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          >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. COMMISSIONER MAYERSON? I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY MEETING. EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER MEYERSOHN? I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND TO ORDER, FROM WEDNESDAY, MAY FIRST, 2024, 3:00 P.M.. STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE. ROLL CALL? 
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          [4. Approval of Minutes]
          >> A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BREYER. A SECOND? ANY OPPOSED? 
          [5. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items]
IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ANY NON-AGENDA ITEMS? ANYONE? SEEING THEM, WE WILL DO COMMENTS BY COMMISSION. COMMISSIONER BREYER, WOULD YOU 
          LIKE TO START? >> I WILL BE BRIEF TONIGHT, I KNOW WE HAVE A PRETTY BUSY AGENDA. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS FOR COMING OUT TO OUR FARMER MARKET AND SUPPORTING THE FARMERS MARKET ALL SEASON LONG. WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL RUN IN IT CONTINUES TO GET BIGGER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR. WE HAD A GREAT CHAMBER EVENT THIS MORNING PUT ON BY THE PARKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I KNOW THAT WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH LAST MONTH AN EVENT, NOW WE ARE KICKING OFF MAY. IS THAT WE HAVE HERITAGE MONTH, HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY ON MAY FIFTH AND SIXTH, AS WELL AS ASIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. 
          SO, WISHING ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO CELEBRATE THOSE MONTHS MY BEST. WITH THAT, 
          MAYOR, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO THANK HERBERT MARLOW FOR OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING. HE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB IN HOSTING AND LEADING DISCUSSIONS . AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF FOR DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB FOR COMPLETING SO MANY OF OUR STRATEGIC ITEMS FROM LAST YEAR. BUT ALSO LAMENTING THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE MULTI-YEAR TASKS. ALSO, AN EXCELLENT JOB IN PUTTING TOGETHER A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF ITEMS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR THE COMING YEAR'S STRATEGIC PLAN. I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE, THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY PROACTIVE IN THE PROCESS OF UPGRADING AND SECURING SOME OF OUR MOST NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS ROAD, DRAINAGE, AND PARKS SO THAT WE CAN CONTROL THE DESTINY OF THE CITY . I CONTINUE TO BE PROUD OF OUR ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR GREAT STAFF AND COMMUNITY AND TO MAKE OUR CITY A GREAT PLACE TO RAISE OUR FAMILY AND LIVE IN PARKLAND. AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE IN PENROSE PARK WAS ON APRI THIRTEENTH. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. THE MAYOR AND I ON THE EIGHTEENTH ACCEPTED THE CHALLENGE AND PLAYED IN THE SAFE SCHOOLS FOR ALEX PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT. THEY WERE OVERWHELMINGLY SUCCESSFUL WITH 110 PEOPLE SIGNING UP TO PLAY AND EVERYONE SIGNING UP, SHOWING UP. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY CHALLENGING EVENT AND WE WERE OVERWHELMINGLY DOMINATED BY BETTER PLAYERS, BUT WE HAD A GOOD TIME. FARMERS MARKETS WERE GREAT. I WANT TO THANK BSO FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SHRED-ATHON. IT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. I WANT TO THANK NANCY AND TODD FOR COMING OUT LAST NIGHT TO THE CYPRUS HAD ANNUAL MEETING. THEY DID A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE STATE OF THE CITY FOR THE CYPRUS HAD RESIDENTS. AND I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE SPEAKING OF THE STATE OF THE CITY THAT YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THE STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION ON MAY 20 SECOND FROM 6:00 TO 9:00 HERE AT THE HALL. ON MAY THE FOURTH, YOU ALSO DO NOT WANT TO MISS EATS AND BEAT, WHICH KICKS OFF THIS SATURDAY WITH THE BEETLE-MANIACS PERFORMING ON THEIR REVIEW STAGE. THEY ARE AN AMAZING CONCERT AND PERFORMANCE BY THE BEST BEATLES TRIBUTE BAND IN THE WORLD. THEY PERFORMED EVERY SONG TO PERFECTION AND IT WAS TWO HOURS OF COMPLETE ENJOYMENT AND GOOD EXECUTION. LASTLY, IN REGARDS TO OUR ASIAN AWARENESS MONTH , THE LIBRARY ON WEDNESDAY, MAY EIGHTH, IS GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION OF JAPANESE CULTURE AND HISTORY WITH THE MORE COMMON MUSEUMS AND GARDENS. THAT WILL BE FROM 2:00 TO 3:00 P.M.. AND IT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE ATTENDED BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC 
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PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION . LASTLY, ON MAY ELEVENTH, THE LIBRARY ALSO WILL HAVE ANOTHER USED BOOK SALE FOR EVERYBODY. AND IS A GREAT SALES. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CUTLER. COMMISSIONER MEYERSOHN? 
          >> I WILL BE A LITTLE LONGER THAN SIMEON. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO WELCOME THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS. I KNOW THEY WILL GIVE US A PRESENTATION TONIGHT, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO IN TRYING TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER. ON THAT NOTE, I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE ANGELINA KENNEDY, ONE OF OUR FORMER YOUTH AMBASSADORS, ON WINNING A BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES SCHOLARSHIP. WE HAD THE EVENT ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND BY POPULAR DEMAND , SHE WAS REQUESTED TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. AND SHE GOT A ROUSING OVATION. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO ANGELINA. AGAIN, AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF. I KNOW IT TOOK US A WHILE TO GET THERE, ESPECIALLY THROUGH COVID. BUT WE ARE LOOK AT AS THE LEADERS IN AUTISM AWARENESS IN THE WHOLE STATE OF FLORIDA . THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CONTACT ME AND SAY, YOU KNOW, HOW DID YOU GUYS START THAT? WHAT DID YOU DO? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO STEPH FOR REALLY FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH IT. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE, I GUESS, THE FIRST CITY IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT IS IN AUTISM AWARENESS CITY. I ATTENDED THE CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE AWARDS CEREMONY. AGAIN, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CEREMONIES BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOME HEARTFELT COMPELLING STORIES OF HEARING WHAT HEROIC ACTIONS TOOK PLACE AND HOW OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS HELPED SAVE LIVES. IT IS TRULY INCREDIBLE FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO. SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR CITY ATTORNEY. I KNOW, HE DOES NOT GET TOO MUCH CREDIT. BUT THE BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES HAD SOME ETHICS TRAINING. ANTHONY DID PROVIDE A GREAT TRAINING ON, WHAT WAS IT? PUBLIC RECORDS? YES, PUBLIC RECORDS. TO THAT, I GUESS WE CAN DISCUSS THIS AT SOME POINT IN TIME, BUT THERE WAS ALSO SOME, I GUESS, NEW COURT DECISIONS THAT MIGHT AFFECT HOW WE OPERATE SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES. SO AS I SAID, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AT A LATER TIME. OBVIOUSLY, THE FARMERS MARKET, THE BEST IN THE COUNTY, PROBABLY THE BEST IN THE TRI-COUNTY AREA. THE SHRED-ATHON, AGAIN, GREAT THING. I DID NOTICE THAT SOME OF THE EXPLORERS, BECAUSE WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE AN EXPLORER PROGRAM, BUT THERE WERE SOME EXPLORERS FROM ANOTHER CITY. I THINK IT WAS DEERFIELD. AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO SOME OF THOSE YOUNG MEN. IT WAS JUST INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THAT PROGRAM HAS HELPED SHAPE THEM. 
          SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I KNOW WE DISCUSSED NEW STRATEGIC PLANNING, BUT I THINK IT IS WORTHWHILE PURSUING, AS WELL AS UPPING OUR CITIZENS ON PATROL. 
          I KNOW THAT WE DO KIND OF HAVE A PROGRAM, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE THAT VEHICLE THAT GOES AROUND THE CITY. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY SOME PROS AND CONS, BUT THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO AT LEAST EXPLORE. I READ AT RIVER GLADES FOR THE DIA DE LOS NIÑOS IN THE DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM. MS. GUY AND MISS GALANTE ARE AMAZING TEACHERS. SEEING THOSE KIDS INTERACT FROM SPANISH TO ENGLISH OR ENGLISH TO SPANISH, IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND THEY ARE KINDERGARTNERS, SO THEY HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. I DID ATTEND LAST NIGHT THE BROWARD SCHOOLS REDEFINING BROWARD SCHOOLS. YOU CAN WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE OR WHEREVER IT IS. SO WE WILL SEE HOW THAT TRANSPIRES. NEXT WEEK, I DO JUST WANT TO MAKE MENTION, IT IS NOTICEABLE CLERKS WE , CORRECT? SO I DO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, OR HAPPY MUNICIPAL CLERK WEEK TO OUR CITY CLERK AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. I DO ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE ROBBIE WHOLE ROY ON HIS NUPTIALS. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM. AND AS WELL AS TO ANTHONY, ANTHONY 
          CAME HERE TONIGHT. IT IS HIS ANNIVERSARY. >> HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. 
          >> SO HIS WIFE IS HOPING THAT THE MEETING ENDS EARLY. >> WE WILL MAKE SURE IT IS A LONG MEETING. 
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BRIEFLY IS CREATING AN ORDINANCE, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING CAMERAS IN SCHOOL ZONES. WE CAN PUT AN ORDINANCE, EVEN IF WE DO NOT ACT ON IT , AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE FIRST READING IN SECOND READING. SO IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT PUTTING FORWARD AN ORDINANCE AND THEN FIGURING OUT IF WE WILL GO FORWARD WITH IT. BUT AT LEAST THE ORDINANCE IS IN PLACE. ESPECIALLY WHEN I SAY TRYING TO START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR , IF THAT IS WHAT OUR DIRECTION IS, TO PUT THOSE THINGS IN PLACE. BUT IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN. I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT. THE S W A, THE SOLID WASTE MEETING. WE HAD A MEETING, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING WITH THE VENDOR WHO IS PUTTING TOGETHER THE MASTER PLAN. IT IS A LONG PROCESS. THEY ARE TRYING TO PUT EVERYTHING ALTOGETHER IN 180 DAYS. I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT WILL HAPPEN. BUT JUST ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE IS THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW WE GET THE TRASH TO WHERE IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO. SO THIS IS MORE OF WHAT TYPES OF THINGS ARE WE GOING TO DO? WILL WE DO RECYCLING? WILL WE BURN THE TRASH? BARRY THE TRASH? WILL WE DO DIFFERENT THINGS? SO THAT IS WHERE THE MASTER PLAN IS ALL ABOUT. BUT IT DOES AFFECT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, OUR VENDOR, HOW WE GET, WHETHER IT IS SINGLE STREAM OR MULTI-STREAM, THE RECYCLING. YOU KNOW? THOSE THINGS WILL COME INTO PLAY ONCE THIS MASTER PLAN IS DONE. SO AT LEAST WE WILL HAVE AN IDEA IN WHAT DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO. AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING, I THINK WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE CHARTER REVIEW. SO JUST AN ITEM, AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT DISCUSSION, IS OUR ABILITY AS COMMISSIONERS TO PUT SOMETHING THAT IS NOT PART OF THE CHARTER REVIEW, BUT TO PUT 
          SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TWO VOTE. >> I SECOND THAT. 
          >> NANCY, JUST PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA WITH THE SAME DISCUSSION, THAT WOULD BE 
          APPRECIATED. THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT. >> OKAY. VICE MAYOR ISROW. 
          >> I WILL NOT GO OVER EVERYTHING. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO HERBERT, NANCY, THE STAFF, EVERYONE FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING THIS YEAR. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER SIT IN, WHICH I WAS HAPPY TO SEE A GOOD AMOUNT OF SHOWING THIS YEAR, IT IS TO ME PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE DO AS A COMMISSION, AS A STAFF, AS A BODY. AND TO SEE, AT LEAST IN MY TENURE, THE GROWTH IN THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON, AND THESE ARE NOT SMALL, LET'S GO PUT A NEW BASKETBALL HOOP UP, THESE ARE SERIOUS PROJECTS THAT HAVE IMPROVED THE CITY ON A SCALE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I TRULY BELIEVE WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WE ARE GOING TO SEE A CITY THAT IS , IT STILL HAS TIES TO ITS HISTORY AND ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE MADE IT GREAT, AND BRING IT INTO THE FUTURE IN MANY REGARDS. SOCIALLY, SPORTS, RECREATION, AND JUST INFRASTRUCTURE. ADVOCATE IS REALLY COOL TO BE A PART OF IT. I HOPE THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN IT GO BACK ON THE RECORDINGS, TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT YOUR CITY HAS IN STORE FOR THE FUTURE. I THINK YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED. IN TERMS OF EVENT, I HAVE ATTENDED A LOT OF THEM, I WILL NOT GO INTO IT. 
          BUT TOMORROW, I KNOW THE LIBRARY, THERE IS A TRAVELING CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FOR JEWISH CULTURAL EDUCATION. I THINK THAT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE MONTH, AND ALL OF THESE THINGS COMING UP. I THINK IT IS GREAT FOR ADULTS AND KIDS TOGETHER. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ANTHONY. OBVIOUSLY I COULD NEVER LET THAT PASS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, EVERYONE. I DO NOT THINK WE WILL BE SEEING YOU ALL. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A SPECIAL DAY. WE COULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT THEM, QUITE LITERALLY. 
          SO THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT. >> OBVIOUSLY, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SAID. I LOVE THAT YOU TOUCHED ON A LITTLE BIT WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING, TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS AS A BODY THAT WE HAVE TACKLED, AND WE HAVE SOLVED, AND WE CONTINUE TO MOVE THE CITY FORWARD, BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING IS TRYING TO FIND THAT BALANCE TO WHAT IS, WHAT WAS, AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE. A CITY THAT JUST SITS BACK AND DOES NOT DO ANYTHING WILL FALL BACKWARDS. YOU HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THE CITY BETTER AND KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES. WHETHER IT IS INFRASTRUCTURE, BECAUSE YOUR DEMOGRAPHIC HAS CHANGED, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING CHANGES IN THE CITY. YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE CITY IS ADAPTING TO WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, AND STAFF WORKS TIRELESSLY TO MAKE SURE THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO MAKE US LOOK GOOD. AND THEY DO 
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THAT VERY, VERY OFTEN. AS FAR AS PICKLEBALL GOES, AFTER COMMENT, I DID NOT WANT TO COMMENT. BUT I TAKE SOME OF THE BLAME. THEY ASKED WHEN WE GOT THERE ARE YOU INTERMEDIATES OR BEGINNER? I AM A BEGINNER. KEN, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS NOT. SO I DECIDED THAT WE WOULD BE IN THE INTERMEDIATES. BECAUSE SOMEHOW I GOT TO PICK. AND THAT WAS NOT RIGHT. BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS AT TOURNAMENTS, NOT KNOWING , ALL YOU ARE REALLY GOOD PLAYERS PRETEND THEY ARE INTERMEDIATE, AND ALL YOUR INTERMEDIATES PRETEND THEY ARE BEGINNERS. AND SOMEONE WHO IS ACTUALLY A BEGINNER FALLING INTO THAT INTERMEDIATE CLASS GETS OUTCLASSED. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. NOT KEN. KEN IS VERY GOOD. WE PLAYED SOME NICE, WE HAVE LAID SOME NICE POINTS. BUT, YES. FUN IS WHY WE WERE THERE, AND WE WERE THERE FOR A GREAT CAUSE. YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE MAX IN EVERYTHING HE DOES FOR THAT ORGANIZATION. SO, YOU KNOW, WE WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. I DO WANT TO GIVE A LITTLE UP DATE ON LOCKS ROAD, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE, LIKE, WHAT IS, YOU KNOW? THE MAYOR SAID, YOU KNOW, DOCS ROAD WOULD BE DONE IN TWO MONTHS, AND HE LIED TO US. YOU KNOW, SO LOCKS ROAD, AS FAR AS THE CITY HAS BEEN CONCERNED, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN PUT ON THE WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING WE TALKED ABOUT. IT IS FINISHING IN 2027. LOCKS ROAD IS THREE RAISES. PHASE ONE, WHICH IS HAPPENING NOW, IN BETWEEN PARKSIDE AND UNIVERSITY. THAT WAS ALWAYS TOLD TO US THAT IT WOULD BE A YEAR. AND I WILL CONFESS THAT EARLY ON, WE THOUGHT, AS A CITY, THAT THERE WOULD BE THE ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO CLOSE ONE LANE AND FOR THEM TO TRAVEL. AS THE PROJECT GOT CLOSER, F D.O.T. LOOKED AT EVERYTHING AND THEY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE THAT AREA IS MUCH SMALLER THAN THE OTHER AREAS. PHASE TWO IS UNIVERSITY TO THE EVERGLADES. THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED A LITTLE BIT ON PHASE TWO, BUILDING UP SOME OF THE SWELLS. THEY HAVE MUCH MORE ROOM TO MANEUVER THERE. SO THEY HAVE SAID, AT THIS MOMENT, THERE IS NO CONSIDERATION TO ENTIRELY CLOSE THE ROAD . THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES TO KEEP ONE LANE OPEN. THEY ARE STILL ON TRACK FOR PHASE ONE, WHICH IS AGAIN BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND PARKSIDE, TO HAVE THAT OPEN IN THE FALL. ORIGINALLY, AGAIN, THEY TOLD US A YEAR, THEY TOLD US IN OCTOBER, ANOTHER YEAR IS, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE THIS OCTOBER, WHICH IS THE FALL, I GUESS NOVEMBER IS ALSO CONSIDERED THE FALL. BUT WE WILL STAY WITH THE FALL. WE MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS. STAFF MEETS WITH F D.O.T. THIS TUESDAY. I WILL TRY TO GET ON THAT CALL SO THAT I CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH F D.O.T. I KNOW THAT AS A COMMISSION, WE DO NOT LIKE HEARING THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WHAT HAVE YOU. 
          AND ONE THING THAT RESIDENTS HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, I LIVE HERE, AND I HAVE TO TRAVEL FROM PARKLAND ISLES WHERE I LIVE, I HAVE TO GO TO TERRAMAR OFTEN, I HAVE TO GO TO 441. I ALSO HAVE A JOB. I HAVE TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND I HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL OF THESE ROADS THAT ALL THE RESIDENTS TRAVEL. WE ARE WORKING ON A SECRET MAYERS TUNNEL THAT I WILL NOT NEED TO USE THE ROADS. BUT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO DRIVE THE SAME ROADS THAT EVERYONE ELSE DRIVES. WHEN YOU HIT TRAFFIC, I HIT TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU GET ANNOYED, I GET ANNOYED. WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THINGS TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. I AM FINE WITH YOU CALLING ME AND EMAILING ME, ASKING ME QUESTIONS, AND US TRYING TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD. BUT UNDERSTAND, WE ARE ALL GOING THROUGH THE SAME THINGS. IT IS NOT JUST THE RESIDENCE. WE STILL HAVE TO FIGHT THE SAME PROBLEMS YOU GUYS ARE FIGHTING. 
          BUT STAFF AND US AS A COMMISSION ARE WORKING VERY HARD. AND I KNOW TOO, COMMISSIONER DEAN IS WORKING HARD. THERE WERE EMAILS GOING BACK AND FORTH TODAY WITH AN UNHAPPY RESIDENT ABOUT LOCKS ROAD. THAT HE IS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES SO TO MOVE THE PROJECT UP. IT IS AN F D.O.T. PROJECT, IT IS NOT A PARKLAND PROJECT. WE DO NOT NOT HAVE ANY SAY, BUT OUR SAY IS LIMITED. THE ONE MILE OF THE SIX, COUNTY OWNS SOME IN THE STATE OWNS THE REST. IS THAT ACCURATE? AGAIN, WE OWN A LITTLE BIT OF LOCKS ROAD. BUT WE ARE GOING TO GET 
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THERE. WE ARE GETTING VERY CLOSE, WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO GET PARKSIDE AND UNIVERSITY OPEN. PHASE TWO, AGAIN, TO REITERATE, IS FROM UNIVERSITY TO THE EVERGLADES. WE SHOULD NOT SEE ANY CLOSURES. PHASE THREE IS FROM PARKSIDE TO 441. THAT IS COMING. PHASE ONE THEY ARE DOING NOW, PHASE TWO COMES NEXT, AND IN PHASE THREE. PHASE THREE, THERE WILL BE SOME ROAD CLOSURES BECAUSE THEY ARE ADDING TURNING LANES ON 441. LEFT AND RIGHT TURN LANES. 
          THERE WILL BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THEY WILL NEED TO CLOSE THAT ROAD. 
          EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE? WE DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT PLAN FROM F D.O.T. YET ON HOW EXACTLY THAT ALL WILL SHAKE OUT. BUT THAT IS HOW WE WILL RELAY THAT TO THE REST. 
          OBVIOUSLY, MOTHER'S DAY, IT IS A GREAT HOLIDAY. I LOVE CELEBRATING MY WIFE AND OBVIOUSLY MY MOTHER, WHO IS NO LONGER WITH US. BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE DO NOT CELEBRATE HER. YOU KNOW, MY WIFE DOES AMAZING THINGS FOR MY FAMILY, FOR ME, FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO I LOVE, YOU KNOW, AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE DAY, RUB HER FEET, GO OUT TO DINNER, WHATEVER. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT RUBBING HER FEET. THAT IS WHAT YOU HAVE FIVE KIDS FOR. 
          THEY CAN DO THAT STUFF NOW. 
          >> YEAH, EXACTLY. WITH THAT, THAT IS IT. >> SORRY TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN, BUT WITH ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT, I WOULD BE REMISS. I JUST CAME FOR MY SONS BASEBALL PLAYOFF GAME. I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE PHILLIES. GREAT WIN, GREAT JOB. 
          >> RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE THE FAVORITE. I DO NOT WANT TO JINX THEM, BUT I HAD TO MAKE SURE 
          THEY GOT THEIR FLOWERS. >> THE MAJOR LEAGUE PHILLIES ARE HOT. IF THAT IS ANY 
          [6. Proclamations and Recognitions]
INDICATION, YOU GUYS SHOULD BE GOOD. WITH THAT, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PHILLIES. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. 
          >> TESTING, TESTING. >> CAN WE PLEASE GET YASHWIN ADUSUMILLI HERE ? COME ON DOWN. 
          DID I GET THAT RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. SO THIS YOUNG MAN RIGHT HERE DID SOMETHING EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE. NORMALLY, WE HAVE PEOPLE COME IN AND WIN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPORTS OR ANYTHING. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS SO COOL. THE SITE OF A FISH KILLING IN A STAGNANT LAKE IS A PRETTY GOOD REASON TO AVOID THE AREA AND FIND FRESH WATERS. UNLESS YOU ARE YASHWIN ADUSUMILLI. BECAUSE YASHWIN ADUSUMILLI GRAVITATED TOWARD THE TURBID WATERS AND AIM TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A KEY TO SOLVING OXYGEN AND BALANCE IN AN ECOSYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WHILE FISHING WITH HIS FATHER IN THE FOUR KEYS, YASHWIN ADUSUMILLI LEARNED THAT ALGAE CAUSED BY PESTICIDES WAS POLLUTING THE WATER AND CUTTING OFF OXYGEN. HE LEARNED THAT INSURGENCY WE CAN ABSORB EXCESS ELEMENTS IN THE WATER AND PREVENT A DESTRUCTIVE ALGAE BLOOM. SO, YASHWIN ADUSUMILLI STUDIED THE ISSUE AS A SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT. AFTER WINNING FIRST PLACE, CONGRATULATIONS, HE DECIDED TO PRESENT HIS FINDINGS AS AN ENTRY IN THE INTEGRATED BLUE PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE WHICH ADDRESSED ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. IN 2024, HE CAME UP WITH THE FIRST PRIZE WINNINGS OF $10,000. HE APPLIED A PORTION OF HIS AWARD FUNDING TO DEVELOP A PATENTED ADVICE -- DEVICE THAT WOULD ALLOW HIM TO OBTAIN GOVERNMENTAL PERMITS FOR EIGHT FLOTATION DEVICE THAT WOULD ALLOW SEAWEED TO STAY IN ONE PLACE IN A BODY OF WATER TO KEEP FISH SAFE. YASHWIN ADUSUMILLI, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR TURNING YOUR CURIOSITY INTO AN ENVIRONMENT A SOLUTION THAT WILL BENEFIT A LARGER COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS HERE IN FLORIDA AND BEYOND. 
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          >> JEANETTE? JEANETTE: FROM EAGLES HAVEN. THE HAVEN IS A WONDERFUL PARTNER IN OUR CITY. 
          WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO IN PARKLAND IN CORAL SPRINGS, AND I AM SURE OTHER CITIES AS WELL. MENTAL ILLNESS AFFECTS THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, BEHAVIORS, AND GENERAL INTERACTION WITH OTHERS, AND THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTH MUST BE ADDRESSED THOUGH NO ONE FEELS SHAME OR DISGRACE IN SEEKING HELP IN TREATMENT. 
          ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, MORE THAN 46,000 PEOPLE DIE BY SUICIDE EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT CAN MAKE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND RECOVERY. EVERY CITIZEN AND COMMUNITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HELPING AND THE SILENCE AND STIGMA THAT, FOR TOO LONG HAS SURROUNDED MENTAL ILLNESS AND DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM SEEKING HELP. EAGLES' HAVEN WELLNESS CENTER OPENED IN 2019 TO HEALTHY PARKLAND IN CORAL SPRINGS COMMUNITIES REDISCOVER WELLNESS AND RESTORE HOPE FOLLOWING THE TRAGEDY. 
          EAGLES HAVEN WELLNESS CENTER PROVIDES WELLNESS EXPERIENCES, YOGA, CREATIVE ARTS CLASSES, MEDITATION, DANCE, CRISIS SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, ALL FREE OF CHARGE TO THE PARKLAND IN CORAL SPRINGS COMMUNITIES. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT CAN ENCOURAGE MENTAL HEALTH AND HELP IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL ILLNESS. BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, MAYOR RICH WALKER AND THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY TO HELP BREAK THE STIGMA, YOU KNOW , I HAVE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE HAVE BEEN DOING, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS. MY BROTHER ALSO DIED BY SUICIDE , YOU KNOW, MANY YEARS AGO. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO NOT BE ASHAMED TO, YOU KNOW, SAY THAT. THAT CAN HELP OTHERS. YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS HOPE PEOPLE CAN GET HELP, BUT PEOPLE CANNOT ALWAYS GET THE HELP THEY NEED. BECAUSE WHETHER THEY ARE AFRAID TO SAY SOMETHING, OR THEY CANNOT FIND, YOU KNOW, THE RIGHT PLACE, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT WITH EAGLES' HAVEN. NOT ONLY DO THEY PROVIDE A GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM, BUT IT IS FREE. RIGHT? SO YOU CANNOT SAY I CANNOT AFFORD IT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE MEDICAL INSURANCE OR YOU DO NOT HAVE THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, IT IS HARD TO GET THE HELP THAT YOU NEED. BUT EAGLES HAVEN, THANKS TO A LOT OF FUNDING, GRANTS, I KNOW CHRISTINE CHOMSKY IS A GREAT SUPPORTER OF EAGLES HAVEN. SHE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB ENSURING THAT THEY CONTINUE TO GET STATE FUNDING. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. BECAUSE THIS TOPIC IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT. I THINK THE MORE THAT WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT IT, THE MORE PEOPLE THAT WE CAN HELP. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. 
          [7. Approval of the Agenda]
          >> ALL RIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECONDED. >> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND EIGHT SECOND BY VICE 
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MAYOR ISROW. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ATIONS. OUR FIRST 
          [8. Presentations]
PRESENTATION BY THE CITY OF PARKLAND YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROJECT. 
          >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. I AM JACKIE WEHMAYER. I AM PROUD TO HAVE OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION ON THEIR PROJECT. 
          YOU SPOKE WITH THEM IN JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO WHERE THEY PRESENTED TO YOU THE YOUTH ISSUES. BUT NOW THEY ARE TAKING A LOOK AT A PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE WORKED ON HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WILL ASK THEM TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. WE DO NORMALLY HAVE FIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE COULD NOT MAKE IT TONIGHT. BUT THEY WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, TELL 
          YOU WHAT SCHOOL THEY GO TO, AND PROCEED WITH THE PROGRAM. >> GREAT. 
          >> HELLO. MY NAME IS MILA BOND. I GO TO AMERICAN HERITAGE. >> HELLO. I AM ALANA CRUM FROM 
          MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS. >> HELLO. I AM AT THE XHOSA AND I GO TO AMERICAN HERITAGE. 
          >> I AM STILL A MARVEL AND I ATTEND M S D. >> ALL RIGHT. SOME PROBLEMS WE ENCOUNTERED THAT HELP US THINK OF THE PROGRAM WAS THE LACK OF INTERNSHIPS AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES FOR THE PARKLAND YOUTH COMMUNITY. NOW THIS WAS FOR STUDENTS WHO WISH TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE DURING THEIR SUMMER, AND THE HIGH DEMAND WE RECEIVED FOR PROFESSIONAL RESUME BUILDING. ESSENTIALLY, IT IS JUST FOUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT, THEY ARE THINKING AHEAD IN TERMS OF BUILDING THEIR RESUME. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE WERE LITTLE TO NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO SHOW INTEREST WITHIN THE CERTAIN FIELDS THEY WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT. SO, THIS IS A DATABASE THAT WILL HELP STUDENTS IN CONNECTING WITH THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT. SO IT IS A DATABASE FOR ALL PARKLAND BUSINESSES OR RESIDENT OWNED BUSINESSES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN PROVIDING INTERNSHIP, JOBS, AND SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARKLAND'S RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS ATTENDING PARKLAND SCHOOLS. NOW STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH 12 WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THEIR SUMMER AFTER THEIR CURRENT GRADE. SO NINTH GRADE WILL BE THE SUMMER AFTER, NOT BEFORE. WHAT WE MEAN BY THIS IS NOT FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE IN EIGHTH GRADE SUMMER, WE BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL NEED TO AT LEAST COMPLETE A YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND APPLY DURING THAT SUMMER. BUSINESSES WILL BE 
          DECIDING IF IT WILL BE A PAID OR UNPAID PAID INTERNSHIP. >> SO THIS WAS OUR INITIAL SOLUTION, SO WE SENT OUT AN INTEREST FORM TO ABOUT 45 INTERESTED BUSINESSES IN THE PARKLAND COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY ONE SHOWED INTEREST AND OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US. SO WE DECIDED TO COME UP WITH A NEW SOLUTION. AND WE REALIZED THAT BUSINESSES DID NOT NECESSARILY SEE HOW IMPORTANT THIS WAS FOR STUDENT. AND HOW EFFECT IF THIS WAS IN IMPROVING STUDENTS COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. SO WE DECIDED TO PULL STUDENTS WITH A SURVEY ON, ONE, THEIR TAKE ON THE PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HOW USEFUL THEY ARE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND TWO, IF THEY ARE PREVALENT IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE PRESENTING THE RESULTS TO 25 BUSINESSES, WE ARE PRESENTING THE SURVEY RESULTS TO 25 BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK TO PERSUADE THEM TO OFFER THESE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS BASED ON THE OBVIOUS STUDENT INTEREST THAT YOU WILL SEE. SO OUR FIRST QUESTION OF OUR SURVEY WAS, WHAT COUNTY ARE YOU FROM? AND MOST OF THEM WERE FROM BROWARD COUNTY, AS WE SENT THIS OUT TO MARJORIE DON'T STONEMAN DOUGLAS SCHOOL AS WELL AS AMERICAN HERITAGE. THE OTHER PERCENT WAS FROM MIAMI-DADE AND PALM BEACH. BUT MOST WERE FROM BROWARD. THE SECOND QUESTION WE ASKED, DO YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A LACK OF INTERNSHIP OR PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY ? LARGE AMOUNTS, ABOUT 80% BELIEVED THERE WAS A LACK OF PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ASKED THEM, WHAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN? MOST OF THEM RESPONDED WITH, THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN PAID INTERNSHIPS AND JOBS, AND THEY ALSO RESPONDED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE UNPAID INTERNSHIPS AND SERVICE HOURS AS WELL AS SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES. SO IT WAS A PRETTY EVEN INTEREST ACROSS THE BOARD ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD WANT, AND THERE WERE NONE THAT THEY JUST DID NOT WANT AT ALL. AND WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR WOULD YOU PREFER THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS OUR FOURTH QUESTION. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST PREFERRED SUMMER. OUR FINAL QUESTION WAS, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO LEARN FROM A PROGRAM LIKE THIS? OR WHAT EXPERIENCES DO YOU EXPECT? SO, THESE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM THE SURVEY. AS 
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YOU CAN SEE HERE, MOST OF THEM WANTED TO GET A FEEL FOR THE BUSINESSES THEY WANTED TO GET INTO. THEY DO NOT WANT TO WASTE THEIR TIME GETTING A DEGREE IN SOMETHING THEY WILL NOT ACTUALLY LIKE. SO INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WOULD PROVIDE THEM WITH REAL EXPERIENCE, MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO SEE IF THEY WOULD LIKE REALLY TO GET A DEGREE IN THIS FIELD. AND STUDENTS ALSO SAID HOW THEY WANT TO BETTER ENGAGE WITH THEIR COMMUNITY IN THE WORK OF THEIR CHOSEN EXPERIENCE. AND THIS ALSO WILL HELP WITH GETTING EXPERIENCE FOR FUTURE JOBS, FOR FUTURE JOB RESUMES, AS WELL AS FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS. 
          >> THERE ARE MULTIPLE BENEFITS THAT STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GAIN THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE. 
          ONE BEING REAL WORKING EXPERIENCE. MANY KIDS, ESPECIALLY MY PEERS AND FRIENDS , ARE NOT PROMPTED TO GET A JOB OR INTERNSHIP, AND A LOT OF THEM DO NOT EVEN HAVE THE INITIATIVE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE WHAT THEY TRULY ENJOY OR DISLIKE, WHICH WILL HELP INFORM THEIR FUTURE CAREER PATHS. ALSO, HAVING AN INTERNSHIP IS AN AMAZING RESUME BUILDER. IT IS REALLY EMPHASIZED IN CLASSES, LIKE D E C A , TO HAVE A JOB AND SOME EXPERIENCE, BECAUSE IT HOLDS SUBSTANCE ON YOUR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, AND ALSO FOR FUTURE EMPLOYERS, IT REALLY STANDS OUT TO HAVE SOME INITIAL EXPERIENCE. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY IS THAT IT WILL GIVE KIDS SOMETHING TO DO OVER THE SUMMER AND BE PRODUCTIVE WITH THEIR TIME. MOST OF MY FRIENDS AND PEERS COMPLAIN THAT THEY ARE BORED OVER THE SUMMER. I HAD A JOB LAST SUMMER AND I FELT THAT I OBVIOUSLY WAS OCCUPIED, BUT SPENDING MY TIME IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY, KNOWING THAT I WAS BETTERING MYSELF FOR MY FUTURE. SO I FEEL THAT EVERY 
          STUDENT SHOULD HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. >> ALSO, STUDENTS PARTICIPATING CAN RELATE FOSTER A DEEPER CONNECTION WITH THEIR COMMUNITY, BY TRULY CONTRIBUTING TO IT AND WORKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE, DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE, SERVING THE COMMUNITY. IT WOULD REALLY BENEFIT THEM AND HELP THEM GROW A DEEPER LOVE FOR THEIR TOWN. 
          >> HAVING A FIRST INTERNSHIP OR JOB IS THE FIRST STEP TO REALLY GAINING ALL-AROUND CONFIDENCE. 
          THESE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO GAIN TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS, CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, WHICH IS REALLY BENEFICIAL. AND IT HELPS THEM DEVELOP, LIKE, IT HELPS THEM IMPROVE TALKING TO ADULT , TALKING TO TEACHERS, RESOLVING CONFLICTS. IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT. AND I FELT LIKE I HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS. AND I FELT LIKE IT HAS LED ME TO GAIN OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS GETTING ANOTHER INTERNSHIP THIS SUMMER AND ALSO HONING IN ON MY PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS. SO I FEEL LIKE THIS INITIATIVE WILL PREPARE THE YOUTH TO NOT ONLY BECOME 
          BETTER PROFESSIONALS, BUT BETTER PEOPLE. >> BUSINESSES ALSO HAVE A LOT TO GAIN THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE. THEY WILL GET EXTRA HELP, THEY WOULD GET POTENTIALLY LOYAL EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS TO COME , AND THEY WILL GET EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, LIKE THE YOUTH, WHICH MANY OF THEM DO NOT HAVE. 
          THAT IS IT. >> THE INITIATIVE DEFINITELY HOLDS MUCH RELEVANCE AND SHOULD BE PURSUED FURTHER. AS ALREADY SEEING STUDENT DEMAND FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEIR PRESENT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. CREATING A NETWORK TO FACILITATE THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN LOCAL BUSINESSES APARTMENT IN THE USE OF THE CITY WOULD REINFORCE A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY BASED CULTURE THAT THE CITY TRIES TO FOSTER. AGAIN, IT WOULD SERVE IN PROVIDING BENEFITS TO BOTH THE STUDENTS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE MAY NEVER BE A BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO ADDRESS THIS TO THE BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL EXPANSION THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. AS THE HERON BAY VILLAGE IN THE RELEVANT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS, THE INITIATIVE WILL BE A PROACTIVE STEP IN SECURING -- IN PROVIDING STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES. AND IT FURTHER ENFORCES THE GOALS OF THE DEVELOPING AS WELL. NOW THAT WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS AND DEMANDS OF THE STUDENT POPULATION BASE OF THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY, WE CAN DEVISE A MORE CONCRETE COURSE OF ACTION TO REMEDY THE ISSUE WITH THE YOUTH. FIRSTLY THE INVESTORS WOULD INTEND TO EXPAND THE BOUNDS OF THE SURVEY TO INCLUDED GREATER POPULATION OF PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE A MORE CONCRETE UNDERSTANDING OF THE WANT OF THE STUDENT POPULATION. WITH THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM HERE, WE WOULD USE RESULTS TO REACH OUT TO MORE BUSINESSES IN PARKLAND AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO DEMONSTRTE THE DEMAND OF THE STUDENT. WE HOPE INCREASED MEDICATION THROUGH MORE PERSONALIZED EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, AND IN PERSON COMMUNICATION, WE CAN GAIN MORE BUSINESS INTEREST AND SIGN-ON TO THE PROGRAM AS A BUSINESS 
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PARTNER. AND THEY WOULD SITE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE CREATED AS A POINT OF REFERENCE TO STUDENTS FOR ALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND DISTRIBUTE, BE DISTRIBUTED AND PROMOTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND SCHOOL EXCESS ABILITY. WE HOPE THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS WOULD LEAD TO GREATER OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS CAREER SCHOOL FAIRS WITH BUSINESSES IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. WE HOPE TO CREATE STANDARDIZED OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL, SUCH AS A ONE-DAY SHADOWING PROGRAM OR TWO WEEKS OR INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS FOR THE BUSINESS'S CONVENIENCE. OUR LONG-TERM PLANS WOULD BE TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR MOST OF THE CITY'S BUSINESSES AND SURROUND -- EXPAND TO SURROUNDING CITIES IN THE REGION. WE WOULD'VE HOPED TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR PARTNERS TO ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF THE INITIATIVE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU. 
          >> THIS WAS GREAT. THIS REALLY WAS. THIS WAS A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION. IT WAS EXTREMELY THOUGHTFUL. VERY THOROUGH. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS SHOWS A DEMAND THAT WE HAVE IN OUR CITY. BUT WHAT WE NEED YOU GUYS TO DO IS GET CONNECTED WITH DOUG E., THE DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HE WOULD LOVE TO GET INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WHILE WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESS IN PARKLAND, WE HAVE A ROBUST CHAMBER. WE WERE ALL THERE THIS MORNING AT A NETWORKING EVENT. AND THEY WOULD LOVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU GUYS, TO SEE WHAT MORE THAT THEY COULD DO. I DID NOT EVEN REALIZE, YOU KNOW, WHAT DEMAND THERE WAS FROM YOU GUYS. BUT YOU REALLY TOUCHED ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU KNOW, YOU EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE VILLAGE COMING AND TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE IN KNOWING SOMETHING IS COMING. SO IT WAS A REALLY GREAT PRESENTATION. WE DEFINITELY, JACKIE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE A CONNECTION, YOU KNOW, WITH DOUG E 10 FOR YOU GUYS. 
          >> I WANT TO ECHO THOSE COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL. YOU WERE IMPRESSIVE FROM DAY ONE. YOU ARE IMPRESSIVE STILL TODAY. I WILL CONTINUE TO SAY TO ANYONE THAT WILL LISTEN, AND I AM A LITTLE BIASED, WE HAVE THE MOST AMAZING YOUNG PEOPLE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I WILL SET THEM UP AGAINST ANYONE, ANYWHERE. YOU FOUR ARE SHINING EXAMPLES OF THAT. I THINK THIS IS A FANTASTIC IDEA. I THINK THAT AS THE MAYOR SAID, I WAS DISHEARTENED AT FIRST TO HEAR ABOUT THE LACK OF TRACTION THAT YOU HAD IN TERMS OF RESPONSIVENESS FROM BUSINESSES. BUT I THINK THE WAY YOU WOULD APPROACHED IT WAS GREAT, ABOUT EDUCATING THEM ON THE RESULTS AND WHAT THE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY WERE SAYING. I AGREE. 
          I COULD ENVISION A VERSION OF THIS MORNINGS NETWORKING WITH YOU YOUNG PEOPLE. I KEEP HEARING FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT THEY ARE FACING STAFFING SHORTAGES, THEY ARE FACING OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME INTO THEIR BUSINESSES AND TO LEARN THEIR RESPECTIVE BUSINESSES, SO THAT THEY CAN GROW AND DEVELOP. SO THIS PROVIDES THAT FLIPSIDE IN THE COUNTERBALANCE TO THAT. SO I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA, GREAT PRESENTATION, AND KUDOS 
          TO ALL FOUR OF YOU. I THINK IT IS FANTASTIC. >> AGREED. SOMETHING I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE MORE STATED IS, WHOEVER THESE BUSINESSES ARE, WE WILL GET OFF-LINE. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING OR DISCONNECT, I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT COST, EVEN THOUGH IT SAID IN THEIR THERE WAS A DISCRETION IF IT WOULD BE PAID OR UNPAID. I WANT TO EXPLORE THAT. FOR ANY OF THOSE BUSINESSES, I HAVE BEEN AROUND A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS, MUCH OLDER THAN ALL OF YOU. YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER A BETTER POWERPOINT WITH MORE ACTUAL DATA SUBSTANCE, AND YOU PRESENTED IT BETTER THAN PROBABLY 85% OF THE PEOPLE I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH OR DEALT WITH. SO WHOEVER THOSE BUSINESSES ARE, SHAME ON THEM. BECAUSE THEY JUST TURNED DOWN WHAT I THINK IS ACTUALLY EXTREMELY QUALIFIED WORK FROM SOMEONE WHO IS NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY LOOKING TO GET PAID. I THING THAT IS A VERY MISGUIDED PERSPECTIVE ON IT, BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT POINT. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU GUYS, THAT IS A LEGITIMATE PRESENTATION. WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WE OBVIOUSLY VALUE OUR YOUTH HERE. 
          BUT EACH TIME THESE OPPORTUNITIES COME UP, YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS, AND THAT SHOWS IT. THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR YOUR HARD WORK. 
          >> COMMISSIONER MEYERSOHN? >> AGAIN, I THINK THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS A GREAT PROGRAM. I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, NUMBER ONE, THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS WENT OUT AND ONLY GOT ONE RESPONSE DID NOT STOP YOU FROM PIVOTING AND CONTINUING WHAT YOU WERE DOING. SO, KUDOS TO YOU ON THAT. A LOT OF KIDS WOULD GET FRUSTRATED AND SAY, YOU KNOW, THAT IS IT, IT IS NOT WORTHWHILE, LET'S GO BACK AND 
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FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. YOU GUYS CONTINUED TO PERSEVERE. SO, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON THAT. 
          THE OTHER THING IS, AND THIS MAY BE, YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT TRYING TO WORK WITH THE PARKLAND CHAMBER. THE OTHER THING IS, AND THIS GOES BACK TO SHERRY, SHE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT SHE IS PROBABLY LISTENING. THERE MAY BE GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD GET TO HELP SUPPORT, BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS SAID, YOU KNOW, HERE IS SOMEBODY WITH A BUSINESS THAT SAYS, YOU KNOW, I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY SOMEBODY, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. MAYBE WE COULD FIND SOME GRANT MONEY TO OFFER TO A BUSINESS TO PARTNER WITH THE CHAMBER. BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS STUFF OUT THERE, I MEAN, I KNOW, THE CHILDREN SERVICES COUNCIL PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF IMPLEMENTS, BUT THAT IS FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THERE MAY BE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK FOR THAT, DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM THAT COULD HELP, YOU KNOW, HELP THE BUSINESS UNDERSTAND, I MEAN, GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE. YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY A LOT BETTER THAN US ON DEVELOPING A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, HOW TO SEND OUT THAT INFORMATION, HOW TO TEXT, OTHER THINGS THAT A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE SAYING, HOW DO I GO OUT AND REACH OUT TO CUSTOMERS, AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT FOR THAT. SO, KIND OF LOOKING AT WHAT SKILL SET THE YOUTH HAVE AND HOW TO, YOU KNOW, HOW TO CONNECT THAT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES. AGAIN, GREAT JOB, CONGRATULATIONS. AND KEEP ON TRUCKING. THE ONE THING I HAVE TO SAY, KIND OF A SHAMELESS PLUG, I EXPECT ALL OF YOU TO APPLY FOR NEXT YEAR'S BROWARD LEAGUE CITY SCHOLARSHIP. JUST PUTTING IT 
          OUT THERE. >> YES, SHAMELESS. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT TOO, SHAMELESS. I AM GOING TO REITERATE WHAT THEY SAID, BASICALLY. GREAT JOB WITH YOUR PRESENTATION, A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. YOU HIT ON SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WE TALK A LOT HERE IN THE CITY ABOUT SUMMER, WE HAVE SUMMER CAMPS AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. BUT THERE IS AN AGE GROUP OF TEENAGERS IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT. AND I THINK THIS HIT UPON THAT. ONE OF YOU HIT UPON THE D E C A IDEA. I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. AND ONE OF YOUR PARTNERS, ONE OF YOUR AMBASSADOR PARTNERS IS PROBABLY ON A PLANE RIGHT NOW WITH THE REST OF THE GROUP THAT ARE COMING BACK FROM CALIFORNIA FROM THEIR COMPETITION. BUT I KNOW THAT THEY ALSO DO INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS, AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO, PARTNERING WITH THE DECA GROUPS, NOT JUST AT STONEMAN, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS YOU GUYS REPRESENT WOULD ALSO BE VERY BENEFICIAL. THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF THE LEGWORK YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF GETTING INTERNSHIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR SOME OF THEIR KIDS. COMBINING FORCES MAY BE A WONDERFUL THING FOR THE CITY TO BE INVOLVED IN. 
          GREAT IDEAS. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. 
          >> YES, AWESOME JOB, AWESOME JOB. THANK YOU. >> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I ALSO WANTED TO PUT IN A SHAMELESS PLUG. WE CURRENTLY ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR'S YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. THOSE HAVE A DEADLINE OF NEXT FRIDAY, MAY TENTH, AND YOU CAN GO ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE 
          TO MEET ONE OF THESE GREAT KIDS, PLEASE, PLEASE APPLY. >> AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE THE NEXT PRESENTER TO HAVE TO FOLLOW YOU GUYS. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
          STUFF. >> YOU ARE RIGHT, MAYOR, THAT IS A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS CHRIS JOHNSON. I HAVE WITH ME ELIJAH RODRIGUEZ. HE IS THE AUTO MANAGER FOR THE AUTO FIRM CABALLERO, FIERMAN, LLERENA, & GARCIA. I MAY HAVE GOTTEN SOME OF THOSE MIXED UP, I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT. HE IS HERE TO PRESENT THE 2024 AUDIT. I WILL 
          TURN IT OVER TO ELIJAH AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. NOT 
          TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE. >> YOU GOT IT. 
          >> AS CHRIS JUST INTRODUCED ME, MY NAME IS ELIJAH RODRIGUEZ. I AM THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE 
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2023-2024 FISCAL EURO PARKLAND. I'M HERE TO PROVIDE THE COVER HAS A FINANCIAL REPORT. IF I STUTTER, IT IS MY FIRST TIME DOING THIS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY WIFE FOR MORAL SUPPORT. AND TO ALL THE MOMS HERE, I FORGOT ABOUT MOTHER'S DAY, BUT I STILL HAVE TIME. 
          LAUGHTER ] OKAY. SO THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT IS COMPOSED OF THREE, WHAT I CONSIDER, MAJOR SECTIONS. THE INTERNET RESECTION, THE FINANCIAL SECTION, AND THE COMPLIANCE SECTION. IF YOU CAN FOLLOW ME TO THE INTRODUCTORY SECTION, THAT WILL BE ON PAGE ONE. AND IT WILL SPAN THROUGH PAGE X. THAT IS THE INTRODUCTORY SECTION. IT INCLUDES THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO PUT YOUR ATTENTION TO ON PAGE 10, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE IS AN AWARD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 FROM THE GF OA FOR CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING. IT IS A VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD THAT IS GIVEN BASED ON MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GF OA FOR THE ACFR THAT IS PRESENTED. FROM WHAT WE REVIEWED IN OUR FIRM, WE DO EXPECT THE CITY TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD AS WELL ON THE 2024 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023, AS YOU DO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT. THAT WILL BE ON PAGE ONE TWO. AND IT WILL SPAN THROUGH PAGE THREE. IN THE FIRST SECTION, YOU WILL SEE THE OPINION SECTION. THAT IS WHAT YOUR OPINION IS LISTED. I WILL JUST READ IT. IN OUR OPINION BASED IN OUR AUDITS AND AUDITS OF OTHER AUDITORS, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REFERRED TO ABOVE ARE PRESENTED FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL ASPECTS. THE RESPECT TO FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE GOVERNOR'S ACTIVITIES, EACH MAJOR FUND, IN AGGREGATE REMAINING FUND OF DURATION OF THE CITY AS OF SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH, 2023. THE RESPECTIVE CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION WHERE APPLICABLE CASH FLOWS DID AND WITH THE PRINCE WAS GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THAT IS CONSIDERED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS A CLEAN OPINION. THAT IS THE ONLY OPINION YOU WOULD WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH, WITH AN AUDIT. NOW WE WOULD GO TO THE NEXT SECTION. THE DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS. THIS WILL START ON PAGE THREE AND EXTEND TO PAGE 11. MANY PEOPLE TELL ME THIS, AND I KIND OF AGREE WITH THE OPINION. THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE. IF YOU WILL NOT READ ANYTHING ELSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THIS IS THE BEST THE RING TO READ. THIS IS HIGHLIGHTING THE CURRENT YEAR ACTIVITY IN ADDITION TO COMPARING THE ACTIVITY TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR TO THE CURRENT YEAR AND BUDGETARY INFORMATION. THERE IS A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION HERE. IT IS AN INTERESTING READ, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO THROUGH IT. THE NEXT SECTION AFTER MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS WOULD BE YOUR ACTUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEY START ON PAGES 12 AND GO THROUGH PAGE 22. THEY WILL START UP WITH YOUR GOVERNMENTWIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE YOUR STATEMENT OF THE POSITION AND SAME ACTIVITIES. AND THEN YOU WILL SCREW THROUGH. YOU WILL SEE YOUR FUND LEVEL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL FUNDS . IN THE CITY HAS AN INTERNAL SERVICE FUND AS WELL. AT THE END OF THIS SECTION, YOU WILL SEE THE FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES, WHICH REPORT YOUR ACTIVITY FOR THE PLEASE PREVENTION PLAN. THE NEXT SECTION AFTER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE NOTE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS IS ONE OF THE UNJUST PARTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IT STARTS ON PAGES 23 AND ENDS ON PAGE 43. IT IS A MORE DETAILED, IT IS A MORE DETAILED DISCLOSURE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT YOU JUST READ IN ADDITION TO THE PRIOR DISCLOSURES. AFTER THE SECTION IS THE REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, WHICH HAS, IT HAS SOME DISCLOSURES AS WELL AS TABLES. BUT IT ALSO HAS YOUR BUDGETARY COMPARISON SCHEDULES FOR YOUR GENERAL FUND AND ANY SPECIAL REGULAR FUNDS. I WILL SKIP THROUGH TO THE COMPLIANCE SECTION. WHICH WILL START ON PAGE 74. NOW, THIS COMPLIANCE 
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SECTION WILL HAVE TWO REPORTS IN THERE. ONE WILL BE THE YELLOW BOOK REPORT. THIS IS THE TERM THEY USE IN THE AUDIT. IT IS YOUR REPORT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS. THE OTHER ONE WILL BE YOUR SINGLE AUDIT REPORT. THE CITY WAS SUBJECT TO A SINGLE AUDIT, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE AARP A. THERE WERE NO FINDINGS TO REPORT WITH OUR AUDIT AND WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT TO YOU. THIS CONCLUDES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION. THE OTHER ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT IS, WHICH I DO NOT HAVE A PEER. IT WILL BE THE COMMUNICATIONS LETTER TO THOSE CHARGES OF GOVERNMENTS. IN SUMMARY, THIS IS A REPORT CARD OF MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE DURING THE AUDIT. I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAD NO, WE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT ISSUES, OR ANY ISSUES WHATSOEVER WITH MANAGEMENT DURING THE COURSE OF OUR AUDITS. IN FACT, WE HAD TO CATCH UP WITH MANAGEMENT A LOT OF TIMES BECAUSE THEY PROVIDED INFORMATION, THEIR RESPONSIVENESS WAS EXCELLENT. AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK CHRIS, AS WELL AS CARLOS IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE DURING THE AUDITS AS WELL. AT THIS MOMENT, I AM OPEN FOR QUESTIONS, I CONCLUDE MY FINANCIAL PRESENTATION. 
          >> THANK YOU. YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB. SO TAKE A DEEP BREATH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. IT GETS ALMOST A LITTLE REDUNDANT YEAR AFTER YEAR. NANCY AND HER STAFF, CHRIS, THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB ON OUR FINANCIALS. YOU KNOW, THE AUDIT, AGAIN, THE AUDIT CAME BACK AND YOUR OPINION CAME BACK. IT WAS PRESENTED FAIRLY, WHICH IS THE STATEMENT THAT IS USED. AND THEN LAST YEAR, THEY GOT THE GF OA AWARD. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? AND THEN YOU EXPECT THAT SAME AWARD TO COME AGAIN THIS YEAR? GREAT. THANK YOU, NANCY AND CHRIS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. 
          >> GREAT JOB. CHRIS, YOU AND YOUR STAFF AGAIN, CLEAN AUDIT. FOR MY OPINION, OBVIOUSLY THE FACT THAT THERE INTERNAL CONTROLS ARE CLEAN IN PLACE, THAT IS PROBABLY, FOR ME, ANYTHING FOR EVERYBODY, THAT IS WHERE THE IDEA OF HAVING THOSE FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE MONEY GOES APPROPRIATELY WHERE IT IS DESIGNED TO AND LOOKING AT AREAS OF HIGH RISK THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE NO FINDINGS OR FACTS. SO, CONGRATULATIONS, 
          NANCY AND STEPH. GREAT JOB. >> I WANT TO ECHO THAT. WE HAVE BECOME SPOILED DEALING WITH A LACK OF ISSUES. THE FINANCIAL HOUSEKEEPING ISSUES, OUR FINANCIAL SAVVINESS. NANCY AND CHRIS, YOURS, THE AUDIT IS JUST A REAFFIRMATION OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO WE APPRECIATE IT. IT IS NOT A POSITION THAT COMMISSIONERS IN OTHER CITIES GET TO BE IN THE SAME POSITION THAT WE ARE IN. SO, I THINK YOU ALL, KUDOS TO YOU. AND YOU DID A GREAT JOB. I THINK IT IS 
          MOSTLY BECAUSE OF YOUR WIFE, BUT YOU DID A GREAT JOB. >> OKAY, ANYBODY ELSE? NO. 
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          OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OKAY, WE WILL GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? THE NUN, A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MEYERSOHN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ROLL CALL?  
          [10. Regular Agenda]
          >> >> THE AGENDA PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THE REGULAR 
          AGENDA. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ITEM 10 A. A RESOLUTION ON THE ONE-WAY STREET IN THE RANCHES. A RESOLUTION IN THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CONVERSION OF NORTHWEST 72ND STREET, TROTTERS LANE, 
          FROM A TWO-WAY STREET TO >> OKAY. YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION. 
          >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSION. THIS WILL BE THE TROTTERS LANE, TO A TO A CONDITION. THIS WILL BE PROCURED AS THE SAME TIME AS THE DRAINAGE PROJECT. IN THE ROADWAY RESURFACING WORK WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER THE DRAINAGE PROJECT IS COMPLETE. 
          OUR CONSULTANT RECOMMENDED TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON TROTTERS LANE, TO CONVERT THAT TO A 
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ONE-WAY SECTION. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, HERE ARE SOME EXISTING CONDITIONS. THERE IS A PIPE RAIL, WHICH WOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE GUARDRAIL. THIS PIPE RAIL WILL NOT STOP ANY VEHICLE SWERVING INTO IT OR ET CETERA. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE IS A TRUCK ON THE RIGHT PICTURE. IT IS MOSTLY TAKING UP THE LANE, SHOWING THAT ANOTHER CAR CANNOT PASS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. SO OUR PROPOSED ONE-WAY DIRECTION WILL START AT 80 SEVENTH AVENUE, IT WILL GO EASTBOUND TO NORTHWEST 80 SECOND TERRACE. AND FROM NORTHWEST 80 SECOND TERRACE TO NORTHWEST 80 FIRST 
          TERRACE, IT WILL BE WESTBOUND CONDITION. >> AND HERE IS OUR PROPOSED A TYPICAL SECTION. IT WILL VARY IN WIDTH BETWEEN NINE AND THREE QUARTERS FEET TO ABOUT 15 FEET IN WIDTH. AND THAT VARIES LIKE THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PITCH POINT IN AREAS AND IN SOME AREAS IT WIDENS OUT. WE ARE INSTALLING A GUARD RAIL ON THE CANAL SIDE. AND I WILL TAKE 
          ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS MOMENT. >> IF THAT IS WHAT THEY RECOMMEND, THEN I AGREE, IT SEEMS LIKE A NARROW ROAD. CAN WE DO THE GUARDRAIL IN A GREEN, JUST SO THAT IT IS NOT THE -- 
          >> THE UGLY SILVER? >> I CAN HAVE MY CONSULTANT LOOK INTO THAT. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. THERE IS A RUSTIC OPTION THAT THE TOWN OF DAVIE USED. IT LOOKS MORE COUNTRY-ESQUE. SO I CAN HAVE HIM LOOK AT THE SPECS OF THE GUARDRAIL. 
          >> JUST AS LONG AS THERE IS, YOU KNOW. RIGHT. THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY COMMENT. 
          >> ANOTHER ARE A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUT IN THAT AREA, I KNOW JEFF SCHWARTZ HAVE A HOUSE OUT IN THAT AREA. IN CHANGING THE ROAD CONFIGURATION MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON HIS ABILITY TO MANEUVER SOME OF HIS LARGER VEHICLES. HE'S GOT A CAMPER THAT HE TRIES TO GET IN AND OUT, HE'S GOT A LITTLE BRIDGE THAT GOES OVER ONE OF THE DRAINAGE CANALS THERE. I 
          BELIEVE YOU GUYS TALKED TO HIM ABOUT THAT ISSUE. >> YES. I MET MR. SCHWARTZ ON FRIDAY AT HIS HOUSE AND I MEASURED HIS RV VEHICLE AND PROVIDED THE SPECS TO OUR CONSULTANT ALSO AND I IN SHORT HIM THAT THE GUARDRAIL WILL NOT IMPACT HIM. I TOOK SOME PHOTOS AND MEASUREMENTS AND I PROVIDED IT TO HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT HE HAS ACCESS FOR HIS LARGE 
          VEHICLE IN AND OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. >> -- IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY BY 
          THE CHANGE OF DIRECTION AT ALL? >> NO, THERE HAS NOT BEEN PAID TO THE LIFE OF THIS DESIGN PROJECT, WE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ON TROTTERS LANE AND BOTH RECOMMENDED TO ME TO CONVERT IT TO A ONE-WAY. 
          >> AND I ASSUME WE WILL HAVE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE ABOUT NOT ENTERING THE ONE-WAY. BECAUSE 
          THOSE TWO STREETS WILL COME TOGETHER. >> RIGHT. WE WILL HAVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES AS WELL AS BROWARD COUNTY AND OAKLAND STANDARDS FOR SIGNAGE. 
          >> I WANT TO GET OUT AHEAD OF THE PROJECT WITH SOME INFORMATIONAL STUFF TO THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE CHANGE IN THE DIRECTIONAL AND THINGS LIKE THAT. TO GET IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR WHATEVER, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW, AND THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING IN THE MAIL. 
          >> A FIRE WENT OUT MENTIONING A ONE-WAY DIRECTION, BUT I WILL COURTNEY WITH A MEDICATION'S APARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ACHIEVE THE BEST OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          >> ALL RIGHT, MOTION TO APPROVE? >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE, WE WILL HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ROLL CALL? 
          >> 
          >> 10 B, RESOLUTION 2024-ZERO TWO SIX. THE TERRAMAR PET PARK FENCE AND DUGOUT REPLACEMENT PROJECT. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO HG CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT, INC., FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE DUGOUTS AND FENCES AT TERRAMAR PARK FIELDS 1 AND 5, IN THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $488,150; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
          >> A MOTION TO APPROVE? IN A SECOND? >> I HAVE A QUESTION. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT WOULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FOUL BALLS, CLEARLY THEY HAD IT HIGHER AND HARDER THAN THE YOUNGER KIDS, I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT SHOULD BE POTENTIALLY A LITTLE BIT 
          HIGHER. THAT IS JUST MY ONLY COMMENT. >> UNDERSTOOD. ALL OF OUR BACKS OF OFFENSES ARE THAT HIGH FOR SAFETY REASONS . THAT IS THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT THAT WE 
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TYPICALLY GO WITHOUT HAVING TO GET INTO OTHER STANDARDS FOR OUR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. SO IT 
          WILL BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. >> GOOD ENOUGH. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC LIKES SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MEYERSOHN , AND THE SECOND ONE WAS THE VICE MAYOR ISROW. ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER BRIER? 
          >> ZERO. PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD APPOINTMENT. NOTE THAT ALTERNATES MAY BE APPOINTED AS 
          A MEMBER. >> I WILL START SINCE ONE OF THESE IS MINE. I GUESS WE 
          SHOULD DO THEM SEPARATE? ANTHONY? >> ULTIMATELY, WE WILL NEED A BOAT AT THE END. IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS THEM INDIVIDUALLY OR MAKE THE MOTION SEPARATELY, THAT IS UP TO YOU. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, APPOINTING, BLANK, AS AN AT-LARGE MEMBER AND, BLANK, AS A DIRECT APPOINTMENT REGULAR MEMBER TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 
          >> JORDANA GOLDSTEIN WILL BE MY PICK TO REPLACE NATHANIEL, WHO HAS RETIRED, OR WHATEVER HE DID. AND THEN THERE IS THE OPENING FOR ASHLEY COLBY A, WHO LEFT. I DO NOT KNOW IF DEREK BIGSBY, HE HAS BEEN IN ALTERNATES, HE HAS PASSED UP A FEW TIMES. HE ALWAYS SHOWS UP TO THE MEETINGS, HE HAS GREAT COMMENTS ALL OF THE TIME. SO, YOU KNOW? 
          >> I MOVE. >> A SECOND. >> AND THEN WE WILL NEED AN ALTERNATE, PLEASE. DEREK IS CURRENTLY AN ALTERNATE. WE STILL WILL NEED ONE MORE, WE WILL NEED ONE MORE NOMINATION. SO WE ACTUALLY WILL NEED THREE THERE SHOULD BE THREE LINKS. 
          >> I HAVE TWO COMMENTS. I WANT TO THANK NATHANIEL FOR ALL OF HIS SERVICE. I PERSONALLY REACHED OUT TO HIM, NANCY HAD A BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE WITH THE TIRELESS COMMITMENT OF OUR CITY. SHE DID A FANTASTIC JOB ON THAT BOARD. I NOTE JORDANA WILL CONTINUE IN THAT EFFORT. 
          DEREK HAS BEEN, AS YOU SAID, A VERY ACTIVE, ENGAGED, INVOLVED ALTERNATE , SO I LOVE TO SEE HIM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE AT-LARGE POSITION. I DID GET A FEW RESIDENTS WHO REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT THE OPENING, AND THEY WERE CONCERNED . PUTTING THIS OUT FOR APPLICATIONS, WE ALWAYS HAVE A WEALTH, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN OVERABUNDANCE OF RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO GET INVOLVED AND ENGAGED, ESPECIALLY WITH HER PLANNERS. 
          WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT RESPECT. AND I HAVE SHARED WITH THEM THAT THIS IS A SHORT TERM REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE POSITIONS . ESPECIALLY WITH TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS COMING OUT IN NOVEMBER, WE WILL DISCUSS AROUND THAT TIME OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER. 
          >> AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE ALWAYS GREAT PEOPLE. BUT WE STILL HAVE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE FROM THE PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS, WHO APPLIED EARLIER. YOU ARE 100% CORRECT IN YOUR STATEMENTS, BUT I THINK TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY APPLIED INTO THE 
          MIX IS NEVER A BAD IDEA. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE -- >> YES, I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION. ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ. HE HAS EXPERIENCE IN ZONING EXPERIENCE, CONSTRUCTION, HE HAS A PRETTY GOOD DIVERSE KIND OF SET OF EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS THAT WILL PROBABLY BODE WELL FOR WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THE FUTURE. 
          >> -- HAD TO STEP DOWN BECAUSE OF A CONFLICT IN HIS NEW ROLL AND WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE CITY. I HEARD DENA AND OTHER ENTITIES LOOKING AT PARKLAND, SO MY ONLY CONCERN IS, IS IT 
          CREATING A CONFLICT ISSUE BETWEEN HIS ROLL ? >> IS AND WHO HE WORKS FOR? 
          BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE. OH, THERE IT IS. >> I DO NOT AGREE WITH WHAT SIMEON IS THE SAME. IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY UP THERE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE CONFLICTS, IT IS, YOU KNOW, AS A PARKLAND AISLE RESIDENT, CHRIS LYON IS ALSO A PARKLAND RESIDENT. SO. 
          >> I AGREE WITH JORDAN ON THE CREDENTIALING OF BOBBIE JO. HE HAS AN AMAZING RESUME AND IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE VERY OFFICIAL TO US. AND CANDIDLY, SITTING ON THOSE BOARDS WHEN A 
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CONFLICT COMES UP AS AN ALTERNATE, HE IS NOT ULTIMATELY IN THE MIX ANYHOW. SO AT LEAST GETTING HIS INPUT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO THE MAIN PANEL THAT WILL BE DOING THE VOTING. SO, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT, WE CAN ALWAYS BACK OUT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE IS NOT VOTING ANYHOW AS AN ALTERNATE. BUT HIS INPUT, I THINK, WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. 
          THAT IS JUST MY FEELING. >> I THINK THAT IS A VERY FAIR POINT. THAT IS A VERY FAIR 
          POINT. >> WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE. IF WE ARE GOOD WITH JORDANA REPLACING NATHANIEL, DEREK REPLACING ASHLEY, AND FABIOLA MOVING UP TO REPLACE DEREK. AS AN 
          ALTERNATE. >> TOTALLY GOOD WITH THAT. >> ANTHONY, I TAKE IT TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS A CONFLICT THAT PRESENTS ITSELF, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GUIDE HIM? 
          >> YES. AT LEAST YOU KNOW WHERE HE WORKS. RIGHT NEXT >> RIGHT. WE WILL KNOW PRETTY QUICKLY IF THERE IS A CONFLICT. SO, DOES ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE THAT MOTION? 
          >> MOTION TO? >> APPROVE JORDANA, DEREK, AND FABIO AS THE ALTERNATE? 
          >> THAT WOULD BE JORDANA GOLDSTEIN AS THE DIRECT APPOINTMENT, REGULAR MEMBER. 
          DEREK 'S BE AS THE AT-LARGE MEMBER, AND THEN FABIO RODRIGUEZ IS THE ALTERNATE? 
          >> YES. >> I SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS. I SEE JORDANA. THANK YOU FOR COMING. SO, WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE 
          MAYOR ISROW AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ROLL CALL. >> 
          >> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL. 
          >> ITEM 10 D. ORDINANCE 2024-0 ZERO FOUR. AMENDING FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO COMMERCIAL, FIRST READING. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 25.3 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE FORMER HERON BAY GOLF COURSE, WEST OF NOB HILL ROAD AND SOUTH OF NW 66TH  DRIVE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" FROM CITY OF PARKLAND R-3 TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2024 CITY OF PARKLAND COMMERCIAL; PROVIDING FOR RECERTIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, CASE NUMBER L U P A 
          24-0 ZERO TWO. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. KATELYN FORBES, FOR THE RECORD. 
          TONIGHT, WE HAVE AN EXCITING FIRST STEP TOWARDS PROCEEDING WITH THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS FOR THE HERON BAY GOLF COURSE CONVERSION AND THE COMMERCIAL PROJECT THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING PRETTY TIRELESSLY ON FOR THE LAST YEAR OR MORE. JUST TO FAMILIARIZE EVERYONE WITH THE LOCATION, THE 25 POINT THREE ACRE SITE IS GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE WEST OF HILL ROAD AND SOUTH OF NORTHWEST 60 SIXTH DRIVE HERE, SHOWN IN THE RED AND WE DO HAVE TWO OTHER PARCELS OWNED BY THE CITY . WE HAVE ANOTHER EIGHT AND HAVE ACRE AND A NINE POINT THREE ACRE SITE TO THE EAST AND WEST, RESPECTIVELY. THEY ARE NOT PART OF OUR DISCUSSION TONIGHT. WE WILL PROCEED THROUGH THEIR PROCESS SEPARATELY, AND WE WILL GO THROUGH A SEPARATE ZONING AND COMMISSION ARE PREPARED WE LOOK AT THE 25 POINT THREE ACRES IN OUR CITY AND PARKLAND. 
          YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT I CALLED OUT THE TOLL BROTHERS DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PROPOSED FOR THE DOG LEG, AS WE CALL IT, TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE, JUST FOR CONTEXT. HERE IS AN AERIAL VERSION. OF COURSE, THIS IS THE FORMER HERON BAY GOLF COURSE, IT IS VACANT WITH NO STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS. AGAIN, IT IS 25 POINT THREE ACRE SITE. YOU WILL SEE THE JURISDICTIONAL LINE GENERALLY SHOWN IN WHITE RUNNING EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SCREEN THERE BELOW THE RED DASH. SO, SOME SITE HISTORY THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY THE 505 DESIGN TEAM. YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THIS SLIDE. THE GOLF COURSE DATES BCK TO 1997. IT WAS EVENTUALLY BOUGHT BY CLUB LINK AND ULTIMATELY CLOSED IN 2019. WAS PURCHASED BY N S I D. AND NOW WE ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE CURRENT FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE 25 POINT THREE ACRES IS RESIDENTIAL R 3. THAT MEANS THE PROPERTY CAN BE BUILT AT THREE UNITS PER ACRE. THAT GIVES US APPROXIMATELY 75 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AS THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL ON THE 
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PROPERTY AS IT IS ENTITLED TODAY , AT THE LAND-USE LEVEL. SO WE ARE PROPOSING TO CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION TO COMMERCIAL, THE DEVELOP INTO PLANET THAT YOU HAVE SEEN FROM JOHN WARD'S TEAM, HE HAS STATED THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 150,000 SQUARE FEET. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ANALYSIS FOR CERTAIN ELEMENTS, SPECIFICALLY TRAFFIC IN THE LAND-USE PLAN, THE LAND-USE APPLICATION, HOWEVER, THAT ANALYSIS WAS DONE USING THE COUNTY'S MODEL OF APPROXIMATING 10,000 SQUARE FEET OF DEVELOPMENT PER ACRE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? GENERALLY, THE TRAFFIC IS OVERSTATED IN THE ANALYSIS THAT WAS RUN, JUST TO ME TO THE COUNTY'S MODEL AND HOW THEY RUN IT, COMPARED TO WHAT THE CITY ACTUALLY ANTICIPATES DEVELOPING OR ALLOWING TO BE DEVELOPED ON THE PROPERTY. SO WHILE THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IN YOUR BACKUP SHOWS ABOUT 430,000 SQUARE FEET OF DEVELOPMENT, WE KNOW NOW THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PROCESS, THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THAT PURE TRAFFIC NUMBERS WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER. I DO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO LET YOU KNOW THAT JOHN ERIE OUT OF THE CITY'S TRAFFIC CONSULTANT IS ON THE PHONE AS WELL IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. HE HAS DONE SOME CALCULATIONS THAT ARE MORE SPECIFIC TO THE 150 TO 200,000 SQUARE FEET RANGE. SO THAT WALKS BACK SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT ARE IN YOUR BACKUP AS WELL, IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS EXPANDING CURRENT CONDITIONS AND PATTERNS SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT SITE, A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH . WE HAVE SOME EXISTING COMMERCIAL PATTERNS IN THE SOUTH DOWN IN CORAL SPRINGS, WE ARE PULLING THAT NORTH ALONG HILL ROAD. SO THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN AS IT STOOD , AND THE LAST TIME THAT YOU SAW IN THE PRESENTATION FROM JOHN'S TEAM, SO THIS PROBABLY LOOKS FAMILIAR TO MOST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, TO ACCESS POINTS OFF OF HILL ROAD, OF COURSE, MANY ITERATIONS OF THIS TO COME, THE EXACT PLAN THAT IS SHOWN HERE IS NOT REALLY OF CONCERN FOR THE LAND-USE PLAN AMENDMENT. YOU ARE JUST LOOKING AT THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF CHANGING IT FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL. NOTHING HERE IS BEING TIED OR WRITTEN IN STONE AS APPROVING THE LAND-USE AMENDMENT TONIGHT, JUST FOR CONCEPTUAL PURPOSES TO REMIND EVERYONE, REALLY, OF THE LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT OR ANTICIPATING. SO, GENERALLY THROUGH THE LAND-USE PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION PROCESS, WE FOUND THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GOALS AND POLICIES ESTABLISHED IN THE ADOPTED COUNTRY HAS OF PLAN. IT IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S LAND-USE PLAN, WHICH IS CALLED BROWARD NEXT. WE DO HAVE LETTERS TO SUPPORT WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, AND SOLID WASTE SERVICES FOR THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. ALSO, OF NOTE, THE GOLF COURSE WAS NOT CONTEMPLATED OR CALCULATED IN OUR CERTIFIED OPEN-SPACE CALCULATIONS THAT ARE CERTIFIED FOR THE COUNTY. SO THERE IS NO IMPACT TO OUR PARK LEVEL OF SERVICE. WE DO MAINTAIN THE PARK LEVEL OF SERVICE, EVEN WITH THIS CONVERSION OF THE GOLF COURSE. AND JUST ONE THING TO NOTE, THE TRAFFIC MITIGATION PROJECTS WILL BE ANALYZED AT BOTH THE LAND-USE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS AS WE GO TO THE COUNTY PROCESS, THEY RUN THEIR MODEL, THEY TELL US WHAT THEY THINK THE IMPACTS ARE, WE GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM AND WE NEGOTIATE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL MITIGATE THE TRAFFIC THAT IS GENERATED BY THIS PROJECT. AND THEN, AGAIN, AT THE SITE PLAN LEVEL, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT TRAFFIC SPECIFIC TO THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT WE HAVE BEFORE. SO WE KNOW THE EXACT USE AND THE EXACT MIX. WHETHER IT IS A MIX OF ENTERTAINMENT AND RETAIL, COMPLETELY RETAIL. SO THAT WILL BE ANALYZED TWICE. I WILL NOT READ THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES TO YOU, THAT I WILL SHARE THIS SO YOU CAN SEE THE SHEER VOLUME THAT THE CITY HAVE HAD. IT IS IMPRESSIVE WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AND YOU SEE, I WILL CLICK THROUGH THREE SLIDES HERE. JUST SO YOU CAN SEE THE SHEER VOLUME OF OUTREACH THAT THE CITY HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO CONDUCT FOR THIS PROJECT. AND IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF THIS PROJECT, OF COURSE. SO, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION REQUEST SUBJECT TO RECERTIFICATION BY THE BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL, WHICH IS A STANDARD PROCESS AND A LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS. OUR NEXT STEPS? THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF COORDINATING WITH 505 DESIGN TEAM TO DEVELOP THE DRAFT DESIGN GUIDELINES THAT WILL CORRESPOND WITH THE ULTIMATELY DEVELOPED RFQ AND RFP THAT WILL GO OUT TO DEVELOPERS AND SET 
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THE PARAMETERS, THE FOUNDATION, THE GUIDELINES, EVERY WORD YOU WANT TO USE IT TO SET EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT THAT COME INTO THAT PROCESS. IT WILL ALLUDE TO THE QUALITY AND CHARACTER OF THE DESIGN. AND GIVE US A BETTER, HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY A SET OF SUBMISSIONS THAT MEET OUR EXULTATION FOR THIS PROPERTY SO THAT WE ARE NOT REALLY LEAVING IT UP TO THE DEVELOPERS TO GUESS WHAT WE WANT. AT THE CITY OF PARKLAND LEVEL, DOWN THE LINE, YOU WILL BE SEEING THIS PROJECT MANY MORE TIMES , I LIKE MORE BITES AT THE APPLE AS WE CONTINUE TO REFINE THE PROJECT. WE WILL HAVE THE REZONING APPLICATION AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CREATING A NEW ZONING DISTRICT. AND ULTIMATELY, A FUTURE DEVELOPER THAT IS SELECTED WILL COME THROUGH FOR THEIR PLAT APPLICATION, THE SITE PLAN, AND A COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE APPLICATION. OF COURSE, SINCE WE HAVE TWO PARCELS IN THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS AT THIS TIME, ANY PROPERTY THAT IS IN CORAL SPRINGS AT THE TIME, WE WOULD GO THROUGH THEIR PROCESS FOR LAND USE AND ZONING, AND THEN AT THE COUNTY LEVEL FOR ALL THREE PARCELS, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH ON THE MAP AMENDMENT PROCESS AT THE COUNTY TO AMEND THEIR MAP AS WELL. SO A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US, BUT THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP IN THE PROJECT. AND I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AS A REMINDER, JOHN IS ON THE PHONE. 
          >> GREAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. AND I WANT TO, AGAIN, AS I WILL SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT, I WILL THINK THIS COMMISSION FOR BEING PROACTIVE AND LISTENING TO THE RESIDENCE, AND TAKING A LEAP OF FAITH IN BUYING THIS PROPERTY SO THAT WE CAN CONTROL ITS DESTINY. THE RESIDENCE HAD ASKED US TO STEP IN . WE DID THAT. WE WERE VERY CLEAR WITH WHAT WE WERE LOOKING TO DO. WE WERE NOT LOOKING TO BUILD A MEGAMALL. WE WERE LOOKING TO ENHANCE THE AMENITIES THAT WE PROVIDE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. AS WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER IN STRATEGIC PLANNING, A CITY THAT DOES NOTHING FALLS BACK WORDS. AND AS OUR CITY GROWS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE THINGS THAT OUR RESIDENTS NEED TO KEEP PARKLAND THE PREEMINENT CITY THAT IT IS. AND I THINK THIS IS A PIECE THAT THE CITY IS MISSING. I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WE MAKE THIS STEP, I AM HOPING WE CAN NOW MOVE FORWARD WITH SITE TWO, AND WORKING WITH CORAL SPRINGS TO DO THE ANNEXATION. BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE TO THIS PUZZLE. 
          I THINK THIS WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY AGAIN, TO CONTROL THE ENTIRETY OF THE VILLAGE. AS FAR AS SITE THREE, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO ALSO REIMBURSE OUR RESIDENTS FOR THE MONEY THAT WE LAID OUT AND TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO RECOUP SOME OF THOSE FUNDS THAT WE SPENT IN LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS, BECAUSE WE ARE INCURRING MAINTENANCE COSTS DAILY. AND OBVIOUSLY, WITH SITE THREE, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOMETHING POSITIVE AND USEFUL FOR OUR RESIDENTS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN CORAL SPRINGS. AS FAR AS TRAFFIC, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE POINT OUT, THE SAWGRASS INTERCHANGE AT CORAL RIDGE IS DUE FOR A REFACE. I THINK ONE OF THE WORDS THAT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC, WHAT WE SEE NOW WITH LOCKS ROAD BEING CLOSED BETWEEN UNIVERSITY IN PARKSIDE AND THE INTERCHANGE AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS, IT WILL BE DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT IN THREE YEARS. THAT INTERCHANGE SHOULD BE DONE RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME THAT WE POTENTIALLY START CONSTRUCTION. 
          WE START CONSTRUCTION ON THE VILLAGE SITE. SO, TRAFFIC WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN 
          WHAT WE SEE TODAY. >> AND TO ADD TO THAT POINT AS WELL, THE F D.O.T. IS PROPOSED TO PROVIDING ADDITIONAL LANES FROM SAWGRASS TO HERON BOULEVARD. SO IT WILL BE THREE 
          LANES OF TRAVEL. >> THAT IS ACTUALLY CORAL RIDGE. 
          >> YES, BUT NOT WHEN IT GETS TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND. CORRECT. 
          >> AS PART OF THE IMPROVEMENT, THE COUNTY MAY RECOMMEND EXTENDING IT TO THE ROUNDABOUT 
          THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO. >> AGAIN, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT TRAFFIC WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESSENED ONCE THE SAWGRASS INTERCHANGE GETS DONE, WHICH WILL BE A DRAMATIC OF IT. LOCKS ROAD WILL BE OPEN, THE INTERCHANGE WILL BE DONE. SO HOW WE SEE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TODAY WILL BE INCREDIBLY LESSENED. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THERE IS A LOT GOING ON, YOU KNOW, IN THIS AREA. I THINK THIS IS A TREMENDOUS 
          FIRST POSITIVE STEP. SO I AM EXTREMELY EXCITED. >> I JUST GOT A QUESTION FOR ANTHONY. ANTHONY, I TAKE IT, TOTAL HYPOTHETICAL, BUT MARKET CONDITIONS CHANGE , WE HAVE 
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SOME ISSUES, NOTHING WE ARE DOING NOW, BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO OWN THE PROPERTY AND IT WILL AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO RECLASSIFY OR REZONE THE PROPERTY LATER FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES IF WE HAVE TO PIVOT AMONG MARKET CONDITIONS OR SOMETHING HAPPENS. 
          >> YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO IMPROVE THE LAND-USE AMENDMENT. SIX MONTHS FROM NOW, SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU DECIDE, YOU KNOW, AFTER THE LAND-USE PLAN AMENDMENT CHANGES, FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU WANT TO CHANGE IT FROM COMMERCIAL TO SOMETHING ELSE, WE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AGAIN, BUT YOU CAN DO THAT. WHILE WE HAVE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY, YOU CAN CONFIRM THIS. WHILE WE HAVE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY TRAFFIC STUDIES DONE, WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM TRAFFIC STUDY INTO WE KNOW WHAT WILL BE THERE, WE CAN FINALIZE THE SITE PLAN AND ALL 
          OF THAT WILL BE DONE AT A LATER DATE, CORRECT. >> YOU HAVE TWO APPROACHES TO THE TRAFFIC ANALYSIS BUT ONE IS DONE AT THE LAND-USE PLAN LEVEL, WHICH IS WHERE WE ARE AT NOW. AND YOU SEE THAT IN YOUR BACKUP. OF COURSE, WITHOUT HAVING AN EXACT DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN FRONT OF US, WE HAVE TO USE SOMETHING LIKE WHAT THE COUNTY HAS ADOPTED, WHICH IS THE ESSENCE OF 10,000 SQUARE FEET PER ACRE OF DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT IS WHERE YOU GET THE OVERSTATED NUMBERS BASED ON WHAT WE REALLY EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. AND THEN YOU GO THROUGH ALMOST A NEGOTIATION PROCESS WITH THE COUNTY TO LOOK AT YOUR IMPACT ON THE IMMEDIATE AREAS AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT CAN EXTEND AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, UPWARDS OF A MILE DEPENDING ON HOW SIGNIFICANT THE IMPACTS ARE. AND YOU COMMIT TO THE PROJECTS THAT YOU INTO. ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER, THAT DEVELOPER WOULD ULTIMATELY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING THOSE PROJECTS. YES, COMMISSIONER. 
          >> I GUESS FROM MY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, OR LACK OF, BUT IF WE WERE TO LEAVE IT AS R 3 AND SOMEBODY CAME IN AND SAID I WANT TO PUT 75 HOMES IN THEIR, YOU WILL STILL GET MORE OF AN IMPACT TO THE SURROUNDING AREA AND HIGH PEAK TIME, BEING THE MORNING RUSH IN THE AFTERNOON 
          RUSH, IS THAT CORRECT? >> JOHN IS ON THE PHONE AND HE CAN ANSWER TO THAT. I DO KNOW A LITTLE BIT OF TRAFFIC STUFF THAT JOHN EXPLAINED TO ME, AND FROM OTHER PROJECT THAT THE IMPACT OF RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC IS MUCH MORE CONDENSED, VERSUS A COMMERCIAL SCENARIO WHERE YOU HAVE MOST PEOPLE TRAVELING BETWEEN 7:00 AND 9:00, AND THEN FOR AT 6:00, WHEREAS THE RETAIL 
          PEAK HOURS ARE MORE SPREAD OUT. >> 10:00, OR WHATEVER IT IS. 
          >> I GUESS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IS, IF WE DIDN'T REZONE THIS, AND FOR SOME REASON, SOMEBODY CAME IN AND GAVE US AN OFFER TO BUY AND SAID I WANT TO BUILD 75 HOMES, IT'S WILL BE A LOT MORE IMPACTFUL TO THE RESIDENCE IN HERON BAY THAN IT WOULD BE LEAVING IT AS COMMERCIAL. 
          >> TRAFFIC, SCHOOLS, EVERYTHING ELSE. >> I AM THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER FOR THE CITY DEPARTMENT. THAT SPECIFIC ANALYSIS WILL BE DONE AS THE SITE PLAN. NOW, IF THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT REGARDLESS FOR WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT GOES INTO THOSE PARCELS, IT IS VERY HARD FOR NOW TO SAY EXACTLY WHICH ONE WILL BE WORSE BECAUSE OF THE TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT THAT GENERATE DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF TRAFFIC, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF UNITS OR PART OF THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE COMMERCIAL SIDE. 
          >> AND I CAN APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT. BUT BASED ON WHAT COMMISSIONER MEYERSOHN WAS SAYING AND BASED ON YOU NOT NECESSARILY BEING ABLE TO COMMENT, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT COMMERCIAL IS WORSE OR RESIDENTIAL IS WORSE, SO IT IS NOT LIKE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HERE COMMERCIAL AND THEY IMMEDIATELY SAY, OH, MY GOODNESS, TRAFFIC WILL BE RIDICULOUS, THAT DOES NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IS REALITY, RIGHT? IT COULD NOT BE. AND AGAIN, TO CAITLIN'S POINT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, WE ARE NOT BUILDING 500,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE. THAT WAS NEVER AN INTENTION BY ANYONE APPEAR, SPECIFICALLY ME. AND IT IS CLEAR THAT WE ARE DOING MUCH LESS THAN THAT. YOU KNOW, AT 150 OR WHATEVER THAT VINYL NUMBER IS. WE STILL HAVE TO DETERMINE, BUT IT WILL BE NOWHERE NEAR THAT. THAT IS NEVER A DISCUSSION FROM ANYONE APPEAR AT ANY TIME. SO, THANKS FOR THAT. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY 
          COMMENTS, MOTIONS OR ANYTHING? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. 
          >> A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC 
          WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? >> HELLO. ONE TWO THREE THREE 
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77 MANOR. I AM CURIOUS WHERE THE WIDENING WILL OCCUR. IT IS UP TO THE FIRST HERON BAY 
          BOVARD? I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. >> SIMEON CAN ANSWER THAT. BUT I THINK HE SAID THEY MAY EXTEND IT FURTHER AND THEY MAY NOT. EXACTLY WILL HAPPEN AT THE INTERCHANGE, BUT SOMEONE CAN CERTAINLY GIVE YOU A BETTER ANSWER ON THAT. AND IF HE DOES NOT HAVE IT TODAY, YOU KNOW, HE CAN CONNECT WITH YOU TO GIVE YOU SOME ANSWERS. ANYONE ELSE 
          FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? >> SCENE THERE IS NONE, WE HAVE 
          A MOTION. >> I DO NOT NECESSARILY WANT TO ANSWER THAT DIRECTLY. IT IS A CITY, WE ALWAYS LOOK TO ADVOCATE FOR THE LOOK -- RESIDENCE. THIS IS A COUNTY ISSUE, FEDERAL ISSUE, A STATE ISSUE. WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO AND USE OUR RESOURCES TO 
          TRY TO GET SOMETHING THAT MAY NOT BE IN THE CARDS. >> WE HAVE DONE THAT HERE, WE HAVE DONE THAT AT LOCKE'S ROAD. ON THAT WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, AGREED. WE ALWAYS ADVOCATE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE NEVER WILL STOP ADVOCATING FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO I APPRECIATE 
          YOU POINTING THAT OUT. THAT IS IMPORTANT. >> I WANT TO ADD ONE ISSUE. 
          THIS CAME UP IN UNIVERSITY DRIVE. WHEN THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY WAS DOING THEIR EXTENSION OR EXPANSION OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE, THEY WENT TO THE ADDITIONAL LANES TO FLOAT PAST NORTH OF SAWGRASS INTO PARKLAND. I KNOW WE WILL MET WITH RESIDENTS FROM THE LANDINGS , ASHEN GARDENS, ET CETERA, ABOUT THOSE ISSUES AND PUSHING BACK ON THE TRAFFIC FLOW IN UNIVERSITY. WHERE DID NOT FIT OUR RESIDENTS NEEDS, WE WORKED WITH THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY, WE WORKED WITH CITY STAFF, AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN NAVIGATING. SO WE WILL HAVE TO NAVIGATE IT AS IT COMES WITH THIS PROJECT. THIS HAS A BIT OF UNIQUE THIS, BECAUSE NORTH OF THE SALT GRASS HERE IS STILL CORAL SPRINGS UP UNTIL BE BORDER. THAT IS A LITTLE BIT OF 
          A DIFFERENT SCENARIO. >> BUT WE CAN STILL ADVOCATES, CORRECT? EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN CORAL SPRINGS, IT AFFECTS OUR RESIDENTS PROBABLY EVEN MORE SO THAN THEIR RESIDENCE. THEY DO NOT HAVE MUCH RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNITS IN THAT AREA. SO THAT REALLY IS MORE OF AN IMPACT FOR US. WHETHER IT IS IN CORAL SPENCER PARKLAND, THAT INTERCHANGE TOTALLY AFFECTS US AND WE WILL ABSOLUTELY BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER ENDS UP GOING BENEFITS ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, TO THE GREATEST ABILITY THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN. 
          SO WITH THAT, IF THERE IS NO ONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MEYERSOHN , AMY CUTLER, SORRY, AND A SECOND BY THE VICE MAYOR ISROW. 
          >> VICE VERSA. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR ISROW AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ROLL CALL. 
          [11. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office]
          COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> GOOD EVENING. 
          >> MAYOR, COMMISSIONER, CITY MANAGER. >> I SELECT -- FEEL LIKE IT HAS 
          BEEN FOREVER SINCE WE HAVE SEEN YOU. >> YES, IT HAS. BEFORE I GET INTO MY COMMENTS, I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW DEPUTY, DEPUTY KATIE WEBB. SHE WAS A NEW HIGHER CONFIDENCE THAT THE POLICE ACADEMY AND ALSO FINISHED HER FIELD TRAINING, WHICH WAS ABOUT 20 WEEKS. TONIGHT IS HER VERY FIRST NIGHT BY HERSELF ON THE ROAD. 
          >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> WELCOME TO HER. SHE IS A MILITARY VETERAN, HAVING SERVED 
          IN THE MARINES. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE HER. 
          >> DON'T WE HAVE A THING WHERE WE HAVE NEW DEPUTIES DO PUSH-UPS IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSION? BECAUSE SHE WENT TO THE ACADEMY. SHE IS ALL SET. SO, WELCOME TO HER, I JUST WANTED 
          TO INTRODUCE HER TO YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> AND WE HAVE ANOTHER NEW 
          PERSON TOO. WE YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? >> ANOTHER NEW PERSON? 
          >> RIGHT. DON'T WE HAVE -- OH, HE CAME BACK. SO HE IS NEW--ISH. 
          >> WE KNOW WHO HE IS. STILL. >> OH, MARK CARE. >> I TELL YOU WHAT. 
          >> RECYCLED? I DON'T KNOW. 
          NOW HE IS BACK. >> ONCE YO LEAVE, YOU ARE GONE. 
          >> I WILL TELL YOU, HE WANTED TO COME BACK. HE PUT IN A TRANSFER TO COME BACK BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE HE WANTED TO BE. HE CAME BACK AS A SERGEANT, WORKED ON OUR JUNIOR NIGHT SQUAD FOR EAST SHORT TIME. AND WITH THE SRO SERGEANT POSITION BECOMING VACANT, WE SLID HIM 
          RIGHT INTO THAT. AND I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT FIT. >> IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM AT 
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RIVER GLADES. I FELT LIKE I WAS LOOKING AT MARTI. DID I SEE YOU FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AT RIVER 
          GLADES? >> I TALKED SLOWER. >> HE ONLY HAD TO RED BULLS, 
          INSTEAD OF FOUR. SORRY. >> NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM. I WANTED TO TALK A BIT ABOUT THE SHRED-ATHON. WE HAD OVER 243 VEHICLES PARTICIPATE. WE SHREDDED 60,000 POUNDS OF PAPER AND TOOK IN 100,000 POUNDS OF MEDICATION. IT WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT. WE HAD A LOT OF FOLKS COME THROUGH. WE HAD GREAT WEATHER. THANK YOU FOR THE DEERFIELD CAPTAIN, ADAM OSTEEN, WHO HELPED US BY LENDING HIS POLICE EXPLORER UNIT TO US. HELPED US SAVE SOME COSTS AND RESOURCES BY USING THEM AS VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US OUT. AND THEN WE ALSO USED OUR NEWEST CITIZEN OBSERVER PATROL, MR. JIM SMITH. HE IS A PARKLAND RESIDENT, HE JUST STARTED WITH OUR C.O.P. PROGRAM. WE HAVE FOR NOW. WE ARE GROWING IN NUMBERS AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT FOR ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED TO COME TO OUR EVENTS. OUR C.O.P.'S WERE OUT TODAY AT COUNTRY POINT, ESTATES, AND ALSO COUNTRY ISLES. WE WERE DOING THE WELCOME HOME INITIATIVE OUT THERE, HANDING FLYERS TO FOLKS COMING HOME. WE HAD A FEW CAR BREAK-INS THEY ARE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. FOLKS NOT LOCKING THEIR CARS. WE WERE OUT THERE TONIGHT REMINDING THEM TO LOCK THEIR CARS, THE C.O.P.'S ALONG WITH A CRIME PREVENTION TEAM WAS OUT THERE DOING THAT COULD WORK FOR US. WE APPRECIATE THEM. ANOTHER EXCITING EVENT COMING UP. COFFEE WITH A CUP. IT IS MAY 20 EIGHTH AT PARKLAND BAGEL. IT WILL BE AT 8:30 A.M. 
          THE FIRE WILL BE FORTHCOMING. TAKE A LOOK FOR IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. WE WILL PUT THAT OUT THERE. AND LET'S SEE, ALONG THE SAME LINES OF THE CAR BREAK-INS. THIS AFTERNOON IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, WE HAD A CAR STOLEN OUT OF HERON BAY. IT WAS A BMW, ONE OF THOSE LUXURY CARS THAT TELLS YOU WHEN THE KEY FOB IS INSIDE, RIGHT? SO, WE HAVE THE SUSPECT VEHICLE PIGGYBACK SOMEBODY THROUGH THE GATE BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU LIVE IN A GATED COMMUNITY, IT IS, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE SAFE, SO THEY PIGGYBACKED A VEHICLE IN, THEY IMMEDIATELY SAW THE KEY FOB WAS STILL IN THE VEHICLE, HOPPED IN AND DROVE AWAY. SO WE HAVE OUR REGIONAL BURGLARY APPREHENSION TEAM WORKING THE CASE FOR US. HOPEFULLY WE CAN RECOVER THE VEHICLE AND ARRESTED THE SUSPECTS INVOLVED. JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYONE TO PLEASE REMOVE YOUR KEY FOBS. I KNOW WE 
          TALK ABOUT IT AT ALL THE MEETINGS. >> WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LITTLE 
          BETTER, NO? >> WE HAVE. ESPECIALLY IN THE AREAS THAT WERE VERY HARD TO GET OUTREACH TO AND GET THE WORD OUT TO. I THINK WE ARE DOING A LOT BETTER, KNOCK ON 
          WOOD. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALWAYS REMINDING FOLKS. >> WE YOU ARE EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL. I ENJOY GOING ON THERE AND LEARNING 
          SOME THINGS ABOUT THE SRO. >> THANK YOU. >> LAST NIGHT AT THE CYPRUS HEAD MEETING, AT THE ANNUAL MEETING , IT WAS MENTIONED BY BOB COREY, THE PRESIDENT OUT THERE, THAT ONE OF YOUR RETIRED OFFICERS STILL HAD A CLICKER THAT ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE GATE. AND SO I AM HOPING THERE IS NOW A POLICY OR PROCEDURE IN PLACE THAT WHEN SOMEBODY LEAVES THE FORCE, ANY OF THOSE KINDS OF IMPLEMENTS THAT ALLOW ACCESS TO OUR COMMUNITIES ARE TAKEN FROM THEM. YOU KNOW? I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROCEDURE IS , BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. OBVIOUSLY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES THAT IF YOU HAVE AN OFFICER THAT IS NO LONGER WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT, THAT THEY TURN OVER THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. 
          >> YES, COMMISSIONER. WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE IN PARKLAND WAS TWO YEARS AGO, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WAS INSTILL IN INVENTORY PROGRAM THAT STARTED TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT TYPES OF EQUIPMENT, CLICKERS, GARAGE DOOR OPENERS THAT DEPUTIES HAVE, SO IT HAS BEEN IN PLACE 
          SINCE I ARRIVED IN PARKLAND. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. 
          >> HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU WERE NEXT? >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. 
          [12. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department]
          >> FOLLOWING THE APPROVED AGENDA. >> NO, WE HAVE THE PARKLAND 
          SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> DEPUTY CHIEF MOZER. THE FIRE ENGINE PURCHASES IN ITS FINAL STAGES OF BEING COMPLETED. I HAVE SOME PHOTOS I CAN SHARE WITH YOU LATER. 
          >> I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TELL US IT WAS OUT FRONT. >> NO, I PROMISE WHEN IT IS 
          READY, WE WILL BE SURE TO HAVE THAT. >> I HAVE A CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO MY NEPHEWS TO BRING THEM TO IT. IT WILL HAPPEN. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FULFILL THAT PROMISE. I WOULD SAY A MONTH--ISH AWAY. AGAIN, IT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY OUTFITTED. IT HAS BEEN PAINTED, AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THE DECALS AND MINOR STUFF TO GET DONE THERE. THE STATION 
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ALERTING THAT YOU ALL APPROVED LAST YEAR IS IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF ACTUALLY BEING INSTALLED AT THE STATION, SO WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THE SYSTEMS THAT WERE IN PLACE, AS YOU KNOW, WERE VERY OLD, SO THIS NEW PROJECT WILL ALLOW FOR BETTER NOTIFICATIONS TO CRUISE AND ALSO BETTER EXPANSION IN THE FUTURE. AND ALSO, THE EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED AND IS NOW ON THE APPARATUS. IT IS NOW ON THE VEHICLE EXPIRATION. IT IS BATTERY-POWERED, THERE ARE NO LONGER HYDRAULIC LINES THAT HAVE TO BE DRAGGED ACROSS THE LINE. IS EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT. WE ARE HAPPY THAT IS ON THE TRUCKS AS WELL. AND WE HAD 139 EMS CALLS IN TWO FIRE INCIDENCES LAST MONTH. THANK YOU. 
          >> I JUST HAD A QUICK BASTION. -- QUESTION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD A PROGRAM WHERE THEY TOOK OLD VEHICLES FOR PURPOSES OF TRAINING. WE DID NOT GET TO SPEAK BEFORE THE 
          MEETING TONIGHT, BUT I ASSUME THAT IS STILL ONGOING? >> IT IS, BUT THERE IS SOMETIMES A BETTER MECHANISM TO DONATE IT TO A TOW YARD THAT CAN BRING IT OUT TO US, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE TRANSPORTATION OF THE VEHICLE, AND WE DO NOT WANT TO PUT THAT COST ON THE 
          PERSON DONATING IT. IT DEFINITELY WOULD BE USED. >> THANK YOU. 
          [13. Comments by the City Manager]
          >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER? 
          >> 
          >> THINK YOU TO CITY OF PARKLAND EMPLOYEES WERE SERVING OUR PUBLIC. COMMENTS BY THE 
          [14. Comments by the City Attorney]
          CITY ATTORNEY? >> THINK YOU FOR THE ANNIVERSARY WISHES, AND THINK YOU. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY WISHES FOR ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE THAT HOLD IT
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