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? >> Appreciate >> that. Very, very diplomatic
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of you. Thank you. All right. We are going to call the executive committee meeting to
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order for August. 27 2026. It is now 9.30. >> Barber? You have the floor.
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Thank you. We do have a quorum, schoolboard men's members. Seaman is on his way,
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but we are getting started. I'm sure he Thank you. Said this morning item one on your
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agenda is a local planning agency review. And as you know, as the local planning
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agency to the Broward County Board of Commissioners, there are some could ordinance
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changes that we cry or you're finding of consistency with the Broward County Land use
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plan and this proposed revision is one of those. I'm just going to give you a very
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quick high-level summary of this. And this is really related to the collection of
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concurrency in impact fees. And as that has not been happening since 2024 and the
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county staff has prepared that was to comply with Florida statutes because this studies
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have been done within the last 4 years like any new the fee would have to have 100% of the
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commission or council 2 to vote on it. I school board member Seaman is walking in as
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we speak. >> So this is in compliance with the county plan and with
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the adoption of Broward Max were actually striking through these policies because if
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there's no collection right now, currently of impact fees are concurrently fees. There's
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no reason to have those policies. And the Broward County Lee's plan.
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>> So these revision should be sound should be found in compliance with Broward County
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Land use Plan and Barbie doll south from the county staff is here. If you have any specific
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questions about the code changes. Excellent questions about the changes. Do we need
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a motion? a motion. Just so of finding generally consistent and that will be forwarded to
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the full Council at your 10 o'clock meeting second >> okay. We have a motion a
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second. All those in favor. Please signify by saying Aye. Motion passes unanimously.
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Thank you. you say who made the motion of the SEC about 4 people got on. of one will go
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with Mayor Brunson made the motion and Mayor Gomez second. Okay. Thank you. Items 2, 3, I
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will defer to the chair. All right. Well, this is my favorite time of year and, you
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know, it's getting easier for me to write these because I take of last year's change.
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The date and basically say the exact same thing may be a little different water. But if
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you put it next to each other, if you put next to each other, they look similar. So like I
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didn't like it I'm not going to read entire entire memo. But we're going to start with
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Andy the council's attorney and my my evaluation, obviously we all feel the same
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way. I'm going to give everybody a chance to chime in on that. So I'm not going to
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take too much time, but I'm going to read kind of the first paragraph of that. I'm
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going to read the last paragraph kind of skipped the performance in key
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contributions. I know you've all read this, but I will just kind of jump right in. So
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pursuant a letter of understanding dated August 31st. 1995 and reaffirm 2
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subsequent planning Council action. The Broward County Planning Council conduct an
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annual review of its legal counsel as chair of the Broward County Planning
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Council. I prepared this memorandum to summarize, Mr Road. This is performance over
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the past year evaluate continued services planning Council attorney. Mr.
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continues to demonstrate exceptional legal judgment, professional rigor and ethical
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integrity in his role as Planning Council attorney with more than 30 years of service
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to the council, he brings a deep understanding of the legal framework covering the
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council's work and of the Broward County Land use Plan. His guidance helps ensure that
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the council's deliberations and decisions rest on sound legal footing and this conduct
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consistently reflects the highest standards. Of the profession throughout the
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year, Mr. Morrow says reminded excessive has remained accessible, responsive and
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well prepared. He addresses matters ranging from procedural questions to
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accomplish complex regular lair. That regulatory issues with clarity and care. He
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provides 3rd you of documents, legal opinions applicable statutes and administrative
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Rules, Staffing Council leadership continue to rely on is prompt guidance,
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particularly matters are time sensitive. Or highly visible. His extensive background, the
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state and local governments combined with his institutional knowledge of the
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Planning Council remains significant as it Mr. Rose also maintains a productive
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working relationship with the Broward County Attorney's Office supporting effective
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communication with the Council County Commission and the county staff and strengthening
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the efficiency effectiveness and credibility of the council's work. Listen, the
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performance contributions he's done there and then the conclusion Mr. A performance
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during the past year continues to warrant the highest level of recognition. He has
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provided steady, ineffective legal counsel in significant policy and regulatory matters
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supported the council through complex proceedings and ensure that its work remains grounded
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in sound legal analysis and professional integrity, although Mr. Rhodes meets the
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requirements for merit based compensation increase. He is again, declined an adjustment.
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His decision flexes longstanding commitment to the Planning Council and more than
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3 decades of dedicated service in light of his can 10, you'd exemplary service. I recommend
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that this evaluation be entered into the official record and that the Planning
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Council reaffirm its confidence Mr. Munro's continued service as Planning
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Council attorney, his professionalism, integrity and effectiveness continue to
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serve at the Broward County Planning Council. Well. Doctors are human.
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>> Chair. We're going to go through this same item in a regular meetings that
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currently are make sense to save our comments for that. So no, to a broader and you do it
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twice to a dry spell feel free. We have a little bit of I let other people go first.
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But amazing amazing staff support it. I mean there there's not much more to say.
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Excellent. Thank you. Any other comments case, you're OK? Great job.
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>> And we want make a motion to move that forward to >> Yes, please what we have
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recommendation of approval of of the chairs evaluation evaluation. And and a picture
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from 1995 that on his phone. So I'm pretty sure everybody needs to see it. we if we need
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to put that, I want it that on the screen just name just showed be while you were
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talking. He's like this is 1995. So I do have a photo that you wanted to
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>> We have a motion. motion of Florida Mayor Goma second by America. Still, you in
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supporting evaluation of the chair. All those in favor. Please signify by saying any
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opposed motion passes unanimously. Thank, Thank you so much.
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>> This representing this board and this group specially deficit is a labor of love for
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me, it's just a pleasure. They make it you're going to through view after this and
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they make a brief to be their attorney to fill up. But I appreciate all of you. Thank
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>> As a person that you make it look easy partner and you're great with me, you
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know, and have complex questions. You answer me later. Always available. So
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definitely appreciate what we said is real. I could have gone for a couple more pages,
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but thank you. On the item are 3, which is the executive director valuation. Again,
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very similar to the county to our councils attorney. I could've taken last year's in
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the year before and year before and kind of just to play a lot of the same thing.
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Really fantastic work. But I will do the same read kind of the first. Portion and then
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the conclusion. Pursuant to the letter of Understanding dated 5/24/2012, the Broward
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County Planning Counsel conducts. And then view of the executive director as chair of
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the Broward County Planning Council. I prepared this memorandum to summarize Miss
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Barbara Blick boys performance over the past year and to evaluate your continued
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service as executor director. Leadership judgment, Strategic direction. boy joined the
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Planning Council in 2000 after beginning her service with Broward County in 1996. And
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she has now completed her 14 years. Executive director. Her performance continues to
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reflect strong leadership, sound judgment and sustained commitment to the council's
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mission. She got a complex and highly visible work program while maintaining the
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confidence of council members municipal Partners, County staff and the development
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community. Throughout the year has demonstrated the ability to anticipate issues
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coordinate among multiple stakeholders and keep important planning matters.
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Moving in an orderly and professional manner. She remains accessible well
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prepared and solutions oriented and are institutional knowledge continues to be a
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significant asset to the Planning Council. Her leadership helped establish
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and sustain a cultural culture marked by professionalism, responsiveness,
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accountability, and the strong commitment to public service. Through clear expectations,
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consistent communication and a practical service oriented approach. boy is encourage
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council staff to remain attentive to the needs of council members, municipal
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Partners, County staff applicants and the members of the public. Next Burgos, the
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performance in key contributions, which I'm sure you've all read. But for the
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record, I'm going to read in the conclusion. Sports performance in the past year
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continues to warrant the highest level of recognition. She has provided steady and
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effective leadership on significant policy initiatives maintained a disciplined and
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efficient operation and ensure that the Planning Council remains responsive to the
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needs of its members. Local governments, county staff and the public, although Miss Boy
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meets the criteria for merit base increase, she has not requested a salary increase.
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Miss Baugh remains eligible for any future. Performance-based increases
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authorized by the county Commission in light of her continued exemplary service. I
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recommend that this evaluation be entered into the official record. Her professionalism,
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integrity and effectiveness continue to serve the Broward County Planning Council. Well.
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This Playboy. Further discussion. we have a motion from America's steals
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second for Mayor Brunson. All those in favor. Please signify by saying Aye. Aye. Any
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opposed motion passes unanimously. Miss Blake boy, you have the floor.
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>> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everyone. Obviously, I like it here. 26 But like we
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can do what what we do without our staff are great. We have a small but mighty staff. You
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>> We work hard and we make sure that the agenda materials, you know, are out
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to you guys. But you always have the information that you need. And if there's ever
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anything that we're lacking, just let us I we will do better. So I appreciate
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everyone here. So thank you. >> Excellent. Thank you. And thank you for recognizing your
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staff. They do a phenomenal job they definitely make us all look good. So thank you.
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>> Item 4 is so 2023, we did a review of the rules of procedure and we read option.
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Andy and I went through checking out rules, made sure we have modernized community
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media, communication, media technology section in compliance with I think the
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county's rules. So what I'd like to couple years of past, I'd like to do another review.
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I don't think we're going to need a holistic, but I've had, you know, members mentioned a
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couple of items from the rules for me. So Andy and I would like to take a look back
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through and if anyone has anything specific, they'd like to us to take a look we'd be
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happy to do that. Mr. Chan >> Thank Thank you. Miss Playboy. I think you and I've
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had a conversation previously. And one of the things I'd like to see us address. I'm not
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quite sure how address it is attendance we've got a lot of members. We have a core group
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of continually make an effort to show up and I don't know how Mr. Otis is advice. You
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can hold some of the other appointees accountable. But, you know, I know Mayor Brunson
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and I serve on a couple you know, county and state committees and we make every
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effort to be here. But, you know, I feel badly if I'm going to be out of town and
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you may be in danger of not having a quorum and it shouldn't be that way when we
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have so many seats available, appear so I'd like to see us address the attendance policy.
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>> Yeah, absolutely. I am me and I'll take a look at the commission's rules. Make sure
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that we're reflecting the board agencies and see if there's there's anything that
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weakens. >> What what is the polls? You know what? What is in?
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>> I haven't have it open to this page because know. But I want you to read for the
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record. I don't actually we've talked about Page under the the what's so really, I think
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a lot of this comes on to excuse absence, peace, too. And it's it's pretty liberal
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and I mean, just I don't want to get too much into it, but I think there might be a way for
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members going to be absent. The reason why they're absent to make sure it complies with
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one of the things there's like 10 or 12 different ways, you know, to be absent for
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meeting. >> So perhaps just, you know, when you're sending excuse
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absence of maybe it could be as simple as that because there's a as long as you have
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an excused, an unexcused absence. It doesn't count against you.
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>> Well, maybe one of the things that the council is talking about maybe only have
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so many excused absences for they become not excuse that right. And then they start
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getting into the other category. Right? So I think, you know, that's what probably
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look at limiting how many of those we have your cause. I we have some very strong minded
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folks here that we would love to have at the meeting in a regular basis. So yeah.
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>> So certainly so many India, I think want to say something. >> And what will look at it.
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There's also interfaith with certain county regulations. The county has certain adopted
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rules that that arguably a ploy to us. So which we have you know, if you're through,
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but we recognize the in doing type of things, you will still have to guard for the
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unintended consequences of particular rule in how it plays out certain
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circumstance. But we'll look at it carefully. Excellent. Appreciate thank u N. Any
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other comments. >> And I don't have the rules in front of me. And I don't
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know if this is what scope of those rules, but to the extent that there's anything that
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could be done for the sake of efficiency and allowing you all to process applications.
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And a matter that moves things along for the municipalities of the applicants. I would say
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that again, if that's within those rules that you think, you know, certain they
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threshold or application, you know, thresholds could be shortened or made more
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efficient any which way I would just support that endeavor. Absolutely,
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Anderson, thank you, Mayor. Further discussion. >> That's in this. I do just
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have one non agenda item. If it's okay, it's in your correspondence. It's the
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response that we got from the state of Florida Commerce as part of the transmittal of
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Broward next. So during the state's review and light of Senate Bill, 180, they did
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find the Burt County Land use plan, amendments, null and void and I'm smiling because
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I'm smiling because when we finally 3 weeks later, we're able to have a meeting with
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the staff because they don't list a rationale. They only listed policies that they
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thought were more restrictive or burdensome. So when we actually got on the phone had
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a meeting with them, it was 2 things that were very easily resolved and on I mean.
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Basically, but not but it. That's what that's basically what it felt You know, when we
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finally have the meeting with them. So we had an agreement with them on the phone that
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well, if we do these 2 things, which was just leave these 2 things in the plan. And
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they're like, well, that could address it. So so I sent them an email. We correspondent
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with them and what we take to the county commission will reflect those 2 pieces. So
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it's really issue, not an issue from staff's perspective and from from our legal
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counsel on from the from the county attorney's office. I was that straightforward well.
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So I just wanted to put back up and >> I absolutely appreciate
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staff's approach. Our approach from this dies where we because if we would have tried
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any of those incentive-based that would have been thrown back at are so many the
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resilience when we get in when we get into the details of if you want to know the details
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specifically about this, you can talk to. It really is silly. So we the approach we
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took was spot on. So I appreciate your guidance on that and staff guns on that
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good work. >> could borrow garceau Opportunity to discuss. Let's
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just call the rejection with the internal Department of What is the process that so if
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there is conversation between either a municipality or the, you know, Planning Council
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regards to something that gets It sounds like they give you an opportunity to coach you on
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and the one I want. If you're able to get it from them. So what would be okay and then
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the the ultimate, you know, City Commission or governmental authority could.
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The side to pass it under the guidance of what you know, they understood would be, you
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know, not allowed. And so the process can continue basically.
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>> Yes, so that's how staff and legal counsel is interpreting the Internet to
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the reapply for the light. When has there was there was a comment from Florida comments
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to commerce to Well, you may need to be. I don't even remember, we're with the word
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that they used was re re hearing. And I was like, what are what are we to? It was
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something I I said, you know, but the chapter one really allows for you to make changes
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from transmittal to adoption as long as they are. No. Did you know in your when we send
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the correspondents to them and these these 2 pieces are so straightforward, one of them
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was about the definition for affordable housing and the bonus density incentive about
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keeping in that. If you make up 240% of this while you're living mayor, that you're
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don't get removed from the housing. But it's part of the definition anyway. So it was
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just an and actually like a cleanup piece that we've so we can we've had and it's no
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problem. And then the other piece that they found in this case Actually opening up
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redevelopment. Right now. It's just in the recall, still high hazard area. But opening up
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that up county wide and under the redevelopment, the coastal high hazard area. There's part
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of the definition as if you decrease units by this patch, you can increase floor area by
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this much. And just talking here, they didn't. They thought that was about non
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residential development. It wasn't even in the same category as residential. So
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eyes. It was a total incentive-based. It was full. And I said, well, I said.
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Week, they said, well, we think it's more restrictive or burn some. And I said, well,
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then I think that we would propose leaving that in for this time. They're like you
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could do it after Senate Bill. 180, expires I'm like I got I got it right. So really it's
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just the interaction and how your legal counsel, I felt very confident and meeting
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with them that are legal counsel was going to be in agreement that these were not,
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you know, big changes. I think if you're in a situation where their wares, of the the
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findings we have seen have been more extensive and the local government has wanted to
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go back through the public hearing process instead of proceeding to adoption. But
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based on this piece, >> I think we all had we do not. I think we all have do
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all have a comfort level that it is completely within the guidelines about process.
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Great. We are at 9.15, a K a concludes my Non-agenda. Thank.
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>> Not a Gen and they that and that will conclude our executive council meeting
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between doctors before you conclude it, if I could ask just to have a couple minutes,
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the end of the regular meeting just want to ask for some professional advice you. Sure.
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Thank you, You got it. Thank you, Thank you. Thank you, everybody.
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? ? Welcome to the Broward County
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Planning Council monthly meeting Webcast live from the Broward County Government
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Center located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. >> The fundamental role of the
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council is to promote coordinated, comprehensive, long-range planning throughout
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Broward County, through the joint cooperation and participation of local
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governments, public officials and private citizens. And now the monthly meeting of the
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>> So keep in mind that the amount of money that was being collected from these these
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transit fees, again, separate from the 2 North West District in Southwest District was a
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relatively small amount compared to the overall budget. And so one of the
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things we did when we looked at this to try to understand what the fiscal impact would
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be as we had a conversation with them at the prima folks because they have a lot of
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this type of planning already built into their system. So the anticipation is through
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these other funding sources, we would still be able to pursue those types of
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amenities. So so we in cities when we need Bush shelters won't be told.
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>> There isn't money for the Bush shelters because of because of the impact fees.
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One way we won't be told that. >> With a again, it would be I can't tell you the very nature
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of what transit might say, too, will come part of that capital improvement planning
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program. So if it's identified that this is what you want to do and you work this out,
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transit and they've come up the cost share agreement have, however, that may be, then
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that would get programmed into the CIA in the Cip. Thank you. My pleasure.
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>> I don't know if you this question. But along those lines for those cities who've
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been waiting for their bus shelters for. Numerous of them, are we going to be now
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told that we're not getting them? >> Well, again, I have to go
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back and have that conversation with transit. But my understanding is the way
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that they operate as they enter into the agreement with the city. And then it just
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becomes part of the capital improvement planning program. So, you know, I don't know
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where transit stands or the capital Improvement program stands with any one of cities
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that are represented here today. But I understand that that's how they generally
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>> just quickly on that, because I just had a conversation role Thank you
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about this yesterday. And I'm being told that those bus shelters that that's the
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county is constructing can be up to $100,000. They can be pricey, right? So defense
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we've been same thing so I think America's steals point is where is the money going?
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Come from is an apt one. >> Dr Zaman. Thank you, chair. How much have we collected
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historically from these impact fees? Over an average last 10 doing? We were doing some
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around the 3 to 4 million dollar range on the transit impact fee and that was
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annually through thick that fund 30 or 40 shelters. I get it. It's you know, in the
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scope of Park County, in the amount of money, but it's not overwhelming amount of money.
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I want to. ComEd America's do, though, for being very clear on this 3 to 4 million dollars
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a year for transportation means we're going to have not that money to spend on this.
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The idea that city's capital improvement program make up this I think is specious. You
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know, we all have obligations and our capital improvement program, whether it's a school
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board or city for other And these funds were helping us. And we have generations
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actually for a century, incentivize people to drive cars, which are incredibly
[58:20]
inefficient ways to move people around. And we have not ever found enough money to
[58:24]
incentivize people to do mass transit our county. And you know, until we get autonomous
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cars, which I hope it's sooner than later, you know, we're going to continue to do with
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these traffic issues with 3 or 4 million dollars goes away, I think is appropriate for the
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mayor to point out that that's not money that's made up anywhere else. So thank you.
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Thank you. To action. Further discussion. >> Display boards to reiterate
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this is this keep line with the the state. Ryan and we have no chairman of the
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fortunately, but it's good to bring for many. It's very it's very good to bring this all up
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for the record. I appreciate mayor leaving. >> I just want to offer that
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cities impose impact fees often for the same. You know, goal. Those are limited by
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state law as well. So sometimes it would have been a situation where they were
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duplicate that impact group. Look at nonetheless, we comply with state law on. We shall
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continue the mission. Any further discussion. Entertain a motion. Motion. The Mayor
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Gomez second for Mayor Levy. All those in favor, please signify by saying Aye. Any
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opposed. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you very much. I'm going to start this
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item. This is my Adam it's actually really easy for me to do this now because I take
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last year's letter and years before letter. And I kind of say, OK, how could put these
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all together and make it sound? It's changed the date on the top and because
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everything in the body of it stays the same. This the privilege of doing evaluation
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for our county attorney and our executive director and it really is a privilege. And the
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thing is I try to get it down to a page and a half as opposed to 5 or 6 because we
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can go on with this upper I know you've all had a chance to read this, but what I'm
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going to do for the record, I was going to re why we do it in the first paragraph that
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I'm going to read the conclusion that that's OK with you all. So we're going to
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start item are, too, is the value annual evaluation for Planning Council attorney
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pursuant to a letter of understanding dated August 31st. 1995 and reaffirm
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through subsequent planning Council election. The Broward County Planning Council
[1:00:37]
conduct an annual review of its legal counsel as chair of the Broward County Planning
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Council. I prepared this memorandum to summarize Mister Andrew Morrow. Does his
[1:00:46]
performance over the past year and to evaluate his continued service as Planning Council
[1:00:50]
attorney. So now we're going to skip ahead to the conclusion, which is on the
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second page. Mr. Rose's performance during the past year continues to warrant the
[1:01:00]
highest level of recognition. He has provided steady and effective legal counsel on
[1:01:06]
significant policy and regulatory matters supported the council through complex
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proceedings and ensured that its work remains grounded in sound legal analysis and
[1:01:15]
professional integrity. Although Mister Rose requirements for murder based
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compensation increase, his again declined an adjustment. His decision, reflections,
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longstanding commitment to the Planning Council and more than 3 decades of dedicated
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service. In light of his continued exemplary service. I recommend that this evaluation
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be entered into the official record and that the Planning Council reaffirmed its
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confidence Mr. Road has continued services planning Council attorney.
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Professionalism, integrity and effectiveness, continue to serve the Broward County
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Planning Council. Well, Mr. Rose, thank you. I'll entertain a motion. We
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have a motion and the second, but we are going to have a little discussion before I
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take a vote on that. So would like to say anything about And Americans do what an absolute
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pleasure it is to work with a consummate professional and >> I don't want to embarrass
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you because you embarrass easily. >> read But the.
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>> I've been on this committee now for a little over 20 years. And you have been as
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consistently great to work with one year to the next and. And what's what's best about
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that is your sense of history because you have been here so long. And so. I just want to
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thank you for continuing to do it because you don't need to amen, but you do it because
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you like. For some impossible to understand. Reason. But we're very, very thankful that
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that the debt pleasure has fallen on you because it is a pleasure to work with. So
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thank you very, very much for everything you do. Thank you, To
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>> Thank you, Mr. does it. I have to echo what everybody else has said. But this year,
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especially was challenging with SB 180 and the formal interpretation of the club.
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And I know you put a lot of >> time and effort to that. And you continue to conduct
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yourself with the utmost professionalism and professional integrity. And it
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just speaks to your character. You our gentleman and I have to tell you that it's absolute
[1:03:32]
pleasure to serve on this board, not just with the members, but also with So
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thank you so >> I think we want around the horn. Everyone say about the
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same thing. We just enjoy our time working with you. So I think say for everyone to do.
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We have a motion on the floor to put the evaluation director into the record and
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recommended he continue his service as long as he wants With that. All those in favor,
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please signify by saying Aye. Aye. >> I'm any opposed. Motion
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passes unanimously you have the floor. No. Thank you very much, Mister Chair. Thank you
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all. It is a pleasure. It is a labor of love for me. >> Broward County is, you
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Basically all I've known at the adult Broward County and it to be able to work in this
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area. It's a pleasure for me in an honor and >> the best. The best staff I
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have ever worked. It in and with. >> In any government to entity
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what you have here on barber and her. The life of people still. It's a pleasure. Thank
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you so much. >> Excellent. Thank you for all you
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Now to the evaluation of our executive director, which is item, are
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>> well, I'm sure you've all read this story. So I am just for the record going to read
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why we do it. And then I'm going read the conclusion. Pursuant to the letter of
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Understanding dated 5/24/2012, the Broward County Planning Council conduct an annual
[1:05:04]
review of the executive director. As chair the Broward County Planning Council. I
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prepared this memorandum to summarize Miss Barbara Blake boys performance over the past
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year and to evaluate your continued service as executive director. Skip ahead to
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conclusion recommendation. This boy's performance during the past year continues to
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warrant the highest level of recognition. She has provided steady and effective
[1:05:29]
leadership on significant policy issues maintained a disciplined and efficient
[1:05:32]
operation and ensured the Planning Council remains responsive to the needs of its
[1:05:38]
members. Local governments, county staff and the public. Although MS Blake boy
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continues to meet the criteria for a merit based increase. She has not requested a salary
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increase. This boy does remain eligible for any future. Performance-based increases
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authorized by the county Commission. And later for continued exemplary service. I
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recommended this evaluation be entered into the official record. Her professionalism,
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integrity and effectiveness continue to serve the Broward County Planning Council. Thank
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you, Miss Blake boy for all that you do and thank you for having a great staff too.
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We have a motion for Americans to second for Mayor Brunson. open the floor for discussion.
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>> Mayor say that for both Andy and Barbara, you really make our work easy because
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when you now that you have such a competent and thorough staff, you know everything is
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well prepared and it makes it easy as a member council to know when you have such
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confidence in the team. So >> do do do do run the board it really is a pleasure. As
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the chair. I echo in his words completely. You and your team are just the best. Just flat
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out. Leave it at that. Put the exclamation point the end of that. So thank you for
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everything that you do. All those in favor motion. Please signify by saying Aye. I.
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>> I. Any opposed motion passes unanimously miss Black Boy.
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>> Thank you. Thank you, everyone. And I really appreciate the confidence in
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the evaluation and as I said that the committee meeting, we have the best staff we're
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small but mighty. And you know, the we all do the work they get, do the work they
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make. And you may look great. And so thank you to them, especially.
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>> Item or 4 counsel's report. Thank you all. Thank you. This Playboy executive director.
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>> Thank you. Thanks and thanks again for the for the evaluation appreciate it. So.
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Item are for just a couple of housekeeping items related to meeting dates. The first thing
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would be the October meeting date I had emailed you because the county commission was
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going to take your October 22nd date. So we shift to you to October 29th. They did not,
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in fact, take that meeting date. So I know there's an mpo function on the 22nd. So if
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you want to, we can still we still have this room for October 29th at that. work so
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works for >> I would prefer if you could, without objection,
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anything. >> Okay. So we'll have the October day October. 29 over.
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29. Okay. Perfect. Thank And the combined NOVA November December meeting December
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seems to be the leader and that I have 11 members respond. And I had 11 for
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December 3rd and 9 for December 10th. >> so we can put that on the
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books for number 30 >> Okay. Great. Thank you. >> Then the the 3rd item is
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related to our next update. And we did include in your car or in your backup materials
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under the executive directors report the letter from Florida Commerce, the county
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Commission, you may recall transmitted the Broward next amendments to the state in
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June. And we did receive a finding of and void per Senate Bill. 180, the incentive-based
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amendments that were transmitted were found to be are strict of a burdensome on
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2 pieces of them took us several weeks. We're able to have a call with Florida
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Commerce and we have found a path forward that we were able to proceed to adoption with
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the county commission if they so desire. And I would just say that, you know, if your
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local government receives a finding of non void the way to I think the path forward is to
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consult with your legal counsel, meet with Florida Commerce to see if you're able
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to resolve their concerns, which we were able to very easily do. And so we will be
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proceeding with the packet for adoption. But I just wanted to alert you to 2 minor changes
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that will be made to the adoption package. Thank you, too. Yes, so that that's all.
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So that concludes the executive director's report. We have 2 public hearing items
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on the agenda Recertification, 2 sites in the city of Tamarac and then item 2 is in the city
[1:10:36]
of Coral Springs. The both cities have waived their quasi judicial proceedings that we
[1:10:42]
have no one signed in to speak other than applicant agents or local governments.
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>> Mr. Chairman, I'd like to move items pH one and 2 together. We have a motion for
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Americans to moving Page one page, 2 of the second from school board members any
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further discussion on item. Hearing none. All those in favor. Please signify by
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saying Aye. >> I I. Any opposed. Motion passes unanimously
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outstanding. before we adjourn to members wanted to say a few things. So I'm gonna first
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turn the floor over to Mayor Gomez and then 2 school board members Thank you very much.
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>> It is half as time. So October 10 is my for the I say the word taught was so is it's
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it's basically during. >> B***** cancer Awareness Month. In last time you
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introduce issues, that's something we can all celebrated the end of new
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member of weekend. >> It been an issue, but yes and actually cause men have
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does too. So it's basically for awareness what you do. Men get b***** cancer. That's why
[1:11:50]
a ribbon that shows it and >> you can't be about about a body parts. We have to take
[1:11:55]
care of them. That's why here and we're live puppets. Good. Hey. You know what? If you
[1:11:59]
weren't married at auction, you off. that's what I might be doing Not enough. This
[1:12:05]
year. campaign years for people want to embarrass him too badly. And it's letting
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everybody know if you're available. Please come out. And if I can have and
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executive director sent out an email with the information on the event. It's a fun event.
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It's best to come in the Aedes and then you just left the night away and you raise money
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for time. I can play Neverland Fun Gilda's Club and American Cancer. So wonderful. Thank
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Thank you. I see Perfect. Thank If school board members my chair, I.
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>> searching for some ideas. We're in the middle at the school board of looking hard
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at how many schools we can afford to keep open in Broward County. And we have an
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exhaustive list of parents and volunteers and staff and even some senior students to talk
[1:12:55]
to about that. We're having kind of a series of 47 community meetings on that.
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What I'm struggling with as a school board member. But someone cares deeply about
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that. All of our county. Is all the other people that would either benefit or not
[1:13:12]
benefit from schools closing. We do a very good job in our community meetings of getting
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out to people who are directly involved in schools public education. But we're going to
[1:13:21]
do some things that would allow for parks to be developed in certain cities.
[1:13:25]
We're gonna do some things that transit sites could be developed for doing something
[1:13:29]
in Pompano. That's exciting, which is we closed an old-school Dave Thomas. That
[1:13:33]
had been open for years and we converted it into workforce housing for Broward County
[1:13:38]
employees. Actual. And so that is something we're working h*** o*. One of the proposals
[1:13:44]
before the school board would free up 14,000 units in Broward County for Affordable
[1:13:47]
and Workforce housing. The problem is I I never hear from anybody. That's an advocate
[1:13:52]
for housing supply. I never hear for anybody who's an advocate for more parks. I
[1:13:58]
don't hear from people who want, you know, transit centers to be developed or or
[1:14:03]
just good commercial development to happen, where it makes sense where we
[1:14:05]
currently have property. So I love now or separately. If you want to call or email me to
[1:14:12]
get ideas about how to get more people to get involved in this. It's coming to our town
[1:14:16]
hall meetings. That's that's an easy thing. But I just don't how to reach them all.
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And then second is to just open up that conversation so that the people who would
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benefit just give you an example. Our superintendent proposed closing 10 schools.
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The net effect of that will be on 1.3% of the population our county. That means 87 point.
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89. 98.7 starts early. A Broward County who would benefit from a new park from
[1:14:41]
affordable housing for them. You know, redevelopment of commercial space in a way that
[1:14:45]
fit within the community. We always communicate with the with the city's. I think we do
[1:14:50]
fairly good job. I think probably even do better than fairly good job. And if we
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don't, I'm happy as the county wide guy close those conversations. I'm really
[1:14:58]
trying to figure out how to get that. 98.7% that would benefit or or somehow be
[1:15:04]
affected by a close school or or surplus ing of the land where the largest landowner
[1:15:08]
Brevard County. But I want to have a conversation with Broward County and I could do
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it through cities. I can reach out and asked you to, you know, announce these a
[1:15:17]
community meetings. What I'm trying to figure out a way to have a bigger conversation
[1:15:21]
with people. We do polls but our poll data is generally for people directly involved in
[1:15:29]
schools, not for the whole community. So if you have any ideas, your now great. If you
[1:15:32]
want reach out to me. I really appreciate I want I want the whole community to be involved
[1:15:37]
in this. We're not going to sign until December. So we got a little bit of time, but
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appreciate I could, just if anyone has a thoughts now, you know what a what I my my
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initial thought is Dr. first of all, I applaud the effort. >> To try to get as much
[1:15:52]
feedback as possible. So thank you for doing that. But if some ideas and kind of
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outlined just a very simple white paper, that's what you're doing at the school
[1:16:00]
board level coming in December. And what type of feedback you want. I know
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between up here with all the municipality represent all individual organizations we
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represent. We can then talk about at high level. You know, I know that in Pompano Beach
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up, take that back immediately to my economic development council. It has parks and
[1:16:19]
recreation under that has cultural affairs and has housing underneath it. So we I
[1:16:24]
think between all of us, we have the ability to it to go out there and make substantial
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comments for you to use in the future. So start with the simple thing. What you are
[1:16:33]
trying to do and we'll do our best to help you put in and they'll do that. I'll do that
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today. And to the extent one of the wonderful things we had this past year's Mardi Care
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walking around, you know, doing the actual facts, impact presentation again, not
[1:16:47]
talking to vote for it or against it. >> But just kind of making
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Jerry Jones a where's going and I can do the same thing with any group.
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>> For 5 minutes, just so that they're aware of the impact that is since then the sites
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that we're looking That would be amazing. It's a big start with Exactly. Someone saying
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something a line. I'm sorry. >> I'm lives. I'm sorry, and then But yes, I think that's a
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great idea. We can all get involved I want to congratulate you on your wind.
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That is even I was very pleased. And also. Listen, love Mark this year. Very
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pleased for with 3 elections. And I just want to say, I'm sorry, I'm going off topic,
[1:17:35]
but Andy and Barbara, excellent job. And Steph, amazing You do make it look
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very easy for us. Thank you. Thank you. come so much. >> I have as and that I have
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Mayor Gomez and their levy scream Bird. So we're gonna start with. America. Still, I
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do not know enough about. legal authority at the at District.
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>> To continue retaining. Property. For schools that they close. Allen. That allows
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Partnerships of any kind, for example, parks or affordable housing, potentially both. Of.
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The district can continue to own those properties. >> And then
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>> create ground leases >> that >> still affordably allow
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those uses to be in place. It potentially >> only loses the benefit of
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of of one-time sale, which would be, you know, one time dollars, let's say, to fix up
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the balance of your schools are to make some other capital investment or whatever. Let's
[1:19:06]
say, you've got you're going to call close and you own it outright, know, leasing it or
[1:19:09]
anything else. And you decide that you want to partner with city, be to put housing tower
[1:19:20]
there, which will benefit not just district employees, but community members from that
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city. And I say from that city because that's happens to be my preference in terms of
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killing NIMBYism, which is irrational affordable housing. When you tell people that, you
[1:19:43]
know, your city is partnering to house their own. they begin to soften a little bit more.
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And I think that every city that does that and the more cities that do that, the less.
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Formidable, this thing becomes. But let's say, let's say that you're able to do
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that in some sort of long term way. I don't know what the district's legal position is
[1:20:04]
to do that. I would hope that you'd be able to do that. So if you're able to do that, I
[1:20:12]
would explore the on a case-by-case basis with each city. Parks is an expense.
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It's it brings you quality of life. Life to your to residents. But quality life
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right now is >> so I say >> not core. Not core.
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>> To the mood of the day it is expensive. And but housing is an asset. And so I I would
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I would definitely a look at the of those possibilities. I don't know whether you have
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looked at in buildings that you currently own and operate. >> The the business model for
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continuing education. I I think I think that there is a lot of continuing education.
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Even for graduates that they're willing to pay for. And I don't know whether post
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secondary education. Involving some level of tuition is. Is something years. Your school
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district I I don't know the legal, the legality of that. But there were in desperate
[1:21:42]
need of of trade services from post-secondary graduates. So yesterday, Mayor I I spent the
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day with the secretary of >> administrator for Small Business administration from
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District Loeffler and the acting Secretary of Commerce, Keith Sutherland, whose have
[1:22:03]
turns out to be from Palm Beach County. They both came down and they've wanted to
[1:22:07]
visit our technical colleges. We in Broward County, some you should be proud of. I'm not.
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I'm not trying to gloat. We run the 3 best technical just in the state in the world. We
[1:22:17]
have people from your. We have people from Wyoming and California. They come to see
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shared in Atlantic better. We're expanding that capability now because it's
[1:22:24]
not just stuck on those 3 properties were doing it in our traditional schools as
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well. So we're wide open about people going to work right after school and kids to come
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and pay tuition. And there's a Pell Grant now to cover the first $1700 and everybody to
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go back to get certified in theirs. lot. A lot of good work on Mayor land to maybe to
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your benefit to to bring on a consultant to. >> To look at the repurposing
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of your properties, thank you. I I think it's important. Before we get appreciate your
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comments. I think this is a time for ideation. This is the time to kind of put everything
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out there, not figure out whether it's legal not legal. Anything else at this point.
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Let's not worry. Let's figure out how to do it. a good thing to do. Let's do it. So I would
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say between now and December, let's just get as much on paper as possible and then
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kind of evaluate in a ranked or what's the most important, you know, going down. But we
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can do. But I think there's there's nothing that's off the table, in my opinion for your
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asking flights to best chair. Exactly 4. They're Gomez, thank America's They're going
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I will reach out to the realtors. And have them help you out some point they're
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going to be the ones bringing people to live. Work or play in the area. If they're
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renting out space for things like that. Very good point. So >> Well, this is a county wide
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effort. Every school, every school site sits on a commercial roadway is a little
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bit of a has cultural local impact, whether it's to the families that attend the
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school or, you know what would fit within the context of, for example, Sink Valley
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neighborhood. So while it is good to, of course, and I agree completely about the
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ideation on a global level there are going to be cite specific issues that, you
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know, help steer. You know, what would be the repurposing of this particular Just
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pathetic Lee. But my question was really, just if you explain to us to what extent
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from what we see in the media do the schools of hope have first right of refusal for any
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How does that fit into the closure of 10 potentially? again, just read newspaper
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articles here and there, but maybe you can tell us about that. schools of hope have the
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opportunity. >> In areas where there is low academic performance and low
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opportunity to take up space is available at all. Public schools. It's a very positive
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model in many regards places like KIPP, which is a school for hope come The hardest hit
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areas, areas that need the greatest help. They've shown that they bring a model it for
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the same amount of money can lift a more folks up and do a tremendous job. We have one of
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them. So Kate just opened this year and there and, you know, we're optimistic about that.
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There there are some sites for which that is legally permitted. And there's a lot
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of sites where it's not so in Brevard County right now. 84 1% of our schools be schools.
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So we're doing pretty well terms academic performance. lifted up of it. Might first 4
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years, an average of a great and a half in school performance. It's really a
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remarkable year. Rising tide does lift all ships. also increased teacher pay
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America's deal by $13,000 following the Pembroke Pines model in their charter schools
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where they've set a very high standard for compensating there. They're teachers so
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compliments to fines for that. What they've done with their charter school teachers. And
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we're trying to follow follow suit. But schools of hope to have the authority to move in
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in those specific schools. It's not something that is economically feasible in a lot
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of places, even even on top of that. So Kip has to make sure that they can break in order
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to do it and they have to fit into socioeconomic factors in order fit in because we're 84%
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a and B, it's not a lot in Broward County. There's other school districts go in. And by
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the way, this decline in enrollment mayor that have read about this year, we lost
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12,000 students in one year 20,000 students last 2 years, equivalent of 40 elementary
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schools worth of kids we lost in 2 years. It's in every urban district United States.
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So it's not Broward schools as failing. It's like there's just not as many kids having
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kids later and there might be a little bit immigration. There's definitely an
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affordability crisis, which is why this idea of of leases that turn into affordable or
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workforce housing. It's so appealing because we think folks that have moved up to
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Melbourne or to Fort Myers where it's so much cheaper live may consider coming back.
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And that, you know, we're we're we're trying to contribute to the housing
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stock issue at the same time, we're running a school district and that's why what
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that conversation to be bigger. And wanted to just be about completely jury. These
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26 students in middle school, you know, having to go to another middle school because
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I will argue that they're going to go to a better middle school full schools are better
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schools. A Madras aboard. But I also know that that to the chair's point, the highest and
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best use of each individual parcel is what we ought to be working with. The city's on to
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make sure that that's what the eventual uses. And then we'll figure out a way to get
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exactly. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Mayor Lee. >> Hello, as you know, I have
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2 children that one is graduated from Broward County, Public Schools and other is
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senior. I have been raising my children here in Broward County enacted a lot with her
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public schools and the question I have for you is what is the county doing to
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recruit? Students to come back to Broward County schools going back to peep 2 parents
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that may have an enrolled put there kidney charter school. Having Kinder kindergarten
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roundups, partnering with our cities advertising our excellent schools. The major
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winds that they've had, whether it's their a grade, the Broward County schools
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being lifted up to an a rated school district. These are awesome accomplishments and we
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should be screaming them from the rooftops. But we're not at least I'm not seeing that.
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Early-childhood education and day care is a major gap that parents need help with. Talk
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to former Senator Nan Rich County commissioner. She has a lot of ideas around that and
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he's a wonderful help with early childhood education it's expensive. It's I mean, I
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remember when I have my kids in school and you have young minds, you know, it's
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expensive. Parents oftentimes don't work because it's cheaper to stay home with the
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child instead of paying for daycare. And that affects the whole budget. So another
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question was how has immigration changes that we're having right now in our
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country affected our enrollment overall. >> Carol, to summarize,
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because I feel like a hijacked as meaning a little bit, but it's really important, I
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think, to our to our communities. Appreciate your time and amazing ideas. We
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have a close one school 2 years ago that we turn into early childhood education
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center is very successful. Doubtfire states. We are looking at every available
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classroom because now we have 60,000 unused school seats for any site that has daycare
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deserts were used to park deserts. Now we're looking for day care deserts where it's
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tremendously expensive. There's just not enough seats. So that's a great problem to
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have. But daycare centers actually have capacity and a lot of places now because
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there's so few kids being born that they're they're struggling to attract people
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are our communications number one communications is just the quality of our school. Every
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realtor on listing. You know, you go and you look about the 3rd line, it says, hey, you
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would go to these schools and they're rated AAA I'm I'm actually in very preliminary
[1:30:20]
conversations with the development around gallery. Gallery is going to 4,000 new
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housing developments on it. 1300 of them will be affordable or workforce
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housing across the street. We have one of the best elementary schools in the
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state. And so if we can work with the city to expand the Cup, Cassidy of that site, we
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would be attracting people to Broward County to live where they're allowed to do the
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development. According live local laws and they walk across the street to one of
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the best elementary schools, middle schools, high school tracks. It states the high
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school that would feed is the 24th best high school to 25,000 high schools. United
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States. So we have some very successful schools the best way we communicate do well.
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And when we do well, everybody talks about EIGHTY-FOUR percent a and B average
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average high school scholarship flow this year. Chair average is gonna blow
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your mind. $50,000. That's incredible. And we just we can screen and we can yellow
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again. The media is not going to help us because it's all good news right now public
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says anything about the 99 dogs ago. Runaway right. And when we do well, it's it's the
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best way to communicate. I know it's low, but it really works week. We're really
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focused on doing well and making sure that the parents, the teachers and the
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volunteers and community to hear about these things to stop talking about private
[1:31:37]
schools like, you they're okay. Yeah, because we're not okay. They're great. They're
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very, very good $1000 per high school graduate chair. >> As a good number, that's an
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incredible number. And I do agree with green for the mountain top because it's a
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big number put a bow on this. We're going to we're going to wait for your little white
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paper coming out, what you're actually looking for and we are going to spread the word
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for you. >> Okay. Thank you. Any other discussion, business new
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business that we missed. The only thing we want to talk about is our next meeting. MS
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Playboy. >> You I did. I think you actually for saying again, we
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can cancel the September meeting. I am so sorry. Forgot to say that during my report.
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I apologize. Okay. You've you have it. >> You have a chance to say
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it. Now I know one would have known that to your pollen. >> I would like I would
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recommend that you cancel your September meeting. We do not have any public hearing.
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>> Items I >> Without we're going to cancel the September meeting.
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We'll everybody in October. Thank you all. Very good meeting. Without objection.
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What is What is the date in October is October? Joining 29 minutes also I know. It's not
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the 26 to 29. We just made. you need that, you may want to apologize now for scattered
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but up. So it's the 29th October 29th December and feel free. It's close enough to
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Halloween. Feel free drop Please, sir. Yes, know I'm not getting not getting a
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screamer. That's not a challenge. Please dress up. I want I'm wearing my jacket.
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You know the jacket I wear chairs, everybody. We are adjourned.
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