[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
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[0:52] speaking. Should anyone
[0:53] experience difficulty hearing
[0:54] at any time, please raise your
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[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.