>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. ARE WE ON? HELLO? I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
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THIS CITY COMMISSION WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST AT 6:00 P.M. TO ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.>> EMISSION OR KANTERMAN? >> HERE.
>> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE? COMMISSIONER BRIER? VICE MAYOR
ISROW? AND MAYOR WALKER? >> I AM ALSO HERE. WE HAVE A
[4.A. Strategic Plan Discussion]
STRATEGIC PLANNING DISCUSSION FOLLOW-UP EXTRA STUFF.>> WE HAD A WONDERFUL FOUR-DAY RETREAT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND THERE WERE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY COME TO A CONCLUSION ON BECAUSE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED. SO STAFF IS HERE TO PRESENT THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RECEIVE GUIDANCE IF THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WANT US TO PURSUE IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR. WE NEED TO KNOW IF WE NEED TO START TO BUDGET ON THESE ITEMS. SO THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS DISCUSSED WAS FRS. I'M GOING TO HAND OUT A COPY OF THE INFORMATION OVER TO JACKIE WHO OBVIOUSLY WORKS VERY NEAR AND DEAR WITH US IN HER PAST LIFE AND IS VERY FAMILIAR.
>> GOOD EVENING, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND INTERGOVERNMENTA L AFFAIRS. SO, WHAT YOU'D ASKED FOR WAS A LIST OF THE ORGANIZATIONS, THE OTHER CITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT HAVE FRS SO THAT IS ALL OF THE CITIES. SO YOU KNOW BROWARD COUNTY ITSELF AS AN EMPLOYER IS AN FRS EMPLOYER BUT YOU WILL SEE THERE THAT THERE IS A MARK FOR GENERAL OR ELECTED. IF THERE IS NO MARK THAT MEANS THEY EITHER HAVE A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN OR DEFINED BENEFIT LAND. THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL COLUMNS THAT ARE IN REFERENCE TO THE 401 AND 457. THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION AND THE 401 IF THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION. THOSE CITIES THAT WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THAT HAVE A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN LIKE THE CITY DOES THE PERCENTAGES THAT THE EMPLOYER PROVIDES AND THE EMPLOYEE PROVIDES. THE CITY OF PARKLAND WE PROVIDE 11% INTO AN EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN AND THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT HAVE A CONTRIBUTION AND THAT IS EXCEPT FOR OUR MANAGEMENT GROUP. THE ADDITIONAL THING THAT WE ADDED THAT THE CITY OF PARKLAND HAS THAT NOT THAT MANY OTHER CITIES HAVE IS A 457 MATCH. SO THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL WAY TO RECEIVE FOR RETIREMENT THAT IS USUALLY SOMETHING AN EMPLOYEE ONLY CONTRIBUTES TWO. HOWEVER, HERE IN THE CITY OUR CITY MANAGER MADE IT SO IF EMPLOYEES PROVIDE AT LEAST 4% CONTRIBUTION THE CITY WILL ALSO PROVIDE A 4% MATCH. SO IF YOU LOOK AT IT FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEE WHO DECIDES TO PUT AT LEAST 4% THEMSELVES INTO A 457, THE CITY IS GIVING THEM 15% TOTAL. WHEN YOU COMPARE THAT TO THE OTHER EMPLOYERS YOU WILL SEE THAT THE CITY OF PARKLAND IS PRETTY COMPETITIVE WHEN IT COMES TO BENEFITS. A 401 PLAN IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT IS PORTABLE. SO YOU NEVER LOSE THAT AND ANY MONEY YOU PUT IN IT IS YOURS. YOU CAN GO TO ANY EMPLOYER AND IF THEY HAVE THE SAME COMPANY THAT MANAGES HOURS WHICH IS MISSION SQUARE YOU CAN CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE IT OR YOU JUST CONTINUE TO INVEST THAT MONEY UNTIL IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO COLLECT IT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DATA?
>> NOT FOR ME. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. FOR THOSE CITIES THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE FRS JUST FOR GENERAL OR ELECTED
OR BOTH. >> YES. THEY PROVIDED TO THEIR GENERAL EMPLOYEES AND THEN ELECTED SAME THING.
>> FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE IT FOR GENERAL EMPLOYEES THOSE ARE
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THE STATS THAT APPLY ACROSS THE BOARD OR THOSE OF THE STATS THAT JUST APPLY IN OTHER WORDS TO THESE APPLY TO BOTH GENERAL ANDELECTED? >> THE RIGHT COLUMN IS ONLY 4401 AND 457. THOSE ARE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS THAT ARE
SEPARATE FROM FRS. >> THAT I UNDERSTAND. DO YOU KNOW WHETHER IT IS GENERAL OR ELECTED OR BOTH?
>> IS THAT THE FIND 457 451? >> 457 MATCHES ARE USUALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT IS PROVIDED TO ELECTED. ALSO USUALLY NOT A BENEFIT PROVIDED. BUT THAT'S UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO PROVIDE THAT BENEFIT.
>> I WOULD ASSUME WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY IF WE WANTED TO TO INCLUDE OURSELVES IN FOR A ONE PLAN. I ASSUME WE CAN DO
WHATEVER. >> DEERFIELD BEACH FOR EXAMPLE,
GENERALIZED 8% FOR A ONE 401. >> SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S DOABLE FOR ELECTED IN FRS AND NOT TO THE GENERAL EMPLOYEES.
>> WE DON'T HAVE TO DO, WE CAN DO ELECTED. OR IF WE HAD FIRE OR
FIRST RESPONDERS. >> PUBLIC SAFETY. YES. AND IF WE DID HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WOULD BE A WHOLE OTHER
CONVERSATION FOR US TO HAVE. >> I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO
IT. >> OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S FOR TONIGHT BUT I WOULD BE CURIOUS WHAT THOSE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WOULD BE. >> AT THE PRESENTATION LAST TIME THE COST FOR FRS JUST FOR YOU FIVE ELECTED OFFICIALS JUST THE FIRST YEAR, THAT WOULD BE THE AMOUNTS THAT WE HAVE PRIOR TO JULY 1ST WHICH IS WHEN THEY GO UP EVERY YEAR. THE COST FOR THAT WOULD BE 118,000 DOLLARS JUST FOR THAT FIRST YEAR. FOR ALL FIVE. AND THAT WOULD BE FOR FRS. NOW, WE COULD ALWAYS CALCULATE OUT WHICH WHAT BEING PART OF 401 AND 457 WOULD BE LIKE. THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE. BUT UNDERSTAND WITH THE FRS THAT $118,000 IS JUST A SNAPSHOT TODAY. THOSE RATES GO UP EVERY SINGLE YEAR. CURRENTLY, THE PERCENT FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO PAY IS 58.68%. AND THAT DOES NOT GO
DOWN. >> I IMAGINE THE NUMBER IS
LOWER. >> IT'S A PERCENT OF YOUR
SALARY. >> BASED ON YOUR CONTRIBUTION.
>> YOU CAN ONLY MATCH. THEY CAN ONLY MATCH THE 4% FROM THE 457.
>> YEAH. >> I MEAN, WE COULD LOOK AT FOR
A ONE. >> THAT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY AS A BENEFIT BECAUSE WE DO PROVIDE BENEFITS TO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WOULD JUST BE AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT. THAT YOU ALL
WOULD NEED TO VOTE ON. >> FOR US TO RUN THOSE NUMBERS?
>> IT'S 11% OF WHAT YOUR SALARY IS.
>> 4000 OR $5000 APIECE. RIGHT. IT WOULD BE 15%. 11 AND THEN 4%.
>> DON'T FORGET TOO, THE FRS YOU HAVE TO INVEST IN IT.
>> YEAH. YOU CAN ONLY BUY ADDITIONAL YEARS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR FRS. OR THE MILITARY. AND YOU'D STILL NEED TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF VESTING YEARS.
>> IF SOMEBODY HAD SERVED. >> YES.
>> THE OTHER THING TOO. >> YOU GUYS WOULD STILL BE TOO BECAUSE YOU WILL ONLY BE SIX YEARS UNTIL 2026 AND YOU'LL
HAVE THE EXTRA FOUR YEARS. >> KEEP IN MIND THE FLEXIBILITY.
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>> FRS DOES A SPECIAL CALCULATION, THEY LOOK AT WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THOSE YEARS AND THEY DEVELOP A COST WHAT IT WOULD BE FOR THOSE YEARS. BUT KEEP IN MIND, WITH FRS THAT 58.68% GOES UP EVERY YEAR AND THE CITY HAS NO SAY IN THAT. WE HAVE TO PAY IT. AND YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT. SO THE NICE THING ABOUT THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE 401 PLAN THE CITY HAS IS THE CITY MANAGER CAN DETERMINE EVERY BUDGET YEAR WHETHER OR NOT THAT 11% IS GOING TO STAY DEPENDING ON WHAT THE OUTLOOK LOOKS LIKE
>> IF YOU DID IT OVERALL. I WOULD IMAGINE THERE'S A CORRELATION. BETWEEN SOME OF THESE PART OF FRS AND IN
GENERAL. >> I MEAN THE 401(K) WOULDN'T BE THAT COSTLY AND WOULD BE A NICE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT. BUT I'M NOT VOTING FOR IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY ON FACEBOOK TO YELLOW MEAT.-- YELL AT ME. I WOULD VOTE NO. THREE
OTHER PEOPLE ARE VOTING YES. >> YOU ARE LEFT TO VOTE RIGHT?
>> IT'S BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
>> PARTLY PUTTING UP YOUR OWN DOLLARS. AND THEN 15% IS
EMPLOYEE MATCH. >> THAT'S 457.
>> THAT IS ALL CITY MONEY GOING INTO 401.
>> WE DON'T HAVE ONE. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN SET UP A SEPARATE
PLAN. >> WE CAN CHECK INTO IT.
>> I PROBABLY COULD. THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A VEHICLE TO
CONTRIBUTE. >> FRS IS NOT A GOOD SIT-- FIT FOR OUR CITY ESPECIALLY BECAUSE STAFF ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WE KIND OF KNOW THE COST ALREADY SO IT WOULD JUST BE A MATTER OF IF IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WE COULD JUST GIVE NANCY DIRECTION NOW TO MOVE FORWARD.
>> I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF FRS. >> I AM TALKING ABOUT THE 401(K). TO DO THAT FOR THE ELECTEDS, NOT THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE THAT KIND OF MONEY BUT IF YOU ARE MAKING DECENT MONEY.
>> I WANT TO SEE THE NUMBERS. >> IS GOING TO BE 15%.
>> I WILL HAVE HIM IN HR REACH OUT TO MISSION SQUARE TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN CREATE THIS AND WE WILL RUN THE NUMBERS FOR YOU AND RUN SOME DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND WHETHER OR NOT IT IS ONE ON ONES THAT I HAVE THAT DISCUSSION OR BRING IT BACK AT ANOTHER WORKSHOP. THEN WE WILL DO THAT.
>> OKAY. GREAT. >> NEXT IS STAFFING. WE DID OBVIOUSLY THE AMOUNT OF THE INCREASE FROM BSO AND IT CAME IN AT 9.7%. SO THAT IS A HIGH INCREASE.
>> IT'S NOT 10. >> IT'S NOT 10. IT COULD'VE EVEN BEEN HIGHER. SO I WAS ON A CALL TODAY WITH OTHER DISABILITIES AND THE RANGE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I THINK THE LOWEST WAS EIGHT AND THE HIGHEST WAS LIKE 15. SO IT'S WITHIN THAT RANGE. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE FOR A TWO-YEAR TIMEFRAME.
THESE INCREASES FOR. >> SO YOU'RE SAYING TWO-YEAR TIMEFRAME TO ADD UP TO 9.7 OR 9.7 AND 9.7?
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>> 9.7 AND 9.7 IS HOW I INTERPRET IT BUT NO ONE IS DEFINED THAT FOR SURE. SO THAT IS HIGH. WE ARE IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS SO THIS IS THE OTHER SIDE OF IT. OUR CONTRACT HAS EXPIRED LAST YEAR. SO WE ARE WORKING ON AN EXTENSION. SO CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WHEN THAT HAPPENS THEY CURRENTLY HAVE LIMITS ON SEVERAL ELEMENTS OF A BUDGET THAT THEY CANNOT EXCEED.
9% ON HEALTH OR THEY WERE HEARING THEY MAY WANT TO REDUCE THAT. WHICH WOULD BE TO A DISADVANTAGE FOR US. SO IN MY DISCUSSION TODAY WITH THE CITY MANAGER WE TALKED ABOUT WANTING THE WHOLE PICTURE. DON'T COME TO US TELLING US WHAT YOU WANT TO CHARGE US AND THEN SIX MONTHS FROM NOW TELLING US YOU ARE GOING TO REMOVE ALL THE CAPS. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER. AS A WHOLE WE ARE GOING TO REACH OUT AND ASK FOR A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE OVERALL CONTRACT. FOR THE SAKE OF THE BUDGET RIGHT NOW WE PUT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1.2 MILLION. BSO IS REQUESTING TO ADD THAT NEW DIVISION THE CRIME SUPPRESSION TEAM AND WE EXPLAINED THAT WOULD COST 460,000.
>> RIGHT. LET ME GO TO THE INFORMATION THAT ACTUALLY WAS REQUESTED AND THEN WE CAN TALK FURTHER ON THAT. WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS THE REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES AND ONE OF MICHELLE'S CONCERNS AT DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU ALL HAS BEEN THAT WE HAVEN'T INCREASED OUR DEPUTIES. AND THAT IS AN ACCURATE STATEMENT. WHENEVER WE DID ADD DEPUTIES IT WAS REALLY FOR THE SRO. SO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK HERE ON THE CHART IS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE CRIMES AND IT IS BROKEN OUT INTO TWO CATEGORIES. VIOLENT CRIMES AND PROPERTY CRIMES. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE POPULATION. SO IS THERE A CORRELATION TO GROWTH AND POPULATION AND CRIMES? I WOULD SAY NO. WE ARE NOT SEEING YOUR CRIMES GO UP. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR DEPUTIES. IF YOU WOULD PUT THAT LINE OVER THAT LINE YOU WOULD SEE. I DON'T KNOW IF MICHELLE WANTED TO COME UP AND TALK BUT I THINK SHE.
>> WHAT'S THE NUMBER ON THE CHART?
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> ONE OF THE THINGS IN DISCUSSION WITH MICHELLE AND ACTUALLY YOU ARE PRETTY ACTIVE ON THIS MAYOR. WHEN WE DO HAVE SITUATIONS GOING ON IN OUR PARKS, ON THE BIKES WHEN THEY WERE BLOCKING THE ROADWAYS AND CAUSING HAVOC IN OUR STREETS. ABSOLUTELY. THAT STOPPED. BUT IT WAS US COMING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND COMING UP WITH SPECIAL OPS.
SPECIAL OPS WERE PROGRAMMED IN AND AT THAT FIRST TIME I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR IT. SO THIS WAS ADDITIONAL COST WE DIDN'T HAVE. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH MICHELLE WE DECIDED TO BUDGET $100,000 TO SPECIAL OPS OVERTIME. SO THAT'S WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY USING WHEN THERE IS A SITUATION. SHE DOESN'T HAVE IT ALL THE TIME AVAILABLE TO HER AND SHE HAS TO ORGANIZE IT AND
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COORDINATE IT WASTE ON THE SITUATION.>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING WAS THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE IN LIEU OF, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, THE ADDITIONAL TWO POSITIONS. IF WE WERE SPENDING.
>> EXACTLY RIGHT. >> LET'S HEAR FROM MICHELLE. MY THEORY IS THE SAME THEORY ON OUR FIREFIGHTERS TOO. WHICH IS WE HAVE TOP-NOTCH EXPERTS AND IF THEY ARE ASKING FOR SOMETHING WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE BEHIND IT AND WE WILL LISTEN.
IT'S CHALLENGING BECAUSE IT IS AT THE SAME TIME AS CONTRACT NEGOTIATONS AND INCREASE AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS. AND SO.
BUT WE WANT TO KEEP THAT TREND. YEAH.
>> RIGHT. AGREED, AND I UNDERSTAND IN LIGHT OF THE INCREASES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS IS A CHALLENGE AND THE TIMING OF THIS I CAN TELL YOU THAT SINCE I'VE GOTTEN HERE I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR MORE RESOURCES BECAUSE I DO SEE THAT WE ARE SIMPLY A REACTIVE FORCE. WE DON'T HAVE A PROACTIVE TEAM THAT CAN GO OUT AND ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES ON THE PHONE CALL THAT MANY OF YOU CALL ME ABOUT REGARDING ISSUES WITH OUR TEENAGERS, ISSUES WITH DIFFERENT CRIME TRENDS THAT WE HAVE WHETHER IT IS GRAFFITI, THROWING ROCKS AT CARS, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. WHEN I GET THOSE THINGS NANCY, THANKS TO HER, WE DEVELOPED THIS EXTRA FUND WHERE I GO TO HER AND EXPLAINED THE SORT OF OPERATION THAT WE ARE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER AND THAT IS WHERE THE MONEY FOR THE DETAILS COME FROM. THAT HAS BEEN WORKING OUT, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN USING TO PAY FOR OUR BIKE OPERATIONS DURING THE SUMMER AND HOLIDAYS. SOMETHING THAT PERHAPS WE CAN LOOK AT TO FUND MORE DEPUTIES IN THE PARKS. SPECIFICALLY TO BE A THE PARKS.
IN LIEU OF MAYBE ADDING THESE DEPUTIES RIGHT NOW. BUT I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE NOT ADDED DEPUTIES SINCE 2017.
OR RATHER 2018 WAS THE SRO'S BUT REALLY 2017 WHEN YOU ADDED ONE PATROL DEPUTY AND IN 2018 YOU TOOK AWAY THAT ONE ROAD PATROL DEPUTY AND PUT HIM IN A SCHOOL. WE ACTUALLY LOST ROAD PATROL DEPUTY IN 2018. SINCE 2018 WE HAVE ONLY HAD 26 ROAD PATROL DEPUTIES. WITH THE POPULATION INCREASIG OBVIOUSLY WE ARE BUILDING ANOTHER PARK AND THE VILLAGE OF PARKLAND. SO JUST LOOKING FORWARD I WANT YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND IN TERMS OF INCREASING OUR RESOURCES IN THE FUTURE.
>> THOSE ARE GOOD POINTS WITH THE PARK AND CERTAINLY THE VILLAGE IN THE PARK. THAT IS STILL A LITTLE BIT ALWAYS AWAY.
IF WE INCREASE IT IT GIVES US A LITTLE BIT MORE SAY IN WHAT DIRECTION WE ARE WORKING TOWARD WHATEVER THAT IS. WHETHER IT IS MORE PEOPLE AT THE PARKS OR IT ALLOWS YOU TO BE MUCH MORE COLLABORATIVE WITH THE CABINET FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
>> IS THERE A WAY TO USE THAT DETAIL FUND OR THE ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN THAT FUND FOR PROACTIVE MEASURES? I KNOW WE'VE
GOT DRAG RACES. >> THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
>> WHATEVER YOU LIKE. WITH NANCY EVERY MONDAY I TELL HER WHAT THE CRIME TRENDS ARE, WHAT OUR ISSUES ARE COME IF I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU GUYS ON THE WEEKEND, IF YOU HAVE CALLED ME ABOUT CERTAIN ISSUES. AND WE KIND OF BRAINSTORM AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO MOVING FORWARD. SO WE HAVE STRICTLY BEEN USING IT FOR BIKE OPS AND ALSO I BELIEVE FOR BURGLARY OPS THAT WE HAD AS WELL. SO THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS WE HAVE USED IT FOR AND CERTAINLY WE CAN EXPAND THAT TO THE PARKS. THAT HAS BECOME A HOT TOPIC NOW. CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN PAY OVERTIME TO DEPUTIES TO STRICTLY BE IN THE PARKS FOR THE HOURS THAT YOU WANT THEM IN
THE PARK. >> THE PARKS ISSUE AND PEOPLE SPEEDING AND DRAG RACING ON HILLSBORO ROAD.
>> WE WOULD BE TRYING TO GET MY LICENSE PLATE READERS OR THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. THAT TO ME WOULD BE.
>> I DON'T KNOW. >> YOU COULD DO THE LICENSE
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PLATE READERS WHEREVER YOU WANT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TWO LICENSEPLATE READERS. >> WE DO. YES. WE HAVE FIVE. I DON'T THINK THEY ARE ALL WORKING BUT YES.
>> FOR SPEEDING. >> THEY ARE FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
>> IT IS LIKE THE ONE ON HILLSBORO.
>> THAT JUST TELLS YOU HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING.
>> IT ALSO READS THE LICENSE PLATE. IF SOMEBODY ROBS SOMEONE
YOU CAN GO CHECK. >> I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT
SPEEDING. >> HE BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE
SCHOOL ZONE SPEEDING. >> I THINK IT'S PEOPLE WITH THE
MUFFLERS. >> IS BOTH FOR SURE.
>> THAT IS THE COMPLAINT OF THE HOUR IS THE DRAG RACING AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DEDICATING RESOURCES TO ON LOCKS AND HILLSBORO ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THAT IS MY
NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT. >> I THINK IT WILL HELP THEM OF THAT BECAUSE IT WILL BE SEPARATED LANES.
>> WE CAN USE THE DETAILED MONEY. IF YOU FEEL IT NEEDS TO GO UP SOME AND YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO US AND SAY MAYBE WE FOUND THAT IT NEEDS TO BE 200 OR WHATEVER.
>> AS PART OF OUR CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IF WE ARE GOING TO NEGOTIATE A THREE OR FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH ESL I WOULD IMAGINE PART OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS WOULD BE FIGURING OUT WHAT OUR DEPUTY NEEDS ARE THREE YEARS AND FIVE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. AND MAYBE FAVE IN-- PHASE IN ONE OR MORE DEPUTIES.
>> I WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN NEGOTIATIONS AND I DON'T THINK THOSE ARE WHAT THOSE ARE. WE WOULD JUST ADD THEM AS WE WOULD.
>> YOU CAN ADD A DEPUTY WHENEVER YOU WANTED. YOU CAN ADD A DEPUTY
TOMORROW. >> PART OF THE CONVERSATION WAS ABOUT I'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT NOT NECESSARILY SEEING LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENT. FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS WHAT IS THE CURRENT PATROL PROCESS? HOW ARE PEOPLE STATIONED AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S FOUR ZONES AND WE HAVE FIVE OFFICERS SPREAD OUT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING WHICH WAS ABOUT HOW SOMETIMES THE OFFICERS ARE RESPONDING TO CALLS IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH TAKES THEM AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. WE GOT TO A PINPOINT RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING STARTED. I THINK WE ALSO NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW ARE USI'E THING FOR A RESIDENT TO CALL. TO SAY HE'S MISCHIEVOUS AND I DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE TO RESPOND. A RESIDENT IS ASKING FOR A POLICE CALL. BUT IF SOMEONE FROM AN H AWAY CALLS AND SAYS WE HAVE THIS ISSUE WHERE PEOPLE SEEM TO BE SPEEDING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT SHOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY HOA TO PAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL OFFICER. BECAUSE THEN THEY ARE TAKING AWAY ONE QUADRANT IN ONE'S OWN IS GOING UNENFORCED. AND I THINK THAT IS A NET NEGATIVE WHERE THE COMMUNITIES ARE UTILIZING RESOURCES AND WE DON'T HAVE MUCH CAPABILITY IN THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE A NORMAL RESIDENTIAL CALL. IT IS SOMEONE ASKING FOR MORE OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT 100%. IF WE'VE GOT FIVE DEPUTIES ON DUTY AND ONE OF THEM IS BEING PULLED AWAY OR TWO OF THEM ARE BEING PULLED AWAY FOR HOA WE NOW HAVE THREE.
>> AND THE PUBLIC IS STILL PAYING FOR THAT. THE HOA IS NOT
A NET COST. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE IS
A HOA. >> IT IS NOT JUST HOA IT IS PINETREE. SO IT'S NOT JUST THE HOA'S .
>> ARE THE HOA'S PAYING ANYTHING FOR THE ADDITIONAL
QUACKS >> THERE ARE SOME HOA'S THAT HIGHER THAN ON DETAILS. WHY? BECAUSE WHEN THEY CALL ME I SAY I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU A DEPUTY. I CAN HAVE A DEPUTY THERE ON THE TIMES THAT YOU SAY IT'S A PROBLEM IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
RIGHT? IN ADDITION TO ALL THEIR OTHER EXPECTATIONS. OR YOU CAN HIRE DETAIL AND YOU CAN DICTATE WHEN THAT DEPUTY IS THERE. YOU PAY THEM AND YOU TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO. SO SOME HOAS HAVE OPTED TO DO THAT LIKE THE LANDINGS AND
SOME OTHER HOAS HAVE NOT. >> ARE THEY GETTING AN OFFICER ABOVE AND BEYOND THE FIVE QUACKS
>> IF THEY ARE PAYING FOR DETAIL IT IS OFF DUTY. HERON BAY DOES
IT ALL THE TIME. >> THAT SHOULD BE ACROSS THE
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BOARD. PINETREE DOESN'T HAVE A CENTRALIZED ASSOCIATION BUT IF THE COMMUNITY IS CALLING FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT, NOT JUST INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS, YOU NEED TO FIND A WAY THAT ALLOCATES THAT COST AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION INSTEAD OF THEPUBLIC. >> YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN DO IT WITH THE HOA IF THE HOA IS ASKING BUT THERE IS NO MECHANISM
TO CHARGE OR ANYTHING ELSE. >> SHE SAYS SHE GETS CALLS FROM PEOPLE IN PINETREE: NOT A SPECIFIC RESIDENT CONCERN BUT PEOPLE ARE RUNNING THROUGH THE STREETS. IT'S A COMMUNITY ISSUE
AND THEY WILL SIT AND STOP >> I AM NOT DISAGREEING WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. HOWEVER THE LARGEST FUNCTION THAT WE HAVE AS A BODY IS KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. SO WE HAVE TWO-- BETWEEN THE CAPTAIN AND NANCY HAS TO UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES WE NEED TO DO THAT. JUST BECAUSE IT'S AN HOA DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T GO THERE OR HE ASKED THEM TO PAY. BECAUSE THEN YOU GO BACK TO SAYING MAYBE WE NEED TO ADD SOMEBODY.
>> I DISAGREE. HOAS PEOPLE PAY FEES FOR CERTAIN SERVICES. A LOT OF THESE HOAS HAVE A SECURITY GUARD AT THE FRONT.
>> THAT IS NOT SECURITY. IT'S A GAIT.
>> MY POINT IS. >> I THINK THAT'S LOUDER. THE POINT I HAVE IS IF WE HAVE FIVE OFFICERS ON DUTY AT EACH TIME IF SOMEONE GETS CALLED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD WE HAVE FOUR OFFICERS IN THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT? TO ME THAT BECOMES A PROBLEM BECAUSE USUALLY ONE PERSON IS A ROVER WHICH MEANS ONE'S OWN IS UNATTENDED TO.
>> YOU ARE SAYING WE SHOULD BE ADDING. IF WE CAN'T PROVIDE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS WE NEED TO FIGURE THAT
OUT. >> THE FLIPSIDE OF THAT IS IF EVERY HOA WAS NOT UNDER THE FIVE THEN YOU'D HAVE THE FIVE PATROLLING PINETREE, RANCHES AND NON-HOA AREAS LIKE HOLMBERG.
NONE OF THE OTHER H AWAY AREAS.
>> THEY DO PATROL. >> THEY DO BUT THEY ALSO PATROL HOAS BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE GETTING THE
SAME BENEFIT. >> IF IN A CERTAIN ZONE AND THEY CALL FOR SERVICE, THAT ZONES OFFICER IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE
THE ONE THAT RESPONSE. >> YES.
>> THERE IS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN SOMEONE WHO MAKES A FORMAL CALL TO SAY WE HAVE THIS ISSUE. IS ANOTHER THING WHERE THEY ARE SAYING WE ARE JUST DRIVING AROUND ON GENERAL CULTURAL GAIT-- PATROL GOING INTO COMMUNITIES AND THERE IS NO CALL OR WE NEED YOU HERE RIGHT NOW. THERE IS A LACK. I HAVE WITNESSED IT AND I HAVE A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO SAY THEIR PERCEPTION THEY DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS EVER ENOUGH OFFICER
PRESENCE IN THE PARKS. >> I HAVE HEARD THE SAME.
>> I DON'T WANT TO SEE TOO MANY POLICE OFFICERS.
>> ALL YOU NEED IS ONE. >> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN ANECDOTE THAT HAPPENED TWO WEEKS AGO. FRIDAY NIGHT FOR MY SON'S PLAYOFF BASEBALL GAME. THERE'S TWO ON THEIR E-BIKES DOING WHAT THEY DO AND LITERALLY 11 OR 12-YEAR-OLD WRITING CLOSELY SO OF COURSE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT ME LIKE AREN'T THESE OUTLAWED? THEY ARE. I DECIDED TO GO TRY TO TALK TO THEM WHOSE PARENTS CLEARLY WENT THEY HEARD I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW BUT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RIDE THESE IN THE PARK ANYMORE. I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO GET A TICKET. IT'S A $200 FINE. THE ANSWER WAS WHO ARE YOU? I WAS LIKE WELL, I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT. THE WHOLE CROWD ARE WATCHING AS I'M ENGAGING WITH THEM AND I'M LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING TO CALL THE PARK RANGER AND LET HIM DEAL WITH IT. SO I TRIED CALLING THE PARK RANGER NUMBER. IT'S A FRIDAY AT LIKE 5:30. I'M GOING TO CALL THE CAPTAIN, WE JUST PASSED THIS ORDINANCE, THIS IS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO SET AN EXAMPLE. THEY ARE REALLY DOING WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO PREVEN. TO HER CREDIT, SHE SENT SOME OFFICERS AND IT SHOWED UP.
IT WE GOT A NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND OF COURSE IF WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT WE DON'T HAVE OFFICERS THERE TO ENFORCE IT IS MEANINGLESS. WHEN YOU SAY I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A LOT OF OFFICERS THERE, I GET IT. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL
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LIKE WE ARE LIVING IN SOME SORT OF DANGEROUS AREA BUT YOU NEEDTO HAVE SOME SORT OF PRESENCE. >> AGAIN YOU GO BACK TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS WE NEED MORE OFFICERS.
>> WHAT I'M SAYING IS WHERE ELSE ARE THEY GOING TO BE IN THE CITY ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON THAT THEY SHOULD BE OTHER THAN
AT THE PARK? >> THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS ADDITIONAL DETAIL IS IF YOU WANT TO SAY DURING THE HIGH TIMES WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN OFFICER OR TWO AT THE PARK. DURING THE HIGH TIMES OF ONE FOLKS MIGHT BE DRAGGED RACING DOWN WHEREVER THEY MIGHT BE. DURING THE HIGH TIMES OF TRAFFIC WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THEM. I THINK THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ADDITIONAL DETAIL.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I'D WANT TO KNOW IS HAVE OUR RESPONSE TIMES CHANGED OR IN LIGHT OF THE POPULATION GROWTH WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF DEPUTIES OR YOU GOING TO GET THEM BASED ON DOING WHAT YOU DID WHICH IS CALLING AND GETTING A RESPONSE TIME. AND IF OUR RESPONSE TIMES HAVE GOTTEN LONGER THAN EVEN THOUGH THE STATS MAY SHOW IT WE MAY HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE
WANT TO ADDRESS. >> THAT'S CORRECT AND WE LOOK AT THAT EVERY YEAR. DOES ANYONE HAVE ACCESS?
>> LET'S ALSO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR THAT WE DID DO AN ORDINANCE. BUT THE BIKES COME AND GO. YOU ARE NOT MAKING A
CALL AND. >> AGREED. IT IS LIKE CATCHING A DOG PEEING ON THE RUG. IF YOU DON'T DO IT IN THE ACT IT
DOESN'T MATTER. >> ECHOES BACK TO WHAT I'VE BEEN SAYING. YOU ARE SUGGESTING WE NEED MORE OFFICER SO WE HAVE SOMEONE STATIONED AT THE PARKS.
>> I'M NOT. >> THE ONLY WAY. YOU HAD SAID THEY SHOULD ONLY BE AT THE PARKS.
>> ON HIGH TRAFFIC SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. I WILL ASK IT MORE IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION. WHERE ELSE ON A SATURDAY MORNING WOULD YOU SAY NEEDS MORE PRESENCE IN OUR CITY?
>> TO ME I WOULD LEAVE THAT UP TO THE CAPTAIN. BUT I DON'T SEE THE PARKS AS A THREAT. SO WHATEVER THE NORMAL PROCEDURE IS I AM SURE THEY DO A ROUTE. THEY DRIVE BY THE PARK.
>> YOU'LL NEVER TELL PEOPLE THAT WILL SAY THAT THEY SEE ENOUGH. THAT IS ALWAYS YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES MICHELLE HAS HAD PEOPLE STATIONED ON HOLMBERG DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY? AND ALL WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE IS THERE IS NEVER ANYONE ON HOLMBERG.
>> SHE SAID THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE ON TRAFFIC.
>> WE HAVE A MOTORMAN ON TRAFFIC.
>> I HEAR FROM THE RESIDENCE IN PINETREE THERE IS NEVER A POLICE
OFFICER. >> THIS DATA WHEN WE LOOK AT
VIOLENT CRIME. >> THIS IS OCCURRENCE INCIDENTS.
THIS IS NOT AN ARREST. THIS IS A RECORDED CRIME.
>> IF SOMEONE WERE TO SAY THERE IS SOME E-BIKE THAT IS NOT A VIOLENT CRIME. THIS DOESN'T CAPTURE THE REAL ISSUES THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY FACING OR AT LEAST COMPLAINING ABOUT.
>> IT NEVER WILL BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CRIMES.
>> WE ARE ONLY CAPTURING CRIMES.
>> THAT'S MY POINT. FORTUNATELY OUR CITY HAS VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE HIGH VIOLENT CRIME EPISODES. THE ISSUES WE HAVE THE MOST PROBLEM WITH ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT BEING TENDED TO BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE FOCUSING ON.
>> THEY ARE QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES WHICH IS WHAT A CST TEAM DOES. A PROACTIVE TEAM NOT RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE.
THEY ARE OUT LOOKING FOR ALL THE QUALITY-OF-LIFE ISSUES.
>> AND THEY WOULD NOT BE AT THE PARKS.
>> I THINK WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IS I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW FIRE END OF THE MONTH. I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO SEE OVER TIME WHAT THESE CALLS ARE BEING MADE AND WHERE THEY ARE BEING MADE TO. BECAUSE I GET IT, YOU ARE SAYING, CAPTAIN, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE TO BE AT THE HEADQUARTERS DOING PAPERWORK AND ET CETERA. EVEN WHEN I AM AT THE PLAZA IT'S RARE THAT I GO TO COMMERCIAL CENTERS AND THE LEASE PRESENCE. THE QUESTION I HAVE TO ASK IS I KNOW THEY ARE OUT THERE.
>> I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE A POLICE OFFICER.
>> I AM NOT IN THAT BOAT. >> THERE IS A SENSE OF ASSURANCE AND PROTECTION AND COMFORT SEEING LAW ENFORCEMENT.
SOMETIMES THERE ARE GOING TO BE EVENTS. THEY ARE NEVER AROUND WHEN YOU NEED THEM BUT THAT IS ALL HYPERBOLE.
>> WE ARE THE SAFEST CITY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
>> PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE DO HAVE GOOD LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
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THAT HELPS. >> WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE SAFEST
CITY IN FLORIDA. >> COMMISSION MEETING AFTER COMMISSION MEETING SAYING WE SEE LAW ENFORCEMENT EVERYWHERE. WE JUST DID NOT SEE YOU GUYS AND NOW WE SEE YOU GUYS. THAT WAS THE COMPLEMENT AND NOW WE ARE BACK TO PERHAPS THE LOUDEST VOICES SAYING WE DON'T SEE YOU.
>> GROWING UP IN THE CITY WHEN WE HAD LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY THAT PULLED YOU OVER JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T YOU LIVED IN
PARKLAND CANAL. >> THAT IS ILLEGAL. THAT'S AGAINST YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.
>> WHAT I'M SAYING IS BACK THEN I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE PARKLAND PD BECAUSE I REFUSED TO PUT A STICKER ON MY TRUCK WHEN I WAS 16. BUT NOW I THINK THAT WHEN WE SEE BSO THEY ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A BAD THING AND I THINK THAT HELPS WITH OUR SAFETY AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DETAILS BEING AMPED UP IN TERMS OF THESE ISSUES BECAUSE I THINK THEY MAY ADDRESS SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OUR RESPONSE TIMES ARE BECAUSE IF WE DO HAVE A LAG WHERE THE RESPONSE TIMES ARE GREATER THAN THEY USED TO BE BEFORE THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS. AND I THINK WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
NOT THROUGH THE CONTRACT PROCESS BUT WE CAN DO THAT AS WE GO ALONG. I ALSO THINK THAT I DON'T SEE WHY WE COULDN'T USE SOME OF THIS DETAIL FUND TO BE MORE PROACTIVE OR SORT OF A
HYBRID. >> THAT'S HOW WE USE IT NOW. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE USED THE DETAIL NOW AS A PROACTIVE
MEASURE. >> MAYBE THERE IS A HYBRID MECHANISM TO DO THAT ON A GREATER SCALE.
>> THAT WOULD JUST BE ADDING ADDITIONAL FUNDS WHICH I HAD SAID TO NANCY TO GET WITH MICHELLE IF THEY FEEL THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE INCREASED. THEN COME BACK TO US AND SAY THAT NEEDS TO BE INCREASED. THERE IS $100,000. IF THEY COME BACK AND SAY IT SHOULD BE 200 LET'S MAKE IT WHATEVER THAT NUMBER IS.
>> THAT COULD BE KIND OF A HAPPY MEDIUM RIGHT NOW WHERE WE SIT ESPECIALLY WITH THE BSO CONTRACT. I WOULD ALSO SAY BACK TO WHAT JORDAN AND SIMEON WERE SAYING. WHERE YOUR OFFICERS ARE BEING CALLED. THE H AWAY. HOA. SO WE COULD TALK ABOUT MAYBE INCREASING THOSE FUNDS. WE GET THIS REPORTING AND REVISIT DOWN
THE ROAD. >> I THINK WE ARE ALL SAYING THE SAME THING. I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT DIRECTION YOU HAVE BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A FEW MORE THINGS TO GET TO.
>> I WOULD JUST MAKE ONE MORE ASK. I'D LIKE TO SEE THE SCHEDULING OF PARK RANGERS AND TO SEE WHERE THERE IS GAPS BETWEEN WHERE PARK RANGERS MAY NOT BE AT THE PARKS SO.
>> CHRISTINE CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION. I BELIEVE THERE IS ALWAYS A PARK RANGER AT ONE OF OUR PARKS.
>> AT ONE OF. MEANING ONE PER PARK?
>> DEDICATED TO A PARK. >> THEY ALSO HAVE THE CAR WHICH
ALSO HAS. I COULD BE WRONG. >> WE HAVE ONE PARK RANGER AND TWO FOR PINE DRILLS AT MINIMUM. NOT 24 HOURS BUT DURING PARK OPERATIONS DURING THE WEEK. WE DO SCALE BACK A LITTLE BIT DURING THE SUMMER WE PICK BACK UP.
>> GOT IT. >> I THINK I HAVE THE DIRECTIVE AND I WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH MICHELLE.
>> MAYBE WE CAN GET POLICE LIGHTS FOR THEIR GOLF CARTS. THE
>> YOU DIDN'T LIKE THAT IDEA? >> I WILL TURN IT OVER TO TODD.
>> THIS WON'T TAKE LONG AT ALL. GOOD EVENING. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. YOU WILL RECALL AT STRATEGIC PLANNING WE DISCUSSED THE LOGO COMPONENT OF THE BRANDING INITIATIVE WE DID AND WANTING TO REVISIT THAT. AND MY DIRECTION AT THAT TIME WAS TO GO BACK TO THE CONSULTANCY IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP US OUT WITH THAT. SO I TALKED TO THEM ENSURE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT STRATEGIC PLANNING. THEN REACHING OUT TO YOU GUYS AND GETTING SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU AND THEN GIVING US ADDITIONAL
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OPTIONS THAT ARE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLIC INPUT THAT WE'VE ALREADY HAD. THEY SAID ABSOLUTELY THAT THEY CAN DO THAT. THEY WOULD REACH OUT TO YOU ONE-ON-ONE. THEY COULD DO THAT VIRTUALLY. THEY WOULD THEN GIVE US MULTIPLE LOGO OPTIONS THAT WOULD ALSO ALLOW FOR TWO ROUNDS OF REVISIONS AND REFINEMENTS. AND THEN WHEN A SELECTION WAS MADE THEY WOULD MAKE A PRESENTATION TO THE FULL COMMISSION. IN A PUBLIC SETTING.AND THEN WHEN A DECISION IS MADE THEY WOULD PROVIDE THE FULL BUILDOUT AND FULL LOGO AND ALL THAT STUFF. THAT IS THE STUFF THAT MATTERS TO US AFTER THE FACT FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THAT WOULD BE A $9000 CHARGE FOR THOSE TWO ROUNDS OF REVISIONS INCLUDED. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REVISIONS BEYOND THAT THEY WILL BE $850 PER ROUND. IF WE PREFER IN PERSON INSTEAD OF VIRTUAL THAT WOULD BE BILLED AS EXPENSES AS PASS-THROUGH WAS $500. AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT. SO THEY ARE READY TO GO IF WE ARE READY TO GO. I AWAIT YOUR DIRECTION.
>> I THINK THIS SOUNDS VERY GOOD.
>> IT SEEMS FINE. >> WHEN THEY MAKE A FULL PRESENTATION I WOULD RECOMMED IN PERSON BUT VIRTUAL ONE ON ONES ARE ACCURATE. I WAS EXPECTING A HIGHER QUOTE NEVER I
REACHED OUT TO THEM. >> HOW MUCH DID WE ACTUALLY
SPEND ON THE FIRST? >> 90 WAS THE ORIGINAL.
>> THAT IS RESEARCH AND OUTREACH.
>> THE ITEMIZED EXPENSE FOR THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT?
>> THAT'S ALL PART OF THE PROCESS. I THINK THERE IS ALSO VALUE IN USING THE SAME FIRM THAT GOT THE ORIGINAL STUFF.
THEY WANT WHAT THEY CREATE TO BE CONSISTENT.
>> WE WILL MOVE FORWARD BUDGETING FOR THAT AND HAVE ONE ON ONES AND COME BACK WITH REITERATIONS.
>> I TOLD YOU THIS WOULDN'T TAKE LONG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I AIM TO BEAT TODD AND BE EVEN QUICKER. INSTRUCTION WAS FOR US TO REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER FOR THE GOLF CARTS REGARDING REDUCTION OF SPEED LIMITS ON VARIOUS ROADWAYS. HE INSTRUCTED US TO GET WITH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING TEAM. I DID THAT AND HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW.
I WILL REPORT BACK ONCE I GET OUT OF THAT MEETING.
>> GREAT. NEXT IS BIKE REGISTRATION.
>> I'M GOING TO TURN THIS ONE OVER TO ANTHONY.
>> YOU HAD ASKED WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS LEGAL WHETHER THE CITY COULD REQUIRE REGISTRATION FOR DEVICES LIKE E-BOX E-BIKES AND MOBILITY DEVICES. IT'S MY OPINION THAT THE CITY WOULD BE PREVENTED FROM DOING SO. AFTER 316 FLORIDA STATUTES IS THE CHAPTER THAT CREATES THE STATE UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL PROVISIONS INCLUDING THINGS DEALING WITH GOLF COURTS AND E-BIKES AND TYPICAL TRAFFIC SAFETY. IT SAYS IN 316 02 TWO IT IS THE EXISTING ORDINANCE THAT THE CITY PASSED WAS PURSUANT TO A SPECIFIC STATE LAW PROVISION WITHIN THE CHAPTER THAT AUTHORIZED US TO DO THAT. I DID DO A COUPLE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS IN CASE YOU WANTED TO LOOK AT IT IN THE BACKUP. THERE IS ONE THAT IS FAIRLY ON POINT THAT DEALT WITH A CITY THAT HAD GOLF COURTS OPERATED TO OPERATE AND THEY WANTED TO. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE CITED THE PROVISION I READ TO YOU AND SAID THEY WERE PREEMPTED. ONE ADDITIONAL THING I WANTED TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF IS THAT IN THIS LATEST 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION THERE WAS A BILL THAT WAS PASSED SENATE BILL 462 THAT HADN'T BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW YET. THE EXPERT IS IN FRONT OF YOU. IT HASN'T BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW YET BUT PRESUMING THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT VETO IT IT WOULD AUTHORIZE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LIKE THE CITY OF PARKLAND TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE THAT YOU COULD ESTABLISH MINIMUM AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATORS OF E-BIKES AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS AND ADDITIONALLY REQUIRE OPERATORS TO POSSESS A GOVERNMENT ISSUED I.D. AND AUTHORIZES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROVIDE TRAINING ON THE SAFE OPERATION OF THOSE DEVICES AND COMPLIANCE
>> WE WILL CIRCLE BACK. ANYTHING ELSE?
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>> THE LAST ITEM IS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. THIS WAS A DISCUSSION AND COMMISSIONER WANTED TO COME BACK AND DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF INFORMATION.
>> I WOULD ASSUME EIGHT MINUTES IS NOT ENOUGH.
>> IT'S NOT BUT I CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM LINE. IS THIS THE
LAST ONE? >> WE ALREADY KIND OF MET ON THIS ITEM AND WE HAD A DISCUSSION ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL THINGS THAT THE CITY CAN DO. AND IF YOU WANT.
>> I CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT WE . DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER STRATEGIC
>> THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE LAST ONE.
>> I THINK THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.
>> BOTTOM LINE IS I REALLY DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO PRINT IT BECAUSE SUSTAINABILITY BUT I'M ALL GOOD. PLUS IT HAS LINKS IN IT SO I WOULD SAY I CAN'T EMAIL YOU GUYS THIS.
>> YES YOU CAN. >> I WOULD ASK YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT WHEN YOU HAVE TIME. REVIEW IT. WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN MY BRIEFING IS TO START WITH THE AWARENESS AND COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION ON THE 4R'S WHICH ARE REDUCE AND REUSE RECYCLE AND RECOVER. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT AND THEN COME BACK. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO STAFF AND WORK WITH STAFF ON THE AWARENESS KEY MEDICATIONS AND EDUCATION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. I HAVE SOME OTHER IDEAS. AND YES THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD ABSOLUTELY MAY BE THE AMBASSADORS.
>> WE WONT HAVE THOSE UNTIL LATER IN THE YEAR. BUT YES.
>> ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY DON'T RECYCLE ANYMORE. SO IT DOES GET
HARDER TO RECYCLE. >> BUT I DO WANT TO BRING IT
>> SO WE ARE DONE? MOTION TO ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.