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>>> YES, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH, AT 7:00 P.M. TO ORDER.
PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ROLL CALL?
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>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> HERE.
>> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> THAT WAS CLOSE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND SECOND
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BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ALL IN FAVOR?>> AYE. >> OPPOSE? THE ITEM PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE. WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER CUTLER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DON'T HAVE A LOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WANT TO CONGRATULATE CHIEF WHALEN AND THE GRADS NEW HIRES AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE CEREMONY BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF TOWN, BUT I REALLY WANT TO CONVEY MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM. I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS AND ALL THE WORK THEY PUT IN, SO CONGRATULATIONS . I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS WEEKEND IS THE FISHING DERBY AT PINEWOOD TRAILS PARK, STARTS AT 8:00 A.M. SHARP, LASTS UNTIL ABOUT 10:00 A.M. AND A BIG REMINDER TO REMEMBER TO BRING WATER, SUNSCREEN, AND A HAT. "KUNG FU PANDA 4" WILL BE SHOWN FRIDAY AT THE AMPHITHEATER, IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD ONE. AND LASTLY, I WANT TO COMMEND BETH ORIGAMI AND THE ORIGAMI FAMILY FOR HELPING HELP SECURE AND PUT UP A U.S. FLAG DROPBOX RATE OUTSIDE HERE OF THE CITY HALL.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE HER HARD WORK IN DOING THAT. LASTLY, I WANT THE PEOPLE PARTICULARLY IN THE WRENCHES TO KNOW THAT THE CITY IS SENDING HARD COPY MESSAGES TO THE PEOPLE LIVING OUT THERE, PERTAINING TO IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE COMING TO DRAINAGE AND THE ROADS. WE HAVE PEOPLE GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR TO EXPLAIN THINGS. IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT AND GET ASSISTANCE WITH THOSE RESIDENTS OUT THERE TO HELP THE PROJECT RUNS USUALLY WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF ISSUES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE CITY. SEVERAL RESIDENTS HAVE ALREADY COME IN AND MET WITH A CITY MANAGER AND STAFF, AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR INTEREST AND CONCERNS. THOSE
ARE MY COMMENTS TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
CUTLER. >> I AM NOT GOING TO REITERATE COMMISSIONER CUTLER'S COMMENTS, SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT, BUT I AM A LITTLE SURPRISED BECAUSE TODAY IS ACTUALLY OUR CITY'S BIRTHDAY, ON JULY 10TH, CORRECT? 1963?
>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. SO, MY ONLY COMMENT IS GOING TO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CITY OF PARKLAND. RESIDENTS OF PARKLAND, OBVIOUSLY, THE FISHING DERBY AND OTHER STUFF WE HAVE GOING ON, AGAIN, IT IS PARK AND RECREATION MONTH ALL MONTH. SO, REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR CALENDARS BECAUSE, REMEMBER, THERE ARE A LOT OF SURPRISES GOING ON. THOSE ARE
MY ONLY COMMENT. >> ALL RIGHT. WOW, THIS IS GOING WELL. COMMISSIONER BRIER?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK THE BROWARD COUNTY HERE, IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE HIM, I WILL TRY TO SPEAK QUICKLY BECAUSE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AS QUICKLY AS HIM BUT I WILL SMILE LESS AND IS SMILE IS BETTER. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD FOURTH OF JULY. I HEARD SOME GOOD STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE BEING SENSITIVE WITH RESIDENCE ON FIREWORKS, SO THAT WAS GREAT. I DO WANT TO CONGRATULATE CHIEF WHALEN AND I DO WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO CHIEF MCNALLY FOR ALL HIS WORK IN OUR CITY. I KNOW WE RECOGNIZED HIM AT THE LAST MEETING, AND I KNOW HE IS GOING ON TO DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS. I ALWAYS LOVE OUR FISHING DERBY'S.
NOBODY PUTS THEIR HEART AND SOUL INTO IT MORE THAN COMMISSIONER CUTLER, WHO WAS OUT THERE TAKING HOOKS OUT OF TURTLES' MOUTHS, TEACHING KIDS HOW TO FISH, BUT IT IS OPPRESSIVELY HOT OUT RIGHT NOW, SO I DO HEED THE WARNINGS HE GAVE. WE WERE OUT THERE LAST TIME, BRINGING A LOT OF WATER, BRING A COOLER OF ICE, BRING PLENTY OF WAYS TO COVER YOU UP.
OUR CITY EVENTS ARE STILL GOING STRONG IN THE SUMMER WITH
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MOVIES IN THE PARK, THANK YOU TO OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE, AS COMMISSIONER CUTLER SAID, MOVIE IN THE PARK COMING UP. ON AUGUST 3RD, WE HAVE ANOTHER SEEDS AND BEATS, AND I WANT TO THANK BETH, THE GOLD STAR FAMILY, AND FOR HER FAMILY, THEIR FAMILY SACRIFICE, NOW HAVING OUTSIDE OUR CITY HALL THE ABILITY TO PUT RETIRED U.S.FLAG THERE. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BRIER. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD TO THAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MS. OGAMI
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FOR COMING. I THINK IT IS GREAT THAT WE HAVE A Pâ– LACE WHERE OUR RESIDENTS CAN COME IN THE CITY, THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO OTHER CITIES AND THAT COINCIDES WITH THE FOURTH OF JULY, OBVIOUSLY, SO THAT IS FANTASTIC. WITH THAT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND -- WHAT DO WE GOT? WE HAVE DARIUS? BROWARD PROPERTY APPRAISER.>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? OKAY, SWEET.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. I LOVE PARKLAND. I KNOW WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT PARKLAND IS ONE CITY I HAVE HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING SINCE 2006 AND IT IS JUST A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN BROWARD COUNTY. BEFORE I TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP THE PUBLIC AND WHERE PROPERTY VALUES ARE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE SKYROCKETING WITH TITLE FRAUD, BUT THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE I WANT TO THANK. FIRST, I HAVE TO GET A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MY FAVORITE, FAVORITE PERSON THAT WORKS HERE IN PARKLAND, THAT IS MY MUCH COOLER, BETTER, TALLER BROTHER, AS YOU KNOW, HE IS THE BSO SERGEANT IN CHARGE OF THE SROS, FOR PARKLAND. AND I THINK IT IS PRETTY FANTASTIC BECAUSE I SEE THAT CAPTAIN MCARDLE IS RIGHT BACK THERE. WHAT I THINK IS PRETTY NEAT, I PLAY SOFTBALL WITH MY BROTHER AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF HIS FRIENDS AND THEY ALWAYS TALK TO ME ABOUT THE COMMAND STAFF. MY BROTHER RAVES ABOUT CAPTAIN CARL, ALL THE TIME. HE RAVES ABOUT THE LIEUTENANT. HE BASICALLY SAYS OF ALL THE PLACES HE HAS WORKED, THIS HAS BEEN HIS HAPPIEST WITHOUT A DOUBT, BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED AT THE TOP THERE, SO YOU HAD A TRULY SPECTACULAR GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT SERVE THE RESIDENTS HERE OF PARKLAND. ALSO, MR. MAYOR, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE COMMISSION, YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB FOR THE RESIDENCE. AS YOU WILL SEE VERY, VERY SOON, PROPERTY VALUES HAVE SKYROCKETED AND THE REASON BEING, PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, COMING TO PARKLAND AND PLAYING HALF DOLLARS FOR PROPERTIES, THEY WANT TO LIVE IN A PLACE, THEY ARE COMING IN BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND IN PARKLAND, YOU HAVE WONDERFUL SERVICES, YOU HAVE GREAT PARKS YOU HAVE ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE, AND I THINK IT IS INSPIRING PEOPLE TO COME IN AND IT IS REALLY A TESTAMENT TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EVERYBODY UP HERE IS WHAT REALLY HAS MADE THIS A GREAT PLACE. AND FINALLY, YOUR STAFF IS JUST SO AWESOME. EVERY SINGLE WEEK, EVERY SINGLE STAFF IN BROWARD COUNTY, EVERY CITY, PROVIDES US PERMIT SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE ALL THE VALUE, PUT IT ON THE TAX ROLL, AND I CAN TELL YOU, THEY ARE SO EASY TO WORK WITH, THEY ALWAYS RETURN OUR PHONE CALLS, THEY ARE SO COURTEOUS TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEY ARE JUST SO AWESOME, SO I'M JUST SO THRILLED, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S SERVICE. WITH THAT SAID, MR. MAYOR, THE FIRST THING I WAS HOPING TO TALK ABOUT IS HOW WE CAN HELP THE PEOPLE OF PARKLAND. AS YOU KNOW, BROWARD COUNTY IS A VERY LATE. OUR MAIN FUNCTION AS WHAT WE DO IS MAINTAINING A FUNCTION FOR TAX PURPOSES. BROWARD COUNTY HAS ABOUT 2 MILLION PILLS FILLED BY THE PURE, LARGER THAN TWO STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO. NOW, WHAT WE DO IS REASSESS THE VALUE OF ALL PROPERTIES AND WHEN PEOPLE PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, THE AMOUNT OF TAXES THEY PAY IS A RELATIONSHIP TO THE TAX RATE SET BY YOU ALL, THE COUNTY COMMISSION, THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND OTHER TAXING AUTHORITIES. NO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT, AND BROWARD COUNTY AGAIN IS A VERY LARGE PLACE AND WE APPRAISE MORE PARTIALS THAT EXIST IN MANY STATES, AND EVEN THOUGH THE PEOPLE IN OUR OFFICE TO A VERY GOOD JOB AND THEIR ASSESSMENTS ARE VERY ACCURATE, ASSESSMENTS CAN OCCUR, OR MAYBE PEOPLE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY THAT WE MAYBE DON'T HAVE WHICH CAN HELP THEM BRING DOWN THEIR ASSESSED VALUE, WHICH CAN HELP THEM BRING DOWN PROPERTY TAXES. THE NEXT ONE, EVERY RESIDENT THAT OWNS A PROPERTY IN PARKLAND IS GOING TO GET A DOCUMENT FROM THE MAIL, A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT. IT IS BASICALLY A DOCUMENT SO PEOPLE CAN MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT OVERPAYING PROPERTY TAXES, AND IT DOES A FEW THINGS. IT SHOWS THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY FOR TAX PURPOSES, IT SHOWS ALL OF THE TAX SAVINGS EXCEPTIONS THEY ARE GETTING, IT SHOWS THE DATES AND TIMES THAT YOU ALL, THE COUNTY COMMISSION, THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND ALL OTHER TAXING AUTHORITIES WILL BE DISCUSSING THEIR TAX RATE AND IT SHOWS THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TAXES THEY WILL BE ASKED TO PLAY -- PAY THIS YEAR. NO, IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY, GIVE ME A CALL. IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING EVERY TAX EXCEPTION, GIVE ME A CALL. AS LONG AS YOU DO THAT BY SEPTEMBER 18TH, WE CAN MAKE SURE YOU PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES. YOU ONLY PAY YOUR FAIR SHARE OF VALUE AND YOU GET EVERY EXCEPTION YOU ARE ENTITLED TO SO YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON YOUR PROPERTY TAXES. THAT BRINGS ME TO THE SECOND THING THAT WE DO. THE SECOND THING THAT WE DO -- AND THIS IS WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT MY JOB -- WE GIVE TAX EXCEPTIONS TO THOSE WHO QUALIFY. THERE ARE A LOT OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER FLORIDA LAW THAT MAY QUALIFY FOR. IF YOU LIVE IN PARKLAND AS YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE, WHERE YOUR CAR IS REGISTERED TO, IT IS WHERE YOU LIVE, YOU CAN GET THE
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HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS A VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT DOES TWO THINGS FOR THE FIRST THING IT DOES, IT TAKES $50,000 OF VALUE OFF OF THE TAX ROLL THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES ON. IS ABOUT $1000 A YEAR. BUT, MOST OF ALL, YOU HAVE A HOMESTEAD, THE TAXES CANNOT GO UP MORE THAN A MAXIMUM OF 3% AND THAT IS IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE PROPERTY TAXES IN PARKLAND ARE SKYROCKETING. THE REASON THEY ARE SKYROCKETING IN -- IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND BUYING PROPERTIES, PEOPLE ARE PAYING MORE MONEY FOR PROPERTY THAN LAST YEAR, AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, AND FIGURE BEFORE THAT, HAD PROPERTY RIGHT NOW IS WORTH A HECK OF A LOT MORE THAN BEFORE CODED AND BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE COMING AND PAYING THESE VERY HIGH AMOUNTS FOR PROPERTIES, THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION REALLY PROTECTS HOMESTEAD OWNERS, BECAUSE IF YOU FILE FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, IT IS CAPPED AT 3% SO IT WON'T SKYROCKET WITH YOUR MARKET VALUE BASED ON WHAT PEOPLE ARE PLAYING. IF ANYBODY HASN'T FILED FOR A EXTENSION, CALL ME LIFE IS FEBRUARY 18TH, WE MAKE SURE YOU GET IT, YOU CAN BE PROTECTED BY VERY DRASTIC INCREASES IN HER PROPERTY TAXES. ONCE YOU GET THAT, THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER EXEMPTIONS. EXEMPTIONS FOR SENIORS, VETERANS, VIDEOS, PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, THERE ARE A LOT OF EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE LAW, SO I HOPE EVERYBODY GO TO OUR WEBSITE, CLICK ON IT ENGINES AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT GETTING, JUST CONTACT ME BY SEPTEMBER 18TH SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY ARE ALL REFLECTED IN THE TAX BILL. THE SECOND THING, MR. MAYOR, I WAS HOPING TO TALK ABOUT IS WHERE PROPERTY VALUES ARE LIKE PARKLAND. AS I SAID BEFORE, THEY ARE GOING UP. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA 2023 LAST YEAR, IF WE TOOK ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND SOLD ON THE OPEN MARKET, YOU WOULD GET RIGHT ABOUT $11.95 BILLION, FAST-FORWARD JUST ONE YEAR, THERE HAS BEEN A 7.46% IN MARKET VALUES, RIGHT AT ABOUT $12.8 MILLION. THAT IS WHAT YOU GET IF YOU SOLD ALL OF THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ON THE MARKET. THE TAX VALUE IS THE VALUE YOU ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO SET THE RATE ON TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU NEED TO PROVIDE GREAT SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF PARKLAND. IN 2023, THAT WAS RIGHT AT ABOUT $7.55 BILLION.FAST-FORWARD JUST ONE YEAR TO NOW, IT IS NOW A 8.5% INCREASE, TO ABOUT $8.2 BILLION. AND WHAT THAT MEANS, IF YOU KEEP YOUR MILLAGE RATE THE SAME AT 4.2979, THAT IS YOUR OPERATING MILLAGE RATE, YOU WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL 2,787,000 100 DOLLARS MORE THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR TO PROVIDE GREAT SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF PARKLAND. AND WHAT IS REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT THIS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN PARKLAND ARE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY OWNERS, SO THE VALUE OF THEIR TAX IS NOT GOING TO GO UP MORE THAN 3%, SO THEY ARE NOT SEEING THE BRUNT OF THAT INCREASE. MOST OF THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE IS BEING PAID FOR BY NEW PEOPLE COMING INTO PARKLAND AND A SUBSTANTIAL OF NEW CONSTRUCTION YOU ADD TO THE TAXABLE THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING YOU RARELY SEE IN BROWARD COUNTY IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES BUILT IN BROWARD COUNTY BECAUSE WE ARE PRETTY MUCH FILLED OUT THERE.
WHAT IS AMAZING, WE PUT ON $100.85 MILLION OF NEW TAXABLE VALUE HERE IN PARKLAND AND THEY ARE ALL SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.
THEY COME FROM THE FALLS, PARKLAND ROYALE, AND TRIPLE FALLS. THE LARGEST SINGLE FAMILY HOME WAS ABOUT $4.8 BILLION AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO UNDER $1 MILLION BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY INTERESTING. RIGHT NOW IN PARKLAND, YOU HAVE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS. YOU HAVE LOW INCOME SENIOR EXEMPTION. YOU HAVE 438 WIDOWS WHO GET A PRETTY GOOD EXEMPTION. SOMETHING I THINK IS PRETTY COOL, YOU HAVE 82 AMERICAN HERO, TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS THAT PAY NO PROPERTY TAXES IN PARKLAND. THE AVERAGE SALE PRICE FOR A HOME IN APARTMENT IS ABOUT $1.2 MILLION, WHICH IS MORE THAN LAST YEAR AND WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT THAT, THAT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE MEDIAN. USUALLY, YOU SEE THE MEDIAN AND THE AVERAGE PRETTY DIFFERENT. IN PARKLAND, THE AVERAGE AND THE MEDIAN ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THAT THAT IS A LEGITIMATE NUMBER THAT PEOPLE ARE HANGING ON AVERAGE FOR HIS FAMILY HOME RIGHT NOW. THIS IS ALSO VERY SIMILAR TO THE MEDIAN, AS WELL.
IF IT IS OKAY, MR. MAYOR, THE LAST THING I WANTED TO QUICKLY TALK IT OUT BEFORE I ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS WAS SOMETHING I TALKED ABOUT EVERYWHERE AND IS CRACKING DOWN ON TITLE FRONT.
AS YOU KNOW WHEN I TALK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME, SOUTH FLORIDA IS THE TITLE FRAUD OF THE WORLD, THE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD BECAUSE YOU HAVE CRIMINALS, THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE, THEY WALK INTO THE RECORDING DIVISION OF EVERY COUNTY IN EVERY DAY, AND THEY TAKE THE AND TRY TO EXTORT PEOPLE FOR MONEY, MORTGAGE RENT, SELL THE PROPERTY, THEY DO IT ALL THE TIME. THE REASON IT IS SO EASY FOR THEM IS THE COURSE DIVISION FOR EVERY COUNTY HAS A MINISTERIAL DUTY.
THEY HAVE TO ACCEPT WHATEVER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THEM. WE HAVE CRIMINALS THAT WALK IN, FILE A FIXED EAT AND DO SOMETHING NEFARIOUS WITH IT. WE WANT TO GIVE THE PEOPLE OF BROWARD COUNTY TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIGHT THE FROG BEFORE THE FRAUD OCCURS. WE CAME UP WITH A NEW DICTATION PROGRAM LETTING PEOPLE KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A TITLE CHANGE ON THEIR PROPERTY, WHETHER IT HAS BEEN LEGITIMATE OR NOT.
ANYBODY CAN FIND A IF THEY GO TO OUR WEBSITE IF THEY TYPE IN THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS AND IF WE HAVE HER EMAIL ADDRESS ON FILE THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAD IT WITH HER HOME THAT APPLICATION. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT, THEY HAVE TO UPLOAD A UTILITY BILL OR SOMETHING PROVING OWNERSHIP. THAT CANNOT LIVE BY -- WHEN I
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STARTED THIS PROGRAM A FEW YEARS AGO, I STARTED GETTING CALLS FROM RESIDENTS THEY WOULD CALL ME, THEY SAY, MARTY, SOMETHING CHANGED THE TITLE ON MY HOME AND I DIDN'T DO IT, AND I GET IT MORE, AND MORE, AND MORE EVERY DAY. I REALIZE HOW BIG OF A DEAL IT WAS AND I DECIDED TO COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT IDEA. I WANTED TO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE CRIMINAL CASES AND PUT THE PEOPLE IN JAIL FOR DOING THIS.I CALLED THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE WHICH OVERSEES ALL OF THIS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND I TOLD HIM WHAT I WANTED TO DO AND I ASKED FOR THEIR PERMISSION, AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, MARTY, YOU ARE A PROPERTY APPRAISER, YOU DETERMINE THE PROPERTY VALUES, YOU ARE NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS A DEAL FOR SOUTH FLORIDA, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BEING RIPPED OFF, SO WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO HAVE YOUR PROGRAM, WE ARE GOING TO APPROVE IT AND MAKE IT A GUINEA PIG FOR THE REST OF THE STATE. THE COUNTY COMMISSION FUNDS MY BUDGET, I GO TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION I SAY, I HAVE THIS NEW PROGRAM IN MY OFFICE, THE CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY TEAM, WHICH HE FUNDED? ONLINE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WOULD ABSOLUTELY GIVE THE EVERYTHING YOU NEED. I THEN WENT TO SEE SHERIFF TONY, WHO IS A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND I GO, SHERIFF TONY, GO, LISTEN, I HAVE THIS GREAT IN MY OFFICE, THE CRIMES AGAINST POPERTY TEAM, BUT I AM NOT LAW-ENFORCEMENT, YOU ARE, I CAN'T LIVE IN -- I CAN'T DO THE JOB OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, MARTY, AND WE ENTERED AN Y, - AGREEMENT TO WORK TOGETHER, AND SHE HAS ASSIGNED THREE SHERIFF'S DETECTIVES TO WORK IN OUR OFFICE AND ACTUALLY DO THE JOB OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. I THEN WENT TO SEE HAROLD PRYOR, STATE ATTORNEY. I SAID, THE SHERIFF AND I ARE WORKING TOGETHER, WE ARE BUILDING THE SEMINAL CASES TO PUT THE DEAL.
IF WE BRING YOU CASES THAT ARE PROSECUTORIAL, WOULD YOU PROSECUTE PEOPLE DOING THIS? HE GOES, ABSOLUTELY, MARTY. HE ASSIGNED A STATE ATTORNEY TO WORK WITH OUR OFFICE TO PEOPLE WE BRING TO HIM. WE HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, NUMEROUS ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS, ABLE TO STOP THE FRAUDULENT SALE OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF PROPERTY AND ABLE TO GET PROPERTY BACK IN MUCH MORE EXPEDITIOUS AND COST-EFFICIENT MANNER. I HAVE TOLD THESE STORIES BEFORE BUT I JUST WANT TO REITERATE FOUR STORIES THAT I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT BECAUSE EACH ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BUT EACH ONE SHOWS THE EXTENT THAT THESE CRIMINALS WILL GO TO TO TRY TO DEFRAUD PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR PROPERTY. THE FIRST ONE WAS OUR FIRST ARREST AND FIRST CONVICTION THAT INVOLVED A MARRIED COUPLE THEY WERE TWO WIVES, ONE OF THE WISE WORK FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, THE OTHER WORKS FOR THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY. THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT WOULD FIND WHEN PEOPLE WOULD PASS ON, SHE WOULD THEN TAKE THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND SOCIAL NUMBERS AND GIVE THEM TO HER WIFE IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY AND FIND OUT IF THEY HAD PROPERTY IN BROWARD COUNTY. THEY WOULD FILE FAKE NEEDS, SELL THE PROPERTIES ON ZILLOW, MORTGAGE THE PARTIES, THE PROPHET MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BUT THEY WERE FOUND GUILTY AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE A MARRIED COUPLE, SPENDING THEIR TIME AND DIFFERENT PERSONS, WHICH IS A GREAT THING. I HAVE A FIVE ACRE PARCEL CAN I HAVE A $500,000 MORTGAGE AND THE MORTGAGE COMPANY SAID WE WILL GIVE IT TO YOU. THIS IS WHEN WE SHOULD'VE REALIZED SOMETHING FISHY WAS GOING ON. THE CLOSING TOOK PLACE AT A BURGER KING. I GO TO THE BURGER KING AND YOU HAVE THE BAD GUY TRYING TO GET THE MONEY, YOU HAVE THE MORTGAGE COMPANY ABOUT TO BE OUT A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY AND YOU HAVE THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE ROOM, THE NOTARY. THE NOTARY IS LOOKING AT THIS THING, IT IS VERY BIZARRE. SHE PROVIDED IT TO OUR OFFICE, WE CONTACTED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE U.S.
SECRET SERVICE. FORTUNATELY, THE MAN WAS ARRESTED, HE WAS ALSO FOUND GUILTY. HE IS NOW SERVING THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON. UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, HE WAS GIVEN THE FULL $500,000 MORTGAGE, SPENT $80,000 AND WE RECOVERED THE REST. ANOTHER EXAMPLE, WE HAD CONVICTIONS TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST CASES INVOLVING A LOT OF PEOPLE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE ARE ABOUT 12 PEOPLE THAT ARE CO-CONSPIRATORS IN THIS MATTER AND ALL OF THEM WILL ULTIMATELY
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BE ARRESTED. WHAT I LEARNED -- AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THIS -- BUT, I WAS TOLD THAT ALL 12 MET EACH OTHER IN JAIL AND CAME UP WITH THIS SMART SCHEME IN JAIL. HERE IS WHAT THEY DECIDED TO DO. THEY WANTED YOU IS THE BROWARD COUNTY COURT SYSTEM TO STEAL PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES. SO YOU HAVE THE RINGLEADERS AND THE RINGLEADERS WITH FILE TITLE ACTIONS, BASICALLY LAWSUIT IN CIRCUIT COURT SAYING THIS SENIOR, THIS BANKER, THIS PERSON NO LONGER WANTS THE PROPERTY, THE RETURN TO SERVICE WOULD GO TO THE GUYS BUDDY, IN A MOBILE HOME, AND SHE SAYS, I REPRESENT THAT SENIOR, THAT BANK, THAT PERSON, THEY DON'T WANT THE PROPERTY ANYMORE. THEY SOLD DOZENS, AND DOZENS, AND DOZENS OF HOMES WE HAVE FOUND SO FAR, WE FIND MORE EVERY SINGLE MONTH, BUT THAT PARTICULAR CASE TAUGHT ME A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS. THE FIRST THING WE ALL KNOW, THE HOMEOWNER, WHEN THEIR HOME IS STOLEN, THEY ARE A VICTIM. BUT IT ALSO TOLD ME THE COMMUNITY CAN BE A VICTIM, AS WELL. ONE OF THOSE HOMES WAS LOCATED IN FORT LAUDERDALE AND AFTER THEY STOLE IT THEY MOVED A BUNCH OF BUDDIES INTO THE HOME AND ONE DAY, ONE OF THE BUDDIES ABOUT 3:00 IN THE MORNING WALKED OUT OF THAT HOME, HE WALKED IN A NEIGHBORS HOME THROUGH THE HALLWAY, AND INTO THE BEDROOM WHERE THE HUSBAND AND WIFE WERE SLEEPING. HE WALKED UP TO THE BED AND ABOUT TO DO GOD KNOWS WHAT, FORTUNATELY, THE WIFE WOKE UP, SCREAMING THAT THERE WAS SOMEBODY IN THE HOUSE, HE WAS CHASED OUT BY THEIR BIG DOG, ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH BURGLARY, GIVEN AN ANKLE MONITOR AND WENT BACK TO THE STONE HOME. NOT ONLY IS THE HOMEOWNER A VICTIM, NOT ONLY IS THE COMMUNITY A VICTIM, BUT EVERYONE ONCE IN A WHILE, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, THERE COULD BE SOMEBODY INNOCENT IN THOSE HOMES THAT COULD BE A VICTIM AS WELL BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE LIVING IN STOLEN HOME, SOMETIMES THERE IS NO ELECTRICITY, RUNNING WATER, UTILITIES, IN THE SUMMERTIME IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND WHEN WE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF FALLS TO REMOVE PEOPLE FROM THE HOME, THEY HAD A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD WITH THEM. SOMETHING I'M HAPPY ABOUT IS THE RINGLEADERS JUST TWO WEEKS AGO WAS CONVICTED AND HE RECEIVED EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON, FOLLOWE BY 10 YEARS PROBATION AT 370,000 IN RESTITUTION, AND WHAT I THINK IS VERY NEAT, AS WELL, IF HE VIOLATES HIS PROBATION AFTER HE WAS LET OUT OF JAIL, HE WILL SERVE LIFE IN PRISON. A CO-CONSPIRATOR WITH HIM, WHO IS A MINOR CO-CONSPIRATOR RECEIVED FIVE YEARS PROBATION AND $31,000 RESTITUTION AND ANOTHER CO-CONSPIRATOR -- I THOUGHT THIS WAS INTERESTING -- RECEIVED FIVE YEARS PROBATION BUT WAS ALSO ORDERED BY THE U.S. IMMIGRATION COURT TO MOLDOVA, WHERE SHE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BACK INTO AMERICA. LAST STORY I WANTED TO QUICKLY TALK ABOUT, MR. MAYOR, IS JUST ONE THAT HAPPENED MORE RECENTLY AND IT IS ONE THAT I THINK REALLY SHOWS THE EXTENT PEOPLE WILL TRY TO GO TO TO DEFRAUD THE PUBLIC AND IT ALSO SHOWS HOW NOT ONLY THIS CRIME, BUT THIS CRIME CAN ALSO BLEED INTO MANY OTHER KINDS THAT ARE CURRENT, AS WELL. THERE WAS A GUY WHO MADE A LITTLE BIT OF A MISTAKE.HE KNELT OUR OFFICE AND HE OES, MY Ă·96 GRANDMOTHER, I AM SO SAD, SHE JUST DIED, BUT SHE LEFT ME HER HOUSE, HOW DO I GET IT IN MY NAME? WE GO, WELL, WE HAVE TO SHOW A DEED IN YOUR NAME, OR A PROBATE FROM THE COURT, HE GOES, I WILL GET YOU THAT TOMORROW. THE NEXT DAY, HE SENT US A FAKE DEED AND FAKE WILL, WE KNEW IT WAS FAKE RIGHT OFF THE TOP, BECAUSE WHERE THE NOTARY WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY COUNTY OF BROWARD, IT SAID COUNTY OF FLORIDA. WE KNEW IT WAS FAKE AND WE STARTED INVESTIGATING IT. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND OUT THIS GUY WHO WAS SQUATTING IN THE HOME FOUND A LEGITIMATE BUYER FOR THE PROPERTY USING THE DOCUMENTS HE PROVIDED TO OUR OFFICE, AND WE ALSO FOUND OUT WHO THE LAWYER WAS GOING TO BE THAT WAS GOING TO HANDLE THE CLOSING FOR THAT TRANSACTION, AND WE CONTACTED THE LAWYER AND WE BASICALLY SAID, LISTEN, THIS IS A FRAUDULENT TRANSACTION, BUT WE REALLY WANT YOU TO GO THROUGH WITH IT, SO WE GO TO THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THEY WERE UNDERCOVER IN THE OFFICE, THE MAN WHO DROVE UP SIGNED THE DOCUMENTS AND THEY ARRESTED HIM. BUT, AFTER THEY ARRESTED HIM, THEY SEARCHED HIS CAR.
WHEN THEY SEARCHED HIS CAR, THEY FOUND THE IDENTITIES OF 43 BROWARD RESIDENTS, CREDIT CARDS, SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION, TAX RETURN INFORMATION, THIS GUY WAS SO SMART, HE HAD A FAKE CHECKBOOK WHERE HE WAS PRETENDING HE WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF A VERY LARGE BROWARD COUNTY BUSINESS AND CASHING THE CHECKS FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I WANTED TO BRING THESE STORIES UP BECAUSE I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY HERE IN PARKLAND IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP FOR OUR OWNER ALERT PROGRAM, IT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND IT IS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE TO MAKE SURE SOMEBODY CAN'T STEAL YOUR HOME, AND I ALSO LIKE TO SCREEN OUT THIS STUFF EVERYWHERE I GO BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT IF THEY ARE GOING TO DO THIS IN BROWARD COUNTY, THEY ARE NOT WELCOME HERE AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THEY SERVE A LONG TIME IN PRISON. WITH THAT SAID, MR. MAYOR. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF COFFEE TODAY SO I AM A LITTLE BIT WIRED AND I ALWAYS TELL ANYBODY, IF POLITICS DOESN'T WORK OUT, I WOULD BE A GREAT AUCTIONEER. BUT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? YES, OF COURSE.
>> I DO, AND MARTY, ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR
>> AND FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING FOR OUR RESIDENTS. I HAVE HAD SOME RESIDENTS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT, CONCERNING FACTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, HAS YOUR OFFICE DONE ANY OBLIGATIONS ON
THAT? >> SURE, SO WHEN YOU ARE STAYING FRACTIONAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY HAD THE DEEDS, OR --
>> IT IS MULTIPLE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY A TIMESHARE OF A
SINGLE-FAMILY HOME. >> I UNDERSTAND. SO, FOR OUR PURPOSE, -- OH, SO PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATE IN AIRBNB, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I UNDERSTAND. SO, FOR OUR PURPOSE, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY WHO HAS A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION OR VERY VALUABLE EXEMPTION GETS IT. GENERALLY, YOU CAN'T RENT OUT YOUR PROPERTY. IF YOU RENT OUT YOUR PROPERTY AND VIOLATE A FEW STATUTES, YOU LOSE THAT EXEMPTION. FOR OUR PURPOSE, WHAT WE DO, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN, FOR EXAMPLE, AIRBNB, OR ANY OF THE VACATION RENTALS. AND WE WILL FIND OUT, AND WE ALSO HAVE IN OUR OFFICE A CIVIL FRAUD DIVISION THAT IS SEPARATE FROM OUR CRIMINAL DIVISION. WHAT THEY DO, THEIR JOB IS BASICALLY
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TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING EXEMPTIONS THAT AREN'T SUPPOSED TO GET IT DON'T GET THEM ANYMORE. SO, WE FIND OUT SOMEBODY IS PARTICIPATING FOR EXAMPLE AT AIRBNB, WE CAN FIGURE OUT IF THEY VIOLATED A FEW STATUTES.THE FIRST THING WE LOOK FOR IS TO SEE IF THEY VIOLATED A STATUTE THAT SAYS IF YOU RENT YOUR PROPERTY FOR 30 DAYS PER YEAR FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS, THEY WILL PULL YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. ALSO IF YOU RENT YOUR PROPERTY FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS PER YEAR, WE PULL YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. IF WE FIND OUT YOU DON'T QUALIFY FOR THOSE EXEMPTIONS AND YOU STILL RENT OUT YOUR PROPERTY, WE INVESTIGATED TO FIND OUT IF YOU VOLUNTARILY RELEASED YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WE PULL THE EXEMPTION, THE PROPERTY THEN GETS RESET TO PROPERTY VALUE, WHICH MAKES TAXES GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY AND THEN WE FIND OUT THERE WAS FRAUD INVOLVED, AS WELL, WE WILL BACK TAX THE PERSON FOR 10 YEARS INCLUDIG A PENALTY OF 15% INTEREST SO THERE IS A LOT WE ACTUALLY DO WITH IT, AND THE OTHER THING THAT WE WILL DO, AS WELL, IS ASIDE FROM AIRBNB, IF PEOPLE ARE RENTING OUT THEIR PROPERTY, WE CAN ALSO WORK WITH THEM, TOO. AND AS YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, THE COST OF LIVING HERE IS VERY EXPENSIVE. NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE YOUR TAXES, YOU HAVE INSURANCE, YOU HAVE LOTS OF THINGS YOU ARE PAYING FOR, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, SOME HE SAYS, I'M GOING TO LIVE IN MY PROPERTY BUT I AM GOING TO RENT OUT A ROOM SO I CAN HELP THESE COSTS. WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO IS ACTUALLY PROPORTIONATELY ALTER THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO ONLY COVER THE PORTION OF THE HOME THAT IS NOT BEING RENTED.
LET'S SAY YOU RENT OUT A BACK ROOM. WHAT WE WILL DO, THE WHOLE HOME WILL BE COVERED BY THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, I WOULD EVEN INCLUDE THE COMMON AREAS, BUT THE BACK ROOM IS BEING RENTED, THAT GETS RESET TO MARKET VALUE, SO TAXES GO UP A LITTLE BIT. WHAT I ALWAYS TELL ANYBODY, IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT DOING ANYTHING TO YOUR PROPERTY, THINKING ABOUT RENTING, CHANGING THE DEED, CALL ME FIRST AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR PROPERTY, IF YOU DECIDE TO DO IT. YOU CAN REALLY MAKE THE BEST FINANCIAL DECISION POSSIBLE, DOES THAT HELP ANSWER THE QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU, MARTY. >> THANK YOU, GREAT QUESTION.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. I SAW TERESA YESTERDAY. SHE IS FANTASTIC, BY THE WAY. ABSOLUTELY.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? >> LET ME JUST COMMENT. I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR A LONG TIME, AND IN THIS ROLE OF PROPERTY APPRAISER, MOST PROPERTY APPRAISERS JUST GO STRAIGHT AND NARROW, WHATEVER IT IS. BUT, I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE THINKING OUT OF THE BOX.
>> THANK YOU. >> AND YOU ARE PROTECTING RESIDENCE WITHIN WHAT YOU CAN DO, AND THAT IS PROBABLY FROM YOUR BACKGROUND AS A LEGISLATOR, IN THAT AREA. SO, DEFINITELY, WE APPRECIATE IT. THE RESIDENTS OF PARKLAND APPRECIATE IT, AND I'M SURE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF PARKLAND COUNTY APPRECIATE IT.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. >> I JUST HAD TO SAY IT. THE OTHER THING IS, YOU GAVE KUDOS TO OUR STAFF, I HAVE TO GIVE KUDOS TO YOUR STAFF. I MEAN, ANYTIME I NEED SOMETHING, REACHED OUT TO THEM, THEY ARE QUICK TO REACT. THEY ARE VERY -- AGAIN, HELPFUL, AND RESPONSIVE. SO, AGAIN, THANK
YOU. >> THANK YOU. AND BOB, THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK YOU DO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT I HAVE KNOWN BOB FOR SO MANY YEARS AND WHAT I THINK IS AMAZING, EVERY YEAR, I KNOW GARRETT, BOB'S SON. WHEN I WAS IN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE A LONG, LONG TIME AGO, EVERY SINGLE YEAR, BOB, GARRETT, AND HIS WONDERFUL MOM -- I KNOW SHE HAS PASSED ON, SORRY, BOB -- WOULD ALWAYS COME UP TO VISIT ME. THE MOST AMAZING THING IS SOMETHING GARRETT DID. ONE DAY, I AM IN THE DEMOCRATIC OFFICE, AND WE ARE HAVING BASICALLY A DEMOCRATIC MEETING, AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT GOVERNOR CHRIS, THE GOVERNOR THAT CAME TO VISIT US, AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, HE WAS MAYBE IN SEVENTH GRADE AT THE TIME, MAY BE EIGHTH-GRADE, SO HE IS KIND OF A LITTLE KID AND YOU ARE SURROUNDED BY THESE LEGISLATORS AND THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA WITH ALL OF THIS SECURITY STAFF. GARRETT WENT UP THERE BECAUSE HE WANTED TO TEACH PEOPLE THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND HE REALLY WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO THAT. AS THE GOVERNORS COME IN, HE IS WALKING BY, GARY DUCEY SAYS, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.
GOVERNOR SAYS, OF COURSE. HE BASICALLY TOLD HIM EXACTLY WHY IT WAS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO BASICALLY BRING AWARENESS THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THAT, AND I BELIEVE THAT ACTUALLY PASSED AS A RESULT OF THAT. GARRETT IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE PEOPLE I HAVE EVER MET. IN MY OFFICE, I HAVE A PICTURE OF GARRETT, IT GOES WAY BACK TO 2006, AND I AM JUST VERY, VERY PROUD OF ALL HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED, BOB. I REALLY AM.
SORRY, DIDN'T MEAN TO GO ON A TANGENT, BUT I LOVE THAT STORY.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> MARTY, I LOVE YOU. YOU KNOW
THAT. >> I LOVE YOU, TOO. AND KEN, BY THE WAY, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, YOU HAVE THE BEST SHIRT,T. I TH SCREAMS AMERICA. LOVE IT. JULY 4TH!
>> NO, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARTY. AS THE COMMISSIONER WAS
[7. Proclamations and Recognitions]
SAYING, THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU DO HERE. LIKE I SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE 31 CITIES, EVERY CITY IS SPECTACULAR, BUT PARKLAND REALLY IS A SPECIAL PLACE TO LIVE AND I HAVE REALLY NEVER MET SOMEBODY WHO LIVES IN PARKLAND WHO DISLIKES LIVING IN PARKLAND, IT IS A GREAT PLACE. SO, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
THANKS, EVERYBODY. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
>> OKAY. PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS?
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>> WHO IS HERE FOR PARKS AND REC? WE HAVE DAVID. FROM OUR PARKS AND REC'S ADVISORY BOARD. COME ON UP HERE. WHAT A
GREAT GROUP. >> COME ON, RIGHT HERE. WHERE
YOU GOING? >> PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF PARKLAND. THE FLORA AND VEGETATION IN PARKS HELP TO PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY CLEANSING THE AIR, PROTECTING WILDLIFE, AND REPLENISHING GROUNDWATER. PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS ARE IMPORTANT TO MAINTAIN A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY BY IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CITIZENS AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF PARKLAND. PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC REPARATION SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED, AND IMPROVE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF ALL CITIZENS. PARKS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGE AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, REDUCE HEALTH RELATED ISSUES, AND IMPROVE OVERALL PUBLIC HEALTH. THE CITY OF PARKLAND PARKS ARE HOME TO PREMIER RECREATION AND SPORTS PROGRAMS IN BROWARD COUNTY. THE CITY OF PARKLAND PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SAFE, FUN, AND ACCESSIBLE PARKS, TRAILS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, AND LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PARKLAND RESIDENTS. BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, MAYOR RICH WALKER AND THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH. AND I KNOW DAVID WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING?
>> OF COURSE. HI. MY NAME IS DAVID GOTT AND I AM CURRENTLY THE VICE CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD, WHERE I HAVE SERVED FOR THE BETTER PART OF 3 1/2 YEARS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT, MR. MAYOR, TO SAY THAT THIS STAFF HAS WORKED VERY, VERY HARD TO PUT TOGETHER JUST A WONDERFUL SLATE OF EVENTS AND I KNOW THE HOMEOWNERS AND RESIDENTS WILL LOVE. BUT, I ALSO THINK THAT WE SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK, THE DEDICATION, THE COMMITMENT, AND THE FUND THAT THE PARKS AND REC STAFF BRING TO THE JOB EVERY DAY. WE APPRECIATE THEM ON THE ADVISORY BOARD. WE SEE THEM EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE TONIGHT AND SAY THANK YOU.
>> I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. WE HEAR ALL THE TIME, THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT -- JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE SOFTBALL PROGRAM, IT WAS POURING RAIN, YOU GUYS WERE ALL OUT THERE. SO, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE -- BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS, OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE THE CITY OF PARKLAND, SO WE ARE PROUD OF OUR PARKS, BUT NOT JUST OUR PARKS. THE FARMERS MARKET, THE EATS AND BEATS, ALL OF THE PROGRAMS YOU PUT TOGETHER THAT MAKES PARKLAND THE SPECIAL CITY THAT IT IS AND
WE VERY MUCH DO APPRECIATE IT. >> CONGRATS.
[8. Approval of the Agenda]
>> MOVING RIGHT ALONG. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA?
>> YOU WEREN'T EVEN SEE TO GET! WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER
MAYERSOHN. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.
>> OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT AGENDA, WE
[10. Regular Agenda]
DO NOT HAVE ONE. REGULAR AGENDA. ANTHONY?>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. FIRST ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA IS ITEM 10 A, RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-051, FISCAL YEAR 2025 PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SEND A PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF 4.2979 MILLS TO THE PROPETY APPRAISER A FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND SETTING SEPTEMBER 12, 24 AND FOUR AT 7:00 P.M. PARKLAND COMMISSION
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CHAMBERS, 6600 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AS THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2024, AT 6:00 P.M. AT PARKLAND COMMISSION CHAMBERS, 6600 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AS THE DATE, TIME, AND PLACE FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING, PROVIDED FOR CONFLICT, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY,PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> FOR THE RECORD, CHRIS JOHNSON, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. TONIGHT IS THE FIRST OF A MONTH
LONG PROCESS AND -- >> ARE YOU GOING TO PRESENTING
A FEW OF THESE TOGETHER? >> I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON ALL FOUR OF THE BUDGET ITEMS.
>> SO, I WILL READ ALL FOUR OF THE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD, WE WOULD NEED SEPARATE VOTES ON EACH ITEM. ITEM 10 B IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-052, FISCAL YEAR 2025 PRELIMINARY FIRE ASSESSMENT. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ASSESSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSED COSTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN ASSISTANT ROLE, AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION NOTICE THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-053 - FY 2025 SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS IN THE INCORPORATED AREAS OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA; DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ASSESSING THE SOLID WASTE COST AGAINST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF A SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-054 - FY 2025 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY'S STORMWATER UTILITY; DESCRIBING THE METHOD OF ASSESSING THE STORMWATER SERVICE COST AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE STORMWATER SERVICE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF PARKLAND; DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF AN UPDATED STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING, AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
ANTHONY. >> IT EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. CHRIS JOHNSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR. AS I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, TONIGHT IS THE FIRST MEETING IN A MONTH LONG PROCESS TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET. TONIGHT IS THE MEETING TO DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM GRADE FOR THE MILLAGE RATE, OR SOLID WASTE RATE, OR FIRE ASSESSING RATE, AND STORMWATER RATES. THESE ARE THE RATES THAT WILL BE GOING ON THE TAXPAYERS TRIM NOTICES THAT WILL BE GOING OUT NEXT MONTH.
THE REST OF THE CALENDAR IS ON THE SCREEN AND ON AUGUST 7TH, WE ARE INVITING RESIDENTS TO COME IN HERE AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE, REGARDING THE ADVISERS. AND ON AUGUST 14TH, WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP HERE IN THE CHAMBERS WHERE YOU, ALL, WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS AFTER YOU ALL REVIEW THE 2025 BUDGET THAT WAS PROVIDED HERE. AND THE FIRST OFFICIAL PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE MILLAGE BUDGET, AND THEN FINALIZE THE ASSESSMENTS IS SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 7:00 P.M. AND THEN, THE LAST AND FINAL MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 25TH AT 6:00 P.M. THAT IS WHERE WE FORMALLY ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET.
SO, THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS BALANCED AT THE CURRENT RATE OF 4.2979 MILLS. SO, THIS IS BASED ON A TOTAL PROPERTY VALUE OF ABOUT $8.2 BILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT AN 8.4% INCREASE. THE NEW CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTED FOR $191 BILLION OF THAT TAXABLE VALUE, OR ABOUT 2.5%. OUR EXISTING VALUES WENT UP ABOUT 442%, OR, I'M SORRY. SO, THAT IS ABOUT 5.8%, AND THAT IS NOTABLE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE SECOND LOWEST EXISTING VALUE INCREASE IN BROWARD COUNTY. AS THE PROPERTY APPRAISER PREVIOUSLY SAID, IS PRIMARILY BEING A HOMESTEADING COMMUNITY WITH ABOUT 83%, 84% OF OUR HOMES RECEIVING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THEIR TAXES WILL NOT GO UP MORE THAN 3%. SO, THIS BECOMES VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER TO GETTING MORE HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES ON THE PAYROLL. SO, THIS IS ABOUT 3% OF THIS EXPECTED GROWTH RATE WE WILL SEE GOING FRWARD. SO, AGAIN, WE ARE PROPOSING THE SAME MILLAGE RATE OF 4.2979 AND THAT WILL PROVIDE THE CITY WITH ABOUT 33 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS OF REVENUE, OR AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 2 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS.
FOR THE FIRE ASSESSMENT, THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS, COMMISSIONERS GAVE US DIRECTION TO INCREASE THIS ASSESSMENT BY THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE FIRE CONTRACT.
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THIS YEAR, THAT INCREASE WAS JUST OVER 4%. THAT IS A CORE RESPONSE OF OVER $310.98 PER UNIT. AND HERE IS JUST A BRIEF HISTORY OF WHERE THAT RATE HAS BEEN IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AGO, STARTING AT ABOUT $210 BACK IN 2016. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE AT $311. AND WHEN WE DID OUR RATE STUDY BACK IN 2022, FOR 2025, THE MAXIMUM LEGAL RATE WE COULD CHARGE FOR FIRE ASSESSMENT WAS ABOUT $437. SO, WE ARE WELL WITHIN THAT LEGAL LIMIT. THE THIRD RATE WE WILL BE PASSING TONIGHT IS THE SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT. AS WE ALL KNOW, AT OUR LAST MEETING IN JUNE, THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WAS PASSED, AND ALONG WITH THAT CAME A 5% INCREASE IN THE RESIDENTIAL RATE, UP TO $453.24. SO, AS WAS MENTIONED DURING THOSE MEETINGS, THIS IS A PASS-THROUGH BASED ON OUR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT AND FUTURE INCREASES WILL BE CAPPED AT 5%, AS WELL. AND THEN, LASTLY, WILL BE OUR STORMWATER ASSESSMENT. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION. WE ANTICIPATE COLLECTING ABOUT $525,000 THIS YEAR. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SIX DIFFERENT SERVICE AREAS ACROSS THE CITY, THE ESTIMATED ASSESSMENT IS STARTING AROUND $39 PER RESIDENT AND GOING UP TO ABOUT $180 PER RESIDENT. AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO THANK SHERRY, TOO, THE BUDGET AND GRANTS MANAGER FOR ALL OF THE HARD WORK. I WANT TO THANK NANCY FOR HER SUPPORT AND THANK ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR ALL OF THEIR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PROPOSED BUDGET THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU ALL TONIGHT.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHRIS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY
>> YEAH. >> ON THE FIRE ASSESSMENT -- DO WE WANT TO DO THE MILLAGE RATE FIRST? WORK?
>> WE CAN DO IT, BUT I JUST HAVE A QUESTION WHILE WE ARE HERE. WHAT IS THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE TO GO OUT AND DO A STUDY?
>> PROBABLY -- LET'S SEE LIVES IS PROBABLY ABOUT TWO YEARS
FROM NOW. >> ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE KEEPING THE MILLAGE RATE THE SAME.
>> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE. ROLL
>> I DIDN'T SAY -- MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER, SECOND BY
COMMISSIONER CUTLER. >> COMMISSIONER CUTLER?
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN?
>> YES. ITEM PASSES, 3-1. >> FIRE ASSESSMENT?
>> MOVING IT FORWARD? >> SECOND.
>> THAT IS A MOTION TO APPROVE, CORRECT?
>> YES, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE. ROLL CALL?
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN? >> NO.
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> YES.
>> WALKER? >> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES, 3-1. ITEM THREE, SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT. MOTION, ANYONE?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE. ROLL CALL.
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN? >> YES.
>> MAYOR WALKER? >> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES, 4-0, FOR SOLID WASTE. AND ITEM D --
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTIONED BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE. ROLL CALL?
>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN? >> NO.
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> YES.
>> MAYOR WALKER? >> YES. NOTE IT PASSES, 3-1.
>> ITEM 10 D IS RESOLUTION 2024-038, PAYMENT FOR FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT TRANSFORMER RELOCATION. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING PAYMENT TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT FOR RELOCATION OF AN AUTO MOUNT PAD TRANSFORMER IN CONNECTION WITH THE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $386,758, PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> ALEXANDER, MOTION FOR THE RECORD.
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>> MOTION TO APPROVE? >> SECOND.
>> SECOND. BUT, I JUST HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE TIMING OF THIS AND HOW IT IS IMPACTING THE TIMING OF THE PROJECT OVERALL. THE TIMING OF THE RELOCATION OF THE --
>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE LOXAHATCHEE ROAD
>> THAT IS COMPLETED. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY, SO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE. ROLL CALL?
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> YES.
>> MAYOR WALKER? >> YES. SHOW IT PASSES, 4-0.
>> ITEM 2024-0 50. PARKLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB PICKLEBALL COURTS. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE SITE PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION FROM PARKLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB CONDITIONING TO REMOVE AN EXISTING PLAYGROUND AREA AND REPLACE THE PLAYGROUND AREA WITH SIX PICKLEBALL COURTS ON THE APPROXIMATELY 19 ACRE MILES WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE ENTRAILS END, IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A, CASE NUMBER 24-002, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> OKAY, SO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE. ROLL CALL?
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN? >> YES.
>> YES, PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES, 4-0.
>> ITEM 10 G, RESOLUTION 2024-060, OPTIMIZATION OF PAYMENT FOR THE MAC AROUND ABOUT JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING A PAYMENT OF $250,000 TO THE BROWARD COUNTY IS APPROVED IN THE JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR LANDSCAPE, IS GOOD, AND ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES WITHIN THE ROUNDABOUT ON HILLSBORO BOULEVARD AND NORTHWEST 64TH TERRACE/NORTHWES T 74TH PLACE, MECCA BOULEVARD. AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC?
>> I JUST WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW BECAUSE IT WAS A CONCERN OF MINE AND RESIDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME, THAT HILLSBORO WILL STILL REMAIN TWO LANES EACH WAY AND THE ROUNDABOUT WILL FEED THE FOUR LANES, RATHER THAN -- I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER IT WAS GOING TO GO DOWN TO ONE LANE EACH WAY, AND THEN GO INTO THE ROUNDABOUT. SO, IT WILL BE A TWO LANE OR FOUR LANE, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PHRASE IT, THE ROUNDABOUT, RIGHT?
>> THE TWO LANES WILL REMAIN IN THE ROUNDABOUT. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PICTURE, THESE ARE THE DESIGN PLANS FROM THE COUNTY AND YOU SEE THE TWO LANES IN THE ROUNDABOUT SO THEY WILL NOT
RESTRICT THEM DOWN TO ONE. >> OKAY. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. BROKAW?
>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> YES.
>> MAYOR WALKER? >> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES,
4-0. >> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL FLORIDA, LLC, FOR REPRESENTING BROKER SERVICES FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 9.3 ACRE PARCEL OWNED BY THE CITY AND LOCATED AT 1130 HERON BAY BOULEVARD, CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION AND AN EFFECTIVE
>> THIS ITEM IS TO ENGAGE CALL YOUR INTERNATIONAL TO PUT TOGETHER AN OFFERING MEMORANDUM FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE 9.3 ACRES LOCATED WHERE THE CLUBHOUSE IS. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT THE MARKET CAN PULL IN. WE ARE PREPARING, AS YOU ALL KNOW FOR A JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS ON AUGUST 20TH, AND KNOWING WHAT THE MARKET CAN BRING IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR DETERMINING OUR STEPS FORWARD WITH THE 9.3 ACRES. COLLIERS WAS ALSO HIRED PREVIOUSLY TO DO A MARKET STUDY ON THE BEST USE FOR THAT PARCEL. SO, ON AUGUST 14TH, I WILL BE GIVING YOU A RECAP OF THE MARKET STUDY, AND ALSO KEN WITH COLLIERS WILL BE THERE TO PRESENT THE OFFERS ON
THE TABLE FOR THAT PARCEL. >> GREAT.
>> SO, THIS IS A CONTRACT TO GO WITH THEM FOR THE PURCHASE. THE REQUEST IS A 4% UPON CLOSING, ONCE THE PROPERTY IS CLOSED.
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AND IN ADDITION, AS YOU ALL KNOW, LIFETIME FITNESS HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THIS PARCEL. WE HAVE AGREED TO A 1% COMMISSION COMPENSATION IF LIFETIME IS THE DIRECTION FORWARD.>> OKAY. ANYONE, MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS
NONE. ROLL CALL? >> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN?
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CUTLER?
>> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES, 4-0.
>> ITEM 10 "I," RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-063 CITY COMMISSION RULES AND PROCEDURES: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 2019-006 CITY COMMISSION RULES AND PROCEDURES TO PERMIT ANY COMMISSIONER TO ADD A DISCUSSION ITEM TO A CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND COMMISSION, YOU WILL RECALL AT A PRIOR MEETING, HE DIRECTED ME TO PREPARE SOME LANGUAGE FOR THESE RULES AND PROCEDURES TO MAKE IT CLEAR -- TO GIVE THE AUTHORITY TO ANY COMMISSIONER THAT AN ITEM BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES, SO I JUST GET -- REPAIR THAT LANGUAGE FOR YOU TONIGHT POINT
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE. ROLL CALL?
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER? >> NO.
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN? >> YES.
>> MAYOR WALKER? >> NO. PLEASE SHOW, 2-2.
>> ITEM 10 "J" ORDINANCE 2024-008: REZONING APPROXIMATELY 21 ACRES OF LAND FROM CITY OF PARKLAND A-1 TO CITY OF PARKLAND RS-3, FIRST READING. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, REZONING APPROXIMATELY 21 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED WEST OF NOB HILL ROAD AND SOUTH OF TRAILS END, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A", FROM CITY OF PARKLAND A-1 (AGRICULTURAL) TO CITY OF PARKLAND RS-3 (LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY). CASE NUMBER RZ24-001; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> I WON'T BE OFFENDED IF YOU WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. KATELYN FORBES, FOR THE RECORD. START BY GIVING YOU A SUMMARY OF OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, AND THE RELATED APPLICATIONS, OF COURSE, AS THE CITY ATTORNEY JUST NOTED, THE APPLICATION SYMBOL FOR US TONIGHT IS THE REZONING APPLICATION, SUBMITTED BY TOLL BROTHERS WITH A PROJECT NAME OF SAWGRASS. THE APPLICATION FOR THE REZONING IS TO AMEND APPROXIMATELY 21 ACRES HERE, ON A PORTION WE HAVE CALLED THE DOG LEG, FROM A1, WHICH IS AN AGRICULTURAL SINGLE-FAMILY DESIGNATION, TO RS3. THE RS3 ZONING DISTRICT ACCOMMODATES MORE, AND WE WILL GET TO THE APPLICATION IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES. RATHER, AT OUR AUGUST MEETING, YOU WILL SEE THE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE IN ITALICS BELOW COME FORWARD ALONG WITH A SECOND READING OF THE REZONING, SHOULD MOVE FORWARD, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE AN APPLICATION FOR PLOT APPROVAL, SITE PLAN, VARIANCES, INCLUDING SIDE YARD SETBACK LOT WITH LOT COVERAGE, AND THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE PORT APPLICATION. THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE PORT APPLICATION WILL GO BEFORE OUR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD TOMORROW FOR RECOMMENDATION. SO, OF COURSE, THE PROJECT SITE HERE IS LOCATED JUST WEST OF HILL, SOUTH OF TRAILS AND AND WE SAY THIS, BUT I LIKE THE GRAPHIC THAT THE 505 TEAM PUT TOGETHER SO I SCALED THIS ONE FOR A PROJECT HISTORY SLIDE HERE. OF COURSE, THE HERON BAY GOLF COURSE OPERATED AS A GOLF COURSE FOR QUITE A WHILE UP UNTIL 2019 WHEN IT WAS CLOSED AND PURCHASED BY NSAID AND SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASED BY THE CITY. YOU CAN SEE BAY COVE HIGHLIGHTED IN GRAY ABOVE THE VILLAGE THAT ARE SHOWN IN RED ON THE SCREEN THERE. SO, AS I PREVIOUSLY NOTED, THE APPLICATION FOR THE REZONING TO RS3 WILL ACCOMMODATE UP TO THREE DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE R3 LAND-USE ALSO ACCOMMODATING UP TO THREE UNITS PER ACRE. BASED ON THE LOT ACREAGE AND THE DENSITY, THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE A MAXIMUM OF 62 DWELLING UNITS. BASED ON THE PLANS THAT THE CITY HAS BEFORE IS CURRENTLY, DENSITY OF 2.49 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE IS PROPOSED, SO THIS STAYS CONSISTENT WITH THAT ZONING DISTRICT. THE CURRENT ZONING AT A1 DOES REQUIRE AN AGRICULTURAL USE ALONG WITH A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE, WHICH IS A LITTLE INCONSISTENT WITH RECENTLY DEVELOPED IN PARKLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS, OF COURSE. AND OF COURSE, AS PART
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OF THE OVERALL PLANS FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR SALT GRASS, WE WILL GET INTO THE LARGER HERON BAY COMMUNITY AND THE AMENITIES WITHIN THE HERON BAY COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THESE FUTURE RESIDENTS. SO, ONE THING THAT WE DISCUSSED AT THE PNC MEETING, AT OUR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK WAS THE ADJACENCY OF ZONING COMMUNITIES. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS PROPOSED WITH THE SALT GRASS PROJECT, THERE IS MANY SIMILARLY SITUATED DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE EXISTING HERON BAY COMMUNITY, WHICH MEANS A LOT CONDITION OF BUDDING WATER AND ACROSS THE CANAL, ANOTHER RAILYARD CONDITION. AND THAT IS GENERALLY -- IT IS NARROWER AND WIDER IN CERTAIN AREAS, BUT JUST BALLPARK ABOUT 140 FEET, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD AVERAGE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE REAR LOT LINES WHICH IS GENERALLY CONSISTENT WITH MOST OF THE AREA HERE, AND IN SAWGRASS, THERE ARE SOME AREAS OF THE NORTH END THAT TIGHTEN UP A LITTLE BIT, BUT GENERALLY IT IS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH MOST OF THE EXISTING AND SURROUNDING HERON BAY COMMUNITIES. A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS WAS SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE REZONING APPLICATION AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A TRAFFIC IMPACT FOR BOTH TOTAL DAILY TRIPS AND P.M. PEAK HOUR AND AMP OUR TRIPS, SO WE DID NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH LEVEL OF SERVICES OR LINKS TO TRAFFIC. SINGLE-FAMILY TENDS TO BE NOT AS HIGH AS A TRAFFIC GENERATOR AS SOME OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL USES. OVERALL, A CONCURRENCY ANALYSIS WAS PROVIDED AND THE ENGINEERING TEAM FOUND THAT THE CONCURRECY REQUIREMENTS WERE MET. OF COURSE, A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY WAS COMPLETED AS BOTH THE CITYSIDE AND THE APPLICANT'S RESEARCH AND THE FINDINGS OF THOSE REPRESENTED AS PART OF THE REZONING APPLICATION. OVERALL, STAFF FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED REZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND NOTING THAT MANY OF THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF HERON BAY INCLUDE ACTUALLY MORE INTENSIVE ZONING DISTRICTS. YOU WILL SEE THE APPROXIMATE SITE LOCATION AND WHERE THE RED STAR IS, YOU CAN SEE A MAJORITY OF HERON BAY INCLUDES ANYTHING FROM RS-4, TO RS-6, AND EVEN RS-8 DISTRICTS. BUT, WE CAN ZOOM IN ON THE SLIDES HERE, IT COMPARES THE STANDARDS IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS. SO, LOOKING AT SOME OF THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES AND SOME OF THE SIMILARITIES -- AND SOME OF THIS IS MORE APPROPRIATE DISCUSSION WHEN WE GET TO THE SITE PLAN -- BUT, JUST SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT RS-6 ZONING LOOKS LIKE, AS COMPARED TO RS-3 ZONING. WITH THE BAY COVE COMMUNITY TO THE NORTH, WHICH IS ON RS-6, THEY HAVE ZERO LOT LINE DEVELOPMENT, THEIR LOT SIZE IS ABOUT 50 FEET ON AVERAGE,>>> TO THE SOUTH SIMILAR IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA THAT IS RS 3 COMMUNITY. THIS WAS BUILT PRIOR TO THE CHANGE IN 2000 THAT HAPPENED FOR THE RS DISTRICT LO LARGER THAN THE MINIMUM STANDARD. WE HAVE A LOT WIDTH OF 90 TO 100 FEET ON AVERAGE, LOT SIZE 12 TO 13,000 SQUARE-FEET AND LOT COVERAGE THAT DOES EXCEED THE 40% IN MANY INSTANCES. HERE IS A AERIAL THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT A COUPLE TWO-STORY HOMES LOOK LIKE, GENERALLY THE HOMES ARE LARGER, THE SETBACKS ARE THE SAME SO THE OVERALL CHARACTER CAN BE ANTICIPATED TO BE SIMILAR IN TERMS OF WHAT TO EXPECT WITH THE SALT GRASS COMMUNITY. JUST A NOTE, AS WE CONCLUDE THE PRESENTATION.
RECENT REDEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY HAS LARGELY BEEN A COMBINATION OF R 3 LAND-USE WITH PRD ZONING WITH A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE WEDGE BUILT AS A PRD ZONING WHICH HAS MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE STANDARDS. YOU WILL SEE THE ZONING MAP SHOWS YOU ALL THE DIFFERENT WHICH COMMUNITIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER WHICH WENT TO THE PROCESS THE OTHER YEAR COMING IN AS RS 3 WITH SEVERAL VARIANCES. TYPICALLY WE TALK ABOUT PRD WHEN THE PLANNING TEAM BRINGS THE APPLICATIONS BEFORE YOU SO IT IS LITTLE DIFFERENT TALKING ABOUT RS 3 VERSUS PRD. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF REZONING APPLICATION AS NOTED IN THE STAFF REPORT AND ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU. THE APPLICANT HAS SEVERAL TEAM MEMBERS HERE WITH THE PRESENTATION SO IF YOU DON'T
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MIND I WILL GET THE POWERPOINT LOADED UP AND LET THEM PRESENT.>> I KNOW WE WILL HAVE FOR THE DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT MEETING , BUT TONIGHT IS STRICTLY FOR THE REZONING.
>> CORRECT. >> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING. ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU AGAIN PRESENTING THE ACTUAL APPLICATIONS. TODAY IS THE CITY'S BIRTHDAY AND MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY SO LETTING HER KNOW THE PROUD CITY WE LIVING SHE SHARES A BIRTHDAY WITH.
>> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO. >> APPRECIATE IT. HOPEFULLY WE WON'T BE HERE MUCH LONGER SO I CAN GO JOIN HER AND HER FRIENDS FOR A LATE DINNER. I GUESS I WANT TO START BY SAYING THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU AND COMMENDING NANCY, ANTHONY, CAITLIN AND THE REST OF YOUR STAFF. WHO WERE HERE EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS. TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD, WORKING TO THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, A FAIRLY, A LITTLE BIT OF A LONGER DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD THAT I THINK SOME OF US EXPECTED, BUT ULTIMATELY WE ARRIVED AT A GOOD PLACE AND WE ARE THRILLED TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD. SOME PROMISES WERE MADE BY CITY STAFF, GETTING HERE, GET YOUR APPLICATION SUBMITTED.
MOVEMENTS ARE QUICKLY AND THEN THE OTHER CONVERSATIONS I HAVE BEEN BEYOND IMPRESSED AND LEVEL OF EXPEDIENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM DISPLAYED BY YOUR STAFF. THERE HAS BEEN A SIMILAR AND CONSISTENT WORKING COLLABORATION WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND THE VOLUME OF BACK-AND-FORTH, THE COLLABORATION ON WORKING OUT ISSUES AND PLANS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHICH YOU WILL SEE IN MORE DETAIL AUGUST 14. WANT TO COMMEND EVERYONE INVOLVED, MUCH QUICKER THAN ANY OTHER CITY THAT I WORK IN AND IT IS A TESTAMENT TO WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS CITY. I THINK I WILL PROBABLY PASS THROUGH A LOT OF THE PRESENTATION BECAUSE IT ECHOES A LOT OF WHAT YOU HEARD.
WE ALL KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY, HOW WE GOT HERE THIS EVENING, THE APPLICATION BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WHICH IS FIRST READING OF THE REZONING. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND WE MENTIONED TO SOME EXTENT, TO SHARE OPENLY THERE WERE FOUR ZONING RESIGNATIONS STUDIED LONG AND HARD IN ULTIMATELY DECIDING WHAT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED FOR THE PROPERTY. RS 3 WHAT IS BEFORE YOU, 4 AND 6 WHICH CAITLIN SHOWED YOU A COMPARISON IN HER PRESENTATION. WE ANALYZED THOSE ALONG WITH THE PRD DESIGNATION AND WHEN THEY WERE ALL COMPARED SIDE-BY-SIDE, THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS TO TRY TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND PROPOSE QUALITY LUXURY DEVELOPMENT WITH 52 LOTS AND MADE THE MOST SENSE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RS 3 SO WE WANTED TO MENTION THAT, PREPARE TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE SAME SLIDE DISCUSSING HOW HERON BAY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS, IN PARTICULAR WE ARRIVED PRIMARILY BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO BE AS CONSISTENT AS WE CAN BE ACROSS THE WATER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST. SOME AERIALS AND IMAGERY OF THE DOGLEG. I DON'T THINK CAITLIN SHOULD THIS WE WILL DISCUSS IN A LOT MORE DETAIL A VIEW OF THE SITE PLAN, ONE OF THE THINGS OF NOTE ON THE RS 3 NOW DOES REQUIRE MAYBE DID NOT I DON'T KNOW BACK IN WHEN OLD BROOKE WAS DEVELOPED THERE IS ALMOST 2 1/2 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND PARK WITHIN THIS PROPOSED SUBDIVISION. YOU KNOW I LIVE IN HERON BAY, NOTHING LIKE THAT EXISTS IN MY SUBDIVISION AND I DON'T THINK WITH SMALL EXCEPTIONS YOU HAVE GOT THAT TYPE OF COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE IN A SUBDIVISION SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT ALSO STANDS OUT. RS 3 STANDARDS WHICH WERE SHARED WITH YOU AND WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE. I WANT TO SPEND A MINUTE ON THE SITE PLAN. AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING THERE WAS DISCUSSION AND DIALOGUE AND I THINK I HAVE SHARED WITH MOST OF YOU THE SITE PLAN SINCE THAT MEETING HAVE TAKEN A LONG AND HARD LOOK AT IT AND WE ARE REWORKING COMPONENTS MAKING IT WHAT I QUALIFY AS A BETTER SITE PLAN. YOU WILL SEE THAT AT SOME POINT
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NEXT WEEK JUST WORKING THROUGH IT, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THERE IS ROOM TO IMPROVE AND IT DO BETTER. WE THINK IT IS GREAT AS IT WAS SUBMITTED AND HOPE IS NOW TO AUGUST 14 WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU THE BEST POSSIBLE PLAN WE CAN PUT IN FRONT OF YOU AND WE'RE HOPEFUL FOR APPROVAL. LESLIE AND AGAIN THIS WILL BE REVIEWED BY PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD TO THE EVENING WITH ONE OTHER ITEM OF NOTE, THIS IS WHAT WE SHARED WITH PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, ONE OTHER ITEM MENTIONED BY A RESIDENT IN HERON BAY , A DESIRE TO SEE ONE STORY MODEL INTRODUCED AND THAT IS HAPPENING HERE. WE WORKED LONG AND HARD OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS WITH ARCHITECTS. WHERE A FULL PACKAGE READY AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED TOMORROW DURING CAB AND WE WILL HAVE IT READY AUGUST 14. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THE REZONING IS CONCERNED. WE KNOW THERE IS MORE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY>> I WANT TO SHARE. FOR THE RESIDENT BENEFIT WE ARE NOT VOTING ON THE VARIANCES TONIGHT WHICH MAY COME DOWN AND I KNOW YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE WORKING ON REDUCING THE IMPACT OF THOSE VARIANCES, SOMETHING SEVERAL MEMBERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT AND NOT ONLY THE NUMBER OF VARIANCES WHICH NONE OF US ARE BIG FANS OF VARIANCES IN GENERAL, BUT ESPECIALLY THE PERVASIVE IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD BUT THE SCOPE OF THEM IN TERMS OF THE LIVES AFFECTED. I DO APPRECIATE EFFORTS YOU GUYS MADE AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE THAT. I'M GLAD YOU HAVE INTRODUCED A ONE-STORY MODEL COMMITTED KIDDED TO ME AND I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT PLAN AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER AND DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS.
>> I CAN CONFIRM YOUR ONLY VOTING ON THE FIRST READING OF THE REZONING ONLY AND AT THE AUGUST MEETING WE ANTICIPATE YOU WILL HAVE THE SECOND READING OF REZONING. YOU HAVE THE PLAT, THE SITE PLAN, CAB APPROVAL AND THE VARIANCES. DID
I MISS ANYTHING? >> GO-AHEAD COMMISSIONER.
>> THIS MIGHT BE FOR YOU OR SCOTT HOW ARE YOU GUYS MITIGATING ANY BECAUSE THIS WAS FORMALLY OPEN SPACE AS A GOLF COURSE AND THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR OPEN SPACE SO HOW ARE YOU MITIGATING THAT? ARE YOU INCORPORATING WHAT IS IN HERON BAY AND INCORPORATE THAT?
>> I THINK IT IS BETTER TO HEAR IT.
>> SO MANY DIFFERENT VARIABLES, THERE IS A LAND-USE COMPONENT WHICH IS NOT A DEFICIENCY AS IT RELATES TO THE GOLF COURSE THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE. WE MEET THE OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT OTHERWISE. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON A COST SHARE AGREEMENT ACTIVELY BEING SHARED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WE WILL UTILIZE AMENITIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. NOT SURE WHICH OF THOSE ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS. HOPEFULLY ONE OF THEM DID.
>> JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THERE IS SOME SORT OF UTILIZATION. BUILDING A LARGER COMMUNITY, THIS IS LIKE CARVING OUT SOMETHING AND SING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THAT WAS THE REQUEST OF THE HOA TO BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES WITH THOSE
AGREEMENTS. >> CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN GOING WELL. WE SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE WORKS THROUGH AND IT WAS, THE OTHER LAWYERS NOT ME THAT HANDLE THAT WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION. WE SHOW THE CITY ATTORNEY SOMETHING. EVERYTHING IS MOVING IN THE DIRECTION WE HAVE ANTICIPATED IT SHOULD BE. FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD THERE WAS A BOARD MEMBER WHO SPOKE AND ACKNOWLEDGED HIS CONCERN WAS THE ONE STORY MODEL.
>> AND THE SECURITY BUFFER. >> YES WE ARE WORKING TO THAT
AS WELL. >> TOOK COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN, THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION PLUGGING A SUBDIVISION NOT OF ANY DEVELOPMENT A SUBDIVISION INTO A BUILD OUT DEVELOPMENT. I DO RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES. WE HAVE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A CURVEBALL WITH THE VARIANCES WE ANTICIPATE BEFORE AND NOW WITH A DIFFERENT RS 3 VERSUS PRD OR WHATEVER ELSE WAS CONTEMPLATED.
I KNOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THAT AND WE WILL SEE THE FRUITS OF THAT WORK AT THE NEXT MEETING.
>> I AM WILLING AS I SAID TO SUPPORT THIS MOVING FORWARD.
THE ONLY THING IS I WOULD'VE GONE TO RS 3.1 TO KIND OF HELP.
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>> WELL, YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW THAT, TO YOUR POINT COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN I DON'T KNOW WE PASS FIRST READING TONIGHT IT DOES NOT GET TO SOME ITERATION OF THAT BECAUSE THIS IS, WE ARE AND I'M SURE SCOTT IS DEALING WITH THIS. WE ARE BOXED INTO DIFFERENT ZONING REFERENCES FOR UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS IS NOT STANDALONE, THIS IS NOT A NEW PROJECT, THIS IS FITTING A ROUND PEG IN A SQUARE HOLE THAT ALREADY EXISTS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE SCOTT AND ANTHONY AND CAITLIN TO BE CREATIVE IN FIGURING OUT A PATH FORWARD
BECAUSE THIS IS VERY UNIQUE. >> IT HAS SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY IN HERON BAY SO IT'S A PROJECT WE ALL WAT WE JUST WANT TO GET THE BEST PRODUCT THAT WE CAN. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON THAT AND A PERMANENT BUILDER YOU KNOW IT IS SHOWING YOU GUYS ARE MAKING PROGRESS.
>> DO YOU ANTICIPATE ISSUES WITH THE AGREEMENTS WORKED OUT
IN ADVANCE OF AUGUST 14? >> I DON'T KNOW THEY WILL BE SIGNED BUT I DON'T ANTICIPATE ISSUES OR PROBLEMS, THE AGREEMENTS ARE BEING DISCUSSED, WE ARE MAKING EVERY EFFORT AND
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. >> AGAIN WE ALL KNOW, BUT TO SAY BOTH PARTIES WANT THE AGREEMENT TO WORK OUT. IF BOTH PARTIES WANT THE AGREEMENT TO WORK OUT THEN IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT WHEN AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL SEE. ANYBODY
WANT TO MAKEA MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE FIRST READING SUBJECT TO THE CAVEATS WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE
>> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. ANYONE ON THE PUBLIC WANTING TO
>> PASSES 4-0. >> RESOLUTION 2024-039 APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMITTEE RESOLUTION THE CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING AND PUTTING MEMBERS TO THE AUDITOR SELECTION COMMITTEE PURSUANT SECTION 218.391 FLORIDA STATUTES PROVIDING FOR COMPLEX , IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVE
DATE. >> PER A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO WE ASKED TO GO OUT TO GET APPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO BE PART OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND I SPEAK FOR EVERYONE. ANYTIME PEOPLE VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO HELP THE CITY WE APPRECIATE. WE GOT AMAZING APPLICATIONS SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST PART OF BEING A COMMISSIONER. HAVING TO MAKE A CHOICE ON SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO VOLUNTEER TIME AND THE APPLICATIONS WE HAVE RECEIVED WITH RESUMES. THEY ARE ALL FANTASTIC. AGAIN ONLY FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
] SERVED OR CURRENTLY ANTHONY IS ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. LIKE 20 YEARS ON AND OFF. AS FAR AS HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IT'S PRETTY GREAT.
AUDIT COMMITTEE AND I THINK MY STANDPOINT FROM UNDERSTANDING REFERENCE HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE . THE ONLY PICKING
ONE. >> TO THE POINT FROM THE MAYOR ALWAYS IT IS AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES WHEN WE GET THE CAR APPLICATIONS. IT'S VERY HARD PICKING OVER OTHER APPLICANTS.
AS A FINANCIAL WITNESS ON MATTERS SO THAT WAS ONE CANDIDATE. IS ANTHONY AND
>> I WOULD PUT UP DAN OR DANIEL AS A CANDIDATE. I KNOW WE ARE PICKING TWO SO, NOT TWO AT ALL.
>> TO YOUR POINT, IF YOU HAVE ONE AND YOU HAVE ONE, THOSE ARE TWO. SO, IT MIGHT BE TOO LATE.
>> I AM OKAY WITH THOSE SELECTIONS.
>> IF YOU CAN NARROW DOWN. >> HE IS EXTREMELY
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>> FINANCIAL AUDIT EXPERIENCE. >> ISROW . IS THAT GOOD WITH EVERYONE?
>> I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION IF YOU NEED A MOTION.
>> YOU NEED TO SELECT A CITY COMMISSIONER THAT WOULD BE YOUR THIRD. YOU CAN DO ONE MOTION. IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS WHICH COMMISSIONERS SHOULD BE SERVING.
>> SOMEONE ON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE .
>> WE ARE ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WITH NO FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE. >
>> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> OKAY THAT WORKS.
>> HE IS SPENDING MONEY NOW SO HE SHOULD KNOW HOW TO MANAGE.
>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR MISSING THE MEETING.
CAN'T EVEN DEFEND YOURSELF. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC?
>> THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE RESIDENTS. WE ARE BLESSED.
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN YES COMMISSIONER BRIER YES COMMISSIONER CUTLER YES MAYOR WALKER YES
[11. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office]
>> PASSES 4-0. COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
>> IT EVENING MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS AND CITY MANAGER.
A COUPLE REMINDERS, 9:00 P.M. ROUTINE. PLEASE LOCK YOUR CARS.
WE WERE DOING BETTER AND WE HIT A BUMP. WE GET COMPLACENT. SUCH A SAFE CITY. WE DO GET COMPLACENT. JUST A REMINDER, REMOVE YOUR KEY FOBS, LOCK YOUR CAR, DON'T LEAVE POCKETBOOKS AND WALLETS ON THE SEAT IF YOU WANTED TO STORE. BE MINDFUL OF
THAT. >> DON'T LEAVE YOUR PETS IN
>> OR YOUR CHILDREN. >> THE TEMPERATURE IN THE VEHICLE AND I'M SURE DEPUTY CHIEF CAN TALK ABOUT IT RISES VERY QUICKLY IN THE SUMMERTIME. BE MINDFUL OF THAT. IN THE SUMMERTIME WE SEE FOLKS ARE TRAVELING MORE ON THE ROADWAYS, MORE PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS SO WE WANT TO REMIND FOLKS WE HAVE OPERATION SAFE ROADWAY THIS SUMMER TARGETING TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. MAKING SURE CYCLISTS ARE RIDING IN THE BIKE LANE AND EVERYBODY IS USING THE ROADWAYS SAFELY. BSO REGIONAL TRAFFIC IS CONDUCTING THEIR OPERATION SUMMER SPLASH AND THEY WILL BE DOING THAT THROUGH AUGUST 2, SO THERE WILL BE INCREASED PRESENCE OF REGIONAL MOTOR UNIT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND THROGHOUT SPECIFIC CITIES AND JURISDICTIONS.
SPECIFICALLY THEY WILL BE HERE FRIDAY IN PARKLAND ON JULY 19.
JUST BE AWARE OF THAT AND DRIVE SAFELY.
>> IT WOULD AT THE END BSO FOR THE VACATION WATCH AND REMIND PEOPLE ON SUMMER VACATION TO UTILIZE IT. I HAVE MULTIPLE RING ALERTS ON MY PHONE FROM YOUR BSO OFFICERS AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT GOING OVER TO MAKE SURE MY PROPERTY WAS SAFE WHEN I WAS ON VACATION AND I APPRECIATE IT.
[12. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department]
>> YOU'RE WELCOME, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMENTS BY THE PARKLAND CORAL
SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> I EXPECT NOTHING LESS.
>> GOOD EVENING DEPUTY CHIEF , STATURE LAST MONTH 137 EMS CALLS IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND WITH ONE FIRE INCIDENT. VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO CAME TO THE CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY. THE MC WAS NOT VERY GOOD BUT THE REST OF THE EVENT WAS VERY GOOD. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING OUT. VERY APPRECIATED BY ALL OF US SO THANK YOU. SINCE I VOLUNTEERED TO TALK ABOUT VEHICLE HEAT , THANK YOU. VEHICLES THIS TIME OF YOUR CAN GET UP TO 120 DEGREES INSIDE THE CABIN EVEN WHEN IT'S 90 DEGREES OUTSIDE. BECAUSE THE HE DOES NOWHERE TO
ESCAPE. >> OBVIOUSLY THAT IS GOOD INFORMATION, KEEP YOUR PETS AND KIDS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. IF WE RESPOND TO AN INCIDENT IN EITHER CITY WITH A PET IN THE VEHICLE WE WILL BREAK YOUR WINDOW AND ASK QUESTIONS LATER.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THAT IS IT, ANY QUESTIONS?
[13. Comments by the City Manager]
COMMENTS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHRIS AND SHERRY MY FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PREPARATION
OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. >> AS THE COMMISSION IS ON
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BREAK UNTIL AUGUST 14 THERE ARE SOME DATES THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT ON AUGUST 7 HAVING THE MAYOR BACK TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST.ALSO ON AUGUST 7 AT 6:00 CHRIS HAD MENTIONED THE RESIDENT BUDGET WORKSHOP AND WE WILL RECONVENE AUGUST 14 AT 5:00 FOR OUR WORKSHOP. THOSE ARE SOME DATES HAPPENING IN THE NEXT MONTH. ENJOY YOUR TIME OFF AND YOUR VACATIONS.
[14. Comments by the City Attorney]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GREAT
CITY OF PARKLAND. >> ALL RIGHT MOTION?
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.