA WHO HAVE BEEN TERRORIZED, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE POLITICS. IT DOESN'T TAKE BEING JEWISH , OR A ZIONIST , TO BE ABLE TO SIGNIFY AND IDENTIFY HEY, HATE IS HATE , EVIL IS EVIL, TERROR IS TERROR. A CALL THAT IT IS NOT BRAVE. IT IS JUST BEING HUMAN. I THINK OUR COMMISSION, I THINK OUR CITY FOR TAKING THE POSITION AND THE STAND THAT IT IS TAKING WITH THESE. THERE IS A SOMBERNESS THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS EXPERIENCED BEFORE , AND WE WILL BAND TOGETHER AS WE GET THROUGH THIS AGAIN. GETTING TO THE MORE POSITIVE, OR MORE UPBEAT, THE PARKLAND - WAS AN EXCELLENT EVENT BENEFITING SOS. IT IS PROBABLY THE ONLY TIME I'LL GLEEFULLY GET UP AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING, AND THANKS TO OUR STAFF AT OUR CITY MANAGER ENTERS HALF AND OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING ON THAT EVENT. GOVERNMENT DAY, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT TOMORROW , AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER CUTLER MENTIONED. WE'VE GOT TO MAKE OUR SCHOOLS SAFE GOLF EVENT COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE HAVE THE SOS GALA BENEFITING THE SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE IS COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 11. AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT -- I WILL CERTAINLY TRY TO HEAR THE PROLIFIC WORDS OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.'S

>> THANK YOU , VICE MAYOR BRIER. I HAVE SOME COMMENTS REGARDING WHAT HAS GONE ON IN ISRAEL , BUT I AM GOING TO RESERVE THOSE UNTIL THE RESOLUTION COMES, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THOSE WORDS CANNOT MATCH WHAT COMMISSIONER ISROW HAD SAID EARLIER . HE IS ALWAYS SO ELOQUENT WITH HIS WORDS, BUT MORE SO , IT IS HIS ACTIONS. HE DOESN'T JUST SPEAK . YOU KNOW, HE DOES ACT IN A WAY THAT IS COMMENDABLE TO EVERYONE. I DO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES WE ARE HAVING WITH SOME OF OUR CHILDREN . SO, INVESTING IN OUR CHILDREN AND BEING AWARE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES IS A CRUCIAL ACT FOR PARENTS. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RECOGNIZE WHEN SOMETHING SEEMS AMISS , AND WE NEED TO SPEAK UP.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INSTANCES WHERE CHILDREN HAVE SURPASSED THE BOUNDARIES OF TYPICAL YOUTHFUL BEHAVIOR , POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. SUCH AS RIDING THEIR BIKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, VANDALIZING , WRITING THROUGH THE PARKS WITHOUT CARING WHO IS IN FRONT OF THEM, OR WHATEVER. THE LACK OF RESPECT , A LOT OF THESE KIDS HAVE LOST, CERTAINLY THIS IS NOT SPECIFIC TO PARKLAND. THIS HAS BECOME A NATIONWIDE EPIDEMIC. LACK OF RESPECT FOR ELDERS , FOR POLICE OFFICERS, FOR TEACHERS. A LOT OF THAT COMES FROM HOME, AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK

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THEY ARE POSTING ON FACEBOOK THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING OTHER THAN WATCHING THEIR CHILDREN PLAY , SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT THESE KIDS ARE DOING , THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ATTENTION. BECAUSE A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE TO BE A PARENT, AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH THEIR CHILDREN. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. YOU CAN'T JUST LET THEM GO AND LET THEM BE. THERE IS SOME SENSE OF FREEDOM, AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO, AND YOU SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RIDE YOUR BIKE ALL OVER THE CITY OF PARKLAND WITHOUT FEAR , BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THAT IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. AND THAT, AGAIN , STARTS AT HOME. PARENTS HAVE TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE DOING AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE TEACHING THESE KIDS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE A RESPONSIBLE CHILD, TEENAGER, AND ULTIMATELY AN ADULT , BECAUSE IT STARTS IN THE BEGINNING. WHATEVER IT IS YOU DO, WHETHER YOU ARE RAISING A CHILD, WHETHER YOU ARE STARTING A BUSINESS, ANYTHING YOU DO, IF YOU DON'T DO IT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING, IT IS GOING TO TURN OUT BAD IN THE END. SO, PARENTS, THIS ISSUE IS NOT SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BSO. WHILE BSO AND THE CITY OF PARKLAND DO BEAR SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITY , IT IS UP TO THE PARENTS TO TEACH THEIR CHILDREN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG. THAT BEING SAID, PARENTS CAN LEARN TO STAY OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA INSTEAD OF GOING ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO POST ABOUT KIDS POPPING WHEELIES, HOW ABOUT YOU PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL 911, AND SAY 911, I SEE TWO KIDS POPPING WHEELIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT , CALL 911. IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN BY BSO , THEN THAT IS FOR US AS A COMMISSION TO DECIDE WHAT IS OUR NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. BUT BSO IS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING AND TRYING TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGE IN WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY ARE REACHING OUT TO PARENTS. THEY ARE STOPPING KIDS. THEY ARE TALKING WITH KIDS. THEY ARE TRYING TO TEACH THEM THE RIGHT WAY TO DO THINGS , BUT THEY CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE AND KNOW EVERYTHING. IT IS UP TO THE COMMUNITY TO SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. SO , THAT IS THAT. LOCKS ROAD. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LOCKS ROAD. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG THREE YEARS. MUCH LONGER FOR US UP HERE , BUT IT IS, IT IS GOING TO BE A LONG, SO , TO BE QUITE HONEST, I WAS TALKING EARLIER TODAY ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING IN LOCKS ROAD , AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO PUT UP WORK MUNICATION ON FACEBOOK, BUT ANYONE WHO IS LISTENING OR WHO IS HERE CAN HELP SPREAD THE WORD. THEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING CONSTRUCTION THROUGHOUT LOCKS ROAD FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, AND I BELIEVE THE CITY, WE HOLD THE SAME FEELING , LOCKS ROAD SHOULD BE USED ONCE CONSTRUCTION STARTS FOR LOCAL USE ONLY. I, THAT SOUNDS HORRIBLE , AND IT IS GOING TO BE INCONVENIENT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO TAKE LOCKS ROAD TO GET TO 441 , BUT DO NOT ASSUME YOU CAN USE LOCKS ROAD TICKET TO 441 ONCE CONSTRUCTION STARTS. GET USED TO TAKING HILLSBORO . ON ANY GIVEN DAY , IT CAN OR MAY BE CLOSED. LOCAL USE ONLY FOR LOCKS ROAD. I KNOW THAT IS A TOUGH PILL TO SWALLOW, BUT THAT IS THE ONE THAT WE NEED TO TAKE. SO , EVERYWHERE I SPEAK , ALL OF US WHENEVER WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY , SPEAKING OF SPEAKING, I WILL BE SPEAKING TOMORROW AT ELEVATE PARKLAND AT THE MARRIOTT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR. SHE IS IN THE CROWD TODAY. BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSIONER WILL BE THERE . I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT, IS GOING TO BE SO EXCITING. HOW ABOUT THAT. I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT LOCKS ROAD AND THE CLOSURES, AND HOW LOCKS ROAD

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[6. Proclamations and Recognitions]

BEEN NATIONAL LARRY DEDICATED HAS CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED DATES , MORE THAN 250,000 CASES OF BREAST CANCER ARE DIAGNOSED IN WOMEN , AND ABOUT 2100 AND MEN.

ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.

ALTHOUGH BOTH MEN AND WOMEN CAN HAVE BREAST CANCER, WOMEN ARE AT HIGHER RISK FOR BOTH DIAGNOSIS AND DEATH . CERTAIN HEALTH BEHAVIORS HELP TO PREVENT THIS DISEASE, INCLUDING STAYING AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE, AND AVOIDING EXCESS WEIGHT GAIN, ENGAGING IN MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK, AND LIMITING OR AVOIDING ALCOHOL. WHEN THE HAVE REGULAR MAMMOGRAMS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BREAST CANCER FOUND EARLY, ARE LESS LIKELY TO NEED AGGRESSIVE TREATMENTS LIKE MASTECTOMY AND CHEMOTHERAPY, AND ARE NOW MORE LIKELY TO BE CURED. THE PARKLAND BASED BREAST CANCER AWARENESS ORGANIZATION NOT MY DAUGHTER , FIND A CURE NOW , BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN GENERATIONS TO RAISE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SEARCH FOR A CURE. NOT MY DAUGHTER , FOUNDED IN 2010, GENEROUSLY DONATE 100% OF PROCEEDS TO BREAST CANCER RESEARCH BASED ORGANIZATIONS , AND HAS FUNDED HIGH RISK SCREENING PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES AFFORDABLE ANCILLARY SERVICES FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS. NOT MY DAUGHTER HAS CREATED A PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICE CENTER FOR BREAST CANCER PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS AND IS OPEN AND A SECOND SUPPORT SERVICES CENTER IN 2024. THE CITY OF PARKLAND SUPPORTS THE WORK OF NOT MY DAUGHTER AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY . THE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WHO GAVE THEIR UNWAVERING REPORT DURING THE MOST TRYING TIMES . AS A COMMUNITY WE MUST RECOMMIT OURSELVES TO THE ESSENTIAL AND NECESSARY WORK OF FORGING A FUTURE FREE FROM CANCER AND ALL OF ITS FORMS. BE IT RESOLVED THAT I DARE RICH WALKER AND CITY APARTMENT CITY COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2023 , AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

SUPPORTING NOT MY DAUGHTER. THE COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED US FOR THE LAST 13 , 14 YEARS. OUR EVENT IS OCTOBER 30TH. IT IS SOLD OUT AGAIN. IT IS GREAT THAT IT IS SOLD OUT. WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE SUPPORT , BUT WE ARE WAITING FOR A DAY WERE WE ARE NOT SO POPULAR, AND NOBODY WANTS TO COME, BECAUSE BREAST CANCER ISN'T SO PREVALENT. WE ARE THRILLED THAT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS US, BUT WE ARE WAITING FOR A DAY WERE WE ARE HOPING FOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[7. Presentation]

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>> GOOD EVENING . THANK YOU . THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. I'LL HAVE TO BRING YOU ALONG WITH ME ON MY TOUR. FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE. IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE AS YOUR STATE ATTORNEY. I WANTED TO COME HERE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME UPDATES , MINOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE UPDATES, BUT I ALSO WANTED TO ALERT THE COMMISSION, BUT ALSO THE CITIZENS OF PARKLAND , OF A RATHER IMPORTANT AND SERIOUS ISSUE , AN ISSUE OF CONCERN THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT NOT ONLY IS IN BROWARD COUNTY, BUT IT WILL AFFECT US THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I DO WANT TO MIRROR THE SENTIMENTS OF THE COMMISSION HERE. I STAND WITH THE STATE OF ISRAEL. I STAND WITH THE INNOCENT VICTIMS OF A TERRORIST ACT DONE BY HAMAS , AND I STAND WITH THEM AND THEIR RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AND TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AS A SOVEREIGN COUNTRY. SO WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO TRANSITION AND WE DO HAVE A CRIMES UNIT IN MY OFFICE . WHEN I TOOK OFFICE, I CREATED A HATE CRIMES UNIT, BECAUSE WE SAW A GROWING NUMBER OF ACTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM, NOT ONLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY , BUT SPECIFICALLY HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, KNOWING THE LARGE JEWISH POPULATION THAT WE HAVE HERE , PARTICULARLY IN SOUTH FLORIDA, BUT ALSO IN OUR COUNTY. SO, TO THE RESIDENTS OF PARKLAND , TO EVERYONE HERE, WE DO HAVE A HATE CRIMES HOTLINE, A HOTLINE DESIGNATED ONLY FOR HATE CRIMES, TO REPORT HATE CRIMES. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING OR YOU HEAR SOMETHING, OR THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD , OR ACTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM OR VANDALISM , PLEASE CONTACT OUR HOTLINE. IT IS 954-831-8059 . ONCE AGAIN THAT IS 954-831-8059 . THAT IS OUR HATE CRIMES HOTLINE. OUR HATE CRIMES UNIT, WE WERE REWARDED I BELIEVE $700,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CREATE OUR HATE CRIMES UNIT, AND WE JUST GOT WORD I BELIEVE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THAT WE ARE GOING TO GET MORE MONEY, SOMEWHERE IN THE RANGE OF $300,000-$500,000 , BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN A MODEL AGENCY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. I BELIEVE THERE WERE SIX JURISDICTIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED DATES THAT RECEIVED THIS HATE CRIMES GRANT, AND WE WERE THE FIRST TO GET IT OFF THE GROUND, AND WE HAVE BEEN EXEMPLARY . THEY HAD US FLOWN OUT TO NEW YORK -- NOT ME, BUT MY STAFF MEMBERS.

SOMEBODY HAS TO WORK, RIGHT? THEY FLEW US OUT AND ACKNOWLEDGED OUR HATE CRIMES UNIT, SO WE ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BECAUSE WE HAVE CREATED A TASK FORCE WHERE WE ADDRESS ISSUES OF HATE, AND NOT JUST EXCLUSIVE TO ANTI-SEMITISM, BUT ISLAMOPHOBIA, ACTS OF HATE AGAINST MEMBERS OF OUR LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY , HATE, ACTIVE HATE AGAINST MEMBERS OF OUR ASIAN COMMUNITY , ASIAN-PACIFIC COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS OUR BLACK AND BRAND AMENITIES AS WELL.

I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DO THERE. NEXT I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE CREATED A, OR WAITED SOMETHING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIU . IT IS A PROSECUTORIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PROJECT , AND IT IS FOR TRANSPARENCY , PARTICULARLY DATA TRANSPARENCY IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REALM. I INVITED ACADEMICS IN THE TERMINAL JUSTICE REALM TO COME TO OUR OFFICE , AND WE GAVE THEM ACCESS TO DATA IN RELATION TO HOW WE PROSECUTE CRIMES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO NOW I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ANNOUNCED A MONTH AGO OUR LIVE DATA DASHBOARD. ANYONE CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT BROWARD SAO.COM, AND YOU CAN LOOK UP AND SEE HOW WE ARE PROSECUTING CRIMES IN REAL TIME. YOU CAN SEE HOW WE ARE PROSECUTING CRIMES A ROSTER GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS, HOW WE ARE MOVING CASES , IF WE ARE BEING EFFICIENT, IF WE ARE BEING EFFECTIVE. ALSO YOU GET TO SEE HOW WE ARE PRIORITIZING CRIME.

IN MY TENURE AS STATE ATTORNEY, MY GOAL WAS TO FOCUS ON VIOLENT CRIMES, VIOLENT ACT, TO ENSURE THE THAT WE HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY HERE IN THIS COUNTY, AND TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND TRY TO HELP PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE DRUG ADDICTION ISSUES ARE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SO I AM PROUD OF THE DATA THAT WE HAVE, AND I'M ALSO PROUD TO REPORT HERE TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND THAT THE NUMBERS AND SHOW THAT WE PROSECUTE CRIMES EQUITABLY HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THE LINE ON RACE, BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, IF YOU COMMIT A

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ACTUALLY , IT IS EVEN KEEL ACROSS THE BOARD. I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THAT. AND ALSO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT VIOLENT CRIME HAS GONE DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY. AND THEN WHEN YOU COMPARE , WHICH WE ARE DOING WITH OUR PPI INDICATOR PROJECT , IS WE ARE LOOKING AT ZIP CODES. WE ARE LOOKING AT ZIP CODES, THE MOST WEALTHIEST AND FLUENT ZIP CODES, OR THE MORE POOR AND LESS AFFLUENT ZIP CODES. THERE IS A MINOR DIFFERENCE, MEANING THAT IN OUR MORE AFFLUENT ZIP CODES, CRIMES ARE A LOT LESS, RIGHT? BUT THEN IN THE POORER NEIGHBORHOODS, WE ARE NOTICING THAT IT'S ONLY A 0.2 DIFFERENCE. IT SHOWS WE ARE CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT ALSO KUDOS TO BSO, OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE. YOU ARE BLESSED TO HAVE THEM AS YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROVIDER HERE IN THE CITY , AND ALSO ARE OTHER JURISDICTIONS AROUND THE COUNTY. ONE THING WE DO NOTICE , THAT VIOLENT CRIME IS STILL A THING, AND WE HAVE TO REALLY COMBAT THE GUN VIOLENCE THAT IS HAPPENING. WE'VE NOTICED A PROLIFERATION OF GUN VIOLENCE, BUT EVEN WITH THE PROLIFERATION OF GUN VIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, CRIME RATES HAVE STILL GONE DOWN, GENERALLY , SO WE ARE NOTICING AS AN OFFICE A NUMBER OF CASES THAT ARE PRESENTED TO US BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE GONE DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY , SO YOU ALL SHOULD TAKE SOLACE AND BE PROUD TO KNOW THAT YOU LIVE IN A SAFE COUNTY , AND ANYWHERE AGO I TELL EVERYONE AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, PARTICULARLY THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND NORTHERN PARTS OF OUR COUNTY, LOCK YOUR DOORS.

MAKE SURE YOU LOCK YOUR DOORS AT NIGHT. DON'T LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN YOUR CAR. DON'T LEAVE GUNS IN THE CAR. WHAT WE ARE NOTICING IS THAT THESE YOUNG, JUVENILE , CHILDREN WHO ARE COMMITTING THESE ACTS, THEY ARE PULLING ON CAR DOORS. THEY DON'T HAVE TO BREAK IN BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING IT EASIER FOR THEM , AND THEY ARE GOING IN AND TAKING GUNS AND TAKING OBVIOUSLY VALUABLE PROPERTY. SO IF THERE IS ANY ADVICE THAT I WOULD GIVE TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND , CORAL SPRINGS, COCONUT CREEK, SOME OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES IN THIS AREA , IS WHAT WE NOTICE ARE THOSE ACTS OF BURGLARY THAT INVOLVE THE CARS, RIGHT? AND PEOPLE LEAVING THEIR CAR DOORS OPEN, AND THEY ARE BECOMING A LOT MORE BRAZEN TO JUMP FENCES AND TO COMMIT THESE ACTS, BUT IF YOU DO THAT, AND I KNOW BSO IS STAYING ON TOP OF THAT, WE PROSECUTE THOSE CRIMES IF THEY ARE PRESENTED TO US. WE PROSECUTE THAT. SPEAKING WITH VARIOUS CHIEFS OF POLICE AND SPEAKING WITH SHERIFF TONY , I'VE COMMUNICATED TO ALL OF OUR CHIEFS AND MANY OF OUR COMMISSIONERS, AND I WILL COMMUNICATE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU , PLEASE, IF YOU NOTICE REPEAT ACTORS, IF YOU NOTICE THE REPEAT THAT ACTORS, THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW AND ARE NOTORIOUS, PLEASE CONTACT US, BECAUSE WE KEEP A LIST OF THAT, SO WE ALERT ALL OF OUR UNITS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS SO WE CAN DEAL AND WE CAN PROSECUTE AND WE CAN PURSUE THOSE CASES AGAINST THOSE INDIVIDUALS VIGOROUSLY. THAT IS ONE THING I WANT TO COMMUNICATE TO YOU, BUT ALSO TO IMPART TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO, I WANT TO MIRROR THE SENTIMENTS, MR. MAHER , ON PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. WE NEED MORE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. OFTENTIMES WE HAVE CHILDREN THAT COMMIT SERIOUS CRIMES THAT IT RISES TO THE LEVEL WHERE WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT TOUGH DECISION BECAUSE THEY COMMITTED A SERIOUS ACT, IT IS OFTENTIMES TOO LATE, RIGHT? AND I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. RIGHT? I TRIED TO IMPART ABOUT PARENTS, I DON'T KNOW OR CARE WHERE YOU ARE, IN PARKLAND, OR DOWN IN FORT LAUDERDALE, OR COLLIER OR POMPANO BEACH. WE NEED PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. WE NEED TO TAKE ONUS AND WE NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AS A COMMUNITY WITH THESE CHILDREN TO IMPART WITH THEM RESPONSIBILITY AND CITIZENSHIP , AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN. IN ORDER FOR US TO COMBAT THESE ISSUES, IN ORDER FOR US TO COMBAT THE DELINQUENCY THAT WE ARE SEEING AMONGST THE CHILDREN , RANGING FROM 12, AS YOUNG AS 11-12 , ALL THE WAY UP TO 17, WE NEED TOTAL BUY-IN FROM OUR COMMUNITIES. WE NEED TOTAL BUY-IN FROM MUNICIPALITIES AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES , CHURCHES, MOSQUES, SYNAGOGUES. WE NEED EVERYONE TO BUY IN TO ASSIST US WITH THIS , BECAUSE WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE MINDS AND CONDITIONS OF THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, AND IT STARTS WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE NEED BUY-IN, AND WE NEED PARENTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED. LET'S GET OFF OF OUR PHONES AND GET OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND DO OUR JOB , BECAUSE AS PARENTS, I HAVE CHILDREN, BECAUSE IT MAKES OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT JOBS BETTER WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER THESE YOUTH INDUSTRIES, AND IT MAKES MY JOB EASIER BECAUSE I HAVE LESS CASES TO DEAL WITH INVOLVING YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. GET THE GREAT POINT , AND IF WE HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND WE CREATE CAMPAIGNS TO LET THE CHILDREN KNOW THAT THESE DECISIONS THAT THEY ARE MAKING NOW, THEY MIGHT THINK IT IS INCONSEQUENTIAL ,

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CALIFORNIA, I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN THE 60 RANGE. ONE OF THOSE STATES HAS 100. HERE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA , THE SECOND LARGEST STATE, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE CRIME RATES DROP SUBSTANTIALLY, RIGHT? WITH ONLY 20 CIRCUITS, WITH ONLY 20 STATE ATTORNEYS , AND WITH ONLY 20 PUBLIC DEFENDERS. SO NOW IT HAS BEEN PROPOSED THAT WE CONSOLIDATE THAT , SO WHEN YOU CONSOLIDATE, IT DOESN'T MEAN HE GETS SMALLER, IT MEANS NOW YOU ARE CREATING BIGGER CIRCUITS , YOU ARE CREATING SUPER CIRCUITS. AS YOU ALL MAY KNOW, BROWARD COUNTY IS THE SECOND LARGEST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN THE STATE, MIAMI BEING NUMBER ONE. THIS IS BAD , BECAUSE WHEN YOU CONSOLIDATE WITH A GROWING STATE, AND IT IS GROWING , EVERY DAY. YOU SEE THE NUMBERS , HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE MOVING DOWN TO FLORIDA EVERY DAY , IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT WE EXPAND, BUT SPEAKER BANNERS LETTER ONLY ASKED THE SUPREME COURT TO CONSIDER CONSOLIDATION. HERE IS WHY IT IS A PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK AT DEERFIELD BEACH. LET'S SAY YOU HAVE AN INDIGENT PERSON IN DEERFIELD BEACH , WHETHER THEY HAVE A CRIMINAL CASE OR THEY ARE WITNESS TO A CRIME OR WHETHER THEY ARE A VICTIM OF A CRIME, OR LET'S SAY YOU HAVE A SINGLE MOTHER AT DEERFIELD BEACH, OR A SINGLE MOTHER THAT LIVES RIGHT HERE IN PARKLAND , AND LET'S SAY SHE WANTS TO FILE A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INJUNCTION AGAINST HER HUSBAND AND SHE IS AFRAID BECAUSE HE HAS ACCESS TO THE CAR, SHE HAS NO FAMILY MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY MOVED DOWN HERE FOR A JOB , SHE DOESN'T WANT TO ALERT HIM AS TO WHAT SHE'S DOING , AND SO HE TAKES THE KIDS TO WORK, AND SHE HAS TO FIGURE A WAY , AND SHE CAN'T USE THE CARD, BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO SEE ALL THE TRANSACTIONS, SO SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GET AN UBER OR LYFT LET'S SAY YOU HAVE AN INDIGENT PERSON ARE PRESENT IN THOSE PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND SHE HAS TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FORT LAUDERDALE HAS TO FILE IT A MESS VIOLENCE INJUNCTION. IF SHE TOOK TRANSPORTATION, SHE'D HAVE TO GET TWO STOPS BEFORE SHE GETS TO HER DESTINATION , AND LET'S SAY THE HEARING IS AT 8:30 PICTURE WAS TO GET THERE AT 8:30. SHE WOULD HAVE TO GET TO THE BUS STOP AROUND 6:00, 6:15, AND TO BE SURE THAT SHE GETS THERE IN TIME, RIGHT? SHE PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET THERE UNTIL 8:25, FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THAT HEARING STARTS, IT WOULD TAKE HER, I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT IT WOULD TAKE HER, AND WE'VE MAPPED IT AND I HAVE A POWERPOINT FOR IT, IT WOULD TAKE HER AN HOUR AND 33 MINUTES, AN HOUR AND 40 MINUTES PLUS TO GET ALL THE WAY DOWN TO DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE.

THIS IS ONE CIRCUIT WITH 2 MILLION PEOPLE. IMAGINE IF WE WERE TO ADD MORE CANDIES TO THIS SITUATION. IMAGINE OTHER CIRCUIT THAT BUT NOW EXPAND. THEY ALREADY HAVE THREE OR FIVE COUNTIES WITHIN THEM , BUT IMAGINE IF THEY WERE TO EXPAND TO 10. HE WOULD LIMIT PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO JUSTICE , NOT JUST IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REALM , BUT IN A CIVIL REALM. IMAGINE

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EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT , EVERYONE HAS VARYING AND DIFFERENT PRIORITIES AND NEEDS, AND YOU NEED STATE ATTORNEYS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS TO BE ATTENDANT CONNECTED WITH THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST YOU ALL , BUT COMMUNITY LEADERS, COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, SO, ALL POLITICS AS THEY SAY IS LOCAL. THIS WILL NOT MAKE IT LOCAL. IT WILL EXPAND IT, AND YOU WILL SEE CIRCUITS, YOU WILL SEE CITIES, YOU WILL SEEM INNOCENT PALLET IS BE IGNORED BECAUSE THERE CAN BE A HUGE NUMBER OR A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF PEOPLE IN ONE PARTICULAR AREA, REGION , OF ANY GIVEN CIRCUIT. A CLASSIC EXAMPLE, THERE WERE RUMORS ABOUT MIAMI-DADE BEING COMBINED WITH MONROE. WELL, CLASSIC EXAMPLE, IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, MIAMI-DADE WOULD DECIDE IN ELECTIONS TO THEIR JUDGES WOULD BE DOWN IN MONROE COUNTY , AND MIAMI-DADE WOULD DECIDE WHO THEIR STATE ATTORNEYS, PUBLIC DEFENDERS WOULD BE, AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, RIGHT? AND THAT IS NOT FAIR. IT TAKES 3.5 HOURS TO GET FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE KEYS TO DOWNTOWN MIAMI, RIGHT? SO THAT IS I THINK A PERFECT ILLUSTRATION OF HOW BAD OR HOW TERRIBLE OF AN IDEA IT IS, THIS IS. IT IS UNDER THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION , ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 9 OF THE CONSTITUTION , IT ALLOWS FOR THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO MAKE THIS REQUEST TO DO AN ASSESSMENT. THEY'VE HAD SIX PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGS ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. I'VE ATTENDED, AND I WILL TELL YOU THIS , FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I HAVE NEVER SEEN REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS IN THE STATE ATTORNEYS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS , ALL ELECTED STATE ATTORNEYS MUST STAND IN SOLIDARITY AGAINST THIS , BECAUSE THE OTHER STAND -- UNDERSTAND HOW DISADVANTAGED OUR POPULATION WILL BE IF THEY DO THIS. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS ASSOCIATION, BUT I'M ALSO PROUD OF OUR PUBLIC DEFENDERS , THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU SEE PROSECUTORS IN PUBLIC DEFENDERS AGREEING ON SOMETHING AND STNDING UP AGAINST THIS. AND SO , WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF LEEWAY ON THIS, AND A LOT OF SUPPORT, BUT IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ME, AND WE MADE A DECISION AS AN ASSOCIATION, AS ALL THE 20 ELECTED STATE ATTORNEYS, TO GO TO OUR RESPECTIVE MUNICIPALTIES, SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU, AND ALSO, SPEAKER BENNER DIRECTED THE SUPREME COURT ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO HIM BY DECEMBER 1 , SO THEY ARE COMPILING DATA, THEY ARE COMPILING PUBLIC COMMENT VIA EMAIL OR LETTER. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION AS A HOLE , AS A WHOLE , IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER A RESOLUTION, IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER SENDING A LETTER, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE THEIR INFORMATION, AS TO WHY YOU BELIEVE CIRCUIT CONSOLIDATION ISN'T A GOOD IDEA , OR IF YOU BELIEVE IT IS A GOOD IDEA, BUT I SUBMIT TO YOU OUT OF ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, I THINK THERE HAS BEEN NEARLY 100, THERE HAVE PROBABLY ONLY BEEN THREE IN SUPPORT , FOUR AND SUPPORT, AND THOSE IN SUPPORT, THEY WERE DIRECT REPORTS TO PARTICULAR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES THAT MAY BE IN FAVOR OF THIS, AND SO, YOU WOULDN'T BE IN THE MINORITY. HE WOULD BE IN A SUPER OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT SEE THAT THIS IS A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE IDEA AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME , AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE WHATEVER INFORMATION I HAVEN'T LEAKING TO ANY EVENT TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT US ALL, SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME , AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US HIS PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THIS. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CONSOLIDATION. DOES

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE HATE CRIMES HOTLINE AND HATE CRIMES ISSUE. WE, AND I'M SURE THE REST OF THE COMMISSION MAY AS WELL , BUT I HAVE RECEIVED AN UPTICK IN RESIDENCE WHO ARE CALLING, WHETHER IT IS BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA POST STANDING WITH ISRAEL, GETTING ATTACKED ONLINE , SO WE WILL

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LEADERSHIP ON THAT -- >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO YOU HAVE A LINK OR SOMETHING FOR THE PUBLIC TO WRITE THEIR COMMENTS?

>> YES. THEY CAN. SO, IF YOU GO TO THE FLORIDA COURT ADMINISTRATION'S WEBSITE. IF YOU GOOGLE FLORIDA COURTS ADMINISTRATOR OR FLORIDA COURTS ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE , IF YOU ALSO TYPE IN CIRCUIT CONSOLIDATION, YOU WILL SEE LINKS IF YOU GO THERE, THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO SEND AN EMAIL. IF YOU PREFER AN EMAIL, AND THEY ACTUALLY WILL READ THOSE EMAILS AS COMMITTEE, SO IF YOU WANT TO DO IT IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, THAT WORKS AS WELL. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY , AS WELL, ONCE I SIT DOWN, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE THAT EMAIL WITH YOU ALL, AND IF YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY, THAT IS FINE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. TAKE CARE. HAVE A

[8. Approval of the Agenda]

GOOD NIGHT. >> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. WE MET OCEAN TO

APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE MAYOR BRIER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ALL IN FAVOR ?

[9. Consent Agenda]

>> AYE . >> THE VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT AGENDA. --

>> SECOND. >> DOES ANYBODY WISH TO COMMENT -- THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ITEM 9B . THIS IS STRICTLY TO EXTEND THE DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD. THIS HAS NO BEARING WHATSOEVER ON THE CONTRACT. WE ARE LOOKING TO RENEGOTIATE , DISCUSS ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

THIS IS STRICTLY TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THE PARTIES TO GET ALL OF THEIR DUCKS IN A ROW. SO WITH THAT, ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT? SEEING THAT THERE IS NOT, WE HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BRIER. ROLL CALL.

>>

[10. Regular Agenda]

>> THANK YOU. 10 A IS A YEAR END STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS BOTH NEAR AND FAR. FOR THE RECORD, JACKIE WING MEYER. TONIGHT THE TEAM IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR END FISCAL YEAR 23 STRATEGIC PLAN. SO , IN YOUR AGENDA , WE HAVE THE FOURTH QUARTER REPORT. I KNOW YOU HAVE GOTTEN A COPY OF THAT. SO, WE ARE GOING TO JUST SIMPLY REVIEW THE INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS FROM THAT PLAN, AND AS YOU SEE THERE IS A KEY HERE FOR YOU, A CHECKMARK BEING COMPLETE SOME OF THE LITTLE CALENDARS MEANING THAT IS A MULTI-YEAR ACTION PLAN, AND THEY HAND MEANING THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ON HOLD OR DELAYED. SO , SOMETHING THAT YOU NOTICE IN YOUR REPORT IS THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN ENDED WITH A 98% PROGRESS , AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS , ALL OF THE MEASURES WITHIN THOSE , 98% OF THOSE ARE COMPLETE. AND OF ALL OF THE ACTION PLANS, 79% HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AND IN THIS STRATEGIC PLAN, AS WE DID LAST YEAR AND WILL BE DOING IN FUTURE YEARS, YOU ALSO SEE A BREAKDOWN OF THE PERCENTAGE FOR THOSE MULTIYEAR PLANS OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN PREVIOUS YEARS AM I WHAT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE DONE IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, AND WHAT IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE FUTURE FISCAL YEARS.

SO, LET'S GET LOOKING AT OUR ACTION ITEMS. THE FIRST IS STATION 97, -- RESCUE . STATION 97, FAMILY HAD TWO ON A RESCUE AND PUTTING A THIRD PERSON ON THE RESCUE NECESSITATED HIRING FOUR NEW FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS, BUT THAT DATE IS IT MADE , IT MADE IT SO THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL RESCUE SHOW UP AT SOME OF THOSE HIGH PRIORITY CALLS. THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AS COMMISSIONER CUTLER HAD TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER , HE GOT TO TALK WITH THIS YEAR'S GROUP LAST WEEK ABOUT PARKLAND'S HISTORY, BUT OUR INAUGURAL YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM GROUP, THEY GOT THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS AND MAY , AND WE'VE GOT OUR NEW GROUP ON BOARD NOW, BUT I WILL TELL YOU, BOTH GROUPS ARE AN EXCELLENT , EXCELLENT SHOWING OF PARKLAND'S USE , THEY ARE FANTASTIC. THEY ARE VERY WELL

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THEY HAVE SOME WONDERFUL GRAPHICS. THEY HAVE A SNIPPET OF INFORMATION, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A QR CODE SO YOU CAN SCAN IT AND GET A WHOLE LOT MORE INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE ABOUT THOSE HISTORIC PORTALS, SO WHETHER YOU ARE AT THE PORTAL OR YOU JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE , YOU CAN GET A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY. ALSO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS STARTED OFF WITH OUR PORTAL OF THE MONTH VIDEOS, SO THEY ARE INTERVIEWING SOME IMPORTANT PEOPLE FROM PARKLAND'S HISTORY , AND YOU CAN GET TO SEE THOSE VIDEOS ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. AND TO CONTINUE --

>> THANK YOU . I DON'T GET TO TALK ABOUT THE EXCITING THINGS SUCH AS THE PORTALS. I GET ALL THE PROJECTS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE STUFF, SO JUST BEAR WITH ME. SO, OUR FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS -- WE ARE ACTUALLY STARTING OUR COLLECTIONS FOR THE UTILITY FEE THIS NOVEMBER , AND TWO OF THE PROCESSES WE ARE GOING TO ROLL OUT IN THE UPCOMING YEAR FOR THAT FEE IS WE WILL GO AHEAD AND WE WILL START THE DESIGN FOR THE PINETREE OUTFALLS LIKE WE DISCUSSED IN STRATEGIC PLANNING , AND WE WILL HIRE A FEW EMPLOYEES FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AS PART OF THAT PROCESS. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE A.D.A. SIDEWALK FOR THE ASSESSMENT. THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETE. THE BULK OF THE WORK FOR THE TRANSITION PLAN IS ALSO NOT COMPLETE, SO ANY WORK THAT YOU SEE MOVING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE ANY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PLAN, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. SO , JACKIE HIGHLIGHTED EARLIER THE CALENDARS , THIS IS OUR MULTIYEAR PLAN. THE FIRST PROJECT IS THE HILLSBORO BOULEVARD, MECCA BOULEVARD RIGHT ABOUT FEATURES. FOR THAT PROJECT WE ARE COORDINATING WITH THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY IS ACTUALLY DOING US A SOLID.

THEY ARE GOING TO DELAY THIS PROJECT A BIT FOR US SO THAT IT DOESN'T START AT THE SAME TIME AS OUR LOCKS ROAD PROJECT TO KIND OF HELP THEM WITH DETOURING AS PART OF THAT PROCESS. THE NEXT PROJECT IS THE PINETREE ROADWAY PROJECT.

THAT IS ALSO HERE. WE ARE STARTING THE DESIGN PROCESS.

WE ARE DOING THE RFQ RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO GET A DESIGNER TO GET THAT PROJECT GOING. ALL DISCLOSURE, THAT DESIGN WILL TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 15 MONTHS BEFORE WE COME BACK FOR A WORD. THE NEXT PROJECT IS THE RANCHERS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE LIT WITH THE TEENAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE RANCHES. JUST AN FYI , WE ARE PLANNING TO ASSESS FOR THESE PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE , AND WE WILL DISCUSS THAT AT A LATER DATE, BUT FOR NOW THE PROJECT IS MOVING WELL, BUT WE ANTICIPATE GETTING 90% PLANTED HAVING THIS PROJECT GO OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION IN SUMMER OF 2024.

THE NEXT PROJECT IS THE LOCKS ROAD ROUNDABOUT FEATURE. THAT PROJECT DESIGN IS ALSO COMPLETE. UNFORTUNATELY , THE D.O.T. IS NOT ALLOWING US TO BUILD THESE IMPROVEMENT AT THIS TIME, SO WE ARE GOING TO PUT THIS PROJECT ON HOLD , AND WE WILL COME BACK AFTER THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS COMPLETE AND DO THIS PROJECT IN THREE YEARS. OUR NEXT PROJECT IS THE PINETREE TURN BRIDGE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THAT PROJECT IS ALSO CLOSE TO BEING COMPLETED FOR DESIGN, AND ME INTO THE PIT GOING OUT FOR CONSTRUCTION FIRST OR SECOND QUARTER OF 2024. SO, THE PROJECTS THAT WERE ON HOLD, LUCKILY FOR US, LOCKS ROAD HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF ROAD AND WE WILL START CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT PROJECT AT THE END OF OCTOBER .

CASIMIR SAID ELOQUENTLY EARLIER, AVOID THAT ROAD IF YOU CAN. THE HILLSBORO BOULEVARD HAVE A GREAT ROUNDABOUT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS ALSO UNDERWAY. THAT PROJECT ALSO BEGAN ON MONDAY. LUCKILY FOR US MOST OF THAT WORK IS IN THE ROUNDABOUT AND WILL NOT EXPAND OUT TO THE ROADWAY. THAT SHOULD NOT BE TOO MUCH OF A BOTHER TO THE IMMUNITY. THE CITIC SECURITY PROJECT IT WAS ON HOLD BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE NUANCES OF DOING THE ACCESS CONTROL. WE ANTICIPATE GETTING THAT WRAPPED UP HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. AND THE RANCHES DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THAT WAS ON HOLD BECAUSE WE WERE CORRELATING WITH THE DISTRICT, THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE OUTFALL RELIEF FOR THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE DISTRICT , BUT NOT TO HOLD THE PROJECT UP, WE'VE GONE AHEAD AND MOVED AHEAD WITH OUR CURRENT DESIGN, AND IF WE ARE SUCCESSFUL WITH THE DISTRICT, WE WILL JUST ADD ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE DISCHARGE TO OUR PROJECT. I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO KRISTIN TO CONTINUE.

>> YES, I GET TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE FUN WE ARE HAVING IN OUR PARKS. SO THE FIRST ACTION ITEM -- AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE HAVE AN APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN, SO WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AT

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THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN DONE AND COMPLETED AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEDIAN ISLANDS IN THE AREAS THROUGHOUT TARA MOORE PARK HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT AND RECEIVED ALL OF THAT EQUIPMENT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT PARK STAYS WELL-MAINTAINED. A COUPLE MORE ITEMS FOR TARA MOORE PARK INCLUDES REMODELING IN THE BATHROOMS. WE HAVE AWARDED THE CONTRACTOR TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PROJECT, AND HE HAS BEEN GIVEN THE NOTICE TO PROCEED. WE ARE GOING THROUGH AND HOPEFULLY BEING ABLE TO GET THIS PROJECT COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AS WELL. ANOTHER MULTI-YEAR ACTION ITEM, PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IS THE FENCE AND DUGOUT REPLACEMENTS.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE COMPLETED FIELDS TWO AND SIX THIS PAST YEAR. THE OTHER TWO FIELDS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE DONE IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. MOVING OVER TO PINE TRAILS PARK , WE WERE ABLE TO CHANGE OUT FEEL THREE TO ARTIFICIAL TURF. THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE FIELD HAS BEEN OPEN. THE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT FOR THIS PARK IS ALSO BEEN RECEIVED, AND ABLE TO GO AHEAD AND ALLOW OUR MAINTENANCE TEAMS TO MAINTAIN THAT PARK, AND THEN THE FRONT PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN DONE. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, YOU WERE OUT THERE FOR A RIBBON-CUTTING, AND OUR COMMUNITY IS ENJOYING THE NEW PLAYGROUND. SOME PROGRAM UPDATES , OUR EXPANSION AND RELOCATION OF OUR SNOW FEST.

WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DO THAT LAST YEAR. WE MOVED OUR SNOW FEST OVER TO THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER. IT WAS VERY MUCH A SUCCESS AND WE PLAN ON DOING THAT AGAIN THIS DECEMBER COMING UP. AN HOUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND GAVE US THE ABILITY TO BRING BACK PARKLAND DAY TO THE POINT THAT IT WILL BECOME PART OF OUR ANNUAL CALENDAR. FARMERS MARKET. WE DID ADD A MULTICULTURAL AWARENESS EVENT LAST THING. IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL , AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO STAY AS ONE OF THE THEMES IN OUR MARKET FOR THIS UPCOMING SEASON IN FUTURE YEARS. WE'VE ALSO BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ROLLING OUT OUR AUTISM TRAINING FOR OUR CONTRACTORS. SO NOW ANY NEW CONTRACTOR OR CLASS THAT WE OFFER IN OUR FACILITIES , THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH AN ONLINE AUTISM TRAINING BEFORE THEY START THEIR PROGRAM, AND LASTLY, WE ARE VERY EXCITED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO HOST THE STATE OF THE CITY EVENT. IT TOOK PLACE RIGHT HERE IN THIS ROOM THIS PAST MAY, AND THANKS TO YOU ALL, AND ALSO INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PARKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IT WAS SUCH A HUGE SUCCESS. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO COME NEXT YEAR.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS PAST YEAR, AND ALSO TO ALL OF MY STAFF, GREAT JOB. I'M VERY EXCITED. WE ARE WELL INTO OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, SO WE ARE WORKING ON ALL OF THOSE ITEMS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP SCHEDULED DECEMBER 6, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR APRIL 8 STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT TO CREATE OUR NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. WE ARE VERY EXCITED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE, BUT OUR STAFF IS SECOND TO NONE . WE HAVE A TON OF THINGS ON HER PLATE, AND YOU GUYS ALWAYS ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING PERFECTLY

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>> NEXT ITEM , ITEM 10 B, RESOLUTION 2023-070 SUPPORTING ISRAEL AND CONDEMNING HAMAS AND ANTI-SEMITISM. THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA SUPPORTING ISRAEL AND CONDEMNING THE UNPROVOKED, UNJUSTIFIED, AND HEINOUS ACTS OF TERRORISM BY HAMAS IN ITS WAR AGAINST ISRAEL, CONDEMNING ANTI-SEMITISM, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> THANK YOU ANTHONY. I JUST HAVE A QUICK LITTLE COMMENT HERE. AS MAYOR OF PARKLAND , WHICH IS A NONPARTISAN POSITION , I DO MY BEST TO REMAIN UNBIASED REGARDING POLITICS.

THAT BEING SAID, THE EVENTS WHICH HAVE UNFOLDED OVER THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF FROM HAMAS, A NOTORIOUS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION , DEMANDS OUR ATTENTION AND CONDEMNATION. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE DESTRUCTIVE IMPACT OF THEIR IDEOLOGY AND STAND IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT POLITICAL . THIS IS ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG.

THIS IS ABOUT HUMANITY. AS A SOCIETY WE MUST UNITE AGAINST TERRORISM IN ALL OF ITS FORMS , AND HAMAS IS NO EXCEPTION. WE CANNOT ALLOW EXTREMIST IDEOLOGIES TO PERPETUATE HATRED AND VIOLENCE , TEARING APART THE FABRIC OF OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONDEMN AND ISOLATE SUCH ORGANIZATIONS, SENDING A RESOUNDING MESSAGE THAT TERRORISM WILL NEVER PREVAIL. LET US RAISE OUR VOICES IN SOLIDARITY, ADVOCATING FOR A WORLD WHERE TERRORISM HAS NO PLACE. TOGETHER WE CAN WORK TOWARDS THE FUTURE WHERE ALL PEOPLE , REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND CAN LIVE IN PEACE AND SECURITY . MAY OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS BRING AN END TO THE SUFFERING INFLICTED BY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HAMAS, AND MAY HOPE AND HARMONY PREVAIL. DO WE HAVE --

>> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER , AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BRIER. ROLL CALL.

>>

UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 10 C, RESOLUTION 2023-059 , CCNA RESILIENCY'S DADDY. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA APPROVING KEITH AND ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 , PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> ANYONE? YES. >> DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION?

>> I DO . I CAN PRESENT IT FOR YOU IF YOU'D LIKE.

>> I'D LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT IT. >> THIS IS A RESILIENCE STUDY TO BE PERFORMED BY KEITH. WE APPLIED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR A GRANT. WE RECEIVED A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000, AND THIS GRANT COMES FROM THE RESILIENT FLORIDA PROGRAM . WE RECEIVED $75,000 IN 2023 WITH IS ANY CONTRIBUTION OF $25,000. THE STUDY IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETE BY JUNE OF 2025, BUT WILL BE DONE NEXT YEAR IN 2024.

THIS GRANT ALLOWS US TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS IMPACTS OF FLOODING AND THE LEVEL RISE WITHIN THE CITY . IT ALSO MAKES THE CITY OF PARKLAND ELIGIBLE FOR PROJECT FUNDING TO RECEIVE FUTURE GRANTS TO INCREASE CITY BUILDINGS , REINFORCE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS COMING UP , CITY HALL AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTERS, ET CETERA . I AM SEEKING APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD FROM THE COMMISSION TO USE KEITH AND ASSOCIATES, INC. , NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF

$100,000. >> SOME OOMPH.

>> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT WE ARE RECEIVING ANOTHER GRANT. I MEAN, THIS IS, SHERRY WASN'T HERE AT THE LAST MEETING WHERE WE GOT CHECKS FROM THE STATE , BUT SHE IS REALLY HITTING HOME RUNS, GRAND SLAMS. SHE IS PROBABLY BETTER THAN THE PHILLIES , WHICH AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME IS VERY DIFFICULT, BECAUSE THEY ARE GREAT. BUT ALL KIDDING ASIDE , SHE IS REALLY HITTING THE BALL OUT OF THE PARK. EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, THERE IS MORE AND MORE GRANTS. KUDOS TO HER , AND I KNOW ALL THE RESIDENTS THINK ARE DEEPLY FOR

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ROLLCALL. >>

>> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> 10 D, RESOLUTION 2023-068 PURCHASE OF CITY VEHICLES. THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA APPROVING THE PIGGYBACK OF THE BRADFORD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE VEHICLE PURCHASE CONTRACT BCSO 22-27-1.0 FOR AUTOMOTIVE PURSUIT VEHICLES, LIGHT TRUCK AND SUVS , MEDIUM DUTY VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $151,500 INCLUDING $11,807 ALLOWANCE FOR THE CITY AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES TO DUVAL FORD .

>> ANYONE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC?

>> SEEING NONE, -- ROLLCALL. >>

>> YES, PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> ITEM 10 EE, RESOLUTION 2023-069 PURCHASE OF GROUNDS MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT. THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA APPROVING THE PIGGYBACK OF OMNIA PARTNERS , CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA COOPERATIVE CONTRACT 2017025 FOR TORO GRAND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, PARTS, ACCESSORIES, SUPPLIES, RELATED SERVICES, AND EQUIPMENT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $91,959 TO HECTOR TURF.

>> WHO DID THIS PIGGYBACK? CLEARLY YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF INVESTIGATION INTO PIGGYBACKS. SO WHOEVER, I MEAN, THAT IS A GREAT ONE, SO TO FIND ONE IN THE CITY OF MESA, ARIZONA IS FANTASTIC. THAT IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS THE PHILLIES HAVE BEEN

PLAYING SO FAR. >> THANK YOU.

>> BUT I DIGRESS. ANNIE, DID ANYONE --

>> I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.

>> NOT THE PHILLIES PART . SECOND.

>> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND A SECOND BY VICE

MAYOR BRIER. ROLLCALL. >>

>> YES, PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> ITEM 10 F, ORDINANCE 2023-007 REZONING GATOR ACRES FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO OPEN SPACE/RECREATION , AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, REZONING APPROXIMATELY 3.96 ACRES GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF LOXAHATCHEE ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 1.9 MILES WEST OF HILL ROAD, AS THEY WERE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS EXHIBIT A, FROM RS-3, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, TO OS, RECREATION/OPEN-SPACE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE

DATE, CASE NUMBER RZ23-002. >> IF YOU MEMBER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WE BROUGHT REZONING OF THE GATOR ACRE PARK TO THE COMMISSION, BECAUSE THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT WITH THE PARKLAND ROYAL PHASE TWO, PHASE THREE PROPERTY, THAT AGREEMENT REQUIRED US TO REZONE THE PARK AND A LITTLE BIT OF ADJACENT LAND TO RS-3. ONCE, PART OF THE AGREEMENT ALSO WAS UPON DEVELOPMENT OF THE TITLE PROPERTY THAT THEY WOULD DEDICATE FOUR ACRES OF PARK SITE TO THE CITY , ALONG WITH SOME FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. NOW THAT THE DEED TO THE PARK HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY , WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PROMPT A REZONING NOW FROM THAT RS-3 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT TO A PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT. JUST A REMINDER, THE SITE IS AT THE VERY NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE CITY , AT THE VERY END OF LOX ROAD . IT WAS APPROVED FOR ANNEXATION IN SEPTEMBER 15 OF 2022, IS THE EFFECTIVE DATE, AND AGAIN , THIS WAS A DEDICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARKLAND ROYALE TWO , THREE PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT. THE SITE WILL BE DEVELOPED BY THE CITY AS A PASSIVE PARK . THE ACCESS TO THE SITE IS OFF OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOCAL ROAD THAT IS KIND OF THE EXIT GATE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. BECAUSE WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED FRONTAGE ON LOX ROAD, ACCESS OFF OF LOX ROAD WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE TIMEFRAME OR ANY OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR THE PARK AND NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. IT IS PRELIMINARY. AGAIN, IN

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ANSWER. >> DAILY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS I HAVE, I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE COMMISSION AND THINKS STAFF. I KNOW ANTHONY WORKED HARD ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE.

THIS WAS A GREAT NEGOTIATION TO ENSURE THAT THE TITLE PIECE, YOU KNOW, GAVE JUST ABOUT FOUR ACRES TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND TO MAKE THIS PASSIVE PARK, SO KUDOS TO OUR COMMISSION AND STAFF FOR NEGOTIATING THAT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PARKLAND.

ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER, AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BRIER . ROLLCALL.

>>

UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 10 G, ORDINANCE 2023-012 , AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS, SECOND MEETING, AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA , AMENDING THE CITY OF PARKLAND LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY ARTICLE 95 LANDSCAPING AND MEDICATION , DIVISION V , GENERALLY, SECTION 95-515, DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, SECTION 95-520 DEFINITIONS, SECTION 95-1010 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS REMOVAL AND TREE PRESERVATION IN SECTION 95- 1555 REMOVAL OF EXISTING PLANT MATERIAL TO INCORPORATE HUNDREDS BY REFERENCE, AND DEFINED TERMS FOR NUISANCE TREE AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK DIVIDE PERMIT EXCEPTIONS FOR TREES POSING AN UNACCEPTABLE RISK TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, AND TO CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOVAL OF EXOTIC SPECIES , PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. -- I DID SPEAK WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICE, SO THE VERSION BEFORE YOU DOES ADD A FEW AS AMENDED RESPECT TO CERTAIN DOCUMENTS REFERENCED , AS WELL AS MINOR CLARIFICATIONS TO SECTION 95-1555 .

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ANTHONY, ALWAYS SO THOROUGH.

ANYONE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> LOOK AT THAT. >> SECOND.

>> IS THAT GOD? WHAT IS THAT. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? NO? SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY, SORRY, COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN , AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BRIER. ROLLCALL.

>>

UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU.

>> I BELIEVE I HAVE, ALLISON, AM I READING IT , ARE YOU READING IT? EITHER WAY. GO AHEAD. JUST, WE HAVE A LATE COMMENT THAT CAME IN REGARDING THE RESOLUTION , SO , ALLISON

WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD. >> THIS IS FROM COMMISSIONER , COMMISSIONER ISROW. HE TRIED TO SEND THIS OVER BEFORE WE TOOK THE VOTE BUT I DID NOT GET THIS UNTIL AFTER. AS A KID I CAN VIVIDLY REMEMBER ASKING MY HEBREW SCHOOL TEACHER , HOW COULD SOMETHING AS HORRIBLE AS THE HOLOCAUST EVER HAPPEN, BECAUSE IT WAS SIMPLY INCOMPREHENSIBLE TO ME HOW THINGS COULD HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD, WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS AND EVENTUALLY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BEING ROUNDED UP LIKE ANIMALS , PUT IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS, AND KILLED WITHOUT THE REST OF THE WORLD STEPPING INTO PUT A STOP TO THE MADNESS AND FIGHTING AGAINST THE OBVIOUS EVIL THAT WAS BEHIND THE ATROCITY . SADLY ENOUGH THE EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED THESE LAST TWO WEEKS FINALLY ANSWERED MY QUESTION. BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE THAT I PERSONALLY WITNESSED BLATANT AND BRAZEN ACTS OF HORRIFIC ANTI-SEMITISM TAKE PLACE , AND INSTEAD OF THE WORLD IMMEDIATELY RESPONDING WITH UNIVERSAL OUTRAGE AND JOINING IN TO ERADICATE THE EVIL FORCES RESPONSIBLE , I SAW SILENCE. I SAW AMBIVALENCE. I SAW

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REASON TO DO SO. THANK YOU. >> ONCE AGAIN, COMMISSIONER

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

>> GOOD EVENING , CAPTAIN RICARDO FOR THE RECORD. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THOSE OF YOU THAT CAME OUT TO COFFEE WITH A COP ON THURSDAY. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I SAW SOME FOLKS OUT THERE, SOME RESIDENTS THAT HAD NEVER COME TO OUR EVENTS IN THE PAST. THE WORD IS GETTING OUT , AND WE ARE REAHING OTHER PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN GET INVOLVED AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE. WE ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE SOME OF OUR NEW CITIZEN ON PATROL OFFICERS. WE HAVE THREE IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO ASSIST , ASSIST US WITH THAT NEW INITIATIVE, SO THAT IS EXCITING AS WELL. I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE CONTINUING OUR EXTRA PATROLS IN OUR RIZZO JUST FACILITIES, AND WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE FUTURE. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY IS SAFE, AND THAT WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BE HIGHLY VISIBLE AND BE A DETERRENT SO NO ONE GETS ANY IDEAS TO COME INTO THE CITY .

WE ARE GOING TO BE OUT AND ABOUT AND HIGHLY VISIBLE IN THAT CAPACITY. ANOTHER THING, I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN POSTING ON HER SOCIAL MEDIA IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING. JUST REMINDING THE COMMUNITY TO PLEASE CALL 911 IF THEY SEE SOMETHING SUSPICIOUS, OR IF THEY WANT US TO RESPOND TO SOMETHING , A CRIME, AN AREA OF CONCERN. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT THE KIDS ON BIKES. PLEASE CALL 911 AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, GIVE US THE BEST ADDRESS, THE LOCATION WHERE THIS IS HAPPENING, SO THAT WE CAN RESPOND RIGHT AWAY. ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ASSIST THROUGH SAVER WATCH. THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT REGARDS. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE HIGH VISIBLE PATROLS FOR THE KIDS ON THE BICYCLES . WE ARE DOING A COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT , SO JUST BE AWARE, YOUR CHILD MAY GET CITED IF THEY ARE POPPING WHEELIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND DOING THINGS THAT THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. FOR THE MOST PART WHEN WE DO ENCOUNTER THESE JUVENILES , THEY ARE COOPERATIVE. THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THEM, THERE ARE A FEW THAT ARE NOT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE ARE CONTINUING TO ADDRESS , BUT FOR THE MOST PART THEY ARE COOPERATIVE. YOU KNOW I'M A WE REMIND THEM THAT IF THEY ARE AT IT TONIGHT, THEY NEED TO HAVE LIGHTS ON THEIR BANKS, AND IF THEY ARE UNDER 16 HAVE TO HAVE HELMETS ON, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO. I ALSO WANT TO REMIND PARENTS THAT THESE DIRT BIKES, THESE MOTORIZED BIKES ARE ILLEGAL. YOU CANNOT WRITE THEM ON THE ROADWAYS . THEY ARE CONSIDERED MOTOR VEHICLES. THEY JUST AREN'T ALLOWED ON THE ROADS. JUST BE MINDFUL WHEN YOU ARE PURCHASING THESE THINGS FOR YOUR KIDS, THEY CAN'T BE OUT IN THE STREET, ADDED ABOUT ON THEM.

>> I KNOW I SAY PROBABLY AT EVERY MEETING , IF NOT OFTEN ENOUGH , BUT YOU ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB GETTING OUT THERE, GETTING THE WORD OUT WITH THE COMMUNITY . YOU JUST HAD A TOWNHALL WITH THE PINETREE RESIDENCE. THERE WAS OVER, THERE HAD TO BE OVER 50 PEOPLE , SO THERE WAS GREAT ATTENDANCE. THEY ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THEY HAD A LOT OF IDEAS, BUT I THINK IT WAS GREAT DIALOGUE. THOSE WERE A LOT OF THE THINGS PRIOR CAPTAINS DIDN'T ALWAYS DO , SO I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS IN MAKING SURE YOU CONTINUE TO STAY ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS FIND NEW WAYS TO GET MORE ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY , SO YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR THAT, SO I THINK WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT WE NEED PEOPLE TO STAY POSITIVE, AND WE NEED PARENTS TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING . THE BIKES IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.

IF YOU BUY YOUR CHILD A MOTORCYCLE , YOU ARE BUYING HIM SOMETHING HE CANNOT USE, UNLESS YOU ARE GOING TO BRING HIM SOMEWHERE TO WRITE IT , WHETHER IT IS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU COULD DRIVE THEM, BUT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE DRIVING AROUND TOWN WITH. IT IS A LEGAL. THAT TO ME IS A PARENT WHO ISN'T UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS OR IS NOT ALLOWED , AND JUST ALLOWING THE CHILD TO DO SOMETHING. THAT

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>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS. I GREATLY APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THAT BSO IS DOING, AND I HAVE SEEN THEM WHEN WE WERE IN CORAL RIDGE DRIVE A WEEK AGO , AND THEY WERE HOLDING UP TRAFFIC AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND COMING FROM A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE OF THE FAMILY THAT WAS DEVASTATED BY A TRAGEDY INVOLVING A CHILD , MY BIGGEST FEAR IN ALL OF THIS IS NOT DISRESPECTFUL KIDS, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THOSE. IT IS NOT KIDS THAT ARE CAUSING A NUISANCE AND THEIR PARENTS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET VERY, VERY MUCH HURT OR WORSE, AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN WITH THESE CHILDREN, AND THEY ARE BABIES. THEY ARE BABIES.

BABIES WITH $6000 BIKES, BUT THEY ARE BABIES, AND WHAT I'VE SEEN WITH THE CHILDREN, THAT IS MY BIGGEST FEAR. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH ALL THAT BSO IS DOING, ALL THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS DOING, ALTHOUGH THE HOAS ARE DOING. I SAW, YOU KNOW , PEDALING WITH PARENTS IS TRYING TO GET SOME MOMENTUM TO GET PARENTS OUT BIKE RIDING WITH THEIR KIDS, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY OF OUR BABIES GET HURT, AND THAT IS MY BIGGEST FEAR. WHATEVER YOU CAN DO FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT, WHATEVER WE CAN DO FROM A COMMUNITY STANDPOINT, WE ARE HERE, BECAUSE WE CAN DEAL WITH THE RASH OF THEM CAUSING A NUISANCE, AND WE WILL MITIGATE THAT AND THE DISRESPECT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE ONE OF OUR KIDS GET KILLED OR HURT, AND

THAT IS ALL I CAN SAY ON THAT. >> AND TO THAT POINT, WHICH IS 100% ACCURATE, I HAVE NEW DRIVERS. YOU KNOW , I HAVE NEW DRIVERS. YOU KNOW , I HAVE A 15-YEAR-OLD WHO IS ABOUT TO GET THEIR LICENSE. I HAVE A 17-YEAR-OLD WHO JUST GOT HER LICENSE. SHE IS OBVIOUSLY A GOOD DRIVER, BUT SHE IS STILL LEARNING, YOU KNOW, SO THAT IS JUST AS SCARY FOR ME THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE KIDS POPPING WHEELIES , TRYING TO GET UP CLOSE TO THE CAR AND DOING THOSE THINGS, AND SOMEONE WHO IS NOT AS EXPERIENCED AS SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT REACT THE SAME, AND NOW YOU ARE AFFECTING TWO LIVES. YOU KNOW , NOT EVEN ONE, SO AGAIN , AND I KNOW YOU AGREE WITH THIS AND WE ARE ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT THE PARENTS , THEY BEAR SOME OF THAT BURDEN , BECAUSE YOU ARE PUTTING NOT JUST YOUR CHILD IN JEOPARDY , BUT YOU ARE PUTTING SOMEONE ELSE IN JEOPARDY , AND THAT IS SCARY. BECAUSE THAT, YOU KNOW, NOW YOU ARE AFFECTING MULTIPLE FAMILIES , AND THAT IS SOMETHING PARENTS HAVE GOT TO WAKE UP AND GET INVOLVED. BSO IS DOING THEIR PART, BUT THEY CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE EVERY TIME. PARENTS HAVE TO WAKE UP AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING. AND WHEN THEY SEE A PICTURE OF THEIR KID ON FACEBOOK OR WHEREVER , THEY HAVE GONE BEYOND KIDS BEING KIDS. IT HAS GONE A LITTLE TOO FAR. YOU KNOW , IF YOU ARE OUT AT 12:00 AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS DARK , DRIVING DOWN HOLMBERG POPPING WHEELIES

, THAT'S NOT FUNNY . >> LISTEN I GOT A CALL FOR MY COLLEGE STAGE DAUGHTER THAT SHE WAS IN CORAL RIDGE AT THE TIME THESE KIDS WERE AT ON THE ROAD AND SHE WAS FREAKED OUT ABOUT IT. SHE WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THE OTHER THING IS THIS, I REMEMBER AS A KID GROWING UP IN PARKLAND, I WASN'T , I WAS A RELATIVELY GOOD KID, BUT I WAS TERRIFIED OF MY FATHER, OF GOING HOME AND GETTING IN TROUBLE, AND SOMEBODY CALLING MY PARENTS. THAT WAS A BIGGER ISSUE, SO I THINK IT DOES START AT HOME, CERTAINLY . I JUST WANT TO SEE HER PARENTS STEP UP. I WENT TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY STEP UP. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN, AND WHATEVER WE CAN GIVE YOU AS TOOLS FROM THE CITY WE WILL GIVE YOU, BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY LIVES WRECKED BY A

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

TRAGEDY. >> WELL SAID. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> COMMENTS BY THE CORAL SPRINGS-PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING. MARC MOSER, DEPUTY CHIEF WITH THE CORAL SPRINGS-PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. JUST SOME QUICK STATS. 173 EMI'S CALLS LAST MONTH, AND THREE FIRE INCIDENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE THAT ATTENDED OUR FIRE SAFETY EVENT THAT WE HAD AT THE MALL. THERE WERE MANY PARKLAND RESIDENTS, AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. WE HAD A VERY GOOD TERM OUT , AND A LOT OF THINGS FOR FAMILIES TO DO THERE. THE OTHER THING I HAVE IS JUST A REMINDER, YOU GUYS DID THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS PROCLAMATION. OUR

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[13. Comments by the City Manager]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER .

>> I HAVE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WORTH OF COMMENTS. JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING , IT WILL BE

IN A MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13. >> MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13. DOES EVERYONE HAVE THAT? OKAY. COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY

. >> NO COMMENTS TONIGHT, THANK

YOU . >> MOTION TO ADJOURN.

>> ALL RIGHT.

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