Nov 25, 2024 Special City Commission Meeting

[1. Call to Order]

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ALL RIGHT. THE MOMENTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.

WELCOME, EVERYBODY, TO THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THIS IS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TAMARAC COMMISSION.

IT IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, AND WE ARE AT 6:02.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND, WE WILL HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS BY THE TAMARAC FIRE DEPARTMENT HONOR GUARD AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

OUR VOCALIST, GUEST VOCALIST IS LORI CONTE.

AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE LED BY VICE MAYOR MAURY WRIGHT, JR.

MIC] OF ALLEGIANCE] [MUSIC] THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

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I WILL ASK IN ADVANCE FOR FORGIVENESS IF I DO NOT PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME PROPERLY, OR IF I HAVE A WRONG TITLE NEXT TO YOUR NAME, AND OR IF I MISS YOU.

SO I'LL JUST ASK YOU TO CALL OUT AFTERWARDS.

WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVE DUNKLEY AND HER STAFF HERE.

OR WE'LL JUST DO IT THIS WAY.

WE'LL HOLD THE APPLAUSE UNTIL THE VERY END.

IT'LL MAKE IT NICE AND EASY. ALL RIGHT BROWARD STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, BROWARD STATE ATTORNEY HAROLD PRYOR, MAYOR DENISE GRANT OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL.

CONGRATULATIONS. OUR NEW MAYOR JOHN TAYLOR, COMMISSIONER KATRINA TOUCHSTONE, COMMISSIONER CHRISTINA AVALOS, COMMISSIONER ALEXANDRA DAVIS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ACTUALLY ALEXANDRA DAVIS.

COMMISSIONER. REGINA MARTIN.

COMMISSIONER KEON MCGEE, ESQUIRE.

COUNCILWOMAN LINDA JULIAN.

ALSO IN THE AUDIENCE, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE HONORABLE EILEEN MICKELSON.

HONORABLE PERCY JOHNSON.

HONORABLE ANTHONY HARTWELL.

HONORABLE OLIVER MUIR.

EXCUSE ME. VICE MAYOR ANTONIO ARSENIO.

I'M SORRY. YOU WERE ANYWAY.

CHAIRMAN LEVITICUS GILLARD.

CHIEF LARRY ZARRAGA, BISHOP HENRY FERNANDEZ, PASTOR JOEL TUDMAN AND DOCTOR RACHEL HARRIS.

LET'S GIVE THEM ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND IF THERE IS ANY DIGNITARY IN THE ROOM THAT I DID NOT MENTION, I DO APOLOGIZE IF YOU'D LIKE TO STAND UP.

WHO DID I MISS? OH, HE'S NOT ON THE LIST.

AND FORMER VICE MAYOR OR FORMER COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GELIN IS HERE AS WELL.

SO. EXCELLENT.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS 6ATR14190.

[6.a TR14190 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, declaring the results of the November 5, 2024, City Commission District 1 and City Commission District 3, Attached Hereto as Exhibit "1"; providing for conflicts; providing for scrivener errors, providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ]

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ITEM SIX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY TAMARAC DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 5TH, 2022 ELECTION FOR CITY COMMISSION.

DISTRICT ONE, CITY COMMISSION.

DISTRICT THREE. PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS.

PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER'S ERRORS.

PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.

PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR WRIGHT AND I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW, WANT TO EXTEND A VERY WARM WELCOME TO EVERYBODY HERE.

I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT COLD OUTSIDE FOR FLORIDA, BUT WISHING YOU A VERY WARM WELCOME HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND TAMARAC.

AND TO THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING TODAY IN OUR SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF WHO HAS WORKED VERY HARD TO ORGANIZE TODAY'S SWEARING IN.

SO WHAT HAS JUST PASSED WERE THE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF THE RESULTS OF THE 2024 TAMARAC ELECTIONS.

AND BEFORE WE TURN THE PROGRAM OVER TO WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS, IT IS TIME FOR THANK YOU.

AN EXCELLENT FORMER CITY ATTORNEY, SAM GORDON, TAUGHT ME THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE OFFICE, YOU RETAIN THE LAST TITLE THAT YOU WERE OFFICIALLY ELECTED TO.

THEREFORE, ELVIN, WHILE YOU ARE NOW FORMER, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY AND YOUR COMMUNITY.

YOUR LOVE FOR THE CITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN THE FOREFRONT, WHILE YOU WILL BE MISSED IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY.

I KNOW YOU WILL REMAIN A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALONG THE PATH.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ANYONE ELSE IN THE COMMISSION WISHING TO SPEAK? VICE MAYOR WRIGHT.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ALSO, I'D LIKE THE SAME SENTIMENTS OF THE MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. IT WAS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.

LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE NEW COMMISSIONER.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MY BROTHER, COMMISSIONER MARLON BOLTON.

THREE TIMES LIKE THE CHICAGO BULLS, THREE PEAT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS READING UP.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS POEM TO YOU BY DOCTOR MAYA ANGELOU.

YOU MAY WRITE ME DOWN IN HISTORY.

WITH YOUR BITTER AND TWISTED LIES.

YOU MAY TROD ME IN THE VERY DIRT.

BUT STILL LIKE DIRT I'LL RISE.

AND YOU'RE VERY RESILIENT.

AND CONTINUE TO RISE, MY BROTHER.

THANKS. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR.

ANY OTHER? SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS IF YOU WISH TO SAY ANY WORDS.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR RECOGNIZING ME.

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SO I WILL SAVE THE TIME AND MY TEN PAGE SPEECH.

I JUST WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSIONER, MRS. PATTERSON, TO THE TAMARAC TEAM.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING ALONGSIDE OF YOU, BEHIND YOU.

AND PLEASE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE YOUR POLLING BESTIE.

YOUR TWO WEEK POLLING BESTIE.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING CORDIAL.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WHO YOU WERE.

AND WE WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THRIVE IN THIS COMMISSION.

AND I WANT TO THANK THIS TEAM AS WELL.

THANK OUR CITY STAFF FOR A WONDERFUL JOB, INCLUDING OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR BSL OFFICERS AND ALL OF OUR STAFF.

THAT MAKES OUR CITY GREAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION LAST.

YEAR.

I'M GOING TO ASK.

SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS I'M GOING TO CAN I HAVE HER SET UP HERE ALREADY? NO, WE HAVE A PROCESS.

BUT THANK YOU VERY KINDLY.

TRY. WE'LL BE LIKE BESTIES.

SO I GOT IT ALL WRITTEN OUT.

I GOT IT ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO TURN TO THE SWEARING IN PORTION OF THE CEREMONY, SOMETHING THAT I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR.

WE GO TO SIX B.

[Items 6.b & 6.c]

AND AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME BISHOP HENRY FERNANDEZ, SENIOR PASTOR AT THE FAITH CHURCH.

BISHOP, PARDON.

FAITH CENTER. MY APOLOGIES.

BISHOP FERNANDEZ IS ALSO JOINED BY PASTOR JOEL TUDMAN, ASSISTANT PASTOR, ALSO AT THE FAITH CHURCH, FAITH CENTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU. PASTOR TUDMAN IS NOT WITH ME TONIGHT.

HE HAD TO FLY OUT TO DALLAS LAST NIGHT.

SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO ALL RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY OF TAMARAC.

ON THE BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, OF COURSE, THE COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU HERE THIS EVENING.

AND JUST TO SHARE JUST A FEW WORDS WITH YOU BEFORE WE DO THE OATH OF OFFICE.

IN A WORLD THAT IS FILLED WITH SO MUCH DIVISION, IT IS CRUCIAL TO REMEMBER THAT THIS SEPARATION HINDERS OUR ABILITY TO ADDRESS EVEN THE MOST COMMON HUMAN NEEDS.

WE MUST NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE ONE PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF OUR RACE CULTURE OR BELIEFS.

WE ARE ALL CREATED IN THE IMAGE AND THE LIKENESS OF GOD.

AND OUR PURPOSE ON THE EARTH IS NOT SIMPLY TO TAKE WHAT WE CAN FOR OURSELVES, BUT TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

AS RESIDENTS OF THIS PLANET, AND FOR MANY OF YOU, THE CITY OF TAMARAC, THIS CITY IS MORE THAN JUST A PLACE. IT'S YOUR HOME.

IT'S WHERE YOU RAISE YOUR FAMILIES, EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN, CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND INVEST YOUR RESOURCES.

SO PROTECTING THIS INVESTMENT IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU CAN PROTECT IT BY SEEKING GOD ON A DAILY BASIS, PRAYING FOR WISDOM AND STRENGTH TO CARRY OUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

YOU CAN ALSO PROTECT IT BY ENGAGING IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS, WHICH WE JUST RECENTLY DID AND PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

AS A SERVANT LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY, I AM COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGING THOSE I INFLUENCE TO EMBRACE THEIR PURPOSE IN LIFE, TO BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF, AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF AND TO SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY

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A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO CRYSTAL PATTERSON ON HER REMARKABLE WIN.

THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND MEMBERS OF THE FAITH CENTER AND I ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU AND WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU IN OUR PRAYERS.

I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCIL MEMBER DOCTOR KEISHA DANIELS ANOTHER VALUED MEMBER OF OUR CHURCH.

AND FOR HER DEDICATION, I SHOULD SAY, TO THE SERVICE OF THE CITIZENS OF TAMARAC.

FINALLY, LET US NOT FORGET THOSE WHO WORK OFTEN GOES UNNOTICED.

AND THAT'S THE CITY EMPLOYEES, POLICE OFFICERS, THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO KEEP OUR CITIES SAFE, PROGRESSIVE AND THRIVING.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ON THE BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, THE CITIZENS, AND IN PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF OUR CHURCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

I PRAY FOR GOD'S RICHEST BLESSINGS UPON THIS CITY, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THOSE WHO LIVE, VISIT AND DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC TOGETHER. I BELIEVE WE CAN WORK HARD TO MAKE THIS CITY A PLACE WHERE WE'RE ALL PROUD TO CALL HOME.

SO THAT'S MY LITTLE SPEECH.

SO I BELIEVE, MADAM MAYOR, I GO RIGHT INTO IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK, I LEFT MY GLASSES HOME, SO PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

THE OATH OF OFFICE TO BE ADMINISTERED BY TRICIA BAILEY TO REELECTED COMMISSIONER MARLON BOLTON.

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND JOINING THEM WILL BE, LET'S SEE HERE BY THE REVEREND CARLA BOLTON.

WOULD YOU COME FORWARD AND THEIR SON PLEASE COME FORWARD.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR TRICIA BAILEY AND I AM HONORED, EXTREMELY HONORED TO SWEAR IN THE AMAZING MARLON BOLTON.

MARLON PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AND PLEASE REPEAT AFTER ME.

I MARLON BOLTON I MARLON BOLTON A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND BEING AN OFFICER OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, CITY OF TAMARAC, AND A RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS. RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS AS SUCH.

OFFICER, DO HEREBY SOLEMNLY SWEAR.

DO HEREBY SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION.

THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

I FURTHER SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE LAWS, ORDINANCES AND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AND I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES, AND I WILL FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE UPON WHICH.

OF THE OFFICE UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU FOR SPENDING.

YOUR TIME.

IT'S YOUR TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.

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AND AT THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR CITY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT THREE.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK AT THIS TIME COMMISSIONER KEON MCGEE.

MIAMI-DADE. KEON.

KEONI. SORRY.

THANK YOU. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

HE WILL BE PERFORMING THE OATH OF OFFICE.

AND THEN AT THIS TIME, WOULD YOU COME COMMISSIONER KRYSTAL PATTERSON, HER HUSBAND WILL JOIN HER AND HER SON.

DEONTE. I GOT THAT.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR TO THE COMMISSION, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE IN YOUR HOUSE THIS EVENING.

KRYSTAL, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

PLACE YOUR LEFT HAND ON THE BIBLE AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, I KRYSTAL PATTERSON, KRYSTAL PATTERSON, A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND BEING AN OFFICER OF A CITY OF TAMARAC OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AND A RECIPIENT AND A RECIPIENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.

AS SUCH OFFICER AS SUCH OFFICER, DO HEREBY SOLEMNLY SWEAR, SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THE UNITED STATES, AND OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA.

I FURTHER SWEAR, I FURTHER SWEAR OR AFFIRM OR AFFIRM THAT I THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE LAWS, THE ORDINANCE, AND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND THAT I AND THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY, FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES, THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.

SO HELP ME GOD.

SO HELP ME GOD.

CONGRATULATIONS, CHRISTIAN.

SO ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT ON THE DAIS? YES. YES.

YES. WOW.

YES. TAKE YOUR SEAT.

AT THIS TIME, I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELCOME.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SHE'S TAKING HER SEAT AND SHE'S MAKING IT OFFICIAL.

EXCELLENT. SO I NOW TURN THE FLOOR FOR COMMENTS FROM EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

WHO'S LIGHTING IT UP FIRST? COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

HANDSOME GUYS FIRST.

I KNOW THAT I'M EXPECTED TO GIVE AN AMAZING SPEECH BECAUSE I'M SUCH A PROLIFIC SPEAKER, BUT

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I QUICKLY PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING WHEN I WAS IN MY CAR.

AND SO I KIND OF WANT TO TALK FROM THE HEART, BUT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO MESS UP, SO I'LL READ WHAT I HAVE.

SO, FELLOW RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY HUMBLED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE TRUST YOU HAVE PLACED IN ME TO SERVE AS YOUR DISTRICT ONE COMMISSIONER FOR A THIRD TERM. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, CARLA AND MATTHEW, WHO HAVE BEEN MY ROCK THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.

YOUR LOVE AND YOUR SUPPORT MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.

CARLA AND I SHARE A BOND THAT IS GREATER THAN ANY BOND THAT I COULD EVER IMAGINE THAT A HUSBAND AND WIFE COULD HAVE.

SHE LOVES ME BEYOND MY FAULTS.

SHE LOVES ME BEYOND EXPERIENCES IN LIFE.

AND SHE IS JUST A ROCK THAT I COULD NOT IMAGINE LIVING WITHOUT.

11 YEARS AGO I SAID I DO TO MY WIFE.

AND SHE KNOWS THAT THE NUMBER 11 MEAN A LOT TO US.

I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS TO US, BUT IT MEANS A LOT.

AND I REMEMBER ON THAT NIGHT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT SHE WAS PREGNANT, I PRAYED A PRAYER.

AND I ASKED GOD FOR SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS IN MY SON.

AND GOD GAVE ME EXACTLY WHAT I ASKED HIM FOR.

A SON THAT WANTS TO BE IN THE AIR FORCE.

A SON WHO WANTS TO BE AN ATTORNEY.

A SON WHO WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE A COMMISSIONER IN TAMARAC ONE DAY.

AND I'M SO, SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR MATTHEW, WHO ALWAYS WRITES MY SPEECHES.

SO IF THIS ONE DOES NOT SOUND GOOD, IT'S ALL ON ME.

CARLA AND MATTHEW, YOUR LOVE AND YOUR SUPPORT MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU.

TO ALL MY DONORS I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAND ANYONE THAT HAS EVER DONATED TO MY CAMPAIGN.

IT'S OKAY. YOU CAN STAND.

YOU WON'T BE TERRORIZED TONIGHT, I PROMISE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT MEAN A LOT TO ME.

TO MY VOLUNTEERS THOSE WHO WORKED AT EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY AND KNOCKED ON DOORS, IF YOU WOULD, TO PLEASE STAND.

YOU ARE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS WIN.

I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

CHARLIE'S ANGELS, AS I CALL THEM.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT AND DEDICATION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

TO MY SUPPORTERS AND THE RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC WHO ARE HERE.

WOULD YOU JUST STAND AS WELL? SO THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE YOU, ALL THE RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT ONE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M GRATEFUL TO MY CHURCH FAMILY.

PRAISE EXPERIENCE CHURCH, IF YOU WOULD.

AND YOU'RE HERE. I KNOW A FEW OF YOU ARE HERE.

JUST STAND SO THAT I CAN EMBARRASS YOU, TOO.

AND TO APOSTLE BRINSON AND LADY BRINSON FROM REDEEMING WORD.

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I KNOW YOU DON'T KNOW IT YET.

BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR STANDING WITH ME, AND I TOLD A STORY AT REDEEMING WORD THAT IN 2016, WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO RUN, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO RUN, AND I FELT LOST AS A PASTOR, AND I JUST WANTED TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO SIT.

IF YOU'RE A PASTOR, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT TO BE PASTORED.

SO I WENT TO THE REDEEMING WORD.

I SAT IN THE AUDIENCE.

NOBODY KNEW WHO I WAS.

AND APOSTLE BRUNSON PREACHED A WORD THAT CONFIRMED TO ME THAT GOD WAS SENDING ME TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC TO LEAD.

AND THERE WERE DAYS WHEN I FELT LIKE I WANTED TO GIVE UP, BUT I REMEMBERED THAT WORD.

SO THANK YOU APOSTLE BRUNSON AND LADY BRUNSON FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM NEAR AND FAR IN MY LIFE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.

WHEN I WAS A CHILD, MY MOTHER USED TO TELL ME, THE HARDER THE BATTLE, THE SWEETER THE VICTORY.

AND I DID NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THAT UNTIL NOW.

WE USED TO LAUGH AT MY MOM, PRAYING EVERY MORNING FOR ALL OF HER CHILDREN.

11 OF US.

WELL, I SHOULD SAY 13 OF US.

TWO DIED.

BUT THE PRAYERS OF MY MOTHER, I KNOW IS WHAT HAVE KEPT ME THROUGH THESE YEARS DID NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THAT QUOTE UNTIL NOW.

AND NOW, IN THIS MOMENT, I KNOW HOW SWEET THIS VICTORY IS.

NOT BECAUSE I HAD A FIERCE OPPONENT.

BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE I DID, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF CAMPAIGN HER ALLIES CHOSE TO RUN.

DOCTOR DARCY SCHILLER POSED THE QUESTION TO ONE OF MY OPPONENT'S ALLIES, AND THE QUESTION WAS, HOW DO YOU WORK WITH MARLON BOLTON IF HE WINS AND HOW DO YOU WORK WITH CRYSTAL PATTERSON IF SHE WINS? AND I WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO ANSWER A QUESTION THAT WAS NOT POSED TO ME, BUT I WILL MAKE THIS STATEMENT.

I'M READY TO MOVE FORWARD IN LOVE, UNITY, AND TRUE CAMARADERIE.

BUT IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO.

TWO PEOPLE WHO CANNOT STAND EACH OTHER.

CAN LOOK PAST THEIR DIFFERENCES AND WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME THAT IT CAN BE DONE, ASK DOCTOR DARCY SCHILLER.

THAT'S AN INSIDE JOKE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAS COME TO THE MEETINGS.

BUT IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO.

AND WHILE WE ARE DANCING, I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I HAVE NOT CHANGED.

I'M THE SAME MARLON, UNBOSSED, UNAPOLOGETIC, UNHINGED AND UNAFRAID.

AND I WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT OTHERS, NOT MYSELF.

EVEN IF IT'S A DECISION THAT COST ME $85,000.

THAT'S ALSO AN INSIDE JOKE.

AS YOUR COMMISSIONER, I PLEDGE TO CONTINUE TO WORK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OF TAMARAC.

WE WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I AM COMMITTED TO CONTINUING OUR WORK TO MAKE TAMARAC AN EVEN BETTER PLACE, A PLACE TO LIVE, TO WORK, AND TO ENJOY THIS CITY CALLED TAMARAC.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE MAYOR SAID TO ME, MARLON, I BELIEVE YOU OWE ME AN APOLOGY.

AND I SAID TO MAYOR GOMEZ, I WILL DO IT ON MY TIME WHEN I DON'T NEED YOU,

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SO I KNOW THAT A LOT OF SUPPORTERS ARE WAITING ON ME TO BASH THE MAYOR AND NOT WORK WITH HER.

BUT MAYOR GOMEZ, I APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE HURT.

AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN MOVE TOGETHER IN LOVE AND IN UNITY.

I BURY THE HATCHET.

THIS IS MY OLIVE BRANCH.

I LOVE YOU, I LOVE TAMARAC.

AND THAT IS FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

THANK YOU. WOW.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MY THIRD TERM IN OFFICE.

AND IN CASE YOU'RE IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT MY NEXT MOVE IS, ONE EQUALS NINE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? YOU'RE NOT BEING FORCED.

DO YOU WISH TO SAY ANYTHING? SORRY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE GROUP.

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE SITTING BEFORE YOU ALL.

BEFORE I GET STARTED, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FACES IN THE GROUP THAT I AM EXTREMELY THRILLED TO SEE TONIGHT.

I WROTE A SPEECH.

UNFORTUNATELY, NOT EVERY NAME IS IN THE SPEECH, SO FORGIVE ME IN ADVANCE, BUT PLEASE DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT GIVING, YOU KNOW, HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND OR A HUG. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH ME TONIGHT.

THIS MEANS MORE TO ME THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.

BISHOP FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND I HAD NO INTENT TO CRY TONIGHT WITH THANK YOU FOR BEING A SPIRITUAL TEACHER, FOR BEING THE VOICE THAT I NEEDED WHEN THE DECISION CAME ON, WHETHER OR NOT WHEN GOD PLANTED THIS, IMPREGNATED ME WITH THIS DESIRE TO RUN FOR OFFICE.

IT WAS YOUR TEACHING AND YOUR GUIDANCE THAT GOT ME HERE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO NOW I'LL GET TO THE SPEECH.

GOOD EVENING RESIDENTS, COLLEAGUES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

TODAY, AS I SIT BEFORE YOU, I AM PROFOUNDLY HUMBLED AND DEEPLY HONORED TO BE SWORN IN AS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO REPRESENT TAMARAC DISTRICT THREE.

THIS MOMENT IS MORE THAN A MILESTONE FOR ME.

IT IS A REFLECTION OF OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO PROGRESS, REPRESENTATION AND UNITY TO THOSE WHO SUPPORTED ME. YOU HAVE MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY AND CITY STAFF.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM HERE TO SERVE WITH FAIRNESS, RESPECT AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION.

THIS MOMENT IS NOT JUST MY VICTORY.

IT IS OUR VICTORY.

TOGETHER WE EMBARK ON A NEW CHAPTER FOR TAMARAC.

TOGETHER WE EMBARK ON A NEW CHAPTER FOR TAMARAC.

ONE THAT BUILDS OUR CITIES, ONE THAT BUILDS ON OUR CITY'S SLOGAN, THE CITY FOR YOUR LIFE.

AS I TAKE ON THIS ROLE, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR MAYOR AND MY NEW COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMISSION.

TOGETHER, WE HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY TO CHART A TRANSFORMATIVE PATH FORWARD, ONE ROOTED IN COLLABORATION, EQUITY, AND A SHARED VISION FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

TO THE GIRLS WATCHING, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO STRUGGLE TO SEE THEIR VALUE OR THEIR PLACE IN THIS WORLD, AND THOSE WHO HAVE STRUGGLED TO FIND THEIR VOICE.

THIS MOMENT IS FOR YOU.

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BUT I SIT HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU THAT EVERYTHING YOU NEED, YOU ALREADY HAVE.

VICTORY BEGINS THE MOMENT YOU EMBRACE YOUR UNIQUENESS AND RECOGNIZE YOUR VERY OWN POWER.

MY JOURNEY BEGAN AS A BIRACIAL GIRL, THE PRODUCT OF AN ITALIAN FATHER AND A CARIBBEAN MOTHER, BUT RAISED BY MY FAVORITE GIRL AND NOW GUARDIAN ANGEL, MY GRANDMOTHER.

GRANDMA, MIGRATED TO SOUTH FLORIDA FROM HAITI WITH SEVEN CHILDREN.

SHE WORKED DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER AND ALWAYS PRIORITIZED HER COMMUNITY.

I WATCHED HER GIVE SELFLESSLY, OFTEN HER VERY LAST, TO HER FRIENDS AND HER NEIGHBORS BECAUSE IN HER CULTURE, SERVING HER COMMUNITY AND ATTENDING TO THEIR WELL-BEING IS WHAT MATTERED MORE THAN HER OWN.

SHE TAUGHT ME THAT SERVICE IS NOT ABOUT RECOGNITION, BUT IT'S ABOUT HEART.

YEARS LATER, I FOUND MYSELF BUILDING A CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE, PREPARING ME FOR LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES I NEVER IMAGINED.

I LEARNED THAT THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE IS DELICATE, OFTEN THANKLESS, AND DEEPLY HUMBLING.

BUT I ALSO LEARNED THAT IT IS A CALLING, A RESPONSIBILITY THAT I AM HONORED TO FULFILL.

AS YOUR COMMISSIONER, I AM ACUTELY AWARE OF THE SENSITIVE STATE OF OUR COMMISSION AND CITY, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.

TOGETHER, WE CAN SET POLITICS ASIDE AND FOCUS ON WHAT TRULY MATTERS THE PEOPLE OF TAMARAC.

AS OUR COMMUNITY GROWS AND EVOLVES, CHANGE MAY FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE, AS IT OFTEN DOES, BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO BUILD A FUTURE THAT HONORS THE FOUNDATION LAID BEFORE US WHILE PREPARING FOR THE GENERATIONS TO COME.

TO MY HUSBAND AND MY VERY BEST FRIEND.

THANK YOU FOR BEING MY ROCK.

YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT HAS BEEN FELT CITY WIDE, AND THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO OUR BOND AS SERVANTS.

THANK YOU. I AM BETTER BECAUSE OF YOU.

TO MY SON AND MY LITTLE SISTER.

YOUR SACRIFICES AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME YOUNG.

ALTHOUGH I AM YOUNG AND FOR BEING A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT THE ONLY LIMITATIONS WE HAVE IN THIS LIFE IS WHAT WE DON'T ALLOW OUR MINDS TO CONCEIVE. TO THE REST OF MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, MY VILLAGE, THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ME.

YOUR SACRIFICES ARE NOT LOST ON ME.

TO MY MENTORS.

AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU GUYS TO STAND UP BECAUSE YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME.

CHIEF LARRY JURICA.

COMMISSIONER MCGEE. COUNCILWOMAN LINDA JULIAN.

CHAIRMAN GILYARD.

STATE ATTORNEY PRYOR HERE.

HE COULDN'T MAKE IT. OKAY AND BISHOP FERNANDEZ.

I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS ANYBODY.

I'M SEEING SOME FACES IN HERE.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS OF MY LIFE BEFORE I RECOGNIZED THAT I WOULD BE HERE, YOU GUYS WERE HERE.

AND I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM EACH OF YOU.

YOUR SACRIFICES.

YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT YOU'VE LOVED ON ME, THE WAY THAT YOU'VE PRAYED FOR ME.

THE WAY THAT YOU'VE SUPPORTED ME.

THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO CALL ON WHEN I WAS IN TEARS AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF MY LIFE.

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YOU GUYS HAVE BELIEVED IN ME, AND YOU'RE HERE TODAY REPRESENTING THAT.

THANK YOU.

AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER LEADERS WHO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR ME TO BE HERE TODAY.

YOUR BELIEF IN ME INSPIRES ME TO SERVE WITH INTEGRITY AND ABSOLUTE EXCELLENCE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING LEADERS WHO EXEMPLIFY, EXEMPLIFY, SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND WHO MAKE SPACE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

LET US EMBRACE INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITY, UNITY AND RESPECT.

THOUGH OUR DIFFERENCES IN THOUGHT, CULTURE, AND EXPERIENCE MAY SEEM TO DIVIDE US, THEY ARE FAR OUTWEIGHED BY WHAT UNITES US OUR SHARED LOVE FOR TAMARAC AND OUR COMMITMENT TO A BETTER FUTURE.

LET US WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A TAMARAC THAT WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.

A CITY THAT UPLIFTS, UPLIFTS ITS SENIORS, EMPOWERS ITS YOUTH, SUPPORTS ITS SMALL BUSINESSES, AND HONORS THE DIVERSITY THAT MAKES US STRONG. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.

I AM READY TO WORK HARD FOR YOU TO LISTEN, TO LEARN, AND TO LEAD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE'RE OBVIOUSLY PLAYING NICELY STARTING NOW BECAUSE COMMISSIONER BOLTON HAS ONE MORE THING.

VICE MAYOR WRIGHT JUST SAID BECAUSE HIS MICROPHONE WASN'T ON, HE YIELDS HIS TIME TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

GO AHEAD. JUST ONE MORE THING.

I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MY STYLIST.

I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME, WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR DAPPER SUITS? AND HE'S A TAMARAC RESIDENT MALE FASHION GEEK, PAUL FARREN, WILL YOU JUST STAND SO THAT THE THAT THE CHURCH KNOW WHO YOU ARE? AND PAUL IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE FAITH CENTER.

SO THE FAITH CENTER IS TAKING OVER THE THEY'VE OBVIOUSLY TAKEN OVER MY STYLE.

SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH PAUL.

MALE FASHION GEEK.COM.

IF YOU WANT.

IF YOU WANT EXPENSIVE SUITS LIKE THE ONE THAT I'M WEARING TONIGHT.

AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, DOCTOR BAILEY, FOR COMING ALL THE WAY TO SWEARING ME IN.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

THANK YOU. I NOW RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER DOCTOR KICIA DANIEL. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT WITH THE CHANGES ON THE COMMISSION, IT WOULD BE BORING, BUT NO, IT'S THE SAME.

IT'S THE SAME COMMISSION. SO ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WILL BE HERE EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY.

BUT I'M SO PROUD.

I'M SO HAPPY TO KNOW THAT I'M ON A COMMISSION WITH PEOPLE THAT HAS THE SAME VALUES AS ME.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE MY SISTER ON BOARD.

I NORMALLY VOTE WITH GOMEZ BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE, WE THINK ALIKE.

SO NOW I'M SCARED.

MR. BOLTON. BOLTON MARLON COMMISSIONER MARLON I CAN'T EVEN SAY YOUR NAME AND COMMISSIONER WRIGHT GET READY BECAUSE WE'RE READY.

SO EXTREMELY PROUD, EXTREMELY HAPPY.

SO GLAD TO SERVE THIS WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL CITY, IT'S A DIAMOND.

THAT'S HIDDEN. BUT TRUST ME, TAMARAC IS ON THE MAP.

SO THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT THE CHANGE.

ALRIGHTY THEN.

SO GO FOR IT.

I MEAN, I KNOW THE RULES WILL COME INTO PLAY COME DECEMBER 9TH, BUT BEFORE THAT, AS PEOPLE SAT DOWN, I JUST NEED TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE MORE PEOPLE AS WELL.

SAMUEL MITCHELL, I CALLED OUT NAMES FOR MENTORSHIP.

CAN YOU PLEASE STAND, JOHN LORTHOS IN THE BACK? COULD YOU PLEASE STAND? PORTIA, CAN YOU PLEASE STAND? I SEE SO MANY FACES HERE THAT LITERALLY MY BEST FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

ANNIKA. MY SISTER.

YOU ALL. EVERYONE.

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MY LITTLE SISTER, MY SON, MY MOM.

VOTE FOR MY MOM. LIKE THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE HERE THAT ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF DAVID, DAVID GARCIA, JORGE RICH.

YOU GUYS ARE TREMENDOUS.

LATRICE AND YOUR MOM AND DAD.

NICE TO MEET YOU, MY NEW RESIDENTS.

IT'S AMAZING TO SEE CHIJIWA.

NICE TO SEE YOU. I JUST WANT TO.

MELISSA, GOOD TO SEE YOU AS I.

JEFF MONDESIR.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. EILEEN LIEBERMAN.

PERCY. THE HONORABLE PERCY.

LOOK, IT'S SO MANY FACES HERE THAT HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS ALONG THE WAY.

ARIEL. FANTASTIC TO SEE YOU, DOCTOR SCHILLER.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THE LADIES FROM KINGS POINT, MISS TERRY PERRY.

YES, MARA, GO.

THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE.

AND I FEEL LIKE IF I CALL ONE NAME AND NOT THE OTHER, I'M NOT GOING TO HEAR THE END OF IT.

SO I HAD TO MAKE SURE I GOT AS MANY AS I COULD.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.

IT IS A WONDERFUL NIGHT.

IT IS A BEGINNING.

IT IS THE END OF ONE ERA.

AND TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.

BISHOP FERNANDEZ, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR FAITH CENTER.

EVERYBODY HERE FOR FAITH CENTER.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE TONIGHT.

AND SWEARING EVERYBODY IN AND DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB.

SO EXPERIENCES IN LIFE ARE A SERIES OF STARTS AND STOPS, SHIFTS AND THE FAVORITE WORD OF ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO PIVOTS.

SO NOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND WE ARE GOING TO ADVANCE PROGRESS.

THE CITY CONTINUES TO COMPLETE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLANNED AND BUDGETED.

ACCORDINGLY, NEW RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE CITY OF TAMARAC TO CALL THEM HOME.

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS I LOVE THIS CITY.

I'M A 30 YEAR RESIDENT AND I CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE SMART GROWTH AND THE EVOLUTION OF OUR WONDERFUL CITY.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL BLEND OF PEOPLE AND CULTURES, ONE OF VITALITY OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

OUR POPULATION HAS GROWN FROM 60,000 FROM WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE COMMISSION IN 2010, TO NOW OVER 72,000 PEOPLE.

OUR PROPERTY VALUES HAVE INCREASED 177.85% OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS.

SO IT MEANS ON AVERAGE, OUR PROPERTY VALUES HAVE INCREASED APPROXIMATELY 11% ANNUALLY OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.

WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.

THIS IS WHY I KNOW THAT OUR NEW COMMISSION'S RESPONSIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO PLAN FOR THE CITY'S SUCCESSFUL, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THIS COMMISSION TO FINISH FINALIZING AND IMPLEMENTING OUR CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, INCORPORATING OUR ADOPTED MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT BEGINS IN FEBRUARY.

SO I SAY CONGRATULATIONS, DISTRICT THREE COMMISSIONER CRYSTAL PATTERSON.

AND WHILE I KNOW YOU HAVE SERVED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN NORTH MIAMI BEACH, WELCOME TO PUBLIC OFFICE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT TENACIOUS AND THIRST FOR INFORMATION AND BEING ABLE TO EDUCATE YOURSELF AND ALL THE WONDERFUL QUESTIONS AND YOUR ENERGY THAT YOU WILL BE BRINGING IN THAT YOU'VE SHOWN US WHEN YOU WERE ON THE TAMARAC PRIVATIZATION COMMITTEE.

I DO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

IT WILL BE A PLEASURE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMISSIONER BOLTON ON YOUR REELECTION.

SO I KNOW YOU LIKE TITLES.

HE DOES. WE KNOW THIS.

WE KNOW THIS FOR A FACT.

AND NOT ONLY HAVE YOU RETAIN YOUR TITLE AS THE DISTRICT ONE COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY RETAINED YOUR TITLE AS THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND MOST HANDSOME.

I'M THE SECOND YOUNGEST NOW HE'S THE SECOND YOUNGEST.

I REMAIN THE OLDEST.

IT IS WHAT IT IS. I STARTED OUT YOUNGER THAN EVERYBODY.

BUT HEY, THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER STORY.

WITH AGE COMES WISDOM.

A LITTLE PLATINUM HAIR.

WHAT CAN I TELL YOU? SO.

BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEARTFELT, TRUE APOLOGY THAT YOU HAVE MADE IN PUBLIC AND LET YOU KNOW THAT I FULLY ACCEPT IT.

SO, AS COMMISSIONER DOCTOR DANIEL JOKED ABOUT, WE DO AGREE, AND WE VOTE A LOT ON THE SAME THINGS, AND IT HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY EVERYBODY ON THE COMMISSION.

OUR GOAL HERE IS FOR THE BEST CITY POSSIBLE AND TO KEEP IT MOVING FORWARD EVERY DAY.

AND WHILE WE MAY GET TO OUR DECISIONS IN A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT MANNER, WE EDUCATE OURSELVES.

WE LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WE KNOW THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TO KEEP THIS CITY AS VIBRANT AS IT'S BEEN AND SUSTAINABLE FOR YEARS TO COME.

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AND INDIVIDUALLY, WHILE WE POSSESS OUR OWN UNIQUE QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS, TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF THIS FANTASTIC CITY.

WE ARE GOING TO STAY THE COURSE AND WE'RE GOING TO DO POSITIVE THINGS TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR SHARING THIS EVENING WITH US.

WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO ENJOY SOME WONDERFUL, GOOD FOOD THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND IS IN THE ATRIUM AND WISHING EVERYBODY HERE A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. OUR MEETING IS OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED.

CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON AND COMMISSIONER BOLTON.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.