[1. Call to Order] [00:00:06] >> OKAY GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14TH AT 5:01 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? THOUGHT IT WAS AT 5:04. [LAUGHTER] [4. Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Items] ANTHONY, FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET ITEMS. >> THANK YOU MAYOR, ITEMS FOR A THROUGH 4G ARE ALL GOING TO BE DISCUSSED TOGETHER SO WE WILL NEED A SEPARATE VOTES ON EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS, I WILL READ EACH ONE OF THE TITLES, THERE'S QUITE A FEW ITEMS SO BEAR WITH ME IT MAY TAKE A FEW MINUTES. ITEM 4A, ORDINANCE 2026-011 FY 2027, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE MILEAGE RATES TO BE LEVIED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER FIRST, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027 STATING THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE BY WHICH THE MILEAGE RATE EXCEEDS THE ROLLED BACK RATE AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 200.065 FLORIDA STATUTES PROVIDED FOR CONFLICT SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, ITEM B, RESOLUTION 2026-060 FY 2026 FIRE ASSESSMENT RATE, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES, FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OFÚPARKLANG AUTHORITY, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS; CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION; REIMPOSING FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026; COLLECTION; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS; PROVIDING FOR EFFECT SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION C, RESOLUTION 2026-061 FY 2027 SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS INCORPORATED AREA OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA; PROVIDING AUTHORITY, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS; CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION; REIMPOSING SOLID WASTE SERVICE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ASSESSED PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA AND APPROVING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026; PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS; PROVIDING FOR EFFECT, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 4D, RESOLUTION 2026-062 FY 2027 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SERVICES; PROVIDING AUTHORITY, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS; CONFIRMING THE PRELIMINARY RATE RESOLUTION; REIMPOSING STORMWATER SERVICE ASSESSMENTS AGAINST CERTAIN DEVELOPED PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA AND APPROVNG THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026; PROVIDING FOR COLLECTION; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS; PROVIDING FOR EFFECT, SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ITEM 4E IS RESOLUTION 2026-063 PINE TREES ESTATES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF THE PINE TREE ESTATES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; PROVIDING CERTAIN FINDINGS, AUTHORITY, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS; APPROVING THE UPDATED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE PINE TREE ESTATES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT AREA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE ASSESSMENTS TO ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITHIN THE ASSESSMENT AREA PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE LIEN OF THE ASSESSMENT; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY F RESOLUTION 2026-064 RANCHERS A ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF THE RANCHES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; PROVIDING CERTAIN FINDINGS, AUTHORITY, PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS; APPROVING THE UPDATED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE RANCHES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENT AREA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2026; PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE ASSESSMENTS TO FUND THE RANCHES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITHIN THE ASSESSMENT AREA PURSUANT TO THE UNIFORM ASSESSMENT COLLECTION ACT; PROVIDING FOR APPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDS; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. FINALLY ITEM 4G ORDINANCE 2026-012 FY 2027 BUDGET OF, FIRST READING, AN ORDINANCE OF [00:05:02] THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER FIRST, 2026 PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE, NOW TO ADDRESS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THE CITY OF PARKLAND'S PROPOSED OPERATING IS 4.2979 MILLS WHICH IS 4.44% MORE THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.1151, CALCULATED PURSUANT TO LAW, THERE IS NO VOTED DEBT SERVICE OR MILLAGE RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, IS 4.2979 MILLS. I WILL TURN IT OVER -- JUST ONE CORRECTION ON THE TITLE TO 4B, SHOULD BE RESOLUTION 2026-060, FY 2027 FIRE ASSESSMENT RATE. IT IS ACTUALLY NOT AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA IN 2026, SHOULD IT BE 2027. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD, KELLY SCHWARTZ FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND TONIGHT, IS THE FIRST OF OUR TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS TO MEET THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTING OUR MILLAGE AND BUDGET. AS THE CITY ATTORNEY READ INTO THE RECORD, WE ARE PRESENTING THE MILLAGE RATE OF 4.2979, WHICH IS 4.44% GREATER THAN THE ROLLBACK RATE OF 4.1151. ON THE SIDES WE ARE COVERING THIS EVENING WE WILL COVER THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE, TO PUT IT AT THAT HIGH LEVEL WE ARE GOING TO BE RECEIVING AN ADDITIONAL 1.57 MILLION IN REVENUE, AND JUST TO SPEAK ON ONE TOPIC, PUBLIC SAFETY AND FIRE, THOSE BUDGETS WILL INCREASE BY OVER 1.6 MILLION. OF COURSE THERE ARE OTHER CHANGES THAT ARE CITYWIDE AND WE WILL COVER THOSE IN MORE DETAIL BUT TO GIVE YOU THE HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW THE STATE ASKED US TO STATE WHY THE BUDGET IS INCREASING, THE MAIN REASON WHY WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HERE IS THAT THE COST OF PUBLIC SAFETY ARE INCREASING, IN FACT THEY ARE INCREASING AT A FASTER PACE THAN MOST OF OUR REVENUES ARE. SO THIS BUDGET PROCESS WE GO THROUGH IS NOT A SHORT ONE, IT'S NOT A FAST, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING. IN APRIL WE HAD OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING WHERE WE SPEND ALL DAY DISCUSSING WHAT IS OCCURRING IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THE THINGS WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, AS WELL AS WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED OR REQUESTED FOR THE FUTURE YEARS, THE COMMISSION HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT A PROJECT AND OPERATIONS, AND THEN THAT HELPS THE STAFF FORMULATE THE PLAN AS THEY GO INTO DRAFTING THEIR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS. ON JULY NINTH, WE HAVE A MEETING WHERE WE DETERMINED THE MAXIMUM PROPOSED RATES FOR BOTH THE MILLAGE RATE AS WELL AS ALL THE ASSESSMENTS, AND YOU ALSO RECEIVED YOUR FULL PROPOSED BUDGET BOOK AT THAT TIME. ON AUGUST FIFTH, WE DID HOST A BUDGET WORKSHOP, AUGUST 19TH WE HELD OUR COMMISSION BUDGET WORKSHOP, WE HAD A LOT OF TIME TO TALK ABOUT THINGS AND OPEN CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION ON DIFFERENT ITEMS. AND OF COURSE TONIGHT IS OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, AND THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING WHICH WOULD FINALIZE THE MILLAGE RATE AND THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET WILL BE SEPTEMBER 23RD AT 6:00 P.M. SO WHAT ARE THE PROPERTY VALUES FOR PARKLAND? WE ARE CURRENTLY AT JUST OVER 9.1 BILLION, AND THAT IS A 4.81% INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2026. WHEN YOU SEE THE CHANGE TO THE EXISTING VALUE, IT WAS ABOUT A 386 MILLION, AND NEW TAXABLE VALUE WAS ABOUT A 31.7 MILLION. WHEN YOU COMPARE TO THE NUMBERS THIS TIME LAST YEAR, YOU WILL SEE THE MARKET HAS SLOWED SOME. LAST YEAR THE TOTAL CHANGE WAS 6.7% AND THE CHANGE TO THE EXISTING WAS 5.8%. IN ADDITION LAST YEAR'S NEW TAXABLE VALUE WAS 73 MILLION SO WE ARE AT ABOUT HALF OF THAT GOING INTO 2027. AND AGAIN THIS SUPPORTS OUR PRESENTATIONS THAT WE GIVE AT STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT AS ANTICIPATED, AS WE APPROACH THE BUILD OUT IN THE CITY, WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT INCREASES MUCH CLOSER TO THAT 3% SAVE OUR HOMES CAP, NOT LIKE SOME OF THE NUMBERS WE HAD IN THE PAST WHEN THEY WERE STILL BUILDING A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. COUNTYWIDE THE AVERAGE WAS 6.2% TOTAL AND 5% NET PRECURSOR COUNTYWIDE AVERAGING HIGHER THAN PARKLAND AS WELL. FOR THE DETAILS ON OUR PROPERTY VALUES, VCP, THE PROPERTY [00:10:07] APPRAISER PUBLISHES A FORM CALLED THE REAL ESTATE CODE SUMMARY, AVAILABLE RIGHT ON THEIR WEBSITE, IT'S REALLY HELPFUL, AND IT PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF THE TAXABLE VALUES BY CLASS AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF PARCELS THAT QUALIFY FOR EACH TYPE OF EXEMPTION. WHEN YOU LOOK AT PARKLAND'S NUMBERS, WE ARE AT 97% TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY IS RESIDENTIAL. ONLY 3% IS NONRESIDENTIAL. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE OVER 12,000 OF OUR PARCELS, 9936 HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, SO 82% OF THE RESIDENTIAL PARCELS HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. SO THOSE ARE GREAT, THOSE NUMBERS SOUND OKAY BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE THEM TO OTHER CITIES YOU KIND OF SEE THE BIGGER MEANING OF THAT. THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT PARKLAND, THE 97% RESIDENTIAL 82% EXEMPT IN COMPARISON TO SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, SOME OF THE CITIES COMPARED TO PARKLAND, COCONUT CREEK AND CORAL SPRINGS ARE BOTH AROUND THAT 80% RESIDENTIAL, SO WE ARE BASICALLY 20% MORE RESIDENTIAL THAN THEY ARE. AND THEIR EXEMPTIONS ARE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THEIR PROPERTY. IF YOU LOOK AT COOPER CITY IT'S PROABLY THE CLOSEST TO US AT 89% RESIDENTIAL, AND 81% EXEMPT. WE STILL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF RESIDENTIAL MORE PROPERTIES THAN THEY DO. AND THEN ANOTHER CITY THAT IS OFTEN COMPARED TO US IS WESTON, THERE ARE 87% OF RESIDENTIAL BUT ONLY 67% EXEMPT. SO IT IS CLEAR I THINK WITH THIS CHART THAT PARKLAND WAS CREATED AS A CITY THAT FAMILIES, WE WANTED TO KEEP THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL, AND MOST OF THE FAMILIES THAT MOVE HERE ARE MAKING IT THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE. THERE AREN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE BUYING HERE FOR RENTAL PROPERTY OR EVEN SECONDARY HOMES. SO YOUR PROPERTY VALUE IS ONE PART OF THE REVENUE EQUATION. THE OTHER IS THE MILLAGE RATE. AS WE READ INTO THE RECORD, THE PROPOSED MILLAGE RATE OF 4.2979 IS 4.44% HIGHER THAN THE ROLLED BACK RATE, AND IT WILL BRING IN APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILLION EXTRA IN REVENUE. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE STAND WITH OUR MILLAGE RATE, WE HAVE KEPT THAT SAME MILLAGE RATE FOR THE SIX PRIOR YEARS. THIS WOULD BE THE SEVENTH YEAR THAT WE ARE MAINTAINING THAT MILLAGE RATE. IN ADDITION, THAT WAS FOLLOWING A DECREASE TO THE MILLAGE RATE. THE MILLAGE RATE HAD BEEN 4.4 FOR TWO YEARS, AND THEN IT WAS DECREASED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 TO 4.2979. THIS GRAPH LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE ONE I PRESENTED AT THE WORKSHOP, BECAUSE I DID WANT TO SHOW HOW MUCH ROOM WE HAVE TO THE STATE MAXIMUM AMOUNT TWO WE ARE AT THE 4.29, WE STILL HAVE OVER FIVE MILLS IN AVAILABLE MILLAGE RATES BEFORE WE HIT THAT STATE MAXIMUM. AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW WE COMPARE TO SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, TAX MILLAGE RATES, YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THEM ARE CHARGING QUITE A BIT MORE THAN WE ARE. YOU HAVE TWO HERE, THESE ARE AT 7% OR GREATER. CORAL SPRINGS AND COCONUT CREEK ARE OVER SIX. COOPER CITY IS AT A 5.835 MILLS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SURROUNDING CITIES ARE CLOSER TO TO THAT MAX OF TEN THAN WE ARE IN PARKLAND. IN ADDITION TO THESE CITIES HAVE VOTED DEBT MILLAGE. SO WE ARE LUCKY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FUND OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND CAPITAL PROGRAMS WITH A LOT OF PAY AS YOU GO FINANCING, SO AS MONEY THERE WAS SAVINGS HERE AND THERE THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT MONEY ASIDE TO HAVE DIFFERENT CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE REQUESTED. WE HAVEN'T HAD TO HAVE A BOND PRESENTED TO THE VOTERS. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND FACE CHAL CHALLENGES, BUT THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO WHERE DO THE TAXES GO? HOPEFULLY THIS IS A VERY SIMPLIFIED VISUAL OF WHERE EACH DOLLAR OF YOUR TAX BILL GOES TO. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BIGGEST PIECE OF THAT DOLLAR IS BROWARD COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL BOARD, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS AT 35.3%. PARKLAND IS ONLY 23.4% OF THE TAXABLE BILL. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT -- I GOT A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, HEY, MY [00:15:01] TAXES ARE GOING UP, I HAD SOMEBODY COME SEE ME TODAY, MY TAXES ARE GOING UP, BUT THE CITY OF PARKLAND PIECE OF THAT TAX BILL IS ONLY THAT SMALL PORTION, 23%. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK WHEN THEY THINK THEIR TAXES, THEY THINK THE CITY. THEY DON'T REALIZE A BIG PIECE OF THAT IS GOING TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. AND IN REGARDS TO AMENDMENT THREE, IF IT DOES GET APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, THAT PIECE DOES NOT GO AWAY. BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE BILL. THAT IT WOULD STILL BE TAXED BILL, AND IT WOULD STILL INCLUDE THAT BIG SCHOOL BOARD PIECE. IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER TAXING DISTRICTS HERE LIKE THE HOSPITAL, CHILDREN'S SERVICES DISTRICT AND THERE ARE SOME SMALLER ONES LIKE A DIFFERENT WATER DISTRICTS, THEY WOULD ALSO BE IMPACTED. SOMETHING I HAVE SAID QUITE A BIT IN THE BUDGET MEETINGS, THE SAVE OUR HOMES PROGRAM WORKS IT IS A VERY WELL DESIGNED PROGRAM IN TERMS OF WHEN YOU BUY A HOME, MAINTAIN A HOME, IT REALLY DOES MAINTAIN TAXES IN MY OPINION AT A REASONABLE LEVEL. SO I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE VISUAL TO THAT. ALL WE HEAR ABOUT OUT IN THE PUBLIC AND TRUST ME I GOT A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, IS TAXES ARE GOING UP, TAXES ARE GOING UP. THIS CHART SHOWS THE FIVE YEAR AVERAGE RATE INCREASES FROM 2020-2025. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE LITTLE DARK TAB THERE, THAT IS HOW MUCH A HOMESTEAD CITY TAX BILL HAS INCREASED, OVER THAT FIVE YEAR TIME FRAME. AND I ACTUALLY PULLED THE PHONE IN PARKLAND AND I LOOK AT THE ACTUAL TAX BILLS. THIS IS AN ACTUAL TAX BILL INCREASE OVER FIVE YEAR TIME FRAME, 15.2%. YOU CAN COMPARE THAT TO A GALLON OF MILK, 27 PERCENT, 27.4 PERCENT, GROUND BEEF, 34.3 PERCENT, ELECTRICITY, 35.1 PERCENT, A GALLON OF GAS, 42.3 PERCENT, AND AUTO INSURANCE, 75% INCREASE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA FROM 2020-2025. AS FOR THE PROPERTY INSURANCE, YOU SEE I HAVE A LITTLE ASTERISK THERE, IF YOU LOOK AT SOME GENERAL SOURCES THEY SAY THAT A PROPERTY INSURANCE WENT UP 49.5% IN THAT FIVE YEAR TIME FRAME, BUT I WANTED TO USE THE STATE AS THE SOURCE BECAUSE OF THE FLORIDA OFFICE OF INSURANCE REGULATIONS ONLY HAD DATA FROM 2022 -- BLESS YOU -- FORWARD TO 2025. IN A THREE YEAR TIME FRAME, THE PROPERTY INSURANCE WENT UP 28.4%. WE TRIED VERY HARD TO, WE LOOKED THROUGH A LOT OF DATA TO FIND NUMBERS THAT WERE LESS THAN THE SAVE OUR HOMES PERCENTAGE, THE ONLY ONE I COULD FIND WAS BANANAS. SO THE PRICE OF BANANAS WENT UP 10.3% AND THAT A FIVE YEAR TIME FRAME. IT WAS LOWER THAN THE SAVE OUR HOME INCREASE. JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO USE AS A GRAPHIC TO SHOW THAT IN MY OPINION THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN WORKING VERY WELL FOR STATE HOMEOWNERS. SO FIVE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE THE FINAL APPROVALS OF ASSESSMENTS. THREE OF THEM ARE THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND THEN WE HAVE OUR TWO CAPITAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS. THE FIRST ONE IS THE FIRE ASSESSMENT, AND THAT IS PROPOSED TO HAVE A 4% INCREASE, AND THAT IS BASED ON THE CONTRACTUAL INCREASE THAT THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS, WHO IS OUR SERVICE PROVIDER GIVES TO THE CITY. THAT PROPOSED INCREASE AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $13 FOR THE YEAR. SO FOR A LITTLE OVER A DOLLAR A MONTH, THAT WOULD BE THE INCREASE FOR THE FIRE ASSE ASSESSMENT. JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE CURRENT FIRE ASSESSMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE HAS A MAXIMUM VALUE OF $476, SO WHEN YOU COMPARE IT TO THE $340.14 PER UNIT THAT WE ARE PROPOSING FOR APPROVAL THIS EVENING, YOU CAN SEE THE CITY ACTUALLY COULD HAVE CHARGED A MUCH GREATER RATE AND WE HAVEN'T WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING IT LOW AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CONTRACT CHANGES. THE NONRESIDENTIAL RATES WILL ALSO BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY, SO THE COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL RATES WILL GO UP BY THAT 4%. THE SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT IS OUR PAST BILL ASSESSMENT, WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, WHERE THEY COLLECT TRASH, BULK AND RECYCLING AND [00:20:03] THEY HANDLE THE DISPOSAL FOR THAT, AND THAT CONTRACT IS ALLOWED TO INCREASE OUT OF THE GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION SERIES CPI, 5 PERCENT, WHICHEVER IS LESS. THIS YEAR THAT INDEX SHOWED AN INCREASE OF 4.8 PERCENT, SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PRESENTING THIS EVENING. THAT WOULD BRING THE RESIDENTIAL RATES TO $495.48, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF $22.80 FOR THE YEAR. AND AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE COLLECT THROUGH THE TAX BILL, AND THEN WE PAY WASTE MANAGEMENT WITH IT. THE THIRD IS THE STORMWATER ASSESSMENT, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH YEAR -- FOURTH YEAR OF THIS CHARGE TO RESIDENTS AND THAT IT WAS INCREASED JUST BASED ON THE REGULAR FORT LAUDERDALE CPI, AND IT INCREASED THE MAJORITY OF PARCELS IN THE CITY ARE ON THE $41.50 PROPOSED RATE. THAT IS AN INCREASE OF $1.51 FOR THE YEAR. THOSE ARE FOR THE HOMES THAT LIVE IN AREAS THAT ARE ALSO SERVED BY OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, I LIVE IN THE NORTH STRINGS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HOME, I PAY THE CITY THE $41.50 AND I ALSO PAY NORTH SPRINGS THE ASSESSMENT WHICH WAS OVER $300 THIS YEAR, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT AMOUNT. THERE ARE ALSO TWO OTHER CATEGORIES FOR CITY MAINTAINED AREAS, AND THE RANCHES WHERE THE CITY PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SERVICES, FOR EXAMPLE THE RANCHERS THEY DON'T HAVE SEPARATE ASSESSMENTS FROM PINE TREE WATER CONTROL OR NORTH SPRINGS, SO THE CITY IS PROVIDING ALL OF THOSE SERVICES. THAT IS WHY AS PER DIRECTION FROM THE STUDY AND THE STORMWATER MASTER PLAN, THAT WAS HOW THOSE RATES IN THOSE DISTRICTS WERE DETERMINED. FOR THE PINE TREE ROADS ASSESSMENT, THAT WAS THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, THAT IT WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER OF 2025. IT IS TO FUND THE BANK LOAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN APRIL OF 2026. THE INITIAL RATE THAT WAS ESTIMATED WHEN WE CAME UP WITH THE METHODOLOGY WAS GOING TO BE AT OVER $600 PER BUILDABLE LOT KONKAPOT DUE TO GETTING A MUCH MORE FAVORABLE BANK LOAN PERCENTAGE THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS $0.524 PER BUILDABLE LOT, SO IN ALL, THERE ARE 517 BUILDABLE LOTS TO BE ASSESSED, WE DID RECEIVE 274 PREPAYMENTS FOR THOSE ASSESSMENTS. -- $500.24 -- A LOT OF PEOPLE PAID IN ADVANCE IN THAT INITIAL PREPAYMENT PERIOD. I HAD A REALTOR CALL AND SAY I DON'T SEE THE ASSESSMENT FOR ROADS ON THIS BILL AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT FAMILY DID PREPAY. IN THAT CASE YOU WILL HEAR KIND OF COULD IT BE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS ONE HAS OR ONE DOESN'T HAVE IT UNDER THEIR TAX BILL AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE ONE DID THE INITIAL PREPAYMENT OPTION. OVERALL WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT RATE AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE THAT WERE PART OF THIS PROCESS WERE VERY GRATEFL TO HAVE THAT LOW AS WELL. FOR THE RANGERS ROAD ASSESSMENT AGAIN IT WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER, THE BANK LOAN APPROVED IN APRIL. THERE ARE 381.5 ASSIGNED ACRES TO BE ASSESSED. WE DID RECEIVE 90 PREPAYMENTS FOR THESE PROPERTIES. THE INITIAL METHODOLOGY PROPOSED AND ESTIMATED ASSIGNED ACRE ASSESSMENT RATE OF $1028.18 PER YEAR AND THE DECEMBER MEETING THE COMMISSION VOTED AND AGREED TO GIVE THIS PROJECT AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS, SO WITH THAT ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLAR CONTRIBUTION THAT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE ASSIGNED ACRE AMOUNT TO $813.48. BUT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE FAVORABLE BANK LOAN PERCENTAGE THAT WE RECEIVED, THIS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IS $692.09. SO AGAIN SOMETHING THAT I THINK WAS VERY POSITIE FOR THE CITY. SO THAT COVERS OUR ASSESSMENTS, NOW TO GO INTO MORE DETAILS ABOUT OUR PROPOSED BUDGET. THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR ALL FUNDS IS JUST UNDER 70,000,060, IT'S AN 8% DECREASE FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 ADOPTED TOTAL BUDGET OF 75.5 MILLION. THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET IS 60.8 MILLION, THAT IS UP 3.4% INCREASE FROM THE FISCAL YEAR '26 ADOPTED BUDGET, SOMETHING WE DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND I WILL SHOW YOU A LITTLE MORE, IN [00:25:04] ANOTHER SLIDE, DEPARTMENTS WERE TASKED WITH DEVELOPING A ZERO NET INCREASE OPERATING BUDGET. SO WHEN WE STARTED AFTER STRATEGIC PLANNING THE DEPARTMENTS MET WITH THE CITY MANAGER, AND BASICALLY WERE GIVEN THE DIRECTION OF TODAY IS TOMORROW, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TODAY IN YOUR OPERATING EXPENSES, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MAINTAIN THAT FOR NEXT YEAR. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SOME TIMES WHEN THINGS COME UP, YOU HAVE A ONE TIME TAX STUDY, THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR OPERATING BUDGET. BUT IN GENERAL THE DEPARTMENTS DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND THEY REALLY WENT THROUGH THEIR BUDGETS WITH A FINE-TOOTHED COMB AND WE CUT WHERE WE COULD CUT. SAY THE SOFTWARE PRICES CAME UP, MAKING CUTS IN OTHER AREAS WHERE THEY COULD. SO KUDOS TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, THEY REALLY SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON THIS BUDGET, AND I FEEL WE ARE PUTTING A VERY STRONG BUDGET BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. THE TOTAL CAPITAL FUNDS BUDGET IS PRESENTED AT 7.7 MILLION, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, FOR STAFFING AND A PART OF OUR QUEST TO SAVE WHERE WE COULD WE ELIMINATED THREE FULL TIME POSITIONS, AND WE ONLY HAD TO ADD ONE PART TIME POSITION, BUT THAT WAS FOR THE NEW WEDGE PARK THAT IS COMING ON BOARD. THERE IS A BUDGET FOR THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE OF 3%. WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO OUR RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION, HEALTH INSURANCE RATES WERE BUDGETED AT A 5% INCREASE, SO WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. WE WERE ANTICIPATING HIGHER BUT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT STAYS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE. GENERAL INSURANCE INCREASES WERE BUDGETED TO INCREASE AT 10%. SO THIS IS A PIE CHART THAT SHOWS THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES, I LIKE PICTURES, I'M A PICTURE PERSON, I THINK IT IS EASIER TO LOOK AT THAN IT IS TO READ. THIS SHOWS THAT PROPERTY TAXES ARE 61% OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES. MORE THAN ALL OF THE OTHER REVENUES COMBINED. THERE IS NO SALES TAX, ASSESSMENT, ANY OTHER INCREASE THAT EVEN COMES CLOSE TO MEETING WHAT PROPERTY TAXES MEAN IN REVENUES FOR THE CITY. ON THE FLIP SIDE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURES, YOU HAVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND FIRE PIECE THERE WHICH IS ALMOST HALF THE PIE, 47%. SO WHEN IT GETS TALKED ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT OUR TAXES ARE TO PUBLIC SAFETY, I THINK THAT A VISUAL LIKE THIS CAN REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT MAYBE SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH HOW CITY OPERATIONS ARE. BUT YOU CAN EVEN SEE WITH THIS THE NEXT TWO BIGGEST PIECES OF THIS PIE ARE PUBLIC WORKS AND PARKS AND RECREATION. SO IT IS PROGRAMING AND PHASED OUT IN THE FIELD FOR RESIDENTS. HERE IS THE OVERALL COMPARISON, THE 26 ADOPTED BUDGET TO THE 27 ADOPTED BUDGET. LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE 3.4% INCREASE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TWO LINES HERE, 1.2 AND 427,000 FOR THE POLICE FIRE RESCUE INCREASES, THAT IS THE 1.6 MILLION THAT I MENTIONED. AND TO TOUCH ON THE CHANGES FOR THE NONPUBLIC SAFETY OPERATING EXPENSES, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT THE CHANGES FOR EACH DEPARTMENT ARE PRETTY SMALL. SOME OF THEM ARE ZERO, ONE OR 2% UP AND DOWN. THE BIGGER ONES THAT YOU SEE HERE, ONE OF THEM IS FINANCE, AND THAT IS MOSTLY BECAUSE THE COST OF THAT ONE TIME IMPACT STUDY WAS A BIT MORE THAN EXPECTED WHEN WE DID RFP AND WE GOT OUR TREND HIGHER. IN ADDITION WE HAVE IT, THE MICROSOFT LICENSING, A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IN GENERAL, DEPARTMENTS WERE NOT ASKING FOR THINGS. NOBODY'S ASKING FOR NEW SOFTWARE OR NEW PROJECTS OR ANYTHING. EXCEPTIONAL THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT THIS WOULD BE A CONSERVATIVE BUDGET. AND FOR OUR CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS, THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE OF THE CAPITAL ITEMS NEXT YEAR, IT IS NOT ALL OF THEM. AND THEN SOMETHING TO EXPLAIN HERE, WE KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG VOTE IN NOVEMBER. MOST OF THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE ON HOLD PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THAT DECISION IN NOVEMBER. THE DEPARTMENTS ALREADY KNOW, UNLIKE NORMAL YEARS WE WOULD SAY, HEY,, LET'S GO WITH OCTOBER, LET'S GET GOING WITH [00:30:04] THESE PROJECTS, FISCAL YEAR 27, JUST WAIT. LET'S WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME ITEMS HERE THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, LIKE A GENERATOR AT THE FIRE STATION. THAT'S NOT REALLY SOMETHING WE CAN SAY OKAY WE ARE NOT GOING TO EVER REPLACE THE GENERATOR AT THE FIRE STATION. THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE CONSIDERED MORE OF A WANT THAN A NEED, THE MOST HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED SUCH AS THE MOBILE STAGE. THAT HIGHLIGHTS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AS WELL AS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FUND AND OUR CAPITAL REPLACEMENT FUND WHICH IS WHERE WE REPLACE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTERS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DID RECEIVE THE FULL BUDGET BOOK IN JULY, I'M SURE YOU READ IT COVER TO COVER A COUPLE TIMES, IT IS AN EXCITING READ. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT SOME CHANGES, THERE WEREN'T VERY MANY. AGAIN WE KNEW WE WERE STREAMLINING THIS FROM THE BEGINNING BUT WE DID HAVE SOME. THE BSO DID SUBMIT TO U.S. CONTRACT INCREASE, THE STATE FINALIZED THE FRS RATES FOR JULY FIRST START OF THE YEAR, AND DID NOT FINALIZE IT UNTIL LATE IN JUNE. THE FRS SPECIAL RISK RATE CHANGE WAS OVER 2.5%. AS A RESULT OF THAT THEY HAD TO INCREASE THEIR AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT TO AN ADDITIONAL 217,000. THERE IS 100,000 THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY EXTRA DETAILS SERVICES AS NEEDED, IF YOU HAVE A MEETING AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN, THE E-BIKES ARE OUT OF CONTROL, WE HAVE TO DO MORE SPECIAL OPERATIONS AT THE PARK. WE HAVE THE DISCRETION TO HANDLE THOSE EXTRA DETAILS THERE IS FUNDING AVAILABLE. IF IT IS NOT USED IT WOULD GO BACK INTO THE FUND BALANCE. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL 50,000 NEEDED FOR THE POLICE PENSION CONTRIBUTION, BUDGETED LEVEL FOR MANY YEARS, AND IT HAS GONE UP SO THERE IS AN EXTRA 50,000 THERE. WE DO RECEIVE STATE REVENUE FOR THAT AS WELL. THAT WOULD REALLY END UP BEING A WASH. AND THE DEPARTMENT CHANGES WERE SO OVERALL WE ARE DECREASING THE CONTINGENCY FROM THE BOOK YOU RECEIVED IN JULY BY ABOUT 375,000, THE OVERALL TOTAL NUMBERS FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND THE TOTAL BUDGET ARE UNCHANGED. YOU HEARD ME MENTION AMENDMENT THREE QUITE A FEW TIMES THIS EVENING, I WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO COVER A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT. SO IF APPROVED, AMENDMENT THREE WOULD, BEGINNING JANUARY 2027, THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY EXEMPTION FROM 50,000 TO 150,000 FOR THE NONSCHOOL LEVY. LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER IT WON'T IMPACT SCHOOLS AT ALL, IT IS ONLY IMPACTING ALL THE OTHER TAXING DISTRICTS. BEGINNING JANUARY 2028, ADD $150,000 EXEMPTION WOULD BE INCREASED TO $250,000 EXEMPTION, WITH INFLATION INDEXING BEGINNING IN 2029. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WITH NO DEADLINE SPECIFIED, THE LEGISLATURE IS TO CREATE A SCHEDULE FOR UP TO THE FULL ELIMINATION OF PROPERTY TAXES. RIGHT NOW I KNOW THE BALLOT LANGUAGE WAS REWRITTEN, BUT THERE IS STILL LANGUAGE ON THERE TO COME UP WITH THAT PATHWAY FOR THE CITIES AND THE COUNTIES TO HAVE TO GET TO THAT FULL ELIMINATION OF HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAXES. IF APPROVED AMENDMENTS THREE WOULD REDUCE THE CAP ON ANNUAL ASSESSMENT INCREASES FOR NON-HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES FROM 10% TO 5%. IT WOULD REQUIRE A FIVE YEAR FLORIDA RESIDENCY PERIOD, BEFORE ANY RESIDENTS QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED EXEMPTION. IT ALSO HAS A RESTRICTIONS ON HOW THE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES CAN SPEND TO A CLOSED LIST OF SEVEN CATEGORIES OF EXPENDITURES. SO RIGHT NOW THE SEVEN CATEGORIES, THE SEVENTH ONE IS THE OPERATIONS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY, AS LONG AS IT IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY THE STATE. SO AS LONG AS THEY DON'T PROHIBIT IT, WHICH ONE THEY HAD ARE THEY MEETING THEY DID TALK ABOUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THEY WANT TO FOCUS ON, AND THEY MAY GO IN AND SAY OKAY THIS TYPE OF EXPENSE IS NO LONGER ALLOWED. AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE ARE SEVEN CATEGORIES THAT ARE ALLOWED. [00:35:03] WHAT WOULD IT NOT DO? IT IS NOT A SPECIFICALLY PROTECT POLICE AND FIRE RESCUE SERVICES. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK WHEN THE HOUSE WAS PRESENTING THEIR ORIGINAL PROPOSALS, THAT THEY WERE CLAWING OUT AND THEY WERE GOING TO PROTECT POLICE AND FIRE. SOME WERE JUST FIRED, SOME WERE JUST POLICE. THEY HAD LANGUAGE UNDER THAT YOU COULD NOT DECREASE THE BUDGET THERE IS NO LANGUAGE IN THIS AMENDMENT AT ALL THAT SPEAKS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY, FIRE RESCUE OR POLICE OTHER THAN SAYING IT IS AN ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURE. THERE IS NOTHING THAT CARVES IT OUT OF ANY CALCULATION. IT ALSO DOES NOT CREATE A STATE TRUST FUND WHICH WAS IN THE LANGUAGE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR, AND THERE IS NO PROVISIONS FOR REVENUE REPLACEMENTS. IT IS NOT TO SAY OKAY, MUNICIPALITY, YOU WILL LOSE X NUMBER OF A MILLION BUT HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU CAN GET THIS MONEY FROM THE STATE. WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO PARKLAND? WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FIRST YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2028, IT IS ESTIMATED AT 4.3 MILLION IN LOST REVENUE. FISCAL YEAR 2029, WHEN IT INCREASES TO 250,000 WERE ESTIMATED TO LOSE EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION IN AD VALOREM REVENUE. AND THAT IS AS FAR AS I CAN GIVE YOU INFORMATION BECAUSE STARTING 2030, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE LEGISLATION IS GOING TO PROPOSE FOR THE FUTURE YEARS, I AM UNABLE TO SAY ANYTHING OTHER THAN I WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE GREATER THAN THE EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION. BUT IT HAS TO BE BASED ON FUTURE LEGISLATIVE ACTION, AND IT WOULD NOT BE GOING BACK TO THE VOTE. IF THEY PASS SOMETHING IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR'S LEGISLATION, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL GO BACK TO THE BALLOT FOR THE VOTERS TO VOTE ON. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, IF THEY WERE TO SAY JUMP TO A $500,000 EXEMPTION, THAT WOULD BE OVER $17 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR THE CITY OF PARKLAND. SO WE HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF TIME, WE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS, WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF PLANNING, A LOT OF CALCULATIONS ON GEARING UP. WHAT WOULD WE DO, WHAT WOULD WE PROPOSE IF THIS DOES PASS? AND THESE ARE ALL THINGS, THE FIRST THING WE WOULD PROBABLY DO IS IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULE ANOTHER STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION AND MEET WITH ALL OF YOU, AND START REALLY CREATING THIS PATHWAY. BUT WE CAN'T, WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE TO JUST TURN OUR HEADS AND NOT THINK IT COULD HAPPEN. WE NEED TO START THIS PLANNING NOW. SO THIS TABLE SHOWS KIND OF ON COULD POTENTIALLY DO IF YOU SO CHOOSE WITH REVENUES, AND THE OTHER SIDE WITH THE EXPENDITURES. YOU COULD INCREASE THE MILLAGE RATE, WHICH WOULD INCREASE TAXES AND VALUES OVER THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT, OR ON NON-HOMESTEAD PROPERTIES, SO PROPERTIES THAT ARE SAY RENTAL PROPERTIES OR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. YOU COULD INCREASE OTHER TAXES AND FEES. YOU COULD INCREASE THE FIRE ASSESSMENT, YOU COULD INCREASE UTILITY TAX RATE. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO HAVE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN THE FUTURE OR TO INCREASE OTHER ASSESSMENTS. ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, ON THE HIGH LEVEL YOU COULD SAY REDUCE EVENTS, REDUCE PROGRAMS AND SERVICE LEVELS INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY, DELAYING REPAIRS MAINTENANCE, AND DELAYING OR ELIMINATING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO IS THIS A TAX SAVINGS? A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REFERRING TO IT AS A TAX SHIFT POTENTIALLY. WHEN WE GOT INTO LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHAT ARE THESE EXPENDITURES, EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT TO MAKE CUTS, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF REVENUE COMING IN. THAT IS MORE THAN 20% OF THE AD VALOREM REVENUE. SO WE WOULD BASICALLY ELIMINATE NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS, THERE WOULDN'T BE NEW PARKS OR NEW BIG CAPITAL ITEMS WITHOUT SAY A GO BOND. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY, HEY,, THIS HAS TO GO BACK TO THE VOTERS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE REVENUE FOR THESE NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS. WE WOULD LOOK TO START ELIMINATING VACANCY TRUSTS AS THEY OCCUR. AS A POSITION SOMEBODY RETIRES, MAYBE WE DON'T FILL THAT VACANCY, MAYBE BE BACK FILLED WITH A LOWER POSITION. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT REDUCING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, SERVICE [00:40:05] INDUSTRY LIKE GOVERNMENT, YOU DO HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE THINGS EMPLOYEES ARE RECEIVING. ONE THING WITH THE CITY IS WE DON'T HAVE THE FRS. WE DO HAVE THAT RETIREMENT, SOMETHING THAT IS AT YOUR WILL, NOT AT THE STATE'S REQUIREMENT. ELIMINATING TRAVEL PROBABLY ACROSS THE BOARD, ELIMINATING SPECIAL EVENT LIKE THE STATE OF THE CITY. ELIMINATING PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, THERE ARE A FEW NONPROFITS THAT THE CITY DOES CONTRIBUTE TO ANNUALLY. ELIMINATING THE SENIOR PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE. ELIMINATING PROBABLY AT LEAST HALF THE CITY EVENTS. WE HAVE A COUPLE THAT DO BREAK EVEN, THOSE SHOULD BE FINE BUT THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY FUNDED THROUGH TAXES AND THOSE WOULD HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT. WE COULD CONSIDER LEASING OUR PRIVATIZING CITY FACILITIES. IF THIS IS A BUILDING WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO FIND ANY LONGER, DO WE CLOSE IT TO CITY OPERATIONS AND LEASE IT OUT OR DO WE SAY, HEY, WE HAVE A GREAT TENNIS CENTER HERE, MAYBE SOMEBODY WILL COME IN AND PRIVATIZE THAT BUILDING. AND RUN THE PROGRAM. WE LOOKED TO REDUCE THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, WE LOOK TO REDUCE LANDSCAPING SERVICES, SO IF IT'S I DON'T KNOW, SEPTEMBER WE DID TWO CUTS PER MONTH, WE WOULD SAY GO TO ONE CUT PER MONTH, UNDER THIS MONTH GOING FORWARD. WE COULD REDUCE CONTRACTUAL FIELD MAINTENANCE. WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST PRISTINE FIELDS OUT THERE, I HAVE A CHILD THAT PLAYS SPORTS IN THE CITY, AND THEY ARE VERY WELL MAINTAINED. MAYBE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE AS WELL MAINTAINED IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN OF COURSE WE ASK DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE EVEN DEEPER CUTS WHERE THEY CAN. ALL IN ALL, THE LANGUAGE OF AMENDMENT THREE IS TO CUT GOVERNMENT FUNDING BECAUSE THERE IS A FEELING THAT THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE TAXATION. SO LET'S LOOK AT, THE CITY OF PARKLAND. I'M RELATIVELY NEW HERE, I'VE BEEN HERE A YEAR AND A HALF, I HAVE WORKED AT OTHER AGENCIES AND I HAVE SEEN HOW THEY HAVE RUN BUT I AM A NUMBERS PERSON AND I LIKE TO SEE THE NUMBERS. WHEN WE LOOKED OUT AT THE FLORIDA CFOS ORDERED FORMULA THAT THEY USED WHEN THEY CALCULATED WHAT THEY FELT WAS GOVERNMENT WASTE, WE APPLIED IT TO OURSELVES. WE DODGED OURSELVES. WE TOOK THEIR FORMULA, 2020 BUDGET, INCREASED IT FOR CPI AND POPULATION INCREASES, AND COMPARED TO THE 2025 BUDGET. SO OUR CPI CHANGE WAS 30.36, THE POPULATION CHANGE WAS 8.43, WHICH WAS AN OVERALL OVER 38% INCREASE THAT -- SAID WOULD HAVE BEEN EFFICIENT. SO LOOKING AT THIS CHART THAT COMMUNICATIONS DRAFTED FOR US, WE WERE AT THE 57.355, THE FIVEFOLD LIMIT WOULD HAVE BEEN 58 MILLION. WE WERE 872,000 UNDER THE LIMIT. AGAIN I KNOW BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE ELSEWHERE THAT THIS CITY IS RUN VERY EFFICIENTLY. LIKE WE DID WITH THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING GETS LOOKED AT AND SCRUTINIZED. YOUR CITY MANAGER IS A FORMER FINANCE DIRECTOR, CANNOT GET BETTER THAN THAT. THERE IS NO WASTE IN PARKLAND. COULD YOU CUT AN EVENT THAT MAY BE NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO KAK. WE CAN LOOK AT ALL OF THAT. BUT WHEN YOU ARE TALKING FOUR% AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, IT IS NOT EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS OF WASTE HAPPENING IN PARKLAND. THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS A VERY STRONG BUDGET, IT IS VERY CONSERVATIVE AND I THINK THAT CONTINUING TO KEEP THE MILLAGE RATE WHERE WE HAVE IT IS VERY RESPONSIBLE, AND I HOPE THAT COVERS EVERYTHING. ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE OF COURSE I AM HERE IF YOU HAVE OTHERS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH KELLY AS ALWAYS, GREAT PRESENTATION. HAVING SET UP HERE FOR, HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN HERE? EIGHT YEARS? TO NOT HAVE RAISED OUR MILLAGE RATE, VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT. OVER THOSE YEARS, AND FOR PARKLAND TO CONTINUE BUILDING A NEW PARK, WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF [00:45:03] LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD FOR DECADES. SO THIS COMMISSION MADE IT A POINT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS IN PARKLAND FEEL POSITIVE IMPACTS IN PROJECTS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. WE HAVE DONE THAT, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE AN AMAZING CITY AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS WITH AMENDMENT THREE AND WE WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO TOUCH ON A LITTLE BIT MORE WE KEPT OUR MILLAGE RATE THE SAME, WHICH MEANS WE DO GET ADDITIONAL REVENUE. IT IS NOT A TAX DECREASE, WITH SAVE OUR HOMES PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY NO MORE THAN 3% -- >> 2.9. >> THIS YEAR WAS 2.9. WE DO GET ADDITIONAL -- WE DID GET AN ADDITIONAL $1.6 MILLION IN REVENUE THIS YEAR, BUT I THINK THE BUDGET SHOWS PUBLIC SAFETY WAS 1.6 MILLION. SO THAT'S WITHOUT INCREASING ANYTHING ELSE, JUST OUR PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGET WE SAW EARLIER IN THE SLIDES WHERE THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS 47% OF OUR BUDGET. AND PUBLIC SAFETY GOES UP FIVE OR 6% EVERY YEAR. SO WE ARE GETTING 3% INCREASE, ALREADY STARTING TO OPERATE IN A DEFICIT, KEEPING OUR MILLAGE RATE THE SAME. SO ADDING IT ON, $150,000 HOMESTEAD AND ANOTHER $250,000, AND THEN ADDING ON WHO KNOWS WHAT IT COULD BE. THERE IS NO CONCRETE PLAN FROM THE LEGISLATORS. ALTHOUGH THEY TALK ABOUT FULL ELIMINATION. BUT I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS FULL ELIMINATION IS NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE PARKLAND RECEIVES MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET FROM PROPERTY TAXES. BUT THAT IS COMING FROM A BUSINESS PERSON, I HAVE RAN A BUSINESS FOR 30 YEARS, AND I HAVE A SLIM IDEA OF HOW BUSINESS OPERATES. YOU DO NEED REVENUE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE EVEN THE BARE NECESSITIES. I FOR ONE DO NOT -- WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE TO GO TO THE STATE AND ASK THEM FOR MONEY YEAR AFTER YEAR TO HELP US OFFSET OUR COSTS SO WE COULD HAVE THE BARE NECESSITIES. WITH THAT BEING SAID DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS? NO? >> KELLY THANK YOU. I KNOW IT IS NOT AN EASY TASK. BUT I DO HAVE SOME FOLLOW UP -- FIRST IS ABOUT -- THIS IS KIND OF MORE FOR THE COMMISSION I WOULD SAY. OBVIOUSLY THE RESIDENTIAL RELIANCE PARKLAND HAS HAD FOR MANY YEARS, BUT NOW WITH THIS RISK WE ARE EVALUATING OUR PROPOSAL FOR MILLAGE, I THINK ALL OF US STARTED THIS PROCESS AT THE SAME TIME. WE DON'T WANT A BIG COMMERCIAL ASPECT AND I THINK WE STILL SHARE THAT VISION. I THINK WHAT HAS TO BE FRAMED IS HOW MANY POTENTIAL PARTNERS -- BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT EVALUATIONS, EITHER TO SELL TO SOMEONE AND THEY DEVELOP IT, BUT WE ARE 90 -- 90% OF OUR PROPERTIES IS RESIDENTIAL. IF ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TAX STARTS FALLING OFF WHICH BY THE WAY I NEED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD, THE AMENDMENT CHANGED TO SAY IT IS UP TO THE MAXIMUM TOTAL, OR THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE A SCHEDULE TO THE MAXIMUM -- >> ANTHONY? [LAUGHTER] >> THOSE ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT -- >> THE LANGUAGE IN THE REVISED BALLOT LANGUAGE SPEAKS TO THE LEGISLATURE CREATING A PROCEDURE FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES TO PROVIDE FOR FULL ELIMINATION. >> IS THAT UP TO OR IS? MEANING IT HAS TO BE WITH THAT IN VIEW? >> IT IS A LITTLE UNCLEAR FRANKLY, WHETHER THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF FULL ELIMINATION OR SOMETHING LESS THAN THAT. IT SEEMS TO ME THEY COULD HAVE GOT THE PROCEDURE FOR LESS THAN THAT. >> AT LEAST THE CITY REQUIRES IT AS IF IT WAS ELIMINATED FULLY? OR THE STATE? >> IT PROVIDES FOR THAT 150 FOR THE FIRST YEAR, 250 EXEMPTION FOR THE SECOND YEAR AND PROVIDES FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO CREATE A PROCEDURE FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES TO PROVIDE FOR THE FULL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT. WHAT A PROCEDURE ENDS UP COMING OUT WE DON'T KNOW YET. >> AT A MINIMUM WE NEED A PLAN [00:50:03] FOR THE CONTINGENCY, IT COULD ALL BE TAKEN. OUR EVALUATION, WHETHER IT IS A PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP OR THE CITY MAINTAINS 50% OWNERSHIP AND WE BECOME NOT A GENERAL PARTNER BUT A PARTNER IN A PROJECT THAT WE HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN, IT IS OUR COMMUNITY. BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO START THINKING DIFFERENTLY. >> I DON'T DISAGREE. TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT YOU WERE SAYING BUT FULL ELIMINATION WOULD REMOVE 75% OF OUR BUDGET. >> IT'S OVER 27 MILLION. >> FULL ELIMINATION OF PROPERTY TAXES -- WE PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE -- >> I WILL NEVER SAY NEVER. MY POINT IS THAT -- MY POINT IS THAT THERE IS STILL GOING TO BE REVENUE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO EXTINCT. I WON'T ALLOW IT. WWW.ALLOFASUDDENWESAYWEAREDONE? FULLELIMINATIONTHOUGHMEANINGFULL ELIMINATIONOFBEINGABLETODRAWREVE NUESFROMTHESOURCE.THATGOESBACKTO ESPARKLANDPLAN.IPERSONALLY,IWOUO FTHESCALELEANINGTOWARDSREDUCINGS ERVICES--EXCUSEME,TO TO KEEPING SERVICES AND REDUCING GROWTH OF REVENUE. ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WE ARE ASKING THEM TO TIGHTEN THEIR BELT. THE MONEY WE ARE ESSENTIALLY TRYING TO SPEND WHETHER IT'S CONTINGENCY CAN I REMEMBER IT'S THE RESIDENTS MONEY ALREADY. I THINK THE CITY IS THE ONE WHO IS BEST SITUATED TO SHOULDER THAT, WHATEVER THAT EXTRA BURDEN IS I THINK RESIDENTS AGREE, AS LONG AS OUR PARKS ARE BUILT TO MAINTAIN THEY DON'T NEED TO BE LIKE, ANY BUSINESS ORGANIZATION WHEN ECONOMIES ARE TOUGH YOU HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS OF WHAT IS THE PRIORITY. OUR RESIDENTS ARE UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE, MOST OF THEM -- I'M KIDDING -- THEY ARE UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE. THEY WANT TO KNOW THAT THEIR SAFETY, SECURITY ARE NOT GOING TO BE ADDRESSED AS AN ISSUE. WE TALK ABOUT THE INCREASE OF LIFE AND SAFETY WHICH IS JUST THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT. I THINK THEY WANT TO HEAR AND I MYSELF WOULD LIKE TO HEAR IT, AS A RESIDENT, THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO CONTEMPLATE TOUCHING OR CHANGING WHAT OUR FIRE AND SAFETY SERVICES ARE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE BEST WE CAN WITH THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES WE ARE RECEIVING, CPI AND ALL THAT BUT I THINK THAT IS A STARTING POINT. WE LOOK DURING THE BRIEFING, THE MOBILE STAGE, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS COMMUNITIES WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AND THEY ARE SAYING WE WILL HOLD OFF. IT IS NOT AN EVER, WE ARE JUST SAYING THAT NOW. SO THAT WAS ONE QUESTION, ANOTHER ONE WORTH BRINGING UP, WHERE OUR TAX DOLLARS GO. 31% TO BROWARD COUNTY, THEN 35.3% TO BROWARD SCHOOL BOARD. NOTABLY THERE IS A MEETING FOR A FOLLOW UP ON A CONVERSATION, A VOTE ON WHETHER THE SCHOOL BOARD IS GOING TO OR NOT ANY FUNDS RETURNED THAT WERE CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY OF PARKLAND TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY YEARS AGO, ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, AND NOW THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS DETERMINED THEY ARE A SURPLUS IN THE PROPERTY AND WILL SELL IT, AND THE CURRENT POTENTIAL BUYER -- I FIND IT SOMEWHAT IRONIC THAT WE ARE SITTING HERE LOOKING AT A BROWARD SCHOOL BOARD AND BROWARD COUNTY, BOTH ARE COMPRISED OF ABOUT 70% OF THE TAXES, BUT THEN ONE STEP FURTHER, LOOK AT THE HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL IS 6.7% AND WE ARE ALSO HAVING CONVERSATION ABOUT BROWARD HEALTH, WHETHER THEY ARE LOOKING TO BUILD A MULTI1000 SQUARE FOOT HOSPITAL FACILITY ACROSS FROM SOMERSET. SO IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO LOOK AT THESE THREE BUCKETS OF ENTITIES THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY BEING... QUARTERED BY? I LIKE THAT ONE CAN I GO TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR PROJECT, YET WE ARE SITTING TALKING ABOUT A VERY EXISTENTIAL, WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL EXIST IN SIX MONTHS. SO TO ME AGAIN, I'M JUST TRYING TO REFRAME THE PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WE WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO DO THE BEST WITH WHAT WE CAN, BUT THAT TO ME IS AN IMPORTANT THING. THE HOSPITAL TO THE EXTENT THERE IS GOING TO BE HOSPITAL IN OUR CITY, WE'RE JUST PUTTING MORE MONEY TOWARDS THE AREA WE WILL NEVER SEE A RETURN ON. >> THE OTHER THING I FOUND INTERESTING IS THE CPI, EVERYTHING WAS SOMEWHAT AROUND [00:55:06] THE 5% GROWTH EACH YEAR. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NOW I SEE 19.7% INCREASE ON HR. MOST BUDGETS THIS TIME ARE KIND OF REDUCING HR, SOME POSITIONS ARE BEING ADDED BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS GROWS IN THE 5% REALM. >> AND FOR HR, HR WAS KIND OF A QUIRK THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT TRACKING SOFTWARE, ABOUT TEN OR $11,000, THAT WAS PAID FOR OUT OF NON-DEPARTMENTAL. SO IT JUST GOT MOVED TO THE HR DEPARTMENT A FEW YEARS BACK, THE CITY MOVED SOFTWARES INTO DEPARTMENTS AND THAT WAS ONE THAT DID NOT GET MOVED PREVIOUSLY. SO THEY REALLY DID NOT HAVE ANY INCREASES IN THEIR OPERATING BUDGET PER SE OUTSIDE OF THAT MOVEMENT OF THE SOFTWARE. AND IT COUNTERED BY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DECREASE IN THE NON-DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET. THAT WAS KIND OF A ONE TIME QUIRK. >> AGAIN JUST GOING THROUGH MY NOTES HERE. THE FACT I GUESS THE TWO NEXT LARGEST EXPENSES ARE PARKS AND REC. I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS GOING BACK TO SERVICES VERSUS ASSETS ET CETERA, THEY ARE LOCKSTEP. YOU CAN'T SAY WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE OUR PARKS AND REC BUT WE WON'T HAVE ANY INCREASE TO OUR BUDGET FOR PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE THEY ARE PARKS AND REC. THAT GOES BACK TO ME, WE ALREADY HAVE -- IT'S THERE, IT'S AMAZING FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S AN AMAZING THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE I THINK YOU KNOW, WE WILL CALL IT AS WE INTENDED TO COME HAVING A NONPROGRAMED PARK RIGHT NOW IS PROBABLY THE BEST THING OUR CITY CAN HAVE BECAUSE THE PROGRAMING IS WHAT IT COSTS MONEY. HAVING A PARK COSTS NOTHING OTHER THAN MAINTENANCE BUT LETTING PEOPLE GO AND ENJOY IS WHAT PEOPLE WANT, THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY MORE MONEY FOR SOMETHING THEY HAVE. AND TO THE EXTENT THERE WILL BE A FEE OR ANYTHING CHARGED, I THINK WE HAVE TO START HUNKERING DOWN TO UNFORTUNATELY GO BACK -- ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT HERE, PARKLAND FIRST EVENTS. IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT YOU HAVE FIRST ACCESS, RESIDENTS GET THEIR FIRST OFFICIAL CARD, BUT I THINK THE POINT IS WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO REMOVE TOO MANY ENTITIES BECAUSE IT REDUCES THE BODY COUNT, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, OR AT LEAST ALLOWS TO FOR PEOPLE IN OUR CITY AS OPPOSED TO OTHER EVENTS -- WE TRIED TO MAKE IT FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN. PEOPLE LOVE THAT. I THINK THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I GOT. THE INCREASED REVENUE VERSUS EXPENSIVE, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO INCREASE REVENUE, BUT I THINK A LOT OF THEM SHOULD COME FROM CREATIVE WAYS OUTSIDE BRINGING DOLLARS. BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT BUDGET PROCESS BECAUSE IT IS SO FLUID, WE DID THE BEST WITH WHAT WE COULD. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE? >> I WILL JUST SAY I THINK THAT THE STAFF COMMISSION, IT STARTS WITH STAFF, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB. THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE TALKED ABOUT. WE DON'T HAVE EVERY ANSWER, SOME OF THESE IDEAS ARE GREAT BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE DISCUSSIONS. NO QUESTIONS HERE BUT THANK YOU. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY SOME OF THESE THINGS, TAKING MY TIME FROM HERE, MIGHT AS WELL DO IT NOW. YOU ARE FREE TO SPEAK -- >> ESPECIALLY TWO THINGS, NUMBEL AGREE THAT MAKING OUR PRIORITY KIND OF PUBLIC SAFETY, FIRE, CLEARLY THE PRIORITY FOR US GOING FORWARD. ALWAYS BEEN OUR PRIORITY AS FAR AS WHERE WE FEEL THE MONEY NEEDS TO BE SPENT FIRST. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT -- I DON'T HEAR ANYBODY TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT OUR CITY IS VERY SPECIAL. WE ARE THE TIP OF THE SPEAR WHEN IT COMES TO CITY THAT DOES SO WELL, AND IS SO RELIANT ON PROPERTY TAXES. RANKED NUMBER 1 IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOR A LOT OF REASONS. IT WASN'T ALL BECAUSE OF OUR WONDERFUL PUBLIC SAFETY. IT WAS FOR THE EXTRAS. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A PLACE THAT RUNS EVENTS, IT WAS FOR THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THESE PARKS AND A WONDERFUL WAY OF LIVING THAT PEOPLE REALLY ARE TAKEN TO [01:00:02] BECAUSE THEY LOVE IT. I WANT US TO PROVIDE THAT FOR THEM BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS AS FOR WHAT IS NECESSARY AND WHAT IS NICE. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO SEE THINGS THAT MAKE US SO SPECIAL BEYOND THE CHOPPING BLOCK WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS AS FAR AS WHERE TO SPEND THE LIMITED FUNDS WE HAVE DOWN THE ROAD, OF THIS HAPPENS. BUT I WILL AGREE COMMISSIONER ISROW THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE PRIORITY GOING FORWARD. BUT AGAIN KELLY GREAT JOB AS ALWAYS. > THANK YOU. >> I THOUGHT YOU HAD MORE THAN THAT! ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. I WAS GOING TO DO EACH ONE AND OPEN EACH ONE TO THE PUBLIC, NO? >> HOWEVER YOU WANT TO HANDLE IT. >> ON MY PAPERS IT IS SET UP -- >> WE HAVE SOMEBODY TO SPEAK ON THE ASSESSMENT SO. >> OKAY, WHEN I GET THERE. WE WILL START WITH 4A, ORDINANCE 2026-011, FY 2027 MILLAGE RATE FIRST READING. >> MOTION APPROVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE THE MOTION -- MOTION ADVISED BY MAYOR BRIER AND SECONDED BY I'M GOING WITH COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN. ROLL CALL? ITEM 4B, RESOLUTION 2026-060, FISCAL YEAR 2026 FIRE ASSESSMENT RATE. >> 2027. >> 2027 FIRE ASSESSMENT RATE. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK? BOB IS NOT HERE -- >> HE TEXTED ME, HE JUST SAID DATA FROM LAST YEAR. [LAUGHTER] >> NOBODY FROM THE PUBLIC, DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ISROW, ROLL CALL. ITEM 4C RESOLUTION 2026-061, FISCAL YEAR 2027 SOLID WASTE ASSESSMENT. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE YOU MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ISROW, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, ROLL CALL. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. RESOLUTION, AGENDA ITEM 4D, RESOLUTION 2026-062, FISCAL YEAR 2027 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT, ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? NOT YET? YOU MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE YOU MAKE A SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, ROLL CALL. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. FOR E, RESOLUTION 2026-063, PINE TREE ESTATES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE, ROLL CALL. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 4F RESOLUTION 2026-064, BRANCHES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? WE GOT ONE? >> HELLO EVERYBODY. >> NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES. >> RAY, 6790 NORTH WEST -- PARKLAND 3667. IF THERE IS ONE THING I LEARNED HERE TODAY IS DON'T BE A BANANA FARMER. >> NOT A LOT OF PROFIT. >> THAT IS A BIG ISSUE. [LAUGHTER] I AM HERE TODAY JUST TO SIMPLY OBJECT TO THE HEARING IN ITSELF. [01:05:04] WE ARE CURRENTLY IN A LAWSUIT, WE JUST FILED AN EMERGENCY HEARING FOR AN INJUNCTION ON THE TRIM NOTICE, I SUPPLIED IT TO THE CLERK, AND I SIMPLY CAME UP HERE TO LET YOU KNOW, WE OBJECT TO IT. AND I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT INTO RECORD. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. NOTED. >> THANK YOU GUYS. >> ANYBODY ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> A SECOND? YOU MAKE A SECOND YOU MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER ISROW, ROLL CALL. 4G, ORDINANCE 2026-012, FISCAL YEAR BUDGET FIRST READING. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION? CAN YOU MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE COMMENTARY I MADE OBVIOUSLY, HOWEVER WE CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE DISCUSSION OF THE DIRECTORS, INPUT FROM THE COMMISSION, I THINK WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. MOTION APPROVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ISROW AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, ROLL CALL. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND THE NEXT MEETING ON THE BUDGET WILL BE SEPTEMBER 23RD. OKAY, 5:01 ALSO? REGULAR TIME? SEPTEMBER 23RD, 6:00. [5. Approval of Minutes] BE THERE OR BE SQUARE. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE, ALL IN FAVOR? [6. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items] >> AYE. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON A NONAGENDA ITEM? SEEING NONE, AS IS CUSTOMARY WE START WITH THE FURTHEST PERSON WITH A COMMENT, THAT WOULD BE YOU VICE MAYOR. >> I WILL DEFER MY COMMENTS MAYOR FOR TONIGHT, I'M NOT FEELING WELL BUT I APPRECIATE IT. >> ALL RIGHT WELL FEEL BETTER. >> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT FURTHEST, COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN ALTHOUGH YOU MADE YOUR COMMENTS EARLIER. >> VICE MAYOR WRAP A HOT TOWEL AROUND YOUR HEAD, SIR. >> THAT IS FROM THE DOCTOR! >> I SAID WHAT I WANTED TO SAID IT BEFORE SO I WILL TELL EVERYBODY HERE THAT CELEBRATES. [INAUDIBLE] A HAPPY AND SWEET NEW YEAR AND IF YOU DON'T CELEBRATE I WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR AS WELL. IF YOU'RE NOT CELEBRATING [UNCLEAR]. I THINK IT IS KIND OF IRONIC AS WE TAKE THE YEAR TO LOOK BACK AT WHAT WE DID AND HOW WELL WE DID AND THE CHANGES YOU WISHED YOU HAD DONE BETTER, GOING FORWARD IT'S A BUDGET MEETING, PRETTY NEAT. >> FULL CIRCLE. >> ALL RIGHT THAT'S IT, WE WENT FULL CIRCLE. HOW ABOUT YOU COMMISSIONER MURPHY SALOMONE? >> A FEW COMMENTS MAYOR. AGAIN GREAT PRESENTATION KELLY. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS SO MUCH BUT I AM GRATEFUL TO THOSE ATTENDING THIS EVENING. WE SEE A LOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE GET A LOT OF CALLS, KELLY GETS A LOT OF CALLS ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET ET CETERA. THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS THAT COULD NOT BE HERE DECIDED NOT TO BE HERE, I HOPE THEY AT LEAST WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING BECAUSE IT IS SO CRITICAL TO BE EDUCATED BASED ON THE FACTS AND THAT IS THE SAME WITH AMENDMENT THREE, AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS HAPPENING THAT I THINK IS GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL IS ON SEPTEMBER 29TH AT 6:00, THERE WILL BE A TAX REFORM AMENDMENT TOWN HALL. ON AMENDMENT THREE. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY WHO IS ABLE TO COME OUT AND LISTEN TO DO SO. MAYOR WALKER WILL BE THERE, STATE REP WILL BE THERE AS WELL, AND OUR PROPERTY APPRAISER MARTY. I THINK IT WILL BE HIGHLY INFORMATIONAL, FACTUAL AND JUST HAVE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE. WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, LOOK [01:10:04] AT YOUR TRIM NOTICE. I DON'T ALWAYS LOOK AT IT. I AM DEFINITELY LOOKING AT IT THIS YEAR. IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU GET SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AND IT IS CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY, TAX REFORM AND WHAT IT CAN DO TO OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. I WILL JUST TOUCH ON THE BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TOMORROW AT 1:00. THAT IS OUR DATE AND TIME TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE 850,000 THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR BROWARD SCHOOL BOARD TO WORK WITH US AS A PARTNER BASED ON THE 20 PLUS YEARS THAT WE HAVE SUPPORTED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND SO WE ARE HOPING THAT THE OUTCOME IS BOTH FAIR AND EQUITABLE. I WILL ALSO SAY THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN THE SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORLD. I MENTIONED IN MY LAST COMMENTS THAT THE MASTER PLAN TO THE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY WAS APPROVED, AND WE GOT A RESOUNDING YES WITH ONLY TWO CITIES THAT ACTUALLY DID NOT VOTE. AND SO THAT IS MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE CITIES THAT ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE HAPPEN WHAT THE HOPE IS, BRINGING LONG TERM STABILITY SAVINGS FOR MUNICIPALITIES, AND IS STILL MAINTAINED THE HIGH LEVEL OF COLLECTION SERVICES. FROM A COMMUNITY STANDPOINT, I JUST WANT TO JUST CONTINUE TO REINFORCE THE SAFETY FACTOR, DRIVING SAFELY, WATCHING FOR PEDESTRIANS, MOTORCYCLISTS, UNFORTUNATELY I BELIEVE IT WAS OVER THE WEEKEND THAT WE LOST ONE OF OUR PARKLAND RESIDENTS TO AN ACCIDENT IN DEERFIELD BEACH. TRAGIC. AND THERE WERE OTHER FATALITIES. SO JUST REINFORCING THE SAFETY AND TO WATCH OUT, AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH THAT. AND FINALLY FROM A COMMUNITY STANDPOINT I WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF AGAIN ON PATRIOT'S DAY. IT WAS SO SPECIAL. THERE IS SO MUCH EMOTION AND HONOR AND SO MANY THINGS THAT COME WITH 9/11, I FEEL LIKE THEY REALLY BROUGHT IT HOME, THE SPEAKERS AND KIDS THAT HAVE PERFORMED, WAS AMAZING. IF YOU MISSED IT I AM SORRY. IT WAS EXTREMELY SPECIAL. THERE HAVE BEEN POSTS THOUGH THAT CAN BE VIEWED ONLINE, AGAIN JUST A VERY SPECIAL. AND FINALLY I WOULD JUST SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR, A SWEET NEW YEAR. AND I WOULD ECHO THE COMMENTS OF COMMISSIONER KANTERMAN, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL BUT PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT OBSERVE. AND THANK YOU, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER ISROW? >> THANK YOU MAYOR, I THINK EVERYBODY COVERED THE BASES AS ALWAYS. BUT I WILL AGAIN REITERATE, HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR. HOPEFULLY IT IS A SWEET ONE. HOPEFULLY -- YOM KIPPUR IS ALSO COMING UP AND THAT IS THE BOOKEND CAN I GET THE TIME TO ATONE FOR THE SINS AND THE THINGS YOU HAVE DONE IN THE YEARS PAST, AND HOPEFULLY MAKE A NEW. SO FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE IN PARKLAND, IF I HAVE WRONGED YOU, I APOLOGIZE. THAT GOES FOR EVERYONE. WISHING EVERYBODY THE HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAYS, WE WANT TO TAKE TOO LONG HERE. I WILL JUST FOCUS ON MY COMMENT TONIGHT, WHERE I THINK I SEE THINGS GOING ON THE MICRO LEVEL. MACRO LEVEL TO ANOTHER PLACE. I SEE A LOT OF STORMS AHEAD THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED AT THE WORKSHOP, I SEE A LOT OF THREATS AND ALSO OPPORTUNITIES. I THINK ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IS PRESENTED WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE HILLSBOROUGH PROPERTY. I AM HOPEFUL THAT TOMORROW IF FOR WHATEVER FINANCIAL REASONS WHICH I COULD UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL BOARD MAY NOT HAVE THE LIQUIDITY OR THE CAPITAL TO BE ABLE TO RETURN PARKLAND'S INVESTMENT BY A CHECK, I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD CONSIDER SOME SORT OF IN-KIND VALUE CREDITED TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY WHETHER IT'S A RESERVATION RIGHT OF REFUSAL OR WHATEVER IT IS. THAT PROPERTY IS TOO IMPORTANT I THINK, THE GAME BOARD THAT PARKLAND HAS BEEN PLAYING ON FOR 60 YEARS. IF SOMETHING KIND OF LIKE THE PARKS, IS THE REASON WHY I THINK THE COMMISSIONER -- NOT EVEN COMMISSIONER BUT STAFF AND CITY MANAGER THE REASON EVERYBODY WAS SO... [01:15:01] WILLING TO TAKE THAT CHANCE AND RISK WAS BECAUSE OF THE ALTERNATIVE, OF THE OTHER SIDE LOOK LIKE IF WE DID NOT. AND I THINK WE PRESENTED AGAIN A SIMILAR POSITION. I HOPE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THESE NEXT MONTHS FOR A LOT OF THIS STUFF WILL SOLIDIFY. WE MAKE DECISIONS FROM THE BIGGER PICTURE AND REMEMBER THAT WHILE IT MAY SEEM EXISTENTIAL, I AGREE WITH YOU, THERE WILL NEVER COME A TIME WHEN THE PEOPLE OF PARKLAND DON'T HAVE A HOME. IT IS A MATTER OF WHAT THAT HOME WILL LOOK LIKE AND HOW THE SERVICES AND PERCEPTION, REALITY KIND OF GOING FORWARD. I WILL BE HERE TO SAY, I DON'T BELIEVE I DON'T THINK IT'LL EVER BE THE CASE, IF THERE WILL BE, THE ELIMINATION OF HOMESTEAD TAX THAT THERE WON'T BE SOME ALTERNATIVE DOOR THAT OPENS. ONE DOOR CLOSES ANOTHER OPENS. WE MAY HAVE TO CREATE THAT WINDOW, WE MAY HAVE TO TEAR DOWN THE WALL WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THAT IS UP TO US TO FIGURE IT OUT. THANK YOU ALL, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, I APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, AND I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATS TO ALL THE PARENTS. THAT IS ALL I GOT. >> I DON'T HAVE MUCH OTHER THAN TO TOUCH ON AMENDMENT THREE SINCE IT IS BUDGET. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO REMIND RESIDENTS, THIS COMMISSION, PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS I HAVE SERVED WITH, BEFORE ME HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SERVE WITH THE CITY OF PARKLAND. WE DON'T DO IT FOR ALTERNATIVE REASONS. WE CERTAINLY DON'T DO IT FOR THE MONEY. WE ALL DO IT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. I DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERS PERSONALLY, AND I DON'T GET OFFENDED. BUT I DO GET DEFENSIVE, NOT NECESSARILY FOR MYSELF BUT FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND STAFF THAT WORK SO HARD TO MAKE PARKLAND THE NUMBER 1 CITY IN FLORIDA. SO IF YOU ARE VOTING YES, THAT IS GREAT. VOTE YES. VOTE VOTE YES KNOWING THIS COMMISSION, THIS STAFF WORKS HARD DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO MAKE SURE PARKLAND IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WE WILL DO THAT REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE. SO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND. WE ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE INDULGE OURSELVES, I INVITE GLAZE MAGNOLIA TO COME TO PARKLAND AT ANY TIME HE WOULD LIKE, HE IS HAPPY TO SIT IN MY OFFICE, I WOULD LOVE TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES WITH HIM. AND LET HIM SEE HOW FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WE HAVE BEEN OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS. I'M SURE HE WON'T TAKE ME UP ON THAT, BUT HE IS MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME ALL I ASK IS THAT RESIDENTS JUST KNOW, WE ARE ALL DOING OUR BEST, WE WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR PARKLAND, VOTE HOW YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE AND THAT IS ALL FINE AND DANDY FOR YOU. WHETHER IT IS A YES OR A NO, IT IS TOTALLY UP TO YOU. BUT JUST AGAIN, THIS COMMISSION, PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS, HAVE [7. Proclamations and Recognitions] ALWAYS HAD THE BEST OF PARKLAND IN MIND AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. WITH THAT LET'S GO DOWN FOR PROCLAMATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS. OKAY. GOLD STAR MOTHERS AND FAMILY DAY IS A SOLEMN OCCASION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE MOTHERS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST A [01:20:03] LOVED ONE IN SERVICE TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. THE CITY OF PARKLAND VALUES A PROFOUND MEANING OF GOLD STAR MOTHERS AND FAMILY DAY, AND RECOGNIZES THE EXTRAORDINARY SACRIFICE CARRIED BY THE FAMILIES OF OUR FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS. 25-YEAR-OLD ARMY SPECIALIST DANIEL J., COURAGEOUSLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AND WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON JUNE 21ST, 2007 IN IRAQ WHEN AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE EXPLODED NEXT TO THE TANK HE WAS DRIVING. THE CITY OF PARKLAND IS A TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY FUELED BY THE LOVE AND STRENGTH OF COMMUNITY THAT WE EXHIBIT AND WITNESS EVERY DAY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUNITY IS AT ITS STRONGEST WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER IN TIMES OF BOTH JOY AND SORROW. WE HONOR THOSE WHO SACRIFICES MADE OUR FREEDOMS POSSIBLE. THE CITY OF PARKLAND EMBRACES DANIEL'S STORY AND RECOGNIZES THAT HIS MEMORY IS NOT ONLY PART OF HIS FAMILY'S LEGACY, BUT A LEGACY THAT BELONGS TO ALL OF US. WE HONOR HIS COURAGE, HIS SERVICE, AND THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE HE MADE FOR OUR NATION. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST RESPECT, GRATITUDE AND HEARTFELT SUPPORT TO DANIEL'S MOTHER, AND TO ALL THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES WHO CARRY THE MEMORY OF THEIR LOVED ONES FORWARD EACH DAY. BE IT RESOLVED THAT I MAYOR RICH WALKER AND THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 27TH AS GOLD STAR MOTHERS AND FAMILY DAY. [APPLAUSE] TAMMY? THERE YOU ARE. I WILL READ THIS ONE TOO. NOT THAT I LIKE TO READ THIS ONE -- THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION IS FIRMLY COMMITTED TO RAISING AWARENESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND AND BROWARD COUNTY. MORE THAN 45,000 AMERICANS DIE BY SUICIDE EACH YEAR ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. IN FLORIDA A PERSON DIES BY SUICIDE EVERY TWO HOURS ON AVERAGE. SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 10-24. IT IS CRITICAL TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF DEPRESSION THAT MAY LEAD TO THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE, INCLUDING SPEAKING ABOUT WANTING TO DIE, FEELINGS OF ISOLATION, OR HOPELESSNESS, INCREASED USE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND SEVERE MOOD SWINGS. SUICIDE PREVENTION METHODS INCLUDE ASKING IF THE PERSON IS THINKING OF TAKING THEIR LIFE, KEEPING THEM SAFE AND REMOVING THEIR ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS AND GETTING THEM PROFESSIONAL HELP. IN FLORIDA, DIAL 988 OR CALL THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE, 1-800-273-8255, OR TEXT 741741. THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS OF BROWARD COUNTY IS A MENTAL WELLNESS CORNERSTONE IN THE COUNTY THAT SEEKS TO RESTORE HOPE TO THE PARKLAND, CORAL SPRINGS COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES LOOKING AT NAVIGATION SERVICES, WHILE EXPERIENCING CRISIS SUPPORT AND SUPPORT GROUPS. IT OFFERS QPR TRAINING TO THE COMMUNITY, METHOD THAT TEACHES INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE HOW TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO SOMEBODY STRUGGLING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OR THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE BY INCORPORATING THREE LIFE SAVING PROMPTS -- QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER. BE IT RESOLVED THAT I MAYOR RICH WALKER AND THE CITY OF PARKLAND CITY COMMISSION HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2026 AS NATIONAL [01:25:05] SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH. I ALWAYS LIKE TO READ THIS, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKE MY ♪ -- MY BROTHER DIED BY SUICIDE SO I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HIM. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A STIGMA ON MENTAL HEALTH OR DRUG ABUSE OR ANY OF THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE. I HAD A VERY GOOD UPBRINGING MY PARENTS WERE VERY PRESENT, MY FATHER COACHED OUR SPORTS, MY MOM STAYED HOME, SHE COOKED DINNER -- NOT EVERY DAY BUT. SHE DID HER BEST. BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE. AS WAS MY FATHER. MY SISTER AND MY BROTHER, HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND. WE WERE SUPER CLOSE. IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY ONE. DON'T THINK JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE RICH OR YOU HAVE A GREAT JOB OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU CAN'T BE TOUCHED BY WHATEVER IT IS, WHETHER IT IS DRUG ABUSE OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OR WHATEVER ELSE IT COULD BE, IT CAN AFFECT ANYONE. I JUST ALWAYS LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE. BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS BE AWARE OF YOUR FRIENDS. MAYBE SOMEBODY YOU SEE AT SCHOOL. IF THEY DON'T QUITE LOOK RIGHT. SOMETIMES JUST SAYING HELLO IS A DIFFERENCE FOR SOMEBODY DOING SOMETHING GOOD OR DOING SOMETHING BAD. WITHOUT, THANK YOU. >> TWO QUICK MINUTES IS THAT OKAY? WELL ONE QUICK MINUTE. I AM LISA, I AM A PARKLAND RESIDENT, I HAVE BEEN A HOMEOWNER SINCE 2007. I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS, OBVIOUSLY THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR, OUR TREASURER. THANK YOU FOR THE BUDGET, IT WAS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. BEING HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT AS A WARD PRESIDENT I ALSO HAVE LARA WITH ME TODAY SHE IS THE CEO AND STEPPED INTO THAT ROLE JUST RECENTLY. AND, WE ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIFE OF THOSE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THEIR FREE PROGRAMS, EDUCATION AND WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH. OUR COMMUNITY DIRECTOR WAS WITH US HERE EARLIER, SHE HAD TO STEP OUT AND HEAD TO DEERFIELD BEACH TONIGHT. BUT I REALLY WANT TO EMPLOY EVERYBODY AS MAYOR WALKER SHARES, MENTAL ILLNESS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE. IT CAN BE WELL HIDDEN. AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE OF US WHO KNOW THE PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, ENCOURAGE 988. THERE IS NO STIGMA ATTACHED TO THAT, TO SUICIDE OR MENTAL ILLNESS TODAY. IT IS ALL ABOUT PREVENTION AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE A HEALTH AND LIVE A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE AND IT CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU AGAIN AS ALWAYS CITY OF PARKLAND FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, WE APPRECIATE THIS AND RECOGNIZING US. WE ARE HAVING A WALK OCTOBER TENTH, IT IS A GREAT DAY WITH THE COMMUNITY, DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES, IT IS AT NSU, IT IS A VERY EASY PLACE TO GET TO RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY. WE HAVE DONE THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. COME OUT, FORM A TEAM AND COME OUT AND WALK AND ENJOY THE DAY. IT IS A GREAT PRESENTATION. >> BRING YOUR DOGS! >> WE HAVE CONTESTS WITH THE DOGS, ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] >> HOWEVER YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO IT. ALL RIGHT, I WILL SPEAK FROM HERE THEN. GOOD EVENING, FOR THE RECORD JACKIE, INDIAN DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR THE CITY. TONIGHT WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO OUR 2027 CLASS OF OUR YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS ARE A GROUP OF FIVE, 11TH GRADERS THAT LIVE IN PARKLAND, AND THEY HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FROM INTERVIEWS AND APPLICATIONS AND SELECTED BY OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD. [01:30:01] WE HAVE TWO OF OUR COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS HERE TODAY, WE HAVE KENDRA CROMPTON AND SHARI KIMMEL. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR HARD WORK BECAUSE EVERY YEAR IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO LOOK AT THESE APPLICATIONS FROM THESE VERY BRIGHT AND PROMISING STUDENTS TRYING TO SELECT JUST FIVE. I WILL ASK OUR YOUTH AMBASSADORS TO COME UP AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, THEIR NAME AND WHAT SCHOOL THEY GO TO, SO WE WILL BE STARTING IN OCTOBER WITH CITY ADMINISTRATION AND CITY HISTORY LESSONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THEY WILL LEARN ALL ABOUT THE INNER WORKINGS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THEY WILL GET INVOLVED IN OUR CITY EVENTS AND VOLUNTEERING, A LOT OF THOSE EVENTS YOU WILL SEE THEM AROUND AND WE GOT A COUPLE NEW THINGS COOKING UP THIS YEAR. WE HOPE IT WILL BE A LOT OF FUN. COME ON UP! [APPLAUSE] >> HEY, EVERYBODY, MY NAME IS NEIL, I GO TO AMERICAN HERITAGE PALM BEACH. [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO EVERYBODY, I AM ANIKA AND I GO TO STONEMAN DOUGLAS. >> HELLO EVERYBODY I AM SOPHIE AND I GO TO NORTH BROWARD SCHOOL. [APPLAUSE] >> HELLO EVERYBODY I AM BLAKE AND I GO TO DOUGLAS. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I GO TO MARJORY IN DOUGLAS. [APPLAUSE] >> JUST SO YOU KNOW I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE NAMES SOUND A LITTLE FAMILIAR, BLAKE'S SISTER MALLORY, AND NEIL'S SISTER ARE FORMER YOUTH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE FAMILIES JOINING US AGAIN SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> ALL RIGHT, CONSENT AGENDA. [9. Consent Agenda] >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY, WE HAVE MR. KANTERMAN AND MR. ISROW, ROLL CALL. -- >> ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. REGULAR AGENDA, DEBORAH? >> JUST ONE THING, IT IS PUBLIC -- >> I SAID PUBLIC. WE DON'T HAVE ANY. IT SAYS PUBLIC. [LAUGHTER] [10. Regular Agenda] OKAY. >> REGULAR AGENDA, ORDINANCE 2025-005 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 34 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE FORMER HERON BAY GOLF COURSE, NOB HILL ROAD AND SOUTH OF NORTHWEST 66TH DRIVE, AS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A FROM CITY OF PARKLAND ARE-3 APPROXIMATELY 25.32 ACRES, AND CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS RESIDENTIAL MODERATE, APPROXIMATELY 8.68 ACRES, TO CITY OF PARKLAND COMMERCIAL, PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL OF A CORRESPONDING LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE BROWARD COUNTY LAND USE MAP PROVIDING FOR RECERTIFICATION, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION CAITLIN CLARK WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. AS THE ATTORNEY READ INTO THE RECORD THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THE LAND USE [01:35:02] AMENDMENT FOR THE VILLAGE AND THE. SIDE. SO OF COURSE THIS CONSISTS OF TWO DIFFERENT PROPERTIES KIND OF LARGELY THE 25.32 ACRES WAS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY WITHIN THE CITY, AND THERE'S TWO ADDITIONAL PARCELS THAT COMPRISED JUST OVER EIGHT AND A HALF ACRES THAT WERE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY FROM THE CITY OF CORAL SPRINGS. THIS HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A LENGTHY PROCESS JUST DUE TO THE OVERALL STEP BY STEP WE HAD TO TAKE WITH THE COUNTY. GLAD TO REPORT THE OTHER WEEK THAT THE COUNTY DID PASS THEIR CORRESPONDING AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY MAP, AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, TOTAL OF THE THREE PROPERTIES FOR THE 34 ACRES WILL NOW BE DESIGNATED AS COMMERCE ON THE COUNTY MAP AND THE PROCESS WILL BOOKEND THE OVERALL AMENDMENT PROCESS COMING BACK FOR SECOND READING, THAT WILL MAKE OUR MAP AT THE LOCAL LEVEL CONSISTENT WITH OUR MAP AND THEN AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED THE DEVELOPER, GOING FORWARD, WILL PICK UP THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS GOING FORWARD, SO THEY WILL PROCESS THE REMAINING APPLICATIONS INCLUDING REQUIRED REZONING MASTER PLAN SITE PLAN. ALL THOSE APPLICATIONS WILL COME BACK BEFORE YOU AT A LATER DATE AS THE DEVELOPER SELECTED IN THEIR FINAL PLANS. SO THIS WRAPS UP THE FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENT PROCESS AFTER THIS, WE WILL RECERTIFY OUR LAND USE MAP, LARGELY ADMINISTRATIVE FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES. SOME UPDATES TO THE COUNTY, MAKE SURE THAT OUR DATA MATCHES WHAT THEY HAVE, AND RECERTIFY OUR MAP FOR OUR MAP TO BECOME EFFECTIVE. HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. >> MAYOR I HAVE A QUESTION. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS FOR ANTHONY OR CAITLIN MAY BE BETTER FOR ANTHONY, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING, WE ARE CHANGING THE LAND USE NOW TO COMMERCIAL, IF THERE IS AN ISSUE DOWN THE ROAD HYPOTHETICALLY WE DON'T GO FORWARD WITH A PROJECT AS INTENDED TO, IS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THE LAND USE TO SOME OTHER DESIGNATION LATER SINCE WE REMAIN THE OWNERS? >> OF COURSE -- HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. YOU FOLLOW ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH, WE WOULD AMEND OUR LOCAL MAP, GO TO THE COUNTY AND MAKE ANY AMENDMENTS NECESSARY TO THEIR MAP AND COME BACK FOR SECOND READING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF OUR MAP. ESSENTIALLY THE SAME STEPS WE TOOK, ALTHOUGH MAYBE A LITTLE FASTER BECAUSE PRESUMABLY IF WE ARE MAKING MAP AMENDMENTS THAT MIGHT GO BACK TO SOMETHING LIKE A RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS GENERATING LESS TRAFFIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE WOULD BE A LESS INTENSIVE TRAFFIC STUDY AND COMPONENT TO THAT PRESUMABLY. >> THANK YOU. >> UNLESS IT IS A 20-STORY APARTMENT. [CHUCKLING] >> SURE. >> THAT WOULD BE MORE TRAFFIC. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? OR ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC? NOBODY FROM THE PUBLIC, DO I HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ISROW AND SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MURPHY KANTERMAN, ROLL CALL. >> WE ARE NOW ON ITEM NUMBER 10B, RESOLUTION 2026-052, THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE'S RANKING FOR RFP NUMBER 2026-14 AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH A TOP RANKED FIRM, PORTER CONTRACTING SERVICES LLC FOR DESIGN BUILD SERVICES TO REPLACE THE SPLASH PAD AT LIBERTY PARK IN AN AMOUNT OF UP TO $465,000, PROVIDING FOR EXECUTION, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS, ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A RESOLUTION FOR AUTHORIZATION OF CONTRACT WITH PORTER CONTRACT SERVICES FOR DESIGN SERVICES TO REPLACE THE SPLASH PAD AT LIBERTY PARK. I HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION, A LITTLE BACKGROUND, OF THE SCOPE AND A COUPLE OF RENDERINGS AT THE END. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE COMMISSION APPROVED $480,000 IN FISCAL YEAR '26 FOR THE REPLACEMENT AS PART OF THE CITY'S REPLACEMENT PLAN, THE SPLASH PAD WAS ORIGINALLY PLACED IN 2016, AND DUE TO THE RECENT REPAIRS AND COST AND MAINTENANCE THAT HAVE ACCUMULATED OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, IT IS SHOWING ITS AGE AND THE TIME HAS COME FOR US TO REPLACE THAT EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT. THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS REPLACING ALL OF THE SYSTEM'S PIPING, FEATURES, SPLASH PAD ALSO HAS EXPANSION APPROXIMATELY [01:40:03] 2000 SQUARE FEET TO THE FOOTPRINT THAT WILL BE ALSO REPLACED THEIR, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A SURFACE THAT WE WILL REPLACE WITH A COLORFUL MORE DURABLE SURFACE. ADDITIONALLY TO STICK TO THE THEME OF, THERE WILL BE WATER FEATURES THAT WILL SHOW. HAVE A COUPLE TO SHOW YOU IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES THAT WILL BE KIND OF SEE WHAT THAT WILL INCLUDE. JUST TO KEEP IN MIND FROM THE RENDERINGS THAT THE DESIGN IDEAS, ONCE WE GET INTO THE DESIGN BUILD PROCESS, ONCE WE GET AUTHORIZATION WE WILL CONTRACT OUT AND DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION WILL GO FROM THERE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, THIS IS JUST RENDERINGS, AS WE GO THROUGH THE DESIGN PLAN, YOU WILL SEE SOME COMPONENTS INCLUDED. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS AS FINAL. WE HAVE A RED, WHITE, AND BLUE SPRAY RING, THERE IS AN AMERICAN FLAG, YOU WILL SEE IN THE NEXT SLIDE, SPRAY FEATURES AS WELL. THERE IS AN EAGLE, STATUE OF LIBERTY, AND THEN JUST INTERACTIVE FEATURES GOING OUT OF THE SPLASH WATERS, A COUPLE OF WATER CANNONS AS WELL. AND OVER HERE YOU CAN SEE CLEARLY THE U.S. FLAG. >> LIKE MOUNT RUSHMORE OVER THERE. CAN I GET MY FACE ON THERE? [LAUGHTER] >> SO THESE ARE RENDERINGS, THAT IS BASICALLY THE PRESENTATION, JUST QUICK BACKGROUND SCOPE AND SOME IDEAS SO YOU GUYS KNOW THAT WE ARE STICKING TO THE LIBERTY THEME. IT IS A STRONG PROPONENT OF, VERY INVOLVED MAKING SURE THAT WE STICK TO THAT AS WELL. >> GREAT. THANK YOU, I KNOW -- THIS COMES UP AT AN INTERESTING TIME IF YOU ASK ME, WITH THE BUDGET OF BEING PRESENTED WITH AMENDMENT THREE COMING TO THE FOREFRONT IN NOVEMBER. THESE ARE THE TYPES -- BEFORE I GET INTO THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS NANCY HAS ALWAYS DONE IS SHE DOES A GREAT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THAT GETS BUDGETED IN, AS OPPOSED TO SAYING WE GOT TO FIX THIS, LET'S FIND THE BUDGET DOLLARS. NO, WE BUDGETED DOLLARS BASED ON THE TIMING, WHEN THINGS ARE DUE, IT IS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE. I THINK IT IS A GREAT WAY THAT YOU DO THINGS. SO WE ARE ALWAYS AHEAD OF THE GAME AS FAR AS KNOWING WHAT WE NEED TO REPLACE, MAKING SURE THOSE DOLLARS ARE ALLOCATED FOR THAT. AND THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS AGAIN, AS YOU SAW WITH THE DOGE FORMULA THAT PARKLAND CONTINUES TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. BUT THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF ITEMS GOING FORWARD MEANING WE WILL HAVE DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS. THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE NOW IS -- IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED. THE MONEY IS ALREADY THERE WE ALREADY BUDGETED IT. OF COURSE WE NEED TO REPLACE THOSE. I GET LOTS OF -- FUNNY, ON THIS PARTICULAR PARK I GET LOTS OF TEXT MESSAGES EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. IT'S NOT WORKING, IT'S OLD, ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. OUR RESIDENTS, IF YOU SCROLL THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, WHICH I RARELY DO, BUT WHEN I DO HAVE A CHANCE -- [LAUGHTER] -- YOU SEE OUR RESIDENTS, THEY DEMAND A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE. AND I LOOK AT OTHER CITIES, WHETHER YOU ARE IN CORAL SPRINGS, COCONUT CREEK, YOU ALWAYS HAVE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT STUFF BUT OUR RESIDENTS DEMAND EXCELLENCE. THERE WAS JUST A POST THE OTHER DAY THAT THE NEW PARK WE ARE BUILDING WHICH IS GOING TO BE AMAZING, DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TREES IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS. HOW CAN PARKLAND EVEN OPEN A PARK CONSIDERING IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH TREES IN FRONT OF A BRAND NEW BUILDING IN A BRAND NEW PARK? BUT I DIGRESS. THAT IS THE KIND OF THINGS OUR RESIDENTS WANT, THEY DEMAND THAT. AND I CAN APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE AS A RESIDENT, I HAVE THE SAME THOUGHT PROCESS. I WANT -- THE REASON I RAN IN THE FIRST PLACE EIGHT YEARS AGO WAS BECAUSE I FELT WE COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB IN OUR PARKS. WE COULD HAVE PAID MORE [01:45:01] ATTENTION TO OUR PARKS, DONE MORE MAINTENANCE AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT IS WHY I RAN I RAN TO TRY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. EVER SINCE MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE AND SINCE AND NOW HAVE ALL DONE THE SAME, LIKE I SAID EARLIER. WE ALL DO THIS FOR THE RESIDENTS. WE HEAR THE RESIDENTS, WE HEAR WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AND THEY WANT THE CITY TO BE PERFECT. AND THIS IS AN ITEM THAT GETS BROUGHT UP WHETHER IT IS SOCIAL MEDIA OR EMAILS OR TEXT MESSAGES CATEGORYGAZA BROUGHT UP A LOT ABOUT THE SPLASH PAD NEEDING TO BE UPGRADED. IT IS TIMELY. BUT IT DOES TELL YOU, GOING FORWARD, IT IS A LOT OF MONEY. AND YOU GO AND YOU SAY, IT'S $465,000, IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS A CHEAP ITEM, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE USE THAT PARK. WHAT WOULD OUR ALTERNATIVES BE? TO CLOSE THE SPLASH PAD PERMANENTLY? THAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE THAT YOU HAVE. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO TRY TO PATCH IT UP, BUT EVENTUALLY IT'S JUST NOT COST EFFECTIVE. YOU STILL HAVE TO SPEND MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEMS, THE PIPES, REPAINT. YOU ARE STILL SPENDING MONEY, SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO BE PUTTING THE MONEY UP FRONT AND NOW YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TEN, 12 YEARS, WHATEVER, BEFORE WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT AGAIN. AGAIN WITH AMENDMENT THREE, THESE ARE THINGS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO START MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS ON TO SAY, I GUESS WE WILL JUST CLOSE THE SPLASH PAD. IT WILL JUST NO LONGER OPERATE. THOSE ARE THE KIND OF DECISIONS THAT ME PERSONALLY AS A RESIDENT, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE MY COMMISSION MAKING. I MOVED TO PARKLAND FOR A REASON, I DIDN'T MOVE TO PARKLAND SO I LIVE LIKE EVERY OTHER RESIDENT IN BROWARD COUNTY, I CHOSE PARKLAND BECAUSE IN MY OPINION, IT IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN EVERY OTHER CITY. I KNOW EVERY COMMISSIONER THINKS ABOUT THEIR OWN CITY AND THAT'S GREAT, AS YOU SHOULD. BUT I KNOW WE WERE RANKED NUMBEF FLORIDA, SO WE KNOW WE ARE NUMBER 1. ALL KIDDING ASIDE, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I THINK GOING FORWARD WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS, WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO. AND THEN YOU WILL START TO SEE THE DETERIORATION OF THE CITY SLOWLY BUT SURELY OVER TIME, UNLESS SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS. WE HAVE TIME TO FIGURE IT OUT, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE DESIGN, YOU MENTIONED WE ARE CHANGING IT TO A CONCRETE SURFACE, IN THE RENDERINGS IT LOOKED LIKE A POOL FLOOR ALMOST, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON? LIKE A POOL LIKE SURFACE, DO YOU KNOW? GETTING THAT FAR LONGER THAN DESIGN -- >> WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED THE DESIGN BUT GOING WITH THE LIBERTY THEME, IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THERE WILL BE BLUE IN THERE. >> OKAY. CONCRETE ALWAYS WORRIES ME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE FEET CAN BE WET AND RUBBED ON CONCRETE, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE -- I LIKE THE IDEA OF MAKING IT LOOK LIKE A POOL SURFACE, THAT WAS VERY -- >> THE CONCRETE ITSELF IS MADE FOR THE SPLASH PAD, IT WILL BE A LITTLE EASIER THAN TYPICAL [UNCLEAR] >> YOU MAY WANT TO COVER YOUR EARS MAYOR, I WILL SAY SOMETHING YOUR COMMISSION YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY BUT I HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE. EVEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION IN THE BRIEFING, THE BIGGEST SUPPORTER OF SPLASH PADS, IN FACT IT IS ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES RUNNING FOR -- [LAUGHTER] I THINK PARKLAND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIT OF FUN, THAT'S WHY I HAVE MY KIDS HERE. ACADEMICS,, SAFETY. IF IT WERE TO BOIL DOWN PARKLAND I WOULD SAY THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, ACADEMICS, FUN, SAFETY. WE NEED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION NOW, NOT LATER. I SAY THAT BECAUSE $500,000 IS A LOT OF MONEY, EVEN PUTTING ASIDE THE FACT THAT IT IS BAKED INTO OUR PRIOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT, THAT IT WAS UNDER A DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO PIVOT BECAUSE THE INVESTOR DID AT ONE POINT AND YOU SET ASIDE MONEY, DOESN'T MEAN THE POKER IS, MAKE A DECISION BECAUSE HE ALREADY GOT THE MONEY SET ASIDE TO. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ALTERNATIVE, THE ALTERNATIVE IS YOU DO SHUT DOWN AT THE SPLASH PAD AND YOU TURN IT INTO SOME OTHER FEATURE OF THE PARK BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING THE SPLASH PAD AT THE 36-ACRE PARK, IF WE PUT TIME AND MONEY INTO REPAIRS OF PIPES AND LEAKS AND MAINTENANCE, LET'S DO IT AT ONE SPLASH PAD. THAT IS PARKS AND WORK AS WE TALKED ABOUT, PUBLIC WORKS, IF WE WERE TRYING TO KEEP OUR BUDGET STATUS QUO, I AM TELLING YOU, WE ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT INCREASES TO MAINTAIN AND [01:50:02] OPERATE 36-ACRE PARK, THE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE AND MAYBE IT'S FOR CHRISTINE, WHAT IS OUR INTENDED LIFETIME EXPECTATION OF THE WATER SPLASH PAD IN THE 36-ACRE? IF WE LOOK TO SPEND $500,000 AFTER TEN YEARS THAT WE JUST REPAIRED TEN YEARS AGO, HOW LONG ARE WE ANTICIPATING, HOW MUCH ARE WE PAYING FOR THE ONE THERE? IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWER. >> THE TYPICAL LIFE EXPECTANCY FOR ANY SPLASH PAD IS 10-12 YEARS. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT OF COURSE. THIS SPLASH PAD HAS EXISTED AT LIBERTY PARK, AND THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR COSTS AS YOU GET CLOSER TO THAT 10-12 YEAR LIFE SPAN DOES INCREASE A LITTLE BIT, AS THE MAYOR SAID, ONCE YOU RENEW IT AND YOU GET WARRANTIES, A LOT OF STUFF IN THAT FIRST FEW YEARS. >> THAT MAKES SENSE, BUT THEN I WOULD RAISE THE COUNTER TO THAT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAINTENANCE CYCLES, NOW WE ARE ON THE SAME CYCLE, NOW WE HAVE TWO NEW SPLASH PADS, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, THE NEED TO REPLACE BOTH OF THEM. I'M SAYING IF YOU WANT TO GET THE BEST QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. LET'S PUT ALL THE MONEY WE WOULD RATHER REDEFINE OR REBUILD A DIVING SPLASH PAD WE ALL AGREE, AND PUT IT TOWARDS MAKING A NEW SPLASH PAD THAT IS INCREDIBLE AND AMAZING SO WE DO HAVE TO REPLENISH IT TEN YEARS FROM NOW, WE ARE DOING IT FROM ONE PROJECT WE BELIEVE AND STAND BEHIND IT RATHER THAN SPIN PLATES ON A SPLASH PAD. YOUR COMMENT ABOUT PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO YOU ABOUT THE SPLASH PAD, I HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH NANCY, I HAVE NEVER HAD A SINGLE RESIDENT TELL ME THEY EVER HAD A CONCERN OR PROBLEM WITH THE SPLASH PAD OR THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO USE IT. I HAVE BEEN TO LIBERTY, IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARKS. IT IS WHERE I SEE PARENTS GO THERE, NOT THAT KIDS AREN'T RUNNING THROUGH IT BUT PARENTS ARE NOT PLANNING TO BRING THEIR KIDS THERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SPLASH PAD. THEY GET ON THE PLAYGROUND, THEY GET WET ON THE SPLASH PAD, THEY YELLED THEM TO GET OUT OF THERE. WE HAVE A SPLASH PAD IN THE CITY I'D RATHER IT BE THE BEST ONE THAN HAVE TWO THAT WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE A COMPROMISE FOR. MY EMOTION WOULD BE THAT WE DEFER TO THIS OR TABLE IT UNTIL WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS -- MOTION -- WE HAVE TWO MONTHS, IT'S NOT A DECISION LIKE WE DON'T MAKE IT NOW WE CAN NEVER HAVE A SPLASH PAD AGAIN. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? >> GO AHEAD. >> IS THERE ANYTHING WITH RESPECT TO THE CONTRACT AWARD PROCESS OR ANYTHING WITH RESPECT TO THE PRICE ESTIMATE OR THE PRICE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THAT WOULD BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED IF WE DEFERRED THIS FOR 60 DAYS OR WHATEVER IT IS? >> THIS IS THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR. THE BIDS OPENED ON AUGUST SIXTH ON THAT PROJECT, WHICH GAVE US 90 DAYS THAT THEY HAD TO REMAIN VALID FOR. SO ON ABOUT NOVEMBER SIXTH, THOSE BIDS WOULD EXPIRE IF THEY WERE NOT EXTENDED. >> IS THERE ANY WAY -- I DON'T KNOW WHEN OUR NEXT MEETING IS WITH REGARDS TO NOVEMBER... I DO NOT KNOW IF WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE FOURTH OR THE 11TH BUT IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THOSE EXTENDED TO BE IN LINE WITH OUR NEXT NOVEMBER MEETING? >> I BELIEVE OUR NOVEMBER MEETING WOULD BE NOVEMBER FOURTH, AND IN REGARDS TO -- WE COULD ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THE VENDOR AND ASK FOR AN EXTENSION, NO GUARANTEE WE WOULD GET THAT BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE DONE. >> SO IF WE MADE A DECISION ON NOVEMBER FOURTH THAT IS BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF THE SIXTH, THAT WOULD STILL KEEP US WHERE WE NEED TO BE WITH RESPECT TO THE DAY OF CLOSURE? >> THE OTHER IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PROCESS IS YOU GUYS PASS IT ON THE FOURTH, THEN WE STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH CONTRACT NEGOTIATION AND ACTUALLY HAVE EXECUTION, WHICH TYPICALLY IS NOT DONE WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS TURNAROUND. >> THAT'S FINE BUT WE CAN DO THE AWARD -- >> YOU COULD AWARD AND THEN HOPEFULLY THE VENDOR WOULD BE ABLE TO BY THE TIME WE SIGN IT EXECUTE THE CONTRACT. >> MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS EVERYBODY COULD PROBABLY SEE -- I LOVE LIBERTY PARK, THE FIRST COMMUNITY PARK THAT WAS BUILT HERE, I LOVE TO SEE IT GET IMPROVED. BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES AND I APPRECIATE EARLY NOVEMBER MAY PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE -- THE CHALLENGE FOR US TO START LOOKING HARDER AT DECISIONS WE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE MADE, AS [01:55:05] NANCY CONTINUES DOING A GREAT JOB HAVING THIS READY TO GO, AS PART OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. AS LONG AS WE ARE NOT PREJUDICING OURSELVES, OBVIOUSLY IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WE CAN REVISIT THIS BEFORE NOVEMBER FOURTH. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE -- I GUESS I WOULD SECOND THE MOTION AS LONG AS WE CAN SEE THAT WE CAN GET ALL OF THE DEADLINES EXTENDED TO PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DECISION POST NOVEMBER THIRD, ACADEMY IMPACT OUR BUDGETARY RESTRICTIONS. >> MAYOR, FOR THE MOTION DO YOU WANT THE MOTION FOR NOVEMBER FOURTH, THEN YOU WILL BE IN THE TIME FRAME. >> OKAY. >> THAT IS JUST A SUGGESTION. >> CAN I JUST -- >> SORRY -- >> TWO. I THINK COMMISSIONER ISROW RAISES SOME GOOD POINTS, I WAS A LITTLE TORN, MY KIDS LOVED LIBERTY PARK, I LOVE LIBERTY PARK, I RIDE MY BIKE THERE. AND I KNOW THAT SPLASH PAD BASED ON DISCUSSIONS OF THE BRIEFING IS PRETTY HIGHLY UTILIZED BUT TO COMMISSIONER ISROW'S POINT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE, IS IT AT LEAST COMPARABLE, OR DOES IT GO AWAY? OR CAN WE TO THIS POINT MAKE THAT -- AND LETTING THE PARENTS KNOW -- >> WHEN IS THE SPLASH PAD DONE? >> I HAVEN'T SEEN. >> THERE IS NO ADDING -- >> DOESN'T NECESSARILY -- >> THERE IS NO ADDING TO WHAT IS PRESERVED. >> SO IN OTHER WORDS COMPLETED. >> YES, ONE HAS -- >> I GOT YOU. IT IS A LOT BIGGER IT IS OBVIOUSLY VERY NICE. >> YEAH, AGAIN IT WOULD JUST BOIL DOWN TO DO WE WANT TO HAVE TWO SPLASH PADS IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND OR NOT. THAT'S ALL. WE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION NOVEMBER FOURTH. WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE UNLESS YOU WANT TO. >> WE MADE THAT DECISION WHEN WE CHOSE THE DESIGN FOR THE PARK AND ADDING A SPLASH PAD, WE CHOSE TWO SPLASH PADS IN THE CITY OF PARKLAND. I'M NOT SURE WHY IT'S NOW A DISCUSSION -- I KNOW WHY IT'S A DISCUSSION, OBVIOUSLY -- >> IT'S A DIFFERENT. >> I WILL SAY THIS I WAS CALLED BY A FRIEND OF MINE AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY AT LIBERTY PARK BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME EXPOSED SCREWS IN ONE OF THE DEVICES DUMMY DEVICES AND SHE WAS AFRAID A KID WOULD CUT THEMSELVES, I WOUND UP WITH MY OWN TOOLKIT TO PUT THEM DOWN SO THEY'RE NOT FLUSHED AND THE KID WOULD NOT GET HURT. IT IS IN DISREPAIR, IT IS USED QUITE A BIT. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THERE. I'M NOT QUITE READY TO COMPLETELY DISREGARD THE IDEA THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE REDONE. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SURE OF WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON NOVEMBER THIRD. THIS IS BUDGETED. >> WE CAN DEFER IT. >> I AM FINE DEFERRING IT TO NOVEMBER FOURTH. I'M NOT SAYING THERE IS A SENSE OF URGENCY. I THINK IT HAS BEEN BUDGETED, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A SPLASH PAD OF THERE. A LOT OF PEOPLE USE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US REDO THE SPLASH PAD AS NEEDED, BUT I AM OKAY WAITING UNTIL NOVEMBER FOURTH AND HAVING THAT CONVERSATION. >> I THINK I THINK IT IS FAIR. >> I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE. >> BUT TO YOUR POINT, WE ADDED A SPLASH PAD. I'M GOOD WITH TWO, WHATEVER. I'M FINE WITH GOING TO NOVEMBER FOUR. SO JORDAN ARE OR COMMISSION ISRAEL OR JORDAN. >> I'LL AMEN TO DEFER TO THE DATE STARTING NOVEMBER FOUR. >> YOU GOOD WITH THAT FOR A SECOND IN. >> I AM, AS LONG AS THAT GIVES THE CITY STAFF ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE A DECISION TO PULL THE TRIGGER. >> BRUNO SAID NO PROBLEM, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. >> GOOD JOB, BRUNO. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSION ISROW AND THE SECOND BY VICE MAYOR BRIER TO TIME CERTAIN NOVEMBER FOUR TO MOVE THIS ITEM. >> COMMISSION CANNEDMAN? >> NO. >> COMMISSIONER MURDER SAME. >> VICE MAYOR BRIER. >> MAYOR WALKER. >> I'M GOING TO SAY YES, BUT I HAVE INFORM PROBLEM WAITING UNTIL NOVEMBER FOUR TO VOTE YES. >> OKAY. SO WE HAVE, WHAT HAVE WE GOT? >> ITEM 10C. >> RESOLUTION 2026-015 THE [02:00:04] RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF PARKLAND, FLORIDA APPROVING PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIZED LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MAYORS. GIVELAND AND NICKERSON FOR SPECIAL RELATED ASSESSMENT SERVICES NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> OKAY. YOU'RE BACK. >> NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. KELLY SPORTS. FINANCE DIRECTOR. THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR NEIGHBORS GIVELAND NICKERSON. THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDING OUTSIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE CITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THEY HANDLE ALL OF OUR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS THE ANNUAL PROCESSES AND NOW WORK WITH US ON THE NEW CAPITAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS. SO, DUE TO THE EXTENDED LITIGATION THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING, WE ARE HAVING TO ASK FOR THIS $100,000 LIMIT ANNUALLY. WE HOPE THAT IT GETS RECTIFIED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THEN WE WON'T COME NEAR THAN SPENDING THAT MUCH. THE ANNUAL AMOUNTS OF MUCH LOWER. BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS TO ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE SPECIFIC, NEARBY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. >> OKAY. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? >> FISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. THIS IS FOR YOU GUYS SO, THANK YOU. CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC. ANYONE ELSE? >> THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE, KELLY. THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED COST FOR THESE LITIGATIONS. I DON'T LIKE THIS, BELIEVE ME I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF LAWYERS. >> THAT'S THE MAX. >> BUT THAT'S AN ANNUAL MAX. >> WELL,. >> WELL, AGAIN. >> FROM HERE TO NOT TO THE END OF THIS YEAR. >> SO, WE HAD A ONE-TIME $:100,000 AUTHORIZATION ANTICIPATING THE FIRST LAWSUIT WOULD BE RESOLVED AND THEN THE SECOND AND THEN THE THIRD. SO THE FIRST TWO ARE NOW GONE. WE'RE HOPING THIS THIRD ONE IS RESOLVED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THEN WE WON'T EVEN HIT THE $100,000. >> BUT, BECAUSE IT IS ONGOING, AND NOT TO BE DETERMINED, UNTIL IT IS SETTLED. >> WE ARE DOING A 105 OR WHATEVER IT IS TO, RECOUP. >> THAT WAS GOOD. >> YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US WAY TOO LONG. >> I'M AN ATTORNEY. >> THE SECOND FOR YOU. SO HOPEFULLY WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RECOUP ANY OF OUR FEES. >> THEY FILED THAT FOR THE FIRST TWO CASES AND ALREADY FILED FOR THE THIRD CASE. SO, WE WOULD HOPE TO GET IT RECOUPED, BUT JUST FOR PROCUREMENT PURPOSES WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN PLACE SO, WE DON'T EXCEED THAT EXPENDITURE, WITHOUT YOUR AUTHORITY. >> FROM MY PERSPECTIVE GOING FORWARD. WHENEVER WE HAVE THESE BEFORE US I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING FROM THE LAW FIRM GIVING THEIR ROADMAP THE ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE BUDGET WOULD BE. >> OTHERWISE WE'RE JUST AGREEING TO THE NUMBER. SOUNDS GOOD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT IF THIS LITIGATION GOES FOR SIX YEARS T DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. >> UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. >> ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? >> DO I HAVE A SECOND IN. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONERCANT BEMAN AND PRIOR. >> COMMISSIONER ISROW. AND KANTERMAN? >> YES. AND YES, WITH THE CAVEAT I LIKE THE IDEAS OF NEXT TIME HAVING THE ACTUALLY BREAKDOWN OF ESTIMATED OR FORECASTED SERVICES WHATEVER THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. UNDERSTANDING IT WOULD BE AN ESTIMATE, BUT YES. >> AND THAT'S DIRECTED AT ANTHONY KELLY, NOT YOU. >> I'M TAKING NOTE. >> YEAH. YOU MAKE SURE YOU TELL DEBORAH. >> VICE MAYOR BRIER. >> YES. >> MAYOR WALKER? >> YES, PLEASE SHOW PASSAGE UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE STIPULATION ANTHONY WILL GET A ROWED MAP. [11. Comments by the Broward Sheriff's Office] >> COMMENTS BY THE BROWARD SHERIFF OFFICE. HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A LONG TIME CAPTAIN. >> SINCE THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, RIGHT? >> NO, LAST TIME THERE WERE NO COMMENTS. >> OH, NO COMMENTS, YES. IT WAS A LONG MEETING. SO I SAID THERE WERE NO COMMENTS. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN OPERATIONAL PLAN FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS SO WE HAVE EXTRA PATROLS. AND EXTRA HIGH VISIBILITY DURING THAT TIME. WE WILLS, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE PROVIDED ACTIVE ASSAILANT TRAINING FOR THE CITY STAFF. WE'RE FOLLOWING UP THIS THURSDAY. WE HAVE SOME REGIONAL SWAT MEMBERS TO WALK THROUGH THE BUILDINGS AND DO SOME MORE HANDS [02:05:02] ON TRAINING WITH THE STAFF. I KNOW EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. IT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS HERE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ASK THEM QUESTIONS CAN. AND GET SOME MORE HANDS ON TRAINING. OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING IS GOOD ON OUR FRONT. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FOR THE CAPTAIN? >> JUST THANK YOU. [12. Comments by the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department] >> YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. COMMENTS BY THE CORAL SPRINGS PARKLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT. >> GOOD EVENING. FIRST OFF, JUST CUDOS TO CITY COMMISSION AND STAFF. YOU DID A WONDERFUL REMEMBRANCE SERVICE FOR SEPTEMBER 11. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THE AIR-CONDITIONING THAT WAS A STROKE OF GENIUS. A WONDERFUL JOB. TO PIGGYBACK OFF COMMISSIONER SAL MOAN SCOOTERS AND EBIKES AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT WE RUN ABOUT TWO A DAY BETWEEN BOTH CITIES. THOSE ARE VERY STEADY. >> I'M SORRY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN THE SCOOTER VERSUS THE E BIKE. >> THOSE ARE TWO ANIMAL VERSUS EBIKE. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE DANGEROUS BUT THE BICYCLES GO FASTER. >> I HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE SCOOTERS ARE POVING. >> ANYTHING ABOVE 15 MILE PER HOUR. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU HANDLE, BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE A LITTLE UNIQUE. WHEN YOU SAY, IS THERE ANY ESTIMATE OF HOW YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN, WHEN YOU SAY TWO A DAY? >> WE JUST GROUP THEM ALL TOGETHER. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT IS PROBABLY MORE OF THEM HITTING THE CARS, THAN THE CARS HITTING THEM. THEY'RE SCOOTER IS COMING A LONG. THE INTERSECTION IS, YEAH, THEY JUST GO LIKE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. >> THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RULES OF THE ROAD. >> RIGHT. >> SPLASH PAD KICKING OFF DROWNING PREVENTION. >> SEE YOU THERE. >> I LIKE THIS SPLASH BARB. IT IS A FUN EVENT. [13. Comments by the City Manager] MIGHT GET SOME RAIN. >> ALL RIGHT. COMMENTS BY THE CITY MANAGER? >> JUST TO REMIND THAT EVERYONE OUR SECOND BUDGET HEARING WOULD BE ON THE 23RD. WE'RE A LITTLE OFF CYCLE, DUE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. THAT'S IT, THANK YOU >> OKAY. [14. Comments by the City Attorney] HOPEFULLY YOU GET BACK ON CYCLE. >> COMMENTS BY THE CITY ATTORNEY FILL-IN. >> IT IS A PLEASURE TO SEE THE COMMISSION. OTHER THAN THAT I HAVE NO COMMENTS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.