[0:05] I would like to call this

[0:09] meeting to order. Meeting number

[0:16] 20260122R. Tonight's music

[0:17] selection was made by

[0:18] Commissioner Brodie and the

[0:20] song selection was Break My

[0:21] Stride by Matthew Wilder.

[0:34] At the next City Commission

[0:35] meeting on February 12,

[0:37] Commissioner Welch will make

[0:40] the music selection. As we

[0:41] begin, we kindly ask that all

[0:42] mobile devices be silenced to

[0:44] ensure the best possible sound

[0:46] quality. Please speak clearly

[0:47] and directly

[0:48] into the microphone and

[0:49] remember to mute your

[0:50] microphone when you're not

[0:52] speaking. Should anyone

[0:53] experience difficulty hearing

[0:54] at any time, please raise your

[0:55] hand and a hearing device will

[0:58] be provided to you. Thank you

[0:59] for your cooperation.

[1:01] >> Thank you. Please call the

[1:04] roll?

[1:05] >> [CALLING ROLL]

[1:19] >> Thank you. I would like

[1:22] to ask all to rise for the

[1:23] Pledge of Allegiance.

[1:28] >>I pledge allegiance to the

[1:30] Flag of the United States of

[1:32] America and to the Republic

[1:34] for which it stands, one

[1:36] Nation under God, indivisible,

[1:37] with liberty and justice

[1:38] for all.

[1:46] >> This meeting is being

[1:47] conducted live

[1:48] with a physical quorum present.

[1:50] The material for today's

[1:51] meeting is available

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[2:23] decorum will be maintained

[2:24] throughout the meeting. Vocal

[2:25] outbursts, jeering, cheering or

[2:27] applause can impair the rights

[2:29] of others and derail the

[2:30] decision making process. Thank

[2:36] you. First off,

[2:37] we have a presentation of the

[2:40] Life Saving Commendation Award

[2:42] for members of the Coconut

[2:43] Creek Police Department and the

[2:45] Seminole Police Department.

[2:47] Chief of Police Hoffer will

[2:50] conduct the presentation.

[2:53] >> Good evening,

[2:54] Commissioners. Vice Mayor,

[2:56] Mayor, City Manager, City

[2:57] Attorney, City Clerk. Yes,

[2:59] ordinarily we have one or two

[3:00] people getting a life saving

[3:01] award. This one's special

[3:03] involves 10 officers that saved

[3:05] a 15 year old female,

[3:08] troubled female. So this time

[3:09] I'd like to call up the

[3:11] following people. Come on up

[3:12] when I call your name please

[3:13] to the deis. Lieutenant

[3:15] Jarsdorfer, Sergeant Dingis,

[3:17] Sergeant Garvey, Officer

[3:19] Harley, Officer Leonard,

[3:21] Officer Rodriguez, Officer

[3:23] Rals, Officer Salas. And

[3:25] from the Seminole PD, Lt.

[3:28] Woodbury and Officer Benitez,

[3:40] please. So I'll get this

[3:42] started. On October 18, 2025

[3:44] members of the Coconut Creek

[3:45] Police Department and

[3:46] Seminole Police Department

[3:47] responded

[3:48] to the parking lot garage

[3:49] of the Seminole Coconut Creek

[3:51] Casino. A 15 year old female

[3:52] had contacted 911 and stated

[3:54] that she was on top

[3:56] of the garage and wanted

[3:57] to jump off to end her life.

[4:00] Upon arrival, Officer Rowles

[4:01] located the female seated

[4:03] on the ledge on the north side

[4:04] of the garage

[4:05] with her feet dangling

[4:06] over the side. He quickly

[4:07] started speaking

[4:08] with the female and attempted

[4:10] to establish a rapport.

[4:11] Officers Bustamante, Cortez,

[4:12] Harley, Leonard and Morgan set

[4:14] up and monitor perimeter both

[4:15] on the ground and rooftop

[4:17] levels to prevent bystanders

[4:19] from entering the area.

[4:21] Sergeant Garvey and Seminole PD

[4:22] Sergeant now Lieutenant

[4:23] Woodbury arrived and also

[4:25] started to talk

[4:26] with the juvenile. Juvenile

[4:27] expressed several times

[4:29] about not wanting

[4:30] to be there due to family

[4:31] issues. A records check and

[4:32] conversations with the

[4:34] juvenile's family revealed that

[4:35] she had previously been subject

[4:36] to a Baker act evaluation and

[4:38] recently hospitalized. Upon

[4:40] arrival, Lieutenant Jarsdorf

[4:42] assessed the situation and

[4:43] requested assistance from our

[4:45] crisis negotiation team.

[4:46] Sergeant Dingis and Officer

[4:48] Salas later arrived

[4:49] on scene and also began

[4:51] to speak with the female.

[4:53] Through the course

[4:54] of the negotiation,

[4:55] the female kept leaning

[4:56] over the side and waving to

[4:57] Officer Rodriguez who was

[4:59] at the ground perimeter post.

[5:01] When he was relieved

[5:02] of his post, the juvenile

[5:03] stated that she wanted him

[5:04] to come back. Officer

[5:05] Rodriguez then came

[5:06] to the rooftop and spoke

[5:07] with the juvenile. Sergeant

[5:09] Renna helped coordinate arrival

[5:10] of Coconut Creek fire rescue

[5:11] personnel, technical rescue

[5:12] personnel and equipment

[5:13] to the garage rooftop.

[5:15] Coconut Creek fire rescue and

[5:16] technical rescue personnel

[5:17] began to make contingency plans

[5:18] should the female get closer

[5:20] to the edge or attempt

[5:22] to jump. As the incident

[5:23] continued, additional Coconut

[5:24] Creek officers

[5:26] from the oncoming shift arrived

[5:28] to assist and relieve those

[5:30] from earlier positions.

[5:32] Seminole PD Officer Benitez

[5:33] assisted in negotiation and

[5:35] at one point went to a local

[5:36] McDonald's and got a sandwich

[5:37] and water for the FEMA helped

[5:39] build rapport.

[5:40] After eating and

[5:41] after multiple officers

[5:42] speaking with her

[5:43] for almost two hours,

[5:44] almost two hours, she agreed

[5:45] to step away

[5:47] from the ledge and come back

[5:48] over the wall to safety. The

[5:49] female was then evaluated

[5:50] by fire rescue and taken

[5:52] for evaluation under the Baker

[5:54] act by the Seminole Police

[5:55] Department. Just want

[5:56] to say thanks

[5:57] to the combined actions

[5:58] of all our officers involved.

[5:59] Their efforts resulted

[6:00] in the safe recovery

[6:01] of the female,

[6:02] ultimately saving her life.

[6:04] And it was a team effort.

[6:05] Thank you to all of you. We

[6:06] appreciate you.

[6:07] [APPLAUSE]

[9:36] >> Okay. Next we have a

[9:38] presentation recognizing first

[9:40] quarter employee milestone

[9:41] anniversaries for fiscal year

[9:46] 2026. Our HR Director, Pam

[9:48] Kershaw, will make the

[9:50] presentations.

[9:53] >> Good evening. Good evening,

[9:56] everybody. It's my honor

[9:57] to recognize a group of

[9:59] employees who reached milestone

[10:00] years of service with the city

[10:01] during the past, and most

[10:03] of them are here tonight. So

[10:05] when I say your name, if you

[10:06] would please stand up or hold

[10:07] up your sign so we can

[10:08] recognize you, please. We had

[10:11] one employee celebrating five

[10:12] years of service. Our senior

[10:14] fitness specialist, Alexis

[10:23] Rivera. She's actually teaching

[10:24] a class right now,

[10:25] so she really is,

[10:28] so she couldn't be here. We

[10:31] have four employees celebrating

[10:32] 10 years of service, and I

[10:35] believe they're all here. I

[10:37] need my glasses. All right. We

[10:38] have our senior fire inspector,

[10:41] Stevenson Jean Lewis. We have

[10:51] our police administrative

[11:00] specialist Katie Diaz. Police

[11:08] officer Liz Ramos. And utility

[11:11] service worker three, Brandon

[11:20] Pinkney. We have one employee

[11:21] celebrating 20 years

[11:23] of service. Utilities and

[11:25] engineering lead worker

[11:36] Reggie Crockett. We have four

[11:38] employees celebrating 25 years

[11:41] of service. Police Sergeant

[11:50] Jim Dingas. Police officer

[12:00] Mike Leonard. Police

[12:02] lieutenant. And he couldn't

[12:03] make it tonight,

[12:04] unfortunately. Dan Nordalus.

[12:10] And police Lieutenant Kevin

[12:19] Valade. And we have one

[12:22] employee celebrating not 25

[12:24] years, not 30 years. 35 years

[12:28] of service. Carolyn Papa.

[12:38] Carolyn, are you our longest

[12:40] employee now that Eric retired?

[12:42] Do you know you are? Carol Ann

[12:44] is now our longest serving

[12:46] employee. If you all would come

[12:53] up with your signs

[12:55] for a group photo,

[12:56] that would be awesome,

[12:57] and thank you all

[12:58] for your years

[12:59] of service.

[13:07] [APPLAUSE]

[16:05] >> Okay, next we

[16:07] have a presentation by the

[16:08] City manager, Sheila Rose,

[16:10] providing an overview of the

[16:12] state's legislature's ongoing

[16:14] discussion

[16:16] of property tax reform. Thank

[16:19] you.

[16:21] >> Thank you, mayor and

[16:22] commission. I promise

[16:24] to be extremely brief, and this

[16:25] is clearly a topic that we're

[16:27] going to be talking about

[16:28] for the next many,

[16:29] many weeks and as we get

[16:30] into the budget process. But I

[16:32] thought it was appropriate that

[16:33] we share with you and the

[16:34] public just an overview of our

[16:36] current property tax

[16:38] environment. So

[16:40] for the purposes of

[16:41] understanding where we are and

[16:43] how the property tax and the

[16:45] millage rate creates our

[16:47] revenues, the majority

[16:50] of our values are

[16:55] in either half, for instance,

[16:57] are

[16:58] in homesteaded properties,

[16:59] and the other half are

[17:01] in non homesteaded properties.

[17:04] What you'll see from this

[17:06] graphic is that approximately

[17:07] 80% of the value

[17:09] for our ad valorem taxes is

[17:12] in residential,

[17:15] and that's that $5 billion that

[17:18] you see at the top. The ad

[17:21] valoren taxes currently make up

[17:25] about $43 million or 43%

[17:28] of our operating budget. The

[17:31] other fees, franchise fees,

[17:33] licenses,

[17:35] permits make up the remainder.

[17:37] So you see,

[17:40] it's the biggest chunk. This

[17:41] graphic shows you how those

[17:43] funds are distributed amongst

[17:45] the various departments. And

[17:47] you'll see clearly the two

[17:50] biggest areas where we spend

[17:52] money are

[17:53] with both police and fire.

[17:55] This is critical because all of

[17:57] the legislation that's being

[17:58] discussed in Tallahassee limits

[18:00] your ability

[18:02] to amend budgets, at least

[18:04] for police and potentially

[18:05] for any first responder,

[18:07] which would be both police and

[18:09] fire, which makes up over 50%

[18:11] of our budget. This just gives

[18:14] you a snapshot of the bills

[18:16] that have been bounced around.

[18:17] And the reason I show this

[18:19] to you is not to get

[18:20] into the details of each

[18:22] of the various bills, but to

[18:23] show you that it's interesting

[18:25] that only one bill has been

[18:26] discussed by the Senate. It's

[18:28] been a bunch

[18:29] of stuff thrown up

[18:31] against the wall by the

[18:32] House. All of the bills that

[18:34] are being discussed by the

[18:35] House have potentially

[18:36] significant impacts

[18:38] on our budget. But we, you

[18:39] know,

[18:40] clearly it takes both the

[18:42] House and the Senate to come

[18:43] to an agreement on a bill, so

[18:45] we don't really know where it

[18:47] will land. If we're following

[18:49] what the House is doing,

[18:50] it could be very,

[18:51] very significant. We're waiting

[18:53] to see what the Senate has to

[18:54] say and clearly the governor is

[19:03] pushing this message. Sorry,

[19:05] This, I'm sorry, if you look

[19:06] here, this is the impact of the

[19:07] proposed bill as currently

[19:09] written of House Bill 201,

[19:11] which would be potentially a

[19:13] 15 or 16 million dollars loss

[19:16] to our budget. And 201 is one

[19:19] of the bills that is ready

[19:20] to go to the House floor. It's

[19:22] been through the committees.

[19:24] And this is House Bill 203.

[19:25] Again, a very,

[19:29] very significant impact

[19:30] on our budget. This is the

[19:32] proposed bill that was

[19:33] discussed today with the

[19:35] concept that it be that the ad

[19:37] valorem taxes on homesteaded

[19:39] properties be phased out over

[19:41] 10 years, but

[19:43] with the average price or value

[19:45] of a home in Coconut Creek,

[19:47] it's really one or two years

[19:48] in our case. So the big hit

[19:49] would happen in year one.

[19:50] The, the second big hit would

[19:52] happen in year two. And of

[19:53] course the third year would be

[19:57] the end of it. House Bill 209

[19:59] is the other bill that is ready

[20:01] to go to the House floor. It's

[20:03] been through the committees and

[20:06] it significant,

[20:07] significant impact

[20:08] on our budget, approximately

[20:10] $12 million. So these are the

[20:12] three bills that are making

[20:13] their way through the House and

[20:15] are prepared

[20:17] for conversation.

[20:22] >> That's police and fire.

[20:24] Correct?

[20:30] >> I'm sorry, the exemption

[20:31] in this bill is only

[20:33] for police. And there are

[20:34] discussions

[20:35] of adding first responders,

[20:36] changing that. Right. Okay.

[20:39] The options

[20:40] to mitigate this are clearly to

[20:42] implement cost containment

[20:44] measures, to reduce or defer

[20:46] certain initiatives and

[20:47] programs and projects, to

[20:49] consider a millage rate

[20:50] increase. I promised I wouldn't

[20:52] do that again. But

[20:54] to evaluate increases

[20:55] to our fire protection services

[20:56] in the assessment and to update

[20:58] city user fees or charges.

[20:59] Clearly, the possible

[21:03] unintended consequences are

[21:05] many. These are the things that

[21:06] we'll be talking about, you

[21:08] know,

[21:11] as the legislation winds its

[21:12] way through the process. Most

[21:14] of us will be in Tallahassee

[21:16] next week,

[21:18] and hopefully we'll come back

[21:19] with more information

[21:21] on where these bills will land.

[21:23] But I bring this

[21:24] to your attention, just so you

[21:25] know, we're thinking about the

[21:27] unintended consequences. We're

[21:28] educating our staff

[21:30] to make sure they're aware

[21:31] of it, and we're hoping that

[21:33] they will also educate their

[21:35] families. So, really, I wanted

[21:36] to make that super,

[21:37] super brief. PETA Gay is here.

[21:39] If you have specific questions,

[21:40] if you want to get

[21:41] into more detail, clearly,

[21:43] we will be talking about this

[21:44] at our budget workshop,

[21:46] and we'll get more information.

[21:47] And we're getting more

[21:48] information every day.

[21:49] In fact,

[21:51] I watched the hearing today

[21:52] on 209 or 209 or 203.

[21:54] >> Just one, one request. Can

[21:56] we get a copy of these slides

[21:58] to take us up to Tallahassee

[21:59] with us?

[22:00] >> Yes, absolutely.

[22:02] >> You got him right here.

[22:06] >> I don't feel the love.

[22:07] That's what I'm saying right

[22:09] now.

[22:11] >> Passing it down. Passing it

[22:14] down. And if you like,

[22:17] we can also. There you go.

[22:27] Certainly, I can take questions

[22:28] or we can move on. On. It's

[22:30] just meant to be information.

[22:31] We're following it every single

[22:36] day. Thank you. Okay, thank

[22:39] you. We will now have input

[22:44] from the public on non agenda

[22:45] or consent agenda items. I

[22:46] remind everyone wishing to

[22:48] speak that all comments must

[22:50] pertain to city business

[22:52] respect and proper decorum will

[22:54] be maintained. Behavior that

[22:55] disrupts the orderly conduct

[22:57] of this meeting, such as

[22:58] clapping, shouting, booing,

[23:00] and cheering,

[23:01] is not permitted. Any person

[23:03] who violates the decorum rules

[23:04] will be subject to removal

[23:06] from the commission chambers.

[23:07] As a reminder,

[23:08] all comments must pertain

[23:10] to city business. City Clerk

[23:11] Kavanagh, is there anyone who

[23:13] is signed in to speak on non

[23:14] agenda or consent agenda items?

[23:42] >> Good evening. I'm here

[23:45] tonight about public integrity

[23:47] and whether the rules apply

[23:49] to the mayor of Coconut

[23:51] Creek. The mayor submitted

[23:52] sworn affidavits to the

[23:54] Broward state attorney accusing

[23:56] a private citizen

[23:59] of stalking. Based

[24:01] on those statements,

[24:03] criminal charges were filed.

[24:04] They were later dismissed, and

[24:05] the affidavits were described

[24:08] as boilerplate. The police

[24:10] department declined

[24:11] to investigate. The city

[24:13] approved an investigation,

[24:14] but specifically excluded

[24:17] Winmore. Think about that. The

[24:18] one place where the mayor holds

[24:20] direct control and benefits

[24:21] from her actions was declared

[24:24] off limits. The one place where

[24:27] scrutiny actually matters most.

[24:28] And when we are told that's

[24:31] just a private win more matter,

[24:34] let's be clear, it isn't. When

[24:37] the mayor acts there,

[24:38] it intersects with her public

[24:40] office and public trust.

[24:42] Calling it private isn't

[24:43] oversight its wilful blindness.

[24:45] At a public meeting, the mayor

[24:49] then contradicted her own sworn

[24:51] allegations and admitted the

[24:52] man did not stalk her. I have a

[24:55] short clip.

[25:07] That contradiction matters.

[25:10] Those affidavits triggered

[25:11] criminal charges

[25:12] against an innocent man who

[25:13] paid

[25:15] in legal cost and reputation.

[25:17] This same pattern shows up

[25:18] again at Windmore. As condo

[25:20] president, the mayor pushed

[25:22] through $1,000 fines

[25:25] against three homeowners

[25:27] under an unlawful rule,

[25:29] including that same man. No

[25:31] evidence, no documentation,

[25:33] no independent review. First

[25:34] vote, guilt assumed,

[25:36] hearing later. That isn't due

[25:38] process. It's a kangaroo court.

[25:40] When the verdict comes

[25:42] before the hearing,

[25:43] it's not enforcement. It's

[25:44] retaliation

[25:46] with a rubber stamp. So call it

[25:48] for what it is. A pattern.

[25:50] Sworn allegations that collapse

[25:52] investigations restricted

[25:55] residents punished

[25:56] without proof. Different

[25:58] settings, same outcome. That's

[26:00] not coincidence. It's abuse

[26:03] of authority. So my questions

[26:06] are simple. What action will

[26:08] the city take? Will the police

[26:10] investigate? And will Winmore

[26:13] be included instead

[26:15] of shielded

[26:17] by the private matter excuse?

[26:19] Accountability can't stop

[26:20] at the mayor's door. If it

[26:22] does,

[26:23] oversight is just cover. When

[26:25] the mayor's actions are off

[26:26] limits and residents face

[26:27] kangaroo courts,

[26:29] accountability isn't missing.

[26:31] It's been cancelled. Thank you,

[26:37] Mr. Kavanagh. Is there anyone

[26:38] else?

[27:05] >> Good evening. Your mayor

[27:08] alleged that I stalked her

[27:11] during an eight month period.

[27:12] The eight month period period

[27:15] that I stalked her. I was out

[27:16] of the country. The mayor

[27:18] abused her position to make

[27:19] these phony allegations and

[27:20] cause criminal charges

[27:21] against me with the intent

[27:22] to keep me out

[27:24] of the country. And

[27:25] by default, have Philippa leave

[27:27] the country. The net result,

[27:28] as you know,

[27:30] the charges were dropped.

[27:32] Before even hitting the court,

[27:33] I asked an officer what he

[27:35] would do if I had him try to

[27:36] Try to have him lay criminal

[27:38] charges. And I would tell him

[27:39] later on that I lied to him.

[27:41] What did he say? I'd arrest

[27:43] you. Let me ask you, are there

[27:45] different standards applied to

[27:48] certain people? I thought

[27:49] everyone is treated equally

[27:51] in the eyes of the law. Now

[27:52] that you know this mayor

[27:54] misrepresented fact and caused

[27:56] me financial harm and tried to

[27:58] basically assassinate my

[28:00] character. Police Chief

[28:03] Hoffer, you're here. Are you

[28:04] going to open a file and

[28:05] investigate or try

[28:07] to sweep this again

[28:08] under the rug? Are you going

[28:09] to ask her

[28:10] to expunge the file? How long

[28:12] will this commission run

[28:13] interference

[28:14] to protect their own?

[28:15] In case you hear, by the way,

[28:17] tonight that all. All

[28:18] investigations against Winmore

[28:20] and this mayor have been

[28:22] dropped, which he's been

[28:23] telling everybody. I'm just

[28:24] letting you know it is not

[28:26] true. Thank you.

[28:30] >> Mr. Kavanagh. Is there

[28:31] anyone else?

[28:45] >> Mr. Kavanagh. Mr. Napoleoni

[28:48] declines to speak. Is there

[28:49] anyone else?

[28:50] >> Not at this time.

[28:52] >> Thank you. There is no one

[28:55] else that wishes to speak. I

[28:56] will close public hearing.

[29:01] Thank you. We will now move on

[29:08] to the consent agenda 4

[29:11] through 9. Number 4, a motion

[29:13] approving the minutes

[29:15] from previous City Commission

[29:20] meetings 2025-1211R.

[29:24] Number 5, a motion

[29:29] to reject RFP number 11 1225-

[29:30] 11, and the response received

[29:32] for printing, binding,

[29:33] mailing and delivery services

[29:34] for the city's year end review,

[29:36] publication and the popular

[29:38] annual financial report.

[29:41] Number six, resolution 2026

[29:45] 002, a resolution declaring

[29:48] certain city owned property as

[29:51] surplus and authorizing the

[29:53] city manager or designee

[29:55] to dispose

[29:56] of said property as described

[29:57] in the attached list. Number

[30:00] seven, Resolution 2025 012, a

[30:04] resolution establishing an

[30:07] administrative process

[30:09] for the classification,

[30:10] disposition and reporting of

[30:12] city vehicles and equipment

[30:15] declared total losses

[30:16] for insurance purposes. Number

[30:20] eight, a resolution to

[30:23] 026010, a resolution

[30:26] authorizing the city manager or

[30:28] designee to execute the

[30:30] attached mutual aid agreement

[30:31] renewal

[30:33] for law enforcement services

[30:34] with the Seminole Tribe of

[30:36] Florida. Number nine,

[30:38] Resolution 2026 003, a

[30:40] resolution authorizing the city

[30:42] manager or designee to execute

[30:43] the reinstatement and first

[30:45] amendment to the agreement

[30:47] with Broward county

[30:48] for funding and administration

[30:50] of fiscal years 2020 to 2024.

[30:59] CARES Act, Community

[31:00] Development Block Grant

[31:03] Program CDBG CB and Community

[31:05] Development Block Grant

[31:08] Program CDBG funds. Are there

[31:10] any items the commission wishes

[31:11] to pull

[31:13] from the consent agenda? Yes.

[31:14] Commissioner Welch.

[31:15] >> Five and seven,

[31:16] please.

[31:18] >> Okay. Can I hear. Thank

[31:21] You. Is there a motion and a

[31:24] second

[31:25] to approve consent agenda items

[31:31] 4, 6, 8 and 9?

[31:33] >> So moved.

[31:35] >> Second.

[31:39] >> Thank you. Okay. Now, the

[31:43] items that are pulled is there.

[31:45] And I might go ahead. We

[31:46] actually have a clarification

[31:47] on item number five,

[31:48] so I was glad you pulled it.

[31:50] Good. Yes. Mr. Kavanagh, please

[31:55] call the roll.

[31:57] >> [CALLING ROLL]

[32:14] >> All right. Please. Mayor.

[32:16] Vice Mayor. Commissioners, good

[32:17] evening. This item is a motion

[32:19] to reject the RFP

[32:20] for printing, binding mailing

[32:21] and delivery services for the

[32:23] city's year end review and

[32:25] popular annual finish financial

[32:27] report. We only received one

[32:30] proposal under this,

[32:32] and it came in at a cost of

[32:34] 123,000. So it was 80,000

[32:36] for the year

[32:37] in review and then another

[32:38] 42,000 for the popular annual

[32:40] financial report. So the

[32:41] selection committee reviewed

[32:43] the one response. But after

[32:45] evaluating everything and

[32:46] comparing it to the current

[32:50] prices that we're paying,

[32:53] a decision was made

[32:56] to reject the submittal

[32:58] for this RFP. Historic cost

[32:59] shows that we currently pay

[33:02] about $51,000

[33:03] for both reports. So going

[33:06] from 51,000 to 123,000 was a

[33:09] large increase. What we found

[33:10] out was based on the market

[33:12] for production and printing,

[33:14] vendors can't lock in prices.

[33:16] So we had gone out for the RFP

[33:17] to try to get a contract where

[33:20] we could lock in the price.

[33:22] And unfortunately, you know,

[33:24] that that didn't work out. We

[33:26] got one submittal that came

[33:28] in extremely high. It's

[33:30] actually over twice the budget

[33:31] that we have

[33:32] for those two items. So what

[33:34] we're going

[33:35] to do is resort back

[33:36] to what we have been doing

[33:37] for the past few years. And

[33:38] whenever we're ready

[33:39] for production

[33:40] for these publications, then

[33:41] we'll actually issue informal

[33:43] quotes. We'll send that out and

[33:44] get the quotes back and then

[33:45] make a determination based

[33:47] on the pricing at that point.

[33:48] And I would like to make a

[33:51] clarification. I did send

[33:52] out information in the

[33:54] Wednesday report as well as a

[33:55] direct communication to

[33:57] Commissioner Welch which

[33:58] referenced the $80,000 number,

[34:00] but it was actually short the

[34:01] cost

[34:04] of the PAFRA publication. So I

[34:07] actually had it on my list

[34:10] to ask you to pull it. So I'm

[34:12] doing so. I know we. Are we

[34:13] required

[34:15] to mail. I'm not saying I want

[34:16] to discontinue. I'm just saying

[34:18] are we required to mail it?

[34:20] The urine review? Of course,

[34:22] But I mean, the PAFRA. No,

[34:24] we're not required

[34:25] to mail it. Okay. The PAFRA,

[34:27] the year in review. We're not

[34:29] required to mail.

[34:31] But the PAFRA,

[34:32] I believe we are. We're not

[34:34] required to mail it. It does.

[34:38] We will still get the award if

[34:39] we don't mail the PAFRA. But we

[34:40] can have an electronic copy and

[34:42] we can have maybe printed

[34:43] copies at city hall that people

[34:44] can get a hard copy.

[34:45] But we're not required

[34:47] to mail it. It just helps

[34:49] with our distribution. When we

[34:50] say that we send it to every

[34:52] resident and you know that they

[34:53] have access to it. But no,

[34:54] it's not a requirement. And

[34:56] you're talking

[34:57] about the PAFRA? The PAFRA,

[34:58] correct. Okay. I mean, I love

[35:00] it. I never have anybody say

[35:01] anything about it,

[35:03] but I mean, I carry a copy

[35:05] with me. I love it.

[35:06] But was just asking. And thank

[35:09] you for the clarification. I

[35:10] just wanted to know the current

[35:12] costs and you took care

[35:13] of that. Approximately how many

[35:14] copies do we mail out for the

[35:16] PAFRA? I don't know if it's

[35:19] like 27,000 or something

[35:23] like that. Thank you. You're

[35:25] welcome.

[35:27] >> You said that that was how

[35:29] much money for the PAFRA was

[35:30] like 40,000.

[35:32] >> But the submittal came in

[35:33] at 42,000. Where the last time

[35:35] when we quoted it out, we paid

[35:37] 22,000.

[35:39] >> Okay.

[35:42] >> Thank you.

[35:45] >> Any other questions?

[35:46] >> Yeah, my only question was

[35:47] obviously

[35:48] with bulk mail rates, what I

[35:50] and again support it. I'm just

[35:51] curious. The mailing that we

[35:53] requested, reading the item,

[35:55] over a hundred and something

[35:56] submittals go out for RFPs.

[35:58] There is more mailhouses than I

[36:02] than I know what to do

[36:04] with that. I was kind of

[36:06] shocked that we were rejecting

[36:08] a bit and we had not those

[36:10] responses. So I'm just. Is this

[36:11] from qualified vendors or. I'm

[36:12] just wondering where we're

[36:13] creating that list that we're

[36:15] offering people. Because this

[36:16] to me is

[36:17] like a really easy thing

[36:18] to get. You know, but that's

[36:20] political mail world. I don't

[36:21] mean political mail world,

[36:22] but there's mail houses that,

[36:24] you know, offer rates. I was

[36:25] just curious what was the

[36:26] subsect that we sent this to?

[36:28] >> Right. So we pulled

[36:29] from two places. We pulled from

[36:30] our EBIT system where we have

[36:32] potential vendors go and they

[36:33] register and then they choose

[36:34] the commodities that they

[36:35] provide. So they would go and

[36:37] say, I'm a business that

[36:38] provide printing services. We

[36:40] also pulled from. When we

[36:42] submit the informal quotes, we

[36:43] made sure those vendors got a

[36:44] copy of the request. Also, we

[36:46] reached out to them to make

[36:47] sure we had had their

[36:48] information so that they would

[36:49] have an opportunity to submit

[36:50] for the rfp.

[36:52] >> I only I bring that up only

[36:54] because I. I know for a fact,

[36:56] Right. That we have two mail

[36:58] houses in the city in Lions

[36:59] Tech park that, like,

[37:01] do this. So I don't know if

[37:02] they know about it,

[37:03] but I'm happy to. Obviously,

[37:04] that needs

[37:06] to be an open and fair process.

[37:07] But, you know, we have. We have

[37:08] vendors with printing machines

[37:09] in Lions Tech as we speak. So

[37:10] that's my only thing.

[37:11] >> Is there any way we can do

[37:12] it in house?

[37:16] >> It would be difficult

[37:17] rejecting the item,

[37:19] and I trust to have

[37:20] to find the right vendor.

[37:21] >> Thank you. Yes, it would be

[37:22] difficult to do all of that

[37:24] in house. Thank you. Okay. Any

[37:26] further questions? Okay, and

[37:27] number seven,

[37:31] you have a question on. Oh, we

[37:33] have to call the vote on. Do we

[37:35] have a motion

[37:36] for number five?

[37:38] >> Move it.

[37:39] >> Second.

[37:41] >> Thank you. Mr. Kavanagh,

[37:42] would you please call the vote?

[37:45] >> [CALLING ROLL]

[37:54] >> Number seven, resolution

[37:57] 2026 012.

[38:00] >> All right, so, Mayor, Vice

[38:01] Mayor, everyone. Good evening

[38:02] again. So this resolution

[38:04] establishes that

[38:05] in administrative process

[38:06] for the disposition of city

[38:08] vehicles and equipment that

[38:09] have been declared total losses

[38:11] by the city's insurance

[38:12] carrier. So the way our policy

[38:14] is worded right now,

[38:15] we would have

[38:17] to present those items

[38:18] to the commission first,

[38:19] get approval before we can

[38:21] actually submit all the

[38:22] insurance paperwork. So what

[38:23] this process is doing is

[38:25] streamlining it for us, because

[38:26] if the vehicles are total

[38:28] losses and declared a total

[38:30] loss

[38:31] by the insurance company,

[38:32] there isn't much that we can do

[38:34] at that point with it. So we're

[38:35] just requesting permission

[38:37] administratively to dispose

[38:39] of those at the time because

[38:40] the issues we're running into,

[38:42] it delays the process

[38:43] to get reimbursed

[38:44] from the insurance provider.

[38:46] We also have

[38:47] to store those vehicles

[38:48] on our premises

[38:49] until we can run it through the

[38:51] normal surplus process. So this

[38:52] is just to allow us

[38:54] to be more proactive

[38:55] in moving those along. And then

[38:57] what we do would do is follow

[38:59] up with a report at the next

[39:00] surplus meeting so you can get

[39:02] the full picture. And there'll

[39:03] be transparency in what

[39:05] vehicles were totaled and

[39:06] disposed of. So we'll still get

[39:09] the list

[39:11] of surplus items or vehicles,

[39:13] but those that are considered

[39:16] total losses will be exempt

[39:19] from coming before us

[39:20] before they can be disposed.

[39:23] Is that correct? Okay. Yes.

[39:24] Okay. Thank you.

[39:26] >> Thank you. Any further

[39:28] questions? Okay, Mr.

[39:32] Kavanagh, please call the roll.

[39:37] We need a motion and a second

[39:38] on seven, please.

[39:40] >> Move

[39:41] >> Second

[39:43] >> Thank you. I have a second

[39:44] by Commissioner Brodie.

[39:45] Kavanagh Please call the roll.

[39:46] >> [CALLING ROLL]

[39:58] >> Moving on to Regular

[39:59] Agenda Resolution 2026 011, a

[40:01] resolution authorizing the city

[40:05] manager or designee

[40:07] to execute amendment number two

[40:10] to the agreement with Vector

[40:12] Fleet Management LLC for fleet

[40:15] management and maintenance

[40:17] services to provide

[40:18] for the addition

[40:20] of ten fire heavy vehicles. Do

[40:22] we have a motion and a second?

[40:23] >> So move.

[40:24] >> Second

[40:26] >> Moved by Commissioner

[40:27] Welch. Seconded by Vice Mayor

[40:30] Wasserman. Thank you.

[40:33] >> Good evening, Mayor. Vice

[40:34] Mayor, commissioners, back in

[40:36] 2018, the city contracted

[40:37] with Vector Fleet Management.

[40:40] And in 2021 there was the

[40:42] First Amendment to our contract

[40:44] which included adding the fire

[40:46] administration vehicles, seven

[40:48] of them from our newly formed

[40:50] fire department. This second

[40:53] amendment here is basically

[40:55] providing a few additional

[40:57] things for us. We are asking

[41:00] to add the city's 10 heavy duty

[41:03] fire apparatus equipment trucks

[41:05] to the fleet management

[41:08] program. And in exchange for

[41:11] that we would get a new

[41:14] emergency management technician

[41:17] hired by Vector which would

[41:19] provide, you know, all

[41:21] in house maintenance and

[41:23] repairs for our equipment.

[41:25] Secondly, there's a minor

[41:26] adjustment

[41:28] to the renewal term bringing it

[41:31] in line with the billing cycle

[41:32] for us, which brings it

[41:35] to the end of October for this

[41:36] year so that moving forward all

[41:38] the paperwork is clean.

[41:41] Currently this Amendment will

[41:44] cost $250,540, which includes

[41:50] the salary for the new EMT

[41:53] technician as well as all the

[41:55] anticipated maintenance and

[41:58] repair costs. Additionally, the

[42:00] city as a one time cost,

[42:03] will need to purchase

[42:06] specialized lifts and certain

[42:07] tools so that the technician is

[42:09] able to work

[42:11] on these vehicles. That's

[42:13] in the amount of $95,000. Both

[42:15] of these costs have been

[42:17] approved

[42:18] in the current FY26 budget. As

[42:20] a reference,

[42:22] the city prior was budgeting

[42:24] $175,000 per year

[42:32] to handle these type

[42:34] of repairs. And this was done

[42:36] through a private company

[42:39] called Ten8, who happens

[42:41] to be the only company in

[42:43] Broward that is authorized

[42:45] to do repairs on the fire

[42:46] apparatus equipment that's

[42:49] on these trucks. And basically

[42:55] what brought us here is

[42:58] tremendous frustration

[42:59] from the fire department,

[43:02] excessive delays, and I have

[43:04] Chief Rodriguez here

[43:07] to give you a few examples

[43:08] of what they've been dealing

[43:11] with so that you understand.

[43:17] Good evening, Mayor, Vice

[43:18] Mayor, city commissioners,

[43:20] thank you

[43:22] for letting me speak. We've

[43:24] been working hand in hand

[43:26] with PW

[43:27] on this endeavor and feel it's,

[43:28] it's pretty critical to our

[43:30] mission because you deserve it,

[43:31] the city deserves it. The

[43:33] number one reason we find this,

[43:36] you know, in house fleet

[43:39] to be, you know, considered is

[43:41] for our critical reliability

[43:43] and response readiness. We

[43:45] currently do contract with

[43:48] 10, 8, which is in Pompano

[43:49] Beach. So our men and women,

[43:52] when a truck needs

[43:53] to be serviced,

[43:55] leave the city. It doesn't

[43:57] create the response readiness

[43:58] we'd like to have as opposed

[44:00] to swapping out a vehicle

[44:01] at PW and staying

[44:03] in service faster. In the city

[44:04] of Coconut Creek, we feel that

[44:06] this in house fleet would

[44:08] reduce our downtime and create

[44:10] faster repairs.

[44:12] But most importantly,

[44:14] I think is to try to start

[44:16] to steer away from the norm.

[44:17] And we were having this

[44:19] conversation earlier that the

[44:20] industry standard right now

[44:21] for a fire truck is to stay as

[44:22] a frontline fire truck for 10

[44:24] years and a reserve for five. A

[44:25] rescue truck or ambulance

[44:27] in service has a front line

[44:29] for five and a reserve

[44:31] for five. But I think

[44:32] with what City Manager Rose

[44:35] presented and the uncertainty

[44:37] of finances, we may need to

[44:40] start thinking outside the box.

[44:42] And having in house fleet

[44:44] repairs and services can help

[44:46] us prepare to potentially

[44:51] extend the life cycle

[44:53] of these trucks. They're

[44:55] getting more expensive, the

[44:57] lead time and build process is

[44:59] getting longer. So. So the

[45:00] bottom line is our trucks need

[45:01] more love, they need more

[45:03] frequent love and they can't be

[45:04] put on the back burner for,

[45:06] you know,

[45:08] what's essentially all of

[45:10] Broward and Miami Dade when

[45:11] something as simple as a one

[45:13] hour repair can get that truck

[45:14] back in service

[45:15] for the community. So as the

[45:17] fire administration, we stand

[45:19] behind this and we hope you

[45:20] really consider moving forward

[45:21] with it because I think it's

[45:23] going to benefit the city of

[45:24] Coconut Creek and its

[45:26] residents. Thank you.

[45:29] >> Thank you, Commissioner

[45:30] Rydell.

[45:32] >> Chief, I'm just gonna ask

[45:34] you a couple questions real

[45:35] quick because I. That really is

[45:37] what. I know where their

[45:38] facility is located and Pop and

[45:39] I drive by, it's

[45:40] like always chock full.

[45:41] >> Yes, sir.

[45:42] >> Of apparatus. So you really

[45:44] did just speak

[45:45] to the question I had

[45:46] in regarding this contract.

[45:47] Not, you know, more. So this

[45:48] streamlines the process so one

[45:49] of our apparatus isn't going

[45:51] to be sitting there. What I see

[45:52] is like, I don't want to say

[45:53] like a graveyard, but some of

[45:54] those vehicles are there a long

[45:56] time.

[45:57] >> Yes, sir. And unfortunately,

[45:58] when we need something simple

[45:59] or simply preventative

[46:00] maintenance on our apparatus,

[46:02] rightfully so, Those, those

[46:03] apparatus that are there that

[46:04] need a more extended repair

[46:07] kind of put us

[46:08] on the back burner.

[46:09] >> So what I'm hearing

[46:11] from you is going to streamline

[46:12] that process so we're able

[46:13] to keep our fleet

[46:14] in current function

[46:16] for shorter downtime.

[46:17] >> Our fleet and personnel,

[46:18] sir. Yes.

[46:19] >> I guess my second question

[46:20] is, do you enjoy Coming

[46:21] to commission meetings.

[46:22] >> Do I enjoy coming? Yeah,

[46:23] absolutely.

[46:24] >> Is this something you want

[46:26] to be doing

[46:27] on a more regular basis?

[46:28] >> Time will tell. No, I do

[46:29] enjoy it. Thank you.

[46:30] >> Yes, thank you.

[46:34] >> Any other questions?

[46:35] >> Anyone else? ommissioner

[46:37] Brodie.

[46:38] >> All right, so I have some

[46:40] questions. When we start

[46:41] talking about Brady, bring in

[46:43] in house technicians, the

[46:45] question always is

[46:47] sustainability. So is there

[46:49] enough work? Are we talking

[46:50] about, is there enough work

[46:52] with this truck, with the

[46:53] maintenance and any issues you

[46:55] have do to keep a single

[46:56] technician busy 40 hours a

[46:57] week, four days a week,

[46:59] whatever our work shifts are. I

[47:03] had that very conversation

[47:04] with, you know,

[47:06] fleet personnel. And this

[47:09] individual who's going to be

[47:11] hired is if they're not working

[47:13] on fire apparatus, they'll be

[47:15] handling all the overflow and

[47:17] additional stuff for, you know,

[47:20] the city's maintenance. Okay.

[47:22] Because my question is, if we

[47:24] can't, then would the question

[47:25] really be is it a 1099 versus

[47:26] W2? So do we do a consulting

[47:29] thing to have them come in,

[47:31] just work on the fire trucks

[47:32] and cut them loose? Are we

[47:34] bringing them in as a W2,

[47:35] as an employee? And then the

[47:36] follow up question to that is

[47:38] these trucks are big and I work

[47:40] on my Jeep and those parts are

[47:41] heavy and that's a Jeep. So is

[47:43] one technician going

[47:45] to be enough

[47:46] to move the parts? If he's

[47:48] working on a transmission or a

[47:50] hub or even the tires

[47:51] on these trucks? Some of these

[47:53] things are two man lift. So is

[47:54] it a one guy thing? And then

[47:56] we're going to borrow

[47:58] from fleet to help them out?

[47:59] How is that going to work? So

[48:01] the only person that can work

[48:02] on these vehicles has to have

[48:04] that certification I mentioned

[48:06] before. There's other Fleet

[48:07] personnel that if, you know,

[48:08] there's stuff such as lifting

[48:10] or additional help,

[48:12] they'll be there to assist. But

[48:13] primarily it will be the one

[48:15] individual. And there's

[48:16] in our opinion, enough work

[48:18] to keep them quite busy. And

[48:19] like I said, there's. If

[48:21] there's any backlog or any drop

[48:22] off, they are going

[48:24] to assist. That was part

[48:26] of their agreement. And this is

[48:30] Vector that's hiring this

[48:35] technician. It's their

[48:38] employee. So it's. Oh, so it's.

[48:40] So it is a 1099 basis. It's a

[48:41] consultant. You're hiring

[48:43] somebody outside to come in.

[48:44] He's not going to be a

[48:45] Coconut Creek employee.

[48:46] Correct. It's going to be a

[48:48] Vector employee that's

[48:49] certified to work

[48:50] on these vehicles. Okay.

[48:56] >> Thank you. Yes. And just one

[48:57] final question, just

[49:00] to be clear. The $95,000

[49:02] for the additional equipment to

[49:06] repair these vehicles that we

[49:08] need so badly back out

[49:10] on the road. If Vector goes

[49:13] away as our contractor,

[49:16] what happens

[49:17] with that equipment? Does it go

[49:18] with them or does it stay

[49:20] with us? Belongs to us.

[49:21] >> This will become our

[49:23] equipment. City equipment. And

[49:24] would stay with us

[49:26] in the event that Vector, you

[49:27] know, is no longer servicing

[49:29] us.

[49:30] >> I did not. Just wanted

[49:31] to make sure it was on the

[49:32] record that we're spending

[49:33] money that's going

[49:34] to stay here.

[49:35] >> It's staying right here in

[49:36] Coconut Creek.

[49:38] >> Thank you. All right. Thank

[49:40] you. Anyone else? All right.

[49:43] Thank you. Mr. Kavanagh, please

[49:45] call the roll.

[49:46] >> [CALLING ROLL]

[50:04] >> Thank you. Resolution

[50:06] 2026008. The resolution

[50:10] approving the Crescent Creek

[50:12] Homeowners association

[50:14] application for grant funds

[50:15] from the neighborhood

[50:18] Enhancement grant program for a

[50:19] multiphase landscape design

[50:22] project to redesign the street

[50:24] tree landscape master plan. Is

[50:27] there a motion and a second

[50:28] to approve this item?

[50:29] >> So move

[50:30] >> Second.

[50:32] >> Thank you. Moved by

[50:33] Commissioner Rydell. Second

[50:37] by Commissioner Welch. Okay.

[50:38] Are there any questions

[50:39] regarding this script? Is there

[50:41] anyone present

[50:42] to receive this? That's what I

[50:44] was going to ask. If there was

[50:45] anybody

[50:46] from the edge away here. No, I

[50:48] guess not. All right. Mr.

[50:51] Kavanagh, would you please call

[50:53] the roll? What?

[50:57] >> Mayor, if I may. I see two

[50:58] gentlemen that Justin. One

[51:00] of them wore a jacket, but

[51:02] Dan, did you want to.

[51:03] >> And I'd inquire if he has

[51:04] anything to put forward.

[51:06] >> Good evening, Mayor. Vice

[51:07] Mayor, city members

[51:08] of the commission. Dan

[51:09] Nelson, Grants Administrator,

[51:10] City of Coconut Creek.

[51:12] Of course. This resolution is

[51:13] for the Crescent Creek

[51:15] Neighborhood Enhancement grant.

[51:16] This is. They're asking for

[51:17] $20,000 for a multi phase

[51:19] design project. The current

[51:20] landscape plan in the

[51:21] neighborhood no longer

[51:23] compatible

[51:24] with the surrounding areas.

[51:25] This project will redesign the

[51:27] landscape plan. Total cost

[51:29] of the project is $22,800.

[51:31] This project is eligible and

[51:32] satisfies the requirements

[51:34] of the program guidelines.

[51:35] Happy to answer any questions

[51:36] that you may have.

[51:38] >> I will just say on behalf

[51:39] of the association, if I may.

[51:41] Sheila and myself met

[51:42] with board members. Linda was

[51:44] in that meeting. We had a pre

[51:46] meeting on. I know they were

[51:48] putting this together. I know

[51:49] there's been issues in the

[51:50] neighborhood and regarding not

[51:52] only their original landscape

[51:53] plan but on some of the swales

[51:54] in front of the homes. It's

[51:55] in the north end of the city. I

[51:57] don't see anyone. I know you

[51:58] know. Appears there was a

[52:00] change in board leadership.

[52:01] But I can tell the commission,

[52:02] regardless

[52:04] of anyone's here this evening,

[52:05] this has been Something

[52:07] in the works for over a year.

[52:08] And I think it's one

[52:10] of the only, the second actual

[52:11] master landscape plan that

[52:13] we've approved as a commission

[52:14] for the landscape grants. I

[52:16] know that. I know Mr. Valvo's

[52:17] community is coming forward

[52:19] with one as well. But I fully

[52:21] support this item and the

[52:22] neighborhood support supports

[52:23] this item.

[52:25] >> Thank you. Anyone else? No.

[52:26] I mean, when I was knocking

[52:27] on doors there, that was one of

[52:29] the biggest things that

[52:31] residents brought up was, you

[52:32] know, that something could and

[52:34] should be done. So it's just

[52:35] very encouraging

[52:36] to see that they followed

[52:38] through and with the guidance

[52:40] of our grants administrator,

[52:43] they did the work. Yeah, it's

[52:46] good to see that they can take

[52:47] advantage

[52:50] of what we're offering. Okay.

[52:51] Mr. Kavanagh, please call the

[52:52] roll.

[52:54] >> [CALLING ROLL]

[53:08] >> Yes. Resolution 2026, a

[53:10] resolution approving the

[53:13] Victoria Isle homeowners

[53:15] association application

[53:16] for grant funds from the

[53:18] neighborhood enhancement grant

[53:19] program for a multiphase

[53:21] landscape design project to

[53:23] redesign the landscape master

[53:25] plan. Is there a motion and a

[53:26] second?

[53:27] >> Move it.

[53:28] >> Second.

[53:29] >> Thank you. Moved by

[53:31] Commissioner Welch. Seconded

[53:32] by Vice mayor Wasserman. Dan

[53:34] Nelson again.

[53:36] >> Dan Nelson grants him.

[53:37] Administrator. Very similar

[53:38] to the last grant. This is a

[53:40] multi phase design project.

[53:41] Association's requesting

[53:43] $20,000. The total cost

[53:44] of this project is $20,000.

[53:46] This is for all of the areas

[53:47] in the common area in

[53:49] Victoria Isles. Again, the

[53:54] growth habits,

[53:57] size no longer compatible with

[53:58] the surrounding areas. I'd be

[54:00] happy to answer any questions

[54:01] that you have.

[54:05] >> The president of the

[54:06] neighborhood's a first

[54:07] responder, so I don't know if

[54:08] he's here this evening,

[54:10] but I know I don't see him,

[54:11] but I know he's. He's a

[54:13] firefighter, so I don't know if

[54:14] that's why he's not here. I do

[54:16] have a question for Dan because

[54:17] I've spoke to Sheila about this

[54:18] and this is an interesting

[54:19] nuance issue for the future of

[54:21] neighborhood enhancement

[54:22] grants. Are we doing this as

[54:24] aisles as a whole? Do you see

[54:26] where I'm going with this,

[54:27] Dan? I already know you know

[54:28] where I'm going with this,

[54:29] but Isles as a whole,

[54:30] right?

[54:32] >> Yes. This is the master

[54:33] association of Victoria

[54:34] Isles.

[54:35] >> So I guess the question I

[54:36] have, and it goes back to.

[54:38] Because we could agree there's

[54:39] different neighborhoods of

[54:40] Victoria Isles and then there's

[54:41] the master. And this is really

[54:43] a policy decision that while I

[54:44] agree with this item, this

[54:46] association brought up a really

[54:48] interesting point with it. And

[54:49] I'll toss it to all of you.

[54:52] When you have a neighborhood

[54:54] that has three phases,

[54:56] three neighborhoods to it,

[54:59] can they apply for 1, 2, 3

[55:02] neighborhood enhancement grants

[55:04] or are they locked into. You

[55:05] get one shot. Now, I know staff

[55:07] worked with the president on

[55:09] this and they're doing it as a

[55:11] master association. But I guess

[55:12] my question that I just kind

[55:13] of want on the record is,

[55:15] does this now limit one

[55:16] of the subs to do a

[55:18] neighborhood enhancement grant?

[55:19] I just wanted that formalized

[55:20] because I know that was like a

[55:22] back and forth policy. I don't

[55:23] know

[55:24] with you guys. I was talking

[55:26] to Sheila about it. And just

[55:27] philosophically speaking,

[55:28] when you have a neighbor, you

[55:29] know, like very much in. Win

[55:30] more jacks, like the

[55:31] neighborhoods are all doing it.

[55:32] But then can WCC as a whole

[55:34] come. My position should be

[55:35] yes. I just want

[55:36] to confirm that we're. That's

[55:37] the policy that we're going

[55:38] forward on these neighborhoods

[55:40] that have the master area as

[55:41] opposed to. And then they can

[55:43] come back again. They're not,

[55:44] they're not, you know, kicked

[55:45] off for the 24 months.

[55:47] >> The current written policy.

[55:49] >> Yeah, yeah,

[55:50] that's absolutely correct.

[55:51] Every organization applies

[55:53] individually. You can apply

[55:54] together as one. But

[55:56] to answer your question, yes,

[55:57] each one is an individual

[55:59] organization and submits their

[56:00] own applications. So Victoria

[56:02] Isles Master is not going

[56:04] to disqualify the landings.

[56:07] >> That's what I wanted.

[56:09] That's what I want to get

[56:11] in my follow up. Who said that?

[56:16] Which one of you.

[56:18] >> You want to fight?

[56:20] >> No, I just, you know, the

[56:21] subtle, you know,

[56:22] the subtle comments under your

[56:24] breath. I don't really

[56:29] appreciate it. That's all. I

[56:31] have nothing further right now.

[56:33] >> Commissioner Welch, because

[56:34] I understood that this was

[56:35] for the same. Because we had

[56:36] something come

[56:38] before us recently,

[56:40] the town homes. And I thought

[56:41] this was

[56:43] for the single family homes.

[56:45] Is it inclusive? I know

[56:47] Commissioner Rydell said that

[56:50] it's for the, the master. So is

[56:52] it for the single family homes

[56:55] alone or this inclusive

[56:57] of the town homes too?

[56:58] >> So like Commissioner

[57:00] Riddell proposed, there's three

[57:01] actual communities. There's.

[57:03] Well, there's three. There's

[57:04] two actual communities.

[57:05] Communities and one master

[57:07] association which controls the

[57:08] common areas

[57:09] of the property.

[57:11] >> So of all of it.

[57:12] >> Correct.

[57:13] >> Okay.

[57:14] >> So, yes, in December, there

[57:16] was a commission meeting

[57:17] for the landings, which is the

[57:18] townhome part component

[57:20] neighborhood

[57:22] of the master association.

[57:23] >> Okay. So it's separate and

[57:25] apart.

[57:27] >> It is separate. It is. It is

[57:28] primarily the entrance way

[57:30] to the. To Victoria Isles.

[57:31] >> And. And they're getting a

[57:33] real bang for their buck.

[57:34] Okay. Commissioner Brodie.

[57:37] >> So when you say that, like

[57:42] in Winston park, we have a

[57:44] unique situation where you have

[57:46] Breckenridge, Breckenridge two

[57:47] under Winston Park. So is it

[57:49] Winston park that's going

[57:50] to control, or can the

[57:52] Breckenridge name file? I

[57:56] would. Is Breckenridge its own

[57:57] hoa? No, it's its own

[57:59] neighborhood. That's why I want

[58:02] clarification. So neighborhood

[58:04] associations can apply, too.

[58:05] They're eligible as well.

[58:09] >> So I don't want

[58:10] to jump in, and I don't

[58:11] like it, but this is something

[58:12] that I had worked on. So pre.

[58:14] I'm not trying to. I don't want

[58:15] to go there. It predates it.

[58:16] So when Winston park had this

[58:17] vision

[58:19] of redoing all the walls, I'm

[58:21] assuming that's what you're

[58:22] getting at. Is that where

[58:23] you're going when the walls

[58:24] under their master, Dan,

[58:26] Correct me if I'm wrong,

[58:27] their master plan walls are all

[58:28] under the Winston Park Master

[58:30] association control. So

[58:34] Wayne, call it what it is. He

[58:35] was really hoping that he could

[58:37] bang each as a grant. You want

[58:38] to.

[58:40] >> Yeah, absolutely. And we had

[58:41] conversations with Winston park

[58:43] foundation regarding the waltz

[58:44] and broke

[58:45] down specifically what param.

[58:47] What they could apply for.

[58:49] So, for example, if Bermuda

[58:50] Cove has its own association

[58:52] and its own signs,

[58:53] it could apply for a

[58:55] neighborhood enhancement sign

[58:58] project. Separately, Winston

[59:00] park foundation could apply for

[59:01] a neighborhood enhancement

[59:03] grant sign project. We gave

[59:04] them applications, walked them

[59:06] through, went over the details

[59:08] for both of those projects,

[59:11] and anybody that are included

[59:12] in certains that aren't.

[59:13] >> But there is also a

[59:15] neighborhood association,

[59:17] a neighborhood

[59:18] on the west side of the road

[59:20] that does not have an

[59:22] association. And I'm afraid

[59:23] that's the one you're referring

[59:25] to. Is it Breckenridge that

[59:26] does not have an association?

[59:27] >> Yeah, it's

[59:29] like a neighborhood. So I

[59:30] jumped through these hopes.

[59:31] I'll post that. I mean,

[59:33] that project's five years

[59:34] in the making,

[59:36] but that was the issue

[59:37] with that.

[59:38] >> So you need to have an

[59:39] associate. Separate

[59:41] associations can apply, as well

[59:42] as the master association.

[59:44] That's. That's the bottom line.

[59:45] >> That's the policy that need

[59:46] to be clear. Because

[59:48] originally, Victoria Isles was

[59:49] told no. And I'm not trying to.

[59:50] It's not. No. We just didn't.

[59:51] We didn't hash it out. So now

[59:53] we've hashed it out, and the

[59:56] independents can do it. I'm

[59:57] good with that.

[59:59] >> Okay, great. Anyone else?

[1:00:00] Okay. Mr. Kavanagh, please call

[1:00:01] the roll.

[1:00:04] >> [CALLING ROLL]

[1:00:18] >> Resolution 2026 013. A

[1:00:21] resolution authorizing the city

[1:00:23] manager or designee

[1:00:25] to execute an agreement

[1:00:27] with the Broward County Tax

[1:00:29] collector

[1:00:30] for the uniform collection of

[1:00:31] non ad valorem special

[1:00:32] assessments pursuant

[1:00:37] to sections 197.363119,

[1:00:43] 7.3635, Florida Statutes. Is

[1:00:45] there a motion and a second?

[1:00:46] >> Move it

[1:00:49] >> Second

[1:00:50] >> Move by Commissioner

[1:00:51] Welch, seconded by Vice Mayor

[1:00:52] Wasserman. All right,

[1:00:53] thank you.

[1:00:57] >> Good evening again. So this

[1:00:59] item allows the city

[1:01:00] to continue to include the fire

[1:01:02] protection services and the

[1:01:04] solid waste special assessments

[1:01:06] on the TRIM notice. And it

[1:01:08] continues to allow us

[1:01:10] to have the Broward county tax

[1:01:11] collector bill and collect for

[1:01:13] those assessments using what we

[1:01:14] call the statutory uniform

[1:01:16] method of collection, which by

[1:01:17] far remains the most economical

[1:01:19] and efficient option for.

[1:01:21] For the city, for us to bill

[1:01:22] and collect those proceeds.

[1:01:24] Historically, the service was

[1:01:25] provided

[1:01:27] under an agreement we have

[1:01:28] with Broward county.

[1:01:29] But effective In January of

[1:01:31] 25, the tax collector

[1:01:32] transitioned to a separate

[1:01:34] elected constitutional office.

[1:01:36] So it now requires

[1:01:38] municipalities to enter

[1:01:39] into direct agreements

[1:01:41] with the tax collector

[1:01:43] to continue the process without

[1:01:44] any service interruption.

[1:01:46] Under the agreement with

[1:01:48] Broward county, reimbursement

[1:01:49] charges were minimal and as

[1:01:51] such,

[1:01:52] was not specifically budgeted.

[1:01:53] This agreement does authorize

[1:01:55] reimbursement of actual cost,

[1:01:57] which is going to be capped

[1:01:58] at 2% of our collection.

[1:02:00] Charges to date have averaged

[1:02:01] less than that 2%. It's

[1:02:03] about approximately 1%. And so

[1:02:05] far we have been charged

[1:02:06] 150,000. So staff will work

[1:02:08] to identify available budget

[1:02:11] for the current year so that we

[1:02:12] can make those payments,

[1:02:15] and then we'll account

[1:02:18] for the budget

[1:02:20] in future years. So approving

[1:02:22] this agreement ensures that we

[1:02:23] continue to ensure compliance

[1:02:25] with state statute and that we

[1:02:27] maintain the continuity of how

[1:02:29] these assessments are actually

[1:02:31] billed and collected. So staff

[1:02:32] does recommend approval to

[1:02:34] ensure uninterrupted

[1:02:36] collections. And I'm happy to

[1:02:37] answer any questions that you.

[1:02:39] You might have. Thank you.

[1:02:41] >> Anyone? Okay, I think we're

[1:02:44] good. Thank you very much.

[1:02:46] Thank you. Okay. Is there a

[1:02:48] motion and a second?

[1:02:49] >> Move it

[1:02:51] >> Second.

[1:02:52] >> Thank you. Commissioner

[1:02:54] Welch. Vice Mayor Wasserman.

[1:02:56] Second. Mr. Kavanagh, please

[1:02:58] call the roll.

[1:02:59] >> [CALLING ROLL]

[1:03:14] >> City manager's report,

[1:03:15] please.

[1:03:16] >> Just two things very

[1:03:18] briefly. I look forward

[1:03:19] to working with you all

[1:03:20] during Broward days next week.

[1:03:22] We will be following whatever's

[1:03:23] happening. There'll be a lot

[1:03:25] of furious communication going

[1:03:27] on and probably running

[1:03:29] from meeting to meeting. But

[1:03:31] let me know if you need

[1:03:33] anything. I'LL be there,

[1:03:35] but I'll still be working.

[1:03:36] But Scott will also be here

[1:03:37] in the office. I was also

[1:03:39] hoping to schedule just another

[1:03:40] get together, maybe a night

[1:03:42] of pickleball. So look

[1:03:44] for your calendars and we'll

[1:03:47] try to do that soon. Thank you.

[1:03:50] Thank you, Madam City

[1:03:53] Attorney. Good evening. I just

[1:03:55] wanted

[1:03:57] to mention that our attorney

[1:03:59] in the Turnpike case, Ralph

[1:04:00] DeMaio, who was formerly with

[1:04:02] Gilday Law, has switched

[1:04:05] to a new firm of Adams and

[1:04:06] Reese. And we did just sign the

[1:04:07] substitution

[1:04:09] of counsel letters with him.

[1:04:10] And we also have some more

[1:04:12] parties that are interested

[1:04:13] in being named as plaintiffs

[1:04:15] in the lawsuit. And so we're

[1:04:16] hoping to get with them soon,

[1:04:19] in the next week or two and

[1:04:20] to hopefully get them added.

[1:04:22] And I will keep you updated as

[1:04:24] this progresses. Thank you.

[1:04:28] >> Two brief things. I believe

[1:04:32] all of you are going

[1:04:34] to be there except me, right?

[1:04:36] You going? I only say that

[1:04:37] because I'll be up the

[1:04:38] following, and I know

[1:04:39] Bernadette knows this,

[1:04:40] I'm going to be up

[1:04:42] in the end, the last week in

[1:04:43] February, obviously advocating

[1:04:44] as well. Madam Rose, I think

[1:04:45] it's important

[1:04:47] on an administrative level

[1:04:48] to the city staff that you,

[1:04:50] you relay, and I think this is

[1:04:52] understood,

[1:04:53] but I think it's important to,

[1:04:55] to let the city, the employees

[1:04:56] know that this commission is

[1:04:58] unified in fighting

[1:04:59] against this reform

[1:05:01] for the purpose of protecting

[1:05:03] what we have here. So I would

[1:05:04] just like that sentiment

[1:05:06] related to. I think there's

[1:05:07] reverberations, especially

[1:05:08] whether I'm glib or anything. I

[1:05:09] just think,

[1:05:10] I think staff needs to be well

[1:05:12] aware that this commission is a

[1:05:13] unified body,

[1:05:14] is doing everything they can

[1:05:15] to protect the city of

[1:05:17] Coconut Creek. And I'd ask you

[1:05:20] to relay that to our employees.

[1:05:21] I will give you some weird bad

[1:05:23] news. Commissioner Welch is

[1:05:24] probably aware of it. I'm just

[1:05:25] gonna give a quick solid waste

[1:05:27] update. The executive director

[1:05:28] of the Solid Waste Authority

[1:05:29] who was hired and brought over

[1:05:31] from California resigned

[1:05:32] immediately,

[1:05:33] effective immediately. Now, it

[1:05:35] is due to like an extreme

[1:05:37] personal medical situation

[1:05:38] with his family, obviously

[1:05:40] family first. I think we would

[1:05:42] all agree to that.

[1:05:44] But it sends hard

[1:05:46] reverberations

[1:05:47] through the next three months,

[1:05:48] which is going to be crucial to

[1:05:50] delivering education when this

[1:05:52] is going to be coming

[1:05:53] before luckily there's, you

[1:05:55] know, Mayor Ryan is a strong

[1:05:57] leader, he's a strong advocate

[1:05:58] countywide. And there's just

[1:06:00] going to be probably more

[1:06:01] of an ask from some

[1:06:02] of the executive board members

[1:06:04] of going to various

[1:06:05] commissions. I will tell you

[1:06:07] this. I think the last time I

[1:06:08] was Here I gave kind

[1:06:10] of a bleak picture on some of

[1:06:11] the preliminary numbers that

[1:06:13] were put out

[1:06:14] of what continued engagement

[1:06:16] in the Solid Waste Authority

[1:06:17] looks like. There was really

[1:06:18] positive numbers that came out

[1:06:20] of the consultant's final

[1:06:21] report where they believe the

[1:06:23] initial addition

[1:06:25] to essentially continuing

[1:06:26] to be a member of the Solid

[1:06:27] Waste Authority would be

[1:06:29] preliminarily $3.75 per

[1:06:31] household per year. That's what

[1:06:33] we're talking about

[1:06:35] for continued. And what they

[1:06:36] believe is it may go up

[1:06:37] to an additional $10

[1:06:39] over a phased 5 to 10 year

[1:06:40] approach, but the savings would

[1:06:42] negate that out of the gate.

[1:06:43] So and that's

[1:06:46] through joint contracts. Now

[1:06:47] the reason for that is they

[1:06:48] pared back all potential

[1:06:50] assets. Meaning how the Solid

[1:06:52] Waste Authority was originally

[1:06:53] thought of informed was that

[1:06:55] there would be Solid Waste

[1:06:57] Authority assets,

[1:06:58] whether it's transfer stations,

[1:06:59] whether it's recycling centers.

[1:07:01] So now that's just looking

[1:07:02] at it like contracting with

[1:07:03] Broward county assets and

[1:07:04] private assets

[1:07:05] for the purposes

[1:07:07] of bulk contracting for better

[1:07:08] rates. I think there's a,

[1:07:09] there's a quagmire there

[1:07:10] because I think you,

[1:07:12] if you rely too much

[1:07:13] on private industry,

[1:07:14] they're going to kind of, you

[1:07:16] know, have you after that

[1:07:17] initial contract periods up,

[1:07:18] which is when you have no

[1:07:19] market share, a monopoly really

[1:07:21] runs the roost. And ultimately

[1:07:23] Waste Management was going

[1:07:24] to have the largest contract

[1:07:25] for a recycling center. So you

[1:07:27] worry about what happens

[1:07:28] after a 10 year contract. I

[1:07:29] only share

[1:07:31] with you that you're going

[1:07:32] to see. I'm going

[1:07:33] to have a meeting I think

[1:07:34] with Sheila and Yvonne next

[1:07:35] week in regard

[1:07:36] to the PIO rollout,

[1:07:37] which ideally you're going to

[1:07:39] start seeing some pretty

[1:07:40] significant social media

[1:07:41] out things

[1:07:42] with the things I've shared

[1:07:43] with all of you, the Toolbox. I

[1:07:44] just think it's important that

[1:07:45] we really have to start having

[1:07:46] those conversations because

[1:07:47] it's not the sexiest subject,

[1:07:48] but it's probably one

[1:07:49] of the most important

[1:07:50] for the future of our community

[1:07:51] and cost savings

[1:07:52] in our community. So there's

[1:07:54] other things I could, I could,

[1:07:55] I could discuss,

[1:07:56] but I just want to leave you

[1:07:57] with that. With Solid waste and

[1:07:58] we're really,

[1:07:59] really getting a lot of steam

[1:08:00] for the, the Holocaust

[1:08:02] sculpture countywide. Really

[1:08:03] there's a lot

[1:08:04] of just amazing feedback with

[1:08:05] that and I didn't realize how

[1:08:06] long it's been since something

[1:08:07] like that has been unveiled

[1:08:09] in Broward County. So it's

[1:08:10] really just a very, very

[1:08:11] exciting thing that I'm excited

[1:08:12] to be a part of. So that's all

[1:08:14] I have tonight. Thank you.

[1:08:16] >> Thank You Commissioner

[1:08:17] Welch.

[1:08:19] >> So Commissioner Rydell,

[1:08:20] about the, the last SWA joint

[1:08:22] meeting, it was,

[1:08:25] it was assets not just

[1:08:29] in land and potential waste to

[1:08:32] energy facilities or whatever

[1:08:36] it might turn

[1:08:40] into that allowed it to number

[1:08:41] to be so significantly lower. I

[1:08:43] wasn't

[1:08:45] in the room. I was dialed in.

[1:08:46] But I have to tell you,

[1:08:47] it was almost

[1:08:49] like a gasp across. You could

[1:08:51] hear it across the executive

[1:08:53] board that was there. I don't

[1:08:54] know. Is that what it looked

[1:08:57] like because you were there

[1:08:58] in person?

[1:08:59] >> Yeah, I think all of us had

[1:09:00] the number. I just don't

[1:09:01] understand how the consultant

[1:09:03] got there.

[1:09:04] But when he was able

[1:09:05] to present, he heard that the

[1:09:07] consultant team heard that how

[1:09:09] they had it posed probably

[1:09:10] would not pass.

[1:09:11] >> Absolutely.

[1:09:13] >> And they created a measure

[1:09:14] to create a sustainable system

[1:09:15] and be able

[1:09:16] to successfully move forward.

[1:09:17] So you are. There was,

[1:09:19] especially with some of the

[1:09:20] governing board members that

[1:09:21] were there that are

[1:09:22] in the process. They were all

[1:09:24] like wow, they were,

[1:09:25] it was.

[1:09:26] >> They were all very scared

[1:09:27] and wanted to run. So yeah, it

[1:09:28] was, it was good news. I almost

[1:09:30] wondered was it real or not.

[1:09:31] But it was. I, I still don't

[1:09:33] understand who's going to be

[1:09:34] at the helm. That's, that's the

[1:09:36] part that I'm not sure about.

[1:09:39] The executive director. I

[1:09:40] never. Because I had to sign

[1:09:42] off at 11 and it was still

[1:09:44] going back and forth. Who's

[1:09:45] going to be there?

[1:09:47] >> Who's it's going to,

[1:09:48] it's going

[1:09:50] to be addressed formally. So,

[1:09:51] so right now just answer that

[1:09:52] question publicly. The

[1:09:53] consultant team at SCS who's

[1:09:54] really been spearheading the.

[1:09:56] The team. They're going

[1:09:57] to take the helm because Todd

[1:09:58] is physically gone.

[1:09:59] >> In a transition and then

[1:10:01] we're going

[1:10:02] to be figuring that

[1:10:03] out pretty quickly. I'm not,

[1:10:05] I don't want

[1:10:06] to say anything publicly

[1:10:07] but there's rumblings of people

[1:10:08] that want that job. I'll leave

[1:10:11] it at that. But that it's

[1:10:12] really important who gets that

[1:10:13] job next.

[1:10:15] >> Absolutely. It was important

[1:10:16] who got it this time. So

[1:10:17] anyway, thank you

[1:10:19] for that. I'm looking forward

[1:10:22] to going. I'm not looking

[1:10:24] forward to Forward to the 20 or

[1:10:25] 30 degree weather in

[1:10:26] Tallahassee, but I am certainly

[1:10:28] looking forward to it because

[1:10:29] it won't just be watching the

[1:10:32] committee meetings on Florida

[1:10:35] Channel, but actually, you

[1:10:36] know, being there and I'm

[1:10:39] hoping that those legislators

[1:10:42] that I asked to meet with,

[1:10:44] I do get a chance to go in

[1:10:46] because there's things that

[1:10:48] each one of them are sponsoring

[1:10:50] that very interested in even if

[1:10:52] they aren't sponsoring them.

[1:10:53] Items that I feel are important

[1:10:55] to our residents that I'd like

[1:10:58] to ask their views

[1:11:00] on and if opportunity allows,

[1:11:03] once the agenda is out there,

[1:11:05] to be able to go into some

[1:11:06] of those meetings and like

[1:11:08] Rep. Panchoski said,

[1:11:10] suggested that you can either,

[1:11:12] you know, sign up to waive in

[1:11:14] support or opposition so that

[1:11:16] you can make your presence

[1:11:18] matter for something even, you

[1:11:21] know, you can't stay

[1:11:22] at all the committee meetings.

[1:11:25] But I'm really looking forward

[1:11:26] to it. Just not the weather,

[1:11:28] but we'll be back for the

[1:11:29] Holocaust and all of the things

[1:11:32] that have been significant,

[1:11:34] significantly planned here

[1:11:37] in the city. So. Thank you.

[1:11:40] >> Thank you, Commissioner

[1:11:42] Brodie.

[1:11:43] >> Thank you, Mayor. I have a

[1:11:45] safety concern. Chief, can I.

[1:11:46] Can I have you come up? And I

[1:11:49] don't mean to catch off guard.

[1:11:50] I normally don't do this, but I

[1:11:52] think there's some concerns

[1:11:54] with some. Some traffic issues.

[1:11:56] And. And I'm. And I wouldn't

[1:11:58] have brought this up,

[1:11:59] but literally, I got

[1:12:02] off the phone before this

[1:12:04] meeting and pretty much three

[1:12:06] phone calls today. And my

[1:12:07] husband put it this way,

[1:12:08] my trip to public school was

[1:12:10] horrible this week. And the

[1:12:12] concern is this. There's been a

[1:12:13] tremendous amount

[1:12:15] of speeding and noise

[1:12:16] from modified mufflers,

[1:12:18] which I know there's a law

[1:12:19] against going up and down

[1:12:21] Lyons Road and Winston Park

[1:12:22] Boulevard, which is why I guess

[1:12:23] everybody's turning to me and

[1:12:25] asking these questions. Now, I

[1:12:26] do live close enough to Lyons

[1:12:28] Road to hear them screaming

[1:12:30] down Lyons Road. And I think

[1:12:32] that between Winston Park

[1:12:34] Boulevard all the way through

[1:12:36] Sample is a racetrack. You

[1:12:39] know, there's no visibility

[1:12:40] to any police out there.

[1:12:41] There's no traffic at night.

[1:12:42] So these guys scream up and

[1:12:44] down there with motorcycles and

[1:12:45] modified these little Hondas

[1:12:47] that they modify and things

[1:12:49] like that. I think what we.

[1:12:51] What I want to kind

[1:12:52] of bring up is how can we kind

[1:12:54] of put a kibosh on that?

[1:12:55] Because at some point,

[1:12:57] there's going to be a

[1:12:58] tremendous accident. I mean,

[1:12:59] these speeds,

[1:13:01] we're not talking about, you

[1:13:02] know, 55 and the 45. We're

[1:13:04] talking 80, 90 miles an hour up

[1:13:06] and down Lyons Road and

[1:13:07] Winston park is the motorcycles

[1:13:08] doing donuts and things

[1:13:10] like that. So is there a plan

[1:13:11] that we can kind of put

[1:13:13] in place to kind of deter this

[1:13:14] from happening? Yeah, we were

[1:13:15] just in the process of going

[1:13:17] through and getting the grants

[1:13:18] for the aggressive driving. So

[1:13:20] that'll be the fun overtime or

[1:13:21] to schedule people to work

[1:13:22] in the evenings

[1:13:23] to address that, those issues

[1:13:25] in those areas. Absolutely, it

[1:13:27] is. Yeah. Just listen. It's

[1:13:29] gotten. It's gotten Worse

[1:13:31] in the last two months. Okay.

[1:13:33] Winston park scares me because

[1:13:35] it's got that bend in it, you

[1:13:36] know, and people. You know,

[1:13:39] people walk up and down that.

[1:13:41] And so it got a little. Got a

[1:13:43] little long publix trip. Ice

[1:13:45] cream melted twice. You know,

[1:13:48] listening. Everybody out.

[1:13:50] And. And so it's. It's

[1:13:51] important that we really kind

[1:13:52] of take this. I think at some

[1:13:54] point we're gonna see another

[1:13:55] serious accident

[1:13:57] on that road. So if we can kind

[1:13:58] of step up,

[1:13:59] maybe get some visibility

[1:14:01] out there. Absolutely.

[1:14:02] Especially between the hours

[1:14:03] at 9:45 and 10:40. That seems

[1:14:04] to be something going on

[1:14:06] at that time. Okay. And then

[1:14:07] like 2 2am to 4am yeah. That's

[1:14:09] all I have. Thank you, Chief. I

[1:14:11] appreciate it. Yeah.

[1:14:15] >> Thank you, Vice Mayor

[1:14:16] Wasserman.

[1:14:20] >> Thank you. Mayor. Is there

[1:14:21] a. Just a couple things. Is

[1:14:23] there any update,

[1:14:25] and maybe this is for Justin or

[1:14:26] Scott on the storage facility

[1:14:28] behind Sprouts? Is everything

[1:14:30] going to plan? You know,

[1:14:31] is everything. Has anything

[1:14:32] come up? Anything? Just an

[1:14:35] update, maybe. Oh, well, it's

[1:14:36] under construction. I'm not

[1:14:38] aware

[1:14:39] of any issues they're having.

[1:14:41] It's going pretty steadily

[1:14:43] well. And they're containing

[1:14:45] themselves to their site

[1:14:46] from what I see. I go to

[1:14:48] Sprouts all the time,

[1:14:49] so I kind of drive

[1:14:51] by these sites when they're

[1:14:53] under construction. Right.

[1:14:54] >> Okay, cool.

[1:14:55] >> Yep. And Gray Star, same. I

[1:14:56] know there hasn't been many.

[1:14:58] There hasn't been many

[1:14:59] complaints. I know. I talked

[1:15:00] to Scott yesterday briefly in

[1:15:02] passing. I haven't gotten

[1:15:04] anything other than the PVC

[1:15:05] pipe, the wall, you know,

[1:15:06] which we took care of.

[1:15:08] But there was somebody from

[1:15:09] another neighborhood who

[1:15:10] inquired about it,

[1:15:13] who we spoke to. No. Thank you.

[1:15:14] Is there any update on the

[1:15:16] South Creek design phase? I

[1:15:18] know there was. There was some

[1:15:19] funding. Is there an update

[1:15:21] on that or any information?

[1:15:27] >> The. The pavement design

[1:15:29] phase hasn't started. We're

[1:15:30] waiting still for Broward for

[1:15:32] Margate

[1:15:33] to finish the utility work.

[1:15:35] But I apologize. Don't have the

[1:15:36] date when it's scheduled. I

[1:15:38] actually think it's 27,

[1:15:39] but I'll have to get back

[1:15:41] to you on that.

[1:15:42] >> Okay. Because I know you

[1:15:43] guys were going to reach out to

[1:15:45] the residents and do a whole

[1:15:46] public thing, right?

[1:15:48] >> Oh, I'm sorry. You mean in

[1:15:49] Lakewood East?

[1:15:50] >> No, just the. The South

[1:15:51] Creek design. Okay.

[1:15:53] >> The Lakewood east is moving.

[1:15:54] The Lakewood east design is

[1:15:55] moving forward.

[1:15:57] >> Okay. And you were going

[1:15:58] to be. And there is some

[1:16:00] additional information going.

[1:16:01] >> Out directly

[1:16:02] to those residents.

[1:16:03] >> And was there gonna. Was

[1:16:05] there parking gonna be added

[1:16:06] by the park?

[1:16:07] >> No, not at this time.

[1:16:08] >> Okay, so no. No additional

[1:16:10] parking.

[1:16:11] >> No additional parking is

[1:16:12] added in the Liquid east area

[1:16:13] at this time. We do reserve the

[1:16:14] right

[1:16:16] to do it if we need it.

[1:16:17] >> Does the city have the

[1:16:18] ability to leverage sales tax

[1:16:20] in city. In like city stores

[1:16:22] and restaurants? Is there

[1:16:23] like a city sales tax or.

[1:16:25] >> No, we don't have a city

[1:16:26] sales tax right now.

[1:16:28] >> I know we don't have one

[1:16:29] right now, but is there a. Is

[1:16:30] there a law preventing us

[1:16:32] from doing something

[1:16:33] like that? Like, is. I don't

[1:16:34] know. Is. Is that something

[1:16:35] that cities do? I just ask a

[1:16:36] question.

[1:16:38] >> I can look into that

[1:16:39] question. I don't know the

[1:16:40] answer to that.

[1:16:42] >> Okay. Just thinking outside

[1:16:44] the box. The upcoming

[1:16:48] Holocaust. Outstanding work

[1:16:50] to everybody from the. From

[1:16:52] Public Works to Bernadette to

[1:16:53] Sheila to just to Parks and

[1:16:58] Rec. Just super duper. It's

[1:16:59] really going

[1:17:01] to be very unique. And it

[1:17:03] actually is the only Holocaust

[1:17:04] memorial in Broward County. It

[1:17:06] will be the first. Not a

[1:17:07] museum, not a reading room.

[1:17:09] It's an actual memorial,

[1:17:10] and it's the first in

[1:17:12] Broward. So it's very just.

[1:17:14] It's just so special that we're

[1:17:15] part of it. It's really

[1:17:17] unbelievable and very excited

[1:17:19] for that. And then just, you

[1:17:21] know, leave it to Broward.

[1:17:23] Schools, again, you know,

[1:17:24] can't get out of their own way

[1:17:26] with graduations. You know,

[1:17:28] having Coconut Creek High go

[1:17:30] to Dillard and Monarch go to

[1:17:31] Dillard and Dave Thomas and ATC

[1:17:33] go to Ely. You know,

[1:17:35] they take one step forward and

[1:17:38] 87 steps back. It's just so

[1:17:39] upsetting to see that kids are

[1:17:42] suffering due

[1:17:43] to the mal practice, the

[1:17:46] district,

[1:17:50] and it's the kids who suffer.

[1:17:51] And it's the headlines of the

[1:17:53] staff and it's the headlines

[1:17:54] of all these people.

[1:17:56] But it's school district,

[1:17:58] School districts are

[1:18:00] about students. And it's just

[1:18:02] really sad to see the inequity

[1:18:03] in those graduation locations.

[1:18:05] I mean, I worked at Stoneman

[1:18:06] Douglas. I worked at Cypress

[1:18:07] Bay. I mean, both. I ran both

[1:18:09] those graduations when I was

[1:18:11] there. I know it's a big,

[1:18:12] big lot of people,

[1:18:14] but it's just inequitable

[1:18:16] to do that to those schools.

[1:18:17] Thank you.

[1:18:20] >> Thank you. Yes. Kudos

[1:18:21] to everyone involved with our

[1:18:24] Holocaust Memorial on January

[1:18:27] 29th. Amazing feedback and

[1:18:31] amazing participation. I mean,

[1:18:33] we were worried we weren't

[1:18:35] going to be able

[1:18:37] to fill the seats,

[1:18:39] but now we have

[1:18:41] to turn people away. It's

[1:18:43] amazing. Every day people are

[1:18:45] coming to me and saying, you

[1:18:47] know, this is. This is

[1:18:50] fabulous. Can I get in? Can I

[1:18:51] get in, do we? Can we get

[1:18:52] another bus? I know Winmore

[1:18:54] themselves has two buses and

[1:18:55] they're clamoring for more.

[1:18:56] It's just that we can't

[1:18:57] accommodate them, but. Meaning

[1:19:01] the cities, but. Thank you.

[1:19:02] Thank you, Bernadette. Thank

[1:19:04] you, everybody involved.

[1:19:06] >> Thank you.

[1:19:07] >> This is a great thing. Also

[1:19:08] looking forward to

[1:19:10] Tallahassee, Our first

[1:19:12] experience. Have a shopping

[1:19:14] list of things to talk

[1:19:16] about and

[1:19:18] to hopefully we can get on the

[1:19:20] table and show our opposition.

[1:19:21] But also, I want

[1:19:25] to say I'm excited about Main

[1:19:29] Street. See the clearing. You

[1:19:31] can almost see. See it

[1:19:33] happening. I would love to have

[1:19:34] a groundbreaking ceremony to

[1:19:38] actually start the process. I

[1:19:40] actually reached out

[1:19:42] to the development team about a

[1:19:44] groundbreaking ceremony, and

[1:19:46] their thought is as soon as

[1:19:48] there is an area where we can

[1:19:49] actually park cars. Stabilized

[1:19:51] area. Okay, great. They would

[1:19:54] love to schedule one. What?

[1:19:55] They want to wait until they

[1:19:57] at least get an area. An area

[1:19:59] where you could host a

[1:20:02] groundbreaking. So it'll be a

[1:20:03] couple of months, but it's.

[1:20:05] It's in the works. Great.

[1:20:07] That's great. Very exciting.

[1:20:09] So thank you. Okay, that's all.

[1:20:11] I have motion to return trip to

[1:20:12] those that are traveling and

[1:20:14] stay safe. Have a great week or

[1:20:19] two. Do I have a motion?

[1:20:21] >> You did.

[1:20:22] >> Meeting adjourned.

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