Jan 14, 2026 City Commission Meeting

WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

[1. Call to Order]

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TO ORDER. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ROLL CALL, COMMISSIONER MURPHY.

SOLOMON HERE. COMMISSIONER.

ISRAEL HERE. MAYOR WALKER HERE.

VICE MAYOR BRYER HERE.

COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN HERE.

THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[4. Approval of Minutes]

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PLEASE SHOW A PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.

[5. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items]

FRED. HI. GOOD EVENING, FRED ABBOTT, NORTHWEST 70TH COURT IN THE RANCHES. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS THAT I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED ON THE PHONE WITH SEVERAL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, ABOUT A POTENTIAL PROPOSAL WHICH HAS BEEN CIRCULATED IN WRITING BY THE COASTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH TO PURCHASE A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE RANCHES WHERE I LIVE, AND TO CONVERT IT INTO A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT RIGHT NOW.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE RANCHES ARE NOT ZONED FOR PARKING LOTS, AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE CITY TO APPROVE A CHANGE IN ORDER FOR THE CHURCH TO DO THAT.

I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MANY OTHER RESIDENTS THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO ABOUT THIS, THAT WE DISAGREE WITH THE CITY CHANGING THE ZONING LAWS TO ACCOMMODATE THAT PARKING LOT. AND HERE'S WHY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING FOR THE CHURCH IS APPROXIMATELY 1000 PEOPLE.

I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT CITY HALL IS WILLING TO VOLUNTEER SOME OF ITS SPACES ON A SUNDAY, AS WELL AS THE SYNAGOGUE.

SO I DID A LITTLE COUNT.

THE CITY HALL HAS ABOUT 145 SPACES IN ITS PARKING LOT, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 30 IF YOU INCLUDE THE ONES IN FRONT OF THE FIREHOUSE, WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO INCLUDE.

THE SYNAGOGUE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD OFFER AT LEAST 150 SPACES TO THE CHURCH IF THEY NEEDED IT. THE CHURCH ITSELF SEEMS TO HAVE ABOUT 200 SPACES, AND THEY SEEM TO PARK ABOUT 50 CARS ON THE BERM ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY.

IF YOU AVERAGE ABOUT TWO TWO PEOPLE PER CAR, THAT'S OVER 1000 PEOPLE.

SO IF THEY HAVE A MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF 1000, THEY'VE ALREADY GOT ENOUGH CAPACITY FOR THE THOUSAND. SECOND THING I WOULD SAY IS, EVEN IF MY MATH IS WRONG, OR EVEN IF THE FIRE CAPACITY IS LARGER THAN 1000, THERE ARE MANY ALTERNATIVES THEY HAVE BESIDES BUYING LAND AND CHANGING THE ZONING TO BUILD A THE PARKING LOT. THEY COULD ADD MORE SERVICES PER DAY AND JUST TURN THOSE PARKING LOTS MORE FREQUENTLY. THEY COULD ALSO PARK IF YOU ALLOWED THEM CARS AT THE EQUESTRIAN CENTER AND SHUTTLE THE USERS TO THE FACILITY.

AND THERE'S A BIG TRACK OF LAND JUST NORTH OF THE PARKLAND GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB THAT YOU COULD ALMOST THROW A BASEBALL FROM THE CHURCH PROPERTY AND HIT.

AND THAT SEEMS LIKE A NICE PIECE OF LAND THAT THEY COULD ALSO USE TO, TO, TO DO IT. IN ADDITION TO THEY COULD ACTUALLY BUILD A MULTI-LEVEL PARKING LOT ON THEIR EXISTING PROPERTY IF IT WAS AS HIGH AS THE EXISTING BUILDING IS.

THEY'D HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH SPACE IF THEY HAVE 1000 CAPACITY OR EVEN MORE.

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WANTED TO SAY. I WILL TELL YOU, WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN, A YOUNG BOY IN 1970, A WOMAN BY THE NAME OF JONI MITCHELL WROTE A SONG THAT HAS THE ICONIC LINE IN IT.

THEY PAVED PARADISE AND PUT UP A PARKING LOT.

WELL, HERE WE ARE, LITERALLY 56 YEARS LATER, AND NOW THE CITY OF PARKLAND HAS TO ASK THEMSELVES WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO VALIDATE HER MESSAGE OR NOT.

NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT BACK THEN, BUT I CERTAINLY DO TODAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FRED.

NO ONE ELSE ON THE LIST WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP. ALL RIGHT.

WHO'S NEXT? I DON'T HAVE ANY JONI MITCHELL, I APOLOGIZE.

ROB SACHSE, PARKLAND RESIDENT.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING A QUICK SAFETY CONCERN.

I HAD TO THE TO EVERYONE UP HERE.

THE INTERSECTION OF HOLMBERG AND RIVERSIDE.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, THERE'S A ROUNDABOUT RIGHT THERE. IF YOU LOOK TO THE EAST SIDE, ABOUT 50FT OUT, THERE'S A CROSSWALK WHERE THE TWO SIDEWALKS ARE, BUT ON THE NORTH AND SOUTH SOUTH SIDE, IF YOU GO ON THE SOUTH SIDE, EXACT SAME THING. THAT'S A CROSSWALK FOR PEOPLE TO WALK ON THE EAST SIDE.

TWO SIDEWALKS ABUT NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE.

THERE'S NO CROSSWALK. I'VE SEEN A COUPLE PEOPLE ALMOST BE HIT THERE.

I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT THERE MYSELF. BROUGHT SOME PHOTOS FOR YOU GUYS IF YOU WANT THEM.

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Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD ONE. GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE UP? PETE? PETER.

PETE MCALOON JUST CAME UP TO WISH YOU GUYS.

EXCUSE ME. THE DANCE. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. PETER.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU, TOO. I WAS GOING TO SAY YOU'RE JOKING.

HE'S. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO MENTION IS I NOTICED I THINK IT WAS JANUARY 8TH.

PARKLAND ON TAP. TALK ABOUT THE LOXAHATCHEE ROAD AND THE DETOUR.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE GOING DOWN HOLMBERG ROAD.

HOLMBERG IS BAD ENOUGH AS IT IS TRYING TO GET OUT ON HOLMBERG ROAD.

I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT AND SOME DAYS IT BACKS UP ALL THE WAY TO 63RD WAY, AND I THINK I CAN GET VERIFICATION ON THAT MAYBE.

BUT THE DOT GUIDELINES TALK ABOUT THE SHORTEST PATH FOR THE DETOUR.

AND THE PATH IS CHOSEN BY PARKLAND, WHICH I GUESS IS RECOMMENDED.

BUT ANYBODY CAN GO ANYWHERE THEY WANT IS TO GO DOWN PARKSIDE ALL THE WAY TO HOLMBERG, THE 441 AND NORTH. TO ME, THE EASIEST WAY TO DO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO GO DOWN HILLSBOROUGH BECAUSE THE THE DETOUR IS TWICE AS LONG GOING DOWN YOUR SUGGESTED PATH. PLUS IT CAUSES THE CONGESTION ON ON HOLMBERG AND IT TAKES LIKE THREE TIMES AS LONG BECAUSE PARKSIDE AND HOLMBERG ARE ONLY TWO LANES, HILLSBOROUGH IS FOUR LANES, AND THERE'S ONE CIRCLE AND TWO STOPLIGHTS.

IT TAKES THREE TIMES AS LONG TO GET DOWN.

THE WAY THAT WAS SUGGESTED, AS OPPOSED TO THE WAY WOULD BE SHORTER.

THE SECOND THING IS, I MISSED THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING HERE.

WHAT WAS IT CALLED? WORKSHOP.

IS THIS PROGRAM THAT IS GOING TO BE FOR THE RANCHERS, GOING TO BE OFFERED TO THE PEOPLE IN PINE TREE ALSO? THAT'S THE QUESTION. IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT, NOT AFFORD IT, BUT ALLOW OR DECIDE TO GIVE THESE GRANTS TO THE RANCHERS, WHY AREN'T THEY BEING AFFORDED TO THE PEOPLE IN PINE TREE? THANK YOU, THANK YOU PETER.

THANK YOU PETER. ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NON AGENDA ITEM ANYONE.

SEEING IF THERE'S NONE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE COMMISSION. WE'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER MURPHY.

CEREMONY. THANKS MAYOR.

SO OF COURSE WANT TO JUST WISH EVERYONE I'LL SAY A HAPPY 2026 FULL OF MOST IMPORTANTLY, HEALTH, BUT ALSO HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR SURE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CITY AMAZING.

SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EVENTS SINCE THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, AND I'LL JUST SAY THE CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ON JUST EVERYTHING HOLIDAY, EVERYTHING FESTIVE, THE FARMER'S MARKET, AND MY FAMILY AND I ENJOYED ALL OF THAT.

I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THEIR HOLIDAYS AND WERE ABLE TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WHICH IS THE KEY AND SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY.

I AM A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY WITH THE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY. AND SO I ATTEND MEETINGS AND SERVE ON THE GOVERNING BOARD.

I ALSO SERVE AS ESSENTIALLY BACKUP FOR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

AND SO JUST WANTED TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW.

AND THE PUBLIC, OF COURSE, THAT THE MASTER PLAN FOCUSED ON RECYCLING SUSTAINABILITY. THE BIG ISSUE OF MONARCH HILL, ALSO KNOWN AS MOUNT TRASHMORE THAT MASTER PLAN HAS BEEN FINALIZED BY THE SWA AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS. TOOLKITS HAVE BEEN CREATED, PRESENTATIONS, FAQS, ETC..

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH HUGE FOR ACROSS BROWARD COUNTY.

OUR CITIES AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR OUR SUPPORT.

SO I WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION, UPDATES, REPORT OUTS IN THE COMING DAYS.

THERE WILL COME A TIME IN THE END OF THE END OF SUMMER, AUGUST, THAT WE'LL NEED TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS, BUT I'LL BE BRINGING LOTS OF INFORMATION AT THAT TIME AND IN A DIGESTIBLE, CLEAR WAY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PENDING, WHICH IS SO KEY, IS THE FINANCIAL MODELING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THAT THAT UPDATE AND AGAIN, WISH EVERYONE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR FRESH START.

THANKS, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER ISRAEL.

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YOU KNOW, I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S THAT LIKE PURGATORY PART OF THE YEAR WHERE IT'S STILL SOON ENOUGH TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR, OR IF IT'S YOU, JUST LET IT GO. AND STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

EXACTLY. YOU KNOW, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON.

IT FEELS LIKE ALTHOUGH IT'S PROBABLY BEEN JUST A MONTH, IT FEELS LIKE A YEAR OF EVENTS HAVE PASSED SINCE WE LAST WERE ALL TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, I, I WOULD USUALLY GO INTO THE HOLIDAYS AND ALL THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE DONE, AND THEY'RE ALL AMAZING AS USUAL, BUT I THINK WE ARE ALL KIND OF SEEING IN REAL TIME OUR WORLD, YOU KNOW, AS, AS WE KIND OF WATCH ON THE GLOBAL SCALE, WHETHER IT'S IN IRAN, WHETHER WE'RE WATCHING WHAT'S GOING ON IN VENEZUELA OR WATCHING WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.

YOU KNOW, I KIND OF THINK BACK TO WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED BACK IN 2020 AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HOW MUCH HAS HAPPENED AND HOW MUCH HAS CHANGED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND WHAT HAS REALLY MADE ME REALIZE IS HOW APPRECIATIVE I AM FOR OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. BECAUSE AS THE WORLD CONTINUES TO GET CRAZIER AND MORE COMPLICATED, I THINK THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO KIND OF LOOK INWARD TO THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND REALLY FIND COMFORT, BUT ALSO REAL LIKE, YOU KNOW, BELIEF AND FAITH IN THAT.

THERE'S STILL GOOD OUT THERE.

AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S MY OWN PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, BUT I THINK BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GO AND PARTICIPATE IN A COMBAT ANTISEMITISM SUMMIT.

IT WAS ATTENDED BY ELECTED LEADERS AND MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, ACTUALLY FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THEY HAD CANADA INVOLVED.

AND, YOU KNOW BEEN A STRONG PROPONENT OF ANTI-SEMITISM.

YOU KNOW ANTI EVERYTHING ANTI-HATE RIGHT.

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN SUPPORT IT.

IT'S SOMETHING I'LL ALWAYS SUPPORT. BUT THERE WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD THAT I WROTE ABOUT PUBLICLY, AND I WON'T BELABOR IT, BUT BUT WHAT IT REALLY MADE ME REALIZE IS THAT YOU KNOW, THE ONLY WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO KIND OF MOVE OUT OF THE QUICKSAND WE'RE IN IS BY KIND OF MOVING AWAY FROM THE THINGS THAT GOT US IN THERE.

AND THAT IS KIND OF I THINK, REALLY, IF I MY VIEW ON THE HEELS OF COVID, IS EVERYONE KIND OF STARTING TO GET VERY LOOKING YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALLY INSTEAD OF WE IT WAS ABOUT ME.

AND I THINK AS I LOOK AROUND OUR COMMUNITY, I SEE THAT WE NEED MORE OF THE WE AND PARKLAND DOES WE VERY WELL.

SO I CONTINUE TO ASK THAT NOT ONLY EVERYONE LOOKS OUT FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS, BUT I'D ALSO ASK THAT I KNOW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A CONVERSATION AT SOME POINT ABOUT PARENTS FOR PEACE. I'D ASK TO PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST HAD KIND OF TRIED TO BRING FORTH DISCUSSION OR DEBATE ABOUT CERTAIN INITIATIVES THAT WE COULD PROBABLY IMPLEMENT IN PARKLAND THAT I'VE SEEN AND HEARD ABOUT, IMPLEMENT IN OTHER CITIES. IN THE PAST, THE CONVERSATION HAS USUALLY KIND OF, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT DIED ON THE VINE, BUT IT HASN'T REALLY GONE AS FAR AS I'D LIKED IT TO GO.

AND I THINK I UNDERSTAND WHY, WHICH IS BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK IT'S RIGHTFULLY SO, IS THAT THERE IS A CONCERN OR AN OPTIC THAT IF YOU DO ONE THING FOR ONE RELIGION OR YOU DO ONE THING FOR ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE OR FOR ONE CIRCUMSTANCE, THAT SOMEHOW YOU'RE FAVORING SOMETHING OVER THE OTHER.

AND THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A CONCERN ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND INTERMINGLING, TREATING ONE GROUP OR ONE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER.

AND I ALWAYS, AS A LAWYER, WANT TO AVOID THAT THIRD RAIL.

BUT I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, REALITY AND CIRCUMSTANCES CALL FOR CERTAIN INITIATIVES. AND RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THE WORLD IS REQUIRED THAT PEOPLE TAKE THE COURAGE TO DO THE THINGS THAT, WHILE MAY CREATE SOME NO DISSENT OF PEOPLE WHO DO NOT LIKE IT BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE ONLY DOING IT FOR ONE AND NOT ALL.

I THINK IT'S TIME WE HAVE TO GET PAST THAT, BECAUSE IF WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT, THEN NO ONE'S EVER GOING TO BE STOOD UP FOR.

UNDER THE GUISE OF, WELL, IF WE DO IT FOR THEM, WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR EVERYONE. WELL, IN MY VIEW, WE SHOULD DO IT FOR EVERYONE.

SO WHAT? I'D ASK MAYOR IF I CAN GET SUPPORT FROM TWO COMMISSIONERS.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS PUT ON AN AGENDA.

THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE HAS CREATED A STANDARD DEFINITION OF ANTI-SEMITISM. STANDARDIZED DEFINITION HAS BEEN ADOPTED IN MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT AROUND THE WORLD.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE VERY REASON THAT THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT ANTI-SEMITISM LOOKS LIKE IN MODERN DAY SHOULD NOT BE A DEBATE.

AND I THINK THAT STILL IS A DEBATE BECAUSE IT BECOMES A SUBJECTIVE.

WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S ANTI-SEMITIC OR THIS ISN'T WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT TO BE, AND A LOT OF IT'S EDUCATIONAL, WHICH IS WITH MOST THINGS, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO YOU KNOW, DEALING WITH DIFFERENCES IN PEOPLE WHO DEAL WITH DISCRIMINATION. BUT REGARDLESS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A CITY TAKE

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THIS IS WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE ANTI-SEMITIC BEHAVIOR OR CONDUCT.

AND THAT ALSO ALLOWS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THEN ACTUALLY ENFORCE HATE CRIME LAWS A LOT EASIER. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES NOWADAYS IS PEOPLE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME BEING ABLE TO PURSUE LEGAL RELIEF OR REMEDIES IN THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM, BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE WHO SAY, WELL, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT TO BE A HATE CRIME. AND A LOT OF IT IS BECAUSE THERE'S A DISPUTE OVER WHAT THE DEFINITION OF ANTI-SEMITISM LOOKS LIKE TODAY.

SO WHAT I'D ASK IS IF I CAN GET TWO COMMISSIONERS TO AGREE TO PUT IT ON AN AGENDA TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF ADOPTING IT, BECAUSE I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE WAITING AND FOR THINGS TO GET WORSE.

I THINK THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN WAY BEYOND WORSE THAN THEY COULD EVER BE. AND I FOR ONE, IS SOMEONE OUT THERE IN THE CITY BELIEVES THAT THIS IS UNFAIR OR BELIEVES THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING ONE OR THE OTHER? I'D LOVE TO HAVE COFFEE WITH YOU.

I'LL BUY YOU COFFEE. I'D LOVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION, BECAUSE I'M HAPPY TO BRING FORTH ANY IDEAS THAT PROTECT ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, AND I DON'T CARE HOW BIG OR SMALL IT IS, AS LONG AS WE DO IT WITHIN REASON, IT'S NOT INTO A GREATER DETRIMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

SO THAT'S MY MY COMMENT.

I'M HOPING THAT THIS YEAR BRINGS FORTH POSITIVE CHANGE.

I'M HOPING THAT WE CONTINUE TO KEEP PARKLAND WHAT PARKLAND IS, WHICH IS OUR OWN LITTLE BUBBLE THAT WE LOVE TO BE ABLE TO KEEP US AWAY FROM, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD OF AT LARGE.

SO I'D ASK IF I CAN GET THAT SUPPORT.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT I LOVE THE IDEA, AND I LIKE WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

AND I ALSO LIKE THAT YOU'RE ADDING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT BROADER AND BE MORE INCLUSIVE TO OTHERS.

MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO A WORKSHOP AND HAVE THAT BROAD CONVERSATION, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING IT ON THE AGENDA, WHERE IT KIND OF LIMITS WHERE WE CAN GO AND YOU KNOW, HOW LONG THE CONVERSATION IS GOING TO BE.

SO THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT THAT I HAVE, BECAUSE MAYBE WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE ALL ENCOMPASSING.

MAYBE WE WANT TO DO DIFFERENT ONES, MAYBE WE WANT TO DO AN ANTI-SEMITIC ONE AND DO A DIFFERENT ONE. BUT HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AS A WORKSHOP, I THINK, GIVES US A LITTLE MORE LATITUDE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND GET MORE IN DEPTH IN HOW WE'RE HAVING THAT AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

IT'S JUST A IT'S JUST A THOUGHT.

I GOT IT, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DO.

AND THIS IS THIS IS HOW WE'VE GOTTEN TO WHERE WE ARE.

SO THIS IS WHY I'M GOING TO KIND OF PUSH BACK A LITTLE BIT.

I'M HAPPY TO DO A WORKSHOP. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA FOR THE CITY I BROUGHT UP AT STRATEGIC PLANNING, RIGHT? WE'VE ALREADY SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO IT, BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE IT. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS I DON'T WANT TO KEEP KIND OF WAITING FOR, YOU KNOW, THIS BIG, PERFECT SITUATION.

I THINK THE IHRA DEFINITION IS SOMETHING THAT IS A STANDALONE OBJECTIVE THAT WE CAN PUT ON AN AGENDA TO ADOPT AS AN ORDINANCE THAT DOESN'T TIE TO ANYTHING ELSE. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT, IS WE KEEP TRYING TO TIE IT TO SOME OTHER REASON WHY WE SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT DO IT. AND WHAT I'M SAYING IS I'M DONE PLAYING THAT GAME, RIGHT? AND I DID IT NOT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE'S A DISCOMFORT OF NOT WANTING TO ROCK THE BOAT WHEN IT COMES TO THESE TOPICS.

AND I'M THE EXPERIENCE I HAD LAST YEAR HAS PUSHED ME TO THE POINT WHERE I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DISCOMFORT ANYMORE. SO TO ME, I DON'T THINK DOING WORK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT LET'S DO A WORKSHOP.

IT HASN'T HAPPENED. SO I'M OKAY WITH DOING A WORKSHOP.

I'M ALL ABOUT IT. I'VE BEEN WAITING, YOU KNOW, FOR TWO YEARS, BUT I'D LIKE TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA.

IF I DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT, I DON'T HAVE THE SUPPORT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEPARATE THEM. OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR JORDAN? I'LL JUST SAY VERY SIMPLY, YOU 100% DO HAVE MY SUPPORT FOR SUCH AN ITEM.

PERIOD. THANK YOU. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE DEFINITION, JORDAN. I'M CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF BEING, YOU KNOW A PROPONENT OF ALLOWING ANTI-SEMITISM BE A LINE IN THE SAND.

I'M ALSO A PROPONENT OF, OF WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THERE'S AN ISSUE ON THAT. SO I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE IT AS AN AGENDA TO DISCUSS IT.

I JUST GOT TO GET EDUCATED ON IT.

THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE AGENDA. YOU'VE GOT TO CATCH US UP. I DO THINK DOING IT AS A WORKSHOP IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A MEETING OR SOMETHING MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO HAVE A MORE DIALOG OR MAYBE A WORKSHOP, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE FOLLOWING MEETING, NOT IMMEDIATELY AFTER, MIGHT BE BENEFICIAL JUST BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO TACKLE MORE THAN JUST THAT, ESPECIALLY IF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND BSO IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED.

BECAUSE IF THERE ARE ISSUES, BECAUSE YOU'RE RAISING A BROADER ISSUE, RIGHT? ONE IS US TAKING A STAND AGAINST ANTI-SEMITISM, WHICH NOT TO NOT TO NOT TO DIMINISH WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO HAVE SOME BENEFICIAL EFFECT.

WE WANTED TO HAVE SOME REAL WORLD EFFECT.

AND I THINK PARTNERING WITH BSO ON THAT, MAYBE IN A WORKSHOP AND THEN SCHEDULING THAT ON AGENDA FOR TWO WEEKS LATER MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THEIR INPUT, BECAUSE IF THEY ARE GETTING CALLS OR CONCERNS AND WE CAN GIVE THEM SOMETHING THAT WILL AID

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I THINK IT'S JUST IT FURTHER ADDS TO THE BENEFIT.

I, LIKE I SAID, I'M ALL ABOUT MORE IS MORE, RIGHT? BUT WE LITERALLY HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION A YEAR AGO TALKING ABOUT IT IN A WORKSHOP AND A STRATEGIC PLANNING. WE'LL DO A WORKSHOP. SO ALL I'M SAYING IS RIGHT.

BUT DID WE DID WE FOLLOW UP TO SAY, HEY, WHERE'S THAT WORKSHOP COMING? NO NO NO NO, HOLD ON. THIS IS THIS IS WHY I'M AT THE POINT OF WHERE I'M AT.

IT USED TO BE WHERE I WOULD COME IN AND SAY, HEY, THIS SEEMS LIKE A REALLY GOOD IDEA. AND I WOULD GIVE MY MY COMMENT, RIGHT.

BUT WHAT I FOUND IS THAT UNLESS YOU PUSH AND YOU ADVOCATE IN THIS ROLE, MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT SOMETHING DOESN'T GET IT TO THERE.

SO I'VE BEEN MAKING COMMENTS.

I'VE BEEN MAKING ASS. I HAVE IT IN THE RECORD AS FAR AS I CAN.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO KEEP HEARING, WELL, MAYBE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING BIGGER.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH DOING SOMETHING BIGGER, BUT THEY'RE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I'M GETTING KIND OF CONFUSED AND CONCERNED IS THAT EVERY TIME I DO COME TO THIS PLACE, I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY NOT THE SYMBOL OF YEAH, LET'S HAVE THE DISCUSSION. LIKE, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER LET'S HAVE A LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE AGENDA ITEM. I HAVE NO PROBLEM HAVING A DISCUSSION, BUT LIKE LIKE VICE MAYOR, HE'S NOT EVEN SURE WHAT THE DEFINITION IS, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR.

WELL, WE NEVER HAVE A WORKSHOP BEFORE A COMMISSION MEETING WHERE WE BRING UP AN AGENDA ITEM. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TEETH WE WOULD HAVE IN MAKING AN ORDINANCE.

WOULD WE BE ABLE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM, I'M WELL, BUT BUT THIS IS BUT THIS IS MAYOR.

MAYOR. THIS IS EXACTLY THE THING, THOUGH, IS WE CAME UP WITH A CONCEPT OF HOW WE GET THINGS ON THE AGENDA, BE ARGUING ABOUT THAT.

YOU GOT SUPPORT FROM FROM COMMISSIONER CANNON.

YOU HAVE SUPPORT FROM ME.

IT'S ON AN AGENDA ITEM.

AND I JUST WANT TO ADD TO HAVE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION IF IT'S OKAY.

I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT I ALSO SUPPORT, BUT I ALSO NEED EDUCATION.

SO I JUST WANTED TO YEAH, I MEAN IT'S TO ME I PREFER TO HAVE A DISCUSSION AS A WORKSHOP BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO COME UP HERE TALKING ABOUT AN AGENDA ITEM AND NOT MAKING SURE I'M TOTALLY CLEAR WHAT'S GOING ON AND HAVING SOME CONVERSATION WITH THE REST OF YOU. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IF YOU'RE THAT SET ON HAVING IT AS AN AGENDA ITEM, I'M, I'M, I'M WITH YOU.

I JUST PERSONALLY I LIKE TO MAKE SURE I'M FULLY 100% EDUCATED ON AN ITEM BEFORE IT GETS TO AN AGENDA. AND THAT'S IT.

MAYOR WE'VE HAD A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS AT AGENDAS THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD WORKSHOPS ON. SO THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO SAY WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS? WHY IS IT THAT WHEN THIS COMES UP FOR ME, FOR ME COMMISSIONERS OR HERE'S, HERE'S IF IF EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING, NONE OF WHICH I DISAGREE WITH.

IF EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING IS MEANT TO GET TO A PRACTICAL EFFECT AND MEANT TO HAVE MORE THAN LIP SERVICE, WHICH I IMAGINE YOU WANT, RIGHT? YOU WANT THIS TO BE MORE THAN LIP SERVICE, MORE THAN JUST SOME CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION.

TO ME, PART AND PARCEL OF THAT AND YOU RAISED IT IS IS SEEKING GUIDANCE OR SPEAKING WITH OUR BSO CAPTAIN OR ANYONE ELSE THAT WE COULD PARTNER WITH TO MAKE THE RESOLUTION MORE THAN A PERFORMATIVE THING. AND I, IN FACT, ALREADY HAD CONNECTED BSO WITH KAM.

THEY HAD A LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKSHOP ON THIS VERY ISSUE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT BEHIND THE SCENES. IT'S NOT NONE OF US KNOW THAT.

SO I BUT THIS HAS BEEN I'VE BEEN BROUGHT THIS UP FOR YEARS.

I BROUGHT UP THIS INITIATIVE AND EVERY TIME I BRING IT UP, THIS IS EXACTLY THE RESULT.

I'LL BRING IT UP TO THE RECORD THE NEXT TIME. I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR. THERE'S THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.

YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA ITEM.

THERE YOU GO. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. OKAY.

ARE YOU FINISHED WITH YOUR COMMENTS? YEP.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. VERY SIMPLY, OBVIOUSLY, I WANT TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY 2016 FOR EVERYBODY. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THE WORDS EITHER.

IT IS TOO LATE TO KEEP SAYING IT.

I DO WANT TO SEND MY APPRECIATION OUT TO THE CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HOSTING THE FIRE OPS 101 EVENT THIS PAST WEEK.

FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HOSTS THE ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM CORAL SPRINGS AND PARKLAND AND REALLY PUTS THEM THROUGH THE THE EFFECTS OF THEIR DECISIONS, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.

IT'S IT'S EYE OPENING TO REALLY SEE HOW THIS WORKS AND HOW THE TOOLS THAT WE APPROVED ACTUALLY CUT THE THE A PILLAR OF A CAR AND TO WEAR THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE APPROVING UP HERE AND SEE HOW IT AFFECTS.

AND IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT FOR ME, NOT JUST EDUCATIONAL, BUT ALSO I DIDN'T GO TO THE GYM THAT DAY.

IT WAS QUITE PHYSICAL. IT WAS GREAT. SO I REALLY SEND MY APPRECIATION FOR FOR DOING THAT. AND I, I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER MISS THAT EVENT.

I THINK IT'S GREAT. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF MARGATE FOR HOSTING THE NORTHWEST COUNCIL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS THIS WEEK DOWN IN MARGATE WITH WHICH INCLUDED A REALLY

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AS OUR PINE TREE ROADS PROJECT IS NEARING COMPLETION, AS FAR AS THE ASPHALT PAVING PORTION OF IT THE MARKING AND THE GUARDRAILS AND SIGNAGE REPLACEMENT IS ALL COMING AFTERWARDS.

I JUST WANT TO AGAIN STATE MY APPRECIATION FOR STAFF FOR OUR FOR SOWANDE IN PARTICULAR AS BEING SUCH A A SPEARHEAD ON THIS PROJECT FOR US, BECAUSE APS AS A COMPANY HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT STELLAR THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS.

AS FAR AS ANY RESIDENT I'VE SPOKEN WITH THAT'S SPOKEN WITH ANYBODY ON THE TEAM, THEY'VE BEEN GREAT. AND I GUESS IT GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT THE PROCESS WORKS.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BID PROCESS AND THE COMPANY WAS AWARDED THE BID, AND NOW WE'RE SEEING WHAT THE RESULTS OF IT CAN BE.

AND I DRIVE IT EVERY DAY AND IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE IT.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT.

FINALLY. JUST I WANT TO WISH THE VERY BEST OF LUCK TO MY ALMA MATER, U OF MIAMI, COMING MONDAY FOR THEIR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT HOME, BY THE WAY. GO, GO. YOU AND ALSO, I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO REOPEN THE DISCUSSION ON THIS, BUT I WANT TO SAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING A FOCUS THAT YOU THAT YOU WANT TO BRING FORWARD LIGHT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACUTE CHANGE IN BEHAVIOR IN THIS COUNTRY, AND JUST SIMPLY FALLING ON THE HATE IS BAD.

BANDWAGON. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, AND I THINK HAVING A FOCUS ON SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO TO ONE OF US ISN'T NECESSARILY TO ALL OF US REALLY ISN'T SOMETHING TO LOSE SIGHT OF. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. VICE MAYOR BREWER.

ALL RIGHT. I AM MORE COMFORTABLE VIOLATING LARRY DAVID'S RULE.

SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2026.

I ALSO ECHO THE COMMENTS ABOUT A NUMBER OF THE EVENTS.

WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT EVENTS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT EVENTS COMING UP. FIRE OPS TRAINING WAS WONDERFUL.

WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING AMAZING FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR CITY SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S BSO OR THE CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW BSO DOES EVENTS THAT I'VE GOT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RIDE ALONG AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. FIRE OPS TRAINING WAS JUST A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO SEE WHAT THESE MEN AND WOMEN DO EACH DAY, A MICROCOSM OF IT AND A MICROCOSM OF OF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL COMMITMENT THAT THEY MAKE TO SERVING OUR RESIDENTS.

AND SO I THANK THEM FOR EDUCATING US ON THAT AND PROVIDING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CRUSH SOME CARS AMONGST OTHER THINGS.

THE PARKLAND CHAMBER HAD A GREAT KICKOFF EVENT THIS MORNING FOR 2026.

I WANT TO THANK JACKIE AND NANCY AND SOWANDE FOR BEING THERE AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY BENEFICIAL TO START THE NEW YEAR OFF WITH THAT, AND TO EDUCATE THE FOLKS IN THE CHAMBER ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND SO THAT WAS GREAT.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE CAPTAIN MCARDLE AGAIN FOR HER RECOGNITION BY KOL TIKVAH.

WE HAVE A GREAT INDIAN PRINCESS EVENT COMING UP ON SATURDAY. WE'VE GOT WE JUST CAME OFF THE HEELS OF THE FAMILY FUN FEST CARNIVAL.

WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE OUR BEST WEATHER THIS WEEKEND FOR THE FARMERS MARKET, FOR THE BUSINESS. I THINK IT'S THE BUSINESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY EXPO.

RIGHT. COMING UP, WHICH IS ALWAYS GREAT BECAUSE THEY BRING OUT ALL THE PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES AND ALL THE SWAT VEHICLES AND THE KIDS AND FAMILIES AND BIG KIDS LIKE ME LOVE IT. I WANT TO KEEP THE FITZ FAMILY IN OUR PRAYERS.

I KNOW THERE'S A FUNDRAISER FOR COACH FITZ'S WIFE COMING UP IN WINGS PLUS NEXT WEEK.

I KNOW WE HAVE OUR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR TRIBUTE EVENT NEXT MONDAY AT 530.

I THINK IT IS AT THE PINE TRAILS AMPHITHEATER.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO COME OUT.

AND WITH THAT, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, MAYOR. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL THE COMMENTS.

SO I'M GOING TO DITTO WHAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID.

THE EVENTS ARE GREAT. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

TOMORROW IS MY LAST DAY FOR SAYING THAT.

SO EVERYBODY GETS THAT TODAY.

AND THEN THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

SO LET'S GO DOWN TO THE WELL FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH.

[6. Proclamations and Recognitions]

ACROSS THE WORLD, MORE THAN 27 MILLION PEOPLE, INCLUDING THOUSANDS HERE AT HOME, ARE SUBJECTED TO THE SHAMEFUL, ABHORRENT ABUSE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND FORCED LABOR.

ACCORDING TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE, IN 2010,

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IN 2023, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS SIGNED SENATE BILL 1690 INTO LAW, WHICH ENHANCED REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO EDUCATION AND AWARENESS MATERIALS IN YOUTH RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS, AS WELL AS AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY TO CREATE A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR ADULTS, SAFE HOMES. THERE WERE 2254 REPORTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING REPORTED TO THE FLORIDA ABUSE HOTLINE IN THE 2024 2020 2425 FISCAL YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. AND OF THAT NUMBER, SIX, 1601 INVOLVED CHILDREN.

OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REPORTS, 2036 WERE CODED AS COMMERCIAL SEX EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD, WHILE 218 WERE LABOR FOR TRAFFICKING.

THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT IS DEDICATED TO IDENTIFYING INSTANCES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, RESCUING VICTIMS, AND EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE HEINOUS CRIME.

THE CITY OF PARKLAND IS COMMITTED TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH BSO PARKLAND DISTRICT IN MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND BELIEVES THAT STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ARE CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, MAYOR RICK WALKER, AND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JANUARY AS NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.

[7. Approval of the Agenda]

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PLEASE SHOW. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION TO APPROVE.

[8. Consent Agenda]

ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? SHOW ANSWERS. NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN.

A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY. SALOMONE. ROLL CALL.

COMMISSIONER. ISRAEL. YES, COMMISSIONER.

KENT. YES. COMMISSIONER.

MURPHY. YES. VICE MAYOR.

BREYER. YES. MAYOR. WALKER.

YES. PLEASE SHOW PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

REGULAR AGENDA. ANTHONY.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. ITEM NINE IS RESOLUTION 2020 6-001 CONTINUING LANDSCAPE CONSULTING

[9. Regular Agenda]

GOOD EVENING, COMMISSIONER RICHARD BODINE, CITY ENGINEER.

ARE YOU SURE? OH, THERE YOU GO.

ALL RIGHT, THERE WE GO. JUST GETTING THE SCREEN UP. SORRY. SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR THIS RESOLUTION. SO IN OCTOBER OF 2025, A WORK AUTHORIZATION WAS APPROVED FOR PA CONSULTING SERVICES TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPING, CONSULTING AND INSPECTION SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $45,000.

THE CITY PLAN TO TRANSITION THESE SERVICES TO AN IN-HOUSE STAFF.

THE TIME NEEDED TO FILL THAT POSITION HAS TAKEN LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

THESE SERVICES ARE CRITICAL TO THE ONGOING OPERATIONS FOR THE CITY AND THUS THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO APPROVE WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT UP TO 135,000.

THIS WOULD BRING THE NEW TOTAL WORK AUTHORIZATION TO AN AMOUNT UP TO 180,000.

AND THESE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FY 26 ENGINEERING BUDGET FOR THESE SERVICES.

ANY QUESTIONS? MY ONLY QUESTION IS THE INSPECTION SERVICES.

CAN YOU DRILL DOWN ON THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT ENTAILED? I KNOW THE CONSULTING PIECE.

YEAH. SO ANY BUILDING PERMITS IN TERMS OF ANY KIND OF LANDSCAPING WORK.

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OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE FOR ACTIVE NEW PROJECTS, NOT FOR ANY CODE ENFORCEMENT OR ANYTHING GOING ON ELSEWHERE.

IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT.

WELL, SHE SHE ALSO DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT.

SO IF THERE ARE ANY VIOLATIONS, SHE WOULD ALSO GO OUT THERE AND SHE INSPECTS, TAKES PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS, THOSE.

OKAY. SO THEY WOULD BE HELPING US WITH THAT AS WELL.

CORRECT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? THERE'S NONE. MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER ISRAEL AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BRIERE.

ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER MURPHY.

YES. COMMISSIONER. ISRAEL.

YES. COMMISSIONER. KANTERMAN.

YES. VICE MAYOR. BRIERE.

YES. MAYOR. WALKER. YES.

PLEASE SHOW PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NINE B RESOLUTION 2020 6-002 RANCHES, NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND ROADWAY RESURFACING FUNDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INCREASE THE CONTRACT WITH BERGERON LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. FOR THE RANCHES, NEIGHBORHOOD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND ROADWAY RESURFACING PROJECT BY AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $437,000, RESULTING IN A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF UP TO $11,741,800.

PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AGAIN, A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS ONE. SO THE CITY HAD PREVIOUSLY AWARDED THROUGH RFP 20 2413, THE RANCH'S DRAINAGE AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT APPROXIMATELY $11.3 MILLION TO BERGERON LAND DEVELOPMENT.

THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OR INSTALLATION OF THE PUMP STATION, WHICH IS PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE CONTRACT.

THIS AMOUNT ALSO DID NOT INCLUDE ANY PROJECT CONTINGENCY AMOUNT TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY UNFORESEEN CHANGES RELATED TO THE SCOPE FOR THE DRAINAGE.

AS PART OF THE FY 2026 BUDGET, WE HAD BUDGETED 437,000 TO BE USED AS A CONTINGENCY FOR FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THE CONTRACT FOR THIS PROJECT BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THIS 437,000 THAT WOULD RESULT IN A PROJECT CONTINGENCY OF 4.6%, AND BRING THE NEW CONTRACT TOTAL TO APPROXIMATELY 11.7 MILLION.

ANY QUESTIONS? MY ONLY QUESTION IS, IS FOR CLARITY? I KNOW THIS IS RELATED TO THE DRAINAGE SIDE OF THE PROJECT, SO I JUST WANT THE RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE THIS IS NOT IN ANY WAY CHANGE OR NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT.

CORRECT. NOW, THIS WOULD BE BUDGETED THROUGH THE CITY FUNDS OR IT ALREADY HAS BEEN BUDGETED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECONDED.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY VICE MAYOR AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN.

ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER.

KENT. YES. COMMISSIONER.

MURPHY. YES, COMMISSIONER.

ISRAEL. YES. VICE MAYOR.

YES. MAYOR. WALKER. YES.

PLEASE SHOW PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANKS, RICHARD. THANK YOU.

COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

[10. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office]

CAPTAIN MCARDLE. BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE ON SUNDAY AT THE FARMERS MARKET.

PUBLIC SAFETY EXPO WILL HAVE ALL OUR EQUIPMENT OUT THERE.

WE'LL HAVE CANINES. WE'LL HAVE HOPEFULLY A FLYOVER.

SO ALL THE COOL STUFF THAT WE CAN BRING OUT.

SO WE HOPE EVERYBODY JOINS US.

OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST HAVE SOME NUMBERS.

FROM NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER THEY'RE VERY CLOSE AND CALLS FOR SERVICE AROUND 2100 FOR BOTH MONTHS. IN TERMS OF REPORTS, THEY WERE EXACTLY THE SAME 180.

I'M GOING TO PLAY THAT NUMBER IN THE LOTTERY SOMEHOW.

ARRESTS. WE HAD NINE IN NOVEMBER, 12 IN DECEMBER CRASHES.

WE HAD 30 IN NOVEMBER, 39 IN DECEMBER.

CITATIONS WERE RIGHT AROUND 450.

FIELD CONTACTS WERE AROUND 25 FOR BOTH MONTHS.

A BAKER ACTS EIGHT IN NOVEMBER AND SEVEN IN DECEMBER, AND OUR PARK WALK AND TALKS ARE THE ONES THAT WERE CODED DELTA, WHICH ARE AGAIN OUR VACATION WATCHES, AREA CHECKS IN THE VEHICLE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE RIGHT AROUND 600 AND OUR PARK WALK AND TALKS WITH MEANINGFUL CONTACT WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE HAD 214 IN NOVEMBER AND 270 IN DECEMBER.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CAPTAIN? ALL RIGHT, CAPTAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. CHIEF. CORAL SPRINGS COMMENTS BY CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT THIS

[11. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department]

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. JASON GONZALEZ, CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE.

NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, JASON IS TAKING OVER FOR MIKE MOSER, THE NEW MOSER.

ALL RIGHT. WELCOME. BETTER.

BETTER HAIRLINE. YES. SO I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE WILL BE OUT THERE SUNDAY WITH OUR PARTNERS IN PROTECTION, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY OUT THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THANKING US FOR FIRE OPS 101, AND I WANT TO SAY THAT THAT'S THE CASES I AM THANKING YOU IS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU ACTUALLY FULLY COMMITTED TO AND AND WHAT YOU DID. YOU KNOW THAT THAT WASN'T A PHOTO OP.

IT WASN'T, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY COMING OUT AND PLAYING PRETEND THAT WAS COMMITTED LEADERS COMING OUT AND ACTUALLY WALKING THE WALK, FULLY IMMERSING THEMSELVES IN THE EXPERIENCE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SERVICES THAT THEY ARE CONTRACTING FOR THEIR CITIZENS AND ENSURING THAT THEY MEET THE STANDARD AND EXPECTATION OF WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. YOU WERE IN GEAR ALL DAY.

YOU CUT CARS ALL DAY, PULLED PATIENTS OUT, PERFORMED YOU KNOW, TREATMENTS, HANDLED TECHNOLOGIES OLD AND NEW TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTOOD YOUR PURCHASES AND FULLY IMMERSED AND COMMITTED YOURSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CITIZENS ARE GETTING THE VALUE THAT THEY DESERVE.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IS, THAT I AM GRATEFUL AT THE LEVEL OF COOPERATION AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE AND HOW SERIOUS YOU TOOK THAT EVENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND I KNOW YOU, THE CITIZENS, APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO COME OUT AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE MEETING THE EXPECTATION THAT YOU WOULD HAVE FOR THEM.

SO THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT FOR INCIDENTS.

WE HAD 212 FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 153 MS 59.

IN THE OTHER CATEGORY, SIX UNDER FIRE DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THEY WERE FIRED. IT JUST MEANS THAT THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SOMEWHERE IN THAT CATEGORY. TWO ACTUAL STRUCTURE FIRES.

TO KEEP IT SHORT, THIS IS A NEW YEAR, AND YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY? I'M GOING TO SAY IT NOW. SO WE'RE NOT HERE JUST TO SAVE YOUR LIFE.

WE'RE HERE TO BE A PART OF IT. WE ARE YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO START THE YEAR OFF REMINDING EVERYBODY. YOU SEE US OUT IN PUBLIC.

COME GET TO KNOW US. COME SAY HI.

THESE ARE YOUR TRUCKS. THESE ARE YOUR STATIONS. COME SEE WHERE YOUR MONEY IS BEING SPENT. WE REALLY WANT TO SEE YOU.

WE WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR LIVES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND ALSO, HAPPY NEW YEAR.

GREAT. THANK YOU. CHIEF.

COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER.

[12. Comments by the City Manager]

HE IS OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR.

COMING TO US FROM COOPER CITY, WHERE HE WORKED FOR COOPER CITY FOR TEN YEARS. AND IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS HE SERVED IN THE CAPACITY OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, CARLOS.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. GREAT.

WELCOME ABOARD, CARLOS.

AND COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

MY RULE IS TEN DAYS ON HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[13. Comments by the City Attorney]

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.