[00:00:02] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON [1. Call to Order] WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2025 AT 7 P.M. TO ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE. ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. SALOMONE. HERE. VICE MAYOR ISRAEL HERE. MAYOR WALKER. YES, I'M HERE. COMMISSIONER BREYER HERE. AND COMMISSIONER CANTOR HERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. JUST ONE SECOND. WHAT IS IT? IT'S ITEM G, OKAY. SO. OH. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. [4. Approval of Minutes] MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER O'BRIEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CANNON. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PLEASE SHOW. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. [5. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items] WE HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC HERE, THOUGH. ACTUALLY. ALL RIGHT. NO COMMENTS. SO WE'LL GO TO THE COMMISSION. WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER BRYER. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I KNOW WE HAVE A PRETTY FULL AGENDA, SO I'LL KEEP YOU BRIEF. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE TEAM AT DEAR OLIVIA ON THE GRAND OPENING. I HAVEN'T ONLY BEEN OPEN A WEEK. IT'S NICE TO SEE THE SPACE BUSTLING AGAIN AND FULL OF FAMILIAR FACES. SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PARKLAND CHAMBER FOR PUTTING ON THAT EVENT, AS WELL AS THIS MORNING'S WELLNESS BREAKFAST, WHICH WAS GREAT. HAD A NUMBER OF LOCAL BUSINESSES AND BUSINESSES THAT SERVED THE PARKLAND COMMUNITY ON WELLNESS SHOWCASED. OF COURSE WE HAVE. BACK TO SCHOOL. I WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, PARENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND SROS A GREAT NEW SCHOOL YEAR. WE HAD A I WANT TO JUST APPLAUD OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, OUR CITY STAFF, FOR PUTTING ON A GREAT PARKLAND NIGHT OUT AND TO MEET THEIR SROS EVENT. THAT EVENT JUST KEEPS ON GETTING BETTER AND BETTER EVERY YEAR, AND HAD SO MANY COOL THINGS FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING ME. AND IT REALLY, I HOPE FAMILIES TAKE US UP ON THE INVITATION AND, AND COME OUT AND FULL FORCE AGAIN NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THAT EVENT JUST IS IS AWESOME. I KNOW OF SOME OF US ATTENDED THE MEET THE NEW PRINCIPAL AND VICE PRINCIPAL AT PARK TRAILS ELEMENTARY. SO WE WISH MR. G AND HIS STAFF. CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO PARKLAND. AND THEN ALL OF US WERE OUT AT THE SCHOOLS MONDAY FOR THE FIRST DAY TO WELCOME EVERYONE, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT FOR THOSE DRIVING AROUND OUR SCHOOLS, WE'RE NOW BACK IN SESSION. PLEASE SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT. BE CAREFUL. YOU'VE GOT KIDS AND FAMILIES. CROSSING THE STREET. WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE CAREFUL AND MINDFUL OF THE SPEED LIMIT, BUT ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SCHOOLS, BOTH DURING SCHOOL ZONES AND NOT. SO WITH THAT MAYOR, THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BRYER. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. SALOMONE. THANKS, MAYOR. SO I'LL ECHO COMMISSIONER BREYER'S COMMENTS, AND I DO WANT TO SAY BACK TO SCHOOL. SO I DON'T CONSIDER THIS SUMMER OVER, BUT I KNOW THAT WE DID ALL GO BACK TO SCHOOL, RIGHT, FOR THE SCHOOLS IN PARKLAND. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WITH KIND OF THE CRAZY WORLD WE LIVE IN, AND I GUESS IT'S YOUR PERSPECTIVE WHERE YOU SIT, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD, BUT WE ALSO ARE SORT OF BARRAGED WITH NOT SO GOOD AND SOME NEGATIVITY, JUST BEING AT THE SCHOOLS AND BEING AT THE MAYOR'S BREAKFAST AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WELCOMING THE KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL AND ALL THE FAMILIES WAS JUST SUCH A POSITIVE SORT OF GETTING BACK TO INNOCENCE AND A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE. SO. AND IT REALLY WAS, I GUESS COMMISSIONER COUNTRYMAN AND I'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THAT OTHER THAN OUR OWN KIDS. SO THAT WAS REALLY GREAT. AND AGAIN, JUST A BEAUTIFUL, POSITIVE THING. SO AND YES, WELCOME, MR. G, THE NEW PRINCIPAL AT PARK TRAILS. AND I WAS LUCKY THAT'S WHERE I WAS ASSIGNED. SO I REALLY ENJOYED KIND OF HANGING OUT WITH HIM. ALSO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, WE DID A LOT SINCE THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING TO HONOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, WHETHER IT WAS THE HEROES OPEN HOUSE. WE HAD MEET THE SRO EVENING AT P REC. THAT WAS AMAZING. I HAVE TO GIVE KUDOS AGAIN TO OUR CITY STAFF. THEY JUST DO THINGS. THEY JUST CONTINUE TO SET THE BAR HIGHER AND HIGHER, AND IT'S JUST SO IMPRESSIVE. WE HAD AN AWESOME HONORING AND RECOGNITION OF OUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS RELATIVE TO THEIR THEIR JUST AMAZING SUCCESS WITH BASEBALL. WE DID THAT JUST JUST NOW, A FEW ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. AND THEN. YEAH, THE DEAR OLIVIA'S NIGHT WAS WONDERFUL. [00:05:04] THE RIBBON CUTTING. REALLY EXCITED FOR THEM. SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE VERY BUSY ALREADY, AND WE'RE WISHING THEM THE BEST OF SUCCESS. SO WITH THAT, A MAYOR. THAT'S MY COMMENTS. AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. AND NOW, COMMISSIONER CAMERON. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YEAH. IT WAS OUR FIRST TIME DOING A BACK TO SCHOOL DAY AS COMMISSIONERS, AS YOU, AS YOU MENTIONED. AND I HAVEN'T HAD IT BACK TO SCHOOL DAY IN QUITE SOME TIME. MY BABY GIRL IS NOW 24 YEARS OLD. SO IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE FOR ME. AND IT WAS REALLY FUN TO GET TO RIVER GLADES SPEND SOME TIME WITH WITH PRINCIPALS AND HER STAFF. YOU KNOW, IT WAS AMAZING SEEING THE STAFF WAS SO HELPFUL. THERE WERE A LOT OF KIDS THAT WERE ANXIOUS AND PARENTS THAT WERE PROBABLY MORE ANXIOUS, AND IT WAS JUST A SMOOTH THING TO DO. AND I HAVE TO SAY, I THINK HER HER PUPPET PINK PROBABLY MADE THE KIDS FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE. IT WAS GREAT. YOU PRETTY MUCH COVERED ALL OF IT. I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT AGAIN. THAT FIRST RESPONDERS LUNCHEON, AS WELL AS THE OPEN HOUSE AND THE MEET YOUR SROS. WE ALSO GOT TO HAVE LUNCH AT WE HAD SOME GARDENS, AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT. IT WAS IT'S ALWAYS AN APPRECIATION THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE FOR OUR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT KEEP US SAFE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. GREAT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CAMERON AND VICE MAYOR ISRAEL. THANK YOU. MAYOR. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE IS HIT EVERY BINGO CARD. TO SAY WELCOME BACK. YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS NICE. OUR CITY KIND OF. ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE SEASONS IN FLORIDA, WE STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, SEASONAL COMPONENTS OF OUR YEAR. AND SO IT'S NICE AS SUMMER, EVERYONE GETS TO KIND OF SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT. DIFFERENT SENSE OF YOU KNOW, PACE. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BACK TO SCHOOL IS ALWAYS FUN AND KIND OF INVIGORATES OUR, OUR COMMUNITY. AND I LOVE TO SEE THAT ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER NOW HAS MOVED UP TO HERON HEIGHTS, WHICH IS EXCITING HAVING BOTH OF OUR KIDS HERE. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A IT YOU REALLY MAKE YOU REALIZE WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE PARKLAND? AND SO IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE MSD BASEBALL TEAM. KUDOS TO THEM. THAT'S, YOU KNOW, JUST A HEARING YOU READ OUT THERE, ACCOLADES IS KIND OF AN INCREDIBLE THING, LIKE ONE AFTER THE OTHER, NOT ONLY JUST THE NUMBER OF TITLES, BUT UNDEFEATED SEASONS BACK TO BACK FIVE BACK TO BACK. I MEAN, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. DEAR OLIVIA, WHAT'S REALLY EXCITING TO ME ABOUT DEAR OLIVIA IS I THINK IT'S MAKING PEOPLE REALIZE THAT PARKLAND HAS LIKE AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY, NOT ONLY JUST WITH NEW, NEW BUSINESSES, BUT WITH THE EXISTING BUSINESSES. AND I THINK THIS SHOWS THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME IN THE BUSINESSES AND THE RESTAURANTS IN OUR CITY. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT STUFF HERE THAT MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT AND PROBABLY NEVER EVEN TRIED. MOSTLY JUST, YOU KNOW, EITHER A LACK OF FAMILIARITY OR THEY JUST HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE. BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE. IN ADDITION TO DEAR OLIVIA, CHECK OUT ALL THE RESTAURANTS WE HAVE IN THIS CITY. WE HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT STUFF IN KIND OF GIVING SOME HIDDEN GEMS. YOU KNOW, THIS SUMMER I TOOK OUR KIDS TO A TEA PARTY AT THE THE QUEEN'S TEA. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE KIND OF THINGS THAT I THINK REALLY ARE SOME FUN THINGS THAT HOPEFULLY MORE PEOPLE WILL, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY. BEYOND THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF. OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP, AS ALWAYS, IS NOT ONLY JUST EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE AND WELL DONE AND PREPARED, BUT IT ALSO REALLY AFFIRMS JUST MY CONFIDENCE IN OUR CITY TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE TOP LEVEL SERVICES, I THINK NOT ONLY IN BROWARD COUNTY, BUT THE STATE, AND DO IT IN A WAY THAT WE'VE STILL MAINTAINED OUR MILLAGE RATE FOR FOUR YEARS NOW. BUT WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S HOW MANY? SIX. FORGIVE ME. SIX. I MEAN, THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT YOU LOOK AT ACTUALLY EVEN THE SURROUNDING CITIES AND THEIR MILLAGE RATE AND WE'RE STILL DRAMATICALLY LOWER. SO WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON HERE, ALL THE PROJECTS. 36 ACRE PARK HARAM, THE NEW VILLAGE IN THE PARK, RANCHES, PINE TREE, YOU NAME IT. WE'RE DOING AMAZING STUFF IN THE CITY WITH WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A VERY CONSERVATIVE BUDGET AND STILL HAVING CONTINGENCY IN ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED. YOU KNOW, JUST IN CASE. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS, AGAIN, GET THE RECOGNITION YOU GUYS DESERVE, BECAUSE WE ONLY REALLY CAN DO WHAT WE DO BECAUSE YOU GUYS DO WHAT YOU DO. SO THANK YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VICE MAYOR. YEAH, EVERYBODY SAID EVERYTHING, BUT I, I HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I WISH EVERYBODY THE BEST AND SAFEST SCHOOL YEAR POSSIBLE. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS ALWAYS FUN FOR ME. I GO TO MSD, THEN I GO TO PARK TRAILS, AND THEN I GO TO WEST GLADES. I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVE FRANKOWSKI. WE WORKED THE CAR LINES. SO WE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME, SO THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN. WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY FANTASTIC SCHOOLS HERE IN PARKLAND. WE GOT GREAT ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS. BUT OUR PARENTS ARE EXTREMELY ENGAGED. AND WITH DEAR OLIVIA'S, I THINK, JORDAN, YOU MADE A LOT OF GOOD POINTS. [00:10:02] WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS HERE IN THE CITY, BUT I THINK JUST SEEING THERE, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN THERE, I THINK MAYBE ONCE SINCE IT'S OPENED. BUT JUST TO SEE THE RESIDENTS THERE ENJOYING THE TVS AND JUST A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE. AGAIN, EVERYTHING WE TRY TO DO UP HERE IS TO GIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO BE TOGETHER. AND I THINK DEAR OLIVIA KIND OF DOES THAT BECAUSE YOU COULD SEE OUR RESIDENTS REALLY EMBRACE THAT. AND ONE OTHER THING. SO THERE'S A BUSINESS IN OUR CITY. IT'S A PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANY. IT'S CALLED PARKLAND UTILITIES. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT PARKLAND, HOW WE DO EVERYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND. WE GO THAT EXTRA MILE. THIS COMPANY IS FAILING TO DO THAT. AND ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS THAT IT'S CALLED PARKLAND UTILITIES. FOR ME, IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT THAN, YOU KNOW, PARKLAND STORES OR PARKLAND BAGELS, PARKLAND UTILITIES, BECAUSE IT'S A UTILITY COMPANY. A LOT OF RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE THINK THAT IT'S OWNED BY THE CITY OF PARKLAND. AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY IT IS NOT BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT OPERATE A BUSINESS AND THAT THAT IN THAT CAPACITY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET SUPPORT, TO HAVE ANTHONY LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OR WHATEVER WE COULD DO ON A LEGAL REALM. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO THE LEGALITIES OF IT HERE. I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE ATTORNEYS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANTHONY LOOK INTO FINDING A WAY TO POTENTIALLY HAVE PARKLAND UTILITIES CHANGE THEIR NAME AND REMOVE PARKLAND, WHETHER IT'S LEGAL OR NOT. I WOULD LIKE ANTHONY TO DO THE INVESTIGATION, SO I'M LOOKING FOR SOME SUPPORT TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE PARKLAND UTILITIES CHANGE THEIR NAME OR FORCE THEM TO. I WOULD I WOULD SUPPORT THE CONCEPT. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME NUANCE TO IT, BUT I THINK EVEN IF IT'S NOT NECESSARILY CHANGING THE NAME, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD, BUT EVEN MORE SO JUST KIND OF A BETTER CAMPAIGN OR BETTER UNDERSTANDING FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND IT SHOULD BE ON THEM, NOT NECESSARILY ON US HAVING TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION OR DISTINCTION, BECAUSE I THINK IN SOME CASES THAT CONFUSION OR WHATEVER IS THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN IT UP AND THEY'RE NOT ACTING ON IT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SEE SOMETHING TO SHOW THAT WHEN SOMETHING DOES GO WRONG OR THERE'S A CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUE THAT MOST PEOPLE, TO YOUR POINT, ASSUME THAT THEY COME TO THE CITY FOR THAT RESOLUTION. AND WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CLARITY AMONGST OUR COMMUNITY THAT THAT IS NOT A PARKLAND OFFICIAL ENTITY. AND TO THOSE COMMENTS, WE WANT THE RESIDENTS TO COME TO US WHEN THEY HAVE ISSUES OR CONCERNS. BUT I THINK PARKLAND UTILITIES HAVE SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THE LACK OF CONTROL THAT WE HAVE TOWARDS THAT ENTITY AND NOT EVEN US, EVEN THE STATE. WE YOU KNOW, WE ALL WHEN WE WENT TO BROWARD DAYS, WE WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE DEP WITH REPRESENTATIVE FRANKOWSKI. IT'S VERY LIMITED ON THE ON THE THINGS WE CAN DO. SO THAT TO ME IS IT'S VERY CONCERNING AND IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING. SO I THINK THIS TO ME IS JUST ADDITIONAL PRESSURE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE PARKLAND UTILITIES UNDERSTANDS NOT JUST THE FRUSTRATION FROM US, BUT ALSO FROM OUR RESIDENTS. YEAH, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEGALITY IS ON THE NAME. I TEND TO BE ON THE SIDE THAT IT'S PROBABLY NOT. IF THERE WAS A PARKLAND PIZZA OUT THERE THAT WAS SERVING SUBSTANDARD PIZZA. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD IN ORDER. WELL, WE ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTROL. YES. I HEAR YOU WITH THE PIZZA PLACE. BUT THE BIGGER ISSUE IS, IS, IS WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO FROM A MUNICIPAL BODY ON THE QUALITY OF SERVICES BEING PROVIDED. AND THAT BECOMES THE CHALLENGE. AND, AND TO ME, BECAUSE OUR IF OUR RESIDENTS AREN'T RECEIVING PROPER SERVICES ASIDE FROM US HAVING TO DEAL WITH CALLS BECAUSE OF CONFUSION, I'D RATHER TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN, IF WE CAN IN ANY WAY, LEGALLY IMPACT THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO THOSE RESIDENTS, WHICH I KNOW WE WE HAVE, IN MY OPINION, NOT EXHAUSTED THOSE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PRESSURE. BUT I THINK WE'VE SEEN WE'VE GONE TO THE STATE, AND THE STATE ARE THE ONES WHO REGULATE THIS ENTITY. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE STATE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE STATE'S WATER QUALITY, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, FALLING WITHIN THOSE PARAMETERS. SO FOR ME TO SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE SUPPORT THEM AND WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, AND IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO PARKLAND UTILITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. AND TO ME, HAVING THAT DISTINCTION BETWEEN A PIZZA PLACE AND A UTILITY IS STRIKING BECAUSE IF A PIZZA PLACE OR WHATEVER RESTAURANT WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO SOMETHING, WE WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, [00:15:02] WHETHER IT'S THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR WHATEVER, WE WOULD HAVE MUCH MORE CONTROLLING FACTORS THAT WE COULD USE WHERE THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS ENTITY, WE JUST DON'T. SO YEAH, ANOTHER DIFFERENCE IS THE THE INTER MEETING DINNER ASIDE, A CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DELIVER PIZZA TO ITS RESIDENTS. WHEN UTILITIES IS OFTEN SOMETHING THAT A CITY DOES PROVIDE. SO IT'S DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT SORT OF ANIMAL. AND I UNDERSTAND I CERTAINLY WOULD SUPPORT TRYING TO LOOK, NUMBER ONE, HOW WE COULD DIFFERENTIATE OURSELVES AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT'S REFLECTING POORLY ON US AS A CITY, AND ALSO TO PUT PRESSURE AND MAYBE SEE HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THINGS. SO WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT, ANTHONY. SURE, I'LL DO THE RESEARCH AND REPORT BACK TO EACH ONE OF YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. AND THAT IS ALL OF MY COMMENTS. SO WE'LL GO HEAD TO UP. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY WASTE MANAGEMENT. [7. Presentation] WHERE'S BARBARA? THERE SHE IS. THE UP AND DOWN ARROWS. UP AND DOWN. OKAY. THANK YOU. HELLO, MAYOR. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF. I'M SO HAPPY TO BE BACK HERE TODAY. AND I WAS GREETED AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE THIS. MAYBE YOU DO. YOU HAVE A BUNNY RABBIT IN YOUR PARKING LOT. YOU HAVE A COTTONTAIL BUNNY RABBIT, AND THAT'S IT. CAME THIS CLOSE TO COMING HOME WITH ME. HOWEVER, I'M REALLY HAPPY YOU CAN'T TAKE IT HOME. IT'S THE PARKLAND BUNNY. OH, IT'S SO. YES. IT'S IT'S. IT'S SPRINKLES. IT'S JUST A SPARKLING BUNNY. LIKE SPRINKLES. I WAS. IT WAS JUST SUCH A NICE. IT WAS SUCH A NICE WALK. I HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T SEEN A REAL BUNNY RABBIT IN THE WILD AND A LOT OF THEM. ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ON YOUR MASCOT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION. AS I PROMISED NANCY AND JACKIE TODAY. MY NAME IS BARBARA HERRERA. I AM GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MANAGER WITH W.M., AND I'M ALSO THE LIAISON TO THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF PARKLAND. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A VERY BRIEF UPDATE ON A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO BRING YOU TO YOUR ATTENTION. BUT BEFORE I CONTINUE, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M HERE WITH MY TEAM MEMBERS. I HAVE LUIGI PACE, WHO IS THE AREA MANAGER FOR PUBLIC SECTOR SOLUTIONS. I ALSO HAVE PARKLAND RESIDENT AND SENIOR DISTRICT MANAGER TOM RITTER AND THE PARKLAND OPERATIONS MANAGER, TRAVIS ASUKA. SO TRAVIS IS THE ONE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRIVERS AND THE ROUTES AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS SERVICED CORRECTLY AND ON TIME. SO VERY BRIEFLY, ALLOW ME TO START OFF BY BRINGING TO YOUR ATTENTION SOME TRASH, FIRE AWARENESS AND SAFETY. TRASH FIRES, ESPECIALLY FIRES THAT START IN THE GARBAGE TRUCKS. THEY'RE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. THEY'RE VERY COSTLY. BUT MOST OF ALL, THEY ARE COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY PREVENTABLE. SOME OF THE MOST COMMON REASONS THAT TRASH FIRES BEGIN IN A TRUCK ARE BECAUSE PEOPLE PUT HOT COALS IN THE GARBAGE AND THEY'RE STILL HOT, AND THEY HAVE EMBERS AND THEY IGNITE, OR THEY PUT RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES SUCH AS LITHIUM BATTERIES. IF YOU HAVE THESE TYPES OF BATTERIES, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TELL YOUR RESIDENTS, GO AHEAD AND TAKE THEM TO A SITE AND DISPOSE OF THEM PROPERLY. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO ANY BARBECUING YOUR HOT COALS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE COMPLETELY OUT, OKAY? AND JUST TAKE YOUR TIME. DON'T PUT THEM IN THERE, BUT ALSO OTHER THINGS LIKE HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS, POOL CHEMICALS THOSE LITTLE PROPANE TANKS THAT PEOPLE USE ALSO TO BARBECUE FOLKS. THOSE DO NOT BELONG IN YOUR GARBAGE, NOR DO THEY BELONG IN YOUR RECYCLING. PLEASE GO AHEAD AND JUST TAKE THEM TO A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE AND DISPOSE OF THEM PROPERLY BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, FIRES DO HAPPEN. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT CAN IT CAN CAUSE SOMEONE'S LIFE. SO WITH THAT SAID, OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW I'VE TOLD YOU IN THE PAST. WE HAVE A CORE VALUE AS SAFETY, AND IT'S NOT A PRIORITY IN W.M. BECAUSE PRIORITIES CAN SHIFT. THEY CAN CHANGE. SAFETY IS ALWAYS A CORE VALUE. SO PART OF THE REASON THAT I'M HERE TODAY IS TO INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO PLEASE COME AND VISIT OUR HAULING DISTRICT DURING A SAFETY BRIEFING. OKAY. AND ALSO COME AND INSPECT THE TRUCKS THAT SERVICE THE CITY OF PARKLAND SO THAT YOU CAN SEE FOR YOURSELF ALL THE DIFFERENT TOUCH POINTS AND THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF OF SAFETY THAT WE TAKE WITH OUR DRIVERS AND WITH OUR TRUCKS. THE PICTURES THAT YOU SEE UP THERE ARE ACTUALLY A SAFETY BRIEFING THAT WE RECENTLY HAD WITH ONE OF YOUR SISTER CITIES HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY. THE MAYOR YOU'D LIKE, YOU'D BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT WE HAD A MAYOR, VAN BUSKIRK FROM LIGHTHOUSE POINT VISITING US. THE ONLY CAVEAT TO THIS IS THAT IT'S AT 530 IN THE MORNING. [00:20:02] ALL RIGHT. BUT IF YOU ARE READY AND WILLING TO COME DOWN AT 530 IN THE MORNING, WE'LL HAVE HOT COFFEE AND YOU'LL BE READY TO JUST SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE GUYS AND GALS THAT SERVICE THE CITY OF PARKLAND. YOU'LL SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT WE DO. I GOT TO TELL YOU, IT'S REALLY, REALLY NEAT. AND YOU CAN GET YOUR DAY STARTED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, BUT YOU CAN GET YOUR DAY STARTED. SO PLEASE COME ON DOWN. AND IF YOU'D LIKE, I'LL CERTAINLY COORDINATE WITH THE MANAGER'S OFFICE TO SEE IF WE HAVE SOME DATES THAT WOULD WORK FOR ALL OF YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OOPS. SO THIS AFTERNOON, I ACTUALLY CIRCULATED THE W.M. 2025 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT BECAUSE W.M. IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABILITY, AND WE CAN CERTAINLY SEE THAT FRONT AND CENTER RIGHT HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING W.M. RECYCLING SOUTH FLORIDA. I OFTEN SEND YOU GUYS UPDATES AND PICTURES AS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH W.M. RECYCLING, SOUTH FLORIDA, THE PROGRESS OF OUR CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE WE ARE ON TRACK TO FINISH BY THE END OF 2025, WHICH MEANS THAT BY JANUARY, FEBRUARY, WE'RE GOING TO BE READY TO HAVE TOURS FOR ALL OUR PARTNER CITIES SO YOU CAN COME AND SEE. SO WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? WELL, THIS FACILITY IS STATE OF THE ART RIGHT HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY. WE'RE GOING TO PROCESS UP TO 60 TONS OF MATERIAL PER HOUR. RIGHT NOW WE ARE PROCESSING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 TONS. SO IT'S ALMOST DOUBLING THE CAPACITY. AND WE'RE GOING TO CAPTURE 95%. AT LEAST WE'RE AIMING WE EXPECT TO CAPTURE 95% OF RECYCLABLE MATERIAL, SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING FOR US. CERTAINLY IT'S EXCITING FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL, WE HOPE WILL BE A GAME CHANGER HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY. SO THE PICTURE THAT YOU SEE THERE WAS TAKEN ON AUGUST 7TH. THAT'S THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. IT'S STILL A CONSTRUCTION SITE. BUT NOW YOU SEE THAT WE HAVE EQUIPMENT IS GOING IN. SO OUR EQUIPMENT IS GOING IN. WE'RE GOING TO BE USING AI TECHNOLOGY TO SORT THE MATERIAL. IT'S GOING TO BE MUCH MORE EFFICIENT, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE, AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BRING MORE OF THE COMMUNITY IN, TO SEE OUR FACILITY SO THAT THEY CAN GET AS EXCITED ABOUT TRASH AS I AM. AND AS FAR AS RECYCLING IS CONCERNED, PLEASE REMEMBER, WHEN IT COMES TO PROPER RECYCLING, THEY'RE VERY, VERY SIMPLE RULES TO FOLLOW. CLEAN AND DRY. PAPER AND CARDBOARD. BOTTLES AND CANS. CLEAN AND DRY ARE THE KEY. IT CANNOT BE WET. IT CANNOT BE FILLED WITH LIQUIDS. NO FOOD, NO LIQUIDS, AND NO PLASTIC BAGS. FOLLOWING THESE THREE SIMPLE RULES CERTAINLY MAKES IT A LOT EASIER ON OUR PLANET, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T CLOG UP OUR MACHINES WITH THE WITH THE PLASTIC BAGS, BUT IT ALSO MAKES THE MATERIAL MUCH CLEANER AND MUCH EASIER TO PROCESS RIGHT NOW FOR YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE. PARKLAND IS SENDING US ABOUT TWO BETWEEN 230 AND 240 TONS A MONTH OF RECYCLING. 230 TO 240 TONS A MONTH. SO THAT'S VERY, VERY GOOD. BUT OF COURSE WE HOPE TO INCREASE THAT. OKAY. SO WITH THAT SAID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I GOT ONE. YEAH. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING HERE AND ALWAYS. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DO PROVIDE AN AMAZING SERVICE. THAT'S. I'LL START WITH THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. THE ONE QUESTION OR CONCERN I HAVE IS REALLY JUST DEALING WITH THE NEW BINS. AND I'VE EXPERIENCED MYSELF, AND I KNOW A NUMBER OF OTHER RESIDENTS HAVE HAD DEALING WITH A LOT OF THE CRACKING LIDS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE THEY JUST CHANGED THE MATERIALS OR IF IT'S JUST A MATTER OF NOW WE HAVE THE THE ARMS ON THE TRUCK AND IT'S JUST A LITTLE MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THEM. BUT JUST FOR THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, EDIFICATION, IF THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A BROKEN BIN, WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THEM TO KIND OF GET IT EXCHANGED OUT OR IS THERE A COST TO IT? NO, SIR. THERE IS NO COST. IF YOU'RE IF YOUR BUSINESS CRACKED OR BROKEN, OF COURSE WE REPLACE IT AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. THE PROCESS IS VERY SIMPLE. SIMPLY CONTACT CUSTOMER SERVICE OR EVEN EASIER THAN THAT, JUST CALL ME AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO PUT IT IN. IT'S IT'S REALLY IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. AND SOMETIMES THEY DO CRACK SIR, BECAUSE THE ARMS ARE VERY, VERY POWERFUL. THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED. AND I JUST SEE IT A LOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL, BUT IT'S SOMETHING IF WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION OUT THROUGH HERE, I THINK IT'S GREAT BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. AND YES, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR RESIDENTS ARE ASSURED THAT IF THAT'S EVER THE CASE, THEY WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. YEAH, I JUST WANT. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE. AND I TOLD TOM THIS EARLIER. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT IN TERMS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND BEING RESPONSIVE WHENEVER THERE'S AN ISSUE. AND I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FOLKS, ESPECIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH FOLKS TEND TO DO, AND THE MAYOR IS VERY GOOD ABOUT RESPONDING AND CLARIFYING AND SETTING RECORD STRAIGHT ON STUFF. BUT I JUST WANTED FOR THOSE LISTENING OR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, I JUST WANTED TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND GO OVER A COUPLE OF ISSUES. ONE. IS THERE A TIMETABLE FOR BEING ABLE TO GET LARGER RECYCLING BINS? IS THERE A TIMETABLE TO GET LARGER RECYCLING? THERE WERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS WHO WANT TO GET LARGER RECYCLING BINS. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO GET A LARGER RECYCLING BIN. AGAIN, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF [00:25:03] REQUESTING IT. I HAVE TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT OUR INVENTORY IS. BUT THE ANSWER IS, OF COURSE, IF SOMEBODY WANTS A LARGER BIN, YOU CAN. AND THEN JUST TO CLARIFY AGAIN, FOR THOSE WHO ARE MAYBE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WHO ARE LISTENING, THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE AMOUNT OF GARBAGE BINS THAT FOLKS CAN HAVE. IF THEY WANT TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL GARBAGE BINS, THEY CAN CONTACT WASTE MANAGEMENT, GET ADDITIONAL BINS DELIVERED. CORRECT? ABSOLUTELY. SO RIGHT NOW FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND THERE IS A ONE TIME CHARGE, ONE TIME CHARGE OF $100 FOR AN ADDITIONAL GARBAGE BIN, BUT THERE IS NO LIMIT, AND THEY'LL GET PICKED UP BY WASTE MANAGEMENT AT ALL. OR IF NOT, WE CAN TAKE IT TO TOM'S HOUSE. HE LIVES. I KNOW WHERE HE LIVES. BUT YES. OF COURSE. NO. YES. AND, YOU KNOW, ON AVERAGE, MOST PEOPLE WILL HAVE TWO. YEAH. AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE NEW RECYCLING FACILITY COMING ON BOARD. MY HOPE, AND I'M SURE YOU WILL, IS THAT WE CAN DO A RE-ENERGIZED CAMPAIGN WHEN THAT HAPPENS. BECAUSE I THINK SOME FOLKS ARE HAVE BECOME DISILLUSIONED WITH RECYCLING AND MAYBE AREN'T DOING IT AS MUCH AS THEY SHOULD. AND SO MY HOPE IS ONCE THAT FACILITY COMES ON BOARD, WE CAN AND WE'LL PARTNER, I'M SURE, TODD, AND WE'LL PARTNER WITH YOU ALL, BUT WE CAN EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN SOME POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT RECYCLING DOESN'T WORK. WHY BOTHER? AND THAT'S THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE. AND SO WE WANT OUR RESIDENTS TO GET EDUCATED AND PARTICIPATE IN IT. IT'S GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S GOOD FOR. ABSOLUTELY, SIR. I AM SO GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. BECAUSE YES, THERE IS UNFORTUNATE STILL THAT PERCEPTION THAT RECYCLING ISN'T REAL, THAT YOUR MATERIAL DOESN'T REALLY GET RECYCLED, IT GETS THROWN AWAY. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT THE CASE. ABSOLUTELY NOT THE CASE. IN FACT, WE JUST PARTNERED WITH MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WITH THE MLB, AND ONE OF OUR CAMPAIGNS IS CALLED RECYCLING IS REAL. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BASEBALL PLAYERS. DON'T ASK ME WHO THEY ARE BECAUSE I'M WOEFULLY IGNORANT. BUT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF BASEBALL PLAYERS AND I CAN SEND YOU ALL THE VIDEO IF THAT'S OKAY WITH NANCY. I'LL SEND YOU ALL THE VIDEO SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AS PARTNERS TO THE MLB. THAT RECYCLING IS REAL. WE CAN CERTAINLY DO SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO THAT HERE. AND IT CAN BE FUN. IT CAN BE EXCITING. AND WITH THIS NEW FACILITY COMING ON BOARD, IT'S THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO TO RE-ENERGIZE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO TO AWESOME TO BE STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP, COMMISSIONER BREYER. REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL BINS. IT ALSO PERTAINS TO ADDITIONAL BULK PICKUPS. WHAT'S $125 FOR AN ADDITIONAL. THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A, THIS IS A SHARED COST THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND IT'S A PASS THROUGH. SO THIS IS MORE OF AN AVERAGE. I KNOW COMMISSIONER MASON LIKES THE FIRE ASSESSMENT TO BE DONE IN THIS TYPE OF FASHION, BUT WE COULD POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, IF PEOPLE FIND THAT THEY NEED MORE AND MORE BULK PICKUPS THEY EITHER GET THOSE ON THEIR OWN OR MAYBE EVENTUALLY DOWN THE LINE, THE CITY COULD START LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TIERS. OKAY. YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TWO BULK PICKUPS. I HAVE SEVEN PEOPLE IN MY HOME. I HAVE ONE GARBAGE CAN AND ONE RECYCLING, AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES. THOSE CANS ARE HUGE. YOU KNOW, I CAN'T THROW OUT A COUCH IN THERE, BUT ONCE, ONCE A ONCE A MONTH FOR BULK. I DON'T EVEN USE IT ONCE A MONTH. AND MOST MY NEIGHBORS DO NOT EITHER. BULK IS FOR IF YOU'RE THROWING OUT SOME COUCHES, SOME MATTRESSES, YOU KNOW, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. HOW OFTEN DO YOU REFURBISH YOUR HOME? TO ME, THAT'S A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, FOR US, FOR AS A CITY, BECAUSE WE SHARED A COST FOR OTHER RESIDENTS TO BE PAYING FOR SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS EXCESSIVE BULK. THAT, TO ME, DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'S HOW IT SHOULD. IT'S NOT EQUITABLE TO THE REST OF OUR RESIDENTS, AND THERE'S UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. I KNOW IT'S EASY TO SAY WE SHOULD HAVE BULK EVERY WEEK, BUT BULK EVERY WEEK MEANS THERE'S STUFF OUT ON THE CURB EVERY WEEK. WELL, AND THERE'S AN ESTHETIC ISSUE WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CITY. AND THE NOTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MATTRESSES OUTSIDE EVERY WEEK OR AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE WENT THIS ROUTE. ALSO, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS GOING TO TO THESE GARBAGE CANS WAS TO MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK MORE UNIFORM. AND I'VE HEARD A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENTS WITH PEOPLE SEEING ALL THE SAME GARBAGE CANS, ALL THE SAME RECYCLING CANS, YOU KNOW, UP AND DOWN THE STREETS. IT DOES LOOK MORE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING. YEAH. LISTEN, THIS WAS A WORRY BECAUSE WE. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. I'M SURE YOU'LL CONTINUE TO EXPAND UPON THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDED. AND SO I THINK IT'S IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO APPRECIATE IS, IS IS NOT ONLY FOR SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS AND GIVING GREAT SERVICE, BUT ALSO FOR THE ESTHETICS OF THE CITY. AND WE HAVE THAT EXTRA PICKUP, YOU KNOW, ON RECYCLING DAY. SO IF YOU HAVE EXTRA BOXES FROM AMAZON BECAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE BREAKING THEM DOWN AND PUT THEM IN THE RECYCLING, CAN YOU WANT TO LEAVE THEM WHOLE? YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO THAT. YOU JUST YOU DO IT ON ON RECYCLING, ON THE OVERFLOW AND THEY COME AND PICK THOSE UP. I MEAN, THAT'S YOU KNOW, TO ME, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY DROP IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT ALL. [00:30:02] I'M SO GLAD TO HEAR AT ALL. BUT OF COURSE, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO DON'T AGREE, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. YOU CAN'T MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY ALL THE TIME. WELL, I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AGAIN AS WELL. BUT ALSO WE HAVE TO I WANT TO REMIND NOT EVERY AREA OF PARKLAND IS THE SAME. AND THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS WHERE I LIVE WHERE THERE'S. I HAVE 77 TREES ON MY PROPERTY. AND WHEN THAT PROPERTY. WHEN THAT, WHEN THOSE TREES GET CUT, THAT MEANS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF DEBRIS. AND I CAN'T ALWAYS HAVE THE TIMING BE RIGHT WHERE THEY'RE CUTTING JUST BEFORE A BALL COMES. SO THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH MONTHLY BULK PICKUP IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY YOUR ANIMALS, BUT YOU CAN CALL FOR AN ADDITIONAL PICKUP. BUT THAT IS A CHANGE IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE. NO, YOU CAN CALL FOR AN ADDITIONAL YOU. YOU CAN'T PUT EXCESSIVE YOU CAN'T PUT EXCESSIVE STUFF OUT NOW. AND TO SAY IT CHANGES THE LEVEL OF SERVICE. IT'S FOR TWO SMALL COMMUNITIES IN IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF PARKLAND. THERE ARE SPECIAL NEEDS FOR THESE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ANIMALS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF PAY, AND THEY CAN PAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL BULK PICKUP. WE'VE ONLY HAD BULK PICKUP ONCE A MONTH FOR AS FAR AS I KNOW, AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE IN THE CITY. BUT COMMISSIONER CAMERON, ARE THOSE COMMUNITIES HAVING ISSUES WITH FRIENDS AND STUFF BEING PICKED UP ON THE RECYCLING DAY? BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU, I PUT OUT. OH, YEAH, THE LEVEL OF. THE LEVEL OF OF DEBRIS FROM CLEANING TREES IS, IS SIGNIFICANT IN BOTH PINE TREE AND THE TREES. I KNOW WE'RE APPLES AND ORANGES IN TERMS OF OUR, OUR OUR THE NUMBER OF TREES, BUT I PUT OUT PALM FRONDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT ON, ON RECYCLING DAY AND THEY GET PICKED UP. BUT I GET IT THAT THERE'S FAR MORE. THERE'S A HOUSE ON MY STREET RIGHT NOW. COME DOWN 63RD AND SEE THAT THEY DID SOME KIND OF SPRING CLEANING ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE BALL COMES. AND I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE THE TREES HAVE BEEN CLEANED BEAUTIFULLY. THE PROPERTY LOOKS GREAT, BUT THERE'S A WALL RIGHT OF OF DEBRIS AT THE STREET RIGHT NOW. AND IT'S A, IT'S A, IT IS A PROBLEM FOR, FOR SOME OF THE AREAS. WELL I MEAN, AGAIN TO WHAT THE MAYOR SAID, AT SOME POINT WE MAY WANT TO LOOK AT THAT. IF THERE NEEDS TO BE, YOU CAN DO AN ADDITIONAL PICKUP BECAUSE AGAIN, THESE ARE SHARED COSTS DIVIDED. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S NOT EVERYONE'S THE SAME IN THE CITY. YOU KNOW THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS THAT HAVE MORE NEEDS. HENCE THE REASON IT'S SINCE IT'S SHARED, IF SOMEBODY NEEDS MORE ADDITIONAL THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET AN ADDITIONAL BULK PICKUP. SO UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING ELSE, I MEAN, ON A DIFFERENT, MAYBE LIGHTER NOTE. BUT YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER COUNTRYMAN, YOU'RE RIGHT ON. I SEE THAT IN PINE TREE IN THE RANCHES. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT MISS HERRERA HAS, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE THINGS COVERED, SUCH AS WHAT MAYOR WALKER SUGGESTED AS ADDITIONAL PICKUP. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM TO CONSIDER THESE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES. CERTAINLY. AND I, I BELIEVE W.M. IS AND I DO WANT TO ALSO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR ALL THAT THEY DO. IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. MY MOM ACTUALLY WORKED FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, SO IT'S KIND OF NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. BUT THAT WAS OUT WEST. AND I WOULD SAY TO APPRECIATE THE EDUCATION THAT YOU PROVIDE, GET A LOT OF GREAT STUFF IN MY EMAIL, YOU KNOW, MY INBOX. HOWEVER, I FEEL LIKE I BOMBARD, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I READ IT ALL AND I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ALL OF IT. AND THESE GUYS KNOW THAT. BUT I WILL SAY THAT COMMISSIONER BREYER MAKES A GREAT POINT. THIS FACILITY AND THE KIND OF THE REBIRTH AND REFRESHING THE NEED AND AND JUST OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE IS SO HUGE BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT ENSURING THAT THEY DO THAT, THEIR KIDS DO THAT, ETC., BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE PROPER METHODS OR WHAT TO DO. YOU KNOW, AND YOU MADE IT VERY SIMPLE, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THAT EDUCATIONAL, IT'S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. SO I DO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BREYER ON THAT. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOU. MY PLEASURE. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND, COMMISSIONER, I'M AVAILABLE TO YOU, SIR. I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS AT YOUR LEISURE TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. I'LL BE REACHING OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING, AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL. THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES. YOU GOT IT. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. [8. Approval of the Agenda] MINUS TEN G. WE'RE GOING TO PULL TEN G, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION 2025. I'LL MAKE A SECOND, BUT I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT BECAUSE I BROUGHT IT UP IN IN AND I'VE BEEN HOPING THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD BE HERE BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME ISSUES ASIDE FROM THE APPLICATION. AND I BROUGHT THIS UP IN MY AGENDA REVIEW, MY ONE ON ONE. BUT WE STILL HAVE AND WE HAVE SOME GREAT BUSINESSES IN THAT SHOPPING CENTER WHERE THIS AGENDA ITEM IS BEING PROPOSED. BUT THERE IS STILL, IN MY VIEW, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT OR REACH OUT TO THE APPLICANT AND SEE IF WE CAN RESOLVE IT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR COURT ENFORCEMENT. BUT IF YOU DRIVE BACK BY THE BACKSIDE OF THAT PROPERTY, IT IS A MESS. THERE IS GARBAGE OUT THERE. THERE ARE DOORS OPEN ON THE ON THE ON THE ON THE TRASH BINS. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CANS OUT THERE AND SOME TENANTS ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS. [00:35:04] BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO URGE THE APPLICANT TO CLEAN THAT AREA UP FROM AN EYESORE PERSPECTIVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT COMMENT, BUT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IT'S THE TENANT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THAT WELL, WHOMEVER IT IS. BUT AS I SAID, SOME TENANTS I THINK ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS. BUT WHETHER IT'S THE PROPERTY MANAGER REACHING OUT TO THEIR TENANTS, WHETHER IT'S US AS CODE ENFORCEMENT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS. AS LONG AS WE GET IT CLEANED UP, I DON'T CARE. YEAH, I'M JUST SAYING IT'S A I HEAR YOU. IT'S A IT'S A OR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. I ALSO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEIR LEASE AGREEMENTS HAVE SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS THE LANDLORD, THE APPLICANT TO ALSO ENFORCE. SO THERE'S PROBABLY SOME LEVEL OF CONTROL ALTHOUGH IT'S THE TENANTS RESPONSIBILITY I THINK TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER BREYER, THEY PROBABLY HAVE ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, ENFORCE IT THEMSELVES BEFORE WE HAVE AND THERE ARE SOME TENANTS THERE AREN'T HAPPY WITH IT EITHER. SO I THINK IF WE PERHAPS I DON'T KNOW IF IF SOMEBODY FROM CITY STAFF CAN CONTACT THE APPLICANT OR IF THIS NEEDS TO ESCALATE TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO. I WAS HOPING TO HAVE THIS DIALOG WITH THEM EVENTUALLY IN PERSON, BUT I WOULD LIKE THEM TO GET THIS CLEANED UP ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE AGENDA? SHE MADE A MOTION, I SECONDED. OH SHE DID. YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO DEFER IT. YES. ITEM TEN. WELL, WE'RE JUST PULLING IT, APPROVING THE AGENDA. BUT WITH REMOVING ITEM TEN. YEAH, I UNDERSTOOD IT. SO A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BREYER. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NONE. SEE, IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON CONSENT AGENDA. [9. Consent Agenda] SEEING IF THERE'S NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISRAEL AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CAMERAMAN. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER BREYER. YES. COMMISSIONER. CANDYMAN. YES. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. YES. VICE MAYOR ISRAEL. AND ONLY BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO GET OVERLOOKED. BUT I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO CHRISTINE ANTHONY AND THE REST OF THE TEAM ON THIS CPA SETTLEMENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THAT. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW WE HAD DISCUSSED FOR A WHILE, AND YOU GUYS REALLY DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT. SO YES, I AGREE. MAYOR WALKER. YES. PLEASE SHOW A PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY. REGULAR AGENDA. ANTHONY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. ITEM TEN A IS RESOLUTION 2025 035 PINE TREE ESTATES. [10. Regular Agenda] ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. RECOMMENDATION OF AWARD A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE TOP RANKED PROPOSER. ASPHALT PAVING SYSTEMS, INC. FOR PINE TREE ESTATES. ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BEFORE RICHARD BEGINS WITH HIS PRESENTATION, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A QUICK RECAP ON THE PINE TREE ROAD PROJECT AND WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO FOR 40 YEARS, THERE WAS LACK OF CLARITY ON THE EASEMENTS WITH WHO IS OBLIGATED TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR THE ROADS. BUT THE PAST 15 YEARS, NUMEROUS COMMISSIONS DISCUSSED THIS TOPIC. BUT ONCE WE DOVE IN AND SAW THE COMPLEXITY OF IT, IT WASN'T SOMETHING ANYONE WANTED TO TACKLE ALL. IN 2020, THE COMMISSION DECIDED THAT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH DEDICATING THE ROADS TO THE CITY BECAUSE OF THE MAINTENANCE STANDARDS BEING MET OF SEVEN YEARS. AND ONCE THAT GOT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE CITY WAS LOOKING AT THE DEDICATION TO THE CITY. IT CAUSED THE COMMUNITY TO TO WANT TO DO LITIGATION. SO THE LITIGATION WAS BROUGHT FORTH IN 2020 BY THE PINE TREE RESIDENTS, WITH THE DISPUTE OF WHO WAS OBLIGATED TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE ROADS. THE LAWSUIT DID GO TO MEDIATION, AND A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WAS AGREED UPON, WHERE THE CITY CONTRIBUTES 2 MILLION TOWARDS THE PINE TREE ROAD PROJECT. PINE TREE RESIDENTS THEN WOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE, AND THE CITY THEN WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUTURE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ALL THE ROADS. SO THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING, AND I MYSELF HAVE BEEN HERE 18 YEARS, AND I HAVE DEALT WITH THIS SINCE I STARTED HERE. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE COMMISSION FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD. AND THIS IS A BIG NIGHT FOR US THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING THIS HAPPEN FOR OUR RESIDENTS. AND RICHARD'S GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU THE COMPANY THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. OKAY, RICHARD. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. SO RICHARD BIAGINI, CITY ENGINEER FOR THE RECORD. SO I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE RECENT BACKGROUND. SO AROUND FEBRUARY OF 2024 THE CITY PUBLISHED A RFQ FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF THE PINE TREE ESTATES ROADWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, WE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH THE TOP THREE FIRMS TO BE RANKED BY THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE. KIMLEY-HORN WAS THE SELECTED TOP RANKED FIRM AT THAT TIME. CITY STAFF BEGAN NEGOTIATIONS WITH KIMLEY-HORN. THERE WERE FOUR NEGOTIATION SESSIONS THAT WERE CONDUCTED, AND THE PROPOSED COST JUST FOR THE DESIGN WAS $3.2 MILLION. [00:40:08] IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DESIGN METHODOLOGY DESCRIBED IN THE SCOPE WAS NOT THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SOLUTION FOR THE PROJECT, SO CITY STAFF BEGAN TO CONDUCT MARKET RESEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGIES. STAFF DETERMINED TO PURSUE FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION AS THAT ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY. ALSO TO PROVIDE A COST SAVINGS. THE MAJORITY OF THE BID PACKAGE, INCLUDING ENGINEERING PLANS, WERE CREATED IN-HOUSE BY THE PARKLAND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IN DECEMBER OF 2024. CITY COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION 2020 4-1 HUNDRED, WHICH AWARDED TO KEITH, INCORPORATED SOME MINOR DESIGN AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT. FOLLOWING THAT, IN FEBRUARY OF 2025, CITY STAFF ALONG WITH THE CITY COMMISSION CONDUCTED A VIRTUAL OUTREACH MEETING TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH PROVIDED THE PROJECT DETAILS AND ANSWERED RESIDENT QUESTIONS AS WELL AS COLLECTED FEEDBACK BACK FROM THE RESIDENTS. MORE RECENTLY, JUNE OF 2025, WE COMPLETED OUR DESIGN WORK AND PUBLISHED RFP 2020 507, WHICH WAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THOSE BIDS CLOSED JULY 8TH OF 2025. WE RECEIVED THREE TOTAL PROPOSALS, ONE FROM ASPHALT PAVING SYSTEMS, ONE FROM RANGER CONSTRUCTION, AND FINALLY TIM ROSE CONTRACTING. ON JULY 17TH, 2025. THE PROPOSALS WERE EVALUATED. THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE INCLUDED MARJORIE GALLANT FROM THE PINE TREE NEIGHBORHOOD, REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTINE GARCIA FROM PUBLIC WORKS, AS WELL AS MYSELF. THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THE AWARD TO ASPHALT PAVING SYSTEMS. THIS IS A COST COMPARISON FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN FULL RECONSTRUCTION THAT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY $23.7 MILLION WITH FULL DEP RECLAMATION. OUR ESTIMATED TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST IS 6.4 MILLION, AND THAT SAVINGS IS APPROXIMATELY 17.3 MILLION. AND JUST TO NOTE, THIS NUMBER DOESN'T INCLUDE ANYTHING RELATED TO THE ASSESSMENT. SO ANY ATTORNEY FEES OR BANK FEES OR INTEREST OR ANYTHING RELATED TO ASSESSMENT ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS NUMBER AND NEXT STEPS. SO IF APPROVED, WE WILL NEGOTIATE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH APS AND BRING A CONTRACT BACK FOR THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING FOR APPROVAL. SO THAT CONTRACT WILL BE AT OUR NEXT MEETING. AND AT THAT NEXT MEETING, WE WOULD LIKE TO PREPARE A RECAP OF WHAT THE TOTAL IMPACT WOULD BE THEN TO RESIDENTS. SO WE'RE WE'RE PREPARED TO PROVIDE A PRETTY SOLID ESTIMATE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH WITH THE LOAN AND THE COST ON ALL OF THAT, BUT ONCE WE GET THERE, WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY CONFIDENT OF THE ASSESSMENT TO THE RESIDENTS. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ASK MARJORIE GALLANT IF SHE COULD COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE OVERALL PROCESS, AND TO THANK HER FOR CONTRIBUTING AND BEING PART OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS NANCY MENTIONED, THIS SITUATION HAS A VERY LONG HISTORY, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN PINE TREE LIKE THE WAY IT LOOKS. EXCEPT FOR THE ROADS, THE ROADS ARE AWFUL. THERE'S BEEN A LONG STANDING MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT. AS YOU MENTIONED, WHEN WE STARTED DIGGING INTO THIS BACK IN 2020, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ROADS ACTUALLY HAD BEEN DEDICATED TO THE CITY IN 1976. AND I FOUND OR ACTUALLY, PEOPLE WORKING WITH ME FOUND THE RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY COMMISSION FROM 1976 THAT DECLARED THAT THEY WERE PUBLIC ROADS, BECAUSE FOR A VERY LONG TIME THE ASSUMPTION WAS THAT THEY WERE PRIVATE. THEY THEY WEREN'T. AT ANY RATE, WE STARTED OUT DISAGREEING. WE HAD TO ACTUALLY FILE A LAWSUIT, WHICH NOBODY WANTED TO DO, BUT WE REALLY FELT IT WAS NECESSARY TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE PEOPLE WE NEEDED TO GET THE ATTENTION OF. WE WORKED IT OUT. WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE NEGOTIATED A RESOLUTION WHICH BECAME A COURT ORDER. AND FROM THAT POINT ON. EVERYONE IN THE CITY HAS BEEN TERRIFIC. I MEAN, THEY WEREN'T BAD BEFORE THAT, BUT THEY WERE GREAT AFTER THAT. THE COMMISSION WAS TO AND THE NUMBERS THAT RICH SHOWED YOU OF WHAT STARTED OUT LOOKING LIKE WERE SCARY. AND FROM THAT POINT ON, PRICES WENT UP. SO IT BECAME EVEN SCARIER. AND KUDOS TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR COMING UP WITH THE WORKAROUND THAT BROUGHT THE NUMBERS INTO SOMETHING THAT WAS A MANAGEABLE NUMBER. ONCE WE WE HAD THE BID MEETING AND FOUND THE THE NUMBER THAT WE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE. THERE WAS A SIGH OF RELIEF ALL OVER PINE TREE. PEOPLE WERE SCARED BECAUSE PRICING HAD GONE SO OUT OF CONTROL FOR EVERYTHING. [00:45:03] AS WE ALL KNOW WHEN WE GO TO PUBLIX. SO KUDOS AGAIN. I MEAN, EVERYBODY DID A FABULOUS JOB OF BRINGING THIS INTO A MANAGEABLE PERSPECTIVE AND A A GREAT BID FROM A GOOD COMPANY THAT WE ALL HAVE CONFIDENCE WILL DO THE JOB PROPERLY AND FAST. WE WERE AMAZED AT HOW QUICKLY THEY PROPOSED TO DO THE JOB TOO. IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL OUTCOME. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BAD FROM ANY. WELL, THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE THAT ARE. THERE'S ALWAYS THOSE. THERE'S A FEW PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT SPEEDERS ON OUR LITTLE ROADS. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS A BAD WORD TO SAY. AND AGAIN, IT WAS A PLEASURE BEING PART OF THIS PROJECT. IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THE CITY'S TEAM. THEY WERE GREAT AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. IT WAS. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS WORK TO GET STARTED. HOPEFULLY THAT THE CONTRACTOR HAD PROPOSED STARTING IN OCTOBER. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE OR NOT, I HOPE SO. WE'RE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING NEW ROADS. ONE OF ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS WHO LIVES, I THINK ON 74TH, WHICH IS ONE OF THE WORST STREETS. TOLD ME THAT WHEN HER MOTHER FIRST CAME TO VISIT THEIR NEW HOME, SHE STARTED TO CRY. NO. NO KIDDING. BECAUSE. BECAUSE OF THE ROAD. SO THAT'S ALL GOING AWAY. WE CAN'T WAIT. AND THANK YOU ALL AND COMMISSION. THANK YOU NANCY. THANK YOU THAT THE WHOLE CITY STAFF THAT WORKED ON THIS. THANK YOU ALL. YOU REALLY WERE GREAT TO WORK WITH AND I WAS PROUD TO BE PART OF THE PROJECT. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO REALLY QUICKLY JUMP IN FIRST. THANK YOU, MARJORIE, FOR ALL YOUR HELP ON THIS. YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY SAY IT TAKES A VILLAGE, THIS PROVES THAT, WELL, YOU KNOW, AS A LAWYER AND LITIGATOR, YOU DON'T. TO YOUR POINT. YOU DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY SEE RESIDENTS ADVERSE TO THEIR GOVERNMENT OR THEIR ELECTEDS. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEX NATURE OF THE ISSUES AND THE LEGAL. YOU KNOW, THERE IS AMBIGUITY. WHETHER, YOU KNOW, WE'LL WE'LL CROSS THAT BRIDGE ANOTHER DAY. IT'S, YOU KNOW, BRIDGE OR WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE, WHATEVER THEY SAY. BUT BUT THE TRUTH IS, IS THAT I DO AGREE THERE WAS A NECESSITY TO TRY TO TEE IT UP IN A MUCH MORE FORMAL FASHION. BUT WHAT REALLY IS IMPORTANT TO ME IS WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE FILING OF THE LAWSUIT, BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE GONE IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT WAYS. IN LITIGATION, YOU CAN SEE IT GET EXTREMELY UGLY AND HOSTILE AND DRAGGED OUT, AND MONEY IS WASTED. AND IT ACTUALLY JUST CREATES A MUCH BIGGER DISCONNECT BETWEEN WHOEVER THOSE TWO PARTIES ARE. WHEREAS HERE, I THINK IT IS A REALLY GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHO WE ARE AS A CITY, NOT ONLY JUST, YOU KNOW, THE ENTITY OF THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF, BUT THE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND WORK OUT ON SUCH A DIFFICULT CONCEPT THAT AFFECTED SO MANY PEOPLE. AND I WANT TO, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO OUR COMMISSIONERS, CUTLER AND MASON, WHO WERE ALSO INVOLVED WITH THAT AS WELL AT THE BEGINNING BECAUSE THEY HAD ALSO KIND OF SEEN SOME OF THE HISTORY OF LEADING UP TO IT, AND THEY GOT TO SEE HOW THAT CAN HAD BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD. SO I THINK FOR US TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE ALL OF THAT, THAT PATH TOGETHER, GO DOWN THAT ROAD TOGETHER. NO PUN INTENDED, WAS A REALLY BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE. AS A RESIDENT, AS A COMMISSIONER, AS A LAWYER, AND TO EVEN GET THE RESULT IS EVEN BETTER. SO MY HOPE IS THAT NOW THAT ONLY TEARS WILL CRY OR TEARS OF JOY, RIGHT? THAT'S THAT'S THE PLAN. BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALSO THE ANTHONY. AND, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY PUT TOGETHER WHAT I BELIEVE WAS WAS WAS A COLLECTIVE WORKING AND ROWING TOGETHER RATHER THAN AN ADVERSARIAL PROCESS. AND I THINK THAT WAS REALLY SPECIAL. SO KUDOS TO EVERYONE. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT. AND THANKS FOR RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER MASON AND COMMISSIONER CUTLER WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN BOTH FROM A INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND A HISTORY PERSPECTIVE ABOUT WHAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH AND AND GETTING THIS ALL DONE. BUT BUT I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT I AM SO GLAD THAT IT WORKED OUT THE WAY IT DID. AND THANK YOU, MARJORIE FOR ALL YOUR HELP AND EVERYBODY ELSE INVOLVED. BUT I ALSO WANT TO USE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO JUST EXPRESS TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WHEN WE HAVE AN ISSUE OR WE HAVE A DISAGREEMENT, YOU HAVE A STAFF AND A COMMISSION HERE WHO WANTS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. WE. FROM THE MOMENT I GOT ON THIS COMMISSION AND AND EVEN NOW, WE HAVE FOLKS FROM FROM THE CITY MANAGER ON DOWN AND THIS DAIS THAT WANT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. SO IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, BRING IT TO US. I KNOW THE MAYOR ALL THE TIME, WILL PUT OUT HIS PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL, AS WE ALL DO, AND GIVE HIM OUT TO RESIDENTS. BUT WE WANT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. AND AND THIS IS A SCENARIO WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO SOLVE A REALLY BIG AND LONG STANDING PROBLEM FOR A FRACTION OF WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD COST. AND AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT WE'RE ON YOUR TEAM. WE'RE ON YOUR SIDE AS A AS A CITY BODY, AS A CITY STAFF. AND I KNOW NANCY IS AND HER STAFF ARE VERY GOOD AT FINDING CREATIVE WAYS WITH REGARDS TO THE FINANCES AND THE PROBLEM SOLVING. BUT I WAS I WAS SAD IN THE BEGINNING TO SEE IT GO DOWN THE LITIGATION ROUTE AND HOPE THAT THAT DOESN'T BECOME A RECURRING THEME, [00:50:07] BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL WELL, NOT THINK. I KNOW WE ALL WANT TO SOLVE OUR RESIDENTS PROBLEMS. SO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, BRING IT TO US AND WE'LL TRY TO ADDRESS IT. AND SO WITH THAT, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. DADS ALSO LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU, MARJORIE. SHE SPEARHEADED FROM A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT A GROUP OF PEOPLE. BY THE WAY, MARJORIE WASN'T ALONE IN THIS. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A FEW OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO VALADEZ THE LINKS, AMONG OTHERS, THAT WERE REALLY A BIG PART IN NOT ONLY FUNDING THE NECESSARY BITS AND PIECES TO ORGANIZE ALL OF THIS, BUT ALSO FOOTWORK AND GROUNDWORK AND MAKING SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHY. THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT THING TO GO THROUGH. AND I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THAT. THAT WAS THAT WAS IMPORTANT, AND I'M EXCITED. IF NO ONE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY, CAN I ENTHUSIASTICALLY MAKE A MOTION. I GUESS I DON'T NEED TO BE THE MAYOR. EVERYONE ELSE CAN JUST. YES. GO AHEAD. MAKE A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. THIS ITEM. AND I DON'T NEED TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS. SECOND. ANYBODY HAVE A SECOND, A SECOND? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CAMERON AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BREYER. ROLL CALL. ARE WE ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEE NONE. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. YES. COMMISSIONER BREYER. YES. COMMISSIONER RAMON. YES. VICE MAYOR ISRAEL. YES. MAYOR. WALKER. YES. PLEASE SHOW. PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN B IS RESOLUTION 2025 057. REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SERVICES A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE AWARD OF RFP NUMBER 2020 504 FOR REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE RIDGE SERVICES TO JONES LANG LASALLE AMERICAS, INC.. JLL APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A BROKERAGE SERVICES CONTRACT WITH JLL. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT, CONFLICT, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSION JEFF NAPIER. I'M THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR HERE AT THE CITY OF PARKLAND. MY PURPOSE TONIGHT IS TO GIVE YOU A REPORT OF THAT NEGOTIATION. JUST AS A LITTLE BACKGROUND. ON JULY 9TH, THE COMMISSION APPROVED ME TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH JLL OR JONES LANG LASALLE AMERICAS INCORPORATED. WE DID NEGOTIATE WITH THEM ON JULY 17TH, THE 22ND AND THE 24TH. OUR NEGOTIATIONS WERE A COMBINATION OF IN-PERSON AND ELECTRONIC VIA TEAMS. OUR CITY TEAM WAS LED BY NANCY MIRANDO, CITY MANAGER, WITH SUSAN JOHNSON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND JACKIE MEYER, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND GOVERNMENTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND MYSELF. THE FOCUS OF OUR NEGOTIATION, JUST LIKE IN ANYTHING IN REAL ESTATE. IT WAS ALL ABOUT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, IT'S ABOUT COMMISSION, COMMISSION COMMISSIONS. SO WE FOCUSED ON THAT AS ONE OF OUR OBJECTIVES. DURING THE NEGOTIATION WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A BROKER COMMISSION RATE OF 4% WITH A MINIMUM OF $200,000. ALL OF THAT'S COMPUTED OFF THE GROSS SALES PRICE OR THE GROSS LEASE PRICE, DEPENDING ON WHICH ROUTE WE GO DOWN. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ABOUT THE PROCESS. ANY QUESTIONS. I THINK WE GOT A GREAT PARTNER ON THIS AND A GREAT DEAL, SO TO SPEAK, OF PUTTING US IN A POSITION TO HOPEFULLY GET SOME REALLY INTERESTING BITES AT THE APPLE. SO I WOULD MOVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR ISRAEL AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRYER. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER. CANDYMAN. YES. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. YES. COMMISSIONER BREYER. YES. VICE MAYOR. ISRAEL. YES. MAYOR. WALKER. YES. PLEASE SHOW. PASSING. UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN C RESOLUTION 2025 059. GRANT OF EASEMENT TO TOLL SOUTHEAST LP COMPANY. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO TOLL SOUTHEAST LP COMPANY, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION ACCESS RELATED TO THE SAWGRASS DEVELOPMENT. PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER, I'LL JUST GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THIS ITEM. SOUNDS GREAT. OKAY, WONDERFUL. SO AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CITY PURCHASED 65 ACRES OF THE FORMER HERON BAY GOLF COURSE WHEN STAFF AND I WERE TASKED WITH PURSUING THAT PURCHASE, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE IDENTIFIED AS AN ISSUE WAS ACCESS TO THE ACTUAL SITE. UNDERSTANDING THAT THE HERON BAY HOA WOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOME CONCERNS WITH CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS GOING THROUGH THEIR GATES AND MUCKING UP THEIR ROADS IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THE [00:55:02] DEVELOPMENT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WAS WE WORK WITH THE HERON BAY ASSOCIATION, AND WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT AND A WAIVER OF COVENANT, ETC., THAT INCLUDED CERTAIN GRANTS OF EASEMENTS TO THE CITY, KNOWN AS THE NOB HILL EASEMENT AND THE TRAILS AND EASEMENT. THEREAFTER, THE CITY CLOSED ON THE PROPERTY. FAST FORWARD A LITTLE BIT. WE ENTERED INTO A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH TOLL FOR THE SALE OF 21, APPROXIMATELY 21 OF THOSE 65 ACRES, AND WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. TOLL HAS RECEIVED ALL OF THEIR NECESSARY GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS FOR THEIR PROJECT. AND WE'RE WE HAVE A TENTATIVE CLOSING SCHEDULED FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK, LIKELY MONDAY. AND THIS IS THE LAST PIECE ESSENTIALLY TOLL CAME TO US TO SECURE THEIR CONSTRUCTION ACCESS AND REQUESTED A LITTLE. VERY SMALL PIECE. THE NOB HILL EASEMENT. IT'S IN THE BACK OF THE IN THE BACKUP. VERY SMALL PIECE OF THAT NOB HILL EASEMENT TO SECURE THEIR CONSTRUCTION, ACCESS TO THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEM TO BUILD WHAT THEY SEEK TO BUILD. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. WE DID COMMUNICATE THIS TO THE HOA, AND WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE HOA AS WELL. AND SO IF YOU APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE PURSUING MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS A CLOSING EARLY NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY. I JUST HAVE SOME COMMENTS. I KNOW I SPOKE WITH THE HOA AND I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE REMAINING CONCERNS THAT I THINK TOLL IS GOING TO ADDRESS. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SCOTT OR ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK. BUT ONE WAS THE SECURITY ISSUE FOR THE GATE. I IMAGINE THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF MECHANISM TO SECURE THE GATE WHEN TRUCKS AREN'T GOING IN AND OUT FOR FOR THAT AREA, WHICH I IMAGINE TOLL WOULD DO ANYWAY FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, BUT ALSO FOR THE BENEFIT, BECAUSE THAT PATH LEADS TO INSIDE OF HAIR AND BAY. AND SO THERE WAS THE CONCERNS FROM THE HOA ON THAT. THE SECOND ONE IS WHEN WE DID AND ANTHONY CAN SPEAK TO THIS WHEN WE DID THE PRIOR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE SITE PLAN, TOLL WORKED WITH THE CITY TO ADDRESS A POTENTIAL WATERWAY AT THE END OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION, AND AGREED TO ALLOW SOME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE VERBIAGE IS, BUT AGREED TO ALLOW SOME LAND TO BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSES FOR THE BANK OF THE WATERWAY, AND ALSO MAKE SOME FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR THE SITE PLAN. SO I WOULD JUST WANT THE PARTIES TO WORK IN GOOD FAITH. TOLL BROTHERS, THE CITY AND THE HOA. I MEAN, THEY HAD ALREADY AGREED TO ALL THAT STUFF. YEAH, BUT BUT WE'RE WE'RE STILL EXPLORING THAT PROCESS. WE'RE WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S VIABLE. WE DON'T KNOW. THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME THINGS IN THIRD PARTY APPROVALS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE ALL STILL ROWING OUR OARS IN THE SAME DIRECTION. AND THAT CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN FROM THE SAFETY AND SECURITY ASPECT FOR THE HOA. YEAH, SURE. IF YOU WANT ME TO ELABORATE ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. SO WHEN THE SITE PLAN WAS APPROVED FOR THE SAWGRASS DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS A FEW CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RELATED TO THE WATERWAY. AND I KNOW THE THE HOA HAS BEEN INTERESTED IN THE WATERWAY. THE TOLL WOULD NEED TO DEDICATE OR CONVEY A 15 FOOT WIDE LAKE MAINTENANCE EASEMENT EITHER TO THE CITY OR AN SSID, DEPENDING ON WHERE WE END UP. IF NECESSARY, TO ACCOMMODATE THE PROPOSED CANAL, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY WORK WITH US TO DEDICATE MORE PROPERTIES, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T AFFECT THEIR INDIVIDUAL LOTS OR THEIR STREETS OR THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE. AND ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS OF CLOSING ON THE PROPERTY, TOLL IS GOING TO DEPOSIT $100,000 INTO AN ESCROW ACCOUNT. BUT THIS WAS ALL PREVIOUSLY AGREED TO FACILITATE. THAT'S CORRECT. IT WAS AGREED UPON IN THE IN THE 2024 RESOLUTION THAT APPROVED IT. I KNOW WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES TOM TOLL HERE TODAY. I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULDN'T UPHOLD THEIR COMMITMENT. AND WE HAVE IT AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL IN THE SITE PLAN. BUT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HERE THAT IF ANYBODY WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON IT. AND THAT'S PART OF THE APPROVAL IS THAT THEY GO AHEAD. AND I WOULD ALSO MENTION, I KNOW THE CITY HAS ENTERED INTO A WORK AUTHORIZATION AS WELL, TO AT LEAST HAVE ANY OTHER WORK WITH ENVIRONMENTAL TO EXPLORE IT AS WELL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND, BUT LET'S ADDRESS THE SECURITY ISSUES. AND ON THE OTHER. OKAY. SORRY. THANKS. I KNOW COMMISSIONER BRIAN WANTED JUST SOME ANSWERS. YEAH. ON THE SECURITY, THERE'S A PRETTY HEAVY DUTY GATE OUT THERE. CURRENTLY. IT'S GOT A LARGE CHAIN AND PADLOCK ON IT. WE WILL ENSURE THAT IT IS CLOSED AND LOCKED ON A DAILY BASIS. SO OBVIOUSLY, WHILE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION ACCESS IS IN USE. BUT OTHERWISE IT WILL BE CLOSED AND IT WILL BE LOCKED. AS FAR AS THE CONDITIONS, AS THE MAYOR SAID, THEIR CONDITIONS WERE COMMITTED TO THEM. WE'RE INCREDIBLY EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE A CLOSING DATE IN OUR SIGHTS TO CLOSE, TO MOVE ON, TO ACTUALLY BEGIN IN CONSTRUCTION. ONE OF THOSE ITEMS WITH REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION IS A REQUIREMENT TO PLACE AN ESCROW. I WAS JUST ON THE PHONE WITH TOLES IN-HOUSE COUNSEL EARLIER THIS WEEK, DEALING WITH THE LOGISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO WE ARE WORKING. ALL ORS ARE ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AT THE MOMENT. YES. OKAY. SECOND. YES. YES. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC SEEING IF THERE'S NONE? [01:00:06] WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE MAYOR ISRAEL OR SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER. BRIER? YES. COMMISSIONER CAMERON? YES. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. YES. VICE MAYOR. ISRAEL. YES. MAYOR. WALKER. YES. PLEASE SHOW IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. TEN D AND TEN E WILL BE PRESENTED. TOGETHER, WE WILL NEED TO TAKE. THE COMMISSION WILL NEED TO TAKE SEPARATE VOTES ON EACH ITEM. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ EACH OF THOSE INTO THE RECORD AT THIS TIME. ITEM TEN D IS RESOLUTION 2025 030 PURCHASE OF THE RANCH'S NEIGHBORHOOD STORMWATER PUMP. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA TO AWARD THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, MWI CORPORATION, FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE RANCH'S NEIGHBORHOOD STORMWATER PUMP. INVITATION TO BID ITB 2020 508. IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $313,947. PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM TEN E IS RESOLUTION 2020 503 FOR RANCHES, NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, PUMP STATION SITE IMPROVEMENTS, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA AWARDED TO AWARDING THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER G, R, S C, INC. FOR RANCHES, NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, PUMP STATION SITE IMPROVEMENTS. INVITATION TO BID 2020 509 AND THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1,214,347. PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION. PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. ANTHONY. SO THE RANCHES, AS ANTHONY MENTIONED, I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT BOTH OF THE ITEMS AT ONCE SINCE THEY'RE RELATED, BUT THERE WILL BE SEPARATE VOTES. SOME MORE BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL. AT THE END OF 2024, THE CITY AWARDED BERGERON LAND DEVELOPMENT WITH THE RANCH'S NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE AND ROADWAY RESURFACING PROJECT. THIS PROJECT INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION AND FURNISHING OF THE RANCH'S PUMP. DURING NEGOTIATIONS, THE CITY OF PARKLAND MODIFIED THE CONTRACT TO ALLOW THE PUMP TO BECOME AN OPTIONAL ITEM. THIS WAS DONE TO ALLOW THE CITY TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES IN AN ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE PROJECT COST, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY $2.1 MILLION. WE MADE THIS AN OPTIONAL ITEM, SO IN THE EVENT THAT WE COULD NOT DETERMINE A REDUCED PROJECT COST, WE'D HAVE THE OPTION TO CONTINUE WITH THE BERGERON BID. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE TWO SEPARATE BIDS THAT WE'VE RECENTLY RECENTLY ACQUIRED. THE PURCHASE OF THE PUMP WITH AN ADDED 5% CONTINGENCY, $314,000, AND THE PUMP STATION INSTALLATION WITH A 10% CONTINGENCY 1.2 MILLION. THIS BRINGS OUR ESTIMATED PROJECT TOTAL TO APPROXIMATELY $1.5 MILLION. AND AGAIN, BERGERON PREVIOUS BID WAS 2.1. SO THIS PROVIDES US WITH A ANTICIPATED SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY 567,000. AND AGAIN, IF WE DON'T HAVE TO USE THOSE CONTINGENCIES, THAT SAVINGS COULD COULD GO UP FROM THERE, POSSIBLY. AND JUST SOME DETAILS ON THE ACTUAL PROJECT. SO THIS IS A CUSTOM MADE PUMP. SO THERE IS A LONG LEAD TIME. SO FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE PUMP IS APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 MONTHS. THIS INCLUDES SHOP DRAWINGS AND THE MANUFACTURING OF THE ACTUAL PUMP ITSELF AND DELIVERY. THEN THE CONSTRUCTION WORK ITSELF IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MONTHS AND THIS WOULD OCCUR AFTER DELIVERY. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ESTIMATED COMPLETION OF THE SUMMER OF 2027 FOR THE PUMP. I JUST GOT TO TAKE A SECOND BECAUSE THERE'S A THEME TONIGHT AND I'M SEEING A THEME WHICH IS THE THEME IS MOST GOVERNMENTS. YOU LOOK AT THE WHAT'S THE COMMON TOPIC OF THE DAY, THE DOGE CONCEPT. RIGHT. OF GOVERNMENTS ARE INEFFICIENT. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT OUR GOVERNMENT COULD HAVE JUST ACCEPTED THE BID FROM THE PRIOR PUMP, AND NOT SAVED $500,000. WE COULD HAVE ALSO ACCEPTED THE RAIN OR THE PINE TREE ROAD REPAVE AT THE ORIGINAL COST AND THE ORIGINAL METHODOLOGY. AND AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THE RESIDENTS WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ANY BETTER BECAUSE MOST GOVERNMENTS JUST DO YOU KNOW THE WORK THAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE. WELL, I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT. NOT ALL GOVERNMENTS, I THINK, ARE AS CARED, INTENTIONAL AND CARED ABOUT AS OUR GOVERNMENT IS WHETHER OUR RESIDENTS MONEY. AND I JUST WANT TO CALL THAT OUT, BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS ALL ADD UP TO A MUCH BIGGER NUMBER THAT ALLOWS US, AS A CITY TO ONE, CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR MILLAGE RATE AS LOW AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO USE THAT FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR CITY, WHETHER IT'S OUR PARKS OR SERVICES OR WHATEVER. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE IT'S THAT EXTRA MILE. THAT REALLY IS WHAT MAKES US STAND OUT AND ALLOWS US TO TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO THANK HIM? THANK YOU. OTHER THAN THAT, JUST ONE PERSON. I SAY MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO THANK. YEAH, I'LL SECOND TO THANK YOU. WHO WAS THE SECOND ON THE MOTION? SECOND THE MOTION. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE MAYOR ISRAEL AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KINNAMAN. ROLL CALL. ARE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS ITEM? NOPE. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. YES. COMMISSIONER BRYER. [01:05:05] YES. THIS IS TEN D RESOLUTION 2020 5-030. SO WE'RE VOTING FIRST ON THE THE PURCHASE OF THE ON THE PURCHASE OF THE PUMP. OKAY. YES. COMMISSIONER COUNTRYMAN. YES. VICE MAYOR ISRAEL. YES. MAYOR. WALKER. YES. PLEASE SHOW A PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY. THIS IS NOW TEN E RESOLUTION 2020 5-034. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANYBODY? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CAMERAMAN. SECOND. BY VICE MAYOR ISRAEL. ROLL CALL. NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? NO. OKAY. COMMISSIONER? YES. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. YES. COMMISSIONER BRYER. YES. VICE MAYOR. YES. MAYOR. WALKER. YES. PLEASE SHOW A PASSAGE. UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM TEN F RESOLUTION 2025 055 LED LIGHTING AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT. WEST HILLSBOROUGH BOULEVARD, PARKLAND BAY TRAIL TO UNIVERSITY DRIVE. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN LED LIGHTING AGREEMENT WITH FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT FOR THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WEST HILLSBOROUGH BOULEVARD FROM PARKLAND BAY TRAIL TO UNIVERSITY DRIVE, AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,570, AND APPROVING AN ADDITIONAL $30,057 FOR CONTINGENCY CONTINGENCY RELATED EXPENSES, PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BREYER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY. CEREMONY. ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER BREYER. YES. COMMISSIONER KINNAMAN. YES. COMMISSIONER MURPHY. YES. VICE MAYOR SRO. YES. MAYOR. WALKER. YES. PLEASE SHOW A PASSAGE. UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. RICHARD. THANK YOU. COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. [11. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office] GOOD EVENING, CAPTAIN MCCARDELL. BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WELCOME BACK. I FEEL LIKE WELCOME BACK TO ME ALSO. I'VE BEEN TOOK ADVANTAGE ONE ON VACATION THIS SUMMER, BUT IT'S NICE TO BE BACK. WE CLOSED OUT THE SUMMER WITH OUR PARKLAND NIGHT OUT, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND WAS JUST A FUN EVENT FOR EVERYONE. SO IT'S NICE TO SEE HOW THAT EVENT GROWS EVERY YEAR, AND WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO MAKE IT BETTER AND BETTER. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL COMING TO THAT EVENT. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR SUMMER PARK SAFETY OPERATION THAT WE HAD RUNNING ALL SUMMER. IT WAS FROM JUNE 3RD THROUGH AUGUST 10TH, AND BASICALLY WE FOCUSED ON PINE TRAILS PARK AND TAMAR PARK, MAINTAINING SECURITY THERE AND FOCUSING OUR OUR EFFORTS ON UPHOLDING THE NEW CITY ORDINANCE THERE. SO THE RESULTS OF THAT ARE AS FOLLOWS. WE HAD 12 FIELD CONTACTS DURING THAT TIME. WE ISSUED 22 CITATIONS, 12 WARNINGS, TWO CRIMINAL CITATIONS, AND WE DID 503 PARK WALK AND TALKS. WE HAD JUST ONE INCIDENT DURING THAT OPERATION WHERE WE DID HAVE A CRASH WHERE A JUVENILE WAS RIDING AN ELECTRIC BIKE INSIDE THE PARK, LOST CONTROL, FRACTURED HIS WRIST AND HE ENDED UP BEING CRIMINALLY CITED FOR THAT. ONE OF OUR SIGNIFICANT OBSERVATIONS DURING THAT OPERATION WAS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAD DEPUTIES IN THE PARKS, WE HAD MARKED PATROL VEHICLES. THERE WAS A GROUP OF JUVENILES THAT CONSISTENTLY KIND OF TAUNTED. THE DEPUTIES WERE WEARING MASKS SO WE COULDN'T IDENTIFY THEM. OBVIOUSLY, IT'S DANGEROUS FOR US TO PURSUE ANY OF THESE JUVENILES SO THAT SOMETHING THAT WE NOTICED DURING THIS OPERATION AND TALKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER, WE'RE GOING TO LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO ADDRESS THAT. MOVING FORWARD. SO KIND OF HOPING TO GET AHEAD OF THAT IN THE FUTURE. BUT THAT IS AN OBSERVATION THAT THAT WE'VE CAME UP WITH, AND WE'VE PUT SOME POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT IT AS WELL. SO PARENTS CAN BE MORE COGNIZANT ABOUT WHY YOUR KIDS ARE WEARING MASKS WHEN THEY GO OUT RIDING BIKES. BUT OVERALL, IT WAS A GOOD OPERATION. RIGHT NOW, THE OPERATION WE'RE RUNNING IS OUR BACK TO SCHOOL OPERATION, WHERE WE HAVE EXTRA PATROL OUT ON THE STREETS ASSIGNED TO SCHOOL ZONES. SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, REMINDING PEOPLE TO KIND OF SLOW DOWN AND ADDRESSING ANY TYPE OF AGGRESSIVE DRIVING AND SPEEDING IN SCHOOL ZONES. ANOTHER PART OF THAT BACK TO SCHOOL OPERATION WAS PURCHASING RIFLE SHIELDS AND ENTRY TOOLS FOR ALL THE SCHOOLS. SO ALL THE SROS HAVE THAT IN THE SCHOOLS AND ARE READILY ACCESSIBLE. SHOULD THEY NEED THAT AS WELL? AS FAR AS CRIME GOES, OVER THE SUMMER, IT WAS PRETTY SPORADIC. WE DIDN'T IDENTIFY ANY SPECIFIC CRIME TRENDS, BUT WE DID HAVE THE OCCASIONAL CAR BREAK-IN. AGAIN, WE DO HAVE RESIDENTS THAT LEAVE THEIR CARS UNLOCKED AND SOME THAT LEAVE THEIR KEY FOB INSIDE. SO WE DID HAVE AN AUTO THEFT. I WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE KEY FOB WAS INSIDE. THE CAR WAS STOLEN. IT WAS RECOVERED, AND THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY TWO PEOPLE WHO CLAIM THEY JUST [01:10:09] BORROWED THE CAR FROM SOMEONE ELSE. SO THEY DIDN'T. WHILE THEY DIDN'T ADMIT TO STEALING THE CAR. THEY WERE ARRESTED, SO WE TOOK THEM TO JAIL. SO, REMINDER, LOCK YOUR CARS. DON'T LEAVE YOUR KEYS BEHIND. RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE HERE FOR. AS FAR AS OUR ACTIVITY. JUST TO RECAP, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD A MEETING IN JUNE, WE HAD 2214 CALLS FOR SERVICE. WE THE DEPUTIES COMPLETED 136 REPORTS, SEVEN ARRESTS. WE HAD 22 CRASHES, 564 CITATIONS, 32 FIELD CONTACTS, SIX BAKER ACTS AND 970 PARK WALK AND TALKS. THAT WAS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, IN THE MONTH OF JULY. OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE WERE ABOUT THE SAME. JUST MAYBE TEN MORE. SO 2224. THEY WROTE 185 REPORTS, HAD 11 ARRESTS, 23 CRASHES, 735 CITATIONS, 20 FIELD CONTACTS FOR BAKER ACTS AND 998 PARK WALK AND TALKS WITH RESPECT TO THE PARK WALK AND TALKS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER. I FEEL THAT THERE'S A BETTER WAY THAT WE CAN CAPTURE THAT INFORMATION. ALSO, AFTER MEETING WITH VICE MAYOR ISRAEL REGARDING THAT. SO WE JUST INSTITUTED LAST MONTH. SO AT THE END OF JULY, ANOTHER CUT OUT FOR THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CUT OUTS WHERE THE DEPUTIES WILL CODE THE CALL OUT. SO A PARK WALK AND TALK IS ESSENTIALLY AN AREA CHECK. THAT'S WHAT IT IS. RIGHT. WE ENCOURAGE THE DEPUTIES TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS, TO WALK, TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S AN AREA CHECK. SO ANY TYPE, ANY TIME THE DEPUTY IS GOING TO DO A VACATION, WATCH A DIRECTED PATROL WHERE THEY'RE DRIVING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD, AN AREA CHECK WHERE THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY GETTING OUT OF THEIR CAR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE VACATION WATCH, THEY'RE GOING TO CUT IT OUT. DELTA. AND THEN WHENEVER THE DEPUTY HAS A MEANINGFUL FACE TO FACE CONTACT WITH SOMEONE, A BUSINESS OWNER OR RESIDENT, SOMEONE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE GOING TO CUT IT OUT, PAPA. SO WE CAN KIND OF CAPTURE THOSE MEANINGFUL CONTACTS, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO, TO SEE SPECIFICALLY VICE MAYOR, THE MEANINGFUL CONTACTS THAT THE DEPUTIES ARE HAVING WITH THE RESIDENTS. SO MOVING FORWARD, AS WE GET THROUGH AUGUST AND INTO SEPTEMBER, WE'LL KIND OF GET TRUE NUMBERS AS TO EXACTLY THE ACTIVITIES THAT'S OCCURRING. I MEAN, I'LL JUST JUMP IN. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, GETTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT WITH YOU AND NANCY AND JUST LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS OPERATE, THE KIND OF PROTOCOLS, POLICIES, IT'S VERY HELPFUL, AT LEAST FOR MY PERSPECTIVE. I INVITE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS TO TO DO IT AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE HARD PARTS IS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING OR, YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE HAPPENING AGAIN, THE TREE FALLING IN THE WOODS, IT'S GOOD FOR FOR ME TO SEE HOW THE DAY TO DAY WORKS FOR, FOR OUR OFFICERS, FOR THE ENTIRE FORCE AND THE OVERLAP. AND, AND IT ALSO HELPS US TO ALSO HELP MANAGE, YOU KNOW, OUR SAFETY NEEDS THE EXTENT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS AT WORKSHOPS OF IF AT SOME POINT WE BELIEVE WE MAY NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE OR DETAIL. IT HELPS TO KIND OF FIND WHERE THOSE GAPS ARE AND EVALUATE IT MORE, YOU KNOW, CONCRETELY RATHER THAN KIND OF YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THE REAL DETAIL. SO I THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. AND I KNOW IT'S AN ITERATIVE PROCESS, AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING WILLING AND, YOU KNOW, IN THAT PROCESS. SO YEAH, JUST A LOT OF THANK YOUS TONIGHT ACCORDINGLY. BUT BUT I DO APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW ANY OTHER THING I THINK PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE HOW MUCH GOES INTO THE DAY TO DAY. I GOT MORE THOUGH. YEAH. JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY AND ALLOWING ME TO DO THE RIDE ALONG WITH YOUR SERGEANT. IT WAS A NIGHT OF JUST SEEING RESPECTFUL CARE FOR OUR CITIZENS. AND IT WAS. IT WAS NICE TO SEE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMENTS BY THE PARKLAND, CORAL SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT. [12. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department] GOOD EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CAPTAIN ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL WILL EVENT LAST WEEK, AND WE ALSO HAD A GOOD TIME JOINING HER OUT THERE FOR THAT. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL VERY EXCITED. WE HAD 127 EMS CALLS IN FOR FIRE CALLS. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, TWO OF THEM WERE TRASH FIRES. WHEN THE LADY FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT WAS TALKING ABOUT FIRE PREVENTION, I PERKED UP AND MET HER OUTSIDE. WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON SOMETHING TOGETHER WITH HER AND TODD AS WELL, TO PUT SOMETHING OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN A GARBAGE TRUCK CATCHES ON FIRE, WE HATE IT. NORMALLY THEY HAVE TO JUST DUMP THE ENTIRE TRUCK IN THE STREET, AND THEN WE HAVE TO PUT OUT GARBAGE FIRES AND THEY HAVE TO COME OUT AND PICK IT ALL UP. SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH HER AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME INFORMATION OUT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER UPDATES. [01:15:03] GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER? NO COMMENTS. THANK YOU. WE'RE OVER HERE, NANCY. COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. NO COMMENTS TONIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVED 15. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.