1 00:00:44,399 --> 00:00:48,040 Good evening. How you doing? 2 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:57,800 » You all right? We going to give you a key to the city of the neck. You keep 3 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:57,800 coming. 4 00:00:59,199 --> 00:01:03,960 How you doing with both right 5 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,240 in the club then? 6 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:15,319 So, 7 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,040 Oh, what is 8 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:35,946 » this page right there? >> Oh, that's a page. 9 00:02:33,926 --> 00:02:35,946 [laughter] 10 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,440 » Oh, okay. 11 00:02:57,519 --> 00:03:00,680 I'm down. 12 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,280 » This is the same. 13 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,040 presentation. 14 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:39,040 Thank you. 15 00:03:40,879 --> 00:03:44,519 This is the first. 16 00:03:54,492 --> 00:03:56,512 [snorts] 17 00:03:57,112 --> 00:03:59,132 [clears throat] 18 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:27,120 I call this meeting of the Poki City Commission, Tuesday, August 11, 2026 to 19 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:32,960 order at 6:05 p.m. May we please stand for the 20 00:04:29,199 --> 00:04:37,199 invocation provided by Commissioner Kyas Williams followed by the pledge of 21 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:41,040 allegiance. Gracious heavenly father, we thank you 22 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:46,400 for us being able to come here together tonight as a commission. We thank you 23 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:51,040 for our city and you continue to bless our city and its residents and all the 24 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:54,880 supporters in our resident in our city. And we thank you for each and everyone 25 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:58,880 that continue to keep us in their prayers as we continue to grow and as 26 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:01,759 our city continue to progress. And we thank you for how you can continue to 27 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:05,840 watch over this commission as we continue to make the right decisions for 28 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:09,039 the city and its residents. And we thank you for all these blessings in Jesus 29 00:05:07,759 --> 00:05:14,000 name. Amen. >> Amen. 30 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:19,759 To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it 31 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:25,400 stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice 32 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,400 for all. 33 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,600 » Roll call. Melon clerk. >> Mayor Bab 34 00:05:31,039 --> 00:05:34,960 » present. >> Vice Mayor McDonald 35 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,800 » present. >> Commissioner Cowan Williams 36 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:39,520 » present. >> Commissioner McFersonson 37 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,039 » present. Commissioner Scott >> present. 38 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,720 » City manager >> present. 39 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:48,240 » City attorney >> city clerk is present. 40 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:54,080 » Thank you. City [snorts] clerk, city commissioners, staff, our 41 00:05:51,199 --> 00:06:00,000 residents, and most importantly our guests uh from the school board is here. 42 00:05:57,280 --> 00:06:03,560 We thank you for coming at this time. 43 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:11,280 City Manager, do we have any additions on emergency basis from the city 44 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:16,720 manager? >> No. No additions, mayor, but we would 45 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:22,759 like to move item four under presentation um placed under item number 46 00:06:19,759 --> 00:06:22,759 one. 47 00:06:27,919 --> 00:06:36,639 City commission hearing. There are no deletions or additions. Just one item 48 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:40,560 being moved from number four. A proclamation being moved from number 49 00:06:38,319 --> 00:06:42,960 four to number one >> to number two 50 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:46,440 » to number two. >> To number two 51 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:58,880 the following. What is your pleasure? >> Mayor Bab, I move that we um accept 52 00:06:55,039 --> 00:07:01,880 moving item number four to number two. >> Second. 53 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:09,360 It has been moved and second by Commissioner 54 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:12,360 Williams and second by Commissioner McFerson. 55 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:17,440 » Call for questions hearing none. Are you ready for a vote? Roll call. Madam 56 00:07:17,039 --> 00:07:19,520 clerk. >> Commissioner Cowan Williams. 57 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:20,800 » Yes. Commissioner [clears throat] McFersonson. 58 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,400 » Yes. >> Commissioner Scott? 59 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,240 » Yes. >> Vice Mayor McDonald? 60 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,199 » Yes. >> Mayor Bab? 61 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:31,199 » Yes. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you, Commissioners. Motion passed by 62 00:07:28,639 --> 00:07:35,120 unanimous vote. Now we're moving to our presentation, 63 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:42,000 proclamation, public service announcement, public comments, agenda 64 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:48,000 items only at this time. City clerk, are there any public service 65 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:54,520 comments card completed at this time? >> Yes, sir. We only have one and it's a 66 00:07:49,759 --> 00:07:54,520 PSA from Miss Lwanda Harper. 67 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:10,879 Good evening. >> Good evening. 68 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:14,720 » My name is Lwanda Harper. I currently serve um the school district in many 69 00:08:13,039 --> 00:08:20,240 different capacities, but I'm here tonight on behalf of a group of 26 young 70 00:08:17,919 --> 00:08:24,720 ladies that I work with on a daily basis in the afternoon that are our volleyball 71 00:08:22,319 --> 00:08:31,520 team at Pokei Middle Senior High School. For the last four years, the program has 72 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:36,560 grown. Um, we have invested not only in how we look, how we show up, how we 73 00:08:34,399 --> 00:08:40,880 perform academically, but the program has continued to grow to the fact that 74 00:08:38,159 --> 00:08:46,160 in the last 20 years, we won three games last year varsity and had not won three 75 00:08:43,519 --> 00:08:51,519 games in the last since 2000 in this century. So, I come tonight asking your 76 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:56,720 support as a product of this community and as someone who is contin to still 77 00:08:54,399 --> 00:09:00,800 give back. Although I don't reside in the community, I still reside in the 78 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:04,959 community because I continue to work with our kids on a daily basis for my 79 00:09:02,959 --> 00:09:08,880 professional job and then I leave my professional job and go work with our 80 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:13,600 kids after school to show that there is still a commitment to girls sports here 81 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:17,920 in this community. We no longer have the banket and the greens trucking to 82 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:21,920 sponsor different things in our community, but each one of us can 83 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:27,200 continue to give back in any way that we see set forth. The program is not coming 84 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:32,080 to just ask you for financial support, but we ask you to physically support us 85 00:09:29,519 --> 00:09:37,920 by attending our games to show our girls that our community leaders support what 86 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:42,320 we have going on and they are in support of the progress that we want to make as 87 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:47,040 a city because they are our future. We have done many fundraisers. Those of you 88 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:52,480 who are know me personally know that we've sold donuts, we've sold popcorn, 89 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:57,279 and our most um successful fundraiser this summer, we raised over $2,500 with 90 00:09:55,120 --> 00:10:00,720 the Domino's gift cards. And that came from not only support within this 91 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:04,959 community, but support all across this United States because we had to reach 92 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:09,279 our social platform. Where our program is right now as we grow, because I want 93 00:10:07,680 --> 00:10:14,000 you to think about those discretionary funds for volleyball and we may be back 94 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:18,720 to support girls sports. We know that money has been cut all across this 95 00:10:15,839 --> 00:10:24,399 nation um throughout anything, but every little bit counts. Whether it be $20, 96 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:28,560 $200, $2,000. We are in need of some additional equipment to see our girls 97 00:10:26,560 --> 00:10:33,279 performance grow. We have invested in them with camps, clinics, you name it. 98 00:10:31,279 --> 00:10:37,440 Personally, I've invested in them to ensure that they get what they need. And 99 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:41,040 the school is given everything that they can to ensure that we meet the needs of 100 00:10:39,519 --> 00:10:45,839 our kids. So, I come tonight. I'm going to leave this letter with you. We 101 00:10:42,959 --> 00:10:50,160 already opened our donation fundraiser um so that if you want to give a 102 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:56,399 donation, you may stop by the school anytime between 7:30 and 3:00. Miss Anna 103 00:10:53,680 --> 00:11:01,360 will collely receive your money someone in the front office or if you'd like for 104 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:04,720 me to email you the link to school cash online, you may do so that way. Thank 105 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:07,959 you so much. >> Thank you. 106 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:26,560 Okay, at this time we have three presentations [clears throat] and one 107 00:11:24,399 --> 00:11:32,079 proclamation. The proclamation has been moved to number two. I have our city 108 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:37,360 manager at this time introduce the presenters 109 00:11:33,839 --> 00:11:41,839 uh as they are called. >> M 110 00:11:38,959 --> 00:11:46,720 Mr. Mayor, we have our school school district from Palm Beach from I'm sorry, 111 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:51,600 from Pahokei, um the city of Pahokei that will be here today to present to 112 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:57,200 you. It is so vital that we understand what the school does and that we help 113 00:11:54,320 --> 00:12:03,360 them to better prepare our students for the future. So, we thought it best that 114 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:11,639 they come and present um to share what they do. And we will have um Miss Angela 115 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,639 Avery Moore, 116 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:21,120 Dr. Dr. Marsha Andrews, and Dr. Timmy. Come 117 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:26,560 on. >> Well, good evening everyone. First of 118 00:12:23,519 --> 00:12:30,880 all, um honorable mayor Fab, uh Vice Mayor, Miss McDonald, the entire DAS, we 119 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:34,079 bring you greetings on behalf of our superintendent, Mr. Michael J. Burke, 120 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:38,000 our six board member, Mrs. Marshia Andy's, 121 00:12:36,079 --> 00:12:43,083 who's here tonight and who will speak at the end of this presentation and also 122 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:45,703 our instructional superintendent, Dr. [clears throat] 123 00:12:44,079 --> 00:12:49,279 as well as the entire Blaze region, [snorts] but specifically our Cahoki 124 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:52,880 area and Glaze region team is here tonight. And so we do have a slide deck. 125 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:57,360 You should also have a copy of the presentation. It will be brief. Um, but 126 00:12:55,120 --> 00:13:02,079 we want to make sure that everyone understands that our mission as a 127 00:12:59,519 --> 00:13:06,079 district is to educate, affirm, and inspire all of our students um 128 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:10,240 throughout Palm Beach County, but more specifically for us in in the entire W 129 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:15,040 region. And so we are doing that and you will see evidence of that as we move 130 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:19,680 through our slide deck tonight. Um, we are proud of the success that has taken 131 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:24,560 place in our region. More specifically, we're proud of the uh administrators and 132 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:30,880 teachers who have been awarded the celebrate the great award for the entire 133 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:35,120 district of Palm Beach County. And so we have over the last five years and 134 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:40,079 we're proud to say that for five years, we've had someone represent our district 135 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:44,959 or our region um as either the principal of the year or teacher of the year. So 136 00:13:41,839 --> 00:13:48,480 in 2022, Miss River Walker, who was the principal of Belgate Elementary, was the 137 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:51,920 principal of the year. And this is a huge deal because this is not just for 138 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:55,360 principles in the Glaze region. [snorts] This is for all of the principles in the 139 00:13:53,920 --> 00:14:00,079 entire school district of Palm Beach County. Also in 2023, our very own Mr. 140 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:04,000 Dwayne Dennard, who is the principal of Okin Middle Senior High School, was the 141 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:08,079 principal of the year. And Miss Joselyn Leon, who was a teacher at Belgade 142 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:12,880 Elementary School, was the teacher of the year. Then we followed that up in 143 00:14:10,399 --> 00:14:17,040 2024 with Miss Jamie Evans, who's now the principal at Belglade Elementary. 144 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:21,120 She was the assistant principal of the year. 145 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:25,680 Elementary that year and then in 2025 which was another backtoback we had Mr. 146 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:29,839 Tabato who is the assistant principal at Pok Senior High School who was the 147 00:14:27,839 --> 00:14:36,455 assistant principal of the year and then our very own Miss Senthia Balden 148 00:14:34,435 --> 00:14:36,455 [applause] 149 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:41,040 and that's there we go she got her own slide. [laughter] 150 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:48,720 So, we had backto backto back assistant principles of the year uh for the school 151 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:52,399 district of Palm Beach County and that was our very own Senthia Sinthia Balden 152 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:56,105 who you will hear from tonight. And so, let's give all of them a round of 153 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,105 applotes [applause] 154 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:06,240 on this and they see the work that we're doing in the Glaze region. And this is 155 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:09,199 how these individuals were named the principles, assistant principles, and 156 00:15:07,839 --> 00:15:13,680 teachers of the year. So, again, let's give them a round of applause. 157 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:19,120 And [applause] so as a school district, we have maintained our a rating. And so 158 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:23,839 I do want to say that as a Glaze region, we believe that we are adding to that. 159 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:29,279 And so the next slide will show you that we've had several schools um to earn A's 160 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:33,360 and B's. And so Glaze View, um which is a part of the Glaze region, moved their 161 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:37,839 school grade from a C to an A. And then the schools that are listed on the right 162 00:15:35,279 --> 00:15:41,839 maintain their B or A status. And so this again is not something that's easy 163 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:46,160 to do. And so we have Blaze Central Lakes Shore, Foke Middle Senior High 164 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:49,680 School, Pine Park, and Rosen Wall. We do want to also acknowledge the work that 165 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:55,040 Foke Elementary School is doing. They were just a few points away of earning 166 00:15:52,959 --> 00:16:02,079 their double A status. They dropped to a B, but again, to earn an A or a B in the 167 00:15:59,519 --> 00:16:05,481 state of Florida is a huge task. And we just commend all of the schools that are 168 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:09,600 listed on here. So let's give them [applause] 169 00:16:07,279 --> 00:16:14,720 And so what we want you to know is that that task is getting a little bit 170 00:16:11,839 --> 00:16:18,560 harder. Um and so there is an escalator clause that says when you have 75% of 171 00:16:16,959 --> 00:16:23,759 your schools that earn a school grade of an A or B, then the threshold for the 172 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:28,720 school grade changes. And so as you see this um for next year, so in FY26, in 173 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:34,560 order for schools to earn a school grade of of an A, they needed 62%. um middle 174 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:39,440 schools needed 64% and high schools needed 65% and as you can see um that 175 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:44,000 number has increased by three points for elementary schools for this year um one 176 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:48,480 point for middle schools and then five points for high schools or combo schools 177 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:54,079 which includes middle senior high school and so we know uh that the task is 178 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:58,079 greater um but we are also determined and committed to do the work that's 179 00:16:56,079 --> 00:17:01,519 necessary to ensure that we have continued success in the glaze region 180 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:07,120 and so we are shooting for all of our schools for this year as 181 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:11,600 well. Um, we also also want to provide an update on our strategic plan and so 182 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:16,880 10 of the 14 initiatives that were started I think five years ago um are 183 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:22,079 now part of our operational norms but we're continuing to work on our pre preK 184 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:26,559 through K literacy as well as the P pathways to possibilities and so we do 185 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:30,240 have Mr. Dell who is the new principal of West Tech. He's going to be talking 186 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:34,000 about the career dual enrollment programs [snorts] that offer that are 187 00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:38,320 offered at Westech as well as uh the other programs that they're currently 188 00:17:35,360 --> 00:17:41,520 offer offering. Um also um you know we hear a lot about AI and so we're 189 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:46,000 definitely focusing on that and we're using AI to improve teaching learning 190 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:50,400 and also efficiency throughout our department in our schools. And then 191 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:54,400 lastly, customer service is very big for us in in our district. And so we want 192 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:57,760 everybody to catch the wave. Whether it's our front office staff, whether 193 00:17:56,320 --> 00:18:02,400 it's our administrators, whether it's our teachers, we want to make sure that 194 00:17:59,679 --> 00:18:06,160 we are um have welcoming environments for our parents and our community when 195 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:11,039 they come into our schools. And if that's not the case, please reach out to 196 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:14,240 our office, myself, Dr. Nier, so that we can work with our schools to make sure 197 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:18,320 that we're providing the best customer service. 198 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:22,799 Um lastly, I think this is my last slide. Um student IDs. There's one more, 199 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:26,320 but the student IDs and so you may have seen something posted on our social 200 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:30,720 media pages and it was also tagged on all of our school pages regarding our 201 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:34,799 student IDs. And so one of the reasons why this is important that students have 202 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:40,000 their IDs, they're wearing their IDs, not having them in their book bags. It 203 00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:44,000 is it is it is an added safety measure for all of our schools. In addition to 204 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:48,559 that, um students can use or must use their IDs to ride the buses as well as 205 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:52,160 when they're receiving their school meals. Um, in addition to to that, I 206 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:56,960 know we don't have many students students riding or using transportation 207 00:18:54,080 --> 00:19:00,080 in the Hoki area. Um, but it is a way of them identifying and keeping an accurate 208 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:03,600 account of where the students are. And so parents are able to use the portal to 209 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:06,960 see where the students are, where that bus is, and when that that bus is 210 00:19:05,120 --> 00:19:11,919 scheduled to drop students off. And so if we can get your assistance in helping 211 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:15,679 us ma ensure that students are going to school with their IDs, we would really 212 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:19,360 appreciate that and wearing the IDs, not just having them on their person. They 213 00:19:17,120 --> 00:19:25,919 need to actually wear the IDs. And the last uh slide that I have is we want to 214 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:30,000 thank um you know the citizens of Pokei and the surrounding areas for their 215 00:19:27,679 --> 00:19:35,440 support of this referendum. This is a continuation of that from 2019. And what 216 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:40,400 that does is it supports our teachers with increase in pay. We also have 25% 217 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:44,880 of that going to our choice and our career programs as well as supporting 218 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:49,840 our students um with mental health and also safety uh initiatives. And so this 219 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:53,039 is how it will look on the ballot for the November 3rd election. And so we 220 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:56,799 wanted to make sure that we're sharing that information with you and to also 221 00:19:54,960 --> 00:20:00,480 say once again, thank you for the support that you've provided to all of 222 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:04,240 all of our schools. And with that, I'm going to have Mr. Dell who is the new 223 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:09,120 principal of West Tech to come up and give you a quick update on West Tech 224 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:13,919 followed by Mr. Do Mr. Dinard principal of OKA High School who's going to 225 00:20:11,120 --> 00:20:18,160 provide an update on u the programs that they have there. Um followed by Mr. 226 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:20,799 Dinard, you will have Dr. Mir who's going to come up and introduce the 227 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:26,080 elementary schools and they're going to share their updates. And then lastly, 228 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:30,880 she's going to close us out. Mrs. Andrews, our district 6 board member. 229 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:34,480 This is her last year um serving for us in this capacity, but we know that she's 230 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:38,640 going to continue to be around supporting all of us and all of our 231 00:20:35,919 --> 00:20:42,480 schools um as she goes into retirement. And we're going to hold her to that 232 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:47,400 husband in the back. She's listening. So, with that, I'm going to turn it over 233 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,400 to Mr. 234 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:54,320 » Good evening. >> Good evening. 235 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:58,960 » And thank you for having me out tonight. Um, I look forward to working both with 236 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:03,360 the city and with my fellow principles and with the parents and the community. 237 00:21:01,039 --> 00:21:06,320 Um, at West Tech, uh, we like to say that we, uh, teach student, we're the 238 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:10,080 place where students come to learn, to earn. Um, I've already started working 239 00:21:08,559 --> 00:21:14,240 with Miss Bryant to kind of get some programs online for not just for our 240 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:18,880 students, but for our adults and for the for the uh, for the city administration. 241 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:22,640 Also, um, at West Tech, uh, we have had a bustling couple of days. Uh we're 242 00:21:21,120 --> 00:21:25,120 nearly bursting at the scene with the number of students and we've getting so 243 00:21:23,919 --> 00:21:29,600 many more requests from students who want to take programs at West. Uh Miss 244 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:33,679 uh Moore alluded to our career dual enrollment programs. For career dual 245 00:21:31,120 --> 00:21:37,919 enrollment, we're offering phabbotomy, welding, and electronic systems 246 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:40,720 technicians. Um and our students are really getting the opportunity with that 247 00:21:39,360 --> 00:21:44,880 because once they've done those programs, they're ready to move right 248 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:49,039 over right over into college and or into their careers. Um along with the other 249 00:21:47,360 --> 00:21:53,280 programs, our newest program this year is the culinary artistry program where 250 00:21:51,120 --> 00:21:57,440 we're teaching students to not only uh work in the kitchens but to run 251 00:21:54,880 --> 00:22:00,799 restaurants also. Uh so that program is is brand new this year. We're we're 252 00:21:59,039 --> 00:22:05,600 we're working very hard to get that program fully staffed, fully populated 253 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:10,000 with students. Um like I said, I've been working with the uh manager in order to 254 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:13,919 get some uh training programs for some of the staff at the city and definitely 255 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:17,200 for some of the citizens also. So I've been in conversations with both the city 256 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:21,280 of Gway and the city of Hokki. I mean the city of South Bay also to hear what 257 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:24,960 it is that the city needs and we're trying to be very reactive to the needs 258 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:30,320 of the citizens of the city. So we're trying to put forth programs that reach 259 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:33,919 the citizens where the need is. So as soon as I hear about what the need is 260 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:38,880 and and where that is that's when we start moving to uh meet those needs. Um 261 00:22:36,559 --> 00:22:43,360 and again I'm very thankful for this post and I look forward to continuing to 262 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:47,055 bring great things to the Glaze region. Thank you. 263 00:22:45,035 --> 00:22:47,055 [applause] 264 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:56,559 » Good evening, commission. >> Good evening. 265 00:22:55,039 --> 00:22:59,039 » What I like to bring to you guys is what we're doing new at the school. A lot of 266 00:22:57,919 --> 00:23:02,880 stuff you guys already know about robotics and everything else, but we 267 00:23:01,039 --> 00:23:07,440 have really expanded the school into different programs to really have our 268 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:12,640 kids ready for the next century and as years to come to change the way the 269 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:16,400 workforce is out. Uh we do have a new drone program that we'll be starting up. 270 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:20,640 Thanks to the Bento Foundation and the Ed Foundation, they're giving us almost 271 00:23:18,559 --> 00:23:25,440 200 drones so our kids can learn how to fly the drones because it's a big thing 272 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:29,760 now going toward their generation. We also have when we first start out about 273 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:34,559 a couple years ago, we had a guy named Matthew Thompson that graduated and had 274 00:23:32,799 --> 00:23:39,440 a pilot's license when he graduated. Matthew sent me an email um about a 275 00:23:37,120 --> 00:23:43,331 couple weeks ago. Matthew at age 22 is now a pilot for Delta. 276 00:23:41,360 --> 00:23:47,039 » So, >> [applause] 277 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:50,400 » was the beginning and now as Miss Andrews can tell you if you ever get a 278 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:55,039 chance come out of school you can learn how to fly and land a plane through our 279 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:58,880 simulator. So we have built simulators for our kids. We also have a mock 280 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:02,640 cockpit so they can learn that but we are going to push more toward uh air 281 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:07,120 traffic controllers since there's a shortage in our country for that. So 282 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:11,200 we're pushing our kids toward that. Uh we also got EA Sports. I know sometimes 283 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:15,440 you tell your kids you get tired of them being on that video game all day, but if 284 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:19,600 you don't know now, they have become a multi-million dollar business. Kids can 285 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:23,760 compete and make the money now. They got teams and everything else. So, we're 286 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:27,440 starting our EA sports program this year. So, we'll have kids to learn how 287 00:24:25,679 --> 00:24:30,559 to do that. They will also go off and do competition against other schools and 288 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:33,840 then if they want to make a career out of it, they can because it's a lot of 289 00:24:32,159 --> 00:24:38,799 money into that. So, that's what we're doing uh today. And we also revamped 290 00:24:36,159 --> 00:24:42,799 with the work of uh Miss Moore that we're trying to make sure we get that 291 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:46,640 70%. They say it's trying to make it difficult, but we know we can get it 292 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:51,120 because our kids are very very focused. And in November and December, every kid 293 00:24:49,039 --> 00:24:54,240 that made a level four or level five anywhere on their test is going to Bush 294 00:24:52,799 --> 00:25:00,022 guard. So, we already got the money for that and make sure that they 295 00:24:58,002 --> 00:25:00,022 [applause] 296 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:13,919 » Good evening, Mayor Baboki Commission. It is truly a delight um to be here 297 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:21,080 today. My task is to recognize our Pokei and KC principles. First, I would like 298 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:21,080 to bring up Dr. Pyram. 299 00:25:23,547 --> 00:25:29,360 » [applause] >> And then I'd like to bring up Miss 300 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:34,159 Atoria Henley from Canel Point. But before I release it to them, I want to 301 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:39,919 say um you know, you hear about school grades, you hear about those things all 302 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:45,039 the time, but it is extremely difficult to make all those pieces add up. to give 303 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:51,520 you a short synopsis. I think it's important to know that there are seven 304 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:57,679 eight sales that you must compete in to get your school grade. And I want you to 305 00:25:54,159 --> 00:26:05,039 know that even though Pokei missed their aid by 3%. 306 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:11,760 They led the way in for sales in all of the region schools and in a lot of the 307 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:18,240 coast schools. And so I think it really us an opportunity how we need to 308 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:22,559 monitor, keep our eyes on all children, all children. And she'll tell you a 309 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:27,520 little bit more about the sale that we decreased in um a little bit, but it's 310 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:31,360 important to monitor everyone's children. And she'll give you an update 311 00:26:29,679 --> 00:26:36,559 about the things that they're going to do for next school year to improve. I 312 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:42,320 would also like to talk about um Canel Point. Um last year was Miss Henley's 313 00:26:39,360 --> 00:26:47,279 first year. She was excited. She had to come in and kind of build a new team. 314 00:26:45,120 --> 00:26:54,000 Um, some teachers before she got the job, um, some teachers had 315 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:58,480 make the opportunity to go other places. So, she was building a whole new school. 316 00:26:56,159 --> 00:27:05,120 But the unique thing is is that the region team has committed to spend their 317 00:27:01,279 --> 00:27:09,679 full days, four days a week at KDC to ensure because really it's not about her 318 00:27:07,679 --> 00:27:14,640 being a new principal. It's about the teacher capacity. Our students in the 319 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:19,279 Glazes region can do anything you require of them. 320 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:24,000 » But we have to support the teachers and building their capacity to give it to 321 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:28,400 them. So, because she has a lot of new teachers, um we're going to be there at 322 00:27:26,559 --> 00:27:32,400 her school four days a week and we're going to be at Belgy Elementary four 323 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:38,600 days a week just helping to build that capacity. And so, without further ado, I 324 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:38,600 would like to turn it over to 325 00:27:41,099 --> 00:27:43,119 [applause] 326 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:53,440 » I would like to say I mean >> I would like to say good evening to the 327 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:57,520 and everyone like thank you for inviting us here. Before I start, I want to 328 00:27:55,360 --> 00:28:03,720 introduce my leadership team that's also here as well. We have my assistant 329 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:03,720 principal, Miss 330 00:28:04,679 --> 00:28:06,699 [applause] 331 00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:12,440 Claudia Sanchez who's new to our school as well. 332 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:18,760 And we also have our support staff here, Miss 333 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:28,399 She did such an amazing job together. So that's going to be an important part of 334 00:28:26,399 --> 00:28:34,000 our our new leadership team and our journey that we're having. As Dr. Mat 335 00:28:31,039 --> 00:28:37,679 spoke, um we were very close to A, but we didn't make it. I think we made saves 336 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:40,480 this year when we came out with those shirts with the A on the front even 337 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:44,240 though we didn't make it. And we had that arrow says rewind because we're 338 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:48,480 going back to the A. So we know that that's going to happen. We put a B in 339 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:51,760 the back because that's where is behind us. So, we're going to 340 00:28:49,919 --> 00:28:55,679 continue to move forward to make sure that we grow. One of the things that 341 00:28:53,440 --> 00:29:01,200 we're going to be working on um this year is um not only did we um lose a 342 00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:05,679 couple of points in certain sales, but it was in our lowest 25% and in math. 343 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:09,039 So, we and one of the things that attributed to that was that we're trying 344 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:12,399 to make sure that our kids are getting to school. That's one of the things we 345 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:15,200 need our parents to have to help us out, but we're trying to make sure that our 346 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:21,440 attendance is improving with our students as well as with staff because 347 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:24,399 whoever is out, our kids are missing. If the kids are not there, they're not 348 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:27,200 learning. If our teachers are not there, they're not able to teach our students. 349 00:29:25,919 --> 00:29:31,760 So, we're working on trying to improve our capacity as making sure that the 350 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:35,520 students are coming to school as well as making sure our teachers are coming in 351 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:40,799 and providing that quality education. We're also working on uh focusing on our 352 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:46,880 lowest 25% and our gains because like she said we we gain um points in every 353 00:29:44,399 --> 00:29:52,320 sale for proficiency reading, math, third grade, we science some of them 354 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:56,559 went up 10 points plus. So we g made some tremendous gains when we're working 355 00:29:54,399 --> 00:29:59,600 with our students. However, we did fall short a little when we were start 356 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:03,679 working with our lowest 25%. So, we're going to balance it out where we work 357 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:07,760 with our high achievers and um our struggling readers and math as well. One 358 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:12,559 of the things that we are very proud of is that we're now moving in a in a in a 359 00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:17,240 direction where most of our kids are proficient. We have um 360 00:30:19,679 --> 00:30:25,679 » when we first got there, we kind of bleeding. We had a lot of everything was 361 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:30,559 in the low level ones, level ones, level ones. Now we have level threes in math. 362 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:33,600 They're in our lowest 25% and that's a major accomplishment. We didn't think 363 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:37,200 that would happen. So we're very proud [applause] very very 364 00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:40,720 proud of the work that we're doing with our students as well as our teachers. 365 00:30:39,039 --> 00:30:43,440 You know, we're working, we're growing, we're going to continue to work in that 366 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:47,679 way and we're going to continue to focus on making sure we provide value to every 367 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:52,361 student at that school. And if we can do that, when y'all see us next year, we'll 368 00:30:49,679 --> 00:30:54,381 be right back at that. [applause] 369 00:30:57,679 --> 00:31:02,399 Good evening. >> Good evening 370 00:30:59,679 --> 00:31:06,320 » to everyone on the dis and everyone in the audience. Um, good evening and I 371 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:11,520 would like to say thank you for having me today. I am the proud principal of K 372 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:14,520 Cunningham Canail Point Elementary School. 373 00:31:15,286 --> 00:31:23,600 » [applause] >> As far as where we are, we're sitting at 374 00:31:19,679 --> 00:31:30,559 a seat to have both a new principal, assistant principal and a mass massive 375 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:37,120 new teachers. Um I'm not a C type of girl, but um we have a C. We didn't um 376 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:42,480 decline, right? So um we have a lot of things in place with us being in place 377 00:31:39,679 --> 00:31:47,840 before the year the new year actually started. we've had an opportunity to 378 00:31:44,399 --> 00:31:52,320 start the end of the year and improve on in some areas. Um, our students 379 00:31:50,159 --> 00:31:56,320 definitely can learn and they are eager to learn and we're going to give them 380 00:31:53,919 --> 00:32:01,519 exactly what they need. We have set our expectations and they are clear and 381 00:31:58,559 --> 00:32:05,760 concise. Um, less is more. We don't want to do a whole lot of nothing. We want to 382 00:32:03,919 --> 00:32:11,200 be clear and concise so that we can maximize on the progress that we we have 383 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:14,960 made. We also want to um keep kids involved. We're trying to build an 384 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:19,760 afterchool program so they stay interested in academics and in 385 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:24,559 extracurricular activities. We have started a leadership club. We also um 386 00:32:22,399 --> 00:32:29,760 continuing our robotics so that they can transition to the high school. We also 387 00:32:27,519 --> 00:32:35,200 have the drones that we have. We have a teacher that's going to um help with 388 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:40,399 that. We also have a resilience club where students um we we have some 389 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:45,120 students that have a little some challenges and we want to award them for 390 00:32:42,799 --> 00:32:49,600 their resilience for finishing strong. They may not have met all of their goals 391 00:32:47,039 --> 00:32:54,960 but they did work extremely hard and we want to continue the progress that they 392 00:32:51,440 --> 00:33:01,360 have made. We also have an amazing um chorus. We have we're starting our band. 393 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:07,919 We're rekindling our band. And I want to say we're increasing our drama club as 394 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:13,279 well. So we're trying to make sure that we have a balance and that's what we're 395 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:18,080 doing as a leadership team trying to balance building positive relationship 396 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:24,000 but also having high expectations so that we can excel and level up beyond 397 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:26,998 that seat and that is our goal. >> All right. [applause] 398 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:43,519 and to Mayor B, Vice Mayor McDonald, all of the commissioners and staff. I'm 399 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:47,360 Marcia Andrews, your school board member, and it's my pleasure to bring 400 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:51,679 greetings from our superintendent, Superintendent Michael Burke, and all 401 00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:56,240 seven school board members. But I'm truly thrilled to be your school board 402 00:33:54,480 --> 00:34:02,880 member right here in district 6, standing right here in the city of Hoki. 403 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:09,119 When I look out and I see our schools, I am just thrilled. I'm so proud of all of 404 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:15,679 the leaders, the principles, the assistant principles, the teachers, 405 00:34:11,679 --> 00:34:22,000 everyone that makes a difference in Hoki and as well as the whole glaze region. I 406 00:34:19,119 --> 00:34:25,679 can tell you with 51 years in public education right here in Palm Beach 407 00:34:23,679 --> 00:34:32,000 County, a graduate from Palm Beach County School District and just 16 years 408 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:36,639 as your board member. We are doing fantastic work right here in Pokei. And 409 00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:39,703 I want you all to give that a big hand because I [applause] 410 00:34:42,720 --> 00:34:50,560 work and I don't want to repeat everything, but please give me the 411 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:56,560 opportunity to some of my history of 16 years servicing as your school board 412 00:34:52,960 --> 00:35:04,480 member working with the leaders of when I think about Katherine Cunningham 413 00:34:59,839 --> 00:35:09,200 Elementary you've made in the past you've never had 414 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:12,200 you've done it you have made the difference 415 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:19,440 your programs have been great and every year that I'm working with you you're 416 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:26,640 doing great You are a new principal, assistant principal and teachers 417 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:32,320 Cunningham has always been a cut of making it happen within their school. 418 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:38,000 Thanks to the wonderful community at your families are great and they only 419 00:35:35,839 --> 00:35:43,599 accept greatness and this is what I've seen over the years at K. 420 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:49,920 You all said to the superintendent and to Mrs. Andrews and More and all of us, 421 00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:56,800 I need my pavilion. We got that children. It had been years before we 422 00:35:52,400 --> 00:36:00,640 had done a a pavilion for K Cunningham, but that was something you said you 423 00:35:58,480 --> 00:36:05,454 wanted and we made it happen. But I've seen great progress at Katie Cunningham 424 00:36:03,359 --> 00:36:09,359 over the years and I know we're [clears throat] going to do it. It's not 425 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:13,119 a big deal. I want to say to all of you on the commission, the mayor, vice 426 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:18,560 mayor, we are head of many of the schools to the cold staff. I have 41 427 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:23,520 schools in district 6 and I know about all the schools in West Palm Beach, 428 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:31,680 Delray, Boca Raton, Wellington and all over our schools up top. When I look at 429 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:37,359 you all, Dr. Abs and your team, you all have 430 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:41,040 always superstars. I mean, you know, you've been an A before you got a B. 431 00:36:39,359 --> 00:36:45,680 You've just always done it. Your teachers are superstars. come to your 432 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:53,440 school. You always treat people with dignity and respect. Customer service is 433 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:58,960 number one at Kham as well as elementary and you've always been great. The 434 00:36:55,599 --> 00:37:04,160 schools to the east had not been a you set the tone back in the day your school 435 00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:10,079 was an A. I can go back and go through the list. You just did a little short. 436 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:14,400 I know when you all first made your A's and B's way when everybody else was 437 00:37:12,160 --> 00:37:18,960 trying to do it. It's a little popular now. It was popular with you all way 438 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:23,839 back in the day. So whatever you all need to do with those few points, you're 439 00:37:22,079 --> 00:37:29,760 going to get it done. No big deal because you have always done it. And I 440 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:34,400 am always proud elementary school because of the leadership, because of 441 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:39,599 the teachers, because of the parents in the community and the pride that you 442 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:43,680 have. You have never let anybody tell you that you could not be great. You've 443 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:50,040 been great since I've been your school board member. So, I'm so proud of you 444 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:50,040 all. So, let's give them another hand. 445 00:37:50,256 --> 00:37:55,920 [applause] Two people in the community talking 446 00:37:53,440 --> 00:38:00,480 about our schools. They haven't kept up I did say just recently we need to do a 447 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:05,200 town hall so we can talk about the history of Pokei Elementary School, 448 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:09,839 Canel Elementary School, all the great things you've been doing over the years 449 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:14,160 so the community can know this didn't just start yesterday. Miss Moore just 450 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:20,240 gave you a snapshot. I've been with you for 16 years. We have had no 451 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:26,320 we have not had them. We've always been reaching high for high expectations. And 452 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:30,800 then when I look back I I tell you this is a superstar right 453 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:34,640 here. Please don't let him leave the Glazes region. Please don't let him 454 00:38:32,880 --> 00:38:41,599 leave for Hokei. >> I've been with Hokei for 16 years as the 455 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:49,040 school board member. I was here when a lot of things was just materializing 456 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:54,480 when we promoted Mr. Lar right from the community. Look what he has done. You 457 00:38:51,760 --> 00:38:59,520 heard tonight one of his students is a pilot at Delta Airlines. I remember when 458 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:06,891 you started that program with that student. Look at you. I've been in your 459 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:11,920 school flying my own airplane. [laughter] You need to get over there 460 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:16,560 and get behind the wheel and see if you can glide it on up. Don't wreck the 461 00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:21,760 plane now. You got to hold on to the wheel and to get it off the ground. I've 462 00:39:19,599 --> 00:39:27,040 done that several times. But when I think about the over there, the 463 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:32,240 superintendent was so amazed every time he comes and the students can show him 464 00:39:29,839 --> 00:39:37,520 new things that he has never seen before. When I'm there looking at all 465 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:43,040 the students at at Middle Sior High School and the robotics program, it's 466 00:39:39,839 --> 00:39:48,720 the next step up. Students from Pokei Middle Senior High School have been to 467 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:53,839 Washington State where they have has specialized training. They have 468 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:58,640 scholarships that take them to college right from Pokei Middle Senior High 469 00:39:56,240 --> 00:40:04,000 School. When I'm out giving scholarships with all these different entities, guess 470 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:10,240 who I see? I see Middle Senior High School students. And then you have an IV 471 00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:14,079 program that's truly magnificent. When I first started, we were looking at the IB 472 00:40:12,240 --> 00:40:18,800 program and we said we got to get those members up so that they can graduate 473 00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:24,400 with their IB diploma. Guess who has done that? It has been Mr. Dinard and 474 00:40:21,440 --> 00:40:28,560 his team. So, I just want you to know you have greatness sitting in here 475 00:40:26,240 --> 00:40:32,560 tonight. And we've got to start promoting that to the community. We may 476 00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:36,240 have to go out to all of the neighborhoods. Parents know their 477 00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:42,079 children are getting the scholarships. They're graduating. Graduation rates are 478 00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:48,880 absolutely fabulous at Pokei Middle Senior High School. 100% graduation rate 479 00:40:45,599 --> 00:40:54,368 almost 99% every year. Am I correct, Mr. Bard? Let's clap on that. 480 00:40:52,348 --> 00:40:54,368 [applause] 481 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:10,640 And I just see kids going to college. And when I look out and I see our new 482 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:14,960 principal, Mr. Dell, who is now tech, you don't always have to go to college 483 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:20,640 to make a lot of money to be happy, to be successful. You can either be college 484 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:25,200 or career ready. And that's when I first was elected by you. You said, "Open West 485 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:30,960 Tech, Miss Andrews. It's been closed for 11 years." We opened it right up. And 486 00:41:28,319 --> 00:41:34,880 we've been working hard over there. the mayor and all of the team here. You've 487 00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:40,079 been at Tallahassee to help us get the money from year to year with all of the 488 00:41:37,359 --> 00:41:43,680 programs that we have at West Tech. The state has given us the money to say, 489 00:41:41,839 --> 00:41:49,359 "Get it done." We want our children to be college and career ready. We want our 490 00:41:46,319 --> 00:41:56,079 families and our adults to be able to go back and get a skill set. So when I 491 00:41:52,480 --> 00:42:02,560 think about our CDL program, our electrical, you know, our construction, 492 00:41:59,359 --> 00:42:08,480 our HBAC programs, and you've been to the graduations, Mayor Bab, and the rest 493 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:13,280 of you, you see the students getting all of the credentials necessary to fix your 494 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:17,520 air conditioning when it's hot. And you know how hot it's been this summer, 495 00:42:15,534 --> 00:42:20,800 [laughter] have to worry about it. You got people right in the neighborhood 496 00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:27,119 that's getting trained. they can come right over and fix your air condition if 497 00:42:24,240 --> 00:42:32,160 it breaks down. That's what you do over at West Technical Education Center. And 498 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:36,800 when we talk about CDL, that's a big highpaying job. All of the 499 00:42:35,440 --> 00:42:40,720 trucks that's over there. How many trucks, Mr. 500 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:47,119 » Six trucks >> for CDL, the big time, the rigs that you 501 00:42:44,319 --> 00:42:54,400 see on the road on I 95 in the Turner Pack passing you, our are driving those 502 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:59,520 trucks. We have data to show you of all of the graduates who have actually 503 00:42:56,640 --> 00:43:04,079 earned their CDL license. They may not be sitting right here in Pokei. They may 504 00:43:01,359 --> 00:43:08,000 be, but once they got their new jobs, they could be driving all over the 505 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:15,839 country, but they started right there at West Tech. And West Tech is a place 506 00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:20,800 where you can get trained in all of your processes. So yeah, you get trained in 507 00:43:18,079 --> 00:43:25,200 your CDL, but we're a training site to get what Mr. 508 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:30,079 » People who take their their training someplace else come to take the test. 509 00:43:27,839 --> 00:43:34,880 » Take the test. All of that's happening here. Remember, you could get trained, 510 00:43:32,079 --> 00:43:40,000 but you had to go maybe to Miami or to Orlando to take the test. People don't 511 00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:43,920 know you in Miami or Orlando, but if you've been trained right here at West 512 00:43:41,839 --> 00:43:48,960 Technical Education Center, you want that instructor and the people that know 513 00:43:46,400 --> 00:43:54,560 you to make sure that you get the best training so that you can pass the test. 514 00:43:51,200 --> 00:44:00,000 And so when we talk about K through adulthood, starting with our preK 515 00:43:57,520 --> 00:44:06,480 students all the way to 12th grade, graduation, as well as career and 516 00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:10,800 college, you've got a lot. And I really more to be able to put a packet together 517 00:44:08,880 --> 00:44:16,720 to show you all of those students who are going to college that just graduated 518 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:20,480 from Pokei last year. I'm over all of Palm Beach County giving out those 519 00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:23,680 scholarships and I send the pictures. I know the mayor is sick of me sending 520 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:28,160 pictures. >> I love those pictures and I need to get 521 00:44:26,240 --> 00:44:33,760 everybody's email. You all probably get tired of me, but you see me sending you 522 00:44:30,720 --> 00:44:40,240 those pictures of your Pokei students getting $20,000 scholarships from FPNL. 523 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:45,119 Three or four students from your school got it last time. I see your students 524 00:44:42,880 --> 00:44:50,160 everywhere. They remember me because they remember they got the scholarships, 525 00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:57,119 but they always are so thankful and your team West all those 526 00:44:53,760 --> 00:45:02,079 who are getting all that training now so we can pick them up in Pokei. I 527 00:44:59,920 --> 00:45:09,200 don't want anybody to say I can't make it over to West. I want that bus to pick 528 00:45:04,800 --> 00:45:14,240 up at a site over here over in South Bay and bring them right to West. That's my 529 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:17,599 next thing. We just got our bus, right, Mr. Daniel? 530 00:45:16,240 --> 00:45:21,839 » That's all right. And we're getting a driver so that we can pick you up. We 531 00:45:20,240 --> 00:45:25,839 don't want anybody to say, "Oh, I can't get there because I don't have a car." 532 00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:30,880 and that could be legitimate, but we want to make sure that bus can pick up 533 00:45:27,520 --> 00:45:34,560 in South Bay and Belgade to pick up our adults to get them there because we need 534 00:45:32,960 --> 00:45:40,160 to make sure that there's no barriers for anyone in being successful. And 535 00:45:37,599 --> 00:45:44,640 sometimes, you know, people go to Palm Beach County School District or they 536 00:45:41,680 --> 00:45:49,760 have a bad time. We want them to know even if you didn't graduate, we have 537 00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:54,960 programs at West Tech so that you can get your diploma. The adult program you 538 00:45:53,440 --> 00:45:59,599 can get your diploma. Miss Laura can tell you that if you need to get your 539 00:45:56,560 --> 00:46:04,800 ESOL certification so that you can be ready to take the next level. All of 540 00:46:01,920 --> 00:46:09,760 that's happening at West Tech. So when people say, "Well, what's going on in 541 00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:16,480 Pokei?" We need to let them know it all happens in your great schools. No D or F 542 00:46:13,040 --> 00:46:20,319 schools, A's, B's, C's, very few C's, a few C's, but guess what? They don't last 543 00:46:18,319 --> 00:46:25,760 long [snorts] because you move right up. A's and B's for years. I can sit here 544 00:46:23,359 --> 00:46:32,079 and say I'm so proud of and then when we get middle senior high school top 545 00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:38,720 graduation rate all these programs you have Mr. Please promise me even though 546 00:46:35,839 --> 00:46:42,960 I'm setting aside you cannot leave people are trying to take Mr. 547 00:46:40,640 --> 00:46:48,640 away from you all. You better know that. Get over to his school and just love on 548 00:46:45,839 --> 00:46:52,720 him and tell him he can't go anywhere. The programs, his teachers, and 549 00:46:50,640 --> 00:46:56,960 everything that's happening there needs to stay there. We don't need to give our 550 00:46:54,720 --> 00:47:01,680 talent away to anybody else that's keeping at home. And there more, you 551 00:46:59,040 --> 00:47:05,520 come on up here, Dr. here. It takes leadership. [snorts] 552 00:47:02,960 --> 00:47:09,920 And this is why they can tell you they know what's happening in all these other 553 00:47:07,280 --> 00:47:16,000 schools. And I do because I been with the school district for 51 years, hiring 554 00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:21,599 personnel, your board member for 16. I know what all these schools do. But I'm 555 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:26,880 just thrilled to tell you, Pokei, you're on the move. You're on the money, and 556 00:47:24,160 --> 00:47:32,319 you have the support team here, right here, sitting. But when you walk into 557 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:36,319 your schools, it's it's there. It's absolutely there. And I really do want 558 00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:40,160 before I leave here because I'm here until November for us to walk the 559 00:47:38,640 --> 00:47:43,839 community and let's kind of tell the people that 560 00:47:42,160 --> 00:47:47,920 can't come to this meeting. They may hear us on television, but I would like 561 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:52,160 to go to the projects to the neighborhoods and with the data sheet 562 00:47:50,240 --> 00:47:57,119 just like you have and start just introducing ourselves before I leave 563 00:47:54,160 --> 00:48:00,319 here to say you got a great place. And I think parents know that because their 564 00:47:58,720 --> 00:48:04,079 kids are getting promoted. They're going to college. They're doing great things. 565 00:48:02,319 --> 00:48:08,480 But some people may not know that because they may not have kids within 566 00:48:06,400 --> 00:48:12,480 the school district. So we need to make sure that they know the education system 567 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:19,440 right here in Palm Beach County, strictly right here in Pokei is a level 568 00:48:15,920 --> 00:48:25,119 one, nothing but the best and your leaders are great. Your teachers are 569 00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:30,160 great. Your children are awesome. And we are so proud. And as your board member, 570 00:48:27,599 --> 00:48:34,480 I'm just thrilled to death. And we will always be on the front line here at 571 00:48:32,079 --> 00:48:38,800 Pokei to make sure that all of our children are successful. And I have to 572 00:48:36,559 --> 00:48:45,200 personally thank you all for everything you do every day. Thank you, Miss Moore, 573 00:48:41,359 --> 00:48:49,760 Dr. the team here. It takes the village and we understood that. So, whoever sits 574 00:48:47,680 --> 00:48:55,520 in this seat, I want you to hold them accountable because we're not going back 575 00:48:52,319 --> 00:49:02,720 to none of that stuff that happened 16 years ago or more. We are in a new place 576 00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:06,720 and we only expect the best. We are the best. And whatever it takes for us to 577 00:49:04,880 --> 00:49:11,119 work together in this village with the school district of Palm Beach County, we 578 00:49:08,720 --> 00:49:16,079 will continue to make it great. But the greatness comes from inside the school. 579 00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:22,240 Starts in the classroom. starts with the teachers, the custodians, the bus 580 00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:27,119 drivers, all of them. Put the package together, the leaders. Thank you so 581 00:49:24,800 --> 00:49:32,240 much. They've had a long day today. They started early this morning. Everybody 582 00:49:29,839 --> 00:49:37,359 might not live right here in Pokei, but guess what? They have roots in Pokei and 583 00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:42,720 they don't want to be anywhere else but for Hokei to do the leadership that they 584 00:49:39,839 --> 00:49:47,920 do. And so I have to tell him I'm so thankful to be your board member and I'm 585 00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:53,240 never going to leave. This has put me on duty after I retire Mr. Andrew 586 00:49:53,359 --> 00:50:02,559 to be out here is not going to let me get away. He's my baby. I hear all these 587 00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:07,839 programs I saw him put them in place and look at them. Now if you have not been 588 00:50:05,040 --> 00:50:13,760 over there I'm demanding that you get over there and just with the robotics 589 00:50:11,280 --> 00:50:17,760 and let the children show you what we really don't know. We're the older 590 00:50:15,280 --> 00:50:24,079 people. Let them show you how to fly an airplane. Your cadet program travels all 591 00:50:21,119 --> 00:50:29,040 over Palm Beach County bringing service to all of the different entities with 592 00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:32,559 the pledge of allegiance, showing students they can be everything that 593 00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:37,119 they want to be. I don't think we have any other cadet programs in Palm Beach 594 00:50:34,559 --> 00:50:41,960 County. Do we not? We lost a lot of the >> RTC, 595 00:50:38,559 --> 00:50:41,960 » but only 596 00:50:42,800 --> 00:50:48,160 » I mean I think we're the only one. >> You're the only one in the state that 597 00:50:46,640 --> 00:50:51,760 » All right. Did you hear that? >> The only one. Have you all seen the 598 00:50:50,079 --> 00:50:54,960 Civil Air Patrol? I'm sure you've seen them. 599 00:50:52,720 --> 00:51:00,400 » If you haven't, bring them here to this meeting and let them start your meeting 600 00:50:57,200 --> 00:51:04,480 out. I see them everywhere. To the east, to the north, to the south, not just out 601 00:51:02,319 --> 00:51:09,440 here. and they have to drive all the way back home because they perform a service 602 00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:14,000 for everybody everywhere. So, it's a whole list of stuff going on right here 603 00:51:11,119 --> 00:51:18,240 in Pokei. How you help others too to grow and develop and thank you team. 604 00:51:16,720 --> 00:51:23,280 Keep up the great work. There's more. I know I have to 605 00:51:21,280 --> 00:51:29,359 love you all so much and I'm not going to let anybody say that we don't have it 606 00:51:25,440 --> 00:51:36,640 going on in Paul Canal Point, the Glaze region. We're superstars and you've been 607 00:51:32,640 --> 00:51:42,000 A's and B's all along. C's now A's and B's before. We know you're coming back. 608 00:51:39,359 --> 00:51:44,735 We will never go back to anything less than 609 00:51:42,640 --> 00:51:46,755 » Amen. [applause] 610 00:51:48,319 --> 00:51:56,160 » Uh, one more thing I would like to add. Um, as a member of Leadership Florida 611 00:51:53,119 --> 00:52:01,359 and the chair of class 10 for leadership Florida, I was really surprised this 612 00:51:58,240 --> 00:52:05,680 summer when at our annual meeting they said, "M'onique, we have a surprise for 613 00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:11,040 you." You have a surprise for me. And each year they award a full scholarship 614 00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:15,680 from Prepton and this year they recognize someone from Pokei High 615 00:52:13,119 --> 00:52:20,800 School. They said they were so amazed that they they typically stay in that 616 00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:27,119 northern Florida region. But this year they picked someone from South Florida 617 00:52:23,440 --> 00:52:32,000 right here at in Pokei, Florida and they um offered them a full ride scholarship 618 00:52:29,920 --> 00:52:39,156 because of the unique things that were taking place right here in Pokei. So I 619 00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:39,156 have to give you kudos again. [applause] 620 00:52:41,359 --> 00:52:48,800 It ends at West But it starts in these elementary 621 00:52:46,559 --> 00:52:53,520 schools. So we have to continue to do the work to send to the middle schools, 622 00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:56,800 the high schools and then to West Tech if needed. So I thought that was 623 00:52:55,280 --> 00:53:01,280 wonderful that they were able to recognize someone right here from Poke, 624 00:52:59,040 --> 00:53:07,921 a little small town that a lot of people don't know, but there is greater coming 625 00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:09,941 than what you ever even imagine. [applause] 626 00:53:16,319 --> 00:53:25,760 Can I say something? I just want to say as an educator uh who 627 00:53:22,640 --> 00:53:31,760 has not taught in some years, uh my hat goes off to all of you because I know 628 00:53:29,040 --> 00:53:34,800 the challenge that you have. Um well, let me change that word. I'm going to 629 00:53:33,040 --> 00:53:41,359 say the opportunities that you have every day to uh pour into our children. 630 00:53:39,040 --> 00:53:44,800 Um, all of my kids are grown up and finished school now, but I have 631 00:53:42,640 --> 00:53:48,960 grandkids that are in school. So, thank you all so much. And if I could ever be 632 00:53:46,960 --> 00:53:54,040 of assistance to you, please just don't hesitate to call. 633 00:53:50,880 --> 00:53:54,040 » Thank you, 634 00:53:55,920 --> 00:54:03,040 » Mr. Mayor. Next, we have a proclamation to be honored um recognizing Pokei 635 00:54:01,280 --> 00:54:08,680 Middle Senior High School Robotics Program. Mr. Dod, please come forward. 636 00:54:20,480 --> 00:54:28,599 At this time, we'll have the city attorney read the proclamation into 637 00:54:25,599 --> 00:54:28,599 records. 638 00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:40,559 » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Commission proclamation. Whereas the Pahokei Middle 639 00:54:38,480 --> 00:54:45,599 Senior High School robotics program has established a legacy of excellence in 640 00:54:42,800 --> 00:54:51,040 STEM education by empowering students through the first Lego League and First 641 00:54:49,040 --> 00:54:55,680 Tech Challenge programs fostering innovation, engineering, coding, 642 00:54:53,599 --> 00:55:01,920 teamwork, leadership, and problem solving skills. And whereas since 2016, 643 00:54:59,440 --> 00:55:07,440 the program has consist consistently earned local, regional, state, and 644 00:55:04,880 --> 00:55:12,880 national recognition, including multiple tournament championships, innovation, 645 00:55:09,839 --> 00:55:18,480 robot design, and performance awards, four consecutive first Lego League 646 00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:23,200 Florida State Championship appearances, invitations to national competition, and 647 00:55:21,040 --> 00:55:28,400 numerous First Tech Challenge State Championship qualifications. 648 00:55:25,440 --> 00:55:32,880 And whereas through the stepping up STEM and PHOKI initiative and the support of 649 00:55:30,400 --> 00:55:37,440 dedicated mentors, educators, volunteers, and community partners, 650 00:55:35,200 --> 00:55:42,800 students have gained access to advanced technology, industry experiences, 651 00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:48,000 scholarships, internships, and college and career pathways that continue to 652 00:55:45,359 --> 00:55:56,240 expand opportunities for the youth of POI. And whereas during the 2025 2026 653 00:55:53,760 --> 00:56:00,960 season, the program continued its tradition of excellence with team 20 654 00:55:59,119 --> 00:56:06,960 21922 Dynamics earning the first Tech 655 00:56:03,440 --> 00:56:12,319 Challenge Fun League Inspire Award. Third place and a bid to the Florida 656 00:56:09,200 --> 00:56:17,680 First Tech Challenge State Championship. Team 16333 657 00:56:15,119 --> 00:56:24,240 Mechatrons qualifying for the state championships as a member of the Fun 658 00:56:19,680 --> 00:56:33,119 League winning alliance. Team 16724 Bender BS or bots receiving the Fun 659 00:56:28,000 --> 00:56:40,480 League think award. Team 213 23812 Rising Phoenix earning the Fund League 660 00:56:35,920 --> 00:56:46,559 Control Award. Team 31423 Mecha Motion receiving the Fun Lee 661 00:56:43,119 --> 00:56:50,880 Connect Award second place and team 40688 662 00:56:48,079 --> 00:56:57,040 earning the first Lego League robot design award. hand. Whereas the Pokei 663 00:56:54,240 --> 00:57:02,480 Middle Senior High robotics program continues to inspire future engineers, 664 00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:06,960 innovators, and leaders while serving as a source of pride for the city of POI 665 00:57:05,040 --> 00:57:13,359 and demonstrating the extraordinary talent and potential of its students. 666 00:57:10,000 --> 00:57:16,799 Now, therefore, I, Keith Bab Jr., the mayor [clears throat] of the city of 667 00:57:14,319 --> 00:57:22,960 Pokei, Florida. On behalf of the city commission and residents of the city of 668 00:57:19,200 --> 00:57:29,599 POI do hereby recognize and commend the POI middle senior high school robotics 669 00:57:25,520 --> 00:57:34,400 program, its students, coaches, mentors, volunteers, and community partners for 670 00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:39,520 their outstanding achievements, unwavering commitment to excellence, and 671 00:57:37,040 --> 00:57:44,240 leading contributions to education, innovation, and opportunity within our 672 00:57:42,480 --> 00:57:49,440 community. and official recognition whereof, I here 673 00:57:46,960 --> 00:57:55,470 unto set my hand and cause the seal of Pokei to be affixed this 11th day of 674 00:57:51,920 --> 00:57:57,490 August, 2026. [applause] 675 00:58:00,160 --> 00:58:05,920 » Commission, if you would join me on the floor, we will present this 676 00:58:03,920 --> 00:58:11,040 proclamation. Then we'll allow the principal to say a few words, and then 677 00:58:08,400 --> 00:58:14,040 we'll take a group picture uh for the record. 678 00:58:14,240 --> 00:58:17,240 So, 679 00:58:35,280 --> 00:58:42,960 I know we have one educator on our commission, 680 00:58:40,640 --> 00:58:49,760 Commissioner Kas Williams. I didn't know we had a second one of our vice mayor. 681 00:58:46,319 --> 00:58:54,240 So at this time on behalf of the focus city commissioner I will have our vice 682 00:58:52,400 --> 00:59:00,119 mayor officially present the proclamation to focus high school 683 00:59:02,400 --> 00:59:10,640 kind of being a dead horse but I want again on behalf of the city of 684 00:59:07,599 --> 00:59:16,480 commission and our city manager and all of our staff want to um thank you for 685 00:59:13,520 --> 00:59:21,839 the work that you're doing and we do and we encourage and just to keep up 686 00:59:19,040 --> 00:59:28,160 the good work and to keep empowering our kids to progress and become the 687 00:59:25,839 --> 00:59:36,040 professional that we know they can as they reach their goal. So, thank you 688 00:59:31,119 --> 00:59:36,040 all. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 689 00:59:36,341 --> 00:59:38,361 [applause] 690 01:00:12,640 --> 01:00:17,119 Good evening everyone. >> Good evening. 691 01:00:16,296 --> 01:00:23,119 » [clears throat] >> First and foremost, city of Pahokei 692 01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:27,920 commissioners, mayor, vice mayor, Miss Marshia Andrews, 693 01:00:25,119 --> 01:00:34,640 and all the team uh from the Glades region. I I I am really grateful, right, 694 01:00:32,480 --> 01:00:40,240 for uh the proclamation that you guys have presented us today. And I know that 695 01:00:36,880 --> 01:00:48,240 Mr. Dinard is very proud of what he brought here to Pokei High School. And I 696 01:00:44,400 --> 01:00:53,200 I have served only as a beacon to help propel the teams forward, to help propel 697 01:00:50,559 --> 01:01:00,799 the the students forward. And I know that um I I'm very grateful to have uh 698 01:00:57,280 --> 01:01:07,040 the team that I have at the school. We've had the opportunity to get the 699 01:01:04,319 --> 01:01:11,760 students to innovate beyond 700 01:01:08,799 --> 01:01:19,359 uh what they had uh expected uh previously and nowadays um they 701 01:01:15,920 --> 01:01:25,599 actually look forward to to serving the younger students. Uh we have initiatives 702 01:01:22,319 --> 01:01:30,559 where um we're we're working with the sheriff's office uh to go out to the 703 01:01:28,559 --> 01:01:36,000 different elementary schools to show them what we're doing. And not only 704 01:01:32,400 --> 01:01:40,400 that, but we have students that are at um districtwide 705 01:01:38,400 --> 01:01:46,799 competitions, Florida statewide competitions, and they have won awards 706 01:01:43,839 --> 01:01:53,599 um for technology innovation. Uh we actually had one student uh Giovanni 707 01:01:49,119 --> 01:01:57,760 Mendes who uh won the Alifat Technology uh scholarship and uh that was a 708 01:01:56,160 --> 01:02:01,839 scholarship where he competed against students from Boon Beach High School, 709 01:01:59,440 --> 01:02:07,559 Wellington High School, uh all the top schools in the district and we came out 710 01:02:04,319 --> 01:02:07,559 on top. 711 01:02:07,647 --> 01:02:09,667 » [applause] 712 01:02:09,680 --> 01:02:19,040 » And that is just one of many examples of of the the kind of student that we are 713 01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:24,240 raising up at Pokei Middle Senior High School. And again, I want to thank the 714 01:02:21,599 --> 01:02:28,160 city of Pokei for all the support and we actually have a competition on December 715 01:02:26,000 --> 01:02:32,799 5th that will be hosted at Pokei High School. And we invite you guys to come 716 01:02:30,720 --> 01:02:40,520 by so that you can meet our students and you can see what they are doing. and 717 01:02:36,880 --> 01:02:40,520 thank you for everything. 718 01:02:41,053 --> 01:02:44,960 [applause] >> Only thing I want to add is that he 719 01:02:43,440 --> 01:02:49,000 didn't mention that he also a PO graduate. 720 01:02:46,000 --> 01:02:49,000 » So, 721 01:02:49,119 --> 01:02:55,920 » but I thank you guys for all the support and I do I thank the parents but most of 722 01:02:53,520 --> 01:02:58,880 all like I said it for the a tree to grow it start with the seed and the seed 723 01:02:57,280 --> 01:03:02,079 start in our elementary schools and I really thank you guys for working with 724 01:03:00,160 --> 01:03:05,359 us and sending the kids over. They tell them who be the bad ones, who the good 725 01:03:03,520 --> 01:03:09,119 ones and who can grow. So, I really thank you guys for that. Um, we gonna 726 01:03:07,599 --> 01:03:13,119 continue to do the best we can and like you said about Jiovani, one thing about 727 01:03:11,200 --> 01:03:17,920 Jiovani, he started with just a hand robot and now he got a full torso that 728 01:03:16,319 --> 01:03:21,839 does the the movements and everything else. That's the young man that went to 729 01:03:19,520 --> 01:03:25,359 Google as a sophomore. He'll be a senior this year. So, we have a lot of kids are 730 01:03:23,760 --> 01:03:29,039 doing some great things that you're going to be proud of. As we get older, 731 01:03:27,280 --> 01:03:34,818 they can always say back they come from B. I thank you guys. 732 01:03:32,798 --> 01:03:34,818 » [applause] 733 01:03:37,680 --> 01:03:45,400 » WE'LL take the pitch photo after all the presentations from the school system. 734 01:03:48,720 --> 01:03:59,480 » So the next presentation that we have is from affordable lavish, 735 01:03:56,079 --> 01:03:59,480 Miss Anthony. 736 01:04:05,359 --> 01:04:10,880 All right, good evening. Um, first of all, thank you guys so much. That was 737 01:04:08,960 --> 01:04:14,640 breathtaking. It's amazing to and an honor uh to have been able to present 738 01:04:12,960 --> 01:04:18,079 tonight and get to see the educators here in POI. So, thank you guys all for 739 01:04:16,400 --> 01:04:22,880 coming out and and speaking on behalf of all the good things that POI is doing. 740 01:04:20,160 --> 01:04:27,119 » Uh, good evening to uh mayor, vice mayor, commission, staff, city manager. 741 01:04:25,119 --> 01:04:31,440 I appreciate the opportunity to be here. My name is Christina Anthony. with 742 01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:37,520 Affordably Lavish Foundation. We're a nonprofit housing developer. Um we are 743 01:04:34,880 --> 01:04:42,960 located in the West Palm Beach area. Um we have done uh building single family 744 01:04:39,920 --> 01:04:48,160 homes, villas, small town homes for families uh whether it's in Palm Beach, 745 01:04:45,200 --> 01:04:54,079 Broward, um Lee County, Central Florida, Jacksonville, Tallahassee. Um recently 746 01:04:50,880 --> 01:04:58,400 we connected with USDA. they uh agree to invest in some operational money for us 747 01:04:56,799 --> 01:05:02,480 to start entering into rural communities. Uh we're excited that the 748 01:05:00,640 --> 01:05:07,119 Glazes is actually in our backyard and and the Glaze is one of our first 749 01:05:04,559 --> 01:05:10,720 targets um in implementing rural housing development. So, we met with the city 750 01:05:09,200 --> 01:05:15,200 manager and wanted to speak with the commission to help um talk about 751 01:05:13,280 --> 01:05:20,000 bringing housing workforce and affordable for uh for sale to the 752 01:05:17,359 --> 01:05:24,880 community. We're also in uh talks with the uh county as well in contributing 753 01:05:22,480 --> 01:05:30,880 and providing assistance. And the way that our program works is we um USDA 754 01:05:28,799 --> 01:05:36,160 would provide operation operational funds. So that would provide jobs here 755 01:05:32,880 --> 01:05:41,760 in Pahooki. Um we've also connected with um our folks here at West and providing 756 01:05:38,880 --> 01:05:47,200 some students to um provide assistance and in workforce development. Uh the way 757 01:05:44,319 --> 01:05:52,000 that our program would work is uh subsidizing the housing where the 758 01:05:48,880 --> 01:05:56,160 families and other community um folks like students from West to contribute 759 01:05:54,400 --> 01:06:01,680 building the construction of the home. So that would significantly offset the 760 01:05:58,160 --> 01:06:06,960 construction cost for the project. Um we are um we've successfully done, you 761 01:06:04,799 --> 01:06:11,440 know, projects like that with volunteer help in other parts of the state and so 762 01:06:09,440 --> 01:06:18,240 we're really excited to start um looking at that with uh POI. So our ask is um to 763 01:06:16,160 --> 01:06:23,599 connect with the the the the city of Pokei, look at pro uh potential infill 764 01:06:21,440 --> 01:06:28,640 lots that the city has and look at developing those lots for affordable 765 01:06:25,680 --> 01:06:32,480 housing and workforce housing. Um and then again adding that workforce 766 01:06:30,400 --> 01:06:36,559 development component where not only will the families themselves uh be 767 01:06:34,799 --> 01:06:41,119 learning a new skill in developing construction of their own home but that 768 01:06:38,640 --> 01:06:45,200 we would also um provide those uh opportunities for the students to um get 769 01:06:43,440 --> 01:06:50,000 that experience put it on their resume open up the doors for jobs etc. And it's 770 01:06:48,079 --> 01:06:54,640 our commitment to keep um like as mentioned before keep jobs in here in 771 01:06:52,480 --> 01:06:58,640 the city of Pokei. So uh we want to make sure that we're hiring within the 772 01:06:56,079 --> 01:07:03,059 community. Um and uh the last thing I just want to 773 01:07:00,240 --> 01:07:06,480 mention is USDA. Um the way [clears throat] that they play a big 774 01:07:04,319 --> 01:07:11,680 part of this is not only uh investing in operations, but they provide the zero 775 01:07:08,240 --> 01:07:17,280 down mortgages um at a lower than uh market interest rate. And so when we 776 01:07:14,160 --> 01:07:22,240 looked at the feasibility of uh renting and the the market here in the city of 777 01:07:19,359 --> 01:07:27,599 Pokei, what families are spending on rent and the analysis of us doing our 778 01:07:25,280 --> 01:07:32,079 project where uh the city would contribute land, the families would 779 01:07:29,440 --> 01:07:37,280 contribute a portion of their uh sweat equity and labor into the projects and 780 01:07:33,920 --> 01:07:43,119 then the rest subsidized with the um lower income or or or subsidized 781 01:07:39,760 --> 01:07:48,000 mortgages I should say. that whole uh total um cost would actually come out at 782 01:07:45,920 --> 01:07:52,960 a monthly lower than what they would spend uh in rental income. And so that's 783 01:07:51,039 --> 01:07:57,039 our goal is to, you know, bring home ownership into the community that would 784 01:07:54,480 --> 01:08:02,000 provide uh better economic status here for the community, keep residents here 785 01:07:59,359 --> 01:08:06,720 in the city of Pokei, provide the jobs in the city, and um just expand on all 786 01:08:04,799 --> 01:08:11,680 the great things that the city's already doing. And so, um, that's that's what 787 01:08:09,280 --> 01:08:14,920 we're here today to to explain. >> Thank you. 788 01:08:16,417 --> 01:08:18,437 [applause] 789 01:08:18,480 --> 01:08:28,000 » Just for sake of time, I'm going allow the 790 01:08:24,480 --> 01:08:33,279 region to take their photo up and then we'll move to the completion of the 791 01:08:30,799 --> 01:08:39,719 other presentation. Okay. If y'all would just stand up front 792 01:08:36,080 --> 01:08:39,719 of the podium. 793 01:08:50,640 --> 01:08:53,640 Congratulations. 794 01:09:04,887 --> 01:09:06,907 [laughter] 795 01:09:36,880 --> 01:09:42,920 One, two, three. One, two, three. 796 01:09:54,013 --> 01:09:56,033 » [applause] 797 01:10:10,719 --> 01:10:14,520 » I'm gonna tell you what. 798 01:10:28,960 --> 01:10:32,520 Let's go back up here. 799 01:10:36,640 --> 01:10:39,640 All 800 01:10:41,679 --> 01:10:44,679 » righty. 801 01:11:04,560 --> 01:11:11,520 Okay. Just before moving to the last presentation, I wanted to give the 802 01:11:09,280 --> 01:11:17,199 present an opportunity if the commission had any questions about the affordable 803 01:11:14,480 --> 01:11:20,199 housing project. If you want >> Okay. 804 01:11:20,400 --> 01:11:24,440 in a question from the commission. 805 01:11:27,360 --> 01:11:39,199 » So you you said that um you are looking for 806 01:11:35,199 --> 01:11:43,440 the city to donate um properties for these houses to be constructed on. 807 01:11:41,520 --> 01:11:49,360 » Yes. So, uh, we're looking for the city to contribute, um, the land, uh, towards 808 01:11:46,640 --> 01:11:53,280 the affordability of the project. Um, that has been a successful, um, 809 01:11:51,280 --> 01:11:57,440 partnership that's worked with, uh, our part us partnering with other 810 01:11:54,320 --> 01:12:03,199 municipalities. Um, and we know with, uh, the city and specifically land 811 01:12:00,159 --> 01:12:10,480 development cost being um, a concern that that would significantly help. 812 01:12:06,880 --> 01:12:12,960 » Is this like hood type thing? same different houses or what? 813 01:12:12,159 --> 01:12:17,840 » I'm sorry. >> Houses Hood is it something like this? 814 01:12:15,360 --> 01:12:23,440 » Um well, USDA is also federally backed and HUD kind of still oversees a lot of 815 01:12:19,840 --> 01:12:25,120 the parameters. Um so to pretty similar. Yeah. 816 01:12:23,920 --> 01:12:32,159 » Mhm. >> Um okay. You said I know you said the 817 01:12:28,800 --> 01:12:33,840 small um homes or >> No. 818 01:12:32,560 --> 01:12:37,760 » Are you doing single family? >> Single family. Um we we will have three 819 01:12:36,000 --> 01:12:41,600 different models fit for smaller families. the average middlesized 820 01:12:39,679 --> 01:12:46,159 families and then the larger families. >> Okay. But they're all single family. 821 01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:50,000 » Yeah. Single family. We look at um we've done single family, we've done villas, 822 01:12:48,320 --> 01:12:55,679 and we've done town homes. >> Um so we look at the the um parcel and 823 01:12:52,640 --> 01:13:00,640 the opportunity for it. Our biggest um push is obviously um the density. We, 824 01:12:58,719 --> 01:13:04,560 you know, as much homes as we can build to for our efforts, we want to do that. 825 01:13:02,640 --> 01:13:08,080 And so, um, one of the things with the USDA program is for it to be success 826 01:13:06,880 --> 01:13:13,520 because the families are going to be putting in some sweat equity is, um, we 827 01:13:10,640 --> 01:13:17,440 like to start with five lots at a time. So, the five families can work together 828 01:13:15,760 --> 01:13:21,360 and they will be trained on site to do parts of the construction, 829 01:13:19,440 --> 01:13:24,080 » um, and get see the construction through to the finish line. 830 01:13:22,960 --> 01:13:28,800 » Okay. >> What's the ability? 831 01:13:26,480 --> 01:13:33,040 Um, so us uh the the Glades is unique because 832 01:13:31,199 --> 01:13:37,520 you guys are part of Palm Beach County, right? And so you roll under there. So 833 01:13:34,640 --> 01:13:42,080 your workforce um would still qualify as low income and get some of those 834 01:13:38,800 --> 01:13:46,400 benefits as well as um you know even in your higher incomes would kind of cap 835 01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:50,960 into that workforce. So we're looking to just capture families that are in need 836 01:13:48,480 --> 01:13:55,679 of housing um and revitalizing the communities with newer homes. Um, 837 01:13:53,520 --> 01:13:59,600 biggest thing for us, Affordably Lavish, um, is that we're not just building only 838 01:13:57,440 --> 01:14:03,440 affordable homes, but we are providing, uh, modern and contemporary designs. So, 839 01:14:01,760 --> 01:14:09,120 we're really excited about that. We're, um, an in-house architectural firm as 840 01:14:05,520 --> 01:14:12,320 well as a a GC. Um, our GC side has been around for 25 years, and on the uh, real 841 01:14:11,199 --> 01:14:16,560 estate development side, we've been around for 15 years. So, we've been 842 01:14:14,159 --> 01:14:20,960 making a big push in the nonprofit space for the last four years as capital um, 843 01:14:19,600 --> 01:14:25,840 has been available. For example, the county has $100,000 that they contribute 844 01:14:23,040 --> 01:14:28,880 to families for housing and um we're talking with them about, you know, them 845 01:14:27,280 --> 01:14:33,280 also making sure to contribute that to these families as well so that we get 846 01:14:30,800 --> 01:14:40,080 that lower monthly payment down as as um much as possible. and ultimately um 847 01:14:37,199 --> 01:14:45,760 transition these families from not only uh right right out the gate um spending 848 01:14:44,159 --> 01:14:50,159 less than they would with their rental income but ultimately owning the home as 849 01:14:48,159 --> 01:14:52,880 quickly as possible so that they don't have to worry about that as an 850 01:14:51,440 --> 01:14:55,840 additional expense. >> Do you have a website that we can see 851 01:14:54,400 --> 01:15:00,080 some of the models the houses? >> Yes. I uh I don't know if we had our 852 01:14:57,679 --> 01:15:02,880 presentation but nope >> you did not. 853 01:15:00,880 --> 01:15:06,280 » Okay. Okay. Okay. So, uh yeah, we have a website www.alfl.org 854 01:15:08,000 --> 01:15:13,920 and we have some of the work that we've done both the um modeling renderings 855 01:15:11,679 --> 01:15:18,320 that can be um added as well as completed work that we've done. 856 01:15:16,719 --> 01:15:22,239 » How soon are you planning to get started on one of these projects and how long 857 01:15:20,239 --> 01:15:27,760 does the project take from beginning to end uh for a home to be constructed? So 858 01:15:25,440 --> 01:15:32,320 when we do the construction uh directly with the USDA program for some of the 859 01:15:29,600 --> 01:15:37,280 workforce um parcels, uh construction is about four to six months after the 860 01:15:34,000 --> 01:15:40,320 permit is received. Um for the uh self-help program is what it's called 861 01:15:38,719 --> 01:15:45,040 from USDA where the families are contributing some of the labor. We're 862 01:15:41,600 --> 01:15:49,280 looking at a 12-mon span. >> And can you say the website again? 863 01:15:47,199 --> 01:15:54,960 » Yes. www. A is in apple. L is in Larry. F is in 864 01:15:51,679 --> 01:15:59,440 Frank. F is in Frank. Ellis Ellis and Larry.org. 865 01:15:57,600 --> 01:16:02,640 » Do you have any business cards with you? >> Yes, you provide that. 866 01:16:00,880 --> 01:16:10,080 » I have a question. How do you all go about if we have um when residents 867 01:16:05,840 --> 01:16:14,640 apply? How do you guys determine um who you know who who you're going to choose? 868 01:16:12,159 --> 01:16:20,400 Like say you have five lots and who and you have so many um residents that 869 01:16:16,800 --> 01:16:23,120 apply. How do you decide which ones um who gets the you know who comes first in 870 01:16:22,880 --> 01:16:28,000 the >> Sure. Yeah. Um some cities have 871 01:16:26,159 --> 01:16:33,840 initiatives for example that they're passionate about seniors or um workforce 872 01:16:31,840 --> 01:16:38,640 maybe you know uh police officers, teachers etc. So if that is a request 873 01:16:36,239 --> 01:16:42,960 from the city we we look at that as a part of it. Um typically it's first come 874 01:16:40,960 --> 01:16:48,400 first serve. Uh we put them through our intake process. Um it looks at where 875 01:16:45,520 --> 01:16:53,040 they are, what their approvals are. um if they don't qualify just yet, it's not 876 01:16:51,760 --> 01:16:56,159 uh it's something that we put them through a process to get them ready for 877 01:16:54,880 --> 01:17:00,880 the next round. >> Um and so it's it's a first come first 878 01:16:58,400 --> 01:17:05,440 serve unless the commission or the or staff has any um initiatives that the 879 01:17:03,440 --> 01:17:08,400 city has for your strategic plan that we want to push. 880 01:17:06,400 --> 01:17:11,920 » Okay. So we can do that and so that'll come before the commission like wants to 881 01:17:10,239 --> 01:17:15,360 get ready to get started to determine whether we want to implement something 882 01:17:14,159 --> 01:17:20,560 in it or not. >> Yep. 883 01:17:16,080 --> 01:17:25,600 » Okay. that can be a part of um when we how it's happened before. For example, 884 01:17:22,159 --> 01:17:32,400 in Lee County, um we did >> uh nine homes and of those nine, three 885 01:17:28,400 --> 01:17:35,440 of them uh needed to be special needs, >> families that had uh uh persons with 886 01:17:34,480 --> 01:17:39,679 special needs. >> Um and then four of them had to have be 887 01:17:38,239 --> 01:17:42,320 at very low income. >> Okay. 888 01:17:40,080 --> 01:17:46,000 » Um and they provided subsidies for the very low-income families, but um and we 889 01:17:44,239 --> 01:17:49,520 did those with the villas, but that was successful. So that's usually a part of 890 01:17:47,520 --> 01:17:53,440 the contract process. No problem. >> I just have one more question. Have you 891 01:17:51,040 --> 01:17:57,199 all met with Pokei Housing Authority? >> So it's great that you asked that. So um 892 01:17:55,840 --> 01:18:00,560 one of the biggest things that we're going to be looking to do is um we we 893 01:17:59,199 --> 01:18:05,040 did stop by at the housing authority. We're looking to find the right person 894 01:18:01,679 --> 01:18:10,320 to speak with. Um our biggest goal in terms of finding the folks and families 895 01:18:07,520 --> 01:18:15,199 that are interested in this program is um starting with the housing authority 896 01:18:12,000 --> 01:18:20,320 as a one part of a referral system. Um, one of the biggest opportunities there 897 01:18:17,120 --> 01:18:27,679 is that is a way for those families who may be on um, uh, the uh, monthly stipen 898 01:18:25,840 --> 01:18:31,199 to transition. They can use that stipen towards their mortgage. 899 01:18:29,040 --> 01:18:34,239 » I was talking about as far as landwise. Oh, 900 01:18:31,520 --> 01:18:38,880 » with Pokei partnering with Pokei Housing Authority as far as landwise as well 901 01:18:36,560 --> 01:18:42,800 since they do have property, you know, as well. So, I was just wondering if 902 01:18:40,640 --> 01:18:45,520 Okay. Sorry about thinking about um partnering with them towards that. 903 01:18:44,560 --> 01:18:47,360 That's what I was saying. >> Yeah, no worries. 904 01:18:46,320 --> 01:18:50,880 » Okay. >> No, we haven't spoke with them about the 905 01:18:48,640 --> 01:18:56,080 land particularly, but um our goal is to speak with them about transitioning some 906 01:18:52,960 --> 01:18:58,960 of their residents into uh um home ownership 907 01:18:56,960 --> 01:19:04,000 » where they can transition completely off of that assistance over time and free up 908 01:19:02,239 --> 01:19:06,480 that opportunity for other folks that need that assistance. 909 01:19:05,280 --> 01:19:09,120 » Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. 910 01:19:08,239 --> 01:19:13,520 We >> One last question. 911 01:19:11,280 --> 01:19:20,239 Um would you all be interested in partnering with um individuals that are 912 01:19:17,199 --> 01:19:21,679 private um land owners? >> Absolutely. 913 01:19:21,120 --> 01:19:25,120 » Okay. >> Absolutely. 914 01:19:23,280 --> 01:19:28,320 » So I have a question with that. So if you're interested Oh, excuse me. 915 01:19:27,144 --> 01:19:32,560 [clears throat] You're interested in the land being donated, right? Are you 916 01:19:30,080 --> 01:19:37,520 interested in >> for affordability purposes? Um donation 917 01:19:35,600 --> 01:19:41,199 is what's going to help uh just because of the cost of the land development in 918 01:19:39,120 --> 01:19:46,000 this area. And so once the land is given, the land now belongs to you all 919 01:19:43,120 --> 01:19:53,199 and it's nothing no nothing that the city or anything like that would um 920 01:19:50,800 --> 01:19:57,520 the city holds a deed restriction on it. So you're still a partner in the in the 921 01:19:55,600 --> 01:20:02,560 project and essentially the land donation is not coming to us. It's it's 922 01:19:59,520 --> 01:20:07,760 transferring to the families. Um and so during the process, it's a very short 923 01:20:04,320 --> 01:20:12,560 process, but once the land is um in our name, per se, um we go through the 924 01:20:10,159 --> 01:20:15,840 process of finding the candidates at the beginning before construction starts, 925 01:20:14,159 --> 01:20:18,880 those families take ownership of the land, 926 01:20:16,239 --> 01:20:22,719 » right? And so the land can't be are you all looking for the land to be you're 927 01:20:21,199 --> 01:20:26,800 looking for the land to be given, right? Not where you all want to purchase the 928 01:20:24,159 --> 01:20:30,880 land. So once you Okay, so that's I just got to clarify. Yes, that would be the 929 01:20:28,719 --> 01:20:35,199 city's um subsidy contribution to the project to help with the affordability. 930 01:20:33,199 --> 01:20:39,280 » And if you're a private person, are you still looking for the land to be donated 931 01:20:36,800 --> 01:20:44,159 or are you looking for them to sell the land to you all or how would that work? 932 01:20:41,840 --> 01:20:48,000 um for those parcels when we've dealt dealt with private owners. Um the 933 01:20:46,239 --> 01:20:52,400 private owner whether they're looking to rent the property themselves or if 934 01:20:49,679 --> 01:20:56,960 they're looking to sell it um let's say for the let's say we have five families 935 01:20:54,560 --> 01:21:00,880 that um qualified at x amount and those five families got the the donated lots 936 01:20:59,040 --> 01:21:04,239 as an example and we have a waiting list those private owners we could place 937 01:21:02,560 --> 01:21:09,280 those families with those owners if their um approvals will allow for a 938 01:21:06,640 --> 01:21:14,400 purchase. So, it depends on what they're trying to sell the property for and 939 01:21:11,440 --> 01:21:19,840 ultimately what our buyers in this area um if it can take the amount for that 940 01:21:17,440 --> 01:21:23,736 amount for to to roll into the mortgage. >> So, it wouldn't be where if you have a 941 01:21:21,760 --> 01:21:27,360 private owner say, "Okay, I want [clears throat] to allow you guys to 942 01:21:25,040 --> 01:21:30,560 build there, but I want to charge rent on the property." Will you be able to do 943 01:21:29,360 --> 01:21:33,440 that or No, >> that's a little separate from the 944 01:21:32,080 --> 01:21:36,640 program. We're housing developers and builders so it can be done but a little 945 01:21:35,199 --> 01:21:39,440 separate from the program itself that we're um not 946 01:21:38,000 --> 01:21:42,080 » presenting to the city. Yep. >> Okay. 947 01:21:40,239 --> 01:21:44,480 » Okay. Thank you so much for the presentation. 948 01:21:42,800 --> 01:21:50,480 » Appreciate the time. Good evening. >> City manager will present the last and 949 01:21:47,120 --> 01:21:55,600 final presenter. >> Mr. Mayor, we have our consultant 950 01:21:52,719 --> 01:22:00,280 services update and contract performance report from Miss Angela Reyes. 951 01:22:23,040 --> 01:22:30,639 Good evening, Mayor and Pokei Commission. I'm here tonight to provide 952 01:22:27,920 --> 01:22:36,080 an update on work performed by Angela Reyes LLC under my consulting engagement 953 01:22:33,360 --> 01:22:40,800 with the city of Pahogi. The objective was to help the city strengthen its 954 01:22:38,080 --> 01:22:46,400 financial operations, address audit and oversight concerns, improve internal 955 01:22:43,440 --> 01:22:51,360 controls, and put process in place that can be sustained after this engagement 956 01:22:48,560 --> 01:22:56,320 ends. Tonight I want to walk you through what has been accomplished, what is 957 01:22:53,840 --> 01:23:01,332 currently underway, and what remains to bring this work to completion. Next 958 01:22:58,800 --> 01:23:05,040 slide. [snorts] 959 01:23:02,239 --> 01:23:10,880 An integrated approach. My work has really been concentrated in four 960 01:23:07,600 --> 01:23:15,679 interconnected areas. First is financial management and budget strategy. Making 961 01:23:13,440 --> 01:23:21,120 sure management has reliable financial information to make decisions. 962 01:23:18,400 --> 01:23:26,400 Second is audit readiness and financial accountability. Helping the city move 963 01:23:23,760 --> 01:23:31,520 the audit forward and addressing the underlying financial and documentation 964 01:23:28,560 --> 01:23:37,679 issues affecting the process. Third is corrective action and internal controls. 965 01:23:34,480 --> 01:23:43,840 It is not enough to identify a problem. We have to establish controls so the 966 01:23:40,239 --> 01:23:48,800 same problem does not continue. And fourth is silly is policy 967 01:23:46,800 --> 01:23:54,000 implementation and organizational compliance. Policies cannot simply exist 968 01:23:51,760 --> 01:23:59,520 on paper. [clears throat] Employees have to understand them. Management has to 969 01:23:56,800 --> 01:24:04,639 enforce them and the city has to be able to demonstrate compliance. So we are no 970 01:24:02,239 --> 01:24:11,199 longer simply identifying what needs to be fixed. We are fixing it and putting 971 01:24:06,800 --> 01:24:14,159 it um in a structure around it. Next slide. 972 01:24:15,280 --> 01:24:22,480 budget management and financial decisionmaking. 973 01:24:20,000 --> 01:24:27,280 One of the first areas I focused on was the city's budget and financial 974 01:24:24,159 --> 01:24:31,840 management process. I worked directly with leadership, the finance director, 975 01:24:29,520 --> 01:24:36,960 and the city manager and departments through the fiscal year 2627 budget 976 01:24:34,480 --> 01:24:42,000 process. that included departmental budget meetings, documenting assumptions 977 01:24:39,360 --> 01:24:47,440 and priorities and identifying items requiring followup. I also performed 978 01:24:44,960 --> 01:24:52,880 budgettoactional analysis across the city funds. This is important because 979 01:24:49,840 --> 01:24:57,280 adopting a budget is not only I'm sorry, it's only the beginning. Management has 980 01:24:55,040 --> 01:25:03,360 to continuously understand where actual revenues and expenditures stand compared 981 01:25:00,159 --> 01:25:09,040 with the adopted budget. I reviewed and organized historical and 982 01:25:06,239 --> 01:25:15,600 current budget records uh specifically five years and supported forecasting 983 01:25:12,000 --> 01:25:21,199 amendments, trend analysis and executive level reporting. 984 01:25:18,080 --> 01:25:26,719 The result is a budget process that is more organized, better documented and 985 01:25:24,480 --> 01:25:31,329 more supportable for management commission and ultimately the auditors. 986 01:25:29,840 --> 01:25:34,480 Next slide. >> [clears throat] 987 01:25:32,800 --> 01:25:38,000 » I have a question first. Are we going to ask questions as we going along or are 988 01:25:36,400 --> 01:25:42,159 we going to just let her continue? >> Yeah, we'll let her continue the 989 01:25:40,080 --> 01:25:48,400 presentation and whatever question we have afterward, we can ask a up to a 990 01:25:45,920 --> 01:25:54,080 certain time limit at least. >> Audit findings and audit readiness. The 991 01:25:51,840 --> 01:25:58,400 fiscical year 25 audit remains one of the city's most important priorities. I 992 01:25:56,560 --> 01:26:03,920 facilitated the audit kickoff and follow-up meetings with the external 993 01:26:01,199 --> 01:26:08,080 auditors and reviewed prior year audit findings to determine what remained 994 01:26:05,920 --> 01:26:12,960 unresolved and what documentation or corrective action was still necessary. 995 01:26:11,280 --> 01:26:16,960 I have also assisted with reconciliations, 996 01:26:14,560 --> 01:26:22,639 schedules, corrections, and supporting documentation needed to move the audit 997 01:26:19,040 --> 01:26:28,159 forward. After careful review, the city would benefit from a forensic audit. A 998 01:26:25,679 --> 01:26:33,600 forensic audit would allow the city to examine specific transactions, financial 999 01:26:30,560 --> 01:26:39,280 activity transfers, and areas of concern as a much deeper at a much deeper level. 1000 01:26:36,560 --> 01:26:44,080 If the city would like a more indepth review on a transactional level, the 1001 01:26:42,080 --> 01:26:48,619 forensic audit is the pre is the best approach. 1002 01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:51,360 Next slide. [clears throat] 1003 01:26:49,199 --> 01:26:55,280 Internal controls. A major component of my engagement has 1004 01:26:53,600 --> 01:27:01,360 been strengthening the city's internal control environment. The areas addressed 1005 01:26:57,840 --> 01:27:07,679 include purchasing and payment controls, travel and reimbursement, IT access and 1006 01:27:04,560 --> 01:27:12,560 asset controls, fraud and whistleblower protections, grant and leasing 1007 01:27:10,000 --> 01:27:17,280 monitoring, and OIG reporting and documentation. 1008 01:27:14,480 --> 01:27:21,040 These areas were not selected randomly. They relate directly to control 1009 01:27:19,040 --> 01:27:26,679 weakness, documentation needs, and oversight concerns identified during the 1010 01:27:23,679 --> 01:27:26,679 review. 1011 01:27:27,440 --> 01:27:36,000 The objective is straightforward. Reduce risk, establish accountability, document 1012 01:27:33,600 --> 01:27:41,199 responsibility, and create a clear process that employees can consistently 1013 01:27:38,880 --> 01:27:47,280 follow, which will limit future audit findings. Next slide. 1014 01:27:44,639 --> 01:27:51,520 Policies and procedures. There are 10 major policies and proceed procedure 1015 01:27:49,360 --> 01:27:55,440 areas current that are currently being finalized and reviewed for your 1016 01:27:53,360 --> 01:28:01,440 adoption. I'll go down the list. The first one is 1017 01:27:58,000 --> 01:28:07,520 IT asset protection and security, fraud prevention, whistleblower policy, 1018 01:28:04,639 --> 01:28:13,840 tuition reimbursement, capital asset management, travel, grant administration 1019 01:28:10,800 --> 01:28:19,600 and compliance, lease management, procurement and audit and compliance 1020 01:28:16,960 --> 01:28:24,320 response readiness. Each policy identifies responsibility, establishes 1021 01:28:22,080 --> 01:28:28,560 controls, provides documentation requirements, and creates 1022 01:28:25,760 --> 01:28:32,880 accountability. The master procurement policy is particularly significant 1023 01:28:31,360 --> 01:28:36,560 because the procurement touches virtually every department and 1024 01:28:34,800 --> 01:28:42,159 represents one of the city's most important areas of financial control. 1025 01:28:39,840 --> 01:28:47,040 When this work is complete, the city will have a much stronger documented 1026 01:28:44,320 --> 01:28:54,800 framework governing how these activities are to occur. Next slide. 1027 01:28:51,920 --> 01:29:00,159 Progress to date. The slide is important because it shows that the engagement has 1028 01:28:56,880 --> 01:29:04,719 moved from assessment into execution. On the completed side, on the completed 1029 01:29:02,719 --> 01:29:09,679 side, I have conducted the comprehensive budget review, participated in 1030 01:29:06,880 --> 01:29:15,280 departmental budget meetings, performed financial analysis, review prior audit 1031 01:29:13,199 --> 01:29:19,280 findings and documentation, and developed corrective action workflows 1032 01:29:17,120 --> 01:29:23,920 and policies. Um, the workflows are in the back of the 1033 01:29:21,840 --> 01:29:29,600 presentation package you received as a sample, so you can see what that 1034 01:29:26,080 --> 01:29:34,000 actually looks like. Uh, it's hands-on. Uh at the same time we are actively 1035 01:29:32,000 --> 01:29:37,760 supporting the fiscical year 25 audit and reconciliations completing the 1036 01:29:36,159 --> 01:29:41,840 master procurement policy and implementing corrective actions and 1037 01:29:39,360 --> 01:29:46,239 internal controls. The next phase is implementation and accountability 1038 01:29:44,159 --> 01:29:51,360 training employees obtaining acknowledgements monitoring compliance 1039 01:29:49,120 --> 01:29:55,199 and making sure these processes become part of the city's normal daily 1040 01:29:53,280 --> 01:29:58,719 operations. Next slide. 1041 01:29:57,917 --> 01:30:03,840 [clears throat] Moving into implementation. At this 1042 01:30:01,520 --> 01:30:08,800 stage, the focus shifts from developing the pro the policies to implementing 1043 01:30:06,800 --> 01:30:14,719 them. There are four remaining priorities. Adopt, execute, train and 1044 01:30:12,159 --> 01:30:18,520 monitor. First, we adopt the policies and remaining workflows. 1045 01:30:18,560 --> 01:30:27,600 Second, we execute all employee and on employee on and off boarding and other 1046 01:30:24,800 --> 01:30:33,040 corrective action procedures. Third, we conduct compliance training so 1047 01:30:29,600 --> 01:30:37,840 employees, contractors and employees and contractors understand what is expected 1048 01:30:35,040 --> 01:30:42,719 of them. And finally, we continue monitoring the progress. 1049 01:30:40,239 --> 01:30:47,120 The last piece is critical. A policy without enforcement and continual 1050 01:30:44,639 --> 01:30:51,360 monitoring is simply a document. The city needs acknowledgements, 1051 01:30:48,880 --> 01:30:55,520 implementation tracking, compliance reporting, and followup to demonstrate 1052 01:30:53,440 --> 01:31:00,840 that the controls are actually operating and working. 1053 01:30:57,522 --> 01:31:00,840 [snorts] Next slide. 1054 01:31:06,320 --> 01:31:12,239 There's one that says road mapap to substantial. Go back to the last one. 1055 01:31:09,760 --> 01:31:17,600 Maybe that one. Yeah, road map to substantial completion. This is the road 1056 01:31:14,880 --> 01:31:22,400 map for completing the remaining work during August is to adopt all policies 1057 01:31:20,000 --> 01:31:27,679 and remaining workflows and finalize the audit from August through September. The 1058 01:31:24,960 --> 01:31:31,679 focus moves to implementing an approved procedures and corrective actions and 1059 01:31:29,920 --> 01:31:36,639 providing administration with all the training materials necessary to prepare 1060 01:31:34,159 --> 01:31:41,199 for the OIG site visit in mid to late September. During September, we move 1061 01:31:39,199 --> 01:31:45,440 into compliance training and formal acknowledgements. So when you look at 1062 01:31:43,440 --> 01:31:51,360 where this engagement started compared to where we are today, significant 1063 01:31:48,400 --> 01:31:56,320 progress has been made. We have moved from identifying weaknesses to 1064 01:31:53,679 --> 01:32:01,199 developing solutions, documenting controls, supporting the audit, 1065 01:31:59,120 --> 01:32:04,719 strengthening the budget process, and establishing an accountability 1066 01:32:03,199 --> 01:32:08,719 framework. Mayor and Commission, my goal through 1067 01:32:06,800 --> 01:32:13,840 this engagement has been to leave the city in a stronger financial and 1068 01:32:11,600 --> 01:32:18,880 operational position than when the engagement began. Significant work has 1069 01:32:16,960 --> 01:32:24,239 been completed, but there is still important work ahead, particularly the 1070 01:32:21,440 --> 01:32:28,880 completion of the fiscal year 25 audit, adopting and implementation of the 1071 01:32:26,000 --> 01:32:33,920 policies and internal controls, compliance training, and continuing 1072 01:32:31,199 --> 01:32:39,840 monitoring. Ultimately, the objective is not simply to correct past issues. It is 1073 01:32:36,639 --> 01:32:44,800 to establish a system that reduces the likelihood of those issues again and 1074 01:32:42,639 --> 01:32:49,280 give management and the commission a greater confidence in the city's 1075 01:32:46,480 --> 01:32:53,560 financial operations. With that, I'm available to answer any questions. 1076 01:32:54,880 --> 01:33:02,880 Commissioners, >> I do have a question and thank you for 1077 01:32:58,239 --> 01:33:06,960 the presentation, but my question is um you say the policies and a lot of this 1078 01:33:04,880 --> 01:33:11,199 has been done and we're listening to what you're saying. You don't have any 1079 01:33:09,440 --> 01:33:16,000 I'm just I guess I'm I'm looking for documents to see. I I hear what you're 1080 01:33:13,520 --> 01:33:20,639 saying, but I don't see anything before us that And so that's one of my So you 1081 01:33:19,679 --> 01:33:25,520 want to respond to that? >> Yes, I do. Um so the policies were 1082 01:33:23,120 --> 01:33:30,800 provided um to the administration which have to be reviewed in internally with 1083 01:33:27,920 --> 01:33:36,000 city attorney city manager city attorney and then that comes before you guys as a 1084 01:33:33,360 --> 01:33:40,560 commission to adopt it formally. >> Okay. And my next question you said you 1085 01:33:38,480 --> 01:33:44,000 gave a timeline. Now, I know your contract is up in August and you told us 1086 01:33:42,560 --> 01:33:48,560 that you will have all of this done prior to the contract, but you said in 1087 01:33:45,920 --> 01:33:53,840 September, midepptember, there's some things going to take place and so 1088 01:33:51,920 --> 01:33:57,760 everything is not going to be completed before your contract is up. 1089 01:33:55,600 --> 01:34:02,800 » No. So, my contract is up early September. um when I looked back at the 1090 01:34:00,080 --> 01:34:07,679 document and from when I came to council from when the contract was executed um 1091 01:34:05,600 --> 01:34:12,960 technically it's up September 2nd but the full execution happened um September 1092 01:34:10,159 --> 01:34:17,520 12th or March 2nd which brings me back to either September 2nd or September 1093 01:34:15,360 --> 01:34:22,719 12th. With that being said, I am committed to looking um seeing this 1094 01:34:19,600 --> 01:34:27,920 through and um this is my work. So if the OIG comes in 1095 01:34:25,440 --> 01:34:32,639 midepptember and my contract ended September 12th, I can make myself 1096 01:34:30,080 --> 01:34:36,800 available to come on site with no charge additional to the city to see this 1097 01:34:34,800 --> 01:34:42,080 project through and to make sure that all of the policies that were provided 1098 01:34:40,320 --> 01:34:47,840 comply with what the OIG was looking for. If they need a revision, I will 1099 01:34:44,159 --> 01:34:52,239 also do that. Again, no extra charge to the city just to ensure that this 1100 01:34:50,400 --> 01:34:58,159 engagement did what it was supposed to do. Okay, that's my that's my question. 1101 01:34:56,159 --> 01:35:03,520 » Yeah, I'm I'm glad you clarified that because that was my question as well. 1102 01:35:00,800 --> 01:35:09,120 » Um would there be an additional cost to to the city uh as a result of things not 1103 01:35:06,880 --> 01:35:12,600 being completed? But um thank you for clarifying that 1104 01:35:16,159 --> 01:35:23,360 it was indicated in your contract that you was working as a team. I think 1105 01:35:20,480 --> 01:35:28,320 you'll bringing on, if I'm not mistaken, at least three to four different uh 1106 01:35:25,920 --> 01:35:34,880 individual to work with you. Could you name some of the uh things that that 1107 01:35:32,000 --> 01:35:40,719 team worked on besides you? I know you had to oversee everything, but just give 1108 01:35:38,159 --> 01:35:45,040 us some type of perspective of the different 1109 01:35:41,679 --> 01:35:50,800 » Sure. Sure. Um, so I do have a back office team. This is this does require a 1110 01:35:47,679 --> 01:35:54,800 lot of research and um back office is just administrative. So even putting 1111 01:35:52,639 --> 01:35:59,440 policies together in the right format that an OIG would have to look at that's 1112 01:35:57,280 --> 01:36:04,880 that's one aspect of it and make it deliverable to a city administration and 1113 01:36:02,080 --> 01:36:08,960 presentable. That's one part. Um then I had attorneys reviewing all the policies 1114 01:36:07,120 --> 01:36:14,639 to make sure that it coincided with the charter, the state and the um and the IG 1115 01:36:12,320 --> 01:36:20,159 finding so that it talks it speaks directly to what the statutes are. Um, 1116 01:36:17,679 --> 01:36:25,840 and then I did have a CPA on my team that actually I actually had two that I 1117 01:36:23,120 --> 01:36:30,800 had to go to just to in, you know, just to get second opinions on what I was 1118 01:36:28,320 --> 01:36:34,480 seeing and viewing in the city of Bohoki to make sure that I make the proper 1119 01:36:32,320 --> 01:36:41,840 recommendation to city administration as we um move through the fiscal 25 audit. 1120 01:36:38,880 --> 01:36:48,159 I had to go back five years uh to look at audit findings and see how 1121 01:36:45,119 --> 01:36:52,320 we can correct that. put policies and put structure into the finance 1122 01:36:50,000 --> 01:37:00,000 department so that those things are no longer an issue moving forward. 1123 01:36:55,679 --> 01:37:06,639 And looking at the oi report, the concerns that they had, do you feel 1124 01:37:03,280 --> 01:37:13,520 comfortable that you have addressed and looked at all of them and came up with a 1125 01:37:10,480 --> 01:37:19,280 workable solution that would satisfy their needs as well as the cities? 1126 01:37:17,119 --> 01:37:23,840 » I feel com I'm I'm comfortable in my work. Um 1127 01:37:21,199 --> 01:37:29,360 I I can back my work up. But you also have an administration that is competent 1128 01:37:26,719 --> 01:37:34,000 and is willing to take the steps to move it forward. I can present theoretical 1129 01:37:31,920 --> 01:37:37,520 policies, but if you have a an administration that is not willing to 1130 01:37:35,760 --> 01:37:43,119 work with those policies and being implemented, then you just have 1131 01:37:39,840 --> 01:37:48,400 something on paper. But I'm confident that your current administration will 1132 01:37:46,080 --> 01:37:51,040 comply with what the IG is looking for. And they're looking for the action. 1133 01:37:49,760 --> 01:37:55,040 They're not just looking for the paper. They're looking for the action. and they 1134 01:37:52,800 --> 01:38:00,480 want to see that these uh compliance issues have been addressed. So, I'm 1135 01:37:57,600 --> 01:38:05,480 confident in in your staff. Confident might work, but I'm confident 1136 01:38:02,080 --> 01:38:05,480 in your staff. 1137 01:38:05,600 --> 01:38:12,000 I have a question. You said that you we need a forensic audit. So, do you have 1138 01:38:10,719 --> 01:38:16,000 documents that you're going to provide to us that why we need a forensic audit 1139 01:38:14,239 --> 01:38:19,119 so we can see exactly what it is that you're talking about, the reason that we 1140 01:38:17,360 --> 01:38:23,520 need or what the findings were? >> Yes, ma'am. I do have that. Um and at 1141 01:38:21,760 --> 01:38:26,960 the end with [clears throat] my uh report that I will provide to 1142 01:38:25,280 --> 01:38:33,840 administration and will provide to the commission, it will have specific um 1143 01:38:30,159 --> 01:38:41,440 details as to why you I I think the city would benefit from a forensic audit. Um 1144 01:38:39,520 --> 01:38:45,520 » yes. >> And how far back would that forensic 1145 01:38:43,679 --> 01:38:49,760 audit go? >> That that's the thing about the forensic 1146 01:38:47,440 --> 01:38:54,639 audit. It depends on where that rabbit hole of that transaction takes it. I I 1147 01:38:52,560 --> 01:38:58,960 cannot speak to a time frame where the where that would be. I'm sure there's 1148 01:38:56,159 --> 01:39:04,639 limitations and statutes that limit that and you know with banks and all that, 1149 01:39:00,719 --> 01:39:08,880 but I don't have a time frame. >> Again, going back looking at the IG 1150 01:39:07,119 --> 01:39:15,520 reports to me, they went 1151 01:39:12,800 --> 01:39:19,920 well over and above a normal audit. Yeah, 1152 01:39:17,360 --> 01:39:28,560 » I look at a forensic audit as a person coming on say a new city manager that 1153 01:39:22,880 --> 01:39:35,199 has no idea what transact transacted during a certain period of time to come 1154 01:39:31,520 --> 01:39:42,480 in and really see how money was spent and how it was divied up and whatever. 1155 01:39:39,119 --> 01:39:49,760 But I think basically that what they have done and it was pretty thorough to 1156 01:39:45,040 --> 01:39:56,719 me that would really substitute to a lot of degree on my opinion of what a 1157 01:39:53,040 --> 01:40:01,360 forensic audit would have on the covered during that process. I may be wrong on 1158 01:39:59,040 --> 01:40:05,520 that, but that's just my impression. >> Okay. 1159 01:40:03,360 --> 01:40:09,699 Um I I I'm going to stick with my recommendation respectfully, mayor, and 1160 01:40:07,440 --> 01:40:12,880 say that um you want the forensic audit [clears throat] to come and say, "Hey, 1161 01:40:11,280 --> 01:40:18,000 this was just bad accounting for all these years, and there's nothing going 1162 01:40:15,600 --> 01:40:21,920 on in the city with the books, with the money. This commission, this manager, 1163 01:40:19,840 --> 01:40:27,280 this administration has respectfully handled the finances well and there is 1164 01:40:24,719 --> 01:40:32,880 no foul play." And that is what the forensic audit will do. it will say this 1165 01:40:30,639 --> 01:40:37,360 has just been bad accounting for previous all these previous years. We're 1166 01:40:34,960 --> 01:40:42,480 moving forward. We're flipping the page and we're we're we have controls in 1167 01:40:39,360 --> 01:40:45,520 place for it not to happen again. That's what the forensic audit is for 1168 01:40:44,239 --> 01:40:48,880 » to just spend money. [clears throat] I mean, because a forensic audit is not 1169 01:40:47,040 --> 01:40:52,639 cheap just to say what you're just saying. 1170 01:40:49,840 --> 01:40:59,840 » Um I did get some quotes just to see what that would cost. Um, and it it ran 1171 01:40:55,199 --> 01:41:06,880 about 20,000 25,000 for about a minimum of a 6 to 8 week period. Um, but it is 1172 01:41:03,280 --> 01:41:11,280 worth you getting that opinion. In my op in my professional opinion, it 1173 01:41:09,040 --> 01:41:14,960 is worth you getting that opinion to say this is just bad accounting. 1174 01:41:13,280 --> 01:41:18,880 » Well, once we get your paperwork and see what it is that you put on there and 1175 01:41:17,119 --> 01:41:23,560 absolutely the backup documents, >> I understand. Yeah, we should look at 1176 01:41:20,560 --> 01:41:23,560 it. 1177 01:41:29,280 --> 01:41:33,920 And so the policies you said are coming to us in I think next uh meeting next 1178 01:41:33,600 --> 01:41:38,560 week. >> The Yes, it's on my report. The policies 1179 01:41:36,400 --> 01:41:43,440 will be presented to you at the August 25th meeting. 1180 01:41:41,600 --> 01:41:46,960 » Is it a lot of them or we going to have to do it all at one time or can we break 1181 01:41:45,280 --> 01:41:50,080 them up in pieces? because if we're trying to go through them, we're going 1182 01:41:48,560 --> 01:41:54,000 to need the time to make sure that we can look at them versus the little short 1183 01:41:52,320 --> 01:41:56,080 time we get to look at them if it's a lot that we're going to have to go 1184 01:41:55,119 --> 01:42:00,639 through to make sure. >> So, there are a lot. Um, Miss Reyes list 1185 01:41:58,639 --> 01:42:05,920 out all the policies that were presented there about 10. And so, our plan is to 1186 01:42:03,199 --> 01:42:11,280 have those to you on Monday. So, you will have more than a week and including 1187 01:42:07,920 --> 01:42:14,639 the weekend before the the um August 25th meeting. So, we are planning to 1188 01:42:12,960 --> 01:42:17,360 give you more than enough time to review them. 1189 01:42:18,560 --> 01:42:25,360 You said about 10 policies. >> There are about 10. Some of them are ju 1190 01:42:22,880 --> 01:42:30,000 are new because they did not exist and some of them are updates. And I can go 1191 01:42:28,000 --> 01:42:34,800 in I won't go into one specifically because I just have some on my head. But 1192 01:42:32,000 --> 01:42:41,040 um but some of them are just updated to strengthen the policy and some of them 1193 01:42:37,040 --> 01:42:46,000 are brand new policies. But they have um workflows. They're very clear. So you 1194 01:42:43,600 --> 01:42:52,880 can read through them hopefully quicker than than a statute. 1195 01:42:49,040 --> 01:42:57,920 » So Mr. Mr. Mayor, if I may, um what what Miss Reyes did with the with the team as 1196 01:42:55,520 --> 01:43:04,000 well with the in-house staff is we went through each of the OIG um findings and 1197 01:43:01,520 --> 01:43:08,159 listed each one to say this is their finding and that this was the solution 1198 01:43:06,159 --> 01:43:12,320 for that or resolution for it and then list that out and those items were 1199 01:43:09,840 --> 01:43:16,800 placed in the policy. So, we'll give you both of those items. So, you'll see what 1200 01:43:14,000 --> 01:43:20,960 the OIG findings were. There were 14 of them. And so, for each of those, it 1201 01:43:19,040 --> 01:43:25,280 lists out the information. Miss Reyes and her team also went through, as she 1202 01:43:22,560 --> 01:43:28,639 just said, the statues, the charter, um, and that's what the IG did when they 1203 01:43:27,440 --> 01:43:33,840 went through the process. If you go through their report, they went back to 1204 01:43:30,800 --> 01:43:37,679 the the Florida statute as well as our charter as well. And so, they took the 1205 01:43:35,679 --> 01:43:41,040 same approach to list that out so that we can be sure that those items were 1206 01:43:39,440 --> 01:43:43,920 addressed. Okay. 1207 01:43:43,226 --> 01:43:49,920 [clears throat] And many of those, if I may as well, 1208 01:43:45,760 --> 01:43:53,600 many of those those um the processes have been put in place because they had 1209 01:43:51,840 --> 01:43:57,440 to so we can make sure they work. If they were not put in place, then when 1210 01:43:55,360 --> 01:44:02,560 the OIG comes back, we would have the same issue. So, we couldn't wait on the 1211 01:44:00,080 --> 01:44:06,639 on the um approval. You all will do the approval, but by you doing the approval, 1212 01:44:04,960 --> 01:44:11,040 you'll know that we've placed these things in place. For example, when I 1213 01:44:08,400 --> 01:44:15,679 came in, there were POS. POS have to have certain documentation with them and 1214 01:44:13,440 --> 01:44:19,840 the OIG wrote that up quite a bit where the documentation was not there. So 1215 01:44:17,760 --> 01:44:23,040 before I even read the OIG report, I knew that when you're submitting POS and 1216 01:44:21,840 --> 01:44:27,520 you're going to write a check, there has to be documentation to follow that. So 1217 01:44:25,679 --> 01:44:30,960 for the auditor, that's what they're following, the audit trail. And if you 1218 01:44:29,520 --> 01:44:35,840 don't have that audit trail, then that's an issue. So those things were already 1219 01:44:33,280 --> 01:44:40,480 put in place before the procedures were done. So we know that they are actually 1220 01:44:38,239 --> 01:44:45,440 um in place. So when the OIG come back in and the auditor come, those same 1221 01:44:42,880 --> 01:44:48,719 findings would no longer exist because we have that documentation um so they 1222 01:44:47,679 --> 01:44:54,880 can track everything. >> I also want to add that there were forms 1223 01:44:51,119 --> 01:45:00,800 created also to streamline processes um to keep documentation better. So those 1224 01:44:57,280 --> 01:45:06,560 forms also mentioned in OIG report. We did those and we did a couple more just 1225 01:45:02,880 --> 01:45:09,920 to you know um be efficient in this implementation of the uh policies and 1226 01:45:08,960 --> 01:45:13,600 procedures. >> So we're saying that checks were being 1227 01:45:11,679 --> 01:45:19,280 written for things and >> there was no process for what we were 1228 01:45:17,199 --> 01:45:23,360 » I'm just asking a question. I mean it's >> um 1229 01:45:20,320 --> 01:45:27,840 » I I'm not specific with checks. I know. >> Well, I'm just saying we're paying. Let 1230 01:45:25,520 --> 01:45:31,040 me just say we're paying whoever or whatever. Yes. With no 1231 01:45:29,600 --> 01:45:37,719 » correct. That is one of the findings that the OIG uh did write up. So, yes, 1232 01:45:34,159 --> 01:45:37,719 that is correct. 1233 01:45:38,239 --> 01:45:41,960 » But no longer happening. 1234 01:45:43,040 --> 01:45:50,080 » So, I know we just put this in place. So, that mean when we get our audit 1235 01:45:47,199 --> 01:45:54,960 coming up and this wasn't in place. So that mean we may have some from the as a 1236 01:45:52,960 --> 01:46:00,159 finding as well because this is just this is just taking place. So it was 1237 01:45:57,760 --> 01:46:02,320 being done still prior to this taking. So we will still have some more 1238 01:46:01,440 --> 01:46:08,000 findings. Again >> you will probably get a comment and with 1239 01:46:04,960 --> 01:46:11,760 these um I'm not sure if it's a finding. It has to be material enough like the 1240 01:46:09,760 --> 01:46:17,440 money the amount that they found checks with no supporting documents has to 1241 01:46:13,760 --> 01:46:22,560 reach a threshold for money amount. But even if it's a comment, the comment will 1242 01:46:19,520 --> 01:46:27,520 also say the city has placed policies and procedures to cure this. So that 1243 01:46:24,960 --> 01:46:32,239 that goes to the state reporting >> and that's in fiscal year 25. We're 1244 01:46:30,320 --> 01:46:35,239 we're fiscal year 26 right now. >> Wow. 1245 01:46:37,040 --> 01:46:43,040 » Any additional question from the commissions? So just so that we're 1246 01:46:41,440 --> 01:46:54,520 clear, um the OIG report cannot negate the need 1247 01:46:49,920 --> 01:46:54,520 for an audit, a forensic audit. 1248 01:46:54,880 --> 01:47:03,119 » The OIG did not specifically recommend that, but as I look through it, 1249 01:47:00,639 --> 01:47:06,159 » just because we have the OIG report does not mean that we don't need a forensic 1250 01:47:05,679 --> 01:47:09,840 audit. >> That's correct. 1251 01:47:06,880 --> 01:47:15,760 » Okay. I just want to make sure >> and I do want to say we did so during 1252 01:47:12,800 --> 01:47:20,080 this process it it wasn't just a straightforward is writing policies and 1253 01:47:17,520 --> 01:47:24,400 turning them in each policy affects a different policy affects a different 1254 01:47:21,520 --> 01:47:29,040 policy and they're all intertwined on top of that and day-to-day operations 1255 01:47:26,560 --> 01:47:34,480 we're also getting you know we have to respond to state by a certain time so 1256 01:47:33,119 --> 01:47:39,600 because we were already in this implementation we were able to provide 1257 01:47:37,040 --> 01:47:43,840 uh the the feedback to the state saying yes this was a finding however this 1258 01:47:41,440 --> 01:47:48,639 policy is now in place. Yes, this was a finding however a policy is now in place 1259 01:47:46,080 --> 01:47:55,040 and that has softened a lot of the uh the blow for what our responses to like 1260 01:47:51,199 --> 01:47:59,389 the Jax which is an auditing stuff going from there. Yeah. 1261 01:47:57,369 --> 01:47:59,389 [clears throat] 1262 01:48:02,560 --> 01:48:12,239 » Any additional questions? No >> Harry N. We appreciate your presentation 1263 01:48:09,520 --> 01:48:16,320 and giving us an update of where you are and where we need to go. 1264 01:48:14,560 --> 01:48:19,320 » Thank you very much. Thank you. Good evening. 1265 01:48:27,520 --> 01:48:37,440 » Okay. Our next item on the agenda is the consent agenda. We have two item which 1266 01:48:32,400 --> 01:48:43,600 consists of the July 14, 2026 city commission meeting minutes and the 1267 01:48:40,159 --> 01:48:50,000 July 17, 2026 city commission budget workshop minutes. 1268 01:48:47,760 --> 01:48:55,600 If there is no objection, I'd entertain a motion for the 1269 01:48:53,119 --> 01:49:01,840 approve of the consent agenda. Mayor Bab, I move that we um accept the 1270 01:48:59,199 --> 01:49:05,119 July 14, 2026 commission minutes and the July 17 city commission budget workshop 1271 01:49:04,000 --> 01:49:09,520 minutes. >> Second. 1272 01:49:05,840 --> 01:49:14,080 » It has been moved by Commissioner Ky Williams and probably second by 1273 01:49:11,520 --> 01:49:18,000 Commissioner Mike Fearson for the acceptant of the consent agenda as 1274 01:49:16,320 --> 01:49:22,560 presented. Call for questions 1275 01:49:20,320 --> 01:49:25,520 hearing none. Are you ready for a vote? Roll call. Madame Clerk. Commissioner 1276 01:49:24,560 --> 01:49:27,440 Cowan Williams, >> yes. 1277 01:49:26,239 --> 01:49:29,040 » Commissioner McFersonson, >> yes. 1278 01:49:27,920 --> 01:49:31,119 » Commissioner Scott, >> yes. 1279 01:49:29,679 --> 01:49:32,480 » Vice Mayor McDonald, >> yes. 1280 01:49:31,520 --> 01:49:35,920 » Mayor Bab, >> yes. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you, 1281 01:49:34,400 --> 01:49:41,840 commissioners. Motion passed by unanimous vote. Next, we have old 1282 01:49:39,520 --> 01:49:46,960 business, discussion of existing activities of previously held events, if 1283 01:49:45,040 --> 01:49:49,920 any, city manager. >> There are none. 1284 01:49:47,920 --> 01:49:53,920 » Thank you, ma'am. Next, we have public hearings and or 1285 01:49:52,480 --> 01:49:59,520 ordinances. We have couple ordinances and 1286 01:49:56,400 --> 01:50:04,159 resolution. The first resolution will have our city attorney read it into the 1287 01:50:02,400 --> 01:50:10,320 record. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Ordinance 2026-02, 1288 01:50:07,840 --> 01:50:17,040 second reading and ordinance of the city commission of the city of Pokei, 1289 01:50:12,960 --> 01:50:22,000 Florida, amending article 7, division 1, section 2-272 1290 01:50:19,520 --> 01:50:27,920 of the city of Poki's code of ordinances entitled purchase orders to retitle as 1291 01:50:25,440 --> 01:50:34,639 purchase orders competitive bids and exemptions specifically amending number 1292 01:50:30,800 --> 01:50:39,360 paragraph six entitled exempt purchases to clarify that the determination of an 1293 01:50:36,880 --> 01:50:43,440 emergency purchase is vested in the legislative judgment of the city 1294 01:50:41,040 --> 01:50:48,480 commission. Providing for adoption of representations, providing for conflict 1295 01:50:46,080 --> 01:50:52,880 conflict and repealer, providing for severability, providing for inclusion 1296 01:50:50,800 --> 01:50:56,159 and code, providing for an effective date. 1297 01:50:54,000 --> 01:51:00,719 » Thank you, city attorney. City manager, could you give us a brief explanation? 1298 01:50:58,480 --> 01:51:05,600 This ordinance is intended to clarify who has the authority to determine when 1299 01:51:03,199 --> 01:51:09,679 a purchase qualifies as an emergency purchase. 1300 01:51:07,280 --> 01:51:14,800 The proposed amendment establishes that the city commission has the authority to 1301 01:51:12,239 --> 01:51:21,920 make this determination, providing a clear and consistent process for pro for 1302 01:51:19,360 --> 01:51:29,000 providing emergency purchases and ensuring the city has appropriate 1303 01:51:24,080 --> 01:51:29,000 oversight of emergency expenditures. 1304 01:51:29,040 --> 01:51:37,119 Thank you, city manager, city commission. Before we open this up for a 1305 01:51:34,000 --> 01:51:44,920 first or second, we would open this for a public hearing on ordinance 1306 01:51:41,920 --> 01:51:44,920 2026-02. 1307 01:51:46,000 --> 01:51:54,040 Open this public hearing on this ordinance. Do anyone from the public 1308 01:51:49,920 --> 01:51:54,040 wish to speak on this ordinance? 1309 01:51:54,320 --> 01:52:01,920 Hearing none, I'll close the public hearing. 1310 01:51:59,040 --> 01:52:06,320 City commission having heard ordinance 2026-02 1311 01:52:04,400 --> 01:52:11,679 properly read into the minutes by our city manager. Properly explained by 1312 01:52:08,880 --> 01:52:15,920 city, I'm sorry, properly explain Properly read into the minutes by our 1313 01:52:13,679 --> 01:52:20,639 city attorney. Properly explained by city manager. What is your preference? 1314 01:52:18,480 --> 01:52:26,239 » I move that we accept resolution 2026-02. 1315 01:52:23,599 --> 01:52:32,000 Ordinance. I second. >> It has been moved by Commissioner 1316 01:52:28,960 --> 01:52:36,239 McFersonson and properly second by Commissioner 1317 01:52:33,520 --> 01:52:41,119 Williams. Call for questions. Hearing none. Are 1318 01:52:38,960 --> 01:52:42,960 you ready for a vote? Roll call. Madame Clerk. 1319 01:52:41,679 --> 01:52:44,960 » Commissioner McFerson. >> Yes. 1320 01:52:43,599 --> 01:52:46,560 » Commissioner Calvin Williams. >> Yes. 1321 01:52:45,360 --> 01:52:48,719 » Commissioner Scott? >> Yes. 1322 01:52:47,040 --> 01:52:50,239 » Vice Mayor McDonald? >> Yes. 1323 01:52:49,119 --> 01:52:54,159 » Mayor Bab? >> Yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Thank you, 1324 01:52:52,560 --> 01:53:00,800 commissioners. Motion passed by unanimous vote. Now we'll entertain res 1325 01:52:57,520 --> 01:53:05,360 ordinance 2026-03. Sitter attorney. 1326 01:53:01,840 --> 01:53:09,199 » Thank you. Ordinance 2026-3 first reading an ordinance of the city 1327 01:53:07,760 --> 01:53:16,080 commission of the city of Pokei, Florida, amending article 2, section 1328 01:53:11,920 --> 01:53:21,119 2-29 entitled order of business, adding a report of the city clerk to the order 1329 01:53:18,320 --> 01:53:26,719 of business. renumbering and reordering as necessary, providing for conflict and 1330 01:53:24,159 --> 01:53:31,840 repealer, providing for severability, providing for inclusion and code, 1331 01:53:28,639 --> 01:53:37,599 providing for an effective date. >> Thank you, city attorney. City manager, 1332 01:53:34,880 --> 01:53:41,599 could you give us a brief explanation? >> This ordinance is needed to ensure that 1333 01:53:39,679 --> 01:53:45,599 important updates from the city clerk are consistently included in city 1334 01:53:43,599 --> 01:53:50,080 commission meetings. The amendment creates a designated 1335 01:53:48,400 --> 01:53:56,480 opportunity for the city clerk to provide timely information, updates, and 1336 01:53:53,040 --> 01:54:01,719 reports to the commission. Thank you, city 1337 01:53:58,719 --> 01:54:01,719 manager. 1338 01:54:03,360 --> 01:54:09,880 City Commission having heard ordinance 2026-03 1339 01:54:09,920 --> 01:54:15,679 properly read into the minutes by our city attorney properly explained by city 1340 01:54:14,719 --> 01:54:19,040 manager. >> What is your preference? 1341 01:54:17,599 --> 01:54:21,119 » Do we have to do the opening for the hearing first? That's the first read. 1342 01:54:20,560 --> 01:54:26,199 No. >> No. 1343 01:54:21,520 --> 01:54:26,199 » I move that we accept resolution 202603. 1344 01:54:27,040 --> 01:54:34,719 It has been moved by Commissioner Mike Fearson and properly second by 1345 01:54:31,199 --> 01:54:41,520 Commissioner Wilson Williams for the passage on first reading of 1346 01:54:37,280 --> 01:54:46,560 ordinance 2026-03. Call for questions hearing none. Are you 1347 01:54:44,320 --> 01:54:49,760 ready for a vote? Roll call. Madame clerk, 1348 01:54:47,040 --> 01:54:52,000 » I'm sorry. Just for clarity, the >> motion was by Commissioner McFerson. 1349 01:54:51,599 --> 01:54:53,920 » Yes. >> And seconded by Commissioner Cowan 1350 01:54:53,440 --> 01:54:56,000 Williams. >> Yes. 1351 01:54:54,239 --> 01:54:57,920 » Okay. Commissioner McFerson, 1352 01:54:57,280 --> 01:54:59,520 » yes. >> Commissioner Calvin Williams, 1353 01:54:59,119 --> 01:55:01,199 » yes. >> Commissioner Scott, 1354 01:55:00,800 --> 01:55:03,119 » yes. >> Vice Mayor McDonald, 1355 01:55:02,719 --> 01:55:07,119 » yes. >> Mayor Bab, 1356 01:55:04,400 --> 01:55:12,639 » yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Thank you, commissioners. Motion passed by 1357 01:55:09,760 --> 01:55:18,719 unanimous vote. This is a first reading. There will be a second reading and a uh 1358 01:55:17,040 --> 01:55:26,639 public hearing before [clears throat] final passage if so approved. 1359 01:55:23,920 --> 01:55:31,239 Next we have several resolution actually we have four. First resolution, 1360 01:55:31,280 --> 01:55:35,480 resolution 2026-43, 1361 01:55:35,599 --> 01:55:42,320 city attorney. >> Resolution 2026-43, 1362 01:55:40,159 --> 01:55:47,040 a resolution of the city commission of the city of Pokei, Florida, ratifying 1363 01:55:44,719 --> 01:55:50,960 the execution and submission of the Florida League of Cities Incorporated 1364 01:55:49,440 --> 01:55:56,560 2026 annual conference designation of voting 1365 01:55:53,280 --> 01:56:02,159 delegate form confirming Mayor Keith Bab Jr. as the city of Pahoki's voting 1366 01:55:59,119 --> 01:56:06,560 delegate for the 2026 annual business meeting providing for adoption of 1367 01:56:04,400 --> 01:56:10,639 representations providing for an effective date. 1368 01:56:08,480 --> 01:56:14,960 » Thank you, city attorney. City manager, could you give us a brief explanation? 1369 01:56:12,960 --> 01:56:21,599 » This resolution is needed to formally confirm the city's voting delegate as 1370 01:56:18,159 --> 01:56:26,880 Mayor Keith W. Bab Jr. for the Florida League of Cities 2026 annual business 1371 01:56:24,320 --> 01:56:31,520 meeting. This allows the city of Pokei to have an official designated 1372 01:56:29,280 --> 01:56:37,360 representative who can participate and vote on behalf of the city during the 1373 01:56:34,320 --> 01:56:42,480 league's annual business meeting. >> City commission having heard resolution 1374 01:56:39,920 --> 01:56:46,639 2026-43 properly read into the minutes by our 1375 01:56:44,400 --> 01:56:54,440 city attorney, properly explained by city manager, what is your preference? I 1376 01:56:49,920 --> 01:56:54,440 move that we accept resolution 2026-43. 1377 01:56:55,840 --> 01:57:01,199 » Second. >> It has been moved by Commissioner Cowins 1378 01:56:59,440 --> 01:57:07,880 Williams and properly second by Commissioner Scott for the adoption of 1379 01:57:03,679 --> 01:57:07,880 resolution 2026-43. 1380 01:57:08,080 --> 01:57:13,360 Call for questions hearing none. Are you ready for a vote? Roll call. Madam 1381 01:57:12,880 --> 01:57:15,440 clerk. >> Commissioner Cowan Williams. 1382 01:57:14,800 --> 01:57:17,360 » Yes. >> Commissioner Scott? 1383 01:57:16,639 --> 01:57:20,880 » Yes. >> Commissioner McFersonson? Yes. 1384 01:57:19,280 --> 01:57:22,400 » Vice Mayor McDonald. >> Yes. 1385 01:57:21,360 --> 01:57:26,400 » Mayor B. >> Yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Thank you, 1386 01:57:24,480 --> 01:57:33,080 commissioners. Motion passed by unanimous vote. Next, we entertain 1387 01:57:29,119 --> 01:57:33,080 resolution 2026-44. 1388 01:57:33,440 --> 01:57:40,639 City attorney. >> Thank you. Resolution 2026-44, 1389 01:57:38,560 --> 01:57:47,360 a resolution of the city commission of the city of Pokei, Florida, approving 1390 01:57:43,440 --> 01:57:52,719 the Pokei Middle Senior High School 2026 homecoming parade and authorizing an 1391 01:57:50,159 --> 01:57:56,400 application for a parade permit from the Florida Department of Transportation, 1392 01:57:54,960 --> 01:57:59,840 providing for adoption of representations, providing for an 1393 01:57:58,560 --> 01:58:04,239 effective date. >> Thank you, city attorney. City manager, 1394 01:58:02,000 --> 01:58:09,520 could you give us a brief explanation? This resolution is needed to approve the 1395 01:58:06,480 --> 01:58:15,040 2026 Pokei Middle Senior High School homecoming parade and move forward with 1396 01:58:11,920 --> 01:58:19,440 the required permits process with Florida Department of Transportation to 1397 01:58:17,520 --> 01:58:25,199 ensure the event can be properly coordinated in sufficient time. 1398 01:58:22,880 --> 01:58:30,639 » Thank you, city manager. City Commissioners, having heard resolution 1399 01:58:28,000 --> 01:58:36,239 2026-44, properly read into the minutes by our 1400 01:58:32,480 --> 01:58:42,159 city manager, properly explained by city uh properly explained by city manager. 1401 01:58:40,239 --> 01:58:46,800 » Properly read into the minutes by city attorney, pardon me, sir. Properly 1402 01:58:44,719 --> 01:58:50,080 explained by city manager. What is your preference? 1403 01:58:48,159 --> 01:58:53,080 » I move that we accept resolution 2026-44. 1404 01:58:53,199 --> 01:59:01,280 » Second. It has been moved by Commissioner 1405 01:58:57,520 --> 01:59:06,560 McFersonson and properly second by Vice Mayor Mike McDonald for the adoption of 1406 01:59:04,239 --> 01:59:12,719 resolution 2026-44. 1407 01:59:09,440 --> 01:59:15,280 Call for questions hearing none. Are you ready for a vote? Roll call. Madam 1408 01:59:14,800 --> 01:59:17,040 clerk. >> Commissioner McFerson? 1409 01:59:16,560 --> 01:59:19,119 » Yes. >> Vice Mayor McDonald? 1410 01:59:18,639 --> 01:59:20,960 » Yes. >> Commissioner Calvin Williams? 1411 01:59:20,480 --> 01:59:22,639 » Yes. >> Commissioner Scott? 1412 01:59:22,159 --> 01:59:29,040 » Yes. >> Mayor B? Yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. 1413 01:59:26,000 --> 01:59:34,080 Thank you, commissioners. Resolution 2026-44 1414 01:59:31,440 --> 01:59:40,080 passed by unanimous vote. Next, we entertain resolution 2026-45. 1415 01:59:38,480 --> 01:59:45,760 See there >> resolution 2026-45 1416 01:59:43,679 --> 01:59:51,119 a resolution of the city commission of the city of Pokei Florida adopting a 1417 01:59:48,719 --> 01:59:55,760 city commission civility and dignity pledge providing for adoption of 1418 01:59:53,520 --> 02:00:02,000 representations providing for an effective date. 1419 01:59:59,040 --> 02:00:07,920 » Thank you. City attorney city manager could you provide a brief explanation? 1420 02:00:05,679 --> 02:00:14,400 This resolution formally establishes a unified statement for elected officials 1421 02:00:11,360 --> 02:00:19,520 that outlines clear expectations for respectful and professional conduct 1422 02:00:16,880 --> 02:00:24,080 doing city commission business and reinforces a commitment to respectfully 1423 02:00:22,560 --> 02:00:30,560 communicate um to respectfully communication um 1424 02:00:27,280 --> 02:00:35,119 constructive dialogue and maintaining a professional environment. 1425 02:00:33,280 --> 02:00:42,080 » City commissioners Having heard resolution 2026-44 1426 02:00:40,239 --> 02:00:48,960 properly read into the minutes by our city attorney, properly explained by 1427 02:00:44,560 --> 02:00:54,280 city manager. What is your preference? >> I move that we accept resolution 1428 02:00:51,280 --> 02:00:54,280 2026-45. 1429 02:00:57,040 --> 02:01:05,280 » Is there a second? >> Second. It has been moved by Vice Mayor 1430 02:01:02,560 --> 02:01:11,960 Mike Donner and properly second by Commissioner Scott for the adoption of 1431 02:01:07,760 --> 02:01:11,960 resolution 2026-45. 1432 02:01:12,080 --> 02:01:18,719 Call for questions. >> I just have one question. 1433 02:01:16,560 --> 02:01:22,239 » Is with this pledge, is this something we're going [snorts] to say at each 1434 02:01:20,639 --> 02:01:26,159 meeting? Because I know in the charter it outlines how we are supposed to 1435 02:01:24,639 --> 02:01:28,320 behave. So, I guess I'm just trying to understand 1436 02:01:27,040 --> 02:01:33,119 » what you need to do, >> how I mean, how what are we doing with 1437 02:01:31,280 --> 02:01:37,679 this pledge when it already outlines in the charter how we're supposed to act 1438 02:01:34,960 --> 02:01:40,719 and now to say I have to get up and say, I'm just trying to figure out what are 1439 02:01:38,800 --> 02:01:46,639 we doing with the pledge. Yeah, I think it should be in the beginning read at 1440 02:01:44,560 --> 02:01:53,119 the beginning of the commission meeting and periodically we should read it again 1441 02:01:50,719 --> 02:01:59,119 just for reference, just for remembrance, just for [clears throat] 1442 02:01:56,560 --> 02:02:03,440 following along with the pledge that we are say we are 1443 02:02:02,400 --> 02:02:10,560 want to follow. >> C call for question um mayor. I think 1444 02:02:06,080 --> 02:02:15,440 when we when we uh take our position, we are sworn in. Also, the 1445 02:02:13,360 --> 02:02:19,199 charter outline some of the same stuff that we should be following in the 1446 02:02:17,040 --> 02:02:24,560 charter, which is specifically in the 2.26 ground rules for decorum regarding 1447 02:02:22,880 --> 02:02:29,280 members of the city commission. The following shall constitute the 1448 02:02:26,080 --> 02:02:33,760 guidelines for decorum to be adhered to by members of the city commission in 1449 02:02:31,440 --> 02:02:38,880 their respective roles as elected public officials. And we're uh we sworn to oath 1450 02:02:36,960 --> 02:02:42,960 when we do that to abide by these rules. And the rules outlined uh for instance 1451 02:02:41,360 --> 02:02:48,719 one member of the city commission shall each conduct themselves with dignity, 1452 02:02:45,440 --> 02:02:53,840 agree to disagree with each other, show respect for the point of view of 1453 02:02:51,599 --> 02:02:57,840 other members of the city commission. Number two, members of the commission 1454 02:02:55,360 --> 02:03:03,360 shall not falsely accuse another member of the city commission of wrongdoing, 1455 02:02:59,920 --> 02:03:07,360 criticize each other in a recorous or unprofessional manner, make personal 1456 02:03:05,840 --> 02:03:13,520 attacks on another member of the city commission 1457 02:03:10,159 --> 02:03:20,159 or D individually act without the support of the city commission. Uh 1458 02:03:16,400 --> 02:03:24,239 procedures B uh parenthesis one. The city commission the city of P hokei city 1459 02:03:22,320 --> 02:03:29,199 commission is permitted by law to determine its own rules of procedure 1460 02:03:26,639 --> 02:03:33,520 unless otherwise set forth here and all municipal meetings shall be conducted. I 1461 02:03:31,280 --> 02:03:37,520 skipped down to number two. The city commission, the city manager, the city 1462 02:03:35,520 --> 02:03:42,639 clerk and the prelim shall be governed by the terms, conditions and provision 1463 02:03:39,520 --> 02:03:46,239 of this section as basis and framework for the procedures of the city 1464 02:03:44,560 --> 02:03:51,119 commission. Members of the city commission and other public officials 1465 02:03:48,639 --> 02:03:56,719 attending or participating in any regular or special meeting of the city 1466 02:03:54,000 --> 02:04:03,760 commission shall abide by the standards of conduct and values set forth by the 1467 02:04:00,560 --> 02:04:08,080 code of ethics for public officials public officers to be established by the 1468 02:04:06,400 --> 02:04:13,440 commission. Members of the city commission are expected to ensure proper 1469 02:04:10,000 --> 02:04:17,599 decorum during all meetings of the city. If after a warning from the mayor, a 1470 02:04:15,840 --> 02:04:22,639 city commissioner is found to be disrupted in each a manner whereby 1471 02:04:21,040 --> 02:04:26,560 business cannot be conducted as determined by the mayor, the mayor shall 1472 02:04:24,400 --> 02:04:31,760 instruct law enforcement or other authorized personnel to remove a 1473 02:04:29,119 --> 02:04:36,480 disruptive city commissioner from the commission chamber for that meeting. A 1474 02:04:34,560 --> 02:04:42,800 decision made by the mayor may be overwritten by a vote of any four 1475 02:04:39,119 --> 02:04:47,920 members of the city commission. If a member of the public, city staff, 1476 02:04:45,440 --> 02:04:53,280 or charter officer of the city is found to be disruptive in such a manner 1477 02:04:50,560 --> 02:04:57,520 whereby business cannot be conducted as determined by the mayor, the mayor shall 1478 02:04:55,520 --> 02:05:02,639 instruct law enforcement or other authorized personnel to remove persons 1479 02:05:00,320 --> 02:05:07,760 from the commission chambers for that meeting. a decision made by the mayor 1480 02:05:05,360 --> 02:05:12,320 may be overwritten by a vote of four members of the city commission. Um I 1481 02:05:10,080 --> 02:05:16,639 think um we got enough stuff already in our charter that covers these things. I 1482 02:05:14,480 --> 02:05:21,159 mean I don't think we need to be making additional rules that um 1483 02:05:21,360 --> 02:05:27,199 » can I say something >> that that's a double and plus we take an 1484 02:05:24,400 --> 02:05:33,480 oath at the beginning of the uh year. I mean when we get sworn in to abide by 1485 02:05:30,159 --> 02:05:33,480 these policies. 1486 02:05:35,040 --> 02:05:39,760 » Did we do a motion in a second on this yet? 1487 02:05:38,800 --> 02:05:42,560 » Yes, we did. >> Call for quiz. Okay. 1488 02:05:42,159 --> 02:05:47,119 » So, >> all right. 1489 02:05:44,639 --> 02:05:54,480 Basically, um, your point is well taken and, um, I only 1490 02:05:51,520 --> 02:05:58,400 brought this back as a reminder, which, you know, there are plenty of times when 1491 02:05:56,159 --> 02:06:05,280 we need to be reminded of the decorum that should be displayed in um, any type 1492 02:06:01,920 --> 02:06:12,400 of setting. Um, so it was just a reminder and I do believe that um we do 1493 02:06:09,119 --> 02:06:18,880 have a bunch of rules in our charter and and in our city code uh that we all know 1494 02:06:15,599 --> 02:06:28,560 are there. And so I really don't see the harm that it would um be to have um this 1495 02:06:24,639 --> 02:06:36,159 pledge as a reminder uh and included in our meetings um going forward. But of 1496 02:06:32,159 --> 02:06:42,480 course, I'm only one vote, so however we decided um it'll be fine with me. But I 1497 02:06:39,599 --> 02:06:47,360 it was my suggestion and as you all informed me, there's already um a 1498 02:06:45,440 --> 02:06:51,199 pledge. I don't know where it's at because I 1499 02:06:48,800 --> 02:06:57,440 don't see it on the wall anywhere, >> but I don't see the harm in having us 1500 02:06:55,119 --> 02:07:02,000 being reminded of the way that we are expected to behave. that is those of us 1501 02:06:59,599 --> 02:07:07,280 here on the desk as well as the members of the public. So it's fine. 1502 02:07:06,320 --> 02:07:12,560 » So I have a question. >> I guess my point not trying to um guess 1503 02:07:10,159 --> 02:07:18,159 my point is we already have rules in place to abide by the thing that's just 1504 02:07:15,199 --> 02:07:23,599 like our audit. We just mainly a lot of stuff we need to just follow our own 1505 02:07:20,000 --> 02:07:29,760 rules and and we keep creating rules on top of rules that and I'm not you know 1506 02:07:27,599 --> 02:07:34,239 Respectfully, I'm just saying that um creating 1507 02:07:32,400 --> 02:07:39,119 resolutions that are and stuff that's already addressed in the charter. We I 1508 02:07:36,800 --> 02:07:45,040 think it's our responsibility to the citizens to know what the charter says. 1509 02:07:43,520 --> 02:07:47,440 » Commissioner >> Williams, 1510 02:07:45,599 --> 02:07:52,639 » so I have a question. May be I heard you say um you know we can read it um at the 1511 02:07:51,040 --> 02:07:55,360 beginning of each meeting. So whatever >> No, I didn't say at each meeting but 1512 02:07:54,159 --> 02:07:58,960 Okay. But I understand >> read to remind us. So, can we read 1513 02:07:57,119 --> 02:08:02,000 what's in the charter to remind us so we'll know since it's right there and 1514 02:08:00,560 --> 02:08:06,719 it's already in the charter and it's already been established and approved by 1515 02:08:04,000 --> 02:08:10,960 the voters that you know we know that this is something we should be doing we 1516 02:08:08,560 --> 02:08:14,000 can just you know stick with what's in the charter I guess instead of creating 1517 02:08:12,880 --> 02:08:16,639 more rules. >> Okay. 1518 02:08:16,000 --> 02:08:19,599 » And I was saying >> that's all I'm just asking. 1519 02:08:17,440 --> 02:08:25,520 » Yeah. I'm just asking. I'm just asking. >> This this was brought up by a commission 1520 02:08:22,480 --> 02:08:32,239 and we did vote to have it placed on the agenda, but listening to the other 1521 02:08:29,119 --> 02:08:38,159 commissioners also about maybe it's like redundance. I will say that this haven't 1522 02:08:35,599 --> 02:08:44,320 been the first time we have had some similar to this that we pledge and even 1523 02:08:40,880 --> 02:08:53,520 had it put up whether in the chamber or the city manager office. Uh but if it's 1524 02:08:49,679 --> 02:09:01,040 not what happened in the past that brought that up was because we was being 1525 02:08:58,159 --> 02:09:06,400 I think as a commission as a whole sometime disrespectful to other 1526 02:09:03,920 --> 02:09:11,520 commissioners. I don't think it maybe it's happening to some people may feel 1527 02:09:08,880 --> 02:09:17,280 that way but I don't see it happening at this particular time and since it's 1528 02:09:13,679 --> 02:09:21,520 already is in the charter we can that's a great suggestion that just 1529 02:09:19,920 --> 02:09:28,320 periodically have it read at some point in time uh 1530 02:09:24,880 --> 02:09:33,920 still just reinvent the wheel but either way I I don't have a real serious 1531 02:09:30,480 --> 02:09:38,480 problem either way uh is a pledge to ourself how we would conduct our 1532 02:09:36,320 --> 02:09:43,360 business. that when you take the offer oath off oath of office 1533 02:09:41,679 --> 02:09:45,119 » oath oath 1534 02:09:44,079 --> 02:09:51,760 » oath >> yeah you you you are saying these same 1535 02:09:47,840 --> 02:09:55,880 things so it would be a little redundant any any additional questions 1536 02:09:57,920 --> 02:10:05,199 hearing none we do have a motion and second so we'll vote on this if the 1537 02:10:02,800 --> 02:10:10,719 commission call for question hearing none roll Call Madam Clerk. 1538 02:10:07,520 --> 02:10:13,280 » Vice Mayor McDonald. >> Yes. 1539 02:10:12,000 --> 02:10:16,480 » Commissioner Scott, >> no. 1540 02:10:15,119 --> 02:10:18,639 » Commissioner Calvin Williams, >> no. 1541 02:10:17,280 --> 02:10:20,400 » Commissioner McFerson, >> no. 1542 02:10:19,199 --> 02:10:26,199 » Mayor Bab, >> no. Motion is declined. 1543 02:10:27,599 --> 02:10:36,840 Okay. Next, we have resolution 1544 02:10:33,840 --> 02:10:36,840 26- 1545 02:10:37,040 --> 02:10:42,400 46. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Resolution 1546 02:10:40,320 --> 02:10:46,800 2026-46, a resolution of the city commission of 1547 02:10:44,480 --> 02:10:51,840 the city of Pokei, Florida, approving the updated city facilities rental 1548 02:10:49,199 --> 02:10:57,599 application and agreement as set forth hereto in composite exhibit A, providing 1549 02:10:55,360 --> 02:11:03,400 for adoption of representations, providing for conflict, and providing 1550 02:10:59,679 --> 02:11:03,400 for an effective date. 1551 02:11:03,599 --> 02:11:10,800 Thank you, city attorney. City manager, could you give us a brief explanation? 1552 02:11:08,719 --> 02:11:16,000 » This resolution is needed to update the city's process for renting city 1553 02:11:13,040 --> 02:11:20,480 facilities and to ensure that users clearly understand the requirements and 1554 02:11:18,400 --> 02:11:27,440 responsibilities associated with the facility use. By approving the updated 1555 02:11:24,239 --> 02:11:33,360 rental application and agreement, the city establishes a more consistent and 1556 02:11:30,239 --> 02:11:40,159 organized process for facility rentals and provides clear terms for both the 1557 02:11:36,320 --> 02:11:46,119 city and those using its facilities. City Commissioners, having heard 1558 02:11:42,079 --> 02:11:46,119 resolution 2026-46 1559 02:11:46,239 --> 02:11:53,040 properly read into the minutes by city attorney, properly explained by city 1560 02:11:50,719 --> 02:12:00,960 manager, what is your preference, >> Mayor Bap? I move that we table this um 1561 02:11:56,960 --> 02:12:06,079 resolution 20 um 26-46. Earlier we had voted on to um have a 1562 02:12:04,079 --> 02:12:10,079 workshop on this and these prices on here. I don't think they can't they 1563 02:12:08,079 --> 02:12:15,599 can't be correct either. I saw were a lot of updates that I as I looked 1564 02:12:11,840 --> 02:12:20,000 through this um needed to um I think have some conversation um I had with the 1565 02:12:17,599 --> 02:12:24,679 with the manager that could probably be corrected and brought back to the 1566 02:12:21,679 --> 02:12:24,679 commission. 1567 02:12:38,480 --> 02:12:46,360 So, you're making an amendment to the resolution to be teddy? 1568 02:12:42,480 --> 02:12:46,360 » Uh-huh. Yes. 1569 02:12:47,599 --> 02:12:54,520 » Or a second on that. >> A second. 1570 02:12:58,639 --> 02:13:08,400 It is moved by Commissioner Williams and probably second by Commissioner Mike 1571 02:13:04,719 --> 02:13:13,000 Fearson to table this resolution to further notice. 1572 02:13:13,520 --> 02:13:20,159 » Call for questions. >> Yes. I'm I'm noticing um there are two 1573 02:13:18,000 --> 02:13:27,679 different forms in here. One is 44 and one on page 55. The one on 55 look like 1574 02:13:24,000 --> 02:13:34,800 it has the right prices, but the other one it could just be the print of it 1575 02:13:30,400 --> 02:13:38,480 because it's showing the amounts are or it it it looks like it was it's a 1576 02:13:36,960 --> 02:13:43,280 correction in there, but I don't want to put this form out or have this form out 1577 02:13:41,040 --> 02:13:48,239 with until this, you know, the document a proper presentation with the correct 1578 02:13:45,760 --> 02:13:56,159 prices on it. >> May I Mr. Mayor? So on on page 44, 1579 02:13:52,880 --> 02:14:01,119 there are dashes there that is exiting that. So it's three and then they X the 1580 02:13:59,040 --> 02:14:06,679 next number out. It's a cross through. And then that's 50. So there's 350, not 1581 02:14:03,679 --> 02:14:06,679 3,350. 1582 02:14:07,040 --> 02:14:12,079 And so it does look a little different because there's a there's a cross out 1583 02:14:10,560 --> 02:14:16,719 there. Just crossing out a number and added a number before it. 1584 02:14:15,360 --> 02:14:19,520 » But they're the [clears throat] same. If that's the case, it would be the same as 1585 02:14:18,159 --> 02:14:24,400 what the previous was. >> I understand. I saw it. I'm just telling 1586 02:14:21,360 --> 02:14:29,040 you what it's not 3,000. It's 300. And so I understand that. So yes, we can 1587 02:14:26,639 --> 02:14:34,400 table it to bring it back to you so that it it clearly states correct and there's 1588 02:14:31,280 --> 02:14:39,199 no dashes in there. >> Presentation. 1589 02:14:36,159 --> 02:14:43,040 » Um just for further clarity, the form has track changes and strikethroughs. So 1590 02:14:41,280 --> 02:14:46,320 it's going to show you whenever it's presented it's going to still have those 1591 02:14:44,480 --> 02:14:50,560 strikethroughs because it has to track we have to track the changes so that you 1592 02:14:48,159 --> 02:14:57,520 know what is being changed. So that's why the form looks the way it looks, 1593 02:14:53,840 --> 02:15:02,239 » right? But >> and we had said a workshop because when 1594 02:14:59,679 --> 02:15:08,000 I looked through here also we um I didn't see on here where it says that 1595 02:15:04,400 --> 02:15:12,400 when a application is not approved that we were going to make suggestions to put 1596 02:15:09,920 --> 02:15:17,520 on here. And so I know I haven't had an opportunity to talk to the manager to um 1597 02:15:15,679 --> 02:15:20,639 you know some suggestions that I had because we had said we wanted a workshop 1598 02:15:19,280 --> 02:15:25,920 for this but we never did get the workshop for it. So that's you guys did 1599 02:15:24,239 --> 02:15:29,599 a workshop. You did an extensive workshop but I'm not sure what changes 1600 02:15:27,599 --> 02:15:31,360 » facilities. No we didn't because we did. >> Yes we did. 1601 02:15:30,719 --> 02:15:35,360 » Yes we did. >> You did. No we did not because remember 1602 02:15:33,440 --> 02:15:40,400 the No, we did not because >> Okay. the last manager prior to the one 1603 02:15:37,920 --> 02:15:44,880 we had had something in there about making the decision that they make the 1604 02:15:42,320 --> 02:15:49,280 decision on nonprofits and all of that and so we were like no we wanted to have 1605 02:15:47,760 --> 02:15:52,800 a workshop on it we did not have a workshop on the prices 1606 02:15:50,480 --> 02:15:57,040 » you you did I shared the and I cannot remember the exact date at this moment 1607 02:15:54,719 --> 02:16:02,639 but there there's minutes you you guys did an extensive um um workshop to this 1608 02:16:00,560 --> 02:16:06,719 but I'm not sure what has changed since in this particular form so I can't speak 1609 02:16:04,480 --> 02:16:10,320 to that but I can Say you guys did >> you guys had an extensive workshop. 1610 02:16:08,239 --> 02:16:13,119 » Remember that meeting then? >> It was prior to Commissioner McD Vice 1611 02:16:12,320 --> 02:16:17,440 Mayor McDonald. >> Yeah, because we even said we wanted on 1612 02:16:14,880 --> 02:16:21,920 the um well where the new application at then because we even said we wanted I 1613 02:16:19,840 --> 02:16:28,159 know I had to talked about it that if it's denied why was it denied? I I mean 1614 02:16:25,040 --> 02:16:33,760 a lot of the things I where if we did it I know that I cuz I still have documents 1615 02:16:30,719 --> 02:16:38,080 where I um all the stuff that I had typed up and sent to the manager and I 1616 02:16:35,760 --> 02:16:42,559 don't see any of that on here if we had a workshop then and it was approved of 1617 02:16:40,639 --> 02:16:48,319 the items that we talked about is not on this form because we even talked about 1618 02:16:44,639 --> 02:16:52,319 how this form um if you renting um different places like if I'm going to 1619 02:16:50,000 --> 02:16:57,359 rent the gym for my checklist why would I have on here talking about a stove in 1620 02:16:54,399 --> 02:17:02,080 a refrigerator that we have a one fit all one size fit all. So we even 1621 02:16:59,519 --> 02:17:07,280 discussed that. So yeah you yes you guys did um and you you 1622 02:17:04,960 --> 02:17:11,599 did a workshop. I just don't know what changed on wouldn't turn over and 1623 02:17:10,080 --> 02:17:15,359 management. I don't know what changed on this form but I can confirm that you 1624 02:17:13,599 --> 02:17:19,760 guys did have a workshop on this. >> But what I'm saying you the record uh 1625 02:17:18,080 --> 02:17:22,960 the keeper of records. I mean, if anything changed, you would have to know 1626 02:17:21,599 --> 02:17:26,080 because they can't just change it without you knowing. 1627 02:17:24,080 --> 02:17:29,679 » If someone has a form, I can't control as a custodian public records. I can't 1628 02:17:28,080 --> 02:17:32,719 control what they change if they have that form in their access. That's just 1629 02:17:31,439 --> 02:17:36,960 that's standard. That's anywhere. Somebody could take a form and change 1630 02:17:34,000 --> 02:17:40,319 that. So, I didn't create this form. These are not my recommendations, but 1631 02:17:38,559 --> 02:17:44,160 I'm here to just confirm to you that you guys did have a workshop. 1632 02:17:42,319 --> 02:17:48,319 » But for clarity, what I'm saying, no forms can be changed though like this 1633 02:17:46,559 --> 02:17:52,319 without coming to the commission. It can't just be changed that they create a 1634 02:17:50,240 --> 02:17:56,080 form and change it is what I'm saying. Am I correct or not? 1635 02:17:54,000 --> 02:17:59,439 » They should not. And I think this is why it's being presented with the track 1636 02:17:57,760 --> 02:18:02,080 changes to you guys. >> So, Mr. Mayor, 1637 02:18:00,160 --> 02:18:06,399 » but what I'm saying to you, I'm I'm not understanding you, Nene. You're saying 1638 02:18:03,599 --> 02:18:10,160 that we had a meeting on it and and what I'm saying is this form that's presented 1639 02:18:08,080 --> 02:18:15,200 to us today, if we had a meeting on it and changes 1640 02:18:12,160 --> 02:18:21,599 was made, this is not the form. So what I'm saying to you, um, you saying we had 1641 02:18:19,280 --> 02:18:26,000 a meeting, but this is not the form if you're saying we you guys had a 1642 02:18:23,679 --> 02:18:30,240 workshop. So you you you guys had a consensus on what you wanted to change. 1643 02:18:28,399 --> 02:18:34,399 And I will be more than happy to email those minutes to you guys on what you 1644 02:18:32,000 --> 02:18:40,240 guys voted on changing. Again, I don't know what has changed in this particular 1645 02:18:37,280 --> 02:18:44,719 document from what you guys um had a consensus on when you had the workshop. 1646 02:18:42,559 --> 02:18:47,120 It wasn't a meeting, so a workshop in the form came back to us. 1647 02:18:46,080 --> 02:18:49,439 » Yes, ma'am. So, that's all I've been saying. You guys had a workshop. 1648 02:18:48,240 --> 02:18:53,120 » Had the meeting for it to bring back. >> That is correct. So, right now, that is 1649 02:18:51,120 --> 02:18:58,160 why the form is being presented. >> So, Mr. Mayor, what we can do is get the 1650 02:18:55,679 --> 02:19:02,639 changes and we will go back as the clerk said to look at the workshop meeting to 1651 02:19:00,800 --> 02:19:06,000 see what was addressed in that meeting to get additional changes from the 1652 02:19:04,399 --> 02:19:09,519 commissioners and we will go back and make sure that those changes are 1653 02:19:07,120 --> 02:19:13,840 included and then present the the information again. So, we have a motion 1654 02:19:11,519 --> 02:19:19,760 and a second on the floor to table this to further uh 1655 02:19:17,439 --> 02:19:24,639 » my only concern is just I I'm just not pleased with the 1656 02:19:21,840 --> 02:19:28,880 presentation. if we can correct that and have a more readable form because 1657 02:19:27,519 --> 02:19:33,200 » yeah the presentation >> I can imagine if the public 1658 02:19:31,439 --> 02:19:36,240 » the public wouldn't see that that would it will those will be removed but that's 1659 02:19:35,120 --> 02:19:41,040 the system >> forms not like that that's the 1660 02:19:38,880 --> 02:19:45,359 » changes for to you guys so it shows you what has changed once it's adopted and 1661 02:19:43,439 --> 02:19:49,840 the form goes online all of those lines that you see it comes out once you stop 1662 02:19:47,840 --> 02:19:53,840 tracking changes it goes away >> okay that is just the way that the 1663 02:19:52,080 --> 02:19:57,760 program operates to show you what has changed. It may not be presentable for 1664 02:19:55,760 --> 02:20:02,080 you, but that's how the program works. So once you all have voted on it, then 1665 02:20:00,160 --> 02:20:06,479 you can do what we can do to make it easier for you as well. You can get the 1666 02:20:04,319 --> 02:20:11,040 try and then we can show you the um okay >> the sheet without the um strikes through 1667 02:20:09,439 --> 02:20:14,000 so you'll see exactly what it says. >> Okay. 1668 02:20:12,399 --> 02:20:20,560 » But I still have a question. And I hear what you're saying about the line being 1669 02:20:15,760 --> 02:20:26,880 there. Um, Nile, but the original price was three $350, but then I see you have 1670 02:20:24,080 --> 02:20:29,920 a a three was added and you have a line through it. And I know you're saying 1671 02:20:28,319 --> 02:20:33,760 that you have to put the line there to show the change, but the three was added 1672 02:20:32,240 --> 02:20:36,560 and then you put a line through it. >> That's why we said we will go back and 1673 02:20:35,359 --> 02:20:41,120 look at that. We understand what you're saying. That's what it is. So, okay. And 1674 02:20:38,880 --> 02:20:44,080 this document is not from me. So, I'm just letting you know, you know, how we 1675 02:20:42,640 --> 02:20:47,040 track it, but it's I didn't >> Okay. 1676 02:20:44,479 --> 02:20:50,960 » change this form. >> Are there any additional questions? 1677 02:20:49,120 --> 02:20:55,359 Hearing none, are you ready for a vote? Roll call. Madam clerk. [snorts] 1678 02:20:53,920 --> 02:20:58,640 » Commissioner Calvin Williams. >> No. 1679 02:20:56,640 --> 02:21:02,319 » You voted to table it, right? Oh, to table [laughter] it. I thought you voted 1680 02:20:59,840 --> 02:21:06,880 to approve it. Oh, yes. I'm sorry. We got to discuss it. I'm sorry. 1681 02:21:03,600 --> 02:21:10,720 » Commissioner McFerson. >> Commissioner McFersonson. 1682 02:21:08,399 --> 02:21:12,800 » Yes, ma'am. [laughter] Commissioner Scott, 1683 02:21:11,920 --> 02:21:14,960 » yes. >> Vice Mayor McDonald, 1684 02:21:14,319 --> 02:21:18,160 » yes. >> Mayor B, 1685 02:21:16,080 --> 02:21:26,040 » yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Thank you, Commissioners. Motion passed 1686 02:21:21,120 --> 02:21:26,040 by unanimous vote to table this item. 1687 02:21:26,800 --> 02:21:33,520 Now, we move to new business, presentation by the city manager of 1688 02:21:30,880 --> 02:21:40,560 upcoming events, if any. We have two listed on here, and she will uh move 1689 02:21:37,680 --> 02:21:45,600 this one forward. Mr. Mayor, first we have on the uh new 1690 02:21:43,200 --> 02:21:48,600 business is Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. 1691 02:22:08,399 --> 02:22:13,280 Good evening. >> Good evening, 1692 02:22:11,840 --> 02:22:16,800 » city leaders. Thanks for having me tonight. Um, just a couple little 1693 02:22:15,280 --> 02:22:20,880 updates. Of course, the city already knows, especially with all the educators 1694 02:22:18,640 --> 02:22:24,960 here tonight, that uh first week of school is in session. We've been working 1695 02:22:22,880 --> 02:22:28,479 the school zones in conjunction with the Palm Beach County School Police and we 1696 02:22:27,040 --> 02:22:32,640 will continue to do that to make sure that our kids are safely back to school 1697 02:22:30,880 --> 02:22:38,000 and that the community realizes that school's back in session. Um, a very 1698 02:22:35,120 --> 02:22:44,000 important thing is the upcoming road closure of 441 north of Canal Point near 1699 02:22:42,000 --> 02:22:50,479 the Morning Star Road. That is a complete shutdown of 441 1700 02:22:46,880 --> 02:22:55,120 and it's going to be open to local traffic only, but there is a point when 1701 02:22:53,120 --> 02:22:59,840 they get to the railroad that if anyone tries to bypass that, they will be 1702 02:22:57,920 --> 02:23:04,000 turned around. So, you're really just going to waste your time if you go past 1703 02:23:02,080 --> 02:23:09,439 the detour route to think you're going to get by the site. They are literally 1704 02:23:06,319 --> 02:23:13,280 digging up the road uh to replace the railroad. The road underneath is giving 1705 02:23:11,520 --> 02:23:17,359 way. So, they're going to dig it out, take the railroad, build it back up, and 1706 02:23:15,359 --> 02:23:23,040 lay the railroad back down. It's going to be from Thursday 7 a.m. for 5:00 a.m. 1707 02:23:21,040 --> 02:23:29,200 They'll be there at 7 a.m. It's a complete road closure. The road should 1708 02:23:25,439 --> 02:23:34,160 open back up by Monday at 8:00 p.m. with an option to go into Tuesday if for any 1709 02:23:31,920 --> 02:23:39,280 reason the work doesn't get done. But that is a 18hour a day work. They 1710 02:23:37,359 --> 02:23:43,040 understand the inconvenience that that's causing to the community and they're 1711 02:23:41,120 --> 02:23:45,840 trying to get it done as soon as possible. 1712 02:23:43,840 --> 02:23:49,840 » So the teachers coming from Fort St. Lucy, they're going to have a route for 1713 02:23:48,399 --> 02:23:52,160 them >> to go. 1714 02:23:50,319 --> 02:23:56,800 » So I put some brochures on the back table, but the way they're doing it is 1715 02:23:53,920 --> 02:23:59,600 through Indiantown beline down through West Palm and coming back out Southern 1716 02:23:58,720 --> 02:24:04,000 Boulevard. >> Commissioners, we included that map in 1717 02:24:01,600 --> 02:24:07,120 your folder. It's it's approximately seven 70 mile 1718 02:24:06,240 --> 02:24:10,080 detour. >> Yeah. 1719 02:24:08,479 --> 02:24:14,319 » We we've been in contact with the schools from the beginning since we 1720 02:24:12,000 --> 02:24:17,680 found out about it almost two weeks ago so that we could push the information 1721 02:24:16,240 --> 02:24:21,359 out as fast as we could. >> Take some to the school that my teacher. 1722 02:24:19,439 --> 02:24:25,920 » Yep. But there is some brochures on the back that that says that type of stuff. 1723 02:24:23,600 --> 02:24:30,560 Uh Florida Highway Patrol will be manning the detour. It will not be the 1724 02:24:27,840 --> 02:24:34,720 sheriff's office, but we will have extra deputies in the community during this 1725 02:24:32,640 --> 02:24:39,120 shutdown, you know, to enforce the detour route to make sure that people 1726 02:24:36,640 --> 02:24:43,920 are abiding by the traffic laws and the detour route and other things such as 1727 02:24:41,359 --> 02:24:47,359 that. Again, this is being done by the Florida Department of Transportation. 1728 02:24:46,080 --> 02:24:51,600 Um, and they understand the inconvenience that it is causing to the 1729 02:24:49,520 --> 02:24:55,120 community and those that come back and forth, especially the workforce. So, 1730 02:24:53,359 --> 02:25:02,359 they're trying to get it done as quickly as possible, but this is an emergency 1731 02:24:57,680 --> 02:25:02,359 road repair that they're doing. So, 1732 02:25:03,760 --> 02:25:11,680 » thank you. Are you able to share any information on the incident that 1733 02:25:08,640 --> 02:25:16,000 happened at city hall, the uh vehicle running into the uh building? And the 1734 02:25:14,160 --> 02:25:21,280 reason I'm asking, there was some misinformation out there. Some say it 1735 02:25:18,560 --> 02:25:27,920 was uh a death and we certainly know it wasn't some it was only minor injury and 1736 02:25:25,359 --> 02:25:34,240 maybe even to the point whether the person was whether they was intoxicated 1737 02:25:30,720 --> 02:25:38,399 or maybe they was ill and had accident if you could just share some light on 1738 02:25:35,840 --> 02:25:44,720 that. Yeah, to my knowledge there was no uh contributing factors other than maybe 1739 02:25:41,680 --> 02:25:48,399 uh the time of night, maybe someone, you know, 1740 02:25:46,560 --> 02:25:53,200 some drowsiness or something like that may have been involved in it. Um minor 1741 02:25:51,359 --> 02:25:57,600 injuries, that's that's all we really have at this 1742 02:25:54,960 --> 02:26:02,479 point that we can share. >> Thank you. [clears throat] 1743 02:26:00,000 --> 02:26:06,800 » We we will continue to monitor Bacon Point Road. You know, we did the speed 1744 02:26:04,560 --> 02:26:12,000 before and all that, too. At this point, we do we do we did do a traffic study of 1745 02:26:10,000 --> 02:26:17,040 Bacon Point Road. We had that speed trader trailer out there. The report 1746 02:26:14,880 --> 02:26:22,000 from the speed trailer I don't have with me tonight. Um, but it did show that it 1747 02:26:20,319 --> 02:26:28,399 is not based on the traffic flow in and out of 1748 02:26:25,120 --> 02:26:32,880 Pokei. It is not a traffic concern at this point, but it is a concern of the 1749 02:26:30,720 --> 02:26:36,479 community. So, we will continue to monitor it and enforce traffic during 1750 02:26:35,359 --> 02:26:40,280 that stretch of road. >> Okay. Thank you. 1751 02:26:40,560 --> 02:26:42,720 » Thank you. >> Thank you. 1752 02:26:42,160 --> 02:26:47,520 » Thank you. >> Thank you, 1753 02:26:45,280 --> 02:26:53,120 » Mr. Mayor. If I can add on to that as well. Um, so city hall has been um 1754 02:26:50,720 --> 02:26:58,240 secured. There are no front there no entry through the front door for um our 1755 02:26:55,760 --> 02:27:02,640 residents and we have directed them to enter through the rear door. the um 1756 02:27:00,880 --> 02:27:07,439 insurance company came out today. There are no issues with lowbearing walls and 1757 02:27:05,120 --> 02:27:13,359 so we needed them to see that before the repair work was done. There is a a small 1758 02:27:10,880 --> 02:27:18,000 hole in the front of the building. Um that has been um boarded up and so soon 1759 02:27:16,080 --> 02:27:23,200 as we get the report back tomorrow, then we can start um the repair work, one of 1760 02:27:21,120 --> 02:27:27,920 the pillars on the front of the building is completely um moved. And so we're 1761 02:27:26,080 --> 02:27:32,160 looking at supporting that structure as well just to make sure. But that is the 1762 02:27:30,319 --> 02:27:35,600 damage. It's just an inconvenience right now to our to our residents coming 1763 02:27:34,240 --> 02:27:38,600 through and trying to get into city hall. 1764 02:27:44,800 --> 02:27:50,680 » Now we have a report from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. 1765 02:27:54,240 --> 02:28:01,760 officials, employees, citizens. 1766 02:27:59,359 --> 02:28:07,200 Um, so yeah, today I do have a report. I just want to make sure that everyone 1767 02:28:03,920 --> 02:28:12,080 here including including uh all the citizens of the GL area and the visitors 1768 02:28:10,160 --> 02:28:17,520 and their businesses uh know that county fire rescue um 1769 02:28:15,280 --> 02:28:24,560 especially you know myself, I have attended to every meeting when it comes 1770 02:28:19,520 --> 02:28:29,200 to DOT, FHP and um um traffic control from Lieutenant Brad and us. So, we have 1771 02:28:27,600 --> 02:28:32,960 been constantly in communication together because we want to identify 1772 02:28:31,040 --> 02:28:36,800 different operational um you know operational things that 1773 02:28:35,200 --> 02:28:40,960 could happen and we don't want that to happen. That's why we do what we do. We 1774 02:28:39,280 --> 02:28:47,600 want to be prepared especially when response times and congestion and the 1775 02:28:44,240 --> 02:28:53,520 geography of the you know any incident possible can happen. So, we did um took 1776 02:28:50,720 --> 02:28:58,880 some steps necessary some of those that I have taken for fire rescue is we have 1777 02:28:56,720 --> 02:29:04,880 made some notifications to our dispatch center. Their cast system has been 1778 02:29:01,439 --> 02:29:08,720 updated so they know the closure. So what we do with the cast system is 1779 02:29:06,560 --> 02:29:13,439 pretty much they send a signal when this guys call and they would tell us how 1780 02:29:10,960 --> 02:29:17,520 close we are, the delays and stuff like that in the address. So when seconds 1781 02:29:15,600 --> 02:29:21,920 count, we want to be there as fast as we can. Um we definitely don't have control 1782 02:29:20,240 --> 02:29:26,640 of what the traffic may look like. I mean it could be traffic not uh we 1783 02:29:24,720 --> 02:29:31,120 depend on PBSO so that's me and Lieutenant Brad we have made different 1784 02:29:28,800 --> 02:29:35,280 actually walkthroughs together so to identify the potentials um some of the 1785 02:29:33,600 --> 02:29:39,040 things that we did is I know that they have communication with FHB we have 1786 02:29:37,280 --> 02:29:44,080 communication with them so our communication is not going to change we 1787 02:29:40,800 --> 02:29:48,319 can tell each other hey um you know this is what it's going to be so we can 1788 02:29:45,439 --> 02:29:53,040 actually work with different agencies smoother than you know wait until that 1789 02:29:50,720 --> 02:29:58,240 happens of the things that we actually do besides doing the considerations um 1790 02:29:56,240 --> 02:30:04,000 of the traffic and the dispatch notification center the EOC our 1791 02:30:01,920 --> 02:30:08,399 emergency operations center they're very aware of it so we have I have included a 1792 02:30:06,720 --> 02:30:13,520 lot of other divisions when it come emergency center so they can put alerts 1793 02:30:10,800 --> 02:30:18,240 out there um a dispatch center which is division chie is involved on that so the 1794 02:30:16,080 --> 02:30:22,479 dispatch um center will have communication with the EOC when it comes 1795 02:30:20,160 --> 02:30:27,920 to that everybody's very well aware of this because it is going to affect a lot 1796 02:30:24,800 --> 02:30:33,040 of people and we understand that. Um so from my perspective my thing is to make 1797 02:30:30,160 --> 02:30:37,840 sure the trucks emergency trucks can get there as fast as they can with as little 1798 02:30:35,680 --> 02:30:43,200 delay as possible. Now if we do have some type of delay we are also prepared. 1799 02:30:40,479 --> 02:30:48,000 We have um talked to our neighborhood agency um Martin County Fire Rescue and 1800 02:30:45,760 --> 02:30:54,160 they had agreed and in case there is that delay they will provide us that 1801 02:30:50,800 --> 02:30:58,560 service. So for any reason if there's any major delay that we cannot cross 1802 02:30:56,240 --> 02:31:03,120 that road I'm going to be right now we find it impossible because we have 1803 02:31:00,560 --> 02:31:08,160 actually find different set of accesses to get from the south to the north but 1804 02:31:05,520 --> 02:31:12,960 we are also having that second backup. They have agreed to respond to the 1805 02:31:10,560 --> 02:31:18,479 So Mar County is aware of it. They are providing that. It's already being done. 1806 02:31:15,359 --> 02:31:22,880 Um those things the different access points we actually today we drove them. 1807 02:31:21,120 --> 02:31:27,040 We put our trucks because they're very heavy trucks and very wide trucks to 1808 02:31:25,200 --> 02:31:32,000 make sure there's no hangups. The last thing we want to do is that me and PBSO 1809 02:31:29,600 --> 02:31:35,120 we did all this work for and then we can't put one of those trucks through 1810 02:31:33,359 --> 02:31:40,479 it. So we did drill the trucks through it. Every single truck from a rescue 1811 02:31:37,600 --> 02:31:46,160 through an engine through the is tender. We do have an area of concern which is 1812 02:31:42,479 --> 02:31:50,319 that the creek the reserve area but it is pretty much the the the co value 1813 02:31:48,399 --> 02:31:55,920 there is very low and we have the secondary access to it and the mutual 1814 02:31:53,200 --> 02:32:00,479 aid agreement to it. So we're pretty confident there. Um we know that there's 1815 02:31:58,560 --> 02:32:04,319 going to be a lot of consideration for commerce for trucks stuff like that. 1816 02:32:02,960 --> 02:32:07,920 That's what we have our partners from PSO. We feel confident that they're 1817 02:32:05,920 --> 02:32:11,520 going to help us get to them if they need to. Uh and pretty much that's 1818 02:32:10,080 --> 02:32:16,319 that's what we have. I just want to make sure that the community leaders that you 1819 02:32:13,760 --> 02:32:21,359 you guys are know to tell you to the fire rescue is prepare. It's ready. We 1820 02:32:18,800 --> 02:32:25,359 have done our homework. We have drove the road um you know and and 1821 02:32:23,760 --> 02:32:28,960 communicating with all the multiple agencies. They're going to be dealing 1822 02:32:27,359 --> 02:32:32,479 with the road closure for for a few days. So any questions? 1823 02:32:30,479 --> 02:32:37,200 » I have one question. So we know we have that truck route. Is something gonna go 1824 02:32:35,200 --> 02:32:40,479 up so that they'll know at a certain point that if they are going that way 1825 02:32:39,200 --> 02:32:44,560 that they're not going to be able to go that way and get like the semi-truckss 1826 02:32:42,640 --> 02:32:50,160 and get all the way down there and then they don't have a way um to turn around. 1827 02:32:47,680 --> 02:32:53,200 So that information has been put out or something is going to be up so that they 1828 02:32:52,000 --> 02:32:57,200 are aware of it. >> Yes. So we've been pushing out through 1829 02:32:54,800 --> 02:33:00,880 our community partners our social media. There's a digital billboard sign that 1830 02:32:59,040 --> 02:33:05,280 has been in place for about a week now that's advising of the road shut down. 1831 02:33:03,040 --> 02:33:10,240 » Okay. And the day of the shutdown, barricades will go up physically 1832 02:33:07,840 --> 02:33:15,600 blocking the road with Florida Highway Patrol station at those locations so 1833 02:33:13,359 --> 02:33:19,920 that they are more than aware that it is a detour. 1834 02:33:18,160 --> 02:33:22,319 » Okay. Thank you. 1835 02:33:20,720 --> 02:33:28,520 » Any questions for rescue? >> No, that's it. [laughter] Making sure 1836 02:33:24,160 --> 02:33:28,520 someone rescue 1837 02:33:28,751 --> 02:33:30,771 [laughter] 1838 02:33:38,880 --> 02:33:47,280 Next we'll have the report of the mayor 1839 02:33:44,319 --> 02:33:53,439 and I'll be brief. Uh this week we'll be attending the city 1840 02:33:50,479 --> 02:34:00,720 commission will be attending the Florida League of Cities annual conference in 1841 02:33:56,800 --> 02:34:04,776 Hollywood, Florida. I want to emphasize Florida. I say Hollywood. They think 1842 02:34:03,120 --> 02:34:07,680 we're going to California somewhere. [laughter] 1843 02:34:05,760 --> 02:34:12,960 Uh but the majority I think will be leaving 1844 02:34:09,840 --> 02:34:19,200 tomorrow, which is Wednesday, and staying to Sunday. 1845 02:34:15,439 --> 02:34:25,120 It's an annual conference of uh city leaders and 1846 02:34:21,760 --> 02:34:30,560 some staff will be also I believe scheduled to attend. I'm not sure which 1847 02:34:28,080 --> 02:34:30,560 staff 1848 02:34:32,080 --> 02:34:35,080 Also, 1849 02:34:37,840 --> 02:34:49,439 I'll be initiating a mayor's utility assistant program 1850 02:34:45,760 --> 02:34:57,359 with the assistant of the city manager who will 1851 02:34:51,840 --> 02:34:59,680 provide a construction form for it to exist. 1852 02:35:00,000 --> 02:35:08,080 Millopire Reyes has volunteered 1853 02:35:04,800 --> 02:35:13,280 to pay for the utilities of two seniors 1854 02:35:10,960 --> 02:35:21,520 per month. In addition to that, we'll be seeking 1855 02:35:17,359 --> 02:35:26,840 uh some other assistance maybe from like the Henderson uh foundation 1856 02:35:26,880 --> 02:35:38,960 Florida Trista and US Sugar to add to whatever he's providing so this can be a 1857 02:35:36,080 --> 02:35:46,160 longterm program. Right now, it would benefit seniors who 1858 02:35:42,399 --> 02:35:52,399 are 75 years or older. Well, we're targeting the older seniors. That's not 1859 02:35:49,920 --> 02:35:58,000 the only senior we're targeting, but these are the one we're mainly targeting 1860 02:35:55,359 --> 02:36:04,240 first and foremost. They are bill committed to assist 1861 02:36:00,560 --> 02:36:11,920 in identifying and helping to decide who would receive the funding. 1862 02:36:09,920 --> 02:36:18,880 So I just wanted to bring that to your attention that will be coming uh 1863 02:36:14,560 --> 02:36:24,479 hopefully uh during our new budget year which begin in October. We'll have that 1864 02:36:22,080 --> 02:36:29,840 up and running and I'll have our city manager hopefully at the next uh city 1865 02:36:27,840 --> 02:36:35,600 commission meeting just outline the program as a whole and how it will work 1866 02:36:32,800 --> 02:36:42,080 and operate and if you have any suggestion of course we'll be loved to 1867 02:36:38,800 --> 02:36:49,120 have your input in in in the formation of this uh particular program. also 1868 02:36:45,600 --> 02:36:55,680 would like to make sure we continue with the and I I'm I'm not bragging. I hate 1869 02:36:52,640 --> 02:37:04,479 to even say it, but the mayor's gold hammer and nail awards that is for a 1870 02:36:59,680 --> 02:37:10,319 business who do significant improvement on their building 1871 02:37:06,800 --> 02:37:17,280 and that normally can be identified by the uh our own internal department. 1872 02:37:14,399 --> 02:37:23,200 someone come in and do a lot of work on sale storefront and put a lot of money 1873 02:37:20,080 --> 02:37:28,560 into that. We want to really reward them or recognize them for that effort. Also, 1874 02:37:26,640 --> 02:37:33,120 we mentioned that we were going to move back to doing the monthly uh 1875 02:37:32,399 --> 02:37:39,280 » lawn >> lawn of the [clears throat] month. We 1876 02:37:35,040 --> 02:37:45,200 need to start that when whenever we can so we can begin to recognize 1877 02:37:42,399 --> 02:37:50,880 residents for their lawn because it's a ripple effect. It not only brutify their 1878 02:37:48,160 --> 02:37:56,000 lawn but it brutify the set as a whole because a competition now you know I 1879 02:37:53,600 --> 02:38:00,800 want to win the lawn of the money at some point in time. 1880 02:37:58,880 --> 02:38:07,359 So again that's something I would like for us to see done. 1881 02:38:03,680 --> 02:38:14,160 Uh we we also was asked by the city manager for any input on uh things that 1882 02:38:11,200 --> 02:38:20,000 we would like to see on the longterm capital improvement 1883 02:38:16,160 --> 02:38:27,280 uh schedule because we are in budget session. I personally and this will be 1884 02:38:23,760 --> 02:38:32,319 voted on by the city commission in a preference because everything can't be 1885 02:38:29,359 --> 02:38:36,800 done in one year and that capital improvement I think went out to a 1886 02:38:34,080 --> 02:38:41,920 fiveyear period but one of the things we didn't have on there that I would like 1887 02:38:38,960 --> 02:38:48,160 to mention is uh bea uh and four streets 1888 02:38:45,120 --> 02:38:52,960 are one of the two worst road and I know it's [clears throat] probably somewhere 1889 02:38:50,000 --> 02:38:58,720 down the line in one of them phases. But I don't know if we can afford that much 1890 02:38:56,000 --> 02:39:04,800 conference and wait two or three years for that road. I know that public uh 1891 02:39:01,920 --> 02:39:11,040 works were going to be expected to do some filling in but that need to be a 1892 02:39:08,000 --> 02:39:18,399 total reconstruction road is one of our best baddest roads and has 1893 02:39:13,920 --> 02:39:26,640 been giving us a lot of uh bad press. So, if we can somehow move that up into 1894 02:39:23,040 --> 02:39:33,439 a more workable schedule, that would be really, really helpful. Also, the new 1895 02:39:30,240 --> 02:39:40,640 entryway sign that the previous commission voted and approved on my cert 1896 02:39:38,800 --> 02:39:46,399 sunseted. We no longer will be receiving cert 1897 02:39:43,200 --> 02:39:50,880 fund. So since that particular project was already approved, I just want to 1898 02:39:48,960 --> 02:39:58,800 make sure that's one of the things that we do. I remember I've been in school 1899 02:39:54,160 --> 02:40:04,319 for out of school for 50 years. That's a long time, but always wished and hoped 1900 02:40:01,840 --> 02:40:11,200 that we had a new entryway sign. We were finally able to get one about three five 1901 02:40:07,680 --> 02:40:18,240 years ago. We did a good a ceremony. We did a public uh uh dedication of that 1902 02:40:15,280 --> 02:40:23,760 sign and I'd like to see us do some similar to the next new sign that we 1903 02:40:21,200 --> 02:40:29,920 have and it should go on maybe the busiest the next busiest road that we 1904 02:40:26,720 --> 02:40:35,600 have. Uh I think Bacon Point was the first one because it was the most busy 1905 02:40:32,479 --> 02:40:43,040 and most visible road. So, we have to decide where the sign should go and and 1906 02:40:39,760 --> 02:40:48,399 uh and at least put it in the budget to uh move forward on doing it. I 1907 02:40:46,720 --> 02:40:54,000 personally, and again, under the five-year plan, 1908 02:40:50,479 --> 02:41:01,840 would like to see us do an amphitheater. Not only would this provide 1909 02:40:57,840 --> 02:41:08,880 a revenue source, it would also provide a place where we can have entertainment 1910 02:41:04,399 --> 02:41:14,800 on the lake. Uh the the activity we do the stage will already be permanently uh 1911 02:41:12,160 --> 02:41:19,680 built. There's a lot that goes into that process. We have to make sure we get 1912 02:41:16,800 --> 02:41:24,240 state approval because we put in a structure on state land 1913 02:41:23,439 --> 02:41:28,479 when you do something. >> Uhhuh. 1914 02:41:25,920 --> 02:41:33,040 » No, you can you can make it >> engineer also. 1915 02:41:29,520 --> 02:41:39,760 » Right. So, I'm just trying to at least add what I think is important to me and 1916 02:41:37,040 --> 02:41:45,680 hopefully to the other commissioners that we can at least begin moving 1917 02:41:42,319 --> 02:41:49,840 forward on some of this and planning uh forward. And it don't have to be this 1918 02:41:47,520 --> 02:41:54,560 year, maybe even next year, but it definitely need to be within our 1919 02:41:51,520 --> 02:42:03,120 fiveyear plan and our fiveyear budget plan. The second one is the uh the the 1920 02:41:58,960 --> 02:42:09,600 building of the new city hall which is projected to be at the old high school 1921 02:42:05,760 --> 02:42:15,680 right across from us. Uh our city hall we're the only city in the glaze that 1922 02:42:12,880 --> 02:42:26,479 don't have their own new basically city hall. Uh the building 1923 02:42:20,560 --> 02:42:34,000 that we're utilizing was a uh a housing apartment or building uh space that was 1924 02:42:31,120 --> 02:42:39,359 sold to the city. So that was always meant to be temporarily, but we got to 1925 02:42:36,880 --> 02:42:45,120 start planning for it. We got to start doing some big things because the the uh 1926 02:42:42,960 --> 02:42:49,920 conversation out in the community, and I know it's not true, but we're not doing 1927 02:42:47,439 --> 02:42:56,960 anything. So when people see things physically, you know, and we can 1928 02:42:54,560 --> 02:43:06,040 dedicate it and and move forward, that's what they're looking uh for us to do if 1929 02:42:59,760 --> 02:43:06,040 we can begin doing that. And lastly, uh 1930 02:43:06,399 --> 02:43:16,560 the the uh hotel just looking at ways that we may be able 1931 02:43:13,760 --> 02:43:21,600 to attract a developer in that. That may be again one of the 1932 02:43:20,080 --> 02:43:27,359 fiveyear items in the five-year plan, but we need 1933 02:43:24,240 --> 02:43:33,840 to begin uh doing that. And going back to city hall, I don't know if we still 1934 02:43:30,479 --> 02:43:37,680 have the old drawing, but if we don't, we need to get at least if we don't do 1935 02:43:35,680 --> 02:43:43,279 anything else, get an architectural drawing and an estimate of the cost of 1936 02:43:41,280 --> 02:43:49,720 what it would be or what it would take to uh move that further along down the 1937 02:43:46,720 --> 02:43:49,720 line. 1938 02:43:50,000 --> 02:43:57,920 » M, I have a question with the hotel. Didn't we vote to give lure $5,000 to 1939 02:43:56,399 --> 02:44:02,960 work towards? They're going to see where the hotel is going to be. So, I guess we 1940 02:44:01,200 --> 02:44:07,040 will hear something back from that to see where city or where they determine 1941 02:44:05,359 --> 02:44:11,279 to put the hotel at, >> right? 1942 02:44:08,560 --> 02:44:13,760 » May I miss Mayor? Um, we gave Lure $5,000 for the feasibility studies, 1943 02:44:13,439 --> 02:44:18,399 right? >> And so, they will bring that back. I did 1944 02:44:16,080 --> 02:44:22,000 get notice that they've started that process. They've been working. they got 1945 02:44:19,840 --> 02:44:25,279 the additional funding that they need as well. So, they are actually working on 1946 02:44:24,080 --> 02:44:30,240 that now. >> Oh, and I have one more question, Mayor 1947 02:44:26,880 --> 02:44:34,640 B. I thought at one point when the um apartment was being built and I'm not 1948 02:44:33,200 --> 02:44:40,319 sure, maybe you can explain it. There was some talk about they were supposed 1949 02:44:36,399 --> 02:44:44,479 to do something with the old high school um tied into when they were doing the 1950 02:44:43,279 --> 02:44:51,520 apartments or something. >> Yeah. Michael Snowgrass who actually is 1951 02:44:47,600 --> 02:44:57,600 the main owner of those apartment building because he have some experience 1952 02:44:54,800 --> 02:45:03,760 in historic renovation. >> He was going to seek uh funding to have 1953 02:45:01,200 --> 02:45:08,080 that done on our behalf >> through a private partner public 1954 02:45:06,479 --> 02:45:13,760 partnership. >> But he' been having so much issues out 1955 02:45:10,800 --> 02:45:16,160 there with the one he's building. I don't know. It's like on the back 1956 02:45:15,359 --> 02:45:19,600 burner. Okay. >> We have supposed to have did some type 1957 02:45:18,319 --> 02:45:24,319 of >> agreement with him, a public private 1958 02:45:22,399 --> 02:45:29,520 agreement that he will be able to do that for us. And not saying that can't 1959 02:45:26,800 --> 02:45:34,499 happen. But all I wanted to do is just at least remain on the forefront that 1960 02:45:32,160 --> 02:45:39,680 this is something we're looking at [clears throat] doing in in the very 1961 02:45:36,800 --> 02:45:46,880 near near future if we can be if we are able to do it. 1962 02:45:42,800 --> 02:45:54,880 Okay, now we'll move into the report of the city attorney, city manager. Sorry, 1963 02:45:51,520 --> 02:45:58,800 keep me mixing up. So, Mr. Mayor, just to piggy back on one 1964 02:45:57,200 --> 02:46:05,120 of the items that you talked about with the roads. So, the city um finally 1965 02:46:02,319 --> 02:46:10,479 received the clearance on our credit. So, we were able to um purchase asphalt 1966 02:46:07,840 --> 02:46:15,120 again and so we've purchased that and the potholes have started to be filled 1967 02:46:12,720 --> 02:46:19,439 already and there will be more asphalt purchase on Thursday and Friday to fill 1968 02:46:17,120 --> 02:46:23,760 additional holes. Um and so we'll give you an update on that as we see, but 1969 02:46:21,680 --> 02:46:28,319 they are moving forward with at least filling the potholes so that we can at 1970 02:46:26,080 --> 02:46:32,160 least get some release from that that portion. 1971 02:46:30,640 --> 02:46:36,960 the um two uh for my report, two of the 1972 02:46:34,880 --> 02:46:41,680 three city of Pokei need grant applications passed to the second round 1973 02:46:39,200 --> 02:46:47,600 on July 15th. Um these include the playground, the playground shade 1974 02:46:43,920 --> 02:46:52,720 structure and the playground equipment um project. U these projects entail the 1975 02:46:51,200 --> 02:46:57,359 procurement and professional installation of playground shade 1976 02:46:54,560 --> 02:47:02,720 structures in Commissioner's Park in the amount of $8,240. 1977 02:46:59,920 --> 02:47:09,200 Um and secondly, the procurement and installation of new playground equipment 1978 02:47:04,720 --> 02:47:14,319 in MLK Park in the amount of $7,255. The neat the neat grant awards are 1979 02:47:12,160 --> 02:47:20,680 scheduled to be presented to the board of county commissioners for approval on 1980 02:47:16,960 --> 02:47:20,680 November 17th. 1981 02:47:21,040 --> 02:47:30,240 Pokei Parks and Recreation goes cashless. The first um little league 1982 02:47:26,960 --> 02:47:36,479 park and recreation football game of the 2026 season was held on Saturday, August 1983 02:47:34,080 --> 02:47:41,840 8th, 2026. City Halloff staff collected at the 1984 02:47:38,640 --> 02:47:47,920 gates using the cashless devices. Um a total number of attendees was 1985 02:47:43,359 --> 02:47:52,960 approximately 366 with $2562 being collected. The little league 1986 02:47:50,479 --> 02:47:59,560 schedule is on the table in the rear of the room and the little league team will 1987 02:47:55,439 --> 02:47:59,560 host five home games. 1988 02:47:59,680 --> 02:48:08,319 Employment benefits um resource fair will be held Wednesday, August 12th, 9 1989 02:48:05,760 --> 02:48:13,120 to 1:00 p.m. City employees should contact human resources director Miss 1990 02:48:10,479 --> 02:48:18,399 Prince for additional information. Residents of Poki and nearby 1991 02:48:16,399 --> 02:48:25,200 communities, mark your calendar for two upcoming events in in partnership with 1992 02:48:21,680 --> 02:48:30,800 the city of Poki Empowerment Health Care and Glaze Pink Walk Planning Committee. 1993 02:48:28,160 --> 02:48:38,560 There will be a lunchon and learn on Friday, October 23rd, 11:00 a.m. at 2 1994 02:48:35,520 --> 02:48:44,560 p.m. at the Eddie Road Gymnasium. The pink walk will is scheduled to take 1995 02:48:40,640 --> 02:48:52,080 place on Saturday, October 24th, 8:00 um to 12 8 o'clock a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at 1996 02:48:47,359 --> 02:48:57,920 the parks and recreation um complex. Glaze Technical Advisory Commission, 1997 02:48:55,120 --> 02:49:03,920 which is GTAC, um, cordly invites all residents of the Glaze community 1998 02:49:00,000 --> 02:49:08,640 leaders, neighborhood organizations, and and interested stakeholders to attend 1999 02:49:05,920 --> 02:49:15,760 its public meeting on Thursday, August 20th, 9:30 a.m. at the Eddie Row 2000 02:49:12,319 --> 02:49:20,640 Gymnasium, 360 East Main Street, Pokei, Florida. There are also flyers on the 2001 02:49:18,560 --> 02:49:25,520 table in the back of the room. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss 2002 02:49:22,399 --> 02:49:33,120 the statewide property tax proposal that will appear on the November 3rd, 2026 2003 02:49:28,880 --> 02:49:39,359 ballot titled Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Tax with residents of 2004 02:49:36,160 --> 02:49:45,279 the Glaze community including Belglade um including Pokei, Belglade, and South 2005 02:49:41,840 --> 02:49:50,160 Bay in attendance. Food distribution reminder. Um reminder 2006 02:49:47,680 --> 02:49:56,960 to mark your calendar and share with Pokei community. The office of community 2007 02:49:53,040 --> 02:50:02,319 revitalization and Palm Beach Harvest Harvest Incorporated host its food 2008 02:49:59,840 --> 02:50:08,080 assistance program event every first Friday in the city of Pokei. The the 2009 02:50:05,760 --> 02:50:14,000 food distribution is usually held at the United Missionary Baptist Church at 2010 02:50:09,920 --> 02:50:18,560 10:00 a.m. And we do need um community residents to come out because these 2011 02:50:16,240 --> 02:50:23,520 individuals are coming to Pahoke to to provide a service and there is not a lot 2012 02:50:21,760 --> 02:50:30,160 of attendance from residents. So please pass the word. 2013 02:50:26,160 --> 02:50:34,319 um schedule um schedule prepared to um maintain an 2014 02:50:32,800 --> 02:50:40,560 acceptable um level of um of upkeep in the city of 2015 02:50:37,520 --> 02:50:46,000 Pokei. I've sat with the public works group and we've um drafted a schedule. 2016 02:50:43,520 --> 02:50:50,479 Um as we know the rain is plentiful and as it is grass will continue to grow 2017 02:50:48,160 --> 02:50:55,040 faster. So, we worked through a plan to keep the cemetery as well as the city 2018 02:50:52,880 --> 02:50:59,120 looking as neat as possible throughout this process, which means that they 2019 02:50:56,800 --> 02:51:04,880 can't just cut once a week um like they used to. So, we've worked that that plan 2020 02:51:01,520 --> 02:51:10,720 through. Um there's a town hall meeting um planned for Thursday, October 1st, 2021 02:51:07,200 --> 02:51:18,479 2026 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Eddie Roll um gymnasium. And this is planned 2022 02:51:15,120 --> 02:51:22,880 by this by um the city staff. The topics will the topic is the property tax 2023 02:51:20,640 --> 02:51:27,920 proposal. Um what you need to know before the November 3rd um ballot. The 2024 02:51:26,160 --> 02:51:32,399 first one that's being prepared by the county is in the during the daytime at 2025 02:51:29,680 --> 02:51:38,800 10:00 a.m. So lots of individuals are working and we had already planned um an 2026 02:51:35,600 --> 02:51:43,840 an event for October 1st and additional town hall meetings will be prepared and 2027 02:51:41,040 --> 02:51:53,359 coming forth. um on the 2028 02:51:46,640 --> 02:51:57,439 um August 25th, 2026 agenda items um the uh policies and procedures that was 2029 02:51:55,200 --> 02:52:02,000 mentioned by Miss Reyes will be on the next agenda and so we'll get that 2030 02:51:59,760 --> 02:52:06,479 information to you in a timely manner so you will have time to review. If there 2031 02:52:04,319 --> 02:52:11,760 are any questions, just give us a call as well. U give myself a call and and um 2032 02:52:09,359 --> 02:52:16,160 and and some of the other um city staff and we will help you through that if if 2033 02:52:13,600 --> 02:52:22,000 there are any questions. Um also on the next agenda will be the UNCCFOU 2034 02:52:19,439 --> 02:52:28,800 and then software upgrades and purchases for our website uh mitigation uh agenda 2035 02:52:25,920 --> 02:52:36,160 and meeting management and the next request. Um, we have also prepared the C 2036 02:52:32,080 --> 02:52:42,160 CCNA RFQ which will be coming your way as well so we can get um back on track 2037 02:52:39,279 --> 02:52:45,359 with the Mccclure Road and other roads updates. 2038 02:52:43,680 --> 02:52:50,000 That concludes my report. >> Okay. 2039 02:52:46,960 --> 02:52:55,040 And before we move to the city uh attorney, if there's support, I would 2040 02:52:52,160 --> 02:53:02,000 like to just mention to the city uh commission, we try to recognize uh any 2041 02:52:59,040 --> 02:53:08,319 of our clients or any of our residents who are 100 years or older during their 2042 02:53:05,359 --> 02:53:12,880 birthday. And we do have two that coming up. their birthdays have already passed, 2043 02:53:10,720 --> 02:53:17,439 but we're going to make sure that we get a proclamation by our next city 2044 02:53:15,520 --> 02:53:21,680 commission meeting. And the reason I'm bringing this up also is if you know of 2045 02:53:19,920 --> 02:53:27,600 anyone birthday that's a hundred or more, 2046 02:53:24,640 --> 02:53:33,040 please let me know. The clerk knows so we can do the proclamation and honor 2047 02:53:30,080 --> 02:53:40,560 them. And we're also looking to see if those residents was here during the 18 2048 02:53:37,840 --> 02:53:47,200 I'm say the 1928 hurricane. So we can recognize them at 2049 02:53:43,760 --> 02:53:52,240 that also because we had three for the longest the two Salvator sisters and 2050 02:53:50,240 --> 02:53:55,520 Miss Williams that we was always recognizing 2051 02:53:53,840 --> 02:54:00,720 not knowing that there may have been others in the community who was here 2052 02:53:58,720 --> 02:54:07,359 during that time. So that's just some information I wanted to share and pass 2053 02:54:03,439 --> 02:54:11,439 on to you. And now we'll move to the city attorney report if there's one. 2054 02:54:09,760 --> 02:54:17,359 » No report this evening. Mr. Mayor, >> thank you ma'am. 2055 02:54:14,160 --> 02:54:22,640 Next we'll move to future agenda items of the commissioners if any. And I'll 2056 02:54:20,000 --> 02:54:29,600 start with Commissioner Scott. >> Yeah. I I like um 2057 02:54:27,439 --> 02:54:33,439 for us to receive the um like the contracts. Can we get a like a 2058 02:54:31,040 --> 02:54:39,920 spreadsheet of all the contracts in the city like the beginning and end because 2059 02:54:36,479 --> 02:54:44,640 I wasn't aware that um with auditors that her contract was up. 2060 02:54:42,720 --> 02:54:48,560 It'd be nice to know when when this stuff happening. 2061 02:54:46,560 --> 02:54:52,319 » If I may, Mr. Mayor. >> Um we do have that list. We have a list 2062 02:54:50,560 --> 02:54:55,600 of all the contracts. So, we will provide that information to you. I 2063 02:54:54,000 --> 02:54:59,359 actually looked at it today and marked off all the contracts that we have. The 2064 02:54:57,760 --> 02:55:04,160 one that is coming up is the waste management. So we will be um preparing 2065 02:55:01,840 --> 02:55:08,720 the RFP for the waste management which I think is due by February. So we'll start 2066 02:55:06,640 --> 02:55:13,880 that now so we can start that process. The others we've checked off but we will 2067 02:55:10,399 --> 02:55:13,880 get that to you. 2068 02:55:20,479 --> 02:55:24,120 » Commissioner Williams. 2069 02:55:24,240 --> 02:55:27,880 » Vice Mayor McDonald. 2070 02:55:28,080 --> 02:55:34,880 Yeah, I'm going to go [clears throat] based on the recommendation um of Miss 2071 02:55:32,880 --> 02:55:40,479 Reyes um and say that we need to um go ahead 2072 02:55:38,319 --> 02:55:47,120 and um make future agenda item with regards to 2073 02:55:44,479 --> 02:55:53,319 um soliciting a company for the uh forensic card. 2074 02:55:53,359 --> 02:55:59,760 Okay. Could you repeat that please? 2075 02:55:57,040 --> 02:56:06,080 » Quotes. Uh what's your recommendation? >> Yeah, she said she has some quotes, but 2076 02:56:02,720 --> 02:56:12,080 um if we can include that on um as a future agenda item so that we can uh go 2077 02:56:09,520 --> 02:56:16,560 ahead and uh be expeditious about getting it done. 2078 02:56:14,160 --> 02:56:20,880 That would be the only thing that I have tonight. 2079 02:56:17,840 --> 02:56:27,120 » Okay. Are there a second to have that placed on the agenda for discussion? 2080 02:56:23,760 --> 02:56:31,200 » Second. Okay. Been moved and second. Call for questions. 2081 02:56:29,120 --> 02:56:36,479 » I have a question. So, we just vote. I because I want to see what I I me I want 2082 02:56:33,840 --> 02:56:40,720 to see what she have to say that we need before we spend that kind of money that 2083 02:56:38,720 --> 02:56:44,479 we need a forensic audit. That That's what I would like to see so we can make 2084 02:56:42,399 --> 02:56:48,160 sure we're good stewards of the city's money. 2085 02:56:46,720 --> 02:56:51,960 » I just >> Any additional questions? 2086 02:56:52,880 --> 02:56:57,120 Are you ready for a vote? Roll call, Madam Clerk. 2087 02:56:55,439 --> 02:56:58,800 » Vice Mayor McDonald, >> yes. 2088 02:56:57,680 --> 02:57:00,720 » Commissioner Scott, >> yes. 2089 02:56:59,359 --> 02:57:02,720 » Commissioner Calvin Williams, >> no. 2090 02:57:01,359 --> 02:57:04,640 » Commissioner McFersonson, >> yes. 2091 02:57:03,600 --> 02:57:11,080 » Mayor Bab, >> yes. Motion passed by majority for one 2092 02:57:08,080 --> 02:57:11,080 vote. 2093 02:57:11,600 --> 02:57:18,240 » Commissioner Mike Fearson, anything that you can do? 2094 02:57:14,880 --> 02:57:22,720 » Uh, yes. I would like to use our discretionary funds 2095 02:57:21,120 --> 02:57:29,359 Maybe they make a donation to the volleyball team, 2096 02:57:25,120 --> 02:57:31,920 the Pokei High School volleyball team. I don't know if I need to put an amount 2097 02:57:30,640 --> 02:57:36,080 on there. That need to be a future agenda item. So, we can just go ahead 2098 02:57:33,359 --> 02:57:39,840 and uh because it's our discretionary form. 2099 02:57:37,680 --> 02:57:43,399 » There is a budget versus actual in your folder as well. 2100 02:57:43,680 --> 02:57:51,279 » See how much we got left. Do I need to put an amount on that now or wait till 2101 02:57:48,160 --> 02:57:56,080 it comes back before the commission? >> I would I would lease 2102 02:57:54,080 --> 02:57:59,080 » put 500. >> Okay, 2103 02:58:03,200 --> 02:58:05,600 » we second that. >> Second. 2104 02:58:04,800 --> 02:58:10,240 » Oh, I second. >> Okay, it's been moved and second. Call 2105 02:58:07,680 --> 02:58:13,520 for questions hearing none. You ready for a vote? Roll call. Madam cler. 2106 02:58:12,319 --> 02:58:15,600 » Commissioner McFerson. >> Yes. Commissioner Scott, 2107 02:58:15,040 --> 02:58:17,279 » yes. >> Commissioner Cowan Williams, 2108 02:58:16,960 --> 02:58:19,040 » yes. >> Vice Mayor McDonald, 2109 02:58:18,720 --> 02:58:23,120 » yes. >> Mayor B, 2110 02:58:20,000 --> 02:58:28,800 » yes. And I will say to Carl Balden was here. I was going to have him come up. I 2111 02:58:25,840 --> 02:58:32,760 know. Did he send a letter to asking for the donation for the BT? 2112 02:58:32,960 --> 02:58:39,520 » We have not seen it. No. >> Okay. 2113 02:58:37,040 --> 02:58:44,640 » Okay. >> Okay. I know I spoke with him and I 2114 02:58:41,279 --> 02:58:49,520 asked him to at least send a notice and a letter and then come to the commission 2115 02:58:46,720 --> 02:58:54,319 meeting and request it so we'll be able to really vote on it and support it. So, 2116 02:58:52,160 --> 02:58:58,560 we have it on the agenda and it it'll be taken care of hopefully. 2117 02:58:56,080 --> 02:59:03,200 » Um, another item I want to put on the agenda and this may be something that um 2118 02:59:00,880 --> 02:59:08,399 the city manager may be able to handle. I was thinking about us uh constantly 2119 02:59:06,479 --> 02:59:13,760 getting complaints about the grass being cut at the parks and stuff that we 2120 02:59:10,800 --> 02:59:18,880 either look at the um county and see if they got uh tractor with a bike code 2121 02:59:16,399 --> 02:59:24,880 that would eliminate cuz that one bike bike bike code with the attachment on it 2122 02:59:22,800 --> 02:59:30,560 do five times to work those moores that we have out there. If not, um, if 2123 02:59:29,120 --> 02:59:33,520 nothing is available, maybe we'll look at suggest price and something, get some 2124 02:59:32,560 --> 02:59:34,800 quotes. >> Bushall. 2125 02:59:34,399 --> 02:59:38,560 » Hm. >> Bushall. 2126 02:59:35,520 --> 02:59:44,520 » Bushall. Yeah, Bushaw. Not Michael. I'm sorry. Wrong language. Thank you, 2127 02:59:41,040 --> 02:59:44,520 Commissioner Scott. 2128 02:59:45,520 --> 02:59:50,640 » Are there a second on that? >> This is something to be added to agenda 2129 02:59:49,920 --> 02:59:52,319 for >> Yeah. 2130 02:59:51,520 --> 02:59:57,600 » Future discussion. >> I second. 2131 02:59:53,120 --> 03:00:00,319 » Okay. Call for questions. Hearing none. Are you ready for a vote? Roll call, 2132 02:59:59,359 --> 03:00:02,080 Madam Clerk. >> Commissioner McFersonson, 2133 03:00:01,680 --> 03:00:03,600 » yes. >> Commissioner Scott, 2134 03:00:03,120 --> 03:00:05,279 » yes. >> Commissioner Calvin Williams, 2135 03:00:04,880 --> 03:00:06,880 » yes. >> Vice Mayor McDonald, 2136 03:00:06,479 --> 03:00:10,479 » yes. >> Mayor Bab, 2137 03:00:08,000 --> 03:00:15,520 » yes. >> Motion passed by unanimous vote. 2138 03:00:14,319 --> 03:00:20,880 » I have one more item, but I don't know if I'll do it as as the commissioner's 2139 03:00:17,520 --> 03:00:24,439 report. It's uh regarding the parks and recreation board. 2140 03:00:24,960 --> 03:00:29,359 Well, I'll just give it to them. and I'll let y'all decide whether it need to 2141 03:00:28,000 --> 03:00:36,319 go on future agenda item. This is something that um what is happening uh 2142 03:00:32,000 --> 03:00:41,600 po pursuit to 2.162 the city of po pokei code of ordinance we had already voted 2143 03:00:38,640 --> 03:00:46,479 for the uh requesting the park and recreation advisory board to develop a 2144 03:00:43,760 --> 03:00:50,880 plan for improvement and repairs on MLK park. Um what we've done or what they've 2145 03:00:49,279 --> 03:00:54,560 done in the meeting they have wanted to set up a date we got some volunteers 2146 03:00:53,040 --> 03:00:57,760 lined up that want to help paint the park. most of the the work that they're 2147 03:00:56,479 --> 03:01:02,800 talking about doing is going to be the beautifification. Um, 2148 03:01:00,640 --> 03:01:08,560 and also even I know we got the neat grant uh coming, but if there's some uh 2149 03:01:06,640 --> 03:01:13,200 donations which I mean they'll do the proper forms and all that kind of stuff 2150 03:01:10,399 --> 03:01:17,439 to set up so they can go ahead and uh even just replace some swings if the 2151 03:01:15,040 --> 03:01:22,240 donations are there. But we do have the uh in kind workers uh a couple of groups 2152 03:01:20,720 --> 03:01:28,479 that are lined up that wants to volunteer and my tenative dates that I 2153 03:01:24,880 --> 03:01:32,640 not I want to look but uh the board wanted to uh move forward with getting 2154 03:01:31,200 --> 03:01:36,800 the painting and one of the things they'll be doing is the perimeter with 2155 03:01:34,399 --> 03:01:41,040 those borders around there. um the pavilions being pressure washed as well 2156 03:01:39,359 --> 03:01:45,040 as the bathroom even though the bathroom may not be used as for beautifification 2157 03:01:43,279 --> 03:01:51,520 but this is all going to be volunteer work um and which I roll up my sleeve 2158 03:01:49,040 --> 03:01:58,240 I'll be out there myself also um but the tenative dates that we're looking at is 2159 03:01:54,000 --> 03:02:01,439 um September the 5th and it may be a two-day project I don't know if we're 2160 03:01:59,359 --> 03:02:05,279 going to do it September 5th and 12th and actually that'll give it time to be 2161 03:02:03,279 --> 03:02:09,600 done before they have the alumni picnic also And mainly it's going to be 2162 03:02:07,120 --> 03:02:13,600 beautififications. But as well as I've already spoken, I think she was at our 2163 03:02:11,439 --> 03:02:17,279 last couple of meetings. The city manager is already have public work 2164 03:02:15,359 --> 03:02:23,359 working on going just filling the holes is trying to make sure it's level and 2165 03:02:19,520 --> 03:02:27,439 the ground is level and stuff. But um and I just wanted to make everybody 2166 03:02:25,040 --> 03:02:31,760 aware aware of that. And the uh date is September the 5th that we'll go ahead 2167 03:02:30,000 --> 03:02:36,240 and try to get everything and they already aware of the forms and stuff 2168 03:02:34,160 --> 03:02:40,800 that they have to sign as far as the uh if any donations as far as the 2169 03:02:38,319 --> 03:02:43,200 paperwork. The clerk was all already aware of all of that. 2170 03:02:41,680 --> 03:02:47,520 » I know you was trying to decide whether or not you need to add that as a future 2171 03:02:45,279 --> 03:02:50,479 agenda item, but what would be the agenda item that you would like to add? 2172 03:02:49,279 --> 03:02:54,880 Well, I could have did it as my commissioner's report as far as 2173 03:02:52,319 --> 03:02:59,600 reporting for the as the layers on for the parks and rec committee. I that 2174 03:02:57,520 --> 03:03:05,680 would need to get set the dates. >> We would probably need to add it if we 2175 03:03:03,040 --> 03:03:10,399 need to have approval for the city manager to approve it. I'm 2176 03:03:08,240 --> 03:03:15,840 not sure how that going to work to be honest. for instance, it may be some in 2177 03:03:12,880 --> 03:03:19,040 there where it may be dayto day or it's something that she can approve without 2178 03:03:17,840 --> 03:03:22,479 even having on agenda. >> The stuff that she's involved in, I 2179 03:03:20,560 --> 03:03:25,120 think it's all day to day from what we um 2180 03:03:23,920 --> 03:03:29,120 » probably filling the holes. >> Yeah, filling the holes and uh I think 2181 03:03:27,520 --> 03:03:32,479 she's already got some paint and stuff that 2182 03:03:30,800 --> 03:03:37,040 in line trying to get some paint and stuff donated for the project. 2183 03:03:35,520 --> 03:03:41,120 » So, this won't be an island that we need to vote on then. 2184 03:03:39,439 --> 03:03:43,279 » Okay. So it would need to be on the future general. You can 2185 03:03:42,960 --> 03:03:47,520 » okay >> just work with the city manager and 2186 03:03:44,720 --> 03:03:49,760 getting it completed or whatever. >> Just go down some of the things that it 2187 03:03:48,800 --> 03:03:53,840 do. I'm not going to go through the entire um 2188 03:03:50,960 --> 03:03:58,080 » Okay. But that that'll be under your uh comments. 2189 03:03:55,600 --> 03:04:02,960 » All right. Now we'll move to comments of the committee commission for the good of 2190 03:04:00,720 --> 03:04:06,200 the order. And I start with commissioner Mike 2191 03:04:03,200 --> 03:04:06,200 » Fear. 2192 03:04:06,399 --> 03:04:10,160 » Yeah. >> Don't ask me. 2193 03:04:07,680 --> 03:04:14,399 » Yeah. General public comments. City manager. We have any public comments 2194 03:04:12,160 --> 03:04:16,960 card completed? >> No, sir. There are no um for this 2195 03:04:16,560 --> 03:04:22,880 section. >> Thank you, ma'am. Now, we'll move to 2196 03:04:21,040 --> 03:04:25,840 commissioner comments for the good of the order. And I'll start with 2197 03:04:24,160 --> 03:04:30,399 Commissioner Mike Pearson and work myself to the right. 2198 03:04:27,439 --> 03:04:34,479 » Okay. This just titled for the uh report for the uh parks and recreation MLK park 2199 03:04:33,120 --> 03:04:39,120 beautifification and readiness initiative. Uh the project is to improve 2200 03:04:36,800 --> 03:04:42,720 the appearance of MLK Park in advance of the Pokei High School homecoming where 2201 03:04:40,960 --> 03:04:48,960 they got a parade on the 25th and the alumni picnic. And the tenative dates 2202 03:04:44,800 --> 03:04:53,920 that we're setting is uh September the 5th. 2203 03:04:50,960 --> 03:04:58,000 Um mainly going to be uh correct minor safety issues which is we we've already 2204 03:04:56,319 --> 03:05:02,560 talked about that with the city manager. Just uh that'll be some day-to-day stuff 2205 03:05:00,160 --> 03:05:08,399 that she's going to handle. prepare a park for homecoming. 2206 03:05:06,240 --> 03:05:12,640 Potential resources may include city departments as available through 2207 03:05:10,160 --> 03:05:16,560 appropriate charter offices, uh civic organization, churches, and all of these 2208 03:05:15,359 --> 03:05:19,840 uh different people that we're going to be reaching out to. We already have some 2209 03:05:18,240 --> 03:05:24,600 volunteers. I think one of them is in the um he's going to have the um 2210 03:05:24,640 --> 03:05:32,479 flag football team is going to be one of the volunteers and a couple other people 2211 03:05:28,640 --> 03:05:36,880 that's on the um homecoming committee not the homecoming 2212 03:05:34,399 --> 03:05:41,840 but the uh alumni committee has volunteered to agreed to volunteer their 2213 03:05:39,520 --> 03:05:47,120 time also responsibility of the party for each project will be determined as 2214 03:05:44,399 --> 03:05:50,880 coordinate coordination progresses uh inspect the program just suggest I'll 2215 03:05:49,279 --> 03:05:57,040 try to keep this brief. Inspect the playground equipment uh if any replace 2216 03:05:54,000 --> 03:06:01,120 damaged swings if there's uh proper donations going through which we have a 2217 03:05:58,880 --> 03:06:06,640 donation policy. I think I have a copy of that if uh that we've already 2218 03:06:02,800 --> 03:06:12,720 approved tight and loose hardware fill uh hazards which is filling the holes 2219 03:06:09,200 --> 03:06:16,720 repair minor uneven walking surfaces and the but the main thing is just going to 2220 03:06:14,399 --> 03:06:21,520 be mostly just cosmetics. Like I said, it's going to be painting the pressure 2221 03:06:18,640 --> 03:06:27,520 washing the pavilions as well as the bathroom, 2222 03:06:24,160 --> 03:06:32,240 painting them, and the perimeter around the outside is mainly going to be the 2223 03:06:30,080 --> 03:06:36,760 majority of the work that'll be done, just the um cosmetics part. 2224 03:06:40,399 --> 03:06:46,040 » Thank you, Commissioner Mike Donna. Vice Mayor 2225 03:06:46,399 --> 03:06:54,160 Basically, I just want to um thank everybody that came out uh to the 2226 03:06:50,960 --> 03:07:00,319 meeting uh this evening and uh we want to continue to solicit your support as 2227 03:06:57,040 --> 03:07:06,600 we uh continue our efforts to progress for Hoki and uh have a good rest of your 2228 03:07:03,600 --> 03:07:06,600 evening. 2229 03:07:08,880 --> 03:07:14,800 » Commissioner Williams, >> I just want to say thank you to all the 2230 03:07:12,880 --> 03:07:19,520 residents. So, good to see the ones that are here. Um, I want to say thank you to 2231 03:07:17,120 --> 03:07:25,200 all the uh residents that are listening. Um, thank you for working with us as we 2232 03:07:22,240 --> 03:07:30,160 continue to um move Pokei forward. I know you all want to see actually see 2233 03:07:28,080 --> 03:07:35,120 something physical, but as you can hear and that we are getting things done, 2234 03:07:32,880 --> 03:07:39,279 getting policies put in place and making sure that the city is not in the same 2235 03:07:36,880 --> 03:07:43,520 situation and where we found it with not having proper documentation. So, it 2236 03:07:41,600 --> 03:07:48,479 starts with the documentation and then we're able to move forward and start to 2237 03:07:46,319 --> 03:07:55,200 build partnerships back so that we can start actually physical seeing um things 2238 03:07:52,160 --> 03:07:59,680 come to Poke and buildings going up and corrections being made and that we can 2239 03:07:57,520 --> 03:08:04,960 see um Pokei moving forward. So, continue to be patient with us as we um 2240 03:08:03,359 --> 03:08:09,040 continue to do the works. And I want to say thank you to all my commissioners 2241 03:08:06,880 --> 03:08:12,399 that I'm up here working with, how we are [snorts] able to work together and 2242 03:08:10,640 --> 03:08:16,640 respect each other and continue to try to move um the city forward. Thank you, 2243 03:08:14,880 --> 03:08:20,399 city manager and clerk and attorney for all your hard work and all of the 2244 03:08:18,640 --> 03:08:24,160 workers as well. We may not say that that often, but we appreciate [snorts] 2245 03:08:22,399 --> 03:08:28,080 all of you all and the hard work that you do and all of the workers for the 2246 03:08:26,160 --> 03:08:33,200 city of Hoki as well. We want to say thank you for um being patient with us 2247 03:08:30,399 --> 03:08:37,279 and working with us as well. and we're doing it all for the love of Poken. Have 2248 03:08:35,279 --> 03:08:40,560 a good night, >> Commissioner Scott. 2249 03:08:39,040 --> 03:08:45,439 » Yeah, I'd like to thank everyone for coming out and and the viewers. And I 2250 03:08:43,600 --> 03:08:48,720 really would like to thank the administrators 2251 03:08:47,040 --> 03:08:54,080 from the schools >> and the teachers for coming out and 2252 03:08:51,840 --> 03:08:58,160 educating us and letting our uh community be aware of 2253 03:08:56,399 --> 03:09:02,640 what's actually going on at the school and and the great things that they are 2254 03:09:00,080 --> 03:09:04,240 doing. We really appreciate that. >> Thank you. 2255 03:09:03,120 --> 03:09:09,840 » Good night. >> City commissioners, having taken care of 2256 03:09:07,040 --> 03:09:13,439 all business brought before us, I would entertain a motion to adjourn our 2257 03:09:12,640 --> 03:09:16,240 meeting. >> So moved. 2258 03:09:14,640 --> 03:09:21,439 » Has been moved by second. >> Vice Mayor, second by Commissioner Kins 2259 03:09:19,439 --> 03:09:25,120 Williams. Call for question. Hearing none. Ready for a vote. 2260 03:09:23,200 --> 03:09:28,800 » I got a question. No, [clears throat] just 2261 03:09:27,001 --> 03:09:31,200 [laughter] >> Vice Mayor McDonald. 2262 03:09:30,640 --> 03:09:32,960 » Yes. >> Commissioner Calvin Williams. 2263 03:09:32,560 --> 03:09:34,720 » Yes. >> Commissioner McFerson, 2264 03:09:34,319 --> 03:09:36,479 » yes. >> Commissioner Scott, 2265 03:09:36,080 --> 03:09:42,720 » yes. >> Mayor Bab, 2266 03:09:37,520 --> 03:09:46,200 » yes. Motion adjourned at 8:11. >> 91 2267 03:09:43,200 --> 03:09:46,200 » 911. 2268 03:09:52,640 --> 03:09:58,800 » Whatever you say, my And I'll be up in Florida. 2269 03:09:55,920 --> 03:10:01,520 » My birthday was last week. >> Vacation. 2270 03:10:00,080 --> 03:10:06,560 » You tell me. Happy birthday. >> Happy beloved. 2271 03:10:03,439 --> 03:10:09,960 » Oh yeah. I'm going to be another 2272 03:10:12,319 --> 03:10:15,720 turning 55. 2273 03:10:27,439 --> 03:10:31,160 So, I'll put it in your mailbox. 2274 03:10:32,640 --> 03:10:35,880 » Thank you. 2275 03:10:43,600 --> 03:10:47,880 I told her we 2276 03:10:48,240 --> 03:10:51,560 said HR 2277 03:10:58,880 --> 03:11:02,520 She posted 2278 03:11:15,520 --> 03:11:21,800 » from 9 to 1 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. I told him whenever there 2279 03:11:33,840 --> 03:11:38,640 » Commissioner Scott >> Commissioner that.