WOULD BE AWESOME. IF YOU STOP TALKING YOU WOULD HEAR WHAT I [00:00:07] JUST SAID. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON MAY 21ST, 2025 AT 7:00 P.M. TO ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. VICE MAYOR ISROW. MAYOR WALKER. THE MISSION OR BRIER. [4. Approval of Minutes] COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. THANK YOU. >> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BREYER. SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ISROW. ANY OPPOSED? [5. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items] PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WOULD WISH TO SPEAK ON A NON-AGENDA ITEM? SIR? >> I'VE BEEN TO MANY OF YOUR MEETINGS WHETHER THEY BE STRATEGIC PLANNING, COMMISSION MEETINGS, WHATEVER THE STATE OF THE CITY EVENT THE OTHER DAY IT WAS GREAT. ALL DONE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THAT'S MY NEIGHBOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. >> THAT'S VERY NICE. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. WELL DONE TO TODD AND HIS STAFF. AND ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT WORKED ON THAT. COMMENTS BY THE COMMISSION? WE WILL START WITH COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> I WILL START BY CONGRATULATING THE BASEBALL TEAM FOR THE FIRST FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW THEY ARE THE STATE CHAMPS AFTER THIS WEEKEND'S WIN. SOME STATISTICS IF YOU GO 100 YEARS BACK IN BASEBALL HISTORY IN FLORIDA 30 FAR TIMES TEAMS HAVE WON BACK TO BACK. THREE TIMES TEAMS HAVE RUN THREE IN A ROW. TWICE THEY HAVE WON FOUR IN A ROW BUT THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME A TEAM HAS WON FIVE IN A ROW. THEY SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THEMSELVES. SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO SENIOR DANIEL MY FRIENDS SON. HE STARTED THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND EARNED HIS FIRST RING. GOOD FOR YOU, DANIEL. ALSO ABLE TO ENJOY THE FLAG FOOTBALL END OF SEASON BANQUET AND AWARDS. IT'S GREAT SEEING THEM GETTING OUT THERE AND REALLY LEADING THE CHARGE AS FAR AS TURNING FLAG FOOTBALL INTO AN ACTUAL AMAZING SPORT BEING PICKED UP BY MORE COLLEGES AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY ALL OF THEM. A QUICK CONGRATULATIONS TO LORI AND ALAN. WASHINGTON STATE IS NOW THE LATEST STATE TO PAST AS LOCKE. THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THIS CAUSE IS ALWAYS COMMENDABLE AND I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON THAT. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MUCH ABOUT. [APPLAUSE] I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MUCH ABOUT STATE OF THE CITY. I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER. TOD AND THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT AND THE INCREDIBLY WELL PRODUCED VIDEO WAS GREAT. WE WILL MOVE ON. THE F.COFFEE AND CONSTRUCTION EVENT ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUTS WAS VERY HELPFUL. FOR ANYONE THAT WASN'T THERE THE BASIC GIST OF IT IS THEY ARE GOING TO START WORK ON THE ROUNDABOUTS WHEN SCHOOL ENDS AND HOPEFULLY HAVE TWO COMPLETED BEFORE SCHOOL BEGINS. SO THAT WILL BE THE HARD OUT TO STOP CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROUNDABOUTS. THAT'S GREAT PLANNING. MINIMIZING INCONVENIENCE. AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO THE COMMUNITY. I DO WANT TO THANK ANY GOLDEN STAR FAMILIES WE HAVE IN THIS CITY FOR THEIR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE OF THEIR LOVED ONES TO OUR COUNTRY. WE ARE GOING TO BE A MEANINGFUL AND PAINFUL TRIBUTE TO THOSE WE HAVE LOST THE THE COUNTRY. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> THANK YOU MAYOR. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF AMAZING EVENTS IN OUR CITY. I WANT TO RESERVE MY TIME TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE LOST. TODAY WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT PARKLAND RESIDENT JOY MILLIGAN HAD PASSED. FOR THOSE THAT HAD THE HONOR OF KNOWING OR MEETING JOY YOU MET PETER KINDNESS. JOY EMBODIED HER NAME OTHER THAN ANYONE ELSE I'VE EVER MET. SHE WAS GENEROUS WITH HER TIME AND HER LOVE TO THOSE WHO NEEDED IT [00:05:02] THE MOST. I FIRST MET JOY WHO LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SHE WAS RALLYING RESIDENTS TO DONATE FOOD, CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FOR SINGLE MOM. MANY OF THESE MOMS DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD OR TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLE OR TO CARE FOR THEM. AS I SAID JOY WAS TINY IN STATURE BUT SHE HAD A BIG HEART AND WAS TRULY MIGHTY. SHE WOULD LOAD BOXES OF ITEMS, CLOTHING AND TAKE DONATIONS WHICH PROBABLY WERE TENFOLD HER WEIGHT AND THROW THEM IN THE BACK OF A LARGE PICKUP TRUCK AND DRIVE INTO SOME OF THE HARDEST AND TOUGHEST AREAS IN SOUTH FLORIDA ALL UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT. JOY WAS FEARLESS. WITH THE HELP OF SO MANY WHO WERE INSPIRED BY HER INCLUDING MYSELF WAS HONORED TO BE A SMALL PART AND WITH JOY'S FIERCE AND FEARLESS COMMISSION SHE FORMED A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS FISH MENDING NETS. WHICH STOOD FOR FRIENDS TO INSPIRE AND SHARE HOPE. CONTINUING TO GATHER DONATIONS FOR THOSE TRULY IN NEED AND PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES WAS THE CALLING OF ALL OF THOSE AT FISH MENDING NETS BUT UNDER JOY'S LEADERSHIP AND INSPIRATION. SHE DID THIS WITH A SENSE OF MISSION A TRUE SENSE OF SERVICE TO HELPING OTHERS AND LED BY HER FAITH IN GOD. THAT FAITH WAS EVEN MORE HIGHLIGHTED WHEN SHE BEGAN A TOUGH AND ULTIMATELY ENDING BATTLE AGAINST CANCER. ALTHOUGH JOYCE FACED UNIMAGINABLE PROCEDURES AND TREATMENTS AND HOSPITAL VISITS AND SIDE EFFECTS HER FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD WAS UNWAVERING. SHE HAD A FIRM BELIEF THAT JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR HAD A PLAN FOR HER LIFE AND TRUSTED HIM TO PROVIDE FOR HER. OUR HEARTS ARE TRULY BROKEN HAVING LOST JOY AND I WANT TO SEND HER FAMILY, HER FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ALL OF THOSE WHO SHE HAS BEEN TOUCHED WITH HER GENEROSITY AND KIND SPIRIT INCLUDING THOSE AT FISH MENDING NETS ARE LOVED AND PRAYERS AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE WITH THEM. THANK YOU. >> VERY WELL SAID, COMMISSIONER BRIER . WE HAVE LOST A SPECIAL PERSON SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS. COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> I WOULD JUST ECHO THE SENTIMENTS THAT COMMISSIONER BRIER STATED. I DIDN'T KNOW JOY WELL BUT SHE HAD SUCH AN AMAZING ATTITUDE AND DEFINITELY NO SHE IS SOMEWHERE WITH VERY GOOD PEOPLE. I BELIEVE THAT. SO THANK YOU. I WILL JUST SAY I DO WANT TO STATE THAT THE STATE OF THE CITY WAS AWESOME. AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS. THE STAFF WORKED SO HARD AND WE HAD AN AMAZING TURNOUT. WHICH IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE AND SO WELL DONE. DEFINITELY ENJOYED IT. WELL DONE BY OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. ALL OF THE STAFF JUST INCREDIBLE. I WON'T BLAME TODD FOR MY HAIR BLOWING EVERYWHERE. I CONSIDER IT NATURAL AND ORGANIC. I'M REALLY PROUD AND THRILLED THAT WE DO IT BECAUSE NOT EVERY CITY DOES IT. AND THEN AUTISM AWARENESS AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. EVENTS FOR THESE THINGS. MAYOR AND I WERE AT THE AUTISM AWARENESS LAST MONTH AND IT WAS VERY SPECIAL AND WELL DONE. EVERYBODY LATE HAPPY EASTER AND MOTHER'S DAY. EASTER FOR THOSE THAT CELEBRATE AND MOTHER'S DAY I FEEL LIKE EVERYONE HAS SERVED IN SOME CAPACITY AS A MATERNAL INFLUENCE. SO I JUST SAY THANK YOU AND ALSO JUST BEST WISHES ON THAT. I DO WANT TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO . OREGON SHOULD BE PASSING THIS SOON BUT A BIG WIN FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. AND FOR US AS A COMMUNITY. DEFINITELY AS WELL THE BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITY AND FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR ALL THAT THEY DO. MANY DIFFERENT MEETINGS AND THEY PROVIDE AMAZING LEGISLATIVE UPDATES WHICH ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT TO OUR CITY AND OVERALL TOWER STATE. AND JUST SOME GREAT RIBBON CUTTINGS THAT WERE REALLY SPECIAL AS WELL THAT HERON BAY WATERPARK AND THE SOS PLAYGROUND. A MONUMENTAL STEP BECAUSE AT SOS THEY DID NOT HAVE A PLAYGROUND FOR THE YOUNG AND THE MAYOR'S WIFE IS REALLY INVOLVED IN SOS WHICH IS AWESOME. >> SO IS COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS I [00:10:02] WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT. THE LAST THING I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT RELATIVE TO THE FARMERS MARKET THAT WE JUST HAD AND THOUGHT IT WAS AWESOME. STAFF WAS OUT THERE DOING AMAZING THINGS AND ACTUALLY GIVING OUT FREE PLANTS AND I WAS EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE DEFINITELY HONORED EARTH DAY AND JUST FROM A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MEETING THIS MORNING FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS. JACKIE WAS THERE AS WELL AND LOTS OF GOOD CONVERSATION AND PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSION AND PLANS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY FOR OUR COUNTY AND OVERALL STATE. SO THANK YOU AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE GOT. >> GREAT. AND THANK YOU OR CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THAT SOUTH FLORIDA WASTE WHENEVER IT'S CALLED. VICE MAYOR. >> CLOSE ENOUGH. THANK YOU MAYOR. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE IS HITTING MOSTLY EVERYTHING BUT I WILL HAVE TO GIVE AGAIN A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO TODD AND STAFF. THE STATE OF THE CITY AS PETE ELOQUENTLY MENTIONED WAS REALLY. ESPECIALLY IF PETE LIKED IT THAT'S HOW I KNOW IT WAS GOOD. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE STUFF GETS DONE UP HERE ON THE DAIS BUT MOST OF IT GETS DONE BEHIND THE SCENES BY STAFF. WHAT I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THAT WAS TO BE ABLE TO HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPANIMENTS OF OUR CITY NOT JUST BY DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE UP HERE WHICH IS A DRIVER OF HELPING START BUT THE EXECUTION OF IT. WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS TAKE MY TIME TO FOCUS ON THIS MONTH IS ALSO JEWISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. AND IN 2006 CONGRESS PASSED A BIPARTISAN RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING STATE AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO CELEBRATE MAY AS JEWISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CALL THIS OUT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY THE WAY THE WORLD IS ANTI-SEMITISM IS ONLY GROWING IN SIZE AND SCALE. I DON'T THINK IT'S ENOUGH ANYMORE TO ENCOURAGE TOLERANCE. I THINK IT'S MORE SO IMPORTANT TO ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING, EDUCATION AND REALLY LEARNING ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY TO OUR COUNTRY. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ISRAEL. PEOPLE MAY ATTRIBUTE JUDAISM TO ISRAEL BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO OUR COUNTRY. AND I THINK IT TIES INTO THE OVERALL ZEITGEIST OF OUR COUNTRY OF WHERE THINGS ARE GOING AND IT'S CONCERNING TO ME AS A JEWISH-AMERICAN MYSELF THAT I THINK THE MORE WE CAN RING TO THE FOREFRONT AND UNDERSTAND INTOLERANCE OR RACISM OR ANTI-SEMITISM EVEN AGAINST JUST ONE RELIGIOUS SECT IS A PROBLEM FOR ALL PEOPLE. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT IT IN EVERY INSTANCE AND WITH THIS MONTH BEING JEWISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY WHETHER TO GO TO YOUR LOCAL SYNAGOGUE AND LEARN. SOMETIMES YOU'D BE IMPRESSED THAT A LOT OF IT IS ABOUT HISTORY MORE SO THAN RELIGION. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IT. ALWAYS HAPPY TO ENGAGE I WOULD LOVE TO TALK AND CHAT. BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I'M GOING TO ALSO CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ON GRADUATING. NOW IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHERE EVERYONE IS GOING THROUGH ALL THE FUN EXCITING TIME OF FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO FOR THE SUMMER AND THE NEXT STEP WHETHER IT IS GOING TO THE NEXT GRADE OR COLLEGE OR BEYOND COLLEGE. CONGRATS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TEACHERS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY CONGRATS TO MY DAUGHTER MAIA WHO IS GRADUATING TOMORROW. THAT'S ALL I GOT. >> IT'S ALL DOWN FROM THERE. >> SHE HAS TO GET A JOB NOW. >> ALTHOUGH I HAD THIS DISAGREEMENT WITH MY WIFE I'M NOT SURE IF BK CONSTITUTES GRADUATION. I KNOW FIFTH GRADE DOES NOT WHICH MY WIFE CONGRATULATED MY SON FOR GRADUATING AND I MADE SURE SHE UNDERSTOOD THAT AS A PROMOTION. YOU ARE MOVING UP TO MIDDLE SCHOOL. GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE. BUT IT'S STILL GREAT. >> I WILL LET YOU DEBATE WITH MY WIFE. >> OURS IS STILL GOING ON FACEBOOK YOU CAN SEE THOSE WHO AGREE WITH ME AND AGREE WITH HER. BUT THE STATE OF THE CITY WAS FANTASTIC. I KNOW NOBODY ELSE SAID IT AND I HAVE TOLD EVERYBODY PLENTY OF TIMES. I'M GLAD WE DO THE STATE OF THE CITY. NOT ONLY DOES IT HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE AND ARE DOING BUT IT ALSO GIVES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER TO TALK WITH ONE ANOTHER. IT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY TO MINGLE WITH THE RESIDENTS IN [00:15:02] A DIFFERENT SETTING AND THE MORE WE KNOW FROM RESIDENCE MORE EFFECTIVE LEADERS THAT WE CAN BE. SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR FROM THE RESIDENCE AND I THINK THE STATE OF THE CITY HIGHLIGHTS THAT. THAT IS THE TYPE OF COMMISSION WE HAVE HERE. SO I'M VERY PROUD AND HONORED TO BE YOUR MAYOR AND I'M HAVING A LOT OF FUN. AND OBVIOUSLY THE MSD BASEBALL TEAM. AS COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN SAID IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. SO KUDOS TO THEM. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF RECOGNITIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO HAND OUT TONIGHT. SHE IS DISAPPOINTED SHE COULD NOT BE HERE BUT SHE DID GO TO THE BANQUET. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD HAVE IT ON THE NIGHT OF A COMMISSION MEETING BUT I DON'T THE SCHEDULING. RELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY WIFE. SHE HASN'T TEXTED ME TO REMIND ME TO SAY THAT. [6. Proclamations and Recognitions] >> DOESN'T COUNT IF SHE HAS. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. WITH THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO THE WELL. WE HAVE A TON OF PRESENTATIONS. I'LL DO THE PROCLAMATION FIRST. IS THERE A REPRESENTATIVE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. HE KNEW I WAS READING IT. STILL HARD TO READ. MENTAL ILLNESS AFFECTS THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, BEHAVIORS AND GENERAL INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS AND THE STIGMA ASSOCIAED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS MUST BE ADDRESSED SO NO ONE FEELS SHAME OR DISGRACE IN SEEKING HELP AND TREATMENT. THE BREADTH OF THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IS PROFOUND. ONE IN FIVE ADULTS WILL ENCOUNTER A MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGE IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. HEALTH CONDITIONS BEGIN AT AGE 14 AND 75% BY 24 YEARS OLD. PROMPT INTERVENTION LEADS TO MORE FAVORABLE OUTCOMES. NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS BROWARD'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE PROGRAMS IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT SUPPORT A WORLD-CLASS SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF INDIVIDUALS FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. NAMI BROWARD DELIVERS SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO NURTURE BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF MENTAL HEALTH. NAMI COMMENCED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, DIVERSION PROGRAMS AND MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS AND EFFECTIVELY REDUCES INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ENHANCED SAFETY. NAMI BROWARD COUNTY DESIGNATES THE MONTH OF MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TO INSPIRE THOSE LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES TO SEEK SUPPORT AND BE UPLIFTED BY THEIR MESSAGE YOU ARE NOT ALONE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT I MAYOR RICH WALKER AND THE CITY COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? >> CERTAINLY. THANK YOU MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS , THE CITY OF PARKLAND STAFF. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF NAMI BROWARD. MY LIMB IS ELIZABETH GARCIA, I SERVE ON THE ADVOCACY GROUP AND WE HAVE THIS EVENING MAGGIE, SHE SERVES ON THE NAMI BOARD AND AS VICE PRESIDENT. WE ARE VERY HONORED TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU AND I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION AND REMEMBERING HOW IMPORTANT MENTAL HEALTH IS TO THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS AND YOUR STAFF. I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SAY THAT IF ANYONE WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY VOICE OR HAPPENS TO [00:20:05] HIS THIS PRESENTATION IS IN EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OR STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH THERE IS A 988 SUICIDE LIFELINE. THAT IS A FREE RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO ANYONE STRUGGLING THAT YOU CAN CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS. ACCESS TO A COUNSELOR THAT CAN OFFER YOU THE SUPPORT THAT YOU MAY NEED. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF RESOURCES THAT NAMI BROWARD OFFERS THAT ARE FREE TO THE COMMUNITY AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO UTILIZE IT AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE PROCLAMATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SOMETIMES IT JUST MEANS SAYING HELLO TO ONE OF YOUR FRIENDS OR SITTING NEXT TO SOMEBODY WHO IS AT A LUNCH TABLE BY THEMSELVES. MOST OF THE KIDS HERE, WE ALREADY DO THAT BUT IT'S A NICE EXAMPLE TO SET FOR THOSE OF YOUR FRIENDS AROUND YOU. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. APPLAUSE ] IS ALANA KARAM HERE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ALANA KARAM IS THE BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENT. A SENIOR AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL AND IS AN ACADEMIC FORCE. SHE HAS BEEN INTERNED AT THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE, SERVED AS YOUTH AMBASSADOR AND IS THE PRESIDENT OF HER SCHOOLS CLUB. ALSO COMPLETED MORE THAN 332 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS AND SHE PLANS TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN PUBLIC POLICY OR POLITICAL SCIENCE. SHE ALSO HELPED DESIGN AN ENTREPRENEURIAL PROJECT THAT HELPS STUDENTS BUILD ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS. AND THROUGH IT ALL SHE MAINTAINED A 4.0 GPA. AND WHILE HER BLOCKBUSTER RESUME ALREADY SPEAKS VOLUMES ABOUT HER FORTITUDE, IT IS THE VALUES THAT GUIDE HER THROUGHOUT HER ENDEAVORS THAT REALLY STAND OUT. ALANA SAID THAT SHE MOLDS EVERYTHING SHE DOES AROUND THE FOLLOWING. LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND COMMUNITY MINDEDNESS. ALANA FOCUS ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND HELPING YOUR COMMUNITY IS ALSO A FACTOR IN HER MOST RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENT RECEIVING THE $2500 AWARD BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES SCHOLARSHIP. SOMETHING THAT ONLY FOUR EXCEPTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE GRANTED IN APRIL. WITH HER PLANS TO PURSUE A CAREER THAT SUPPORTS AND STRENGTHENS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IT'S ALWAYS REASSURING TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ALANA IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND OUR WORLD. TO HAVE EYES ON THE FUTURE AND WANT TO CONTINUE TO MAKE PARKLAND AND THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. ALANA, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION , CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AND BEST WISHES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. REPRESENT TRAUMA? DRAMA. COME ON UP EVERYBODY. DON'T BE SHY. IF YOU KNOW YOU PROBABLY ARE A DRAMA. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A NOMINATION YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE DISCIPLINE, THE ACCOMPLISHED HIGH SCHOOLS, PROGRAM. THE ARTISTRY AND TALENT OF THE MSD [00:25:10] DRAMA TROUPE SHINED DURING THEIR MARCH 2025 PERFORMANCES. TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE THE ARE LIKE THE ACADEMY AWARDS IN THE WORLD OF SCHOOL PLAYS AND MUSICALS. THE CRITICS ARE ACTORS THEMSELVES AND THE COMPETITIONS ARE VERY TOUGH. WHILE IT IS HARD WORK TO SECURE JUST ONE NOMINATION OUR MSD DRAMA TROUPE LED BY TEACHER MELODY EARNED 21 NOMINATIONS. A NOMINATION IN NEARLY EVERY CATEGORY AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA AWARDS FOR THEIR BLOCK ROSTER IMAGINATIVE PERFORMANCE OF ALICE BY HEART. THESE NOMINATIONS CAUGHT EYES FOR CHOREOGRAPHY, PROPS, SUPPORTING ROLES, CREATIVITY DANCE, ORCHESTRA, COMIC PERFORMANCE, LIGHTING AND SOUND, STAGE MANAGEMENT, HAIR AND MAKEUP, VOCALS AND MORE. THESE AMAZING ARTISTS WERE ALSO HONORED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM THE MUSICAL EDITION AS A MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCE AT THE FLORIDA STATE THESPIAN FESTIVAL IN MARCH. THE FIRST TIME IN THE SCHOOL'EARNED THIS HONOR AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM TWICE AT THE STATE LEVEL TO AUDIENCE OF 2000. MELODY AND THE MSD DRAMA TROUPE STUDENTS, YOU ARE EAGLES AND STARS. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR STELLAR SUCCESS. ] CAN I GET THOSE WHO ARE ON THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD? APPLAUSE ] THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD GETS RESUMES AND APPLICATIONS FROM ALL THE AMBASSADORS AND ARE THE ONES WHO CHOOSE THESE STUDENTS. THEY WORK WITH THE CITY, THEY LEARN ABOUT LOCAL CONDIMENT GOVERNMENT THEY SPEND TIME IN EVERY APARTMENT. THEY RECEIVED 10 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PER MONTH THAT THEY ARE HERE WITHIN THE CITY. AND THEY ALSO GET A SCHOLARSHIP FOR $2500. AND A $2500 SCHOLARSHIP. I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE. TWO OF THEM I USED THIS MORNING. WE WILL WORRY ABOUT THAT LATER. HERE'S OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS. SO WE HAVE HOW DID I DO WITH THAT? PROVIDED TWO PRESENTTIONS TO THE COMMISSION. ONE WAS ABOUT STUDENT JOB PROGRAM INITIATION AND WAS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR [00:30:04] ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS. AND WE CAN GO AHEAD AND. THERE'S MORE. I TOLD THEM TO GET YOU A PHILLIES SHIRT ALEX. GUYS KIND OF GET LEFT OUT IN THIS PROCESS. THE PARTING GIFTS FOR THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS. THESE ARE THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. SO. YOU FORGOT WHERE YOU WERE HERE? CAN WE GET BRANDON, DAVID AND ZOE? I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO BILL KENNEDY WHO IS OUR CHAIR OF THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. HE CAN INTRODUCE HIS FELLOW COLLEAGUES. AND START HANDING OUT CHECKS. >> GREAT. LET ME SAY THAT THESE IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND ARE SO AMAZING YOU HAVE NO IDEA. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT TAKES FOR US WHEN WE GET THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS THAT WE GET TO NARROW IT DOWN TO THIS. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. BETWEEN ME AND MY COLLEAGUES HERE. A LOT OF SLEEPLESS NIGHTS OF GOING THROUGH APPLICATIONS AND TRYING TO DO THE INTERVIEWS AND STUFF. BUT LET ME TELL YOU. I DON'T REMEMBER IT BEING LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. IF I HAD TO COMPETE AGAINST THESE KIDS I WOULD HAVE GIVE UP. NO LAW SCHOOL. IF I SAW THEM AS MY COMPETITION IT WAS AMAZING. BUT WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. YOU DID CITY OF PARKLAND VERY WELL. IT WAS A VERY TOUGH DECISION. BUT THE FIRST RECIPIENT. ANNUALLY THE CITY OF PARKLAND OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP TO ONE OR MORE STUDENTS WHO IN ADDITION TO MEETING ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BY THE CITY COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND THIS YEAR THE CAB IS PLEASED TO HONOR THE THREE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS. THE FIRST RECIPIENT FOR THE $2000 SCHOLARSHIP IS BRANDON. THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND I THINK YOUR SISTER WAS HERE AND SHE WAS ALSO A RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD BACK IN THE PAST. TAYLOR. THE SECOND RECIPIENT OF $1200 IS DAVID. HE ATTENDS MSD HIGH SCHOOL AND PLANS TO ATTEND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AT FAU. THE THIRD RECIPIENT OF THE $800 SCHOLARSHIP IS ZOE. STUDY PSYCHOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI AND ALSO [00:35:02] JUST AWARDED FOR THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT. SO SHE IS ALSO A VERY TALENTED ACTRESS. I PROMISE YOU THE MAYOR HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS MONEY. WE KEPT IT FROM HIM BECAUSE HE SPENT ALL THE OTHER MONEY. DAUGHTER. ONLY BECAUSE THESE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE GIVEN TO TO RECIPIENTS ON BEHALF OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY. ALSO ANNUALLY THE CITY OF PARKLAND OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS. BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE DONE ALSO IS THERE'S CERTAIN PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND MESA-TAYLOR AND DOUG EATON THAT WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO DO OUR OWN SCHOLARSHIPS AS WELL. SO THIS YEAR THE FIRST RECIPIENT FOR THE KENNEDY FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP. L ATTENDS MSD AND PLANS TO STUDY MICROBIOLOGY AND CEL-SCI HAS AND BUSINESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. CONGRATULATIONS. AND THE SECOND RECIPIENT IS RILEY WALSH. RILEY ATTENDS MSD AND PLANS TO STUDY FILM AND TELEVISION AT SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. WHEN WE HAD THERE APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE OBVIOUSLY AMAZING I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT FIVE POINT SOMETHING WAS BUT PRETTY MUCH I CAN GUARANTEE YOU MOST OF THEM HERE TODAY HAVE 5+ GPAS. IT'S CRAZY. AS FAR AS THEIR INTERVIEWS THEY WERE REMARKABLE. I'M SURE THEY WILL ATTEST TO THAT. GREAT JOB. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY. BEFORE I GIVE YOU THIS MICROPHONE WE ARE [00:40:06] GOING TO HOLD YOU TO A MINUTE OR TWO. >> I HAVE MY OWN NOTES. >> ANNUALLY THE CITY OF PARKLAND OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS. I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME MY DAUGHTER CAROLINE WHO IS HERE WITH US. FOR THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT OF THE EATON FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP. SO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT IS RYAN EPSTEIN WHO ATTENDS MSD. AND SOMEBODY GUESS WHERE HE IS GOING TO COLLEGE. CONGRATULATIONS. FOR THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT OF THE EATON FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT MORGAN IS THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT. COME ON UP. MORGAN ALSO ATTENDS MSD AND PLANS TO STUDY MEDICAL SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. CONGRATULATIONS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE FROM THE MESA-TAYLOR FAMILY? WE DO NOT. WE HAVE TWO MORE SCHOLARSHIPS. ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE THE MESA-TAYLOR FAMILY THAT HAVE ALSO OFFERED TO SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FIRST RECIPIENT IS JULIA BUT SHE IS NOT HERE. SHE ATTENDS MSD AND PLANS TO ATTEND BIOLOGY AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE IS FANTASTIC. AND THE SECOND RECIPIENT FOR THE MESA-TAYLOR IS ANDRES. HE ATTENDS MSD AND PLANS TO STUDY ACCOUNTING WITH A MINOR IN EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. CONGRATULATIONS ANDRES. JULIA YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN SO WE ARE GOING TO GIVE THIS SCHOLARSHIP TO SOMEONE ELSE. JUST HANG TIGHT. IF YOU SEE A PERSON. NO. THAT IS IT. I WANT [00:45:15] TO THANK THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. ALL KIDDING ASIDE IT IS A HUGE EFFORT FOR THEM TO REVIEW ALL THE APPLICATIONS AND TRY TO NARROW IT DOWN. AND BIG THANK YOU TO DOUG EATON AND HIS FAMILY . THE PARKLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH DOUG IS THE PRESIDENT OF. THE KENNEDY FAMILY AND OBVIOUSLY THE MESA-TAYLOR FAMILY. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS. WE ARE NOW GOING TO START OUR REGULAR MEETING. THERE IS NO OBLIGATION FOR ANYONE TO STAY BUT YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO. >> BUT YOU DO FORFEIT YOUR CHECK IF YOU DON'T STAY FOR THE WHOLE MEETING. BEFORE WE APPROVE THE AGENDA WE ARE GOING TO BE [7. Approval of the Agenda] DEFERRING REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 10 B AND 10 F. IS THAT ACCURATE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE REGULAR AGENDA DEFERRING ITEMS 10 B AND 10 F TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. >> SECONDED. >> THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING. >> FOR THE RECORD I THINK THAT IS JUNE 18TH. >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? IT PASSES [8. Presentation] UNANIMOUSLY. WE NOW HAVE A PRESENTATION FISCAL YEAR 2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT PRESENTATION. >> FINANCE DIRECTOR. THIS EVENING WE HAVE STAFF AND TOO BAD HE DIDN'T STAY, MAYBE HE COULD HAVE A FUTURE JOB WITH THEM. BUT THEY DO OUR ANNUAL AUDIT. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JAMIE AND I AM SENIOR MANAGER. IF YOU DO HAVE A COPY OF THE REPORT FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW ALONG IF YOU'D LIKE. THE FIRST IS THE INTRODUCTORY SECTION AND ON PAGE NINE YOU WILL FIND THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING SO THE CITY OBTAINED THIS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR AND IS GOING TO BE SUBMITTING THIS IN THE CURRENT YEAR FOR CONSIDERATION. THIS IS A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND WE EXPECT THAT THIS YEAR'S WILL RECEIVE THE AWARD AS WELL. MOVING ONTO THE FINANCIAL SECTION ON PAGES ONE THROUGH THREE YOU FIND THE AUDITOR'S REPORT. THIS IS BROKEN OUT INTO A FEW DIFFERENT SECTIONS SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER A FEW OF THEM. THE FIRST IS THE OPINION. AND IT STATES THAT WE HAVE AUDITED THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND AS OF AND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH 2024. IN OUR OPINION THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PRESENT FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE [00:50:01] CITY AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH 2024. SO THIS IS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OR CLEAN OPINION AND THAT IS THE ONLY OPINION THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE FOR YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE NEXT IS THE BASIS FOR OPINION. AND IT STATES THAT WE CONDUCTED OUR AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH AUDITING STANDARDS GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS. RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT. MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREPARATION AND FAIR PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES. AND FINALLY THE AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO OBTAIN REASONABLE ASSURANCE ABOUT WHETHER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS A WHOLE ARE FREE FROM WHETHER DUE TO FRAUD OR ERROR AND TO ISSUE A REPORT THAT INCLUDES OUR OPINIONS. NEXT SECTION IS MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS ON PAGES FOUR THROUGH 11. SO IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO READ ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS DOCUMENT YOU SHOULD EVIDENTLY READ THIS. THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE YEAR AND COMPARES CURRENT YEAR TO PRIOR YEAR. IT NOT ONLY SHOWS THE COMPARATIVE INFORMATION BUT EXPLAINS WHY THE BALANCE HAS CHANGED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT IS PROVIDED IN PUBLIC COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON PAGES 12 THROUGH 22. AND THIS INCLUDES THE GOVERNMENTWIDE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION AND STATEMET OF ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS THE INDIVIDUAL FUND FINANCIAL AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL PROPRIETARY AND FIDUCIARY FUNDS. AND JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO POINT OUT ON PAGE 14 IS THE BALANCE SHEET. IF YOU LOOK AT THE COLUMN FOR THE GENERAL FUND AT THE BOTTOM THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30TH 2024 WAS APPROXIMATELY 42.8 MILLION. AND THEN MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SECTION NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT ON PAGES 23 TO 43. THESE ARE THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURES WHICH PROVIDE DETAIL ON THE CITY AND AMOUNTS PRESENTED. THE REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION IS NEXT AND THIS INCLUDES BUDGET TO ACTUAL SCHEDULES FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND PARKS AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES NOTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. NEXT SECTION ON PAGES 49 TO 57 RV COMBINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS INCLUDES THE COMBINING BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN BALANCES FOR THE NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS. AS WELL AS OTHER BUDGET TO SCHEDULES. THE LAST SECTION IS THE COMPLIANCE SECTION. THIS INCLUDES REPORTS WHICH ARE REQUIRED UNDER GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS, RULES OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL AND STATE OF FLORIDA AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL SINGLE AUDIT ACT. THE SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS. AND WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN CONTROL NOR DID OUR TESTS FIND ANY INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE ON EITHER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR GRANT SIDE. AS NOTED IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE LETTER THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE AUDITING STANDARDS AND THIS WAS INCLUDED WITH THE ISSUED WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT WE HAD NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT OR DIFFICULTIES PERFORMING OUR AUDIT. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY NOW TO THINK KELLY AND CARLOS AND THE REST OF THE FINANCE TEAM AND CITY MANAGEMENT AND STAFF FOR THEIR COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE AUDIT PROCESS. INC. YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN TO SAY NANCY AND KELLY AND EVERYONE ON THE FINANCE TEAM IT'S A PLEASURE, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS AND YEAR AFTER YEAR THE AUDIT IS FANTASTIC. SO THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? >> IT'S NOT WITHOUT A LOT OF WORK BEHIND IT. SO WE HAVE TAKEN IT FOR GRANTED THAT IT'S THIS WAY BUT IT IS AN EXCELLENT REPORT AND KUDOS TO NANCY AND THE FINANCE TEAM FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONSENT [9. Consent Agenda] AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISROW AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? ROLL [00:55:05] CALL. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. VICE MAYOR ISROW. MAYOR WALKER. [10. Regular Agenda] >> ANTHONY, REGULAR AGENDA PLEASE. >> RESOLUTION 2025 017 APPROVAL ENTRANCE FEATURES WITHIN SALT GRASS COMMUNITY. THE CITY OF PARKLAND APPROVING THE SITE PLAN AND TO LOCATE AND INSTALL ENTRY FEATURES WITHIN THE COMMISSION INCLUDING THE . 2025 -08 AND 2025-07 PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. I WILL BE BRIEF. I WILL JUST GIVE YOU A VERBAL INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT AND THE APPLICANT'S TEAM IS PREPARED TO PRESENT A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WITH IMAGERY. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE CITIES DDR P IS AVAILABLE ON TEAMS. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRIAN HE IS AVAILABLE AND CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY DESIGN RELATED QUESTIONS FOR YOU. JUST AS A BACKGROUND YOU WILL REMEMBER WHEN WE ORIGINALLY APPROVED THE SITE PLAN FOR THE SALT GRASS PROJECT IT WAS THE CONDITION FOR THE APPLICANT TO COME BACK WITH A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT AND CAB APPLICATION FOR THE ENTRY FEATURES AS SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION AND THAT IS WHAT IS BEHIND YOU BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. THEY PREPARED A MODIFICATION TO THE ENTRY AREA TO INCLUDE ENTRY WALLS AND COLUMNS IN THIS CASE WITH SMALL SIGNAGE ON EITHER SIDE. THEY HAVE ALSO MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE LANDSCAPE AND PROVIDED FOR A BLEEDING-- UP LIGHTING. ONE THING TO NOTE IS THAT THERE WERE SOME CHANGES REQUESTED AS A RESULT OF COORDINATION WITH THE BOARD. THEY GAVE SOME GOOD FEEDBACK AND DESIGN SUGGESTIONS. THE APPLICANT DID REPAIR AN UPDATED DESIGN PLAN PER THE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WERE LARGELY RELATING TO THE BASE DESIGN FOR DURABILITY. AS WELL AS THEY INCLUDED A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COORDINATION TEMPERATURE-WISE WITH JUST MEANS THE COLOR AND APPEARANCE OF THE LIGHTING WHICH WOULD BE SOMETHING THE COMMISSION MAY WANT TO ENTERTAIN AS PART OF THEIR MOTION TONIGHT. SINCE THAT TIME THE APPLICANT HAD SENT THE REVISED PLAN THAT WAS REVIEWED BY STAFF TO THE HOA. THE HOA PRESIDED POSITIONAL ADDITIONAL DESIGN AND THE APPLICANT RECEIVED THAT DESIGN INPUT WHICH RESULTED IN A DEFINED PLAN AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT AS WELL. THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU WILL SEE BETWEEN THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE AFTER COORDINATION WITH THE HOA RELATES TO SOME OF THE COLOR AND MATERIAL SCHEMES THAT ARE USED. THE HOAS DID REQUEST THAT THE BRICK AT THE BASE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH JUST A MORE CONTEMPORARY STUCCO AT THE BOTTOM AND THEY ALSO HAD SPECIFIC COLOR REQUIREMENTS THAT BETTER MATCHED SOME OF THE OTHER FEATURES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. SO THE APPLICANT DID MAKE THOSE CHANGES. THEY WERE AMENABLE TO THE CHANGES REQUESTED BY THE HOA. I THINK BRIAN HAD A CHANCE TO DO A REVIEW BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DO A FULL FINAL REVIEW. I DON'T THINK BRIAN HAD ANY CONCERNS ON THE DESIGN CHANGES AT THIS POINT. I THINK STAFF WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE REQUESTS OF THE HOA AND DESIGN CHANGES AS SHOWN BUT THAT WAS LAST MINUTE AFTER COORDINATION WITH THE HOA. SO YOU WILL SEE BOTH OPTIONS PRESENTED AS PART OF THE PRESENTATION. AND WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT TO THE APPLICANT TO PROVIDE THE POWERPOINT. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTINA, MY ADDRESS IS 14 SOUTHEAST FOURTH STREET IN BOCA RATON. I AM SCOTT'S LAW PARTNER, PARKLAND RESIDENT AND IT IS A REPRESENT-- HONOR TO BE HERE REPRESENTING ON SALTGRASS. WE HAVE TWO COMPONENTS TO THIS APPLICATION. THE SITE AND MODIFICATION TO REVISE THE ENTRYWAY AND THE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE BOARD APPLICATION FOR THE COLUMN FEATURES. SO I WILL WALK THROUGH THOSE IN A LITTLE [01:00:02] BIT MORE DETAIL AS WE GO ALONG. OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY SO TONIGHT WE ARE FOCUSING ON THAT AREA OUTLINED IN RED. ALONG HERON DRIVE. HERE IT IS IN CONTEXT WITH THE APPROVED SITE PLAN FOR REFERENCE AND CONTEXT. SO HERE IS THE ENTRANCE PLAN. IT IS LARGELY CONSISTENT WITH THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PASSED BY THIS COMMISSION. IT PROVIDES A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN TERMS OF THE PAVERS LIGHTING THAT ENTRYWAY. IT IS STILL MAINTAINING IN THAT CENTER MEDIAN GREEN SPACE AND MOST OF THE OTHER CONFIGURATIONS ARE THE SAME AND CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN DEVIOUSLY. SIMILAR WITH THE LANDSCAPE PLAN THE MAJORITY OF THE TREE SPECIES AND QUANTITIES ARE ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN SHIFTED TO ACCOMMODATE THE FINAL LOCATIONS OF THE ENTRY SIGNS ALONG WITH LIGHTING BUT THIS IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY. HERE YOU HAVE THE ENTRANCE LIGHTING PLAN. THOSE SYMBOLIZE WHERE UP LIGHTING WILL BE PLACED TO HIGHLIGHT A VARIETY OF TREES ALONG THE ENTRYWAY. THE BLUE SQUARES ARE THE LARGER FLOODLIGHTS THAT ARE REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THOSE BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN TREES THAT WILL REALLY BE THE FOCUS OF THAT ENTRYWAY. AND SO THIS WAS THE INITIAL ASSIGNMENT WAS PROPOSED WHEN WE WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD LAST MONTH. ESSENTIALLY THERE WAS A COLUMN BASE THAT WAS MADE OF FOAM MATERIAL THAT WAS REQUESTED TO BE CHANGED TO PROVIDE FOR A GREATER STABILITY AND LONGEVITY. AND WE HAD AGREED TO THAT CONDITION. WE DID IMPLEMENT THAT CONDITION AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE WHICH WAS SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING. SO THERE IS THE BASE WITH BRICK VENEER THAT IS BEING APPLIED TO IT. AND THEN THE INTENT OF THE INITIAL SUBMITTAL WAS TO MATCH THE COLORS AND ELEVATIONS FOR WHAT WAS APPROVED ON THE HOMES WITHIN THE SALTGRASS PROJECT. THAT'S WHY THE TEAM WENT WITH THE COLORS THAT YOU SEE ON THIS APPLICATION AND THE BRICK VENEER ELEMENT MATCHES AN APPLICATION THAT IS ON SOME OF THE ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE HOMES. THIS IS A RENDERING THAT SHOWS WHAT THOSE ELEVATIONS WOULD LOOK LIKE TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE LANDSCAPING WITHIN THE ENTRYWAY ITSELF AS WELL. AND THEN AS MENTIONED WE DID HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE HOA AND WHEN WE SENT OUR REVISED FINAL PLAN OVER TO THE HOA FOR CONSIDERATION THEY DID COME BACK WITH COMMENTS. VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT IS EXISTING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HERON BAY HOA TO TALK ABOUT THAT. THE INTENT WAS TO CHOOSE COLORS THAT MATCH THE EXISTING SIGNS WITHIN THE HERON BAY COMMUNITY. SO RATHER THAN HAVING I BELIEVE IT WAS CALLED EXTRA WHITE WE ARE REQUESTED TO CHANGE THAT TO WEST HIGHLAND WHITE AND RATHER THAN HAVING THAT APPLICATION ON THE BASE THE REQUEST WAS TO CHANGE THAT TO THE LIST BEIGE WHICH IS IN LINE WITH MANY OF THE SIGNS IN THE EXISTING COMMUNITY. THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS DID NOT CHANGE. WE ARE STILL PROPOSING THE CMU SPACE WITH THIS ENTRY FEATURE. AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE LETTERING THERE IS THIS BRASS APPLICATION THAT IS ON MANY OF THE EXISTING FEATURE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT IS REFLECTED HERE AS WELL. AND SO HERE IS AN UPDATED RENDERING SHOWING WHAT THOSE MONUMENT SIGNS WOULD LOOK LIKE OR WALL FEATURES WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND JUST TO PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE HERE ARE SOME OF THE EXISTING SIGNS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR HERON ESTATES, THE HIGHLANDS AND TUSCANY. YOU CAN SEE THAT BRASS ALONG WITH SOME OF THOSE COLORS [01:05:04] THAT ARE ON THE MORE UP DATED OF THE ENTRY FEATURE. AND SO BOTH THE VERSION THAT HAD BEEN UPDATED FOLLOWING WITH THE INITIAL COLOR PALETTE AND FEATURES SELECTED AND THE UPDATED VERSION. THE HOA COMMENTS ARE UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE ARE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN EITHER OPTION. IT'S REALLY UP TO THE COMMISSION. AND WITH THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. >> RATE. IF THE HOA IS GOOD WITH IT, I'M GOOD WITH IT. >> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. BECAUSE OF THE MODIFICATIONS DOES IT NEED TO GO BACK BEFORE THE NZ? >> NO. THESE WERE THE SUGGESTIONS. >> THEY HAD MADE SOME SUGGESTIONS. >> VOTED ON AN EARLIER ITERATION AND THEN THE APPLICANT DID MAKE CHANGES AND SUBMITTED THE REVISED DRAWINGS TO THE HOAS . >> ESSENTIALLY THE COLORS AND THAT BASE MATERIAL THAT HAVE CHANGED. >> THEY HAD TO REQUEST AS PART OF THEIR CONDITIONS AND THAT WAS TO ENSURE THAT THE LIGHTING PITCHER WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL COMMUNITY. AND TO REVISE THE BASE OF THE COLUMNS TO BE CMU BRICK WHICH IS STILL INCLUDED IN BOTH DESIGN ITERATIONS. >> THEY WEREN'T MANDATING THE BRICK VENEER. >> IT WAS ALREADY INCLUDED AS PART OF THE DESIGN THAT WAS BEING CONSIDERED. >> YOU MENTIONED THAT BRIAN DIDN'T GIVE FINAL APPROVAL. DOES HE NEED TIME TO DO THAT? >> HE GAVE IT A CURSORY REVIEW. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU BUT I THINK AS STAFF WE WERE COMFORTABLE. BUT. >> THE ONLY THING TO CHANGE IS THE COLOR. >> I HAVE REVIEWED IT. BOTH THE OLD AND THE NEW VERSION AND ONE OF MY COMMENTS WAS TO CREATE A MORE STURDY BASE WITH THE CONCRETE LOCK WHICH THEY HAVE DONE. IN REGARDS TO THE BRICK VENEER I DON'T MIND THE CHANGE THEY HAVE MADE TO THE GRAY COLOR. I THINK IT IS CLEANER AND MORE AESTHETIC LOOK. SO I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THE CHANGE. >> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PROFILE. I SEE THAT IT SAYS FOAM LOCAL ACCENT. IF WE ARE DOING DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO TRY TO MOVE AWAY FROM FOAM IN GENERAL OR YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH LONGEVITY? >> OUR TEAM DID LOOK AT THAT AND I BELIEVE THERE IS STUCCO APPLICATION THAT IS VERY STURDY. SO WE ARE COMFORTABLE IN NOT SPECIFIC LOCATION. >> BUT IT'S NOT TYPICAL. IT IS HIGH DENSITY. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO AVOID HAVING ISSUES. >> IT WILL LAST WILL BE LONGER THAN THE CONCRETE. >> NOW YOU ARE SHOWING OFF MR. MAYOR. >> WE HAVE RECEIVED THE INITIAL RENDERINGS THIS WEEK AND ABLE TO GET THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. SUGGESTIONS MADE FOR IT TO BLEND IN. WE ALSO HAD SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE FOAM BASE. >> THERE WASN'T FOAM. IT WAS STONE. >> IT WASN'T ORIGINALLY STONE BUT. WHAT YOU GOT WAS STONE. >> OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO AT LEAST MAY BE PUT SOME STUCCO OR SOMETHING OVER IT TO MAKE IT MORE DURABLE. BECAUSE THESE ARE 10 FEET HIGH. WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ISSUES WITH WOODPECKERS ALL AROUND AND SINGLE-STORY HOMES DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM WHERE THERE ARE TWO STORIES AROUND. BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS SURROUNDING THIS SO WE WERE CONCERNED. JUST TO TRY AND HELP THE COMMUNITY NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACING THINGS ALL THE TIME. >> YOU HAVE ALREADY APPROVED WHAT IS NOW IN FRONT OF US. >> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. >> WE APPROVED THIS. Ú>> THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW. [01:10:03] >> THE DESCRIPTIONS ON THE FOAM CAP DOES NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS AS COMMISSIONER ISRAEL IS ALSO TALKING ABOUT THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS QUITE DURABLE. >> IT'S QUITE DURABLE. >> IF THE HOA IS ALL RIGHT WITH IT I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO COMMENT? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. AND SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ISROW. >> FOR CLARIFICATION WOULD DECOMMISSION LIKE TO INCLUDE THE CONDITION THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY PNZ REGARDING THE TEMPERATURE? >> YES. >> I WILL MODIFY MY MOTION TO INCLUDE ALL OF PNZ'S RECOMMENDATIONS. >> EXCEPT THIS ONE SUPERSEDES THAT. >> OKAY. WE STILL HAVE A MOTION. >> I WILL STILL SECOND BID >> ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? COMMISSIONER BRIER WITH MOTION AND SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ISROW. ROLL CALL. PLEASE SHOW PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM C. >> ITEM TENDENCY IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025-003. TO AMEND PLANNING REQUIREMENTS FIRST READING. AMENDING THE CITY'S ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE LAND BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT TO CLARIFY THE INTENDED INTENSITY AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 2023-08 ON JUNE 21ST 2023. REVISING PLOTTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE RULES DOCUMENT PROVIDING FOR COMPLIMENTS, SEVERABILITY, TRANSMITTAL AND INEFFECTIVE DATE. >> WOULD ALSO BE APPROPRIATE TO READ IN 10 D FOR CONSIDERATION? >> ABSOLUTELY. ORDINANCE 2025-004 AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO REVISE ARTICLE 45 PLATTING AND SUBDIVISIONS. AMENDING THE LAB DEVELOPMENT CODE TO REVISE ARTICLE 45 PLATTING AND SUBDIVISIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE RULES DOCUMENT. >> THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO START WITH? >> I JUST SAID OKAY. >> OKAY BACK. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS BEFORE US BOTH ORDINANCES. I LIKE TO CATEGORIZE AS CLEANUP ITEMS. THE FIRST IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONFERENCE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AS IT RELATES TO TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN FOLLOWED BY A COMPANION ORDINANCE THAT AMENDS THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO IMPLEMENT THE CHANGES MADE AS PART OF THE CONFERENCE OF PLAN ORDINANCE. SO FOR THE FIRST PORTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT THIS IS A CLEANUP. AND IF YOU FOLLOW MY STORY YOU WILL REMEMBER SOME OF THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS AS PART OF THE SELF STORAGE APPLICATION REQUEST THE OMISSION AMENDED THE FUTURE LAND USE TABLE TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FLOOR AREA RATIO OR INTENSITY AS IT RELATES TO THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE. AND THAT WAS PASSED ON FIRST AND SECOND READING. INADVERTENTLY IT WAS NOT TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE AT THAT TIME AS PART OF THE PROCESS. SO LATER ON WE DID A SUPPLEMENTAL SECOND READING. ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECOND READING THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT WAS INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED TO WHAT YOU HEARD ON FIRST READING AND ON FIRST READING THE FIRST TIME YOU HAD ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO OTHER LAND-USE CATEGORIES THAT WERE NOT REFERENCED. SO WHAT WAS ULTIMATELY ADOPTED ON THE SECOND READING INCLUDED CHANGES THAT WERE NOT CONTEMPLATING OR DESIRED BY THE COMMISSION OR INCLUDED IN THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH INCLUDED INCREASES TO OTHER NONRESIDENTIAL LAND-USE CATEGORIES WHEN THE INTENT WAS FOR JUST THE COMMERCIAL LAND USE CATEGORY TO BE INCREASED IN CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. WHAT YOU ARE ADOPTING TONIGHT FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS BASICALLY CONFIRMING THAT THE ONLY DESIRED CHANGE WAS TO THAT COMMERCIAL LAND USE AND YOU DIDN'T DESIRE TO INCREASE THE INTENSITY FOR OTHER DISTRICT AND WE WILL TRANSMIT THAT TO THE STATE. THE OTHER PORTION THAT IS INCLUDED IN ORDINANCE 03 WHICH IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT AND IMPLANTED BY ORDINANCE 2025 04 WHICH IS THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN ON OUR THINGS TO DO ON A RAINY DAY LIST [01:15:02] FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND IT RELATES TO THE PLATTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CITY. THE CITY HISTORICALLY IS INTENDED TO FOLLOW BROWARD COUNTY IN TERMS OF PLATTING AND LARGELY A COUNTY PROCESS. HOWEVER THE COUNTY HAS BEEN ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR CODE SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CITY CODE HAS WHITE KEPT UP SO IT IS PART OF THE PROCESS INTO AMENDING THE TEXT AND WE WANTED TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU AS PART OF THAT ORDINANCE SINCE IT HAS TO GO TO THE STATE. WE FIGURED WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THAT NOW. AND OF COURSE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WOULD BE REVISED TO MATCH. SO THAT IS THE SUMMARY OF BOTH ORDINANCES. HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING I AM FINE WITH THE CLEANUP ITEMS. BUT THIS IS FOR CITY ATTORNEY. THIS WOULDN'T AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO REVISIT ANY ISSUES THAT WE FIND LATER ON. >> THIS IS JUST TYING US TO THE COUNTY. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR ITEM C AS WELL HAS THE PLATTING COMPONENT . ITEM D IS THE CODE CHANGE. BUT I DON'T THINK IT WOULD ADDRESS THAT. WE ARE BASICALLY FOLLOWING THE COUNTY PLATTING REQUIREMENTS NOW. >> AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO CHANGE WITH THE COUNTY WITHOUT HAVING TO REDO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS. >> EVERY TIME THEY CHANGE THE RULES DOCUMENT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU WITH A NEW ORDINANCE. >> YOU KNOW THE ISSUE THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THAT WASN'T A PLATTING ISSUE WHERE THE DENSITY WAS DIFFERENT. >> CORRECT. IT WAS A LAND-USE MAP ERROR THAT HAD OCCURRED AT OVERTIME. WHERE THEY FOUND A DISCREPANCY. I THINK IT HAPPENED AT ANNEXATION SO IT IS NOT AFFECTED BY THESE ORDINANCES. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAD A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISROW. TO HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. ROLL CALL. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU. >> WE NEED SEPARATE VOTES. >> WE WILL START WITH ONE. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE . COMMISSIONER BRIER. VICE MAYOR ISROW. MAYOR WALKER. >> PLEASE SHOW PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE ARE VOTING ON 10 D. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? WE HAVE COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN AND MURPHY SALOMONE. HOW ABOUT THAT. ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. AND MURPHY SALOMONE WAS TWO. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. OMISSION OR MURPHY SALOMONE. VICE MAYOR ISROW. MAYOR WALKER. >> PLEASE SHOW PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 10 E. ORDINANCE 2025-001. MIDYEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT FIRST READING. IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND AMENDING ORDINANCE 2024-011 WHICH ADOPTED THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING. KELLY SCHWARTZ, FINANCE DIRECTOR. WE ARE ALREADY STARTING OUR BUDGET PROCESS NOW AND IT'S A LOT OF THINGS CHANGE AS YOU GO THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND YOUR INITIAL MEETINGS IN JULY AND THEN YOU ADOPT IN SEPTEMBER. ONCE YOU ADOPT SOMETIMES YOU REALIZE IMMEDIATELY YOU ALREADY HAVE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS. SO THIS EVENING WE ARE PRESENTING THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR OUR CURRENT BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND IT IS MOSTLY TO COVER THREE MAJOR ISSUES. THE FIRST IS THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND WAS BUDGETED AT ZERO. IT WAS ADOPTED AT ZERO. AND IT WAS MOSTLY A TIMING DELAY. BECAUSE THE FINAL PROJECT WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER OF 2024. THIS EVENING WE ARE REQUESTING TO INCREASE THE BUDGET BY 5,215,000 . AND THAT ACCOUNTS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES RELATED TO THE RANCH DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AS WELL AS THE TURN [01:20:05] BRIDGE PINETREE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. AND WE DID MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TREASURY AND EVERYTHING WAS OBLIGATED BY DECEMBER 31ST OF 2024. SO ALL THIS IS DOING IS APPROPRIATING THE BUDGET THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED IN PRIOR FISCAL YEARS. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE RANCH ROAD FUND. THAT WAS ADOPTED WITH A BUDGET OF 3.9 MILLION AND IN DECEMBER THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED FOR 4,218,000. SO WE NEED TO INCREASE THE BUDGET BY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 3.9 AND 4.2 MILLION NOW AS APPROVED IN THE CONTRACT. AND WE WILL BE FINDING THAT TWO DIFFERENT MANNERS. ONE WOULD BE THE REVENUE LISTED AS THE FUTURE LOAN PROCEEDS. AND THAT IS FOR THE ROAD SPECIFIC PEACE. BUT THERE WAS A PIECE OF THAT PROJECT THAT WAS MORE TIED TO DRAINAGE BECAUSE IT WAS RAISING A 66. AND SO THE CITY IS GOING TO COVER THAT PORTION OF THE COST AND IT WAS PULLED OUT FROM THE COST THAT WE INCLUDED IN THE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY THAT WAS PRESENTED. SO THAT HE'S IS THE 168,000 . THE GENERAL FUND WILL BE COVERING THAT PIECE. SO IN ADDITION YOU WILL SEE I ALSO HAVE A TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE RICH FUND. THE THIRD ITEM IS IN RELATION TO OUR WEDGE PRESERVE PARK. AS YOU KNOW AT OUR LAST MEETING IN APRIL, THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK WAS AWARDED FOR THE WEDGE. AND THE FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PARK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN THE GENERAL FUND THIS WHOLE TIME. IT WAS PART OF THE LONG-TERM PLAN THIS WHOLE TIME. WE KNEW WE HAD THIS BIG PARK AS THE AUDITOR PRESENTED EARLIER. WE HAD AN UNDEFINED BALANCE OF 42 MILLION. THAT BIG PORTION OF THAT IS FOR THIS PARK. SO AT THIS TIME WE NOW NEED TO TRANSFER 38,215,000 FROM THAT GENERAL FUND UNASSIGNED FUND TO THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? GROUND IS BREAKING AND WE HAVE TO START PAYING FOR THOSE INVOICES. SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN THREE FUNDS THAT NEED TO BE AMENDED IN ADDITION IN ORDER TO PAY FOR IT. YOU HAVE TO AMEND THE GENERAL FUND AS WELL IN ORDER TO COVER THAT TRANSFER TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND AND THE RANCHES FUND. THERE WAS ONE POSITION CHANGE REQUEST THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED AND THAT WAS THE ADDITION OF ONE PART-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. SO THOSE ARE THE CHANGES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTED FOR YOU THIS EVENING. THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE. FLORIDA STATE LAW ALLOWS THAT WE COULD AMEND THE BUDGET AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR AND UP TO 60 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO THIS IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE STATUTE AND I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS >> JUST TO CLARIFY WE ARE NOT ADDING MONEY OR TAKING IS BASICALLY TAKING IT FROM ONE BUCKET TO THE OTHER. SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE OVERALL BUDGET. IT IS JUST TAKING IT FROM THIS BUCKET AND PUTTING IT IN THAT BUCKET. >> THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE MILITARY. IN THIS CASE WE ARE USING FUND BALANCE SO IT WASN'T PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED SO THAT TRANSFER TO FUND WEDGE HAD NOT BEEN BUDGETED. SO THAT IS GOING TO INCREASE THE BUDGET. BUT YOU ARE USING YOUR FUND BALANCE WHICH IS BASICALLY SAVINGS ACCOUNT. >> RIGHT. >> WE ARE TAKING IT. BUT THE NUMBERS WILL GO UP IN THIS CASE BECAUSE YOU ARE USING YOUR FUND BALANCE TO INCREASE THE BUDGET. NO IMPACT TO TAXPAYERS. >> WE ARE FUNDING AN ADDITIONAL PORTION OF THE RANCHES DRAINAGE CONTRACT AS I UNDERSTAND IT. >> THIS WAS PART OF THE ROAD PROJECT WHEN IT WAS REVIEWED IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE IS THE RAISING OF 66 AND WE FELT THAT WAS NOT REALLY ROAD CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS MORE DRAINAGE. THE CITY DETERMINED THE CITY WOULD PAY FOR THAT PIECE AND NOT IT IN THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE ROAD ASSESSMENT. ANYONE FROM THE [01:25:05] PUBLIC? DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING FORMER COMMISSIONER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR? YOU TRIED TO TRICK US WITH SOMETHING NICE. I KNOW YOUR GAMES. WE HAD THIS PRESENTATION BY KELLY. I ALSO ASSUME THERE IS GOING TO BE OTHER BUDGET AMENDMENTS LATER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT AS COMMISSIONER BRIER STATED YOU ARE GOING TO FUND DRAINAGE AND ROAD PROJECTS. FROM CITY FUNDS. IS THAT CORRECT? WHETHER YOU STATED THAT OR NOT. I COULD BE INCORRECT. BUT I'VE SEEN IT IN THE BUDGET THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ASSIST IN FUNDING DRAINAGE AND ROADS IN THE RANCHES. WHETHER I'M RIGHT OR WRONG YOU CAN ME. BUT I OBJECT TO ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TO THE RANCHES TO FUND ANYTHING. YOU VIOLATE YOUR OWN STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. BECAUSE AS IN THE PINETREE ROADS USED TO BE A STATEMENT IN THERE. USUALLY I HAVE NOTES WHICH I SOMETIMES I BABBLE THROUGH THEM. IF YOU RECEIVE A SPECIAL BENEFIT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. AND YOU GUYS ARE NOT DOING THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR BENEFITS TO THE RANCHES THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. YOU ARE VIOLATING YOUR OWN STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. AND I DON'T GET IT. I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR THE PINETREE ROADS THAT I LIVE THERE. BUT I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S ROADS AND DRAINAGE BECAUSE THE DRAINAGE AFFECTS NOBODY BUT THE RANCHES THE ROADS AFFECTS NOBODY BUT THE RANCHES. THE DRAINAGE, IT BENEFITS NOBODY BUT THE RANCHES. BUT YOU GUYS ARE SITTING HERE TALKING ABOUT PAYING FOR IT. IT SHOULD BE ASSESSED TO THEM LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS. THAT'S JUST ME. BUT I STILL LIKE THE STATE OF THE CITY THE OTHER NIGHT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH PETER. >> ANYONE ELSE? DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISROW AND A SECOND BY OMISSION OR KANTERMAN. ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER. VICE MAYOR [11. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office] ISROW. MAYOR WALKER. >> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> GOOD EVENING. JUST A COUPLE UPDATES. WE HAVE THE SENIOR SEMINAR LAST WEEK THAT WAS ASSESSED. WE PLAN TO DO THAT AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. WE TALKED ABOUT SOME GOOD PRIME CRIME PREVENTION RELATED TO FRAUD AND SCAMS ADDRESSED AT OUR SENIOR POPULATION AND WE ALSO HAVE VENDORS TALK ABOUT DIFFERENT PRODUCTS ALSO. GEARED TOWARD SENIORS. SO IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HAD A CRIME SCENE PRESENTATION FOR THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS. THEY CAME TO OUR HEADQUARTERS AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS AND THAT UNIT SO THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING FOR THEM. AND THEN WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE HOMES FOR DOGS EXPO WHICH WAS FUN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE BEAUTIES HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE IN REMINDING FOLKS AND EDUCATING. WE HAVE HAD A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND BEEN OUT AND ABOUT REMINDING AS WELL. SO QUICK REMINDER FOR EVERYONE IN TERMS OF HAVING NO E-BIKES AND ELECTRIC SCOOTERS IN THE PARKS. THAT IS AGAINST THE [01:30:02] ORDINANCE. I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT SUMMER COMING UP. OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL BE MORE PEDESTRIANS. WE DID HAVE A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT TODAY. A VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER THIS MORNING. THEY WERE NOT WEARING A HELMET AND THANKFULLY HE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. BUT WE JUST WANT TO REMIND FOLKS TO SLOW DOWN AND KEEP AN EYE OUT . CONTACT US FIRST CAMPAIGN WE ARE DOING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ARE ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO CONTACT US AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ASK US QUESTIONS BEFORE THEY POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA. A LOT OF THE INFORMATION WE SEE IS MISLEADING, UNTRUE, IT'S INACCURATE AND ALL OF OUR DEPUTIES HAVE BODY CAMERAS SO WE HAVE A RECORD OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CALL US AND WE GO OUT TO THE SCENE AND CONDUCT. SO WE'RE JUST PUTTING THIS CAMPAIGN TOGETHER TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GIVE US A CALL. WE ARE ACCESSIBLE. WE ARE RESPONSIVE AND WE WILL GIVE YOU THE CORRECT AND ACCURATE INFORMATION. >> BUT THAT'S NOT AS FUN. >> I GUESS NOT. BUT IT IS ACCURATE. IT'S TRUE. >> YOUR TRUTH MAY BE. >> ARE REDOING COFFEE WITH A COP OVER THE SUMMER OR AFTER THE SUMMER? >> COFFEE WITH A COP MAY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THESE E-BOX ISSUES. >> WE CAN PLAN FOR COFFEE WITH A COP IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. I WILL PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON THE CALENDAR. WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH PARKS AND REC TO SEE WHEN THEIR SCHEDULE AND BSO SCHEDULE CAN'T COORDINATE. WE HAVEN'T FOUND A DATE BUT THAT IS STILL IN THE WORKS. A LOT OF TIMES SHE WILL GET PHONE CALLS AT THE OFFICE. I DO HAVE A SHREDDING BIN SO IF A RESIDENT DOES WANT TO DROP SOMETHING OFF AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THEY CAN COORDINATE WITH ME AND WE CAN DO THAT SPORADICALLY. SO JUST HAVE THEM REACH OUT TO ME AND WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE. >> REGARDING THE INCIDENT TODAY. WAS IT A SCOOTER THAT WAS GOING ON THE BIKE LANE AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC? OR DO YOU KNOW IF THAT WAS THE SCENARIO? >> I DO NOT KNOW THAT. ALL I KNOW IS THAT THE E-BIKE WAS AT FAULT. OR THE SCOOTER RATHER. THE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC HAD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. >> THIS MONDAY I WAS TURNING RIGHT AND AS I AM ABOUT TO ON THE WEST BEND SIDE GOING WESTBOUND WAS A GUY ON A SCOOTER. I HAVE SEEN THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THAT IS HORRIBLY DANGEROUS. I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN DO SOME KIND OF PUBLIC STATEMENT ABOUT MAKING SURE YOU ARE STAYING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL INSTEAD OF GOING WESTBOUND ON THE EASTBOUND SIDE. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL PUT SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> I'M GOING TO ECHO THAT. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE OF THE RULES OF THE ROAD BUT SOME OF THEM ARE LESS THAN DRIVERS AGE SO THEY DON'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE OF LIKE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OR WHEN TO TURN. MAYBE WE ALSO HAVE SOME SORT OF WORKSHOP WHERE WE INVITE THE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE WRITING THESE THINGS MAYBE WE NEED TO GIVE THEM SOME FUNDAMENTAL EDUCATION ABOUT WHEN THE CAR GOES AND WHEN YOU DON'T. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO DETAILED BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE WE SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE SOME DEGREES OF BASELINE KNOWLEDGE THAT WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE TURNING OR HAVING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO A CAR. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN PUT OUT SOME MESSAGING AND WORK WITH PUBLIC WORKS TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER. >> MAYBE WE COULD DO ICE CREAM WITH A COP AND INVITE THE COMMUNITY. I'M SERIOUS. >> WE DO THAT IN THE SUMMERTIME AT BOTH CAMPS. THAT IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN INCORPORATE. >> THEN I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE REST OF THE SQUAD FOR STATE OF THE CITY. YOU MADE MY DAUGHTER VERY HAPPY. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER IT IS FIRE OR POLICE BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE SHE HAD THE BIGGEST GRIN ON HER FACE. >> INTERNSHIPS ARE IN HER FUTURE. >> YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PAY HER. JUST CANDY. >> THE CITY HIGHLIGHTS THE PROJECTS GOING ON BUT WE WANT TO THANK OUR BSO AND CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS FOR ALL THAT THEY DO IN HELPING OUR CITY BE [12. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department] [01:35:02] WONDERFUL. >> THANK YOU. >> CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> THE CAPTAIN HAD HAD ICE CREAM. HOPEFULLY I'M INVITED TO THAT EVENT. WE HAD 166 EMS INCIDENTS AND FIVE FIRES AND I KNOW WE HAVE HAD AN INCREASE IN BRUSH FIRES IN THE CITY THIS MONTH. THERE WAS FOUR. SO JUST REMINDING PEOPLE AS THE WEATHER GETS HOTTER THINGS GET DRIER AND THEY BURN EASIER SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL. WE WERE ABLE TO SET UP A TABLE AND DO PREVENTION TECHNIQUES IT SUMMERTIME AND THERE IS A LOT MORE OUT THERE RIDING AROUND. SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT. HAD THEY HAD A HELMET ON THE INJURY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SEVERE. THANKFULLY IT WAS NOT LIFE-THREATENING BUT THEY WERE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF TRAUMA PRIORITY WE HAD AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE TRAUMA CENTER DOWNTOWN. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ECHO THE SAFETY MESSAGES. AND A QUICK UPDATE. WE HAVE BEEN MEETING MORE FREQUENTLY WITH THE COUNTY AND MOTOROLA AND HAPPY TO SAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME INITIAL TESTING GOING ON. THERE IS A LOT MORE TO THIS AND I THINK WE HAVE THERE IS ACTUAL COMPUTER TESTING GOING ON RIGHT NOW. CONNECTIVITY AT THIS POINT. SO THERE IS NO DATE UNFORTUNATELY THAT THEY CAN PUT THIS BUT THEY ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THE PROCESS. SO THE COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN VERY WELL [13. Comments by the City Manager] LATELY. >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER. >> THE JUNE 4TH MEETING IS CANCELED AND WE WILL HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING ON JUNE 18TH. >> OKAY. COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. >> NO FURTHER COMMENTS TONIGHT. >> MOTION TO AD * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.