Nov 13, 2023 City Commission Meeting

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WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE, CAN WE HAVE ARE A MOST MAYORS OF THE MONTHS , IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US FOR THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR

ALL. >> YOU CAN'T BE SHY IF YOU GUYS WANT TO BE MAYORS. WILL CALL, PLEASE.

>> COMMISSIONER ISROW >> HERE

[4. Approval of Minutes]

>> TRAN -- COMMISSIONER CUTLER.

>> HERE >> COMMISSIONER BRIER

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

>> HERE >> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN

>> HERE. PLEASE SHOW THAT THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC, I SEE WE HAVE SOME OF THE PUBLIC HERE, IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD?

>> 5893 PARKLAND AND PINETREE. MY NAME IS MARIE GOSSETT.

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THERE IS WAR NOW IN ISRAEL AND HAMAS.

I'M 82 YEARS OLD. IF THEY WILL TAKE ME AS HOSTAGES I WOULD BE MORE THAN GLAD TO RELEASE EVERYBODY THERE. THEY HAVE 600 AMERICANS IN GAZA AND 239 IN ISRAEL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY AMERICANS. I'M WILLING TO GO THERE, I AM WILLING TO TAKE ME AND RELEASE ALL OF THE HOSTAGES, PLEASE RELEASE THEM, THANK YOU.

THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE POLICE MORE, TO SEE THE POLICE IN OUR AREA. I DO NOT SEE THEM, THERE WAS A BREAK-IN LAST WEEK , SIX WEEKS AGO THEY BROKE INTO FOUR HOUSES ON OUR STREET. LAST SATURDAY, LAST WEEK, THEY TRIED TO BREAK INTO ONE OF THE HOUSES ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, THE NEIGHBOR , THEIR CAR. WHY DO WE NOT HAVE THE POLICE? WE PAY TAXES, WHAT WE PAY TAXES FOR? FOR OTHER CITY TO TAKE OUR MONEY AND USE IT? PLEASE COME I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE POLICE IN OUR AREA POLICING MORE. THE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP , THERE IS A LAW AND ORDER, YOU CANNOT SENIOR CITIZENS , I HAVE BEEN CHEATED $600 OF , TRYING TO MAKE THE COUNTER FOR THE KITCHEN FOR THE HOLIDAY. I AM JEWISH SO I WANT TO CARE FOR THE JEWISH HOLIDAY. THEY TOOK MY MONEY AND THEY DID NOT DELIVER , EACH TIME I CALLED THEM THEY NEVER ANSWERED THE PHONE. I WENT TO THE POLICE, I GIVE THEM THE PHONE NUMBER, I GAVE THEM THE NAME AND EVERYTHING , THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING. I DID NOT GET

THE $600. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARIE, IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU. IS ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? I'M SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE. I'M GOING TO START COME I WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES COME I'M GOING TO START WITH SOME OF THE EASIER AND FUN THINGS REALLY QUICK COME I WANT TO START BY SAYING CONDITION-- CONGRATULATIONS TO ROBERT , ALL KIDDING ASIDE, THERE ARE VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO WORK AS HARD AS YOU DO AND YOU ABSOLUTELY

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OFFICIALLY >> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BROWARD LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION. RIGHT. ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB , YOU'RE GOING TO DO GOOD THINGS. AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. VETERANS DAY, OBVIOUSLY, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS. WE HAD A GREAT CEREMONY ON SATURDAY , AFTER A GREAT EVENT THAT MANNY PUT ON.

THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO FINISH THIS, GET HOME AND SHOWER, GET TO THE VETERANS DAY CEREMONY, ALL KIDDING ASIDE, THE VETERANS PUT IN SO MUCH TIME, EFFORT, AND SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY, IT IS THE LEAST THAT I COULD DO. I WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY HAPPY THANKSGIVING, WE DO NOT HAVE A MEETING BEFORE THINK GIVING, BUT I DO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THINK HAVING, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE MSD EAGLE REGIMEN WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GIVING DAY PARADE , SO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY TURNS ON THEIR TV TO WATCH THE EAGLE REGIMEN. I AM A PROUD PARENT OF ONE OF THOSE EAGLE REGIMENS. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO WATCH THE PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY AND, YOU KNOW, ON THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE.

IT IS VERY, VERY EXCITING. GOING TO GIVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES. I'M GOING TO START WITH LOCKS ROAD. LOCKS ROAD IS A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, PROBABLY AT LEAST 10, IF NOT LONGER THAN THAT. I THINK HE SAID WHEN HE CAME HERE IN 2013 THEY HAD JUST STARTED TALKING ABOUT IT. THIS WAS A PROJECT THAT PEOPLE, IT HAS BEEN A DANGEROUS ROAD FOR PROBABLY MUCH LONGER THAN 10 YEARS, SIMEON CAN CERTAINLY ATTEST TO THAT. WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THE STATE OR THE FEDERAL ALLOTTED $25 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS BEING RUN BY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THEY ARE FUNDING AND MANAGING THE PROJECT. WE ALL KNEW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT. WE TRIED TO WARN EVERYBODY, THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES, TRY TO START TAKING THE SAWGRASS, IF YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE EAST SIDE, IF YOU HAVE TO GO TO BOCA, TAKE THE SAWGRASS, BETWEEN PARKSIDE AND THE UNIVERSITY, THE ROAD IS CLOSED, WHETHER YOU MOVE THE SIGNS OR NOT IT IS STILL CLOSED. BUT THAT DID HAPPEN, PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, THAT IS AN ACTIVE WORKSITE, IT IS DANGEROUS TO DO THIS TYPE OF THINGS. BE PATIENT WITH ALL OF US, NONE OF US WANT TO BE INCONVENIENCED, SO I GET IT, BUT WE HAVE DONE A LOT TO TRY TO MITIGATE THE TRAFFIC AS BEST AS WE CAN. WE HAVE HEARD HE GOT THE LIGHTS ADJUSTED BY THE COUNTY , THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO AS A CITY, IT HAS TO BE DONE FROM THE COUNTY'S SIDE. WE CANNOT ASSUME WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN.

ONCE THE ROAD WAS CLOSED , WE WERE IMMEDIATELY ABLE TO GET THE COUNTY HERE, DO THE SURVEY THAT THEY COULD TO DO, THEY QUICKLY ACT DID AND HAVE ALREADY RESET THE LIGHTS AT HAMBURG, SUNRIDGE, BLOOMBERG ROAD, PINE ISLAND ROAD, UNIVERSITY SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY, AND HOME BERG 441. THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE A LOT OF ADJUSTMENTS TO TRY TO MAKE IT BETTER, IT IS NOT PERFECT, IT WILL NOT BE LIKE IT WAS. WE ALL JUST NEED TO HAVE IS GOING TO BE SAFER FOR THE RESIDENTS, ULTIMATELY, THAT IS WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT. I SAW A COUPLE THINGS ON FACEBOOK , IF THERE IS TRAFFIC AND YOU ARE NOT MOVING VERY QUICKLY, LET SOMEBODY WHO IS TRYING TO MAKE A TURNOUT IN FRONT OF YOU. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LOSE ANY TIME. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, WE NEED TO HELP ONE ANOTHER AS BEST AS WE CAN. PLEASE, PATIENTS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PATIENTS FOR AT LEAST A YEAR , TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT COMING IN TO TRY TO BE PATIENT.

I ALSO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT'S , WE HAD A HORRIBLE INCIDENT TWO WEEKS AGO IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND , SOME PEOPLE

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WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WHEN SOMEONE -- WHEN SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS ENSURING THE RESIDENCE ARE SAFE AFTER THE INCIDENT. NEXT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SUSPECT IS APPREHENDED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL WITH WHAT INFORMATION WE CAN PROVIDE TO RESIDENTS OF THAT WE DO NOT JEOPARDIZE CATCHING THE SUSPECT OR JEOPARDIZE THE CASE AGAINST THE SUSPECT. THAT MEANS, A LOT OF TIMES THEY HAVE THE QUIET WITH THE INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE GIVING US, WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, BSO, AND I WANT TO THANK SHERIFF TONY FOR THAT, I HAD A CONVERSATION SHERIFF TONY LAST WEEK, WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ALL KNOW, WHICH WE DO, BECAUSE WE ALL TALKED TO HIM ON A REGULAR BASIS, THAT HE SUPPORTS US AND HE WILL STAND BEHIND US 100% OF THE TIME BUT HE HAD TO BE CAREFUL WITH WHAT INFORMATION HE RELEASES BECAUSE AGAIN, HE DOES NOT WANT TO JEOPARDIZE THE CASE AT ALL. CATCHING THE SUSPECT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. HE ENSURED THAT BSO LOCALLY AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, THEY HAD ALL OF THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO NOT ONLY PROTECT US, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD ENOUGH RESOURCES TO SEARCH AND TO CATCH OF THE SUSPECT, WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO DO RELATIVELY QUICKLY. I WANT TO THANK BSO COME I WANT TO THANK SHERIFF TONY, ALL THE OTHER DEPUTIES , FOR MAKING SURE WE REMAIN SAFE DURING, AFTER, AND THAT THE SUSPECT WAS CAPTURED, AND HOPEFULLY HE DOES NOT SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. AGAIN, I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE KIDS ON BIKES , I KNOW THAT THIS IS A BIG THING WITH PEOPLE AS WELL. THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO REALIZE. KIDS ACTING INAPPROPRIATELY IS NOT ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN ARREST THEM FOR. IF A KID IS ACTING LIKE AN IDIOT AND TRYING TO GET YOU RILED UP AND SAY THINGS SO THAT YOU ACT LIKE A CHILD , THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD NECESSARILY ARREST SOMEONE FOR.

A KID RIDING HIS BIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, YES, THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO. YOU HAVE TO CALL 911 , IF YOU CANNOT-- IF YOU DON'T CALL 911 WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, POSTING ON FACEBOOK IS NOT GOING TO GET THE RESULTS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. IN FACT, POSTING ON FACEBOOK GETS THE RESULTS THAT SOME OF THESE KIDS ARE LOOKING FOR. THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO.

THEY SEE THAT AS WINNING. I HAVE A 13-YEAR-OLD , OUR NEW MAYOR IS ONE OF MY SON'S BEST FRIENDS, THEY ARE OUT ON THEIR BIKES ALL THE TIME. AS A PARENT, AND AS YOU GUYS ARE EXCEPTIONAL PARENTS AS WELL , WE KNOW WHERE OUR KIDS ARE, WE ARE MONITORING OUR KIDS 24 SEVEN. IF THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES WE WILL KNOW ABOUT IT RIGHT AWAY. IT WON'T HAPPEN TWICE, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT .

PARENTS HAVE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE RESPONSIBILITY IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN KNOWING WHERE THEIR KIDS ARE. I CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH. THERE ARE KIDS WHO CROSS THE LINE AND NEED TO POTENTIALLY BE DEALT WITH BUT THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN WHAT THEY CAN AND SHOULD DOING AND WHAT A PARENT SHOULD BE DOING. THE KIDS ON BIKES , BSO HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB, IF SOCIAL MEDIA IS ANY POLL, YOU KNOW, I HAVE HEARD LESS ABOUT THE KIDS ON BIKES , I KNOW CAPTAIN MCCARTER WILL TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OTHER THINGS LATER WHEN SHE SPEAKS, BUT THEY ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FIXED OVERNIGHT. IN THE END IT IS GOING TO TAKE A PARENT STEPPING UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS ACT LIKE YOUNG ADULTS. FINALLY , A YOU HAVE TO WALK YOUR CARS. I MEAN, EVERYONE KNOWS, WHEN I SAY EVERYONE, PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM OUT OF THE CITY BECAUSE THEY KNOW PARKLAND IS AN EASY TARGET. THEY KNOW THAT WERE AN EASY TARGET BECAUSE WE DO NOT LOCK OUR CARS. NOT EVERYONE YOU KNOW, IS GUILTY OF THAT, BUT MANY PEOPLE ARE. THAT KEEPS ALLOWING AND KEEPS TELLING BAD PEOPLE , GO TO PARKLAND BECAUSE

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IT TAKES TOO MUCH TIME, IT IS TOO EASY TO GET CAUGHT. THEY WILL GO TO CORAL SPRINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT LOCKING THEIR CARS EITHER. THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN DO, AS A CITY , IS FOR US, AGAIN, TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND LOCK OUR CARS. THERE IS NOTHING THAT WILL DO A BETTER JOB IN LOWERING WHAT WE ARE SEEING THAN A US LOCKING OUR CARS. THAT WILL TELL THE CRIMINALS , OKAY, WE FINALLY WOKE UP. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, WE ARE GOING TO LOCK OUR CARS. JUST BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN A GATED COMMUNITY DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE SAFE FROM ANYTHING HAPPENING, WE SEE IT EVERY DAY. THEY ARE GETTING INTO GATED COMMUNITIES AND THEY ARE LEAVING WITH YOUR CAR OR TAKING STUFF OUT OF YOUR CAR, WHATEVER IT IS. SO PLEASE, LOCK YOUR CARS. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I WENT ON A LITTLE BIT

LONGER THAN I WANTED TO. >> THANK YOU MAYOR, I APPRECIATE IT . A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO SAY. FIRST, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE OTHER NIGHT, THE SOS CHILDREN'S GALA. I THOUGHT THAT THEY DID AN ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING JOB, RAISED A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY , WE HAD A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS .

>> IF I CAN JUMP IN. >> LAST YEAR THEY RAISED ROUGHLY $500,000, THIS YEAR THEY RAISED OVER $750,000.

>> KUDOS TO THEM, I THINK THEY DID IN THIS-- AND OUTSTANDING JOB OF . I WANTED TO COMMEND THEM FOR PROVIDING EVERYONE WITH A REALLY GOOD TIME, IT WAS GREAT. ON NOVEMBER 4TH COME I WANT TO COMMEND OUR VERY OWN CITY ATTORNEY WHO WAS THE NOMINATION AS A FORMER CITY ATTORNEY , CURRENTLY THE PLANNING COUNCIL FOR BEING OUR PIONEER. HE WAS PRESENTED WITH A PLAQUE WHICH I BELIEVE YOU, MR. MAYOR RECEIVED FOR HIM THE OTHER

DAY. >> I DID. I GOT A PICTURE .

>> CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM . ALSO, THE HEIL -- HALLOWEEN FEST IS AMAZING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FIRE PASTA DINNER WAS INCREDIBLE. I'M SORRY I MISSED IT THIS YEAR, I WAS OUT OF TOWN.

LASTLY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE SHARRY KIMMEL AND HER GROUP FOR THEIR GREAT HER KNOW. -- TURN OUT. AS FOR THINGS GIVING, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY THANKS GIVING, ALSO, I WANT TO SAY THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SOMEWHAT TRADITIONAL AT OUR FAMILY THANKSGIVING IS TO GO AROUND THE TABLE AND TELL EVERYBODY WHAT THEY ARE THANKFUL FOR. I WANT TO SAY TO THIS COMMISSION TO OUR CITY STAFF, OR MANAGEMENT, AND THE RESIDENTS OF PARKLAND, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS A WONDERFUL CITY TO LIVE IN, FOR ME TO RAISE MY FAMILY AND, I AM EXTREMELY THANK FULL, MUCH GRATITUDE FOR YOU FOR ALL OF

THAT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CUTLER. COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN.

>> FIRST OF ALL, MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS. TODAY WAS ONLY DAY ONE, I NEED TO GET FORWARD TODAY TOO. I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT , ALSO, TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER ISROW COME I KNOW HE IS TAKING A LEAP OF FAITH TO GO OUT KIND OF ON HIS OWN , FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF POSITIVE RESPONSE. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. IF NOBODY HAS VISITED YET, IF YOU GUYS OUT THERE HAVE NOT VISITED YET, I THINK IT IS A TREMENDOUS PLACE TO SEE, THE CHALLENGE IS, SOMEPEOPLE SAY WHY ARE YOU RUNNING THIS IN COCONUT CREEK? SOME OF THE

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COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU.

>> COMMISSIONER ISROW. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WELL WISHES. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AS WELL. YOUR CONTINUED REACH AN EXPANDED SCOPE OF THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE THE COMMUNITY IS AWESOME. COMMISSIONER CUTLER, I SO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID, I'M GOING TO ADD TO THAT. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE COMMISSION IN THE SENSE THAT, EVERYTHING THAT WE SEE AROUND US IS NOT BECAUSE OF US , BUT WE OBVIOUSLY HELP TO PLAY A ROLE IN IT. IT IS THE SYNERGY OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PIECES TOGETHER, THE COMMUNITY, THE STAFF, JUST WANT TO ADD THAT. I THINK YOU SAID IT VERY WELL. WITHOUT GOING OVER EVERYTHING, AGAIN, HOLLOWING IS JUST A REALLY FUN TIME , THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. IT AMAZES ME NO MATTER HOW MUCH CANDY WE BUY IT IS STILL GONE. I THINK THAT THAT IS A TESTAMENT , ALSO I'M GOING TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ITS THING, FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE JUST DO HOLLOWING RIGHT. KUDOS TO US. I HAD A GREAT TIME ALSO AT MAKE OUR SCHOOL SAFE GOLF TOURNAMENT. IT WAS NICE TO GET OUT THERE AND SUPPORT THE CAUSE, ALSO TO SEE A LOT OF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS, SOLDIER RUSH, I WAS NOT ABLE TO RUN AT ISSUE, NEXT -- NEXT YEAR I WILL. MANNY ALWAYS DOES INCREDIBLE WORK, AND HAVE THIS ON VETERANS DAY NO LESS, I THINK THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL.

THE FARMERS, TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT PARKLAND DOES WELL.

IT BOGGLES MY MIND, I HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN EVERY DIFFERENT, FRIENDS COME HERE AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME, THEY CANNOT BELIEVE HOW MUCH OF A IN GREATER GETS EVERY YEAR. GREAT JOB ON THAT, I KNOW WE HAVE IT AGAIN THIS SUNDAY, I BELIEVE, THE PET EXPO. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR VETERANS DAY EVENT. I AGREE IT WAS VERY NICELY DONE , THE SPEAKERS, THE PRESENTATION, EVEN JUST HAVING THE BOY SCOUTS, IT IS REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYONE GET TOGETHER, I'M ALSO GOING TO WISH YOU HAPPY THANKS GIVING. I REALLY APPRECIATE AND RESPECT WHAT YOU SAY, I THINK IT IS IN AND TALK ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, EVEN IN THE LOCAL LEVEL, JUST TALKING ABOUT THE WAY THAT THINGS HAVE GOTTEN RIGHT NOW IN THE GENERAL AND SUGGEST, THEY ARE OUT OF WHACK , IT IS SCARY, IT IS CONCERNING, IT IS TO WHERE I THINK, HOPEFULLY PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO SEE THAT IT IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE. YES, THINGS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED IN THIS WORLD, BUT I THINK THAT THINGS GIVING IS ALWAYS A TIME FOR PEOPLE TO KIND OF BRING IT BACK HOME AND RECOGNIZE, WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE IN COMMON THAN WE ARE DIFFERENT.

HOPEFULLY PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES ON THANKSGIVING. FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT, I'M THINKING OF YOU.

WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS HARD TO FATHOM. I HOPE THAT EVERYONE AT LEAST TAKES THAT , EVERYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR. DESPITE THE CRAZINESS THAT IS GOING ON ,

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YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER

ISROW. >> IN QUEUE, FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN, HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT LOCKS ROAD, MAYOR. I PERSONALLY LOST FIVE CLASSMATES. WE HAVE HAD ACCIDENT AFTER ACCIDENT OVER THE 40 YEARS I HAVE BEEN HERE, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, IT IS A PAINFUL PROCESS, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, BUT IF IT SAVES ONE LIFE IT IS WORTH IT.

IT WILL BE A SAFER, BETTER ROAD. THIS IS NOT A ROAD PROJECT THAT WAS JUST PUTTING INSIDE LOCKS AS SOME PEOPLE SUGGESTED, BUT TO MAKE THE ROADS SAFER. IN THE LONG RUN IT WILL, I BELIEVE, SAVE LIVES. THE PAIN THAT WE ALL FEEL, I FEEL IT TOO, BACK AND FORTH TO THE OFFICE, WE WILL ALL SHARE IN THAT, WE WILL BE BETTER FOR IT IN THE LONG RUN. THANK YOU TO OUR RESIDENTS FOR THEIR CONTINUED PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING. THE SOS GALA, I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY, ONE OF THE BEST GAMES THAT I-- GIFT THAT I GAVE WAS RECRUITING CATHERINE WALKER TO THE BOARD. SHE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ADDITION , I WANT TO CONGRATULATE TO RESIDENTS WHO PARK HERE. SOS, WELL IT IS , IN OUR NEIGHBORING CITY OF COCONUT CREEK, IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CHILDREN TO BE INVOLVED IN SEEING HOW LESS UNFORTUNATE THEY ARE TO HELP OTHERS WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE , THE WORK THAT THEY DO THERE IS TREMENDOUS. IF YOU HAVE NOT CHECKED THAT OUT , I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. WE HAVE HAD A SLEW OF GREAT EVENTS.

I WANT TO THINK OR VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE. WE HAD OUR PUMPKIN PATCH. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ATTEND, I LIKE TO CALL THEM A PARKLAND CORAL SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT , RAISING MONEY FOR THE CANCER RESEARCH. THE MAKE OUR STUDENTS SAFE GOLF TOURNAMENT, I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT, WE JUST FINISHED UP A SEASON OF FLAGS ALL. I THINK THAT THIS WAS THEIR GUEST SEASON EVER IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENT ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATED, A SPECIAL THANKS TO TODD LINCOLN AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND COACHES FOR THAT.

IT IS A TREMENDOUS UNDERTAKING, I'M SURE. MAYBE HIS WIFE IS NOT HAPPY THAT HE'S BACK HOME, BUT HE WILL HAVE MORE TIME NOW. I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL, MY DAUGHTER PARTICIPATED IN IT , WE HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING THE SCHOOL TO DO IT, NOW FINALLY THEY ARE GOING TO BE MARCHING IN THE MACY'S DAY THINGS GIVING PARADE. IT IS A TREMENDOUS HONOR AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS , I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO WATCH IT. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE EVENTS COMING UP. WE HAVE THE HAYRIDE COME I THINK THAT IS ON FRIDAY. THE CHAMBER AFTER HOURS EVENT TOMORROW, THE BUNKERS MARKET PET EXPO, WITH THAT, MAYOR,

[6. Proclamations and Recognitions]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE MAYOR. LET'S GO DOWN AND LET'S SWEAR IN OUR NEW MAYORS.

YOU ARE GOING TO REPEAT AFTER ME, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE WHOLE THING AT ONCE, JUST GOING TO GO A FEW WORDS AT A TIME. I, STATE YOUR NAME. YES. I, STATE YOUR NAME. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT , PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND. THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED TO

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CONGRATULATIONS.

[7. Approval of the Agenda]

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE,

ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

[8. Consent Agenda]

>> ANYBODY AT GANGSTA? IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT

AGENDA. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN , A SECOND BY A COMMISSIONER CUTLER,

>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER ISRAEL? >> MAYOR WALKER?

>> YES, PLEASE SHOW THAT THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ARE WE DOING THESE INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ARE WE DOING?

[9. Regular Agenda]

>> OH, YEAH. >> ITEM 9 A , APPROVAL OF PRECONSTRUCTION COSTS, THE CONTRACT , A RESOLUTION , APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK , KAUFMAN LYNN CONSTRUCTION THANK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WEDGE PRESERVE HEART , APPROVING PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES NOT TO

EXCEED $134,000. >> I GUESS MY QUESTION, DO HAVE ONE PRESENTATION OR DO YOU HAVE MULTIPLE ONE?

>> JUST THIS ITEM. >> OKAY, GOT IT. OKAY.

>> CHRISTINE GARCIA SENIOR, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL SERVICES. AS YOU KNOW, ON JULY 12, COMMISSION APPROVED THE TOP RANKED FERN FOR A WEDGE PRESERVE PARK. WE AUTHORIZE OUR PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO GO AHEAD AND NEGOTIATE THE AGREEMENT.

THIS ITEM IS BROUGHT BACK BEFORE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE COMPLETED THE PROCESS. WE ARE READY TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT. THIS SETS WORTH THE PRECONSTRUCTION FEES AND SCOPE FOR THOSE SERVICES FOR PRECONSTRUCTION , JUST TO NOTE THE TIMEFRAME FOR PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE 10 TO 12 MONTHS . THIS ALSO PROVIDES FOR THOUGH CONSTRUCTION TERMS AND THE FRAMEWORK FOR THEM TO SUBMIT THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE BACK TO US, WHICH AT THAT TIME, WE WILL AMEND THE AGREEMENT AND IT WILL GO BACK AGAIN BEFORE YOU FOR FINAL APPROVAL FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION , WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> OKAY, SO TONIGHT, WE ARE STRICTLY JUST APPROVING THE

PRECONSTRUCTION. >> THE PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND THE TERMS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.

>> WE STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE FINAL THINGS OF THE PARK AND WHAT THE FINAL CALL WILL BE. TODAY IS STRICTLY

THE PRECONSTRUCTION. >> THAT IS CORRECT, WE ARE ESTIMATING THOSE PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO CARRY US THROUGH THE DOCUMENT , THAT IS GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER 10 TO 12 MONTHS.

>> WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO STAY WITH THIS PARTICULAR FIRM AS WE

MOVE OR WHAT? >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> OKAY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

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>> IT IS NOT A QUESTION, MORE OF, AND AGAIN, THIS IS PROBABLY MORE ON THE CONSTRUCTION END OF THEM THE PRECONSTRUCTION, ONE-ON-ONE, MIGHT SPEAK WITH NANCY ABOUT IT. AGAIN, IF THE APPLICANT IS WILLING TO ACCEPT, SOME SORT OF THRESHOLD, FOR EXAMPLE, LIGHTING IN THE PARK. INSTEAD OF THE APPLICANT PURCHASING AND PAYING TAXES ON IT WE WOULD PURCHASE IT AND JUST TURN IT OVER. WHETHER OR NOT WE PUT SOME , WHETHER THE THRESHOLD MIGHT BE 50,000, 100,000, THIS WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS TO THE CITY. I WILL JUST PUT THAT OUT THERE. IT IS NOT PART OF THIS. AS YOU GET FORWARD. I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT TO LIGHT. I SEE SOME HEADSHAKING.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR PETE. THE ONE THING THAT I HAD IN MY ONE-ON-ONE'S, AS YOU HAD WANTED OUT, WE ARE NOT TIED TO THIS PARTICULAR CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE WE HAVE A GRANT THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME BUILT INTO IT SO THAT IN THE EVENT THAT WE DO NOT CHOOSE TO GO FORWARD BECAUSE THE PRICE IS TOO HIGH, WE WANT TO BRING IN ANOTHER BIDDER, WHATEVER THE CASE BE, WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME ON THE BACKEND TO BRING IN A SECONDARY PERSON. I'M HOPING EVERYTHING WORKS OUT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT BUILT IN AND IT DOES NOT BECOME A PROBLEM, THAT WE CALENDAR IT PROPERLY SO THAT IF WE ASKED MORE FOR MORE TIME WE DO THAT.

>> WE ARE TRACKING THE GRANT, WE ARE WORKING WITH POTENTIAL GRANTS THAT WILL ALSO BE PART OF THE SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET ALL OF THOSE IMPORTANT TIME FRAMES.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE A MOTION?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY A COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER, DOES ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC

WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? >>

>> PLEASE SHOW THAT THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> ITEM 9B, RESID OCEAN 2023 DR. THERE 72, WEDGE PRESERVE PLAT ADJUSTMENT. A RESOLUTION , APPROVING AN INCREASE TO PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR PLAT DEVELOPMENT AND THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $23,600, FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY ENGINEER FOR THE RECORD. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THIS USING KEITH IS THE CONSULTANT TO START THE PLAT RECORDATION PROCESS. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, WE USE THIS TO DEVELOP PLAT, WE HAVE SOME PROCESSES THAT WE NEEDED TO BREAK DOWN AND CONVERT INTO ONE PARCEL AND TO SUBMIT FOR THIS INTO THE COUNTY. UPON REVIEW OF THE PROCESS STARTING THERE IS AN EXISTING UTILITY EASEMENT THAT WILL BE WITHIN THE INDICATED RIGHT AWAY THAT WILL NEED TO BE VACATED. THIS JUST INCLUDES THE FUND TO COORDINATE WITH THE UTILITIES TO HAVE THEM VACATE EXISTING EASEMENTS AND TO SET UP AND CREATE A NEW EASEMENT FOR TWO TRANSFORMERS, ONE ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER AND ONE ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE

ENTRANCES. >> GREAT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS, MOTIONS? >> MOTION APPROVED. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ISROW AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN.

>> >> WEDGE PRESERVE ROADWAY AGREEMENT. A RESOLUTION, APPROVING THE AGREEMENT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REQUIRED ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE , CURRENTLY ESTIMATED

>> A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND , WHEN THIS WAS ADMITTED, THERE WAS SOME COUNTY COMMENTS RETURNED THAT THE CITY CONCURRED ON WHICH INCLUDED CAN CLOSE-- CLOSING THOSE, ALSO CREATING A NEW MEETING , AND OPENING FOR THE LEFT TURN COME THE LEFT TURN MOVEMENT AS WELL AS THE RIGHT TURN MOVEMENT, ALSO ONTO THE HILL ROAD. SINCE WE ARE CONSTRUCTING THE PARK AND

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$444,000. >> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN.

>> SO, IS THIS PART OF THE SCOPE OF BUILDING THE PARK AS IT RELATES TO THE TIME DEADLINE ON THE GRANT?

>> YES, WE CANNOT RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY UNTIL THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE APPROVED THE COUNTY.

>> AGAIN, I DO NOT KNOW THAT THESE IMPROVEMENTS CAN BE MADE DURING THE SUMMER , AS OPPOSED TO DURING SCHOOL TIME, AGAIN, I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE. THE TIMEFRAME, AT LEAST SOMEWHERE ALONG THERE SO THAT WE CAN TRY OUR BEST TO COORDINATE THIS OR MITIGATE TRAFFIC.

>> WE WILL COORDINATE INTERNALLY, ONCE ALL THE PLANS ARE DEVELOPED AND READY TO GO TO PERMITTING WE CAN MOVE FORWARD

WITH THE CONSTRUCTION >> RESPECT TO THE CURRENT PLAN, THAT IS GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO WHATEVER THE CONSTRUTION COSTS COME BACK WITH AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE ENTRANCES MAY MOVE, IS THAT RIGHT? ARE THESE GOING TO REMAIN REGARDLESS OF THE DESIGN OR WHAT IS GOING TO BE PUT IN THAT?

>> THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE CONCEPTUAL , 15% DESIGN PLANS THAT WE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY. I DO NOT SEE THESE COSTS INCREASING, THESE ARE TYPICAL COSTS JUST FOR TURN

LANES, MEETING ENCLOSURE. >> I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THESE AS MUCH IS LOCATION. THEY MIGHT CHANGE BASED ON DESIGN OF THE PARK IN TERMS OF WHAT THE FEATURES ARE AND WHERE THEY

ENTRANCES ARE GOING. >> THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CHANGE

AT THIS MOMENT. >> OKAY. I WAS WORRIED THAT THERE WOULD BE DIFFERENT FEATURES AND THAT IT WOULD CHANGE WHERE WE WERE PUTTING THE TURN LANES.

>> NO, THE DRIVEWAYS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION RELATIVE TO WHO IS DOING THE ACTUAL WORK. I KNOW THAT IT IS A COUNTY ROAD. IS IT THE COUNTY THAT IS GOING TO BE DRIVING THE JOB WORDS THE CITY GOING TO BE CONTROLLING

THAT? >> THE CITY WILL BE CONTROLLING.

ARE NOT ON THEIR TIMELINE, WE ARE ON OUR TIMELINE.

>> OKAY, PERFECT. >> I GUESS WE ARE ON THEIR TIMELINE TO APPROVE IT, WHICH COULD BE WORSE THAN CONSTRUCTING IT. THANK YOU. OKAY, ANYBODY, ANYTHING ELSE?

>> THE MOTION APPROVES. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ISROW AND A SECOND

BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. >> COMMISSIONER ISROW.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CUTLER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN.

>> YES. >> VICE MAYOR BRIER.

>> YES. >> PLEASE SHOW THAT THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY ?

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. I, AND ESPECIALLY ON THE EVE OF THANKSGIVING I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY , AND THE HONOR FOR ME TO SERVE AS VICE MAYOR THIS LAST YEAR IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HONORS OF MY LIFE. I'M EXTREMELY THANKFUL TO SERVE IN SUCH AN AMAZING CITY IS PARKLAND, I THINK ALL OF THE RESIDENCE WHO HAVE ENTRUSTED US, SERVING WITH YOU OR GENTLEMEN AND WITH THE AMAZING CITY STAFF, THE CITY MANAGER, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE, THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR ALLOWING ME TO EXERCISE MY PENMANSHIP WITH REGARDS TO AN ARTICLE, IT HAS TRULY BEEN AN HONOR, I WILL RETIRE FOR NOW, I WILL PUT THOSE AT BOB'S HOUSE. THANK YOU ALL.

>> YOU COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT ANY BETTER, I THINK WE ALL FEEL THE SAME. IT IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SERVE , I THINK EVERYBODY SAID IT, IF NOT TONIGHT, OTHER TIMES , THIS IS A GREAT COMMISSION, WE DO NOT ALWAYS AGREE, BUT WE DO DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY. WE ALL ARE DOING THIS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

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>> WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO HAVE COMMISSIONER JORDAN IS WROTE TO

BECOME THE NEW VICE MAYOR? >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO DISAGREE WITH THIS?

>> OKAY, SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

BREYER. >> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN

>> YES >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU, FIRST OF ALL, BIG SHOES TO FILL, BOTH LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. I APPRECIATE IT, YOU HAVE SET A GREAT WILL -- ROLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS EVEN THOUGH I KNOW WE ARE ALL GOING TO DO EXACTLY WHAT WE DO, IT IS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST SERVE IN WHATEVER CAPACITY YOU NEED, MAYOR, I'M HERE AT YOUR DISPOSAL, BUT AGAIN, I THINK YOU

GUYS. >> COMMISSIONER CUTLER

>> YES >> VICE MAYOR BRIER

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

>> YES >> MAYOR WALKER

>> YES >> SHOW THAT THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE? >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR YOUR WORDS EARLIER WITH REGARDS TO THE HORRIBLE AND DIDN'T THAT HAPPENED. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY STAFF OR WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK AFTER THAT OCCURRED , OUR SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, AS WELL, FOR COMING OUT AND ASSISTING US WITH THAT AND TAKING THE LEAD, ALSO, YOU KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO MENTION THE CRIME SCENE UNIT AND THE CRIME LAB UNIT THAT OFTEN WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES BUT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS CASE. THEY CAME OUT AND PROCESS THE EVIDENCE, THEY ANALYZED IT QUICKLY THROUGH DNA, ABLE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION IN THE CASE VERY QUICKLY.

THANKS TO THEM, WE WERE ABLE TO SOLIDIFY AND ARREST . ONCE THE SUBJECT WAS IDENTIFIED AND LOCATED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OUR VIPER UNIT AND THE APPREHENSION TEAM THEY WERE ABLE TO LOCATE HIM IN ANOTHER COUNTY. IT REALLY WAS A TEAM EFFORT, ALL HANDS ON DECK. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE , IT WAS A GOOD OUTCOME AND THAT WE FOUND THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE AND WE PUT THEM IN JAIL. I ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS, HOPE LEE , CONVICTED, HE WILL SERVE THE REST OF HIS LIFE IN PRISON.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. I ALSO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT AND REMIND FOLKS, WE ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE ARE ALSO ON NEXT WHICH WAS FORMERLY TWITTER. A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE PUT OUT WITH GUARDS TO UPDATES ON CASES , EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, CRIME PREVENTION TIPS, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE'VE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF INFORMATION RELATED TO BICYCLES, THE DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN ELECTRIC BICYCLES AND MOTORCYCLES AND YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THAT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE HAVE BEEN REALLY ADDRESSING ALL OF THE JUVENILES ON THE BICYCLES , WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF MOTORCYCLES THAT PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE IF YOU ARE WRITING A MOTORCYCLE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A VALID LICENSE, IT HAS TO BE LICENSED, REGISTERED, AND INSURED. IF IT IS NOT, WE ARE TOWING THOSE. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT, WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUING CITATIONS. WITH RESPECT TO JUVENILES ON BICYCLES, WHEN YOU RIDE A BICYCLE, ESSENTIALLY, PURSUANT TO THE LAW, YOU ARE OPERATING A VEHICLE. WHATEVER LAWS A MOTORIST MUST ABIDE BY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING A CAR WOULD APPLY TO ANYONE ON A BICYCLE. WE HAVE BEEN ISSUING CITATIONS TO JUVENILES WHO ARE TAKING OVER THE ROADWAYS, WHO ARE NOT ABIDING BY THE LAWS. ULTIMATELY IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, WE DO NOT WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT, THAT IS MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.

MY STAFF IS OUT THERE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS SAFE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT , AND AGAIN, THE INFORMATION IS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA AND CALL OUR OFFICE AS WELL.

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WELL. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE

CAPTAIN? >> REMIND US ABOUT YOUR VACATION WATCH AS WELL BECAUSE WE ARE COMING UP ON THE HOLIDAYS.

>> YES, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. OUR VACATION WATCH. REALLY EASY, IT IS A FREE SERVICE THAT WE OFFER. YOU COULD EITHER CALL THE OFFICE OR EMAIL US , OR FORM, YOU CAN FIND IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE, YOU CAN FIND IT ON SHERIFF.ORG. ESSENTIALLY YOU PROVIDE US INFORMATION OF WHEN YOU ARE GOING OUT OF TOWN AND WE WILL DO A FREE WATCH FOR YOU, THE DEPUTIES WILL GO BY YOUR RESIDENCE AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS LOCKED UP AND SAFE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE OFFER THIS YEAR-ROUND BUT ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING , IT IS GOOD TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THAT SERVICES THERE AND AVAILABLE.

>> I THINK BOB HAS A QUESTION NOW, COMMISSIONER CUTLER TOOK

IT. >>

>> GOOD THING I'M WEARING MY COMMISSIONERS SHIRT, I KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING. FIRST, JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK, YOUR ENTIRE TEAM. I KNOW THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY ROUGH. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. SECOND, I KNOW THAT ALL OF US HOLD THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS AS PARAMOUNT, INCLUDING OUR OWN FAMILIES. I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE US ALL, AS I MENTIONED, I NOTICED WAS PROBABLY RELATED TO YOU, WE SHOULD TAKE WHATEVER STEPS TO BE PROACTIVE. MY WORRY IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERING SOME ISSUES, AS WE SEE A BAD ECONOMY GETTING A LITTLE BIT WORSE, THOSE ISSUES MIGHT RISE OR INCREASED. WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO BE PROACTIVE, WHETHER THAT IS RESOURCES OR ANYTHING ELSE, WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE , FOR THE RESIDENCE LISTENING IN ON THIS, I HAVE ENCOURAGED RESIDENT TO LISTEN TO THE END OF THE MEETINGS, ALSO, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT KIDS IN OUR CITY AND A FEW BAD ONES, WE HAVE A LOT OF AMAZING YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR CITY AND A FEW BAD ONES, CALL BSO FOR THE BAD ONES, YOU SOCIAL MEDIA TO HIGHLIGHT AND RECOGNIZE THE GOOD ONES. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT WE WILL GET, THE HOLLOWING WAS WITH THE YOUNG GIRL WHO PUT CANDY OUT WAS AN AMAZING ONE. THAT IS WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA SHOULD BE USED FOR. CALL THEM, WHEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM, WHEN WE HAVE A SAFETY HAZARD, WHEN THERE IS A DANGER. I AM CONCERNED, AS WE HAVE SAID, FOR ALL OF THESE MEETINGS, WE PREVENT THE TRAGEDY

FROM HAPPENING. >> GREAT, THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU. THE REALITY, CRIME IS GOING TO HAPPEN. , I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, THERE IS AN UPTICK, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, SOMEIMES IT IS MORE CYCLICAL,'S JUST HAPPEN IN BATCHES, IT IS IMPORTANT, THINGS REALLY START TO BE MORE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT IS OUT OF PLACE, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ASKING QUESTIONS, ON THAT NOTE, I THINK YOU SAID IT, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN LET US KNOW THE EMAIL, THAT WE PEOPLE HAVE THE BEST PLACE TO REACH?

>> IT IS PARKLAND THAT SHERIFF.ORG, OR YOU CAN JUST CALL THE OFFICE, WE CAN TAKE IT OVER THE PHONE.

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

>> THANK YOU, APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> COMMENTS BY THE CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

>> EVENING, COMMISSION, CONGRATULATIONS MR. VICE MAYOR.

LAST MONTH THERE WERE 158 CALLS, 156 EMS. ALSO WOULD LIKE

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YOU. >> ONE OTHER THING, WE HAVE SEEN IN UPTICK IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY FIRES, I JUST READ AN ARTICLE TODAY THAT IN NEW YORK CITY ALONE, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THEY HAVE HAD OVER A DOZEN FATALITIES FROM FIRES CAUSED BY LITHIUM ION BATTERIES , THANKFULLY WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF THEM HERE, BUT IF YOU HAVE A PRODUCT THAT HAS A LITHIUM ION BATTERY SUCH AS AN E-BIKE, AND EAST QUARTER-- E-SCOOTER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO STORE THEM OUTSIDE. WE HAVE SEEN INCIDENTS WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN A SMALL FIRES, WE HAD ONE LAST WEEK, AN APARTMENT BUILDING WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED FROM A FIRE FROM AN E-BIKE THAT WAS STORED UNDERNEATH A STAIRWELL. WE ARE JUST ASKING PEOPLE TO BE MINDFUL

OF THAT. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. >> ANY HAVE UPDATES?

>> THANK YOU FOR ASKING. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, WE HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY OF BOCA RATON ABOUT THE TESTING FOR THE CAD HUB WHICH WILL INTERFACE DESPAIRED SYSTEMS. WE WILL BE TESTING WITH THE CITY OF BOCA, PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO, AS FAR AS TESTING WITH BROWARD COUNTY, WE ARE STILL WAITING ON THE COUNTY, WE WERE TOLD MANY MONTHS AGO THAT WHEN THEY SUCCESSFULLY UPGRADED TO THEIR NEW VERSION OF CAD THEY WOULD LEAVE THE OLD VERSION ON AN ACTIVE SERVER SO WE COULD TEST WITH THAT, WE HAVE INQUIRED AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY TEST WITH THEM. WE WILL BE TESTING WITH A CITY OUT OF OUR COUNTY BEFORE WE WILL BE

TESTING WITH OUR OWN. >> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING NOW THAT THEY HAVE UPGRADED THEIR CAD , NOW THEY WANT TO UPGRADE THE CAD THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE TESTING WITH , IT IS A SIMILAR PLATFORM. THAT IS THE LAST I HEARD. I THOUGHT, MAYBE.

AGAIN, I GO BACK , I THINK BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. I WOULD WAIT UNTIL THE DECEMBER MEETING. IF NOT, I WOULD DEFINITELY SEND A LETTER. WHOEVER IT MIGHT BE. THAT IS WHAT WE WERE LED TO

BELIEVE . >> WE WERE TOLD YES, IN FACT.

>> I THINK, BOB, TO YOUR POINT, IT MAKES SENSE TO WANT TO HAVE THE SAME ECOSYSTEM THAT YOU ARE TESTING, BUT IF THEY ARE GOT UPGRADED, I DO NOT SEE WHY, IF UPGRADED IN GENERAL, NOW YOU - HAVE THE ONE THAT IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. WHAT DO I KNOW.

>> LIKE I SAID, WHETHER THEY UPGRADE HOW THEY WANT TO TEST, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE. I THINK WE HAVE HAD THIS DISCUSSION.

THIS IS WHAT THEY PROMISED US. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DELIVER IT. THEY KNOW WHAT THE TIMETABLE IS, THEY KNOW WHAT THE TIMETABLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE. LIKE I SAID, GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ISSUE. THE COUNTY WAS LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING ELSE. WE HAVE HAD A GOOD TIME AMOUNT , I THINK WE NOW NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FORCEFUL.

WHOLE PURPOSE WAS TO HAVE THEM WORKING TOGETHER, WHETHER IT IS BOCA'S, OR BROWARD'S OLD ONE, IS STILL A SEC -- EFFECTUALLY

[12. Comments by the City Manager]

GETS TO THE SAME ENDPOINT. >> OKAY.

>> THANK YOU. COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER?

>> A REMINDE THAT THE NEXT MEETING IS DECEMBER 6TH AT 5:00, IT IS LIKE A MINI STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP. WE HAVE ONLY ONE REGULAR MEETING IN DECEMBER, THAT IS THE 13TH. WE HAVE A WORKSHOP SCHEDULED AT 6:00 AND THEN REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00,

THANK YOU. >> FOR REMINDER , THE 13TH IS MY

BIRTHDAY. >> JUST IN CASE, MOTION TO

CELEBRATE. >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY

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