[1. Call to Order] [00:00:18] TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? YEAH. YEAH. YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST SIT THERE QUIET AND NOT DO THIS ? I SAW HOW YOU WENT RIGHT IN THE BACK. >> 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, PLEASE? >> KENNEDY? >> HERE. >> WOLFE? >> HERE. >> KEMELL IS ABSENT. WEISS? >> HERE. >> SILVER IS ABSENT. CROMPTON? >> HERE. >> RUNNING LATE -- AND CARPENTER -- WE HAVE A QUORUM . [4. Oath of the Office] >> GREAT. NEXT, WE HAVE THE OATH OF THE OFFICE. >> RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND -- >> WANT US TO STAND? >> >> GOOD QUESTION. STATE YOUR NAME. >> BILL KENNEDY -- >> SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES STATE OF FLORIDA, CITY OF PARKLAND, AND DULY QUALIFIED TO HOLD OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE FOR THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND , I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES AS BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ON WHICH I AM NOW ABOUT TO ENTER SO HELP ME GOD. >> LET ME GRAB THEM FOR YOU. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> NOW, WE HAVE THE CITY [5. City Clerk's Orientation] CLERK'S ORIENTATION. >> WELCOME, EVERYBODY, STEPHANIE, DEPUTY CITY CLERK. ALLISON, OUR CITY CLERK, HAS PROVIDED A FEW ORIENTATION SLIDES FOR YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT WE HOPE WILL BE HELPFUL TO YOU ON YOUR TIME ON THE BOARD. I CAN BRIEFLY GO OVER THEM, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR ASK STAFF. BASICALLY, THE CLERK'S OFFICE PROVIDES RECORDING AND ASSISTANCE TO THE ADVISORY BOARD. WE DO MEETING PREPARATIONS, WE COMPILE THE AGENDA PACKETS, WE TRANSCRIBE MINUTES AND PREPARE AN POST THE MEETING NOTICES, AND WE ADMINISTER THE OATHS. I DON'T KNOW -- YEAH -- OKAY. THE SUNSHINE LAW, WHAT ABOUT THE SUNSHINE LAW? THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THAT REASONABLE NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED , AND THAT WE TAKE MINUTES, AND THE MINUTES BECOME THE PERMANENT RECORD FOR THE MEETINGS. OKAY. DOES THIS ONLY APPLY TO THE COMMISSION? THE SUNSHINE LAW APPLIES TO THE ADVISORY BOARDS AS WELL AS THE COMMISSION. IT APPLIES TO ANY GATHERING OF TWO OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE SAME BOARD DISCUSSING BUSINESS THAT COULD POSSIBLY COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR ACTION OR TO BE VOTED ON. SO, EVEN THOUGH MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD ARE ADVISING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION, THE SUNSHINE LAW STILL APPLIES. SO, WHAT SUBJECT -- WHAT IS SUBJECT TO THE SUNSHINE LAW? IN THE MATTER OF BUSINESS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR A VOTE, IN EVERY GATHER -- FORMAL OR INFORMAL -- OF THE SAME BOARD. IF THE CONFIRMATION OR COMMUNICATION IS NOT BEING RECORDED AT A PUBLIC MEETING, YOU SHOULDN'T BE DISCUSSING IT WITH ANOTHER BOARD [00:05:02] MEMBER. OKAY. WHAT IS A PUBLIC RECORD? ANY MATERIAL, REGARDLESS OF FORMAT, MADE OR RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS, SOCIAL MEDIA PERTAINING TO OFFICIAL BUSINESS, TEXT MESSAGES, EMAILS, THEY CAN ALL BE PUBLIC RECORDS. YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO TAKE NOTES. NOTES ARE NOT PUBLIC RECORDS UNLESS THEY ARE SHARED AND, THEY WOULD BE IN CONNECTION WITH BUSINESS. THEY MIGHT BE RELEASED, AS WELL, AS PUBLIC RECORD IF REQUESTED MAKING A MOTION, BASICALLY A MEMBER CAN JUST MAKE A MOTION . THEY WOULD STATE THEIR MOTION. SOMETIMES, THE CHAIR MIGHT ASK FOR A MOTION. ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER CAN SECOND A MOTION JUST BY SAYING, SECOND. A BOARD MEMBER CAN SECOND A MOTION EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT IN FAVOR OF A MOTION, JUST TO MOVE IN FOR FOR DISCUSSION OR A VOTE WE ALWAYS LIKE THE CHAIR TO STATE THE NAME OF A BOARD MEMBER MADE THE MOTION AND THE NAME OF THE BOARD MEMBER WHO SECONDED, AND WE MIGHT ASK TO CLARIFY A MOTION, WE'RE LIVESTREAMED, SO WE HAVE A RECORDING, SO WE CAN ALWAYS REFER BACK TO THAT , AND WE DO ASK YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU SPEAK INTO YOUR MIKE AND THAT YOUR MICS ARE ON , BECAUSE IF YOU TURN IT ONTO THE SIDE, IT WILL NOT COME ON AFTER THE RECORDING. THE CHAIR WILL ASK ALL IN FAVOR, ANY OPPOSED, THEN HE WILL CALL OUT IF IT IS UNANIMOUS OR 5-2, WHATEVER THE VOTE MIGHT BE. IF [6. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair] YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK. OTHERWISE, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME ON THE BOARD. WE THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT, WE HAVE THE SELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. WITH THAT SAID, -- I HAVE A MOTION -- >> I NOMINATE BILL KENNEDY TO SERVE AGAIN AS OUR CHAIR. >> SECOND. >> FIRST -- THE SECOND -- ANYBODY OPPOSED? IN A CONVERSATION REGARDING IT? OKAY. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSED. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO SEE IF JEFF WILL ACT AS THE VICE CHAIR ONCE AGAIN. CAN I GET A SECOND? OKAY. SO, FIRST FROM BILL KENNEDY, SECOND FROM KENDRA. ANYBODY OPPOSED? ALL [7. Approval of Minutes] RIGHT. PLEASE SHOW THAT IT PASSED. NEXT, WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR NOVEMBER 12TH, 2024 MEETING.HAS EVERYBODY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? >> I MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND? >> SECOND IT. >> OKAY. I GOT A MOTION FROM JEFF AND A SECOND FROM KENDRA . ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE. >> AYE . >> ANYONE OPPOSE? PLEASE SHOW THAT IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. [9. Comments by the Chair and Board] OKAY. NEXT, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU, PUBLIC. WE CAN CLOSE THAT OUT. NEXT, WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR, FROM THE BOARD , AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL TOPICS TO GO OVER, I WILL FORGO ANY COMMENTS FOR THE NEXT MEETING. INSTEAD OF GOING OVER ROLL ONE BY ONE, ANYBODY LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? >> WANT TO SAY, HOW WONDERFUL THE PARKLAND CITY DAYS WENT, PARKLAND DAYS WENT REALLY WONDERFUL, AND ALSO, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SENIOR PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PRODUCE ABOUT THAT AND MEET SOME REALLY -- [10. Approval of the Agenda] INAUDIBLE ] GIVE KUDOS TO THEM. >> KENDRA? ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE THAT OUT .NEXT, THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? OKAY. AND JEFF SECONDS .SO, ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, [11. New Business] AYE. >> AYE. >> ANYONE OPPOSE? OKAY. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, OPEN IT UP TO JACKIE. WE HAVE NEW BUSINESS TO GO OVER, WHICH IS THE 2025 MEETING DATES, AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR THE RECORD, JACKIE WAYMIRE, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF INTO GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND. BEFORE I START WITH OUR NEW BUSINESS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. I GOT TO SAY, FOR THE YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN THE LIAISON WITH THE BOARD, THIS BOARD HAS NOT ONLY DONE GOOD WORK, GOOD THINGS, BUT THEY HAVE FUN. I'M HOPING THAT YOU ALL HAVE FUN. WE HAVE GOT FOUR RETURNING MEMBERS. SHERRY IS NOT HERE , AT THIS MEETING, BUT KENDRA, JEFF, AND BILL HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING ON THE BOARD QUITE A WHILE, AND WE HAVE GOT FIVE NEW MEMBERS SO, ANYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST WANT TO KIND OF WATCH AND TAKE THE LEAD -- WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE YOU KIND OF HAVE -- WHEN IT COMES TO THE FLUID MISS OF MAKING A MOTION, A [00:10:03] DON'T BE AFRAID, IN THE MEETINGS, TO RAISE YOUR HAND AND BE RECOGNIZED TO ASK A QUESTION. THERE IS NO ENDLESS AMOUNT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN'T ANSWER. SO, DON'T BE AFRAID TO KIND OF DELVE IN AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT, BUT I BELIEVE THE NICE THING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD IS IT DOES A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. IT IS NOT HONED IN ON ONE SPECIFIC THING. SO, A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO THAT ARE REGULAR BUSINESS, ONE OF THE WE'LL TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, IS GIVING OUT SCHOLARSHIPS TO OUR YOUTH, AND ANOTHER THING THAT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD IS INVOLVED IN IS OUR YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AND CHOOSING WHO THOSE STUDENTS ARE EVERY YEAR, AND THEN , THERE IS USUALLY A CHOICE OF A COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT . IN THE PAST YEARS, SOME THINGS THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN IS REVOLVING AROUND THE HARVEST DRIVE. YOU KNOW, THAT NOT ONLY GOES ON AND WEST GLADES, BUT WE HAVE HAD THE HARVEST DRIVE AT OUR FARMERS MARKET AS WELL. THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS YEAR. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT OTHER THINGS MAY COME UP THAT THE COMMISSION MAY ASK YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT. SO, AGAIN, WELCOME. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE MARCEL MADIGAN. I KNOW YOU HAVE MET HER, BUT MARCELLA WORKS IN THE CITY'S MANAGER OFFICE AS WELL. WE ARE BOTH HERE TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY WAY THAT WE CAN. THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT ANYTHING, NOT EVEN JUST ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION YOU HAVE ABOUT THE CITY WHATSOEVER, WE WANT YOU TO BE AS EDUCATED AND PREPARED, AND COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. SO, DON'T HESITATE TO TALK TO US. SO, THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT IS SOMETHING PRETTY SIMPLE. THAT IS JUST THE MEETING DATES FOR THE YEAR. TRADITIONALLY, THIS BOARD HAS MET EVERY SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY OTHER MONTH AT 6:00, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE YEAR, AND SKIPPING THE SUMMERTIME, GIVING OURSELVES A SUMMER BREAK , IT LOOKS LIKE TUESDAY, MAY 13TH , TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, AND THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, BUT THAT IS VETERANS DAY. SO, BRING IT UP ONE WEEK, NOVEMBER 4TH, THE PROPOSED DATES. SO, WE WOULD JUST BE LOOKING FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE A DECISION ON THOSE DATES, AND ONCE WE SOLIDIFY THEM, WE'LL HAVE THEM IN THE SYSTEM, AND WE CAN ADVERTISE THEM APPROPRIATELY. >> SECOND EIGHT, MAY 13TH? >> MAY 13TH -- SORRY -- SEPTEMBER 9TH -- AND NOVEMBER 4TH. >> CAN I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE OUR MEETINGS TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, THE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, AND THE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH? >> SECOND. >> OKAY. >> SEE, DOUG HAS GOT THIS . >> ALL RIGHT. MADE A MOTION, AND GOT A SECOND. EVERYBODY IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE. >> AYE. >> AYE. >> ANYBODY OPPOSE WITH THOSE DATES? OKAY, PLEASE SHOW IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. WE GOT THE DATES LINED UP. >> THANK YOU. AND, IN CASE YOU DO HAVE TO MISS A MEETING, JUST LET US KNOW, BUT THAT IS THE REASON WE HAVE ALTERNATES , AND AS YOU CAN SEE TONIGHT, WE NEED OUR ALTERNATES IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE A QUORUM. SO, EVERY MEMBER HERE IS IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. SO, AS FAR AS THE SCHOLARSHIPS, THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD SCHOLARSHIPS, EVERYBODY WITH THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. THREE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FUNDED BY THE CITY . ONE IS FOR $2000. ONE IS FOR $1200. ONE IS FOR $800. WE HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES DONATE FUNDS AGAIN THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AND ACTUALLY, SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE HERE TONIGHT. SO, KENNEDY LAW TEAM, THROUGH BILL, HAS DONATED 2 SCHOLARSHIPS OF $500. THE EATON FAMILY , DOUG'S FAMILY, HAS DONATED A $500 SCHOLARSHIP . WE ALSO HAVE TWO FROM THE MASON DILLOW FAMILY, AND ONE THROUGH THE PARKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH DOUG IS THE PRESIDENT OF. BECAUSE WE HAVE NINE SCHOLARSHIPS , THAT IS AN AMAZING THING THAT WE ARE BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO PARKLAND'S YOUTH . THE APPLICATIONS WENT OUT, AND WE HAD A DEADLINE ALREADY OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND MARCELLA IS GOING TO PUT UP AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE RECEIVED. >> AND IS THE MOST SCHOLARSHIPS WE HAVE EVER HAD, ISN'T IT? >> YEAH . >> LAST YEAR, WE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE. >> DID WE? >> OH. >> I HAVE TO STEP THAT UP THEN. >> SO, MARCELLA MADIGAN, SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE -- FORGOT MY NAME -- ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, FOR THE RECORD.SO, THIS YEAR, WE HAD 53 APPLICATIONS FROM 19 DIFFERENT APPLICANTS . [00:15:04] TO EXPLAIN THAT, ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARKLAND MSD STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD SCHOLARSHIP GOES OUT TO ALL PARKLAND RESIDENTS FROM ANY SCHOOL .WE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS FROM MSD, SAINT THOMAS, FAU, NORTH BROWARD PREP, AND CALGARY CHRISTIAN. SO, THAT IS OUR STATS FOR THE TYPE OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE GOT THIS YEAR. >> JEFF, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED? >> >> NOVEMBER 4TH IS ELECTION DAY. >> NOVEMBER 4TH IS ELECTION DAY. >> FIRST TUESDAY -- >> WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GO BACK, RESEARCH IT AND MAKE SURE IT ISN'T A CONFLICT WITH THAT. IF WE NEED TO COME BACK AND AMEND IT, WE CAN COME BACK AND AMEND IT. NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT. OKAY. SO, WHEN IT COMES TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS, WHAT WE HAVE DONE, TRADITIONALLY, WITH THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, IS WE HAVE CREATED WHAT WE HAVE CALLED SUBCOMMITTEES, BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY MAY BE ABLE TO DISSIPATE IN CHOOSING OUR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AND REPLACE YOU IN A SUBCOMMITTEE, TRADITIONALLY, WE HAVE DIVIDED EVERYBODY IN HALF. HALF OF THE GROUP REVIEWS AND SCORES THE APPLICATION, AND THE OTHER HALF THOSE THE INTERVIEWS WITH THE STUDENTS. HOWEVER, SINCE WE HAVE ONLY 19 STUDENTS, AND WE HAVE GOT 9 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE , I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANY NARROWING DOWN TO HAPPEN. I THINK WE HAVE GOT PLENTY OF APPLICANTS SO THAT WE CAN SCORE THEIR APPLICATION. EVERYBODY CAN DO THAT, AND EVERYBODY CAN BE INTERVIEWED, AND IT GIVES EVERYBODY THE SAME OPPORTUNITY, SO I DON'T HAVE TO NARROW IT DOWN ANY FURTHER THAN THAT . SO, THESE ARE DECISIONS MADE BY THE BOARD. I'M JUST THINKING OF RECOMMENDATION BASED ON OUR PAST AND HOW THAT HAS WORKED . SO, THE DECISIO THAT YOU CAN MAKE IS, WHETHER YOU JUST WANT TO HAVE EVERYBODY DO BOTH THE REVIEW AND AN INTERVIEW OF THOSE APPLICANTS, AND IF YOU CAN PARTICIPATE. SO, YOU KNOW WHEN WE DO OUR INTERVIEWS WITH THE STUDENTS, IT IS TRADITIONALLY DURING THE WEEK, SUMMER BETWEEN 3:00 AND 6:00, BECAUSE HIGH SCHOOL IS GET OUT ABOUT 2:40 , ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD SCHOLARSHIPS ARE A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN THAT, BUT WE'LL USUALLY TRY TO SLOT THEM IN SUMMER BETWEEN 3:00 AND 6:00. IT WILL USUALLY TAKE A DAY OR TWO TO DO THOSE INTERVIEWS. THOSE INTERVIEWS, REALLY, WE SLOT THEM IN ABOUT EVERY 10 TO 13 MINUTES. THEY'RE PRETTY QUICK INTERVIEWS. WE GIVE THEM ABOUT 4 QUESTIONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AS WELL, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS A PRETTY IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY AT DETERMINING WHO THE STUDENTS ARE, BU I HAVE GOT TO TELL YOU ONE THING, OUR FOUR REMAINING -- RETURNING -- BOARD MEMBERS CAN TELL YOU, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE HOW GREAT PARKLAND'S YOUTH REALLY IS. YOU TALK TO THESE STUDENTS, YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM ALL A SCHOLARSHIP, BECAUSE THEY REALLY DO SHINE. IT IS A REALLY GOOD EXPERIENCE, GETTING TO TALK TO ALL OF THEM AND HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IN THEIR FUTURE. SO, WHAT I WOULD ASK IS, YOU KNOW, HOW YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THE PROCESS. >> I, FOR ONE, HAVE DONE BOTH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND THE APPLICATIONS. I THINK , SINCE WE HAVE THAT MANY STUDENTS THIS TIME, I THINK HAVING THEM IN FRONT OF US AFTER REVIEWING THEIR APPLICATONS, TO PUT A FACE TO THE APPLICATION IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE WHEN YOU SEPARATE IT, IT IS REALLY NOT -- WE ARE SITTING AT HOME, LOOKING AT THE APPLICATIONS, BUT THEN , WHAT WE SAW IN THAT APPLICATION IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, BUT SOMETIMES , KIDS STUMBLE. SOMETIMES, KIDS COME UP HERE AND THEY GET , YOU KNOW, THEY ARE LOOKING AT A BUNCH OF US STANDING HERE, THEY GET CAT EYES LIKE, OH MY GOD, WHAT IS GOING ON, WHO AM I IN FRONT OF? THEY GET NUMBERS LIKE ANY OTHER 18-YEAR-OLD OR 17-YEAR-OLD. SO, IT IS NOT FAIR, I THINK, TO SEE SUCH AN AMAZING APPLICATION, THEN THEM GET DISQUALIFIED, OR THEY LOSE POINTS JUST BECAUSE THEY FROZE UP IN AN INTERVIEW. SOMETIMES, YOU GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE LENIENCY WHEN YOU GO, WOW, THIS WAS A 5.3, HAD 1000 COMMUNITY HOURS, AND WAS THE PRESIDENT OF DECO, THIS , THAT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE [00:20:01] STUTTERS A LITTLE BIT, SO HE IS NOT GOING TO GET A SCHOLARSHIP? I THINK THAT IS CRAZY. I KIND OF LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE CAN HAVE THE APPLICATIONS AND ALSO DO THE INTERVIEWS. >> RIGHT. YOU CAN REVIEW THEM ALL. YOU WOULD GET ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS. YOU WOULD GET TO REVIEW THEM ALL AHEAD OF TIME, AHEAD OF THE INTERVIEW, THEN WE COULD MAYBE JUST DIVIDE UP THE GROUP INTO HALF OF THEM ONE DAY, HALF OF THEM ANOTHER DAY , YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH THEM ALL IN ONE THEY. IT IS UP TO YOU. >> YOU WILL GET THEIR TRANSCRIPT, YOU WILL GET THEIR ESSAY . >> LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION. >> LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION. ALL TO REVIEW FOR EACH STUDENT, BUT ANY COMMENTS? >> I AGREE, BILL, BECAUSE THE LAST YEAR I DID THE APPLICATIONS, I ALWAYS COME, YOU KNOW, TO SEE THEM AT THE END, TOO, BUT IT IS REALLY NICE -- I HAVE NOT YET BEEN IN BOTH OF THE PROCESS -- I HAVE EITHER BEEN IN ONE OR THE OTHER -- SO, I AM JUST WONDERING WHY WE HAVE SO FEW APPLICANTS THIS YEAR. WE HAD A LOT LAST YEAR. >> YES. >> LAST YEAR, WE HAD SO MANY APPLICATIONS. >> IT ALL DEPENDS. I HAVE GOT TO SAY, THIS WENT OUT TO ABSOLUTELY EVERY HIGH SCHOOL POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA THAT PARKLAND STUDENTS COULD GO TO, REPEATEDLY, AND MARCELLA HAS HAD CONVERSATIONS DIRECTLY WITH SCHOOL COUNSELORS, AND STAFF , YOU KNOW, TO ENSURE THAT IT GETS OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SAY, SOMETIMES STUDENTS JUST GET SO BUSY, THEY MAYBE PUTTING THEIR CONCENTRATION IN OTHER AREAS, BUT WE MAKE SURE THAT IT IS THOROUGHLY OUT THERE. BESIDES ENSURING THAT THE SCHOOLS HAVE THE INFORMATION TO DISSEMINATE, THE CITY PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE, THE CITY PUTS IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WE DO IT REPEATEDLY DURING THAT DEADLINE TIME. SO, YOU NEVER KNOW . >> LAST YEAR, I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS. >> I THINK THAT WAS THE MOST WE HAVE EVER DONE. >> YOUR THOUGHTS? >> NO, I THINK IT IS GOOD. JUST FOR SOME HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, THE LAST FEW YEARS, THREE YEARS ANYWAY, WE HAVE BEEN ALTERNATING, FLIPPING EACH SIDE. ONE YEAR, I INTERVIEW, BILL WOULD DO THE APPLICANTS. THE TEAM WITH THREE OR FOUR. INDIVIDUALLY, YOU DO THE APPLICANTS, THEN THE INTERVIEWS WE DO -- I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE, BECAUSE I KNOW THE FIRST YEAR, YOU HAVE TO SCORE THE APPLICANTS, THAT IS REALLY STRESSFUL FOR US, BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE. SHERRY, YOU ARE ALSO CONCERNED THE FIRST YEAR, REMEMBER, WHEN WE WERE SCORING IT. >> IT IS AN INTERESTING SCORING PROCESS. I WISH IT WAS MORE DEFINITIVE. IT IS VERY QUALITATIVE. >> IT IS SUBJECTIVE. >> THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. ROUGHLY, WE'LL BOOST THE SCHOLARSHIP NUMBER. I REMEMBER LIKE YOU SAID LAST YEAR, I HAD TO FINISH MINE IN GAINESVILLE UP THERE FOR A SEMINAR THAT SPREAD ACROSS THE DESK. >> IF YOU DO, I WANT TO BE ON THE INTERVIEWING SIDE. FOREVER GOING -- >> I LIKE IT. >> OKAY. >> YOU DON'T NEED TO DIVIDE AND CONQUER. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF APPLICATION. IT COULD BECOME A LONG PROCESS. I ACTUALLY HAD A QUESTION, BUT I'M NOT SURE OF THE FORMAT. >> ASK AWAY . >> MY THOUGHT PROCESS WAS -- I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE LAST YEAR -- I THOUGHT , MAYBE, IN THE FUTURE, WE COULD HAVE DIFFERENT SCHOLARSHIPS , MAYBE THAT HAVE HIGHER DOLLAR AMOUNTS. I THINK MAYBE THAT BRINGS PEOPLE IN. $500 IS A NICE GESTURE, BUT MAYBE , YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED AS WE GO FORWARD. >> SURE. THAT IS ALWAYS THE CONCERN. >> A GREAT CHALLENGE, BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, OTHER PEOPLE, WE CAN NAME THEM , AND SO ON, AND SO FORTH. MAYBE FOR NEXT YEAR. >> AND I CAN SAY, I HAVE TALKED WITH DOUG AND THE CHAMBER ABOUT HOW WE COULD PUT THAT OUT TO CHAMBER MEMBERS TO SEE IF THOSE BUSINESSES , YOU KNOW, CAN BE GENEROUS AND DONATE. SO, THIS YEAR WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BECAUSE WE DID HAVE THIS BOARD CHANGING. SO, YOU KNOW, THINGS WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE HAD JUST REACHED OUT TO THE SAME PEOPLE WHO HAD DONATED LAST YEAR, BUT KNOWING THAT WE HAVE GOT A BOARD IN PLACE FOR NEXT YEAR, YOU KNOW, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE CAN DO IF THE BOARD SO CHOOSES. >> EXPERIMENT WITH THIS A LITTLE BIT IN THE CHAMBER WITH THE SHARK TANK. >> HIGHER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR. YOU KNOW, SO, I THINK IT IS WORTH DISCUSSION. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> PERFECT.JEFF? >> JUST LISTENING -- SO -- SEE IF I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY -- HOW MANY SCHOLARSHIPS? >> NINE. >> NINE -- >> [00:25:01] BRINGING THESE BACK -- INAUDIBLE ] >> WE HAVE A SCORING CARD. YEAH. IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE. YOU CAN ALWAYS CREATE YOUR OWN. IF , SOMETIMES, IT IS REALLY HARD TO GRADE THESE KIDS.IF YOU ARE GRADING THE FIRST THREE, BECAUSE, TRUST ME, WHEN YOU SEE THE IMPRESSIVE ESSAYS AND WHAT THESE KIDS ARE CAPABLE OF, YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM ALL 100, BUT YOU CAN'T, SO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS, SOMETIMES, START THE FIRST 1 UP AT 80, BUT THAT 80 COULD BE 100 IN YOUR OWN MIND. WHEN YOU START DOING THE MATH, YOU CAN GO BACK AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT HOW YOU WANT TO SHUFFLE THEM INTO YOUR OWN FORMAT, BUT THEY HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SCALE OF HOW TO GRADE IT, BUT, -- >> IN PRIOR YEARS, WHEN YOU HAD HAVE THE GROUP SCORING, AND THEN THE OTHER HALF DOING THE INTERVIEWS, WHICH ONE WEIGHED MORE IN THE FINAL DECISION, OR WAS IT ALL JUST ALL-ENCOMPASSING? >> IT WAS PROBABLY ALL-ENCOMPASSING. IT WAS A 50/50 THING. >> WE TOOK SCORING FROM ONE, SCORING FROM THE OTHER, PUT THEM TOGETHER. >> SAME EXACT THING. >> WE WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PUT A FACE TO THE APPLICATION, WHICH IS NICE. >> RIGHT. EXACTLY. SO, BECAUSE WE HAD SO MANY PEOPLE, WE TOOK , LIKE, THE TOP SCORING GROUP, AND THEY MOVED ON TO THE INTERVIEW , BUT BECAUSE, AGAIN, WE HAVE ONLY GOT 19, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DIVIDE THAT DOWN EVEN FURTHER WHEN WE HAVE GOT 9 SCHOLARSHIPS. SO, THAT IS WHY WE HAVE PROPOSED IT THAT WAY. >> THESE ARE ALL HIGH SCHOOL. RIGHT? >> THEY ARE ALL SENIORS . >> ALL SENIORS? >> YES. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR THEM TO GO ON TO COLLEGE . >> I'M WITH DOUG ON THIS. WE DISCUSSED THIS. THESE COLLEGE KIDS, I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT THEY LOOK AT $500 AND GO, OKAY, WHAT IS THE NEXT SCHOLARSHIP I CAN GO FOR? $500 IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY IN THEIR EYES. SOMETIMES, IF WE CAN RAISE IT, MAYBE 1000 OR A $2000 SCHOLARSHIP, A BIT LIKE YOU SAID, IT WOULD BE A LOT MORE APPLICANTS. >> RIGHT. IN THE PAST, WE DID HAVE SOME SPECIFIC IS MRS. THAT HAD DONATED OTHER AMOUNTS, AND THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION OF $4000, YOU KNOW, IS JUST THE STUDY 1 THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR, BUT WE CAN ENHANCE THE REST OF THEM HOWEVER THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO. NINE TOTAL. 1 FOR $2000, 1 FOR 1200, 1 FOR 800. >> I THINK WITH THE 2000, THAT IS A LOT. THAT IS THE THING -- IT IS WEIRD , BECAUSE WE HAVE THE $200,000 SCHOLARSHIP OUT HERE. >> WE DO -- >> DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS, OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO AGREE THAT IS THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO DO? MAKE A MOTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BEACH TO THE APPLICATION? >> SURE. THAT IS UP TO YOU. GOSH, TODAY, WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE MOTIONS AND GET USED TO THIS PROCESS. GO FOR IT. >> GO AHEAD. SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE THE MOTION? >> I MOVE THAT IT IS A SINGLE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU. >> SECOND? OKAY. JEFF SECONDS. PERFECT. ANYBODY OPPOSED? OKAY. [12. Old Business] PLEASE SHOW IT PAST. >> THANK YOU . >> I GUESS, NOW, WE JUST GOT TO MOVE ON TO OLD BUSINESS, WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE. >> RIGHT.3 OF YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE, BUT I DID HAVE SOMETHING IN THE BACKUP HERE. SO, LAST YEAR'S STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT, ONE OF OUR MISSION IS , LOOKING OUT OF THE WINDOW OF THE LIBRARY WHERE WE USUALLY HAVE OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT, NOTICED THAT THERE IS A VERY OLD, INOPERABLE FIRE TRUCK RIGHT BETWEEN THE LIBRARY AND THE FIRE STATION , AND MENTIONED, WHAT CAN WE DO WITH THIS? IT IS VERY OLD, IT IS BEAT UP , IT IS DEFINITELY NOT OPERABLE, BUT IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO WITH THE FIRE TRUCK? SO, THIS BOARD WAS TASKED WITH, HEY , DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THAT FIRE TRUCK, KNOWING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BUDGETED TO DO WITH IT, AND SO, AT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, IT WAS DISCUSSED, AND THEN IT WAS DECIDED THAT, BECAUSE THE FUNDING OF THIS WOULD BE PRETTY GREAT , AND SO YOU ALL KNOW, IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT OPERABLE, NOT EVEN TO PUT OUT A FIRE BUT JUST TO HAVE IT ON WHEELS AND MOVING [00:30:06] WOULD COST ABOUT $100,000. SO, IT WAS DECIDED FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS TO GO OUT AND SEE IF THERE WERE ANY CORPORATION THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING SOME KIND OF CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP TO EITHER MAKE THIS OPERABLE, OR TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT. SO, SINCE THE BOARD WAS TASKED WITH THAT, I KIND OF NEED TO WRAP UP THE OLD BUSINESS TO SEE IF ANYBODY WHO WAS ON THE PREVIOUS BOARD HAD COME UP WITH ANY CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE FIRE TRUCK. >> ZERO. I TRIED. I TALKED TO PEOPLE. WE ALSO LOST FIVE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD . >> WE DID. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS GOTTEN ANY INFORMATION BACK FROM THEM. >> YOU WANT TO MAKE IT -- DO WE HAVE ALL NEW BOARD NOW? WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. DO YOU WANT THE NEW BOARD TO SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING, OR DO YOU JUST WANT -- >> THAT IS UP TO THE BOARD. YOU HAVE JUST BEEN PASSED WITH TAKING A LOOK AT THIS AND SEEING IF THERE ARE ANY OPTIONS FOR WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH THE FIRE TRUCK. SO, IT IS UP TO YOU. YOU COULD DECIDE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER IDEA , TO MEDIA SEE IF MEMBERS OF THE NEW BOARD MIGHT BE ABLE TO REACH OUT FOR A CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP, OR YOU COULD COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION AND SAY, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY IDEAS OF, YOU KNOW, HOW WE COULD FUND THE USE OF THIS FIRE TRUCK. IT IS ALL UP TO THE BOARD . >> IT IS KIND OF HARD FOR PEOPLE TO VOTE ON SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE NEVER REALLY A PART OF. >> UNDERSTOOD. IT IS AWKWARD, IN THE POSITIONING OF WHERE THIS WAS OF WHEN YOU WERE ASKED TO LOOK AT IT. YES . >> SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THERE AND SOME IDEAS, THEY WERE GOING TO BE TALKING TO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHICH OBVIOUSLY DID NOT COME TO FRUITION, BUT THEY ARE A NEW BOARD NOW OF PEOPLE THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, IT WAS $100,000 TO GET THAT BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN, TO MAKE IT OPERABLE, YET, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN ALSO MAKE THIS , YOU KNOW, LIKE A STATUE, OR MAKE IT LIKE SOMETHING, OR A PIECE OF THE FIRE TRUCK, OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THAT CAN SHOW THAT THIS IS A PIECE OF HISTORY HERE. THAT IS REALLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. IT IS A PIECE OF HISTORY. >> JUST FOR THE NEW MEMBERS, IT IS VERY OLD, AND THERE IS PLANTS GROWING OUT OF IT. >> THERE IS A TREE GROWING OUT OF IT. YES. >> SO, I WAS NOT FOR THE IDEA OF DOING ANYTHING WITH THIS. THAT IS WHAT YOU NORMALLY DO WITH OLD FIRE TRUCKS. AND WHY IT IS STILL SITTING THERE SINCE THE 1970'S -- SO -- MY FEELING IS, $100,000, I WOULD RATHER GIVE THAT TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS TO KIDS. YOU KNOW? WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. IN MY OPINION, I WOULD NOT BE FOR REFURBISHING THIS, BECAUSE EVEN IF WE DID REFURBISH IT AND HAD IT AS A STATUE, THERE IS UPKEEP ON THAT STATUE. SO, YOU WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW -- MAYBE I AM JUST NOT NOSTALGIC , AND FEEL LIKE THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED AS A CITY. THAT IS MY OPINION. >> HERE IS HOW I LOOK AT IT, WE HAVE A NEW BOARD, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN . MAYBE WE CAN JUST HAVE EVERYBODY GO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THING, AND MAYBE THEY CAN COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS , OR MAYBE THEY HAVE SOME FRESH IDEAS, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, WE LOST FIVE PEOPLE THAT WERE VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS, AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN GIVING THEIR INPUT RIGHT NOW, SO, I KNOW , WHEN IT COMES TO THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, THIS IS CATLIN'S BABY. HE IS VERY INSTRUMENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE HISTORY AND STUFF. THAT IS A PART OF THE HISTORY OF THE CITY. I KNOW THAT THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO KEEP AND MAINTAIN THAT HISTORY, SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO HAVE EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD, TAKE A LOOK. IF THEY CAN FIND SOME CORPORATE SPONSORS, MAYBE PEOPLE HAVE OTHER MEANS. WE DO HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER SITTING NEXT TO ME OVER HERE. HE KNOWS A LOT OF VERY INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BUT, MAYBE -- >> THAT IS A LOT OF PRESSURE FOR A NEW MEMBER . >> YEAH. HE IS USED TO IT. HE IS USED TO IT, BUT MAYBE IF THEY TAKE A LOOK AT IT, THEN THEY MIGHT AGREE WITH KENDRA. THEY MIGHT COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND SAY, LISTEN, WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THING. WE DON'T SEE ANY WAY THIS THING CAN BE SALVAGED, OR THEY MIGHT COME UP WITH AN IDEA AND SAY, LISTEN, I SAW THE FRONT OF IT. YOU KNOW, IT HAS A NICE LOOK TO IT . MAYBE WE CAN CUT IT IN HALF AND MAKE A STATUE OUT OF IT OR DO SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW KEN WANTS TO TRY TO MAINTAIN SOME TYPE OF HISTORY WITH THAT THING. WHETHER [00:35:03] IT IS THE DOOR, OR WHETHER IT IS THE FRONT END OF IT, MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN SALVAGE FROM IT, AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE DOOR WITH THE CITY OF PARKLAND FIRE TRUCK, SOMETHING , MAKE A PLAQUE OR SOMETHING TO PUT IT ON A WALL INSDE THE CITY HERE. I DON'T KNOW. I THINK THE NEW BOARD SHOULD HAVE AN IDEA, YOU KNOW, SHOULD AT LEAST TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THAT WOULD BE MY TAKE. >> IS HE IN A MEETING? >> NOVEMBER 12TH MEETING. YES. >> MINUTES, RIGHT? FOR THIS DISCUSSION? I WOULD WANT SOMEBODY TO SELL THIS TO ME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE IDEA -- JEFF, YOU ARE CPA, SO -- OKAY -- FORGIVE ME -- THE FIRST THING THAT JUMPED OUT AT ME WAS , YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DONATE YOUR CAR, GET FAIR MARKET VALUE. WHAT IF WE STUDIED THIS FOR A LITTLE WHILE? MAYBE IT IS NOT ABOUT GETTING SOMEBODY TO GIVE US $100,000 TO FIX IT UP, BUT MAYBE SOME OTHER APPLICATION TO THIS ? THAT IS WHAT I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE MINUTES. I'M WONDERING WHAT THE DISCUSSION WAS. >> SO, HE DID COME WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION. HE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT COULD BE AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST. SO, IT WOULD BE VALUABLE FOR YOU TO LOOK AT THOSE MINUTES AND SEE WHAT HE HAD SAID . >> I GOT TO TELL YOU, THIS IS WHY MARCELLA WON UNOFFICIAL TITLE IS "SUPERWOMAN." SHE HAS A LIST FROM THE LAST MEETING. I CAN READ THAT OFF TO YOU, ALTHOUGH YOU ARE WELCOME TO LISTEN TO AND WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE MEETING, BUT SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WERE PUT FORWARD WERE TO RESTORE AND CHARGE A FEE TO PUT THE TRUCK ON A CONCRETE SLAB AND PRESERVE IT AS A STATUE WITH A PLAQUE , NONMOVING STATUE, RESTORE IT AND MAKE IT A PHOTO DESTINATION, PRESERVED IMAGES OF IT AT THE LOCATION OF THE TRUCK THROUGH A PHOTO CONTEST, INVOLVE AN AUTO CLUB TO HELP WITH RESTORATION , USE PARTS OF THE TRUCK TO CREATE AN ART PIECE, PURCHASE OR LOOK FOR A REPLICA, AND INQUIRE IF THERE IS A FIRE PROGRAM TO HELP WITH THE RESTORATION OR CONSULTATION FOR NSU. INAUDIBLE ] >> DID THEY EVER GET A COST? >> COST TO REMOVE IT? >> YEAH . >> NO, BUT WE CERTAINLY COULD. >> I GUARANTEE, IT IS NOT GOING TO BE THAT CHEAP TO GET IT OUT OF HERE. ESPECIALLY WITH THE TREE GROWING THROUGH IT. >> IF YOU ALL DO GET A CHANCE , AND I DON'T MEAN DIRECTLY AFTER THE MEETING, BUT AT SOME POINT BETWEEN MAYBE THIS MEETING AND NEXT, YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK, IT IS OUT IN THE GRASSY FIELD. I WOULD BE CAREFUL. IN BETWEEN THE LIBRARY, AND THE FIRE STATION, IT IS STILL KIND OF RED. IT IS MOSTLY RUSTY, KIND OF, BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, YOU KIND OF HAVE AN IDEA WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. >> DEFINITELY DID IT IS NOT LIKE SOMETHING THE KIDS CAN GO JUMP ON. >> RIGHT. RIGHT. >> THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. >> BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT IS OLD. YOU CAN SEE THE OLD SEAL AND EVERYTHING ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. >> YOU CAN BUILD EVERYBODY A COPY OF THE LIST OF WHAT WE CAME UP WITH. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> MAYBE PUT THEIR SPIN ON IT. >> SURE. >> WE AGREE THIS MIGHT BE A NICE UNDERTAKING ? >> I THINK WE SHOULD PUSH IT OUT A LITTLE BIT, GIVE IT A CHANCE TO GIVE THEIR INPUT NOW. I AGREE , THESE ARE VERY GOOD POINTS. YOU KNOW, DR. O'REILLY, PLACES LIKE THAT. WE COULD REALLY GET A LOT OF INTEREST. I DON'T THINK I HAD MY SPIEL ACTUALLY DONE RIGHT , BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE GOING TO DONATE, THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO GET WHAT BENEFIT? A COST BENEFIT? SO, THAT IS WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE. I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN PUSHING IT OUT. IT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. >> IN ANY CASE, WE NEED TO DECIDE , SHOULD IT BE SITTING OUT THERE AND BE A DANGER TO CHILDREN , AND HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO REMOVE IT , OR WHAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO , PERHAPS, KEEP A KEEPSAKE OF SOMETHING ON IT. >> SO, THEN, WHAT I'M ASKING FOR THAN IS THE MAY 13TH MEETING THEN? ASKING FOR THE BOARD TO COME BACK THE THOUGHTS AFTER I EMAILED THE LIST TO THE BOARD TO SEE IF MAYBE ANYTHING ELSE WITH SOME CORPORATE SPONSORS OR ANYONE ELSE CAN GET INVOLVED IN HELPING TO FUND SOMETHING WITH [00:40:01] THE TRUCK? >> WE ALSO WANT TO FINALIZE THAT MEETING ALSO. WE DON'T WANT IT TO GO WHERE, OKAY, WE CAME UP WITH THIS, LET'S TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. NO, I THINK BY THE NEXT MEETING, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER , THIS IS HOW MUCH IT IS GOING TO COST TO GET THIS THING OUT OF HERE. >> I CAN SEND EVERYBODY THE COST, FOR SURE. >> EVERYBODY WILL HAVE IT THERE BEFORE SO WE CAN START. THEN, EVERYBODY CAN TAKE THAT LIST, BRING IT UP TO THE FIRE TRUCK, TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING THERE THEY SEE THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO SALVAGE, CREATE IDEAS IN THEIR MINDS, KEEPSAKE OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE IT IS CLEAR. GET SOMEBODY TO PAY $100 , LOOK WHAT IT TAKES JUST TO PUT A NAME ON A BUILDING. YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTO DO SOME PRETTY MY DIVISION THINGS, FOR THE TOWN OF PARKLAND, BUT AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET SOMEBODY $400,000. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET MULTIPLE SPONSORS, BECAUSE WHAT IS IN IT FOR THEM? THAT IS WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. WE CAN PROBABLY NARROW IT DOWN SOME TO CREATE SOME ADVICE, BECAUSE I KNOW HE WANTS TO KEEP THAT MEMORY, THAT HISTORY OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND. I THINK WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME IDEA BY THE NEXT MEETING. >> OKAY. >> SO, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE'LL JUST FORGO ANY DECISIONS UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MEETING, WHICH WOULD BE THE MAY 13TH MEETING, THEN WE'LL HAVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER? GO AHEAD, GET US OUT THE EMAIL, AND IN THE MEANTIME, GET US OUT WITH THE COST ESTIMATE TO PULL IT OUT THERE? BECAUSE, THAT HELPS US IN OUR DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. WE FIND OUT A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO COME AND TAKE IT OUT OF THERE, THAT WILL BE KENDRA'S DECISION -- NO -- >> I AM NOT AGAINST TAKING SOMETHING OVER IF WE HAVE A PICTURE OF THAT TRUCK WENT IT WAS NEWER. YOU KNOW, MAYBE, YOU KNOW , USING THAT, BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS SALVAGEABLE, WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, GRANTED, I WATCH THOSE SHOWS WHERE THE CARS GO IN, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT COULD HAPPEN. SO, THAT WAS ONE MY IDEAS , AND I WANTED ONE OF THOSE SHOWS TO COME IN, AND WE COULD -- >> THAT IS WHAT I THINK IF EVERYBODY TAKES A LOOK AT IT, SEE WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH, WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE. >> OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. >> MY MOTION IS ONE BILL JUST SAID. [13. Comments from Staff] >> ANY COMMENTS, ANY DISCUSSION? >> >> IT HAS BEEN OUT THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. NOT GOING ANYWHERE. >> IT IS FENCED IN. >> IT IS NOT FENCED IN. >> IT IS NOT FENCED IN, BUT AGAIN, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. I THINK TWO MORE MONTHS IS NOT GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK ANYTHING. >> PRESENT SOME IDEAS? >> YES. IN THE MEANTIME, JACKIE WILL GET US THE PRICE FOR THAT. >> GIVE YOU A LIST OF ALL THE PRIOR IDEAS WE MENTIONED. >> AS FAR AS US, WE CAN COME UP WITH THE IDEAS AND THE COSTS TO COME UP WITH IDEAS FOR THE COSTS FOR THOSE. >> SO -- >> ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST THOUGHT OF, WHAT IF WE WERE TO PRESENT OUR REQUEST, THE CITYWIDE CONTEST , SO, SMARTY-PANTS WILL COME UP WITH SOME GREAT IDEA AND GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED WITH THIS, UNLESS IT IS SOME DISCUSSION , MAY BE PUSHED OUT TO THE SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY , HOWEVER WE DISTRIBUTE THAT INFORMATION . >> WELL, I COULD PUT IT OUT THERE , BUT THE BOARD WAS TASKED WITH THAT FROM THE CITY COMMISSION TO COME UP WITH THE IDEAS. THE OTHER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE IN PUTTING IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY IS THE COMMUNITY MAY COME UP WITH IDEAS FOR WHAT TO DO WITH IT , BUT HOW TO FUND IT IS A WHOLE OTHER OPTION. RIGHT NOW, THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE A BUDGET TO DO ANYTHING WITH THAT , WHICH IS WHY THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD IS LOOKING AT IDEAS FOR WHAT COULD BE DONE WITH IT AND HOW IT COULD BE FUNDED. BUT , AGAIN, THAT IS UP TO YOU . THAT IS MY FEEDBACK . >> THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE FUNDING. IF WE PUT IT OUT THERE, THAT WOULD ALSO BE A PART OF THAT -- >> HOW WOULD YOU SELECT ONE ? THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A WINNER, REGARDLESS IF WE THOUGHT IT WAS [00:45:02] THE GOOD SOLUTION. >> MY THOUGHT PROCESS WAS IT WAS OUR JOB TO STUDY AND PRESENT THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY FOR SOME IDEAS. AND LIKE A SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION , WE SPEAK TO PEOPLE AND SEE WHERE THAT TAKES US. >> GERMINATION . >> SURE. YOU ALL, AS A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS , ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS YOU DECIDE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO GO OUT TO YOUR COMMUNITY, TALK TO YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND WHEN YOU GET IDEAS FROM THEM, BRING THEM BACK HERE TOO .SO, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE HAD OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON THAT THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, SHERRY HAS PUT FLYERS IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, WHEN THINGS ARE GOING ON. SO, THAT OPENS THAT UP TO THAT NUMBER STATION. YOU KNOW, YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO GET THOSE IDEAS FROM YOUR IMMUNITY. >> ONE THING I CAN TELL YOU, JUST FROM HISTORY, WHEN WE DO THAT , WE PUSHED IT OUT TO THE SCHOOLS, TRY TO GET SOME IDEAS, WE ARE CREATING MORE WORK FOR THESE TWO LADIES. SO, THAT IS THE ONLY CONCERN. MARCELLA , DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID? I SENT, THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE BY US PUSHING IT OUT TO THE SCHOOLS IS WE ARE CREATING MORE WORK FOR THE TWO OF YOU. EXACTLY. SHE IS QUIET OVER THERE, BUT I KNOW FROM THE PAST, WHEN WE HAD THAT, A LOT OF TIMES, IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET THE INTEREST FROM THE STUDENTS. WE HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PAST, WHEN IT IS A GREAT IDEA TO COME UP WITH AND MAYBE GET THEM TO GIVE SOME IDEAS, BUT WHEN WE HAVE TRIED IT IN THE PAST, WE NEVER REALLY GOT A LOT OF INPUT FROM THE STUDENTS LATER ON, AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF THOSE COMMON CONTESTS IN THE PAST, AND AGAIN, IT BOILS DOWN TO WHAT IS IN IT FOR ME . YOU KNOW? SO, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REALLY GIVE THEM AS A PRIZE, LIKE A SCHOLARSHIP, MONEY, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY ARE LESS PRONE TO GET MOLLIFIED, ESPECIALLY IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR. THESE KIDS IN SCHOOL, JUNIORS AND SENIORS, THEY ARE SO BUSY RIGHT NOW DOING THEIR APPLICATIONS, DOING OTHER STUFF IN COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR DAUGHTER -- SO, IT IS ONE OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS WHERE , WHO ENDS UP DOING ALL THE WORK? THAT IS MY CONCERN. YOU AND MARCELLA WILL BE THE ONES DOING ALL THE WORK. SO, DO YOU UNDERSTAND MY POINT? >> I DO. THIS IS A DECISION OF THE BOARD, THOUGH, SO -- >> YEAH. SO, WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WILL DEFINITELY GET DONE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BECAUSE BY MAY 13TH, WHEN WE HAVE THIS DECISION, I LIKE IT. I AM ALWAYS ONE FOR SOME OF THESE KIDS COME UP WITH THE MOST AMAZING IDEAS. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING THEM TO GIVE THE IDEAS . >> MAYBE WE MAKE THAT ONE OF THEIR INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WHEN THEY COME IN FOR THEIR SCHOLARSHIPS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT AN OLD FIRE TRUCK. >> IT CAN'T HURT. WE ARE ALREADY DEALING WITH SOME OF THE MOST INTELLECTUAL KIDS ARE READING THIS APPLICATION TO BEGIN WITH. I DON'T SEE -- >> WE ALSO -- ONE OTHER THING I BRIEFLY MENTIONED BEFORE YOU ALL THE IS YOU DECIDE WHO IS PART OF OUR YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM EVERY YEAR. THAT COULD ALSO BE A PART OF THEIR APPLICATION PROCESS, IS TO PROVIDE AN ESSAY ON WHAT YOU WOULD DO WITH AN OLD FIRE TRUCK. >> THEY ARE ALWAYS GIVEN A TEST. THAT COULD BE THEIR TEST. >> THE PROJECT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE UNTIL NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE, RIGHT NOW, OUR CURRENT YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS WORKING ON THEIR PROJECT THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION IN APRIL. SO, THAT WOULD TAKE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING APRIL, BUT AGAIN, WE COULD MAKE THIS, YOU KNOW, A PART OF THE PROCESS THAT, PERHAPS, YOU HEAR FROM THE IMMUNITY 'S YOUTH IN THAT WAY, THEY COULD WRITE AN ESSAY, BUT THOSE ARE ALL OPTIONS. >> >> ISN'T A STRICT DEADLINE, BUT AS YOU HAVE ALL SAID, THE LONGER IT SITS THERE, PROBABLY A MORE OF A LIABILITY IT BECOMES, BUT THE CITY COMMISSION DID ASK FOR IT IN THIS CYCLE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, WHICH WOULD NORMALLY BE THIS FISCAL YEAR. >> THAT IS WHY WE HAVE GOT TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING BY MAY 13TH. YEAH. SO, JUST KNOWING HOW WE HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PAST, THE 200 A MONTH IS LIKE PULLING TEETH TO GET THEM TO DO IT. THEY JUST GOT THEIR SCHEDULES, EASIER THAN OURS. SO, BUT, ALL RIGHT [00:50:02] DID WE MAKE A MOTION WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND -- >> DISCUSS IT NEXT MEETING? >> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, ANY COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF? >> I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER HERE , WHO IS OBVIOUSLY NEEDING TO BE SWORN IN. SO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SWEAR -- >> >> GREAT IDEA, STEPHANIE, THANK YOU. AT THE NEXT MEETING, SO, WE DID MAKE A DECISION THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 13TH. SO, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. WE DO HAVE ONE OTHER MEMBER THAT NEEDS TO BE SWORN IN. SO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. >> ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. OKAY. WELL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. NEXT MEETING WILL BE MAY 13TH. YOU ALL KNOW. AFTER WRAPPING UP ANOTHER GREAT MEETING, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. ALL RIGHT SO, WE HAVE KENDRA AND JEFF . PERFECT . ANYBODY OPPOSED TO LEAVING RIGHT NOW? OKAY. GOOD. WE ARE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.