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City Commission meeting. The opportunity to provide public comments will be provided during

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those portions of the agenda. General public comments and public hearing comments are limited to four minutes per person per item.

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You'll be asked to state your name and your address for you for the record.

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A ten minute recess will be taken at eight thirty City Clerk roll call, please.

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Vice Mayor Orange, Commissioner Gordon, Commissioner Nouvell, Commissioner Badhu, and Mayor Lannigan.

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Here.

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Okay, we will take a moment of silence and then a pledge to the flag and leading us in the pledge today will be Ms. Mesa.

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Thank you, Ms. Aurora. I appreciate that last minute change.

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Okay, and Mr. Ever, we have three populations. Our first one for the small business,

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small business week, May 4th to May 10, folks are robbed.

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Second.

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Vice Mayor Orange, Commissioner Gordon. Yes, Commissioner Nouvell. Yes, Commissioner Badhu. Yes.

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Mayor Lannigan. Yes.

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Well, as small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, driving innovation, creating jobs and enriching neighborhoods with unique character,

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creativity and community spirit. And whereas a U.S. small business administration has designated May 4th to 10,

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2025 is National Small Business Week, recognizing a 33 million small businesses nationwide that generate 1.5

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trillion dollars in annual revenue and embody the diversity resilience and ambition of the American dream.

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And whereas small businesses include in artisans, makers, inventors, bring cities to life with handcraft goods and passionate service.

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The city of Oakham Park supports local commerce through initiatives like find it in Oakham Park.

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Culinary Arts District Interactive Map and find it in Oakham Park. Your business story to enhance engagement and attract visitors.

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And whereas the city fosters a thriving business environment through programs such as CRA Business Initiative Program,

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the QCT Business and Centre Program, and technical assistance efforts. In 2024, the city launched the job creation

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incentive pilot program to attract tenants to transformative mixed use projects, the sky building,

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supporting downtown businesses and the Culinary Arts District. And whereas partnerships are vital to economic success,

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Oakham Park collaborates with the Brewer County Office of Economic and Small Business Development to expand opportunities and support

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small businesses to initiatives like the intentional entrepreneur in listening to your business workshops.

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Now, therefore, the city commission of the city built from part Florida by the virtue of the authority.

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That's enough by the charter. Does hereby authorize Mayor Timilana, good to proclaim May 4th of the 10th 2025 as National Small Business Week.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, City Clerk tonight. Commissioner Fitzpudhoe will be presenting the Proclamation to Mr. Sandy McDonald,

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the director of the Brewer County Office of Economic and Small Business Development.

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In alignment with OESBD's mission to stimulate economic growth, Mr. McDonald is committed to supporting the growth and development of small businesses

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and Brewer County, which are a great asset to our local economy. Mr. McDonald also serves as Brewer's designated disadvantaged business enterprise liaison officer,

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that's D.B.E.L.O. and works to support the county's commitment to the federal disadvantaged business enterprise, D.B.E.

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and airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprise, A.C.D.B.E. programs that OESBD administers along with the county's local small business programs.

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Mr. McDonald has worked in the community and economic development on both local and federal programs.

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His expertise includes initiating tax increment financing programs, providing supportive economic development services to local municipalities,

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Brownfield redevelopment, small minority and women-owned business developments, and creating monitoring and enforcing disadvantaged business enterprise opportunities.

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Mr. McDonald, if you could step up to the microphone. Thank you, sir, for being here.

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Mr. McDonald, may I thank you.

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In all those descriptions, I may add, they all legal standing in the test of time.

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And the academic Donald has been paramount in our economic development, not only him, Brewer, but in South Florida.

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I thank you for coming to the lecture. I appreciate that.

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I'm going to give you the microphone because I know you've got so much things to say about what you're doing in the great county of Brewer.

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You know, what you speak about the big-time conference is Friday, which all the entrepreneurs that's here, you should attend.

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Because it's a learning that's going to occur that you're going to be able to upgrade your small business and expand and grow.

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With that said, Director McDonald, I'm going to pass microphone to you.

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Please take your time, sir.

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Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you.

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Mayor Commissioner, thank you for the acknowledgement and on behalf of Brewer County's Board of County Commissioners

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with Mayor Ferris, our Mayor, and County Administrator Monica Superior.

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We say thank you for just acknowledging our office, but more importantly, thank you for the partnership.

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That Oakland Park has with Brewer County with our office and beyond.

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But as the commissioner indicated, we're here simply because with the 31 municipalities, almost 2 million residents, 1300 square miles.

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We need to remind everyone.

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The small business administration says small businesses are 1 to 500 employees.

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Broward, according to the US Census Business Pattern, has 85,000 registered businesses in our county.

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But 89% of that 85,000 have 20 employees or less.

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So we are truly a small business community, and that's why the county has not only an office of economic and small business development,

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they have a dedicated program, which many of your businesses are part of.

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To assure that at least 25% of what we do, what we buy, what we make.

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25% whether it's to airport, port Everglades, convention and visitors bureau, parks, racks, libraries, government agencies, government west,

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roads, transit, BCT, if the county buys it, our office has a chance to make sure at least 25% of what we buy.

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We buy from small businesses, and I remember when I first got here 12 years ago this month, and my conversation with Bertha,

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I'm like, so we call it the Broward County Small Business Program.

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Do we really know what it really is?

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It's the cities, because all of the businesses are in the 31 cities.

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The county might be administering a program, but we need to work closely with the cities to make sure that the businesses have access.

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Education training, including aspiring entrepreneurs.

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But at the end of the day for the things the county put cures, there is an opportunity.

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There is a carve out, there is an opportunity where those small businesses can be at a small, they can learn to grow,

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and I'll just give you one example like that expansion.

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Another convention center in a new hotel.

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I remember five years ago and he's got started.

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Well, Sandy with that program is kind of difficult to you might get a hundred million to be paid to small businesses.

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I would have accepted that.

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February, we got our numbers in, and so far, 210 million has been paid to small businesses in Broward County.

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So Friday is why we do our annual during the same business week.

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Our annual small business conference.

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We will expect over 900 businesses, primarily small businesses, 80 to 100 vendors and exhibitors,

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and exhibitors, bringing morning speakers, afternoon speakers and sessions,

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just to make sure businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs know the different resources we have in Broward.

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And that's the piece I would like to leave you with.

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It's not just the county.

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It's the county and all of our partners, the 14 chambers, the 31 municipalities.

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We have a group called Airworld, the Alliance of Entrepreneurs Resource Organizations.

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That's 20 of us.

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Who do something with entrepreneurs, small businesses, start up businesses and scaling businesses?

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So I thank you again for the acknowledgement, and I want you to know from our perspective.

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We appreciate the work that you're doing, and that's in her team are actually doing to support your entrepreneurs and your small business.

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So again, thank you for the opportunity.

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Thank you, sir.

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Please come down.

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Let's take a picture.

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This is a great, great photo.

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If you're perfect.

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Real quick, there was a request by Commissioner Nubo.

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I just want to say something to Mr. McDonald.

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I truly want to thank you every time Mr. A bears office.

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Mrs. Herrera, reach out to you.

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You're always there.

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You are here in Oakland Park.

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You're visible and you're always willing to help the small businesses here.

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So I truly want to thank you.

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I mean, I mean,

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Dido to what the Commissioner said.

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I know you've been doing this for many years.

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I remember when I sat down with you several years ago.

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I knew that you had a vision and a mission.

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And as the Commissioner said,

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we thank you for all that you do for the small businesses in this county.

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Thank you, sir.

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And the vice mayor, he's going to be part of the job program.

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He's going to expand his dealership here.

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Yeah, I'm about 65 years in business.

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And that's enough.

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Come on down.

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Thank you so much.

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Directing McDonald's here is your approximation.

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And I'm going to move this podium over.

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And we're going to take a nice photograph here.

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And our next approximation today is mental awareness health month.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Nice to meet you, aren't you?

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Yes.

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Commissioner Gordon.

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Commissioner Nubel.

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Yes.

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Commissioner Badhu.

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Yes.

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Mayor Lone again.

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Yes.

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Whereas mental health is essential to everyone's overall health and well-being.

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And addressing the mental health needs of children, youth, adult seniors and families is fundamental to having a healthy community.

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And whereas all people experience times of difficulty and stress in their lives.

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And with the prevalence of mental health conditions in our nation, it is important.

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For all members of the community to know that specific tools exist, which can be used to better handle challenges and protect one's health and well-being.

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And whereas prevention is an effective way to reduce the burden of mental health conditions.

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And with early in effective treatment individuals with mental health conditions can recover and lead full productive life.

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And whereas Nami Broward's mission is to enhance awareness and provide programs in Broward County that support a world-class system for the treatment and recovery of individuals facing mental health challenges.

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Nami Broward delivers support, education and advocacy to nurture better understanding, coping strategies and positive outcomes for people and their families navigating the complexities of mental health.

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And want to inspire those living with mental health challenges to seek support and to be uplifted by their message, you are not alone.

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And whereas individuals experiencing mental health challenges are capable of leading meaningful lives and contributing significantly to society.

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Communities aids with those mental health challenges by ensuring access to quality care and appropriate support.

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And if treated early, people with mental health conditions are more likely to recover and lead fulfilling lives.

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Now, therefore, the City Commission of the City Vocal Park Florida by virtue of the story vested by the charter to see if I authorize Mayor Tim Walter, good to proclaim the month of May.

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2025 is mental health awareness month in the City Vocal Park and call upon our community to remote awareness and understanding of the mental wellness and to stand by those with mental health challenges to remind them they are never alone.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, City Clerk.

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Presenting the Proclamation today will be Commissioner Latisha new bold and accepting the Proclamation is Dr. Joseph Oravak.

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Chief Executive Officer of Nami National Alliance of Mental Illness.

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Nami was founded in Madison, Wisconsin by Harriet, Schuttler and Beverly Young, two women who both had sons diagnosed with schizophrenia and were tired of being blamed for their son's mental illness.

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Unhappy with the lack of services available in the treatment of those living with mental illness, the women sought out others with similar concerns.

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The first meeting held to address these issues and mental health led to the formation of the National Alliance for the mentally ill in 1979.

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In 1997, the legal name was changed to the acronym Nami.

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For over 25 years, Dr. Joe has significantly impacted mental health initiatives within higher education institutions across the country and has served for the last 15 years at various universities in cabinet level positions.

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Dr. Joe's leadership approaches anchored in empathy and fairness, focusing on educating and empowering individuals, influencing community leaders and fostering collaborative partnerships for strong mental health advocacy.

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Commissioner, if you would now meet Dr. Joe, Dr. Joe, thank you for being here.

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Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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It's a pleasure to present this proclamation to you on behalf of the City of Oakland Park in the Commission.

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We know that mental health people deal with it. Some people try to hide from it and try to ignore it.

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But sometimes it's okay to tell people it's okay to not to be okay.

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And the thing is to go and see about it, to talk to someone and not to ignore it.

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And for us to look out for each other when we see patterns of our family members or loved ones or friends, close friends that are exhibiting behaviors that are not normal.

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It's okay to check in with them because we're all in this together.

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So I'm honored to give you this proclamation because we want to break the silence, challenge this stigma and stand with those who struggle together. We can overcome this.

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By checking on our loved ones, those that are close to us.

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And again, if we just see patterns that are not normal to just check with them.

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And I'll give you this chance to say anything.

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Thank you. Thank you so much. I do have a few remarks if you don't mind.

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With the national lines of mental illness, I want to express our deep appreciation for this proclamation.

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This year's national nami message is powerful and personal in every story there is strength.

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That story may belong to a neighbor, a colleague, a parent, or a child.

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And every time we acknowledge it, we break down the stigma and open the door to hope that strength is found in the families we support.

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The individuals who attend our groups and the community members who show up like all of you ready to end stigma and start real conversations.

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As you heard, nami is a national and nation's largest grassroots spend a health organization.

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And nami Broward is proud to serve as your local grassroots mental health nonprofit.

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Here in Broward, we provide completely free evidence-based programs including peer and family support groups, education classes like family to family and nami basics.

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Outreach presentations to schools, community groups and first responders, all designed to help people feel heard, seen and supported.

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No insurance and no diagnosis required.

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Your proclamation articulates the data of how we all need to embrace mental health for all.

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And while we receive no federal or state funding and only limited support locally, which I'll get to, we are committed to showing up in every zip code meeting people where they are.

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That's why moments like this matter, this proclamation sends a clear message that mental health matters in Oakland Park.

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We are proud to bring our services directly to the community libraries, schools, faith centers, not just in offices, and we rely on local partnerships like this one to keep those programs free and accessible.

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And also like to take a moment to express our sincere thanks to the city of Oakland Park for the generous grant that you provided through the aid to non-profits, awarded to nami Broward County.

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Your support is already at work.

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In partnership with the Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center, we are now hosting nami nights on the second and third Tuesday of every month.

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These evenings feature individuals from across Broward County courageously sharing their stories through nami's in your own voice presentation because stories matter.

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When someone shares their lived experience, it helps others feel seen, heard and not alone, and that's where real change begins.

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I'd also be remiss if I didn't mention a growing movement in Broward County.

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We invite our business community, including small businesses and city departments to engage in our stigma free workplace initiative.

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I'm so appreciative that through Ms. Herrera that we're already having those conversations, so thank you very much.

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These trainings and awareness programs help cities, businesses, and organizations support employee, mental wellness at every level.

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And finally, I invite each of you to join us on Saturday, October 4th at Nov. Southeastern University at Florida, Nami's Mental Health for all walk.

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Celebrating the community and the purpose and proud that we would be so proud to have members of the Oakland Park community with us.

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So thank you again. Thank you for standing with nami Broward County and reminding that our residents here, they are never alone together.

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We're building a stronger healthier, more compassionate Broward County.

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And our final proclamation is Water Safety Month. Motion moved off.

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Mr. Gordon?

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Mr. Nubo?

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Yes.

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Mr. Buddhoe?

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Yes.

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Yes.

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Whereas the summer months in warm Florida weather invite families to enjoy pools, beaches, and splash parks.

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Making water activities a cherished part of childhood and community life.

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And as the City of Oakland Park is committed to promoting safe, joyful experiences and and around water by raising awareness about the importance of water safety and supporting education efforts.

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That help protect our families, especially our youngest swimmers.

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And whereas drowning remains one of the leading causes of accidental death for young children with approximately one in five unintentional drowning victims being children age 14 and younger.

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Remindiness that vigilance, preparation and education are essential.

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And whereas aqua champ swim school provides year-round aquatic instruction to individuals of all ages and abilities starting with infant swim lessons and continuing through competitive swim team training helping children build confidence skill and lifelong love of swimming.

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And whereas the City of Oakland Park recognizes the importance of aquatic instruction and awareness protect residents against drowning and recreational water-related injuries.

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All residents to learn basic water safety skills including swimming and CPR supervised children closely around water including pools lakes and beaches promote the use of life jackets for boating and other water activities support aquatic education programs such as those offered by aqua champ swim school.

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To enhance water safety knowledge and skills within our community spread awareness about the importance of water safety to prevent drownings and injuries.

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Now therefore the City Commission of the City of Oakland Park Florida by the virtue of the authority that's in a private charter to see if I authorize Mayor Tim Waterton to pull claim May 2025 is National Water Safety Month by raising awareness and taking proactive measures.

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We can ensure a safer and more enjoyable aquatic experience for all residents and visitors of Oakland Park.

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Thank you.

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Thank you City Clerk and presenting the proclamation today.

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Thank you commissioner I was.

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Okay.

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Thank you commissioner but who and accepting the proclamation today are our friends from aqua champs.

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Mary Jackson the president and Dan Votter the vice president and we also have Miss Sarah Perry who launched the Aden Perry hero life ring initiative.

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A little bit about aqua champs and in our guests tonight aqua champs was founded upon a tradition of teaching with with care which started in 1953 and Broward County.

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Open their Oakland Park facility in 2020 and they're located at 509 northeast 43rd Street.

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They have taught generations of children and adults throughout the decades.

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They believe in teaching not just children but also families and caregivers how to create a safer and smarter swimmers.

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They teach the wise behind skills being taught and know their job is about water safety education for the whole family.

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We've also invited Miss Sarah Perry who launched the Aden Perry hero life ring initiative.

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In memory of her son Aden, a western high school student who tragically lost his life in 2022 while attempting to save a person from submerged vehicle.

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Inspired by Aden's bravery Sarah works tirelessly to install life saving equipment and communities across Broward County.

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Oakland Park has 10 life rings in place with 10 more planned in the city's ongoing efforts to prevent drownings which remain the leading cause of unintentional death of young children in Broward County.

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Sarah had already committed to another city to accept the proclamation.

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So she can't join us today, but we're going to mail her a copy.

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Thank you, City Clerk.

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And Mr. Water.

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Then come on down.

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I want the first to know to the vice mayor.

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I've been over a year and a half, two years.

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You started this safe water safety program.

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You first advocated for it.

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You're sitting right there.

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And I appreciate that.

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I took that aqua swim.

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It's going to be aqua jams.

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And I made sure I took them to all the schools at the time.

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To promote the swimming program and safety.

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And they got a lot of students up and now up from the middle school elementary.

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They even got my two boys this fast Easter breakout.

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And that was gave my 19 on 15 year old and it came in and it's been a week.

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Reloading how this went.

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They did great.

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I asked them today.

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I said, well, what do you learn?

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It's all in the proclamation.

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And they go also.

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They have a free.

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They are Friday when they invite those kids back to do 30 minutes.

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So it's swim time.

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Okay.

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So they give back to the community.

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And we appreciate you.

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And this pocket means to you.

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And the CEO who could not be here today.

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But we did we got you here because you number two in charge.

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And so with that I'm going to give you the mic.

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Here's a proclamation.

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I want to say a few words.

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Okay.

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Well, thank you guys so much for always just championing aqua jams.

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And just water safety in general.

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It was five years ago this month that we opened our doors at aqua jams.

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Obviously with COVID, we didn't quite get to do our first swimming lesson until June.

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But being here, we were the pioneer for the every child of summer scholarship program.

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And once we opened our doors, the hall of fame here and for water,

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it had an idea about providing scholarships.

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But they just didn't know how to do it successfully.

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So we kind of helped launch that every child of summer program.

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And now it is nationwide.

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It's been picked up by some national swim school chains, which is great.

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And it provides 500 dollars of swimming lessons to children and need.

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And adults in need actually as well.

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So all ages.

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But then we've also been able to partner with the library.

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And so on Fridays once a month we have them coming.

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So we have the local park library and a mom's group come for a free swimming lesson.

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Just so we can at least touch the lives of a child or a parent just to talk about the layers of protection.

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Because it's not just about swimming lessons.

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It's about pool fences.

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It's about the throwing go campaign.

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So we really try to educate the community.

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I can't thank you enough for giving us the opportunity.

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And just rewarding our hard work because we love what we do.

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So thank you.

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Thank you.

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I want to go work on community and service commissioners.

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Let's come down again.

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Do we need to say a few comments?

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Commissioners.

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I just may need to say it.

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I think come on.

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No, he knows I feel about it.

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I mean child drowning is a number one death of children four years in under in state of Florida.

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And it shouldn't happen.

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It's something so preventable.

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It should never happen.

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And the problem is I don't know what the problem is.

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I mean, I can't put my finger on one thing.

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It's this.

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It's this money.

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It's it's the available pool.

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It's there's not one thing.

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And the problem is it's not just the kids.

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It's the adults.

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Because adults don't have swim.

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There's.

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There's a son or a daughter in the pool drowning.

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They can't do it.

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They're going to get them.

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You're not going to have one death.

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You have two deaths or more.

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And it to me.

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It's.

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It's.

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It's so basic.

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It should be like learning to walk.

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And unfortunately, it's not.

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And we have so much water down here.

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South Florida.

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Just.

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You know, you know, I feel, but I can't say enough about you.

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No good work.

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You've done.

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And you know, if any time I ever need you.

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You've always been there.

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But he's so some support.

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I don't know.

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Whenever right there.

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No problem.

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So I appreciate that.

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Thank you so much.

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Come on down.

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It's.

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It's a.

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It's a.

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But it's.

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It's.

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But it's.

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It's.

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It's.

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It's.

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It's.

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It's.

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I think it's very important to be able to do that.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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And at this time, are there any additions,

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changes or deletions to the agenda?

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Vice Mayor?

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I'd like to add the supplemental agenda,

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which consists of removing item number four,

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and updating the resolution of item 14,

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and then adding item 14 to the consent agenda.

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Mr. City Manager, was there a presentation for 14?

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We certainly have that available,

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but this is an exciting opportunity

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because it's the first of our entryway signs,

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and we're very grateful to the county for their support

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of this effort.

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But we're certainly going to make big news out of it,

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but we're finally in control.

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So I don't see any reason why unless there's a desire

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on the part of the commission,

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we certainly can move it to consent.

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I think if it's thanks to Robert County,

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and you have a presentation.

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Thank you.

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I understand that, but I'm going to give you an explanation.

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And this is showing fits that I play fairly all the way around.

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Remember the day we were going to buy patio furniture

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for Dr. Carter G. Wood's a park,

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and I said, you want to update,

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and I told you know this, we're buying patio furniture tonight.

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Same thing night, we're not having a presentation on it.

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We've got three or four or five meetings ago.

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Tonight we're approving a revocable license.

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And if you want to have a presentation,

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the revocable license have at it,

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but it's a ministerial thing.

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Okay, I'd rather have it.

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Vice Mayor, I appreciate it.

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It's up to the commissioner.

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They want to be more than happy to see it,

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but I'm just saying I don't play favorites.

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I don't, I don't, I treat staff,

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the way I treat the rest of the commission.

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It's not, it wasn't on the agenda for a presentation

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for the fact that it's, it's all it is.

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It's a, we're, we're taking and,

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and approving a license to have the sign there.

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That's all.

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We're not, we're not, the approval when we, when we showed,

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and I don't know, would I, do you know,

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without, we have three, four, five meetings ago,

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we have the presentation of where it's going to be,

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and what's going to look like?

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I don't want to call what you meeting that license.

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Okay.

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But we did have it though.

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Yeah.

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Vice Mayor, here's my perspective.

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But staff made a presentation as a city manager,

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said he's kind of excited.

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That staff is presenting this and thinking the county for doing it.

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So I would rather not move it onto.

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It's up to the commissioner.

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They want to do that.

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Just, it doesn't matter to me.

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We have a call.

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Oh, just, let me say yes or no.

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You want a presentation or no presentation?

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Okay.

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Me?

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Yeah.

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You're next.

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Okay.

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If there is one available.

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And so it's already done.

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We do have a brief presentation.

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We don't have to look like further.

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Okay.

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So I just, I'm trying to be fair.

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And so, you know, I'm not ever picking on any one of the commissioners here,

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that, you know, when a agenda item is agenda item is that agenda item is not more than that agenda item.

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I'll say this.

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This is my six months here.

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And great thing about it is learning.

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And when it happened first time,

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I didn't know what was going on.

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And then you explained to me, and I understood.

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So, and I appreciate that.

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That, for that, you know, like you say, you don't pay favorites.

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So, it was nothing against your mayor.

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This is, you know, this is vice mayor.

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And so, I have no objection.

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But, you know, the city manager wanted to give the presentation.

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It's fine if not.

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And, you know, I could put it to the consent agenda.

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I think we'll find there are three individuals.

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Okay.

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Thank you for that commissioner.

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Vice mayor, I appreciate that.

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I'd also like to, you know, it's up to the will commission.

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I'd also like to pull agenda item number five for discussion.

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Can we have a motion?

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Motion to amend the agenda.

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Second.

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Okay.

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Vice mayor.

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Yes.

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Commissioner Gordon.

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Yes.

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Mission noble.

476
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Yes.

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Mr. Badhu.

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Yes.

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Motion to approve the amended agenda.

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I finished my before you finished.

481
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Oh.

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Second.

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Second.

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Second.

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I guess to the city of town.

486
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No one's second it to is either vice mayor's third.

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Okay.

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Vice mayor.

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Yes.

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Commissioner Gordon.

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Yes.

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Yes.

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Mission noble.

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Yes.

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Mr. Badhu.

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Yes.

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Yes.

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Okay.

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And we're moving on to presentations.

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And our first presentation is the MPO presentation.

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Mr. City manager.

502
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I'll kick us off.

503
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Or did you want to kick us off?

504
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I always defer to you.

505
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Terrific.

506
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I appreciate that.

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On Tuesday, April 22nd, O'Con Park was proud to host a special occasion for the

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Broward MPO.

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That's the Metropolitan Planning Organization.

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It was the unveiling of the MPO connected communities vision kit.

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We were excited that the MPOs elected our vibrant city as the backdrop for this important event.

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Approximately 70 guests attended the events, including elected officials from around the county.

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MPO staff.

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We had U.S. Department of Transportation staff here and people from all around the country.

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You might be asking yourself what are connected communities.

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Connected communities are places designed for people.

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Compact mixed use development that brings daily needs closer together.

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Walkable, bikeable streets that are safe and welcoming.

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Development patterns that support future transit.

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Design that reflects and enhances the local context and identity.

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Convenient access to housing, jobs, groceries, education, health care and open space.

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A focus on long-term sustainability, mobility and

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Divinity.

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And what is the connected communities vision kit?

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It's a planning and design tool.

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It reimagines how future development and central

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00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:22,000
Broward can support more walkable, compact and livable places.

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Whether or not major transit is yet in place.

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If built on the principles of transit oriented development.

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Flexible structure to define a vision that reflects

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local values, needs and long-term aspirations.

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And it aligns with future transit investments and

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regionally grown strategy.

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Mr. Abair.

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Before we understand we have a presentation.

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At the close of that meeting on the 22nd.

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We actually offered a bus trip of Oakland Park highlighting the recent

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current and future public and private investments taking place

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throughout our great city.

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Before we see that video, Mr. Abair, do you have any comments?

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So this is a fortuitous time in our city.

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You know that I celebrated my 10 years here last September.

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And we have been very focused in putting in place the

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foundational elements necessary for this city to thrive.

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00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,000
We haven't concluded that effort.

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And it's unlikely, no matter how long I stay, that there will be

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a conclusion to it.

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Because cities are living, breathing, and evolving entities.

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And we want them to be viable and to be perpetual.

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Because our citizenry will continue to evolve.

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And so will the world around us.

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The best we can hope for is that we continue to stay on pace with the

553
00:38:57,000 --> 00:39:02,000
changes of the world and prepare for the possibilities of the future.

554
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,000
I don't like to have to put my commissioners to work.

555
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But may or last week we put you to work as our spokesperson for the

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efforts that you began leading when you were on the commission all the way back

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in 2012 and 2014.

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And that followed on the shoulders of people like the vice mayor who

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led this city through difficult times, including a severe

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recession that affected our entire country.

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So tonight we wanted to bring other body up to speed with what we've been

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able to achieve.

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And so we book in the presentations this evening starting with the

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transportation aspect that you cheerleaded for us.

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00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:51,000
And then finally on the back end of presentations we're going to be talking about

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00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:53,000
what's happened within the city.

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00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:57,000
And particularly the CRA because these efforts are complimentary.

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Nothing that happens in the city happens in a vacuum.

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Because as you indicated this is a community-based effort.

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And it means that we have to remain sensitive to every member of our community.

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Our small businesses, our senior citizens, our commuters.

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00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:21,000
Everybody plays a role in making us strong and transportation and

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00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:27,000
multimodal movement of citizens in every way including and maybe

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00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:31,000
especially mass transit is a key component of that.

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So in order to help you explain how we did what we did we put together

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brief video.

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And I think we have that fully metham clerk if you would please.

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Welcome to Oakland Park Florida, a city on the rocks embracing the

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futures through practical integrated community planning.

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It's about focusing on the community in the most fundamental way by providing

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housing through density, live work, play environments and reduce the

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and make it a dependency to create a more sustainable and connected city.

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00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:10,000
This plan integrates essential elements by employing under-utilized city owned land

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for mixed use developments.

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Incorporating pedestrian-friendly design and providing sustainable infrastructure

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00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:21,000
alongside public transportation options.

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00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:26,000
Oakland Park has been identified as a stop on the Broward Community Railway.

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00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:30,000
This pivotal opportunity will connect the city to key destinations across

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00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:34,000
Broward County offering residents and visitors in efficient and sustainable

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00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,000
way of travel.

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With projects like the Sky Building, the Horizon of Oakland Park,

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Bliss and Oakland, the city is adding density while creating

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vibrant spaces for residents and visitors.

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00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:51,000
The Sky Building located in the heart of the city community,

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redevelopment area and, in a qualified census tract, is a transformative

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00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:59,000
project that exemplifies Oakland Park's commitment to practical

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00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,000
integrated development.

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00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:06,000
The $60 million public private partnership between the city of Oakland Park and

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00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:10,000
in our investments features two buildings connected by a Sky Bridge,

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with 136 residential units, 15,000 square feet of commercial space,

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and over 300 additional parking spaces.

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Sky will house Oakland Park City Hall, symbolizing the city's

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shift towards a collective center and balanced community.

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The project's focus is an attainable housing, with units designated for

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residents earning up to 140% of the area median income.

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A Jason's Sky, the Horizon of Oakland Park project,

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will further enhance downtown residential and commercial options,

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with 300 and 11 residential units, commercial space, public parking,

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and urban green spaces.

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Enhancements like uniform street skates, lush landscape,

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00:42:58,000 --> 00:43:02,000
and bike lanes promote sustainability and multimodal transport

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to connect the community.

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The city is currently planning for a grant to conceptualize a

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00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,000
pedestrian overpass crossing Dixie Highway,

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connecting the east and west sides of our city,

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and eliminating this long-standing barrier.

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Main street is a critical connector that will link the

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train station to all transportation departments and is in

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a heart of the new developments by enhancing walkability

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and integrating residential and commercial options.

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We're building a sustainable future for Oakland Park.

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To learn more about Oakland Park's development initiatives,

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visit our website or join us at our next community workshop.

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Your input shapes our future.

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So Mayor, this is an opportunity for all of us

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to look at what has been accomplished.

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I imagine that the vice mayor, along before I had the opportunity

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to meet him, probably had dreamed of these kind of opportunities

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in this city, and it's a long time coming.

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But it's here, and it's happening, and we're going to continue

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this momentum.

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And I want to thank you very much for representing us,

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and I want to thank the rest of you for being in attendance at this

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important program.

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We're making a name for this city on every level of government,

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and we're deeply grateful for partnership with the M.L.

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and also with the county, because without their continued support,

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we wouldn't be able to achieve what we had up.

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So, thank you, Mayor, for everything that you've done.

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Thank you, Commission, for continuing to be supportive,

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and focused on our growth.

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Thank you, Mr. Avere, we're thankful to you, staff,

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and all of our partners helping to move.

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We'll come up successfully into the future.

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I'll open it up to the commission real quick. Any comments?

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Other than the division, the city manager, and I've never sought before, but now I'm seeing it.

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So without that, this doesn't happen.

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I see it every day when I get out into the community, city manager on the overwhelming enthusiasm and the energy of people that want to come to Oakland Park.

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In advance, play experience what we're going through, this transformation of economic expansion.

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And I'm proud to be a commissioner, because I'm looking at all the foods of your, you all labor.

651
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Okay, and all the several commissions, especially you two Mayor Vice Mayor, because it was a vision.

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But the city manager made it, cooperated it, put a plan out, and put the personnel to put it in every department.

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We got the best employees. I'm not just saying that I know government employees.

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We have to pass and I tell the city manager, you are very lucky. You get a five of that, because you hide the best.

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And I'm thankful that we're moving forward. Yes, it's going to be expensive on the west side. The west side is going to feel the strategy. Trust me, because I'm working hard each and every day.

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Okay, and we'll have real, real strong conversation, city manager behind the scenes, because I have a vision of this explosion going on the west side.

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I'm going to put that energy in fire to it. So thank you. The highlight of it, and thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Commissioner.

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And thank you Vice Mayor, okay. Thank you for that.

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Commissioner.

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Yes, I too can see the change and but I also and mindful and know that change takes time, especially when you want to change to align with the business.

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I mean, the city's goals on being a resilient and a sustainable city. You just, you know, and even a business.

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The way we build and we what we put together in a certain neighborhood, it all has to make sense.

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It all has to feed off of what's currently there, like the residents and whatever is developed there.

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I understand that change takes time, but meanwhile, we will just continue to have meaningful conversations on everything.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Commissioner.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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Everyone has really said it all. Thank you, Mr. Aver. Thank you, staff.

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And thank you for those folk who came before some of us, young folk up here on the commission.

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Yeah, we, we are just going to keep on, you know, forging forward and until we spread this throughout the city.

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So thank you, Mayor, for your input and, and.

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The great here at Vice Mayor.

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I, I, you added that.

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Thank you.

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Thank you all.

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All right, our next presentation is an update on the Fort Lauderdale forced main replacement project, which is Park Lane East.

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Thank you, Mayor.

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And this zooms into the very practical and real aspect of taking care of our community and working in partnership with our teammates in Fort Lauderdale.

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This is a critically important project for them as well as for our city.

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But it is and it has been disruptive.

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We did hear from another number of our citizens last week.

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Fortunately, through the cooperative efforts of our partners in Fort Lauderdale.

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We've been able to address several of their concerns and make adjustments to our plans.

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I have Albert Carvin, our director of public works with this this evening.

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To introduce the team that we are at work with and to again remind you about this project to apologize for disrupting the community.

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But understanding that we're going to do everything we can to make it as least invasive as possible.

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Albert.

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Just all.

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Excuse me.

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Albert Carvin Public Works Director, I'll let Vince.

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The with 10 more associates do their introductions and start the presentation.

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Good evening everybody.

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Mayor Commissioner city manager.

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Thank you for having us here tonight.

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We give you guys an update on our project.

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My name is Vincent.

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I'm a engineer with Chen Morne Associates for the engineer record on the city of Fort Lauderdale's Core Ridge Force Main Project.

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To my right here is Ryan Colts.

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He's a superintendent for DMSI, who is leading construction efforts.

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And behind me we have project manager Cyril and project manager Gabby.

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So we were here a couple of months ago.

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We gave a very similar presentation.

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We could run through it again.

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I don't know if you want me to get real into the details about everything or if everybody has a well understanding of the project.

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Mr. Eber, do you have a preference.

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I read that to your discussion mayor.

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I don't think that it would hurt to have a recap of what this project is all about why it's so important.

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But understanding what they're going to do to address the concerns of our community.

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So if you would please, thank you, Vince.

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All right.

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That's good.

712
00:51:02,000 --> 00:51:09,000
So we're here tonight to talk about the city of Fort Lauderdale's Core Ridge Force Main Project, particularly phase four of this project.

713
00:51:09,000 --> 00:51:15,000
This is a design build project with city of Fort Lauderdale as the owner.

714
00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:21,000
David Mancini and Sons as a contractor and Chen Morne Associates as the engineer record.

715
00:51:22,000 --> 00:51:27,000
A little project overview of this project was broken up into four phases total.

716
00:51:27,000 --> 00:51:32,000
It's about 16,500 linear feet of sanitary force pain being replaced.

717
00:51:32,000 --> 00:51:37,000
It ranges in diameters from 24 inch to 48 inch pipeline.

718
00:51:37,000 --> 00:51:39,000
So we're talking about large transmission mains.

719
00:51:39,000 --> 00:51:45,000
Phase four is what we're here kind of to talk about tonight as it's mostly in the city of Oakland Park.

720
00:51:45,000 --> 00:51:47,000
And that's about 7,500 linear feet.

721
00:51:47,000 --> 00:51:50,000
Why is the city replacing this?

722
00:51:50,000 --> 00:51:57,000
So this pipeline was installed around 1977 and it's a major major asset to the city of Fort Lauderdale.

723
00:51:57,000 --> 00:52:06,000
Picking up flows from west city of Fort Lauderdale city of Oakland Park as well as city of city of Wilton Manards.

724
00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:14,000
On in the west seasons this pipeline can see about 18.5 million gallons of fluid traveling through it per day.

725
00:52:14,000 --> 00:52:18,000
So a very large amount.

726
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:22,000
The project scope on north north east 38th street.

727
00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:26,000
We're replacing the force pain this force pain ranges in size.

728
00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:33,000
But majority of it is a 42 inch internal diameter pipeline, very big transmission main.

729
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:38,000
We have a couple of different construction methods that we're going to be using to install this pipe.

730
00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:42,000
Majority of it's going to be installed to horizontal directionally drilling.

731
00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:49,000
The trenchless technology and an open cut at our connections and across federal highway.

732
00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:53,000
Restoration anything to stirring construction is going to be restored.

733
00:52:53,000 --> 00:52:56,000
We have pre-construction videos, topographic surveys.

734
00:52:56,000 --> 00:53:04,000
So things are going to be replaced to match existing conditions as best as possible.

735
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:06,000
A little project scope overview.

736
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:08,000
Here's a map of phase four.

737
00:53:08,000 --> 00:53:14,000
So far, what's been completed is a HDD horizontal direction on drill on the west side of the project.

738
00:53:14,000 --> 00:53:15,000
This is his own one.

739
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:17,000
It was a 24 inch force pain.

740
00:53:17,000 --> 00:53:19,000
It was installed across funky Buddha.

741
00:53:19,000 --> 00:53:25,000
This has been installed preliminary pressure tests and restored.

742
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:32,000
The next step that we're currently working on is zone two of on northeast 38th street.

743
00:53:32,000 --> 00:53:34,000
This is a large directional drill.

744
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:39,000
It's about 2100 linear feet of 48 inch force pain.

745
00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:46,000
After that, we'll work into zone three, another large directional drill.

746
00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:54,000
Somewhere in between those two, we're going to start working on the open cut across federal highway and into the coral ridge golf course.

747
00:53:54,000 --> 00:53:58,000
Once everything's been installed, the large pipelines will come back.

748
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:10,000
Make our connections city of open parks, two flow meters, as well as city of open, our city of Wilson manners on 16th Avenue.

749
00:54:10,000 --> 00:54:16,000
And just FY the coral ridge golf course, this drill was completed already.

750
00:54:16,000 --> 00:54:21,000
It's not highlighted on here, but it has been completed.

751
00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:24,000
So sample HDD plan.

752
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:26,000
We talked about this last time we were here.

753
00:54:26,000 --> 00:54:28,000
We did zone three.

754
00:54:28,000 --> 00:54:34,000
Today we'll highlight zone two just so every, because that's what's being worked on right now.

755
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:38,000
So zone two is pretty much what's shown in the orange box.

756
00:54:38,000 --> 00:54:41,000
Our extents are going to go that far.

757
00:54:41,000 --> 00:54:47,000
In order to do this large diameter horizontal direction drill, we have very large equipment out there.

758
00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:53,000
We've seen it as large drills, support trucks, dump trucks, there's a lot of moving parts moving around.

759
00:54:53,000 --> 00:54:56,000
That's why you see the zones are so big.

760
00:54:56,000 --> 00:55:00,000
In the red box, just to clarify, these are full road closures.

761
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:03,000
In the orange, as I mentioned, this is a trenchless technology.

762
00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:07,000
So there will be local traffic able to travel between the pits.

763
00:55:07,000 --> 00:55:11,000
But on each side of it, it's going to be a full road closure.

764
00:55:11,000 --> 00:55:14,000
Just because of the equipment so large.

765
00:55:14,000 --> 00:55:21,000
On the safety factor, we really don't want people that close to our pits, our trenches, and just all the moving equipment around.

766
00:55:21,000 --> 00:55:28,000
I don't know if you've been out there, but so far, federal highway, you could see the large equipment out there.

767
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:30,000
We started our pilot board.

768
00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:37,000
So here in the blue is kind of showing where the equipment's going to go and our exit pit, just west of 16 Avenue and the roundabout.

769
00:55:37,000 --> 00:55:41,000
We started our pilot board today or this week.

770
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:47,000
As shown in the green line, we're going to start with the 6th to 8-inch pilot pit.

771
00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:54,000
Travels back and forth between the pits, and we'll slowly enlarge the hole until we get to the proper diameter,

772
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:59,000
in which we could pull in the new 48-inch pipeline.

773
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:10,000
Once our kind of time of tameously as we're boring, the contractor knows exactly it's been timed out and calculated when we should start stringing out and fusing the pipeline.

774
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:20,000
So behind the pits on the west side of the project, we'll start mobilizing large diameter pipeline out there, kind of storing it in the right away and fusing it together,

775
00:56:20,000 --> 00:56:27,000
which you can kind of see in the green, I don't know if everybody could see it, but on the green side of the map.

776
00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:34,000
What we're trying to plan on is having two string lines out between 16th to have and 13th to have.

777
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:47,000
What this will allow us to do is to have about a one mid-weld during our pullback.

778
00:56:47,000 --> 00:56:50,000
So this is a trenchless technology.

779
00:56:50,000 --> 00:56:55,000
However, the construction impact, we understand that it impacts a lot of people.

780
00:56:55,000 --> 00:57:00,000
These are a couple of different projects that we worked on around Broward County, particularly.

781
00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:05,000
Some of you might be aware that the drill is going on of prospect right now.

782
00:57:05,000 --> 00:57:07,000
It's going to be very similar to that.

783
00:57:07,000 --> 00:57:15,000
The pipeline's large. It's transporting a lot of fluid and just the overall construction effort to get this pipe in the ground.

784
00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:20,000
It's very extensive.

785
00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:26,000
So we've been going back and forth with the city's assistant public works director Chris Lips.

786
00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:30,000
I know there was some concerns about the MOT when it was originally set up.

787
00:57:30,000 --> 00:57:38,000
So we're working as diligent as possible to get new MOT plans and get the proper signs set up to make everybody satisfied.

788
00:57:38,000 --> 00:57:47,000
We've had one on one meetings with Chris Lips and his staff, with the contractor, myself, with the engineer, as well as city of Fort Lotto.

789
00:57:47,000 --> 00:57:52,000
Some of the things we're implementing, additionally, after meeting with your staff,

790
00:57:53,000 --> 00:57:56,000
our six additional variable message boards.

791
00:57:56,000 --> 00:58:01,000
I put a picture there if you guys don't know what a variable message board is.

792
00:58:01,000 --> 00:58:07,000
But essentially what these are trying to do is steer away the public from northeast 38 street as much as possible.

793
00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:10,000
We want to avoid them trying to use this as a cut-through.

794
00:58:10,000 --> 00:58:17,000
So hopefully with these six additional message boards, we get more people to take floor, not a road, as well as Oakland Park Boulevard.

795
00:58:17,000 --> 00:58:21,000
Just to give them the proper warning before they get to 38 street.

796
00:58:21,000 --> 00:58:26,000
So you can see the additional six message boards kind of box and red.

797
00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:31,000
A few other things that we're kind of trying to do to minimize the impact of our MOT.

798
00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:36,000
We also put a road closure signs on 16th to have in 38 street.

799
00:58:36,000 --> 00:58:42,000
These were originally road close, local traffic only, but we changed them to no-through traffic.

800
00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:47,000
We really try to minimize the public trying to cut through the neighborhood as much as possible.

801
00:58:47,000 --> 00:58:58,000
And then once the residents get into the neighborhood, we're setting up the proper signs and the MOT to steer them to the right road they're trying to get to.

802
00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:03,000
So these are the other MOT signs that we about dated.

803
00:59:03,000 --> 00:59:06,000
Kind of getting into the thick of things right now.

804
00:59:06,000 --> 00:59:08,000
This is kind of what set up in the field.

805
00:59:08,000 --> 00:59:12,000
We have our two full road closures.

806
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:19,000
At federal highway in Northeast 38 street right now, we're all the drill rig and the equipment is set up.

807
00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:26,000
The roundabout 16th Avenue is open, but it's going to need to be shut down for a safety issue.

808
00:59:26,000 --> 00:59:33,000
The exit pit is a little bit west, but we just can't have traffic going over these large pits.

809
00:59:33,000 --> 00:59:36,000
It's just a safety critical issue.

810
00:59:36,000 --> 00:59:41,000
So things that we've done differently since the city manager's been on site.

811
00:59:41,000 --> 00:59:45,000
We're including very detoured custom detour signs.

812
00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:50,000
Specifically, if you're coming up 16th Ave, how do I get the 38 street?

813
00:59:50,000 --> 00:59:54,000
The sign will specifically point you to the road that you're trying to get to.

814
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:56,000
So just a few examples.

815
00:59:56,000 --> 01:00:00,000
We have detour signs that we're proposing, depending on where you're coming from.

816
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:09,000
From to get to 16th Avenue, 38th street federal highway, Oakland Park Boulevard, to know exactly which route to take when you need to go somewhere.

817
01:00:09,000 --> 01:00:13,000
There is a lot of entry and exits out of this neighborhood.

818
01:00:13,000 --> 01:00:22,000
So I think for the actual residents, that's a benefit, but it really comes down to somebody who's not used to the neighborhood to try to figure out where they're going.

819
01:00:22,000 --> 01:00:29,000
I try to create a map to show residents exactly which way to come in and where to go and it just doesn't work.

820
01:00:29,000 --> 01:00:35,000
There's way too many different variables. I don't it would be unlimited options.

821
01:00:35,000 --> 01:00:40,000
But just to give you an idea of what we're proposing on our new MOT plan.

822
01:00:40,000 --> 01:00:50,000
If a resident was trying to get to say right here the red star, they're coming down federal highway from the north.

823
01:00:50,000 --> 01:00:53,000
They'll come up to 33rd court.

824
01:00:53,000 --> 01:00:59,000
There's detour signs now off federal highway before we were pointing them to Oakland Park Boulevard.

825
01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:04,000
Now it'll be before that 33rd court. They'll come up down 20th Avenue.

826
01:01:04,000 --> 01:01:10,000
There's detour signs that point directly to 38th street, how to get to 38th street.

827
01:01:10,000 --> 01:01:15,000
And then once they're back on 38th street, they should have a good understanding of how to get to their property.

828
01:01:15,000 --> 01:01:17,000
Kind of shown in this red detour.

829
01:01:17,000 --> 01:01:21,000
Other options are if they're coming from Dixie Highway.

830
01:01:21,000 --> 01:01:27,000
We have road closure local traffic only with detour signs pointing them how to get back to 38th street.

831
01:01:27,000 --> 01:01:32,000
And this example to get around 16th Avenue that would be closed.

832
01:01:32,000 --> 01:01:37,000
So we're working very we work these were all recommendations from clear slips.

833
01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:42,000
And we're trying to work with him as much as possible to make sure everybody's happy and satisfied.

834
01:01:42,000 --> 01:01:48,000
This is a very critical project. Sustainability is a big thing that I just heard on the last video.

835
01:01:48,000 --> 01:01:57,000
And this pipeline is for city of Oakland Park, city of Wilton Manors, and it's for for the future.

836
01:01:57,000 --> 01:02:05,000
So just to give you a little bit of a project schedule or an update phases 1 through 3 on the total project.

837
01:02:05,000 --> 01:02:13,000
We have been completed phase 4, the 24 inch drill on the west side of 38th street has been completed.

838
01:02:13,000 --> 01:02:21,000
The 48th inch in coral ridge has been completed and now we're working on 38th street right at federal highway.

839
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:26,000
Some upcoming work is to finish that first drill from federal to 16th Avenue.

840
01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:33,000
Once we finish that drill, we'll jump over from 16th Avenue to 13th Avenue to another directional drill.

841
01:02:33,000 --> 01:02:39,000
Somewhere in between that the contract will mobilize to start doing the federal highway crossing.

842
01:02:39,000 --> 01:02:47,000
There is a couple connections we have to do specifically to for city of Oakland and one for city of Wilton Manors.

843
01:02:47,000 --> 01:02:50,000
So those will be done after the drill.

844
01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:54,000
However, we need certification from FTP to make our connections.

845
01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:58,000
So those are kind of pending on the schedule line.

846
01:02:58,000 --> 01:03:06,000
And then overall construction should be is anticipated to be completed fall of 2025.

847
01:03:06,000 --> 01:03:16,000
These are some of our project contacts there. The same is last time I believe since then we've sent you guys a list of with phone numbers all the emerging contacts anybody you need to reach out to.

848
01:03:16,000 --> 01:03:22,000
I'm free 24 seven if there's any emergency you can give me a call you can give Ryan or call.

849
01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:27,000
Gabby or zero will always answer your phone.

850
01:03:27,000 --> 01:03:29,000
Many questions.

851
01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:31,000
Thank you, Vince.

852
01:03:31,000 --> 01:03:38,000
I has indicated went to the site on more than one occasion last week.

853
01:03:38,000 --> 01:03:42,000
I was not pleased with what I was seeing or what I was hearing.

854
01:03:42,000 --> 01:03:49,000
Vince and you may not know this, but our mayor happens to live on Park Lane.

855
01:03:49,000 --> 01:03:52,000
And all of his neighbors know him.

856
01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:59,000
So if I am hearing things trust me when he is hearing them times 10.

857
01:03:59,000 --> 01:04:04,000
I'm not the easiest person to please. I don't pretend to be.

858
01:04:04,000 --> 01:04:12,000
And I do have a tendency to be less patient than some of the other leaders in this city.

859
01:04:12,000 --> 01:04:15,000
But it's because I care about what happens in this city.

860
01:04:15,000 --> 01:04:23,000
And it is something I am grateful for having the opportunity to represent them.

861
01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:33,000
And I want to commend you and your team for being patient with me last week when I was not necessarily particularly patient myself.

862
01:04:33,000 --> 01:04:39,000
Trying to address a conundrum that I thought was unnecessary.

863
01:04:39,000 --> 01:04:48,000
Sometimes the best late plans just are not quite tailored as carefully to the needs of the people that are impacted as they can be.

864
01:04:48,000 --> 01:04:59,000
And your willingness and ability to sit down and reconsider the plan that you had put together is deeply appreciated as is your appearance here this evening.

865
01:04:59,000 --> 01:05:04,000
I will try to continue to maintain my concern for my community.

866
01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:16,000
And we'll do the best I can to be patient with the process that is expensive and cumbersome and ultimately has no choice but to be disruptive in our city.

867
01:05:16,000 --> 01:05:24,000
But with your continued support and cooperation we are I know going to do everything we can to minimize that disruption.

868
01:05:24,000 --> 01:05:26,000
So thank you very much Mayor.

869
01:05:26,000 --> 01:05:40,000
Yeah Vincent Brian I think it was Sarah and Gabby you know we do appreciate you we know the complexity it is trying to pull off a project like this and as a city manager said there were some unique challenges.

870
01:05:40,000 --> 01:05:50,000
I do live right on the corner there and my phone rang off the hook all day long and things that I noticed as my husband and I were out in front.

871
01:05:50,000 --> 01:06:12,000
There was no traffic by our house, which was really nice except people started going around the the signs and then the roundabout was half closed off so they're going the wrong way around the roundabout and meeting other cars head on and it was a nightmare and then six let's see.

872
01:06:12,000 --> 01:06:16,000
The team terrorists between 38th and 36th street.

873
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:25,000
Five residents left me voice males just from that one street saying it looks like that's a speed way so they're trying to make up some time and get through so.

874
01:06:25,000 --> 01:06:37,000
I'm not sure what we can do but literally five residents just on that to block area left me voice males saying the cars are coming by here so fast just so fast so.

875
01:06:37,000 --> 01:06:45,000
If that could be something that we make sure is is looked at and hopefully a solution for that.

876
01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:46,000
Mr. Carvin.

877
01:06:46,000 --> 01:07:05,000
Yeah I talked to Mr. Lipson them about there's we've caught we've received issues mostly on 20th and 19th Avenue having those same type issues and we requested them to put the digital signage out there just slow down construction ahead just some more in those those areas where.

878
01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:16,000
And this construction crews know that as people get used to the construction area where to go things will we'll we'll start getting back into more and more normally.

879
01:07:16,000 --> 01:07:26,000
Over that over the month a month long time that the construction will occur so it's beginning those that for through that first week is people are navigating through this construction area.

880
01:07:27,000 --> 01:07:38,000
And if I could but one of the things we could consider there are some of the temporary speed situations if we are seeing significant cut through traffic.

881
01:07:38,000 --> 01:07:54,000
So I do want us to be creative if those kind of additional elements can be considered and implemented I think together we can make this like I say as least disruptive as possible.

882
01:07:55,000 --> 01:08:02,000
Yes and Chris Lipson I discussed exactly that see manager about having our availability of our temporary speed tables.

883
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:08,000
That should it's the increase in that second week yes we will implement that.

884
01:08:08,000 --> 01:08:17,000
Albert had the great good fortune last week of being out of town at the conference where we were awarded a recognition for our special project.

885
01:08:17,000 --> 01:08:24,000
And so his staff took the brunt of my I hear I'm grateful that he's back and leading this charge.

886
01:08:24,000 --> 01:08:25,000
Thank you me.

887
01:08:25,000 --> 01:08:26,000
Commissioner.

888
01:08:26,000 --> 01:08:27,000
Yes.

889
01:08:27,000 --> 01:08:32,000
I hear thank you for being out thank you for giving this presentation.

890
01:08:32,000 --> 01:08:35,000
I hear a lot of signage I need to know.

891
01:08:36,000 --> 01:08:45,000
On the personnel out there with signs slowing the traffic down and deep and giving guidance to where the local.

892
01:08:45,000 --> 01:08:52,000
The local residents that's driving to make sure it's a safety issue and also do you have a BSO officer.

893
01:08:52,000 --> 01:08:54,000
Out there too as well.

894
01:08:54,000 --> 01:09:00,000
We don't currently have BSO officers out there but we were intending on trying to place the.

895
01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:09,000
Speedhumps and more signage stating you know speed of speeding fines double in construction zones and hopefully people would.

896
01:09:09,000 --> 01:09:18,000
Start to follow this because as you know the speeding is a hazard to my employees it's a hazard to everybody in the community not just the residents.

897
01:09:18,000 --> 01:09:25,000
It's my employees that are in those streets so we're trying to look at all aspects to try to keep everybody in a safety.

898
01:09:25,000 --> 01:09:36,000
Manor right and basically I'm coming down six avenue all the time going near the five station nine and we have two two three.

899
01:09:36,000 --> 01:09:45,000
Do to our persons with signs slowing down traffic on one way and 10 minutes traffic to go the opposite way they could see slowly.

900
01:09:45,000 --> 01:09:54,000
So signage is good but of course people don't like to read them and like to follow them but then you have a person out there so you can actually.

901
01:09:54,000 --> 01:10:02,000
We'll call us but hey safety for the most community and everybody wants to be so a lot of residents and all of them maybe.

902
01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:05,000
Yeah I've represented him too.

903
01:10:05,000 --> 01:10:17,000
All right so I need safety all the way around and you're going to have to have people going to have to get a BSO you may be a cause but BSO officer out there and that was slow down that traffic.

904
01:10:17,000 --> 01:10:20,000
You really should consider that okay.

905
01:10:20,000 --> 01:10:22,000
So about safety.

906
01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:25,000
Thank you. Thank you commissioner.

907
01:10:25,000 --> 01:10:27,000
Vice Mayor.

908
01:10:27,000 --> 01:10:28,000
Quickly.

909
01:10:28,000 --> 01:10:33,000
To explain to you you're a closely while you're going from 28 to 48 inches.

910
01:10:33,000 --> 01:10:44,000
Because usually you're going to you know that that tells me upwards in the in the upstream of the flow that you're going to have some laterals coming in there.

911
01:10:44,000 --> 01:10:52,000
The existing pipeline on 38 Street 36 36 and then it upsizes the 42 inch.

912
01:10:52,000 --> 01:11:00,000
The HTP pipeline that we're putting in the outside diameter is 48 inch but the internal diameter is closer to 42 inch.

913
01:11:00,000 --> 01:11:01,000
Look they're wild.

914
01:11:01,000 --> 01:11:03,000
Is there a reason why we need.

915
01:11:03,000 --> 01:11:12,000
We need more capacity there because unless you have more laterals coming into that feeding the sewer flow.

916
01:11:12,000 --> 01:11:17,000
Well we're picking up flow from the city of for a lot of it coming.

917
01:11:17,000 --> 01:11:22,000
Okay west on commercial ballvard we're picking up flow from master.

918
01:11:22,000 --> 01:11:27,000
Flow meter for the city of open park that comes in the right on your hand.

919
01:11:27,000 --> 01:11:28,000
Yeah.

920
01:11:28,000 --> 01:11:30,000
And we're going to get that in the center.

921
01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:33,000
These pipes are 50 years old.

922
01:11:33,000 --> 01:11:35,000
How old are the ladders that come in there?

923
01:11:35,000 --> 01:11:37,000
The feet pipes feeding them.

924
01:11:37,000 --> 01:11:40,000
They've got to be 50 years older more.

925
01:11:40,000 --> 01:11:42,000
And you know it's.

926
01:11:42,000 --> 01:11:44,000
It's inevitable they're going to fail.

927
01:11:44,000 --> 01:11:45,000
Yeah.

928
01:11:45,000 --> 01:11:49,000
The city of wealth and manners is replacing their force pain.

929
01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:50,000
That's connecting to it.

930
01:11:50,000 --> 01:11:52,000
I believe city of open park is as well.

931
01:11:52,000 --> 01:11:54,000
They're moving their flow meter.

932
01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:55,000
So that's going to be a new force.

933
01:11:56,000 --> 01:12:00,000
And then the eight inch closet of federal seems pretty new as well.

934
01:12:00,000 --> 01:12:02,000
So vice mayor.

935
01:12:02,000 --> 01:12:05,000
So the there's as you go along 38th street.

936
01:12:05,000 --> 01:12:10,000
We have the pipeline comes down 12th Avenue is meant as the one meter there.

937
01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:23,000
There's also the the for lotterdale coming down 13th Avenue south by funky Buddha from poor for a lotter or from floor not a there that's a place where the force may it gets additional flow.

938
01:12:23,000 --> 01:12:34,000
And then it's 16th Avenue is a digital flow from west will manners and then at night 20th 20th Avenue a digital flow from our our pump stations in the corals coming into there.

939
01:12:34,000 --> 01:12:37,000
So those are two different the four different feeds.

940
01:12:37,000 --> 01:12:44,000
So you go from 30 36 28 26 28 to 42 to 48 as you cross federal highway.

941
01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:45,000
You get more for.

942
01:12:45,000 --> 01:12:48,000
So there's still full flow coming in there.

943
01:12:48,000 --> 01:12:57,000
And yes, we as Vince said we replaced ours down 12th Avenue just before I got here 16th Avenue is done through big bad nine right after I got here.

944
01:12:57,000 --> 01:12:58,000
Same with the one of the.

945
01:12:58,000 --> 01:12:59,000
The one.

946
01:12:59,000 --> 01:13:01,000
So make sure to make sure the laterals have been.

947
01:13:01,000 --> 01:13:05,000
All are our force means going in to those have been replaced.

948
01:13:05,000 --> 01:13:08,000
So and well, mayors as he's been said and.

949
01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:13,000
I don't know who did that you use a behaving contractor for the prospect road.

950
01:13:13,000 --> 01:13:14,000
Okay.

951
01:13:14,000 --> 01:13:27,000
Let me tell you what the worst paved job I've ever seen at 50th Avenue and prospect road feels like you're going over the roller coaster the little the little you know the mouse track one the little one for little kids.

952
01:13:27,000 --> 01:13:32,000
You know, it's it's sad because the money has been wasted there.

953
01:13:32,000 --> 01:13:43,000
The worst pinch I've ever seen my life and then if you go fast on the west side, you'll have a depression in the road goes like this and up and like down like that and that road was perfect when they read it.

954
01:13:43,000 --> 01:13:44,000
They read it.

955
01:13:44,000 --> 01:13:45,000
Yeah.

956
01:13:45,000 --> 01:13:46,000
And it's not even close.

957
01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:52,000
So what they've placed down right now will be milled and overlaid and a nice fine smooth course will be.

958
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:55,000
Because they couldn't they couldn't get the hype met the high differences.

959
01:13:55,000 --> 01:13:57,000
Now it's about like this.

960
01:13:57,000 --> 01:13:58,000
It's supposed to.

961
01:13:58,000 --> 01:13:59,000
Yeah.

962
01:13:59,000 --> 01:14:00,000
I think it was.

963
01:14:00,000 --> 01:14:02,000
But the problem is though.

964
01:14:02,000 --> 01:14:03,000
What my.

965
01:14:03,000 --> 01:14:04,000
My.

966
01:14:04,000 --> 01:14:07,000
It was not coming out of my pockets coming out of your.

967
01:14:07,000 --> 01:14:08,000
You're your.

968
01:14:08,000 --> 01:14:10,000
For a lot of the residents pocket.

969
01:14:10,000 --> 01:14:12,000
But just a waste of money.

970
01:14:12,000 --> 01:14:15,000
To do do you will lift and that to mill it and and redo it again.

971
01:14:15,000 --> 01:14:17,000
It should have been done right the first time.

972
01:14:17,000 --> 01:14:19,000
That's a bugs 11 day.

973
01:14:19,000 --> 01:14:29,000
That I mean of city projects is that if I if I live get a customer car with with the interior with their black dirty fingerprints all over it.

974
01:14:29,000 --> 01:14:35,000
You may be jumping down my behind and want my their car detail and I wouldn't blame them.

975
01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:37,000
So to me it's it's just.

976
01:14:37,000 --> 01:14:39,000
It's it's just.

977
01:14:39,000 --> 01:14:43,000
I don't know what I want to call it's just lack of.

978
01:14:43,000 --> 01:14:44,000
Of.

979
01:14:44,000 --> 01:14:45,000
Of.

980
01:14:45,000 --> 01:14:46,000
Common sense.

981
01:14:46,000 --> 01:14:47,000
I can't tell you.

982
01:14:47,000 --> 01:14:50,000
But it really it's it's so.

983
01:14:50,000 --> 01:14:51,000
It's.

984
01:14:51,000 --> 01:14:53,000
It's a waste of our money our taxpayers money.

985
01:14:53,000 --> 01:14:54,000
That's all.

986
01:14:54,000 --> 01:15:00,000
The the reason we do the lift the first lift like that or whatever is when we want to finish a project.

987
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:08,000
We want to finish a project with a nice finished road, but if we're going to continue driving construction equipment over top of that finished lift, it's going to get damaged prior.

988
01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:19,000
So to do a perfect finished lift and then run a construction equipment back over top of it, you're going to get a use road by the time that you actually have a finished project.

989
01:15:19,000 --> 01:15:25,000
There's a lot of heavy equipment that keeps continuing down these roads, metal tract excavators that will imprint the asphalt.

990
01:15:25,000 --> 01:15:39,000
So we do that's why we do the temporary fit first lift and we leave it bench down that point to where we do the final mill and overlay to provide you with a final finished product of a nice brand new road without having all the additional.

991
01:15:39,000 --> 01:15:55,000
And then you drive over that you hear your car tires home and because the excavators are rolled up with the metal tracks and then one thing, whatever you do, make sure the green bike lanes go back in there.

992
01:15:55,000 --> 01:16:07,000
If anyone knows the Sierra knows it, I am a sticker, that road costs the county a lot of money and the outer oak tree, there were hesitant to put it back in there.

993
01:16:07,000 --> 01:16:24,000
And I left Sierra know that if they don't bring it back here and get this thing done, that the project is going to stop Dennis feet because there were suppose to have that done before they get their seal for the other 45 or 50 houses that were waiting out there.

994
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:30,000
And so I just want to make sure that road is back because I drive every day, every day for 48 years.

995
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:35,000
Our final product will always turn out to be as good or better than what we started.

996
01:16:35,000 --> 01:16:40,000
That's what I want to hear from you.

997
01:16:40,000 --> 01:16:55,000
Yes, thank you mayor, vice mayor is called working progress, but I understand exactly what you're saying is I drive that road as well.

998
01:16:55,000 --> 01:17:05,000
I just want to piggyback on what commissioner, but who said about using flagmen.

999
01:17:05,000 --> 01:17:19,000
Are you going to, I don't want to, you know, beat a dead horse over the head, but I, with my background in construction, especially what you guys are doing out there.

1000
01:17:19,000 --> 01:17:29,000
You can't be that expensive, because a lot of them come from labor companies, correct.

1001
01:17:29,000 --> 01:17:34,000
We use in house flagmen, everybody that we use is a current employees of the company.

1002
01:17:34,000 --> 01:17:44,000
We use flagmen whenever we need to do single lane closures to where we have to do two way traffic, there's certain points where flagmen are more needed than other points.

1003
01:17:44,000 --> 01:17:51,000
We think that there's going to be a possibility, or we need to, like when we're doing our pull back and stuff like that, we're going to be closing down the road for one lane.

1004
01:17:51,000 --> 01:17:55,000
We're going to have flagmen out there, or whatever to be able to usher to people to their homes.

1005
01:17:55,000 --> 01:18:04,000
There's going to be impacts to some driveways and stuff like that, which we plan on working with each and every resident to make sure that the impact is that minimal is possible.

1006
01:18:04,000 --> 01:18:15,000
We do use flagmen as often as necessary when it comes to single lane closures to a traffic down a single lane, everything along those lines we have them out there every single time.

1007
01:18:15,000 --> 01:18:23,000
As I don't know if you guys any of you went over by the fresh food market while we were doing our directional drill over there, I had a flagmen on there 24 hours a day.

1008
01:18:23,000 --> 01:18:30,000
So I had guys out there in the middle of the night working by themselves, flagging traffic to be able to do one way traffic in and out of the on-clave.

1009
01:18:30,000 --> 01:18:42,000
Sure, they had experts, they have certified their train, and it's nothing like having them out there, especially when you're dealing with people.

1010
01:18:42,000 --> 01:18:46,000
You know, we're not talking about your being nice.

1011
01:18:46,000 --> 01:18:47,000
My being nice?

1012
01:18:47,000 --> 01:18:48,000
Yeah, idiots.

1013
01:18:48,000 --> 01:18:49,000
That's what they are.

1014
01:18:49,000 --> 01:18:54,000
Well, I'll let you speak into all night.

1015
01:18:55,000 --> 01:19:00,000
So, when is the project CEOing?

1016
01:19:00,000 --> 01:19:02,000
When do you get your final CEO?

1017
01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:08,000
The project should be finished by the end of fall, the basically end of fall this year.

1018
01:19:08,000 --> 01:19:11,000
We plan on ultimately like the phase that we're working on right now.

1019
01:19:11,000 --> 01:19:17,000
We're looking at by the end of June having that phase closed up, working on the next phase for the other drills.

1020
01:19:17,000 --> 01:19:20,000
That one will pick another month and a half possibly.

1021
01:19:20,000 --> 01:19:24,000
I mean, I'm trying to be, you know, hopefully we can do finish things quicker.

1022
01:19:24,000 --> 01:19:29,000
The first drill that we did over by Dixie, we were able to get that into the ground much ahead of schedule.

1023
01:19:29,000 --> 01:19:30,000
Sure.

1024
01:19:30,000 --> 01:19:32,000
I fully restored back with a brick paper sidewalks.

1025
01:19:32,000 --> 01:19:34,000
Everything's back open up the way.

1026
01:19:34,000 --> 01:19:35,000
Sure.

1027
01:19:35,000 --> 01:19:36,000
It was, it's not better.

1028
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:37,000
I understand.

1029
01:19:37,000 --> 01:19:42,000
Because, you know, rainy season is right knocking on our door.

1030
01:19:42,000 --> 01:19:48,000
And of course, when that happens, you know, the work that you were doing will have to stop there would be delays.

1031
01:19:48,000 --> 01:19:51,000
So just wanted to get an idea.

1032
01:19:51,000 --> 01:19:55,000
And I'm sure you have allowed all of that in your contracts.

1033
01:19:55,000 --> 01:19:56,000
Yes.

1034
01:19:56,000 --> 01:19:58,000
I mean, obviously there can be rain delays, hurricanes.

1035
01:19:58,000 --> 01:20:02,000
Obviously it would be a large stopper, typical rain as long as it's not, like,

1036
01:20:02,000 --> 01:20:06,000
torrential downpours flooding or cause safety hazards and that aspects.

1037
01:20:06,000 --> 01:20:09,000
We typically work through those aspects as much as possible.

1038
01:20:09,000 --> 01:20:11,000
Just to keep the jobs moving forward.

1039
01:20:11,000 --> 01:20:12,000
Sure.

1040
01:20:12,000 --> 01:20:14,000
We work extended hours typically.

1041
01:20:14,000 --> 01:20:17,000
We work a lot of overtime to try to make sure that these jobs are completed.

1042
01:20:17,000 --> 01:20:20,000
And the most timely fashion is possible.

1043
01:20:20,000 --> 01:20:25,000
So I mean, as we told you guys, when we get ready to do this pullback, it's going to be a 24 hour

1044
01:20:25,000 --> 01:20:29,000
day's operation that's going to continue for probably up to 72 hours.

1045
01:20:29,000 --> 01:20:32,000
And it's, it's very extensive.

1046
01:20:32,000 --> 01:20:34,000
It's very well coordinated.

1047
01:20:34,000 --> 01:20:36,000
But I mean, it does impact residents.

1048
01:20:36,000 --> 01:20:41,000
I mean, it's, it isn't inconvenience, but in the long run or whatever, it's the progress for everybody.

1049
01:20:41,000 --> 01:20:42,000
Absolutely.

1050
01:20:42,000 --> 01:20:50,000
And we understand and we appreciate you all coming here tonight to explain to us,

1051
01:20:50,000 --> 01:20:56,000
namely, as you say, mainly is for public consumption.

1052
01:20:56,000 --> 01:21:03,000
There's a lot of people watching, especially those people who are being impacted by this project.

1053
01:21:03,000 --> 01:21:06,000
So definitely.

1054
01:21:06,000 --> 01:21:10,000
And you guys are expanding as a city and it's really going to help serve all those new buildings

1055
01:21:10,000 --> 01:21:12,000
that you guys are building all west.

1056
01:21:12,000 --> 01:21:13,000
That's right.

1057
01:21:13,000 --> 01:21:15,000
This is really big step for you guys also.

1058
01:21:15,000 --> 01:21:16,000
Absolutely.

1059
01:21:16,000 --> 01:21:18,000
And we certainly appreciate it.

1060
01:21:18,000 --> 01:21:23,000
And we know in the long run, it's going to be a beautiful project.

1061
01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:25,000
You know, the end result.

1062
01:21:25,000 --> 01:21:27,000
So thank you.

1063
01:21:27,000 --> 01:21:37,000
And thank you Mr. Avere for going out there and representing the city and the residents.

1064
01:21:37,000 --> 01:21:42,000
You know, being a presence out there, we appreciate that.

1065
01:21:42,000 --> 01:21:47,000
I know that you came out there with, with your, with your big stick.

1066
01:21:47,000 --> 01:21:50,000
But it's okay.

1067
01:21:50,000 --> 01:21:51,000
Well, okay.

1068
01:21:51,000 --> 01:21:52,000
But thank you.

1069
01:21:52,000 --> 01:21:53,000
We appreciate it.

1070
01:21:53,000 --> 01:21:54,000
Thank you.

1071
01:21:54,000 --> 01:21:55,000
Yeah.

1072
01:21:55,000 --> 01:21:57,000
As the commissioner said, thank you very much.

1073
01:21:57,000 --> 01:21:58,000
We appreciate your team.

1074
01:21:58,000 --> 01:22:00,000
We understand the complexities.

1075
01:22:00,000 --> 01:22:01,000
Most important.

1076
01:22:01,000 --> 01:22:08,000
We appreciate that you're working with with Chris lips and the team on our side and keeping our residents informed.

1077
01:22:08,000 --> 01:22:10,000
And I got my fingers crossed no more.

1078
01:22:10,000 --> 01:22:11,000
No more calls.

1079
01:22:11,000 --> 01:22:13,000
Hopefully and everything goes smooth.

1080
01:22:13,000 --> 01:22:16,000
A little be warned for the residents.

1081
01:22:16,000 --> 01:22:18,000
Please be warned.

1082
01:22:18,000 --> 01:22:19,000
I have noticed.

1083
01:22:19,000 --> 01:22:21,000
BSO in the construction area.

1084
01:22:21,000 --> 01:22:23,000
And I have noticed lights on.

1085
01:22:23,000 --> 01:22:29,000
So I think BSO is aware of the number of complaints that are coming from the residents.

1086
01:22:29,000 --> 01:22:32,000
So please slow down.

1087
01:22:32,000 --> 01:22:33,000
Okay.

1088
01:22:33,000 --> 01:22:37,000
And you know what, not just in the construction area, wherever you are going through Auckland Park.

1089
01:22:37,000 --> 01:22:38,000
Slow down.

1090
01:22:38,000 --> 01:22:39,000
Because you know what we're going to get.

1091
01:22:39,000 --> 01:22:40,000
Yeah.

1092
01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:41,000
Just for the.

1093
01:22:41,000 --> 01:22:42,000
Thank you for that.

1094
01:22:42,000 --> 01:22:46,000
What western local park is the service by lowmire service by Barrow County.

1095
01:22:46,000 --> 01:22:49,000
So that's all your west reports is all base and D.

1096
01:22:49,000 --> 01:22:52,000
That all goes up to north up to Cyprus.

1097
01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:53,000
Copes road.

1098
01:22:53,000 --> 01:22:56,000
So it helps the eastern part, which is aging infrastructure.

1099
01:22:56,000 --> 01:22:58,000
But all the western part.

1100
01:22:58,000 --> 01:23:04,000
All heads up to to the wastewater treatment plant at a copes and power line.

1101
01:23:04,000 --> 01:23:06,000
Thank you, Vice Mayor.

1102
01:23:06,000 --> 01:23:07,000
Okay folks.

1103
01:23:07,000 --> 01:23:08,000
Mr. Mayor.

1104
01:23:08,000 --> 01:23:09,000
Oh, I'm sorry.

1105
01:23:09,000 --> 01:23:10,000
Mr. Mayor.

1106
01:23:10,000 --> 01:23:11,000
Okay.

1107
01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:12,000
Thank you.

1108
01:23:12,000 --> 01:23:16,000
I just want to say because my colleagues touched on everything.

1109
01:23:16,000 --> 01:23:17,000
Safety.

1110
01:23:17,000 --> 01:23:19,000
Timing.

1111
01:23:19,000 --> 01:23:25,000
And I just want to also thank you for stopping the project and addressing the concerns of the community.

1112
01:23:26,000 --> 01:23:28,000
Because you know, that's important.

1113
01:23:28,000 --> 01:23:31,000
We all want to be good partners.

1114
01:23:31,000 --> 01:23:35,000
And but again, just thank you because safety and definitely.

1115
01:23:35,000 --> 01:23:42,000
To to express what the vice mayor has said.

1116
01:23:42,000 --> 01:23:43,000
I don't know.

1117
01:23:43,000 --> 01:23:48,000
I'm just a big thing to replace things back the same way that they were before.

1118
01:23:48,000 --> 01:23:51,000
But I heard you say they may it may be even better.

1119
01:23:51,000 --> 01:23:52,000
I don't know.

1120
01:23:52,000 --> 01:23:55,000
The roads and their swells are there.

1121
01:23:55,000 --> 01:23:57,000
So that's that's very important.

1122
01:23:57,000 --> 01:23:58,000
But again, thank you.

1123
01:23:58,000 --> 01:23:59,000
Thank you.

1124
01:23:59,000 --> 01:24:01,000
Okay, folks.

1125
01:24:01,000 --> 01:24:03,000
We are going to move on to our next presentation.

1126
01:24:03,000 --> 01:24:07,000
And that is the monarch butterfly presentation, Mr.

1127
01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:08,000
Mayor.

1128
01:24:08,000 --> 01:24:10,000
So thank you very much, Mayor.

1129
01:24:10,000 --> 01:24:18,000
In our continuing effort to try to protect the vulnerable environment in which we.

1130
01:24:18,000 --> 01:24:20,000
All live and thrive.

1131
01:24:21,000 --> 01:24:25,000
This is another opportunity that we are pleased to bring with you.

1132
01:24:25,000 --> 01:24:30,000
This falls again within Albert Carvin's review.

1133
01:24:30,000 --> 01:24:35,000
And I believe we have also our environmental and sustainability.

1134
01:24:35,000 --> 01:24:39,000
Coordinator with us Molly Birch is not with us.

1135
01:24:39,000 --> 01:24:43,000
She's at a conference this week.

1136
01:24:43,000 --> 01:24:46,000
So will that Albert do the honors here?

1137
01:24:46,000 --> 01:24:47,000
If you would.

1138
01:24:47,000 --> 01:24:48,000
Thank you, sir.

1139
01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:49,000
Thank you, sir.

1140
01:24:49,000 --> 01:24:50,000
Thank you, sir.

1141
01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:51,000
Mayor.

1142
01:24:51,000 --> 01:24:54,000
Vice Mayor of City Commission, Albert Carvin, public works director.

1143
01:24:54,000 --> 01:25:02,000
A very good presentation for the the mayor's monarch pledge.

1144
01:25:02,000 --> 01:25:03,000
This is.

1145
01:25:03,000 --> 01:25:07,000
This is also an agenda item on your your consent agenda number number.

1146
01:25:07,000 --> 01:25:12,000
Item number 13.

1147
01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:15,000
This slide summarizes why we chose this pledge.

1148
01:25:15,000 --> 01:25:30,000
This is a continuation of our being environmentally resilient sustainable by community to protect our natural habitats.

1149
01:25:30,000 --> 01:25:34,000
There the pledge has several action items.

1150
01:25:34,000 --> 01:25:37,000
The city will.

1151
01:25:37,000 --> 01:25:44,000
We'll earn additional recognition through the wildlife as a wildlife friendly city as part of the pledge.

1152
01:25:44,000 --> 01:25:48,000
Staff will report back to the National Wildlife.

1153
01:25:48,000 --> 01:25:56,000
A federal fund throughout the fiscal continuing through fifth county or 25.

1154
01:25:56,000 --> 01:26:01,000
Some of the through this is action item number one.

1155
01:26:01,000 --> 01:26:04,000
Some of the things that we've done are tree giveaway.

1156
01:26:04,000 --> 01:26:05,000
Tree giveaway.

1157
01:26:05,000 --> 01:26:09,000
A couple weeks ago on April 26.

1158
01:26:09,000 --> 01:26:11,000
And then we also have on item two.

1159
01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:16,000
We've designated several city properties in natural areas.

1160
01:26:16,000 --> 01:26:21,000
And then we would like to also recommend that residents contact us or our website.

1161
01:26:21,000 --> 01:26:27,000
See if we can certify private properties as as certified wildlife habitats.

1162
01:26:27,000 --> 01:26:32,000
That meets the agreement that meet the requirements of the National Wildlife Federation.

1163
01:26:32,000 --> 01:26:36,000
And then on action item number three.

1164
01:26:36,000 --> 01:26:43,000
So we have as an example of we've already designated we have designated meetings and incorporated pollinator.

1165
01:26:43,000 --> 01:26:46,000
Friendly plants into the meetings.

1166
01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:52,000
These are for both for mostly for the monarch butterflies.

1167
01:26:52,000 --> 01:26:54,000
And that concludes my presentation.

1168
01:26:54,000 --> 01:26:57,000
If there are any questions, I'll be more in happy to answer them.

1169
01:26:57,000 --> 01:26:58,000
Thank you Mr. Curvin.

1170
01:26:58,000 --> 01:26:59,000
We'll open it up.

1171
01:26:59,000 --> 01:27:02,000
Questions comments.

1172
01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:03,000
Commissioner.

1173
01:27:03,000 --> 01:27:04,000
Thank you.

1174
01:27:04,000 --> 01:27:07,000
I have a question.

1175
01:27:07,000 --> 01:27:12,000
I don't know a lot about monarch butterflies.

1176
01:27:12,000 --> 01:27:14,000
Where is there?

1177
01:27:14,000 --> 01:27:18,000
Where the day originate from?

1178
01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:20,000
From where?

1179
01:27:20,000 --> 01:27:21,000
To the originate?

1180
01:27:21,000 --> 01:27:25,000
And how prevalent are they in south Florida?

1181
01:27:25,000 --> 01:27:31,000
And if my question sounds a little.

1182
01:27:31,000 --> 01:27:34,000
I'm a little petty in mature.

1183
01:27:34,000 --> 01:27:36,000
Someone used to learn it.

1184
01:27:36,000 --> 01:27:38,000
I want to learn more about them.

1185
01:27:38,000 --> 01:27:41,000
I know that you were given them out.

1186
01:27:41,000 --> 01:27:45,000
Or you would you would give in seeds or something or.

1187
01:27:45,000 --> 01:27:46,000
Yeah.

1188
01:27:46,000 --> 01:27:47,000
Correct.

1189
01:27:47,000 --> 01:27:52,000
Commissioner so for about three years three of the past six years.

1190
01:27:52,000 --> 01:27:55,000
I've been giving out milkweed seeds during our free tree.

1191
01:27:55,000 --> 01:27:56,000
Give away.

1192
01:27:56,000 --> 01:28:00,000
I have been planting milkweed seeds in plants in my yard for about 15 years.

1193
01:28:00,000 --> 01:28:05,000
And now in any time of the day you're going to see maybe a half a dozen monarchs.

1194
01:28:05,000 --> 01:28:10,000
My understanding is the research that I did and Mr. Carvin you can correct me.

1195
01:28:10,000 --> 01:28:18,000
The research I did is basically the monarchs that are here in south Florida are not necessarily migratory monarchs.

1196
01:28:18,000 --> 01:28:20,000
They are local monarchs.

1197
01:28:20,000 --> 01:28:27,000
So some people will say well if you plant seeds here or if you put the plants in here they're not going to migrate.

1198
01:28:27,000 --> 01:28:32,000
That's not true for the monarchs that are here in south Florida.

1199
01:28:32,000 --> 01:28:42,000
And at the free tree give away I know Molly arranged for us to get a native milkweed plants which was the swamp milkweed.

1200
01:28:42,000 --> 01:28:44,000
Went like hotcakes.

1201
01:28:44,000 --> 01:28:46,000
Excellent native to the area.

1202
01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:54,000
So I just thought it's a great idea to help move things along and help the monarch population.

1203
01:28:54,000 --> 01:28:59,000
I know in general right we keep hearing that that population is decreasing.

1204
01:28:59,000 --> 01:29:02,000
I have to research more into the reasons why I'm not sure.

1205
01:29:02,000 --> 01:29:04,000
Albert, do you happen to know?

1206
01:29:04,000 --> 01:29:09,000
No, I can explain it very well about the local population monarchs.

1207
01:29:09,000 --> 01:29:13,000
And I can tell you about the migratory ones more than the local monarchs.

1208
01:29:13,000 --> 01:29:15,000
They over winter in Mexico.

1209
01:29:15,000 --> 01:29:18,000
All the eastern coasts over winter in Mexico.

1210
01:29:18,000 --> 01:29:22,000
The problem is there's a tree called an oomph or something out there.

1211
01:29:22,000 --> 01:29:26,000
The name of the tree is they're losing their tree down there.

1212
01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:32,000
What happens is that they over winter which means they lay their eggs.

1213
01:29:32,000 --> 01:29:37,000
They in winter time they lay their eggs down there and they go through their whole cycle.

1214
01:29:37,000 --> 01:29:45,000
And then they come back up to the the eastern coast of the United States and some you're right some some here don't migratory.

1215
01:29:45,000 --> 01:29:49,000
But there's a lot of the problems they have to migrate over land.

1216
01:29:49,000 --> 01:29:54,000
They can't migrate over water because they stop every night to roost in a tree.

1217
01:29:54,000 --> 01:30:00,000
And so you can't have the only from here across.

1218
01:30:00,000 --> 01:30:29,000
In the Mexico, and then the other ones on the west coast, they overwinter. These, these, these, the east coast overwinter in the, I think, Sierra moderates down in Mexico. The other ones overwinter in the, in the, the, the, the, the mountains of Southern California, because it's, it's a, a more, you know, normal temperature, but their biggest problem is not so much here, their biggest problem is in Mexico where they're losing the tree that they used to roost in.

1219
01:30:30,000 --> 01:30:42,000
And so that's where you're, you're, you're, most of your migratory monarchs are being lost. And this, in fact, they get so heavy on a tree that the tree urges is right.

1220
01:30:42,000 --> 01:30:49,000
You would think that a little tiny, but there's millions of them on one tree, we can literally millions of them.

1221
01:30:49,000 --> 01:30:56,000
But anything you can do this to help them, the only thing I have, I have a problem with is the pollinator streets.

1222
01:30:56,000 --> 01:31:07,000
I need to see them flatten on the, on the fronts of cars. I mean, I hate to say it, but it's, you go down any, any, any road, you know, when that you have a lot of insects or whatever bugs.

1223
01:31:07,000 --> 01:31:17,000
You, all you see them on the, on the, what's the calls? I butcher, I see them and someone's back yard on a highly traveled street where they're going to fly out in the street.

1224
01:31:17,000 --> 01:31:19,000
Yeah.

1225
01:31:19,000 --> 01:31:21,000
So that's my only concern about that.

1226
01:31:21,000 --> 01:31:23,000
Yeah. Thank you for sharing.

1227
01:31:23,000 --> 01:31:33,000
And that's, that's why you have so many of those, other ones of the love bugs, they, they migrate to the, to the roadways because they're attracted to carbon dioxide from the vehicles.

1228
01:31:33,000 --> 01:31:37,000
And you see what happens every year, being in September.

1229
01:31:37,000 --> 01:31:38,000
Yeah.

1230
01:31:38,000 --> 01:31:41,000
Yeah. And interestingly enough, two things that I noticed seeing a lot of monarchs in the yard.

1231
01:31:41,000 --> 01:31:49,000
One is the geckos will wait on the fence where the plants are growing to, to wait to eat the monarchs in the butterflies.

1232
01:31:49,000 --> 01:31:52,000
And then also it's the monarchs are flying through the yard every once in a while.

1233
01:31:52,000 --> 01:31:55,000
See a bird fly by and he'll have lunches.

1234
01:31:55,000 --> 01:32:00,000
So they've got, they've got challenges, right? Car bumpers and everything.

1235
01:32:00,000 --> 01:32:04,000
Yeah. So anything we can do and we are all going to park.

1236
01:32:04,000 --> 01:32:05,000
So let's bring it right.

1237
01:32:05,000 --> 01:32:06,000
Right.

1238
01:32:06,000 --> 01:32:09,000
I'm going to educate myself a little more on the monarch.

1239
01:32:09,000 --> 01:32:10,000
Butterfly.

1240
01:32:10,000 --> 01:32:11,000
But thank you, Mayor.

1241
01:32:11,000 --> 01:32:12,000
Thank you.

1242
01:32:12,000 --> 01:32:13,000
Vice Mayor.

1243
01:32:13,000 --> 01:32:15,000
Okay. Anything else?

1244
01:32:15,000 --> 01:32:16,000
Just.

1245
01:32:16,000 --> 01:32:18,000
Thank you, Mr. Carman for the presentation.

1246
01:32:19,000 --> 01:32:21,000
Thank you, Mr. Carman. We appreciate it.

1247
01:32:21,000 --> 01:32:25,000
Oh, okay. And our last presentation today is Oakland Park,

1248
01:32:25,000 --> 01:32:30,000
some art growth strategy for redevelopment in the CRA and beyond mystery there.

1249
01:32:30,000 --> 01:32:31,000
Thank you, Mayor.

1250
01:32:31,000 --> 01:32:41,000
So we've heard on a number of occasions recently about concerns and ideas on economic development.

1251
01:32:41,000 --> 01:32:47,000
And I thought it would be important, especially now, as we're in the thick of our budget season,

1252
01:32:47,000 --> 01:32:53,000
to regroup and take a look at where we've been and where we've come to.

1253
01:32:53,000 --> 01:33:01,000
And then where we intend to bring this city over the next four to five years.

1254
01:33:01,000 --> 01:33:14,000
And so to give you and hopefully the public a better understanding of the dynamics of growing a community with economic emphasis.

1255
01:33:15,000 --> 01:33:28,000
It's important that we understand the combination of the planning and zoning aspects as well as the economic development aspects of what the city is engaged in.

1256
01:33:28,000 --> 01:33:36,000
And how well we're doing in the area that was targeted all the way back in 2014, which is our CRA.

1257
01:33:36,000 --> 01:33:44,000
And so I've invited Nesa Herrera and Sierra Morello who are respectively in charge of those two areas,

1258
01:33:44,000 --> 01:33:51,000
economic development and planning and zoning to come before us and give us a recap of how they work together,

1259
01:33:51,000 --> 01:33:57,000
how we've worked successfully, especially in the CRA and where we go from here.

1260
01:33:57,000 --> 01:33:59,000
Ladies, if you would please.

1261
01:33:59,000 --> 01:34:01,000
Thank you, Mr. City Manager.

1262
01:34:01,000 --> 01:34:04,000
Mayor, Mayor, Commissioner, some members of the public.

1263
01:34:04,000 --> 01:34:07,000
Nesa Herrera, Sierra and economic development director.

1264
01:34:07,000 --> 01:34:15,000
And I have the pleasure to be joined tonight by my colleague, Sierra Herrera, director of engineering and community development.

1265
01:34:15,000 --> 01:34:25,000
Whereas the city manager mentioned we're going to take this opportunity to explain our work and how planning and zoning and economic development interface.

1266
01:34:25,000 --> 01:34:32,000
I'll also provide you with an update on where we are within the CRA and was left to be done.

1267
01:34:32,000 --> 01:34:34,000
Sure.

1268
01:34:34,000 --> 01:34:35,000
All right.

1269
01:34:35,000 --> 01:34:38,000
And good evening Mayor, Vice Mayor and Commissioners.

1270
01:34:38,000 --> 01:34:47,000
So I'm going to kick off the smart growth strategy for redevelopment in the CRA and beyond by giving a little high level overview of planning and zoning.

1271
01:34:47,000 --> 01:34:53,000
Planning and zoning are terms that are typically used together very frequently, so they are often misunderstood.

1272
01:34:53,000 --> 01:35:00,000
And so diving into what the differences are between those two, planning is your decision making process.

1273
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:04,000
It's kind of laying out the vision of how land will be used.

1274
01:35:04,000 --> 01:35:08,000
A little hungry, so I'm going to use cooking in this analogy.

1275
01:35:08,000 --> 01:35:11,000
And it's really planning is kind of like our cookbook.

1276
01:35:11,000 --> 01:35:14,000
And zoning is our rules for the kitchen.

1277
01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:22,000
And so what zoning does is it will actually tell us how and when or where we're going to cook or how we're going to cook that recipe that we're getting from the future.

1278
01:35:22,000 --> 01:35:26,000
That we're getting from the planning department or from the planning division.

1279
01:35:26,000 --> 01:35:30,000
So to ask you, planning will do things like ask you like what kind of meal do you want to be?

1280
01:35:30,000 --> 01:35:32,000
What kind do you want to be a walkable downtown?

1281
01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:34,000
Do you want to be vibrant parks?

1282
01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:35,000
What is it that you're looking for?

1283
01:35:35,000 --> 01:35:38,000
That's your big picture.

1284
01:35:38,000 --> 01:35:40,000
Is the city manager mentioned previously?

1285
01:35:40,000 --> 01:35:44,000
The city is a living, living entity.

1286
01:35:44,000 --> 01:35:51,000
And so when we look at the purpose of planning and zoning, we want to make sure that we are promoting that orderly growth.

1287
01:35:51,000 --> 01:35:59,000
We're protecting property values as we do so, enhancing quality of life and supporting that economic development throughout the city.

1288
01:35:59,000 --> 01:36:04,000
And it is a process, but it has to be changed and shifted from time to time.

1289
01:36:04,000 --> 01:36:14,000
But at the end of the day, it's that big picture long range plan that really is going to help us figure out how to cook that grand dinner at the end of the day.

1290
01:36:14,000 --> 01:36:16,000
So diving into the land development code.

1291
01:36:16,000 --> 01:36:18,000
I'm going to go to our day to day planning.

1292
01:36:18,000 --> 01:36:23,000
A little higher level before I turn it back over to Miss Cerera to talk about economic development.

1293
01:36:23,000 --> 01:36:26,000
But in our land development code, these are kind of our rules.

1294
01:36:26,000 --> 01:36:31,000
This is our open park laws that we apply every single day in the planning and zoning departments.

1295
01:36:31,000 --> 01:36:36,000
This is our rule book, our safety manual, and we're kind of working in the kitchen.

1296
01:36:36,000 --> 01:36:45,000
It's telling us everything that we need to do, where we need to do it, and this is how we make sure we have the proper dish getting to that meal to the right table.

1297
01:36:45,000 --> 01:36:50,000
And so this will have our zoning regulations, our subdivision standards and building requirements.

1298
01:36:50,000 --> 01:36:57,000
And this is really what promotes that orderly growth that was mentioned previously.

1299
01:36:57,000 --> 01:37:02,000
So strategic planning, this is more of a short term type planning.

1300
01:37:02,000 --> 01:37:04,000
You're talking about three to five years out.

1301
01:37:04,000 --> 01:37:09,000
So now we went from our day to day planning and current planning to our short term three to five years.

1302
01:37:09,000 --> 01:37:14,000
This is what when we look at the resources, what do we have available to us?

1303
01:37:14,000 --> 01:37:19,000
What is our budget? What is our staffing needs look like? What is our land inventory?

1304
01:37:19,000 --> 01:37:22,000
What do we have resources? Do we have available?

1305
01:37:22,000 --> 01:37:35,000
But then we also take this time to assess the strengths and weaknesses and kind of what is in season for the growth of our city and the direction that we need to go.

1306
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:40,000
And then zooming out a little bit more, we have our comprehensive plan, which I've presented on before.

1307
01:37:40,000 --> 01:37:45,000
This is our living and breathing document that also helps guide the vision of the city.

1308
01:37:45,000 --> 01:37:51,000
This looks at the it's an overall long range plan is you're aware we actually adopted this within the past year.

1309
01:37:51,000 --> 01:37:55,000
So we're on year one of our 20 year plan laid out for the city.

1310
01:37:55,000 --> 01:38:02,000
And what the comprehensive plan does is it really lays out the vision for the city, the goals, the objectives and the policies.

1311
01:38:02,000 --> 01:38:07,000
And this is a city wide document while we may have different areas that we're going to look at.

1312
01:38:07,000 --> 01:38:18,000
Remember, this is our 20 year plan. And we do use this on a daily basis to help us guide the direction that we're going to be bringing our city.

1313
01:38:18,000 --> 01:38:23,000
So then getting down into a little bit more of the strategy. How do we get development done in the city?

1314
01:38:23,000 --> 01:38:32,000
So we've talked about a bigger plan. We know we have a vision. We have our day today that we implement, but really we can start to dive in a little bit deeper on master planning.

1315
01:38:32,000 --> 01:38:42,000
And sometimes master planning and economic development are something that's used a little bit more interchangeably in conversations when they are actually very different.

1316
01:38:42,000 --> 01:38:47,000
They're from different walks of life. Master planning is more of your area specific.

1317
01:38:47,000 --> 01:38:56,000
This is you prepare these to for an area to reflect that local flavor or those constraints or strengths of a certain area.

1318
01:38:56,000 --> 01:39:01,000
So it is tailored to the community in which we're doing the master planning for.

1319
01:39:01,000 --> 01:39:08,000
And an example of that is the OP 3D. We're very familiar with we have design guidelines and things that apply to the culinary district.

1320
01:39:08,000 --> 01:39:15,000
We're trying to create down here in the downtown, but to pick that up and say put that in North Andrews Gardens area.

1321
01:39:15,000 --> 01:39:21,000
It wouldn't work. You don't want that type of development in North Andrews Gardens per se.

1322
01:39:21,000 --> 01:39:29,000
The lakeside master plan for their neighborhood. It would not apply the same to say the Harlemic bright neighborhood or to the corals.

1323
01:39:29,000 --> 01:39:37,000
So master planning is kind of where we take all of our big picture. This is what the city looks like. This is what we wanted to look like, but really making those.

1324
01:39:37,000 --> 01:39:44,000
I guess cohesive areas or meals to make the big dinner setting at the end of the day.

1325
01:39:44,000 --> 01:39:51,000
So then what happens is once we kind of have all of this in place all of our planning is done and we're implementing on that day today.

1326
01:39:51,000 --> 01:39:59,000
That's where economic development really comes in and when we have everything laid out we've put all of the investments in the infrastructure.

1327
01:39:59,000 --> 01:40:10,000
The time the resources that's when economic development can really start to bring in those businesses or employers and or even promote the assets that we have.

1328
01:40:10,000 --> 01:40:20,000
They they can't promote something that isn't in place and so that's where economic development kind of feeds into the successful strategic and big picture planning.

1329
01:40:20,000 --> 01:40:29,000
Once we can kind of get that rolling and on that note, I'm going to actually let this herera dive in a little more on the CRA and economic development.

1330
01:40:29,000 --> 01:40:34,000
Thank you Ms. Marari think you did an excellent job in explaining differences between the two.

1331
01:40:34,000 --> 01:40:50,000
I think it's important to understand how these two work together. So depending on the challenges and availability of resources cities can choose to use one or both of these tools to effectuate change in a specific area.

1332
01:40:50,000 --> 01:41:01,000
And as Sierra mentioned master planning sets the stage in economic development pretty much brings it to life.

1333
01:41:01,000 --> 01:41:14,000
The federal government through the environmental protection agency published a document that refer to smart growth for small and medium-sized cities.

1334
01:41:14,000 --> 01:41:30,000
On this publication they refer to the term smart growth economic development as a strategy to build on success to build on momentum and taking criminal action to strengthen communities.

1335
01:41:30,000 --> 01:41:39,000
This strategy is founded on six principles. One is making the distinction between growth and investment.

1336
01:41:39,000 --> 01:41:43,000
The second principle is to be strategic and focus.

1337
01:41:43,000 --> 01:41:51,000
Excuse me be tactical and strategic. The third principle is to be focused especially when you have limited resources.

1338
01:41:51,000 --> 01:42:03,000
Build on momentum. Investments of time money and other community resources are most effective when they are targeted to a specific area.

1339
01:42:03,000 --> 01:42:12,000
Over time that small focus area can be expanded to build on momentum.

1340
01:42:12,000 --> 01:42:21,000
Fifth find the right partners for a specific goals successfully economic development relies on partnerships.

1341
01:42:21,000 --> 01:42:33,000
It is not about just finding any partner but you truly create change when you select the right partner for emission appropriate initiative.

1342
01:42:33,000 --> 01:42:48,000
As you will see later on we have accomplished some of the goals within the Sierra by finding the right partners like within this kind building and horizon of open park.

1343
01:42:48,000 --> 01:42:57,000
The sixth principle is communicate and coordinate for small and medium-sized cities like the city of Auckland Park.

1344
01:42:57,000 --> 01:43:14,000
This strategy allows local governments to build on success, realize success at a minimal cost by leveraging the resources that other partners may have.

1345
01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:31,000
These are the strong partnership that we established with the county to realize the sky building in which through interlocal agreement we received 1.1 million in gas funding to complete the project.

1346
01:43:31,000 --> 01:43:55,000
There are examples of partnerships that the city has engaging to implement this strategy is the one we just saw with the power county office of economic and small business development to growing small business capacity and training to support our aspiring and existing entrepreneurs.

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To explore economic development cities can benefit from a diverse set of tools and policy mechanisms that can be categorized in four areas.

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One is economic development and this relates to financial incentives that reduce the cost for businesses and developers so this make investment attractive.

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01:44:20,000 --> 01:44:28,000
Small business training programs are other tools within this category to be a local capacity.

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01:44:28,000 --> 01:44:38,000
Cities can also align land use policy with economic development goals as we just learned from Sierra to effectuate with development.

1351
01:44:38,000 --> 01:44:50,000
By creating designated areas such as the CRA cities have targeted authority in access to funding tools and will learn a little bit more about that as we go.

1352
01:44:50,000 --> 01:45:00,000
The fourth tool is quality of life and enforcement and this one refers to the proactive work that are good.

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01:45:00,000 --> 01:45:11,000
Senate enforcement division is doing to preserve at the safety and quality of the properties.

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01:45:11,000 --> 01:45:15,000
This also attracts investment.

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01:45:15,000 --> 01:45:29,000
Now, let's define the community redevelopment area. Your OPCRA is consists of 107 acres of industrial commercial and residential uses.

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01:45:29,000 --> 01:45:33,000
That make up nearly 20% of your total city's land area.

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01:45:33,000 --> 01:45:42,000
The majority of the CRA, as you can see on this map, is comprised by one of the city's two qualified census tracks.

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01:45:42,000 --> 01:45:52,000
Or QCT. A QCT is a federal designated area that is economically underperforming.

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01:45:52,000 --> 01:46:06,000
That means that 50% of the households within this area have incomes below 60% of the area median gross income.

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01:46:06,000 --> 01:46:15,000
Census tracks are generally characterized for this investment and disproportionate conditions of slum and blight.

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01:46:15,000 --> 01:46:34,000
Therefore, your community redevelopment agency was tasked with the responsibility of eliminating conditions and slum and blight and enhancing the quality of life of the residents by revitalizing the physical and economic resources of your city.

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01:46:34,000 --> 01:46:42,000
So, let's take a look back and see how the CRA was formed.

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01:46:42,000 --> 01:46:54,000
Since 1981, the city of Alquim Park recognized the need for redevelopment within areas of the downtown.

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01:46:54,000 --> 01:47:01,000
After a slum and blight study was conducted, the city established a city-bg target area,

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01:47:01,000 --> 01:47:09,000
and created a mainstream program to create initiatives to explore redevelopment.

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01:47:09,000 --> 01:47:23,000
In 2001, the city started the process of creating a CRA by conducting a finding of necessity, which is also a slum and blight study, to identify the area in need of redevelopment.

1367
01:47:24,000 --> 01:47:29,000
The following year, the OPCRA was approved by the county.

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01:47:29,000 --> 01:47:40,000
In 2004, the city's comprehensive plan was amended to include the downtown mix use district as a local activity center.

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01:47:40,000 --> 01:47:46,000
The following year, the OPCRA plan was approved by the city and the county.

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And after two years of negotiations, the city and the county agreed for the city to participate in the redevelopment capital program in lieu of the tax increment financing, which makes your CRA a tiffless CRA.

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01:48:06,000 --> 01:48:14,000
This was a new concept at the time, because generally CRAs are funded by tax increment financing.

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01:48:14,000 --> 01:48:28,000
This is a tool to promote economic development, in which you earmark tax revenues generated by the increase in assess values of properties within the designated area.

1373
01:48:29,000 --> 01:48:43,000
Because we are a tiffless CRA, we only benefit from the tax increment funding that we receive through the general fund.

1374
01:48:43,000 --> 01:48:57,000
This has, and continues to be a challenge for CRA, because traditional CRAs can leverage both the city and the county tax increment funding.

1375
01:48:57,000 --> 01:49:02,000
So let's understand how the CRA process work.

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Under the Florida law, local governments are allowed to designate redevelopment areas by meeting certain conditions.

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And one of those conditions is for the area to have slum and blight.

1378
01:49:18,000 --> 01:49:28,000
So in order to do that, they must survey the proposed redevelopment area to determine whether those conditions success.

1379
01:49:28,000 --> 01:49:37,000
So once the finding of necessity is adopted that formally identifies the boundaries of the CRA.

1380
01:49:38,000 --> 01:49:46,000
After that, the community redevelopment plan is developed and approved.

1381
01:49:46,000 --> 01:50:05,000
And this process culminates with a creation of our redevelopment trust fund, where the CRA received the funding that has been earmarked from the tax increment financing and the tax increment funding that we would that would be received by the county.

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01:50:07,000 --> 01:50:19,000
The OPC array redevelopment plan sets the framework for how effective redevelopment happens in the city.

1383
01:50:19,000 --> 01:50:34,000
You'll see on the screen here that details steps, but basically it included data collection and analysis public input identification of projects and the development of a budget and a timeline.

1384
01:50:35,000 --> 01:50:50,000
All this work resulted in the preparation of a realistic redevelopment plan that sets the stage for what needed to be done in the downtown and the CRA.

1385
01:50:51,000 --> 01:51:00,000
The OPC array was launched during a period of recession, the worst in the United States after the Great Depression.

1386
01:51:00,000 --> 01:51:14,000
So we begin with the end in mind by prioritizing infrastructure projects that ensure that we had distribution and collection systems that made the needs of current and future residents.

1387
01:51:14,000 --> 01:51:22,000
We also prioritize streetscape projects that would invite visitors and residents to the downtown.

1388
01:51:22,000 --> 01:51:40,000
We also completed improvements like the gazebo's, the benches, the landscaping improvements, the archways that gave up on park as sense of community identity.

1389
01:51:40,000 --> 01:51:58,000
So as you can see here, your OPC array has been years in the making, we have done environmental assessments, we have done retail and market study, we have also done several studies for the downtown.

1390
01:51:58,000 --> 01:52:13,000
And in 2014 actually one of the most significant challenges that the city was experiencing was dilapidated and deteriorating facilities.

1391
01:52:13,000 --> 01:52:17,000
Infrastructure in need of improvement and stagnant development.

1392
01:52:17,000 --> 01:52:23,000
So over a decade of planning resulted in a rejuvenated city as you'll see.

1393
01:52:23,000 --> 01:52:28,000
Or as you saw earlier with the video that was shown.

1394
01:52:28,000 --> 01:52:51,000
After five years in 270,000 investment, the Oakland Park downtown development district emerged as a visionary framework for the land use and what the vision for the downtown.

1395
01:52:51,000 --> 01:53:02,000
It redefined the heart of the city as a walkable, mixed use and vibrant core.

1396
01:53:02,000 --> 01:53:07,000
It also helped us meet several goals of the CRA.

1397
01:53:07,000 --> 01:53:12,000
These goals serves as their reference point for leadership and staff.

1398
01:53:12,000 --> 01:53:31,000
To year over year, they're focused and know what the vision for the CRA is since its creation in 2005 through its sunset year 2045.

1399
01:53:32,000 --> 01:53:41,000
We were planning for the future, we envisioned a downtown that was connected to rail that was built around people, green space and opportunity.

1400
01:53:41,000 --> 01:53:50,000
One thing that I would like to highlight here is one of the studies that recommended a complex of potential computer real estate.

1401
01:53:50,000 --> 01:54:03,000
As strength to select this area was the significant city owned vacant land that was across the street for where the train station would be.

1402
01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:14,000
They were referring to the city owned vacant lots that is now where the sky building is because they saw opportunity for development there.

1403
01:54:14,000 --> 01:54:21,000
That would support also the station.

1404
01:54:21,000 --> 01:54:35,000
The 2017 redevelopment strategy was the result of a hectic and focused planning year under the new administration.

1405
01:54:35,000 --> 01:54:57,000
These said the foundation, all this works at the foundation for what became the 2017-2023 series strategic action plan which is now recognized as the emerging years of the CRA.

1406
01:54:57,000 --> 01:55:12,000
The result of this all this planning that was done to set the groundwork for the CRA can be observed here in this chart that shows the measurable impact of the CRA.

1407
01:55:12,000 --> 01:55:25,000
As you can see since 2016, the total taxable value of the properties within the CRA has experienced an increase of 170-1%.

1408
01:55:25,000 --> 01:55:48,000
Since in 2016 we had taxable values or market values of 926 million and we'll see a jump in 2024 to 2.1 billion in taxable values.

1409
01:55:48,000 --> 01:55:54,000
So it's truly a powerful story.

1410
01:55:54,000 --> 01:56:07,000
As part of this accomplishments is the sky building which as I mentioned earlier is the result of a strong county partnership.

1411
01:56:07,000 --> 01:56:15,000
And with this public private partnership we were also able to realize a lot of the open park theory goals.

1412
01:56:15,000 --> 01:56:23,000
And one of those was to bring density to the downtown why because people are the economic engine.

1413
01:56:23,000 --> 01:56:27,000
We needed people to support the businesses in the downtown.

1414
01:56:27,000 --> 01:56:36,000
In addition to that we brought new commercial development, we brought workforce housing in our city.

1415
01:56:36,000 --> 01:56:52,000
We also turned this vacant lots into revenue generating properties that open up opportunities for development across the street with the Horizon of Oakland Park.

1416
01:56:52,000 --> 01:57:04,000
So with these two projects, the sky building and the Horizon of Oakland Park, we were able to leverage our most valuable asset and that was land.

1417
01:57:04,000 --> 01:57:14,000
As you can see in the downtown and we still have opportunities in the downtown by with the vacant land that we owned.

1418
01:57:14,000 --> 01:57:19,000
We had control of what could go into these properties.

1419
01:57:19,000 --> 01:57:30,000
This is an strategic advantage that we don't see in other areas of the city such as the west of Oakland Park Boulevard corridor or the North Enders Avenue.

1420
01:57:30,000 --> 01:57:43,000
So by owning land within the downtown in the CRAS I mentioned it allowed us to create and transform and to bring the elements that we wanted to see in our downtown.

1421
01:57:43,000 --> 01:57:53,000
So let's talk about other accomplishments that we were able to see within the CRA.

1422
01:57:53,000 --> 01:58:10,000
Through the engineering department, the engineering division that here by my colleague, we have been able to complete the face one of the city's intangible park, which brings recreation amenities and green space to another serve area of our city.

1423
01:58:10,000 --> 01:58:20,000
We also completed face one of the Richard E. Juicy Harp Park course park.

1424
01:58:20,000 --> 01:58:24,000
And that includes a dog park.

1425
01:58:24,000 --> 01:58:33,000
We also completed the renovations of the 250 building that now host our code enforcement division.

1426
01:58:33,000 --> 01:58:43,000
And that I also also located in the Harlem Abrag neighborhood, also located within our qualified census tract.

1427
01:58:43,000 --> 01:58:53,000
We also completed sidewalk projects that enhanced the pedestrian safety of our students.

1428
01:58:53,000 --> 01:59:02,000
Last year we celebrated the growing opening of a state of the art fire station, fire station nine.

1429
01:59:02,000 --> 01:59:19,000
We recently celebrated the reopening of the Dr. G Carter Woodson Park that showcases now renovated sports amenities and a community garden.

1430
01:59:19,000 --> 01:59:28,000
The construction of the calling building renovations are on the way.

1431
01:59:28,000 --> 01:59:35,000
Our commissioners were not done and we have some projects that are still on the pipeline.

1432
01:59:35,000 --> 01:59:44,000
We had the Northeast 13th Avenue improvements that are under the building face.

1433
01:59:44,000 --> 01:59:50,000
Stevens feels improvements is under the design phase.

1434
01:59:51,000 --> 01:59:55,000
Phase two and three of citizens in the park is currently in design.

1435
01:59:55,000 --> 02:00:00,000
This will add a on the ground storm water system and a.

1436
02:00:00,000 --> 02:00:17,280
We also have coming up the committed rail station within our downtown that will provide transportation

1437
02:00:17,280 --> 02:00:30,280
and connections for residents. It will also activate the downtown and will support the economic stability of our businesses.

1438
02:00:30,280 --> 02:00:41,280
Coming up also are several stormwater infrastructure improvements. North East, 6th Avenue.

1439
02:00:41,280 --> 02:00:53,280
The agglain wood garden park is that will be located on the vacant lots on North East 31st street is growing in the planning stages.

1440
02:00:53,280 --> 02:01:05,280
As you saw in the video, the Dixie Highway Pedestrian Bridge which is planned for the future will connect the east and west areas of your city.

1441
02:01:05,280 --> 02:01:15,280
And we also have several roadway projects that have been completed. We have some that are in construction, the prospect road and the 6th Avenue.

1442
02:01:15,280 --> 02:01:25,280
In the planning stages, we have the north east of there and the 34th Court.

1443
02:01:25,280 --> 02:01:43,280
And as Sierra mentioned earlier, the comprehensive plan 2045 is the framework for land use and infrastructure investment, economic development and mobility enhancements.

1444
02:01:43,280 --> 02:01:51,280
And remember, we're only in the first year of a 20 year citywide plan.

1445
02:01:51,280 --> 02:01:59,280
These are the geographic areas that were identified in the plan.

1446
02:01:59,280 --> 02:02:15,280
This area, we can also see that the comprehensive plan intersect with the Sierra plan, where it identifies a strategic zone.

1447
02:02:15,280 --> 02:02:29,280
The open park, Opie 3D, that is bound to the west on by north and north avenue to the south by Ocompar Boulevard and to the north by prospect road.

1448
02:02:29,280 --> 02:02:39,280
So this, the comprehensive plan in the Sierra also identify three emerging areas.

1449
02:02:39,280 --> 02:02:53,280
The Florida Design District, the Central Park Industrial Center, and the East Harlem Abroad, in addition to other priority corridors such as the prospect road in Andrews Avenue.

1450
02:02:53,280 --> 02:03:07,280
There's an area that is located outside of the CRA but is located within an area, a geographic area identified within your complaint and that is the west Ocompar corridor.

1451
02:03:07,280 --> 02:03:17,280
But we want to show in this map is sometimes it's better to communicate the impact of our investments by illustration.

1452
02:03:17,280 --> 02:03:27,280
So you'll see that the city has made significant public investments on the emerging areas that we mentioned.

1453
02:03:27,280 --> 02:03:42,280
However, even on the west side, being an area outside of the CRA, we have made significant improvements and over 20 million investments.

1454
02:03:42,280 --> 02:04:08,280
That includes the lakeside sidewalks improvements, the north west, 21st Avenue corridors, enhancements, the fire station, 81, 87, phase one, the stuntson, nature trail, phase two, the Ocompar Boulevard phase two, the oak tree development improvements, the prospect road improvements, the Royal Palm Park improvements, that these are planned investments.

1455
02:04:08,280 --> 02:04:23,280
So we'll see them in the future, along with the Royal Palm Park, we had the Veterans Park improvements and the north west, 21st Avenue roadway improvement projects that are in the planning stages.

1456
02:04:23,280 --> 02:04:32,280
We also expand our grants for businesses to the west QCT.

1457
02:04:32,280 --> 02:04:41,280
And if you remember earlier this year, you approved the first application for this improvement.

1458
02:04:41,280 --> 02:05:04,280
So what we're seeing here is that we are investing within the CRA but we're standing to see momentum and the success expanding to other emerging areas within the CRA and areas outside of the CRA where we have continued to do and promote economic development.

1459
02:05:04,280 --> 02:05:19,280
This is a map that shows some of the future projects that I showed you earlier.

1460
02:05:19,280 --> 02:05:24,280
And the message here focuses that we're not done.

1461
02:05:24,280 --> 02:05:34,280
We are not done and to ensure the economic stability and sustainability of our CRA, we have to stay the course as a matter of fact.

1462
02:05:34,280 --> 02:05:55,280
We are 2023, 2020, eight serious strategic action plan recommended that we stayed the course and continue the ground work in emerging areas of the CRA and outside of the city.

1463
02:05:55,280 --> 02:06:04,280
I like to take this opportunity to say, look at what we have accomplished.

1464
02:06:04,280 --> 02:06:09,280
Look at everything else that we still have funding to be done.

1465
02:06:09,280 --> 02:06:18,280
Isn't it exciting that the plan that we have committed to and that we have crafted ten years ago is somebody realising.

1466
02:06:18,280 --> 02:06:21,280
But we're not done yet.

1467
02:06:21,280 --> 02:06:28,280
We're not done yet utterable commissioners says or and I still have a lot of work to do.

1468
02:06:28,280 --> 02:06:34,280
We have built relationships with businesses inside and outside of the CRA.

1469
02:06:34,280 --> 02:06:41,280
We have continued to spur economic development throughout the city.

1470
02:06:42,280 --> 02:06:53,280
Even with limited staffing and an ambitious set of expectations we had delivered meaningful results.

1471
02:06:53,280 --> 02:06:57,280
So I I like to ask us all to consider this.

1472
02:06:57,280 --> 02:06:59,280
If we.

1473
02:07:00,280 --> 02:07:07,280
We have already seen what's possible when we stayed focus.

1474
02:07:07,280 --> 02:07:09,280
The CRA's proof of that.

1475
02:07:09,280 --> 02:07:13,280
So if we stay the course.

1476
02:07:13,280 --> 02:07:18,280
And we deliver what we committed to do.

1477
02:07:18,280 --> 02:07:23,280
Back in 2020 in 2005 with the creation of the CRA.

1478
02:07:23,280 --> 02:07:33,280
We will help ensure the sustainability, the economic sustainability of the CRA and the QCT it encompasses.

1479
02:07:33,280 --> 02:07:38,280
I thank you very much for your leadership, your vision.

1480
02:07:38,280 --> 02:07:41,280
And your support.

1481
02:07:41,280 --> 02:07:51,280
Oakland Park is truly an example of what can be done with a strategic plan and focus investment.

1482
02:07:51,280 --> 02:07:54,280
Thank you very much and with that I conclude my presentation.

1483
02:07:54,280 --> 02:07:59,280
So thank you may may or my cut please.

1484
02:07:59,280 --> 02:08:07,280
We've been hearing from some vocal community activists recently about concerns that they have.

1485
02:08:07,280 --> 02:08:20,280
And I appreciate when community members take time to engage with the citizenry within their areas as well as bring their concerns to the commission.

1486
02:08:21,280 --> 02:08:34,280
We're in the thick of the budget season and there have been numerous requests already presented to us yet just today I read and circulated with my senior management team.

1487
02:08:34,280 --> 02:08:44,280
I had a line in Bloomberg indicating that states and cities are going to see significant ramifications from what's happening in Washington DC.

1488
02:08:44,280 --> 02:08:52,280
How that will impact the goals that we have set forth for us right now and the work that we have underway I'm not sure.

1489
02:08:52,280 --> 02:08:56,280
We continue to monitor those situations.

1490
02:08:56,280 --> 02:09:12,280
But I urge you please to recognize how much we have on our plate and the challenges with the limited staff and a commitment to try to recognize the challenges of our individual tax paying citizens.

1491
02:09:12,280 --> 02:09:18,280
When it comes to having to front the bill for the work that we do.

1492
02:09:18,280 --> 02:09:24,280
So I wanted to take this opportunity to present to you.

1493
02:09:24,280 --> 02:09:29,280
What we are engaged in where we've been where we are and where we're going.

1494
02:09:29,280 --> 02:09:33,280
I think it's fairly clear that we are not done yet.

1495
02:09:33,280 --> 02:09:47,280
It's also I think clear that the wisdom of our forefathers and foremothers in this city designated that our attention for economic development should take place primarily in areas of need.

1496
02:09:47,280 --> 02:09:50,280
There are two such areas in our city.

1497
02:09:50,280 --> 02:09:53,280
One as Nase has indicated is the CRA.

1498
02:09:53,280 --> 02:10:04,280
The other area is south of Oakland Park Boulevard west of I95 what is primarily a single family home area in Lakeside.

1499
02:10:04,280 --> 02:10:10,280
But that too is a qualified census track and that too is in need of our attention.

1500
02:10:10,280 --> 02:10:19,280
Fortunately with the projects that we've brought to bear there and they include the 21st Avenue south of Oakland Park Boulevard project.

1501
02:10:19,280 --> 02:10:29,280
That is forthcoming the efforts that we are in in alignment with regarding the urban leaves project.

1502
02:10:29,280 --> 02:10:47,280
The lawsuit that you have successfully challenged with the rock crushing plant and the border of Fort Lauderdale as well as the extension of the grant programs to Oakland Park Boulevard on the west side.

1503
02:10:47,280 --> 02:10:53,280
Our all beginning a process of seeding just like we did here in the CRA.

1504
02:10:53,280 --> 02:11:06,280
But just as we did here in the CRA none of what you've seen this evening happened overnight and none of what we are beginning with on the west side will happen overnight.

1505
02:11:06,280 --> 02:11:15,280
And the challenge on the west side unlike the challenge that we faced here in the CRA was we don't own land to leverage.

1506
02:11:15,280 --> 02:11:31,280
The land that we had fortunately here in the CRA we have successfully leveraged and we are utilizing those opportunities as property owners to bring to fruition policy objectives.

1507
02:11:31,280 --> 02:11:40,280
Adding public parking, adding density, adding affordability, adding commercial spaces and jobs.

1508
02:11:40,280 --> 02:11:48,280
These are not advantages that we currently possess in the west qualified census track area.

1509
02:11:48,280 --> 02:12:06,280
So the challenges there will be significant but we've begun the process through those critical strategic partnerships with entities such as the urban league as well as the county to bring projects to the area.

1510
02:12:06,280 --> 02:12:16,280
But I urge you these are two people in one department and the resources that they have available to them are limited.

1511
02:12:16,280 --> 02:12:25,280
I would love to add resources but I am mindful that the goals of this commission and prior commissions have been to be.

1512
02:12:25,280 --> 02:12:31,280
Questions and careful about adding to our budget requirements.

1513
02:12:31,280 --> 02:12:49,280
And certainly in light of what we're facing right now it only makes sense we still don't know yet what telehassy has the possibility of resting on our shoulders with any kind of changes to property taxes or property.

1514
02:12:49,280 --> 02:13:16,280
So I urge you please to be mindful of all of the processes that go into place here and to recognize that none of these are simple or quick answers and that as it has very appropriately indicated we still have a lot to do where we have momentum right now and we have our goals set out for us.

1515
02:13:16,280 --> 02:13:31,280
And that process will take us at least through the end of this decade when I hope that we're going to have completed our facility investment almost all of which is being dedicated to the qualified census track as you know.

1516
02:13:31,280 --> 02:13:52,280
So this is a recap for you for the public to better understand what the opportunities and the challenges are and here any comments or suggestions that you have that you think might be important for me to keep in mind as we put together the city managers recommended budget which will be coming to you in July.

1517
02:13:52,280 --> 02:13:54,280
So thank you mayor for that opportunity.

1518
02:13:54,280 --> 02:14:14,280
Thank you Mr. Rivera thank you Mr. Rivera on Miss Marrero we appreciate you highly to a lot of great accomplishments and give us a lot to think about as time goes on we know there's a lot of head wins and we've got things in our favor also so thank you for that I'm going to open it up to the commission now we'd like to start us off.

1519
02:14:14,280 --> 02:14:17,280
We'll start real quickly is.

1520
02:14:17,280 --> 02:14:20,280
Do we know when our CRA census.

1521
02:14:20,280 --> 02:14:23,280
245.

1522
02:14:23,280 --> 02:14:24,280
245.

1523
02:14:24,280 --> 02:14:38,280
Yes right with the proviso that a bill was entered into the legislature and tell us he just this year it did not pass but the effort was to discontinue all CRA throughout the state.

1524
02:14:38,280 --> 02:14:44,280
So we have to be realistic about that sunset provision and any of them right.

1525
02:14:44,280 --> 02:14:48,280
So who knows what the answer is actually.

1526
02:14:48,280 --> 02:15:00,280
I understand that's why I want to say if you know neither one of those bills one got watered down which was wasn't too bad the other one they never got consensus to do anything with it.

1527
02:15:00,000 --> 02:15:04,000
So I think the whole thing's going to die this year, but I guarantee it's coming back.

1528
02:15:04,000 --> 02:15:15,000
So if there's any way we can extend the sunset date before they get a hold of this, I would like to see if we can extend that sunset date.

1529
02:15:15,000 --> 02:15:37,000
I think between my assessment of where we're at and the forces that we're facing from other government entities are perhaps better investment would be in

1530
02:15:37,000 --> 02:15:41,000
taking to the qualified census track idea.

1531
02:15:41,000 --> 02:15:48,000
You know, the process of creating a CRA, you are here for module, is arduous.

1532
02:15:48,000 --> 02:15:55,000
And nobody wants to give up the receipt of tax increments, including in our case of the county.

1533
02:15:55,000 --> 02:15:59,000
Our CRA as nasi indicated is funded by our taxpayers.

1534
02:15:59,000 --> 02:16:04,000
But we don't have the CRA in the other qualified census track of our city.

1535
02:16:04,000 --> 02:16:17,000
I would much rather try to focus and emphasize partnerships at the federal and state level that would focus on qualified census tracks.

1536
02:16:17,000 --> 02:16:25,000
And that respect, as you know, much of our CRA was designated as an opportunity zone.

1537
02:16:25,000 --> 02:16:35,000
I understand that a federal level that that is under consideration right now and some of you have recently attended some very high level discussions about that.

1538
02:16:35,000 --> 02:16:40,000
I've had discussions myself with individuals that are engaged in that effort.

1539
02:16:40,000 --> 02:16:49,000
I would rather see a process because actually the truth of the matter is we get nothing for our CRA anymore.

1540
02:16:49,000 --> 02:17:02,000
There was once a very generous loan to grant program and that partnership proved very useful when we went back and renegotiated to get more time after the recession.

1541
02:17:02,000 --> 02:17:05,000
But the reality is that has been discontinued.

1542
02:17:05,000 --> 02:17:09,000
But the thing is we own the properties that we had to pay anything.

1543
02:17:09,000 --> 02:17:13,000
So when John Stunts was here, he bought a proper all over the country.

1544
02:17:13,000 --> 02:17:14,000
Absolutely.

1545
02:17:14,000 --> 02:17:19,000
And why we can use those properties when we sell them to fund the CRA.

1546
02:17:19,000 --> 02:17:21,000
Absolutely.

1547
02:17:21,000 --> 02:17:29,000
The challenges as I indicated that the goal for us is to focus on underprivileged areas.

1548
02:17:29,000 --> 02:17:36,000
That include not just that qualified census track that is comprised by our CRA, but also the west side.

1549
02:17:36,000 --> 02:17:40,000
And how do we do that with limited resources that we do?

1550
02:17:40,000 --> 02:17:41,000
Right.

1551
02:17:41,000 --> 02:17:54,000
And that's where I would prefer to look at how we can position those opportunities like the Urban League, like that new project that was once a rock crushing plant.

1552
02:17:54,000 --> 02:18:04,000
And see what we can do to try to encourage those kind of developments in a wise and community-centered way.

1553
02:18:04,000 --> 02:18:17,000
Because I think that that will provide for us some of the momentum that we were able to achieve in the CRA, which will later propel that area to more affluence.

1554
02:18:17,000 --> 02:18:22,000
And I think a more comfortable economic demographic as well.

1555
02:18:22,000 --> 02:18:26,000
But the luxury we have right now is all the proper move on.

1556
02:18:26,000 --> 02:18:28,000
And it's all amazed we've here.

1557
02:18:28,000 --> 02:18:30,000
It's a sunny, so comfortable of art.

1558
02:18:30,000 --> 02:18:32,000
That's all making this money right now.

1559
02:18:32,000 --> 02:18:33,000
It's really good.

1560
02:18:33,000 --> 02:18:34,000
And we're not done yet.

1561
02:18:34,000 --> 02:18:35,000
No idea.

1562
02:18:35,000 --> 02:18:38,000
The crown jewel of our property is that south lot.

1563
02:18:38,000 --> 02:18:43,000
That's right there on Oakland Park Boulevard on the end of downtown.

1564
02:18:43,000 --> 02:18:51,000
And if I can work with Russ and I literally had a conversation with him that I don't know what hour of the morning this morning.

1565
02:18:52,000 --> 02:18:54,000
Clothes.

1566
02:18:54,000 --> 02:18:57,000
Because I had some other calls for big first.

1567
02:18:57,000 --> 02:18:58,000
But yes.

1568
02:18:58,000 --> 02:19:03,000
And we're going to be meeting again next week to talk about that post office property.

1569
02:19:03,000 --> 02:19:10,000
Because there's no good reason why the post office can't utilize a resource.

1570
02:19:10,000 --> 02:19:16,000
And this is what the federal government claims to be all about today is how do we propel

1571
02:19:16,000 --> 02:19:22,000
costs savings in cutting operations, which is what they've done there already.

1572
02:19:22,000 --> 02:19:29,000
And then generating opportunity, which is what they've been committed to when they talk about affordable housing.

1573
02:19:29,000 --> 02:19:33,000
So, but folks, this is how it works.

1574
02:19:33,000 --> 02:19:35,000
This is how the sausage is made.

1575
02:19:35,000 --> 02:19:41,000
It's not just a matter of oh my goodness, what are we going to do with the, they flea market.

1576
02:19:41,000 --> 02:19:43,000
I don't own the flea market.

1577
02:19:43,000 --> 02:19:45,000
I don't control the flea market.

1578
02:19:45,000 --> 02:19:49,000
And the people who own the flea market are asking too much money for it.

1579
02:19:49,000 --> 02:19:51,000
I don't own the 1299 building.

1580
02:19:51,000 --> 02:19:54,000
I don't control the 1299 building.

1581
02:19:54,000 --> 02:19:57,000
And the people who own that building are asking too much money for it.

1582
02:19:57,000 --> 02:20:00,000
I don't have money to buy the flea market.

1583
02:20:00,000 --> 02:20:02,000
I don't have money to buy 1299.

1584
02:20:02,000 --> 02:20:07,000
And I can't force people to develop or sell property.

1585
02:20:07,000 --> 02:20:09,000
We can set the guidelines.

1586
02:20:09,000 --> 02:20:12,000
We can set some of the rules.

1587
02:20:12,000 --> 02:20:19,000
But that's as much as we can do in a country that gives property rights to property owners,

1588
02:20:19,000 --> 02:20:26,000
which is where those rights belong and because you have the rights to your properties,

1589
02:20:26,000 --> 02:20:36,000
you are absolutely be able to determine how they were going to be developed and what it was that they were going to be comprised of.

1590
02:20:36,000 --> 02:20:40,000
And that's the genius of what we were able to achieve here.

1591
02:20:40,000 --> 02:20:41,000
Thank you.

1592
02:20:41,000 --> 02:20:43,000
Can I pick up from?

1593
02:20:43,000 --> 02:20:44,000
Thank you.

1594
02:20:44,000 --> 02:20:45,000
Thank you.

1595
02:20:45,000 --> 02:20:46,000
On Vice-Man.

1596
02:20:46,000 --> 02:20:49,000
Let me pick up with that.

1597
02:20:49,000 --> 02:20:53,000
City manager is no one here on the commission.

1598
02:20:53,000 --> 02:20:59,000
I'm definitely not going to stop what we've been doing right now, especially the downtown, especially me.

1599
02:20:59,000 --> 02:21:00,000
It's not going to happen.

1600
02:21:00,000 --> 02:21:02,000
Not advocating for that.

1601
02:21:02,000 --> 02:21:03,000
Okay.

1602
02:21:03,000 --> 02:21:05,000
We're going to state a course.

1603
02:21:05,000 --> 02:21:07,000
All right.

1604
02:21:08,000 --> 02:21:17,000
Just recently I found out very popular around 3 o'clock in the morning that there have been deep development.

1605
02:21:17,000 --> 02:21:18,000
They really all supported.

1606
02:21:18,000 --> 02:21:23,000
I wasn't here on the days, but I was out there in the audience supporting that development.

1607
02:21:23,000 --> 02:21:26,000
They said, you know, it passed yesterday.

1608
02:21:26,000 --> 02:21:30,000
Well, the two days ago at Brown County, I only got to find a plan.

1609
02:21:30,000 --> 02:21:33,000
So it's expected, you know, we're going to do a ground breaking.

1610
02:21:33,000 --> 02:21:37,000
We're going to see nine units.

1611
02:21:37,000 --> 02:21:45,000
You're going to believe roughly half a thousand extra people there on the south west side in Lakeside of Oak and Park.

1612
02:21:45,000 --> 02:21:50,000
And I was speaking in terms of the beyond of the presentation.

1613
02:21:50,000 --> 02:21:52,000
That's key.

1614
02:21:52,000 --> 02:21:58,000
See, that's a thousand extra people that's coming down in our tax base going to want to do shopping.

1615
02:21:58,000 --> 02:22:06,000
And we need to enhance the quality of life on the west side along Oak and Park Boulevard,

1616
02:22:06,000 --> 02:22:10,000
especially near the rooms to go side.

1617
02:22:10,000 --> 02:22:17,000
And yes, I am the one advocate for the dirty first avenue to re-develop that area,

1618
02:22:17,000 --> 02:22:19,000
even though we don't own it.

1619
02:22:19,000 --> 02:22:20,000
That is correct.

1620
02:22:20,000 --> 02:22:22,000
That's why I went to the opportunity zone.

1621
02:22:22,000 --> 02:22:30,000
I said, that had to go to Miami to find risk takers who have done it before.

1622
02:22:30,000 --> 02:22:33,000
And they didn't Miami and beyond.

1623
02:22:33,000 --> 02:22:36,000
And yes, I want to advocate to spring someone here.

1624
02:22:36,000 --> 02:22:39,000
Because we do not own those lives.

1625
02:22:39,000 --> 02:22:40,000
We don't.

1626
02:22:40,000 --> 02:22:41,000
We don't have any neighbors.

1627
02:22:41,000 --> 02:22:49,000
However, we still have division because what we've done here in our downtown is tremendous.

1628
02:22:49,000 --> 02:22:52,000
And we could expand it to the west side.

1629
02:22:52,000 --> 02:22:54,000
I know we can.

1630
02:22:54,000 --> 02:23:01,000
Because you hire the right team and look what they have did so far.

1631
02:23:01,000 --> 02:23:04,000
So I'm going, I'm going to press that.

1632
02:23:04,000 --> 02:23:15,000
Now, yes, we need to have aspirational people who want to see division.

1633
02:23:16,000 --> 02:23:20,000
Because we're going to need to have the cure that food desert spot.

1634
02:23:20,000 --> 02:23:28,000
We're going to need to get a grocery there with some nice shops to create that economic synergy outside of the CRA.

1635
02:23:28,000 --> 02:23:31,000
But it's still within our city.

1636
02:23:31,000 --> 02:23:36,000
And yes, the forefathers, we do have a tiffless CRA.

1637
02:23:36,000 --> 02:23:41,000
However, I will still by the same person Russ, he's been here for 40, 50 years.

1638
02:23:41,000 --> 02:23:47,000
So he gave me a briefing that, hey, if we have a viable project.

1639
02:23:47,000 --> 02:23:52,000
And because the relationship that we garnered in the county.

1640
02:23:52,000 --> 02:23:59,000
They could help be in the partner in developing that area outside the west side.

1641
02:23:59,000 --> 02:24:03,000
So that's what I'm focusing on that.

1642
02:24:03,000 --> 02:24:06,000
We could walk in true government at the same time.

1643
02:24:06,000 --> 02:24:10,000
I really think we can, which you'll need to ship in your staff.

1644
02:24:10,000 --> 02:24:12,000
And this commission will need to ship.

1645
02:24:12,000 --> 02:24:14,000
We could do this.

1646
02:24:14,000 --> 02:24:15,000
I know we can.

1647
02:24:15,000 --> 02:24:18,000
But it's going to take some ingenuity.

1648
02:24:18,000 --> 02:24:22,000
It's going to take all of us to resonance.

1649
02:24:22,000 --> 02:24:25,000
To profoundly say, hey, what do we want there?

1650
02:24:25,000 --> 02:24:27,000
You've got to speak up.

1651
02:24:27,000 --> 02:24:29,000
You've got to be engaged.

1652
02:24:29,000 --> 02:24:32,000
And you've got to be patient.

1653
02:24:32,000 --> 02:24:36,000
Because it won't happen overnight.

1654
02:24:36,000 --> 02:24:40,000
It won't happen overnight.

1655
02:24:40,000 --> 02:24:42,000
And I'm going to happen my first term.

1656
02:24:42,000 --> 02:24:45,000
And if I'm fortunate enough to get a second term, maybe I happen again.

1657
02:24:45,000 --> 02:24:49,000
But at least we'll have a plan and action with people see that vision.

1658
02:24:49,000 --> 02:24:51,000
And that's what I want to have.

1659
02:24:51,000 --> 02:24:54,000
That said, I'm going to hear my other colleagues.

1660
02:24:54,000 --> 02:24:55,000
Thank you.

1661
02:24:55,000 --> 02:24:57,000
Thank you, Commissioner.

1662
02:24:57,000 --> 02:24:58,000
Thank you, Commissioner.

1663
02:24:58,000 --> 02:25:00,000
Thank you, Mayor.

1664
02:25:01,000 --> 02:25:03,000
I, too, city manager.

1665
02:25:03,000 --> 02:25:07,000
And thank you, Ms. Harra and Ms.

1666
02:25:09,000 --> 02:25:10,000
Harra.

1667
02:25:10,000 --> 02:25:11,000
My railroad.

1668
02:25:11,000 --> 02:25:14,000
And Ms. Harra for the presentations.

1669
02:25:14,000 --> 02:25:18,000
I want to commend you on your work, what you do.

1670
02:25:18,000 --> 02:25:23,000
I know it could be challenging, receiving communications.

1671
02:25:23,000 --> 02:25:27,000
And you may think that you're not doing anything, but I see you.

1672
02:25:27,000 --> 02:25:30,000
And every time we go out to a grand opening,

1673
02:25:30,000 --> 02:25:37,000
the first thing a person will say is they talk about how welcoming,

1674
02:25:37,000 --> 02:25:41,000
how helpful you were for helping them with their business,

1675
02:25:41,000 --> 02:25:46,000
and how to get them, you know, where they are with open doors.

1676
02:25:46,000 --> 02:25:53,000
In addition to what I have to ask, I just want to encourage you.

1677
02:25:53,000 --> 02:25:56,000
You are doing a great job.

1678
02:25:56,000 --> 02:25:59,000
And keep it up.

1679
02:25:59,000 --> 02:26:05,000
And because people see you, I know I see you.

1680
02:26:05,000 --> 02:26:08,000
And I know you are trying your best.

1681
02:26:08,000 --> 02:26:13,000
You are out there hitting the pavement because you know what the community is saying.

1682
02:26:13,000 --> 02:26:15,000
You know what the people are saying.

1683
02:26:15,000 --> 02:26:21,000
So I just want to thank you.

1684
02:26:21,000 --> 02:26:27,000
And with that, also being said, Mr. City Manager A bear.

1685
02:26:27,000 --> 02:26:33,000
I know we have ongoing projects right now going on in the CRA.

1686
02:26:33,000 --> 02:26:40,000
And I fully support that we complete those projects.

1687
02:26:40,000 --> 02:26:44,000
It would be on productive if we were stopping the middle of the projects.

1688
02:26:44,000 --> 02:26:48,000
Then we will have unfinished projects all over the city of Auckland Park,

1689
02:26:48,000 --> 02:26:50,000
and that's not what we want.

1690
02:26:51,000 --> 02:26:56,000
However, there's nothing wrong with keeping the communication going on.

1691
02:26:56,000 --> 02:27:02,000
But it's to happen in other places that are outside of the CRA area.

1692
02:27:02,000 --> 02:27:07,000
Because we all know and I'm sure we all can agree that they need to be addressed.

1693
02:27:07,000 --> 02:27:17,000
And making our lives, forget what slide that was, better, our community better.

1694
02:27:17,000 --> 02:27:23,000
So I totally understand and I just want to continue with the conversations.

1695
02:27:23,000 --> 02:27:31,000
That's why I say, when I say the West side is going to be rebuilt.

1696
02:27:31,000 --> 02:27:34,000
I don't mean tomorrow.

1697
02:27:34,000 --> 02:27:40,000
I'm speaking in an existence and I'm speaking it because I know it will.

1698
02:27:40,000 --> 02:27:48,000
Just like it happened over here, this CRA started back in what 2005 and we're in 2025 and we're still not completed.

1699
02:27:48,000 --> 02:27:55,000
So I know eventually when we start on the West side, at least all those that want and again,

1700
02:27:55,000 --> 02:27:58,000
like you said, we can't make a business.

1701
02:27:58,000 --> 02:28:05,000
I've had, I've contacted, I've had personal contact with several businesses regarding the West side.

1702
02:28:05,000 --> 02:28:13,000
But if the building, the area, if it's not conducive to their business, they're just not going to go further.

1703
02:28:13,000 --> 02:28:21,000
So we are reaching out to people to come to fill the West side.

1704
02:28:21,000 --> 02:28:28,000
But to that point, I do want to ask questions, just for public consumption.

1705
02:28:29,000 --> 02:28:38,000
Are there incentive that are currently being offered to anyone that would like to come and start their business on the West side?

1706
02:28:38,000 --> 02:28:40,000
Yes, Commissioner, thank you for the question.

1707
02:28:40,000 --> 02:28:53,000
So everybody who comes to us and say that they're looking to open a business within the West side or within the QCT, which is the area for which you expanded your QCT business incentive program.

1708
02:28:53,000 --> 02:28:55,000
Tell them about that opportunity.

1709
02:28:55,000 --> 02:29:00,000
And we provide them with the guidelines and offer assistance for the application.

1710
02:29:00,000 --> 02:29:12,000
As I mentioned earlier, we had a ready property that came before you to benefit from this program and they have already completed the work is the Ocompark Plaza.

1711
02:29:12,000 --> 02:29:14,000
Right, thank you.

1712
02:29:14,000 --> 02:29:22,000
And I know I know I probably expressed it wrong, like an extension of the CR A being offered to the West side.

1713
02:29:22,000 --> 02:29:26,000
I'm probably saying it wrong, but I know it's for the facade.

1714
02:29:26,000 --> 02:29:33,000
So I can help clarify that, Renee, is it possible to pull a map?

1715
02:29:33,000 --> 02:29:39,000
Yes, please.

1716
02:29:39,000 --> 02:29:53,000
I think that would be easier.

1717
02:29:53,000 --> 02:29:58,000
No, it's a map that shows the QCT, BIP.

1718
02:30:00,000 --> 02:30:19,160
I think we already downloaded. So, yes, in the meantime, just by means of clarification, this

1719
02:30:19,160 --> 02:30:25,080
theory boundaries cannot be expanded without going through that extensive process that I talked

1720
02:30:25,080 --> 02:30:33,400
about at the beginning. What this commission did last year was to expand the business

1721
02:30:33,400 --> 02:30:45,240
grant program to the West Side QCT to address that area in need. With that resolution, you

1722
02:30:45,240 --> 02:30:56,980
also expanded the area of benefit for this program to the properties located north of the

1723
02:30:56,980 --> 02:31:03,680
open park boulevard corridor to make sure that the transformation was made consistent.

1724
02:31:03,680 --> 02:31:11,480
Because, as you know, your QCT is south of open park boulevard to the south bounded to the city boundaries

1725
02:31:11,480 --> 02:31:19,320
to the south. In addition to that adjacent area, north of the open park boulevard corridor, this

1726
02:31:19,320 --> 02:31:29,240
new QCT business incentive program also covers adjacent areas of the CRA boundaries that

1727
02:31:29,240 --> 02:31:37,080
were not included within the CRA and that cannot benefit from the existing CRA business incentive program. So,

1728
02:31:37,080 --> 02:31:44,920
this new grant allows properties within the QCT and the adjacent areas that I just mentioned

1729
02:31:44,920 --> 02:31:53,040
to benefit from public funding to offset the cost of their facade and exterior improvements.

1730
02:31:53,040 --> 02:32:05,840
Okay, because I know there is a business actually a plaza that took advantage of it and it looks awesome.

1731
02:32:05,840 --> 02:32:14,880
Yeah, the open park plaza is just be great if their neighbors would take advantage, you know,

1732
02:32:14,880 --> 02:32:20,560
if it's available. Absolutely. So, one of the things that we do during our business visitations

1733
02:32:20,560 --> 02:32:27,400
is to make businesses aware of this opportunity. So, they can communicate that to their property managers

1734
02:32:27,400 --> 02:32:34,120
or the property owners. And whenever we get an opportunity to talk with a property owner within the area,

1735
02:32:34,120 --> 02:32:42,520
that could benefit from the QCT, we also make them aware of that. But as the city manager mentioned,

1736
02:32:42,520 --> 02:32:49,880
since we don't own the property, we can only facilitate in providing information, but we have no control on them

1737
02:32:49,880 --> 02:32:57,160
actually pursuing the grant and completing the application. Thank you. Thank you so much. My pleasure.

1738
02:32:57,400 --> 02:33:03,640
And my one last question is for the city manager. I didn't get a chance that you would probably

1739
02:33:03,640 --> 02:33:11,480
get back to me on this and it's fine, but it's regarding late side. I know years ago we spoke about upgrading the

1740
02:33:11,480 --> 02:33:19,000
millions and everything. Is that project waiting for the urban league or is just not time yet?

1741
02:33:19,640 --> 02:33:25,720
There are two different projects I think that you're referencing here. One is connected to the urban league

1742
02:33:25,800 --> 02:33:31,080
and the other is connected to the county and they both come together at 26th and 21st Avenue.

1743
02:33:31,960 --> 02:33:38,840
The urban league project, they are currently deciding who they're going to work with as the designer

1744
02:33:39,720 --> 02:33:46,040
at which point we will re-engage with them and have conversations with them about public improvements

1745
02:33:46,040 --> 02:33:53,880
that might be considered as part of that development. The county project Sierra is slated for

1746
02:33:54,040 --> 02:34:00,600
construction in later this year. They're actually wrapping up the 100% design right now.

1747
02:34:00,600 --> 02:34:08,680
So this is south of Oakland Park Boulevard running along 21st Avenue. So the important message I think

1748
02:34:08,680 --> 02:34:14,760
that's communicated here and there are two and thank you commissioner but who for reiterating it.

1749
02:34:15,480 --> 02:34:22,120
This doesn't happen overnight and we are engaged over there and we are working diligently to find partners

1750
02:34:22,120 --> 02:34:27,000
and to provide opportunities and the concept that we're not doing

1751
02:34:28,760 --> 02:34:37,080
whatever is expected on the part of the community is because there is a lot on our play right now and I told

1752
02:34:37,080 --> 02:34:45,320
all of you this at the beginning of the year we're moving 90% of our staff and we're building roadways

1753
02:34:45,320 --> 02:34:52,200
and buildings and building out parks and this is only what we showed you in the CRA folks.

1754
02:34:54,280 --> 02:35:01,000
I've never worked with the city that has undertaken as many projects and delivered as

1755
02:35:03,080 --> 02:35:11,640
beautiful as this staff has delivered. Whether it's in parks like the Stunts and Nature Trail or

1756
02:35:11,640 --> 02:35:19,000
in new buildings like Station 9 private developments like Bliss and Oakland and the Sky Building and

1757
02:35:19,000 --> 02:35:28,200
everything else and I have to say it gets it gets overwhelming sometimes to try to figure out how we can

1758
02:35:28,200 --> 02:35:35,160
stay on top of everything that we have on our play right now. So I appreciate commissioner but we saw for

1759
02:35:35,480 --> 02:35:42,360
patience. Thank you Mr. Abair and I know you all are over I just wanted to know a

1760
02:35:42,360 --> 02:35:49,080
time I because I know it was years and I know things do not happen over to over you know. Thank you.

1761
02:35:52,680 --> 02:36:01,960
Thank you Mayor just want to thank both Miss Herrera as well as Miss Mourara for a wonderful

1762
02:36:01,960 --> 02:36:11,960
presentation and we got it and I just love how you articulated your points and we heard it loud and clear

1763
02:36:11,960 --> 02:36:17,880
it resonated and it certainly does take time okay and I have the patience of Job.

1764
02:36:19,720 --> 02:36:28,520
Lots of patience. I learned that it didn't happen overnight and I I have been a big

1765
02:36:29,160 --> 02:36:41,800
proponent for revitalizing the entire city but I have put a lot of emphasis on the west side so

1766
02:36:41,800 --> 02:36:54,360
happen I live on the west side. Wow I know that we do not own land in certain areas

1767
02:36:55,480 --> 02:37:07,560
Mr. Abair but what I do believe that we can do is form some

1768
02:37:08,440 --> 02:37:19,320
courtship for better word solicitation of partners. The right partners I got Mr. Doody's

1769
02:37:19,320 --> 02:37:29,960
attention turn around and he looked at me says where are you going with that. Thank you you had moved

1770
02:37:29,960 --> 02:37:41,160
that time. I I'm I'm not too sure how much we are engaging some of those partners

1771
02:37:43,880 --> 02:37:56,280
that have stepped up and partnered with us to do you know the PPPs you know project we have going on and I

1772
02:37:56,280 --> 02:38:08,040
love the concept I think what I'm hearing and I do speak to citizens on a daily basis is

1773
02:38:09,240 --> 02:38:19,960
well they understand they do wrong wasn't built overnight and we're not wrong with very small city

1774
02:38:19,960 --> 02:38:32,840
however I think what we need to do and and to your point commission but who is walking chew

1775
02:38:32,840 --> 02:38:42,760
gum at the same time I like that analogy you know yes we we will continue to focus on what we set out

1776
02:38:42,760 --> 02:38:55,800
to do however we have to be multi task but single focus but continue you know to engage the the

1777
02:38:56,200 --> 02:39:18,840
peripheral so whatever can happen to engage or attract people partners I'm saying let's do it

1778
02:39:18,840 --> 02:39:33,400
legally of course right is the duty yes sir so if there are people partners who are interested in

1779
02:39:34,760 --> 02:39:48,440
investing in our city I think we should engage them but keep in mind that we know what we want in our city

1780
02:39:48,440 --> 02:39:59,480
we know we will look in for a vibrant city we're looking for certain type of businesses certain

1781
02:39:59,480 --> 02:40:10,920
type of development in our city and we can achieve that you know speaking of the flea market that's

1782
02:40:10,920 --> 02:40:19,640
one of the places that I will be visiting I know that we don't own that plaza but we certainly have

1783
02:40:20,840 --> 02:40:32,840
our community enhancement department that can enforce our rules to make sure that people are compliant

1784
02:40:33,160 --> 02:40:50,920
you know to our mission of keeping our city clean green and sustainable so I I understood the

1785
02:40:51,480 --> 02:41:03,080
presentation it was wonderfully presented and we are here to support as commissioners I think we all

1786
02:41:03,080 --> 02:41:14,120
understand what the mission is and don't forget Northwest 44th Street that's a city on the street

1787
02:41:14,840 --> 02:41:28,680
it was closed when our very long serving vice mayor was part of the day is that street used to be

1788
02:41:28,680 --> 02:41:36,920
closed and then it was opened unfortunately it killed the dreams of a lot of the homeowners who purchased

1789
02:41:37,880 --> 02:41:49,720
on that street we want to keep that street good we want to keep it viable we want to keep

1790
02:41:51,000 --> 02:41:56,920
we want to mitigate the speeding which has gotten worse I don't care about who's coming from

1791
02:41:57,640 --> 02:42:06,760
the turnpike or whose turn it's who needs to get from i95 so 441 that's not my problem

1792
02:42:08,440 --> 02:42:16,760
okay there are a lot of residents in that area children are walking the streets from the schools

1793
02:42:16,760 --> 02:42:25,080
it is too much speeding so I know that you work very hard on presenting something a couple of years

1794
02:42:25,080 --> 02:42:36,280
ago and it didn't pan out but let's continue because people are asking that's it for me thank you

1795
02:42:37,000 --> 02:42:44,840
thank you commissioner I think everyone else spoke I just have to say I really appreciate health staff

1796
02:42:44,840 --> 02:42:51,640
acknowledges our progress and identifies our opportunities for improvement it's important and I think we do

1797
02:42:51,640 --> 02:42:58,760
it well we we celebrate our successes and progress and I think that's an important thing to do to

1798
02:42:58,760 --> 02:43:08,360
keep us motivated and focused I know staff works on the long term objectives while they're working on

1799
02:43:08,360 --> 02:43:14,680
their day to day responsibilities and I know that can be overwhelming and I think the entire commission

1800
02:43:14,680 --> 02:43:20,280
is very thankful that we do have the staff that we have and I want to say no one's perfect and sometimes

1801
02:43:20,360 --> 02:43:27,480
we drop the ball and that applies to all of us so I have found that when we do drop the ball

1802
02:43:28,120 --> 02:43:33,640
we pick it up and we apologize for dropping the ball and move forward that's the right thing to do so

1803
02:43:35,320 --> 02:43:41,320
some people can't run a household and we've got a bunch of people that are running a city and it's not easy

1804
02:43:41,320 --> 02:43:48,280
so sometimes sometimes that ball gets dropped I do believe we need to work towards our long and

1805
02:43:48,280 --> 02:43:58,440
short term goals I think we need to do it one day at a time we need to make as a commission and as

1806
02:43:58,440 --> 02:44:03,960
as a city manager has proven we need to make reasonable and responsible decisions as we hit

1807
02:44:03,960 --> 02:44:10,120
roadblocks along the way so I can't tell you right now how we're going to react to a certain situation

1808
02:44:10,680 --> 02:44:18,200
until that situation hits and we know what the factors are that we're up against so I just will say

1809
02:44:18,200 --> 02:44:26,600
that I have trust and confidence in everyone that works for the city if the ball's dropped we'll

1810
02:44:26,600 --> 02:44:34,120
acknowledge that happened and we'll fix what went wrong so I appreciate and know that staff will do

1811
02:44:34,120 --> 02:44:42,120
their best and I just have to say 10 years the city has come a long way a very long way and we've got a long

1812
02:44:42,120 --> 02:44:49,640
way to go yet we've got a lot of low hanging fruit yet as a community please continue share your

1813
02:44:49,640 --> 02:44:56,840
ideas with staff share your observations as you drive through the city watch what's going on around

1814
02:44:56,840 --> 02:45:00,040
the city watch or something needs to be fixed replete

1815
02:45:00,000 --> 02:45:18,000
We appreciate it. There's not a squeaky wheel. I have learned one thing I recently retired from my job and I worked for 39 years for the same company and I learned one thing along the way through many bosses.

1816
02:45:18,000 --> 02:45:29,000
It wasn't what I said, but it was how I said it that made the difference. That is part of what I think my longevity of my job is. So we want to hear from you.

1817
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We want to hear your ideas. We want to be productive and most important. Thank you guys for everything you do for the city of Oakland Park.

1818
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And I think that is it for this final presentation at this time. I'd like to take 10 minutes for restroom break. So we'll be back at 927, please.

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Thank you.

1820
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Thank you.

1821
02:47:09,000 --> 02:47:11,000
Thank you.

1822
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Thank you.

1823
02:48:09,000 --> 02:48:11,000
Thank you.

1824
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Thank you.

1825
02:49:09,000 --> 02:49:11,000
Thank you.

1826
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Thank you.

1827
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Thank you.

1828
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Thank you.

1829
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Thank you.

1830
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Thank you.

1831
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Thank you.

1832
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Thank you.

1833
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Thank you.

1834
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Thank you.

1835
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Thank you.

1836
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Thank you.

1837
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Thank you.

1838
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Thank you.

1839
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Thank you.

1840
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Thank you.

1841
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Thank you.

1842
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Thank you.

1843
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Thank you.

1844
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Thank you.

1845
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Thank you.

1846
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Thank you.

1847
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Thank you.

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1213-2025 through July 12, 2025. In an amount not to exceed budget and availability, provide for conflicts, provide

1849
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facility, provide for an effective date. It remains to reduce by title only a resolution, city commission,

1850
03:00:15,000 --> 03:00:21,000
civil park floor up. Approving authorised the proper city official section of three year agreement piggyback

1851
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in the city of Cape Coral, contract 19-17-12-hour HR, with advanced roofing ink for roofing

1852
03:00:28,000 --> 03:00:34,000
maintenance and repair services. In an amount not to exceed budget and availability, provide

1853
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for conflicts, provide for a serverability, provide for an effective date.

1854
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Item 9 is a resolution by title only a resolution, city commission, civil park floor up,

1855
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approved in a proposal from Kimely Horn Associates to provide assistance with community

1856
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shuttle program. In an amount not to exceed $10,000, provide for serverability and

1857
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effective date. Item 10 is a resolution by title only a resolution, city commission,

1858
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civil park floor up. Approving authorised the proper city official section of agreement

1859
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with Safeware Ink in a amount of 338,918-25 cents for the purchase and

1860
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installation of AV equipment and cabling for the city commission chambers at the new city

1861
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off facility along with the approved owners' contingency of $40,000.

1862
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Piggy backing nominee, a cooperative contract is bill-4000,

1863
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a $46, public safety emergency preparedness, and related service,

1864
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providing for proposed budget amendment, provide for bike58,

1865
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provide in an effective date. Item 11, se替 me.

1866
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Approving of refri dull from professional e.g tonight to provide pre-installation

1867
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installation, collaboration, installation, oversight, quality control, 60-day post-installment

1868
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support, and the removal and relocation exists in equipment for repurchase, reproposing

1869
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in the city in the sky building, private conflicts, several billion effective day.

1870
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Item 12's Resolution by Title Lone of Resolution, City Convention,

1871
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C. Volkabar Fura, a proven authorised of our city officials'

1872
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as I've seen the updated state highway lighting, lighting maintenance and compensation agreement

1873
03:02:20,080 --> 03:02:27,360
with FTOT for maintaining approximately 400 FTOT own street lights located along state roads

1874
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within city limits, provide for conflicts, several billion effective day.

1875
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Item 13's Resolution by Title Lone of Resolution, City Commission,

1876
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C. Volkabar Fura, a proven authorised in the proper city officials,

1877
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to enroll the city in the 20-25 Mayor's Monarch pledge program. They are by committing to restoring

1878
03:02:47,200 --> 03:02:52,880
Monarch butterfly habitat within the community and encouraging residents to participate

1879
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in similar efforts, provide for conflicts, several billion effective day. That concludes the

1880
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consent agenda Mr. Mayor.

1881
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Motion to adopt.

1882
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Thank you.

1883
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Vice Mayor, I'm a commissioner Gordon.

1884
03:03:06,240 --> 03:03:07,840
Yes, Mr. Nubel. Yes.

1885
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Mr. Budhill, Mayor Lonekin. Yes.

1886
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Okay, and item number five, I actually asked to be pulled over the past several months. We received a lot of

1887
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feedback from residents and exactly what we want. This was regarding the Northeast 38 street rail road

1888
03:03:26,960 --> 03:03:35,440
crossing. It is now on the agenda for rehabilitation and that expense to the city is going to be

1889
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approximately $632,000. It's a major expense to repair the roadways and why I brought it up,

1890
03:03:44,800 --> 03:03:49,040
Mr. Abear, is hoping that Mr. Carbon might just be able to give us a couple bullet points on what to

1891
03:03:49,040 --> 03:03:53,200
expect or anything that he can share on that project.

1892
03:03:53,200 --> 03:03:55,200
Mr. Carbon, if you would please.

1893
03:03:55,200 --> 03:03:58,880
Yes, thank you. Thank you, Mayor. Vice Mayor, see you, Mayor.

1894
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And see the commission, Albert Carbon Public Works Director. This is the Northwest 38 street

1895
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crossing. This is the one by the Northwest 10th Avenue by the school board, just west of 95.

1896
03:04:10,960 --> 03:04:18,880
This is the SFRTA or CSX railroad crossing. It is being completely refurbished except for the

1897
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rail tracks themselves. It will be the the ballets that support those tracks, the ties that support

1898
03:04:24,720 --> 03:04:34,160
that and then the two approach legs that through to asphalt approach legs from both directions will be

1899
03:04:34,160 --> 03:04:39,600
reconstructed within the hundred foot right away, the consists of the CSX right away.

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We have no schedule on where they can complete once we sign this agreement. They do have

1901
03:04:45,760 --> 03:04:51,120
materials to order and other things to in the contractor to get it get mobilized.

1902
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So they will let us know. Give us about 30 day window. This type of work usually takes with about a week

1903
03:04:58,080 --> 03:05:03,840
to perform. It could take longer to have been a weather conditions. So that's my update from the

1904
03:05:03,840 --> 03:05:09,120
form for the city commission. Perfect. Thank you, Mr. Carbon. So it sounds like probably for a week

1905
03:05:09,120 --> 03:05:14,000
period or however long they would close off the whole section. People would leave through this the 10th

1906
03:05:14,000 --> 03:05:22,560
Avenue. Yes, they have got 38 street closed from from powerline road. I'm both from

1907
03:05:22,560 --> 03:05:29,680
powerline road to traffic through powerline road while traffic through 10th Avenue. I will work with

1908
03:05:29,680 --> 03:05:35,280
the neighborhood, whether they want the north west 21st Avenue, gate up in a 39th while edge construction

1909
03:05:35,280 --> 03:05:40,560
is going. That'll be what we work out with the neighborhood. Perfect. Excellent. And do you know and just

1910
03:05:40,560 --> 03:05:47,600
curious, I know there's always been some activity regarding a light pole over there with accidents and

1911
03:05:47,600 --> 03:05:54,880
things. Is there any restructuring of the roadway there or not really? I'm not really familiar with

1912
03:05:54,880 --> 03:05:58,560
that light pole. You'd have to let me know which one they're talking about the way. The weather we have

1913
03:05:58,560 --> 03:06:07,520
issues west of 10th Avenue. It's not at that intersection. It's not so much the light pole. It's the way

1914
03:06:07,520 --> 03:06:12,800
the street comes up. It moves over this when the moves back that. There's nothing there's straight

1915
03:06:12,800 --> 03:06:18,720
the road out. There's a yes. There is a little as curving the road. If that's retired with the median

1916
03:06:18,720 --> 03:06:25,120
in middle of the road to prevent cars from crossing over the to the other lane to get through the

1917
03:06:25,120 --> 03:06:30,160
railroad tracks when the arms are down. We have complaints of that but that has to do with people

1918
03:06:30,160 --> 03:06:36,880
not paying attention to the they're increased speed to meet the the road tracks. But the

1919
03:06:36,880 --> 03:06:44,320
curves there are the curves and we did repay the curves within the past month. Perfect. I appreciate it.

1920
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Anyone else any questions? No. Thank you for clarifying that. I know this does not start the work

1921
03:06:55,600 --> 03:07:07,440
but at least the agreement is there to get started. Thank you Mayor. I'm just excited that this work

1922
03:07:07,440 --> 03:07:17,520
is getting ready to start. Begin because I'm sure like yourself. All of us we've spoken with received

1923
03:07:17,520 --> 03:07:24,720
calls from residents. I'm just excited that this is getting ready to go into the works and thank you

1924
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so much Mr. Carvin for explaining. We would then need a motion in a second, motion in a second.

1925
03:07:30,720 --> 03:07:34,720
Second. Resolution by title only. Resolution City Commission. See if we'll part forward

1926
03:07:34,720 --> 03:07:38,160
to moving on through our private city to choose the excuse to try part of the agreement for the

1927
03:07:38,160 --> 03:07:45,280
power of transportation, the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. Three in verse F served for

1928
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rehabilitation, the great crossing associated crossing control devices at Northwest 38 Street

1929
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provide a conflict, sir, but in effective date. Okay and we choose we need a motion. We were

1930
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ahead of motion in a second. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes. Mr. Newbulb. Yes.

1931
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Yes. Yes. All right and agenda item number 14. Resolution by title only. Resolution City Commission.

1932
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See if we'll come part for it up. Approving authorized in the proper city, official exit,

1933
03:08:22,480 --> 03:08:26,720
execute a revocable license agreement and see if we'll come part in part accounting for the

1934
03:08:26,720 --> 03:08:32,720
purpose of permitting access, installation and maintenance of city monuments, signage, and associated

1935
03:08:32,720 --> 03:08:38,560
landscaping within the county right away along Prospect Road, providing a conflict, several billion

1936
03:08:38,560 --> 03:08:46,560
effective date. In Mr. Iber, you have a presentation. We do Mr. Sierra Marrero is here to walk us through

1937
03:08:46,560 --> 03:08:53,360
this item and we're very excited that we're moving closer to having our entry way our first entry way

1938
03:08:53,360 --> 03:09:01,360
erected. Sierra? Secondly for what? This is our entry. Well, these are our brand new design.

1939
03:09:01,360 --> 03:09:07,120
The first one is over Dixie on the southern end going north. We worry we'll approve that one.

1940
03:09:09,680 --> 03:09:13,120
Correct. The panel looks one. Yes. Erected first.

1941
03:09:13,120 --> 03:09:23,200
Yeah, absolutely. And we are in a tight competition with the Dixie Highway location between the two of

1942
03:09:23,200 --> 03:09:28,320
them. So once again, Sierra, we're a director of engineering and community development tonight here

1943
03:09:28,320 --> 03:09:32,960
to talk to you about the revocable license agreement with Broward County for the Prospect Road location

1944
03:09:32,960 --> 03:09:39,440
for the city's entry sign. So the purpose of this agreement that is before you, we are staying

1945
03:09:39,440 --> 03:09:44,640
focused to our strategic plan and our objectives on ensuring that we enhance our civic identity

1946
03:09:44,640 --> 03:09:50,080
as a city as we rebrand ourselves for our open park second century. The sign that we are talking about

1947
03:09:50,080 --> 03:09:56,880
this evening is at the west on Prospect Road, west of 21st Avenue near the Oak Tree Development.

1948
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The county does own the right away jurisdiction there. So we are required to execute a revocable

1949
03:10:04,000 --> 03:10:10,400
license agreement with the county in order to not only install but to maintain and access that

1950
03:10:10,400 --> 03:10:18,800
property to have our sign on their property location. And I'll just back up the city entry sign location

1951
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is actually shown there as you can see on the north side of the road of Prospect Road west of 21st Avenue.

1952
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And this is a rendering to remind the commission and the community of what our new entryway sign looks

1953
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like. We did get a sneak peek as to the actual constructed version and it is very, very close to the

1954
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rendering so we're very excited to unveil that to you once this is executed and we can get through the rest of the

1955
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permitting process. This was approved by Commission with Donville Signs back in August of 2024.

1956
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And so it is the recommendation of staff that the city commission adopted a resolution authorizing the

1957
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appropriate city officials to execute a revocable license agreement between the city of Oak

1958
03:10:59,040 --> 03:11:04,880
Park and Broad County for the permit purposes of permitting access, installation and maintenance

1959
03:11:04,880 --> 03:11:10,240
of the city monument signage and associated landscaping within the county right away along Prospect Road.

1960
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If you have any questions regarding the agreement, I'm available. Thank you, Ms. Murrow.

1961
03:11:16,560 --> 03:11:22,960
Second. One thing to say and I already talked to Andrew about it, make sure that the well water doesn't

1962
03:11:22,960 --> 03:11:28,320
hit the sign. He's already done a tamaract sign. Tamaract sign looks like it's 20 years old already.

1963
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Yeah, it's I go by their every attacking home every day and the well because all that all that

1964
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center median is all well water and actually we're responsible for all the maintenance on that

1965
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center median even the even the wells and everything but to make sure that well water does not hit that

1966
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sign. That's an ain't no cheap sign.

1967
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Vice Mayor Ernst. Yes. Commissioner Gordon. Yes, Commissioner Noobold. Yes,

1968
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Commissioner. Yes, and we move on to reports from the city commission who'd like to start us off.

1969
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Vice Mayor.

1970
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Don't tonight.

1971
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Just thinking again, the president's like he said mayor for their input on everything and contact

1972
03:12:26,080 --> 03:12:33,200
letting us know because together we can build a great city and also I just I know it's been a

1973
03:12:33,200 --> 03:12:39,360
while for a lot of these events we attended but I must I would like to spot out the tree give away.

1974
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It was well organized.

1975
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People they stayed in that line, sandwiched they were there earlier because eventually you start running

1976
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out of the trees that they want but for the most part it was a great event well attended as well as

1977
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the organization was was awesome. So I love that event and then we also had a great time at the mayor's

1978
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gala. So that was nice and also career day was really nice.

1979
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As always the joy to go and encourage the children and be there for them.

1980
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And I'm looking forward to the art walk and also yeah. That's it in goodnight. Thank you, Commissioner.

1981
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I will real quick. Okay, tree give away beautiful. Let's have it again next year at that same venue. More room

1982
03:13:40,960 --> 03:13:56,960
more spacious. That's my request. What else? Oh yeah, I did attend a pep rally at

1983
03:13:56,960 --> 03:14:05,200
Lloyd estate elementary school because they're preparing for for their citywide exam and it was

1984
03:14:05,200 --> 03:14:10,880
absolutely phenomenal. The children were so responsive. We had an excellent time.

1985
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On last Saturday, May 3rd, I did my first cleanup of my adoptive street and it was a success.

1986
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I think I sent you some pictures. You probably didn't look at them. I can tell the way you

1987
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you're expression. But it's okay. It was actually there was a request and it was a loaded

1988
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email. So in any event, it was a fantastic turnout and thank you to Mr. Stephen Matier and staff for

1989
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providing us with all of the tools that we needed and I just want to say a huge thank you to all of the

1990
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volunteers. Happy month.

1991
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Another day to all of the mothers out there and the night.

1992
03:15:05,000 --> 03:15:14,000
Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you. And I'd like to echo Commissioner. Newball and Commissioner Gordon.

1993
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Vice Mayor didn't say anything. You're in hell. Commissioner, you're in hell.

1994
03:15:20,000 --> 03:15:25,000
Commissioner, you're not responsible.

1995
03:15:25,000 --> 03:15:32,000
But I want to say it, let me see.

1996
03:15:32,000 --> 03:15:40,000
I was at the slackening before I went to the fire house at North Andrew Gardens Elementary.

1997
03:15:40,000 --> 03:15:47,000
They have in the music show, parent night, is that popular cultural center?

1998
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From our between six to seven PM. So I said, I told personal, do hard. I will attend.

1999
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You know, I do make exceptions for when it's the last second.

2000
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You've been, I'll put it on my calendar. So it's albums I can afford today.

2001
03:16:03,000 --> 03:16:11,000
Also, myself and Mayor, we had a great time in Charles, cigars.

2002
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Business startup. That's right. I'm counting that number.

2003
03:16:16,000 --> 03:16:22,000
They came to North Andrew Gardens, opened up on commercial.

2004
03:16:22,000 --> 03:16:27,000
And the entrepreneur named Mike by the way, he came from Chicago.

2005
03:16:27,000 --> 03:16:34,000
He lost this business and it was beautiful in the establishment.

2006
03:16:34,000 --> 03:16:41,000
And he said, it's an internet business, e-commerce. He's going to sell those cigars all across the country.

2007
03:16:41,000 --> 03:16:45,000
But he wanted to come to open park city manager.

2008
03:16:45,000 --> 03:16:54,000
Because I see I a director, the two person operation director Herrera and the Caesar Gonzalez, you know,

2009
03:16:54,000 --> 03:16:58,000
to help bring the business right in my own business.

2010
03:16:58,000 --> 03:17:03,000
So I'm thankful for that. Thank you for always all the staff, the whole staff.

2011
03:17:03,000 --> 03:17:08,000
We got a good thing going.

2012
03:17:08,000 --> 03:17:21,000
But I must say this, I am troubled with the constant increase of the BSO budget that they submit to us.

2013
03:17:21,000 --> 03:17:26,000
Mr. Thompson, I assistant city city manager had a beautiful presentation.

2014
03:17:26,000 --> 03:17:29,000
And all the residents did appreciate that.

2015
03:17:29,000 --> 03:17:31,000
And it's always from year to year.

2016
03:17:31,000 --> 03:17:42,000
Ever since I've been in the city, he's been well-class in developing and disseminating what goes on in our budget.

2017
03:17:42,000 --> 03:17:44,000
That's why we got the best.

2018
03:17:44,000 --> 03:17:47,000
When he was the CFO, he was the best one.

2019
03:17:47,000 --> 03:17:53,000
Now he's going to be the best assistant city manager and the size of the limit.

2020
03:17:53,000 --> 03:17:59,000
But it is troubling with financial protections that's ongoing with BSO.

2021
03:17:59,000 --> 03:18:03,000
And I am concerned about this, you know.

2022
03:18:03,000 --> 03:18:08,000
We should have, we are, I hope we will have a robust discussion.

2023
03:18:08,000 --> 03:18:11,000
What we get for the increase.

2024
03:18:11,000 --> 03:18:14,000
So I'll leave it there for now.

2025
03:18:14,000 --> 03:18:17,000
But it is troubling.

2026
03:18:17,000 --> 03:18:18,000
It's troubling.

2027
03:18:18,000 --> 03:18:23,000
With that said, yes, I have a wonderful budget state.

2028
03:18:23,000 --> 03:18:24,000
This upcoming weekend.

2029
03:18:24,000 --> 03:18:26,000
It's a special day. We all have mothers.

2030
03:18:26,000 --> 03:18:28,000
Yes, we all do.

2031
03:18:28,000 --> 03:18:34,000
And my sisters, I have nephews.

2032
03:18:34,000 --> 03:18:38,000
And I pick up my mom all the time. She's in heaven.

2033
03:18:38,000 --> 03:18:43,000
And God's hands, but hey, if she wasn't hurt, I wouldn't be here.

2034
03:18:43,000 --> 03:18:45,000
And she would have been proud of us.

2035
03:18:45,000 --> 03:18:51,000
Because I know my sister tells me, with a brother, you know, you're doing great job.

2036
03:18:51,000 --> 03:18:56,000
So on all, I want my three sons model too as well.

2037
03:18:56,000 --> 03:19:00,000
And you know, all the ladies out there, you have a wonderful day.

2038
03:19:00,000 --> 03:19:02,000
Well, everyday is my stable.

2039
03:19:02,000 --> 03:19:05,000
You know, we know you got a special this time.

2040
03:19:05,000 --> 03:19:08,000
So with that said, I'm good.

2041
03:19:08,000 --> 03:19:11,000
God bless, so compartment, God bless.

2042
03:19:11,000 --> 03:19:18,000
Each and every one of you, BSO, L.T. Mary, I see you back there.

2043
03:19:18,000 --> 03:19:21,000
Thank you for representing us all the time.

2044
03:19:21,000 --> 03:19:26,000
Chief, Kvannick, I love the presentation.

2045
03:19:26,000 --> 03:19:30,000
And you know, I hope you got to send me those pictures.

2046
03:19:30,000 --> 03:19:35,000
Every time I see a truck, I just got to jump on any.

2047
03:19:35,000 --> 03:19:38,000
And it's a great presentation. I love the ceremony.

2048
03:19:38,000 --> 03:19:43,000
So thank you for keeping us safe and protected each and every day.

2049
03:19:43,000 --> 03:19:48,000
So I thank all our three hundred and forty-some of our employees too as well.

2050
03:19:48,000 --> 03:19:50,000
You are a professional.

2051
03:19:50,000 --> 03:19:51,000
And we love you.

2052
03:19:51,000 --> 03:19:56,000
And yeah, I demand a lot because I was one of you and I had to bust my plate.

2053
03:19:56,000 --> 03:19:59,000
And yeah, sometimes we don't other people's job.

2054
03:19:59,000 --> 03:20:01,000
But you know what?

2055
03:20:01,000 --> 03:20:04,000
The victory is that we public servants.

2056
03:20:04,000 --> 03:20:06,000
And we give them back to our community.

2057
03:20:06,000 --> 03:20:11,000
So I know it's tough, but I appreciate each and every one of you.

2058
03:20:11,000 --> 03:20:13,000
What do you do?

2059
03:20:13,000 --> 03:20:15,000
W.B.

2060
03:20:15,000 --> 03:20:16,000
And be well.

2061
03:20:16,000 --> 03:20:17,000
Take care.

2062
03:20:17,000 --> 03:20:18,000
Thank you commissioner.

2063
03:20:18,000 --> 03:20:19,000
We appreciate that.

2064
03:20:19,000 --> 03:20:20,000
And you hit it right on the head.

2065
03:20:20,000 --> 03:20:22,000
There's a lot of thanks go around.

2066
03:20:22,000 --> 03:20:24,000
Thanks to staff and all the volunteers.

2067
03:20:24,000 --> 03:20:27,000
Like the rest of the commission was saying on another successful free tree.

2068
03:20:27,000 --> 03:20:28,000
Give away.

2069
03:20:28,000 --> 03:20:36,000
I just want to also say thanks to Molly Furch for having native swamp milkweed plants available for our residents this year.

2070
03:20:36,000 --> 03:20:40,000
It's a wonderful plant for helping to save the monarch butterflies.

2071
03:20:41,000 --> 03:20:45,000
A special thank you and goodbye to Alexandria per side.

2072
03:20:45,000 --> 03:20:48,000
She's a manager at hands on South Florida.

2073
03:20:48,000 --> 03:20:55,000
Alexandria has been a wonderful organizer and a leader for the Oakland Park monthly food packing and delivery.

2074
03:20:55,000 --> 03:21:01,000
She's relocating to New York in her final day with hands on South Florida is actually today.

2075
03:21:01,000 --> 03:21:04,000
And just best wishes on your new adventures.

2076
03:21:04,000 --> 03:21:06,000
Alexandria you're going to be missed.

2077
03:21:07,000 --> 03:21:15,000
Rodrigo Satello will now be our main point of contact for hands on South Florida for that event.

2078
03:21:15,000 --> 03:21:20,000
Also, sincere appreciation to Mr. Duane Smith.

2079
03:21:20,000 --> 03:21:35,000
He just recently resigned from our arts and culture board and he is moving out of state and he expressed his appreciation for being on the board and I want to express our appreciation back for his contribution over the year.

2080
03:21:35,000 --> 03:21:46,000
As commissioner, but who was saying, you know, I just got to say publicly welcome Toro cigars and thank you for investing in Oakland Park.

2081
03:21:46,000 --> 03:21:49,000
They had their grand opening ribbon cutting this weekend.

2082
03:21:49,000 --> 03:21:52,000
So I just will say like any Oakland Park business.

2083
03:21:52,000 --> 03:21:57,000
If you are a cigar officially an adult, you may want to check them out.

2084
03:21:57,000 --> 03:22:04,000
This week, northeast high school has exams for their keyton bridge programs.

2085
03:22:04,000 --> 03:22:10,000
They are having pepper all these for exams this week. I was there Monday and Tuesday at 8 a.m.

2086
03:22:10,000 --> 03:22:18,000
If any of you guys can make it, they have it through next week to stay some are at 8 a.m. and some are 11.

2087
03:22:18,000 --> 03:22:21,000
Let Renee know when she has a contact name.

2088
03:22:21,000 --> 03:22:24,000
If you guys want to go and do a little pepper allying.

2089
03:22:24,000 --> 03:22:26,000
My understanding is the Cambridge program.

2090
03:22:26,000 --> 03:22:33,000
I believe there are about 1,700 students in northeast and I think 400 are in the Cambridge program.

2091
03:22:33,000 --> 03:22:36,000
Excellent. Yep.

2092
03:22:36,000 --> 03:22:45,000
Just today, I want to congratulate Division Chief Gregory May to our Oakland Park fire rescue.

2093
03:22:45,000 --> 03:22:48,000
He had served on the Oakland Park.

2094
03:22:48,000 --> 03:22:51,000
I'm the Oakland Park Fort Lauderdale Fire Department.

2095
03:22:51,000 --> 03:22:55,000
And he is now officially a Division Chief here in Oakland Park.

2096
03:22:55,000 --> 03:22:59,000
Welcome Mr. May. We appreciate your coming to Oakland Park.

2097
03:22:59,000 --> 03:23:07,000
And then also today, you may have heard we had finally a new fire truck was delivered and a new rescue vehicle.

2098
03:23:07,000 --> 03:23:09,000
And that dedication was today.

2099
03:23:09,000 --> 03:23:13,000
So again, having these new equipment is good.

2100
03:23:13,000 --> 03:23:20,000
Make sure our equipment is all up to shape and when they go for a call, it's going to start everything.

2101
03:23:20,000 --> 03:23:22,000
It's going to work properly.

2102
03:23:22,000 --> 03:23:25,000
That's all I have, Mr. A bear.

2103
03:23:25,000 --> 03:23:27,000
Nothing further. Thank you, man.

2104
03:23:27,000 --> 03:23:29,000
Mr. City Attorney.

2105
03:23:29,000 --> 03:23:35,000
Nothing but offering to all the mothers have a wonderful mother's day.

2106
03:23:35,000 --> 03:23:37,000
Thank you.

2107
03:23:37,000 --> 03:23:39,000
Motion to adjourn.