[1. Call to Order] [00:00:29] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> MY MICROPHONE SEEMS VERY LOUD >> DOES IT? >> NO, IT'S GOOD. >> CAN YOU STOP YELLING, PLEASE? SHE? >> ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> PRESENT. >> VICE MAYOR ISRAEL. >> HERE. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. [4. Approval of Minutes] >> HERE. >> AND COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? [5. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items] ANY OPPOSED? UNANIMOUSLY. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? SEEING THAT THERE'S NONE, WE'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS. SINCE YOU ARE THE FURTHEST AWAY, COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE, YOU CAN GO FIRST. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, I'LL KEEP THEM BRIEF AND APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING THERE IN PERSON. I THINK MOST KNOW THAT I AM DEALING WITH SOME FAMILY MATTERS. BUT ANYWAY, I DO WANT TO SAY IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYONE, THOUGH VIRTUALLY. THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY WAS AMAZING. I WAS SO INSPIRED BY OUR SPEAKERS. THANKS AGAIN TO STAFF FOR BRINGING THEM TO US TO SPEAK AND TO THE RESIDENTS THAT ATTENDED. GREATLY APPRECIATED. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE GRADUATES ON A HUGE MILESTONE AND WISHING THEM MUCH SUCCESS. ALSO, VERY MUCH ENJOYED THE 68 TH GALA BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES EVENT. REALLY WONDERFUL. AND MY FIRST TIME, SO DEFINITELY ENJOYED THAT. YOU KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY STARTED WITH GO PANTHERS, AND OH MY GOSH, BUT I REALLY FEEL LIKE I SHOULDSAVE THAT FOR NEIL KANTERMAN AND PERHAPS OTHERS. BUT I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT, WOW, JUST SO INCREDIBLE. SOMETHING TO BE REALLY PROUD OF, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL JUST THRILLED OO ABOUT THAT. AND SO PROUD. I HEARD THE FISHING DERBY WAS GREAT. I HOPE THAT ALL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE AN AMAZING FATHER'S DAY AND ALL OF THE DADS OUT THERE OF ALLALL KINDS HAD A VERY HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, AND THAT'S IT FOR ME, MAYOR. >> COMMISSIONER PANTHERSMAN. >> YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO OPEN WITH. OBVIOUSLY, A GIANT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FLORIDA PANTHERS ON THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT STANLEY CUP. WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR A TEAM THAT I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING SINCE THE VERY, VERY BEGINNING, AND I WAS IN THE BUILDING LAST NIGHT, LIKE I WAS A YEAR AGO, AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC. I LOVE TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE BUILT DOWN HERE. I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK OUR PARKLAND RESIDENTS LIKE ROBERTA AND ROB THAT ARE PART OF THE TEAM AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELYABSOLUTELY A PHENOMENAL NIGHT, AND I'M HOPEFULLY SOME MORE OF THESE THINGS. IT'S A GOOD TIME. I'M GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF MY TIME READING SOMETHING THAT I WROTE ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING RECENTLY. WITH HORRIFYING NEWS OF THE MURDER OF A LAWMAKER AND HER HUSBAND IN MINNESOTA, AND AN ATTEMPTED MURDER OF ANOTHER FOR APPARENTLY PURELY POLITICAL MOTIVES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER RECENT POLITICALLY MOTIVATED EXAMPLES OF VIOLENCE, I REALLY BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY, AND INDEED THE WORLD. ISRAELI DIPLOMATS WERE MURDERED IN WASHINGTON. THE CEO OF A HEALTHCARE COMPANY WAS GUNNED DOWN IN COLD BLOOD. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS ON OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT, WHETHER IT'S THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF CATHY GIFFORD OR THE ATTACK ON A CHARITY SOFTBALL GAME, IT'S CLEAR THAT NEITHER SIDE IS IMMUNE TO VIOLENCE. ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IS GETTING TO COLLABORATE WITH MY WONDERFUL COLLEAGUES HERE ON THIS COMMISSION, WITH THE OFFICIALS FROM OTHER CITIES, AND OF COURSE WITH OUR STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL OFFICIALS TO HELP PUSH FORWARD OUR VISION OF WHAT DIRECTION OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY WILL GO. SOMETIMES, WE'LL AGREE. SOMETIMES, WE WILL NOT. AS THE VERY WISE COMMISSIONER BRIER÷÷BRIER SAID, IF WE ALL AGREED, THEN WE REALLY ONLY NEED ONE PERSON UP HERE. [00:05:03] THE VERY CONCEPT OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE CAN BE VERY UNNERVING. IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO DO WHAT WE DO, TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT YOU KNOW ARE GOING TO MAKE SOME PEOPLE UNHAPPY. BUT IF YOU TRULY FEEL IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, THEN YOU MUST DO IT. POLITICAL DISCOURSE NEEDS TO BE FREE OF THREATS OF VIOLENCE FOR OUR INSTITUTIONS TO FUNCTION. SO, WHAT CAN WE EACH DO TO HELP? AS IS OFTEN THE CASE, IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH COMMUNICATION. IT HAS BECOME VERY COMMON PLACE TO VILLAINIZE OUR OPPOSITION, TO BOX THEM UP INTO A NICE, TIDY PACKAGE OF EVERYTHING BAD IN THE WORLD WHILE REFUSING TO LOOK CRITICALLY AT YOUR OWN "SIDE" AND CALL OUT PROBLEMS WHERE THEY LIE. BECAUSE IT MIGHT GIVE SOME GROUND OR MOMENTUM TO THAT EVIL OTHER SIDE. SOCIAL MEDIA IS A PLATFORM THAT MANY OF US ENJOY, AND IT AMPLIFIES OUR VOICES TO MANY MORE PEOPLE. THE ALGORITHM OF INTERNET SITES ARE ALL DESIGNED TO REINFORCE PRECONCEPTIONS, TO DEEPEN THE ECHO CHAMBER AND THE RESULT SHOWS DEHUMANIZATION AND TRIBALISM AT ITS WORST. WHILE OUR CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY PARTISAN ROLES ON THE COMMISSION, ANYONE THAT HAS SCROLLED THROUGH OUR CITY'S LOCAL FACEBOOK PAGES WILL SEE LOTS OF POSTS AND COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE PROBABLY WOULD PHRASE DIFFERENTLY IF THEY WERE FACE-TO- FACE WITH THE PERSON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE KEYBOARD. INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC WITH OUR CURRENT MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, AND I FEAR WE WILL SEE MORE VIOLENCE MOVING FORWARD AND NOT LESS. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. THIS IS NOT TO BE SEEN AS A RESTRICTION ON ANYONE'S FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. I AM NOT CALLING FOR THE RESTRICTION OF ANYTHING, AND I AM AS MUCH A FREE SPEECH ABSOLUTIST THAT CAN EXIST. CHECK THIS FREEDOM DOES LEAVE YOU A CHOICE, HOWEVER. PLEASE CHOOSE TO SHARE IDEAS AND NOT INSULTS. WE WANT THE BEST PEOPLE TO DECIDE TO RUN TO REPRESENT US, AND IF THEY FEAR FOR THEIR PERSONAL SAFETY OR FOR THAT OF THEIR FAMILY, IT'S GOING TO MAKE THAT DECISION SO MUCH HARDER. AS WE RECOGNIZE THE SCOURGE OF GUN VIOLENCE ON OUR SOCIETY TONIGHT, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT HOW YOU PRESENT YOURSELF AND YOUR WRITTEN WORDS, WHILE IT MAY NOT BE AN OBVIOUS DIRECT LINK TO WHAT YOU SEE ON TOMORROW'S HEADLINE, MAKE NO MISTAKE THAT ALL OF OUR WORDS CAN EITHER HEAT OR COOL THE ROOM. THINK TWICE BEFORE HITTING "SEND. " AS YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO IS READING IT. OR WHAT THEY HAVE GOING ON THAT MAY TIP THEM OVER TO SOME KIND OF ACTION. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >> WELL SAID, COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. COMMISSIONER BRIER? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, THANK YOU FOR THOSE WORDS. I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER. I JUST WANT TO -- I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FOLKS HERE AND WE'VE GOT A PACKED AGENDA, AND I WANT TO BE BRIEF. I WANT TO THANK, IN ADDITION TO ECHOING THE COMMENTS MADE BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE AND KANTERMAN, I WANT TO THANK BSO FOR THE COFFEE WITH A COP THAT WAS ALWAYS THAT GREAT EVENT TO BRING THE COMMUNITY OUT, ENGAGE WITH OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND I WANT TO THANK PARKLAND BIG P BAGEL FOR HOSTING THAT. I ALSO HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF WORLD WAR II VETERAN AT ALEGRO, WILLIAM, WITH HIS FAMILY, HIS WIFE, WHO'S 97, MARRIED 76 YEARS. IT WAS REALLY JUST ANAN HONOR TO BE THERE. WE HAD A FISHING DERBY LAST WEEK. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING UP JULY 12TH. THOSE ARE ALWAYS GREAT. AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE FLORIDA PANTHERS, OF COURSE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF HOMETOWN FOLKS HERE WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND JUST AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY, AND I WANT TO THANK THEM IN ADVANCE BECAUSE I KNOW THEY DID IT LAST YEAR, AND I'M SURE THEY'LL DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR INVOLVING OUR COMMUNITY INTO THE CELEBRATORY PROCESS. IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL LAST YEAR, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN IT BACK AGAIN. WE HAVE OUR MOVIE IN THE PARK COMING UP FRIDAY NIGHT, AND I ALSO WANT TO, ON A SERIOUS NOTE, EXTEND OUR PRAYERS TO THOSE IN THE MIDDLE EAST WHO ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE IRAN- ISRAEL CONFLICT. WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES WHO ARE OVER THERE, AND BEING DISPLACED AS A RESULT, AND PRAYING FOR THEM. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WANT TO, ON A HAPPIER NOTE, WISH MY SISTER-IN-LAW AN UPCOMING HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BRIER. VICE MAYOR ISROW. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE. I WON'T GO OVER TOO MANY OF THE OTHER THINGS. OF COURSE, I HAVE TO SAY, GO CATS. THAT WAS A GREAT SERIES. GREAT PLAYOFFS, ACTUALLY. PROBABLY SOME OF THE BEST HOCKEY I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE, AND NOT THAT I WATCHED A LOT OF HOCKEY IN MANY YEARS, BUT I WILL SAY, AS A SPORTS FAN, THIS WAS VERY EXCITING. A LOT OF OVERTIMES, A LOT OF GREAT STATS. HOPEFULLY WE DO RUN IT BACK AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN GRADUATION. [00:10:02] I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GETTING TO GO TO THE MSD GRADUATION, WHICH IS ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL THING, EVEN MORE SO AT HARD ROCK LIVE, WHICH WAS A FASCINATING THING TO SEE KIDS GRADUATING AS IF IT WAS LIKE A DRAKE CONCERT. WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY BELATED FATHER'S DAY AND OF COURSE A HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. A BIG PART OF OUR CITY AND OUR CULTURE IS ABOUT INCLUSIVITY AND ACCEPTANCE, AND YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO SAY THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. YOUR WORDS, I THINK, ARE VERY POIGNANT, ESPECIALLY NOW WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON. PRIDE MONTH, OF COURSE, IS MORE ABOUT THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, BUT ULTIMATELY, I THINK IT'S -- IT RESONATES MUCH BROADER THAN THAT AND KIND OF GOES INTO MORE OF THE CONCEPT AND THEME OF JUST ACCEPT OTHERS FOR WHO THEY ARE, BE A GOOD PERSON, UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT AND APPRECIATE PEOPLE FOR THEIR DIFFERENCES. SO, IT CAN GO A VERY LONG WAY, WHETHER THAT'S IN YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, YOUR SEXUAL REFERENCE, YOUR RELIGION, YOUR ETHNICITY, YOUR -- WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT DIFFERENTIATES US, I THINK THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO A PLACE WHERE IT IS SO EASY TO CHOOSE HATE AND VIOLENCE AND TO BE AVERSE TO PEOPLE THAN TO JUST CHOOSE KINDNESS AND BE NICE AND TO DO THE RIGHT THING, IT'S A SEEMINGLY BACKWARDS KIND OF PHILOSOPHY, I THINK. MOST PEOPLE, HUMANLY, INNATELY, DESIRE TO DO GOOD, SO I FIND IT VERY ODD, BECAUSE I THINK DEEP DOWN, MOST PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THIS WORLD IN A BETTER PLACE. THEY WANT TO SEE IT MORE PEACEFUL AND MORE ENJOYABLE, AND YET EVERYONE JUST SEEMS CONFUSED AS TO HOW TO GET THERE. AND I THINK THE ANSWER IS IT'S REALLY NOT THAT COMPLICATED. I THINK PEOPLE ARE OVERCOMPLICATING IT. WE ALL ARE HERE FOR THE SAME REASON, WHICH IS HOPEFULLY TO LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE, FILLED WITH HAPPY MEMORIES AND MOMENTS, AND I THINK ALL OF US CAN DO A LOT BETTER AT JUST RECOGNIZING THAT JUST BECAUSE OUR DESIRE TO DO GOOD OR HAVEHAVE OR BE SOMETHING DOES NOT INFLUENCE OR AFFECT SOMEONE ELSE'S ABILITY TO DO SO. AND VICE VERSA. SO, I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY THAT HOPEFULLY, WITH PRIDE MONTH, AS MOST PEOPLE CELEBRATE THESE OCCASIONS AND THINK ABOUT THE REASON FOR IT, THE REASON WE CELEBRAT THESE IS BECAUSE, FOR MANY YEARS, MOST PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RIDICULED OR DENIGRATED, IN FACT, I SHOULD SAY, ARE STILL CONTINUING TO BE, BUT THE IDEA IS TO HOPEFULLY MAKE A DENT IN THE UNIVERSE, SO THAT IS WHAT I HOPE THAT EVERYONE CAN KIND OF CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AS THINGS CONTINUE TO GET MORE AND MORE COMPLICATED AND CRAZY IN THIS WORLD, LET ALONE IN OUR COUNTRY. I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT PARKLAND IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE FOR IS IT GIVES US KIND OF A -- SOMEWHAT OF A REFUGE FROM THE WORLD AT LARGE, AND I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE REASON THIS COMMUNITY IS SO SPECIAL, IT GIVES EVERYONE THAT FEELING, KIND OF WHAT I'M TRYING TO ARTICULATE, OF ALLOWING PEOPLE TO ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER FOR WHO THEY ARE, TREAT OTHERS WITH KINDNESS, ET CETERA, AND WE GET TO CREATE OUR OWN MICROCOSM. I JUST WISH WE COULD DO IT ON A GRANDER SCALE. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE IN PARKLAND FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE THAT EFFORT, MAKE A DENT IN THE UNIVERSE, AND CONTINU TO PRAY FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT, WHETHER IT'S PEACE OR AT LEAST JUST NO WAR, CONTINUES TO BE THE REALITY. WITH THAT SAID, I WILL ALSO HOPEFULLY GET A CHANCE TO SEE EVERYONE EVENTUALLY AT OUR 36- ACRE PARK. I KNOW WE HAVE A GROUND- BREAKING COMING UP ON JUNE 23RD. THAT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING, AND OTHER THAN THAT, I WISH EVERYONE AN ENJOYABLE SUMMER. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAVE SOME TIME OFF, BUT HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS SOME FUN, AND STAY COOL. THAT'S WHAT I GOT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE MAYOR. WELL SAID FROM EVERYBODY. I THINK THE THING I TAKE MOST FROM WHAT YOU SAID, COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, IS THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE MISERABLE OR ANGRY. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE HERE ON EARTH, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE EVERY MOMENT TO MAKE EVERY DAY A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND MAKE EVERYBODY AROUND YOU FEEL BETTER. OBVIOUSLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PANTHERS. MEMORIAL DAY WAS GREAT. CONGRATLATIONS TO THE GRADUATES, NOT THOSE MOVING FROM FIFTH GRADE TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT THOSE ACTUALLY GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE. YOU KNOW, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. AND THEN HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAD A GREAT FATHER'S DAY. BEFORE I END, I WOULD LIKE TO, I GUESS, GET A CONSENSUS FROM THE COMMISSION. I DIDN'T ADD THIS TO THE AGENDA, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO PERFORM A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO LOOK AT THE WAY WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE OUR SCHOOLS IN PARKLAND CONVERT TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. I THINK WITH THE REDEFINING WHAT SCHOOLS ARE THAT THE BROWARD [00:15:05] COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE GOING THROUGH, I THINK IT LEAVES A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS TO THE DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE. WE DO HAVE LAND IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OWNS. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD SOME OF THE NEWS GOING ON, THEY'RE TAKING A LOT OF THAT LAND AND LOOKING TO SELL IT TO DO THINGS THAT FIT THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND NOT NECESSARILY THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE CITY. SO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT I NECESSARILY AM LOOKING TO DO ANYTHING, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE OUR OPTIONS. I THINK WE'VE SHOWN, AS A COMMISSION, THAT WE ARE FORWARD-THINKING, AND WE'RE MAKING SURE WE'RE PREPARED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY MOVES THAT WE POTENTIALLY WOULD NEED TO MAKE. AND AGAIN, NOT SAYING THAT WE WOULD NECESSARILY NEED TO DO ANYTHING, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION FOR THAT, AND I THINK A FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL GIVE US THE KNOWLEDGE SHOULD WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS HERE IN THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S BUILD A NEW SCHOOL, CONVERT OUR SCHOOLS, WHATEVER THOSE OPTIONS MAY BE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION, AND I THINK A FEASIBILITY STUDY WOULD BE IMPORTANT. SO, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO DIRECT STAFF TO GARNER THAT INFORMATION FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY, BRING THAT BACK TO US TO ACTUALLY VOTE ON. AT THAT POINT, WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON WHAT THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY COULD ENTAIL AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND MAYBE WE CAN, AT THAT POINT, SET UP A WORKSHOP SO WE CAN HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS. BUT FOR NOW, THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION, AND I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR SOME SUPPORT FROM SOME OF YOU TO DIRECT STAFF. >> I THINK THAT'S A VERY FASCINATING CONCEPT. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO THAT, BUT I DO AGREE WITH THE WAY CIRCUMSTANCES ARE RIGHT NOW CURRENTLY WITH THE DISTRICT. THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES, AND I THINK WE WOULD BE FOOLISH NOT TO BE PROACTIVE IN OUR APPROACH. SO, I AM ALL IN FAVOR OF AT LEAST GOING TO THAT NEXT STEP TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT STUDY WOULD LOOK LIKE, WHAT IT WOULD COST, YOU KNOW, THE TIME, ET CETERA. I WOULD SECOND THAT. >> MY ONLY COMMENT, OBVIOUSLY, I'M NOT PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT THE MERITS OR THE PROS, CONS, OR THE FEASIBILITY OF THE FEASIBILITY, BUT I WOULD BE CURIOUS IF WE'RE HAVING STAFF DO THIS TO ALSO REPORT BACK ON WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE DOING, IF ANY OF THEM ARE ENTERTAINING THE SAME POTENTIAL OPTIONS, ET CETERA, AND IT WOULD BE -- I WOULD IMAGINE AS PART OF THIS, THERE WOULD BE THAT ANALYSIS AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN OUR COUNTY, ET CETERA, AND WITH OTHER MUNICIPAITIES. >> AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY PART OF THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, AND I THINK ONCE STAFF HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH WHAT A FEASIBILITY STUDY WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THAT WOULD ENTAIL, AGAIN, I THINK WE COULD THEN HAVE A WORKSHOP AND HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION AND KIND OF FINE TUNE WHAT WE MAY WANT TO SEE. AGAIN, NO NECESSARY DIRECTIONS, PER SE, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE EDUCATED IN ALL OF OUR OPTIONS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT THIS JUNCTURE WITH THE REDEFINING OF WHAT THE SCHOOL IS DOING. SO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, AS THE VICE MAYOR SAID, FOR US TO STAY PROACTIVE. >> AND ANY BIG DECISION, I'VE NEVER GONE INTO IT WISHING I HAD LESS INFORMATION. SO, IF THIS IS A FACT- FINDING MISSIONTO FIND FACTS AND WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE IN SUPPORT OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT TOO TAXING ON OUR STAFF AND TOO EXPENSIVE. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REASONABLE FOR US TO TAKE ON, I SEE NO DOWNSIDE TO AT LEAST LOOKING. >> YEP. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES. I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO RESEARCH, LOOKING AT OPTIONS. WE HAVE TO DO THAT, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO BE OPEN TO OPTIONS, AND THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN DO THAT IS BY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THOSE OPTIONS ARE AND A FEASIBILITY STUDY WOULD ALLOW US TO DO THAT. SO, I'M GOOD WITH IT. I'M IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. >> OKAY. NANCY? >> YES, WELL, WHAT I'LL DO IS WE'LL GET PRICING AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING HAS TO DO WITH BUDGET, SO WE'LL PRESENT THAT PRICING TO YOU ALL AT BUDGET, AND IF THAT'S YOUR DESIRE, THEN YOU CAN VOTE ON THAT MOVING FORWARD. >> OKAY. ANTHONY, EVERYTHING GOOD? >> YEAH, I MEAN, IF YOU'RE JUST DIRECTING STAFF TO GET INFORMATION, BRING BACK TO YOU FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION, I THINK IT'S FINE. SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE CONSENSUS FOR THAT. >> PERFECT. [6. Proclamations and Recognitions] OKAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, SO WE'LL GO DOWN INO THE WELL AND START OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. [00:20:15] >> WELL, WHAT'S THIS ONE? OH, NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE. IF WE HAVE -- >> YOU CAN READ IT OFF HERE. >> SOMEBODY WANT TO READ THIS ONE? >> SURE. LET ME GET MY READING GLASSES. >> THAT'S PRETTY BIG. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION IS ON NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. WHEREAS EVERY DAY AN AVERAGE OF 132 AMERICANS ARE KILLED IN FIREARM- RELATED INCIDENTS, ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. NEARLY 2,500 CHILDREN DIE BY FIREARMS EACH YEAR. AND WHEREAS EVERY YEAR ROUGHLY 350 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 UNINTENTIONALLY SHOOT THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE ELSE, ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE STATE COURTS ADMINISTRATOR. WHEREAS AN ESTIMATED 4.6 MILLION AMERICAN CHILDREN LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH AT LEAST ONE LOADED, UNLOCKED FIREARM. WHEREAS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT SECURE FIREARM STORAGE PRACTICES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UP TO 85% REDUCTION IN THE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL FIREARM INJURIES AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENS. WHEREAS MOMS DEMAND ACTION IS THE LARGEST GRASSROOTS GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORGNIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEREAS MOMS DEMAND ACTION WAS CREATED IN 2012 AFTER THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL SHOOTING AND BECAME A SOURCE OF SUPPORT IN PARKLAND AFTER THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS TRAGEDY. WHEREAS WE PLAN TO DO ALL WE CAN TO HELP OUR COMMUNITIES BE SAFE. WHEREAS PARKLAND RESIDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE BROWARD COUNTY FOR MOMS DEMAND ACTION ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO EDUCATE THE PARKLAND COMMUNITY ABOUT GUN SAFETY AWARENESS, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR, RICH WALKER AND THE CITY COMMISSION PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2025 TO BE NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS BETH. I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH THE BROWARD GROUP FOR MOMS DEMAND ACTION. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSION FOR ISSUING THIS PROCLAMATION EVERY YEAR. I WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE HORRIFIC OCCURRENCES OF VIOLENCE THAT COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN SPOKE ABOUT ALL INVOLVED GUNS. THIS IS A UNIQUELY AMERICAN PROBLEM, AND IT IS UNIQUELY INCUMBENT UPON US AS AMERICANS TO FIX IT. SINCE WE STOOD HERE LAST YEAR TO ACCEPT THIS SAME PROCLAMATION, OVER 40,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR COUNTRY. THAT'S MORE THAN THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF PARKLAND. AS MOMS DEMAND ACTION VOLUNTEERS, WE BELIEVE IN HONORING WITH ACTION THOSE WE HAVE LOST TO GUN VIOLENCE. AND THERE ARE SIMPLE ACTIONS WE CAN ALL TAKE TO HELP PREVENT THESE NEEDLESS TRAGEDIES. WE CAN RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AS THE COMMISSION IS DOING WITH THIS PROCLAMATION TONIGHT. AND BY WEARING THE COLOR ORANGE, A TRADITION THAT STARTED WITH THE FRIENDS OF HADIYA PENDLETON, AN HONORS STUDENT IN CHICAGO WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED AT THE AGE AGE OF 15. HER FRIENDS CHOSE ORANGE BECAUSE IT IS THE COLOR HUNTERS WEAR FOR SAFETY, AND IT CARRIES THE MESSAGE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT PREY AND SHOULD NOT BE IN DANGER OF BEING SHOT. WE CAN EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFE FIREARM STORAGE AND MODEL THAT BEHAVIOR BY MAKING SURE FIREARMS ARE STORED LOCKED, UNLOADED, AND SEPARATELY FROM AMMUNITION. THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY TO PREVENT KIDS AND PEOPLE AT RISK FROM ACCESSING GUNS. MOST GUN- RELATED DEATHS IN OUR COUNTRY ARE SUICIDES, AND EASY ACCESS TO A FIREARM CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH FOR A PERSON WHO'S STRUGGLING. WE CAN ALSO MAKE SURE THAT GUNS ARE SECURED SECURELY OR STORED SECURELY IN VEHICLES. CARS AND TRUCKS ARE NOW THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF STOLEN GUNS IN THIS COUNTRY, AND THOSE GUNS GO DIRECTLY, BY DEFAULT, INTO THE HANDS OF CRIMINALS, MAKING LAW ENFORCEMENT'S JOB MORE DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. AND WE CAN EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT FLORIDA'S RED FLAG LAW, PASSED AFTER THE SHOOTING AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS, WHICH TEMPORARILY REMOVES FIREARMS FROM PEOPLE RULED BY A COURT TO BE A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. THIS LAW HAS BEEN USED OVER 15,000 TIMES SINCE 2018, SAVING THOUSANDS OF LIVES. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SIMPLE THINGS WE CAN ALL DO TO HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE FROM GUN VIOLENCE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR DOING YOUR PART BY DECLARING JUNE NATIONAL [00:25:03] GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN PARKLAND. THANK YOU. >> ANDREW? >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. >> WHEREAS PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION AS THE NATION APPROACHED ITS THIRD YEAR OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND WHEREAS THE PROCLAMATION DECLARED THAT ALL PERSONS HELD AS SLAVES WITHIN THE REBELLIOUS STATES ARE AND HENCE FORWARD SHALL BE FREE. WHEREAS GENERAL GORDON GRANGER LED THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL TROOPS TO GALVESTON, TEXAS, TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HAD ENDED AND SLAVES PRESS BRIEFING FREED. WHEREAS JUNETEENTH WAS RECOGNIZED AS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY IN 2021. WHEREAS THE CITY OF PARKLAND EMBRACES EQUITY, EQUALITY, COMMUNITY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MEANING OF JUNETEENTH IN BLACK HISTORY. WHEREAS JUNETEENTH HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS ANDREW, AN EDUCATOR AT SOMERSET PARKLAND ACADEMY AND PROUD VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CREATED AND LEADS SOMERSET'S THEATER PROGRAM. WHEREAS MR. RAMSARAN WAS AWARDED ONE OF TWO STATE OF FLORIDA DIRECTORS CHAIR AWARDS FOR HIS DEDICATION TO TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN THEATER EDUCATION. AN AWARD GIVEN BY PRESTIGIOUS FLORIDA THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION. WHEREAS MR. RAMSARAN, WHO HOLDS MASTER'S DEGREES CREATES EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS FOR PARKLAND STUDENTS TO GROW IN CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION, AND ACADEMICS AND THE ARTS. NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT MAYOR RICH WALKER AND THE CITY OF PARKLAND COMMISSION PROCLAIM JUNE 19TH AS JUNETEENTH DAY. >> OKAY. >> WYATT? IS WYATT HERE? AND APOLLO. WYATT, APOLLO AND ELLA? COME ON DOWN. >> BECOMING A NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARHIP AWARD RECIPIENT IS A LONG, METICULOUS ROAD THAT BEGINS WITH 1.3 MILLION STUDENTS AND ENDS WITH LESS THAN 7,000 NATIONWIDE. ON AVERAGE, EVERY YEAR, MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION JUNIORS AND ABOUT 21,000 HIGH SCHOOLS ENTER THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM BY TAKING THE PRELIMINARY S.A.T. NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING TEST. THEN, THE NATIONAL MERIT PROGRAM NARROWED THAT NUMBER DOWN TO 50,000 HIGH SCORERS. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS. OF THE THREE SCHOLARSHIPS, THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN FULLY ANNOUNCED, AND THE PARKLAND RESIDENTS WE ARE RECOGNIZING TODAY ARE [00:30:01] THREE STUDENTS WHO ARE AMONG A VERY SELECT FEW. THEIR NAMES ARE WYATT CLARK, APOLLO LEE, AND ELLA MAURICE. WYATT CLARK RECENTLY GRADUATED FROM POMPANO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, HE IS A PRODUCT OF WEST GLADES MIDDLE. WYATT IS ALSO A BROWARD COUNTY CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION SCHOLAR AWARD RECIPIENT. HE ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT THE POMPANO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL YOUNG SCHOLAR ACADEMY EACH SUMMER. WYATT LETTERED IN VARSITY FOOTBALL AND TRACK AND FIELD WHERE HE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE POMPANO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL TRACK TEAM AND QUALIFIED FOR REGIONALS IN BOTH 2024 AND 2025. HE IS ONE OF ONLY EIGHT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. APOLLO LEE GRADUATED FROM AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHOOL. HE ATTENDED PARK TRAILS ELEMENTARY AND WEST GLADES MIDDLE. APOLLO IS PURSUING AN INTENSIVE PREMEDICINE TRACK. AMONG MANY OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS, APOLLO WAS SELECTED TO ATTEND BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM WHERE HE HAD CONDUCT ADVANCED RESEARCH. A GIFTED MUSICIAN AND PERFORMER, HE WAS SELECTED IN 2023 THROUGH A NATIONAL AUDITION TO PERFORM AT THE MACY'S THANKSGIVNG DAY PARADE AS A MEMBER OF THE GREAT AMERICAN MARCHING BAND. HE HAS ALSO PERFORMED IN MANY PRODUCTIONS OF HIS SCHOOL'S MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM. ELLA MAURICE GRADUATED FROM MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS. IN ADDITION TO DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS, ELLA ALSO EXCELS IN THE ARTS. SHE WAS A FINALIST FOR FLORIDA STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR IN 11TH GRADE ANDAND HER WORK IN FOUR MUSEUM SHOWS. SHE ALSO SERVED AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARBOOK AND PRESIDENT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB. AS PRESIDENT OF THE MAKER SPACE CLUB SINCE FRESHMAN YEAR, ELLA HELPED ORGANIZE A DONATION OF MORE THAN 30 HANDMADE BLANKETS AND SCARVES THAT WERE GIVEN TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE. ELLA IS ALSO THE RECIPIENT OF AN ARTS FOR THE FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP AND A $64,000 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. ELLA WILL ATTEND BROWN UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL TO STUDY VISUAL ART AND DESIGN ENGINEERING. WE ARE PROFOUNDLY PROUD OF WYATT, APOLLO AND ELLA. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU, AND BEST WISHES ON YOUR POST-GRADUATE ENDEAVORS. >> PEOPLE USUALLY LEAVE AT THIS TIME. IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO I GUESS THE AGENDA, WE'RE REMOVING -- WE'RE [7. Approval of the Agenda ] DEFERRING THE 9. A SO APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WITH THE DEFERMENT OF 9.A. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> DO WE NEED TO SAY TO A SPECIFIC DATE? >> NO, WE'RE JUST GOING TO DEFER BECAUSE IT WILL GO TO THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE THEN HE SAID DON'T HAVE TO -- RIGHT, ANTHONY? IS THAT ACCURATE? >> I THINK IT WAS THE OPPOSITE. >> WE NEED TO SET A SPECIFIC DATED. >> I THOUGHT IF WE JUST DEFERRED IT, IT AUTOMATICALLY GOES TO THE NEXT MEETING. >> IT WILL BUT THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO RENOTICE. >> CAN WE SAY MOTION TO APPROVE TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED COMMISSION MEETING? >> YES, ALTHOUGH THAT -- >> HOW DO WE DO IT SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO READVERTISE? >> YOU WOULD STATE THE SPECIFIC DATE. >> WHAT'S THE NEXT MEETING? JULY WHAT? NINTH. >> JULY 9TH, BUT WE MAY -- I'VE RAISED THE ISSUE ABOUT A POTENTIAL CHANGE TO THAT DATE. >> THAT'S WHY I WAS A LITTLE HESITANT. >> SO, CAN I -- CAN I SAY, MOTION TO APPROVE TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, WHETHER JULY 9TH OR ANOTHER DATE? >> IT'S EITHER JULY 9TH OR 10TH AND WE'LL NOTICE THAT ACCORDINGLY. YOUR MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH DEFERRING 9. A TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, WHICH WILL EITHER BE ON [00:35:04] JULY 9 OR JULY 10. >> WHATEVER ANTHONY SAID. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES [8. Consent Agenda ] UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT AGENDA. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> YEP, GO AHEAD, CINDY. >> SO, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND A SECOND BY -- OH, SORRY. VICE MAYOR ISROW AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY S ALOMONE. I DO WANT TO THANK NATHANIEL ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 9.B. HE IS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CERTAC AND A PARKLAND COUNTY RESIDENT. NO ONE FROM THE PUBLIC? ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE? >> YES. >> SHE'S MUTED. >> SAY YES. SHAKE YOUR HEAD. >> YES? THAT WOULD BE A YES. >> YES. APOLOGIES. I WAS LOOKING AT THE AGENDA, AND I COULDN'T GET BACK. SORRY. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR ISROW. >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> IS THERE A WAY TO TURN HER LOUDER? >> IT MIGHT BE -- >> I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE TOO LOUD. >> YOU CAN DJ. JUST DON'T TALK, CINDY. [9. Regular Agenda ] >> NO, SHE CAN TALK. >> I CAN TALK LOUDER. DON'T WORRY, I KNOW HOW TO TALK LOUDER. >> ALL RIGHT, ANTHONY, LET'S TAKE IT AWAY. >> 9. A HAS BEEN DEFERRED. FOR ANYBODY WATCHING THE MEETING, STICK AROUND FOR CITY MANAGER COMMENT TO SEE IF IT'S JULY 9TH OR 10TH. ITEM 9. B IS RESOLUTION 2025-027, HILLSBORO BOULEVARD AND MECCA BOULEVARD ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES PROJECT PAYMENT AMENDMENT. A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROJECT PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. RICHARD, CITY ENGINEER. >> MICROPHONE IS ON? >> CITY ENGINEER. >> IS IT -- >> I THINK THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE A BUTTON. HELLO? >> YEP. >> THAT'S BETTER. >> JUST GET A LITTLE CLOSER. >> TALK CLOSER. SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> YOU'RE TOO TALL. THAT MICROPHONE IS FOR ME. >> SO, THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR THE MECCA ROUND- ABOUT SO IT'S PART OF THE PROJECT, WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BROWARD COUNTY TO PROVIDE $350,000 TOWARDS THE COST OF THE ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES. WE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED PAYMENT TO THEM OF $250,000, SO THIS $100,000 WOULD BE TO COMPLETE THAT $350,000 PAYMENT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. ANYBODY? >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISROW AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THERE'S NONE, ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR ISROW. >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 9. C IS RESOLUTION 2025-033, AMENDMENT TO HERON BAY HOA AGREEMENT. A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ATTEMPT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE RON BAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR THE WAIVER OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANT, NEW DECLARATION OR RESTRICTIVE COGNITIVE INNOCENT AND GRANT OF EASEMENTS. I'LL GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THIS ITEM. SO, AS YOU KNOW, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S PURCHASE OF THE 65 ACRES OF THE FORMER HERON BAY GOLF COURSE, THE CITY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT. I READ THE TITLE OF THAT AGREEMENT IN THE DESCRIPTION WITH THE ERON BAY H OA, THE PLACEMENT OF A NEW COVENANT AND THE GRANT OF CERTAIN EASEMENTS TO THE CITY IN COMPENSATION TO THE HOA IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE EASEMENTS. WHEN THE AGREEMENT WAS ORIGINALLY ENTERED INTO, IT WAS CON TEMPERATURE LATED THAT ANY FUTURE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WOULD BE BROUGHT INTO THE HERON BAY COMMUNITY AT THEIR ELECTION UNDER A CERTAIN STRUCTURE. ULTIMATELY, WE'RE UNDER CONTRACT WITH TOLL BROTHERS. TOLL CREATED THEIR HOA, AND THEY ENTERED INTO AN EASEMENT AND COST- SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE HERON BAY HOA SO THIS DOCUMENT IS REALLY DOING THREE PRIMARY THINGS. ONE, IT'S AMENDING THE LANGUAGE TO REFLECT THE STRUCTURE THAT I JUST MENTIONED FOR [00:40:01] BRINGING IN THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INTO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING THEM ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE SECOND THING IT DOES WHEN WE ENTER IT INTO THE AGREEMENT ORIGINALLY, THE EASEMENTS TO BE PROVIDED, WE DIDN'T YET HAVE THE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS, AND THE SKETCHES FOR THOSE EASEMENTS, SO WE USED AERIALS FROM THE PROPERTY APPRAISER, ALONG WITH PROPERTY APPRAISER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. WE NOW HAVE THOSE LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AND SKETCHES FOR THOSE EASEMENTS, AND HAVE FINALIZED THOSE EASEMENT DOCUMENTS AND THE THIRD THING IT DOES IS TO CLARIFY THAT THE CONSIDERATION TO BE PAID TO THE HOA UNDER THE AGREEMENT FOR THOSE EASEMENTS WOULD BE PAID AT THE TIME OF THE TOLL CLOSING OR WITHIN 30 DAYS THEREOF. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? MOTION? >> THE HOA HAS APPROVED IT? >> WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HOA. >> HERON BAY. YES, WE'VE ALREADY REVIEWED ALL OF THAT. OUR ATTORNEY AND MR. SAROKA HAVE ALL HAMMERED EVERYTHING OUT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR ISROW. >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. >> ITEM 9. D IS RESOLUTION 2025-036, EMPLOYEE INSURANCE BENEFIT PLANS AND WELLNESS PROGRAM. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE'S RANKING AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE TOP- RANKED PROPOSER, RSC INSURANCE BROKERAGE, INC. , FOR THE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE BENEFITS PLAN AND WELLNESS PROGRAM PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR CITY OF PARKLAND. I STAND BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO OBTAIN APPROVAL ON BEHALF OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE'S TOP- RATED FIRM AND TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH RSC INSURANCE BROKERAGE. AS WE KNOW, AS GEARING GROUP, TO BE OUR INSURANCE BROKER. WHAT THEY DO IS THEY DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT OUR BENEFIT PLANS AND PROGRAMS, BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION, OPEN ENROLLMENT, AND OUR WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND THEN THEY TROUBLESHOOT OUR BENEFIT ISSUES. WE HAVE BEEN WITH GEARING GROUP SINCE 2017 AND THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT IS A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN OPTION OF THREE ONE- YEAR CONTRACTS. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THERE'S NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND ISROW. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR ISROW. >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. >> BUILDERS RISK INSURANCE FOR WEDGE PRESERVE PARK. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, PLACHLT, APPROVING THE BROWN AND BROWN PROPOSAL FOR BUILDER'S RISK INSURANCE AT A COST OF $445,857, PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. FOR THE RECORD, KELLY SCHWARTZ, FINANCE DIRECTOR. SO, AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE HAVE A BIG GROUNDBREAKING COMING UP, BUT IN APRIL, THE CITY COMMISSION APPROVED THE RESOLUTION FOR THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, THE GMP, FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, WHICH IS THE CMAR, AND WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH KAUFMAN LYNN CONSTRUCTION. INCLUDED IN THE TERMS OF THAT CONTRACT WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY TO GO OUT AND OBTAIN BUILDER'S RISK PROPERTY INSURANCE. WHAT BUILDER'S RISK INSURANCE IS, IT'S A SPECIALIZED TYPE OF PROPERTY INSURANCE THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE ALSO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH BROWN AND BROWN. THEY'RE ALSO KNOWN AS RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.. THEN, THEY ARE OUR BROKER FOR PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE. SO, STAFF WORKED WITH BROWN AND BROWN, AND THEY BROKERED ON OUR BEHALF PROPOSALS FOR THIS BUILDER'S RISK COVERAGE. AND WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN THETHE PROPOSAL THAT'S ATTACHED, AND THAT COVERS THE FULL GMP AMOUNT OF $42,215,597. SO, THE TOTAL COST OF THE PREMIUM FOR THIS INSURANCE AND WE'RE EXCLUDING THE OPTIONAL TERRORISM COVERAGE, IS $445,857. THAT MIGHT SEEM LIKE KIND OF A BIG NUMBER, BUT THIS IS, OF COURSE, COVERING THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF OVER $42 MILLION FOR AN 18-MONTH PERIOD AND ALL RISKS THAT ARE INVOLVED. AND TO BE NOTED, IF WE WERE [00:45:03] TO MOVE FORWARD WITH KAUFMAN LYNN PROCURING AND HAVING THIS INSURANCE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, IT WAS GOING TO COST 1.48% OF THE GMP, SO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN RESULTED IN A COST OF OVER $629,000. SO, WITH US WORKING WITH OUR BROWN AND BROWN BROKER, WE WERE ABLE TO SAVE THE CITY $183,000. SO, BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS APPROVAL TO -- FOR THIS BUILDER'S RISK POLICY AND WE DO HAVE BILL WILSON FROM BROWN & BROWN BECAUSE THIS IS A REAL SPECIALIZED TYPE OF INSURANCE, JUST IN CASE YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS THAT I WAS UNABLE TO ANSWER. THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> I GOT ONE. >> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, THE PREMIUM, THAT'S FOR JUST THE INITIAL THREE- YEAR TERM? RIGHT? >> IT'S A 559 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. SO, IT WAS PUT OUT WHERE IT WOULD COVER THE FULL TIMELINE THAT WAS PROJECTED BY KAUFMAN LYNN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. >> WELL, I'M LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION. IT'S SAYING THE EXECUTED CONTRACT FOR PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND FOR TWO ADDITIONAL TWO- YEAR PERIODS. >> THAT WAS THE CONTRACT THAT WE EXECUTED WITH BROWN & BROWN, RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES. THAT HAVE THEM AS OUR BROKER FOR PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE. SO, THAT'S KIND OF JUST GIVING YOU SOME HISTORY, THE FIRST WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU APPROVED THIS CONTRACT WITH THEM TO BE OUR PROPERTY BROKER. THEN, YOU APPROVED THE CONTRACT FOR THE CMAR, AND NOW, THEY'VE BROKERED THIS INDIVIDUAL POLICY, WHICH IS DOWN BELOW IN THE SECTIONS. >> OKAY, SO, THE BUILDER'S RISK IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND APART, MEANING ITS OWN POLICY? >> IT IS ITS OWN POLICY, BUT IT IS A PROPERTY INSURANCE. IT'S AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY INSURANCE. >> GOT IT. THE QUESTION I WAS TRYING TO GET TO, THERE'S NO ADDED COST. I KNOW YOU WERE SAYING IF WE HAVE TO PROLONG IT BEHIND THE 18 MONTHS O CONSTRUCTION, THE POINT IS THIS IS THE COST? >> THIS IS A COST AT 18 MONTHS. IF THERE ARE DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THIS WAS PUT OUT AS THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WAS SIGNED, THEN WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPTIONS. SO, IF STAFF SEES THAT WE MAY NEED ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXTEND. WE WOULD GET WITH BROWN & BROWN AND BE ABLE TO EXTEND OUR CURRENT POLICY. IF SOMETHING MAJOR HAPPENED, AND THERE WAS A VERY LONG DELAY, THEN WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO LOOK INTO GETTING ANOTHER POLICY. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> WE'RE HOPING THAT NONE OF THOSE OCCUR. >> YES. >> NO STORMS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY APPROVALS? MOTIONS? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECONDED. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SO, WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISROW, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR ISROW. >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 9. F IS ORDINANCE 2025-001. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, MADAMING ORDINANCE 2024-011 WHICH ADOPTED THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MOTION ANYBODY? >> JUST SO I'M -- JUST TO CONFIRM, THIS IS JUST MOVING MONEY FROM ONE BUCKET TO ANOTHER. WE'RE NOT INCREASING ANY BUDGET OR ADDING TO IT? IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MOVING FUNDS OF AN ALREADY EXISTING BUDGET, CORRECT? >> WELL, YES. IN A SENSE. WE DIDN'T -- WHEN THE 2025 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET WAS ADOPTED, THERE WAS NO DOLLAR AMOUNT ADOPTED FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND, SO THIS IS BASICALLY A CONTINUATION OF PROJECTS THAT WERE APPROVED IN 2024 THAT NOW WE HAVE HAD TO MOVE INTO 2025. SO, THE BUDGET IS ACTUALLY INCREASING, BUT YOU'RE BASICALLY USING WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE PRIOR YEAR AND NOW MOVING IT INTO THE NEW YEAR. AND THEN, THE OTHER PIECE OF IT, AS YOU SAYS, MOVING FROM BUCKET TO BUCKET, THE MONEY FOR THAT WEDGE PARK WAS IN THE GENERAL FUND, SO THIS IS BASICALLY MOVING IT TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND WHERE THE EXPENSES ARE HITTING. >> OKAY. >> SO, YOU ARE CORRECT. NO EFFECT TO THE MILLAGE RATE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> NO IMPACT, NO ADDITIONAL IMPACT. >> I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM. MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THERE'S NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER -- OR VICE MAYOR ISROW AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. VICE MAYOR ISROW. MAYOR WALKER. [00:50:01] >> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 9.G. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED SERVICES PROVIDING A SPECIAL BENEFIT TO LOCAL AREAS WITHIN THE CITY, AUTHORIZING THE IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS TO FUND THE COST OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED SERVICES PROVIDING A SPECIAL BENEFIT TO PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY, PROVIDING CERTAIN DECHGSS AND FINDINGS, PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF ASSESSMENT AREAS, PROVIDING A PROCEDURE TO IMPOSE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR NOTICE AND ADOPTION OF ASSESSMENT ROLLS AND FOR CORRECTION OF ERRORS AND OMISSIONS, PROVIDING THAT ASSESSMENTS CONSTITUTE A LIEN ON ASSESSED PROPERTY UPON ADOPTION OF THE ASSESSMENT ROLLS. AUTHORIZING HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE AND CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS, PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR COLLECTION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDING A MECHANISM FOR THE IMPOSITION OF ASSESSMENTS ON GOVERNMENTAL PROPERTY, PROVIDING APPLICABILITY, PROVIDING THAT PROCEDURES HEREIN ARE AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION AND SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> AND WE HAVE KELLY AGAIN. YOU'RE EARNING YOUR KEEP TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU. AT LEAST YOU PUT THEM BACK-TO-BACK ON THE AGENDA. THAT WAS A VERY LONG TITLE. I'LL TRY AND BREAK IT DOWN TO A LITTLE BIT SIMPLER TERMS. BASICALLY, THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS TO FUND THE COSTS OF FUTURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED SERVICES THAT PROVIDE A SPECIAL BENEFIT TO PROPERTIES. APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINARY NARNS ESTABLISHES THE INTENTIONS OF THE CITY, AND THE PROCEDURES THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO IMPOSE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. SO, IT KIND OF OUTLINES THE GUIDELINES FOR HOW YOU WOULD HANDLE THIS AND WHAT STEPS YOU MUST TAKE ALONG THE WAY. APPROVING THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT ACTUALLY ASSESS ANY PROPERTIES. IT ALSO DOES NOT ACTUALLY APPROVE ANY INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS. IN ORDER TO COLLECT ASSESSMENTS ON THE 2026 TAX BILL, SO, THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD AT PRIOR COMMISSION MEETINGS AND AT STRATEGIC PLANNING WAS THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO IMPOSE ANY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OR PRESENT FOR IMPOSITION FOR THE 2025 TAX BILL, WHICH WOULD COME OUT IN NOVEMBER. WE'RE DISCUSSING THE POSSIBILITY FOR NEXT YEAR IN 2026. AND THAT WOULD BE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. BUT EVEN TO GET TO THAT POINT, WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO ESTABLISH AND APPROVE AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS FOR EACH PROJECT, ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR EACH PROJECT, FINAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS FOR EACH PROJECT. IN ADDITION, WE WOULD HAVE TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTION, WHICH IS BASICALLY PUTTING IT ON THE TRIM NOTICE IN THE FUTURE AND COLLECTING IT WITH THE A TAX COLLECTOR. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER. BUT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PUTTING IT ON THE 2025 TAX BILL, WE HAVE TO BRING BACK BASICALLY THE SAME RESOLUTION AGAIN. WE WOULD ALSO BE COMPLETING ALL OF THE REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS, BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO, YOU WOULD HAVE FIRST-CLASS MAILINGS, NOTIFICATIONS IN THE NEWSPAPER, THE INTENT ACTUALLY HAS TO BE ADVERTISED FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. SO, WE WOULD BE COMPLYING WITH ALL OF THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE IN THIS ORDINANCE. THAT'S PRESENTED BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS ANY STATE REQUIREMENTS. SO, AGAIN, THIS ORDINANCE, THERE'S NO FISCAL IMPACT TO EITHER THE CITY OR TO RESIDENTS FOR THIS ORDINANCE ITSELF. ANY FISCAL OBLIGATIONS WOULD BE PRESENTED IN FUTURE ASSESSMENT RESOLUTIONS. SO, I'M -- >> AND THESE WOULD BE FOR THOSE PROJECTS WHERE SOMEONE IS GETTING A SPECIAL BENEFIT? >> CORRECT. >> LIKE THE RANCHES OR PINE TREE OR -- >> RIGHT. AND THE STATE HAS VERY SPECIFIC GUIDELINES TO HOW YOU -- HOW AND WHEN YOU CAN ASSESS, AND IT IS ONLY WHEN THERE IS A SPECIAL BENEFIT PROVIDED, AND THERE'S A FAIR AND REASONABLE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY. >> RIGHT. WHICH IS TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO FOR THOSE SPECIFIC PROJECTS, WHICH WE HAVE DONE ALSO FOR PINE TREE AND THE RANCHES. >> YES, SIR, AND WE'VE PRESENTED THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE RANCHES, THE METHODOLOGY FOR PINE TREE WOULD BE COMING AT A FUTURE DATE. WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE'S AN AWARD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. >> UNDERSTOOD. ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? DO WE HAVE -- OH, SORRY. >> THIS ISN'T OPPOSING ANY ASSESSMENT WE'LL DEAL WITH ANY FUTURE ASSESSMENTS AT A LATER DATE. THIS IS PROVIDING US THE MECHANISM TO BE ABLE TO DO IT IN THE FUTURE. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. IT'S THE MECHANISM AND THE PATHWAY. >> EACH INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT WOULD HAVE TO BE VOTED ON, SPECIFICALLY. >> MULTIPLE TIMES. >> CORRECT. RIGHT. >> YES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> IT'S A PUBLIC -- NOBODY WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING? SO, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE [00:55:01] MAYOR ISROW AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR ISROW. [10. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office] >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, KELLY. COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE? OH. CAPTAIN MCCARTAL IS TALLER. >> LITTLE BIT. GOOD EVENING. I JUST HAVE A FEW ITEMS FOR YOUYOU GUYS. I WANT TO START OUT WITH DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE -- CORRECTION, JULY 9TH, ALL OF OUR SROS DID SOME MANDATORY TRAINING FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK, SO SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT THEY WERE TRAINED ON AS A REFRESHER WAS AUTISM AWARENESS, SCHOOL THREATS, REALTIME CRIME CENTER CAPABILITIES, AND NOTIFICATION PROCESSES. THREAT MANAGEMENT AS WELL. SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE STATE ATTORNEYS OFFICE JUVENILE DIVISION. AND LATER IN THE -- LATER IN JULY, BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS UP, THEY'LL DO ANOTHER WEEK OF TRAINING WHERE THEY'LL BE DOING ACTIVE ASSAILANT DRILLS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, SUMMER CAMPS ARE IN SESSION. WE HAVE WEST GLADES, HERON HEIGHTS, AND SOMERSET IN SESSION SO IS OUR SROS ARE THERE PROVIDING SECURITY AS USUAL. WE HAVE A SUMMER OPERATIONAL PLAN IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUMMER TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH E- BIKES, SO YOU SHOULD SEE INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE AT THE PARKS. ESPECIALLY DURING PARK HOURS AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS. WE KNOW THOSE ARE BIG ISSUE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR THESE ISSUES TO ADDRESS THEM. SO, IF RESIDENTS HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS OR IF THEY SEE ANYTHING GOING ON, WE URGE THEM TO PLEASE CALL US SO WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE. WE'RE ALSO DOING EXTRA PATROLS FOR OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. WE'RE DOING EXTRA CHECKS THERE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS SAFE, THERE'S NOTHING SUSPICIOUS GOING ON. SO, IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS GOING ON, LIKE THEY SAY, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING, SO PLEASE CONTACT US, NO MATTER HOW MINOR YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE. VACATION WATCHES. WE KNOW IT'S SUMMER. EVERYBODY'S PROBABLY ON VACATION. SO, PLEASE EITHER CALL US AT 954-753-5050 OR SEND US AN EMAIL AT PARKLAND@SHERIFF.ORG. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO COME BY YOUR HOUSE AND DO VACATION WATCHES. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WANTED TO GO OVER A FEW NUMBERS FOR YOU, ACTIVITY OVER THE COURSE OF MAY THAT WE HAD. SO, WE HAD 1,665 CALLS FOR SERVICE, 103 INCIDENT REPORTS WERE TAKEN WHERE THE DEPUTIES ARE WRITING OFFICIAL POLICE REPORTS BASED ON CALLS FOR SERVICE OR INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE WARRANTED. WE MADE EIGHT ARRESTS IN THE MONTH OF MAY. PRIMARILY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 642 CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. 26 FIELD INTERVIEW CARDS WERE COMPLETED. THOSE ARE TYPICALLY DONE TO CREATE INTELLIGENCE TO SHARE WITH OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION, SO IF A DEPUTY COMES IN CONTACT WITH SOMEBODY, THEY COMPLETE A CARD, THEY SEND IT OVER SO THAT THEY CAN DEVELOP ANY TYPE OF LEAD BASED UPON THAT, IF IT'S SUSPICIOUS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE HAD -- WE HAD 27 CRASHES IN THE CITY IN MAY. LUCKILY, THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE MINOR. THERE'S REALLY NO TREND TO THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE CRASHES ARE OCCURRING. WE DID HAVE SOME CRASHES, BUT THE E- BIKES, THE FIRST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT, THE FIRST WEEKEND AFTER SCHOOL ENDED, THAT SLOWED DOWN, LUCKILY, SO WE REMIND PARENTS TO PLEASE EDUCATE THE PARENTS OR, CORRECTION, THE CHILDREN ON THE USE OF THOSE. 76 SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS WERE COMPLETED. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS ARE TYPICALLY REPORTS WRITTEN BY OUR DETECTIVES ONCE THEY'RE ASSIGNED A CASE FOR FOLLOW-UP. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF WE GET CALLED BACK TO A SCENE FOR AN INITIAL REPORT, WE WRITE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS SO IT CAN BE REVIEWED BY OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION FOR FOLLOW-UP. WE HAD SEVEN BAKER ACTS AND 703 PARK WALKS AND TALKS AND THOSE ARE AT OUR HOUSES OF WORSHIP, OUR PARKS, AND OUR BUSINESSES. OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. >> GREAT. LIEUTENANT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE NUMBERS YOU GAVE US. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU'RE STEPPING UP AND ALSO OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, TODD, FOR THE E-BIKES. BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, WEEKEND AFTER SCHOOL, WE HAD TWO ACCIDENTS, SOMEBODY FELL, BROKE HIS WRIST. THEN, WE HAD ANOTHER CHILD TORE UP HIS KNEE, HAD TO GET SURGERY. SO, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH BSO, THROUGH OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY US TO MAKE SURE PARENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING AND WHERE THEY'RE AT. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALMOST LIKE WHERE'S YOUR KEY FOB? >> WHERE'S YOUR KID? >> WE SHOULD START, WHERE'S YOUR KID? >> I LIKE THAT. [01:00:01] >> E-BIKE. >> RIGHT. AGAIN, WE ENCOURAGE KIDS TO GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY AND ENJOY THEMSELVES, WHETHER IT'S A REGULAR BICYCLE OR IT'S AN E-BIKE, BUT THEY NEED TO DO THAT SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY. AND I THINK THAT'S THE PART THAT GETS LOST A LOT, AND THAT'S THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARENTS. THIS FALLS ON PARENTS. YOU KNOW, BSO, EVERYBODY ELSE CAN ONLY BE IN SO MANY PLACES AT ONCE. BUT THE PARENTS, WE ASSUME, SEE THEIR CHILDREN EVERY DAY, SO USUALLY, MY KIDS COME HOME, WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY? WHERE DID YOU GO? WHO WERE YOU WITH? QUESTIONS LIKE THAT ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK. SO, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, PARENTS ARE DOING THAT. KIDS ARE GOING TO DO STUPID THINGS. AND THAT'S OKAY. BUT IT'S THE REPEAT OFFENDERS THAT ARE EXTREMELY TROUBLING, BECAUSE PARENTS SHOULD, YOU KNOW, HAVE A TAB ON WHAT THEIR KIDS ARE DOING. >> YES. AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY'S ASSISTANCE WITH PUSHING OUT THAT INFORMATION. IT RELATES TO THE ELECTRIC BIKES. WE'VE ALSO PUSHED IT OUT TO THE SCHOOL THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, TO THE PARENT LINKS. WE'VE PUT IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ANY OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS WE ATTEND, WE HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND WE HAVE BEEN REALLY TRYING TO PUSH OUT THE EDUCATION ASPECT, TO YOUR POINT, TO PREVENT -- WE WANT TO PREVENT ANYTHING FROM HAPPENING. >> YEP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. ANYBODY ELSE? >> I'VE JUST GOT ONE QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE DATA. THAT LAST DATA POINT, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? THE PARK WALKS. >> PARK AND WALK AND TALK? 703. SO, THOSE ARE WHEN THE DEPUTIES GO TO A SPECIFIC AREA, LIKE I MENTIONED, EITHER A PARK OR BUSINESS, THEY GET OUT OF THE CAR, WALK AROUND, INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS, AND YOU KNOW, GATHER INFORMATION, ANY TIPS THAT MIGHT BE COMING THROUGH, ANY CONCERNS THEY HAVE, SO WE CAN ADDRESS -- REALLY, IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE ASPECT THAT WE APPROACH WITH THAT. >> I LIKE THAT-. >> HOW ARE THOSE CAPTURED? >> THE DEPUTIES PULL A CASE NUMBER AND DOCUMENT IT IN OUR COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM. >> SO, THERE'S, LIKE A NOTE OF WHO THEY COMMUNICATED WITH, THE LOCATION, KIND OF THE CONTENT? >> YES, THEY PULL A CASE NUMBER, AND THEY'LL PUT NOTES INTO THE CALL, WHAT THEY DID, IF THEIR BODY CAMERA WAS ON, WHO THEY SPOKE TO, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. >> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. >> I LIKE THAT. ANYBODY, ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LIEUTENANT. [11. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department ] >> IT'S BEEN A WHILE. >> IT HAS BEEN. >> I DON'T THINK YOU WERE AT THE LAST MEETING, WERE YOU? >> I WAS OUT. I MISSED YOU GUYS. >> YES. IT'S BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS. IT FEELS LIKE ANYWAY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS. >> I PROMISE MY ATTENDANCE WILL BE BETTER MOVING FORWARD. JUST WHEN I THOUGHT YOU THOUGHT STATS WERE BORING, LIEUTENANT GELSKE MADE ME LOOK BAD WITH ALL THOSE COOL STATS SO I WILL TRY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. 137 EMS CALLS, 3 FIRE CALLS IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND LAST MONTH. JUST AN UPDATE ON THE HUB. LAST MEETING, I DISCUSSED THEY WERE WORKING ON ESTABLISHING THETHE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO. THEY ARE NOW TESTING THAT CONNECTION. IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING VERY THOROUGH TESTING TO ENSURE THAT THAT CONNECTION IS NOT ONLY PRESENT BUT WORKING WELL BEFORE THEY MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP TO PHYSICALLY TEST SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE TWO. SO, WE'RE GETTING THERE ONE STEP AT A TIME. >> LIKE DOING A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO FIND OUT THE FEASIBILITY. >> EXACTLY THE SAME, YES, SIR. >> WE'RE TESTING TO SEE IF THE TESTING WILL ACTUALLY TEST. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THIS IS STARTING TO FEEL LIKE A MONTE PYTHON SKETCH. >> WE'VE MADE, OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE MADE SOME NICE STRIDES. GLAD TO SEE THAT. >> HOPEFULLY BY THE NEXT MEETING, WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY SHARING DATA BACK AND FORTH, BUT WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET AT THE TIME. >> EXCELLENT. >> PER YOUR REQUEST, AS WELL FROM THE CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE TENTATIVELY -- WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT FIRE OPS SOMETIME IN JANUARY. IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU, WE'LL GET YOU A DATE. WE FEEL IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT COOLER DURING THAT TIME. >> THAT'S SMART. >> YEAH, WE TRY. WE DON'T WANT TO HURT ANYBODY. >> AND COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN HAS SAID HE WILL SHAVE HIS BEARD SO HE CAN GO INTO THE FIRE THING. >> GLAD TO HEAR THAT. >> THAT LITERALLY NEVER HAPPENED. >> SO, NANCY, I WORK WITH YOU ON A DATE, BUT WE DECIDED TO PUSH IT OUT TO COOLER WEATHER. WE CAN WORK ON SPECIFICS. THANK YOU. AND THE LAST THING IS, YOU GUYS MENTIONED BEFORE, GO CATS. THIS SUNDAY, I HOPE YOU'RE WATCHING THE PARADE ON TV, BECAUSE YOU WILL SEE ONE OF YOUR CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE TRUCKS IN THE PARADE, SO WE HAVE BEEN HAPPY. WE WERE ASKED BY THE PANTHERS ORGANIZATION SINCE THEIR TRAINING FACILITY WAS IN OUR CITY LAST YEAR, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. [12. Comments by the City Manager] >> EXCELLENT. >> THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MIKE. >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER? >> YES. BEFORE I GO INTO A DATE DISCUSSION FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, I JUST WANT TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE REDTAIL HAWK AT THE WEDGE PRESERVE PARK. AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A BABY BIRDS IN THE NEST, AND DURING THE PAST FOUR [01:05:02] WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN FLYING DRONES OVER THE NEST JUST TO GET A STATUS ON THE BABY BIRDS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN GONE NOW FOR FOUR WEEKS. SO, REST ASSURED THAT WHEN WE DO CUT DOWN THE TREES, THE NEST WILL DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN VACATED. >> I APPRECIATE THE CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SAFE. SO, THANK YOU. >> VERY ENVIRONMENTAL CROWD. >> AND THEN THE OTHER REQUEST IS TO CHANGE OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 9TH, TO SWITCH IT TO THURSDAY, JULY 10TH. IF THOS POSSIBLE. >> THE ONLY CONFLICT I HAVE IS THAT'S THE SAME TIME AS THE NEXT PINE TREE WATER CONTROL DISTRICT MEETING. >> IT'S ALSO PARKLAND'S BIRTHDAY. >> I WILL ALSO BE OUT OF TOWN. I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF I'M GOING TO BE AVAILABLE GOING WITH MY KIDS TO GO TOURING CAMPS. >> IT'S MY FAULT. I HAVE A CONFLICT THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE WAS A CONFLICT, AND UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT EVEN ABLE TO ATTEND REMOTELY. SO, THAT'S THE ISSUE WITH THE 9TH, AND SO, I APOLOGIZE. >> ALL GOOD. >> NO REASON -- NO NEED TO APOLOGIZE. I MEAN, IT'S -- >> IT HAPPENS. >> THE SUMMER IS TOUGH. SO, I'M GOING TO SAY WE CANNOT -- WE SHOULD NOT CHANGE IT? >> IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD DO THE DAY PRIOR, THE 8TH? I MEAN, THE -- YEAH, THE 8TH? IS THERE A WAY TO DO IT? THE DAY PRIOR? >> BUT YOU -- >> I COULD ATTEND REMOTELY. >> YEAH, YOU CAN ATTEND REMOTELY THEN. >> I CAN DO THE 8TH. >> I CAN DO THE 8TH. >> CINDY? >> YEAH, I CAN MAKE THE 8TH WORK. >> OKAY. >> DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THE WORKSHOP THAT SAME DAY, NANCY, OR JUST THE COMMISSION MEETING? >> IF WE HAVE A WORKSHOP ITEM, IT WOULD BE THE SAME DAY, SO IT WOULD BE ON JULY 8TH. >> AT 6:00? >> AT 6:00, THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY. >> RIGHT NOW, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SCHEDULED FOR THE WORKSHOP. >> THERE'S NO CURRENT -- THAT'S LIKE A SLATED WORKSHOP. >> GOT YOU. OKAY. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF WE COULD JUST DO THE MEETING THAT DAY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> I DON'T THINK WE'LL -- I DON'T THINK IT -- >> I HATE TO DO THIS, BUT YOUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS A MEETING THAT NIGHT. >> OH, ANTHONY. >> I COULD GET COVERAGE, THOUGH, AS LONG AS YOU WON'T MISS ME TOO MUCH FOR THIS MEETING. >> I DON'T THINK I'LL MISS YOU AT ALL. >> OKAY. >> I WILL, ANTHONY. I WILL. >> I APOLOGIZE, ANTHONY. >> WELL, I'LL MAKE IT WORK. IT JUST MAY NOT BE ME. >> I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE SIMEON OVER YOU. >> FAIR ENOUGH. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> FOR THE RECORD. >> DO WE NEED TO CORRECT THE OTHER ITEM SINCE WE CHANGED THE DATE TO THE 8TH INSTEAD OF THE 9TH? >> OH, YEAH, YOU MESSED IT UP. >> I APOLOGIZE. >> NOW IT'S ALL MESSED UP. >> I TRIED TO LEAF IT VAGUE. >> I TOLD THEM TO STAY TUNED FOR THIS ONE, SO IT WILL BE JULY 8TH FOR ITEM 9. A FOR THOSE INTERESTED PARTIES THAT ARE INTERESTED. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER THAT TO JULY 8TH. DO I NEED TO MOVE IT AGAIN? >> I DON'T THINK YOU DO. BUT WE SHOULD GET A MOTION TO CHANGE THE MEETING DATE. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE THE MEETING DATE FROM JULY 9TH TO JULY 8TH AT 7:00 P.M. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> SO, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BRIER AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ISROW TO MOVE JULY'S MEETING TO TUESDAY, JULY 8TH, AT 7:00 P.M. >> ROLL CALL. >> OH, YEAH, RIGHT, ROLL CALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I GOT YOU. >> I WAS JUST -- >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR ISROW. [13. Comments by the City Attorney] >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND NOW, COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. >> I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY MIND BRIEFLY. I REALIZED WHEN YOU MADE THE MOTION TO DEFER, WE DID SPECIFY THOSE TWO DATES, SO IF WE CAN GET A MOTION, COMMISSIONER BRIER WAS CORRECT. >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER 9.A TO JULY 8 TH NOW COMMISSION MEETING. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. >> SO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE AGENDA ITEM 9. A TO JULY 8TH, EVEN THOUGH WE'LL PROBABLY DEFER IT AGAIN. WE'LL JUST ASSUME IT'S GOING TO BE JULY 8TH. AND THEN WE HAVE A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR ISROW. ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER BRIER. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR ISROW. >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. PLEASE SHOW THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> SO, I CAN'T HAVE MY CORRECTION BE MY ONLY COMMENT SO MY SECOND COMMENT, A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME THE VICE MAYOR MAY HAVE A BIRTHDAY COMING UP. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VICE MAYOR. >> APPRECIATE IT. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> IT WASN'T A HAWK. THE LITTLE BIRDIE WASN'T A HAWK. >> OKAY. >> NOTHING FURTHER, MAYOR, THANKING. >> NOW DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> ALL RIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.