[00:00:15] >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH AT 7:00 P.M. TO ORDER. TONIGHT WE HAVE SPECIAL GUEST, GIRL SCOUT GROUP NUMBER 20216 WILL HELP US LEAVE THE PLEDGE. YOU WILL LEAD US OFF IN THE PLEDGE. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. >>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. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH, THAT WAS FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BEING CALLED ] >> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? [4. Approval of Minutes] >> MOTION APPROVED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER, [5. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items] ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM? ANYONE? SEEING THERE IS NONE, WE WILL GO TO THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE YOU WILL HAVE THE HONORS OF STARTING US. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELL DONE AGAIN ON THE LEDGE. SO, A LOT OF GREAT STUFF OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. SOME A LITTLE BIT HARD. I FIRST WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL MEETING WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE NORTHWEST AREA OF BROWARD. PARKLAND HOSTED THE LUNCHEON AT PIZZA TIME, IT WAS VERY GOOD. YOU DID A GREAT JOB AS DID THE STAFF. WE WORKED WITH OTHER COMMISSIONERS AND MAYORS, ET CETERA. REALLY, IMPORTANT, THE PINE TREE ESTATES VIRTUAL OUTREACH, WE HAD A FORUM AND WORKSHOP THAT STAFF PUT ON AND IT WAS A GREAT DISCUSSION AND WE HAD A VERY GOOD TURNOUT WITH IT. AND A LOT OF GOOD QUESTIONS. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO ALLIE, AND SIMEON , COMMISSIONER BRIER, ANOTHER HAPPY BIRTHDAY. WE KNOW THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 10TH WAS A DIFFICULT ONE. WE HONOR THOSE WE LOST, WE CAME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AS WE ALWAYS DO, SEVEN YEARS LATER AFTER THE TRAGEDY. I WOULD SAY, SO MUCH LOVE AND SO MUCH KINDNESS AND SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WERE THE LIGHT OF THAT DAY, OF THAT WEEK AND GENERALLY AFTER THE TRAGEDY. IT WAS WONDERFUL PARTICIPATING IN ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT WERE COMMEMORATIVE. I REALLY ENJOYED ALSO PUTTING THE LIGHTS ON THE TREE WITH CITY STAFF AND COMMISSIONERS AND THE MAYOR, THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL AS WELL. HOPEFULLY FOLKS PARTICIPATED IN THE ACTS OF KINDNESS IN THE WEEKS THAT PRECEDED THE ANNIVERSARY, THE SEVEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY. I KNOW MY KIDS AND MY FAMILY DID. IT IS VERY SPECIAL AND WAYS TO HONOR LUCA BASKETBALL, ALYSSA SPORTS, JAMIE GOODALL DANCE, THOSE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO THROUGHOUT THE WEEKS TO REALLY BRING SOME HAPPINESS TO US AND ALSO TO HONOR THEM. SO MANY EVENTS, EAGLES HAVEN ALWAYS DOES AN AMAZING JOB IN THE COMMEMORATION OF THE AMPHITHEATER WHICH WAS ALSO VERY SPECIAL, THANKS AGAIN TO CITY STAFF AND ALL OTHERS THAT MADE THAT HAPPEN I MADE IT SO SPECIAL. I UNDERSTAND THE PARKLAND SPORTS BUDDY DANCE WAS ALSO PRETTY SPECIAL. I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT, I COULD NOT MAKE IT, MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER WAS ALWAYS INVOLVED IN PARKLAND SPORTS BUDDY AND DID GO TO THOSE DANCES AND DID THOSE DANCES AND REALLY HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. I WOULD END WITH SAYING THE [00:05:06] FARMERS MARKET WAS WONDERFUL THIS PAST SUNDAY. IT'S ALWAYS GREAT. WHAT AN AMAZING CAR SHOW. WE HAD SO MUCH TURNOUT AND SO MANY AMAZING CARS. I WILL GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, THERE WAS A VOTE, ALL THE CARS WERE COOL. THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, TELL US ABOUT YOUR CARGO >> I WANT TO COMMEND THE SUPER BOWL WIN OVER THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS TEAM, IT WAS AN IMPRESSIVE WIN. COMMISSIONER SALAMONE HE HAS COVERED A LOT OF WHAT I WANTED TO COVER THE COUNSEL FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS, THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, ALL OF THE CITIES IN NORTHWEST BROWARD COUNTY AND CENTRAL WEST GET TOGETHER ONCE A MONTH TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES THAT AFFECT ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES AND THIS WAS OUR TURN TO HOST. WE DID HOSTED AND WE DID A GREAT JOB AT PIZZA TIME OVER THERE ON PARKSIDE AS THEY ALWAYS DO. OF COURSE, FEBRUARY 14TH IS A TRAGIC DAY IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY, WE KNOW THAT. I CHOOSE TO REMEMBER THE WAY THE CITY HAS RESPONDED. AND EVERY YEAR, I AM CONTINUALLY AMAZED TO SEE THE RALLY, THE EMBRACE AND THE WAY THAT WE HAVE RESPONDED TO TRAGEDY IN THE MOST POWERFUL WAYS POSSIBLE. I JUST WANT TO SAY WAS REALLY GOOD. THE CAR SHOW AT THE FARMERS MARKET WAS A BLAST, THAT IS ALWAYS MY FAVORITE ONE FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW THERE IS A BIG EVENT TOMORROW NIGHT, THE FORD NATION FACE-OFF, PLAYING HOCKEY, IF YOU HAVE NOT CALLED WHAT IS GOING ON, IT IS AWESOME STUFF. YOU CAN WATCH THE NATION ON NATION BATTLE. THAT IS ALL I'VE GOT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> FEBRUARY 14TH, IT IS ALWAYS HEARTWARMING TO SEE EVERYBODY, OUR CITY STAFF , RALLY AROUND OUR COMMUNITY AND THE FAMILIES AFFECTED ON ALL THOSE IMPACTED. STARTING WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS BREAKFAST. THE STAFF, THE FACULTY, THE STUDENTS, THEY ALL DO SUCH AN AMAZING JOB TO THINK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, IT WAS A REALLY GREAT SHOW. WE HAD A NUMBER OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND ONTO THE BEACH CLEANUP ON SUNDAY WAS GREAT. THANKS FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES, I WANT TO WISH A BELATED BIRTHDAY TO FORMER COMMISSIONER TUCKER AND A FORMER ALUM AND FRIEND OF MINE, BRAD, ON BECOMING THE POLICE CHIEF IN COLE SPRINGS. THE SECOND AMNESTY ALUMNI POLICE CHIEF THERE. THE FARMERS MARKET, THE CAR SHOW, ALWAYS A GREAT EVENT, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY CARS OUT THERE, I KNOW THE KIDS REALLY ENJOYED IT. AND THEN WE HAVE PARKLAND DAYS COMING UP ON MARCH 8TH WITH A PARADE, A CONCERT, FOOD TRUCKS, A BUNCH OF FUN STUFF FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILIES. I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT ON MARCH 8TH FOR THAT. >> COMMISSIONER AND VICE MAYOR? >> MAYOR, I WILL KEEP IT SHORT. FEBRUARY 14TH WAS, AS ALWAYS, A COMMUNITY GATHERING. THE TAKE AWAY, HOPEFULLY FOR EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS TO REMEMBER THAT AT THIS TIME, THERE HAS BEEN A SELECTION OF THE ARTIST AND ARCHITECT FOR THE MEMORIAL. PARKLAND 17.ORG , ANY SUPPORT YOU CAN GIVE, SHARE THE WORD, IT IS AS VALUABLE IF YOU CANNOT GIVE, YOU CAN SHARE WITH OTHERS WHO ARE ABLE TO, RALLY AROUND AND MAKE SURE THIS MEMORIAL IS SOMETHING WE CAN ALL STAND BEHIND AND BE PROUD OF AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO PEERS OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. >> THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. I WILL REFLECT ON FEBRUARY 14TH. YOU KNOW, THE DAYS EVENTS HAS SHOWED HOW MUCH PARKLAND HAS STAYED TOGETHER AND CONTINUES TO BE TOGETHER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THINK FIRST RESPONDERS WHICH MSD DOES A FANTASTIC JOB, YOU KNOW, THOSE OF YOU THAT DO NOT KNOW ABOUT EAGLES HAVEN, THEY HAVE LOTS OF FREE EVENTS AND THEY HELP WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL AWARENESS, IT IS A GREAT FACILITY HERE THAT HELPS OUR COMMUNITY GREATLY. AND THEN [00:10:02] OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY DOES A FANTASTIC JOB EVERY YEAR. IT'S IMPORTANT WE REMEMBER THE VICTIMS. IT IS UNFORTUNATE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED HERE IN OUR CITY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE NEVER FORGET. ALSO, I WANT TO THINK THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION PRESENTING TO THE COMMISSION THERE, WE DID DO A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE VICTIMS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW. THE MPO AND THE REST OF THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO REMEMBER. I DO WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW, YOU GOT A COPY OF A LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO THE COUNTY REGARDING THE HUB OR THE LACK OF DOING EVERYTHING FOR THE HUB. YOU WILL SEE A LETTER THAT WAS JUST SENT OUT TODAY. I'M SURE YOU WILL GET A COPY OF A. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT THE COUNTY HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING ON THE HOME AND NOW PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT DOES NOT WORK. IT IS MIND-BOGGLING, THE SIZE OF THE COUNTY THAT WE HAVE WITH ALL OF THIS INFLUENCE AND ALL OF THESE TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS AND PROFESSIONALS THAT THEY CANNOT GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS WORKING IN OTHER CITIES AND IN OTHER STATES. FOR US, FOR BROWARD COUNTY TO BE SITTING ON THEIR HANDS DOING NOTHING, IS SHAMEFUL. YOU WILL SEE MY LETTER THAT WAS SENT TO THE COUNTY. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS THERE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. THAT IS ALL I HAVE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY LITTLE GUY, HAYES, ON WEDNESDAY, IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY. >> IF I MAKE HIM I FORGOT TO MENTION, DURING THE VIRTUAL MEETING, TODD WHO IS THE MAN BEHIND THE COUNTER IS THE MODERATOR AND HE DID A PHENOMENAL BANG UP JOB. I WANT TO GIVE HIM SOME CREDIT FOR THAT ON THE RECORD. >> I CONVENIENTLY IGNORED THAT ON PURPOSE. TODD, I WILL AGREE [6. Proclamations and Recognitions] WITH COMMISSIONER CARA. WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERE, WE WILL GO DOWN TO THE WELL AND WE HAVE TWO RECOGNITIONS. >> IF WE CAN GET TROOPER, HE KIND OF LOOKS LIKE BUD MCKENZIE. SPUDS, THAT IS HIM HERE. >> SO, WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE TROOPER , JEAN AND NANCY MORANDO. WHEN WE WATCH DOGS, WE SEE A LIVING MANTRA BEFORE US. LOVE ALWAYS, PLAY HARD AND ALWAYS SAVOR YOUR TREATS. WHAT DO HUMANS DO WHEN A DOGS LIFE OR ONE SPECIAL DOGS LIFE DOES NOT GO THAT WAY AT ALL? WHEN IT IS FULL OF HARD REALITIES, HEAVY HANDS, HARSH AND MEAN VOICES AND EMPTY BOWLS? WE HUMANS FIGHT TO MAKE IT RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE FIGHT LIKE PARKLAND RESIDENCE FRANK AND CARLA SPINA, A BULL TERRIER THAT WAS TIED TO A FENCE DURING HURRICANE MILTON LAST OCTOBER, THEIR HEART BROKE A SECOND TIME. THE FIRST WAS WHEN THEIR BULL TERRIER PASSED AWAY NOT TOO LONG AGO. TROOPER THE DOG WAS RESCUED BY TROOPER MORALES AND WAS BEING TREATED AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SEVERAL INJURIES EXACTED UPON HIM BY HIS FORMAL ABUSIVE OWNER THAT NOW FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY. FRANK AND HIS WIFE, CARLA, ALREADY KNEW THAT THEY WANTED TO BE TROOPERS AND MOM AND DAD. THEY HAD TO WRITE A LIST OF 500 ADOPTION APPLICATION THAT POURED INTO THE HUMANE SOCIETY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, [00:15:01] INCLUDING CANADA, MEXICO, AND ALL THROUGHOUT EUROPE. THE COUPLE RENTED AN SUV AND DROVE SEVEN HOURS TO SEE TROOPER IN TALLAHASSEE AND EVEN THOUGH TROOPER HAD DEVELOPED A FEAR FROM MEN DUE TO REPEATED ABUSE, WHEN THOSE TWO MET, DOG AND MAN KNEW IT WAS A MATCH. TROOPER CHOSE FRANK. SINCE HE BECAME A PARKLAND RESIDENT, THERE WOULD BE A FEW MORE BATTLES AHEAD. TROOPER HAD TWO CANCEROUS TUMORS REMOVED FROM HIS LEFT SIDE AND HE IS NOW CANCER FREE. HE HAD ANOTHER HURDLE TO MANEUVER DURING HIS HARD LIFE, IT APPEARS THAT HE WAS ALSO STARVING SO HE ATTEMPTED TO FILL HIS STOMACH WITH MORE THAN TWO POUNDS OF GARBAGE, PLASTIC, RUBBER, AND METAL THAT WAS FOUND IN HIS STOMACH DURING A MEDICAL VISIT. IF YOU WEEKS AGO, TROOPER WENT THROUGH AN ENDOSCOPY PROCEDURE TO REMOVE ALL OF THAT GARBAGE. WHAT A LIFE TROOPER HAS LED AND WHAT A TURN HIS LIFE HAS TAKEN. A LIFE AS A DOG HE DESERVES. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, CITY COMMISSION, TROOPER , FRANK, AND CARLA, WE ARE SO PROUD OF HOW STRONG YOU ARE , HAPPY FOR YOUR NEW FAMILY, AND THANKFUL HOW YOU INSPIRE US. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE MESSAGE ON THE NEW WRISTBANDS IS TRUE. TROOPER , YOU ARE PARKLAND'S TOP DOG. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, I AM REPRESENTING FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL TONIGHT AND WE ARE SO HAPPY AND EXCITED THAT TROOPER HAS FOUND SUCH A LOVING HOME. WE LOVE THAT HIS NAME IS TROOPER AS WELL. WITH THAT, BEING THAT HE IS PART OF OUR FAMILY, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE HE HAS A BADGE. WITH THAT BEING SAID, HE NOW HAS A TROOPER BADGE , THANK YOU. AND WE HOPE HE WEARS IT WITH PRIDE AND PULLS OVER A COUPLE PEOPLE SPEEDING FOR US AND KEEPS PARKLAND SAFE. >> THANK YOU. >> IF I CAN GET EVERYONE TO COME TOGETHER IN THE CENTER. >> PLEASE DO NOT CUT HIM OPEN AGAIN. IF I CAN JUST VERY BRIEFLY, A COUPLE PEOPLE I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IF THAT'S OKAY. I WANT TO RECOMMEND TROOPER MORALES WHEN HE SAW THIS ANIMAL TIED TO A POLE UP TO HIS NECK AND WATER WHILE HURRICANE MILTON WAS COMING. HE GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AND WENT OVER AND UNTIED HIM AND PUT HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS VEHICLE AND TOOK HIM TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY. SAVED HIS LIFE. CHANGED HIS LIFE. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HUMANE SOCIETY. THE GOVERNOR CALLED DOWN TO TAMPA WHEN HE SAW THE REPORT ON TROOPER AND ORDERED THEM TO TRANSPORT HIM TO TALLAHASSEE TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION SO HE ENDED UP AT THE LEON COUNTY TALLAHASSEE HUMANE SOCIETY. [00:20:08] TONYA AND LISA THAT RUN THE HUMANE SOCIETY TOOK CARE OF HIM FOR WEEKS TRYING TO DOCTOR HIM UP AND GET HIM IN GOOD SHAPE. HE HAD A FOSTER MOM, AMBER, WHO TOOK CARE OF HIM FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS UNTIL WE COULD GET INVOLVED TRAVELING UP THERE TO GET HIM. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SURGICAL CENTER IN WEST PALM BEACH. THEY DID THE CANCER SURGERY ON HIM. TWO TUMORS ON HIS LEFT FLANK. THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB, HE DID NOT NEED CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION. THEY KNEW HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO DO RIGHT BY HIM. AND THEY REALLY DID. DR. JAVIER GONZALEZ AND RANDY DOMINGUEZ IN MIAMI TOOK A DAY OUT OF THEIR LIVES ON THEIR SATURDAY WHEN THEY WERE OFTEN CAME IN AND DID THE ENDOSCOPY ON HIM THAT TOOK FOUR HOURS. THE RISK WAS THAT HE WAS BRUISED TWISTING AND TURNING THE OBJECTS FOR HOURS. THEY ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THEY ALL DESERVE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED. WE ARE LIKE ANYBODY ELSE, WE LOVE OUR CHILD AND WE WILL DO ANYTHING WE CAN. LIKE ANY OTHER PARENT, WE JUST PAY THE BILLS. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR HAVING US, THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. >> OKAY, IF WE CAN GET JEAN JACQUES? >> I'M THE TRANSLATOR. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, HE DID NOT LOOK 80, WHEN I SAW THIS GUY WALK UP, WAIT A SECOND, I THOUGHT HE LOOKED YOUNG. YOU LOOK AWESOME FOR 80 , THIS GUY, I KNEW HE WAS NOT 80. WHAT AM I DOING? OKAY THEN. ANYWAY, LET ME STAND NEXT TO YOU. TODAY, WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR CITY. JEAN JACQUES OR AS MANY IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HIM AS GRANDPA. AFTER 27 YEARS OF UNWAVERING DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS OF A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND, THE TIME HAS COME FOR HIM TO EMBARK ON A WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT. I WANT TO SHARE SOME HEARTFELT WORDS SHARED BY YOUR SUPERVISOR , RICH AND YOUR TEAM. GRANDPA, YOUR IMPACT ON THE CITY CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. YOUR COMMITMENT, PROFESSIONALISM, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT HAVE LEFT A LASTING MARK ON ALL OF US WHO HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE AND OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A FIELD WITH YOU. WHETHER IT WAS MENTORING THE NEW EMPLOYEES TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD WHAT IT TAKES OR JUST WORKING WITH THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT TO FIND HIS WAY, YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND WORK ETHIC ARE SECOND TO NONE. THE MAINTENANCE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF SAID THEY WILL REMEMBER HOW OFTEN THEY HAVE TO TILT THEIR YEAR TO HEAR YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE SO VERY SOFT-SPOKEN. HER QUIET TONES, AND STRENGTH OF YOUR OWN WEARING -- UNWAVERING DEDICATION, YOU ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF YOUR DEPARTMENT. WE ARE INCREDIBLY HAPPY AS YOU STEP INTO THIS NEXT EXCITING CHAPTER. MAYBE FILLED WITH RELAXATION, FAMILY, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT BRING YOU JOY, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU JUST HAD A VERY BIG BIRTHDAY LAST MONTH, ARE HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY. THAT IS WHERE I GOT CONFUSED. ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE HERE, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF THE PARKLAND FAMILY, LET'S ALL GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND HEARTFELT CONGRTULATIONS TO OUR FRIEND, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. >> VERY GOOD, MAYOR. I'M SORRY, I WILL SPEAK IN ENGLISH AND THEN CREOLE. I AM JUST THE TRANSLATOR, I AM NOT THE 80-YEAR-OLD MAN. [00:27:28] >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OF COURSE. >> GOOD EVENING, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY, THANK YOU FOR 27 YEARS THAT I HAD THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF PARKLAND. IT HAS BEEN A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY I WAS GIVEN. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH. WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS AND MEMORIES THAT WILL STAY WITH ME FOREVER. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS A MEANINGFUL PART OF MY LIFE. THANK YOU. >> JEAN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SERVING US FOR 27 YEARS, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU, JEAN. THIS IS A KEY TO THE CITY. WELL-EARNED AND WELL-DESERVED. >> THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME, EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, GRANDPA WILL TELL ME, I THINK I HAVE ONE MORE YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS IN YOUR RETIREMENT, I'M THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE IN THE CITY AND MYSELF OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS AND I WILL MISS WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU. I HOPE YOU HAVE A LONG AND WONDERFUL RETIREMENT. YOU EARNED IT OVER THE LAST 27 YEARS. WHERE IS GRANDMA? GRANDMA, TAKE IT EASY ONTHE GUY. YOU HAVE THE HONEY DO LIST, A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME, [00:30:03] NOT ALL AT ONCE. IN CLOSING, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THE WISE WORDS OF WINNIE THE POOH. HOW LUCKY I AM TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT MAKES SAYING GOODBYE SO HARD. ENJOY, GRANDPA, WE LOVE YOU AND WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, I WAS GOING TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE PUBLIC -- BUT WE DO. FORMER COMMISSIONER BOB MAYERSON IS IN THE CROWD, THANK YOU FOR [7. Approval of the Agenda] BEING HERE TONIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA? >> MOTION APPROVED. >> SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISRAEL, ANY OPPOSED? THIS [8. Consent Agenda] [00:35:03] VOTE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT AGENDA? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER . [9. Regular Agenda] >> PLEASE SHOW THAT IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANTHONY? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ITEM AND REVISED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ZONING DISTRICT AND GUIDELINES. THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CITY OF PARKLAND LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE BY AMENDING ARTICLE 10 DISTRICTS TO CREATE DIVISION 85 VILLAGE IN THE PARK DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHED A NEW ZONING AND STANDARDS FOR THE PARK VILLAGE IN THE ZONING DISTRICT AND PROVIDING ASSOCIATED DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION, CONFLICTS, SEPARABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DAY. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT HAVING ALL OF THE TEARJERKER'S IN ONE EVENING. >> IT'S GETTING A LITTLE MISTY IN THIS ROOM. >> THAT WAS GREAT. WE'LL GET INTO EQUALLY EXCITING THINGS HERE, ZONING. TONIGHT, OF COURSE, WE HAVE SECOND READING OF THE VILLAGE IN THE PARK ZONING ORDINANCE. WE WERE BEFORE YOU LAST MONTH WITH THE INITIAL FIRST READING. IN YOUR PACKET, FOR REFERENCE, YOU WILL SEE GRAY SHADING OR HIGHLIGHTING THAT WILL INDICATE THE CHANGES MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING. WE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION THAT PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON THE USE TABLE. THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF THIS ORDINANCE, MAKING SURE THAT THE USE TYPES ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO ENCOURAGE THE RIGHT VISION AND ENCOURAGE INTEREST FROM THE DEVELOPERS IN THE PROJECT HERE. WE HAD A COUPLE DIFFERENT PIECES OF DIRECTION THAT WE TOOK FORWARD AND REFLECTED IN THE ORDINANCE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING RELATED TO SOME ADDITIONAL REFINEMENTS FOR THE AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION USES, ENTERTAINMENT USES AND SOME DISCUSSION ON THE GROCERY AND FOOD USES. BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE JOHN WARD ON ZOOM OR TEAMS. WE ALSO HAVE BRIAN HERBERT AND PATTY IN THE AUDIENCE IF THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR THEM. WE DID HAVE JOHN LOOK AT THE USE TABLE AS WELL AND PROVIDE ANY FINAL FEEDBACK SO THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS WE DID INCORPORATE BASED ON THEIR FEEDBACK AS WELL. BESIDES THE USE TABLE, WE ALSO INCORPORATED SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AS IT RELATES TO INDOOR VERSUS OUTDOOR USES. WE HAD A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSION ON THAT AS WELL TO LIMIT THE DISCUSSION ON OUTDOOR USE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT WE INCLUDED TO THAT EFFECT AS WELL. IN THAT VEIN, ONE OF THE FIRST PIECES YOU WILL SEE IN THE ORDINANCE IS A LANGUAGE THAT WE MERE IT FROM THE STANDARD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WHICH LANGUAGE REQUIRES FOR ALL USES TO BE CONDUCTED ENTIRELY INSIDE EXCEPT WHERE THEY ARE EXPRESSLY PERMITTED. THINGS LIKE PARKING AND LOADING, OUTDOOR DINING, WE DID ADD FOR THE SAKE OF THIS DISTRICT THE MOBILE VENDORS, THE EXISTING LANGUAGE TALKS ABOUT THE OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION AREAS AND ANY USES THAT ARE PERMITTED IN THE TABLE TO HAPPEN OUTSIDE. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT. WE DID INCLUDE THAT AS ADDITIONAL GUARDRAILS AS IT RELATES TO THE OUTDOOR USES. ONE OTHER THING THAT CAME UP BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DISCUSSION OF THE USES IS OUTDOOR DINING. WE DID CLARIFY THAT ALL OUTDOOR DINING DOES REQUIRE A CAFE PERMIT. IT CANNOT BE ORIENTED TOWARDS A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT EXCEPT WHEN THERE IS A BROWARD COUNTY TRAFFIC WAY WHICH IS A MAP THAT THE COUNTY PUBLISHES THAT STIPULATES DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADS. IT IS A MAP THEY MAINTAIN AND PUBLISH. SO WHEN THERE IS AN INTERVENING TRAFFIC WAY AND INTERVENING BUILDING OR BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION WHICH WOULD BE THE ONLY USE WHERE OUTDOOR DINING CAN BE USED TOWARDS THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. IF YOU FLIP TO THE USE TABLE, WE WILL GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND READING HERE. AT FIRST READING WE TALKED ABOUT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS. IN ORDER TO SERVE ALCOHOL AT YOUR ESTABLISHMENT, AS IT IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, YOU HAVE TO BE A FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT. UNIQUE TO THIS DISTRICT WE WOULD [00:40:02] ALLOW BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION AS AN ACCESSORY USE ONLY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS MEANING THAT THE AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION USES HAVE TO HAVE AN ALCOHOL COMPONENT TO THEIR SERVICES. WE WILL ALSO SEE IN THE LIMITATION OF USES SECTION THAT FOLLOWS THE USE TABLE SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE ON THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS. PRIMARILY EXEMPTING THEM FROM DISTANCE SEPARATIONS. WE HAVE A SEPARATE DIVISION THAT APPLIES TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE THAT TALKS ABOUT MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION BETWEEN SIMILAR BUSINESSES, AND ALSO PLACES OF WORSHIP, SCHOOLS. THOSE SEPARATION STILL STAND BY YOU CAN HAVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER ORDER FROM THE MINIMUM ADJACENT AREAS THAT THE CODE DICTATES. WE WILL GET INTO EIGHT TOPIC OF ON PREMISE VERSUS OFF PREMISE DISTRIBUTION. MEANING THAT YOU ARE BEING SERVED AND DRINKING THE ALCOHOL ON-SITE AS OPPOSED TO BEING SOLD ALCOHOL TO TAKE HOME AND ENJOY OUR HOME. THE NEXT COMPONENT OF THE USE TABLE THAT WAS AMENDED WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE MOTION. THIS WAS RELATED TO THE AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION ENTERPRISES INDOOR AND OUTDOOR. THERE IS A REQUEST TO BRING FORWARD SOME IDEAS FOR INDOOR USE IS BY RIGHT, OUTDOOR USES BY RIGHT AND THEN ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY STIPULATED WOULD BE BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION ONLY. YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF INDOOR USES THAT WE IDENTIFIED AS BEING MINI GOLF, PLAYGROUNDS, ROCKCLIMBING, PARKS AND VIRTUAL SPORTS. WE IDENTIFIED THIS LIST BY LOOKING AT SOME OF THE SIMILAR USES IN THE AREA AND IDENTIFYING THOSE THAT WERE LOWER IMPACT IN TERMS OF NOISE AND OTHER EFFECTS ON THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS IS THE LIST WE IDENTIFIED BY INDOOR BY RIGHT. OUTDOOR BY RIGHT IS A MUCH SMALLER LIST, RIGHT? THERE ARE ONLY THREE USES HERE. THIS WOULD BE A CAROUSEL, MINIATURE GOLF, AND PLAYGROUND. ONE MORE THING GOING TO THE IDEA OF ADDITIONAL GUARDRAILS WE INCORPORATED, THE MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION FOR ALL OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION ENTERPRISES AS WELL AS OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES WHICH IS ANOTHER OUTLINE ITEM WE WILL TALK ABOUT SHORTLY. SEPARATION REQUIRES THE MINIMUM OF 500 FEET FROM ANY RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTY UNLESS THERE IS AN INTERVENING TRAFFIC WAY. AGAIN, NOT HILL. ANY USES THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE SLIDE HERE OR IN THE CHART ARE BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION IF THEY NEED THE DEFINITION FOR AMUSEMENT . THIS IS A MAP THAT SHOWS 500 FEET FROM THE CLOSEST TO ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. IF YOU REMEMBER THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT JOHN'S TEAM CAME UP WITH WHERE THE OUTDOOR USES WERE CONCENTRATED IN THE CENTER, THE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT USES, I SHOULD SAY. THAT TYPE OF CONCEPT PLAN WOULD MEET THE 500 FOOT DISTANCE SEPARATION HERE. ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, THAT WAS ANOTHER USE THAT WE DISCUSSED. THEY ARE USUALLY TICKETED PERFORMANCES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AGAIN, WE ARE TASKED WITH IDENTIFYING INDOOR USES BY RIGHT, OUTDOOR USES BY RIGHT AND ANYTHING THAT IS NOT STIPULATED SPECIFICALLY BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION. INDOOR, COMEDY CLUBS, CONCERT HALL, DINNER THEATER, JAZZ AND BLUES THEATER AND MOVIE THEATER AND OUTDOOR, AGAIN, PURPOSEFULLY, A MUCH SMALLER LIST. THE AMPHITHEATER BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION, WE ACTUALLY DID NOT HAVE ANY OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES BY RIGHT, WE DID IDENTIFY AMPHITHEATER AND THAT IS BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION. THAT HAS THE 500 FOOT DISTANCE SEPARATION. THE INDOOR COMPONENT, TO THE LEFT COLUMN ON THE SIDE HERE, WE DID HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AGAIN THAT FOLLOWS THE USE TABLE TALKING ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR SOUNDPROOFING THE PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING THAT HAVE A COMMON WALL AND USE AMPLIFIED SOUND TO A CERTAIN SOUNDPROOFING RATING, THAT IS TO HELP MITIGATE AND LIMIT THE IMPACTS ON THE ADJACENT HOUNDS. THE NEXT CATEGORY OF USES WE TALKED ABOUT MORE BROADLY WERE THE CONCEPTS OF FOOD STORES AND GROCERY STORES. YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT PREVIOUSLY, THE GENERAL RETAIL [00:45:02] DEFINITION INC. THOSE USES IN THERE AS A REQUEST TO TEASE THOSE OUT AND TREAT THEM AS THE ONLINE ITEM IN THE USE TABLE. THAT IS WHAT WE DID, THE ADDITION OF GROCERY STORE PERMITTED BY RIGHT UP TO 25,000 SQUARE FEET AND WE ALSO INCLUDED SPECIALTY FOOD STORES SINCE WE WERE PULLING OUT FOOD STORES AND GROCERY STORES FROM THE FOOD STORE DEFINITION. WE ARE ALSO ALLOWED LESS THAN 25,000 SQUARE FEET. WE TALK ABOUT GROCERY STORES AND SQUARE FOOTAGE, WE LOOKED AT THE DIFFERENT KIND OF BOUTIQUE ROASTERS AND THE LARGER MORE TRADITIONAL GROCERS AND THE SIZE RANGES, THE AVERAGE FLOOR PLAN AND SQUARE FOOTAGE IS. TRADER JOE'S, THE MARKET HAS BEEN MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES AND FRESH MARKET ALL FALL WITHIN THE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 25,000 SQUARE FEET. IF YOU GET TO THE WHOLE FOODS BOXES AND ENVELOPES, THOSE WILL BE BIGGER. WHOLE FOODS RANGES FROM 25,000 TO 50,000 AND PUBLIX IS 50,000. NOT TO SAY THEY COULD NOT COME UP WITH SOMETHING UNIQUE AND SPECIAL FOR THIS DISTRICT, JUST SO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE MEANS WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT STORES YOU HAVE BEEN TO. THE SPECIALTY FOOD STORE IS DISTINCT FROM THE GROCERY STORES IN THAT THEY SELL A LIMITED RANGE OF ITEMS. THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE OR TWO RELATED TYPES OF ITEMS, MAYBE A COUPLE SPICES AND OILS AND SALTS KIND OF BOUTIQUE STORES THAT YOU SEE IN PLACES THAT YOU GO VACATION WHEN YOU ARE WALKING AROUND DOWNTOWN. IT CAN BE A BAKERY OR COFFEE SHOP, CHEESE DOOR. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID STIPULATE HERE, GOING BACK TO THE CONCEPT OF ON-SITE VERSUS OFF-SITE CONSUMPTION, THE SPECIALTY FOOD STORES COULD SELL WINE ONLY, NOT LIQUOR OR BEER FOR OFF-SITE CONSUMPTION. A GROCERY STORE BY RIGHT HAS THE ABILITY TO ALSO SELL ALCOHOL FOR OFF-SITE CONSUMPTION. THOSE WOULD BE THE ONLY TYPES OF ESTABLISHMENTS THAT CAN SELL ALCOHOL FOR OFF-SITE CONSUMPTION. MOVING INTO THE NEXT PORTION OF THE USE TABLE, WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION OF OUR RESTAURANTS AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESTAURANTS. FAST FOOD AND FULL SERVICE RESTAURANTS PERMITTED. WE DO PROCURE DRIVE-THROUGH'S JUST TO PREVENT THE INITIAL TYPES OF CHAINS THAT MIGHT BE GEARED TOWARDS DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICES LIKE WENDY'S OR MCDONALD'S. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE ELEVATED IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL LUNCH SERVICE IN TALKING TO OUR TEAMS AND DIFFERENT EXPERTS ON OUR STAFF TEAM. IT IS VERY CRITICAL THAT THE SUCCESS OF THE VILLAGE INCORPORATES BOTH A WELL SERVED LUNCH CROWD AND A DINNER CROWD, WE DON'T WANT TO SOLELY RELY ON DINNER IN TERMS OF ECONOMICS AND THE CHARACTER OF THE VILLAGE. WHAT WE WOULD WANT TO AVOID IS EVERYTHING BEING SHUTTERED AND THEN OPENING UP FOR 5:00 FOR DINNER. WE WANT PEOPLE COMING TO THE CENTER ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR LUNCH AND DINNER. AGAIN, JUST AS A REMINDER, A FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT IS REQUIRED TO SERVE ALCOHOL UNLESS APPROVED AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AS AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENT. THAT IS WHEN YOU SEE THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN FAST FOOD AND FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANT THAT WILL TRIGGER IF YOU CAN SERVE ALCOHOL OR NOT. A HANDFUL OF USES HERE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT FIRST READING AND INCORPORATED WORTHY EVENT VENUE WHICH IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT INDOOR AND LESS THAN 5000 SQUARE FEET. AN INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIO WHICH IS PRIMARILY GEARED TOWARDS HOBBY TYPE OF CLASSES IF THAT IS PAINTING OR POVERTY -- POTTERY. THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED BY RIGHT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE DISCUSSION WITH JOHN'S TEAM WAS THE CONVENIENCE FACTOR OF DROPPING OFF YOUR PACKAGES AND DO A RETURN WHILE YOU ARE IN THE CENTER AND GRAB LUNCH AND DO AN ACTIVITY. WE DID TO FIND AND INCLUDE PACK AND SHIP FACILITIES. WE DID LIMIT THEM TO A PRETTY SMALL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF 1500 SQUARE FEET IF THEY WILL HAVE A BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATION. THAT WOULD BE BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION. HOWEVER, WE DID ALSO ADDRESS THE AUTHORIZED SHIPPING LOCATIONS WHICH WOULD BE WHEN YOU GO TO WHOLE FOODS AND YOU DROP OFF YOUR AMAZON PACKAGE OR GO TO KOHL'S TO PICK UP A PACKAGE. THOSE PLACES WOULD BE PERMITTED BY RIGHT TO AN OTHERWISE PERMITTED USE. TWO DIFFERENT WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT THE PACK AND SHIP FACILITIES. LARGELY DRIVEN TOWARDS PROVIDING A CONVENIENT SERVICE FOR THE RESIDENCE. SPORTS TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION, AGAIN, INDOOR ONLY, THIS WOULD BE DIFFERENT FROM THE [00:50:06] HEALTH AND JIM CLUBS THAT ARE ALSO PERMITTED WITH MORE ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING IF IT IS KARATE OR SOME KIND OF SPECIALIZED ENDURANCE TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES, TRAINING FOR COLLEGE SPORTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. IN THE LIMITATIONS OF USE SECTION, WE DID ADDRESS MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENTS. THERE IS ANOTHER SECTION THAT STIPULATES THE LARGER CODE OUTSIDE OF THE ZONING DISTRICT THAT MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THE HOURS OF 8:00 P.M. WE EXTENDED THOSE UNTIL 10:00 P.M. JUST AS A NOTE, THAT IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE IN THIS DISTRICT. IT IS SOMETHING AGAIN THAT IS A CONVENIENCE OPTION FOR THE RESIDENCE. WE EXTENDED IT UNTIL 10:00. AND THEN GETTING INTO THE CONCLUDING SECTION HERE, JUST TO KEEP IN MIND, AS WE TALK ABOUT THE SIZE LIMITATIONS, OUR CODE DEFINES BIG BOX RETAIL AS ANY RETAIL USE IN EXCESS OF 25,000 SQUARE FEET AND IN THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT WE DO PROHIBIT BIG-BOX STORES. ELSEWHERE IN THE CODE, DEPENDING ON THE PARCEL SIZE, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO CONSIDER BIG-BOX BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION. AGAIN, WE DO PROHIBIT BIG-BOX STORES. THAT IS DRIVEN BY THE BIG-BOX DEFINITION. WE HAVE THE GUARD RAIL AND FACT THAT NO SINGLE TENANT CAN EXCEED 25% OF THE FLOOR AREA. REGARDLESS OF HOW BIG THIS IS, IF YOU HAVE 100,000 SQUARE FEET, YOU CAN ONLY HAVE 20,000 SQUARE FEET FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL TENANT SEEING IF THE CENTER GROWS OR SHRINKS. JUST AS A REMINDER, THE SIZE LIMITATION AS IT RELATES TO BIG-BOX ONLY APPLIES TO THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS AND NON-RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS UNLESS THE USE TABLE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO THE VILLAGE HAS OTHER SIZE LIMITATIONS LIKE A GROCERY STORE OR THINGS LIKE THAT. ONE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND, USE VARIANCE. WHEN THE SIZE LIMITATION LIVES IN THE USE TABLE, THAT WILL BE AKIN TO THE USE VARIANCE. YOU CANNOT USE IT WHEN IT IS IN THE SIZE OF THE TABLE AT SELF. ALL OF THAT IN MIND, I WANT TO LEAVE YOU WITH A COUPLE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AS YOU MOVE INTO YOUR DISCUSSION. IF YOU ARE WANTING TO CONSIDER SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES PERHAPS TO THE USE TABLE AND SOME OF THESE USES IN THE LIMITATIONS OF USE, WE PROVIDED SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT HERE ON THE LAST COUPLE SLIDES AND I CAN LEAVE THIS UP SO YOU CAN REFER BACK TO THIS. HE LARGELY RELATES TO SOME POTENTIAL SIZE LIMITATIONS SO THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING SOME ADDITIONAL THRESHOLD BY RIGHT VERSUS EXCEPTION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VALUE WHICH HAS PERMITTED BY RIGHT USES, YOU CONSIDER PERMITTING 15,000 SQUARE FEET BY RIGHT AND ANYTHING GREATER THAN THAT BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION. FOR ENTERTAINMENT VENUE, INDOOR, WE HAD JAZZ AND BLUES THEATER AS ONE OF THE LISTED INDOOR BY RIGHT USES. WE WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WANTED THAT TO BE A LITTLE MORE GENERIC. THE CONCEPT OF JAZZ AND BLUES HAS COME UP IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS. MAYBE SOMETHING MORE GENERIC LIKE MUSIC PERFORMANCE YOU WOULD WANT TO INCLUDE INSTEADOF BEING THAT SPECIFIC. THE GROCERY STORE, THE CURRENT ALLOWANCE THERE IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT EQUAL TO 25,000 SQUARE FEET. SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO CONSIDER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REFINE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES AS IT RELATES TO GROCERY STORES WITH SOME SUGGESTED LANGUAGE BEING THAT GROCERY STORES SHOULD OFFER HIGH QUALITY GOURMET OR ART IS NO FOODS AND BEVERAGES THAT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING HOT AND COLD FOODS, THAT WOULD BE TO NARROW DOWN THE TYPES OF POTENTIAL GROCERIES YOU WOULD GET WHEN YOU GET ALL THESE TYPES OF DEPARTMENTS, YOU MIGHT BE NARROWING THE FIELD OF THE GROCERIES THAT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LIKE JOSEPH'S OR OTHER THINGS WE HAVE DISCUSSED. PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SECOND-STORY VOLUME AND SPACE IN THE DISTRICT AND THAT IS GREAT FOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE. RETAIL SPACE DOES NOT DO GOOD ON THE SECOND FLOOR. YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE OFFICE SPACE AND PERSONAL SERVICES ESTABLISHMENTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE QUESTION WOULD BE WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO LIMIT PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE TO ONLY THE SECOND FLOOR EXCEPT BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION IF IT IS ON THE GROUND FLOR, IT WOULD REQUIRE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. THE CONCEPT IS THAT YOU ARE KEEPING THE GROUND-FLOOR USE WHERE PEDESTRIANS ARE ENGAGING WITH [00:55:01] THE STREET FRONT AND VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT. AS OPPOSED TO A REALTORS OFFICE, NO OFFENSE IF THERE IS A REALTOR LISTENING, SOMETHING THAT IS MORE ENGAGING WITH ACTIVE USED AT THE GROUND LEVEL. FOR THE RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS, YOU CAN CONSIDER AS OPPOSED TO THE 25,000 SQUARE FEET BY RIGHT, IF YOU WANT TO INCLUDE SOMETHING BY RIGHT, AND A SPECIAL USE EXCEPTION WE OFFER THE OPTION OF LOOKING AT 10,000 SQUARE FEET AND THEN ANYTHING GREATER THAN 10,000 BUT LESS THAN 25,000 AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. SAME THING FOR SPECIALTY FOOD STORES, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING BY RIGHT AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION, USING THE 10,000 SQUARE-FOOT THRESHOLD. AND THE LAST ONE, AGAIN, SPORTS TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IF THERE WAS A CONCERN WITH THAT, YOU CAN CONSIDER CHANGING IT TO BUY RIGHT SPECIAL EXCEPTION. TWO OTHER THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION ON IS PROVIDING A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM, TENANT. BASED ON A SEPARATE BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT AND ONE STIPULATION IN THE DEFINITION FOR SPECIALTY FOOD STORES THAT ARE FOR OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION AND ADDING THE TERM ONLY WITH UNDERSCORE THERE. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION . JOHN AND HIS TEAM ARE ON TEAMS, I ALSO HAVE BRIAN AND PATTY AND THEY HAVE ANSWERS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CAITLIN. I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE COMMENTS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MY BIGGEST COMMENT AND TAKE AWAY IS THANK YOU, JOHN AND YOUR TEAM. THIS IS A GREAT START. WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO RECOGNIZE IS THAT WE ARE COMMISSIONERS. WE HAVE OUR OWN BACKGROUND IF IT IS LAW OR WE ARE DOCTORS, WHATEVER IT IS THAT WE HAVE. NONE OF US ARE DEVELOPERS. WE WENT OUTSIDE TO FIND THAT SPECIALTY. WE HIRED THE PERFECT CONSULTANT TO HELP US GET TO THIS POINT. CAITLIN, YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO ONE OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT IS ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD AND GOT HIS OPINION WHO IS IN THE FIELD. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER AND RECOGNIZE, WE NEED TO TRY AND ENTICE THE BEST DEVELOPERS POSSIBLE. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THAT IS IF WE REMAIN FLEXIBLE. WE CAN'T KNOW ANYTHING AND LIMIT EVERYTHING AND OPEN EVERYTHING, WE HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE. IF WE ARE NOT FLEXIBLE, WE WILL FIND OURSELVES HAVING A VILLAGE THAT IS NOT AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT COULD BE. UNTIL WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPERS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO HAVE EVERY LINE ITEM BUTTONED DOWN BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. VICE MAYOR ISROW HAD A GOOD IDEA AT OUR WORKSHOP. ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO IN STRATEGIC PLANNING IS HAVE A FURTHER CONVERSATION AS TO HOW THE RFP WOULD LOOK. MAYBE WE ARE NOT WRITING THE WORDS OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR, WE HAVE THAT CONTENT ALREADY, THAT IS WHAT WE HIRED JOHN TO DO. HE HAS THE COLORS, LIGHTING, HE HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT A DEVELOPER IS GOING TO HAVE TO OUTLINE AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FOR SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING FOR. WE NEED TO REMAIN FLEXIBLE. THIS PROJECT HAS TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND THE BEST WAY FOR IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS FOR US TO FIND THE BEST DEVELOPER. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER BITE AT THIS APPLE. WE WILL BE THE ONES WHO DETERMINE WHO IS GOING TO BE THE DEVELOPER. WE WILL HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. AGAIN, THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IN STRATEGIC PLANNING. MAYBE WE WANT TO INTERVIEW THE DEVELOPERS. MAYBE WE WANT TO GET OUR HANDS DIRTY IN THAT PROCESS MORE THAN WE TYPICALLY DO. THOSE ARE CONVERSATIONS WE CAN HAVE. SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE WHAT THE RFP PROCESS WILL LOOK LIKE. IF WE LIMIT OURSELVES TOO MUCH, WE WILL FIND OURSELVES IN A HOLE WHERE WE MIGHT NOT GET EVERYTHING WE WANT BECAUSE SOME DEVELOPERS MIGHT NOT WANT EVERYTHING TO BE A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. OPENING SOMETHINGS UP IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. JOHN HAD THAT SAME CONSENSUS AS FAR AS BEING SOMEWHAT FLEXIBLE. WHAT YOU HAVE OUTLINED HERE, CAITLIN, DOES A LOT OF THAT. IT GIVES US PROTECTIONS AND OPENS IT UP FOR [01:00:04] SOME FLEXIBILITY. AGAIN, YOU HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MEMBERS. IF YOU CAN KIND OF EXPLAIN TO US HIS COMMENTS ON WHAT YOU PRESENTED TO US AND HOW HE FELT ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS AND HOW THINGS LOOK, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT AND SOME OF THAT BACKGROUND. >> WE HAD A CONVERSATION AT THE END OF LAST WEEK. I PERSONALLY APPRECIATED THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD. WE HAD GOOD INSIGHT INTO SOME OF HIS THOUGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND AND OPERATING SAWGRASS MILLS MALL , HE UNDERSTANDS MORE ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT THE PERMITTED USES HAVE ON THE SUCCESS OF THIS TYPE OF CENTER. LOOKING AT HOLISTICALLY THE USE TABLE AND THE TYPES OF USES AND PERMITTED USE TYPES, WE WERE ALL COMFORTABLE IN THAT DISCUSSION WITH WHERE THE ORDINANCE STOOD AND THE DIRECTION THAT THE CITY IS TAKING, THERE WERE NOT ADDITIONAL USES THAT WE FELT LIKE WERE MISSING OR THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED HERE. IN TERMS OF THE USE TABLE, HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH THE DIRECTION THAT WE WERE GOING AND EXPRESSED THAT IT IS WHAT WE EXPECTED IN TERMS OF THE POSITION THAT THE CITY WOULD TAKE. WE DID HAVE SOME BACK-AND-FORTH ON THE CONCEPT OF SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS ON THE IMPACT THAT HAS FOR A DEVELOPER AND OPERATOR OF THIS TYPE OF CENTER AND THE TYPE OF BUSINESS DECISIONS THAT IT PUTS THEM IN, WE HAVE MULTIPLE DEALS ON THE TABLE WHETHER THAT IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE, BOTH VYING FOR THE SAME SPACE. OF COURSE, THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO GO AT THE PERMITTED BY RIGHT USE TO START PAYING THEM SOONER. THIS IS WHEN YOU GET INTO THE TENANT TURNOVER. MAYBE NOT AT THE START. WHEN YOU START TO GET THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS DOWN IN YOUR LEASE AND PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO CHANGE OUT, THAT IS WHERE THE DECISION OF -- >> IF I CAN STOP YOU THERE FOR A SECOND, THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, WHAT WE HAVE TO TRY AND SEPARATE, WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO TOMORROW WITH THE RFP AND WHAT WE WILL DO FIVE YEARS FROM NOW. TOMORROW WHEN WE GO OUT AND WE HAVE DEVELOPERS COME IN AND WE ARE INTERVIEWING THOSE, WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF US AND WE WILL CHOOSE A DEVELOPER BASED ON WHO THEY MAY BE BRINGING TO US. WE WILL HAVE A GOOD HEAD START AS TO THIS RESTAURANT OR THIS ANCHOR OR THESE TYPES OF THINGS. LOOKING FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN TURNOVER HAPPENS, SEVEN YEARS OR WHATEVER IT IS, HOPEFULLY IT IS NEVER, WE HAVE TO ASSUME THAT IT COULD BE. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE. ONCE YOU HANDCUFF YOURSELF WITH TOO MANY SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, YOU WILL NOT GET THINGS. PEOPLE WOULD PREFER TO TAKE THE EASY ROUTE. THAT IS WHAT AN EXPERT IN THE FIELD WHO IS ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD MENTIONED. JOHN HAD MENTIONED THAT BEFORE. THESE ARE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT HERE IN THE COMMISSION. IF I HAVE TWO OPTIONS, NORMALLY WILL TAKE THE EASY ROUTE. THE EASY ROUTE IS OBVIOUSLY EASIER. AGAIN, WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND REFINE ALL THIS STUFF BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE RFP PROCESS. WE JUST HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT HANDCUFFING OURSELVES AND LIMITING WHAT POTENTIALLY WE COULD BE. AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DEVELOPER BRINGING ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY CAN CONJURE UP SO THAT WE CAN EVALUATE WHAT THOSE THINGS LOOK LIKE. MAYBE THEY ARE GOOD, MAYBE THEY ARE BAD, I HAVE NO IDEA. I SEE IT, IT IS HARD FOR ME TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THE WEEDS. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU, CAITLIN FOR ALL OF THAT. I LOVE THE FACT YOU HAVE GIVEN US POTENTIAL CATERERS -- CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE HAVE SPOKE ABOUT. I ENCOURAGED KALING TO MEET WITH HIM AND I APPRECIATE IT. GETTING TO YOUR COMMENT, MAYOR, ABOUT NOT CAUGHT HANDCUFFING OURSELVES, WE GIVE OURSELVES BIGGER RESTRICTIONS RIGHTS AS OPPOSED TO LEAVING IT AT THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE ARE OPEN TO SPEAKING WITH DEVELOPERS ABOUT THAT, THAT GIVES US BADER -- BETTER LATITUDE. ANTHONY CAN EXPAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN [01:05:01] THE TWO BETWEEN THE TWO COMMISSIONERS IF NEED BE. I TALKED TO DAVID. WHAT DAVID SUGGESTED WAS THAT A DEVELOPER WHO IS AT THIS STAGE IN THE GAME INTERESTED IN SITTING DOWN AND CONTEMPLATING THE RFP RESPONSE OR WHATEVER, MAY WANT TO BEFORE WE GET TO A SECOND BOAT, SIT DOWN WITH US AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE APPROVED FOR THE DESIGN GUIDELINES, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? SO THAT WE CAN MAKE MODIFICATIONS. THE ALTERNATIVE TO THAT, HERE IS WHAT WE HAVE APPROVED, FOR THE ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS, WE ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER, ACCEPT CREATIVE PROPOSALS AND ENTERTAIN MODIFYING THOSE DESIGN GUIDELINES. TO ME, THAT GIVES US GREATER AUTHORITY AND BETTER CONTROL. WE ARE NOT WORRIED, NECESSARILY, BUT THE FIRST ONE, WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE SECOND AND THIRD TENANT. IF WE APPROVED SOMETHING NOW THAT IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND WE CHANGE IT TO A PERMITTED USE, WE HAVE NO MORE CONTROLS, WE HAVE NO MORE CONTROLS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE ARE CHANGING OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT TO INCLUDE GOLF, THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON SIGNS, NO RESTRICTIONS ON WHERE IT CAN GO, IT HAS TO BE 500 FEET AWAY FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY, YOU WANT TO PUT IN A 40,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, WE WANT YOU TO HAVE ADDITIONAL SECURITY AND ADDITIONAL PARKING. THAT IS WHAT WE CAN DO IN THE FORM OF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. SAME THING WITH GROCERY STORES. AT THE GROCERY STORE COMES TO US AND WANTS TO PUT IN A 25,000 SQUARE-FOOT GROCERY STORE AND IT IS PERMITTED USE, NO MATTER WHAT GROCERY STORE THEY WANT TO PUT IN, AS LONG AS IT SELLS GROCERIES AND WINE AND BEER, ET CETERA, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. I DON'T KNOW THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS, IF IT IS SUGGESTED DEPOSIT AND SIT WITH INTERESTED DEVELOPERS BEFORE WE FINALIZE THE DESIGN GUIDELINES AND SAY, HOW WOULD YOU ADJUST THIS OR CONTEMPLATED OR LEAVE IT AS PERMITTED USE WITH THE CAVEAT, JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION DOES NOT MEAN WE ARE NOT WILLING TO ENTERTAIN IT. THE COMMENT IN TURNOVER WAS, IF A CENTER HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR FIVE YEARS AND ALL THE SUDDEN, THEY WANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE THAT IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND THEY DON'T HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY AND IT WILL TAKE A VERY LONG TIME, THEY WILL GO WITH PERMITTED USE TO FILL THE SPACE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE AND STARTING FROM SQUARE ONE, WHAT I GOT FROM THE ONE ON ONE WITH ANTHONY WAS THAT BECAUSE OUR PROCESS IS MANY FASTER THAN OTHER CITIES, ESPECIALLY IN FOUR MONTHS, WE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN ANY DEVELOPER IN THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IF THEY CAME TO US AND SAID, HEY, YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. WE WOULD MOVE WITHOUT SLOWING THEM DOWN AND THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WOULD BE $65,000 FEE. WHICH IS NOT GOING TO AMOUNT TO ANYTHING MATERIAL. MY THOUGHT I, LET'S MAKE THE OTHER CHANGES THAT CAITLIN SUGGESTED AND IN TERMS OF OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT FOR GOLF AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES LARGER THAN X SIZE OF THAT IS 5000 SQUARE FEET AND GROCERY STORES, SPECIALTY STORES OF A CERTAIN SIZE , I THINK WE SHOULD LEAVE THOSE AS SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. WE CAN PUT IN THE RFP AND THIS IS WHAT HE SUGGESTED. WE CAN PUT IN RFP LANGUAGE THAT SAYS TO THE DEVELOPERS, WE ARE LOOKING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE USES FOR SPACE AT THIS PARCELS SUCH AS A, B, C, IF SOMETHING IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND YOU HAVE A POTENTIAL TENANT THERE OR ANGER, WE ARE WILLING TO SET DOWN WITH THE DEVELOPER AND WORK ON AND THAT IS EXTREMELY WELL RECEIVED BY THE DEVELOPER AND WILL NOT BE OFF PUT IN ANYWAY. I AGREE WITH ALL THE THINGS YOU SAID. WE DO NOT WANT TO LIMIT OR RESTRICT OURSELVES. THERE IS NO GOING BACK TO SAY, WE WANT YOU TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PARKING OR ADDITIONAL SECURITY OR WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE NOT IN PLACE NOW, ONCE WE MAKE A PERMITTED USE, THERE IS NO GOING BACK, TO ME, THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE IF THE DEVELOPER WILL NOT RECEIVE IT NEGATIVELY, NO REASON TO LEAVE AS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND REMAINING FLEXIBLE AND SAYING THE MESSAGE IN THE RFP THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE WANT YET. WE WILL BE WILLING TO ENTERTAIN THEM, IF WE HAVE TO [01:10:02] CHANGE SOMETHING FROM A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMITTED USE, WE CAN DO THAT. ONCE WE LET THE GUARD RAIL OFF, THE COURSE IS OUT OF THE BARN. >> AGAIN, WE GET TO PICK THE DEVELOPER. WHY WOULD WE HANDCUFF OURSELVES BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS? DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? >> THE COMMENTS OF THE PROPOSED CONSIDERATIONS, I AGREE WITH MOST OF THEM. THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE IN DOOR, I AM GOOD WITH $15,000. JAZZ AND BLUES, NO REASON TO LIMITED TO A SPECIFIC GENRE. THE GROCERY STORE, I AM HOPEFUL WE CAN FIND ONE OF THESE BOUTIQUE GOURMET GROCERIES. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT. SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING, AMAZON IS DOING A LOT OF SPECIALTY STORES WHICH ARE GROCERY IN NATURE. I CAN SEE THAT BEING A DRAW OF SOMETHING, IF YOU WALK IN, AT THE DOLPHIN STADIUM, PUT YOUR CREDIT CARD IN, THERE IS NO CHECKOUT LINE. IT IS AUTOMATICALLY TRACKING AS YOU ARE PUTTING THINGS IN YOUR CARD AND WHEN YOU WALK OUT, HE PAYS FOR IT. THE REASON I SAY THIS, TO MICHAELA'S POINT, TO MAKE THIS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY ACCESSIBLE, IT HAS TO HAVE NIGHTTIME AND DAYTIME DRAW. IT MUST BE VIBRANT AT ALL TIMES. ONE OF THESE THINGS IS THE ACTIVITY AND BEING ABLE TO MOVE FROM ONE BUILDING TO THE NEXT AND SOMEWHAT OF A FLOW. AND THAT GOES BACK TO WHAT I SAID. MAKE SURE WE ARE HAVING AN OUTDOOR PARK SPACE WITH ELEMENTS THAT ARE ORGANICALLY DESIGNED SO IT IS NOT JUST A SUPERMARKET. NOW YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR CARD TO THE END OF THE PARKING LOT. DESIGN MATTERS. HOW THIS IS GOING TO GET INFLUENCED. IT GOES BOTH WAYS. THE RFP AND DESIGN CONCEPT WILL BE DRIVEN BY WHAT IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND VICE VERSA. HOW WE CRAFT THESE LIMITATIONS AND PERMISSIONS WILL ALSO HELP INSTRUCT AND INFORM HOW DEVELOPERS COME UP WITH THEIR OWN DESIGN. I AGREE WITH BOTH OF YOU TO SOME EXTENT, SIMEON , IF YOU LEAVE IT AS BY RIGHT, YOU ARE NOT NECESSARILY LOSING CONTROL. YOU ARE GIVING UP A POTENTIAL KNOW, RIGHT? TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, I GET WHAT YOU ARE SAYING, IF SOMEONE COMES IN AND SAYS, HEY, I WANT TO DO THIS, IT IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT, WE CHOOSE THE DEVELOPER. IF THE DEVELOPER COMES AND DOES A LOT OF THINGS WE LOVE, THERE ARE ONE OR TWO THINGS IN THE PROPOSAL THAT ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT. THERE ARE MANY DEGREES OF LEVERAGE, IT IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT. RIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE TO PICK THEM. RIGHT. NOW, I DON'T THINK THERE IS A BRIGHT LINE ANSWER BETWEEN WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DISGUSTING. WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS THE NUANCE OF WHAT ITEMS WE DO PERMITTED BY RIGHT AND WHAT IS SPECIAL EXCEPTION. WE ARE IN A HEALTHY MIX RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF THINGS WE ARE LOOKING FOR. I WOULD STILL, THE PROFESSIONAL OFFICES, THAT IS ON THE TOP FLOOR OF EVERYTHING. I KNOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROHIBITION AGAINST CONVENIENCE STORES, WE DON'T WANT A WALGREENS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE IS A OFFICE SPACE OF TOP OR SOMETHING WHERE PEOPLE WILL GO AND NEED WARES, FOOD OR CONVENIENCE STORE LIKE, THAT WOULD BE ACCESSORY OR STANDALONE. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. ESPECIALLY IF A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE ARE WORKING FULL-TIME WITH COMBINATION OFFICE SUPPLIES MIXED WITH WHATEVER. RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT, I STILL THINK $25,000 IS TOO LARGE. RIGHT NOW BECAUSE NOT ONLY GETS YOU TO THE BIG BOX MANTRA. TO ME, IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SIZE AND SCALE OF WHAT THIS WILL LOOK LIKE. >> SHE IS SAYING ADDITIONAL OPTIONS. >> I PREFER TO LIMIT THAT, EXACTLY. LIMIT THAT TO 10,000 BY RIGHT. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME AS A GREAT CONCEPT TO SAY THAT WE NEED MORE SPACE, FINE. I SENDS A MESSAGE TO DEVELOPERS THAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A BIG TRADITIONAL BOX. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS MORE KIND OF -- >> THEY PROBABLY NEED A FEW. >> THEY MIGHT. HERE'S THE WAY I LOOK AT THIS. WE HAVE NOT COME UP WITH AS A COMMISSION, A MAXIMUM SIZE OF SQUARE FOOTAGE. [01:15:02] WE JUST HAPPENED. TO ME, IT IS A DANGEROUS GAME, I GET YOUR POINT, YOU WANT DEVELOPERS TO BE CREATIVE. THAT IS PROBABLY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING, WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER THAT WE ARE ALL COMFORTABLE WITH SAYING, HEY, WHATEVER YOU GUYS COME UP WITH OR PROPOSE, HOWEVER MANY BUILDINGS, CORRECT, TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE, ULTIMATELY, THAT LENDS ITSELF TO WHAT THE 20% LIMITATION EVEN MEANS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THEY HAD FOR YOU, YOU HAD A NOTE THAT SAID SIZE LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO NON-RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS. THE 25,000 SQUARE FOOT IMITATION OR 25% SQUARE FOOT. >> THE FORMER, IF I HEARD THAT IN THE RIGHT ORDER. 25,000 APPLIES TO RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS, IT IS RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS. THERE ARE USES THAT WE REDUCE BY OTHER METHODS, THE OTHER VENUE, 5000 SQUARE FEET. >> IT IS SUBJECT TO THE 25% ROLLOUT. >> ALL USES ARE SUBJECT TO THE 20%. NOT USES, THE ONES WE HAD THE DISCUSSION ITEMS ON TO DEFINE TENANT THERE WHICH WAS ONE OF THE POTENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS DEFINED AS -- >> THEY ARE NOT LIMITED IN SIZE. >> THE OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT IS NOT. THE EVENT VENUE SPECIFICALLY INDOORS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 5000 SQUARE FEET. >> THAT IS WHAT I WAS GOING FOR. >> THE OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT, ONCE THE INITIAL WAS DONE -- >> THIS IS WHAT I'M SAYING, WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR TOP. LET'S JUST SAY, POP STROKE HAS A SIGNIFICANT AREA TO WORK. IF WE ARE NOT LIMITING BY 20%, IT GOES TO THINKING ABOUT THE HOLISTIC VIEW OF HOW LARGE THIS PROJECT WILL BE. DOES THAT LIMIT WHAT THE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT CAN BE IF YOU TAKE 20% OF WHAT THE TOTAL NUMBER IS, SOME PEOPLE SAY, WE CANNOT EVEN FIT THAT. >> THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO LEAVE THAT FOR NOW A LITTLE BIT VAGUE. WE DON'T KNOW. WE DON'T KNOW IF 100,000 SQUARE FEET IS A LOT. DO YOU KNOW? >> I CAN TELL YOU ONE THING I DO KNOW, WE ARE FIRST HAVING THIS CONVERSATION IN RESIDENCE CAME IN WITH THE UNDERSTOOD CONCERN THAT THEY DID NOT WANT THE MEGAMALL. NOW JUST BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ONE BIG CONTINUOUS BUILDING, IF WE HAVE 60 BUILDINGS THAT ARE NOT CONNECTED, THAT COMPRISES A MEGAMALL. THAT IS WHY TO ME, -- I THINK JOHN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, 150,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE. >> 170,000 IN THE ITERATION, BALLPARK. I WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING FOR THE RECORD. >> I THINK EVERYONE HAS SAID THIS DESIGN LOOKS NICE, THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY HAVE TO STICK TO THAT, THAT IS ROUGHLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, 170,000, JOHN, IF YOU ARE THERE, IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THE DETAILED SQUARE FOOTAGE. OR NOT, THAT'S FINE. >> THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS ADDING TO THE OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT AS PERMITTED BY RIGHT, IT COULD BE 70,000 SQUARE FEET, DOES NOT MATTER. NOTE 20% LIMITATION. >> IS THAT IS A CONCEPT WE LIKE, WE CAN APPROVE IT BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THAT'S MY POINT. >> THAT IS NOT THE SAME CONVERSATION JORDAN IS HAVING. AGAIN, IF SOMEBODY COMES UP WITH A CONCEPT THAT SHOWS IT WILL NOT BE 70,000 SQUARE FEET, WHATEVER. THEY ARE STILL GOING TO NEED ANOTHER 120,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE TO SURVIVE, YOU WILL NEED THAT. NOW WE ARE LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY APPROVE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE WOULD DO WHATEVER IT IS, THOSE ARE THINGS WE HAVE TO SEE. TO SAY BY [01:20:02] SPECIAL EXCEPTION, WE DON'T NEED IT TO BE SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THAT WILL COME IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN PERIOD. NO ONE WILL BUILD A 70,000 SQUARE FOOT AREA FOR GOLF AFTER THIS HAS ALREADY HAPPENED. THIS WILL HAPPEN IN THE ORIGINAL SIGN OR IT WILL NOT HAPPEN. HE WILL NOT BE KNOCKING DOWN BUILDINGS AND TRYING TO RECONSTITUTE THE WAY THE LAYOUT IS DONE, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE ABSOLUTE AND TOTAL CONTROL WHO WE CHOOSE AS A DEVELOPER IN THE INITIAL PROCESS. DO YOU WANT TO GO? >> NO, YOU COVERED IT. >> CAN I ASK ONE QUICK QUESTION? AS IT RELATES TO THE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, THERE IS A CONSENSUS TOWARDS THE ACTUAL USES IN THE LEFT COLUMN AND THE USED TYPE, PERHAPS THERE IS SOME CONTENTS AS IF WE NUANCE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS LIKE I HAVE IN THE CHART ON THE RIGHT-HAND OPTION, LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE SLIDES TO TALK ABOUT THE NUANCE SECTIONS WITH BY RIGHT AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THE THREE SLIDES HERE, THE FIRST ONE, THE SECOND ONE, THE THIRD ONE. >> LET'S STAY ON THE FIRST ONE. IN REGARDS TO THE FIRST ONE, IN REGARDS TO THE INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VENUE, I VIEW HAVING A SMALLER VENUE APPROVED AS A PERMITTED USE IS FINE. THE 10,000 SQUARE FOOT, HAVING A LARGER, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PUT IN A 35,000 SQUARE-FOOT INDOOR THEATER OR INDOOR CONCERT HALL, I IMAGINE WE WOULD WANT TO CREATE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS THERE WE CAN CURATE. >> THAT WOULD BE SPECIAL EXCEPTION. >> NO, THEY ARE NOT SPECIAL EXCEPTION. IT IS PERMITTED USE NO MATTER WHAT THE SIZE, IT WAS MY SUGGESTION TO MAKE IT SMALLER. >> I'M GOOD WITH $15,000 OR UNDER FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION. I THINK JAZZ AND BLUES, IT SHOULD JUST BE MUSIC. >> I AGREE. >> WE HAVE CONSENSUS >> LET'S GO TO THE FIRST ONE. >> IF YOU STAY CONSISTENT, KALING, 10,004 RETAIL, SPECIALTY FOOD, AND IF YOU DID THE SAME THING FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE INDOORS, THAT MAKES IT MORE PALATABLE FOR ME. >> YEAH, I WILL NOT ARGUE FOR $10,000 FOR PERMITTED USE OVER SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THAT IS FINE. >> ENTERTAINMENT INDOOR AND RETAIL, IT IS 10, AND THEN GREATER THAN 10, SPECIAL EXCEPTION. THE MIDDLE ONE, WE WILL BE MORE GENERIC. >> PERMANENT BY A RIGHT, 10,000, THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE. >> BEFORE WE GO THROUGH THIS, DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW BIG THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE NEEDS TO BE? >> THAT IS NOT REALLY A REALISTIC NUT TO CRACK. THAT IS MY PROBLEM. >> FOR EVERY SCALE OF THE BUILDING THEY HAVE MORE ROOM WIRE MINUTES FOR THE BUILDINGS. >> THAT LIMITS HOW BIG LACES CAN BE. >> IT IS NOT HOW BIG PLACES CAN BE, IT IS HOW MANY THERE SHOULD BE. THIS CAN BE THE ABSTRACT IN THE VACUUM. WE ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH GREEN SPACE DO WE WANT VERSUS HOW MANY BUILDINGS CAN WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT WILL FIT THE PARKING NECESSARY WITH THE ADDED CONCEPT OF WHAT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL. >> I LIKE JOHN'S SITE PLAN. THAT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE TO STICK TO IT. IT HAS A HEALTHY DOSE OF EVERYTHING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. >> WE HAVE SOME LIMITATIONS ON MINIMUM OPEN SPACE, MINIMUM 35% PER AREA THE LOT COVERS. THOSE ARE IN SECTION 1085 35 AS WELL WHICH GETS TO SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS. SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. >> THAT WHICH YOU JUST SPOKE TO AND SOME OF THESE OPTIONS ON SQUARE FOOTAGE, IS THIS BASED ON OBJECTIVE DATA OR TRYING TO FIT IT WHERE JOHN HAS CREATED? THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, THERE ARE A WHOLE RANGE OF USES THAT GO FROM A COMEDY CLUB TO A MOVIE [01:25:05] THEATER, RIGHT? A MOVIE THEATER, IT CAN BE MUCH LARGER THAN A COMEDY CLUB. 3000 TO 5000 SQUARE FEET BECAUSE IT IS A SMALL INTIMATE ONE PERSON AND A MIC OR IT CAN BE A MOVIE THEATER WHICH IS MUCH BROADER. BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL LUMPED TOGETHER, IT'S HARD TO SAY, THIS IS THE SIZE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY DISTINCT USES IN THERE. >> DID YOU COME UP WITH 15 BECAUSE IT IS A MIDPOINT? >> 15 KIND OF CAPTURES THE SMALLER USES WITHOUT GETTING TOO BIG WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LOOK AND FEEL OF 15,000 SQUARE FEET AS YOU ARE WALKING PAST IT IN A VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT. IT WILL NOT CREATE INTIMIDATING STREET -- WHERE YOU'RE WALKING CAST FOR FIVE MINUTES AND THEN YOU GO TO AN INTEREST -- ENTRANCE TO A DIFFERENT STORE BY THE LOOK AND FEEL WHEN YOU ARE ENCOURAGING THE VILLAGE FOR SUCH A RANGE OF USES. >> 100 FEET BY 100 FEET IS 10,000 SQUARE FEET. 100 FEET IS A FAIRLY LARGE SPACE. MOST MOVIE THEATERS ARE BIGGER THAN THAT. >> MOST OF THEM ARE NOT INTIMATE. >> WE ARE EFFECTIVELY RESTRICTING MOVIE THEATERS TO NOT BE PRESENT. >> THEY WOULD JUST NEED TO APPLY FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION. I WILL HAPPILY PICK THE DEVELOPER. >> THAT IS EXACTLY THE POINT. WHY WOULD WE WANT TO BRING IN A DEVELOPER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GIVE SOME GUIDELINES. >> THIS IS WHAT ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS SUGGESTED. SIT WITH THE DEVELOPERS ARE INTERESTED IN SAY, WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD GO HERE? WHAT TENANTS DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET? WE WILL MODIFY OUR CODE. >> THE GUIDELINES WHICH WE ARE DOING, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING SPECIAL EXCEPTION. WE ARE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS. >> WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY, WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF CURATING WHAT GOES THERE. >> YOU AND I ARE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE FOR MOST THINGS. WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THERE, THERE HAS TO BE GIVE-AND-TAKE. SO FAR, EVERYTHING IS THAT I WANT SPECIAL EXCEPTION, I WANT SPECIAL EXCEPTION. HERE I AM OFFERING UP SOME CHANGES SO THAT WE CAN GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND, I'M SORRY, EVERYONE WE SPOKE TO, EVERY PROFESSION WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THAT ANYONE HAS SPOKEN TO SAYS YOU NEED SOME FLEXIBILITY SO YOU GET THE RIGHT DEVELOPERS. WE CONSTANTLY SET UP HERE AND TELL DEVELOPERS, I WANT A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, I WANT THIS, I WANT THAT, THEY WILL NOT WANT TO COME. >> THE RFP IS GOING TO GET THEM HERE TO PUT IN PROPOSALS. >> DO YOU THINK THAT DEVELOPERS SIT AND WATCH THESE MEETINGS AND SAY, MAYBE I DON'T WANT TO GO UP IN FRONT OF THEM. >> I HOPE THEY DO. ALL WE HAVE SAID ALL ALONG IS LET THE DEVELOPER COME TO US WITH AN IDEA. IF WE ARE TO CHANGE HER FROM A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO PERMITTED USE, WE WILL DO IT. WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE IS CONTROL OVER THE SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH TENANT. LOOK AT COCONUT CREEK PROMENADE AND ASK IF THEY WOULD TAKE BACK SOME OF THEIR PERMITTED USES. >> JOHN, CAN YOU HEAR US? THIS IS NOT YOUR FIRST RESUME. >> WE MIGHT NOT JUST BE GETTING AUDIO. TALK, JOHN. >> I'M HERE. >> YOU GUYS HAVE TO MUTE YOURSELVES OR ELSE THERE IS A FEEDBACK. >> OKAY, CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND TRY AGAIN, JOHN. CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND TRY AGAIN, JOHN, PLEASE? >> EXCELLENT, THANKS. >> GREAT. GREAT CONVERSATION. A COUPLE THOUGHTS, GUYS. I THINK BE T BEING TOO LIMITED. REMEMBER, YOUR DEVELOPERS WILL PRESENT WHAT [01:30:01] THEY WANT TO DO. HE WILL PICK A DEVELOPER BASED ON WHO YOU THINK UNDERSTANDS THE VISION AND WILL DEVELOP THE PRODUCT YOU WANT. THERE WILL BE A DEVELOPER THAT I REFER TO THAT WILL GET PRETTY SPECIFIC THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE NEGOTIATING WITH THAT DEVELOPER. IN THAT DEVELOPER AGREEMENT, ULTIMATELY, THERE WILL BE SQUARE FOOTAGE SET ASIDE. A NUMBER OF THINGS WE ARE CHATTING ABOUT TODAY THAT ARE GOING TO COME UP AND YOU WILL NEGOTIATE WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. ONE THING I WANT TO TELL YOU GUYS, THESE GUYS WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT THE TENANTS ARE. THEY CANNOT USE TENANT NAMES TOO MUCH IN PUBLIC BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO IT ON THE DON'T HAVE A DEAL. THERE WILL BE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHO YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT AND WHAT NOT AND YOU WILL GET THAT. NO WAY THESE GUYS COME IN AND SAY, I HAVE A POSTURE. THEY CANNOT REPRESENT THE -- BE CAREFUL WITH THINKING THESE GUYS WILL TELL YOU WITH THE TENANTS ARE, THEY WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA ABOUT AND THEY WILL SEE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE AND THEY WILL SEE TENANTS LIKE THAT. YOU WILL NOT GET, I WILL HAVE THIS AND I WILL HAVE THAT. THEY DO NOT HAVE A DEAL WITH THESE GUYS. JUST REMEMBER AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT. YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW THAT AT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT LEVEL GENERALLY. ALL OF THESE TENANTS HAVE TO GO OUT TO THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEES. BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU PUT IN SPECIAL USE, YOU ASKED FOR FOUR MONTHS, AND YOU WILL SAY, IS THAT AN APPROVED USE? NO. WHAT IS THAT GOING TO TAKE? YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, IT IS NOT A FOUR WEEK DELAY, YOU ARE GOING INTO THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEES FOR ALL OF THESE AND WHATNOT. JUST BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU SAY THAT. I THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER THIS. YOU ARE NOT APPROVING SOMEONE ELSE'S LAND. YOU HAVE A LOT OF SWAY IN THIS THING. YOU WILL BE NEGOTIATING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER THAT YOU ULTIMATELY WANT IN THE PROJECT. IT WILL BE EVERYTHING LIKE, DO THEY HAVE TO BUY A FIRE TRUCK. IT IS AMAZING THE STUFF YOU WILL GET INTO WHEN YOU START NEGOTIATING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHICH I THINK SIMEON WILL COVER A LOT OF THE THINGS YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HERE. SO, I DID TALK TO A NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT WHAT WAS IN THIS IN THE PUBLIC EYE, PUBLIC INFORMATION. I THINK THAT CAITLIN GOT MY COMMENTS BACK, IT WAS NOT EXTENSIVE. IT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY WANTED. ONE OF THEM WAS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE GOLF. LOOK, I DON'T KNOW, IN A YEAR FROM NOW, WHO THE TENANTS EVEN WILL BE AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. SO, ANYWAY, THAT IS MY PIECE ABOUT WORRYING ABOUT LOSING CONTROL. AND THINGS LIKE PUBLIC SPACE. AS YOU ARE LOOKING AT THAT DEVELOPMENT, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU'RE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE. HE WANTS SOME ASSURANCE THAT WHILE WE ARE DEMONSTRATING WHAT WE WANT, IF HE DELIVERS IT, WE CAN DO THAT. WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY PUTTING A VISION OUT THERE SAYING IF YOU CAN DELIVER THIS, AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TENANT MAKEUP, YOU WILL BRING THESE GUYS TO THE TABLE, THIS PROCESS WILL BE PRETTY SIMPLE. >> JOHN, I APPRECIATE THAT. IN THE UNIQUE POSITION WE ARE AT WHERE WE OWN THE LAND AND WE WILL PARTNER WITH THE DEVELOPER, IS THERE A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP? IF AT THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT STAGE, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY INPUT ON THE TENANT MIX OR USAGE OTHER THAN GENERAL CONCEPTS, THAT IS A LITTLE CONCERNING. >> THAT WILL ONLY BE A CONCERN. YOU ARE SOMEWHAT AT THE MERCY OF THE MARKET AND THE QUALITY OF THE DEVELOPER YOU BRING TO THE TABLE. THAT IS GOING TO GET TO BE VERY INTERESTING, YOU ON THE LAND, I AM ANTICIPATING AT SOME POINT THE DEVELOPER WILL COME BACK AND I WANT YOU TO PUT THE LAND IN THE DEAL. THERE WILL BE A BUNCH OF NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN YOU GUYS AND THE DEVELOPER ABOUT HOW THEY SEE THE FINANCIAL PART OF THIS DEAL GOING AHEAD. TO ACTUALLY CONTROL THE TENANTS IS A HARD ONE. GRAY MARKETS, GREAT TENANTS. BAD MARKET, YOU WILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH YOUR TENANTS. YOU CAN ONLY CONTROL THAT SO MUCH. BEYOND THE THINGS THAT CAITLIN HAS PUT TOGETHER IN THE [01:35:05] DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVE. WHICH IS PRETTY STANDARD AND PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. >> ISN'T THERE BENEFIT TO INVITING THE DEVELOPERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US? ISN'T THAT THE RIGHT WORD EXPLORING BASED ON THE CURRENT MARKET EIGHT OR HOW THEY CURRENTLY ENVISION THE MARKET IF THERE SHOULD BE TWEAKS TO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION VERSUS PERMITTED USES WHERE THE OTHER USES WERE CONTEMPLATED? >> MY GUESS IS THAT YOU MIGHT GET INTO SOME OF THAT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PART OF A, ASKING TO DO THAT BEFORE THE SELECTED DEVELOPER, YOU ARE PUTTING AN AWFUL LOT OF RISK IN GOING FAR DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE THEY KNOW THEY ARE THE GUY. >> THAT WILL BE PART OF US UNDERSTANDING WHO IS LOOKING TO MOVE HERE AND WHO DO WE TRUST WITH THAT LAND? THAT IS WHAT IT IS GOING TO BOIL DOWN TO. >> MY GAS AND EVERYTHING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, WHEN DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY, I DON'T WANT THAT TENANT IN MY COMMUNITY? THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. I KNOW, CAITLIN, YOU SHOULD SPEAK UP, THE CONTROLS YOU'RE PUTTING IN THERE TO DO THAT. IF YOU GET YOU TIGHT ON THAT, THE DEVELOPERS WILL SAY, I DON'T WANT TO -- EVERYTHING IS SPECIAL USE. >> WE HAVE PUBLIX AND OTHER GROCERIES NEARBY. PUTTING IN A 25,000 SQUARE-FOOT GROCERY STORE IF IT IS NOT A SPECIALTY GROCERY STORE, TO ME, IS NOT APPEALING. >> WE CANNOT PUT A BIG BOX, WE ARE PUTTING THOSE LIMITATIONS IN. >> I'M NOT EVEN WORRIED ABOUT PUBLIX. >> THE THING THAT TWO OF THE DEVELOPERS SAID TO ME IS THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD A THEATER. THEY MENTION THE DRAFT HOUSE AND A COUPLE OF THOSE GUYS IF YOU CAN GET THEM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, 25,000 FEET, THAT IS PROBABLY SPECIAL USE, THAT'S OKAY. THEY PROBABLY WOULD EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE THAT AFTER. WHAT THEY DO NOT EXPECT, YOU CANNOT HAVE THE THEATER OR THE SCALE. >> I THINK IT IS THE BIGGER ONE THAT CONCERNS ME. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT A SPECIALTY FOOD STORE OF 5000 SQUARE FEET. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BIG ITEMS IF IT IS A GROCERY STORE, OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT, I HAVE NO PROBLEM SAYING, IT IS A SPECIAL ACCEPTED BUT WE WOULD LIKE ONE OF THOSE OF A CERTAIN CHARACTER AND NATURE. COME TALK TO US, NOT A PROPOSAL ON THE TABLE, BUT THE CONCEPT, WE WILL CHANGE IT TO PERMITTED USE. THEY CAN GO OUT THERE AND SHOP IT, OKAY, WE HAVE DIRECTION FROM THE COMMISSION TO SAY, WE WANT THOSE KIND OF THINGS AND WE ARE WILLING TO BE FLEXIBLE. >> I'M SORRY, GO AHEAD. >> I THINK I FORGOT MY QUESTION. I HEARD JORDAN SAY SOMETHING ABOUT A HEALTHY MIX HERE, WHAT WE HAVE HERE. WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT CAITLIN IS GIVING US SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING? I'M NEWER TO THIS. WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS USE AND USE TYPE AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW. WHAT THE COMMISSION IS LOOKING AT IS NOT UNCOMMON AND A STANDARD FOR THE INDUSTRY AND KIND OF A HEALTHY MIX WITHOUT LIMITING US TOO MUCH. >> YEAH, THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING. SIMEON 'S CONCERN IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO COME UP WITH THAT FOR SOME REASON IS A USE BY RIGHT THAT WE WISH WE DIDN'T IMPROVE. RIGHT? SO, I GET IT. YOU DO HAVE A SIZE LIMIT, THE QUESTION IS IF YOU HAVE A SIZE LIMIT ON THE OUTDOOR DEAL, THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. WHATEVER SIZE THE BUILDING IS, YOU HAVE AN ACRE OR SO OF GOLF , IS THAT A 50,000 SQUARE-FOOT USE? THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF DISCUSSIONS YOU ARE GETTING INTO, I THINK. >> I WILL TRY AND BRING THIS FULL CIRCLE. I WANT TO COMPARE THIS TO WHAT WE DID FOR THE DOGLEG. I THINK THAT IS INDICATIVE OF HOW HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GO. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST. A LOT OF VARIATIONS OF THEIR IDEAS AND PROPOSALS. THEY ALL KIND OF KEPT A COMMON THREAD WITH WHAT WE PUT OUT IN THE RFQ. THE MORE I TALK ABOUT THIS, THE MORE I AM LEANING TOWARDS THE IDEA OF FEWER SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS. I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE STILL OWN THE LAND. IT [01:40:04] WASN'T OUR LAND AND SOME ONE ELSE WAS COMING AND SAYING, HEY, HERE IS WHAT I'M APPLYING FOR, HERE IS MY PROJECT, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY NO BECAUSE IT IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT. TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, WE HAVE TO PICK A DEVELOPER, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE, IT COMES BACK TO WHAT IS OUR PURPOSE, WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS FOR? I ALREADY MAPPED OUT, LET'S SAY, AMUSEMENT PARK IS A 20,000 SQUARE FOOT TRAMPOLINE PARK OR BOWLING ALLEY, 25,000 SQUARE FEET OR ENTERTAINMENT VALUE INDOORS, YOU WANT 25,000 SQUARE FEET IF YOU WILL ATTRACT A REAL MUSIC VENUE ARE COMEDY CLUB OR WHATEVER, IT IS 5000. A SPECIALTY FOOD STORE OF 25,000. RETAIL, TWO OF THEM, 10,000 SQUARE-FOOT EACH, A RESTAURANT, ONLY ONE RESTAURANT SO FAR, 15,000, FAST FOOD, รท5000 EVEN TALKED ABOUT OFFICE BASE. THAT GETS US TO 140,000 SQUARE FEET. IF WE ARE SAYING THE ALLOWABLE USE AND 100,000 SQUARE FEET, I JUST LISTED OFF THINGS, THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY OPTIONS. WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF THIS VILLAGE. FOR ME, IT IS ENTERTAINMENT, EXPERIENCES, FOOD, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. THAT IS WHY I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT RETAIL. TO ME, OF COURSE, RETAIL IS SOMETHING TO FILL THE GAPS. TRUTHFULLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE DO THEIR SHOPPING ONLINE NOWADAYS. FOR EVERY OPTION WE PICK -- >> CAN WE GO TO THE CONCEPT. >> THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY COST OF SOMETHING WE CAN'T HAVE. I THINK THAT RESTAURANTS IS A BIG PART OF THE WISH LIST. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT, THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE WISH LIST TOO. RESTAURANTS AND AMUSEMENT AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT STUFF, THAT IS A BIG PORTION OF SQUARE FOOTAGE. WHAT WE NEED TO DO, I'M IN FAVOR OF KEEPING SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS OFF OF THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING FOR, THE AMUSEMENT, THE INDOOR VENUES COME OUTDOOR VENUES, AND IF IT IS TOO BIG, WE CAN SAY NO. THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO DRAW ON THE IDEAS THAT HAVE BEEN TREATED AND PROPOSED. WHEREAS IF WE LIMIT TO THE SMALLER SIZES, WHAT WE END UP IS A LOT OF BUILDINGS FILLED WITH RETAIL AND THESE FAST CASUAL FOODS AND IT'S NOT THAT I THINK THAT IS ULTIMATELY THE VISION THAT MOST OF US HAVE PICTURE GOING DOWN THIS ROAD. I KNOW EVERYONE'S CONCERN IS WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TOO ATTRACTIVE, AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUE WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM SURROUNDING CITIES. AT THAT END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO STOP WORRY ABOUT MAKING IT TOO ATTRACTIVE AND WE SHOULD REALIZE THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF IT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO IF IT'S IN OUR CITY. WE WANT TO MANAGE TRAFFIC AND ALL THAT, I DON'T THINK THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS MEDIOCRE. WHEN WE HAVE THIS CONVERSATION, I WAS WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER BRIER ABOUT SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND ALL THAT, AFTER ALL THIS CONVERSATION, WE REACHED A POINT WHERE WE STILL ARE IN CONTROL WHERE WE OWN THE LAND. IF A DEVELOPER COMES TO US WITH A PROPOSAL AND THIS IS MY POINT , IF THERE ARE EIGHT OUT OF 10 THINGS WE LOVE AND TWO WE DON'T, WE CAN NEGOTIATE AND SAY, LOOK, WE WANT TO PICK YOU, WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS, WE MADE MODIFICATIONS AND ULTIMATELY WE GOT TO A PLACE THAT WAS SATISFACTORY FOR BOTH SIDES. THE QUESTION WILL BE, AFTER THE INITIAL DEVELOPER IS PICKED, WE MIGHT LATER WANT TO CHANGE THE CODE BECAUSE NOW, IF A VENUE OR SOMETHING DOESN'T DO WELL, WE LOSE THE CONTROL OF WHAT GOES IN THERE. >> HERE IS THE PROBLEM, WE DID NOT CHANGE OUR ZONING UNTIL AFTER WE APPROVED THAT AGREEMENT AND IT WAS SUBJECT TO A CHANGE IN OUR ZONING. YOU CANNOT GO BACKWARDS. >> WE ARE NOT CHANGING OUR ZONING, WE ARE CREATING A DISTRICT. >> WE CAN CHANGE OUR ZONING. THEY WILL BUILD THE INITIAL CONCEPT, WHATEVER IT IS. A LOT OF THIS MAY NOT EVEN BE RELEVANT. THEY BILLED FOUR BUILDINGS THAT ARE 35,000 SQUARE FEET. AND THEN WHEN THEY TRY AND CHANGE SOMETHING ELSE, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO. >> WE CAN GO LESS RESTRICTIVE. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM ANTHONY IS ONCE WE START CHANGING THINGS FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION, WHEN WE PUT THE CAVEAT, WE WILL ACCEPT CHANGE BASED ON THE RIGHT PROPOSAL, WE CANNOT GO BACKWARDS. WE ARE CREATING A NEW DISTRICT WITH GUIDELINES AND WE CANNOT GO MORE RESTRICTIVE. [01:45:01] >> YOU ARE CREATING A NEW DISTRICT TONIGHT. KEEP IN MIND, NOBODY HAS THE ZONING YET IN THE WHOLE CITY. SO I BELIEVE WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED THAT YOU WILL HAVE SELECTED DEVELOPERS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT ON THE DEVELOPER WILL COME TO YOU TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO THIS DISTRICT. RIGHT? SO LONG AS YOU OWN THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN RUN THIS ORDINANCE AGAIN IF YOU WANTED TO BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS YOU'VE HAD WITH DEVELOPERS AND YOU CAN MAKE IT MORE RESTRICTIVE AND LOOSER. HERE IS WHERE THE ISSUE REALLY COMES IN. WHEN YOU SELL THE PROPERTY TO THEM OR YOU APPROVE THE REZONING AND THEY WERE LYING ON THAT, AFTER THAT, IT IS TOUGH TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE BECAUSE YOU GET INTO OTHER LAWS WITH POTENTIAL LIABILITY. >> UP UNTIL WE SELL IT. DURING THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT BEFORE IT IS SOLD, WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT. >> JOHN IS TELLING YOU THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO KNOW OVER ANY PARTICULAR TENANT. MY POINT IS, IF THERE IS A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, THEY HAVE TO COME BEFORE US ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS SAYING, I WANT TO PUT SUCH AND SUCH TENANT HERE AT THIS LOCATION AND THAT GIVES US THE RIGHT. >> NO DEVELOPER THAT WILL INITIALLY WANT TO GO THROUGH EVERY TENANT ONE BY ONE. >> I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT EVERY TENET. I'M WORRIED ABOUT TENANTS OVER A CERTAIN SQUARE FOOTAGE SIZE. GROCERY STORE, OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT VENUE, AND MAYBE THE SPECIALTY FOOD STORE, THAT IS WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. >> JOHN, WE ARE TRYING TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE HERE THAT WILL LEAD TO THE RFP AND LEADING TO US GETTING THE BEST DEVELOPER POSSIBLE. WE HEAR FLEXIBILITY OVER AND OVER AGAIN. TO ATTRACT WHAT WE WANT, CORRECT? IS THE FLEXIBILITY BEST DISPLAYED BY HAVING LESS SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS OR BEST DISPLAYED BY HAVING LANGUAGE IN THE RFP WHICH SAYS THAT WE HAVE SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS BUT WE ARE WILLING TO TALK. >> THAT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTIN. THE DEAL HERE IS THAT AGAIN, THE RIGHT DEVELOPER WILL COME TO THE TABLE BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT THE END OF THE DAY YOU HAVE TOLD HIM WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. IF I CAN DELIVER THIS, I WILL HAVE RELATIVELY SMOOTH SAILING TO DO THIS. THE TIME TO GET THESE PROJECTS APPROVED IS KILLING SO MANY DEVELOPS RIGHT NOW. THE REASON YOU ARE GOING THROUGH ALL OF THIS, YOU ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE TO THESE GUYS WHAT YOU WANT. YOU WILL HAVE DIFFERENT GUYS PRESENT TO YOU WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO BASED ON WHAT THEY ARE SEEING AND HEARING AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND YOU WILL MAKE YOUR DECISION ON WHICH DEVELOPER YOU FEEL IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT YOU WANT. AGAIN, YOU ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. EVERYTHING IS UP FOR GRABS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE ZONING YET. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THEY STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING, RIGHT? >> THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THE ZONING AGREEMENT. THAT IS HOW THE ORDINANCE IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. IT IS A PART OF AND IT WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE TIME OF THE REZONING. >> WILL BE PART OF THE SITE PLANNING PROCESS THAT WILL SHOW US DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE WHICH IS PERMITTED BY 15,000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS, THE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE TO MAKE IT MORE GENERIC INSTEAD OF JAZZ AND BLUES, GROCERY STORE PERMITTED BY RIGHT AS LESS THAN 25,000 SQUARE FEET WITH THE ADDITIONAL LIMITATION USE DESCRIPTION, PROFESSIONAL OFFICE IS PERMITTED ONLY ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THE FIRST FLOOR REQUIRES SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL AND THIS WILL ALSO ADD IN THE CONVENIENCE STORES AS AN ACCESSORY TO RETAIL. RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT PERMITTED BY TO 10,000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS, EVERYTHING ELSE, SPECIAL EXCEPTION. ALSO, NOT TO EXCEED ALL RETAIL FOR THE 20% MAXIMUM IN THE SPECIALTY FOOD STORE PERMITTED 10,000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS AND THE LAST ONE, SPORTS AND TRAINING STRUCTURE, 10,000 SQUARE FEET OR LESS, OTHERWISE SPECIAL EXCEPTION. >> THE VENUE STAYS AS IT IS? >> YES, IT STAYS AS IT IS. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN LIMITED BY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE WHEN DIFFERENT USES REQUIRE DIFFERENT SIZES. >> WILL HAVE ANOTHER BITE IN THE [01:50:05] APPLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THIS IS NOT THE END, WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES. >> I SECOND THE MOTION. >> WITH THE ADDED DEFINITION? >> THE TWO BULLETS? >> DEFINED TENANT CLARIFYING SPECIALTY FOOD STORE DEFINITION THAT WINE IS FOR OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION ONLY. >> WAS THAT ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT YOU PROPOSED IN THE SPECIAL LIMITATIONS? >> EXACTLY. CORRECT. >> DO YOU GUYS WANT A DRIVE THROUGH STARBUCKS? >> JOHN, JOHN, WE BROKE LOU DRIVE THROUGH'S. >> YOU CAN HAVE A WALK-UP STARBUCKS WINDOW. THERE IS ONE ACROSS THE STREET. >> I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A MUTE BUTTON, JOHN, I WILL FIND IT. >> THANK YOU, I MUTED MYSELF. >> DOES ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT IT? SEEING THERE IS NONE, WE HAVE AIM OPTIONS. ROLL CALL. >> I DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S INPUT ON THIS, MY BIGGEST ISSUE IS WITH THE OUTDOOR VENUE, FOR THAT ISSUE, I AM VOTING NO. ROLL BEING CALLED ] >> PLEASE SHOW THAT IT PASSES FOR ONE. ITEM 9B IS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CITY CLERK'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW , CURRENT PERIOD . >> THANKS, JOHN. >> YEAH, THANKS SO MUCH, JOHN. >> WE CAN JUST LEAVE IT UP. OR NOT. >> YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS. I AM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND. TODAY, BEFORE YOU IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND POTENTIAL MERIT INCREASE FOR THE CITY CLERK ARE THE AVERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE INCREASE WAS 3%. THIS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU TO DISCUSS AND MAKE A DETERMINATION REGARDING THE INCREASE AND I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION APPROVED. >> SECOND. >> FIRST, IS IT A CERTAIN 3%? >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE INCREASE TO 3%. >> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THERE IS NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION. >> I TRIED. >> I WANT TO SAY I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING THE CITY CLERK DOES AND DID AND SUPPORTED AND PROVIDED GUIDANCE APPROPRIATELY. PREVIOUSLY AS MY SERVICE AS COMMISSIONER, I HAD TO THROW THAT IN. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, WE DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, KUDOS TO ALLISON. ALTHOUGH THE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS HAVE ONLY WORKED WITH HER IN THIS EVALUATION PROCESS FOR THREE MONTHS, I WORKED WITH HER FOR NINE MONTHS. I WANT TO POINT OUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I SHE DOES AN INCREDIBLE JOB. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE, WHEN WE CHANGE TO NOTIFICATION, PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE WEBSITE , IF WE DID NOT DO THAT, KUDOS TO ALLISON FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD AND WORKING WITH CITY LURKS IN THE COUNTY AND CIVICS PLUS, IF WE DID NOT DO THAT, THE ABILITY FOR US FOR THE CITY TO DO THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN THE BILL ITSELF , THERE WERE LITTLE CHANGES HERE AND THERE, IT WOULD HAVE NEVER HAD THE ABILITY TO ADVERTISE THIS YEAR. WE WOULD'VE BEEN OUT [01:55:01] ANOTHER YEAR FROM THAT STANDPOINT. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO, THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE SEEN OTHER CITIES DO IN A SENSE OF VALUATION, IF IT IS WITH THE CITY MANAGER OR WHATEVER ELSE, SOMETIMES 3% IS MORE THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE AND IS NOT REALLY A PERFORMANCE COMPONENT. I KNOW MYSELF, IN THE COUNTY, WE GOT A 3% RAISE PLUS AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF MONEY IF IT IS 2500, 3000, 5000, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. MOVING FORWARD, THAT MIGHT BE A SUGGESTION AS OPPOSED TO GOING WITH 3%, IF YOU THINK SOMEBODY IS DOING A GREAT JOB, YOU HAVE THREE PEOPLE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR, THAT MAY BE AN OPTION, TO DO THAT AS OPPOSED TO PROVIDING A 3% COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE. >> THE CITY CLERK WILL ALSO GET THAT. >> THEY ALSO GET THAT AS WELL? >> THAT IS OCTOBER 1ST FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. >> SHE GETS THAT? >> OKAY, I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP, STILL, THE OPTION OF THROWING IN AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING IF YOU GUYS CONSIDER THAT. AGAIN, KUDOS TO YOU, ALLISON, GREAT JOB, ANTHONY, I WILL NOT TALK ABOUT YOU AND NANCY AGAIN. JUST TO PUDDLE JUMPED SLIGHTLY -- >> CAN WE START A CLOCK ON THIS GUY? >> SHE KNEW I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THERE IS NO LOCK. I SENT YOU AN EMAIL AS WELL AS CHRISTINE WITH A GREAT JOB THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDED. LOOKING AT IT FROM A RESIDENT PERSPECTIVE AND NOT AS A COMMISSIONER PERSPECTIVE WE HAD OUR VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE AND DARRELL WAS INCREDIBLE, EVERYTHING WE ASKED FOR, HE JUMPED THROUGH HOOPS TO GET WHAT WE NEED. IT WAS A GREAT JOB BY STAFF AND TRULY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, BOB. >> I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING IF I CAN, THIS GOES TO ALLISON AND STEPHANIE. WE GET THE BENEFIT OF COMING UP HERE WITH HIGH-LEVEL ISSUES AND NEVER WORRY THAT THE CITY'S JOB FUNCTIONS ARE DONE PROPERLY BECAUSE WE ARE PAID CITY STAFF IN THE MANAGER'S OFFICE, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, YOU AND STEPHANIE, WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF. WE HAVE TOLD OUR THANKS TO THE OTHERS WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I WANT TO DO THE SAME FOR YOU. ANYTIME THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT IS RAISED, YOU ARE PROACTIVE AND GET AHEAD OF IT AND YOU ARE INFORMING US, WHEN YOU WERE VERY HELPFUL WHEN I WAS A CANDIDATE, THAT DID NOT STOP. EVEN AFTER BECOMING A COMMISSIONER, I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR WORK. >> I WILL ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER BRIER SAID, IT WAS A LOT AND IT WAS WELL SET YOUR >> I WILL SECOND IF . >> THIRD. >> I ALREADY SAID MY PIECE. >> WHERE WAS I? ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THAT THERE IS NONE, WE HAVE A ROLL CALL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. BEING CALLED ] >> PLEASE SHOW THAT IT PASSES [10. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office] UNANIMOUSLY. THANKS, KIM, THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALLISON. >> GOOD EVENING, CAPTAIN MICHELLE O CARTER FOR THE RECORD, I WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF CRIME UPDATE. WE HAD AN AUTO THEFT SUNDAY. THE KEYS WERE INSIDE. HOW DID YOU KNOW, MAYOR? >> SHOCKED. >> THANKFULLY, WE WERE COVERED IN AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND WE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK FOR THE RESIDENT AND THE CRIME WRENCHING TEAMS ARE DOING WELCOME HOME INITIATIVES OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, MEETING WITH RESIDENTS WHEN THEY COME HOME, REMINDING THEM OF SAFETY TIPS, LOCK YOUR CARS, DON'T MAKE IT EASY FOR THE BAD GUYS THAT UNFORTUNATELY MAKE THEIR WAY INTO OUR CITY. CRIME PREVENTION TEAM IS OUT AND ABOUT IN THE PARKS. PAIRING UP WITH THE PARK RANGERS, PROVIDING EXTRA WATCHES THERE. IF YOU SEE THEM, SAY HELLO, IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW. TAKE PICTURES, POST THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA. RIGHT? LASTLY WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE PARKLAND DAY PARADE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS A SAFE EVENT AND WE WILL BE READY ON MARCH 8. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING WITH THE GOLF CARTS AND ALL THAT STUFF. I APPRECIATE THAT STUFF VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE SEEN SOCIAL MEDIA, THE RESIDENTS ARE REALLY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE VALENTINE'S [02:00:02] DAY PARTY THAT DID NOT HAPPEN, THANKS TO YOU. THE PARTY WAS [11. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department] CANCELED. AND THAT IS IT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WAS MOVED, NOT COUNSEL. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU. >> COMMENTS FROM THE CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT? >> GOOD EVENING. >> ZACH ROSEMAN FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A COUPLE STATS FOR YOU, THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WE RAN 251 CALLS, 92 WERE OTHER CALLS. A COUPLE EVENTS COMING UP, WORKING WITH OUR FRIENDS FOR THE PARKLAND DAY ON MARCH 8TH, WE WILL HAVE OUR PRESENCE THERE IN THE PARADE. PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR, APRIL FOOLS' DAY, FIRST DAY OF STUFF OUT OF THE AQUATICS COMPLEX. THAT IS COMING UP, PLAN. A REMINDER FROM CHIEF GONZALES, KAMAL NCS AT THE STATIONS, WE LOVE TO HAVE YOU, MEET US, SEE OUR FIREFIGHTERS, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER? COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, I KNOW THAT YOU SPOKE A COUPLE TIMES, NO COMMENTS. >> NO COMMENTS. >> MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. GOOD * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.