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[1. Call to Order]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS CITY COMMISSION BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH AT 6 P.M. TO ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE.

ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF MIND AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER BREYER HERE.

COMMISSIONER. CANTOR. HERE. COMMISSIONER MURPHY HERE.

VICE MAYOR ISRAEL HERE. MAYOR WALKER HERE. THANK YOU.

[4.A. FY 2026 Proposed Budget]

REGULAR AGENDA. WE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026.

PROPOSED BUDGET. I CAN'T GET MY MICROPHONE ON.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

TONIGHT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR PROPOSED BUDGET IN GREATER DETAIL, AS WELL AS ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

AND JUST TO NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH YOU WERE GIVEN A PROPOSED BOOK ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES SINCE THE BOOK THAT YOU'RE PROVIDED.

THIS BUDGET PROCESS IS VERY FLUID, SO AS THINGS COME UP, WE'RE REGULARLY MAKING CHANGES THROUGH THE PRETTY MUCH THE END OF AUGUST.

BUT I WILL BE COVERING WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE THIS EVENING, AT LEAST THE THE VERY LARGE ONES, THE BUDGET PROCESS IN GENERAL. MANY OF YOU ARE VERY FAMILIAR.

IN JULY YOU HAD A MEETING WHERE YOU APPROVED THE RESOLUTIONS THAT SET THE PRELIMINARY MAXIMUM RATES FOR THE MILLAGE AS WELL AS THE THREE ASSESSMENTS.

THESE ARE THE RATES THAT WILL BE LISTED IN THE TRIM NOTICES THAT WILL BE MAILED THIS MONTH TO THE RESIDENTS.

LAST WEEK WE OFFERED A WORKSHOP FOR THE RESIDENTS, AND IN SEPTEMBER WE WILL HAVE THE TWO FORMAL PUBLIC HEARINGS WHERE THE FINAL ASSESSMENTS, MILLAGE RATE AND BUDGET ARE ADOPTED.

JUST TAKE A QUICK NOTE OF THAT FIRST PUBLIC HEARING DATE.

THAT IS A FRIDAY AND IT IS AT 5:01 P.M.. THE FIRST MEETING HAS A LOT OF STATE RESTRICTIONS ON THE TIME FRAME THAT YOU CAN HAVE IT.

SO IN ORDER TO MEET THOSE GUIDELINES, WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH AT 5:01 P.M.

THE SECOND MEETING IS SEPTEMBER 24TH. THAT'S A REGULAR SCHEDULED COMMISSION DATE.

SO SOME OF THE NEXT SLIDES WERE ALSO PRESENTED AT THE JULY MEETING.

SO I'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THEM A LITTLE FASTER.

BUT I STILL WANTED TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION HERE FOR YOU TONIGHT IN CASE THERE'S DISCUSSION.

AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROPERTY VALUES DID INCREASE.

WE HAD AN OVERALL 6.7% INCREASE. THE OVERALL PROPERTY VALUES ARE AT ABOUT 8.7 BILLION.

THE NEW TAXABLE VALUE WAS 73 MILLION, AND THE CHANGE TO THE EXISTING VALUES WAS 475 MILLION.

THAT WAS A 5.81% INCREASE. SOMETHING TO POINT OUT HERE.

PARKLAND WAS ACTUALLY THE FOURTH LOWEST IN NET INCREASES.

COUNTYWIDE, THE AVERAGE WAS 8.91% NET AND 9.5 OVERALL CHANGE.

SO WE WERE ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE AVERAGE COUNTYWIDE.

AND I THINK THAT GOES TO SHOW THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TURNOVER OF OUR PROPERTIES AND A LOT OF THE PROPERTIES THAT DO TURNOVER, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PURCHASING HAVE A LOT OF THE PORTABILITY WHEN THEY MAKE THAT PURCHASE.

SO WE'RE NOT SEEING THE LARGE PROPERTY TAX VALUE CHANGES.

THE MILLAGE RATE, WE'RE PROPOSING THE SAME MILLAGE RATE THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE FIVE PRIOR FISCAL YEARS, 4.2979. AND THIS YEAR, THAT MEANS AN ADDITIONAL 2.15 MILLION IN REVENUE AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, WE DISCUSSED HOW THE EXPENDITURES ARE INCREASING AT A GREATER RATE THAN THE REVENUES.

SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS BUDGET, BALANCED BUDGET THIS EVENING WITH THE SAME MILLAGE RATE THAT WE'VE HAD.

I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, BUT FOR NOW, YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN THE PAST, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO WHILE PROVIDING THE THE LEVEL OF SERVICES.

SO WHY DO WE GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THE TAXABLE VALUE AND THE MILLAGE RATE? YOU'LL SEE IN A LATER SLIDE THAT THE AVERAGE REVENUE IS 60% OF THE ENTIRE GENERAL FUND BUDGET? AND HOPEFULLY THAT NUMBER GIVES RESIDENTS SOME PERSPECTIVE WHEN THEY HEAR THE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE MEDIA AND AT THE STATE LEVEL ABOUT CUTTING OR ELIMINATING PROPERTY TAXES AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT WOULD HAVE ON CITY OPERATIONS.

THERE ARE SO MANY REVENUE STREAMS THAT ARE OUT OF THE CITY'S CONTROL, SUCH AS SALES TAX AND HALF CENT SALES TAX,

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COMMUNICATION TAX. AND THERE ARE OTHER REVENUES THAT ARE IN OUR CONTROL, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FEES THAT WE SET.

THAT'S GOING TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING.

BUT THE FEES THAT WE SET TURN INTO THE CHARGES FOR SERVICES REVENUE, WHICH MAKES UP ONLY 11% OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

SO EVEN IF WE DRASTICALLY INCREASE INCREASED FEES, IT WOULDN'T MEAN A BIG CHANGE FOR THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S JUST SO VITAL THAT THE LEGISLATION UNDERSTANDS THE IMPACT ON SOME OF THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND THAT THERE AREN'T A LOT OF OPTIONS THAT THE CITY HAS TO SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPERTY TAXES, AND THAT THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, ESPECIALLY PUBLIC SAFETY, IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN JUST RAISE FUNDS FOR ELSEWHERE.

SO JUST A LITTLE SORRY, STANDING ON MY SOAPBOX BECAUSE OF ALL THE TALK ON WHAT'S TO COME WITH PROPERTY TAXES.

SAYS SO WITH THE PROPERTY TAXES. WHERE DO THOSE TAXES GO WHEN WE DO GET CALLS AND SOMETIMES WE GET CALLS IN FINANCE, USUALLY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN THEY START TO GET THEIR TRIM NOTICES THAT THE CITY IS GETTING ALL THIS ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE.

AND AND THAT'S THE MAIN CONCERN. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE FIND IS A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS AREN'T CLEAR ON THEIR TRIM NOTICE AND HOW IT WORKS.

AND THE PORTION OF THE TAX BILL AND WHAT GOES WHERE.

SO THIS LITTLE DOLLAR BREAKOUT SHOWS KIND OF WHERE A DOLLAR OR $100 BILL, $100 OF YOUR TAXES WOULD GO.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT PARKLAND ONLY RECEIVES 23% OF THOSE OF THAT TAX BILL.

THE MAJORITY, TWO THIRDS GOES TO BROWARD COUNTY AT 31% AND THE SCHOOL BOARD AT OVER 35%.

SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A MISCONCEPTION THAT A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE.

THEY THINK THAT THE CITY GETS ALL THE MONEY, AND REALLY WE'RE ONLY GETTING A SMALL PIECE LESS THAN A QUARTER.

ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE FOR SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS.

HOPEFULLY THEY'RE LISTENING ONLINE OR WATCHING BACK.

WE WANTED TO SHOW HOW OUR MILLAGE RATE COMPARES TO SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING CITIES.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT IN COMPARISON TO THE MILLAGE RATES OF MARGATE, TAMARAC, COCONUT CREEK AND CORAL SPRINGS, THAT WE ARE QUITE A BIT LOWER. TWO OF THOSE CITIES ALSO HAVE DEBT MILLAGE THAT'S SHOWN IN THE ORANGE.

THAT'S THE VOTED APPROVED GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND DEBT.

AND THAT HAS ITS OWN MILLAGE RATE. SO JUST TO SHOW THAT THIS CITY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE OFFER, PLUS MAINTAIN THE CAPITAL THAT WE DO AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILD A BRAND NEW, BEAUTIFUL PARK, ALL WITHOUT ISSUING BONDS FOR THE RESIDENTS. I'M GOING TO GO OVER THESE QUICKLY BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING.

BUT OUR FIRE ASSESSMENT IS ONLY PROPOSED TO GO UP AT ABOUT $16 FOR THE YEAR.

THAT'S ONLY $1.34 FOR THE MONTH. SO THAT IS GOING TO BRING IN ABOUT 200,000 ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT IS BASED ON THE PROPOSED CONTRACT CHANGES.

THIS SLIDE JUST GIVES A BRIEF VISUAL ON ALTHOUGH THE RATES HAVE MARGINALLY INCREASED FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE ARE STILL WAY BELOW THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE APPROVED BASED ON THE STUDY, WHICH WAS $476.

OUR SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT IS SCHEDULED TO GO UP ABOUT $19 FOR THE YEAR.

AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PASS THROUGH RATE. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE COLLECT GOES TOWARDS DIRECTLY TO WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE PROVISION OF SOLID WASTE SERVICES.

AND WE'RE IN OUR THIRD YEAR OF OUR STORMWATER ASSESSMENT.

AND THAT WAS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL STUDY AND THE ORDINANCE THAT ESTABLISHED THE RATE.

AND THE ASSESSMENTS ARE APPORTIONED BASED ON HOW MUCH SERVICES THE CITY PROVIDES TO THE DIFFERENT AREAS.

THOSE ARE. THAT'S THE BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE DIFFERENT RATES.

AND THE CHANGE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26 IS IT VARIES FROM $0.87 TO JUST UNDER $4 FOR THE YEAR.

SO VERY MINOR CHANGE BASED ON THE CPI OF 2.2%.

SO THAT COVERS KIND OF OUR MAIN REVENUE STREAMS. LET'S MOVE INTO OUR NEW YEAR. SO HAPPY NEW FISCAL YEAR.

THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR PROJECTED TOTAL BUDGET. AND THIS IS A NUMBER THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S IN YOUR BOOK.

WHAT WAS IN YOUR BOOK WAS ABOUT 79 MILLION. WE HAVE REDUCED THAT TO ABOUT 75.7 MILLION.

AND THAT IS A 23% DECREASE FROM THE ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 2025 NUMBER.

AND THE BREAKDOWN IS BETWEEN THE OPERATING FUND.

THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND. THAT'S THE MAIN FUND THAT FUNDS OUR CITY OPERATIONS.

WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF WHAT THE CITY PROVIDES, BESIDES THE GENERAL FUND IS 59 MILLION EVEN.

AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR CAPITAL FUNDS AND YOUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.

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SO. SURE. AND THE BIGGEST CHANGE IS THE PINE TREE ROADS FUNDS. AND I HAVE ITS OWN SLIDE ON THAT ONE.

SO I'LL COVER THAT ONE IN MORE DETAIL FOR YOU.

BUT BECAUSE OUR MAIN OPERATING FUND HERE IN THE CITY IS THE GENERAL FUND, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO SOME DETAILS WITH THAT ONE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE STAFFING CHANGES. THERE'S THE ADDITION OF THREE POSITIONS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE SENIOR ENGINEER AND AN ARBORIST POSITION.

YOU ALSO SEE THAT THERE WERE SIX POSITIONS IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT THAT ARE BEING ELIMINATED AS THE CITY ACHIEVES BUILD OUT.

WE HAVE TO CHANGE GEARS FROM ONE OF EXPANSION TO JUST MAINTAINING OPERATIONS.

SO THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE PERMITS AND THINGS COMING THROUGH, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OF THE OPERATIONAL TYPE.

CHANGING YOUR ROOFS AND YOUR AIR CONDITIONS AND NOT BUILDING LOTS OF DEVELOPMENTS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS LIKE WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST TEN YEARS. ALL OF THE POSITIONS THAT WERE ELIMINATED IN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WERE VACANT.

TO HIGHLIGHT THE WEDGE PRESERVED PARK SPECIFIC ADDITIONS.

THERE ARE EIGHT NEW POSITIONS FOR THE PARK FOR FULL TIME AND FOR PART TIME.

THESE WERE ONLY BUDGETED AT A QUARTER, SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE'LL PROBABLY NEED TO HIRE THESE POSITIONS AT THE TOWARDS THE VERY END OF FISCAL YEAR 2026. SO THIS HAS A MUCH SMALLER IMPACT ON NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

BUT IT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA THAT THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THESE IN FULL, AS WELL AS THOSE OPERATING COSTS, SO THAT THAT WILL BE AN IMPACT IN THE FUTURE.

SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR STAFF WAS BUDGETED AT 3%.

THE MERIT INCREASES REMAIN. THEY RANGE FROM 0 TO 3%.

WE HAVE OUR RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, WHICH IS A 401, A DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN FOR ALL FULL TIME.

ALL THE FULL TIMERS RECEIVE AN 11% CONTRIBUTION, AND IF THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTES 4% TO THEIR 457, AT LEAST 4%. THE CITY ALSO MATCHES ANOTHER 4%.

SO LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING, THAT WE HAVE A VERY STRONG RETIREMENT PROGRAM HERE AND IT IS A DEFINED BENEFIT.

SO WHEREAS SOME OF THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE THEIR OWN TRADITIONAL PENSIONS HAVE TO HAVE VERY LARGE UNFUNDED LIABILITIES, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT WITH THIS PLAN. SO THIS IS A VERY GOOD, VERY STRONG PLAN.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S VERY ATTRACTIVE FOR POTENTIAL HIRES.

OUR HEALTH INSURANCE RATES ARE NOT QUITE FINALIZED YET.

I KNOW HR WAS MEETING TODAY EVEN AND WE'RE WRAPPING UP THOSE NUMBERS NOW, BUT WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THEM, ANTICIPATE THEM BEING VERY LARGE AND THEY ARE ALREADY BUDGETED FOR OUR GENERAL INSURANCES.

THAT'S YOUR PROPERTY AND YOUR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE? YES, SIR. SURE. WE HAVE IN HERE THAT THE INSURANCE COSTS ARE BUDGETED AT 20% INCREASE FOR LAST YEAR, AND THE GENERAL LIABILITY AND WORKER'S COMP FOR ABOUT 25% INCREASE.

THAT'S STANDARD RIGHT NOW KIND OF INDUSTRY. SO WE HAVE SEEN REALLY HIGH INCREASES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY.

THE PRIOR CITY I WAS AT ACTUALLY HAD A 40% INCREASE IN ONE CATEGORY.

THEY'RE STARTING TO TO TONE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH OUR CONTACT FROM BROWN AND BROWN ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, AND HE DOES NOT ANTICIPATING THEM BEING THAT HIGH.

HE THINKS WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE CLOSER TO THE 8% MARK.

WE HAD A COMBO SITUATION HAPPENING WHERE IN THE LAST YEAR THEY DID AN EVALUATION OF ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES AND THE VALUES, SO WE HAD TO BRING UP SOME OF THE VALUES FOR WHAT WE'RE COVERING, WHICH WOULD INCREASE YOUR PREMIUM.

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE, IT'S BEEN A BETTER YEAR FOR INSURANCE, HE SAID.

THE MARKET'S A LITTLE BETTER, SO IT'S HITTING AT A SOFTER TIME IN THE MARKET, SO IT SHOULDN'T BE AT THAT 20%.

HE TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE THE NUMBERS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, SO WE WILL HAVE THOSE NUMBERS SHORTLY.

BUT WE DO HAVE THE BUDGET ON THE HIGH SIDE WHEN WE START OUT, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE RANGING FROM 10 TO 40 IN THE MARKET.

I PLAN FOR THE WORST. YES, YES. AND AS YOU KNOW, AS YOU ALL KNOW FROM YOUR HOUSE INSURANCE GOING UP, THAT PROPERTY INSURANCE HAS HAS BEEN QUITE THE ROLLER COASTER IN THE GREAT STATE OF FLORIDA.

SO WE HAVE SOME POLICY SETTING RESERVES THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN IN THE CITY.

THE FIRST IS OUR STABILIZATION RESERVE, WHICH IS 25% OF THE BUDGETED EXPENDITURES.

SO RIGHT NOW THAT'S HITTING JUST UNDER 13.5 MILLION.

AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT. WHEN YOU LIVE IN FLORIDA, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STORM IS COMING OR WHEN THERE MIGHT BE A MAJOR IMPACT TO

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LEGISLATION THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT YOUR REVENUES.

SO THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER FOR US TO MAINTAIN. WE ALSO HAVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE, WHICH IS 2.5% OF COVERED PROPERTY.

THAT'S ABOUT 750,000. AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR ONE ON ONES THAT THE GENERAL FUNDS BUDGET IS COVERING JUST UNDER 5 MILLION IN TRANSFERS FOR DIFFERENT CAPITAL AND CAPITAL FUNDS.

SO THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER FOR THE YEAR. AND THEN THERE'S 2.1 MILLION SHOWING FOR DEBT SERVICE THERE.

WE ACTUALLY MADE A FINAL PAYMENT ON THE BANK OF AMERICA LOAN THIS MONTH.

SO WE WILL BE UPDATING THAT SCHEDULE AS WELL.

THERE WAS IN THE BUDGET FOR ONE LAST PAYMENT IN EARLY FISCAL YEAR 26 OF ABOUT 200,000.

THAT WILL BE COMING UP. SO WE WILL WE WILL BE MAKING THAT UPDATE FOR THE SEPTEMBER VERSION.

THIS GIVES YOU A LITTLE VISUAL OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES.

AND OF COURSE, IT HIGHLIGHTS THAT PROPERTY TAX NUMBER AT 60% AND SOMETHING THAT NOTHING EVEN COMES CLOSE TO THAT THAT NUMBER.

THE CURRENT DRAFT DOES INCLUDE THE USE OF $430,000 OF FUND BALANCE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED WHEN WE HAD OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION. THE CITY MANAGER WAS GOING OVER SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WERE PLANNING OR OR REQUESTING FEEDBACK ON FOR FISCAL YEAR 26.

WE EXPECTED TO USE A GREATER NUMBER, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT 430, WHICH WE THINK COULD COME DOWN EVEN MORE WITH THAT SERVICE CHANGE.

SO BASED OFF THAT CHART, IF THEY GET RID OF PROPERTY TAXES WILL BE FINE.

PERFECT. WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO HAVE STATE POLICE AND FIRE.

SO EASY CALCULATION JUST CUT EVERYTHING, RIGHT.

SO WHERE DO THOSE REVENUES GO? HERE'S THE CHART OF YOUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS CHANGED FROM WHAT'S IN YOUR BOOK.

YOU'RE SEEING THAT WE HAVE A 2.9 PROPOSED INCREASE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

OVERALL THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, LIKE I SAID, IS COMING IN AT 59 MILLION.

AND THE NUMBERS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ON THIS CHART.

FIRST, IF YOU LOOK AT MOST OF THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE DECREASES OR VERY SMALL INCREASES, ALL UNDER 110,000. THERE ARE SLIGHTLY LARGER INCREASES FOR PARKS AND REC AND PUBLIC WORKS, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN IMPACTED BY THE NEW POSITIONS FOR WEDGE PARK.

THE LARGEST INCREASE, AT 8%, IS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, WITH THE BSO CONTRACT PROPOSED TO INCREASE AT 9.7%.

THIS BECAME THE CITY'S LARGEST CHANGE YEAR OVER YEAR, AND THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.

SO 1.2 MILLION IS A MORE THAN HALF OF OUR $2 MILLION INCREASE.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S A LINE IN THERE FOR CAPITAL LAND PURCHASE FOR 679,000.

THAT IS GOING TO BE THE PAYMENT FOR CORAL SPRINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE LAND.

SO WE'RE EXCITED THAT THAT'S GETTING WRAPPED UP AND WE WILL HAPPILY MAKE THAT PAYMENT IN EARLY OCTOBER.

THERE'S A DECREASE OF OVER 500,000 FOR DEBT SERVICE FOR 26, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE COMING DOWN EVEN MORE.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE TRANSFER OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS IS 1.6 MILLION LESS THAN FISCAL YEAR 2025.

IT'S ABOUT 4.9 MILLION. HOWEVER, I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE'RE FULLY FUNDING THE ENTIRE CAPITAL PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 26.

SO THAT'S ONE MORE. ARE YOU ABLE TO CIRCULATE IT? EITHER THAT OR THE SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED VERSION? ABSOLUTELY. WE'LL DO THE QUESTION. I GUESS FOR MY UNDERSTANDING, FOR THE CONTINGENCY, I THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE IT FOR 20, 23 OR 24 SPECIFIC PROJECT OR SOMETHING THAT WE ARE IDENTIFYING OR ALLOCATING THAT FOR.

SO DO YOU WANT ME TO? OKAY, SO THE 23 AND 24 NUMBERS ARE ACTUAL.

SO THOSE ARE NOT BUDGET NUMBERS. THOSE ARE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY SPENT.

WE DIDN'T SPEND IT THIS YEAR. WE ACTUALLY ARE MAKING A TRANSFER FROM THE CONTINGENCY TO COVER THAT PREPAYMENT OF THAT FINAL DEBT PAYMENT.

SO THIS YEAR IT'S JUST YOU DON'T ACTUALLY PAY ANYTHING OUT OF CONTINGENCY.

YOU KEEP IT THERE SO YOU CAN MOVE IT TO WHATEVER BUCKET YOU NEED IT IN.

TYPICALLY THE CITY HAS NOT HAD TO USE IT THIS YEAR.

WE DID USE IT JUST FOR THAT DEBT PAYMENT, BUT YOU KIND OF KEEP IT THERE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S YOUR RAINY DAY SAVINGS IF SOMETHING HAPPENS.

THE CITY MANAGER HAS IT AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY, WHEREAS YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO ASK FOR SOMETHING AT THAT LEVEL. BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T ANTICIPATE NEEDING IT, BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO HAVE SOME BUFFER THERE.

HERE'S THE VISUAL OF OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.

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SO SIMILAR TO THE PROPERTY TAX, THAT DARK BLUE IS ALL ONE AREA PUBLIC SAFETY AND FIRE.

AND THAT'S ALMOST 50% OF OUR BUDGET. SOMETHING TO POINT OUT THAT THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON.

THAT IS ACTUALLY THE NORM ACROSS MUNICIPALITIES.

EVEN IF THESE CITIES WERE NOT OUTSOURCED, YOU WOULD STILL ANTICIPATE TO BE PAYING AT LEAST HALF OF YOUR BUDGET TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY, POSSIBLY EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY PAYING.

SO MOST OF OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM, I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE MOST DETAILED, THOROUGH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM I'VE SEEN IN IN 20 YEARS.

SHERRY, OUR BUDGET MANAGER, HAS THIS DOWN TO A SCIENCE WHEN WE MET.

APPLAUSE FOR SHERRY. WHEN WE MET WITH PUBLIC WORKS THIS YEAR TO GO OVER THE CAPITOL.

THE MEETING WAS ABOUT AN HOUR LONG, WHICH WAS IT'S ALMOST UNHEARD OF, BUT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING SCHEDULED IN A TEN YEAR PLAN AND IT IS SO DETAILED. EVERY GATOR, EVERY VEHICLE, WHAT'S REPLACING WHAT AND WHO IT GOES TO.

IT'S JUST VERY THOROUGH. AND I TAKE THIS TIME TO EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU BECAUSE IT IS A VERY DETAILED PLAN.

THE CITY IS VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND THEY'RE ON TOP OF IT.

I DON'T I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF SURPRISES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO CAPITAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BREAKDOWN, I KNOW WE HAVE TWO NEWER COMMISSIONERS, AND I THINK THIS IS YOUR FIRST BUDGET CYCLE.

THERE ARE THREE MAIN CAPITAL FUNDS. THE FIRST IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.

THAT'S KIND OF YOUR NEW CAPITAL, YOUR NEW PROJECTS.

THEN WE HAVE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. THE INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FUN.

THAT'S MAINTAINING THE CAPITAL THAT YOU HAVE.

YOU HAVE A PLAYGROUND. IT AGES. YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE PLAYGROUND.

THAT'S WHAT THAT FUND IS FOR. AND THEN THE THIRD FUND IS YOUR VEHICLES AND YOUR EQUIPMENT AND YOUR COMPUTER FUND.

SO THAT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FIVE CARS.

WE NEED FIVE NEW ONES. THAT'S THE FUND THAT WE PURCHASED THEM OUT OF.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THAT.

ALL THREE FUNDS AGAIN ARE FULLY FUNDED WITH TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

AND JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE BIGGER PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE.

THE RANCH'S DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT AT 437,000. THAT'S FOR PART OF THE PUMP.

THE BALANCE OF THE PUMP IS ACTUALLY BEING PAID FOR OUT OF THE STORMWATER FUND.

THE PINE TRAILS PARK BASKETBALL COURTS PHASE ONE AT JUST UNDER 200,000.

THAT'S FOR THE SPECTATOR AREA THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT STRATEGIC PLANNING.

THE ADDING OF THE THE BLEACHERS AND THE RELOCATING AND SOME SUN COVERAGE FOR THE SPECTATOR AREA.

THEN YOU HAVE PINE ISLAND ROAD LIGHTING AND THE SWAGIT CHAMBER'S AUDIO AUDIO VISUAL UPDATES.

SO THAT'LL BE FOR HERE IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS.

AND THEN THE OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE LISTED THERE.

IT'S JUST SHOWN AS A LIST. BUT IF YOU DO KNOW THE BACK OF YOUR BOOK HAS A CAPITAL SECTION AND EVERY PROJECT HAS ITS OWN AREA, IT'S OWN PAGE, AND IT HAS THE FULL DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT COVERS.

THIS IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FUND. THE TOTAL BUDGET WAS ABOUT 2.96 MILLION, AND THE LARGEST PROJECTS ARE THE PARKS AND REC AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER 925,000. YOUR PINE TRAILS PARK RESTROOM.

THAT'S AT THE CONCESSION AREA THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND THE PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENTS.

AND THEN YOUR LIBERTY PARK SPLASH PAD AROUND HALF $1 MILLION.

BLESS YOU. AND JUST CONTINUING ON, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE SMALLER PROJECTS.

THOSE ARE $50,000 AND UNDER. AND THEN FINALLY THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FUND.

LIKE I SAID, THAT'S MOSTLY YOUR VEHICLES. SO YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT VEHICLES MOWERS AND AN AERATOR.

AND THE COMPUTER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. THAT FUND IS BUDGETED AT $740,000.

SO I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON TWO OF OUR LARGER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS THIS EVENING.

AS YOU KNOW, THE RANCH'S ROADS FUND WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2025.

BUT SINCE THAT WORK IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR, IN FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE PRETTY MUCH BUDGETED THAT NUMBER.

THIS CAN BE CONFUSING. I KNOW TO SOME OF THE PUBLIC.

THEY LOOK AT IT AND THEY THINK, OH, YOU SPENT 4 MILLION THIS YEAR AND YOU'RE SPENDING 4 MILLION NEXT YEAR.

NO, THOSE ARE BOTH BUDGET NUMBERS. WE'RE NOT SPENDING THE 4 MILLION THIS YEAR.

SO THAT'S WHY WE DO HAVE TO SHOW IT AGAIN IN 2026.

AND THAT'S FOR THAT MILLING AND REPAVING PROJECT THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF GUARDRAILS AND SIGNAGE AND PAVEMENT MARKERS.

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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT SUMMARY THAT'S SHOWN IN THE REVENUES, YOU SEE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE REVENUE LISTED IS SHOWING AS LOAN PROCEEDS.

AS THE CITY MOVES THROUGH THIS VERY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS OF OF IMPLEMENTING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.

IT'S THE INTENTION THAT THERE WILL BE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PASSED THAT WILL BE USED TO PAY BACK A LOAN THAT WILL BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT UPFRONT. AND THOSE ITEMS WILL BE BROUGHT FORTH IN AGENDAS NEXT YEAR, WITH THE PLAN TO START THE ASSESSMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2027.

THE 450,000 THAT'S LISTED AS A TRANSFER IN IN THE REVENUE SECTION.

THAT'S THE CITY'S PORTION TO COVER THE CITY OWNED ROADS IN THE RANCHES.

SO OF COURSE, WHEN YOU'RE ASSESSING PROPERTIES, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S FAIRLY APPORTIONED.

AND SO WE WILL BE PAYING FOR OUR PORTION OF THAT ROAD PROJECT.

AND SIMILARLY. SIMILARLY WE HAVE THE PINE TREE ROADS FUND.

THE ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WAS IN YOUR BOOK WAS THE 11 ALMOST $12 MILLION, 11.6.

IF YOU LOOK AT THAT NUMBER, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE USE THE SAME NUMBER FROM 2025 FOR 2026, BECAUSE AT THE TIME WHEN WE WERE PUTTING THIS BOOK TOGETHER AND PREPARING IT FOR YOU, THERE WAS A SOLICITATION ON THE STREET FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PROJECT.

AS A RESULT, WE DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THOSE NUMBERS WERE GOING TO COME IN.

SINCE THAT TIME THE SOLICITATION WAS CLOSED, THE PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND REVIEWED.

WE HAVE VERY VALID NUMBERS THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.

IN FACT, LATER THIS EVENING YOU WILL HAVE THE RECOMMENDATION PRESENTED BEFORE YOU TO VOTE ON.

AND THAT'S AT A MUCH, MUCH LOWER NUMBER. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY PLEASED WITH THAT.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT WE RECEIVED AND LOWER THIS BUDGET NUMBER.

AND AGAIN. STILL, THIS IS STILL A BUDGET NUMBER.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S THE END NUMBER. IT JUST MEANS WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY AS THE BUDGET.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE REVENUE SOURCES, YOU SEE THERE'S 2 MILLION LISTED AS THE USE OF FUND BALANCE.

THAT IS THE AMOUNT THAT THE CITY HAD PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED IN TO THIS FUND AS A RESULT OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.

SO THAT'S THE CITY'S PORTION. AND THE BALANCE IS SHOWN AS LOAN PROCEEDS.

SO LIKE THE RANCHES, THE CITY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO PAY BACK THE LOAN TAKEN OUT FOR THE WORK.

THE AND THAT IS NOTED, THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND THE REVENUE STREAMS AND THE PLAN FUNDING FOR THESE FOR THIS FUND, AS WITH EVERY FUND, IT WAS IN THE BUDGET BOOK.

IT WAS ACTUALLY ALSO IN THE BUDGET LETTER. SO HOPEFULLY THIS INFORMATION HELPS CLEAR UP ANY MISUNDERSTANDINGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ABOUT THAT BUDGET.

THE LAST SLIDE THAT I WANT TO COVER THIS EVENING WAS ALSO THE RESULT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING IN APRIL, WHEN THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON ADDING ADDITIONAL AED UNITS IN THE PARK.

STAFF WAS DIRECTED TO WORK WITH THE PARKS ADVISORY BOARD FOR RECOMMENDATIONS.

THAT BOARD RECOMMENDED THREE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS, ONE AT TARA MA AND TWO AT PINE TRAILS PARK.

EACH AED LOCATION MUST ALSO HAVE A STOP TO BLEED KIT, SO THEY'RE KIND OF A COMBO DEAL, AND THE ESTIMATED COST IS GOING TO BE $20,000. SO WE DID WANT TO JUST SEEK ANY CONFIRMATION FROM YOU, BECAUSE THIS WAS A STRATEGIC PLANNING PENDING ITEM ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE GOING FORWARD. IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO PROCEED WITH ADDING THIS TO THE SEPTEMBER VERSION OF THE BUDGET.

AND THAT WAS EVERYTHING I HAD. SO NOW I OPENED IT BACK UP TO YOU, AND I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AND FOR YOUR INPUT ON THE ADS.

THANK YOU. I MEAN, GREAT, GREAT JOB. I MEAN, NANCY, EVERY TIME WE DO A BUDGET, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S CHRIS OR KELLY OR WHOEVER, IT'S ALWAYS. BUT, KELLY, YOU DID A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB.

YOU CAN TELL HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE YOU ARE OF OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, AND IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, OF COURSE, OF COURSE, YES. AND AS FAR AS THE ADS, I MEAN, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

EVERYBODY ELSE. YEAH, SO AM I. AND THESE ARE IN ADDITION TO THE ONES THAT THE RANGERS HAVE. RIGHT. WE'RE NOT REMOVING THOSE. SO I THINK THESE WILL BE THESE WILL BE WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT OR THESE ARE STATIONARY. THEY'LL BE MOUNTED TO THESE PLACES.

LISTEN, IF IF WE IF WE SAVE ONE LIFE IT PAYS DIVIDENDS.

SO I'M ALL FOR IT. AGREEMENT. JUST STRAIGHT AGREE.

THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK OR CONSIDER IS WHEN WE DO THE IMPLEMENTATION, IF WE CAN PUT TOGETHER MAYBE SOME SORT OF CAMPAIGN OR SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THOSE. IF A TREE FALLS IN THE WOODS AND NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT IT. LIKE I YOU KNOW, THE POINT IS FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND HAVE FAMILIARITY. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO TO GO ALONG WITH THAT PROJECT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE REFS AND THE LEAGUES.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE WE CAN, MIKE, IF MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO DO ANY SORT OF EDUCATION.

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I KNOW THEY'RE THERE DUMMY PROOF. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT TO DO AS YOU GO THROUGH.

BUT THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DO SOME EDUCATION FOR FOR FOLKS.

YEAH. WHEN PEOPLE ARE STRESSED HAVE THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISH THAT ALSO.

SO CHRISTINE WILL GIVE YOU THAT'S WHAT'S THAT WAS GREAT DURING THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAD WITH PARKS AND REC, THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST COMMENTS AS WELL TO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ROLL OUT, YOU KNOW, SO PEOPLE KNOW LOCATION AS WELL AS ROLL OUT SOME EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

SO WE HAVE THAT IN THE WORKS AS WELL TOO. SO WE'LL WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

PARKS AND REC ADVISORY BOARD IS ON TOP OF THINGS.

AWESOME. THANK YOU GUYS. SO NOBODY'S GOT ANY MORE QUESTIONS.

SO I GUESS WE'RE DONE. SO MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN.

GREAT JOB.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.