Feb 04, 2026 City Commission Meeting

[1. Call to Order ]

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>> ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

SORY. LET THEM GET THEIR LAST APPLAUSE IN THERE. WE HAVE BEEN SERENADING BY THE WEST GLADES JAZZ BAND THIS EVENING.

BEFORE THEY LEAVE THIS EVENING, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WEST GLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL JAZZ BAND FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE.

[APPLAUSE] I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO TELL ANYONE TO APPLAUSE BUT IT SAYS IT RIGHT HERE.

ANYWAY, THESE STUTD ENTER MUSICIANS, ALBERTO AND KATELIN PAID THESE SELECTIONS FOR US BECAUSE THEY'RE CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF TWO YOUNG MAN, FELLOW NA MA* JITIONS --MAGICIANS. I WOULD LIKE TO START THE MEETING WITH THE "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE" AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WHICH WILL BE PLAYED BY TRUMPET PLAYERS.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE" AND STAY STANDING

FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. >> 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. >> PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.

ARE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, GREAT JOB GUYS. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

>> COMMISSIONER MURPHY SA WL* OMENE. >> PREPT.

>> COMMISSIONERISROW. >> HERE. >> BRICE MAYOR?

[4. Approval of Minutes ]

>> HERE. >> AND COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN? >> HERE.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?

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

MINUTES. >> WE HAVE A FEW ASSIGNED SPEAKERS.

DENISE CANGEME. >> SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING, MAYOR WALKER AND PARKLAND CITY

COMMISSIONERS. >> NAME AND ADDRESS. >> SPEAKER: DENISE, 11218 PARKLAND FLORIDA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR WALKER AND PARKLAND COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF BROWARD COUNTY RESIDENTS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS ANIMAL CRISIS AFFECTING PARKLAND COMMUNITIES. WHILE WE UNDERSTAD THAT PRIMARY ANIMAL WELFARE, ANIMAL CARE AND THE BOUNTY COMMISSION, IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THIS ISSUE WAS RAISED HERE, BECAUSE THE IMPACTS AND VOLUNTEERS EVERY DAY.

WE'RE SPEAKING WITH THE HOPE THAT THESE CONCERNS ARE HEARD AND THAT WE CAN GET YOUR HELP

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, PEMBROKE FOUND ANIMALS OUTSIDE. THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE WAS ARRESTED AND THE INJURED DOGS WERE REMOVED, DEMONSTRATING THAT ENFORCEMENT CAN PROTECT ANIMALS AND HOLD ABUSERS ACCOUNTABLE. THIS POSITIVE RESULT IS THE LESS COMMON ONE. RESCUES AND SHELTERS NEED INCREASED FUNDING AND CAPACITY TO SAFELY TAKE ANIMALS. THIRD SUPPORT FOR MECHANISMS FOR LOCAL RESCUES AT CAPACITY.

RESCUES ARE ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN SAVING LIVES, WITHOUT SUFFICIENT RESOURCES, THEY CANNOT CONTINUE TO ABSORB THE OVERFLOW. AND FOURTH, CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING FOR ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT. CURRENTLY PEOPLE CALLING TO REPORT ABUSE, PREVENTS MANY FROM MAKING A REPORT BECAUSE THEY WANT PERSONAL INFORMATION.

WE WANT THEM BE KEPT CONFIDENTABLER, UNLESS REQUIRED IN A COURT CASE.

WE'RE ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE BROWARD COUNTY XHIX INCLUDING ONE ON ONE MEETINGS, AND PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA. IF WE CAN PUT THE PROPER SYSTEMS IN AND RESOURCES IN PLACE, THIS WILL NO LONGER BE A CRISIS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND

CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DENISE. [APPLAUSE]

>> SPEAKER: THANK YOU. >> OKAY, I HAVE RICK BLAHA, IS THIS ON NON-AGENDA ITEM?

THIS IS NON-AGENDA? OKAY, THANK YOU. >> SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING, I'M RICK I LIVE AT 1520 NORTH HUNT WAY IN PLANTATION. I'M ONE OF TWO OWNERS OF EDJ SERVICE, I'M YOUR VENDOR FOR THE MAINTENANCE SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. RECENTLY OUR CONTRACT IS UP AND THE MAINT INS WENT OUT FORBID, I HAVE BEEN IN THIS INDUSTRY SINCE 1992 AND OUR COMPANY HAS SERVED MANY MUNICIPALITIES.

I'M VERY USED TO BEING AWARDED AS WELL AS HAVING LOST BIDS AND I THINK THE PROCESS IS FAIR.

I HAVE SPOKEN OUT, THIS TIME I FELT, I FEEL A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH BRINGING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. UPON SEEING THE INTENT TO AWARD THE CITY POST-IT, I WAS PERPLEXED AND WANT TO KNOW HOW. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT COMPANIES HAVE FLAWS AND WE'RE ALL HUMAN AND I CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE TREE AND MAINTENANCE BID, THE OUTCOME IS THE WAY IT IS. AS I SAID, I'M NOT NEW AND HAVE HAD A GOOD RAPPORT.

THE INTENT TO AWARD THE VENDOR CAKO WAS LOW BID AND I'M SURE MET ALL THE QUALIFICATIONS.

WHAT I DON'T THINK HOW RANKED THIRD, HAVING HIGHER PRICE OF ALMOST 270,000 COMPARED TO MY COMPANY. I KNOW EDJ MET ALL CRITERIA AND I'M SURE SFM DID AS WELL.

IF KAYCO DOES NOT LIVE UP TO THE CONTRACT, THEY WOULD GO TO THE SECOND.

WHICH WOULD BE 270,000. EDJ WAS LOWER PRICE AT ABOUT 3 2000 BUT NOT INTEND TO BE A WASHEDED THE VENDOR WITH A HIGHER CRIES IN FACT, EDJ WAS THIRD.

WE'RE ALL THREE LARGE COMPANIES WE'VE ALL DONE THIS FOR QUITE A FEW YEAR AND I'M SURE WE ALL MEET THE CRITERIA. I DO REALIZE THAT THESE ARE RFP AND YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO GO WITH THE LOWER PRICE NOR AM I TRYING TO CONVINCE ANYONE THAT MY COMPANY SHOULD BE AWARDED MY

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS CHRISTINA IN HERE. >> SPEAKER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> EXCUSE ME, SIR. THERE SHE IS. CHRISTINE GARCIA, YOU CAN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE REACHED OUT TO CRIES TEEN? --CHRISTINE.

>> SPEAKER: I HAVE NOT. >> SHE WOULD BE THE PERSON TO SPEAK TO.

: >> SPEAKER: THANK YOU. >> YOU GOT IT.

ANYONE ELSE? >> CLERK: STACY ALYSE. >> SPEAKER: STACY CAVOSKY, PARKLAND, 33076. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR WALKER, VICE MAYOR BRIER PARKLAND CITY COMMISSIONERS AND RESIDENTS AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK I'M PART OF DENISE'S GROUP.

EVERY DOG I'VE HAD AS AN ADULT HAS BEEN A RESCUE, INCLUDING MY TWO SHERMAN SHEPHERD, THAT EXPERIENCE IS WHAT DRIVES ME AND WHY I'M HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO ADDRESS FOUR URGENT ISSUES AFFECTING PARKLAND AND THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMUNITY. AS YOU KNOW, OUR POLICIES ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS AND RESCUED RESOURCES ARE DEEPLY CONNECTED WITH THE PARKLAND COMMUNITY.

PARKLAND CAN LEAD. LOCAL RESCUES AND ANIMAL P BROWARD ANIMAL CARE ARE OVERCROWDED AND UNDER RESOURCED AND RELYING HEAVILY ON VOLUNTEERS AND HEAVY DONORS.

THIS MODEL IS NO LONGER ATTAINABLE. WHETHER THROUGH MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE, COUNTY PARTNERSHIP, EMERGENCY ANIMAL WELFARE ACTIVATION. OR TEMPORARY GRANT - OVER POPULATIONS REMAINS ONE OF THE PRIMARY DRIVERS OF THIS CRISIS.

BRO WATTEDER COUNTY CANNOT GET AHEAD OF IT WITHOUT EXPANDING LOW COST OR FREE SPADE AND NEUTER SERVICES. WORKING WITH THE COUNTY WITH FINANCIAL INCENTIVE, MOBILE CLINIC PARTNERSHIPS AND POLICY BASE SUPPORT TO INCREASE VETERINARY PARTICIPATION.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST COST AFFECTIVE STRATEGIES. WE HAVE STRONG LAWS IN THE BOOKS BUT ENFORCEMENT IS INCONSISTENT, CASES FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.

TO PROTECT ANIMALS IN PARKLAND, WE NEED CLEAR GUIDELINES, DESIGNING PROTOCOLS AND CLOSER COORDINATION WITH COUNTY AGENCIES SO UNFORCEMENT IS CONSISTENT ACROSS MUNICIPALITIES. WHEN STANDARDS VARY CITY TO CITY, ANIMALS SUFFER.

BROWARD COUNTY DOES NOT ACCEPT MOST ANONYMOUS CRUELTY COMPLAINTS.

PARKLAND SHOULD ADVOCATE FOR ANONYMOUS WHERE IDENTITIES ARE ONLY REVEALED IF REQUIRED IN COURT. TONIGHT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COMMISSION TO LEAD WITHIN BROWARD COUNTY BY EXPLORING EMERGENCY FUND TO GO SUPPORT OVERWHELMED SHELTERS AND SHELTERS, EXPANDING AFFORDABLE PAY AND NEUTER SERVICES. ADVOCATING FOR ANONYMOUS OR CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING OPTIONS. PARKLAND CANNOT ADDRESS ANIMAL CRUELTY IN ISOLATION BUT PARKLAND WITH LEAD AND SET THE STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER ACTION ON BEHALF FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] I WILL TAKE A MOMENT, WE DON'T TYPICALLY GO BACK AND FORTH WITH COMMENTS BUT I DO WANT TO SAY, I'VE REACHED OUT TO DENISE AND LET HER KNOW. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE WILL HAVE AND THIS WILL BE GREATLY AFFECTED, IF PROPERTY TAXES ARE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAXES ARE ELIMINATED, LOCALITIES LIKE PARKLAND WILL BE HURT TREMENDOUSLY. FROM A BUDGETARY PERSPECTIVE AS WILL BROWARD COUNTY. SO THE ISSUES WE'RE SEEING NOW WILL ONLY GET WORSE.

SO I DO RECOMMEND REACHING OUT TO THE STATE LEGISLATE TOURS, NOW.

THEY'RE UP THERE IN TALLAHASSEE DECIDING WHAT THE FEET OF PROPERTY TAXES BUT THERE IS NO MECHANISM TO MAKE UP ANY LOST REVENUE. SO ANY REVENUE THAT IS LOST IS

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I WOULD GO TO THE CITY. YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. YOU'RE VERY VOCAL, USE THAT NOT JUST HERE AND WITH THE COUNTY BUT NOW IS IS THE TIME BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE IN TALLAHASSEE MAKING DITSINGS, NOW IS THE TIME TO GET WITH YOUR STATE LEGISLATURES TO HELP WHAT IS GOING ON. WE ALL KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE. OKAY.

WE CAN CERTAINLY HELP WITH THAT, BUT AGAIN, WE NEED RESIDENTS TO HELP AS WELL.

WHETHER THEDER, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER? >> CLERK: NO MORE SPEAKERS.

>> WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO COMMISSION COMMENTS. WILE START WITH COMMISSIONER

ISROW. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THERE IS BEEN A LOT THAT HAPPENED SINCE WE LAST SAW EACH OTHER. ONE OF WHICH WAS A BEAUTIFUL MLK EVENT TRIBUTE AS ALWAYS PUT ON BY OUR STAFF. BEAUTIFULLY DONE AND ALSO SOME GREAT PERFORMANCES. ANYONE THAT DID NOT MAKE IT THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR, I RECOMMEND, WE ALWAYS GET LOCAL MUSICIANS, ARTIST AND POETRY CONTEST.

DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT. NEXT, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO BROWARD DAYS.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY A GROWN-UP FIELD TRIP FOR ELECTED AND COUNTY OF BROWARD, THEY DO IT IN DADE, THEY GET TO MEET WITH YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, SENATORS AND TO ADVOCATE FOR NOT JUST THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT COULD AFFECT US LOCALLY THAT OUR DECISIONS MADE AT THE STATE LEVEL. SO, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS MAJOR TAKE AWAY.

ASIDE FROM YOU KNOW, OUR GOVERNMENT STILL NOT BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT ON MUCH, THEY ARE SEEMING LEA AGREEING ON THE IDEA OF MODIFYING OR DOING AWAY WITH PROPERTY TAXES.

AND THE RESULTS, WHATEVER THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE, ANY CHANGE TO HOW THE PROPERTY TAX RIGHT SIDE DONE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT OUR WAY OF LIFE AND HOW WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE. TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, THE MONEY HAS TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE OR THEY WILL HAVE TO BE CUT. I ECHO THE MAYOR'S PLEA, STAY EDUCATED.

UNLIKE ?G THAT WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE BALLOT, IF AND WHEN CHANGED, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDO. SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO BE DONE AND DIFFICULT TO UNDO.

SO THIS ISR THE TIME, WHERE IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY AND HOW THINGS ARE AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM CONTINUE THAT WAY AND GET BETTER, NOT WORSE.

THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON. SPEAKING OF CHALLENGING ISSUES, WE ALSO HAD A GREAT MAYOR CHESS CHALLENGE, NICE SEGWAY. I WOULD SAY THAT EVERY YEAR, I GET MORE AND MORE IMPRESSED BY SOME OF THESE STUDENTS. IF YOU WANT TO FEEL INSECURE, GO PLAY CHESS WITH SOME OF THESE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, AND THEY TALK TRASH TOO.

THE MAYOR CAN ATTEST TO THAT. IN TERMS OF UPCOMING EVENTS, WE HAVE FEBRUARY 14TH COMING UP, THIS IS A GENTLE REMINDER, AT LEAST MY REMINDER TO A LAW GRACE FOR YOURSELF AND PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS A TIME WHILE MOST WOULD BE OUT CELEBRATING VALENTINE'S DAY, AND EVERYONE SHOULD STILL ENJOY THE HAPPINESS, IT'S A TOUGH TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE RALLIES AROUND EACH OTHER.

AS WE ALWAYS THERE. THERE IS THE COMMEMORATION AND THERE IS ALSO A NUMBER OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY THAT ARE ALL REALLY GREAT UNIQUE IN THEIR WAY.

SO PARTICIPATE, GIVE SOMEBODY A HUG, SEND SOMEBODY A CARD, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

JUST REMEMBER THAT PEOPLE ARE HURTING AND IT'S UP TO US AS A COMMUNITY TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER. SO THAT'S WHAT I GOT. THANK YOU.

>> WELL SAID, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE. >> THANK YOU.

I AGREE, I AGREE COMMISSIONER ISROW. CHICKEN NUGGET COOK OFF, I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY CHICKEN NUGGET VARIATIONS. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT IS A LOT OF FUN. WE CAN DO A LITTLE SILLY, WE DO THANK THE INDIAN PRINCESS PRIDE. MLK, IS VERY VERY SPECIAL, WE MORE TO COME OUT TO THAT EVENT.

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WE ALSO MET WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THAT WAS HELPFUL TO TALK MORE ABOUT WATER ISSUES THAT IMPACT SOME OF PARKLAND. AND A COMPANY HERE THAT WE HAVE LOOKED INTO AS WELL AS SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY AND ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WORK ON THINGS LIKE OUR MONARCH HILL AND THE ISSUE THERE. AND THEN, FINALLY, YES, AND DEFINITELY, NOT LAST AND NOT LEAST IS FEBRUARY 14TH, DEFINITELY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART BOTH OF MY DAUGHTERS, ONE OF THEM BEING HERE RIGHT NOW IS WE'RE SURVIVORS OF THE TRAGEDY. I KNOW MANY OTHERS AND MANY LOST LOVED ONE. IT IS A TIME THAT WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER, TO REMIND OURSELVES THAT WE SHOULD BE UNIFIED EVERY DAY, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A TIME TO DO IT.

AND AS COMMISSIONER ISROW SAID, GIVE A CARD, GIVE A HUG, EVEN A SMILE TO SOMEBODY.

IT'S BEEN 8 YEARS BUT IT DOES NOT MATTER BECAUSE WE WILL NEVER FORGET.

WE CANNOT FORGET. LIKE ANY TRAGEDY, WE HAVE TO LEARN FROM HISTORY AND WE'RE TRYING BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE THAT WE CAN DO. SO, I DO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE MEMORIALS AND THE EVENTS WHICH ARE ALWAYS VERY SPECIAL.

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE, MAYOR, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, I

APPRECIATE IT. COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> THANK YOU.

I WANT TO WISH OUR VICE MAYOR, A HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WE JUST MISSED THAT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. AND CORRECTION, IT WAS NOT A CHICKEN NUGGET COOK OFF, IT WAS A NUGGET, THAT INCLUDED ALLIGATOR, VENICINE AND ALL KINDS OF VARIATIONS, IT WAS TERRIFIC AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIGHT' CHEROKEES FOR THE GOLD MEDAL FOR THE BEST NUGGET. THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE COVERED WHAT GONE ON BEAUTIFULLY. BROWARD DAYS, THE ONE TAKE-HOME THEME THAT GOT REPEATED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES, HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND HOW IMPRESSIVE IT IS FOR OUR LEGISLATURES TO SEE US THERE. IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE AN EMAIL CAMPAIGN WHERE EVERYBODY SENDS A FORM EMAIL TO A LEGISLATURE AND THEY RECEIVE, 400 THAT ARE FOR AND 170 AGAINST AND THEY GO INTO THEIR EMAIL BOXES AND THEY'RE COUNTED. BUT SOMEBODY THERE TO EXPLAIN OR SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE OR A CUSTOM THING TO THEM. IT MEANS MORE.

I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AT THE STATE LEVEL AND TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THINGS GOING ON ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PROPERTY TAXES.

I ALSO HAD THE ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO ATTEND OUR NEIGHBORS COCONUT CREEK HOLOCAUST STATUE UNVEILING. THE ARTIST WAS PRESENT AS WELL AS A IS FORMER MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BERLIN, WHO NEW THE ARTIST'S FATHER. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE PIECE.

AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU TAKE A SHORT DRIVE AND CHECK IT OUT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. VICE MAYOR? >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AND THANK YOU MAYOR. WE HAD A NUMBER OF GREAT EVENTS IN THE CITY OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS BUT I WANT TO DEDICATE MY COMMENTS TONIGHT TO FEBRUARY

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SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE NOW PICKED UP THAT MANTLE AND WE HOPE THAT THEY ALL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. AND WE SAW A COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER, TO HOLD EACH OTHER IN TIMES OF NEED AND I, TRULY, BELIEVE THAT'S PART OF THE PARKLAND.

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE I WAS A KID. I'VE SEEN THE COMMUNITY COME THROUGH, THAT STRATEGY STRONGER, BATTLE SCARRED BUT STRONGER.

AND ALL COMMUNITY WHO CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE THE LIVES IMPACTED AND THE LEADERS WHO HAVE STEPPED UP SINCE THAT STRATEGY, SOME OF WHOM ARE IN THIS ROOM TONIGHT TO LEAD US AND HELP OUR COMMUNITY GROW AND HELP TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF TRAGEDY FROM HAPPENING.

SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE AN ENCOURAGEMENT, AS COMMISSIONER ISROW A LITTLE BIT MORE LOVE IN YOUR HEART ON A DAY THAT, FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS AND THOSE GOING THROUGH IT.

SO MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY WHO LOST LOVED ONES BUT SO MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY WERE AFFECTED AND OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED.

SO ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT EAGLE'S HAVEN IS DOING THEY'LL BE DOING THEIR HONORING CEREMONY AND I CITY WITH THE COMMEMORATION. SO COME TOGETHER AND SHOW A

LITTLE LOVE AS WE PARKLANDERS DO SO WELL. >> THANK YOU.

WELL SAID, VICE MAYOR. OBVIOUSLY FOR OUR COMMUNITY FEBRUARY 14TH IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH. BUT I THINK THROUGH VICE MAYOR BRIER AND ALSO COMMISSIONER ISROW, CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS, CHECK ON YOUR FRIENDS. SOMETIMES IT'S SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS SOMETHING A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, SAYING HELLO, SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I'M NOT GOING TO BE LABOR WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, THOSE WERE GREAT EVENTS. BUT I'M SURPRISED NOBODY MENTIONED, WE WENT SOME OF US HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE OMARE AT COLDTICKA IT'S A HOSTAGE THAT WAS TAKEN FOR 505 DAYS. 197 DAYS IN ISOLATION. HIS STORY WAS INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL. HE WAS AN AMAZING STORY-TELLER. HE WAS CAPTIVATING, HE WAS LIGHT HEARTED, SERIOUS, HE WAS OVER THE PLACE IN TELLING HIS STORY.

IT WAS INCREDIBLE WHAT HE WENT THROUGH AND HOW HE CAME OUT OF THAT TRAGEDY AND BEING HELD FOR SO LONG. HIS POSITIVITY, HIS WAY TO JUST THINK THINGS ARE BETTER, THINGS ARE GOING TO GO GREAT. IT WAS, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I JUST GOT CHILLS, THE STORY IT WAS TO HEAR SOMEBODY GO THROUGH WHAT HE WENT THROUGH AND TO ALWAYS STAY POSITIVE, ALWAYS FOCUS ON YOU KNOW, THE GOOD THINGS AND WHAT CAN BE, IT WAS, IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.

I WAS VERY AMAZED BY THAT AND IT'S HORRIBLE WHAT HE HAD TO GO THROUGH.

AND I WAS, YOU KNOW, IN A BAD WAY OR GOOD WAY, ABLE TO HEAR THAT AND UNDERSTAND HIS STORY AND FEEL THE HUMAN STRENGTH. IT WAS AMAZING. SO BEFORE WE MOVE ON, THIS WILL BE OUR LAST COMMISSION MEETING PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY 14TH COMMEMORATION EVENT WHICH MARKS 8 YEARS AT MARJORY STONEMAN HIGH SCHOOL. SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS MENTIONED EARLIER, EAGLE HAVEN ALSO HAS THEIR EVENT AT THEIR FACILITY AND IN THEIR PARKING LOT, THAT'S FROM 12 TO 3, WE HOPE EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THERE.

JUST TO, JUST TO BE WITH THE COMMUNITY, BE WITH ONE ANOTHER. SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY, SUPPORT

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AS A GESTURE TO ENSURE THAT THIS CITY AND THIS COMMISSION WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE LOST, IN THE MEETING, WE SAY THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS IN A SMALL WAY BY READING THEIR NAMES INTO THE OFFICIAL RECORD IN OUR MEETING, IT PROVIDES A LASTING MEMORY FOR THOSE WE LOST.

>> ALYSSA ALHADEFF. SCOTT BEAGLE. MARTIN DUCAY.

>> NICHOLAS DORET, ERIN FIES, JAMIE GUTENBERGH. CHRIS HIXON.

>> ELENA PETTY. MEADOW, PAT O*K, HELENA RAMSEY. >> ALEX SHATNER, PETER WANG.

>> LUKE HOIRER GINA, JOAQUIN OLIVER. >> OKAY, THANK YOU EVERYONE.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN TO THE WELL FOR PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS.

[6. Proclamations and Recognitions]

>> HOSEA? COME DOWN HERE, PLEASE. WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE HERE.

>> >> THE CITY OF PARKLAND IS COMMITTED TO COMMEMORATING AND CELEBRATING NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH, CARTER J WOODSON LAID THE GROUNDWORK IN 1926.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA ENCOURAGES ALL CITIES AND TOWNS TO JOIN IN IN OBSERVATION, TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND TO EDUCATE EACH OTHER ABOUT OUR BLACK AMERICAN HEROES OF HISTORY AND TODAY. WE CONSIDER, MARGELY STONEMAN HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, JOSIAH TO BE ONE OF THOSE HERO WHEN HE DECIDED TO BECOME A MENTOR, IN 2022 AFTER LOSING HIS FATHER WHO WAS HIS GREATEST MENTOR. HE BECAME A SUMMER COUNSELOR IN THE SUMMER OF 2022.

THEN A PEER LEADER IN HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR. IN THE SUMMER OF 2025 WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A CAR, REQUIRING MAJOR SURGERY AND PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, JOSIAH USED HIS COMMITMENT TO MENTOR HIS LITTLE AND BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO MOTIVATE HIM TO WALK.

EVEN WITH DEALING WITH MOBILITY ISSUES, HE CONTINUED TO MENTOR HIS LITTLE AND SERVED AS A PEER COUNSELOR. HE WAS NAMED HIGH SCHOOL BIG BROTHER OF THE YEAR 2026 BY BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS OF BOWARD COUNTY. HIS CHALLENGES AND RESILIENCE AND TRIUMPH STANDS AS AN INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US IN THE PARKLAND COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT IS MAYOR RICH WALKER, AND THE CITY COMMISSION, HERE BY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. [APPLAUSE]

>> DO WE HAVE? GERONIMO AND ARE YOU HERE? YOU'RE IN THE FRONT.

>> IF YOU WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO ARRIVED DURING THE WESTGLADES JAZZ MAN BEFORE OUR CITY

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THEY ARE CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF TWO STUDENTS WHO PERFORMED AMONG THE TOP STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. TODAY WE ARE RECOGNIZING 7TH GRADER GERONIMO AND 8TH GRADER JONATHAN BOTH WHO WERE SELECTED IN A RIGOROUS PROCESS ADMINISTERED BY THE FLORIDA MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. GERONIMO PLAYS THE TRUMPET AND PIANO, HE AUDITIONED AND EARNED A SPOT IN THE FME A ALLSTATE MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND IN THE TRUMPET IN TAMPA FLORIDA AND ALSO SELECTED TO PERFORM IN THE BROWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCERT BAND AS WELL THE LEAD TRUMPETER AT THE CHORAL SPRINGS CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

JONATHAN, PLAYS THE DOUBLE BASE. HE WAS SELECTED TO PERFORM IN THE 2026FMEA ALLSTATE ORCHESTRA AND ALSO PERFORMED IN THE FMEA ALLSTATE FESTIVAL IN TAMPA IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.

IN ADDITION TO HIS STATE LEVEL PERFORMANCE, JONATHAN PERFORMS IN THE WESTGLADE ORCHESTRA AND ALSO JOINED TO JOIN A BARQUET YOUTH ORCHESTRA THAT REHEARSES FOR TWO HOURS EVERY FRIDAY, AND PERFORMS RAISING MONEY TO FEED HOMELESS. AS WE RECOGNIZE THEM, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE STUDENTS WHO PLAYED IN THE WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AS WELL AS CONDUCTER, ALBERTO AND DIRECTOR OF BANDS KATELIN GILBERT. IT IS GREAT TO SEE THIS COMMUNITY OF MUSICIANS SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND WE CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF THESE MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICIANS WHO HAVE EPLOYED THEIR FOCUS, REGULAR PRACTICING, DETERMINATION AND SKILL TO REACH THEIR GOALS OF PLAYING AT ALL STATE. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COMMISSION, CONGRATULATIONS GERONIMO AND JONATHAN FOR THEIR HARD WORK AS TOP MUSICIANS AND FOR EARNING THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND AT THE STATE LEVEL.

[APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] GARY WHERE IS GARY? GARY, SCOEPP? GARY? ALL RIGHT. TODAY WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR CITY FOR 34 YEARS! THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE. AFTER MORE THAN 3 DECADES OF HARD WORK AND COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS AS A MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND, TIME HAS COME FOR GARY TO EMBARK ON A WELL EARNED RETIREMENT. YOUR COMMITMENT, PROFESSIONALISM AND UNWAIVERING SUPPORT HAVE LEFT A LASTING MARK IN THE PARKLAND COMMUNITY.

MANY OF US CAN STAY WE HAVE SPENT 34 YEARS EMPLOYED IN THE FIRST COMPANY.

THE FIRST DAY OF WORK WAS MAY 28TH, 1991. YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PARKLAND FACILITIES AND BUILDING HISTORY HAS BEEN INVALUABLE AND YOUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM SAYS THERE IS NOT A WALL, PIPE OR DOOR YOU HAVE NOT SEEN FIXED OR MAINTAINED BEFORE.

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ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY YOU DEVELOPED THE KNOWLEDGE OF BUILDINGS AND PLANS.

WHILE WE'LL MISS YOU, WE'LL INCREDIBLY HAPPY FOR YOUR THIS CHAPTER.

WE HOPE RETIREMENT WILL GIVE YOU PLENTY OF TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND ON YOUR BOAT SO YOU CAN ENJOY THE WATER AND RELAXATION. ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE HERE, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE PART OF THE PARKLAND FAMILY.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO GARY SCHOEPP.

>> GARY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR 34 YEARS WITH THE CITY OF PARKLAND. GARY AND I WORKED TOGETHER FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN OUR CITY. AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, I'M PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US AND YOUR TIME, YOUR DEDICATION, YOUR LOYALTY. SO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART, EVERYTHNG THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US. WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THIS SPECIAL KEY TO THE CITY. [APPLAUSE] IT'S NOT A WORKING KEY TO THE CITY BUT IT'S A SPECIAL HONOR, HE HAS A FEW. IT'S A SPECIAL HONOR THAT IS BEING BEE TOAD ON YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR DEDICATION AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE GIVENER TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND. WE WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR RETIREMENT.

THANK YOU, GARY. NOW I'M GOING TO PULL UP YOUR DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAVE A FEW THINGS FOR YOU. HERE YOU GO. SCHOEPP AS HE'S KNOWN IN THE PARKLAND FAMILY. YOU HAVE A NICE GOING AWAY BASKET FILLED WITH FISHING AND

BOATING AND NEW HOME DECOR. >> ALL THE INGS. >> YES, THAT'S 34 YEARS, THAT'S A LONG TIME AND YOU'VE SEEN A LOT WITH THE CITY. FROM DAY ONE OF ME STARTING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS REACHED OUT AND SAID IF THERE IS ANYTHING NEEDED, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT WAS NEEDED IN THE CITY, YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE TO JUMP IN AND OFFER YOUR ASSISTANCE. 34 YEARS IS A LONG TIME AND YOU'VE SEEN A LOT.

YOU'VE TOLD ME A LOT OF DIFFERENT STORIES AND YOUR HISTORY AND KNOWLEDGE IS REMARKABLE. SOLIS EN TO HOW GARY WAS THE ONE OVER AT THE PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES FILLED WITH TREES, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT CLEARED THAT LOT, WENT OVER AND EVEN GOT THE TRAILER FOR THE FIRST LIBRARY TO BE OVER THERE IN THE, IN THE MOBILE UNIT, RIGHT.

AND JUST, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH AND HAVE DEVELOPED, AND DONE WITH THE CITY, IS PHENOMENAL. SO WE THANK YOU, AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE MISSED. SO, YOU WANT TO, SO, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO GARY SESA WHO HAS BEEN HIS SUPERVISOR FOR 15 YEARS.

>> I HAVE TO SAY S I PROBABLY TRIED TO CALL YOU THREE TIMES THIS WEEK.

AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING. >> I DIDN'T GET THAT PHONE CALL. >> WE ALWAYS TOUCH BASE.

ANYHOW, GARY IS IS THE FIRST PERSON THAT I MET WHEN I CAME TO THE CITY TO APPLY.

YOU, REACHED OUT WITH A HAND SHAKE AND A SMILE AND GUIDED ME MANY YEARS.

[APPLAUSE] >> DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS?

>> WELL, YES. YEAH, THIS WAS A REALLY REALLY, YOU KNOW, GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED HERE AND YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD, I PUT IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I DID.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST JOBS I'VE EVER HAD. I MEAN, HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN DRIVE A FIRE ENGINE A LOT OF TIMES. AND ALL THE, ALL THE OTHER THINGS, JUST WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, ALL THE HURRICANES, THE, YOU KNOW THE

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ONLY LIKE 3000 HORSES HERE. NOW THERE IS LIKE 30,000. >> AND LESS THAN 5,000 PEOPLE.

[LAUGHTER] >> YEAH THAT TOO, NOW WE GOT WHAT? 30,000. YEAH. SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT TIME.

I HAD A GREAT CAREER, I MET A WHOLE BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. ALL YOU GUYS.

IF WASN'T FOR ALL YOU, I WOULDN'T BE HERE. ALL RIGHT.

RIGHT, MIKE'? ALL RIGHT. WITH ALL THAT, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION AND ALL THE COMMISSIONS, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT.

CONTINUE YOUR GOOD WORK. THE NEW PARK IS COMING ALONG. I'M EXCITED.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING I DON'T HAVE A HAND IN. WITH THAT, FAREWELL, GOOD LUCK.

GOOD LUCK, EVERYBODY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE]

>> OKAY. NOW WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS.

[7. Presentation ]

JACKIE? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE RECORD, JACKIE WAYNE, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND INTER GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS.

AS YOU KNOW THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM IS A GROUP OF OUR FINEST 11TH GRADERS IN PARKLAND WHO HAVE COME TOGETHER TO LEARN EVERYTHING THAT THEY COULD ABOUT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, HOW IT WORKS. THEIR GIFT IS TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT IS OF CONCERN TO THEM.

SO AS WE DO WITH OUR AN MULE PROGRAM, OUR YOUTH AMBASSADOR HAVE DONE A SURVEY OF THEIR PEERS AND THEY'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR SURVEY ON YOUTH ISSUES.

I WOULD LIKE TO THEM TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, THEIR NAMES AND WHAT SCHOOLS THEY ATTEND AND TO PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION. [APPLAUSE]

>> SPEAKER: HELLO I'M ADA SE AND I GO TO FAU HIGH. >> I'M AID AN AND I GO TO

MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS. >> HI, I'MISMAN, GI TO DOUGLAS AS WELL.

>> HI, I GO TO AMERICAN HERITAGE PLANTATION. >> SPEAKER: EYE I'M ALSO AT

STONEMAN DOUGLAS. >> SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, AS WE KNOW THE YOUTH OF TODAY MAKE UP A LARGE PORTION OF OUR POPULATION HERE IN PARKLAND AND TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS WHAT THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE FEELING IS NOT ONLY VERY IMPORTANT TO WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED TO BE THE OPERATION HERE AT CITY HALL BUT IT'S AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF OUR RESEARCH TO THE ISSUES PARKLAND ARE CURRENTLY

FACING. >> SPEAKER: TO ENSURE DATA REFLECTED COMMUNITY, RESURVEYED RESIDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND LOCAL SCHOOLS WHICH INCLUDES 84 PERCENT OF 11TH GRADE AND 12 PERCENT 12TH GRADE AND 4 PERCENT 10TH GRADE. PARTICIPANTS AND HERITAGE AND

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MSD AND STONEMAN DOUGLAS WERE INCLUDED IN OUR INTERVIEWS. >> TO TRULY UNDERSTAND YOUTH, WE CREATED A SURVEY ON GOOGLE. ADDITIONAL IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE A FEW QUOTES THROUGHOUT OUR PRESENTATION THAT COME FROM SOME OPEN RESPONSE QUESTIONS FROM A FOR MENTION FORM, AS WELL AS SOME SURVEY THAT THAT TARGETED WHAT WAS TO BE HEALTH ISSUES. HEALTH AWARENESS IS WAS MOST, DRUG USE FOLLOWED CLOSELY BEHIND WITH 80 PERCENT IDENTIFYING AS A TOP CONCERN. FINALLY, BULLYING AND CYBER BULLYING WAS SELECTED BY 52 PERCENT OF OUR PEERS. YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES, AND E VEHICLE SAFETY, THE PREVALENCE OF THESE TOP THREE MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUGS AND BULLYING

IS WHERE OUR DISCUSSION LIES TONIGHT. >> AS SHOWN IN THIS SLIDE, MENTAL HEALTH, IT'S AN ISOLATED CONCERN AS IT IMPACTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR YOUTH RESIDENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT WHY THIS REQUIRES OUR ATTENTION AS A COMMUNITY AND AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL IMPACT THE SURVEY, WE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PARKLAND YOUTH CAME BACK WITH 88 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS IDENTIFYING AS MENTAL HEALTH FACING OUR COMMUNITY TODAY.

>> BEYOND THE STATISTICS THE QUALITATIVE FEEDBACK POINTS TO CURRENT GAPS IN OUR SYSTEM.

WE HIGHLIGHTED THREE TAKE AWAY BASED ON THE RESPONSES. NUMBER ONE IS A VERY SOURCE GAP, THERE IS A INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL RESOURCES WITHIN OUR STOOL AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE LOOKING MORE THAN JUST AWARENESS, THEY WANT TANGIBLE SUPPORT LIKE STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOPS. NUMBER 2 IS BARRIER CARE, RESPONDENTS NODE THAT EVEN WHEN CARE IS THOUGHT AND THE SOCIAL STIGMA STILL ACT AS SIGNIFICANT HURLS WHERE TIME IS EASY TO ACCESS. NUMBER 3, CI MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS IS OFTEN LIMB LIMITED TO SHORT VIDEOS AND QUICK QUIZZES. TO RECOGNIZE THE INVISIBLE BURDEN THAT STUDENTS CARRY. OVERALL, OUR SURVEYS RESULTS CAME BACK WITH A CLEAR MESSAGE, MENTAL HEALTH MUST BE A PRIORITY AND OUR SOLUTIONS MUST BE AS SUBSTANCE IVE AS THE PRODUCT THEMSELVES. ?FM EVEN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, TEENAGE DRUG USE IS A ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WITH VAPOR PRODUCTS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VAPES. THEY SELECTED DRUGS AS ONE OF THE TOP THREE ISSUES PARKLAND FACE TODAY MAKING IT TT SECOND BIGGEST CONCERN OUT OF OUR THREE. ONE SERVER, KIDS WILL TAKE DRUGS FROM ANYONE IF THEY HAVE IS THE CHANCE AND YOU NEVER KNOW IF THEY'LL BE LACED. 31 PERCENT OF MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORTED HAVING VAPES WITH MARIJUANA OIL. THAT'S 1 IN 20 STUDENTS.

IN 2022, THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN ON THE RISE AND THE RATE OF STUDENTS USING VAPES WITH MARIJUANA OIL IS SIN CREASING. PARKLAND TEENS HAVE RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE OF VAPING AND OTHER DRUG USE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THIS STATISTICS APPLIES TO OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL AND IT'S TIME

WE ADDRESS IT. >> NOW, MOVING ON TO BULLYING, BULLYING AND CYBER BULLYING ARE ISSUES THAT AFFECT MANY STUDENTS. IT DOES NOT ONLY INCLUDE PHYSICAL BULLIES IT CAN INCLUDE TEASING OR SPREADING RUMOURS OR PURPOSELY EXCLUDING SOMEWHERE.

THIS CAN WARE DOWN CONFIDENCE. SIEPER BULLYING ADS ANOTHER LAYER, AND WHICH ALLOW HURTFUL COMMENTS OR IMAGES TO SPREAD QUICKLY FM ONE PARKLAND STUDENT EXPLAINED THAT PEOPLE THINK BULLYING STOPS AFTER SCHOOL BUT WHEN IT'S ONLINE, IT NEVER REALLY ENDS.

SINCE PHONE RIGHT SIDE MORE COMMON AND ACCESSIBLE AT THE PHONE STUDENTS MAY FEEL THAT

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BULLYING AND CYBER BULLYING IN PARKLAND AFFECTS STUDENTS EMOTIONAL WELL BEING AND DAILY SCHOOL EXPERIENCES WHICH CAN BE TAKEN IN GRADES AND OTHER EXPERIENCES.

OVERALL THIS CAN SHOW HOW DEEPLY THESE BEHAVIORS CAN IMPACT THE CHILDREN AT SUCH A

YOUNG AGE JUST IN HIGH SCHOOL. >> ANOTHER MAJOR ISSUE THAT PARKLAND YOUTH IDENTIFIED IS E VEHICLE SAFETY AND REGULATION. IN OUR SURVEY, 40 PERCENT OF TEENS RANKED E VEHICLES AS ONE OF THE ISSUES THEY FACE TODAY, SHOWING THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A CONCERN FOR ADULTS BUT SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING DAILY. MANY TEENS SHARED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN UNSAFE BEHAVIOR ESPECIALLY WITH E-BIKES AND E SCOOTERS GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS.

STUDENTS MENTIONED THAT WARNINGS ARE NOT ENOUGH AND THAT NEEDS TO BE REAL ENFORCEMENT AND CLEAR REGULATION TO SEE KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

IT'S QUITE DIFFERENT BEING A TEENAGER TODAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ROAD SAFETY.

TEENS ARE HAVING TO NAVIGATE FASTER VEHICLES AND ROADS AND MORE DISTRACTIONS AND IF WE LOOK ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU WILL SEE ONE QUOTE FROM ONE OF OUR SURVEYS SAID, NOT JUST WARNINGS. OVERALL, PARKLAND YOUTH ARE ASKING FOR STRICTER REGULATIONS, BETTER EDUCATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY NOT TO RESTRICT FREEDOM BUT TO PREVENT INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS BEFORE THEY OCCUR. ANOTHER MAJOR CONCERN IS ACCESSES TUNTSZ INCLUDING JOBS, INTER SHIPS AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS. WHILE OPPORTUNITIES DO EXIST, MANY TEENS SHARE THAT WHEN THEY ARE NOT ADVERTISED OR EASILY ACCESSIBLE. IN FACT, WHEN ASKED IF THEY FELT INFORMED OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY, OVER THE HALF OF THE SPANNED ENTERS, SAID NO.

STUDENTS EXPRESSED A STRONG DESIRE FOR HANDS-ON INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO BUILD UPON THEIR PASSIONS.

MANY OTHER CONNECTED YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES TO MENTAL HEALTH. EXPLAINING THAT HAVING A PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITY AND REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE HELPS REDUCE STRESS AND PRESSURE FROM SCHOOL. TEENS EMPHASIZE THAT ACTIVITIES IS IS NOT ENOUGH.

LISTEN TO STUDENT FEEDBACK AND MAKE THESE PROGRAMS EASIER TO FIND AND APPLY FOR.

PARKLAND CAN HELP FEEL BETTER PREPARED FOR COLLEGE, CAREERS AND ADULTHOOD.

>> TODAY'S YOUTH FACE CHALLENGES THAT GO BEYOND WHAT WE SEE IN THE CLASSROOM.

ISSUES LIKE DRUG USE, MENTAL HEALTH, BULLYING AND E VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS ALL AFFECT HOW YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL AND ACT AND MOVE THROUGH THEIR DAILY LIVES. THESE ARE ALL CONNECTING, SHAPES AND SENSE BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. ISSUES IGNORED, THE AFFECTS DON'T DISAPPEAR, THEY SHOW UP IN OTHER FACTORS LIKE STRESS AND BEHAVIOR.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION AND ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FANTASTIC PRESENTATION. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> THE FIRST, GREAT WORK. I KNOW THIS IS NOT EASY, THERE IS A LOT OF DATA RESEARCH, COLLECTING THAT GOES ON. SO WE APPRECIATE THIS, IT'S HELPFUL FOR US TO GET A FINGER ON THE PULSE. A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THIS IS NOW, PROBABLY AT LEAST MY FOUR-YEAR OF HEARING SIMILAR ISSUES AT THE TOP OF EVERYONE'S CONCERN PROFILE. THE FIRST THING I HAVE IS WHEN YOU DO YOUR COLLECTION, DID YOU PREPOPULATE WHAT THE OPTIONS WERE? OR THESE ARE THE ONES THEY SELF

IDENTIFY? >> THEY HAD THE FREEDOM TO WRITE WHATEVER CAME TO THEIR

MIND. >> THAT'S HELPFUL, BUT MORE CONCERNING.

THAT MEANS, THAT THE TRUE POLL RATHER THAN US PUTTING THE FINGER IN THE SCALE.

THE MENTAL HEALTH THING WAS BROUGHT UP LAST YEAR I KNOW THE DRUG AS WELL.

BUT THE E SCOOTERS IS THE FIRST YEAR. WHAT IS FASCINATING TO ME IS SEEMINGLY A LOT OF SAFETY CONCERNS THAT WE AS A COMMISSION HAVE BEEN TRYING TO

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I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT WAKE UP. LOOK, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF VARIETY OF HOW PEOPLE WHO PEOPLE ARE, BUT THE FACT THAT IT'S STILL IN THE TOP THREE IS IMPORTANT. SO MAYBE, I KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE, A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HERE AND WE GOT A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL WHICH IS, NOT ONLY JUST WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH. I REMEMBER LAST YEAR, WE TALKED ABOUT THERAPY ROOMS THAT WERE NON DIS SCRIPTOR SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO FEEL ODD ABOUT. THE E-BIKE MAYBE WORKING IN TANDEM WITH BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. JUST LOCATE ALLEGE TO THE CITY OR WE CAN EXPAND IT AND YOU CAN BE THE PIONEER FOR IT. I THINK IT'S PRIEP AND YOU'RE IDENTIFYING AT THE FRONT END. SO GOOD WORK. THANK YOU.

>> VICE MAYOR? >> YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

GREAT JOB AS COMMISSIONER ISROW SAID. WHAT CHALLENGED SOME OF MY NOTIONS WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE WAS THE RESOURCE GAP. YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A RESOURCE GAP FOR MENTAL HEALTH. I KNOW THE MAYOR DOES A GREAT JOB AND WE IN THE CITY, TRY TO PROMOTE EAGLE'S HAVEN AND ALL WORK THAT THEY DO. BUT MAYBE WE NEED TO GET MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE STUDENTS, BECAUSE THAT HAS SOME RESOURCE, SOME OPPORTUNITIES YOU MENTION ANGER MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP OR NAVIGATING SOME ISSUES.

>> MAYBE WE NEED VOLUNTEERS. >> CORRECT. MAYBE WE NEED TO PAIR THEM UP.

EAGLE'S THAT DOES THAT. THAT IS RIGHT IN OUR BACK YARD AND IT'S A RESOURCE THAT IS STILL UNDER UTILIZED BUT I THINK THAT CAN HELP MATCH UP WITH THE RESEARCH GAP WHICH WAS A CONCERN. THE VOLUNTEER AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

I THINK WE HAVE AND I'LL KERNL BRING THIS TO OUR CHAMBER. WE HAVE A GROWING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT'S WERE FOUNDED IN PARKLAND. THERE MAY BE A OPPORTUNITY FOR CAREER FAIR OR AN EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER FAIR WHERE WE CAN BRING SOME OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO THE STUDENTS SO THEY'RE MORE READILY AVAILABLE BECAUSE I KNOW POSTING THEM ONLINE CAN GO SO FAR. AND THE E-BIKES, I HAD THE SAME REACTION, WE HAD SOME PUSH BACK FROM PARENTS AND ADULTS, ON REGULATING E-BIKES ON BEING CONCERNS ON E-BIKES. THERE ARE SOME POSITIVE BUT WE SEE CONCERNS A 12-YEAR-OLD GOING 50 MILES PER HOUR. AND IT'S FASCINATING TO HEAR THAT THE YOUTH HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS. IT'S CHALLENGING WITH THAT PUSH BACK AND I APPRECIATE BRINGING THAT TO US. I CANNOT COMMEND YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DID.

GLAD AND CONCERNED AS YOU SAID, THAT THIS IS A FREE FORM RESPONSE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FORCE FEEDING, YOU ALL WENT OUT THERE AND HAD THEM IDENTIFY THE ISSUES, IT IS AS COMMISSIONER SAID, IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE CONCERNING BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME ISSUES AT LEAST A COUPLE OF THEM FOR A WHILE NOW. SO WE HAVE TO TACKLE THAT. WELL DONE.

>> ANYBODY ELSE. >> YES, I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS.

I'M WONDERING IF WITH EAGLE'S HAVEN IF THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT AWARENESS OF THOSE THAT

YOU PULLED? IN THE SURVEY? >> IN SURVEY, WE NEVER MENTIONED EAGLE 'S HAVEN. BUT WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY ANYTHING ABOUT EAGLE'S HAVEN.

>> RIGHT, OR OTHER POTENTIAL SUPPORT. >> WE DID HAVE A QUESTION ASKING RESPONDENTS IF THEY FELT COMFORTABLE SPEAKING UP ABOUT ANY TOPIC TO ANYONE.

BUT I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF US OR MYSELF, I DIDN'T KNOW EAGLE'S HVEN EXISTED.

SO I FEEL LIKE THAT FURTHER REFLECTS THERE SHOULD BE FOR AWARENESS ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS FOR THE YOUTH AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO MAKE US MORE IN THE KNOW.

>> YEAH AND AS VICE MAYOR SAID, THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ENCOURAGE MORE AWARENESS

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>> THE ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION WITH THE E-BIKES. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT BUT MORE OF YOUR RESPONDENTS WERE 11TH AND 12TH GRADERS, SO MOST ARE DRIVING THEY'RE NOT USING ANY E-BIKES. I HAVE YOUNG DRIVERS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES US NERVOUS IS IS THE WAY THE YOUNGER KIDS DRIVE THE E-BIKES, I'M WORRIED THAT MY SON WHO IS A NEWER DRIVER AND ANOTHER WHO WILL BE DRIVING IN A FEW MONTHS, THEY'RE NOT AS SKILLED AS I AM, BECAUSE I'M AN AMAZING DRIVER BUT IT IS WORRISOME FOR THEM DRIVING.

I LIKE HEARING THAT THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THEY'RE A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THAT.

AND THE FACT THAT THEY SAY, 40 PERCENT KIDS WANT MORE ENFORCEMENT, THAT'S THERE YOU GO. KIDS ARE TELLING YOU TO GO GET, THE OLDER KIDS ARE SAYING, GO GET THE YOUNGER KIDS. VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR

PRESENTATION. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY, APPROVAL OF AGENDA. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

[8. Approval of the Agenda]

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN AND A

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY, ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THIS PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[9. Consent Agenda]

CONSENT AGENDA. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ISROW, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BRIER.

DOES ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SEEING NONE, ROLL CALL. >> YES. >> YES.

>> YES. >> VICE MAYOR BRIER. >> YES.

>> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANTHONY TAKE IT AWAY.

[10.Regular Agenda ]

>> 10 A IS A RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING RANCHES ROADWAY ASSESSMENT.

FOR THE RANCHES ROADWAY SPECIAL ASSESSMENT PREPAYMENT FOR FIVE PARCELLS OWNED BY THE CITY.

AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF FUNDS PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS AND AFFECTIVE DATE.

>> KELLY THERE YOU G. >> GOOD EVENING, AS YOU'RE AWARE ON DECEMBER THIRD AT THE COMMISSIONER MEET ING, THE RANCHES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL ASSESSMENT WERE APPROVED. IN ORDER TO MEET CASE LAW ALL OF THE ASSESSMENTS MUST BE FAIRLY AND REASONABLY PORTIONED AMONG THE PROPERTIES THAT RECEIVE THE BENEFIT.

EACH WILL BE ASSESSED BASED ON THE ASSIGNED ACREAGE. THE CITY ACTUALLY OWNS FIVE PARCELS WITHIN THE RANCHES COMMUNITY WITH A TOTAL OF 44.4 ASSIGNED ACRES.

SO THE CITY ALONG WITH OTHER RANCHES DOES HAVE TO PAY ITS PROPORTIONATE SHARE.

AS THE COMMISSIONER APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS CONTRIBUTION THAT EVENING TO THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, TO THE PROJECT, THE ASSIGNED ACRE COST WAS DECREASED TO 790,093 AND CHANGE. THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO PAY THAT A INITIAL ASSESSMENT SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ON OUR OWN TAX BILLS. SO IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PAYMENT ON THOSE 44 ACRES, THE TOTAL IS 350,700.96. IF THE CITY WERE TO PAY THAT ANNUALLY, IT WOULD BE ABOUT 200 PER YEAR. SO THE CITY WOULD BE SAVING MONEY WITH THIS INITIAL PREPAYMENT AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THE SELECTION IN PAYMENT BEFORE THE DEADLINE JUST LIKE THE OTHER RESIDENTS. SO THE ITEM IS TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET TO PAY.

>> SO WE'RE JUST MAKING A PREPAYMENT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY INTEREST ON THE OTHER COSTS.

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>> YES. >> OKAY, ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS?

DO I HAVE A MOTION? A YES, ANYONE? >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN AND

SECOND BY VICE MAYOR. >> COMMISSIONER MURPHY. >> YES.

>>ISROW. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR.

>> YES. >> KANTERMAN. >> YES.

>> ITEM 20B IS RESOLUTION, 2026-011, PER OF MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF PARKLAND FLORIDA APPROVING A PIGGY BACK.

WITH WHICH ISO TURF FOR 179,494. >> GOOD EVENING, CHRISTINE GARCIA, SO ENSURING ON GOING OPERATIONS, THE CITY AS A EQUIPMENT THAT HELP SERVICE THAT NEED.

SO PART OF THAT, WE HAVE A REPLACEMENT PLAN PROGRAM AND THERE IS SOME OF AGING EQUIPMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE A TURF AERATER THAT IS IN THIS YEAR'S LIST TO BE REPLACED AND WITH ONCOMING OF PARK, THERE IS GOING TO BE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED. SO THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO SEEK

APPROVAL FOR THESE PURPOSES. >> ALL RIGHT. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC?

SEEING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> QUICK QUESTION, IS THERE THE MACHINES COMING OUT OF SERVICE, WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE MACHINES? ARE THEY SOLD?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, THE EQUIPMENT DOES GO TO AUCTION AND THE CITY IS ABLE TO RECEIVE

SOME REVENUES FROM THE SALES OF THOSE. >> GREAT, THANK YOU.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THERE IS ONE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND.

>> SECOND. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY

COMMISSIONERIS ISROW SXWH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY. >> ROLL CALL.

>> YES. >> YES. >> YES.

>>IS ROW. >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER.

>> PASSIONS UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 10C IS RESOLUTION 2026-018, A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF PARKLAND FLORIDA, ADOPTING 2026 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA PROVIDING

FOR AN AFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, TONIGHT WE HAVE PREPARED YOUR LEGISLATIVE ACTION PLAN FOR 2026 AS WELL AS INCLUDING THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES PLATFORM. WE KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WORK WITH ROBBY HOLROY AND THE GREAT TEAM AT TSC AND HOW MUCH TIME YOU SPENT IN TALLAHASSEE THIS PAST WEEK.

YOU CONTINUE TO GOOD WORK WITH THE CITY IN MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS UP IN TALLAHASSEE WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT. WITHOUT GOING OVERALL THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE HERE, OF COURSE THE MAJOR, MAINL OR ONE IS PROPERTY TAXES AS YOU ALLUDED TO TONIGHT.

WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE KEEP HOME RULE, FIRST AND FOR MOST.

I'M LOOKING AT UNFUNDED MANDATES, KEEPING OUR 9-1-1 DISPATCH AS IT IS AND SCHOOL SFETY IS A ALWAYS A BIG CONCERN AND OF BIG IMPORTANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO AGAIN, IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE WITH YOU IN TALLAHASSEE IN BROWARD DAYS, YOU WERE SEEN AND HEARD AND PARKLAND WAS SEEN AND HEARD. AND AGAIN, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR PROPERTY TAX BILLS AND ALL THE OTHER BILLS THAT ARE OF IMPORTANCE TO THIS COMMUNITY.

>> THANK YOU, JACKIE. MOTION? >> I'LL MAKE A MOTION WITH THE

ADDITION, I JUST WANT TO ADD, I KNOW MR. MAYORSON FROM. BROWARD? >> MR.

>> MAYOR, FROM. BROWARD DELEGATION THAT BROWARD RAISES THERE ARE TWO BILLS UP FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING E-BIKES AND I WOULD LIKE TSC AND ROBBY TO KEEP US POSTED ON THE PROGRESSION OF THOSE BILLS. WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THAT CAVEAT.

>> WE'RE ADDING THAT >> >> WE'RE WATCHING NA AS WELL.

IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT'S ON THE LIST, ANYTHING THAT IS OF IMPORTANCE TO THIS COMMUNITY,

WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON. >> WELL SAID. THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY, WHICH I THINK IS A LITTLE GRAYER, I LOOK AT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION KIND OF A BROAD PLANTS AND ANIMALS. BUT I THINK AFTER THE COMMENTS THIS EVENING, WE SHOULD PROBABLY SEPARATE THAT. BECAUSE I THINK ANIMAL CRUELTY IS A STAND ALONE ISSUE, AND

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ANIMAL CULT TEE. CUL TEE. >> WE WANT TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM CRUELTY. AGAIN, I KNOW SOMETIMES THESE ARE MORE ASPIRATION AL WISH

LIST. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT. I'M GOOD WITH E-BIKES AND ANIMAL CRUELTY WELL AGAINST IT. YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? DO YOU WANT TO AMEND YOUR MOTION? DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR MOTION?

>> WELL? >> YES, I'LL MAKE A MOTION ADDING BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS.

>> SECOND. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THERE IS NONE.

ROLL CALL. >> COMMISSIONER ISROW. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES. >> MURPHY.

>> YES. >> VICE MAYOR. >> YES.

>> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> ITEM 10D IS ORDINANCE 2026-001, COMMON AREA LANDSCAPE BONDING ORDINANCE, FIRST READING.

TREE REMOVAL AND TREE PRESERVATION FOR REQUIRED COMMON AREA LANDSCAING PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, CONFLICTS, SEVERITY AND AFFECTIVE DATE.

I'LL GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY ON THIS ONE. THIS ORDER NALZ DEALS WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND THE COMMON AREA THAT GOES WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND DEVELOPER REQUIREMENTS TO INSTALL THAT COMMON AREA LANDSCAPING. SO GENERALLY, WHEN A DEVELOPMENT COMES IN, THERE IS A SITE PLAN AND ALSO A SITE PLAN THAT GETS REVIEWED AND APPROVED. WHAT THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR IS THE DEVELOPERS IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE CITY WITH A BOND TO MAKE SURE THAT HAT LANDSCAPING IS INSTALLED PER THE APPROVED LANDSCAPE. THE BOND IS EQUAL TO 1250 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING. AND THE BOND STAYS IN PLACE, UNTIL THE PERMIT LANDSCAPING IS TOTALLY CLOSED OUT AND ONE OTHER THING, THE DEVELOPER PROVIDES A MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF 25 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF THE REQUIRED LANDSCAPING.

IT'S SO THAT ONCE IT'S INSTALLED AND AS THE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES AND MORE HOMES ARE COMING IN, THIS IS WHAT ENSURES AND PROVIDES SECURITY TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT LANDSCAPING DURING THE TIME. AND THE 25 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS, NEEDS TO BE MAINTAINED FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FROM THE LANDSCAPE CLOSE OUT IF IT'S FOR EXAMPLE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OR ISSUANCE OF A FINAL C.O.FOR FINAL RESIDENTIAL UNIT IN A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO

ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY

QUESTIONS? >> THIS IS REQUIREMENT FOR NEW PROJECTS GOING FORWARD?

>> YES, SO WE HAVE AN EXISTING RIRLT FOR THE BOND BUT IT IS MODIFYING THAT REQUIREMENT AND ALSO ADDING THIS MAINTENANCE CONCEPT TO ENSURE THAT ONCE IT'S COMPLETED, THE PERMIT IS CLOSED OUT WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATELY AT LEAST UNTIL THE TWO YEARS AFTER, THE

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. >> OKAY, ANYONE? ANYONE?

BUELLER? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING THERE IS NONE, I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR AND SECOND

BY COMMISSIONER. >> COMMISSIONER. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER ISROW. >> YES. >> VICE MAYOR.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. >> YES.

>> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. PASSES.

>> NEXT IS 10-E FIRST READING. AN IN ORDER NANS OF THE COMMISSION, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 1 TO CREATE SECTION 1.12 CONSIDERATION OF ANTI-SEMITISM AND HATE CRIMES AND FORCING LAWS TO FURTHER COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND AFFECTIVE DATE. BASED FROM DIRECTION AT THE LAST MEETING, IT INCORPORATES THE STATE LAW AS WELL AS THE STATE LAW CHARACTERIZATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A HATE CRIME. ADDITIONALLY IT MAKES CLEAR AS PART OF THIS ORDINANCE THAT IT'S NOT TO BE CONSTRUED TO INFING OR CONSTRICT ANYBODY'S

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FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS? >> ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >>--I JUST WANT TO MAKE, NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION BUT CLARIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD.

IF YOU'LL A LAW ME. >> YOU'RE ALLOWED. >> THERE IS A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING THAT I'VE SEEN READ AND HEARD REGARDING FREE SPEECH.

THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD.

THERE IS NO, PROTECTION AGAINST HATE SPEECH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

OKAY. YOU CAN GO INTO A CROWDED MOVIE THEATER AND YELL FIRE, BUT THERE PROBABLY SHOULD BE A FIRE AND IF ANYONE GETS HURT IN THE STAMPEDE, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HARM THAT YOUR WORDS CAUSED. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT THAN THAT, AND THE FIRE THAT I'VE SEEN ONLINE ABOUT THIS BEING A FRONT TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT HAS NO UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES. THIS ORDINANCE HAS A FEW PIECES TO IT, OKAY. THERE IS AN OLD JEWISH SAYING THAT ONE SMALL LIGHT CAN'T DISPEL A WHOLE LOT OF DARKNESS. AND WITH THIS ORDINANCE, PARKLAND CAN BE A SMALL LIGHT THAT WORKS AGAINST DARKNESS OF ANTI-SEMITISM IN OUR COUNTRY. THERE IS NO LIMITATION ON WHAT YOU CAN SAY PROVIDED THAT YOU'RE NOT SAYING SOMETHING THAT IS CAUSING SOMEBODY HARM.

THERE IS NO LIMITATION ON WHAT YOU WANT TO POST ONLINE, POST AWAY.

ACTUALLY, IT LET'S US SEE WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART AND FRANKLY, WHAT I LIKE TO SEE.

BUT IT DOES GIVE OUR STAFF AND OUR CITY POLICE FORCE, THE BSL SOME TEETH THAT SHOULD YOUR ACTIONS RISE TO THE LEVEL OF HATE CRIME, WELL THEN YOU WILL MEET THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT WHICH ARE GENERALLY HIGHER THAN THE SAME CRIME THAT IS IS NOT CONSIDERED A HATE CRIME ON ORDINARY LEVEL. SO THERE IS A LOT OF FIRE THAT THIS IS ANTI AMERICAN, ANTI FREEDOM, ANTI FIRST AMENDMENT, THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THAT UNLESS YOU PLAN TO COMMIT A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY THAT RISES TO THE LEVEL OF HATE CRIME.

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. >> ANYBODY ELSE.

>> TWO SPEAKERS. RABBI. >> SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSION, AND I WANT TO WELCOME A BEAUTIFUL DELEGATION FROM OUR HA BAD AND JEWISH COMMUNITY. I STAND BEFORE YOU NOT ONLY AS A RABBI BUT AS A 28TH YEAR PARKLAND RESIDENT WHO HAS BUILT A LIFE HERE, RAISED A FAMILY HERE AND BELIEVES IN THE MORAL SOUL OF PARKLAND. THIS CITY KNOWS PERHAPS MORE THAN MOST, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SHAKEN TO ITS CORE. AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER THIS EVENING, FEBRUARY 14TH, IS NOT JUST A DATE ON THE CALENDAR HERE IN PARKLAND. IT'S A WOUND THAT STILL LIVES IN OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY. WE LEARNED IN THE MOST PAINFUL WAY IMAGINABLE THAT HATEFUL IDEAS DO NOT REMAIN THEORETICAL, WORDS WHEN LEFT UNCHECKED CAN TURN INTO ACTION.

OVER THE PAST YEAR, REALSO LAERNT SOMETHING QUITETER BUT DISTURBING, THAT THERE WAS A FELLOW THAT HAD FANTASIES OF VIOLENCE TARGETING FORMER PARKLAND COMMISSIONER JARED MARK WITS. THAT REMINDED US THAT ANTI-SEMITISM IS NOT ABSTRACT.

TONIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM CAN COME IN A UNIFORM OF HATE IT DOES NOT ALWAYS COME THAT WAY.

IT COMES DISGUISED AND SOMETIMES THE LANGUAGES THAT IS USED, ARE BLURRED AND A IT BLURS THE LINE BETWEEN CRITICISM AND DEMONISM, BETWEEN THE DEBATE AND DEHUMANIZATION.

IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR LEADERS AND EDUCATORS AND INSTITUTIONS TO RESPOND CLEARLY AND RESPONSIVELY. WHAT WE CANNOT CLEARLY DEFINE, WE CANNOT EFFECTIVELY CONFRONT.

AND THAT'S WHY ADOPTING THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE, REALLY MATTERS. NOT AS COMMISSIONER YOU SAID, TO CRIMINAL SPEECH.

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SO WE KNOW WHEN A-LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED AND WE WORK BEFORE WORDS HARDEN AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING WORSE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS, AS JEWS, WE LOVE TO ARGUE POLITICS, OFTEN WITH PASSION. THIS IS ABOUT ENSURING THAT JEWS LIKE EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY ARE NOT SINGLED OUT, BLAMED OR TARGETED SIMPLY FOR WHO THEY ARE.

ON A PERSONAL LEVEL OVER THE YEARS, I'VE SAT WITH FAMILIES IN PARKLAND, QUIET AND DECENT PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ASKING FOR ATTENTION BUT ASKING WHETHER THEY'RE CHILDREN CAN WALK AROUND AS JEW WITHOUT BEING, THIS TELLS YOU BELONG AND YOU'RE SEEN.

ONE MORE MINUTE. JORDAN, IF I CAN SPEAK TO YOU DIRECTLY.

YOUR FATHER-IN-LAW, MICHAEL, WAS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE. EDIE BATED IN THIS ROOM MANY TIMES, WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE. HE CARED DEEPLY ABOUT PARKLAND, ABOUT TRUTH AND ABOUT MORAL COURAGE AND I BELIEVE HIS SOUL IS HERE TONIGHT, SMILING, PROUD OF YOU, AND GRATEFUL THAT THIS CITY CONTINUES TO CHOOSE CLARITY OVER SILENCE. HISTORY TEACHES THAT ANTI-SEMITISM IS OFTEN THE EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF SOCIETY UNDER STRAIN.

WHEN IT'S ADDRESSED EARLIER, WHEN IT'S ADDRESSED EARLY, EVERYONE IS SAFER AND WHEN IT'S NAMED CLEARLY, ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS STRENGTHEED. TONIGHT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AFFIRM WHAT PARKLAND STANDS FOR. THAT HATE WILL NOT HIDE BEHIND AMBIGUITY. I URGE YOU TO ADOPT THIS DEFINITION NOT AS A POLITICAL STATEMENT BUT AS A MORAL ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

[APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, RABBI. [APPLAUSE] I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHO WANTS TO FOLLOW THAT BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

>> SPEAKER: I'M NOT AS GOOD AS SPEAKER, I'LL BE A LITTLE FORMAL.

ALAN CALINSSKI SXIFS THE FIRST INFECTIOUS DISEASE GUY IN 1953. BOTH OF MY PARENTS ARE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS, MY FATHER CAGINSKI IS NOT A JEWISH NAME MOST CAJINSI CREDIT POLISH CATHOLIC. MY MOTHER, THEY MET AFTER THEY WERE LIBERATED IN THE SAME CAMP.

AND THEY ENDED UP IN MIAMI BEACH BECAUSE MY MOTHER HAD AN UNCLE THAT LIVED THERE.

THE THING THAT I WANT TO DO, I JUST WANT TO STAND UP AND SAY, THAT UNFORTUNATELY WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN AMERICA, LANDED HERE IN 1950, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS FRIGHT INNING.IT'S DI.

BECAUSE WE'RE A JUDEO CHRISTIAN SOCIETY THAT BELIEVES IN CONSTITUTION.

AND MULTIPLE LAWS ARE HERE TO PROTECT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS, NOT JUST JEWS AND CHRISTIANS.

BUT AS THE RABBI SAID, UNFORTUNATELY BY HISTORY, WE'VE LEARNED WHEN THEY FINISH WITH THE JEWS, THEY GO AFTER OTHER CITIZENS. YOU KNOW, I'M VERY PROUD TO BE A FLORIDIANS I'M VERY PROUD TO LIVE IN PARKLAND, LIKE I SAID I'VE BEEN UP IN THIS AREA SINCE 1983 AND I APPRECIATE YOU YOU'RE STICK OUT YOUR NECK TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION OF FORMAL MATTER AND CODIFYING, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE DEFINITION ET CETERA.

I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT DEFINITION, OBVIOUSLY, BUT LIKE I SAID, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME. AND I USUALLY TALK LIKE A MAG PIPE.

[APPLAUSE] >> SPEAKER: GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS ABE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, AND MEMBERS OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER ISROW WHO BROUGHT THIS ORDINANCE FORWARD, THE MAYOR AND EACH OF ONE OF YOU WHO SERVE OUR CITY.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR SERVE'S OFFICE AND FIRE RESCUE AND THE

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YESTERDAY, MARKS 6 YEARS SINCE MY OMA, MY GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY.

SHE SHARED STORIES OF HER IN VIENNA, OF FEAR AND TERROR SHE FELT WHEN PEOPLE IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, SHOUTED DEATH TO THE JEWS. SHE LIVED NEAR ONE OF THE LARGEST ORTHODOX SYNAGOGUE IN SEEN A, JUST STEPS FROM ITS PRESCHOOL WHERE JEWISH CHILDREN ONCE LEARNED AND PLAYED. HER GRANDFATHER, MY GREAT GRANDFATHER WAS THE RABBI THERE.

ON CHRISLE, THE NIGHT OF BROKEN GLASS, SHE TREMBLED IN HER HOME AS THE SYNAGOGUE WAS ATTACKED, SHE CAN HEAR THE DESTRUCTION AND HATRED BECOME REAL. I STAND HERE TONIGHT AS HER GRANDSON AS A PROUD AMERICAN, A PROUD PARKLAND RESIDENT AND A PROUD JEW.

I ALSO STAND HERE AS AN ODD VOLUNTARY INDICATE --AN ADVOCATE AND A JEW WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS. WHAT I'M HOLD HERE IS HER FATHER'S AUSTRIAN PASSPORT, AFTER ASH--OSHWALTZ, PASSPORTS WERE MARKED. JEWS WERE IDENTIFIED AND RESTRICTED NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DID BUT BECAUSE OF WHO THEY DID.

THIS WAS AS PORT WAS CREATED IN --PASSPORT WAS CREATED IN A WHEN INTIMIDATION WAS THE DISMISSED AS JUST SPEECH. THIS IS HOW IT BEGINS. NOT WITH LAWS OR CAMPS BUT WITH SILENCE AND MINIMUMIZATION. MIZ GRANDMA SURVIVED AND CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AND GRATEFUL FOR GIVING HER FREEDOM. BUT MANY MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY WERE NOT SO FORTUNATE, SIX MILLION WERE MURDERED FOR ONE REASON ONLY, CAN I HAVE ANOTHER MINUTE.

BECAUSE THEY WERE LABELED AS JEW. THAT'S WHY DEFINITIONS MAT PER, TARGETING FOR WHO THEY ARE IS THE FIRST STEP IN PREVENTING WHAT COMES.

I RESPECT THE FIRST AMENDMENT DEEPLY. MY FAMILY'S SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON IT, BUT PROTECTING FREE SPEECH SHOULD NEVER REQUIRE US TO IGNORE HISTORY OR WAIT FOR HARM TO BECOME VIOLENCE. PASSING THIS ORDINANCE, DOES NOT CRIMINALIZE SPEECH, IT DOES NOT WEAKEN THE CONSTITUTION, IT GIVES OUR CITY CLARITY, IT ALLOWS US TO RECOGNIZE ANTI-SEMITISM AND NAME IT HONESTLY FOR WHAT IT IS AND RESPOND RESPONSIVELY BEFORE.

OUR STATE HAS TAKEN THIS STEP, OUR COUNTY HAS TAKEN THIS STEP. TONIGHT PARKLAND HAS AN TUPT TO DO THE SAME. THIS PASSPORT, THIS PASS PIECE OF HISTORY SHOULD BE ENOUGH.

I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE, UNANIMOUSLY SO THAT NEVER AGAIN IS NOT JUST REMEMBERED BUT LIVED. THANK YOU, AND GOOD EVENING. [APPLAUSE]

>> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE? ALLISON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE?

ANYBODY ELSE? >> SPEAKER: MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONERS, I'M THE PRESENT OF NEXT DOOR. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKE THISING UP AND FOR ALL YOU DO TO PROTECT US EVERY DAY. THAT BEING SAID, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE CON GRA GANTS

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I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING UP THIS ORDINANCE AND ON BEHALF OF OUR ORGANIZATION PLEA THAT

YOU PASS IT UNANIMOUSLY. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? >> I HAVE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SPEAK PARTICULARLY RABBI AND ABE, THE PERSONAL STORIES ARE OBVIOUSLY, IMPORTANT.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS ABOUT. WHAT IT IS ABOUT IS MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY FEELS SAFE, RIGHT. WHEN WHICH FIRST DECIDED TO RUN FOR COMMISSIONER, PEOPLE WOULD ASK, JORDAN WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, BECAUSE I HAD JUST HAD MY FIRST CHILD AND AS ANYONE HERE HAS HAD A KID BEFORE, YOUR BRAIN, THE CHEMICAL CHANGES, WHATEVER HAPPENS ALL OF A SUDDEN IT GOES FROM ME TO WE.

AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SAY AND HAVE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE FUTURE OF YOUR HOMETOWN, WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO RAISE YOUR FAMILY, I THINK IS A PRETTY INCREDIBLE THING TO DO BECAUSE EVERYONE WANTS THE BEST FOR THEIR KIDS. SO WHAT BETTER WAY TO ENSURE THE BEST FOR YOUR KIDS, WHEN THEY SAY, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE RIGHT, YOU DO-IT-YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHAT I DID. AND ASIDE FROM EDUCATION AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CITY WITH GREAT PARKS, WE HAVE ALL OF THAT. THE REASON BEING A COMMISSIONER WAS IMPORTANT WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN WAKE UP EVERY DAY AND FEEL SAFE, THAT MY FAMILY FEELS SAFE, PEACE OF MIND. NOT THAT I THINK SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE KNOCKING ON MY DOOR WITH A BASEBALL BAT, ET CETERA, THAT MAY BE UNLIKELY, BUT I HAVE NEVER IN MY 41 YEARS ON THIS EARTH, EVER FELT PERSONALLY UNSAFE UNTIL AFTER OCTOBER 7, 2023.

AND IT SOUNDS MAYBE CRAZY TO SOME PEOPLE, IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, JORDAN, YOU'RE NOT RELATED TO THESE PEOPLE, THIS IS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, A DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT, EVERYTHING. TO SOME THAT MAY SOUND REASONABLE.

FOR ME AS A JEWISH MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY, I FELT FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD TO BE WORRIED ABOUT MY KID'S SAFETY, AS THE PRESIDENT JUST MENTIONED. MY KIDS WENT TO A JEWISH SCHOOL AS WELL WHERE THEY HAVE TO GET CHECKED IN BY SECURITY GATE WITH A GUN BEFORE THEY ENTER SCHOOL, FIVE-YEAR-OLD. THAT'S MY CONTEXT. THAT'S MY POSITION.

THAT'S MY HISTORY, MY PERCEPTION. I GET SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT AGREE WITH THAT AND I UNDERSTAND AT THE LAST MEETING, WHEN WE HAD THE LAST CONVERSATION, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN RELUCTANCE AND I RESPECT THAT. BUT THE THING I COME TO FIND, WE JUST CELEBRATED HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, THE COMMON PHRASE, NEVER AGAIN.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT THAT'S A PHRASE THAT EVERYONE RESITES BUT WHAT IT DOES IT MEAN? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SAY, NEVER AGAIN. WE REMEMBER, GREAT THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE REMEMBER, BUT AS COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE, THERE WAS A LOT THAT CAME FROM THAT, THE SAME TRUE MUST BE SAID ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST, REMEMBEING DOES NOTHING FOR MY KIDS, RESPECTFULLY. ACTION DOES.

SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT A FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, I'M A LAWYER, I OF ALL PEOPLE HAVE MORE RESPECT THAN ANY PERSON THAT COMES AND SAYS THAT THIS ORDINANCE SEEKS TO DIMINISH OR INFRINGE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, I WILL DEBATE BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY SAYS EXPLICITLY IN THE ORDINANCE, THIS SHALL NOT DIMINISH OR INTERFERE WITH YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT. SO IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND SAY YOU HATE JEWS, NOTHING TO YOU. BUT IF YOU GO AROUND AND YELL, HATE TO JEWS, THEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM. I'M GOING TO ECHO IN A DIFFERENT FORM ANYONE IN

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WELL YOU CANNOT MEASURE WHAT YOU DON'T DEFINE. SO FOR US TO HAVE TO A CONVERSATION A I SAW A ARTICLE THAT SAID, DO WE NEED AN ORDINANCE TO TELL US, WHAT ANTI-SEMITISM IS, IS IT THE BEST DEAL TO GO BY A GOOD SALESMAN.

FOR HIM TO ASK THE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS THE QUESTION. WE NEED A COMMON DENOMINATOR THAT IF SOMEBODY DOES SOMEBODY THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED OFFENSIVE, WE CAN AGREE OBJECTIVELY WHETHER IT IS FITTING IN THIS DEFINITION OR NOT.

THAT'S THE POINT. NOT TO LEAVE OPEN AS THE RABBI SAID, BUT TO HIDE IN THE AMBIGUITY, THAT'S WHY LAWS ARE SO DIFFICULT TO CRAFT, OTHERWISE YOU'RE RESTRICTING FREE SPEECH. IT'S OUR JOB AS A CITY, AND THAT WAS A WELL WAY OF SAYING IT, I NEVER LOOKED AT IT THAT WAY, WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THIS NUP, I WAS ASKED BY PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY, JORDAN, DO YOU BELIEVE WE HAVE AN ANTI-SEMITISM IN PARKLAND? NO, I DON'T BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I'M DOING THIS. I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE IT'S A PART OF A BIGGER MESSAGE, AS I ONE MEMBER HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE JUST LIKE ALL OF YOU.

MY ONE VOTE TELLS A STORY OF WHAT I BELIEVE IN THIS THIS CITY AND WHEN OUR VOTE IS COMBINED, WE MAKE POLICY. WE DECIDE ON THINGS THAT COLLECTIVELY THE CITY THIS IS WHAT WE STAND FOR, AT LEAST MAJORITY. THE SAME IS TRUE WHEN THE CITY TAKES UP AN ORDINANCE THAT ANOTHER CITY HAS. WE HAVE BECOME A MEMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES WHICH AS YOU KEEP GOING UP THE RUSSIAN DOLL, IT MAKES ITS WAY UP TO STATES WHO ADOPTED WHICH THEN BECOMES A FEDERAL INITIATIVE. SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY JORDAN, I DON'T THINK PARKLAND HAS A ANTI-SEMITISM PROBLEM, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS MAKING SURE THAT NEVER AGAIN IS MORE THAN JUST A PHRASE. THAT'S WHY I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THIS UP. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PASS IT TO THE EXTENT THERE IS ANY CONCERN OF LANGUAGE OF ANY FIRST AMENDMENT CONSIDERATIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT

BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT. [APPLAUSE] >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ISROW AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE? ROLL CALL.

>> COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN? >> WHAT DO YOU THINK? , YES.

>> COMMISSIONER MURPHY. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER ISROW.

>> YES, PLEASE. >> SURPRISE MAYOR. >> YES.

>> MAYOR WALKER. >> YES. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK CAPTAIN.

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

>> HELLO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VIESES MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, CAPTAIN, BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I WANT TO REITERATE THAT ANTI-SEMITISM AND HATE HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES WITH REGARDS TO THIS AND YOU KNOW, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH HA BAD, I KNOW ABE IS HERE, THE RABBI AND ALSO HAVE COLTE AND THEY HAVE CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THEY HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER, SO IF THEY HAVE ANY ISSUES, THEY CALL ME DIRECTLY.

WE PUT A PLAN TOGETHER, WHETHER THAT'S ASSISTANCE, GOING ON. WHATEVER THE CASE, WE ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM AND WE SUPPORT THEM. THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, SOME SFT THINGS THAT WE ALREADY DO WITH REGARDS WITH ANTI-SEMITISM, HATE SPEECH, WHILE IT MAY NOT BE A CRIME OR RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A CRIME, IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE DO NOT TAKE ACTION. OKAY.

SO, WE TREAT THESE THINGS VERY SIMILAR TO HOW WE CALENDAR SCHOOL RELATED THREATS.

SO WHEN WE RECEIVE INFORMATION, IT MAY BE HEARSAY, THERE MAY BE NO IMMEDIATE CRIME BUT THERE IS

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WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, THAT WE'RE GOING TO ASSESS THE INTENT OF WHAT IS GOING ON.

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE.

WE'RE GOING TO DETERMINE CREDIBILITY AND RISK AND DEESCALATION ANY SITUATIONS BEFORE ANYTHING OCCURS. SO I WANT TO MAKE IT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THAT OUR MISSION IS TO PREVENT HARM BEFORE IT OCCURS. WE LEARNED THIS LESSON HARDET WAY POS AFTER MSD.

WE WANT TO INTERVENE EARLY AND THAT'S WHAT THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DO

UNDER MY COMMAND, I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. >> THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] >> COMMENT BY THE CHORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE

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

DEPARTMENT. THIS IS YOUR SECOND GO AROUND. >> I'M HERE TO STAY.

GOOD EVENING, HOW ARE YOU? I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A STATISTICS ESPECIALLY AS IT TALK ABOUT E-BIKES AND E SCOOTERS AND WHAT NOT.

JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CROSSES THE BRIDGE AND WE ARE DEALING WITH IT ON ALL SIDES OF WHERE WE SERVE, SO I ASKED A QUESTION THE OTHER DAY BECAUSE I UNFORTUNATELY GET THESE TECHS ALL THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT THAT TELLS ME WHAT IS GOING ON AND SINCE CHRISTMAS AND NOW, WE'VE HAD THREE TRAUMA LET'SER FOR CHILDREN. IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE TRAUMA LETER IT ROWS TO LEVEL OF LIFE-THREATENING TO AT LEAST THREATEN YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE.

ONE WILL TO GO IN A HELICOPTER. WE HAD 58 TOTAL INCIDENTS FROM JANUARY TO JANUARY.

I WANT TO IMPLORE THE PARENTS OUT THERE, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF ALLOWING YOUR CHILDREN TO UTILIZE THESE ITEMS WITHOUT TAKING THE TIME TO EDUCATE THEM ON WHAT COMES NEXT.

I SWEAR, IT'S NOT A THREAT IT'S THE UNFORTUNATELY REALITY, YOU MAY TRADE ONE DEVICE FOR ANOTHER WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR MOBILITY. THESE KIDS ARE HURTING THEMSELVES AT AN EPIC LEVEL AND IT IS CA TRIS --CATASTROPHIC. I'M SITTING IN OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS AS WELL AND THIS IS A PROBLEM AND WE'LL DO ANYTHING, ANYTHING IT TAKES TO PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN EVEN IF IT MEANS MAKING YOU HATE US FOR IT. SO I ASK YOU, PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND, DISCIPLINE THEM ON HOW TO USE THEM CORRECTLY AND HOW TO A OBEY THE LAW AND USE PROTECTION. AND NOW TO GOOD STATISTICS. WE SEND IN ALL OUR DATA.

WHEN THE STATISTICS CAME BACK, THE CHORAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, CAME OUT THAT YOU HAVE ALMOST A 3-TIME HIGHER SURVIVE ABILITY CHANCE IF IT'S TO OCCUR IN THE BOUNDARIES OF PARKLAND.

OF THAT, YOU HAVE TWO TIMES GREATER OF RECOVERING WITHOUT ANY NUERO DEFICIT.

SO, WE WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE THOSE TYPES OF STATISTICS COME FROM SUPPORT.

WHEN WE COME AND WE SAY, THAT WE NEED MORE FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR THESE THINGS, WE NEED MORE TRAINING AND MORE THESE AND EVERYONE STANDS BEHIND THIS, THIS IS REFLECTIVE OF THAT, WHEN SURVIVE ABILITY RATE IS THREE TIMES HIGHER AND RECOVERY RATE IS TWO TIMES HIGHER THAT'S A REFLECTION OF THE FACT THAT HAD YOU BELIEVE. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT AND I APPRECIATE IT. AND IF YOU WOULD BEAR WITH ME FOR JUST A MOMENT. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING I NORMALLY DON'T TALK ABOUT. FEBRUARY 14TH, I WAS THE SHIFT COMMANDER.

THAT WAS MY SHIFT THOSE WERE MY PEOPLE. AND I DON'T REALLY TALK ABOUT IT MUCH, I REALLY DON'T. YOU KNOW, THAT DAY, I WAS, YOU KNOW I'M ORDERING MY PEOPLE TO AN ENVIRONMENT AT A TIME WHERE WE BELIEVE THERE IS ACTIVE FIRE AND I'M TELLING THEM, THAT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COMMITMENT WE GOT TO GO WE HAVE TO DO THIS. WHERE I WAS STATIONED WHERE I WAS STANDING, ALL THE CHILDREN THAT CAME OUT OF THAT BUILDING, WHO'S LIVES WERE STOLEN CAME RIGHT TO ME. SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, I HAD EVERY REASON IN THE WORLD TO BE FILLED WITH HATE. TO JUST BE A MONSTER AND IT, IT SCARRED ME FOR A LITTLE WHILE, ACUALLY FOR A LONG TIME. AND IT, WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT CELEBRATING EACH OTHER, IT'S A

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THE REALITY IS THAT WE HAVE ALWAYS LOVED EACH OTHER AND WE GET SO DISTRACTED THAT WE FORGET TO SAY THAT. IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT EVENT I'M LOOK AT ONE OF MY CAPTAIN AND I SAID, YOU ALL RIGHT? I SAID WHAT IS GOING ON? AND HE SAID, MY DAUGHTER IS IN THAT BUILDING. AND NOW WE'RE HOURS INTO THAT EVENT AND THIS FATHER HAD ENOUGH LOVE IN HIS HEART FOR THIS CHILDREN OF STRANGERS AND FOR STRANGERS TO RESIST THE URGE TO ABANDON HIS POST AND TO GO THERE AND SAVE HIS OWN DAUGHTER.

HE STAYED, SO I CHALLENGE THE COMMUNITY AND I CHALLENGE EVERYBODY, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND LOVE YOUR STRANGERS THAT MUCH. DON'T WAIT FOR TRAUMA, DO IT TODAY, DO IT TOMORROW, WE'RE WORTH IT. SO I TELL EVERYBODY, LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS LIKE A FIRE FIGHTER BECAUSE, WE GO AND ARE WILLING TO KILL OURSELVES FOR YOU, WITHOUT ANY OTHER QUALIFIERS, WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT YOU OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I CAN TELL YOU WITH GREAT SINCERITY, STANDING HERE TODAY, EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, I LOVE YOU ENOUGH TO DO THAT. I CHALLENGE YOU ENOUGH TO DO THE SAME.

>> WELL SAID AND THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER?

[13. Comments by the City Manager ]

>> REALLY? [LAUGHTER] I DO WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK,

BOTH BSO AND PARKLAND FIRE FOR BEING OUTSTANDING. >> YOU SAID PARKLAND CHORAL

SPRING. >> THAT JUST CAME OUT FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK THAT YOU DO AND PROTECTING AND TAKING CARE OF OUR CITY. YOU GUYS ARE OUTSTANDING, AND I COULD NOT BE PROUDER OF YOU, SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] NOW, OF COURSE WE STILL WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP OUR WONDERFUL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO I DO HAVE TO TELL YOU ALL PAY ATTENTION TO TAX REFORM.

UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS WHEN THEY SAY, YOU WILL NOT PAY ANY HOMESTEADED TAXES, WHAT THAT MEANS TO OUR CITY, AND WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN TO POLICE AND FIRE, I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU HEAR, TRY TO UNDERSTAND IT AND LEARN ABOUT IT.

AND I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE, MY FINANCE DIRECTOR MY CITY MANAGER TO SIT DOWN WITH YOU

AND EXPLAIN WHAT TAX REFORM IS AND THE TAX REFORM. >> WELL DONE, NANCY.

[14.Comments by the City Attorney ]

>> COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. >> THANK YOU.

>> YOU HAVE COMMENTS. >> YES, I DO. YOU CAN REALLY FEEL WITH THE HEARTFELT COMMENTS IT REMINDED ME WHAT A PLEASURE TO BE TO SERVE AS A CITY ATTORNEY.

I WANT THERE IS BEEN A LOT OF FOCUS ON IMPACT ON REVENUE FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH RESPECT TO TAX REFORM. AND WHEN SLEEPER THAT MAY BE GETTING MISSED IS SOVERNE IMMUNITY BILLS WHICH WOULD AFFECT EXPENDITURE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES.

SOVERNE IMMUNITY IS A PROTECTED MEASURE THAT CAPS EXPOSURE, FROM MUNICIPALITY FROM THE CITY OF PARKLAND SUCH AS SLIP AND FALLS, NEGLIGENCE AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THAT CAP IS AT 200,000 PER INDIVIDUAL AND 300,000 PER INCIDENT.

THE BILLS THAT ARE WORKING THEIR WAY THROUGH AND FOR YEARS NOW, THESE BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED BUT THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE IT MAY HAVE LEGS AND IT'S HDS45 WHEN INCREASED THOSE AMOUNTS FROM 200 AND 300 TO 500,000 AND 1 MILLION AND 35 YEARS LATER TO 600,000 AND 1.2 MILLION.

SO I WANTED TO REDIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT PIECE TOO, BECAUSE THAT WOULD AFFECT

EXPENDITURE TO MUNICIPALITIES. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. >> AND I WILL CONFIRM THAT'S ON

OUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AS WELL. >> GREAT. THANK YOU.

THANKS, ANTHONY. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO ADJOURN?

>> MOTION TO ADJOURN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.