Apr 14, 2021 Regular

AND THEREFORE, GOOD EVENING.

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WELCOME TO OUR VIRTUAL MEETING AS WE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

YES. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON. GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GELIN.

COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR VILLALOBOS, PRESENT.

THANK YOU AND MAYOR GOMEZ.

GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU.

WILL ALL JOIN COMMISSIONER PLACKO AND OUR PLEDGE OF STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND ALSO AFTERWARDS, WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALCEE HASTINGS. WORLD WAR II NAVY VETERAN, FORMER TAMARAC RESIDENT WANTS TO BAR AND THEN WE OF OUR DEARLY DEPARTED.

SO PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT.

SILENCE AFTERWARDS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

[1. PROCEDURES FOR VIRTUAL MEETINGS]

THERE WAS A CITY COMMISSION, CITY COMMISSION ADOPTED EMERGENCY ORDERS WHICH PERMIT THE CITY COMMISSION WHOLE VIRTUAL COMMISSION MEETS THE GUIDELINES TO VIRTUAL COMMISSION MEANS THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO NOTICE ALL VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND CAUSE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS IN A CITY CODE. A STATE LAW THE CITY CLERK HAS POSTED ON REQUIRED NOTICE ON THE TEST REQUIREMENT FOR VIRTUAL MEANS OF PHYSICAL PHYSICAL HARM IS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE LOGICAL MEANS REQUIRED BY LAW. CITY CLERK HAS CONFIRMED A VIRTUAL CALL FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.

ADDITIONALLY, PURSUANT TO GUIDELINES, ALL VOTES ON ZINA'S AS MEMBERS SAY THE COMMISSION MUST BE MY ROLL CALL VOTE.

[INAUDIBLE] MUST ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, CITY MEMBERS, STAFF AND PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS THE VOTES ARE MEET TONIGHT.

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING AND PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE JUNIOR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY PROVIDE COMMENTS BY TELEPHONE, BY EMAIL TO CITY CLERK OR EMAIL COMMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE COMMISSION FOR RECORD PURPOSES. ONLY CITY CLERK WILL FACILITATE THE COMMENTS BY THE PUBLIC, ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS SUBJECT TO TIME LIMITATIONS AND COMMISSION PROCEDURE.

MOREOVER, ALL COUNCIL MEMBER WILL BECOME PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD IF PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLIC OFFICE ARE PROHIBITED BY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. SO THE COMMISSION IS REQUIRED, WHICH DOESN'T MEAN UNTIL TECHNICAL PROBLEMS ARE CORRECT.

THANK YOU. I'M FINISHED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS NOW MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MR.

[2.a. Broward County Supervisor of Elections - High School Voter Registration Drive]

SO THE TWO OF YOU ARE WELCOME TO MEET.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR, TO YOURSELF, MR. VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, BOARD MEMBERS, CITIZEN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME THIS QUICK OPPORTUNITY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE.

I PROMISE I WILL NOT BE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OUR OFFICE HAS TAKEN PART IN SINCE THE 70S.

SO WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT.

BUT OF COURSE, AT THE TIME OF COVID, THINGS LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

TYPICALLY WHAT WE DO IS WE GO INTO THE WE GO INTO THE SCHOOLS AND WE ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS AND WE ENGAGE THE TEACHERS SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM REGISTERED AND REGISTERED TO VOTE.

NOW, OF COURSE, IF THEY'RE 18 YEARS OLD, THEY CAN REGISTER.

BUT 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS ARE ALLOWED TO REGISTER AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A STATE ISSUED FLORIDA I.D. SO WE DO THIS SO THAT WE CAN MODEL FOR THEM THE IMPORTANCE OF DEMOCRACY.

AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS TO DO THAT IS, OF COURSE, ENCOURAGING THEM TO BECOME REGISTERED VOTERS AND ACTIVE VOTERS.

SO THIS EVENT WILL BE TAKING PLACE APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 30TH.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS AN ONLINE VENTURE.

SO EACH HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE ASSIGNED A SPECIFIC WEBSITE THAT THEY CAN REACH BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE, BROWARD.

OUR LEAGUE AND STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THEIR REGISTRATION FORMS THAT WAY.

NOW THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO SO, SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUEST A PAPER APPLICATION BECAUSE, OF COURSE, WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PART IN THIS.

SO JUST IN CASE TECHNOLOGY IS NOT THEIR FRIEND OR, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES, THEY CAN STILL TAKE PART IN THE EVENT.

I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS THAT THE 18 TO 24 YEAR OLD BLOC IS THE MOST UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP AND VOTERS.

SO IT IS OUR SUPERVISOR'S BELIEF, AS WELL AS OUR ENTIRE OFFICE THAT THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO GET THEM GOING EARLY SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR VOICES MATTER.

SO, AGAIN, WE CAN'T HAVE WE CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.

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WE APPRECIATE ANY SUPPORT THAT YOUR COMMISSION CAN GIVE US, YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

WE APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STUDENTS ARE TAKING PART, THAT YOU, NEIGHBOR STUDENTS, ANY STUDENT THAT YOU KNOW IS TAKING PART IN THIS EVENT SO THAT THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND GET REGISTERED TO VOTE AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? I AM NOT SEEING ANY HANDS.

I JUST SEE A LOT OF NODDING HEADS, SO I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT WHAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, AND WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO GET THE WORD OUT AND HELP IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN.

OUR WEBSITE, W W W RAWAD LEAGUE.

YOU CAN ALSO CALL OUR AUTHORS AND WE CAN GIVE YOU ANY INFORMATION ON ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR HERE TONIGHT.

BYE BYE. SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR PROCLAMATION'S.

[2.b. Proclamation - Autism Awareness Month]

I KNOW MY ROLE IN THIS AS WELL.

AND THIS IS TO MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE REGARDING AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH THAT APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH. SO IT IS OUR GOAL FOR EVERYONE IN THE CITY OF SAMARRA TO HONOR ALL OF OUR CHILDREN AND PARENTS WHO ARE AFFECTED BY AUTISM AND ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AUTISM PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM.

[Items 2.c. & 2.e.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH, I WILL NOT READ THE PROCLAMATIONS TO SAVE TIME, BUT I THANK YOU FOR COSPONSORING THE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH PROCLAMATION AND OF COURSE, OUR FATHERS.

AM I A PROCLAMATION? I REMEMBER SOME TIME AGO FATHERS AT MY AGE MET WITH OUR COMMISSIONER PLATEAU.

SHE BROUGHT THEM TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND WE ALL FELL IN LOVE WITH OUR FATHERS.

AT MY AGE THAT YEAR.

AND SO I CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THEM.

AND I KNOW THAT OUR COMMISSION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THEM, TOO.

SO CONGRATS ON BOTH YOUR MOMS AND FATHERS OF MY DAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

AND AGREED TO VERY GOOD PROCLAMATIONS AND AWARENESS ITEMS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THEM FORWARD.

[2.d. Proclamation - Muslim American Heritage Month (Ramadan)]

AND SO WE WANT TO JUST WISH EVERYONE WHO IS CELEBRATING RAMADAN AND A MUSLIM AMERICA.

THIS IS MY MUSLIM AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

WE WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY CELEBRATING VERY HAPPY.

RAMADAN AND.

AND I WILL QUICKLY GO TO THE OTHER INFORMATION, I WANT TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CITY OF

[2.f. Proclamation - Paralyzed Veterans of America]

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT AS WELL.

I AM SEEING SOME CHATTER ON THE SIDE AND I'M JUST GOING TO ASK IF WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO DO TO NAMJOO.

IS YOUR HAND UP? AND YOU PUT MY HAND UP.

THEY'RE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH THE FACEBOOK LIVE FEED, SO CAN WE JUST PAUSE FOR A SECOND AND SEE IF THE ISD FOLKS CAN IDENTIFY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND FIX THAT? YES, WE CAN DO. WE NEED TO BE IN RECESS FOR.

I THINK WE'RE OK. IF YOU CAN JUST IF EVERYBODY CAN JUST SIT TIGHT FOR JUST A MINUTE OR TWO. GIVE ME JUST A MINUTE TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THAT REAL QUICK, PLUNKET.

MADAM MAYOR, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I CAN OK, IT SEEMS LIKE FACEBOOK TOOK THIS SCHEDULE OUT, AND SO I NEED TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND PUT OUR SCHEDULE BACK ON FOR THE BROADCAST TO CONTINUE.

THE WEB STREAM IS ON ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, BECAUSE FOR THAT, I'M HEARING YOU SORT OF AN ECHO AND NOT VERY CLEARLY THAT I GOT PART OF IT, THAT IT'S STREAMING ON THE WEBSITE.

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THAT'S CORRECT. AND WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION? WHAT DO WE NEED TO BE DOING, BEING ABLE TO HAVE EVERYBODY HAVE ACCESS? I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE COULD SCREAM, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WORKING ON FACEBOOK WANTING TO GET FACEBOOK SCHEDULE BACK UP.

IT COULD TAKE ME 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO REACH OUT AND GET THAT SCHEDULE BACK ON FACEBOOK CALENDAR. SO IT'S UP TO YOU.

WE CAN CONTINUE OR WE CAN TAKE A BREAK AND WORK ON THAT AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S REALLY THE STREAM IS IS IS CONTINUING ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

YEAH, I SPEAK ABOUT AND STAND UP.

I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST IF YOU'RE LEVANTE COULD JUST POST THE LINK FROM THE WEBSITE ONTO FACEBOOK SO THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO WATCH ON FACEBOOK AND THEN REACH OUT TO FACEBOOK DURING THAT TIME.

AND THEN WHEN WE'RE READY TO GO ON FACEBOOK, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND WE NEED TO BREAK AT THAT TIME SO THAT WE COULD WE COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT.

WE COULD DEFINITELY PUT A LINK TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR THE STREAM AND THEN IN THE MEANTIME, WORK ON GETTING THE SCHEDULE AND THE STREAM BACK ON FACEBOOK.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

THIS WAY WE DON'T LOSE ANY MOMENTUM.

WE HAVE A VERY LONG MEETING TONIGHT.

SO IF THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT, THEN.

ALL RIGHT, GREAT. SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A LOT MORE MINUTES FOR YOU TO POST.

LET US KNOW WHEN YOU'VE POSTED THE STREAMING LINK ON FACEBOOK AND THEN WE'LL PROCEED.

OK, OK, THANKS.

WELL.

SO HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING, ANYONE, ANY TAKERS? ANY TAKERS? NO TAKERS. OH, ATRAGON.

YOU JUST KIND OF LOOK AT EACH OTHER COURSE, THE COMMISSIONER GARLAND JOINED THE MEETING.

OK, I HEARD HIM.

YOU JUST CONFIRMED HE WAS HERE IN THE CHAT OF THE CITY NOT WORKING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT HE'S HERE AT.

WELL. A.

THIS IS HOMS. YES, IF IF OUR WEBSITE, MAIN MEDIA, TO BROADCAST THIS INTERVIEW IS FUNCTIONAL AND WE CAN PROCEED BECAUSE IN FACT, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR

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WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR LEVENT TO ADVISE THAT THE LINK WAS PUT ON FACEBOOK.

SO PEOPLE WHO ARE ON FACEBOOK AND SO PARTICIPATE AND WATCH.

SO AS SOON AS HE'S READY TO, HE TELLS US THAT IT'S POSTED, WE CAN BE WE'RE READY TO GO STREAMING. AND LAVANT HOPEFULLY WILL TELL US SHORTLY.

I AM SORRY, BUT NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE LIVE STREAM IS NOT BROADCASTING, THAT IS SPOOLING UP FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO WATCH IT AT HOME.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADD THAT TO THE LIST OF THINGS THAT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT. SO AT THIS POINT, I THINK YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND RECESS THE MEETING FOR 15 MINUTES WHILE WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE LIVESTREAM AS WELL.

NOW, THAT IS PROBABLY SEVEN, 16.

WE WILL TAKE RECESS UNTIL SEVEN THIRTY.

WE WILL BE BACK AT SEVEN THIRTY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, I GUESS, IS LESS THAN 30 SECONDS.

WE ARE BACK ON THE RECORD.

IT IS SEVEN THIRTY. WE ARE HERE AT THE APRIL 14TH VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE DEALT WITH SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES.

WE ARE NOW UP TO OUR COMMISSION REPORTS.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, IN THE SPIRIT OF TECHNOLOGY, I'M GOING TO FOREGO MY REPORT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND, ARE YOU WITH US, CITY CLERK? I STILL ASK YOU TO CALL THE ROLL.

OK. I SAW COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

SO COMMISSIONER BOLTON, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

VICE MAYOR VILLALOBOS.

PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. POCHO, I'M HERE.

THANK YOU. AND MAYOR GOMEZ, PRESIDENT, THANK YOU.

I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER GARLAND IS HERE.

HE MIGHT JUST BE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES.

OK, SO, YES, I'M HERE.

YOUR REPORT. GARLAND, YOUR REPORT.

OH, YEAH, I'M IN MY CAR.

I CAN'T DO MY REPORT RIGHT NOW.

I TOOK THE 15 MINUTES TO GRAB GRAB SOME DINNER, SO I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE IN ABOUT TWO MINUTES. WELL, YOU BOUGHT.

[3.c. Vice Mayor Villalobos]

I WANT TO SUPPORT ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF YOUR PROJECTS, BUT YOU PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU'RE REALLY NOT MY PRIORITY.

IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT SET ME ON THIS SEAT, WHETHER IT WAS TO HELP FROM ANYONE ON THE DAIS, WHETHER IT'S THE SUPPORT I RECEIVED FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

FOR ME, ULTIMATELY, THE LORD IS THE ONE THAT GIVES AND TAKES AWAY REGARDLESS OF WHAT WE DO INDIVIDUALLY. I JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT IF ANYONE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IN MY DISTRICT, THAT YOU KINDLY INFORM ME WHETHER IT'S ANYONE DOING A MEETING OR SOMEONE INVITED YOU FOR A NATURE MEETING, I WOULD KINDLY SAY TO YOU THAT YOU AT LEAST EXTEND THE INVITATION.

I WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION TO THE CITY CLERK, CITY MANAGER OR CITY ATTORNEY.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THROUGH PARLIAMENTARY ORDER THAT WE DO HAVE TIMING.

SO I THINK WE GOT TWO ROUNDS, FIVE MINUTES EACH.

SO IF I CAN ASK THE MAYOR TO PLEASE GO AHEAD AND KEEP TRACK OF THAT, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT TO GET THE THINGS MOVING.

AND ONE MORE THING.

WHEN I WAS A CITY MANAGER, A QUESTION SO CITY MANAGER COMPARING PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS, HOW MUCH MORE DEMANDING, LESS DEMANDING OR EQUAL TO WOULD YOU SAY THAT THE CURRENT COMMISSION SINCE TWENTY SIXTEEN IS IN COMPARISON TO PREVIOUS ONES.

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THAT'S KIND OF A LOADED QUESTION.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT I WAS IN PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING.

I WAS OUT OF REACH FOR A PROP..

I WAS REVIEWING THE LIST OF ACTION ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO US BY THE COMMISSION SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.

AND IT IS SUBSTANTIAL.

SO, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS WHETHER YOU'RE MORE DEMANDING OR LESS DEMANDING OR THE SAME, I WOULD I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO THAT WE'VE PICKED UP SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. AND ALL OF THIS WORK IS IN ADDITION TO THE THINGS THAT WERE PLANNED. AND SO FROM THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE, I WOULD JUST TELL YOU, WE'RE COPING WITH THAT THE BEST THAT WE CAN. AND WE APPRECIATE THE COMMISSION'S PATIENCE AS WE TRY TO WORK THROUGH ALL THESE THINGS THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT FORWARD.

THANK YOU, SIR. AND JUST ONE MORE COMMENT FOR MAYOR GOMEZ.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS IN YOUR FIASCO FOR TRAVELING ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD, IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT? WELL, I'M NOT HERE TO BE GRILLED BY YOU, VICE MAYOR, ON THE.

I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST A QUESTION.

IT WAS JUST IT WAS PROVIDED TO YOU WAS PROVIDED TO EVERYBODY.

AND I CAN PULL UP THE EMAIL JUST AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN, BUT IT WAS ABOUT SIXTY SIX HUNDRED. OK, THANK YOU.

AND THEN JUST THE RESIDENTS ARE WATCHING.

PLEASE CONTINUE REACHING OUT TO US VIA FACEBOOK NEXT DOOR, EMAIL, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, CITY COMMISSION OFFICE.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. AND I'M HAPPY TO KEEP IT TO FIVE MINUTES SINCE YOUR COLLEAGUES THAT ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER TO BE MINDFUL OF THE TIME AND NOT BE UPSET IF I CUT THEM OFF.

AND I WILL ASK THE FINANCIAL DIRECTOR IF SHE WOULD MIND SENDING ME AN EMAIL JUST TO CONFIRM IF MY NUMBER WAS ACCURATE.

AND I WILL ALSO IN MY REPORT.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND, ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR REPORT NOW?

[3.b. Commissioner Gelin]

THANK YOU. SO JUST SOME ACTIVITY SINCE THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING FRIDAY, MARCH 26, I WENT TO THE VIRTUAL COFFEE WITH THE PRESIDENT MEETING AT NINE THIRTY.

NEXT SLIDE, 10 30 MET WITH SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER LAURIE ALHADEFF AND BROUGHT UP SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AT THE PRIOR COMMISSION MEETING IN REGARDS TO TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND SHE PROMISED ME THAT SHE'D GET BACK TO COMMERCIAL, IMPLACABLE ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES SHE RAISED REGARDING THAT SCHOOL.

NEXT LINE, TWELVE O'CLOCK HAD A MEETING WITH UNITED WE DREAM AND THEY WILL BE ON THE AGENDA TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY ID CARDS TONIGHT.

NEXT LINE, ONE THIRTY MET WITH PRANAV GUPTILL, WHO HELPED GET THAT RESOLUTION PASSED HERE IN TAMARAC AND OTHER CITIES.

SO I WANTED TO MEET WITH HIM AND HIS DAD AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE PROCLAMATION.

NEXT, I HAVE MY QUARTERLY BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE SO THAT PREVIOUSLY THAT WAS ALL IN ONE DAY SINCE I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE A PART TIME JOB AS THEY DESCRIBE THIS JOB AS A PART TIME JOB. AND I'VE YET TO MEET AN ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT THINKS THAT THE JOB OF THE COMMISSIONER IS PART TIME.

I HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION WITH TD BANK EBA FROM STATE FARM AND OUR VERY OWN LAURY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER NEXT LINE.

AND YOU KNOW, EVERY COMMISSION MEETING I HAVE TO PROVIDE MY SOCIAL COMMENTARY AND THIS IS BASED ON ON SOMETHING THAT RECENTLY HAPPENED, HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN WITH THE SUN SENTINEL, WHICH IS A NEWSPAPER THAT I THINK IS VERY BIASED.

SO NEXT LIE.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEING INVISIBLE.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY, THERE'S A FEELING SOMETIMES THAT WE'RE INVISIBLE AND I'LL DEMONSTRATE THAT MY EXPERIENCE SHORTLY.

NEXT LINE. SO HERE, JUST SHOWING VARIOUS ARTICLES BY NEW YORK TIMES PSYCHOLOGY TODAY, DIFFERENT ARTICLES THAT TALK ABOUT THIS NOTION OF BEING INVISIBLE, NEXT LINE, EVEN BOOKS WRITTEN ABOUT IT JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HERE, BUT YOU'RE NOT SEEING NEXT LIVE AGAIN, NPR AND OTHER NEWS RESOURCE. NEXT LINE, A VERY, VERY POPULAR BOOK WAS WRITTEN ABOUT IT BACK IN NINETEEN FIFTY TWO.

I WAS ON THE BESTSELLERS LIST FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS AND WON A LOT OF AWARDS AND IS TAUGHT IN MANY SCHOOLS. NEXT LINE ON THE NEXT LINE.

AND FOLKS, I'LL PROBABLY GO AHEAD NEXT LINE.

AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A WOMAN WHO TALKS ABOUT HER INVISIBILITY.

BUT I'M GOING TO SKIP THAT FOR NOW AND JUST GO INTO MY MY EXAMPLE NEXT LINE.

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ALL IT MEANS IS THAT YOU HAVE AN ADVANTAGE JUST BECAUSE OF WHO YOU ARE.

NEXT LIE. AND THAT WAS DEMONSTRATED WITH OUR MAYOR HERE.

AND IT'S NOT HER FAULT. SHE DID NOTHING WRONG.

IT'S THE SUN SENTINEL.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, I BROUGHT UP CITIZEN CITIZENSHIP HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

AND THE SUN-SENTINEL WRITES AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT AND COMPLETELY EXCLUDES ME.

AND SO I REACHED OUT TO THE WRITER BRETT SHIU SHUKI.

AND I ASKED AND I SAID, HEY, DID YOU NOT GET THE SAME PRESS RELEASE THAT I RECEIVED, THAT CITIZEN CITIZENSHIP ISSUE? AND I CHECKED WITH ARPAIO.

AND SURE ENOUGH, IT WAS THE SAME IT WAS THE SAME PRESS RELEASE, BUT THEY COMPLETELY EXCLUDED ME AND HIGHLIGHTED MAYOR GOMEZ.

AND HE SAID, OH, IT WAS AN OVERSIGHT.

I MISSED IT. SO IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS ARTICLE, NOW THAT MY QUOTES ARE INCLUDED, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS THIS THIS PRESS RELEASE WAS DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE AND IT SHOWS UP ON YAHOO! AND I'M COMPLETELY EXCLUDED.

EVEN THOUGH I DID THE RESEARCH, I BROUGHT IT UP, I PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, I PUSHED FOR IT.

AND THEN SO THERE'S THAT CONCEPT OF INVISIBILITY THAT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE, HAPPENS EVERY DAY. AND THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF IT.

NEXT, LIKE I DID, IT TEND TO BE A SLOW BIKE RODEO ON SATURDAY.

MAN MICHELLE GOMEZ WAS THERE AS WELL AND BROUGHT MY TEAM OF CYCLISTS AS WELL.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PROMOTING OUR BIKE EVENT NEXT MONTH, SATURDAY, MAY 22ND.

NEXT LINE, A FEW MORE IMAGES FROM THAT EVENT.

SO THAT'S EARLY IN THE MORNING.

WE WE RAN WE WROTE ABOUT THIRTY THREE MILES BEFORE SHOWING UP TO THE BIKE RODEO NEXT LINE. LATER THAT DAY, I WENT TO THE CITY OF MIRAMAR WHERE THEY HAD A GREAT TRACK AND FIELD EVENT WITH A LOT OF WORLD CLASS SPRINTERS.

SO THERE I AM ON MY SHIRT.

SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S A GREAT EVENT FOR ME TO ATTEND IN TERMS OF ENJOYING PERSPECTIVE, IT'S STILL WORK. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE, INCLUDING.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PATTY GOOD, PEMBROKE PINES COMMISSIONER TOM GOOD AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE ALL THEIR NEXT LIE.

AND OF COURSE, I JUST WANT TO PAY MY RESPECTS TO CONGRESSMAN ALCEE HASTINGS.

I'M PROUD OF THIS COMMISSION, DESPITE A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, GIVING HIM SOME KIND OF HONOR IN THE CITY OF TAMPA BY RENAMING A STREET AFTER HIM NEXT LINE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE.

SO THIS IS THE PICTURE OF HIS OFFICE DOOR IN D.C.

AND CLEARLY HE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THIS OFFICE BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S REALLY HOW IT HOW HE REPRESENTED IT.

AND THERE'S A GROUP OF ELECTED OFFICIALS THERE AT HIS OFFICE IN D.C.

WHEN WE MAKE OUR CONGRESSIONAL VISITS, WHICH SOME REASON THE SUN-SENTINEL HAS A PROBLEM WITH US GOING TO D.C.

TO MEET OUR REPRESENTATIVES NEXT LINE AND JUST SHOWING A FEW MORE HIGHLIGHTS.

NEXT LINE. YOU KNOW, ALCEE HASTINGS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING COMPLAINED THAT THIS WAS JUST NOTHING BUT A SCAM, ALWAYS PROCLAIMED HIS INNOCENCE AND HE WAS FOUND INNOCENT.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BRINGING UP IS THIS THIS CASE? BUT HE WAS FOUND INNOCENT NEXT LOT AND JUST SOME SOME FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UPSET ABOUT THIS RENAMING. HERE ARE SOME QUOTES FROM HOWARD FINKELSTEIN, WHO REFERRED TO ALCEE HASTINGS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST MEN WHO HAS EVER LIVED IN BROWARD COUNTY.

AND HE ALSO MAKES IT CLEAR THAT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN WHICH HE CAME UP IN WAS DOMINATED BY RACISTS. AND MITCH CAESAR ALSO SAID HE MADE HIS LIFE GOAL TO FIGHT FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAD NEVER BEEN SPOKEN FOR NEXT LIKE.

IN THE 1960S, 70S AND 80S, THE GOVERNMENT ONLY ONLY ONLY WENT AFTER A BLACK MAN THAT ASCENDED TO POWER, ACCORDING TO HOWARD FINKELSTEIN.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. THEY CAME TO POWER AFTER ALCEE HASTINGS, ALL THE KING'S HORSES AND ALL THE KING'S MEN WITH EVERYTHING THEY HAD TO DESTROY TO DESTROY ALCEE HASTINGS.

AND OF COURSE, THEY DID NOT.

AND I'LL SEE.

I SEE YOU LAUGHING THERE, ELVAN.

I HOPE YOU SHARE THAT WITH ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS NAME CHANGE ANYWAY. HE ADVOCATED FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS, LGBT RIGHTS AND CHAMPIONING ISRAEL.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF AS WELL.

MAYOR GOMEZ IS SOMETHING YOU CAN SHARE TO ALL THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE COMPLAINING.

NEXT LINE. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY ALSO PAID HOMAGE TO ALCEE HASTINGS, MATT LEVINE, CEO OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION HIMSELF, THE PALM BEACH COUNTY, THE JEWISH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY LOST THE CHAMPION.

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY HAS LOST ONE OF ITS GREATEST VOICES AND DEFENDERS, JERRY MOSKOWITZ, THE JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY SAID.

HASTINGS LED ADVOCACY ON JEWISH ISSUES IN CONGRESS AND HELPED GUIDE BLACK JEWISH RELATIONS THROUGHOUT PERIODS OF TENSION.

THE PRO-ISRAEL COMMUNITY'S MOST RELIABLE ALLY IN THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS, BROWARD

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I CAN TELL YOU THAT ALSI WAS POPULAR AMONG A LOT OF JEWS BECAUSE ALSI WAS WELL-KNOWN VOCAL SUPPORTER OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL NEXT LOT.

SO HE WAS TRULY A REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL THE PEOPLE.

AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE.

AGAIN, ANOTHER NICE TWEET HONORING ALCEE HASTINGS, US REP.

TED DEUTCH. ALCEE HASTINGS KNEW THE IMPORTANCE OF BRINGING TOGETHER BLACK AND JEWISH COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE SHARED GOALS.

AND THAT'S WHY I WAS DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THIS COMMISSION WHEN I BROUGHT UP THE WHITE SUPREMACY THING RESOLUTION.

YOU KNOW, WHITE SUPREMACISTS HATE BLACK PEOPLE AND THEY HATE JEWISH PEOPLE.

SO THAT WAS SOMETHING I WOULD THINK THAT MAYOR GOMA'S WOULD JUMP ON BOARD WITH SO THAT I SHARE THAT DISAPPOINTMENT.

AND AGAIN, U.S. REP.

RON KLEIN ALSO EXPRESSING HOW ALCEE HASTINGS UNDERSTOOD THE SHARED EXPERIENCE OF JEWISH COMMUNITY AND AFRICAN COMMUNITY.

AND HE WAS A LEADER WHO TRIED TO TIE THOSE THOSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER SO WE CAN SHARE THIS INFORMATION TO ALL THE HATERS WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT A NAME CHANGE, WHICH IS NOT A NAME CHANGE. IT'S A NAME ADDITION TO THE COMMON STREET NAME.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO HEAR YOU GUYS ALL.

BUT IT'S NOT CHANGING MY MY NEXT LINE.

AND AGAIN, THE JEWISH DEMOCRATS GAVE A NICE LONG STATEMENT FOR ALCEE HASTINGS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALCEE HASTINGS DID IS HE MADE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME AND GARLAND BOLTON AND SO MANY OTHERS TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND RUNNING FOR SENATOR AT THE AGE OF TWENTY NINE. HE SAID THIS WILL HELP BLACKS OVERCOME THEIR INFERIORITY COMPLEX.

I THINK I WILL IT WILL PROVE TO BLACKS, TO WHITES ALIKE, THAT A NEGRO CAN AND CAN BE JUST AS SERIOUSLY CONCERNED WITH TAXATION, SAVING OUR ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDING RAPID TRANSPORTATION AND HELPING PROGRAMS FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS.

AS ANY WHITE CANDIDATE, IT WAS AND ALCEE HASTINGS HAD A LOT OF PERSISTENCE.

HE LOST HIS FIRST EIGHT RACES BEFORE FINALLY WINNING OFFICE.

NEXT, LIKE. AND THEN HE ALSO IS A BIG HERO TO THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY AS A JUDGE, HE DEFIED RONALD REAGAN'S POLICIES AGAINST HAITIANS AND HE BLOCKED THE IMMIGRATION SERVICES ORDER TO DEPORT HAITIANS.

AND FOR THAT, THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY IS FOREVER INDEBTED TO HIM.

EVEN ONE HAITIAN CANDIDATE RAN AGAINST THEM.

SHE COULD NOT GET SUPPORT.

AND SO HE WAS VERY STRONG ABOUT HIS VIEWS AND HIS OPINIONS.

AND IT WAS ONLY AFTER HE DEFIED RONALD REAGAN THAT THIS TRUMPED UP CHARGE CAME UP NEXT, LIKE. AND JUST A FINAL QUOTE FROM HIM, I'VE BEEN CONVINCED THAT THIS BATTLE REGARDING HIS CANCER IS WORTH FIGHTING AND MY LIFE IS DEFINED BY FIGHTING BATTLES WORTH FIGHTING.

AND ALSI IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE LAWYERS WHO SUED BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO GET THE SCHOOL TO DESEGREGATE.

SO HE'S CERTAINLY A CHAMPION IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROUD TO HAVE HIS NAME IN TAMARAC.

AND I THINK THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION NEXT YEAR.

AND I WAS LIKE, NO.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS FIVE MINUTES OR NOT, BUT THERE ARE SOME TOOLS FOR YOU TO SHARE WITH SOME OF THOSE RESIDENTS.

ALVIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PARKER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[3.d. Commissioner Placko]

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE RECEIVED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS, EMAILS ABOUT ANY NUMBER OF THINGS FROM DEAD ANIMALS IN THE STREET TO CODE ISSUES TO SIGNS, WHATEVER.

FIRST OF ALL, I RESPECT EVERYONE'S OPINION.

I THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO ME.

I RESPECT EACH OF YOUR OPINIONS.

SOME OF THE THINGS I CANNOT IMMEDIATELY GET BACK TO YOU.

I WILL ALWAYS ACKNOWLEDGE AND LET YOU KNOW I'M WORKING ON IT.

BUT IF I DON'T GET BACK TO YOU WITH A RESOLUTION THE SAME DAY, I SOMETIMES NEED TO REACH OUT TO STAFF TO GET THEM INVOLVED IN ORDER TO GET THIS GOING.

BUT I ALWAYS WILL GET BACK TO YOU.

THE RESULTS MAY NOT BE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT I DO PROMISE TO GET BACK TO YOU.

I DID RECEIVE A LETTER THIS WEEK FROM ONE OF MY YOUNGEST CONSTITUENTS.

SHE'S 10 YEARS OLD AND I KNOW SHE'S NOT WATCHING BECAUSE IT'S BAD TIME.

BUT IF CADEN'S MOM IS WATCHING, PLEASE THANK HER AND TELL HER TO WATCH THE MAILBOX.

SO I WILL CONCLUDE IT THAT WE HAVE A LENGTHY AGENDA TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THE RESPONSE, THE ACCURATE RESPONSE TO THE VICE MAYOR'S QUESTION ABOUT MY

[3.e. Mayor Gomez]

AND DUE TO THE LENGTH, IT'S NICE MEETING.

I'M ONLY GOING TO TOUCH ON A FEW ITEMS AS EVERYBODY ELSE HAS BEEN VERY BUSY.

SO HAVE I. I WANT TO SAY HAPPY ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY.

OUR BUILDING IS LIT UP IN BLUE WINE TO CELEBRATE.

I'M PROUD THAT I AM THE PERSON THAT PASSED THE HOUSE MORE THAN HALF THE TIME BECAUSE WE

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YES, YOUR NOSE.

SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF REPRESENTATIVE.

I'M FOR WORKING WITH REPRESENTATIVE FISHER.

JOSEPH AND SENATOR KIRSTEN WENT TO THE VA TO CITIES ARE A BOARD MEETING.

WE DISCUSS VARIOUS TOPICS, INCLUDING AT THIS YEAR'S FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETING WILL BE IN PERSON IN ORLANDO THIS SUMMER.

WE REVIEWED FURTHER BILLS AND HOW THEY ARE PROCEEDING THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOLID WASTE, HAD A SEPARATE TWO HOUR SOLID WASTE DELEGATION WORK.

THAT MEETING WAS DISAPPOINTING.

AND I REQUESTED THAT THE CITY MANAGER PLACE THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC ON OUR NEXT AGENDA.

IT'LL BE FOR WHETHER MOVING FORWARD AS AN INDEPENDENT AND INDUSTRY DIALOG AND WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT ABOUT OUR WASTE AND RECYCLING.

I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS, BUT AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE TIME, WE ARE JUST GOING TO END IT HERE AND ASK THAT THE U.S.

ATTORNEY PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THIS COMMISSION SO YOU CAN MS.

[4. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT]

MAXINE COUNTERWEIGHT.

SO YOUR PLAN DIRECTOR WAS AWAY FOR VACATION.

SO OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ALL THIS WITH HER.

THEREFORE, THAT'S WHY I'M HAVING HAD THE AUDACITY TO DISCUSS THIS.

AND SHE HAS GIVEN ME COMMENTS TODAY, A FEW COMMENTS THAT WE WILL EVENTUALLY DISCUSS WITH HER. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO TELL THE COMMISSION THE HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS AND THE CITY OF TAMIRA BEFORE 2018.

THE CITY COMMISSION BASICALLY DID NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITY, WAS NOT THE FINAL DECISION MAKER WITH RESPECT TO THE LAND USE MATTERS AND FIND THE CITY COMMISSION ONLY COULD OVERRULE THE PLANNING BOARD WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

ALSO, ADD ANY CONDITIONS LAID TO PLAN BOARD DECISION ON A SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE.

THAT WAS PRIOR TO 2018 AND 2018.

THE CALLED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WAS REVISED TO BASICALLY ALLOW THE CITY COMMISSION THE OPTION TO CALL UP A DECISION MADE BY THE PLANNING BOARD.

THEREFORE, THE PIEBALD STILL REMAIN THE FINAL AUTHORITY.

IF THE CITY COMMISSION DID NOT CALL UP A DECISION BY THE PANEL IN ORDER TO CALL UP, THE DECISION MADE BY THE CITY COMMISSION HAS TO BASICALLY REQUEST THAT THE MATTER BE HEARD BY THE COMMISSION WITHIN A 15 DAY TIME PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION DECISION.

I DON'T BELIEVE, BASED ON OUR RESEARCH THAT WE HAVE CONDUCTED THAT THE CITY COMMISSION HAVE EVER CALLED UP ANY ITEM WITH THE THE PROCESS THAT WAS ADOPTED IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IN TERMS OF THE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORITY ON PLANNING AND ZONING MATTERS, THE CITY CHARTER HAS A VERY IMPORTANT PROVISION, WHICH IS SECTION TWELVE POINT ZERO FIVE, WHICH BASICALLY INDICATED THAT THE CITY COMMISSION CANNOT DELEGATE THIS AUTHORITY TO REVIEW LAND USE MATTER AND ALSO AFFIRMS THAT THE CITY COMMISSION IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON PLANNING AND LAND USE MATTER.

OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY CHARTER IS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CITY.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW IT.

THEREFORE, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, IN FACT, IS IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY CHARTER THAN PREVIOUS ORDINANCE.

I WILL GET TO SPEAK ON THE REVISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE IN A VERY SHORT SUMMARY, JUST FOUR TIMES THAT YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COMMISSION.

SO WE'VE PREPARED A MEMO AND A DRAFT ORDINANCE FOR YOUR REVIEW.

BUT ESSENTIALLY THE ORDINANCE, ALTHOUGH IT'S VERY LENGTHY, I THINK IT'S ABOUT LOOKS LIKE 18 PAGES, IT'S DOING JUST A FEW THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, IT IS MAKING MAJOR SITE PLANNING APPROVALS, NOT A FINAL DECISION FOR THE PLANNING BOARD. IF YOU PASS THIS ORDINANCE, ALL MAJOR SITE PLANS WILL NOW COME TO THE CITY COMMISSION. YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO CALL IT UP.

INSTEAD, YOU WILL YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET THE RIGHT TO HEAR ANY MAJOR SITE PLANS THAT STAFF BRINGS FORWARD TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD WOULD NOW BECOME A RECOMMENDING AUTHORITY AND YOU WILL HAVE

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THE SAME GOES FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.

AS YOU KNOW, SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS ARE ONLY GRANTED AFTER A REVIEW OF VERY SPECIFIC CRITERIA. RIGHT NOW, THE PLANNING BOARD HAS THE FINAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY ON ALL SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.

AND AS WITH MAJOR SITE PLANS, IF YOU WANT TO HEAR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION, NO.

ONE, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.

AND NUMBER TWO, YOU HAVE TO CALL IT UP WITHIN 15 DAYS.

AND I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR.

JUST BECAUSE A COMMISSIONER CALLS UP SOMETHING TO BE HEARD, IT HAS TO BE VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE COMMISSION.

SO AN ISSUE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY COME TO YOU.

PRESENTLY THE ISSUE WOULD COME.

THE COMMISSIONER WHO THINKS IT SHOULD BE HEARD BY THE WHOLE COMMISSION WOULD MAKE HIS OR HER PITCH AND THEN YOU WOULD VOTE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU SHOULD HEAR THE THE MATTER IN A QUASI JUDICIAL SETTING.

IF YOU AGREE, YOU WILL HEAR IT PRESENTLY.

IF YOU DON'T, YOU NEVER HEAR IT.

AND IT'S A FINAL DECISION.

SO THIS NEW PROCESS CHANGES THAT.

AND YOU NOW BECOME THE FINAL DECISION MAKER ON ALL SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.

THE NEXT BIG ONE IS ON VARIANCES.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE COMMISSION HAS EVER HAD ANY FINAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY ON VARIANCES. AND I WILL ADMIT THAT IN A LOT OF COMMUNITIES, VARIANCES ARE NOT HEARD BY THE COMMISSION, BUT IT CAN BE HEARD BY THE COMMISSION.

SO IF SOMEONE WANTS TO DEVIATE FROM THE CODE, THERE ARE SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THAT THE PLANNING BOARD WOULD LOOK AT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN BE A RESIDENT, IT COULD BE A BUSINESS OR A BUSINESS ON A COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL, WHATEVER.

YOU WOULD HEAR THE VARIANCE AT YOUR LEVEL.

AGAIN, PLANNING BOARD STAFF WOULD GIVE A RECOMMENDATION.

IT WOULD GO TO THE PLANNING THE PLANNING BOARD FOR REVIEW INTO THE COMMISSION FOR FINAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY.

THERE ARE SOME SMALLER CHANGES IN THE CODE OFF STREET PARKING ALTERNATIVES.

IT'S A SMALL ISSUE, BUT IT IS ONE THAT THE PLANNING BOARD HAS FINAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY ON, AND IT IS WHETHER OR NOT TO ACCEPT A FEE IN FROM A DEVELOPER IN LIEU OF REQUIRING PARKING AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.

SO THOSE ISSUES, INSTEAD OF BEING DECIDED UPON BY THE PLANNING BOARD, THEY WOULD NOW COME TO YOU FOR A DECISION ON WHAT THAT FEE WOULD BE.

AND THE FINAL THE FINAL ISSUE IS NOT AS MAJOR AS THE FIRST THREE IS ON SIGNS RIGHT NOW.

THE PLANNING BOARD HAS THE DISCRETION TO REVIEW VARIATIONS FROM THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ABOVE 10 PERCENT IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

THE PLANNING BOARD WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVIEW THE REQUEST, BUT ULTIMATELY THE DECISION WOULD BE MADE BY THE COMMISSION.

WE DID NOT PROPOSE A CHANGE IN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS.

RIGHT NOW, THE IF SOMEONE WANTS TO APPEAL A DECISION THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR OR DEPARTMENT MAKES, THEY WOULD APPEAL TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.

AND THEN IF THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE TO APPEAL, THEY WOULD APPEAL TO THE COMMISSION.

WE THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS A GOOD PROGRAM BECAUSE EVENTUALLY THE ISSUE AUTOMATICALLY COMES TO YOU. BUT IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THAT, YOU CAN CHANGE THAT AS WELL.

I WAS TOLD BY MAXIME MS. THAT IN ALL HER YEARS HERE, SHE'S NEVER REALLY HAD AN ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL COME FORWARD.

SO THAT MAY NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR THE COMMISSION.

AND THAT'S THAT SAID, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER THEM.

AND I NOTICED THAT IN THE THE BACK UP MATERIALS, WE DID NOT SUBMIT THE TABLES.

THE TABLES WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING SO THAT YOU WOULD ACTUALLY SEE THE STRIKE OUTS OF WHERE YOUR DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY.

THAT WAS IN ADDITION TO THE TEXT.

THANKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. GARLAND, YOUR HANDS RAISED.

MY QUESTION IS, IN REGARDS TO THE SECTION TWELVE POINT FIVE IN THE MEMO, PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW APPLICABLE TO CITY PLANNING AND ZONING.

WILLIAMS JUST LOOKING AT THAT LAST LINE, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT DELEGATE TO ANY ZONING COMMISSION, FINAL APPROVAL ON ZONING AND PLANNING MATTERS.

BUT ON THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSION SHALL BE THE FINAL AUTHORITY.

CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT? ARE YOU SAYING LET LET ME ADDRESS THAT COMMISSION GARLAND.

YES, WE DID SPEAK TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, MAXINE.

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OBVIOUSLY, I AND I, YOU KNOW, IN FACT, YOU KNOW, I KEEP A COPY OF THE CHARTER WITH ME ALL THE TIME. IN FACT, I WAS ABLE TO REVIEW THAT SECTION OVER AND OVER.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT REVIEW, I WANT TO CONDUCT SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THAT MATTER.

SO WE DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT IN DETAIL TONIGHT.

LET ME CONDUCT SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND I'LL GET BACK TO THE COMMISSION ON THAT ISSUE. OK, SOUNDS GOOD, BUT THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION OF MEMO WRITTEN BY THE PRIOR CITY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE PROVISIONS ADOPTED IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN.

I DON'T REMEMBER GETTING A MEMO.

WELL, I KNOW WE REQUEST I KNOW PAM HAD SOUGHT ALL INFORMATION RELATING TO THAT, BOTH OF US. AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WILL CONTINUE RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IN DEFENSE OF COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU KNOW, HE HAD A HIGHER LEVEL OF EXPECTATIONS FROM HIS CITY ATTORNEY AND THOSE EXPECTATIONS WERE NOT MET. AND THIS IS A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF THE HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE'RE RECEIVING UNDER THE NEW CITY ATTORNEY, WHERE WE AT LEAST GET MEMOS WHERE AN OPINION IS GIVEN THAT PAIN IS DOCUMENTED SO WE CAN REVIEW IT LATER ON.

WE CAN TAKE IT SOMEWHERE WHERE ELSE WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT.

BUT WE HAVE SOME DOCUMENTATION AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE SIMPLY DID NOT GET UNDER THE PRIOR CITY ATTORNEY. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU. I WON'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO RESTATE, WHICH I'M SURE YOU'LL GET BACK TO US, BUT WE GO FROM HERE WITH THIS RESOLUTION.

AS YOU YOU ALL REMEMBER, I WAS VERY VOCAL ABOUT HOW I FELT ABOUT THIS.

SO I AM ANXIOUS TO GET IT SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED.

WE INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FIRST READING AT THE NEXT COMMISSION.

THAT'S WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, PAM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS WELL.

APPRECIATE IT. MY PLEASURE.

SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSION AND YOUR REPORT, I TAKE IT, IS DONE TO THE ATTORNEY, YES.

WE WILL NOW GO TO THE MANAGERS OF.

[5. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

WE'VE HAD 70 TAMARAC RESIDENTS REGISTER FOR THE APRIL CLASSES AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THE SCHEDULE FOR MAY.

RESIDENTS CAN FOLLOW THE CITY OF TAMIRA SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FREE CLASSES OFFERED NEXT MONTH.

OR THEY CAN VISIT W W W DOT BROWNRIGG EDU BACKSLASH BROWARD UP FOR MORE INFORMATION.

WE'D ALSO LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS RESTAURANT CAMPAIGN SAVOR THE FLAVORS. TAMARAC PLANNING IS IN FULL SWING STARTING MAY 1ST WITH THE KICKOFF COMPETITION FOR THE TASTIEST APPETIZER IN TAMARAC PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS.

TAMARAC CHEFS WILL COMPETE IN THE AMERICAN CUISINES APPETIZER CATEGORY FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IN MAY, FOLLOWED BY ASIAN, CARIBBEAN, ITALIAN AND LATIN AMERICAN CHEFS AND RESTAURANT COMPETITIONS RUNNING THROUGH JULY.

EVERYONE IS INVITED TO VISIT THE PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS.

TASTE AND VOTE FOR YOUR LOCAL AND FAVORITE APPETIZERS.

PARTICIPATE. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN PRIZES.

AND OF COURSE, YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT WILL WIN BRAGGING RIGHTS AND A SPECIAL TAMARAC TASTIEST APPETIZER TROPHY.

SO PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE FLAVORS OF TAMARAC DOTCOM TO GET YOUR BALANCE BEFORE THE COMPETITION BEGINS ON MAY 1ST.

AND IT WAS A VERY COMPLIMENTARY ARTICLE IN THE SUN-SENTINEL TODAY ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DIVISION WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT MARCH THIRTY FIRST TWENTY TWENTY ONE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS PURCHASE THE SYSTEMS WORKSHOP WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE INDIVIDUALS CAN REGISTER.

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE ACTUALLY ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE WORKSHOP.

THE OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY TWO PROGRAM IS NOW BEING

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APPLICANTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE BEGINNING MONDAY, MAY 3RD, AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED.

AND FINALLY, THE PARKS AND RECREATION FOUNDATION OF TAMARAC INVITES YOU TO THE TO ATTEND THE NINTH ANNUAL PERROTTET GOLF TOURNAMENT ON FRIDAY, MAY 14TH.

TWENTY TWENTY ONE OF THE COLONY WEST GOLF CLUB.

THIS YEAR'S EVENT INCLUDES LIGHT LUNCH, GOODY BAG, GOLF SHIRT AND DINNER.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE TOURNAMENT OR TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FOUNDATION OR TO BE AN EVENT SPONSOR, PLEASE CONTACT LINDA PROBERT AND LINDA PROBER AT TAMARAC DOG.

OR YOU CAN CALL NINE FIVE FOUR FIVE NINE SEVEN THIRTY SIX THIRTY TWO.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARLAND, AS A STAND UP.

YEAH, MS., THE CITY MANAGER, I SENT YOU AN EMAIL ABOUT THE EDITORIAL RAN BY THE SUN-SENTINEL, AND YOU RESPONDED BY SAYING THAT YOU READ THE ARTICLE MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE RECEIVING MY EMAIL AND WENT SO FAR AS TO HIGHLIGHT CERTAIN STATEMENTS.

BUT YOU WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FALSE STATEMENTS.

BUT I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL FALSE STATEMENTS IN THE EDITORIAL.

SO I WANTED TO GO OVER IT TODAY AND GET YOUR RESPONSE ON THE RECORD AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THESE STATEMENTS ARE TRUE AND FALSE IN THIS MATTER BEING PUT IN 13, WE HAVE I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS A GOOD TO REPORT AND I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IT.

HIS REPORT IS A REPORT, NOT AN OPPORTUNITY.

OK, SO CAN YOU GET CONSENSUS FROM THE COMMISSION BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT THE DIRECTOR IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT I CAN PROCEED WITH MY QUESTIONS? I DO RUN THE MEETING AND WE DO HAVE AN AGENDA THAT IS PLACED.

AND THIS IS PART OF THE AGENDA I HAVE.

AND I HAVE A RIGHT TO ASK HIM ABOUT THE REPORT.

YES, BUT I WAS ASKING YOU TO DO IT AT 13 SO WE CAN GET TO THE RESTAURANT AND IT'S TOO LATE. IT'S GOING TO BE ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AT 13.

WELL, THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR THE AGENDA EARLIER INVOLVING OUR POINT OF ORDER, MADAM MAYOR, I'M INCLINED TO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER GARLAND THAT AT 13 G IT WILL BE PROBABLY TOO LATE TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM.

I ASKED THE CITY CLERK FOR A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WAITING TO HEAR US TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS.

SO I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION NOW TO MOVE ITEM 13 G.

[13.g. Discussion on Commission Salary and benefits with possible motion and action]

COMMISSION SALARIES AND BENEFITS ARE.

THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS THAT COMMISSIONER GARLAND WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS NOW AT THIS TIME.

SO ENTERTAIN A SECOND FOR THAT SECOND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

PLEASE DIRECT THE CLERK TO CALL THE QUESTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THANK YOU.

DECLARE THIS FALVO.

MAYOR BILL MS.. NO.

ARE WE JUST MOVING THE ONE ISSUE OR ARE WE MOVING ALL UP TO HE SAID THE ONE JUST THE ONE, THE ONE WHEN WE MOVE THEM ALL UP, THEN DO YOU WANT TO MOVE THEM OUT? ALL I CAN ABOUT THIS ONE AND LET'S MOVE ON ALSO, OK, MODIFYING MY MOTION TO MOVE ALL OF OUR SUDDEN ARE TO BE DISCUSSED NOW.

I'D LIKE TO IS THERE AS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION JUST TO PUT THAT THIS ITEM THAT GARLAND WANTS TO DISCUSS MR. HUNT'S. THAT THAT ITEM VICE MADE OF THAT ITEM IS INCLUSIVE OF THE ITEM THAT BOLTON IS MOVING UP, RIGHT.

BUT COMMISSIONER BOLTON WANTS TO INCLUDE EVERYTHING.

I WANT TO MAKE A TWO MOST AND JUST TO INCLUDE MY COMMISSIONER AND GARLAND REQUEST TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT THE CITY MANAGER MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER AT THIS MOMENT AND THEN REMOVE THE REST OF THE ITEMS TO THE END, WHICH WILL ALLOW OUR GUESTS THEIR ONLINE WATCHING TO WATCH WHAT THEY NEED TO WATCH AND READ ABOUT IT IF.

THAT MEANS IT WAS COMMISSIONER BOLTON MOTION.

HE HAS TO ACCEPT YOUR FRIEND SUBSTITUTE FOR PROMOTION AND HE INVENTED IT.

JUST JUST TO CLARIFY.

ATTORNEY, MY ORIGINAL MOTION IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE VICE MAYOR IS ASKING ME TO DO.

ALL I DID WAS MAKING A FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE CLERK TO ALLOW ALL OF THE ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED NOW.

BUT AS COMMISSIONER POLACCO DOES NOT MIND, WE CAN JUST DISCUSS ITEMS 13

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AND THAT IS THE SAME THING.

OK, SO YOU ACCEPTED THE VICE AMENDMENT TO DISCUSS ITEM ITEM.

OK, BASICALLY KEEPING HIS ORIGINAL MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO MOVE 13 G TO INSTEAD OF INCORPORATING COMMISSIONER PLACAS REQUEST TO MOVE IT OVER TO.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT ACCEPTING COMMISSIONER PLACAS FROM THE AMENDMENT, THEN WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE ROLL CALL THAT WAS ALREADY UNDER WAY FOR REIJI 13 G MOVING THAT UP TO THE CURRENT TIME. FOR THAT.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT, VICE MAYOR? YES. BUT OF COURSE, YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF CALLING ROOM, CORRECT? THERE WAS NO MR. POCHO. NOW I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

MICHAEL, I WANTED TO ASK THE QUESTION OF THE CITY MANAGER, WHICH IS ONE THING I KNOW.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON WANT ONE RING, 13 G IN ON HIS ARE THEY ONE AND THE SAME COMMISSIONER GARLAND? YES.

SEPARATE ISSUES. ONE IS THE SAME THING.

OK, I'M SORRY THEN I'M FINE WITH IT.

YES. SO THAT'S A YES, YES, SORRY, YES.

OK, THANK YOU. YES, YES.

AND AND YES, THE MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ONE.

OK, SO, YOU KNOW, GOING TO 13 DISCUSSION ON COMMISSION SALARY AND BENEFITS AND POSSIBLE MOTION AND ACTION. I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS THIS YOUR THING THAT YOU PUT ON THE AGENDA, COMMISSIONER GARLAND, OR WAS IT COMMISSIONER BOLTONS? THIS WAS NOT MY ITEM.

BUT YOU SAID THAT THIS IS THE TIME TO DISCUSS.

I'M NOT.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND, GIVE ME A SECOND, PLEASE.

THIS WAS COMMISSIONER BALTON.

WAS THIS YOUR THING THAT YOU PUT ON THE AGENDA? I REQUESTED THE ITEM, YES.

BUT BECAUSE IT WAS COMMISSIONER BULLPEN'S ITEM THAT HE BROUGHT UP TO THE PERSON WHO BROUGHT IT UP, HE BROUGHT IT UP TO GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO HAVE MR. GARLAND MOVE FORWARD ON STARTING THIS CONVERSATION.

THAT IS YOUR FAULT. I'M OK WITH COMMISSIONER AND STARTING THE CONVERSATION.

YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

THANK YOU. SO I VIEW THE SUNSET EDITORIAL AS EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND AN ATTACK NOT JUST ON THE CITY COMMISSION, BUT THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS A WHOLE TO THE STAFF, TO OUR AUDITORS, ET CETERA.

SO ONE OF THE FIRST STATEMENTS THEY WRITE IS WELCOME TO THE LAND OF FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY. SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW FROM OUR CITY MANAGER WHETHER OR NOT HE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A FACTUAL STATEMENT, THAT THE CITY OF TAMIRA IS THE LAND OF FISCAL IRRESPONSIBILITY. NO, OF COURSE NOT, COMMISSIONER GARLAND, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THE SUN SENTINEL'S OPINION, IT'S AN OPINION PIECE.

SO I DON'T THINK OUR OPINION.

BUT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T SEE ANY FALSE STATEMENTS, AND I JUST WANT TO HAVE IT ON THE RECORD BECAUSE I'M GOING TO MEET WITH THEM AND I'M GOING TO LET THEM KNOW THAT, NO, OUR CITY MANAGER WHO RUNS THIS CITY AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS DOES NOT VIEW THIS AS A LAND OF FISCAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE H.R.

DIRECTOR. IS OUR ROLE CLASSIFIED AS A PART TIME POSITION BECAUSE THEY'RE CLAIMING THAT THIS IS A PART TIME POSITION SEARCH? BECAUSE WHEN ARE YOU AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION? GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR.

MR. VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, LORENZO CALHOON, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONER GEHLEN, THE POSITION IS CLASSIFIED AS A PART TIME POSITION.

OK, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU MAY REMEMBER WE WERE IN A TRAINING WITH THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF CITIES, AND I THINK IT WAS LYNN TIPTON.

SHE SAID THAT THERE'S NO DOCUMENTATION IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT CLASSIFIES OUR POSITION AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, CITY COMMISSIONERS AS PART TIME.

DO YOU RECALL THAT? I DO, COMMISSIONER, OK, SO I'D LIKE FOR THE DIRECTOR TO GET IN CONTACT WITH OR WE'LL PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE LEAGUE OF CITIES TO CLARIFY THAT BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER AND FOR OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

IT SAYS, LAST SEPTEMBER, COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO GIVE THEMSELVES TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS A YEAR EACH FOR PERSONAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS MAILINGS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

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DO I HAVE ACCESS TO TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS? JUST SPEND ANY WAY I WANT OR DO YOU HAVE TO APPROVE THE EXPENSES? DO THEY HAVE TO BE DEEMED AS APPROPRIATE BY STAFF BEFORE ANY FUNDS ARE PAID? SO, COMMISSIONER, AS FAR AS THIS BEING FACTUAL OR NOT, YOU DO HAVE ACCESS TO TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR PERSONAL INITIATIVES SUCH AS MAILINGS OR COMMUNITY EVENTS.

AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, THEY ULTIMATELY YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PUT THAT MONEY OUT AND TO BE REIMBURSED, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED.

SO THEY DO HAVE TO GET APPROVED ULTIMATELY.

YEAH, OK.

BUT THEY THE THE WAY THEY USE THE TERM PERSONAL INITIATIVE, THAT MAKES IT SEEM LIKE IT'S OUR MONEY. AND I CAN SAY, HEY, MY MIKE, CAN YOU JUST WRITE ME A CHECK FOR TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND ADDED TO MY SALARY.

IS THAT THE CASE OR BECAUSE YOU KNOW, MAILINGS, IF I'M MAILING RESIDENTS A MAILING RESIDENTS INFORMATION ABOUT CITY EVENTS, CITY ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.

SO THERE'S AN ASSUMPTION BY THE PUBLIC THAT THIS IS PERSONAL MONEY OR AS THEY WOULD SAY, A SLUSH FUND. WOULD YOU DEEM THIS A SLUSH FUND FOR CITY COMMISSIONERS? AND I BELIEVE WHAT I RESPONDED TO YOU WAS THAT I THOUGHT THAT WAS A SNARKY WAY TO PUT IT.

OK, AND THEN THEY SAY THAT THEY ARE TROUBLED BY THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY, WHICH OPENS THE DOOR TO TAXPAYER FUNDED JUNKETS THAT SEMINOLE HARD ROCK, ET CETERA.

WOULD YOU CLASSIFY THAT AS AS AS NO TRANSPARENCY? WELL, COMMISSIONER, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF YOU HAVE EVER HAD ANY JUNKETS TO THE SEMINOLE HARD ROCK OR A MARLINS GAME OR SOUTH.

OK, ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL I HAD. I'M JUST REALLY DISAPPOINTED.

I KNOW THAT YOU WENT OUT AND SPOKE TO THE SUN-SENTINEL AFTER THEY HEAVILY CRITICIZED THE BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT ACTUALLY DID A GOOD JOB AND DID NOT UNLOAD THEIR WEAPONS ON A MAN WHO WAS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR A LITTLE AGGRESSIVELY.

AND INSTEAD THEY MADE THE PROPER ARREST.

AND YOU WENT ON TO THE SUN SET ON DEFENDING THEM.

AND I WAS EXPECTING THE SAME THING HERE.

AND DISAPPOINTING THAT YOU DIDN'T FEEL THE NEED TO DEFEND THE CITY COMMISSION.

WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING ANY THERE'S AN ASSUMPTION THAT THEY WROTE THAT WERE MAKING WE COULD BE DOING ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES.

AND I WOULD JUST EXPECT THAT YOU WOULD DEFEND US BECAUSE THEY'RE SAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS.

WHEN OUR AUDITORS SAID THAT WE DO HAVE ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS.

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT WE'RE ESPECIALLY SPENDING TAX MONEY ON POLITICAL OUTREACH, INTELLIGENCE GATHERING, WHICH IS NOT ONLY UNETHICAL BUT ILLEGAL.

AND NONE OF OUR STAFF, NONE OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE DOING THAT.

IT'S VERY DANGEROUS FOR THE CITY COMMISSION TO WRITE THAT AND TO HIGHLIGHT THE FOUR COMMISSIONERS AND PROMOTE MAYOR GOMEZ AS IF SHE'S SOME KIND OF SAVIOR AND ATTACK THE REST OF US AND FOR OUR STAFF TO NOT GO OUT AND DEFEND US.

WHEN YOU WERE WILLING TO DEFEND OUR LARGEST VENDOR IN BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

COMMISSION POCAN. THANK YOU BE OTHER THAN THE VICE MAYOR.

MY COLLEAGUES WILL REMEMBER WE HAD A BUDGET MEETING AT CITY FURNITURE AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH THERE WAS OUR JOB BEING REFERRED TO AS PART TIME.

AND AT THE TIME, MASON WAS OUR FINANCIAL DIRECTOR AND HE ASSURED US THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AND IT WAS NOT LISTED THAT WAY AND IT WAS WOULD BE CORRECTED.

SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY.

NOW WE'RE HEARING THAT IT IS THAT IS ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY INCORRECT.

I WOULD REQUEST THAT SOMEBODY GO BACK AND CHECK THAT, BUT I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES WILL REMEMBER THAT AS WELL.

OTHER THAN YOU ARE. YOU WEREN'T HERE THEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I SEE NO OTHER HANDS RAISED ON THIS MATTER, BUT JOHN BOLTON, I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU BECAUSE YOU THIS WAS YOUR TOPIC OF THE THANK YOU, BY THE WAY, THE SUN-SENTINEL ARTICLE HEADLINE READS IN PART, WHERE ARE WE GOING? THE MAYOR ASKS.

SO I'D LIKE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES, WHERE HAVE WE GONE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS LOCALLY? NOT NOT TRAVELING TO NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, BUT AROUND OUR CITY.

WHERE HAVE WE GONE? AND SINCE THAT WAS YOUR STATEMENT, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU FIRST.

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I'VE BEEN ALL AROUND THE CITY FOR VARIOUS MEETINGS.

I'VE BEEN TO VARIOUS BUSINESSES IN OUR CITY, AND THAT'S WHERE I TELL THEM.

SO DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOU WENT TO A PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS OF THE COUNTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE CLOSED WHEN THEY OPENED THEM UP AND MEETINGS WERE BEING HELD IN ORDER TO HAVE QUORUM FOR BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL, YOU HAD TO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. AND YES, I WENT DOWN TO BROWARD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNMENT SAID, OK, SO SINCE MARCH 20, 2012, THE PANDEMIC HIT, MOST PLACES WERE CLOSED.

YOU'VE BEEN TO EVERY PLANNING COUNCIL MEETING IN PERSON, THE ONES THAT WERE REQUIRED AN IN-PERSON MEETING EXCEPT THE ONE IN FEBRUARY.

I DID NOT GO TO THE ONE WHERE I DID NOT ATTEND.

OK, WHERE ELSE HAVE YOU GONE OTHER THAN THAT MEETING? AS OCCURRED WITH YOU ALREADY, I'VE TRAVELED AROUND THE CITY, I'VE GONE TO COMMUNITIES, I'VE GONE TO BUSINESSES, I'VE BEEN.

AROUND IN OUR CITY, IF IF IT PLEASES THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ELECTED, WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? WHY HAVEN'T I GOT I'M NOT ENTIRELY OUT THIS.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING. I DON'T KNOW, FREAKING EVERYWHERE.

WE WANT TO SAY, LET'S LOOK AT THE GARLAND.

WHERE HAVE YOU GOT? MOST OF MY MEETINGS HAVE BEEN VIRTUAL.

CASELY, I'M GONE AND WENT TO ONE OR TWO AA MEETINGS.

AND THEN I WENT TO THE CITY RELATED EVENTS.

BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO ABIDE BY THE PANDEMIC RULES AND HAVE NOT TRAVEL MUCH AT ALL EXCEPT SATURDAY GOING TO THIS EVENT TO BE A SOCIAL EVENT AND ALSO THE THE TRACK AND FIELD EVENT IN MYANMAR IN PREPARATION FOR THE MEETING TODAY.

OH, COMMISSIONER PLIEGO.

THANK YOU. I HAVE OBVIOUSLY BEEN ALL OVER THE CITY AND UP UNTIL THE TIME WHEN WE CHANGED OUR SECOND MEETING UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK, I WOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO THAT FORTUNATELY, OTHER THAN THAT CITY EVENTS.

BUT I HAVE ALSO BEEN VERY AWARE OF THE PANDEMIC.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I MEAN, JUST TO MAKE THIS FAIR, DURING THE PANDEMIC COMMISSION MEETINGS WERE STILL BEING HELD. I DID NOT DO THOSE MEETINGS AT MY HOUSE.

I STILL CAME HERE TO CITY HALL.

I AM HERE AT CITY HALL THIS EVENING DURING THE PANDEMIC.

I ALSO HAD TO GET THE BUY IN FROM SHAKR VILLAGE ABOUT THEIR BROKEN CLUBHOUSE, THEIR DEFUNCT CLUBHOUSE, THE BUY IN FROM WOODLAND COMMUNITY TALKED WITH RESIDENTS AROUND CAPITOL HILL APART IMPROVEMENT'S CENTRAL PARK MEETINGS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE SOME OF THE PLACES THAT THAT ARE DON AND I CAN GO INTO MAJOR DETAILS AS TO WHERE I'VE GONE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DID NOT LIKE ABOUT THE SUN-SENTINEL ARTICLE WAS THAT IT IT SAYS THE COMMISSIONERS MADE X AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THEN THE MAYOR EARNS X AMOUNT OF MONEY.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE MAYOR IS WORKING HARD AND EARNING THAT MONEY WHILE WE'RE JUST MAKING IT. WHAT? WE'RE JUST GETTING IT.

AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THEY DID THAT.

AND SO I DIDN'T I DIDN'T TAKE A LIKING TO THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE ALL EARN THE MONEY THAT WE GET HERE.

AND SO I THINK THAT WAS JUST A JOB.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS INTENTIONAL, BUT, YOU KNOW, WRITING, EARNING THE SITE, THE MAYOR'S NAME AND THEN ALSO JUST MAKING OR JUST GETTING OUR PAYCHECK, YOU KNOW, WAS WAS NOT COOL TO TO SAY THE LEAST.

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A LOT OF RESIDENTS WILL ATTEST THAT I'VE GONE TO NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF HIV MEETINGS.

YOU'RE HAVING AN HIV MEETING? I AM THERE. I PLAN MY MY TAX MEETINGS WITH MARTY.

AND THEN I'M NOT DOING TAX MEETINGS.

I I AM GOING AROUND THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSING, YOU KNOW, TAX BILLS WITH WITH WITH RESIDENTS, WITH THE HELP OF MEDICARE'S OFFICE.

I SIT ON MANY BOARDS AROUND THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE TO GO TO THOSE MEETINGS AS WELL.

WE HAVE TO GO TO COMMISSION MEETINGS AND COMMISSION AND AND COMMISSION EVENTS, CITY EVENTS, NOT JUST MEETINGS, BUT EVENTS AROUND.

AND MIGHT I ADD THAT THIS IS A PRESENTATION AND IT IS NOT NECESSARILY MY TIME TO SPEAK.

IT IS MY ITEM AND I'M PRESENTING THERE ON THIS.

SO IT IS NOT A FIVE MINUTE RULE BY JUST POINTING THAT OUT.

IF ANYBODY IS THINKING ABOUT THAT, CAN I MAKE A POINT OF ORDER OR SAY, ATTORNEY, YOU DELEGATE TO THE MAYOR, YOU CAN ASK THE MAYOR FOR POINT OF ORDER.

AND AND, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR CAN ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY IF SHE CHOOSES.

BUT I HAVE THE FLOOR AND I THINK INTERNALLY, THROUGH MAYOR GUMUS QUESTION, I'M A PRESENTER AND OUR RULES SAY THAT WE RESERVE QUESTIONS AFTER PRESENTATIONS ARE MADE.

SO I WILL CONTINUE AND I'M ASKING FOR CLARITY, ASKING FOR A POINT OF ORDER.

SO I'M A PRESENTER AND I'M THE ATTORNEY.

SO IF I PROVIDE THAT RESPONSE TO THE ATTORNEY, PLEASE, BY THE RESPONSE TO THE VICE MAYOR WHO IS ASKING FOR A POINT OF ORDER ON THE TIMING OF THIS MATTER, PLEASE.

THIS IS I DON'T THIS.

WE WOULD COMMISSION BILL TO HE'S A PRESENTER AND HE HAS A RIGHT TO PRESENT THE ITEM AND WE AND OBVIOUSLY THE FIVE OR 10 MEMBERS WILL PART OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WILL GO AFTER THE ITEM IS OK WITH THAT.

IT WILL JUST BE ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT AND YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE PURPOSE FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE THEY LIKE SO MUCH.

SO, MR. ATTORNEY, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF OUR WELL, BEFORE I ASK YOU THAT, WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE CITY COMMISSIONER THAT THAT OBVIOUSLY THAT ROLE SHOULD BE IN CHARGE? I DON'T THINK THE CHARTER DEFIANT, BUT IN SIMPLE TERMS, OBVIOUSLY, THAT THE CITY COMMISSION IS LIKE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ANY CORPORATION, THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND LEGAL TERMS POLICYMAKING TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY IS FISCALLY SOUND AND ALSO TO ENSURE THAT THE SERVICES THAT THE CITY IS OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE TO RESIDENTS ARE BEING PROVIDED EFFICIENTLY IN A TIMELY MANNER.

AND OBVIOUSLY, THE GOAL ALSO IS TO APPOINT A FIRE TO CHILD OFFICERS THAT UNDER THE CHARTER. SO TO TO MAKE IT SIMPLER.

WHEN I GOT HERE, I WAS TOLD THAT OUR.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY FIRE AND HIRED THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.

BALANCE THE BUDGET.

AND ATTEND TWO MEETINGS PER MONTH AT MINIMUM.

MR. CERNIK, WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? BUT THAT IS LARGELY WHAT THE CITY COMMISSION HAS BEEN TOLD IN THE PATH OF THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

OK, SO MAYOR COLEMAN, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOUR SALARY WAS AND IN, LET'S SAY, JANUARY

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SORRY, SIR, I DO NOT HAVE A PRECISE AMOUNT, I THINK IT WAS THIRTY THOUSAND.

THIRTY THOUSAND. WHAT IS YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY PREPARATION FOR THIS, INSTEAD OF ASKING ME FOR SPECIFICS? THE FINANCE DIRECTOR IS ON THE LINE.

OK, WHAT IS YOUR SALARY NOW? MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE PRESENTATION THAT IT'S AT 60.

OK, SO BETWEEN TWENTY EIGHTEEN TO TWENTY TWENTY ONE, YOU'RE IN YOUR OPINION, YOUR SALARY DOUBLED. IS THAT BECAUSE YOU VOTED TO INCREASE YOUR SALARY ON THE LAST BUDGET AT THE LAST BUDGET MEETING IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC? NO. SO YOU DID NOT VOTE FOR AN INCREASE OF YOUR SALARY? CITY, MR. COMMISSIONER BALDWIN AND THE MAYOR.

LET ME CLARIFY, IF YOUR SALARY WAS THIRTY THOUSAND OR SO, BACK IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN.

NOW IT'S SIXTY THOUSAND.

AND THEN YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE CITY DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL BY GIVING YOU MORE MONEY THAN YOU ARE THAN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GET.

SO DID YOU OR DID YOU NOT VOTE FOR AN INCREASE IN YOUR SALARY? SEPTEMBER OF TWENTY.

TWENTY. YOUR QUESTION IS CONVOLUTED AND NOT EXACTLY.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE GRILLED ABOUT YOU'RE GOING TO LET ME KNOW, NO PROBLEM.

QUESTION. QUESTION FOR MR. MANAGER. DID THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION INCREASE THEIR SALARIES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010? YES, THEY DID. OK.

ON THE QUESTION THAT YOU ASKED ME, I MET A MAN.

WE GO TO THIS QUESTION.

YOU CAN ANSWER BECAUSE AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU SAID NO.

WOULD YOU? GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER.

WHATEVER, MADAM.

YOU SENT ME THE ORDINANCE ON THE SECOND WEEK FROM SEPTEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY.

AND THAT ORDINANCE SAID THAT THE DISSENTING COMMISSIONERS WERE COMMISSIONER GARLAND INFORMATION ON GARLAND BOTH IN VOTING NO ON OUR BUDGET WHERE THE SALARIES WERE BEING INCREASED. YOU REMEMBER SOMETHING NEW THAT I DIDN'T KNOW.

CAN YOU CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT COMMISSIONER MIKE JEALOUS AND MARTIN BOTH MYSELF WERE THE DISSENTING VOTES ON THE BUDGET? I'M PASSING THE BUDGET WHERE THE SALARIES WERE INCREASED LAST YEAR.

I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

COMMISSIONER, IF SECOND, I CAN PULL IT OUT.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHILE THE COURT IS PULLING THAT UP WITHOUT WASTING ANY TIME, I READ A COMMENT SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE ONLINE.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WHEN WHEN OUR RESIDENTS MAKE COMMENTS, ESPECIALLY ABOUT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, I LOOK AT THAT AND I AND I TAKE NOTE OF THAT.

AND ONE OF THE ONE OF THE COMMENTS WERE REALLY SHOCKING.

THEY SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT MY RESIDENTS AND I'M ONLY PROMOTING MYSELF, YOU KNOW, AND WHILE I WASN'T HURT ABOUT THE COMMENT, I WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT TAKEN ABACK BY IT AND.

WHILE THE COURT IS LOOKING FOR THAT.

I JUST WANT TO LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT IF I WANTED TO PROMOTE THE THINGS THAT I DO AS A COMMISSIONER FOR MY RESIDENTS, IT WOULD BE ALL.

BUT SINCE WE'RE BEING ATTACKED, I MADE A LIST OF JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I DO BUT PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT.

I GO AROUND MY COMMUNITY WITH RESIDENTS, WE WALK CONDOS, WE WALK THE COMMUNITY SOME TIME

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I DO THAT ON MY PERSONAL TIME.

ONE DAY WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WALKING WITH AN H AWAY, I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT AND THAT SAME DAY THE PRESIDENT FOUND ONE OF OUR ELDERLY RESIDENTS DEAD.

THE RESIDENT HAD NO FAMILY AT ALL.

AND SOME OF THESE RESIDENTS ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT A PART OF MY JOB, BUT I DO IT. I GO AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND I SHOP FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS, BRING THEM GROCERIES FROM THE SUPERMARKET.

SOME OF THEM ARE NOT HELPFUL FOR THEM.

AND SO FOR MY SALARY, I PAY FOR THEIR GROCERIES.

THE VICE MAYOR CAN ATTEST, BUT HE ALSO SHOPS FOR RESIDENTS.

A LOT OF BILLS FOR RESIDENTS.

OUT OF MY SALARY, NOBODY HAD TO KNOW THAT, BUT I DO.

I HAVE SUCH A DISDAIN FOR THE RED LIGHT CAMERA PROGRAM THAT ANY TIME A RESIDENT WOULD CALL ME AND ASK ME WHY THEY WOULD GET A TICKET, I WOULD PAY THE TICKET FOR THAT OUT OF MY SALARY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED AND THEN ASKED ME.

FOR HELP TO PAY FOR CITIZENSHIP FOR THEIR YOUNG ONES, I PAID FOR IT ALL THE TIME.

RESIDENTS IN CENTRAL PARK TELLS ME THAT THEIR BACKYARD HOUSES ARE FLOODED.

I GO TO HOME DEPOT OR I GIVE THEM THE MONEY TO BUY SUPPLIES SO THAT THE BACKYARDS AREN'T FLOODED OR ERODED.

DELIVER FOOD TO RESIDENTS FROM FOOD BANKS, DRIVE AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

DAY AFTER DAY, THIS IS NOT A MONTHLY INITIATIVE AND PICTURES OF PARKING FROM LAKES OF COURAGE HILLS CAN TELL YOU HOW HARD WE WORK DELIVERING FOOD.

TO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE NOTHING.

I DRIVE AROUND CHECKING ON BUSINESSES.

CANADIAN RESIDENTS IN MY COMMUNITY WHO ARE TERRIFIED THAT THEIR HOUSE WILL GET BROKEN INTO WHILE THEY ARE AWAY AND THEY ASK ME TO CHECK ON THEIR HOUSES AND I DO IT FOR FREE.

WE DO AN UNSCRIPTED SHOW, WE TALK TO RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS OWNERS.

THAT IS ON THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE ALL OF DECEMBER LAST YEAR.

WE WENT AROUND DELIVERING FOOD BASKETS AND GIFT CARDS TO PEOPLE WHO COULD NOT AFFORD IT WHEN THERE IS HURRICANE SEASON.

I GO TO EVERY SINGLE DOOR IN MY COMMUNITY, EVERY SINGLE DOOR, AND DELIVER HURRICAINE LITERATURE TO EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT.

IT TAKES ME WEEKS TO DO IT.

WE WANT THE COMMUNITY.

I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO DELIVER FLIERS TO PROMOTE CITY EVENT MS. PERCENT. DO YOU REMEMBER? LIGHT UP THE EAST.

AND HOW I HAD TO WALK AROUND THE COMMUNITY TO INVITE RESIDENTS JUST SO THAT THE EVENT WOULD PROSPER. THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT IS A PART OF MY ROLE AS A COMMISSIONER, BUT I DO IT SO THAT THE CITY CAN CAN PROSPER.

HURRICANE SHUTTERS, WHEN THERE'S HURRICANE SEASON, I DRIVE AROUND PUTTING UP HURRICANE SHUTTERS WHEN VICE MAYOR WAS NOT A COMMISSIONER YET, YOU DROVE AROUND TO AND HELPED ME WITH THIS PROJECT.

HOUSE AFTER HOUSE AFTER HOUSE.

I SPONSOR HLA EVENTS WITHOUT ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT IN SOME CASES, AND

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TELLING PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCE, I BELIEVE, FOR THOSE WITH MY MONEY.

I'VE NEVER ASKED THE CITY TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THOSE.

NEVER. AND WHEN THE CORONAVIRUS HIT.

I ASKED, I PAID FOR SANITIZERS AND MASKS OUT OF MY OWN MONEY.

AND WHEN I RAN DRY.

I ASK RESIDENTS TO HELP ME TO PAY FOR IT.

AND WHEN THAT MONEY RAN DRY, I I TOOK MONEY FROM MY CAMPAIGN TO PAY FOR MASKIN SANITIZERS. SO.

WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

COMMISSION SALARIES AND AND CAR ALLOWANCES AND THAT SORT OF STUFF.

IF PEOPLE DON'T THINK THAT.

I EARN THAT.

THEN AT LEAST AT LEAST LOOK AT THE FACT THAT I USE A LARGE PORTION OF THAT MONEY TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS. I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THIS COMMISSION, THE ONLY ONE TO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO RESCIND THE CAR ALLOWANCE.

THE ONLY ONE.

DO NOT FORGET THAT, MAYOR GOMEZ, WHEN YOU ASK WHERE WE'RE GOING, DO NOT FORGET THAT I AM THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN BEATING THE DRUM TO GET RID OF THAT BENEFIT.

AND NOBODY HELPED ME TO GET RID OF IT.

SO WE'RE SO SO AS I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO ATTACK US.

ASKING WHERE WE'RE GOING.

COME ON, MAYOR, WE HAVE TO SHOW THE RESIDENTS THAT WE ARE UNIFIED.

IN CLOSING, I'LL SAY THIS.

WE GET GARLAND PER MONTH FOR CAR ALLOWANCE.

I HOPE THAT US MADE OUR.

AS I'VE SHOWN HOW I'M USING THAT MONEY AND REALLY AND TRULY, IT'S NOT ENOUGH, SO THIS THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS A WEEK TO TRAVEL AROUND TOWN TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I AM DOING.

AND THE EXPENSES THAT COMES WITH IT TO ME WOULD BE JUSTIFIED AS NOT TAKING THE MONEY.

BUT IT WOULD BE JUSTIFIED BASED ON THE PROJECTS THAT I'M DOING IN MY DISTRICT.

WE GET 700 DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR CAR ALLOWANCE, WE GET 50 DOLLARS FOR A CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE ALLOWANCE, AND WE GET HEALTH INSURANCE.

RIGHT. AND SO PEOPLE MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT THAT.

LET ME FINISH HERE.

OUR CITY MANAGER.

THAT WORKS HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND RESIDENTS GETS MORE MONEY PER YEAR THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

OUR CITY MANAGER.

HIS PHYSICAL IMPACT TO CITY.

WHEN COMPARED TO THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HE GETS MORE MONEY.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT A SLUSH FUND.

HIS BASE SALARY IS TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO DOLLARS. I'M DONE, I'M FINISHING.

THANK YOU IS MY LAST POINT, AND I DID SAY TO MY LAST POINT, TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR, MAYOR, YOU MAKE SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. AND AS A POLICYMAKER OF THIS CITY THAT IS GIVING THAT IS GIVING DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER, SHOULD YOU BE MAKING MORE AND YOU GET FIVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE DOLLARS IN EMPLOYEE PAID HEALTH INSURANCE.

HE GETS ANOTHER SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS IN A CITY PAID HEALTH INSURANCE AND THEN SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX DOLLARS IN DENTAL

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HE GETS LONG TERM CITY PAID, LONG TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS THAT WE DON'T GET TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND NINETY SIX CENTS.

YOU'VE GOT A PENSION, YOU GET A PENSION.

A CONTRIBUTION, TWENTY NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND 87 CENTS.

ISD PAID PENSION CONTRIBUTION.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH HE GETS, NINETY FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE DOLLARS AND THIRTY SEVEN CENTS, HE GETS PAID LIFE INSURANCE, THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE DOLLARS. SIDIBÉ, BASIC LIFE INSURANCE, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR DOLLARS, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT A SLUSH FUND.

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT A SLUSH FUND, MAYOR.

HE GETS THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINETY DOLLARS PER YEAR IN VACATION TIME.

GUESS WHAT IF HE DOESN'T TAKE HIS VACATION? HE BUYS IT BACK AND HE GETS ALMOST THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR PER YEAR FOR IT.

HE GETS A DEFERRED COMPENSATION CONTRIBUTION FOR TWENTY SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS AND A BORDER MAYOR. YES, I'M ALMOST DONE.

IT'S I I PUT THE QUESTION TO THE CITY MAYOR AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR BLOCKS.

YOU GET A VEHICLE ALLOWANCE FOR NINE TO SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS COMPARED TO A DRUG MANAGER.

HE GETS A CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE, POINT OF ORDER TO ADDRESS THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ORDER ON THE ORDER ON THE FLOOR.

BUCKMEIER ITEM THIRTEEN G WAS AT THE END.

I THINK WE REALLY UNDERSTAND MR. BOLTON. WORRIES AND CONCERNS, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WAITING, WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO DISCUSS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, AND IF WE CAN JUST I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO END DISCUSSION AND MOVE THIS BACK TO THE AGENDA AT THE END TO FURTHER DISCUSS THIS. BUT WE DO NEED TO MOVE IT ON.

SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

THIS IS GOING TO FAIL FOR A LACK OF A SECOND, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO GO BACK TO THE AGENDA. IT'S A COMPLETE ITEM.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, I'M FINISHING UP.

AND I DID SAY AND I ASK YOU, I HAVE TWO MORE MINUTES ON THIS.

TWO MINUTES, PLEASE, ON THAT TOPIC, I THINK IS A LITTLE BIT PAST WHERE THE ORIGINAL POINT WAS. SO TWO MINUTES, PLEASE, AND PLEASE FINISH THIS UP SO WE CAN GO BACK TO OUR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU.

HE GETS NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS IN A VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

MORE MONEY THAN THE COMMISSION MAKES IN A CAR ALLOWANCE.

HE GETS FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS IN A CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE.

FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS IN THE CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE.

AND EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS IN BENEFIT OPTIONS.

SOME OF THESE THINGS WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

TOTAL COMPENSATION.

GET THIS TAMARAC TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR THE YEAR FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY TWO CENTS.

A THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS GIVE AND TAKE LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THAT'S THE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, FISCAL IMPACT THAT OUR CITY MANAGER HAS ON THE CITY OF TAMRAT. OTHER CITIES DO NOT MAKE THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY.

OTHER CITIES ARE MAKING LESS THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SO ANY OF MY RESIDENTS WHO WANTS TO ASK ME WHAT I DO WITH MY SALARY OR MY BENEFITS, I WOULD GLADLY I WOULD GLADLY MEET WITH YOU AND TALK WITH YOU ABOUT IT.

AND MAYOR AND MAYOR AND MAYOR, HERE'S HERE'S MY CLOSING STATEMENT.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REDUCE ALL OF OUR SALARY AND BENEFITS TO NO MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR.

WELL, SEEING A LOT OF SECOND ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE, THIS IS OVER, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE PASSED THE GAVEL TO THE VICE MAYOR VILLALOBOS AND SECOND, MY MOTION.

BUT YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO DO THAT, MAYOR, BECAUSE YOU WANT YOUR MONEY FOR THAT SECOND

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WELL. WE'VE ALREADY MOVED ON, SO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.

YOU YOU HAVE TO SECOND WE'VE GOT A SECOND CITY CLERK.

SO THEY NEED TO CALL THE ROMAN.

WHO ARE WE TABLING AN ITEM THAT IS FINISHED WITH DISCUSSION? OK. IS THAT WHAT IT WAS? OK, THAT IS TABLE. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR RIGHT THEN.

WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK NOW TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

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ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE RULES OF THE ROAD FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO AN ITEM THAT'S NOT AGENDA.

WE HAVE A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP.

WE HAVE SOME THAT AREN'T PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR CERTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.

THERE'S ABOUT FIVE PEOPLE AND THEN THERE ARE OTHERS WHO ARE SIGNED UP WHO WILL BE ON A SPECIFIC ITEM. WE HAVE 30 MINUTES FOR OUR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND EACH PERSON WHO WILL BE SPEAKING WILL GET A PHONE CALL AND THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT, BECAUSE WE ASKED YOU TO HAVE YOUR.

MONITORS WERE YOUR VOICE, YOUR IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE SPEAKING, WE ASKED THAT YOU TURN THE SOUND DOWN ON ANYTHING THAT YOU WERE WATCHING AND THE DEVICE YOU'RE WATCHING.

BUT AS YOU CAN LOOK ON THE SCREEN, YOU WILL SEE BEHIND OUR CITY CLERK.

IT'LL BE IT'LL GO FROM THE CURRENT WHITE LIGHT THAT SHE HAS TO YELLOW WHEN IT IS YOUR THIRTIES, WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT AND THEN IT'LL GO TO RED.

SO THIS IS OUR WAY TO TRY TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT WE ONLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT.

SO WE'RE NOT INTERRUPTING THEM.

BUT IF YOU ARE NOT SEEING IT, THEN I WILL BE INTERRUPTING YOU TO SAY YOU HAVE THIRTY SECONDS LEFT. AND THEN JUST REMEMBER, OVER TO THE.

IT APPEARS WE HAVE CHRIS MARTELLI.

YES, MADAM MAYOR, IT'S GOING TO BE MAKING THE CALLS THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, CHRIS MARCARELLI.

YES, BUT YOU'RE BREAKING UP OK? HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME WHILE WE COME BACK TO THE COMMISSION MEETING.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

AND SINCE I'M SEEING THAT YOU'RE ON THE PHONE, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE SCREEN.

THAT SHOWS US THE TIME.

SO WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO 30 SECONDS LEFT, I WILL INTERRUPT YOU.

AND JUST BY SAYING 30 SECONDS AND THEN I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE AT THREE MINUTES.

IF YOU'RE NOT DONE BEFORE THEN IF YOU WOULD SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE, GIVE ME A FULL I JUST PLEASE SAY WHAT CITY YOU LIVE IN AND THANK YOU.

BEGAN ON.

AM I SUPPOSED TO SPEAK NOW? YES, PLEASE, CAN YOU? YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

PLEASE PROCEED. MY NAME IS CHRIS MARCARELLI.

I LIVE AT NINETY FOUR.

SIXTEEN NORTH WAS ONLY SECOND STREET IN TAMARAC.

MY ISSUE WAS WHY THEY HAD TO CHANGE SOUTHGATE STREET NAME.

OK. MS. MARTELLI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR QUESTION, BASICALLY AT THIS TIME, THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH US YOUR THOUGHTS.

I'M SORRY TO SHARE WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS AND THAT'S WHAT I HEAR, YOUR THOUGHTS.

MY THOUGHT IS THAT I DON'T WANT SOUTH GATE TO BE CHANGED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE UNDERSTAND AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR SHARING THAT WITH US.

I WAS HOPING TO HAVE A VIRTUAL OF THIS MEETING.

IT'S NOT AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY.

WE ARE ON SEEMS I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE YOUR CAMERA, YOU CAN SEE US IF YOU HAVE, YOU PUT YOUR CAMERA ON. YOU'LL SEE US.

OK, MY COMPUTER CAMERA, YES, THIS.

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ARE YOU? I DON'T KNOW HOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF COMPUTER YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.

I'M SORRY. NOW, IT'S A MARK I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE THROUGH SKYPE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S NOT. WELL, WE HAVE YOUR OPINION DOCUMENTED, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR CALLING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'VE GOT THIS. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

MS. MARTELLI, YEAH, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAN.

OK, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW YOUR FEELINGS ON THE RENAMING OR ADDITIONAL NAMING OF SOUTHGATE. IS IT ALREADY BEEN DONE? THIS VOTE, IT WAS VOTED ON AT LAST COMMISSION MEETING, CORRECT? SO THERE'S NO CHANCE, NO CHANCE.

OK, I'M SORRY.

THERE IS NO MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION THAT IS ON THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CALLING IN.

YEAH, SO MUCH FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE BY, YOU KNOW.

WELL, EVENT, IF WE CAN, THROUGH THE CITY CLERK.

HELLO, IS THIS DARCY SCHELLER? HELLO. HELLO, I'M SURE YOU ARE ON THE COMMISSION, YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR FULL ADDRESS, PLEASE JUST TELL US WHERE DO YOU LIVE IN? AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A WARNING WITH 30 SECONDS LEFT. THIS IS DR.

DOROTHY SCHOLER. I LIVE AT SEVENTY EIGHT SEVENTY NINE, GRANVILLE DRIVE, TAMARAC AND KINGS POINT. I HAVE SEVERAL ISSUES I WANT TO ADDRESS.

UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD AN AGENDA, BUT THAT AGENDA IS NOW OUT THE WINDOW AND I'M GOING TO CORRECT MR. JELEN. THERE ARE NOT JUST A HANDFUL, A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UPSET ABOUT SUBJUGATES NAME. I'M HAVING AN ADDITIONAL NAME TO ALCEE HASTINGS.

KING'S POINT ALONE HAS 9000 UNITS.

SO YOU HAVE THE MAJORITY OF KING'S POINT WHO ARE AGAINST CHANGING THE NAME.

SO THAT IS NOT JUST A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE.

I WANTED TO CORRECT THAT.

ALSO, HE COMMENTED ABOUT FINKLESTEIN AND CAESAR ARE IN FAVOR OF THE CHANGING OF THE CITY STREET NAMES. WELL, LET THEM GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE CITY STREET NAMES IN THEIR CITY.

THE PEOPLE OF TAMARAC DO NOT WANT IT.

HOW DARE THEY SPEAK? FOR US, THAT IS INAPPROPRIATE.

OK, NEXT COMMENT WAS GARLAND BOLTON.

HE TALKS ABOUT GOING DOOR TO DOOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY HOMEOWNERS OR UNITS LIVE IN HIS COMMUNITY AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF HE IS LITERALLY GOING DOOR TO DOOR AS FAR AS BUYING HIS PEOPLE FOOD AND ALL SORTS OF OTHER ITEMS BECAUSE THEY'RE HOMEBOUND OR THEY CANNOT AFFORD JETPACKS.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUYING THEM FOOD AND BUYING THEIR VOTES? HOW DO WE KNOW HE'S NOT BUYING THEIR VOTES? THAT'S AN EXTREMELY UNETHICAL, ALTHOUGH GOOD NATURED AND EXTREMELY UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR.

AND I QUESTION HIS ETHICS.

I ALSO QUESTION THE ETHICS REGARDING HIS BUSINESSES AND GELEN WHO CLAIMS THAT HE'S INVISIBLE. WHILE MR. JOERN, YOUR ACRIMONY AND MR. BOLTON'S ACRIMONY TOWARD THE MAYOR AND TOWARD ANYBODY WHO IS NOT OF YOUR ETHNIC BACKGROUND IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC TO CONSTANTLY BRING UP WHITE SUPREMACY, WHITE SUPREMACY, WHITE SUPREMACY.

YOU REFER TO THE THE OUR MAYOR AS A WHITE JEWISH WOMAN.

IF WE REFER TO YOU AS A CARIBBEAN MALE, WE ARE BEING RACIST.

HOW IS THAT ANY DIFFERENT STORIES? RAISING MONEY FROM YOUR CHURCH AND ASKING PEOPLE TO HELP? YES. AS RED BROWARD AND OTHER MEDIA HAS SUGGESTED, YOU USE THE MONEY TO GET YOUR FRIENDS INTO POLITICAL OFFICES.

AND I THINK THAT IS HORRIFICALLY EGREGIOUS.

MY LAST COMMENT IS THAT MR. BOLTON, YOU AS A PASTOR OWN A CHURCH.

I DIDN'T KNOW RELIGIOUS PEOPLE COULD OWN A CHURCH.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU HAVE BEEN QUOTED SAYING THAT YOU HEAR GOD'S VOICE AND HE TALKS TO YOU. WELL, I'M A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WITH A DOCTORATE DEGREE, AND I HAVE BEEN PRACTICING FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

ANYBODY WHO HEARS IS TALKING TO THEM.

IS AUDITORILY HALLUCINATING.

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THANK YOU FOR HEARING WHAT I HAD TO SAY.

GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, DR.

DARSEY. LEVENT.

THE NEXT CALLER IS RONALD LOSMAN.

RONALD WASHERMAN.

GOOD EVENING, MR. ROSSMAN, WELCOME TO THE MEETING.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR YOU.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE STATE THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THERE'S 30 SECONDS LEFT.

PROCEED. GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS RONALD WASHERMAN, I LIVE IN TAMARAC BECAUSE OF DRIVE IN TAMARAC, I'M CALLING TONIGHT TO KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE, BUT I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, I KNOW ALL OF YOU, MR. GARLAND, I MET MR. BOLDEN, I KNOW YOU, MAYOR.

I KNOW MIKE CERNIK, ELLENVILLE LOGO'S, I KNOW ALL OF YOU.

AND I HOPE I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MEETING OUR CITY ATTORNEY AT ONE POINT.

SO THE GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT WHAT THEIR COMMISSIONERS DO NOT DO.

I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

MANY OF YOU KNOW THE COMMISSIONER OF POLACCO REPRESENTS ME.

SHE'S BEEN REPRESENTING US FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.

THANK YOU, DEBORAH, FOR THE HELP YOU'VE GIVEN OUR COMMUNITY MANY TIMES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. COMMISSIONER. ELVIN'S LOGO'S.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HELP THAT YOU WANT TO SPREAD AROUND OUR COMMUNITY.

I APPRECIATE IT. MR. GARLAND, IT'LL BE UP TO YOU AND BY THE WAY, I LIVE OFF OF SOUTH GATE BOULEVARD, I'M ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO DIRECTLY IS OFF THE SOUTH GATE.

SO REST IN PEACE, ALCEE HASTINGS.

AT THIS POINT, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE TO THE I KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY COMES FROM, MANY OF OUR CITIZENS ARE MISINFORMED ON WHERE THAT HAPPENS.

BUT I JUST WANT TO PLEASE AND THIS IS QUALITY OF LIFE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

MOST OF YOU KNOW IT, YOU LIVE HERE.

WHY IS OUR CITY FULL OF DEBRIS, HANGING TREES, THAT KIND OF THING? YOU KNOW IT YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME.

WHY DOES THIS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN? AND I'VE HEARD THIS LOTS ON THE AGENDA.

MYSELF AND MY OTHER HALF HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR TWENTY TWO YEARS.

IT'S AMAZING. OK, SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT, AND I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING IN A VERY POSITIVE NOTE.

LET'S TRY TO GET TOGETHER.

THERE'S NO NEED TO CHANGE ONE ANOTHER, PLEASE.

LAST THING I WANT TO SAY, THIS IS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS CHIEF KEEF.

PURSEY IS A GOOD MAN.

WHAT A PERSON.

A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, COMMISSIONER BOLDEN, YOU SAID ABOUT CHECKING ON PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. WELL, I APPEAL TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I SAID THERE'S A HOMEBOUND PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY. MANY OF YOU KNOW HIM.

HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING AT THAT POINT, AND HE SAID, MR. WEISMAN, WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.

BEHOLD, TWO MONTHS LATER, THERE WAS A FIRE DEPARTMENT GIVING THE VACCINATION TO A HOMEBOUND PERSON.

THIS IS DEBORAH PLACAS TERRITORY, AND SHE HELPED ME WITH THAT.

SO THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THERE'S A LOT TO DISCUSS TONIGHT.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE AND GOOD HEALTH.

THAT'S YOUR BOY, COMMISSIONER PLACKO.

THAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FAN RIGHT THERE.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WELL TOGETHER.

HELLO. HELLO.

YOU'RE FREE TO SPEAK, YOU'RE ON, PLEASE PROCEED.

OK. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY EVENING COMMISSION MEMBERS TECHNOLOGY.

I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS ON YOU.

WELCOME TO THE COMMISSION MEETING.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, IF NOT THE CITY WHERE YOU LIVE. AND THEN AT 20, 30 SECONDS LEFT, I WILL LET YOU KNOW.

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YOU'RE DONE. SORRY, BUT PLEASE PROCEED.

OK, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JODIE MARSH.

I LIVE IN WESTWOOD FIVE COMMUNITY.

GOOD EVENING. COMMISSION MEMBERS, I, LIKE MANY IN THE AREA, ARE HEARTBROKEN AND DISMAYED THAT YOU WOULD VOTE TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SOUTH GATE BOULEVARD IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A QUIET OVERTHROW OF THE PEOPLE'S WISHES.

THIS HAS BEEN A PROMINENT THOROUGHFARE THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE CITY AND DESERVES TO REMAIN AS SUCH.

I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE TABLE BY COMMISSIONERS WHO DO NOT LIVE IN THE AREA THAT IS DIRECTLY AFFECTED AND ASK WHY NOT CHOOSE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? WHY NOT LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO HAVE REPEATEDLY REACHED OUT AND TOLD YOU THAT THIS IS NOT WHAT THE CITIZENS OF TAMARAC WANT? OF COURSE, WE ARE SADDENED BY MR. HASTINGS PASSING AND KNOW THAT THIS MATTER WAS VOTED ON PRIOR.

BUT IF YOU FEEL SO STRONGLY THAT MR. HASTINGS SHOULD BE HONORED BY NAMING SOMETHING AFTER HIM.

THEN PLEASE FIND A COMPROMISE, MAYBE A PARK OR A STATUE IN A TIME OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC.

IT'S JUST AN UNNECESSARY AND UNWANTED WASTE OF VALUABLE RESOURCES AND PUTS AN UNDUE BURDEN ON THOSE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ALONG SOUTHGATE.

THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE HEALTH AND THE WELL-BEING OF ITS CITIZENS.

PEOPLE ARE WAITING IN LINE FOR FOOD.

BUSINESSES ARE BEING FORCED TO CLOSE OR LAY OFF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES.

THE MONEY THAT IT WOULD COST TO MAKE THESE CHANGES COULD BE SPENT ON CARING FOR TAMARAC RESIDENTS IN A TIME WHEN THE COUNTRY IS SO POLITICALLY FRACTURED.

WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE SOMEONE THAT CAUSES SUCH DIVISIVENESS? THERE ARE AT LEAST EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY RESIDENTS WHO HAVE SIGNED A PETITION ASKING YOU NOT TO RENAME SOUTH GATE, WE ASK PLEASE THAT YOU BRING THIS ITEM BACK ON THE AGENDA, REVOTE AND HONOR THE WISHES OF YOUR RESIDENTS.

NAMING STREETS AFTER POLITICIANS AND TAMARAC IS NOT WHAT WE DO.

BESIDES, IF YOU WERE GOING TO NAME A STREET AFTER SOMEONE, WOULDN'T YOU NAME IT AFTER THE FOUNDER OF THE CITY ITSELF? AND EVEN THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.

PEOPLE WANT GENERIC NAMES THAT DO NOT CAUSE CONTROVERSY.

AND SINCE I HAVE HOPEFULLY ANOTHER 30 SECONDS, I'D LIKE TO MENTION ONE OTHER ISSUE.

I NOTICED THAT PERMISSION WAS GRANTED TO A LAUNDROMAT IN THE CENTER OF MACNAB IN PINE ISLAND. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE A GOOD INDICATOR OF A DOWNWARD TRAJECTORY OF A CITY CHECK CASHING IN SACRAMENTO.

WE HAVE SEEN THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES.

OF THESE TYPES OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN OTHER CITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY, I ASKED THAT WE NOT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES OR WE'RE GOING TO SUFFER WITH LOWER PROPERTY VALUES AND INCREASED CRIME. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND AGAIN I ASK THAT ONE OF THE THREE OF YOU MS. POLACCO MR. GAGNON.

FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE BRING THAT BACK ON TO THE AGENDA, REVISIT IT AND REVOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, MISS MARCIA.

YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, YOU TOO.

THANK YOU. THAT WE HAVE MR. BERNIE BOROWSKI.

AND. I'M MR. BROSKI, WELCOME TO THE TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION MEETING, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES WHEN IT IS DOWN TO 30 SECONDS, I WILL INTERRUPT TO LET YOU KNOW.

YOU WERE HERE AND NOW YOU'RE NOT.

WELL, THEN CAN WE TRY TO GET IT BACK? AND THEN HOW ARE WE DOING ON GETTING HIM BACK? SO PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AFTER THE TOP.

MR. BOROWSKI, CAN YOU HEAR US? NO. CAN WE MOVE TO MS., WALTER, AND

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HELLO. HI, IS THIS MS. WITH WALTER? HELLO, MS., WALTER.

YES, HI, WELCOME TO THE TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

YOU HAVE YOU YOU STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE, IF NOT JUST THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES WHEN THERE'S 30 SECONDS LEFT, I WILL INTERRUPT YOU AND LET YOU KNOW.

OK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THIS IS ELIZABETH WALTER.

I'M A RESIDENT OF SUNFLOWER IN TAMARAC, FLORIDA.

I HAVE A WRITTEN STATEMENT, BUT FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND GELEN, YOU MADE A COMMENT AT THE LAST COMMISSION MEETING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE HELD.

SHOULD NOT BE HELD TO A STANDARD BECAUSE OF PAST.

THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE WRONG, AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I AGREE WITH YOU.

I'VE DONE BAD THINGS IN THE PAST, YOU, I'M SURE YOU HAVE THERE'S NOBODY OUT THERE THAT HAS NOT HAD SOME SORT OF INDISCRETION IN THEIR PAST.

THAT BEING SAID. IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN YOU'RE A PUBLIC SERVANT, YOU'RE HELD TO A DIFFERENT STANDARD. OK, IT'S ALL ABOUT PERCEPTION WHEN YOU BECOME A PUBLIC SERVANT.

SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP FROM LAST WEEK.

SECONDLY, THIS IS THIS NAME CHANGE OR THE PUSH AGAINST IT IS NOT ABOUT RACE AT ALL.

BASICALLY, IT'S ABOUT THE WHAT THE PRIOR SPEAKER HAD SAID, THAT IT'S IT'S OUR CURRENT.

ATMOSPHERE IS VERY POLARIZED POLITICALLY AND RACIALLY, AND ALL THAT WE WANT IS A NICE, NEUTRAL NAME, THIS WAY THERE'S NOBODY CAN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND EVERYBODY'S HAPPY AND GETS ALONG. ALL RIGHT.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, I'LL MOVE ON TO MY STATEMENT.

MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS, I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE BY NOW THAT A PETITION HAS BEEN CIRCULATING, HOPES TO STOP THE NAME CHANGE OR ADDITIONS OF NAMES, SOUTHGATE BOULEVARD AND ONE HUNDRED IN PARIS AS OF THIS PAST SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 10.

AND AFTER A THOROUGH VETTING OF THE PETITIONS, WE HAVE DETERMINED THAT OF THE EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY PLUS SIGNATURES, SIX HUNDRED THIRTY OF THEM BELONG TO LOCAL AREA RESIDENTS.

IT WAS EXPLAINED TO OUR GROUP THAT DO NOT WANT TO SEE THIS CHANGE, THAT'S ONLY ONE OF THE THREE COMMISSIONERS THAT VOTED YES HAS THE ABILITY TO STOP THIS FROM MOVING FORWARD.

COMMISSIONER POLACCO, AS A RESIDENT OF TAMARAC AND A CONSTITUENT IN YOUR DISTRICT, I'M ASKING THAT YOU PLEASE HEED THE WISHES OF THESE SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY PEOPLE.

WE ARE YOUR PEOPLE. COMMISSIONER, WE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR YOU.

WE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO PUT OUR TRUST IN YOU TO BE OUR VOICE.

PLEASE, COMMISSIONER PLACKO, DO THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE A MOTION TO STOP THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON.

IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, IF YOU HAVE, LIKE, 20 SECONDS LEFT.

NO, I'M GOOD, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ATTENDANCE.

NICE MEETING YOU.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. YOU TOO.

BYE BYE. BYE BYE.

LEVENT, ARE YOU ABLE TO GET MR. BAROFSKY BACK ON THE LINE? HELLO THERE, MR. BROSKI, WE'RE GOING TO TRY AGAIN.

HOW ARE YOU DOING THIS EVENING? CAN YOU HEAR US? YES.

OK, GREAT. YOU HAVE IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO YOUR ADDRESS, JUST THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

WHEN THERE'S 30 SECONDS LEFT, I WILL SAY 30 SECONDS.

PLEASE PROCEED. MY OWN, YES.

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I LIVE AT FIVE SEVEN 06 NORTHWEST 34000.

YOU IN TAMARAC AT FAIRHAVEN SALWAN.

NOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE MEETING THAT I'M LISTENING TO TONIGHT, IT SEEMS A BIT DYSFUNCTIONAL. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO GET ALONG, YOU KNOW, AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF DISCOMFORT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE A VIRTUAL JERRY SPRINGER HOUR, YOU KNOW? I MEAN, AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES.

YOU GUYS ARE WASTING TIME DEFENDING YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST ANY OF, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSIONER, NOT THE MAYOR, NOT THE CITY, BUT NOBODY.

I'M JUST ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY IN GOVERNMENT, THAT'S ALL.

AND I JUST THINK THERE'S TOO MUCH CONFLICT OF INTERESTS GOING ON TOGETHER.

I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME CHANGES MADE JUST TO HOLD BETTER ACCOUNTABILITY, BECAUSE I DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING NOW.

I'M A WHISTLE BLOWER.

I WORK FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SO I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

I'M IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST.

SO I UNDERSTAND THIS.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THINGS THAT I SEE WHAT I SEE HAPPENING IN TAMARAC.

I DON'T LIKE WHAT I'M SEEING. I DON'T FEEL THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REPRESENTED ADEQUATELY. BUT THAT'S I'M NOT SAYING I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY ANYTHING AGAINST YOU GUYS ON THAT. I THINK YOU GUYS JUST NEED TO WORK BETTER AND PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFERENTLY, BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE LOSING THE PUBLIC RELATIONS ASPECT OF IT.

YOU NEED TO IMPROVE ON THAT.

AND AGAIN, I'M HERE TO HELP.

I WANT TO HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BECAUSE YOU SEE MY NAME OUT THERE AND THESE EMAILS I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

THANK YOU. YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

THE REQUEST FOR THE PHONE CALLS.

THAT IS IT FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

THE OTHER CALLS THAT WE HAVE HOUR FOR THE TRACK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WANT TO CHECK? PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOW CLOSED.

WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO THE AGENDA.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA]

THANK YOU ALL. NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE SECOND.

THANK YOU TO DICK CLARK, PLEASE CALL THE MIRACLE MAN THAT'S OPEN.

YES, YES, YES.

THANK YOU, MR. GARLAND. YES, UNANIMOUSLY.

FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW MOVING ON TO A REGULAR REPORTER.

EXCUSE ME. POINT OF ORDER, I'D LIKE TO DO THE CHAIR, ASK IF WE CAN MOVE THE ITEM

[8.f. TR13592 - Designating the Tamarac Sports Complex as the location for Walking, Jogging and Running Track]

I THINK THE RESIDENTS AND THE CALLERS WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION GO ON MAKING A REQUEST.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHO HANDLES THAT, WHETHER IT'S THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CLERK, PLEASE MAKE IT.

YEAH, IT SHOULD BE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM UP TO THE MOTION TO MOVE ITEM EIGHT EIGHT F TO A EIGHT.

WE HAVE TWO SECONDS, SO WELCOME.

WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MARGOT MS., YEAH, SURE, GARLAND.

YES, YES.

THANK YOU, MR. POCHO.

MOTION UNANIMOUSLY, FIVE TO ZERO.

AT THIS TIME AND GIVE ME A MOMENT AS I SCROLL THROUGH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR LOOK, I JUST WANT TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO ASK THE QUESTION BEFORE WE EVEN START THIS CONVERSATION. WELL, WE WILL.

WE HAVE THE PROCESS AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN THE COMMISSION DISCUSSES AFTER THE PRESENTATION.

SO I WILL PUT YOU FIRST ON THE.

THANK YOU. SO WE'RE AT EIGHT F WE ONE THREE FIVE NINE TWO DESIGNATING THE TAMARAC SPORTS COMPLEX AS A LOCATION FOR WALKING, JOGGING AND RUNNING TRACK RUNNING TRACK.

CITY ATTORNEY, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD? YES. AND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION IN THE CITY OF TYLER, FLORIDA, DOES NOTHING TO TIME OUR SPORTS COMPLEX AS A LOCATION FOR A WALKING, JOGGING AND RUNNING TRACK FOR THE

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THANK YOU. NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SO MOVED. THIS ITEM WAS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

I KNOW YOU HAVE THE PRESENTATION BY THE CITY OF QUETTA OR BY COMMISSIONER GARLAND, I'M NOT SURE WHO. THE CITY HAS A PRESENTATION TODAY, CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THE MAYOR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION, DIRECTOR CRAIG WARNER, HAS A POWERPOINT THAT HE WILL NOW SHARE AND GIVE.

CAN YOU SEE MY SCREEN THERE? YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OK, FOR THE RECORD, GREG WARNER, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.

AND I HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION JUST TO PROVIDE SOME SOME BACKGROUND ON INFORMATION THAT STAFF FOUND WITH THE PROPOSED RUNNING TRACK.

AND FIRST, I WANTED TO START OUT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THERE'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRACK AND FIELD FACILITIES.

AND ONE IS A CERTIFIED CONTRACT, WHICH IS THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATION, AND THEY CERTIFY VERY COMPETITIVE VENUES AND THEY HAVE TWO CLASSES, ONE CLASS, AND THEY BASE ONE OF THEIR ONE OF THEIR CRITERIA TO CERTIFY A TRACK IS THEY BASED IT ON THE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS.

SO THAT'S ONE COMPONENT.

THE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED.

SO CLASS ONE IS A MINIMUM OF FORTY FIVE THOUSAND SPECTATORS IN CLASS TO ACCOMMODATE A MINIMUM OF TEN THOUSAND SPECTATORS.

THERE ARE OTHER LEVELS OF TRACK AND FIELD FACILITIES.

ONE IS A TYPE B ARENA, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR THE HOSTING OF REGIONAL AND INTERREGIONAL EVENTS AND AS OPPOSED TO THE IAF CERTIFIED WITH EIGHT SINGLE LANES, THE TYPE B WOULD HAVE SIX SINGLE LANES AND A TYPE C ARENA WOULD BE MORE FOR THE RECREATIONAL TRACK PROGRAMS AND OR HIGH SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL COMPETITIONS.

AND THAT WOULD HAVE WORKED FOR SINGLE LADIES.

SO FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE CITY WILL NEED TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF TRACK THAT WE BE TALKING ABOUT. SO I WANT TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND ON THAT.

AND THERE ARE SOME AREA FACILITIES IN BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY THAT ARE VERY COMPETITIVE FACILITIES AND ONE OF THOSE BEING THE MIRAMAR AND SOME SPORTS COMPLEX.

AND WITH THEIR COMPLEX, THEY HAVE A 5000 SEAT STADIUM.

THEY WERE ABLE TO SECURE A CERTAIN VACATION BECAUSE THEY WERE BUILT PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT STANDARD, SO THEY WERE GRANDFATHERED IN, ALTHOUGH THEY ARE GRANDFATHERED IN, THEY STILL CANNOT HOST OLYMPIC LEVEL EVENTS, BUT THEY CAN DO QUALIFIERS.

AND THEY JUST THAT THE EVENT THAT PERMISSION FROM THE GARLAND SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER THAT HE ATTENDED LAST WEEKEND WAS ONE OF THOSE ONE OF THOSE QUALIFYING EVENTS IN ANOTHER FACILITY. YOU SEE HERE IS TROPICAL MEMORIAL PARK AND TROPICAL PARK STADIUM DOWN IN MIAMI DADE. AND THEY ALSO THEY HAVE A SEVEN THOUSAND SEAT STADIUM, BUT THEY THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE FULL CERTIFICATION AS WELL BECAUSE THEY JUST HAVE A 7000 SEAT STADIUM THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE WITH THAT VERY NICE FACILITY, YOU HAVE THE TRACK FACILITY AND THEN AND THE INTERIOR, YOU HAVE THE SPACE TO ADD A FOOTBALL OR A MULTIPURPOSE ATHLETIC FIELD.

SO HERE'S WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF THE OVERLAYS THAT ENGINEERING DID WITH WITH THE SIZING OF A OF A TRACK FACILITY AND THE WHEN YOU WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A TRACK, ALL TRACKS ARE 400 METERS LONG.

SO THERE'S THERE IS A STANDARD FOR THE SIZING OF THE ACTUAL TRACK FACILITY ITSELF AND THE FIRST FIRST LOCATION AND SOME DUPLICATION.

ONE IS LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX.

AND YOU CAN SEE BY BY THIS OVERLAY, THE TRACK LANES DO FLOW INTO THE BERM THAT RUNS ALONG NOB HILL ROAD AND BUMPS BUMPERS RIGHT UP TO THE PRESS BOX OF THAT.

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AND YOU CAN SEE IT AS WELL.

IT'S A TIGHT FIT, BUT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH EACH OF THESE OCCASIONS IN A MOMENT.

BUT THESE ARE THE TWO AREAS THAT THE STAFF HAS LOOKED AT WITHIN THE WITHIN THE SPORTS COMPLEX. THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE WITH COMMISSIONER GARLAND BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND I APPLAUD HIM.

AND I THANK HIM FOR THINKING OF ADDITIONAL RECREATION FACILITIES FOR FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES WITH LOCATION BECAUSE THESE THESE FACILITIES ARE VERY LARGE.

AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FACILITIES, A CERTIFIED FACILITY.

OBVIOUSLY, THE NUMBER ONE CHALLENGE IS SPACE.

AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT I JUST SHOW YOU SOME PHOTOS OF THE TRACK FACILITY ITSELF.

BUT IF YOU IF WE TRIED TO GO FOR CERTIFICATION, THE NUMBER OF SPECTATORS WOULD HAVE TO BE A MINIMUM OF 10000 BEING ACCOMMODATED.

AND THAT.

THAT EQUATES TO NEEDING TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED PARKING SPACES FOR FOUR OF THOSE PEOPLE TO IT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT NUMBER, A NUMBER OF SPECTATORS.

AND CURRENTLY IN THE SPORTS COMPLEX, THERE'S TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT PARKING SPACES.

AND ONE OF THE ONE OF THE OTHER CONCERNS THAT ALSO GOES ACROSS ALL THREE OF THESE THESE AREAS IS THE MASTER SURFACE WATER PERMIT THROUGH BROWARD COUNTY.

AND AFTER I FINISHED TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGE, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, I KNOW JACK STRAIN CAN CAN FURTHER FURTHER DEFINE THAT.

THE LOCATION, ONE THAT I SPOKE ABOUT, WHICH IS THE CURRENT AREA WEST OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND IN THE CURRENT SPECIAL EVENT AREA, AGAIN, SPACE IS A IS A FACTOR.

AND I GUESS THAT THE THE FACILITY ITSELF WOULD NEED TO BE MOVED FURTHER EAST.

AND WHAT'S SHOWN ON THE OVERLAY, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN HAVING TO REMOVE THE CURRENT PRESS BOX AND MOST LIKELY REMOVING FIELD FIVE AND THAT FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FIELD.

AND AS I SAID, WE COULD REPLACE THAT FOOTBALL SOCCER FIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK.

BUT WHAT WE WOULD LOSE IS WE WOULD LOSE THAT OPEN SPACE THAT IS USED HEAVILY BY OUR OUR YOUTH SOCCER PROGRAM FOR OVERFLOW PRACTICE SPACE AND THE YOUNGER KIDS GAMES, AS WELL AS TACKLE FOOTBALL TO TACKLE FOOTBALL PROGRAM UTILIZES THAT SPACE, AS WELL AS OUR SPECIAL EVENT IMPACTS TO THAT AREA.

AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THE MASTER SURFACE WATER PERMIT WOULD BE WOULD BE IMPACTED AT A LOCATION TO THE AREA THAT I SHOWED NORTH OF THE BASKETBALL COURTS AGAINST SPACE, BECAUSE WITH THAT, THERE'S SOME SMALLER AMENITIES IN THAT AREA.

SO TO PLACE THE FACILITY IN THAT LOCATION, YOU WOULD WE WOULD NEED TO REMOVE THE SKATEBOARD PARK. THERE'S A SMALLER, SMALL SECOND PLAYGROUND THERE, A PICNIC SHELTER AND BASEBALL FIELD. NO ONE WOULD NEED TO BE WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED TO TO PLACE THAT THERE.

AND THEN ALSO A PORTION OF THE WALKING PATH TO THE WESTERNMOST PORTION OF THAT THAT WALKING PATH THROUGH FOR THAT PORTION OF THE SPORTS COMPLEX.

AND AGAIN, WE GO BACK TO THE MASTERS SURFACE WATER FROM THAT.

SO WITH THAT, THAT WAS SOME BACKGROUND THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU AND SHOW YOU SOME OF THE SOME OF THE LOCATIONS THAT COULD BE THE TRACK COULD BE PLACED WITHIN THE WITHIN THE SPORTS COMPLEX.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WARNING.

THANKS, GREG. CERTAINLY NOT A CHALLENGE THAT WE CAN OVERCOME, CAN WE, SINCE IT'S LATE, CAN WE CAN WE START CALLING FOLKS AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS AFTER THE GARLAND? THAT IS WHERE I WAS GOING.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

WE ARE NOW UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS MATTER.

IF YOU WOULD, THAT WE ARE THE FIRST PERSON ON OUR LIST FOR THIS ITEM IS ADOLPHO SO HERO.

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GARLAND. GOOD EVENING.

THE SALGUERO.

RUGGERO. HE'S CONNECTED.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I'M NOT HEARING THE WORD HE'S NOT HEARING ME.

THIS IS AL GORE. ARE YOU AVAILABLE? DO YOU HEAR ME? WELL.

I SEGURO HELLO.

AND A. THE.

THIS IS A GIRL, I BELIEVE WE HAVE YOU ON THE LINE.

CAN YOU HEAR US? HELLO.

I SEE THAT YOU'RE STILL CONNECTED, BUT I'M NOT HEARING YOU SO.

WELL, THEN, CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT CALLER, AND IF YOU WOULD TRY TO SPEAK WITH MR. SEGURO OF MR. GARLAND, NOT GONNA WRITE YOUR NAME AFTER THE TONE.

NO. IS THIS.

BUT.

MR. HAMILTON, ARE YOU ON THE LINE WITH US? MADAM MAYOR, NO LUCK WITH THE FIRST TWO NUMBERS ARE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONES ON THE LINE, AND WHEN THEY'RE CONNECTED, YOU WILL KNOW ACCORDING TO.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING.

IS THIS. I'M SORRY, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHO WE HAVE ON THE LINE.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR ADDRESS.

PLEASE PROVIDE THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND I'LL BE GIVING YOU A 30 SECONDS WHEN YOU'RE ALMOST DONE.

HI, GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS REGINAL HOLT.

MY ADDRESS IS ONE ZERO ONE ONE NORTH WEST, ONE 21ST TERRACE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, THREE THREE ZERO SEVEN ONE. THANK YOU.

WELCOME TO THE MEETING. THANK YOU.

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. WELL, SWITCHING YOU FROM HERE.

WE'VE GOT AN EXPERT ON THE TOPIC ON THE TRACK.

SURE, GOOD.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS REGINALD HOTA.

AS I STATED, I AM THE HEAD COACH OF THE MIAMI NORTHWEST EXPRESSWAY CLUB, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 1976 BY MY FATHER, JESSE HOLT.

HE HE HIMSELF WAS A PRODUCT OF THE OVERTOWN SECTION OF MIAMI.

AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, BESIDE THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT THE TRACK HAS BROUGHT IN CLEARLY IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, TRACK AND FIELD AND PROVIDING A TRACK THAT'S NEEDED IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

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MY DAD STARTED THE PROGRAM THAT INDICATED FORTY SIX YEARS AGO TO PROVIDE INNER CITY KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT THEIR SURROUNDING AREAS WERE.

WE BASICALLY HAD THREE MISSIONS HE DID INITIALLY AND AS WELL AS TODAY AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP HIS LEGACY GOING.

THE FIRST WAS TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, MEANING THIS IS THIS IS WHAT HE WANTED FOR THE KIDS AND INNER CITY. THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WERE DOING WONDERING ABOUT EXPLODING THEMSELVES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, TOO.

AND SO HE WANTED THEM TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THE SECOND THING IS THAT HE WANTED ONE OF THE KIDS TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SO WHAT WE DID WAS TO TAKE KIDS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO EXPOSE THEM TO DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES TO TRY TO FILL TEACHING THEM DIFFERENT THINGS, SHOWING THEM DIFFERENT STEPS, DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTS TO EXPOSE THEM TO DIFFERENT THINGS AND WHAT THEY WERE ACCUSTOMED TO.

AND THEN THE THIRD THING WAS TO DREAM FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THESE WERE KIDS, LIKE I SAID, THAT WAS COMING FROM THE INNER CITY THAT DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF HOPE. AND WE GAVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO BELIEVE IN SOMETHING AND TO TO REACH FOR THEIR GOALS AND WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT OF KIDS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH OUR PROGRAM.

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF KIDS HAVE ACTUALLY DONE SO.

AND AS A RESULT, MANY OF THESE ATHLETES HAVE GONE ON TO WONDERFUL THINGS, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES SUCH AS MELVIN BRETON, WILLIAM MCGARVIE AND ALEX ALREADY.

BUT AND NOW THE FASTEST KID IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL WAS IN SPORTS, AS WELL AS JASON CAMPBELL.

WE ALSO HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO COACH TWO OLYMPIANS, BASHAN JACKSON, TIFFANY ROSS WILLIAMS AND COUNTLESS OTHER POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS IN THE AREA.

SO SUCH AS DOCTORS, LAWYERS, TEACHERS, COACHES AND SO FORTH.

SO THE IMPORTANCE OF TRACK AND FIELD CLEARLY, AGAIN, GIVES KIDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STRIVE TO DO SOMETHING, TO TRY TO BE GREAT.

AND ANY ORGANIZATION, ANY CITY THAT DECIDES TO ACTUALLY DEVELOP A PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT BECAUSE OF THAT REASON. SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US, MR. HALL. AND DO TO YOUR FATHER'S DOING YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

BY. THAT.

WE FIND THAT BEYOND.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR CITY AND WHERE YOU LIVE AND YOU HAVE 30, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS LEFT, I WILL GIVE YOU A 30 SECOND WARNING.

WELCOME TO THIS TAMARA ISD COMMISSION.

THANK YOU. SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

WELL, WELCOME TO US.

YOU WILL PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT WHO I'M SPEAKING WITH OR WHO WE'RE SPEAKING.

AND YOUR AGE. MY NAME IS.

YUP. MY NAME IS BRIAN HAGOPIAN.

THE HITS ROCK AND CROSS COUNTRY COACH AT NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY.

AND MY ADDRESS IS TEN FIFTY FIVE NORTH WEST.

TWENTY FIVE NORTH WEST 100 AVENUE.

PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA.

THREE THREE ZERO TWO FOUR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WHEN THEY'RE 30 SECONDS LEFT, I WILL SAY 30 SECONDS. OK, IT'S OK.

OK, I GUESS I'M HERE TO TELL YOU GUYS ON HOW THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A TRUCK BUILT FOR I CAN'T AFFORD TO SEE A CAMERA IS A GOOD THING.

AS A COLLEGIATE COACH, I HAVE BEEN TO A LOT OF TRUCKS FOR THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, AND SOME OF THEM ARE NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE FOR THE STUDENT ATHLETES TO PERFORM WELL.

THIS WILL GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SO MANY STUDENT ATHLETES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL TO GET LOOKED AT FROM OTHER CALL FROM COLLEGES SO THEY COULD GET SCHOLARSHIPS.

SO THEY GET INTO COLLEGE THROUGH THEIR ATHLETIC.

SOMETIMES THEY NEED A LITTLE HELP BECAUSE THEIR GRADES MAY NOT BE AS STRONG, BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE ATHLETICS IS GOING TO HELP THEM ALSO.

SO GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT RAISES MONEY FOR THE COMMUNITY.

IT HELPS THE COMMUNITY TO BE APPROPRIATELY FIT.

AND DURING THIS PANDEMIC, WE ALL KNOW THAT EXERCISE IS VERY IMPORTANT, GETTING OUT AND WORKING OUT AND THINGS.

SO WALKING AROUND THE TRACK, JOGGING AROUND THE TRACK, OR EVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP COACHING SKILLS, TO HELP OTHERS TO DEVELOP THE JOY OF RUNNING. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT, I BELIEVE, TO WHEN YOU HAVE A NICE FACILITY LIKE THAT.

AND THE MOST PROBABLY THE BIGGEST, MOST IMPORTANT THING FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A WORLD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP MEET THERE LIKE THE ONE THEY HAD AT MIRAMAR

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IT GETS THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED.

IT'S GOOD FOR GENERATING MONEY FOR THE ECONOMY, FOR THE COMMUNITY, PLUS ALSO FOR THE CITY. IT GETS THE CITY ON TO THE MAP AND IT ALSO SPREADS JUST A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE WITH EVERYBODY THAT COMES TO ME BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S PUMPED UP AND EXCITED TO SEE ALL THESE PROFESSIONAL OLYMPIANS.

AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BASICALLY SELL TRACK AND FIELD TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S NOT ABOUT ISD ANYTHING BUT POSITIVE THINGS FOR HAVING A NICE FACILITY BUILT.

AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THE BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING IS HOSTING BIG TIME HIGH SCHOOL BEATS SO THEY CAN GROW IN COLLEGIATE COACHES.

SO THEREFORE, YOU'RE EXPOSING THE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET LOOK AT SOME OF THESE MAJOR COLLEGES SO THEY CAN GET A GREAT EDUCATION AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HELP YOUR YOUR COMMUNITY OUT WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING THEM GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL ON THEIR EDUCATION. I HOPE I WAS REALLY FAST.

GREAT JOB, VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

WE APPRECIATE THEM. YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

THANK YOU. YOU TOO. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

BUT. I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO JOSH STERN.

JOSH. MR. GAGNON.

MR. STERN. YES, IT'S JUST.

JOSH, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STATE YOUR FULL NAME AND THEN YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE TAKE THE CITY WHERE YOU LIVE.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT, I WILL SAY 30 SECONDS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOUR TIME IS ALMOST UP.

SO PLEASE SHARE WITH US YOUR THOUGHTS.

YES, SO, YEAH, I WANTED TO CALL IN AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE IAEA FACILITY, I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING. BUT MY NAME'S JOSH STERN.

I LIVE IN PLANTATION, FLORIDA, AND MY OFFICE IS RIGHT ON THE TAMRAT BORDER IN SUNRISE.

AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS FACILITY LEVEL CURRENTLY A LEVEL TO USA TRACK AND FIELD COACH.

AND I'M ABOUT TO SIT ON MY LEVEL THREE EXAM, WHICH WILL PUT ME AMONG THE HIGHEST CALIBER USA TRACK AND FIELD COACH THAT THERE CAN BE.

AND THE FACT THAT WE WILL NOW HAVE ANOTHER IDEA.

OUR FACILITY HERE TO BRING AN ELITE LEVEL ATHLETES TO IS IS AN AMAZING THING.

NOT ONLY IS IT A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE ATHLETES AND COMPETITIONS, IT ALSO SERVES, YOU KNOW, A CULTURE WITHIN A COMMUNITY.

WHEN YOU HAVE A TRACK, IT TAKES YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE GRAVITATE TOWARDS RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, SOME GRAVITATES TOWARDS SCHOOL AND ACADEMICS.

BUT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT JUST GRAVITATE TOWARDS THE TRACK AND IT BECOMES PART OF THEIR LIFE AND THEY TAKE THEM, YOU KNOW, OUT OF TROUBLE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS A KID THAT DID THAT FOR ME, I WAS I WAS GOING NOWHERE GOOD, SOMEWHERE FAST. AND I FOUND THE TRACK AND IT PUT ME THROUGH COLLEGE.

THEN ONE LSU.

I HAD A SCHOLARSHIP.

AND I'M STILL IN THE TRACK AND FIELD ENDURANCE INDUSTRY TODAY, COACH ATHLETES, AND IT'S SOMETHING I JUST GIVE BACK.

I DON'T EVEN CHARGE FOR IT.

AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING THAT YOU'RE BRINGING TO THE CITY.

THE OTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, I THINK COACH EDUCATION TOUCHED UPON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT.

YOU KNOW, WE DO A LOT OF RESEARCH IN OUR BUSINESS WITH RUNNING AND WENT FOR OUR CVB.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE WE SEE THAT TRACK AND FIELD, YOU KNOW, IN A BIG INTERNATIONAL MEET THAT COMES IN. LIKE SOME OF THAT COMES TO ANSEN COMPLEX, WE SOMETIMES SEE 75 TO 100 TEAMS COME IN WITH 40, 40 TO 60 ATHLETES AT A TIME.

AND THEY'RE STAYING ON AVERAGE THREE DAYS.

AND THEY'RE SPENDING EACH PERSON, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS DURING THAT THREE DAYS.

SO YOU EQUATE THAT HEADS IN BED AND HOTEL MEETS THE MONEY THEY'RE SPENDING ON LOCAL BUSINESSES. IT'S IT'S GOING TO BRING A HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO, YEAH, IT'S IT'S GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDING THIS COMMISSION MEETING THIS EVENING.

REST OF YOUR NIGHT. DO YOU? WE WILL NOW GO TO GREG BARNS.

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WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT, I WILL SAY 30 SECONDS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO WRAP IT UP. PLEASE PROCEED TO THE MEETING.

MS., ONE OF THE GREAT BARNES.

THEY ARE IN THE U.S.

MILITARY CULTURE, AMERICAN HERITAGE, SO I CAN FEEL ACROSS COUNTRY.

ON MY BLOG, ISD FROM THE MORNING, BUT I WORK AT GARLAND, WHICH IS CONTAGIOUS, SO 2071 KNOCKWURST ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR ONE SIX, SEVEN.

NOW IN ON THE MEETING, BECAUSE THE.

BY ANNOUNCING THAT THE TRACK AND FIELD CHECK IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER MEDIA OUTLET.

I THINK THE GIRLS AND BOYS ARE ABOUT OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO COLLEGE.

VERY DELICATE ISSUE TO SCHOOL ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY FOOTBALL.

IT CROSSES OVER THOSE LITTLE SPORTS, A CROSSOVER.

GREAT. YOU GO TO FOOTBALL AND FOOTBALL.

IT'S BECOME A LOT BETTER ATHLETE ATHLETE ON THE FIELD AND.

IT REALLY, REALLY HELPS TO GET DISCIPLINED.

EGILL MALARTIC.

AND THEY DEVELOP THEM MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, WHICH IS A VERY TOUGH CALL FOR AN.

TO ME, THAT IS IT FOR ME, FOR MY STORY, THAT IS SORT OF MY STORY, AS YOU SEE ON YOUR ONE YEAR HIGH SCHOOL, THAT.

IT DID ME WELL WHEN I WENT ON TO COLLEGE AND GOT.

IT WENT TOGETHER ALL THE YEARS I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THE GUYS ALWAYS GIVE ME THE BALL EVERY DAY AND I END UP GOING PRO AND AND NEVER HAD THAT DREAM.

MY DREAM WAS IN APRIL.

SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY I REALLY THINK THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A TRACTOR TRAILER, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I THINK THAT WE ARE SHORT ON IN FLORIDA, THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TRUCKS TO TRAIN ON. SO.

I REALLY ENJOYED OUR EXCLUSIVE VERY, VERY VALUABLE, DEFINITELY THROUGH THE CHECK AND FOR A LOSS OF. THIRTY.

YES, SO I JUST REALLY THINK THAT HAVING A TRACK.

TO THE RIGHT THING TO RUN FOR THE WORLD WOULD A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND GROW HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN ALL WE KNOW IS FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL. BUT THEN ALL I LIKE TO BRING THE SPORT UP SOME MORE.

SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US ON TONIGHT'S COMMISSION MEETING.

WE UNDERSTAND IT'S A LITTLE LATER THAN YOU MIGHT HAVE EXPECTED.

I'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO AN AUTOMATIC VOICE MESSAGE.

OK, GOODNIGHT.

NINE ONE ONE FIVE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TONE, PLEASE RECORD YOUR MESSAGE.

WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED RECORDING, YOU MAY HANG UP OR PRESS ONE FOR MORE OPTIONS.

MS., HONEY, WE'RE SORRY WE MISSED YOU, AND I GUESS THERE GOES THAT MESSAGE.

LOOKING FOR JONATHAN CARTER, NEXT.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING, IS THIS JOHNSON CARTER? HELLO, HELLO.

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THIS IS JONATHAN KARL.

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF TIME RECOMMISSION MEETING.

IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR ADDRESS TO CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, I WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THERE'S ONLY 30 SECONDS LEFT.

OK, JONATHAN KARL.

CITY WHERE YOU LIVE.

I LIVE IN PEMBROKE PINES FOR ALL RIGHT.

YOU SHARE WITH US YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

OK, DO I HAVE BEEN INVITED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO BUILD A TRACK AND FIELD? IN THE CITY OF TAMRAT, AND ONE OF THE REASONS I FOUND IT TO BE VERY IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE I MYSELF HAVE BENEFITED FROM HAVING TRACK AND FIELD IN THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR CAMARADERIE, DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH SPORTS.

MY FATHER IS JOSEPH C.

CARTER AND HIS DICK CLARK ON SUNRISE BOULEVARD IS NAMED AFTER MY FATHER.

AND ONE OF HIS VISIONS AS FAR AS HAVING TRACK AND FIELD AND USE FORCE WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN PUT IT IN A MULTIUSE FACILITY WHERE WE CAN DEVELOP YOUTH ATHLETES AND ALSO DEVELOP YOUTH ATHLETES TO BE ABLE TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERHAPS MOVE ON AND GO TO COLLEGE OR, YOU KNOW, EVEN FROM THE PROFESSIONAL RANKS.

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE.

A TRACK AND FIELD OR MULTIUSE FACILITY IN IN THOSE AREAS SO THAT IT GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO THE YOUTH TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS.

RIGHT NOW, I AM THE HEAD TRACK AND FIELD COACH OF WEST PINES AND IS WHERE WE PRACTICE THAT TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM USING A COMMUNITY TRACK EFFORT IN HIGH SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES HAVE RUN ON THE A.U.

LEVEL, WENT ON TO RUN IN COLLEGE.

AND ALSO WE'VE HAD A FEW ATHLETES THAT HAVE BECOME USA CHAMPIONS ON THE ELITE CIRCUIT AND ALSO IN ON A PROFESSIONAL.

AND SO BECAUSE OF HAVING THOSE PART IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT TRACK AND FIELD COMMUNITY, THEY'VE BEEN OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO EXTEND THEIR CAREER ON THE NEXT LEVEL.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE TRACK AND FIELD, YOU KNOW, IN THE CITY OF TAMRAT, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST FIELD IN THE U.S.

THE TAMRAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE BUILT.

I AND THEY HAVE A GREAT FOOTBALL FIELD THERE AND IT WOULD ONLY COMPLEMENT THE OTHER SPORTS TO HAVE A TRACK AND FIELD IT FOR FOUR OF A PLETHORA OF OTHER IDEAS.

AS FAR AS EVEN WITH SENIOR CITIZENS IN THAT AREA, YOU CAN GET SOME THINGS WHERE THEY COME OUT AND USE THAT TRACK AND FIELD FOR EXERCISE.

AND I CAN SEE THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS HOLSTON TRACK AND FIELD NEEDS IN THAT CITY TO BRING SOME MORE VISIBILITY TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

SO I THINK IT'LL BE A VERY, VERY GOOD IDEA TO BE ABLE TO BUILD A TRACK AND FIELD IN THAT AREA FOR THOSE REASONS THERE.

AS FAR AS DISABILITY, YOUTH, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CAMARADERIE, YOU KNOW, I'VE SEEN HOW THE COMMUNITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE, WHERE TRUSTEE CAR PARK IS.

HELLO, I SAW MR. CARTER YOUR OVER THREE MINUTES, OK? NOPE, I'M ALL RIGHT, BUT THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH US THIS EVENING.

YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. YOU SON OF A THANK YOU.

THEN ARE WE GOING BACK TO MS. ZOLANI? GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING.

IF YOU WOULD, GIVE US YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND I WILL GIVE YOU A 30 SECOND WARNING BEFORE YOU ARE OR YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.

WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS KRISTEN ZALIAN AND I RESIDE IN DAVIE.

I AM THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT JP TARABELLA HIGH SCHOOL.

I AM ACTUALLY WANTING TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF TERRIBLE ATHLETICS. IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP WITHIN THE TAMRAT COMMUNITY.

RIGHT NOW, OUR ATHLETICS PROGRAMS BETWEEN TRACK AND FOOTBALL, WE HOUSED ALL OF OUR HOME GAMES, AT OTHER VENUES, AT OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS.

SO TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE FACILITY THAT IS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE A THIRD OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ATTEND TARABELLA LIVES, IT WOULD CREATE A STRONGER SUPPORT SYSTEM

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SO TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY SHARE A FACILITY TO HAVE OUR OWN HOME VENUE WOULD BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR TARABELLA ATHLETICS, ESPECIALLY THE TRACK AND FOOTBALL PROGRAM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ATTENDING OUR MEETING THIS EVENING, APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.

WELL, THEN I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO CHARLES HALF-LIGHT, JR., HELLO.

THIS IS MR. HADLEY JUNIOR.

GOOD EVENING, PLEASE WELCOME TO THE TOWN OR CITY COMMISSION, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS. IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE DURING YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE STATE THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES WHEN YOU HAVE THIRTY SECONDS LEFT, I WILL GIVE YOU A HEADS UP AT SETTING THIRTY SECONDS.

WELCOME TO OUR MEETING. DURING THAT ONE, EVERYONE IS DOING WELL, MY NAME IS COACH CHARLES HALEY, I'M THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AND SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHER AT J.P.

TARABELLA HIGH SCHOOL HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING MADAME MAYOR AT ONE OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT AT THE COMMUNITY CHURCH WITH FETING.

SOUTH FLORIDA ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.

I'M BASICALLY CALLING TO SHED LIGHT ON WHY IT'S A POSITIVE TO HAVE A TRACK.

STADIUM BUILT IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, NOT ONLY FOR OUR GREAT CITIZENS OF TAMRAT, BUT ALSO FOR TO BUILD AND KEEP THE.

COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE OF J.P.

TARABELLA AND THE CITY OF TAMRAT, WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL RELATIONSHIP AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT RELATIONSHIP GOING.

IT'S GREAT BECAUSE WE HAVE ABOUT 30 TO 45 PERCENT OF OUR POPULATION AT J.P.

TARABELLA, OUR CITY OF TAMRAT STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS.

AND WE JUST WANT TO CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT PHENOMENAL RELATIONSHIP THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY OF TAMRAT, BUT ALSO THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND ALSO J.P.

TARABELLA STUDENTS AS A WHOLE.

WELL, COACH, THANKS VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING TO SEEING YOU BACK AT CCC AT OUR NEXT FOOD DISTRIBUTION. HOPE YOU AND THE TEAM ARE DOING WELL.

YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. NOW MOVING TO.

JULIE FISHMAN.

HELLO, GOOD EVENING, WELCOME TO THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE.

IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE ADDRESS, PLEASE KEEP THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE, WHICH WE ALL KNOW. AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I'LL GIVE YOU A WARNING AT 30.

SECOND, THIRD AND.

AND JULIE BISHOP IN 76 TRUSTEE WESTWARD DRIVE FROM TAMARAC, FLORIDA.

LET'S BEGIN. SHE'S BEEN MUTED.

YEAH, THAT WAS TAXIDERMY, I WAS HEARING A BACKGROUND, I THOUGHT IT WAS THAT NO, OK, THIS FISHERMAN, CAN YOU PLEASE MEET YOURSELF? I DON'T KNOW IF SHE CAN LAVANT, CAN YOU ON WOUTER? I CANNOT ONLY SHE CANNOT MEET HERSELF.

I CAN HANG UP AND CALL HER AGAIN.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

I WAS HEARING SOME MOTHER AND I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS POPPING UP.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS INTENTIONAL.

I WONDER WHAT'S GOING ON GONE DOWN WHEN ALL YOU GUYS ARE ACCUSING ME OF PUTTING ON YOU.

I GUESS YOU SHOULD KNOW WHO YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING AT, RIGHT? OH, WE DO. I WAS VERY EXCITED.

THEY ARE. NOW.

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WHERE IS THE BACKUP MATERIAL SHOWING THE SPORTS COMPLEX CAN ACCOMMODATE THE STRIKE? WHERE IS THE COMMUNITY INPUT ON THIS FACILITY AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT OUR RESIDENTS? THE CITY ATTORNEY FURTHER GOES FURTHER TO STATE THAT THE SPORTS COMPLEX IS ALREADY HOME TO MANY OF THE SPORTS AND IS WIDELY USED BY RESIDENTS.

IF THE TRACK IS PLACED IN THE SPORTS COMPLEX, WHAT ELEMENTS WOULD BE LOST TO NOT ONLY THE TRACK BUT THE STADIUM SEATING, THE NEED FOR THE STADIUM SEATING NEEDED FOR A WORLD CLASS TRACK, BUT ALSO THE ADDITIONAL PARKING NEEDED FOR ALL THOSE ATTENDEES? THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS RESEARCHING THE ELEMENTS ALREADY IN USE AND PLACING THEM IN THE SPORTS COMPLEX, INCLUDING NEW ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELDS, THE NEW PRESS BOX, NEW ADDITIONS TO THE PLAYGROUND AREA AND THE YET TO BE COMPLETED NEW CONCESSION STAND.

THESE ELEMENTS ARE ALREADY BEING USED FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS SPORTING EVENTS.

IN ADDITION TO NO BACKUP MATERIAL ON THE ASSERTION THAT THE SPORTS COMPLEX IS THE IDEAL PLACE FOR THE TRACK, THERE IS NO BACKUP MATERIAL FOR THE SO-CALLED ESTIMATED PRICE OF THREE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE TRACK.

DOES THIS INCLUDE STADIUM SEATING, ADDITIONAL PARKING? WHAT ABOUT ADDITIONAL BASSER? DOES THIS PRICE INCLUDE THE THE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING ELEMENTS? THE CITY HAS ALREADY PAID FOR IT TO PUT ATTRACTANT.

DOES IT INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE? THE ACCOMPANYING RESOLUTION CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRUCK TO COMMENCE ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER ONE. TWENTY, TWENTY ONE.

IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS MUST BE SPENT, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS MUST BE FACTORED IN, TRAFFIC STUDIES WOULD NEED TO BE DONE.

THE CITY'S BIDDING PROCESS WOULD HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED, ALONG WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DESIGN AND FINALLY THE DESTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING ELEMENTS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED. TAMARAC ALREADY HAS NUMEROUS PARCELS UTILIZED BY RESIDENTS FOR WALKING AND RUNNING, INCLUDING THE CURRENT PATH IN THE SPORTS COMPLEX.

I USE THAT YOU HAVE WITNESSED MY NEIGHBORS USE TO GET UP WHILE I ASK YOU TO VOTE NO ON THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND PARTICIPATION THIS EVENING.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. YOU CAN.

THAT WE HAVE FRANKI RELEASE.

HELLO, AMERICA IS AS MR. RUIZ. INCLUDING THE CURRENT PRIME MINISTER, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE NOT ONLY GIVING US YOUR ADDRESS, THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE, YOU'LL HAVE 30 SECONDS, SORRY, THREE MINUTES TO STATE YOUR COMMENTS.

AND AT 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOUR COMMENTS ARE BEFORE THE THREE MINUTES ARE UP, I WILL GIVE YOU A WARNING OF 30 SECONDS.

PLEASE PROCEED. AND WELCOME TO THE TOWN HALL COMMISSION MEETING.

THANK YOU. SO, YES, THANK YOU.

PLEASE PROCEED. HI, MY MY NAME IS FRANKIE RUÍZ, I AM AT 35, 75, WEST GLENCOE STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA. AND I AM I'M A NIKE RUN CLUB COACH, I AM FOUNDER OF THE MIAMI MARATHON AND I AM ALSO A HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING COACH.

JUST WANTED TO JUMP IN HERE REAL QUICKLY AND VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR A AN ADDITIONAL WELL DESIGNED TRACK FACILITY, TRACK AND FIELD FACILITY AT THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF TRACKS IN SOUTH FLORIDA, BUT VERY FEW DONE RIGHT WITH LIGHTING AND PROPER MAINTENANCE TO THE SURFACE.

AND I THINK YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO FOLLOW THE HYPE AFTER THE OLYMPICS AND THAT

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I WAS INVOLVED WITH TWO RECENT RENOVATION PROJECTS AT TROPICAL PARK IN MIAMI DADE COUNTY AND FLAMINGO PARK IN MIAMI BEACH.

AND BOTH THOSE FACILITIES SEE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF USE FROM ALL ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM, FROM THE RECREATIONAL ATHLETE TO THE ELITE RUNNER TO THE HIGH SCHOOL RUNNER AT DIFFERENT HOURS OF THE DAY. SO IT BOUNCES OFF REALLY WELL.

YOU KNOW, FIVE TO 600 FOLKS ON AVERAGE USING TROPICAL PARK TRACK.

LAST COUNT WE TOOK BEFORE COVID.

BUT BUT I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT RUNNING IS THE MOST POPULAR SPORT IN HIGH SCHOOL, MORE PARTICIPATION IN THAT SPORT THAN ANY OTHER BOTH GENDERS AND THE SIZE OF THE TEAM CONTRIBUTE TO THE SIZE OF THE PARTICIPATION AND THE PARTICIPATION NUMBERS.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO CONSIDER A WELL DESIGNED TRACK.

LIFE SPANS ARE USUALLY ABOUT 12 YEARS AND IT'S WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE TO EXTEND BEYOND THAT. AND OPERATION COST BETWEEN NOW AND THEN ARE NOT THAT EXPENSIVE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING THIS EVENING IN YOUR COMMENTS.

YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. WHEN I MOVE ON TO THOMAS JOHNSON.

SO. MR. JOHNSON, IF YOU STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE STATE THE CITY IN WHICH YOU LIVE AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ONLY 30 SECONDS LEFT.

WELCOME TO THE COMMISSION MEETING.

PLEASE BEGIN. MY NAME IS THOMAS JOHNSON.

I AM. I LIVE IN ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA.

I AM ON THE PALM BEACH COUNTY SPORTS COMMISSION.

I BEGAN RUNNING TRACK AND FIELD IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA.

FORT LAUDERDALE TRACK CLUB SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD, RAN FOOTBALL AT HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, WHERE I RAN TRACK FOR TWO YEARS.

I BROKE THE WORLD RECORD TO FIVE 500 METERS AND GOT A LITTLE BEYOND MYSELF AND LEFT SCHOOL AND JOINED THE ARMY.

AND I WAS RECRUITED TO RUN TRACK FOR THE ARMY UNDER CHARLIE GREEN, 1968 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, WHERE I QUALIFIED FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS.

IN THE 800 METERS I WAS RANKED NUMBER TWO IN THE WORLD.

I DIDN'T MAKE 88 OLYMPIC TEAM, SO I CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE ARMY.

AND THEN I WAS RECRUITED FOR AT UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, WHERE I RAN TRACK AND FIELD CONTINUED TO RUN. AND I WENT BACK IN THE ARMY AND RETIRED FROM THE ARMY.

IN 2009, AS A MAJOR FROM THE PENTAGON, I WAS RECRUITED BY THE CITY OF LAHU BY THEN VICE MAYOR ED ROBINSON TO COME BACK HOME AND START THE FLORIDA CARIBBEAN GAMES FOR A TRACK AND FIELD FACILITY WAS GOING TO BE BUILT ON SUNRISE FAR, BUT A CRICKET STADIUM WAS BUILT INSTEAD AND BROWARD COUNTY DECIDED TO FIELD AND SOME SPORTS COMPLEX.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE CEO OF THE FLORIDA CARIBBEAN GAMES, BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

SO I MOVED TO PALM BEACH, WHERE I STARTED TEACHING TO GENERAL CASEY, CONTINUE WITH TRACK AND FIELD COACH TO USA FOR USA NATIONAL TEAMS, AND WAS THE HEAD COACH OF THE WORLD JUNIOR TEAM IN 2014 AND NOW SERVE ON THE SPORTS COMMISSION, PALM BEACH COUNTY SPORTS COMMISSION AND COACH AT AMERICAN HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL WITH GREG BARNS.

SO THAT'S SHORT DOWN AND DIRTY OF MY TRACK AND FIELD HISTORY.

TRACK AND FIELD IS AN AWESOME SPORT.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET A NUMBER OF FACILITIES IN PALM BEACH AND THROUGHOUT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW THE SPORT OF CYCLING.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. THANK.

MOVING TO OUR LAST CALLER.

RICHARD BOCKER.

NOW YOU ARE ON THE LINE, MS. WALKER.

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THANK YOU. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR ADDRESS, AT LEAST THE CITY WHERE YOU LIVE AND THEN YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I'LL GIVE YOU A 30 SECOND WARNING BEFORE YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.

WELCOME TO THE MEETING. SOMEBODY NEEDED HIM.

SOMEBODY HAS MUTED THE PARTICIPANT.

THOSE MAYORS STOP MEETING PEOPLE.

THE VICE MAYOR, HIS HANDS ARE ON HIS CELL PHONE TEXTING, SO I DON'T THINK IT WAS HIM ON THIS ONE. WHO ELSE DID IT, IF YOU WOULD, LEVENT? PLEASE CALL THEM BACK.

UP IS NEUBAUTEN.

GOOD EVENING, MR. BOCKER, WELCOME BACK TO THE TOWN OR CITY COMMISSION MEETING.

I BELIEVE YOU HEARD THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

YES. WE JUST COULD NOT HEAR YOU.

SO YOUR THREE MINUTES WILL BEGIN NOW.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RICHARD ROTHERHAM FROM KINGS POINT IN TIME.

I LOVE HOW ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE CALLING THAT DON'T EVEN LIVE IN THIS AREA, WON'T BE AFFECTED BY THIS OLYMPIC SIZED TRACK.

BUT NOB HILL IS ALREADY A MASSIVE ROAD WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC, MANY ACCIDENTS.

AND TO BRING ON A TRACK LIKE THIS IS GOING TO CREATE EVEN MORE HAVOC AND THEN THE PARKING THAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR IT.

I'M VERY OPPOSED TO THE CITY SPENDING MONEY LIKE THIS.

WELCOME BACK TO MEETING.

I BELIEVE YOU HEARD THE ROAD.

WE JUST DID NOT HEAR YOU.

OK, BUT I GUESS YOU HAVE THE MEETING ON IN THE BACKGROUND.

OH, YEAH. NO, PLEASE, PLEASE MUTE YOUR COMPUTER, PLEASE.

OK, HOLD ON. BUT ONLY IN THIS AREA WON'T BE AFFECTED BY THIS.

BECK IS FIRMLY OPPOSED TO THIS.

THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND THIS AREA ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED GREATLY AND WE HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS RIGHT ACROSS FROM THIS PARK.

YOU KNOW, I HOPE YOU ALL VOTE NO ON IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION THIS EVENING.

YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. GREAT NIGHT.

VERY MUCH LESS. AND THE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IT IS NOW A COMMISSION ITEM FOR DISCUSSION, BUT.

I KNOW THAT THERE IS A REQUEST FOR A RESTROOM BREAK, BUT.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CALL A RESTROOM BREAK AT THIS TIME, IT IS 10, 12 P.M.

WE'LL BE BACK HERE AT.

TWENTY FIVE. WE'RE IN RECESS.

WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.

WE ARE STILL ON THE APRIL 14 COMMISSION MEETING THAT IT IS CURRENTLY TEN, TWENTY FIVE.

SO PLEASE CONFIRM THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ARE IN ATTENDANCE.

COMMISSIONER BOCCO, OF YOUR FUTURE GARLAND HERE.

WE SHOULD OPEN YOUR BROWSER AND THEIR GOMA'S.

SO WHEN WE LEFT BEFORE A BREAK, WE WERE UP TO THE COMMISSION DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.

YES, I LOVE TO SPEAK, I DON'T HAVE A HENDRY'S IF YOU WISH TO BE THE ONE.

I THOUGHT I HAD THE FIRST FLOOR ON THIS.

I DO APOLOGIZE. YOU ARE CORRECT.

BUT I SWEAR YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP IN THE VERY BEGINNING.

PLEASE PROCEED. AND COMMISSIONER GARLAND, YOU'RE ON DECK.

I WHEN I TRY TO PUT MY ITEM OUT FOR THE STREET, NAMING, YOU KNOW, NO SUPPORT AND WE TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING EACH OTHER, WE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GIVE AND TAKE.

I DON'T CARE HOW LOCAL YOU ARE.

I DON'T CARE HOW HIGH IN THE FEDERAL LEVEL YOU ARE IN.

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WITH THE RENAMING OF THE STREET.

WE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT SIGNED A PETITION.

I HELPED THEM OUT BECAUSE IT'S MY DISTRICT.

THAT'S WHAT I DO. I DO FOR MY PEOPLE.

THE SAME WAY COMMISSIONER BOLTON FOUGHT FOR HIS PEOPLE DURING THE STORAGE FACILITY.

SAME THING. SO WE ALL DO OUR PART FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND WE ALL WANT TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AT THE SAME TIME. I FEEL THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT.

I WAS JUST TOLD ABOUT THIS PROJECT LAST WEEK.

SO NOW PROJECTS GOING TO MY DISTRICT WITHOUT CONSULTING NONE OF MY RESIDENTS.

OK, WE'RE BEING PRESENTED SOMETHING TODAY, ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS WATCHING THIS FOR ME, THAT'S A YOU KNOW, THIS THIS STUFF SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED CONSENSUS.

THERE WAS ZERO CONSENSUS.

THERE IS NO DISCUSSION PRIOR.

NOW WE'RE BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S REALLY GOING TO COST. WE HAVE AN ASSUMPTION OF WHAT IS GOING TO COST.

IT'S GOING INTO MY DISTRICT AND WE ALL EVERYONE HERE TALKS ABOUT IT'S MY DISTRICT, MY DISTRICT, MY DISTRICT IS MY DISTRICT THAT WELL, THIS IS MY DISTRICT.

AND NONE OF MY RESIDENTS HEARD ABOUT THIS EXCEPT UNTIL, WHAT, A FEW DAYS AGO OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN THE ITEM FIRST CAME OUT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT SUPPORT SYSTEM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AN ITEM GETS INTO THE AGENDA, IT'S VERY CONFUSING TO ME.

SO IF ANYONE CAN CLARIFY HOW WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF VOTING.

THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR ME FOR THE FUTURE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT HAVING CONVERSATIONS ON THE SIDE, SO IF WE'RE GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER, LET'S BE SUPPORTIVE AND GET THIS DONE PRIOR.

THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN STARTING DISCUSSION MONTHS AGO SO THAT WHEN WE CAN GET TODAY WITH ACTUAL REAL DATA FROM RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS.

I THINK WE HAD TO TAMIRA CALLERS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, EVERYONE ELSE WAS OUTSIDE OF TAMARAC. AND LISTEN, I LOVE THE PROJECT.

I'M NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST IT.

I'M SAYING I'M NOT SAYING I'M FOR IT.

I THINK I'LL PUT TAMARAC ON THE MAP.

BUT THE WAY THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL GET VERY EMOTIONAL WHEN WE TOUCH EACH OTHER'S DISTRICT.

I GET SCREAMED AT, YOU'RE IN MY DISTRICT, I GET SCREAMED AT WITH I WANT YOU TO SUPPORT MYSELF IN MY DISTRICT.

AND I DON'T WANT THAT.

AND THIS IS NOW THE SECOND OR THIRD THING THAT'S BEING SHOVED IN MY THROAT.

AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY RESIDENCE.

BECAUSE THIS IS MY DISTRICT AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO MY RESIDENCE AS TO HOW I'M GOING TO VOTE. WHETHER IT'S IN FAVOR OR NOT IN FAVOR OF IT, AND IT'S NOT FAIR, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE COST, I'M GOING TO SAVE MY REAL QUESTIONS FOR LATER.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT BEFORE WE START DISCUSSION.

AND I WOULD APPRECIATE THE RESPECT THAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER WHEN WHEN WE'RE DOING THINGS IN OTHER DISTRICTS THAT IMPACT OUR VOTING BLOCKS.

BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE GOING FOR COMMISSIONERS THAT LARGE VOTING AT LARGE, THEN LIKE I GET TOLD, DON'T COME TO MY DISTRICT, DON'T STUFF THINGS IN MY DISTRICTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH, MAYOR.

I KNEW YOU WERE ASKING FOR A PROCESS, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE ASKING FOR SPECIFIC AND YOU WANTED AN ANSWER FOR YOU OR WAS RHETORICAL, IT WAS BOTH.

BUT I CAN HOLD OFF ON WHEN I HAVE MY MY CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER.

IT IS OK.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND. YEAH, SO, ALVIN, IF THE SPORTS COMPLEX WAS IN MY DISTRICT, I'D BE PUSHING FOR IT TO AND AND I'M NOT A DISTRICT PERSON BECAUSE I TRY TO THINK GLOBALLY AND THINK CITYWIDE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT THING FOR THE SENIORS IN YOUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT PROVIDES THEM WITH A SAFE, WELL LIT PLACE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, A SOFT A SOFT STRUCTURE TO WALK ON. BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, THE ELDERLY, A LOT OF THEM HAD BAD KNEES.

AND EVEN WALKING ON THE CONCRETE CAN BE PAINFUL.

IF YOU GO TO A CAR PARK IN FORT LAUDERDALE OR MIRAMAR AND WAS COMPLEX AT FIVE OR SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, THAT'S WHO YOU SEE WALKING ON THE TRACK.

SENIORS, IT'S SAFE.

IT'S WELL LIT AND THEY'RE COMFORTABLE.

SO AND THE REASON WHY YOU HEARD FROM COACHES INSTEAD OF RESIDENTS? BECAUSE I REACHED OUT TO COACHES, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE RECRUITING STUDENTS.

I CALL THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FIRST.

I CALL THE PRINCIPAL OF TARABELLA.

AND THAT'S WHERE SHE SAID 40 OR 50 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS THERE ARE TAMARAC RESIDENTS.

THAT'S BASICALLY OUR HOME SCHOOL.

AND THEY DON'T HAVE A FOOTBALL STADIUM OR A TRACK, SO THEY HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE.

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I'M SORRY FOR FOUR FOR TRACK AND FIELD.

ADDITIONALLY, I REACHED OUT TO THE PRINCIPAL OF MILLENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY HAD A TRACK TEAM OR NOT.

SO I ASKED, I SAID, DO YOU HAVE A TRACK TEAM? THE RESPONSE, YES, WE DO HAVE A TRACK TEAM.

WE DO NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE FACILITY FOR TRACK.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL TO USE THEIR FACILITY FOR TRACK PRACTICE AND MEET. NOW, ADDITIONALLY, JUST LIKE WE USE THE TERM REC SPORTS COMPLEX NOW FOR OUR CONCERTS AND SHOWS AND EVENTS, THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN, EXCEPT NOW WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE A NICE TEN THOUSAND SEAT PLACE FOR THEM TO STAY SO WE CAN ALSO SELL THE PLACE AS A CONCERT VENUE. I ALSO DID SOME RESEARCH WITH OUR SURROUNDING CITIES, SUNRISE.

THEY JUST BUILT A NEW SPORTS COMPLEX WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE FROM ME.

I CAN WALK THERE. I CAN RUN OVER MY BIKE THERE.

THEY HAVE FIVE BASEBALL FIELDS THERE.

THEY EVEN HAVE INDIVIDUAL BATTING CAGES.

SO I'M TAKING MY SON THERE A FEW TIMES TO HELP THEM HIT HIT BASEBALLS BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO BE PLAYING IN THE LITTLE TAMARAC LITTLE LEAGUE HERE.

SO I ALSO LOOK AT CORAL SPRINGS NOW AND NOW.

I SAID ABOUT 20 BASEBALL FIELD AND TOTAL CORAL SPRINGS.

I TAKE MY SON THERE ON SUNDAYS WITH SOME COACHING AND THEY HAVE FOUR SOCCER FIELDS IN A ROW. AND THAT CITY ALONE HAS ABOUT 20 BASEBALL FIELDS, BUT NO ONE HAS A TRACK.

SO THIS IS A DIFFERENTIATOR FOR US.

NOT ONLY THAT, WE CAN'T COMPETE WITH CITIES THAT ARE LARGER THAN US, LIKE CORAL SPRINGS, LIKE PLANTATION, LIKE SUNRISE, IN TERMS OF THE PARKS AND THE FACILITIES THAT THEY HAVE.

SO WE NEED TO DO AND WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITH GOOD SOUND, STRONG FORWARD THINKING LEADERSHIP IS MAXIMIZE THE SPACE WE HAVE.

SO WHEN YOU BUILD A SOCCER FIELD OR A FOOTBALL FIELD, YOU MAXIMIZE THE SPACE BY HAVING A TRACK THERE ALREADY. SO WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS CORRECT WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST. NOW I KNOW THAT AND I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR IN THE PAST, AND I KNOW HE'S FORWARD THINKING BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S SOME PLANS FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX AT UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN TERMS OF MAXIMIZING THE SPACE AND BUILDING A MULTI USE FACILITY, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LACK THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE IN TAMARAC, YOU HAVE TO MAXIMIZE THE LITTLE SPACE YOU HAVE AND HAVE AS MUCH FACILITIES AS YOU HAVE WITH THE LITTLE SPACE THAT WE HAVE.

SO IF WE TAKE THAT AREA WHERE THE TRACK IS, WHERE THE SOCCER FIELD NOW IS, IF WE MOVE THAT FORWARD, REMOVE THE EXISTING FOOTBALL FIELD, PLACE THAT FOOTBALL FIELD INTO INSIDE THE TRACK, JUST LIKE IT LOOKS IN THAT POWERPOINT SLIDE FROM MIAMI, WE NOW HAVE A MULTI USE FACILITY. NOT ONLY THAT, WE SERVE OUR RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING A FACILITY NOT ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS AT J.P.

TARABELLA, BUT ALSO THE STUDENTS AT MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND MOST OF WHOM ARE TAMARAC RESIDENTS. THEN WE'RE GOING TO SERVE OUR SENIORS AND NOW THEY HAVE A SAFE, WELL LIT PLACE TO WALK. WE NOW HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CONCERT VENUE WITH ADEQUATE SEATING, SO NOW WE CAN SELL CONCERTS. YOU HEARD JOSH STERN TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS.

SO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE WERE LIKE TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT WENT TO THE EVENT IN MIRAMAR. TWO HUNDRED SPORTS PARTICIPANTS, ATHLETES.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THEY CAME AT FIVE OR SEVEN PEOPLE EACH.

YOU CAN IMAGINE PROBABLY 400 HOTEL ROOMS ARE SOLD.

AND WE CAN HAVE LAURIE DO SOME KIND OF ECONOMIC STUDY TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE BENEFITS THAT COME ALONG WITH THAT, IF IT IS A CERTIFIED TRACK.

AND THEN WE CAN HAVE EVENTS THERE.

AND FOR SOME REASON, YOU KNOW, TAMARAC, WE LOVE BUILDING HOTELS, A WHOLE LOT OF HOTELS.

NOW WE CAN HAVE EVENTS THAT CAN FILL THOSE HOTEL ROOMS. SO I THINK THIS IS A WIN.

WIN FOR THE CITY, IT'S A WIN WIN FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT'S A WIN WIN FOR THE KIDS, WE I ASKED TAMARAC TO SEND US THE ZEN CITY SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT THAT MANAGES OUR REVIEWS, THE SENTIMENT AND TAMARAC RESIDENTS WERE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE AQUATIC COMPLEX.

PART OF THE DISCOURSE SHOWS ENTHUSIASM ABOUT THE NEW ATTRACTION, BUT THE CITY'S OUTREACH ALSO SHOWED THE NEED FOR PARKS THAT CATER TO THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT AGES.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS TRACK WILL DO.

IT WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF KIDS AT DIFFERENT AGES WILL ALSO NOT JUST KIDS, BUT BUT BUT THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT AGES OF ALL THE COMMUNITIES.

SO KIDS YOUNGER BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE AND PEOPLE KIDS OLDER IN THE TEENAGE YEARS.

SO THIS REALLY FILLS A NEED FOR WHERE TAMARAC IS GOING FROM WHAT USED TO BE A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY TO IT'S NOW FAMILY ORIENTED COMMUNITY.

AND SO I REALLY DON'T SEE WHERE THIS IS NOT A POSITIVE THING FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF TAMRAT. ALSO, FROM AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE AND JUST YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS

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SOME KIDS CAN'T PLAY FOOTBALL, CAN'T PLAY BASKETBALL, CAN'T PLAY SOCCER, BUT EVERYBODY CAN RUN IT DOESN'T TAKE ANY SPECIAL TALENTS OR SKILLS OR EXPERTIZE LIKE THOSE OTHER SPORTS. AND I DIDN'T HAVE A TIME TO DO ANY KIND OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, BUT I DID DO SOME STUDYING WITH VARIOUS RESOURCES OUT THERE.

AND WHILE BASEBALL IS SOMEWHAT OF A POPULAR SPORT, THAT POPULARITY DWINDLES AS KIDS GO INTO HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE NOW IT'S MORE COMPETITIVE.

AND IF YOU DIDN'T PLAY TRAVEL BASEBALL, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A SPECIAL ONE ON ONE COACH, THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE SUCCESS AT THAT LEVEL.

SO PARTICIPATION GOES DOWN TRACK AND FIELD AND TRACK AND FIELD IS ALL HAVING.

THE TRACK ALSO BENEFITS THE RUNNING COMMUNITY AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF RUNNING CLUBS ALL OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. AND EVEN THOSE THESE PEOPLE DO MARATHONS AND BIKE LANES AND LONGER RACES. THEY DO HAVE TO DO SPEED WORKOUTS AT DIFFERENT TRACKS.

AND HAVING A TRACK THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE BROADER COMMUNITY CAN IT CAN MEAN ADDITIONAL REVENUE AND INCOME TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

SO REGARDING YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT THE LOWBALLS, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE CONE OF SILENCE.

SO I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE SOLD THIS TO YOU, BUT I CAN'T TALK ABOUT ANYTHING UNTIL IT HITS THE AGENDA. AND SO IT'S REALLY UP TO THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS THE ITEM IS PLACED ON THE AGENDA.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARLAND, FOR YOUR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER GORDON.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE KEEP IT IN FIVE MINUTES, IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

I ALWAYS KEEP IT TO FIVE MINUTES.

LOVE THE MAYOR OF MINE.

OK, SO I TOTALLY I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND HOW VICE MAYOR BILL ALWAYS FEELS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST GOT HERE? I HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT PROJECTS AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAD BEEN GOING ON.

AND THAT'S THE STUFF.

AND I WAS FRUSTRATED WITH THE PROCESS.

AND I TOTALLY TOLD THE CITY MANAGER HOW MANY TIMES? A LOT OF TIMES HOW I, YOU KNOW, JUST HATED, HATE OUR PROCESS AND HOW WE GET THINGS ON THE AGENDA. AND THAT'S THE STUFF.

BUT I LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE WAY HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS.

AND I WOULD HEAR, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR YEARS.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMING DOWN THE PIKE AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, TO TO TO VICE MAYOR VILLALOBOS.

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER GARLAND HAS BROUGHT THIS UP IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE OVER TWO STRATEGIC MEETINGS AT LEAST.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I GUESS, YOU KNOW MYSELF, COMMISSIONER PLUGHOLE, THE MAYOR IS MORE AT AN ADVANTAGE, YOU KNOW, WITH WHAT HE WANTS THAN THAN THAN YOU.

AND I MIGHT ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS IDEA, I WAS TOTALLY AGAINST IT AND I WAS TOTALLY AGAINST IT ON THE RECORD, A TRACK, WHAT I KNOW.

RIGHT. AND, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT I SUPPORT EVERYTHING THE COMMISSIONER GARLAND DOES. AND I AND HE SUPPORTS EVERYTHING THAT I DO NOT.

TRUE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I THINK I I DISAPPROVE OF SO MANY THINGS THAT HE DOES THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME MAY WONDER IF WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ARCH NEMESIS RIGHT HERE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I GUESS THIS IS JUST A A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IS A GREAT IDEA.

MY MY THINKING HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY, REALLY COOL FOR THE PLACE THE TOM REICH IS GOING.

I'M VERY SURPRISED TO HEAR COMMISSIONER FRISHMAN TONIGHT.

OBVIOUSLY, SHE'S WELCOME TO CALL IT ANY TIME AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC.

BUT SHE SAID A LOT MORE TONIGHT THAN THAN THAT.

SHE SAID IN HER FOUR YEARS OF BEING HERE, SHE LITERALLY HAD MORE WORDS AND ALL OF THE COMMISSION MEETINGS PUT TOGETHER.

AND SO NOW, VICE MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA, YOU HAVE THE THE SEAT TO TAKE ACTION, THE KIND OF ACTION THAT SHE DID NOT TAKE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IS WHY SHE IS NOT HERE.

SHE DID NOT REPRESENT HER DISTRICT WELL.

AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY NOW TO MOVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT IS CUTTING EDGE AND THAT IS FORWARD THINKING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF THIS COMMUNITY.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.

I ACTUALLY FEEL HOPED WOULD LOVE, LOVE THAT THIS WAS IN MY DISTRICT.

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LUCKY YOU TO HAVE THIS KIND OF THING PROPOSED IN IN YOUR IN YOUR DISTRICT.

SO I GET THAT IS NOT YOUR IDEA AND I GET THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WEREN'T HERE FOR THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS, BUT I UNDERSTAND IT IS UP TO THE MANAGER TO CAST OUR VISION IN THE AGENDA REVIEWS.

AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE SAYING THAT HE DID NOT DO THAT.

THE MANAGER HAD PLENTY OF TIME, PLENTY OF TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS TO KNOW WHAT COMMISSIONER GARLAND WANTS FOR FOR FOR THE TRACK.

AND I GET IT. BUT THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF US TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THE TRACK OR AT LEAST HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AS A SPRINGBOARD TO MOVE THE CONVERSATION FORWARD. SO THIS TONIGHT, I DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE SAYING GO AHEAD AND BUILD THE TRACK. THE PROCESS IS YEAH, WE ARE SAYING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE STAFF GO BACK, TALK TO WHOEVER YOU WANT TO TALK TO, FIGURE OUT THE NUMBERS, TALK TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, FIGURE OUT WHERE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS YOU CAN PUT THIS RIGHT IN THE INDUSTRY.

I'D BE IDENTIFIED IN OVER A YEAR LIKE.

LET US START THINKING ABOUT WHERE IN THE BUDGET IT WILL GO AND THIS WILL COME BACK TO US AS A BUDGET ITEM FOR THE DESIGN PHASE, FOR WHAT CONSULTANTS SAY AND THAT SORT OF STUFF.

SO THIS IS ONLY MOVING THE CONVERSATION FORWARD.

AND NOW YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK YOUR RESIDENTS WHETHER THEY WANT A TRUCK OR NOT. AND AT THAT TIME, YOU CAN VOTE IT DOWN, YES OR NO.

BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA AND I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE IT FORWARD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER BALTON, COMMISSIONER PLOTKA AND I VERY MUCH LIKE THE IDEA OF PLANNING AHEAD RATHER THAN DOING SOMETHING QUICKLY, AND THEN WE FIND OUT THAT WE COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB.

SO I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF LOOKING TO THE FUTURE AND PLANNING FOR IT.

HAVING SAID THAT NIGHTMARE, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM BECAUSE IT IS IN YOUR DISTRICT AND YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE ONE WHO IS GOING TO GET BEATEN UP FOR IT AND THEN YOU WILL BE STARTING ANOTHER PETITION.

SO. WELL, I LIKE THE IDEA VERY MUCH.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SEPTEMBER 1ST IS A REALISTIC DATE FOR THIS.

I THINK THAT WE NEED TO ALLOW STAFF TO DO WHATEVER TYPE OF STUDY THEY NEED TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

I MEAN, WE'RE NOW TALKING ABOUT TAKING AWAY THE SKATEPARK AND I'M TAKING AWAY THE BUILDING WE'D JUST BUILT.

WHERE IS THAT GOING TO GO? WE HAVE TO MOVE IT SOMEWHERE.

SO I THINK THE DOMINO EFFECT HAS TO TAKE EFFECT HERE.

WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE.

THIS IS I DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, BUT I AM IN FAVOR OF LOOKING AHEAD.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HEAR WHAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE TO SAY AND GO FROM THERE.

BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AHEAD.

WE HAVE TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX AND HAVE A VISION FOR THE FUTURE.

SO LONG AFTER WE'RE GONE, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY, ISN'T IT GREAT THAT THAT COMMISSION IN TWENTY, TWENTY ONE HAD THE VISION TO DO THIS FOR US? SO I DO THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT I THINK WE HAVE SOME STEPS TO GO THROUGH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE TRY TO KEEP IT TO LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES.

SO THE SEPTEMBER DATE, SEPTEMBER DATE SHOULD SHOULD SHOULD HAVE BEEN DROPPED.

THAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE AGENDA REVIEW ON THE CITY MANAGER TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PERMITS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN WITH THE COUNTY.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT MARRIED TO A DATE.

YOU KNOW, THE MAIN LINE TO PAY ATTENTION TO IS, YOU KNOW, JUST TO DO ALL THE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE COMMENCEMENT, WHICH MEANS START OF GETTING THIS FORWARD.

SO OBVIOUSLY, THEY'D HAVE TO BE FURTHER DISCUSSION, LOCATION, ENGINEERING, AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO ANYTHING AT ALL WITHOUT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

THE PROBLEM IS THIS CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY REAL MEANS OR MECHANISM TO HAVE REGULAR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

I MEAN, THERE'S ALL KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TEXTING APPLICATIONS AND THERE'S ALL KIND OF, YOU KNOW, SURVEY TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, GARLAND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

AND WE DON'T REALLY DO ENOUGH. AND QUITE HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS ARE NOT ENGAGED.

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THEY DON'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED.

AND THEN COME ELECTION TIME, THEY SAY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? AND YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.

I'VE BEEN HERE. AND SO, YES, IT IS OUR JOB TO SOLICIT COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.

I THINK IT WILL BE OVERWHELMING.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE BEEN VOTED INTO OFFICE TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T THEY ARE NOT GOING TO KNOW EVERYTHING IN REGARDS OF HOW WE FEEL AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO VOTE.

BUT WHEN THEY VOTE FOR US, THEY'RE VOTING FOR OUR VISION.

THEY'RE VOTING FOR OUR MISSION. THEY'RE VOTING FOR OUR VALUES.

THEY'RE VOTING FOR HOW WE SEE THE FUTURE.

AND SO WE'RE WE'RE CHARGE OF MAKING DECISIONS THAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE FUTURE.

AND PROBABLY THE WAY I WANT TO HAVE THOSE COACHES SPEAKING IS BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT KIDS THAT REPRESENT THE FUTURE.

THEY ARE IN THERE.

AND THEIR THEIR JOB IS TO DEVELOP KIDS.

AND THEY HAVE SEEN THE MAGIC OF NONTRADITIONAL SPORTS, LIKE RUNNING LIKE HAVING A TRACK.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, DON'T LET THE DATE OF SEPTEMBER HOLD YOU DOWN.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO STRIKE THAT OFF THE OFF THE THE LINE ITEM.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO THINK FORWARD AND THINK FUTURE AND THINK TEN, TWELVE YEARS DOWN THE LINE AND THINKING ABOUT THE NUMBERS.

THE MAINTENANCE IS EXTREMELY LOW COST, TWELVE YEAR LIFE CYCLE.

AND AGAIN, IT'S ANOTHER AVENUE FOR KIDS AND ADULTS TO TO MAKE USE OF VERSUS YOUR TRADITIONAL FOOTBALL, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, SOCCER.

AND IT'S A DIFFERENTIATOR.

THEY ARE THE CLOSEST YOU TO HAVE IT TO US AS MIRAMAR.

THAT'S FURTHER AWAY.

AND AS GREG STATED IN HIS IN HIS PRESENTATION, MIRAMAR WAS GRANDFATHERED IN WITH 7000 SEATS. SO NEXT TIME IS OLYMPIC QUALIFIER.

IF WE HAVE IT WITH TEN THOUSAND SEATS, THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO US BECAUSE WE CAN HOLD MORE PEOPLE. SO IT'S ANOTHER DIFFERENTIATOR FOR US.

SO THANKS AGAIN.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY MY MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VICE MAYOR, CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU READ? EVOLUTION AS IT IS, AS WE ARE VOTING FOR IT NOW, PLACE FOR THE RECORD.

WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING IT UP, I'M GOING TO JUST SAY A COUPLE OF COMMENTS I WAS JUST PROVIDED ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WAS AVAILABLE LAST WEEK, I THINK UPON THAT THAT I'M HAVING IS IS ONE WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING THAT THE PREVIOUS COMMISSION DID, APPROVING SOMETHING NOW AND THEN FIGURING IT OUT LATER.

OK, THAT'S ONE THING.

THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST MAIN THING IS WE'RE NOT HEARING FROM THE RESIDENTS AND I'M NOT GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO RESIDENTS PRIOR TO.

WELL, THAT'S A BIG ISSUE FOR ME.

THAT'S A BIG ISSUE FOR ME, WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S MY IDEA OR NOT, THAT'S IRRELEVANT. I AGAIN, I'M SUPPORTING EVERYONE'S IDEAS.

I DON'T CARE IF THEY'RE NOT MINE.

I GIVE PROPS TO WHOEVER BRINGS UP THE BEST IDEAS.

I CAN CARE LESS ABOUT IDEAS.

FORWARD THINKING, ABSOLUTELY.

LOOKING AHEAD, 20, 40, LOOKING BACK 20 YEARS, LIKE I'VE BEEN TOLD BEFORE.

ABSOLUTELY. OUR DEMOGRAPHICS ARE CHANGING.

THE POINT IS THAT PEOPLE'S VOICES ARE NOT BEING HEARD PRIOR TO US VOTING FOR IT.

AND CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE TO THAT THAT I'M NOT SURE OF TIME TO PERMIT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROPOSALS, THE BUDGETS, THE POLLUTION, THE NOISE POLLUTION, THE COSTS, LIKE BOTH COMMISSIONER BOLTON SAID, WHERE'S WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM? WHICH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOT GOING TO BE DONE BECAUSE WE'RE ESTIMATING FOUR MILLION DOLLARS? AND THEN WHAT THE THE RENDERINGS THAT GREG SHOWED US TODAY DOESN'T TOUCH THE FOOTBALL FIELD, BUT THE FOOTBALL FIELD WAS TOUCHED ON THE RENDERINGS THAT I SAW THE OTHER DAY.

SO IS THE FOOTBALL FIELD GOING TO BE TOUCHED AND REMOVED? BECAUSE THE RENDERINGS THAT WERE SHOWN TODAY DIDN'T DO THAT? PREFERABLY ME.

I WOULD LIKE THE NORTHEAST CORNER, THE NORTHWEST CORNER VERSUS THE ACTUAL FIELD ITSELF, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.

CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU READ THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION AS TO WHAT IT SAYS, WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON? I'M GOING TO READ THE TITLE.

OK, A RESOLUTION CITY COMMISSION OF CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, DOES A SPORTS COMPLEX AS TIME FLIES. I'M SO SORRY.

THE ACTUAL NOT THE NOT NOT THE FROM THE ANGIULO.

THE ACTUAL THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THAT.

OK, LET ME I MEAN, THE LAST CALLS ARE JUST BACKGROUND INFORMATION SECTION.

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BASICALLY INDICATE THAT CITY COMMISSION CITY DEMOCRAT DESIGNATE DETACHMENT SPORTS COMPLEX AS THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR WORLD CLASS WALKING, JOGGING AND RUNNING TRACK FOR THE USE OF THIS BY ITS RESIDENTS, SECTION THREE CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZED AN EMERGENCY ATTORNEY TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO FRUSTRATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD CLASS.

WALKING, JOGGING, RUNNING TRACK AND TARMAC'S SPORTS COMPLEX COMMISSION GARLAND HAS INDICATED THE FIRST IS NOT A DATE THAT WAS WE MOVE DURING AN AGENDA REVIEW.

SO SECTION TWO AND SECTION THREE IS BASICALLY THE MEAT OF THE RESOLUTION.

SO WE'RE VOTING FOR SOMETHING TO START NOW TO FOLLOW A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

SO CAN STAFF CONFIRM THAT EVERYTHING COMMISSIONER GARLAND SAID IS FACTUAL, THAT WE'VE DONE THE APPROPRIATE DATA SEARCHING AND AND ASKING AND DOING AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THAT NATURE AND STAFF CONFIRM THAT, NO, WE'RE GIVING THE CITY MANAGER DIRECTION TO START THAT PROCESS.

CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT, CITY ATTORNEY? YES, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHRASE INDICATE THE CITY BY THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DO ALL THINGS JUST TO EFFECTUATE THE CONSTRUCTION, WE ALL KNOW YOU HAVE A PROCESS.

YOU HAVE TO GO. OBVIOUSLY, THE FIRST PROCESS YOU TERM AS COMMISSIONER BOTNICK A BUDGET THAT'S A BUDGET CAPITAL PROJECT, A BUDGET ISSUE.

THE SECOND PHASE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IF IF THE LOCATION, OBVIOUSLY THE CITY, THE COMMISSION HAVE TO AGREE ON THE LOCATION.

IT'S THE SPORTS COMPLEX LOCATION.

YOU AGREE ON IT. THAT'S THE COMMISSION DECISION.

THEN THIRD IS BASICALLY FROM A STANDPOINT AND THE MAGIC THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT, A DESIGN SOMETIME CITY MIGHT DO A DESIGN BUILD OR SOMETIME IS DESIGN, THEN YOU HIRE CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION. SO BEFORE YOU EVEN MOVE FORWARD WITH A DESIGN, YOU HAVE TO THE COMMISSION HAS TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.

AND AND BEFORE THAT, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS LIKE ONE HUNDRED THREE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.

BUT THAT'S JUST AN ESTIMATE.

BUT AGAIN, YOU WON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU GO THROUGH A COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.

YOU CANNOT AVOID IT. THAT'S THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

BEFORE YOU EVEN HIRE A CONTRACTOR OR ANYONE TO BUILD THE TRACK, YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. AND YES, THE ESTIMATED COST CAME FROM AN ESTIMATE THAT I GOT FROM A COMPANY THAT THAT BUILDS TRACKS AND THEN I DID SPEAK TO AND IN PREPARATION FOR THIS EVEN WELL BEFORE I GOT THIS ON THE ITEM, I SPOKE TO OUR LOBBYISTS ABOUT GETTING FUNDING FOR THIS IN TERMS OF GRANT FUNDING, IN TERMS OF RELATIONSHIPS THAT HE HAS.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A VERY PROMINENT CEO OF A MAJOR COMPANY THAT'S HERE IN TAMARAC.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HAVE HIS NAME ON THE FIELD OR NAME ON THE STADIUM OR WHATEVER. AND SO THERE'S ALL KINDS OF WAYS THAT YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FINANCING THAT DOES NOT IMPACT OUR BUDGET.

SO, AGAIN, THIS IS SAYING START THE PROCESS, START THE EXPLORATION PROCESS.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING HAS TO COME TO US TO VOTE ON.

WE'RE JUST SAYING LET'S EVALUATE THIS LOCATION AND THINK ABOUT THIS AS A AS A FUTURE PROJECT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

WE'RE GOING TO LET OTHER PEOPLE SPEAK.

ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR QUESTIONS? YEAH, I JUST I JUST WANT MY PEOPLE TO BE HEARD, AND THAT'S THAT'S NOT HAPPENING AND THAT CONCERNS ME. AND WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PRIOR TO GETTING THAT INFORMATION.

UNDERSTOOD. MR. PLACKO, YOUR COMMENTS.

I JUST WANT TO TO CLARIFY SOMETHING I JUST HEARD ON, SAY, A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

SO I HAVEN'T.

I'M NOT SURE THAT I'VE HEARD COMMISSIONER GARLAND REFER TO IT THAT WAY, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A FEASIBILITY STUDY, IT MEANS WE HAVEN'T MADE THE DECISION TO GO AHEAD WITH IT.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO FIND OUT IF IT'S FEASIBLE AND WHERE IT WOULD BE.

AND THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M HEARING.

I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING OR WE'RE SAYING THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.

THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO GO.

COME BACK TO US WITH A COST AND COME BACK TO US WITH THIS.

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SO, AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE LANGUAGE WE'RE DIRECTING IN THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS.

ONE OF THOSE THINGS WOULD BE DOING A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

SO WHAT STAFF, THE STAFF WORK WITH THE COMPANY THAT PROVIDED US WITH A QUOTE AND PROVIDE US WITH THE MAP.

AND THEY DID THEIR OWN INTERNAL ENGINEERING AND SAW WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY COMPANY HAS TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO SAY THIS IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE, THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE SHAPED, OR IF YOU WANT IT HERE, YOU'VE GOT TO REMOVE X, Y AND Z. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THAT PROCESS.

SO, AGAIN, WE'RE DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO SAY START THE PROCESS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO IS CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL THAT WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

BUT IT'S NOT PORTRAYED AS COMMISSION APPROVES SIX MILLION DOLLAR TRAFFIC.

AND I UNDERSTAND FROM COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS STANDPOINT THAT HE'S THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO GET BEATEN UP FOR IT.

SO IF WE'RE DOING A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO FIND OUT IF IT'S FEASIBLE, IF IT'S FEASIBLE IN THAT LOCATION AND ALL THE DOMINOES AFTER THAT THAT GO ALONG WITH IT, THEN THAT'S FINE.

YEAH, THERE'S NO PRICE TAG BECAUSE THERE'S NO RFP.

SO WHICH WHERE WE GO BY IS WHAT WHAT ARE THE COSTS OF THE TRACKS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT IN RECENT YEARS. BUT BECAUSE, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T REALLY GO BY THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UNDERGROUND AND WHAT THE COSTS ARE GOING TO BE FOR THE UNDERGROUND PREPARATION, BECAUSE THEN NATURE.

SO YOU CAN ONLY GO BY WHAT THE GENERAL COST IS.

AND AGAIN, THERE THERE THERE IS FUNDING, THERE'S NAMING RIGHTS, THERE'S GRANTS.

YOU KNOW, I MAKE CALLS TO THE FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION AND ALL KINDS OF ORGANIZATIONS.

SO THEY'RE WHATEVER THE PRICE TAG IS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT TAMRAT HAS TO EAT AT ALL.

OK, BUT THIS GOES FOR ME A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN JUST THE PRICE TAG.

IT GOES ALONG WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR RESIDENTS GOING TO USE IT.

IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN PEOPLE FROM CORAL SPRINGS AND FROM MIRAMAR, BUT OUR OUR RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO MAKE USE OF IT.

SO FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ME MEANS ENCOMPASSING THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX FOR FEASIBILITY.

THAT'S MOST CERTAINLY GOT STUDENTS THAT GO TO TARABELLA, THAT ARE TELEPRESENCE, THAT GO TO MILLENNIAL RESIDENTS FOR THIS.

IT'S IN TAMARAC. SO, TAMARA, I'M HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH LARCO.

YOU NEED TO RESPECT THE FACT THAT WE'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION.

SHE ASKED THE QUESTION I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR TO FIVE MINUTES.

IT'S ALMOST ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

WE'VE BARELY GOT TO ANYTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA.

WE KNOW WHERE YOU STAND, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

AND YOU HAVE ASKED AND ANSWERED THE QUESTION.

SHE'S GOT IT. NOW I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION.

I'M RESPONDING. SHE GOT HERE AND SHE'S FOLLOWING ALL THE PROCESS TO HAPPEN.

GOSH, LET'S PROCEED.

THANK YOU, FABULOUS MAYOR.

SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO AND DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

THERE'S NO THINK THERE'S NOTHING THAT SET IN STONE THAT WHEN YOU'RE DOING A PROJECT, YOU HAVE TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, GREG, AT SOME POINT ON THE RECORD, DID SAY THAT STAFF CAN JUST GO AHEAD, DO ITS OWN EVALUATION AND MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY, THAT SORT OF STUFF, AND MOVE FORWARD. AS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT IN THIS MEETING.

BUT YOU DID SAY, GREG, ON THE RECORD, AS A MATTER OF FACT, NOT JUST A FACT, BUT IN CENTRAL PARK, IN MY DISTRICT, WE DID NOT DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY BEFORE.

WE TALKED ABOUT PUTTING A PARK THERE AND MEETING WITH RESIDENTS.

WE DID ALL OF THAT.

AND THEN AFTER WE MET WITH RESIDENTS, WE ARE NOW DOING A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE PARK IN MY DISTRICT. SO GOING FORWARD, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A FEASIBILITY STUDY FIRST.

IT'S NOT.

IT'S NOT WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT.

ALL WE'RE SAYING IS STAFF GO BACK, DO YOUR THING, WHETHER IT'S A FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHETHER IT IS YOU TALKING AMONG YOURSELVES, WHATEVER IT IS, TALK TO RESIDENTS, FIGURE OUT WHATEVER IT IS. THAT'S THE CITY MANAGER'S JOB, THAT STAFF'S JOB.

OUR JOB IS TO MOVE POLICY AND WE'RE MOVING POLICY TONIGHT.

LIKE WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND HOURS ON THIS.

OUR JOB IS TO MOVE POLICY, LET THEM DO WHAT THEY DO.

AND AND THAT'S AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

WE'LL GO OUT AND TALK TO RESIDENTS AS WELL.

IT'S NOT A NO BRAINER.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, AT THIS TIME, EVERYBODY ELSE HAS HAD THEIR.

COMMENTS VICE MAYOR, YOU PARTICULARLY WANTED ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I KEEP THIS TO FIVE

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I'VE BEEN UNDER FIVE MINUTES.

I'VE BEEN SO WE'RE VOTING FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY, NOT CONSTRUCTION, NOT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WHERE WE ARE.

SOME OF MY COMMENTS MIGHT HELP.

OK. AS I THINK THE PATH WHERE THE VICE MAYOR WAS GOING DOWN TO WAS BASICALLY SAYING.

WHAT ARE WE REALLY VOTING ON, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO THE WORDS OF THIS RESOLUTION, WE ARE NOT VOTING FOR A FUTURE FEASIBILITY STUDY.

WE'RE VOTING CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER, DO WHAT MUST BE DONE TO GET THIS OLYMPIC WORLD CLASS TRACK IN OUR SPORTS COMPLEX.

THERE IS NO QUESTION OF OTHER THINGS.

WE ARE SAYING WE'RE HERE BY GIVING YOU THE AUTHORITY TO GO AND DO.

THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE PUBLIC OUTRAGE AFTERWARDS.

IT'S GO. AND THAT'S WHAT IS WRITTEN HERE.

WHAT COMMENTS MIGHT BE BEING MADE NOW MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

BUT WHAT IT SAYS IS THAT YOU DESIGNATE SPORTS COMPLEX AS THE IDEAL LOCATION AND WE AUTHORIZE A CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO CONSTRUCT THE WORLD CLASS WALKING, JOGGING, RUNNING TRACK AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX PERIOD.

WE'VE GOT THE DATE REMOVED.

THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REMOVED.

SO I AGREE WITH THE VICE MAYOR.

THERE'S BEEN NO PUBLIC INPUT.

WHAT I DON'T AGREE WITH IS THAT.

WELL, MAYBE NOT. WE DID START THIS CONVERSATION IN STRATEGIC PLANNING.

WE THEN HAD SOMETHING CALLED COVID COME BY.

THIS MAY NOT HAVE RISEN TO THE LEVEL OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM IN OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING, WHICH IS WHY IT MAY NOT HAVE COME FORWARD YET.

SO WE USED TO DO THINGS ON A DISCUSSION BASIS, CONSENSUS BY THREE PEOPLE BRING IT FORWARD. BUT NOW IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE ONE PERSON ON THE COMMISSION DIRECTS THE CITY ATTORNEY OR DIRECT CITY MANAGER TO DO SOMETHING AND PUT IT ON THE RECORD.

AND THEN WE HASH IT OUT HERE AND THEN WE DON'T GET PUBLIC INPUT, SOMETIMES TIMELY LIKE I BELIEVE WE SHOULD. AND OF COURSE, IN THE MANNER WHICH YOU ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT, THERE'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLIC PROCESS.

HONEST, I MIGHT SHOCK SOME OF YOU.

IN MY YOUNGER YEARS, I WAS AN ATHLETE.

I ACTUALLY WAS TRAINING FOR THE OLYMPICS, SO I GOT HURT.

I ALSO USED TO DO HURDLES AND HIGH JUMP.

SO STOP LAUGHING, COMMISSIONER.

I USED TO BE THAT BOTH OF YOU.

I USED TO BE FAT. SO I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THERE IS NOT AN IMPORTANCE TO HAVING A TRACK.

AMEER ALI IS VERY KIND AND BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S NOT SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T FORCE A SQUARE PEG OR A RACETRACK INTO A CERTAIN AREA.

WE DO NEED FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS.

AND I'M GOING TO ASK MR. WARNER, GREG, WHEN ARE YOU STILL LONG THERE? THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS.

ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS? I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS WE DISCUSSED IS STRATEGIC PLANNING WAS TO FIND OUT A DIFFERENT LOCATION IN THE CITY OF TAMPA TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP US BRING US FORWARD AND ADD THE TRACK AND FIELD CONCEPT INTO OUR CITY.

YEAH, FELT THERE.

WE HAVE BEEN WE'VE LOOKED AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND THE OVERLAYS JUST DO NOT FIT. ONE THING I DO WANT TO ADD WITH THE DESCRIPTION, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CERTIFIED FACILITY. I SPOKE ABOUT THE THE TRACK, SO I, I SHOULDN'T BE OVERWEIGHT.

THAT THAT'S APPROXIMATELY FOUR ACRES.

IF YOU ADD THE TWENTY FIVE HUNDRED PARKING SPACES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THOSE TEN THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS, THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL THIRTEEN ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT IS NEEDED FOR, FOR THAT PARKING AREA.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE IF YOU DO IT, IF YOU DO A PARKING GARAGE, THE SPACE IS IS RUNNING ABOUT IT'S TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND TO THIRTY THOUSAND PER SPACE.

SO WE YOU'RE GETTING INTO SOME LARGE, LARGE NUMBERS WITH A PARKING GARAGE.

THAT THAT WAS MY FIRST MY FIRST INDICATION WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PARKING.

THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE FOUND.

AND WE WE WORKED OUT THE ACREAGE WITH THAT.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX, CURRENTLY, IT'S IT'S A THIRTY SIX ACRE PARK.

AND IF WE TAKE SEVENTEEN FOR THIS FACILITY, ALONG WITH PARKING, WE'RE KNOCKING OUT A LOT MORE THAN WHAT WHAT HAS BEEN CURRENTLY IDENTIFIED.

AND I JUST JUST ADD ONE OTHER POINT.

AS A PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT LOOKING FORWARD AND MAXIMIZING OUR FACILITIES.

THAT'S ONE THING WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO WITH WITH OUR FACILITIES.

WE HAVE VERY LIMITED GREEN SPACE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE EAST SIDE FEASIBILITY STUDY, IS TO FIND ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES. AND LARGE PARCELS ARE JUST VERY HARD TO COME BY IN TAMARAC THESE DAYS

[03:40:04]

AND SO WHAT WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO MAXIMIZE THAT THAT SPORTS COMPLEX AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND I JUST I AS A PROFESSIONAL, I WOULD HATE TO KNOCK OUT A LOT OF THE FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE THERE CURRENTLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT RESOLUTION TO BE AGREEING TO AT THIS TIME, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO GO BACK TO STRATEGIC PLANNING.

IT NEEDS MORE THOUGHT BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO HEAR INPUT.

WE WERE AT THE BIKE EVENT THIS MORNING, THIS WEEKEND, AND COMMISSIONER GARLAND AND I, I WAS LISTENING TO THE PARENTS OF SOCCER PLAYERS WHO WERE THERE AS WELL WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE IN THE BIKE VIDEO.

AND THEY LOVE THEY WANT MORE SOCCER.

THEY WANT MORE THINGS. BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE CUTTING OUT NEWS IS WHAT ARE THE THINGS? ARE WE CUTTING OUT? WE HAVE THE JINGLE BELL LACROSS THAT GOES THERE, ALL THESE OTHER THINGS THAT THE FIELDS ARE USED FOR.

SO WHY ARE WE SAYING THAT TRACK AND FIELD THAT WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE HERE IS BETTER TO USE AS WE CURRENTLY HAVE? WHY DON'T WE FIND A DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR IT AND BE ABLE TO DO THIS PROJECT SMART SOMEWHERE ELSE? AND ALSO, WHILE ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TODAY ARE GREAT, I'D ALSO ASK IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING INTO OUR CITY, MAYBE THEIR CITIES WOULD HELP PAY FOR SOME OF THIS BECAUSE THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE CHEAP.

I DON'T BELIEVE THE THREE POINT FIVE MILLION PRICE TAG IS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH AND WITH ALL THE NAMING RIGHTS THAT WE CAN FIND EITHER.

SO ANYWAY, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, LET'S CALL THE VOTE.

EVERYONE HAS HAD THEIR COMMENTS.

EVERYBODY KNOWS WHERE PEOPLE STAND.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND SAID THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER THING, REMOVE FROM THE RESOLUTION BECAUSE HERE IT SAYS WE'RE GIVING AUTHORITY TO DO ALL NECESSARY TO COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION OF A WORLD CLASS WALKING, JOGGING AND RUNNING TRACK ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST.

DO I HAVE A DIFFERENT RESOLUTION THAN EVERYONE ELSE? NO. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED.

HAD A DISCUSSION. CITY MANAGER, CAN YOU CLARIFY? WE DISCUSSED THAT DURING OUR AGENDA REVIEW AND SAID THAT WE ARE NOT I AM NOT FIRM ON ANY SEPTEMBER DATE. WE DID HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND AND I DID ADVISE YOU THAT THAT WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF ANYTHING OUT THERE BY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

SO WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON IS SOMETHING EXCLUDING THAT PARAGRAPH, CORRECT? CORRECT, YES. AND IN THE PARAGRAPH, JUST EXCLUDING SEPTEMBER TWENTY ONE, EXCLUDING THAT DATE. FURTHERMORE, MAYOR GOMA'S, YOU WERE SAYING PEOPLE WANT MORE SPACE.

YES, THAT'S FINE.

AND THE REASON WHY I BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT SODOMIZES GOT 20 BASEBALL FIELDS AND OF COURSE, HAS GOT ABOUT 20 BASEBALL FIELDS BECAUSE WE CAN GET RID OF A COUPLE OF THOSE BASEBALL FIELDS AND MAKE ANOTHER SOCCER FIELD OVER THERE.

AND SO WE CAN BE CREATIVE.

AND THAT'S THE THING. WE HAVE TO THINK BIG AND THINK CREATIVE.

AND SO IF A CITY WITHIN FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM US GOT 20 BASEBALL FIELDS, FIVE MINUTES TO THE SOUTH IN 20 MINUTES, 20, 20 BASEBALL FIELDS, FIVE MINUTES TO THE NORTH, THEN WE PROBABLY DON'T NEED THE FOUR THAT WE HAD.

WE CAN WE CAN DO WELL WITH TWO AND MAKE ANOTHER SOCCER FIELD.

I GOT TO HAVE THIS.

I KNOW HOW I FEEL AND I WANT MORE LOOKING INTO THIS.

I'VE MADE MYSELF VERY CLEAR IN MY ONE TIME AROUND IN MY COMMENTS.

SO YOU HAVE YOUR OPINION AND I HAVE MINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

UNLESS WE'RE MOVING THIS FORWARD, NO MORE COMMENTS ON THIS.

WE NEED TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AND COMPLETE BEFORE, JUST LIKE VICE MAYOR VILLA LOBOS GOT A FIFTH TIME AROUND. I JUST LIKE TO SAY ONE LAST COMMENT THAT I'M INCLINED TO VOTE YES ON THIS. I'M WILLING TO MOVE THE DATE FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST THIS YEAR TO LANGUAGE THAT SUPPORTS HAVING STAFF COME BACK TO US IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO WITH THE BEST FEASIBLE PLAN TO MOVE THIS PORT SPORTS COMPLEX FORWARD.

THAT MEANS WE'LL HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY TIME TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND ALL THAT STUFF DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THIS SAYS.

RIGHT. SO WE WE DO THE FRIENDLY THE AMENDMENT TO THE SEPTEMBER TWENTY TWENTY TWO GIVING STAFF THE ADDITIONAL TIME TO INVESTIGATE THE ITEM.

SO IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS.

IT'S LATE, LET'S JUST CALL THE POLICE COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I'M GOING TO GO TO THE CITY MANAGER HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM.

I JUST WANT TO I JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS, THOUGH, THAT WE HIT THE MARK.

GOING FORWARD IN TERMS OF THE PROPOSAL, NUMBER ONE.

I JUST I WANT I WANT SOME CLARITY ON THE RECORD THAT WE ARE WE ARE, IN FACT, PURSUING.

AND I HAVE TEN THOUSAND SEATS CERTIFIED FACILITY.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD. AND I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR WITH EVERYONE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PURSUE. BECAUSE WHAT I WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS COME BACK WITH SOMETHING MORE OR LESS THAN THAT.

I WANT TO COME BACK WITH WHAT IT IS THAT THE COMMISSION IS WANTING.

[03:45:05]

WE UNDERSTAND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS TO BE APPROPRIATE PARKING.

WE'VE CLEARLY DISCUSSED THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE IMPACT ON THE EXISTING FACILITIES AND THAT SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE TO ANYONE.

AND THEN AND THEN WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A BUDGET.

AND I'VE ALSO HEARD A LOT OF TALK ABOUT A FEASIBILITY STUDY, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD A YES OR NO ON THAT. AND I'VE HEARD VARIOUS DATES.

WE'RE GOING TO DO IT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO DO IT IN TWENTY, TWENTY TWO.

I JUST WE NEED SOME VERY SPECIFIC DIRECTION ABOUT THIS FROM THE COMMISSION.

AND IF IF THERE IS CONTINUED CONFUSION ABOUT IT, ONE ONE THING I WOULD OFFER TO COMMISSIONER GARLAND WOULD BE IF WE COULD BRING THIS BACK IN TWO WEEKS MAPPED OUT TO OR FOR SOME SPECIFIC DIRECTION IF THE COMMISSION ISN'T CLEAR THIS EVENING AS HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED. WELL, I GOT A THUMBS UP FROM THE VICE MAYOR ON THE TABLING THE MATTER UNTIL NEXT MEETING.

YEAH, I DON'T I DON'T CARE HOW YOU PAY FOR IT OR IF YOU JUST DEFER IT OR IF WE JUST HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK A SPECIFIC PLAN IN TWO WEEKS, BECAUSE I HEARD COMMISSIONER GARLAND SAY HE WANTS TO MOVE AHEAD.

I HEARD COMMISSIONER BOLTON SAID HE WANTS TO TAKE MORE TIME.

I'M NOT I'M STILL NOT BIASED.

I'M SORRY. I'M STILL NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHERE YOU ARE IN THIS.

AND I WANT TO GET WE WANT TO GET THAT REMAPPING, THAT MAPPING, AS YOU SAID LAST NIGHT, WE NEED MORE INFORMATION. WE GET THIS RIGHT.

WE WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD THE WAY THAT YOU GUYS WANT TO MOVE IT FORWARD.

SO LET'S JUST GO AND SAY EVERYTHING YOU SAID ONE ITEM AT A TIME AND I'LL INDICATE YES OR NO. SO I AAFES TEN THOUSAND SEATING.

YES, BECAUSE WE CAN STILL HAVE CONCERTS THERE AND SEE TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE INSTEAD OF WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS THERE. NOW, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? WE NEED TO GET OUR UTILITIES PEOPLE TO BRING A LITTLE BIT JUST.

YES. OTHER ITEMS. SO SO WE GOT A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

WELL, THAT TYPICALLY HAS TO BE DONE, ISN'T IT? WELL, WE NEED IN THIS CASE, YOU KNOW, THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY.

I'LL AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BOLTON THAT YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY IF THIS IS, IN FACT, WHAT YOU WANT.

IS IT IS BEST PRACTICE TO DO.

YEAH, IT IS. OK, BUT THEY ONLY DO ONE RIGHT.

IN THIS CASE, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STUDY. WE WE STILL HAVE THIS ISSUE OF THE SURFACE WATER PERMITS OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE TO CONTEND WITH. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE, AS WE DISCUSSED WHEN WE DISCUSS THIS PRIVATELY, COMMISSIONER, THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE THAT.

SO WE I THINK WE DO NEED TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY HERE ON THAT OR A TEN THOUSAND FOR TEN THOUSAND SEAT IAF CERTIFIED TRACK.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS AT SOME POINT.

I THINK EVERYBODY HAS SAID THAT WE ALSO NEED TO WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THROUGH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WHAT THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF PARKING IS GOING TO BE, WHAT THE IMPACT ON THE EXISTING FACILITIES IS GOING TO BE.

AND WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A REAL BUDGET FOR WHAT WHAT THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COST AND THEN COME BACK WITH A PLAN AS TO HOW TO PAY FOR IT AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.

YES TO TODAY OR NO OR WHATEVER THE VOTE IS.

I THINK IT WOULD BE BEST IF THE CITY MANAGER BRINGS THAT ITEM BACK TO US AND A CLEAR RESOLUTION FOR US TO BE VOTING ON AT THE NEXT MEETING.

RIGHT NOW, IT IS STILL TOO CONVOLUTED AND.

I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER AND MORE.

ORGANIZE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND TABLE THIS UNTIL WE HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION THAT CAN GET NAKED.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MAYOR GOMEZ.

YES. YES, BOLTON, NO, MR. GARLAND, NO POCHO.

YES, THE MOTION PASSES THREE TO TWO.

ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS CURRENTLY 11, 15, AS WE KNOW BY NOW, YOU HAVE A MARCH TO PLAY AT 11, 30, YET WE HAVE A BOATLOAD LEFT TO THIS AGENDA.

SO DO I HAVE AN EXTENSION FOR THIS MEETING? I'M HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, NO.

SO AT THE TIME, I DO NOT HAVE AN EXTENSION TO THIS MEETING AND I WANT TO STAY LONGER,

[03:50:04]

I HAVE AS A SECOND THOUGHT, YOU FELL FOR THE SECOND.

I DIDN'T I DIDN'T MAKE A MOTION, I JUST I SOMEONE HERE WHO LIVES IN THE HOUSE.

OK, SO WE DO NOT EXTEND THE MEETING, WHEN DO WE FINISH THE REST OF THE MEETING? VERY GOOD QUESTION. EVERYTHING ROLLS OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING.

SO THE MANAGER, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS OF TREMENDOUS IMPORTANCE THAT MUST BE DISCUSSED NEXT TIME FRAME? AS I'M LOOKING THROUGH THE AGENDA, MADAM CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE ON THE LINE WITH US ON SEVEN, BUT THERE'S NOTHING ON THE AGENDA THAT HAS TO BE RUSHED TO BE DONE BY 11, 30.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BECAUSE WILL IT CAUSE A BACK UP TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE HAVE OF THAT MEETING WE'RE JUST CREATING? THIS IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.

I THINK WE SHOULD SHOW AT THE TABLE.

MAYOR, YOU NEED TO CALL.

I WILL VOTE ON IT RIGHT NOW THAT YOU WERE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO SERVE AND TO LISTEN TO ALL THE AGENDA ITEMS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE TIME THAT THE MEETING GOES.

YOU'RE OUT OF LINE.

VICE MAYOR, THE PUBLISHING HOUSE.

THERE'S NO DOUBT I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST YOUR MOTION BECAUSE THIS MEETING HAS TO GO ON YOU. ARE YOU CRAZY? YES. OK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU ARE CRAZY.

BUT IT'S NOT IN YOUR DUTIES AS A CITY COMMISSIONER, IRREMOVABLE OFFENSE, REMEMBER THAT.

GENTLEMEN, WE KNOW IT'S LATE, I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE THAT HAS BEEN SECONDED.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON WAS SAYING HIS COMMENTS.

I'M ASKING THE CITY MANAGER IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF.

HE HAS SAID NOT AT THIS TIME, EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING ON THE LINE. SO EITHER WE HAVE 12 MINUTES TO TRY TO GET AT LEAST ONE MORE ITEM DONE OR NOT.

SO CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON.

THE VICE MAYOR'S MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 11 THIRTY NINE.

THERE THEY WERE TALKING OVER TOP OF EACH OTHER.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHO THE SECOND WAS ON THE RECOUNT? OK, THANK YOU.

MR. POCHO, WE'RE VOTING ON ENDING THE MEETING AT 11 30 AND ISN'T THE MAYOR THE FIRST VOTE? YES, I'M SORRY, MAN.

NO. MEET MR. PLACA NOW.

RIGHT NOW.

MR. GARLAND, YES.

MR. GOODVIN, NO, SO THEREFORE, I WILL ASK AGAIN FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS MEETING. BEFORE THE 11 AND 13 PART STOP THAT WE ALREADY HAVE FOR OUR AUDIENCE.

CAN I GET AN EXTENSION TILL MIDNIGHT? YOU NEED LONGER THAN THAT TO SUGGEST THAT ONE 30 IN THE MORNING.

SO IS HE MAKING A MOTION FOR ONE 30? I THINK HE SAID ONE MOTION FOR ONE O'CLOCK.

CAN. ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. OK, GENTLEMEN, LET PAULA ROLL.

WE GOT TO FINISH THIS ONE UP.

YOUR COMMENT? YES, I THINK YOU'RE BOTH IN YOUR GARLAND.

NO. VICTOR BLACKWELL, YES, MARABELLA LOVE, YES, MOTION PASSES FOR ONE.

ALL RIGHT, READY TO ROCK AND ROLL, EVERYBODY, WE'RE AT NUMBER EIGHT, A SCORE OF ONE THREE

[8.a. TR13582 - Approval of the Agreement with Techgroupeone Inc. for the Sunset Point Park Artistic Structure]

20 DASH ELEVEN UP TO TEN POINT EIGHT.

THE EXECUTION AGREED TO BE CONSIDERED OPTIMAL.

I CAN TAKE ONE AND ATTACH YOU TO EXHIBIT A TO PROVIDE DESIGN BOTH SERVICE WITH SUNSET ARTISTIC WORK PROJECT AT SUNSET PARK, LOCATED ELEVEN THOUSAND WEST METRO TOWER AND AMOUNT OF SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FORTY TWO DOLLARS AND NINE CENTS

[03:55:03]

IF I COULD TAKE HIM OUT OF THERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A SECOND PLEASE GENTLEMEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND I WANT TO MS. CALLAWAY, I SEE YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, MADAM. I WILL BE BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I NEED TO BE SO GO THROUGH THIS PRESENTATION, AS MENTIONED IN THE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, THIS IS A SUNSET POINT PARK ARTISTIC STRUCTURE.

THIS IS AN AWARD TO TYPE ONE.

IT HAS BEEN OUR LONG AWAITED PROJECT.

WE HAVE BEEN DREAMING AND TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT SINCE TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN.

AND THEN, AS YOU MIGHT RECALL, WE RECEIVED A GRANT FOR TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.

AND WE USE THOSE FUNDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC ART ACCOUNT TO HIRE ARTISTS MARGAY NORTHWARD, WHO GAVE US AN INNOVATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE TYPE STRUCTURE TO BE LOCATED IN SUNSET POINT PARK.

THE STRUCTURE IS EXPECTED TO BE SEEN FROM THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY, AND IT WILL SERVE AS AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY EDUCATIONAL TOOL FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

AND IT WILL CONTAIN OR INCLUDE AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND SOME DIFFERENT TYPE OF PLANT SPECIES AROUND THE STRUCTURE.

SO SOME QUICK BACKGROUND WE RECEIVED, THE GRANT SAID BEFORE IN 2014 WENT THROUGH THE DESIGN AND THEN IN 2017 WE DID A DESIGN BUILD PROCESS FOR THE PROJECT AND WE RECEIVED TWO RESPONSE, BOTH OF WHICH WERE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

AND SO IT WAS JUST TOO EXPENSIVE TO CONSTRUCT.

AT THAT TIME. WE ABANDONED THE PROJECT AND CAME BACK IN 2019.

WE ASKED THE ARTIST REDESIGN THE PROJECT.

WE REDUCED THE CLASSROOM SIZE FROM TWO TO ONE.

SO REDUCE THE SCALE OF THE PROJECT A BIT AND THEN WENT BACK OUT IN TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY JUNE 11 FOR THE FIRST STEP.

AND THEN ON NOVEMBER 19TH FOR THE SECOND STEP, BECAUSE THIS IS A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT WITH THE DOCUMENT NUMBER 2011 RFP FOR THIS PROJECT.

ONCE THE DOCUMENTS CAME BACK IN, THE RECRUITMENT OFFICE, PUT TOGETHER A SELECTION COMMITTEE, THESE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT SERVED ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. THERE WERE TWO RESPONSES TO THE BID TECH GROUP ONE, INC, WHO RECEIVED FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE POINTS, AND B, CONSTRUCTION INC, WHO RESPONDED AND THEY RECEIVED FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY TWO POINT FIVE.

SO ONE GROUP TONIGHT BEING WERE ASKING TO HAVE THE PROJECT AWARDED TO TECH ONE TO DESIGN, FABRICATE AND INSTALL THE PROPOSED ARTISTIC STRUCTURE.

IT WILL BE A CLASSROOM AND A REFLECTIVE KALEIDOSCOPE WHERE USERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SEE THE EVERGLADES FROM THE FROM THE STRUCTURE.

THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT IS SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO DOLLARS AND NINE CENTS.

WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT AND I THINK WE DID SHARE THIS WITH YOU BEFORE, THAT THE CITY IS THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT AWARD FOR THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION GRANT IN AN AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

WE'RE WAITING TO BRING THAT AGREEMENT TO YOU IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, BUT THAT WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT AND REDUCING IT.

THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A 10 PERCENT CONTINGENCY AMOUNT IN SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND, AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH MOST OF OUR PROJECT.

WE JUST INCLUDE THAT 10 PERCENT IF THERE ARE ANY UNFORESEEN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR. AND ONCE THIS IS AWARDED AND THE NOTICE TO PROCEED IS ISSUED, THEN THE PROJECT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO BE CONSTRUCTED.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO SHARE THAT.

THE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT, THE REMAINING THREE SEVENTY THREE, THREE FORTY TWO WILL COME FROM THE PUBLIC ART ACCOUNT THAT'S FUNDED BY DEVELOPER'S CONTRIBUTION.

AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR ME TO NOTE TO YOU TONIGHT THAT THE CITY HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION PENDING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WHICH IS THE CULTURAL FACILITIES GRANT THAT WE APPLIED FOR AND THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WE WERE RANKED MID RANKING, I WOULD SAY.

AND SO WE ARE EXPECTED TO HEAR IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR IF WE'RE AWARDED THAT THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND. AND SO IF WE ARE AND THE PUBLIC ART FUND WOULD ONLY EXPEND SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS THIS PROJECT, BUT AS IT IS NOW WITH THE FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT THAT WILL AMOUNT FROM THE PUBLIC ART FUND WOULD BE THREE SEVENTY THREE.

THREE FORTY TWO. SO ONCE AGAIN, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TONIGHT OF THE AWARD TO GIVE ONE FOR THE FABRICATION, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDY CLARKE.

DO WE HAVE OPENING THIS PUBLIC COMMENTS? ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO NOT THINK PUBLIC ARE NOW CLOSED.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND, YOUR HAND IS RAISED BY MAYOR.

YOU'RE ON. HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN OUR PUBLIC ART FUND?

[04:00:07]

THAT IS UNENCUMBERED.

OK, AND JUST I NOTICE THAT WE DO A 10 PERCENT CONTINGENCY ON ALL OF OUR ACCOUNTS OR ALL OF OUR RFP PROJECTS.

IS THERE LIKE THIS FOR THE CITY MANAGER, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR? IS THERE A AN ACCOUNT WHERE ALL THESE 10 PERCENT CONTINGENCIES THAT MONEY FALLS AND WHERE DOES THAT MONEY GO IF THE ITEM FALLS UNDER BUDGET OR IS THAT BUDGET AND WE DON'T GO INTO THOSE CONTINGENCIES FOR SURE? GARLAND. I'LL ANSWER THAT.

THE CONTINGENCIES ON OUR PROJECT TYPICALLY RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROJECT.

THOSE CONTINGENCY FUNDS FALL BACK TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND IF THEY'RE NOT USED.

SO THEY JUST FALL BACK TO THE BOTTOM LINE IN THE CITY.

AND WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE BALANCE OF OUR CERP? WELL, IT'S NOT THERE'S NOT I MAYBE MAYBE I MAYBE I SHOULD LET THE FINANCE DIRECTOR DO HER JOB. BUT THE WHEN I SAY THEY FALL TO THE BOTTOM LINE, I MEAN, THEY FALL BACK TO THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE, WHEREIN WE THEN APPROPRIATE FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVE FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET FOR WHATEVER FISCAL YEAR WE'RE IN.

SO I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU IS THAT THAT CONTINGENCY MONEY THAT'S NOT SPENT THIS FALL. BACK TO THE BOTTOM LINE.

OK.

MR. GAGNON, ARE YOU? YOU KNOW. I TAKE THAT AS MAYOR.

JUST TWO QUICK QUESTIONS.

DO WE KEEP GETTING DEVELOPER MONEY FOR THE TO FUND OUR FUND, CONTINUE ON ON NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT, ONE PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION? SO, YES. AND IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN INFORM OUR RESIDENTS EVERY SINGLE TIME, SOMEWHERE ON THE IMAGES ON THAT ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF, ANYTHING THAT'S PUBLIC ART RELATED THAT THE CITY IS NOT PAYING FOR BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT WE ARE PAYING FOR THIS AND WE ARE GETTING HAMMERED FOR THIS.

THAT'S YOUR JOB, ELVAN.

AS COMMISSIONER, IT'S OUR JOB TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESIDENTS.

I KNOW WE AGREE TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO COME UP WITH A COMMUNICATION FUND WHERE WE CAN COME UP WITH A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO NOTIFY RESIDENTS ON EVERY SINGLE ITEM THAT WE VOTE ON. BUT REALLY, THAT'S UP TO YOU THROUGH YOUR NEWSLETTER OR ANY KIND OF TECHNOLOGY CAMPAIGN THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE.

COMMISSIONER, ACTUALLY, ANY PUBLICATION THAT'S MADE IN THE TELEGRAM RELATIVE TO PUBLIC ART, WE DO HAVE A STATEMENT, THE BOTTOM THAT SAYS THAT IT'S MADE UP OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

SO THAT WAS BROUGHT UP SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT NOW WITH ALL EVERYTHING THAT WE PUBLISH CONCERNING OUR.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

YEAH, SO EVEN EVEN IF THE DEVELOPERS ARE CONTRIBUTING MONEY AND IT IS STILL PASSED OFF TO THE TAXPAYERS BECAUSE DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, SOMEHOW IS GOING TO RECOUP THAT THAT THAT COST.

SO I'M INCLINED TO VOTE NO ON THIS.

I'M SURE I'M GOING TO BE THE ONLY VOTE NO.

BUT WE KEEP ON PUTTING PUBLIC ART BEHIND WEED'S NOBODY SEEING THEM.

AND OUR OUR COMMUNITY LOOKS HORRIBLE.

IT LOOKS LIKE A WAR ZONE.

WE SHOULD BE SPENDING A PART OF THIS MONEY TO BUILD THE FIRE COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF SPENDING 70 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS ON IT.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE CALL THE RULES, OK? YES, NIGHTMARE BILL.

NOW, MR. BOLTON. NO GARLAND, NO MAJOR BLACKOUT EMOTION BALESTRERO TO.

MS. CALLAWAY, THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN THAT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT US EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AND LIFE TO OUR THAT PARK DID NOT COME

[04:05:08]

IF WE ARE ABLE TO GET THE ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS, WILL THIS COMMISSION BE WILLING TO HAVE THIS ITEM COME BACK AROUND? WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE THAT ONE OPEN? I THINK THAT I THINK THE PROBLEM WE'RE HAVING IS WE'RE NOT GETTING RESIDENTS FEEDBACK.

WE KEEP DOING THINGS AND NOT GETTING GOOD FEEDBACK.

AND THAT'S MY MAIN ISSUE.

I'M GETTING SLAMMED FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING PUT ON THESE AGENDAS.

AND I THINK ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC, THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNICATION THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON IT. BUT THIS TOPIC IS OVER FOR NOW AND CAN BE BROUGHT UP AT ANOTHER TIME IN THE FUTURE. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO A, B, C OR ONE THREE FIVE EIGHT SEVEN RECOMMENDATION TO

[8.b. TR13587 - Recommendation to Award RFP 21-03R to Group B Properties FL LLC for 7200 N. University Drive and Authorization to Negotiate a Contract for Sale and Purchase and a Development Agreement]

THERE ARE TWO GROUP THE PROPERTIES OF L L C FOR SEVENTY TWO HUNDRED NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE AND AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND AN AGREEMENT.

THE ATTORNEY PLEASE.

YES. A RESOLUTION TO SEEK PERMISSION TO TRAVEL TO FLORIDA.

A ONE OF P TWENTY ONE ZERO THREE ARE TO GROUP B PROPERTIES FLORIDA LLC.

FOR THE DEVELOPER, THE REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OTHERWISE NEGOTIATED A CONTRACT FOR SALE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH RUBY PROPERTIES FLORIDA TO FACILITATE THE SALE AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. A ONE POINT FOUR ACRES OF REAL, PROBABLY LOCALLY OWNED SELLING TO HOUSE.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU REALLY DRIVE AND SEE A TIMELINE FOR CONFLICT PLAN FOR SUCH A THING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'M GOING TO ASK BEFORE TO EMOTION IN A SECOND.

HAS ANYBODY BEEN CONTACTED BY ANY OF THE BIDDERS, ANY DISCLOSURES, BASICALLY? SO WE'LL GO AROUND THE ROOM, MR. GARLAND, AND YOU DISCLOSURE'S, THIS IS NOT A QUASI JUDICIAL ITEM, AS YOU KNOW, BUT I'M TAKING PRECAUTIONS FOR OUR COMMISSION JUST IN CASE WE DON'T THERE'S NO DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT, DOESN'T.

I WANT TO HAVE TO SAY IT AND DON'T SAY IT.

BUT THIS IS I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

WELL, THANK YOU, CITY ATTORNEY.

IT WAS IT'S BEEN DONE IN PRACTICE BEFORE TO JUST MAKE SURE IF ANYBODY FELT THAT THEY NEEDED TO SAY SOMETHING.

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO RESPOND.

DON'T RESPOND. I'M GOING TO PUT IT OUT THERE.

HAVE SOMEBODY BY THE NAME OF.

RACHEL FRIEDMAN, WHO DID A LENGTHY COMMENT TO ME ON MY TWITTER PAGE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTS IN TAIWAN. SO I JUST PUT IT OUT THERE BECAUSE I FELT THE NEED.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO NEED A MOTION, MADAM MAYOR, CAN YOU GIVE A COPY OF THAT MESSAGE TO THE CLERK AND THE CLERK? PLEASE SEND A COPY TO ALL OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

I WILL DOWNLOAD IT AND GET IT TO THE CITY CLERK TOMORROW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? GOT EMOTIONAL SECOND.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I'M.

HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER LAURIE WHITE.

TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

FOR THE RECORD, LAURIE FINE, HAWAII ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER.

BEFORE I TURN THIS OVER TO OUR REAL ESTATE SERVICES FIRM, COLLIERS, WHO MARKET IS THE SITE FOR US AND EVALUATED THE PROPOSALS.

I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE VERY BRIEF REMARKS WITH A BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE SITE.

SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE CITY PURCHASED THE ENTIRE THREE POINT FOUR ONE ACRE SITE, WHICH WAS THE FORMER PICADILLY CAFETERIA LOCATION FOR ONE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS WHEN THE CITY PURCHASED THE PARCEL BACK IN TWENTY FOURTEEN.

LARRY, SUNDAY, RIGHT, WE HAVE LOST YOU.

FOR ONE ACRE, SORRY, I LOST CONNECTION, ONE POINT FOR ONE ACRE PORTION OF THE SITE FRONTING UNIVERSITY TO SOMEDAY SELL FOR A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ONCE THE FIRE STATION WAS COMPLETE, WHICH, AS YOU KNOW, OUR BEAUTIFUL FIRE STATION, THIRTY SIX IS NOW COMPLETE. THE REASON THE CITY WANTED TO RESERVE THE VACANT PORTION FRONTING UNIVERSITY IS THAT UNIVERSITY DRIVE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR IN TAMARAC, AND THE SITE IS WITHIN THE DESIGNATED MEDICAL MYAL DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT AREA, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WHICH ANKER'S DISTRICT DIVISION AND THE

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WE BELIEVE THE RECOMMENDED PROPOSAL FITS WELL WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN VISION FOR THIS DISTRICT. I ALSO SHOULD MENTION HOW WE ARRIVED AT THE SUGGESTED MINIMUM BID PRICE WHEN BUYERS WENT TO MARKET WITH TWO WITH THE SITE RFP LAST OCTOBER.

THE SUGGESTED MINIMUM BID WAS LISTED AT ONE POINT FIVE MILLION, WHICH WAS HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE APPRAISED MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY LAST FALL OF NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX THOUSAND. SO BASICALLY WE WOULD SET HIGHER THAN APPRAISED MARKET VALUE AND WE RECEIVED THREE OF THE FIVE PROPOSALS THAT CAME IN AT OR ABOVE THE SUGGESTED BID PRICE FOR WHAT THE CITY PAID IN TWENTY FOURTEEN FOR THE WHOLE SITE AT ONE POINT TWO MILLION AND NOW AT A PROPOSED SALE NORTH OF A MILLION DOLLARS TO SELL JUST THE FRONT PIECE OF THE PARCEL THE CITY IS BASICALLY RECOUPING WOULD RECOUP ALMOST THE ENTIRE AMOUNT INITIALLY INVESTED.

AND OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE THE NEW FIRE STATION ON TWO ACRES.

IT IS IMPORTANT, I THINK, THAT THE CITY GET AN EXCELLENT FINANCIAL RETURN ON ITS INITIAL INVESTMENT, CERTAINLY.

AND THAT WOULD BE THE CASE WITH ANY OF THE TOP THREE BIDS.

BUT I WOULD ALSO ARGUE EQUALLY, IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT, IS THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATION. THE CITY'S ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO INVEST IN THE SITE NOT ONLY FOR THE FIRE STATION, BUT TO ALSO ATTRACT A FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT THAT BEST MEETS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMISSION WOULD WANT TO SEE TO REVITALIZE THIS IMPORTANT REDEVELOPMENT AREA.

THE PROPOSALS AT THIS POINT ARE PRELIMINARY AND CONCEPTUAL.

TONIGHT, YOU ARE SELECTING A DEVELOPER OF A DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THAT DEVELOPER IN NEGOTIATING THE DETAILS OF THE SALES CONTRACT AND A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN FOR APPROVAL.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO KEN KRASNO, VICE CHAIRMAN OF COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL, TO WALK THROUGH THE PROPOSALS WE RECEIVED AND THE RECOMMENDATION CAN.

THANK YOU, LORI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GREAT.

THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD, KEN KRASNO, VICE CHAIRMAN OF COLLIERS.

WE ARE HONORED TO BE WORKING WITH THE CITY IN VARIOUS REAL ESTATE ASSETS HERE.

SO THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, I'M GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR EFFORTS WITH REGARDS TO THE MARKETING OF, AS LORI SAID, THE ONE POINT FOUR ACRES HERE ON UNIVERSITY DRIVE.

YOU CAN SHARE YOU CAN SEE MY SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE PRESENTATION, OK? YES. YES.

OK, SO WITH ME, I HOPEFULLY THEY'RE STILL AWAKE, I HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR COLLIER'S TEAM THAT WORK DILIGENTLY WITH ME ON THIS PROJECT, AND THE REASON I BRING OUT THIS SLIDE IS COLLIER'S, AS YOU KNOW, IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION.

SO WE HAD A LOT OF WIDE RANGING MARKETING EFFORT TO REALLY BROADLY MARKET THIS SITE TO, YOU KNOW, THE REGION THERE.

I SAY TO THE COUNTRY AND TO THE WORLD.

SO OUR PROCESS WAS TO AS WE SAID, WE HAVE A ONE POINT FOUR ACRE SITE, YOU KNOW, VERY WELL, LOCATED IN A IN A IN A GREAT KIND OF MEDICAL MYAL DISTRICT HERE.

WE DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY ASK FOR USES ON THE SITE, BUT WHEN OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS AN IDEAL SITE FOR MEDICAL, RETAIL, MULTIFAMILY, A WIDE RANGE OF USES BECAUSE OF THE THE DENSELY POPULATED, YOU KNOW, TRADE AREA IN THE MIRACLE MILE AND THE MEDICAL MILE. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, WELL LOCATED SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS, ET CETERA.

AND AS LORI SAID, WE WENT OUT WITH A SUGGESTED MINIMUM BID OF ONE MILLION, 50000.

SO THE.

SORRY TO HEAR THE MARKETING EFFORTS, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WAS WAS EXTENSIVE.

WE WENT OUT ON ALL THE VARIOUS SITES, AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT WE DIRECTLY BLAST THIS, YOU KNOW, TO OVER FIFTEEN THOUSAND USERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF MARKETING SITES, BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, REALLY CASTING A WIDE A WIDE NET TO SOLICIT AND ELICIT, YOU KNOW, NUMEROUS

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VERY IMPORTANTLY, WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THEY PROPOSE TO USE THE SITE FOR AND THEIR OVERALL VISION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE FINANCIALS, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE TO, YOU KNOW, GO THROUGH DUE DILIGENCE, WHAT THE TIME PERIOD WAS, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY PRICE AND CONTINGENCIES, AS LAURIE SAID, YOU KNOW, EVEN IN SPITE OF A COVID, WE STILL FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LAUNCH THE SITE.

WE BROUGHT IT OUT TO THE MARKET IN THE FALL IN OCTOBER, BIDS WERE DUE.

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, IN FEBRUARY, WE RECEIVED FIVE BIDS AND THOSE ARE THE SUMMATIONS OF THE FIVE BIDS. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, GROUP B CAME IN AT A SUGGESTED PRICE OF A MILLION FIFTY, AS YOU SAID ABOVE, APPRAISAL.

THEIR USE A CONCEPT IS TWO RESTAURANTS WITH NEW RETAIL.

AND THE OTHER GROUPS HAD A VARIETY OF USES.

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, ONE WAS A DOLLAR GENERAL.

AND ALTHOUGH I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE PRESENTATIONS NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH YOU.

SO. THERE YOU GO.

NOW YOU SEE THE FIVE BIDS, YES, THANK YOU SO.

SO HERE'S HERE'S THE SUMMATION OF THE FIVE, THE BIDS.

AND AS I SAID BEFORE, TWO OF THE GROUPS THERE, NUMBER FOUR.

NUMBER FIVE, ONE WAS WITH THE 7-ELEVEN GROUP.

ONE WAS WITH WALWA, THE GROUP IN THE MIDDLE THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW THE MINIMUM BID. ONE GROUP HAD A DOLLAR GENERAL AND THEN THE GROUP B HAD THE THE RESTAURANTS WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH THE RETAIL.

WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED PRESENTATIONS FROM ALL FIVE OF THE BIDDERS ON MARCH 2ND THAT WE HOSTED. AND SEVERAL OF CITI STAFF WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS AS WELL.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION, AGAIN, BASED ON A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT AND REALLY WHERE WE THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S ACCRETIVE TO THE TO THE DISTRICT IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEGOTIATIONS FOR GROUP B, AS WE SAID HERE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TWO RESTAURANTS THAT ARE GOING TO ANCHOR THIS NEW BUILDING WITH APPROXIMATELY FIVE OR SIX, YOU KNOW, HIGHER END RETAIL TENANTS IN THE MIDDLE.

THIS IS A GROUP THAT IS GOT A STRONG TRACK RECORD IN THE RESTAURANT AND HOSPITALITY BUSINESS OF THEIR TYPICAL.

I'M UNUSUAL IN THE SENSE THAT THEY ARE EFFECTIVELY AN OWNER OPERATOR.

SO THEY'RE NOT ONLY THE DEVELOPER, BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE THE OPERATOR OF THE RESTAURANT, WHICH WE THINK OBVIOUSLY IS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

SO THIS GIVES YOU AN OVERALL SITE PLAN WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE THE TWO RESTAURANTS ON THE CORNER. THEY'RE GOING TO BE KIND OF CONJOINED ON THE TOP BY SOME ROOFTOP ACTIVATION, WHICH, AGAIN, WE THINK IS REALLY GOING TO BRING SOME OF SOME VIBRANCY AND SOME ENERGY TO THE MEDICAL MODEL DISTRICT.

AND AGAIN, THIS GIVES YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A GROUP BIZ EXPERIENCE.

IT'S A GROUP THAT HAS GOT THERE KIND OF A LOT OF THEIR ROOTS UP IN THE NORTHEAST.

AND WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF NORTH-EASTERN GROUPS MOVE INTO THE SOUTH FLORIDA MARKET.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT THESE PROVEN CONCEPTS, THIS VITA GARDEN AND EL TANGO. I HOPE THEY'RE STILL WITH US.

BUT THEY WERE THEY WERE SCHEDULED TO TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT.

AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE RESTAURANTS THAT THEY'VE HAD AND OPERATED AND KIND OF WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE, HOPEFULLY THEY ARE STILL WITH US.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S THERE'S A LONG HISTORY IN THE IN THE HIGHER END, YOU KNOW, RETAIL AND HOSPITALITY MARKET.

AND IN ADDITION, IN THAT, WHEN THEY'VE MOVED DOWN HERE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA, THEY ARE THE OWNER OPERATOR OF THE MIMOSA HOTEL, WHICH THEY'VE EXPANDED.

THEY ADDED ROOMS, WHICH WAS A, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A BOUTIQUE HOTEL.

THEY ADDED ROOMS. THEY BUILT A ROOFTOP RESTAURANT THERE.

AND THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE OTHER HOSPITALITY BRANDS THAT THEY MANAGE PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO YOU'VE GOT A YOU KNOW, AN OWNER OPERATOR GROUP, AGAIN, IN A CONCEPT AND A USE THAT WE THINK IS VERY ACCRETIVE TO TO TAMARAC AS A WHOLE, TO THIS TO

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WE REALLY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A DESTINATION.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A DRAW, HOPEFULLY BRING NEW PEOPLE, NEW RESIDENTS, NEW BUSINESSES INTO THE TAMARAC AREA.

SO THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION.

AND THEN KIND OF WHERE WE ARE AND NEXT STEPS.

WE OBVIOUSLY ISSUED THE RFP, WE RECEIVED THE PROPOSALS STEP HERE, THREE IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WHICH IS REALLY JUST TO SELECT THE GROUP OF THE FIVE BIDS THAT WE RECEIVED.

AND THEN WE WOULD MOVE INTO STEP FOUR, WHICH IS HAVING CITY STAFF REALLY GET INTO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF A OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL BRING BACK TO COUNCIL WITH WITH ALL OF THE DETAILS AND ALL OF THE TERMS LAID OUT FOR YOU.

SO THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU CONSIDER AND MOVE FORWARD ON THIS EVENING.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR PROCESS OR ABOUT THE GROUP.

AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE THEY ARE STILL WITH US.

SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL NOW OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE CLERK.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND VICTORIA CROSS IS ACTUALLY ON THE TEAMS MEETING.

MY SUPPOSE, IF YOU WOULD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS OR IF YOU WANT TO DO YOUR ADDRESS, YOUR CITY, WHERE YOU LIVE AND 30 SECONDS REMAINING, I WILL LET YOU KNOW. OK, GREAT.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY, AND THANK YOU FOR EXTENDING THE MEETING.

MY NAME IS NECTARINE TROCHUS.

I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH THE FIRM LOCKERBY AND CHALKIAS AND I'M REPRESENTING ONE OF THE APPLICANTS IN THIS RFP, JM PROPERTIES.

IT IS THE SEVEN 11 PROPOSAL.

WE WANT TO JUST BRIEFLY REITERATE OUR THANKS TO STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK THAT THEY'VE PUT INTO THIS. BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO EXPRESS WHY WE BELIEVE THAT THIS OUR PROJECT IS IS BEST SUITED FOR THE CITY.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS ALONG A MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR.

AND THE PROPOSAL FOR THIS NEW SEVEN-ELEVEN THAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS IS REALLY AND THIS MAKES US AN IDEAL SITE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

NUMBER ONE, IT PROPOSES TO RESTAURANTS, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH SOME OF THE CITY'S GOALS FOR THIS AREA AND ATTRACTING RESTAURANTS.

AND NUMBER TWO, IT PROPOSES A FUELING STATION, WHICH ALONG A MAJOR CORRIDOR LIKE THIS IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WILL NEED.

I AM JOINED THIS EVENING BY MARK SAGER, WHO ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF JM PROPERTIES, AS WELL AS ERIC LAVORO WITH 7-ELEVEN.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST KIND OF TURN IT OVER TO HIM IN A MINUTE SO THAT HE CAN KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE PLAN AND SHOW YOU THE CONCEPT THAT 7-ELEVEN IS PROPOSING, BECAUSE IT IS A BRAND NEW CONCEPT THAT YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IN SOUTH FLORIDA BEFORE.

I TURN IT OVER TO ERIC, I WILL NEED TO SHARE MY SCREEN SO THAT I CAN PULL UP THE GRAPHICS. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS THAT WE HAVE JM PROPERTIES HAS EXPRESSED TO THE BROKERS THROUGH THE BROKERS THAT THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO INCREASE THEIR OFFER TO ONE POINT SEVEN, WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE WAWA PROPOSAL.

SO THE PURCHASE PRICE, INSTEAD OF BEING ONE POINT THREE MILLION, WOULD BE ONE POINT SEVEN MILLION. AND IN ADDITION, THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE DEPOSIT, WHICH WOULD BE A ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR TOTAL DEPOSIT.

FIFTY FIFTY THOUSAND AT THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT AND FIFTY THOUSAND AFTER THE INSPECTION PERIOD IS OVER.

AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU AND SHARE MY SCREEN AND THEN HAND IT OVER TO ERIC, WHO IS ALSO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

YOU HAVE THIRTY SECONDS ON YOURS.

ERIC ALSO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AS WELL.

DOES HE GET THREE MINUTES, JUST THREE MINUTES.

OK. SO AFTER THAT, I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS, SO DO WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE AFTER THAT? IT IS. IT'S MR. ERIC DID SIGN OUT OF THE GATE AFTER THAT.

IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC HERE, NOT JUST IN CITY PARK, IF YOU WOULD JUST KIND OF.

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YES. THIS IS ERIC LAVORO WITH 7-ELEVEN TRYING TO SHARE THE SCREEN NOW.

BUT I LIVE IN WEST PALM BEACH AND COVER THE MIAMI DADE AND BROWARD COUNTY AREAS BECAUSE OF TEAMS THERE. ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN DOWN ON IN THREE MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.

I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SHARED KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF OUR PROPERTY.

AND I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU, MAYORS AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR TIME TODAY, AT LEAST ALLOWING US TO PRESENT OUR PROJECT. I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING I'M ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED FOR THE DIRECTION OUR COMPANY IS GOING AND PROPOSING OUR NEW CONCEPTS, WHICH IS A DUAL CONCEPT, WHICH INCLUDES TWO RESTAURANT CONCEPTS, ALL FRESH MADE IN-HOUSE, IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY FIND IN OUR TRADITIONAL 7-ELEVEN STORES TO HELP SERVICE THAT COMMUNITY.

AND BOTH THE HOSPITAL ACROSS THE STREET AT THIS PARTICULAR STEP THAT WE'RE TAKING WITH OUR BRAND IS AN ENTIRE REVAMP OF OUR OF OUR BRAND, WHICH INCLUDES THESE CORPORATE RUN, NOT FRANCHISEES ARE OUR FLAGSHIP LOCATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE LAREDO TACO CO., WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE FIFTH LARGEST BRAND WE IN MEXICAN RESTAURANTS IN THE U.S.

WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED STORES WE ACQUIRED THROUGH ACQUISITION OF SONOCO.

THESE ARE BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER.

THEY ARE A VARYING MENU THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT MADE IN HOUSE TACOS.

THEY ACTUALLY MAKE THE SHELLS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

THEY BAKE THEM AND THEN YOU ACTUALLY BUILD YOUR TACOS OUT, AS YOU WOULD IN A LOT OF OTHER AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE IS A HOUSE, OUR HOUSE, FRIED CHICKEN.

IT'S NOT THE BAKED STUFF, YOU KNOW, REFROZEN.

IT'S ACTUALLY FRIED IN HOUSE.

WE HAVE HOMEMADE TOMALIS, UGWU FRESCO'S, WHICH IS THE FRESH JUICES, MEXICAN JUICES.

AND WE'RE ALSO COMBINING THAT WITH OUR RUCHED CONCEPT, WHICH IS A HANDBURY ADDED IN FRESH MADE IN HOME CHICKEN PROGRAM, WHICH IS ALSO NEW FOR US.

WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY OPERATING OUT IN DALLAS.

BUT THIS ENTIRE CONCEPT ISN'T YOUR GOOD OLD LOOKING SEVEN-ELEVEN.

THIS IS A THIS IS A 7-ELEVEN WITH ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES, A MUCH, MUCH UPGRADED EXTERIOR LOOK TO THE BUILDING.

IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY SEEN THE CONCEPTS THAT WE HAD PROVIDED IN THE ORIGINAL MEETING, WE HAD OK, SO THIRTY SECONDS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE PROVIDED SOME CONCEPTS FOR YOU TO KIND OF OUTLINE WHAT OUR NEW STORES LOOK LIKE, WHAT WE'RE GOING INTO AS A BRAND.

THIS WOULD BE A FLAGSHIP LOCATION FOR US AND REALLY IT DOES INCORPORATE OUTDOOR SEATING.

FIFTY FIVE HUNDRED SQUARE FOOT STORE IN ADDITION TO IN ADDITION TO THOSE RESTAURANT CONCEPTS, CREATING A TRUE DUAL CONCEPT, ALMOST MULTI-USER FACILITY ON THAT ON THAT PROPERTY, ALL CORPORATELY RAN WITH THE HIGHEST STANDARDS THERE.

SO THIS IS NEW FOR US.

I'M HOPING WE CAN GET IT THROUGH SO WE CAN SHOW YOU WHAT OUR BRAND IS BECOMING.

SO MUCH APPRECIATED THEN.

AND WE DO HAVE PRINTOUTS OF EVERYTHING SO PERFECT.

YES, THERE ARE INCLUDED RENDERINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE BACKUP UP.

SO NOW WE HAVE RECEIVED THAT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AT THE TIME, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED AND TIME FOR OUR COMMISSION DISCUSSION.

AND I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE ORDER FOR RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE GOT THAT RIGHT THERE.

WE'VE GOT PLOTKA AND BOGDAN GARLAND AND SO ON.

SO LET'S START, I THINK COMMISSIONER BALTON, COMMISSIONER GARLAND, I'M SURE DEBORAH AND I'M SURE YOURSELF, MAYOR, HAVE HEARD OVER AND OVER AND OVER A GAZILLION TIMES ABOUT THE LACK OF RESTAURANTS, THE LACK OF ENTERTAINMENT IN OUR CITY.

OUR PLAZA IS TOO MANY GAS STATIONS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THE THE NEW ONES OR THE OLD ONES.

YOU KNOW, ON RECENT MY RECENT POLLS, THERE WERE JUST ASTRONOMICAL AND THE NUMBERS OF OF BEING IN FAVOR OF A RESTAURANT THAT'S GOING TO BRING IN SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING FRESH, ESPECIALLY ON UNIVERSITY.

YOU KNOW, SO ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSAL IS THE LOWEST, YOU KNOW, MY SUGGESTION IS TO COME BACK TO THE THE THE PROPOSAL BY THE COLLIERS TO TO COME BACK WITH A HIGHER OFFER.

AND AND IF WE CANNOT GET MORE FROM IT, I THINK WE CAN COME BACK TO IT.

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SO THERE IS A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO PUT IN BIDS FOR RESTAURANTS OR GAS STATIONS. NOT OF A SUDDEN WE'RE GETTING GAS STATIONS AND RESTAURANTS, WHICH WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE. WELL, AS FOR ME, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE GAS STATIONS OR RESTAURANTS.

IT WAS JUST SUPPOSED TO BE OFFICE BUILDINGS.

SO NOW THE PROPOSALS THAT WE ARE GETTING ARE OPPOSITE OF THAT.

SO THERE IS A MISCOMMUNICATION SOMEWHERE HAPPENING BETWEEN WHAT WE WANT ON PAPER AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING. AND THEN.

NOW WE HAVE TO DECIDE ON SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST OR DIDN'T EXIST, DIDN'T EXIST PRIOR, BUT I THINK OUR RESIDENTS HAVE SPOKEN VERY HIGHLY THAT RESTAURANTS ARE WHAT WE WOULD REALLY WANT.

AND THAT'S IT FOR ME.

SO ACTUALLY, IF WE CAN GET CLARIFICATION AS TO HOW WE GO FROM A MEDICAL MORAL SITUATION TO A RESTAURANT AND GAS STATION SITUATION, I CAN ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.

OH, AND YEAH, YEAH, VICE VICE MAYOR, WE WE WENT OUT AND TALKED ABOUT THE ATTRIBUTES OF OF THE MEDICAL MALE AND WAS NOT RESTRICTIVE TO ANY TYPE OF OF USES, DID NOT RESTRICT ANY TYPE OF USES, WERE WAS OPEN TO ALL KINDS OF OF USES.

SO THAT'S WHY WE GOT YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIVE, THERE'S ACTUALLY A DIVERSITY.

ONE WAS QUASI OFFICE MEDICAL, BUT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, HALF OF THE YOU KNOW, OF THE OF THE SUGGESTED MINIMUM.

THEN WE HAD A RETAILER OR, YOU KNOW, A DOLLAR GENERAL.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF, YOU KNOW, THE GAS STATIONS AND WE HAD THE RESTAURANTS.

SO IT WAS IT WAS A WIDE VARIETY BECAUSE THE OFFERING DID NOT RESTRICT CERTAIN TYPES OF USES AND IT DIDN'T ENCOURAGE CERTAIN TYPES OF USES EITHER.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE ATTRIBUTES OF THE MEDICAL MYAL.

WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE WHAT WE LIKED ABOUT THE MEDICAL MIAH, WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, USEFUL WITHIN THAT AREA.

BUT WE WANTED THE MARKET TO SPEAK TO US.

SO IT WAS NOT RESTRICTIVE OR WAS IT NECESSARILY INSTRUCTIVE IN TERMS OF ASKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIFIC? IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, THEN YES, THANK YOU.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS ARE HAPPY TO GET MORE RESTAURANTS TO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER BLOCHER.

THANK YOU. IS THE DEVELOPER HERE, IS THERE.

OH, OK, GOOD.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

WILL YOU PLEASE JUST ANSWER? WILL THE PROPOSED DEVELOPER STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? MY NAME. MY NAME IS MICHELLE BITTOUN.

I LIVE IN MIAMI.

AND I USED TO LIVE IN NEW JERSEY.

AS I WRITE, THIS NEW YORKER ACCEPTS NEW JERSEY.

SO WELCOME TO THE MEETING.

THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON. AND BY THE WAY, I DON'T KNOW ANYONE.

FROM IRAQ, AND I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANYONE FROM SAMIRA.

THANK YOU, LARRY. THAT IS DEFINITELY TRUE.

OK, FIRST LET ME SAY THAT I DID HAVE IN MY MIND MEDICAL AND AS I SAW THIS PROPOSAL, IT INTRIGUED ME. I MEAN, IT'S CERTAINLY THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.

I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH KEN AND LORI.

I WOULD NOT WANT A GAS STATION ON THAT SITE.

WE HAVE ENOUGH GAS STATIONS ALONG THAT CORRIDOR, SO I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF THAT. THE QUESTIONS I HAVE ARE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT UPSCALE RETAIL.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE UPSCALE RETAIL THAT WOULD BE IN THEIR.

FIRST, LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT ON MY BACKGROUND SO YOU UNDERSTAND.

BESIDES OWNING RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL OUTLETS FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS, PARTNER AND GUESS JEANS. SO I COME FROM THE FASHION INDUSTRY.

BUT I ALSO OWN HOTELS AND I BUILT THE RETAIL BUSINESS IN THE CITIES SIMILAR TO CORMARK. I HAVE 20 PROPERTIES IN ENGLEWOOD.

WHICH IS A CITY WHO HAS I HAVE 20 PROPERTIES AND THREE RESTAURANTS IN ENGLEWOOD, WHICH IS A CITY THAT HAS 50 PERCENT WHITE POPULATION, 30 PERCENT POPULATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS

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SO AND WE CATER BASICALLY TO THE MIX RANCH.

AND WE HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL DOING IT.

I HAVE. SO.

THE ISD, THE IDEA IS TO HAVE TWO RESTAURANTS THAT ATTRACTS, YOU KNOW, FROM OUR EXPERIENCE FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS, HAVING RESTAURANTS FIRST, WE RUN THESE STRIPS AS A FAMILY BUSINESS. SO WE ARE INVOLVED AS OWNERS OF THE RESTAURANTS AND SOMETIMES PARTNERS IN THE RETAIL. SO THE IDEA IS TO HAVE TWO RESTAURANTS IN THE CORNER THAT ALSO COVER THE ROOFTOP SEATING AND IN THE MIDDLE FIVE TO SIX AND SEVEN STORES WHO ARE BASICALLY A MIXTURE OF RETAIL. THAT WILL INCLUDE SOME FASHION, SOME SHOES, SOME AND SOME OTHERS.

AND WE HAVE AND WE HAVE I HAVE, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF RETAILERS THAT ARE IN MY PROPERTIES. WE DON'T RUN THE MALLS.

WE DON'T RUN. WE RUN PROPERTIES THAT ARE 10 TO 30 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET RETAIL.

AND SO WE USED TO DO A MIXTURE OF RETAIL BECAUSE OUR RESTAURANTS HAVE DONE WELL.

WE IN GENERAL ATTRACT A CERTAIN CROWD, AND IT HELPS ALSO THE RETAILERS.

OK, CAN YOU TELL ME IN YOUR OTHER PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THIS, WHAT RETAIL YOU HAVE? YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BOUTIQUES, FASHION, MANY BOUTIQUES, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, OF COURSE, IN EVERY FRONT WE HAVE PHARMACIES.

WE HAVE, OF COURSE, ALL KIND OF.

BUT WE HAVE SHOE SHOES, BOUTIQUES, JEWELRY, CUSTOM JEWELRY, FANCY JEWELRY AND.

OK, AND THESE ARE RUN BY THE INDIVIDUAL TO RENT THE SPACE.

YES, THOSE ARE ALL RUN.

WE RUN THE RESTAURANTS IN THE CORNERS AND.

THE PEOPLE WHO RENT RUN THEIR OWN BUSINESSES.

OK, AND YOU WOULD ACTUALLY BE RUNNING THE RESTAURANTS, WHAT TYPE OF RESTAURANTS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? LIKE WE ARE DEALING WITH? WE HAVE. ARGENTINIAN RESTAURANT CALLED EL TANGO, WE HAVE MULTIPLE OF THEM AND WE HAVE A PLACE CALLED THESE ARE GARLAND, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, SO AND AND WE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH 12.

PLACES CALLED NOTCHES THE COLOMBIA.

ARE OUR PROPERTY.

OK, THE IDEA OF THE THE ROOFTOP DINING WAS INTRIGUING TO ME BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT TYPE OF HOURS YOU WOULD HAVE? AND ARE YOU LOOKING AT ENTERTAINMENT UP ON THE ROOF AS WELL? BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.

CLOSE BY, SO CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR PLAN WOULD BE FOR NOISE LEVEL AND HOURS FOR THE ROOFTOP? NEVER.

WE WE NEVER PASS THE NOISE LEVEL THAT IS ILLEGAL, WHICH IS SIXTY FIVE.

THAT'S ABOUT. WHAT TYPE OF HOURS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WE USUALLY RUN OUR PLACES UP TO ONE ONE O'CLOCK DURING THE WEEK AND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TO 2:00. WE HAVE MUSIC.

A D.J.. BUT WE NEVER PASSED THE YEAR, WHICH IS STANDARD IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

AND. I THINK I MAY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT NOW, I HAVE MAYBE A SILLY QUESTION TO ASK, BUT I HAVE READ EVERYTHING AND I HAVE SEEN PICTURES OF YOUR ESTABLISHMENTS IN NEW JERSEY AND THERE THEY ARE. INCREDIBLE.

SO I ENVISION THAT SOUTH BEACH.

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SO WHY WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TAMARAC, I GUESS, IS WHAT I'M ASKING.

WE ARE WE ARE LOOKING TO OPEN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN FIVE OR SIX PLACES WITHIN AN HOUR FROM MIAMI AND TAMARAC WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT CAME IN.

AND I LIKE THE MIX OF THE COMMUNITY.

AFTER HEARING YOU, BY THE WAY, FOR TWO HOURS, THE FIRST TWO HOURS CONVERSATION, I'M GLAD TO SAY I AM AN AFRICAN FROM MOROCCO, BORN IN CASABLANCA, AND I'M JEWISH.

SO THE MIXTURE IS IF YOU ROUNDED IT ALL OUT, OK, MOST OF MY PROPERTIES ARE IN THE MIX.

BUT ATMOSPHERE, WHICH DOES VERY WELL FOR US, I, I APPRECIATE YOU HANGING IN THERE UNTIL THIS LATE HOUR AND I'M GOING TO LET MY COLLEAGUES ASK THEM QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELCOME. THANK YOU.

AND YES, COMMISSIONER BOB AND COMMISSIONER POLACCO HAS REALLY SPOKEN.

AND SO I KNEW WHAT SHE WAS HEARING ABOUT SHOES.

SHE JUST NEEDED A FEW MORE MINUTES TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I WAS WATCHING HER EYES.

COMMISSIONER INVOLVED IN YOUR NEXT.

GOOD EVENING, MR. BITON. MICHELLE WILL DO.

MICHELLE. OK, MICHELLE, I'M GOING TO CUT RIGHT TO THE CHASE BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY, VERY LATE. WOULD YOU BE AMENABLE TO OFFERING A HIGHER AMOUNT UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR HIGHEST OFFER WAS ONE POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS? A. LOOK.

I UNDERSTOOD FROM EVERYBODY THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY THAT YOU WERE NOT INTERESTED THAT DECIDES NOT TO BRING IN A WAL-MART OR KMART OR 7-ELEVEN OR OR WHOEVER TO YOUR PROPERTIES THAT, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S ONLY FOR YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IF IT'S THE MONEY THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO LOOK FOR.

AND AS THE INITIALLY ISD, THEN I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO FIND HUNDER PEOPLE MORE SUITED THAN I AM. SO I, I, I WAS I WAS HOPING THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS IN ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY, INCLUDING IN THE WHOLE COMMUNITY, AND I WAS HOPING THAT YOUR YOUR TOWN WILL PICK SOMEBODY NOT FOR THE INITIAL MONEY, BUT FOR SOMEBODY WHO WILL BE INVOLVED NOT JUST TO BUILD ON THIS, BUT TO BE INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY.

NOT NOT BECAUSE IF YOU'RE ONLY LOOKING FOR MONEY, I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST PUT A STORE THERE AND AND PAY YOU FIRST AND THEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH WATER AND THEN YOU NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN.

WE ARE GOING TO BE PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY WHEN I'M INVOLVED.

YOU WILL SEE ME MORE OFTEN THAN YOU SEE PEOPLE IN IN IN YOUR COUNCIL.

SO I, I, I, I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A FEEDING SITUATION BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I, I WILL, I WILL I WILL PREFER TO PUT WHATEVER EXTRA MONEY NEEDED TO BE PUT IN HELPING THE COMMUNITY DO SOME GOOD PROJECTS.

OK, SO AND BE PART OF IT.

I AM IN ENGLEWOOD, I'M IN FOR 10 YEARS IN THE BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.

I'M INVOLVED WITH ALL THE CHURCHES IN THE AFRICAN COMMUNITY IN OUR IN ENGLEWOOD, WHICH YOU CAN CHECK. AND I AM I AM INVOLVED IN.

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OK, SO, I MEAN, I I'VE HEARD I'VE HEARD YOUR YOUR OFFER AND I'M I'M INCLINED TO TO TAKE YOUR OFFER. SO HOW MUCH HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD YOU PREFER TO A CHARITY IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DEALS PROBABLY WITH HOMELESSNESS? I WILL SPEND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO WHATEVER THE CITY DECIDES.

THAT THEY NEED HELP IN THE COMMUNITY AND BE PART OF THEM, NOT ONLY GIVE YOU THE MONEY THAT BE PART OF IT, OK, AND YOU ARE YOU ARE AGREEABLE TO MAKE THAT A PART OF YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT? YES, OF COURSE.

I WOULD HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU ASKING.

OH, YOU'RE VERY KIND, MAN.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'M INVOLVED IN SOME AREA.

I WANT TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

OK, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, MICHEL.

AND AND I WOULD ASK THE COMMISSION TO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THIS MONEY IS EARMARKED TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, MR. MICHEL. AND I THINK I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH THIS UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT IS A PART OF THE APPROVAL.

SO I FORGOT WHO MADE THE MOTION WHERE.

I DON'T KNOW. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THERE'S NO MOTION.

OK, THERE WAS.

YEAH, WE DID THE MOTION BEFORE WE WENT TO THE PRESENTATION.

YEAH, MATAMORAS, JUST A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER BOLTON AND SECONDED BY PLECO.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. SO I GUESS, MAYOR, THERE'S COMMISSIONER GARLAND THAT WANTS TO SPEAK AND THEN, OF COURSE, DIALOG. WELL, THIS COMMISSIONER GARLAND IS NEVER GOING TO LOOK LIKE HOW COME I'M NOT HERE? ARE YOU TRYING TO LEAVE EARLY ALREADY? I MS. PART OF WHAT YOUR COMMENT WAS VICE MAYOR, BUT I'M LOOKING FOR COMMISSIONER GARLAND BECAUSE HE WAS ON THE.

MR. GAGNON. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE BACTERIA, CHOCO'S.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, VICE MAYOR COMPLAINED THAT, YOU KNOW, HE'S HEARING ABOUT THE TRACK FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST WEEK.

I'M HEARING ABOUT THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST WEEK.

AGAIN, NO DETAILS.

A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, OUR ASSISTANT SENDS US A BUNCH OF DOCUMENTS AND SAYS THE BROKER WANTS TO MEET. I GOT A FULL TIME WORK SCHEDULE.

PLUS I'M PREPARING FOR THIS MEETING SO I DON'T HAVE TIME TO MEET.

SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR THEIR PROPOSAL.

THEY TALKED ABOUT THE 7-ELEVEN GAS STATION BEING A DIFFERENT GAS STATION THAT HAS RESTAURANTS WHERE FRESH FOOD AND YOU'RE PUTTING THEM ON A STRICT THREE MINUTE TIMETABLE.

SO I'D BE IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING THAT I CAN MEET WITH THE BROKER AND MEET WITH OUR NIC, TERRI AND HER TEAM AND HEAR A FULL PROPOSAL, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR DECISION WITHOUT HAVING FULL, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION, WHICH IS WHAT THE VICE MAYOR WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT ON THE LAST ITEM I BROUGHT UP. SO, VICTORIA, CAN YOU PULL THAT PRESENTATION UP? WELL, THE TWO THINGS, COMMISSIONER GARLAND YOUR.

ASKING FOR THIS PRESENTATION TO BE DONE IN ANOTHER TIME OR IN THE.

WELL, THEY WERE TRYING TO THEY WERE TRYING TO SHOW IT AND I WAS INTERESTED IN SEEING IT.

AND YOU HIT THEM WITH A THREE MINUTE LIMIT.

AND SO I DID ALL THE PROCEDURES THAT OUR COMMISSION HAS BEEN ASKING US TO DO SO.

AND YOU'RE AND YOU'RE VERY SELECTIVE IN HOW YOU CUT PEOPLE UP OF THREE MINUTES AND YOU GIVE THEM YOU GIVE OTHERS MORE TIME.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE FROM THEM.

AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CONCEPT THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT, WHICH THEY SAID WAS A NEW CONCEPT AND A DIFFERENT CONCEPT TO THE PRESENTATION FOR US IN THREE MINUTES.

ARE YOU ABLE TO SHOW US THAT? I ACTUALLY WAS TRYING TO BRING IT UP AND FOR SOME REASON WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY SHARING MY SCREEN? I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHY, BUT.

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YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL WE ALL GOT THIS.

IT'S BEEN IN OUR OFFICES AGAIN.

SO I'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING AND MEET WITH THE BROKER, MAYBE INSECTARY AND HER TEAM.

YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO SAY NO, WE'RE GOING TO TURN DOWN ONE POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.

AND YES, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO TAKE ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THIS.

YOU KNOW, THIS THIS RESTAURANT CONCEPT, UPSCALE RETAIL CONCEPT WHEN RETAIL IS FAILING THESE DAYS.

SO I JUST WANT TO SEE MORE BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.

AND I WANT TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE VENDORS BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.

LORI, HAS THERE BEEN AN APPRAISAL ON THE PROPERTY? I BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN AN APPRAISAL WITHIN THE IN THE MATERIAL AND ONE OF THOSE THAT I KNOW THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION, I'M GOING TO COME OUT ON THE CONVERSATION.

SO WHEN WE STARTED TO MARKET THE SITE LAST FALL, THE AVERAGE APPRAISED VALUE OF THE SITE WAS NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX THOUSAND.

SO WE LOOKED AT A MINIMUM SUGGESTED ONE MILLION.

FIFTY THOUSAND. SO WE LISTED HIGHER THAN APPRAISED VALUE.

THANK YOU. AND WHY ARE WE STILL ON THE LAND INSTEAD OF LEASING THE LAND? WHY ARE WE ARE WE STILL IN THE LAND THEY BUILDING WITHOUT BUYING PROPERTY? AND WHY WHY DO WE JUST HAVE THIS OPEN RFP WHERE JUST GIVE ME ANY IDEA THAT YOU HAVE.

SO YOU GOT A 7-ELEVEN, YOU GOT A RETAIL CONCEPT, YOU GOT OTHER CONCEPTS.

I THOUGHT WE HAD A VISION OF WHAT WE WANTED FOR THIS MEDICAL MODEL.

AND WHEN THAT RFP WAS WAS ISSUED, WE WOULD HAVE HAD OUR VISION IN THERE RATHER THAN JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, GIVE US YOUR BEST SHOT AT WHATEVER YOU WANT TO OFFER TO US.

WE DID SPECIFY SOME USES THAT WOULD BE IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR VISION IS FOR THE MEDICAL MODEL DISTRICT.

KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT MEDICAL OFFICE, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL STORES, SOME OF THE OTHER USES OF THIS HOTEL MULTI-FAMILY.

SO HIGHEST AND BEST USE.

AND WE SUGGESTED THOSE USES THAT ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE REDEVELOPMENT AREA PLANS FOR THE MEDICAL MILES.

JUST TALK ABOUT THOSE USES.

OK. I SHARE MY VIEWS.

ALL RIGHT, VICE MAYOR, I'VE HEARD IN THE PAST WHEN PEOPLE ARE DOING WIND, DEVELOPERS ARE DOING PROJECTS, THEY START ONE WAY AND THEN THEY END UP IN ANOTHER WAY.

SO WE JUST SAY WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO DO, JUST MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYTHING WRITTEN AND TO THE TO THE TEA, BECAUSE EVEN AFTER DECADES, WE'RE STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH DEVELOPERS SAYING ONE THING AND THEN COMING OUT WITH SOMETHING ELSE.

SO I THINK MOVING FORWARD AND WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, THIS IS WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED. THIS IS IN WRITING, YOU FAILED TO DO THIS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE CONSEQUENCES.

THERE'S GOING TO BE WHATEVER.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ON THE RECORD, THAT WE GET A WRITTEN COMMITMENT AS TO EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE AND THE CONSEQUENCES IF THEY'RE NOT MET.

THANK YOU, MR. BLACKCOMB. THANK YOU.

JUST QUICKLY, A COUPLE OF THINGS, WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IS CAN YOU WILL GO BACK AND YOU WILL NEGOTIATE AND COME BACK TO US WITH THAT.

AND AT THAT POINT, THE CONDITION.

YES. OR THE CONDITION WILL SAY NO.

AND AS VICE MAYOR SAID, AND I TOLD YOU THE OTHER DAY, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT JUST MAKES THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK STAND UP.

WE NEED TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.

BUT IT WILL COME BACK TO US.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT, IF WE DON'T LIKE WHAT IT SAYS, WE CAN SAY YES, WE CAN SAY NO.

MY CORRECT. EXACTLY.

YES. OK, I JUST WANTED YOU TO CLARIFY EXACTLY EXACTLY AS THE VICE MAYOR LAID OUT AND EXACTLY AS COMMISSIONER BOLTON LAID OUT, THOSE THOSE DETAILS ARE GOING TO BE SPECIFIED IN THAT AGREEMENT. AND WHEN YOU GET THE AGREEMENT FOR YOUR REVIEW, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT READS OR IF YOU DON'T THINK IT'S CLEAR ENOUGH OR IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PENALTIES OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY NO.

[04:55:01]

THANK YOU. AND WE'VE BEEN ADVISED BY OUR GUESTS THAT ONLY THE MEETING ORGANIZER CAN SHARE THE SCREEN. SO BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I'M GOING TO SHARE MY COMMENTS AND SEE WHERE WE GO FROM THERE. YES, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED WRITTEN UP AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE DIRECTING CAN SEEM TO BE DOING IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD TO THIS, AS WE'VE SEEN THAT THE USES OF WE'VE ASKED FOR, I, TOO, WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE MORE OF A MULTI PURPOSE, MIXED USE SITUATION.

HOWEVER, AS WE HAVE SEEN THAT CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE HAVE DESIRED OVER THE YEARS, IN A WAY, IT PLAYS OUT IN REAL ESTATE.

AND WHAT IS SO DESIRABLE DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.

AS WE WERE TOLD A FEW YEARS AGO, THE MEDICAL MODEL WOULD HAVE ISSUES IN THE MANNER IN WHICH WE WERE THINKING OF THEM, WHICH IS WHY THEY WENT OUT AND ASKED FOR IT IN A DIFFERENT PROPOSAL. AND THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR, AND I THINK I AM HIGHLY TRAINED BY SOME UPSCALE RESTAURANTS AND FOOD AND OF COURSE, SHOES AND CLOTHING.

I KNOW LATELY DOES NOT SEEM IT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WILL BE A TIME AGAIN WHERE WE WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT DRESS AND HAVING ROOFTOP AND BEING CREATIVE TO HAVE FOOD OUTSIDE.

AND IF WE LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL CITY AND WHY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THAT CREATIVITY WHEN IT COMES TO THE APPRAISAL PRICE? I HAD ASKED THE SAME THING IN APPRAISALS A LITTLE BIT MONTHS AGO.

PRICES AND PROPERTIES MAY CHANGE.

SO I WOULD ASK FOR ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IF THE NO LESS THAN THE MONEY WE'VE ALREADY SAID BUT TO RAISE TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY AT THE APPRAISED VALUE DURING THIS NEGOTIATION, TIME TO GET A CURRENT APPRAISED VALUE, WHICH IS OUT THERE THAT I WOULD ASK YOU TO COME UP TO, BECAUSE IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT UNDERSELLING THE PROPERTY. AND I'M SURE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT AN APPRAISAL FROM APPROXIMATELY.

OCTOBER TWENTY TWENTY HAS CHANGED IN TODAY'S DAY AND AGE, SO HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE AMENABLE TO THAT IN THAT NEGOTIATION.

AND I DO APPRECIATE MOUSTAKAS IN YOUR GROUP AND STAYING ON AND BEING HERE, AND WHILE I DO THINK THAT YOU HAVE SOME NEW INNOVATIVE ITEMS FOR SEVEN-ELEVEN.

FORGIVE ME, BUT IT IS STILL SEVEN 11 AND IT IS STILL A GAS STATION AND IT IS STILL RIGHT BY OUR FIRE STATION, IT IS RIGHT ON OUR MAIN THOROUGHFARE BY OUR HOSPITAL.

AND PERSONALLY, FOR ME, THAT IS NOT THE DESIRE THAT I SEE AT THAT CORNER, AT THAT LOCATION IN OUR CITY.

SO BUT I DO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU PROPOSED.

AND YOU'VE SENT US THAT PART OF THE HIGHEST, BEST USE OF THE MONEY.

IT'S NOT MONEY AT THAT POINT BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU'RE PAYING OVERPRAISING, IT'S TO USE.

SO THAT THAT'S MY REASONING FOR FOR MY COMMENTS.

BUT WE MAY BE ABLE TO FIND ANOTHER SITE FOR YOU.

SO WE HAVE OTHER THINGS.

RIGHT. AND I BELIEVE THAT.

THAT'S A GOOD. SO THANK YOU SO THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MAYOR, AND IT'S NOTHING AGAINST 7-ELEVEN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH 7-ELEVEN AND HOW THEY HAVE EVOLVED.

7-ELEVEN IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IN A BAD WAY.

AND I HAPPEN TO KNOW MS. CHACHKAS FROM OTHER PROJECTS AND WATCHING OTHER CITIES AS WELL AND HOW SHE REPRESENTS HER CLIENT. AND SHE'S A VERY SHE'S A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL, SO I KNOW HER TO BE SO I JUST WISH IT HAD DEFINITELY REACHED OUT.

7-ELEVEN WOULD HAVE REACHED OUT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN HAVING A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, BUT BUT PLEASE COME BACK.

THERE ARE OTHER PLACES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WOULD REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LOVE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS NOT ANYTHING AGAINST 11.

THAT'S THAT'S WORSE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

A LOT OF THE TIME, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO WORK WITH THE AMENDMENT.

OK, THAT CITY ATTORNEY, COMMISSIONER JOHN BOLTON, IS SPEAKING.

I'M TRYING TO HEAR ONE AT A TIME, PLEASE.

SORRY, WHAT WERE YOU SAYING? I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING AS THE ATTORNEY WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT THE

[05:00:04]

LOOK AT OUR LIST OF CHARGES AND FIND A CHARTER THAT SUPPORTS HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I HAVE A I HAVE A QUESTION FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ATTORNEY.

ARE WE LEGALLY ALLOWED? NO, IT'S NOT, IT'S BEEN A VOLUNTARY OFFER, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE TYING TO THE MOTION, OR SHOULD WE JUST LET THAT VOLUNTARY OFFER BE VOLUNTARY? BECAUSE IF WE DON'T MAKE IT, ALLOW IT TO BE VOLUNTARY, ARE WE CAUSING IT TO BE SOME KIND OF. I DON'T KNOW, JUST SOMETHING IN MY GUT NOT FEELING RIGHT THAT THIS IS AN ETHICAL SITUATION, THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT IN THE PAST.

WELL, YES, THIS WAS A BUT VOLATILE PROFIT BY THE DEVELOPER.

IT CAN BE ADDED AS A CONDITION OF AWARDING THE BID AND EVENTUALLY NEGOTIATING A AN AGREEMENT. I DON'T CHANGE IN ATTITUDES.

SO IF I MAY ASK FOR A FRIENDLY PARTICIPATION HERE, IF YOU WERE INVOLVED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS AND NOT IN OUR MOTION, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BETTER FOR OUR COMMISSION.

WELL, I DON'T SEE WHERE IT CAN MAKE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

OK, I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID TO THE ATTORNEY, MICHAEL, YOU WERE SAYING, IF I COULD MAKE A COMMENT I COULD MAKE, I COULD MAKE IT AS PART OF MY TRUSTEE AND GIVE YOU A COPY OF IT.

AND THAT WAY, EVEN IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME, THAT MONEY IS 100 PERCENT YOURS.

THAT'S VERY KIND OF YOU. I WAS TRYING TO JUST MAKE THIS PUT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT VERSUS BEING PUT INTO OUR MOTION AND IN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WILL COME BACK TO US FOR WHEN WE VOTE ON IT OUTLINED THERE.

WE'RE DOING TWO THINGS TONIGHT.

ONE IS AWARDING THE BID AND DIRECTING STAFF TO NEGOTIATE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

YES. AND AND BY DOING THAT, THE DEMOTION INCLUDE THE VOLUNTEER PROFFER.

IT WILL BASICALLY BE INCORPORATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THAT'S THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

I HAVE PASSED MY REQUEST WAS THAT WE HAVE A VOLUNTARY COMMITMENT ALREADY, IT'S BEEN ON THE RECORD BY MICHELLE THAT WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO INCLUDE IT IN THE MOTION, IT WILL BE IN THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT.

WHAT I RECOMMEND THAT IT BE INCLUDED IN THE MOTION.

SO IT DOES CONFIRM THAT WHEN WE NEGOTIATE THE DEAL TO DEVELOP AN AGREEMENT, THAT WE ARE OBLIGATED TO HAVE IT IN THERE.

THAT'S THE DIRECTOR TO THE COMMISSION.

I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS AS OUR.

I'M FORGETTING THE WORDS, BUT WHEN WE NEED TO HAVE A COVER LETTER FOR THE FOR DOING ANYTHING THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR CITY COUNCIL AND COUNCIL, SO IF I'M VOTING ON IT, I'M GOING BY THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM AT THIS POINT.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, YOU HAVE HAD THE AMENDMENT PUT IN.

MAIREAD, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR MOTION? OK, SO I'M GLAD THAT COMMISSIONER POLACCO SHARES THE SAME SENTIMENTS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AS I DO BECAUSE I KNOW THE COMPASSIONATE HEART THAT SHE HAS, SO I'M NOT FEARFUL TO MAKE MY MOTION BE THE.

THE DEVELOPER MADE A VOLUNTARY PROFFER OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TOWARD A CHARITY THAT AND TOWARDS THINGS THAT THE DEPARTMENT FIGHTS FOR. ONE OF THOSE THINGS IS HOMELESSNESS ON ASKING 50 PERCENT OF THE PROFITS GO DIRECTLY TOWARD FIGHTING HOMELESSNESS TO A CHARITY THAT FIGHTS HOMELESSNESS ON OUR LIST OF CHARITIES, AND THAT THIS BMV CLEARLY STATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THAT IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION THAT I HAVE WITH.

I'M JUST JUST PUTTING MY CLARIFICATION WAS THE WORD WITH SAFE HARBOR, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S

[05:05:05]

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

YES, MR. POCHO. YES, VICE MAYOR.

YES, MR. GARLAND, YES AND COMMISSIONER VOTED YES, MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FIVE TO ZERO.

THANK YOU, MICHEL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

CAN. AND LAURA AND I THANK YOU, LAURA.

IT'S BEEN ELEVEN THIRTY TWO.

WE ARE MOVING TO EIGHT.

SI, SI.

OUR ONE THREE FIVE AND A HALF.

[8.c. TR13588 - Appointing 1 (one) Alternate At-Large Member to the Planning Board]

OH SORRY. I BOUGHT IT FOR THIRTY SEVEN.

I'LL TRY IT AGAIN FOR YOUR ONE THREE FIVE EIGHT EIGHT.

APPOINTING ONE ALTERNATE AT LARGE MEMBER TO THE PLANNING BOARD RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION CITY TO APPOINT ONE ALTERNATE ATOMOS MEMBER FOR A TIME.

IT WOULD EXPIRE IN 11.

A TESTIMONY TO PREVENT CONFLICTS FROM RUNNING FOR SOLVABILITY PREVENT EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU SO.

THANK YOU.

I DIDN'T EVEN CALL FOR ONE YET, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON APPOINTING.

ONE OF THE MEMBERS, SO WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY OUT THERE FOR SO WE CAN.

MOTION, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE WHO WE ARE APPOINTING, SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OF WHO THEY WANT TO OFFER UP? COMMISSIONER BALTON. YES, NO, I LOOKED LONG AND HARD THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS AND I SEE BIOLA WATSON, I THINK SHE IS A GREAT CANDIDATE.

SHE IS A REAL THOROUGH, LONG STANDING MEMBER RESIDENT OF MY DISTRICT.

SHE HAS WANTED TO SERVE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR HER TO SERVE, LIKE A LOT MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE. HAVE ANYBODY ELSE CONSIDER FOR THIS APPOINTMENT? OK, WELL, I REALLY GOT YOU BACK A SECOND OVER THERE, I MET WITH MS. ROSENBERG, WHO IS A MEMBER OF DISTRICT THREE AND AN ATTORNEY.

AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD BE ANOTHER PRIME CANDIDATE FOR US, SCENE OF EVOLUTION IN THE SECOND FOUR. WELL, IT WASN'T.

I WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND NO PUBLIC COMMENTS SAYING THAT THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT THEN? PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED AND DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION FOR THIS COMMISSION CITY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. YES, MR. GARLAND. YES, YES, YES, YES, YES. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY BY ISRAEL.

THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW GOING TO ITEM EIGHT DCR ONE THREE FIVE EIGHT NINE, AFFIRMING

[8.d. TR13589 - Affirming Participation and Acceptance of FaithAction Community Cards]

ACTION, OF COURSE, IN THE CITY OF RUN FOR EFFECTIVE DATE SIGN WAS SPONSORED BY COMMISSION GARLAND AND YET EMOTIONS ICON.

LLAMO SECOND.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOING YOU HAVE AS MR. KENNEDY STILL ON THE LINE WITH US TO MAKE.

I DOUBT IT. IT IS TWELVE, THIRTY IN THE MORNING, SO I DOUBT IT.

HOWEVER, I WILL SAY THAT THE COMMUNITY ID PROGRAM IS OH HE'S ACTUALLY HERE.

KIND OF IMPRESSIVE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND STAYING WITH US THIS EVENING.

[05:10:05]

I AM FROM YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. YES. OK, WELL, THIS IS HOW MUCH THIS ITEM MEANS TO ME.

SO I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, FIRST OF ALL, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TO LISTEN TO THIS PRESENTATION. SO AM I OKAY TO SHARE MY SCREEN? IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY TECHNICAL ISSUES, JUST YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.

HMM. ALL RIGHT.

OH, YEAH, I AM HAVING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES, BUT I CAN DO IT WITHOUT POWERPOINT IF IT'S OK. YES, BUT GIVE US ONE SECOND, LET US SEE IF IT'S A QUICK FIX.

OK, THANK YOU.

ARE YOU ABLE TO FIX THAT? BECAUSE I AM AN. SO I THINK MY MY.

MR. KENNEDY, CAN YOU TRY AND SHARE YOUR SCREEN? IT TURNS ONLY MEETING ORGANIZERS AND PRESENTERS CAN SHARE.

OK. MY STATUS IS TO BE UPGRADED.

I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FIX ANYTHING.

OK, CAN YOU TRY IT AGAIN ONE MORE TIME? NO, IT'S NOT LETTING ME, BUT IT'S OK.

I MEAN, IF IT'S FINE, I CAN JUST VERBALIZE THE PRESENTATION THAT WORK.

NO, THAT'LL BE FINE.

PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU.

SO I'LL JUST TELL YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE ARE A COOL COALITION OF VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS MYSELF.

I WORK AS THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR UNITED WE DREAM, WHICH IS A NATIONAL IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION.

AND WE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH.

LET ME PULL UP THE LIST RIGHT NOW SO I CAN TELL YOU ALL.

WE'RE WORKING WITH LEGAL AID, WHO IS GOING TO BE THE SPONSOR OF THESE IDEAS IN BROWARD COUNTY, HISPANIC COMMUNITY, THE URBAN LEAGUE, WOMEN IN DISTRESS, THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF BROWARD COUNTY, THE PRIDE CENTER, BROWARD PARTNERSHIP, THE FLORIDA IMMIGRANT COALITION, THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER AND ACLU OF FLORIDA TO SPONSOR THESE COMMUNITY AIDS, WHICH ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE TRADITIONAL MUNICIPAL I.D.

MODEL THAT CAN BE FOUND IN PLACES LIKE NEW YORK CITY OR CHICAGO.

THESE ARE ARE ACTUALLY HELD BY A THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATION, LEGAL AID, IN BROWARD COUNTY IN THIS CASE. AND WHAT THE COUNTY WOULD BE DOING IS BASICALLY SETTING A STANDARD FOR THE RECOGNITION, THE RECOGNITION OF THESE I.D.

THE PROGRAM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS BEING PILOTED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BROWARD COUNTY.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN PASSED IN ALACHUA AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES TO GREAT SUCCESS AND GREAT DEMAND.

AND THE REASON WHY WE NEED THESE COMMUNITY IDS, I CAN GO RIGHT NOW THROUGH A SERIES OF REASONS THEY PROTECT THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE.

OBTAINING OR REPLACING A GOVERNMENT I.D.

OR DRIVER'S LICENSE CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS, THE ELDERLY, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, RETURNING CITIZENS, THE HOMELESS AND IMMIGRANTS AND COMMUNITY AIDS PROVIDE VULNERABLE GROUPS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS A FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. THESE IDEAS ARE GOING TO HELP COMMUNITIES STAY SAFE DURING NATURAL DISASTERS AND HURRICANES.

AS YOU ALL MAY KNOW, YOU REQUIRE A FORM OF IDENTIFICATION IS OFTEN REQUIRED TO BE PLACED IN SHELTERS, FUNDS OR COMMUNITY SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES.

SO THIS WILL GUARANTEE THAT EVERY RESIDENT HAS AN I.D.

TO DO SO. I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, A MORE PRESSING COMMUNITY I.D.

WILL ACTUALLY HELP THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 BECAUSE OF RESTRICTIONS THAT REQUIRE PROOF OF RESIDENCY WITHIN THE STATE RESIDENCE WITHOUT ANY FORM OF THEY'RE ACTUALLY EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING COVID-19 VACCINES.

SO THIS NEW FORM OF IDENTIFICATION EXPANDS ELIGIBILITY AND IT'S GOING TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY WITH THIS VACCINATION AND THEREFORE MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.

IT'S A LOCAL INITIATIVE.

THIS IS NOT A REAL I.D.

FORM OF ID, MEANING IT DOES NOT GIVE DRIVING PRIVILEGES OR AIR TRAVEL PRIVILEGES.

IT IS JUST FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.

RIGHT. IT HAS WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

I ALREADY MENTIONED SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE SUPPORTING IT, BUT WE DO HAVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF, FROM SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR OSGOODE, FROM A MAJORITY OF THE BROWARD COUNTY COMMISSION AND FROM, OF COURSE,

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AGAIN, THIS PROGRAM BUILDS TRUST WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS.

IT'S GOING TO MAKE THE JOB OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EASIER.

THAT'S WHY THE SHERIFF IS SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE OFTEN AFRAID TO REPORT CRIMES IF THEY DON'T HAVE I.D.

SO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE I.D.

WILL BUILD TRUST WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND I'LL ALSO NOTE, WE ARE PUSHING A SIMILAR INITIATIVE IN MIAMI-DADE AS SUPPORT OF MIAMI-DADE MAYOR DANILO LIVING COVA.

AND WE HAVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE POLICE CHIEF IN MIAMI DADE THAT APPOINTED.

SO I THINK I'LL JUST END BY SAYING THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN OUT OVER TWENTY THOUSAND OF THESE IDEAS IN VARIOUS LOCALITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING ALACHUA COUNTY AND PALM BEACH COUNTY. AND THEY'VE ONLY HAD TWO INSTANCES OF FRAUD ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THAT'S NOT TWO PERCENT.

THAT'S JUST TWO IDS.

AND MOST DMV HAVE A FRAUD RATE OF FIVE TO 10 PERCENT.

SO THE PROGRAM IS EXTREMELY SAFE.

AND AGAIN, ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO DO TONIGHT IS JUST TO AFFIRM SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM AND THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC WOULD RECOGNIZE THIS I.D.

AND WOULD AND AFFIRMS THE BENEFIT FROM THE COUNTY PASSING THIS.

AND THIS IS GOING TO GO UP FOR A VOTE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL ON APRIL 20TH.

AND COMMISSIONER HOLNESS IS OUR SPONSOR.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

I KNOW IT'S ALL IN THERE AND I ASK FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS, THOMAS. I'M GOING TO.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND, DO YOU FEEL THAT THERE IS ANY MORE NEED OF A PRESENTATION FROM YOURSELF ON THIS? I DON'T HAVE A DOCUMENT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A DOCUMENT.

I JUST WANT TO FINISH MY COMMENTS.

SO THOMAS SPOKE AT A BROADER BLACK ELECTED OFFICIALS MEETING.

SO I SCHEDULE A MEETING AFTERWARDS, WENT TO THE PRESENTATION TOMORROW.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. I RAN IT BY OUR LOCAL CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN MANOLO.

HE SAID HE FULLY SUPPORTS IT.

SO I THINK IT'S A NO BRAINER AND SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO IN ORDER TO HELP THOMAS AND THE GROUP GET SHOULD DEMONSTRATE SUPPORT AT THE COUNTY COMMISSION LEVEL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAN. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS OK, IT WOULD BE A.

AND THAT QUESTION WAS ANSWERED AND THEN ALSO YOU MENTIONED TWO IDS WERE FRAUD RELATED. SO, I MEAN, IS IT DIFFICULT OR EASY FOR ANYONE TO DUPLICATE THESE OR IS JUST A MATTER OF LIKE WHAT WERE THE WHAT WERE THOSE CAUSES OF FRAUD? YEAH, SO THE WAY THIS WORKS IS BASICALLY THE SPONSOR, RIGHT, THE COUNTY SETS UP THE STANDARDS FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THESE IDS AND THEN LEGAL AID, THE SPONSOR DECIDES TO SET UP AN ID DRIVES.

USUALLY IT'S ONCE A MONTH WHERE THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF VETTING INDIVIDUALS WHO APPLY FOR THIS I.D.

A FORM OF IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR THESE I.D.

AND THEY CAN USE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU'RE AN IMMIGRANT, YOU CAN USE A CONSULATE I.D.

OR A PASSPORT OR A BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN THE ID ONCE THE FAITH ACTION I.D.

NETWORK AND LEGAL AID.

THAT'S YOUR APPLICATION, THE I.D.

MAILED TO YOU. SO, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE ONLY HAD TWO DOCUMENTED CASES OF FRAUD.

IT WAS IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT AND THE I.D.

WERE NOT MAILED OUT TO THE PERSON.

AND I ALSO SAY THAT THESE IDEAS ARE NOT VERY USEFUL TO DO ANYTHING CRIMINAL WITH BECAUSE, AGAIN, THEY'RE NOT A REAL I.D.

THEY'RE USED FOR AGAIN, FOR TO ACCESS MUNICIPAL SERVICES LIKE VACCINATION.

I'LL TELL YOU A PERSONAL STORY.

I WAS AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT MYSELF.

I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO ADJUST MY STATUS.

BUT MY MOM, WHO IS ALSO UNDOCUMENTED, WAS NEVER ABLE TO PICK ME UP FROM SCHOOL.

LET'S SAY I WAS SICK OR THERE WAS A FAMILY EMERGENCY BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE AN I.D.

TO PRESENT AT THE I'M A PUBLIC SCHOOL, SO THEY WOULD NOT RELEASE HER TO ME.

SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF AN OBSTACLE THAT PEOPLE FACE EVERY DAY, AND THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THIS SORT OF THING THAT THESE MUNICIPAL IDS ARE ABLE TO OVERCOME.

BUT YOU COULDN'T OPEN UP A BANK ACCOUNT WITH THIS MUNICIPAL I.D.

YOU COULD OPEN UP AN ACCOUNT AT A LOCAL CREDIT UNION, BUT NOT LIKE A BANK ACCOUNT.

SO THEY'RE NOT REALLY USED FOR FRAUD PURPOSES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER VALENTIN.

I THINK YOU ANSWERED ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, IF IT WOULD EXTEND TO UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS,

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STAFF FOR PEOPLE TO TRAVEL OR NOT TRAVEL WITH THEM? NO, YOU CANNOT TRAVEL WITH THESE IDS.

I'VE SENT A LIKE A TOOL KIT TO COMMISSIONER GARLAND THAT I CAN ALSO SHARE WITH WHOEVER NEEDS IT. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT EXAMPLES OF WHAT THESE I.D.

LOOK LIKE, THE FAITH ACTION I.D., THEY ACTUALLY SAY REALLY BIG ON THEM.

THIS IS NOT A GOVERNMENT ISSUE I.D., MEANING THAT THIS IS NOT A REAL I.D..

RIGHT. AND FOR IT TO BE A REAL I.D., YOU NEED LIKE A WATERMARK AND LIKE THE STAMP OF BEING A REAL I.D. SO THERE'S THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT YOU WOULD PRESENT THIS AT AN AIRPORT AND BE ALLOWED IN THAT PLANE.

RIGHT. IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THIS IS LIKE A BROWARD COUNTY MUNICIPAL I.D., NOT A REAL I.D.. GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I PUT MY THE JOB.

I WOULD LOVE TO GET THAT PRESENTATION, BUT COMMISSIONER DAVID STERN AND COMMISSIONER JOHN BOLTON.

YES, I HAVE MY EMAIL ADDRESS AS WELL, BECAUSE THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE AS BACKUP ON ON THIS.

BEFORE I GO TO MY COMMENTS, I SEE THE VICE MAYOR STANDS UP AGAIN REALLY QUICKLY.

COMMISSIONER GARLAND, DID YOU SAY THAT YOU SPOKE TO CAPTAIN ABOUT THIS AND IT WAS A GREEN LIGHT? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AND HE MENTIONED THAT BEING SO SHARP, TONY, ALSO SUPPORT THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU. YEAH, AND I'LL SEND FOR THE FOLKS THAT SHARE THEIR EMAILS.

I WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE SHERIFF AND THE POLICE CHIEF IN MIAMI DADE FROM BOTH COUNTIES FOR EVERYBODY.

COMMISSIONER PLACKO, IF YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU PUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS INTO THE CHAT FOR NOW, UNLESS YOU READY TO RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION ON THE PART OF THE REASON WHY, I'M GLAD THAT YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

I WILL TELL YOU IN MY RESEARCH BEFORE THIS.

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, RIGHT? IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU WERE.

PRESENTING FROM WHAT I REVIEWED.

OK, SO I HAVE SOME.

TRYING TO BALANCE WHAT MY CONCERNS WERE BEFORE WITH WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING TO US NOW, SO I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR ID CARDS TO SORT OF JUST SAY, WHY ARE WE GOING THROUGH YOU? WHY ARE WE GOING TO THIS OTHER THING? WHY NOT JUST DO OUR OWN CITY CARD? BECAUSE WE CAN DO A LOT OF BUILDING AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.

SO WHAT I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT IS IF THE PEOPLE USING THIS IN THIS PROGRAM NEED TO PROVIDE A PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION, SUCH AS A PASSPORT, EMBASSY I.D., DRIVER'S LICENSE OR NATIONAL I.D.

CARD, THEN I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS CARD BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE SOME FORM OF I.D..

CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THAT, PLEASE? SURE. SORRY IF I SEEM LIKE I'M SCREAMING, I'M JUST TIRED.

SO MY VOICE IS KIND OF IT'S OK.

MY VOICE IS KIND OF SHUT TO ITS SLEEP.

SO LET'S SAY YOU'RE AN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT, RIGHT? YOU COULD PRESENT A PASSPORT OR A CONSULATE I.D.

FROM YOUR OWN COUNTRY.

BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT YOU HAVE AN I.D.

FROM THIS COUNTRY TO ACCESS MUNICIPAL SERVICES OR EVEN VACCINATION.

RIGHT. LIKE TO GET TO BE VACCINATED RIGHT NOW.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO, IN A LOT OF CASES, PROVE STATE RESIDENCY.

NOT NOT I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT IMMIGRATION STATUS, BUT YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF FLORIDA.

SO DO YOUR LET'S SAY I'M AN ARGENTINIAN NATIONAL RIGHT THROUGH MY ARGENTINEAN PASSPORT, I WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVE MY IDENTITY, APPLY FOR THIS BROWARD COUNTY I.D.

AND GET THESE NON REAL COMMUNITY MUNICIPAL ID AND THEREFORE ACCESS VACCINATION SERVICES, ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

YOU KNOW, VERY BASIC MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

I THINK THE SAME THING.

FOR EXAMPLE, FOLKS WHO ARE LEAVING THE CARCERAL STATE REALLY LIKE RETURNING CITIZENS.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF OBSTACLES TO ACCESSING STATE IDS AS THEY ARE TRANSITIONING BACK INTO, YOU KNOW, LIKE SOCIETY.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT HAVE ACCESS TO LIKE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

RIGHT. OR A PASSPORT.

AND WHILE THEY ARE FIGURING OUT, LIKE, THEIR TRANSITION BACK INTO BEING A FREE PERSON, THEY CAN ACCESS THIS MUNICIPAL I.D.

TO HELP WITH THAT TRANSITION.

SO SAME THING WITH LOW INCOME SENIORS.

RIGHT. WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR DOCUMENTATION TO GET A STATE I.D.

WITH THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR PASSPORT.

THEY COULD ACCESS A MUNICIPAL I.D.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE APPLICATIONS HERE.

OK, I WOULD MAYBE RECOMMEND IF YOU'RE PART OF THIS ONLINE WEBSITE, MAKING CERTAIN THINGS

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YOU KEEP USING THE WORD SUPPORT.

WHAT SUPPORT OTHER THAN THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUPPORTING? SO WHAT IS WOMEN IN DISTRESS DOING? WHAT ARE THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU'VE LISTED, WHICH I'M HOPING IN THE EMAIL WE'LL HAVE? THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE YOU LISTEN, LEGAL AID, YOU'VE LISTED SOME SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TRUSTEE ORGANIZATIONS BY SOME OF US.

AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU SAY THEY SUPPORT, WHAT IS THEIR ROLE, WHAT WILL THEY BE DOING? AND SO BECAUSE YOU'RE ONLY SUPPOSEDLY ASKING US TO RECOGNIZE THE IDS IF THEY COME INTO OUR CITY AND BE ABLE TO DO A RESOLUTION TO THE COUNTY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WILL SUPPORT RECOGNIZING THESE IEDS.

SO WHAT ARE THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DOING? YEAH, SURE. SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS JUST SEE THE MERIT OF THIS I.D.

PROGRAM AND HOW THEY WOULD BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, THE POPULATIONS THAT THEY WORK WITH, WITH WHAT I PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED.

SO THEY ARE PUTTING THE RUBBER STAMP OF APPROVAL.

RIGHT. THE MAIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL HOUSE AND IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM ARE LEGAL AID AND HISPANIC UNITY, WHICH I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS. AND IN FACT, JOSE BACALAO, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF HISPANIC UNITY, IS A HUGE SUPPORTER OF THIS PROGRAM AND HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY INTEGRAL IN TERMS OF LIKE LOBBYING THE COUNTY COMMISSION AND VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WITHIN THE COUNTY SO THAT LEGAL AID, THEIR ROLE HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT, AND THEY WILL BE THE ONES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECORD KEEPING WHEN IT COMES TO THESE I.D.

AND THE THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE I.D.

DRIVES, THESE ID CLINICS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ONCE A MONTH FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT I LISTED WILL WORK WITH LEGAL AID IN TERMS OF PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS AND CAPACITY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE I.D.

DRIVES AND ALSO TO SPREAD THE WORD IN THE COMMUNITY RIGHT.

TO LIKE THEY'RE THE POPULATIONS THAT THEY SERVE.

SO THERE CAN BE AWARENESS OF THIS PROGRAM AND THEREFORE DEMAND.

AND THAT'S, FOR EXAMPLE, UNITED WE DREAM, THE ORGANIZATION THAT I THAT I WORK WITH, THAT WE SEE THAT AS A ROLE, AS A ROLE, PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS AND ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANS TO DIRECTLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES.

WELL, I THINK IT'S THE ONE I LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER GARLAND, I'M WATCHING IT SO AND ALREADY FINISHED.

I WAS FINISHED WITH MY QUESTIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOBODY ELSE WHO HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BEING THAT THERE ARE NONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. KENNEDY, FOR BEING HERE AND ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE REST OF THE INFORMATION.

YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MAYOR GOMEZ, THAT'S MR. POLACCO. YES, WELL, YES, MR. BOLTON, YES, THE COMMISSIONER GARLAND, YES, UNANIMOUSLY 5.0.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND BEING HERE.

AS WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE TIME COMMISSIONED, ARE WE GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT ITEM OR ARE WE ADJOURNING THIS MEETING? JOHN, I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

IS THERE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M OUT YOU HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

SO MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER.

A TIER ONE THREE FIVE NINE ZERO SUPPORTING MARCUS.

[8.e. TR13590 - Supporting Marcus Garvey Exoneration]

THIS RESOLUTION WAS SPONSORED BY A COMMISSION GARLAND COMMISSION BOULTER MOTION TO TABLE THE MEETING.

SO I HAVE A SECOND. OK, OK.

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MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY 40 ZERO, SAYING THAT THE TIME IS 12.

FIFTY SIX TABLES, ONE ITEM ON.

I'M GOING TO ASK I'M JUST GOING TO GET CONSENSUS HERE FROM THE COMMISSION IS TWELVE FIFTY SIX. ARE WE GOING TO TABLE THE NEXT FEW ITEMS OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE EVERYTHING WITH THIS ROLLED OVER FROM TODAY TO THE NEXT MEETING? AND WE CAN CONTINUE IF THERE IS AN ITEM THAT WE DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS AND WE HAVE INPUT ON FIRST READING NINE A.M.

TO FOUR OR FIVE ZERO OR MATTER G G.

OH, MY APOLOGIES.

NINE GCR ONE THREE FIVE NINE SEVEN MINISTERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 CITY ATTORNEY

[8.g. TR13597 - Urging Safe and Clean Initiatives in the fight against COVID-19]

TO HAVE EMOTIONAL SECOND, SOMEONE'S SECOND RIGHT MACHINE GARLAND YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION? YES, LUBBOCK ISD PUT THE SLOT ON THE SCREEN.

I WOULD LIKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO EXTEND THE TIME ON THIS ITEM SO WE CAN FINISH IT, BECAUSE IF THERE'S A PRESENTATION AND QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AFTERWARDS, WE MAY NOT MAKE IT THE NEXT TWO MINUTES. AND WE HAD A HARD STOP AT ONE AM MOTION TO EXTEND.

A SECOND CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ALL ARE MODIFYING THAT MOTION TO EXTEND IT TO HIM TO 2:00 A.M. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT TO EXTEND JUST TO THE ITEM.

IT'S TO EXTEND TO.

CONTINUE THE MEETING.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? YES, LET'S MOVE ON.

WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL ALSO WE'VE GOT OUR CITY STAFF ON THE LINE WHO HAS TO GET UP AND WORK. WE HAVE OUR OFFICES SHOULD AND THEY SHOULD SHOW UP TO WORK LATE TOMORROW.

DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.

SHOULD, BUT IT DOESN'T.

THAT IS THE MOTION OF SECOND.

CITICORP IS ROLL MS., YES, MR. BOLTON, YES, VICE MAYOR OF US, YES, AND COMMISSIONER POLACCO IS MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FOUR TO ZERO. ALL RIGHT, ACTUALLY, THEN ON THAT NOTE, I'M GOING TO CALL A FIVE MINUTE RECESS FOR ANYBODY WHO NEEDS TO USE THE RESTROOM, GET ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE, GET SOME ICE IN THEIR WATER. SO IT IS TWELVE FIFTY NINE WILL COME BACK AT 12.

ONE OF YOU IN RECESS.

THAT IS NOW ONE OH FIVE A.M..

EVERYBODY, WELCOME TO THE CONTINUATION OF THE APRIL 14 MEETING ON WHAT USED TO BE TAX DAY. CITY CLERK.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL VICE MAYOR LOIS.

YEAH, HERE WE SAW BLACKOUT STILL HERE, MR. BOLTON, HERE YOU GO, MS..

AND FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER GARLAND.

THANK YOU. WHEN WE LEFT FOR A BREAK, WE WERE HAVING A PRESENTATION BY COMMISSIONER BALTON ON ITEM EIGHT, JINGYI URGING SAFE AND CLEAN INITIATIVES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 COMMISSIONER. PLEASE PROCEED.

COMMISSIONER, CAN YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE OR DO I REQUEST CONTROL? OK, SO DON'T GIVE UP CONTROL, SO BACK IN 2020, THE FORT LAUDERDALE ALLIANCE, THE GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE ALLIANCE, HAD A COVID-19 SAFE AND CLEAN PLEDGE TO URGE RESIDENTS TO BE SAFE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

NEXT SLIDE.

LABATT. OK, SO INCLUDED IN THIS PLEDGE WAS TO FOLLOW THE CDC CLEANING PROTOCOLS, WHERE MASKS PROVIDE HAND SANITIZERS, PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO WORK TOWARD CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS.

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LOOKS LIKE. SO THE SUN-SENTINEL REPORTED ON APRIL 7TH THAT THE COUNTY WAS MOVING TOWARD LIFTING WHILE GOING INTO A DIFFERENT CASE FOR THE CORONAVIRUS OPENING UP THE COUNTY, SO THEY AGREED.

THEY AGREED TO LIFT SANITIZING AND CAPACITY RULES, RULES AT POOLS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS GOLF. IT CONTINUES.

AND IN FACT, ONCE AN ORDER IS DRAFTED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THAT'S JUST THE THESE ARE JUST THE COUNTY'S PLANS.

NEXT, LIKE. ALL RIGHT, SO BASICALLY WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT BECAUSE AS THE COVID VACCINE REACHES MORE THAT MORE OF THE COUNTY COUNTRY'S POPULATION, THE RESTRICTIONS ARE ON BUSINESSES ARE BEING LIFTED AND PROTOCOL REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING RELAXED. BUT EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE VACCINE AND THERE ARE BUSINESSES THAT ARE LIFTING THEIR PROTOCOLS AND COVID-19 IS STILL A THREAT TO OUR RESIDENT AND THE VIABILITY OF BUSINESSES AS NEW VARIANTS ARE ERUPTING AROUND THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

SO ALTHOUGH AS A CITY WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO ENFORCE RULES, WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE OUR THOUGHTS, OUR THOUGHTS, AND ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, TO REMAIN VIGILANT AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES RELATING TO CLEANING PROTOCOLS, WEARING MASKS, USING HAND SANITIZERS AND PRACTICING SOCIAL.

SO THE RESOLUTION IS URGING OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES TO TAKE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY IS NOT IN THE POSITION TO ENFORCE THE RULES. AND THE NEXT LETTER JUST FOR QUESTIONS.

CAN YOU GO TO THE LAST SLIDE, PLEASE? THE ONE BEFORE THIS WOMAN.

THERE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS STILL BE OPENED AND CLOSED IF THERE ARE NONE SO UNBELIEVABLE, DON. THIS IS WANT TO BUT LET'S TRY TO.

SO THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS NO, BUT MS. COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

LAST NIGHT, YOU HAD YOU WANTED.

THIS IS YOUR LAST LINE, THE THE ONE BEFORE THE QUESTIONS.

I MEAN, I'M LETTING YOU GO.

GO AHEAD, MAN.

I THINK, DEBORAH, BUT MY HAND ON THE SCREEN, HOW MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN VACCINATED? DO WE KNOW ALREADY BY ANY CHANCE THAT WE DON'T AS A MATTER.

YEAH, WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE A LOT.

AGAIN, VICE MAYOR, IT'S HARD, IT'S HARD TO KNOW.

OK? ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON, HOW ARE YOU SUGGESTING WE GO AHEAD WITH THIS? I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO STILL BE VIGILANT.

BUT WHAT ARE YOU PROPOSING WE DO TO DO THAT? I ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS IN MANY WAYS.

AND I MEAN, I CAN THINK OF, YOU KNOW, VERY CREATIVE WAYS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I TYPICALLY SEND MESSAGES, VISIT RESIDENTS, HAVE WELLNESS CHECKS AND THAT SORT OF STUFF. I GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND I GO CHECK ON BUSINESSES MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE OK AND THAT SORT OF STUFF.

SO THOSE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU HAD SOMETHING VERY SPECIFIC

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I MEAN, WE ALL ARE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR DISTRICTS.

SO MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT.

BUT RIGHT NOW IS JUST PASSING THE RESOLUTION, URGING OUR RESIDENTS TO BE SAFE AND TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SANITIZING DOING THAT ANYWAY.

OK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE THE THE MS. ASKED MR. BOLTON, YES, MR. POLACCO, YES, YES, COMPARATIVES UNANIMOUSLY, FOUR TO ZERO.

NOW MOVING TO AUDIENCES FIRST, READING NINE EIGHT TWO FOUR FIVE ZERO MORNING DEMANDING VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CITY ATTORNEY IS READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

[9.a. TO2450 - Ordinance Amending the Veterans Affairs Committee]

A MILLION JOBS, A TOTAL OF CARROLL ISD CODE AND ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE THREE BOYS COMMITTEE COMMISSION DIVISION EIGHT VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE BY SECTION TWO.

DASH THREE.

CRAIG GRACIAN COMPOSITION SECTION TWO, DASH TWENTY FIVE.

CHAIRMAN PROVIDES FOR QUALIFICATION COMPLEX SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDE FOR EFFECTIVE DATE TAKEN OUT OF THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL TAKE A MOMENT TO MOMENT.

BACK IN IS MR. WARNER, OUR DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC.

ISD WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

SO I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? WE DO NOT. EXCELLENT PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

CITY COMMISSION. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WARNER? SAYING NOT LA.

HE'S DOING A GOOD JOB.

YES, ONE CITY CLERK WOULD PROBABLY SAY.

THAT'S PACHO, YEAH, VILLALOBOS, YES, YES.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FOR TWO ZERO, THANK YOU.

NOW WE ARE MOVING ON TO 11 A OR AUDIO 11 AUDIENCES ON SECONDARY VIDEO TO FOUR SIX SIX THREE. THE EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

[11.a. TO2466 - Creation of the Education Advisory Board]

THEY VERY MUCH LIKE TO HAVE A MORE FREE LUNCH AND MORE.

AND THE SECOND READING, I MUST OPEN THIS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

PUBLIC HEARINGS NOW OPEN CITY CURRICULA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

SO THE QUESTION, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS SAYING NONE? CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

YES. MR. VILLALOBOS, VICE MAYOR, THANK YOU.

YES, THANK YOU, MR. PARK. A MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FOR THE HERO.

THANK YOU. MOVING TO 11 B, C O TWO FOUR SIX SEVEN AMENDMENTS TO OUR PENSION BOARD THIS

[11.b. TO2467 - Amendment to the NRE Pension Board]

MENACE SECTION SIXTEEN POINT NINE ZERO TO MINISTRATION OF THE RETIREMENT PLAN PROVIDES SAVINGS CLEPSYDRA.

IT PROVIDES A QUALIFICATION FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.

YOU VERY MUCH INDEED EMERGED IN THE SECOND QUARTER.

SO MOVED, SO I THANK YOU, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN, CITY CLERK TO HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. I DO NOT MATAMATA PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE HERE BY CLOSE.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION? ANY DISCUSSION? NONE THE CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

YES, MR. BOLTON. YES, MR. POCHO AND VICE MAYOR OF A LITTLE OF US.

YES, THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY FOUR TO ZERO NINE TO 11 C C O TWO FOUR SIX EIGHT.

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[11.c. TO2468 - Amending Section 16-571 - Police Pension Trustee Terms]

NOTICE I RECEIVED YOUR TIME RECOMMENDING CHAPTER 16 PENSION RETIREMENT PENSION PLAN, POLICE OFFICER COMMISSION TO SECTION SIXTEEN THOUSAND ONE MEMBERS.

PLAN FOR YOUR TRUSTEE TERMS OF QUALIFICATION.

GROUD CONFLICTS CHROMOSOMALLY FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.

I NEED EMOTIONAL SECOND PLACE.

SO I'M. SECOND.

THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW OPEN CITY.

ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT, ALTHOUGH THE COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LÉGION.

AND ANY DISCUSSION.

SUING THE CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL MAYOR.

THAT'S RIGHT, MARABELLA.

YES, YES, YES.

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, FOUR TWO ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING TO 11 DCO, TWO FOUR SIX NINE.

AMAZING DETECTION, TWO DASH THIRTY SIX CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING.

[11.d. TO2469 - Amending Section 2-36 - Campaign Finance Reporting]

THANK YOU ALL.

THIS IS THE COMMISSION'S THREE TIME ARGUMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATION ORDERED TO SECTION TWO DYSTER SIX ENTITLED CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT.

MANHATTAN PROVISION.

EXTENDING THE FILING DEADLINE DUE TO COMPLETE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM PROVIDES QUALIFICATION FOR EFFECTIVE DATE AND VERY MUCH SECOND TO SOME OF.

I HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME AS AN 11 YEAR OLD WOMAN PUBLIC COMMENT.

ON THE OTHER HAND, I QUICKLY MISSED JENNIFER.

THIS IS JUST SO THIS IS A GOOD THING IF IT'S TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, A WEEKEND, WHATEVER.

AND THEN WE STARTED DOING THIS IN MAY.

IF I MAY, MADAM MAYOR. YES, YES, WE HOPE TO GET THE ONLINE CAMPAIGN FINANCE UP AND RUNNING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT TO TRANSITION THEM OVER FROM PAPER RECORDS TO ELECTRONIC REPORTS.

AND THIS PROVISION IS JUST IN CASE THE SYSTEM GOES DOWN ON THE DAY THAT YOUR REPORT IS DUE. SO THE SOFTWARE, THE COMPANY GOES DOWN AND YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS.

THAT MEANS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT COMES UP AND AVAILABLE. TWENTY FOUR HOURS WITHOUT ANY FINE.

BUT IF YOU'RE INTERNET AT HOME, GOES DOWN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT'S ON YOU.

OK, SO MY FIRST REPORT THAT WILL BE DUE WHEN ONE IS THE MAY OPEN WINDOW.

FOUR TO SIGN UP, I DON'T HAVE ANY I DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY OPENING STUFF FOR YOU.

OK, SO YOUR REPORT WOULD BE TO ME, THE 10 ATTEMPTS AND MADE A 10.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NO OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION.

SO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

FAIR GO, MAN, YES.

YES. MICHAEL.

MICHAEL. AT.

YES, THANK YOU.

AND VICE MAYOR BILL. YES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO OTHER VERY WANTED MLO.

THANK YOU. THIRTEEN, A SELECTION OF THE TWENTY TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO HOUR LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THIS IS REQUESTED BY THE CITY CLERK.

[13.a. Selection of the 2021/22 Broward League of Cities Board of Directors]

DO YOU HAVE ANY THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE ABOUT IT? SURE, METAMORA CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, THE DIRECTOR WHO WAS APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSION IS MAYOR GOMEZ, AND THE FIRST ALTERNATE WAS ORIGINALLY VICE MAYOR BOLTON, WHICH IS NOW COMMISSIONER BOLTON, AND THEN JULIE FISHMAN, WHO'S NO LONGER ON THE COMMISSION, THE BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES DOES THIS SELECTION EVERY SINGLE YEAR AROUND THIS TIME.

AND WE HAVE A DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IT TO THEM BECAUSE THE THE BALL OR DINNER THAT THEY HAVE NEXT MONTH IN MAY, YOU GUYS ARE OFFICIALLY SET FOR THE NEXT YEAR AS THE DIRECTORS.

YES, IT'S OK TO DO THE SWEARING IN IN THE MAIN MEETING THAT THEY HAD, WHICH.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE KNOW HOW INTERESTED?

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AND THEN THE NEXT TWO TITLES, WHY THEY'RE OUT THERE ARE AWKWARD, ITS FIRST ALTERNATE AND SECOND ALTERNATE.

AND SO COMMISSIONER BOLTON IS THE FIRST ALTERNATE RIGHT NOW AND THE SECOND ALTERNATE IS VACANT BECAUSE JULIE FISHERMANS NO LONGER SERVING.

SO DO WE MAKE A NOMINEE? ARE WE NOMINATING SOMEONE HERE YOU ARE.

YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR. YOUR HAND WAS RAISED.

ALL RIGHT. SO I GUESS I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER BOLTON TO.

SWITCH IT UP A BIT, I GUESS, I DON'T KNOW, SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT TO ME OR FAIR OR NOT YOU WANT TO DO IS WE NEED THREE POSITIONS TO FILL THE NAME.

THE ALTERNATE FIRST ALTERNATE IN THE SECOND HALF ROW SECOND AND MAYOR GOMETZ THIRD, AND I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK WHO IS VACANT? YOU SAY JULIE.

JULIE. ALL RIGHT.

I GUESS I CAN NOMINATE MYSELF FOR A SECOND AND.

JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT IN ORDER HERE.

MS. INVOLVED IN. SO I I AGREE WITH.

VICE MAYOR VILLALOBOS, I, I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOMINATE COMMISSIONER POLACCO FOR THE FIRST ALTERNATE AND VICE MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA SECOND ALDERMAN.

I SUPPORT THE SLATE.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY, I PRESUME? LET ME ASK IT THIS WAY FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE SLATE TO ACCEPT THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS IF YOU ARE SUBMITTED TO IT.

YES, YOU ACCEPT, DIRECTOR COMMISSIONER BOLDEN SAID FIRST ALTERNATE WHEN YOU ACCEPT SECOND ALTERNATE VICE MAYOR.

YOU WERE ON YOU, I PRESUME THAT I WAS READING YOUR LIPS, I SAID YES, OK.

AS THE CITY CLERK.

YOU NEED MOTION IN THAT FORMAT OR IS IT SUFFICIENT IN THE WAY WE PRESENTED IT FOR YOU TO CALL ROLL? YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

I'M ON MUTE NOW, I CAN TELL YOU THAT ONCE, MEANING IT ME TO RECOMMEND A MOTIVE IN A SECOND. YES, YES.

FOR THE MOST. JUST FOR THE RECORD.

THANK YOU. I'LL NEED A IS THAT GOING FORWARD NOT TO HAVE COMMISSIONER BOLTON BE THE DIRECTOR? MR. BLOCK, I'LL BE THE FIRST ALTERNATE COMMISSIONER BILELLO VICE MAYOR BILL LOGO'S TO THE SECOND ALTERNATE MOTION TO APPROVE WHAT MAYOR JUST SAID THE SECOND.

OK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WITH THAT CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ALL MAYOR GOMEZ.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER PLECO.

YES, MR. BOLTON. YES.

IN FACT, MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA.

I THINK ABOUT IT. BUT YES, GRADUATION'S.

AND COMMISSIONER BULB'S IN YOUR FIRST MEETING, I, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL BE THE MAIN MEETING. FOR AND AFTERWARDS, THE COMMISSIONER WILL LET US KNOW, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW IT'S BEEN ON ZOOME.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO 13 BE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION REGARDING SISTER CITIES

[13.b. Discussion and possible direction regarding the Sister Cities program and Committee role]

WELL, TURNING.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO READ INTO THE RECORD, IT'S SO.

MUBARAK APPEARS TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US OR GOOD MORNING AT THIS POINT, I'M AT YOU.

DOES THIS INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AND I'M SORRY, LAURA, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM SINCE COMMISSIONER GARLAND IS VERY INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN INSISTENCES THAT IF IF YOU MAY, COMMISSIONER BOLTON, DO YOU MIND TABLING THE ITEM UNTIL A CERTAIN DATE LIKE NEXT COMMISSION MEETINGS THAT I THINK THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO TABLE.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO TABLE THIS TO THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING.

SECOND, THE SECOND VICE MAYOR, SECOND CITY, PLEASE CALL THE OLD MR. PACHO, VICE MAYOR OF US.

YES, MR. BOLTON. YES.

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THANK YOU. 13 AT SEA WORLD, A PARK DISCUSSION ON PROJECT ELEMENT.

[13.c. Caporella Park – Discussion on project elements]

THE VICE MAYOR HAS ALERTED US THAT FACEBOOK IS NOT ALLOWING RESIDENTS TO COMMENT.

IT'S JUST AND THAT'S WHY I STILL LOVE WATCHING, HUH? I'M SURPRISED WE HAVEN'T PUT HIM TO BED YET, I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A GOOD SLEEP ANYWAY, SEEING THAT THIS IS NOT A HINDERANCE, THEY CAN STILL WATCH IT.

WE JUST CAN'T COMMENT. AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME IN OUR PROGRAM, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT ANYWAY.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH MR. WARNER'S PRESENTATION, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. YES, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, AGAIN, GREG HUNTER, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

AND I'M GOING TO.

WELL, WE SHARE MY SCREEN HERE.

CAN YOU SEE THAT? NO.

I'M NOT SURE.

YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO SAVE MY LIFE.

KNOW, I WILL.

DUE TO THE HOUR, IT'S ONE 30.

AND KNOWING THAT MR. WARNER IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS PRESENTATION, IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, OR DO YOU NEED A FEW MOMENTS TO FIX IT? RIGHT. I WOULD JUST ASK THEM IF YOU CAN.

GARLAND PRESENTATION OF FOUR CAPITAL PARK.

A GREAT PROJECT, BY THE WAY.

OH, MY.

BY THE WAY, I AM COMMISSIONER MOLTON, WE GOT EVERY REASON.

YES. SO JUST REAL QUICKLY, I PARK, WE'RE GETTING READY TO DRINK IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A CONTRACTOR FOR THE PARK AND THE PARK.

SO EVERYBODY'S BEEN OUT THERE AND SERVED A NICE AS A NICE PASS, APART FROM THE AREA RESTAURANT RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS THE EMPLOYEES AND THE SURROUNDING COMPANIES GO OUT WITH FOLKS. AND HERE'S THE THE INITIAL CONCEPTUAL PLAN THAT WE HAD.

WE HAD PUT TOGETHER WITH ELEMENTS FOR THE PARK, ADDING A NON MOTORIZED LAUNCH, SOME ADDITIONAL PARKING WITHIN THE PARK, A SPLASH PAD REPLACING A PLAYGROUND WITH A LARGER PLAYGROUND, AND THEN ALSO HAVING A CENTRALIZED FITNESS AREA.

GO AHEAD WITH THAT.

AND JUST SOME PHOTOS OF THE PERSONALITIES AND YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT.

SO WHAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT IS POTENTIAL NEW HUMANITY ADDING MANDATE TO THE THROUGH THE PARK PROJECT.

AND THIS IS BROUGHT FORWARD BY COMMISSIONER BOLTONS TO ADD AN AMPHITHEATER TO THIS PROJECT. AND IF THE COMMISSION DESIRES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ADDITION OF THE AMPHITHEATER, THERE'S TWO OPTIONS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT.

ONE IS LOCATING THAT AMPHITHEATER WITHIN THE PARK, OUR PROPERTY, THE PARK PARCEL OR TWO WE HAVE THE PROPERTY THAT THE CITY PURCHASED OFF SITE THAT IS WAS GOING TO BE SERVING AS AN OVERFLOW PARKING LOT, REQUESTING DIRECTIONS TONIGHT FOR THAT, TAKING THAT DECISION TO GO AHEAD WITH THAT. WHAT I DID WAS I I PULLED A SAMPLE OF WHAT WE WOULD LOOK AT IF WE

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RIGHT, RIGHT ABOVE THE CAPITAL PARK IDENTIFIER.

AND IN FRONT OF THAT, YOU HAVE A NICE LARGE GRASSY SPACE THAT THAT SPECTATORS COULD COULD SIT ON AND VIEW WHATEVER WAS HAPPENING AT THE AMPHITHEATER.

GO AHEAD WITH THAT. THE THE CONCEPTUAL YOU SEE HERE IS THE OVERFLOW PARKING LOT.

AND THE COMMISSIONER HAD SHARED THIS AND ALONG WITH BRIAN ZAMBRANO FROM THE PART OF A GUARD COMMITTEE, HAD HAD THIS CONCEPTUAL PLAN LAYING THIS OUT THERE.

SO YOU HAVE HAS THE AMPHITHEATER LOCATED IN THAT OVERFLOW PARKING LOT, SOME STILL SOME PARKING AND SOME GAZEBOS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO THAT THAT'S ALSO THE OTHER OPTION.

ONE THING I DO WANT TO SHARE WITH THE ORIGINAL OVERFLOW PARKING LOT, IT'S WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT SPACE WISE, APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED AND ONE PARKING SPACES THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE ACCOMMODATED.

SO IT'S JUST DEVELOPED AS AN OVERFLOW PARKING LOT TO ACCOMMODATE THE SPACE WITHIN THE PARK AND THE NEW AMENITIES.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO SHARE WITH WITH THE NEW PARK ELEMENTS I KNOW AT AT WATER'S EDGE PARK ON THE WEEKENDS NOW WE ARE WE'RE HAVING PARKING ISSUES, THE COMBINATION OF THE PICNIC SHELTERS, THE SPLASH PAD AND THE.

THE LARGER PLAYGROUND HAD REALLY ATTRACTED A LARGE CROWD TO THE WATER'S EDGE, AND WE HOPE THAT THE SAME WILL BE ACTIVATED AT CAPRAL PARK, WHERE YOU SEE ON THIS REVISED CONCEPTUAL, THERE'S THIRTY SEVEN PARKING SPACES SHOWN ON THIS CONCEPTUAL.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO GUARANTEE THAT.

I'M NOT SURE OF THE SCALING OF IT.