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CAPTIONER IS PRESENT. EVENT WILL BEGIN SOON.
[1. Call to Order ]
CAPTIONER IS PRESENT. >> GOOD EVENING.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY OF PARKLAND COMMUNITY ADVISORY MEETING. I WOULD LIKE TO START 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.
[4. Approval of Minutes ]
>> EXCELLENT. WE JUST HAVE A FEW OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM -- WE HAVE THE FIRST ONE FROM OUR MAY 12TH, 2026, CEB MEETING. HAS EVERYONE HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? GOOD.
ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANYONE OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? VERY GOOD.
SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
NEXT IS THE JULY 21ST, 2026, SUBCOMMITTEE FOR THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM INTERVIEWS. HAS EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES? EXCELLENT.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES.
ALL IN FAVOR? AND NO ONE OPPOSING? PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE
[6. Comments by the Chair and Board ]
PUBLIC. SEEING EVERYBODY RUSHING UP TO THE PODIUM. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL THAT OFF. NEXT WE WILL GO ON TO THE COMMENTS FROM THE CHAIR AND THE BOARD.FIRST OF ALL I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I ENJOYED THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM ONCE AGAIN. I HAD THE HONOR OF NOT ONLY SERVING ON THE APPLICATIONS, WHICH THEY WERE PRETTY VOLUMINOUS THIS YEAR, BUT THEN ON TOP OF THAT I GOT TO ENVOY SOME OF THE INTERVIEWS. LIKE I SAY, WE HAVE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE KIDS HERE. SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE DR. [INAUDIBLE]. I HOPE HE DOESN'T GIVE UP.
I HOPE SHE KEEPS GOING. WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS, I HOPE MY KIDS ARE SOME DAY FALLING UNDER YOUR REGIME, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY. BECAUSE YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO BE IN CHARGE OF THAT SCHOOL BOARD.
BUT I WISH YOU THE BEST IN THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE I HOPE YOU RUN ONCE AGAIN. BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT. AND NEXT WE HAVE THE COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD. JEFF, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?
>> I'M JUST VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE NEW PARK WHEN IT'S OPENING.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET AN UPDATE LATER ON THAT.
AND I'D LIKE TO SECOND WHAT BILL SAID.
NO ONE WORKS HARDER THAN MY FRIEND SHERRY.
AND THERE WILL BE BIGGER AND BETTER AND MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THINGS FOR YOU TO HELP US WITH. SO I'M PROUD OF YOU.
SHERRY? >> WELL, A LITTLE CHOKED UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND FOR EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR ME.
ALMOST 12,000 INDIVIDUALS WENT TO THE POLLS AND VOTED FOR THIS
LADY. >> THAT'S 11,000 MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN! THAT'S AMAZING.
>> IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
AND I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE IN GENERAL GETTING OUT TO VOTE.
YOUR VOTE IS YOUR POWER. I'VE SAID THAT AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND I'LL JUST SAY IT FOR ONE LAST TIME RIGHT NOW.
YOUR VOTE IS YOUR POWER. GET OUT AND VOTE IN NOVEMBER.
AND THANK YOU TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AND THE LOVE. IT WAS A GREAT RACE.
JUST AGREEING WITH THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR INTERVIEWS.
THEY WERE INSPIRING, AS ALWAYS. AND CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEW PARK.
OTHER THAN THAT, GLAD TO BE HERE.
>> NOT MUCH. JUST GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE ALIVE AND HEALTHY AND BACK FROM ALL OF THIS.
>> IT'S JUST MATT. HE DIDN'T GET THE PRIZE OUTSIDE.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT. SEE JEFF BEFORE YOU GUYS LEAVE.
[7. Approval of the Agenda ]
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>> NO, I'LL SEE YOU. [LAUGHTER]
>> NEXT WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA.
CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, JEFF. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
[8. New Business ]
EXCELLENT. ALL IN FAVOR? NO ONE OPPOSED? PLEASE SHOW IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT WE WILL GO ON TO NEW BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE CHARITY PROJECT.AND ALL THE LIGHTS JUST WENT OFF.
OR THE CAMERAS JUST DID. IT'S BACK ON NOW.
>> ALL RIGHT. DID ALL YOUR STUFF GO OFF?
SORRY. I THINK I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON THERE. ALL RIGHT, FOR NEW BUSINESS, THE CHARITY PROJECT. FOR THE RECORD, JACKIE, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, AND OBVIOUSLY NOT OF IT. SO LAST YEAR THE CEB DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON WORKING ON A CHARITY PROJECT IN 2026 BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF ONGOING PROJECTS. BUT IN PREPARATION FOR 2027 AND BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE ONE MORE MEETING AFTER THIS ONE THIS YEAR, I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE FOR YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT FOR THE NEXT MEETING. CONSIDERATION ON WHETHER YOU WANTED TO WORK ON A CHARITY PROJECT.
AND IF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THOSE IDEAS BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT.
IF WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SOME CAPACITY FOR THAT.
>> SOMEBODY'S AT THE DOOR. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S...
OH, TODD'S GOT IT. TODD'S GOT IT.
I CAN'T TELL. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY -- WELL, YEAH. SHE'S JUST SEEING LOCKED DOORS EVERYWHERE. OKAY.
GO AHEAD AND START WITH THE PLEDGE.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO WE WERE JUST STARTING WITH THE FIRST ITEM, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CHARITY PROJECTS.
SO WE HADN'T DECIDED ON DOING A CHARITY PROJECT THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD SO MUCH GOING ON. BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE MORE MEETING ONLY LEFT IN 2026, JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU ALL WANTED TO GO BACK AND THINK ABOUT SOME IDEAS, IF YOU DID FEEL LIKE THE BOARD HAD CAPACITY FOR A CHARITY PROJECT FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP AS NEW BUSINESS.
>> WHEN YOU SAY CHARITY, CAN IT BE ANY TYPE OF CHARITY? OR SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO THE CITY OF PARKLAND? OR SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO WHO? WHAT TYPE OF CHARITY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
>> WE'VE DONE HARVEST DRIVE IN THE PAST, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD HAD BROUGHT UP. IT WASN'T SOMETHING NECESSARILY NEAR AND DEAR TO THE CITY, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING NOT NECESSARILY NEW TO THE CITY. SO KEEPING THAT IN MIND, AND IF YOU ALL WANTED TO THINK ABOUT IDEAS SUCH AS THAT.
OR, AGAIN, IF WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A LOT ON OUR PLATE BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE BRINGING THINGS UP LIKE SCHOLARSHIPS, WE ALWAYS HAVE THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, AND I KNOW WE STILL HAVE SUBCOMMITTEES THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO REFRESH A LITTLE, LIKE THE FIRE TRUCK SUBCOMMITTEE.
SO, AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP SO IT WASN'T A SURPRISE AT THE END OF THE YEAR IF WE HAD A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE WORKING ON SOMETHING FOR CHARITY.
>> WHAT'S THE NEXT PARKLAND PARADE?
>> PARKLAND DAY. HAVE THEY NAMED IT FOR NEXT MARCH? AND WE DO KNOW THE THEME AS
>> OUT OF THIS WORLD. >> OUT OF THIS WORLD.
>> MARCH 13TH. >> I WAS WONDERING IF WE WERE
GOING TO BE INVOLVED. >> THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER, WHETHER YOU WOULD ALL LIKE TO DO A FLOAT. SO THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.
IF YOU ALL WANT TO ADD THOSE THINGS TO YOUR PLATE FOR THE
NEXT YEAR. >> DOES THE CHARITY NEED TO ALSO FIT IN WITH THE FARMERS' MARKET? BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE'VE BEEN
DOING COLLECTIONS. >> NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE MAYBE IT'S NOT A COLLECTION TYPE OF CHARITY.
BUT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP A FEW MEETINGS AGO, IS WORKING ON A CHARITY PROJECT. SO JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT
OUT. >> CAN I THROW SOMETHING OUT
YEAH. >> SO THERE IS A 501 CE3 THAT
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HAS TO BE A PARKLAND FAMILY, AND IT'S CALLED JACOB'S SHOES.JACOB WAS FASCINATED BY SNEAKERS, AND UNFORTUNATELY HE LOST HIS LIFE. IN HIS HONOR, THEY COLLECT SHOES. THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PAIRS OF SHOES TO DISTRIBUTE TO OTHER CHARITIES LIKE THE HARVEST DRIVE AND MANY OTHERS IN THE TRI COUNTY AREA.
AND THE IDEA IS THAT NO CHILD SHOULD EVER BE WITHOUT A NICE PAIR OF SHOES. AND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ATHLETICS, CLEATS FOR EXAMPLE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND A CHILD WHOSE FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THOSE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND COULD EVEN BE A CHILD WHO'S VERY TALENTED ATHLETICALLY. SO IT'S A WONDERFUL 501 C-3.
IT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO PARKLAND. I HAVE HONORED WITH THEM BEFORE, AND WE ACTUALLY WENT ON A FIELD TRIP TO THEIR FACILITY.
AND AS A TEAM, WE SCRUBBED SHOES AND IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE, AND WE COLLECTED ABOUT 500 PAIRS OF SHOES.
SO I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE SINCE IT'S KIND OF PARKLAND DAYS, IT'S A WONDERFUL CAUSE.
MAYBE WE WANT TO, MAYBE WE DON'T, MAYBE THERE ARE OTHERS.
BUT I WANTED TO MENTION IT. >> CAN WE MAKE MENTION OF THAT? CAN WE PUT THAT IN -- WE'RE NOT VOTING ON ANYTHING TONIGHT,
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THE IDEA OUT THERE SO THAT BY NEXT MEETING, SINCE IT WILL BE THE LAST MEETING OF 2026, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOUR EFFORTS WOULD BE IN 2027, AT LEAST YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION OR HAVE SOME KIND OF DISCUSSION WITH SOME IDEAS COMING UP.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME TIME FOR IDEAS.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO IF WE HAD ANY IDEAS, DO WE JUST SAVE THEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND BRING THEM UP THEN?
>> YES. >> DEFINITELY MAKE A MENTION OF
>> MAYBE HE CAN BE HERE. MAYBE HE CAN SHOW UP AND TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT, IF HE LIKES.
MURRAY, IF HE WANTS TO COME. SOUNDS GOOD.
[9. Old Business ]
SO THAT'S IT FOR THE NEW BUSINESS.NEXT WE MOVE ON TO THE OLD BUSINESS.
WHICH WE HAVE THE YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND ALSO
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 2027. >> SO YOUTH AMBASSADORS.
AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO MAKE A CHOICE WITH ALL OF THOSE WONDERFUL STUDENTS. AND IT'S DIFFICULT SCORING THOSE APPLICATIONS AND THOSE INTERVIEWS.
BUT YOU ALL CAME UP WITH OUR TOP FIVE FOR THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S...
NAMES SOUND FAMILIAR BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH SIBLINGS OF FORMER YOUTH AMBASSADORS. SO THEY KEEP COMING AROUND.
WE WILL BE PRESENTING THEM TO THE CITY COMMISSION AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING THIS UPCOMING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH.
SO WE ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD TO BE THERE TO HELP WELCOME THEM TO OUR CITY. AND TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN SELECTING THEM.
IT'S A SPECIAL MEETING BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THE BUDGET AS WELL.
>> 5:00 P.M.; IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
>> 5:01, TECHNICALLY. >> SO DON'T GET HERE AT 5:02!
>> IT'S A WEIRD BUDGET THING WE HAVE TO DO.
BUT, YES, THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER.
IT'S NOT ONLY A DIFFERENT DAY, IT'S A DIFFERENT TIME.
>> CAN I MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THAT NOTE? I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU GUYS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT -- BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU GET TO SEE THAT.
SO AIDEN OBVIOUSLY WENT THROUGH THE PROGRAM, AND HE'S NOW ON THE OTHER SIDE APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, APPLYING FOR COLLEGE NOW. AND I'M PART OF PROOF-READING HIS ESSAYS. AND NOW IMPORTANT AND HOW ENTHRALLED THAT EXPERIENCE WAS FOR HIM IN HIS ESSAYS AND HOW HE'S PRESENTING IT, THANK YOU GUYS.
IT MEANS A LOT TO THESE KIDS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE ENJOYED HIM SO MUCH IN THAT PROGRAM. AND HE ADDED TO US AS WELL BECAUSE WE LISTEN TO THOSE KIDS. YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY HAVE IDEAS, WHEN THEY'VE GOT INPUT ON THINGS, WE LISTEN.
THEY'RE OUR COMMUNITY TOO, AND THEY'RE OUR UPCOMING COMMUNITY.
SO HAVING THEIR VOICES IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
SO THANK YOU. AND SCHOLARSHIPS.
THAT'S COMING AROUND AGAIN BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD SEVERAL MORE BENEFACTORS. SO THE MESA TAYLOR FAMILY, KENEDY LEGAL TEAM, THE EATON FAMILY, AND DAVID WITH SILVER
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MILLER LAW ADDING A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE CITY'S $4,000 TO CREATE TWO 2500 SCHOLARSHIPS THERE.AND THE CITY OF CHAMBER PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROGRAM, THE CITY HAS PLANNED IN OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR TO INCREASE THAT 4,000 TO $5,000. SO IF YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM AT THE $2,500 LEVEL, WE'LL HAVE TWO SOLID ONES FOR THE CEB TO GIVE OUT. BUT THAT IS SOMETHING FOR YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT. YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS TONIGHT. BUT TO HAVE SOME THOUGHT ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO PLAN THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR NEXT YEAR. DO WE WANT TO KEEP IT AT A $2,500 LEVEL? DO WE WANT YOU TO ALL GO OUT AND SOLICIT FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AGAIN? IF DOUG WAS HERE, I'M SURE HE WOULD SAY YES.
BUT WE'LL ASK AGAIN. AND DOING IT IN THE SAME FASHION SO THAT BY THE TIME WE COME AROUND -- BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE THE NOVEMBER MEETING AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WILL BE FEBRUARY, AND WE START PUTTING THOSE APPLICATIONS OUT AGAIN.
TIME STARTS GETTING SHORT. JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO THINK ABOUT IF THERE WAS ANY CHANGES THAT YOU WANTED TO MAKE TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OR IF YOU WANTED TO CONTINUE DOING THEM AS
WE HAVE BEEN. >> THE TIMEFRAME, THE SCHEDUL,
FEBRUARY IS -- >> THAT'S WHEN WE START PUTTING OUT THESE APPLICATIONS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE TRY TO REWARD THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS BEFORE THE KIDS ARE DONE SCHOOL IN MAY.
BY THE TIME THEY APPLY, WE GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO APPLY, WE REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS, YOU ALL TAKE A LOOK AND SCORE APPLICATIONS, WE DO THE INTERVIEWS, WE MAKE THE DECISIONS, IT TAKES A FEW MONTHS.
>> FOR FUNDRAISING, WHAT TIMEFRAME WOULD YOU LIKE US TO BE LOOKING AT, IF WE'RE GOING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS?
>> IT WOULD PROBABLY BE IN THAT JANUARY TIME PERIOD.
SO THAT'S WHERE PROBABLY BY NEXT MEETING WE WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING FINAL. AGAIN, THERE'S NO PRESSURE THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE ANY KIND OF DECISION TONIGHT.
BUT JUST WANTED TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS GOING SO THAT YOU KNOW THAT WE'LL NEED TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS.
>> PUT ME DOWN AGAIN BECAUSE I'LL DEFINITELY DO MY
SCHOLARSHIP AGAIN THIS YEAR. >> THANK YOU.
>> AND THEN WE CAN START DOING SOME WORK.
>> I'LL VOLUNTEER DOUG FOR WHATEVER.
[LAUGHTER] >> I'M PUTTING DOUG IN FOR
10,000. >> HE'LL APPRECIATE IT.
>> HE'LL APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK THE $2,500 IS GOOD BECAUSE IT'S A LOT MORE MEANINGFUL FOR THESE KIDS. I MEAN, A THOUSAND BUCKS, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH THAT? BUT $2,500 GOES A LONG WAY FOR THESE KIDS. EVEN $1,000 IS GREAT, BUT I STILL THINK 2,500 IS PRETTY COMMENDABLE.
WE CAN GET PEOPLE. WE JUST HAVE TO REACH OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND GET MORE PEOPLE THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE SO MANY RESOURCES HERE IN PARKLAND.
WE'VE JUST GOT TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE A BETTER EFFORT THIS YEAR TO GET MORE. I REALLY HATE -- AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS FOR SO MANY YEARS AND SHERRY'S BEEN ON THIS FOR SO MANY YEARS, IT JUST SUCKS WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY KIDS THAT ARE ENTITLED TO THESE SCHOLARSHIPS AND WE ONLY HAVE EIGHT TO GIVE AWAY OR TEN TO GIVE AWAY WHEN 20 ARE DESERVING OF IT. I WISH WE HAD 20 SO WE COULD GIVE THEM ALL THE SCHOLARSHIP. WE JUST HAVE TO DO SOME HOMEWORK
HERE. >> I GIVE KUDOS TO DOUG AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TOO FOR ALLOWING US TO COME INTO A CHAMBER MEETING AND TO TALK ABOUT IT.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME MORE THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO OUR THANKS GO TO THEM AS WELL.
>> HE DID A GREAT JOB. AND OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET AS
WELL. >> DO WE KNOW IF THE STEINBERGS
WILL BE CONTINUING ANNUALLY? >> WE ONLY ASK ONCE.
WE WOULD NEVER ASK ANYBODY TO MAKE IT A SOLID THING EVERY
>> SO ANY TIME THESE THINGS COME UP, WE JUST PUT THE ASK OUT THERE. AND WE'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DONE IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. >> I THINK WHAT ALL STATE DID WAS THEY JUST -- I'M JUST MAKING UP A NUMBER.
LIKE, 10,000. AND SAID, MAKE IT FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW THEY DID
IT. >> AND WE CAN BE OPEN TO THAT AS
ANY COMMENTS FOR ANYBODY? OKAY.
>> THAT'S EVERYTHING WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA.
I HAVE A FEW -- >> ANY COMMENTS FROM THE STAFF?
>> SURE. SO I'M GLAD THAT JEFF BROUGHT UP WEDGE PRESERVE PARK. THAT PARK IS LOOKING AMAZING.
WE DON'T HAVE A SOLID DATE YET, BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR NOVEMBER,
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DECEMBER FOR A GRAND OPENING. IT'S LOOKING FABULOUS.AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY THERE IN A WHILE, IT'S AMAZING HOW THAT SPACE IS TRANSFORMED. WHERE IT WAS NOTHING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU JUST SEE ALL THESE PLACES FOR ACTIVITY.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY LET YOU ALL KNOW WHEN THAT GRAND OPENING IS HAPPENING.
THE FIRE TRUCK SUBCOMMITTEE, WE MENTIONED THAT A LITTLE BIT.
IF WE WANT TO GET THAT BACK TOGETHER AGAIN, I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE THE NEXT STEP BEING AN ASK FOR THE CORAL SPRINGS FIRE ACADEMY TO -- MAYBE ONE OF THEIR CLASSES MIGHT TAKE
SOMETHING ON. >> I THOUGHT THEY ALREADY AGREED TO THAT, LAST I REMEMBER. THEY SAID THEY WOULD --
>> IF THEY HAVE, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
>> I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE NOTES.
BUT WE HAD A COMMITMENT, I THOUGHT, FROM THEM THAT THEY
WERE GOING TO WORK ON THAT. >> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
IF YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK -- I DON'T KNOW IF THEY COMMUNICATED WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T COMMUNICATED WITH ME.
>> IT'S BEEN A WHILE. >> IT HAS BEEN.
BUT MAYBE WE CAN PULL THAT UP, AND THEN MAYBE WE WON'T EVEN NEED A SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING IF THEY'VE COMMITTED TO DOING THAT.
>> I'LL LOOK IN MY NOTES. >> SURE.
AND THEN ONE THING THAT I KNOW THAT A FEW PEOPLE HAVE ASKED ARE THINGS ABOUT AMENDMENT 3. THE CHAMBER IS HAVING AN EVENT ON AMENDMENT 3. BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW AS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WE CANNOT ASK PEOPLE THEIR OPINIONS, WE CAN'T GIVE OUR OPINION, WE CAN'T BE PRO OR CON OR TRY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO VOTE A CERTAIN WAY. BUT ONE THING WE WANT TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON IS IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT AMENDMENT 3, THE CITY'S BEEN PUTTING THINGS OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE'VE GOT THINGS ON OUR WEBSITE TOO. SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GO IN THE SEARCH BAR FOR AMENDMENT 3 OR TAX TALK, AND THERE WILL BE INFORMATION IN THERE FROM SOMETHING VERY BROAD TO SOMETHING EVEN MORE SPECIFIC. WE HAVE INFORMATION IN THERE ABOUT IF WE DOGED OURSELVES, THAT KIND OF THING.
BUT WHAT I DID WANT TO DO IS JUST SAY IMPLORE UPON YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND TO VOTE.
AS SHERRY SAID, VOTING IS VERY IMPORTANT.
SO THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING. MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE AMENDMENT 3 IS, ASK QUESTIONS, AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT YOU VOTE. AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 10TH. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
[10. Comments from Staff ]
LIKE SHE SAID, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 10TH AT 6:00 P.M. ONCE AGAIN, AFTER WRAPPING UP ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND.
I'M SURE NOBODY HAS ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT? ANITH HAS TO STAY BAC
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.