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LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND. ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 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. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER.
>> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER ISROW.
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>> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. >> IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I'M
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GOING TO DEVIATE FROM THE AGENDA SLIGHTLY, AS I'M GOING TO -- WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL GUESTS HERE. AND I KNOW THEIR CALENDAR IS SUPER BUSY, SO WE HAVE SENATOR TINA POLSKY.>> WE ARE PLEASED TO COME TONIGHT TO PRESENT A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR FLOODING MITIGATION AND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RANCHES AREA. THIS APPROPRIATION IS MEANT TO IMPROVE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND TROUT RESILIENCE. A HIGH-CAPACITY PUMP WILL BE INSTALLED. THE PUMP WILL HAVE REVERSE FUNCTIONING TO PUMP WATER BACK TO THE RANCHES FOR IRRIGATION AND FIREFIGHTING. JUST TO GIVE A QUICK BACKGROUND ON WHAT IT IS LIKE TO GET MONEY BACK TO YOUR DISTRICT FROM TALLAHASSEE, IT IS CERTAINLY VERY CHALLENGING. WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER. WE WORK VERY HARD TO GET OUR CITIES, THE FUNDING THEY ARE SEEKING. EVERYTHING THAT IS REQUESTED BY THE CITY GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS AND BUDGET CHAIRS. IT HAS TO BE IN THE SENATE BUDGET.
IT HAS TO BE IN THE HOUSE BUDGET. THEY HAVE TO MATCH EACH OTHER. IT GOES THROUGH MANY ITERATIONS. ONCE YOU GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THAT IS REALLY QUITE A HURDLE. WE ARE PROUD TO GET IT THERE. AND THEN, IT GOES TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, AND THE GOVERNOR HAS A LINE ITEM VETO POWER. HE DID VETO MANY APPROPRIATIONS. LUCKILY, THIS ONE SURVIVED. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT COME UP TO TALLAHASSEE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND, YOU DO A GREAT JOB. AND IT SHOWS, THAT WE GET TO BRING MONEY BACK TO THE CITY. YOU HIRE A GREAT LOBBY TEAM, WHICH IS WORTH THE MONEY YOU SPENT BECAUSE THEY WORK REALLY HARD TO SEPARATE THIS THROUGH THE PROCESS. THAT IS INSIDE BASEBALL OF HOW THIS WHOLE THING COMES TO BE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT IS NOT THAT EASY.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THIS. WE ARE PROUD TO WORK FOR YOU, TO GET IT DONE, AND I'LL GIVE MY PARTNER IN CRIME A MOMENT TO SAY HELLO.
>> ALL THOSE THINGS THAT SENATOR POLSKY SAID -- AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE BACKUP WORK.
THERE'S A LOT THAT HAS TO BE NOT TO GET IT THIS FAR. I'M
GLAD IT WORKED OUT. >> ALL RIGHT. DO WE WANT TO
TAKE A PICTURE? >> OH, YES. COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO IN TALLAHASSEE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF BECAUSE THEY ARE TRULY AMAZING.
WHEN YOU GUYS ARE NOT IN THE OFFICE, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING? COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN RUNS OUR DELEGATION. THEY FIGHT FOR EVERY APPROPRIATION AND EVERY BILL THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE WHOLE COUNTY. HE IS THERE AND HE GIVES US INFORMATION CONSTANTLY. HE IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB IN BOTH ROLES AND WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. YOU ARE A GREAT SUPPORT SYSTEM IN TALLAHASSEE WHEN WE
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ARE SO FAR AWAY FROM HOME. >> AND HE IS ALSO THINKING THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY LED US INTO OUR OFFICES WHEN WE ARE IN TALLAHASSEE AND WE ARE NOT THERE. AND THEN HE GETS HIS
SELFIES WITH OUR DESKS. >> AND IT IS THE CANDY, AS
[5. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items]
>> SO, NOW WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA
ITEMS. >> WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. FRED EPP.
THE INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS AND IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE LIKE THIS, REGARDING THE PLAN TO ASSESS THE RESIDENCE OF THE RANCHES, THE FULL COST TO REPAVE THE ROADS AND THE RANCHES. WE ARE GOING TO GO OVER IT AGAIN. I'VE -- I'M SORRY YOU FIND DISPLEASURE IN THIS. I DON'T RECALL ANY CITY IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT TRIED TO ASSESS AN AVERAGE OF $29,000 PER RESIDENT TO REPAVE A PUBLIC ROAD, AND THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING RIGHT NOW, AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR OWN ROADS OR FIRE HYDRANTS OR WHATEVER THEY ARE, I DON'T THINK ANY INDIVIDUAL OWNER WAS EVER ASSESSED AN AVERAGE OF $29,000, SO I HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR YOU. ACCORDING TO CITY RECORDS, THE CITY OF PARKLAND OWNS 12 ACRES IN THE RANCHES. YOU ARE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT YOU BOUGHT -- HOW MANY WAS IT? 65 ACRES FOR $25 MILLION, WHICH IS $385,000 AN ACRE, AND YOU JUST SOLD 21 OF THOSE ACRES TO SOME DEVELOPER FOR $19.5 MILLION, WHICH IS MANAGED $28,000 PER ACRE. YOU MADE A NICE PROFIT ON THAT. I SUGGEST YOU TAKE THE 12 ACRES YOU OWN, AND THE RANCHES, AND YOU SELL THEM, BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU, IF YOU SELL EVEN A FRACTION OF THEM, YOU WILL RAISE MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY TO REPAVE ALL THE ROADS, AND HE WILL STILL HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IF YOU SELL THOSE LOTS, SAY, 62 ACRE LOTS, HOMES CURRENTLY BEING BUILT HAVE A VALUE OF $3 MILLION AND UPWARD. THINK OF ALL THE TAX MONEY YOU WILL MAKE IN PERPETUITY ON THOSE LOTS IF YOU SELL THEM TO A DEVELOPER WHO BUILDS WHAT IS NOW BECOMING AN AVERAGE HOME IN THE RANCHES.
SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE MONEY, AND WHEN WE HAD THE BUDGET MEETING THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, YOU ARE ALL TALKING ABOUT IT. YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO DO, SELL THOSE LOTS. YOU WILL RAISE MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR THE ROOTS, AND YOU HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY LEFT OVER FOR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER CUTLER.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO, AFTER OUR LAST MEETING, OCTOBER 1ST, WE HAD A CANDIDATES FORUM PUT ON BY THE PARKLAND CHAMBER ON ZOOM ON OCTOBER THE NINTH. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR FOR HIS KIND WORDS IN THE CHAMBER FOR PUTTING ON THAT EVENT. IT WAS AND IT SOUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HEAR FROM THE PARKLAND CANDIDATES. THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT ATTENDED. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE. THE FOLLOWING ARE HELPFUL REMINDERS ON HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR EARLY VOTING, WHICH WE ARE CURRENTLY IN. THERE ARE 29 EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ALL ACROSS BROWER. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FROM MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, THROUGH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE AT BROWARD VOTES.COM IN ORDER TO LOOK AT A COMPLETE LIST OF THOSE. EARLY VOTING HOURS ARE FROM 7:00 A.M.
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TO 7:00 P.M. ELIGIBLE VOTERS MAY GO TO ANY OF THE EARLY VOTING SITES TO CAST VOTES. VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES CAN VOTE USING AN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES MACHINE. IN EACH OF VOTING SITE, AND VOTERS SHOULD TAKE NOTE THAT FLORIDA LAW REQUIRES PICTURE 80 WITH A SIGNATURE WHEN VOTING IN PERSON. ON OCTOBER 14TH, MAYERSOHN AND I ATTENDED MEETING. IT IS ALSO HER LAST MEETING. THEY GAVE A PRESENTATION WITH AN UPDATE OF THE PROGRAM. THE LAND-USE PLAN AT THE MEETING, AND I ENCOURAGE MY FELLOW MEMBERS, IF YOU DID NOT GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT, THE POWERPOINT IS AVAILABLE. IT HAS NEAT SLIDES THAT ARE A SERIES OF GROWTH IN OUR COUNTY, FROM 1915 ALL WAY TO PRESENT. LASTLY, ON TO SAY THAT THE CITY OF PORTLAND HAS DEDICATED LEADERS THAT HAVE GUIDED ITS ORIGINAL MISSION OF MAINTAINING AND ENVIABLE COUNTRY AMBIENCE. RESIDENTS HAVE STEPPED IN IN THE EARLY YEARS, AS VOLUNTEERS ON MULTIPLE LEVELS TO MAINTAIN AND GROW THE CITY. EMPHASIS HAS BEEN ON FAMILY, BUT A FOCUS OF COMMUNITY LIFE AND QUALITY EDUCATION PREDOMINATES. THROW IT ITS HISTORY, WE HAVE SEEN A SHIFT FROM AN AGRARIAN LIFESTYLE TO ONE OF THE PREDOMINANTLY HIGHER VALUE HOMES WITH SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO FAMILY LIFESTYLES, INCLUDING PARKS, LIBRARIES AND OTHER AMENITIES THAT ABOUND. FROM THIS AGRARIAN PERSPECTIVE AMONGST THOSE WHO CONTENDED WITH SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT CHALLENGED THIS COUNTRY LIVING LIFESTYLE DURING THE EARLIER YEARS, THERE STANDS ONE PERSON THAT WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR TODAY, AND THAT IS HAROLD BUCHWALD, WHO SERVED AS MAYOR FROM 1972 TO 1978. HE BECAME THE SIXTH MAYOR OF PARKLAND. HE WAS BORN IN CHICAGO. HE JOINED THE ARMY, AIR FORCE IN 1943 AND MOVED TO FLORIDA AFTER WORLD WAR II. HIS TREATING DESK TRAINING HELPED HIM BECOME A GENERAL CONTRACTOR. HE UTILIZED THOSE SKILLS IN HELPING OUR EARLY PARKLAND GROW TO WHAT IT IS TODAY. HE MOVED TO PARKLAND WITH HIS FAMILY IN 1965, ORGANIZING THE CRITERION FORMS FOR THOROUGHBRED HORSES AND TRADE -- TRAINED HORSES HERE. THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, HIS TITLE STOOD FOR HEAD, HEART, HANDS, AND HEALTH, FOR 15 YEARS, HE GUIDED THE BROWARD COUNTY AFFAIR AS A SUPERINTENDENT. HE BECAME THE FIRST BUILDING INSPECTOR UNPAID HERE IN PARKLAND THAT WAS SELECTED TO JOIN THE CITY COMMISSION. FOR HIS WORK, HE RECEIVED THE INITIAL GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD. HE ASSUMED THE TITLE OF UNCLE SAM IN OUR TRADITIONAL FOURTH OF JULY PARADE AND DURING HIS INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND SIGNIFICANT EVENTS, HE HELPED TO SHAPE THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT. HIS DAUGHTERS, HEIDI AND GRETCHEN, WOULD GO ON TO WIN MULTIPLE 4H CLAUB AWARDS. HE OFTEN STATED THAT THERE WERE FEWER THAN 50 PEOPLE AND 300 HORSES IN PARKLAND WHEN HIS FAMILY MOVED HERE IN 1965. HE SOON CONTRIBUTED HIS TIME AND EXPERTISE AND WAS AN UNPAID BUILDING INSPECTOR. HE REQUESTED IN THE YEAR 2000 THAT THE PARKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECT PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DOCUMENTS OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE THAT WOULD LEAD TO RECORDING THE CITY'S HISTORY AND BECAME THE PARKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FIRST PRESIDENT. HE LIVED IN PARKLAND FROM 1965 UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 2014. THERE ARE MORE WAYS IN WHICH HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY WE HAVE TODAY AND FOR THESE MANY REASONS, TONIGHT, WE UNVEILED A SIGN AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER WITH HIS NAME ON IT, HONORING HIM, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THAT. IN THE CITY, WHILE I WAS SERVING. I WANT TO THANK HIM AND HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR TIME IN THIS CITY. I WANT TO THANK HIS FAMILY FOR THE BEAUTIFUL LETTER THEY SENT TO THE CITY COMMISSION, THANKING US FOR HONORING THEIR FATHER AND TELLING US THAT THEIR FATHER ALWAYS LOVED THE CITY, AND THEY WILL ALWAYS, AS WELL. THANKCOMMISSIONER CUTLER. COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ON OCTOBER 2ND, THE DAY AFTER OUR MEETING, THERE WAS COFFEE WITH A COP, AND I HAD COFFEE AT PARKLAND
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BAGELS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME. WE HAD SOME GREAT CONVERSATION, OBVIOUSLY, ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CITY, AND I DO WANT TO BRING UP TWO ITEMS WHICH, AGAIN, RECOMMENDING THAT YOU LOOK AT IT IN STRATEGIC PLANNING. ONE MAY BE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF ZONES WE HAVE. AND TWO, LOOKING AT THE MINIMUM MANNING LEVELS. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION, WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE LEVELS, AND OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY, SO I RECOMMEND THAT WE DO THAT IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION. I DO WANT TO THANK STAFF, ESPECIALLY STAFF AND OUR RESIDENTS IN THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT WITH RECENT HURRICANES THAT WE HAVE, WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT COMMUNITIES STEP UP. MARGIE, ABOUT OUR EFFORTS TO GET EMPTY CANS OR WHATEVER UP TO NORTH CAROLINA. I KNOW THERE WERE SOME OTHER THINGS. THEY WERE SETTING UP THE STORE IN COCONUT CREEK. BIG LOTS, TO ACCEPT, CANNED GOODS AND OTHER ITEMS, FOR SURVIVORS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING TO REBUILD. I ALSO WANT TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE WASTE MANAGEMENT.THEY STEPPED UP. THEY STARTED COLLECTING CANS, AS OPPOSED TO CRUSHING THEM. SO, TOM AND BARBARA DID A GREAT JOB IN
DOING THAT, ONGOING. >> THAT WAS YOUR EFFORTS.
>> THAT WAS MY EFFORT. IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT.
>> PARKLAND DASH, ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS, CONVERT LEGENDS TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING SOME OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS. IT WAS A PERSONAL BEST. I KNOW JACKIE WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT I'M SURE IF SHE WAS, SHE WOULD BE RUNNING RIGHT NEXT TO THEM. CARLOS -- I THINK HE DID THE FIVE-MILE. RIGHT? OF BRONZE MEDALIST. I DON'T KNOW. IT WAS HIS PERSONAL BEST. AND MELISSA, I KNOW SHE IS NOT HERE, BUT, I DO WANT TO THANK HER BECAUSE SHE GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED ME TO PASS HER WHILE WE WERE BOTH WALKING. SO, I THINK HER FOR THAT. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAYOR, WHO FINISHED FIRST IN HIS AGE GROUP. AND I WAS PROUD TO RECEIVE A BRONZE MEDAL IN MY AGE GROUP, BUT I DO HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THERE WERE ONLY TWO OTHER COMPETITORS AHEAD OF ME. SO, BUT IT IS STILL A BRONZE MEDAL. THIS WEEKEND, WE HAVE THE FIREFIGHTERS PASTA DINNER. IF YOU NEVER ATTENDED, I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO FOR THE MEATBALLS. ALONE. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A GREAT CAUSE, BUT THE MEATBALLS ARE AMAZING.
FRANK DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THAT AND I HOPE HE CONTINUES. I HOPE HE CONTINUES, ALTHOUGH HE WILL BE RETIRING. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE TOMORROW'S RAINBOW PONY BAIL AND JAIL EVENT.
TOMORROW IS RAINBOW. NOT TOMORROW. THIS WEEKEND.
TOMORROW IS RAINBOW. IT IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES GRIEF AND TRAUMA THERAPY, USING PONIES AND FARM ANIMALS. FOR EVERY $1500 THAT IS RAISED, IT PROVIDES ANNUAL THERAPY FOR A CHILD. MYSELF, AS A SIX TIME REPEAT OFFENDER, THIS YEAR, I AM SURPRISED HOW MUCH I HAVE EXCEEDED MY GOAL, BUT I HAVE RAISED OVER $10,000.
SO I'M ADDING A LITTLE TWIST TO IT BECAUSE I KNOW MANY HAVE ASKED, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO CONTINUE GETTING LOCKED UP, NOT HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO BAIL YOU OUT? SO MY COMMITMENT IS THAT IF I RAISE OR HAVE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OVER $15,000 BY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20TH AT 4:00 P.M., I WILL STAY THE NIGHT WITH MY CELLMATES, ROCKY AND RIVER.
>> STAY THE NIGHT? >> STAY THE NIGHT.
HOPEFULLY I GET THERE. ROCKY AND RIVER ARE GREAT. THEY ARE LIKE A DUO. WE HAVE GOVERNMENT WEEK I THINK NEXT WEEK. GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO COME OUT. THE CITY WILL LEARN ABOUT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. I KNOW OUR REPRESENTATIVE, CHRISTINE, WHEN SHE WAS MAYOR, SHE DID A GREAT JOB. I KNOW YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE KIDS WHEN THEY COME TO CITY HALL. THEY JUST LOVE IT. ALSO, AGAIN, NEXT WEEK, READ FOR THE RECORD. THE
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BOOK IS PIPER CHEN SINGS. THE INTERESTING PART, WHICH I DIDN'T REALIZE IS THAT IT IS WRITTEN BY PHILLIPA SOO, TONY NOMINATED ACTRESS BEST KNOWN FOR HER BROADWAY ROLE AS ELIZA HAMILTON IN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL HAMILTON. SHE IS A STAR ON ONE OF THE NEW TV SERIES, DR. ODYSSEY. SHE WROTE THE BOOK WITH HER SISTER IN LAW, MARIS PASQUALE DORAN. I WILL BE READING. I WILL BE READING. AGAIN, I MUST CLARIFY THAT I'LL BE READING THE ENGLISH PARK. MS. GUY WILL BE DOING THE SPANISH. WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE RIVER ELEMENTARY FOR THE HISPANIC HERITAGE EVENT THEY DID. WE HAVE A GREAT PTA PRESIDENT. BUT ALSO, WE HAVE SOME GREAT PTA VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS JUST SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS. MRS. SELTZER IS NOT HERE. THERE YOU GO.SUPPORT, NOT TO NECESSARILY CIRCUMVENT THE OTHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BUT IT IS LIKE MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME, SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND FINALLY, I
WOULD LIKE TO -- WHAT? >> WE ARE TALKING BEHIND YOUR
BACK. >> AND FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO BRING UP THOSE THIS MAY BE SOMETHING FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING OR WORKSHOP. I KNOW THE EIGHT YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION, WE NEVER REALLY PURSUED IT IN DEPTH, BUT I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO CONSIDER HAVING PUBLIC COMMENTS. WHETHER OR NOT WE EXPEND THE TIME OF THE WORKSHOP, I JUST THINK THAT IT IS A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY TO GET INPUT FROM RESIDENTS, SO, AGAIN, THE SCHOOL BOARD DOES IT AS WORKSHOPS PRETTY CAN DO IT BEFORE HAND. INTERESTING ENOUGH, I FOUND, DATED 1987, A FORMAL OPINION BY THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, THAT IS VERY COMPELLING, ABOUT ADDING PUBLIC COMMENTS TO A WORKSHOP. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO ALL THE MERITS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU GUYS COULD LOOK AT THAT AND WHETHER IT IS STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION OR WORKSHOP. AND THOSE ARE MY COMETS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN.
COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL BE BRIEF. I WANT TO THANK TINA POLSKY AND REPRESENTATIVE -- FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO. THEY ARE HARD-WORKING ON BEHALF OF ALL THE PERMANENT RESIDENCE. I ALSO THOUGHT THE CHAMBER EVENT WAS VERY WELL DONE, AND THANKS TO ALL INVOLVED THERE, INCLUDING THE CANDIDATES AND THE RESIDENTS THAT DON'T KNOW WE HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP IN OUR CITY. OBVIOUSLY, COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND COMMISSIONER CUTLER ARE TERM LIMITED. WE WILL HAVE NEW COMMISSIONERS. PLEASE GO OUT AND LEARN AND MEET THE CANDIDATES AND GO OUT AND VOTE, WHETHER IT IS EARLY VOTING OR ON NOVEMBER 5TH. COMMISSIONER COLOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS ABOUT MAYOR BUCKLED -- BUCKHORN. ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB TO SUPPORT THE VICTIMS OF THE HURRICANES, THE TRAGEDY, WHETHER UP IN NORTH CAROLINA OR ELSEWHERE, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE GONE UP TO HELP RESIDENTS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE HURRICANE INTO THE AFTERMATH THERE. WE'VE HAD A TON OF RESIDENCE WHO ARE COLLECTING CANNED GOODS, CLOTHING, MONEY. THEY'RE WORKING WITH OTHER RESIDENTS TO COLLECT SUPPLIES THERE, AND IT GOES TO SHOW THAT WE HURT FOR THOSE IN NEED AND REACH OUT AND HELP, AND IT'S AN AMAZING THING TO SEE OUR PARKS AT WORK.
THE NIGHT WITH A DONKEY. THAT CAME OUT WRONG. BUT I THINK
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IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION, RAISING MONEY, IF ANYBODY HAS DOES ALL OF US HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY IT LOSING SOMEONE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN LOSING A PARENT OR A SIBLING. IT IS POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING, AND WHAT THEY DO IN THE THERAPY PROCESS IS AMAZING AND LIFE ALTERING FOR THOSE WHO GO THROUGH IT. I WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP. WE HAD THE DEPUTY CHIEF DAVID GONZALES COME AND SPEAK. SHE TOLD AND THE RESIDENTS THAT CAME OUT TO THE WORKSHOP. IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS. I ALSO WANT TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE THAT YOU RAISED ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE WORKSHOPS. OBVIOUSLY, THEY ARE ATTENDED BY RESIDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THE TOPICS OR HAVE A POSITION, AND SO, EXPLAIN IT IS A GOOD IDEA. WITH THAT, THOSE ARE MY COMETS,MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR
ISROW. >> THANK YOU FOR THE CHECK AND THE CONTINUED WORK. I THINK EVERYONE HIT A LOT OF THE EVENTS, OBVIOUSLY. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO EVERYONE WHO SEVERED MILTON. IT SEEMS LIKE THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE COMING ON MORE AND MORE ON A RECURRING BASIS. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT ANYONE NEEDS ANY ADDITIONAL HELP, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF IT THAT THE CITY PROVIDES. BEING ABLE TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
PARKLAND DASH, A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE.
IT WENT TOWARDS MAKING OUR SCHOOLS SAFE. MAKE OUR SCHOOL SAFE. THE CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT IS THIS FRIDAY. I WILL BE PLAYING POORLY IN THAT. I THINK THERE ARE STILL OPENINGS IF ANYONE WANTS TO PLAY AND IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO PLAY, YOU CAN SUPPORT THE CAUSE. AND I WILL SEGUE INTO SUPPORTING THE COST FOR TOMORROW'S RAINBOW. I KNOW MANY OF US HAVE COMMITTED TO RAISING FUNDS, AS WELL, BUT I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DEFER ANYONE WHO IS CONSIDERING DONATING TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS, TO PLEASE PUT YOUR MONEY TOWARDS BOB'S CAMPAIGN. DESPITE YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY CAMPAIGN.
>> DO IT FOR ME. GOOD FOR THE KIDS. I WILL PAY FOR THE LIFESTREAM CAMERA AND THE PARKLAND PUMPKIN PATCH STARTS MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST. SATURDAY, 5:00 P.M. THAT RENTS FOR THE WEEK. MAKE SURE YOU GET A PUMPKIN. IT LETS THEM FEEL SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL GESTURE.
YOU CAN ALWAYS SUPPORT THE CAUSE. WE HAVE OCTOBER 25TH.
NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE 2000 POUNDS OF CANDY WE BUY, BUT THAT'S PART OF IT. NOT MY DAUGHTER LUNCHEON, SUPPORTING BREAST CANCER AND CANCER AWARENESS ON OCTOBER 28TH.
AGAIN, A VERY WORTHY CAUSE. EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION AND POSITION AND THAT'S WHAT AMERICA IS ALL ABOUT, BUT AS EQUALLY AS YOU ARE ENTITLED TO IT, LET'S REMEMBER THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS ENTITLED TO THEIRS AS WELL.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO KIND OF BE COMBATIVE OR ADVERSE TO ONE ANOTHER. IT IS TIME FOR MORE CIVIL DISCOURSE, HOPEFULLY, AS HARD AS THAT MAY BE SOMETIMES. THAT WOULD BE MY MESSAGE AND HOPE FOR EVERYONE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY SON'S FLAG FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT, WHICH I'M ALSO ASSISTANT COACH, BUT I KNOW THEY ONE, SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM A SHUT UP. GO COWBOYS, WHICH YOU WON'T HEAR ME SAY UNLESS IT'S IN A FLEXIBLE SETTING. AND THAT'S
ALL I'VE GOT. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR ISROW.
AND SINCE YOU GUYS SAID EVERYTHING, I REALLY DON'T HAVE MANY COMMENTS. THE WORKSHOP, I THINK, WAS GREAT.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB. IT SHOWS HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU ARE, BUT I ASSUME YOU PASSED THAT KNOWLEDGE ON TO THE OTHER FIREFIGHTERS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU DEFINITELY
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MAKE US FEEL IN GOOD HANDS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY. AND WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.>> NOW I HAVE TO READ. >> NO. YEAH. EVERGLADES
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ELEMENTARY HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT. COME ON DOWN. COME ON,.>> SOUTH FLORIDA IS RICH IN HISPANIC HISTORY AND HERITAGE, AND THE RIVERGLADES ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY ELIMINATED THAT FACT WHEN THEY RECENTLY CELEBRATED THE CORNUCOPIA OF CULTURES AND TRADITIONS THAT HAS BEEN A DITCH MONTH, WHICH IS OBSERVED EVERY YEAR FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH. ONE OF THE SIGNATURE EVENTS DURING THE CELEBRATION IS THE SCHOOLS HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT, WHICH WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 20TH .
EVERY YEAR, THIS EVENT IS A LABOR OF LOVE, BRINGING THE SCHOOL TOGETHER FOR A VIBRANT, THREE-HOUR EVENT THAT IS HIGHLY ATTENDED BY RIVERGLADES FAMILIES. HISPANIC HERITAGE NIGHT IS AN EVENT THAT SHOWCASES THE VARIETY OF HISPANIC COUNTRIES, WHILE INCORPORATING MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, AND A LOT OF FUN. RIVERGLADES ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, JOANNE SELTZER, OBVIOUSLY, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, AND IT SAYS, STUDENTS ENJOYED THE SUBMISSION, WHICH POINTED AT THEIR ONGOING STUDIES OF THE NUMBER OF TRADITIONS THAT HONOR HISPANIC AND LATIN CULTURES.
SHE ALSO SHARED THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENTS SEEING THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES REPRESENTED IN THEIR WORLDS, WHETHER IT IS DURING A FUN EVENING EVENT OR AN EVERYDAY -- IN EVERYDAY WAYS AT SCHOOL. IT READS COMMUNITY PRIDE. WELL, STUDENTS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND THE CITY COMMISSION, WE ARE PROUD OF YOUR EFFORTS TO TELL YOUR CULTURAL STORIES AND REPRESENT YOUR SCHOOLS SO WELL THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION. CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE.
>> KEEP GOING. >> I THINK I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE MOST AMAZING GROUP OF PARENTS AT OUR SCHOOL. THIS EVENT AND MANY OTHERS THAT WE HAVE REALLY ACCENTUATE WHAT RIVERGLADES IS. IT IS ALL DUE TO THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT IN, THE HOURS THAT THEY PUT IN.
THAT IS THE HEART OF WHAT MAKES RIVERGLADES WHAT IT IS. I CAN'T ACCEPT THIS WITHOUT SHARING MOST OF IT WITH YOU.
I'LL TAKE A TINY CORNER OF THE BOTTOM. YOU GUYS ARE WONDERFUL,
LANGUAGE ] >> ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS HERE FOR THE HINDU HERITAGE MONTH? WE ARE GOING TO DO A PROCLAMATION FOR THAT, AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO COME
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AND JOIN ME. ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. Y'ALL ARE JUST BETTER THAN I AM. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU FOR COMING. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE PRODIGIOUS TURNAROUND THAT WAY. YOU GUYS WERE THE AUDIENCE. SO, WE ARE TALKING TO YOU, BUT YOU'RE LOOKING OUT THERE. THERE IS A CAMERA UP THERE SO PEOPLE FROM HOME MIGHT BE WATCHING. THIS IS THE CITY OF PARKLAND PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 1 BILLION HINDUS WORLDWIDE IN 2.5 MILLION INTO EMERGENCE LIVING ACROSS THE NATION, AND WHEREAS, FLORIDA AND OUR NATION HAVE GREATLY BENEFITED FROM HINDU AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THEIR PHILOSOPHY AND MEDICINE -- SORRY ABOUT THAT. CLASSICAL INDIAN ART, MEDITATION, YOGA, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND WORSE THEY SEND THOSE SURE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT OF AMERICA AND CONTRIBUTE TO BROWARD COUNTY'S WELL-BEING, AND WHEREAS HINDU AMERICANS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO MANY OF BROWARD COUNTY'S ECONOMIC SECTORS AND HAVE EXCELLED IN THE AREAS OF BUSINESS, LAW, POLITICS, MEDICINE, AND SCIENCE. AND WHEREAS, HINDU AMERICANS NOW SERVE IN VARIOUS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE STATE AND NATION, AND WHEREAS THEY SHARE VALUES OF TOLERANCE, PLURALISM, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY OF ALL FAITHS, AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF PARKLAND RECOGNIZES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY HINDU AMERICANS IN PARKLAND AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND BY ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION, SEEKS TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HINDU AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE INDIAN REGIONAL CULTURAL CENTER PROVIDE A POSITIVE FORM FOR THE LOCAL HINDU AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF PARKLAND RECOGNIZES THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DIWALI FESTIVAL AND ITS MESSAGE OF TOLERANCE, COMPASSION, AND THE VICTORY OF GOOD OVER EVIL, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR, RICH WALKER AND THE PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION DECLARE IT AND DO HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND.
YOU HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE. THAT IS FOR YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR
>> SO, GOOD EVENING, AND IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE HERE. MAYOR WALKER AND COMMISSION MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM THE PRESIDENT FOR 220, INDIAN REGIONAL CULTURAL CENTER. AS A MENTOR -- MEMBER OF OUR HINDU COMMUNITY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS WONDERFUL PIE COMMISSION THAT HAS BEEN TOGETHER FOR HINDU HERITAGE MONTH AND TO CELEBRATE DIWALI. AS MENTIONED, DIWALI IS A SUMMATION OF GOOD OVER EVIL, LIGHT OVER DARK. THE FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS OF HINDU CULTURE ARE DOING GOOD, BEING GOOD, PROMOTING PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND A SHARED SENSE OF ONENESS AND INCLUSIVENESS.
AND OF COURSE, VERY DEEP FAMILY VALUES. YOUR RECOGNITION OF HINDU HERITAGE MONTH AND THE DIWALI FESTIVAL , IT'S A
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SIGNIFICANT STEP IN ACKNOWLEDGING CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY OUR HINDU COMMUNITY IN THE SOCIETY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THINK COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO PROMOTE OUR HINDU CULTURE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, AND, IT GIVES ME -- INAUDIBLE ] TO OUR CHILDREN GROWING UP. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. AND I WOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO A QUICK PLUG FOR OUR DIWALI EVENT THAT IS COMING UP. WE HAVE THE IRCC DIWALI FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. IT IS THE 12TH YEAR WE ARE DOING IT. IT IS NOVEMBER 16TH AT THE BROWARD COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER, AND WE ARE EXPECTING A CROWD OF MAYBE 10,000 OR SO AND THAT ONE DAY EVENT. THERE'S A LOT OF DANCING. WE HAVE OVER 500 KIDS THAT PARTICIPATE WITH CULTURAL DANCES ON STAGE. WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOLERS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITIONS. DANCE COMPETITIONS. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, NO INDIAN EVENT IS GOING TO GO FULFILLED WITHOUT HAVING GREAT FOOD, SO, LOOK FORWARD TO SOME WONDERFUL INDIAN CUISINE THERE AND SHOPPING FOR JEWELRY". PLEASE SAVE THE DATE. NOVEMBER 16TH, SATURDAY, FOR OUR IRCC DIWALI FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANKS FOR COMING OUT. >> APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
[8. Approval of the Agenda]
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JORDAN WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER. ALL IN FAVOR?
[10. Regular Agenda]
>> YES POINT >> WE DO NOT HAVE A CONSENT AGENDA, SO WE WILL START WITH THE REGULAR AGENDA. ANTHONY.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM 10 LETTER A. RIDING AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY BAY TRAILS. APPROVING LIGHTING AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM FROM PARKLAND BAY TRAIL TO UNIVERSITY DRIVE.
>> GOOD EVENING. ALEXANDER BARR, FOR THE RECORD.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I WAS WAITING FOR -- PLEASE NOTE ON THE PICTURES, THE LIGHTS THAT WE ARE INSTALLING ON HILLSBORO. WE ARE NOT INSTALLING THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC LIGHTS THAT WE HAVE ON UNIVERSITY. NICE, FANCY LIGHTS.
I APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION FOR DOING THAT. THAT IS ONE OF THE PET PEEVES I HAVE IS THE LIGHTING AROUND THE CITY. IS AMAZING TO SEE THIS STUFF TO START GOING OUT. I'M VERY
HAPPY FOR THAT. >> IT IS WORTH NOTING, MAYOR, IF I CAN, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS EXTENSIVELY IN STRATEGIC PLANNING. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS AND GOING OUT AND FINDING A SOLUTION. I ALSO HATE THOSE CONCRETE POLES, SO HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN
BEAUTIFYING THE CITY. >> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE NO
CHOICE. >> THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR
DOING IT. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY INAUDIBLE ] AND SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ISROW. ROLL CALL.
>> COMMISSIONER CUTLER. >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES.
>> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. A RESOLUTION OF THE
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CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA APPROVING BEAUTIFICATION AGREEMENT BA-2024-02 WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WEST HILLSBORO BOULEVARD FROM PARKLAND BAY TRAIL TO NOB HILL ROAD; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE>> SECOND. >> I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE ARE NOT PUTTING THOSE CONCRETE SEE ON UNIVERSITY. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT. DO YOU
HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? >> I HAD ONE OTHER COMMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE TREES AND BID VACATION IS NOT JUST FOR AESTHETICS, BUT ALSO, PRESIDENTS HAVE COMPLAINED. IT IS A CALMING DEVICE TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC AS THEY CONTINUE , AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE THE NET EFFECT.
>> I HAVE ONE, AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE THE MAYOR, ONCE THE TREES ARE GOING TO BE INSTALLED, TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE INSTALLATION, WITH YOU STANDING ON ONE OF THE ROOTS OF THE TREES. SO WE HAVE THAT PICTURE, AS WELL, BECAUSE HE DID THAT WHEN WE LINED THE ROAD WITH THOSE TREES POINT WE SHOULD BE
DOING THAT, AS WELL. >> CAN SOMEBODY WRITE THAT
DOWN? >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ISROW.
>> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. >> YES.
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES.
>> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES.. ITEM 10C. RESOLUTION 2024-082: LOXAHATCHEE ROAD MEDIAN REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA APPROVING REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENT RLA-2024-04 WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE MEDIANS OF LOXAHATCHEE ROAD FROM THE WESTERN LIMITS OF THE CITY TO THE NORTH LINE OF SECTION 35-47-41; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND..
>> JUST, COOK, CHRISTINE HUNSCHOFSKY LEFT. WE ARE GOING TO GET MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED. THEY MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS THE LAST TIME WE WERE OUT THERE, THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. CHRISTINE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN KICKING BUT, I GUESS, SO TO SPEAK. SO, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE HER STEPPING IN, AND HELPING THEM GET BACK ON TRACK, SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE A FURTHER UPDATE IN THE NEXT WEEK AND A HALF. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY , AND THE SECOND WAS BY A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, SO I'LL GET THIS ONTO COMMISSIONER BRIER. WILL CALL.
>> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES.
>> VICE MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. I-ITEM 10D. RESOLUTION 2024-083: LOXAHATCHEE ROAD ROUNDABOUTS REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH BROWARD COUNTY A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA APPROVING REVOCABLE LICENSE AGREEMENTS RLA-2024-11 AND RLA-2024-12 WITH BROWARD COUNTY FOR LIGHTING, LANDSCAPING, IRRIGATION AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE ROUNDABOUTS T BE CONSTRUCTED ON LOXAHATCHEE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF NOB HILL ROAD AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE; PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. I'M HEARING THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE THE BRONZE STATUES?
>> YES. >> I WAS GOING TO SECOND IT,
BUT THE >> YOU CAN USE THE BRONZE FROM
YOUR PARKLAND DASH METAL. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? THE HANK UP WITH OPENING THAT AREA, ONE OF THE MAJOR HANGUPS IS THE TWO ROUNDABOUTS ON HILL AT UNIVERSITY. THEY ARE TRYING TO FINALIZE DETAILS ON HOW THAT PROCESS WILL LOOK BEFORE THEY GIVE US A FINAL DATE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER.
>> VICE MAYOR WALKER. >> HE IS.
>> ITEM E IS RESOLUTION 2024-081: TERRAMAR PARK FIELD 6
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SPORTS LIGHTING REPLACEMENT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE PIGGYBACK OF SOURCEWELL CONTRACT #041123-MSL FOR SPORTS LIGHTING SOLUTIONS WITH RELATED TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES WITH MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING, LLC, FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $141,300, PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> YOU GOT AWAY WITH THAT ONE.
>> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? I WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS AT TERRAMAR PARK ON SUNDAY. LET ME TELL YOU. TERRAMAR PARK, OVER THE PAST TWO, THREE YEARS, MAYBE, HAS HAD A DRAMATIC TRANSFORMATION FOR THE BETTER.
SO KUDOS TO THE STAFF FOR REALLY WORKING HARD ON ALL OF OUR BASEBALL FIELDS. I THINK THEY ARE ALL REDONE. FIELDS A
AND B WITH THE NEW TURF. >> CMD. -- C AND D.
>> TERRAMAR PARK HAS LOOKED AMAZING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR STAFFING THAT. WITH THAT, WE HAVE MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISROW. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 10F IS ORDINANCE 2024-013: FY 2024 YEAR-END BUDGET AMENDMENT (FIRST READING) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2023-014 ADOPTING THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024; INCREASING THE GENERAL FUND AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FUND BY $5,000,000; PROVIDING FUNDING BY UTILIZING FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROJECTED GENERAL FUND OPERATING SURPLUSES TO FUND CURRENT YEAR CAPITAL PROJECT DEFICITS AND TO FUND FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. FIRST
READING. >> I'M TRYING. I'M TRYING.
>> WE HAVE TO MAKE YOU A LITTLE BIT, CHRIS PRIETO
>> CHRIS JOHNSON, FINANCE DIRECTOR, FOR THE RECORD.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THAT'S GOOD.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS IS NOT CHANGING THE BUDGET IN ANY WAY.
IT IS MOVING FUNDS FROM ONE BUCKET TO ANOTHER BUCKET.
ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? WE SAID NO. WE HAD THAT SECOND BITE
COMMISSIONER CUTLER. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER.
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER CUTLER.
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN.
>> YES. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, AND I DIDN'T HAVE COMMENTS BECAUSE I HAVE A SPLITTING HEADACHE TODAY -- IT WAS LONGER
[11. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office ]
THAN OUR MEETING WAS PRETTY WELL DONE. WELL DONE. SO, BYTHE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> CAPTAIN MCCARDLE. WE HAD A VEHICLE STOLEN. IT WAS UNLOCKED. THE CAR KEYS WERE IN SEPARATE NEVERTHELESS, OUR DEPUTIES DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. OUR BURGLAR A BRANCH AND TEAM GOT ON THE CASE IMMEDIATELY. THEY WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND TWO JUVENILES IN THE VEHICLE. ONE WAS 17. ONE WAS 13. ONE OF THE JUVENILES HAD A LOADED FIREARM
>> 13 POINT >> YES, MAYOR. THEY WERE IN POSSESSION OF THE STOLEN VEHICLE AND CONFESSED. THEY WERE OFFERED MONEY TO STEAL VEHICLES AND TO SELL THE VEHICLES. THAT IS WHAT THEY WERE ON ROUTE TO DO. I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME. WE REMIND FOLKS TO LOCK YOUR VEHICLES. YOU KNOW, REALLY, IT IS A DETERRENT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT LOSING YOUR VEHICLE, BUT YOU ARE INVITING CRIMINALS INTO THE CITY TO TARGET -- OR RATHER, TO GO AFTER THESE EASY TARGETS. SO JUST A REMINDER TO FOLKS TO PLEASE LOCK YOUR CAR. IF YOU SEE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS, THIS VEHICLE WAS STOLEN FROM A GATED COMMUNITY. WE SUSPECT THAT THEY WALKED ONTO THE PROPERTY AND CONFESSED THAT THEY WENT TO PARKLAND TO STEAL CARS. JUST ANOTHER REMINDER TO FOLKS.
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>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THIS ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER
[12. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department]
COMMENTS? 13-YEAR-OLDS. SERIOUSLY? CRAZY. YANKEE.>> THANK YOU. >> COMMENTS BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT OF BREATH BY THE TIME YOU
GET HOME TONIGHT. >> HOW IS EVERYONE? SO SEPTEMBER, 252 TOTAL INCIDENTS. 160 OF THEM WITH FIRE AND EMS. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP THE SPAGHETTI DINNER THIS SATURDAY. IT IS A LOT OF FUN. FOR ALL THE MONEY GOING TO FIREFIGHTER CANCER INITIATIVES, WE ASK THAT YOU COME OUT.
INAUDIBLE ] HE DEFINITELY CAN COOK. IN CLOSING, I LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY WE ARE YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. THESE ARE YOUR FIRE TRUCKS. THESE ARE YOUR FIRE STATIONS. WE DON'T WANT TO SAVE YOUR LIVES, WE WANT TO BE PART OF THEM. COME SAY HI.
MEET THE PEOPLE IN YOUR ZONES. WE WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN YOUR LIVES, SO IF YOU SEE US OUT AND ABOUT, COME UP AND SAY HI.
THERE ARE A LOT OF FRESH FACES COMING OUT. YOU MIGHT START SEEING SOME NEW AND FRESH FACES BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SOME
CHANGES. >> I KNOW I TOLD YOU AND IT'S WORTH REPEATING. ANYONE INNER-CITY WHO IS NOT ABLE TO OBSERVE THE WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD TONIGHT, I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT AND GO BACK AND WATCH. AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE JASON IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE -- NOT JUST OF THE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE THAT WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN ON BEHALF OF OUR CORAL SPRINGS AND PARKLAND FIRE TO PROMPT, BUT WHY WE INVEST SO HEAVILY AND WHAT THAT INVESTMENT, THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF THAT SOPHISTICATION THAT YOU GUYS BRING. IT IS WORTH MORE THAN ME CAN I CAN RELATE IN ANY SENSE. IT IS HARD FOR PEOPLE TO SEE IT. WE THINK THAT WORKSHOP ENCAPSULATED THE HIGH LEVEL OF HOW OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATES.
>> YOU ARE A BETTER PRESENTER THAN AN EMCEE. NUMBER ONE.
NANCY, THIS IS FOR NEW COMMISSIONERS COMING IN. I THOUGHT IT WAS INVALUABLE BECAUSE I WENT TO TWO OF THEM.
SOMETHING THAT SCHEDULE WORKS WITH. MIKE OR JASON OR WHOEVER.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO ONE. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. I KNOW THAT MAY BE CHALLENGING, BUT JUST TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU GUYS DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I WENT WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE BEFORE WE HAD THE LIGHTER VERSION. I CAME HOME THE NEXT DAY AND MY ARMS WERE KILLING ME. HERE YOU ARE WITH THIS 40 POUND THING IT TRYING TO OPEN UP THE DOOR. WITH FULL
[13. Comments by the City Manager]
GEAR ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER. SO, THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE IT.>> THANK YOU. >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY
MANAGER? >> I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON A MONDAY, AND IT IS OCTOBER 28TH, AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING AT 6:30, WE ARE DOING A FAREWELL TO COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN. 7:00, WE WILL DO THE RECOGNITION. I HOPE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS CAN COME AND JOIN THIS VERBAL FOR TWO OUTSTANDING GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE SERVED EIGHT YEARS ON THIS COMMISSION. SO PLEASE BE ABLE TO ATTEND MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH.
[14. Comments by the City Attorney]
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NANCY.
COMMENTS BY OUR CITY ATTORNEY?
>> SECOND. >> I SEE SOME DISAPPOINTMENT OVER HERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR NEXT MEETING. MY APOLOGIES.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT ANYBODY. MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT
BEING AT THE LAST MEETING. >> JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT WAS
MUCH SMOOTHER. >> IT COULD'VE BEEN OUR BEST
MEETING EVER. >> I APPRECIATED THE PICTURE FROM COMMISSIONER CUTLER AND COMMISSIONER MAYERSOHN -- I DID FIRE DEBORAH THE NEXT MORNING. I'M JUST KIDDING. SHE IS
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