Aug 26, 2026 Regular

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GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. IT IS 9:30 AND WE HAVE A WONDERFUL CROWD HERE BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.

[CALL TO ORDER]

BUT AS WE SETTLE DOWN, WE'LL THEN GET THIS MEETING STARTED.

AWESOME. PLENTY OF SEATS, PLENTY OF SEATS.

WELL, GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY, AND WELCOME TO OUR FIRST MEETING BACK AFTER HIATUS.

IT IS CURRENTLY 9:31 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MAYOR GOMEZ, GOOD MORNING, VICE MAYOR BOLTON.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONER. RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER DANIEL. GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND WE WILL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. CITY ATTORNEY ANY REPORT. NO REPORT. MAYOR. WELCOME BACK. ALL RIGHT.

NO REPORT. COLLEAGUES, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE WELL.

[2. CITY MANAGER REPORT]

ENJOY THIS. IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE A ROOM FULL OF WONDERFUL PEOPLE.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL A LITTLE BIT READY TO GO, SO I WILL ASK RANDY HEBERSHAM CHALLENGER, LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TO COME AND GIVE A PRESENTATION TO THE CITY.

ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? THANK YOU.

GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SAM AND I REPRESENT CHALLENGER.

BASEBALL CHALLENGER IS A OF BASEBALL PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.

KIDS WITH ANY TYPE OF DISABILITY ARE ABLE TO PLAY IN OUR PROGRAM, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE 1990, WHICH WE STARTED HERE WITH. CITY OF TAMARAC WAS ONE OF OUR ORIGINAL SPONSORS, AND WE STARTED WITH ABOUT 25 KIDS, AND NOW WE'RE UP TO A LITTLE OVER 200 KIDS, AND WE HAVE TEAMS THROUGHOUT BROWARD COUNTY.

BUT THANKS TO SPONSORS LIKE TAMARAC, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE KIDS WITH UNIFORMS, EQUIPMENT, PICTURES, TROPHIES, OPENING DAY PARTY, A YEAR END PICNIC, A GAME DAY AT THE MARLINS GAME ALL AT NO CHARGE TO THE PARENTS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT FOR 35 YEARS. SO IT'S IT'S BEEN A VERY NICE PROGRAM, AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO COME OUT AND SEE US, WE PLAY SUNDAY AFTERNOONS, USUALLY FROM 330 TO ABOUT 5:00, AND WE PLAY FROM THE END OF FEBRUARY TO THE MIDDLE OF MAY.

A IT'S IT'S VERY HEARTWARMING PROGRAM. WHEN YOU WATCH SOME OF THESE KIDS, YOU KNOW, GET OUT THERE AND KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF ABILITY TO MOVE WITH A LOT OF MUSCLE CONTROL. THEY'RE ABLE WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THEY ALL GET AROUND THE BASES.

THEY ALL SCORE, WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART FOR EVERY KID.

AND EVERYBODY HITS AND GETS IN THE FIELD. IT'S A LOT OF FUN TO PLAY WITH THESE KIDS.

AND THEY SAID VERY HEARTWARMING TO WATCH THEM PLAY.

SO THANKS TO CHALLENGER, THANKS TO TAMARAC, WE HAVE THE TAMARAC TEAM.

WE HAVE BOTH. WE HAVE SO MANY KIDS NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO DIVISIONS, THE JUNIOR KIDS, WHICH ARE 5 TO 10 SENIOR KIDS, WHICH ARE 10 TO 50. MY SON'S BEEN IN THE PROGRAM SINCE WE STARTED AND HE'S 48, SO WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING UP THERE. SO OUR SENIORS ARE REALLY SENIORS, BUT WE HAVE A REALLY NICE PLAQUE TO PRESENT THE TAMARAC TEAM AS A SENIOR TEAM, AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS DONE FOR US TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE BEING THERE FOR THE KIDS. SO THANK YOU.

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OUR NEXT PRESENTATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON FOR CITIZENS DAY PROCLAMATION AND PLAQUE PRESENTATION.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAYOR.

OKAY, THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. FIRST AND FOREMOST, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND RECOGNIZE ANY 55 AND UP TAMARAC RESIDENTS. SO IF YOU'RE A TAMARAC RESIDENT, PLEASE STAND SO THAT THE COMMISSION CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.

PLEASE STAND. IF YOU ARE 55 AND UP AND YOU LIVE IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC, EVERYONE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

NOT SURE HOW MANY OF YOU KNEW THAT AUGUST 21ST WAS NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY? SOME OF US KNEW, WHILE OTHERS OTHERS OF US DID NOT.

BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING.

I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY.

I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE SENIOR COMMUNITIES IN OUR CITY.

THE RESIDENTS OF KING'S POINT. IF YOU'RE A KING'S POINT RESIDENT, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? YOU ALL MAY BE SEATED. OUR SENIORS HERE IN TAMARAC HAVE HELPED SHAPE TAMARAC THROUGH DECADES OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEERISM, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE, AND TODAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SIMPLY SAY THANK YOU.

IF I MAY RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION AT THIS TIME, IT'S FITTING THAT THIS RECOGNITION IS BEING ACCEPTED BY KINGS POINT'S NEWLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT, MR. SHAWN ARENA. IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME.

SHAWN AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE HISTORY THAT PREDATES HIS HIS HIM BECOMING EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE STOOD TOGETHER AT A VERY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR KINGS POINT WHEN WE OFFICIALLY RENAMED A ROADWAY KINGS POINT WAY.

AT THAT TIME, NEITHER OF US KNEW THAT A FEW YEARS LATER WE WOULD BE HERE STANDING TOGETHER, RECOGNIZING SHAWN AND SERVING AS HE SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO WHEREAS THE CITY OF TAMARAC PROUDLY RECOGNIZES AUGUST 21ST AS SENIOR CITIZENS DAY, A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, WISDOM, EXPERIENCE, AND LIFELONG ACHIEVEMENTS OF OLDER ADULTS WHO ENRICH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY, AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY IS FORTUNATE TO BE HOME TO MANY ACTIVE SENIOR COMMUNITIES WHOSE RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER, LEAD, MENTOR, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYED THROUGHOUT TAMARAC.

AND WHEREAS, IN CELEBRATION OF SENIOR CITIZENS DAY, THE CITY OF TAMARAC RECOGNIZES THE SENIOR RESIDENTS OF KING'S POINT, ONE OF THE LARGEST ONE OF THE CITY'S LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE SENIOR COMMUNITIES WHOSE VIBRANT LIFESTYLES, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE TO THE VITALITY OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

AND WHEREAS, REFLECTING THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE THAT DEFINES KING'S KING'S POINT, MR. SHAWN ARENA HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF ASHMONT IN KING'S POINT, TAMARAC, FOR MORE THAN 16 YEARS AND HAS DEMONSTRATED A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO SERVING HIS FELLOW RESIDENTS THROUGH ACTIVE LEADERSHIP AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

AND WHEREAS MR. ARENA WAS RECENTLY ELECTED EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT OF KINGS POINT IN TAMARAC FOLLOWING HIS SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF THE ASHMONT ASSOCIATION, WHERE HE EARNED THE RESPECT AND CONFIDENCE OF RESIDENTS THROUGH HIS INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS, RESPONSIVENESS AND DEDICATION TO MAINTAINING THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE KINGS POINT COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, DRAWING UPON HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE IN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP,

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AND NOW, THEREFORE, I COMMISSIONER CRYSTAL PATTERSON ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SENIOR RESIDENTS OF KINGS POINT IN CELEBRATION OF SENIOR CITIZENS DAY FOR THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, VOLUNTEERISM, LEADERSHIP, AND ENDURING IMPACT ON THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF THE SENIOR RESIDENTS OF KING'S POINT BY SHAWN ARENA, EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT OF KINGS POINT AND TAMARAC, WHOSE DEDICATED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND ENRICH THE KINGS POINT COMMUNITY.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR.

I AM EXTREMELY HUMBLED TODAY. WHEN I MOVED INTO ASHMONT 16 YEARS AGO, I NEVER EXPECTED ANYTHING OBVIOUSLY LIKE THIS TO COME INTO MY LIFE. I HAVE MET SO MANY INCREDIBLE PEOPLE IN THIS JOURNEY OF KINGS POINT, A CITY WITHIN A CITY, AND WE HAVE THE MOST, MOST INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALWAYS GIVING TO OTHERS.

WE HAVE SO MANY CLUBS, OVER 50 CLUBS OF PEOPLE THAT GET TOGETHER AND DO FUNCTIONS FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO HELP THEM OUT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING AND ABOUT 35 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS 25.

IT DOESN'T SEEM POSSIBLE THAT THIS HAPPENED THIS FAST.

YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND YOU THINK, WHO IS THAT PERSON THAT'S LOOKING AT ME? AND WHY ARE THEY IN MY BATHROOM? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE, THE, OUR FACES OBVIOUSLY CHANGE OVER THE YEARS RAPIDLY, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT WE ALL HAVE IN COMMON THE THREAD THAT WE WANT TO GIVE BACK AND CONTINUE TO HELP OTHERS.

THAT'S WHAT KINGS POINT IS ALL ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.

AND TO BE HERE TODAY IS JUST AN EXTREME HONOR THAT THE COMMISSIONER CRYSTAL PATTERSON IS HONORING US IS OVERWHELMING FOR MYSELF AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND I WANT TO JUST SAY, AS AN ASIDE, LAST WEEK, WE HAD TO BE HERE FOR AN ISSUE THAT'S GOING ON IN ASHMONT, THE COMMISSIONER, THE CITY MANAGER, THE TONY.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE HIS LAST NAME. PALACIOS AND OTHERS SAT DOWN WITH US AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY MORE HELPFUL TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE.

THAT'S WHAT THE CITY HALL IS ALL ABOUT. THEY LOOK OUT FOR THE PEOPLE AND RESIDENTS OF KING OF KINGS POINT AND OF TAMARAC, AND WE ARE VERY BLESSED HAVING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ELECTED AND THE CITY OFFICIALS THAT DO THE JOB EVERY DAY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF TAMARAC.

I WANT. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT WAS ABLE TO COME FROM ASHMONT AND KINGS POINT TODAY. AGAIN, IT'S OVERWHELMING THAT YOU EVEN TOOK THE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU EVERYONE. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT QUITE DONE YET. SO WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY, SEAN, I WANTED THE RECOGNITION TO MEAN A LOT MORE THAN JUST A PROCLAMATION.

I DIDN'T WANT KING'S POINT TO SIMPLY RECEIVE A PROCLAMATION THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY BE PLACED AWAY.

I WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT COULD BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND SERVE AS A LASTING REMINDER OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KINGS POINT AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

SO TODAY I AM PRESENTING THIS COMMEMORATIVE SHADOW BOX TO THE RESIDENTS OF KING'S POINT.

WITH THE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE CLUBHOUSE AS A LASTING RECOGNITION OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO TAMARAC AND THE LEGACY THAT YOU ALL CONTINUE TO UPHOLD.

THANK YOU. OUR DAY AT THE SIGN. THIS IS AWESOME.

OKAY. SORRY. IF WE COULD DO ONE WITH YOU, AND THEN IF WE COULD ASK YOUR GUESTS.

CAN ALL OF YOU COME UP HERE FOR A PHOTO, PLEASE? WE'LL GET YOU THE PHOTOS. COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

I'M IN LOVE. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT WE WORKED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I GET IT. COME ON IN. IS THAT OKAY? YEAH. OKAY.

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ONE. TWO.

YOU DID IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE DONE.

I'M TOTALLY KIDDING. SO GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

GOOD. I'M GLAD, I'M GLAD. ALL RIGHT. AS THEY ARE DEPARTING.

BE SAFE, BE SAFE. AS YOU SEE, SOME OF THEM MUST LEAVE.

THEY ARE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY BUSY. OKAY. DID YOU GET ONE? DID YOU? YOU. CAN BRING ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN. YEAH. YEAH, I KNOW.

YEAH. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH.

EXCELLENT. THIS NEXT ONE IS A PRESENTATION OF TWO PROCLAMATIONS RECOGNIZING BLACK BUSINESS MONTH.

2026. ALSO REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. ARE THE WITHERSPOONS HERE OR IS A REPRESENTATIVE HERE ON THEIR BEHALF? OKAY. SO I WAS RECOGNIZING A MR. DWIGHT WITHERSPOON SENIOR AND MR. DWIGHT WITHERSPOON JR.

HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY. SO I'M GOING TO ASK A REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIRS TO JOIN US TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION.

TODAY, IN RECOGNITION OF BLACK BUSINESS MONTH, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HONORING A REMARKABLE FATHER AND SON STORY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP HERE IN BROWARD COUNTY. DWIGHT WITHERSPOON, SENIOR HAS BUILT A LEGACY IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY SPANNING MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, AND THAT ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT SPIRIT HAS CONTINUED THROUGH HIS SON, DWIGHT WITHERSPOON JR, WHO HAS CREATED HIS OWN DISTINCT AND SUCCESSFUL RESTAURANT CONCEPTS.

WHILE NEITHER COULD BE WITH US THIS MORNING, I AM PLEASED TO HAVE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE HERE TO ACCEPT THESE RECOGNITIONS ON THEIR BEHALF RATHER THAN READ THEM BOTH. SINCE THEY'RE NOT HERE, I WANT TO SHARE ONE THAT I BELIEVE CAPTURES THE FOUNDATION OF THIS FAMILY'S STORY AND THE LEGACY WE ARE CELEBRATING TODAY. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF AUGUST IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS BLACK BUSINESS MONTH, AN ANNUAL OBSERVANCE ESTABLISHED IN 2004 TO SUPPORT, CELEBRATE AND BRING GREATER ATTENTION TO BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS, BLACK BUSINESS MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE HARD WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS, RECOGNIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECONOMY AND OUR COMMUNITIES, ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGES MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS MAY FACE AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES. AND WHEREAS DWIGHT WITHERSPOON, SENIOR OWNER AND FOUNDER OF SPOONS GRILL AND RESTAURANT, IS A RESPECTED ENTREPRENEUR WHOSE CAREER IN HOSPITALITY SPANS MORE THAN FOUR DECADES, BEGINNING AT THE AGE OF 16.

UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF HIS UNCLE AND CONTINUING AS HE BUILT HIS EXPERIENCE IN RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT FORT LAUDERDALE.

MR. WITHERSPOON OPENED SPOONS GRILL AND RESTAURANT IN 1996, CREATED A BELOVED COMMUNITY STAPLE KNOWN FOR AUTHENTIC SOUTHERN CUISINE AND TREASURED FAMILY RECIPES. PASSED DOWN FROM SOUTH CAROLINA AND THROUGHOUT HIS ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY, MR. WITHERSPOON HAS CREATED HIS SUCCESS TO HIS LOYAL CUSTOMERS, DEDICATED STAFF, AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS SUPPORTED HIM FOR DECADES.

AND HE CONTINUES TO SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE BY MENTORING ASPIRING RESTAURANT OWNERS AND HELPING TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENTREPRENEURS.

MR. WITHERSPOON'S COMMITMENT TO SERVICE EXTENDS BEYOND HIS RESTAURANT, THOUGH THROUGH HIS SUPPORT OF NUMEROUS LOCAL INITIATIVES, MENTORSHIP OF STUDENTS AND COACHING OF YOUTH BASKETBALL, AND CREATION OF HANDS ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

WHILE HIS WIFE OF MORE THAN 40 YEARS, LINDA WITHERSPOON, HAS REMAINED A STEADFAST SOURCE OF SUPPORT THROUGHOUT HIS JOURNEY,

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AND BY THE WAY, THE SON'S RESTAURANT IS JUST SPOONS IN.

I THINK THEY HAD A LOCATION IN IMPLANTATION. THEY HAVE TWO LOCATIONS, IMPLANTATION AND ANOTHER LOCATION IN LAUDERDALE LAKES.

IT'S ONLY ONE IMPLANTATION, WHICH IS THE JUST BORN.

SO AND THEN WE JUST MOVED JUST SPOONS CAFE TO LAUDERDALE LAKES.

NOW THEREFORE, I COMMISSIONER CRYSTAL PATTERSON, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND HONOR DWIGHT WITHERSPOON SENIOR AND DWIGHT WITHERSPOON JR IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK BUSINESS MONTH FOR HIS FOR THEIR MORE THAN FOUR DECADES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COMMUNITY SERVICE, MENTORSHIP, AND ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOUTH FLORIDA'S BUSINESS AND CIVIC COMMUNITY, AND PROUDLY CELEBRATE THE ENTREPRENEURIAL LEGACY HE HAS HELPED INSPIRE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

FURTHER, THE CITY OF TAMARAC ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE BLACK BUSINESS MONTH BY RECOGNIZING THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY IMPACT OF BLACK ENTREPRENEURS AND SUPPORTING BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. ARE YOU GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS? SURE. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SHAMARI.

I AM DWIGHT WITHERSPOON, JR'S ASSISTANT. FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.

AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR HONORING HIM AND HIS FATHER TODAY.

SINCE I'VE WORKED WITH DWIGHT, I HAVE SEEN NOTHING BUT HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND LOVE THAT HE POURS INTO BOTH RESTAURANTS SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.

SO THIS WAS WELL DESERVED. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. EXCELLENT.

THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION IS FOR WATER PROFESSIONALS WATER PROFESSIONALS MONTH, AND THIS IS REQUESTED BY INTERIM DIRECTOR HENRY EARL HENRY IN THE BACK.

COME ON DOWN. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.

WILL YOU CALL ALL THE WATER PROFESSIONALS? I REALLY NEED OVER HERE.

GOOD MORNING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS AND ALL IN ATTENDANCE.

I LIKE, FIRST OF ALL, TO HAVE ALL THE WATER PROFESSIONALS.

IF YOU'RE HERE AND YOU HAVE A CERTIFICATION PLEASE STAND. COME ON.

SO I WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO.

YOU KNOW, YOU SHOW UP FOR THE CITY AND YOU, YOU KNOW, GO OUT OF YOUR WAY TO MAKE THE CITY SAFE AND TO KEEP THE INFRASTRUCTURE RUNNING AND IN PLACE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WHEREAS THE FLORIDA WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL OPERATORS ASSOCIATION, ORGANIZED IN 1940, IS A NONPROFIT TRADE ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FLORIDA'S WATER UTILITY INDUSTRY THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF FLORIDA'S CITIZENS AND TO PRESERVE THE STATE'S WATER RESOURCES.

AND WHEREAS, WHEREAS THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT, PLANT OPERATOR AND WATER DISTRIBUTION OPERATOR TRAINING COURSES REQUIRED FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA'S OPERATOR LICENSES EIGHT VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

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AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF TAMARAC PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WATER DISTRIBUTION, CONSTRUCTION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAINTENANCE DIVISIONS AS PARLIAMENTARY AND MEMBERSHIP IN THE FLORIDA WATER AND POLLUTION CONTROL OPERATORS ASSOCIATION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 34 DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION AND WASTEWATER OPERATORS LICENSED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WHO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH THEIR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S MISSION.

AND WHEREAS, WATER PROFESSIONALS ARE ESSENTIAL FIRST RESPONDERS AS DEFINED BY FLORIDA STATUTE 403 865 B DURING STORMS, PANDEMICS AND OTHER CATASTROPHIC EVENTS WORKING TO ENSURE SAFE DRINKING WATER AND SAFE DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, MAYOR MICHELLE GOMEZ OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026 AS FLORIDA WATER PROFESSIONALS MONTH IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

ALL RIGHT, ALL THE GUYS WHO HAVE CERTIFICATIONS, IF YOU CAN COME UP, YOU KNOW, TAKE A PHOTO.

COME ON. YOU ALL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU.

THAT'S. WHY YOU.

LOOK GOOD. NO NO NO NO NO. STAND IN THE BACK. YEAH YEAH YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

YOU GUYS AND GALS ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU. AND SOMETHING THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE.

OUR QUARTERLY SERVICE AWARDS. EMPLOYEE SERVICE.

AWARDS. CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE REACHED RECENTLY CITY SERVICE MILESTONES.

EACH YEAR OF SERVICE REPRESENTS NOT ONLY TIME INVESTED, BUT ALSO THE MEANINGFUL IMPACT YOU MADE THROUGH YOUR WORK, YOUR COLLABORATION, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

EMPLOYEES BEING RECOGNIZED WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE ALONG WITH A MONETARY AWARD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS OF THEIR SERVICE.

WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE ON THE TEAM AND PROUD TO CELEBRATE THIS ANNIVERSARY WITH YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS WE WILL ACHIEVE TOGETHER.

TONY PALACIOS, FIVE YEARS.

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HANNAH DAVIS. TEN YEARS.

SAL. TEN YEARS.

CHRISTOPHER CRAFTON, TEN YEARS. CHRISTOPHER.

TROY WILBANKS TEN YEARS. TROY IS NOT HERE. DAVID COLLINS, PUBLIC SERVICES TEN YEARS.

HAZEL ASA GRAY, 15 YEARS. I THOUGHT SHE WAS HERE. OH. JASON BOA, 15 YEARS.

15 YEARS IS LIKE BABY STEPS IN FIRE SERVICE. JOB.

MARIA. 15 YEARS.

JONATHAN NEARY. 15 YEARS.

PAUL ONORATI. 15 YEARS.

CHRISTOPHER ROGERS 15 YEARS. MICHAEL STURZ 15 YEARS. BRIAN MALONEY 15 YEARS.

ANTHONY ELLIOTT 15 YEARS.

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MULTI. FOUND A NEW HOME IN FINANCE DEPARTMENT AFTER MANY YEARS IN PARKS AND RECREATION.

DONALD CUNDIFF FIRE RESCUE 20 YEARS.

OLD. 20 YEARS.

PAUL BURROWS 20 YEARS.

NICHOLAS PIKE, 25 YEARS.

AND MARSHALL SEALS 25 YEARS.

MARSHALL IS ALSO THE CITY'S DE FACTO SOCIAL COORDINATOR.

HIS SERVING IN SO MANY OF OUR COMMITTEES AND BOARDS.

SO THANK YOU, MARSHALL. JOSEPH.

25 YEARS.

TELL HIM WE DON'T GIVE HIM THIS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. DEFINITELY WILL BE HERE.

AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CONGRATULATIONS.

TO OUR WONDERFUL SERVICE EMPLOYEES WHO JUST REACHED THEIR MILESTONES.

I AM BEING ASKED TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE STEP OUTSIDE FOR YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS, FAMILY MEMBERS INCLUDED.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THIS IS A PART OF THE MEETING WHERE SOME OF US GET A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE YOU ALL LEAVE US, BUT YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO STAY IF YOU WISH. WE HAVE A COMMISSION MEETING TO PROCEED WITH.

THANK YOU. EVERYBODY BE SAFE. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK I GO TO.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS STAYED.

ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE GOING TO HEAD BACK TO OUR AGENDA. AND OUR CITY MANAGER IS ABOUT TO GIVE US A REPORT.

CITY MANAGER. YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS.

I DO HAVE A SOMEWHAT LENGTHY REPORT THAN THAN USUAL THIS MORNING.

SO FIRST THING, PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE, 76.80 FLORIDA STATUTES ON SEPTEMBER 9TH AND SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2026, WE WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COMMISSION MEETINGS STARTING AT 7 P.M.

AND 9:30 A.M., RESPECTIVELY, OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS THE ITEM MAY BE HEARD, TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CREATING THE WOODLANDS WOODLANDS CLUB GREEN REUSE, OR ALSO KNOWN AS BROWNFIELD AREA, FOR FOUR PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED IN THE WOODLANDS SUBDIVISION GENERAL, LOCATED AT 4600 WOODLANDS BOULEVARD, TAMARAC, FLORIDA, 33319.

THE DESIGNATION IS BEING REQUESTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER, WOODLANDS CLUB HOLDINGS LLLP TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN CONNECTION.

IN CONNECTION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES ALREADY REQUIRED AND APPROVED FOR THE PROPERTY TO REDEVELOP THE WOODLANDS GOLF COURSE FOR ANTICIPATED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED ITS INTENT TO REQUEST A DEFERRAL OF THE SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THAT REQUEST WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION WHEN THE ITEM COMES BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2026, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TEN DASH 5.3 F4B OF THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

SO GREAT NEWS! THE HOME IMPROVEMENT REPAIR PROGRAM IS OPENING SOON FOR QUALIFIED TAMARAC OWNERS SEEKING ASSISTANCE WITH ESSENTIAL HOME REPAIRS. THE APPLICATION PERIOD IS SEPTEMBER 8TH, 10 A.M.

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 21ST, 12 P.M., OR UNTIL 150 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

SO ELIGIBLE REPAIRS ARE ACCESSIBILITY, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, ROOF IMPACT, WINDOWS AND DOORS, SO YOU CAN APPLY ONLINE TAMARAC.GOV/HOME.

REHABILITATION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKED A NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE PAST, AND SO THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS EXPANDED ITS ONLINE PERMITTING ELECTRONIC PLAN REVIEW NOTIFICATIONS TO KEEP ELIGIBLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS BETTER INFORMED ABOUT THEIR PERMITS. SO HOMEOWNERS MAY NOW RECEIVE EMAIL, TEXT, OR PHONE UPDATES AS THEIR PERMITS MOVE THROUGH THE KEY STAGES, INCLUDING PLAN, REVIEW, CORRECTIONS, PAYMENT AND APPROVAL.

THIS ENHANCEMENT PROVIDES GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND KEEP RESIDENTS INFORMED THROUGHOUT THE PERMITTING PROCESS ABOUT THE STATE OF THEIR PERMIT APPROVAL.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE PARTNERED ONCE AGAIN WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO CREATE A SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE PICTORIAL POSTMARK FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

IF YOU RECEIVED MAIL RECENTLY, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED OUR NEW OFFICIAL TAMARAC POSTMARK, A UNIQUE KEEPSAKE CELEBRATING OUR COMMUNITY AND AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY. THIS LIMITED EDITION POSTMARK NOT ONLY COMMEMORATES A MEMORABLE MOMENT IN HISTORY, BUT ALSO BECOMES PART OF THE PERMANENT HISTORICAL RECORD THROUGH THE US POSTAL SERVICE.

WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE BROUGHT THIS SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AT A A UNIQUE PIECE OF HISTORY TO YOUR COLLECTION AND CELEBRATE THIS MILESTONE WITH TAMARAC.

SIMILARLY GOOD NEWS AT THE FLORIDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON JULY 22ND, CITY OF TAMARAC WAS RECOGNIZED FOR USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, IMPROVE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY INFORMATION, BETTER CONNECT WITH AND SERVE OUR RESIDENTS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR TEAM FOR CONTINUING TO FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO MOVE TAMARAC FORWARD AND BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

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HERE'S SOME MORE GOOD NEWS. FITCH RATINGS HAS COMPLETED ITS ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, AFFIRMING THE CITY'S AA+ CREDIT RATING WITH A STABLE OUTLOOK.

THE RATING REFLECTS TAMARAC STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION, HEALTHY RESERVES, LOW DEBT, AND SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT.

THE A+ RATING REMAINS UNCHANGED, DEMONSTRATING CONTINUED CONFIDENCE IN THE CITY'S OVERALL FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND CREDIT QUALITY.

AS WE WELCOME A NEW SEASON, THERE IS PLENTY HAPPENING IN TAMARAC.

AS ALWAYS, FROM COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES TO RECREATION AND FITNESS PROGRAMS, THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. STAY CONNECTED AND CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR UPCOMING FALL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. CITY OF TAMARAC FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH IN OBSERVATION OF LABOR DAY. REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS WILL RESUME TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH.

LABOR DAY RECOGNIZED THE HARD WORK AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICA'S WORKFORCE.

WE HOPE YOU HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY. SO NOW ON TO THE AMENDMENT THREE, THE ALSO KNOWN AS THE PROPERTY TAX REFORM. THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE ON THE BALLOT COME NOVEMBER AT THE ELECTIONS.

SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE ON THE POTENTIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND AND HOW WE'RE GOING ABOUT PREPARING FOR THAT.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A FEW FACTS THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AS YOU KNOW, IT INCREASES TO $150,000 IN 2027 AND $250,000 IN 2028. OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS IS, IS IF THE BALLOT MEASURE IS APPROVED BY BY THE VOTERS, 60% OF THE VOTERS IN IT WOULD TAKE EFFECT. AND NEW RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

IT REMAINS AT $50,000 FOR THE FIRST FOUR YEARS.

EXISTING $25,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. WOULD, WOULD STILL APPLY TO SCHOOL TAXES ONLY, SO THE SCHOOL TAXES ARE NOT IMPACTED BY THE POTENTIAL OR PROPOSED CHANGES.

NOW, THE OTHER THING THAT IN THE BALLOT MEASURE IS REDUCING THE ASSESSMENT CAP FROM 10% TO 5% FOR NON HOMESTEADED PROPERTIES. SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE AS WELL.

IN TERMS OF THE NEXT SLIDE JIM. SO IN TERMS OF THE THE ESTIMATES FOR THE IMPACT OF THIS AMENDMENT IS WE ESTIMATED ABOUT $8 MILLION IN THE, IN THE FIRST FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS BEGINNING NEXT OCTOBER. SO IT WOULD BE OCTOBER 2028, 2028, WHERE WE WOULD SEE THE THE IMPACTS OF THIS FOR, FOR THE FIRST TIME, IF APPROVED. AND THAT WE ESTIMATED AROUND $8 MILLION.

DOLLARS, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO BE AROUND $16 MILLION.

NOW, STATE LEGISLATION HAS DONE THEIR WORK ESTIMATES, AND THEIR ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $11.8 MILLION IN THE IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE. THE IMPACT AND THE THE SECOND YEAR WOULD BE AROUND $19.5 MILLION.

AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A LONG WRITE UP FROM THE LEGISLATION ABOUT THE WAY THEY CALCULATE THESE ESTIMATES AND IT'S AVAILABLE IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE CITY'S AD VALOREM TAXES IN THE FIRST YEAR, AS YOU CAN SEE.

IT WOULD BE $11.8 MILLION. AND CONSIDERING THAT, THAT WE RECEIVE ABOUT $48.2 MILLION THAT WOULD LEAVE THE CITY WITH ABOUT $36.4 MILLION TO MANAGE ITS GENERAL FUND ACTIVITIES LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY AND OTHER INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS IN THE IN THE, IN THE FIRST YEAR. WELL, IN THE SECOND YEAR OF, OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT, THE IMPACT WOULD REACH TO 23.4, 23.9, ALMOST $24 MILLION, LEAVING THE CITY WITH ABOUT $24.3 MILLION TO CONDUCT TO MANAGE ITS, ITS SERVICES MAINLY PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE, FIRE AND OTHER SUCH GENERAL SERVICES. THE IMPACT OF THIS AMENDMENT IS ESTIMATED AROUND 11.8, ALMOST $12 BILLION THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

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AND THAT'S IN THE FUTURE LEGISLATIVE ACTION. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE TAXABLE VALUE DOWN TO ZERO THROUGH THE THE FUTURE ACTIONS. AND IT ALSO ALLOWS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO EXPEDITE THE ORIGINAL FOUR YEAR PERIOD FOR NEW HOMEOWNERS SO THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, IF THEY, IF THEY, IF THEY CHOOSE TO, THEY CAN REDUCE THAT TIME FRAME. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE THE IMPACT PER RESIDENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TAMARAC IS UP THERE AND IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHLY IMPACTED CITIES AT $327 A RESIDENT.

AND THAT'S THE, THAT'S HIGH UP THERE IN THE COUNTY.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE STATEWIDE IN SIMILARLY SIZED CITIES, WE'RE WE'RE ONE OF THE, MORE IMPACTED CITIES AS WELL.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS FOR THAT, BUT THOSE ARE THE THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS.

NOW IN IN PROPOSING THIS BALLOT LANGUAGE, STATE CONDUCTED A SURVEY, A PUBLIC SURVEY.

I DON'T THINK IT WAS PARTICIPATED MUCH. IT WAS I BELIEVE IT WAS A RATHER SMALL SAMPLE SIZE.

AND SO BASED ON THE QUESTIONS THEY ASKED THE, IN THE SURVEY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT PLANNING AND ZONING, THOSE WERE SOME OF THE SERVICES THE RESIDENTS FAVORED LESS COMPARED TO SENIOR SERVICES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, PUBLIC SAFETY, STORMWATER DRAINAGE, THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES HELD HIGHLY, MORE HIGHLY IN TERMS OF FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING IN, IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC? WE'VE DONE A COUPLE OF THINGS, AND ONE OF THEM WAS TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO FROM FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT, EVERY SEGMENT OF THE CITY, ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY ALTERNATIVES, FISCAL STRATEGIES, AND IDENTIFY REVENUE GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES.

IF APPROVED WE NEED TO REFINE AND PRIORITIZE OUR STRATEGIES, INCORPORATE RESIDENTS INPUT IN, YOU KNOW, AS APPROPRIATE AND BRING RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARD TO THE CITY COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION FOLLOWING THE THE, THE ELECTION. IF THE THE MEASURE IS APPROVED WE WILL HAVE A COMMISSION WORKSHOP.

WE'LL PROVIDE THE TASK FORCE FINDINGS AND OPTIONS FOR COMMISSION DISCUSSION FOLLOWING THE THE VOTERS DECISION AND SO REDUCTION IN CD REVENUE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY MEAN AN EQUAL REDUCTION IN SERVICES.

THE CITY IS DEFINITELY EVALUATING ITS OPTIONS FOR, FOR, FOR THIS TRANSITION.

SO MORE TO COME. AND I KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER SESSIONS SCHEDULED BY OUR COMMISSIONERS AND VICE MAYOR.

AND SO WE'LL BRING YOU MORE UPDATES AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

AND OUR NEXT COMMISSION MEETING IS GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER 9TH WEDNESDAY AT 7 P.M..

SO THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONER WRIGHT HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. CITY MANAGER, IN TERMS OF THE WOODLANDS GREEN REUSE PRESENTATION, IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE THERE WAS A MEETING ON THE 18TH WITH THE GOLDSTEIN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW FIRM. THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS ASKED BY THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A MEETING OF THE STAFF AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHERE THEY'RE WHETHER COMMUNICATING. GET ANSWERS FOR THESE QUESTIONS. YOU AND I HAD A CONVERSATION PRIVATELY. IF WE CAN SET THAT UP BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER 9TH MEETING, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY HAVE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP THEM INFORMED AND ENGAGED.

BECAUSE AT THAT MEETING, THERE WAS LOTS OF QUESTIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE ANSWERED.

AND I THINK THE FIRM DID A GOOD JOB WITH WHAT THEY WERE PRESENTING IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE.

HOWEVER, THERE WAS QUESTIONS ABOUT PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ALL THAT STUFF AND SOME OF THAT YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO ME.

SO IN WHO MANAGES THE PROJECT, WHO'S CURRENTLY MANAGING A PROJECT THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO COMMISSIONER, WE DON'T WE DON'T APPOINT PROJECT MANAGERS FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE, IN THE CITY. SO THE OVERSIGHT FOR THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS, OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, OUR PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION, AND OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS APPROPRIATE AND CODE

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OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN COMPLAINTS ABOUT MULCH AND ALL THAT STUFF THAT'S BUILDING UP IN THE COMMUNITY. WHICH WE'VE, WE'VE COMMUNICATED WITH DEVELOPER AND THEY'VE PROMISED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS WEEK. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE SET UP THAT MEETING BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE TO THIS MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.

SO IF WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN, I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. ABSOLUTELY.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE CAN, WE CAN DEFINITELY SET UP A MEETING AND WE CAN BRING THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES TO, TO PROVIDE YOU KNOW, AS, AS MANY ANSWERS AS WE MIGHT HAVE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS MATTER IS YOU KNOW IS THE DEVELOPER'S ISSUE WITH WITH THE, THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE AND THE OTHER GRANTING AGENCIES.

BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY GET TOGETHER AND PROVIDE WHATEVER INFORMATION IS NEEDED OR IS ASKED FOR.

AS LONG AS, AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON THANK YOU. MAYOR. CAN YOU CLARIFY, MANAGER, WHAT YOU SAID REFERENCED DEFERRAL. SO THE APPLICANT REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE DEFERRED TO A FUTURE DATE. AND FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, BECAUSE THE ITEM HAS ALREADY BEEN NOTICED AND ADVERTISED, IT COMES TO YOU IN, IN THE IN THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING AS PART OF NORMAL AGENDA ITEM.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT, THE COMMISSION DECIDES WHETHER TO GRANT OR NOT THAT DEFERRAL.

THE COMMISSION CAN DEFER THAT ITEM OR DECIDE TO HEAR THAT AT THAT TIME THAT WAS ADVERTISED AND NOTICED.

OKAY. JUST CLARIFICATION. WHY ARE YOU ASKING? WHY ARE YOU WHY IS THAT A PART OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS? WHY ISN'T THAT? WHY ISN'T THE DEVELOPER ASKING FOR THE DEFERRAL? WHY ARE YOU PRESENTING THAT ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER? RIGHT. SO BECAUSE THIS ITEM WAS WAS NOTICED AND ADVERTISED.

THIS IS JUST NOTICING OR INFORMING THE RESIDENTS AND THE COMMISSION THAT THIS ITEM WILL COME BEFORE YOU FOR A DEFERRAL REQUEST. AND THAT'S THE EXTENT OF, OF, OF OUR INTENT, BUT I MEAN, IS THAT PROTOCOL.

IT IS. YES. I'VE NEVER HEARD YOU ASK THAT BEFORE.

I'VE SEEN ITEMS DEFERRED ALL THE TIME. I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU ASK FOR A DEFERRAL.

THIS BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER IN IN THE CITY MANAGER'S REMARKS.

THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. THIS HAPPENED ONCE.

MAYBE MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR A HOTEL APPLICATION AT THE WOODMONT AT AT WOODMONT.

YES. AND THEN SO AT THAT, AT THAT POINT, THE COMMISSION DECLINED TO DEFER THE ITEM AND HEARD IT, BUT IT WAS THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS WAS STILL MADE.

VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU CHAIR. MR. MANAGER, YOU'RE ASKING FOR A DEFERRAL NOW OR YOU'RE ASKING FOR DEFERRAL ON THE SEPTEMBER 9TH MEETING WHEN THE ITEM WOULD HAVE BEEN HEARD? I'M JUST.

YEAH, I'M JUST RELAYING VICE MAYOR THE APPLICANT'S INTENT TO ASK FOR A DEFERRAL IN THE UPCOMING MEETING, ON THE SAME MEETING THAT THEY WOULD WANT THE ITEM TO BE HEARD IN THE.

CORRECT. THAT'S IN THE SAME MEETING THAT THE ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD.

OKAY. AND THEY'LL, THEY'LL, THEY'LL ALL BE HERE.

CORRECT. ON THAT NIGHT WITH THE INTENT TO ASK FOR A DEFERRAL.

THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO SINCE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, PUT THAT ON THE RECORD, I'M PUTTING IT ON THE RECORD.

I KNOW THAT SOME ATTORNEYS HERE ARE CONNECTED TO 13TH FLOOR THAT I WILL NOT SUPPORT A DEFERRAL.

THEY NEED TO COME PREPARED TO PRESENT. AND ON THAT NIGHT WE WILL HEAR THE ITEM.

OKAY. SO ONE OF THE REASONS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE, WHEN MY CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE DISCUSSION AND THE REQUEST FOR THE DEFERRAL WAS BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY HAD BEEN ASKING FOR MEETINGS, AND THERE'S CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE MEETINGS CAN BE HAD ALSO WITH BRINGING IN BROWARD COUNTY AND POTENTIALLY EPA OR FROM THE STATE IN ORDER TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES REGARDING ARSENIC AND REMOVAL AND MITIGATION. SO I WOULD LIKE THIS COMMISSION TO HAVE SOME OPEN EARS AND MINDS BEFORE MANDATES ARE SET OUT, BECAUSE THE REQUEST FOR THE DEFERRAL, MY UNDERSTANDING COMES FROM THE REQUEST FROM THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO HAVE THESE MEETINGS AND DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS

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IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE LONGER THAN SEPTEMBER 9TH, ESPECIALLY WHEN HAVING LABOR DAY WEEKEND COMING UP AND THE CONCERNS ON TIMING.

SO IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF IF WE CAN GET IT TOGETHER WHERE EVERYONE CAN BE THERE AND THE PARTIES CAN BE HEARD AND QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED BEFORE THEN.

GREAT. BUT KEEPING IN MIND THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO HEAR FROM GOVERNMENT, WHETHER IT'S LOCAL, COUNTY OR STATE, AND BE ABLE TO GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED SO THAT THIS PROJECT CAN STOP HAVING SUCH NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS ATTACHED TO A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY CALLED THE WOODLANDS.

THANK YOU. I THINK WE ARE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

MANAGER. MANAGER. MANAGER. THE MANAGER. VICE MAYOR IS SEEKING YOUR ATTENTION.

OKAY. WOULD YOU THINK THAT TWO WEEKS IS SUFFICIENT TO PUT TOGETHER A MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY? HAVE HAVE WE PUT TOGETHER MEETINGS WITH SHORTER NOTICE IN, IN REALITY THE PURPOSE OF THE SEPTEMBER.

YES OR NO, I KNOW, BUT BUT IN THE SEPTEMBER 9TH MEETING, THE PURPOSE OF THAT MEETING IS FOR PUBLIC TO ASK QUESTIONS.

COME IN. I UNDERSTAND, BUT THE DEVELOPER IS IS SAYING WHICH WOULD GET TWO BITES OF THE APPLE, BY THE WAY. AND THEIR FIRST MEETING WAS HELD ON ELECTION DAY ON ELECTION NIGHT.

TOTALLY DISINGENUOUS. IT'S IT'S, IT'S LIKE YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE TELLING PEOPLE TO EITHER GO TO MY MEETING OR CHOOSE TO GO VOTE.

SO YOU IT'S REALLY SO YOU, THEY HAD A MEETING ON, ON, ON AUGUST, AUGUST 18TH AND THEN WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE. I THINK WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IS PLAN THEIR MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 9TH.

AND I'M ASKING YOU IF YOU THINK THAT A COMMUNITY MEETING CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 9TH.

WE CAN WE CAN SET UP A MEETING. AND I'M NOT SURE.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT, WE CAN MAKE THE NOTICES.

ARE THERE ANY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 9TH OR THAT, THAT WE, OR BECAUSE WE ALREADY LEGALLY NOTICED THE MEETING ON AUGUST 18TH.

WE HAVE ALREADY MET THAT REQUIREMENT. RIGHT, MISS CALHOUN? THAT'S NOT OUR MEETING, VICE MAYOR. NO CLARIFICATION ON.

ON AUGUST 18TH, WHATEVER REQUIREMENT THAT NEEDED TO BE MET WAS MET ON AUGUST 18TH.

CORRECT? A SECOND MEETING IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEVELOPER OR WHOEVER IS INVOLVED.

AND SO THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT OF US OR OF THEM TO NOTICE A MEETING BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 9TH. AM I ON THE RIGHT TRACK? ATTORNEY. YES. VICE MAYOR. OKAY. SO THAT'S TEN YEARS OF OF EXPERIENCE TALKING.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPER IS ON NOTICE THAT IF THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR ANOTHER MEETING, BY ALL MEANS, GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT, BUT DO IT BETWEEN NOW AND SEPTEMBER 9TH.

THAT WAY, ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. YOU DON'T COME WITH SOME EXCUSE THAT, OH, THE COMMUNITY ASKED FOR ANOTHER MEETING AND WE COULD NOT DO IT.

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

SO WHATEVER DATE THEY CHOOSE, MAKE SURE THROUGH THE MANAGER THAT THAT MEETING IS NOTICED FOR US.

WOULD THAT BE A LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW?

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AND WE CAN PUBLICLY NOTICE A MEETING EVEN IF IT'S NOT OUR MEETING.

YES. IT'S NOT PROHIBITED. OKAY. BUT THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS.

SO THE CITY CAN OBVIOUSLY NOTICE IT AS PART OF THE PROCESS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THIS APPLICATION.

GOT IT. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO VERIFY ONE MORE TIME WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT THIS IS AN IF THE APPLICANT IS IS HOLDING THIS MEETING, ARE THEY NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME NOTICE REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY WERE BEFORE? FOR THE, FOR THE NEIGHBORS, THEY WERE SUBJECT TO A NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AUGUST 18TH MEETING.

CORRECT. THE SECOND MEETING THAT THEY'RE HOLDING IS BECAUSE THEY WHY DOESN'T THE CITY ATTORNEY ANSWER THE QUESTION, PLEASE? BECAUSE I'M PUTTING MY TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

WHEN YOU GET YOUR JD, LET ME KNOW. GO AHEAD. CITY ATTORNEY WITH YOUR FAKE JD.

YEAH. FROM 30 YEARS AGO. AGAIN THIS IS THE INITIAL COMMUNITY MEETING WHICH WAS NOTICED AND I DON'T HAVE A COPY OF NOTICE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH NOTICE WAS PROVIDED, BUT OBVIOUSLY IF A MEETING IS HELD IS BASICALLY ADDITIONAL MEETING, COMMUNITY MEETING THAT'S NEED TO PROBABLY CLARIFY QUESTIONS WERE ASKED, BUT YOU MET THE REQUIREMENT BY HAVING THAT FIRST MEETING LEGALLY. SO WHATEVER NOTICE IT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, MINIMUM 48 HOURS.

IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE OKAY. OKAY. BASICALLY CITY MANAGER.

THIS IS A COMMUNITY MEETING. THE COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR THIS MEETING.

THE COMMUNITY HAS ASKED FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE OR GROUPS TO ATTEND.

THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR CITY TO BE THERE.

THE COUNTY TO BE THERE AND POSSIBLY SOME STATE IF POSSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE ENVIRONMENTALS.

SO WHILE IT'S ALL VERY WELL AND GOOD FOR US TO MAKE DEMANDS FROM MOUNT HIGH FOR THIS COMMUNITY, WE ALSO COULD BE PUTTING THIS COMMUNITY IN JEOPARDY OF IT, NOT RECEIVING THE INFORMATION IT NEEDS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON IN ITS BACKYARD. SO PLEASE DO MAKE BEST EFFORTS TO ASSIST THE COMMUNITY WITH GETTING THE PEOPLE THERE.

BUT IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN TWO WEEKS, THE COMMUNITY SHOULD NOT BEAR THE BURDEN AND THE PROBLEM OF IT BECAUSE WE DO NOT CONTROL OTHER ENTITIES LIVES. A POINT OF CLARIFICATION WE ALREADY PUT THE COMMUNITY AT RISK WHEN WE WE'RE NOT DEBATING.

WE ALREADY PUT THE COMMUNITY AT RISK WHEN WE APPROVED A DEVELOPMENT TO DRILL IN THEIR BACKYARD.

ARSENIC PRONED GOLF COURSE THAT YOU. MADAM MAYOR SAID THAT WOULD WOULD NOT HURT RESIDENTS BECAUSE ARSENIC HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND IT'S IN THEIR ORANGES. SO POINT OF CLARIFICATION, I WISH THAT YOU WEAR A MASK IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHEN ALL THE DUST IS FLYING FOR ALL THIS ARSENIC THAT IS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, TAKE MORE RIGHT WITH YOU.

OKAY, NOW THAT WE'RE DONE WITH OUR THEATRICS, CITY MANAGER, YOU KNOW WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. I HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP.

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YOU GOTTA, YOU GOTTA, YOU GOTTA COMMUNICATE. OH, EXCUSE ME, I FORGOT TO GIVE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ROAD THEY ARE ABOVE.

AND AS MOST PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE KNOW, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

STATE YOUR NAME. WE DON'T SHARE IF YOU LIKE AUDIENCE.

IF YOU LIKE WHAT SOMEBODY IS SAYING, WE DO HAPPY HANDS. IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, WE DO SOME THUMBS DOWN.

WE TRY TO BE RESPECTFUL. SO EVERYBODY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD, AND NOBODY IS INTIMIDATED OR MADE TO FEEL THAT THEIR COMMENTS ARE NOT APPRECIATED.

PLEASE PROCEED. CAROL MENDELSOHN, DISTRICT FOUR.

MADAM MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, I ATTENDED THE 2027 BUDGET WORKSHOP AND I LEFT WITH QUESTIONS THAT I BELIEVE EVERY PERSON IN THIS CITY DESERVES ANSWERS TO, SO I WILL ASK THEM DIRECTLY. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING FUTURE PROPERTY TAX REVENUES.

OUR CITY'S OWN BUDGET DOCUMENTS NEARLY $20 MILLION IN UNFUNDED OBLIGATIONS BY YEAR TWO.

IF APPROVED, OUR WATER SYSTEM NEEDS A NEW TREATMENT PLANT AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $50 MILLION.

WE HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT EMPLOYEES WORKING IN CITY HALL HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY MOLD CONDITIONS.

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THESE ARE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. THESE ARE EXACTLY THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT GOVERNMENT EXISTS TO FIX.

AND YET, THIS COMMISSION HAS APPROVED $5 MILLION TO START FOR A RUNNING TRACK AT A PARK.

$74,000 FOR DATA CARE FOR SERVICES OUTSIDE OF TAMARAC, AND AN OPEN ENDED AUTHORIZATION FOR FUTURE SPECIAL EVENTS WITH NO FINAL COST ESTABLISHED. AND THAT IS IN ADDITION TO THE FOOD AND WINE EVENT FOR $200,000, AND THE YARD ON THE LAWN ALREADY APPROVED FOR HALF A MILLION.

FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. I'M NOT AGAINST RECREATION OR COMMUNITY EVENTS, BUT WHEN RESOURCES ARE LIMITED, THE MOST URGENT NEEDS MUST COME FIRST. OUR RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY BEING ASKED TO PAY MORE.

A $59 INCREASE IN THE FIRE RESCUE ASSESSMENT.

$7 PLUS IN AN INCREASE IN THE STORMWATER ASSESSMENT.

PEOPLE IN OUR CITY EARN, ON AVERAGE ABOUT $34,000 A YEAR.

THEY ARE ASKING FOR SAFE WATER. THEY ARE ASKING FOR A CITY HALL WHERE EMPLOYEES DO NOT GET SICK AT WORK.

THEY ARE ASKING THAT BEFORE WE SPEND $5 MILLION ON A TRACK, WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THE $50 MILLION WATER PLANT.

THAT IS NOT AN UNREASONABLE ASK. THAT IS BASIC FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

I AM ASKING THAT THIS COMMISSION CONSIDER A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON NON-ESSENTIAL CAPITAL PROJECTS AND DISCRETIONARY FUNDING UNTIL WE HAVE A CLEAR AND FULLY FUNDED PLAN FOR OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES.

A PLAN THAT IS TRANSPARENT THAT RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND SAFE DRINKING WATER, HEALTHY PUBLIC FACILITIES, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT IN THIS CITY DEPENDS ON EVERY SINGLE DAY.

RESPONSIBLE SPENDING. GOOD GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT CHOICES.

AND WHEN THE MONEY IS NOT UNLIMITED, WHICH IT NEVER IS, THE CHOICE HAS TO BE NEED BEFORE WANT.

HEALTH AND SAFETY BEFORE DESIRABLE. THAT IS WHAT RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR.

AND THAT IS WHAT I AM ASKING FOR TODAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AS MARK GOGGIN COMES DOWN, EILEEN LIEBERMAN MICHAELSON IS NEXT.

AFTER. OKAY. I SEE YOU AND I WILL PUT YOU AFTER DONNA.

GOOD MORNING. MARK HAGEN FROM TAMARAC LAKE SOUTH.

WELCOME BACK. HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR WEEKS OFF.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT SIMILAR TO WHAT CAROL SAID WITH THE BUDGET CUTS AND WHAT THE MAYOR SHOWED US AND UNCERTAINTY.

SOME OF THIS MAJOR EXPENDITURES SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD UNTIL WE CAN SEE WHAT'S THERE.

WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES. IF YOU READ AROUND DIFFERENT THINGS GOING AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA RECENTLY WITH THE WATER ISSUE.

THAT IS A BIG ISSUE FOR THE CITY, THE WHOLE CITY, NOT JUST ONE LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IT'S FOR THE WHOLE CITY, WHICH ALL OF YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

SO WE NEED TO CONSIDER THAT AND KNOW THAT ALL THE RESIDENTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE WATER SITUATION.

THEY DRINK IT, THEY BATHE IN IT, THEY COOK IN IT.

WHY SHOULD THEY HAVE TO BE BUYING BOTTLED WATER TO HELP THEIR FAMILY? ON 30. AS SHE SAID, $34,000. YOU BUY BOTTLED WATER, 90% OF THAT GOES TOWARDS IT.

SECONDLY, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, YOU HAVE THE RESOLUTION TO GIVE A PAY INCREASE OF 22% TO THE MAGISTRATE.

WHY IS THAT ON HIDDEN ON A CONSENT AGENDA? IT SHOULD BE AN ITEM THAT ALL THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ON THAT WHEN LOOKING AT TIGHT MONIES. I WISH WHEN I WORKED I GO TO 22% PAY RAISE A YEAR.

THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. BUT WE DON'T. NORMAL PEOPLE DON'T GET THAT MUCH.

WHY IS THE CITY THAT'S GOING TO BE STRAPPED FOR MONEY SHOULD THIS THING HAPPEN ON NOVEMBER 3RD? WHY ARE WE WASTING MORE MONEY ON THINGS THAT WE SHOULD AVOID? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DONNA KARAN ROSENBLOOM PICKENS WILL BE ON DECK.

EILEEN LIEBERMAN MICKELSON, 4809 WOODLANDS BOULEVARD, PRESIDENT OF SECTION FOUR.

I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DEFER THE SEPTEMBER 9TH MEETING, HAVING ATTENDED THE ELECTION NIGHT MEETING AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, I WOULD TELL YOU, THE PREDOMINANT FEELING FROM THE PEOPLE WHO WERE PRESENT IS THAT NONE OF THEIR QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED.

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AND THE FACT THAT I JUST HEARD THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS REQUESTED THAT YOU DEFER THE SEPTEMBER 9TH HEARING.

I THINK YOU CAN DEFER IT TODAY AND GRANT THAT REQUEST.

BUT IN ANY EVENT, WHY WOULD YOU WANT THE COMMUNITY TO COME HERE ON SEPTEMBER 9TH NOT KNOWING THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS REQUESTED DEFERRAL, AS REQUESTED BY THE COMMUNITY, SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A REAL, MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPACT OF A BROWNFIELD DESIGNATION UPON ADJACENT EXISTING HOMEOWNERS.

AND SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU GRANT THE COMMUNITY'S REQUEST.

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY YOUR CITY MANAGER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE A MEETING IN TWO WEEKS IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THREE HOLIDAYS COMING UP IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. YOU HAVE THE JEWISH HOLIDAY OF ROSH HASHANAH, WHICH IS DEFINITELY CELEBRATED ON TWO NIGHTS.

YOU HAVE THE JEWISH HOLIDAY OF YOM KIPPUR, WHICH IS THE DAY OF ATONEMENT.

AND IN BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM YOU HAVE LABOR DAY.

AND SO THERE REALLY ISN'T ENOUGH TIME TO SCHEDULE A MEETING IN THE TWO WEEKS THAT WILL BE MEANINGFUL, THAT PEOPLE CAN ATTEND BECAUSE OF THESE OTHER HOLIDAYS, WHICH ARE WITHIN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

AND I ASK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND THAT THE ITEM BE DEFERRED AS REQUESTED BY THE DEVELOPER, AS REQUESTED BY THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE DESERVE TO GET SOME ANSWERS TO SOME QUESTIONS IN A MEANINGFUL MEETING, NOT ONE THAT WAS A WASTE OF TIME. AND BY THE WAY, WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.

I HOPE YOU HAD A NICE VACATION. I HAVE DONNA COMING UP AND ARTHUR STORY WILL BE NEXT.

AND THEN IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM OR.

I GOT PATTY LYNN AND I GOT STEWART. GOOD MORNING.

MAYOR MICHELLE, HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IN THE GALLERY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

MY NAME IS DONNA ROSENBLUM PICKENS. I'VE LIVED IN TAMARAC FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS, AND IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

TODAY. I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN THIS ROOM, EACH RESIDENT, EACH FAMILY, EACH BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S THE FUTURE OF OUR DRINKING WATER.

OTHERS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS AND IT'S NOW IT'S MY TURN.

OUR CITY'S MOST SUCCESSFUL PATH FORWARD DEPENDS ON HAVING CLEAN, SAFE, AND RELIABLE WATER.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND MOST OF YOU MAY KNOW THIS, BUT 50 YEARS AGO, TAMARAC WAS A QUIET RETIREMENT COMMUNITY OF FEWER THAN 8000 PEOPLE.

SINCE THEN, OUR POPULATION HAS INCREASED TENFOLD, AND WE'RE STILL RELYING ON A DECADES OLD WATER TREATMENT FACILITY.

IT WAS BUILT IN 1963. NOW, I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT SOME OF OUR GUESTS HERE MAY NOT BE.

OUR AGING WATER SYSTEM. IT'S VULNERABLE TO CYBER ATTACKS, HURRICANES AND OTHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.

IT'S ALSO MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS LEAKS AND OTHER BREAKDOWNS LIKE THE ONE WE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED.

JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, AN OUTDATED WATER TREATMENT FACILITY LIMITS OUR COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC GROWTH POTENTIAL.

WITHOUT A MODERN SYSTEM THAT IS SAFE, SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE, TAMARAC COULD NOT ATTRACT NEW HOUSING, NEW BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, OR INDUSTRY. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE TOOK AN IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD MAKING THIS PROJECT A REALITY BEFORE WE PUT IT ON HOLD FOR REASONS THAT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT, BUT THEY'RE PROBABLY FINANCIAL. SINCE THE TIME THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS DEVELOPED, PROJECT COSTS HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AS MUCH AS TWICE.

BUILDING THIS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE EXPENSIVE.

WE KNOW THAT. BUT WAITING LONGER WILL ONLY COST US MORE LATER.

IT'S DIFFICULT AND UNPOPULAR FOR US TO CONSIDER ASKING OUR NEIGHBORS TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.

WE KNOW THAT FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY UNDER EXTREME FINANCIAL PRESSURE.

EVEN SO, WE MUST VIEW THIS AND OTHER TAMARAC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS NOT AS COST TO TAXPAYERS, BUT AS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE.

THE COMMISSION MUST CONSIDER TAKING ON THE TASK OF, AGAIN, SECURING FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT ECONOMICALLY, EQUITABLY AND SUSTAINABLY. WE'VE ALREADY DONE A LOT OF THE HARD WORK.

WE NEED TO BRING THIS 21ST CENTURY WATER TECHNOLOGY TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAD THE PLANS. WE HAVE THE LOCATION. STEPS WERE TAKEN TOWARD PAYING FOR IT ALL.

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DOCTOR MARLON, DOCTOR, KESHA MAYOR, MICHEL, DOCTOR MORY AND DOCTOR CRYSTAL.

I KNOW I'VE ASSIGNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

AS OUR STORY COMES UP WE HAVE PATTY LIN NEXT.

GOOD MORNING, ARTHUR SHAW, 5200 WOODLANDS BOULEVARD.

I'M JUST SPEAKING ON FOLLOWING UP ON MADAM. EILEEN THE MEETING ON THE 18TH WAS A JOKE THAT IT WAS SCHEDULED ON ELECTION NIGHT. I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING IN THE MAIL, NOTHING ON MY DOOR.

AND IT WAS JUST A SIGN THAT I SAW RIDING BY. AND I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT THE SIGN ADVERTISED THE COMMUNITY MEETING, BUT ALSO ADVERTISED THE TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS ALREADY.

SO I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S THE COMMUNITY MEETING FOR? AND FOR IT TO BE ON ELECTION NIGHT WAS CRAZY, BUT NO QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK. REALLY? YEAH. THEY NEED TO COME ON THE NINTH BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GIVE US TIME.

SO WHY SHOULD WE GIVE YOU EXTRA TIME? SO I THINK THEY NEED TO COME.

AND YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE HERE. THE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY WILL BE HERE FOR WHAT WAS DONE.

AND THE LACK OF RESPECT I THINK WAS SHOWN TO ALL OF US.

AND NOT ONLY, I MEAN, THE BIGGEST PART IS, YOU KNOW, I'M NEW TO THE COMMUNITY.

I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE 30 YEARS. I HAVEN'T, I THINK BEEN HERE A YEAR YET, BUT TO COME AND SPEND ALL THE MONEY THAT I SPENT ON MY HOUSE, AND I GOTTA LISTEN TO MY WIFE EVERY DAY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRASH PILES IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

IT'S CRAZY. IT'S BEEN A PILE OF DEBRIS THAT THEY'VE DUG UP FOR EIGHT WEEKS, SITTING IN FRONT OF MY MILLION DOLLAR HOUSE.

AND THAT'S MY VIEW EVERY DAY. WIND BLOWING THEIR SAND AND LANDS CONTAMINATED.

BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING COVERING THE LAND UP, COVERING THE DIRT UP, THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE DIGGING OR THEY'RE MOVING AROUND.

SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON. AND THEN ALL YOUR STUFF IS NOT CONTAMINATED.

THEN WHY ISN'T IT MOVED? YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DUMP STUFF THAT'S CONTAMINATED.

SO IS THAT WHY IT'S SITTING THERE? YOU KNOW, OUR KIDS ARE RUNNING AROUND PLAYING IN THE YARD AND IN FRONT, WINDS BLOWING. AND WE HAVE THIS PILE OF TRASH THAT'S BEEN SITTING THERE FOR NOW ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS.

SO IT'S LIKE, REALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S EMBARRASSING.

BUT YEAH, SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON.

I'M PRETTY UPSET ABOUT IT. I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ME ON TEN YET.

I'M PROBABLY ABOUT SIX. BUT ON THE NINTH I'LL BE AT A TEN BECAUSE EVERYONE WHO'S MARRIED KNOW YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOUR WIFE AT HOME. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DEALING WITH.

MY WIFE AT HOME COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS TRASH IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE THAT I PAY THE BILLS FOR.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL SEE YOU GUYS ON THE NINTH.

OKAY. HE'S JUST COMING DOWN. SO AFTER STUART, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA? OKAY. THEN AFTER STUART WEBSTER, THAT'LL BE THE END OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

STILL MORNING. RIGHT? YEAH. GOOD MORNING. PATTY LYNN MAINLAND'S EIGHT.

IN ADDITION, I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS SENIOR CITIZEN DAY.

THIS IS AUGUST 26TH IS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY. IT ON AUGUST 26TH, 1920, WOMEN GOT THE RIGHT TO VOTE.

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY CARRYING THE VOTE NOW. YOU GUYS AREN'T DOING SO WELL.

I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE MAGISTRATE FEE. ALSO, IT SEEMS THAT OUR CURRENT MAGISTRATE, HIS LAW FIRM, WANTS US TO WANTS DOESN'T WANT HIM WORKING FOR $200 AN HOUR BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT THEIR FIRM DOES.

AND I GUESS FROM WHAT I'M READING IN THE BACKUP, YOU ALL AGREED TO THAT AND SAID, WELL, LET'S GIVE THE OTHER MAGISTRATES THE SAME RACE TOO, EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T ASK FOR THEM. I DON'T LIKE THAT.

I MEAN, I DON'T LIKE THAT. I WAS HOPING THAT DURING THE VACATION, EVERYBODY WOULD BE SO HAPPY AND RELAXED AND THEY'D COME BACK HERE AND WE WOULD HAVE A A CONGENIAL COMMISSION.

BUT I GUESS WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT AFTER ALL.

THE CITIZENS OF WOODLANDS ARE ASKING FOR SOMETHING AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING, NO, I DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT TO THEM.

THAT'S OKAY. YOUR BUDGET, YOUR WATER SYSTEM IS IMPORTANT.

YOU WANT TO BRING EVERYBODY INTO TAMARAC WATERS PROGRAM WHO LIVES IN TAMARAC, EVEN THOSE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 441 IT'S

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PLEASE STOP SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY. PLEASE STOP AWARDING YOURSELF SO MANY DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.

THAT'S THAT'S NOT FOR YOU TO LOOK GOOD FOR POLITICS.

THAT MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO HELP CITIZENS. A HAIRCUT, A FOOD GIVEAWAY, A GIFT CARD.

THEY THINK YOU'RE ALL SO WONDERFUL. YOU'RE SPENDING THEIR MONEY.

THEY JUST DON'T KNOW IT. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR YOU GUYS TO GET TO REALITY.

AND I'M SORRY IF YOU'RE BUSY WITH YOUR PHONES, BUT YOU HAVE A NICE DAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STUART WEBSTER.

STU WEBSTER, VERSAILLES GARDENS MADAM MAYOR ALL PROTOCOL OBSERVED.

FIRST THING ON ASIDE, THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED ABOUT THIS FANTASTIC SPECIAL STAMP THAT THE POST OFFICE IS GOING TO BE GIVING US.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANY KIND OF EFFORT OTHER THAN COWARDICE.

AS TO THE KAKA LOOKING POST OFFICE THAT TAMARAC IS FORCED TO, TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH, I USE IT ALMOST ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE OF MY BUSINESS.

AND IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT? ANYWAY, I, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TWO MATTERS QUICKLY THIS MORNING ON PAGE EIGHT OF THE JULY TOMOGRAM. THERE'S MENTION OF THE ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT, ESPECIALLY AS TO SOURCE AND QUALITY OF OUR DRINKING WATER.

IN VIEW OF THE FACT THAT FOR THE CITY OF THE CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE WILL BE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVING ITS WATER TREATMENT AND FILTRATION SYSTEM TO GO ONLINE BY NEXT MONTH, SEPTEMBER. HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE WATER QUALITY ACROSS THE CITY OF TAMARAC, ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED BY SO MANY OTHER WONDERFUL PEOPLE THIS MORNING? SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS WILL AFFECT US WHILE WE WAIT TO HAVE OUR OWN WATER TREATMENT PLANT BE TAKEN CARE OF AND THE CITY OF TAMARAC BE SELF-CONTAINED. SECOND POINT IS DURING.

DURING THE JUNE 10TH MEETING, THE COMMISSION VOTED 4 TO 1.

THANK GOD WE GOT ONE SMART PERSON UP THERE APPROVING A RESOLUTION AWARDING AND $92,855 TO EU INTERNATIONAL FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ESTATE.

EAST SIDE COMMUNITY PARK PROJECT. WHILE I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL OPINIONS ON THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE WATER TAX AMENDMENT STARING US DOWN IN NOVEMBER, BASED ON THE JUNE 10TH RESOLUTION, THIS IS A FAIT ACCOMPLI.

I ASKED THE CITY NOT TO KEEP US IN THE DARK AS TO WHAT THIS PROBLEM THIS PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE.

THIS IS 2026. AN EU INTERNATIONAL CAN VERY EASILY AND QUICKLY PROVIDE ALL TAMARAC RESIDENTS WITH MODELS OF WHAT THE BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR, FLOOR BY FLOOR, 3D MODELING AND OR A MODEL THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN VERY, VERY QUICKLY AND EASILY DO.

FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN BROWARD COUNTY ADMINISTRATION, I KNOW OF WHAT I SPEAK.

AFTER VIEWING THE MODELS, THE TAMARAC CITIZENS SHOULD BE INVITED TO LEAVE COMMENTS AND OR HANDLE THIS MATTER ON BOTH THESE POINTS.

HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY SHOULD NOT HURT US ALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WEBSTER. IT IS CURRENTLY 11:00.

WE WILL TAKE A RECESS TILL 1110. SEE YOU IN TEN MINUTES.

WE'RE IN RECESS. ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. IT IS CURRENTLY 1111.

MAKE A WISH. AND WE ARE NOW UP TO COMMISSIONER REPORTS VICE MAYOR.

[4. COMMISSION REPORTS]

THE FIRST ONE IS THE TAX. PROPERTY TAX SEMINAR THAT I'M HOSTING.

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AND THAT IS 8601 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IN TAMARAC, FLORIDA.

WE'LL HAVE PROPERTY APPRAISER MARTY CARE THERE AS WELL AS A SLEW OF, OF PROFESSIONALS AND ATTORNEYS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPERTY TAX MEASURE THAT WILL BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.

OF COURSE, AS A CITY, WE CANNOT ADVOCATE FOR OR AGAINST, BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION THAT IS NEEDED.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE THERE ON SEPTEMBER 8TH AT 6 P.M.

AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER. AND IF YOU CANNOT MAKE THAT ONE, THEN THERE IS ANOTHER ONE IN THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL ON SEPTEMBER 10TH.

THAT ONE IS BEING CHAMPIONED BY MAYOR DENISE GRANT.

AND THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE KEN THURSTON COMMUNITY CENTER, 3300 INVERRARY BOULEVARD IN LAUDERHILL.

AND SO I THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR SUPPORTING THIS.

AND OF COURSE, THANK COMMISSIONER DANIEL FOR MAKING SURE THAT SHE CHAMPIONS THIS IN HER COMMUNITY AS WELL.

RED ROAD JV IS IN FULL SWING AND WE CANNOT THANK THE INCREDIBLE STAFF WHO'S BEEN HELPING ME WITH THIS FROM PARKS TO PUBLIC WORKS TO BSO AND FIRE AND ALL THE DISCIPLINES INVOLVED TICKET SALES ARE ALREADY THROUGH THE ROOF.

SO FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH WITH ME, I THANK YOU.

INCLUDING YOU, MARIE. AND SO WE HAVE LOTS OF ARTISTS THAT ARE COMING TO THIS AMAZING EVENT. WE HAVE THE QUEEN OF SOCA, ALISON HINDS, COMING TO TAMARAC.

OF COURSE, SHE'S A BAYESIAN. WE HAVE SKINNY FABULOUS THAT HAS THE MOST AMAZING HIT SONG OUT NOW FOR CARNIVAL.

AND WE HAVE THE KING OF SOCA HIMSELF FROM TRINIDAD, MR. BUNJI GARLIN. I'M COMING. WE HAVE DJ'S LIKE TRAVIS WORLD, NOCTURNAL OVERDOSE, ZEZE, FERGIE PATRICK THE HYPE MAN.

IT IS GOING TO BE A PHENOMENAL EVENT. TICKETS ARE $65 ONLINE, BUT IF YOU GO TO DUTCH POT CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT, THERE ARE $55. AND THEN WE HAVE A $125 TICKET THAT GETS YOU INTO MIAMI CARNIVALS.

JOUVET, AS WELL AS THE RETRO JOUVET. SO LOTS OF EXCITEMENT THERE.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE THERE. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE AN AMAZING PART OF THIS EVENT.

SO IT'S NOT JUST WE'RE NOT JUST FETTING BUT WE ARE JOUVET ON THE ROAD.

AND SO 57TH STREET WILL BE LOCKED DOWN. AND WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE'RE PUTTING A CAUSE TO THIS.

SO LAST YEAR WE DID TAMARAC FOR THE CURE. THIS YEAR IT WILL BE JOUVET FOR THE CURE.

AND SO WE'RE JUST EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE A PART OF THAT.

AND THEN SECOND TO LAST IS THAT ON OCTOBER 10TH, WHICH IS THE NEXT DAY I'LL BE HOSTING MY GALA.

IT IS MY ANNUAL PINK HEROES AWARD. CAROL YOU'RE INVITED.

AND SO IT WILL BE AN AMAZING TIME AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THIS DOUBLES AS TEN GLORIOUS YEARS UNDER TAMARAC CITY COMMISSION. SO I WILL BE CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF SERVICE ON THAT NIGHT.

AND A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME THAT THE LIKES OF SHERYL LEE RALPH WILL BE THERE.

SO WHOEVER WANTS TO CHOOSE SHERYL LEE RALPH OVER LAUGHING.

YOU CAN DO THAT ON THAT NIGHT AS WELL, OR YOU CAN JUST GO UP TO BOTH.

SO THAT IS GOING TO BE AN AMAZING TIME. I'D LIKE TO PREFACE THIS LAST COMMENT BY ASKING MY COLLEAGUES TO CHAMPION A LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE.

TODAY WHILE THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR A COMMUNITY MEETING, WE UNDERSTAND THAT TWO WEEKS IS ENOUGH.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAD A COMMUNITY MEETING ON AUGUST 18TH, AND WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS THE DEVELOPER TO COME ON SEPTEMBER 9TH WITH SOME

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CITY ATTORNEY, ARE WE ABLE TO, TO DO THAT NOW? NO, NO. VICE MAYOR, I BELIEVE WHEN THE MATTER IS PRESENTED, THAT'S WHEN THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DEAL WITH THE DEFERRAL.

I'M SORRY. THE MATTER IS NOT BEFORE THE COMMISSION. AT THIS POINT WHEN IT'S PRESENTED, YOU CAN RULE ON THE DEFERRAL REQUEST.

ARE WE ARE WE ABLE TO GIVE OUR OPINION NOW AS A MATTER OF CONSENSUS FOR, FOR NO DEFERRAL SO THAT THERE'S A STRONG MESSAGE TO THE, I MEAN, YOU OBVIOUSLY GAVE YOUR OPINION, BUT I WOULD OBVIOUSLY ASK YOU TO RESERVE ANY OPINION ON DEFERRAL WHEN I PRESENT IT TO YOU.

I'M SORRY. RESERVE ANY OPINION ON THAT REQUEST WHEN YOU HAVE.

OBVIOUSLY, THE APPLICANT WILL COME BEFORE YOU AND YOU CAN AT LEAST GIVE THEM DUE PROCESS WITH RESPECT TO THAT REQUEST.

OKAY. OKAY. SO SO THE COMMISSION CANNOT SAY NOW IF THEY WOULD SUPPORT A DEFERRAL OR NOT.

I WOULD, I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT SAID, I WISH EVERYONE A WONDERFUL DAY.

HOPE TO SEE YOU AT RED ROAD, GERVAIS. HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY GALA FOR IN SUPPORT OF OUR PINK HEROES AWARDS AND BREAST CANCER AWARENESS. AND FUNDING. AND I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT OUR TAX SEMINAR.

THAT IS COMING AS WELL. AND MOST OF US IN THE AUDIENCE NEED TO BE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE HAPPY WITH WHERE WE ARE IN LIFE.

I NOTICED THAT SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T STAND WHEN IT WAS TIME TO STAND FOR 55 AND OLDER.

SO CAROL, PLEASE EMBRACE YOUR, YOUR, YOUR, YOUR GOLDEN YEARS.

COMMISSIONER. RIGHT. DISTRICT TWO I THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO FIRE RESCUE AND BSO FOR COMING OUT LAST THURSDAY TO CELEBRATE FRANK TO HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY.

FRANK IS A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN. HE ALSO SERVED IN IN NEW YORK.

FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS A WONDERFUL TIME CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY.

SO I WANT TO WISH FRANK AGAIN HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY.

HE'S A VERY FUNNY GUY BECAUSE HE TOLD ME HE'S STILL LOOKING FOR A GIRLFRIEND, SO I TOLD HIM TO JOIN, JOIN, JOIN TINDER.

ON SATURDAY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE, THE HERS EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ISLAND SPACE, CELEBRATING CARIBBEAN WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF OF LIFE.

IT'S THE SECOND TIME IT'S BEEN HOSTED IN TAMARAC. AGAIN, WE HAVE FREE TICKETS FOR TAMARAC RESIDENTS.

IT'S AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, 8601 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, YOU CAN SIGN UP, YOU CAN COME UP, YOU CAN ENJOY.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE A FASHION SHOW. IT'S GOING TO HAVE VENDORS. IT'S GOING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH, WITH THINGS THAT ENCOMPASSES, YOU KNOW, WOMEN IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES AND COME WORK WITH US AND CELEBRATE WITH HERS AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER.

THANKS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, DISTRICT THREE.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. GOOD AFTERNOON OR MORNING STILL, EVERYONE? I'LL BE BRIEF. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BACK. I DON'T KNOW THAT I TOOK MUCH OF A BREAK OVER THE SUMMER, BUT I DON'T THINK ANY OF US PROBABLY DID. WE'VE ALL WORKED.

BUT IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK WITH YOU ALL. LAST FRIDAY, MY OFFICE AND I HAD HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AT KINGS POINT IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS DAY, WHICH IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ON AUGUST 21ST.

TODAY, WE JUST HAD THE HONOR OF BRINGING THE SENIORS BACK HERE TO THIS TO THE COMMISSION MEETING, TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THEM BY WAY OF THE PROCLAMATION.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SEVERAL RESIDENTS BY WAY OF A $250 HARDSHIP.

STIPEND, SO THAT THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE NEEDS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE.

AND SO I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.

ADDITIONALLY, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU WILL HAVE A SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE.

WE DO HAVE A ANOTHER PROPERTY TAX EFFORT THAT'S GOING TO BE ON SEPTEMBER THE 5TH AT THE TAMARAC COMMUNITY CENTER.

WE HAVE SENATOR ROSALIND OSGOOD, US REPRESENTATIVE DAN DAILEY, CHRISTINE CHOMSKY AND MARTY KIER AT THAT EVENT AS WELL.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE ONE, PLEASE JOIN THE OTHERS SO THAT YOU ARE AS INFORMED AS YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE AS IT RELATES TO THAT PARTICULAR MATTER.

ON OCTOBER THE 17TH, WE ARE GOING TO BE KICKING OFF OUR SECOND SEASON OF OUR BIKING FOR MILES INITIATIVE.

WE ARE GOING TO BE LAUNCHING THAT EVENT IN ON OCTOBER 17TH, AND IT WILL BE BIKING FOR THE CURE.

SO WE HAVE A SPECIAL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING, BIKING AND DOING SOME ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES ON THAT DAY.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DISTRICT FOUR COMMISSIONER DOCTOR DANIEL.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. UPCOMING EVENT ON AUGUST 28TH.

WE'LL HAVE OUR FOOD DRIVE. ON THE 29TH. WE'LL HAVE OUR ANNUAL SENIOR EXPO.

IT WAS SUCH A SUCCESSFUL EVENT LAST YEAR. WE FIGURED.

WE FIGURE WE'LL MAKE IT ANNUAL. SO MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT.

IF YOU'RE OVER THE AGE OF 55 WE WILL BE GIVING OUT OUR GIFT CARDS AGAIN.

PLEASE NOTE, PEOPLE COME UP HERE AND SAY THINGS.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT'S TRUE. THEY SAY THINGS TO LOOK GOOD OR TO FAVOR THE MAYOR'S INITIATIVE.

HER, HER, HER MISEDUCATION. WE GIVE OUT GIFT CARDS.

THE GIFT CARDS ARE DONATIONS FROM MONIES THAT WERE DONATED ANY INITIATIVES.

I DO ANYTHING I GIVE IT IS NOT TAXPAYERS MONEY.

SO LET'S MAKE THAT CLEAR. AND ANY MONEY I GET MOVING FORWARD TODAY, TOMORROW, YESTERDAY IT WILL BE GOING TO THESE TYPE OF INITIATIVES.

IT WILL BE GOING TO GIFT CARDS. IT WILL BE GOING TO HELP RESIDENTS PAY THEIR BILLS.

IT WILL BE GOING TO GRANTS AND IT WILL BE GOING TO MARKET IN THESE EVENTS.

SO BE CLEAR, IT IS NOT TAXPAYER MONEY, IT IS DONATIONS AND AIDS.

SO AT OUR SENIOR EXPO, YES. COME AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING A GIFT CARD.

IF YOU'RE 55 AND OR YOU LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR.

WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING OUR. WE'LL ALSO BE HAVING FOOD DRIVE MONTHLY, SO THAT WILL ALSO BE TAKING PLACE THIS WEEKEND.

GET IN STEP WITH KEISHA. LET ME TELL YOU, I KNOW OTHERS ARE FOLLOWING AND DOING THEIR STEP THING NOT AS SUCCESSFUL, SO MAKE SURE YOU COME ON THURSDAY FROM 630 AND ON SATURDAYS AT TEN AT TAMARAC PARK BECAUSE YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ROOM.

SO MAKE SURE YOU COME EARLY BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS FILLED TO CAPACITY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.

JUST GOING TO SAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING WITH SOME WONDERFUL FIREFIGHTERS.

AND IF YOU EVER WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE 15 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED AT THEIR LIVE BURN, I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HAVING THAT WHOLE GROUP TAKING A PICTURE WITH THEM.

UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T HAVE IT WITH EARLIER TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE.

AND FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MAYORS. IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND RECEIVE.

THIS IS MY LITTLE VERSION OF SHOW AND TELL, LIKE, WHAT DID YOU DO OVER YOUR SUMMER BREAK? OUR FOURTH AWARD, THE CITY OF TAMARAC, HAS RECEIVED ITS FOURTH AWARD FOUR YEARS IN A ROW.

WE HAVE RECEIVED FOR OUR TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES WITH AI.

AND OUR CITY SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING IN ORDER TO KEEP OUR CITY VIBRANT AND MOVING FORWARD, AND WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE AND BE AS THEY GO FROM 0 TO 109 AND A HALF.

I WANT TO THANK MISS DONNA ROSENBLOOM FOR HER PASSIONATE COMMENTS ABOUT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ALSO THEIR COMMENTS BY MISS MENDELSON.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ANOTHER TOUR OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

I TRIED TO DO THAT EVERY SEVERAL YEARS. AND OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT TEAM, OUR PUBLIC SERVICES TEAM, THEY ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD AND BE GOOD.

BUT THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH DUCT TAPE, SPACKLE, PAINT, OTHER KINDS OF CEMENT AND THINGS TO DO TO KEEP THAT WATER TREATMENT PLANT CONTINUALLY GOING. AND WHILE WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE OVER THE SUMMER AND IT WOULD BE JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT, IT OBVIOUSLY TOOK A FEW MORE WEEKS IN ORDER TO GET THE AMMONIA LEAK THAT WENT INTO OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT RESOLVED WITH A BUNCH OF CHLORINE.

THIS WAS BUDGETED OVER FIVE YEARS AGO. WE WENT OUT TO JOHN'S.

YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS. AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN REALLOCATED TO OTHER THINGS.

WE HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT IT. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT MORE.

BUT WE REALLY NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

FUN AND GAMES IS ONE THING, BUT WHEN YOU CAN'T DRINK THE WATER AFTER WE'VE HAD A GOOD WORKOUT AND YOU CAN'T SHOWER IN IT, THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER THING NOW, ISN'T IT? IT WAS A GREAT TIME GOING TO VARIOUS BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SUMMER WENT. IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS LIKE THIS. AND WE WERE DONE, HAD THE HONOR OF BEING THE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE WITH BROWARD COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AND BOARD OF. I CALL THE BOARD OF EDUCATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MY MOM DID.

THE SCHOOL BOARD AND TAMARAC ELEMENTARY IS NOT CLOSING FOR ANYBODY WHO THOUGHT IT MIGHT.

IT IS NOT CLOSING. THEY MOVED OVER SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE IN BUILDINGS THAT WERE LEASED, AND THEY ARE NOW IN THE EXTRA ROOMS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AT TAMARAC ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS DOING VERY WELL.

ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH NOT BEING 100% FULL.

SOME OF THEM ARE DOING BETTER THAN OTHERS. WARNING EVERYBODY, IF YOU GO PAST A SCHOOL BUS,

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AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR REASON IS.

SO JUST STOP FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE AROUND, ESPECIALLY OUR LITTLE ONES GETTING OFF THE BUS.

I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH MY MOM AND BRUCE FOR SUMMER BREAK AND CELEBRATED OUR BIRTHDAYS.

I THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE WONDERFUL WISHES THAT THEY GAVE ME.

IT WAS GOOD. AND WHILE I WAS BEING CHIDED A LITTLE BIT FOR CELEBRATING 55 WHEN THE SENIORS WERE ANNOUNCED AT 5555 AND HAPPY TO BE ALIVE AND EVERYONE SHOULD JUST BE ENJOYING WHERE WE ARE IN WHATEVER TIME OF LIFE WE ARE IN, AND BE PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT WE HAVE TO STILL GO FORWARD.

SO I'M 55, I'M DOUBLE NICKELS, AND I'M DAMN PROUD OF IT.

IT WAS GREAT ACTUALLY, CELEBRATING SOME OF MY BIRTHDAY AT DAY OF DIGNITY.

A DECADE OF DIGNITY WITH THE BEAUTY AND BEAUTY INITIATIVE.

STARTED THIS WITH THEM TEN YEARS AGO WHEN WE PACKED PERIOD PRODUCTS AND HEALTH CARE AND HYGIENE FOR WOMEN IN NEED, AND ALSO TO BE IN OUR PUBLIC BATHROOMS, IN OUR IN OUR LIBRARIES AND IN OUR SCHOOLS TO HELP THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT JUST HAPPENS.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE MEETING WENT WELL. THINGS ARE VERY BUSY DOWN AT THE COUNTY.

HAPPY TO ATTEND COFFEE WITH A COP THAT WAS ALWAYS EXCELLENT OVER AT COUNTY COFFEE, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE THERE.

HAVE THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO THE AFL-CIO LABOR DAY EVENT ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL EVENING. I AM THE VERY PROUD DAUGHTER OF AN IBEW LOCAL THREE UNION MAN FOR 50 YEARS BEFORE HIS PASSING.

AND MY MOM, WHO WAS A TEACHER AND THEN AN ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL IN NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.

SO UNION GROWN. SEPTEMBER 1ST IS HATHA YOGA, WITH THE MOVE OF THE MAYOR AT 7 P.M.

AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. NO COMPETITION. WE ALL HAVE OUR EVENTS, AND MINE JUST HAPPENED TO BE SCHEDULED ALONG WITH THE CITY'S AND HAHAS FOR THE TATAS.

IT'S FOURTH YEAR ON OCTOBER 10TH. THAT TYPICAL SATURDAY THAT I'VE BEEN CELEBRATING IT FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

PLEASE COME OUT, ENJOY LAUGHTER FOR A GOOD CAUSE.

AND HAHAS IS NOW A NONPROFIT, AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO CELEBRATE EVERYBODY WHO HAS SURVIVED CANCER AND THOSE WHO MAY HAVE LOST.

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW UP TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA ]

MAYOR. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS CONSTITUTES A CHANGE, BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANGE IN ONE OF THE THE ITEMS IN THE AGENDA.

YOU HAVE COPIES OF THAT CHANGE AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

OKAY, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. IT'S THE SAME ITEM JUST WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

AND SEEING NOBODY WISHING TO REMOVE ANY ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA.

PLEASE, I NEED A SECOND TO MY MOTION. SECOND.

COMMISSIONER WRIGHT SECONDED MY MOTION. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

YES. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. YES. COMMISSIONER. DANIEL.

YES. VICE MAYOR BOLTON. YES. MAYOR GOMEZ. YES.

CITY ATTORNEY. YOU HAD A QUESTION? NO, NO. OKAY, YOU'RE GETTING READY.

JUST PREPPING. JUST GETTING READY. MOTION PASSES.

5 TO 0. THANK YOU. WE NOW MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

[6.a TR14424 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving a development impact fee credit agreement between the City of Tamarac and Woodlands Club Holdings, LLLP, in accordance with Section 10-5.7 of the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances and Section 163.31801, Florida Statutes, for the Woodlands Country Club development, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the development impact fee credit agreement and take all actions necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

ITEM SIX A. A RESOLUTION OF CITY COMMISSION. CITY OF TAMARAC APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE CREDIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TAMARAC AND WOODLANDS CLUB HOLDINGS.

ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TEN DASH 5.7. THE CITY TAMARAC CODE OF ORDINANCE, SECTION 163318801 FOR THE STATUES FOR THE WOODLANDS COUNTRY CLUB DEVELOPMENT PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU MADAM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOVE IT. SECOND.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CHRISTINA BELENKY, ATTORNEY AND PARTNER WITH MICHELLE BACHMAN LLP, WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION, AND STAFF WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION AVAILABLE IF THE COMMISSION DESIRES.

BOTH MISS BELENKY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR KENT WALIA ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR PRESENTATION AND THEN WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, CHRISTINA BELENKY OF MICHELE BACHMANN.

MY ADDRESS IS 5550 GLADES ROAD IN BOCA RATON, AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING ON BEHALF OF THE WOODLANDS AGAIN.

SO AS EVERYBODY'S FAMILIAR, THIS PROPERTY IS COMPRISED OF THE FORMER WOODLANDS GOLF COURSE.

IT'S ABOUT 276 ACRES. AND THE EXISTING COMMUNITY HAS 892 HOMES.

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, 13TH FLOOR HAS PROCESSED NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE CITY TO DEVELOP 335 SINGLE

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SOME OF THAT LAND DEVELOPMENT IS ONGOING. AND THIS MORNING WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF IMPACT FEE CREDIT AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN GET CREDITS FOR SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE ALREADY CONTEMPLATED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

AND SO HERE WE HAVE THE SPECIFIC CODE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS FOR IMPACT FEE CREDITS IS SECTION TEN DASH 5.7 F.

AND IT SPEAKS TO A DEVELOPER HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR IMPACT FEE CREDITS AGAINST CONTRIBUTIONS, PAYMENTS, CONSTRUCTION OR DEDICATION OF LAND.

NO CREDIT SHALL EXCEED THE IMPACT FEE IMPOSED.

SO WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR TODAY IS BASICALLY THE IMPACT FEES THAT WE WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED TO PAY CREDITS FOR THAT AMOUNT.

SO IT WOULD BE A ZERO BALANCE. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING BEYOND THAT.

THE CREDIT SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE DOLLAR VALUE OF THE COST OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES, CONTRIBUTED, PAID FOR, CONSTRUCTED OR DEDICATED. AND THAT'S IN THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AGAIN.

THIS IS ALSO A STATUTORY REQUIREMENT. SECTION 163.318015 A OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUST CREDIT AGAINST THE COLLECTION OF IMPACT FEE, ANY CONTRIBUTION OR ANY FORM OF EXACTION RELATED TO PUBLIC FACILITIES OR INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS, LAND DEDICATION, SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN, OR CONSTRUCTION.

AND ANY SUCH CONTRIBUTION MUST BE APPLIED ON A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR BASIS.

SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING TODAY.

AND SO THE CITY'S IMPACT FEES ARE SPLIT INTO THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

THERE'S PARK AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES, WHICH RELATE TO ANY LAND BUILDING STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES, AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO MEET THE NEEDS FOR CITY PARKS AND RECREATION SYSTEMS. AND SO THE IMPACT FEE FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION CATEGORY SPECIFICALLY, THAT WOULD BE CHARGED BY THE CITY FOR THE 335 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, IS $1,150,390. THE CREDITABLE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED RELATE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUBLIC WALKING TRAILS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE POCKET PARKS.

AND ON THAT ITEM, WE'RE REQUESTING JUST 50% OF THE CONSTRUCTION VALUE.

AND THEN ALSO A PORTION OF THE CONTRIBUTION MADE TOWARDS THE SHAKER VILLAGE OR EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND AGAIN, MUCH OF THIS WAS ALREADY CONTEMPLATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THERE ARE SPECIFIC SECTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT REFERENCE ITEMS THAT ARE IMPACT FEE CREDITABLE.

AND THEN ANOTHER PROVISION THAT BASICALLY SAYS ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S IMPACT FEE CREDITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S CODE.

SO WITH RESPECT TO THE RECREATIONAL TRAIL THAT'S SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS BEING SOMETHING THAT IS CREDITABLE TOWARDS THE PARK AND RECREATION IMPACT FEES. AND SIMILARLY FOR THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING NEW, ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT ALREADY CONTEMPLATED AND AGREED TO THROUGH THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE SECOND CATEGORY IS GOVERNMENT FACILITIES.

AND THAT MEANS LANDS AND BUILDINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO MEET THE NEEDS FOR CITY ADMINISTRATION, WHICH ARE CREATED BY NEW DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

SO THE IMPACT FEE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 335 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES FOR THIS SPECIFIC CATEGORY IS $291,450. FOR THIS ITEM, WE ARE SEEKING THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND AGAIN, THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROVISIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT SUPPORT THAT AS WELL.

THE DEBT OR THE CONTRIBUTION ITSELF SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT IT'S IMPACT FEE CREDITABLE.

AND THEN THERE'S TWO OTHER PROVISIONS REFERENCED THERE THAT SPEAK TO OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS THAT CAN ALSO BE CREDITABLE TO THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORIES.

FINALLY, THE THIRD CATEGORY IS MULTIMODAL FACILITIES WHICH RELATE TO TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT FACILITIES.

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THE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTED $300,000 TOWARDS ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

THERE'S A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS BUFFER WALL IMPROVEMENTS ALONG I BELIEVE IT'S MOSTLY COMMERCIAL AND ROCK ISLAND BOULEVARD.

THERE'S A CONTRIBUTION THAT THE DEVELOPER MADE TOWARDS FDOT JOINT FUNDED PROJECT, WHICH RELATES TO INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S NOTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND CONTEMPLATED AS WELL.

THE INTERIOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, THE $300,000 CONTRIBUTION SPECIFICALLY SAYS IT WILL BE CREDITED TOWARDS FUTURE IMPACT FEES IMPOSED. AND THEN AGAIN, THE FDOT CONTRIBUTION SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT IT'S RELATED TO ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC CONTROL, SIGNAL TRAFFIC, VEHICLE DETECTOR UPGRADES, FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATES, AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. AND SO AGAIN, JUST IN SUMMARY, THE TOTAL IMPACT FEES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DUE, THEY'RE JUST OVER 1.8 MILLION.

THE CREDITABLE VALUE WELL EXCEEDS THAT WE ARE SIMPLY ASKING FOR THE, THE IMPACT FEES, THE CREDITS TOWARD THE IMPACT FEES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAID. AND AGAIN, THIS DOES NOT EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT MANY OF THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE MADE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO VARIOUS CHARITIES IN THE CITY.

THERE WAS A $925,000 PAYMENT THAT WAS MADE TO THE CITY.

THAT ULTIMATELY WAS AVAILABLE TO USE FOR PROPER PUBLIC PURPOSES.

THERE IS A BEAUTIFICATION CONTRIBUTION ALONG COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD THAT IS NOT PART OF THIS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE MADE AS PART OF ARE BEING MADE AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

AND THIS JUST SUMMARIZES SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF, AGAIN, THE PROJECT AND THE OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS MADE.

SO THE CITY AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ARE ABOUT $5.1 MILLION.

AND THERE'S WATER AND SEWER CONNECTION FEES ON TOP OF THAT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.6 $6 MILLION AND THEN TAX REVENUE THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE AVAILABLE FROM THE PROJECT. THE TEN YEAR VALUE OF THAT ESTIMATED IS TO $22.7 MILLION.

AND STAFF HAS REVIEWED OUR APPLICATION, FOUND THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THEIR LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. AND APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

AND JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS PART OF WHAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE.

AND OUR TEAM IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE THIS MORNING.

AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

ANY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMISSION? ACTUALLY, DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? I DID OKAY, I JUST DIDN'T WRITE IT DOWN THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT. SO, VICE MAYOR, ARE WE GOING TO HEAR FROM OUR STAFF AS WELL, OR JUST MISS BILENKY? DO YOU GUYS THINK. HE'S AVAILABLE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION? THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ON MONDAY. OR DID YOU NOT GIVE IT ON MONDAY? YOU DID. OKAY, SO THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS FORWARDED ON MONDAY IS THIS COMMISSION ASKING FOR THE PRESENTATION TO BE GIVEN? YEAH. OKAY. WATCH YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU SAID YOU HAD TO UPDATE SOMETHING IN THAT CONVERSATION.

ALL RIGHT THEN, PLEASE. YEAH. COME ON UP AND GIVE YOUR PRESENTATION.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. KENT WALL, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

AND I'LL RUN THROUGH IT QUICK. SO THE ITEM BEFORE THE COMMISSION IS ITEM SIX A REQUEST FOR IMPACT FEE CREDIT.

NEXT SLIDE. THANKS. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING 100% IMPACT FEE

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THE CATEGORY THAT'S CREDITABLE IS THE PUBLIC FACILITY CATEGORY GOVERNMENT FACILITIES, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND MULTIMODAL. WHAT WE WOULD DO IF THE APPLICANT WASN'T REQUESTING CREDIT FOR THAT, WE WOULD SPEND THE IMPACT FEES GENERATED FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT TO CONSTRUCT THESE IMPROVEMENTS OURSELVES. WHAT THE IMPACT FEE CREDIT DOES IS KIND OF LIKE AN IN LIEU, THE APPLICANT PROVIDES THESE AMENITIES OR CONTRIBUTES TO THESE AMENITIES OR THESE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN LIEU OF PROVIDING THIS CREDIT.

SO WE HAVE THE IMPACT FEE CREDIT CATEGORY IN OUR CODE SECTION TEN DASH 5.7, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO PROVIDE THIS REQUEST BEFORE YOU TODAY.

AND THEN A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED WITH THE ORDINANCE 2020 324 AND THEN UPDATED WITH THE RESOLUTION 2020 481 INDICATES SEVERAL SECTIONS, WHICH I'LL INDICATE THAT ALLOW FOR IMPACT FEE CREDIT REQUESTS, AS I MENTIONED, THE CATEGORIES BELOW. SO THE TOTAL CATEGORY IS CALCULATED FOR THE CREDITABLE IMPACT FEES, WHICH I'LL DISCUSS LATER ON. THERE'S NON CREDITABLE IMPACT FEES THAT THEY'LL STILL HAVE TO PAY.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY $1,826,420. BY THE CODE. THEY HAVE TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY ON THE CREDITABLE IMPACT FEES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING FOR.

THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS INDICATED, THE FEE FOR GOVERNMENT IMPACT GOVERNMENT FACILITIES IS $291,450. THEY'RE SEEKING 100% CREDIT FOR THAT.

THEY DID DO A CONTRIBUTION OF $750,000 FOR THE SHAKER VILLAGE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER.

SO THAT'S A COMMUNITY CENTER AND A PARKS AND RECREATION SPACE, WHICH I'LL INDICATE LATER.

THE COMMUNITY CENTER PORTION. TO GET CREDIT FOR THIS SECTION THEY'RE PROVIDING, THEY'RE REQUESTING A PORTION TO MEET THIS 100% REQUIREMENT BECAUSE IT IS A GOVERNMENT FACILITY ON THAT PARK. AND THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, PARAGRAPH 21 AND 22 AND LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE SECTION AS IS LISTED THERE. SO THE FEE FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION, THEY'RE REQUESTING 100% CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT.

THAT IS $1,150,390. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE PARKS AREA OF THE SHAKER VILLAGE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH THEY ALREADY DONATED, THAT 750 000 CONSTRUCTION OF POCKET PARKS, WHICH OFFSETS OUR DEMAND.

SO WHENEVER YOU HAVE RESIDENTS THAT COME INTO THE COMMUNITY, IT REQUIRES THREE ACRES FOR EVERY 1000 RESIDENTS THERE, PROVIDING AMPLE ACREAGE ON THE SITE WITH OPEN SPACE AND POCKET PARKS TO OFFSET THAT.

SO THEY'RE REQUESTING THAT COST AND THEN THE WALKING TRAILS AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SO THEY'RE CREDITABLE FOR 100%. SAME THING FOR THE MULTIMODAL IMPACT FEE.

THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY'RE SEEKING CREDIT FOR IS THE $300,000 THAT THEY CONTRIBUTED FOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, AND ALSO AN FDOT CONTRIBUTION OF 114,964 FOR SIGNAL TIMING, BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD PUT X AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD, THIS OFFSETS AND MITIGATES THAT TRAFFIC, WHICH DEMONSTRATES CONSISTENCY WITH OUR MULTIMODAL CODE SECTION.

AND THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SECTIONS LISTED AS WELL.

PARAGRAPH 14.21617. SO AS I INDICATED EARLIER, THERE ARE SOME IMPACT FEES THAT ARE NON CREDITABLE THAT THEY'LL STILL HAVE TO PAY. THESE ARE JUST APPROXIMATE ESTIMATES.

THIS WOULD BE DUE AT TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION.

THERE'S A FIRE ASSESSMENT IMPACT FEE, SOLID WASTE WATER CONNECTIONS, WHICH WERE ESTIMATED ON TWO CONNECTIONS PER UNIT.

WE DID AN AVERAGE OF THE UNIT SIZE OF THE PODS.

SO IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 3.8 MILLION THAT YOU WOULD THAT THE CITY WOULD STILL GET AS A RESULT OF NON CREDITABLE IMPACT FEES.

THEN THIS IS FROM THE APPLICANT. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF FOCUS ON THE UPPER PART.

OBVIOUSLY IF AMENDMENT THREE DOESN'T PASS OR IF IT DOES, THERE WOULD BE PROPERTY TAX VALUES THERE FOR REVENUE OVER TEN YEARS AT $22.7 MILLION.

AND THEN THE APPLICANT INDICATED SEVERAL OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THEY PROVIDED PUBLIC BENEFITS.

SO THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING AS INDICATED.

AND I'LL BE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

SEEING? NO QUESTIONS. CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MY LIGHT IS LIT.

IT WAS NOT WHEN I LOOKED DOWN. AND YOU TOOK YOUR TIME.

YOU LIKE TO PLAY GAMES? THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED.

VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU. CHAIR. MISS BOLINSKI, IS THAT YOUR NAME?

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THERE'S NO S SO BILENKY POLING. OKAY. MISS BILENKY.

DO YOU RECALL YOU WERE IN THE MEETING WHEN WE WERE.

THE COMMISSION WAS ASKING FOR THESE ITEMS. $750 THOUSAND FOR SHAKER VILLAGE, ETCETERA, ETCETERA.

I WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT COMMISSION MEETING.

OKAY. DO YOU RECALL THE TERM VOLUNTARY PROFFER.

YES. OKAY. WERE THOSE ITEMS VOLUNTARILY PREFERRED BY THE DEVELOPER? YES, VOLUNTARY. SO IN THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, YOU ARE SAYING THAT WE IT IS CONTEMPLATED THAT THESE FEES THAT YOU VOLUNTARILY PROFFERED IS THEN A SWITCHEROO TO GETTING IMPACT FEES FOR FREE. I WOULDN'T YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO.

MISS BLINSKY, YOU JUST SAID THAT THOSE ITEMS, INCLUDING THE SHAKER VILLAGE PROFFER IS VOLUNTARY. AND THEN YOU ARE QUOTING STATUTE AND POINTING TO THE LDC TO SAY THAT YOU CAN GET THESE IMPACT FEES. SO EITHER YOU'RE GOING TO SAY THAT YOU VOLUNTARILY PROFFERED THESE DONATIONS, INCLUDING THE CHARITABLE DONATIONS, OR YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE.

ARE YOU GOING TO TELL US THAT THOSE FEES WERE NOT GIVEN GENUINELY BUT DISINGENUOUSLY, AND THAT YOU ARE SEEKING SOMETHING FOR THAT. SO WHICH IS IT? SO NOTHING WAS DISINGENUOUS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE YOU THAT EVENING.

IT SPECIFICALLY REFERRED TO THESE PROVISIONS THAT ARE CALLED OUT AND ITEMS THAT WOULD BE IMPACT FEE CREDITABLE.

AND IT USED THE TERMINOLOGY SHALL USING THE SHAKER VILLAGE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER AS AN EXAMPLE.

THAT CONTRIBUTION ALLOWED FOR THE $750,000 TO BE SPECIFICALLY EARMARKED TO THAT COMMUNITY CENTER, RATHER THAN GOING INTO THE CITY'S GENERAL RECREATION AND PARKS IMPACT FEE TO BE DISTRIBUTED HOWEVER NECESSARY.

OTHER VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DO NOT HAVE THAT LANGUAGE RELATED TO IMPACT FEE CREDITS.

THAT INCLUDES YOU KNOW, THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THE 925,000 THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE CITY FOR PROPER PUBLIC PURPOSES, ESSENTIALLY FOR THIS COMMISSION TO DECIDE HOW TO ALLOCATE THAT THOSE FUNDS. THAT'S NOT BEING CONTEMPLATED AS PART OF THESE CREDITS.

SO WE'RE POINTING TO THE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT ARE REFERENCED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS BEING IMPACT FEE CREDITABLE.

AND THE ONES THAT GO SPECIFICALLY TO THESE THREE CATEGORIES.

OKAY. SO YOU ARE DISINGENUOUS BECAUSE YOU ARE ASKING THAT WE GIVE YOU, SOMETHING IN RETURN FOR THE VOLUNTARY DONATIONS THAT YOU MADE.

AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE CONTRACT OR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY SIGNED, BY THE WAY, THAT I DID NOT THAT I DON'T SUPPORT IS USING TERMS AS SHELL NOW.

SCOTT BLACKMON IS A FINE ATTORNEY AND I BELIEVE YOU ARE TOO.

I WOULDN'T SAY THE SAME OF THE 30 YEAR LAW DEGREE TO MY LEFT.

BUT WHAT I WILL SAY IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHILE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MAY BE INTERESTED TO GIVE FREEBIES TO MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEVELOPERS, I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SAYS.

I DID NOT SUPPORT THIS DEVELOPMENT FROM THE GET GO.

I DID NOT SUPPORT YOUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WHEN IT CAME TO US.

I'M THANKFUL FOR THE DONATION TO THE EASTSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER.

BUT IF MICHELLE AND MAURY AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN SAY THAT.

YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THEY NOW SIGN EMAILS TO THE COMMUNITY FROM MICHELLE AND MAURY SUNSHINE LAW.

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THEY CAN DO THAT. BUT I THINK THAT THE CITY IS ENTITLED TO THESE IMPACT FEES BECAUSE THE NUANCES OF THE LAW, THE NUANCES OF YOUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, THE NUANCES OF WHAT YOU SAID ON RECORD, AND EVEN TODAY THAT THOSE DONATIONS WERE VOLUNTARILY PROFFERED TO US. YOU CAN'T THEN TELL ME THAT THAT IS A CONDITION.

PRECEDENT. ARE YOU PROUD OF ME, MISS CALLAWAY, FOR USING THOSE BIG WORDS? YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT, TOO.

YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING IS VOLUNTARY. WE'RE GIVING YOU THIS BECAUSE WE ARE GOOD COMMUNITY.

WHATEVER IT IS, WHATEVER LANGUAGE YOU USED, WE WANT TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE DRIVE OUT OF THE WOODLANDS AND SEE THE BROKEN DOWN SHAKER VILLAGE CLUBHOUSE, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SEE THAT. WE WANT THEM TO LIVE ON A CORRIDOR THAT IS NICE AND PRISTINE.

THOSE WERE YOUR COMMENTS. AND AND THAT WAS THE FEELING OF THE DISTRICT TWO COMMISSIONER.

SO I'M CURIOUS TO SEE IF HE'S GOING TO HAND OVER MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT COULD BENEFIT THE CITY TO BENEFIT PARKS AND RECREATION AND BENEFIT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO BUILD.

THAT, BY THE WAY, IS SO EXPENSIVE TO BUILD THAT IF WE BUILD IT NOW, WOULD LITERALLY TANK TAXPAYERS AND THEIR PURSES. SO THOSE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE SHOULD SHOULD HAVE A LESSON IN GOVERNMENT EVEN BEFORE THEY PUT THEIR NAMES ON THE BALLOT.

MR. BELINSKY. I'M NOT STUPID, AND YOU'RE NOT STUPID EITHER.

AND YOU ARE ASKING US TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING WHEN YOU HAVE ALREADY VOLUNTARILY TURNED OVER SOMETHING.

I'M SURE THIS WILL PASS, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE PASSED WITH MY VOTE, AND I'M CERTAINLY WAITING FOR THAT. YES. VOTE FROM YOUR DISTRICT TWO COMMISSIONER BECAUSE THE PUBLIC WILL HEAR ABOUT IT.

HAVE A NICE DAY. THANK YOU.

YOU CAN GIVE ME FIVE. UNBELIEVABLE. THE AMOUNT OF YARN SPUN FROM THIS DAIS AT TIMES, AND THE ZEAL IN WHICH IT IS EXPRESSED, AND THE TENURES OF THIS AND THE TENURES OF THAT.

FOR ALL THE CONFLAGRATION. YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP.

THAT IS ACTUALLY SAID HERE. THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH.

AND THAT'S JUST SIMPLY THE WAY IT IS. AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING HOW SOME PEOPLE COULD TWIST THINGS IN ORDER TO MAKE IT SOUND GOOD AND TO FOOL ALL PEOPLE, AND TO TRY TO BELITTLE PEOPLE AND TO DEMEAN THEM ALL FOR THEIR THREATS AGAINST OTHERS, VERSUS JUST BEING A GOOD STEWARD OF THE CITY DOLLARS AND FOR WHAT'S THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S CONVENIENT WHEN THINGS COME BACK AROUND TO SAY CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY DID NOT SAY WHEN THEY FIRST CAME ABOUT.

AND THE THINGS IN LIFE ARE FLUID AND THEY NEED TO MOVE IN ORDER TO SUCCEED PAST, BUT PICKING AT OLD WOUNDS WITH DIRTY NAILS, FOR WHATEVER REASON IT MAY BE, JUST DOESN'T DO ANYBODY ANY GOOD.

AND NOR IS IT FACTUAL FOR A GOOD PORTION OF WHAT WAS SAID.

MISS BELENKY OR MISS ZAVAGLIA? THIS IS A STATUTORY ITEM THAT DEVELOPERS ARE ALLOWED TO REQUEST.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, IT IS SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

IT IS SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED IN THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND IT IS SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED IN STATE STATUTE.

ALL RIGHT. AND FOR SOME REASON, IT JUST WASN'T PUBLISHED IN OUR BACKUP FOR THE LAW TO BE IN HERE AND CLEANLY SEEN CITY STAFF.

YOU KNOW, I LOVE YOU, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU WHEN YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT LIKE TO BE PULLED APART AND NOT NECESSARILY FACTUALLY TOLD, PLEASE PUT ALL THE INFORMATION IN HERE BECAUSE THE LAW IS THE LAW AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED.

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AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE WERE SOME VOLUNTARY ITEMS, AND I WILL USE THAT WORD OH, SO LOOSELY.

AS WE ALL KNOW, I DON'T BELIEVE A LICK OF IT BEING VOLUNTARY, BUT MAYBE VOLUNTOLD IN IT.

BUT THAT IS WHAT IT IS. BUT THIS IS MY OPINION AND I AM SHARING IT AS SUCH VERSUS TELLING YOU AS FACT.

IT'S MY OPINION. OKAY. MR. LIAR ON THE CORNER.

ANYWAY, ONE DAY THE TEN YEAR OLD WILL FINALLY GROW UP.

BUT I GUESS THAT DAY IS NOT TODAY. SO BASICALLY WHEN DEVELOPERS COME IN AND THEY MAKE THEIR VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS AND THEY SAY THEY WANT TO DO THIS, IT IS ALL IN KIND TO ALSO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO HELP THERE BE A BREAK. BECAUSE LET'S BE REALISTIC, PEOPLE, WHEN A DEVELOPER DOESN'T GET A BREAK, WHERE DOES THAT GET PASSED ON TO? WHEN A BURGER PLACE GOES INTO EFFECT AND THEIR PERMITS AND THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION GOES UP, THAT $10 BURGER CAN NOW BECOME A $25 BURGER, JUST LIKE THAT HOME THAT YOU WANT TO BUY IN THE NEW CONSTRUCTION AREA WILL GO UP WHEN WE DON'T ALLOW FOR SOME BREAKS THAT ARE BY LAW AND BY STATUTE AND BY AGREEMENT ALLOTTED.

SO I THINK THAT IT'S JUST BECAUSE THE NAME OF WOODLANDS IS ATTACHED.

IT'S BECAUSE I LIVE THERE FOR 34 PLUS YEARS AND BEEN VISITING SINCE 78.

YOU COULD TRY TO DO THE MATH. AND BECAUSE IT'S A POLITICAL TIME AND SOMEBODY WANTS TO TRY TO HURT A PERSON IN THE DISTRICT VOTING AND ALSO POTENTIALLY BOLSTER OR HURT THE PERSON IN ANOTHER DISTRICT WITH HER VOTE, INSTEAD OF JUST BEING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE READING OUR BOOK, UNDERSTANDING OUR INFORMATION, ASKING QUESTIONS, AND VOTING ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY.

SO TAKE THAT AS YOU WILL. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

THANK YOU MAYOR. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK CLARIFYING QUESTIONS.

BUT TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR, ABOUT FACTUAL INFORMATION EARLIER, YOU DID MENTION THAT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WAS BUDGETED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

I JUST I JUST WANT TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER QUICKLY.

IS THAT ACCURATE? COMMISSIONER THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT WAS PARTIALLY FUNDED WITH A WITH A THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AGAIN MAKING, MAKING THE RECORD PLAIN AND VERY CLEAR HERE THAT EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ON THIS DAY IS, IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT IT SEEMS. I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WAS FULLY FUNDED.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I CAN TAKE MYSELF BACK TO GOING TO WASHINGTON ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS.

AND THIS COMMISSION WAS REQUESTING APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE CONGRESS PERSON AT THAT TIME.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR MONEY IF WE HAD THE MONEY, BUT EITHER WAY, I DIGRESS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING HERE ON TODAY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, CAN WE JUST CLARIFY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IMPACT FEES AND CREDITS.

IS THIS A IS THIS A A MONETARY. IS THIS A PAYOUT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.7 MILLION.

NO IT'S NOT. IT'S A CREDIT. IF IT WASN'T IN PLACE, THE APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO PAY THOSE FEES IMPACT FEES TO THE CITY.

CAN YOU SO CAN YOU FURTHER CLARIFY WITHOUT THE, WITHOUT THE THE BASIS FOR THIS FOR THIS ASK.

NORMALLY WE WOULD COLLECT THOSE FEES FROM, FROM AN APPLICANT.

AND SO, BUT BECAUSE THE APPLICANT IS POINTED OUT ALL THE THE RELEVANT CALCULATIONS THEY'RE ENTITLED TO THOSE CREDITS AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND AS PART OF THE CITY CODE.

SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY NOT ASKING FOR THAT $1.8 MILLION.

OH, SO THIS IS A WAIVER. LET ME EXPLAIN. BASICALLY, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, OBVIOUSLY, THE LAW REQUIRING THEM TO PAY MONETARY IMPACT FEES TO THE CITY. IN LIEU OF THAT PAYMENT, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED ON SITE AMENITIES OPEN SPACE TRAILS TO MEET CERTAIN IMPACT FEES REQUIREMENTS LIKE THE PARKS.

SO THEY'RE GETTING CREDIT. THEY ALSO GETTING CREDIT FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES WHERE THEY PROVIDE THE CITY, WHICH THE OUTLINE INDICATED MONETARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE SHAKER VILLAGE CONSTRUCTION.

SO THERE'S TWO FORMS OF CREDIT. ONE IS ON SITE, ONE IS MONETARY.

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WE'RE SAYING WE'RE WAVING KNOW WHAT'S BEING PROMISED TO BE BUILT AS PART OF THE AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT TO PARKS AND RECREATION ELEMENTS, AND THEN ALSO MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES.

THOSE TWO CATEGORIES WOULD QUALIFY FOR CREDITS.

OKAY. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR.

SO FOR MY INTERPRETATION AND OBVIOUSLY I DID NOT SUPPORT THE PROJECT AS WELL.

AND WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE MONEY, I RECALL VERY, VERY, VERY WELL THAT 750 I SUPPORTED TO GO TOWARDS SHAKER VILLAGE.

IN, IN DEVELOPING, OBVIOUSLY GETTING RID OF THAT EYESORE AND FROM WHAT I READ AND WATCHING KEN'S PRESENTATION, 231 000 OF THAT MONEY IS BEING USED AS CREDIT.

I AGREE WITH VICE MAYOR BOLTON. I DIDN'T TAKE THE LSAT, SO HE PROBABLY KNEW THE LEGAL WORDS, BUT I HAVE. I THOUGHT THAT THE MONEY OFFERED WAS COMMUNITY BENEFITS AND I THOUGHT IMPACT FEES WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

IS IT FAIR TO SAY THAT THE MONEY THAT YOU OFFERED WASN'T THAT COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THE 750 K AND THE REMAINING 925? SO THE 925 IS NOT BEING UTILIZED FOR THESE CALCULATIONS.

I KNOW IT'S ONLY A 750 BECAUSE THAT MONEY IS ALLOCATED TO SHAKER VILLAGE.

YOU'RE TAKING THE 750. WE ARE REQUESTING THE IMPACT FEE CREDITS FOR THAT.

BUT AGAIN, IT ALLOWED THAT MONEY TO BE EARMARKED SPECIFICALLY TO SHAKER VILLAGE AS OPPOSED TO OTHER.

BUT INITIALLY WHEN YOU OFFERED THAT MONEY, IT WASN'T OFFERED AS A, A WHOLE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY INITIALLY WHEN YOU WHEN YOU PRESENTED IT, I STILL THINK IT IS A BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT DID SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT THAT COULD BE IMPACT, BE CREDITABLE. SO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT STATED THAT.

BUT LEGALLY IT STATED THAT. BUT THE OFFER THAT YOU MADE INITIALLY WHEN YOU PRESENTED IT SHOWED THAT IT WAS A COMMUNITY BENEFIT AND THE IMPACT FEES WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THAT'S THE WAY I INTERPRET IT. AND THAT'S THE WAY I, I READ THIS AND I LOOKED AT KEN'S PRESENTATION, SO I WAS NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I INTERPRET IT.

SO I DIDN'T COME IN TO SUPPORT IT. SO I DON'T KNOW, SOME PEOPLE READ MY MIND, SOME PEOPLE ARE PROFITS. THEY'RE READING MY MIND, BUT I, I READ IT AND I, AND I DID MY RESEARCH AND I WATCHED HIS PRESENTATION.

SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. AND WHEN YOU PRESENTED THE, THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS THE FIRST TIME YOU CAME ON WITH THE PROJECT, I INTERPRETED IT AS IF YOU WERE DOING THAT AS AN OFFER, AS A PROFFER AND NOT AS AN IMPACT FEE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE AMENDMENT THREE COMING UP.

EVERY, YOU KNOW, DOLLAR THAT COMES INTO THE CITY IS IMPORTANT.

I THINK THE PROJECT'S GOING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. I THINK YOU HAVE A GREAT TEAM. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY. I THINK THE WOODLANDS IS AN ATTRACTIVE LOCATION.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET A TOP DOLLAR. FOR THOSE HOMES, THERE'S SOME POSH HOMES.

SO I THINK YOU DEFINITELY CAN AFFORD THE IMPACT FEES.

VICE MAYOR, WHAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CREDITS YOU ARE ASKING FOR TODAY? I BELIEVE IT'S 1.8. 26420.

$1,826,420 CORRECT. SOUNDS BIGGER WHEN YOU CALL IT LIKE THAT.

OKAY. HOW MUCH INVESTMENT IS THE IS 13 FLOOR MAKING IN THE WOODLANDS? I HEARD ABOUT 20 MILLION. BUT I WANT TO BE SURE.

I WANT YOU TO SAY IT. I BELIEVE THAT SOUNDS CORRECT.

I'M NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT I THINK FROM PRIOR PRESENTATIONS I RECALL SOMETHING IN THAT BALLPARK.

OKAY, SO YOU USE SHAKER VILLAGE $750,000 AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT YOU DID NOT USE THE $20 MILLION WORTH OF INVESTMENTS THAT YOU'RE MAKING IN THE WOODLANDS AS A BIGGER EXAMPLE. TELL US WHY. SO AGAIN, WE ARE USING WHAT WAS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND WHAT IS SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED WITHIN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THOSE THREE CATEGORIES.

THOSE THREE CATEGORIES ARE FAIRLY SPECIFIC. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE MADE AS PART OF THE PROJECT AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, NUMEROUS OTHER AMOUNTS AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THIS.

WHY DID YOU HAVE TO USE A $750,000 TO TAKE A VILLAGE? IT'S SPECIFICALLY REFERENCED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS BEING IMPACT. BE CREDITABLE. OKAY.

JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO YOU SAID DEVELOPMENT FEE.

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IT COULD OR SHALL. SO THAT IS SPECIFICALLY SHALL.

THERE ARE MOST INSTANCES WHERE IT IS USED THAT IT IS SHALL.

AND THEN THERE'S A CATCH ALL PROVISION THAT STATES ESSENTIALLY ALLOWS FOR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED UNDER THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE. AND JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN ASK FOR SOMETHING DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD.

DID YOU LEARN THAT IN LAW SCHOOL? I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY SPECIFICALLY TAUGHT THAT IN LAW SCHOOL.

BUT AGAIN, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO PREVIOUSLY WITH THE CITY AND IS PERMITTED BY STATE LAW AND THE CITY'S LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE.

AND IF WE DON'T GIVE IT TO YOU, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR LEGAL OPTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD.

OKAY. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME.

64TH AVENUE. THOSE THAT COMMUNITY NEED AN EXTRA LANE.

WOULD YOUR BOSS BE AMENABLE TO ADDING AN EXTRA LANE ON 64TH? AND SO THERE ARE AGAIN, DEVELOPMENT OF DEVELOPMENT OR IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY CONTEMPLATED BY THE AGREEMENT.

AND THEN THERE WERE SPECIFIC SET ASIDES TO $150,000 CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CITY TO USE FOR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA AS DEEMED NECESSARY. SO THAT MONEY CAN CERTAINLY BE USED FOR THAT IMPROVEMENT.

IF THAT'S THE CITY'S DECISION, SO WOULD 13TH FLOOR BE BE AMENABLE TO ADDING AN EXTRA LANE ON 64TH? AGAIN, IF THOSE FUNDS ARE UTILIZED FOR THAT PURPOSE I DON'T SEE AN ISSUE WITH UTILIZING THOSE FUNDS IN THAT WAY.

PERHAPS YOU'RE ASKING FOR A DEFERRAL FOR THE WRONG ITEM.

PERHAPS THIS ONE SHOULD BE DEFERRED. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A DEFERRAL TODAY. I'M ASKING FOR YOUR OPINION.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ITEM BEING DEFERRED? I DON'T SEE ANY REASON FOR IT TO BE DEFERRED.

I THINK THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS VERY CLEAR IN THE STATE STATUTE IS VERY CLEAR.

AND YOUR CODE IS VERY CLEAR THAT WE'RE ENTITLED TO THESE CREDITS.

OKAY. AND SOMETIMES ATTORNEYS CAN INTERPRET SOMETHING ONE WAY AN ATTORNEY CAN INTERPRET SOMETHING THE OTHER WAY.

RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHY AMERICA IS A DEMOCRACY.

SO MY VOTE WILL BE NO. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN ASK FOR A DEFERRAL.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE PREPARED TO ASK FOR A DEFERRAL THIS MORNING.

YOU CAN HAVE THAT CAKE AND YOU CAN EAT THAT ONE TOO.

COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, CLARIFICATION ON A TOPIC THAT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE LATER.

I NEVER SAID IT WAS FULLY FUNDED. WHEN IT COMES TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, THERE WAS FUNDS AVAILABLE. AND AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FUNDS TO LEVERAGE AND GET MONEY SO WE CAN PAY FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

JUST CLARIFYING SINCE IN THIS SEGMENT. THE OTHER PART IS WHILE I DON'T SPEAK FOR OTHER PEOPLE, I SPEAK FOR MYSELF. I AM VERY SORRY THAT YOU COME HERE TO BE STRONG ARMED AND THREATENED BY A VOTE IN ORDER TO GET SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AT A CERTAIN TIME WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THINGS WITH CERTAIN PARTS OF A PROJECT, AND WE DID TALK ABOUT 64, AND THANKFULLY THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO THE LIGHTS AND THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE.

THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE WORKS BY OTHER ENTITIES.

SO I'M. I APOLOGIZE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU HAVE TO HEAR SOME OF THIS CRAP, BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE WAY A COMMISSION SHOULD BE. APPLICANT SHOULD COME UP HERE.

THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR RATIONALE. THEY SHOULD GIVE US THE INFORMATION WE NEED.

THEY SHOULD ASK QUESTIONS THAT PERTAIN TO THE ITEM AND THEY SHOULD GIVE ANSWERS.

AND THEN WE SHOULD MAKE A DECISION, A TRULY. EDUCATED, CONTEMPLATED, NONPOLITICAL, NON-JUDGMENTAL, NON ATTACKING. NOT STRONG ARMING, NOT BERATING, NOT INSULTING MANNER.

AND I APOLOGIZE AGAIN. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANYONE BUT MYSELF.

BUT I AM SORRY THAT YOU HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT AND TO OUR POPULATION.

WHO HAS HAD TO HEAR IT THIS TIME? CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER. RIGHT. NO. VICE MAYOR BOLTON. NO.

COMMISSIONER DANIEL. NO. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

YES. MAYOR. GOMEZ. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION FAILED, 3 TO 2.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO 6BTR14428 CITY ATTORNEY, PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD.

[6.b TR14428 - A Resolution of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving a First Amendment to the Law Enforcement Service Agreement between the City of Tamarac and Gregory Tony, Ph.D., as Sheriff of Broward County, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", to add school zone speed detection system enforcement services and to revise the staffing structure by removing six (6) Community Service Aide positions and adding two (2) Sergeant positions; approving a total contract value of $26,648,754 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027; authorizing the appropriate City officials to execute the First Amendment; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

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APPROVING THE TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE OF $26,648,754 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 2026.

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

MOVE IT SECOND. TANYA STERLING, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND BSO CAPTAIN FRANKS WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WAS THIS PRESENTATION MADE ON MONDAY? YES IT WAS.

I DON'T THINK ONE IS NEEDED TODAY. OKAY. WELL, BEFORE YOU AUTOMATICALLY PRESUME THAT ONE PERSON IS SPEAKING FOR THE COMMISSION.

SORRY. THAT'S WHY I USE THE WORD THINK. SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T DO.

SO YOU CAN ASK MY COLLEAGUES IF THEY WANT THE SAME THING.

I KNOW HOW TO DO MY JOB. I WISH YOU DID. YOU DON'T.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO YOUR JOB AT THIS TIME.

AND YOU. BECAUSE THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO WANTS TO SEE IT.

THEN THEREFORE, WE ALL SHALL SEE IT. PLEASE PROCEED.

OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. TANYA STIRLING, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER.

FOR THE RECORD, ITEM TR14428 IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO OUR BSO LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT.

SO JUST TO GIVE A BRIEF BACKGROUND, OUR CURRENT BSO LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES WAS EFFECTIVE IN OCTOBER OF 2025 AND EXTENDS THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2030. AND OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT HAS A ONE FIVE YEAR, FIVE YEAR RENEWAL OPTION THAT PROVIDES FOR CONTINUED LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES WITHIN OUR CITY.

SO THE FIRST AMENDMENT ADDRESSES TWO PRIMARY ITEMS THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS STRATEGIC STAFFING REALLOCATION. SO THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED DETECTION ENFORCEMENT IS UP, AS IS AN ITEM THAT IS NOT CURRENTLY WITHIN OUR BSO AGREEMENT.

SO THIS AMENDMENT GIVES THE FORMAL AUTHORITY FOR BSO'S ROLE TO REVIEW SCHOOL ZONE SPEED VIOLATIONS AND ISSUE CITATIONS.

SO THESE SERVICES FOR THESE SERVICES, BSO WILL UTILIZE EXISTING STAFF TO PERFORM THE TRAFFIC INFRACTION DUTIES.

AND AS IT RELATES TO FISCAL IMPACT, NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE IS IDENTIFIED FOR BSO PERFORMANCE OF THESE DUTIES.

I'M GOING TO HAND OVER TO CAPTAIN FRANK TO DISCUSS THE SECOND ITEM STAFF STAFFING REALIGNMENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COMMISSIONERS, CITY MANAGER, AND THE CITIZENS OF TAMARAC.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS ASKED TO DO WHEN I CAME TO THE DISTRICT WAS TO LOOK AT THE STAFFING AND THE HOW THE STAFFING WAS UTILIZED IN THE DISTRICT.

AND OVER THE YEAR, MYSELF AND MY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ALONG WITH THE OTHER COMMAND, WE LOOKED AT THE THE CSAS.

THERE WERE 15 CSAS ASSIGNED TO THIS DISTRICT.

AND WE FOUND THAT REALLY AND TRULY, THERE WAS TOO MANY.

SO WE LOOKED BACK AND WE SAID, WELL, WE FOUND A SHORTCOMING WAS IN OUR SUPERVISION.

SO WE LOOKED AT WHAT WE HAD TO LOOK FOR CONSISTENCY, VISIBILITY, BUT MOST OF ALL ACCOUNTABILITY.

SO OUR SHIFTS RIGHT NOW AS FOR PATROL ARE RUNNING 14 DEPUTIES.

EACH SHIFT HAS ONE SERGEANT. EACH SERGEANT HAS THE HAS THE DUTIES OF NOT ONLY SUPERVISING THEIR TROOPS, BUT MENTORING THEM, GUIDING THEM AND SUPERVISING THEM, AND TO ALSO INCLUDE THE PAPERWORK AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT, THAT TAKES THEM OFF THE ROAD, THAT PUTS THEM INSIDE WHEN THEY'RE INSIDE.

THAT MEANS THERE'S NOT A SERGEANT OUT THERE THAT CAN BE THERE IN IMMEDIACY FOR A CALL, IS THERE TO GUIDE THEM AS THEY'RE DOING TRAFFIC STOPS, AS THEY'RE AS THEY'RE GOING OUT WITH CITIZENS.

SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE TO CREATE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY, TO CREATE THAT CONSISTENCY, IS TO REALLOCATE SIX CSA POSITIONS AND MOVE THAT INTO TWO SERGEANT POSITIONS. THAT WAY I CAN TAKE THOSE SERGEANTS AND EVERY SHIFT WILL HAVE TWO SERGEANTS ON EACH SHIFT SO THAT THEY ARE THERE TO SUPERVISE THESE DEPUTIES, TO TEACH THEM, TO GUIDE THEM, SO THAT WE ARE THE MOST AWESOME DISTRICT HERE IN FOR BSO AND TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.

SO WITH THAT PROPOSAL, THERE IS A VERY POSITIVE SIDE OF THIS.

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AFTER WE WENT THROUGH THE BUDGET, WE SAT DOWN WITH OUR BUDGET DIRECTOR AND SHE WAS ABLE TO PUT US IT'S JUST UNDER $115,000 IN SAVINGS WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO PERSONNEL COSTS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.

SO I'M ASKING FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD TO REALLOCATE THESE THESE PERSONNEL FROM THE CSAS TO THE SERGEANTS. AND FOR THE OTHER THING IS THIS WILL NOT AFFECT ANY STAFFING AS WE HAVE.

WE'RE DOWN THE SIX CSAS RIGHT NOW THROUGH ATTRITION.

SO THAT THAT WOULD NOT AFFECT ANY STAFFING AND NOBODY WILL BE MOVED OR BE HINDERED IN THIS PROCESS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'M AVAILABLE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

I'LL NOW OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I, I JUST I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, CAPTAIN, BUT I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, FOR BEING OPEN AND RECEPTIVE TO MY REQUEST TO REALLY COMB THROUGH THE BSO CONTRACT.

I THINK WHAT WE IDENTIFIED VERY EARLY ON WAS THAT THIS WAS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST ISSUES IN OUR POLICE COMPLIMENT.

15 SERVICE AIDS WAS PROBABLY THE REASON WHY MANY OF US DID NOT SEE A WHOLE LOT OF UNITS ON THE ROAD OVER THE YEARS.

MY HUSBAND WORKS FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH AND THEY HAVE A LARGER COMPLEMENT THAN WE DO AND WAY LESS SERVICE OFFICERS THAN WE DO HERE.

SO, YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR YOUR COOPERATION MANAGER AND UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP CHIEF, I APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE FOUND A WAY TO SUPERVISE, BETTER TO PATROL BETTER TO ENHANCE OUR SAFETY AND DECREASE THE VALUE.

SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK IN THIS IN THIS REGARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. CAPTAIN DID YOU SAY THAT THAT SERGEANTS WORK IN THE OFFICE? WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY HAVE THEY HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS THEY HAVE TO DO, THEY HAVE TO APPROVE REPORTS. THEY HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTIONS, THEY HAVE EVALUATIONS, THEY HAVE ZONE REPORTS AND ALL OF THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.

SO THERE'S TIMES DURING THE DAY IT'S NOT FOR THE FULL PART OF THE DAY, BUT THERE ARE TIMES DURING THE DAY THEY DO HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS AND DUTIES THAT EVERY SERGEANT IS MANDATED TO DO. SO THAT TAKES THEM AWAY FROM THE ROAD.

AND THAT WAS WHERE THE SERGEANT WOULD BE OUT THERE. ONE WOULD USUALLY WE USUALLY HAVE ONE WOULD HANDLE THE PAPERWORK AND THE OTHER SERGEANT WOULD HANDLE THE SUPERVISION ON THE ROAD SO THAT THERE'S NO FLOCKS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RESPOND FROM THE STATION OR ANYTHING, OR DROP WHAT THEY'RE DOING SO THAT WE KEEP THE CONSISTENCY OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

I ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IF THE IMPETUS IS TO GET MORE OFFICERS ON THE ROAD THE.

SERGEANTS WOULD BE IN OFFICE, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE ARE LESS OFFICERS ON THE ROAD.

SO IF THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THIS, IT KIND OF GOES AGAINST WHY WE SHOULD.

THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING WITH THIS IS THAT THE CSAS NORMALLY ARE THE ONES TO GET TO ACCIDENT SCENES.

FIRST. COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IS A HOTBED FOR ACCIDENTS.

AND I TRAVEL THAT ROUTE MANY TIMES DURING THE DAY, AND I NOTICED THAT CSAS ARE ALWAYS OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW, GUIDING TRAFFIC, MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE OKAY.

ISN'T THAT YOUR THE SAME OPINION THAT YOU HAVE THAT CSAS SOMETIMES GET TO ACCIDENT SCENES.

EARLIER OR HELP A LOT. THEY ARE A BIG HELP TO US.

AND WHEN WE DO IT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE NOT CUTTING OUR CSAS COMPLETELY DOWN, WE'RE STILL.

NO, I DIDN'T GET THERE YET, BUT I'M JUST ASKING I'M JUST ASKING YOU YOUR OPINION ON CSAS.

THEY HAVE THEY HAVE THEIR DUTY. BUT I THINK THAT.

15 FIRST, THE CITY THE SIZE. NO, I'M I'M GETTING THERE.

BUT I'M JUST ASKING YOU. CSAS ARE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR RESPONDING TO ACCIDENTS.

THEY ALL HAVE THEIR IMPORTANT. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO NOW LET'S GET TO THE AMOUNT OF CSAS THAT WE HAVE.

BECAUSE I LOOKED AT OTHER CITIES AND REALIZED THAT TAMARAC PROBABLY HAVE MORE CSAS THAN OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

BUT I WANT TO ASK TANYA IF YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

DID YOU BENCHMARK OTHER CITIES OR DID I DO YOUR HOMEWORK FOR YOU? I'M SORRY, VICE MAYOR. THAT WAS ONE THING I DID NOT BENCHMARK TO SEE THE CSAS IN OTHER CITIES.

OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT LIKE STAFF AND LOVE THEM PRIVATELY.

BUT WHEN YOU COME TO THESE MEETINGS AND DON'T DO PREEMPTIVE HOMEWORK, THAT'S WHERE I HAVE A PROBLEM.

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THAT INFORMATION IS CRUCIAL. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO ASK US TO REMOVE CSAS, THEN I WANT TO SEE HOW MANY OTHER CSAS ARE IN NEIGHBORING CITIES CORAL SPRINGS, MARGATE, NORTH LAUDERDALE, SUNRISE OR GIVE US SOME BSO CITIES.

DO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION, CAPTAIN? NO, BUT I CAN OBTAIN THAT VERY FOR THE BSO DISTRICTS.

I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU, SIR.

OKAY. SO SO SO THAT'S THE, THAT, THAT IS THE, THE, THE ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING.

YOU'RE ASKING US TO TAKE OFF CSA'S OFF OF THE ROAD TO THEN CONVERT THEM TO CAPTAINS TO, TO SERGEANTS.

I'M SORRY. AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY AND TRULY WHILE THE SERGEANTS, WE NEED THEM.

RIGHT. AND WHILE WE'RE GETTING COST SAVINGS BECAUSE TAKING OFF CSC IS OFF THE ROAD AND THEN CONVERTING THEM TO CAP THAT TO SERGEANTS DOES GIVE US SOME COST SAVINGS.

CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT COST SAVING IS? APPROXIMATELY $115,000.

OKAY. SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS THAT CAN WE QUANTIFY $115,000? IN RETURN FOR THE AMOUNT OF CSAS THAT WE'RE TAKING OFF OF THE ROAD? IS THAT QUANTIFIABLE TO YOU? I THINK WE'VE WHEN I GOT HERE.

JUST IF I MAY, VICE MAYOR. WHEN I GOT HERE, THE 15 CSAS WERE WORKING THE SAME SHIFT.

THEY WERE LITERALLY TRIPPING OVER EACH OTHER OVER TIME, THROUGH ATTRITION AND MOVING.

WE'VE BEEN DOWN TO SIX CSAS NOW. I'VE RESCHEDULED THEM TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE ON A THREE AND A THREE ON EACH SIDE AND EACH SHIFT.

SO FOR THE PAST, WE'VE WE'VE LOST THEM DOWN THROUGH ATTRITION, AND WE'VE BEEN PAYING BACK THE VACANCY CREDITS FOR THOSE CSAS THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD.

AND I HAVE SEEN HIGH PRODUCTIVITY FROM THE CSAS THAT WE DO HAVE.

TWO OF THE CSAS ACTUALLY COVER THE DESKS. ONE IS FOR OUR, OUR OFFICE AND ONE IS FOR CITY HALL.

AND THEN THE NINTH ONE WOULD ACTUALLY BE DOING THE READ SPEED CAMERAS.

SO THE, THE CSAS THAT ARE THERE HAVE BEEN DOING THE JOB AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING THE JOB FABULOUSLY.

I THINK WHEN I HAD. 15 OUT THERE, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE GOING OUT THERE AND JUST NOT HAVING WORK TO DO.

I THINK THE $115,000 SAVINGS AND PUTTING IT TOWARDS SERGEANTS OVER CSAS.

THE SUPERVISION. THE ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE A SERGEANT OUT THERE WHEN SOMETHING GOES BAD, OR IF WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT GOES ON IN, LET'S SAY, THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY, AND THEN SOMETHING GOES ON THE WEST, AND I CAN MAINTAIN SUPERVISION FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE CITY. I THINK ABSOLUTELY, EVEN WITH $115,000 SAVINGS, I THINK IT DEFINITELY QUANTIFIES THE CHANGE IN SIX CSAS TO TWO SUPERVISORS Y SERGEANTS Y. WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE THE CSAS OFF THE ROAD AND THEN HIRE MORE DEPUTIES? BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE WE GO BACK APPROXIMATELY ABOUT TWO YEARS.

THE CITY WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO GIVE US NINE DEPUTIES.

AND WITH OUR CONTRACT. AND WHEN WE SAT DOWN WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CONSULTANT, THE CITY MANAGER, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THE ONE SHORTNESS WE FOUND WAS WE ADDED THOSE NINE DEPUTIES.

AND YOU HAD THE SHIFTS OF 14 DEPUTIES PER SHIFT.

WHAT WAS MISSING WAS THAT SUPERVISION AND THE EXTRA SUPERVISION ON IT.

AND COMING FROM ANOTHER CITY THAT WE WERE, WE WOULD HAVE TWO SERGEANTS FOR THE SAME NUMBER OF DEPUTIES.

IT MADE SENSE. AND SEEING HOW TWO TWO SERGEANTS ACTUALLY CREATE EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EACH SHIFT.

CAPTAIN, IT'S IT'S IT'S A TOUGH DECISION. BECAUSE I, I SUPPORT YOU AND I SUPPORT BSO AND I SUPPORT THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO GO AGAINST THAT VISION. I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT IT, BUT JUST KNOW THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH IT.

I DON'T AGREE THAT WE SHOULD BE TAKING THESE CSAS OFF THE ROAD AND CONVERTING THEM TO SERGEANTS.

THAT IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO WHAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR MANY YEARS, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR MANY YEARS.

AND I WILL REITERATE JUST MAYBE 1 OR 2 OF THEM IS MORE VISIBILITY WITH BSO.

THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR MORE DEPUTIES. WE'VE GIVEN THEM MORE DEPUTIES, WE COULD GIVE THEM MORE.

RIGHT? THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THOSE THINGS OVER THE YEARS.

THEY'VE BEEN ASKING THAT BSO BE MORE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE, RIGHT? THEY'VE BEEN ASKING FOR MORE COMMUNITY POLICING INITIATIVES, GETTING OUT OF YOUR CARS, VISITING RESIDENTS, KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR, CHECKING ON RESIDENTS.

IN A MATTER OF FACT YOU HAVE BEEN SO GOOD WITH RESPONDING TO OUR REQUESTS.

FOR INSTANCE, THERE WAS A WOMAN AT CHARIS BANK YESTERDAY THAT WAS WITHDRAWING $15,000 OUT OF HER ACCOUNT TO GIVE IT TO A SCAMMER ON THE PHONE WHILE

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SO I UNDERSTAND THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU DO, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE TAKING CARE OF OUR RESIDENTS.

I JUST THINK THAT IT IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO TAKE OUR CSAS AWAY WHEN WE COULD YOU KNOW, CONVERT THEM TO DEPUTIES.

WE COULD CONVERT THEM, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER WAY, THAN TO HAVE THESE SERGEANTS.

I GET THE IDEA OF YOU WANT SUPERVISORS FOR THESE NINE DEPUTIES? IT'S CONFLICTING. I WILL SUPPORT IT. JUST KNOW THAT I, I DON'T FULLY AGREE WITH IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONER RAY.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. FIRST AND FOREMOST, CAPTAIN, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR FOR GOING IN AND COMING IN AND LOOKING AT STUFF THAT YOU NEED.

IN TERMS OF THE PATROL OFFICERS, WHAT'S THE COST FOR A CSA? LIKE WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE AVERAGE? I KNOW THE AVERAGE PAY IS SO OFFICER COST LIKE 217 FOR US AND THAT'S THE AVERAGE COST.

BUT WHAT DOES IT COST ON YOUR END FOR LIKE A CSA A LOT LESS.

PROBABLY IF THERE WERE ABOUT 217 I THINK THERE'S SOMEWHERE I WOULD SAY PROBABLY UNDER 100, UNDER 100. SO AT 100 AND 115 THAT WE'RE SAVING, WE CAN ALWAYS ADD, WE CAN GET AN ADDITIONAL CSA, WE COULD ADD ANOTHER CSA AND PROBABLY COME TO THE EXACT OR COME RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER IF WE NEEDED TO.

YES. OKAY, BECAUSE I DID IT LIKE I'M A MASTER RESEARCHER.

I KIND OF LOOKED AT WESTON, WHICH IS BSO AS WELL, AND AN EQUIVALENT POPULATION.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT 70,000 OR LIKE 74. STAFFING IS SIMILAR.

SAME AMOUNT OF, OF SERGEANT SUPERINTENDENTS, BRITISH SERGEANTS EIGHT OF THEM KIND OF LIKE BREAKDOWN THAT WE HAVE, BUT I DO SEE 18 CSAS IN THEIR STAFFING. THEY HAVE 18 COMMUNITY SERVICE AIDES FOR SOME REASON, YOU KNOW, THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON NUMBER.

SAME AMOUNT OF. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER YOU WORKED IN POMPANO AND I THINK I RECALL YOU SAID TO ME THAT IN POMPANO A CAPTAIN, THERE'S SOMEONE ABOVE YOU WHO'S IS A MAJOR IS WHO RUNS THAT DEPARTMENT.

YES, SIR. WHY? BECAUSE IT'S PUMPING HAS A BIGGER POPULATION OR IS IT? IT GETS MORE CALLS. WELL, POMPANO IS A 282 MAN DEPARTMENT THAT INCLUDES CIVILIAN STAFF AND SWORN STAFF.

SO THEY'RE THEY'RE MORE A 1 IN 1 AND A HALF TIMES LARGER THAN WE ARE.

MAKES SENSE. A BIGGER ORGANIZATIONS NEED MORE SUPERVISION.

CORRECT. SO IN POMPANO, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A BIGGER STAFF, YOU NEED A.

THERE'S A MAJOR THAT MANAGES THE. THE CAPTAIN IS BELOW THE MAJOR.

THERE'S THREE CAPTAINS. THERE'S THREE CAPTAINS. SO THERE'S NOT ONE CAPTAIN. AND YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE OFFICERS NOW WE'VE GOT NINE MORE OFFICERS.

WE NEED MORE SERGEANTS IN THE STREET TO KIND OF COMMAND THE GUYS WHO ARE ON THE BEAT.

ABSOLUTELY. AND I'LL BRING WESTON AS AN EXAMPLE.

THEY ACTUALLY RUN THREE SERGEANTS PER SHIFT. THREE.

AND HOW MUCH DO WE CURRENTLY HAVE? ONE. ONE. OKAY.

SO WE'RE MISSING. AND I MUST SAY I'VE SEEN LIEUTENANT PAPARELLA IN THE STREETS.

I SAW HIM RESPONDING ONE TIME TO AN INCIDENT IN MY COMMUNITY.

I ACTUALLY SAW YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN I WAS WALKING THE COMMUNITY RESPONDING TO AN INCIDENT.

SO I WAS I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE CAPTAIN OUT THERE ON THE BEAT, YOU KNOW, RESPONDING TO A CALL.

SO OBVIOUSLY, THE LEADERSHIP ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND GO OUT THERE AND RESPOND.

SO I WILL SUPPORT IT BECAUSE I TRUST YOUR PROFESSIONAL OPINION, ESPECIALLY SOMEONE THAT CAME FROM POMPANO, WHICH IS A BIG ORGANIZATION.

I THINK YOU HAVE A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE. SO I'M GOING TO, YOU KNOW, TRUST WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE I THINK YOU'VE DONE YOUR DUE DILIGENCE, DUE DILIGENCE, DONE YOUR RESEARCH. AND IN DOING MY HOMEWORK AND LOOKING AT THE OTHER CITIES, I SEE IT'S COMPARABLE TO WHAT YOU'RE OFFERING.

THEY MORE OR LESS HAVE THE SAME THINGS. I THINK THAT MONEY, PERHAPS WE GET AN ADDITIONAL CSA.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T QUANTIFY THE VALUE OF A LIFE IN A CAR ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO YES, WE IT WAS SAVING. BUT IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL CSI, I THINK WE CAN INVEST THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY INTO ADDITIONAL CSA.

THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF OUR OTHER CITIES.

I CARE ABOUT OURS. WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THIS.

I DON'T CARE HOW OTHER RESOURCES ARE USED FOR OUR POLICE.

SAME THING FOR OUR FIRE AND OUR DEPARTMENTS, BECAUSE YOU'RE CENTRAL TO US HERE AND IT'S THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

SO THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH ALL THIS. I I DO APPRECIATE IT.

I APPRECIATE THE REDUCTION IN SOME RESPECTS. HOWEVER, I TOO FEEL THAT IF MORE ARE NEEDED.

THAT'S WHY WE BUDGETED WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR. AND WHEN YOU ASK THE SUPER MAJORITY OF OUR RESIDENTS, EVEN OUR BUSINESS OWNERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES AT THE BUSINESSES, SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE.

AND SO SAVING $115,000 IS NOT THEIR NUMBER ONE WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR LIFE OR COMES TO THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

AND IT COMES TO THE ALL THE SPEEDERS THAT WE HAVE AND ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE OR THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING PREVENTED BECAUSE YOU GUYS AND GIRLS ARE OUT THERE.

SO I SUPPORT WHAT YOU'VE DONE. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

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IF YOU HAVE TO COME BACK AND SAY, WE WOUND UP USING THAT FOR ANOTHER DEPUTY OR ANOTHER CSA OR WHATEVER YOU NEEDED TO DO FOR DISTRICT SEVEN TAMARAC BSO TAMARAC POLICE FORCE TO DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO.

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. VICE MAYOR.

BOLTON. YES. COMMISSIONER. DANIEL. YES. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

YES. MAYOR GOMEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER. RIGHT. YES.

THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS 1231.

WE ARE IN RECESS UNTIL 1 P.M.. WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE AT 1 P.M.

SHARP. THANK YOU. WELCOME BACK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

IT IS 1 P.M. AND WE HAVE A MAJORITY. SO THEREFORE WE HAVE QUORUM.

AND THEREFORE WE WILL PROCEED WITH OUR COMMISSION MEETING.

[7.a TO2630 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, approving the transmittal of proposed amendments to the City of Tamarac Comprehensive Plan future land use element, infrastructure element, conservation element, intergovernmental coordination element, and capital improvements element, attached hereto as Exhibit “A,” to incorporate the water supply planning policies consistent with the City of Tamarac Water Supply Facilities Work Plan - 2026 Update; approving the City of Tamarac Water Supply Facilities Work Plan - 2026 update, attached hereto as Exhibit “B”; consistent with the South Florida Water Management District Regional Water Supply Plan; authorizing transmittal of the proposed comprehensive plan amendments and water supply facilities work plan to the Florida Department of Commerce and other reviewing agencies as required by Section 163.3184, Florida Statutes; providing for inclusion in the comprehensive plan; providing for conflicts; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date.]

HE'S SITTING IN HIS SEAT. NOW WE ARE AT 7AT02630.

CITY ATTORNEY PLEASE READ THE TITLE FOR THE RECORD. YES, SIR.

ITEM SEVEN AYE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION.

CITY OF TAMARAC TRANSMITTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE ELEMENT.

CONSERVATION ELEMENT. INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION ELEMENT.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ELEMENT ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A TO INCORPORATE THE WATER SUPPLY PLANNING PROCESS POLICIES CONSISTENT WITH CITY OF TAMARAC SUPPLY FACILITY WORK PLAN 2026 UPDATE TRANSMITTING THE CITY OF TAMARAC WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES.

WORK PLAN. WORK PLAN WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

REGIONAL SUPPLY PLAN AUTHORIZING TRANSMITTAL OF ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS.

WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES. WORK PLAN TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 1633184 FLORIDA STATUTES PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE. SO MOVED.

SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WRIGHT.

I HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER DOCTOR DANIEL AND NOW STEPHANIE BOWERS AND DOUGLAS HAMMOND, C H AYE SOLUTIONS OR WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION TO US.

C H AYE CONSULTANTS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR KEN WALIA ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND AFTER THEIR PRESENTATION, WE WILL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. MISSING A CLICKER. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'LL WAIT FOR THE PRESENTATION TO.

OKAY. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION CITY STAFF.

MY NAME IS STEPHANIE BORTZ. I WORK WITH CHA CONSULTING.

WE ARE THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC FOR THE WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN.

NOW, THIS IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT OUR PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE.

TODAY WE'LL GO THROUGH INTRODUCTIONS, PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY OUR SUBMISSION SUMMARY, SOME DATA OVERVIEW AND PERMITTED WATER ALLOCATION, AND THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INCORPORATION.

SO WITH THAT WE GO INTO INTRODUCTIONS. SO AGAIN MY NAME IS STEPHANIE BORTZ.

I AM A PROJECT MANAGER FOR CHA CONSULTING. OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED IN CORAL SPRINGS.

WE HAVE MR. DOUG HAMMOND, OUR SENIOR PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, WITH US.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT CHA CONSULTING.

WE HAVE SEVEN OFFICE LOCATIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA WITH OVER 150 EMPLOYEES WITH 60/60 CONTINUING CONTRACTS, INCLUDING ONE WITH THE CITY OF TAMARAC. AND IN TOTAL WE HAVE 73 YEARS IN THE WATER BUSINESS.

SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND OF THIS PRESENTATION.

NOW, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT IS THE WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES WORK PLAN.

I WILL BE REFERENCING THAT AS A WORK PLAN MOVING FORWARD.

SO THIS IS A PLANNING DOCUMENT. IN SUMMARY A PLANNING DOCUMENT FOR YOUR WATER SOURCE AND YOUR WATER DEMAND FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. SO IT IS A DOCUMENT THAT HELPS IDENTIFY THAT YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT WATER SUPPLIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SERVE YOUR CURRENT AND FUTURE PLANNING FOR YOUR CITY. THIS LOOKS AT LOCAL NEEDS AND HOW IT MAY IMPACT YOUR REGIONAL RESOURCES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA, AND THIS PLANNING DOCUMENT IS BASED OFF OF A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERIOD.

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YOUR UTILITY SERVICE AREA, YOUR REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLANS, AND YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SO WE WORK TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT IT IS A COHESIVE DOCUMENT BETWEEN THE TWO.

NOW, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WHY IS THIS REQUIRED? THIS IS REQUIRED BY FLORIDA'S STATUTORY STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS TO ADOPT A CITY'S WORK PLAN INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT COULD BE USED AS A REFERENCE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR YOUR CITY.

IT IS A REQUIREMENT THROUGH THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AS WELL THROUGH THE LOWER EAST COAST PLANNING DOCUMENT, AND IT IS ALL TIED WITH YOUR CITY WATER USE PERMIT THAT IS ISSUED BY THE DISTRICT.

SO IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, WHEN WE'RE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, IT STATES THAT THE PLANS MUST ENSURE THAT ADEQUATE POTABLE WATER FACILITIES ARE CONSTRUCTED AND CONCURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO MEET DEMANDS OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY NICE QUOTE FROM THE SUPPORT DOCUMENT THAT REALLY HONES IN ON WHAT THIS WORK PLAN IS FOR.

NOW, SOME SUBMISSION SUMMARY OF HOW CHE HAS WORKED WITH THE CITY.

THIS IS OUR SUBMITTAL HISTORY. WE STARTED BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2025.

WE HAVE SEVERAL ITERATIONS BETWEEN CITY STAFF AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT.

WE PROVIDED THE DISTRICT WITH A COURTESY REVIEW TO STREAMLINE THE REVIEW PROCESS.

ONCE THIS PLAN IS ADOPTED AND WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SUBMITTAL AS STATED IN THE RESOLUTION.

BUT THE PROCESS CAME TO CONCLUSION ON APRIL 2026.

AND WE ARE NOW HERE PRESENTING TO YOU ALL TODAY.

NOW THE FUN PART DATA OVERVIEW AND PERMANENT WATER ALLOCATION.

SO AS A SUMMARY OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC LIMITS IS SPLIT INTO THREE SERVICE AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

THE CITY IS SERVED BY TAMARAC UTILITY, BROWARD COUNTY AND FORT LAUDERDALE UTILITY AS WELL.

THE FIGURE SHOWN ON THIS PRESENTATION PROVIDES THE LIMITS OF EACH OF THOSE UTILITIES AND THEIR SERVICE AREA THAT IS WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC LIMITS. I WILL MENTION THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC UTILITY IS CURRENTLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR AN EXPANSION PROJECT TO EXPAND EAST WITHIN THE CITY OF TAMARAC TO PROVIDE WATER SERVICE TO THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED BY FORT LAUDERDALE. NOW THIS TABLE IS BUSY, SO I'LL TRY TO BREAK IT DOWN.

NOW THIS TABLE IS A SUMMARY OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC UTILITIES PROJECTED POPULATION, AS WELL AS WATER DEMAND AND RAW WATER DEMAND. THIS IS ONLY FOR THE CITY OF TAMARAC UTILITY SERVICE AREA THAT I REFERENCED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

SO THE PLANNING YEARS ARE A TEN YEAR PERIOD FROM 2025 TO 2035.

HOWEVER, WE'VE EXPANDED THIS TO 2045 FOR PROJECTION PURPOSES.

NOW AGAIN IN 2030, WE ARE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADDITIONAL POPULATION THAT WOULD BE SERVED VIA THE EAST SIDE EXPANSION PROJECT. SO THAT PROJECTED POPULATION INCLUDES THE SERVICE AREA CURRENTLY BEING SERVED BY FORT LAUDERDALE.

THE FINISHED WATER COLUMN IS CALCULATED USING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE PER THE PLANNING DOCUMENT.

THE PLANNING DOCUMENT IS OR SHOWS THAT WE HAVE 105 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY, SO THE LEVEL OF SERVICE DETERMINED. THEN, WITH THE POPULATION PROJECTIONS PROVIDED, WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE WHAT YOUR AVERAGE DAY AND YOUR MAXIMUM DAY WATER DEMAND WOULD BE LEAVING THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

NOW WHAT? WHAT GOES MUST COME. WE NOW HAVE WATER ENTERING THE PLANT FROM YOUR RAW WATER SOURCE.

HOW THAT'S CALCULATED IS AGAIN BY A LEVEL OF SERVICE.

NOW THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN YOUR FINISHED WATER, BECAUSE THERE ARE LOSSES WITHIN YOUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. SO THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS 108 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY.

IN THIS PLANNING DOCUMENT, IN WHICH WE ARE ABLE TO CALCULATE WHAT YOUR AVERAGE DAY AND MAXIMUM DAY ARE AS IT CORRELATES TO YOUR POPULATION.

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YOUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT VIA THE FDP PERMIT HAS A PERMITTED TREATMENT CAPACITY OF 20 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

IN ORDER TO DETERMINE IF THERE'S A SURPLUS OR DEFICIT, WE TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR PERMITTED VALUE AND WE SUBTRACT YOUR MAX DAY DEMAND.

SO YELLOW MINUS YELLOW WILL GIVE YOU THAT SURPLUS OR DEFICIT.

NOW THE TREATMENT CAPACITY SHOWS A SURPLUS AND YOUR TREATMENT VALUE.

NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE RAW WATER SOURCE. AS I'VE MENTIONED, THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS A PERMITTED ALLOCATION WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OF 8.47 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. NOW, IN ORDER TO CALCULATE IF THERE'S A SURPLUS, SURPLUS, OR DEFICIT IN YOUR RAW WATER SOURCE, YOU MUST TAKE THAT PERMIT ALLOCATION AND SUBTRACT IT BY YOUR AVERAGE DAY DEMAND FROM YOUR RAW WATER COLUMN. SO GREEN MINUS GREEN.

SO WITH THAT, THERE IS A PROJECTION OF A DEFICIT BASED OFF OF PROJECTED POPULATIONS AND YOUR PLANNING VALUE OF 108 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY. THERE IS A DEFICIT BEING SHOWN STARTING IN 2035.

NOW, TO SPEAK ON THAT, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE HISTORICAL DATA.

HISTORICALLY, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE REFERENCE TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED OR WHAT HAS BEEN CONSUMED BY THE CITY.

NOW, TO EMPHASIZE THE PREVIOUS SLIDE SHOWED PLANNING FIGURES.

IT SHOWED A PLANNING FIGURE FOR YOUR FINISHED AND YOUR PLANNING FIGURE FOR YOUR ROLE.

SO IF WE GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE THOSE VALUES ARE SHOWN THERE.

HOWEVER, WHAT I WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF IS, HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, YOUR FINISHED WATER USE RATE RANGES FROM 87 TO 95 GALLONS PER DAY PER CAPITA OVER A FIVE YEAR HISTORICAL PERIOD.

AND YOUR RAW WATER USE RATE ALSO RANGES FROM 83 TO 87.

SO THIS IS A PLANNING DOCUMENT IN WHICH VERY CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS ARE USED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE MEET THE DEMANDS OF YOUR CITY.

NOW, THIS SLIDE ALSO TOUCHED BASE ON THE ALLOCATION PERMITTED BY THE DISTRICT.

THE DISTRICT PROVIDES A VALUE OF 8.47 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

THAT IS THE PERMITTED VALUE THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC IS ABLE TO REMOVE FROM THEIR RAW WATER SOURCE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE FIGURE SHOWN ON THE RIGHT, THE 2035 MARK IS WHERE THE WATER DEMAND EXCEEDS THE PERMITTED ALLOCATION. NOW, THERE ARE WAYS AND MEASURES THAT THE CITY COULD TAKE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN A.

WITHIN THE PERMITTED VALUE OR. AND FIRSTLY, YOU MAY REQUEST A MODIFICATION TO INCREASE THE DISTRICT'S PERMIT ALLOCATION FROM THAT 8.47 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY TO A HIGHER VALUE, WHICH NEEDS TO BE SHOWN AS BENEFICIAL USE.

THEN THERE ARE OTHER MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN, LIKE ALTERNATE ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLIES, REDUCING YOUR PLANNING LEVEL OF SERVICE, AND YOUR PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH OR REDUCING DEMAND THROUGH CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

NOW THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CORPORATION, WHICH IS WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR, IS TO ENSURE THAT THIS WATER SUPPLY FACILITY WORK PLAN IS ADOPTED WITHIN YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. NOW, THE THE WORK BETWEEN UTILITY AND PLANNING THROUGH THIS DOCUMENT PROCESS WAS WAS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE WITHIN OR THAT WE PROVIDE THE SAME INFORMATION.

SO THE WATER SUPPLY FACILITY WORK PLAN, WE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT IT ALIGNED WITH YOUR CITY'S COMP PLAN, YOUR WATER DEMAND PROJECTIONS, YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY PLAN.

NOW, FOLLOWING THE CITY ADOPTION, THE WORK PLAN WILL THEN GO THROUGH A PROCESS AND TRANSMITTED TO THE STATE TO GO THROUGH A REVIEW IN WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED OUR COURTESY REVIEW WITH THE DISTRICT. HOWEVER, FORMALLY SPEAKING, IT MUST GO THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS, BE ROUTED TO ALL THE OTHER REVIEWING AGENCIES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE FINAL PRODUCT INCORPORATES ANY OF THOSE COMMENTS PROVIDED BY THE STATE.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL NOW OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IS THERE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. I'M LOOKING AT AND I DO NOT SEE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE YOUR THOROUGHNESS AND STUFF.

SHOWING THAT ACTUALLY WE STARTED DOING A DIP.

I KNOW IT'S ONLY -15 IN 2030, WHICH MEANS WE'RE PROBABLY LEVELING OUT NOW.

IS THAT CORRECT? WITH OUR SEWER AND OUR PERMIT.

LET ME GO BACK TO THAT TABLE, THAT ONE RIGHT HERE.

SO WHAT THAT BASICALLY IS SHOWING MADAM MAYOR, IS THAT THERE IS MORE YOU NEED MORE WATER INTO YOUR PLAN IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASE IN POPULATION. SO WITH THAT NEGATIVE IS REFERRING TO IS A DEFICIT IN YOUR RAW WATER SUPPLY.

OKAY. ON PAGE 16 OR 4 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ON SECTION FIVE IN OUR BOOKS, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S IN HERE.

OBJECTIVE THE CITY WILL CORRECT EXISTING FACILITY DEFICIENCIES, MAINTAIN ADEQUATE LEVELS OF SERVICE AND PROVIDE FOR FUTURE GROWTH.

IF WE HAVE WHAT IT APPEARS HERE, WE CAN ASK FOR A PERMIT FOR ASSISTING US WITH SOME FUTURE GROWTH, BUT DEFICIENCIES IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE'RE TRANSMITTING THIS TO THE STATE? DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A PROMISE TO THE STATE SAYING WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE THINGS CORRECTED? THERE IS NO TIME ALLOCATION REFERENCING OR BEING REFERENCED IN THE WATER PLAN.

OUR OBJECTIVE IN THAT WATER PLAN IS TO SHOW THE STATE WE RECOGNIZE THE DEFICIT.

HERE ARE THE WAYS AND EARLY IN MY PRESENTATION, I STATED, HERE ARE THE WAYS THAT WE COULD MITIGATE TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY WITHIN OUR RANGE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MEANS IN ORDER TO ASK FOR THAT INCREASE THROUGH AND, YOU KNOW, ENGINEERING SERVICES THAT WE'VE DONE BEFORE FOR OTHER CITIES AS WELL AS THE CITY OF TAMARAC IN ORDER TO ASK FOR MORE IF IT IS DEEMED THAT WE NEED MORE.

AND HOW MUCH IS THAT USUALLY THE EXPENSE FOR AN INCREASE POOL OF WATER IN TERMS OF PERMITTING FEES.

I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF DOUG REMEMBERS. I'M DOUG HAMMOND WITH CHAI.

I THINK IT WAS SEVEN SEVEN. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 7 AND 10,000 WAS THE PERMIT FEE.

DO YOU RECALL? YEAH, I THINK IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE 7 TO 10,000 RANGE.

BUT LET ME MAKE ONE LITTLE COMMENT. SURE. WHEN WE DID THE WE REDID THE PERMIT IN 2022 AND WE, AND WE INCREASED WHAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC ALLOCATION WAS AT THAT TIME.

SO WHEN WE DID THAT, IT WAS BASED ON POPULATION DATA.

AND PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION WAS IN PLACE IN 2022.

AND THOSE NUMBERS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT. SO IT'S, IT'S DRIVEN THE, THE VOLUME OF WATER REQUIREMENTS UP.

BUT THOSE ARE PROJECTIONS. THAT'S WHY STEPHANIE WAS SHOWING WHAT THE HISTORICAL USAGE OF WATER HAS BEEN.

IF YOU FOLLOW THE HISTORICAL USAGE OF WATER, THAT IT MAY NOT COVER, THAT THEY MAY NOT CROSS THAT ALLOCATION LINE AT THE SAME POINT IN TIME, IT MAY MOVE OUT INTO THE FUTURE FURTHER.

SO IT'S IT DEPENDS ON YOU NEED TO WE MONITOR FOR THE CITY, WE MONITOR THESE ITEMS, AND WE KEEP TRACK OF WHAT THE USAGE OF WATER IS.

WHEN WE DID THE LAST PERMIT APPLICATION WITH SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, IT REQUIRED MODELING OF THE AQUIFER CHARACTERISTICS AND USING THE BROWARD COUNTY, WHAT'S CALLED THE MODFLOW MODEL. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WHAT YOU HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH IS TWO THINGS.

YOU HAVE TO SHOW BENEFICIAL USE FOR THE WATER.

YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT THE CITY OF TAMARAC HAS A BENEFICIAL USE FOR THE WATER, BECAUSE IT'S A REGIONAL SUPPLY.

YOU ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR WITHDRAWAL FROM YOUR WELL FIELD DOES NOT IMPACT ANY OTHER UTILITY WITHIN YOUR CONE OF INFLUENCE OR OTHER EXTRACTS WATER FROM WHAT THEY CALL THE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY AREA, WHICH IS THE EVERGLADES CONSERVATION AREA RIGHT NOW WHERE WE'RE SITTING, WE'VE PRETTY MUCH EXHAUSTED THAT CAPABILITY. WE HAVE RAN IT OUT AS FAR AS WE CAN GO.

IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT NEXT TIME TO GET THE CITY.

I MEAN, I'M SORRY TO GET THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO GIVE US A BENEFICIAL INCREASE AND BE ABLE TO PROVE TO THEM THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO IMPACT THE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS YOUR ZONE OF INFLUENCE.

CONTOURS ARE GOING UNDERNEATH THE CANAL TO THE NORTH, AND THEY'RE GOING OUT TO THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY, AND THEN THEY START BRINGING IN THINGS THAT THEY MAY SEE THAT WOULD WITHDRAW WATER FROM THOSE AREAS, AND THEY MAY PUT A CAP ON WHAT WE CAN WITHDRAW.

BUT WE WON'T KNOW THAT UNTIL WE GET INTO MODELING.

AND WE'RE DOING A A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO GET A WATER ALLOCATION FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

[03:10:01]

IT'S JUST IT SHOWS BASED ON DATA THAT'S, THAT'S CROSSING THAT LINE.

BUT HISTORICALLY, IT MAY OR MAY NOT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR.

SOME OF IT. OKAY. BECAUSE PART OF PART OF THE CONCERN THEN IS IF WE'RE PLANNING FOR FUTURE GROWTH, AND I KNOW THAT THIS ALREADY TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION SOME OF THE GROWTH THAT WE HAD PLANNED, WHETHER IT WAS TAMARAC VILLAGE, WHICH IS NOW NOT IN UNIVERSITY DRIVE 7200, WHICH IS NOW NOT AT THIS TIME. AND BUT WE DO HAVE WOODLANDS, WHICH IS GOING FORWARD.

SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE WIGGLE ROOM IN THAT PROJECTION IN TIME.

THE CONCERN THEN BECOMES WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE WILL HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THE POTENTIAL GROWTH THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN DISCUSSING AND PLANNING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR WATER POTABLE AND OUR SEWAGE AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS UP TO SNUFF.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS RELIED UPON FOR WHEN OUR CITY GOES OUT TO MAKE THOSE PITCHES TO THE ENTITIES THAT NEED TO HELP US WITH WHAT WE NEED FOR WATER.

SO DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? SO I'M MY UNDER MY UNDERSTANDING, THE POPULATION PROJECTIONS WERE PROVIDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING GROUP HERE WITHIN THE CITY, AND THEY INCLUDE YOUR PROJECTED DEVELOPMENTS MOVING FORWARD.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THEY ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY FROM WHAT THE PROJECTIONS WERE.

WE WERE PROVIDED BACK IN 2020, 2022 AND WENT TO THE DISTRICT.

SO IT'S A DIFFERENCE IN THE DIFFERENCE CHANGING THE WATER USAGE CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE GRAPHS.

AND THAT DATA IS BASED ON TWO THINGS. WHAT IS THE PROJECTED POPULATION AND WHAT IS THE CURRENT AND PROJECTED POPULATION USING ON A PER CAPITA BASIS. WHICH IS HOW MUCH DOES EVERY PERSON USE ON A DAILY BASIS OF WATER? SO THOSE THAT USAGE PER CAPITA THAT'S BEING PLANNED IN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS A IS A LARGER NUMBER THAN WHAT HISTORICALLY HAS OCCURRED.

AND SO THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT 15 TO 20%.

SO YOU CAN PROJECT WHATEVER YOU WANT TO USE FOR PLANNING, BUT YOU MAY HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE ACTUAL NUMBERS ARE COMING IN AND SEE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO PROJECT FOR FUTURE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT THE REAL NUMBERS ARE GOING WITH. THE REAL VOLUMES ARE GOING IN AND OUT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM. LITTLE CONCERNS BECAUSE OF THE DEFICIENCIES THAT WE CURRENTLY DO HAVE AND THE GROWTH THAT IS ACTUALLY PLANNED.

AND NINE YEARS IS NOT SEEM LONG ENOUGH FOR CERTAIN THINGS.

AND BEING ABLE TO MEET THE GOALS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE HERE.

BECAUSE YEAH, IT SAYS BASED ON THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AND REDUCING IT FROM 110 GALLONS TO 105 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY, THE CITY OF TAMARAC WILL NEED TO INCREASE ITS AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY BY YEAR 2035.

THE PROJECTION POPULATION, AVERAGE DAILY DEMAND AND POTABLE WATER CAPABILITIES FOR THE WESTERN SERVICE AREA ARE SHOWN.

AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND WE MAY NOT NEED IT, BUT WE NEED TO BE PLANNING NOW. AND I SHARED MY CONCERNS ABOUT OUR FACILITIES.

AND THE LONGER WE KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD BETWEEN HAVING TO PAY FOR THIS AND PAY FOR THAT, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO INCREASE THE POPULATION AS BEING PLANNED? AND THERE'S OTHER MEANS ALSO THAT WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN IT COMES TO HOW DO WE GET MORE.

THERE ARE OTHER SOURCES OF WATER THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO REQUESTS, BUT THAT WOULD MEAN DIFFERENT FORMS OF TREATMENT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT FROM YOUR BISCAYNE AQUIFER. YOU'RE NOW GETTING IT FROM THE FLORIDIAN AQUIFER, WHICH IS BRACKISH. SO THERE ARE OTHER MEANS.

YOU KNOW, THE DISTRICT IS NOT GOING TO, METAPHORICALLY SPEAKING, LET YOU HANG OUT TO DRY.

BUT THERE ARE PLANNING THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED.

AND THAT IS AN OPTION. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, I KNOW THE COUNTY HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER SOURCE AND A FACILITY THAT WAS GOING TO COST ABOUT $2 MILLION, $25 MILLION IN ORDER FOR PULLING WATER TO IT.

BUT THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER CONVERSATION AND NOT FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AT THIS TIME.

BUT I THINK IN THE FUTURE IT MIGHT BE WISE TO HAVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE CONVERSATION REGARDING WATER, WASTEWATER AND WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING WITH CERTAIN THINGS IN OUR CITY'S FUTURE AS WE TRY TO EXPAND AND GROW IN A SMART WAY, BECAUSE THE WHOLE PROCESS OF OUR CITY IS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT SMART GROWTH.

AND IF WE CAN'T GROW, THEN WHAT? WHY? AND THEN WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO PUT INTO PLACE? WE DON'T NEED TO EXPAND TOO MUCH LARGER. WE DON'T NEED TO BE ANOTHER CORAL SPRINGS.

WE DON'T NEED TO BE FORT LAUDERDALE, WHERE OUR OWN CITY WITH OUR OWN SIZE AND OUR OWN FLAIR.

SO BUT WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WORKING AND WITHIN THE CONFINES OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO?

[03:15:09]

DOCTOR DANIEL THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IT'S A POLITICAL SEASON.

SO PEOPLE LIKE TO SPREAD CONFUSION. IS THIS ABOUT WATER USAGE OR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AS FAR AS THE FACILITY WATER USE? THANK YOU. SO THIS IS ABOUT OUR WATER USAGE BASED ON YOUR PRESENTATION.

SO EVERYONE MAKE THAT CLEAR. I SEE TAMARAC TALK IS HERE WHICH IS ABOUT WATER USAGE.

BASED ON WHAT YOU PRESENTED, DO WE NEED TO STOP DEVELOPING STOP GROWING.

I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY IT'S THE POPULATION PROJECTIONS THAT WE DO SHOW.

THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR ITSELF. IF YOUR POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW, IF THE NUMBER SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, CAN YOU SPEAK FOR THE NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T TALK. THE NUMBERS ARE SAYING THAT IN 2030, WITH A POPULATION OF 76,269 PEOPLE, THAT PROJECTED POPULATION WITH YOUR CURRENT PERMANENT ALLOCATION WOULD HAVE A DEFICIT OF 0.15 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY IN YOUR RAW WATER SOURCE WITH A SURPLUS OF 9.68 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY IN YOUR TREATMENT CAPACITY. SO IN 2030, IF WE'RE AT 76,000 AND CHANGE, WE NEED HOW MUCH MORE WATER AND WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? BECAUSE LET'S KEEP THIS CLEAR.

IT'S NOT ABOUT FACILITY. TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK AT YOUR LEVEL OF SERVICE TO CONFIRM THAT YOUR LEVEL OF SERVICE IS YOUR PROPER PLANNING VALUE, THAT THE 105 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY IS A REALISTIC PLANNING VALUE.

YOU WOULD THEN THE DEFICIT THAT'S SHOWN ON THE GREEN COLUMN, THAT NEGATIVE NUMBER IS IS SURPASSING YOUR 8.47 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. SO IN ORDER TO THE NUMBER THAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO KEEP WITHIN YOUR PERMITTED CAPACITY CORRELATES TO THE NEGATIVE VALUES ON THAT LAST COLUMN. SO YOU WOULD THEN NEED IN 2030, YOU NEED -0.15 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.

SO ALTERNATIVE MEASURES BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE TO BE TRANSPARENT.

WE UNDERSTAND EVERYONE HERE LIKES TO BE TRANSPARENT.

WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES AND THE OPTIONS. WE HAVE TO CORRECT THAT MINUTE AMOUNT IF WE.

I'M JUST GOING TO REFERENCE THE SLIDE VERY QUICKLY.

ONE SECOND. SORRY. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THE ALTERNATES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN YOUR WATER SOURCE ARE REQUESTING THAT MODIFICATION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT USING ALTERNATE WATER SUPPLIES, REDUCING YOUR LEVEL OF SERVICE AND YOUR PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH AND REDUCING DEMANDS THROUGH YOUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

THANK YOU. SO EVERYONE HERE, WHAT WE NEED TO DO, IF OUR PROJECTIONS ARE CORRECT, IF WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND WE STOP DYING, RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH INFRASTRUCTURE.

HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACILITIES THAT WAS BUILT IN 63.

WHO HONESTLY, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN ON THE DESK FOR TWO DECADES SHOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.

BUT I REMEMBER WE WENT TO TALLAHASSEE TO GET MONEY FOR THE FACILITY.

SOMEONE WASN'T THERE. SO THANK YOU AND EVERYONE OUT THERE.

THESE ARE THE ALTERNATIVE STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER SERVICE IN 2030.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, THANK YOU. MAYOR. I'M GOING TO ASK THIS IS UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THROUGH THE MANAGER. CAN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ANSWER MY QUESTIONS? PIGGYBACKING ON COMMISSIONER DANIELS THOUGHTS, CAN YOU JUST ARTICULATE IN LAYMAN'S TERMS WHAT THIS ITEM IS? SURE. SO EVERY 5 TO 7 YEARS, WE HAVE TO DO A WATER SUPPLY PLAN UPDATE PER STATUTE AND PER THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

SO WHAT WE DO IS WE UPDATE OUR PLANNING PROJECTIONS AND IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

SO IN THIS CASE, WHAT WE DID IS SINCE THEY CAME IN AROUND 2024 TO START THE UPDATE, 2024 2025.

WE WERE JUST UPDATING OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN JUST BEFORE THEIRS STARTED, SO THEY FINISHED IT THIS YEAR OF 2026. SO THE COMP PLAN IS TO UPDATE THE PROJECTED NUMBERS CLOSER TO WHAT THE WATER SUPPLY PLAN NUMBERS, PLUS THEIR DOCUMENTS. THE MORE THE EXPERT DOCUMENT, OUR PLANNING LEVEL PROJECTIONS, WE'RE MORE LIBERAL.

THESE ARE MORE CONSERVATIVE TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LOWER EAST SIDE PLAN.

[03:20:03]

OKAY. SO FOR JUST FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION IN TERMS OF THE WORK PLAN IT, DOES IT CONCLUDE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY FOR CURRENT USAGE AND FUTURE USAGE AS IT, AS IT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED TO THE CITY THAT FUTURE USAGE IS, COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF A DEFICIT.

THERE'S ACTUAL NUMBERS PROJECTED AND THEN THERE'S PLANNING LEVEL NUMBERS.

SO THE APPLICANT SHOWED THE CHART ON BOTH. AND I'M TRYING MY BEST WITH WATER SUPPLY IS NOT MY NECESSARY FORTE.

BUT THERE'S TWO PROJECTIONS THERE. WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO UPDATE THE PLAN WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO RE ANALYZE THE PROJECTIONS.

BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS IF WE ARE DEFICIENT IN THAT ONE POINT, THAT 0.15 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY, WE COULD PURCHASE MORE CREDITS FROM THE WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO OFFSET THAT.

AND HOW CAN YOU CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE CREDIT, THE CREDIT PROCESS, THE PROCESS THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IN TERMS OF JUST BUYING MORE WATER.

OKAY. MORE WATER AND THE REDUCTION IN LOI OR LOSS OF SERVICE RATHER, EXCUSE ME.

LOSS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? I MAY HAVE TO DEFER TO EARL IF HE'S WILLING TO COME UP.

YEAH. I MEAN, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT, BUT I MEAN, I THE REASON I ASK THAT IS BECAUSE YOUR PRESENTATION IS REALLY HIGH LEVEL.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING CAN REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING HERE.

IT'S NOT AN EVERYDAY TYPE OF A CONVERSATION AND THINGS DO TEND TO GET MIXED IN TRANSLATION.

SO IF YOU CAN JUST MAKE IT EXTREMELY LAYMAN'S TERMS, I GOT IT.

YEAH. LIKE I OFTENTIMES NEED TO LEARN AT A FIFTH GRADE LEVEL.

SO. NO, NO NO. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S LESS COMPLICATED THAN, THAN WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.

THE MANAGER I DID BRIEF WITH HIM, BUT I DON'T RECALL HIM TELLING ME ANY OF THIS.

SO IF YOU CAN HELP HIM, HELP ME. I WILL HELP EVERYONE.

THANK YOU. SO THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS A VALUE THAT WE ASSIGN TO A SINGLE PERSON.

SO ME, I'M STANDING HERE. I'M A RESIDENT. IF I WAS A RESIDENT OF CITY OF TAMARAC, YOUR GOVERNMENT HAS A PLANNING VALUE FOR ME OF 105 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY, SO I COULD USE 105 GALLONS PER DAY.

HOWEVER, HISTORICALLY, WHEN WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS WHERE IF MY PROJECTED USE OF WATER IS 105 GALLONS PER DAY, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S 8000 OF ME SHOWING UP IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

THAT IS WHERE YOU START SEEING THAT DEFICIT AND THAT RAW WATER SUPPLY, BECAUSE THERE'S NOW 8000 OF ME USING 110 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY, OR 110 GALLONS PER DAY. SO LET ME JUST STOP RIGHT THERE.

SO FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, THIS COMMISSION HAS THE OBLIGATION.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR COMP PLAN IS WHAT GOVERNS AND GUIDES HOW WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE CITY LONG TERM.

SO FROM A PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, WE NEED TO ANTICIPATE FROM A DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT, WHAT WE SEE AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW AND WHAT WATER SERVICE LEVELS NEED TO ESSENTIALLY LOOK LIKE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE USE.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT? WHAT YOU COULD DO IS AS A PLANNER, AND AS DOUG MENTIONED, YOU COULD PLAN FOR WHATEVER YOU NEED TO PLAN FOR.

YOU COULD PLAN FOR 100,000 PEOPLE USING 200 GALLONS PER DAY.

BUT WHAT IS THAT GOING TO SHOW YOU? IT'S GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER.

SO THIS IS A PLANNING DOCUMENT TO BE ABLE TO PORTRAY USING THE POPULATION PROJECTED FOR THE CITY, USING YOUR PLANNED VALUE OF 105 GALLONS PER DAY.

THAT'S WHERE YOUR NUMBERS START SHOWING THAT DEFICIT.

HOWEVER, HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, YOUR CITY HAS BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB ON WATER CONSERVATION BECAUSE PER CAPITA, PER PERSON, IT SHOWS THAT EACH PERSON USES LESS THAN 100 GALLONS PER DAY.

THROUGH YOUR CONSERVATION MEASURES. SO WE PLAN FOR THE WORST.

BUT HISTORICALLY, YOU'RE STAYING WITHIN BELOW THAT 100 GALLONS PER DAY FOR X, Y, AND Z REASON.

I WOULD LOVE TO SAY CONSERVATION. SO WITH THAT, THE PLANNED VALUES OF LEVEL OF SERVICE IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO PROJECT INTO THE FUTURE. BUT THESE PLAN VALUES ARE THOUGHT UP OF ARE OUR VALUES THAT ARE THOUGHT WITHIN YOUR PLANNING GROUP, WITHIN YOUR UTILITY GROUP. IT'S NOT A NUMBER THAT'S BEING PULLED OUT OF A HAT AND SAY, OH, THIS IS THE NUMBER.

IT'S BASED OFF OF LOGIC AND WHAT WOULD BE BEST SUITED FOR YOUR PLANNING PERIOD.

AND THE ONLY REASON WHY THIS IS HERE TODAY IS BECAUSE, I MEAN, ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS GOING TO BE WHY ARE WE BRINGING THIS TODAY WHEN WE JUST DID THE COMP PLAN? BUT I THINK KENT EXPLAINED THAT THE WATER CONSERVATION, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH JUST DID SOME UPDATES,

[03:25:06]

IS THAT ACCURATE? I COULD ACTUALLY SPEAK TO THAT.

SO FIRSTLY, THE LAST UPDATE WAS IN 2020 DONE BY ECKLER ENGINEERING AKA CJ CONSULTING.

WE HAVE TO DO THIS UPDATE EVERY FIVE YEARS. SO WE'RE DUE FOR AN UPDATE, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE PROVIDED THE 2025.

BUT IN CONJUNCTION, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO ADOPT IT UNDER THE COMP PLAN.

BECAUSE YOUR WATER SUPPLY PLAN CANNOT BE A STANDALONE ADOPTED DOCUMENT, IT MUST BE INCORPORATED WITHIN THE COMP PLAN.

SO WE'RE JUST WORKING TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.

OKAY. AND MY LAST QUESTION, DOES THE WATER SUPPLY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON OUR INVESTMENTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE? IT HAS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT LIST OF WHAT'S TO COME, NOT OF WHAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN COMPLETED.

WE HAVE A LIST AT THE END OF THE OF I THINK IT'S APPENDIX F THAT LISTS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OF FUTURE.

THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER, YOU WISH TO SAY SOMETHING? I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS, MADAM MAYOR. SO THANK YOU, STEPHANIE AND DOUG.

AND THE STUDY SHOWS, BASED ON THE CURRENT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THERE IS SUFFICIENT WATER SUPPLY FOR THE UPCOMING OR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

THAT'S PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE CITY IS FINE.

THAT, THAT, THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY WITHIN OUR PERMIT AND WITH A VERY LITTLE BIT OF A DEFICIT IN THE FIFTH YEAR, I BELIEVE, BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS. SO FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE THE CAPACITY, WE HAVE THE PERMIT AND WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CAPACITY TO TREAT THAT WATER AND DISTRIBUTE THAT WATER SAFELY TO OUR RESIDENTS AND CUSTOMERS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ASK STEPHANIE OR DOUG TO SAY THAT THIS IS A POSITIVE YOU KNOW SET OF INFORMATION THAT WE'RE UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH.

IT'S, THIS IS NOT A A DOOMSDAY YOU KNOW PLAN ACTUALLY.

IT'S A GOOD GOOD SET OF INFORMATION THAT WE'RE ADDING OR UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WITH.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY JUMPING TO SHARE YOUR OPINION, BUT.

SORRY. NO, I DIDN'T KNOW IF I, IF I WAS TO RESPOND TO THAT.

IT IS OUR DUE DILIGENCE AS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND CONSULTANTS TO THE CITY JUST TO RELAY INFORMATION.

IT'S A PLANNING DOCUMENT. IT'S CONSERVATIVE. AND WE'RE JUST HERE TO BE ABLE TO PORTRAY THE INFORMATION THAT IS BEING SHOWN BASED OFF OF THE THE ALLOCATION. AND ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THE CITY IS USING NOT THE CITY IS NOT USING THE LAND VALUES OF LEVEL OF SERVICE. WE WE SHOW THAT THE CITY IS ACTUALLY CONSERVATIVE WITH THEIR WATER USE OF LESS THAN A 100 PER PERSON.

SO IN A POSITIVE NOTE, AND WHAT DOUG MENTIONED IS THAT THIS VALUE OF A DEFICIT DOESN'T MEAN IN JANUARY 1ST, 2035, THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE NO WATER. THIS COULD BE PROJECTED OUT BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL BASED OFF OF ESTIMATES.

I APPRECIATE CAN YOU PLEASE BRING BACK THE SLIDE WHERE YOU HAVE FIGURE TWO, DASH THREE, WHATEVER THAT IS WHERE IT'S 2020 THROUGH 2024.

THERE YOU GO BACK ONE. MAYBE BACK TO THIS TABLE.

THE OTHER ONE. THE LINE GRAPHS. THE LINE GRAPHS.

THIS ONE? YES. SORRY. YOU WERE FORWARD. AND I SEE WHAT YOU'VE GOT HERE AND I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I AM CURIOUS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION. THIS TAKES INTO 2020 TO 2024, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE COVID PERIOD OF TIME WHEN PEOPLE WERE HOME OR PEOPLE HAD TRAVELED OUT AND WERE NOT DOING CERTAIN THINGS.

AND SO TO 2023. SO I UNDERSTAND THE DIP AND THE POTENTIAL FOR US TO SPREAD OUT STILL, BUT JUST KEEPING THAT IN MIND, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TRULY IT REFLECTS THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS WHEN WE'RE BACK ON THE RISE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS, AS WE SAW PEOPLE THAT COME INTO TOWN, THEY GO AWAY FOR SIX MONTHS OR THREE MONTHS OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, WHICH ALSO PLAYS WITH OUR DAILY VALUES. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION.

IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE DOOM AND GLOOM. IT'S NOT SAYING OUR FACILITIES AREN'T HANDLING IT.

IT'S SAYING WE NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND AS WE DO OUR PLANNING.

[03:30:04]

CITY CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

DANIEL. YES. COMMISSIONER. PATTERSON. YES. COMMISSIONER.

RIGHT. YES. VICE MAYOR BOLTON. YES. MAYOR GOMEZ.

YES. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU BOTH. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING.

[8.a TO2627 - An Ordinance of the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, Adopting the First (1st) Budget Amendment to the City of Tamarac Operating Budget, Revenues and Expenditures, the Capital Budget, and the Financial Policies for the Fiscal Year 2026, by Increasing the Total Revenues and Expenditures by a Total of $1,392,524 as Detailed in Attachment "A" Attached Hereto and Summarized in Attachment "B" Attached Hereto and Incorporated Herein; Providing That the 1st Amendment Is Being Adopted in the Same Manner as the Original Budget and Serves as the New Adopted Budget; Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing for an Effective Date.]

THE CAPITAL PROJECT FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 BY INCREASING TOTAL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES BY A TOTAL OF IN $2,524.

AS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT A, PROVIDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS BEING ADOPTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL BUDGET.

SERVE AS THE NEW ADOPTED BUDGET, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. MOVE IT. SECOND.

FINANCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR PRISCILLA MOXLEY IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

WE ARE GOING TO GO TO OUR OPENING THIS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. SEEING NONE.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. COMMISSIONER.

SEEING NO REQUEST FOR CONVERSATION ON THIS ITEM, CITY CLERK, PLEASE READ THE.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. VICE MAYOR BOLTON. YES.

COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. YES. MAYOR GOMEZ. NO. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

YES. COMMISSIONER. DANIEL. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 1.

THANK YOU. NOW, MOVING TO QUASI JUDICIAL. WE ARE AT TEN A TBO104.

[10.a TBO104 - Order Granting/Denying Special Exception application for Duwbu Ballroom & Lounge, located at 3104-3108 West Commercial Boulevard, Tamarac, FL 33309 to allow for the use of a modified tenant space within a commercial retail plaza, for a proposed hall for hire or “banquet hall” in the MU-C (Mixed-Use Corridor) zoning district, pursuant to the City of Tamarac Code of Ordinances.]

ITEM TEN A ORDER GRANTING DENIED. SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE BOUTTE.

BALLROOM AND LOUNGE LOCATED AT 31043108 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, TO ALLOW THE USE OF A MODIFIED TENANT SPACE WITHIN COMMERCIAL RETAIL PLAZA FOR A PROPOSED HALL FOR HIRE OR BANQUET HALL IN THE MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. WE WILL HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY READ THE QUASI JUDICIAL RULES OF THE ROAD, AND THEN THE CITY CLERK WILL SWEAR IN OUR WITNESSES.

ALL PERSONS TESTIFYING BEFORE THE CITY COMMISSION MUST BE SWORN IN WITH REGARD TO THE QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS, THE PETITIONER AND ANY AFFECTED PERSON SHOULD BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE, BRING FORTH WITNESS AND REPORT ANY TESTIMONY.

ALL EVIDENCE RELIED BY REASONABLE, PRUDENT PERSON SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE. HEARSAY EVIDENCE MAY BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLEMENT AND EXPLAIN OTHER EVIDENCE, BUT IT SHALL NOT BE SUFFICIENT BY ITSELF TO SUPPORT A FINDING.

STATEMENTS OF ATTORNEYS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ONLY AS ARGUMENTS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS TESTIMONY.

THE CITY COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO HEAR ANY TESTIMONY WHICH IS IRRELEVANT.

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE MAY BE PRESENTED IN THE FORM OF A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.

IF A VOTE, UPON REQUEST, THE PARTIES SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPARE COPY WITH THE ORIGINAL.

ALL PARTIES SHOULD BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO CROSS-EXAMINE WITNESS. THE ORDER OF PRESENTATION. THE PETITIONER NUMBER AS FIRST STAFF WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION AS NEEDED.

ANY AFFECTED PARTIES. PERSONS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT OF OPPOSITION CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY.

THE PARTIES WILL BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS GIVEN. CLOSING STATEMENTS. CITY COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS EVIDENCE THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE PROCEEDING VOTE ON THE PETITION BASED UPON THE COMPETENT, SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IN THE RECORD.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS.

I WILL DO THAT AFTER OUR CLERK SWEARS IN THE WITNESSES.

CITY CLERK. ALL WITNESSES FOR THIS ITEM. PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THE PARTIES INVOLVED. THANK YOU. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. ALTHOUGH MRS HAVE BEEN SWORN IN.

THANK YOU. I WILL NOW ASK FOR EX PARTE COMMUNICATION.

COMMISSIONER BOLTON VICE MAYOR BOLTON. NO. I MET THE LADY IN THE AUDIENCE FOR 30S.

BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN HER A DAY IN MY LIFE. BUT SHE'S SO PRETTY.

COMMISSIONER DANIEL? NO. NO, NONE. NONE FOR MYSELF.

COMMISSIONER. RIGHT. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. NO.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NO DISCLOSURES. I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOVE IT. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. W BALLROOM AND LOUNGE.

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GOOD. I WAS GOING TO SAY GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON CITY MANAGER, ATTORNEY, VICE PRESIDENT, MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER IN EACH. EVERY ONE OF YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MONA MARCEL. I'M A NEW TENANT FOR 31043108 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF TAMARAC. I'M THE OWNER OF DOUBLE BALLROOM AND LOUNGE.

WHO WE ARE ABOUT DOUBLE BALLROOM AND LOUNGE. DOUBLE BALLROOM AND LOUNGE IS AN UPSCALE PRIVATE EVENT VENUE AND LOUNGE CELEBRATING AMERICAN HAITIAN CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE AND COMMUNITY GATHERING.

DESIGNED FOR RUNNING, CELEBRATION, CORPORATE GATHERINGS AND CULTURAL EVENTS.

DOUBLE PAIRS. WE FIND HOSPITALITY WITH WARM, COMMUNITY ORIENTED SERVICE AND PREMIER DESTINATION FOR CELEBRATION AND CONNECTION IN TAMARAC. TO BECOME ONE OF TAMARAC PREMIER DESTINATIONS FOR CELEBRATIONS, EVENTS AND CULTURAL CONNECTION AND WELCOMING. PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED VENUE WHERE FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS GATHER TO MARK LIFE'S MOST MEANINGFUL MOMENTS.

OUR CONCEPT, AS I SAID BEFORE, IS UPSCALE ATMOSPHERE, CULTURAL CELEBRATION, PREMIER EVENT.

IT IS SOPHISTICATED, ELEGANT ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT ON LUXURY HOSPITALITY, REFINED INTERIORS, ATTENTIVE SERVICE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY SETTING.

THE VENUE AND ITS FACILITIES IS A PURPOSE BUILT EVENT VENUE.

THE APPROXIMATELY 4500 SQUARE FOOTAGE SPACE IS CONFIGURED FOR FORMAL BALLROOM FUNCTIONS, BANQUET SEATING AND A STAGE IN PRESENTATION PRESENTATION AREA WITH AN ADJOINING PRIVATE SPACE FOR SMALLER, INTIMATE GATHERINGS. AS I SAID BEFORE, BANQUET SEATING FOR UP TO 150 PEOPLE INTO YOUR SOUND SYSTEM WILL WORK. SOUND PROOFING STAGE AND HEAD TABLE AREA.

ADJOINING PRIVATE SPACE. PROJECTION SCREEN AND EVENT LIGHTING.

PROPERTY OVERVIEWS. APPLICANT. WHICH IS ME AND MY SISTER.

SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY. LOCATION. AS I SAID BEFORE.

31043108 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD. TAMARAC ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL PLAZA ON THE APPROXIMATELY 4200FT². RECEPTION OCCUPANCY 150 GUESTS FIVE RECORD MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY.

HOURS OF OPERATION. TUESDAY. THURSDAY FROM SIX AND SATURDAY, OF COURSE FOR EVENT DANCING TILL 1 A.M.. PARKING SPACE. WE HAVE 500 ON SITE PLAZA SPACES, 22 REQUIRED BY CODE 10.4. THIRD LOCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY DOUBLE WILL BE LOCATED AT THE ADDRESS MENTIONED BEFORE.

ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL PLAZA ALONG A MAJOR ARTERIAL CORRIDOR.

THE SITE OFFERS DIRECT ARTERIAL ACCESS, EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONVENIENT APPROACH FROM ACROSS THE SURROUNDING AREA. IDEAL FOR AN EVENT DESTINATION THAT DRAWS GUESTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY REGION. SITE PLAN PARKING AND TRAFFIC TO OCCUPY APPROXIMATELY 45,500FT² WITHIN AN EXISTENCE FULLY BUILT PLAZA LOCATED DIRECTLY ON WEST.

COMMERCIAL. PARKING IS NOT CONSTANT. THE SITE PROVIDES ROUGHLY 500 SPACES AGAINST A CODE REQUIREMENT OF 22 FOR THIS USE, AND DOUBLE EVENING AND WEEKEND HOURS FALL OUTSIDE THE PLAZA'S DAYTIME OFFICE AND RETAIL AND RETAIL

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THE PLAZA'S OFFICE AND RETAIL BUSINESSES, SO SPEAK DEMANDS DO NOT CONCEDE.

2022 SPACES REQUIRED BY CODE UNDERSCORE TEN DASH 4.3.

DOUBLE USE REQUIRES 22 PARKING SPACES. A SMALL FRACTION OF WHAT THE SITE PROVIDES.

EXISTENCE. ACCESS. CIRCULATION. NO CHANGES TO THE PLAZAS.

APPROVED TRAFFIC PATTERNS. SAVE LIGHTED PEDESTRIAN ACCESS THROUGHOUT NEARBY BUSINESSES.

SENSITIVE USES BY COMPATIBLE COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORS WITHIN AN ESTABLISHED PLAZA.

A SURVEY OF THE IMMEDIATE AREA CONFIRMS THE VENUE'S DISTANCE FROM SENSITIVE USES AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL CHARACTER.

IMMEDIATE COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORS LOCATED BETWEEN FESTIVAL MARKET AND CLASSIC GIRL BEAUTY SUPPLIES.

NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES INCLUDE THE SUBWAY AND LOCAL AND LOCAL HAITIAN RESTAURANT SIT DIRECTLY ON WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, JUST EAST OF THE COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, AND FOR 41.

COMMUNITY BENEFITS LOCAL JOBS 10 TO 15. POSITION FOR AREA RESIDENTS, ROUGHLY HALF PERMANENT BUSINESSES.

NETWORK CORPORATE EVENTS AND PROFESSIONAL GATHERINGS.

CULTURAL ENRICHMENT CELEBRATING AMERICAN AND HAITIAN HERITAGE THROUGH CULTURAL EVENTS, FAMILY CELEBRATION, WEDDINGS, MILESTONE AND HOLIDAY CAROLING. NONPROFIT AND CIVIC YOUTH, A VENUE FOR CHARITY GALAS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND FUNDRAISERS. SUPPORT BUS DRIVES, FOOT TRAFFIC TO SURROUNDING PLAZA BUSINESSES.

ECONOMIC IMPACT 10 TO 15. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, LOCAL POSITION.

OUTGOING CITY TAX REVENUE. SPILLOVER SUPPORT FOR NEIGHBORS TO REPRESENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE. CREATING LOCAL EMPLOYMENT GENERATED TAX REVENUE AND DRAWING GUEST TRAFFIC THAT STRENGTHENS THE ENTIRE PLAZA AND CORRIDOR. RESPONSIBILITY. OPERATIONS.

CERTIFIED MANAGER ON SITE. RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL SERVICE.

EMPLOYEE. ONSITE PARKING. RESERVATION BASED EVENT.

LICENSED. SECURITY AT ALL EVENTS. NO EXTERIOR MODIFICATIONS DEFINED.

OPERATING HOURS AND THOSE ONLY IMPLY SOUND, FIRE AND OCCUPANCY COMPLIANCE.

SAFETY AND SECURITY LICENSE SECURITY AT ALL EVENTS.

ADT CAMERA SYSTEM CERTIFIED CREW MANAGER, RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL SERVICES ALCOHOL SERVE ONLY WITH EVENT BY TRAINED STAFF MADE AN ID VERIFICATION AND REFUSAL OF SERVICE TO INTOXICATED GUESTS, EVEN TYPES AND VENUE EXPERIENCE, WEDDING RECEPTION, BIRTHDAY MILESTONE, CORPORATE EVENT, CHARITY, NONPROFIT GALA NETWORK EVENTS. CULTURAL CELEBRATION.

COMMUNITY MEETING. PRIVATE RECEPTION COMPLIANT WITH SPECIAL EXCEPTION REVIEW.

STANDARD. CITY OF TAMARAC LAND CODE 85 SECTION.

DOUBLE SATISFY EACH REVIEW STANDARD THROUGH RESPONSIBLE OPERATION, THOUGHTFUL MANAGEMENT AND DEMONSTRATED COMMUNITY BENEFITS. CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

COMPLIANT WITH APPLICABLE APPLICABLE ZONING USE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS UNDER THE DISTRICT.

MIXED USE ACTIVITIES AND CENTER DESIGNATION CODE 10.2.

THE SITE EXPRESS ENCOURAGES RETAIL, CULTURAL, ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SERVICE AND INSTITUTIONAL USE ALONG THE CITY'S CORRIDORS.

THE BALLROOM, LOUNGE AND EVENT USE FIT SQUARELY WITHIN THE PERMITTED MIX, SUBJECT TO THE TO THIS SPECIAL SPECIAL PROMOTION COMPATIBLE WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNITY CHARACTERS.

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DOBRO OCCUPIES EXISTING BUILD SPACE AND REQUIRES NO DISTURBANCE OF NATURAL AREAS.

IT IS UPSCALE, FAMILY FRIENDLY DESIGN COMPLEMENT TO SURROUNDING COMMERCIAL CHARACTER AND ELEVATED CORRIDOR.

DESIRABLE FOR PUBLIC CONVENIENCE, NOT DETRIMENTAL TO PUBLIC WELFARE.

DOBO IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS ON PUBLIC OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

LICENSED SECURITY PERSONNEL ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL EVENTS, AND A CERTIFIED CROWD MANAGER IS PRESENT AT EVEN EVERY OCCASION TO OVERSEE CROWD MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY.

SAFEGUARDING EVENT HOST, INVITED GUESTS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND PROMOTING OVERALL PUBLIC WELFARE.

MADAM MAYOR. ONE CONCLUSION. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ALL THE TIME.

THE APPLICANT HAS HER DESIRE. IF SHE WISHES TO PROCEED, SHE CAN PROCEED.

IF SHE WISHES TO FINISH HER NOT FINISH, THAT'S UP TO THE APPLICANT.

NO, IT'S NOT JUST. I SEEN SOME REPETITION, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THIS IS WHAT SHE PRESENTED, I BELIEVE, TO PLANNING. AND I THINK WE'RE BEING DISRESPECTFUL.

IF IT'S THE. I CAN CONCLUDE IT. LET ME CONCLUDE IT'S NOT BEING DISRESPECTFUL AT ALL.

PLEASE PROCEED WITH YOUR PRESENTATION. YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB.

I MEAN, THE CONCLUSION DOUBLE ALLOWANCE SATISFIES EACH SPECIAL EXCEPTION REVIEW STANDARD UNDER CHAPTER TEN 5.4, AND WE'LL OPERATE IT AS A RESPONSIBLE PROFESSIONAL.

MANAGE AND CULTURAL IMAGES ARE SET TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC.

THE APPLICANT RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE BOARD OF FAVORABLE FAVORABLE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THIS APPLICATION FOR DOUBLE BALLROOM AND LOUNGE AT 31043108 WEST COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD IN TAMARAC.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME.

THE STAFF WILL ENTER ITS PRESENTATION INTO THE RECORD AND CAN MAKE A PRESENTATION IF IT DESIRES.

VICE MAYOR, ARE YOU WISHING FOR THE PRESENTATION TO BE ENTERED OR TAKEN AND DONE? NO, I'M LEFT FOR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. WE WILL NOW OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS AS THIS IS A QUASI JUDICIAL.

MR. GOGGIN, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE CLOSED AFTER MR. GOGGIN.

MARK GOGGIN TAMARAC. GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS OR ISSUES OR COMMENTS.

ONE THING WITH THIS. YES, WE'LL BE MAKING A ENTERTAINMENT FORUM FOR EVENTS, BUT IT DOES TAKE AWAY FOR SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THAT THE SUBWAY, THE CHICKEN AND A LOCAL LIQUOR STORE.

THAT PARKING LOT I WAS LOOKING AT THE HOURS, THE BEGINNING 6:00 ON TUESDAY OR THURSDAY.

THAT PARKING LOT IS STILL BUSY AT THAT TIME WITH THE SUPERMARKET, THE FAMILY DOLLAR, THE CHINESE RESTAURANT, THEY'RE ALL BUSY. THEY'RE OPEN TO TEN, 11:00, ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

THEY HAD 9 A.M. THAT PARKING LOT GETS PRETTY FULL SATURDAY WITH PEOPLE OUT SHOPPING AT THE FESTIVAL SUPERMARKET, AND YOU GOT OTHER PEOPLE IN AND OUT THROUGHOUT THE DAY GOING TO FAMILY DOLLAR, CHINESE RESTAURANT, SUBWAY, ETC. IN THE LIQUOR STORE THAT'S IN THE PARKING AND THEY'RE CONSIDERING ALL THOSE SPACES IS 500, I DON'T KNOW. AND NOW THE BIG QUESTION WILL GO TO BSO 31ST AND COMMERCIAL.

IF YOU REMEMBER, BEFORE YOU TOOK SUMMER VACATION, THE CAPTAINS REPORT THAT INTERSECTION WAS NUMBER ONE IN THE CITY FOR ACCIDENTS.

AND SINCE THEN WE STILL HAVE HAD MORE ACCIDENTS DURING THE PAST MONTH OF THAT INTERSECTION.

IT'S A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. WE'RE ADDING MORE CARS.

YES. I'M GLAD THEY'RE GOING TO MONITOR THE DRINKS AND REFUSE SOMEBODY THAT'S DRUNK.

BUT ONE DRINK CAN AFFECT SOMEBODY'S VISION. SOMEBODY'S DRIVING ONE DRINK INTO A BUSY AREA.

WHAT IS THAT GOING TO DO? WE HAVE TO CONSIDER ALL THAT AND STUFF AND THE NOISE OUTSIDE.

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YOU GOT APARTMENT COMPLEXES TO THE BACK OF IT IN THE SIDE.

THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED ALSO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CONSIDERING NO ONE ELSE WISHED TO SPEAK AT PUBLIC COMMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED.

THIS ITEM IS NOW BEFORE THE COMMISSION FOR DISCUSSION.

VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.

OKAY. ARE YOU REQUIRED TO HAVE FIRE SPRINKLERS? I'M SORRY. ARE YOU REQUIRED TO HAVE FIRE SPRINKLERS? NO. NOBODY MENTIONED THAT TO ME. OKAY. CAN I HAVE MR. WILLIAM? YES. WHAT DOES THE CODE SAY ABOUT FIRE SPRINKLERS? IN ASSEMBLY HALLS LIKE THIS.

WHAT? WHAT NUMBER TRIGGERS FIRE SPRINKLERS? THAT'S A BUILDING OCCUPANCY THING.

I'D HAVE TO TOUCH BASE WITH THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.

OKAY. BUILDING OFFICIAL.

GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR THE RECORD. TONY PALACIOS, BUILDING OFFICIAL.

IN REGARDS TO THE QUESTION. DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF ASSEMBLY THAT IT IS.

IF IT'S AN NA TWO OR AN A3 ASSEMBLY. DEPENDS ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THE TOTAL OCCUPANT LOAD THAT MAY NEED, REQUIRE THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. OKAY, SO I'M HEARING YOU USE THE PENS, BUT DID YOU HEAR THIS PRESENTATION AND KNOW THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE.

OKAY, SO THE PLANS ARE NOT SHOWING WHAT TYPE OF ASSEMBLY IT IS.

SO I NEED TO KNOW. IT'S A BALLROOM, SIR. DO YOU DO YOU KNOW THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE OF THE ROOM? DO YOU WANT TO REVIEW IT WITH MR. WALLY AND THEN COME BACK? I CAN DO SO. YEAH. DID YOU REVIEW IT FOR FOR THIS PROCESS.

SO YOU SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH IT. WELL I MEAN, AGAIN, NORMALLY WE GET A SET OF PLANS THAT ARE ASSIGNED BY AN ENGINEER STATING THIS IS AN ASSEMBLY, AN A2 OR AN A3 OR WHATEVER. THE, THE DO YOU WANT TO STEP ASIDE WITH MR. WALLY AND MISS MISS CALLOWAY AND THEN COME TELL ME AND THIS COMMISSION, WHAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THIS SPACE IS, WHETHER IT'S A2 OR A3 OR A4 OR A20, AND WHETHER IT REQUIRES A SPRINKLER WILL DO.

WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT. DO YOU DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE? I'M WORKING ON IT. OKAY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE 1:00 APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF THE AGENTS.

SO YOU YOU WANT US TO GIVE YOU THIS SPECIAL EXCEPTION AND YOU DON'T HAVE INSURANCE? YES. IT'S LIKE $80 ONLINE. HOW MUCH? IT'S LIKE $80 PER MONTH.

THAT'S FINE, THAT'S FINE. YOU TALKED ABOUT ALCOHOL, AND IF SOMEONE GETS INTOXICATED AND YOU DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, YOU'RE COMING TO THIS BODY FOR APPROVAL FOR SOMETHING.

WITHOUT INSURANCE, THAT'S A PROBLEM. I KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH ONE OF THE AGENTS AT 1:00 TODAY, WHICH IS I MISSED THAT. SO CAN I SEE A COPY OF YOUR LIQUOR LICENSE? SAY IT AGAIN. CAN I SEE A COPY OF YOUR LIQUOR LICENSE? I HAVE THE APPLICATION ON FILE A LAWSUIT. YOU DROP IT.

WHERE? WHAT WAS THE ADDRESS AGAIN? IN CYPRUS.

OKAY. CYPRUS. YOU DON'T HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE YET.

BUT YOUR PRESENTATION TALKED ABOUT YOUR PRESENTATION.

TALKED ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING INTOXICATED, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE.

AS I SAID, THAT'S A FUTURE PLAN AND APPLY FOR IT.

AND WHICH IS THE WAITING? I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO DO AN INSPECTION.

INSPECTION BECAUSE THEY REQUIRED A FULL KITCHEN, WHICH IS I'M WORKING ON IT.

I HAVE PEOPLE WHO'S WORKING ON IT TODAY. OKAY.

YOU'RE OPEN ON EVERY DAY EXCEPT FOR MONDAYS. MONDAYS.

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IF I'M DOING A FUNERAL OR A WEDDING OR A PARTY OR A BAT MITZVAH OR A CHURCH SERVICE, I'M WILLING TO DO THAT.

I CAN DO THAT. I CAN RENT YOUR YOUR PLACE FOR IT.

I'LL PROVIDE IT. TABLES AND CHAIRS AND CLOTH.

OKAY. AND LET'S SAY MY, MY CHURCH NEEDS A SPACE ON A SUNDAY MORNING AT 9:00 AND YOU'RE AVAILABLE THAT RECURRING USE YOU CAN, YOU CAN DO THAT FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

OKAY. ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION, TONY GOT THE ANSWER, BUT THIS IS BEFORE YOU BEFORE THE COMMISSION TODAY AS A USE THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, WHICH THEY HAVE TO DO A BUSINESS TAX RECEIPT, WHICH HAS A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, WHICH WOULD THEN HAVE TO GO TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR APPROVAL OF THAT TO DETERMINE IF IT NEEDS FIRE SPRINKLERS OR NOT.

SO THAT WOULD HAVE CAME IN THAT PROCESS AS WELL.

JUST WANT TO PUT THAT THERE.

AND THE SPACE IS A COMBINED 4200FT² BETWEEN THE TWO TENANT SPACES.

OKAY. ACCORDING TO THE OCCUPANCY, IT'S CONSIDERED AN EIGHT TWO FOR BANQUET HALLS AND SUCH.

SO THE IF THE AREA EXCEEDS 5000FT² OR IF THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS MORE THAN 100, IT REQUIRES A SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

SO IT'S AND OR OR OR IT'S ALL ANY OF THE ABOVE.

SO IT IT SURPASSES 100. THE APPLICANT HAS TESTIFIED THAT IT IS 150.

IT WOULD REQUIRE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THAT IS CORRECT.

DOES THE INFRASTRUCTURE ALLOW FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

THERE ARE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS THROUGH TO THE BUILDING THERE.

SO YOU HAVE THE IN THAT PARTICULAR UNIT BECAUSE YOU'RE COMBINING UNITS.

DOES THAT PARTICULAR UNIT REQUIRE OR HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM? THE BUILDING, THE WHOLE COMPLEX DOES HAVE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN SOME AREAS OVER THERE.

SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO SOMEHOW TIE INTO THAT SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

HAVE YOU GONE THERE TO LOOK? NOT TO THIS PARTICULAR SPACE, NO.

HAVE YOU BEEN, MR. WALLY? I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T, BUT IF THEY.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE ONE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADD ONE.

IF THERE'S ONE THERE, THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF HEADS WHICH THEY CAN ADD ON TO OR MODIFY TO MEET THE OCCUPANCY AND THE LAYOUT OF THE FLOOR PLAN.

SO IT IS MODIFIABLE. AND I KNOW IN SOME OF THE BUILDINGS THAT I DID GO THERE, DRY CLEANERS, THE THE SUPERMARKET, THEY DO HAVE SPRINKLERS NOW, THE FAMILY DOLLAR AT ONE TIME WHERE I THINK THE FIRE HAPPENED, I CAN'T RECALL IF IT ACTUALLY HAD FIRE SPRINKLERS OR NOT.

YOU GOT AHEAD OF ME BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT PLAZA HAS HAD SOME ISSUES AND HAD ISSUES WITH FIRE.

I DON'T WANT TO PACK 150 PEOPLE IN A UNIT WITHOUT IT HAVING A SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND JUST GOING OFF OF IT COULD OR IT MAY DOES NOT REALLY SELL IT.

I WANT TO KNOW IF THAT PARTICULAR UNIT HAS THE ABILITY TO HAVE SPRINKLERS, BECAUSE GETTING SPRINKLER SYSTEMS INSIDE OF UNITS LIKE THAT COSTS MONEY, A LOT OF MONEY.

AND WHILE WE MIGHT GIVE A FUZZY YES TO THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, SHE MIGHT GO BACK AND SAY, OH MY GOD, IT DOESN'T HAVE A SPRINKLER UNIT AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND SHOULD BE WASTING HER TIME.

WELL, THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT UP WITH A PLAN REVIEW PROCESS.

I MEAN, THAT THAT WOULD BE CAUGHT ONCE THERE ARE PROPER SUBMITTALS AND DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED DURING THE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS.

BUT YEAH, BUT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION THAT YOU ASKED IF, IF THEY CAN PUT A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THERE.

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IS THERE ANY DEVIATION? CAN YOU MAKE EXCEPTIONS? NO, IT'S LIFE SAFETY THAT'S BLACK AND WHITE. SO THEN SHE'S ON NOTICE THAT YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

THAT'S CORRECT. IF IF THE OCCUPANT LOAD IS TO BE AS IS RIGHT NOW, YES, SHE NEEDS TO HAVE IT.

AND SHE'S AT 4200FT². SO SHE COULD REDUCE HER OCCUPANCY LOAD TO 99.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. WHAT IS YOUR CITY MANAGER WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON MY TIME? NO.

ARE YOU PROPOSING TO OPEN ANY TIME SOON? OCTOBER.

OCTOBER. AND WHAT DATE? IN OCTOBER. OCTOBER 3RD.

OCTOBER 3RD. OCTOBER 3RD. SO YOU HAVE JUST, LIKE A MONTH TO GET A SPRINKLER SYSTEM, TO GET INSURANCE, TO GET A LIQUOR LICENSE. AND I'M NOT TOO FOND OF RECURRING USES.

SO YOU COULD LITERALLY RENT YOUR SPACE TO A CHURCH.

AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CHURCHES, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT ON THAT CORRIDOR THAT I TOLD MISS CALLOWAY EIGHT YEARS AGO THAT CHURCHES SHOULD NOT BE ON THAT CORRIDOR, AND SHE DID STILL PUT THAT PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

I DON'T THINK THAT YOUR BANQUET HALL SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RENT TO CHURCHES FOR RECRUITING PURPOSES OR FUNERALS EVERY SATURDAY.

THAT THAT DESTROYS THE PLAZA PARKING SPACE. YOU DON'T THINK? CAN I ASK A QUESTION? WHEN YOU SAY FUNERAL, IT'S LIKE WE PASS OR FUNERAL SERVICES.

AND I'M ANSWERING HER QUESTION AND I CAN, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY TIME TO GO TO TWO MINUTES IF IT'S GOING TO DO IT.

I'D RATHER NOT ANSWER YOU. BUT BUT FUNERAL SERVICES, FUNERAL HOMES.

I DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN MIND, MA'AM. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

CASH IS KING. AND AND WHEN A FUNERAL HOME APPROACHES YOU AND TELLS YOU.

I WANT YOU TO DO A FUNERAL EVERY SATURDAY, YOU'RE GOING TO SAY NO.

CHURCHES WILL APPROACH YOU TO RENT EVERY SUNDAY.

FUNERAL HOMES ARE GOING TO APPROACH YOU TO RENT EVERY SUNDAY, EVERY SATURDAY.

SCHOOLS, ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE GOING TO COME TO YOU TO RENT.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T TAKE THE BUSINESS, BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU ALLOW RECURRING USAGES, PARTICULARLY CHURCHES AND FUNERALS. AND, AND IF YOU'RE GOING TO RENT TO CHURCHES EVERY SATURDAY OR EVERY SUNDAY MORNING, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PARKING FOR THAT PLAZA? UNDERSTANDING THAT MY RESIDENTS ACROSS THE STREET HAVE TO GO SHOP. BECAUSE OF ONE USAGE AT 150 OCCUPANCY, THAT'S POTENTIALLY 150 CARS. AND MR. WALIA, CAN YOU TELL ME THE. HOW MUCH ARE WE NOW ENTERING YOUR NEXT TWO MINUTES? HOW MANY CARS CAN HOLD IN THE PARKING LOT? YES, THERE'S A SURPLUS THERE.

I HAVE THE PARKING CALCULATIONS HERE. THERE'S A SURPLUS? YEAH, THERE'S A SUBSTANTIAL SURPLUS ON THE SITE.

NO WORRIES. THANKS. CITY MANAGER, YOU WISH TO SPEAK? I THINK I WANTED TO REMIND THE COMMISSION THAT THIS IS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE USE AND THE THE THE SAFETY AND OTHER ELEMENTS LIKE BUSINESS LICENSE AND SAFETY INSPECTION WILL COME NEXT.

AND SO AT THAT POINT, THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO SATISFY THOSE TEN CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE APPROVAL AT THAT TIME. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON. THANK YOU. WHERE'S THE CONDITIONS? IT'S ON. IT'S IN THE MEMO AS WELL. AND IT IS ON

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PAGE EIGHT OF THE MEMO OF THE ORDER OR OF THE MEMO.

THE MEMO IS ALSO ON THE ORDER TOO AS WELL. IT SHOULD BE ONE THROUGH EIGHT.

SO ON THE ORDER IT WOULD BE PAGE THREE 3 OR 4 ON THE ON THE BOARD ORDER.

OKAY. I MEAN, I GUESS I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THE MADAM APPLICANT, JUST WHAT YOUR PLAN IS FOR KEEPING THE PREMISES CLEANED. A LOT OF THE TIMES WHEN BUSINESS OWNERS, YOU KNOW, HAVE THESE TYPES OF HALLS AND SPACES.

IF YOU'RE DOING RENTING TO BABY SHOWER PEOPLE OR WEDDINGS, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, THE PARKING LOT, A LOT OF THE TIME IS TRASHED BY WAY OF THE FOLKS COMING IN AND OUT.

I WHAT'S YOUR PLAN AND WHAT'S YOUR SAFETY PLAN? I HAVE A FULL STAFF FOR EVERYTHING CLEANING AND I EVEN HAVING MY POLICY EVEN.

I MEAN, IT'S EITHER THEY CLEAN THEMSELVES AFTER THEMSELVES OR THEY PAY FOR ME TO CLEAN FOR THEM.

SO YOUR STAFF IS GOING TO BE ON SITE WHEN THE WHOLE TIME SPACE IS BEING LEASED.

SAY IT AGAIN. YOUR STAFF IS GOING TO REMAIN ON SITE DURING THE LEASE, LIKE WHILE IT'S BEING LEASED TO A THIRD PARTY THE WHOLE TIME, AND YOUR STAFF IS GOING TO CLEAN THE PARKING LOT.

THE GENERAL COMMON AREAS. THAT IS CORRECT, MA'AM.

WHAT ABOUT TRASH AND SAFETY? WHAT YOUR. YOUR SAFETY PLAN, A SAFETY PLAN.

LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE SECURITY AND. I HAVE WHAT WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE COMPANY? THE ADT ALARM SYSTEM. IS THIS YOUR FIRST CALL? FIRST TIME. IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME. FIRST TIME? WOULD I BE IN THAT BUSINESS FOR A DECADE? YOU'VE BEEN IN THE EVENT.

THE THE CALL AND EVENT PLANNING, YOU KNOW. OKAY.

OKAY. SO I WAS GOING TO ASK WHAT INSPIRED THE, THE, THE EVENT HALL CONCEPT.

BUT YOU WERE AN EVENT PLANNER OR SOMETHING. OKAY.

I MEAN, I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT WHATEVER IT IS THAT THE COMMISSION, THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER IS INCLINED TO DO.

THIS IS IN DISTRICT ONE, SO WHATEVER HE. HIS PLEASURE IS.

BUT I WOULD JUST PROFFER THAT AS AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION TO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION SHOULD THE COMMISSION DECIDE TO APPROVE IT.

WE INCLUDE SOMETHING HERE THAT IT DOES REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, EXTERIOR CLEANUP, ETC.

AND FAILURE TO DO SO COULD POTENTIALLY VIOLATE THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINTAIN A CITY THAT'S CLEAN THAT, THAT, THAT REMAINS, YOU KNOW, THAT PLAZA HAS A HISTORY AND WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ISSUES OVER THERE AND WE, I THINK WE'VE KIND OF CROSSED YOU KNOW SOME OR MADE SOME LOOPS OVER SOME BARRIERS, IF YOU WILL. AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE PLAZA.

AND SO WE WANT TO ENSURE I WOULD ASK THAT WE CONSIDER AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION TO ENSURE THAT THE PREMISES REMAINS CLEAN AND THAT THERE ARE NO SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL.

AND SHOULD THERE BE ANY OF THOSE ISSUES THAT POTENTIALLY TRIGGER A RECONSIDERATION OF THE EXCEPTION? AND JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. IS THIS A ALL? IS THIS AN ALL IN ONE? DOES SHE EVER COME BACK BY? IF THIS IS ISSUED OR IS ARE THESE MONITORED OR WHAT DO WE DO? DO THEY COME BEFORE ANYBODY FROM THE CITY? DO WE SEE THESE EVERY TWO YEARS? WHAT'S THE PROCESS ONCE IT'S ISSUED? IT'S ISSUED.

IT'S JUST AN ISSUED APPROVAL. SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPROVAL.

ONE READING. OKAY. SO. SO THEN HOW WOULD AN ADDITIONAL OR HOW DO CONDITIONS WORK? SO IF THERE'S A VIOLATION OF A CONDITION, WHAT WHAT LEVERAGE DOES THE CITY HAVE.

PLAN. THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH THE BUSINESS LICENSE DIVISION MONITORS THE CONDITION. SO IN THE EVENT FOR SOME REASON, LET'S SAY THEY WORK BEYOND THE HOURS THAT WERE APPROVED, THEY WOULD GET A VIOLATION FOR THAT BECAUSE THE AGREEMENT WHICH WE RECORD WITH THE PROPERTY. IT NEEDS TO BE ADHERED TO. SO WE KEEP TRACK OF OUR CONDITIONS.

OKAY. MR. WYLIE, WHILE YOU'RE UP. BUT IT'S ALSO TRANSFERABLE SO YOU CAN KEEP TRACK AND SHE CAN SELL THE PROPERTY.

AND AS LONG AS THE NEW OWNER PUTS IT IN WRITING AND SIGNS IT, THERE'S NOTHING THAT COMES BACK TO THIS COMMISSION REGARDING THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. WE KEEP TRACK OF THE CONDITIONS WITH THE BUSINESS LICENSE. SO, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME THEY UPDATE IT, WE WANT TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT. IF IT TRANSFERS

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YES. IT RUNS WITH THE USE. IF THE USE EVER TERMINATES AND THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION GOES AWAY.

IF THEY DON'T TRANSFER IT OVER UNLESS WE SAY OTHERWISE.

IF WE PUT IN OUR RESTRICTIONS THAT THIS IS NOT TRANSFERABLE, THEN IT'S NONTRANSFERABLE.

CORRECT. AND THEN THE NEXT APPLICANT WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO START THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN. DID THIS GO BEFORE PLANNING? YES. YEAH. THE PLANNING BOARD APPROVED IT UNANIMOUSLY.

I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES SO FAR ON SOME OF THE CONCERNS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THOUGH, TRYING TO ATTRIBUTE DIRT OR DEBRIS TO PEOPLE WHO'VE COME TO YOUR EVENT, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE HARD AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ENFORCEABLE.

SO THAT WOULD POSSIBLY BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT.

IT WOULD POSSIBLY BE SOMETHING TO DISCUSS WITH THE LANDLORD AND YOUR NEIGHBORING TENANTS.

THERE ARE FIVE HALLS ACCORDING TO OUR BACKUP, WITHIN A FIVE MILE RADIUS OR WITHIN A MILE RADIUS.

ANY INFORMATION ON THOSE? I DON'T BELIEVE THE ADDRESSES OF THOSE FIVE HALLS WERE LISTED.

SOME MAY NOT BE IN THE CITY, SO IT WAS JUST INDICATING THAT THERE WERE WITHIN THE CORRIDOR.

SO IF LOOKING AT COMMERCIAL, MAYBE LOOKING AT 31ST, 31ST.

THAT'S RIGHT. WITHIN THAT AREA. I WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND GET THAT BACK TO YOU.

OKAY. BECAUSE A MILE IS VERY CLOSE. ONE OF THE THINGS TO RESPOND TO THE CITY MANAGER WHILE THIS IS AN APPLICATION AND IT'S JUST ON THE USE PART OF THE PROBLEM, I THINK WITH OUR PROGRAM IS PEOPLE RENT SPACE.

DID YOU SIGN A LEASE YET? YOU SIGNED YOUR LEASE? YES. ARE YOU PAYING MONEY ON YOUR LEASE? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. PART OF THE PROBLEM IS PEOPLE GET A LEASE.

THEY PUT MONEY ON A LEASE. THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW IF THEY CAN ACTUALLY DO THE BUSINESS AT HAND.

OR YOU MIGHT GET THE APPROVAL OF THE USE TODAY, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO KNOCK DOWN THE WALL IN BETWEEN THE TWO UNITS.

YES. OKAY. SO YOU'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION COSTS THAT ARE COMING YOUR WAY.

YOU'VE GOT LICENSING FEES THAT ARE COMING YOUR WAY. YOU'RE HOPING TO GET THE LIQUOR LICENSE. IF NOT, YOU'RE BORROWING SOMEONE'S. I APPLY FOR MY LIQUOR LICENSE.

I'M WAITING ON THE INSPECTION BEFORE TO GIVE IT BACK TO ME.

AND WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR THE INSPECTION? YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A KITCHEN. YEAH.

THEY REQUIRE A FULL KITCHEN. DO YOU HAVE A FULL KITCHEN? I'M BUILDING IT RIGHT NOW. I HAVE PEOPLE WORKING ON THE PLACE.

SO? AND THEN I HAVE TO CALL THEM FOR THE INSPECTION BEFORE THE RELEASE.

ME THE LICENSE. FORGIVE ME. I'M GOING TO ASK THIS QUESTION.

WE HAVE A PERMIT FILED FOR A FULL KITCHEN ON THIS PLACE.

I HAVE, I HAVE HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT, MADAM MAYOR, BUT I DON'T I DON'T RECALL ANY PERMITS BEING PULLED FOR THAT SPACE.

NO, NO NO. I'M SORRY. LET ME TAKE IT BACK. THE COMPANY WHO'S GOING TO START DOING IT.

I MEAN, DO THE MEASUREMENT AND EVERYTHING. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I LOST THE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM TODAY THAT THEY CAN COME TO DO THE MEASUREMENT. THE ARCHITECTURE, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO TODAY AT 2:00. SO I MISSED THAT. I HAVE TO RESCHEDULE IT.

AND THEN BY SOMETIME NEXT FEW DAYS IT WAS GOING TO APPLY.

I MEAN, REQUIRED THE PERMIT FOR THAT. OKAY. I APPRECIATE YOUR TENACITY AND YOUR DESIRE AND YOUR FAITH THAT PEOPLE WOULD GET THINGS DONE THAT QUICKLY.

I HAVE CONCERN ABOUT THAT PART BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY WHO CAN GET THEIR PERMITS IN A FULL IN THE KITCHEN AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF WITHIN A MONTH.

JUST JUST CONCERN. SO ONE OF THE THINGS, AS I WAS SAYING, YOU HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE, YOU MIGHT GIVE YES TO THE USE, BUT AS YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL, THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER HURDLES TO YOU BEING ABLE TO OPEN ON OCTOBER 3RD.

A KITCHEN PERMITS ENGINEERING. GO AHEAD. OPENING ON OCTOBER 3RD.

WITHOUT THE KITCHEN, I'M NOT GOING TO BE OPERATED AS WITH THE LICENSE BY OCTOBER UNTIL.

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL. SO UNTIL THE KITCHEN, EVERYTHING IS LIKE IN PLACE.

YES, I WILL START EVEN LIKE NEXT YEAR. THAT'S A FUTURE THING.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO START RIGHT AWAY IN OCTOBER WHILE I'M OPENING.

SO IT'S IN THE FUTURE BY PROBABLY DECEMBER OR NEXT WEEK.

NEXT YEAR. OKAY. I'M NOT SURE. I THINK THIS MIGHT BE FOR TONY, BUT IF THERE'S CONSTRUCTION GOING ON OR PLANNING CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, WILL THEY RECEIVE AN OCCUPANCY LICENSE? NO, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO START.

IF YOU'VE GOT SOME CONSTRUCTION BEING WORKED ON.

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FROM THE DAIS. MADAM MAYOR, THERE WOULD THEY WOULD NEED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

AND WHEN CONSTRUCTION WORK IS BEING DONE, THERE'S NO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ISSUED.

SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPLETE. AS FAR AS THE THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.

ALSO IN REGARDS TO A FULL KITCHEN, THEY NEED A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND TO THAT, I'M GOING TO HAVE A FULL KITCHEN EXHAUST SYSTEM.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK BEING THAT THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR THIS SPACE TO BE OCCUPIED.

AND THAT COULD TAKE SOME TIME. RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.

HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO MR. KENNETH LOPEZ IN OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT? NO. OKAY. THE CITY HAS SOME GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR NEW BUSINESSES AND FOR BUILD OUT.

I'M WONDERING IF THIS ITEM SHOULD BE TABLED TO A TIME CERTAIN, WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SOME ADDITIONAL PLANS IN PLACE FOR YOU BEFORE THERE IS EITHER AN APPROVAL OR DENIAL. THAT MIGHT BE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST TO TALK TO SOME OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO HELP YOU ALONG WITH THIS PROCESS. THAT IS YOUR CALL TO MAKE.

I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION FOR YOU. I BELIEVE CITY MANAGER.

I JUST WANTED TO VERIFY THAT THAT WE'VE CONNECTED THIS APPLICANT WITH THE BOSS PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD VERIFY ALL THOSE ELEMENTS.

HAVE WE? YES WE DID. SO THE APPLICANT IS AWARE OF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR OPERATING IN THAT SPACE.

YES, SIR. OKAY. OKAY. QUESTION PLEASE. YES, PLEASE.

SO ANOTHER WORD. I KNOW I CANNOT FOR THE KITCHEN.

LIKE I SAID BEFORE, I KNOW I WAS NOT GOING TO OPERATE IT WITH LICENSE.

I MEAN WITH ALCOHOL SERVE IN OCTOBER. LIKE I SAID, THAT SHOULD BE A FUTURE PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.

BUT MY QUESTION IS I CANNOT OPERATE IT LIKE FOR WITH EVENT LIKE TO RENT A ROOM.

I MEAN THE HALL WITHOUT SERVING ALCOHOL STUFF.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A CONCERN THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A FACILITY THAT WILL SERVE 100 PEOPLE OR MORE IN THAT LOCATION.

AS SUCH, YOU WILL NEED SOME FIRE SUPPRESSION.

FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT WILL BE NEEDED FOR YOUR UNIT.

THAT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO GET PERMITS AND DRAWINGS AND INSPECTIONS FOR YOU.

THEN TO BE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET YOUR OPERATING LICENSE TO OPEN YOUR DOORS TO HAVE THAT EVENT.

AM I CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, MADAM MAYOR. SO PLEASE KNOW, I THINK THE COMMENTS COMING HERE ARE NOT TRYING TO BE HURTFUL.

THEY'RE TRYING TO BE HELPFUL IN YOUR PLANNING PROCESS.

AND THAT'S WHY WE DO HAVE THE BOSS PROGRAM. I'M GLAD OUR TEAM HAS SPOKEN TO YOU ABOUT IT.

MAYBE YOU NEED A FEW MORE MEETINGS WITH THEM TO BE GIVEN SOME TIMELINES AND SOME TIME FRAMES TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A REALISTIC PICTURE OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, SO YOU DON'T OPEN AND CLOSE AND OPEN AND CLOSE OR HAVE POTENTIALLY OTHER ISSUES AHEAD OF YOU. AGAIN, YOU WANT A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT IT, I THINK.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON HAS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. YEAH. THANK YOU MAYOR. OKAY. GIVE ME ONE MORE. GIVE ME JUST A COUPLE MORE MOMENTS, BECAUSE IF YOU MIGHT CONTINUE TO GO ON, I WANT TO THE ONE THING ABOUT THE PARKING I HAVE, I HEAR THE CONCERNS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE LANDLORD MIGHT NEED TO ADDRESS WITH ALL THE PARCELS IN THERE, WITH ALL THE UNIT OWNERS ON THERE, THE ALCOHOL LICENSE, YOU'VE SAID THAT YOU WILL HAVE EIGHT CAMERAS AND SECURITY, BUT FOR BIGGER PARTIES, YOU WILL HAVE AND LATE NIGHTS, EARLY MORNINGS YOU WILL HAVE SECURITY ON STAFF THERE PRESENT.

YES, BECAUSE I THINK PART OF THE CONCERN ABOUT THE NOISE IS IT'S ALWAYS EASY TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP EVERYBODY INSIDE.

BUT IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FLORIDA NIGHT. EVERYONE'S ALL DRESSED UP HAVING A GOOD TIME.

AND IT'S LIKE NOW 10 P.M., 11 P.M. GOING TOWARDS ONE.

PEOPLE ARE OUTSIDE CONGREGATING, HAVING A GOOD TIME. THAT'S WHEN IT GETS LOUD BECAUSE NOISE CARRIES AS IT'S QUIETER IN THE EVENING.

AND THAT'S A CONCERN THAT I KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITIES AROUND THERE ARE GOING TO HAVE.

SO WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE IN PLACE? ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO KNOW, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE IN PLACE TO KEEP EVERYBODY INSIDE THE NOISE LEVEL FROM GOING OUT? THAT WAS ONE ONE OF MY POLICY. SO I HAVE I WRITTEN DOWN EVERYBODY NEEDS TO STAY INSIDE AND THE DOOR WILL REMAIN CLOSED. ALL THE DOORS AND PLUS THE SECURITY IS GOING TO BE EMPHASIZED.

YOUR SECURITY TEAM WILL BE TELLING PEOPLE TO GO INSIDE AND ENFORCING IT.

EXACTLY. YOU HAVE PLANS IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THEY ENFORCE IT.

YES, MA'AM. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

THERE'S ANOTHER BALLROOM AT THE PLAZA, EVEN THOUGH THE CITY WAS GOING TO IS GOING TO BE CLOSED SOON.

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IT WILL BE CLOSED SOON, I THINK. WHY IS THAT ONE GOING TO BE CLOSED SOON? PER THE LANDLORD, BEFORE I EVEN SIGNED THE CONTRACT, I MENTIONED THAT TO HIM.

HE SAID, NO, THESE PEOPLE WON'T BE MOVING OUT AND THERE'S NO ACTIVITIES FROM CENSUS.

WELL, WHAT CONCERNS ME IS OUR CITY STAFF IS LOOKING LIKE THEY HAVE NO CLUE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, YOU GOOD? OKAY. VICE MAYOR. MR. WALIA, I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED BECAUSE I. I DEAL WITH SO MANY OTHER CITIES THAT I DON'T SOMETIMES REMEMBER WHAT OUR RULES ARE.

IF A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS IS ISSUED AND THEN CONSTRUCTION HITS, DOES THAT VOID THE SPECIFIC SPECIAL EXCEPTION? NO, THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION GRANTS. THAT PROCESS IS JUST FOR THE USE ONLY.

THEY. ONCE THEY GET THAT USE APPROVAL, THEY ACT LIKE A PERMITTED RIGHT USE WHERE THEY JUST APPLY FOR A BUILDING PERMIT AND GET A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND BUSINESS TAX LICENSE. OKAY, SO I KNOW FOR INSTANCE, IN NORTH LAUDERDALE, IT COULD BE A CONDITION PRECEDENT TO SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS FOR PARTICULAR PEOPLE. BUT IF CONSTRUCTION IS DONE AFTER A SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS ISSUED, THEN IT VOIDS THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

SO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT. MR. PALACIOS, CAN YOU DOUBLE CHECK IF THERE IS A DEMOLITION PERMIT ON FILE FOR THIS UNIT? AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO APPLICATION FOR ANY PERMITS, AND THAT'S IN THAT SPACE.

A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO, YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS A DIVIDING WALL THAT YOU KNOCKED DOWN.

I DIDN'T DO IT YET. THAT'S A FUTURE PLAN. FUTURE PLAN.

OKAY. AND THEN IN ORDER TO HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN INSPECTION.

CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? IN ORDER TO GET A LIQUOR LICENSE, YOU HAVE TO SELL 60% FOOD AND 40% ALCOHOL.

YES, SIR. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT WITHOUT A KITCHEN? ONCE, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT'S PART OF MY FUTURE PLAN BECAUSE THEY REQUIRE THE FULL KITCHEN, WHICH IS. I'M WORKING ON IT. THE COMPANY, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIM TODAY AT TWO TO COME AND DO EVERYTHING.

MEASUREMENT, ARCHITECTURE, STUFF LIKE THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT.

AGAIN, THAT'S PART OF YOUR FUTURE. I MEAN, FOR PART OF THE FUTURE PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. BESIDE THAT, I WAS GOING TO OPERATE IT WITHOUT ALL LICENSE.

LIQUOR LICENSE. THE WORD THAT YOU MENTIONED. THAT'S PART OF THE FUTURE PLAN.

WOULD YOU AGREE TO NOT HAVING RECURRING USAGE ON YOUR PROPERTY? EXCUSE ME. CAN YOU PHRASE IT, PLEASE? RECURRING USES IS LIKE CHURCHES RENTING EVERY WEEK. WOULD YOU AGREE TO NOT HAVING ANY USE THAT IS RECURRING? NO, NOT THAT'S NOT PART OF MY LEASE. CHURCHES LIKE YOU MENTIONED FUNERAL.

NO. SO YOU WOULD AGREE TO NO RECURRING USES. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I THINK THE VICE MAYOR. YOU ARE A BALLROOM AND YOU CAN RENT FOR BALLROOM PURPOSES, NOT FOR CHURCH PURPOSES AND OTHER USES THAT YOU DON'T GET APPROVED.

I THINK THAT'S HIS QUESTION. WOULD YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL STAY A BALLROOM AND OPERATE DIFFERENTLY? I SAID YES BEFORE. I'M NOT EVERYTHING ELSE BUT THIS STORE.

EVERYTHING. YES, BUT THESE TWO CHURCHES. FUNERAL.

NO, I DON'T WANT TO. I DON'T WANT TO SINGLE OUT CHURCHES.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS RECURRING USES. WOULD YOU AGREE TO NOT HAVE RECURRING USES? YES, SIR. AND THAT IS SOMETHING I'M ASKING FOR YOU TO AGREE TO VOLUNTARILY.

ARE YOU AGREEING TO IT VOLUNTARILY? AS A PART OF THE CONDITIONS? I'D LIKE TO HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THAT, PLEASE.

RECURRING USES. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY THERE.

RECURRING USE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY A BABY SHOWER.

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A RECURRING USE MAYOR WE LEARNED THIS OVER TEN YEARS IS IF, FOR INSTANCE, COMPANY A IS ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BALLROOM B, AND THE COMPANY A SAYS, I WANT TO COMPANY A, I WANT TO RENT YOUR FACILITY EVERY SUNDAY FROM 9 A.M.

UNTIL 11 A.M.. THAT'S A RECURRING USE FOR ONE PERSON.

IT IS NOT A RECURRING USE. IF PERSON B SAYS, I WANT TO DO A BIRTHDAY PARTY, PERSON C SAYS, I WANT TO DO A BIRTHDAY PARTY. PERSON D SAYS, I WANT TO DO A BIRTHDAY PARTY.

THAT IS. THAT IS THE INCIDENTAL USE OF HER BANQUET HALL.

A RECURRING USE IS WHEN ONE PERSON OR ONE BUSINESS SAYS, I WANT TO DO AN EVENT THERE EVERY SINGLE WEEK.

FOR INSTANCE, I OWN A FACILITY THAT PEOPLE COME AND SAY, I WANT TO DO A PARTY HERE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT.

ONE PERSON AND I TELL THEM, NO, YOU CANNOT DO ONE PART.

I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. BUT IF YOU ARE A PERSON THAT IS DOING A ONE OFF EVENT, AND THEN SOMEBODY ELSE COMES AND DO A ONE OFF EVENT AND SOMEBODY ELSE COMES, THAT'S NOT A RECURRING USE. SO DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M ASKING? CORRECT. OKAY. AND YOU WILL ACCEPT THAT VOLUNTARY USE, CORRECT? YES. EXCEPTION. OKAY. WELL. I THINK.

SO. DO YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, YOU.

YOU CAN. SURE. ARE YOU A PARTNER IN THE BUSINESS? YES. ONE THING, ONE SECOND, ONE SECOND. VICE MAYOR, ONE SECOND.

I DON'T BELIEVE YOU STOOD WHEN IT CAME TO SWEARING FOR THE CONVERSATION.

AND THEREFORE THE CITY CLERK NEEDS TO SWEAR YOU IN. PLEASE PROCEED.

DO YOU SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? THANK YOU. OKAY, MY QUESTION TO THE POLICE. AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

HI, MY NAME IS DINA. SERGIO. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT LIKE THE USER FOR THE CHURCH SERVICES, YOU KNOW, NOT CHURCH SERVICES. I MEAN, DON'T DO THAT. YEAH, YEAH, I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN, BUT I CAN'T EXACTLY REMEMBER EXACTLY. BUT MY QUESTION ON LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS, SOME CHURCH ALWAYS WANT LIKE TO RENT A PLACE JUST FOR ONE DAY FOR SERVICE BECAUSE THERE MAY BE THERE ARE TOO SMALL.

THEY JUST WANT A PLACE LIKE TO JUST DO AN ACTIVITY.

IS THAT INCLUDING. NO. NO MA'AM. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

LET'S GO TO KIWANIS HERE. THIS. I'M A PASTOR.

YOU MAY NOT BELIEVE IT, BUT I AM. AND AND IN THE PLAZA WHERE MY CHURCH OPERATES.

AND IF YOU YOU SHOULD VISIT. IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL INSIDE MAYOR.

YOU SHOULD COME TO THERE ARE BANQUET HALLS IN IN, IN THE PLAZA THAT I HAVE.

AND WHEN WE'RE HOLDING SERVICES, THE OTHER BANQUET HALLS MAY RENT TO ANOTHER CHURCH FOR RECURRING USE.

NOW IMAGINE THERE ARE THREE CHURCHES IN THE PLAZA AND FOUR BANQUET HALLS, AND THREE CHURCHES AND FOUR BANQUET HALLS ARE RENTING TO CHURCHES.

SO WHEN YOU GET TO THE SPACE, THERE IS NO SPACE.

DO YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO RENT FOR A FOR A CHRISTMAS EVENT, THAT'S THAT'S NOT A RECURRING USE.

IT IS ONE PERSON SAYING, I WANT TO RENT YOUR PLACE EVERY SUNDAY OR EVERY SATURDAY OR EVERY TUESDAY FROM 5 P.M. UNTIL 8 P.M. THAT'S A RECURRING USE. OKAY.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES. AND I DON'T I'M NOT BEING MEAN TO YOU.

I SEE YOU GUYS AS A. AND BELIEVE ME, I'M MEAN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT NOT YOU.

AND I MEAN FOR A REASON. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? PEOPLE GET LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION AND COME HERE AND TALK FOOLISHNESS.

BUT BUT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT I AM BEING BURDENSOME TO YOU.

I SEE SOME ISSUES IN YOUR BUSINESS PLAN AND I SEE SOME ISSUES GOING FORWARD.

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BUT GUESS WHAT? FINALLY, THIS. THESE DAYS, I'M RUNNING BUSINESSES THAT ARE PROFITABLE.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO FAIL A WHOLE LOT IN ORDER TO SUCCEED ONE TIME.

SO I'M NOT BEING A BAD GUY. I'M JUST TELLING YOU OR OR ALARMING YOU OR BRINGING YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU MIGHT COME ACROSS. FOR INSTANCE, A SPRINKLER SYSTEM, SPRINKLERS IS NOT AN EASY THING TO GET.

IT IS EXPENSIVE. AND IF YOU HEARD THE INFLECTIONS IN MY VOICE.

WITH 99, YOU PROBABLY UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING WITHOUT ME SAYING IT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU MUST THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS. I'M NOT INCLINED TO SAY YES TO YOU.

I PROBABLY WILL SAY YES BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU'RE TRYING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU BOTH WANT TO GO.

WHILE YOU'RE MAKING YOUR VOLUNTARY PROFFERS ON COMMENTS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT UNDERSTOOD ON THE RECORD THAT YOU WILL BE MAKING SURE THAT THERE WILL BE SECURITY THAT WILL KEEP PEOPLE INSIDE FOR YOUR PARTIES. DEFINITELY. YES. WILL YOU ALSO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN DURING THE BUSY HOURS OF YOUR BUSINESS AND THE BUSINESSES OF THE NEIGHBORING BUSINESSES, TO TALK WITH THEM, TO LET THEM KNOW? SO YOUR BUSINESS, AS BUSY AS IT WILL BE BECAUSE AT 150 CARS IT WILL BE BUSY, WHICH WILL HAVE AN EFFECT WHEN YOU HAVE VERY BUSY, BUSY BUSINESSES NEXT TO YOU TO NOT HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE SCHLEPPING THEIR GROCERIES AND WALKING ALL OVER IN THEIR STUFF AS WELL, THAT YOU WILL BE COMMUNICATING, YOU WILL COMMUNICATE THEM AND BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR WITH THEM.

YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THE CONDITION IS PROPERLY ENTERED INTO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION. SO I WANT TO BE SURE THAT YOU THAT YOU HEARD IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO VOTE YES.

AND THEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND IT'S NOT THERE.

SO THE PREMISES SHALL BE OPERATED AS A BALLROOM AND EVENT VENUE FOR TEMPORARY, INDEPENDENTLY SCHEDULED EVENTS.

IT SHALL NOT BE LEASED, LICENSED, RESERVED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SAME PERSON OR ENTITY FOR ACTIVITIES OCCURRING ON A REGULARLY RECURRING SCHEDULE, OR UNDER AN AGREEMENT OR AN ARRANGEMENT PROVIDING CONTINUING OR PREFERENTIAL USE OF THE PREMISES.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? ATTORNEY. DO YOU NEED TO CLEAN ANYTHING UP? I THINK FOR CLARIFICATION, IF A CHURCH WANT TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY WEEKEND NUMBER ONE, AND THEN WE CAN NUMBER THREE SAY, HEY, I WANT TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY.

THAT'S NOT A RECURRING USE BECAUSE THEY SKIPPED ONE WEEKEND.

ISN'T IT? THAT SOUNDS THAT SOUNDS LIKE A CHURCH WANTS TO CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THEIR CHURCH, AND THAT WOULD BE A NO. SO I JUST WANT TO POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR THAT AS WELL.

WE ARE COVERING. IF IT'S EVERY REOCCURRING MEANS LET'S USE USED THE CHURCH AS IT HAS TO BE CONTINUOUS. OR IF THE CHURCH SAY, OKAY. AND IN DECEMBER, NO, NO, I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT EVERY WEEK THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON FROM THE SAME ORGANIZATION. YEAH. IF THERE'S BREAKS IN BETWEEN, THERE'S NO PROBLEM.

BUT WHAT'S CONSIDERED A BREAK IN BETWEEN A MONTH, TWO WEEKS.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. AND HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S REOCCURRING? BECAUSE I'M JUST THE SPONSOR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS TO YOU. YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE CONFUSED. NO, BECAUSE WHEN I WAS JUST STARTING MY CHURCH, I, I HAD MONTHLY SERVICES. THEN I WENT TO WEEKLY ON SUNDAY EVENINGS AND I WENT TO MORNINGS AND I WENT TO TWO SERVICES PER SUNDAY.

YOU I DON'T WANT YOU TO SAY, OH, THIS CHURCH IS ONLY HERE EVERY MONTH.

ONCE. IT'S A CONTINUING ARRANGEMENT. WE'RE NOT STUPID, AND YOU'RE NOT STUPID EITHER.

BUT YOU WANT. YOU UNDERSTAND. SO ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S FINE.

SO CAN YOU WORK? YOU'LL WORK WITH HER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S PROPERLY IN THIS.

SURE. WHAT WE'LL DO IS, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AFTER THE MEETING, WE'LL GET THE TRANSCRIPT FROM THIS MEETING.

MAKE SURE OUR CONDITIONS MATCH YOURS. THAT IS ON THE RECORD AS A MOTION WITH CONDITIONS.

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YOU HAVE AN ORGANIZATION, SAY KIWANIS. YOU HAVE AN ORGANIZATION THAT NEEDS TO HAVE A MEETING ONCE A MONTH.

THAT WOULD BE A RECURRING ITEM, WHICH MEANS THEY WOULD NOW NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO YOUR PLACE TO HAVE THEIR MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH AS WELL.

THEY SHOULD WISH TO DO SEVERAL EVENTS THERE. IT'S NOT SIGNED UP ON THE SAME DATE AS LONG AS IT'S WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD BETWEEN.

IS THAT GOING TO BE ALLOWABLE? THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S RELIGIOUS OR NOT IS MY POINT I'M TRYING TO MAKE.

THAT'S WHAT THAT'S RECURRING. SO YOU CAN'T SAY THE ROTARY CLUB MEETS HERE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 5:00 OR, YOU KNOW THE WOMEN'S FISH FRY GROUP OF, YOU KNOW, THE INDEPENDENT PARTY OF TEXAS.

IT MEETS HERE EVERY THURSDAY AT 6:00. YOU. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY. SO IT'S FINE, BUT SHE CAN HAVE REPEAT CUSTOMERS.

CORRECT? YEAH. OF COURSE. OKAY. YEAH. YOU CAN HAVE REPEAT CUSTOMERS.

YOU JUST CAN'T HAVE A RECURRING. WELCOME TO SOME.

AND WHEN YOU SAY LIQUOR LICENSE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A BEER AND WINE LICENSE OR WE ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF TIME.

WINE. AND WHAT IS IT? BEER AND WINE. THAT'S SEPARATE.

IT IS SEPARATE FROM THE LIQUOR. I APPLY FOR EITHER WHICHEVER COME FIRST.

BUT AS I SAID, THAT'S THE THE LEAKER. THAT'S A FUTURE THING.

BUT THE WINE AND BEER. YES, I'M QUALIFIED FOR IT.

AND THEY SAID I HAVE TO APPLY 30 DAYS PRIOR TO OPENING.

OKAY. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST, MA'AM. OKAY, SO WE WILL NOW CALL THE VOTE.

IS EVERYTHING CLEAR? UNDERSTOOD. IS THE COMMISSIONER PATTERSON WANT? I ASKED FOR THREE TIMES AND SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT.

DO YOU WANT THE CLEANING TO BE A PART OF THE CONDITIONS OR JUST.

YOU WERE JUST MENTIONED IN IT. WELL, INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION COMES BACK TO THE COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND FOR CONSIDERATION, BUT GIVEN IT RUNS WITH THE USE IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANY MAJOR IMPACT, BUT I DO, I WOULD LOVE FOR THE COMMISSION TO JUST CONSIDER THAT OR SOMEHOW WE ADD THAT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ADD THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LOT STAYS CLEAN.

BOTTLES, YOU KNOW, FOOD PEOPLE, WHEN THEY GO IN AND OUT OF THESE TRANSIENT STYLE PLACES, A LOT OF THE TIME THEY MISTREAT THE EXTERIOR.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY YOUR FAULT, BUT IT IS YOUR ISSUE AS THE OWNER OF THIS OF THE BANQUET HALL.

SO, CITY ATTORNEY, ON THAT NOTE, CAN WE ASK THE APPLICANT THEN TO IN HER LIST OF STUFF IN HER STAFFING, SHE INCLUDES A OUTSIDE PARKING PERSON TO GO THROUGH THE PARKING LOT.

THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY TO MEASURE IT AFTER THE EVENTS, TO GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PARKING AREA WHERE YOUR PEOPLE WERE PARKED IS CLEAN AND MAINTAINED, MOSTLY ALSO IN FRONT DOORS AND FRONT DOORS TO YOUR NEIGHBORS, TO YOUR LEFT AND RIGHT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY TO.

IF HER CUSTOMERS OR HER FACILITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR.

OBVIOUSLY, THE. BUT I THINK WHAT COMMISSIONER PATERSON IS ASKING FOR IS SOME WAY TO CONFIRM THAT IT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

WELL, SHE CAN. I MEAN, HAVE SHE INDICATED EARLIER A WORKER OR EMPLOYEE TO ENSURE CHECK WHEN SHE HAS EVENTS BEFORE AND AFTER TO CLEAN UP THE AREA THAT MAKES SURE HOW IT LOOKS BEFORE AND HOW IT LOOKS AFTER.

AND MAYBE APPLICANT WILL TALK TO THE LANDLORD ABOUT DESIGNATED PARKING FOR EVENTS.

IN THIS WAY, YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR PEOPLE WILL BE PARKED JUST ANYWAY.

AND COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, DID YOU WISH TO PUT ANYTHING INTO THESE NOW 11 ITEMS FOR CONDITION? YEAH. I MEAN, THAT WAS MY ORIGINAL PROFFER. I JUST I'M NOT CLEAR AS TO WHETHER OR NOT.

SO ATTORNEY CAN YOU MAKE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT IT TO JUST BE BASICALLY ADDITIONAL CONDITION CAN'T THAT APPLICANT WILL ENSURE THAT THE EXTERIOR OF THE SHOPPING CENTER THAT'S UTILIZED BY HER CUSTOMERS IS CLEAN RIGHT AFTER EVENTS AND TO MAKE SURE IS CLEAN, APPROPRIATELY AMBIGUOUS PART OF MY EQUIPMENT.

SO THAT WOULD BE ADDED AS AN 11TH CONDITION TO THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

CORRECT. AND CONDITION OF THE CLEANING CONDITION OF THE NON REOCCURRING USE.

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE MORE BECAUSE WE HAVE EIGHT TOTAL THERE WAS 11.

SO THERE'S THREE. I GOT TWO OUT OF THE THREE.

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BUT QUITE FRANKLY SHE BACKS UP TO OAKLAND PARK OPENED THE DOOR AND MAKE NOISE.

RIGHT. SO IT'S THE EIGHT PLUS THE TWO. IT'S THE CLEANING AND IT'S THE NON REOCCURRING.

YES. WE GOT TWO ADDITIONAL. LET'S GET A MOTION.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE. YEAH. TAKE THREE. CITY CLERK ARE YOU READY.

GO FOR IT. MAYOR. GOMEZ. YES. COMMISSIONER RIGHT.

YES. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON YES. VICE MAYOR. BOLTON.

YES. COMMISSIONER. DANIEL. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES 5 TO 0, AS AMENDED, WITH THE EXCEPTIONS.

RUN, RUN! WELL, NO. RUN, RUN! RUN OVER THERE AND TALK WITH THE PEOPLE TO HELP YOU OUT.

SO THIS COULD BE A SMOOTHER PROCESS THAN WHAT WE THINK IT MIGHT BE RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEY'RE RUNNING ART. WE'RE UP TO ART.

[11.a Caporella Park Overflow Parking Sculpture Presentation]

PLEASE. THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, TWO THIRD? NO, NO, WE DO NOT HAVE A MEETING EXTENSION ON A DAY MEETING.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR. VICE MAYOR. COMMISSIONERS.

GEORGE. GADSDEN. PUBLIC ART CONSULTANT. GADSDEN AND RABBITS.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON THE THREE SEMIFINALISTS THAT WERE SELECTED BY THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE.

THERE WERE 137 SUBMISSIONS. A CALL TO ARTISTS WENT OUT AND UPON REVIEWING THOSE SUBMITTED THE COMMITTEE WISH TO PRESENT THESE. CAN YOU CAN YOU PAUSE FOR A LITTLE BIT, MISS CALLOWAY? CAN YOU.

SO THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT WAS $50,000. JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, A CALL TO ARTIST WENT OUT ONCE, ONCE. AND THE SUBMISSIONS WERE NOT THOSE THAT WERE, I WOULD SAY, ACCEPTABLE. SO HENCE THE CALL TO ARTIST WENT OUT AGAIN.

AND SO WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY THE ONES THAT THE COMMISSION, THE, THE COMMITTEE ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND ONE PARTICULAR ARTIST FOR CONSIDERATION. JUST TO GIVE YOU CONTEXT, THE CAPITAL OVERFLOW PARKING LOT IN TERMS OF THE LOCATION, THE CIRCULAR AREA, THE, THE OVAL SHAPE ACTUALLY SHOWS THE AREA WHERE THE ACTUAL SCULPTURE WILL GO.

IT'S NOT AN ENTRY FEATURE AS YOU'LL DRIVE AS YOU'RE DRIVING INTO THE PARKING LOT TO BE DETERMINED SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THIS PARTICULAR AREA WHERE THE SCULPTURE WILL GO. THE FIRST ITEM TO PRESENT TO YOU IS RICHARD HARGRAVES.

AS YOU SEE THIS DESCRIPTION HERE, THE SCULPTURE WOULD BE ROUGHLY ABOUT 13FT IN HEIGHT.

AND A MEDAL, OF COURSE, AND VERY COLORFUL. BRINGING IN THE TROPICS AND JUST VERY MUCH OF AN ABSTRACT PAINTING, AN ABSTRACT SCULPTURE.

THAT KIND OF PICKS UP ON THE ELEMENTS THAT ONE WOULD SEE IN NATURE.

THE OTHER ITEM. DONALD GIANELLA HIS PARTICULAR SCULPTURE AGAIN, IS ABOUT TEN FEET IN HEIGHT.

THE STAINLESS STEEL WOULD BE THE MATERIAL THAT'S USED.

THIS PARTICULAR SCULPTURE. THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT IT WAS A NICE SCULPTURE, BUT WHAT IT WAS LACKING WAS COLOR.

AND LASTLY ADRIAN LIPPMANN STAINLESS STEEL PAINTED STAINLESS STEEL WITH WITH BENCHES CREATING THE VISUAL ATMOSPHERE OF JOY.

THE URBAN CELEBRATION IS THE TITLE OF THIS PIECE, AND THIS SCULPTURE WOULD MEASURE APPROXIMATELY 15FT IN HEIGHT.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR. CONSENT, IF YOU WILL FOR MOVING FORWARD, THE JUST FOR POINT OF INFORMATION, THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE.

I'M SORRY. MY OPINION IS YOU'RE BETTER OFF NOT TELLING US WHICH ONE THEY WANT.

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OH. VERY GOOD. SO THE COMMISSION HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE ONLY HAVE THREE THREE PIECES TODAY THAT WE NEED TO SELECT ONE VERSUS MANY PIECES.

YES PLEASE. WELL, WILL ANY OF THE LEFTOVER POSSIBILITIES BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPIRATION AWAY? BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE SMALL LITTLE ONES THERE.

THESE ARE ALL SCULPTURES THAT WILL BE CREATED.

THEY'RE NOT CREATED. THEY'RE NOT CREATED YET. YES.

WELL, THERE GOES THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER. DANIEL. NUMBER ONE, THE FLOWERS.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT SOLID NUMBER ONE BY COMMISSIONER DANIEL.

ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GIVE THEIR OPINION? NUMBER TWO, I GOT A NUMBER TWO BY COMMISSIONER.

RIGHT. VICE MAYOR. LET ME JUST GO BACK FORTH.

BACK. I'M SELECTING NUMBER ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

MR. GADSON, AND THANK YOU TO YOU AND MISS CALLOWAY FOR LISTENING TO ME OVER THE YEARS.

I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS WANTED TO PUT A THIS OR SIMILAR SOMETHING ON THE CORNER OF 441 AND COMMERCIAL AT WALGREENS AND I.

AND I BEGGED AND BESEECHED YEAR AFTER YEAR NOT TO DO IT, BECAUSE ONE DAY WE WOULD HAVE THIS PIECE OF SCULPTURE OR THIS PIECE OF ART AT ACROSS THE STREET FROM CAPITOLA PARK. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS DAY IS FINALLY HERE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR A VERY LONG TIME, ADVOCATED FOR IT AND, AND SAVED THE, THE, THE REAL ESTATE FOR THIS. IT IS MY DISTRICT.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR FOR A WHILE.

I WOULD HOPE THAT MY COLLEAGUES AGREE WITH ME ON NUMBER ONE.

I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY.

WELL AND I'D APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR NUMBER ONE, I ALWAYS LOVE THE PRESSURE FROM THE DAIS.

COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? NUMBER ONE. SO THEREFORE YOU GOT THREE FOR NUMBER ONE.

MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT, CORRECT? IT'S IN THE MEDIUM, IF YOU WILL. IN THE PARKING.

IN THE PARKING LOT? YES. WHICH IS ALSO SCREENED A LITTLE BIT.

OR IS THAT SCREENING COMING DOWN, WHICH IS A SCREENING AROUND THAT PARKING LOT COMING DOWN WHEN THE PARKING LOT IS, IS A SENSE THERE IS A FENCE AROUND THE PARKING LOT, IS IT COMING DOWN OR IS IT STAYING UP PERMANENTLY? THERE WILL BE A FENCE PERMANENTLY FOR THE. THAT'S COVERED.

OKAY. SO WE'RE SPENDING $50,050,000 FOR A BEAUTIFUL ART STRUCTURE TO GO IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT.

THE FENCE COULD BE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I WOULD CHECK WITH WITH EARL, BUT IT COULD BE CHAIN-LINK FENCE CHAIN LINK FENCE.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO AT LEAST SEE IT AS YOU DRIVE BY, PLEASE.

I MEAN, YES, IT'S CHAIN LINK FENCE, CHAIN LINK FENCE.

WE'RE TAKING THE. THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CLOTH FOR A CERTAIN PART OF IT.

IT'S JUST PLAIN CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH A GATE FROM FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ON THE SITE PLAN, THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW, THE AREA WHERE IT IS NOW IS A CHAIN LINK FENCE, BUT WHAT'S GOING TO BE PROPOSED WILL MATCH WHAT'S ACROSS THE STREET AT CAPPARELLA PARK.

NOW. I THINK IT'S LIKE A PICKET FENCE. OKAY, WELL, YOU'VE GOT YOUR THREE, SO THANK YOU.

AND GO PLANT FLOWERS. THE CRANE FLOWER IS THE ONE THAT WAS THE CRANE FLOWER NUMBER ONE.

I'M SORRY. CRANE FLOWER NUMBER ONE. NUMBER ONE IS THE ONE THAT WAS SELECTED.

IT'S THE ONE THAT WAS SELECTED BY THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL, YOU'RE ON THE SAME PAGE, MR. GADSON. YES, SIR. IS THERE A IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE SOME SORT OF A DECORATIVE FENCE LIKE, LIKE AN ART, LIKE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE CAN DESIGN A DECORATIVE FENCE INSTEAD OF HAVING A CHAIN LINK FENCE ON THAT CORRIDOR.

MISS? MISS GALLOWAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP, OR. MR..

WELL, WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU LIKE TO COME UP TO.

THE SITE PLAN FOR THE PARKING LOT IS COMING TO US, AND THAT SITE PLAN FOR THE PARKING LOT WILL HAVE.

DIDN'T WE ALREADY DO THIS? YEAH. OKAY. SO THE CONTRACT IS UNDERWAY.

AND SO IF WE DECIDE TO CHANGE ANYTHING TO THE FENCE STRUCTURE, IT WOULD BE A CHANGE ORDER PROCESS AND AND SO ON.

YEAH. CAN COST MONEY. CAN WE, CAN WE LOOK FOR CAN WE ASK THEM FOR THE COST OF DOING A BETTER FENCE EVEN LIKE A FULL.

IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL A FOLD. THE THE RODS, IRON RODS, A CHAIN.

COME ON. A CHAIN LINK FENCE ON THE ON THE. OKAY.

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WHAT DID YOU SAY WE. I WAS JUST SAYING THE PROPOSED FENCE IS NOT THE CHAIN LINK FENCE.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN LOOK INTO SOMETHING MORE DECORATIVE, BUT WHAT WAS APPROVED WITH THE SITE PLAN IS MIMICKING WHAT'S ACROSS THE STREET THERE. IT WAS JUST MATCHING EXISTING CONDITIONS, WHICH IS A PICKET FENCE, WHICH IS WHAT A PICKET FENCE, WHICH IS ACROSS RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW WHAT, CAPPARELLA PARK HAS THE GATE THAT CLOSES.

IT'S LIKE A, I THINK A BLACK PICKET FENCE. IT'S A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

ANYWAY, THIS ITEM, THAT PART OF THE CONVERSATION CAN YOU CAN YOU LOOK INTO THAT FOR US? THIS ITEM IS UNLESS YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO DO SO, THE ITEM THAT'S BEFORE US, BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING. COMMENTS ABOUT STICKING TO THE AGENDA.

THAT ITEM IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THE PICKING OF THE ARTWORK WAS.

IT HAS BEEN SELECTED AND SITE PLAN HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED.

IT'S. YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S NOT THE BALANCE ONLY OF WHAT YOU DESIRE.

IT'S THE BALANCE OF SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE, WHAT THEY DESIRE AND TRYING TO MOVE THIS ALONG TODAY.

GO ON. ANYWAY, THREATS ARE NOT NEEDED. NUMBER ONE, CRANE FLOWER WAS WHAT WAS SELECTED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW MOVING UP TO ITEM 11 B, WHICH IS THE REQUEST

[11.b Request to Amend the City of Tamarac On-Street Parking Policy to Add Faircrest 14 to the List of Neighborhoods with On-Street Parking Restrictions.]

THIS HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY COMMISSIONER DANIEL COMMISSIONER DANIEL. SO I'M JUST ASKING FOR MY COLLEAGUES VOTE ON THIS TO INCLUDE REQUEST 14 WITH THE ON ON STREET PARKING RESTRICTION.

YES. CITY ATTORNEY THIS IS AN ITEM WE NEED TO VOTE ON.

OR CAN WE JUST GO BY CONSENSUS? NO, I BELIEVE, MISS CALLOWAY, THERE'S A PROCESS.

I BELIEVE CONSENSUS WE DID IN THE PAST. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO CONSENSUS FOR OKAY, SO WE CAN JUST DO CONSENSUS. OKAY? OKAY. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS BY VICE MAYOR.

WE HAVE CONSENSUS, OBVIOUSLY BY COMMISSIONER DANIELS. SHE BROUGHT IT UP. I AGREE COMMISSIONER RAY HAS SAID YES, COMMISSIONER PATTERSON, WE HAVE CONSENSUS. ALL FIVE OF US AGREE TO AMEND OUR CITY OF TAMARAC ON STREET PARKING POLICY TO ADD 14 TO THE LIST OF NEIGHBORHOODS WITH ON STREET PARKING RESTRICTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS, COMMISSIONER. DANIEL. THAT SAID IT, NOT NOT CAROL.

YEAH. THE LIES THAT GOES OUT. THANKS EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING THIS.

THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE UP TO THE LAST ITEM WHERE I AM ASKING FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MOTION TO SUPPORT THE YEARLY DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED ENTITIES,

[11.c Discussion and possible Motion to support the yearly distribution of funds to the selected entities with the income derived from the enforcement of school zone speed detection systems.]

SO CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY 10,000, TAMARAC ELEMENTARY 10,000, RENAISSANCE CHARTER K THROUGH 815.

MILLENNIUM 612. COLLEGIATE ACADEMY 25,000. TAMARAC FIRE RESCUE BENEVOLENT 10,000.

TAMARAC CADETS PROGRAM 10,000 AND BSO TAMARAC EXPLORERS PROGRAM FOR 10,000 FOR 90,000 TOTAL, WITH THE ABILITY TO ADD $25,000 EACH FOR THE OTHER THREE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT EDUCATE OUR TAMARAC YOUTH YOUTH, WHICH IS BOYD ANDERSON, J.P. TARAVELLA AND PIPER HIGH SCHOOL FOR AN INCREASE OF 75,000, FOR A TOTAL OF $165,000.

FOR THESE FUNDS TO COME FROM THE $39 THAT COME FROM EACH OF THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS THAT COME FROM THE SCHOOL ZONES.

THESE ARE ITEMS FOR OUR SCHOOLS. OUR SCHOOLS ARE CONTINUALLY ASKING US FOR MONEY, AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR ME AND I DON'T CARE.

BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU JUST LET ME FINISH THIS SO YOU CAN VOTE NO AND MOVE ON.

SO CHALLENGER ELEMENTARY WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR EXTENDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP STRUGGLING STUDENTS WITH SCHOOL BEFORE OR AFTER.

PROGRAMS TAMARAC ELEMENTARY WITH THE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAM FOR WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THEIR STUDENTS.

RENAISSANCE CHARTER, ONE OF THE PROGRAMS IS LEADER IN ME, BOYD ANDERSON, JP AND MC AYE DO HAVE THEIR DECA PROGRAMS AND VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS THAT HELP WITH THEIR KIDS AND TEACHING THEM TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO HAVE THEM SUPPORT FURTHER ACADEMICS.

MOST SPECIFICALLY, THOUGH, FOR MILLENNIUM COLLEGIATE ACADEMY, THEY HAVE GOTTEN A GRANT FROM JETBLUE WHERE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET SOME EQUIPMENT TO BRING IN AERONAUTICS AND ADDITIONAL STUFF FOR DRONES, WHICH WILL OFFER OUR YOUTH AN OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY GO INTO A VOCATION THAT THEY NEVER THOUGHT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THEM AND THROUGH SOME OTHER PROGRAMING, BE ABLE TO HIRE THE TEACHERS THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO TEACH THEM THIS AFTER SCHOOL.

AND IT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS.

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AND SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET FOR IT AND THE DOLLARS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO COME FROM THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS IN THE SCHOOL ZONES AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 A DAY AT $39, WHICH COMES TO US, THIS WOULD BE PAID IN THREE DAYS OF TICKETS IF WE WERE TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS.

AND WHILE WE DO KNOW THAT THE PROGRAM IS TO STOP PEOPLE FROM SPEEDING IN SCHOOL ZONES, THE REALITY IS IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE FOR PEOPLE TO REMOVE THE LEAD FROM THEIR FEET AND DO THAT. IT WAS ESTIMATED OVER 2000, 2000 PEOPLE A DAY THAT WERE GOING THROUGH OUR DESIGNATED SCHOOL ZONES.

BUT THE REALITY IS IF THEY WERE BEING TICKETED, IT WAS ABOUT 4000.

SO THERE IS CAPITAL THERE. THERE'S ABILITY. IT'S TOTAL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED DURING THE STUDY, WHICH WAS MARCH 23RD AND 24, WHICH IS ONLY TWO DAYS IN 2026 OF VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER TEN MILES AN HOUR IN THESE SCHOOL ZONES WAS 4100.

AND THEN AVERAGE DAILY VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED WERE BASICALLY 2058.

SO THAT IS MY ASK FOR THIS COMMISSION TO SUPPORT SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR EXPLORER PROGRAMS AND AFTERCARE PROGRAMS AND OUR TIMER FIRE RESCUE IN THEIR ENDEAVORS WHERE WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT COMING FROM OUR FUNDS. VICE MAYOR.

THANK YOU. IN JAMAICA, THEY HAVE A SAYING THAT SAYS YOUR DRY EYE.

WHEN SOMEBODY IS DRY EYE, IT MEANS THAT YOU STEAL SOMEBODY'S IDEA AND YOU JUST BLATANTLY JUST PRESENT IT AS YOUR OWN. I'M GOING TO BRING TWO EXAMPLES OF WHY I THINK THIS IS DISRESPECTFUL.

NUMBER ONE, SOME YEARS AGO, I SAT IN THE COMMISSION WORKSHOP WITH YOU AND HARRY DREXLER.

MAY GOD NOT BLESS HIS SOUL. AND I ASKED FOR MONEY FOR BOYD ANDERSON.

AND YOU, MICHEL GOMEZ SAID TO ME, WE'RE NOT THE SCHOOL BOARD.

I'M GOING TO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO FIND THE MINUTES OF THAT MEETING SO THAT AT THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING, I CAN READ VERBATIM WHAT YOU SAID. SECONDLY, WHEN I BROUGHT BACK THIS RED LIGHT CAMERA ITERATION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, WHATEVER LIGHTING SYSTEM I WAS SPECIFIC IN SAYING THAT I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE FUNDS GO AND HELP THE BSO CADET PROGRAM TO THEN BRING AN ITEM BEFORE I CAN EVEN THINK OR LOOK AT THE REVENUE FROM THIS PROGRAM THAT IS NOT EVEN YET FULLY IMPLEMENTED. WE'RE COUNTING OUR OUR POTATOES BEFORE WE PUT THEM IN THE OVEN.

YOU COME WITH THIS ITEM TO ASK FOR $10,000 FOR SCHOOLS THAT YOU CLEARLY HAVE SAID IN THE PAST THAT WE'RE NOT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND YOU ARE ENTITLED TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.

BUT REALLY AND TRULY, IT IS SO DISHEARTENING, SO DISINGENUOUS, AND SO DISRESPECTFUL.

NOW, DO I AGREE THAT SCHOOLS SHOULD BE HELPED WITH SOME OF THIS MONEY? ABSOLUTELY. DO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE COUNTING OUR EGGS BEFORE THEY HATCH? COUNTING THE MONEY EVEN BEFORE IT'S IN OUR COFFERS? IT'S A MOOT POINT IF WE DON'T. DO WE HAVE ANY OF THE MONEY YET? MR. MANAGER, NO, THE SYSTEM IS NOT IN PLACE YET.

WE DIDN'T EVEN PUT UP ONE PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE YET.

THAT'S CORRECT. SO THIS IS JUST THEORETICALLY SOMETHING LIKE A MAYBE A WISHFUL THINKING. THEY HAVE THE CONTRACT. THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

BUT IT'S WISHFUL. SUBJECT TO FDOT AND OTHERS.

BUT IT'S WISHFUL IS IT? IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY YET, IT'S WISHFUL.

YOU. YOU PORTRAY IT AS YOU WISH. BUT I'M SAYING THAT FROM A CONTRACTUAL FROM A CONTRACTUAL PERSPECTIVE, WISHFUL THINKING. WE HAVE A CONTRACT AND THE CONTRACTOR IS UNDERWAY WITH THE PERMITTING AND INSTALLATION PROCESS,

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I THAT WOULDN'T BE WISHFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE THE MONEY, RIGHT.

SO IT'S WISHFUL. OKAY. DON'T WASTE OUR TIME. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE THIS ON THE OFF OF THE AGENDA.

SECOND. THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. PETE, WHAT'S YOUR MOTION? WAS. I MADE A MOTION TO TAKE IT OFF. I HAVE A SECOND.

AND BECAUSE THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND, WE'LL CALL THE QUESTION.

YOU CAN'T. I JUST DID, I JUST DID. YOU CAN'T REMOVE AN AGENDA ITEM.

YOU DON'T. YES, YES. THE AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN HEARD.

CAN WE NOT CAN WE? THE MOTION TO TABLE. MOTION TO REMOVE IT.

TABLE. MOVE IT. YOU HAVE A SECOND? I CAN DO A MOTION TO TABLE.

I HAVE A SECOND. WELL, NO MOTION TO TABLE. MOTION TO TABLE SECOND.

THANK YOU. OKAY. CALL YOUR CALL. THE QUESTION.

VICE MAYOR BOLTON. YES. MAYOR. GOMEZ. NO. COMMISSIONER PATTERSON.

YES. COMMISSIONER WRIGHT. NO. COMMISSIONER. DANIEL.

YES. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. 3 TO 2. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU HAVE SURVIVED YOUR FIRST MEETING BACK WITH THIS COMMISSION.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, I BELIEVE.

HAVE A GOOD LABOR DAY. SEE YOU THEN. BYE. MEETING ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.