[1. Call to Order]
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PARTY STARTED? IS EVERYONE READY?
>> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THIS REGULAR CITY OF COMMUNITY ADVISORY MEETING , THIS NINTH DAY OF JANUARY , 2024. I SEE JEFF IS HERE. CAN YOU LEAD US IN THE
PLEDGE? >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ROLL CALL.
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>> PRESENT. >> NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR NOVEMBER 1420 23 MEETING. HAS EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES?
>> SECOND. >> I HAVE FROM SHARRY AND DENISE ? GREAT. NEXT, COMMENTS ON THE PUBLIC FROM ANY
[6. Comments by the Chair and Board]
NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC IS NICE AND QUIET SO WE WILL MOVE ON. NEXT WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR AND THE BOARD . I WAS NOT HERE LAST MONTH, I HEAR IT WENT PHENOMENAL WITH THE LEADER , JEFF OVER HERE , SO I'M HAPPY TO HEAR IT ALL WENT FANTASTIC. I AM HAPPY TO SEE , I DROVE BY, I WAS GOING TO GO TO THE FARMERS MARKET AND I PULLED UP AND IT STARTED POURING. WE BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER'S DOG WITH US AND WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HEARD IT WAS SUCCESSFUL. I GUESS IT WAS JUST BAD TIMING WHEN WE GOT THERE. BECAUSE I WAS NOT HERE LAST WEEK I WAS GOING TO DEFER ANY COMMENTS TO YOU GUYS . I KNOW EVERYBODY WAS HERE AND I WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. I KNOW I WENT OVER A LOT OF STUFF WITH JACKIE EARLIER AND SHE CAUGHT ME UP TO SPEED. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE IT TO JACKIE BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT TO GO OVER ON THE AGENDA.JEFF, ANYTHING TO ADD? >> JUST FOR THE ONES WHO WERE NOT HERE, THIS IS THE TREASURE CHEST --
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FUN EVENTS COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, UNLESS YOU TELL ME THEY ARE CANCELED, FAMILY FUN AT THE AMPHITHEATER . I WILL BE ON MY PATIO ENJOYING IT FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY NIGHT AT 11:00 AND LUTHER KING, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, JANUARY 15, 5:30 TO 7:30 AT THE AMPHITHEATER . IT WOULD BE NICE IF SOME OF US WENT THERE. ON JANUARY 18, THE SNOW FEST IS STILL ON . A SNOWBALL FIGHT.
AND THE 21ST IS THE NEXT FARMERS MARKET AND HOPEFULLY WILL NOT RAIN. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> DENISE. >> I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD EXCEPT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS THIS YEAR AND WITH , COMING UP AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE JEFF HERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THE YEAR BRINGS. THANK YOU.
>> SHARRY. >> I HAVE NOTES, BUT JEFF COVERED SOME OF THAT. FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY 2024. MAY EVERYONE HAVE HEALTH, PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE ENJOYED THE WINTER HOLIDAYS AND HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE GORGEOUS HOLIDAY LIGHTS AROUND PARKLAND AND ENJOYED LIGHT OF THE PARK, LIGHT UP THE NIGHT OR HANUKKAH EXPERIENCE WHICH MADE ITS WAY THROUGH SEVERAL COMMUNITIES. THE FIRST 2023 FARMERS MARKET , AS JEFF SAID , WAS LAST SUNDAY AND IT HAD A GOOD TURNOUT. I WAS THERE REPRESENTING THE PARKLAND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, EVEN WITH THE QUESTIONABLE WHETHER IT WOUND UP BEING COOL RATHER THAN COMPLETELY HOT AND MISERABLE . IT WAS PRETTY NICE. THE NEXT FARMERS MARKET IS THE
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21ST WITH A BUSINESS EXPO AND PUBLIC SAFETY THEME. THE FOLLOWING ONE ON FEBRUARY 4TH WILL HAVE THE THEME OF CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INCLUSION. THIS COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD WILL HAVE A TENT WHERE KIDS CAN HAVE A FUN ART EXPERIENCE, GRAB A PRIZE FROM JEFF'S TREASURE BOX OR PARTICIPATE IN A FUN ACTIVITY. WE WILL ALSO COLLECT ITEMS FOR THE HARVEST DRIVE, 501(C)(3) AND THOSE DETAILS WILL BE DISCUSSED FURTHER IN THIS MEETING. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION VALENTINE'S DAY BECAUSE THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE NEXT COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING. THE UPCOMING VALENTINE'S DAY WILL BE A DIFFICULT TIME IN PARKLAND FOR MANY REASONS . PLEASE REACH OUT TO EAGLES HAVEN OR SOME OTHER RESOURCE IF YOU'RE HAVING OVERWHELMING FEELINGS. ALSO, THE 2024 PARKLAND FAMILY FUN FEST AT THE AMPHITHEATER COMING THIS WEEKEND, 12TH THROUGH THE 14TH THERE WILL BE RIDES, GAMES, MUSIC AND FOOD.DO NOT MISS THE 2024 BOOK FAIR SALE, THE FIRST ONE IS SATURDAY AT THE PARKLAND LIBRARY FROM 9:00 TO 1:00. PROFIT FROM THE BOOK FAIR IS USED TO SPONSOR LIBRARY PROGRAMMING AND OTHER NEEDS. YOUR PARTICIPATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE. THERE IS ALSO A NEED FOR BEAUTIFUL SPECIAL BOOKS, ESPECIALLY NOVELS AND COFFEE TABLE BOOKS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION OF BOOKS THAT ARE NOT MUSTY OR DUSTY OR HAVE WRITING INSIDE, PLEASE ONLY IN PRISTINE CONDITION, BRING THEM TO THE FRONT DESK AT THE LIBRARY AND LET THEM KNOW IT IS FOR THE PARKLAND FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK FAIR.
>> IT IS FUNNY , WHEN I WAS WORKING ON PREPARING FOR TONIGHT I WAS GOING TO LIST SOME OF THE ITEMS GOING ON AND I SAID, I KNOW SHARRY WILL LIST THEM . YOU MAKE ME PROUD ALL
THE TIME. ANGELICA . >> I ALSO WANTED TO WISH A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE AND ALSO TO THINK THE CITY STAFF AND THE COMMISSION AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS IN THE CITY . I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT YEAR . I ENJOY THE COOLER WEATHER, IT IS IT FUN TO GET INVOLVED IN THE SPORTS AND ATTEND THE EVENTS. I WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE THIS YEAR, NOT ONLY TO ALL THE PARENTS AND PARKLAND ARE SUE PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS AND RECREATION LEAGUES AND ENABLE THAT TO TAKE PLACE FOR OUR KIDS, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH BASKETBALL CLUB HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A VARIETY OF OPTIONS SO CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE JEWISH SABBATH CAN'T OBSERVE, I'M SORRY, WHO OBSERVED THE JEWISH SABBATH CAN PARTICIPATE. IT IS EXCITING TO SEE HOW DIVERSE OUR COMMUNITY IS COMING AT ALL LEVELS WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND I VALUE THE DIALOGUE AND THE OPENNESS AND THE ABILITY FOR ALL OF US TO BECOME MORE AND MORE INCLUSIVE AS A COMMUNITY. I WILL WRAP IT UP AND JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR
>> WE MADE IT TO 24. JEFF, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AGAIN . YOU HAVE BECOME A GOOD FRIEND AND I VALUE THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERED . I AM IN SHOCK. I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION WITH MY NINE OR 10-YEAR-OLD NEIGHBOR TODAY , WE NEED MORE EDUCATION IN THE CITY, WE NEED MORE PROMOTION, MORE CULTURE IN THE CITY. THESE KIDS THEY DON'T HAVE , THEY DON'T DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN GROUPS. I WAS TALKING TO ONE, TEENAGER, ADULT , FOR EDUCATION , I MEAN , IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOCKED ME BEFORE COMING HERE. FOR MORE EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MORE PUBLICITY FOR OUR EVENTS AND GATHER EVERYONE WHO IS AWARE OF INCLUSION. IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE AND PARTICIPATE.
>> WHAT YOU SAY IS YOU THINKS THINK THAT THE KIDS WHO ARE A PART OF THE FESTIVITIES, THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY HAVE OR ARE HAPPENING? THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO EDUCATE
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THEM ON? >> THE EDUCATION THAT WE BRING TO THE COMMUNITY PROMOTING THE LIBRARY AND PROMOTING ACTIVITIES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THAT WE GET INVOLVED WITH SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE WE DO IT FOR , BUT WE NEED TO PROMOTE EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING BECAUSE I AM VERY SURPRISED BY THE CULTURE AND QUALITY OF MY NEIGHBORS. IT IS UNIQUE. IT IS LIKE THIS. I HAVE 10 AND 11-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTERS . IT IS VERY INTERESTING TO GET TO KNOW HOW DIVERSE WE ARE AND THEY TALK TO ME IN MY LIVING ROOM LIKE SOMETHING NORMAL, AND THEY JUST LOOK AROUND AND IT IS VERY INTERESTING. I TELL THEM THAT THEY ARE UNIQUE AND ALL THAT WE CAN DO AS PARENTS AND SOCIETY IS TO , AND PROMOTE INCLUSION BECAUSE WHEN THEY MOVED TO PARKLAND FROM PLANTATION FOUR YEARS AGO , IT DOESN'T CHANGE. EVERYBODY HAS ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA, TO TIK TOK, YOUTUBE, PEOPLE DOING STUPID STUFF AND GETTING REWARDED WITH MORE VIEWS. I AM SO MUCH AMAZED. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT AND PARTICIPATE MORE AND BRING MORE CULTURE TO EVERYBODY . I HAVE SEEN SOME OF YOU AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS, I AM ALSO WITH THE SEMINOLE TRIBE AND WE ARE SO DIFFERENT IT AMAZED ME SO MUCH THAT WE LIVE UNDER THE SAME SUN , WITH COMMENTS ABOUT , HERE AND THERE, I WENT TO FORT LAUDERDALE AND THEN COMING BACK TO PARKLAND IT IS AMAZING HOW WE STAND UNDER THE SAME FLAG IN THE SAME COUNTRY UNDER THE SAME RULES. I AM JUST IN SHOCK COMING INTO HERE .
SORRY, I DID NOT MEAN TO -- EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO PROMOTE THEM OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS GREAT. IT IS GOOD , WE JUST NEED TO TRY HARDER IN TERMS OF PROMOTION AND TO REACH OUT . PARKLAND IS GOOD, CORAL SPRINGS AND WILL BE OKAY. IT IS VERY INTERESTING . MY EXPERIENCE TODAY AND THIS MEETING I PROMOTE ACTIVISM AND I LIKE TO PROMOTE EVERYTHING WE DO AND WE NEED TO SPREAD THE WORD.
>> THANKS , MARIANO. MR. RUPERT .
>> I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY 2024 . IT WAS GREAT WORKING WITH YOU GUYS LAST YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN THIS YEAR. ALL OF US ARE, AND WE NEED TO SINGLE OUT THOSE WHO WENT THE EXTRA MILE. WE HAD ONE OF THE LARGEST ATTENDED MEETINGS NOW LAST MONTH AND ONE OF THE MEMBERS IS HERE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE SESSION WAS ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MARIANO'S COMPANY SPONSORED THE EVENT. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND OF COURSE, SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, I LEARNED A LOT. I JUST WANT TO BRING THAT TO THE FLOOR. ALSO , MY NEIGHBORHOOD WAS VERY ACTIVE . WE HAD THE HANUKKAH PARADE, MY NEIGHBORS WERE A PART OF IT AND OF COURSE ONE OF THE HOUSES THAT WAS IN THE HOUSE LIGHTING COMPETITION
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WAS ON MY STREET SO I GET TO SEE THE BIG BOSS. THESE TWO EVENTS SERVE TO BRING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER AND I MUST COMMEND THE CITY OF PARKLAND FOR ACTIVITIES LIKE THESE. MARIANO, THANK YOU AND YOUR COMPANY FOR SPONSORING THAT EVENT. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED FROM WHAT I HEARD EVERYONE ENJOYED IT AND WE LEARNED A LOT. THANK YOU.[7. Approval of the Agenda]
>> MOVING ON. WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? FROM RUPERT. TO HAVE A SECOND? ARE RIGHT , MARIANO OR JEFF.
[8. New Business]
>> NEXT WE WILL GO ON TO NEW BUSINESS. WE WILL START OFF WITH SCHOLARSHIPS. BECKY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> GOOD EVENING. SCHOLARSHIPS. AS YOU KNOW THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD THROUGH THE CITY OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO SENIORS , THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD HAS $4000 WORTH OF SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR, ONE IS $2000, ONE IS $1200 AND ONE IS 800. ALLSTATE GAVE THE CITY A DONATION TO HAVE FIVE YEARS WORTH OF THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH YEAR , TWO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR $500 EACH AND THOSE WERE FOR MSD STUDENTS AND MEMORIAL FOR THE TRAGEDY. PART OF WHAT THE SCHOLARSHIP IS DOING IS LOOKING AT STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE SAME INTEREST AS THOSE 17 WHO WERE LOST FOR YOU LAST YEAR WAS THE LAST YEAR OF THE ALLSTATE SCHOLARSHIP. AS EVERYBODY STARTED DISCUSSING , THE CONTINUANCE OF SCHOLARSHIPS, I KNOW DENISE WAS SOMEONE WHO GOT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHE TALKED TO SOME OF HER NEIGHBORS AND A FEW OF YOU STARTED DISCUSSING WITH OTHER PEOPLE. WE ENDED UP WITH , IN THE ABSENCE OF THE ALLSTATE SCHOLARSHIP , WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS THIS YEAR. I CAN TELL YOU FOR SURE WE HAVE $1000 THAT GENEROUSLY WAS DONATED BY THE , WE WILL CONTINUE WITH TWO $500 SCHOLARSHIPS THERE AND THE MESA , TAYLOR FAMILY ALSO SAW THE NEED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND THEY DONATED $1000 , SO THAT'S ANOTHER TWO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR $500 AND I'M WAITING FOR ONE MORE TO BE SOLIDIFIED. AS SOON AS I GET THAT SOLID I WILL LET YOU KNOW. IT IS GREAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE WILLING TO PUT SOME DOLLARS ASIDE FOR OUR PARKLAND STUDENTS. JUST AS WE DID LAST YEAR, YOU ALL WILL GET TO DECIDE WHO THE RECIPIENTS ARE FOR BOTH THE SCHOLARSHIPS .
WE HAD AGREED THE LAST TIME ON WHO WILL BE THE APPLICATION REVIEW TEAM AND WHO WILL BE THE INTERVIEW TEAM. I HAVE HERE APPLICATION TEAM IS ANGELIKA, KENDRA, DENISE AND JEFF, INTERVIEWS WILL BE SHARRY, LORI, RUPERT, BILL AND MARIANO , UNLESS ANY OF YOU HAVE A NEED TO NOT PARTICIPATE OR CHANGE WHAT GROUP YOU ARE IN. THAT IS UP TO YOU. WE HAVE AN APPLICATION THAT WE HAVE READY TO GO AS SOON AS I GET THAT LAST SCHOLARSHIP TAKEN CARE OF. WE ARE HOPING FOR A DEADLINE OF FEBRUARY 2ND FOR THE APPLICATIONS TO COME IN AND THAT WAY WE CAN PUT DATES TOGETHER FOR APPLICATION REVIEW AND FOR THE INTERVIEWS. WE MAY NEED TO EXTEND THE DATE, THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR AS WE MAY NEED ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS. I THINK WE ARE READY TO GO. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
SCHOLARSHIPS? >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? ARE THE NEW SCHOLARSHIPS, WHAT IS THE CRITERIA?
>> BECAUSE THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE DONATING MONEY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS I HAVE LEFT IT OPEN TO THEM. I KNOW THE KENNEDY LAW TEAM IS THE SAME CRITERIA AS ALLSTATE WAS, JUST TO CONTINUE THAT. THE MESA TAYLOR FAMILY DECIDED TO HAVE THE SAME CRITERIA AS WELL . EXCEPT IN THE AREAS OF STUDY THAT THE STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN. THEY ALSO WANTED TO INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH AS BEING AN AREA OF INTEREST FOR THOSE STUDENTS. THAT IS JUST A SLIGHT TWEAK.
>> CAN WE STILL ACCEPT MORE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY OR ARE YOU
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READY TO CUT IT OFF ? >> I THINK WE ARE READY TO CUT IT OFF BECAUSE WE ARE READY TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS. THIS IS JUST FOR THIS YEAR. MAYBE NEXT YEAR IF PEOPLE WANT TO DONATE FOR NEXT YEAR WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS WELL. MAYBE, NOW THAT SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS AND SENIORS AND BUSINESSES HAVE SEEN THIS THEY MAY WANT TO DO THAT NEXT YEAR.
>> I JUST WONDER, ASIDE FROM THE ECONOMICAL SCHOLARSHIP , THERE IS A NICE PACKAGE OF RECOGNITION IN THE COMMUNITY AS MANY VENUES AS POSSIBLE EVEN THE APPLICANTS. LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST YEAR REVIEWING , THEY DESERVE MORE MONEY BUT RECOGNITION FOR THEIR EFFORT AND DEDICATION. I WANT TO PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE OF BEING RECOGNIZED IN SO MANY VENUES , NOT EVEN ACTUALLY ATTENDING BUT JUST BEING RECOGNIZED SOCIALLY FOR THEIR DEDICATION.
>> MAYBE THE CITY CAN OFFER EACH OF THE APPLICANTS A LETTER THAT THEY CAN USE FOR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. JUST A LETTER, AN ACCOMMODATION LETTER THAT SAID THEY DID THIS PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND MAYBE
SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. >> MAYBE MAGAZINES ACKNOWLEDGING THEIR APPLICATION AND EVERYBODY ENROLLING. I CAN MENTION SO MANY OTHER MAGAZINES. I CAN OPEN THE DOOR AND BE PART OF THE COMMITTEE . THEY DESERVE
IT. >> THANK YOU. ONE OTHER THING THAT WE WANTED TO NOTE IS NOW THAT WE DO HAVE THESE VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ARE OUT THERE, WE HAVE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH AMBASSADORS, WE HAVE VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS . WE ARE LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN ONLY RECEIVE ONE SCHOLARSHIP.
IF WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE CRITERIA BEING THE SAME THEY MIGHT QUALIFY FOR OTHERS, WE ARE ENSURING , IN ORDER TO SPREAD THIS OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND HELP AS MANY STUDENTS AS WE CAN, WE HAVE ONE SCHOLARSHIP THAT EACH CAN RECEIVE. THEY CAN APPLY TO
EVERYTHING, WE WANT THEM TO. >> I LIKE MARIANO'S IDEA, SOMETIMES JUST HAVING THEIR NAMES LISTED MIGHT GIVE SOMEONE NEXT YEAR THE INCENTIVE TO BE ON THAT LIST . THEY GOT RECOGNIZED AND PARKLAND TALK, I WANT TO BE ON THAT LIST. YOU JUST NEVER KNOW PRE-PEOPLE GET EXCITED BY SEEING THAT AND THEY CAN SHOW THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. LIKE YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT GETTING INFORMATION OUT THERE. IT IS A WAY OF GETTING MORE INFORMATION AND GETTING PEOPLE INVOLVED.
>> FINDING A WAY TO MOTIVATE THEM TO BE A GROUP OF
APPLICANTS. >> EVEN THE WORST ONE, I DO NOT EVEN THINK THERE IS A WORSE ONE, IT IS AMAZING. MY SCORES ARE ALWAYS SO CLOSE EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT PENMANSHIP . THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE FRENCH THESE KIDS . THEY ARE DOING THIS. JUST THE FACT THAT THEY DID THIS PROJECT JUST SHOWS YOU WHAT KIND OF KIDS WE HAVE IN
THIS COMMUNITY. >> [INAUDIBLE]
>> I LOVE THAT IDEA. I WAS JUST WONDERING, I HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, COULD WE USE THE FARMER'S MARKET AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS ? MAYBE THE DJ CAN MAKE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. I ALSO WONDER TO THAT POINT IN ADDITION TO RECOGNIZING THE STUDENTS, I KNOW THAT THEY WILL GET RECOGNIZED AT THE COMMISSION MEETING WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT , MAYBE IT IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE AT THE FARMERS MARKET. COULD WE ALSO USE THE FARMERS MARKET PERHAPS THE DAY WE ARE TABLING JUST TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM? I
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KNOW WE PASSED THE DEADLINE FOR THIS YEAR BUT FOR NEXT YEAR? IN TERMS OF RAISING AWARENESS , THAT PARK LENDERS CAN CONTRIBUTE THEMSELVES TO THE SCHOLARSHIP. IT COULD BE THAT MAYBE WE HAVE VARIOUS VERY GENEROUS FUNDERS . IT COULD BE THAT MAYBE THERE IS A SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND PEOPLE CAN CONTRIBUTE WHATEVER THEY AFFORD AND MAYBE WE CAN AMASS SOMETHING FOR NEXT YEAR. I KNOW THAT THERE MAY BE CHALLENGES WITH SOLICITATION . I WILL PUT IT OUT TO THERE AS AN IDEA. THAT IS MY FIRST QUESTION. THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD FOR THE NEW $1000 SCHOLARSHIPS, ARE WE GOING TO DIVIDE THOSE INTO TWO 500? WE WILL? OKAY. I KNOW THAT THERE IS DONOR INTENT . THAT BEING SAID , SINCE WE ONLY HAVE THREE REVIEWERS AND WE MAY ANTICIPATE MORE APPLICATIONS COMING IN , JUST KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH REVIEWERS TO MANAGE THE FLOW, ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARESIX ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS . >> WE HAVE FOUR REVIEWERS , FIVE ON THE INTERVIEW AND WE SWITCH YEAR-TO-YEAR . I DON'T
KNOW IF MORE SCHOLARSHIPS -- >> I MEANT THE --
>> YES THERE ARE FOUR. I AM HOPING THIS WILL HELP GENERATE MORE APPLICANTS. WE ARE NOT SURE IF IT WILL . I THINK WHAT WE CAN DO IS, IF WE SEE THERE IS AN INORDINATE AMOUNT MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE HANDLED BEFORE , MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT SWITCHING WHO IS ON WHAT TEAM AND MAYBE EVENING IT OUT
. >> THE BEAUTY IS INSTEAD OF THREE SCHOLARSHIPS WE ARE GIVING AWAY FIVE. THAT IS
FANTASTIC. >> WE HAVE THREE THROUGH CAB AND FOUR THROUGH ADDITIONAL. THAT MEANS SEVEN RIGHT NOW AND
POSSIBILITY OF AN EIGHT >> AND A POSSIBLE TWO MORE?
>> DEPENDING. >> THAT IS TREMENDOUS AND THANK
YOU TO ALL OF THE DONORS. >> CAN WE DO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT LETTING FAMILIES KNOW THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A SCHOLARSHIP FUND?
>> I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT A FUND. WHEN IT COMES TO SOMEONE MAKING THAT DONATION LIKE THE OTHERS HAVE, WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. WE DO HAVE SOME TIME BEFORE NEXT YEAR'S SCHOLARSHIP.
THIS GROUP MAY TAKE THAT UP AS BEING A PROJECT THAT YOU MAY WANT TO DO IS OUTREACH TO SEE WHAT KIND OF SCHOLARSHIP DONATIONS YOU CAN GET. WE HAVE GREAT BUSINESSES IN THE CITY .
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT BUSINESS PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY AND EVEN FAMILIES WHO WANT TO DONATE, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TAKING UP.
>> MAY BE ONE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS OR MEETINGS WE COULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE SPEAK.
>> MAYBE WE CAN PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA FOR A FUTURE MEETING, YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> DO WE WANT TO ORGANIZE HOW WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT AT A FUTURE MEETING? YOU MAY WANT TO DO A PARTICULAR CAMPAIGN SO THAT WAY YOU CAN HAVE MATERIAL AND CONSENSUS AMONGST ALL OF YOU AND PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE. IT MIGHT BE CONFUSING TO DO IT RIGHT NOW SINCE WE ARE DOING THE SET UP SCHOLARSHIPS RIGHT NOW.
>> WHEN THE FUNDS COME IN THEY GO INTO THE CITY OF PARKLAND
GENERAL FUND, RIGHT ? >> THERE IS A SPECIFIC LINE
ITEM THAT WE HAVE. >> THERE IS NOT A SPECIAL
NOT-FOR-PROFIT ? IT IS A CITY . >> IT IS EARMARKED FOR THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS. I EVEN HAVE AN AGREEMENT LETTER WITH THESE GROUPS SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE PARAMETERS . AS I SAID EVERYTHING GOES INTO ONE PARTICULAR ACCOUNT THAT IS ONLY
FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. >> IT IS GOOD TO KNOW. YOU DO NOT WANT IT GOING TO OTHER SERVICES.
>> IT WILL NOT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
[9. Old Business]
REGARDING NEW BUSINESS? WITH THAT SAID WE WILL GO ON TO OLD BUSINESS. FOR TONIGHT WE HAVE HARVEST DRIVE , FARMERS MARKET[00:30:04]
CULTURAL AWARENESS AND OCCLUSION EVENT AND PARTLY TOPARKLAND DAY 2024. >> THE FIRST TWO, UNITY SERVICE PROJECT -HARVEST DRIVE AND FARMERS MARKET CULTURAL AWARENESS AND OCCLUSION EVENT , WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THEM TOGETHER IN SOME WAYS BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH ON THE SAME DAY AND BOTH AT THE FARMERS MARKET. WE WILL HAVE TWO TENTS SET UP , ONE FOR THE CULTURAL INCLUSION , CULTURAL AWARENESS AND INCLUSION TENT WITH THE ADVANCE AND THINGS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THERE AND A SEPARATE ONE FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE HARVEST DRIVE ITEMS. STARTING FIRST WITH THE HARVEST DRIVE, WE HAVE A FLYER AND I THINK WE HAVE A SUPPLY THAT YOU ALL CAN TAKE WITH YOU TO DISTRIBUTE. THE CITY WILL BE PUTTING THAT INFORMATION OUT AS WELL. WE HAVE OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS WHO WILL COME BY AND HELP . WE WILL NEED EXTRA HANDS. BETWEEN THE TWO TENTS , YOU WILL GET ASSISTANCE THERE.
THE PEOPLE FROM HARVEST DRIVE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE THERE WITH THEIR TRUCK. IT SHOULD BE PRETTY SIMPLE. PEOPLE COME BY AND GIVE US DONATIONS AND WE LOAD THEM RIGHT UP ON THE TRUCK SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT BOXING THINGS A CERTAIN WAY AND HAVING THINGS BEING TAKEN AWAY AT A CERTAIN TIME . AS WE HAVE TALKED , YOU ALL HAVE DONE A LITTLE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES. I SAW JEFF HAD A NICE POST LETTING PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE EVENT AND GETTING THE WORD OUT. THAT WILL BE EASIER NOW THAT WE HAVE THE FLYERS. ONE THING WE HAVE TO DISCUSS IS STAFFING OF BOTH TENTS --
>> SHARRY . >> WHILE WE ARE THAT TOPIC , CAN WE GET AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE FLYER ? DOES IT STATE SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO COLLECT AND
WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD BRING? >> YES. FOR BOTH OF THOSE WE WILL NEED TO HAVE STAFFING , BUT YOU ALL CAN FLOW BETWEEN THE TWO TENTS IF ONE TENT IS BUSIER AND ONE IS NOT, YOU CAN DIVIDE THAT UP. KENDRA AND LORI NOT BEING HERE TONIGHT BOTH OF THEM HAVE COMMITTED TO A FEW HOURS THEMSELVES . I HAVE KENDRA IN THE MORNING FROM 9:00 TO 11:00 AND LORI FROM 11:00 TO 1:00 . SO THEY HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH A SCHEDULE FOR
THAT . >> I JUST WANT TO BE WHERE JEFF IS WITH THE TREASURE CHEST.
>> DO NOT LET HIM IN UNLESS HE DOES THE ACTIVITY. THANK YOU, JEFF FOR THE PRIZES FOR THE TREASURE CHEST. SHARRY HAS GENEROUSLY DONATED POSITIVITY ACTIVITY POSTER BOARD AND MARKERS. AND ANGELIKA PUTTING TOGETHER THE ACTIVITY .
WONDERFUL. I GUESS WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TALK ABOUT THE
10TH STAFFING. >> [INAUDIBLE].
>> THOSE WERE GREAT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THOSE. THOSE ARE COLORFUL AND HAVE A WONDERFUL MESSAGE.
>> I WILL BE THERE FOR THE DAY I WILL BE THERE FROM THE MORNING UNTIL THE AFTERNOON. I CAN FLOW BACK AND FORTH. I'M SURE WHEN WE ARE ALL THERE, WE WILL ALL HELP EACH OTHER OUT.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE NEXT TO EACH OTHER?
>> I AM NOT SURE IF THEY WILL BE. WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE ONE OF THE TENTS HAS ACCESS FOR THE TRUCK . WE ARE HOPING THAT IT WILL STILL BE IN THE MIDDLE SECTION AND MAYBE AT ONE END WE WILL HAVE THE ONE FOR THE TRUCK AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN PUT THEM NEXT TO EACH OTHER. I WILL TALK TO PARKS AND RECREATION.
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD.
>> IT WOULD BE A LOT EASIER FOR EVERYONE.
>> HOW DO WE DISTINGUISH OUR TENT ? LAST YEAR WHEN WE PUT THIS OUT OF SOCIAL MEDIA THERE WAS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH TRYING TO FIND US. DO WE WANT TO PUT UP BALLOONS , HOW CAN
WE DIFFERENTIATE OUR TENT? >> GREAT IDEA. THE BALLOON IDEA IS A GREAT IDEA AND I CAN STOP AND GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF
BALLOONS. >> SOMETHING TO TIE UP SO WE
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CAN SAY GO TO THE TENT WITH THE BALLOONS.>> FOLLOW THE BALLOONS. >> ONCE I FIND OUT WHERE THE TENT WILL BE OR CONFIRM IT WILL BE IN THE CENTER SECTION WE CAN SAY LOOK FOR THE TENT WITH THE BALLOONS IN THE CENTER SECTION.
>> ALONG THOSE LINES, WE DO NOT HAVE A BANNER, BUT IF WE WERE PLANNING ON DOING EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THIS PERIODICALLY MAYBE IT WOULD NOT HURT TO HAVE A BANNER OR TWO. THEY ARE NOT VERY EXPENSIVE AND YOU CAN GET THEM ON'S ACYL FOR ABOUT 75 BUCKS. JUST PUTTING THAT IDEA OUT
THERE. >> DOES THAT HANG FROM THE TOP
OF THE TENT? >> YOU CAN HANG IT FROM THE TOP OF THE TENT, YOU COULD PUT IT ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE TABLE , YOU CAN TIE IT SOMEWHERE. IF YOU WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY LIKE THOSE BEAUTIFUL BANNERS OUTSIDE THAT HAVE AN ACTUAL STAND , THOSE ARE PROBABLY PRICEY.
>> I KNOW HOW WE DO EVENTS WE USUALLY HAVE THE TABLE AND IT IS DRAPED OVER THE TABLE. --
>> -- I WILL CALL THEM TOMORROW AND FIND OUT SOME
INFORMATION. >> ARE YOU STILL TAKING NAMES
FOR VOLUNTEERS? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I WILL DO THE WHOLE DAY. >> I WILL BE THERE.
>> I WILL BE THERE AS WELL. >> MARIANO LOOKS LIKE HE IS
WAVING OVER THERE. >> WHEN IS IT?
>> FEBRUARY 4TH FROM 9:00 TO 1:00.
>> I AM RUNNING AT THE BUTTERFLY RUN AT COCONUT CREEK.
I WILL COME IN MY BUTTERFLY SHIRT. I WILL BE UP REALLY EARLY. I'M HOPING I CAN ARRIVE BY 10:00 AND STAY UNTIL ABOUT 12:30 BECAUSE WE HAVE A BASKETBALL GAME AT 1:00.
>> I THINK THAT TAKES CARE OF BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS.
>> IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU NEED IN THE MEANTIME, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT HAVING A MEETING BEFORE THEN, IF I AM UNABLE TO SECURE THE SHINE I WILL LET YOU KNOW AND YOU CAN SEND EVERYONE A MESSAGE THAT WE SECURED THE SHINE. I WILL LOOK INTO THE BALLOONS. I WILL HAVE TO GET THAT BLOWN UP THAT MORNING -- WHAT TIME DOES IT START?
>> AT 9:00. >> I HAVE TO FIND OUT WHO CAN GET US BALLOONS . IF YOU GET THEM THE NIGHT BEFORE --
>> RIGHT. >> WE ALSO NEED TO BE MINDFUL , LAST YEAR AT THIS PARTICULAR EVENT IT WAS VERY RAINY AND THE BALLOONS, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THEY ARE THEY MAY END UP
FALLING. >> THAT'S WHY THE DRAPING MIGHT
BE A GOOD IDEA. >> CAN I ASK, AS A FAILSAFE IN ADDITION TO A SHINE, I KNOW THERE ARE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS SO PERHAPS THE COULD BE GREETERS AND THEY WILL SEE A PEOPLE ARE COMING IN WITH STUFF. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE COULD DO THAT. IS IT POSSIBLE TO GIVE ME A LIST OF ALL OF THE VENDORS JUST FOR THE PASSPORT ACTIVITY I CAN GET A SENSE OF ARE THEY VISITING A FOOD VENDOR ? ONE OF THE CULTURAL PARTNERS THAT ARE COMING , ONE OF THE STUDENT BUSINESSES OR WHATEVER , IF YOU
HAVE THE LISTING. >> I THINK WE HAVE ONE ONLINE THAT IS THE REGULARS , I CAN SEE IF THERE IS ONE SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS EVENT, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE
IN THE EVENT SPECIFIC AREA. >> THANK YOU.
>> ALSO SINCE YOU ARE GOING TO BE THERE LATER, IF SOMEONE ONCE YOU WANT TO GIVE THE ACTIVITIES TO THAT WILL BE
WONDERFUL. >> SHOULD I BRING IT TO SOMEONE IN THE STAFF OR SOMEONE HERE?
>> YOU CAN BRING IT TO US. >> I BELIEVE WE DISCUSSED THAT I WOULD SEND YOU THE FILE AND YOU CAN PRINT IT.
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>> WE CAN MOVE ON TO PARKLAND TODAY 2024 PERIODS
>> IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WE WERE HERE TALKING ABOUT A FLOAT AND HOW WE HAD NOT DONE ONE BEFORE. IT COMES AROUND QUICKLY. PARKLAND DAY 2024 IS MARCH 9TH AND THE PARADE WILL BE AT 10:00 A.M.. MARIANO WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PRINT OUT AND COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AND BILL SIGNED IT FOR THE FLOATS SO THAT IS TAKEN CARE OF. THERE IS A MANDATORY MEETING FOR EVERY PERSON OR GROUP WHO WILL BE IN THE FLOAT, OR AT LEAST A REPRESENTATIVE, FEBRUARY 27 AT 6:00. SOMEONE WILL NEED TO BE THE FLOAT PERSON TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE AT THE MEETING. AS YOU KNOW , THOSE MEETINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS THE PARAMETERS , THEY KNOW WHAT TIME TO BE THERE, WHERE TO PARK AND ALL OF THAT .
>> WHAT DAY IS THAT? >> FEBRUARY 27 AT 6:00 RIGHT
HERE IN THE CHAMBERS . >> I WILL BE THERE FOR THAT.
>> OKAY. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TALK ABOUT ALL OF THE PARAMETERS AROUND WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE FLOAT. AT THE LAST MEETING YOU ALL DECIDED IT WOULD BE A THEME OF SPORTS AND PARKS AND RECREATION. DENISE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO GO TO JEFF'S HOUSE TO SEE WHAT WE HAD LEFT OVER FROM LAST FLOAT. DID YOU?
YOU COMMUNICATED. >> HE KNEW HE SAW AN INTRUDER.
TO PARKLAND SHINE THAT YOU SAID WE COULD USE. OTHER THAN THAT WE ARE STARTING AT SQUARE ONE. THE CITY WILL AGAIN LOAN YOU THE TRAILER . IT WILL BE THE SAME TRAILER SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH SIZE WISE. THIS IS THE LAST MEETING BEFORE PARKLAND DAY . UNLESS YOU HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING , WE WILL NEED TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT DESIGN, SUPPLIES YOU NEED , HOW YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD IT, WHO CAN HELP OUT AND THAT KIND OF THING. AS WE LEARNED FROM LAST YEAR, IF WE ARE MAKING A DECISION LIKE WHAT TIME ARE YOU GOING TO MEET TO BUILD THE FLOAT, THAT YOU CAN DO THROUGH US AND ON YOUR OWN. IF YOU ARE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT THE FLOAT AND WHO IS DOING WHAT, WE NEED TO MAKE IT HERE AT THE PUBLIC MEETING. THOSE BIG DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE TONIGHT OR AT A SPECIAL MEETING. I JUST WANTED TO OPEN THAT UP SO YOU
COULD ALL HAVE A DISCUSSION. >> FIRST OF ALL , AS FAR AS THE SPORTS THEME , THAT'S GREAT, WE HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BIG INTO SPORTS WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO COULD BE A PART OF THE FLOAT. LOOK AT, HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST HOCKEY PLAYERS , HE STILL IS AND HE LIVES HERE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE CURRENT RUNNING BACK, THE GUY WITH THE MIAMI DOLPHINS WHO LIVES IN OUR CITY RIGHT NOW WHO IS DOING AMAZING THINGS. WE HAVE SOME GREAT POTENTIAL TO BE ON THE FLOAT. IF THAT FAILS , WE HAVE AMAZING ATHLETES IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND WHO CAN BE A PART OF IT. THERE IS THE BEST BASEBALL TEAM IN THE NATION. I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD MAKE IT ABOUT CELEBRITIES, OR COMBINE THE TWO. WE CAN HAVE THE KIDS WALKING ALONGSIDE THE FLOAT , OBVIOUSLY IF WE CAN GET SOME OF THE CELEBRITIES TO BE A PART OF IT THEY WILL PROBABLY WANT TO BE ON THE FLOAT WITH THEIR KIDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I KNOW A FEW. I CAN HELP REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY , IF ANYONE ELSE KNOW SOME PEOPLE AS WELL.
>> I WOULD LIKE TENNIS TO BE REPRESENTED. TENNIS IS A BIG DEAL. WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT TENNIS LEAKS. SO MANY HAVE TENNIS PROGRAMS. TENNIS IS SOMETIMES FORGOTTEN .
PICKLEBALL IS BIG. I WILL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PICKLEBALL.
>> THAT IS WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT HOW WE CAN DECORATE THIS FLOAT,
IT WILL BE PRETTY COOL. >> THERE IS ONE MORE THING THAT I WILL THROW IN THERE THAT WILL MAKE IT SEEM DIFFERENT BUT HELP HER PULL IT ALL IN. WHEN WE MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE THIS THEME, AS OF THAT DATE THERE WAS NO THEME FOR PARKLAND DAY WHATSOEVER AND THAT CHANGED FOR THE PARADE. THE THEME FOR
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THE PARADE IS NOW LIGHTS, CAMERA ACTION. I DON'T THINK THAT CHANGES WHAT THE TEAM WANTS TO DO WITH SPORTS, BUT I THINK IT COULD ADD SOMETHING TO WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT WITHYOUR FLOAT. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF CELEBRITIES
WHO LIVE IN THIS TOWN ALSO. >> THAT'S LIGHTS, CAMERA ,
ACTION. >> WE HAVE SOME MOVIE STARS WHO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, SOME VERY FAMOUS ONES. I KNOW A COUPLE THAT I CAN REACH OUT TO TO SEE IF THEY CAN BE A PART OF IT. IF WE CAN DO THE LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION THEME WITH THE SPORTS THEME , IT ALL KIND OF MIXES WHICH IS COOL. AS FAR AS OUR ROLE , THAT IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR. I WILL DEFINITELY BE A PART OF THE BUILDING I WILL HANG OUT WITH JEFF ANYTIME AT THE WEEK. THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. I CAN ALSO HELP REACH OUT TO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND SEE IF THEY WILL BE A PART OF IT.
>> AND JEFF IS HERE TO BE A PART OF THE CONVERSATION AS PART OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
>> [INAUDIBLE] BREES JEFF, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP SO WE CAN GET YOU ON THE RECORD. OR THE PEOPLE AT HOME WILL NOT HEAR
YOU. >> I DO NOT THINK WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT HISTORICAL SITE I THINK YOU NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE FLOAT. YOU NEED A FINAL THEME AND YOU NEED A DESIGN.
BUILDING IT IS SECONDARY TO ALL OF THAT . AS FAR AS PUTTING THE TRAILER AT MY HOUSE, THAT'S FINE. I NEED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT FROM JANUARY 15TH THROUGH JANUARY 21ST I WILL BE GONE AND FROM FEBRUARY 14TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 24TH I WILL BE GONE. I CAN BUILD AFTER AND I CAN BUILD BEFORE,BUT WE NEED A THEME. YOU NEED TO COME UP WITH A DESIGN. I CAN BUILD ÚAN A DESIGN. AS FAR AS THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY , I CANNOT COMMIT TO THEM TO HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF BOOTH AS THEY HAD LAST YEAR. I WORKED MY OFF FOR LAST YEAR'S BOOTH AND BASICALLY THE ONLY ONE WHO DID IT WAS KEN. WE TALKED EVERY WEEK AND WE ARE STILL CLOSE , BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THERE IS A HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PUT THAT BOOTH TOGETHER AND TO MAN IT AND FOR ME TO DO IT MYSELF IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. AS FAR AS DOING THE FLOAT I AM HAPPY TO HELP
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART OF THIS. EVEN IF WE COULD SOMEHOW INCORPORATE IT, THERE IS A LOT OF HISTORY WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS AND ATHLETES. I THINK IF THE THEME IS LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION , ACTION IS THE SPORTS. WE CAN EVEN MAKE THE FLOAT ABOUT LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION.
>> WHAT IS THE THEME ABOUT LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT I THINK ABOUT THE GOLDEN GLOBES. THAT'S WHAT I THINK OF WITH LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION. I'M THINKING MOVIES.
WHERE DOES THAT GO WITH THE SPORTS THING? IN PARKLAND, YES, WE HAVE SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SPORTS RELATED , IS THAT LIGHTS CAMERA ACTION? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT COMES TOGETHER.
>> THE OTHER THING IS SECURITY . IF WE GET SOME OF THESE PEOPLE TO BE A PART OF THIS FLOAT AND THEY COME DOWN, WILL WE HAVE SECURITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE NOT APPROACHED AND KIDS RUNNING UP TO GET AUTOGRAPHS?
>> YOU ASK SOMEONE LIKE PATTY FRANCIS TO COME OUT AND BE ON THE FLOAT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SECURITY. NO QUESTION .
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> RUPERT, CAN YOU TURN ON
YOUR MICROPHONE ? >> I'M SORRY. WE NEED TO HAVE
>> WE HAVE SUPERSTAR KID ATHLETES.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD SOMETHING THAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME WHEN WE WERE BROACHING THE THEME OF SPORTS,
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WE DISCUSSED THE RECREATION ASPECT. RECREATION DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SPORTS . WE HAVE A VARIETY OF INCREDIBLE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES WHO ARE HERE AND ARE UNIQUE TO OUR CITY FOR VARIOUS AGES AND INTERESTS. YOU CAN THINK OF THE LIBRARY AS A SITE FOR RECREATION. JUST THINK ABOUT NATURE AND MANY OF US WHO LIKE TO DO WALKS OR HIKE . I EVEN THINK ABOUT THOSE PARTICIPATING IN HISTORY , OR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS WHAT YOU MEANT, RUPERT , I THINK THE THOUGHT IS IT CAN BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF A VARIETY OF INTEREST AREAS THAT ARE MORE RECREATIONAL IN THE SENSE THAT THEY BRING JOY AND CAMARADERIE AND THEY BRING HOBBIES AND BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE HAVE A LOT OFTHAT HERE. >> YOU COULD INCORPORATE, WHEN YOU SAY LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, SPORTS, YOU THINK OF MOVIES LIKE THE SANDLOT , YOU CAN CRAFT THINGS AROUND THAT FEELING OF KIDS ACTIVITIES . KEEP IN MIND , THERE ARE A LOT OF SPORTS LEAGUES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE PARADE LAST YEAR, PARTICULAR TEAMS OR SPORTS. WHEN YOU COLLECT CHILDREN FOR THAT , YOU MAY HAVE SOME WHERE THEY ALREADY HAVE A FLOAT. IT WOULD LEND YOURSELF TO GETTING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES OR PARTICIPATION IN
DIFFERENT SPORTS. >> THINKING OF THE HISTORICAL NATURE, IF HISTORY HAS ANY PART IN THIS , FOR EACH WAS HUGE IN THIS COMMUNITY BACK IN THE DAY. IT WAS HUGE . MASSIVE.
IT WAS ALL YOUNG PEOPLE WITH YOUNG ADULT PARENTS IT WAS
MASSIVE . >> I HAVE A SPECIFIC PROPOSAL IDEA AND IDEALLY A MOTION. AS FAR AS THE DESIGN OF THE PARADE, IF WE COULD MAKE IT EASY, OF SHINY HUGE , LET'S MAKE THIS COMMITTEE THE PLATFORM FOR A CHAMPION OF CITYWIDE ALL DIFFERENT TOURNAMENTS. THE CHAMPION COMING TO THE PARADE FLOAT. IT CAN BE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, T CAN BE SENIORS, CHILDREN, IDEALLY AS YOU MENTIONED TENNIS, JUST SHRINK IT TO THE SPORTS AND JUST PUT IT TOGETHER FOR THE COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE CHAMPIONS IN DIFFERENT SPORT. IT MIGHT FIT FIVE PEOPLE OR 20 PEOPLE. JUST OPEN IT FOR THOSE 20. IT WILL BE OPENED TO THEM TO ACCEPT AND TO COME TO THE PARADE . THAT IS MY SHINY IDEA.
>> I THINK RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR FLOAT. AS FAR AS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE FLOAT.
BUT YOU ARE SAYING TO DO WHAT? >> THE DESIGN OF THE FLOAT WOULD BE A PODIUM . A HUGE PODIUM WITH WINNERS OF EVERY DIFFERENT , FIVE, 10, 20 , AS MANY AS CAN FIT COMFORTABLY THEY WILL COME ON THE PODIUM TO GO ALONG WITH THE PARADE.
>> MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE A CIRCULAR TABLE WITH CHAMPION SITTING AT IT MAYBE FACING OUT AS OPPOSED TO FACING IN.
CHAMPIONS FROM SCHOOLS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU CAN PICTURE A TABLE LIKE THIS WITH PEOPLE FACING OUT WAVING WITH THEIR UNIFORMS . IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU WANT TO DO IT.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. >> IF IT IS ONLY ONE SIDE , I DO NOT EVEN REMEMBER THAT FROM LAST YEAR.
>> THEY ARE ALL TO THE LEFT SIDE. WEREN'T THERE PEOPLE ON
THE RIGHT SIDE? >> I THOUGHT THERE WERE PEOPLE
ON BOTH SIDES. >> HOW ABOUT THIS PICTURE THIS
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IS THE FLOAT AND YOU HAVE A ROW OF SEATS IN THE MIDDLE.FIVE SEATS ON EACH SIDE AND YOU RECOGNIZE 10 CHAMPIONS OF
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES PRE- >> I THINK THAT IS A GREAT IDEA, RECOGNIZING LOCAL CHAMPIONS. IF YOU WANT TO BRING IN A SPORTS STAR TO BE THE KEYNOTE WAIVER WITH OUR CHAMPIONS, GREAT. SO YOU HAVE SPORTS NIGHT [INAUDIBLE] MAYBE EVEN HOLDING THEIR AWARDS OR TROPHIES.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT HAVE FIVE AND FIVE, EVEN THOUGH WE DID HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON THE SIDE, THE MAJORITY WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE BECAUSE WE WERE COMING UP THE STREET AND EVERYONE WAS BY THE PARKSIDE.
>> [INAUDIBLE]. >> THE MEDIAN WAS THERE.
>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> PRACTICAL PURPOSE IS FIVE
SEATS IT COULD BE -- >> [INAUDIBLE] -- BUILT OFF OF THE FLOAT SO YOU CAN HAVE TWO SETS OF PEOPLE STRAPPED THE CHAIRS DOWN SO THAT THERE IS NO MOVEMENT.
>> HOW DO YOU DECIDE? WHEN YOU HAVE A BASEBALL TEAM OF 20 GUYS, HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO IS THE BEST?
>> GOOD QUESTION. >> THE CHAMPION OF THE LEAGUE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF TEAMS WHO DO NOT HAVE A CHAMPION.
EVERYONE ON THE TEAM IS A CHAMPION. LIKE THE BASEBALL TEAM, WHO DO YOU SAY IS THE BEST?
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM A KID.
>> HOW DO YOU SAY YOU ARE THE BEST IN THE OTHER 15 ARE NOT.
THAT'S WHERE I SEE PROBLEM. >> IN THE BIGGER TOURNAMENT IS
THERE A WINNER? >> THESE ARE TEAMS. WAS THE CHAMPION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND?
>> I DON'T KNOW. >> EXACTLY. WE HAVE A LOT OF
LEAGUES . >> MY POINT IS FOR THIS MEETING AGREED TO ONE SUBJECT. IS THERE GOING TO BE A PODIUM WITH 10 SEATS IN THE MIDDLE? THEN WE WORK TOWARDS MAKING SURE WE HAVE A SHINY PODIUM AND ASIDE FROM THAT TAKEN FROM THE DECISION TONIGHT WE GO TO PARKS AND RECREATION AND WE SELECT 10 SPOTS IN OUR PARADE . WHO DO YOU WANT ? TENNIS
LEAGUE, THE SENIORS LEAGUE ? >> SOMEBODY WILL BE OFF AT THE
END OF THE DAY . >> I THINK WE NEED A REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH SPORT.
>> WHAT IF WE DRESS UP IN DIFFERENT OUTFITS THAT WE REPRESENT DIFFERENT GENRES OF ATHLETICS AND WE ALL WEAR A
GOLD MEDAL . >> I AM THINKING , IT IS OUR TIME TO SHINE ON A BANNER, OR WE ALL SHINE , OUR TIME TO SHINE , AS LONG AS WE ARE ALL A WINNER. YOU CAN DRESS IN
TENNIS, OR PICKLEBALL -- >> I'M GOING TO MAKE A SUGGESTION. I'M GOING TO MAKE A SUGGESTION THAT YOU SCHEDULE
ANOTHER MEETING . >> I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT.
>> WE ARE NOWHERE NEAR MAKING A DECISION. WE ARE BOUNCING IDEAS BACK AND FORTH. YOU NEED TO COME UP WITH IDEAS. SCHEDULE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO GET TOGETHER , TOSS AROUND IDEAS.
COME IN WITH PICTURES . EVERYBODY ON YOUR TEAM AND LET'S VOTE ON WHAT WE THINK IS THE BEST . YOU GUYS VOTE, I AM JUST THE BUILDER. SITTING HERE BOUNCING IDEAS BACK AND FORTH
THIS COULD GO ALL NIGHT. >> WE HAVE A LOT OF FLOATS THAT ARE SPORTS RELATED . WE HAVE A LOT OF SPORTS TEAMS TO COME.
OUR GOAL IS TO BASICALLY BRING THEM ALL TOGETHER INTO ONE FLOAT. THE CHAMPION OF BASEBALL MIGHT BE ON A BASEBALL FLOAT.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT. >> THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO HAVE
EACH SPORT REPRESENTED . >> MARIANO CAN BE THE FAMOUS
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BASEBALL PLAYER OR FOOTBALL PLAYER, WHOEVER HE WANTS TO BE . THAT WOULD BE KIND OF COOL. I GOLF, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS A UNIFORM.>> I BET WE COULD DRESS YOU UP REAL NICE.
>> DO WE WANT ANOTHER MEETING? OR DOES EVERYONE HERE SEEM TO
LIKE -- >> -- WE WILL SAY PARKLAND
SPORTS . [INAUDIBLE] >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? I LIKE THE IDEA OF OUR TIME TO SHINE OR WE ALL SHINE THROUGH SPORTS BECAUSE IT GOES WITH THE THEME OF LIGHTS, CAMERA,
ACTION. >> PARKLAND WE SHINE THROUGH SPORTS. YOU GUYS DRESS IN DIFFERENT OUTFITS. LET'S PUT A DESIGN TOGETHER. WE CAN COME UP WITH THE BASE OF THE FLOAT PARADE YOU CAN HANG A BANNER ABOVE , HOW DO YOU WANT IT? DO YOU WANT PICTURES ON THE BANNER ? DIFFERENT TEAMS WITH KIDS, ALL PICTURES OF KIDS, MAYBE ON THE BASE. FOOTBALL,
BASEBALL, HOCKEY . >> TROPHIES GRADE WE CAN PUT TROPHIES ALL OVER THE PLACE PARADE
>> TALK TO THE SCHOOLS AND SEE IF WE CAN BORROW SOME TROPHIES.
I WOULD MAKE SURE WE REMOVE THE TROPHIES AFTER THE PARADE RATHER THAN LEAVING THEM THERE. I COULD PUT THEM IN MY CAR, NO BIG DEAL. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT CONCEPT. YOU GUYS CAN PUT ON YOUR UNIFORMS AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> ARE WE ABANDONING THE IDEA OF HAVING A CELEBRITY TYPE ATHLETE? THAT IS A DRAW. WHEN SOMEONE FINDS OUT THAT THERE IS OR THEY SEE SOMEONE IS ON THE FLOAT.
>> WE PARKLAND CELEBRITIES, HELLO.
>> YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE DIFFERENT CELEBRITIES, TO ME THAT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. WE CAN DRESS UP AND HAVE ONE CELEBRITY AND THAT'S IT.
>> I HAVE ONE IN MIND WHO IS VERY ACTIVE RIGHT NOW AND WHO EVERYONE HERE LOVES AND IT IS A MATTER OF IF HIM AND HIS FAMILY WANT TO DO THAT. THEN WE HAVE ROBERTO WHO IS AN ICON HERE, IF YOU ARE REPRESENTING A FOOTBALL PLAYER AND A HOCKEY PLAYER AND WE CAN STILL BE ON THE FLOAT REPRESENTING THE REST OF THE SPORTS I THINK IT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL TO HAVE THEM ON.
PARKLAND ALL THE TIME. WE WILL BE SURROUNDED BY HOMETOWN PEOPLE. WOULD IT BE A BIG DEAL TO HAVE A COUPLE OF UNITS THERE? I AM SURE THEY WILL BE THERE SECURING THE AREA ANYWAYS. I THINK IT WILL BE COOL. I WILL REACH OUT AND SEE IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPEN ONLY BECAUSE OF THEIR SCHEDULES AND IF THERE AGENTS WILL ALLOW IT. MAYBE THERE ARE CERTAIN RULES THAT THEY HAVE. I WILL FIND OUT. WE HAVE SOME PRETTY BIG PEOPLE AROUND HERE. I LOVE MARIANO'S IDEA. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT TO HAPPEN WHERE WE HAVE THEM RECOGNIZED ON THE PLATFORM FOR EACH FLOAT . I THINK WE COULD BE THOSE PEOPLE DRESSED UP AND HAVING THE KIDS SURROUNDING US WALKING WITH THE FLOATS AND BEING IN THEIR UNIFORMS . IF ONE OF US IS DRESSED UP IN A FOOTBALL UNIFORM, WE COULD HAVE SOME OF THE FOOTBALL TEAMS THERE AND HAVE THEM WALK WITH
US. >> SOMETHING SIMPLE. HERE IS A SIMPLE SKETCH. IT IS THE FLOAT WITH A NICE BANNER HANGING ABOVE IT AND BELOW THE BANNERS WILL BE POSTERS OF PARKLAND SPORTS TEAMS. TAKE YOUR PICTURES OF YOUR KIDS OUT
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THERE ON THE FIELDS, BLOW THEM UP, WE WILL GET THAT PAID FOR AND BLOW THEM UP AND PUT THEM OUT HERE ON ONE SIDE , RIGHT ? AND THEN YOU GUYS WILL BE -->> WILL THE OTHER FLOATS BE ONE-SIDED?
>> DO WE HAVE VIDEO? THERE HAS TO BE VIDEO.
>> WE NEED TO LOOK AT PICTURES.
>> I KNOW WE TOOK VIDEOS. >> YOU CAN HAVE A SKIRT AROUND THE BOTTOM WITH MORE PICTURES OR NAMES OF THE TEAMS. THAT WOULD BE GOOD, NAMES OF THE PARKLAND TEAMS ON THE SKIRT AND PICTURES OF THE TEAMS. [INAUDIBLE] .
>> SOME OF THE TEAMS ARE ADULTS. PICKLEBALL YOU HAVE A BIG SENIOR COMMUNITY PASSIONATE ABOUT PICKLEBALL.
>> ORTHOPEDICS LOVE THEM. MORE THAN THE 50% OF PEOPLE IN THE WAITING ROOM ARE PICKLEBALL INJURIES.
>> MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO KEEP THIS IN MIND, SCHEDULE ANOTHER MEETING SOMETIME IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO . COME IN WITH DRAWINGS AND WE WILL PUT THEM ALTOGETHER AND PICK AN IDEA AND MAKE IT HAPPEN AND MOVE FORWARD.
>> BY THEN I WILL KNOW IF WE CAN GET CELEBRITIES TO BE A PART OF IT IF WE CAN'T, THEN WE KNOW WHICH ROUTE TO GO. IF WE KNOW THEY WILL BE ON THE FLOAT WE HAVE TO EMPHASIZE THEM.
>> THANK YOU, JEFF. >> IT WILL BE A WORKSHOP.
>> IT WILL NEED TO BE A FORMAL MEETING AND IT WILL NEED TO BE ADVERTISED, IT WILL NOT BE IN THE NEXT WEEK. WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AND SEE SCHEDULING WISE WHEN THE CHAMBERS IS OPEN. I WILL ASSUME ANOTHER 6:00 MEETING MIGHT WORK FOR YOU ALL AND THEN WE WILL SEE WHAT DATES ARE AVAILABLE. WE DO NEED TO SOLIDIFY WHAT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING. COMING UP WITH A DESIGN , AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT I AM SEEING , COMING UP WITH THE DESIGN, ONCE YOU GET THAT YOU WILL NEED TO COME UP WITH YOUR SUPPLIES AND WHO WILL GET THAT. WHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN BUILDING THIS AND SCHEDULING WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN. ALSO WHO WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BE ON THE FLOAT
ON PARKLAND DAY. >> WE KNOW THE THEME WILL BE SPORTS. WE KNOW ALL THE DECORATIONS WILL ALL BE SPORTS THEMES. WE ARE PROBABLY ALL GOING TO BE ON THE FLOAT SO WE ARE ALL GOING TO REPRESENT A SPORT WHICH WE WILL COME UP WITH AT THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING . I THINK RIGHT NOW IF EVERYONE COULD COME UP WITH A GREAT IDEA OR SKETCH OF WHAT THEY WANT, THEN WE CAN BRING THAT FORWARD AT THE MEETING.
>> [INAUDIBLE] -- SO THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES ON THE FLOAT.
>> WE WILL WORK WITH P REC TO GET PICTURES OF THE TEAMS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE. THEY ARE NOT CITY LEAGUES , SO WE MAY NOT HAVE A COLLECTION OF LEAGUE PHOTOS --
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