[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND HOW ARE WE TODAY? WELCOME TO OUR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND MEETING. THE CURRENT TIME IS 9 31. SORRY WE'RE A MINUTE OFF. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MAYA GOMEZ. GOOD MORNING. VICE MAYOR BOLTON. NOT IN AS YET. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. HERE. COMMISSIONER DANIEL. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT IS GOING TO LEAD US IN A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE WILL TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE PASSING OF SYLVIA BORNSTEIN, LORETTA LAURIE SCHILLER, YOLANDA SUAREZ, AND CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES AND ANYONE ELSE THAT WE HAVE LOST OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND EVERYONE FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY. [1. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT] THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY, ANY REPORT? MAYOR, JUST... I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE WE RECEIVED $315,000 FROM THE CLASS ACTION WATER QUALITY CASE. RECENTLY, THE CHECK ARRIVED YESTERDAY, AND THAT MAKES A TOTAL OF $1 MILLION FOR CLASS ACTION RELATING TO THE PFAS WATER QUALITY CASE. AND THAT MONEY WILL GO TO ASSIST OUR CITY IN REMOVING PFAS AND ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT WE NEED FOR OUR WATER? IT'S BASICALLY UP TO THE COMMISSION. THERE'S NO RESTRICTION ON THE DOLLARS. WELL, THEN I'LL PUT IT OUT THERE. I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE MONEY WILL GO TO OUR WATER TREATMENT AND EVERYTHING WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP PFAS FROM BEING WITHIN OUR WATER AND KEEP OUR WATER AND INFRASTRUCTURE SAFE. THAT SAID, NO OTHER REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON [2. CITY MANAGER REPORT] TO OUR CITY MANAGER REPORT, WHICH I KNOW WILL BE AT THE END. AND SO, COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE MEET ME IN THE WELL FOR SOME FUN STUFF. THIS FIRST PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY MYSELF AND IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT THIS TO EVAN GOLDMAN ESQUIRE AND SCOTT ROTTENBERG WITH JEWISH FOUNDATION FEDERATION. I SHOULD KNOW BETTER, I'M ACTUALLY A MEMBER. LET'S BLAME IT ON THE FACT THAT I HAVEN'T HAD COFFEE OR ENOUGH COFFEE THIS MORNING, I APOLOGIZE. I'LL GET ON THE ROLL. ALL RIGHT, WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL DESIGNATES APRIL 12TH THROUGH APRIL 19TH 2026 AS THE DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST, INCLUDING THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE KNOWN AS YOM HASHOAH ON APRIL 14, 2026. AND WHEREAS ON THIS DAY WE REMEMBERED AND HONORED THE 6 MILLION JEWISH VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST, INCLUDING ROMA AND SINTI, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, POLITICAL DISSIDENTS, LGBTQ PLUS INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHERS TARGETED FOR PERSECUTION AND EXTERMINATION. WHEREAS THE HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST COMPELS US TO REFLECT ON THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF INDIVIDUALS, SOCIETIES, AND GOVERNMENTS, AND THE CITY OF TAMARACK REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO THE HUMAN DIGNITY, TOLERANCE, MUTUAL RESPECT, AND OPPOSITION TO ALL FORMS OF HATRED AND DISCRIMINATION. WHEREAS THIS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE STANDS AS A SOLEMN REMINDER OF ALL THE DANGERS OF ANTI-SEMITISM, BIGOTRY, HATRED, AND INDIFFERENCE, AND IT UNDERSCORES THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, VIGILANCE, AND MORAL COURAGE TO ENSURE SUCH ATROCITIES ARE NEVER REPEATED. AND WHEREAS ANTI-SEMITISM HAS NO PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY IS DEDICATED TO CONFRONTING HATE WHEREVER IT HAPPENS, ENSURING THAT NEVER AGAIN IS NOT MERELY REMEMBERED, BUT IT IS UPHELD THROUGH MORAL CLARITY AND CIVIC ACTION. WHEREAS TOGETHER WE HONOR THE MEMORIES OF THE VICTIMS, A TRIBUTE TO THE SURVIVORS, AND WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO BUILDING A COMMUNITY ROOTED [00:05:01] IN DIGNITY, RESPECT, AND THE EQUAL WORTH OF EVERY PERSON. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHELLE GOMEZ, VERY PROUD MAYOR OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, URGE ALL RESIDENTS AND EVERYONE HEARING THIS PROCLAMATION TO JOIN IN REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST, HONORING THE SURVIVORS, AND REFLECTING ON THE LESSONS OF THIS TRAGEDY, AND HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 14, 2026. AS YOM HASHOAH, HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK. AND JUST BEFORE I HAND OVER THE MICROPHONE, WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS ON THE APRIL 7TH MEETING, BUT DUE TO THE FACT IT WAS THE SECOND-TO-LAST DAY OF PASSOVER, A VERY RELIGIOUS TIME, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO PRESENT IT THEN, SO WE ARE DOING THIS TODAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. THIS PROCLAMATION IS SO IMPORTANT, I THINK, FOR TWO REASONS. NUMBER ONE, YOU ALL ARE AFFIRMING THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO PASSED IN THE SHOAH, AND MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A FOREVER BLESSING. BUT SECONDLY, IT MEANS SO MUCH COMING FROM THIS CITY, THE CITY OF TAMARACK, BECAUSE THIS IS AMONG THE MOST DIVERSE CITIES IN BROWARD COUNTY, IF NOT THESE UNITED STATES. AND THAT'S WHAT MATTERS. IS THAT REGARDLESS OF OUR FAITH, OUR TRADITION, WE COME TOGETHER TO STAND UP AGAINST HATE AND REMIND OURSELVES, AND PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR CHILDREN, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HATE IS NOT CALLED OUT. AT THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROWARD COUNTY, WE RECOGNIZE THAT ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-BLACK RACISM, AND... ISLAMOPHOBIA ARE NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. BY WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THESE ATROCITIES NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. MAYORS, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NOW THE NEXT. PROCLAMATION IS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH, AND THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER CRYSTAL PATTERSON. THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. IF I COULD INVITE MS. KEISHA BOLDEN, MS. HANNAH BOLDEN, ZOBEDA ANZOLA, ANDRES BLANCO, ALESSANDRA, PARDON MY SPANISH DIALECT HERE. I AM TRYING, GUYS. CARISI, MONICA. SIMONGO, MARA ENGLISH, VALENTINA FLORES, DR. DARCY SCHILLER, CHERYL HOLT, AND MARA ENGLISH, IF THEY'RE HERE TO JOIN ME, PLEASE TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SO, WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARACK IS STRENGTHENED BY RESIDENTS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME, ENERGY, AND CARE TO SUPPORT OTHERS AND UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS VOLUNTEERS ARE AT THE HEART OF WHAT MAKES TAMARACK SPECIAL, STEPPING FORWARD TO SERVE, CONNECT NEIGHBORS, AND MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE. AND WHEREAS THEIR EFFORTS, WHETHER ASSISTING AT EVENTS, SHARING INFORMATION, OR HELPING RESIDENTS FEEL WELCOMED, PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN CREATING A MORE CONNECTED AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING MRS. KEISHA BOLDEN, HANNAH BOLDEN, DR. DARCY SCHILLER, CHERYL HOLT, ZOBEDIA ANZOLA, ANDRES BLANCO, ALESSANDRA CARISI, MONICA SIMENGEL, MARA ENGLISH, AND VALENTINA FLORES FOR THEIR CONTINUED SERVICE AND COMMITMENT. AND WHEREAS THIS RECOGNITION REFLECTS A GROUP OF RECENTLY ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS, WHILE ALSO HONORING THE MANY OTHERS WHO CONTINUE TO GIVE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE SUPPORTED INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE GOBBLE GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY, HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE AT CITY HALL, FIRST TIME HOME BY A WORKSHOP, KIND RIDE FOR MILES, SENIOR SOCIAL AT KINGS POINT, AND MANY CITY EVENTS AND HOA MEETINGS. AND WHEREAS THROUGH THEIR WORK ASSISTING WITH REGISTRATION, GREETING [00:10:02] RESIDENTS, ORGANIZING MATERIALS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS, AND HELPING EVENTS RUN SMOOTHLY, THEY CREATE WELCOMING EXPERIENCE AND HELP ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY STAYS INFORMED AND ENGAGED AND WHEREAS THEIR SERVICE STRENGTHENS TRUST BUILDS CONNECTIONS AND HELPS CREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE RESIDENTS FEEL VALUED AND SUPPORTED AND WHEREAS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS AND REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP NOW THEREFORE I CRYSTAL PATTERSON ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 AS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION MONTH AND IF I MAY, JUST BEFORE I PASS THEM THE MICROPHONE, I JUST WANT TO SAY PUBLICLY HOW MUCH I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. WHILE I RECOGNIZE THAT NOT EVERYONE LISTED HERE IS PRESENT TODAY, IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR MYSELF, MY COLLEAGUES, PEOPLE LIKE US TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO WITHOUT WILLING PARTICIPANTS WHO GIVE OF THEIR TIME FREELY. WE CALL. THEY SAY YES EVERY TIME WITHOUT FAIL. SO I DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT THE DISTRICT 3 OFFICE AND THE TAMARACK COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THANK YOU. ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? GOOD MORNING. I MUST SAY THAT IT IS AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE. TO SERVE IN THIS COMMUNITY AS A DISTRICT, A PROUD DISTRICT 3 RESIDENT. I BELIEVE THAT SERVICE IS HUMBLE LEADERSHIP, AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO NOT JUST LEAD IN MY CAPACITIES IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO AS A MODEL FOR MY CHILDREN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR AND RECOGNIZING THE WORK THAT WE DO IN THE COMMUNITY. OKAY, THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION WAS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, AND THIS IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. DO WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE FROM CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL? THANK YOU. WHEREAS FLORIDA'S BRIGHT FUTURE DEPENDS UPON THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF ITS CHILDREN, AND WHEREAS EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO GROW UP IN A SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL, AND WHEREAS ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING ABUSE AND NEGLECT, CAN HAVE LASTING IMPACTS ON CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. AND WHEREAS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHICH STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEMS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. AND WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND TAKE MEANINGFUL, COORDINATED ACTION TO SUPPORT THEIR DEVELOPMENT. AND WHEREAS PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REQUIRES A SHARED COMMITMENT ACROSS ALL SECTORS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND RESIDENTS, TO BUILD COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED, VALUED, AND FAMILIES ARE STRENGTHENED. AND WHEREAS THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY SUPPORTS FAMILIES THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN PARENTING, STABILIZE FAMILIES DURING TIMES OF CRISIS, AND HELP REDUCE INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM. AND WHEREAS BROWARD AWARE, A COUNTY CAMPAIGN LED BY THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL, COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY AND ITS PARTNERS PROMOTES CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION THROUGH AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, THIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN ADVANCING FAMILY WELL-BEING AND FOSTERING A SAFER, MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO [00:15:03] SUPPORT FAMILIES AND HELP ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CHILDREN CAN GROW, SUCCEED, AND THRIVE. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CRYSTAL PATTERSON, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DAVID KENSON. I'M THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER WITH THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONER PATTERSON FOR SUPPORTING THIS. PROVIDING THIS PROCLAMATION WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC IN PROVIDING SUPPORT AROUND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION RELATED TO CHILDREN HERE IN THIS COUNTY YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE HARD AT WORK AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PARTNERSHIP WE LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MANY MORE YEARS COMING AHEAD WITH THIS BROWARD AWARE CAMPAIGN THANK YOU ALL NOW WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION REQUESTED BY VICE MAYOR BOLTON CELEBRATING EARTH DAY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. TODAY IS EARTH DAY. IT'S APRIL 22ND. AND SO BEFORE I READ THIS PROCLAMATION, I WANT TO INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO JOIN ME TODAY AT... CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY, WHERE WE'LL BE GIVING STUDENTS A LECTURE ON PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO PROVIDING PLANTS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR PARENTS. SO WE'LL BE THERE AT 2 O'CLOCK, SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN US, WE'LL SO APPRECIATE IT. WHEREAS EACH YEAR ON APRIL 22ND, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY. REFLECTING ON THE BEAUTY OF OUR PLANET AND RENEWING OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARACK IS HOME TO A VIBRANT NEIGHBORHOOD, GREEN SPACES AND NATURAL LANDSCAPE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS, REMINDING US THAT CLEAN AIR, SAFE WATER AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS ARE ESSENTIAL. TO A THRIVING COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP IS SHARED AMONG RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, EACH PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. THROUGH CONTINUED CONSERVATION EFFORTS, RECYCLING INITIATIVES, WATER PRESERVATION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, THE CITY OF TAMARAC REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY AND ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES. AND WHEREAS EARTH DAY SERVES AS A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO TAKE ACTION BY PLANTING TREES, REDUCING WASTE, CONSERVING ENERGY, PROTECTING WILDLIFE HABITATS, AND EMBRACING ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS CHOICES IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. BY FOSTERING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND CELEBRATING THE NATURAL BEAUTY THANK YOU. THAT SURROUNDS US WE STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY PROMOTE RESILIENCE AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BECOME THOUGHTFUL STEWARDS OF OUR PLANET AND WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 12 2025 VICE MAYOR MARLON D BOLTON CHAMPIONED THE GREEN TAMRAC INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROACTIVE MEASURES TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE THE TAMRAC GREEN INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. PLANT TREES, ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S CANOPY, AND CULTIVATE GARDENS THAT PRODUCE HOMEGROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THIS INITIATIVE ALIGNS WITH THE CITY OF TAMARACK'S VISION OF FOSTERING A VIBRANT, SUSTAINABLE, AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND FOR THE THIRD TIME ON EARTH DAY, VICE MAYOR BOLTON WILL PROUDLY PARTNER WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION EILEEN LIEBERMAN TO DISTRIBUTE MORE THAN 100 TREES TO TAMARACK RESIDENTS IN AN EFFORT TO BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPAND THE URBAN TREE CANOPY, AND ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK BELIEVES IT IS [00:20:01] IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT PRESERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT AND EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, VICE MAYOR MARLON D. BOLTON, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 22, 2026 AS EARTH DAY IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, SUSTAINABILITY, AND PROTECTING OUR PLANET. AND I'VE INVITED OUR CHAMPION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TODAY, FORMER ATTORNEY EILEEN LIEBERMAN-MICHELSON, AND SHE'S GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I'M GOING TO HAND OVER THIS PROCLAMATION TO HER. AND BEFORE I DO THAT, I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AS WELL. THESE ARE... PEACE LILIES. SO I'LL GIVE THE MAYOR ONE FIRST. AND SO WE BELIEVE IN THE ENVIRONMENT, NOT JUST ON PAPER, BUT BY ACTION. AND ALSO, I WANTED TO GIVE A PEACE LILY TO THE CITY MANAGER AS WELL, BUT WE DUPED IT OUT IN PERSON. AND ALSO, ONE FOR YOU TOO, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD PEACE. PEACE BE UNTO YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR BOLTON, FOR THIS EARTH DAY PROCLAMATION. IT'S REALLY BEEN MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU THESE PAST FEW YEARS AS YOU'VE PROMOTED MAKE TAMARACK GREEN. AND IT'S NOT JUST ON EARTH DAY, IT'S 365 DAYS A YEAR WHERE THE VICE MAYOR HAS EVENTS AND RESIDENTS RECEIVE TREES AND PLANTS TO HELP PROTECT... THEIR COMMUNITY AND TO AID IN CLIMATE AWARENESS. AND SO TODAY, WHILE WE'RE CELEBRATING EARTH DAY AT CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY, IT'LL BE OUR PLEASURE TO EDUCATE THE CHILDREN AS TO THEIR ROLE IN EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THE VICE MAYOR HAS BEEN AN ENVIRONMENTAL HERO ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND NOT JUST ON EARTH DAY. THANK YOU. MY HUSBAND WILL BE PLANTING THAT ONE. GREEN THUMB IS NON-EXISTENT. I WORKED IN A FLOWER AND GARDEN CENTER IN COLLEGE, AND THEY PUT ME INTO SALES AND DESIGN. AND THE NEXT PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER DR. KEISHA DANIEL FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK. THANK YOU. THERE'S NEVER A BORING DAY IN TAMARACK. SO IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN TAMARACK, PLEASE RESIDE HERE. YOU LAUGH EVERY DAY. YEAH I THINK I DO OKAY IF WE HAVE ANY TEACHERS OR EDUCATORS IN THE ROOM PLEASE THANK YOU THIS IS A SPECIAL ONE FOR ME ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH SO MANY CUTS UM BE MADE NOW PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM I THINK NEXT NEXT MONTH OR STARTING TODAY I KNOW NEXT MONTH THE FIRST WEEK IS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK BUT PLEASE IT'S SO IMPORTANT THIS YEAR MORE SO THAN ANY CAN'T SEE. CAN'T SEE. NEED THEM TO READ? NEED NOT TO SEE. I CAN'T SEE WITHOUT THEM. BUT ANYWAY, IT'S A VERY GOOD TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE OUR TEACHERS. EVEN IF YOU'RE MAD AT ONE, THEY DIDN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT ANSWER FOR YOUR CHILD, OR THEY SAID SOMETHING MEAN TO YOU, FORGIVE. BECAUSE I GUARANTEE IT'S A VERY STRESSFUL TIME. I'M GLAD I RETIRED AT THE RIGHT TIME. BUT PLEASE CELEBRATE OUR TEACHERS. AND SINCE THERE'S SO MANY FACES HERE TODAY AND NOT EMPTY SEATS, I'LL JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR IF I DON'T HAVE YOUR EMAIL BECAUSE WE WILL BE HAVING A BARBECUE WITH GAMES, GIFTS, AND EVERYTHING FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION IN MAY. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT. COME OUT WITH A GIFT. SPONSOR A TEACHER BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY ARE SPECIAL. THERE'S NO ONE IN THIS ROOM THAT WAS NOT IMPACTED BY AN EDUCATOR. SO SHOW SOME RESPECT. HONOR THEM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT BEING SAID, I'LL READ THIS QUICKLY. HEAR ME. [00:25:02] SHE'S HOPING MY CONTACTS WORK. AS STATED, THIS WAS REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER DR. KEISHA DANIEL AND SUPPORTED BY ALL OF US. WHEREAS TEACHERS ARE THE FOUNDATION OF A THRIVING AND SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY, DEDICATING THEIR TIME... TALENT, AND PASSION TO EDUCATING AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION. AND WHEREAS EDUCATORS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, HELPING TO SHAPE CONFIDENT, CAPABLE, AND COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS. AND WHEREAS THE TEACHING PROFESSION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL AND ESSENTIAL PILLARS OF OUR SOCIETY, FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND LEADERSHIP IN THE NEXT GENERATION. WHEREAS TEACHERS SERVE NOT ONLY AS INSTRUCTORS, BUT AS ROLE MODELS, ADVOCATES, AND TRUSTED MENTORS WHO HELP CULTIVATE CONFIDENT, CAPABLE, AND ENGAGED CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS THE COMMITMENT AND RESILIENCE DEMONSTRATED BY TEACHERS EACH DAY REFLECT THEIR DEEP BELIEF IN THE POWER OF EDUCATION AND THEIR UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO STUDENT SUCCESS. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARACK RECOGNIZES THE STRENGTH AND SUCCESS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON FAMILIES, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS IT IS BOTH FITTING AND PROPER TO HONOR TEACHERS FOR THEIR INVALUABLE SERVICE AND TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR THEIR SERVICE, DEDICATION, AND COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION. AND WHEREAS NOW, THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER DR. KEISHA DANIEL, MYSELF AS MAYOR AND THE CITY COMMISSION, THE CITY OF TAMARACK, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WE HEREBY RECOGNIZE MAY 4TH THROUGH MAY 8TH, 2026, AS TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JOIN IN IN RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING OUR EDUCATORS FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ALL SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR ALL THAT YOU DO, ALL OF YOU THAT YOU DO. I'VE BEEN THE BLESSED ONE. THERE ISN'T A CHILD IN BROWARD COUNTY THAT I DON'T LOVE. I AM A SERVANT. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED. I RAISED SIX CHILDREN. I TOOK 14 YEARS OFF. I CALL THAT MY RETIREMENT. I WAS ROOM MOTHER FOR SIX SCHOOLS IN BROWARD COUNTY. ALL CHILDREN HAD THEIR OWN RECIPE. I'M AT SEAGULL SCHOOL AND I GOT A HUNDRED KIDS LAST YEAR GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND I FEEL THAT WE'RE A TRIANGLE. IT'S THE PARENT, THE TEACHER, AND THE STUDENT AND I AM VERY BRAVE AND I SAY WHAT CLASS ARE WE GOING TO FINISH TODAY? SO I'M VERY BLESSED. I STARTED TEACHING IN 1974. I HAVE 36 AND A HALF YEARS OF TEACHING. I TAUGHT TWO YEARS IN MARION COUNTY AND THE REST IN BROWARD COUNTY AND I LOVE BROWARD COUNTY WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR YOU BECAUSE I'M GOING TO HELP ALL THESE PEOPLE. VOLUNTEERS, I WAS A VOLUNTEER, I STILL AM A VOLUNTEER AND I WAS IN JUNIOR LEAGUE. DON'T SHAKE THE BABY. I'VE TAUGHT PARENTING FOR 27 YEARS SO I MUST BE GOOD. NO, I WOULD, I CAN'T WAIT TO USE MY SALARY. FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN. I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF KIDS IN GOOD SCHOOLS AND THEY WROTE THEIR ESSAY WHY THEY WENT TO THAT GOOD SCHOOL. IT WAS BECAUSE OF ME, BUT THEN THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR IT. I SAID WE GOTTA GO KNOCK ON DOORS. ISN'T SHE AWESOME? DON'T YOU WISH SHE WAS YOUR TEACHER? SHE WAS 1992 AT SEAGULLS. READING TEACHER. I'M GOING TO HAND THE MIC OVER. AS A DAUGHTER OF A 36-YEAR EDUCATOR AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS, I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU WERE RAISED. I BELIEVE WONDERFULLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU GOOD? EVERYONE'S GOOD? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL YOURS. THAT'S FOR YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CITY MANAGER IS COMING DOWN FOR THIS NEXT ONE THAT ALWAYS MAKES US VERY HAPPY. BECAUSE WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. THEY ARE PHENOMENAL, AND THEY ARE THE REASON OUR CITY IS SO FANTASTIC. SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAND IT OVER TO LEVIN SIJULU, OUR CITY [00:30:03] MANAGER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS. IT IS TRULY MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, IN THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE CITY'S SERVICES AND RECOGNIZE THEIR, YOU KNOW, LONG TENURE WITH THE CITY OF TAMARACKS. AND SO. LET'S BEGIN, AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH... IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TANYA HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ONLY FIVE YEARS BECAUSE SHE'S TOUCHED EVERY... SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE IN THE CITY AND SHE'S THE BRAINS OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND SHE TRULY RUNS THE COMMUNICATION AND MAKES ALL KINDS OF THINGS HAPPEN. SO TANYA, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. YOU KNOW I CAN TELL YOU THAT TANYA IS GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL CITY MANAGER FOR A ONE LUCKY COMMUNITY SO EXCUSE THIS COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION I FORGOT TO MENTION ALL PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE TAKEN OUTSIDE AFTER EVERYONE RECEIVES THEIR UM CERTIFICATES THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FIVE YEARS, MARVIN GUERRIER. COME ON DOWN, MARVIN. MARVIN IS AN INTROVERT. HE'S NOT OUTSPOKEN. PLEASE WELCOME SEBASTIAN. SEBASTIAN, I SAW, THERE HE IS. SEBASTIAN, THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON SOME ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND MAKING TAMARACK LOOK BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. MIGUEL SCOTT. MIGUEL, HERE COMES JAMES. PLEASE RELAY OUR APPRECIATION TO MIGUEL. THANK YOU, JAMES. AND HASH PINCHONET. THANK YOU. LET'S WELCOME ANOTHER FIVE-YEAR NEVIN NAMSARAN. THANK YOU. FIVE YEARS, DISHAN HEWITT. THIS IS NOT DESHAUN, IT'S SAM MONROE COMING UP. THANK YOU, SAMMY. ALVIN JOHNSON O'MEALLY. PUBLIC SERVICES, 10 YEARS. AND THAT'S NOT ALVIN EITHER. ON BEHALF OF ALVIN. GOOD SEEING YOU. NICOLA LEWIS MORGAN. NICOLA. THIS IS MISS SIMONE. THANK YOU, SIMONE. AND I KNOW SHE'S HERE. LET'S WELCOME MISS JUDITH HENRY. 25 YEARS. [00:35:05] 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. WE CAN SAY THAT SHE'S LIKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S WELCOME MIKE MORRISON. 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH MIKE. PLEASE WELCOME CHARLIE MOSS. 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. CHARLIE'S NOT HERE? OKAY, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND REGINA MCCREMINS-SMITH, SHE'S NOT REGINA, SHE'S PAULA. THANK YOU. 25 YEARS WITH PARKS AND RECREATION. AND LET'S WELCOME ONE OF MY LONGTIME COMRADES. 25 YEARS, MARJORIE ERICKSON. MARJORIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. MARJORIE, MARJORIE, LOOK. AND WE THANK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR TIME AND DEDICATION WITH THE CITY AND PROVIDING OUR SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY, MANY MORE YEARS. AND SO THANK YOU ALL. BUT BEFORE YOU LEAVE, DON'T LEAVE, DON'T LEAVE, DON'T GO ANYWHERE. I TRULY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO RECOGNIZE TODAY'S ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY AND SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS IN THE CITY AND FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO AND WITH THE HELP OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE ALL OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO HERE FOR RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION. PLEASE, COME JOIN US. YES, COLETTE, THAT'S ALL YOU GET, ONE. HEY, LISTEN, DON'T GO BACK. MELISSA, COME BACK HERE. IF WE CAN, LET'S TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAOS AND HAVE A PICTURE. WE HAVE A LUNCH... PLEASE STICK AROUND, SO LET'S HAVE A GROUP PICTURE ALL TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE. YEAH, YEAH. WELCOME. [00:41:09] THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, YOU WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK FOR BEING THE HEART OF OUR CITY AND MAKING IT SO GREAT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, THIS IS THE TIME WHEN YOU LEAVE US. BUT IF YOU'VE GOTTEN YOUR CERTIFICATES, PLEASE DO GO OUTSIDE SO WE CAN GET SOME PHOTOGRAPHS. AND THE CITY COMMISSION IS ON A BREAK FOR TWO MINUTES. WHILE EVERYBODY HEADS OUT, WE'RE GOING TO HEAD TO OUR SEATS. WE'RE IN RECESS FOR TWO MINUTES. ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GOING TO RESUME OUR MEETING. IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME WHEN WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEES HERE AND WE GET TO CELEBRATE. WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN OUR CITY AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES, SO THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE TODAY, AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS STAYED. WE WILL NOW GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AS SOON AS I GET A... OH, WAIT MY APOLOGIES. WE WILL NOW GO TO THE CITY MANAGER'S BALANCE OF HIS REPORT AS HE GETS TO HIS SEAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I CAN STRETCH. CITY MANAGER? THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS BESIDES, AGAIN, EXTEND OUR CONGRATULATIONS AND APPRECIATION TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS. SO, THANK YOU. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE THEM ALL HERE. NEXT ITEM IS I WANT TO REMIND OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE HAVE DISTRICT MEETINGS. CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU HOLD ONE SECOND? IT'S JUST A LITTLE LOUD. YEAH. PLEASE RESUME. YEAH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DISTRICT MEETINGS SCHEDULED IN MAY AND THESE WILL BE VERY INFORMATIVE MEETINGS WITH CITY STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OTHER PARTNERS COMING IN TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND BENEFICIAL INFORMATION. NOW IS THE TIME TO GATHER YOUR UNWANTED ITEMS AND DECLUTTER YOUR HOME SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY. COLLECT YOUR HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE, UNUSED MEDICATION, AND SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. PLEASE JOIN US ON SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH AND MAY 2ND AT OUR ANNUAL AND SEMI-ANNUAL DROP-OFF EVENTS. THESE CONVENIENT SITES PROVIDE A SAFE AND SECURE WAY TO DISPOSE OF ITEMS THAT SHOULD NOT BE THROWN IN REGULAR TRASH. PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY AND PROTECT YOUR HOME. AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT MORE THAN 5,000 TAMARAC PROPERTY OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO CARRY FLOOD INSURANCE, BUT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE A 20% DISCOUNT THANKS TO THE CITY'S CLASS 6 RATING, WHICH TAKES A LOT IN THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM'S COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM. AND WE MAINTAIN THAT. RATING SINCE 2011 THE CITY ALSO SHARES FLOOD SAFETY INFORMATION EACH YEAR THROUGH THE TAMAGRAM, MAILED TO ABOUT 37,000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND ONLINE AS WELL. YOU CAN DEFINITELY VISIT OUR WEBSITE AS SHOWN UP THERE AND GET SOME MORE INFORMATION. CELEBRATING MOTHER'S DAY WITH US, WE HONOR AND RECOGNIZE ALL WHO PROVIDE CARE, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT IN A MOTHERLY ROLE. PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR MOM AND ME CANDLE CREATIONS EVENT. ON SATURDAY, MAY 2ND AT THE TAMARACK RECREATION CENTER. AND I'D LIKE TO WISH ALL MOTHERS A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY THIS YEAR. FOR ADDITIONAL EVENT DATES, LOCATIONS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE. [00:45:01] AND OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MAY 13TH AT 7 P.M., AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. [3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND NOW WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. I DON'T HAVE A SHEET, BUT I ALSO CAN'T IMAGINE. IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK WHO'S NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP? OR YOU'VE SIGNED UP AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THE SHEET? IT'S ONE OF THOSE MORNINGS. YOU WOULD REALLY THINK THAT TODAY IS A MONDAY, NOT A WEDNESDAY. SO PLEASE FORGIVE US. WE'RE GOING TO GET OUR SEA LIGHTS BACK TOGETHER. THANK YOU, MONICA. SORRY. DEPUTY CITY CLERK. MONARCH AND CITY CLERK KIMBERLY DILLON. ALL RIGHT, FIRST UP, PETER MASON. ON DECK, KATE JOHNSON. PETER MASON, CORAL SPRINGS. GOOD MORNING MADAM MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY AND CLERK AND EVERYONE. I'M HERE FOR TWO REASONS TO SAY THANK YOU TWICE. ONCE, TO THE CITY OF TAMARACK FOR ALLOWING US TO USE THE COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR THE STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY SEMINAR, WHICH WAS A GREAT SUCCESS WITH OVER 130 STUDENTS ATTENDING, LEARNING EVERYTHING ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. THEY SAW PRESENTATIONS FROM FPNL AND OUR OWN CITY FURNITURE ON HOW THEY'RE DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT. THE WM TEAM WHO SPONSORED THE EVENT FEATURED PRESENTATIONS ON RECYCLING AND THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE WASTE IN OUR SOCIETY. THE EVENT WAS INTERACTIVE AND FUN ENGAGEMENT, RUN BY STUDENTS, PRESENTED BY STUDENTS. WE HEARD FROM A TEENAGE FASHION DESIGNER WHO WON A DRESS MADE OUT OF RECYCLED ITEMS. WE SAW A MODEL WEARING AN OUTFIT FOR $35 FROM THE GOODWILL STORE, SHOWING THAT THRIFTING IS COOL AND STIMULATES CREATIVITY. WE HEARD FROM THE MANELIUM STUDENTS WHO PRESENTED ON THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AT THE TAMARACK MOOSE. AND HOW THEIR 12-MONTH PROJECT HAS COME TO FRUITION, WORKING WITH A MASTER GARDENER. AND WE HEARD FROM JONATHAN, WHO WAS A CHAMBER 2025 SUMMER INTERN, WHO WAS INSPIRED BY THE COMMUNITY GARDEN TO CONVINCE HIS BROWARD ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO DESIGN A ROBOT TO PLANT SEEDS. SEVERAL OF THE ENGINEERING STUDENTS CAME TO THE EVENT, SHOWED VIDEOS AND HOW THEY PROGRAMMED AND BUILT THE ROBOT. AND BOTH OF THESE SUBJECTS ON THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AND THE ROBOT ARE CONTINUING. THE EVENT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND WE PLANNED FOR 2027. BUT THANKS FOR THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE. SO MY SECOND THANK YOU IS TO THE CITY OF TAMARACK FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR TOMORROW'S RISE HEALTH, WEALTH, SMALL BUSINESS EXPO. FROM 4 TO 7 P.M., WE HAVE OVER 60 VENDORS WHO WILL BE IN THE GYMNASIUM PROMOTING THEMSELVES, OFFERING THEIR SERVICES. SEVERAL VENDORS WILL HAVE FOOD SAMPLES, SO YOU CAN ENJOY THEM AND PERHAPS BECOME A CUSTOMER OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES. THE VENDORS WILL HAVE ADVICE, THEY'LL HAVE GIVEAWAYS, THERE'LL BE SOME NEW BUSINESSES THAT YOU MAY DEAL WITH. THE CITY OF TAMRAC, SMALL BUSINESS. GRANT WILL BE AVAILABLE. KENNETH LOPEZ WILL BE THERE FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. BROWARD COUNTY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEIR MICRO GRANT. CAREER SOURCE BROWARD AND THE URBAN LEAGUE WILL BE THERE. ALL OF THEM ARE GREAT RESOURCES FOR BUSINESS GROWTH AND ADVICE. WE'LL HAVE SPEED NETWORKING, WE'LL HAVE RAFFLES, AND WE'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME TOMORROW. SO RISE STANDS FOR RESILIENCE, INTENTIONALITY, STRENGTH, AND ENDURANCE. ALL OF THOSE QUALITIES ARE NEEDED IN THIS CLIMATE. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THEN. AS KATE JOHNSON COMES UP, WE HAVE MARK GOGGIN. KATE JOHNSON, MAINLANDS 4. I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE TO THE MEETING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE ALL OF THE STAFF THAT SO WELL DESERVE THEIR RECOGNITION FOR THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT THEY PUT IN AND THEIR LENGTH OF SERVICE TO THE CITY. IT IS COMMEMORABLE IN THIS DAY AND AGE THAT SOMEBODY STAYS AT A JOB MORE THAN A YEAR. SO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SOME WHO'VE BEEN HERE 25 YEARS, IT'S JUST... SIMPLY AMAZING. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND THANK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. [00:50:02] THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB. I WAS VERY DISHEARTENED THAT I COULD NOT ATTEND THE EVENT TO CELEBRATE THEM ON FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WAS POORLY PLANNED AND POORLY EXECUTED. IN THAT, I WAS TOLD BY AN EMAIL THAT I COULD NOT PARK THERE, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A DISABLED PARKING. I COULDN'T PARK THERE. AND IN ORDER TO TAKE A BUS FROM ONE OF THE DROP-OFF POINTS TO THE EVENT, I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A TICKET TO THE EVENT TO EVEN GET ON THE BUS. I WAS NOT PLANNING ON GOING TO THE EVENT. I WANTED TO GO TO SUPPORT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THEN BE ABLE TO LEAVE. I DID NOT SEE HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN, GIVEN THE FACT THAT I WOULD NEED A TICKET TO THE EVENT THAT I WASN'T PLANNING ON GOING TO. THAT'S WRONG. THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. IN ADDITION, IT ALSO SAID NO CHAIRS WERE ALLOWED. HOW DOES SOMEBODY WHO IS DISABLED STAND FOR A COUPLE HOURS AT AN EVENT. I CANNOT PHYSICALLY DO THAT. I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SIT SOMEWHERE BECAUSE OF MY DISABILITY. NONE OF THAT WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THIS EVENT WAS PLANNED. AND I THINK AS A CITY EVENT, WHICH IT WAS A CITY EVENT, NOT ONE PERSON EVENT, AS A CITY EVENT, CITY EVENT THE CITY NEEDS TO BE COGNIZANT AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ADA FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND ENJOY THEMSELVES AT THIS EVENT SO THANK YOU TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS BSO TAMARACK FIRE RESCUE FOR ALL THAT THEY DO AND I WAS WITH YOU IN HEART AND IN SPIRIT THANK YOU THANK YOU AS AND AS MARK OGDEN COMES DOWN, NATASHA BRITTAIN IS... THANK YOU. MARK OGDEN, TAMARACK LAKE SELF. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I PICKED UP THIS MORNING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CHECK. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'LL BE GOOD NEWS. WE NOTIFIED THE CONTRACTOR YESTERDAY. PLAN TO COME DO THE WORK. THE OTHER THING IS, IS SHE GOING TO BE TAKING OVER YOUR SPOT? YOU RETIRING? IF SHE DOES, I GUESS WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY GOOD AND WELL-TRAINED AND KNOWN TO THE CITY. IN READING EVERYTHING AND GETTING THINGS, I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS. I READ THROUGH THE MINUTES OF YOUR TWO-DAY STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION. I SAW A LOT OF GOOD DISCUSSION WENT ON IN THAT. SOME GOOD ITEMS. THE OTHER THING WE NEED TO ALSO CONSIDER, UNFORTUNATELY, 800 MILES UP NORTH OF US, THEY'RE GOING BACK IN SESSION NEXT WEEK TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO AFFECT US ALL. AND ONE OF THEM IS WHAT THEY WANT TO PUT ON THE BALLOT. SO WE NEED TO CONSIDER THAT NOW AS WE'RE GETTING READY INTO BUDGET PLANNING TIME. HOW IS THIS VOTE GOING TO AFFECT US? IF IT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO PUT INTO EFFECT, IF IT HOPEFULLY DOESN'T PASS, BUT IN JANUARY, HOW'S THAT GOING TO AFFECT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET? HAVE THEY GIVEN GUIDANCE TO YOU? I KNOW MARTY HAS TALKED TO US ABOUT HOW IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE TAXES THAT WE'RE GETTING, SO WE NEED TO CONSIDER THAT DURING OUR NEXT BUDGET HEARINGS AND EVERYTHING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND AS NATASHA'S COMING DOWN, TO PUT YOUR MIND AT REST, AS OF RIGHT NOW, PROPERTY TAXES IS NOT... PART OF THE CALL BACK TO SESSION. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN A MINUTE. SO COME ON UP. AND IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK THAT DIDN'T SIGN UP? OKAY, THEN AFTER NATASHA IS DONE, WE WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT. ALL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, STAFF. I AM NATASHA BRITTON, RESIDENT IN HOLLYCOURT. I WILL SAY THAT I'M LOVING WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PUTTING ON AND PUTTING TOGETHER SOME AMAZING EVENTS. IT SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THE EVENTS. I'VE ATTENDED SOME. THE SUPPORT AND UNITY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, I THINK IT'S APPRECIATIVE AND IT'S HEARTWARMING. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GUYS ARE UP HERE, IT'S LIKE, OH MY GOD. BUT OUTSIDE OF HERE, WHAT I'VE BEEN SEEING, LITERALLY, I'VE ATTENDED THE WELLNESS EVENT. YOU HAD LIKE THE CLASH OF, [00:55:01] I KNOW LAST YEAR YOU HAD LIKE THE BUSINESS EVENT. YOU'VE HAD THE SNEAKER BALL, AND HAVE SOME EVENTS COMING UP AS WELL. SOME I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND, SOME I HAVE NOT, SOME I'M VERY AWARE OF. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I CAN SAY I APPRECIATE, AND WE'RE SEEING SOME OF THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, NOT ONLY FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT FOR YOURSELVES AS WELL. SO I APPRECIATE IT. THE SECOND THING IS THAT AS I WAS COMING TO CITY HALL ON ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS, WE CAN'T BE REMISS THAT THE HURRICANE HAPPENED IN JAMAICA A FEW MONTHS BACK, AND I DID NOT SEE THE DROP-OFF BOX. AND I WAS LIKE, OKAY, THE DISTRIBUTION ALREADY OCCURRED. BUT DUE TO THE WELL, SO NORMALLY, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE HAS LIKE A THANKSGIVING DRIVE, A BACK-TO-SCHOOL DRIVE. THOSE ARE EVENTS THAT ARE MORE SO LIKE ONCE A YEAR, BUT PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY EVERY DAY. YES, WE HAVE OUR FOOD BASKET OR THE PANTRY, ET CETERA, BUT SOMETIMES A THANKSGIVING DRIVE WHEN EVERYONE IS DOING IT ALL AT ONCE. MAYBE WE NEED A DRIVE IN A DIFFERENT MONTH, NOT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I DIDN'T GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DROP OFF ANY DONATIONS FOR THE HURRICANE RELIEF. CONSIDERING THAT WE HAVE A HUGE EVENT COMING UP, WHICH TO AN EXTENT FEELS LIKE COMPETITION WITH RISE AND TOAST, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA OR SUGGESTION TO AT LEAST HAVE. A DROP-OFF OR SOMETHING TO THAT EXTENT, AND MAYBE THERE'LL BE ANOTHER DISTRIBUTION IF POSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXTREMELY WELL-ATTENDED EVENT. BUT THAT'S MY TWO THOUGHTS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I'M PRETTY SURE YOUR SUGGESTIONS WERE HEARD. [4. COMMISSION REPORTS ] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS NOW. OVER AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR COMMISSION REPORTS VICE MAYOR THANK YOU MAYOR AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT TODAY IS EARTH DAY SO PLEASE JOIN US AT CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY AT TWO O'CLOCK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND ALL OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE ARE INVITED TO COME CONGRATULATIONS TO TANYA I SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT AS EVERYBODY HAS SAID SHE'S SUCH A GREAT PERSON A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL SHE'S ALWAYS WORKING HARD. AND I REMEMBER WHEN TANYA JUST CAME TO THE CITY, I SAID TO MAXINE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S SO SHY, SHE'S NOT TALKING. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, SHE JUST BLOSSOMED INTO SOMEBODY THAT WAS HIDING. AND SO, TANYA, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. UNDER THE STRIPE EVENT WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR BSL PERSONNEL, OUR FIREFIGHTERS FOR BEING THERE. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DID NOT GET TO COME, IT HAPPENED BEFORE TAMARACK FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL STARTED, AND WE ACTUALLY INVITED RESIDENTS TO COME AND PIN OUR OFFICERS AND GIVE THEM LOTS OF GIFTS, AND THAT WAS COMMUNICATED THROUGH PIO. SO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO READ THEIR EMAILS. ALSO, WE HAD A FULL ADA PLAN FOR TAMARACK FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD A... FULL ON MEETING ABOUT IT AND PARKS AND RECREATION CAN TESTIFY TO THAT. WE HAD SEATING FOR THOSE WHO WANTED TO ACCESS THOSE SEATS. THEY WERE LABELED ADA ACCESSIBLE, HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE SEATS ALL AROUND THE EVENT. AND WE ALSO SENT AN EMAIL. AND I'LL READ IT. ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND SEATING WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FESTIVAL IN COMPLIANCE WITH ADA STANDARDS. GUESTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENTER FROM PINE ISLAND ROAD ONTO NORTHWEST 57TH STREET TO ACCESS DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS. PLEASE NOTE THAT ADA PARKING SPACES ARE PROVIDED IN PROPORTION TO THE TOTAL PARKING NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE ON FESTIVAL GROUNDS. ALTERNATIVELY, ACCESS PARKING IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER. ADA COMPLIANT SHUTTLE BUSES WILL BE OPERATING FROM THESE LOCATIONS AND WILL DROP OFF GUESTS DIRECTLY AT THE FESTIVAL ENTRANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADA REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU HAVEN'T. ANY IF YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE UPON ARRIVAL STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HELP AND THEY WERE DRESSED IN BLUE SO FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO [01:00:01] THINK THAT WE DID NOT TAKE UM THAT POPULATION OF OUR CITY INTO CONSIDERATION YOU ARE EXTREMELY WRONG THAT PLAN WAS SENT TO STAFF THIS COMMUNICATION WAS SENT OUT TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE STAFF PARKING STAFF WAS DRESSED IN BLUE FOR THAT REASON THEY WERE HELPING PEOPLE WHO WERE HANDICAPPED FROM THEIR CAR TO THE EVENT. THE PARKING SPACES WERE CLOSE TO THE FOOD AREAS AND THE ENTERTAINMENT AREAS. WE HAD SEATS THAT WERE LABELED ADA COMPLIANCE, AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO SIT THERE. AND SO TO ACCESS THE FULL PLAN THROUGH A PUBLIC RECORD, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO MELISSA.PATRONE. AT TAMRAT.ORG TO SEE THE FULL PLAN OF THE EVENT AND YOU CAN ALSO GET ACCESS TO ALL OF THE EMAILS THAT WERE SENT OUT. SORRY THAT YOU DON'T READ YOUR EMAILS. YARD AND THE LAWN IS COMING UP. WE HAVE THE LEGENDARY BUJU BANTAN THAT WILL BE PERFORMING. IT IS GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL EVENT. TICKETS GO OUT ON THE 30TH OF APRIL. SO FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO WANT TICKETS TO THE EVENT. IT WILL BE OUT FOR ONE DAY NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT HAVE BEEN CALLING OUR OFFICES AND EMAILING AND TEXTING AND WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING SAYING THAT THEY'RE FLYING IN FOR THIS EVENT AND WE KNOW THAT TAMARACK RESIDENTS WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE EVENT AS WELL. SO STARTING APRIL 30TH, WE WILL HAVE A DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICAL TICKETS TO TAMARACK RESIDENTS WHO SHOW ID. SO IF YOU ARE A TAMARACK RESIDENT THAT NEEDS A TICKET TO THE EVENT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO ONLINE WHERE PROBABLY WILL BE SOLD OUT IN ONE HOUR. WE'LL HAVE A DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER STARTING ON APRIL 30TH WITH PHYSICAL IDS AND WE'RE ALLOCATING 3,000 TICKETS TO TAMARACK RESIDENTS WHO HAVE IDS SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS GET TO ENJOY. OUR EVENT THAT OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS PAY FOR SOMETIMES. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. NO REPORT, MADAM MAYOR. OKAY, THEN WE'LL GO TO COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, DISTRICT 3. THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE VANESSA FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY. I DIDN'T GET TO GIVE HER ANYTHING. DURING THE PRESENTATION EARLIER. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE REALLY HAVE SOME REMARKABLE ADMIN STAFF HERE AND THE CITY MANAGER. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BORROW YOUR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT. SHE IS MORE THAN REMARKABLE. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD. I'M SURE SHE'S IN HER OFFICE LISTENING. VANESSA, YOU ARE DYNAMITE. SO THANK YOU. ANYWAY, ALL RIGHT, SO MOVING RIGHT ALONG. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE BSO. CITY STAFF, FOR OUR LAST RIDE FOR MILES LAST SATURDAY, WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE RIDE. I JUST AM STILL A BIT ON A HIGH AROUND THE MOMENTUM AND THE BUZZ THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET. WE DID ATTACH OUR RIDE LAST MONTH TO THE CAUSE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK HERE IN FLORIDA. AND WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO UNFORTUNATELY WERE VICTIMIZED, AND SO WE WROTE IN THEIR HONOR. WE HAD A NUMBER OF FOLKS COME OUT. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL RIDE. THANK YOU TO THE CITY STAFF AND TEAM FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. OUR NEXT RIDE IS GOING TO BE ON MAY 16TH AT 8 A.M. AT THE COMPLEX. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK IN THE SUMMER. IT'LL BE A BIT HOT, SO WE'LL TAKE JUNE, JULY, AUGUST OFF, AND THEN WE'LL RESUME OUR RIDES IN SEPTEMBER. SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BIKE, YOU HAVE TIME TO GET A BIKE, AND WE WILL BE RIDING AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER, FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY. SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN MAY. IF NOT IN MAY, WE'LL SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE LUCKY SCOOPS ICE CREAM. ON YESTERDAY, WE WERE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH LUCKY SCOOPS TO BRING A VETERAN'S SOCIAL. I JUST REALLY... I THINK IT'S REMARKABLE WHEN WE HAVE BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE LUCKY SCOOPS WHO COME INTO OUR CITY AND REALLY BECOME A PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR CITY. AND SO I JUST WANT TO, A, TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. THEY'VE REALLY MADE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO US AS A CITY, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO ASSIST IN WHATEVER CAPACITY. SO I APPRECIATE THEM AND THEIR BUSINESS ACUMEN. BUT THEN I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE COMMISSIONER DR. [01:05:01] DANIEL FOR PARTNERING ON THE EVENT. AND ENSURING THAT WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH OUR VETERANS IN THE CITY. I WANT TO ALSO INVITE ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO JOIN ME ON MAY 2ND AT 6.30. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH CASA DE AMOR, WHICH IS ONE OF THE NEWER RESTAURANTS HERE IN THE CITY OF TAMARACK, AND I BELIEVE IT IS A HAITIAN-OWNED RESTAURANT. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THAT RESTAURANT, AND WE WILL BE PUTTING ON AN EVENT CALLED HAITI UNCOVERED. WHERE WE WILL BE JUST CELEBRATING THE CULTURE, EXPLORING AND SPEAKING TO JUST THE HAITIAN DIASPORA AND ITS COLLECTIVE. AND SO I INVITE ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED TO ATTEND. WE'LL BE KICKING OFF AT 6.30. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED, I DID HEAR A YOUNG LADY MAKE MENTION OF A FOOD DRIVE. WE WILL HAVE A FOOD DRIVE ON MAY 29TH AT 9 A.M. AT THE TAMARACK SPORTS COMPLEX. AND SO ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN... BEING A PART OF THE FOOD DRIVE CAN WE'RE LOOKING FOR ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS AND WE ALSO OPEN UP THE EVENT FOR ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED THANK YOU THANK YOU WE'LL GO TO DISTRICT 4 DR KEISHA DYN GOOD MORNING EVERYONE GOOD MORNING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS SMILE IT'S A GOOD DAY YOU'RE ALIVE YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE SCREW FACE SMILE THANK YOU UM FOR UPDATES YESTERDAY WAS WONDERFUL ICE CREAM WITH THE VETS. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER PATTERSON FOR ALLOWING ME TO PARTNER WITH YOU. WE HAVE SOME GREAT BUSINESSES IN DISTRICT 4 AND LUCKY SCOOP IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM. THEY THEMSELVES GAVE FREELY THE FIRST 20 ICE CREAM CONES. I THINK THAT WAS AMAZING. SO THEY ACCUMULATED MOST OF THE COST. SO THANK YOU LUCKY SCOOP ONCE AGAIN THEY DEFINITELY WERE. MENTIONING. GETTING STUFF WITH KEISHA IS GOING REALLY WELL. THERE'S ALWAYS A WAITING LIST, BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IF YOU'RE ON THE WAITING LIST, MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT BECAUSE WE'LL MAKE ROOM FOR YOU. IT'S EVERY THURSDAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 630 TO 730. THERE'S SATURDAY. THAT'S THE SECOND AND FOURTH SATURDAY. SO THIS SATURDAY FROM 10 TO 11, I HAD A GOOD TIME WATCHING MOSTLY THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS EVENT. GOOD. IT WAS VERY NICE. I REALLY WANTED A MASSAGE, BUT I GUESS I COULDN'T GET ONE. AND ALSO, LAST WEEK AT OUR YOUTH SYMPOSIUM, AWESOME, ALL THE KIDS THAT PARTICIPATED HAD A GOOD TIME. THEY WERE ENGAGED. THEY LEARNED A LOT. EVEN MY KID CAME HOME AND SAID, MOM, I THINK I GOT A SLEEPING DISORDER. I WAS LIKE, WHAT? JUST FROM THE LESSONS THEY LEARNED, THEY TOOK UP THE STRATEGIES, WHAT THE TEACHERS HAD TO SAY, WHAT THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS HAD TO SAY. STUDY SKILL, THE SKILLS OF BEING FOCUSED. YOU'D BE AMAZED AT WHAT OUR KIDS ARE CAPABLE OF. SO THAT WAS AN AWESOME EVENT. THE KIDS ENJOYED, OUR COMMUNITY ENJOYED, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN. OUR DISTRICT 4 NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 28TH AT COLONY WEST, 6 30 P.M. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU'RE THERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF UPDATES, A LOT OF GIVE UP GIVEAWAY, AND THAT WILL BE THE TIME YOU CAN APPLY FOR OUR DISTRICT 4 GRANTS AS WELL. WE YEAH, BUT... OUR SECOND OPENING, SO I GUESS THIS IS TWICE IN ONE YEAR WE'RE GIVING OUT DISTRICT GRANTS TO OUR RESIDENTS IN DISTRICT 04, SO MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT ON MAY 28TH. SENIOR EXPO WAS AN EXTREME SUCCESS LAST YEAR. WE HAVE IT AGAIN THIS YEAR, ANNUAL SENIOR EXPO, JULY 11TH AT TAMARACK COMMUNITY CENTER. WE'LL HAVE FREE SCREENING, VENDORS, EVERYTHING CAN GIVE AWAY, AND YES, $50 PUBLIC GIFT CARD FOR ALL TAMARACK RESIDENTS. ATTEND. SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES WILL BE THERE. WE'LL HAVE DOCTORS THERE GIVING FREE SCREENING IN A PRIVATE ROOM. WHATEVER YOU NEED WILL BE THERE. WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THE MOBILE DRIVER'S LICENSE TO COME OUT ON THAT DATE. OF COURSE, YOU'D HAVE TO REGISTER FOR THAT BECAUSE WE KNOW THOSE SLOTS WILL FILL UP QUICKLY. SO KEEP FOLLOWING ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA SO YOU CAN GET THE INFORMATION. I WANT TO FORCE YOU TO FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO I'LL BE PLACING EVERYTHING ON THERE. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO WILL MAKE A VOW TO HELP OUT A TEACHER THIS COMING MAY FOR TEACHER APPRECIATION. PLEASE FIND YOUR OLD TEACHER SOMEBODY. JUST SAY THANK YOU, A LETTER OF APPRECIATION. LET ALL EDUCATORS KNOW THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEM. ONE OF THE RESIDENTS CAME UP EARLIER AND SAID ABOUT CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH FOOD INSECURITY, SPECIFICALLY FOR JAMAICA. PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE, I MEAN, DARE TO CARE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY THERE, COMING UP WITH A PLAN FOR... FOOD INSECURITY ANYONE WITH FOOD INSECURITY PLEASE CONTACT [01:10:03] MY OFFICE OR 211 WHETHER YOU ARE DISABLED SENIOR OR NOT ANY RESIDENTS THAT HAS FOOD INSECURITY CAN DEFINITELY CONTACT OUR OFFICE CONTACT 211 AND WE WILL GET YOU HELP FOOD DISTRIBUTION IS CONTINUED UM I KNOW THEY TOOK CARE PARTNER WITH FOOD FOR THE POOR AND THEY HAVE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS SO I WILL CONTACT YOU ABOUT THAT AND NOT ONLY THAT THEY COLLECTED THEY ASKED FOR 500 DISPOSABLE ADULT UNDERWEAR, YOU KNOW, LIKE DIAPERS FOR ADULTS. THEY COLLECTED OVER 5,000 BECAUSE APPARENTLY THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE NEED LATELY IN JAMAICA IS, YOU KNOW, FOR OUR SENIORS, FOR THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED, HANDICAPPED. WE ASKED FOR 500. WE GOT 5,000. SO PLEASE KNOW THE WORK IS CONTINUED DAILY, AND WE WOULD LOVE YOUR VOLUNTEER AND YOUR SUPPORT. WE WILL ALSO BE AT THE... FUNCTION WITH BUJABONTAN AND WE'LL HAVE A TABLE THERE SO I WILL GET WITH THE CITY STAFF AND SEE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO COLLECT AS WELL THANK YOU THANK YOU AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE ALL VERY VERY VERY VERY BUSY BUT IT'S ENJOYABLE AND WE GET TO BE WITH OUR COMMUNITY I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ELAINE BENJAMIN WHO IS BASICALLY A GODSEND TO ME AND SHE'S GONNA PROBABLY CRINGE WHEN SHE WATCHES THE MEETING BECAUSE SHE HATES MY COMPLIMENTARY BUT SHE'S AWESOME AND I AM VERY MUCH APPRECIATIVE HER ASSISTANCE UM THANK YOU TO OUR WONDERFUL TAMARACK PARK AND REC OR PUBLIC SERVICES FOR ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND AS YOU KNOW WE'RE ALL VERY BUSY AND THEY WITHOUT FAIL AND WITHOUT HESITATION THEY ARE HERE FOR WHATEVER WE NEED ALSO TO TAMARACK FIRE RESCUE AND TO BSO DISTRICT 7 FOR ALWAYS COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING US AND ASSISTING US AS WELL SO THANK YOU AND YES JUST LIKE COMMISSIONER PATTERSON SAID FOR MY EVENT FOR THE RHYTHM AND WELLNESS, I WAS EXPECTING MAYBE 20 PEOPLE. I WAS OVER THE MOON WITH A PACKED GYM AND WE WALKED THE PARK NOT JUST ONE TIME, BUT THEY KEPT GOING AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND. THIS ONE YOUNG MAN, I THINK HE WAS EIGHT OR NINE, SORRY IF I GOT HIS AGE WRONG, BUT HE JUST KEPT GOING AND RUNNING AND JUST RUNNING LAPS AROUND US. AND THERE WAS A COMPETITION WITH ONE OF OUR ELDER LADIES WHO REALLY WAS, HER ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT WAS THAT SHE DIDN'T DO HER 10,000 STEPS BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO DO HER 10,000 STEPS. BUT WE MOVED OUR STEPS INSIDE AND HAD A GREAT TIME WITH LINE DANCING, ZUMBA, AND SOME DOUBLE DUTCH. AND I AM PROUD TO SAY I DIDN'T HAVE TO CALL TAMAR FIRE RESCUE TO PICK ME OFF THE GROUND, AND I WAS ABLE TO DO IT. BUT WE'LL BE DOING THIS AGAIN. SO THERE'S SOME PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ONLINE, AND WE'LL BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEXT ONE THAT WE'LL BE DOING. SO AT THAT ONE, I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER WRIGHT CAME AND HE PARTICIPATED, BUT THE NEXT ONE, COMMISSIONER DANIEL, YOU WILL BE DOUBLE DUTCHING WITH ME. SO GET READY, OR NOT ZUMBA OR LINE DANCE. COME ON, LINE DANCING EVERY OTHER WEEK, SO YOU CAN DO IT. IT WAS AN HONOR TO GO TO AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT BY THE KIWANIS KEY CLUB IN CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER WHERE THEY WERE SHARING DIFFERENT THINGS OF BRINGING SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR AUTISM AND BUSINESSES AND LEARNING TOOLS. 5K CLUB EVERY SECOND SATURDAY AT TEPFORD PARK FROM 7 TO 9. WE HAD A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE OUT THERE RUNNING, WALKING. AND THEN PINKBERRY FUSION, SHE DID A GREAT JOB AT OUR MOVE WITH THE MAYOR. SHE JUST KICKED MY REAR END. EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, BUT I THINK SHE KICKED YOURS TOO. SO THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THAT. ON APRIL 30TH AT 11.30 A.M. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, MOVE OF THE MAYOR CLASSES CONTINUE WITH URBAN LINE DANCE. AND I WILL APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAY BECAUSE I AM PROUD TO GO TO OUR CITY'S REACHING FOR THE STARS EVENT THAT WAS ALSO PLANNED THAT DAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. BUT PLEASE DO JOIN THE MOVE OF THE MAYOR FREE EVENT. THE BROWARD COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE MET AGAIN, AND WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TO PREPARE OUR REPORT. HOUSING IS VERY IMPORTANT, AND AFFORDABLE ONES ARE EXTREMELY BECOMING LESS AS WELL, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THINGS IN SMART GROWTH ALL OVER THE PLACE. I HAD MY MAMMOGRAM. A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION THAN PEOPLE MAY WANT TO KNOW, BUT I SAY IT BECAUSE EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GET THEMSELVES CHECKED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER TO GET YOUR MAMMOGRAM, AND MEN, GET CHECKED. YOU HAVE BREASTS AS WELL. YOU MAY NOT. LIKE TO HEAR THAT BUT LET'S BE REALISTIC YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL YOUR FAMILY THAT YOU HAVE DIED FROM BREAST CANCER BECAUSE YOU WERE TOO EMBARRASSED TO GET YOURSELVES CHECKED CHECK YOURSELVES OUT. PROUD TO GO TO THE UNITY OF LOVE MINISTRIES FOR THE 7TH JUBILEE. I'M VERY HAPPY THAT OUR BSO CAPTAIN, XO LIEUTENANT, AND JENNIFER MARION, AND SARAH BOSTIC, AND SONIA WERE THERE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TEAM, SHARING THAT CELEBRATION WITH THEM. I AM PRIVILEGED TO BE ON THE MAYOR'S PANEL AT NSU TOMORROW NIGHT AFTER THE RISE EVENT. I'LL BE THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT. AND THIS IS BEING PUT ON THROUGH THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND ICMA STUDENT CHAPTER AT NSU. I BELIEVE THAT THE IN-PERSON SEATS ARE SOLD OUT, BUT IF YOU WISH TO SEE MAYOR BROOKE FROM CORAL SPRINGS, [01:15:01] MAYOR WALKER FROM PARKLAND, AND MYSELF IN A PANEL, PLEASE ATTEND ON ZOOM. I CAN GET YOU THE INFORMATION. WE HAVE OUR FREE ROOTS SUPERFOOD ON MAY 21ST FROM 11 TO NOON TO LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABLE HABITS AND ALSO BETTER CHOICES FOR EATING. LOOKING FORWARD TO EVERYBODY FOR THE FREE DAY OF DANCE ON JUNE 27TH. TO DATE, WE'VE GOT MORE TO COME. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY AT THE WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY THAT I'M HOLDING WITH OUR COLONY WEST ON JUNE 24TH, JUNE 27TH, JULY 3RD, JULY 19TH. MORE OF THAT INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE. YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO MAYORGOMEZEVENTS AT TAMARACK.ORG OR, AGAIN, CALL ME ON MY CELL PHONE OR CALL ME AT THE CITY FOR ANY INFORMATION. AND ON JUNE 12TH, FINALLY GOT THE DATE ON THE RIGHT DATE, WE WILL BE HONORING OUR WOMEN VETERANS. AND I APPRECIATE THAT COMMISSIONER DANIEL WILL BE JOINING ME ON THAT MORNING TO CELEBRATE OUR WOMEN VETERANS. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN YOUR INVITATION, IF YOU ARE A VETERAN, PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GIVE YOU THAT INVITATION. IT'S AT 1130 AT COLONY WEST ON JUNE 12TH. ALSO, MEMORIAL DAY IS COMING UP. IF YOU ARE A VETERAN AND YOU ARE NOT ON OUR HONOR WALL, PLEASE REACH OUT. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET YOU ON THE PANEL FOR THIS EVENT, BUT WE'LL GET YOU FOR [5. CONSENT AGENDA ] NOVEMBER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND ON THAT NOTE, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. CITY MANAGER, ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? NO, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. NOT SEEING ANYBODY WISHING TO PULL ANY ITEMS OFF. CITY CLERK, PLEASE. NO, I NEED A MOTION. A SECOND TO MY MOTION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT? YES. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON? YES. DR. DANIEL? YES. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. VICE MAYOR WILSON? [7.a. TO2629 -An ordinance of the city commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, amending Chapter 10, Article 4, of the Land Development Code of the City of Tamarac, Florida, entitled "Development and Design Standards"; amending Section 10-4.10, entitled "Signs"; specifically amending Sections 10-4.10(8) entitled "Sign Permits" to provide exemptions for certain government related signs installed by the city; 10-4.1 0(L), entitled "Prohibited Signs", to remove the prohibition on electronic message center signs; 10-4.1 0(D), entitled "General Sign Requirements", to authorize and establish a use-based regulatory framework for electronic message center signs; providing for codification; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ] YES. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING 7A-TO2629. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD. ORDINANCE 7A, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, AMENDED IN CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 4 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS, AMENDED IN SECTION 10-4. POINT 10 ENTITLED SCIENCE SPECIFICALLY AMENDED SECTION 10-410 ENTIRE SIGN PERMITS PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT RELATED SIGNS INSTALLED BY THE CITY AND TYPE PROHIBIT PROHIBITED SIGNS TO REMOVE THE PROHIBITION ON ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER SIGNS ENTIRE GENERAL SIGN REQUIREMENT TO AUTHORIZE ESTABLISHED USE BASED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER SCIENCE PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH A FULL PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED AT THE STAFF AGENDA REVIEW WORKSHOP ON MONDAY, APRIL 20. KENT WALIA IS OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? I DIDN'T. I APOLOGIZE. BUT I COULD HAVE JUST FINISHED MY SENTENCE BEFORE YOU JUMPED IN. I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE GETTING THROUGH STUFF, I HOPE. QUICKLY SO I CAN PUT MY HOPES OUT THERE I'VE GOT A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR I'VE GOT A SECOND BY UM COMMISSIONER WRIGHT NOW IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEEING NONE OPEN DISCUSSION FOR THIS COMMISSION SEEING NONE YOU CAN CALL THE VOTE COMMISSIONER PATTERSON YES MAY I GO MAD NO VICE MAYOR BOLTON NO COMMISSIONER DANIEL YES. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. YES. [8.a. TO2625 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, adopting a small scale local land use plan amendment to the City of Tamarac's Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map in accordance with Chapter 163, specifically Section 163.3187 of the Florida State Statutes, for said lands situated, lying, and being in Broward County, Florida, and located on the east side of N Hiatus Road, North of W Commercial Boulevard, at 5600 N Hiatus Road, shown in Exhibit "A" and more particularly described in the legal description shown in Exhibit "B" attached hereto, to change the future land use of approximately 6.1 gross acres of land from "Commercial" to "Industrial" to facilitate the development of an industrial warehouse facility and provide consistency with the Land Development Code in accordance with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Tamarac; (Case No. 2-LUA-25) authorizing transmittal of the Small Scale Land Use Map Amendment to the Broward County Planning Council for recertification of the City of Tamarac Future Land Use Map; providing for amendment to the land use plan to reflect such change; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. ] THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 3-2. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING ON TO ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING. IT IS H.A. T.O. 2625. CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE TO THIS ITEM. YES. ITEM 8A, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION AND CITY OF TAMARAC ADOPTING A SMALL-SCALE LOCAL LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP. IT COINS WITH CHAPTER 163, FLORIDA STATUTES. FOR SAID LAND SITUATED LINE AND BEING IN BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH HIGH HATERS ROAD, NORTH COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AT 5600 NORTH HIGH HATERS ROAD, AND MOST PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN LEGAL DESCRIPTION SHOWN IN EXHIBIT B. WE CHANGE THE FUTURE LAND USE. APPROXIMATELY 6.1 GROSS ACRES OF LAND FROM COMMERCIAL TO INDUSTRIAL TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE FACILITY WHO HAVE CONSISTENCY WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, AUTHORIZED TRANSMITTERS OF THE SMALL-SCALE LAND USE AMENDMENT TO THE BROAD COUNTY PLANNING COUNCIL, AND THE RECERTIFICATION OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK'S FUTURE LAND USE MAP, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. [01:20:02] THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOVE IT. SECOND. OH, COME ON. YOU WERE DOING SO WELL IN THE LAST ONE. SECOND. THANK YOU. A FULL PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED ON FIRST READING AT THE APRIL 7TH MEETING. KENT WALIA IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. NOT SEEING ANY REQUESTS FOR DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. VICE MAYOR BOLTON? YES. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT? YES. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON? [9.a. TO2626 - 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 102.1 (B) of Chapter 10 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances for approximately 5.5 acres of land situated, lying, and being in Broward County, Florida, and legally described in Exhibit "A", from the current MU-C (Mixed-Use Corridor) zoning classification to the proposed BP (Business Park) zoning classification, for the subject property located on the east side of N Hiatus Road, north of W Commercial Boulevard, shown in Exhibit "B" at 5600 N Hiatus Road to allow for the proposed industrial warehouse facility and provide consistency with the Land Development Code in accordance with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Tamarac; (Case No. 8-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. ] YES. DR. DANIEL? YES. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU. MOVING TO QUASI-JUDICIAL SECOND HEARING. 9A TO 2626. TO THE ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD. ITEM 9A. IN ORDER TO SEE COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, I COMMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF TAMARACK, REFERENCE SECTION 10-2.1B OF CHAPTER 10, CITY OF TAMARACK COURT OF ORDINANCE, APPROXIMATELY 5.5 ACRES OF LAND, SITUATED LINE OF... AND BEING IN BROWARD COUNTY, LEGALLY DESCRIBED EXHIBIT A FROM THE CURRENT MIXED-USE CORRIDOR ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF PROPOSED BUSINESS PARK ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR SUBJECT PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH HYATTUS ROAD, NORTH COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD AT 5600 NORTH HYATTUS ROAD TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE FACILITY TO PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. IT CORRESPONDS WITH THE INTENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO SEE THE TIME MARK PROVIDED FOR A FACTORY DATE. THANK YOU. CITY ATTORNEY, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE RULES FOR QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS, AND THEN OUR CITY CLERK WILL SWEAR ON ANY WITNESSES. MA'AM, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE. I THINK IT'S UP TO, IF YOU WANT ME TO READ THESE RULES, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY APPLICANT OR EVEN. WELL, YOU WANT TO TRY TO GET LUCKY AND THINK THAT NO ONE'S GOING TO SPEAK, THEN. ARE WE HAVING? HAVE A, WE'LL SWEAR THEM IN JUST IN CASE, BUT WE WON'T, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO READ THE RULES. CITY CLERK, PLEASE SWEAR. ALL WITNESSES FOR THIS ITEM. PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? I DO. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THANK YOU. I WILL NOW ASK FOR ANY DISCLOSURES BY THE COMMISSION. VICE MAYOR? NOT SINCE THE LAST MEETING. COMMISSIONER DANIEL? NOT SINCE THE LAST MEETING. I SAID HI EARLIER. DITTO. MR. RYAN? NOTHING SINCE THE LAST MEETING. I MET MR. BUTLER VIA ZOOM. AS I MENTIONED IN THE LAST MEETING. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. SAME. NOTHING SINCE THE LAST MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT. THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR BOLTON AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. OPENING UP PUBLIC COMMENTS. SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. A FULL PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM WAS DELIVERED AT FIRST READING ON THE APRIL 7TH MEETING. KENT WALLY, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, REMAINS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, IS THAT FOR DISCUSSION? NO? OKAY. SEEING NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION, CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT? YES. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON? YES. YES. VICE MAYOR BOLTON? MAYBE. YES. DR. DANIEL? YES. MAYOR GOMEZ? YES. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. [11.a. Consideration of ICLEI USA Membership for Sustainability and Resilience Planning Support. Requested by Commissioner Morey Wright Jr. ] WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PROJECT. COMING FORTH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OTHER, AND IT IS 11A. IT'S CONSIDERATION OF ICLEI USA MEMBERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE PLANNING SUPPORT REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER MORI WRIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM. I'LL MAKE IT FAST SINCE WE'RE MOVING FAST. IT CLEARS A LOCAL SUSTAINABILITY ORGANIZATION WITH A NETWORK OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE. THERE'S OVER 2,500 MUNICIPALITIES THAT'S A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE C40. PAID UP IN MY POCKET. I WAS INVITED BY MAYOR MUHAMMAD IN PEMBROKE PARK, WHO WAS INVITED BY VICE MAYOR, THE LATE VICE MAYOR NANCY MATEA. OBVIOUSLY VICE MAYOR MATEA WAS A MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND SHE WAS ENCOURAGED US AS A CITY TO JOIN. CLIMATE CHANGE IS SOMETHING THAT'S FACING OUR SOCIETY, AS VICE MAYOR BOLTINS MENTIONS. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE TEAM, HE STARTED THE TIME RACKERY INITIATIVE, AND WE'RE DOING STUFF TODAY FOR EARTH DAY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO ATTEND A CONFERENCE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY AND FUNDING BEING A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION. YOU SEE A LOT OF GRANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION, BUILDING, AND ALL THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE HAPPENING. AS TALLAHASSEE CONTINUES TO CUT FUNDING, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE... OPEN OUR NETWORK AND BE AT TABLES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO MONEY AND THINGS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY. OBVIOUSLY, I SAW IN OUR BACKUP EARLIER, WE GOT FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY FOR A YACHT AND ALARM CONCERT. I KNOW THAT INFORMATION CAME BECAUSE WE HAD ACCESS AT THE TABLE. WHILE I WAS AT THE CONFERENCE, THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS, ALONG WITH MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES, GAVE $150 MILLION TOWARDS CITIES [01:25:01] FOR RESILIENCY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND ONE OF THE COMMENTS THE SECRETARY GENERAL MADE IS THAT LOCAL LEADERS ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS TO CLIMATE EMERGENCY, CUTTING EMISSIONS, CLEANING AIR, BUILDING RESILIENCY, INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AND CREATING GOOD DREAM JOBS. WE ALL NEED, WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK TO TURN NATIONAL CLIMATE PLEDGE INTO LOCAL RESULTS BY EQUIPPING CITIES, REGIONS WITH FINANCE AND TOOLS TO ACT NOW. SO I THINK US BEING A PART OF ICLEA WOULD OPEN DOORS TO FINANCE, GIVE US A NETWORK OF PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CONTINUE TO PROLONG THE WORK OF OUR DELAYED VICE MAYOR NANCY MATEO. SO MAXIME AND KALI, FOR CONSENT FOR US TO JOIN THIS ORGANIZATION, IT'S A SMALL INVESTMENT OF $2,200 PER YEAR. WE'LL HAVE TO ASSIGN OUR... ONE OF US AS A ELECTED OFFICIAL TO THE ORGANIZATION AND A STAFF MEMBER I THINK A GOOD STAFF MEMBER WOULD BE LIKE A GRANT PERSON UM BECAUSE THIS ORGANIZATION AGAIN GIVE US ACCESS TO A LOT OF GRANTS SO I WOULD LOVE TO GET MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT TO BE A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION THANKS COMMISSIONER I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE BACKUP AND UM THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS WAY I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING EARTH DAY. AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE ALL FIVE OF US SHOULD GET INVOLVED WITH, NOT JUST ONE, BUT FIVE, TO MAKE IT MORE IMPACTFUL FOR OUR CITY. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO I SEE THAT THE MEMBERSHIP DUES IS BASED ON A POPULATION BY A CITY. WHAT OTHER BENEFITS DO WE GET FROM THIS FEE? SO IS IT THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD WILL GET TO GO TO THE CONFERENCE FOR FREE? IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT CONFERENCE. IT'S ABOUT THE NETWORKS. OKAY, BUT THE QUESTION THAT I ASKED. WELL, THE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD WILL GET TO ATTEND CONFERENCES, YES. AND IF YOU CAN BE A REPRESENTATIVE IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO A CONFERENCE. OKAY, THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION I ASKED. THE QUESTION I ASKED IS, THE PERSON THAT IS APPOINTED THROUGH THIS GETS TO GO TO THE CONFERENCE FOR FREE? NO, THE PERSON THAT'S APPOINTED GETS INVITED TO CONFERENCES. AND PART OF THE ORGANIZATION, YES, YOU GET TO GO TO CONFERENCES. FOR FREE? THEY PAY FOR IT? WELL, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW IT'S DONE. I PAID UP IN MY POCKET LAST TIME. THAT'S BECAUSE WE WEREN'T A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATION, EXACTLY. BUT ANOTHER CITY, FOR INSTANCE, PEMBROKE PARK, WHERE ASHIR MOHAMED WAS MAYOR OR ELECTED OFFICIAL, SHE ATTENDED FOR FREE, CORRECT? WELL, THE ORGANIZATION, YES. THE ORGANIZATION PAID FOR HER BECAUSE THEY WERE A MEMBER? YES. NO, SHE JUST BECAME A MEMBER. OKAY. SO PEOPLE WHO ARE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION ATTEND THE CONFERENCES INCLUDED? PEOPLE GET REDUCED RATES FOR THE CONFERENCES, YES. BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY? YOU HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING OUT OF POCKET, YES. BUT A MAJORITY OF IT IS FREE, IS INCLUDED? SOME OF THE COST IS COMPENSATED, YES. LIKE LEGAL CITIES AND ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION I'M A PART OF. OKAY. AND WHERE WAS THE LAST CONFERENCE HELD? THE LAST CONFERENCE WAS THE C40 CONFERENCE IN BRAZIL. IN BRAZIL? YEAH. OKAY. SO BY APPOINTING A MEMBER TO THIS BOARD OR COMMITTEE OR ORGANIZATION... THEY GET TO GO TO BRAZIL AND OTHER PLACES FOR FREE OR AT A REDUCED COST. WELL, YES, YOU GET TO TRAVEL TO CONFERENCES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND LIKE I MENTIONED TO YOU, THE LATE VICE MAYOR WAS THE ONE WHO INVITED US TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION AND ALL THE BENEFITS THAT SHE HAS GOTTEN IN CORAL SPRINGS IN TERMS OF RESILIENCY, FUNDING, AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF. IT WAS NOT AN IDEA. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT SHE CHAMPIONED. IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE ENCOURAGED US FOR OTHER CITIES TO BE A PART OF. SO, I MEAN... AS DR. DANIELS MENTIONED, IT CAN BE ANY ONE OF US CAN BE ON THE BOARD. WE CAN ASSIGN ALL FIVE OF US, AND WHOEVER WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, IF YOU'RE THE GREEN CHAMPION, YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT ON THE GROUND OR WHATEVER, I'M OPEN FOR YOU TO BE THE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION. SO BY ASKING US TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION TODAY, ARE YOU ASKING US TO ALSO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHO IS APPOINTED TO THE ORGANIZATION? WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. I COULD HAVE PAID THAT OUT OF MY POCKET AND ASSIGNED MYSELF A $2,200. I PAID MORE THAN $2,200 TO GO TO BRAZIL. THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO IMPLY. THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION. NO, I BRING IT TO US AS A [01:30:01] COMMISSION SO WE AS AN ORGANIZATION CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE NETWORK, THE PEOPLE, AND THE KNOWLEDGE. YOU CAN ASSIGN A STAFF MEMBER WHO'S INVOLVED IN ORGANIZATIONS. THEY'LL BE AWARE OF GRANTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. IF YOU'RE TRYING TO IMPUTE THAT I WANT TO GO TO CONFERENCES OR WHATEVER. THE QUESTION IS. NO. COMMISSIONER, NO NEED TO BE DEFENSIVE. I'M NOT BEING... NO. OKAY, CALM DOWN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ORGANIZATION IS WORTH IT. IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO. IT IS ALSO AN ORGANIZATION THAT I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COMMISSION SHOULD GET BEHIND. SO IT IS NOT A NEGATIVE THING. I'M ASKING THE QUESTIONS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS KOSHER AND IT IS DISCUSSED ON THE SUNSHINE WITH TRANSPARENCY. SO MY QUESTION IS... YOU BY US GIVING CONSENSUS TODAY THAT WE WANT TO BE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION, IS IT THAT YOUR ASK IS ALSO THAT WE APPOINT A MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION TODAY? NO, WE DON'T HAVE TO APPOINT A MEMBER. IT'S A YES OR NO QUESTION. NO, IT'S NOT. OH, OKAY. I AM JUST SAYING THAT IN THE APPLICATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION, BECAUSE I'VE LOOKED INTO IT AND I WAS GOING TO PEE OUT OF MY OWN POCKET, WE COULD SIGN AND THERE'S PART OF IT IS... PERSON WHO'S ASSIGNED AS ELECTED OFFICIAL STAFF MEMBER I BROUGHT IT TO US AS A ORGANIZATIONS AND IN THE SUNSHINE SO ALL OF US CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION BECAUSE IT'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IT'S BENEFITED A BUNCH OF COMMUNITIES THERE WERE CITIES FROM ALL OVER EVEN KINGSTON JAMAICA WAS THERE AT THE CONFERENCE JAMAICA'S GOT 50 MILLION FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY SO IN GOING TO THAT CONFERENCE AND SEEING THE ACCESS AND THE INFORMATION AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE GET I WANTED TO BRING IT TO THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION AND THE ENTIRE COMMISSION DO WE HAVE A COPY OF THE APPLICATION? WE DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THE APPLICATION, BUT I CAN ALWAYS GET A COPY OF THE APPLICATION. I THOUGHT THAT YOU SAID THAT YOU LOOKED AT THE APPLICATION. NO, I LOOKED AT THE APPLICATION TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION AND PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. THAT'S WHAT I LOOKED AT THE APPLICATION FOR. BECAUSE, AGAIN, I WAS ENCOURAGED BY THE LATE VICE MAYOR FOR US TO BE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. WELL, I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T ASK FOR HER ADVICE NOW, BUT I WILL ASK. ASK ASHERA BECAUSE SHE WAS THE ONE TO BRING IT. YOU CAN WATCH ASHERA'S COMMISSION MEETING AND SHE WAS, SHE BROUGHT IT TO HER COMMISSION LAST COMMISSION MEETING. IT'S PUBLIC RECORD, IT'S ON YOUTUBE, SHE WAS NOT PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. AGAIN, NANCY MATEO WHO WAS ENCOURAGED AS WELL, WERE THERE TO BE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION. SO YOU CAN GO ON YOUTUBE, WATCH PEMBROKE PARK LAST MEETING AND YOU'LL SEE ASHERA BROUGHT IT TO HER COMMISSION FOR THEM TO BE A PART OF HER ORGANIZATION. SO IT'S PUBLIC RECORD. AND HOW DID, WHAT DID THEY DECIDE ON? THEY ALL AGREED. EVEN THE GUY THAT SHE DISAGREES WITH IN THE MEDIA ALL THE TIME, HE EVEN AGREED. SO IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT ALL OF US CAN BENEFIT FROM. IT'S AN ORGANIZATION WHERE ALL OF US CAN GET INFORMATION. I COULD HAVE BEEN SELFISH AND SIGNED UP MYSELF OR EVEN USED MY OWN INITIATIVE FUNDS, BUT I BROUGHT IT TO THE COMMISSION SO ALL OF US COULD BE INVOLVED, ALL OF US CAN LEARN, ALL OF US CAN LEARN ABOUT FUNDING, THE STAFF CAN KNOW, AND IT BENEFITS THE ENTIRE CITY. OKAY, AND THEN BY GIVING THE CONSENSUS TODAY, WE ARE DIRECTING... THE CITY MANAGER TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION AND TO BE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION BE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION ASSIGN A STAFF MEMBER AND AS I RECOMMENDED I THINK THE GRANTS PERSON WE HAVE GOOD PERSON BECAUSE THESE ORGANIZATION HAVE TONS OF MONEY THAT THEY GIVE IN TOWARDS DIFFERENT THINGS IN CITIES BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES LIKE I SAID DONATED 170 MILLION TOWARDS CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS I'M WORKING ON AND SO I'M A CHAMPION AND AND SO I WOULD I I WOULD ASK THEM THAT IF... THERE IS A SLOT ON THE APPLICATION THAT REQUIRES US TO INPUT THE STAFF MEMBER OR THE ELECTED OFFICIAL, IT IS THEN WHERE IT BECOMES COMPLICATED BECAUSE YOUR ASK TODAY IS NOT TO ASSIGN AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. IT IS TO GET CONSENSUS TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION. BUT A PART OF JOINING THE ORGANIZATION, THE FORM MAY BE REQUIRING THAT INFORMATION TO PUT THE ELECTED OFFICIAL AND THE STAFF STAFF MEMBER THERE, WHICH WOULD FURTHER COMPLICATE YOUR ITEM TO THEN HAVE THE CITY MANAGER HALT WHAT HE'S DOING ON THE APPLICATION, CORRECT, AND THEN COME BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION TO ASK WHAT MEMBER OF STAFF OR THE ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT WANTS TO JOIN. THIS IS WHY I ASK THE POINTED QUESTIONS NOT TO FRUSTRATE YOU OR NOT TO BE AN OBSTRUCTIONIST, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS COMPREHENSIVE. AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE CITY COMMISSION. IT IS NOT MANDATORY FOR AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO JOIN. YOU CAN ASSIGN A STAFF MEMBER, AND I'LL PRE-PROPOSE A STAFF MEMBER. THE FUNDING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF IT. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE APPLICATION, YOU CAN APPOINT SOMEONE ON THE TEAM. THAT CAN BE DONE BY THE CITY MANAGER. AND THEN WE HAVE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL CONTACT ON IT, A [01:35:01] LIAISON WHO WILL BE A CONTACT. SO WE CAN DECIDE WHO WOULD BE THE LIAISON AMONGST THE COMMISSION. SO THE FORM DOES ASK FOR THE... A LIAISON, YES. THE FORM DOES ASK FOR A LIAISON. OH MY GOSH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE AN INTERRUPTION BY THE CITY MANAGER. THE FORM DOES ASK FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIAL TO BE THERE. ELECTED OFFICIAL LIAISON, YES. WILL YOU? I'M DOING A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I WAS DOING IT MYSELF, BUT THE CITY MANAGER IS CUTTING IN WITH A POINT OF CLARIFICATION. THE FORM, I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW, IT DOES HAVE... IT DOES REQUIRE PRIMARY ELECTED OFFICIAL. PRIMARY ELECTED LIAISON, YES. OKAY, SO THEN THE PREMISE OF THE ASK WOULD HAVE TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IN ORDER TO DIRECT THE MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT OR JOIN THE ORGANIZATION, HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE FULL INFORMATION. SO THEN THE CITY COMMISSION WOULD HAVE TO, AS A PART OF GIVING HIM THE AUTHORITY TO JOIN THIS ORGANIZATION, ALSO ARM HIM WITH THE INFORMATION AS TO WHO IS THE PERSON WHO IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS. WHO WILL BE JOINING THE ORGANIZATION FROM THIS COMMISSION ABSOLUTELY AND WE WE WE AS A COMMISSION WHICH I BROUGHT COMMISSION WE CAN DECIDE WHO WE WANT TO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION THAT SIMPLE AND WE CAN ASSIGN A STAFF MEMBER SO IF YOU WANT TO BE THE ELECTED OFFICIAL LIAISON BECAUSE YOU'RE THE GREEN CHAMPION YOU CHAMPION GREEN INITIATIVE YOU CAN BE THE ELECTION OFFICIAL LIAISON NO NO NO COMMISSIONER I DO DECLINE, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK IT WOULD BE FAIR BECAUSE YOU'RE THE PERSON THAT, OF COURSE, BROUGHT THIS INITIATIVE TO US, THAT YOU AT LEAST INITIALLY BE A PART OF IT. HOWEVER, WE MUST, IN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, UNDERSTAND ALSO THAT YOU'RE UP FOR RE-ELECTION AND YOU MAY NOT BE HERE IN NOVEMBER. OKAY. SO WE HAVE TO ALSO PUT THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. WELL, IF WE CAN ALWAYS DECIDE THAT WE CAN CREATE A PROCESS WHERE THE ELECTED OFFICIAL LIAISON IS BROUGHT WITH LEAGUE OF CITIES. OR WE DO THE OTHER THINGS WHERE WE DO IT EVERY YEAR. WE SET A TIME FRAME AND EVERY YEAR WE CAN PICK SOMEONE TO BE THE LIAISON SO ALL OF US CAN BENEFIT FROM THE EQUITY ORGANIZATION. BUT THE IDEA IS THAT THE CONFERENCE IS NOT THIS YEAR BUT IT'S NEXT YEAR. IT'S NOT A COMMISSIONABLE THING. IT'S NOT ONLY CONFERENCES. WILL YOU LET ME FINISH MY QUESTION? BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING TO... RECLAIMING MY TIME. OKAY, STOP THE TIME. LET ME ASK MY QUESTION SO HE DOES NOT INTERRUPT THE QUESTION THAT HE'S TRYING TO ANSWER. THE POINT OF THE MATTER IS COMMISSIONER. THAT YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ELECTION YEAR. LET ME FINISH. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ELECTION YEAR. WE ARE JOINING AN ORGANIZATION THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT, SO BROUGHT TO US, AND IT'S A NOBLE IDEA, IT'S A GREAT CAUSE, AND IN HONOR OF NANCY MATEO, I WILL SUPPORT THIS ITEM. AND IF THAT, YOU'RE JUST USING THAT... TO DRAW EMOTIONS, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE DESPICABLE. HOWEVER, WE ARE JOINING AN ORGANIZATION WHERE YOU HAVE PRESENTED THIS ITEM. YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ELECTION. THE CONFERENCE IS NEXT YEAR. AND IF WE PUT YOU ON THE ORGANIZATION AS THE LEAD PERSON, IS IT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO... QUICKLY CHANGE THE REPRESENTATIVE DOES IT GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DO THAT BECAUSE IF THE COMMISSIONER IS NOT HERE IN NOVEMBER AND PERHAPS I HOPE THAT YOU ARE HERE IN NOVEMBER BUT BUT ALSO YOU MUST ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IN A RETREAT I ASKED THAT THE INITIATIVE FUNDS BE HELD BACK BECAUSE COMMISSIONER VILLALOBOS AT THE TIME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HERE AND WE HAD TO DOUBLE BUDGET. AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, HE SPENT ALL OF HIS MONEY BEFORE HE LEFT, AND THEN COMMISSIONER PATTERSON CAME IN WITHOUT MONEY. I DIGRESS. SO, MANAGER, IS THERE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION, HAVE YOU DONE THE RESEARCH TO SHOW THAT WE CAN CHANGE THE REPRESENTATIVE IF THE REPRESENTATIVE IS NO LONGER REPRESENTING THE CITY? HAVE YOU DONE THAT RESEARCH? NO, VICE MAYOR. I DON'T HAVE ANY... CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT AS WE SPEAK. POINT OF CLARIFICATION, IT DOESN'T MATTER. ON THE FORM, IT ACTUALLY HAS THAT PERSON'S ELECTED TERM WHEN IT ENDS, SO IT'S UNDERSTOOD WHEN THEY'RE APPLYING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE EITHER REAPPOINTED OR WHATEVER WITH THE ORGANIZATION. IT'S AN ORGANIZATION THAT DEALS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. I'M PRETTY SURE, LIKE THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS, THEY'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH WHEN THINGS ROTATE THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. AND I'M READING THAT RIGHT NOW AND IT SAYS IF NO LIAISON IS [01:40:01] DESIGNATED BY JURISDICTION, THE MAYOR, BOARD, OR COMMISSION CHAIR OR COUNTY EXECUTIVE WILL BE THE DEFAULT ELECTED OFFICIAL LIAISON. THE WHAT? SO IF NO ONE IS DESIGNATED, THEN THE MAYOR, BOARD, OR COMMISSION CHAIR OR COUNTY EXECUTIVE WILL BE THE DEFAULT ELECTED OFFICIAL LIAISON. OR AS SELECTED BY THE COMMISSION, I SUPPOSE. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN INCLINED TO SUPPORT THE ITEM WITH. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT AS THE APPOINTED PERSON WITH A CAVEAT THAT IF YOU RUN INTO ISSUES WHEN YOU ARE FILLING OUT THE FORM, YOU MUST DO A LITTLE BIT MORE RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CHANGE THE APPOINTMENT. AND IF WE CANNOT CHANGE THE APPOINTMENT, THEN THIS ITEM HAS TO COME BACK SO THAT WE CAN AT LEAST APPOINT SOMEONE WHO HAS ENOUGH TIME LEFT ON THEIR TERM. UNFORTUNATELY, IT COULDN'T BE YOU COMMISSIONER DANNER BECAUSE YOU'RE ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ELECTION. AND IT COULDN'T BE THE MAYOR BECAUSE SHE'S IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ELECTION AND I'M ON MY WAY OUT. AND COMMISSIONER WRIGHT WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ELECTION SO THAT WOULD ONLY LEAVE COMMISSIONER PATERSON. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU BRING THE ITEM BACK IF YOU FIND OUT THROUGH RESEARCH THAT WE CANNOT CHANGE THE REPRESENTATIVE AT A WHIM IF THEY ARE NO LONGER HERE. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. I'VE BEEN COMMISSIONED BY SENATOR BOLTON AS A VALID POINT. SO AS THE LIAISON, LET'S APPOINT COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. I THINK SHE SHOULD BE THE LIAISON. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR WE CAN DECIDE, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE HERE, IF WE'RE NOT HERE. NO, I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT COMMISSIONER PATTERSON NOW. I THINK COMMISSIONER PATTERSON WOULD BE A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE FOR THAT. BUT I THINK THAT YOUR SHOWBOATING IS ALSO BITING YOU IN THE YOU KNOW WHAT. I WOULD SUPPORT YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE BROUGHT THIS ITEM. AND I KNOW THROUGH... THROUGH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS HOW MUCH YOU LOVE THIS ORGANIZATION AND WANT TO BE A PART OF IT. AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T SEND THEM TO LOBBY ME, BUT I UNDERSTAND AND I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND CALLED OTHER PEOPLE. SO YES, COMMISSIONER WRIGHT, I WILL SUPPORT YOU TODAY AND I'D ALSO ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT YOU, BUT IN THE EVENT THAT WE CANNOT CHANGE YOU AS THE ORGANIZATION'S REPRESENTATIVE, I'M ASKING THAT OUR COLLEAGUES DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO APPOINT COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. OKAY. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, DO YOU WISH TO SAY ANYTHING? YOU DON'T HAVE TO. I'M NOT FORCING ANYTHING. NOTHING TO SAY? OKAY. SO WE'RE MOVING ON. I WILL SAY SOMETHING. AND I LOOKED AT THE WEBSITE. I'VE LOOKED AT THE BACKUP. IT DOES SAY HONORING NANCY MATEO, HER AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND ALSO IN HER LEADERSHIP AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, BUT HER AS A PERSON. AND I DEEPLY RESPECT THAT. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU I DON'T REALLY FEEL THE NEED TO SUPPORT THIS ORGANIZATION TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR NANCY'S WORK, NOR FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO IN SUSTAINABILITY. WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE GET FROM NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES. WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT WE GET FROM U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS. WE HAVE THINGS FROM THE BROWARD LEAGUE OF CITIES. WE WORK WITH THINGS IN OUR CITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY ALL THE TIME. AND I'M NOT REALLY SURE, WHILE IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, $2,200 FOR AN INITIAL OUTLAY, FOR 10 HOURS WORTH OF INFORMATION TO RECEIVE FOR US TO MAKE BETTER HANDOUTS AND EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS IS WORTH THE INVESTMENT WHEN WE HAVE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHO DOES GREAT SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR OUR KIDS ALONG WITH OUR FLORIDA PANTHERS. WE HAVE ACCESS AND RESOURCES HERE THAT DON'T REQUIRE US TO GO FURTHER OUTSIDE THAN ITEMS THAT WE'RE ALREADY INVOLVED IN. BEING THAT SAID, IF THE CONSENSUS OF THE COMMISSION IS TO GO FORWARD WITH IT, I WILL SUPPORT AS BEING UNIFIED FOR THIS, BUT I JUST, I DON'T REALLY SEE THE TRUE BENEFIT FOR OUR CITY LOOKING THROUGH WHAT ICLEI HAS TO OFFER FOR US THAT WE DON'T RECEIVE AND OBTAIN THROUGH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE ALL VERY HEAVILY VESTED IN ALREADY. AND THE MPO GIVES US INFORMATION ON STUFF AND THROUGH THE COUNTY. SO I'D RATHER PLANT A TREE. QUITE HONESTLY, I'D RATHER PLANT A WHOLE BUNCH OF TREES WITH NANCY, WITH THE PLAQUE IN HONOR TO NANCY, AND KEEP IT ENVIRONMENTALLY HERE IN OUR CITY FOR GREEN INITIATIVES THAN SPEND THE MONEY. BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. COMMISSIONER DANIELS, DO YOU NOW WISH TO SAY SOMETHING? NO, I WAS JUST SAYING WHAT I SAW WAS THE MONEY. THE FREE GRANTS THAT COULD POSSIBLY COME TO OUR CITY, THAT WAS WHAT INTERESTS ME THE MOST. SO [01:45:01] ANYTHING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE INITIATIVES WE HAVE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET NO MONEY. VICE MAYOR BOLTON SAID WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY MONEY. I DON'T KNOW. I ASSUME IT WOULD BE EQUAL. BUT THE COMMISSIONER, RIGHT, THAT PRESENTED IT COULD SPEAK TO THAT. THAT'S FINE. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE GIVEN MONEY? WE'LL DRAW THE ITEM AND LET'S MOVE ON. LET'S CALL IT A DAY. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO. WE'LL DRAW THE ITEM AND LET'S CALL IT A DAY. LET'S MOVE ON. ALRIGHTY, ON THAT NOTE, HAPPY MOM'S DAY FOR EVERYONE WHO TAKES CARE OF RAISING KIDS, BRINGING UP KIDS, WHETHER YOU'RE A BIOLOGICAL MOM OR NOT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. AND IT IS 1118. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY. WE WILL SEE YOU SOON. BE SAFE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.