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Massimo Manzini here. Menna Morgan. Bob Glickman here. As

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we have six attending members, this meeting does have quorum.

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We call it secession. For the record, both Barbara and

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Odorless have asked for an excused absence, which the

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board chair has granted, and I believe Mina is available

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virtually at this moment. He has not signed on virtually,

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chair, but once he does, I will let him in. Okay. Thank you in

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advance. In assuming that he does, is the board's

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prerogative to allow him to participate virtually. Any

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objections? Okay. When he does show up, we will allow. Thank

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you very much. All right. Moving on. Minutes from the

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previous meeting, has everybody had a chance to read any

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comments, questions, additions or deletions? Move to approve.

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So moved. Is there a second? Second. I'm sorry. Who did

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second. Second. Okay. Approved in second. All in favor? Aye.

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Opposed seeing none. Motion carries. Staff additions,

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additions, deletions or changes to the agenda. Good evening,

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board chair. There are no additions, deletions or

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withdrawals from the agenda. However, I do want to take this

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moment just to briefly touch on the board manual as it pertains

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to procedures. I'm reminding the board chair that it's the

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chair's responsibility to manage the decorum in the

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chambers at all times. And with regards to both the board

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themselves and the audience, also reminding the chair that

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there is a time limit on discussion, discussion of 30

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minutes. So that would inform your your discussions as you

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move through the items and reminding the chair of their,

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the, their purview as it pertains to community comments

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and the length of comments when there is more than ten speakers

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present. Thank you chair, thank you. And to put that into

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another way, Cameron's reminding us that while it is

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standard that all community and citizen participate, usually on

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a three minute time limit, I've been instructed that prior to

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the gavel dropping, there were 74 citizens that have

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registered to speak. Understanding that we will hear

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a good majority of the same things over and over. If you

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haven't heard them already. And is there a board preference on

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setting that time limit for two minutes? No. Okay. Three

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minutes. It is. All right. Continuing on. Excuse me, board

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chair. Yes, sir. A question I'm a little confused by Cameron's

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comments. The 30 minute time limit you're putting on the

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board. No, no no no, I'll address that. No. Citizen

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comments are typically limited to three minutes when they

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present in and have any kind of comment on any agenda item. I

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got that, but he said there was 30 minute limit for the board.

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That's a policy staff through the chair. That's not a policy.

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Staff is imposing. That's a policy within the procedures

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and the manual of the board operation manuals. So I'm just

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reminding the board of the procedures that govern this

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board in terms of decorum, in terms of discussion and in

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terms of how we do business here. Okay. So I find this

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rather objectionable that you're bringing it up right now.

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We've gone through I've been on the board now a year and a half,

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two years. We've never brought this up before. And I question

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why you're bringing it up right now. Thank you Commissioner. As

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a reminder, this manual is available to all board members

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when they take the position on this board. So it's

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understanding that board members have done their due

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diligence and read through the manual. And it's also just a

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reminder, a reminder due to the agenda we have today to ensure

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that your discussion is fruitful and you have the full

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time, you need to have that discussion. Well, I would ask

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this body to override that right now with a vote, because

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I don't think we should be limited to any board discussion

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on any item for 30 minutes. Bob. Bob, I hear your objections. I

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don't think it's appropriate that we have a vote on that.

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But I have no intention of stifling any communication or

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conversation, questions or comments from either the

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citizens at large or the board members tonight. Bob. Thank you.

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Thank you. With that, city attorney. Good evening, board

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members. My name is. I am the board's counsel. And, Mr. Chair,

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before the board takes up matters on today's agenda and

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in light of at least three items on today's agenda being

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considered quasi judicial, I'd like to read the city's quasi

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judicial procedures matters onto the record. So certain

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matters before this board must be treated as quasi judicial,

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meaning the board acts like a judge or jury applying existing

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rules to a specific set of facts. In that role, the

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board's decision must be supported by competent,

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public to waive the quasi judicial formalities, and the

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waiver requires the agreement of all staff, the applicant,

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any party intervenor and any member of the public present

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who wishes to be heard on this particular item. Now, if the

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quasi judicial formalities are not waived, the chair will

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preside over the proceeding. As board attorney, I will rule on

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evidentiary and procedural objection objections and advise

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the board on applicable law and necessary findings. The hearing

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will be informal but conducted with decorum. Now, under

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Florida law, ex-parte communications are permitted as

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long as they're disclosed on the record before final action.

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communication and the identity of the person or entity

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which must be placed on record, including emails and any

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individual site visits, investigations or expert

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opinions that the board member might have requested. And

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before every quasi judicial item is taken up, I will

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usually ask the board members to to disclose any ex parte

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communications that may have transpired. Thank you staff.

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Well, next on the first up on the agenda is file number

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25DP26. Staff, do you waive quasi judicial staff waives

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applicant come forward, state your name for the record and

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whether you waive quasi judicial. Good afternoon,

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Joseph Taylor Taylor architecture I thank you thank

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you. Staff presentation. Good evening, board members and

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members of the public. My name is Adrian Montoya. I am one of

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the city planners here at the City of Hollywood. And I will

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be presenting tonight's first item. Steph, can you hit the

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screen, please? One second. Thank you. I got it. So the

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file before you tonight is 25 dash dp dash 26. The location

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is 2455 Polk Street. The applicant is Joseph B Taylor on

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behalf of Mike Kaplan, and the request is for a design and

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site plan for a 30 unit multifamily development in the

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MC Dash one zoning District within our Regional activity

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center. So the property is located in Central Hollywood

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near City Hall, which is not too far from where we where we

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are tonight. On this screen, on the left hand side is an aerial

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of the subject property. And currently it is a vacant lot.

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The site has a land Use Designation of Regional

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Activity Center. It is within the MC Dash one zoning district,

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and it is approximately half an acre. Here are some of the

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surrounding properties. As you can see, it is adjacent to

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other multifamily developments, including two condominiums and

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then a duplex. So with regards to the development itself, the

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applicant is proposing a floor area of approximately 29,700ft?S

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and a floor area ratio of of 1.49. The development will

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include 30 units, 42 parking spaces. It will be. The

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building itself will be a height of 45ft, and the site

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will provide approximately 44% of open space. So the proposed

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development is compliant with all applicable zoning and land

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development regulations within its zoning district. With

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regards to the design, the applicant is proposing stucco

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with white, gray and brown finishes, porcelain tiling

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along the wall, on the ground floor and an earthy, brown,

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earthy brown slats to screen the ground floor parking. Here

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are some renderings of the proposed finished design. And

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in conclusion, staff find that the proposed request is

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consistent with the Zoning and Land Development Regulations

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and the Comprehensive Plan, and staff is recommending approval

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of the design and staff is also recommending approval of the

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site plan if the design is granted. Thank you for your

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time and I am available. If you have any questions. Any

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questions for staff? I have just one. Are they asking for

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any variances? There are no variances. Thank you Dick. Just

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for clarification, this building is under 30,000ft?!S ad

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it's here because it's a legacy project. So it actually went

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through the Technical advisory committee. There was a period

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of inactivity between August 2025 and around May 2026 of

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this year, but it had essentially completed the TAC

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process, which is why it's being, you know, brought to the

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Planning and Development Board. Whereas an akin project at the

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same scope would not be required to come before you

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offhand, do you know of any other projects below 3000 that

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would be coming to us that are stuck in that? I believe this

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is the last one. Just for clarification, I help Adrian

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out here. Legacy projects, projects that were did not meet

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the threshold before we changed over to DRC still come before

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the board, and there are a couple of them still working

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their way through the system. There was an internal deadline

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that still some projects are still working through, and

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anything after the August 14th date that had not received the

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f tac meeting at that time then goes through the new system. So

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we do have a couple more still working their way out. The

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other question I had is something I brought up before.

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It doesn't require any comment from you if you. But this is a

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project located at 2455 Polk Street, and it's only whatever

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it is, 45 whatever the number of units is, I've forgotten,

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but we just approved about a month ago a six story office

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building and a seven story parking garage at 22,900 Polk.

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We're cramming a tremendous amount of parking of traffic

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problems at 28th and Hollywood Boulevard. I've brought this up

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for years now, and I don't need to have a big discussion now,

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but I would like to have a discussion at some point in the

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near future, if it's a subcommittee meeting or

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whatever, about what are we doing dealing with traffic at

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28th and Hollywood, Hollywood Boulevard, with all the

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projects in this particular neighborhood that we have

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approved, it's going to be it's already a nightmare. It's just

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going to be worse. So I'd like to ask staff if we could have a

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meeting, subcommittee meeting or whatever and see if we can

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address what needs to be done with fDOT and the city to

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address a problem that's going to be with us for a long time,

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and we have five or 6 or 7, eight years to address it

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before these projects get built. Staff notes your request. Any

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other questions for staff seeing none. Thank you much.

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All right. Thank you. Applicant Taylor please come forward and

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be heard. Good evening, Mr. Chair, Vice Chair and members

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of the Planning and Development Board. For the record, my name

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is Joseph Taylor Taylor Architecture. Our firm is

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located at 2417 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Florida.

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I would like to thank our clients. I mean, without them,

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I wouldn't be here today. That's Ivan Hernandez, you know,

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Yuri Kaplan and Michael Kaplan. Without them, we wouldn't be

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here today. They put a lot of time and effort and coming to

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the office a lot just to get to the place we're in today. Let

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me go over very quickly because I know you have a very long

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agenda today. Basically, it's a 2455 Polk Street. It's got half

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an acre of land, 20,500, and it is in the rack and recreational

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activity center, and it's MC Dash one. Our client really

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wanted to build 30 units. Out of the 30 units, 15 are two

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bedrooms. The two bedrooms have 830 to about 920ft?!S, and the

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other half, the other 15 are one bedrooms, and they have 680

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to 715ft?!S. So basically theres three floors of units. It's a

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four story building. First floor is covered parking second,

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third and fourth. Each floor has ten units giving a total of

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30. So and they have 44% open space. We have all the parking

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that's required. We met all of the setbacks, the height, just

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everything. And we provided for not only for the accessible

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spaces, but for guest parking. Like I said, everything is as

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of right. What I wanted to mention is that we've

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incorporated a lot of really good landscaping, pedestrian

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oriented building frontage, as you saw in the in the

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renderings. And we've screened the cars so that as people walk

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by, they don't they don't see the cars parked underneath the

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the building, the setbacks, the building articulation, the

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landscape buffers that we provided and the site design

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standards really appropriately gives. It makes this building

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really great. And, and you look at it, it's simply elegant,

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understated elegance really. And again, all zoning and

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design features are in total compliance of all of the zoning

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regulations. And we do not need any variances, no special

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exceptions. It's really as of. Right. So thank you. If there's

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any questions, I'll be here to answer any of them. Any

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questions for the applicant. Bob, I have a question. So, Mr.

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Keller, sure. You certainly know how to bring people out to

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see your projects here, as everybody turned out for that,

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the porcelain tile that you're putting down on the on the

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ground level, are you putting it around the entire ground

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level or just fronting the building? Okay, repeat that

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again. I'm sorry, porcelain tile that was mentioned that

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you're putting on ground level, right? Are you putting it just

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in the front of the building or. I'm putting in the front. And I

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think part of it turns the corner, you know what I'm

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saying? We did want to accentuate, which we felt was

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very, very important, the main entry point of the building.

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And that's why, you know, you see the, the ramping, the steps,

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the, you know, the special treatment around it. We think

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it's very important so that people know where to enter and

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exit a building. So thank you. But yes. Yeah. Any other

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further questions for the applicant seeing none. Thank

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you very much. Bring the conversation up to the dais.

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Any comments questions. Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion.

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Motion to approve. So moved. And second all in favor design.

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Go ahead. Just make sure you're speaking into the mic for

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clarity. Thank you. Okay. And this is a motion to approve

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design as presented correct? Yes. All right. Moved in second.

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All in favor. I opposed seeing none. Motion carries. Moving on

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to site plan motion to approve site plan with the seven

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conditions. Yes I second okay. Moved in second. All in favor?

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Aye. Opposed seeing none. Motion carries. Congratulations.

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Thank you so much. And I'd like to thank really city staff.

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They were really wonderful through this whole process.

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Thank you again. Thank you. Okay. Moving on to file number

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25DVP91. A first question, are there any comment cards on this?

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No comment cards on this. Okay, staff, do you waive staff

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waives applicant. Hi good evening, Liz Sommerstein martyr.

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And we waive. Thank you much. Staff presentation. Good

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evening board members of the public city staff. My name is

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Umar Javid. I'm a planner three with the city's planning

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division before you is 2200 Jackson Street. The file number

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is 25-D-91. The project is located at 2200 Jackson Street

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as well as 400 South Dixie highway. The applicant is known

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as Bridge Asset Management LLC, and they are requesting a

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design and site plan for a 394 unit multifamily residential

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development, as well as a variance to reduce the 15 foot

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setback to a two foot, ten inch setback associated with a city

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right of way dedication. In terms of the location, the

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subject property is located on the southeast corner of the

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city. Displayed here is the subject property. As you can

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see, there is a total of three parcels that are before you

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today. With respect to the subject properties. It is

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contained in an area that is specifically commercial

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warehouse uses as well as residential uses. The two sites

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before you today are at 400 South Dixie highway, so that's

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an existing commercial warehouse use, as well as at

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2200 Jackson Street to the west, parcel to the north. We have a

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property at 2121-2131 Jackson Street. This is a multifamily

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residential use, and to the south we have a residential use

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as well. At 2117 Anton Terrace. With respect to the land use

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and zoning map, the land use is designated as a regional

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activity center. The existing zoning consists of two zones.

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It's a split zone. We have DH2 as well as DH3, and the site

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area is approximately 3.07 acres across the various

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parcels. Before you, I wanted to also touch on a previous

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rezoning request. This is just ahead of the design and site

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plan. This is not in consideration for tonight. This

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is a previous request that was approved by the Planning and

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Development Board or City Commission earlier this year.

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Just to provide you some context, this site contains

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somewhat of an irregular split zoning condition between DH two

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and DH three. As you can see on the left side, the zoning

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boundary essentially jogged through the development site

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based on historical parcel configurations. However,

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earlier this year, the applicant did seek to rezone

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approximately 0.59 acres. That would be that middle component

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that you could see, and they rezoned it from DH two to DH.

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Three the purpose was to create a more logical zoning

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configuration on the site, and to facilitate a more cohesive

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redevelopment of the assembled property. And just again, this

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was recommended for approval by the Planning and Development

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Board on March 10th of this year, and it was ultimately

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adopted by City Commission in May of this year as well. With

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respect to the site plan, I do want to highlight that there

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are there's obviously a lot going on over here. So with

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respect to the height, they are proposing a total of eight

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stories or 90ft on the east side. It transitions to a more

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lower intensity scale on the west side of the property.

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They're proposing four stories or 40ft, approximately, with

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respect to the maximum floor area ratio that we'll be seeing

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across the site will be a maximum of 3.3 9FAR, or a total

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of 282,000ft?!S in that space. With respect to open space

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requirements, they are exceeding those requirements.

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They're proposing 42% within the boundaries that fall within

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DH2, and about 32% in the boundaries that fall within the

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DH3 zoning district. For the unit count, the applicant is

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proposing a total of 394 units. Those consist of one and two

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bedroom units. And I do want to also highlight that they are

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proposing a total of 50% of those units as moderate income

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affordable. That works out to approximately 197 units in

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total. With respect to parking, they are exceeding the minimum

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requirements. The requirement here is 492. They are proposing

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a total of 506 spaces. This is going to be mainly contained in

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a parking garage that will be accessed from Jackson Street.

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They also are meeting their bike parking requirements,

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loading space requirements and they are meeting their setback

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requirements. With the exception of the corner

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setbacks that they are seeking a variance for. And I'll go

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into more detail in the next slide in accordance with 5.3.

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After the City Zoning and Land Development Regulations, they

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are requesting a variance, a variance for the front for the

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required setbacks. So they're requesting a total of two feet,

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ten inches. That's from the corner core dedication. And the

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requirement here is 15ft. This is to accommodate a city and

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county request. The city is requesting a five foot right of

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way dedication along Jackson Street and the county. Broward

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County is requesting four feet dedication along South Dixie

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highway. With respect to the criteria, city staff do find

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that the applicant does meet all the criteria A through D,

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including D, which is that the variance is that the need for

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the requested variance is not economically based or

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self-imposed, and that being because the city and county are

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requesting the the dedication. With respect to the design, the

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applicant has worked very closely with city staff, urban

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design staff to achieve a commendable design. They've

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conducted various public outreach meetings and fulfill

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those requirements. They're proposing a number of different

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architectural elements and features on this site to meet

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the regional activity center and urban design guidelines

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they're proposing. Corner architectural features. A

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number of different angles will have various signages that are

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lit. There are proposing a potential mural along the front

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of the facade, and they're also proposing enhanced landscaping,

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which also exceeds all the open space and landscape

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requirements, wrap around balconies and various facade

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articulations across the various perspectives. These are

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the submitted elevations that the applicant has submitted to.

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The top is the north elevation. To the middle we have the south

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elevation, and at the bottom we have the east and west

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elevations that were submitted. With respect to the summary of

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findings, city staff find that the proposed variance request

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is consistent with the City Zoning and Land Development

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Regulations, as well as the city's Comprehensive Plan with

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respect to the design and site plan component. City staff do

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find that this request is consistent with the criteria in

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the city's zoning, land development regulations and our

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comp plan. In terms of recommendations, city staff do

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recommend approval of the subject variance file and for

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the design, city staff are recommending approval if the

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variance is granted by the board and with respect to the

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site plan. City staff are also recommending approval if

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variance and design are granted. This is subject to conditions

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outlined in the staff report or on the screen. These are a few

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conditions that would be requested for the applicant

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will be held for at the time of building permit, submission and

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certificate of occupancy. Thank you. First question. Without

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the core dedication, would this applicant seek or need a

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variance? So you're asking what type of. Without the cord

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dedication would this project need the variance with it? So

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without the without the variance, sorry, without the

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dedication they would not be requiring any sort of variance.

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It would be fully compliant with the zoning and land

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development regulations. Okay. Any questions for staff? Bob, I

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have a question. Yes. Thank you. So this project is in the rack,

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right. They're requesting a variance, right. Several months

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ago, I think it was in June of this year. Commissioner

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Hernandez appeared before the planning board on an item. And

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he suggested at that time that there was supposed to be no

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variances in the rack. I have asked our board attorney about

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this previously. I'm wondering if there is a response or an

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answer about having variances in the rack. I'm not sure who

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that be directed to. Yes, I, I believe I do not I do not have

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that information at that point. And I still do not, as I

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believe this is information that that the staff is in

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possession of, not the board attorney. So how do we

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ultimately find out if they can have variances in the rack or

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not? So just to interject here. So when it comes to the

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regional activity center, there are certain parameters that at

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the time of inception was outlined that they would not be

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variance eligible. And then those are specifically laid out

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as it pertains to setbacks. And in this case, the corner chord

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and other variances that come before this board when there is

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no prohibited prohibition against said variances and

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without specific policy direction prohibiting it, it is

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free for the board to decide. Now, understanding there were

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comments made that at certain times there were certain

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intention, but without it being codified and made into law,

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staff only goes off of what's in the zoning and land

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development regulations and where it does not anticipate or

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desire variance. The code says no variances shall be

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considered or permitted. This is not one of those instances.

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It's up to our purview. I'm not asking about this particular

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one. Generally, I'm asking about it overall. Well,

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actually, Bob, with tonight's agenda, can we just keep it

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focused to to this item? We can have that conversation later.

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Sure. Thank you. Any comments for the for staff. Any

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questions for staff? Dick. Thank you, Mr. Chair. You've

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stated in this that there is a waiver that does not require

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public art through. The waiver is being recommended because

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they are dedicating a certain significant number of units for

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moderate income. That that really doesn't fly with me.

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When we know there are ways of using public art as a part of

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the, of the building itself, it could be public art. I'm not in

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favor of that. So I'll go on the record as saying that they

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should be required, especially a building of this magnitude.

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They should be provided public art in the in the court. If

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nothing else, there's an opportunity for a fountain or a

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statue that would qualify for public art. Also, the mix of

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one and two bedroom apartments in the. That apply to the

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moderate income housing or all housing in the. All apartments

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in the building. All one and twos. All one and twos through

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the chair. Thank you for your question. I will defer that

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that question to the applicant. They can provide a more clear

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answer in terms of the breakdown. But when they speak,

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they can they can answer that question. That's correct. Yeah.

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Okay. Let me see here. All right. I'll ask the applicant

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when they come up for a couple questions. Thank you, thank you,

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thank you. Question through the Chair Just added context as it

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pertains to public art on this particular property. This item

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went before city commission to request a waiver for the public

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art in lieu of affordable housing being provided. It is

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important to note that even with that waiver, there is a

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minimum requirement of $5,000 contribution to the public Art

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fund. So while the decision was made by City Commission already,

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it is. They will be still providing the $5,000

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contribution. You understand how that can happen before it

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comes to us. That's it sounds like a back door deal. So to

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help cam answer this question, Commissioner Blattner. So this

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actually came through commission through our

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Community Development department, who is requesting

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city funds or, you know, direction from city commission

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to allocate funds through the Schip program. So while this is

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an odd man, my apologies. I have to interrupt. I just

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wanted to state for the record that Mana has joined virtually.

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Thank you. Thank you, Stephanie. And that was also a good

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reminder for me to speak more directly into the mic. But

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while procedurally, this was kind of odd in terms of its

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approval through commission, it did go before commission

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through community development for that allocation of dollars.

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So that decision was made at that time. Again, procedurally,

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not necessarily correct, but you would you may remember some

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time ago, we did make an amendment to the Art and Public

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Places ordinance allowing for specific waivers specific to

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affordable housing. And that was just the, the, the pathway

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that this happened. Any other questions for staff? Through

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the chair If I may also add, we have also incorporated one

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condition. Let me see if I can. Yeah, there we go. So in one of

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these conditions here, should City Commission not grant the

472
00:37:07,486 --> 00:37:10,690
waiver for public art. We do have a condition here that will

473
00:37:10,690 --> 00:37:14,693
hold the applicant responsible for fulfilling the public art

474
00:37:14,693 --> 00:37:18,431
requirements in accordance with section 3.22 of the regulations

475
00:37:18,431 --> 00:37:23,831
of our zoning code. Which condition is that? Condition

476
00:37:28,774 --> 00:37:31,911
number six under at the time of building permit submission.

477
00:37:31,911 --> 00:37:37,311
Thank you. Any questions for staff? Run quickly. Applicant.

478
00:37:42,121 --> 00:37:46,325
Good evening. Good evening. I'll go in reverse order. I

479
00:37:46,325 --> 00:37:49,462
know there's a lot of people here, but just on the public

480
00:37:49,462 --> 00:37:52,198
art. So the City commission did approve the waiver. But you'll

481
00:37:52,198 --> 00:37:55,935
see in the renderings there is a mural that you're seeing on

482
00:37:55,935 --> 00:37:58,804
the bottom image. That's the north view from Jackson Street.

483
00:37:58,804 --> 00:38:02,541
So the developer still has intentions to provide public

484
00:38:02,541 --> 00:38:05,212
art in the form of a mural or something like that that we're

485
00:38:05,212 --> 00:38:09,281
working through. It's just the formal public art requirements

486
00:38:09,281 --> 00:38:11,351
were waived as part of the affordable housing, but there

487
00:38:11,351 --> 00:38:14,486
will be public art as part of this project. And just for

488
00:38:14,486 --> 00:38:17,890
purposes of the condition, the resolution number for the

489
00:38:17,890 --> 00:38:21,293
record is 2026-259. That's the one that approved the public

490
00:38:21,293 --> 00:38:24,564
art waiver. Are you able to pull up our presentation? I'm

491
00:38:24,564 --> 00:38:27,499
just going to run through it really quickly because I know

492
00:38:27,499 --> 00:38:30,970
there's other items on the agenda that everybody is here

493
00:38:30,970 --> 00:38:38,770
for. While we're oh, here we go. Great. So staff did a very

494
00:38:41,780 --> 00:38:45,500
comprehensive presentation. So I am going to go through this

495
00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:48,987
relatively quickly. The property is 400 South Dixie

496
00:38:48,987 --> 00:38:52,191
highway. So it is immediately west of Dixie and south of

497
00:38:52,191 --> 00:38:56,595
Jackson Street. The one thing that I want to point out is

498
00:38:56,595 --> 00:38:59,932
with the zoning, again, we came before this board and

499
00:38:59,932 --> 00:39:02,667
commission for the rezoning. And the reason just to kind of

500
00:39:02,667 --> 00:39:05,271
refresh everybody's recollection, is that there are

501
00:39:05,271 --> 00:39:08,808
supplemental design regulations within the city's code that

502
00:39:08,808 --> 00:39:12,478
would have prevented kind of a cohesive development of this

503
00:39:12,478 --> 00:39:16,415
site. So what the code provides is that within DH3, when you

504
00:39:16,415 --> 00:39:21,354
are within 200ft of any property that is zoned DH2, you

505
00:39:21,354 --> 00:39:25,757
have to taper down your height. And so DH3 allows for a

506
00:39:25,757 --> 00:39:28,293
building to be up to ten stories in height. But when

507
00:39:28,293 --> 00:39:32,164
you're within 200ft of DH2, you have to bring that down to five

508
00:39:32,164 --> 00:39:35,634
stories, which I just want to point out it wasn't mentioned.

509
00:39:35,634 --> 00:39:38,303
Our building is actually it's below both of those height

510
00:39:38,303 --> 00:39:41,307
requirements. So we're eight stories adjacent to Dixie, and

511
00:39:41,307 --> 00:39:43,909
we taper down to about five stories right in the center.

512
00:39:43,909 --> 00:39:47,713
And then we go all the way down to four stories as you move all

513
00:39:47,713 --> 00:39:50,783
the way west. So I just wanted to point out why we were

514
00:39:50,783 --> 00:39:53,652
talking about the rezoning. The other thing to mention again is

515
00:39:53,652 --> 00:39:57,456
half of this, it's 394 units. 50% of them are going to be

516
00:39:57,456 --> 00:40:02,195
affordable. Of those 50%, 25% is going to be am I up to 100?

517
00:40:02,195 --> 00:40:06,865
And then the balance is up to 120. So they are moderate

518
00:40:06,865 --> 00:40:10,736
income, but they're not all going all the way up to 120. We

519
00:40:10,736 --> 00:40:13,605
also are going to have a leasing preference program for

520
00:40:13,605 --> 00:40:17,209
hometown heroes. So that means veterans, healthcare workers,

521
00:40:17,209 --> 00:40:20,279
city employees, things like that. So I just wanted to point

522
00:40:20,279 --> 00:40:26,879
that out that that's part of our leasing program as well.

523
00:40:27,352 --> 00:40:30,889
Again, with the corner chord, I know it was discussed, but I do

524
00:40:30,889 --> 00:40:34,160
just want to highlight the small amount of the variance

525
00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:38,960
that we're requesting due to the county and the city's

526
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:40,900
request for the corner court dedication. And it was

527
00:40:40,900 --> 00:40:43,568
mentioned that we have dedications along Jackson and

528
00:40:43,568 --> 00:40:46,772
Dixie, which is true. We satisfy all of those

529
00:40:46,772 --> 00:40:50,375
dedications. We meet the setbacks along all of Jackson

530
00:40:50,375 --> 00:40:53,579
and Dixie. It's just really the you see there where the red

531
00:40:53,579 --> 00:40:56,316
line kind of doesn't go to a point. It's really a variance

532
00:40:56,316 --> 00:40:59,317
for just the very corner of our building, because when the

533
00:40:59,317 --> 00:41:02,721
county has now requested this corner court dedication, what

534
00:41:02,721 --> 00:41:06,525
it does is it now shifts our setbacks. And so it basically,

535
00:41:06,525 --> 00:41:09,529
I'm sorry, not our setbacks. It changes where our property line

536
00:41:09,529 --> 00:41:13,399
is. And it just creates this little segment at the

537
00:41:13,399 --> 00:41:16,680
hypotenuse of that triangle with the corner of our building.

538
00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:19,204
So it's not that entire area. It's really just the very

539
00:41:19,204 --> 00:41:22,407
corner of our building. But we satisfy the setbacks on the

540
00:41:22,407 --> 00:41:27,547
rest of the project. The other thing just to point out, so

541
00:41:27,547 --> 00:41:31,750
this project is in the rack. There is no density requirement

542
00:41:31,750 --> 00:41:34,954
within the rack. It's limited by how many units you have

543
00:41:34,954 --> 00:41:38,957
available in the pool. There are available units to cover

544
00:41:38,957 --> 00:41:44,296
the 394 units that we are requesting this evening. But in

545
00:41:44,296 --> 00:41:47,566
an effort to minimize this development's impact on the

546
00:41:47,566 --> 00:41:51,503
available units for anybody else in the city, we are

547
00:41:51,503 --> 00:41:56,303
requesting to utilize county policy 2.61.3. And what that

548
00:41:56,574 --> 00:41:59,979
does is when it allows for you to get bonus density when

549
00:41:59,979 --> 00:42:03,448
you're developing affordable housing. And so effectively, I

550
00:42:03,448 --> 00:42:06,451
can go through the math if you have questions, but effectively,

551
00:42:06,451 --> 00:42:10,589
our project would only need to pull 57 units from the pool of

552
00:42:10,589 --> 00:42:13,859
units available in the rack, instead of having to pull 394

553
00:42:13,859 --> 00:42:19,259
units. This is the same elevations and renderings that

554
00:42:19,998 --> 00:42:23,469
staff had showed you. The other thing I do want to point out is

555
00:42:23,469 --> 00:42:26,405
that we did all of the public hearings because our rezoning

556
00:42:26,405 --> 00:42:30,341
was traveling separate from the site plan and design. We ended

557
00:42:30,341 --> 00:42:33,746
up having four public outreach meetings effectively on this

558
00:42:33,746 --> 00:42:37,616
same application, because we had to do the rezoning outreach

559
00:42:37,616 --> 00:42:40,686
first. And the feedback that we got from the surrounding

560
00:42:40,686 --> 00:42:43,688
neighbors was very positive. I just want to point out the only

561
00:42:43,688 --> 00:42:47,359
feedback that we got was a request to change the palm

562
00:42:47,359 --> 00:42:51,696
landscaping that we had along Dixie highway. Even though this

563
00:42:51,696 --> 00:42:54,166
rendering doesn't completely show it, we did remove the

564
00:42:54,166 --> 00:42:57,369
palms that were on Dixie and replaced them with shade trees,

565
00:42:57,369 --> 00:43:00,906
and we added live oaks and Simpson stoppers all along

566
00:43:00,906 --> 00:43:04,443
Jackson Street as well. We kept some of the palms just because

567
00:43:04,443 --> 00:43:08,330
it adds a little bit of visual interest without fighting for

568
00:43:08,330 --> 00:43:15,270
canopy space. But we did make those changes. So I'm here for

569
00:43:15,270 --> 00:43:19,741
any questions. You all have. Any questions for the applicant?

570
00:43:19,741 --> 00:43:24,790
Yes, Bob. Hi. Good evening. Very nice project. Could you

571
00:43:24,790 --> 00:43:28,751
put a dollar figure, though, on the affordable income aspect of

572
00:43:28,751 --> 00:43:34,751
it? Instead of telling us 98 units or up to 100%. So

573
00:43:37,359 --> 00:43:41,297
currently, and I'll tell you that this project, given the

574
00:43:41,297 --> 00:43:45,340
just timing of everything, I think we're looking for leasing,

575
00:43:45,340 --> 00:43:48,237
you know, leasing the property sometime maybe first quarter of

576
00:43:48,237 --> 00:43:51,841
2028, end of 2027. Don't hold me to that. So the numbers I'm

577
00:43:51,841 --> 00:43:55,377
giving you are the Ami numbers for today in 2026. They're only

578
00:43:55,377 --> 00:44:00,490
going to go up. But currently in Broward County, the median

579
00:44:00,490 --> 00:44:04,787
income in Broward County is $102,500. And what that means,

580
00:44:04,787 --> 00:44:09,125
because this is a project is 1 in 2 bedroom units, the rents.

581
00:44:09,125 --> 00:44:12,600
And I apologize because I'm just looking at the chart and

582
00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:16,665
the font's very small, but the rent is going to range from

583
00:44:16,665 --> 00:44:21,872
2800 up to actually it's a little bit lower. This is just

584
00:44:21,872 --> 00:44:24,540
for everyone in the audience who just because I hear

585
00:44:24,540 --> 00:44:27,744
laughing, that's fine. I just I want everyone to understand

586
00:44:27,744 --> 00:44:30,813
what I'm saying. So Ami levels are calculated by the state.

587
00:44:30,813 --> 00:44:34,683
And they put out a chart every year that calculates what you

588
00:44:34,683 --> 00:44:38,153
are required to be leasing these out based off of what the

589
00:44:38,153 --> 00:44:41,900
annual median income is. So these aren't numbers that we

590
00:44:41,900 --> 00:44:43,893
are creating. These are numbers that are put out by the state

591
00:44:43,893 --> 00:44:46,895
in order to be compliant with fair housing and HUD standards.

592
00:44:46,895 --> 00:44:53,769
So currently the numbers on the chart range from 2800 up to in

593
00:44:53,769 --> 00:44:59,108
the 3000, depending on your income level and your if you're

594
00:44:59,108 --> 00:45:02,245
doing a 1 or 2 bedroom and how many people you have in your

595
00:45:02,245 --> 00:45:05,180
house, it could actually be a little bit lower because the

596
00:45:05,180 --> 00:45:08,451
the chart only gives me the 120 and the 80%. So I was telling

597
00:45:08,451 --> 00:45:14,523
you the 120 numbers. Did I hear. I think staff said, were they

598
00:45:14,523 --> 00:45:17,793
giving Hollywood residents a preference? Was that mentioned

599
00:45:17,793 --> 00:45:21,997
at all? We have a hometown heroes, I don't know. I can ask

600
00:45:21,997 --> 00:45:25,734
the developer if the residence is included in that, but it is

601
00:45:25,734 --> 00:45:28,871
the veterans, the city of Hollywood employees, health

602
00:45:28,871 --> 00:45:33,800
care workers, firefighters, police officers and things like

603
00:45:33,800 --> 00:45:36,145
that. Well, if you could ask the developer, I mean, if, you

604
00:45:36,145 --> 00:45:38,747
know, if we could give Hollywood residents a

605
00:45:38,747 --> 00:45:41,951
preference, that would be great. It is being built in Hollywood.

606
00:45:41,951 --> 00:45:49,151
If you just excuse me for one moment, I'll be right back.

607
00:46:09,712 --> 00:46:12,315
Just one quick correction. And only because I can't see

608
00:46:12,315 --> 00:46:15,584
without my glasses on. The rent for the one bedroom is 2300,

609
00:46:15,584 --> 00:46:20,923
not 2800. We're able to offer the leasing preference to

610
00:46:20,923 --> 00:46:23,926
Hollywood residents as well. You know, to the extent it

611
00:46:23,926 --> 00:46:27,662
complies with Fair housing will incorporate that. Thank you.

612
00:46:27,662 --> 00:46:30,933
Quick question. How are the. Good evening ladies. How are

613
00:46:30,933 --> 00:46:33,680
the units are located throughout the building, the

614
00:46:33,680 --> 00:46:37,406
affordable housing. It's. There is no set. It's there's no set.

615
00:46:37,406 --> 00:46:40,209
It'll be, you know, if the tenant complies, then they'll

616
00:46:40,209 --> 00:46:43,746
get all the. I guess let me just say all of the units are

617
00:46:43,746 --> 00:46:46,683
the same. So it's a function of. If your rent qualifies, you'll

618
00:46:46,683 --> 00:46:49,684
get that rent amount. And then if you leave the building, it

619
00:46:49,684 --> 00:46:52,689
could be occupied as a market rate unit. As long as we keep

620
00:46:52,689 --> 00:46:56,359
the levels within the building overall. Okay, great. Thanks.

621
00:46:56,359 --> 00:47:01,759
Any other questions for the applicant? Ground floor. Retail

622
00:47:05,835 --> 00:47:11,640
or some other use? No retail. And we made a point to try to

623
00:47:11,640 --> 00:47:15,911
activate the the space as much as possible from a pedestrian

624
00:47:15,911 --> 00:47:19,480
standpoint. So we added, you know, extensive glazing on the

625
00:47:19,480 --> 00:47:23,118
ground floor. And we have you can see. So we tried to kind of

626
00:47:23,118 --> 00:47:25,988
orient all of our tenant amenities, all the area in

627
00:47:25,988 --> 00:47:29,257
white there. Those are the tenant amenities. So we have a

628
00:47:29,257 --> 00:47:32,995
like a lobby lounge area, a spin room, a yoga studio, a gym,

629
00:47:32,995 --> 00:47:36,398
a work share space. And that's all up against Dixie with the

630
00:47:36,398 --> 00:47:41,870
the windows. Thank you. Any other questions for Liz? I'm

631
00:47:41,870 --> 00:47:45,407
seeing none. Thank you much. Thank you. Bring the

632
00:47:45,407 --> 00:47:50,807
conversation back up here. Any comments questions project. I'd

633
00:47:51,947 --> 00:47:56,351
like to make a motion to approve. I second for the

634
00:47:56,351 --> 00:48:01,751
variance. Okay. Sorry. Speak into the microphone please. For

635
00:48:01,756 --> 00:48:06,270
the variance. For the variance. So moved for the variance

636
00:48:06,270 --> 00:48:10,965
second. Second for the variance. All in favor. Aye. Opposed.

637
00:48:10,965 --> 00:48:15,370
Seeing none. Motion carries. Second. We'll discuss design.

638
00:48:15,370 --> 00:48:20,437
Any comments. Questions. Comment. I don't know where we

639
00:48:20,776 --> 00:48:26,181
can put this in but can we put in somewhere here that it's for

640
00:48:26,181 --> 00:48:29,510
Hollywood residents will get a preference if they qualify. I

641
00:48:29,510 --> 00:48:36,124
don't know which. How do we put insert that? Hi, I can answer

642
00:48:36,124 --> 00:48:40,262
that question. I am doubtful whether the board has the

643
00:48:40,262 --> 00:48:42,865
authority to attach it as a condition to the motion, but it

644
00:48:42,865 --> 00:48:45,800
is something that can travel with the board's comments in

645
00:48:45,800 --> 00:48:49,137
your motion. And I believe the the proper instrument would be

646
00:48:49,137 --> 00:48:52,741
the development agreement or a restrictive covenant that the

647
00:48:52,741 --> 00:48:55,276
applicant and the city would have to enter. So would that be

648
00:48:55,276 --> 00:49:01,216
a motion of the site design, the the design or the site plan?

649
00:49:01,216 --> 00:49:04,352
I would believe, would go to a site plan as part of the

650
00:49:04,352 --> 00:49:06,622
conditions. I'd agree. Okay. Thank you much. So now

651
00:49:06,622 --> 00:49:09,557
considering just the design, any consideration, I'd like to

652
00:49:09,557 --> 00:49:14,563
make a motion for 25DV91A design. Okay. So moved. Is

653
00:49:14,563 --> 00:49:19,316
there a second? Second. Moved in second. All in favor? Aye.

654
00:49:19,316 --> 00:49:24,116
Opposed. Opposed. Understood. Design. Design is approved now.

655
00:49:24,722 --> 00:49:30,461
Moving on to site plan. Bob, you had a additional condition.

656
00:49:30,461 --> 00:49:35,266
The additional condition is to give Hollywood residents a

657
00:49:35,266 --> 00:49:38,870
preference. If they qualify. I matter of preference here. Are

658
00:49:38,870 --> 00:49:42,340
you moving to approve with the additional condition? Yes. Okay.

659
00:49:42,340 --> 00:49:46,277
So moved with the additional condition. Is there a second? I

660
00:49:46,277 --> 00:49:49,800
would like to. I'm sorry. I would like to like to amend

661
00:49:49,800 --> 00:49:51,349
that motion, suggest amending that motion slightly to the

662
00:49:51,349 --> 00:49:55,619
extent allowable by law. Okay. Bob, do you consider that as a

663
00:49:55,619 --> 00:49:59,230
friendly amendment? Absolutely. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. All

664
00:49:59,230 --> 00:50:02,827
right. Moved. And second, with the additional condition. All

665
00:50:02,827 --> 00:50:06,498
in favor? Aye, aye. I don't think there was a second, was

666
00:50:06,498 --> 00:50:11,350
there? I'll second. Okay. It's second. Moved in second. All in

667
00:50:11,350 --> 00:50:15,373
favor? Aye. Opposed seeing none. Motion carries. Site plan.

668
00:50:15,373 --> 00:50:18,373
Projects approved. Congratulations. Moving on.

669
00:50:34,459 --> 00:50:39,859
Okay. File number 2618. Chair, I have some housekeeping items

670
00:50:41,866 --> 00:50:44,469
I would like to put on the record before the item is

671
00:50:44,469 --> 00:50:48,673
presented and heard, please. All right. As a reminder, all

672
00:50:48,673 --> 00:50:53,545
of the three items that will be heard before you are considered

673
00:50:53,545 --> 00:50:56,948
legislative. They are not quasi judicial. That means that the

674
00:50:56,948 --> 00:51:00,553
board will sit tonight as the city's local planning agency.

675
00:51:00,553 --> 00:51:03,688
So what does that mean? That means that no witnesses will be

676
00:51:03,688 --> 00:51:06,223
sworn. The competent, substantial evidence standard

677
00:51:06,223 --> 00:51:09,827
does not apply in this particular case, and ex parte

678
00:51:09,827 --> 00:51:12,431
communication rules for quasi judicial hearings do not apply

679
00:51:12,431 --> 00:51:16,301
to these items either. The board's task will be to review

680
00:51:16,301 --> 00:51:19,570
the text amendment establishing the Hollywood Beach Overlay

681
00:51:19,570 --> 00:51:22,374
District and the two companion resolutions, and to make a

682
00:51:22,374 --> 00:51:24,776
recommendation to the City Commission on the relationship

683
00:51:24,776 --> 00:51:28,513
to the adopted Comprehensive Plan. All written public

684
00:51:28,513 --> 00:51:31,116
comments that have been that have been received in

685
00:51:31,116 --> 00:51:33,984
connection to these items, including petitions and their

686
00:51:33,984 --> 00:51:37,789
attachments and emails, has been or will be made part of

687
00:51:37,789 --> 00:51:40,791
the record before this board. Now, in light of the written

688
00:51:40,791 --> 00:51:43,661
correspondence received, I would like to issue two

689
00:51:43,661 --> 00:51:46,598
corrections for the record. Some correspondence to the

690
00:51:46,598 --> 00:51:49,801
board suggested that members will face personal liability

691
00:51:49,801 --> 00:51:52,337
depending on how they vote tonight. That is not an

692
00:51:52,337 --> 00:51:55,339
accurate statement of the law. The statute that was cited in

693
00:51:55,339 --> 00:52:00,139
the correspondence, which is section 768.28, is actually an

694
00:52:02,120 --> 00:52:05,350
immunity statute. It explicitly protects public officers such

695
00:52:05,350 --> 00:52:08,886
as yourselves, acting within the scope of their duties. A

696
00:52:08,886 --> 00:52:12,423
member who's a member who votes on a notice item in either

697
00:52:12,423 --> 00:52:16,940
direction, yes or no based on a record before the board is

698
00:52:16,940 --> 00:52:18,429
protected. So I want something. So if that's something that has

699
00:52:18,429 --> 00:52:23,829
been weighing on your mind. Release it. Now. Second,

700
00:52:26,104 --> 00:52:28,706
because much of the written correspondence to the board

701
00:52:28,706 --> 00:52:32,510
that the board received asks for a continuance, I need to

702
00:52:32,510 --> 00:52:36,247
advise you on two points of legal context on that option.

703
00:52:36,247 --> 00:52:39,184
So this item was initially noticed and referred to the

704
00:52:39,184 --> 00:52:43,984
board on July 27th, 2026 under section 163-.3194, subsection

705
00:52:48,993 --> 00:52:52,130
two of the Florida statutes, the board's recommendation is

706
00:52:52,130 --> 00:52:55,660
due within a reasonable time and no later than two months

707
00:52:55,660 --> 00:53:00,271
after the referral, which in this case falls on or about

708
00:53:00,271 --> 00:53:04,875
September 27th, 2026. So this item will proceed to the City

709
00:53:04,875 --> 00:53:07,945
Commission in either event, since they have the final

710
00:53:07,945 --> 00:53:13,345
decision. But the deadline of September 27th governs whether

711
00:53:14,351 --> 00:53:17,555
this board's recommendation will accompany it. If no

712
00:53:17,555 --> 00:53:21,626
recommendation is made within the two month period up to

713
00:53:21,626 --> 00:53:25,162
September 27th, the Commission may act on the adoption of this

714
00:53:25,162 --> 00:53:29,833
overlay without the board's recommendation, and unless you

715
00:53:29,833 --> 00:53:36,433
have any questions, I would also like to. Have board member

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00:53:37,775 --> 00:53:41,379
speak on the record about a disclosure that he has to make.

717
00:53:41,379 --> 00:53:45,450
So before we take up this item, I want to note for the record

718
00:53:45,450 --> 00:53:48,519
that I own property within the area addressed by the proposed

719
00:53:48,519 --> 00:53:52,590
overlay, as do several thousand other property owners. I have

720
00:53:52,590 --> 00:53:55,793
consulted with the board's counsel, who has advised that

721
00:53:55,793 --> 00:53:58,262
because any effect of this measure falls on a large class

722
00:53:58,262 --> 00:54:03,333
of similarly situated owners. It does not inure to my special

723
00:54:03,333 --> 00:54:07,205
private gain or loss under the voting conflict statute.

724
00:54:07,205 --> 00:54:10,474
Accordingly, I am not required to abstain and I will be

725
00:54:10,474 --> 00:54:14,278
participating and voting on this item. Duly noted. Thank

726
00:54:14,278 --> 00:54:18,820
you very much. Thank you. You may proceed. Chair. Okay. On my

727
00:54:18,820 --> 00:54:20,351
notes. Also, the chair's prerogative that while there

728
00:54:20,351 --> 00:54:24,689
have been many emails, I'd like to. Also, I think the entire

729
00:54:24,689 --> 00:54:30,495
board has been received. Emails. And we'd like to note that that

730
00:54:30,495 --> 00:54:33,965
we've been contacted by our fellow citizens on several

731
00:54:33,965 --> 00:54:38,169
different occasions. As for the request for removing or

732
00:54:38,169 --> 00:54:41,105
postponing, I agree with counsel that sunshine is the

733
00:54:41,105 --> 00:54:44,108
best way. This is the time for the city to make its

734
00:54:44,108 --> 00:54:47,712
presentation, for the citizens to hear that and to speak in

735
00:54:47,712 --> 00:54:50,848
either fashion, whether for or against. Tonight's the night

736
00:54:50,848 --> 00:54:54,118
and delaying kicking the can is not progress. Progress is

737
00:54:54,118 --> 00:54:59,458
painful, but at the end it is beneficial. Staff, please can I

738
00:54:59,458 --> 00:55:05,262
add one other thing? No. Oh I'm sorry. Go ahead. As you

739
00:55:05,262 --> 00:55:08,466
mentioned, you know, we've been we've been contacted by many

740
00:55:08,466 --> 00:55:12,690
different people via email, but I have also spoken to members

741
00:55:12,690 --> 00:55:16,408
of the city planning as well as the mayor on, on this just to

742
00:55:16,408 --> 00:55:19,676
educate myself on this. So I just wanted that on the record

743
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as well. Excuse me, chair Bob. So I live in the beach overlay

744
00:55:26,904 --> 00:55:29,372
project. Also, I have not consulted with the board

745
00:55:29,372 --> 00:55:34,444
attorney, but based on what I just heard, I guess I'm okay

746
00:55:34,444 --> 00:55:38,382
with that as well. I'm not sure I would say yes. I would also

747
00:55:38,382 --> 00:55:43,520
say for everybody that has sent an email to the board or to

748
00:55:43,520 --> 00:55:47,324
myself, I have forward each and every one of those emails to

749
00:55:47,324 --> 00:55:52,863
the city staff, including the city manager, etc. So just so

750
00:55:52,863 --> 00:55:55,999
everybody knows, you're even though we couldn't answer your

751
00:55:55,999 --> 00:55:59,402
emails, they were forwarded on to the staff to meet part of

752
00:55:59,402 --> 00:56:04,802
the record. Thank you. Cameron. Good evening, board chair,

753
00:56:07,944 --> 00:56:10,681
board members, members of the public and city staff. I want

754
00:56:10,681 --> 00:56:13,817
to thank you all for coming out today. Before I start this

755
00:56:13,817 --> 00:56:16,754
presentation, I just want to put it on record that this item

756
00:56:16,754 --> 00:56:23,954
26, TZ18 and 26 F 70 and 26F70A will be read or be presented

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00:56:25,895 --> 00:56:29,980
together in your hearing. Before I begin, my name is

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00:56:29,980 --> 00:56:30,967
Cameron Palmer. I'm the Assistant Director of

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00:56:30,967 --> 00:56:33,370
Development Services and chief planner. I support Andrew

760
00:56:33,370 --> 00:56:36,380
Wingate, the director of development services, the

761
00:56:36,380 --> 00:56:38,909
special project manager who's worked on this project. And an

762
00:56:38,909 --> 00:56:42,445
Balram is present. And we have Nicole Moyo, principal planner

763
00:56:42,445 --> 00:56:46,117
of urban design and long range planning, in addition to all of

764
00:56:46,117 --> 00:56:47,852
city staff who've also supported to bring this

765
00:56:47,852 --> 00:56:52,588
together. I am sorry, sorry to interrupt. Interject board

766
00:56:52,588 --> 00:56:56,526
chair just I think we will need a response to Cam's request to

767
00:56:56,526 --> 00:56:59,329
hear all three items together, and then you will need to read

768
00:56:59,329 --> 00:57:05,535
all three titles just for the record, we noted. Duly noted.

769
00:57:05,535 --> 00:57:08,400
Does the board have an objection to reading all three

770
00:57:08,400 --> 00:57:12,742
at once? All consideration. This also means that public

771
00:57:12,742 --> 00:57:18,749
comment will also appear all at once. No. No objections. Okay,

772
00:57:18,749 --> 00:57:23,820
so we are now reading file number 26TZ. Way to go,

773
00:57:23,820 --> 00:57:31,200
Canadian 1826F70C and 26F70A as as a singular item for

774
00:57:32,429 --> 00:57:35,899
consideration. Voted three times separately, but those

775
00:57:35,899 --> 00:57:42,499
three items are being presented as once. All right, board chair,

776
00:57:45,976 --> 00:57:48,778
I've been told it's better for you to read the titles into the

777
00:57:48,778 --> 00:57:52,582
record. I know they're lengthy, but thank you. And actually,

778
00:57:52,582 --> 00:57:56,252
procedure Secretary, would you like to read those titles?

779
00:57:56,252 --> 00:58:02,580
Which which part number three. The the requests. An ordinance

780
00:58:02,580 --> 00:58:04,458
of the City Commission.

781
00:58:21,345 --> 00:58:24,615
File number 26TZ18. An ordinance of

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00:58:24,615 --> 00:58:28,170
the City Commission of the City of Hollywood, Florida, amending

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00:58:28,170 --> 00:58:30,887
article four of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations to

784
00:58:30,887 --> 00:58:34,224
establish section 4.26, the Hollywood Beach Overlay

785
00:58:34,224 --> 00:58:36,960
District, including part one Overlay, Zoning Regulation and

786
00:58:36,960 --> 00:58:40,630
Optical Bonus program, and part two Hollywood Beach Overlay

787
00:58:40,630 --> 00:58:43,320
Urban Design guidelines. Adopting the official Hollywood

788
00:58:43,320 --> 00:58:45,902
Beach Overlay Regulating Plan map, establishing the Hollywood

789
00:58:45,902 --> 00:58:50,702
Beach Public Benefit and Resilience Trust Fund. Amending

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00:58:51,400 --> 00:58:56,440
section 4.6 C, 4.6 D and 4.22 E to address rooftop amenities

791
00:58:57,781 --> 00:58:59,982
and amending the city's official zoning map to

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00:58:59,982 --> 00:59:02,520
incorporate the Hollywood Beach Overlay District into the

793
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official zoning map, providing for findings of fact,

794
00:59:07,123 --> 00:59:10,123
codification, conflicts, scrivener's errors and

795
00:59:11,861 --> 00:59:16,610
serviceability, and an effective date. File number

796
00:59:18,401 --> 00:59:20,870
26F70CA resolution of the City Commission of the City of

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00:59:20,870 --> 00:59:23,406
Hollywood, Florida. Establishing an inventory. An

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00:59:23,406 --> 00:59:27,277
initial inventory of 23,000 hotel rooms for the tourism

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00:59:27,277 --> 00:59:30,613
Incentive Density Entitlement Tied program within the

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00:59:30,613 --> 00:59:33,483
Hollywood Beach Overlay District, providing for future

801
00:59:33,483 --> 00:59:35,952
discretionary allocation to eligible properties within the

802
00:59:35,952 --> 00:59:38,888
Hollywood Beach Overlay District, subject to all

803
00:59:38,888 --> 00:59:41,758
applicable requirements and procedures. Procedures of the

804
00:59:41,758 --> 00:59:46,429
Hollywood and Land Development Code, providing for conflicts,

805
00:59:46,429 --> 00:59:51,829
serviceability, and effective date. Board member. I can read

806
00:59:51,835 --> 00:59:54,971
it into the record if you want me to. Okay, we're already

807
00:59:54,971 --> 00:59:57,841
going to put you to work this evening. I don't want you to

808
00:59:57,841 --> 01:00:02,979
have to read all this file number 26-F-70A, a

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01:00:02,979 --> 01:00:05,448
recommendation to the City Commission of the City of

810
01:00:05,448 --> 01:00:09,452
Hollywood, Florida, allocating 500 flexibility units from the

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city's Unified Flexibility Zone to the Hollywood Beach Overlay

812
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District, as identified on the official Hollywood Beach

813
01:00:18,128 --> 01:00:21,798
Overlay Regulating Plan map, providing for the discretionary

814
01:00:21,798 --> 01:00:25,334
allocation to eligible properties, subject to the

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requirements and procedures of the Zoning and Land Development

816
01:00:28,538 --> 01:00:33,900
Code providing for conflict, severability and an effective

817
01:00:33,900 --> 01:00:39,349
date. Thank you. Thank you so much for doing that task.

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01:00:39,349 --> 01:00:42,218
Before I begin, I want to thank you all for attending today.

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01:00:42,218 --> 01:00:45,210
You know, we have a very large presentation that's before us

820
01:00:45,210 --> 01:00:48,158
today with a lot of content in it, and I'm going to go through

821
01:00:48,158 --> 01:00:52,270
that at a at a steady pace to ensure that we get through it.

822
01:00:52,270 --> 01:00:55,310
Just want to remind you all that you all were appointed to

823
01:00:55,310 --> 01:00:56,699
this position with specific, specific specialties,

824
01:00:56,699 --> 01:00:58,968
professions. I encourage you to lean into those when you

825
01:00:58,968 --> 01:01:02,105
provide your comments. Staff is willing and able to take notes,

826
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and we trust that Your feedback will make this project that

827
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much better. Having said that, let's jump in. The record was

828
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read. The title was read into the record, so I won't do that

829
01:01:11,514 --> 01:01:14,385
again. But the applicant is the city of Hollywood and the

830
01:01:14,385 --> 01:01:16,786
properties that are affected by this overlay portion of which

831
01:01:16,786 --> 01:01:20,790
are city wide, and a portion lies on the east of the

832
01:01:20,790 --> 01:01:24,860
Intracoastal Waterway. I'd like to start a little bit of

833
01:01:24,860 --> 01:01:27,797
background for the board in terms of how we got here. The

834
01:01:27,797 --> 01:01:30,934
discussion of heights on the beach is not a new one. It's

835
01:01:30,934 --> 01:01:33,203
been one that's with the city for quite some time, dating

836
01:01:33,203 --> 01:01:36,339
back as far as 2004 with the first beach height study then

837
01:01:36,339 --> 01:01:39,809
moving through the CRA master plan in 2007, the Beach Heights

838
01:01:39,809 --> 01:01:44,481
Workshop in 2019, and most recently, most recently, the

839
01:01:44,481 --> 01:01:48,553
presentation City Commission received regarding the findings

840
01:01:48,553 --> 01:01:52,356
or the preliminary findings of the beach feasibility study. In

841
01:01:52,356 --> 01:01:56,760
previous renditions of this analysis and the study, a

842
01:01:56,760 --> 01:02:01,431
higher height of 150ft were proposed, with tapering

843
01:02:01,431 --> 01:02:03,834
strategies downward to the broad walk. The concept of

844
01:02:03,834 --> 01:02:07,360
height is not new on Hollywood Beach, and staff's endeavor was

845
01:02:07,360 --> 01:02:10,174
to review the research. Research done to date, review

846
01:02:10,174 --> 01:02:13,977
the findings of the study, and move forward with a

847
01:02:13,977 --> 01:02:18,480
recommendation. But one additional element has entered

848
01:02:18,480 --> 01:02:21,584
the scene since we started the study way back when, and that

849
01:02:21,584 --> 01:02:24,454
is the changing legislative context, one that's changing

850
01:02:24,454 --> 01:02:27,391
almost by month, particularly, particularly as it pertains to

851
01:02:27,391 --> 01:02:31,529
live local and Senate Bill 180. These are both preemptions that

852
01:02:31,529 --> 01:02:34,531
the state have placed on municipalities that govern how

853
01:02:34,531 --> 01:02:37,801
and what planning looks like and what development looks like

854
01:02:37,801 --> 01:02:41,406
in in our cities. It's really important to note that live

855
01:02:41,406 --> 01:02:44,207
local changes the baseline of development by preempting

856
01:02:44,207 --> 01:02:48,211
certain requirements, certain tools that the city uses to

857
01:02:48,211 --> 01:02:51,815
safeguard its planning framework. So the overlay is an

858
01:02:51,815 --> 01:02:55,753
attempt or a strategy, rather to respond deliberately and

859
01:02:55,753 --> 01:02:59,223
intentionally to that threat and not doing so reactively on

860
01:02:59,223 --> 01:03:02,559
a site by site basis. It's a proactive path, but most

861
01:03:02,559 --> 01:03:05,162
importantly, it's collaborative and it brings discussions back

862
01:03:05,162 --> 01:03:09,166
within the city's realm to influence and incentivize the

863
01:03:09,166 --> 01:03:12,369
type of development that we want to see in the city, and

864
01:03:12,369 --> 01:03:15,973
furthermore, attaching public benefit to that development and,

865
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and that incentive structure. So regarding the feasibility

866
01:03:20,577 --> 01:03:23,247
study, which is one of the items that's attached to this

867
01:03:23,247 --> 01:03:26,383
backup, there were several key findings in the study,

868
01:03:26,383 --> 01:03:28,653
primarily that the beach is made up of different character

869
01:03:28,653 --> 01:03:31,388
areas, which is not a secret. We understand how the beach

870
01:03:31,388 --> 01:03:34,324
feels and operates in different segments of the beach, but also

871
01:03:34,324 --> 01:03:36,527
that there were other there were case studies brought

872
01:03:36,527 --> 01:03:38,596
forward in the study that showed other municipalities

873
01:03:38,596 --> 01:03:41,799
that were able to leverage what we call a public contribution

874
01:03:41,799 --> 01:03:45,869
portion of their pro forma as it pertains to additional

875
01:03:45,869 --> 01:03:49,206
development rights. Of course, items such as resiliency and

876
01:03:49,206 --> 01:03:53,410
FEMA considerations came up in the study, but also primarily

877
01:03:53,410 --> 01:03:56,280
that design is a big implication in terms of how

878
01:03:56,280 --> 01:04:00,616
buildings look and feel on the beach and what determines value.

879
01:04:00,616 --> 01:04:02,953
The report went into many, many scenarios, but there were three

880
01:04:02,953 --> 01:04:05,623
that were produced baseline, medium and medium high. And

881
01:04:05,623 --> 01:04:08,959
each of these scenarios had proposals for what story or

882
01:04:08,959 --> 01:04:12,763
what height can be accommodated in these development,

883
01:04:12,763 --> 01:04:15,632
redevelopment feasible scenarios. And the study was

884
01:04:15,632 --> 01:04:19,569
intended to design to evaluate the feasibility and the

885
01:04:19,569 --> 01:04:23,640
underlying ability to accommodate height, which it

886
01:04:23,640 --> 01:04:26,110
did. And staff's job was to take those findings and to work

887
01:04:26,110 --> 01:04:28,645
with that, in addition to community feedback, to

888
01:04:28,645 --> 01:04:32,248
determine a recommendation. And that's exactly what took place.

889
01:04:32,248 --> 01:04:34,852
The city then endeavored on doing public engagement events

890
01:04:34,852 --> 01:04:38,452
through Charrettes stakeholder meetings, meeting with

891
01:04:39,789 --> 01:04:44,194
associations, and both one on one and on in a virtual format,

892
01:04:44,194 --> 01:04:47,664
through a survey and through the engagement process. We

893
01:04:47,664 --> 01:04:51,134
heard a lot of things about the beach, a lot of things about

894
01:04:51,134 --> 01:04:53,604
heights on the beach, a lot of things about challenges and

895
01:04:53,604 --> 01:04:56,474
opportunities on the beach. And some of those themes were very

896
01:04:56,474 --> 01:04:58,742
resounding, and that staff definitely took note of them.

897
01:04:58,742 --> 01:05:01,878
The preservation of the scale and form of the beach came up

898
01:05:01,878 --> 01:05:05,148
quite often in our in our feedback open space, the need

899
01:05:05,148 --> 01:05:08,218
for open space, accessible open space, the need for resiliency

900
01:05:08,218 --> 01:05:11,288
and flood protection measures throughout the beach, but also

901
01:05:11,288 --> 01:05:14,240
the need for transit and mobility and parking on the

902
01:05:14,240 --> 01:05:16,959
beach were all issues identified through our public

903
01:05:16,959 --> 01:05:21,498
engagement and our stakeholder one on ones. So working with

904
01:05:21,498 --> 01:05:24,901
with the findings of our public engagement, the finding of the

905
01:05:24,901 --> 01:05:27,236
findings of the study staff brought these all together and

906
01:05:27,236 --> 01:05:29,773
what we call the guiding principles for this effort. And

907
01:05:29,773 --> 01:05:31,975
these guiding principles are on your screen. They're a

908
01:05:31,975 --> 01:05:34,778
collection of principles that guided not only the creation of

909
01:05:34,778 --> 01:05:37,470
the zoning text, but the creation of the urban design

910
01:05:37,470 --> 01:05:38,916
guidelines that accompanies this text. And as part of

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01:05:38,916 --> 01:05:42,516
today's recommendation, these founding principles include

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01:05:42,786 --> 01:05:45,522
things such as neighborhood scale and broadwalk protection,

913
01:05:45,522 --> 01:05:48,525
which are very important. That came out of the engagement,

914
01:05:48,525 --> 01:05:51,461
also highlighting the design, destination and architectural

915
01:05:51,461 --> 01:05:54,630
heritage, the the the importance of design on the

916
01:05:54,630 --> 01:05:56,933
beach, the avoid avoiding of monoliths and structures that

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01:05:56,933 --> 01:06:00,136
are not pleasing or not activating to the public realm.

918
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We're also brought up and the idea of quality growth needing

919
01:06:03,140 --> 01:06:07,344
to be paramount. Paramount for the beach was identified and

920
01:06:07,344 --> 01:06:11,614
these principles led staff. As we prepared the recommendations.

921
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So where are we today in the grand process of things? Step

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01:06:14,617 --> 01:06:17,220
one on the screen was when City Commission directed staff to

923
01:06:17,220 --> 01:06:19,490
provide an informational presentation, which we did in

924
01:06:19,490 --> 01:06:22,893
March of 2026, that then received. We received direction

925
01:06:22,893 --> 01:06:26,430
then to prepare a midterm solution. And by midterm. In

926
01:06:26,430 --> 01:06:31,101
this case, that means a five year interim solution to

927
01:06:31,101 --> 01:06:34,839
unlocking potential on the beach through the development

928
01:06:34,839 --> 01:06:37,909
of an overlay and urban design guidelines. But the third step

929
01:06:37,909 --> 01:06:40,778
being the full development of a beach master plan. And that's a

930
01:06:40,778 --> 01:06:43,915
long term plan. That is a next step of this process. As a

931
01:06:43,915 --> 01:06:46,583
reminder, what's before you today is an interim solution

932
01:06:46,583 --> 01:06:51,320
for the beach. The beach neighborhood. So let's dive

933
01:06:51,320 --> 01:06:55,459
into part one of the document, which is the overlay itself.

934
01:06:55,459 --> 01:06:58,528
Before I get into all the nitty gritty, let's talk about what

935
01:06:58,528 --> 01:07:00,865
is an overlay. An overlay is an additional layer of regulation

936
01:07:00,865 --> 01:07:04,534
that sits on a geographic area. So on the low nifty graphic I

937
01:07:04,534 --> 01:07:07,471
have on the screen, you can look on the left side, you're

938
01:07:07,471 --> 01:07:09,740
going to see three layers of of geographies, the first being

939
01:07:09,740 --> 01:07:12,876
the existing form today where properties and parcel lines

940
01:07:12,876 --> 01:07:15,878
that's at the bottom. You move up a level, you have the

941
01:07:15,878 --> 01:07:18,820
existing zone. We're going to call this the base zoning or

942
01:07:18,820 --> 01:07:20,951
the underlying zoning, which is the zoning code that exists

943
01:07:20,951 --> 01:07:23,220
today, which your parking metrics, your heights, your

944
01:07:23,220 --> 01:07:27,223
density, etc. One level above that is what we're proposing is

945
01:07:27,223 --> 01:07:29,694
the Hollywood Beach Overlay District. You may see it

946
01:07:29,694 --> 01:07:34,970
shortened to H bar, H, BOD, and that is the bonus and voluntary

947
01:07:34,970 --> 01:07:37,701
program that is being proposed as a mechanism to unlock value

948
01:07:37,701 --> 01:07:40,837
and public benefit within the beach. It's really important to

949
01:07:40,837 --> 01:07:43,507
understand that the program, not only is it voluntary, it's

950
01:07:43,507 --> 01:07:45,908
an interim strategy, as I said before. So it's intended to

951
01:07:45,908 --> 01:07:50,584
unlock potential where potential exists and create and

952
01:07:50,584 --> 01:07:53,530
exchange public benefit where that exists. It's not intended

953
01:07:53,530 --> 01:07:56,790
to be a one size fits all. So let's talk about some things

954
01:07:56,790 --> 01:07:59,526
that overlay we talk about what an overlay is. Let's talk about

955
01:07:59,526 --> 01:08:02,862
what it is not an overlay does not approve any particular

956
01:08:02,862 --> 01:08:05,798
projects in and of itself. The overlay does not replace the

957
01:08:05,798 --> 01:08:08,668
base zoning or the base zoning requirements. The overlay does

958
01:08:08,668 --> 01:08:12,205
not automatically grant bonuses or reductions, and the overlay

959
01:08:12,205 --> 01:08:14,341
does not reduce public participation because the

960
01:08:14,341 --> 01:08:17,610
existing DRC process, the two public outreach meetings, the

961
01:08:17,610 --> 01:08:20,790
meeting before the Planning and Development Board, and the

962
01:08:20,790 --> 01:08:22,810
ultimate meeting before the City Commission, all remains

963
01:08:22,810 --> 01:08:25,152
baked in to the city's review process, and the overlay will

964
01:08:25,152 --> 01:08:30,623
follow suit within that pattern. So let's discuss the bonus

965
01:08:30,623 --> 01:08:33,940
framework. What is, what makes up the overlay and how does it

966
01:08:33,940 --> 01:08:35,963
really work? On the screen? You're going to see four

967
01:08:35,963 --> 01:08:38,765
pillars of the program. And these are the mechanisms. By

968
01:08:38,765 --> 01:08:42,369
way bonus bonusing can be achieved. Now it's really

969
01:08:42,369 --> 01:08:45,706
important to note that for whatever pillar that's being

970
01:08:45,706 --> 01:08:48,975
pursued, there is required requirements that need to be

971
01:08:48,975 --> 01:08:52,112
provided for each request. And that's really important because

972
01:08:52,112 --> 01:08:55,449
those requirements are what really brings home the design

973
01:08:55,449 --> 01:08:58,118
element of this exercise. The first requirement is compliance

974
01:08:58,118 --> 01:09:00,788
with urban design guidelines. That is part two of this

975
01:09:00,788 --> 01:09:04,123
document that was attached to the agenda backup. And these

976
01:09:04,123 --> 01:09:08,261
guidelines direct how a space feels, operates, and interfaces

977
01:09:08,261 --> 01:09:14,201
with the with the pedestrian, with the driver, with the hotel

978
01:09:14,201 --> 01:09:17,737
visitor. The second one is compliance with the block

979
01:09:17,737 --> 01:09:19,873
requirements, block sizing requirements, transitioning

980
01:09:19,873 --> 01:09:23,477
shadow mitigation requirements, step back standards, etc. and

981
01:09:23,477 --> 01:09:26,279
these also live in the design guidelines. And these shape how

982
01:09:26,279 --> 01:09:30,750
a building is interacts with other buildings with the public

983
01:09:30,750 --> 01:09:34,354
realm, with property lines, etc. the third is the

984
01:09:34,354 --> 01:09:36,356
compliance with Leed silver standards being a requirement

985
01:09:36,356 --> 01:09:40,694
to participate in the bonus, which is again intended to

986
01:09:40,694 --> 01:09:45,565
further support our resiliency efforts. And then last but

987
01:09:45,565 --> 01:09:48,701
really importantly, it's a city discretionary approval. I said

988
01:09:48,701 --> 01:09:52,372
earlier that it's a voluntary program, but beyond being

989
01:09:52,372 --> 01:09:54,840
voluntary, it is discretionary, which means every request comes

990
01:09:54,840 --> 01:09:57,243
before the Planning and Development Board for

991
01:09:57,243 --> 01:10:00,246
recommendation and onward to City commission for final

992
01:10:00,246 --> 01:10:02,448
approval. And therein lies the discretionary nature of it,

993
01:10:02,448 --> 01:10:07,453
because at those intervals, there is a requirement to clear

994
01:10:07,453 --> 01:10:09,655
criteria both for the Planning and Development Board and for

995
01:10:09,655 --> 01:10:12,458
the City Commission criteria, just like we have for a

996
01:10:12,458 --> 01:10:14,661
variance or just like for a special exception, requires

997
01:10:14,661 --> 01:10:21,261
that the requests be justified. Now, as I walk through the

998
01:10:21,401 --> 01:10:24,405
bonus pillars with you all, I want to just point out that

999
01:10:24,405 --> 01:10:27,273
each bonus has an exchange for public benefit. And that

1000
01:10:27,273 --> 01:10:29,476
exchange comes directly from what we heard on the previous

1001
01:10:29,476 --> 01:10:32,412
slide about the emerging themes of challenges that are faced on

1002
01:10:32,412 --> 01:10:35,140
the beach. Staff was endeavored with connecting those

1003
01:10:35,140 --> 01:10:37,950
challenges with the bonus structure. And how do we create

1004
01:10:37,950 --> 01:10:42,354
a formula that results in public benefit for bonus? There

1005
01:10:42,354 --> 01:10:45,492
are situations or scenarios where an applicant may request

1006
01:10:45,492 --> 01:10:49,950
multiple bonuses and have to provide multiple exchanges, and

1007
01:10:49,950 --> 01:10:53,330
must meet the requirements for all bonuses for each request.

1008
01:10:53,330 --> 01:10:56,903
Each request is separate unto itself and have to clear the

1009
01:10:56,903 --> 01:10:59,572
criteria, and one bonus does not automatically qualify you

1010
01:10:59,572 --> 01:11:04,310
for another. Let's start with the height bonus as number one

1011
01:11:04,310 --> 01:11:07,915
height bonus to receive the height bonus in eligible areas

1012
01:11:07,915 --> 01:11:10,718
of the beach. The items in the first box, which are just a

1013
01:11:10,718 --> 01:11:13,519
repeat of what I went over. Urban design guidelines,

1014
01:11:13,519 --> 01:11:16,389
massing requirements. Block eligibility. Leed silver must

1015
01:11:16,389 --> 01:11:19,659
be met, but in addition to that, the general requirements. An

1016
01:11:19,659 --> 01:11:22,862
additional requirement of a financial contribution to the

1017
01:11:22,862 --> 01:11:26,800
Resiliency Fund must be made for any area over what the base

1018
01:11:26,800 --> 01:11:29,402
zoning would allow. This financial contribution goes

1019
01:11:29,402 --> 01:11:33,339
into the fund and is then then used to support resiliency

1020
01:11:33,339 --> 01:11:38,145
efforts. How does height work? We're going to spend a moment

1021
01:11:38,145 --> 01:11:41,281
on height so we can fully dive into it. The the beach is

1022
01:11:41,281 --> 01:11:43,816
divided into different precinct areas. Precincts are just

1023
01:11:43,816 --> 01:11:47,753
geographic groupings along the beach. The plan anticipates six

1024
01:11:47,753 --> 01:11:51,240
precincts within each precincts we dial down into character

1025
01:11:51,240 --> 01:11:54,227
areas, which is. The map on the bottom character areas is how

1026
01:11:54,227 --> 01:11:56,696
height is going to be implemented in the beach, how

1027
01:11:56,696 --> 01:12:00,366
urban design guidelines are applied, and how both different

1028
01:12:00,366 --> 01:12:02,836
heights for different zones or different character areas

1029
01:12:02,836 --> 01:12:08,236
interact with one with another. So block assembly, block

1030
01:12:08,307 --> 01:12:11,510
assembly is a really important portion of the height bonus.

1031
01:12:11,510 --> 01:12:14,380
It's really important to understand that not every

1032
01:12:14,380 --> 01:12:16,582
property in Hollywood Beach will qualify for the optional

1033
01:12:16,582 --> 01:12:19,185
height entitlement, because height will be determined on

1034
01:12:19,185 --> 01:12:22,255
the block eligibility. How big is the parcel that's requesting

1035
01:12:22,255 --> 01:12:26,593
the bonus and can it successfully and appropriately

1036
01:12:26,593 --> 01:12:29,596
accommodate that height? From a design standpoint, precincts

1037
01:12:29,596 --> 01:12:33,132
two, three, and five, which are the central portions of the

1038
01:12:33,132 --> 01:12:35,535
beach, present the greatest need to coordinate

1039
01:12:35,535 --> 01:12:37,803
redevelopment because of their parcel patterns and development

1040
01:12:37,803 --> 01:12:41,741
style. So the block tension intentional is intended to

1041
01:12:41,741 --> 01:12:45,278
create a situation that avoids misuse. How does the block

1042
01:12:45,278 --> 01:12:48,948
eligibility work to enable to, in order to be eligible to

1043
01:12:48,948 --> 01:12:51,418
receive the height bonus of the character areas and the

1044
01:12:51,418 --> 01:12:54,420
character areas were, as previously on the previous

1045
01:12:54,420 --> 01:12:57,957
slide, the applicant would have to have ownership of the entire

1046
01:12:57,957 --> 01:13:01,761
block one third of the block. That's as you see on the screen

1047
01:13:01,761 --> 01:13:04,697
to access the bonus. So let's use an example an applicant on

1048
01:13:04,697 --> 01:13:08,568
the A one a corridor who owns one parcel on the block. And

1049
01:13:08,568 --> 01:13:12,372
the block is defined as a one a two surf road. If they own one

1050
01:13:12,372 --> 01:13:15,975
parcel along a one A, that does not meet one third of the

1051
01:13:15,975 --> 01:13:19,245
entire block, then they're not eligible to receive the A one a

1052
01:13:19,245 --> 01:13:22,115
height bonus, because the thought process is that there

1053
01:13:22,115 --> 01:13:25,385
would only one parcel. There's not enough lot space to create

1054
01:13:25,385 --> 01:13:28,855
a meaningful design. Now, the intent is to encourage or to

1055
01:13:28,855 --> 01:13:33,193
have that a third of the block be occupied to then unlock the

1056
01:13:33,193 --> 01:13:36,796
ability to apply for the height bonus. Similar rules apply for

1057
01:13:36,796 --> 01:13:38,999
the transition block, which you see in the middle is two

1058
01:13:38,999 --> 01:13:42,200
separate blocks north and south. Again, to access the transition

1059
01:13:42,200 --> 01:13:45,538
height bonus ownership of the entire third or half of the

1060
01:13:45,538 --> 01:13:47,674
third in this case for transition block must be

1061
01:13:47,674 --> 01:13:51,277
achieved in order to access the height bonus. And lastly, the

1062
01:13:51,277 --> 01:13:54,815
surf block remains the same concept. The one third of the

1063
01:13:54,815 --> 01:13:57,958
block has to be under the same ownership to access the height

1064
01:13:57,958 --> 01:14:00,159
bonus. Again, creating a more structured approach to height,

1065
01:14:00,159 --> 01:14:03,895
one that's manageable and one that's that will allow for

1066
01:14:03,895 --> 01:14:06,431
staff through the revision of a tertiary plan, which is a

1067
01:14:06,431 --> 01:14:09,340
another plan that the applicant will have to provide, showing

1068
01:14:09,340 --> 01:14:11,770
how their site develops with the bonus and doesn't

1069
01:14:11,770 --> 01:14:14,172
negatively affect the neighboring sites and how the

1070
01:14:14,172 --> 01:14:16,709
block functions, even with the bonus applied. These are really

1071
01:14:16,709 --> 01:14:19,709
important elements to understanding appropriate

1072
01:14:19,712 --> 01:14:22,515
places for height. And again, understanding that not all

1073
01:14:22,515 --> 01:14:25,500
blocks will be suitable for this program, but those who do

1074
01:14:25,500 --> 01:14:29,921
meet the block requirements can participate. So what bonuses

1075
01:14:29,921 --> 01:14:32,591
are being proposed as it pertains to height? What the

1076
01:14:32,591 --> 01:14:36,995
numbers on the screen depict are the height bonuses that are

1077
01:14:36,995 --> 01:14:41,734
exclusive of the base zone. So what specific bonuses are being

1078
01:14:41,734 --> 01:14:45,270
proposed in this text amendment, you'll notice areas such as

1079
01:14:45,270 --> 01:14:48,473
North Beach Village and Historic Boardwalk have the

1080
01:14:48,473 --> 01:14:51,744
wording not applicable. This is because there's no bonus being

1081
01:14:51,744 --> 01:14:56,349
provided for height in. In those areas, you'll notice that

1082
01:14:56,349 --> 01:14:59,618
Intracoastal and Surf Road have a bonus of up to ten feet. That

1083
01:14:59,618 --> 01:15:03,556
is an incremental bonus of approximately one floor being

1084
01:15:03,556 --> 01:15:06,910
proposed for those specific character areas. And again,

1085
01:15:06,910 --> 01:15:09,280
character areas. When you think of that map, I just showed all

1086
01:15:09,280 --> 01:15:12,980
the little mini blocks. We'll come back to it a little bit

1087
01:15:12,980 --> 01:15:15,166
later as well in the transition zone. Transition zone, the

1088
01:15:15,166 --> 01:15:19,380
bonus of up to 50ft is being proposed in a one A in select

1089
01:15:19,380 --> 01:15:22,775
areas. Again, emphasis on select areas up to 135ft bonus

1090
01:15:22,775 --> 01:15:26,178
is being proposed again once the eligibility of the block

1091
01:15:26,178 --> 01:15:28,513
structure has been met, and once all the other requirements

1092
01:15:28,513 --> 01:15:31,583
of the bonus has been met, in addition to the financial

1093
01:15:31,583 --> 01:15:34,920
contribution to the Resiliency Fund, the intent of this the

1094
01:15:34,920 --> 01:15:40,320
intent of this approach was was intentional, incremental and

1095
01:15:40,325 --> 01:15:44,596
intentional change or height change, not wide sweeping

1096
01:15:44,596 --> 01:15:47,533
blanket heights across the beach. Being sensitive to the

1097
01:15:47,533 --> 01:15:50,200
character areas of the Broadwalk. The Intracoastal

1098
01:15:50,200 --> 01:15:54,500
North Beach Village was all paramount to this process and

1099
01:15:54,500 --> 01:15:59,100
understanding where height goes in an appropriate manner. Let's

1100
01:15:59,100 --> 01:16:01,746
move to the second pillar of the program, the Tide program.

1101
01:16:01,746 --> 01:16:04,750
I'm going to read out the full name once, and then we'll

1102
01:16:04,750 --> 01:16:07,285
continue to refer to it as tide Tourism Incentive density

1103
01:16:07,285 --> 01:16:11,223
Entitlement program, tide for short. And what it this is

1104
01:16:11,223 --> 01:16:14,827
essentially is a hotel room bonus program. Currently within

1105
01:16:14,827 --> 01:16:18,164
the zoning code, there is limits to how many hotel rooms

1106
01:16:18,164 --> 01:16:22,300
per acre can be had on any particular site. This program

1107
01:16:22,300 --> 01:16:25,371
creates an incentive structure for hotel bonuses for hotel

1108
01:16:25,371 --> 01:16:28,640
room Bonusing that permits for additional rooms above what the

1109
01:16:28,640 --> 01:16:31,777
base zone permits once there's participation in the program,

1110
01:16:31,777 --> 01:16:34,980
meaning everything in box number one has to be met in

1111
01:16:34,980 --> 01:16:39,651
addition to box number two, which requires the provision of

1112
01:16:39,651 --> 01:16:44,323
privately owned public space for short pops. And that's an

1113
01:16:44,323 --> 01:16:46,458
intentional space that's designed for pedestrian and

1114
01:16:46,458 --> 01:16:51,730
public use, maintained and owned by the private entity.

1115
01:16:51,730 --> 01:16:53,866
Now, it's important to really understand that pops are not

1116
01:16:53,866 --> 01:16:56,402
left over landscape pieces. They're not setback pieces that

1117
01:16:56,402 --> 01:17:01,673
you can't otherwise build in, or they're not just benches.

1118
01:17:01,673 --> 01:17:04,276
Pops are intentionally designed and have guidelines included in

1119
01:17:04,276 --> 01:17:07,746
this text amendment on how they should look, feel, and operate

1120
01:17:07,746 --> 01:17:10,349
within the public realm of the beach, adding for that open

1121
01:17:10,349 --> 01:17:13,551
space function that is desperately needed on the map.

1122
01:17:13,551 --> 01:17:16,955
On the top of the screen, you'll see where the tide

1123
01:17:16,955 --> 01:17:20,759
program can be used in precincts two, three, five, and

1124
01:17:20,759 --> 01:17:25,563
portions of precinct six. The third pillar of the program is

1125
01:17:25,563 --> 01:17:28,167
the transfer development rights, also known as TDRs. I know we

1126
01:17:28,167 --> 01:17:31,903
have lots of acronyms tonight. TDRs are the ability to

1127
01:17:31,903 --> 01:17:34,840
transfer density, residential density from one site that's

1128
01:17:34,840 --> 01:17:37,576
ascending site for the purpose of preserving or protecting a

1129
01:17:37,576 --> 01:17:41,714
lower form to a receiving site that can handle the capacity of

1130
01:17:41,714 --> 01:17:45,490
the received density. Both sites as part of this program

1131
01:17:45,490 --> 01:17:47,920
have to enter into the into the bonus structure, meaning both

1132
01:17:47,920 --> 01:17:52,524
sites have to be site plan reviewed per participate in the

1133
01:17:52,524 --> 01:17:55,928
Urban Design guidelines, the massing and shadow mitigations,

1134
01:17:55,928 --> 01:17:59,598
but also Leed silver and status. It's also important to note

1135
01:17:59,598 --> 01:18:03,535
that the receiving site has to be. Has to have the capacity to

1136
01:18:03,535 --> 01:18:06,938
receive the density that's being transferred. Also really

1137
01:18:06,938 --> 01:18:09,700
important to note that this program is only available

1138
01:18:09,700 --> 01:18:13,110
through the bonus program, the Bonus District, meaning that

1139
01:18:13,110 --> 01:18:15,130
transfer development rights cannot be brokered outside of

1140
01:18:15,130 --> 01:18:18,283
the city. They come through the city so that we ensure that

1141
01:18:18,283 --> 01:18:20,952
we're getting the bonus. And the incentive is properly

1142
01:18:20,952 --> 01:18:23,688
calibrated to the request that's being made. The city is

1143
01:18:23,688 --> 01:18:25,891
also responsible for inventory logging and tracking these

1144
01:18:25,891 --> 01:18:30,962
rights that are transferred site to site. On the map on the

1145
01:18:30,962 --> 01:18:32,964
screen, you'll see the map where transferring of

1146
01:18:32,964 --> 01:18:35,330
development rights are permitted with the shading and

1147
01:18:35,330 --> 01:18:38,904
the hatch. Really important to note that precinct one, south

1148
01:18:38,904 --> 01:18:43,308
of Balboa Street, is only ascending area. That area

1149
01:18:43,308 --> 01:18:46,912
cannot receive density. It can only send density to other

1150
01:18:46,912 --> 01:18:50,115
areas in order to protect the existing form. The little

1151
01:18:50,115 --> 01:18:53,651
graphic on the bottom left shows how TDRs work. Unused

1152
01:18:53,651 --> 01:18:56,388
unused rights on one property can be sold, can be transferred

1153
01:18:56,388 --> 01:18:59,725
to another property and implemented there. Keeping the

1154
01:18:59,725 --> 01:19:03,610
property a in the graphic at a certain scale that's more

1155
01:19:03,610 --> 01:19:06,532
appropriate or deemed appropriate. The last pillar of

1156
01:19:06,532 --> 01:19:08,601
the program is the flex unit allocation. This is a tool

1157
01:19:08,601 --> 01:19:11,803
that's not new to the city. It exists in our comprehensive

1158
01:19:11,803 --> 01:19:14,674
plan already. This is a chance that city has to incentivize

1159
01:19:14,674 --> 01:19:18,476
the program by providing a bonus out of it. In terms of

1160
01:19:18,476 --> 01:19:21,413
flex units, this adds residential density to

1161
01:19:21,413 --> 01:19:23,816
properties in the beach that are generally that are

1162
01:19:23,816 --> 01:19:26,352
designated general business properties that otherwise

1163
01:19:26,352 --> 01:19:29,421
wouldn't have the ability to accommodate residential uses

1164
01:19:29,421 --> 01:19:34,260
through this program and redevelopment, or through new

1165
01:19:34,260 --> 01:19:37,229
redevelopment. This bonus can be applied for with the

1166
01:19:37,229 --> 01:19:39,432
provision of everything in the box number one, which we've

1167
01:19:39,432 --> 01:19:42,301
talked about before. But in addition to that, 10% of the

1168
01:19:42,301 --> 01:19:45,437
required parking spaces for any development requesting flex

1169
01:19:45,437 --> 01:19:48,640
units will have to provide publicly accessible parking.

1170
01:19:48,640 --> 01:19:51,643
And this is parking that will be available to the public to

1171
01:19:51,643 --> 01:19:57,783
offset the the the need for public parking on the beach and

1172
01:19:57,783 --> 01:20:01,386
flex units have a limited application in the northern

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01:20:01,386 --> 01:20:04,790
portion of precinct three, as described on the hatch in the

1174
01:20:04,790 --> 01:20:10,337
map on the top of the screen. So bringing it all together,

1175
01:20:10,337 --> 01:20:14,760
the document that's attached to the. Today's item is rather

1176
01:20:14,760 --> 01:20:16,944
large, and I'll just go over the chapters with with you so

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01:20:16,944 --> 01:20:20,810
that we have an orientation of where we are in the entire

1178
01:20:20,810 --> 01:20:22,950
scope of things. Chapters one and two speak about the overlay

1179
01:20:22,950 --> 01:20:26,687
district, its voluntary nature, and defines when bonus requests

1180
01:20:26,687 --> 01:20:30,158
can be pursued. Option chapter two is the map series. All the

1181
01:20:30,158 --> 01:20:33,361
maps you saw on my screen. They exist in an actual map series

1182
01:20:33,361 --> 01:20:36,364
that will become codified, and those delineate where exactly

1183
01:20:36,364 --> 01:20:39,633
bonuses can be applied. Chapter number three is extremely

1184
01:20:39,633 --> 01:20:42,170
important. This is the urban design piece of the project,

1185
01:20:42,170 --> 01:20:46,907
and this speaks about all the how the spaces will interface

1186
01:20:46,907 --> 01:20:50,978
with one another. What are the requirements for pops, for

1187
01:20:50,978 --> 01:20:54,915
parking structures, etc. Chapter four and five are the

1188
01:20:54,915 --> 01:20:57,851
optional bonus entitlements. So how is this program voluntary?

1189
01:20:57,851 --> 01:21:02,189
The height tied flex and TDR programs, in addition to the

1190
01:21:02,189 --> 01:21:04,658
landmark bonus thing that may be applicable on certain sites

1191
01:21:04,658 --> 01:21:08,328
that are the entire block and addition to that public chapter

1192
01:21:08,328 --> 01:21:10,799
five speaks to the public benefit. How do we calibrate

1193
01:21:10,799 --> 01:21:14,468
the publicly accessible parking, the publicly accessible space,

1194
01:21:14,468 --> 01:21:17,710
the contribution to the resiliency fund? That's all of

1195
01:21:17,710 --> 01:21:20,275
the workings of the public benefit exchanges of the bonus.

1196
01:21:20,275 --> 01:21:24,478
And chapter number six is the the time frame, the interim

1197
01:21:24,478 --> 01:21:28,149
strategy of five years and the criteria by which the City

1198
01:21:28,149 --> 01:21:30,684
Commission and the Planning and Development Board will use to

1199
01:21:30,684 --> 01:21:34,955
evaluate each bonus request as they come in the future. Really

1200
01:21:34,955 --> 01:21:37,892
important to note this program is a voluntary and optional

1201
01:21:37,892 --> 01:21:41,295
framework that does not replace existing development rights and

1202
01:21:41,295 --> 01:21:46,950
existing existing zoning code provisions. It creates an

1203
01:21:46,990 --> 01:21:50,104
eligibility format by which, through meeting the eligibility

1204
01:21:50,104 --> 01:21:52,707
requirements, bonuses are earned. They're not automatic,

1205
01:21:52,707 --> 01:21:57,578
and they're not, as of right. Let's take a moment to discuss

1206
01:21:57,578 --> 01:22:00,314
a special policy area. A special policy areas are areas

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01:22:00,314 --> 01:22:03,317
in the on the beach that we've identified needs an additional

1208
01:22:03,317 --> 01:22:06,987
lens of of research and attention, one of which is the

1209
01:22:06,987 --> 01:22:11,392
Hollywood Beach Resort in precinct four, which would like

1210
01:22:11,392 --> 01:22:14,128
today, still go through a design and review process, but

1211
01:22:14,128 --> 01:22:17,731
would also go before the historic preservation board

1212
01:22:17,731 --> 01:22:23,471
prior to any decisions being made. What does that look like

1213
01:22:23,471 --> 01:22:26,807
today? So we all know that the historic the Hollywood Beach

1214
01:22:26,807 --> 01:22:31,145
Hotel is in a state of disrepair. Pardon me? It's in a

1215
01:22:31,145 --> 01:22:34,682
state of disrepair and it's in a cycle of deterioration, one

1216
01:22:34,682 --> 01:22:38,419
that's marred with financial issues, with site constraints

1217
01:22:38,419 --> 01:22:43,490
and FEMA noncompliance. This is a property that does not belong

1218
01:22:43,490 --> 01:22:46,293
to the city, and the property surrounding it also does not

1219
01:22:46,293 --> 01:22:49,230
belong to the city. What is in the city's control is simply

1220
01:22:49,230 --> 01:22:52,367
the framework that that the property sits under the zoning

1221
01:22:52,367 --> 01:22:57,370
and the land use. And our goal for this precinct, precinct

1222
01:22:57,370 --> 01:23:02,442
number four is to bring this site from fragmentation to

1223
01:23:02,442 --> 01:23:06,113
cooperation to a shared vision, one where we have a coordinated

1224
01:23:06,113 --> 01:23:11,118
investment. We have a stronger approach, a stronger balance of

1225
01:23:11,118 --> 01:23:15,656
land uses, and one where the the importance of the site

1226
01:23:15,656 --> 01:23:19,793
being a landmark site is respected and honored through

1227
01:23:19,793 --> 01:23:24,798
this precinct. There is a whole list of guidelines that are

1228
01:23:24,798 --> 01:23:27,680
specific, specifically applicable to this precinct,

1229
01:23:27,680 --> 01:23:29,870
the Hollywood Beach Resort. And there is a pathway for

1230
01:23:29,870 --> 01:23:32,206
development that's been outlined. There are two main

1231
01:23:32,206 --> 01:23:36,100
pathways the unified pathway and the non unified pathway.

1232
01:23:36,100 --> 01:23:39,480
Unified pathway is one where the plan contemplates the the

1233
01:23:39,480 --> 01:23:43,417
owners of the precinct for coming together to create a

1234
01:23:43,417 --> 01:23:46,353
shared master plan. And in that master plan, they'll be

1235
01:23:46,353 --> 01:23:51,240
provided the ability to request height from city commission at

1236
01:23:51,240 --> 01:23:54,295
340ft and above. With the correct studies and mitigation

1237
01:23:54,295 --> 01:23:57,898
measures, with the provision of on site, publicly accessible

1238
01:23:57,898 --> 01:24:02,169
spaces and elevated urban design. If a unified master

1239
01:24:02,169 --> 01:24:06,907
plan is not pursued and it's a single approach, then the bonus

1240
01:24:06,907 --> 01:24:09,430
applies to the Hollywood controlling site, which is the

1241
01:24:09,430 --> 01:24:13,713
hotel building itself, providing up to 340ft maximum

1242
01:24:13,713 --> 01:24:16,384
height bonus for that area, with obviously the provisions

1243
01:24:16,384 --> 01:24:19,987
of all the requirements of the bonus, but they're not eligible

1244
01:24:19,987 --> 01:24:24,325
for the tied program or flex unit applications or transfer

1245
01:24:24,325 --> 01:24:29,996
of development rights. Now, I'm going to take a moment to we're

1246
01:24:29,996 --> 01:24:32,933
going to take a breather, step away from zoning, and I'm going

1247
01:24:32,933 --> 01:24:35,937
to bring up Nicole, who's going to talk to you about urban

1248
01:24:35,937 --> 01:24:38,805
design, but not just the urban design, but how does that

1249
01:24:38,805 --> 01:24:44,205
impact the bonuses that we're bringing forward? Good evening,

1250
01:24:45,120 --> 01:24:51,418
board members. So as you heard, my name is Nicole Moyo. I am

1251
01:24:51,418 --> 01:24:54,890
the principal planner for Urban Design. As we've gone through

1252
01:24:54,890 --> 01:24:59,260
this process, we've heard a lot from the public how important

1253
01:24:59,260 --> 01:25:04,498
design is on the beach. And as we did that, we recognized how

1254
01:25:04,498 --> 01:25:08,435
important it is to build a vision. So all those who

1255
01:25:08,435 --> 01:25:13,774
partake in the overlay bonus overlay will need to be in

1256
01:25:13,774 --> 01:25:18,178
compliance with our urban design guidelines. So what does

1257
01:25:18,178 --> 01:25:22,480
building a vision for this? This means we have a holistic

1258
01:25:22,480 --> 01:25:26,186
approach to how we address each and every project. Right now,

1259
01:25:26,186 --> 01:25:31,125
we deal with projects on a case by case basis, but we want

1260
01:25:31,125 --> 01:25:35,925
something that supersedes staff and creates standards based

1261
01:25:36,130 --> 01:25:40,735
standards across the board. This helps us have a cohesive

1262
01:25:40,735 --> 01:25:46,140
community identity. We heard a lot in the community engagement

1263
01:25:46,140 --> 01:25:50,144
about how special and unique the beach is. So through the

1264
01:25:50,144 --> 01:25:53,481
urban design guidelines, we look for opportunities to

1265
01:25:53,481 --> 01:25:56,217
reinforce that. How do we improve the quality of the

1266
01:25:56,217 --> 01:26:01,617
public realm? How do we promote walkability, safety, and

1267
01:26:01,956 --> 01:26:06,156
accessibility? How does design support sustainability and

1268
01:26:07,940 --> 01:26:11,698
improve responsiveness to climate change? And then how do

1269
01:26:11,698 --> 01:26:17,980
we provide clear expectations for higher quality design? And

1270
01:26:17,516 --> 01:26:21,854
we do that through a shared vision. So what does this

1271
01:26:21,854 --> 01:26:26,192
shared vision include? This includes as a high level

1272
01:26:26,192 --> 01:26:29,461
thinking about what urban design is. It speaks to your

1273
01:26:29,461 --> 01:26:34,867
built form. So your built form are your buildings, how they

1274
01:26:34,867 --> 01:26:38,738
look on the street, how people interact with them, how they

1275
01:26:38,738 --> 01:26:43,208
look across the skyline, and what is the architectural

1276
01:26:43,208 --> 01:26:47,413
articulation on that open space? We heard a lot from the

1277
01:26:47,413 --> 01:26:51,151
community about there being not enough open space on the beach.

1278
01:26:51,151 --> 01:26:55,354
We're not talking about the actual beach sand. We're

1279
01:26:55,354 --> 01:26:57,890
talking about other recreational spaces where

1280
01:26:57,890 --> 01:27:01,493
people can sit and take their dogs or take their children to

1281
01:27:01,493 --> 01:27:06,565
play as alternative options. So the design guidelines then look

1282
01:27:06,565 --> 01:27:10,165
for opportunities through development applications where

1283
01:27:10,503 --> 01:27:13,973
we can further enhance that. And then your circulation

1284
01:27:13,973 --> 01:27:19,445
speaks to how you access the beach, either as a pedestrian,

1285
01:27:19,445 --> 01:27:25,118
as a car, as cyclist, and the design guidelines even think

1286
01:27:25,118 --> 01:27:31,657
about how a bird might even live on the beach. And as

1287
01:27:31,657 --> 01:27:35,661
abstract as that may sound, as somebody who lives in a condo

1288
01:27:35,661 --> 01:27:40,266
building and has unfortunately found birds on my balcony that

1289
01:27:40,266 --> 01:27:43,736
haven't survived, design guidelines can help mitigate

1290
01:27:43,736 --> 01:27:46,739
this. And there's lots of cities that use design

1291
01:27:46,739 --> 01:27:52,278
guidelines to really help us save the ecosystem in that way.

1292
01:27:52,278 --> 01:27:55,348
So you've heard a lot about height today, and I'm going to

1293
01:27:55,348 --> 01:27:59,485
break this down as it pertains to design guidelines with

1294
01:27:59,485 --> 01:28:04,757
zoning does is it gives you the base, it's it's the text that

1295
01:28:04,757 --> 01:28:09,557
helps guide what the expectations are. What the

1296
01:28:09,829 --> 01:28:13,700
guidelines then do is take that to the next level of what the

1297
01:28:13,700 --> 01:28:17,303
expectation of that design of the site is. So if we look at

1298
01:28:17,303 --> 01:28:21,107
the graph here on the right hand side, you'll see what we

1299
01:28:21,107 --> 01:28:24,911
have described as the character areas. So that first area

1300
01:28:24,911 --> 01:28:29,314
you're looking at is the historic district. Every

1301
01:28:29,314 --> 01:28:32,585
project that is in the historic district will still need to

1302
01:28:32,585 --> 01:28:37,189
come before the historic Preservation Board, and there

1303
01:28:37,189 --> 01:28:42,328
is no change to height over there. I've also highlighted

1304
01:28:42,328 --> 01:28:48,734
the FEMA base flood line. All projects will need to be in

1305
01:28:48,734 --> 01:28:52,671
compliance with FEMA regulations. So what the

1306
01:28:52,671 --> 01:28:57,410
guidelines do is you can see the graph is basically the base

1307
01:28:57,410 --> 01:29:01,480
with the guidelines. Then do is imagine what that base can look

1308
01:29:01,480 --> 01:29:05,684
and feel like. So all of the images that I'm going to be

1309
01:29:05,684 --> 01:29:08,888
showing are really for illustrative purposes, so that

1310
01:29:08,888 --> 01:29:12,825
you can start to imagine what the guidelines that we've

1311
01:29:12,825 --> 01:29:16,629
incorporated into the overlay start to produce when it comes

1312
01:29:16,629 --> 01:29:23,703
to design. So as we gradually step up, we are looking at six

1313
01:29:23,703 --> 01:29:28,641
stories in the character area called Surf Road. So what we

1314
01:29:28,641 --> 01:29:33,379
want to do here is to reinforce the boutique like hotels that

1315
01:29:33,379 --> 01:29:38,510
we've heard so much about, but really control what the design.

1316
01:29:38,510 --> 01:29:42,388
Then outcomes are. So in the example that I'm showing over

1317
01:29:42,388 --> 01:29:46,458
there, you actually have your parking garage that is well

1318
01:29:46,458 --> 01:29:49,995
screened, and then there is good architectural articulation

1319
01:29:49,995 --> 01:29:54,600
on the ground floor. It's well masked. It creates a very

1320
01:29:54,600 --> 01:29:59,500
unique sense of place on the ground floor. We heard a lot

1321
01:29:59,500 --> 01:30:03,943
about how much people love the art decor or the coastal modern

1322
01:30:03,943 --> 01:30:07,130
architecture. So that has been embedded into our guidelines

1323
01:30:07,130 --> 01:30:12,484
and is part of an expectation as we move into our transition

1324
01:30:12,484 --> 01:30:15,554
zone, you can see we start to move further and further away

1325
01:30:15,554 --> 01:30:20,293
from the beach here. What is the expectation of the

1326
01:30:20,293 --> 01:30:23,629
buildings in the transition zone? So you see there is a red

1327
01:30:23,629 --> 01:30:27,433
line over there. That red line that is going across the graph

1328
01:30:27,433 --> 01:30:31,437
is what we call the podium. The podium area is really where

1329
01:30:31,437 --> 01:30:35,975
we're focusing on the public realm. So that means you have a

1330
01:30:35,975 --> 01:30:40,446
continuous experience from the historic boardwalk all the way

1331
01:30:40,446 --> 01:30:45,251
to a one A and even across to the Intracoastal. And you'll

1332
01:30:45,251 --> 01:30:49,722
see as I go, so that it always feels like there isn't a great

1333
01:30:49,722 --> 01:30:53,326
change in height. You can see that even when height is

1334
01:30:53,326 --> 01:31:00,526
applied, there is a setback and a step back required for each

1335
01:31:00,600 --> 01:31:04,937
project. In the illustration that you see over there, you

1336
01:31:04,937 --> 01:31:08,808
also see that we have great requirements for balcony

1337
01:31:08,808 --> 01:31:11,744
articulation. We heard a lot from the public that they don't

1338
01:31:11,744 --> 01:31:15,414
want to see monolithic structures. They don't want to

1339
01:31:15,414 --> 01:31:20,753
see repetitive design. So we've really asked in the design

1340
01:31:20,753 --> 01:31:24,623
guidelines that it is reinforced in the building

1341
01:31:24,623 --> 01:31:29,695
through articulation of the balconies. As we get to a one a,

1342
01:31:29,695 --> 01:31:34,433
a one A is really the corridor that welcomes people to the

1343
01:31:34,433 --> 01:31:37,369
beach. That is the spine that connects us throughout the

1344
01:31:37,369 --> 01:31:42,375
south of Florida. We heard a lot about signage being a

1345
01:31:42,375 --> 01:31:45,244
requirement. We heard about wayfinding, and we also heard

1346
01:31:45,244 --> 01:31:49,582
about ground floor activation. How do we get people to

1347
01:31:49,582 --> 01:31:53,520
actually stay on our beach. So the opportunities that we have

1348
01:31:53,520 --> 01:31:57,723
to do so are really through the podium level that exists over

1349
01:31:57,723 --> 01:32:02,127
there. And then when we go across back to the Intracoastal,

1350
01:32:02,127 --> 01:32:06,398
we're allowing for mixed use there. So what does that look

1351
01:32:06,398 --> 01:32:11,536
like? That looks like a low rise architectural articulation

1352
01:32:11,536 --> 01:32:15,474
with great canopies allow for more walkability and more

1353
01:32:15,474 --> 01:32:21,147
shading. So I'm going to use this again for illustrative

1354
01:32:21,147 --> 01:32:26,547
purposes. One of the design guidelines pertains to the

1355
01:32:26,552 --> 01:32:32,239
historic boardwalk. This is the only boardwalk along a beach

1356
01:32:32,239 --> 01:32:36,243
that exists in the whole of South Florida. So we really

1357
01:32:36,243 --> 01:32:40,914
have a very unique beach. And so we really need to think

1358
01:32:40,914 --> 01:32:45,921
about what opportunities there are to further enhance them. So

1359
01:32:45,921 --> 01:32:50,591
on the top right image, you see a building built today. Again,

1360
01:32:50,591 --> 01:32:54,929
this is for illustrative purposes. And it's as of right,

1361
01:32:54,929 --> 01:33:00,334
it's a continuous wall with you can see paint on it. What our

1362
01:33:00,334 --> 01:33:06,700
design guidelines would then ask for as a potential on the

1363
01:33:06,700 --> 01:33:10,811
bottom right hand corner is for that wall to be activated

1364
01:33:10,811 --> 01:33:15,611
either through public art, through landscaping, or through

1365
01:33:15,816 --> 01:33:20,616
different elements that can really activate the broadwalk

1366
01:33:20,888 --> 01:33:26,293
as we're walking around it. The power of public art is not to

1367
01:33:26,293 --> 01:33:30,831
be underestimated. I don't know if any of you have been to the

1368
01:33:30,831 --> 01:33:35,169
Miami Design District lately. There is a pink wall that says,

1369
01:33:35,169 --> 01:33:40,240
I'm not in love. I'm in Miami. It is fully booked all the time

1370
01:33:40,240 --> 01:33:43,643
because people just want to take photos there. So there's

1371
01:33:43,643 --> 01:33:48,582
just other opportunities for us to really activate the

1372
01:33:48,582 --> 01:33:52,786
boardwalk and other areas of the beach through building

1373
01:33:52,786 --> 01:33:58,325
articulation or art. So I just want to wrap this up again. I

1374
01:33:58,325 --> 01:34:03,731
at the beginning of this, I spoke about the circulation, I

1375
01:34:03,731 --> 01:34:08,100
spoke about built form, and I spoke about open space and the

1376
01:34:08,100 --> 01:34:11,939
design guidelines. Really look at what the potential, the

1377
01:34:11,939 --> 01:34:16,139
greater potential is of incentivizing developments to

1378
01:34:17,100 --> 01:34:22,410
give us a more walkable, safe, lush. And environmentally

1379
01:34:24,151 --> 01:34:29,551
friendly beach. Thank you. Nicole. On the screen board

1380
01:34:34,628 --> 01:34:38,231
board members is the criteria for pursuant to the code

1381
01:34:38,231 --> 01:34:41,568
section 5.3 as it pertains to text amendments. And this is

1382
01:34:41,568 --> 01:34:44,306
what you're going to be reviewing to make your decision

1383
01:34:44,306 --> 01:34:50,177
today. Oh, wrong direction. And as it pertains to I'll come

1384
01:34:50,177 --> 01:34:53,470
back to that slide. We have two companion items, item four and

1385
01:34:53,470 --> 01:34:56,249
item five, which is establishing the inventory of

1386
01:34:56,249 --> 01:34:59,986
2300 tied hotel rooms and item five allocating 500 flexibility

1387
01:34:59,986 --> 01:35:03,570
units to the Hollywood Beach Overlay District. Now, as

1388
01:35:03,570 --> 01:35:06,661
companion items, their job is to support the main item. As a

1389
01:35:06,661 --> 01:35:10,597
bit of an explanation, we spoke about the bonus pillars, the

1390
01:35:10,597 --> 01:35:14,601
program, the tied program, and the flex program. Those pillars

1391
01:35:14,601 --> 01:35:17,405
are established through the zoning text that we are going

1392
01:35:17,405 --> 01:35:21,742
to be discussing today. The companion items is placing

1393
01:35:21,742 --> 01:35:25,780
units or rooms into those programs that could then be

1394
01:35:25,780 --> 01:35:28,215
used through the bonus program. As it pertains to the hotel

1395
01:35:28,215 --> 01:35:31,151
rooms, staff is recommending the allocation initial

1396
01:35:31,151 --> 01:35:35,222
allocation of 2300 hotel rooms in the program to be used

1397
01:35:35,222 --> 01:35:38,240
within the mapped areas that we discussed earlier. As it

1398
01:35:38,240 --> 01:35:40,894
pertains to flex units, staff is requesting or recommending

1399
01:35:40,894 --> 01:35:46,294
the allocation of 500 units for allocation within the precinct

1400
01:35:46,367 --> 01:35:49,904
area three, which is the flex eligible area. It's really

1401
01:35:49,904 --> 01:35:52,973
important to note that the program ceiling or capacity

1402
01:35:52,973 --> 01:35:55,709
does not mean entitlement, because there are units that

1403
01:35:55,709 --> 01:35:58,178
exist, does not mean they're units that have to be used.

1404
01:35:58,178 --> 01:36:02,383
These are proposed providing the requirements so the bonuses

1405
01:36:02,383 --> 01:36:08,189
can function at the discretion of city commission. And each

1406
01:36:08,189 --> 01:36:11,525
one of those come with their associated conditions. As it

1407
01:36:11,525 --> 01:36:16,797
pertains to the flex, the tied allocation and the flex units.

1408
01:36:16,797 --> 01:36:20,468
Before wrapping up, I'm just going to take it back to my

1409
01:36:20,468 --> 01:36:24,138
final closing statement. This item is a large item with a

1410
01:36:24,138 --> 01:36:27,674
zoning text element and a design text element. I would

1411
01:36:27,674 --> 01:36:31,780
really strongly urge you not to underestimate the power of

1412
01:36:31,780 --> 01:36:33,881
design guidelines. Each and one of these images on the screen

1413
01:36:33,881 --> 01:36:37,850
are not just a pretty picture. They represent how zoning can

1414
01:36:37,850 --> 01:36:40,354
be implemented through guidelines, and a lot of what

1415
01:36:40,354 --> 01:36:44,892
we heard through our engagement was the fear of the canyon

1416
01:36:44,892 --> 01:36:48,496
effect, the monolithic buildings, the blank facades,

1417
01:36:48,496 --> 01:36:52,701
the poor public open space, the afterthought in these designs,

1418
01:36:52,701 --> 01:36:57,170
and for a long time, for a long time in the development process,

1419
01:36:57,170 --> 01:37:00,775
development has driven the process. And in this case, in

1420
01:37:00,775 --> 01:37:03,310
this scenario, staff is proposing a bonus structure

1421
01:37:03,310 --> 01:37:06,914
that's voluntary. It's optional, so it does not replace the

1422
01:37:06,914 --> 01:37:11,652
underlying zoning. It is only applicable if the bonus bonus

1423
01:37:11,652 --> 01:37:15,522
requirements can be met. And one of the key requirements is

1424
01:37:15,522 --> 01:37:18,391
compliance with those design guidelines. So they're more

1425
01:37:18,391 --> 01:37:20,928
than just pretty pictures. They're the they're the

1426
01:37:20,928 --> 01:37:23,863
fruition. They're coming to life of the zoning tax.

1427
01:37:23,863 --> 01:37:26,800
Previously, I described a comprehensive plan text

1428
01:37:26,800 --> 01:37:30,400
amendment, which you all heard is like the bones. The zoning

1429
01:37:30,400 --> 01:37:33,540
is the muscle that provides force for that frame. But the

1430
01:37:33,540 --> 01:37:36,810
guidelines is the skin. It's the outermost appearance. It's

1431
01:37:36,810 --> 01:37:40,800
how you interact, what you touch, what you feel, what you

1432
01:37:40,800 --> 01:37:44,284
see, what the beach is. Today's request before you is more than

1433
01:37:44,284 --> 01:37:46,153
zoning. It's more than guidelines. It's the

1434
01:37:46,153 --> 01:37:49,220
combination of both to create a program that's voluntary,

1435
01:37:49,220 --> 01:37:52,359
optional, and in the benefit in the public's benefit. Thank you.

1436
01:37:52,359 --> 01:37:57,759
Their last presentation. Thank you much. Any questions for

1437
01:38:01,902 --> 01:38:07,975
staff, Bob? I have a bunch of questions for staff. First of

1438
01:38:07,975 --> 01:38:11,446
all, I'd like to say that at the last meeting, I was going

1439
01:38:11,446 --> 01:38:14,982
to give a presentation and it seemed to be okay that I was

1440
01:38:14,982 --> 01:38:18,520
going to do it at this meeting. I've been informed by the board

1441
01:38:18,520 --> 01:38:22,456
attorney that I could no longer give that presentation. So I'm

1442
01:38:22,456 --> 01:38:27,528
a little bummed out about that. But let's go on. I will give

1443
01:38:27,528 --> 01:38:34,728
you verbally my presentation. If you look at it, I think it's

1444
01:38:36,217 --> 01:38:38,754
attachment C, the feasibility study that the city is using

1445
01:38:38,754 --> 01:38:43,230
that is driving this whole entire process. They're using

1446
01:38:43,230 --> 01:38:48,950
$900 per square foot as a basis for development, which is

1447
01:38:48,950 --> 01:38:51,233
driving the height of the buildings. But unfortunately,

1448
01:38:51,233 --> 01:38:55,703
the city staff or whoever presented that $900 per square

1449
01:38:55,703 --> 01:39:01,420
foot is incorrect in their analysis. In my opinion, if you

1450
01:39:01,420 --> 01:39:06,470
look at several new projects that are coming online here in

1451
01:39:06,470 --> 01:39:11,519
the city, Icon Beach Residences, Eterna Beach and the Hollywood

1452
01:39:11,519 --> 01:39:15,856
Moon or whatever they're called. Now, all three of those have an

1453
01:39:15,856 --> 01:39:20,656
average listing price per square foot of $1,200. That

1454
01:39:23,331 --> 01:39:26,534
drastically changes the analysis that has been

1455
01:39:26,534 --> 01:39:33,134
performed for us. In the staff analysis. For a six story

1456
01:39:43,885 --> 01:39:47,756
building with 45 residential units, using the average sale

1457
01:39:47,756 --> 01:39:53,156
price of $900, the average sale price would be $1,620,000. The

1458
01:39:55,830 --> 01:39:58,966
land acquisition cost, total development costs, estimated

1459
01:39:58,966 --> 01:40:03,766
development costs and total costs come up to $75,750,000,

1460
01:40:05,390 --> 01:40:09,239
and the entrepreneurial and entrepreneurial profit is

1461
01:40:12,647 --> 01:40:18,647
-$2,850,000, or -5%. However, if you take the same six story

1462
01:40:18,720 --> 01:40:22,790
building with 45 units selling it at the same price of 1

1463
01:40:22,790 --> 01:40:25,790
million $621,620,000, and you're getting $1,200 per

1464
01:40:29,931 --> 01:40:35,331
square foot. You have a net sales value of $97,200,000

1465
01:40:37,538 --> 01:40:42,938
versus $72,900,000. In other words, I'll just get to the

1466
01:40:43,545 --> 01:40:49,545
bottom line instead of having a -$2,850,000 deficit, you would

1467
01:40:50,552 --> 01:40:54,752
then have a positive $21,450,000 profit. Instead of

1468
01:40:57,425 --> 01:41:01,629
having a 5% negative return on your investment, you would now

1469
01:41:01,629 --> 01:41:07,629
have a 35% 35.3% return on your profit. The price per square

1470
01:41:08,102 --> 01:41:11,705
foot is driving what they're doing. However, I disagree with

1471
01:41:11,705 --> 01:41:14,443
what they're doing. If you look at new pricing that's coming

1472
01:41:14,443 --> 01:41:18,646
out now for new developments that this city commission that

1473
01:41:18,646 --> 01:41:22,585
we all live in have approved, all you have to do is go on the

1474
01:41:22,585 --> 01:41:25,853
MLS and you can see all this information for yourself. It is

1475
01:41:25,853 --> 01:41:32,660
not made up. It is real. So the height and it's true whether

1476
01:41:32,660 --> 01:41:35,798
you want to put a ten story building or a 15 story building

1477
01:41:35,798 --> 01:41:39,400
or a 20 story building, the price per square foot is

1478
01:41:39,400 --> 01:41:43,404
driving it. That's the problem that we're having. If they

1479
01:41:43,404 --> 01:41:46,941
redid their analysis and they used the correct numbers, we

1480
01:41:46,941 --> 01:41:50,545
may not have to have all this building height. There would be

1481
01:41:50,545 --> 01:41:54,215
no need for it. Everybody would get what they wanted to get out

1482
01:41:54,215 --> 01:42:00,815
of it. This seems to be developer driven. Let me remind

1483
01:42:05,260 --> 01:42:09,230
everybody here, this is not just please participate, but

1484
01:42:09,230 --> 01:42:14,103
don't delay things. Bob. Continue. So I did not share

1485
01:42:14,103 --> 01:42:16,972
this with staff and I had intended to bring it here. No

1486
01:42:16,972 --> 01:42:19,441
offense to staff. I'm sure they've been overwhelmed with

1487
01:42:19,441 --> 01:42:22,243
everything. I've sent them several emails asking several

1488
01:42:22,243 --> 01:42:25,113
questions, asking many questions to be truthful about

1489
01:42:25,113 --> 01:42:29,450
it. And I have not always got a response to my emails or a

1490
01:42:29,450 --> 01:42:33,855
timely response or a full throated response. The kind of

1491
01:42:33,855 --> 01:42:37,124
response that you would need to ask more questions. So it's a

1492
01:42:37,124 --> 01:42:40,595
little distressing to me that I have to bring this up tonight.

1493
01:42:40,595 --> 01:42:43,664
I was hoping to put this on the screen for everybody to see in

1494
01:42:43,664 --> 01:42:47,134
black and white. It makes it a lot more easier to understand

1495
01:42:47,134 --> 01:42:50,938
and and to understand. And I would have asked staff to go

1496
01:42:50,938 --> 01:42:54,742
back and reevaluate their numbers, because their numbers

1497
01:42:54,742 --> 01:42:59,346
is what's driving the height. And that's all it is. If these

1498
01:42:59,346 --> 01:43:02,283
numbers are accurate and it's taken off the MLS, it's taken

1499
01:43:02,283 --> 01:43:05,819
what the developers want to do. It's taken what developers are

1500
01:43:05,819 --> 01:43:10,291
getting for the properties that they're selling now, not older

1501
01:43:10,291 --> 01:43:12,827
properties, not properties from two years ago or three years

1502
01:43:12,827 --> 01:43:16,300
ago or five years ago. You know, I don't know where they came up

1503
01:43:16,300 --> 01:43:20,634
with their number. I spoke, we spoke on a on a conference call,

1504
01:43:20,634 --> 01:43:24,972
Zoom, WebEx, whatever it was, and I asked for that

1505
01:43:24,972 --> 01:43:27,109
information. I did not get that information, how they came up

1506
01:43:27,109 --> 01:43:32,113
with their numbers. So it's a little concerning. The one

1507
01:43:32,113 --> 01:43:36,452
thing I do not hear here tonight is I don't hear how you

1508
01:43:36,452 --> 01:43:41,252
are protecting existing property owners, their tax base.

1509
01:43:42,857 --> 01:43:48,857
I don't understand, I don't understand how you you're not

1510
01:43:49,731 --> 01:43:52,667
mentioning if they're going to get shadows on the building. In

1511
01:43:52,667 --> 01:43:55,937
our conference call, we said there'd be I was told that

1512
01:43:55,937 --> 01:43:58,806
there'd be no shadows on the Broadwalk or the sandy beach.

1513
01:43:58,806 --> 01:44:02,100
It is nowhere to be found in these documents. I would ask

1514
01:44:02,100 --> 01:44:05,546
you again where it is in these documents. And it's actually

1515
01:44:05,546 --> 01:44:10,946
nowhere. The tallies for the public surveys, you didn't

1516
01:44:10,952 --> 01:44:16,900
listen to the people. I have the tallies right here. I'm

1517
01:44:16,900 --> 01:44:22,964
sorry. I'm going to take up a little bit of time. You know,

1518
01:44:22,964 --> 01:44:25,766
in your tallies for the public surveys, it shows the Central

1519
01:44:25,766 --> 01:44:30,304
Beach Heights strategy is 59 52.9% in the wrong direction.

1520
01:44:30,304 --> 01:44:33,373
You don't seem to be addressing that. This this is our

1521
01:44:33,373 --> 01:44:37,311
residents. This is what they wanted. The near term targeted

1522
01:44:37,311 --> 01:44:41,511
overlay firm framework. Wrong direction 47.9%. The Q5

1523
01:44:44,519 --> 01:44:48,407
transfer of development rights. Wrong direction 53%. Central

1524
01:44:48,407 --> 01:44:53,207
Beach Hotel and mixed use strategy. Wrong direction 54.7%

1525
01:44:53,478 --> 01:44:57,678
Hollywood Beach Hotel height survey wrong direction 63.54%.

1526
01:44:58,951 --> 01:45:01,553
I don't understand why we're not listening to what the

1527
01:45:01,553 --> 01:45:08,960
public wants. I just don't get it. I would ask staff, if you

1528
01:45:08,960 --> 01:45:14,700
want to build along a 1AA1A is has the lowest level roadway, I

1529
01:45:14,700 --> 01:45:18,437
believe in the county, our stretch of the beach. Have you

1530
01:45:18,437 --> 01:45:23,837
done any geotechnical surveys? Will the barrier island hold

1531
01:45:26,440 --> 01:45:32,644
these buildings? You know, this should have been done before we

1532
01:45:36,540 --> 01:45:41,259
came here today. And just I'm not going to go on about this,

1533
01:45:41,259 --> 01:45:46,799
but I got to tell you, I'm going to tell you I'm. I'm I'm

1534
01:45:46,799 --> 01:45:50,869
a little bit upset, you know, to find out today that because

1535
01:45:50,869 --> 01:45:53,338
of the meeting that they special meeting that they held

1536
01:45:53,338 --> 01:45:57,276
in July, that there's only two months that we can hear it

1537
01:45:57,276 --> 01:46:00,812
again, why wasn't this told to us prior to the meeting in July?

1538
01:46:00,812 --> 01:46:05,216
We might have put it off. We might have asked for a workshop.

1539
01:46:05,216 --> 01:46:08,420
You know, I would desperately want a workshop before this

1540
01:46:08,420 --> 01:46:11,623
goes to the city commission. I have 100 questions here that

1541
01:46:11,623 --> 01:46:14,760
I'd like to ask you tonight. But there's 100 people here in

1542
01:46:14,760 --> 01:46:18,230
the room, or 75 people that have questions. And I'm

1543
01:46:18,230 --> 01:46:21,167
certainly not going to take up their time. I know there's

1544
01:46:21,167 --> 01:46:23,569
other board members up here that have comments that they'd

1545
01:46:23,569 --> 01:46:27,172
like to make. I don't want to take up their time, but I have

1546
01:46:27,172 --> 01:46:30,420
to tell you, things change from meeting to meeting and, and

1547
01:46:30,420 --> 01:46:34,713
it's a little bit disturbing. You know, it was disturbing to

1548
01:46:34,713 --> 01:46:37,649
hear at the beginning of this meeting, the board only had 30

1549
01:46:37,649 --> 01:46:41,530
minutes to speak. They never brought this up before. For as

1550
01:46:41,530 --> 01:46:44,190
long as I've been on the board and for all the board meetings

1551
01:46:44,190 --> 01:46:49,794
I've attended in the past, I just don't get it. You know, we

1552
01:46:49,794 --> 01:46:55,794
need to do stuff for the residents here. Thank you.

1553
01:46:59,204 --> 01:47:04,400
Christine. Comments. Questions for staff? No. Stephen. Board

1554
01:47:05,678 --> 01:47:10,817
chair. There was if there was a there's a couple comments I

1555
01:47:10,817 --> 01:47:13,753
could provide clarity for. If you'd like to please do. It's

1556
01:47:13,753 --> 01:47:16,555
important to note that in the statement there were no

1557
01:47:16,555 --> 01:47:18,824
questions directly asked, but I will provide some clarity to a

1558
01:47:18,824 --> 01:47:22,227
couple of things that was noted. Please, as it pertains to. As

1559
01:47:22,227 --> 01:47:26,832
it pertains to the. The comment regarding sale versus

1560
01:47:26,832 --> 01:47:30,302
development sale costs per square footage. It's important

1561
01:47:30,302 --> 01:47:33,105
to note that the report outlines the methodology

1562
01:47:33,105 --> 01:47:35,841
earlier on in the document. When you read through the

1563
01:47:35,841 --> 01:47:39,445
methodology, it's very clear that the price the sale price

1564
01:47:39,445 --> 01:47:42,849
per square footage is not the same value as the development

1565
01:47:42,849 --> 01:47:46,718
cost per square footage. When reviewing sale price per square

1566
01:47:46,718 --> 01:47:49,921
footage, the development is already feasible as it is

1567
01:47:49,921 --> 01:47:52,858
selling, but the development cost per square foot per square

1568
01:47:52,858 --> 01:47:56,795
footage is quite different as it incorporates other factors,

1569
01:47:56,795 --> 01:47:59,998
fees and costs of developing that is not captured in the

1570
01:47:59,998 --> 01:48:03,669
sale costs. In the methodology it outlines the reason those

1571
01:48:03,669 --> 01:48:09,700
numbers are chosen for the study. There was. I made a note

1572
01:48:09,700 --> 01:48:14,346
here regarding the the status of a one a it's really

1573
01:48:14,346 --> 01:48:17,616
important to note that this bonus program is not replacing

1574
01:48:17,616 --> 01:48:21,220
any of the concurrency or technical requirements that

1575
01:48:21,220 --> 01:48:26,358
live in the city's DRC process, which involves studies for

1576
01:48:26,358 --> 01:48:29,940
traffic, sewer, wastewater, geotechnical studies which are

1577
01:48:29,940 --> 01:48:32,698
done at the building permit stage, all of which are still

1578
01:48:32,698 --> 01:48:38,980
baked into the process. This process, this optional bonus

1579
01:48:38,503 --> 01:48:42,107
mechanism, is just a tool to unlock value. Those

1580
01:48:42,107 --> 01:48:44,242
requirements that are safeguards to the city do not

1581
01:48:44,242 --> 01:48:48,647
disappear and remain bolstered in the city's process. And

1582
01:48:48,647 --> 01:48:53,510
lastly, there was a comment regarding the the meeting

1583
01:48:53,510 --> 01:48:56,187
procedure. We've. Staff has made a great deal of effort to

1584
01:48:56,187 --> 01:48:58,990
not only engage the community at events where there's

1585
01:48:58,990 --> 01:49:02,594
charrettes, markers, pens, trace paper, sticky notes,

1586
01:49:02,594 --> 01:49:05,330
where we do gather a lot of valuable feedback. But there

1587
01:49:05,330 --> 01:49:08,800
are also opportunities where staff invites the public and

1588
01:49:08,800 --> 01:49:11,402
the board members alike to call staff to receive additional

1589
01:49:11,402 --> 01:49:14,139
information if needed. And we're always there to provide

1590
01:49:14,139 --> 01:49:18,144
support as it pertains to shadowing. That was the last.

1591
01:49:18,144 --> 01:49:21,790
Thank you. And that was the last item. Shadow mitigations,

1592
01:49:21,790 --> 01:49:23,615
shadowing and shadowing mitigation are talk discussed

1593
01:49:23,615 --> 01:49:26,885
in length, both in the zoning chapters of the document, but

1594
01:49:26,885 --> 01:49:29,354
also in the urban design guideline. Chapters are

1595
01:49:29,354 --> 01:49:31,823
document. It's extremely important that when readers are

1596
01:49:31,823 --> 01:49:35,159
reviewing the document, they read the entirety of the zoning

1597
01:49:35,159 --> 01:49:37,963
and the entirety of the urban design guidelines. Because

1598
01:49:37,963 --> 01:49:43,363
Urban Design Guidelines section I speaks specifically to how

1599
01:49:43,368 --> 01:49:48,390
shadows should be mitigated on the beach. Staff is open to

1600
01:49:48,390 --> 01:49:53,444
further questions as you guys proceed down the line. Bob, I

1601
01:49:53,444 --> 01:49:59,451
can't express enough how wrong you are about the monetary. Bob.

1602
01:49:59,451 --> 01:50:02,188
I'm going to ask for the citizens have decorum. Same

1603
01:50:02,188 --> 01:50:04,856
thing for you, Bob. I know where you're going. Just take a

1604
01:50:04,856 --> 01:50:09,994
deep breath. I have a deep breath here. I've I've asked

1605
01:50:09,994 --> 01:50:14,665
staff many times when you quote a document to put in where it

1606
01:50:14,665 --> 01:50:18,270
says in the land regulations and the zoning regulations, put

1607
01:50:18,270 --> 01:50:23,208
a link in there where you can find it. If you expect us to be

1608
01:50:23,208 --> 01:50:26,944
experts and to memorize the code. I don't know how to tell

1609
01:50:26,944 --> 01:50:30,415
you this, but it's just not going to happen. It can happen.

1610
01:50:30,415 --> 01:50:35,887
I, you know, I can read it to ad nauseam and I do. But if

1611
01:50:35,887 --> 01:50:39,557
you're not going to quote it and tell me where it is so I

1612
01:50:39,557 --> 01:50:43,494
can understand it. And I think that goes for many of us and

1613
01:50:43,494 --> 01:50:48,166
the residents out there, we're just not going to get it. But

1614
01:50:48,166 --> 01:50:51,769
let's talk about a few other things. You know, I'd like to

1615
01:50:51,769 --> 01:50:55,580
see some modifications of this. Okay. And I'd like I'd like to

1616
01:50:55,580 --> 01:51:01,630
see only one sending site per receiving site. I'd like to see

1617
01:51:01,630 --> 01:51:04,800
a minimum separation between bonus entitlement properties

1618
01:51:04,800 --> 01:51:08,300
require 500ft of separation between any two properties

1619
01:51:08,300 --> 01:51:10,806
using an optional bonus entitlement along the same

1620
01:51:10,806 --> 01:51:15,210
corridor, a one, a surf road or the Broadwalk district wide.

1621
01:51:15,210 --> 01:51:17,746
This is the standard that prevents an unbroken oceanfront

1622
01:51:17,746 --> 01:51:22,818
wall like Hallandale Beach or Sunny Isles Beach. Three I

1623
01:51:22,818 --> 01:51:27,230
would like to see no stacking of bonus entitlements preferred.

1624
01:51:27,230 --> 01:51:31,260
Prohibit combining bonus height tied flexibility, flexibility

1625
01:51:31,260 --> 01:51:34,563
units and TDR receiving capacity on a single site. I

1626
01:51:34,563 --> 01:51:39,635
think that's very important. If bonuses remain combinable, at

1627
01:51:39,635 --> 01:51:42,838
minimum, extend the precinct for feasibility study and

1628
01:51:42,838 --> 01:51:47,643
independent third party review. Standard section E dot four dot

1629
01:51:47,643 --> 01:51:51,179
I to every landmark height bonus request. District wide

1630
01:51:51,179 --> 01:51:54,783
section K. So added height must be proven economically

1631
01:51:54,783 --> 01:51:59,855
necessary, not just desired for hard. No shadow rule for the

1632
01:51:59,855 --> 01:52:02,993
broadwalk you can tell me it says it in the code. You should

1633
01:52:02,993 --> 01:52:08,131
put it in this paperwork. Amend section 1.4. Include L 0.5 and

1634
01:52:08,131 --> 01:52:11,667
a shadow study needs to be performed, so no shadow from a

1635
01:52:11,667 --> 01:52:13,736
bonus height building or any building may fall on the

1636
01:52:13,736 --> 01:52:17,205
boardwalk at any time, not merely minimized. And that's

1637
01:52:17,205 --> 01:52:20,276
the word that you use in your document. Minimized staff has

1638
01:52:20,276 --> 01:52:23,946
already indicated that this intent verbally, but in the

1639
01:52:23,946 --> 01:52:26,482
ordinance, but not in the ordinance. Put it in the

1640
01:52:26,482 --> 01:52:30,682
ordinance text five no variances for participating

1641
01:52:30,753 --> 01:52:34,290
properties. Any property using an optional bonus entitlement

1642
01:52:34,290 --> 01:52:38,693
under section 4.26 should be ineligible for a variance of

1643
01:52:38,693 --> 01:52:42,964
any kind on the same development. I'll give you this

1644
01:52:42,964 --> 01:52:46,635
paper if it helps you. Six address level transparency

1645
01:52:46,635 --> 01:52:49,772
require the city to publish street addresses, not folio

1646
01:52:49,772 --> 01:52:53,775
numbers, which I asked you for. For every property in a map TDR

1647
01:52:53,775 --> 01:52:56,711
sending and receiving error before the item proceeds

1648
01:52:56,711 --> 01:53:00,382
further, and what could be sent to receive for each property by

1649
01:53:00,382 --> 01:53:04,453
putting folio numbers on 75 pages. There's no way of

1650
01:53:04,453 --> 01:53:06,855
looking these properties up. If you downloaded that from from

1651
01:53:06,855 --> 01:53:09,593
the Broward County, you could have done it with their with

1652
01:53:09,593 --> 01:53:12,461
their property addresses. So we would have known what could be

1653
01:53:12,461 --> 01:53:19,610
sent and to where it sent wasn't done. Reconcile the cost

1654
01:53:21,137 --> 01:53:24,541
analysis before adoption. I'll happily, happily, happily share

1655
01:53:24,541 --> 01:53:28,100
the cost analysis with you. Attachment C uses inconsistent

1656
01:53:28,100 --> 01:53:33,282
cost basis approximately 900 to 950ft?!S square feet baseline

1657
01:53:33,282 --> 01:53:37,482
versus approximately 1800 square foot credited to the

1658
01:53:37,686 --> 01:53:42,486
1301 project several years ago, but currently $1,200 for Eterna

1659
01:53:43,158 --> 01:53:47,829
for Icon and Hollywood Moon, a new reevaluation should be

1660
01:53:47,829 --> 01:53:52,629
carried out using these current 2026 2027 listing sales numbers

1661
01:53:52,634 --> 01:53:57,240
from the developers. Currently. What's today not what happened

1662
01:53:57,240 --> 01:54:01,510
two years ago? Reconcile internal consistencies in the

1663
01:54:01,510 --> 01:54:04,713
report. Attachments A and F list different numbers for

1664
01:54:04,713 --> 01:54:08,500
precincts. Attachment. F's table of contents. Omits

1665
01:54:08,500 --> 01:54:10,852
precincts send received designations by precinct,

1666
01:54:10,852 --> 01:54:14,723
precinct one, two, five, and six in particular are stated

1667
01:54:14,723 --> 01:54:17,590
inconsistently across the attachments. This should be

1668
01:54:17,590 --> 01:54:21,859
corrected before before final adoption. Adoption, not after.

1669
01:54:22,331 --> 01:54:25,400
Number nine. Require staff to reconcile the proposal with the

1670
01:54:25,400 --> 01:54:29,738
city's own survey results. City survey data shows majority

1671
01:54:29,738 --> 01:54:34,538
opposition to the core components of this plan 47.9%

1672
01:54:36,780 --> 01:54:38,813
to 63.4% wrong direction by your residents. Depending on

1673
01:54:38,813 --> 01:54:42,160
the question, staff should be required to explain on the

1674
01:54:42,160 --> 01:54:44,886
record why the recommended recommendation departs from the

1675
01:54:44,886 --> 01:54:48,424
city's own public input from before the board acts. Listen,

1676
01:54:48,424 --> 01:54:52,828
I have nothing against what was done here. I just think the way

1677
01:54:52,828 --> 01:54:56,832
that it was presented, not having a workshop so we could

1678
01:54:56,832 --> 01:54:59,635
all sit down and ask questions, not just the board, but the

1679
01:54:59,635 --> 01:55:04,773
residents here as well. I think this is a failure on our city.

1680
01:55:04,773 --> 01:55:08,310
I don't find fault with the staff. I just think it's a

1681
01:55:08,310 --> 01:55:11,314
failure on the city. The way things are being done. You're

1682
01:55:11,314 --> 01:55:13,915
taking things for granted that shouldn't be taken for granted.

1683
01:55:13,915 --> 01:55:17,586
We all live here also. We have a vested interest in this

1684
01:55:17,586 --> 01:55:23,580
community, and I think you don't consider that. You don't

1685
01:55:23,580 --> 01:55:26,662
consider the people that live here. Sometimes. I'm not saying

1686
01:55:26,662 --> 01:55:30,198
it to the staff that's sitting here. I'm saying it to the city

1687
01:55:30,198 --> 01:55:34,737
citywide. You don't take into consideration for the people

1688
01:55:34,737 --> 01:55:39,750
that live here, what they want and what they need. Everything

1689
01:55:39,750 --> 01:55:45,675
is not driven by the dollar. Decorum. Staff, would you like

1690
01:55:48,951 --> 01:55:53,489
to respond? I yield back. Thank you. Christine. Comments noted.

1691
01:55:53,489 --> 01:55:58,694
Thank you. Questions. Let's make no mistake. Speak into the

1692
01:55:58,694 --> 01:56:01,897
microphone. Please make no mistake. Joseph Young was a

1693
01:56:01,897 --> 01:56:05,901
developer. His microphone. Joseph Young was a developer.

1694
01:56:05,901 --> 01:56:10,506
His sole purpose was to make money. 100 years ago, he caused

1695
01:56:10,506 --> 01:56:14,176
destruction of pristine beachfront property to build

1696
01:56:14,176 --> 01:56:19,248
what at that time was a monstrosity of its day. It

1697
01:56:19,248 --> 01:56:22,785
disturbed the flora and fauna of a beautiful, pristine beach

1698
01:56:22,785 --> 01:56:27,257
for profit. He encouraged his rich friends from the northeast

1699
01:56:27,257 --> 01:56:31,600
and from the central part of the United States to come down

1700
01:56:31,600 --> 01:56:35,330
so he could sell them property and he would profit. So profit

1701
01:56:35,330 --> 01:56:41,930
has always been a guiding force in what's happened in Hollywood.

1702
01:56:42,270 --> 01:56:47,276
Accepting change is important. It's as important as protecting

1703
01:56:47,276 --> 01:56:53,276
the past. Hollywood Beach is now suffering the past. Its 100

1704
01:56:53,482 --> 01:56:59,955
years old, and it needs to be updated. Some of these

1705
01:56:59,955 --> 01:57:04,560
proposals that Nicole, who has done a beautiful job in

1706
01:57:04,560 --> 01:57:09,360
presenting, earn or merit consideration. I would like

1707
01:57:12,854 --> 01:57:16,926
personally to offer some conditions. The Resilience

1708
01:57:16,926 --> 01:57:20,329
Trust Fund. I think that money should stay on the beach. I

1709
01:57:20,329 --> 01:57:25,401
don't think that money should go anywhere, any place else in

1710
01:57:25,401 --> 01:57:30,605
the city, but to stay on the beach, and that would be to

1711
01:57:30,605 --> 01:57:36,605
maintain the pops. The city is often neglecting their own

1712
01:57:37,480 --> 01:57:40,883
properties, so I don't think we can trust the fact that we're

1713
01:57:40,883 --> 01:57:46,283
going to have these new developments maintained by the

1714
01:57:47,422 --> 01:57:51,360
property owner. If the property owner doesn't do it, then the

1715
01:57:51,360 --> 01:57:56,432
fund could offer the. The fund will have the moneys to

1716
01:57:56,432 --> 01:58:01,169
maintain the properties, and the city can go back after that

1717
01:58:01,169 --> 01:58:05,410
property owner to keep replenishing the fund. So we

1718
01:58:05,410 --> 01:58:11,247
ensure that what's done in the new proposals, the new projects

1719
01:58:11,247 --> 01:58:17,247
are maintained in perpetuity. I'm not sure about the blanket

1720
01:58:17,719 --> 01:58:22,658
height along a one a the 1520 stories. I think that's a

1721
01:58:22,658 --> 01:58:27,663
little rattling to most of the residents. So maybe other than

1722
01:58:27,663 --> 01:58:32,463
the landmark properties, you could consider lowering that

1723
01:58:33,135 --> 01:58:37,935
instead of 20ft, 20 stories down to 15 stories. Just

1724
01:58:38,541 --> 01:58:43,679
consider it. And to make sure that it's not all even make

1725
01:58:43,679 --> 01:58:46,815
sure that it's, you know, staggered so you don't have

1726
01:58:46,815 --> 01:58:52,215
that overpowering feeling. The public art for height bonuses,

1727
01:58:55,825 --> 01:59:01,297
how much of a public art project are you going to give

1728
01:59:01,297 --> 01:59:04,300
for two more stories, three more stories? I think you

1729
01:59:04,300 --> 01:59:09,171
either have to give us a little better explanation on that or

1730
01:59:09,171 --> 01:59:13,509
just get rid of it. It just makes no sense. And that's all

1731
01:59:13,509 --> 01:59:17,847
I have at this time. Was there a question for staff or that?

1732
01:59:17,847 --> 01:59:21,852
No, just their proposal. You know, I understand what they

1733
01:59:21,852 --> 01:59:26,455
said. Okay. Thank you. Thank you Stephen. Okay. All right. I

1734
01:59:26,455 --> 01:59:29,592
have questions that are a little bit more technical. I'll

1735
01:59:29,592 --> 01:59:32,862
start with some easy ones. What are the setbacks for the towers

1736
01:59:32,862 --> 01:59:38,000
after the podium? I'll let Nicole Moyo, our principal

1737
01:59:38,000 --> 01:59:44,000
planner for design, respond. I board members. So from the

1738
01:59:51,146 --> 01:59:56,685
ground floor plane, all of our setbacks are as of today's

1739
01:59:56,685 --> 02:00:02,910
zoning code regulations. As you rise up and you get above the

1740
02:00:02,910 --> 02:00:05,627
ten stories, we have the setback of the tower. Depending

1741
02:00:05,627 --> 02:00:10,632
on which side of the street it's fronting. So on a one A,

1742
02:00:10,632 --> 02:00:15,103
we require a larger setback on our internal streets. We ask

1743
02:00:15,103 --> 02:00:19,441
for a 15 foot setback. So that's to ensure that we're

1744
02:00:19,441 --> 02:00:23,378
slimming the building. And there isn't that direct

1745
02:00:23,378 --> 02:00:28,316
experience of the tower from the podium. But only after ten

1746
02:00:28,316 --> 02:00:34,857
stories. Yes. Let me go back to this for you so I can go back

1747
02:00:34,857 --> 02:00:40,620
here backwards. I going back. So I guess the second part of

1748
02:00:40,620 --> 02:00:42,332
that question is that what's going to be your average open

1749
02:00:42,332 --> 02:00:46,401
view corridor between basically towers? So what is the distance

1750
02:00:46,401 --> 02:00:53,208
between the two. So we have a minimum of 5050. Yes. And we

1751
02:00:53,208 --> 02:00:57,546
have worked with architects that work within the city. And

1752
02:00:57,546 --> 02:01:00,749
as this is still a document that is being refined, they are

1753
02:01:00,749 --> 02:01:04,687
also looking at this to see if that makes sense for the

1754
02:01:04,687 --> 02:01:09,240
corridor at the Florida context. So one of the things that I

1755
02:01:09,240 --> 02:01:11,893
would also add to that, in addition to the setbacks that

1756
02:01:11,893 --> 02:01:14,763
Nicole had mentioned, is one of the biggest deviations that

1757
02:01:14,763 --> 02:01:18,767
we've taken from our existing code is the tower length

1758
02:01:18,767 --> 02:01:21,703
requirement. So our current tower length requirement within

1759
02:01:21,703 --> 02:01:26,503
our code yields products like Costa Margaritaville, like

1760
02:01:28,444 --> 02:01:33,480
Positano. These large shoeboxes that spanned from property edge

1761
02:01:33,480 --> 02:01:36,785
to property edge. One thing that we were deliberate in

1762
02:01:36,785 --> 02:01:40,322
superseding as part of this is reducing that tower length to

1763
02:01:40,322 --> 02:01:43,926
produce the more slender tower with that framed podium, so

1764
02:01:43,926 --> 02:01:49,264
that we reduce some of the consequences that we know are

1765
02:01:49,264 --> 02:01:52,868
existing code could yield, is that adding some break in that

1766
02:01:52,868 --> 02:01:57,672
that length as well? Correct. So the tower length would be

1767
02:01:57,672 --> 02:02:00,542
reduced. There's now tower separation requirements in

1768
02:02:00,542 --> 02:02:03,745
addition to the setback requirements, as the tower

1769
02:02:03,745 --> 02:02:08,817
raises from the podium. How does the city controlling the

1770
02:02:08,817 --> 02:02:13,955
TDRs transfers? Is it a certain quantity per year? Is it public?

1771
02:02:13,955 --> 02:02:19,561
Is it private? How is it controlled? So no transfer of

1772
02:02:19,561 --> 02:02:23,498
development rights can be approved unless they request

1773
02:02:23,498 --> 02:02:27,503
that transfer through the city. So this ensures that there's no

1774
02:02:27,503 --> 02:02:31,907
back alley you know, deals being brokered, people

1775
02:02:31,907 --> 02:02:35,777
promising that, you know, residential density could be,

1776
02:02:35,777 --> 02:02:39,115
you know, sold without our approval. And that gives us the

1777
02:02:39,115 --> 02:02:42,984
benefit of two things, ensuring that the receiving density is

1778
02:02:42,984 --> 02:02:46,921
appropriate for that site and actually has the capacity to,

1779
02:02:46,921 --> 02:02:51,660
you know, entertain it, but also ensuring that the sending

1780
02:02:51,660 --> 02:02:56,598
site is not left in a position whereby it's unusable. The only

1781
02:02:56,598 --> 02:03:01,403
available avenue for, let's call it unusable property is if

1782
02:03:01,403 --> 02:03:04,500
our Parks and Recreation department determines that we

1783
02:03:04,500 --> 02:03:06,876
can otherwise, you know, absolve that sending property

1784
02:03:06,876 --> 02:03:11,800
of the entirety of its density. And it could be productively

1785
02:03:11,800 --> 02:03:15,103
used as a park. Are you guys also controlling the cost of

1786
02:03:15,103 --> 02:03:18,640
the TDRs? We're not controlling the cost. We are just

1787
02:03:18,640 --> 02:03:22,644
controlling the more regulatory aspects of it, how it's

1788
02:03:22,644 --> 02:03:26,581
recorded, the legal documents required and the approvals that

1789
02:03:26,581 --> 02:03:29,785
are are then required before that transfer is done. And no

1790
02:03:29,785 --> 02:03:34,257
cap per year, like no cap per year. All right. Okay. In terms

1791
02:03:34,257 --> 02:03:37,792
of tide, this only applies to hotels or how does it apply to

1792
02:03:37,792 --> 02:03:43,131
Airbnbs. It only applies to hotels. We we have had some

1793
02:03:43,131 --> 02:03:47,469
instances where Airbnbs have organized themselves within the

1794
02:03:47,469 --> 02:03:50,939
parameters of what is required under our our code, where they

1795
02:03:50,939 --> 02:03:54,900
have a lobby, they have, you know, that kind of reception

1796
02:03:54,900 --> 02:03:56,878
area, but then they still function as a hotel under our

1797
02:03:56,878 --> 02:03:59,815
code. That would still be permissible. And, you know, we

1798
02:03:59,815 --> 02:04:03,486
have not created any provision that would prevent that as part

1799
02:04:03,486 --> 02:04:07,288
of the tide. The whole intent of the tide is recognizing a

1800
02:04:07,288 --> 02:04:10,692
lot of the the bigger hotel brands, as we've seen across

1801
02:04:10,692 --> 02:04:14,960
South Florida, especially within our downtown, are

1802
02:04:14,960 --> 02:04:17,766
requiring more density above and beyond the 50 hotel rooms

1803
02:04:17,766 --> 02:04:22,503
per acre that our current code requires, which is not a county

1804
02:04:22,503 --> 02:04:25,240
requirement. It's somewhat of an arbitrary, arbitrary

1805
02:04:25,240 --> 02:04:28,910
requirement that we've self-imposed once upon a time.

1806
02:04:28,910 --> 02:04:32,447
That is kind of one of the the major constraints of hotel

1807
02:04:32,447 --> 02:04:34,783
redevelopment on our beach. And that's one of the reasons why

1808
02:04:34,783 --> 02:04:38,920
the program, I think, is going to be more advantageous moving

1809
02:04:38,920 --> 02:04:42,524
forward. I think I understood something about receiving flex

1810
02:04:42,524 --> 02:04:45,794
units for public parking in exchange for public parking. So

1811
02:04:45,794 --> 02:04:49,640
every single development that is proposed, whether it's hotel

1812
02:04:49,640 --> 02:04:54,202
or residential on the beach, will be required to provide 10%

1813
02:04:54,202 --> 02:04:59,808
of the underlying parking rate. So whatever the parking rate is

1814
02:04:59,808 --> 02:05:04,613
for a hotel, you know, if they were to build that fully absent

1815
02:05:04,613 --> 02:05:08,416
of any additional bonus, at that rate, they would be

1816
02:05:08,416 --> 02:05:11,485
required to provide an additional 10%. Similarly for

1817
02:05:11,485 --> 02:05:17,425
any residential property. So if they're building a high rise or,

1818
02:05:17,425 --> 02:05:21,296
you know, a mega hotel, whatever the case, 10% public

1819
02:05:21,296 --> 02:05:23,831
parking should needs to be received in order for

1820
02:05:23,831 --> 02:05:27,768
commission to approve it. Is that is that example somewhere

1821
02:05:27,768 --> 02:05:30,905
else in South Florida? Is that something? No, no, that was

1822
02:05:30,905 --> 02:05:35,430
more of a direct response to what we've heard a lot through

1823
02:05:35,430 --> 02:05:38,460
our public engagement, is that there is a lack of public

1824
02:05:38,460 --> 02:05:41,116
parking on the beach. Recognizing that, you know, the

1825
02:05:41,116 --> 02:05:44,586
city only has limited opportunity to acquire and

1826
02:05:44,586 --> 02:05:48,589
construct public parking ourselves, as, you know, just

1827
02:05:48,589 --> 02:05:51,126
parking garages and that sort of thing, given the volume of

1828
02:05:51,126 --> 02:05:54,462
land. This was one of the better opportunities to request

1829
02:05:54,462 --> 02:05:59,000
it. So one parking is distributed more equitably

1830
02:05:59,000 --> 02:06:01,536
across the beach so that there's various access points,

1831
02:06:01,536 --> 02:06:05,940
various opportunities for public parking, but also it's

1832
02:06:05,940 --> 02:06:09,478
responding to development in live time. We know kind of what

1833
02:06:09,478 --> 02:06:13,810
the hotspots will be in terms of where there might be a

1834
02:06:13,810 --> 02:06:16,351
destination being created that may warrant additional public

1835
02:06:16,351 --> 02:06:20,955
parking. Okay. You guys talked about activation of the

1836
02:06:20,955 --> 02:06:25,360
boardwalk that starts within the property or on the

1837
02:06:25,360 --> 02:06:27,696
boardwalk. It starts within the property. Okay, okay. Okay,

1838
02:06:27,696 --> 02:06:30,765
okay. Because the image was kind of on the boardwalk. So I

1839
02:06:30,765 --> 02:06:34,302
was like concerned about that. Okay. Lastly, you guys talked

1840
02:06:34,302 --> 02:06:38,974
about one third requirement, right? What if they don't meet

1841
02:06:38,974 --> 02:06:42,243
that one third? They're like ten feet shy or ten or

1842
02:06:42,243 --> 02:06:46,514
something. There's no variance requirement. We do have a block

1843
02:06:46,514 --> 02:06:49,784
determination and that's mostly for irregular parcels. One of

1844
02:06:49,784 --> 02:06:54,455
the reasons why we made the block assembly or the block

1845
02:06:54,455 --> 02:06:58,793
requirements a consideration for any of the bonus

1846
02:06:58,793 --> 02:07:01,996
eligibility is because over time there's been subdivisions

1847
02:07:01,996 --> 02:07:06,267
that have maybe not been approved by the city. Are our

1848
02:07:06,267 --> 02:07:10,338
block layouts right now are very irregular from a parcel

1849
02:07:10,338 --> 02:07:13,207
perspective. So from a growth management perspective, this is

1850
02:07:13,207 --> 02:07:18,145
our means to correct that, but also a means to limit how this

1851
02:07:18,145 --> 02:07:21,950
program could otherwise be abused. Because we do recognize

1852
02:07:21,950 --> 02:07:25,420
that, you know, we do want orderly development as opposed

1853
02:07:25,420 --> 02:07:30,491
to haphazard and sporadic. And actually that irregularity is

1854
02:07:30,491 --> 02:07:33,961
where my question was going. Have you guys done a study of

1855
02:07:33,961 --> 02:07:37,832
how many or how many blocks, more or less would meet that

1856
02:07:37,832 --> 02:07:43,171
one third? Yeah. But it depends like in terms of ownership.

1857
02:07:43,171 --> 02:07:46,508
Yeah. I mean, I mean, how many are actually applicable, right?

1858
02:07:46,508 --> 02:07:49,643
Because we have so much irregularity there. So right

1859
02:07:49,643 --> 02:07:53,114
now there are very few properties that have been

1860
02:07:53,114 --> 02:07:57,452
assembled by a singular landowner. But admittedly, much

1861
02:07:57,452 --> 02:08:02,190
of the beach that is not obviously owned by a single

1862
02:08:02,190 --> 02:08:06,600
person is either numbered companies or LLCs, those types

1863
02:08:06,600 --> 02:08:09,865
of things. So it's really hard to determine, you know, is that

1864
02:08:09,865 --> 02:08:13,334
owned by a singular person, multiple people, that type of

1865
02:08:13,334 --> 02:08:18,673
thing. But there are very few opportunities where assembly

1866
02:08:18,673 --> 02:08:22,410
exists currently. Okay. Yeah, that's where I see this is

1867
02:08:22,410 --> 02:08:26,140
probably going to get amended again because of that

1868
02:08:26,140 --> 02:08:28,816
irregularity. And to meet that one third and whether if you

1869
02:08:28,816 --> 02:08:32,287
get close to the one third, but you can't really apply to it if

1870
02:08:32,287 --> 02:08:34,555
there's going to be any variances, I guess that's

1871
02:08:34,555 --> 02:08:37,559
that's going to be a lot of gray area. Well, I do think,

1872
02:08:37,559 --> 02:08:41,429
you know, staff's intention in drafting this was to be strict,

1873
02:08:41,429 --> 02:08:44,899
right? Like as much as, you know, we want to encourage

1874
02:08:44,899 --> 02:08:48,370
development, it's not meant to be everywhere. We do recognize

1875
02:08:48,370 --> 02:08:50,905
that this is an interim strategy. And we do recognize

1876
02:08:50,905 --> 02:08:54,442
the longer term beach master plan will hopefully provide

1877
02:08:54,442 --> 02:08:58,460
additional answers above and beyond. Our goal is not to be

1878
02:08:58,460 --> 02:09:01,783
too liberal to allow every single outcome, because again,

1879
02:09:01,783 --> 02:09:05,186
we do recognize that this is just meant to be that interim

1880
02:09:05,186 --> 02:09:09,986
strategy. Right. Thank you, thank you. Massimo. Questions?

1881
02:09:11,593 --> 02:09:14,929
I don't necessarily have a question. I mean, I wanted to

1882
02:09:14,929 --> 02:09:18,133
talk to the board and make comments. Is that should I wait

1883
02:09:18,133 --> 02:09:21,936
till we let's wait till after public comments for that for

1884
02:09:21,936 --> 02:09:27,936
sure. Okay. All right. Dick. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Random

1885
02:09:32,616 --> 02:09:40,416
thoughts. How many of you have been to the YMCA in the last

1886
02:09:40,823 --> 02:09:46,495
month year when you walk out toward the pool on the left

1887
02:09:46,495 --> 02:09:53,950
hand side, there's a called a builder's wall, just a big

1888
02:09:53,102 --> 02:09:59,102
frame. Inside that frame are brass plaques. There are 210 of

1889
02:09:59,108 --> 02:10:03,913
them. I counted them today. These plaques represent people

1890
02:10:03,913 --> 02:10:09,913
who made contributions to build the YMCA or companies that

1891
02:10:10,386 --> 02:10:14,590
contributed to build the YMCA, with 1 or 2 exceptions, and

1892
02:10:14,590 --> 02:10:18,395
bears. Furnitures comes to mind. Every one of those companies

1893
02:10:18,395 --> 02:10:24,395
and individuals is gone. Gone 60 years ago, and they're gone.

1894
02:10:26,669 --> 02:10:32,800
We need to be looking at how to replace the energy that they

1895
02:10:32,800 --> 02:10:35,811
brought to the community. That resulted in not only the YMCA

1896
02:10:35,811 --> 02:10:41,211
being built, but the hospital we're missing, we've lost,

1897
02:10:43,152 --> 02:10:47,690
we've lost the population that built the city, and we're

1898
02:10:47,690 --> 02:10:50,693
what's left. And there's nothing wrong with us. But we

1899
02:10:50,693 --> 02:10:58,493
didn't we didn't buy those lots from Joseph Young. So how do we

1900
02:10:59,635 --> 02:11:04,390
grow in the city if we don't change the way we look at what

1901
02:11:04,390 --> 02:11:08,444
it is that will attract people to come here, both to live on a

1902
02:11:08,444 --> 02:11:13,382
permanent basis and to visit? Since the Broad Walk, the beach

1903
02:11:13,382 --> 02:11:17,586
is what drives our industry today. Yes, there are lots of

1904
02:11:17,586 --> 02:11:21,257
apartment buildings going up downtown and we approve some

1905
02:11:21,257 --> 02:11:25,260
almost every meeting. They'll fill up eventually and

1906
02:11:25,260 --> 02:11:30,666
hopefully they'll create a new downtown. But I think we've got

1907
02:11:30,666 --> 02:11:34,604
to get over this attitude that I got mine, and I don't want

1908
02:11:34,604 --> 02:11:39,141
anybody to have anything bigger, better, or different than mine.

1909
02:11:39,141 --> 02:11:44,613
I'll tell you what I'm looking at in front of me now. Those

1910
02:11:44,613 --> 02:11:48,283
pictures, that's what I want to see on the Broadwalk. That's

1911
02:11:48,283 --> 02:11:51,887
the kind of development I want to see on the broadwalk. That's

1912
02:11:51,887 --> 02:11:56,225
the kind of development that will make people say, Holy cow,

1913
02:11:56,225 --> 02:12:00,950
let's go there. Or I'd like to live in an environment like

1914
02:12:00,950 --> 02:12:05,901
that. And that's I know that most people in this room would

1915
02:12:05,901 --> 02:12:09,171
not vote for what we're being asked to vote for today,

1916
02:12:09,171 --> 02:12:11,907
because you're kind of comfortable with what you got.

1917
02:12:11,907 --> 02:12:15,243
But I'm going to tell you that's not good enough, folks.

1918
02:12:15,243 --> 02:12:19,181
It's not good enough. We have to do more. We have to take

1919
02:12:19,181 --> 02:12:23,981
advantage of the opportunity. Memorial hospital is spending

1920
02:12:26,455 --> 02:12:30,259
$570 million on Memorial Regional tax free. They don't

1921
02:12:30,259 --> 02:12:36,859
pay any taxes. Who who's paying for the $570 million? Me. You.

1922
02:12:38,200 --> 02:12:42,400
But that's the that's the biggest industry we have here

1923
02:12:42,400 --> 02:12:44,474
outside of tourism. And if we're going to attract people

1924
02:12:44,474 --> 02:12:49,780
to come to the beach to live here or rent a room here or

1925
02:12:49,780 --> 02:12:52,414
come here on vacation, those are the buildings that I want

1926
02:12:52,414 --> 02:12:59,614
to see on the beach. Board chair, I just want to remind

1927
02:13:00,222 --> 02:13:05,561
you that board member Meena Morgan is online just in case.

1928
02:13:05,561 --> 02:13:12,761
Thank you. Meena, do you have a question for staff? No, no

1929
02:13:13,436 --> 02:13:19,436
questions for me. Thank you, thank you. Okay. On a

1930
02:13:20,420 --> 02:13:26,420
procedural point, what is the precedence of something of this

1931
02:13:26,382 --> 02:13:30,854
significance being presented as interim versus just waiting for

1932
02:13:30,854 --> 02:13:37,459
the master plan? So one of the biggest reasons why this is

1933
02:13:37,459 --> 02:13:41,664
being presented as interim is because of the two pieces of

1934
02:13:41,664 --> 02:13:44,132
legislation that Cameron mentioned earlier in his

1935
02:13:44,132 --> 02:13:47,732
presentation. Live local presents an administratively

1936
02:13:48,404 --> 02:13:52,740
approval and administrative pathway for a lot of

1937
02:13:52,740 --> 02:13:55,277
developments that help them circumvent a lot of the design

1938
02:13:55,277 --> 02:13:57,479
requirements and public benefits that we would

1939
02:13:57,479 --> 02:14:02,218
otherwise be receiving through this if that did not exist. Of

1940
02:14:02,218 --> 02:14:05,821
course, we have the ability to amend our underlying zoning.

1941
02:14:05,821 --> 02:14:10,425
But the other big piece is SB 180, SB 180, for those that do

1942
02:14:10,425 --> 02:14:13,696
not know, is an emergency management act with a lot of

1943
02:14:13,696 --> 02:14:18,496
sneaky amendments related to municipal ability to enact

1944
02:14:20,102 --> 02:14:23,371
changes to their existing comprehensive plan and their

1945
02:14:23,371 --> 02:14:28,771
existing zoning, it effectively traps them in time, pending,

1946
02:14:28,977 --> 02:14:31,980
you know, a cycle of hurricanes not occurring, which in Florida,

1947
02:14:31,980 --> 02:14:34,583
we know are bound to happen every year. So we're

1948
02:14:34,583 --> 02:14:38,522
essentially trapped unless we do something like this, which

1949
02:14:38,522 --> 02:14:43,859
is an optional and voluntary pathway that provides more

1950
02:14:43,859 --> 02:14:47,596
incentive to a developer to pursue outside of the

1951
02:14:47,596 --> 02:14:50,399
administrative approval pathway that they would otherwise have,

1952
02:14:50,399 --> 02:14:53,736
according to the state. The benefit of this is we're able

1953
02:14:53,736 --> 02:14:56,606
to get public parking. We're able to get funds to improve

1954
02:14:56,606 --> 02:14:59,808
our infrastructure. From a resiliency perspective, we're

1955
02:14:59,808 --> 02:15:04,130
able to get public, accessible, open space. We're able to get

1956
02:15:04,130 --> 02:15:08,418
better design. What this produces is not the cost as it

1957
02:15:08,418 --> 02:15:12,870
is not the Margaritaville. It is not that style of

1958
02:15:12,870 --> 02:15:16,826
development that the state would otherwise demand. So

1959
02:15:16,826 --> 02:15:23,980
we're in a. Arbitrary race against time to get this done

1960
02:15:23,980 --> 02:15:27,503
before a developer comes and stakes a banner under live

1961
02:15:27,503 --> 02:15:32,420
local and builds what they want. I wouldn't call it arbitrary,

1962
02:15:32,420 --> 02:15:37,316
but yes, I would say it is advantageous for us to provide

1963
02:15:37,316 --> 02:15:43,723
an alternative outcome where we, as the city, have control over

1964
02:15:43,723 --> 02:15:47,260
what the future of the beach looks like, as opposed to a

1965
02:15:47,260 --> 02:15:51,931
developer telling us what that is over and over again, with

1966
02:15:51,931 --> 02:15:55,468
our only ability to push back, is an administrative approval

1967
02:15:55,468 --> 02:16:00,807
or an escalation where we may not have one or a legal basis,

1968
02:16:00,807 --> 02:16:06,612
you know, to argue it. From what I've heard, there is a

1969
02:16:06,612 --> 02:16:12,120
fine line in a balance between respecting responsible planning,

1970
02:16:12,952 --> 02:16:18,352
which this asks for and preserving what's existing. And

1971
02:16:18,691 --> 02:16:22,695
I'm going to use the elephant, which is the Hollywood Beach

1972
02:16:22,695 --> 02:16:28,901
resort. So a question which has been asked of me, what is the

1973
02:16:28,901 --> 02:16:31,838
historical status of the Hollywood Beach resort and is

1974
02:16:31,838 --> 02:16:37,238
it protected? So the Hollywood Beach Resort, currently under

1975
02:16:38,644 --> 02:16:42,582
our zoning code, as well as state and federal registrar,

1976
02:16:42,582 --> 02:16:47,253
has no historic designation. It is currently just a property

1977
02:16:47,253 --> 02:16:50,523
that, you know, we very colloquially referred to as the

1978
02:16:50,523 --> 02:16:53,792
historic Hollywood Beach Resort, because of course, it does have,

1979
02:16:53,792 --> 02:16:59,192
you know, significance. However, state statute had changed many

1980
02:16:59,999 --> 02:17:03,870
years ago with respect to historic properties not being

1981
02:17:03,870 --> 02:17:09,675
designated within the high, high hazard area of the FEMA

1982
02:17:09,675 --> 02:17:13,875
zones adjacent to beaches, which effectively restricted

1983
02:17:14,748 --> 02:17:18,948
local municipalities abilities from requiring designation of

1984
02:17:20,353 --> 02:17:23,956
such properties. So even if we wanted to, the city could not

1985
02:17:23,956 --> 02:17:26,959
force the hand of the developer to designate the property

1986
02:17:26,959 --> 02:17:30,963
unless it was voluntary. So currently the property does not

1987
02:17:30,963 --> 02:17:34,834
have any historical designation and the city has no ability to

1988
02:17:34,834 --> 02:17:39,505
push for it. There is precedence possibly using the

1989
02:17:39,505 --> 02:17:43,410
Great Southern Hotel where developer developed that entire

1990
02:17:43,410 --> 02:17:48,441
block. That building was deemed structurally unsafe, yet they

1991
02:17:48,848 --> 02:17:53,520
put it back in very much the same esthetic. Yes. What are

1992
02:17:53,520 --> 02:17:56,388
our options of protecting something like that on the

1993
02:17:56,388 --> 02:18:00,459
beach? So we currently have within our precinct four

1994
02:18:00,459 --> 02:18:05,259
regulations, a pathway whereby additional height can be

1995
02:18:05,798 --> 02:18:10,736
accessed by the developer. If they do either protect and

1996
02:18:10,736 --> 02:18:14,406
rehabilitate the existing structure based off of

1997
02:18:14,406 --> 02:18:18,411
historical documentation. So staff's goal through that is

1998
02:18:18,411 --> 02:18:24,411
we're not just protecting what is there currently. We are

1999
02:18:24,484 --> 02:18:27,620
rehabilitating the the same ornateness of its original

2000
02:18:27,620 --> 02:18:30,556
opening date that includes all of the fenestration,

2001
02:18:30,556 --> 02:18:35,161
articulation, etc. if there were an instance where the

2002
02:18:35,161 --> 02:18:38,564
building was deemed structurally unsound, we also

2003
02:18:38,564 --> 02:18:41,567
recognized the Great Southern. You know, while it was not the

2004
02:18:41,567 --> 02:18:45,370
preferred option of, you know, a reconstruction in its

2005
02:18:45,370 --> 02:18:47,774
likeness, we do recognize that there is no historic

2006
02:18:47,774 --> 02:18:51,177
designation on this currently, and that is a pathway

2007
02:18:51,177 --> 02:18:53,913
contemplated within the existing text or the proposed

2008
02:18:53,913 --> 02:18:56,982
text. So based on the current text, let's talk about what I

2009
02:18:56,982 --> 02:19:00,720
think a lot of citizens would feel a nightmare scenario. A

2010
02:19:00,720 --> 02:19:05,324
developer assembles the entire block of section four. They can

2011
02:19:05,324 --> 02:19:11,324
go 350ft, 35 floors up 34, 34. And how many units could that

2012
02:19:14,200 --> 02:19:19,605
potentially. I couldn't do the math for you off the top of my

2013
02:19:19,605 --> 02:19:22,408
head, but they have a on the hotel property itself, they

2014
02:19:22,408 --> 02:19:27,208
have vested residential units of just under 400. And

2015
02:19:27,814 --> 02:19:32,614
potentially they could build a hotel property yielding 350

2016
02:19:34,620 --> 02:19:39,892
hotel units per acre. Okay. Thank you. One of the things I

2017
02:19:39,892 --> 02:19:42,895
do want to caveat though, is just because they can does not

2018
02:19:42,895 --> 02:19:46,700
mean that they will be approved to do so, because concurrency

2019
02:19:46,700 --> 02:19:50,103
is of course a thing. The infrastructure needs to be able

2020
02:19:50,103 --> 02:19:53,840
to sustain that density. So while that represents a ceiling,

2021
02:19:53,840 --> 02:19:58,400
it doesn't necessarily represent an entitlement. Okay.

2022
02:19:58,444 --> 02:20:02,448
All right. Any other questions? Follow up questions from the

2023
02:20:02,448 --> 02:20:07,920
dais. Bob, I have just one. You mentioned the TDRs before, and

2024
02:20:07,920 --> 02:20:12,458
you said the city is not setting the price, but is that

2025
02:20:12,458 --> 02:20:16,862
correct? That is the correct. The city does not control

2026
02:20:16,862 --> 02:20:20,466
markets in other in other in other cities, though, they do

2027
02:20:20,466 --> 02:20:24,937
control the market and they do set the price, not in any of

2028
02:20:24,937 --> 02:20:28,700
the jurisdictional scans or any of the municipalities that

2029
02:20:28,700 --> 02:20:32,811
we've seen in Broward. Okay. So we're going to limit it to

2030
02:20:32,811 --> 02:20:38,811
Broward, irregardless. I do want to clarify, TDRs is only

2031
02:20:38,817 --> 02:20:43,422
available to us because Broward County allows it to be it is a

2032
02:20:43,422 --> 02:20:46,692
strategic growth management tool that is afforded to us

2033
02:20:46,692 --> 02:20:50,229
through Broward County's land use plan. If Broward County did

2034
02:20:50,229 --> 02:20:54,300
not allow us to do it, we would not be able to do it. And that

2035
02:20:54,300 --> 02:20:57,570
is one of the important reasons why we look to our municipal

2036
02:20:57,570 --> 02:21:00,773
peers within Broward County when we establish such policies.

2037
02:21:00,773 --> 02:21:05,645
So so do you have the ability when somebody is requesting a

2038
02:21:05,645 --> 02:21:10,490
TDR transfer to look at the price that they're getting and

2039
02:21:10,490 --> 02:21:14,653
approve that transfer, or is it sort of automatic? It would not

2040
02:21:14,653 --> 02:21:20,126
it would not be within our we wouldn't want to as a

2041
02:21:20,126 --> 02:21:23,129
regulating body. We would just want to make sure that the

2042
02:21:23,129 --> 02:21:27,733
transfer to and from areas are, you know, supporting a

2043
02:21:27,733 --> 02:21:30,870
respectful transfer, for lack of a better term, the price or

2044
02:21:30,870 --> 02:21:35,608
the exchange or how that is determined as a real estate

2045
02:21:35,608 --> 02:21:40,120
transaction is not within the interest of staff. So there's

2046
02:21:40,120 --> 02:21:45,958
no protection for the sending property to just gut whatever

2047
02:21:45,958 --> 02:21:50,290
they want to send. That would be up to them. The same way

2048
02:21:50,290 --> 02:21:53,310
that you if you're selling your house, you would be able to

2049
02:21:53,310 --> 02:21:57,703
determine what your asking price is. Okay. Thank you. Okay.

2050
02:21:57,703 --> 02:22:03,976
Thank you. At this point, we will open for public comment

2051
02:22:03,976 --> 02:22:07,313
because there are so many speakers. We will. I'm

2052
02:22:07,313 --> 02:22:11,184
affording everybody the opportunity to speak. I do ask

2053
02:22:11,184 --> 02:22:15,388
that one. Do not feel the need to filibuster for all three

2054
02:22:15,388 --> 02:22:18,925
minutes. If you hear somebody that has spoken your same topic,

2055
02:22:18,925 --> 02:22:22,461
please just acknowledge and move on. Please have decorum

2056
02:22:22,461 --> 02:22:25,932
for your fellow citizens that may not have the same opinion

2057
02:22:25,932 --> 02:22:33,539
of yours. And I call up now the the first ten speakers, I

2058
02:22:33,539 --> 02:22:37,543
believe, from what I've been told, as you've come in and

2059
02:22:37,543 --> 02:22:43,150
registered, you received a ticket with a number on it.

2060
02:22:43,150 --> 02:22:49,150
Board chair. Oh, fantastic. Okay, actually, hold on at this

2061
02:22:53,826 --> 02:22:56,229
point because it's been a long meeting and people have been

2062
02:22:56,229 --> 02:22:59,498
sitting very patiently, I'd like to have just a five minute

2063
02:22:59,498 --> 02:23:03,836
break for recess, for bathroom, for whatever. So when we come

2064
02:23:03,836 --> 02:23:09,236
back, we'll be open for public comments. Thank you.

2065
02:46:50,652 --> 02:46:56,570
Up to 20ft on either side of the summit, towers could ensue.

2066
02:46:56,570 --> 02:47:00,729
These are all scenarios ripe for disaster. Safety, not

2067
02:47:00,729 --> 02:47:04,466
economic, should be the primary concern here. All pertinent

2068
02:47:04,466 --> 02:47:08,666
data reports and studies from environmental, geological,

2069
02:47:09,404 --> 02:47:13,675
engineering and traffic should be secured and be independent

2070
02:47:13,675 --> 02:47:18,790
of the city, the developers and the construction firms, and not

2071
02:47:18,790 --> 02:47:22,418
provided solely by the invested parties. Experts who so dearly

2072
02:47:22,418 --> 02:47:26,354
want this project. It's imperative to determine that

2073
02:47:26,354 --> 02:47:29,825
this proposal will not affect the residents welfare and

2074
02:47:29,825 --> 02:47:34,300
safety before voting. Please exercise due diligence before

2075
02:47:34,300 --> 02:47:37,499
you would vote to move this program forward. Thank you for

2076
02:47:37,499 --> 02:47:43,499
your time. Thank you. Julie Greenfield. And for the record,

2077
02:47:44,773 --> 02:47:49,778
please state your full name and address for the record. Julie

2078
02:47:49,778 --> 02:47:55,116
Greenfield WebEx. Hi. Thank you. Yes. Julie Greenfield, I'm at

2079
02:47:55,116 --> 02:48:00,322
4226 North Ocean Drive and Hollywood North Beach. And, you

2080
02:48:00,322 --> 02:48:02,523
know, that's one of the big important things here because

2081
02:48:02,523 --> 02:48:06,327
if anyone has been in and around this area, particularly

2082
02:48:06,327 --> 02:48:10,932
over the last few years, we see quite a bit of development here

2083
02:48:10,932 --> 02:48:14,269
in Hollywood, North Beach. There are new homes being built.

2084
02:48:14,269 --> 02:48:18,206
One is within just a few steps of my own home. They are all

2085
02:48:18,206 --> 02:48:23,211
being built within the current height restrictions. This is a

2086
02:48:23,211 --> 02:48:26,481
great thing and we have development here in North Beach,

2087
02:48:26,481 --> 02:48:30,860
right just to the south of me. We have Eterna. I do know that

2088
02:48:30,860 --> 02:48:33,622
that project did have a variance. Seems to be a

2089
02:48:33,622 --> 02:48:38,940
reasonable variance. It's not a 2030, even a 15 story building.

2090
02:48:38,940 --> 02:48:41,563
And it's being developed. And I continue to watch it every

2091
02:48:41,563 --> 02:48:45,834
single day. This is something that the residents have come to

2092
02:48:45,834 --> 02:48:50,172
and have spoken out about. And it's not just about there was

2093
02:48:50,172 --> 02:48:52,908
some comments from the board about needing to grow, needing

2094
02:48:52,908 --> 02:48:56,978
to change. We can't keep things as the same. I don't know that

2095
02:48:56,978 --> 02:48:59,914
everyone that is going to speak is asking for everything to

2096
02:48:59,914 --> 02:49:02,850
stay the same. That's not what we're looking for. We're

2097
02:49:02,850 --> 02:49:07,500
looking for smart, sustainable development, the same

2098
02:49:07,121 --> 02:49:10,392
development that we are already seeing. The other thing that I

2099
02:49:10,392 --> 02:49:13,595
want to talk about is the Hollywood Moon Project. I,

2100
02:49:13,595 --> 02:49:16,864
along with probably many of the people that are there in that

2101
02:49:16,864 --> 02:49:20,802
room, went to the outreach meetings. We spoke up and what

2102
02:49:20,802 --> 02:49:26,274
happened. The developer came back with us and they came to a

2103
02:49:26,274 --> 02:49:29,811
reasonable design and development. Of course, I

2104
02:49:29,811 --> 02:49:32,680
understand that's been put on hold because of the other

2105
02:49:32,680 --> 02:49:36,685
projects and things like this beach overlay. That is really

2106
02:49:36,685 --> 02:49:41,756
sad because here we have very concrete examples of the

2107
02:49:41,756 --> 02:49:44,959
development that are going along in Hollywood Beach from

2108
02:49:44,959 --> 02:49:49,563
North Beach continuing south. That is happening. So I'm not

2109
02:49:49,563 --> 02:49:54,702
quite sure where this the thought process that we have to

2110
02:49:54,702 --> 02:49:58,639
go to exponential height compared to what we have today,

2111
02:49:58,639 --> 02:50:02,911
is appropriate and is necessary for our beach. I've said this

2112
02:50:02,911 --> 02:50:06,915
pretty much every single time that I've spoken out against, I

2113
02:50:06,915 --> 02:50:10,510
first came back to Florida. I am a native Floridian. I moved

2114
02:50:10,510 --> 02:50:12,654
out of state, came back. I rented in Hallandale Beach as

2115
02:50:12,654 --> 02:50:16,191
an empty nester, lived on the beach. I thought it was great.

2116
02:50:16,191 --> 02:50:20,262
I lived on the 44th floor and what did I find? I hated it, it

2117
02:50:20,262 --> 02:50:24,265
was fun. For a year I felt like I was on vacation. But I'll

2118
02:50:24,265 --> 02:50:27,802
tell you what. The noise, the traffic, everything was

2119
02:50:27,802 --> 02:50:31,500
horrendous. Covid hit. I kept walking the beach, walking the

2120
02:50:31,500 --> 02:50:34,208
beach, walking the beach and fell in love with the low

2121
02:50:34,208 --> 02:50:37,812
height. Did my research, invested my family's hard

2122
02:50:37,812 --> 02:50:42,550
earned money in my home and where we are today. And that is

2123
02:50:42,550 --> 02:50:46,821
why. Because I knew that we had the height restrictions in

2124
02:50:46,821 --> 02:50:52,293
place. I implore you to not pass this the way that this is

2125
02:50:52,293 --> 02:50:55,896
written over to the City Commission. Thank you, thank

2126
02:50:55,896 --> 02:51:01,235
you, thank you. Please reserve applause and comments till the

2127
02:51:01,235 --> 02:51:09,350
end. Dora Hill. Are you with us? Dora? Last call. If I could

2128
02:51:27,661 --> 02:51:32,660
just say she was leaving her office and trying to come in on

2129
02:51:32,660 --> 02:51:37,466
phone. Okay. Dora seems to be connected, but unfortunately

2130
02:51:37,872 --> 02:51:42,476
she's not unmuting herself. Then we'll just skip over her

2131
02:51:42,476 --> 02:51:49,760
and come back to her towards the end. Jackie Muzzammil sorry.

2132
02:51:50,840 --> 02:51:52,888
Jackie. Muzammil that's okay, that's fine. As long as you

2133
02:51:52,888 --> 02:51:58,827
call on me, I don't mind. It's 5120 North Hills Drive and my

2134
02:51:58,827 --> 02:52:01,629
comment is a lot more emotional, to be honest with you. We've

2135
02:52:01,629 --> 02:52:04,832
lived all over the United States in every kind of climate

2136
02:52:04,832 --> 02:52:08,836
and, and the way it looked. And when we moved to the Florida

2137
02:52:08,836 --> 02:52:11,705
area, we moved to Hollywood because it had such a nice

2138
02:52:11,705 --> 02:52:16,845
small town feel, even though it wasn't. It's a big city, but it

2139
02:52:16,845 --> 02:52:21,480
felt like family. We really just didn't want to live in a

2140
02:52:21,480 --> 02:52:24,185
concrete canyon, and we don't want to see our beach be like

2141
02:52:24,185 --> 02:52:28,256
that either. Now I realize that the the art is fantastic. And

2142
02:52:28,256 --> 02:52:31,260
Nicole, you did a wonderful job slowly speaking, so we could

2143
02:52:31,260 --> 02:52:36,197
all understand you. That's all well and good. And I like that

2144
02:52:36,197 --> 02:52:40,623
we're talking about levels, but honestly, I just feel like if

2145
02:52:40,623 --> 02:52:44,493
you guys pass this, that there are going to be exception after

2146
02:52:44,493 --> 02:52:48,970
exception after exception from our city council. And I just

2147
02:52:48,970 --> 02:52:51,634
think that it's going to alter our beach in a way that we can

2148
02:52:51,634 --> 02:52:55,705
never get it back. So to be honest with you, I also implore

2149
02:52:55,705 --> 02:53:00,109
you to vote against this. Thank you, thank you. And because I

2150
02:53:00,109 --> 02:53:05,509
see Larry right behind you, Larry, you're next. Larry.

2151
02:53:07,718 --> 02:53:14,918
Unmute. There we go. Okay. So excuse me one second. There you

2152
02:53:19,328 --> 02:53:24,400
go. So I just wanted to say that everybody's talking. A lot

2153
02:53:24,400 --> 02:53:27,269
of people have talked about the specifics, the height

2154
02:53:27,269 --> 02:53:32,700
requirements and all the items like that. The challenge that I

2155
02:53:32,700 --> 02:53:36,278
see is similar to what Jackie just said. You know, we we need

2156
02:53:36,278 --> 02:53:42,819
to have less exceptions or less doors open. The plans, the

2157
02:53:42,819 --> 02:53:45,354
architecture, you know, the renderings, the thoughts, you

2158
02:53:45,354 --> 02:53:49,559
know, they're great. But the minute you start trading off,

2159
02:53:49,559 --> 02:53:55,499
we lose it and the almighty dollar will take away. I feel

2160
02:53:55,499 --> 02:53:58,367
like if we're doing anything, if there's going to be any type

2161
02:53:58,367 --> 02:54:01,237
of exceptions or anything that's going to be allowed, it

2162
02:54:01,237 --> 02:54:04,239
needs to be a public referendum. You know, it doesn't need to be

2163
02:54:04,239 --> 02:54:07,310
just the city council. We need the people in the city to speak

2164
02:54:07,310 --> 02:54:10,245
about it. And we have two, two Hollywood's. We have the

2165
02:54:10,245 --> 02:54:13,450
downtown beach area, which is our tourism dollars. But this

2166
02:54:13,450 --> 02:54:17,719
is a huge city now, and that's not our main stay any longer.

2167
02:54:17,719 --> 02:54:21,123
We need to keep it. And it's, you know, I hate to call it

2168
02:54:21,123 --> 02:54:24,193
free dollars, but we don't invest a lot, you know, for the

2169
02:54:24,193 --> 02:54:26,463
tax and the money those people provide us. So that's, that's

2170
02:54:26,463 --> 02:54:32,463
good news. But again, use common sense, you know, follow

2171
02:54:33,200 --> 02:54:36,405
the guidelines, you know, the shadows, the strength of the

2172
02:54:36,405 --> 02:54:40,343
buildings, the, the population density. But if there's any

2173
02:54:40,343 --> 02:54:44,747
type of exception, any type of deviations, it's got to go to a

2174
02:54:44,747 --> 02:54:47,550
public referendum. It can't just be the city council

2175
02:54:47,550 --> 02:54:51,153
because you don't have a wide enough spectrum there. And I

2176
02:54:51,153 --> 02:54:55,491
believe that's it for now for me. Thank you. Thank you. Larry.

2177
02:54:55,491 --> 02:55:02,691
Brenda Lee for WebEx. Trying to unmute. We got you. Go ahead.

2178
02:55:08,104 --> 02:55:14,104
Can you hear me? Yes we can. Fantastic. Greetings, everyone.

2179
02:55:14,910 --> 02:55:20,715
I'm going to be more like a Bob Glickman here. Thank you sir.

2180
02:55:20,715 --> 02:55:23,919
Thank you for reading the backup. I haven't been through

2181
02:55:23,919 --> 02:55:27,923
all the backup, but I'll tell you, one thing that it reminded

2182
02:55:27,923 --> 02:55:33,996
me of is the manner in which the FAA does its reports. It's

2183
02:55:33,996 --> 02:55:39,996
not based on reality. For example, in the responses you

2184
02:55:40,202 --> 02:55:45,608
received from residents, the the thing that came in the

2185
02:55:45,608 --> 02:55:51,608
lowest with only seven people wanting it, or seven interest

2186
02:55:51,613 --> 02:55:58,813
was more hotel rooms. Look at page 41 of that backup. It was

2187
02:55:59,623 --> 02:56:06,823
the lowest thing that people wanted. Seven how do we go from

2188
02:56:07,229 --> 02:56:12,101
seven to somehow, miraculously, the city of Hollywood can

2189
02:56:12,101 --> 02:56:18,101
produce 2300 rooms. Where are they coming from? Where is this

2190
02:56:21,110 --> 02:56:27,110
part of hotel joining? Nobody, but nobody should be increasing

2191
02:56:28,500 --> 02:56:31,530
density, intensity. I don't care if you call it a stepping

2192
02:56:31,530 --> 02:56:37,653
or a wedding cake, setbacks or whatever you call them without

2193
02:56:37,726 --> 02:56:42,526
answering one simple question. Commissioner Blattner, I look

2194
02:56:42,798 --> 02:56:49,205
to you for the answer. What is the carrying capacity of our

2195
02:56:49,205 --> 02:56:55,411
barrier islands? We can no longer do it piecemeal like we

2196
02:56:55,411 --> 02:57:00,415
have been doing it. What is the total capacity? How many

2197
02:57:00,415 --> 02:57:04,488
toilets can flush? Where's your effluent going to go? Where's

2198
02:57:04,488 --> 02:57:09,825
the stormwater going to go? What about? I guess we'll have

2199
02:57:09,825 --> 02:57:14,290
gondola services since we'll be flooded out. Come on. We got to

2200
02:57:14,290 --> 02:57:19,435
know our capacity before we can add on then. Hey, have at it, I

2201
02:57:19,435 --> 02:57:23,505
love it, I think it's great. I'm with Christine Corbo on.

2202
02:57:23,505 --> 02:57:28,177
Some of these things are fantastic, but we have not done

2203
02:57:28,177 --> 02:57:33,582
the base homework to understand what you can have, think of a

2204
02:57:33,582 --> 02:57:37,186
glass of water. If you keep pouring into it, what's going

2205
02:57:37,186 --> 02:57:41,390
to happen? It's going to overflow. You need to know the

2206
02:57:41,390 --> 02:57:46,128
capacity of that cup. Just a sidebar, something that really

2207
02:57:46,128 --> 02:57:51,533
just irked the heck out of me at that one report. The

2208
02:57:51,533 --> 02:57:57,533
Stranahan River is in Fort Lauderdale, but this report is

2209
02:57:57,672 --> 02:58:01,610
referring to the Stranahan River. It's called an

2210
02:58:01,610 --> 02:58:05,614
Intracoastal Waterway. So I question an awful lot of stuff

2211
02:58:05,614 --> 02:58:10,414
that's in this report. Seriously, the Stranahan River.

2212
02:58:11,687 --> 02:58:17,893
On top of that. All right. Thank you very much. Oh, I have

2213
02:58:17,893 --> 02:58:22,831
so much more for you. But okay, three items into one. And you

2214
02:58:22,831 --> 02:58:26,435
also didn't provide due process to the homeowners that are

2215
02:58:26,435 --> 02:58:31,973
mostly impacted. All right. Thank you very much. Dara Hill.

2216
02:58:31,973 --> 02:58:39,773
I saw that you rejoined us. Okay. You can hear me. We can.

2217
02:58:43,719 --> 02:58:46,550
You have three minutes. Please state your address. Thank you.

2218
02:58:46,550 --> 02:58:48,927
Thank you very much. And thank you. And thank you for coming

2219
02:58:48,927 --> 02:58:52,330
back to me. Thank you for the board's comments about

2220
02:58:52,330 --> 02:58:56,530
workshopping and appropriate citations in the presentation.

2221
02:58:56,668 --> 02:59:01,807
I sorry. Dara Hill, 1221 Azalea Crescent, Hollywood, Florida. I

2222
02:59:01,807 --> 02:59:04,809
grew up in Hollywood. I was gone for several decades, came

2223
02:59:04,809 --> 02:59:08,946
back as a caregiver. My parents, we were on Jefferson Street.

2224
02:59:08,946 --> 02:59:15,754
We've always been in the lakes and. To go through the to go

2225
02:59:15,754 --> 02:59:19,958
through these notes and to navigate hundreds and hundreds

2226
02:59:19,958 --> 02:59:22,561
of pages and try and figure this out without workshopping

2227
02:59:22,561 --> 02:59:27,232
it, without having a discussion is such a disservice for all of

2228
02:59:27,232 --> 02:59:30,836
us. And besides all of us who live in the area also, for all

2229
02:59:30,836 --> 02:59:34,305
the people who love Hollywood Beach and come from all over

2230
02:59:34,305 --> 02:59:38,110
the county and all over South Florida, because Hollywood

2231
02:59:38,110 --> 02:59:43,448
Beach area is so special. The Beach Overlay district is about

2232
02:59:43,448 --> 02:59:46,500
overdevelopment, and the language is all about

2233
02:59:46,500 --> 02:59:49,587
exceptions and mitigation. And to me that's a really big red

2234
02:59:49,587 --> 02:59:53,658
flag. Also, using the word bonus again and again doesn't

2235
02:59:53,658 --> 02:59:57,462
make it a bonus. Saying all of this is voluntary in terms of

2236
02:59:57,462 --> 03:00:01,532
how it's affecting the statutes and the rules, and how this

2237
03:00:01,532 --> 03:00:04,669
affects us. Doesn't do anything to address the elephant in the

2238
03:00:04,669 --> 03:00:07,539
room of climate change, a stinking barrier island and

2239
03:00:07,539 --> 03:00:10,750
rising sea levels. And for anyone who remembers the

2240
03:00:10,750 --> 03:00:14,612
flooding in April of 2023, that's not a fluke. We know

2241
03:00:14,612 --> 03:00:17,749
it's going to become more often. As much as we worry about

2242
03:00:17,749 --> 03:00:20,418
hurricanes, it's the day in and day out. And then what happens

2243
03:00:20,418 --> 03:00:23,890
when we do have severe weather events? Everyone else has

2244
03:00:23,890 --> 03:00:26,357
already raised a lot of good points about about sewage,

2245
03:00:26,357 --> 03:00:31,960
about capacity. Hollywood Beach cannot sustain thousands more

2246
03:00:31,960 --> 03:00:35,367
hotel rooms. And honestly, why do we want it to? Also talking

2247
03:00:35,367 --> 03:00:38,837
about a resiliency fund. A resiliency fund can only

2248
03:00:38,837 --> 03:00:42,574
address problems once they've occurred. It can't prevent them.

2249
03:00:42,574 --> 03:00:45,710
And the last thing I want to say is we should be voting on

2250
03:00:45,710 --> 03:00:48,647
this. There should be a lot more discussion and input from

2251
03:00:48,647 --> 03:00:52,984
from all of us before we even get to that point. Thank you.

2252
03:00:52,984 --> 03:00:59,584
Thank you. Are there any other WebEx attendees that need to

2253
03:01:00,658 --> 03:01:05,130
speak? No, I don't have any. Yeah, okay. I have filled out a

2254
03:01:05,130 --> 03:01:10,201
card. Thank you much. All right. Now moving to attendees in our

2255
03:01:10,201 --> 03:01:15,601
presence. First up, former Mayor Mar Galante. Yes. You're

2256
03:01:16,274 --> 03:01:23,474
first. And I'm sorry to inform you, Madam Mayor, you see me.

2257
03:01:32,289 --> 03:01:36,494
Thank you very. Thank you very much. I am here because I do

2258
03:01:36,494 --> 03:01:40,364
believe Hollywood is unique, and I hope that in my 20 years

2259
03:01:40,364 --> 03:01:44,168
as mayor, which, by the way, was 20% of the entire life of

2260
03:01:44,168 --> 03:01:50,908
our city, I tried to be true to making Hollywood stay unique.

2261
03:01:50,908 --> 03:01:54,779
We took the ugly little asphalt strip and we turned it into a

2262
03:01:54,779 --> 03:01:59,579
beautiful boardwalk. We did emphasize allowing the Diplomat

2263
03:01:59,984 --> 03:02:03,455
Hotel. I let it fester and people were furious, but I knew

2264
03:02:03,455 --> 03:02:07,192
it needed to come back as a hotel because I knew that it

2265
03:02:07,192 --> 03:02:12,196
was integral to our future, our present at the time, and our

2266
03:02:12,196 --> 03:02:17,936
future. But I am here very much against this overlay district.

2267
03:02:17,936 --> 03:02:22,273
Tall. Somebody said that these tall hotels were welcoming to

2268
03:02:22,273 --> 03:02:27,790
the beach. Excuse me. Welcoming to the beach. I have traveled

2269
03:02:27,790 --> 03:02:30,682
all over the world, as have many of you. Any time I went to

2270
03:02:30,682 --> 03:02:34,152
a place, I went to a place because it was unique. It was

2271
03:02:34,152 --> 03:02:37,890
quaint, it was charming. I never went to a place to go to

2272
03:02:37,890 --> 03:02:41,292
a beach because it had hotel after hotel after hotel. I

2273
03:02:41,292 --> 03:02:46,692
would be staying in after hotel Hollywood, Hollywood draws

2274
03:02:49,567 --> 03:02:54,239
people. And yes, we need to draw lots more middle class

2275
03:02:54,239 --> 03:02:57,842
vacationers, upper middle class vacationers, adventurers who

2276
03:02:57,842 --> 03:03:02,246
would like to go to some of the places nearby that are

2277
03:03:02,246 --> 03:03:06,184
beautiful. And I want to warn people that if this becomes the

2278
03:03:06,184 --> 03:03:11,256
way that we do business, some of you in areas that are maybe

2279
03:03:11,256 --> 03:03:15,527
not as expensive property as waterfront, maybe they'll

2280
03:03:15,527 --> 03:03:20,598
decide in a park to put a data center near your where you live.

2281
03:03:20,598 --> 03:03:24,402
And I am standing here for the people. I'm standing here for

2282
03:03:24,402 --> 03:03:28,539
the future of Hollywood. Don't make us a sunny isles. Don't

2283
03:03:28,539 --> 03:03:34,945
make us a place that will be just another, another what,

2284
03:03:34,945 --> 03:03:40,351
what can we call it? Just a right. Whatever you want to say,

2285
03:03:40,351 --> 03:03:43,870
envision in your eyes. You're not going to be seeing Dick.

2286
03:03:43,870 --> 03:03:46,224
You're not going to be seeing all those pretty little, little,

2287
03:03:46,224 --> 03:03:50,294
you know, made for TV kind of things. You're not going to be

2288
03:03:50,294 --> 03:03:56,635
seeing people that go to a hotel and the people who go to

2289
03:03:56,635 --> 03:04:00,839
the beach, like all of these people here do want different

2290
03:04:00,839 --> 03:04:06,310
things, but almost nobody that I know wants a concrete jungle.

2291
03:04:06,310 --> 03:04:09,181
Whoever said that? So that's what I'm here to tell you. I'm

2292
03:04:09,181 --> 03:04:13,918
going to suggest that you put your efforts on. Perhaps we

2293
03:04:13,918 --> 03:04:18,256
need hotels, having them very spaced, having certain kinds of

2294
03:04:18,256 --> 03:04:21,659
incentives to be able to do that. 34 stories. Forget it.

2295
03:04:21,659 --> 03:04:25,397
That's ridiculous. That doesn't fit into Hollywood Beach. It

2296
03:04:25,397 --> 03:04:29,400
never did and it never will. And thank you. Thank you for

2297
03:04:29,400 --> 03:04:33,538
calling on me so early because this is very meaningful to me

2298
03:04:33,538 --> 03:04:38,877
and to my future grandchildren as well. I have grandchildren

2299
03:04:38,877 --> 03:04:42,547
and great grandchildren. Right? Anyway, thank you for letting

2300
03:04:42,547 --> 03:04:47,947
me speak quickly. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Former mayor

2301
03:04:51,489 --> 03:04:56,889
Bobber. Good evening, board members. My name is Peter

2302
03:05:08,575 --> 03:05:12,846
Bobber. I grew up in Hollywood. I was a kid who went to

2303
03:05:12,846 --> 03:05:16,183
Hollywood Hills Elementary School, played ball at Rotary

2304
03:05:16,183 --> 03:05:19,453
Park, played on Hollywood Beach, and had the honor to serve as

2305
03:05:19,453 --> 03:05:22,923
the mayor. I want to take my three minutes and condense it

2306
03:05:22,923 --> 03:05:29,620
down to seven words. This is not ready for a vote. I watched

2307
03:05:29,620 --> 03:05:33,334
as new board members were just sworn in just a few weeks ago.

2308
03:05:33,334 --> 03:05:36,937
At that same meeting, the city attorney gave the board a

2309
03:05:36,937 --> 03:05:42,900
primer on basic operations. And now for this meeting, this

2310
03:05:42,900 --> 03:05:46,809
board was given 1004 pages of dense planning development

2311
03:05:47,414 --> 03:05:52,486
zoning materials for today's six agenda items. For a meeting

2312
03:05:52,486 --> 03:05:57,491
that starts at 5 p.m. This agenda is ridiculous. It's

2313
03:05:57,491 --> 03:06:01,563
ridiculous for you. It's ridiculous for the staff and

2314
03:06:01,563 --> 03:06:05,980
for the ladies and gentlemen sitting behind me. Our

2315
03:06:05,980 --> 03:06:08,368
residents are supposed to bring sleeping bags to government

2316
03:06:08,368 --> 03:06:13,373
meetings. I don't believe this board could possibly have had

2317
03:06:13,373 --> 03:06:16,976
sufficient time to properly evaluate this zoning overlay

2318
03:06:16,976 --> 03:06:21,776
district. With six distinct precincts. With each subarea

2319
03:06:22,516 --> 03:06:28,188
could probably merit its very own meeting. This is local

2320
03:06:28,188 --> 03:06:31,459
government. That means that after this meeting is over and

2321
03:06:31,459 --> 03:06:34,994
you see your friends and your neighbors at Publix at first

2322
03:06:34,994 --> 03:06:40,994
watch downtown, the beach, at your houses of worship. You

2323
03:06:41,934 --> 03:06:45,710
need to be able to look those people in the eye and be able

2324
03:06:45,710 --> 03:06:49,900
to tell them three things. One, I was adequately prepared for

2325
03:06:49,900 --> 03:06:55,150
that meeting. Two, this is what I did and why, and this is how

2326
03:06:55,150 --> 03:06:59,419
it's in the public interest. And if you can't do that, then

2327
03:06:59,419 --> 03:07:04,490
don't do this. This proposal would allow building heights

2328
03:07:04,490 --> 03:07:08,762
that have never been permitted before. Buildings go up in two

2329
03:07:08,762 --> 03:07:13,500
years, they come down almost never. We need to modernize and

2330
03:07:13,500 --> 03:07:17,904
beautify the beach, not destroy its unique historic character

2331
03:07:17,904 --> 03:07:23,243
through a rushed process. At the end of the day, you're not

2332
03:07:23,243 --> 03:07:28,315
just a board member. Whether you like it or not, you're a

2333
03:07:28,315 --> 03:07:32,585
caretaker. We've got something really special and it's been

2334
03:07:32,585 --> 03:07:36,656
passed down to all of us. And now we're here at this meeting

2335
03:07:36,656 --> 03:07:42,328
on a Tuesday, and our job is to improve the beach, not hastily

2336
03:07:42,328 --> 03:07:46,666
squander it. The fate of the beach is at stake in tonight's

2337
03:07:46,666 --> 03:07:50,137
votes. And I'm not in love with this process. I do not support

2338
03:07:50,137 --> 03:07:54,874
this item as proposed, and you shouldn't either. The process

2339
03:07:54,874 --> 03:08:00,274
matters. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Barbara Miller,

2340
03:08:07,153 --> 03:08:12,553
Barbara Miller. You're speaking. Barbara. Come forward and be

2341
03:08:16,429 --> 03:08:22,429
heard. Have no great expectations of what I want to

2342
03:08:23,837 --> 03:08:28,308
say. I see my friends up here and my friends behind, and we

2343
03:08:28,308 --> 03:08:32,780
all the people I know, we all love Hollywood and we all love

2344
03:08:32,780 --> 03:08:36,716
it because it's unique. I live in Florence, Italy half the

2345
03:08:36,716 --> 03:08:43,590
year and if they had decided at some time to have overlays and

2346
03:08:43,590 --> 03:08:46,580
exceptions and all the things we're talking about, we

2347
03:08:46,580 --> 03:08:50,196
wouldn't have Florence. They said, people, this is history

2348
03:08:50,196 --> 03:08:54,135
and this is character. And I want to maintain the character

2349
03:08:54,135 --> 03:08:58,672
of our city. What what everybody would, I think, agree

2350
03:08:58,672 --> 03:09:02,275
to, and I hope you all will, is that you don't make a decision

2351
03:09:02,275 --> 03:09:06,946
tonight, that we have another opportunity for for public

2352
03:09:06,946 --> 03:09:11,217
input and for a better explanation of what all of this

2353
03:09:11,217 --> 03:09:14,821
means. It's over my head. It was much too much for me to

2354
03:09:14,821 --> 03:09:21,421
read, but I would please ask you, let's let's take this,

2355
03:09:21,694 --> 03:09:27,433
take this and continue this. I'm sorry, and continue this

2356
03:09:27,433 --> 03:09:35,233
and not pass it tonight. Thank you, thank you. Cat. Cat in the

2357
03:09:38,979 --> 03:09:45,520
room. Okay, we'll give her a second to come in. Kim

2358
03:09:45,520 --> 03:09:49,252
Ottaviani. There's cat. Okay. Civic Association meeting.

2359
03:09:58,465 --> 03:10:02,100
Welcome, cat. Just agenda item three, right? Yes, please. Okay.

2360
03:10:02,100 --> 03:10:05,606
I'm sorry. I thought it was a later number. Thank you so much

2361
03:10:05,606 --> 03:10:09,542
for serving our city. And Bob, thank you. I met with staff for

2362
03:10:09,542 --> 03:10:12,879
an hour about this program. I'm. Program and I'm concerned that

2363
03:10:12,879 --> 03:10:16,830
during this five year temporary program, even though staff says

2364
03:10:16,830 --> 03:10:19,850
that a future city commission could roll back the program,

2365
03:10:19,850 --> 03:10:21,822
any projects that are approved before the rollback would have

2366
03:10:21,822 --> 03:10:24,759
the right to be built, no matter what. I feel the same

2367
03:10:24,759 --> 03:10:27,627
way that most residents feel about 20 stories. 20 stories is

2368
03:10:27,627 --> 03:10:31,565
too tall, especially for Central Beach. Staff told me

2369
03:10:31,565 --> 03:10:34,502
that 20 stories would only be along a one A, which would be

2370
03:10:34,502 --> 03:10:38,370
the urban corridor. I'm not sure why staff is using the

2371
03:10:38,370 --> 03:10:42,110
word urban in a beach master plan. Urban is used to describe

2372
03:10:42,110 --> 03:10:45,378
a city. We should keep the city and the city and the beach. At

2373
03:10:45,378 --> 03:10:49,182
the beach. Let's not bring the city to the beach. If someone

2374
03:10:49,182 --> 03:10:51,385
does prefer an urban looking beach, they can always go to

2375
03:10:51,385 --> 03:10:55,321
Sunny Isles. There's something for everyone. There's no way.

2376
03:10:55,321 --> 03:10:58,391
There's no way that a 20 story building will never block light

2377
03:10:58,391 --> 03:11:01,461
or sunsets. We've been told that public benefits in

2378
03:11:01,461 --> 03:11:04,465
exchange for greater height would be decided by a future

2379
03:11:04,465 --> 03:11:07,203
city commission. I can't imagine a public benefit that

2380
03:11:07,203 --> 03:11:10,672
would remain on the beach, that would make residents feel

2381
03:11:10,672 --> 03:11:14,800
better about a 20 story urban corridor all along a one a

2382
03:11:14,800 --> 03:11:17,780
while most residents like art, that's not a good reason for a

2383
03:11:17,780 --> 03:11:20,148
20 story building. We have a lot of public spaces on the

2384
03:11:20,148 --> 03:11:24,153
barrier island, the boardwalk, the beach. 1301 the pops is not

2385
03:11:24,153 --> 03:11:27,756
needed if we have so many public spaces. That's only if

2386
03:11:27,756 --> 03:11:30,910
we don't have public spaces. Just preserve our public space

2387
03:11:30,910 --> 03:11:33,428
and then you don't have to give us a pops. Many residents feel

2388
03:11:33,428 --> 03:11:36,230
that if any additional floors are given, they should not be

2389
03:11:36,230 --> 03:11:39,367
given to a condo tower, only to a hotel. Maybe it sounds like

2390
03:11:39,367 --> 03:11:42,304
that's what you're doing, but we don't need any more empty

2391
03:11:42,304 --> 03:11:44,439
condo towers on the barrier island. We need tourism to

2392
03:11:44,439 --> 03:11:47,576
support the local businesses. We can't guarantee what's going

2393
03:11:47,576 --> 03:11:50,312
to happen in the state legislature in future years, so

2394
03:11:50,312 --> 03:11:53,648
we should not be too heavy handed when it comes to height,

2395
03:11:53,648 --> 03:11:56,184
because a decision made this year could come back to haunt

2396
03:11:56,184 --> 03:12:00,788
us. In Tallahassee in 2027, the city spent time and money

2397
03:12:00,788 --> 03:12:03,391
fighting the live local lawsuit at McKinley Street. When a

2398
03:12:03,391 --> 03:12:07,662
developer wanted to build a 17 story project and the city won.

2399
03:12:07,662 --> 03:12:10,465
Developers can't build to the heights of special exceptions,

2400
03:12:10,465 --> 03:12:13,269
so it doesn't make sense to then turn around and give the

2401
03:12:13,269 --> 03:12:16,738
developer 20 stories. When city staff has told me that they

2402
03:12:16,738 --> 03:12:19,607
don't expect a law to be passed that allows live local projects

2403
03:12:19,607 --> 03:12:22,744
to be matched to special exceptions, perhaps this

2404
03:12:22,744 --> 03:12:25,546
developer invested in buying out all these blocks, assuming,

2405
03:12:25,546 --> 03:12:28,550
or possibly possibly being told that the city of Hollywood

2406
03:12:28,550 --> 03:12:31,820
would soon fold. Sometimes developers make poor decisions,

2407
03:12:31,820 --> 03:12:34,422
and sometimes they don't make as much money as they had hoped.

2408
03:12:34,422 --> 03:12:37,492
And that's not really our problem. We should not be

2409
03:12:37,492 --> 03:12:39,761
encouraging investors to buy out our barrier island, run

2410
03:12:39,761 --> 03:12:42,498
their properties into the ground, and then tell the city

2411
03:12:42,498 --> 03:12:45,633
that the only way they can fix them up is to destroy our

2412
03:12:45,633 --> 03:12:49,437
barrier island. With 20 stories, residents got Hollywood Moon

2413
03:12:49,437 --> 03:12:53,908
down from 26 to 6 stories. And it was going to be a beautiful

2414
03:12:53,908 --> 03:12:56,112
project. And now, because of this agenda item, residents are

2415
03:12:56,112 --> 03:12:59,514
hearing that they might go higher again. So please do the

2416
03:12:59,514 --> 03:13:02,317
right thing and stand up for our beach. And I agree with

2417
03:13:02,317 --> 03:13:05,321
deferring this until we've had a proper chance to look at it.

2418
03:13:05,321 --> 03:13:09,524
Due process. That's what the residents deserve. Thank you,

2419
03:13:09,524 --> 03:13:14,324
thank you. Kim Ottaviani. Diana. Picarelli. Kathy Dibona.

2420
03:13:30,411 --> 03:13:37,110
Actually, Diana, come first and hold on. Hold on one second.

2421
03:13:37,218 --> 03:13:43,818
Diana. Thank you. Board members. Yes, I live on Hollywood Beach,

2422
03:13:46,227 --> 03:13:49,230
Mr. Blattner. I live in one of those small buildings that I

2423
03:13:49,230 --> 03:13:52,233
guess you don't seem to like anymore, but my husband and I

2424
03:13:52,233 --> 03:13:56,704
bought this in 2000. I will tell you, because I'm a small

2425
03:13:56,704 --> 03:14:01,709
building right there on the ocean, right on the Broadwalk

2426
03:14:01,709 --> 03:14:06,380
that we're only 19 units that I have put my husband and I have

2427
03:14:06,380 --> 03:14:10,580
put literally, I'm not exaggerating about $250,000 of

2428
03:14:10,652 --> 03:14:14,989
our own money between the, you know, the 40 year work needed

2429
03:14:14,989 --> 03:14:18,993
to be done, the 50 year work that needed to be done, and the

2430
03:14:18,993 --> 03:14:22,930
roof that had to be redone. I mean, this is a lot of money

2431
03:14:22,930 --> 03:14:27,268
that we have spent. Why? So a big building can go up? No,

2432
03:14:27,268 --> 03:14:31,940
this is our home. We have been here 25 years. We love our home.

2433
03:14:31,940 --> 03:14:36,210
We take pride in our home. If there was something today, I

2434
03:14:36,210 --> 03:14:39,147
called Commissioner Shoham told her, there's a pipe on the

2435
03:14:39,147 --> 03:14:42,684
thing that could possibly be a hindrance to somebody coming to

2436
03:14:42,684 --> 03:14:45,753
park along the beach. She immediately sent someone over

2437
03:14:45,753 --> 03:14:48,756
to cut that pipe so nobody would trip and fall. There

2438
03:14:48,756 --> 03:14:52,426
would be no lawsuit. I love the beach. I am one of those

2439
03:14:52,426 --> 03:14:55,630
residents. There's lots of you out here that live in small

2440
03:14:55,630 --> 03:14:58,834
buildings. We don't want to see high buildings. Do you think I

2441
03:14:58,834 --> 03:15:01,103
couldn't have gone to Sunny Isles to buy something? Of

2442
03:15:01,103 --> 03:15:04,380
course I could have. But I stayed in Hollywood because it

2443
03:15:04,380 --> 03:15:07,641
was quaint. I liked that expression, Mara. Quaint. And

2444
03:15:07,641 --> 03:15:10,778
that is what people want. That's why people come here.

2445
03:15:10,778 --> 03:15:14,315
I'm a realtor, property manager, I tell you. I have people that

2446
03:15:14,315 --> 03:15:18,653
renew and renew. Why? Because we're small. They love the

2447
03:15:18,653 --> 03:15:21,655
quaintness of just, you know, they come downstairs, they walk

2448
03:15:21,655 --> 03:15:24,726
out, they see their neighbors. You go in these high rise

2449
03:15:24,726 --> 03:15:27,328
buildings, you don't even know who's in there anymore. And we

2450
03:15:27,328 --> 03:15:31,528
have done successful, really successful, beautiful buildings

2451
03:15:31,599 --> 03:15:36,300
in our beach seaside village. I know that he left now, John,

2452
03:15:36,300 --> 03:15:39,941
but that was a fabulous project in the North Beach area that

2453
03:15:39,941 --> 03:15:43,544
fit right into everything else. And we Aterna somebody

2454
03:15:43,544 --> 03:15:45,947
mentioned Aterna. Yes, that's right across from a small

2455
03:15:45,947 --> 03:15:48,616
building that I managed. Chateau de Mer attorneys.

2456
03:15:48,616 --> 03:15:52,487
Fabulous. It works. Hide works. There's a lot of good

2457
03:15:52,487 --> 03:15:56,758
developments that have gone in that look as part of the

2458
03:15:56,758 --> 03:16:00,829
community and don't stand out and don't destroy the

2459
03:16:00,829 --> 03:16:04,833
quaintness and the and the beauty of our small beach. I

2460
03:16:04,833 --> 03:16:07,635
also want to tell you, I don't know how many of you have

2461
03:16:07,635 --> 03:16:12,400
driven these small streets. I live on Buren. There's parking

2462
03:16:12,400 --> 03:16:16,377
on either side. If somebody is coming west and I'm going east,

2463
03:16:16,377 --> 03:16:19,647
one of us has to stop because the streets are not large and

2464
03:16:19,647 --> 03:16:23,786
this is 90% of your streets. If you only go to the diplomat or

2465
03:16:23,786 --> 03:16:26,855
you only go to Johnson Street, you may not realize that, but

2466
03:16:26,855 --> 03:16:29,791
all these streets and none of them have lights, there's no

2467
03:16:29,791 --> 03:16:33,261
lights on those streets and there are very small. So I'm

2468
03:16:33,261 --> 03:16:36,464
telling you, you put up a big building, it is a problem. So

2469
03:16:36,464 --> 03:16:39,734
please cancel this overlay thing. Let's us do spot zoning

2470
03:16:39,734 --> 03:16:43,605
when something comes up. Let's look at it and evaluate it. I

2471
03:16:43,605 --> 03:16:50,205
thank you, thank you, Madam Chair. Kathy. Yes. I say it

2472
03:16:54,416 --> 03:17:01,220
again. I would like her to take a breath. Hello, everybody. I'm

2473
03:17:01,220 --> 03:17:03,958
Kathy Dibona. I live on the beach. I've been on the beach

2474
03:17:03,958 --> 03:17:07,428
for a long, long time. I've been a resident over 50 years.

2475
03:17:07,428 --> 03:17:12,233
I know what I'm talking about. I happen to be the president of

2476
03:17:12,233 --> 03:17:15,705
the Hollywood Beach Civic Association. I'm the vice

2477
03:17:15,705 --> 03:17:18,574
president of Hollywood Beach Business Association, proud

2478
03:17:18,574 --> 03:17:22,178
member of the board of the Hollywood Council of Civic

2479
03:17:22,178 --> 03:17:27,183
Associations. And I can go on and on. I hear from them all,

2480
03:17:27,183 --> 03:17:33,456
all the time. The majority over six years plus are just like

2481
03:17:33,456 --> 03:17:36,592
the people who have been speaking to you now. Not one

2482
03:17:36,592 --> 03:17:40,264
that I've heard has been singing the praises of where

2483
03:17:40,264 --> 03:17:46,135
you guys are talking about going with this overlay project.

2484
03:17:46,135 --> 03:17:49,205
Obviously, I'm not for any of it. I can talk about number

2485
03:17:49,205 --> 03:17:51,741
three, number four, number five, and number six right now,

2486
03:17:51,741 --> 03:17:54,677
because I've got an emergency to get home to, and I

2487
03:17:54,677 --> 03:17:58,949
appreciate you letting me come, come and speak to you, but I'm

2488
03:17:58,949 --> 03:18:02,885
against all of it. I don't think it's right. I commend

2489
03:18:02,885 --> 03:18:09,625
Bobby for every single word that he said. And for all of

2490
03:18:09,625 --> 03:18:14,300
the passion that has been exposed today to all of you,

2491
03:18:14,300 --> 03:18:18,300
this is building trust is on trial with our city commission.

2492
03:18:18,300 --> 03:18:21,904
It's on trial. Dick Blattner you know exactly what I'm

2493
03:18:21,904 --> 03:18:25,175
talking about. You've been around for a long time. I sat

2494
03:18:25,175 --> 03:18:29,512
on a board that I got unpleasantly removed from

2495
03:18:29,512 --> 03:18:34,850
recently. That was a joint with you. And during that time, I

2496
03:18:34,850 --> 03:18:40,923
was also on as a plaintiff for a lawsuit. And it's no big

2497
03:18:40,923 --> 03:18:44,593
surprise to anyone what that lawsuit is all about. And it

2498
03:18:44,593 --> 03:18:49,993
starts with. 13011301 is really deeded to be public land.

2499
03:18:52,534 --> 03:18:58,534
That's the intent. That's the intent. So I'm fighting for

2500
03:18:59,740 --> 03:19:03,120
that along with the group that is the rest of the plaintiff

2501
03:19:03,120 --> 03:19:07,283
group. And I'm hoping that you will please, please understand,

2502
03:19:07,283 --> 03:19:11,687
I'm not here to say anything against any one human being.

2503
03:19:11,687 --> 03:19:16,292
Certainly not you, Richard. I know, I know Bonnie too well,

2504
03:19:16,292 --> 03:19:20,630
but I also I also want to also commend the staff because

2505
03:19:20,630 --> 03:19:24,167
they're only doing what they're told to do, and they've done an

2506
03:19:24,167 --> 03:19:27,837
outstanding job for the most part. They can't help that what

2507
03:19:27,837 --> 03:19:32,841
they're told to do differs from what the majority of the people

2508
03:19:32,841 --> 03:19:36,646
want. But the people are speaking. The referendum should

2509
03:19:36,646 --> 03:19:40,517
go forward. It always should have been given to the people

2510
03:19:40,517 --> 03:19:44,254
to vote for. That's something that we still need to continue

2511
03:19:44,254 --> 03:19:47,590
to fight for. And I do hope that with you saying no to all

2512
03:19:47,590 --> 03:19:51,194
of this, that's going to send a clear message. I'm going to

2513
03:19:51,194 --> 03:19:54,798
tell you that I'm saving my next eight seconds just to look

2514
03:19:54,798 --> 03:20:00,269
at each one of you and hope in your heart of hearts that, you

2515
03:20:00,269 --> 03:20:08,669
know, the best thing to do is to say, no, thank you. And let

2516
03:20:09,946 --> 03:20:13,616
me remind everybody that you're asked to speak on an item, not

2517
03:20:13,616 --> 03:20:17,887
to the individuals that are up here. This is without

2518
03:20:17,887 --> 03:20:21,900
personality. This is just about the topic at hand. With that,

2519
03:20:21,900 --> 03:20:26,490
next up, Michael Seltzer. Mr. Seltzer, please state your

2520
03:20:36,506 --> 03:20:41,306
address for the record. Michael Seltzer 956 Hollywood Boulevard.

2521
03:20:42,245 --> 03:20:45,314
I was going to come up here and complain about everything, but

2522
03:20:45,314 --> 03:20:49,653
I'm going to tell you what the genesis of all this is. First

2523
03:20:49,653 --> 03:20:53,122
of all, no matter what the intentions are as staff to try

2524
03:20:53,122 --> 03:20:58,527
and stop live local, I don't believe they have any chance at

2525
03:20:58,527 --> 03:21:02,865
all of ever stopping it. They've tried in Bal Harbor.

2526
03:21:02,865 --> 03:21:06,469
Now there's a big lawsuit. So what they're trying here and

2527
03:21:06,469 --> 03:21:11,140
what they're saying, I believe has no chance. Now there's a

2528
03:21:11,140 --> 03:21:14,410
property on the beach. It's called the Hollywood Beach

2529
03:21:14,410 --> 03:21:18,547
Resort. There's a property in the back of it. It's owned by a

2530
03:21:18,547 --> 03:21:21,618
gentleman called Gary Jaffe. It's a parking garage. It's

2531
03:21:21,618 --> 03:21:25,955
about four and a half acres. It abuts the Hollywood Beach

2532
03:21:25,955 --> 03:21:29,892
Resort. Does everybody know here that the Hollywood Beach

2533
03:21:29,892 --> 03:21:35,230
Resort is getting 34 stories? Gary Jaffe is getting six

2534
03:21:35,230 --> 03:21:41,704
stories. Tell me in which world that is fair. Now, if Gary

2535
03:21:41,704 --> 03:21:47,704
Jaffe makes a deal with the Hollywood Beach Resort. Related

2536
03:21:47,844 --> 03:21:53,649
Polykoff and company, they both get to go 49 stories. Did

2537
03:21:53,649 --> 03:21:58,530
anybody here sign on for 49 stories? I didn't hear Cameron

2538
03:21:58,530 --> 03:22:02,191
talk about 49 stories here. With all the bonuses and

2539
03:22:02,191 --> 03:22:07,263
overlays, but poor Gary Jaffe, he doesn't want to make a deal

2540
03:22:07,263 --> 03:22:12,630
with related because they aren't offering him anything

2541
03:22:12,334 --> 03:22:16,272
substantial. He's getting. You're all getting hoodwinked

2542
03:22:16,272 --> 03:22:21,343
here. That's the genesis of this whole thing now. Should

2543
03:22:21,343 --> 03:22:25,548
treat who owns the hotel, hasn't paid taxes for two years.

2544
03:22:25,548 --> 03:22:30,352
He's let it deteriorate to the point where it can't even be

2545
03:22:30,352 --> 03:22:36,352
rebuilt. And for that, we're giving them bonuses. You know,

2546
03:22:36,425 --> 03:22:41,970
he's in default of his mortgage. Do you know that every few

2547
03:22:41,970 --> 03:22:46,497
months, the auction for that mortgage is postponed? It's

2548
03:22:47,236 --> 03:22:50,173
postponed because they don't have the zoning yet that they

2549
03:22:50,173 --> 03:22:54,430
want. You know, in the next auction is supposed to be does

2550
03:22:54,430 --> 03:23:00,430
anybody here know tomorrow at noon? Why tomorrow at noon?

2551
03:23:00,248 --> 03:23:04,587
Because they're hoping that everybody here passes a law

2552
03:23:04,587 --> 03:23:10,258
that gives these people 34 stories, so many units and so

2553
03:23:10,258 --> 03:23:15,931
on and so forth. It's all public knowledge. You can look

2554
03:23:15,931 --> 03:23:20,871
up Jay, and you can see the auction tomorrow is scheduled

2555
03:23:20,871 --> 03:23:26,813
for 12 noon. That's the genesis of this whole project. There's

2556
03:23:26,813 --> 03:23:31,685
nothing more to think about. You can talk ten stories, 20

2557
03:23:31,685 --> 03:23:35,489
stories. Why don't you think about 49 stories? Did anybody

2558
03:23:35,489 --> 03:23:40,560
here sign on for 49 stories? I didn't hear Cameron talk once

2559
03:23:40,560 --> 03:23:46,232
about 49 stories. He went right over the top. Thank you, thank

2560
03:23:46,232 --> 03:23:51,632
you. Thank you. Barbara Marx. Barbara, Barbara Marx. Okay,

2561
03:24:00,647 --> 03:24:03,984
actually, I've been reminded that when you signed up, you're

2562
03:24:03,984 --> 03:24:08,655
actually given numbers. So if your numbers one through ten,

2563
03:24:08,655 --> 03:24:11,858
if you want to make your way up and at least close. So we can

2564
03:24:11,858 --> 03:24:17,858
kind of speed this along. Number one, Marco. Donna. Marco,

2565
03:24:21,134 --> 03:24:25,205
number one, board chair, if I may. It may be helpful to ask

2566
03:24:25,205 --> 03:24:28,942
to call out the next five names so they can line up. Of course,

2567
03:24:28,942 --> 03:24:31,100
prepare themselves. Well, they should also have the numbers

2568
03:24:31,100 --> 03:24:34,481
too. So if if you know you're the first ten, please line up.

2569
03:24:34,481 --> 03:24:40,481
But Marco, Peter, Paul de Leo, Rachel Mazor, Shirley. Ginter,

2570
03:24:43,623 --> 03:24:49,623
Lucy. Mikhail. Justin. Del Soto. Diana. Key. You were stolen.

2571
03:24:52,499 --> 03:24:59,990
Item three. Well, come up and be heard. Joanne. Yes. Joanne.

2572
03:25:07,470 --> 03:25:10,318
Yes. Just state your address and name for the record, please.

2573
03:25:10,318 --> 03:25:13,120
All right. Good evening, board members. My name is Joanne

2574
03:25:13,120 --> 03:25:16,322
Ziegler. I'm a resident in Westlake Village, 1030 Scarlet

2575
03:25:16,322 --> 03:25:20,126
Oak Street. So I want to say first, just give a compliment

2576
03:25:20,126 --> 03:25:23,129
to the Planning and Development Board that Hollywood now has

2577
03:25:23,129 --> 03:25:27,868
the best Halloween block party in South Florida. Woohoo! You

2578
03:25:27,868 --> 03:25:30,871
guys do a great job. Great decisions on the DJ's. So I

2579
03:25:30,871 --> 03:25:33,206
just want to give you a compliment, but I'm here

2580
03:25:33,206 --> 03:25:36,877
because I'm a rare form. I'm a person who likes tourists and I

2581
03:25:36,877 --> 03:25:40,147
love to go to the beach. They say that locals do not like to

2582
03:25:40,147 --> 03:25:43,349
go to the beach. I'm a trauma nurse, so when I take off my

2583
03:25:43,349 --> 03:25:46,219
scrubs from gunshot wounds and motorcycle crashes, all the

2584
03:25:46,219 --> 03:25:49,422
trauma that I see, I like to go to the sand. I'm here tonight

2585
03:25:49,422 --> 03:25:52,225
because I'm so irritated, because it's affecting me. Now

2586
03:25:52,225 --> 03:25:56,295
when I see these towers. I went to Sunny Isles and I was on the

2587
03:25:56,295 --> 03:26:00,167
sand. I said, it's so dark here. It's so dark and ugly. I moved

2588
03:26:00,167 --> 03:26:02,769
to South Florida. I moved to Hollywood, Hollywood Beach from

2589
03:26:02,769 --> 03:26:05,972
Orlando because we love the beach. I love the quaintness. I

2590
03:26:05,972 --> 03:26:09,310
love that it's sunny, it's bright with the towers and

2591
03:26:09,310 --> 03:26:13,460
sunny isles. It was so dark and I said, I don't like this. I

2592
03:26:13,460 --> 03:26:15,782
love Hollywood Beach. I brag about where I live, but now

2593
03:26:15,782 --> 03:26:19,385
when I get to the beach, when you come out of the parking lot,

2594
03:26:19,385 --> 03:26:21,654
you see all the chairs, the beach umbrellas, the rentals

2595
03:26:21,654 --> 03:26:24,992
from Margaritaville, it blocks the water and it's because the

2596
03:26:24,992 --> 03:26:28,328
hotels can put the beach umbrellas there with these

2597
03:26:28,328 --> 03:26:31,265
towers, these hotels, and the overlay that is being planned

2598
03:26:31,265 --> 03:26:34,667
to build these towers, we're going to get all these chairs

2599
03:26:34,667 --> 03:26:37,670
and umbrellas where the locals can't even sit. I cannot put my

2600
03:26:37,670 --> 03:26:40,339
umbrella now when I get to the sand, because they're putting

2601
03:26:40,339 --> 03:26:44,144
these umbrellas in rentals for the tourists in front of the

2602
03:26:44,144 --> 03:26:47,681
hotels. It's making me not like the tourists I pay taxes. My

2603
03:26:47,681 --> 03:26:52,180
taxes last year were over $11,000, and I cannot sit on

2604
03:26:52,180 --> 03:26:56,890
the sand where I want to the shadowing. I'm here because I

2605
03:26:56,890 --> 03:26:59,359
don't like the shadow. I don't want it on Hollywood Beach. I

2606
03:26:59,359 --> 03:27:02,562
don't want the developers. They're preying on us like

2607
03:27:02,562 --> 03:27:04,764
vultures and looking to see where they can just put up

2608
03:27:04,764 --> 03:27:07,567
these buildings. It should not be at Hollywood Beach. We

2609
03:27:07,567 --> 03:27:10,771
should be exempt from that. We have a two and a half mile

2610
03:27:10,771 --> 03:27:14,174
stretch of land. Leave us alone. Tell them to go somewhere else.

2611
03:27:14,174 --> 03:27:17,311
We are unique, we're charming and we're quaint. Tell them to

2612
03:27:17,311 --> 03:27:20,981
go up the block. Tell them to go to Lauderdale by the sea

2613
03:27:20,981 --> 03:27:23,316
where they're Hallandale. Do not just leave us alone. I

2614
03:27:23,316 --> 03:27:26,320
didn't know I was even being threatened when I heard that we

2615
03:27:26,320 --> 03:27:29,924
were potentially going to get these towers, even on a one a.

2616
03:27:29,924 --> 03:27:33,726
I don't want to see it. I love the sunshine on the sand. Even

2617
03:27:33,726 --> 03:27:36,730
when we're on the sand and we're at the building in front

2618
03:27:36,730 --> 03:27:39,000
of Haagen-Dazs. The shorter buildings even cast a shadow.

2619
03:27:39,000 --> 03:27:41,868
We move. We have to move. We have to move from

2620
03:27:41,868 --> 03:27:46,873
Margaritaville. Just just no towers. No. You know, I just

2621
03:27:46,873 --> 03:27:50,543
get affected because when the hotels are built now, when you

2622
03:27:50,543 --> 03:27:53,546
have the condos, there's noise ordinances that people that

2623
03:27:53,546 --> 03:27:56,550
move into the towers, they don't want the bars. I love the

2624
03:27:56,550 --> 03:28:01,421
bars, I love, I love, I love it all and I am getting affected.

2625
03:28:01,421 --> 03:28:05,158
And I pay the taxes here. And I'm that's what's making that's

2626
03:28:05,158 --> 03:28:09,896
why I'm here. I do not want the shadowing the dark beach and I

2627
03:28:09,896 --> 03:28:14,635
do not want people infertility in my life. That's it. Thank

2628
03:28:14,635 --> 03:28:21,235
you, thank you. Thank you very much Marco. Marco, Peter. Paul.

2629
03:28:24,177 --> 03:28:30,177
DeLeo. Okay, I'm calling by order now. So, yes, I'm

2630
03:28:31,385 --> 03:28:36,785
assuming you're Rachel. Okay. Welcome. Hello. My name is

2631
03:28:40,794 --> 03:28:43,663
Rachel Maser. I live on Jefferson Street. I'm on the

2632
03:28:43,663 --> 03:28:47,934
board of the HLC speaking on behalf of the HLC, and also

2633
03:28:47,934 --> 03:28:51,604
feel personally that Hollywood Beach rezoning items three,

2634
03:28:51,604 --> 03:28:55,274
four and five are complicated and little understood by

2635
03:28:55,274 --> 03:28:58,110
residents. Yet significant rezoning of Hollywood Beach

2636
03:28:58,110 --> 03:29:01,347
could permanently alter the historic character of the beach.

2637
03:29:01,347 --> 03:29:04,217
As you know, the August 11th meeting where these items were

2638
03:29:04,217 --> 03:29:07,353
to be heard that would have given concerned residents a

2639
03:29:07,353 --> 03:29:10,690
chance to learn more and make comments, was canceled due to a

2640
03:29:10,690 --> 03:29:13,693
procedural error error by staff. At that point, a new date

2641
03:29:13,693 --> 03:29:16,762
should have been selected for a separate meeting that would

2642
03:29:16,762 --> 03:29:20,330
have made up for the August 11th debacle. That was not done.

2643
03:29:20,330 --> 03:29:23,570
The HLC urges the board to make a recommendation of continuance,

2644
03:29:23,570 --> 03:29:26,440
with the condition that a time certain date be selected for

2645
03:29:26,440 --> 03:29:31,244
these three items so the public can learn more. Now, having sat

2646
03:29:31,244 --> 03:29:34,454
here, I would like to add on a personal note. I think more

2647
03:29:34,454 --> 03:29:38,580
work needs to be done on this. Taking public feedback into

2648
03:29:38,580 --> 03:29:40,861
account, like the actual real numbers of what the public said

2649
03:29:40,861 --> 03:29:45,598
that they wanted. When we were asked on March 26th. As it

2650
03:29:45,598 --> 03:29:49,602
stands, if you do vote today, I hope you will vote to deny this

2651
03:29:49,602 --> 03:29:52,672
rezoning. Especially egregious is the plan to add high rises

2652
03:29:52,672 --> 03:29:56,409
to our central beach, which is special due to its village feel.

2653
03:29:56,409 --> 03:29:59,546
I'm also concerned about how the TDRs are going to end up

2654
03:29:59,546 --> 03:30:02,148
being exploited, and the massive height being discussed

2655
03:30:02,148 --> 03:30:05,153
for the Hollywood Beach Resort. If this is about live local,

2656
03:30:05,153 --> 03:30:09,423
why would it sunset in five years? The design ideas for

2657
03:30:09,423 --> 03:30:12,293
beautification. I liked them as well. On the first floor could

2658
03:30:12,293 --> 03:30:15,829
be put into place without changing zoning. I look at

2659
03:30:15,829 --> 03:30:18,298
Delray Beach as an example. They have managed without

2660
03:30:18,298 --> 03:30:21,234
adding a bunch of high rises. Their lower rise has helped,

2661
03:30:21,234 --> 03:30:25,238
not hurt. And as for attracting people, when I do bring

2662
03:30:25,238 --> 03:30:27,775
visitors to our beach, anytime I have company, I bring them

2663
03:30:27,775 --> 03:30:30,778
and I take them to Wynwood in Fort Lauderdale. They always

2664
03:30:30,778 --> 03:30:33,447
tell me they like Hollywood much better, and it is

2665
03:30:33,447 --> 03:30:37,851
specifically due to our low rise village feel on our beach

2666
03:30:37,851 --> 03:30:40,388
and a little bit in our downtown too. It's very special

2667
03:30:40,388 --> 03:30:43,323
and it's very different, and I hope you will protect it. Thank

2668
03:30:43,323 --> 03:30:48,723
you. Thank you Rachel. Peter. Paul DeLeo. Okay. Shirley

2669
03:30:52,332 --> 03:30:57,132
Ginter. Lucy. Mckeough. Justin. Ready? Fantastic. Okay. Thank

2670
03:31:03,343 --> 03:31:06,346
you. Good evening everybody. Thank you for your work and

2671
03:31:06,346 --> 03:31:10,350
your dedication to the city. It's much appreciated. My name

2672
03:31:10,350 --> 03:31:14,888
is Justin Del Sesto. I'm a resident. I moved down from New

2673
03:31:14,888 --> 03:31:18,425
York and Washington DC. I've been down in Florida about 20

2674
03:31:18,425 --> 03:31:23,164
years. I ended up in Hollywood after living in Miami. And I

2675
03:31:23,164 --> 03:31:26,233
can tell you that the reason I moved to Hollywood is because

2676
03:31:26,233 --> 03:31:29,302
of its beach and because of its beautiful beach and low rise

2677
03:31:29,302 --> 03:31:32,172
beach. It's interesting that, you know, someone mentioned

2678
03:31:32,172 --> 03:31:36,443
about Venice or Florence, Italy. You know, the Italians

2679
03:31:36,443 --> 03:31:38,912
understood that you build things in the relationship to

2680
03:31:38,912 --> 03:31:44,117
the human, and the beach is meant to be for the human. It's

2681
03:31:44,117 --> 03:31:49,456
not meant to be for a big building. The overlay district

2682
03:31:49,456 --> 03:31:52,659
presents a lot of problems because it hasn't been properly

2683
03:31:52,659 --> 03:31:57,998
vetted. Calvin Giordano did a study that the consultant for

2684
03:31:57,998 --> 03:32:02,100
the city was was hired, and Calvin Giordano made a

2685
03:32:02,100 --> 03:32:06,673
suggestion. The staff has decided that rather than wait

2686
03:32:06,673 --> 03:32:10,277
for that and wait for the master plan that was that was

2687
03:32:10,277 --> 03:32:13,480
required by by their own the city's own consultant, they've

2688
03:32:13,480 --> 03:32:17,485
decided to go forward with this overlay two years early. So

2689
03:32:17,485 --> 03:32:20,688
what I'm here asking for is that we do it the right way.

2690
03:32:20,688 --> 03:32:24,425
The right way is to wait is to wait for the master plan. The

2691
03:32:24,425 --> 03:32:28,960
master plan was specifically suggested by Calvin Giordano.

2692
03:32:28,960 --> 03:32:31,231
They're the experts in the room, and we should follow the

2693
03:32:31,231 --> 03:32:33,700
experts. And the experts already said that the beach

2694
03:32:33,700 --> 03:32:37,704
should be about ten stories. That's what the expert said.

2695
03:32:37,704 --> 03:32:41,975
Now the resort district that again, that they didn't mention

2696
03:32:41,975 --> 03:32:47,714
is going up to 490ft. It's three. It's 350ft with another

2697
03:32:47,714 --> 03:32:52,119
140 foot bonus. That's insane. When I read that, I couldn't

2698
03:32:52,119 --> 03:32:55,722
believe it. I was like, really? So I'm going to drive over

2699
03:32:55,722 --> 03:32:58,726
Hollywood Bridge and it's going to be like Hallandale. I'm

2700
03:32:58,726 --> 03:33:02,129
going to look at those two great three big towers that

2701
03:33:02,129 --> 03:33:04,998
related built over there. Now they're going to do a repeat

2702
03:33:04,998 --> 03:33:09,200
here. That's what we're going for. The reason they film RJ

2703
03:33:09,200 --> 03:33:11,605
Decker and those kind of things here is because it's quaint.

2704
03:33:11,605 --> 03:33:15,142
It's human. I walk every day on the beach. I go every morning

2705
03:33:15,142 --> 03:33:19,120
around six. I go a lot of times, twice a day. As a matter of

2706
03:33:19,120 --> 03:33:22,160
fact, I see some people here that I recognize from the beach

2707
03:33:22,160 --> 03:33:26,953
that I have no idea who they are. The. It is such a blessing.

2708
03:33:26,953 --> 03:33:31,691
I thank my God every day that I can sit on this beautiful beach,

2709
03:33:31,691 --> 03:33:36,290
and I'm so grateful that it hasn't been ruined yet. We are

2710
03:33:36,290 --> 03:33:42,290
stewards here. We are not here forever. Our children, our

2711
03:33:42,169 --> 03:33:44,971
grandchildren and they will be left with the same

2712
03:33:44,971 --> 03:33:47,974
responsibility that you will have, which is a custodian of

2713
03:33:47,974 --> 03:33:53,974
the future. Do not allow ruining this beach. This beach

2714
03:33:54,715 --> 03:33:58,318
has been here. It's been protected by the past who lived

2715
03:33:58,318 --> 03:34:02,990
here, and we have a duty to preserve it for our future.

2716
03:34:02,990 --> 03:34:08,390
Thank you, thank you. Diane. Key. Diane. Key. Dennis.

2717
03:34:15,268 --> 03:34:20,607
Demartino. And right after Dennis, if you have tickets,

2718
03:34:20,607 --> 03:34:23,609
number 11 through 20, please come to the back of the

2719
03:34:23,609 --> 03:34:28,409
building. Back to the room. Dennis. Dennis Demartino 1201

2720
03:34:29,883 --> 03:34:35,883
South Ocean Drive. I'm watching my numbers tick down because

2721
03:34:36,489 --> 03:34:39,160
that means I'm running out of time. You know who's really

2722
03:34:39,160 --> 03:34:41,895
running out of time is Hollywood Beach because these

2723
03:34:41,895 --> 03:34:44,965
plans and these resolutions and these projects are coming by

2724
03:34:44,965 --> 03:34:49,169
much quicker than we can adapt. Now it just take this. This

2725
03:34:49,169 --> 03:34:51,904
came through pretty quick. A couple months ago. They were

2726
03:34:51,904 --> 03:34:54,173
asking people for input, and now they've got this huge

2727
03:34:54,173 --> 03:34:58,513
project planned. And what is it? It's a temporary project. It's

2728
03:34:58,513 --> 03:35:00,580
something that gives the developers everything they

2729
03:35:00,580 --> 03:35:04,317
asked for. It didn't it wasn't a long time coming. It wasn't a

2730
03:35:04,317 --> 03:35:07,254
slow process. It wasn't a fast process either. It was kind of

2731
03:35:07,254 --> 03:35:12,654
half. But Hollywood Beach is a tourist destination. That's

2732
03:35:13,392 --> 03:35:16,529
where it makes its money. That's where it makes its charm.

2733
03:35:16,529 --> 03:35:20,467
That's where when I moved here, my wife and I decided we had a

2734
03:35:20,467 --> 03:35:23,603
place in Hallandale. We decided we wanted to live on the beach,

2735
03:35:23,603 --> 03:35:26,406
so we drove from Miami to Lighthouse Point and back, and

2736
03:35:26,406 --> 03:35:30,143
we kept coming back to this one little town in the middle. They

2737
03:35:30,143 --> 03:35:33,613
had all these little boutique hotels and pastel colored beach

2738
03:35:33,613 --> 03:35:37,751
houses, and we said, this is where we want to be. And that

2739
03:35:37,751 --> 03:35:42,622
was Hollywood. Now, I've been in Hollywood for 15 years now,

2740
03:35:42,622 --> 03:35:46,836
and I got to tell you, I worked in a restaurant on the beach

2741
03:35:46,836 --> 03:35:50,507
and I saw tourists, and these are tourists that came to Fort

2742
03:35:50,507 --> 03:35:53,509
Lauderdale, tourists that came to Miami. And what did they

2743
03:35:53,509 --> 03:35:55,978
decide? They decided they wanted to come to Hollywood. In

2744
03:35:55,978 --> 03:35:58,581
between, they said, we're so glad we found this place. And

2745
03:35:58,581 --> 03:36:01,718
we see them come back season after season. I've seen people,

2746
03:36:01,718 --> 03:36:04,854
I sit there at the restaurant with my dog, and people come up

2747
03:36:04,854 --> 03:36:08,570
and say, oh, I haven't seen you in a long time. Oh, and they

2748
03:36:08,570 --> 03:36:10,926
remember my dog's name because they come back to Hollywood

2749
03:36:10,926 --> 03:36:14,731
because they love being in Hollywood. And this, this plan

2750
03:36:14,731 --> 03:36:20,470
you've got here, I mean, to have buildings along a one a

2751
03:36:20,470 --> 03:36:23,873
like I said, my wife and I drove down a one a and you can

2752
03:36:23,873 --> 03:36:27,210
see the ocean. You can see all the little buildings. That's

2753
03:36:27,210 --> 03:36:32,281
what attracted us here. You got you've got steps from the

2754
03:36:32,281 --> 03:36:35,886
boardwalk to the transition to a one. Have you ever actually

2755
03:36:35,886 --> 03:36:39,222
been to the beach? It's a 45 second walk. You think it's

2756
03:36:39,222 --> 03:36:42,292
going to make a difference if the 40 tower here is here or

2757
03:36:42,292 --> 03:36:46,629
here? It's the exact same thing. There's so much that needs to

2758
03:36:46,629 --> 03:36:50,366
be redone in this plan. Basically, it needs to be

2759
03:36:50,366 --> 03:36:53,303
tossed because we've got other things down the line. We've got

2760
03:36:53,303 --> 03:36:58,974
a lot of things that have to be done now. You know, I had so

2761
03:36:58,974 --> 03:37:02,845
much to say, and I think I got most of it in here. Just the

2762
03:37:02,845 --> 03:37:07,650
fact that it's not a good idea. The development needs to be

2763
03:37:07,650 --> 03:37:10,587
done. Development needs to be done. We need to have more

2764
03:37:10,587 --> 03:37:13,723
industry brought into Hollywood. We need to have Hollywood. But

2765
03:37:13,723 --> 03:37:17,610
the beach has it's industry, and that's tourism. And putting

2766
03:37:17,610 --> 03:37:20,864
up big buildings is not going to help the tourism put up the

2767
03:37:20,864 --> 03:37:24,601
big buildings in the city, get some projects in the city going.

2768
03:37:24,601 --> 03:37:27,710
Maybe it's time for Hollywood Beach to secede from the city

2769
03:37:27,710 --> 03:37:30,340
of Hollywood, because we obviously have totally

2770
03:37:30,340 --> 03:37:35,740
different thoughts. Barry. Jeff, I'm sorry Barry left. Good

2771
03:37:49,625 --> 03:37:52,495
evening everyone. My name is Barry. I'm in relatively good

2772
03:37:52,495 --> 03:37:58,301
health and I hope to make it to my car unscathed. Thank you.

2773
03:37:58,301 --> 03:38:03,701
From. I'm here representing. Counsel for Phoenix Hotels and

2774
03:38:05,909 --> 03:38:09,913
Resorts and Phoenix Suites. I thought I heard hands waving,

2775
03:38:09,913 --> 03:38:14,984
sorry, but they are been operating a hotel down at 313

2776
03:38:14,984 --> 03:38:18,387
Hay Street and 332 Garfield Street for the last 14 years.

2777
03:38:18,387 --> 03:38:23,192
It's a family owned place, so they're the owners of nine lot

2778
03:38:23,192 --> 03:38:26,396
assemblage on the block between Garfield and Hayes. Just to be

2779
03:38:26,396 --> 03:38:30,660
clear, it's all within precinct three, Central Beach Commercial

2780
03:38:30,660 --> 03:38:33,602
based upon the maps and how everything's been identified. I

2781
03:38:33,602 --> 03:38:36,539
want to start by saying clearly, my clients do support this

2782
03:38:36,539 --> 03:38:39,875
overlay, but the city has done some serious work here, that's

2783
03:38:39,875 --> 03:38:42,746
for sure. And this framework, the character areas, the height,

2784
03:38:42,746 --> 03:38:46,215
the design standards, the flexibility and the tied

2785
03:38:46,215 --> 03:38:48,951
programs, it's it's the right way to plan for the beach. It's

2786
03:38:48,951 --> 03:38:51,822
a tough way to do it. You've heard from everyone here

2787
03:38:51,822 --> 03:38:54,691
tonight, but someone's got to do that hard work. We think

2788
03:38:54,691 --> 03:38:57,760
that you're on your way to doing it. My clients would

2789
03:38:57,760 --> 03:39:00,631
strongly prefer to develop under this ordinance, and we

2790
03:39:00,631 --> 03:39:04,967
have filed a few actually detailed comments, comment

2791
03:39:04,967 --> 03:39:08,504
letters on September 1st. In that spirit, it's in your

2792
03:39:08,504 --> 03:39:10,974
record tonight. So our comments are offered to strengthen the

2793
03:39:10,974 --> 03:39:15,579
ordinance, not to oppose it. Just three quick highlights

2794
03:39:15,579 --> 03:39:19,480
from our letter. First, the eligibility does need to be

2795
03:39:19,480 --> 03:39:21,986
fixed at the parcel level. I think Mr. Glickman made a good

2796
03:39:21,986 --> 03:39:24,387
reference to this, actually, and he is right. The record

2797
03:39:24,387 --> 03:39:27,190
before you describes the flexibility and the tied

2798
03:39:27,190 --> 03:39:31,127
eligible areas in five different ways from what you've

2799
03:39:31,127 --> 03:39:35,198
presented, and the maps don't fully agree with the text. So

2800
03:39:35,198 --> 03:39:38,936
my client's block, Garfield to Hayes is mapped eligible, but

2801
03:39:38,936 --> 03:39:43,472
the written descriptions leave some doubt. And the fix is

2802
03:39:43,472 --> 03:39:47,477
simple. As Mr. Glickman said, identify the eligible parcels,

2803
03:39:47,477 --> 03:39:52,481
either by addresses or folio numbers, which might be equally

2804
03:39:52,481 --> 03:39:57,353
as good. We've asked for the development Services director

2805
03:39:57,353 --> 03:40:00,890
for a written determination. That request is in the record

2806
03:40:00,890 --> 03:40:05,280
as well. Second, the subsection N contribution schedule. The

2807
03:40:05,280 --> 03:40:10,990
ordinance creates a fee but doesn't state the rate. An

2808
03:40:10,990 --> 03:40:14,903
unquantifiable cost is an financeable cost, and we feel

2809
03:40:14,903 --> 03:40:17,706
like that also, as many people have mentioned, would really

2810
03:40:17,706 --> 03:40:21,577
should be defined before it's passed to to help this be

2811
03:40:21,577 --> 03:40:26,248
effective for everyone involved. So adopt the schedule with the

2812
03:40:26,248 --> 03:40:29,985
ordinance. Fix the rate when an application is complete. Invest

2813
03:40:29,985 --> 03:40:33,523
the applications that are complete before that five year

2814
03:40:33,523 --> 03:40:37,393
sunset. And finally third, this staff report correctly says

2815
03:40:37,393 --> 03:40:40,796
this overlay is not intended to restrict or impair rights under

2816
03:40:40,796 --> 03:40:45,268
section 1660415, one of the Florida statutes, the live

2817
03:40:45,268 --> 03:40:48,404
local. That sentence should be live in the code itself, not

2818
03:40:48,404 --> 03:40:51,874
just in the staff report. I'll be candid with the board. My

2819
03:40:51,874 --> 03:40:54,143
clients have rights under the live local, but would rather

2820
03:40:54,143 --> 03:40:57,130
build under the overlay in the cooperation in the spirit with

2821
03:40:57,130 --> 03:41:03,613
the city. Thank you, thank you. Pam Burgo. And after that,

2822
03:41:03,752 --> 03:41:09,152
Victor Marina, Mark. Ross. Sorry, Pam. It's okay. Hi.

2823
03:41:09,892 --> 03:41:15,431
Pamela Burgio, 63 year resident of Hollywood Hills. I live off

2824
03:41:15,431 --> 03:41:20,702
of 54th Avenue, so I live five miles west of the beach. Why am

2825
03:41:20,702 --> 03:41:24,706
I up here tonight? Because I get the breezes and the winds

2826
03:41:24,706 --> 03:41:29,645
from the beach. You put 20 stories all along a one a. I'm

2827
03:41:29,645 --> 03:41:33,916
not going to feel it anymore. Most of my family and friends

2828
03:41:33,916 --> 03:41:37,588
live east of me. They're not going to feel it either. And

2829
03:41:37,588 --> 03:41:43,326
the overlay has its pros and its cons. I'm not going to

2830
03:41:43,326 --> 03:41:46,195
focus on either. I'm just going to speak from the heart that

2831
03:41:46,195 --> 03:41:50,533
lets you know that there's smart development and there's

2832
03:41:50,533 --> 03:41:55,550
development. Hollywood Beach does not need to be redeveloped.

2833
03:41:55,550 --> 03:41:59,554
The mom and pop hotels and motels are why people, the

2834
03:41:59,554 --> 03:42:03,558
tourists come here and everybody keeps saying staff

2835
03:42:03,558 --> 03:42:07,496
included. Hollywood Beach is what brings people to Hollywood.

2836
03:42:07,496 --> 03:42:11,500
So why are we destroying Hollywood Beach? Let's leave it

2837
03:42:11,500 --> 03:42:16,504
alone. Let's fix the facade if that's all we're looking for.

2838
03:42:16,504 --> 03:42:20,976
But to build bigger, taller is going to continue to roll down

2839
03:42:20,976 --> 03:42:24,245
the hill with the infrastructure. First thing we

2840
03:42:24,245 --> 03:42:27,916
need to do before any building on the barrier island is let's

2841
03:42:27,916 --> 03:42:32,921
raise the frickin road. It's flooding on a regular daily

2842
03:42:32,921 --> 03:42:37,392
basis. That's just the boardwalk, the boardwalk, and

2843
03:42:37,392 --> 03:42:41,663
the the roads. We're not even capable of fixing what we need

2844
03:42:41,663 --> 03:42:47,680
to fix, but let's build bigger. No, we need to build smarter.

2845
03:42:47,680 --> 03:42:51,807
We need to build throughout the city. Why focus on something

2846
03:42:51,807 --> 03:42:57,145
that's already working? If what we want to do is create more

2847
03:42:57,145 --> 03:43:00,749
people to come here, let's find other areas to bring them to.

2848
03:43:00,749 --> 03:43:04,870
Why are we focusing on the beach? There are many areas of

2849
03:43:04,870 --> 03:43:10,158
our city that can upgrade our overlay. Let's do it. Okay, but

2850
03:43:10,158 --> 03:43:15,558
smart development, we know, I know, everybody knows that

2851
03:43:16,898 --> 03:43:20,637
building is going to happen, but let's be smart about it.

2852
03:43:20,637 --> 03:43:25,974
The overlay has its pros and its cons. Let's not go 20

2853
03:43:25,974 --> 03:43:30,579
stories. We have restrictions in place for a reason. We have

2854
03:43:30,579 --> 03:43:34,183
deed restrictions on property in place for a reason. You

2855
03:43:34,183 --> 03:43:40,183
allow one temporary which won't exist because live local will

2856
03:43:40,389 --> 03:43:46,194
overrule. And we all know that you put 120 story tower and

2857
03:43:46,194 --> 03:43:49,665
then it goes up from there because it's going to happen.

2858
03:43:49,665 --> 03:43:54,200
It's happening everywhere. It's not just Hollywood. So let's

2859
03:43:54,200 --> 03:43:58,600
build smarter. Let's think about what we want and what the

2860
03:43:58,600 --> 03:44:02,343
people are asked of. And we provide the answers, but

2861
03:44:02,343 --> 03:44:06,948
they're being ignored. We are not being ignored. Let's work

2862
03:44:06,948 --> 03:44:12,348
together. Thank you. Victor Marina. Right after that. Mark

2863
03:44:14,890 --> 03:44:19,489
Ross. Victor Marina, 1400 South Ocean Drive. Mr. Glickman is

2864
03:44:23,164 --> 03:44:25,501
correct. Developers are definitely driving this. This

2865
03:44:25,501 --> 03:44:29,704
is not in the residents best interests. There's no need to

2866
03:44:29,704 --> 03:44:32,508
facilitate and drive the overdevelopment of the beach.

2867
03:44:32,508 --> 03:44:36,845
It's maybe a little bit, but not this much. There's too many

2868
03:44:36,845 --> 03:44:41,183
unknowns in this proposal and it will eventually be just for

2869
03:44:41,183 --> 03:44:44,453
rich people's investments and will end up with unoccupied

2870
03:44:44,453 --> 03:44:48,389
units. So I urge you to vote against this. Thank you, thank

2871
03:44:48,389 --> 03:44:54,389
you. Mark Ross, then Stephanie Burns, Teresa Nash after that.

2872
03:45:03,538 --> 03:45:07,475
Thank you. Bob. Thank you very much. I have to excuse my

2873
03:45:07,475 --> 03:45:11,881
actions for the other week too, when I was here. Okay. My name

2874
03:45:11,881 --> 03:45:16,818
is Mark Ross at 5626 Harding Street. I was born here. My

2875
03:45:16,818 --> 03:45:19,154
children were raised here, and I've been going to Hollywood

2876
03:45:19,154 --> 03:45:22,958
Beach since I was in. My mom took me there in a baby crib

2877
03:45:22,958 --> 03:45:25,761
and the sand used to be pink. It was all shells. It was

2878
03:45:25,761 --> 03:45:28,696
beautiful and we used to have. The water was nice and clean.

2879
03:45:28,696 --> 03:45:31,499
Things have changed there. But anyways, what we have left

2880
03:45:31,499 --> 03:45:35,570
right now is a community center. That place is the last place we

2881
03:45:35,570 --> 03:45:39,107
have has like we want to talk about old time history or

2882
03:45:39,107 --> 03:45:43,845
something. It was built in the 70s, early, late, late 60s. And

2883
03:45:43,845 --> 03:45:48,183
it's a it's a called a tilt wall building. It's all

2884
03:45:48,183 --> 03:45:53,540
concrete. It's got a t-beam concrete roof on it. And you're

2885
03:45:53,540 --> 03:45:57,925
worrying about a hurricane coming. That building right now

2886
03:45:57,925 --> 03:46:01,596
can have three helicopter pads on it on the roof, maybe some a

2887
03:46:01,596 --> 03:46:04,465
little more structural beam columns on the inside. That's

2888
03:46:04,465 --> 03:46:07,936
what I do. I'm an ironworker, and they can get people off

2889
03:46:07,936 --> 03:46:10,940
that beach because no other way you're going to get people off

2890
03:46:10,940 --> 03:46:13,809
that beach. They can't run the fire trucks. They go on the

2891
03:46:13,809 --> 03:46:17,279
water, they go. They sink. All the good old boys gone down

2892
03:46:17,279 --> 03:46:20,949
where they went. But there's no airboats around here anymore,

2893
03:46:20,949 --> 03:46:23,952
and you have to get people off the beach. You know, some

2894
03:46:23,952 --> 03:46:26,870
people aren't going to stay there. They're not going to

2895
03:46:26,870 --> 03:46:29,900
leave. I talked to the fire department and they said, we're

2896
03:46:29,900 --> 03:46:32,930
going to tell them to go. They're not going to go. People

2897
03:46:32,930 --> 03:46:34,897
in this room I've already talked to, I didn't, he said, I

2898
03:46:34,897 --> 03:46:37,965
didn't go. But anyways, we got the community center. It's a

2899
03:46:37,965 --> 03:46:40,168
beautiful place. They're letting it get run down a bit,

2900
03:46:40,168 --> 03:46:43,106
but there's nothing wrong with it. And it has the essence of

2901
03:46:43,106 --> 03:46:46,174
what people get married in the park there and the kids learn

2902
03:46:46,174 --> 03:46:48,977
how to swim there. They have lifeguard classes there, the

2903
03:46:48,977 --> 03:46:51,179
police go there, the firemen go there. There's all kinds of

2904
03:46:51,179 --> 03:46:54,116
community things going on and it does not belong to be. Have

2905
03:46:54,116 --> 03:46:57,853
somebody come in or be a mayor or whoever the heck wants to

2906
03:46:57,853 --> 03:47:01,560
come in and sell it, or give it away to a developer, and then

2907
03:47:01,560 --> 03:47:04,926
we have a 50 year lease on it that I didn't even know there

2908
03:47:04,926 --> 03:47:08,129
was a lease coming up. And then it turned to a 90 year lease,

2909
03:47:08,129 --> 03:47:10,999
and our city manager retired and wrote his own retirement

2910
03:47:10,999 --> 03:47:16,400
papers. And that was good. That was a good show. Okay, I'm not

2911
03:47:16,400 --> 03:47:18,873
going to talk anymore about that. But anyways, we had a

2912
03:47:18,873 --> 03:47:22,877
letter from a Robert Dyason. He's a really noted. Everybody

2913
03:47:22,877 --> 03:47:26,481
here knows him. It has to in this town. And he wrote a

2914
03:47:26,481 --> 03:47:29,417
letter. We read it the last meeting and saying that this

2915
03:47:29,417 --> 03:47:33,210
property was given to the people of the city of Hollywood

2916
03:47:33,210 --> 03:47:36,225
for a community center and for the parks and Recreation and

2917
03:47:36,225 --> 03:47:40,896
for them to keep it not to be given away. It was given to

2918
03:47:40,896 --> 03:47:44,990
them a piece of property given to them. And now it's worth,

2919
03:47:44,990 --> 03:47:48,437
what, near half $1 billion anyways. Okay, so that's good

2920
03:47:48,437 --> 03:47:51,574
enough for that. So we could get people out of here. We

2921
03:47:51,574 --> 03:47:54,976
could keep the community center as we should. We never gave it

2922
03:47:54,976 --> 03:48:00,383
away in the first place. And as far as the we need to go wait

2923
03:48:00,383 --> 03:48:03,452
for the the workshop, have a workshop on November 3rd, have

2924
03:48:03,452 --> 03:48:06,738
a referendum and vote on it, please. You know we own this

2925
03:48:06,738 --> 03:48:12,738
place. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. With

2926
03:48:12,943 --> 03:48:17,810
deference to Mr. Ross, which we appreciate your comments remind

2927
03:48:17,810 --> 03:48:20,180
that this is on items three, four and five, which are the

2928
03:48:20,180 --> 03:48:22,220
beach overlay. But you've mentioned into public comments

2929
03:48:22,220 --> 03:48:26,223
and we hear you. So thank you. Okay, Stephanie. Hi, my name is

2930
03:48:26,223 --> 03:48:30,894
Stephanie Burns. I live at on North South Lake, 737 North

2931
03:48:30,894 --> 03:48:35,966
South Lake. I know he was talking about 1301, but I think

2932
03:48:35,966 --> 03:48:39,570
what he was talking about demonstrates three of you up

2933
03:48:39,570 --> 03:48:45,777
here did mention that this is for developer profits. I mean,

2934
03:48:45,777 --> 03:48:51,177
really, that's why Hollywood exists for developers. We pay

2935
03:48:51,716 --> 03:48:57,116
$30,000 in taxes every year and you're working for developers.

2936
03:48:57,588 --> 03:49:00,792
Hallandale Beach and Sunny Isles Beach are your shining

2937
03:49:00,792 --> 03:49:06,263
stars. When was the last time any of you, any of you up here,

2938
03:49:06,263 --> 03:49:10,401
any of you here, went to dinner in Sunny Isles Beach or went to

2939
03:49:10,401 --> 03:49:17,100
walk on the beach there? What beach? Anyway, you use words.

2940
03:49:19,110 --> 03:49:21,745
The staff uses words, but I think they mean the opposite of

2941
03:49:21,745 --> 03:49:25,349
what they say. They use the words resiliency and climate

2942
03:49:25,349 --> 03:49:29,354
change. Well, 35 buildings in Sunny Isles Beach are sinking

2943
03:49:29,354 --> 03:49:35,827
at a steady rate. Is that resiliency to repeat that, a

2944
03:49:35,827 --> 03:49:38,563
geophysicist at University of Miami said almost all the

2945
03:49:38,563 --> 03:49:42,900
buildings at the coast are subsiding. Not just not just

2946
03:49:42,900 --> 03:49:47,638
there in other places as well. Experts called the study a game

2947
03:49:47,638 --> 03:49:51,309
changer. That raises a host of questions about development on

2948
03:49:51,309 --> 03:49:55,913
vulnerable barrier islands. A geology professor at the

2949
03:49:55,913 --> 03:49:58,716
University of Colorado said it's probably a much larger

2950
03:49:58,716 --> 03:50:04,522
problem than we know. And there's no sign that it's

2951
03:50:04,522 --> 03:50:07,859
stopping. It's continuing. Their buildings are sinking at

2952
03:50:07,859 --> 03:50:11,729
the same rate every year. It's not like they're settling, they

2953
03:50:11,729 --> 03:50:16,660
are sinking, and we all know why. It's limestone that's

2954
03:50:16,660 --> 03:50:21,472
porous with sand. It's no it's no mystery. I come from

2955
03:50:21,472 --> 03:50:24,408
California. I was a construction manager there. And

2956
03:50:24,408 --> 03:50:28,679
one thing developers there, they would work within the

2957
03:50:28,679 --> 03:50:33,951
constraints here. It seems like developers, oh, they can't have

2958
03:50:33,951 --> 03:50:38,422
constraints. Good God. You know, it's it's just ridiculous. So

2959
03:50:38,422 --> 03:50:43,260
this four H pillars with bonuses, the tools to unlock

2960
03:50:43,260 --> 03:50:48,366
public benefits. No, it's tools for developers to build higher

2961
03:50:48,366 --> 03:50:53,170
and denser, obviously. I mean, come on, why do we have to pay

2962
03:50:53,170 --> 03:50:58,109
for open space with higher and denser buildings? Why do we

2963
03:50:58,109 --> 03:51:02,512
have to pay to preserve our history with higher and denser

2964
03:51:02,512 --> 03:51:05,649
buildings? Why do we have to have a wall of concrete on a

2965
03:51:05,649 --> 03:51:09,120
one a? Which is what I will look at. I look at the summit

2966
03:51:09,120 --> 03:51:13,723
and there's no there are no lights on in it. This favors

2967
03:51:13,723 --> 03:51:19,620
mega developments. And then the 59 or 49 stories that the

2968
03:51:19,620 --> 03:51:23,000
Hollywood Beach Resort. Are you guys insane? I mean, that's

2969
03:51:23,000 --> 03:51:25,803
just. Well, I guess there's an auction tomorrow, so now we

2970
03:51:25,803 --> 03:51:31,803
know why. Thank you, thank you. Theresa Fort Nash, Susan

2971
03:51:31,942 --> 03:51:36,142
Howlett, and afterwards, Austin Reynolds, Theresa, welcome.

2972
03:51:37,815 --> 03:51:43,487
Thank you. Hi, I'm Theresa Nash, 2642 Taylor Street. I live in

2973
03:51:43,487 --> 03:51:47,910
the rack that you were talking about. Okay, now we're making a

2974
03:51:47,910 --> 03:51:51,830
rack out of Hollywood Beach. Now I'm standing here and they

2975
03:51:51,830 --> 03:51:55,766
kind of had to beg me to come speak because and this is

2976
03:51:55,766 --> 03:51:58,302
important, standing here looking at all of you guys, I

2977
03:51:58,302 --> 03:52:01,973
can tell you how at least four of you are going to vote. What

2978
03:52:01,973 --> 03:52:07,578
we say never matters. The surveys that that Mr. Glickman

2979
03:52:07,578 --> 03:52:11,916
mentioned don't matter. We answer, we talk, we beg, we

2980
03:52:11,916 --> 03:52:16,587
plead. Nothing is being done to benefit the residents. It is

2981
03:52:16,587 --> 03:52:21,258
being done to benefit whoever comes next. Okay. And that's

2982
03:52:21,258 --> 03:52:26,397
not fair. We live here. I've been here 35 years. I was born

2983
03:52:26,397 --> 03:52:30,333
in South Broward County and here I am pleading for you to

2984
03:52:30,333 --> 03:52:35,739
not Sunny Isles, our beach. You know, two of the commissioners

2985
03:52:35,739 --> 03:52:39,276
during the last early voting when I was working early Voting

2986
03:52:39,276 --> 03:52:42,345
came up to me and said, do you really think we're going to

2987
03:52:42,345 --> 03:52:45,415
Sunny Isles, your beach? And I said, yes, and now you're doing

2988
03:52:45,415 --> 03:52:48,285
it, you know. And they were sitting there saying, oh, we

2989
03:52:48,285 --> 03:52:51,289
would never do that. And here we are. We have a solution.

2990
03:52:51,289 --> 03:52:54,425
Looking for a problem? Okay, there is no problem with the

2991
03:52:54,425 --> 03:52:57,829
beach right? That that this is going to solve. We talk about

2992
03:52:57,829 --> 03:53:03,234
this pop stuff, right? Well, I ride my bike. Renaissance has a

2993
03:53:03,234 --> 03:53:06,770
bike path or actually a trail that they're supposed to take

2994
03:53:06,770 --> 03:53:12,420
care of based on a contract that we made with them. You

2995
03:53:12,420 --> 03:53:14,712
know, public private partnership. It was closed for

2996
03:53:14,712 --> 03:53:18,480
a year and a half until the city threatened to sue them. So

2997
03:53:18,480 --> 03:53:23,654
I don't think this pop stuff's going to work out for us. Just

2998
03:53:23,654 --> 03:53:27,591
we're knee jerk reacting to live local. Why aren't we

2999
03:53:27,591 --> 03:53:31,462
fighting with other cities who are already fighting to try and

3000
03:53:31,462 --> 03:53:34,799
get back some of their own autonomy? I mean, it is not

3001
03:53:34,799 --> 03:53:39,136
fair that Tallahassee is telling us how we can control

3002
03:53:39,136 --> 03:53:43,541
our growth in our cities. We do not have infrastructure. We're

3003
03:53:43,541 --> 03:53:48,879
running out of water in Florida. Yeah, right. Atlantic Ocean at

3004
03:53:48,879 --> 03:53:51,349
saltwater, we already have. I think Hallandale has had one

3005
03:53:51,349 --> 03:53:54,952
well turn already with saltwater intrusion. You keep

3006
03:53:54,952 --> 03:53:58,288
pulling water out to bring more and more and more people into

3007
03:53:58,288 --> 03:54:00,891
Hollywood, and specifically on the barrier island. We're going

3008
03:54:00,891 --> 03:54:03,962
to turn more of our wells. And then, I mean, our water bills

3009
03:54:03,962 --> 03:54:07,164
are already outrageous. Just think what they're going to be

3010
03:54:07,164 --> 03:54:10,167
when we have to buy water, because we can't pull it out of

3011
03:54:10,167 --> 03:54:13,370
the aquifer because we destroyed it. This is this is

3012
03:54:13,370 --> 03:54:16,726
ridiculous. This is insane. This is a barrier island. I'm

3013
03:54:16,726 --> 03:54:21,396
going to give you a number 161. That's how many people died in

3014
03:54:21,396 --> 03:54:24,934
Fort Myers Beach and Estero Island because they could not

3015
03:54:24,934 --> 03:54:28,870
evacuate. Okay. They drowned in their homes, and they are so

3016
03:54:28,870 --> 03:54:31,607
much smaller than Hollywood. So we're going to we're going to

3017
03:54:31,607 --> 03:54:35,770
kill people with this. This is just the worst plan I've ever

3018
03:54:35,770 --> 03:54:41,770
seen. Anyway. Thank you. Thank you. Susan Howlett and Austin

3019
03:54:43,819 --> 03:54:49,819
Reynolds. Hello, Susan Howlett at 920 Polk Street. I, I feel

3020
03:54:59,835 --> 03:55:03,972
like I'm a student here as opposed to a leader. But I got

3021
03:55:03,972 --> 03:55:08,177
to tell you, we raised our child here. He's 29 now. We.

3022
03:55:08,177 --> 03:55:12,470
Mara Giuliani was just a marvelous mayor when he was

3023
03:55:12,470 --> 03:55:14,984
growing up. She'd always give him a hug. It was wonderful.

3024
03:55:14,984 --> 03:55:19,254
And then, of course, Peter Babas family at this point. And

3025
03:55:19,254 --> 03:55:24,927
it is a quaint, quaint town that we live in. There's no

3026
03:55:24,927 --> 03:55:28,663
reason to sell out. And that's what this is all about. It

3027
03:55:28,663 --> 03:55:32,401
really is. I don't really have a lot of the great details that

3028
03:55:32,401 --> 03:55:35,537
the rest of these people have, but they have presented

3029
03:55:35,537 --> 03:55:40,810
wonderful comments, as well as Kat Yudin as well. And, and

3030
03:55:40,810 --> 03:55:47,410
Carol Shoham. But please don't sell out. That really is the

3031
03:55:48,830 --> 03:55:51,220
bottom line. And that's what this looks like to just about

3032
03:55:51,220 --> 03:55:54,490
it. Most of us who live in Hollywood and we love our city.

3033
03:55:54,490 --> 03:56:00,490
We really do. Thank you. Thank you. Austin Reynolds. Austin

3034
03:56:02,498 --> 03:56:07,169
Reynolds. On those that are have the tickets in the 20s. If

3035
03:56:07,169 --> 03:56:10,705
you'd like to make their way to the chambers and stand in the

3036
03:56:10,705 --> 03:56:16,105
back. Kathleen Quinlan first up, then Susan Huff. Elaine.

3037
03:56:17,179 --> 03:56:21,916
Cruiser after that. Kathleen. Yeah. I don't know if I have

3038
03:56:21,916 --> 03:56:24,854
three minutes worth. All I just want to say is faith in

3039
03:56:24,854 --> 03:56:29,391
government. Now, is that an all time low? And if you approve

3040
03:56:29,391 --> 03:56:33,610
this overlay thing and let developers just have a free for

3041
03:56:33,610 --> 03:56:37,666
all over Hollywood Beach and and destroy it with their

3042
03:56:37,666 --> 03:56:43,660
massive buildings, then we won't have any faith in

3043
03:56:43,538 --> 03:56:47,876
government at all. And I mean, come on. I don't know. I'm

3044
03:56:47,876 --> 03:56:51,480
nervous, so I'm kind of stuttering. So you're doing

3045
03:56:51,480 --> 03:56:58,680
great. I live on 3350 Virginia Street and I love the how local

3046
03:57:00,488 --> 03:57:04,693
and how low rise my streets are. You know, I love that I can

3047
03:57:04,693 --> 03:57:07,963
walk down the street and feel the winds. I love that I can go

3048
03:57:07,963 --> 03:57:11,166
to the beach, you know, and then stare at the intercoastal

3049
03:57:11,166 --> 03:57:17,639
if I want to. But. I lost all my train of thought. I'm so

3050
03:57:17,639 --> 03:57:25,439
nervous I don't know why. Thank you. I just really want to keep

3051
03:57:29,518 --> 03:57:33,456
our beautiful beach the way it is. And our not so grand lady.

3052
03:57:33,456 --> 03:57:39,928
It could be improved upon. Yes. You know, by a like the height

3053
03:57:39,928 --> 03:57:43,532
limit it is now. It's pretty tall. I mean, you still get

3054
03:57:43,532 --> 03:57:48,136
shade when you walk that part of the that broadwalk. You know,

3055
03:57:48,136 --> 03:57:54,136
we just. We just don't need this overlay with the

3056
03:57:55,100 --> 03:57:58,414
developers having a free for all for our city, our streets.

3057
03:57:58,414 --> 03:58:02,151
You know, it's just wrong. I don't know. Sorry, guys. Thank

3058
03:58:02,151 --> 03:58:08,751
you. Susan. Huff. Elaine Kooser. And a reminder to state your

3059
03:58:12,362 --> 03:58:17,320
address too. Yes. My name is Sue Huff. I live at 1231 Pierce

3060
03:58:17,320 --> 03:58:19,434
Street. I'm sorry about my voice, but that's what it's

3061
03:58:19,434 --> 03:58:26,340
doing tonight. Anyhow, I moved here 25 years ago, and I had

3062
03:58:26,375 --> 03:58:30,845
some interest in this area because of its quietness and

3063
03:58:30,845 --> 03:58:35,117
its neighborhood ness. I left New York City, where I had been

3064
03:58:35,117 --> 03:58:39,255
for 33 years, and everyone looked at me and told me at

3065
03:58:39,255 --> 03:58:43,659
what kind of an idiot I was for going to Florida, because it's

3066
03:58:43,659 --> 03:58:47,996
so hot. What's the summer going to be like? And I started

3067
03:58:47,996 --> 03:58:51,800
laughing and I said, I have to be perfectly honest. We have

3068
03:58:51,800 --> 03:58:57,272
open corridors. We have lots of vegetation. We have plenty of

3069
03:58:57,272 --> 03:59:02,744
air flow. We have the Atlantic Ocean that brings the air

3070
03:59:02,744 --> 03:59:07,416
inland, and it does go into Hollywood Hills, and it is a

3071
03:59:07,416 --> 03:59:11,753
wonderful environment. You live in a pizza oven up here. You

3072
03:59:11,753 --> 03:59:15,958
have glass, you have steel, you have granite, you have asphalt,

3073
03:59:15,958 --> 03:59:20,695
you have cement. You walk into New York City in the middle of

3074
03:59:20,695 --> 03:59:25,834
the summer, you could pass out. I had company in 1986 for the

3075
03:59:25,834 --> 03:59:30,372
tall ships. My one friend was there wanted to go into the

3076
03:59:30,372 --> 03:59:37,245
city on July the 3rd. I fourth, excuse me. Fifth. I said no. I

3077
03:59:37,245 --> 03:59:42,984
said, it's too hot. She and her then fiance. Oh no, we're from

3078
03:59:42,984 --> 03:59:47,722
Florida. We can do this. We got out of the car and as God is my

3079
03:59:47,722 --> 03:59:51,590
witness, she passed out one block later because of the heat.

3080
03:59:51,590 --> 03:59:57,590
The radiant heat. We are looking at creating another god

3081
03:59:57,132 --> 04:00:00,668
awful city, like the one right down the street from us. With

3082
04:00:00,668 --> 04:00:06,740
all of these buildings. I got stuck in a building because the

3083
04:00:06,740 --> 04:00:11,146
elevator crashed, because there was a shift in the building. I

3084
04:00:11,146 --> 04:00:14,349
was there for three hours, waiting for them to get another

3085
04:00:14,349 --> 04:00:18,420
elevator up and running that we could leave. It's not

3086
04:00:18,420 --> 04:00:24,111
sustainable. We're on a barrier island. We are one block wide.

3087
04:00:24,111 --> 04:00:28,382
We are drowning in water. We don't have the infrastructure.

3088
04:00:28,382 --> 04:00:34,521
And you want to propose and pass something that is so in

3089
04:00:34,521 --> 04:00:38,459
unfinished, it's not going to work. I had a building

3090
04:00:38,459 --> 04:00:42,529
inspector or excuse me, a crow come up in front of my church

3091
04:00:42,529 --> 04:00:45,533
and they're putting up a new light post. And I said, why are

3092
04:00:45,533 --> 04:00:48,735
you doing that? They just put those in 2 or 3 years ago. He

3093
04:00:48,735 --> 04:00:52,605
goes, no, these are aluminum. I said, yeah. He said, somebody

3094
04:00:52,605 --> 04:00:55,676
figured out that you could get killed if you hit a cement post,

3095
04:00:55,676 --> 04:01:00,147
but not an aluminum post. We don't think things through.

3096
04:01:00,147 --> 04:01:04,351
This is a tragedy. Mayor Bowser said it correctly. This is an

3097
04:01:04,351 --> 04:01:09,751
unfinished work. Please vote no. Elaine Kooser, Dale Miller,

3098
04:01:14,828 --> 04:01:19,280
Diane Gordon. Good evening, Elaine Kooser, 1924 Pierce

3099
04:01:22,902 --> 04:01:28,302
Street in the rock band The Hollywood Resident since 1960.

3100
04:01:28,842 --> 04:01:34,314
I have three questions. When, who, and why was the seed

3101
04:01:34,314 --> 04:01:40,386
started for this overlay and who initiated it, and how long

3102
04:01:40,386 --> 04:01:46,460
has it been under development? I'm going to address. You can

3103
04:01:46,460 --> 04:01:51,865
answer that whenever you want. The one third rule do not.

3104
04:01:51,865 --> 04:01:57,337
Don't think that this will cause bidding wars for parcels

3105
04:01:57,337 --> 04:02:03,410
of land, that people are going to be trying to buy out each

3106
04:02:03,410 --> 04:02:09,483
other and cause a bidding war. And just, it'll just create

3107
04:02:09,483 --> 04:02:13,153
people will try to buy up like they're doing now, and it'll

3108
04:02:13,153 --> 04:02:16,756
change the whole scope of Hollywood. So it'll all be high

3109
04:02:16,756 --> 04:02:22,495
rise buildings. And how wide is a one a going to have to become

3110
04:02:22,495 --> 04:02:28,495
to accommodate all of this building? I'm glad RJ Decker

3111
04:02:29,436 --> 04:02:33,306
comes to film, because I got about four weeks of work on it,

3112
04:02:33,306 --> 04:02:38,578
and they come here because of the quaintness. I have a long

3113
04:02:38,578 --> 04:02:43,250
history in Hollywood, and I played Paddleball on the beach

3114
04:02:43,250 --> 04:02:48,187
in the 60s, and I would urge you to think about this. We

3115
04:02:48,187 --> 04:02:52,926
don't have to rush this through, and I don't know why we are.

3116
04:02:52,926 --> 04:02:58,326
Thank you. Thank you. Dale Miller, then. Diana Gordon.

3117
04:03:06,139 --> 04:03:10,939
Hello. Dale Miller 316. Minnesota. One thing that I've

3118
04:03:11,812 --> 04:03:16,149
come to realize that if you want to make change. Oh, can

3119
04:03:16,149 --> 04:03:23,356
you hear me? Can you guys hear me? Yes. To make a change,

3120
04:03:23,356 --> 04:03:28,280
sometimes you need to find a bigger issue. A bigger picture

3121
04:03:28,280 --> 04:03:34,628
that encompasses the change. And I want to make sure that

3122
04:03:35,302 --> 04:03:41,302
you guys are aware of Florida's statute. 3792431. It is the

3123
04:03:44,577 --> 04:03:49,182
Marine Turtle Protection Act, which is, as you know, the

3124
04:03:49,182 --> 04:03:56,382
turtles nest on the beach. Okay. Quoting the act, a person firm

3125
04:03:57,524 --> 04:04:01,124
corporation that illegally takes, distribute, manipulates,

3126
04:04:01,528 --> 04:04:06,328
destroys, transfers, sells, molest or harasses the marine

3127
04:04:09,803 --> 04:04:17,300
turtle species or hatchling or its eggs or nest is subject to

3128
04:04:17,410 --> 04:04:23,410
a third degree felony. Okay. Making the the buildings so

3129
04:04:24,884 --> 04:04:31,484
tall that it shadows the whole beach for half a day,

3130
04:04:33,159 --> 04:04:39,159
manipulates how the turtles turn out. They need warmer sand

3131
04:04:39,966 --> 04:04:45,366
to produce female turtles. Colder sand only produces male

3132
04:04:46,106 --> 04:04:52,106
turtles. Okay, so by building taller buildings. You are not

3133
04:04:55,782 --> 04:05:01,654
in compliance with this Florida statute. Okay, so please write

3134
04:05:01,654 --> 04:05:08,854
that down. Second note I want to make sure everybody is aware

3135
04:05:08,861 --> 04:05:13,933
of that because it these buildings are on the beach. The

3136
04:05:13,933 --> 04:05:18,733
beach is considered your construction site. The turtles

3137
04:05:19,272 --> 04:05:25,272
nest in that construction site. From my understanding is that

3138
04:05:25,411 --> 04:05:29,349
you can't do construction during the nesting season

3139
04:05:29,349 --> 04:05:34,754
unless you have special permits to remove the whole nesting

3140
04:05:34,754 --> 04:05:40,227
site elsewhere. Okay, that's all along the coast. And with

3141
04:05:40,227 --> 04:05:45,627
this new Florida statute, you run into certain considerations.

3142
04:05:45,899 --> 04:05:49,903
Okay, so you either need to have a special permit from the

3143
04:05:49,903 --> 04:05:56,503
state to remove the the turtle nesting or not do construction

3144
04:05:58,178 --> 04:06:01,714
during the nesting season, which only gives you four

3145
04:06:01,714 --> 04:06:07,987
months out of the year to for construction. So let's make

3146
04:06:07,987 --> 04:06:13,726
sure we do the right thing, protect our locals. Thank you.

3147
04:06:13,726 --> 04:06:18,526
Thank you, Diana. Gordon. Lawrence, Meryl. Babette Kosar,

3148
04:06:21,868 --> 04:06:26,680
Siobhan. McLaughlin, Shelly. DeMarco. Okay. Diane. Gordon.

3149
04:06:34,235 --> 04:06:39,350
Yeah. Lawrence. Merle. Good evening, board staff. Siobhan

3150
04:06:46,470 --> 04:06:49,718
McLaughlin, 1409 Rodman Street. I'm not here so much to talk on

3151
04:06:49,718 --> 04:06:52,453
the merits of the overlay plan, though I do find it

3152
04:06:52,453 --> 04:06:55,122
questionable. I don't think it's been explained adequately,

3153
04:06:55,122 --> 04:06:58,993
but I'd like to just ask you all to consider the process.

3154
04:06:58,993 --> 04:07:03,464
The aborted meeting on the 11th was really sad. Then we asked

3155
04:07:03,464 --> 04:07:08,100
you not to discuss this tonight after a federal holiday at such

3156
04:07:08,100 --> 04:07:11,939
a late hour. 11:00 was one of the times suggested. The whole

3157
04:07:11,939 --> 04:07:14,808
process has really been somewhat disrespectful of the

3158
04:07:14,808 --> 04:07:18,145
residents, and I think you should take that into account.

3159
04:07:18,145 --> 04:07:21,282
A watch some of the staff up here talking while people are

3160
04:07:21,282 --> 04:07:26,190
talking. It's disrespectful. But I also want to ask you to

3161
04:07:26,190 --> 04:07:31,910
consider why so many people are opposed to this. You heard the

3162
04:07:31,910 --> 04:07:34,895
statistics. This was not a popular from the response, all

3163
04:07:34,895 --> 04:07:38,232
the outreach that the city. Did. You have people here coming

3164
04:07:38,232 --> 04:07:43,971
tonight? Why do we oppose this? Are the residents stupid? Are

3165
04:07:43,971 --> 04:07:49,110
we ill informed, uninformed that we're just naysayers? We

3166
04:07:49,110 --> 04:07:53,713
are not. We are people who are concerned about this. And you

3167
04:07:53,713 --> 04:07:58,452
represent our last, best hope to say this process, this plan

3168
04:07:58,452 --> 04:08:04,124
needs to be addressed more completely and with much more

3169
04:08:04,124 --> 04:08:08,796
input from the city residents. The commission is going to be

3170
04:08:08,796 --> 04:08:14,201
turned over in 55 days. I think I wrote 58 in my email. So why

3171
04:08:14,201 --> 04:08:17,804
are we rushing through a plan that is supposedly taken ten

3172
04:08:17,804 --> 04:08:23,210
years to come up with? I think that we deserve better, not

3173
04:08:23,210 --> 04:08:27,549
just from the staff. And we wonder who is benefiting. When

3174
04:08:27,549 --> 04:08:32,219
you hear the profit motive, developers, the residents. I am

3175
04:08:32,219 --> 04:08:36,223
appalled that somebody is paying $30,000 in taxes and has

3176
04:08:36,223 --> 04:08:41,628
to sort of beg for park and open spaces and the beach and

3177
04:08:41,628 --> 04:08:45,320
all the things that we love about Hollywood. I don't go to

3178
04:08:45,320 --> 04:08:48,503
the beach, so it isn't like I have some vested interest for

3179
04:08:48,503 --> 04:08:53,107
my own personal benefit, but I appreciate that other people do,

3180
04:08:53,107 --> 04:08:57,110
and I think you should listen to them and to their concerns

3181
04:08:57,110 --> 04:09:02,182
because the people do not want this. We did not want 1301 and

3182
04:09:02,182 --> 04:09:05,719
personally we did not want some residential or some commercial

3183
04:09:05,719 --> 04:09:10,390
intrusion into the lakes. The staff needs to, at some point,

3184
04:09:10,390 --> 04:09:13,794
consider what the residents want, not just what developers

3185
04:09:13,794 --> 04:09:16,264
or the commission want. And thank you for your time and

3186
04:09:16,264 --> 04:09:21,640
your service. Thank you. Lawrence, Merle, Babette. Kosar.

3187
04:09:27,741 --> 04:09:30,878
Oh, all right. If you have tickets in the 30s, please come

3188
04:09:30,878 --> 04:09:34,215
into the chambers and line up towards the back. James

3189
04:09:34,215 --> 04:09:40,815
Caulfield. And you are. Are you speaking on item number three?

3190
04:09:44,691 --> 04:09:50,691
Okay, come forward and be heard. Apologies. Good evening. My

3191
04:09:55,102 --> 04:09:59,439
name is Donna Green. I live at 526 North Rainbow Drive in

3192
04:09:59,439 --> 04:10:04,445
Hollywood Hills, and I've lived there for 35 years. I'm a

3193
04:10:04,445 --> 04:10:10,250
Florida native. I used to live in an area near Sunny Isles and

3194
04:10:10,250 --> 04:10:14,120
saw that change from a beautiful, quaint little

3195
04:10:14,120 --> 04:10:18,124
village to what it is now, which is a concrete canyon. I'm

3196
04:10:18,124 --> 04:10:22,863
not a beach resident, but I care deeply about the beach.

3197
04:10:22,863 --> 04:10:26,467
Most of the people I know moved to Hollywood for the unique

3198
04:10:26,467 --> 04:10:29,200
character, and you could be in a suburban neighborhood and

3199
04:10:29,200 --> 04:10:32,720
drive to the beach in 20 minutes and feel like you took

3200
04:10:32,720 --> 04:10:36,943
a vacation to a quaint beachside town. I'm a realist,

3201
04:10:36,943 --> 04:10:41,148
and I know that things will change, but I also know that

3202
04:10:41,148 --> 04:10:45,485
quaint is actually very marketable, especially as we're

3203
04:10:45,485 --> 04:10:50,891
losing areas and we're losing quaint all over Florida. So we

3204
04:10:50,891 --> 04:10:55,562
can use that as our selling point, which we always have.

3205
04:10:55,562 --> 04:11:00,962
Beach improvement does not have to mean overdevelopment. This

3206
04:11:01,235 --> 04:11:06,306
proposal gives many extra bonuses to developers to take

3207
04:11:06,306 --> 04:11:10,778
advantage of these high rise exemptions. We have master

3208
04:11:10,778 --> 04:11:15,381
plans that are getting shelved. Lawyers and developers will go

3209
04:11:15,381 --> 04:11:20,854
to town with this proposal and find every loophole and bonus

3210
04:11:20,854 --> 04:11:26,860
to take advantage of the podium plan that was described is not

3211
04:11:26,860 --> 04:11:31,598
really fooling us. We know that this jams a large number of

3212
04:11:31,598 --> 04:11:36,670
people onto the beach in a very small area with already

3213
04:11:36,670 --> 04:11:41,470
overwhelmed infrastructure. Public art doesn't fix that. My

3214
04:11:41,942 --> 04:11:45,279
father from Texas would say that's like putting lipstick on

3215
04:11:45,279 --> 04:11:51,418
a pig. The people like me who are speaking want improvements

3216
04:11:51,418 --> 04:11:56,289
to allow all residents to enjoy what we have, not to keep it

3217
04:11:56,289 --> 04:12:01,270
for ourselves, not to keep it for a few. This plan shuts

3218
04:12:01,270 --> 04:12:05,310
people out. It rewards developers and people with

3219
04:12:05,310 --> 04:12:09,702
money. Hollywood Beach has always been the people's beach.

3220
04:12:09,702 --> 04:12:13,574
That's the whole reason we love it. It's not Sunny Isles, it's

3221
04:12:13,574 --> 04:12:19,574
not South Beach or Fort Lauderdale. Mom and pop, local

3222
04:12:19,780 --> 04:12:23,716
residents, tourists, they all get together and they enjoy the

3223
04:12:23,716 --> 04:12:30,256
beach as it was meant to be in its native state. That's why we

3224
04:12:30,256 --> 04:12:35,995
love it. That's why we want to save it. So. I just want to

3225
04:12:35,995 --> 04:12:40,267
mention that public schools are being closed and those are

3226
04:12:40,267 --> 04:12:43,872
hurricane shelters. So we're adding a ton more people to the

3227
04:12:43,872 --> 04:12:47,143
beach, but we're losing shelters. That math doesn't

3228
04:12:47,143 --> 04:12:51,547
work. Hollywood Memorial is overwhelmed in the emergency

3229
04:12:51,547 --> 04:12:55,284
room. Where are people going to go for health care if they need

3230
04:12:55,284 --> 04:12:58,354
emergency care? We have so many issues that have not been

3231
04:12:58,354 --> 04:13:03,754
addressed. Thank you, thank you, James Garfield, Marcia, Eric,

3232
04:13:06,561 --> 04:13:11,961
Lester. Bernice. Good evening James. Hi there. Good evening

3233
04:13:12,701 --> 04:13:18,908
Jonas, how are you? Thank you, sir, for speaking up for for

3234
04:13:18,908 --> 04:13:21,710
the little guy. There's a lot of little guys here. A lot of

3235
04:13:21,710 --> 04:13:25,981
little people. Okay? I'm a lifer here, born in Memorial

3236
04:13:25,981 --> 04:13:30,719
Hospital. I've been here my entire life. Okay? I like it

3237
04:13:30,719 --> 04:13:33,522
just the way it is, okay? But of course, things have to

3238
04:13:33,522 --> 04:13:37,526
progress and things have to change. Okay. If you remember

3239
04:13:37,526 --> 04:13:40,730
Sunny Isles, which I'm sure some people remember, Sunny

3240
04:13:40,730 --> 04:13:45,468
Isles. Okay. It was a lot like Hollywood once upon a time.

3241
04:13:45,468 --> 04:13:50,868
Okay? It's not like that anymore. Okay? Joseph Young

3242
04:13:50,872 --> 04:13:53,809
would be rolling in his grave. My personal opinion. Okay. If

3243
04:13:53,809 --> 04:13:58,130
he could see what's going on here now. Okay. In this city.

3244
04:13:58,130 --> 04:14:02,752
Okay. It's. I'm not impressed with the presentation that

3245
04:14:02,752 --> 04:14:05,288
these people put on here that work for the city, that are

3246
04:14:05,288 --> 04:14:09,225
paid by the taxpayers to, you know, try to convince us, okay,

3247
04:14:09,225 --> 04:14:13,562
that this is good. Okay. For the overall, you know, beach,

3248
04:14:13,562 --> 04:14:17,500
okay. And for the city. I mean, I heard one person say that

3249
04:14:17,500 --> 04:14:23,572
they were for this, okay. And the money, okay. You know, the

3250
04:14:23,572 --> 04:14:27,176
residents listen to the people, okay? The people that live here,

3251
04:14:27,176 --> 04:14:32,576
okay? Not not not these developers. Look, me personally.

3252
04:14:32,581 --> 04:14:36,585
I'm not impressed with some metal sculpture in front of a

3253
04:14:36,585 --> 04:14:40,456
concrete tower. Okay? If if people like that, you know, and

3254
04:14:40,456 --> 04:14:43,458
they think that's great, I'll come over and help you move

3255
04:14:43,458 --> 04:14:46,262
down to Miami, if that's where you want to go. I'm serious.

3256
04:14:46,262 --> 04:14:49,265
I'll come over on Saturday and I'll help you move. I'll help

3257
04:14:49,265 --> 04:14:52,935
you load your truck. You know, I'll pay for the gas. You know,

3258
04:14:52,935 --> 04:14:56,138
if you you, you know, if you love it that much. Yeah. Right.

3259
04:14:56,138 --> 04:15:00,276
That's. Yeah, I mean, I mean, I mean, look, I, I've been to

3260
04:15:00,276 --> 04:15:03,745
several of these meetings, okay. And I agree with some of the

3261
04:15:03,745 --> 04:15:06,681
other things that I've heard people say, okay, I've watched

3262
04:15:06,681 --> 04:15:10,190
the mayor sit up and laugh at people like me, okay. And other

3263
04:15:10,190 --> 04:15:13,220
people speaking against. Okay. But we, we've, we've been

3264
04:15:13,220 --> 04:15:17,226
called the slanted left. Okay. Or, you know, the anti agenda.

3265
04:15:17,226 --> 04:15:21,964
Okay. You know, is there, is there anything wrong with

3266
04:15:21,964 --> 04:15:25,568
wanting to preserve okay where you live? Okay. I mean, I like

3267
04:15:25,568 --> 04:15:30,968
my single rise, low rise, regular residential street that

3268
04:15:31,374 --> 04:15:34,243
I can drive down. Okay. It's starting to look like a freak

3269
04:15:34,243 --> 04:15:37,379
show, man. I mean, this whole city. I mean, it looks like a

3270
04:15:37,379 --> 04:15:40,316
circus. I mean, there's just stuff. I mean, I never thought

3271
04:15:40,316 --> 04:15:44,186
young circle, okay? I mean, I I'm just, like, dumbfounded. I

3272
04:15:44,186 --> 04:15:47,123
like, get in the car and I'm like, wow. I'm like, what the

3273
04:15:47,123 --> 04:15:50,793
hell is going on here, man? It, you know, have these people

3274
04:15:50,793 --> 04:15:55,131
lost their minds? Okay, this is insane. Okay? And most of them

3275
04:15:55,131 --> 04:15:59,680
are dark at night when you drive by, they're all dark. You

3276
04:15:59,680 --> 04:16:02,738
know, I'm, I'm against this. You know, the beach is fine

3277
04:16:02,738 --> 04:16:06,608
just the way it is. And it's survived for how many decades?

3278
04:16:06,608 --> 04:16:10,479
Okay. You know, without high rise buildings and condos and,

3279
04:16:10,479 --> 04:16:13,483
you know, what are we going to do? Jam people in here? Okay,

3280
04:16:13,483 --> 04:16:19,483
it's it's it's wrong. Thank you, thank you. Marcia. Ulrich.

3281
04:16:21,757 --> 04:16:25,957
Lester. Bernice. Marcia. Lester. Stephanie. Sabato. Karen.

3282
04:16:37,974 --> 04:16:43,974
Curtis. Sherry. Wells. Anybody else with the 30s? David Wells.

3283
04:16:46,915 --> 04:16:53,515
Okay, just making sure just. David. Thank you. My name is

3284
04:16:54,190 --> 04:16:57,580
David Wells. I appreciate the opportunity to speak. I'm at

3285
04:16:57,580 --> 04:17:00,529
1325 Taylor Street. Been there for 30 years. I'm not against

3286
04:17:00,529 --> 04:17:04,933
change. I'm not I'm for change. I'm, I don't I don't want new

3287
04:17:04,933 --> 04:17:09,271
things. I want quality things that I like. Okay, new is not

3288
04:17:09,271 --> 04:17:13,208
not good. I appreciate your honesty. If you want to build

3289
04:17:13,208 --> 04:17:17,790
something. We've got massive problems on A1. A those are

3290
04:17:17,790 --> 04:17:22,479
going to quadruple tenfold. Imagine a flooded street on

3291
04:17:22,951 --> 04:17:26,222
north at North Beach there and then a bunch of trucks coming

3292
04:17:26,222 --> 04:17:29,425
right. Because you if you've been there at high tide, you

3293
04:17:29,425 --> 04:17:33,960
know that it's flooded. So you got there's only one lane you

3294
04:17:33,960 --> 04:17:36,980
go through or you ruin your car, right? Because you can't get

3295
04:17:36,980 --> 04:17:38,367
your car through there. So there's got these big problems

3296
04:17:38,367 --> 04:17:41,303
we're not handling deal with a six lane superhighway going

3297
04:17:41,303 --> 04:17:45,708
from the beach where Hollywood, we've got little tiny streets

3298
04:17:45,708 --> 04:17:48,644
and it's really crowded downtown. We built a bunch of

3299
04:17:48,644 --> 04:17:52,514
structures that aren't full. You need to add quality to

3300
04:17:52,514 --> 04:17:56,318
Hollywood and bring people in, and then you can mess with the

3301
04:17:56,318 --> 04:17:59,121
beach when we have big problems. But you're fixing a problem

3302
04:17:59,121 --> 04:18:02,858
that does not exist, right? And it's a money issue. Somebody

3303
04:18:02,858 --> 04:18:05,527
wants money, somebody's getting paid money. You know, this is

3304
04:18:05,527 --> 04:18:08,664
going to go to 49 stories, obviously. Right? How deep are

3305
04:18:08,664 --> 04:18:14,690
the pilings? How deep are the pilings for a 49 story building?

3306
04:18:14,690 --> 04:18:18,341
And when you dig a hole at the beach, I'm pretty sure water

3307
04:18:18,341 --> 04:18:22,744
comes out. So where does the water go? Do the water pipes

3308
04:18:22,744 --> 04:18:26,550
get pushed across the street into the into the intercoastal?

3309
04:18:26,550 --> 04:18:29,418
We're going to we're going to pump all this clean water into

3310
04:18:29,418 --> 04:18:32,421
the intercoastal and then kill the fish. I mean, it's the huge

3311
04:18:32,421 --> 04:18:34,691
problems here, right? And what's the other what's the

3312
04:18:34,691 --> 04:18:38,560
other problem? Okay, so we need revenue. Hollywood needs

3313
04:18:38,560 --> 04:18:41,964
revenue. So when we do this project and the beach is

3314
04:18:41,964 --> 04:18:46,769
basically shut down for like years, who wants to come to

3315
04:18:46,769 --> 04:18:49,972
Hollywood, to the beach? What do families go? Families go to

3316
04:18:49,972 --> 04:18:54,115
the beach, right? So you got people all over, you know,

3317
04:18:54,115 --> 04:18:57,184
people from all over the freaking counties. Come to

3318
04:18:57,184 --> 04:19:01,922
Hollywood Beach, 4th of July holidays, Labor Day, who comes?

3319
04:19:01,922 --> 04:19:05,580
Everybody comes, beach families come to the beach. Okay, you

3320
04:19:05,580 --> 04:19:07,862
take away the beach, but a couple high rises up there for

3321
04:19:07,862 --> 04:19:10,866
a bunch of rich people, you know, who knows? The people

3322
04:19:10,866 --> 04:19:13,100
don't like high rise. People are really friendly people,

3323
04:19:13,100 --> 04:19:15,937
right? Because we want to live in high rise and destroy our

3324
04:19:15,937 --> 04:19:19,273
beautiful, the, you know, our beautiful Hollywood. I mean,

3325
04:19:19,273 --> 04:19:22,800
it's ridiculous. It really is ridiculous. If you can sit

3326
04:19:22,800 --> 04:19:24,878
there. And if this is true, I've heard enough evidence. I

3327
04:19:24,878 --> 04:19:28,883
want to vote. I demand a vote. Because if this whole thing

3328
04:19:28,883 --> 04:19:31,819
goes down like, like, like we've heard a lot of people

3329
04:19:31,819 --> 04:19:34,622
have heard information, so you better have your facts straight.

3330
04:19:34,622 --> 04:19:37,225
Okay, so you better get it right. That's what I'm saying.

3331
04:19:37,225 --> 04:19:43,225
Thank you for your time. Thank you. Elaine. Elaine. Viets.

3332
04:19:49,360 --> 04:19:55,360
What's your name? For item three? Come forward and be

3333
04:19:57,578 --> 04:20:04,778
heard. My name is Marie Schultz and I live at 1358 Polk Street.

3334
04:20:09,923 --> 04:20:13,260
And we moved to Hollywood when I was three months old, so I'll

3335
04:20:13,260 --> 04:20:18,865
be 60 next month. So it's been a while. Speaking to the

3336
04:20:18,865 --> 04:20:22,803
microphone, please, I thought, pull it down because I'm short.

3337
04:20:22,803 --> 04:20:27,474
Okay, there we go. Is that better? Yes. Okay. So Hollywood

3338
04:20:27,474 --> 04:20:30,744
is a beautiful place. I walk the beach every morning and I

3339
04:20:30,744 --> 04:20:34,681
just think, God, I live in this place. It's amazing. It's

3340
04:20:34,681 --> 04:20:37,284
beautiful. And that's why the tourists come in. Like

3341
04:20:37,284 --> 04:20:39,820
everyone's been saying, it's a quaint place. It's unique. It's

3342
04:20:39,820 --> 04:20:45,820
not like anyone anywhere else. And we can improve without

3343
04:20:46,226 --> 04:20:50,564
building high rises. We can make it prettier. Maybe in some

3344
04:20:50,564 --> 04:20:53,901
places that needs it, but we don't have to build, build

3345
04:20:53,901 --> 04:20:58,773
places that take away our take away our beach, hurt the hurt

3346
04:20:58,773 --> 04:21:03,177
the turtles, and keep people away that wants to come for

3347
04:21:03,177 --> 04:21:08,582
what it is already. I would just say, let's have a workshop.

3348
04:21:08,582 --> 04:21:12,519
Let's put it to a referendum. Let's do due diligence and find

3349
04:21:12,519 --> 04:21:15,455
the answers to these questions that have been asked this

3350
04:21:15,455 --> 04:21:18,325
evening. And that's that's all I have to say. Have a good

3351
04:21:18,325 --> 04:21:23,725
evening. Thank you, thank you. Elaine Betts, any. Sonata,

3352
04:21:25,799 --> 04:21:31,799
that's me. Okay. Hi. My name is Annie Castaneda, 1830 Radius

3353
04:21:37,344 --> 04:21:41,148
Drive. I live at the radius in the high rise. I don't really

3354
04:21:41,148 --> 04:21:46,153
know what I'm going to say to you. So, yeah, I live downtown

3355
04:21:46,153 --> 04:21:50,291
in a high rise where the high rises should be downtown, not

3356
04:21:50,291 --> 04:21:56,497
on the beach. I've traveled and lived in a lot of different

3357
04:21:56,497 --> 04:21:59,633
places in the United States. Most recently, I spent the last

3358
04:21:59,633 --> 04:22:04,638
four years in a very small town in Italy, and there was some

3359
04:22:04,638 --> 04:22:07,241
lady earlier that says that. Anyway, she lives there for

3360
04:22:07,241 --> 04:22:11,579
half the year and she she said something like, could you

3361
04:22:11,579 --> 04:22:15,182
imagine if Florence put an overlay? And that made me

3362
04:22:15,182 --> 04:22:22,982
giggle because it's true. If if we don't hold on to things that

3363
04:22:24,525 --> 04:22:29,930
make us special now, there won't be anything after you

3364
04:22:29,930 --> 04:22:36,530
guys are gone to make anything special for my daughter. I

3365
04:22:36,737 --> 04:22:39,874
moved here a year ago for the second time. This the second

3366
04:22:39,874 --> 04:22:44,770
time I've lived here and we had any. We could go anywhere we

3367
04:22:44,770 --> 04:22:48,682
wanted in the United States. We were coming back from Italy and

3368
04:22:48,682 --> 04:22:53,482
I chose this place. I specifically chose Hollywood

3369
04:22:55,220 --> 04:23:00,494
because this is the only place that ever felt like home. Even

3370
04:23:00,494 --> 04:23:04,431
though I wasn't born and raised here, it always just felt like

3371
04:23:04,431 --> 04:23:10,971
this place that was mine. Like I was supposed to be here. And

3372
04:23:10,971 --> 04:23:16,310
it makes me nervous what you guys are going to do with it?

3373
04:23:16,310 --> 04:23:20,981
Gosh, sorry. I'm getting a little emotional. This

3374
04:23:20,981 --> 04:23:25,252
community, this beach, there's nothing else like it. And every

3375
04:23:25,252 --> 04:23:30,123
single one of you know it. And I realize that Joseph Young was

3376
04:23:30,123 --> 04:23:33,260
a developer and we need to build and you're ready for it.

3377
04:23:33,260 --> 04:23:37,865
But here's the thing, I get it. And I'm with you. But we don't

3378
04:23:37,865 --> 04:23:43,265
need skyscrapers. We don't need skyscrapers. We don't need 49

3379
04:23:43,537 --> 04:23:48,142
story hotel buildings for. Okay. Anyways, a lot of people have

3380
04:23:48,142 --> 04:23:52,746
already said all that, you know, parking, sewers, toilets, water,

3381
04:23:52,746 --> 04:23:57,850
climate change. God, I was just going to say one more really

3382
04:23:57,850 --> 04:24:02,422
cool thing and now I forgot. I'm with you. I think we do

3383
04:24:02,422 --> 04:24:05,692
need things in Hollywood Beach. I think things need to be

3384
04:24:05,692 --> 04:24:09,496
redone, revamped, re-energized. There needs to be a new life

3385
04:24:09,496 --> 04:24:13,300
put into Hollywood Beach. But we can do that without taking

3386
04:24:13,300 --> 04:24:19,900
away the small town feel that makes people like me choose

3387
04:24:20,440 --> 04:24:28,470
shoes. I made a choice to come back here. Just. I don't do

3388
04:24:28,470 --> 04:24:33,530
this. Don't do this. I know you're gonna, but don't do this.

3389
04:24:33,530 --> 04:24:38,453
Ciao. Thank you. Jason Alvarez, Andrea Timmerman. And please

3390
04:24:44,597 --> 04:24:47,335
speak to the subject, to the item, not to the individuals.

3391
04:24:47,335 --> 04:24:50,700
It's not about personality. It's about what's best. I'll

3392
04:24:50,700 --> 04:24:53,206
try my best. My name is Jason Alvarez, and I'm actually a

3393
04:24:53,206 --> 04:24:55,809
resident of the city of Fort Lauderdale. And I've come all

3394
04:24:55,809 --> 04:25:00,414
the way out here to express my concerns with the development

3395
04:25:00,414 --> 04:25:04,157
plan that has been presented. I'd like to first address the

3396
04:25:04,157 --> 04:25:09,260
fact that, yes, Joseph Young was a profit driven developer.

3397
04:25:09,260 --> 04:25:13,365
Joseph Young, driven by the power of the Almighty dollar,

3398
04:25:13,365 --> 04:25:17,302
rode the great Florida land boom to its ruinous conclusion,

3399
04:25:17,302 --> 04:25:20,905
and then lost everything with the onset of the Great

3400
04:25:20,905 --> 04:25:25,310
Depression. Take that as you will. I've come today to speak

3401
04:25:25,310 --> 04:25:30,248
about the Hollywood Beach Hotel. The hotel stands today as the

3402
04:25:30,248 --> 04:25:34,519
sole survivor of this first great era in Hollywood's early

3403
04:25:34,519 --> 04:25:38,719
history. Monumental and monstrous. Yes, it's ocean

3404
04:25:40,725 --> 04:25:45,330
liner like design harmonized with the sea and land. It is

3405
04:25:45,330 --> 04:25:50,730
not an unattractive building. It has been mired, encumbered

3406
04:25:50,802 --> 04:25:56,202
by condo towers, highways and parking lots. Without this

3407
04:25:56,608 --> 04:26:00,780
structure, there would be no Hollywood as we know it today.

3408
04:26:00,780 --> 04:26:04,148
It attracted guests from all over the world. Just like the

3409
04:26:04,148 --> 04:26:07,752
development plan that was presented today is promising,

3410
04:26:07,752 --> 04:26:10,955
it would be a disservice to this community and to our

3411
04:26:10,955 --> 04:26:16,495
county to deface or raise this historic gem. No different than

3412
04:26:16,495 --> 04:26:20,365
the purposeful destruction of sacred antiquities during the

3413
04:26:20,365 --> 04:26:24,702
fall of an empire. I keep hearing that it can't be done,

3414
04:26:24,702 --> 04:26:28,840
that it can't be saved. I am of the attitude that it can be

3415
04:26:28,840 --> 04:26:33,440
done and it will be saved. I am aware of the challenges that

3416
04:26:33,440 --> 04:26:38,116
this property faces. Yes, it is rundown and shabby and musty

3417
04:26:38,116 --> 04:26:44,122
and maybe even haunted just a little bit. But wouldn't we all

3418
04:26:44,122 --> 04:26:51,730
be if we were 100 years old and neglected? I ask that you work

3419
04:26:51,730 --> 04:26:55,600
to preserve the historic character of this beach, to

3420
04:26:55,600 --> 04:26:59,404
preserve and expand the dunes, and to worry less about trying

3421
04:26:59,404 --> 04:27:03,475
to make it like South Beach or Wynwood, and simply to embrace

3422
04:27:03,475 --> 04:27:08,275
Hollywood. What has been proposed here tonight? The

3423
04:27:08,947 --> 04:27:13,351
destruction of our cultural and historical resources. We call

3424
04:27:13,351 --> 04:27:18,151
this progress. Who benefits from this overlay? The

3425
04:27:18,890 --> 04:27:24,890
community or land profiteers, amend the overlay and save the

3426
04:27:25,960 --> 04:27:29,896
Hollywood Beach Hotel. Thank you, thank you. Andrew

3427
04:27:33,105 --> 04:27:38,710
Timmerman. And for those with tickets in the 40s, please make

3428
04:27:38,710 --> 04:27:44,110
your way to the chamber. Welcome, Andrea. Good evening.

3429
04:27:49,987 --> 04:27:55,994
My name is Andrea Timmerman. I live in 1050 Pine Oak Street. I

3430
04:27:55,994 --> 04:27:58,997
want to be clear with you guys. I'm not I know it's not

3431
04:27:58,997 --> 04:28:02,534
addressing you personally. I'm not against development. I'm in

3432
04:28:02,534 --> 04:28:05,534
support of investment modernization, improving

3433
04:28:05,804 --> 04:28:09,407
Hollywood Beach. What I'm opposing is the proposed

3434
04:28:09,407 --> 04:28:14,120
overlay and in particular the height bonus bonus that could

3435
04:28:14,120 --> 04:28:17,415
fundamentally change the scale and character of our beach.

3436
04:28:17,415 --> 04:28:21,615
Hollywood beach has sometimes something. Sorry, Hollywood

3437
04:28:22,488 --> 04:28:25,290
Beach has something increasingly rare in South

3438
04:28:25,290 --> 04:28:29,561
Beach, which is the beach front, the human scale, open sky,

3439
04:28:29,561 --> 04:28:33,565
sunlight, broadwalk and a unique character. This morning.

3440
04:28:33,565 --> 04:28:37,502
Every morning I ride my bike on the lakes and I can see the

3441
04:28:37,502 --> 04:28:40,505
sunrise. And I took a picture this morning because it was so

3442
04:28:40,505 --> 04:28:44,709
beautiful, and I would hate to see that disappear. I

3443
04:28:44,709 --> 04:28:46,778
understand that the overlay doesn't automatically give

3444
04:28:46,778 --> 04:28:50,782
every property additional height, but today that

3445
04:28:50,782 --> 04:28:53,985
additional height is not available. However, this

3446
04:28:53,985 --> 04:28:57,388
overlay creates a mechanism for it to become available and this

3447
04:28:57,388 --> 04:29:02,260
is a significant policy change. Once taller and denser

3448
04:29:02,260 --> 04:29:05,196
buildings are approved and constructed, we cannot undo

3449
04:29:05,196 --> 04:29:09,201
their effect on our skyline, sunlight, traffic, and the

3450
04:29:09,201 --> 04:29:12,270
character of our beach. Hollywood Beach should continue

3451
04:29:12,270 --> 04:29:17,476
to improve. Other properties can be renovated, buildings can

3452
04:29:17,476 --> 04:29:21,546
become safer and more resilient. Businesses can thrive. These

3453
04:29:21,546 --> 04:29:25,283
new investments should be welcomed, but redevelopment

3454
04:29:25,283 --> 04:29:29,955
does not have to mean building higher. In fact, preserving

3455
04:29:29,955 --> 04:29:34,358
Hollywood Beach is an investment on its own. As

3456
04:29:34,358 --> 04:29:36,962
everybody has mentioned, there are so many places around us

3457
04:29:36,962 --> 04:29:39,898
with their high, you know, building, and we have two miles

3458
04:29:39,898 --> 04:29:44,369
that doesn't have this concrete wall. And just investing on it

3459
04:29:44,369 --> 04:29:48,105
and keeping it for the future is an investment on its own. So

3460
04:29:48,105 --> 04:29:54,913
the question for me should be. Do you want the high density,

3461
04:29:54,913 --> 04:29:59,250
the great height and density that I'm sorry, I'm also

3462
04:29:59,250 --> 04:30:03,187
emotional with this. This is like take everybody's heart, I

3463
04:30:03,187 --> 04:30:07,125
think. But the question is, do the Hollywood residents want a

3464
04:30:07,125 --> 04:30:11,396
tolerant, denser Hollywood beach? And I am a resident and

3465
04:30:11,396 --> 04:30:14,999
I do not. And I can hear everybody and all my neighbors

3466
04:30:14,999 --> 04:30:18,669
and all my friends, and they all agree with me. So I think,

3467
04:30:18,669 --> 04:30:21,473
as everybody has mentioned before, that this should be

3468
04:30:21,473 --> 04:30:26,611
taken into consideration. I would urge that for tonight we

3469
04:30:26,611 --> 04:30:31,615
vote no, or at least postpone and then think of due process.

3470
04:30:31,615 --> 04:30:36,954
Think of other ways to bring this to the public and then

3471
04:30:36,954 --> 04:30:42,954
maybe a referendum. Thank you very much. Thank you. Sherry

3472
04:30:44,229 --> 04:30:49,290
Calabrese, Britney Livorno, Sierra mano. And apologies for

3473
04:30:52,437 --> 04:30:55,841
butchering every one of those names. Hi, I'm Sherry Calabrese,

3474
04:30:55,841 --> 04:31:00,379
I live at 1223 Buchanan Street, and my husband and I have lived

3475
04:31:00,379 --> 04:31:03,915
there for over 50 years, and I've been here many times,

3476
04:31:03,915 --> 04:31:08,319
standing right here to fight for other things like the golf

3477
04:31:08,319 --> 04:31:11,522
course. The Hollywood Beach Golf course was supposed to be

3478
04:31:11,522 --> 04:31:15,201
developed in the 70s, and our neighborhood got together and

3479
04:31:15,201 --> 04:31:18,470
fought, and we saved that golf course. Otherwise we would have

3480
04:31:18,470 --> 04:31:22,141
had condos there. I've been here to fight for schools, and

3481
04:31:22,141 --> 04:31:24,543
now we have newer schools in our neighborhood. We didn't

3482
04:31:24,543 --> 04:31:27,146
have them and we weren't going to get them unless the

3483
04:31:27,146 --> 04:31:30,615
community came together. And what was really good about that

3484
04:31:30,615 --> 04:31:33,552
was when I looked at the people that were listening to all of

3485
04:31:33,552 --> 04:31:37,423
us speak, and you got a great turnout. I will have to say

3486
04:31:37,423 --> 04:31:42,495
this one issue staff, I'm talking to you. You got the

3487
04:31:42,495 --> 04:31:47,233
people riled up to show how much they care. It's really

3488
04:31:47,233 --> 04:31:51,837
important that everybody see how important this is. This is

3489
04:31:51,837 --> 04:31:57,837
where the city leaders, the city committees that you have

3490
04:31:57,976 --> 04:32:01,313
committed to, to serve on the staff, people who are doing

3491
04:32:01,313 --> 04:32:04,451
what you're told, but you need to really learn what the heart

3492
04:32:04,451 --> 04:32:08,854
of the of this community is. You need to listen. Otherwise,

3493
04:32:08,854 --> 04:32:13,458
we lose trust. We don't support the city. And that's what you

3494
04:32:13,458 --> 04:32:17,796
don't want to happen right now. Everyone has spoken so

3495
04:32:17,796 --> 04:32:20,666
eloquently. There's so many things that they've they've

3496
04:32:20,666 --> 04:32:24,136
mentioned. And it's all true. I don't want to see a canyon on

3497
04:32:24,136 --> 04:32:26,805
the beach. That's what I loved about Hollywood. That's why we

3498
04:32:26,805 --> 04:32:30,900
drove our motorcycle up from Miami before we were married

3499
04:32:30,900 --> 04:32:32,746
and just said we were going to move to Hollywood. We're going

3500
04:32:32,746 --> 04:32:35,681
to get married and live in Hollywood. We're still in the

3501
04:32:35,681 --> 04:32:40,850
same house. That being said, I really hope you will realize

3502
04:32:40,850 --> 04:32:45,157
that this is not the time to say yes to this type of plan,

3503
04:32:45,157 --> 04:32:48,427
because you have a lot of questions before you. And by

3504
04:32:48,427 --> 04:32:52,765
saying yes, you're saying you believe this is a good plan.

3505
04:32:52,765 --> 04:32:55,968
There's too many reasons for you to question that. One of

3506
04:32:55,968 --> 04:32:59,237
those things I'm going to touch on, try to do it real quick.

3507
04:32:59,237 --> 04:33:02,442
When we went to the one of the community meetings and we met

3508
04:33:02,442 --> 04:33:06,112
the staff and we asked questions. My question wasn't

3509
04:33:06,112 --> 04:33:08,914
read out loud to the group. So I went up afterwards and I

3510
04:33:08,914 --> 04:33:13,252
spoke with the staff and I said, what's the plan? What is the,

3511
04:33:13,252 --> 04:33:19,324
the, the, the surveys and the studies that you've done about

3512
04:33:19,324 --> 04:33:24,396
the sewers, the drainage, the flooding, the roads, all of the

3513
04:33:24,396 --> 04:33:26,999
problems we're experiencing all over Hollywood because we've

3514
04:33:26,999 --> 04:33:32,400
been constructing without planning ahead. I was told that

3515
04:33:32,400 --> 04:33:36,942
hasn't been done, that that's not part of this job that comes

3516
04:33:36,942 --> 04:33:40,212
after they go in for permitting, which means you've already

3517
04:33:40,212 --> 04:33:44,216
approved the overlay plan. I hope that isn't what you want.

3518
04:33:44,216 --> 04:33:49,288
We have had enough non planning going on with all the building

3519
04:33:49,288 --> 04:33:53,959
in Hollywood. Maybe this is the time to stop and say we need to

3520
04:33:53,959 --> 04:33:59,359
plan for this better. Please vote no. Brittany, Sierra.

3521
04:34:03,235 --> 04:34:09,775
Isabel. Hi. Good evening board. Thank you for your time this

3522
04:34:09,775 --> 04:34:12,978
evening and for the opportunity to speak. My name is Brittany

3523
04:34:12,978 --> 04:34:17,583
Laviano. I live at 4816 Jackson Street. My family has been

3524
04:34:17,583 --> 04:34:20,385
frequenting Hollywood Beach since the late 70s. I was born

3525
04:34:20,385 --> 04:34:23,923
at Memorial Regional Hospital over 40 years ago. I have two

3526
04:34:23,923 --> 04:34:28,460
young children and my entire family frequent Hollywood Beach.

3527
04:34:28,460 --> 04:34:31,397
I want to clearly state my opposition to the proposed

3528
04:34:31,397 --> 04:34:34,600
Hollywood Beach Overlay District as drafted. If this

3529
04:34:34,600 --> 04:34:37,270
project moves forward with its current proposed dimensions,

3530
04:34:37,270 --> 04:34:40,720
the shadows these buildings will cast on the beach for

3531
04:34:40,720 --> 04:34:42,875
centuries to come will long outlive the shadows cast on our

3532
04:34:42,875 --> 04:34:47,879
reputation for how we responded to such requests. We will be

3533
04:34:47,879 --> 04:34:50,483
forgotten, but the beach skyline will forever be changed

3534
04:34:50,483 --> 04:34:54,190
for the worse. Just because we have the right to do it,

3535
04:34:54,190 --> 04:34:57,623
doesn't mean it's right to do it. While I understand the

3536
04:34:57,623 --> 04:35:01,160
intent is to modernize zoning and support redevelopment, the

3537
04:35:01,160 --> 04:35:04,960
technical implications of the height allowances, bonus

3538
04:35:04,960 --> 04:35:07,633
programs, and density tools in this ordinance pose significant

3539
04:35:07,633 --> 04:35:11,171
risks to the physical environment, public safety, and

3540
04:35:11,171 --> 04:35:14,640
the long term character of Hollywood Beach. The Overlay

3541
04:35:14,640 --> 04:35:17,376
District introduces optional bonus programs that allow

3542
04:35:17,376 --> 04:35:21,447
developers to exceed base height and density limits.

3543
04:35:21,447 --> 04:35:24,315
These bonus mechanisms create a pathway for significantly

3544
04:35:24,315 --> 04:35:28,187
taller and bulkier structures than the underlying zoning

3545
04:35:28,187 --> 04:35:31,390
anticipates. First, the proposed height framework and

3546
04:35:31,390 --> 04:35:34,460
bonus mechanisms will materially alter solar access

3547
04:35:34,460 --> 04:35:38,329
along the beachfront. Taller structures cast longer shadows,

3548
04:35:38,329 --> 04:35:40,733
particularly during a peak morning and late afternoon

3549
04:35:40,733 --> 04:35:44,403
periods when the sun angle is low. This is not a cosmetic

3550
04:35:44,403 --> 04:35:47,672
concern. It directly affects thermal comfort, sand, moisture

3551
04:35:47,672 --> 04:35:52,744
levels and vegetation stability in dune areas. Shadow studies

3552
04:35:52,744 --> 04:35:55,947
for coastal zones consistently show that even modest height

3553
04:35:55,947 --> 04:36:00,147
increases can extend shadow lengths by 200 to 300%,

3554
04:36:00,285 --> 04:36:03,556
depending on season. Hollywood Beach's narrow shoreline makes

3555
04:36:03,556 --> 04:36:08,160
it especially vulnerable to these effects. Our county's own

3556
04:36:08,160 --> 04:36:11,363
website states. Beaches with vegetated dunes are more

3557
04:36:11,363 --> 04:36:14,320
resilient and perform better during storms than beaches

3558
04:36:14,320 --> 04:36:17,569
without dunes. So many people have spent time and money to

3559
04:36:17,569 --> 04:36:20,505
restore the dunes along our coastline. So why would we want

3560
04:36:20,505 --> 04:36:25,440
to undo undo all this amazing effort? Second, increased

3561
04:36:25,440 --> 04:36:27,579
height and density of measurable impacts on coastal

3562
04:36:27,579 --> 04:36:30,182
watershed performance, larger building footprints and

3563
04:36:30,182 --> 04:36:32,984
increased impervious area. Increased stormwater runoff

3564
04:36:32,984 --> 04:36:36,387
velocity and volume in a coastal high hazard area. This

3565
04:36:36,387 --> 04:36:39,925
can exacerbate nuisance flooding, overwhelm existing

3566
04:36:39,925 --> 04:36:43,128
drainage infrastructure, and accelerate erosion. The

3567
04:36:43,128 --> 04:36:46,732
Overlays Resiliency Fund is a positive concept, but it does

3568
04:36:46,732 --> 04:36:49,935
not mitigate the physical consequences of allowing

3569
04:36:49,935 --> 04:36:53,539
significantly taller, bulkier structures. Third, the overlay

3570
04:36:53,539 --> 04:36:56,475
district does not sufficiently address hurricane evacuation

3571
04:36:56,475 --> 04:36:59,211
capacity. Hollywood Beach already faces constrained

3572
04:36:59,211 --> 04:37:01,948
evacuation routes with a one, a, A and the bridges serving as

3573
04:37:01,948 --> 04:37:06,840
the only outlets. This project proposes substantial vertical

3574
04:37:06,840 --> 04:37:09,754
density without demonstrating that evacuation capacity exists.

3575
04:37:09,754 --> 04:37:12,558
FEMA and Florida's Department of Emergency Management both

3576
04:37:12,558 --> 04:37:17,295
require clearance time analysis for major population increases

3577
04:37:17,295 --> 04:37:21,299
within evacuation zones. I urge you to vote no against this.

3578
04:37:21,299 --> 04:37:26,699
Thank you, thank you. Sierra. Isabel. Janine. Good evening.

3579
04:37:36,392 --> 04:37:40,729
My name is Sierra Mano. 901 South Surf Road. First, I'd

3580
04:37:40,729 --> 04:37:43,599
like to thank the board, city staff and everyone who has put

3581
04:37:43,599 --> 04:37:46,802
time into planning for the future of Hollywood. Tonight

3582
04:37:46,802 --> 04:37:50,539
I'm speaking in opposition of the overlay. I understand that

3583
04:37:50,539 --> 04:37:53,676
Hollywood Beach will continue to grow and evolve, and I'm not

3584
04:37:53,676 --> 04:37:57,130
against responsible development. I do, however, believe that

3585
04:37:57,130 --> 04:38:00,820
growth should respect what makes this place worth

3586
04:38:00,820 --> 04:38:04,860
investing in to begin with. My first concern is that this is a

3587
04:38:04,860 --> 04:38:06,622
short term, five year overlay. While the broader Hollywood

3588
04:38:06,622 --> 04:38:10,292
Beach Master plan is still not complete. Five years may be

3589
04:38:10,292 --> 04:38:12,761
temporary, but development approved during that time could

3590
04:38:12,761 --> 04:38:15,764
permanently reshape the beach forever on a barrier island

3591
04:38:15,764 --> 04:38:18,764
with real constraints transportation, infrastructure,

3592
04:38:18,968 --> 04:38:22,104
resiliency, all of those factors. Why are we making

3593
04:38:22,104 --> 04:38:24,907
decisions of this magnitude before that planning process is

3594
04:38:24,907 --> 04:38:29,244
finished? I'm also concerned about relying on the new design

3595
04:38:29,244 --> 04:38:32,581
guidelines to protect the character of the beach. We are

3596
04:38:32,581 --> 04:38:35,450
already seeing highly modern projects being approved that I

3597
04:38:35,450 --> 04:38:38,721
don't believe fit the historic character. The design

3598
04:38:38,721 --> 04:38:41,189
guidelines may help, but they can never make larger buildings

3599
04:38:41,189 --> 04:38:45,127
fit the historic scale of the beach. But most importantly,

3600
04:38:45,127 --> 04:38:48,797
I'm deeply concerned about the Hollywood Beach Hotel. For

3601
04:38:48,797 --> 04:38:51,601
decades, this historic property was fragmented, altered and

3602
04:38:51,601 --> 04:38:55,604
allowed to deteriorate. Now the condominium regime has been

3603
04:38:55,604 --> 04:38:58,741
terminated and the building sits vacant. We may never have

3604
04:38:58,741 --> 04:39:01,811
an opportunity like this again to put the property back

3605
04:39:01,811 --> 04:39:05,140
together, restore the historic hotel and return it to its

3606
04:39:05,140 --> 04:39:08,884
original use for the public to enjoy. I understand that

3607
04:39:08,884 --> 04:39:12,554
tonight is a decision between restoration or demolition, and

3608
04:39:12,554 --> 04:39:15,424
that there are. Private property owners have certain

3609
04:39:15,424 --> 04:39:18,561
rights, but why are we already assuming that greater

3610
04:39:18,561 --> 04:39:22,231
development is the answer? I strongly support the

3611
04:39:22,231 --> 04:39:24,767
restoration of the Hollywood Beach Hotel without additional

3612
04:39:24,767 --> 04:39:28,370
height. Before we create major redevelopment incentives for

3613
04:39:28,370 --> 04:39:31,507
this historic site, I'm wondering why aren't we first

3614
04:39:31,507 --> 04:39:35,111
exploring every available tool, tax incentive, grant or

3615
04:39:35,111 --> 04:39:39,181
financing option that could support its rehabilitation?

3616
04:39:39,181 --> 04:39:41,984
Simply, why isn't restoration the starting point? So

3617
04:39:41,984 --> 04:39:45,654
Hollywood Beach has something increasingly rare historic

3618
04:39:45,654 --> 04:39:49,592
scale, character, genuine sense of place, and once we lose that,

3619
04:39:49,592 --> 04:39:53,195
we'll never get it back. So I respectfully ask you not to

3620
04:39:53,195 --> 04:39:56,398
recommend approval of this overlay. As currently proposed.

3621
04:39:56,398 --> 04:39:59,268
Let's finish planning for the future of our beach and make

3622
04:39:59,268 --> 04:40:03,406
preservation the starting point, not an afterthought. Thank you,

3623
04:40:03,406 --> 04:40:08,806
thank you. Isabel. Jeanine. Virginia. One. Andre. Hello, my

3624
04:40:20,890 --> 04:40:25,427
name is Andre Bonanno. I live in 830 Tyler Street. I wanted

3625
04:40:25,427 --> 04:40:30,232
to just address very quick. Oh, in the mic still further. Okay,

3626
04:40:30,232 --> 04:40:33,370
so I just wanted to respond to what I heard a little bit

3627
04:40:33,370 --> 04:40:37,773
earlier from several of you. And it's the concern about

3628
04:40:37,773 --> 04:40:40,776
development and the future of Hollywood. And you seem to be a

3629
04:40:40,776 --> 04:40:43,713
little bit pessimistic about it. Well, I'll tell you that I'm

3630
04:40:43,713 --> 04:40:47,182
the perfect example of why I love Hollywood the way it is.

3631
04:40:47,182 --> 04:40:50,118
And I understand there can be some changes in the future. But

3632
04:40:50,118 --> 04:40:53,522
we began to look at places where to retire, and basically

3633
04:40:53,522 --> 04:40:57,927
we, my wife and I looked at several places down in Miami

3634
04:40:57,927 --> 04:41:01,630
and then started going northward. And when we came to

3635
04:41:01,630 --> 04:41:04,200
Hollywood Beach, we fell in love. And we made the decision

3636
04:41:04,200 --> 04:41:08,403
right there to move into this area. Now I have a whole bunch.

3637
04:41:08,403 --> 04:41:11,473
I had a whole bunch of list of comments that I was going to

3638
04:41:11,473 --> 04:41:15,744
make, but they've all been said. But in this process, as I was

3639
04:41:15,744 --> 04:41:18,480
sitting in the back of this room listening to what was

3640
04:41:18,480 --> 04:41:22,751
going on, I do kind of acknowledge that we live in a

3641
04:41:22,751 --> 04:41:26,822
representative government, and I know that you have a big

3642
04:41:26,822 --> 04:41:30,627
responsibility in front of you. I'm a scientist, and what I do

3643
04:41:30,627 --> 04:41:33,895
is I put a hypothesis and I test it and I look at the

3644
04:41:33,895 --> 04:41:38,634
results, and from there I can I can change that hypothesis,

3645
04:41:38,634 --> 04:41:45,440
make a new one, tweak it. What I see here is a big hypothesis.

3646
04:41:45,440 --> 04:41:47,710
And what I've heard today from the data that's coming back

3647
04:41:47,710 --> 04:41:51,580
from the analysis that's coming back, it's extremely worrisome.

3648
04:41:51,580 --> 04:41:54,917
I would almost say to the point it's a null hypothesis. It

3649
04:41:54,917 --> 04:41:58,387
sounds to me like this plan still needs a lot of help and

3650
04:41:58,387 --> 04:42:01,323
needs a lot of tweaking. I'm not sure that it's going to

3651
04:42:01,323 --> 04:42:04,526
work for all the reasons that you've heard today, but I think

3652
04:42:04,526 --> 04:42:08,130
what's most important is to remember that you are

3653
04:42:08,130 --> 04:42:12,735
representing us, the community. And if there is an interest for

3654
04:42:12,735 --> 04:42:16,738
this change, where are all those people I haven't seen

3655
04:42:16,738 --> 04:42:23,938
except one person come up here and support this? So I ask

3656
04:42:24,213 --> 04:42:27,816
again, if you're representative government and you're supposed

3657
04:42:27,816 --> 04:42:32,220
to be representing us and the residents of this city,

3658
04:42:32,220 --> 04:42:34,622
wouldn't you be concerned that you're not hearing from the

3659
04:42:34,622 --> 04:42:38,627
other side, that all you're hearing is a lot of good

3660
04:42:38,627 --> 04:42:41,964
arguments, and it's almost a little bit insulting if they

3661
04:42:41,964 --> 04:42:44,833
are not taken into consideration, because you're

3662
04:42:44,833 --> 04:42:47,168
almost assuming that the people are not smart enough to figure

3663
04:42:47,168 --> 04:42:50,773
out that there is a flaw here and that it needs to be

3664
04:42:50,773 --> 04:42:54,576
considered. So what I'm asking you today, in behalf of myself

3665
04:42:54,576 --> 04:42:57,913
and behalf of my friends, my family, and so many that spoke

3666
04:42:57,913 --> 04:43:02,785
here today, is to put down the volume. You may have an opinion

3667
04:43:02,785 --> 04:43:06,788
before it's time to kind of rethink the hypothesis a minute,

3668
04:43:06,788 --> 04:43:10,592
ask questions, tweak it, and find out if this is really a

3669
04:43:10,592 --> 04:43:13,929
good plan or if it can wait and we can think about it later.

3670
04:43:13,929 --> 04:43:17,866
Take a vote later. But this is not ready for prime time. Thank

3671
04:43:17,866 --> 04:43:24,466
you, thank you. Margo. Andrea. Henry. Okay. Nice to meet you.

3672
04:43:35,964 --> 04:43:40,168
My name is Andrea. Noemi Braddock, 147 Sheridan Street.

3673
04:43:40,168 --> 04:43:42,970
I would like to read something and thank you for all of your

3674
04:43:42,970 --> 04:43:49,570
time. We are here to build a community, not to create

3675
04:43:49,911 --> 04:43:53,915
separation by taking the beach away from us. As Hollywood

3676
04:43:53,915 --> 04:43:57,518
residents, we would also lose part of the soul of our

3677
04:43:57,518 --> 04:44:01,122
community, especially during this difficult time when many

3678
04:44:01,122 --> 04:44:04,392
people are struggling financially. Going to the beach

3679
04:44:04,392 --> 04:44:08,329
is still something available to all of us. Why not bring our

3680
04:44:08,329 --> 04:44:11,933
community together? We could create special events and

3681
04:44:11,933 --> 04:44:15,870
organize beach cleanups, working together as one. We

3682
04:44:15,870 --> 04:44:19,207
understand that the developers want to be at high rise

3683
04:44:19,207 --> 04:44:22,744
buildings, but these buildings would take away our view and

3684
04:44:22,744 --> 04:44:26,816
negatively affect the natural environment and wildlife. This

3685
04:44:26,816 --> 04:44:31,870
is our time. We need to wake up. We need to embrace our voices

3686
04:44:31,870 --> 04:44:36,240
and do something about it, just as we are doing right now.

3687
04:44:36,240 --> 04:44:39,961
Hopefully God is with us. We must do the right thing. Money

3688
04:44:39,961 --> 04:44:44,320
and high rise buildings are not everything. We are here to

3689
04:44:44,320 --> 04:44:48,303
leave a legacy. We are here to protect nature. We are here to

3690
04:44:48,303 --> 04:44:52,974
protect our beach for ourselves and for future generations. And

3691
04:44:52,974 --> 04:44:56,245
this is not the first time this some proposal has been brought

3692
04:44:56,245 --> 04:45:00,181
before our community. It is time to resolve this matter

3693
04:45:00,181 --> 04:45:04,118
once and for all by putting permanent legal protection in

3694
04:45:04,118 --> 04:45:07,723
place, so that the same threat cannot be brought back again in

3695
04:45:07,723 --> 04:45:11,859
the future. Let us protect our beach, our community, and

3696
04:45:11,859 --> 04:45:15,663
future generations with the clear and lasting decisions.

3697
04:45:15,663 --> 04:45:20,735
And one more thing. You are all here because the people are

3698
04:45:20,735 --> 04:45:24,672
voted on you. Because we are trusted in you and you have a

3699
04:45:24,672 --> 04:45:30,120
duty to fulfill. You took an oath and you have

3700
04:45:30,120 --> 04:45:33,948
responsibility to protect us and to protect Hollywood, our

3701
04:45:33,948 --> 04:45:38,353
hometown. Together, we are strong and united and we will

3702
04:45:38,353 --> 04:45:43,758
not let this happen. These beaches are belongs to us. You

3703
04:45:43,758 --> 04:45:48,162
have one choice. Stand with us and protect our right. Thank

3704
04:45:48,162 --> 04:45:52,962
you. Margo. Henry. Armando. Sandra. Bookman. Henry. Armando.

3705
04:46:01,375 --> 04:46:09,175
Henry. I live in the south Lake Adams and 16th. This report was

3706
04:46:10,318 --> 04:46:14,523
very impressive. I, I read it, Cameron. I told you I was going

3707
04:46:14,523 --> 04:46:18,259
to read it. I got through, it was tough, but I got through

3708
04:46:18,259 --> 04:46:22,331
the whole thing. And what I found was actually something

3709
04:46:22,331 --> 04:46:28,931
that Mr. Glickman touched on. Where I looked was the dollars.

3710
04:46:29,404 --> 04:46:37,204
And it seems to me that this report, what I didn't see was

3711
04:46:38,146 --> 04:46:43,218
that they would try at $900 and see what height you would need.

3712
04:46:43,218 --> 04:46:47,220
They didn't try at 1000 and see what height you would need 1100.

3713
04:46:47,220 --> 04:46:50,691
See what height you would need 1200. See what height you would

3714
04:46:50,691 --> 04:46:56,970
need. You know, a lot of that analysis gives you a better

3715
04:46:56,970 --> 04:46:59,968
picture of what you know. The real development opportunity is

3716
04:46:59,968 --> 04:47:06,568
here. It almost seems like this was a conclusion that was

3717
04:47:07,975 --> 04:47:10,377
established. And it just seems I'm sure they didn't write it

3718
04:47:10,377 --> 04:47:13,382
this way, but it seems like it was a conclusion that was

3719
04:47:13,382 --> 04:47:17,318
established. And then a report crafted to support that

3720
04:47:17,318 --> 04:47:23,525
conclusion. And that's not the way it should be right now. I

3721
04:47:23,525 --> 04:47:30,125
will also agree that something should be done to improve the

3722
04:47:30,998 --> 04:47:37,472
beach, to get some kind of development there. But in line

3723
04:47:37,472 --> 04:47:42,272
with the community expectations. Okay, some of these

3724
04:47:43,211 --> 04:47:45,413
recommendations are unnecessarily excessive. I'm

3725
04:47:45,413 --> 04:47:48,950
not a one, a, I mean, 20 story building on the east,

3726
04:47:48,950 --> 04:47:52,860
skyscrapers on the east side. On the west side, you have six

3727
04:47:52,860 --> 04:47:56,558
story buildings. I mean, Taverna, OPA gone, la tub gone,

3728
04:47:56,558 --> 04:48:02,831
you know, G tiki, tiki gone. It's all going to just go up to

3729
04:48:02,831 --> 04:48:07,350
six stories on that side. It's. And then the developers are

3730
04:48:07,350 --> 04:48:10,105
going to flock to a one A because that's where the money

3731
04:48:10,105 --> 04:48:14,575
is and they're just going to go up. And then I know the design

3732
04:48:14,575 --> 04:48:17,778
guidelines would be there for. This is how we would like this

3733
04:48:17,778 --> 04:48:22,450
stuff to look. The first building that gets in there and

3734
04:48:22,450 --> 04:48:26,521
goes up and hits that 20 story mark, everybody else can now

3735
04:48:26,521 --> 04:48:30,570
say at least this is my understanding of live local 20

3736
04:48:30,570 --> 04:48:33,861
story building, live local. I can build whatever the hell I

3737
04:48:33,861 --> 04:48:38,800
want. 20 stories. That's it. I don't know that this is really

3738
04:48:38,800 --> 04:48:47,200
going to stop it. That said, if we can maybe go back and take

3739
04:48:47,742 --> 04:48:52,346
another look at this and see if there's another way to craft a

3740
04:48:52,346 --> 04:48:57,619
development plan that's a little bit more modest, you

3741
04:48:57,619 --> 04:49:00,489
might have a lot more community support. I mean, think about it.

3742
04:49:00,489 --> 04:49:03,892
There were 200 people here today. There's still 150 people.

3743
04:49:03,892 --> 04:49:07,495
There's people still outside. Okay. You know where the

3744
04:49:07,495 --> 04:49:11,499
community is on this. I hope you you stand with it. I

3745
04:49:11,499 --> 04:49:16,299
recommended disapproval. Thank you, thank you. Armando. Margie

3746
04:49:19,390 --> 04:49:23,577
Robbins, Sandra Bookman. And for those that have tickets in

3747
04:49:23,577 --> 04:49:29,577
the 50s. Okay. Paul Ferrin. Come forward and be heard.

3748
04:49:35,190 --> 04:49:41,190
Remind to let us know your address as well. Hello

3749
04:49:41,262 --> 04:49:47,862
Commission I or board. The this project if actually if you

3750
04:49:52,155 --> 04:49:57,555
listened to the presentation which opened up and explained

3751
04:49:58,960 --> 04:50:05,296
what local Is this does not even qualify. If you look at

3752
04:50:05,836 --> 04:50:10,173
number five on Live local, it said it had to be public

3753
04:50:10,173 --> 04:50:16,773
benefit. This is a public liability. It is not a benefit

3754
04:50:17,515 --> 04:50:21,318
at all. If you've listened to these 50 people that have just

3755
04:50:21,318 --> 04:50:26,724
spoken, you can you can tell that every one of them

3756
04:50:26,724 --> 04:50:33,324
considers it a liability. You've got A1. A is. On the

3757
04:50:34,999 --> 04:50:41,599
beach is a below flood grade. You've got you've got massive

3758
04:50:42,272 --> 04:50:47,100
king tide flooding and pumps that can't even handle it with

3759
04:50:47,100 --> 04:50:51,148
the with the current density. And you want to try to increase

3760
04:50:51,148 --> 04:50:57,148
the density two times. That's not very smart. And literally

3761
04:51:00,624 --> 04:51:06,764
it is not a public benefit, so it does not qualify. Thank you.

3762
04:51:06,764 --> 04:51:11,564
Thank you. Dana Cavalli, Moscow. William Knickerbocker. Carlos.

3763
04:51:23,380 --> 04:51:28,385
Yeah. Still on three. And I've been reminded this is still

3764
04:51:28,385 --> 04:51:33,785
item number three for the evening. Well 345. Good evening

3765
04:51:33,791 --> 04:51:36,193
board. I am William Knickerbocker. I am the

3766
04:51:36,193 --> 04:51:40,993
president of the Summit Towers Condominium Association. Okay.

3767
04:51:42,332 --> 04:51:48,332
And I'm kind of concerned about this beach feasibility study.

3768
04:51:48,406 --> 04:51:52,760
Feasibility, to me means that there's something either

3769
04:51:52,760 --> 04:51:57,147
feasible or not feasible. Okay. And as a development and

3770
04:51:57,147 --> 04:52:01,818
planning organization, you should be looking at what that

3771
04:52:01,818 --> 04:52:06,890
entails. I looked into the guiding principles, and the one

3772
04:52:06,890 --> 04:52:12,890
thing I found that was missing is safety. There's no

3773
04:52:12,629 --> 04:52:15,632
architectural involvement in here. We're not talking about

3774
04:52:15,632 --> 04:52:20,170
how deep the pilings have to go. We're not talking about how the

3775
04:52:20,170 --> 04:52:23,374
vibrations are going to affect other buildings. We're not

3776
04:52:23,374 --> 04:52:27,711
talking about how it's going to affect flooding. I know I, for

3777
04:52:27,711 --> 04:52:31,480
one, am sitting in a condo where you're putting two

3778
04:52:31,480 --> 04:52:34,252
buildings, one on each side of me here, and I'm going to be

3779
04:52:34,252 --> 04:52:39,656
the low point now, okay? And flooding is going to affect a

3780
04:52:39,656 --> 04:52:45,560
building that's been there for almost 45 years. Traffic and

3781
04:52:46,530 --> 04:52:51,735
evacuation for every unit that you add to Hollywood Beach,

3782
04:52:51,735 --> 04:52:57,274
you're going to add at least one more automobile. Okay, not

3783
04:52:57,274 --> 04:53:00,944
there's not that much public transportation on Hollywood

3784
04:53:00,944 --> 04:53:04,282
Beach. And so people are going to drive their cars and they're

3785
04:53:04,282 --> 04:53:07,684
going to have parking. And a lot of families are going to

3786
04:53:07,684 --> 04:53:14,225
have two cars. Okay. And when the first big storm comes and a

3787
04:53:14,225 --> 04:53:19,229
one A is flooded, okay, how are you going to get everybody off

3788
04:53:19,229 --> 04:53:23,633
the beach between the time you go to from a hurricane warning

3789
04:53:23,633 --> 04:53:28,305
until the time you have to shut down the bridges? These are

3790
04:53:28,305 --> 04:53:31,574
kind of these are the kinds of things that you ought to have

3791
04:53:31,574 --> 04:53:36,513
studies for already. If the if the if you're going to put a

3792
04:53:36,513 --> 04:53:40,183
plan together that says, this is how we're going to move

3793
04:53:40,183 --> 04:53:44,521
forward. And if you don't have them, you're not doing due

3794
04:53:44,521 --> 04:53:49,193
diligence. And if you don't do diligence, then you're not

3795
04:53:49,193 --> 04:53:55,193
listening to the people. Thank you. Thank you. Carlos. Carlos

3796
04:54:00,471 --> 04:54:04,342
Baskin 1201 South Ocean Drive. I am the vice president, also

3797
04:54:04,342 --> 04:54:08,211
of the homeowners association at the summit. The one thing

3798
04:54:08,211 --> 04:54:11,815
that I've noticed, the first thing that I checked when they

3799
04:54:11,815 --> 04:54:16,153
were talking to us about the redoing of the streets with the

3800
04:54:16,153 --> 04:54:19,823
pavers, the first thing that I spoke was with with the

3801
04:54:19,823 --> 04:54:22,960
engineer. The first question that I asked is, what is your

3802
04:54:22,960 --> 04:54:28,765
flood criteria? The answer was, there is no flood criteria.

3803
04:54:28,765 --> 04:54:31,350
It's going to improve something, but we can't guarantee that

3804
04:54:31,350 --> 04:54:34,905
it's not going to flood. Now, knowing how the system has been

3805
04:54:34,905 --> 04:54:39,642
designed, now, we know very well that A1 A is a state

3806
04:54:39,642 --> 04:54:42,780
highway and we cannot mess with it. We can't modify it. We

3807
04:54:42,780 --> 04:54:49,253
can't raise it. Every street on that very island is designed

3808
04:54:49,253 --> 04:54:53,590
now to go straight to A1 A, so all the water is designed to

3809
04:54:53,590 --> 04:54:58,262
come down to A1 a the underwater pipe that they put

3810
04:54:58,262 --> 04:55:03,666
in to discharge the rain and. The heavy water is designed to

3811
04:55:03,666 --> 04:55:09,474
drain to the canal or the Intracoastal. Guess what? When

3812
04:55:09,474 --> 04:55:14,780
the intercoastal water gets high enough, the flappers close.

3813
04:55:14,780 --> 04:55:18,148
So the saltwater doesn't come back into the city. So now all

3814
04:55:18,148 --> 04:55:20,685
the rain that comes down and everything that comes down is

3815
04:55:20,685 --> 04:55:24,220
going to stay there because it has nowhere to go until the

3816
04:55:24,220 --> 04:55:28,892
flappers are able to open and the water table drops. Now,

3817
04:55:28,892 --> 04:55:32,280
what's going to happen in evacuation? We know that the

3818
04:55:32,280 --> 04:55:35,232
bridges have to come. Happy to be locked down at a certain

3819
04:55:35,232 --> 04:55:37,567
time, because boats also have to go through the bridges when

3820
04:55:37,567 --> 04:55:43,374
there's evacuation or whatever. A1 will be flooded. We know

3821
04:55:43,374 --> 04:55:45,776
what happened in Hallandale Beach Boulevard when it floods,

3822
04:55:45,776 --> 04:55:49,313
cars stalled. They break down and you can't move for hours

3823
04:55:49,313 --> 04:55:53,399
sometimes. What's going to happen to get out in an

3824
04:55:53,399 --> 04:55:56,335
emergency case when all the streets are flooded and cars

3825
04:55:56,335 --> 04:56:01,735
can't move because they stole the breakdown? The summit

3826
04:56:02,407 --> 04:56:06,678
towers. I understand that the builder, in order to do the

3827
04:56:06,678 --> 04:56:09,548
mitigation, whatever donated or something, the land was next

3828
04:56:09,548 --> 04:56:14,353
door as a park. Now they want to put a high riser there. That

3829
04:56:14,353 --> 04:56:20,920
means that the the building that donated land to for water

3830
04:56:20,920 --> 04:56:23,562
retention and whatever, and the public park area and a parking

3831
04:56:23,562 --> 04:56:27,365
lot and a beach area. Now it's going to have a big high rise

3832
04:56:27,365 --> 04:56:31,236
on one side. Another high riser, perhaps on the other side, and

3833
04:56:31,236 --> 04:56:34,707
it will be sunken in the middle of the lowest point. Anyway,

3834
04:56:34,707 --> 04:56:41,307
thank you very much. Thank you. Moscow. Moscow here. Okay. I

3835
04:56:49,121 --> 04:56:51,657
could stand here and repeat what everybody said, but I

3836
04:56:51,657 --> 04:56:58,196
won't. I want to thank you. I ask you, I oppose this. I think

3837
04:56:58,196 --> 04:57:03,202
you've heard more than enough reasons why this is a foolish

3838
04:57:03,202 --> 04:57:09,802
idea. Also, consider the fact that when Joseph Young was a

3839
04:57:10,142 --> 04:57:14,120
developer, there weren't 29 million people living in

3840
04:57:14,120 --> 04:57:17,949
Florida, or 3 or 4 million people living in Broward County

3841
04:57:17,949 --> 04:57:22,955
at the time, either. We are ignoring climate change. We are

3842
04:57:22,955 --> 04:57:28,355
ignoring. Appropriate building codes. Also, we can enrich the

3843
04:57:30,963 --> 04:57:36,363
related company. I've had enough of them personally. I've

3844
04:57:38,571 --> 04:57:44,977
had more than enough of them over the last years. I have

3845
04:57:44,977 --> 04:57:52,777
lost as many people have faith in my government. I ask you to

3846
04:57:52,851 --> 04:57:57,923
restore that faith for me and do the right thing here and

3847
04:57:57,923 --> 04:58:02,528
postpone this at the very minimum, so that the public can.

3848
04:58:02,528 --> 04:58:06,198
So that the residents who pay the taxes which, by the way,

3849
04:58:06,198 --> 04:58:09,335
you're also overlooking the fact that you may not even have

3850
04:58:09,335 --> 04:58:13,400
property taxes anymore to work with in this city. While we're

3851
04:58:13,400 --> 04:58:16,275
busy talking about building million dollar high rises on a

3852
04:58:16,275 --> 04:58:20,678
beach that no one's going to live in. Do you go down a one

3853
04:58:20,678 --> 04:58:26,685
way south and look at all these obnoxious empty buildings? It's

3854
04:58:26,685 --> 04:58:29,354
nauseating. There's people that are homeless, but we're going

3855
04:58:29,354 --> 04:58:32,424
to build billion dollar, million dollar buildings that

3856
04:58:32,424 --> 04:58:37,562
no one's going to live in. What kind of society are we? What

3857
04:58:37,562 --> 04:58:44,162
kind of a society are we? Please, please vote this down.

3858
04:58:46,505 --> 04:58:52,505
Thank you. Dana. Gallup. David. Saltz. Cory. No. Okay. Kelly.

3859
04:59:03,254 --> 04:59:09,854
Del. Toro. Linda. Hi. Good evening. My name is Kelly and

3860
04:59:13,665 --> 04:59:18,465
I'm a Hollywood resident. 2001 Hollywood Boulevard. Sorry. I

3861
04:59:19,337 --> 04:59:22,207
would like to start by saying thank you, Bob, for speaking up

3862
04:59:22,207 --> 04:59:25,144
for us earlier today. I think that was great. And you're the

3863
04:59:25,144 --> 04:59:28,140
only one that did it. I'm speaking out today against the

3864
04:59:28,140 --> 04:59:31,150
proposed overlay district. Hollywood Beach has a character

3865
04:59:31,150 --> 04:59:34,286
and a scale that distinguishes it from the wall of high rise

3866
04:59:34,286 --> 04:59:36,889
development we see in other parts of South Florida.

3867
04:59:36,889 --> 04:59:38,824
Increasing development potential in creating

3868
04:59:38,824 --> 04:59:41,293
incentives for additional height and density may benefit

3869
04:59:41,293 --> 04:59:43,896
developers, but it's residents who live with the consequences

3870
04:59:43,896 --> 04:59:46,965
that is, more traffic, greater infrastructure demands, more

3871
04:59:46,965 --> 04:59:49,234
construction, and increased pressure on an already

3872
04:59:49,234 --> 04:59:52,371
vulnerable coastal area. I don't know why we're talking

3873
04:59:52,371 --> 04:59:56,775
about this. They know, you know, we all know that the

3874
04:59:56,775 --> 05:00:00,378
environmental impacts of this proposed idea is going to be

3875
05:00:00,378 --> 05:00:03,515
catastrophic to the area. I already can't walk my dog after

3876
05:00:03,515 --> 05:00:06,652
a rainstorm. Has anyone else tried to retrain their dog to

3877
05:00:06,652 --> 05:00:11,123
pee in ankle high water? It's kind of impossible. While I

3878
05:00:11,123 --> 05:00:13,792
appreciate the effort put into the presentation today, it

3879
05:00:13,792 --> 05:00:17,196
lacks empathy, sympathy, and community rapport. I don't

3880
05:00:17,196 --> 05:00:19,531
think these people deal with the problems that we deal with

3881
05:00:19,531 --> 05:00:24,269
here. The few in favor for many years have treated this city

3882
05:00:24,269 --> 05:00:27,806
like a short sale, allowing buildings to dilapidate

3883
05:00:27,806 --> 05:00:30,275
establishments to go out of business. Also, they could make

3884
05:00:30,275 --> 05:00:33,279
backdoor deals with developers. I think it's time for that to

3885
05:00:33,279 --> 05:00:37,820
come to an end, and I think it's time for you guys to

3886
05:00:37,820 --> 05:00:43,820
actually work for us. Thank you. David Saltz, Cory Sussman,

3887
05:00:46,825 --> 05:00:52,825
Linda Martorano. Thank you, everyone for all the time and

3888
05:00:59,438 --> 05:01:02,108
work that you've done. Speak to the mic. Thank you everyone for

3889
05:01:02,108 --> 05:01:05,177
all the time and work that you've put into this. I'm

3890
05:01:05,177 --> 05:01:08,313
opposed to this. I'm opposed to all the other ones. Name and

3891
05:01:08,313 --> 05:01:13,510
address please. I, I live at 322 Buchanan Street, Crystal

3892
05:01:13,510 --> 05:01:16,388
tower. I am squished between Margaritaville and Costa

3893
05:01:16,388 --> 05:01:22,394
Hollywood, so I already have that experience. I feel that we

3894
05:01:22,394 --> 05:01:27,194
want quality, not quantity. Everyone is. And everyone

3895
05:01:28,267 --> 05:01:31,470
that's spoken except the one gentleman are all on the same

3896
05:01:31,470 --> 05:01:35,674
page. I think that it's time for the city to listen to the

3897
05:01:35,674 --> 05:01:39,344
citizens, and the infrastructure that we have

3898
05:01:39,344 --> 05:01:43,148
right now is insufficient. I live there. I see the flooding.

3899
05:01:43,148 --> 05:01:46,952
I see the problems. The beach is deteriorated with the

3900
05:01:46,952 --> 05:01:50,890
streets that were done over in the beginning are deteriorated,

3901
05:01:50,890 --> 05:01:53,240
and they're still putting in new ones at the other end of

3902
05:01:53,240 --> 05:01:56,161
the beach. So until we can fix all these other problems, I

3903
05:01:56,161 --> 05:01:59,498
don't see why we should be thinking about tall buildings,

3904
05:01:59,498 --> 05:02:04,788
which will cause more problems. And as far as the 1301 building,

3905
05:02:04,788 --> 05:02:10,660
I say give it a vote. Thank you. Thank you. David. Saltz. Carrie

3906
05:02:10,660 --> 05:02:16,867
Kesselman. All right. Anybody in the 60s, please come to the

3907
05:02:16,867 --> 05:02:22,267
chamber and line. Sylvie Meyer Paul 5252. What's your name?

3908
05:02:28,678 --> 05:02:34,418
Okay. Come forward. Be heard. Thank you. I had all this. Jeff

3909
05:02:34,418 --> 05:02:37,688
Bodle. I'm at the summit also with a bunch of other great

3910
05:02:37,688 --> 05:02:42,160
people here. 1201 South Ocean Drive. I came here, prepared

3911
05:02:42,160 --> 05:02:47,965
all this nice write up and so on, but everything was said

3912
05:02:47,965 --> 05:02:54,565
already. It is the 20. It's more of a personal story. 25th

3913
05:02:54,571 --> 05:02:58,108
anniversary of the World Trade Center coming up. And I was

3914
05:02:58,108 --> 05:03:04,515
there and I was part of the cleanup. I did suffer some

3915
05:03:04,515 --> 05:03:09,252
trauma about fire engines. And about a year ago here at the

3916
05:03:09,252 --> 05:03:12,657
and I'm from Brooklyn, New York. I love it here. I went to Bel

3917
05:03:12,657 --> 05:03:15,659
Air. Craig Adams has a little inn on the beach. And that's

3918
05:03:15,659 --> 05:03:19,663
where I started my my journey here to Hollywood Beach. I love

3919
05:03:19,663 --> 05:03:24,201
it here. Been here about two years now. I'm involved in the

3920
05:03:24,201 --> 05:03:27,604
Dune program. Thank you, Lee Gottlieb for the dunes and

3921
05:03:27,604 --> 05:03:30,541
working with the Audubon Society. I'm also involved with

3922
05:03:30,541 --> 05:03:35,941
homeless and and Broward County Outreach Center. Edgewater had

3923
05:03:36,614 --> 05:03:40,884
a fire about a year ago. I was on I was right there outside. I

3924
05:03:40,884 --> 05:03:46,623
began to panic. My you know, visions of destruction came to

3925
05:03:46,623 --> 05:03:51,295
mind and and it was terrible. A one a was crowded. It was

3926
05:03:51,295 --> 05:03:54,564
flooded. We had Kings tide police couldn't get through.

3927
05:03:54,564 --> 05:03:57,501
Fire engines couldn't get through. A woman died in the

3928
05:03:57,501 --> 05:04:02,172
building as a result of smoke because again, the density, the

3929
05:04:02,172 --> 05:04:05,776
the whole a one a it was talked about. My colleague Carlos

3930
05:04:05,776 --> 05:04:09,781
spoke about the the a, a one a and the streets, how it's off

3931
05:04:09,781 --> 05:04:12,782
and everything is going into the water. We just don't have

3932
05:04:12,782 --> 05:04:15,852
we don't have it here. We don't have it ready yet. It's not

3933
05:04:15,852 --> 05:04:18,923
ready yet. Maybe in some time it will be. But it's not ready

3934
05:04:18,923 --> 05:04:22,259
now. Please. I'm opposed to this. Please don't let it

3935
05:04:22,259 --> 05:04:27,659
happen. Thank you, thank you. Sylvie Meyer, Paul Dibono,

3936
05:04:29,866 --> 05:04:35,866
Rachel Schoenfeld. Hello, and thank you all for your time.

3937
05:04:41,211 --> 05:04:45,150
The staff, the board, and most of all the residents who are

3938
05:04:45,150 --> 05:04:48,284
sitting here so patiently waiting to speak. They really

3939
05:04:48,284 --> 05:04:52,623
rock and they really care. Your name and the address? My oh,

3940
05:04:52,623 --> 05:04:57,494
Sylvia Meyer, as you said, 1520 Rodman Street. Sorry for

3941
05:04:57,494 --> 05:05:04,694
forgetting that. You know, I. I want to print out the agenda.

3942
05:05:06,302 --> 05:05:12,902
And I saw that it was 1020 pages and my brain just

3943
05:05:14,445 --> 05:05:18,480
exploded. How could I do that during lunch and, and make

3944
05:05:18,480 --> 05:05:24,587
comments? What I first thing I thought and I wrote down is we

3945
05:05:24,587 --> 05:05:29,927
need workshops. This is unfair to the residents. We haven't

3946
05:05:29,927 --> 05:05:35,927
gotten all our information and a couple of words, little

3947
05:05:36,466 --> 05:05:40,666
phrases I highlighted were optional bonus discretionary

3948
05:05:41,204 --> 05:05:44,204
allocation, future discretionary allocation. It

3949
05:05:44,341 --> 05:05:49,480
all seems really like it's going in the wrong direction. I

3950
05:05:49,480 --> 05:05:53,160
heard the word progress, but with progress it's not always a

3951
05:05:53,160 --> 05:05:59,616
good thing you have. Potential new harms. You have costs that

3952
05:06:00,224 --> 05:06:05,950
you are not thinking about. You have systematic risks. Progress

3953
05:06:05,950 --> 05:06:09,895
is not always good over development versus smart

3954
05:06:10,366 --> 05:06:13,904
development. That's not what I'm seeing here. Mr. Glickman,

3955
05:06:13,904 --> 05:06:18,641
thank you for. It's notable that you're in Carol harms seat

3956
05:06:18,641 --> 05:06:21,845
because she does her homework and she looks at the numbers.

3957
05:06:21,845 --> 05:06:27,245
And I really appreciate your comments. I heard comments

3958
05:06:28,384 --> 05:06:32,255
about how this is being proactive instead of being

3959
05:06:32,255 --> 05:06:37,661
reactive in times to come. And all it seems like it's been

3960
05:06:37,661 --> 05:06:42,666
done in collusion with the developers. I don't see

3961
05:06:42,666 --> 05:06:47,805
anything that the residents want in this. I we all want

3962
05:06:47,805 --> 05:06:51,675
sand and ocean. We want to smell the beach when we go

3963
05:06:51,675 --> 05:06:58,215
there. It just is not at all what's happening out there. And

3964
05:06:58,215 --> 05:07:02,219
everybody's asking why it's being rushed. Because in

3965
05:07:02,219 --> 05:07:05,755
November 3rd, the commission might lose their supermajority.

3966
05:07:05,755 --> 05:07:08,559
That's the reason I think we're having this meeting that it's

3967
05:07:08,559 --> 05:07:12,829
not being postponed. And that's the truth of the matter. Thank

3968
05:07:12,829 --> 05:07:17,629
you. Paul Dibona, Rachel Schoenfeld, Adam Roberts. Hello,

3969
05:07:30,247 --> 05:07:33,847
I'm Rachel Schoenfeld, 5119 Roosevelt Street, Hollywood

3970
05:07:34,584 --> 05:07:37,188
Hills. I enjoy enjoying the beach even though I'm in

3971
05:07:37,188 --> 05:07:40,570
Hollywood Hills. And I speak not just for myself, but my

3972
05:07:40,570 --> 05:07:43,594
family who had to leave and probably 100 other people who

3973
05:07:43,594 --> 05:07:47,197
left because they couldn't hang in for this marathon process.

3974
05:07:47,197 --> 05:07:50,660
That's just completely unreasonable. It's 1022 and

3975
05:07:50,660 --> 05:07:54,404
you're only in the first item that we're talking about. I

3976
05:07:54,404 --> 05:07:59,800
want to mention that the public concern is keeping the unique

3977
05:07:59,800 --> 05:08:03,680
quality of the only broadwalk, as was mentioned, but that's

3978
05:08:03,680 --> 05:08:08,480
not by camouflaging tall glass buildings with setbacks.

3979
05:08:08,685 --> 05:08:13,909
Setbacks aren't magic. They don't hide the height or the

3980
05:08:13,909 --> 05:08:18,709
shadows. This bonus for parcels just means incentivize

3981
05:08:19,581 --> 05:08:23,118
incentivizing developers to gobble up or. I've learned this

3982
05:08:23,118 --> 05:08:27,188
word assemble unique small properties to build tall

3983
05:08:27,188 --> 05:08:31,459
buildings. That's who benefits. And then we've already heard

3984
05:08:31,459 --> 05:08:35,731
about variances to variances for that. It's voluntary for

3985
05:08:35,731 --> 05:08:40,402
the developers, but not for the constituents who have no choice

3986
05:08:40,402 --> 05:08:45,941
about the developers taking our beach away. I am struck by

3987
05:08:45,941 --> 05:08:51,680
using the acronym Tide, which is a very unfortunate catch

3988
05:08:51,680 --> 05:08:55,880
phrase for environmental disaster. Joseph Young we've

3989
05:08:56,684 --> 05:09:01,824
heard about he learned in 1926. The development has to consider

3990
05:09:01,824 --> 05:09:07,162
the perils of our coastal environment. The first speaker

3991
05:09:07,162 --> 05:09:12,100
covered back when the subsidence issue. I was left

3992
05:09:12,100 --> 05:09:15,704
papers by somebody who couldn't stay to speak. That also refers

3993
05:09:15,704 --> 05:09:19,641
to the recommendation for moratorium on tall, thin

3994
05:09:19,641 --> 05:09:24,441
buildings. Right now, this transfer of development rights

3995
05:09:25,180 --> 05:09:28,717
sure sounds a lot like what happened with the summit in

3996
05:09:28,717 --> 05:09:32,721
1301. And we see that that's no longer respected. So how long

3997
05:09:32,721 --> 05:09:37,259
will it be respected this time? And we hear that this is an

3998
05:09:37,259 --> 05:09:41,730
interim plan. If you allow the height now, it's just not

3999
05:09:41,730 --> 05:09:46,734
temporary. As far as the historic Hollywood hotel, it

4000
05:09:46,734 --> 05:09:50,138
sure has a resemblance to the Biltmore and to the breakers.

4001
05:09:50,138 --> 05:09:54,343
And can you imagine Coral Gables and West Palm if they

4002
05:09:54,343 --> 05:09:58,613
had just torn those down in favor of another glass tower?

4003
05:09:58,613 --> 05:10:02,830
We really should try to figure out a way to save it. I've

4004
05:10:02,830 --> 05:10:05,687
heard the same story with the great Southern that was let to

4005
05:10:05,687 --> 05:10:12,270
be in that condition. I wore this shirt for a reason.

4006
05:10:12,270 --> 05:10:15,564
Instead of public surveys that aren't being listened to, let's

4007
05:10:15,564 --> 05:10:19,834
do a real public survey. It's called a vote. We should have a

4008
05:10:19,834 --> 05:10:24,573
referendum on this overlay plan. And also in 1301, if I can't

4009
05:10:24,573 --> 05:10:32,373
stay up till two in the morning to discuss it. Thank you. Paul

4010
05:10:33,849 --> 05:10:38,649
Dibona, Adam Roberti, Elizabeth Farmer, Michelle Carroll. How

4011
05:10:40,255 --> 05:10:46,255
is after 61 you would think your name. Okay, that's what

4012
05:10:47,529 --> 05:10:52,929
this says. Harry DiBiase 1337 Meadows Boulevard. I'm going to

4013
05:10:54,700 --> 05:10:58,407
make this short. I think that misuse this is what my concern

4014
05:10:58,407 --> 05:11:03,780
the misuse of live local. Because when you say live local

4015
05:11:03,780 --> 05:11:08,684
is to help out some, you know, affordable housing. Well,

4016
05:11:08,684 --> 05:11:13,755
nobody that I know that has kids, young kids can afford

4017
05:11:13,755 --> 05:11:19,627
3500. So we are selling this to millionaires, not to what we.

4018
05:11:19,627 --> 05:11:22,898
So please don't use don't use it wrong. So I'm going to make

4019
05:11:22,898 --> 05:11:28,170
this really short. A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

4020
05:11:28,170 --> 05:11:32,573
A lot of people here, like 20% have mentioned Sunny Isles

4021
05:11:32,573 --> 05:11:36,445
don't. Sunny Isles are beaches. Can I show you this? Can I come

4022
05:11:36,445 --> 05:11:40,448
up visually describe it quite honestly? Okay, well, here is a

4023
05:11:40,448 --> 05:11:44,786
picture of Sunny Isles. And please, please come back to the

4024
05:11:44,786 --> 05:11:48,323
Sunny Isles. All the buildings and look at all the shadow. It

4025
05:11:48,323 --> 05:11:54,620
should be called Shadow Island, not Sunny Island. So if anybody

4026
05:11:54,620 --> 05:12:01,262
wants to see it. Patty, are you yielding your time? I'm done,

4027
05:12:04,539 --> 05:12:08,876
I'm done. Okay. Thank you. Adam Roberti, Elizabeth Farmer,

4028
05:12:08,876 --> 05:12:14,876
Michelle Carroll, whoever. Just come on up. Just state your

4029
05:12:15,684 --> 05:12:18,887
name and your address for the record, please. Hi, my name is

4030
05:12:18,887 --> 05:12:22,891
Elizabeth Farmer. I live at 1440 Sheridan Street. Someone

4031
05:12:22,891 --> 05:12:26,161
on the other side of the intercoastal. I'm across the

4032
05:12:26,161 --> 05:12:29,297
street from Walmart, and I. I'm right on Sheridan Street and we

4033
05:12:29,297 --> 05:12:33,502
get the ocean breeze. Believe it or not, we really do. I've

4034
05:12:33,502 --> 05:12:38,373
been down here since 19. I have been down here since 1985. I've

4035
05:12:38,373 --> 05:12:41,710
lived all over Broward County, and Hollywood is always the

4036
05:12:41,710 --> 05:12:44,981
beach I'd come, come to. I've lived in Lauderhill, I've lived

4037
05:12:44,981 --> 05:12:48,117
in Weston. I'd always come all the way to Hollywood because it

4038
05:12:48,117 --> 05:12:52,387
has a boardwalk. It also has. You have parking spaces, you.

4039
05:12:52,387 --> 05:12:56,791
It's just a quaint city to come to. All my friends from North

4040
05:12:56,791 --> 05:12:59,661
Carolina and Virginia, they come down twice a year. They go

4041
05:12:59,661 --> 05:13:03,331
right to the boardwalk, and that's where they get their

4042
05:13:03,331 --> 05:13:06,802
hotels. That is where they stay. I've been with the airlines for

4043
05:13:06,802 --> 05:13:10,805
36 years. I go Fort Lauderdale, New York, passengers all the

4044
05:13:10,805 --> 05:13:14,610
time ask me, what do I do in South Florida? I said, you've

4045
05:13:14,610 --> 05:13:17,679
got to go to Hollywood Beach. And let me tell you why. It's

4046
05:13:17,679 --> 05:13:21,149
because it's not overdeveloped. You don't have huge buildings.

4047
05:13:21,149 --> 05:13:25,200
You can actually get parking spots. And they look at me like,

4048
05:13:25,200 --> 05:13:27,622
well, what's the difference? I said, the rest of the city, you

4049
05:13:27,622 --> 05:13:31,559
just have huge buildings. Who wants to go to a city that has

4050
05:13:31,559 --> 05:13:35,964
huge buildings? I have been to South County. I've been to 86

4051
05:13:35,964 --> 05:13:39,635
countries so far. I'm very fortunate on vacation and when

4052
05:13:39,635 --> 05:13:43,505
we pick out a place to go, we do not go where they're huge

4053
05:13:43,505 --> 05:13:46,775
buildings. What's the point? You might as well just stay

4054
05:13:46,775 --> 05:13:50,446
here. But anyway, South Florida, Hollywood, it's just unique.

4055
05:13:50,446 --> 05:13:54,316
And we're just asking you, you can update it, you can do some

4056
05:13:54,316 --> 05:13:58,319
nice things, but don't put these huge tall buildings on

4057
05:13:58,319 --> 05:14:01,523
our boardwalk. Anyway. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you.

4058
05:14:01,523 --> 05:14:05,723
Elizabeth. Adam. Roberti. Michelle Carroll. Okay. Marci

4059
05:14:09,464 --> 05:14:15,464
Podesta. Gloria. Maddalena. Oh. Geez. I don't know. Also known

4060
05:14:20,900 --> 05:14:25,702
as Marty Podesta, I live at 46th and Pierce Street. And I'm

4061
05:14:25,702 --> 05:14:32,241
here to just echo what everyone else has said. This is not a

4062
05:14:32,241 --> 05:14:36,579
well thought out plan. But as I'm sitting here and I'm

4063
05:14:36,579 --> 05:14:39,582
listening to everybody and I'm thinking, a lot of people are

4064
05:14:39,582 --> 05:14:42,651
saying it's not well thought out, it it needs to be fleshed

4065
05:14:42,651 --> 05:14:46,255
out. There's the kernel of something. But it's this is

4066
05:14:46,255 --> 05:14:51,260
typical of Hollywood. I have lived here since 1960 and

4067
05:14:51,260 --> 05:14:57,260
downtown is like, ooh, brick pavers, let's do that. Ooh,

4068
05:14:58,670 --> 05:15:02,805
medians with trees in the middle. Let's do that ten years

4069
05:15:02,805 --> 05:15:06,800
later. Ooh, we need more parking. Let's rip out the

4070
05:15:06,800 --> 05:15:11,414
medians and take down the trees. And oh, the pavers need to be

4071
05:15:11,414 --> 05:15:18,140
redone. Hollywood seems to be unable to focus on a cohesive

4072
05:15:20,756 --> 05:15:27,356
vision for the future. They just are unable to do this.

4073
05:15:28,970 --> 05:15:32,701
This beach is a treasure. Every single person up here has said.

4074
05:15:32,701 --> 05:15:37,707
The reason why? Because there are. There is a distinct lack

4075
05:15:37,707 --> 05:15:44,180
of tall buildings. It has charm, it has a quaintness. And that

4076
05:15:44,180 --> 05:15:48,851
does not come with tall buildings. You have an

4077
05:15:48,851 --> 05:15:52,522
opportunity. And this has been said also, you have an

4078
05:15:52,522 --> 05:15:59,595
opportunity to. Begin to put the brakes on so that a vision

4079
05:15:59,595 --> 05:16:07,395
can be held or created. Or if this is a vision then fleshed

4080
05:16:07,603 --> 05:16:14,203
out and made more cohesive, something that is not going to

4081
05:16:14,476 --> 05:16:18,748
end in five years, we're going to go, what were we thinking?

4082
05:16:18,748 --> 05:16:21,951
And and none of the safety issues have been addressed. If

4083
05:16:21,951 --> 05:16:26,880
you have the opportunity, if there's, you know, any chance

4084
05:16:26,880 --> 05:16:33,429
at all that you can say, please, let's stop this, then please do

4085
05:16:33,429 --> 05:16:38,500
that because the public has spoken and the only person who

4086
05:16:38,500 --> 05:16:43,573
has stood up here in favor of this was a lawyer representing

4087
05:16:43,573 --> 05:16:47,773
potential, the property owners for future potential

4088
05:16:48,978 --> 05:16:51,848
development. That's the only one. Unless you know, you're

4089
05:16:51,848 --> 05:16:55,119
getting calls from all the people who want it. And we

4090
05:16:55,119 --> 05:16:59,455
don't get to hear their side of the of the story. So please,

4091
05:16:59,455 --> 05:17:05,261
this is our opportunity to keep what we have perhaps improve on

4092
05:17:05,261 --> 05:17:12,000
it, but not to totally destroy what has brought most of these

4093
05:17:12,000 --> 05:17:18,000
people to this beach. Thank you. Thank you, Gloria, Gloria,

4094
05:17:19,542 --> 05:17:25,800
Maddalena, anybody else in the 60s that I have not called?

4095
05:17:25,800 --> 05:17:29,285
Moving on. Those in the 70s that have or have tickets in

4096
05:17:29,285 --> 05:17:34,691
the 70s, please come to the Chambers and Danny. Golf. Laura.

4097
05:17:34,691 --> 05:17:40,910
Golf. Kathy Friedman. Good evening. Your name and address

4098
05:17:48,438 --> 05:17:52,400
for the record, please. Hi, my name is Kathy Friedman and I

4099
05:17:52,400 --> 05:17:56,245
live in Hollywood Hills off of 54th and Thomas Street. I'd

4100
05:17:56,245 --> 05:18:01,717
rather not give out my physical address publicly. Anyways, I

4101
05:18:01,717 --> 05:18:05,655
live here with my husband and he often tells me stories of

4102
05:18:05,655 --> 05:18:08,858
the times he used to visit his grandparents. Here they would

4103
05:18:08,858 --> 05:18:12,861
often visit Hollywood Beach and of course, go see all the

4104
05:18:12,861 --> 05:18:17,933
historic hotels and all the charm. When we were deciding

4105
05:18:17,933 --> 05:18:20,869
where to move, we were both living in Texas at the time,

4106
05:18:20,869 --> 05:18:23,806
but when we were deciding where to move, he thought of all

4107
05:18:23,806 --> 05:18:26,208
those times that he got to visit our our cute, quaint

4108
05:18:26,208 --> 05:18:30,546
little beach. And he suggested that to me. And we looked into

4109
05:18:30,546 --> 05:18:33,817
the area and I just fell in love. So I'm with a lot of

4110
05:18:33,817 --> 05:18:37,887
these people here saying that I would not be here if it was not

4111
05:18:37,887 --> 05:18:42,250
for the way the beach exists right now. We fell in love with

4112
05:18:42,250 --> 05:18:46,361
the way of life here. The pace, the beautiful people, and just

4113
05:18:46,361 --> 05:18:50,233
the very uniqueness of Hollywood as a whole. It's got

4114
05:18:50,233 --> 05:18:55,371
such a character, such charm and the architecture, you know,

4115
05:18:55,371 --> 05:19:00,375
you can't. You can't beat that. You can't buy that these days.

4116
05:19:00,375 --> 05:19:05,248
I've not ever been happier in a place. And I've lived in Texas

4117
05:19:05,248 --> 05:19:08,651
my whole life, but I've never been happier than moving to

4118
05:19:08,651 --> 05:19:12,121
Hollywood, Florida. It is instilled in me a sense of

4119
05:19:12,121 --> 05:19:15,858
civic action. This is. It's. The reason I started coming to

4120
05:19:15,858 --> 05:19:21,263
these meetings is because I fell in love with this city. If

4121
05:19:21,263 --> 05:19:24,801
we allow development on the beach to exceed the current

4122
05:19:24,801 --> 05:19:28,700
height capacities, we could see a very drastic change in our

4123
05:19:28,700 --> 05:19:32,800
way of life. We will no longer have our sunny beaches. We will

4124
05:19:32,800 --> 05:19:36,679
no longer have our quaint historic hotels. They will be

4125
05:19:36,679 --> 05:19:40,349
replaced by these big towers, leaving little access for

4126
05:19:40,349 --> 05:19:42,819
surrounding for the residents of the surrounding towns and

4127
05:19:42,819 --> 05:19:47,619
Hollywood especially, they offer the promises of community,

4128
05:19:47,890 --> 05:19:52,628
space or bonuses. But nobody seems to know what that means.

4129
05:19:52,628 --> 05:19:57,566
And I'm sorry, I would much rather have 1301 remain a

4130
05:19:57,566 --> 05:20:01,236
community center than it be replaced with an art

4131
05:20:01,236 --> 05:20:04,440
installation. I would much rather have that that space to

4132
05:20:04,440 --> 05:20:08,777
be utilized by the public. I am sorry if I'm rambling a little

4133
05:20:08,777 --> 05:20:12,381
bit because I am nervous. This is my first time doing this,

4134
05:20:12,381 --> 05:20:15,451
but I feel passionately that we should save our beach and that

4135
05:20:15,451 --> 05:20:18,187
you should vote in opposition to this, and that we should

4136
05:20:18,187 --> 05:20:22,525
save the grand lady because these these things are pieces

4137
05:20:22,525 --> 05:20:26,529
of Hollywood that make it what it is and and make it why we

4138
05:20:26,529 --> 05:20:31,133
love this place so much and why we have such a passion to, to

4139
05:20:31,133 --> 05:20:34,140
dedicate ourselves to this community and to bring all of

4140
05:20:34,140 --> 05:20:39,810
our skill sets and all of our energy and efforts in order to

4141
05:20:39,810 --> 05:20:44,810
revitalize this city. It should be based on what the residents

4142
05:20:44,810 --> 05:20:50,681
want, and they don't want this. Thank you. Danny and Laura.

4143
05:20:51,556 --> 05:20:57,556
Golf. Danny. Golf. Okay. I assume his Laura golfs also

4144
05:20:58,429 --> 05:21:02,629
Philip. Carey. Philippe. Leonard. Mickey. Right behind

4145
05:21:07,772 --> 05:21:11,510
me, please. Good evening. My name is Philippe Carriere. I'm

4146
05:21:11,510 --> 05:21:17,314
a resident of 1201 South Ocean Drive. My wife and I have been

4147
05:21:17,314 --> 05:21:23,654
a resident of Hollywood for the last 25 years. You know, we are

4148
05:21:23,654 --> 05:21:27,925
currently living on Hollywood Beach for the last seven years.

4149
05:21:27,925 --> 05:21:33,925
We are totally opposed to this Hollywood overlay. New design.

4150
05:21:35,866 --> 05:21:39,466
Hollywood Hollywood Beach residents have consistently

4151
05:21:40,872 --> 05:21:44,475
demonstrated tonight that they do not want additional high

4152
05:21:44,475 --> 05:21:51,349
rise in their district. I am begging the six of you here

4153
05:21:51,349 --> 05:21:56,749
tonight to reconsider this overlay proposal. Let's look at

4154
05:22:00,240 --> 05:22:05,424
Hollywood. Ten years, 20 years, 30 years from now, and let's

4155
05:22:05,830 --> 05:22:11,569
keep it the way it is. Thank you, thank you, Lenora, Mickey,

4156
05:22:11,569 --> 05:22:19,369
Issa. Swat. Okay. I want to thank all of you, first of all,

4157
05:22:20,246 --> 05:22:24,115
for being so polite. I've been before the City Commission and

4158
05:22:24,115 --> 05:22:30,188
it is, and it's been a nightmare. So thank you so much.

4159
05:22:30,188 --> 05:22:34,525
I don't know so many things have been said today. I, I

4160
05:22:34,525 --> 05:22:37,995
don't know what I could add to that, but I know some of you

4161
05:22:37,995 --> 05:22:41,650
already started out with your minds made up, but I know

4162
05:22:41,650 --> 05:22:46,465
you're all Hollywood residents, right? And sometimes you have

4163
05:22:46,938 --> 05:22:50,342
to look at what everybody else wants in your neighborhood.

4164
05:22:50,342 --> 05:22:56,480
Right? And I just don't see how you could, in good conscience,

4165
05:22:56,480 --> 05:23:00,885
ignore the pleading that you've heard here. I don't live on the

4166
05:23:00,885 --> 05:23:05,890
beach, but I moved here. I'm a native Floridian. I grew up in

4167
05:23:05,890 --> 05:23:10,761
Hialeah, and even in Hialeah, I could I when I was a kid, I

4168
05:23:10,761 --> 05:23:13,765
could stand in my front yard and I could smell the ocean

4169
05:23:13,765 --> 05:23:17,168
breeze. I live in Hollywood now. I'm only a few miles from the

4170
05:23:17,168 --> 05:23:21,439
beach. I can't smell, I can't smell any ocean breeze because

4171
05:23:21,439 --> 05:23:28,513
of all the buildings. I love. I love it here. I mean, I feel in

4172
05:23:28,513 --> 05:23:31,783
no place have I ever felt more at home than I have in

4173
05:23:31,783 --> 05:23:36,121
Hollywood. I've lived a lot of places I could I, I had a

4174
05:23:36,121 --> 05:23:39,190
really good job with Intel and I had, you know, a good amount

4175
05:23:39,190 --> 05:23:42,793
of money and I could have lived anywhere in the world I wanted.

4176
05:23:42,793 --> 05:23:46,531
And I chose Hollywood. I'm pleading with you, as everybody

4177
05:23:46,531 --> 05:23:51,736
else has here, to listen to what your residents want. We've

4178
05:23:51,736 --> 05:23:56,674
got we've got a lame duck city commission. They're trying to

4179
05:23:56,674 --> 05:24:02,674
push this through all of the. There's seven people running

4180
05:24:03,147 --> 05:24:07,485
for city commission. I believe only one of them hasn't come

4181
05:24:07,485 --> 05:24:12,156
out and said that they're against this overdevelopment.

4182
05:24:12,156 --> 05:24:16,270
Give us a chance to get our new people that represent us.

4183
05:24:16,270 --> 05:24:19,431
That's what we're asking for. We just want people that we you

4184
05:24:19,431 --> 05:24:24,102
know, we're paying their big salaries now and we pay tons of

4185
05:24:24,102 --> 05:24:28,706
taxes. And it would be really nice if we had representation.

4186
05:24:28,706 --> 05:24:32,911
The only person that came out here that was that was for this

4187
05:24:32,911 --> 05:24:36,915
is being paid. Maybe he's not even for it. You know, that was

4188
05:24:36,915 --> 05:24:42,387
his job to come out here and write. Statistically, you guys

4189
05:24:42,387 --> 05:24:45,857
are all Hollywood people. So I'm kind of surprised that

4190
05:24:45,857 --> 05:24:49,460
there's a number of you that are against this. I mean, just

4191
05:24:49,460 --> 05:24:54,260
statistically, it would seem you've got like 99.9% or 100%

4192
05:24:54,466 --> 05:24:58,403
people here that are against this. But somehow we have some

4193
05:24:58,403 --> 05:25:01,806
people that aren't. I don't understand it. But anyway, I'm

4194
05:25:01,806 --> 05:25:05,878
just asking you, this really should have been a referendum.

4195
05:25:05,878 --> 05:25:11,883
I mean, really this kind of thing. Right? I mean, we should

4196
05:25:11,883 --> 05:25:14,753
vote on it and we're only getting a chance to get a new

4197
05:25:14,753 --> 05:25:18,622
city commission so that we can have representation, give us

4198
05:25:18,622 --> 05:25:23,761
that vote no on this thing. Let us get in the new commissioners

4199
05:25:23,761 --> 05:25:27,297
and hopefully they won't. They won't turn they won't become

4200
05:25:27,297 --> 05:25:30,568
turncoats like the others have. And we can we can get somebody

4201
05:25:30,568 --> 05:25:34,905
we we thank you much. Thank you. My time is up. Okay. Thank you,

4202
05:25:34,905 --> 05:25:39,705
Steven Vizcarra. Moussaka. Sorry about that. Good evening

4203
05:25:45,983 --> 05:25:48,986
everybody. Steven moussaka. I'm born and raised here in

4204
05:25:48,986 --> 05:25:51,855
Hollywood. You know, first off, just want to, you know, say

4205
05:25:51,855 --> 05:25:55,593
thank you to Bob. Bob going to have a big head by the end of

4206
05:25:55,593 --> 05:25:58,662
this meeting with all the shout outs. You're not going to be

4207
05:25:58,662 --> 05:26:01,599
able to fit through that door over there. I want to actually

4208
05:26:01,599 --> 05:26:04,602
echo what the the lady over there had said about, you know,

4209
05:26:04,602 --> 05:26:07,720
this being a little bit more of a pleasant experience speaking

4210
05:26:07,720 --> 05:26:10,608
in front of you guys as opposed to the commission, which is a

4211
05:26:10,608 --> 05:26:12,810
very sad thing to honestly admit. You know, I've been

4212
05:26:12,810 --> 05:26:15,480
before the commission before, you know, I've seen residents

4213
05:26:15,480 --> 05:26:18,750
laughed at, eyes rolled. So for what it's worth, thank you all

4214
05:26:18,750 --> 05:26:22,419
very much for not doing that to us, no matter how you feel. You

4215
05:26:22,419 --> 05:26:25,756
know, I want to start off by saying, you know, like I said,

4216
05:26:25,756 --> 05:26:28,225
born and raised here in Hollywood. And it was funny

4217
05:26:28,225 --> 05:26:31,562
because I went to Little Flower Catholic school was in the same

4218
05:26:31,562 --> 05:26:34,966
class with the same 30 people for about eight years, give or

4219
05:26:34,966 --> 05:26:38,569
take. And one of the themes growing up there that everybody,

4220
05:26:38,569 --> 05:26:41,306
all the kids used to talk about is how much everybody couldn't

4221
05:26:41,306 --> 05:26:44,460
wait to get out of Hollywood, myself included. I have to

4222
05:26:44,460 --> 05:26:47,650
admit that. And it was funny that there came a time where I

4223
05:26:47,650 --> 05:26:52,522
left about a year and a half, I went to Margate and realized

4224
05:26:52,522 --> 05:26:55,792
how much I missed this area, and I came back and one of the

4225
05:26:55,792 --> 05:26:59,396
biggest reasons that I decided to come back was that beach.

4226
05:26:59,396 --> 05:27:03,660
You know, on Sunday there was a west wind. I took my

4227
05:27:03,660 --> 05:27:07,336
paddleboard out and well, right before my paddleboard sprung a

4228
05:27:07,336 --> 05:27:11,807
leak in which I had to then paddle back to shore in a

4229
05:27:11,807 --> 05:27:16,780
dramatic fashion, I. I took a look at at our beach, you know,

4230
05:27:16,780 --> 05:27:19,349
from a different view. And it reminded me of what's so

4231
05:27:19,349 --> 05:27:22,552
special about it. There wasn't all those high buildings there,

4232
05:27:22,552 --> 05:27:25,555
you know, and then you look to the south. We've heard all the

4233
05:27:25,555 --> 05:27:28,891
talk about Sunny Isles this whole night. You look to the

4234
05:27:28,891 --> 05:27:32,962
south and all you see is a row of skyscrapers. And it's really

4235
05:27:32,962 --> 05:27:36,632
not it's not very pretty. I have many friends that live out

4236
05:27:36,632 --> 05:27:40,369
of state, and when they come here to visit me, I can't wait

4237
05:27:40,369 --> 05:27:44,410
to take them down to the beach. I can't wait to take them to

4238
05:27:44,410 --> 05:27:48,440
the boardwalk. And all of them cannot believe what an amazing

4239
05:27:48,440 --> 05:27:51,514
vibe that that beach has. Many of them have not even heard of

4240
05:27:51,514 --> 05:27:54,518
it. Like in fact, typically when I would go out of town for

4241
05:27:54,518 --> 05:27:56,720
work, I wouldn't even tell people Hollywood, Florida. I

4242
05:27:56,720 --> 05:27:59,657
would just say Fort Lauderdale because a lot of folks from out

4243
05:27:59,657 --> 05:28:02,725
of state have never heard of Hollywood, you know, but that's

4244
05:28:02,725 --> 05:28:05,728
one of the things that I that just the beach is what makes

4245
05:28:05,728 --> 05:28:09,865
this city what it is. You know, I mean, I could come up here

4246
05:28:09,865 --> 05:28:12,602
and echo everything that everybody said, but the fact of

4247
05:28:12,602 --> 05:28:15,538
the matter is this really should be put to the vote. You

4248
05:28:15,538 --> 05:28:18,675
know, I remember actually two years ago at early voting, one

4249
05:28:18,675 --> 05:28:21,944
of the commissioners actually said to me that he, quote

4250
05:28:21,944 --> 05:28:26,215
unquote, spoke to thousands of members in his district who

4251
05:28:26,215 --> 05:28:31,888
said that they would be angry if they did not approve the

4252
05:28:31,888 --> 05:28:35,892
skyscrapers on the beach. Well, if thousands of people would be

4253
05:28:35,892 --> 05:28:39,629
that angry, if it didn't happen, then those thousands of people,

4254
05:28:39,629 --> 05:28:42,499
I'm sure, would be more than happy to come out and vote for

4255
05:28:42,499 --> 05:28:46,435
it if it was put to a vote, as it should be. So I'm asking you

4256
05:28:46,435 --> 05:28:52,420
guys tonight, please say no to this. Thank you, thank you.

4257
05:28:52,420 --> 05:28:56,842
Lenora, Mickey, Adam Sugerman, Lori. Goldstein. Adam. I'm

4258
05:28:59,449 --> 05:29:05,449
sorry. Adam. Good evening. My name is Adam. Adam Wertheimer

4259
05:29:07,924 --> 05:29:11,528
Sugarman. I live at 5001 ten Madison Street. So I live

4260
05:29:11,528 --> 05:29:16,666
pretty far west. I'm a financial educator and I'm a

4261
05:29:16,666 --> 05:29:22,666
business owner. Several years ago, the voters passed the Go

4262
05:29:22,806 --> 05:29:26,343
bond, including that was funding for the construction of

4263
05:29:26,343 --> 05:29:32,343
a seawall. In the meantime, 44% of Hollywood's homes still rely

4264
05:29:32,749 --> 05:29:38,555
on a septic tank system. Does a seawall designed to handle the

4265
05:29:38,555 --> 05:29:43,226
new residents and visitors. When are we going to balance

4266
05:29:43,226 --> 05:29:47,764
the needs of both the West and East parts of Hollywood? Beyond

4267
05:29:47,764 --> 05:29:52,635
the numbers, there's a human aspect. I recently traveled to

4268
05:29:52,635 --> 05:29:57,440
Quebec and I met people who have visited Hollywood, and

4269
05:29:57,440 --> 05:30:00,510
they love it, and I asked them why they love it. They like the

4270
05:30:00,510 --> 05:30:03,447
small hotels, they love the vibe. They love the open space.

4271
05:30:03,447 --> 05:30:08,853
They feel at home on the beach. They feel human. Here. It's

4272
05:30:08,853 --> 05:30:12,856
their beach as much as it is mine. The Hollywood beach is

4273
05:30:12,856 --> 05:30:18,127
unique and we need to recognize its value. And as a business

4274
05:30:18,127 --> 05:30:21,798
owner, I know we need to. We need growth, but we have a

4275
05:30:21,798 --> 05:30:26,690
responsibility to have it grow in a controlled manner. The

4276
05:30:26,690 --> 05:30:29,672
beach needs to be for everyone. So there are. You've heard a

4277
05:30:29,672 --> 05:30:34,410
lot of arguments this evening. A few questions I would like to

4278
05:30:34,410 --> 05:30:39,415
have answered, if that's possible, is how much growth

4279
05:30:39,415 --> 05:30:44,487
can the barrier island sustain? Can it support? Can people

4280
05:30:44,487 --> 05:30:48,892
evacuate an emergency the beach safely? If the city can't

4281
05:30:48,892 --> 05:30:51,294
demonstrate that additional population can be safely

4282
05:30:51,294 --> 05:30:54,163
evacuated, why should additional density be

4283
05:30:54,163 --> 05:30:58,340
authorized? Can a one A and the local street network handle the

4284
05:30:58,340 --> 05:31:02,372
growth? Does the water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure

4285
05:31:02,372 --> 05:31:06,709
have sufficient capacity? What happens during flooding and

4286
05:31:06,709 --> 05:31:11,514
seasonal and season level? Sea level rise? What is the

4287
05:31:11,514 --> 05:31:14,383
geotechnical capacity of the barrier island? Has the city

4288
05:31:14,383 --> 05:31:18,530
commissioned an independent assessment of cumulative high

4289
05:31:18,530 --> 05:31:21,124
rise development on the barrier island? What happens to beach

4290
05:31:21,124 --> 05:31:24,393
access? And finally, will will low rise buildings be

4291
05:31:24,393 --> 05:31:28,198
profitable for the developers and builders? Will they be

4292
05:31:28,198 --> 05:31:31,667
built with the highest quality so we don't have to worry about.

4293
05:31:31,667 --> 05:31:34,337
So they don't have to worry about failing a 30 year

4294
05:31:34,337 --> 05:31:38,541
assessment or certification. So I you know, please listen to us.

4295
05:31:38,541 --> 05:31:41,477
A lot of people here, most just about everyone has been against

4296
05:31:41,477 --> 05:31:46,415
this. We need to keep our beach a special place. And I, you

4297
05:31:46,415 --> 05:31:49,552
know, we do need growth, but we need it done responsibly. Thank

4298
05:31:49,552 --> 05:31:54,952
you. Lori Goldstein, Stuart Shapiro. Good evening. My name

4299
05:32:03,298 --> 05:32:06,836
is Laurie Goldstein. I live at 1318 Van Buren Street and have

4300
05:32:06,836 --> 05:32:12,641
been here for over 30 years. You know, the beach is what

4301
05:32:12,641 --> 05:32:19,916
makes this place special and a lot more care and a lot more

4302
05:32:19,916 --> 05:32:24,120
thought and a lot more due diligence and a lot more input

4303
05:32:24,120 --> 05:32:30,326
from the community and a lot more really strong thinking and,

4304
05:32:30,326 --> 05:32:34,330
and looking at the big picture needs to be done before

4305
05:32:34,330 --> 05:32:38,601
anything of even half the magnitude that you're talking

4306
05:32:38,601 --> 05:32:43,406
about gets done to the beach. This is not this is huge. What

4307
05:32:43,406 --> 05:32:49,678
is being proposed. And it will change our city forever. And I

4308
05:32:49,678 --> 05:32:55,359
honestly don't understand how. I mean, we all have better

4309
05:32:55,359 --> 05:32:59,163
things to do tonight, including you. None of us wants to be

4310
05:32:59,163 --> 05:33:03,768
here, but we're all here. And that's because we all are just

4311
05:33:03,768 --> 05:33:10,307
tired of being railroaded and run over by people with lots of

4312
05:33:10,307 --> 05:33:14,978
money. Developers. Somebody somehow is just running this

4313
05:33:14,978 --> 05:33:19,490
show, and the people of this city have had it. And that's

4314
05:33:19,490 --> 05:33:22,453
why we're here, and that's why we're going to stay here, and

4315
05:33:22,453 --> 05:33:25,523
that's why we're going to be back. And we are all tired, and

4316
05:33:25,523 --> 05:33:29,660
we all want to go home and go to bed. And I don't know how,

4317
05:33:29,660 --> 05:33:35,533
after hearing I don't know how many people tonight speak from

4318
05:33:35,533 --> 05:33:41,739
the heart, what about how much importance this is and how this

4319
05:33:41,739 --> 05:33:46,276
thing is being rushed and how we're trying to do it before

4320
05:33:46,276 --> 05:33:53,751
the lame duck people are gone, and how you can, in good faith,

4321
05:33:53,751 --> 05:34:01,551
vote to to do this thing. After hearing from people who live in

4322
05:34:02,920 --> 05:34:05,430
your community, who care, who are out here when they would

4323
05:34:05,430 --> 05:34:09,366
much rather be home in bed or taking care of their children

4324
05:34:09,366 --> 05:34:16,506
or doing anything else. How in good faith you can just ignore

4325
05:34:16,506 --> 05:34:21,245
what is being told to you tonight. And I don't think you

4326
05:34:21,245 --> 05:34:25,516
can. I don't think that you can in good faith and honestly do

4327
05:34:25,516 --> 05:34:30,521
your job and vote for what's being presented. You have to

4328
05:34:30,521 --> 05:34:37,600
listen to the people. You have to. You know, have more input.

4329
05:34:37,600 --> 05:34:40,998
You cannot just vote. You cannot just pretend none of

4330
05:34:40,998 --> 05:34:44,680
this happened tonight because we're all here and we all know

4331
05:34:44,680 --> 05:34:47,538
what's going on, and we're all just really tired of having to

4332
05:34:47,538 --> 05:34:52,143
come out here to preserve our incredible beach. And every

4333
05:34:52,143 --> 05:34:56,414
other town that's ruining their beach makes ours even more

4334
05:34:56,414 --> 05:34:59,750
important and better. And it has to be done with a lot of

4335
05:34:59,750 --> 05:35:04,755
thought and a lot of input, and definitely not rushed. Thank

4336
05:35:04,755 --> 05:35:11,895
you, thank you. Stuart Shapiro, anybody else with a 70s card or

4337
05:35:11,895 --> 05:35:18,436
70s ticket? Please state your name and address for the record.

4338
05:35:18,436 --> 05:35:21,505
And for the record, there's 97 people that have signed up to

4339
05:35:21,505 --> 05:35:24,842
speak. My name is Leonora Mickey. I live at 1035 Weeping

4340
05:35:24,842 --> 05:35:29,580
Willow Way. I do not live on the beach, but I feel the beach

4341
05:35:29,580 --> 05:35:34,651
is for everyone but honest. But forget about that. The fact

4342
05:35:34,651 --> 05:35:39,723
that you would propose putting all these buildings in, adding

4343
05:35:39,723 --> 05:35:43,928
to the beach area before taking care of the infrastructure and

4344
05:35:43,928 --> 05:35:46,863
the flooding and all the things that everybody has mentioned

4345
05:35:46,863 --> 05:35:50,934
already, I am not going to go over and repeat it again, but I

4346
05:35:50,934 --> 05:35:54,739
just feel like that's totally irresponsible and you're just

4347
05:35:54,739 --> 05:35:58,341
going to you're going to ruin really the area will be totally

4348
05:35:58,341 --> 05:36:03,347
ruined. And I also do not trust that the people who are in

4349
05:36:03,347 --> 05:36:06,685
charge really know how to do a business deal. Because I look

4350
05:36:06,685 --> 05:36:12,220
at 1301, for example, that is the worst deal for the people

4351
05:36:12,220 --> 05:36:15,626
and the residents. I can't believe it. I can't believe

4352
05:36:15,626 --> 05:36:19,964
that they would actually bend over backwards for related. I

4353
05:36:19,964 --> 05:36:23,634
mean, they're they're laughing, going to the bank, whatever.

4354
05:36:23,634 --> 05:36:27,638
And if I hear one more time how we're getting a community

4355
05:36:27,638 --> 05:36:31,842
center that we're paying $20 million for, and I want, I feel

4356
05:36:31,842 --> 05:36:34,845
bad that we should. We don't have any other contractors.

4357
05:36:34,845 --> 05:36:38,715
It's not being asked, have other builders, you know, see

4358
05:36:38,715 --> 05:36:42,853
if we can get a better deal. We're going with their deal. 20

4359
05:36:42,853 --> 05:36:48,580
million, I don't know, I just feel like it's not a planned.

4360
05:36:48,580 --> 05:36:54,131
Well, I think really we have in the real estate business, when

4361
05:36:54,131 --> 05:36:57,668
you're a landlady, it's location, location, location.

4362
05:36:57,668 --> 05:37:00,404
It doesn't matter what you're building. It could be the most

4363
05:37:00,404 --> 05:37:03,273
dilapidated thing, whatever. But location, location,

4364
05:37:03,273 --> 05:37:07,210
location, you have the control. There should be begging you.

4365
05:37:07,210 --> 05:37:12,883
We're begging these people to come and build for us. And what

4366
05:37:12,883 --> 05:37:16,553
are we getting out of it? And I laugh because I don't know if

4367
05:37:16,553 --> 05:37:20,156
somebody made the comment that young was a developer and he

4368
05:37:20,156 --> 05:37:23,693
wanted to make money. Yes, he did okay. And he built that

4369
05:37:23,693 --> 05:37:29,990
hotel. And we're giving a 99 year lease. And that building

4370
05:37:29,990 --> 05:37:33,303
down there, it's not even 100 years old and it is dilapidated

4371
05:37:33,303 --> 05:37:36,373
and falling or whatever. What are we leaving for the future?

4372
05:37:36,373 --> 05:37:41,377
I mean, I feel bad for the kids, for the grandchildren, for

4373
05:37:41,377 --> 05:37:45,716
whatever. You know, I came to Hollywood. I should have been

4374
05:37:45,716 --> 05:37:48,919
born here. That's what I always told my husband. But it took me

4375
05:37:48,919 --> 05:37:53,590
70 years to get here. And I love it. And whatever you do,

4376
05:37:53,590 --> 05:37:57,927
I'm still going to stay. But I just feel like for these people

4377
05:37:57,927 --> 05:38:02,267
who live on the beach, do do a better job for them, clear up

4378
05:38:02,267 --> 05:38:06,470
and take care of the problems, the flooding, whatever the

4379
05:38:06,470 --> 05:38:10,274
water. I know you're laughing, but I, I can't help myself. And

4380
05:38:10,274 --> 05:38:14,477
it's just I'm not giving any facts because you heard them

4381
05:38:14,477 --> 05:38:22,277
all and I hope you'll do the right thing. Thank you so much.

4382
05:38:24,154 --> 05:38:30,154
Yes, doctor. Codeine. And after that, Michael Sloan. Okay. Name

4383
05:38:37,968 --> 05:38:41,380
and address for the record. Wilhelmina Cotham, 1011

4384
05:38:41,380 --> 05:38:45,776
Hollywood Boulevard. I've been in my home for over 35 years.

4385
05:38:45,776 --> 05:38:50,180
1940s vintage home. I deal with the flooding all the time, as

4386
05:38:50,180 --> 05:38:54,853
we all know in Hollywood. And I love the beach. I can walk to

4387
05:38:54,853 --> 05:38:58,856
the beach two blocks over the bridge, come back, and the

4388
05:38:58,856 --> 05:39:03,470
flooding is so bad now that in my great. In front of my home,

4389
05:39:03,470 --> 05:39:08,409
the water bottles from the beach are in my sewer. Okay?

4390
05:39:08,409 --> 05:39:12,790
And if we don't start dealing with what's happening with the

4391
05:39:12,790 --> 05:39:17,484
beach and the erosion and the environment and put up big high

4392
05:39:17,484 --> 05:39:20,688
buildings, we're not going to have anything left. The

4393
05:39:20,688 --> 05:39:24,760
evacuation is almost impossible. Number that big storm we had in

4394
05:39:24,760 --> 05:39:28,563
the 20s, about 3 or 4 years ago, my Rottweiler, Chow and I were

4395
05:39:28,563 --> 05:39:33,367
standing on my boulders in my front garden as a outboard

4396
05:39:33,367 --> 05:39:37,238
motor skiff came down the sidewalk, and father and son

4397
05:39:37,238 --> 05:39:40,441
were waving to me as we were standing on the sidewalk. We

4398
05:39:40,441 --> 05:39:44,245
don't save our beach. The gem that we have, the downtown that

4399
05:39:44,245 --> 05:39:48,783
we have, it's going to be gone forever. Most of my friends

4400
05:39:48,783 --> 05:39:51,319
from North Miami Beach, Aventura, everyone else

4401
05:39:51,319 --> 05:39:54,255
consider Hollywood Beach and downtown Hollywood their

4402
05:39:54,255 --> 05:39:59,259
hometown because what do they have? High rises, no beach,

4403
05:39:59,259 --> 05:40:03,732
nowhere to walk, nowhere to sit except to look at old buildings,

4404
05:40:03,732 --> 05:40:07,267
big old buildings and canyons. We have a precious gem. We

4405
05:40:07,267 --> 05:40:11,806
throw it away. We'll never get it back. And all of you are

4406
05:40:11,806 --> 05:40:14,743
responsible and need to think deeply about what we're doing

4407
05:40:14,743 --> 05:40:18,746
to Hollywood. Because once it's gone, it's gone. Interesting

4408
05:40:18,746 --> 05:40:21,682
story about the Hollywood Beach Hotel. I don't know how many of

4409
05:40:21,682 --> 05:40:25,285
you have gone to the historical society meetings that was built

4410
05:40:25,285 --> 05:40:29,490
in 90 days. First concrete building in the 1920s. Mr.

4411
05:40:29,490 --> 05:40:34,290
young built it. 1926 hurricane. That was where everyone

4412
05:40:35,229 --> 05:40:39,567
evacuated two and survived because that building stood and

4413
05:40:39,567 --> 05:40:41,769
everything else and all the cabanas and everything else was

4414
05:40:41,769 --> 05:40:45,373
gone. The only way to get to the beach was a barge over

4415
05:40:45,373 --> 05:40:48,109
Johnson from Johnson Street, and everyone evacuated to

4416
05:40:48,109 --> 05:40:51,245
Hollywood Beach into that concrete building. The fact

4417
05:40:51,245 --> 05:40:56,117
that nobody has taken the time or the care to preserve a

4418
05:40:56,117 --> 05:41:00,540
building of that history or historical value, like the

4419
05:41:00,540 --> 05:41:05,259
breakers, like the the the Biltmore is just just amazing

4420
05:41:05,259 --> 05:41:09,263
to me that we have no sense of history in Hollywood and that

4421
05:41:09,263 --> 05:41:12,333
no one cares enough to preserve our beach, preserve our

4422
05:41:12,333 --> 05:41:14,802
environment, to preserve our turtles, to preserve the

4423
05:41:14,802 --> 05:41:18,272
Hollywood Beach Hotel and keep the history of this city alive.

4424
05:41:18,272 --> 05:41:21,341
I'm from the Netherlands. I have a lot. I'm sorry I was

4425
05:41:21,341 --> 05:41:23,945
born. I have family that comes. That's. My name is Wilhelmina.

4426
05:41:23,945 --> 05:41:28,949
Dutch enough. And when they come, they go, wow. We go all

4427
05:41:28,949 --> 05:41:32,486
over Europe. We go to beaches all over. But Hollywood Beach

4428
05:41:32,486 --> 05:41:36,825
has a special feeling that we haven't seen anywhere else. So

4429
05:41:36,825 --> 05:41:41,950
I hope and pray that all of you think deeply. And Mr. Glickman,

4430
05:41:41,950 --> 05:41:45,833
your comments were just amazing. Thank you. Thank you, Michael

4431
05:41:45,833 --> 05:41:52,433
Sloan, Lynn Smith, Mikey Crespo. And as the evening lingers on,

4432
05:41:54,420 --> 05:41:59,580
please do not feel obligated to take up all three minutes.

4433
05:41:59,580 --> 05:42:04,380
Michael Sloan, Lynn Smith, Mikey Crespo. Sharon Tomlin

4434
05:42:09,924 --> 05:42:15,924
who's it? Okay, please state your name and address. And

4435
05:42:20,334 --> 05:42:24,400
anybody else with the 80s ticket. Please come to the

4436
05:42:24,400 --> 05:42:30,604
chambers and stand. Wow. I'm tired. I don't know about you

4437
05:42:32,946 --> 05:42:38,152
guys. I'm not sure how you guys are going to be able to sit

4438
05:42:38,152 --> 05:42:44,624
through this and vote yes. I just can't imagine either not

4439
05:42:44,624 --> 05:42:48,829
continuing it or voting it down. No. When you listen to these

4440
05:42:48,829 --> 05:42:52,833
citizens, they're bright, they're intelligent, they know

4441
05:42:52,833 --> 05:42:56,903
facts. I'd like to just present a few facts. And by the way, my

4442
05:42:56,903 --> 05:43:01,509
name is Steve Welsh. I live at 2443 Fillmore Street in

4443
05:43:01,509 --> 05:43:04,778
Hollywood. I wish you could maybe put the picture up there

4444
05:43:04,778 --> 05:43:10,851
of the pretty picture that you had of the three that the two

4445
05:43:10,851 --> 05:43:14,387
hotel or the two buildings, that one. I just wanted to

4446
05:43:14,387 --> 05:43:18,859
point that out. Commissioner Blattner mentioned how lovely

4447
05:43:18,859 --> 05:43:25,934
that is. Right now, our beach has a 65 foot limit in most of

4448
05:43:25,934 --> 05:43:31,205
the central beach area. If you count the floors. That's why I

4449
05:43:31,205 --> 05:43:34,275
think Commissioner Blattner likes it so much. On the right,

4450
05:43:34,275 --> 05:43:38,879
that happens to be six stories. How perfect. And the one on the

4451
05:43:38,879 --> 05:43:44,285
left it shows two stories. So 2 to 6 stories. It's beautiful.

4452
05:43:44,285 --> 05:43:47,955
It really is. And I appreciate that you like that,

4453
05:43:47,955 --> 05:43:52,155
Commissioner Blattner. But there's another 140ft above

4454
05:43:54,270 --> 05:43:57,965
that that you're not seeing. So I think that's important to

4455
05:43:57,965 --> 05:44:01,969
note. I'd like to just bring in a few different items here. I'd

4456
05:44:01,969 --> 05:44:07,641
like to correct the staff on the immunity. Your immunity

4457
05:44:07,641 --> 05:44:13,381
does not vanish if you make a wanton and willful decision

4458
05:44:13,381 --> 05:44:19,120
without proper backup. This evening, you are, in fact, no

4459
05:44:19,120 --> 05:44:25,120
longer able to claim innocence and ignorance. You know that

4460
05:44:25,392 --> 05:44:30,799
your materials are absent a great deal of information, tons

4461
05:44:30,799 --> 05:44:34,668
of information. You ask questions at previous meetings.

4462
05:44:34,668 --> 05:44:39,674
You have still not gotten answers. We haven't heard those

4463
05:44:39,674 --> 05:44:46,274
answers. So that's just one comment I'd like to make. My

4464
05:44:46,680 --> 05:44:51,552
horoscope said to stay calm. I also think that they're

4465
05:44:51,552 --> 05:44:56,356
misinforming you on the two month window under Florida

4466
05:44:56,356 --> 05:44:59,956
Statute 163.33174, the Commission cannot legally adopt

4467
05:45:04,565 --> 05:45:08,836
density reallocations of this magnitude without a formal

4468
05:45:08,836 --> 05:45:12,773
completed review and recommendations from this body.

4469
05:45:12,773 --> 05:45:16,391
So that clock that's ticking that they're using to weaponize

4470
05:45:16,391 --> 05:45:21,529
you, weaponize against you, you should ignore that clock and

4471
05:45:21,529 --> 05:45:28,129
listen to what's not. Look at what's not in your folders.

4472
05:45:29,804 --> 05:45:37,604
Thank you. Just I gave a lot of time. Thank you. Anna Baumer,

4473
05:45:39,814 --> 05:45:45,814
Marie Schultz, Siddiqua Guzman. I always forget to do this.

4474
05:45:47,822 --> 05:45:51,626
Lynn Smith, 1939 Adams Street. I'm also president of the

4475
05:45:51,626 --> 05:45:54,562
Downtown Parkside Royal Poinciana Civic Association.

4476
05:45:54,562 --> 05:45:58,233
But tonight I'm speaking for myself. I'm going to read a few

4477
05:45:58,233 --> 05:46:03,238
parts of the email that I sent to all of you. It was it was

4478
05:46:03,238 --> 05:46:07,509
meant in, in, in true passion because we're all community

4479
05:46:07,509 --> 05:46:10,178
oriented people. Obviously, what you're doing and sitting

4480
05:46:10,178 --> 05:46:13,716
through this tonight, which Commissioner Blattner, I was

4481
05:46:13,716 --> 05:46:17,318
going to bring him a blanket, a pillow, but he's there. I need

4482
05:46:17,318 --> 05:46:21,255
one for myself. So I'm just going to read some a part of

4483
05:46:21,255 --> 05:46:23,992
what the email was. I'm sorry that I, that I sent to you

4484
05:46:23,992 --> 05:46:26,862
yesterday, I think it was yesterday. I do not know a lot

4485
05:46:26,862 --> 05:46:30,800
of you and I am familiar with a few members. What I do know

4486
05:46:30,800 --> 05:46:34,200
about each and every one of you is that you love the city of

4487
05:46:34,200 --> 05:46:37,272
Hollywood as much as I do. Donating your time by serving

4488
05:46:37,272 --> 05:46:40,609
on one of the most important and difficult committees shows

4489
05:46:40,609 --> 05:46:45,213
me how much you care. I too know how much it feels as I was

4490
05:46:45,213 --> 05:46:48,482
on the Gabon Committee for years, also a ceremonial

4491
05:46:48,482 --> 05:46:52,354
committee as the Commission in this instance as well, had the

4492
05:46:52,354 --> 05:46:57,910
last say to any changes under the Gabon rules and regulations.

4493
05:46:57,910 --> 05:47:00,362
When we were appointed to that committee, each of us promised

4494
05:47:00,362 --> 05:47:04,365
the community to have their backs as overseers of the

4495
05:47:04,365 --> 05:47:07,635
community's votes. There were times that when we were not so

4496
05:47:07,635 --> 05:47:11,506
popular with the commissioners, all of this taking hours and

4497
05:47:11,506 --> 05:47:16,306
hours of time overseeing expenditures of well over $200

4498
05:47:16,377 --> 05:47:19,447
million. Although it is my belief that whatever your vote

4499
05:47:19,447 --> 05:47:23,652
and decisions will be, each one of these on each one of these

4500
05:47:23,652 --> 05:47:26,654
committees. These issues, the Commission will do as they wish,

4501
05:47:26,654 --> 05:47:30,525
as your vote is simply a recommendation. And again,

4502
05:47:30,525 --> 05:47:34,195
ceremonial, not a final decision to the community. As

4503
05:47:34,195 --> 05:47:37,865
fellow citizens, you are one of us, and I hope each and every

4504
05:47:37,865 --> 05:47:42,300
one of you is aware of how our community feels about a lot of

4505
05:47:42,300 --> 05:47:45,740
these issues you will be voting on tonight. There have been

4506
05:47:45,740 --> 05:47:50,211
many meetings on changes to to our beach and in downtown RAC,

4507
05:47:50,211 --> 05:47:53,681
which is my neighborhood. Development and community has

4508
05:47:53,681 --> 05:47:58,286
shown up in large numbers, but never as much as it was tonight.

4509
05:47:58,286 --> 05:48:02,289
This is probably the largest meeting that has been happening

4510
05:48:02,289 --> 05:48:06,227
in the city since the change of the streets. And I guarantee

4511
05:48:06,227 --> 05:48:08,829
you that at the next meeting, when the commission does put it

4512
05:48:08,829 --> 05:48:13,340
on the agenda, we have maybe 250 tonight, and we hope to

4513
05:48:13,340 --> 05:48:17,439
have 500 or more for the next one. Everybody is not in favor

4514
05:48:17,439 --> 05:48:21,709
of this. You guys are pushing it down our throat. And and you

4515
05:48:21,709 --> 05:48:25,246
all each one of you are your your community members. You're

4516
05:48:25,246 --> 05:48:28,315
us. You've got to have some feelings. And all you have to

4517
05:48:28,315 --> 05:48:32,920
do is stand up and say, I am I am an overseer from the

4518
05:48:32,920 --> 05:48:36,524
community. And you've been listening for hours. So if you

4519
05:48:36,524 --> 05:48:40,394
can really say yes to this, you have to remember we will

4520
05:48:40,394 --> 05:48:46,394
remember who votes and who doesn't. That's all. Thank you.

4521
05:48:46,600 --> 05:48:53,200
Anna Bomer, Mary Schultz, Anna. Hello, my name is Sharon Camden.

4522
05:48:58,780 --> 05:49:03,885
I live in the 2800 block of Adams Street. I've lived in

4523
05:49:03,885 --> 05:49:07,488
Hollywood for over 30 years, raised my family here, and I

4524
05:49:07,488 --> 05:49:13,161
love Hollywood just like all of you do. I had some words to say,

4525
05:49:13,161 --> 05:49:17,980
but I don't think I could have anything else to add that my

4526
05:49:17,980 --> 05:49:20,835
neighbors haven't beautifully expressed. So I just have a

4527
05:49:20,835 --> 05:49:24,772
couple of things. Hollywood Beach does not need to compete

4528
05:49:24,772 --> 05:49:28,309
with Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, or Sunny Isles to

4529
05:49:28,309 --> 05:49:33,781
be successful. Our low rise character is an asset, not a

4530
05:49:33,781 --> 05:49:37,718
problem that needs to be fixed. I ask you to reject the

4531
05:49:37,718 --> 05:49:41,918
proposed changes and preserve the existing existing

4532
05:49:42,323 --> 05:49:46,327
protections that have made Hollywood Beach special for

4533
05:49:46,327 --> 05:49:50,527
generations. Please protect the character views, sunlight,

4534
05:49:51,732 --> 05:49:56,804
accessibility and quality. Quality of life at the beach. I

4535
05:49:56,804 --> 05:49:59,607
don't think I really need to say any more, so I'm not going

4536
05:49:59,607 --> 05:50:03,210
to stand up here for three minutes. But I would like to

4537
05:50:03,210 --> 05:50:07,949
say that this does deserve a vote. And I think we as

4538
05:50:07,949 --> 05:50:13,621
residents have have that right. So please take that into

4539
05:50:13,621 --> 05:50:18,421
consideration. Thank you, thank you, Anna Boehmer. Welcome.

4540
05:50:27,101 --> 05:50:31,901
Greetings beautiful people. I am Siddiqua Glusman. Good

4541
05:50:33,174 --> 05:50:37,845
evening commissioners. My husband and I have an edible

4542
05:50:37,845 --> 05:50:41,449
landscaping business. As someone who worked with the

4543
05:50:41,449 --> 05:50:45,385
land and ecosystem, nature has taught me one thing. Many

4544
05:50:45,385 --> 05:50:49,657
things, but one thing very simply, that the land is an

4545
05:50:49,657 --> 05:50:54,457
extension of ourselves and that healthy systems regenerate.

4546
05:50:55,463 --> 05:50:59,660
They are not just sustainable, and they most certainly do not

4547
05:50:59,660 --> 05:51:04,471
just consume. So when I hear 2800 units or something, I have

4548
05:51:04,471 --> 05:51:08,877
many questions. How many existing units are sitting

4549
05:51:08,877 --> 05:51:13,677
empty right now? Consuming energy and precious resources

4550
05:51:14,482 --> 05:51:21,820
while we are being told that building more is progress, the

4551
05:51:21,489 --> 05:51:25,773
overlay may provide jobs or whatever. And I was paying

4552
05:51:25,773 --> 05:51:29,709
attention, but but what kind of jobs? I am not against service

4553
05:51:29,709 --> 05:51:34,480
work because every honest job has dignity. But are we

4554
05:51:34,480 --> 05:51:38,252
creating opportunities and jobs that allow people to actually

4555
05:51:38,252 --> 05:51:41,922
participate in the prosperity that's being created? Or are we

4556
05:51:41,922 --> 05:51:46,327
simply creating more people who have to serve the prosperity of

4557
05:51:46,327 --> 05:51:49,729
others? People shouldn't only be able to serve prosperity.

4558
05:51:49,729 --> 05:51:53,134
They should be able to participate in it. And then

4559
05:51:53,134 --> 05:51:58,720
when I hear design comes from compliance, I have to ask

4560
05:51:58,720 --> 05:52:01,341
compliance with what? Compliance with the minimum

4561
05:52:01,341 --> 05:52:06,141
standards required to get projects approved or compliance

4562
05:52:07,881 --> 05:52:11,819
with true wellness, with the well-being of the people and

4563
05:52:11,819 --> 05:52:17,219
the planet, compliance, something that can be legal and

4564
05:52:19,760 --> 05:52:25,432
still not be good. So just think my ancestors further,

4565
05:52:25,432 --> 05:52:29,837
when we're putting more concrete glass, hard surface,

4566
05:52:29,837 --> 05:52:34,108
excuse me, hard surfaces into an already blazing environment

4567
05:52:34,108 --> 05:52:39,179
aka intense solar radiation. We need to think about the beyond

4568
05:52:39,179 --> 05:52:42,783
building codes. We need to be thinking about heat, reflected

4569
05:52:42,783 --> 05:52:45,986
light, shade, trees, water, and the actual experience of the

4570
05:52:45,986 --> 05:52:50,324
human beings living in that environment. Where is the

4571
05:52:50,324 --> 05:52:53,594
consideration for the cumulative heat and UV exposure

4572
05:52:53,594 --> 05:52:58,265
created by landscapes with pretty art dominated by

4573
05:52:58,265 --> 05:53:02,203
reflective heat retaining surfaces, we need design that

4574
05:53:02,203 --> 05:53:05,739
promotes regeneration, not simply sustainability, because

4575
05:53:05,739 --> 05:53:09,339
anything that's sustainable can become unsustainable.

4576
05:53:09,409 --> 05:53:13,280
Regeneration asks this how do we leave this place and people

4577
05:53:13,280 --> 05:53:16,550
healthier than we found it? Commissioners, I'm not asking

4578
05:53:16,550 --> 05:53:20,687
you to stop development. I'm asking you to redefine what's

4579
05:53:20,687 --> 05:53:23,490
good development means. So don't just ask what can we

4580
05:53:23,490 --> 05:53:31,290
build? What can we extract from it? Be well. Be love. Thank you

4581
05:53:32,899 --> 05:53:37,699
much. Michael Sloan. Mickey Crespo. Mary Schultz, Marie

4582
05:53:42,977 --> 05:53:47,777
Schultz. And Bomer, Denis DiMartino. Okay, moving into

4583
05:53:55,856 --> 05:54:02,456
the 90s, anybody with a ticket in the 90s, please. Ariana

4584
05:54:04,464 --> 05:54:09,864
Gasperoni. Please come, come forward and be heard. Please

4585
05:54:11,671 --> 05:54:16,760
state your name and address for the record. My name is Chelsea

4586
05:54:16,760 --> 05:54:20,876
Krebs, 1548 southeast 12th Court in Fort Lauderdale. There

4587
05:54:21,810 --> 05:54:24,952
was some confusion about whether this was a 58 or an 85.

4588
05:54:24,952 --> 05:54:30,952
So thanks you guys. I'm A lifelong resident of Fort

4589
05:54:32,559 --> 05:54:36,230
Lauderdale. And I always say, what good is living in South

4590
05:54:36,230 --> 05:54:39,834
Florida if you can't enjoy the beach and the water? I'm here

4591
05:54:39,834 --> 05:54:44,104
to oppose the construction of residences at Azalea Terrace

4592
05:54:44,104 --> 05:54:49,109
and 1301 South Ocean Drive. I'm not from Hollywood. I'm from

4593
05:54:49,109 --> 05:54:54,848
Fort, where we have fewer and fewer beautiful spaces like

4594
05:54:54,848 --> 05:54:58,519
this one. It seems like they're all getting bought and

4595
05:54:58,519 --> 05:55:04,519
privatized. You have this one, which I understand is already

4596
05:55:04,591 --> 05:55:08,528
designated as a public space that cannot be developed, and

4597
05:55:08,528 --> 05:55:14,401
all you have to do is uphold that. I'm sure a lot of you are

4598
05:55:14,401 --> 05:55:19,139
under a lot of pressure to build this condo. I just hope

4599
05:55:19,139 --> 05:55:23,343
that you listen to your residents and your constituents

4600
05:55:23,343 --> 05:55:26,212
who live, who live here, and who you're supposed to

4601
05:55:26,212 --> 05:55:29,483
represent instead of the developers. And since I still

4602
05:55:29,483 --> 05:55:35,555
have a minute here, I'm really irritated that the hotel guy

4603
05:55:35,555 --> 05:55:38,826
left already because we're all here because of him. We

4604
05:55:38,826 --> 05:55:42,696
listened to his three minutes. He should have to listen to

4605
05:55:42,696 --> 05:55:49,503
ours. Thank you. Anybody else that had a ticket for the 80s

4606
05:55:49,503 --> 05:55:54,641
speaking on item number three? Seeing none. Moving on to the

4607
05:55:54,641 --> 05:55:59,441
90s. Ariana Gasperoni. Jack Bomer, Andres Bueno, David

4608
05:56:05,119 --> 05:56:10,519
Raskin, David. Good evening. It's getting late. Thank you

4609
05:56:20,400 --> 05:56:24,537
for being up there. My name is David Raskin. I live at 4919

4610
05:56:24,537 --> 05:56:27,808
McKinley Street. And while I may be a candidate for city

4611
05:56:27,808 --> 05:56:31,145
commission, I'm a resident of Hollywood. First, I want to

4612
05:56:31,145 --> 05:56:34,280
start by making something very clear. This is not an

4613
05:56:34,280 --> 05:56:36,884
anti-development speech. I want Hollywood to grow. I think we

4614
05:56:36,884 --> 05:56:40,200
all want Hollywood to grow. I want investment in our city. I

4615
05:56:40,200 --> 05:56:43,224
want great hotels, thriving businesses, and a beach that

4616
05:56:43,224 --> 05:56:47,228
remains one of the greatest economic engines we have. But

4617
05:56:47,228 --> 05:56:50,764
there is a difference between growth without limits and

4618
05:56:50,764 --> 05:56:54,368
responsible, balanced growth. What's being considered here

4619
05:56:54,368 --> 05:56:57,637
isn't a single building or a single development. As you know,

4620
05:56:57,637 --> 05:57:00,507
it's a totally new framework that will shape Hollywood Beach

4621
05:57:00,507 --> 05:57:04,111
and the Berry Island for generations to come, including

4622
05:57:04,111 --> 05:57:07,648
thousands of additional hotel rooms, hundreds of additional

4623
05:57:07,648 --> 05:57:11,510
residential units, and new development incentives. Once we

4624
05:57:11,510 --> 05:57:13,854
open that door, we need to understand what comes through

4625
05:57:13,854 --> 05:57:18,659
it. What does this what does this mean for traffic? You've

4626
05:57:18,659 --> 05:57:21,462
heard the questions all night. Sewer capacity, drainage,

4627
05:57:21,462 --> 05:57:25,650
parking, public safety, resident access to the beach.

4628
05:57:25,650 --> 05:57:28,535
And what does the total impact look like? Not one project at a

4629
05:57:28,535 --> 05:57:31,872
time, but when all this new development is considered

4630
05:57:31,872 --> 05:57:34,872
together, those aren't anti-development questions.

4631
05:57:35,910 --> 05:57:38,428
They're responsible development questions. And there's another

4632
05:57:38,428 --> 05:57:41,898
issue that we should not ignore timing. We're less than two

4633
05:57:41,898 --> 05:57:44,767
months away from an election that will change the makeup of

4634
05:57:44,767 --> 05:57:47,703
our city commission. Those aren't potholes that need to be.

4635
05:57:47,703 --> 05:57:50,410
These aren't potholes that need to be filled tomorrow. These

4636
05:57:50,410 --> 05:57:56,410
are generational land use decisions. So why rush them now?

4637
05:57:56,460 --> 05:57:58,182
Hollywood Beach isn't going anywhere, and we all know

4638
05:57:58,182 --> 05:58:01,500
developers are not going anywhere either. So I

4639
05:58:01,500 --> 05:58:03,920
respectfully ask this board to not rush this forward. Please

4640
05:58:03,920 --> 05:58:07,924
slow down. Listen to your fellow residents. As Mr.

4641
05:58:07,924 --> 05:58:11,194
Glickman so appropriately noted, the survey numbers don't lie.

4642
05:58:11,194 --> 05:58:13,663
The people of Hollywood overwhelmingly feel that this

4643
05:58:13,663 --> 05:58:18,335
plan is not the right direction. The sentiment and opinions of

4644
05:58:18,335 --> 05:58:21,538
residents matter in local government. This should be the

4645
05:58:21,538 --> 05:58:25,542
primary lens through which you make your recommendations. And

4646
05:58:25,542 --> 05:58:29,479
while this. And when this many residents show up, wait for

4647
05:58:29,479 --> 05:58:33,483
hours, spend their evenings away from their children, that

4648
05:58:33,483 --> 05:58:36,686
shows you how much concern they have for this. And that should

4649
05:58:36,686 --> 05:58:41,240
carry real weight in your decisions. So give us a due

4650
05:58:41,240 --> 05:58:44,627
process that we deserve. Demand answers about demand. Answers

4651
05:58:44,627 --> 05:58:48,164
about infrastructure and the total impact of what's being

4652
05:58:48,164 --> 05:58:50,330
proposed and allow the commission, the Hollywood

4653
05:58:50,330 --> 05:58:53,970
voters choose in November to have a meaningful vote in

4654
05:58:53,970 --> 05:58:56,839
decisions that could shape our beach and our city for the next

4655
05:58:56,839 --> 05:59:00,510
generation. And I'll just leave you with one last thought 20s

4656
05:59:00,510 --> 05:59:02,311
growth should make Hollywood better for the people who

4657
05:59:02,311 --> 05:59:06,249
already live here, not just make more room for development.

4658
05:59:06,249 --> 05:59:12,849
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Pamela Burgio. Come forward and

4659
05:59:15,593 --> 05:59:19,796
be heard. Have you not already spoke? Which item is this still?

4660
05:59:19,796 --> 05:59:23,400
Number three. I already spoke on three. Yes. And that

4661
05:59:23,400 --> 05:59:28,137
concludes the public comments of item number three, four and

4662
05:59:28,137 --> 05:59:35,937
five. When? No, no, no, this. Thank you. I want to express my

4663
05:59:39,140 --> 05:59:42,618
gratitude for everybody that has spent the time to come and

4664
05:59:42,618 --> 05:59:45,421
speak, and specifically for those that actually came to

4665
05:59:45,421 --> 05:59:47,957
participate and have not spoken, or just here to get the

4666
05:59:47,957 --> 05:59:53,296
education and to understand what their city is doing. So

4667
05:59:53,296 --> 05:59:56,900
with that staff, do you want to respond to any of the comments,

4668
05:59:56,900 --> 06:00:03,500
questions or concerns? So I want to apologize. I think like

4669
06:00:16,853 --> 06:00:20,457
everyone else, staff at the podium here are a little bit

4670
06:00:20,457 --> 06:00:23,660
tired, but I do want to note that I have taken diligent

4671
06:00:23,660 --> 06:00:28,331
notes throughout all of the the feedback that we've received 15

4672
06:00:28,331 --> 06:00:33,731
pages, in fact, 5085 words. And through whatever happens here

4673
06:00:34,204 --> 06:00:38,741
at the board, I do also want to acknowledge that as part of the

4674
06:00:38,741 --> 06:00:42,745
report, we do have a condition that, you know, tries to

4675
06:00:42,745 --> 06:00:45,548
address as much feedback as possible before this goes to

4676
06:00:45,548 --> 06:00:51,200
first reading, one of the things that I do want to speak

4677
06:00:51,200 --> 06:00:55,357
upon, and, you know, that is coming up kind of resoundingly

4678
06:00:55,357 --> 06:01:00,757
through a lot of this is the infrastructure capacity.

4679
06:01:01,300 --> 06:01:05,301
Infrastructure capacity. So staff did work with our public

4680
06:01:05,301 --> 06:01:10,101
utilities team and our consultants that have been

4681
06:01:10,707 --> 06:01:14,377
retained through the various master plans as part of the

4682
06:01:14,377 --> 06:01:19,777
utilities efforts for water and wastewater within our water

4683
06:01:22,318 --> 06:01:26,255
network. And I'm going to look to Alicia to confirm the

4684
06:01:26,255 --> 06:01:29,392
generalities of the numbers with respect to each one of the

4685
06:01:29,392 --> 06:01:34,192
utilities. According to the analysis, we have the

4686
06:01:35,198 --> 06:01:39,998
availability of 17000 units, I believe, within our wastewater

4687
06:01:40,203 --> 06:01:45,603
network, and 3000 or so units within our water network

4688
06:01:46,810 --> 06:01:51,815
available on the beach. With that, we use the lowest common

4689
06:01:51,815 --> 06:01:55,752
denominator and assumed as of right development. And that's

4690
06:01:55,752 --> 06:02:01,492
where the 2300 units really come from as part of what we

4691
06:02:01,492 --> 06:02:05,496
are permitting on the beach over this five year period, one

4692
06:02:05,496 --> 06:02:09,432
of the essential things that we need to also recognize as we

4693
06:02:09,432 --> 06:02:13,770
look at our existing network as it pertains to existing

4694
06:02:13,770 --> 06:02:18,441
capacity on the beach, is how we find funds to pay for

4695
06:02:18,441 --> 06:02:22,450
additional infrastructure, whether that is retrofit or

4696
06:02:22,450 --> 06:02:24,514
otherwise. We can demonstrate currently that we do have

4697
06:02:24,514 --> 06:02:29,185
available capacity, but how does additional capacity or

4698
06:02:29,185 --> 06:02:33,989
retrofits to an aging network become addressed? And that's

4699
06:02:33,989 --> 06:02:37,927
really where the resiliency fund comes through. I know,

4700
06:02:37,927 --> 06:02:40,464
Christine, you mentioned in your comments earlier that you

4701
06:02:40,464 --> 06:02:43,800
had wanted the resiliency fund to pay for pops and things of

4702
06:02:43,800 --> 06:02:49,720
that nature in our minds, that resiliency fund comes into play

4703
06:02:49,720 --> 06:02:52,608
to improve a lot of the circumstances that we currently

4704
06:02:52,608 --> 06:02:56,946
have, underfunded or not funded at all, whether that is

4705
06:02:56,946 --> 06:03:01,217
elevation of some of the roads, enhancements of some of the

4706
06:03:01,217 --> 06:03:04,553
dunes projects that we already have ongoing, of course, but

4707
06:03:04,553 --> 06:03:08,425
how do we enhance and improve those projects moving forward?

4708
06:03:08,425 --> 06:03:11,270
Recognizing from a planning perspective, we have a

4709
06:03:11,270 --> 06:03:13,830
responsibility to think 30 years out. And that's not just

4710
06:03:13,830 --> 06:03:18,168
from a population forecast perspective. That's also from a

4711
06:03:18,168 --> 06:03:21,103
capital improvement perspective, whether that's green

4712
06:03:21,103 --> 06:03:23,907
infrastructure or hard infrastructure, soft

4713
06:03:23,907 --> 06:03:26,910
infrastructure, whatever the case may be. So that resiliency

4714
06:03:26,910 --> 06:03:31,470
fund really tackles a lot of issues. The other thing I want

4715
06:03:31,470 --> 06:03:37,647
to address is the adoption of this ordinance does not approve

4716
06:03:37,721 --> 06:03:43,679
any individual project, and I think that is really imperative.

4717
06:03:43,679 --> 06:03:48,830
All this establishes is the framework, the opportunity for

4718
06:03:48,830 --> 06:03:53,154
the prospect of the development review process and Florida

4719
06:03:53,154 --> 06:03:56,754
statutes, the currency requirements require detailed

4720
06:03:57,759 --> 06:04:02,164
analysis at every stage of the process. So we're able to

4721
06:04:02,164 --> 06:04:05,767
develop to demonstrate to a certain degree there is of

4722
06:04:05,767 --> 06:04:09,637
course capacity. But even from a capacity perspective, the

4723
06:04:09,637 --> 06:04:13,307
capacity needs to be available at the time the development

4724
06:04:13,307 --> 06:04:16,846
application is submitted reviewed, and that would be the

4725
06:04:16,846 --> 06:04:19,914
case for each individual project that comes through.

4726
06:04:19,914 --> 06:04:23,785
There needs to be a demonstration to each and every

4727
06:04:23,785 --> 06:04:27,721
subject matter expert, and to a degree, some of the external

4728
06:04:27,721 --> 06:04:31,321
agencies that have jurisdiction, jurisdictional responsibility

4729
06:04:31,593 --> 06:04:36,264
of certain aspects of the barrier island. FDOT as an

4730
06:04:36,264 --> 06:04:39,468
example for A1. A to demonstrate the appropriateness

4731
06:04:39,468 --> 06:04:43,204
of development. So there are safeguards built into the

4732
06:04:43,204 --> 06:04:48,143
existing process that are then supplemented by, of course,

4733
06:04:48,143 --> 06:04:53,948
what is proposed. The other thing that I do want to mention

4734
06:04:53,948 --> 06:05:00,822
as part of this. And I don't know why it's fleeting in my

4735
06:05:00,822 --> 06:05:06,822
head right now, because it's 11:00. It is 11:00. I think the

4736
06:05:07,629 --> 06:05:11,632
other thing that I do want to stress is this does not set a

4737
06:05:11,632 --> 06:05:14,436
benchmark for live local. I think I heard that a couple of

4738
06:05:14,436 --> 06:05:20,436
times. Live local currently is not benchmark able for three

4739
06:05:20,642 --> 06:05:23,845
specific provisions. That is variance. That is special

4740
06:05:23,845 --> 06:05:27,114
exception and that is bonus. And that's why staff are very

4741
06:05:27,114 --> 06:05:32,253
deliberate to choose a bonus. And I think the the other piece

4742
06:05:32,253 --> 06:05:35,657
that I really want to emphasize is the fear is not just about

4743
06:05:35,657 --> 06:05:40,461
height with respect to live local, it's about process and

4744
06:05:40,461 --> 06:05:44,732
it's about outcome. A six story building can be just as

4745
06:05:44,732 --> 06:05:48,335
terrible as a 20 story building. If there are no design

4746
06:05:48,335 --> 06:05:52,535
considerations that are taken. Decorum, please. It's

4747
06:05:53,700 --> 06:05:57,745
absolutely true. If our underlying code yields a poor

4748
06:05:57,745 --> 06:06:01,820
design outcome, as we've seen across the beach today, whether

4749
06:06:01,820 --> 06:06:05,282
it's Costa, whether it's Margaritaville, whatever slab

4750
06:06:05,620 --> 06:06:08,823
building that you see that occupies the entirety of a

4751
06:06:08,823 --> 06:06:12,761
block, you can expect something far worse because those are all

4752
06:06:12,761 --> 06:06:15,764
outcomes that staff had to fight and negotiate for and

4753
06:06:15,764 --> 06:06:19,634
then present to the board as the more preferred outcome than

4754
06:06:19,634 --> 06:06:23,638
what was originally proposed. And that's always the fear we

4755
06:06:23,638 --> 06:06:27,242
have as a planning department for many years, not updated our

4756
06:06:27,242 --> 06:06:30,578
codes. And now the state is saying freeze everything. So we

4757
06:06:30,578 --> 06:06:35,182
have the option to choose what is and what was almost in

4758
06:06:35,182 --> 06:06:38,720
perpetuity, because, you know, the state legislature that has

4759
06:06:38,720 --> 06:06:42,724
been voted for is removing the ability for municipalities to

4760
06:06:42,724 --> 06:06:46,729
choose their own fate and future over something that we

4761
06:06:46,729 --> 06:06:50,664
do have the ability to because it is an overlay, it's more

4762
06:06:50,664 --> 06:06:53,868
voluntary, it's more optional, it may not be preferred. And

4763
06:06:53,868 --> 06:06:57,272
this is the one thing that, you know, I've learned in my career

4764
06:06:57,272 --> 06:07:00,275
in planning our job is not to make everybody happy. It's

4765
06:07:00,275 --> 06:07:03,946
impossible because nobody gets exactly what they want. But we

4766
06:07:03,946 --> 06:07:08,216
do have to balance everything that we hear. Of course, the

4767
06:07:08,216 --> 06:07:10,818
survey is another thing that I think is worthy of touching

4768
06:07:10,818 --> 06:07:14,222
upon. Of course, the residents are one stakeholder group that

4769
06:07:14,222 --> 06:07:18,626
we have to consult as our duty to consult within professional

4770
06:07:18,626 --> 06:07:21,496
practice, but we also have to consult the politicians. We

4771
06:07:21,496 --> 06:07:24,165
also have to consult the developers. We also have to

4772
06:07:24,165 --> 06:07:28,365
consult the businesses. We decorum please. But

4773
06:07:31,239 --> 06:07:35,430
nevertheless, I think, you know, off the top of my head, those

4774
06:07:35,430 --> 06:07:38,913
are some of the more resounding points that I think are worthy

4775
06:07:38,913 --> 06:07:42,717
of addressing. I don't know that there's opportunity for

4776
06:07:42,717 --> 06:07:47,855
other questions looking at the board attorneys, but happy to

4777
06:07:47,855 --> 06:07:53,260
try to answer whatever else. If there is still room for

4778
06:07:53,260 --> 06:07:56,464
questions. No, and not for public comments. Been closed.

4779
06:07:56,464 --> 06:08:02,671
Dick. Yes. I just want to say he's not. Please. The time for

4780
06:08:02,671 --> 06:08:06,874
public comment is done, sir. You're going to be asked to

4781
06:08:06,874 --> 06:08:11,612
leave if you don't. Thank you. Dick. Yeah, I just wanted to

4782
06:08:11,612 --> 06:08:15,549
say, Arnold. You are. You are one of the smartest people I

4783
06:08:15,549 --> 06:08:21,422
know, and I we're we are really glad to have you here. I speak

4784
06:08:21,422 --> 06:08:25,760
for myself, but I know I'm not totally alone. Based on what

4785
06:08:25,760 --> 06:08:30,565
you've heard tonight, if we said to you, if you came back,

4786
06:08:30,565 --> 06:08:35,365
came back in 30 days, would your presentation, your

4787
06:08:37,105 --> 06:08:41,642
recommendations be any different than they are tonight?

4788
06:08:41,642 --> 06:08:46,581
I think we have and I, I started with this, I think one

4789
06:08:46,581 --> 06:08:50,510
of the most deliberate things that we did in the preparation

4790
06:08:50,510 --> 06:08:54,322
of the overlay and the report was creating that first

4791
06:08:54,322 --> 06:08:57,859
condition that whatever we heard and whatever we believed

4792
06:08:57,859 --> 06:09:02,997
made sense, we would try to accommodate within the proposal

4793
06:09:02,997 --> 06:09:07,268
as revisions to what we have proposed prior to first reading.

4794
06:09:07,268 --> 06:09:13,700
So while, you know, the ears of tiredness is looming over me

4795
06:09:13,700 --> 06:09:18,813
because my bedtime is 9 p.m. I would imagine, yes, we would

4796
06:09:18,813 --> 06:09:22,416
definitely change some things. But I think it's really I think

4797
06:09:22,416 --> 06:09:27,756
it's I feel really good about asking the question because I

4798
06:09:27,756 --> 06:09:31,426
think there was a lot to be learned here tonight. One of

4799
06:09:31,426 --> 06:09:36,430
the things that we've heard is that people don't feel that

4800
06:09:36,430 --> 06:09:40,903
they've been heard before tonight. And we certainly heard

4801
06:09:40,903 --> 06:09:45,703
how many of them tonight, 97, 97 people tonight. Passionate

4802
06:09:48,309 --> 06:09:52,981
people. In fact, I didn't know there was so much love in

4803
06:09:52,981 --> 06:09:56,585
Hollywood as we've heard tonight. But I think there's

4804
06:09:56,585 --> 06:09:59,921
something to be learned here. And I want to be careful not to

4805
06:09:59,921 --> 06:10:04,260
throw the baby out with the bathwater if there's merit to

4806
06:10:04,260 --> 06:10:09,931
what was presented tonight by members of this board, as well

4807
06:10:09,931 --> 06:10:15,671
as the public who spoke then. It is crazy, it seems to me, to

4808
06:10:15,671 --> 06:10:20,409
say to the commission, we're killing this thing. If there's

4809
06:10:20,409 --> 06:10:24,346
an opportunity to make it better and it takes a little

4810
06:10:24,346 --> 06:10:29,485
longer to do it, I'd rather do it than throw it out. So I'm

4811
06:10:29,485 --> 06:10:33,154
asking you if you think that it's worth doing and how long

4812
06:10:33,154 --> 06:10:38,930
it would take you to do it, and what might be a general outline

4813
06:10:38,930 --> 06:10:41,763
of what that process would be through the chair. Board member,

4814
06:10:41,763 --> 06:10:45,234
This is Cameron speaking. Thank you for your comment. I think

4815
06:10:45,234 --> 06:10:50,305
that decision is your your duty tonight, and staff really

4816
06:10:50,305 --> 06:10:52,775
implores you. If you've heard things today that you resonate

4817
06:10:52,775 --> 06:10:55,710
with you, you could direct staff to make a recommendation

4818
06:10:55,710 --> 06:11:01,449
to carry that onward. You could direct staff to do a make

4819
06:11:01,449 --> 06:11:04,787
amendments to the the tax. That is what this tonight's process

4820
06:11:04,787 --> 06:11:08,457
is about, asking staff whether we believe this item should go

4821
06:11:08,457 --> 06:11:11,660
or not is not the question you need to be asking. I think you

4822
06:11:11,660 --> 06:11:14,530
need to be asking one another and discussing among each other

4823
06:11:14,530 --> 06:11:17,534
which items resonated with you. Where do you think it could be

4824
06:11:17,534 --> 06:11:19,735
better? What can we do different and recommend that so

4825
06:11:19,735 --> 06:11:22,537
that your city commission could then make the appropriate

4826
06:11:22,537 --> 06:11:29,137
decisions. Bob. Okay. Thank you. A couple of questions for staff.

4827
06:11:34,949 --> 06:11:38,887
Can you tell me what other Florida beach towns are using

4828
06:11:38,887 --> 06:11:46,870
TDRs for building in their beach area? Off the top of my

4829
06:11:46,429 --> 06:11:50,766
head, Fort Lauderdale uses transfer of development rights,

4830
06:11:50,766 --> 06:11:53,302
their specific transfer of development rights is related

4831
06:11:53,302 --> 06:11:57,502
to historic properties. They transfer from historic

4832
06:11:58,373 --> 06:12:00,909
properties or what they believe to be historic properties, or

4833
06:12:00,909 --> 06:12:03,311
what could be historic properties, and transfer that

4834
06:12:03,311 --> 06:12:06,582
development elsewhere to enable higher and more intense

4835
06:12:06,582 --> 06:12:10,185
development. But not on the beach. I believe it's also able

4836
06:12:10,185 --> 06:12:14,456
on the beach. I, I don't believe that. But anyway, in in

4837
06:12:14,456 --> 06:12:19,928
the feasibility study, it is written that height alone is

4838
06:12:19,928 --> 06:12:24,999
not the policy goal. Massing's transition streets, parks and

4839
06:12:24,999 --> 06:12:28,937
public realm determined the outcome. My question is please

4840
06:12:28,937 --> 06:12:32,674
advise how you are doing this and cite examples for each that

4841
06:12:32,674 --> 06:12:36,278
are being accomplished. And how will this enhance our quality

4842
06:12:36,278 --> 06:12:41,678
of life in our beach neighborhoods? Nicole Moyo here

4843
06:12:48,624 --> 06:12:54,240
speaking. Great question. We have addressed all of those.

4844
06:12:54,950 --> 06:12:57,310
The line items that you mentioned through the Urban

4845
06:12:57,310 --> 06:13:03,310
Design guidelines, as well as in the setback, height, shadow

4846
06:13:04,906 --> 06:13:10,306
massing and view corridor standard section of the overlay

4847
06:13:10,712 --> 06:13:16,518
text code. I don't see that that really answers the

4848
06:13:16,518 --> 06:13:19,654
question because I don't see how how it enhances our quality

4849
06:13:19,654 --> 06:13:23,259
of life at all. And if you can put that up on the screen so we

4850
06:13:23,259 --> 06:13:26,195
can see what you're talking about, that would be great.

4851
06:13:26,195 --> 06:13:28,264
What are you referring? What are you requesting on the

4852
06:13:28,264 --> 06:13:32,464
screen board member? Your feasibility study, the

4853
06:13:33,334 --> 06:13:35,204
feasibility study that's including the backup is what

4854
06:13:35,204 --> 06:13:38,139
you're looking for on the screen. Yeah. Well let's skip

4855
06:13:38,139 --> 06:13:41,276
over that for now. Okay. One suggestion for you. There

4856
06:13:41,276 --> 06:13:44,880
should be no transfers for GU properties. So I don't think

4857
06:13:44,880 --> 06:13:48,417
there should be any TDR for properties. But can you put up

4858
06:13:48,417 --> 06:13:54,557
your staff report for item three? If you need the number,

4859
06:13:54,557 --> 06:14:01,757
I can give it to you. It's for 26 to 18. One moment. Sure.

4860
06:14:11,974 --> 06:14:13,974
Thank you.

4861
06:14:38,000 --> 06:14:40,335
While staff prepares, Bob, can I ask you a very

4862
06:14:40,335 --> 06:14:44,272
pointed question? Excuse me, can I ask you a very pointed

4863
06:14:44,272 --> 06:14:47,876
question? Regardless of staff's answer, will it change your

4864
06:14:47,876 --> 06:14:55,760
mind on how you intend to vote tonight? It might. Okay. What

4865
06:15:03,892 --> 06:15:10,492
page number are you looking for, sir? Page 11 to start. The

4866
06:15:12,300 --> 06:15:14,700
sustainability and coastal resilience.

4867
06:15:32,354 --> 06:15:35,354
What particular section? In page 11.

4868
06:15:36,791 --> 06:15:41,591
Sustainability and coastal resilience. Yes. So I've read

4869
06:15:46,667 --> 06:15:51,205
this several times. Okay. I, I don't believe this to be true.

4870
06:15:51,205 --> 06:15:59,500
Can you how does this help with flooding and sea level rise? So

4871
06:16:06,708 --> 06:16:11,381
the approach that the the overlay as well as the urban

4872
06:16:11,381 --> 06:16:16,519
design guidelines takes is adapted from the existing beach

4873
06:16:16,519 --> 06:16:19,856
master plan. One of the things that I should note, one of the.

4874
06:16:19,856 --> 06:16:22,859
The biggest criticisms I think we as staff have of the

4875
06:16:22,859 --> 06:16:26,862
existing Beach Master plan is that it was never adopted in a

4876
06:16:26,862 --> 06:16:29,732
regulatory way. It was just a policy document that went

4877
06:16:29,732 --> 06:16:33,690
through the approval process and sat on the shelf. So much

4878
06:16:33,690 --> 06:16:36,338
of the great work that was done through that plan was never

4879
06:16:36,338 --> 06:16:41,344
adopted as part of the adoption of this. Of course, we looked

4880
06:16:41,344 --> 06:16:46,348
at what opportunities there were to improve the overall,

4881
06:16:46,348 --> 06:16:50,200
you know, carry forward of a lot of the great things that

4882
06:16:50,200 --> 06:16:53,210
were in that plan that never saw the light of day. One of

4883
06:16:53,210 --> 06:16:57,427
those things was, of course, lead requirements. That plan

4884
06:16:57,427 --> 06:17:00,630
did request that all development on the beach have a

4885
06:17:00,630 --> 06:17:05,768
lead minimum of silver, which we have adopted as part of this.

4886
06:17:05,768 --> 06:17:10,840
But the other thing that was integral as part of that plan

4887
06:17:10,840 --> 06:17:16,178
was really reframing what the FEMA below the base floor

4888
06:17:16,178 --> 06:17:19,716
elevation looked like. And today on the beach, we have a

4889
06:17:19,716 --> 06:17:24,787
lot of parking garages. We have a lot of blank walls that

4890
06:17:24,787 --> 06:17:30,192
address the public realm in the least attractive ways in many

4891
06:17:30,192 --> 06:17:33,862
cases, again, because our codes have not been updated for a

4892
06:17:33,862 --> 06:17:37,400
very long time and not in response to a lot of the

4893
06:17:37,400 --> 06:17:40,690
studies that have been completed over the years. So

4894
06:17:40,690 --> 06:17:42,872
one of the things that was actually recommended through

4895
06:17:42,872 --> 06:17:46,409
the Beach Master plan, which staff have tried to adopt, is

4896
06:17:46,409 --> 06:17:51,809
this notion of terracing or re-activating. The FEMA floor

4897
06:17:52,882 --> 06:17:56,552
below the base floor elevation, and a little bit more tactful

4898
06:17:56,552 --> 06:18:03,152
way to create a more responsive public realm. Of course, this

4899
06:18:04,827 --> 06:18:10,233
helps to implement the FEMA rules in a more attractive and

4900
06:18:10,233 --> 06:18:16,233
esthetic way. The question was, how does this address or

4901
06:18:16,973 --> 06:18:20,377
improve quality of life? How does this. How does this.

4902
06:18:20,377 --> 06:18:26,315
Please. He's answering the best way he can. Well, no. I think

4903
06:18:26,315 --> 06:18:31,387
it's important to note that a lot of development today in

4904
06:18:31,387 --> 06:18:35,570
addressing the FEMA base floor elevation just proposes blank

4905
06:18:35,570 --> 06:18:38,661
walls. And that's what the public has to deal with. Blank

4906
06:18:38,661 --> 06:18:42,998
walls as you walked by. And I believe Nicole showed one of

4907
06:18:42,998 --> 06:18:45,868
those examples as part of a presentation where there's just

4908
06:18:45,868 --> 06:18:50,740
a massive blank wall addressing the broad walk. And that is one

4909
06:18:50,740 --> 06:18:53,942
of the outcomes, again, on fears of live local because

4910
06:18:53,942 --> 06:18:57,680
that's what our code demands. It doesn't require anything

4911
06:18:57,680 --> 06:19:01,284
above and beyond that, we have deliberately superseded that to

4912
06:19:01,284 --> 06:19:04,954
improve quality of life, to create a more active and

4913
06:19:04,954 --> 06:19:08,891
attractive built form. So when you're walking along these new

4914
06:19:08,891 --> 06:19:12,161
developments, you're not walking along a barren floor,

4915
06:19:12,161 --> 06:19:15,965
you're not walking along the FEMA minimum requirement.

4916
06:19:15,965 --> 06:19:19,969
You're walking along something beautiful, attractive, and more

4917
06:19:19,969 --> 06:19:24,640
contributing to the actual built form while still

4918
06:19:24,640 --> 06:19:28,378
reinforcing the sustainability requirements of the FEMA base

4919
06:19:28,378 --> 06:19:31,848
floor elevation that is required. And that that really

4920
06:19:31,848 --> 06:19:39,648
is essential. So also on page 12, if we can go down to public

4921
06:19:39,789 --> 06:19:42,789
participation. Public participation, page 12. Staff.

4922
06:19:55,271 --> 06:19:58,874
Okay. So the the public input for Hollywood Beach has always

4923
06:19:58,874 --> 06:20:02,100
been for low rise buildings. And to keep the charm that it

4924
06:20:02,100 --> 06:20:05,414
currently has, this proposal contradicts what the public has

4925
06:20:05,414 --> 06:20:11,414
consistently stated over the last 20 years. So this is very

4926
06:20:11,821 --> 06:20:14,691
concerning. This was in the beach master plan. I understand

4927
06:20:14,691 --> 06:20:19,940
it hasn't always been followed. This is what all your surveys

4928
06:20:19,940 --> 06:20:23,980
have brought up, and I don't think we're giving it enough

4929
06:20:23,980 --> 06:20:30,298
credence. You know, in in this plan. Do you have a question.

4930
06:20:30,573 --> 06:20:35,979
Yeah. The public input for Hollywood Beach has always been

4931
06:20:35,979 --> 06:20:40,983
for low rise buildings. We're not you're not you don't have

4932
06:20:40,983 --> 06:20:45,654
that in this plan. I earlier stated to you, and I can show

4933
06:20:45,654 --> 06:20:48,991
you the math if you'd like, for low rise building of six

4934
06:20:48,991 --> 06:20:54,991
stories, a developer will make using your $900 a square foot

4935
06:20:56,132 --> 06:20:59,735
versus the $1,200 that is currently being asked for for

4936
06:20:59,735 --> 06:21:04,541
for new buildings on the beach. The difference is a 35, almost

4937
06:21:04,541 --> 06:21:09,941
a 35% increase, over $20 million ROI. So I think that

4938
06:21:11,280 --> 06:21:16,218
you need to consider other things than what's in here.

4939
06:21:16,218 --> 06:21:19,221
That's my question. Through the chair. That question was asked

4940
06:21:19,221 --> 06:21:25,821
and answered wasn't a question. Bob. What else? Bob, what other

4941
06:21:27,496 --> 06:21:31,330
questions do you have? That'll be it. Thank you. Okay. Any

4942
06:21:31,330 --> 06:21:36,433
other questions for staff? None. Okay. Steve, you mentioned

4943
06:21:38,442 --> 06:21:42,644
about a deadline for the SB 180. When is that and what

4944
06:21:42,644 --> 06:21:48,440
implications does it have? So SB 180 follows major hurricanes

4945
06:21:48,383 --> 06:21:53,389
within a certain radius of where they've occurred. The

4946
06:21:53,389 --> 06:21:55,991
hurricane that is affecting Broward County right now, and

4947
06:21:55,991 --> 06:21:59,128
specifically, specifically the city of Hollywood was Hurricane

4948
06:21:59,128 --> 06:22:03,532
Milton the set expiration for that, I believe. And I'm

4949
06:22:03,532 --> 06:22:06,735
looking at one of the attorneys, if they correct me if I say

4950
06:22:06,735 --> 06:22:11,930
anything wrong, but I believe is July 2027. Presuming there

4951
06:22:11,930 --> 06:22:16,432
is no major hurricane this hurricane season in which the

4952
06:22:16,432 --> 06:22:20,360
legislature has kind of provided a rolling deadline. So

4953
06:22:20,360 --> 06:22:25,241
if there is any new hurricane, the deadline rolls for another

4954
06:22:25,241 --> 06:22:29,779
three years. And honestly, most municipalities in Florida, all

4955
06:22:29,779 --> 06:22:33,650
of them are affected because of how far reaching this is.

4956
06:22:33,650 --> 06:22:37,386
Everyone is just expecting this to roll in perpetuity. And that

4957
06:22:37,386 --> 06:22:39,856
is something that most municipalities, specifically

4958
06:22:39,856 --> 06:22:44,656
planning departments, are strapping in for. Any other

4959
06:22:46,662 --> 06:22:51,668
questions for staff? No follow up. Let's close all questions,

4960
06:22:51,668 --> 06:22:56,730
comments and bring the discussion to the dais. Bob,

4961
06:22:56,730 --> 06:23:01,411
what are you thinking? So here's what I'm thinking. I'm

4962
06:23:01,411 --> 06:23:08,685
thinking. I'll speak for myself. I would like to get a lot more

4963
06:23:08,685 --> 06:23:12,288
information. Okay. This was a massive undertaking that staff

4964
06:23:12,288 --> 06:23:17,627
took. This was a massive document that they put out.

4965
06:23:17,627 --> 06:23:21,964
This was massive reading of this information and trying to

4966
06:23:21,964 --> 06:23:26,764
figure everything out. Our residents have many questions,

4967
06:23:27,771 --> 06:23:34,310
as still do I. And I would like to have a workshop before we go

4968
06:23:34,310 --> 06:23:40,310
do anything else. Christine, your thoughts. So this way we

4969
06:23:42,518 --> 06:23:45,789
can get the information we need. We can understand this this

4970
06:23:45,789 --> 06:23:48,791
whole plan a lot better. It's got good things in it. It's got

4971
06:23:48,791 --> 06:23:52,661
some things that are not so good. And I think we just need

4972
06:23:52,661 --> 06:23:56,932
a better understanding of everything that's in there. We

4973
06:23:56,932 --> 06:24:02,710
are not urban planners, for the most part, sitting up here. And

4974
06:24:02,710 --> 06:24:05,740
I think there's a lot of questions that we have and that

4975
06:24:05,740 --> 06:24:09,145
the public has, and I would just like to really get more

4976
06:24:09,145 --> 06:24:12,415
information. I think that it's our duty to get more

4977
06:24:12,415 --> 06:24:16,753
information. I didn't want to read article 5.3 of the

4978
06:24:16,753 --> 06:24:22,826
Planning and Board planning and board duties, and I'm not going

4979
06:24:22,826 --> 06:24:27,497
to do that. But in there, it tells us that we you know, we

4980
06:24:27,497 --> 06:24:30,366
need the information. And I think that we should get it.

4981
06:24:30,366 --> 06:24:35,839
And I would encourage all of you, you know, to have a

4982
06:24:35,839 --> 06:24:38,975
workshop so we can fully understand everything that's in

4983
06:24:38,975 --> 06:24:42,311
here. There's a lot of stuff in here, and there's a lot more

4984
06:24:42,311 --> 06:24:46,490
questions I'm sure that we all have. And the residents have a

4985
06:24:46,490 --> 06:24:48,985
lot of questions. Also, they brought up a lot of stuff

4986
06:24:48,985 --> 06:24:52,721
tonight and I never thought of. But, you know, it's difficult

4987
06:24:52,721 --> 06:24:57,526
reading 541 pages of a lot of technical stuff. And it refers

4988
06:24:57,526 --> 06:25:01,599
you to other areas in the code. And I think it's something that

4989
06:25:01,599 --> 06:25:07,599
we just need more information about. So that's my suggestion.

4990
06:25:09,605 --> 06:25:15,605
Christine, your thoughts. I have read all of these pages

4991
06:25:18,615 --> 06:25:25,815
into the microphone over and over and over, and I am leaning

4992
06:25:26,890 --> 06:25:31,690
towards trusting our very talented planning department. I

4993
06:25:34,430 --> 06:25:41,371
think they've put an enormous amount of work in this. I think

4994
06:25:41,371 --> 06:25:46,376
having I understand the residents that are here and

4995
06:25:46,376 --> 06:25:52,849
their concerns. I feel it's unfair for them to think that

4996
06:25:52,849 --> 06:25:58,849
we haven't been in contact with many, many residents. There's

4997
06:25:58,922 --> 06:26:04,322
150, 000 people that live in this city, and 200 people is

4998
06:26:04,394 --> 06:26:10,994
not representation of all of the feelings of the city. So.

4999
06:26:14,804 --> 06:26:19,275
Those are my feelings. I want to thank the staff, and I'd

5000
06:26:19,275 --> 06:26:25,875
like to hear what everyone else has to say. Stephen. I

5001
06:26:25,948 --> 06:26:28,151
appreciate the committee, basically how the community has

5002
06:26:28,151 --> 06:26:30,953
come out and expressed themselves. Obviously, it's

5003
06:26:30,953 --> 06:26:35,625
something that we take into consideration. As you know, I

5004
06:26:35,625 --> 06:26:39,940
see things more on a technical side always. I think there's a

5005
06:26:39,940 --> 06:26:43,365
lot of information, like Bob mentioned to to digest. I've

5006
06:26:43,365 --> 06:26:49,439
seen a lot of this from the initial ideas as well, and it's

5007
06:26:49,439 --> 06:26:54,843
there a lot of information that possibly was, was described

5008
06:26:54,843 --> 06:26:59,849
needs to be, I guess, reviewed again, seen in detail or

5009
06:26:59,849 --> 06:27:02,785
explained it in a different way as well, especially with all

5010
06:27:02,785 --> 06:27:06,389
the comments that have been presented tonight. And I think

5011
06:27:06,389 --> 06:27:09,258
it's that it's basically a transfer of information and

5012
06:27:09,258 --> 06:27:13,462
then adapting. You know, I believe there's going to be

5013
06:27:13,462 --> 06:27:17,800
additional readings if I'm if I'm not mistaken. Right. And

5014
06:27:17,800 --> 06:27:20,736
obviously, a lot of these things will be taken into

5015
06:27:20,736 --> 06:27:25,536
consideration. Massimo. Thank you. So I've been listening.

5016
06:27:29,678 --> 06:27:32,815
We've all been listening here for, you know, six hours. And I

5017
06:27:32,815 --> 06:27:36,486
really feel the the sentiment here. And I definitely

5018
06:27:36,486 --> 06:27:41,957
appreciate all the feedback. For the past month, I have

5019
06:27:41,957 --> 06:27:45,895
spent reviewing a lot of this stuff and meeting with staff

5020
06:27:45,895 --> 06:27:49,632
and, and going one on one. They actually gave me a presentation

5021
06:27:49,632 --> 06:27:53,837
one on one on this because my first inkling was, well, who

5022
06:27:53,837 --> 06:27:59,175
wants a condo, a shadow condo on Hollywood Beach, right? Just

5023
06:27:59,175 --> 06:28:04,913
a wall of condos. Nobody wants that. So initially I was like,

5024
06:28:04,913 --> 06:28:11,120
wow, this is, this is bad. But after, you know, listening to,

5025
06:28:11,120 --> 06:28:15,991
to staff, I think the staff did an amazing job with presenting

5026
06:28:15,991 --> 06:28:24,391
and educating us on this. And I, I kind of swinging a little bit

5027
06:28:24,669 --> 06:28:31,269
here. I feel the program, the overlay program is, is, is

5028
06:28:32,744 --> 06:28:37,748
responsible and thought out, maybe not to everybody's liking,

5029
06:28:37,748 --> 06:28:40,951
but the thing for me was, remember, this is a framework.

5030
06:28:40,951 --> 06:28:47,491
This is not something that's, hey, set in stone and, and, and

5031
06:28:47,491 --> 06:28:50,895
it's for a short period of time. It's for five years, right? It

5032
06:28:50,895 --> 06:28:55,367
doesn't approve any project, just like the staff had had

5033
06:28:55,367 --> 06:29:01,367
mentioned. Every project still has to go through a rigorous,

5034
06:29:02,573 --> 06:29:08,379
rigorous process. And it's not easy in the city. DRC, public

5035
06:29:08,379 --> 06:29:10,516
outreach, the Planning Board, the commission, and then after

5036
06:29:10,516 --> 06:29:13,784
all that, they got to go through the building department.

5037
06:29:13,784 --> 06:29:22,184
So. I think. The place we love Hollywood Beach is, is one of a

5038
06:29:25,597 --> 06:29:28,599
kind, right? Nothing in this plan says that we're going to

5039
06:29:28,599 --> 06:29:33,938
have towers on Hollywood Beach, meaning the boardwalk, the

5040
06:29:33,938 --> 06:29:39,770
boardwalk. I'm talking about the boardwalk, right? Right now,

5041
06:29:39,770 --> 06:29:43,214
the the height restriction is four stories. That's not

5042
06:29:43,214 --> 06:29:50,414
changing. As it goes back, it goes from four to 6 to 10, and

5043
06:29:51,890 --> 06:29:55,493
then 15 or 20 going all the way back to a one a. But the one

5044
06:29:55,493 --> 06:29:59,764
thing for me is what you got. What we love about Hollywood

5045
06:29:59,764 --> 06:30:02,767
Beach are the are all the shops and all the restaurants, right?

5046
06:30:02,767 --> 06:30:06,904
And the quaintness of it right after Covid, the first year

5047
06:30:06,904 --> 06:30:12,643
after Covid, all the shops and businesses were thriving right

5048
06:30:12,643 --> 06:30:16,247
after Covid and everything opened up. It was thriving. We

5049
06:30:16,247 --> 06:30:20,985
had we had tourists coming from everywhere down here. But since

5050
06:30:20,985 --> 06:30:25,322
then, unfortunately, businesses, shops, ice cream shops have

5051
06:30:25,322 --> 06:30:31,922
seen a steady decline in business. So we have to do

5052
06:30:32,797 --> 06:30:38,136
something to to revitalize and to attract tourism. Because

5053
06:30:38,136 --> 06:30:42,273
whether you like it or not, tourism is the backbone. And if

5054
06:30:42,273 --> 06:30:47,545
you don't have something for people to come to, I think

5055
06:30:47,545 --> 06:30:52,160
that's going to have a steady decline over the years. And I

5056
06:30:52,160 --> 06:30:55,553
look, I've talked to, and I don't know why people that are

5057
06:30:55,553 --> 06:30:59,490
for it or not here. I mean, obviously it's totally on one

5058
06:30:59,490 --> 06:31:03,828
sided here, but I have talked to businesses and, and people

5059
06:31:03,828 --> 06:31:07,898
that say, you know, we got to do something. I mean, there's

5060
06:31:07,898 --> 06:31:11,902
just a decline. These motels are dilapidated. They're,

5061
06:31:11,902 --> 06:31:16,508
they're, you know, they're not they're not as attractive as

5062
06:31:16,508 --> 06:31:22,508
they were ten, 15, 20 years ago. So again, I'm against these

5063
06:31:23,314 --> 06:31:29,314
condo, these high rises across in 1 in 1, you know, big

5064
06:31:29,386 --> 06:31:32,924
magazine of, of, of, of buildings. But I think that

5065
06:31:32,924 --> 06:31:39,524
this program gives a good framework to, to, to show some,

5066
06:31:39,864 --> 06:31:45,864
some structures and things that are appealing. Well, again, I

5067
06:31:51,800 --> 06:31:54,280
go back to for me, the two biggest things were that this

5068
06:31:54,280 --> 06:31:58,215
is nothing, this is a framework and it's a five year period.

5069
06:31:58,215 --> 06:32:01,820
Okay, so let's say this thing goes through it. It goes

5070
06:32:01,820 --> 06:32:04,289
through commission, whatever, and they get their first

5071
06:32:04,289 --> 06:32:09,627
project in and, and we say, hey, you know, this thing really is

5072
06:32:09,627 --> 06:32:13,297
terrible. You guys voted in commission. You guys have you,

5073
06:32:13,297 --> 06:32:16,300
you guys have the ability to vote people out to get this

5074
06:32:16,300 --> 06:32:20,237
thing out in five years. You're not going to develop that hole.

5075
06:32:20,237 --> 06:32:23,410
You're not going to develop the whole beach in five years. It's

5076
06:32:23,410 --> 06:32:29,113
not going to happen. Please, please. So again, I, my, my

5077
06:32:29,113 --> 06:32:34,519
whole thinking on this is I want to preserve Hollywood

5078
06:32:34,519 --> 06:32:38,388
beach. I want to preserve the businesses there and have them

5079
06:32:38,388 --> 06:32:41,525
be successful. But you can't do that if you don't attract

5080
06:32:41,525 --> 06:32:45,462
people here. You know, you have to attract people. It has to be

5081
06:32:45,462 --> 06:32:49,668
a place. The sand and the water is not the only thing that's

5082
06:32:49,668 --> 06:32:52,738
going to do it. They need to they need to have places that

5083
06:32:52,738 --> 06:32:55,807
that are nice, that they want to go to, because we are losing

5084
06:32:55,807 --> 06:33:01,807
that to Fort Lauderdale and Miami. So that's basically my

5085
06:33:01,946 --> 06:33:09,146
take on it. Thank you Dick. People want to know why it

5086
06:33:11,622 --> 06:33:18,950
takes so long to get anything done in government. So let's

5087
06:33:18,950 --> 06:33:23,500
think about this. Whether this passes or not, somebody comes

5088
06:33:23,500 --> 06:33:26,570
to the city and says, I want to do something that I'm allowed

5089
06:33:26,570 --> 06:33:32,420
to do on the on the barrier island. And we say, that's

5090
06:33:32,420 --> 06:33:35,779
great, you can do that, and we approve it. The commission

5091
06:33:35,779 --> 06:33:39,650
approves it. Two readings, public meetings, all that stuff.

5092
06:33:39,650 --> 06:33:45,857
Then they go to pull permits. Two years, then they go to

5093
06:33:45,857 --> 06:33:50,528
contractors and get bids. By the time the project is built,

5094
06:33:50,528 --> 06:33:55,866
it's 5 to 8 years. You are not going to get anything built

5095
06:33:55,866 --> 06:34:00,538
tomorrow. If we pass this or not, nothing is going to get

5096
06:34:00,538 --> 06:34:05,275
built immediately. So I want to go back and say, I still

5097
06:34:05,275 --> 06:34:09,213
believe we need to do something on the beach to upgrade what's

5098
06:34:09,213 --> 06:34:15,753
there. It seems to me that the gentleman who spoke for this

5099
06:34:15,753 --> 06:34:21,158
tonight gave us a good example of the small hotels that he was

5100
06:34:21,158 --> 06:34:27,158
represented, the small hotels that he was talking about. If

5101
06:34:27,164 --> 06:34:31,908
he wanted to redevelop. Now he's got a 65 foot height limit,

5102
06:34:31,908 --> 06:34:37,308
correct, 65ft. That's so bad. That's 3 or 4 stories because

5103
06:34:38,849 --> 06:34:42,652
you have to leave that first story empty now, right? You

5104
06:34:42,652 --> 06:34:46,123
can't build in there. You have to go up a level. So it's a

5105
06:34:46,123 --> 06:34:51,260
three story building basically. Right. Okay. Now he wants to go

5106
06:34:51,260 --> 06:34:54,530
higher or he wouldn't have been here tonight. And what I'm

5107
06:34:54,530 --> 06:34:58,534
hearing from people is that you're mostly concerned about

5108
06:34:58,534 --> 06:35:05,134
two things. Height, mostly what is the maximum? And two, your

5109
06:35:06,810 --> 06:35:13,616
concern over. I'll call it the bonus system. How do you get

5110
06:35:13,616 --> 06:35:18,755
whatever you want? By giving us whatever we want. Understand

5111
06:35:18,755 --> 06:35:24,227
what I'm saying? Can I get two more stories? If I pay into a

5112
06:35:24,227 --> 06:35:29,498
resiliency fund, how does who who manages that? It's an

5113
06:35:29,498 --> 06:35:34,437
unanswered question. Probably needs to be answered. I want to

5114
06:35:34,437 --> 06:35:39,909
come back. What I said before I, I think this has more in it

5115
06:35:39,909 --> 06:35:44,981
that's valuable than it is not valuable. I would like this

5116
06:35:44,981 --> 06:35:49,919
staff, which has worked really hard on this. I know that I

5117
06:35:49,919 --> 06:35:53,323
would like you to come back and say how you'll address those

5118
06:35:53,323 --> 06:36:00,130
issues. I hate I hate to turn this carte blanche over to the

5119
06:36:00,130 --> 06:36:04,334
commission and say, we turn it down or we approve it without

5120
06:36:04,334 --> 06:36:09,734
addressing the the conditions that. How many people 91, seven,

5121
06:36:10,874 --> 06:36:15,674
97 people brought up tonight? 96. One guy didn't. 96 people.

5122
06:36:18,148 --> 06:36:21,751
But if you don't want to do that, that's that's for us to

5123
06:36:21,751 --> 06:36:28,558
decide. For me, I want I want to give this a chance. And

5124
06:36:28,558 --> 06:36:31,961
frankly, I'm afraid if we pass it tonight and give it to the

5125
06:36:31,961 --> 06:36:35,310
commission, as you pointed out, there's an election coming. It

5126
06:36:35,310 --> 06:36:40,437
has consequences. So I would like to have staff at the time

5127
06:36:40,437 --> 06:36:45,375
to work this out so that when it comes up, she wins. It might

5128
06:36:45,375 --> 06:36:52,575
be November. I'll entertain a motion. Bob, I just want to say

5129
06:37:00,256 --> 06:37:03,326
one thing before you do that, I just want to address a couple

5130
06:37:03,326 --> 06:37:06,463
of comments here. You talk about the businesses suffering

5131
06:37:06,463 --> 06:37:10,733
on on the beach. Well, the reason that reason is very

5132
06:37:10,733 --> 06:37:13,670
simple. A one A has been under construction now for a good

5133
06:37:13,670 --> 06:37:19,209
five years or more. So there's part of your problem. You

5134
06:37:19,209 --> 06:37:22,545
anybody that thinks any of the buildings are dilapidated on

5135
06:37:22,545 --> 06:37:26,160
Hollywood Beach, well guess what, where's code enforcement

5136
06:37:26,160 --> 06:37:28,952
in all of this? Where's the city in all of this? Why do you

5137
06:37:28,952 --> 06:37:32,889
allow this stuff to get like this? So I would like to make a

5138
06:37:32,889 --> 06:37:37,428
motion to have a workshop whenever the staff is ready and

5139
06:37:37,428 --> 06:37:40,963
in another month and bring it back. So we have a workshop so

5140
06:37:40,963 --> 06:37:45,568
we can discuss it, flesh out everything that needs to be

5141
06:37:45,568 --> 06:37:50,640
done, let staff make all the changes they want and go from

5142
06:37:50,640 --> 06:37:55,578
there. Bob, are you asking for a postponement on a time

5143
06:37:55,578 --> 06:37:59,248
certain date of this? In the meantime, we would have

5144
06:37:59,248 --> 06:38:05,540
workshops. Well, I was asking for a workshop at the next

5145
06:38:05,540 --> 06:38:08,257
before the next planning board meeting, whenever that is. And

5146
06:38:08,257 --> 06:38:13,464
then it depends on I don't want to rush staff on this as much

5147
06:38:13,464 --> 06:38:17,333
time as they need. I mean, if they need to have if we can

5148
06:38:17,333 --> 06:38:19,535
have a workshop at a planning board meeting at the next

5149
06:38:19,535 --> 06:38:22,471
Planning Board meeting, and then we can bring it back to

5150
06:38:22,471 --> 06:38:28,745
the commission, back to us the month after, that would be fine.

5151
06:38:28,745 --> 06:38:33,160
And I'll turn to the attorneys on this one. We have three

5152
06:38:33,160 --> 06:38:39,223
options in front of us, or four we can reject as presented. We

5153
06:38:39,223 --> 06:38:44,560
can pass as presented. We can pass with certain comments and

5154
06:38:44,560 --> 06:38:48,698
comments. And the fourth is to defer to time certain. Those

5155
06:38:48,698 --> 06:38:52,568
are our four options. Yes, Mr. Chair, that is correct. But of

5156
06:38:52,568 --> 06:38:55,638
course your. If you wish to continue. It does come with a

5157
06:38:55,638 --> 06:38:59,420
caveat that I've mentioned earlier at this hearing is that

5158
06:38:59,420 --> 06:39:03,780
this item was noticed and referred to the board on July

5159
06:39:03,780 --> 06:39:07,380
27th. So according under section 1163.3194, subsection

5160
06:39:12,521 --> 06:39:15,524
two of the Florida statutes, the board's recommendation is

5161
06:39:15,524 --> 06:39:18,795
due within a reasonable time and no more than 60 days. So

5162
06:39:18,795 --> 06:39:23,650
your time limit does run out on September 27th. So if you do

5163
06:39:23,650 --> 06:39:29,405
wish to continue, you do have to set a special meeting prior

5164
06:39:29,405 --> 06:39:33,542
to September 27th. Now, as I as I mentioned before, this item

5165
06:39:33,542 --> 06:39:37,800
will travel to the City Commission regardless of the

5166
06:39:37,800 --> 06:39:40,750
action that the board will take tonight. The only thing that

5167
06:39:40,750 --> 06:39:43,620
that the statute provides is that your recommendation will

5168
06:39:43,620 --> 06:39:47,222
not travel with the item. So you're not technically losing

5169
06:39:47,222 --> 06:39:50,160
jurisdiction, but you are losing your ability to weigh in

5170
06:39:50,160 --> 06:39:54,960
on this item before the commission takes it up.

5171
06:39:54,960 --> 06:39:57,233
Commission chair, if I may, I actually there's a good

5172
06:39:57,233 --> 06:40:03,833
question. When is this going to be before the commission? This

5173
06:40:04,173 --> 06:40:07,430
item is scheduled to move forward to the City Commission

5174
06:40:07,430 --> 06:40:11,647
on the September 16th City Commission date. That's not

5175
06:40:11,647 --> 06:40:17,470
fair. Okay. If I could provide additional comments, please.

5176
06:40:18,187 --> 06:40:21,256
It's really important to note, I know it's late, so I really

5177
06:40:21,256 --> 06:40:24,393
want to keep you longer than I have to. I just provided some

5178
06:40:24,393 --> 06:40:26,862
additional context that, you know, staff worked really

5179
06:40:26,862 --> 06:40:30,399
diligently with stakeholders in the community by having four

5180
06:40:30,399 --> 06:40:34,400
two public charrettes that were sunshine, so board members and

5181
06:40:34,400 --> 06:40:37,473
city commissioners could attend and two public open houses

5182
06:40:37,473 --> 06:40:40,815
where we went through the same presentation several times in a

5183
06:40:40,815 --> 06:40:43,684
night, answering questions one by one on cue cards, also

5184
06:40:43,684 --> 06:40:47,870
sunshine, so the board members could attend. These were

5185
06:40:47,870 --> 06:40:50,291
opportunities where we wanted to provide different forums to

5186
06:40:50,291 --> 06:40:53,494
dissipate the same information, to gather feedback, and to

5187
06:40:53,494 --> 06:40:57,831
really overcome misinformation. Sometimes a larger forum works,

5188
06:40:57,831 --> 06:41:00,634
sometimes a smaller forum works, sometimes a board works,

5189
06:41:00,634 --> 06:41:03,570
sometimes a one on one conversation works, and staff

5190
06:41:03,570 --> 06:41:07,241
endeavored and has done all of those going above and beyond to

5191
06:41:07,241 --> 06:41:10,440
reach out to board members to ensure there was no additional

5192
06:41:10,440 --> 06:41:12,245
questions that the package, while dense and we understand

5193
06:41:12,245 --> 06:41:15,517
it, is dense, but your job is to. Your job here as board

5194
06:41:15,517 --> 06:41:18,452
members is to take on these dense projects and. If you have

5195
06:41:18,452 --> 06:41:21,522
questions, staff is here to assist. Staff is not expecting

5196
06:41:21,522 --> 06:41:25,526
any of you to overnight get a planning degree. Each of you

5197
06:41:25,526 --> 06:41:28,795
have an expertise that this board has delineated in the

5198
06:41:28,795 --> 06:41:32,332
code. That's why you're sitting at that at that dais. Similarly,

5199
06:41:32,332 --> 06:41:34,802
when we wrote this text amendment, no one planner sat

5200
06:41:34,802 --> 06:41:37,338
here and wrote it. The development planner was

5201
06:41:37,338 --> 06:41:39,940
involved. The designer was involved, the policy planner

5202
06:41:39,940 --> 06:41:43,544
was involved. The consultants were involved for data. No one

5203
06:41:43,544 --> 06:41:46,120
person can wear all the hats. We're encouraging you to lean

5204
06:41:46,120 --> 06:41:49,820
into your expertise and provide those constructive criticisms

5205
06:41:49,820 --> 06:41:52,285
that will then move onward with this item so that it doesn't go

5206
06:41:52,285 --> 06:41:55,880
on to the City commission without or void of a

5207
06:41:55,880 --> 06:41:56,823
recommendation, a recommendation that is so

5208
06:41:56,823 --> 06:42:00,428
desperately needs from your professions that you each

5209
06:42:00,428 --> 06:42:04,990
occupy. The question is not here to the. I think the matter

5210
06:42:04,990 --> 06:42:08,168
here is not to try to trip up on the small details of the

5211
06:42:08,168 --> 06:42:10,437
text amendment. It's trying to make it better with valuable

5212
06:42:10,437 --> 06:42:13,373
and constructive feedback that you can offer to the City

5213
06:42:13,373 --> 06:42:19,373
Commission. Bob, you have a motion. Well, this seems rather

5214
06:42:24,518 --> 06:42:26,987
unfair that it's gone to the Commission. And still we have

5215
06:42:26,987 --> 06:42:30,560
60 days, which is September 27th. That doesn't make much

5216
06:42:30,560 --> 06:42:33,927
sense to me that it goes to them on the 16th if we have

5217
06:42:33,927 --> 06:42:40,000
until the 27th. So yeah, I can clarify on that. So in in an

5218
06:42:40,000 --> 06:42:44,738
event that the board decides to continue this item, as I read

5219
06:42:44,738 --> 06:42:48,275
it, you do have you do have until September 27th, which is

5220
06:42:48,275 --> 06:42:50,745
the deadline that the city Commission also has to abide by.

5221
06:42:50,745 --> 06:42:54,481
So technically, if this if this item is continued, the City

5222
06:42:54,481 --> 06:42:57,952
Commission may not act on it at the September 16th meeting, but

5223
06:42:57,952 --> 06:43:04,891
they may they may act on it at the at the October 7th meeting.

5224
06:43:04,891 --> 06:43:09,229
October. Did you say October? October 7th? Yes. Which is the

5225
06:43:09,229 --> 06:43:13,166
next scheduled City Commission meeting that follows the

5226
06:43:13,166 --> 06:43:16,369
September 16th City Commission meeting. So September 27th

5227
06:43:16,369 --> 06:43:21,109
deadline is something that that that affects the board in the

5228
06:43:21,109 --> 06:43:24,311
City Commission's ability to take up this item without the

5229
06:43:24,311 --> 06:43:28,511
board's recommendation accompanying it. Well, do all

5230
06:43:29,849 --> 06:43:36,449
of you want to have another meeting prior to September 27th?

5231
06:43:38,580 --> 06:43:44,658
Is that a question, Christine? No. Stephen. Oh, I would also

5232
06:43:45,532 --> 06:43:48,669
like to clarify that you should also dispose the motion on the

5233
06:43:48,669 --> 06:43:54,669
floor that has been opened before entertaining a motion is

5234
06:43:54,941 --> 06:43:57,211
made. It hasn't been been second. So we're discussing the

5235
06:43:57,211 --> 06:44:03,550
motion. Okay. So thank you. Thank you chair. Thank you. I

5236
06:44:03,550 --> 06:44:09,556
wanted. Can I say something? Of course. So Cameron had laid out

5237
06:44:09,556 --> 06:44:14,294
that they they went through the process of, of doing the public

5238
06:44:14,294 --> 06:44:19,694
outreach, doing above and beyond. Right. What else what

5239
06:44:19,700 --> 06:44:24,104
else can be done other than. I mean, I think the only thing

5240
06:44:24,104 --> 06:44:27,174
that would make everybody happy is, is if, if, if the height

5241
06:44:27,174 --> 06:44:31,512
restriction is put down. Right. Is that so? What else other

5242
06:44:31,512 --> 06:44:34,648
than short of doing that, what else? And through the chair,

5243
06:44:34,648 --> 06:44:36,918
those are recommendations that you all have the power to make,

5244
06:44:36,918 --> 06:44:39,853
if that is what you want the City Commission to to

5245
06:44:39,853 --> 06:44:43,123
understand. That was the findings of tonight's meeting.

5246
06:44:43,123 --> 06:44:46,259
Then I implore you to make a recommendation based on what

5247
06:44:46,259 --> 06:44:51,732
you feel is my my point is this, is that let's say somebody has

5248
06:44:51,732 --> 06:44:55,870
has objection to, to the water or the traffic or whatever.

5249
06:44:55,870 --> 06:44:58,806
When a project comes up, remember, this is a framework,

5250
06:44:58,806 --> 06:45:02,475
right? So a new projects coming up, this whole process is going

5251
06:45:02,475 --> 06:45:06,880
to start all over again for that project, right or wrong.

5252
06:45:06,880 --> 06:45:11,152
That is correct. Okay. So any objections can now can be can

5253
06:45:11,152 --> 06:45:15,155
be put on to that project. If they don't abide by whatever,

5254
06:45:15,155 --> 06:45:18,692
you know, codes or whatever that, that, that we want on

5255
06:45:18,692 --> 06:45:24,164
there. So. Right. I mean, is this not a framework? Please

5256
06:45:24,164 --> 06:45:28,836
direct towards either the chair or to staff not to. Okay. Okay.

5257
06:45:28,836 --> 06:45:31,571
Do you have a question? Do you have a technical question? So

5258
06:45:31,571 --> 06:45:34,709
that I just wanted to find out what else in a workshop, what

5259
06:45:34,709 --> 06:45:38,511
else is going to be done? I mean, a workshop can be done on

5260
06:45:38,511 --> 06:45:44,251
the individual projects, right? Would you do that Cameron. So

5261
06:45:44,251 --> 06:45:48,989
let's say a project comes up on a one a and it has to go

5262
06:45:48,989 --> 06:45:52,258
through this project, go through this process. There can

5263
06:45:52,258 --> 06:45:56,796
be a workshop voted on for that specific project. Yes or no. It

5264
06:45:56,796 --> 06:45:59,933
would know it would function as a that part of the site plan

5265
06:45:59,933 --> 06:46:02,135
review of that process would involve staff working with the

5266
06:46:02,135 --> 06:46:04,804
applicant so that they could rectify the shortcomings of

5267
06:46:04,804 --> 06:46:08,808
their request. Furthermore, in that request site plan, there's

5268
06:46:08,808 --> 06:46:11,612
two public outreach meetings where the applicant has to

5269
06:46:11,612 --> 06:46:14,548
report back to staff what they heard and how they addressed it.

5270
06:46:14,548 --> 06:46:17,170
So those issues would be rectified through the existing

5271
06:46:17,170 --> 06:46:20,620
site plan process. Not a workshop, but it does get

5272
06:46:20,620 --> 06:46:23,690
rectified through the site plan process. And. But what if this

5273
06:46:23,690 --> 06:46:27,561
what if the public has objection to whatever project

5274
06:46:27,561 --> 06:46:30,970
they would be that would come out in the public outreach?

5275
06:46:30,970 --> 06:46:34,702
Correct? Okay. Okay. All right. Let's getting back to Bob. You

5276
06:46:34,702 --> 06:46:41,302
had a motion. Would you like to clarify, please? Well, my

5277
06:46:41,909 --> 06:46:45,245
motion was for a workshop, but I guess that's not going

5278
06:46:45,245 --> 06:46:49,124
anywhere. Why? We haven't given it an opportunity to be

5279
06:46:49,124 --> 06:46:55,196
seconded. So my motion is to have a workshop in seven days.

5280
06:46:55,196 --> 06:46:58,800
So you're asking to postpone this time? Certain for to

5281
06:46:58,800 --> 06:47:03,738
continue? Yeah. Well, so no workshop would be I believe

5282
06:47:03,738 --> 06:47:07,475
that the motion would be for this to be postponed to time,

5283
06:47:07,475 --> 06:47:10,546
certain for this board to reconvene with the meantime. In

5284
06:47:10,546 --> 06:47:14,149
the meantime, having an additional workshop. That

5285
06:47:14,149 --> 06:47:18,820
sounds great. That's it. I don't want to put words in your

5286
06:47:18,820 --> 06:47:24,626
mouth. Is that. No. That's it. Cameron, I would like to I

5287
06:47:24,626 --> 06:47:26,895
would just like to clarify. Could you, like, restate, could

5288
06:47:26,895 --> 06:47:31,166
you please restate your motion? Because from what I'm

5289
06:47:31,166 --> 06:47:35,570
understanding is that you wish to schedule a workshop followed

5290
06:47:35,570 --> 06:47:40,708
by a special meeting prior to September 27th? Yes. Do we have

5291
06:47:40,708 --> 06:47:46,708
enough time to notice that? Well, according to our rules

5292
06:47:47,782 --> 06:47:51,520
and procedures, special meetings slash workshops may be

5293
06:47:51,520 --> 06:47:54,989
called by the chairperson or the or the vice chair, provided

5294
06:47:54,989 --> 06:47:58,593
that 48 hours written notice is given to all members of the

5295
06:47:58,593 --> 06:48:04,265
board. But would we have enough time to notice the reconvening

5296
06:48:04,265 --> 06:48:10,865
of this agenda item? If you're speaking about the necessity of

5297
06:48:11,139 --> 06:48:14,476
the statutory notices, since this item is being merely

5298
06:48:14,476 --> 06:48:20,615
continued, we don't need to re notice this item. Okay, okay.

5299
06:48:20,615 --> 06:48:26,150
We're within the framework. Where's the workshop? It's yes,

5300
06:48:27,210 --> 06:48:31,260
yes staff. Yes, I got it. The question is who's the workshop

5301
06:48:31,260 --> 06:48:36,300
for. And the answer is for the board members and for staff is

5302
06:48:36,300 --> 06:48:38,699
the workshop for. So you're looking for a second. You're

5303
06:48:38,699 --> 06:48:45,390
asking me? Yeah, I'm. Chair. Yes. Is there a second? There

5304
06:48:45,390 --> 06:48:49,911
hasn't been a second yet. The reason that I the reason that I

5305
06:48:49,911 --> 06:48:54,115
would consider seconding it is that it could result in staff

5306
06:48:54,115 --> 06:48:59,186
making adjustments to what's been proposed. And for that

5307
06:48:59,186 --> 06:49:03,123
reason, I would second it. I don't think the workshop is.

5308
06:49:03,123 --> 06:49:06,728
But that means that it has to come back to us again to be

5309
06:49:06,728 --> 06:49:10,928
acted upon again. Another public meeting, 200 people.

5310
06:49:12,800 --> 06:49:18,800
12:00. Yes. Steven has to ask a technical question. Are Bob,

5311
06:49:22,143 --> 06:49:26,614
are you asking for the workshop for to be for us or for public

5312
06:49:26,614 --> 06:49:33,214
outreach? For both, for us and public outreach if. Through the

5313
06:49:33,754 --> 06:49:36,425
chair, if I may, there's one more thing to consider that I

5314
06:49:36,425 --> 06:49:39,694
may be worth your consideration. One of the conditions on this

5315
06:49:39,694 --> 06:49:42,697
item is to allow for refinements based on feedback

5316
06:49:42,697 --> 06:49:45,633
heard between first, between this reading and City

5317
06:49:45,633 --> 06:49:47,702
Commission. Can you repeat that, please? The. One of the

5318
06:49:47,702 --> 06:49:52,240
conditions on the overlay text amendment item was for

5319
06:49:52,240 --> 06:49:55,643
refinements to be made to the overlay after recommendation

5320
06:49:55,643 --> 06:49:57,780
from the Planning and Development Board in advance of

5321
06:49:57,780 --> 06:50:01,315
City Commission. The intent behind that was. There was

5322
06:50:01,315 --> 06:50:04,185
always an understanding that refinements and direction would

5323
06:50:04,185 --> 06:50:06,654
come from this board as a recommendation, as it often

5324
06:50:06,654 --> 06:50:10,570
does for these types of items, and staff would then fold that

5325
06:50:10,570 --> 06:50:12,794
recommendation in and take that to city commission. So that

5326
06:50:12,794 --> 06:50:15,729
condition was already crafted prior, understanding that there

5327
06:50:15,729 --> 06:50:19,466
would be refinements, if it pleases the board to provide

5328
06:50:19,466 --> 06:50:22,670
the direction by which you want staff to to go forward, whether

5329
06:50:22,670 --> 06:50:25,274
it's lowering the height in a certain character area, whether

5330
06:50:25,274 --> 06:50:29,410
it's proceeding, if there is a specific task that you want to

5331
06:50:29,410 --> 06:50:33,414
task staff with versus a carte blanche workshop where we've

5332
06:50:33,414 --> 06:50:35,950
done public meetings, charrettes, one on one

5333
06:50:35,950 --> 06:50:38,753
stakeholder interviews, the works, if there's specific

5334
06:50:38,753 --> 06:50:42,356
instruction that you want to provide staff, we have already

5335
06:50:42,356 --> 06:50:44,958
contemplated that in the conditions and provided you an

5336
06:50:44,958 --> 06:50:48,563
opportunity to do so in this fashion. However, a carte

5337
06:50:48,563 --> 06:50:51,498
blanche workshop workshop if I'm being honest, I'm not sure

5338
06:50:51,498 --> 06:50:55,369
it's going to yield the results you are looking for without

5339
06:50:55,369 --> 06:50:59,440
direction. Okay, I'm going to I'm going to bring the the

5340
06:50:59,440 --> 06:51:05,440
motion, reconsider the motion. It has not been seconded yet.

5341
06:51:05,446 --> 06:51:11,446
I'm open for seconds. Seeing none, that motion fails. Is

5342
06:51:11,586 --> 06:51:16,590
there a motion? Let me just say this. I have in front of me. I

5343
06:51:16,590 --> 06:51:20,194
have nine requested modifications to this plan. If

5344
06:51:20,194 --> 06:51:26,794
that helps the staff to make their changes, along with the

5345
06:51:27,468 --> 06:51:34,680
15 pages and 5000, some odd words that are not took. So if

5346
06:51:34,876 --> 06:51:38,345
I can certainly read this to you all, if you want or however

5347
06:51:38,345 --> 06:51:42,951
you want to do it. Actually, if there's a motion for approval

5348
06:51:42,951 --> 06:51:47,623
in any format, assuming that unless, Bob, you want to make

5349
06:51:47,623 --> 06:51:51,826
the motion for approval or denial, if there's a motion

5350
06:51:51,826 --> 06:51:54,696
that comes with your conditions that would be appropriate to be

5351
06:51:54,696 --> 06:52:01,896
make now. So I would make a motion to have another meeting

5352
06:52:02,169 --> 06:52:06,574
where this would come back to us. And I have a list of

5353
06:52:06,574 --> 06:52:08,709
modifications and any other modifications other board

5354
06:52:08,709 --> 06:52:13,381
members want to give to give staff direction, along with

5355
06:52:13,381 --> 06:52:19,981
Anon's 15 pages and 5000 some odd words to get in. Not to

5356
06:52:21,723 --> 06:52:25,661
step on you, but I think what has been said is that this is

5357
06:52:25,661 --> 06:52:29,998
going to the Commission, with or without our approval. With

5358
06:52:29,998 --> 06:52:33,935
our approval, we have the opportunity to make your

5359
06:52:33,935 --> 06:52:37,805
suggestions. As part of that consideration. I do not believe

5360
06:52:37,805 --> 06:52:41,809
that this board will see this item again in this form, am I

5361
06:52:41,809 --> 06:52:46,280
correct? Well, no. The attorney said that if we if we had

5362
06:52:46,280 --> 06:52:49,830
another meeting, it could be the commission could be

5363
06:52:49,830 --> 06:52:52,353
postponed till October 7th. So we can bring it back before

5364
06:52:52,353 --> 06:52:57,699
then. And then we could, you know, make make changes. Yeah.

5365
06:52:57,699 --> 06:53:01,299
Mr. chair, your characterization is correct.

5366
06:53:01,635 --> 06:53:05,240
And board member Glickman. Yes, you do have the opportunity to

5367
06:53:05,240 --> 06:53:09,311
continue it, but your deadline is a hard stop at September

5368
06:53:09,311 --> 06:53:13,181
27th. So if you wish to reconvene a special meeting, it

5369
06:53:13,181 --> 06:53:19,781
has to be prior to September 27th. Eight. Well, that would

5370
06:53:20,255 --> 06:53:22,857
be up to the other board members. I'm. I'm up for a

5371
06:53:22,857 --> 06:53:26,994
special meeting to flush this stuff out. It's up to the rest

5372
06:53:26,994 --> 06:53:34,194
of you. Can I make a motion? Looking at the calendar? Yes.

5373
06:53:38,600 --> 06:53:42,677
It's appropriate. Yeah. Christine, I'd like to make a

5374
06:53:42,677 --> 06:53:48,677
motion to approve file 26TZ18. The overlay 26F70C the 2300

5375
06:53:53,888 --> 06:54:00,488
hotel rooms 26F70A allocating the 500 flex units but I would

5376
06:54:02,163 --> 06:54:09,237
like a condition that we do not have a blanket height along a

5377
06:54:09,237 --> 06:54:15,837
one a and to reduce that to 15 stories instead of 20, unless

5378
06:54:17,646 --> 06:54:24,846
it's a landmark property. And I would also like the public art

5379
06:54:25,520 --> 06:54:32,720
not be used as a bonus for additional height. It is so

5380
06:54:34,796 --> 06:54:39,934
moved. I just want to provide a clarification. I believe the

5381
06:54:39,934 --> 06:54:45,600
existing height as proposed is already 15 stories on a one a

5382
06:54:45,600 --> 06:54:47,408
okay, but they were very concerned. Into the microphone,

5383
06:54:47,408 --> 06:54:51,412
please. They were very concerned about 20 stories and

5384
06:54:51,412 --> 06:54:57,952
that's been all over the media. So I wanted it that we. Yeah, I

5385
06:54:57,952 --> 06:55:01,489
believe it's 15 stories along a one a unless it's a landmark

5386
06:55:01,489 --> 06:55:04,240
property, in which case they would have access to five

5387
06:55:04,240 --> 06:55:08,362
additional stories, which would equate to 20. Perfect. Pardon

5388
06:55:08,362 --> 06:55:11,499
me. Could we just get the second the public art condition

5389
06:55:11,499 --> 06:55:15,235
restated for the. For the record, thank you. The public

5390
06:55:15,235 --> 06:55:21,242
art not be considered as a reason for a bonus height. So

5391
06:55:21,242 --> 06:55:25,179
also a point of clarification. Sorry I'm jumping in so many

5392
06:55:25,179 --> 06:55:28,449
times. I realize I could have addressed this earlier, but so

5393
06:55:28,449 --> 06:55:32,720
public art is not a bonus consideration. It is just an

5394
06:55:32,720 --> 06:55:37,125
expectation as part of the existing Art and Public Places

5395
06:55:37,125 --> 06:55:41,795
ordinance. So that requirement exists separate and apart from

5396
06:55:41,795 --> 06:55:45,399
what we're doing, but will still apply to any development

5397
06:55:45,399 --> 06:55:50,799
that exceeds the threshold of 200 zero square feet. Okay.

5398
06:55:51,806 --> 06:55:56,544
There's a motion on the floor. Is there a second question of

5399
06:55:56,544 --> 06:56:00,548
the motion, Dick? Go ahead. Question for Christine.

5400
06:56:00,548 --> 06:56:03,550
Reference in your in your motion to limiting the height

5401
06:56:03,550 --> 06:56:10,150
that the Hollywood beach. I know he clarified it. Sorry. So

5402
06:56:14,295 --> 06:56:17,765
to answer your question, Commissioner Blattner, there

5403
06:56:17,765 --> 06:56:21,435
was no reference to the Hollywood Beach Resort property.

5404
06:56:21,435 --> 06:56:24,972
As part of the motion. The motion clarification was with

5405
06:56:24,972 --> 06:56:32,772
respect to the height along a one a. Got that? Well, I could

5406
06:56:35,116 --> 06:56:39,387
never I could never vote for a 490 foot hotel at the Hollywood

5407
06:56:39,387 --> 06:56:45,526
beach. And would you like to add a condition? I'm sorry, I

5408
06:56:45,526 --> 06:56:50,598
said I could never vote for a 495 foot hotel on the property,

5409
06:56:50,598 --> 06:56:55,269
the Hollywood Beach, and that's not included through the

5410
06:56:55,269 --> 06:56:58,720
through the chair. Is that an amendment to the motion? I

5411
06:56:58,720 --> 06:57:00,942
would offer that as a friendly amendment to the motion.

5412
06:57:00,942 --> 06:57:03,544
Christine is considered friendly. Okay. I'm friendly.

5413
06:57:03,544 --> 06:57:06,680
Okay. Would you like to restate the specifics so we can make

5414
06:57:06,680 --> 06:57:10,285
sure it's clarified? What cap would you put on the Hollywood

5415
06:57:10,285 --> 06:57:14,485
beach? The 340 foot max, 30 stories, 30, 30 stories. So,

5416
06:57:25,767 --> 06:57:28,771
Commissioner, also, just as a point of clarification, I'm not

5417
06:57:28,771 --> 06:57:32,439
sure. I just want you to know what you're addressing. And

5418
06:57:32,439 --> 06:57:35,777
again, I apologize for all of the. Interjections. So the way

5419
06:57:35,777 --> 06:57:40,248
that it is structured right now is that there is a 34 story max.

5420
06:57:40,248 --> 06:57:44,919
Then there's, of course, that is through the controlling

5421
06:57:44,919 --> 06:57:47,921
properties. Then there is the height that is allowed through

5422
06:57:47,921 --> 06:57:52,794
the unified master plan, which is also 34 stories. But I just

5423
06:57:52,794 --> 06:57:55,395
want to make sure that we have the appropriate direction from

5424
06:57:55,395 --> 06:57:59,200
you all as we go to make these revisions. And then, of course,

5425
06:57:59,200 --> 06:58:03,204
there is a potential additional height to be assessed as part

5426
06:58:03,204 --> 06:58:08,604
of the the hotel rehabilitation, which is the additional 15

5427
06:58:09,343 --> 06:58:12,947
stories. So as you guys make your revision to what this

5428
06:58:12,947 --> 06:58:19,420
means, you know, I guess staff, myself included, be specific in

5429
06:58:19,420 --> 06:58:23,900
terms of how you want it to be addressed within that framework

5430
06:58:23,900 --> 06:58:29,690
or whether the framework needs to be changed. All right. For

5431
06:58:31,766 --> 06:58:34,168
clarification, Commissioner, not at this time. Please. Let's

5432
06:58:34,168 --> 06:58:39,973
this is this is up for us. Dick. I'm sorry everybody, it's very

5433
06:58:39,973 --> 06:58:45,373
confusing. And the controlling property is a 340 foot max.

5434
06:58:45,513 --> 06:58:50,510
Correct. And then the unified master plan gives them another

5435
06:58:50,510 --> 06:58:57,851
150ft. Is that correct? How do you get rid of that? Okay, so

5436
06:58:58,325 --> 06:59:03,125
the additional 15 stories is accessed through the the

5437
06:59:03,331 --> 06:59:08,731
restoration of the existing structure. So we have item

5438
06:59:14,619 --> 06:59:19,957
number four. So on that. So Andrea's whispering in my ear

5439
06:59:19,957 --> 06:59:25,357
is that perhaps the maximum height is just proportionately

5440
06:59:25,429 --> 06:59:29,766
lowered to the maximum that you previously prescribed. So we

5441
06:59:29,766 --> 06:59:34,566
would recalibrate the historic preservation and the base 30

5442
06:59:34,704 --> 06:59:38,904
accessible 30 floors. Gotcha stories. Yeah. Christine, do

5443
06:59:40,177 --> 06:59:42,980
you still consider that friendly? Yes. Okay. Very

5444
06:59:42,980 --> 06:59:46,250
friendly. Would you say that to the mic for the record, please?

5445
06:59:46,250 --> 06:59:49,787
Yes. Very friendly. Okay. Well, actually, I'm sorry, I would

5446
06:59:49,787 --> 06:59:52,723
like to jump in. So even though all three of those items were

5447
06:59:52,723 --> 06:59:55,993
heard together, they they do need to be voted on separately.

5448
06:59:55,993 --> 07:00:00,664
So I believe we should restart the motion. I think that the

5449
07:00:00,664 --> 07:00:07,864
motion was only on 2618. Yeah. No. Did you you read all three.

5450
07:00:10,340 --> 07:00:14,611
Okay. Yeah. Would you like to rescind your second rescind the

5451
07:00:14,611 --> 07:00:21,211
primary and restate just for item number three. I'd like to

5452
07:00:22,953 --> 07:00:28,953
make a motion file number 26TZ18. For the overlay. With

5453
07:00:35,232 --> 07:00:40,504
conditions that read your conditions first. No we we got

5454
07:00:40,504 --> 07:00:46,509
rid of those. Okay. It's been moved moved to approve. Dick,

5455
07:00:46,509 --> 07:00:51,381
would you like to add a friendly amendment? Would be

5456
07:00:51,381 --> 07:00:55,385
that the. Under the Unified Master plan, the historic

5457
07:00:55,385 --> 07:01:00,185
rehabilitation would be limited to 30 stories. Consider that

5458
07:01:01,191 --> 07:01:04,610
friendly. Friendly. Yeah. And even though it's a friendly

5459
07:01:04,610 --> 07:01:06,863
amendment, we need a consensus of the entire board. We haven't.

5460
07:01:06,863 --> 07:01:13,300
Second, we haven't voted it yet. Okay, so with Dick with that,

5461
07:01:13,300 --> 07:01:19,603
would you second. Second. Okay. All in favor? I opposed opposed.

5462
07:01:21,945 --> 07:01:27,945
Okay. Motion carries. Moving on. Motion to approve file number

5463
07:01:32,155 --> 07:01:38,155
26, F 70 C 2300 hotel rooms. It's been moved. Is there a

5464
07:01:41,310 --> 07:01:47,631
second? Second. Moved in, moved in second. All in favor? Aye.

5465
07:01:48,572 --> 07:01:53,372
Opposed. Opposed. Motion carries. Motion to approve file

5466
07:01:56,913 --> 07:02:02,313
number 26F70A allocating 500 flex units. Second. Moved in

5467
07:02:05,856 --> 07:02:10,656
second. All in favor? Aye. Opposed. Opposed. Motion

5468
07:02:11,595 --> 07:02:17,468
carries. Thank you much. Items. Group number three, four and

5469
07:02:17,468 --> 07:02:21,672
five have been voted and approved with conditions.

5470
07:02:21,672 --> 07:02:27,672
Moving on. Item number six on the agenda. File number 25.

5471
07:02:28,110 --> 07:02:33,411
Resolution 73. A applicant PR 1301 South Ocean Drive, city of

5472
07:02:35,219 --> 07:02:41,219
Hollywood. Staff. Staff asking for a recess. Yeah. Come back

5473
07:02:53,436 --> 07:02:59,436
tomorrow morning at 9:00. Excuse me. Chair? Yes? I have a

5474
07:03:02,112 --> 07:03:08,112
question for the board attorney before we begin. Okay. My

5475
07:03:10,520 --> 07:03:16,126
question is as follows. In the since this report was amended,

5476
07:03:16,126 --> 07:03:22,265
I'm sorry, can you speak up, please? What's that? Oh, what

5477
07:03:22,265 --> 07:03:26,136
is the question? Thank you. We still have business being

5478
07:03:26,136 --> 07:03:32,675
conducted. Go ahead. Bob. Since the since the city staff report

5479
07:03:32,675 --> 07:03:38,482
and clerk city Clerk submission was amended, it says that we

5480
07:03:38,482 --> 07:03:42,850
needed eight business days to receive this information. And

5481
07:03:42,850 --> 07:03:44,621
that information was not received to us in eight

5482
07:03:44,621 --> 07:03:49,293
business days. We were notified of this change, I believe, on

5483
07:03:49,293 --> 07:03:55,293
September 3rd. And for myself personally, I have not read

5484
07:03:55,765 --> 07:04:00,704
through all the new submittals that were submitted and all the

5485
07:04:00,704 --> 07:04:06,420
changes that were made. Bob, can you clarify? You're talking

5486
07:04:06,420 --> 07:04:09,580
about the next agenda item, correct? Yes. Okay. All right.

5487
07:04:09,580 --> 07:04:12,649
So the eight business day deadline is for the submission

5488
07:04:12,649 --> 07:04:16,986
of an application. But we do have the right to accept

5489
07:04:16,986 --> 07:04:20,124
supplemental documentation and the supplemental documentation

5490
07:04:20,124 --> 07:04:24,862
that was included in the revised draft is simply

5491
07:04:24,862 --> 07:04:28,650
applicants disposition of this, of the quasi judicial nature of

5492
07:04:28,650 --> 07:04:30,934
this application. So no substantive changes have been

5493
07:04:30,934 --> 07:04:36,600
made. Well, there, there there were there were changes made

5494
07:04:36,600 --> 07:04:40,410
and there were information added. If you read the witness

5495
07:04:40,410 --> 07:04:43,947
and supporting materials, article four, number C, the

5496
07:04:43,947 --> 07:04:47,418
eight city business days deadline is necessary to ensure

5497
07:04:47,418 --> 07:04:50,420
the commission or board members are given sufficient

5498
07:04:50,420 --> 07:04:52,690
opportunity to review the written submissions prior to

5499
07:04:52,690 --> 07:04:56,159
the hearing, we were not given that information eight business

5500
07:04:56,159 --> 07:05:03,359
days prior to the hearing, as the board. I'm happy to give

5501
07:05:08,380 --> 07:05:15,838
you the staff report. I have it right here in front of me.

5502
07:05:27,367 --> 07:05:30,967
All right. I maintain my statement.

5503
07:05:31,938 --> 07:05:36,542
The application is properly and timely in front of the board.

5504
07:05:36,542 --> 07:05:39,745
Well, you read the staff report. I have it right here if you'd

5505
07:05:39,745 --> 07:05:43,816
like to see it. Yeah. I have read the staff report and I

5506
07:05:43,816 --> 07:05:46,418
read, read. See, please. It says that the board members

5507
07:05:46,418 --> 07:05:50,156
need to get the staff report eight days prior, eight

5508
07:05:50,156 --> 07:05:54,628
business days prior to. You have received the staff report.

5509
07:05:54,628 --> 07:05:58,231
The revisions that have been made are not substantive enough,

5510
07:05:58,231 --> 07:06:00,901
and the application was timely filed within eight business

5511
07:06:00,901 --> 07:06:06,901
days. That's not what it says. Staff report. They added

5512
07:06:16,582 --> 07:06:22,122
submittals to this whenever we were not notified about these

5513
07:06:22,122 --> 07:06:28,722
submittals. And I think this is what. Yeah, that's what I

5514
07:06:36,335 --> 07:06:39,605
thought. Yeah. No, it is the same. Yeah. As I mentioned

5515
07:06:39,605 --> 07:06:43,210
before, the application was we have determined that it has

5516
07:06:43,210 --> 07:06:46,212
been timely filed. The revisions that you're referring

5517
07:06:46,212 --> 07:06:51,484
to, as I mentioned before, was applicant's counsel disposition

5518
07:06:51,484 --> 07:06:55,870
of the quasi judicial nature of these proceedings. And staff

5519
07:06:55,870 --> 07:06:57,424
also added additional instructions. I mean, if you

5520
07:06:57,424 --> 07:06:59,892
read the highlighted language, it's simply a restatement of

5521
07:06:59,892 --> 07:07:04,920
our existing quasi judicial procedures. They added

5522
07:07:05,832 --> 07:07:10,169
additional documents to the file. There were 3 or 4 other

5523
07:07:10,169 --> 07:07:15,174
additional documents to the files. We were not provided

5524
07:07:15,174 --> 07:07:21,774
those files eight days prior to this meeting. You received the

5525
07:07:24,183 --> 07:07:27,520
application within eight business days, but the

5526
07:07:27,520 --> 07:07:30,590
additional applications that were filed were not submitted

5527
07:07:30,590 --> 07:07:33,593
to this board. You mean application materials, not

5528
07:07:33,593 --> 07:07:37,193
additional applications. The additional applications or

5529
07:07:37,864 --> 07:07:41,801
additional submittals that they provided was not submitted to

5530
07:07:41,801 --> 07:07:47,801
this board. 8 to 8 business days prior to this meeting. I'm

5531
07:07:50,476 --> 07:07:54,615
just reading what the document says that staff prepared, I

5532
07:07:54,615 --> 07:08:01,215
mean. And I've never seen this document on a staff report

5533
07:08:03,957 --> 07:08:05,957
before.

5534
07:08:23,910 --> 07:08:26,178
Why don't we do this while staff thinks about this?

5535
07:08:26,178 --> 07:08:32,178
Can we recess for a few moments? Absolutely. Thank you.

5536
07:22:15,568 --> 07:22:19,905
You should have an existing meeting. So I appreciate the

5537
07:22:19,905 --> 07:22:22,507
effort though, because I'd like to go home too. But thank you.

5538
07:22:22,507 --> 07:22:27,460
I would like to hear from the board attorney. Current meeting

5539
07:22:27,460 --> 07:22:31,784
is still in effect. It is effectively being heard

5540
07:22:31,784 --> 07:22:34,855
September 8th. Thank you. One of the residents asked. One of

5541
07:22:34,855 --> 07:22:38,657
the residents asked. I just wanted to ask. Not that I was

5542
07:22:38,657 --> 07:22:40,726
eavesdropping, but I think it's today, somebody's birthday now

5543
07:22:40,726 --> 07:22:42,995
that it's after midnight too. So happy birthday to whoever

5544
07:22:42,995 --> 07:22:48,670
that was. All right, moving on. Staff, do you waive quasi

5545
07:22:48,670 --> 07:22:53,467
judicial staff waives applicant. Does not waive. Correct. Thank

5546
07:22:55,608 --> 07:23:00,613
you. All right, Mr. Chair. So that means that the board will

5547
07:23:00,613 --> 07:23:03,882
act as a judge tonight. So we will be applying the city's

5548
07:23:03,882 --> 07:23:07,820
existing rules to this one property based on the evidence,

5549
07:23:07,820 --> 07:23:12,425
rather than making new policy. So, Mr. Chair, before the board

5550
07:23:12,425 --> 07:23:15,829
takes up this item, I have several preliminary matters

5551
07:23:15,829 --> 07:23:21,167
that I would like to address. First, due to questions and

5552
07:23:21,167 --> 07:23:24,303
concerns we have received about the board's ability to remain

5553
07:23:24,303 --> 07:23:27,574
impartial on this item. I want to put one thing on the record

5554
07:23:27,574 --> 07:23:32,444
before we begin. So as I mentioned before, this item is

5555
07:23:32,444 --> 07:23:34,780
quasi judicial. Each of you said, as a judge and your

5556
07:23:34,780 --> 07:23:38,490
decision must rest on the evidence presented tonight and

5557
07:23:38,490 --> 07:23:40,853
applicable criteria, not on anything you may have read,

5558
07:23:40,853 --> 07:23:45,653
heard, or said outside of the proceedings. Section 286.012

5559
07:23:47,590 --> 07:23:50,681
requires every member present to vote, with one exception. In

5560
07:23:50,681 --> 07:23:54,684
a quasi judicial proceedings, a member may abstain if the

5561
07:23:54,684 --> 07:23:58,288
abstention is to assure a fair proceeding free from potential

5562
07:23:58,288 --> 07:24:02,559
bias or prejudice. The judgment belongs to each member

5563
07:24:02,559 --> 07:24:05,762
individually. No one else can make it or force you to make it.

5564
07:24:05,762 --> 07:24:09,299
So I'll pose one question, and I will ask each member to

5565
07:24:09,299 --> 07:24:13,569
answer on the record. Mr. chair, you may take a roll call. Yes

5566
07:24:13,569 --> 07:24:17,641
or no will suffice. And the question that you would like to

5567
07:24:17,641 --> 07:24:21,244
for you to answer on the record is, are you able to set aside

5568
07:24:21,244 --> 07:24:24,514
anything you have previously heard, read, or expressed about

5569
07:24:24,514 --> 07:24:27,718
this project? Decide this application solely on the

5570
07:24:27,718 --> 07:24:30,920
evidence presented tonight and the applicable criteria, and

5571
07:24:30,920 --> 07:24:35,258
participate free from bias or prejudice. If you could take a

5572
07:24:35,258 --> 07:24:41,131
roll call so we can answer on record. Yeah. Christine Corbo.

5573
07:24:41,131 --> 07:24:46,531
Yes. Joseph Stalin yes. Richard Blattner yes. Steven Morales

5574
07:24:51,742 --> 07:24:57,142
yes. Massimo Romandini. Yes. Bob Glickman. Yes. All right.

5575
07:25:04,954 --> 07:25:09,426
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Now, the next preliminary matter is a

5576
07:25:09,426 --> 07:25:13,563
written request for a party intervener status submitted on

5577
07:25:13,563 --> 07:25:18,167
September 4th, 2026 by Sidney Katz of the Abrams Law Firm on

5578
07:25:18,167 --> 07:25:21,637
behalf of the key Public Lands Public Incorporated and

5579
07:25:21,637 --> 07:25:25,509
Catherine Dibona. Now, before I state the ruling, I would like

5580
07:25:25,509 --> 07:25:29,450
to have one clarification. For the record. The intravenous and

5581
07:25:29,450 --> 07:25:32,249
the city are adverse parties in pending litigation concerning

5582
07:25:32,249 --> 07:25:35,786
this project. This ruling is a procedural determination made

5583
07:25:35,786 --> 07:25:38,588
solely under section five of the city's quasi judicial

5584
07:25:38,588 --> 07:25:41,924
hearing procedures, and solely for the purpose of

5585
07:25:41,924 --> 07:25:44,460
participation in this proceeding. It is not a

5586
07:25:44,460 --> 07:25:47,663
determination of standing or of injury or or of any question of

5587
07:25:47,663 --> 07:25:50,934
fact or law at issue in that litigation. It is not an

5588
07:25:50,934 --> 07:25:54,710
admission or concession by the city of any position asserted

5589
07:25:54,710 --> 07:25:57,407
in the litigation. It is made without prejudice to every

5590
07:25:57,407 --> 07:26:00,210
claim, defense and objection the city has raised or may

5591
07:26:00,210 --> 07:26:04,147
raise there. All of which city expressly reserves recognition

5592
07:26:04,147 --> 07:26:07,484
as a party intervenor here confers no right beyond those

5593
07:26:07,484 --> 07:26:12,889
set out in its procedures for this item at this hearing. Now

5594
07:26:12,889 --> 07:26:17,894
the. The party's request for intervenor is granted. In part.

5595
07:26:17,894 --> 07:26:22,298
Mr. Boehner has made a showing required by section five A,

5596
07:26:22,298 --> 07:26:25,340
which is an interest in application that is different

5597
07:26:25,340 --> 07:26:28,237
than the public at large. So the parties will be recognized

5598
07:26:28,237 --> 07:26:34,110
as a party intervenor for this item. However, section V B

5599
07:26:34,110 --> 07:26:37,781
requires that a written request to intervene must include a

5600
07:26:37,781 --> 07:26:40,117
detailed outline of the argument, copies of all

5601
07:26:40,117 --> 07:26:43,319
exhibits to be presented, and the names and addresses of all

5602
07:26:43,319 --> 07:26:47,570
victims victims witnesses, including resumes for any

5603
07:26:47,570 --> 07:26:51,194
witnesses to be qualified as an expert. The request included

5604
07:26:51,194 --> 07:26:56,660
none of those. So. So for the purpose of that requirement is

5605
07:26:56,660 --> 07:26:58,735
to give the other parties a fair opportunity to review and

5606
07:26:58,735 --> 07:27:01,938
respond in advance of the hearing here, nothing was

5607
07:27:01,938 --> 07:27:05,800
disclosed, so I've decided that the parties may not offer

5608
07:27:05,800 --> 07:27:08,110
exhibits or expert opinion testimony, and no witness will

5609
07:27:08,110 --> 07:27:12,749
be permitted to testify on their behalf. Now, under

5610
07:27:12,749 --> 07:27:15,752
section X, statements of counsel are argument, not

5611
07:27:15,752 --> 07:27:19,157
testimony, so they shall be treated as such. That means

5612
07:27:19,157 --> 07:27:22,292
that counsel's presentation in opening statement will be

5613
07:27:22,292 --> 07:27:25,962
received as an argument and not as testimony, and it may not be

5614
07:27:25,962 --> 07:27:29,499
used as evidence in the proceedings. Now, the parties

5615
07:27:29,499 --> 07:27:33,436
may cross-examine witnesses and cross-examination. Time is

5616
07:27:33,436 --> 07:27:38,410
separate from the 30 minute allocation and is subject to

5617
07:27:38,410 --> 07:27:40,310
the same five minute per witness limit that everyone is

5618
07:27:40,310 --> 07:27:44,514
entitled to. The parties retain the right to address the board

5619
07:27:44,514 --> 07:27:47,516
during the public comment portion, and to submit written

5620
07:27:47,516 --> 07:27:53,560
materials into the record. You may proceed. Yes. Any questions

5621
07:27:53,560 --> 07:27:58,394
for. Yes. Dick, I don't understand. Thank you for the

5622
07:27:58,394 --> 07:28:02,199
explanation at this hour. I don't understand it as well as

5623
07:28:02,199 --> 07:28:07,737
I would have eight hours ago. But what my question is, if

5624
07:28:07,737 --> 07:28:11,341
there is a lawsuit pending that could overturn whatever

5625
07:28:11,341 --> 07:28:19,141
decision we make, why are we being asked to do that? Well, I

5626
07:28:22,850 --> 07:28:26,220
believe the pending litigation does not bear any effect or

5627
07:28:26,220 --> 07:28:29,959
impact on the application before you, but it does have an

5628
07:28:29,959 --> 07:28:36,990
why not? Whatever we decide can be overturned by a judge at

5629
07:28:36,990 --> 07:28:40,370
some point in the future, right? Why? Why are we going through

5630
07:28:40,370 --> 07:28:44,842
that? I don't understand it. If the judge had already ruled, if

5631
07:28:44,842 --> 07:28:47,711
there was a ruling that was made, would we be here tonight

5632
07:28:47,711 --> 07:28:49,711
to discuss this?

5633
07:29:13,436 --> 07:29:18,836
So. All right. That is a very good question,

5634
07:29:27,217 --> 07:29:32,622
and thank you for giving me the time to answer it. So we may we

5635
07:29:32,622 --> 07:29:35,891
may move freely on this item because there's no current

5636
07:29:35,891 --> 07:29:38,270
injunction on the city to proceed forward. And we still

5637
07:29:38,270 --> 07:29:43,433
have to fulfill our contractual obligations. Can you say that a

5638
07:29:43,433 --> 07:29:46,770
little? Yes. Currently, there is no standing injunction that

5639
07:29:46,770 --> 07:29:49,105
might enjoin or prevent the city from moving forward, and

5640
07:29:49,105 --> 07:29:54,505
the city still must meet its contractual obligations. Okay.

5641
07:30:00,338 --> 07:30:06,770
At this time, I'd like to ask, are there comment cards? Yes.

5642
07:30:06,770 --> 07:30:09,747
Okay. What is the procedure for those that will be speaking

5643
07:30:09,747 --> 07:30:15,419
either for or opposed to this item? I will have to swear them

5644
07:30:15,419 --> 07:30:21,158
in. And I think it's better to do it as a group than

5645
07:30:21,158 --> 07:30:25,229
individually. Please. Yeah. So if anyone who would like to

5646
07:30:25,229 --> 07:30:31,829
testify today, please stand up and raise your right hand. We

5647
07:30:32,170 --> 07:30:35,305
also have some members that are supposed to be virtual. I will

5648
07:30:35,305 --> 07:30:38,643
swear them in individually. Okay. Yeah. Virtual speakers

5649
07:30:38,643 --> 07:30:42,846
will be sworn in individually by me before they proceed. All

5650
07:30:42,846 --> 07:30:47,184
right. Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth

5651
07:30:47,184 --> 07:30:52,923
in this proceeding? All right. Thank you. Does anybody oppose?

5652
07:30:52,923 --> 07:30:59,630
Okay. Yeah, yeah. And I believe one last matter, at least for

5653
07:30:59,630 --> 07:31:03,000
me before we proceed, is that I would like every I would like

5654
07:31:03,000 --> 07:31:08,500
to ask every board member to disclose any ex parte

5655
07:31:08,500 --> 07:31:12,342
communications that they've had in relation to this item. That

5656
07:31:12,342 --> 07:31:15,212
includes any communication or verbal communication, any site

5657
07:31:15,212 --> 07:31:19,883
visits, any expert opinions you might have. Well, I've been to

5658
07:31:19,883 --> 07:31:26,483
the site a thousand times. Okay. Been to presentations at the

5659
07:31:26,757 --> 07:31:30,761
community center and spoke with the design team and whoever

5660
07:31:30,761 --> 07:31:37,961
else was there. Okay. Stephen. No, no, no, I've been to the

5661
07:31:39,360 --> 07:31:44,642
site. I spoke to staff, spoke to the mayor. Okay. I've been

5662
07:31:44,642 --> 07:31:48,450
to staff and received emails from concerned citizens. All

5663
07:31:48,450 --> 07:31:53,451
right. Thank you. You proceed. I also received many emails. I

5664
07:31:53,451 --> 07:31:56,530
would say that I've been to the City commission meetings when

5665
07:31:56,530 --> 07:32:00,658
I've heard this over the years as well. So and watch

5666
07:32:00,658 --> 07:32:07,640
proceedings online is also okay. Staff, would you like to make a

5667
07:32:07,640 --> 07:32:11,864
presentation? Good morning. Board chair and board members.

5668
07:32:19,900 --> 07:32:21,478
Cameron Palmer, Assistant director, Development services

5669
07:32:21,478 --> 07:32:24,481
and chief planner here at the City of Hollywood. We're going

5670
07:32:24,481 --> 07:32:28,351
to be speaking today about 1301 South Ocean Drive. The the

5671
07:32:28,351 --> 07:32:30,888
title was read into the record, but I'll read it again, a

5672
07:32:30,888 --> 07:32:33,424
recommendation for resolution of the City Commission of the

5673
07:32:33,424 --> 07:32:36,227
City of Hollywood determining the appropriate height,

5674
07:32:36,227 --> 07:32:38,429
setbacks and total site coverage for proposed live

5675
07:32:38,429 --> 07:32:42,299
local development. Located at 1301 South Ocean Drive and

5676
07:32:42,299 --> 07:32:46,103
zoned government use providing an effective date. The property

5677
07:32:46,103 --> 07:32:51,708
is located at 1301 South Ocean Drive. On the screen, you'll

5678
07:32:51,708 --> 07:32:53,845
see the general location of the property in the southern

5679
07:32:53,845 --> 07:32:58,516
portion of Hollywood Beach. On the screen is the aerial image

5680
07:32:58,516 --> 07:33:01,452
of the subject site as it exists today. On the left and

5681
07:33:01,452 --> 07:33:05,122
on the right are photos of the at grade condition of the

5682
07:33:05,122 --> 07:33:10,862
property as it exists today. Photos on the screen are the

5683
07:33:10,862 --> 07:33:13,731
surrounding properties depicting the high density and

5684
07:33:13,731 --> 07:33:16,867
medium density residential uses, and the open space uses

5685
07:33:16,867 --> 07:33:20,738
adjacent to the subject site. As it pertains to land use and

5686
07:33:20,738 --> 07:33:24,140
zoning. The property is within the community Facility Land Use

5687
07:33:24,140 --> 07:33:27,770
designation and its own government use. With a size of

5688
07:33:27,770 --> 07:33:32,477
approximately 1.5 acres as outlined on the screen. By way

5689
07:33:33,617 --> 07:33:36,419
of background, the site currently contains a structure.

5690
07:33:36,419 --> 07:33:38,889
Today, the Hollywood Beach Culture and Community Center.

5691
07:33:38,889 --> 07:33:42,158
It's a one story building constructed in 1970 with

5692
07:33:42,158 --> 07:33:45,295
associated surface parking areas and later acquired by the

5693
07:33:45,295 --> 07:33:49,433
city in 1974. The site has also had a long standing history

5694
07:33:49,433 --> 07:33:52,302
with the City of Hollywood, ranging from planning,

5695
07:33:52,302 --> 07:33:55,505
discussions, contractual discussions and a private

5696
07:33:55,505 --> 07:33:58,777
public partnership, the key milestones of which are shown

5697
07:33:58,777 --> 07:34:02,312
on your screen. That history brings us to an important

5698
07:34:02,312 --> 07:34:04,848
legislative change that affects how the application is being

5699
07:34:04,848 --> 07:34:07,184
processed today, and that's live local, also known as

5700
07:34:07,184 --> 07:34:12,389
Senate Bill 102, most recently modified in August or July of

5701
07:34:12,389 --> 07:34:15,325
this year. As a bit of a refresher for everyone, live

5702
07:34:15,325 --> 07:34:18,862
local is a preemption from the state that expands development

5703
07:34:18,862 --> 07:34:23,620
rights, including specific preemptions for land use,

5704
07:34:23,134 --> 07:34:28,534
density and height NFAR it. The act requires administrative

5705
07:34:29,273 --> 07:34:32,209
approval for these requests that are eligible, which

5706
07:34:32,209 --> 07:34:35,412
require. Which means there is no board or City Commission

5707
07:34:35,412 --> 07:34:39,283
official action. It's really important to note that the act

5708
07:34:39,283 --> 07:34:40,551
does not waive all zoning standards. It requires

5709
07:34:40,551 --> 07:34:42,686
compliance with the remainder of zoning standards. Save and

5710
07:34:42,686 --> 07:34:46,222
accept land use density F, a, R, and height. Most recently, in

5711
07:34:46,222 --> 07:34:49,292
July of this year, it was updated to now include city

5712
07:34:49,292 --> 07:34:52,163
owned properties as eligible sites for live local

5713
07:34:52,163 --> 07:34:57,368
developments. So then the question is what is before the

5714
07:34:57,368 --> 07:35:00,303
board today given that background? And while live

5715
07:35:00,303 --> 07:35:02,773
local is relevant to the overall project, Live local

5716
07:35:02,773 --> 07:35:06,444
itself is not before the board. Today, the local preempts land

5717
07:35:06,444 --> 07:35:08,979
use density and height, but requires that the zoning

5718
07:35:08,979 --> 07:35:12,182
standards otherwise in the city's code be respected. In

5719
07:35:12,182 --> 07:35:14,718
this particular case, because the property is within the

5720
07:35:14,718 --> 07:35:18,322
zoning district, those standards that are outlined

5721
07:35:18,322 --> 07:35:20,858
that need to be respected include height, lot coverage

5722
07:35:20,858 --> 07:35:24,995
and setback. These standards do not have a numerical value in

5723
07:35:24,995 --> 07:35:27,597
the code as it exists today, because they are to be

5724
07:35:27,597 --> 07:35:31,736
determined by city commission. So we have effectively a very

5725
07:35:31,736 --> 07:35:34,804
unique track before us where we have live local proceeding on

5726
07:35:34,804 --> 07:35:37,141
the top of the screen. The application comes in, it's

5727
07:35:37,141 --> 07:35:40,544
reviewed by the DRC and then it's triggered live local is

5728
07:35:40,544 --> 07:35:42,946
triggered. When live local is triggered, the application

5729
07:35:42,946 --> 07:35:46,750
still has to proceed under the act with regards to land use,

5730
07:35:46,750 --> 07:35:50,421
density and height. In this particular scenario, height,

5731
07:35:50,421 --> 07:35:54,224
lot coverage and setbacks are items covered in the district

5732
07:35:54,224 --> 07:35:57,227
to be determined by City Commission. As a result, the

5733
07:35:57,227 --> 07:36:00,363
substream on the bottom. The yellow is. These items are

5734
07:36:00,363 --> 07:36:02,833
pulled out and are being reviewed today by this board

5735
07:36:02,833 --> 07:36:07,633
for recommendation specifically for height, lot, lot coverage

5736
07:36:08,707 --> 07:36:12,311
and setbacks. Because the zoning district provides that

5737
07:36:12,311 --> 07:36:14,247
only the City Commission, through recommendation of the

5738
07:36:14,247 --> 07:36:18,451
board, can set those parameters. While the remaining of the

5739
07:36:18,451 --> 07:36:22,122
review proceeds on top through administratively, through live

5740
07:36:22,122 --> 07:36:25,580
local. So right now, ongoing is the site plan and design review

5741
07:36:25,580 --> 07:36:29,595
happening administratively per live local with the specific

5742
07:36:29,595 --> 07:36:32,398
parameters before you today of height, lot coverage and

5743
07:36:32,398 --> 07:36:35,669
setback being called out for recommendation by this board

5744
07:36:35,669 --> 07:36:38,404
after which item rejoins for administrative approval near

5745
07:36:38,404 --> 07:36:43,676
the end and onward to building permits. So as a recap, what's

5746
07:36:43,676 --> 07:36:46,145
not included in today's request? Live local and its

5747
07:36:46,145 --> 07:36:47,947
considerations are not being discussed today because these

5748
07:36:47,947 --> 07:36:51,151
are items that are preempted by the state. Accordingly, the

5749
07:36:51,151 --> 07:36:53,886
associated design and site plan that goes along with that live

5750
07:36:53,886 --> 07:36:56,880
local request is preempted by the state and not part of

5751
07:36:56,880 --> 07:36:59,930
today's discussion, as well as Harry Berry Park, which is

5752
07:36:59,930 --> 07:37:02,762
moving forward under a separate site plan application and as

5753
07:37:02,762 --> 07:37:04,897
demonstrated on the screen, is not highlighted highlighted as

5754
07:37:04,897 --> 07:37:08,501
part of today's scope. What is included in today's request is

5755
07:37:08,501 --> 07:37:11,771
a recommendation from this board to the City Commission on

5756
07:37:11,771 --> 07:37:16,442
this g. U standards that include setbacks, lot coverage

5757
07:37:16,442 --> 07:37:20,460
and height. The intent is that these are to be determined

5758
07:37:20,460 --> 07:37:21,981
recommended at this board, and that recommendation will move

5759
07:37:21,981 --> 07:37:24,650
on to city commission to determine those parameters,

5760
07:37:24,650 --> 07:37:29,540
those specific parameters for the site plan. So as it

5761
07:37:29,540 --> 07:37:31,525
pertains to those technical parameters, I'm going to walk

5762
07:37:31,525 --> 07:37:35,129
you through what is proposed. The proposed maximum height for

5763
07:37:35,129 --> 07:37:40,800
this project is 375ft. The proposed setbacks vary based on

5764
07:37:40,800 --> 07:37:44,400
the building configuration configuration, ranging from

5765
07:37:45,472 --> 07:37:49,875
zero feet to a 15 foot encroachment into the right of

5766
07:37:49,875 --> 07:37:54,675
way. The proposed site covers approximately 96%. With the

5767
07:37:54,881 --> 07:37:58,485
requested standards identified. The next question is how does

5768
07:37:58,485 --> 07:38:02,755
staff evaluated them per. Pursuant to section 4.9 of the

5769
07:38:02,755 --> 07:38:06,359
code, it outlines what those criteria need to be. Those

5770
07:38:06,359 --> 07:38:09,628
standards need to be assessed against the surrounding

5771
07:38:09,628 --> 07:38:11,831
character being one, the proposed development character

5772
07:38:11,831 --> 07:38:14,768
being another, and the adopted planning goals in the city's

5773
07:38:14,768 --> 07:38:17,570
comprehensive plan and citywide master plan being the final

5774
07:38:17,570 --> 07:38:19,639
staff found that the surrounding character. Being an

5775
07:38:19,639 --> 07:38:23,710
established higher density neighborhood, the and setting

5776
07:38:23,710 --> 07:38:26,179
continues to be consistent with the height that's proposed in

5777
07:38:26,179 --> 07:38:31,317
this. In. For this request, staff found that the proposed

5778
07:38:31,317 --> 07:38:34,922
development. Character of podium and tower format. With

5779
07:38:34,922 --> 07:38:37,590
the tower hosting the residential uses and the podium

5780
07:38:37,590 --> 07:38:41,327
hosting the civic uses is an appropriate format for the

5781
07:38:41,327 --> 07:38:44,664
development character of the area and staff found that the

5782
07:38:44,664 --> 07:38:47,601
planning goals within the comprehensive Plan as outlined

5783
07:38:47,601 --> 07:38:51,404
in the report and on the screen, are found to be consistent with

5784
07:38:51,404 --> 07:38:54,673
the request as it pertains to setbacks and total site

5785
07:38:54,673 --> 07:38:56,876
coverage. The same analysis was found particularly as it

5786
07:38:56,876 --> 07:39:00,790
pertains to the setbacks of the site with the surrounding

5787
07:39:00,790 --> 07:39:04,417
character area and the proposed development, and accordingly,

5788
07:39:04,417 --> 07:39:06,686
staff has found height, setbacks and site coverage to

5789
07:39:06,686 --> 07:39:10,220
be consistent with the three criterias on the screen. Again,

5790
07:39:10,220 --> 07:39:14,560
as it's very scoped because it's a good it's a good

5791
07:39:14,560 --> 07:39:16,962
district. And further to being a good district, it's a scoped

5792
07:39:16,962 --> 07:39:19,899
request. Accordingly, staff is recommending the Planning and

5793
07:39:19,899 --> 07:39:21,433
Development Board for the recommendation of approval to

5794
07:39:21,433 --> 07:39:25,238
the City Commission regarding the appropriate height,

5795
07:39:25,238 --> 07:39:28,400
setbacks and total site coverage, also known as lot

5796
07:39:28,400 --> 07:39:32,240
coverage for this individual government use development.

5797
07:39:34,180 --> 07:39:40,780
Okay. Questions for staff. Let me start. What other G you

5798
07:39:40,920 --> 07:39:46,459
zones exist on the barrier island? Well, I don't have an

5799
07:39:46,459 --> 07:39:49,328
exhaustive list. Off the top of my head. We do have

5800
07:39:49,328 --> 07:39:51,464
Margaritaville in a zone right now, and I could, if you

5801
07:39:51,464 --> 07:39:54,666
provide staff some time, we could provide a more expansive

5802
07:39:54,666 --> 07:40:00,666
list. Okay. Other questions. Bob, I have a couple of

5803
07:40:02,743 --> 07:40:09,343
questions. I had a Cameron an email asking him if the

5804
07:40:13,353 --> 07:40:19,353
previous. Let's see what it says. If the previous documents

5805
07:40:21,227 --> 07:40:27,834
were still in force and effect. And he referred me to Lisa and

5806
07:40:27,834 --> 07:40:32,438
Lisa and she responded back actually this evening, saying

5807
07:40:32,438 --> 07:40:37,176
that the those documents are still in, in effect, the

5808
07:40:37,176 --> 07:40:40,712
comprehensive agreement. So I would like to ask you about the

5809
07:40:40,712 --> 07:40:44,312
Comprehensive Development Agreement. Okay. Does the

5810
07:40:45,510 --> 07:40:47,920
applicant meet the burden contained in the Comprehensive

5811
07:40:47,920 --> 07:40:52,324
Agreement on pages seven and eight and in page seven and

5812
07:40:52,324 --> 07:40:55,924
eight? 1.25? Governmental approval shall mean the

5813
07:40:55,928 --> 07:40:59,798
approved zoning plans and any other license permit, approval,

5814
07:40:59,798 --> 07:41:03,398
authorization, consent, etc. and 1.26 governing governmental

5815
07:41:04,804 --> 07:41:08,407
authority shall mean the city of Hollywood acting as the

5816
07:41:08,407 --> 07:41:13,207
regulatory capacity. Broward County. ET cetera. So my

5817
07:41:13,813 --> 07:41:18,150
question, my question is, if the county was supposed to hear

5818
07:41:18,150 --> 07:41:21,487
this matter and they didn't hear this matter, were they

5819
07:41:21,487 --> 07:41:26,359
supposed to hear that matter first before we did hear

5820
07:41:26,359 --> 07:41:30,164
tonight? My apologies, board member Glickman, because this

5821
07:41:30,164 --> 07:41:35,502
is a quasi judicial procedure I have. I have to one, enter into

5822
07:41:35,502 --> 07:41:41,306
the record, the agenda and the backup materials and the

5823
07:41:41,306 --> 07:41:44,511
presentation that Cameron just made. And I have to qualify him

5824
07:41:44,511 --> 07:41:48,449
as an expert witness. So, cam, can you state your name and

5825
07:41:48,449 --> 07:41:52,318
your position? For the record, my name is Cameron Palmer and

5826
07:41:52,318 --> 07:41:54,921
my position as Assistant Director of Development

5827
07:41:54,921 --> 07:41:58,124
Services Chief planner. And are there any special degrees that

5828
07:41:58,124 --> 07:42:01,994
you have? I have a Bachelor in Urban and Regional Planning

5829
07:42:01,994 --> 07:42:04,798
planning degree from the Toronto Metropolitan University.

5830
07:42:04,798 --> 07:42:08,601
I am accredited in the American Institute of Planners and

5831
07:42:08,601 --> 07:42:11,137
accredited internationally in the Canadian Institute of

5832
07:42:11,137 --> 07:42:16,537
Planners. Thank you. Sorry, board member, would you kindly

5833
07:42:18,800 --> 07:42:25,280
repeat the last portion of your question? Okay. I had sent you

5834
07:42:27,355 --> 07:42:31,960
an email asking you some questions. If the prior

5835
07:42:31,960 --> 07:42:35,898
agreements were still in force and effect, you referred me to

5836
07:42:35,898 --> 07:42:41,360
to Lisa, she emailed me late this afternoon or this evening.

5837
07:42:41,360 --> 07:42:44,573
I mean, I just saw it a little while ago saying that yes, they

5838
07:42:44,573 --> 07:42:48,976
are. So my question to you are in the Comprehensive

5839
07:42:48,976 --> 07:42:53,776
Development Agreement on pages seven and eight, 1.25 and 1.26.

5840
07:42:56,718 --> 07:43:00,455
Should the county have heard this matter before it came to

5841
07:43:00,455 --> 07:43:05,127
us? That's a two part question. The first part, I would just

5842
07:43:05,127 --> 07:43:08,196
like to reiterate that the board today is not approving

5843
07:43:08,196 --> 07:43:12,333
the design or the site plan or the Harry Berry Park or, or the

5844
07:43:12,333 --> 07:43:14,537
lease or developmental amendment. So I would like the

5845
07:43:14,537 --> 07:43:17,673
board members to stay within the scope of today's item with

5846
07:43:17,673 --> 07:43:25,473
our questions. But how is that not in the in the scope? Yes.

5847
07:43:26,140 --> 07:43:29,217
And plus, since this is a quasi judicial matter, qualified

5848
07:43:29,217 --> 07:43:32,860
witnesses are only allowed to testify to their field of

5849
07:43:32,860 --> 07:43:35,356
expertise. And Cameron is not a legal attorney and he's not

5850
07:43:35,356 --> 07:43:41,956
involved. Well you are. I am the board attorney. Yeah, I'm

5851
07:43:46,301 --> 07:43:49,371
the board attorney. I'm not personally negotiating these

5852
07:43:49,371 --> 07:43:54,771
items. And I'm not testifying either. Is there another

5853
07:44:00,181 --> 07:44:02,785
question? Let's let's get back to that one if possible. Bob,

5854
07:44:02,785 --> 07:44:08,185
is there another question? No. Any other questions pertaining

5855
07:44:10,792 --> 07:44:14,529
to this item? I'm not sure that Bob has his answer and nor I

5856
07:44:14,529 --> 07:44:18,600
don't think that the that we're satisfied with how it gets

5857
07:44:18,600 --> 07:44:22,136
answered. Bob, restate your question again. Well, I'm I'm

5858
07:44:22,136 --> 07:44:26,876
just asking if the other documents that were agreed with

5859
07:44:26,876 --> 07:44:32,213
the City Commission and and, and the applicant are still in

5860
07:44:32,213 --> 07:44:36,352
force and effect. And I'm just asking a question that pertains

5861
07:44:36,352 --> 07:44:39,354
to the Comprehensive Development Agreement that

5862
07:44:39,354 --> 07:44:43,758
pertains to this matter and whether it should have been

5863
07:44:43,758 --> 07:44:51,558
heard. By the county before it was heard by us. That's all I,

5864
07:44:52,433 --> 07:44:55,637
I went back and read the the comprehensive agreement. I went

5865
07:44:55,637 --> 07:44:58,906
back and read the ground lease. So I thought it was all part

5866
07:44:58,906 --> 07:45:03,178
and parcel. So I just came up with the question. So it's a

5867
07:45:03,178 --> 07:45:07,378
procedural question of whether additional information is

5868
07:45:07,582 --> 07:45:12,454
relevant to the question of zoning, of setbacks and heights.

5869
07:45:12,454 --> 07:45:15,560
The question is whether the county should have heard this

5870
07:45:15,560 --> 07:45:18,727
before us, I guess is is the question I can okay. Well, with

5871
07:45:18,727 --> 07:45:24,799
with that it's it's before us. Now, does that change your

5872
07:45:24,799 --> 07:45:29,805
opinion of, of how to how to adjudicate? No, it doesn't it

5873
07:45:29,805 --> 07:45:32,673
just says it in the comprehensive development

5874
07:45:32,673 --> 07:45:35,610
agreement as it pertains to the request before the board

5875
07:45:35,610 --> 07:45:38,546
regarding the GU zoning district. No, the county does

5876
07:45:38,546 --> 07:45:42,283
not need to review this request prior to being made a decision

5877
07:45:42,283 --> 07:45:45,620
being made as it pertains to the request before the board.

5878
07:45:45,620 --> 07:45:48,890
With regards to the GU Zoning district, zoning is a municipal

5879
07:45:48,890 --> 07:45:53,690
affair, okay. Any other questions for staff? Seeing

5880
07:45:58,900 --> 07:46:04,900
none. Applicant. We have no questions of staff. Thank you.

5881
07:46:24,125 --> 07:46:26,728
At this point, is it appropriate that the applicant

5882
07:46:26,728 --> 07:46:30,265
make their presentation? So the official order of proof is that

5883
07:46:30,265 --> 07:46:35,336
staff presents first and gets allocated 30 minutes. And then

5884
07:46:35,336 --> 07:46:39,140
the party intervenor follows up staff's presentation. And after

5885
07:46:39,140 --> 07:46:42,944
the party, the third party presentation applicant gets to

5886
07:46:42,944 --> 07:46:49,351
weigh in. And yeah, and after that cross in public. Public.

5887
07:46:49,351 --> 07:46:54,422
Okay, so does the intervenor. Yes. Okay. Yes. Thank you very

5888
07:46:54,422 --> 07:46:57,959
much, board. And thank you all for your time this morning. We

5889
07:46:57,959 --> 07:47:02,497
have been here a little while today. My name is Sidney Satz.

5890
07:47:02,497 --> 07:47:05,700
I am the attorney on behalf of the two party Intervenors in

5891
07:47:05,700 --> 07:47:09,971
this case, Key Public Lands Public Inc. and Kathy Dibona.

5892
07:47:09,971 --> 07:47:15,643
As the board has heard, this project, 1301 South Ocean Drive

5893
07:47:15,643 --> 07:47:19,247
is the subject of active litigation right now. I heard

5894
07:47:19,247 --> 07:47:22,517
some comment from from staff and the city attorney

5895
07:47:22,517 --> 07:47:25,920
suggesting that this project today can be analyzed in a silo.

5896
07:47:25,920 --> 07:47:29,323
You cannot or should not consider the development

5897
07:47:29,323 --> 07:47:32,327
agreement as a as it exists, because it does not pertain to

5898
07:47:32,327 --> 07:47:34,663
the approval that is before you all this evening. But that's

5899
07:47:34,663 --> 07:47:41,469
not the case. This case, at its core, the the the approvals

5900
07:47:41,469 --> 07:47:45,140
that the city is seeking come from the development agreement.

5901
07:47:45,140 --> 07:47:48,743
That height that is before you all this morning is not an

5902
07:47:48,743 --> 07:47:52,147
arbitrary number. It is the number in some ways that comes

5903
07:47:52,147 --> 07:47:54,549
from the development agreement. It's actually higher than the

5904
07:47:54,549 --> 07:47:57,418
height that was contemplated by way of the term sheet that was

5905
07:47:57,418 --> 07:48:00,210
attached to the development agreement. For some some

5906
07:48:00,210 --> 07:48:02,757
background context here. This this case has been pending this

5907
07:48:02,757 --> 07:48:05,760
this application has been pending for a very long time.

5908
07:48:05,760 --> 07:48:08,296
The first development agreement was approved by the City

5909
07:48:08,296 --> 07:48:12,496
Commission in 2022. At that time, that development

5910
07:48:12,567 --> 07:48:15,503
agreement was not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan,

5911
07:48:15,503 --> 07:48:21,503
the future land use element of the Comprehensive Plan. Future

5912
07:48:21,576 --> 07:48:24,846
land use element of the Comprehensive Plan,

5913
07:48:24,846 --> 07:48:31,391
specifically provided that this staff, if you want to take it

5914
07:48:31,391 --> 07:48:34,927
outside. My apologies. Continue if you want. I know the timer

5915
07:48:34,927 --> 07:48:37,864
wasn't running. I have 30 minutes if you want to let it

5916
07:48:37,864 --> 07:48:41,670
run a little bit. All right. Thank you guys. The Future Land

5917
07:48:41,670 --> 07:48:44,271
Use Element designation for this property is and was

5918
07:48:44,271 --> 07:48:47,275
community facilities. So all it is in government use zoning.

5919
07:48:47,275 --> 07:48:50,544
There is a more stringent future land use designation

5920
07:48:50,544 --> 07:48:54,130
that applies to this property. And because of that future land

5921
07:48:54,130 --> 07:48:58,684
use designation, there was never a legal project that was

5922
07:48:58,684 --> 07:49:01,554
permitted. That is why this project is now before you by

5923
07:49:01,554 --> 07:49:04,691
way of the Live Local Act, without the amendments to the

5924
07:49:04,691 --> 07:49:08,940
Live Local Act that were passed just a few months ago by the

5925
07:49:08,940 --> 07:49:10,164
legislature, there was no way for this project to move

5926
07:49:10,164 --> 07:49:13,301
forward in the form that it was approved by the Commission in

5927
07:49:13,301 --> 07:49:16,302
the first place. That is true. As we sit here today. If the

5928
07:49:16,302 --> 07:49:19,841
Live Local Act had not been amended to apply specifically

5929
07:49:19,841 --> 07:49:23,510
to property owned by government, by local government, then there

5930
07:49:23,510 --> 07:49:29,649
would be no basis to move forward with this approval. The

5931
07:49:29,649 --> 07:49:35,550
key language in the Live Local Act, which is extremely

5932
07:49:35,550 --> 07:49:37,991
important for the question that is posed to the board this

5933
07:49:37,991 --> 07:49:44,630
evening, is whether or not. So what the live local really says,

5934
07:49:44,630 --> 07:49:46,199
it sets forth certain requirements. So there is the

5935
07:49:46,199 --> 07:49:49,669
affordable housing requirement. 40% of all of the units must be

5936
07:49:49,669 --> 07:49:52,739
affordable within the meaning that has been imposed by the

5937
07:49:52,739 --> 07:49:55,809
legislature. But there are also height limitations in the Live

5938
07:49:55,809 --> 07:49:59,780
Local act. So the Live Local Act gives developers who would

5939
07:49:59,780 --> 07:50:01,948
otherwise not be entitled to develop on certain properties

5940
07:50:01,948 --> 07:50:04,885
certain rights, the height limitation that is imposed by

5941
07:50:04,885 --> 07:50:09,622
the Live Local Act is the highest height within a one

5942
07:50:09,622 --> 07:50:12,492
mile radius. That applies to commercial or residential

5943
07:50:12,492 --> 07:50:16,429
property, or two stories or three stories, whichever is

5944
07:50:16,429 --> 07:50:19,432
greater. So in this case, the way that the live local act

5945
07:50:19,432 --> 07:50:22,769
would apply is that you would need to look within a one mile

5946
07:50:22,769 --> 07:50:25,705
radius of the property in order to determine what the highest

5947
07:50:25,705 --> 07:50:28,708
height was in the existing area, and that would be the height

5948
07:50:28,708 --> 07:50:32,645
that is provided and permitted by way of the local act. The

5949
07:50:32,645 --> 07:50:36,582
language in the Live Local Act is a proposed development

5950
07:50:36,582 --> 07:50:39,319
authorized under this subsection, which means you

5951
07:50:39,319 --> 07:50:42,722
have to read the live local act in its entirety. You can't just

5952
07:50:42,722 --> 07:50:46,659
look at certain pieces that the subsection includes height

5953
07:50:46,659 --> 07:50:50,196
limitations, height requirements. So if the city

5954
07:50:50,196 --> 07:50:53,666
today is traveling under the government, use zoning in order

5955
07:50:53,666 --> 07:50:57,470
to establish and manufacture a height that does not exist

5956
07:50:57,470 --> 07:51:00,407
anywhere else in this zoning designation, it is not under

5957
07:51:00,407 --> 07:51:03,409
the Live Local Act, and the preemptive effect of the Live

5958
07:51:03,409 --> 07:51:07,881
Local Act would not apply. One of the the most important

5959
07:51:07,881 --> 07:51:12,170
things here, the government use zoning in the city code does

5960
07:51:12,170 --> 07:51:15,488
not have any particular limitation. So there's no

5961
07:51:15,488 --> 07:51:19,160
setback requirement, there's no height limitation. The board

5962
07:51:19,160 --> 07:51:22,362
and the City Commission get the opportunity to impose a

5963
07:51:22,362 --> 07:51:25,565
completely new height limitation for any project or

5964
07:51:25,565 --> 07:51:29,102
any, any development that is considered within this this

5965
07:51:29,102 --> 07:51:34,502
zoning designation. The board, when it is considering an

5966
07:51:36,376 --> 07:51:39,846
application, there are one of the things that the board is

5967
07:51:39,846 --> 07:51:42,782
required to analyze under the code is whether it is

5968
07:51:42,782 --> 07:51:45,652
consistent with certain goals that are set forth within the

5969
07:51:45,652 --> 07:51:49,122
Comprehensive Plan, but there is a more stringent requirement

5970
07:51:49,122 --> 07:51:51,991
in the code that says that the Planning and Development Board

5971
07:51:51,991 --> 07:51:54,660
shall evaluate the site plan in accordance with the

5972
07:51:54,660 --> 07:51:57,530
requirements set forth in article six. In addition, the

5973
07:51:57,530 --> 07:52:00,133
board shall evaluate the suitability of the proposed

5974
07:52:00,133 --> 07:52:02,334
development with the design review criteria set forth in

5975
07:52:02,334 --> 07:52:07,340
section 5.3 J for the city's Comprehensive Plan, the city

5976
07:52:07,340 --> 07:52:10,477
wide Master Plan, and the relevant neighborhood plan. The

5977
07:52:10,477 --> 07:52:14,213
reason I read you that language is because if the board

5978
07:52:14,213 --> 07:52:16,282
analyzes this project in accordance with the

5979
07:52:16,282 --> 07:52:19,552
requirements of the code, there is no ability to find that the

5980
07:52:19,552 --> 07:52:22,822
project is consistent with the city's comprehensive plan. The

5981
07:52:22,822 --> 07:52:28,940
city will rebut on this point that the the. The comprehensive

5982
07:52:28,940 --> 07:52:31,764
plan with respect to height is preempted. But again, the city

5983
07:52:31,764 --> 07:52:35,101
is not using the height that is permitted under the Live Local

5984
07:52:35,101 --> 07:52:38,304
Act. For purposes of this morning's hearing, the city is

5985
07:52:38,304 --> 07:52:40,840
attempting. In the immediate vicinity. Even in the staff

5986
07:52:40,840 --> 07:52:44,430
report, the highest building is something like 24 stories. This

5987
07:52:44,430 --> 07:52:47,313
is something that is virtually unheard of in this area, and

5988
07:52:47,313 --> 07:52:50,850
the only reason you are getting that height recommendation of

5989
07:52:50,850 --> 07:52:55,255
30 stories is because of the development agreement. It's not

5990
07:52:55,255 --> 07:52:57,257
consistent. The use is not consistent with the

5991
07:52:57,257 --> 07:52:59,859
comprehensive plan. It remains inconsistent with the

5992
07:52:59,859 --> 07:53:02,595
comprehensive Plan, and the board has no ability to

5993
07:53:02,595 --> 07:53:04,130
determine that. It is consistent with the

5994
07:53:04,130 --> 07:53:08,534
comprehensive Plan because it's not. There are additionally a

5995
07:53:08,534 --> 07:53:13,139
number of exceptions to the Live Local Act. This is this is

5996
07:53:13,139 --> 07:53:16,750
something that has not been raised as of yet, but one of

5997
07:53:16,750 --> 07:53:20,413
those exceptions to the Live Local act is if a project is

5998
07:53:20,413 --> 07:53:23,749
subject to land development regulations, which are intended

5999
07:53:23,749 --> 07:53:28,287
to retain the open character of land. The statute says that

6000
07:53:28,287 --> 07:53:30,890
this includes, but is not limited to, open space

6001
07:53:30,890 --> 07:53:33,359
districts, open space, recreation districts, open use

6002
07:53:33,359 --> 07:53:37,363
estate districts, things of that nature. This property,

6003
07:53:37,363 --> 07:53:40,233
pursuant to the government use zoning, which incorporates the

6004
07:53:40,233 --> 07:53:43,837
comprehensive code, is an open space, is subject to land

6005
07:53:43,837 --> 07:53:46,239
development regulations that are intended to preserve the

6006
07:53:46,239 --> 07:53:50,709
open character of the property. That doesn't necessarily mean a

6007
07:53:50,709 --> 07:53:54,580
park. It's not as simple as that. It means open to the

6008
07:53:54,580 --> 07:53:57,783
public. And that's exactly what this property is intended for.

6009
07:53:57,783 --> 07:54:00,320
That's what the Community Facilities designation in the

6010
07:54:00,320 --> 07:54:03,123
Future Land Use Code is intended to reference, and the

6011
07:54:03,123 --> 07:54:05,859
government use zoning as well. The purpose of government use

6012
07:54:05,859 --> 07:54:10,130
zoning under the city's code is to accommodate governmental

6013
07:54:10,130 --> 07:54:12,932
buildings, parks, things of that nature, all of which are

6014
07:54:12,932 --> 07:54:15,468
intended to be open to the public for all intents and

6015
07:54:15,468 --> 07:54:19,406
purposes. So even assuming that the height recommendation

6016
07:54:19,406 --> 07:54:23,760
before you was preempted by Live local, which it's not

6017
07:54:23,760 --> 07:54:26,212
because of the, the, the way that this recommendation is

6018
07:54:26,212 --> 07:54:29,416
being presented to the board, which is to take certain

6019
07:54:29,416 --> 07:54:32,418
aspects of certain things and try and Frankenstein an

6020
07:54:32,418 --> 07:54:36,689
approval that is not permitted by way of the operative statute.

6021
07:54:36,689 --> 07:54:40,634
The live local law doesn't apply because of this exception.

6022
07:54:40,634 --> 07:54:44,706
This is. There are there are there are a number of things

6023
07:54:44,706 --> 07:54:50,378
here that that are important to consider. The other issue here

6024
07:54:50,378 --> 07:54:52,914
is the concept of contract zoning. And the board very

6025
07:54:52,914 --> 07:54:55,490
astutely mentioned the development agreement that I've

6026
07:54:55,490 --> 07:55:00,388
talked about a little bit this morning. What is being

6027
07:55:00,388 --> 07:55:04,125
positioned this morning? What is being offered to the board

6028
07:55:04,125 --> 07:55:08,395
is, is 30 stories. And that number, as I have mentioned,

6029
07:55:08,395 --> 07:55:12,667
comes from the development agreement. The city has

6030
07:55:12,667 --> 07:55:16,670
effectively contracted away its right to enforce its police

6031
07:55:16,670 --> 07:55:19,206
powers, which is a problem under Florida law. It's called

6032
07:55:19,206 --> 07:55:23,144
contract zoning or spot zoning. And if the board were to

6033
07:55:23,144 --> 07:55:27,148
recommend approval of a 30 foot height or 30 story height,

6034
07:55:27,148 --> 07:55:31,352
rather on a building, that is where the where the outcome is

6035
07:55:31,352 --> 07:55:34,956
predetermined by way of the negotiated agreement that

6036
07:55:34,956 --> 07:55:39,260
underscores this development. It would be illegal under

6037
07:55:39,260 --> 07:55:42,963
Florida law, even if the development agreement were

6038
07:55:42,963 --> 07:55:48,963
construed to be a legitimate agreement. The height that is

6039
07:55:49,360 --> 07:55:52,974
authorized in the development agreement in that term sheet is

6040
07:55:52,974 --> 07:55:57,112
365ft. That number that comes from the development agreement

6041
07:55:57,112 --> 07:55:59,113
that was approved by the commission and which

6042
07:55:59,113 --> 07:56:03,784
underscores this project, is ten feet lower than what is

6043
07:56:03,784 --> 07:56:06,788
before the board today. What is being th number that has been

6044
07:56:06,788 --> 07:56:11,325
given to you all is 375ft. So even if the development

6045
07:56:11,325 --> 07:56:15,663
agreement were a legitimate document, it would. The

6046
07:56:15,663 --> 07:56:22,863
approval that is being sought is not supported by it. We are

6047
07:56:23,137 --> 07:56:27,942
requesting a recommendation of denial of the height that is

6048
07:56:27,942 --> 07:56:31,612
sought by the applicant in the city. This morning. The project

6049
07:56:31,612 --> 07:56:35,150
at issue falls into an exception to the live local act,

6050
07:56:35,150 --> 07:56:39,860
as I've noted. But if the city is going to approve the project,

6051
07:56:39,860 --> 07:56:41,622
notwithstanding the fact that the Live Local act does not

6052
07:56:41,622 --> 07:56:44,959
apply, notwithstanding the fact that the project remains

6053
07:56:44,959 --> 07:56:46,894
inconsistent with the comprehensive plan. As we sit

6054
07:56:46,894 --> 07:56:51,698
here today, it cannot be done in this manner. The city cannot

6055
07:56:51,698 --> 07:56:55,169
attempt to get the benefits of a code, which is what is

6056
07:56:55,169 --> 07:56:58,106
happening this evening with the government use zoning, which we

6057
07:56:58,106 --> 07:57:02,443
all agree does not permit the use that is at issue tonight.

6058
07:57:02,443 --> 07:57:05,712
I'm happy to answer any questions. If the board has

6059
07:57:05,712 --> 07:57:10,512
them, that would conclude the party intervenors presentation.

6060
07:57:11,452 --> 07:57:15,856
Thank you much. Yeah, I would just like to clarify that the

6061
07:57:15,856 --> 07:57:18,993
questions are not appropriate. I kind of figured thank you,

6062
07:57:18,993 --> 07:57:26,193
but does the applicant want to cross-examine? Oh, so this is a

6063
07:57:26,334 --> 07:57:29,203
strange situation. Normally we would be allowed to

6064
07:57:29,203 --> 07:57:32,140
cross-examine a witness, some evidence that they produced,

6065
07:57:32,140 --> 07:57:37,411
not just attorney testimony. Attorneys are not experts. They

6066
07:57:37,411 --> 07:57:41,482
don't provide expert testimony. I mean, your counsels will tell

6067
07:57:41,482 --> 07:57:45,686
you that. And while they are very good at pontificating and

6068
07:57:45,686 --> 07:57:49,356
stating a lot of things that we 100% disagree with, they don't

6069
07:57:49,356 --> 07:57:52,559
provide expert testimony. So none of us would ever, and I'm

6070
07:57:52,559 --> 07:57:56,497
sure the staff will. Attorney will concur. We're not going to

6071
07:57:56,497 --> 07:57:58,634
cross-examine an attorney on their pontification of what

6072
07:57:58,634 --> 07:58:01,836
they believe the law is. That's what courts are for, and that's

6073
07:58:01,836 --> 07:58:05,105
where eventually they'll go. So we have no questions. Okay.

6074
07:58:05,105 --> 07:58:09,110
Thank you. I agree with what Mr. Polyakov said, but I do

6075
07:58:09,110 --> 07:58:12,646
want to clarify that the attorney did not provide

6076
07:58:12,646 --> 07:58:16,584
testimony because the attorney cannot provide testimony. So

6077
07:58:16,584 --> 07:58:19,920
just a distinction. That was a presentation and opening

6078
07:58:19,920 --> 07:58:25,326
statement of sorts, but there was no testimony provided. Okay.

6079
07:58:25,326 --> 07:58:28,595
And with full declaration, I'm over my skis on this one in

6080
07:58:28,595 --> 07:58:32,133
terms of procedure. And who's next? So I rely on you. I do

6081
07:58:32,133 --> 07:58:34,936
like the fact that he has stated into the record that

6082
07:58:34,936 --> 07:58:39,273
attorneys are not experts. I enjoyed that. Go ahead and

6083
07:58:39,273 --> 07:58:43,277
board chair going on with the fact that we are not experts.

6084
07:58:43,277 --> 07:58:48,282
For the record, we had told staff that all of our

6085
07:58:48,282 --> 07:58:51,685
applications are DRC submittals, staff recommendations. All our

6086
07:58:51,685 --> 07:58:55,155
reports are part of evidence. We did submit a document eight

6087
07:58:55,155 --> 07:58:58,358
days before, but I just want to let you know what that was and

6088
07:58:58,358 --> 07:59:01,296
we don't have to discuss it further. It was just saying

6089
07:59:01,296 --> 07:59:04,365
we're not waiving quasi judicial procedure. And all of

6090
07:59:04,365 --> 07:59:07,340
our experts are here tonight in case the board has any

6091
07:59:07,340 --> 07:59:09,571
questions for any of them. They're all here. We also had

6092
07:59:09,571 --> 07:59:12,640
some better photographs, but if you didn't review it, you

6093
07:59:12,640 --> 07:59:15,643
didn't get it. No issues. We don't need to present it. We're

6094
07:59:15,643 --> 07:59:19,580
here for three things tonight, which was stated by the staff.

6095
07:59:19,580 --> 07:59:21,782
There's only three things legally you're allowed to look

6096
07:59:21,782 --> 07:59:25,786
at, which is height, plot coverage and setbacks. Setbacks

6097
07:59:25,786 --> 07:59:28,122
is a strange one though, because it's supposed to be

6098
07:59:28,122 --> 07:59:30,458
setbacks to other buildings within the site, and we have no

6099
07:59:30,458 --> 07:59:33,461
other buildings in the site. So all you're really looking at is

6100
07:59:33,461 --> 07:59:37,998
plot coverage and height. Why don't we have a presentation?

6101
07:59:37,998 --> 07:59:41,936
Someone asked me, I think the Intervenors attorney asked me,

6102
07:59:41,936 --> 07:59:44,472
why don't we have a presentation? We don't have a

6103
07:59:44,472 --> 07:59:47,341
presentation because of the case law, the Supreme Court of

6104
07:59:47,341 --> 07:59:50,678
the state of Florida and Irvine versus Duval County planning,

6105
07:59:50,678 --> 07:59:55,160
and we provided staff copies of the case, made it clear that

6106
07:59:55,160 --> 07:59:57,885
once staff has found, by competent, substantial evidence

6107
07:59:57,885 --> 08:00:02,156
that an applicant has met their burden and that it conforms

6108
08:00:02,156 --> 08:00:06,628
with all code criteria, it's then up to a party intervener

6109
08:00:06,628 --> 08:00:10,970
to provide by competent, substantial evidence that they

6110
08:00:10,970 --> 08:00:13,434
didn't. And if they don't provide expert testimony, which

6111
08:00:13,434 --> 08:00:16,904
is what it says, expert testimony that they didn't, the

6112
08:00:16,904 --> 08:00:20,841
board is charged that it is required by law to approve the

6113
08:00:20,841 --> 08:00:23,312
application, not public testimony, which you'll get in

6114
08:00:23,312 --> 08:00:26,247
a few minutes is not expert testimony. It's just public

6115
08:00:26,247 --> 08:00:28,716
testimony. So unless you have an expert disagreeing with

6116
08:00:28,716 --> 08:00:31,720
Cameron here tonight and testifying against Cameron that

6117
08:00:31,720 --> 08:00:34,455
was presented by the party intervenor, there's only one

6118
08:00:34,455 --> 08:00:37,725
thing you're legally allowed to do in your city Attorney's

6119
08:00:37,725 --> 08:00:40,327
office. And staff attorney's office will tell you that in a

6120
08:00:40,327 --> 08:00:44,650
minute. The only two other things I just want to state for

6121
08:00:44,650 --> 08:00:47,402
the record, that we sort of disagree with staff in the

6122
08:00:47,402 --> 08:00:51,817
nicest way. We don't believe the party intervenor, Miss

6123
08:00:51,817 --> 08:00:55,880
Dibona, who lives two properties away from 1301, or

6124
08:00:55,880 --> 08:00:58,624
their corporation, which is led by individuals who live in

6125
08:00:58,624 --> 08:01:03,290
Dania Beach and other locations nowhere near our project, have

6126
08:01:03,290 --> 08:01:06,498
any interest different than the public at large. I appreciate

6127
08:01:06,498 --> 08:01:09,301
that staff made it clear, and City Attorney made it clear

6128
08:01:09,301 --> 08:01:12,304
that they're not, you know, saying that they're giving them

6129
08:01:12,304 --> 08:01:16,108
standing as it would relate to court, but that they're saying

6130
08:01:16,108 --> 08:01:19,111
we're going to allow them to be a party intervenor to cover

6131
08:01:19,111 --> 08:01:21,247
ourselves because we have a much lesser standard in the

6132
08:01:21,247 --> 08:01:24,783
city. I appreciate that, I just don't want anyone to ever get

6133
08:01:24,783 --> 08:01:28,453
confused that their interests do not differ from the public

6134
08:01:28,453 --> 08:01:30,923
at large. They have the same arguments that the public at

6135
08:01:30,923 --> 08:01:33,659
large have, and there's no different. So I just want to

6136
08:01:33,659 --> 08:01:37,396
make that clear. In addition, Mr. Glickman, I appreciate your

6137
08:01:37,396 --> 08:01:41,266
long standing opposition for 1301. You've written letters to

6138
08:01:41,266 --> 08:01:43,937
the city, which I have on file, saying that you could never

6139
08:01:43,937 --> 08:01:46,806
approve the height. I have letters that you said that over

6140
08:01:46,806 --> 08:01:49,741
300 people are in opposition, that you could never support

6141
08:01:49,741 --> 08:01:52,144
the project. We have all this documented. We mentioned it to

6142
08:01:52,144 --> 08:01:55,748
the city. You told them honestly that you could be here

6143
08:01:55,748 --> 08:02:00,850
tonight and speak, you know, without having any of your pre

6144
08:02:00,850 --> 08:02:02,954
bias. I don't know how you do that. You're a better person

6145
08:02:02,954 --> 08:02:06,225
than I am for being able to say you don't have any bias against

6146
08:02:06,225 --> 08:02:09,940
this project, but we'll trust you at your word. You know that

6147
08:02:09,940 --> 08:02:12,300
you shouldn't recuse yourself. We believed otherwise and we

6148
08:02:12,300 --> 08:02:14,634
told Damaris accordingly. And that's what she was referring

6149
08:02:14,634 --> 08:02:19,571
to at the beginning. We have no further questions, no further

6150
08:02:19,571 --> 08:02:21,573
presentation. If you have any questions, please don't

6151
08:02:21,573 --> 08:02:26,973
hesitate to ask our questions. Appropriate. No. Okay. What's

6152
08:02:34,530 --> 08:02:40,530
next? Public comments. I did not realize you were addressing

6153
08:02:46,198 --> 08:02:50,200
me. Yes. Now it is the time for public comment. And I would

6154
08:02:50,200 --> 08:02:53,400
like to also remind you that while the allocated time is

6155
08:02:53,400 --> 08:02:55,874
three minutes, the board always, of course, has discretion,

6156
08:02:55,874 --> 08:03:01,546
liberty to limit that time to 2 or 1. If there's more than ten

6157
08:03:01,546 --> 08:03:04,549
speakers and we do have more than ten speakers, but the ball

6158
08:03:04,549 --> 08:03:07,552
is in your court. Thank you much. How many speakers do we

6159
08:03:07,552 --> 08:03:13,958
have? We have 91 in person comment cards. And then we have

6160
08:03:13,958 --> 08:03:21,158
I believe it's four for WebEx. Okay. Does the board have any

6161
08:03:23,168 --> 08:03:28,374
opinions on reducing the amount of time I say reduced to two

6162
08:03:28,374 --> 08:03:34,374
minutes. Okay. Yeah. Go ahead with 91. Those are the same 91

6163
08:03:36,983 --> 08:03:43,540
that were the first three items tonight. That's what I want to

6164
08:03:43,540 --> 08:03:48,193
know. How many people actually signed up to speak on this item?

6165
08:03:48,193 --> 08:03:51,463
9191 signed up to speak on this item if they're here or not. I

6166
08:03:51,463 --> 08:03:55,660
can attest to that. 91 that's and there's nobody else in the

6167
08:03:55,660 --> 08:03:57,136
overflow room and there's nobody else outside, correct?

6168
08:03:57,136 --> 08:04:01,720
That's correct. Okay. So the speakers are are here and can

6169
08:04:01,720 --> 08:04:07,672
we go in Rose instead of it's fine. Everything's okay. Okay.

6170
08:04:12,951 --> 08:04:18,951
Noting the time, noting the. Okay, okay. Preamble on this

6171
08:04:23,762 --> 08:04:28,100
one is the same, noting the time, noting how long it's been,

6172
08:04:28,100 --> 08:04:32,371
noting that everybody does want a chance and has an opportunity

6173
08:04:32,371 --> 08:04:37,843
to speak. Please keep it brief. If it's been stated, do not

6174
08:04:37,843 --> 08:04:41,513
repeat it. Do not feel the obligation to speak. All three

6175
08:04:41,513 --> 08:04:46,510
minutes. Your voices will be heard and you will be in the

6176
08:04:46,510 --> 08:04:52,510
record. With that, we will start with WebEx first. Marine

6177
08:05:02,201 --> 08:05:06,205
Villaverde. And just as a reminder, I do need to swear in

6178
08:05:06,205 --> 08:05:09,808
individual virtual speakers before they proceed. Okie dokie.

6179
08:05:09,808 --> 08:05:13,411
All right, so are we gonna do this one at a time, or is it

6180
08:05:13,411 --> 08:05:17,415
group one at a time? Yeah, one at a time. Okay. Do you eat do

6181
08:05:17,415 --> 08:05:19,952
you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about

6182
08:05:19,952 --> 08:05:22,488
to give in this proceeding is the truth, the whole truth, and

6183
08:05:22,488 --> 08:05:29,880
nothing but the truth? Marine, how do you see marine? You're

6184
08:05:30,950 --> 08:05:35,769
muted. I'm sorry I find this confusing because I've never

6185
08:05:35,769 --> 08:05:39,972
been at another meeting where this was required. I'm

6186
08:05:39,972 --> 08:05:43,976
certainly not testifying as an expert. I'm just giving an

6187
08:05:43,976 --> 08:05:48,448
opinion as per procedure, you're still sworn in and that

6188
08:05:48,448 --> 08:05:51,116
what the testimony that you're going to provide is to the

6189
08:05:51,116 --> 08:05:54,586
accurate basis of your knowledge. Do you swear to that?

6190
08:05:54,586 --> 08:05:57,723
To my knowledge, yes, it's an opinion. Okay. All right. Thank

6191
08:05:57,723 --> 08:06:04,323
you. May proceed. Okay. Can I start then, please? You have

6192
08:06:04,997 --> 08:06:08,601
three minutes. Okay. Nothing has changed since this board

6193
08:06:08,601 --> 08:06:13,401
met in 2023 and voted unanimously to reject the 1301

6194
08:06:13,472 --> 08:06:18,544
project, citing sea level rise and flooding as major concerns.

6195
08:06:18,544 --> 08:06:21,747
1301 is still located within the priority planning area for

6196
08:06:21,747 --> 08:06:26,418
sea level rise, an area of vulnerable storm surge and

6197
08:06:26,418 --> 08:06:30,880
flooding. It is still located within a mandatory evacuation

6198
08:06:30,880 --> 08:06:34,260
zone on a barrier island, adding density to this area,

6199
08:06:34,260 --> 08:06:38,226
further burdens and potentially compromises emergency response.

6200
08:06:38,763 --> 08:06:43,435
The sole egress to the bridges for evacuation a one A narrows

6201
08:06:43,435 --> 08:06:47,639
at times to two lanes and is prone to flooding and is

6202
08:06:47,639 --> 08:06:51,375
challenged managing normal traffic. Your colleagues at the

6203
08:06:51,375 --> 08:06:55,313
Broward County Commission recently tabled a decision on

6204
08:06:55,313 --> 08:06:59,513
1301, citing a comprehensive environmental review will occur

6205
08:06:59,599 --> 08:07:04,404
before any vote is taken. 1301, as you know, is currently being

6206
08:07:04,404 --> 08:07:07,541
challenged in court. Among the issues is the current deed,

6207
08:07:07,541 --> 08:07:12,212
which was created to mitigate population density when this

6208
08:07:12,212 --> 08:07:16,149
Summit Towers was built in December, a petition by the

6209
08:07:16,149 --> 08:07:20,200
Summit Tower residents with over 300 signatures opposing

6210
08:07:20,200 --> 08:07:24,491
the 1301 project was sent to the city commissioners and the

6211
08:07:24,491 --> 08:07:28,280
planners, and should be on record. Within the eight items

6212
08:07:28,280 --> 08:07:32,365
presented is the summit powers concerns for their safety due

6213
08:07:32,365 --> 08:07:37,765
to their close proximity to the proposed construction and

6214
08:07:37,905 --> 08:07:42,176
location on the narrowest area of the barrier island, and lack

6215
08:07:42,176 --> 08:07:46,376
of independent impact studies from environmental, engineering,

6216
08:07:47,580 --> 08:07:51,785
geological and traffic. And I say again, independent impact

6217
08:07:51,785 --> 08:07:56,857
studies I won't go through again the safety issues I noted

6218
08:07:56,857 --> 08:08:02,195
on the third agenda item, the Palm Beach condo with the

6219
08:08:02,195 --> 08:08:05,466
foundation issues due to construction, the Surfside

6220
08:08:05,466 --> 08:08:10,866
lawsuit, which had said that severe vibrations and altering

6221
08:08:10,937 --> 08:08:14,141
groundwater drainage contributed to the catastrophe,

6222
08:08:14,141 --> 08:08:20,141
the sinking towers and Sunny Isles, and the new 200ft

6223
08:08:21,140 --> 08:08:24,885
drilling that is needed to find purchase there. With new

6224
08:08:24,885 --> 08:08:29,690
construction, I respectfully request. The purpose of all of

6225
08:08:29,690 --> 08:08:33,961
this is that you exercise due diligence and obtain all

6226
08:08:33,961 --> 08:08:37,965
independent studies, not just those provided solely by the

6227
08:08:37,965 --> 08:08:42,235
interested parties expert before any decisions are made.

6228
08:08:42,235 --> 08:08:46,506
What can this narrowest portion of the barrier island

6229
08:08:46,506 --> 08:08:50,644
realistically support? Resident safety is paramount and should

6230
08:08:50,644 --> 08:08:56,249
not be rushed. I thank you for your time. Thank you councilor.

6231
08:08:56,249 --> 08:09:00,254
I just want to remind everyone and reiterate before we go on

6232
08:09:00,254 --> 08:09:04,524
with the comments, that the item before us today is

6233
08:09:04,524 --> 08:09:09,996
regarding setbacks, height and lot size. That is the item

6234
08:09:09,996 --> 08:09:13,600
before this board. And so comments should be directed

6235
08:09:13,600 --> 08:09:17,400
towards those items, which is the only proper consideration

6236
08:09:17,400 --> 08:09:19,672
of this board tonight. I appreciate the reminder. Thank

6237
08:09:19,672 --> 08:09:23,676
you. And for those with prepared notes, please alter to

6238
08:09:23,676 --> 08:09:30,876
focus just on those moving on Dara Hill. Dara. Can you. Yes.

6239
08:09:36,556 --> 08:09:41,961
Can you hear us? Yes. Can you hear me? Yes. I just saw you in

6240
08:09:41,961 --> 08:09:44,898
real quick. Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the

6241
08:09:44,898 --> 08:09:47,434
testimony you're about to give in this proceeding is the truth,

6242
08:09:47,434 --> 08:09:51,106
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Yeah. All right.

6243
08:09:51,106 --> 08:09:55,375
Thank you. You may proceed. Three minutes. Thank you, thank

6244
08:09:55,375 --> 08:09:59,246
you. And thank you for the previous comments regarding the

6245
08:09:59,246 --> 08:10:02,449
height. All of the other objections have, have, have

6246
08:10:02,449 --> 08:10:06,120
been stated. So with this discussion of height, my

6247
08:10:06,120 --> 08:10:10,570
request is that the board not allow any increase in height

6248
08:10:10,570 --> 08:10:14,610
and and refer back to all of the other comments regarding

6249
08:10:14,610 --> 08:10:16,930
what's happening legally, what's happening

6250
08:10:16,930 --> 08:10:21,601
environmentally, and to please do their due diligence and in

6251
08:10:21,601 --> 08:10:25,272
the strongest possible words, make it known to the City

6252
08:10:25,272 --> 08:10:28,408
Commission that this is not okay. And ideally, if this

6253
08:10:28,408 --> 08:10:32,746
current city commission wants to continue to railroad through

6254
08:10:32,746 --> 08:10:35,750
this unwanted building, my request would be that they do

6255
08:10:35,750 --> 08:10:39,219
it alone without support from the court, especially given

6256
08:10:39,219 --> 08:10:43,891
your previous votes, and let them answer why to the public,

6257
08:10:43,891 --> 08:10:49,290
to everyone we elected them. And and you serve us and we

6258
08:10:49,290 --> 08:10:51,765
respect you. And we thank you for doing that. And because

6259
08:10:51,765 --> 08:10:55,435
this is an impossible situation regarding the height, every

6260
08:10:55,435 --> 08:10:58,105
chance you get, please make that recommendation. And this

6261
08:10:58,105 --> 08:11:05,905
is not okay. Thank you, thank you, J.C. Yes, I'm still here.

6262
08:11:06,647 --> 08:11:09,583
Hi, Jake. I just need to quickly swear you in before you

6263
08:11:09,583 --> 08:11:12,853
continue, do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony

6264
08:11:12,853 --> 08:11:15,789
you're about to give in this proceeding is the truth, the

6265
08:11:15,789 --> 08:11:18,725
whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Yes, I do, all right.

6266
08:11:18,725 --> 08:11:22,196
Thank you. You proceed. Thank you. Jackie. Actually, this

6267
08:11:22,196 --> 08:11:24,865
whole thing has been so confusing. But since we have

6268
08:11:24,865 --> 08:11:28,201
sat here since 5:00, along with the rest of you. I'm going to

6269
08:11:28,201 --> 08:11:31,805
at least say I agree with the previous two speakers. And

6270
08:11:31,805 --> 08:11:34,700
regarding the height, I disagree with the height that

6271
08:11:34,700 --> 08:11:37,144
they've already thought about. And to make it even taller is

6272
08:11:37,144 --> 08:11:41,481
it's it's just wrong and it's very unsafe. So I won't take

6273
08:11:41,481 --> 08:11:46,553
any more time, but I urge you to vote no on this. Thank you.

6274
08:11:46,553 --> 08:11:53,153
Larry stole in the background. Yes, yes. Hi, Larry. I just

6275
08:11:59,990 --> 08:12:02,437
need to swear you in really quickly. Do you solemnly swear

6276
08:12:02,437 --> 08:12:05,305
or affirm that the testimony you're about to give in this

6277
08:12:05,305 --> 08:12:07,574
proceeding is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but

6278
08:12:07,574 --> 08:12:15,374
the truth? Yes, I do, all right. Thank you. You may proceed. Per

6279
08:12:15,782 --> 08:12:20,386
the subject, the height of the building that is impacted is is

6280
08:12:20,386 --> 08:12:23,589
there's been a lot of commentary about it. The

6281
08:12:23,589 --> 08:12:27,194
density on the beach, the questions of the shade that it

6282
08:12:27,194 --> 08:12:31,394
creates on the beach, infrastructure pieces related

6283
08:12:33,400 --> 08:12:37,337
to that. So in reality, ultimately, yes, we should vote

6284
08:12:37,337 --> 08:12:43,337
against this because the height is unacceptable. Thank you very

6285
08:12:46,680 --> 08:12:52,800
much. Appreciate it. Now, moving to in person attendees,

6286
08:12:53,486 --> 08:12:59,486
if you're in the aughts, Pamela Burgio. And Shirley Ginter

6287
08:13:03,296 --> 08:13:07,496
right behind, please. Good morning, Pamela Burgio,

6288
08:13:08,783 --> 08:13:15,383
Hollywood Hills. I am concerned that we are here this morning

6289
08:13:16,560 --> 08:13:21,195
to talk about something that everybody here has already not

6290
08:13:21,195 --> 08:13:27,668
approved. The county has voted against this, and we need to

6291
08:13:27,668 --> 08:13:33,680
respectfully honor that request because this will change every

6292
08:13:34,475 --> 08:13:40,475
rule, every. Zoning situation that will come before not just

6293
08:13:42,883 --> 08:13:49,483
you, but also the commission, the height alone is a major

6294
08:13:49,757 --> 08:13:55,757
concern. The settling on the barrier island will have an

6295
08:13:57,565 --> 08:14:03,437
effect on everybody. The. The roads cannot handle the height.

6296
08:14:03,437 --> 08:14:10,370
The existing buildings that we have on the beach, the barrier

6297
08:14:10,311 --> 08:14:14,515
island cannot handle it. So here we are. We have height

6298
08:14:14,515 --> 08:14:19,986
restrictions in place for 100 years. Now we're going to just

6299
08:14:19,986 --> 08:14:24,725
give Sky the limit. We can't afford that as a community. And

6300
08:14:24,725 --> 08:14:30,397
I respectfully ask that you honor the county and this

6301
08:14:30,397 --> 08:14:36,397
current board's decision to reject it. Thank you. Thank you.

6302
08:14:37,604 --> 08:14:43,400
Shirley Ginter. Lucy Mitchell. Justin Del Sesto. Name and

6303
08:14:52,286 --> 08:14:56,357
address and reminder that we're just talking about setbacks and

6304
08:14:56,357 --> 08:15:00,361
height. Good morning. Justin Del Sesto, Hollywood, Florida.

6305
08:15:00,361 --> 08:15:04,631
Thank you all for your work and for for doing a responsible job

6306
08:15:04,631 --> 08:15:08,370
to take care and be a steward of our future. The interesting

6307
08:15:08,370 --> 08:15:13,974
thing here is that something's backwards. We've got a the land

6308
08:15:13,974 --> 08:15:17,440
became public. The city didn't buy it. The city didn't acquire

6309
08:15:17,440 --> 08:15:20,381
it. As was stated earlier, it was conveyed by a deed, a deed

6310
08:15:20,381 --> 08:15:22,916
that was restricted for open space, recreation, public

6311
08:15:22,916 --> 08:15:26,587
purpose, public purpose. And it was given up for a reason. It

6312
08:15:26,587 --> 08:15:29,456
was the public's compensation for letting the summit next

6313
08:15:29,456 --> 08:15:32,993
door build denser than otherwise could. So it's kind

6314
08:15:32,993 --> 08:15:35,930
of interesting. We're here tonight talking about density

6315
08:15:35,930 --> 08:15:38,866
and all these gifts we're going to give and make sure we

6316
08:15:38,866 --> 08:15:41,870
protect the future. And what we're doing is we're stealing

6317
08:15:41,870 --> 08:15:46,740
what they gave us in the past. So we're doing tonight what

6318
08:15:46,740 --> 08:15:49,344
we're telling that we're guaranteeing we're not going to

6319
08:15:49,344 --> 08:15:53,481
do to the future. Does that make sense? Do you understand

6320
08:15:53,481 --> 08:15:56,817
what I'm saying? They gave us they gave us this land to be

6321
08:15:56,817 --> 08:16:00,754
protected. And we're taking it. And, and, and they gave it to

6322
08:16:00,754 --> 08:16:04,358
us so that they could build the summit. And now we're taking it

6323
08:16:04,358 --> 08:16:08,280
and we're building something even denser. It's insane. Once

6324
08:16:08,280 --> 08:16:13,701
again, it's insane. And just 30, 40, an hour ago, we approved 34

6325
08:16:13,701 --> 08:16:19,173
stories on the Hollywood on the Hollywood site. Another crazy

6326
08:16:19,173 --> 08:16:22,777
thing that we just did that was zoned for ten stories, and now

6327
08:16:22,777 --> 08:16:26,847
we just went to 34 stories on the beach. This is this is this

6328
08:16:26,847 --> 08:16:30,650
is insanity. What's going on here tonight? The parcel is

6329
08:16:30,650 --> 08:16:35,389
open space. We got it. In exchange for the density.

6330
08:16:35,389 --> 08:16:37,659
Hollywood isn't being forced by anyone to do this. It's using

6331
08:16:37,659 --> 08:16:41,261
the live local law because it can't do it the real way. The

6332
08:16:41,261 --> 08:16:44,598
way real people do it in an open democracy through the

6333
08:16:44,598 --> 08:16:49,736
public public hearings. This is this is wrong. What's going on?

6334
08:16:49,736 --> 08:16:53,674
Using a using a live local law to steal land from the public.

6335
08:16:53,674 --> 08:16:58,120
For for what? And I want to point out a couple of elephants

6336
08:16:58,120 --> 08:17:01,883
in the room. I've been here all night. I got to catch a 6 a.m.

6337
08:17:01,883 --> 08:17:06,353
flight, I work. I came back here to deal with this. I got a

6338
08:17:06,353 --> 08:17:09,558
family. I've got 36 people that work for me. I got to show up

6339
08:17:09,558 --> 08:17:12,826
every day. What I noticed tonight is all the women that

6340
08:17:12,826 --> 08:17:16,363
are here, all the mothers, and they're all saying the same

6341
08:17:16,363 --> 08:17:19,967
thing, that this all lacks common sense, that we're

6342
08:17:19,967 --> 08:17:23,371
missing common sense. I learned when I was a kid that the

6343
08:17:23,371 --> 08:17:26,107
mother's always right, and I can't believe that all these

6344
08:17:26,107 --> 08:17:28,910
guys up here aren't listening to all these women who showed

6345
08:17:28,910 --> 08:17:31,913
up. There was much more women here than men, and we should

6346
08:17:31,913 --> 08:17:34,848
listen to our mothers. There was one woman who was talking

6347
08:17:34,848 --> 08:17:37,584
about Mother Earth. All the women have to tell us, guys,

6348
08:17:37,584 --> 08:17:40,854
what the hell is going on in this city? It's disgusting. Mom

6349
08:17:40,854 --> 08:17:45,925
is always right. There's another elephant in the room.

6350
08:17:45,925 --> 08:17:48,863
That's the common sense part of this. So we got the women and

6351
08:17:48,863 --> 08:17:51,932
we got the common sense. And I brought it up earlier. Calvin

6352
08:17:51,932 --> 08:17:54,268
and Giardino, we're not following the process. We're

6353
08:17:54,268 --> 08:18:00,868
not following the master plan. Thank you, thank you. Diana Key.

6354
08:18:04,210 --> 08:18:09,610
Rachel Mazur. Mazur. Welcome back. Thank you. Hello again.

6355
08:18:13,887 --> 08:18:16,423
Thank you, everyone for being here. I know we're all

6356
08:18:16,423 --> 08:18:20,695
exhausted. I have another piece that I need to read. My name is

6357
08:18:20,695 --> 08:18:23,564
Rachel Mazur. I live on Jefferson Street and I'm on the

6358
08:18:23,564 --> 08:18:26,834
board of the HLC. I have a piece to read on behalf of the

6359
08:18:26,834 --> 08:18:29,703
board. The HLC board has been consistent in our opposition to

6360
08:18:29,703 --> 08:18:33,106
this undesirable high rise project on city land. Since the

6361
08:18:33,106 --> 08:18:36,643
P3 was conceived in 2021. For various sound and logical

6362
08:18:36,643 --> 08:18:40,314
reasons, there still has not been a thorough review of many

6363
08:18:40,314 --> 08:18:42,116
potential serious issues concerning this project, such

6364
08:18:42,116 --> 08:18:45,586
as traffic impacts, evacuation plans, shadow studies and

6365
08:18:45,586 --> 08:18:47,855
various resiliency problems that the project would create.

6366
08:18:47,855 --> 08:18:52,590
In addition, legal action has been taken by independent beach

6367
08:18:52,590 --> 08:18:55,395
residents that should be allowed to play out. The HLC or

6368
08:18:55,395 --> 08:18:58,999
HLC urges the board to make a recommendation of denied.

6369
08:18:58,999 --> 08:19:01,868
Speaking for myself, I would like to add that of particular

6370
08:19:01,868 --> 08:19:05,872
concern are the 30 story height zero and near zero setbacks and

6371
08:19:05,872 --> 08:19:10,144
the 96% coverage the proposal is requesting. These are

6372
08:19:10,144 --> 08:19:12,946
unusually permissive terms for any application. Like I

6373
08:19:12,946 --> 08:19:17,364
couldn't do that for my house and if approved, will set a

6374
08:19:17,364 --> 08:19:20,368
dangerous precedent no matter how much future boards try to

6375
08:19:20,368 --> 08:19:23,838
limit development proposals. It's a dangerous idea for the

6376
08:19:23,838 --> 08:19:29,838
future of our beach. Thank you, thank you. Dennis Demartino

6377
08:19:31,446 --> 08:19:36,246
then Theresa Fort Nash behind. Dennis Demartino 1201 South

6378
08:19:42,457 --> 08:19:46,127
Ocean Drive. Just as little history. I worked for 30 years

6379
08:19:46,127 --> 08:19:49,663
for the New York State courts, most primarily in the Landlord

6380
08:19:49,663 --> 08:19:52,599
and Tenant Housing Division of the New York County Court. I

6381
08:19:52,599 --> 08:19:58,599
worked as a representative of the judicial branch in visiting

6382
08:19:59,207 --> 08:20:02,610
properties and assuring adherence to stipulations and

6383
08:20:02,610 --> 08:20:05,546
orders. So I'm generally familiar with most of this

6384
08:20:05,546 --> 08:20:10,946
stuff. I believe that no further amendments or grants

6385
08:20:11,752 --> 08:20:15,356
should be made to the applicants until it is firmly

6386
08:20:15,356 --> 08:20:18,559
decided what their standing is in this matter. I say that

6387
08:20:18,559 --> 08:20:20,761
because from the very beginning, there have been questions about

6388
08:20:20,761 --> 08:20:23,631
whether or not this project should even proceed. To begin

6389
08:20:23,631 --> 08:20:26,900
with, it was deeded to them under certain restrictions. One

6390
08:20:26,900 --> 08:20:31,439
of those being municipal purposes. It was in very early

6391
08:20:31,439 --> 08:20:35,510
manager and attorney that decided that raising revenue

6392
08:20:35,510 --> 08:20:41,182
was a municipal purpose. That's questionable. It it went on

6393
08:20:41,182 --> 08:20:46,320
from there, and there were zoning problems. There were

6394
08:20:46,320 --> 08:20:49,457
density problems, there were map problems. And every step of

6395
08:20:49,457 --> 08:20:53,794
the way, a few commission members and the staff were

6396
08:20:53,794 --> 08:20:56,664
fully supportive of this project. While other people

6397
08:20:56,664 --> 08:21:00,000
were not, the county firmly rejected it. This was a dead

6398
08:21:00,000 --> 08:21:04,271
project until Live Local came in, live local was brought up

6399
08:21:04,271 --> 08:21:09,410
and I questioned whether live local is even a valid tool here

6400
08:21:09,410 --> 08:21:14,140
in Hollywood Beach, because once you get to the income and

6401
08:21:14,140 --> 08:21:17,419
you get to the amount that it's going to cost, I mean, somebody

6402
08:21:17,419 --> 08:21:20,955
who works for the city, somebody who works in Hollywood,

6403
08:21:20,955 --> 08:21:24,910
it's supposed to be for people who live and work in the same

6404
08:21:24,910 --> 08:21:28,950
area. They want you to live in the area where you work. That

6405
08:21:28,950 --> 08:21:31,980
means that we're going to have to give them to people in the

6406
08:21:31,980 --> 08:21:34,902
service industry who don't have very high incomes. There's a

6407
08:21:34,902 --> 08:21:39,400
few people in police and fire, but nobody stays in the same

6408
08:21:39,400 --> 08:21:42,376
house for more than a couple of years, maybe five years, tops.

6409
08:21:42,376 --> 08:21:45,980
So that doesn't really apply. There's no way to really live

6410
08:21:45,980 --> 08:21:49,984
local applies here. Besides the fact that this project, as

6411
08:21:49,984 --> 08:21:54,540
you're seeing it today, bears no resemblance to the project

6412
08:21:54,540 --> 08:21:59,727
that was brought in 22, in fact, in 22 and the £0.03 first was

6413
08:21:59,727 --> 08:22:03,731
presented, one of the other presenters did have workforce

6414
08:22:03,731 --> 08:22:06,934
housing as a part of it, and it was rejected specifically for

6415
08:22:06,934 --> 08:22:10,710
that reason. We don't want workforce housing. There's got

6416
08:22:10,710 --> 08:22:15,610
to be one whole continuous condo units. And since then

6417
08:22:15,610 --> 08:22:19,480
it's changed size, it's changed height, it's changed

6418
08:22:19,480 --> 08:22:22,616
composition. I think that it should be brought all the way

6419
08:22:22,616 --> 08:22:25,686
back to the very beginning. If you want to have a £0.03

6420
08:22:25,686 --> 08:22:28,489
project to get this land that was deemed underutilized

6421
08:22:28,489 --> 08:22:32,920
working, let's open it up for bidding again and bring in a

6422
08:22:32,920 --> 08:22:36,832
whole bunch of new people. Thank you. Thank you. Theresa

6423
08:22:36,832 --> 08:22:42,832
Forinash. Barbara Marks behind. I don't see her. The only

6424
08:22:46,440 --> 08:22:50,579
allowable height on this particular parcel is zero zero.

6425
08:22:50,579 --> 08:22:55,116
We're not building. I don't know how many people have to

6426
08:22:55,116 --> 08:23:01,456
show up to get your attention. What I am holding here are 5000

6427
08:23:01,456 --> 08:23:06,193
Hollywood residents. Signature petitions that we went out and

6428
08:23:06,193 --> 08:23:10,865
got in 2021 to try and stop this. Okay. And do you know

6429
08:23:10,865 --> 08:23:16,265
what happened? The city passed three charter amendments to

6430
08:23:18,720 --> 08:23:21,141
invalidate our petitions and make it impossible for us to

6431
08:23:21,141 --> 08:23:24,812
ever collect more, because they change the wording to only on

6432
08:23:24,812 --> 08:23:28,149
ordinances. Okay, so we can't even do it. So how afraid are

6433
08:23:28,149 --> 08:23:32,686
they of this project that initially, the commissioner

6434
08:23:32,686 --> 08:23:35,756
that made the deciding vote on this project didn't even live

6435
08:23:35,756 --> 08:23:41,162
in the state of Florida anymore. She had to fly in to vote. Okay,

6436
08:23:41,162 --> 08:23:46,901
then they invalidate 5000. And I verified every single name on

6437
08:23:46,901 --> 08:23:49,637
these petitions that they were Hollywood residents from every

6438
08:23:49,637 --> 08:23:54,400
single district in Hollywood. And yet here we stand then.

6439
08:23:54,400 --> 08:23:58,312
Okay, so you guys said no. God bless you. We were so happy. So

6440
08:23:58,312 --> 08:24:03,384
what happens? Our commissioners go and overrule you. Well, so

6441
08:24:03,384 --> 08:24:06,387
Broward County comes out and goes, oh, wait a minute, we got

6442
08:24:06,387 --> 08:24:09,524
to look at this. So no, they go, okay, now we're live local.

6443
08:24:09,524 --> 08:24:12,393
Okay, this is the dirtiest project that I have ever seen

6444
08:24:12,393 --> 08:24:17,531
in Hollywood. This has got to stop. I mean, do residents

6445
08:24:17,531 --> 08:24:21,731
matter at all? That's 5000. They're notarized 5000 people

6446
08:24:23,137 --> 08:24:27,141
who actually wrote their names on pieces of paper and gave us

6447
08:24:27,141 --> 08:24:31,480
their IDs because they don't want this. And yet here we are

6448
08:24:31,480 --> 08:24:38,800
again. I'm done. Thank you. Moving to the tickets in the

6449
08:24:40,154 --> 08:24:45,554
the teens. Victor. Marina, Mark Ross, Stephanie. Burns. Okay.

6450
08:24:49,830 --> 08:24:53,100
State your name, address and please. Okay. My name is

6451
08:24:53,100 --> 08:24:56,304
Stephanie Burns. I'm at 737 North Southlake. I'm going to

6452
08:24:56,304 --> 08:25:04,704
talk to you guys because. Yes, no, I it's my to the ma'am you

6453
08:25:06,380 --> 08:25:09,917
must direct your comments to the board, please. Well it's my

6454
08:25:09,917 --> 08:25:14,654
perception from the proceedings earlier that it's my opinion

6455
08:25:14,654 --> 08:25:17,658
that the board works for developers and the staff works

6456
08:25:17,658 --> 08:25:23,798
for developers. So I might as well talk to the people who. My

6457
08:25:23,798 --> 08:25:28,752
$30,000 in taxes goes to. I was a construction manager in San

6458
08:25:28,752 --> 08:25:36,292
Francisco, and I was in a lot of different planning, a lot of

6459
08:25:36,292 --> 08:25:39,162
different jurisdictions in the area, actually throughout the

6460
08:25:39,162 --> 08:25:43,167
country. And I really have not seen anything like what I've

6461
08:25:43,167 --> 08:25:45,969
witnessed in Hollywood. I've been in construction my whole

6462
08:25:45,969 --> 08:25:51,969
life, and I have never seen, like in San Francisco,

6463
08:25:52,420 --> 08:25:56,460
developers actually. They develop things according to the

6464
08:25:56,460 --> 08:25:59,249
constraints of the area. And here there's like no

6465
08:25:59,249 --> 08:26:04,320
constraints. This was even approved by the city commission

6466
08:26:04,320 --> 08:26:07,325
before Live local was in effect. And I think I can talk about

6467
08:26:07,325 --> 08:26:10,928
live local because that's what's being used for the

6468
08:26:10,928 --> 08:26:15,728
setbacks and the. Anyway, you've got zero setbacks, 96%

6469
08:26:16,667 --> 08:26:22,672
site coverage. I mean, come on. Anyway, it's really nice that

6470
08:26:22,672 --> 08:26:26,342
you don't require anybody who disagrees with you to be

6471
08:26:26,342 --> 08:26:32,342
recused and that, you know, you consider those people biased.

6472
08:26:32,349 --> 08:26:36,820
When I think the whole city government of Hollywood is

6473
08:26:36,820 --> 08:26:42,493
biased. So and I and I think that's a reminder. You bring it

6474
08:26:42,493 --> 08:26:46,960
up every time at meetings. It's a reminder that you own the

6475
08:26:46,960 --> 08:26:50,100
process. So you have in the contract that we are on the

6476
08:26:50,100 --> 08:26:53,704
hook for any unforeseen conditions. Well, I just want

6477
08:26:53,704 --> 08:26:59,704
it on the record that differential settling is not an

6478
08:27:00,243 --> 08:27:04,848
unforeseen condition because there's 35 high rises in Sunny

6479
08:27:04,848 --> 08:27:07,717
Isles Beach that are experiencing that, and there's

6480
08:27:07,717 --> 08:27:12,723
a study on it. So when you go to collect, you know, remember

6481
08:27:12,723 --> 08:27:16,326
that. And yeah, like the fellow said, it was a mitigation

6482
08:27:16,326 --> 08:27:22,800
against density. That's a cruel joke. I just I have never seen

6483
08:27:22,800 --> 08:27:27,271
anything like this in my life. And I have been in this world.

6484
08:27:27,271 --> 08:27:32,710
So. Thank you, Susan Howlett, Austin Reynolds. Stephanie

6485
08:27:37,150 --> 08:27:43,150
Baretto. Peter Paul DeLeo. Donna Green. Donna. I do. Okay.

6486
08:27:56,166 --> 08:28:01,566
Hello? Donna green again. This current situation of speaking

6487
08:28:03,107 --> 08:28:07,911
at 120 in the morning at a city planning meeting should have

6488
08:28:07,911 --> 08:28:13,116
been avoided by placing fewer items on this agenda. And I

6489
08:28:13,116 --> 08:28:18,540
want that to be on record, because this type of conduct

6490
08:28:18,540 --> 08:28:20,990
discourages public participation, which is very

6491
08:28:20,990 --> 08:28:25,795
sad. And it's not what we should be about. I think that's

6492
08:28:25,795 --> 08:28:29,933
the point, though. I'm worried that the city is trying to wear

6493
08:28:29,933 --> 08:28:33,604
us down to the point that no one will show up to anything,

6494
08:28:33,604 --> 08:28:41,144
because then they win. And I am very upset about that. So I

6495
08:28:41,144 --> 08:28:47,617
just I'm I don't know what else to say. I'm an optimist at

6496
08:28:47,617 --> 08:28:54,817
heart, but this is really hard to be optimistic about. So this

6497
08:28:56,960 --> 08:29:00,964
1301 project was going to be reviewed by the Broward

6498
08:29:00,964 --> 08:29:04,568
Commission. But instead of waiting for that outcome, our

6499
08:29:04,568 --> 08:29:07,837
city commission threw in a monkey wrench and made it a

6500
08:29:07,837 --> 08:29:12,442
live local project and took all the decision making away from

6501
08:29:12,442 --> 08:29:17,460
Broward County and Hollywood residents. It's not their land

6502
08:29:17,460 --> 08:29:21,451
to give away, in our opinion. And this project was not what

6503
08:29:21,451 --> 08:29:26,122
was originally approved by the commission, which was a luxury

6504
08:29:26,122 --> 08:29:29,392
condominium. This is now a mixed use development, a

6505
08:29:29,392 --> 08:29:34,464
totally different animal. So in our opinion, a referendum

6506
08:29:34,464 --> 08:29:38,335
should now be held to approve this project, which is

6507
08:29:38,335 --> 08:29:43,735
completely different. And as a side note, affordability that

6508
08:29:44,875 --> 08:29:49,645
they throw in the mix is it's a gimmick being used to take this

6509
08:29:49,645 --> 08:29:54,618
project away from oversight. Teachers and many low income

6510
08:29:54,618 --> 08:29:58,955
people can't afford, which is being called affordable. And I

6511
08:29:58,955 --> 08:30:03,293
learned that there's a 30 year limit on this affordability

6512
08:30:03,293 --> 08:30:06,362
status, which proves it's a gimmick, because if you care

6513
08:30:06,362 --> 08:30:10,900
about affordability, you care about it 100% of the time, not

6514
08:30:10,900 --> 08:30:15,839
just 30 years out of 100. So because of those factors, I

6515
08:30:15,839 --> 08:30:20,710
recommend zero stories to be approved for this project.

6516
08:30:20,710 --> 08:30:26,110
Thank you. Kathleen Quinlan. Susan Hoff. With many more

6517
08:30:30,586 --> 08:30:34,858
cards than I actually have speakers here at this point.

6518
08:30:34,858 --> 08:30:37,928
Any objection? I just kind of pick and point if you raise

6519
08:30:37,928 --> 08:30:44,528
your hand, mayor Marie Galante, please come forth and be heard.

6520
08:30:45,401 --> 08:30:48,938
Yeah. If you can line up, that'd be fantastic. Some stuff

6521
08:30:48,938 --> 08:30:53,343
so that that I could be quick enough. No offense. Name and

6522
08:30:53,343 --> 08:30:57,680
address for the record. Oh, sorry. Marie-galante. And I'm

6523
08:30:57,680 --> 08:31:01,218
at a couple of blocks away from the property right now. 1501

6524
08:31:01,218 --> 08:31:07,218
South Ocean Drive, apartment 402. I didn't expect to be here.

6525
08:31:09,158 --> 08:31:12,362
Some of you know that I just suffered the biggest personal

6526
08:31:12,362 --> 08:31:18,101
loss in my life. But I came because if the City Commission

6527
08:31:18,101 --> 08:31:22,372
supports the previous proposal, you just recommended that

6528
08:31:22,372 --> 08:31:26,109
Hollywood residents, I felt, would suffer the biggest loss

6529
08:31:26,109 --> 08:31:31,480
to Hollywood in their lifetimes and beyond. So in a similar

6530
08:31:31,480 --> 08:31:36,448
vein, I'll end with this anecdote that actually applies

6531
08:31:36,806 --> 08:31:41,770
to this issue. When the Old Diplomat Hotel had been

6532
08:31:41,770 --> 08:31:45,148
destroyed and every South Florida developer was trying to

6533
08:31:45,148 --> 08:31:49,752
court my my approval for a residential only project, a big

6534
08:31:49,752 --> 08:31:53,356
residential only project. In fact, they all came to my

6535
08:31:53,356 --> 08:31:58,560
campaign events and try like heck to get me to understand

6536
08:31:58,560 --> 08:32:03,232
that the diplomat could never come back. No resort hotel, and

6537
08:32:03,232 --> 08:32:06,436
I vowed that that wouldn't happen. I said I would not vote

6538
08:32:06,436 --> 08:32:09,639
for it because the wrong building would be there for the

6539
08:32:09,639 --> 08:32:13,577
rest of my life. And I would know I had a lot to do with it.

6540
08:32:13,577 --> 08:32:16,845
And so in my kids and my grandkids. And so it will be

6541
08:32:16,845 --> 08:32:21,517
with you, this approval for taking public land that for

6542
08:32:21,517 --> 08:32:25,589
decades, we elected officials, including myself, had promised

6543
08:32:25,589 --> 08:32:32,189
we would never do. But your disdain for the promise for

6544
08:32:34,620 --> 08:32:39,134
decades that all the public officials like, like myself,

6545
08:32:39,134 --> 08:32:44,606
had done all who came before you. If you decide you decided

6546
08:32:44,606 --> 08:32:47,611
you would do it. And I believe it's outrageous. And I think

6547
08:32:47,611 --> 08:32:51,800
this private building will be there for the rest of your

6548
08:32:51,800 --> 08:32:56,753
lives and beyond. And everyone should know who put it there.

6549
08:32:56,753 --> 08:33:00,230
And my concern, my biggest concern, and the thing that

6550
08:33:00,230 --> 08:33:03,692
hurts me more than anything for somebody who was mayor for 20

6551
08:33:03,692 --> 08:33:07,963
years, is I see I see representative democracy

6552
08:33:07,963 --> 08:33:13,363
drawing being destroyed from Washington all over the country.

6553
08:33:13,369 --> 08:33:16,572
And I want you to think again about whether Hollywood is

6554
08:33:16,572 --> 08:33:20,172
going to remain a representative democracy,

6555
08:33:20,176 --> 08:33:23,460
because I learned there are times to lead and there are

6556
08:33:23,460 --> 08:33:27,449
times to follow, and I do not see that happening anymore in

6557
08:33:27,449 --> 08:33:33,449
Hollywood. Thank you. Next. That's a great segue. Thank you.

6558
08:33:42,799 --> 08:33:46,469
My name is Scott Evans, 3106 Fillmore Street. Glad you're

6559
08:33:46,469 --> 08:33:50,473
all still awake. This is my hours. I'm in the entertainment

6560
08:33:50,473 --> 08:33:55,780
field. It's the first time I've ever been sworn in to make a

6561
08:33:55,780 --> 08:34:00,216
public comment. So this is a first for me. I'm against the

6562
08:34:00,216 --> 08:34:04,420
height and the setbacks, and it's for the reason that we are

6563
08:34:04,420 --> 08:34:10,960
a republic. And to the Republic for which it stands. Remember

6564
08:34:10,960 --> 08:34:15,760
that we all pledge our allegiance. Public schools,

6565
08:34:17,767 --> 08:34:21,437
opening, official government civic meetings and to the

6566
08:34:21,437 --> 08:34:25,373
Republic for what? For which it stands. What is a republic? I'm

6567
08:34:25,373 --> 08:34:28,177
going to give you the dictionary. A republic is a

6568
08:34:28,177 --> 08:34:33,648
country or state where the people hold the power. The

6569
08:34:33,648 --> 08:34:37,848
people. Andy, like representatives to make laws.

6570
08:34:39,387 --> 08:34:43,580
And the head of state is not a king or queen. That's a whole

6571
08:34:43,580 --> 08:34:48,458
nother subject. Where the people hold the power, where

6572
08:34:48,798 --> 08:34:53,135
the people hold the power. That's an important element.

6573
08:34:53,135 --> 08:34:56,735
I've attended several meetings regarding 1301 public

6574
08:34:57,720 --> 08:35:00,676
oceanfront open space that is deeded for recreation. The

6575
08:35:00,676 --> 08:35:04,613
first one I attended was during Covid, and hundreds of people

6576
08:35:04,613 --> 08:35:11,487
lined up outside with masks on. All but two spoke against the

6577
08:35:11,487 --> 08:35:16,287
project. They were realtors. The Hollywood Commission, with

6578
08:35:18,227 --> 08:35:22,231
exception of a couple of people. Regardless of the outcry by the

6579
08:35:22,231 --> 08:35:24,968
majority of the community, still voted to go ahead with

6580
08:35:24,968 --> 08:35:29,768
the 1301 debacle. The Broward County Planning Council voted

6581
08:35:30,639 --> 08:35:35,440
13 to 2 to reject it and uphold the county staff designation

6582
08:35:35,440 --> 08:35:39,248
that the site is community open space. Regardless of the

6583
08:35:39,248 --> 08:35:44,648
community outcry, the 13 to 2 vote rejecting it by the

6584
08:35:44,987 --> 08:35:48,924
Broward County Planning Council. The commission cleverly found

6585
08:35:48,924 --> 08:35:53,929
another way to usurp the will of the people the live local

6586
08:35:53,929 --> 08:35:58,266
act God Save the Queen Live Local was formed by lobbyists

6587
08:35:58,266 --> 08:36:02,537
supporting big developers to bypass city and county

6588
08:36:02,537 --> 08:36:05,474
authority. I just attended the ribbon cutting of the new

6589
08:36:05,474 --> 08:36:09,770
beautiful Hollywood Police Department that was funded

6590
08:36:09,770 --> 08:36:13,277
through voter approved 2019 General Obligation Bond. Yet

6591
08:36:15,150 --> 08:36:19,950
for this highly contentious 1301 no voter approval, that

6592
08:36:22,291 --> 08:36:27,763
doesn't make sense to me. That's all we were. The people

6593
08:36:27,763 --> 08:36:33,163
were asking for was voter approval. Republic, for which

6594
08:36:33,569 --> 08:36:38,240
it stands where the people hold the power. These ongoing,

6595
08:36:38,240 --> 08:36:41,844
continued efforts to usurp the power of the people is a giant

6596
08:36:41,844 --> 08:36:48,984
red flag. Just want you to be aware of it. Thank you. And

6597
08:36:48,984 --> 08:36:52,188
again, in deference to previous speakers, please limit your

6598
08:36:52,188 --> 08:36:55,123
comments to just what we're voting on tonight, which are

6599
08:36:55,123 --> 08:36:57,927
the setbacks and height restrictions. Your name and

6600
08:36:57,927 --> 08:37:00,930
address for the record, please. Carlos Martins, 1201 South

6601
08:37:00,930 --> 08:37:05,130
Ocean Drive, Hollywood. Well, height, restriction, whatever.

6602
08:37:07,336 --> 08:37:12,808
This is a donated land from the builder of the summit to

6603
08:37:12,808 --> 08:37:16,780
mitigate and be able to allow to build. Therefore, and it was

6604
08:37:16,780 --> 08:37:19,615
given as a public land to be used for recreational purposes.

6605
08:37:19,615 --> 08:37:23,620
We already have heard that many times. Now, I have a question

6606
08:37:23,620 --> 08:37:28,891
for staff, because I cannot believe that staff would do a

6607
08:37:28,891 --> 08:37:33,910
recommendation without also including civil road movement

6608
08:37:36,565 --> 08:37:40,770
evaluation traffic in a very island, which is basically you

6609
08:37:40,770 --> 08:37:46,175
have to evacuate. No study done on how long it takes to

6610
08:37:46,175 --> 08:37:50,313
evacuate a land, that you're adding density to it, and no

6611
08:37:50,313 --> 08:37:55,184
more bridges. And you know that a one A is going to be with

6612
08:37:55,184 --> 08:38:00,657
water up to whatever, because everything goes to their right

6613
08:38:00,657 --> 08:38:03,661
across from summit. Now they've been building what is supposed

6614
08:38:03,661 --> 08:38:07,730
to be a pump and a drain station. And the lowest point

6615
08:38:07,730 --> 08:38:12,935
in a one a, and to this date, they cannot get it to work

6616
08:38:12,935 --> 08:38:15,871
because every time they open, the water from the sea comes

6617
08:38:15,871 --> 08:38:21,878
right up. No one has done that study. Where is that at? Where

6618
08:38:21,878 --> 08:38:27,418
has that been shown? Which is the big part of the whole thing,

6619
08:38:27,418 --> 08:38:31,954
is the base of everything from the foundation and the narrow

6620
08:38:31,954 --> 08:38:36,225
set of the land between the sea and the intercoastal, the

6621
08:38:36,225 --> 08:38:39,562
narrowest area, the lowest area. And you're going to put two

6622
08:38:39,562 --> 08:38:42,698
buildings that are going to be much higher than the one in the

6623
08:38:42,698 --> 08:38:47,370
middle, and it's going to flood because, you know, right now

6624
08:38:47,370 --> 08:38:51,974
the, the when they build the build up about 5 or 6ft higher

6625
08:38:51,974 --> 08:38:57,974
than before, and water finds the lowest spot. Thank you.

6626
08:38:59,648 --> 08:39:06,848
Next. Good evening. Again. I am the again, the the president of

6627
08:39:11,260 --> 08:39:14,730
the Summit Towers Condo Association. I got a couple of

6628
08:39:14,730 --> 08:39:17,734
things that I want to talk about. I'm going to relate them

6629
08:39:17,734 --> 08:39:21,671
to the things that I said earlier about safety in terms

6630
08:39:21,671 --> 08:39:27,100
of structural integrity. If you go up 30 stories, that means

6631
08:39:27,100 --> 08:39:31,810
you got to put about ten stories in the ground. Okay.

6632
08:39:31,810 --> 08:39:35,618
And I say that I'm not I'm not a professional engineer, but I

6633
08:39:35,618 --> 08:39:38,154
did go to the oldest engineering school in the

6634
08:39:38,154 --> 08:39:43,159
United States, and I graduated, okay. And I spent a lot of time

6635
08:39:43,159 --> 08:39:50,990
as a as an operating engineer. When you, when you put a

6636
08:39:50,990 --> 08:39:54,380
telephone pole in the ground, you put two thirds of it in the

6637
08:39:54,380 --> 08:39:59,575
air and you put one third of it in the ground. Okay. And that

6638
08:39:59,575 --> 08:40:02,511
means that you've got to go down. If you've got 30 stories,

6639
08:40:02,511 --> 08:40:06,315
you're going to go down ten stories. If you go down ten

6640
08:40:06,315 --> 08:40:09,586
stories, the amount of vibration and shock that that's

6641
08:40:09,586 --> 08:40:13,923
going to cause is going to is potentially going to cause

6642
08:40:13,923 --> 08:40:18,527
irreparable damage to any structure that's near it. Okay.

6643
08:40:18,527 --> 08:40:21,998
And for me, that's the summit towers. The summit towers at

6644
08:40:21,998 --> 08:40:27,398
its 40 year inspection, had not moved. Okay. However, you're

6645
08:40:29,672 --> 08:40:32,875
going to you're going to change that. You got two high rises

6646
08:40:32,875 --> 08:40:36,545
going up, one on either side. And earlier, when we talked

6647
08:40:36,545 --> 08:40:41,951
about 15 stories as a max, now we're talking twice that. Okay.

6648
08:40:41,951 --> 08:40:45,889
And so the the other thing that you just passed is already

6649
08:40:45,889 --> 08:40:50,159
being changed. And you expect us to believe that it won't

6650
08:40:50,159 --> 08:40:54,959
continue to be changed. Champlain Towers, one city

6651
08:40:56,966 --> 08:41:02,438
plaza in West Palm Beach, the Porsche building, which is

6652
08:41:02,438 --> 08:41:07,109
settling okay. All these buildings have been have been

6653
08:41:07,109 --> 08:41:13,109
affected by building close by and going down deep. Okay.

6654
08:41:14,650 --> 08:41:18,587
We're on the narrowest portion of the barrier island. So

6655
08:41:18,587 --> 08:41:22,724
what's what's the pile driving and the and the vibration going

6656
08:41:22,724 --> 08:41:27,196
to cause on the narrowest portion, there's a need for an

6657
08:41:27,196 --> 08:41:33,469
adequate independent study, not a study from the from the, the

6658
08:41:33,469 --> 08:41:36,873
unit, the organization that's wanting to build it, but an

6659
08:41:36,873 --> 08:41:41,276
independent study that says that this is safe. And if it's

6660
08:41:41,276 --> 08:41:48,151
not safe, then you shouldn't be approving it. The city has to

6661
08:41:48,151 --> 08:41:52,210
do due diligence, and you're part of that due diligence.

6662
08:41:52,210 --> 08:41:56,359
It's your responsibility to protect the buildings around it,

6663
08:41:56,359 --> 08:42:00,764
not just to approve the building that is going up. And

6664
08:42:00,764 --> 08:42:05,768
I'll I'll leave with one one thing. Due diligence should

6665
08:42:05,768 --> 08:42:11,168
require an independent study. It should require a a $10

6666
08:42:11,240 --> 08:42:16,846
million bond from the developer. Okay. Thank you for ten years.

6667
08:42:16,846 --> 08:42:23,520
Thank you. Next. And a reminder, we are very limited on what

6668
08:42:23,520 --> 08:42:26,550
we're voting on tonight. Setbacks and heights. Please

6669
08:42:26,550 --> 08:42:29,258
limit your comments to that. Just about height. Thank you.

6670
08:42:29,258 --> 08:42:33,996
My name is ISIS. Wait. I live at 2455 Johnson Street. Can you

6671
08:42:33,996 --> 08:42:39,601
hear me? Okay, I have here the warranty deed. It says this

6672
08:42:39,601 --> 08:42:44,540
conveyance is for Open space park, recreational and other

6673
08:42:44,540 --> 08:42:49,110
public and municipal purposes. Can you tell me how open space

6674
08:42:49,110 --> 08:42:55,418
can be 20 stories high? Can you tell me how Park is going to be

6675
08:42:55,418 --> 08:42:58,621
20 stories high? Well, I guess you'd have some pretty big

6676
08:42:58,621 --> 08:43:03,421
trees. Recreational and other public and municipal properties.

6677
08:43:05,761 --> 08:43:12,961
How are they going to be that height? Tell me. Obviously it's

6678
08:43:13,570 --> 08:43:20,770
not a question of height. Thank you, thank you. Next. Hi. I'm

6679
08:43:31,387 --> 08:43:36,590
hi, I'm Chelsea Krebs, 1548 southeast 12th court, Fort

6680
08:43:36,590 --> 08:43:40,259
Lauderdale. I oppose construction at Azalea Terrace

6681
08:43:40,329 --> 08:43:46,535
and 1301 Ocean Drive. I am not a Hollywood resident. I'm not

6682
08:43:46,535 --> 08:43:50,730
one of your constituents. I'm just here as kind of an

6683
08:43:50,730 --> 08:43:54,410
ambassador from Fort Lauderdale, as a lifelong resident of Fort

6684
08:43:54,410 --> 08:43:59,882
Lauderdale. In 40 years, I've seen my city change so much and

6685
08:43:59,882 --> 08:44:06,288
definitely not in a good way. I'm here to warn you about

6686
08:44:06,288 --> 08:44:10,292
overdevelopment. I believe overdevelopment has ruined my

6687
08:44:10,292 --> 08:44:13,962
city. I don't have a recommendation about the height

6688
08:44:13,962 --> 08:44:16,900
requirement. I recommend that you don't build anything there

6689
08:44:16,900 --> 08:44:21,238
at all, because you are so lucky to still have this space.

6690
08:44:21,238 --> 08:44:24,707
I wish there were places like this in Fort Lauderdale. We

6691
08:44:24,707 --> 08:44:30,179
don't have places like this anymore. I was under the

6692
08:44:30,179 --> 08:44:33,116
understanding that this was public land, and there's

6693
08:44:33,116 --> 08:44:36,318
already legislation protecting it from development, and all

6694
08:44:36,318 --> 08:44:42,324
you have to do is uphold that. So please do. Thank you. Thank

6695
08:44:42,324 --> 08:44:47,724
you. Next. Good morning. This is Rachel Schoenfeld, 5119 Rose

6696
08:44:57,600 --> 08:45:00,143
Street. I really think this is the opposite of the Sunshine

6697
08:45:00,143 --> 08:45:04,948
Act. This is not even the right day anymore. This is the middle

6698
08:45:04,948 --> 08:45:10,286
of the night for informational purposes. The last go round

6699
08:45:10,286 --> 08:45:16,358
when the commission met on this subject, the vote was held

6700
08:45:16,358 --> 08:45:20,362
around two in the morning. If this is such a great project,

6701
08:45:20,362 --> 08:45:23,766
why do you hide it in the middle of the night? The optics

6702
08:45:23,766 --> 08:45:27,904
are terrible and they're terrible for good reason. The

6703
08:45:27,904 --> 08:45:33,304
latest resurrection of this miserable project is based on

6704
08:45:33,843 --> 08:45:40,443
this live local, and that is impacted by the proposition to

6705
08:45:40,516 --> 08:45:44,920
reduce and eliminate non-school property taxes under amendment

6706
08:45:44,920 --> 08:45:48,924
three. This is going to reduce the incentive for affordable

6707
08:45:48,924 --> 08:45:54,324
housing. So one gimmick is undermining the other gimmick

6708
08:45:55,998 --> 08:46:01,398
regarding the height. It's really rich that this public

6709
08:46:01,737 --> 08:46:07,609
space was created to offset the summit being high. And now I'm

6710
08:46:07,609 --> 08:46:13,140
hearing from from the staff that this height makes sense

6711
08:46:13,140 --> 08:46:17,753
because the building next to it is tall and this one will be

6712
08:46:17,753 --> 08:46:22,758
even taller. It's also not in line with the other buildings

6713
08:46:22,758 --> 08:46:29,231
in the area that's been brought up before. It's certainly not

6714
08:46:29,231 --> 08:46:35,831
community use anymore. I hear too. To oppose this and to

6715
08:46:41,110 --> 08:46:46,182
recommend that it be as low rise as it is now. One story,

6716
08:46:46,182 --> 08:46:51,530
and that the setback was just dismissed by the attorney

6717
08:46:51,530 --> 08:46:53,989
because there's no other building. There's no other

6718
08:46:53,989 --> 08:46:59,795
building because it's community and has a park. So it should be

6719
08:46:59,795 --> 08:47:06,395
maximum setback to consider the park and the ocean and. The

6720
08:47:09,138 --> 08:47:14,610
other and the community center. So thank you. And I have,

6721
08:47:14,610 --> 08:47:19,215
unfortunately no faith in where this will go tonight. Well,

6722
08:47:19,215 --> 08:47:25,815
thank you much. Next. All right. Good morning. Henry Haft. I

6723
08:47:31,760 --> 08:47:35,764
live on Adams and 16th. I'm going to make two points

6724
08:47:35,764 --> 08:47:41,236
tonight. One directly relevant one not so relevant despite any

6725
08:47:41,236 --> 08:47:45,436
pontificating from any attorneys. Okay staff Cameron,

6726
08:47:46,642 --> 08:47:51,914
you and anon just spent whatever six hours. Where is it

6727
08:47:51,914 --> 08:47:57,914
on you. Well. Telling us don't worry about 15 story height.

6728
08:47:58,587 --> 08:48:02,659
It's okay. You know they still have to go through an approval.

6729
08:48:02,659 --> 08:48:04,927
It's not a guarantee that they're going to get all that.

6730
08:48:04,927 --> 08:48:08,464
And now you're approving 30 stories just like that. Come on

6731
08:48:08,464 --> 08:48:15,664
man. I mean, let's not take us for fools. All right? The

6732
08:48:16,138 --> 08:48:19,738
original building was 30 stories, 365ft. Everybody

6733
08:48:21,543 --> 08:48:25,147
thought that was too big. This board thought that was too big.

6734
08:48:25,147 --> 08:48:29,752
Even they thought it was too big. How I know, because they

6735
08:48:29,752 --> 08:48:34,222
redesigned it to be smaller. Now they've redesigned it again

6736
08:48:34,222 --> 08:48:40,822
to be even bigger than the original one. 375ft. That's the

6737
08:48:45,300 --> 08:48:49,971
height of this building. It's obnoxious. You should reject

6738
08:48:49,971 --> 08:48:55,511
this. Now, my other point is that two years ago, I don't

6739
08:48:55,511 --> 08:49:00,850
know if you all will remember a charter amendment came out of

6740
08:49:00,850 --> 08:49:06,250
this whole 1301 debacle, and the charter amendment was that

6741
08:49:06,855 --> 08:49:11,260
any projects that the city was going to be involved in was

6742
08:49:11,260 --> 08:49:17,466
going to be have to go to a vote of the people. And the

6743
08:49:17,466 --> 08:49:21,604
city attorney at the time, intentionally or

6744
08:49:21,604 --> 08:49:24,139
unintentionally botched the wording of the charter

6745
08:49:24,139 --> 08:49:28,878
amendment on the ballot so that it had to be withdrawn. And the

6746
08:49:28,878 --> 08:49:32,481
commission agreed. No new projects of this, of this

6747
08:49:32,481 --> 08:49:36,686
particular sensitive nature would be reviewed until the

6748
08:49:36,686 --> 08:49:39,688
after the 2026 election, when the charter amendment could go

6749
08:49:39,688 --> 08:49:45,270
back on the ballot. So here we have a project that is

6750
08:49:45,270 --> 08:49:48,164
completely different than the original building that was

6751
08:49:48,164 --> 08:49:51,500
proposed. Now it's got rentals. It's a you know, it's a

6752
08:49:51,500 --> 08:49:55,437
different shape. It's it's completely different. So I'm

6753
08:49:55,437 --> 08:49:59,775
going to suggest that we go with that. The City

6754
08:49:59,775 --> 08:50:03,846
Commission's promise at the time and just say, let's reject

6755
08:50:03,846 --> 08:50:07,120
this at the very least until after the November election,

6756
08:50:07,120 --> 08:50:10,256
when we can see the charter amendment and we can see what

6757
08:50:10,256 --> 08:50:16,662
the will of the people is. Thank you, thank you. Anybody

6758
08:50:16,662 --> 08:50:22,662
else speaking on behalf or against Mr. Chair? I'm online.

6759
08:50:23,869 --> 08:50:31,690
Okay. On WebEx, if you wouldn't mind, please hold. Her name is

6760
08:50:32,278 --> 08:50:36,148
Brenda Lee. We already went through the comments for

6761
08:50:36,148 --> 08:50:39,752
virtual attendees, and she was not on at the time that we

6762
08:50:39,752 --> 08:50:43,356
reviewed those. Okay. I'm sorry, Brenda, you have missed your

6763
08:50:43,356 --> 08:50:47,226
opportunity for that. We remain in front. Well, nobody called

6764
08:50:47,226 --> 08:50:52,965
my name. I looked at the attendee list and her name was

6765
08:50:52,965 --> 08:50:59,572
not on there, so her card was pulled. Okay. Okay. In the in

6766
08:50:59,572 --> 08:51:04,576
the light, in the spirit. Thank, please, in the spirit of

6767
08:51:04,576 --> 08:51:07,113
participation, if we can swear her in and have a comment,

6768
08:51:07,113 --> 08:51:12,985
you're limited to three minutes. Please. Can you hear me? Yes, I

6769
08:51:12,985 --> 08:51:16,188
can, all right. Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the

6770
08:51:16,188 --> 08:51:18,992
testimony you're about to give in this proceeding is the truth,

6771
08:51:18,992 --> 08:51:22,260
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Yes, ma'am. All

6772
08:51:22,260 --> 08:51:25,864
right. Thank you. You may proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

6773
08:51:25,864 --> 08:51:30,202
I appreciate it. I actually appreciate every board member

6774
08:51:30,202 --> 08:51:34,406
this evening. Believe it or not, there was a day I sat at that

6775
08:51:34,406 --> 08:51:38,410
dais and one of the positions you're in, and it's an

6776
08:51:38,410 --> 08:51:43,615
untenable position sometimes. So I very much appreciate your

6777
08:51:43,615 --> 08:51:48,821
due diligence this evening. I recognize what you're voting on.

6778
08:51:48,821 --> 08:51:54,221
It's a stinky predicament. You've been put in 30 stories.

6779
08:51:56,940 --> 08:52:02,167
Hey, if you go 30, why not go 50? But the real answer is no

6780
08:52:02,167 --> 08:52:06,367
story lock coverage. What development has 96% lot

6781
08:52:09,708 --> 08:52:15,180
coverage? Where's the permeable area? Where does the water go?

6782
08:52:15,180 --> 08:52:21,253
Oh, I know we're going to deep well injection into the ocean.

6783
08:52:21,253 --> 08:52:26,658
Okay, so the answer for that would be zero lot coverage. And

6784
08:52:26,658 --> 08:52:30,262
if you have zero lot coverage I guess you don't need to then

6785
08:52:30,262 --> 08:52:36,735
therefore worry about setbacks. But if you did, who has the

6786
08:52:36,735 --> 08:52:43,935
gall? Not only is zero lot line, but even intruding into a

6787
08:52:44,900 --> 08:52:48,809
roadway. Come on. You know. Council mentioned that

6788
08:52:55,821 --> 08:53:01,821
attorneys are not experts. Some attorneys are not experts. Some

6789
08:53:02,628 --> 08:53:08,367
are. And I'm not going to go through my credentials with you,

6790
08:53:08,367 --> 08:53:13,105
including sitting on the very board you're sitting on. But I

6791
08:53:13,105 --> 08:53:17,776
will tell you in no uncertain terms what is being requested

6792
08:53:17,776 --> 08:53:24,976
here is outrageous. And no, your hands are not tied and you

6793
08:53:26,510 --> 08:53:32,191
can make a recommendation of zero and zero. I thank you so

6794
08:53:32,191 --> 08:53:35,460
much for your time. God bless. Brenda, before you get off,

6795
08:53:35,460 --> 08:53:37,929
could you please state your full name and address for the

6796
08:53:37,929 --> 08:53:44,203
record? My name is Brenda Lee. And your address? And your

6797
08:53:44,203 --> 08:53:49,300
address, please, is 814 Northwest 10th Avenue. I'm the

6798
08:53:50,942 --> 08:53:55,881
woman referred to earlier from Dania Beach. And proud of it.

6799
08:53:55,881 --> 08:54:03,810
All right. Thank you. Thank you much. Next. So very short and

6800
08:54:08,160 --> 08:54:13,364
sweet. We should wait until after November 3rd when we vote

6801
08:54:13,364 --> 08:54:19,364
on the charter amendment. And that's all. Zero until then.

6802
08:54:19,370 --> 08:54:25,370
Thank you. Next. Name and address for the record, please.

6803
08:54:25,911 --> 08:54:30,711
Phillip Carrier, 1201 South Ocean Drive. I cannot believe

6804
08:54:32,317 --> 08:54:36,989
we've been fighting to keep this land public for over five

6805
08:54:36,989 --> 08:54:43,462
years. I do not understand why does the city is fighting the

6806
08:54:43,462 --> 08:54:49,462
the residents on this topics. Please reject the two proposal

6807
08:54:51,690 --> 08:54:57,669
tonight. Thank you, thank you. Good morning. My name is Steve

6808
08:55:04,749 --> 08:55:10,149
Welch. My address is 2443 Fillmore Street. I'm a taxpayer

6809
08:55:10,956 --> 08:55:16,956
and a 40 year resident. Someone asked earlier, what has changed

6810
08:55:17,362 --> 08:55:21,699
since you last voted against this? And I think what has

6811
08:55:21,699 --> 08:55:25,637
changed is Related's bill, we keep calling it the Live Local

6812
08:55:25,637 --> 08:55:32,378
Act, but we have Mr. Poliakoff here who has bragged about how

6813
08:55:32,378 --> 08:55:36,381
do we say Poliakoff? Sorry, let me put that on record. Mr.

6814
08:55:36,381 --> 08:55:42,381
Poliakoff here saying that, has proudly said that this is

6815
08:55:42,388 --> 08:55:46,580
Related's bill. So let's not call it live local act. Let's

6816
08:55:46,580 --> 08:55:50,862
call it Related's bill. What has changed is what you voted

6817
08:55:50,862 --> 08:55:57,202
for a few minutes ago. You have provided the pipeline to

6818
08:55:57,202 --> 08:56:02,200
legitimize density and height. I oppose and 5000 or 6000

6819
08:56:05,760 --> 08:56:10,476
citizens oppose any density, any height, any setbacks on

6820
08:56:12,840 --> 08:56:17,425
land that belongs to the public. This is our land. This is not

6821
08:56:17,425 --> 08:56:22,563
your land. It's our land, and you represent us. If you live

6822
08:56:22,563 --> 08:56:27,302
here, then it becomes your land. And you should at least

6823
08:56:27,302 --> 08:56:30,705
understand the importance of not allowing something like

6824
08:56:30,705 --> 08:56:35,443
this to happen. This is a shell game. It's terrible and this is

6825
08:56:35,443 --> 08:56:42,430
my belief. So I'm telling the truth. Thank you, thank you.

6826
08:56:48,122 --> 08:56:52,126
Katherine Newton 1120. Lion Tree, thank you for your

6827
08:56:52,126 --> 08:56:54,995
service again to our city. And I do have faith in you, just so

6828
08:56:54,995 --> 08:56:58,466
you know. So I hope you make the right decision. We should

6829
08:56:58,466 --> 08:57:02,690
definitely wait till after November 3rd. Until then, zero

6830
08:57:02,690 --> 08:57:05,806
stories. 30 stories is just insane. It really is on a

6831
08:57:05,806 --> 08:57:08,677
narrow, low lying barrier island. In the year 2026. What

6832
08:57:08,677 --> 08:57:12,947
are we doing? I go to a lot of climate, sea level rise

6833
08:57:12,947 --> 08:57:15,616
presentations, and just when I step into City Hall, it's like

6834
08:57:15,616 --> 08:57:19,754
an alternate reality. Sometimes the live local act, we keep

6835
08:57:19,754 --> 08:57:23,357
complaining that it's tying our hands. It's harmful. Oh gosh.

6836
08:57:23,357 --> 08:57:26,494
Tallahassee, why don't you look into the lobbyists and the

6837
08:57:26,494 --> 08:57:29,963
lobbyist entities listed in Tallahassee as having lobbied

6838
08:57:29,963 --> 08:57:34,501
on this latest live local act that passed on July 1st for

6839
08:57:34,501 --> 08:57:37,438
public lands? You might see some very familiar LLCs on that

6840
08:57:37,438 --> 08:57:41,776
list. For this bill, we have basically invited the fox into

6841
08:57:41,776 --> 08:57:44,912
our hen house, and they're going to use more money to buy

6842
08:57:44,912 --> 08:57:47,448
more elections and pass even more awful laws such as this

6843
08:57:47,448 --> 08:57:51,519
one. You're asking us in the In the Beach overlay program, to

6844
08:57:51,519 --> 08:57:53,855
trust that our city staff and city commission will make good

6845
08:57:53,855 --> 08:57:56,191
decisions about our beach and respect the public's wishes

6846
08:57:56,191 --> 08:57:58,594
when they've already proven that they're not going to do

6847
08:57:58,594 --> 08:58:04,131
that with this very project. The deed says Park. Open space.

6848
08:58:04,131 --> 08:58:07,100
Just as the other residents mentioned, the residents who

6849
08:58:07,100 --> 08:58:10,605
live next door are snowbirds. They're seniors. They try to

6850
08:58:10,605 --> 08:58:13,675
log on to speak. I had so many people message me today. They

6851
08:58:13,675 --> 08:58:17,110
live very. They live right next door. And they were not able to

6852
08:58:17,110 --> 08:58:20,882
participate today. Not only is it late, but some of them tried

6853
08:58:20,882 --> 08:58:23,818
to log on before the deadline and they weren't able to. They

6854
08:58:23,818 --> 08:58:26,354
were denied of their due process. The whole way that

6855
08:58:26,354 --> 08:58:30,358
this has been done has been so disrespectful to the public. A

6856
08:58:30,358 --> 08:58:34,362
99 year lease. I'm sure there's case law somewhere. I've heard

6857
08:58:34,362 --> 08:58:39,233
look into it that 99 years is a disposal of land. This is going

6858
08:58:39,233 --> 08:58:42,503
to put us in a legal relation relationship with an unknown

6859
08:58:42,503 --> 08:58:47,908
condo association. For 99 years or more. It excludes the public

6860
08:58:47,908 --> 08:58:52,513
from approximately 93% of the property. Doctor Gerardo says

6861
08:58:52,513 --> 08:58:57,852
it reduces green space by 50%. This majority of the land will

6862
08:58:57,852 --> 08:59:00,855
be otherwise disposed of. It should require a vote by the

6863
08:59:00,855 --> 08:59:03,791
residents. It's inconsistent with our current beach master

6864
08:59:03,791 --> 08:59:07,610
plan. Feedback from the Comp Plan 2050. Has anyone even

6865
08:59:07,610 --> 08:59:09,997
looked at all the meetings? We provided feedback for the comp

6866
08:59:09,997 --> 08:59:13,534
Plan 2050, the beach feasibility studies. It's like

6867
08:59:13,534 --> 08:59:15,937
you did all these meetings and got all this feedback, and

6868
08:59:15,937 --> 08:59:18,806
you're just doing the exact opposite of what we asked. The

6869
08:59:18,806 --> 08:59:22,543
Broward Planning Council ruled 13 to 2 that this land is

6870
08:59:22,543 --> 08:59:25,813
community. It's going to negatively affect public access.

6871
08:59:25,813 --> 08:59:29,417
It will mark my words. They can say it all they want. It's not

6872
08:59:29,417 --> 08:59:31,819
going to create all this extra parking. Look at Magnolia

6873
08:59:31,819 --> 08:59:34,422
Terrace. I cannot park at Magnolia Terrace anymore with

6874
08:59:34,422 --> 08:59:37,358
my annual resident pass because too many condo owners park

6875
08:59:37,358 --> 08:59:41,629
there. So they took that ability away from me. I pay

6876
08:59:41,629 --> 08:59:44,632
$180 a year and I can't use my pass there. And that's exactly

6877
08:59:44,632 --> 08:59:46,900
what's going to happen at Azalea Terrace. The more flaws

6878
08:59:46,900 --> 08:59:49,638
you put on it, the more population density, which is

6879
08:59:49,638 --> 08:59:52,708
the opposite of what we should be doing on the barrier island.

6880
08:59:52,708 --> 08:59:58,708
Thank you, thank you. Next, anybody else? Last call seeing

6881
09:00:03,183 --> 09:00:07,187
none. Closing the public comment section of this agenda

6882
09:00:07,187 --> 09:00:11,725
item, counselor. All right, Mr. Chair. So the next order of

6883
09:00:11,725 --> 09:00:16,197
proof is that every party, which includes staff, applicant

6884
09:00:16,197 --> 09:00:19,667
and intervenor, gets five minutes for their final

6885
09:00:19,667 --> 09:00:25,670
comments. And then there's a cross-examination that is five

6886
09:00:25,541 --> 09:00:30,144
minutes per side. Okay. Closing arguments. Cameron. Well, no

6887
09:00:30,144 --> 09:00:35,544
one can really cross-examine you. Board chair and board

6888
09:00:37,170 --> 09:00:40,621
members closing arguments from staff is that the item remains

6889
09:00:40,621 --> 09:00:43,491
consistent with the findings of the surrounding character, the

6890
09:00:43,491 --> 09:00:46,260
proposed development, and the plans outlined in the

6891
09:00:46,260 --> 09:00:48,629
Comprehensive Plan citywide Master plan as it pertains to

6892
09:00:48,629 --> 09:00:51,833
the height, setback and lot coverage, staff recommends the

6893
09:00:51,833 --> 09:00:56,360
board move to move to forward a recommendation of approval to

6894
09:00:56,360 --> 09:01:00,836
City Commission. Thank you. Intervenor allowed or applicant

6895
09:01:02,976 --> 09:01:07,776
intervenor. Intervenor goes first and then applicant. Five

6896
09:01:11,987 --> 09:01:17,987
minutes. Thank you. The lawsuit that's pending. One of the

6897
09:01:18,726 --> 09:01:23,464
questions that was posed when this item first opened was, why

6898
09:01:23,464 --> 09:01:26,400
should you be asked to vote on something when it's possible

6899
09:01:26,400 --> 09:01:28,537
that the outcome of the litigation could take it out of

6900
09:01:28,537 --> 09:01:32,406
your hands in the first place? And I want to make it very

6901
09:01:32,406 --> 09:01:34,742
clear to the board there are several challenges that are

6902
09:01:34,742 --> 09:01:37,612
being made in the lawsuit that has been filed in the 17th

6903
09:01:37,612 --> 09:01:40,348
circuit. One of them concerns the deed restriction and the

6904
09:01:40,348 --> 09:01:44,180
language therein. One of them concerns the P3 statute and

6905
09:01:44,180 --> 09:01:47,221
whether or not this is a viable P3 project. One of them

6906
09:01:47,221 --> 09:01:50,424
concerns the development agreement statute, which

6907
09:01:50,424 --> 09:01:53,761
specifically provides that a finding of consistency must be

6908
09:01:53,761 --> 09:01:57,365
made in the development agreement that underscores this

6909
09:01:57,365 --> 09:02:00,835
project. Each of those things on their own. The outcome, if

6910
09:02:00,835 --> 09:02:04,105
the court were to agree, would be that the comprehensive

6911
09:02:04,105 --> 09:02:07,775
agreement is void ab initio. It is essentially an ultra vires

6912
09:02:07,775 --> 09:02:10,511
act, something that is in excess of the city's authority.

6913
09:02:10,511 --> 09:02:13,914
And if it is an ultra vires act and the contract is void ab

6914
09:02:13,914 --> 09:02:16,583
initio, then there is no project, and it would have to

6915
09:02:16,583 --> 09:02:18,720
go back before the city commission for a new vote,

6916
09:02:18,720 --> 09:02:22,192
which means that the new voter referendum requirement would

6917
09:02:22,192 --> 09:02:26,128
apply. So there is a very real possibility, as we sit here

6918
09:02:26,128 --> 09:02:29,640
today, that the conclusion of the litigation, the outcome of

6919
09:02:29,640 --> 09:02:33,335
the litigation, is the undoing of this contract. For that

6920
09:02:33,335 --> 09:02:37,600
reason alone, what you were being asked to decide today is

6921
09:02:37,600 --> 09:02:40,877
premature. You have the authority, under the quasi

6922
09:02:40,877 --> 09:02:44,146
judicial procedures to recommend a continuance. You

6923
09:02:44,146 --> 09:02:46,950
can recommend a continuance until the conclusion of the

6924
09:02:46,950 --> 09:02:49,486
litigation if that is something that the board would like to do.

6925
09:02:49,486 --> 09:02:52,822
But at this point, based on what is ongoing behind the

6926
09:02:52,822 --> 09:02:56,359
scenes, the objections that you've heard from constituents

6927
09:02:56,359 --> 09:02:58,561
and parties alike, the objections that you've heard on

6928
09:02:58,561 --> 09:03:02,980
the record from me on behalf of the Intervenors there there are

6929
09:03:02,980 --> 09:03:04,967
real issues with this project as it exists today, and there

6930
09:03:04,967 --> 09:03:08,171
is a real chance that a court agrees when the litigation

6931
09:03:08,171 --> 09:03:14,171
ultimately concludes. Thank you. Mr. Chair. Members of the board

6932
09:03:21,117 --> 09:03:26,589
will be brief. The city has filed a motion to dismiss

6933
09:03:26,589 --> 09:03:29,925
finding the case by the Intervenors to be completely

6934
09:03:29,925 --> 09:03:34,640
meritless. We believe that the court is going to swiftly

6935
09:03:34,640 --> 09:03:37,868
conclude it is meritless in attorneys. Fees will be awarded

6936
09:03:37,868 --> 09:03:43,206
to our side, so it will be at no cost to the city. The entire

6937
09:03:43,206 --> 09:03:46,475
litigation. Also contrary to what counsel just said, as you

6938
09:03:46,475 --> 09:03:49,546
heard in the last item, there's a Florida statute on point that

6939
09:03:49,546 --> 09:03:52,148
says you have to approve an item or provide a

6940
09:03:52,148 --> 09:03:55,219
recommendation within 60 days. If not, it is automatically

6941
09:03:55,219 --> 09:03:58,621
goes to the next level city commission without any

6942
09:03:58,621 --> 09:04:03,292
recommendation. So that comment was patently untrue. At this

6943
09:04:03,292 --> 09:04:07,364
point in time. This is a quasi judicial item. What that means

6944
09:04:07,364 --> 09:04:11,901
is staff is the only ones who provided expert testimony,

6945
09:04:11,901 --> 09:04:15,370
competent, substantial evidence saying why this application

6946
09:04:15,370 --> 09:04:19,842
should be approved. No one, not the intervenor, not a member of

6947
09:04:19,842 --> 09:04:24,581
public, not myself provided any expert testimony contrary to

6948
09:04:24,581 --> 09:04:29,519
what staff said under Florida law Well-settled Florida law,

6949
09:04:29,519 --> 09:04:32,522
it is the board's responsibility now to approve

6950
09:04:32,522 --> 09:04:36,393
the item. It has no other option but to approve because

6951
09:04:36,393 --> 09:04:40,730
there is no other evidence presented contrary to staff's

6952
09:04:40,730 --> 09:04:43,199
evidence. That's what the law says. That's what you'll be

6953
09:04:43,199 --> 09:04:46,136
charged in a minute. We thank you for your time. The good

6954
09:04:46,136 --> 09:04:49,939
news is, what time is it now to something it might be not even

6955
09:04:49,939 --> 09:04:54,770
know what it is anymore. It says 1419 to 19. This is the

6956
09:04:54,770 --> 09:04:56,613
last time this project will ever appear before you. It's

6957
09:04:56,613 --> 09:04:59,816
kind of exciting when you think about it ever, because after

6958
09:04:59,816 --> 09:05:03,153
tonight it goes to the city commission and then it's done.

6959
09:05:03,153 --> 09:05:05,756
And then maybe if they want to continue with their lawsuits,

6960
09:05:05,756 --> 09:05:09,159
it will be in a court for another day. But it will never

6961
09:05:09,159 --> 09:05:11,628
come before this board again. And after October 7th, we'll

6962
09:05:11,628 --> 09:05:15,499
never come before the City Commission again. With that, we

6963
09:05:15,499 --> 09:05:22,990
close. Any other matters that this board needs to consider or

6964
09:05:22,905 --> 09:05:27,310
should? Is it appropriate to discuss amongst ourselves the

6965
09:05:27,310 --> 09:05:31,114
next. The next order of proof is cross-examination, but from.

6966
09:05:31,114 --> 09:05:35,852
I'm gathering. There's. There will be no cross. All right.

6967
09:05:35,852 --> 09:05:40,256
Yeah. Mr. chair, you may close the public hearing and begin

6968
09:05:40,256 --> 09:05:43,726
deliberating. But of course, you know I have to give out.

6969
09:05:43,726 --> 09:05:47,797
Give out my instructions. So, as that has been repeatedly

6970
09:05:47,797 --> 09:05:51,670
mentioned here, this is a quasi judicial proceeding. That means

6971
09:05:51,670 --> 09:05:55,404
your decision must rest solely on the evidence in this record,

6972
09:05:55,404 --> 09:05:58,141
which is the staff report, the exhibits and the sworn

6973
09:05:58,141 --> 09:06:00,744
testimonies that you have received. Argument of counsel

6974
09:06:00,744 --> 09:06:04,881
is not evidence, and public sentiment alone is not a basis

6975
09:06:04,881 --> 09:06:11,481
to approve or deny. So the property zoned GU, which sets

6976
09:06:12,489 --> 09:06:17,289
non-numeric standards, and the code, assigns three, three,

6977
09:06:18,270 --> 09:06:21,564
three determinations to the commission based on your

6978
09:06:21,564 --> 09:06:25,167
recommendation. And those three are the only three findings

6979
09:06:25,167 --> 09:06:29,772
before you, which is height setbacks and site coverage site

6980
09:06:29,772 --> 09:06:34,577
coverage. So whatever your your command, you must tie to these

6981
09:06:34,577 --> 09:06:38,848
criteria and state your reasons on the record. Fair enough.

6982
09:06:38,848 --> 09:06:44,248
Continuing with tradition here, Bob. Well, good morning. Thank

6983
09:06:46,989 --> 09:06:53,796
you. So are we able to ask staff questions or. No, not at

6984
09:06:53,796 --> 09:06:57,133
this point. Not to my it's we're we've closed all the

6985
09:06:57,133 --> 09:07:02,533
public. It's just a matter of deliberating amongst ourselves.

6986
09:07:08,211 --> 09:07:14,751
Are we permitted to. For the submittals that were given to

6987
09:07:14,751 --> 09:07:19,890
us. Are we allowed to discuss the submittals that were given

6988
09:07:19,890 --> 09:07:23,492
to us among ourselves or. No, those were withdrawal. Can you

6989
09:07:23,492 --> 09:07:26,229
be more specific? What submittals are you referring to?

6990
09:07:26,229 --> 09:07:30,699
Well, the applicant's submittals, for one. And will

6991
09:07:30,699 --> 09:07:34,170
the staff submittals? No, the applicant submittals have been

6992
09:07:34,170 --> 09:07:36,372
withdrawn from the record. So they're no longer part of the

6993
09:07:36,372 --> 09:07:39,976
record? No, none of them are part of the record. Or they

6994
09:07:39,976 --> 09:07:43,179
just they just staff, staff, submittal staff report and

6995
09:07:43,179 --> 09:07:45,782
exhibits that staff has provided are part of the record.

6996
09:07:45,782 --> 09:07:51,530
And you may discuss them. Yes. I thought the applicant only

6997
09:07:51,530 --> 09:07:54,457
withdrew the additional submittals that they correct.

6998
09:07:54,457 --> 09:07:58,260
Took away. Yeah, maybe. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding what

6999
09:07:58,260 --> 09:08:00,730
submittals you're referring to. So please be specific. Well,

7000
09:08:00,730 --> 09:08:05,401
their application, I guess, is what I'm referring to. So

7001
09:08:05,401 --> 09:08:07,871
here's, here's my question. I'll just bring it to the board

7002
09:08:07,871 --> 09:08:14,677
and we'll we'll see what it says. So from attachment A from

7003
09:08:14,677 --> 09:08:20,283
the applicant it said character of the area. The stretch of

7004
09:08:20,283 --> 09:08:23,552
South Ocean Drive is developed almost exclusively with high

7005
09:08:23,552 --> 09:08:27,752
rise oceanfront residential towers. The Summit Comment

7006
09:08:28,910 --> 09:08:31,427
condominium, the closest building to the north, is 24

7007
09:08:31,427 --> 09:08:35,770
stories and more than 200ft in height. Immediately south is

7008
09:08:35,770 --> 09:08:39,775
ten story Stratford Towers. Then the 16 story Oxford Towers

7009
09:08:39,775 --> 09:08:45,175
and 16 story Trafalgar Towers, a 30 story tower in this

7010
09:08:46,114 --> 09:08:50,510
location is contextual infill, not an intrusion into the low

7011
09:08:50,510 --> 09:08:57,251
rise or even mid-rise fabric. So my question to the board. I

7012
09:08:57,725 --> 09:09:03,725
understand that they're asking for 370 odd feet, but are we

7013
09:09:05,266 --> 09:09:11,266
able to determine within this infill a different number for

7014
09:09:12,473 --> 09:09:17,878
height of the building? I know you answered your own question.

7015
09:09:17,878 --> 09:09:26,278
Or do we have to rely just on what staff said? If it's a

7016
09:09:28,356 --> 09:09:31,159
question for me, I think it's while staff has made the

7017
09:09:31,159 --> 09:09:34,295
recommendation, if you have a preponderance of submission of

7018
09:09:34,295 --> 09:09:36,964
a different height, different setback, the board will

7019
09:09:36,964 --> 09:09:41,236
consider. Well, I unfortunately don't because we can't ask any

7020
09:09:41,236 --> 09:09:47,836
questions. So. I need to think about this a minute. Okay.

7021
09:09:53,480 --> 09:09:57,848
We'll come back to you, Christine. Steven, Massimo.

7022
09:10:03,925 --> 09:10:08,329
Just a quick we can't ask any questions, right. You can just

7023
09:10:08,329 --> 09:10:14,329
pontificate out loud to us. Just. Looking at I don't

7024
09:10:14,402 --> 09:10:17,138
understand, on the north side of the property, it says for

7025
09:10:17,138 --> 09:10:21,943
future development. What is that? On there? Do you see do

7026
09:10:21,943 --> 09:10:25,130
you see what I'm talking about on here? Yeah. I don't want to

7027
09:10:25,130 --> 09:10:27,949
answer on behalf of staff, but you're right. Should have been

7028
09:10:27,949 --> 09:10:34,488
a question. Yeah. To go through your line of thoughts. No, no,

7029
09:10:34,488 --> 09:10:38,759
I just I, you know, somebody brought up the 96% of the of

7030
09:10:38,759 --> 09:10:42,163
the property there. I'm assuming there's other land

7031
09:10:42,163 --> 09:10:45,166
that that's pervious that they're that they got to that

7032
09:10:45,166 --> 09:10:52,366
number. I don't, I don't know, I mean, okay, Dick. Mr. Chair,

7033
09:10:54,709 --> 09:11:00,114
thank you. A year or so ago for people who are sitting up here,

7034
09:11:00,114 --> 09:11:04,914
voted unanimously to deny this on environmental and

7035
09:11:06,854 --> 09:11:12,254
sustainability issues. Those issues have not gone away. And

7036
09:11:12,260 --> 09:11:18,260
I, on that basis alone can't support this. Bob, further

7037
09:11:24,139 --> 09:11:30,739
questions. But I don't think that that. Is what we're voting

7038
09:11:33,548 --> 09:11:37,850
on right now. It's just those three items they talked about,

7039
09:11:37,850 --> 09:11:39,354
right? It's just the the heights and the setbacks. Those

7040
09:11:39,354 --> 09:11:43,991
are the three items very narrowly defined this evening.

7041
09:11:43,991 --> 09:11:49,970
So what Mr. Blatner is talking about is something that we

7042
09:11:49,970 --> 09:11:55,697
can't consider, from what I understand. So I would tell you,

7043
09:11:56,838 --> 09:12:00,708
I'm looking at at the buildings that are surrounding that, and

7044
09:12:00,708 --> 09:12:07,582
I am not going to say zero, but I would suggest looking at the

7045
09:12:07,582 --> 09:12:10,718
surrounding buildings, not wanting the building height to

7046
09:12:10,718 --> 09:12:15,518
be drastically different, that I would actually recommend.

7047
09:12:19,327 --> 09:12:25,927
That we set the building height at 15 stories. Okay. Mr. Mr.

7048
09:12:34,142 --> 09:12:40,214
chair yes, Bob, thank you for bringing up the fact that I

7049
09:12:40,214 --> 09:12:45,219
didn't really respond the way the law might want me to

7050
09:12:45,219 --> 09:12:53,190
respond, but the reason that we voted. As we did was because we

7051
09:12:53,828 --> 09:12:59,828
have three, three issues here sea level rise, groundwater and

7052
09:13:00,301 --> 09:13:05,773
rainwater, and you can't get it off the property if you're 96%

7053
09:13:05,773 --> 09:13:12,373
covered with concrete. And so you can make the argument that

7054
09:13:14,449 --> 09:13:18,520
the lawyers will tell you it was valid or not, that none of

7055
09:13:18,520 --> 09:13:22,256
the none of what I said means a hill of beans. But it doesn't

7056
09:13:22,256 --> 09:13:29,664
change my mind. Well, I think it it it makes sense what you

7057
09:13:29,664 --> 09:13:32,399
said, but I don't think that that's before us. And I think

7058
09:13:32,399 --> 09:13:38,873
that's the dilemma that we may have. Well, if I could

7059
09:13:38,873 --> 09:13:46,730
interject, this will be decided by courts. This is at best a

7060
09:13:46,747 --> 09:13:52,553
public dumpster fire. And I'm reminded that in this case,

7061
09:13:52,553 --> 09:13:59,360
three things can be true at once. We can have a world class

7062
09:13:59,360 --> 09:14:04,760
developer making a presentation. We can have a phenomenal

7063
09:14:04,765 --> 09:14:10,165
attorney making arguments on behalf and making some very

7064
09:14:10,238 --> 09:14:15,576
valid arguments. And the last thing could be that that this

7065
09:14:15,576 --> 09:14:21,576
proposed project is just not appropriate for this space. I

7066
09:14:22,449 --> 09:14:27,321
would accept, and I would like the board to consider that if

7067
09:14:27,321 --> 09:14:32,126
it is our obligation to set heights and restrictions and

7068
09:14:32,126 --> 09:14:36,531
setbacks, that we look at the character of the existing space,

7069
09:14:36,531 --> 09:14:39,400
meaning that there should be 100ft setback from the ocean.

7070
09:14:39,400 --> 09:14:44,800
There should be 15ft setbacks from the sides. There should be

7071
09:14:44,800 --> 09:14:49,886
230ft setbacks from Surf Road and a 15 foot height limit that

7072
09:14:49,886 --> 09:14:54,824
is becoming of the character that our public, that our

7073
09:14:54,824 --> 09:14:58,961
citizens, that our fellow citizens have come to enjoy in

7074
09:14:58,961 --> 09:15:04,361
this space should. There any other discussions? I accept

7075
09:15:14,243 --> 09:15:21,443
your motion. No such motion has been made, just my opinion. And

7076
09:15:21,651 --> 09:15:25,454
then you can make the motion. Who is my vice chair? Who's my

7077
09:15:25,454 --> 09:15:31,454
vice chair? Okay. Motion yours. Handling the the gavel to

7078
09:15:36,665 --> 09:15:40,536
Steven. I make the motion that the height be restricted to

7079
09:15:40,536 --> 09:15:45,475
15ft, that there be a 100 foot setback from ocean, 15ft from

7080
09:15:45,475 --> 09:15:52,750
the sides and 230ft from Surf Road. Second, any second chair.

7081
09:15:52,810 --> 09:15:58,555
Do you mean 15 stories or 15ft? No. 15ft. One story. Could you

7082
09:15:58,555 --> 09:16:01,424
repeat the motion, please? I was I was writing the note. I

7083
09:16:01,424 --> 09:16:08,240
move to approve the setbacks of 100ft from Ocean Drive, 15ft

7084
09:16:09,310 --> 09:16:16,231
from each side, 230ft from Surf Road and 15ft high. That is

7085
09:16:16,639 --> 09:16:20,309
reverse engineering of what's exactly there. I second this

7086
09:16:20,309 --> 09:16:27,509
and forward to the Commission with our love. All in favor, I.

7087
09:16:29,452 --> 09:16:37,252
Any nays? Thank you. Have some fun. I don't know what you have

7088
09:16:45,469 --> 09:16:52,475
to. It's going to be decided by court anyway. Yeah. All right.

7089
09:16:52,475 --> 09:16:57,613
The business before this. Sadly, this committee is still in

7090
09:16:57,613 --> 09:17:01,950
session and we still have reports from staff. Yeah.

7091
09:17:01,950 --> 09:17:08,550
Handing back the gavel, Cameron. Put us out of our misery.

7092
09:17:09,625 --> 09:17:15,625
Please. Everyone's happy. And, Cameron, may I remind you that

7093
09:17:19,635 --> 09:17:22,839
there's a request for some clarification on the Calvin

7094
09:17:22,839 --> 09:17:28,239
Giordano? Yeah, please. Decorum for mayor. Mr. chair. For

7095
09:17:30,379 --> 09:17:34,316
background, several people, including Mr. Welch. Please,

7096
09:17:34,316 --> 09:17:37,653
Mr. Welch, have business to attend to. If you're done,

7097
09:17:37,653 --> 09:17:43,653
please raise the issue of the 30 story height on the

7098
09:17:45,528 --> 09:17:48,464
Hollywood beach, which we approved and wanted to know

7099
09:17:48,464 --> 09:17:52,669
where that came from. And Cameron, would you respond to

7100
09:17:52,669 --> 09:17:57,740
that question? Where did we get 30ft height for the 30 stories?

7101
09:17:57,740 --> 09:18:03,140
I'm sorry, 30 stories for the Hollywood Beach Project. Could

7102
09:18:10,819 --> 09:18:15,224
you give us just a couple of minutes, please? Yeah, continue

7103
09:18:15,224 --> 09:18:21,824
with the other report. Okay. Yes, we have it. Okay. All

7104
09:18:22,965 --> 09:18:28,371
right. Bear with me. The as it pertains to the city, a summary

7105
09:18:28,371 --> 09:18:33,443
of city Commission actions on September 2nd. So since the

7106
09:18:33,443 --> 09:18:39,515
last time that this board convened in August, the item of

7107
09:18:39,515 --> 09:18:42,184
Emerald Hills Rezoning and Master Development Plan request

7108
09:18:42,184 --> 09:18:44,854
that was recommended by this board went on to City

7109
09:18:44,854 --> 09:18:49,792
Commission on September 2nd and was recommended and was adopted

7110
09:18:49,792 --> 09:18:56,392
for approval on first reading. And that was. That's a summary

7111
09:19:04,473 --> 09:19:07,143
of all the items that's happened to date. At your next

7112
09:19:07,143 --> 09:19:10,120
board meeting, you'll be getting an update on the items

7113
09:19:10,120 --> 09:19:11,348
moving forward through September. City Commission as

7114
09:19:11,348 --> 09:19:14,550
it pertains to the DRC agenda. The last two meetings we did

7115
09:19:14,550 --> 09:19:19,422
not have DRC meetings. Items were moving through the system.

7116
09:19:19,422 --> 09:19:25,895
No items to report in that regard. Okay. And we have still

7117
09:19:25,895 --> 09:19:30,695
the request on the Calvin Giordano. Cameron. We're

7118
09:19:36,104 --> 09:19:38,574
reviewing Robert's Rules of Order when it comes to that,

7119
09:19:38,574 --> 09:19:41,777
because technically, or if I was just asked off the top of

7120
09:19:41,777 --> 09:19:44,847
my head, not at 230 in the morning, I would say you need

7121
09:19:44,847 --> 09:19:47,583
to make a motion to reconsider. We're not reconsidering. We

7122
09:19:47,583 --> 09:19:50,452
just want information. But because the discussion is

7123
09:19:50,452 --> 09:19:54,389
closed and your questions to staff have closed, technically,

7124
09:19:54,389 --> 09:19:59,528
you shouldn't be discussing any part of the item anymore. I

7125
09:19:59,528 --> 09:20:02,466
mean, you could ask one on one, or you could review the minutes

7126
09:20:02,466 --> 09:20:05,600
to see exactly what that meant. And that's why we're looking

7127
09:20:05,600 --> 09:20:07,803
because I understand what you're asking. I just don't

7128
09:20:07,803 --> 09:20:11,140
want to procedurally do it incorrectly and then have an

7129
09:20:11,140 --> 09:20:13,876
issue that you've discussed. Something Cameron gave, gave us

7130
09:20:13,876 --> 09:20:17,130
the answer, gave me the answer so I can give it to the people

7131
09:20:17,130 --> 09:20:20,150
out there, or at least the resources to find it for

7132
09:20:20,150 --> 09:20:22,885
ourselves, right? Yeah. Because we just can't open the

7133
09:20:22,885 --> 09:20:25,554
discussion again, because you could change your mind or feel

7134
09:20:25,554 --> 09:20:31,961
differently based on what he says or describes. Yes. Yeah. I

7135
09:20:31,961 --> 09:20:35,164
would like to clarify that. If the question goes to the

7136
09:20:35,164 --> 09:20:38,700
substance of the application, then, as Alicia have noticed,

7137
09:20:38,700 --> 09:20:42,972
we already voted. So we would need a motion to reconsider, to

7138
09:20:42,972 --> 09:20:49,578
open, to open it back up. So, Joe, you're you're the chair,

7139
09:20:49,578 --> 09:20:55,261
but I don't think I want to reopen closed items for not

7140
09:20:55,261 --> 09:20:58,932
discussion. Anyway. I know the answer. I'll take care of it.

7141
09:20:58,932 --> 09:21:02,136
Thank you. All right. With no other business, with no other

7142
09:21:02,136 --> 09:21:04,605
business come before this board. This meeting is adjourned.

7143
09:21:04,605 --> 09:21:11,205
Thank you all very much. Thank you. I'm not even like.