[1. City Manager's Opening Remarks]
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          ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. SO WE'RE ON. 
          ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME. IT'S JANUARY 12TH,
10:05. 
          WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE JANUARY 14TH COMMISSION AGENDA AND LOOK AT THE AGENDA,
GO OVER THE DETAILS AND GIVE YOU A PREVIEW OF WHAT'S ON THE COMMISSION AGENDA. 
          SO IT'S A, IT'S GOING TO START WITH 
          [2. City Manager Report]
A NUMBER OF PRESENTATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE PROPERTY APPRAISER,
MR. MARTY KIAR, HE'S GOING TO COME IN WITH, WITH SOME GREAT TIMELY INFORMATION AND THEN WE'LL
HAVE A NUMBER OF PROCLAMATIONS. YEAH. SO HE'S GOING TO PROVIDE THE MONTHLY UPDATE. 
          AND THEN CITY MANAGER REPORT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION,
COMMISSION REPORTS. 
          [5. Consent Agenda]
AND THEN WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FIRST ONE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA,
5.B IS THAT WE'RE ADDING, I BELIEVE, THREE NONPROFITS TO THE CITY'S, FOUR? OKAY. SO WE'RE ADDING FOUR NONPROFIT NONPROFITS TO THE CITY'S CHARITABLE ENTITIES LIST,
AND THAT'S DONE BY A RESOLUTION. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE,
5.C, IS THE CITY'S VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR SEWER LINES. 
          MUSTAFA, DO YOU WANT TO TELL US JUST A LITTLE ABOUT THAT? SURE. SO THIS IS THE VIDEO VAN THAT TELEVISED ALL THE SEWER LINES WITHIN THE CITY. 
          THE CITY HAVE BEEN WE HAD SOME ISSUES OR HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH WITH THIS PARTICULAR
EQUIPMENT VAN. 
          SO WE HAD BUDGETED AND ALLOCATED AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THERE TO REPLACE ALL THE EQUIPMENTS
FOR THIS PARTICULAR VAN. 
          SO WE'RE NOT REPLACING THE ACTUAL VEHICLE, BUT WE'RE REPLACING THE BACKBONE OF THE VEHICLE
CONTENTS. 
          THE CONTENTS, WHICH IS THE CAMERAS, THE GENERATOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS IS AN ENGINEERING CONTRACT TO INSTALL OR TO DESIGN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD FOR HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS. 
          CORRECT. THERE WAS A DESIRE FOR I BELIEVE IN 2022,
IN THE COMMISSION STRATEGIC PLANNING TO HAVE HOLIDAY LIGHTS THROUGHOUT COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. AND SO THIS IS KIND OF A DESIGN AND PERMITTING PHASE
WHERE WE NEED TO DESIGN AND GET A PERMIT THROUGH DOT AND DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO RUN POWER LINES AND ELECTRIC LINES AND HAVE OUTLETS IN THE MEDIANS THROUGHOUT COMMERCIAL
BOULEVARD. 
          THOSE LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN VETTED WITH PARKS AND RECS TO,
YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THOSE ARE THE RIGHT LOCATIONS TO INSTALL HOLIDAY LIGHTS IN THE FUTURE. SO WHEN YOU SAY THROUGHOUT COMMERCIAL,
YOU MEAN EAST OF UNIVERSITY OR. 
          OKAY, BECAUSE WE SHARE WEST OF UNIVERSITY WITH OTHER CITIES. 
          CORRECT. IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING. CORRECT. 
          OKAY. HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE? DESIGN IS NOT,
WON'T TAKE LONG. 
          IT'S THE PERMITTING PHASE AND THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. 
          BECAUSE COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IS A 45 MILE PER HOUR ROAD,
AND IT'S A HIGH, INTENSE ROAD. 
          SO DOT MAY NOT ALLOW US TO PUT HOLIDAY LIGHTS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS AS TERMINAL MOVEMENTS
BECAUSE THOSE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE DISTRACTIONS TO DRIVERS. 
          RIGHT. SO THAT IS, I THINK, THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS STUDY AND MAKE SURE THE LOCATIONS ARE
ACCURATE ARE VETTED THROUGH DOT. 
          THIS IS THE PERMITTING PHASE IS THE CHALLENGING. 
          SO WE EXPECT IT WILL MAY TAKE 90 TO 100 20 TO 120 DAYS TO GET IT,
JUST THE PERMITS. 
          SO OUR GOAL IS TO GET THIS OUT BY SEPTEMBER ISH. 
          SO WE'LL BE READY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON OUT AS OF AS OF CONSTRUCTION. 
          SO WE'LL BE READY FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. BUT THAT'S THAT'S A KIND OF WORKING TARGET. 
          SO THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THEY DESIGNED BASED ON FDOT FEEDBACK ON LOCATIONS AND IN TERMS
OF PERMITTING THOSE ARE APPLIED ONCE THE CONTRACTOR IS IDENTIFIED OR. 
          NO. SO THIS IS THIS IS MORE OF A DESIGN PERMIT,
SO TO SPEAK, SO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE ACTUAL WHEN THE CONTRACT COMES IN, THERE'S NO CHANGES, THERE'S NO ISSUES FROM DOT. 
          SO THIS IS MORE OF A PERMIT IN THE DESIGN PHASE. 
          SO THE DEPTH OF THE CABLE, THE LOCATION, THE CABLE,
THE HEIGHT OF THE OUTLETS, THINGS LIKE THAT, 
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ALL THAT GETS VETTED THROUGH THE DESIGN PERMITTING PHASE,
SO TO SPEAK. 
          SO WHEN THE DRAWINGS ARE DONE, WE GIVE IT TO A CONTRACTOR. 
          CONTRACTOR WILL HAVE TO STILL PULL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT,
BUT USUALLY THAT'S MUCH FASTER ONCE THE IT HAS BEEN PERMITTED THROUGH THE DESIGN PHASE. 
          OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. AND THEN 5.E IS A,
IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WITH THE STATE FOR A $375,000 GRANT TO TO ASSIST WITH THE CITY'S WASTEWATER LIFT STATION INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          SO HOW MANY LIFT STATIONS WOULD THIS HELP WITH? SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS TWO LIFT STATIONS. 
          THE TWO LIFT STATIONS CONSTRUCTION AMOUNT IS ABOUT $1 MILLION. 
          HAS BEEN, THE MONEY HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR US IN THERE. 
          SO THE BID OPENING IS THE END OF NEXT WEEK. OKAY. 
          SO IT WILL BE SORT OF ACCEPTING THIS GRANT AND WILL BE AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO THE
CONTRACTOR. 
          SOUNDS GOOD. SO IT'S VERY TIMELY, CORRECT. AND THEN,
MUSTAFA, IT'S YOURS AGAIN. 
          5.F YOU'RE BUYING A BIG PIECE OF TRUCK. YES. THIS IS A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. 
          IT'S A VAC TRUCK FOR OUR WASTEWATER DIVISION. 
          IT WAS LAST PURCHASED IN 2020, 2014. SO IT IS IN THAT TIME FRAME WHERE THE BALANCE BETWEEN
THE AGE OF THE EQUIPMENT, THE MILEAGE AND THE MAINTENANCE COST. SO IT'S DUE FOR REPLACEMENTS. 
          WE ARE STILL LOOKING INTO EITHER RESELLING THIS OLD EQUIPMENT OR PERHAPS TRADE IT IN. 
          SO WE ARE SEEMS LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THE AVENUES WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRADE IT IN AND GET
A BETTER VALUE. 
          CAN YOU TELL US YOU KNOW, SO THAT IT'S IT'S IT'S KNOWN. 
          HOW DO WE USE THIS TRUCK? HOW DOES IT HELP WITH THE WITH THE HEALTH OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE? SO ALL THE ALL THE RESPONSES THAT WE HAVE WHEN WE HAVE A BREAK IN THE SEWER LINES,
THOSE ARE THE TRUCKS THAT GO OUT WITH HAS A LONG HOSE AND AND A VACUUM. 
          A STRONG VACUUM. SO IT SUCKS ANYTHING. YOU PUT IT IN FRONT OF IT. 
          SO IF IT'S A DIRT DIRTY WATER SEWER, WHAT HAVE YOU. 
          SO IT'S CALLED A VAC TRUCK. SO JUST THINK OF IT LIKE A YOUR REGULAR VACUUM IN THE HOUSE,
BUT IT'S GIGANTIC. 
          SO IT'S A VERY CRITICAL. CERTAINLY WE MUST HAVE THIS TO DO RESPONSE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND
DO RESPONSE TO OUR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND REPAIRS. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND NEXT ONE, 5.G IS, HAS BEEN IN THE BOOKS FOR, FOR QUITE SOME TIME,
BUT WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T ATTEMPTED IT SO FAR, THIS IS THE REPLACEMENT OF PORTION OF THE ROOF AT THE. 
          CORRECT. THIS IS THE FLAT DECK. COMMUNITY CENTER. CORRECT. THIS IS THE FLAT DECK AT
TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          WE ARE, THIS IS A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT THROUGH PSI. 
          THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH MUNICIPALITY, SO WE'RE PIGGYBACKING ON THAT ONE AND USING IT AS
A SOURCE CONTRACT. 
          I SHOULD SAY NOT MUNICIPALITY. OKAY. AND THEN KEEP GOING WITH THE NEXT ONE 5.HM [LAUGHS]
IT'S THE. 
          I THINK I HAVE THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA CONTRACT. 
          THE NEXT ONE IS THE OUR BUFFER WALL PROJECT. THIS IS THE NEW LOCATION WE HAVE. 
          IT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. BETWEEN THIS IS JUST SOUTH OF SOUTH GATE ON
NOB HILL ROAD. 
          SO THAT LITTLE PRESTIGE COMMONS AREA WHERE IT HAS BEEN IN THE BUDGET FOR QUITE SOME TIME,
THEY GAVE US ALL EASEMENTS, ALL REQUIREMENTS, ALL THAT DOCUMENTATION. WE DID THE RFP OUT,
AND THEN THE SELECTION COMMITTEE HAD SELECTED THE CONTRACTOR AND AND BASICALLY THE WALL WILL LOOK THE SAME AS WHAT WE HAVE CONSTRUCTED IN THE PAST. RIGHT. 
          AND WHAT'S THAT? KEEP GOING. 5.I IS THE SLUDGE REMOVAL CONTRACT. 
          THIS IS A CONTRACT FOR THE SLUDGE REMOVAL. THIS IS A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF
SUNRISE. 
          IT'S A TWO YEAR CONTRACT THAT THE CITY OF SUNRISE HAVE EXECUTED WITH THE CONTRACTOR. 
          SO WE'RE JUST UTILIZING THEIR COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS TO,
AND THE PRICE SEEMS TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE, SO WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS. 
          SO THAT'S THE END OF MUSTAFA'S PRESENTATION,
BUT [LAUGHS] I JUST WANT TO TAKE TWO SECONDS AND RECOGNIZE MUSTAFA FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE'S DONE FOR THE FOR THE CITY, IT'S BEEN A GOOD UPWARD CAREER IN TAMARAC. 
          YOU'RE LEAVING ON TOP. AND IT'S BEEN TRULY GREAT TO HAVE YOU,
MUSTAFA. 
          YOU'RE, YOU'RE YOU'RE YOUR YOUR SHOES ARE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FILL,
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. 
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HE'S FAMILIAR WITH EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY,
EVERY PROJECT IN THE CITY. 
          YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE CITY I WISH THERE WAS A WAY THAT THAT WE COULD
REVERSE THE THE DESIRE TO MOVE, BUT YOU KNOW SO WE'RE HAPPY FOR YOU AS WELL,
FOR YOUR FAMILY. 
          AND WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY. 
          CERTAINLY. AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS. 
          IT'S GREAT EXECUTIVE TEAM. AND IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A REWARDING CAREER HERE IN THE CITY OF
TAMARAC FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS. 
          BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE TO MOVE OUT. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ORDINANCES. 
          [Items 7.a &  7.b]
WE HAVE 7.A IS THE FIRST READING ON THE LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT. 
          THAT'S FOR THE TAMARAC EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT? MAXINE,
THAT ONE AND THE NEXT ONE. 
          THE ZONING CHANGE? ABSOLUTELY. MR. MANAGER, YOU ARE CORRECT. 
          THAT ITEM 7.A AND 7.B ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE SHAKER VILLAGE SITE,
WHICH WILL BECOME OUR NEW EAST SIDE COMMUNITY PARK. 
          AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY DID RECEIVE FROM THE FLORIDA COMMUNITIES TRUST A GRANT FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY AND THE CITY DID SUCCESSFULLY ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY AS A PART OF THE COMPLIANCE OF THAT GRANT. THE GRANT AGENCY HAS ASKED THE CITY TO REZONE
AND TO CHANGE THE LAND USE ON THAT PROPERTY TO RECREATION, RC LAND USE AMENDMENT AND RC REZONING AND THAT THAT NEEDED TO BE EFFECTUATED
AND SUBMITTED TO THEM BY THE END OF THE MONTH. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHAT ITEM SEVEN A DOES. IT'S A LAND USE AMENDMENT,
CHANGING THE LAND USE TO RECREATION. 
          AND SEVEN B IS THE ZONING CHANGE IN THE ZONING DISTRICT TO RECREATION AS WELL. 
          GREAT. AND SPEAKING OF ZONING CHANGE, 7.C IS ANOTHER ZONING CHANGE FOR THE CITY'S OVERFLOW
PARKING LOT 
          [7.c TO2622 -An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, Amending the Official Zoning Map of the City of Tamarac referenced in Section 10- 2.1 (B) of Chapter 10 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances for approximately 1.06 acres of land situated, lying, and being in Broward County, Florida, and legally described in Exhibit "A", from the current NC (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning classification to the proposed RC (Recreation) zoning classification, for the subject property located on the southwest corner of W Prospect Road (NW 53 Street) and W Prospect Road, shown in Exhibit "B", at 2400 NW 53 Street to allow for an overflow parking lot for the adjacent Caporella Park and provide consistency with the Land Development Code in accordance with the intent of the Comprehensive plan of the City of Tamarac; (Case No. 6-Z-25); providing for amendment to the Official Zoning Map to reflect such change; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
CONSTRUCTION BY CAPRELLA PARK. THAT'S CORRECT. 
          AND SO THAT IS A REZONING TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARK. 
          THAT'S ITEM 7.C, AND THAT'S REZONING IT TO RC AS WELL,
SINCE IT WILL SERVE AS AN OVERFLOW PARK. 
          ALL THREE ITEMS THE REZONING, ARE QUASI JUDICIAL,
WHICH IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION. 
          BUT A PRESENTATION WILL BE DELIVERED AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING. 
          GREAT. AND THEN SECTION EIGHT ORDINANCES SECOND READING. 
          [8.a TO2618 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 5 "Buildings and Building Regulations" Article IV "Unsafe Structures" to create Section 5-79 of the Code of Ordinances to establish a milestone inspection process required by Section 553.899, Florida Statutes; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS. THESE ARE THE SECOND READING. 
          DO WE WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THESE? CHIEF. 
          8.A IS IS YOURS. GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD,
TONY PALACIOS, BUILDING OFFICIAL. THE ORDINANCE FOR TO2618. THE STATE OF FLORIDA HAS REQUESTED CITIES TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE
MILESTONE INSPECTIONS. 
          AND TO PUT IT IN A NUTSHELL. IT BASICALLY REQUIRES THAT IF THERE'S A BUILDING REPAIR
PERMIT APPLIED TO THE THE SECOND PHASE OF THE MILESTONE INSPECTION THAT IT NEEDS TO BE STARTED
WITHIN 365 DAYS OF THE SUBMITTAL OF THE ENGINEER'S LETTER. EXCELLENT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS A IS A QUICK CHANGE TO THE CITY'S SECOND
READING, 
          [8.b TO2619 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending chapter 6 of the City's code of ordinances, entitled "Finance and Taxation" and article V entitled "Tamarac Procurement Code", by specifically amending section 6-148 entitled "Exclusions and Exceptions to Bid and Proposal Requirements" to expand the exemptions from competitive bidding process for purchase of film, video and audio services, purchase of goods, equipment and supplies for relief programs relating to natural disasters, and purchase of supplies and equipment made under a sales tax saving procedure constituting part of a construction project; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]
SECOND READING. UPDATE UPDATES TO THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT CODE. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE A SECTION 11,
A DISCUSSION ITEM OR TWO. 
          [11.a Discussion of the reinstatement of City Funding Contributions to the Area Agency on Aging of Broward County Requested by Commissioner Morey Wright Jr.]
ONE IS IS SUBMITTED BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, AND,
THE OTHER ONE IS SUBMITTED BY OUR CITY CLERK KIM 
          [Additional Item 1]
DILLON. AND IT'S SELF-EXPLANATORY. IT'S IT'S ESSENTIALLY ASKING FOR RESCHEDULING OF THE
NOVEMBER 11TH, 2026 MEETING TO A NEXT DAY OR TO ANOTHER DAY. 
          OKAY. AND THAT'S DUE TO THE VETERANS DAY HOLIDAY. 
          ON VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE AGENDA. 
          ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT? JUST JUST PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE KENT. 
          [Additional Item 2]
SO KENT, WELCOME. AS MAXINE MENTIONED KENT IS OUR INCOMING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. 
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WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU. I'M GLAD THE THE TIMING AND THE PROCESS WORKED OUT AND YOU'RE
HERE. 
          SO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BACKGROUND AND YOU KNOW,
WHERE YOU COME FROM AND ALL THAT? AND KENT IS A IS A PROUD TAMARAC RESIDENT, BY THE WAY. 
          YES. THANK YOU, MR. MANAGER. YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. 
          I AM A TAMARAC RESIDENT AS WELL, SO I FEEL, YOU KNOW,
A PRIVILEGE TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME. MY BACKGROUND IS IN COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 
          I WAS THE FORMER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR,
COMMUNITY PLANNING DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH. SO I COME IN WITH THAT EXPERIENCE AS WELL. HAVE OVER A DECADE OF LAND USE AND ZONING EXPERIENCE. 
          I HAVE SEVERAL CERTIFICATIONS. SO I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM AND
BE A PART OF WHATEVER WE HAVE GOING ON. 
          THANK YOU. AND MOST RECENTLY KENT COMES FROM DOT FLORIDA. 
          DOT . SO I HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING EXPERIENCE TOO,
AS WELL. 
          I SPENT THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. AND
IN FACT YOU NAME THE CERTIFICATION, HE'S GOT IT [LAUGHS]. JUST ABOUT. I HAVE A LOT OF BELLS AND WHISTLES. 
          TOO MUCH TO NAME. AND WHAT WAS THAT FOR? FOR TREE MAINTENANCE. 
          ARBORIST SEASON ARBORIST, A CERTIFIED ARBORIST,
AS WELL CRA FRA CERTIFIED TO NAME A FEW. RIGHT. TED LEAD. 
          SO WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU KENT. AND HE COMES WITH A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE AND
ENTHUSIASM. 
          SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. 
          ALL THE BEST. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. 
          WELCOME, KENT. ONLY ADVICE WATCH SOME PREVIOUS COMMISSION MEETINGS SO YOU'LL KNOW WHAT'S
UP. 
          WE'LL DO, WE'LL DO, WE'LL DO 100%. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER INTRODUCTIONS? GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 
          SEE YOU WEDNESDAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.