[0:44] Good evening. How you doing?
[0:51] » You all right? We going to give you a
key to the city of the neck. You keep
[0:54] coming.
[0:59] How you doing with both right
[1:05] in the club then?
[2:12] So,
[2:16] Oh, what is
[2:30] » this page right there?
>> Oh, that's a page.
[2:33] [laughter]
[2:37] » Oh, okay.
[2:57] I'm down.
[3:02] » This is the same.
[3:31] presentation.
[3:36] Thank you.
[3:40] This is the first.
[3:54] [snorts]
[3:57] [clears throat]
[4:16] I call this meeting of the Poki City
Commission, Tuesday, August 11, 2026 to
[4:24] order at 6:05
p.m. May we please stand for the
[4:29] invocation provided by Commissioner Kyas
Williams followed by the pledge of
[4:35] allegiance.
Gracious heavenly father, we thank you
[4:38] for us being able to come here together
tonight as a commission. We thank you
[4:44] for our city and you continue to bless
our city and its residents and all the
[4:48] supporters in our resident in our city.
And we thank you for each and everyone
[4:53] that continue to keep us in their
prayers as we continue to grow and as
[4:56] our city continue to progress. And we
thank you for how you can continue to
[5:00] watch over this commission as we
continue to make the right decisions for
[5:03] the city and its residents. And we thank
you for all these blessings in Jesus
[5:07] name. Amen.
>> Amen.
[5:11] To the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it
[5:16] stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
[5:22] for all.
[5:28] » Roll call. Melon clerk.
>> Mayor Bab
[5:31] » present.
>> Vice Mayor McDonald
[5:34] » present.
>> Commissioner Cowan Williams
[5:36] » present.
>> Commissioner McFersonson
[5:38] » present. Commissioner Scott
>> present.
[5:40] » City manager
>> present.
[5:41] » City attorney
>> city clerk is present.
[5:45] » Thank you. City [snorts] clerk,
city commissioners, staff, our
[5:51] residents, and most importantly our
guests uh from the school board is here.
[5:57] We thank you for coming
at this time.
[6:04] City Manager, do we have any additions
on emergency basis from the city
[6:10] manager?
>> No. No additions, mayor, but we would
[6:14] like to move item four under
presentation um placed under item number
[6:19] one.
[6:27] City commission hearing. There are no
deletions or additions. Just one item
[6:34] being moved from number four. A
proclamation being moved from number
[6:38] four to number one
>> to number two
[6:42] » to number two.
>> To number two
[6:50] the following. What is your pleasure?
>> Mayor Bab, I move that we um accept
[6:55] moving item number four to number two.
>> Second.
[7:02] It has been moved and second by
Commissioner
[7:07] Williams and second by Commissioner
McFerson.
[7:12] » Call for questions hearing none. Are you
ready for a vote? Roll call. Madam
[7:17] clerk.
>> Commissioner Cowan Williams.
[7:18] » Yes. Commissioner [clears throat]
McFersonson.
[7:20] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Scott?
[7:22] » Yes.
>> Vice Mayor McDonald?
[7:23] » Yes.
>> Mayor Bab?
[7:25] » Yes. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you,
Commissioners. Motion passed by
[7:28] unanimous vote.
Now we're moving to our presentation,
[7:33] proclamation, public service
announcement, public comments, agenda
[7:38] items only at this time.
City clerk, are there any public service
[7:46] comments card completed at this time?
>> Yes, sir. We only have one and it's a
[7:49] PSA from Miss Lwanda Harper.
[8:05] Good evening.
>> Good evening.
[8:08] » My name is Lwanda Harper. I currently
serve um the school district in many
[8:13] different capacities, but I'm here
tonight on behalf of a group of 26 young
[8:17] ladies that I work with on a daily basis
in the afternoon that are our volleyball
[8:22] team at Pokei Middle Senior High School.
For the last four years, the program has
[8:27] grown. Um, we have invested not only in
how we look, how we show up, how we
[8:34] perform academically, but the program
has continued to grow to the fact that
[8:38] in the last 20 years, we won three games
last year varsity and had not won three
[8:43] games in the last since 2000 in this
century. So, I come tonight asking your
[8:49] support as a product of this community
and as someone who is contin to still
[8:54] give back. Although I don't reside in
the community, I still reside in the
[8:59] community because I continue to work
with our kids on a daily basis for my
[9:02] professional job and then I leave my
professional job and go work with our
[9:06] kids after school to show that there is
still a commitment to girls sports here
[9:11] in this community. We no longer have the
banket and the greens trucking to
[9:16] sponsor different things in our
community, but each one of us can
[9:19] continue to give back in any way that we
see set forth. The program is not coming
[9:24] to just ask you for financial support,
but we ask you to physically support us
[9:29] by attending our games to show our girls
that our community leaders support what
[9:34] we have going on and they are in support
of the progress that we want to make as
[9:39] a city because they are our future. We
have done many fundraisers. Those of you
[9:44] who are know me personally know that
we've sold donuts, we've sold popcorn,
[9:50] and our most um successful fundraiser
this summer, we raised over $2,500 with
[9:55] the Domino's gift cards. And that came
from not only support within this
[9:58] community, but support all across this
United States because we had to reach
[10:02] our social platform. Where our program
is right now as we grow, because I want
[10:07] you to think about those discretionary
funds for volleyball and we may be back
[10:11] to support girls sports. We know that
money has been cut all across this
[10:15] nation um throughout anything, but every
little bit counts. Whether it be $20,
[10:21] $200, $2,000. We are in need of some
additional equipment to see our girls
[10:26] performance grow. We have invested in
them with camps, clinics, you name it.
[10:31] Personally, I've invested in them to
ensure that they get what they need. And
[10:35] the school is given everything that they
can to ensure that we meet the needs of
[10:39] our kids. So, I come tonight. I'm going
to leave this letter with you. We
[10:42] already opened our donation fundraiser
um so that if you want to give a
[10:48] donation, you may stop by the school
anytime between 7:30 and 3:00. Miss Anna
[10:53] will collely receive your money someone
in the front office or if you'd like for
[10:58] me to email you the link to school cash
online, you may do so that way. Thank
[11:03] you so much.
>> Thank you.
[11:19] Okay, at this time we have three
presentations [clears throat] and one
[11:24] proclamation. The proclamation has been
moved to number two. I have our city
[11:29] manager at this time introduce the
presenters
[11:33] uh as they are called.
>> M
[11:38] Mr. Mayor, we have our school school
district from Palm Beach from I'm sorry,
[11:44] from Pahokei, um the city of Pahokei
that will be here today to present to
[11:48] you. It is so vital that we understand
what the school does and that we help
[11:54] them to better prepare our students for
the future. So, we thought it best that
[12:00] they come and present um to share what
they do. And we will have um Miss Angela
[12:08] Avery Moore,
[12:12] Dr.
Dr. Marsha Andrews, and Dr. Timmy. Come
[12:18] on.
>> Well, good evening everyone. First of
[12:23] all, um honorable mayor Fab, uh Vice
Mayor, Miss McDonald, the entire DAS, we
[12:29] bring you greetings on behalf of our
superintendent, Mr. Michael J. Burke,
[12:33] our
six board member, Mrs. Marshia Andy's,
[12:36] who's here tonight and who will speak at
the end of this presentation and also
[12:40] our instructional superintendent, Dr.
[clears throat]
[12:44] as well as the entire Blaze region,
[snorts] but specifically our Cahoki
[12:47] area and Glaze region team is here
tonight. And so we do have a slide deck.
[12:51] You should also have a copy of the
presentation. It will be brief. Um, but
[12:55] we want to make sure that everyone
understands that our mission as a
[12:59] district is to educate, affirm, and
inspire all of our students um
[13:04] throughout Palm Beach County, but more
specifically for us in in the entire W
[13:08] region. And so we are doing that and you
will see evidence of that as we move
[13:12] through our slide deck tonight. Um, we
are proud of the success that has taken
[13:17] place in our region. More specifically,
we're proud of the uh administrators and
[13:22] teachers who have been awarded the
celebrate the great award for the entire
[13:27] district of Palm Beach County. And so
we have over the last five years and
[13:32] we're proud to say that for five years,
we've had someone represent our district
[13:37] or our region um as either the principal
of the year or teacher of the year. So
[13:41] in 2022, Miss River Walker, who was the
principal of Belgate Elementary, was the
[13:46] principal of the year. And this is a
huge deal because this is not just for
[13:50] principles in the Glaze region. [snorts]
This is for all of the principles in the
[13:53] entire school district of Palm Beach
County. Also in 2023, our very own Mr.
[13:58] Dwayne Dennard, who is the principal of
Okin Middle Senior High School, was the
[14:02] principal of the year. And Miss Joselyn
Leon, who was a teacher at Belgade
[14:06] Elementary School, was the teacher of
the year. Then we followed that up in
[14:10] 2024 with Miss Jamie Evans, who's now
the principal at Belglade Elementary.
[14:15] She was the assistant principal of the
year.
[14:17] Elementary that year and then in 2025
which was another backtoback we had Mr.
[14:23] Tabato who is the assistant principal at
Pok Senior High School who was the
[14:27] assistant principal of the year and then
our very own Miss Senthia Balden
[14:34] [applause]
[14:36] and that's there we go she got her own
slide. [laughter]
[14:41] So, we had backto backto back assistant
principles of the year uh for the school
[14:47] district of Palm Beach County and that
was our very own Senthia Sinthia Balden
[14:51] who you will hear from tonight. And so,
let's give all of them a round of
[14:53] applotes [applause]
[15:00] on this and they see the work that we're
doing in the Glaze region. And this is
[15:04] how these individuals were named the
principles, assistant principles, and
[15:07] teachers of the year. So, again, let's
give them a round of applause.
[15:11] And [applause] so as a school district,
we have maintained our a rating. And so
[15:16] I do want to say that as a Glaze region,
we believe that we are adding to that.
[15:21] And so the next slide will show you that
we've had several schools um to earn A's
[15:26] and B's. And so Glaze View, um which is
a part of the Glaze region, moved their
[15:30] school grade from a C to an A. And then
the schools that are listed on the right
[15:35] maintain their B or A status. And so
this again is not something that's easy
[15:39] to do. And so we have Blaze Central
Lakes Shore, Foke Middle Senior High
[15:43] School, Pine Park, and Rosen Wall. We do
want to also acknowledge the work that
[15:47] Foke Elementary School is doing. They
were just a few points away of earning
[15:52] their double A status. They dropped to a
B, but again, to earn an A or a B in the
[15:59] state of Florida is a huge task. And we
just commend all of the schools that are
[16:03] listed on here. So let's give them
[applause]
[16:07] And so what we want you to know is that
that task is getting a little bit
[16:11] harder. Um and so there is an escalator
clause that says when you have 75% of
[16:16] your schools that earn a school grade of
an A or B, then the threshold for the
[16:21] school grade changes. And so as you see
this um for next year, so in FY26, in
[16:27] order for schools to earn a school grade
of of an A, they needed 62%. um middle
[16:32] schools needed 64% and high schools
needed 65% and as you can see um that
[16:37] number has increased by three points for
elementary schools for this year um one
[16:41] point for middle schools and then five
points for high schools or combo schools
[16:46] which includes middle senior high school
and so we know uh that the task is
[16:51] greater um but we are also determined
and committed to do the work that's
[16:56] necessary to ensure that we have
continued success in the glaze region
[16:59] and so we are shooting
for all of our schools for this year as
[17:03] well. Um, we also also want to provide
an update on our strategic plan and so
[17:09] 10 of the 14 initiatives that were
started I think five years ago um are
[17:14] now part of our operational norms but
we're continuing to work on our pre preK
[17:19] through K literacy as well as the P
pathways to possibilities and so we do
[17:24] have Mr. Dell who is the new principal
of West Tech. He's going to be talking
[17:28] about the career dual enrollment
programs [snorts] that offer that are
[17:31] offered at Westech as well as uh the
other programs that they're currently
[17:35] offer offering. Um also um you know we
hear a lot about AI and so we're
[17:40] definitely focusing on that and we're
using AI to improve teaching learning
[17:44] and also efficiency throughout our
department in our schools. And then
[17:48] lastly, customer service is very big for
us in in our district. And so we want
[17:52] everybody to catch the wave. Whether
it's our front office staff, whether
[17:56] it's our administrators, whether it's
our teachers, we want to make sure that
[17:59] we are um have welcoming environments
for our parents and our community when
[18:04] they come into our schools. And if
that's not the case, please reach out to
[18:08] our office, myself, Dr. Nier, so that we
can work with our schools to make sure
[18:12] that we're providing the best customer
service.
[18:16] Um lastly, I think this is my last
slide. Um student IDs. There's one more,
[18:20] but the student IDs and so you may have
seen something posted on our social
[18:24] media pages and it was also tagged on
all of our school pages regarding our
[18:28] student IDs. And so one of the reasons
why this is important that students have
[18:32] their IDs, they're wearing their IDs,
not having them in their book bags. It
[18:37] is it is it is an added safety measure
for all of our schools. In addition to
[18:41] that, um students can use or must use
their IDs to ride the buses as well as
[18:47] when they're receiving their school
meals. Um, in addition to to that, I
[18:50] know we don't have many students
students riding or using transportation
[18:54] in the Hoki area. Um, but it is a way of
them identifying and keeping an accurate
[18:58] account of where the students are. And
so parents are able to use the portal to
[19:02] see where the students are, where that
bus is, and when that that bus is
[19:05] scheduled to drop students off. And so
if we can get your assistance in helping
[19:08] us ma ensure that students are going to
school with their IDs, we would really
[19:13] appreciate that and wearing the IDs, not
just having them on their person. They
[19:17] need to actually wear the IDs. And the
last uh slide that I have is we want to
[19:22] thank um you know the citizens of Pokei
and the surrounding areas for their
[19:27] support of this referendum. This is a
continuation of that from 2019. And what
[19:33] that does is it supports our teachers
with increase in pay. We also have 25%
[19:38] of that going to our choice and our
career programs as well as supporting
[19:42] our students um with mental health and
also safety uh initiatives. And so this
[19:47] is how it will look on the ballot for
the November 3rd election. And so we
[19:51] wanted to make sure that we're sharing
that information with you and to also
[19:54] say once again, thank you for the
support that you've provided to all of
[19:58] all of our schools. And with that, I'm
going to have Mr. Dell who is the new
[20:02] principal of West Tech to come up and
give you a quick update on West Tech
[20:06] followed by Mr. Do Mr. Dinard principal
of OKA High School who's going to
[20:11] provide an update on u the programs that
they have there. Um followed by Mr.
[20:16] Dinard, you will have Dr. Mir who's
going to come up and introduce the
[20:19] elementary schools and they're going to
share their updates. And then lastly,
[20:23] she's going to close us out. Mrs.
Andrews, our district 6 board member.
[20:28] This is her last year um serving for us
in this capacity, but we know that she's
[20:32] going to continue to be around
supporting all of us and all of our
[20:35] schools um as she goes into retirement.
And we're going to hold her to that
[20:40] husband in the back. She's listening.
So, with that, I'm going to turn it over
[20:44] to Mr.
[20:50] » Good evening.
>> Good evening.
[20:52] » And thank you for having me out tonight.
Um, I look forward to working both with
[20:56] the city and with my fellow principles
and with the parents and the community.
[21:01] Um, at West Tech, uh, we like to say
that we, uh, teach student, we're the
[21:04] place where students come to learn, to
earn. Um, I've already started working
[21:08] with Miss Bryant to kind of get some
programs online for not just for our
[21:12] students, but for our adults and for the
for the uh, for the city administration.
[21:16] Also, um, at West Tech, uh, we have had
a bustling couple of days. Uh we're
[21:21] nearly bursting at the scene with the
number of students and we've getting so
[21:23] many more requests from students who
want to take programs at West. Uh Miss
[21:27] uh Moore alluded to our career dual
enrollment programs. For career dual
[21:31] enrollment, we're offering phabbotomy,
welding, and electronic systems
[21:35] technicians. Um and our students are
really getting the opportunity with that
[21:39] because once they've done those
programs, they're ready to move right
[21:42] over right over into college and or into
their careers. Um along with the other
[21:47] programs, our newest program this year
is the culinary artistry program where
[21:51] we're teaching students to not only uh
work in the kitchens but to run
[21:54] restaurants also. Uh so that program is
is brand new this year. We're we're
[21:59] we're working very hard to get that
program fully staffed, fully populated
[22:03] with students. Um like I said, I've been
working with the uh manager in order to
[22:07] get some uh training programs for some
of the staff at the city and definitely
[22:12] for some of the citizens also. So I've
been in conversations with both the city
[22:15] of Gway and the city of Hokki. I mean
the city of South Bay also to hear what
[22:19] it is that the city needs and we're
trying to be very reactive to the needs
[22:22] of the citizens of the city. So we're
trying to put forth programs that reach
[22:27] the citizens where the need is. So as
soon as I hear about what the need is
[22:32] and and where that is that's when we
start moving to uh meet those needs. Um
[22:36] and again I'm very thankful for this
post and I look forward to continuing to
[22:41] bring great things to the Glaze region.
Thank you.
[22:45] [applause]
[22:52] » Good evening, commission.
>> Good evening.
[22:55] » What I like to bring to you guys is what
we're doing new at the school. A lot of
[22:57] stuff you guys already know about
robotics and everything else, but we
[23:01] have really expanded the school into
different programs to really have our
[23:04] kids ready for the next century and as
years to come to change the way the
[23:09] workforce is out. Uh we do have a new
drone program that we'll be starting up.
[23:14] Thanks to the Bento Foundation and the
Ed Foundation, they're giving us almost
[23:18] 200 drones so our kids can learn how to
fly the drones because it's a big thing
[23:22] now going toward their generation. We
also have when we first start out about
[23:28] a couple years ago, we had a guy named
Matthew Thompson that graduated and had
[23:32] a pilot's license when he graduated.
Matthew sent me an email um about a
[23:37] couple weeks ago. Matthew at age 22 is
now a pilot for Delta.
[23:41] » So,
>> [applause]
[23:44] » was the beginning and now as Miss
Andrews can tell you if you ever get a
[23:48] chance come out of school you can learn
how to fly and land a plane through our
[23:52] simulator. So we have built simulators
for our kids. We also have a mock
[23:56] cockpit so they can learn that but we
are going to push more toward uh air
[24:01] traffic controllers since there's a
shortage in our country for that. So
[24:04] we're pushing our kids toward that. Uh
we also got EA Sports. I know sometimes
[24:09] you tell your kids you get tired of them
being on that video game all day, but if
[24:13] you don't know now, they have become a
multi-million dollar business. Kids can
[24:18] compete and make the money now. They got
teams and everything else. So, we're
[24:21] starting our EA sports program this
year. So, we'll have kids to learn how
[24:25] to do that. They will also go off and do
competition against other schools and
[24:29] then if they want to make a career out
of it, they can because it's a lot of
[24:32] money into that. So, that's what we're
doing uh today. And we also revamped
[24:36] with the work of uh Miss Moore that
we're trying to make sure we get that
[24:40] 70%. They say it's trying to make it
difficult, but we know we can get it
[24:44] because our kids are very very focused.
And in November and December, every kid
[24:49] that made a level four or level five
anywhere on their test is going to Bush
[24:52] guard. So, we already got the money for
that and make sure that they
[24:58] [applause]
[25:03] » Good evening, Mayor Baboki Commission.
It is truly a delight um to be here
[25:09] today. My task is to recognize our Pokei
and KC principles. First, I would like
[25:16] to bring up Dr. Pyram.
[25:23] » [applause]
>> And then I'd like to bring up Miss
[25:25] Atoria Henley from Canel Point. But
before I release it to them, I want to
[25:31] say um you know, you hear about school
grades, you hear about those things all
[25:36] the time, but it is extremely difficult
to make all those pieces add up. to give
[25:42] you a short synopsis. I think it's
important to know that there are seven
[25:47] eight sales that you must compete in to
get your school grade. And I want you to
[25:54] know that even though Pokei missed their
aid by 3%.
[26:00] They led the way in for sales in all of
the region schools and in a lot of the
[26:08] coast schools. And so I think it really
us an opportunity how we need to
[26:14] monitor, keep our eyes on all children,
all children. And she'll tell you a
[26:20] little bit more about the sale that we
decreased in um a little bit, but it's
[26:25] important to monitor everyone's
children. And she'll give you an update
[26:29] about the things that they're going to
do for next school year to improve. I
[26:34] would also like to talk about um Canel
Point. Um last year was Miss Henley's
[26:39] first year. She was excited. She had to
come in and kind of build a new team.
[26:45] Um, some teachers before she got the
job, um, some teachers had
[26:50] make the opportunity to go other places.
So, she was building a whole new school.
[26:56] But the unique thing is is that the
region team has committed to spend their
[27:01] full days, four days a week at KDC to
ensure because really it's not about her
[27:07] being a new principal. It's about the
teacher capacity. Our students in the
[27:12] Glazes region can do anything you
require of them.
[27:16] » But we have to support the teachers and
building their capacity to give it to
[27:21] them. So, because she has a lot of new
teachers, um we're going to be there at
[27:26] her school four days a week and we're
going to be at Belgy Elementary four
[27:30] days a week just helping to build that
capacity. And so, without further ado, I
[27:34] would like to turn it over to
[27:41] [applause]
[27:45] » I would like to say I mean
>> I would like to say good evening to the
[27:51] and everyone like thank you for inviting
us here. Before I start, I want to
[27:55] introduce my leadership team that's also
here as well. We have my assistant
[27:59] principal, Miss
[28:04] [applause]
[28:07] Claudia Sanchez who's new to our school
as well.
[28:12] And we also have our support staff here,
Miss
[28:22] She did such an amazing job together. So
that's going to be an important part of
[28:26] our our new leadership team and our
journey that we're having. As Dr. Mat
[28:31] spoke, um we were very close to A, but
we didn't make it. I think we made saves
[28:36] this year when we came out with those
shirts with the A on the front even
[28:38] though we didn't make it. And we had
that arrow says rewind because we're
[28:42] going back to the A. So we know that
that's going to happen. We put a B in
[28:46] the back because that's where
is behind us. So, we're going to
[28:49] continue to move forward to make sure
that we grow. One of the things that
[28:53] we're going to be working on um this
year is um not only did we um lose a
[28:59] couple of points in certain sales, but
it was in our lowest 25% and in math.
[29:04] So, we and one of the things that
attributed to that was that we're trying
[29:07] to make sure that our kids are getting
to school. That's one of the things we
[29:10] need our parents to have to help us out,
but we're trying to make sure that our
[29:13] attendance is improving with our
students as well as with staff because
[29:18] whoever is out, our kids are missing. If
the kids are not there, they're not
[29:22] learning. If our teachers are not there,
they're not able to teach our students.
[29:25] So, we're working on trying to improve
our capacity as making sure that the
[29:29] students are coming to school as well as
making sure our teachers are coming in
[29:33] and providing that quality education.
We're also working on uh focusing on our
[29:38] lowest 25% and our gains because like
she said we we gain um points in every
[29:44] sale for proficiency reading, math,
third grade, we science some of them
[29:49] went up 10 points plus. So we g made
some tremendous gains when we're working
[29:54] with our students. However, we did fall
short a little when we were start
[29:57] working with our lowest 25%. So, we're
going to balance it out where we work
[30:00] with our high achievers and um our
struggling readers and math as well. One
[30:06] of the things that we are very proud of
is that we're now moving in a in a in a
[30:10] direction where most of our kids are
proficient. We have um
[30:19] » when we first got there, we kind of
bleeding. We had a lot of everything was
[30:23] in the low level ones, level ones, level
ones. Now we have level threes in math.
[30:28] They're in our lowest 25% and that's a
major accomplishment. We didn't think
[30:31] that would happen.
So we're very proud [applause] very very
[30:35] proud of the work that we're doing with
our students as well as our teachers.
[30:39] You know, we're working, we're growing,
we're going to continue to work in that
[30:42] way and we're going to continue to focus
on making sure we provide value to every
[30:45] student at that school. And if we can do
that, when y'all see us next year, we'll
[30:49] be right back at that.
[applause]
[30:57] Good evening.
>> Good evening
[30:59] » to everyone on the dis and everyone in
the audience. Um, good evening and I
[31:04] would like to say thank you for having
me today. I am the proud principal of K
[31:09] Cunningham Canail Point Elementary
School.
[31:15] » [applause]
>> As far as where we are, we're sitting at
[31:19] a seat to have both a new principal,
assistant principal and a mass massive
[31:27] new teachers. Um I'm not a C type of
girl, but um we have a C. We didn't um
[31:34] decline, right? So um we have a lot of
things in place with us being in place
[31:39] before the year the new year actually
started. we've had an opportunity to
[31:44] start the end of the year and improve on
in some areas. Um, our students
[31:50] definitely can learn and they are eager
to learn and we're going to give them
[31:53] exactly what they need. We have set our
expectations and they are clear and
[31:58] concise. Um, less is more. We don't want
to do a whole lot of nothing. We want to
[32:03] be clear and concise so that we can
maximize on the progress that we we have
[32:08] made. We also want to um keep kids
involved. We're trying to build an
[32:12] afterchool program so they stay
interested in academics and in
[32:17] extracurricular activities. We have
started a leadership club. We also um
[32:22] continuing our robotics so that they can
transition to the high school. We also
[32:27] have the drones that we have. We have a
teacher that's going to um help with
[32:32] that. We also have a resilience club
where students um we we have some
[32:38] students that have a little some
challenges and we want to award them for
[32:42] their resilience for finishing strong.
They may not have met all of their goals
[32:47] but they did work extremely hard and we
want to continue the progress that they
[32:51] have made. We also have an amazing um
chorus. We have we're starting our band.
[32:57] We're rekindling our band. And I want to
say we're increasing our drama club as
[33:04] well. So we're trying to make sure that
we have a balance and that's what we're
[33:10] doing as a leadership team trying to
balance building positive relationship
[33:15] but also having high expectations so
that we can excel and level up beyond
[33:20] that seat and that is our goal.
>> All right. [applause]
[33:35] and to Mayor B, Vice Mayor McDonald, all
of the commissioners and staff. I'm
[33:42] Marcia Andrews, your school board
member, and it's my pleasure to bring
[33:45] greetings from our superintendent,
Superintendent Michael Burke, and all
[33:49] seven school board members. But I'm
truly thrilled to be your school board
[33:54] member right here in district 6,
standing right here in the city of Hoki.
[33:59] When I look out and I see our schools, I
am just thrilled. I'm so proud of all of
[34:06] the leaders, the principles, the
assistant principles, the teachers,
[34:11] everyone that makes a difference in Hoki
and as well as the whole glaze region. I
[34:19] can tell you with 51 years in public
education right here in Palm Beach
[34:23] County, a graduate from Palm Beach
County School District and just 16 years
[34:29] as your board member. We are doing
fantastic work right here in Pokei. And
[34:34] I want you all to give that a big hand
because I [applause]
[34:42] work and I don't want to repeat
everything, but please give me the
[34:46] opportunity to some of my history of 16
years servicing as your school board
[34:52] member working with the leaders of when
I think about Katherine Cunningham
[34:59] Elementary you've made in the past
you've never had
[35:06] you've done it you have made the
difference
[35:12] your programs have been great and every
year that I'm working with you you're
[35:16] doing great You are a new principal,
assistant principal and teachers
[35:22] Cunningham has always been a cut of
making it happen within their school.
[35:28] Thanks to the wonderful community at
your families are great and they only
[35:35] accept greatness and this is what I've
seen over the years at K.
[35:41] You all said to the superintendent and
to Mrs. Andrews and More and all of us,
[35:46] I need my pavilion. We got that
children. It had been years before we
[35:52] had done a a pavilion for K Cunningham,
but that was something you said you
[35:58] wanted and we made it happen. But I've
seen great progress at Katie Cunningham
[36:03] over the years and I know we're
[clears throat] going to do it. It's not
[36:06] a big deal. I want to say to all of you
on the commission, the mayor, vice
[36:11] mayor, we are head of many of the
schools to the cold staff. I have 41
[36:15] schools in district 6 and I know about
all the schools in West Palm Beach,
[36:20] Delray, Boca Raton, Wellington and all
over our schools up top. When I look at
[36:29] you all,
Dr. Abs and your team, you all have
[36:34] always superstars. I mean, you know,
you've been an A before you got a B.
[36:39] You've just always done it. Your
teachers are superstars. come to your
[36:43] school. You always treat people with
dignity and respect. Customer service is
[36:48] number one at Kham as well as elementary
and you've always been great. The
[36:55] schools to the east had not been a you
set the tone back in the day your school
[37:02] was an A. I can go back and go through
the list. You just did a little short.
[37:07] I know when you all first made your A's
and B's way when everybody else was
[37:12] trying to do it. It's a little popular
now. It was popular with you all way
[37:16] back in the day. So whatever you all
need to do with those few points, you're
[37:22] going to get it done. No big deal
because you have always done it. And I
[37:26] am always proud elementary school
because of the leadership, because of
[37:31] the teachers, because of the parents in
the community and the pride that you
[37:36] have. You have never let anybody tell
you that you could not be great. You've
[37:42] been great since I've been your school
board member. So, I'm so proud of you
[37:45] all. So, let's give them another hand.
[37:50] [applause]
Two people in the community talking
[37:53] about our schools. They haven't kept up
I did say just recently we need to do a
[37:58] town hall so we can talk about the
history of Pokei Elementary School,
[38:02] Canel Elementary School, all the great
things you've been doing over the years
[38:07] so the community can know this didn't
just start yesterday. Miss Moore just
[38:11] gave you a snapshot. I've been with you
for 16 years. We have had no
[38:17] we have not had them. We've always been
reaching high for high expectations. And
[38:23] then when I look back I
I tell you this is a superstar right
[38:28] here. Please don't let him leave the
Glazes region. Please don't let him
[38:32] leave for Hokei.
>> I've been with Hokei for 16 years as the
[38:38] school board member. I was here when a
lot of things was just materializing
[38:44] when we promoted Mr. Lar right from the
community. Look what he has done. You
[38:51] heard tonight one of his students is a
pilot at Delta Airlines. I remember when
[38:57] you started that program with that
student. Look at you. I've been in your
[39:02] school flying my own airplane.
[laughter] You need to get over there
[39:08] and get behind the wheel and see if you
can glide it on up. Don't wreck the
[39:14] plane now. You got to hold on to the
wheel and to get it off the ground. I've
[39:19] done that several times. But when I
think about the over there, the
[39:24] superintendent was so amazed every time
he comes and the students can show him
[39:29] new things that he has never seen
before. When I'm there looking at all
[39:34] the students at at Middle Sior High
School and the robotics program, it's
[39:39] the next step up. Students from Pokei
Middle Senior High School have been to
[39:45] Washington State where they have has
specialized training. They have
[39:51] scholarships that take them to college
right from Pokei Middle Senior High
[39:56] School. When I'm out giving scholarships
with all these different entities, guess
[40:00] who I see? I see Middle Senior High
School students. And then you have an IV
[40:06] program that's truly magnificent. When I
first started, we were looking at the IB
[40:12] program and we said we got to get those
members up so that they can graduate
[40:15] with their IB diploma. Guess who has
done that? It has been Mr. Dinard and
[40:21] his team. So, I just want you to know
you have greatness sitting in here
[40:26] tonight. And we've got to start
promoting that to the community. We may
[40:30] have to go out to all of the
neighborhoods. Parents know their
[40:34] children are getting the scholarships.
They're graduating. Graduation rates are
[40:39] absolutely fabulous at Pokei Middle
Senior High School. 100% graduation rate
[40:45] almost 99% every year. Am I correct, Mr.
Bard? Let's clap on that.
[40:52] [applause]
[41:01] And I just see kids going to college.
And when I look out and I see our new
[41:06] principal, Mr. Dell, who is now tech,
you don't always have to go to college
[41:12] to make a lot of money to be happy, to
be successful. You can either be college
[41:17] or career ready. And that's when I first
was elected by you. You said, "Open West
[41:23] Tech, Miss Andrews. It's been closed for
11 years." We opened it right up. And
[41:28] we've been working hard over there. the
mayor and all of the team here. You've
[41:32] been at Tallahassee to help us get the
money from year to year with all of the
[41:37] programs that we have at West Tech. The
state has given us the money to say,
[41:41] "Get it done." We want our children to
be college and career ready. We want our
[41:46] families and our adults to be able to go
back and get a skill set. So when I
[41:52] think about our CDL program, our
electrical, you know, our construction,
[41:59] our HBAC programs, and you've been to
the graduations, Mayor Bab, and the rest
[42:04] of you, you see the students getting all
of the credentials necessary to fix your
[42:11] air conditioning when it's hot. And you
know how hot it's been this summer,
[42:15] [laughter] have to worry about it. You
got people right in the neighborhood
[42:19] that's getting trained. they can come
right over and fix your air condition if
[42:24] it breaks down. That's what you do over
at West Technical Education Center. And
[42:29] when we talk about CDL,
that's a big highpaying job. All of the
[42:35] trucks that's over there. How many
trucks, Mr.
[42:38] » Six trucks
>> for CDL, the big time, the rigs that you
[42:44] see on the road on I 95 in the Turner
Pack passing you, our are driving those
[42:50] trucks. We have data to show you of all
of the graduates who have actually
[42:56] earned their CDL license. They may not
be sitting right here in Pokei. They may
[43:01] be, but once they got their new jobs,
they could be driving all over the
[43:05] country, but they started right there at
West Tech. And West Tech is a place
[43:12] where you can get trained in all of your
processes. So yeah, you get trained in
[43:18] your CDL, but we're a training site to
get what Mr.
[43:23] » People who take their their training
someplace else come to take the test.
[43:27] » Take the test. All of that's happening
here. Remember, you could get trained,
[43:32] but you had to go maybe to Miami or to
Orlando to take the test. People don't
[43:37] know you in Miami or Orlando, but if
you've been trained right here at West
[43:41] Technical Education Center, you want
that instructor and the people that know
[43:46] you to make sure that you get the best
training so that you can pass the test.
[43:51] And so when we talk about K through
adulthood, starting with our preK
[43:57] students all the way to 12th grade,
graduation, as well as career and
[44:02] college, you've got a lot. And I really
more to be able to put a packet together
[44:08] to show you all of those students who
are going to college that just graduated
[44:13] from Pokei last year. I'm over all of
Palm Beach County giving out those
[44:18] scholarships and I send the pictures. I
know the mayor is sick of me sending
[44:22] pictures.
>> I love those pictures and I need to get
[44:26] everybody's email. You all probably get
tired of me, but you see me sending you
[44:30] those pictures of your Pokei students
getting $20,000 scholarships from FPNL.
[44:37] Three or four students from your school
got it last time. I see your students
[44:42] everywhere. They remember me because
they remember they got the scholarships,
[44:47] but they always are so thankful and your
team West all those
[44:53] who are getting all that training
now so we can pick them up in Pokei. I
[44:59] don't want anybody to say I can't make
it over to West. I want that bus to pick
[45:04] up at a site over here over in South Bay
and bring them right to West. That's my
[45:12] next thing. We just got our bus, right,
Mr. Daniel?
[45:16] » That's all right. And we're getting a
driver so that we can pick you up. We
[45:20] don't want anybody to say, "Oh, I can't
get there because I don't have a car."
[45:23] and that could be legitimate, but we
want to make sure that bus can pick up
[45:27] in South Bay and Belgade to pick up our
adults to get them there because we need
[45:32] to make sure that there's no barriers
for anyone in being successful. And
[45:37] sometimes, you know, people go to Palm
Beach County School District or they
[45:41] have a bad time. We want them to know
even if you didn't graduate, we have
[45:46] programs at West Tech so that you can
get your diploma. The adult program you
[45:53] can get your diploma. Miss Laura can
tell you that if you need to get your
[45:56] ESOL certification so that you can be
ready to take the next level. All of
[46:01] that's happening at West Tech. So when
people say, "Well, what's going on in
[46:06] Pokei?" We need to let them know it all
happens in your great schools. No D or F
[46:13] schools, A's, B's, C's, very few C's, a
few C's, but guess what? They don't last
[46:18] long [snorts] because you move right up.
A's and B's for years. I can sit here
[46:23] and say I'm so proud of and then when we
get middle senior high school top
[46:29] graduation rate all these programs you
have Mr. Please promise me even though
[46:35] I'm setting aside you cannot leave
people are trying to take Mr.
[46:40] away from you all. You better know that.
Get over to his school and just love on
[46:45] him and tell him he can't go anywhere.
The programs, his teachers, and
[46:50] everything that's happening there needs
to stay there. We don't need to give our
[46:54] talent away to anybody else that's
keeping at home. And there more, you
[46:59] come on up here, Dr. here. It takes
leadership. [snorts]
[47:02] And this is why they can tell you they
know what's happening in all these other
[47:07] schools. And I do because I been with
the school district for 51 years, hiring
[47:13] personnel, your board member for 16. I
know what all these schools do. But I'm
[47:18] just thrilled to tell you, Pokei, you're
on the move. You're on the money, and
[47:24] you have the support team here, right
here, sitting. But when you walk into
[47:28] your schools, it's it's there. It's
absolutely there. And I really do want
[47:34] before I leave here because I'm here
until November for us to walk the
[47:38] community
and let's kind of tell the people that
[47:42] can't come to this meeting. They may
hear us on television, but I would like
[47:46] to go to the projects to the
neighborhoods and with the data sheet
[47:50] just like you have and start just
introducing ourselves before I leave
[47:54] here to say you got a great place. And I
think parents know that because their
[47:58] kids are getting promoted. They're going
to college. They're doing great things.
[48:02] But some people may not know that
because they may not have kids within
[48:06] the school district. So we need to make
sure that they know the education system
[48:10] right here in Palm Beach County,
strictly right here in Pokei is a level
[48:15] one, nothing but the best and your
leaders are great. Your teachers are
[48:21] great. Your children are awesome. And we
are so proud. And as your board member,
[48:27] I'm just thrilled to death. And we will
always be on the front line here at
[48:32] Pokei to make sure that all of our
children are successful. And I have to
[48:36] personally thank you all for everything
you do every day. Thank you, Miss Moore,
[48:41] Dr. the team here. It takes the village
and we understood that. So, whoever sits
[48:47] in this seat, I want you to hold them
accountable because we're not going back
[48:52] to none of that stuff that happened 16
years ago or more. We are in a new place
[48:59] and we only expect the best. We are the
best. And whatever it takes for us to
[49:04] work together in this village with the
school district of Palm Beach County, we
[49:08] will continue to make it great. But the
greatness comes from inside the school.
[49:13] Starts in the classroom. starts with the
teachers, the custodians, the bus
[49:19] drivers, all of them. Put the package
together, the leaders. Thank you so
[49:24] much. They've had a long day today. They
started early this morning. Everybody
[49:29] might not live right here in Pokei, but
guess what? They have roots in Pokei and
[49:34] they don't want to be anywhere else but
for Hokei to do the leadership that they
[49:39] do. And so I have to tell him I'm so
thankful to be your board member and I'm
[49:45] never going to leave. This has put me on
duty after I retire Mr. Andrew
[49:53] to be out here is not going to let me
get away. He's my baby. I hear all these
[49:59] programs I saw him put them in place and
look at them. Now if you have not been
[50:05] over there I'm demanding that you get
over there and just with the robotics
[50:11] and let the children show you what we
really don't know. We're the older
[50:15] people. Let them show you how to fly an
airplane. Your cadet program travels all
[50:21] over Palm Beach County bringing service
to all of the different entities with
[50:26] the pledge of allegiance, showing
students they can be everything that
[50:30] they want to be. I don't think we have
any other cadet programs in Palm Beach
[50:34] County. Do we not? We lost a lot of the
>> RTC,
[50:38] » but only
[50:42] » I mean I think we're the only one.
>> You're the only one in the state that
[50:46] » All right. Did you hear that?
>> The only one. Have you all seen the
[50:50] Civil Air Patrol? I'm sure you've seen
them.
[50:52] » If you haven't, bring them here to this
meeting and let them start your meeting
[50:57] out. I see them everywhere. To the east,
to the north, to the south, not just out
[51:02] here. and they have to drive all the way
back home because they perform a service
[51:06] for everybody everywhere. So, it's a
whole list of stuff going on right here
[51:11] in Pokei. How you help others too to
grow and develop and thank you team.
[51:16] Keep up the great work. There's more. I
know I have to
[51:21] love you all so much and I'm not going
to let anybody say that we don't have it
[51:25] going on in Paul Canal Point, the Glaze
region. We're superstars and you've been
[51:32] A's and B's all along. C's now A's and
B's before. We know you're coming back.
[51:39] We will never go back to anything less
than
[51:42] » Amen.
[applause]
[51:48] » Uh, one more thing I would like to add.
Um, as a member of Leadership Florida
[51:53] and the chair of class 10 for leadership
Florida, I was really surprised this
[51:58] summer when at our annual meeting they
said, "M'onique, we have a surprise for
[52:02] you." You have a surprise for me. And
each year they award a full scholarship
[52:08] from Prepton and this year they
recognize someone from Pokei High
[52:13] School. They said they were so amazed
that they they typically stay in that
[52:17] northern Florida region. But this year
they picked someone from South Florida
[52:23] right here at in Pokei, Florida and they
um offered them a full ride scholarship
[52:29] because of the unique things that were
taking place right here in Pokei. So I
[52:34] have to give you kudos again. [applause]
[52:41] It ends at West
But it starts in these elementary
[52:46] schools. So we have to continue to do
the work to send to the middle schools,
[52:51] the high schools and then to West Tech
if needed. So I thought that was
[52:55] wonderful that they were able to
recognize someone right here from Poke,
[52:59] a little small town that a lot of people
don't know, but there is greater coming
[53:05] than what you ever even imagine.
[applause]
[53:16] Can I say something?
I just want to say as an educator uh who
[53:22] has not taught in some years, uh my hat
goes off to all of you because I know
[53:29] the challenge that you have. Um well,
let me change that word. I'm going to
[53:33] say the opportunities that you have
every day to uh pour into our children.
[53:39] Um, all of my kids are grown up and
finished school now, but I have
[53:42] grandkids that are in school. So, thank
you all so much. And if I could ever be
[53:46] of assistance to you, please just don't
hesitate to call.
[53:50] » Thank you,
[53:55] » Mr. Mayor. Next, we have a proclamation
to be honored um recognizing Pokei
[54:01] Middle Senior High School Robotics
Program. Mr. Dod, please come forward.
[54:20] At this time, we'll have the city
attorney read the proclamation into
[54:25] records.
[54:33] » Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Commission
proclamation. Whereas the Pahokei Middle
[54:38] Senior High School robotics program has
established a legacy of excellence in
[54:42] STEM education by empowering students
through the first Lego League and First
[54:49] Tech Challenge programs fostering
innovation, engineering, coding,
[54:53] teamwork, leadership, and problem
solving skills. And whereas since 2016,
[54:59] the program has consist consistently
earned local, regional, state, and
[55:04] national recognition, including multiple
tournament championships, innovation,
[55:09] robot design, and performance awards,
four consecutive first Lego League
[55:16] Florida State Championship appearances,
invitations to national competition, and
[55:21] numerous First Tech Challenge State
Championship qualifications.
[55:25] And whereas through the stepping up STEM
and PHOKI initiative and the support of
[55:30] dedicated mentors, educators,
volunteers, and community partners,
[55:35] students have gained access to advanced
technology, industry experiences,
[55:40] scholarships, internships, and college
and career pathways that continue to
[55:45] expand opportunities for the youth of
POI. And whereas during the 2025 2026
[55:53] season, the program continued its
tradition of excellence with team 20
[55:59] 21922
Dynamics earning the first Tech
[56:03] Challenge Fun League Inspire Award.
Third place and a bid to the Florida
[56:09] First Tech Challenge State Championship.
Team 16333
[56:15] Mechatrons qualifying for the state
championships as a member of the Fun
[56:19] League winning alliance. Team 16724
Bender BS or bots receiving the Fun
[56:28] League think award. Team 213 23812
Rising Phoenix earning the Fund League
[56:35] Control Award. Team 31423
Mecha Motion receiving the Fun Lee
[56:43] Connect Award second place and team
40688
[56:48] earning the first Lego League robot
design award. hand. Whereas the Pokei
[56:54] Middle Senior High robotics program
continues to inspire future engineers,
[57:00] innovators, and leaders while serving as
a source of pride for the city of POI
[57:05] and demonstrating the extraordinary
talent and potential of its students.
[57:10] Now, therefore, I, Keith Bab Jr., the
mayor [clears throat] of the city of
[57:14] Pokei, Florida. On behalf of the city
commission and residents of the city of
[57:19] POI do hereby recognize and commend the
POI middle senior high school robotics
[57:25] program, its students, coaches, mentors,
volunteers, and community partners for
[57:32] their outstanding achievements,
unwavering commitment to excellence, and
[57:37] leading contributions to education,
innovation, and opportunity within our
[57:42] community.
and official recognition whereof, I here
[57:46] unto set my hand and cause the seal of
Pokei to be affixed this 11th day of
[57:51] August, 2026.
[applause]
[58:00] » Commission, if you would join me on the
floor, we will present this
[58:03] proclamation. Then we'll allow the
principal to say a few words, and then
[58:08] we'll take a group picture uh for the
record.
[58:14] So,
[58:35] I know we have one educator on our
commission,
[58:40] Commissioner Kas Williams. I didn't know
we had a second one of our vice mayor.
[58:46] So at this time on behalf of the focus
city commissioner I will have our vice
[58:52] mayor officially present the
proclamation to focus high school
[59:02] kind of being a dead horse but I want
again on behalf of the city of
[59:07] commission and our city manager and all
of our staff want to um thank you for
[59:13] the work that you're doing and we
do and we encourage and just to keep up
[59:19] the good work and to keep empowering our
kids to progress and become the
[59:25] professional that we know they can as
they reach their goal. So, thank you
[59:31] all. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
[59:36] [applause]
[1:00:12] Good evening everyone.
>> Good evening.
[1:00:16] » [clears throat]
>> First and foremost, city of Pahokei
[1:00:20] commissioners, mayor, vice mayor, Miss
Marshia Andrews,
[1:00:25] and all the team uh from the Glades
region. I I I am really grateful, right,
[1:00:32] for uh the proclamation that you guys
have presented us today. And I know that
[1:00:36] Mr. Dinard is very proud of what he
brought here to Pokei High School. And I
[1:00:44] I have served only as a beacon to help
propel the teams forward, to help propel
[1:00:50] the the students forward. And I know
that um I I'm very grateful to have uh
[1:00:57] the team that I have at the school.
We've had the opportunity to get the
[1:01:04] students to innovate
beyond
[1:01:08] uh what they had uh expected
uh previously and nowadays um they
[1:01:15] actually look forward to to serving the
younger students. Uh we have initiatives
[1:01:22] where um we're we're working with the
sheriff's office uh to go out to the
[1:01:28] different elementary schools to show
them what we're doing. And not only
[1:01:32] that, but we have students that are at
um districtwide
[1:01:38] competitions, Florida statewide
competitions, and they have won awards
[1:01:43] um for technology innovation. Uh we
actually had one student uh Giovanni
[1:01:49] Mendes who uh won the Alifat Technology
uh scholarship and uh that was a
[1:01:56] scholarship where he competed against
students from Boon Beach High School,
[1:01:59] Wellington High School, uh all the top
schools in the district and we came out
[1:02:04] on top.
[1:02:07] » [applause]
[1:02:09] » And that is just one of many examples of
of the the kind of student that we are
[1:02:16] raising up at Pokei Middle Senior High
School. And again, I want to thank the
[1:02:21] city of Pokei for all the support and we
actually have a competition on December
[1:02:26] 5th that will be hosted at Pokei High
School. And we invite you guys to come
[1:02:30] by so that you can meet our students and
you can see what they are doing. and
[1:02:36] thank you for everything.
[1:02:41] [applause]
>> Only thing I want to add is that he
[1:02:43] didn't mention that he also a PO
graduate.
[1:02:46] » So,
[1:02:49] » but I thank you guys for all the support
and I do I thank the parents but most of
[1:02:53] all like I said it for the a tree to
grow it start with the seed and the seed
[1:02:57] start in our elementary schools and I
really thank you guys for working with
[1:03:00] us and sending the kids over. They tell
them who be the bad ones, who the good
[1:03:03] ones and who can grow. So, I really
thank you guys for that. Um, we gonna
[1:03:07] continue to do the best we can and like
you said about Jiovani, one thing about
[1:03:11] Jiovani, he started with just a hand
robot and now he got a full torso that
[1:03:16] does the the movements and everything
else. That's the young man that went to
[1:03:19] Google as a sophomore. He'll be a senior
this year. So, we have a lot of kids are
[1:03:23] doing some great things that you're
going to be proud of. As we get older,
[1:03:27] they can always say back they come from
B. I thank you guys.
[1:03:32] » [applause]
[1:03:37] » WE'LL take the pitch photo after all the
presentations from the school system.
[1:03:48] » So the next presentation that we have is
from affordable lavish,
[1:03:56] Miss Anthony.
[1:04:05] All right, good evening. Um, first of
all, thank you guys so much. That was
[1:04:08] breathtaking. It's amazing to and an
honor uh to have been able to present
[1:04:12] tonight and get to see the educators
here in POI. So, thank you guys all for
[1:04:16] coming out and and speaking on behalf of
all the good things that POI is doing.
[1:04:20] » Uh, good evening to uh mayor, vice
mayor, commission, staff, city manager.
[1:04:25] I appreciate the opportunity to be here.
My name is Christina Anthony. with
[1:04:28] Affordably Lavish Foundation. We're a
nonprofit housing developer. Um we are
[1:04:34] located in the West Palm Beach area. Um
we have done uh building single family
[1:04:39] homes, villas, small town homes for
families uh whether it's in Palm Beach,
[1:04:45] Broward, um Lee County, Central Florida,
Jacksonville, Tallahassee. Um recently
[1:04:50] we connected with USDA. they uh agree to
invest in some operational money for us
[1:04:56] to start entering into rural
communities. Uh we're excited that the
[1:05:00] Glazes is actually in our backyard and
and the Glaze is one of our first
[1:05:04] targets um in implementing rural housing
development. So, we met with the city
[1:05:09] manager and wanted to speak with the
commission to help um talk about
[1:05:13] bringing housing workforce and
affordable for uh for sale to the
[1:05:17] community. We're also in uh talks with
the uh county as well in contributing
[1:05:22] and providing assistance. And the way
that our program works is we um USDA
[1:05:28] would provide operation operational
funds. So that would provide jobs here
[1:05:32] in Pahooki. Um we've also connected with
um our folks here at West and providing
[1:05:38] some students to um provide assistance
and in workforce development. Uh the way
[1:05:44] that our program would work is uh
subsidizing the housing where the
[1:05:48] families and other community um folks
like students from West to contribute
[1:05:54] building the construction of the home.
So that would significantly offset the
[1:05:58] construction cost for the project. Um we
are um we've successfully done, you
[1:06:04] know, projects like that with volunteer
help in other parts of the state and so
[1:06:09] we're really excited to start um looking
at that with uh POI. So our ask is um to
[1:06:16] connect with the the the the city of
Pokei, look at pro uh potential infill
[1:06:21] lots that the city has and look at
developing those lots for affordable
[1:06:25] housing and workforce housing. Um and
then again adding that workforce
[1:06:30] development component where not only
will the families themselves uh be
[1:06:34] learning a new skill in developing
construction of their own home but that
[1:06:38] we would also um provide those uh
opportunities for the students to um get
[1:06:43] that experience put it on their resume
open up the doors for jobs etc. And it's
[1:06:48] our commitment to keep um like as
mentioned before keep jobs in here in
[1:06:52] the city of Pokei. So uh we want to make
sure that we're hiring within the
[1:06:56] community. Um
and uh the last thing I just want to
[1:07:00] mention is USDA. Um the way
[clears throat] that they play a big
[1:07:04] part of this is not only uh investing in
operations, but they provide the zero
[1:07:08] down mortgages um at a lower than uh
market interest rate. And so when we
[1:07:14] looked at the feasibility of uh renting
and the the market here in the city of
[1:07:19] Pokei, what families are spending on
rent and the analysis of us doing our
[1:07:25] project where uh the city would
contribute land, the families would
[1:07:29] contribute a portion of their uh sweat
equity and labor into the projects and
[1:07:33] then the rest subsidized with the um
lower income or or or subsidized
[1:07:39] mortgages I should say. that whole uh
total um cost would actually come out at
[1:07:45] a monthly lower than what they would
spend uh in rental income. And so that's
[1:07:51] our goal is to, you know, bring home
ownership into the community that would
[1:07:54] provide uh better economic status here
for the community, keep residents here
[1:07:59] in the city of Pokei, provide the jobs
in the city, and um just expand on all
[1:08:04] the great things that the city's already
doing. And so, um, that's that's what
[1:08:09] we're here today to to explain.
>> Thank you.
[1:08:16] [applause]
[1:08:18] » Just for sake of time, I'm going allow
the
[1:08:24] region to take their photo up and then
we'll move to the completion of the
[1:08:30] other presentation.
Okay. If y'all would just stand up front
[1:08:36] of the podium.
[1:08:50] Congratulations.
[1:09:04] [laughter]
[1:09:36] One, two, three. One, two, three.
[1:09:54] » [applause]
[1:10:10] » I'm gonna tell you what.
[1:10:28] Let's go back up here.
[1:10:36] All
[1:10:41] » righty.
[1:11:04] Okay. Just before moving to the last
presentation, I wanted to give the
[1:11:09] present an opportunity if the commission
had any questions about the affordable
[1:11:14] housing project. If you want
>> Okay.
[1:11:20] in a question from the commission.
[1:11:27] » So
you you said that um you are looking for
[1:11:35] the city to donate um properties for
these houses to be constructed on.
[1:11:41] » Yes. So, uh, we're looking for the city
to contribute, um, the land, uh, towards
[1:11:46] the affordability of the project. Um,
that has been a successful, um,
[1:11:51] partnership that's worked with, uh, our
part us partnering with other
[1:11:54] municipalities. Um, and we know with,
uh, the city and specifically land
[1:12:00] development cost being um, a concern
that that would significantly help.
[1:12:06] » Is this like hood type thing? same
different houses or what?
[1:12:12] » I'm sorry.
>> Houses Hood is it something like this?
[1:12:15] » Um well, USDA is also federally backed
and HUD kind of still oversees a lot of
[1:12:19] the parameters. Um so to pretty similar.
Yeah.
[1:12:23] » Mhm.
>> Um okay. You said I know you said the
[1:12:28] small um homes or
>> No.
[1:12:32] » Are you doing single family?
>> Single family. Um we we will have three
[1:12:36] different models fit for smaller
families. the average middlesized
[1:12:39] families and then the larger families.
>> Okay. But they're all single family.
[1:12:43] » Yeah. Single family. We look at um we've
done single family, we've done villas,
[1:12:48] and we've done town homes.
>> Um so we look at the the um parcel and
[1:12:52] the opportunity for it. Our biggest um
push is obviously um the density. We,
[1:12:58] you know, as much homes as we can build
to for our efforts, we want to do that.
[1:13:02] And so, um, one of the things with the
USDA program is for it to be success
[1:13:06] because the families are going to be
putting in some sweat equity is, um, we
[1:13:10] like to start with five lots at a time.
So, the five families can work together
[1:13:15] and they will be trained on site to do
parts of the construction,
[1:13:19] » um, and get see the construction through
to the finish line.
[1:13:22] » Okay.
>> What's the ability?
[1:13:26] Um, so
us uh the the Glades is unique because
[1:13:31] you guys are part of Palm Beach County,
right? And so you roll under there. So
[1:13:34] your workforce um would still qualify as
low income and get some of those
[1:13:38] benefits as well as um you know even in
your higher incomes would kind of cap
[1:13:44] into that workforce. So we're looking to
just capture families that are in need
[1:13:48] of housing um and revitalizing the
communities with newer homes. Um,
[1:13:53] biggest thing for us, Affordably Lavish,
um, is that we're not just building only
[1:13:57] affordable homes, but we are providing,
uh, modern and contemporary designs. So,
[1:14:01] we're really excited about that. We're,
um, an in-house architectural firm as
[1:14:05] well as a a GC. Um, our GC side has been
around for 25 years, and on the uh, real
[1:14:11] estate development side, we've been
around for 15 years. So, we've been
[1:14:14] making a big push in the nonprofit space
for the last four years as capital um,
[1:14:19] has been available. For example, the
county has $100,000 that they contribute
[1:14:23] to families for housing and um we're
talking with them about, you know, them
[1:14:27] also making sure to contribute that to
these families as well so that we get
[1:14:30] that lower monthly payment down as as um
much as possible. and ultimately um
[1:14:37] transition these families from not only
uh right right out the gate um spending
[1:14:44] less than they would with their rental
income but ultimately owning the home as
[1:14:48] quickly as possible so that they don't
have to worry about that as an
[1:14:51] additional expense.
>> Do you have a website that we can see
[1:14:54] some of the models the houses?
>> Yes. I uh I don't know if we had our
[1:14:57] presentation but nope
>> you did not.
[1:15:00] » Okay. Okay. Okay. So, uh yeah, we have a
website www.alfl.org
[1:15:08] and we have some of the work that we've
done both the um modeling renderings
[1:15:11] that can be um added as well as
completed work that we've done.
[1:15:16] » How soon are you planning to get started
on one of these projects and how long
[1:15:20] does the project take from beginning to
end uh for a home to be constructed? So
[1:15:25] when we do the construction uh directly
with the USDA program for some of the
[1:15:29] workforce um parcels, uh construction is
about four to six months after the
[1:15:34] permit is received. Um for the uh
self-help program is what it's called
[1:15:38] from USDA where the families are
contributing some of the labor. We're
[1:15:41] looking at a 12-mon span.
>> And can you say the website again?
[1:15:47] » Yes. www.
A is in apple. L is in Larry. F is in
[1:15:51] Frank. F is in Frank. Ellis Ellis and
Larry.org.
[1:15:57] » Do you have any business cards with you?
>> Yes, you provide that.
[1:16:00] » I have a question. How do you all go
about if we have um when residents
[1:16:05] apply? How do you guys determine um who
you know who who you're going to choose?
[1:16:12] Like say you have five lots and who and
you have so many um residents that
[1:16:16] apply. How do you decide which ones um
who gets the you know who comes first in
[1:16:22] the
>> Sure. Yeah. Um some cities have
[1:16:26] initiatives for example that they're
passionate about seniors or um workforce
[1:16:31] maybe you know uh police officers,
teachers etc. So if that is a request
[1:16:36] from the city we we look at that as a
part of it. Um typically it's first come
[1:16:40] first serve. Uh we put them through our
intake process. Um it looks at where
[1:16:45] they are, what their approvals are. um
if they don't qualify just yet, it's not
[1:16:51] uh it's something that we put them
through a process to get them ready for
[1:16:54] the next round.
>> Um and so it's it's a first come first
[1:16:58] serve unless the commission or the or
staff has any um initiatives that the
[1:17:03] city has for your strategic plan that we
want to push.
[1:17:06] » Okay. So we can do that and so that'll
come before the commission like wants to
[1:17:10] get ready to get started to determine
whether we want to implement something
[1:17:14] in it or not.
>> Yep.
[1:17:16] » Okay. that can be a part of um when we
how it's happened before. For example,
[1:17:22] in Lee County, um we did
>> uh nine homes and of those nine, three
[1:17:28] of them uh needed to be special needs,
>> families that had uh uh persons with
[1:17:34] special needs.
>> Um and then four of them had to have be
[1:17:38] at very low income.
>> Okay.
[1:17:40] » Um and they provided subsidies for the
very low-income families, but um and we
[1:17:44] did those with the villas, but that was
successful. So that's usually a part of
[1:17:47] the contract process. No problem.
>> I just have one more question. Have you
[1:17:51] all met with Pokei Housing Authority?
>> So it's great that you asked that. So um
[1:17:55] one of the biggest things that we're
going to be looking to do is um we we
[1:17:59] did stop by at the housing authority.
We're looking to find the right person
[1:18:01] to speak with. Um our biggest goal in
terms of finding the folks and families
[1:18:07] that are interested in this program is
um starting with the housing authority
[1:18:12] as a one part of a referral system. Um,
one of the biggest opportunities there
[1:18:17] is that is a way for those families who
may be on um, uh, the uh, monthly stipen
[1:18:25] to transition. They can use that stipen
towards their mortgage.
[1:18:29] » I was talking about as far as landwise.
Oh,
[1:18:31] » with Pokei partnering with Pokei Housing
Authority as far as landwise as well
[1:18:36] since they do have property, you know,
as well. So, I was just wondering if
[1:18:40] Okay. Sorry about thinking about um
partnering with them towards that.
[1:18:44] That's what I was saying.
>> Yeah, no worries.
[1:18:46] » Okay.
>> No, we haven't spoke with them about the
[1:18:48] land particularly, but um our goal is to
speak with them about transitioning some
[1:18:52] of their residents into uh um home
ownership
[1:18:56] » where they can transition completely off
of that assistance over time and free up
[1:19:02] that opportunity for other folks that
need that assistance.
[1:19:05] » Okay. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[1:19:08] We
>> One last question.
[1:19:11] Um would you all be interested in
partnering with um individuals that are
[1:19:17] private um land owners?
>> Absolutely.
[1:19:21] » Okay.
>> Absolutely.
[1:19:23] » So I have a question with that. So if
you're interested Oh, excuse me.
[1:19:27] [clears throat] You're interested in the
land being donated, right? Are you
[1:19:30] interested in
>> for affordability purposes? Um donation
[1:19:35] is what's going to help uh just because
of the cost of the land development in
[1:19:39] this area. And so once the land is
given, the land now belongs to you all
[1:19:43] and it's nothing no nothing that the
city or anything like that would um
[1:19:50] the city holds a deed restriction on it.
So you're still a partner in the in the
[1:19:55] project and essentially the land
donation is not coming to us. It's it's
[1:19:59] transferring to the families. Um and so
during the process, it's a very short
[1:20:04] process, but once the land is um in our
name, per se, um we go through the
[1:20:10] process of finding the candidates at the
beginning before construction starts,
[1:20:14] those families take ownership of the
land,
[1:20:16] » right? And so the land can't be are you
all looking for the land to be you're
[1:20:21] looking for the land to be given, right?
Not where you all want to purchase the
[1:20:24] land. So once you Okay, so that's I just
got to clarify. Yes, that would be the
[1:20:28] city's um subsidy contribution to the
project to help with the affordability.
[1:20:33] » And if you're a private person, are you
still looking for the land to be donated
[1:20:36] or are you looking for them to sell the
land to you all or how would that work?
[1:20:41] um for those parcels when we've dealt
dealt with private owners. Um the
[1:20:46] private owner whether they're looking to
rent the property themselves or if
[1:20:49] they're looking to sell it um let's say
for the let's say we have five families
[1:20:54] that um qualified at x amount and those
five families got the the donated lots
[1:20:59] as an example and we have a waiting list
those private owners we could place
[1:21:02] those families with those owners if
their um approvals will allow for a
[1:21:06] purchase. So, it depends on what they're
trying to sell the property for and
[1:21:11] ultimately what our buyers in this area
um if it can take the amount for that
[1:21:17] amount for to to roll into the mortgage.
>> So, it wouldn't be where if you have a
[1:21:21] private owner say, "Okay, I want
[clears throat] to allow you guys to
[1:21:25] build there, but I want to charge rent
on the property." Will you be able to do
[1:21:29] that or No,
>> that's a little separate from the
[1:21:32] program. We're housing developers and
builders so it can be done but a little
[1:21:35] separate from the program itself that
we're um not
[1:21:38] » presenting to the city. Yep.
>> Okay.
[1:21:40] » Okay. Thank you so much for the
presentation.
[1:21:42] » Appreciate the time. Good evening.
>> City manager will present the last and
[1:21:47] final presenter.
>> Mr. Mayor, we have our consultant
[1:21:52] services update and contract performance
report from Miss Angela Reyes.
[1:22:23] Good evening, Mayor and Pokei
Commission. I'm here tonight to provide
[1:22:27] an update on work performed by Angela
Reyes LLC under my consulting engagement
[1:22:33] with the city of Pahogi. The objective
was to help the city strengthen its
[1:22:38] financial operations, address audit and
oversight concerns, improve internal
[1:22:43] controls, and put process in place that
can be sustained after this engagement
[1:22:48] ends. Tonight I want to walk you through
what has been accomplished, what is
[1:22:53] currently underway, and what remains to
bring this work to completion. Next
[1:22:58] slide.
[snorts]
[1:23:02] An integrated approach. My work has
really been concentrated in four
[1:23:07] interconnected areas. First is financial
management and budget strategy. Making
[1:23:13] sure management has reliable financial
information to make decisions.
[1:23:18] Second is audit readiness and financial
accountability. Helping the city move
[1:23:23] the audit forward and addressing the
underlying financial and documentation
[1:23:28] issues affecting the process. Third is
corrective action and internal controls.
[1:23:34] It is not enough to identify a problem.
We have to establish controls so the
[1:23:40] same problem does not continue.
And fourth is silly is policy
[1:23:46] implementation and organizational
compliance. Policies cannot simply exist
[1:23:51] on paper. [clears throat] Employees have
to understand them. Management has to
[1:23:56] enforce them and the city has to be able
to demonstrate compliance. So we are no
[1:24:02] longer simply identifying what needs to
be fixed. We are fixing it and putting
[1:24:06] it um in a structure around it.
Next slide.
[1:24:15] budget management and financial
decisionmaking.
[1:24:20] One of the first areas I focused on was
the city's budget and financial
[1:24:24] management process. I worked directly
with leadership, the finance director,
[1:24:29] and the city manager and departments
through the fiscal year 2627 budget
[1:24:34] process. that included departmental
budget meetings, documenting assumptions
[1:24:39] and priorities and identifying items
requiring followup. I also performed
[1:24:44] budgettoactional analysis across the
city funds. This is important because
[1:24:49] adopting a budget is not only I'm sorry,
it's only the beginning. Management has
[1:24:55] to continuously understand where actual
revenues and expenditures stand compared
[1:25:00] with the adopted budget.
I reviewed and organized historical and
[1:25:06] current budget records uh specifically
five years and supported forecasting
[1:25:12] amendments, trend analysis and executive
level reporting.
[1:25:18] The result is a budget process that is
more organized, better documented and
[1:25:24] more supportable for management
commission and ultimately the auditors.
[1:25:29] Next slide.
>> [clears throat]
[1:25:32] » I have a question first. Are we going to
ask questions as we going along or are
[1:25:36] we going to just let her continue?
>> Yeah, we'll let her continue the
[1:25:40] presentation and whatever question we
have afterward, we can ask a up to a
[1:25:45] certain time limit at least.
>> Audit findings and audit readiness. The
[1:25:51] fiscical year 25 audit remains one of
the city's most important priorities. I
[1:25:56] facilitated the audit kickoff and
follow-up meetings with the external
[1:26:01] auditors and reviewed prior year audit
findings to determine what remained
[1:26:05] unresolved and what documentation or
corrective action was still necessary.
[1:26:11] I have also assisted with
reconciliations,
[1:26:14] schedules, corrections, and supporting
documentation needed to move the audit
[1:26:19] forward. After careful review, the city
would benefit from a forensic audit. A
[1:26:25] forensic audit would allow the city to
examine specific transactions, financial
[1:26:30] activity transfers, and areas of concern
as a much deeper at a much deeper level.
[1:26:36] If the city would like a more indepth
review on a transactional level, the
[1:26:42] forensic audit is the pre is the best
approach.
[1:26:46] Next slide.
[clears throat]
[1:26:49] Internal controls.
A major component of my engagement has
[1:26:53] been strengthening the city's internal
control environment. The areas addressed
[1:26:57] include purchasing and payment controls,
travel and reimbursement, IT access and
[1:27:04] asset controls, fraud and whistleblower
protections, grant and leasing
[1:27:10] monitoring, and OIG reporting and
documentation.
[1:27:14] These areas were not selected randomly.
They relate directly to control
[1:27:19] weakness, documentation needs, and
oversight concerns identified during the
[1:27:23] review.
[1:27:27] The objective is straightforward. Reduce
risk, establish accountability, document
[1:27:33] responsibility, and create a clear
process that employees can consistently
[1:27:38] follow, which will limit future audit
findings. Next slide.
[1:27:44] Policies and procedures. There are 10
major policies and proceed procedure
[1:27:49] areas current that are currently being
finalized and reviewed for your
[1:27:53] adoption.
I'll go down the list. The first one is
[1:27:58] IT asset protection and security, fraud
prevention, whistleblower policy,
[1:28:04] tuition reimbursement, capital asset
management, travel, grant administration
[1:28:10] and compliance, lease management,
procurement and audit and compliance
[1:28:16] response readiness. Each policy
identifies responsibility, establishes
[1:28:22] controls, provides documentation
requirements, and creates
[1:28:25] accountability. The master procurement
policy is particularly significant
[1:28:31] because the procurement touches
virtually every department and
[1:28:34] represents one of the city's most
important areas of financial control.
[1:28:39] When this work is complete, the city
will have a much stronger documented
[1:28:44] framework governing how these activities
are to occur. Next slide.
[1:28:51] Progress to date. The slide is important
because it shows that the engagement has
[1:28:56] moved from assessment into execution.
On the completed side, on the completed
[1:29:02] side, I have conducted the comprehensive
budget review, participated in
[1:29:06] departmental budget meetings, performed
financial analysis, review prior audit
[1:29:13] findings and documentation, and
developed corrective action workflows
[1:29:17] and policies.
Um, the workflows are in the back of the
[1:29:21] presentation package you received as a
sample, so you can see what that
[1:29:26] actually looks like. Uh, it's hands-on.
Uh at the same time we are actively
[1:29:32] supporting the fiscical year 25 audit
and reconciliations completing the
[1:29:36] master procurement policy and
implementing corrective actions and
[1:29:39] internal controls. The next phase is
implementation and accountability
[1:29:44] training employees obtaining
acknowledgements monitoring compliance
[1:29:49] and making sure these processes become
part of the city's normal daily
[1:29:53] operations.
Next slide.
[1:29:57] [clears throat]
Moving into implementation. At this
[1:30:01] stage, the focus shifts from developing
the pro the policies to implementing
[1:30:06] them. There are four remaining
priorities. Adopt, execute, train and
[1:30:12] monitor. First, we adopt the policies
and remaining workflows.
[1:30:18] Second, we execute all employee and on
employee on and off boarding and other
[1:30:24] corrective action procedures. Third, we
conduct compliance training so
[1:30:29] employees, contractors and employees and
contractors understand what is expected
[1:30:35] of them. And finally, we continue
monitoring the progress.
[1:30:40] The last piece is critical. A policy
without enforcement and continual
[1:30:44] monitoring is simply a document. The
city needs acknowledgements,
[1:30:48] implementation tracking, compliance
reporting, and followup to demonstrate
[1:30:53] that the controls are actually operating
and working.
[1:30:57] [snorts] Next slide.
[1:31:06] There's one that says road mapap to
substantial. Go back to the last one.
[1:31:09] Maybe that one. Yeah, road map to
substantial completion. This is the road
[1:31:14] map for completing the remaining work
during August is to adopt all policies
[1:31:20] and remaining workflows and finalize the
audit from August through September. The
[1:31:24] focus moves to implementing an approved
procedures and corrective actions and
[1:31:29] providing administration with all the
training materials necessary to prepare
[1:31:34] for the OIG site visit in mid to late
September. During September, we move
[1:31:39] into compliance training and formal
acknowledgements. So when you look at
[1:31:43] where this engagement started compared
to where we are today, significant
[1:31:48] progress has been made. We have moved
from identifying weaknesses to
[1:31:53] developing solutions, documenting
controls, supporting the audit,
[1:31:59] strengthening the budget process, and
establishing an accountability
[1:32:03] framework.
Mayor and Commission, my goal through
[1:32:06] this engagement has been to leave the
city in a stronger financial and
[1:32:11] operational position than when the
engagement began. Significant work has
[1:32:16] been completed, but there is still
important work ahead, particularly the
[1:32:21] completion of the fiscal year 25 audit,
adopting and implementation of the
[1:32:26] policies and internal controls,
compliance training, and continuing
[1:32:31] monitoring. Ultimately, the objective is
not simply to correct past issues. It is
[1:32:36] to establish a system that reduces the
likelihood of those issues again and
[1:32:42] give management and the commission a
greater confidence in the city's
[1:32:46] financial operations. With that, I'm
available to answer any questions.
[1:32:54] Commissioners,
>> I do have a question and thank you for
[1:32:58] the presentation, but my question is um
you say the policies and a lot of this
[1:33:04] has been done and we're listening to
what you're saying. You don't have any
[1:33:09] I'm just I guess I'm I'm looking for
documents to see. I I hear what you're
[1:33:13] saying, but I don't see anything before
us that And so that's one of my So you
[1:33:19] want to respond to that?
>> Yes, I do. Um so the policies were
[1:33:23] provided um to the administration which
have to be reviewed in internally with
[1:33:27] city attorney city manager city attorney
and then that comes before you guys as a
[1:33:33] commission to adopt it formally.
>> Okay. And my next question you said you
[1:33:38] gave a timeline. Now, I know your
contract is up in August and you told us
[1:33:42] that you will have all of this done
prior to the contract, but you said in
[1:33:45] September, midepptember, there's some
things going to take place and so
[1:33:51] everything is not going to be completed
before your contract is up.
[1:33:55] » No. So, my contract is up early
September. um when I looked back at the
[1:34:00] document and from when I came to council
from when the contract was executed um
[1:34:05] technically it's up September 2nd but
the full execution happened um September
[1:34:10] 12th or March 2nd which brings me back
to either September 2nd or September
[1:34:15] 12th. With that being said, I am
committed to looking um seeing this
[1:34:19] through and um
this is my work. So if the OIG comes in
[1:34:25] midepptember and my contract ended
September 12th, I can make myself
[1:34:30] available to come on site with no charge
additional to the city to see this
[1:34:34] project through and to make sure that
all of the policies that were provided
[1:34:40] comply with what the OIG was looking
for. If they need a revision, I will
[1:34:44] also do that. Again, no extra charge to
the city just to ensure that this
[1:34:50] engagement did what it was supposed to
do. Okay, that's my that's my question.
[1:34:56] » Yeah, I'm I'm glad you clarified that
because that was my question as well.
[1:35:00] » Um would there be an additional cost to
to the city uh as a result of things not
[1:35:06] being completed? But um thank you for
clarifying that
[1:35:16] it was indicated in your contract that
you was working as a team. I think
[1:35:20] you'll bringing on, if I'm not mistaken,
at least three to four different uh
[1:35:25] individual to work with you. Could you
name some of the uh things that that
[1:35:32] team worked on besides you? I know you
had to oversee everything, but just give
[1:35:38] us some type of perspective of the
different
[1:35:41] » Sure. Sure. Um, so I do have a back
office team. This is this does require a
[1:35:47] lot of research and um back office is
just administrative. So even putting
[1:35:52] policies together in the right format
that an OIG would have to look at that's
[1:35:57] that's one aspect of it and make it
deliverable to a city administration and
[1:36:02] presentable. That's one part. Um then I
had attorneys reviewing all the policies
[1:36:07] to make sure that it coincided with the
charter, the state and the um and the IG
[1:36:12] finding so that it talks it speaks
directly to what the statutes are. Um,
[1:36:17] and then I did have a CPA on my team
that actually I actually had two that I
[1:36:23] had to go to just to in, you know, just
to get second opinions on what I was
[1:36:28] seeing and viewing in the city of Bohoki
to make sure that I make the proper
[1:36:32] recommendation to city administration as
we um move through the fiscal 25 audit.
[1:36:38] I had to go back five years
uh to look at audit findings and see how
[1:36:45] we can correct that. put policies and
put structure into the finance
[1:36:50] department so that those things are no
longer an issue moving forward.
[1:36:55] And looking at the oi report, the
concerns that they had, do you feel
[1:37:03] comfortable that you have addressed and
looked at all of them and came up with a
[1:37:10] workable solution that would satisfy
their needs as well as the cities?
[1:37:17] » I feel com I'm I'm comfortable in my
work. Um
[1:37:21] I I can back my work up. But you also
have an administration that is competent
[1:37:26] and is willing to take the steps to move
it forward. I can present theoretical
[1:37:31] policies, but if you have a an
administration that is not willing to
[1:37:35] work with those policies and being
implemented, then you just have
[1:37:39] something on paper. But I'm confident
that your current administration will
[1:37:46] comply with what the IG is looking for.
And they're looking for the action.
[1:37:49] They're not just looking for the paper.
They're looking for the action. and they
[1:37:52] want to see that these uh compliance
issues have been addressed. So, I'm
[1:37:57] confident in in your staff.
Confident might work, but I'm confident
[1:38:02] in your staff.
[1:38:05] I have a question. You said that you we
need a forensic audit. So, do you have
[1:38:10] documents that you're going to provide
to us that why we need a forensic audit
[1:38:14] so we can see exactly what it is that
you're talking about, the reason that we
[1:38:17] need or what the findings were?
>> Yes, ma'am. I do have that. Um and at
[1:38:21] the end with [clears throat] my uh
report that I will provide to
[1:38:25] administration and will provide to the
commission, it will have specific um
[1:38:30] details as to why you I I think the city
would benefit from a forensic audit. Um
[1:38:39] » yes.
>> And how far back would that forensic
[1:38:43] audit go?
>> That that's the thing about the forensic
[1:38:47] audit. It depends on where that rabbit
hole of that transaction takes it. I I
[1:38:52] cannot speak to a time frame where the
where that would be. I'm sure there's
[1:38:56] limitations and statutes that limit that
and you know with banks and all that,
[1:39:00] but I don't have a time frame.
>> Again, going back looking at the IG
[1:39:07] reports
to me, they went
[1:39:12] well over and above
a normal audit. Yeah,
[1:39:17] » I look at a forensic audit as a person
coming on say a new city manager that
[1:39:22] has no idea what transact transacted
during a certain period of time to come
[1:39:31] in and really see how money was spent
and how it was divied up and whatever.
[1:39:39] But I think basically that what they
have done and it was pretty thorough to
[1:39:45] me that would really substitute to a lot
of degree on my opinion of what a
[1:39:53] forensic audit would have on the covered
during that process. I may be wrong on
[1:39:59] that, but that's just my impression.
>> Okay.
[1:40:03] Um I I I'm going to stick with my
recommendation respectfully, mayor, and
[1:40:07] say that um you want the forensic audit
[clears throat] to come and say, "Hey,
[1:40:11] this was just bad accounting for all
these years, and there's nothing going
[1:40:15] on in the city with the books, with the
money. This commission, this manager,
[1:40:19] this administration has respectfully
handled the finances well and there is
[1:40:24] no foul play." And that is what the
forensic audit will do. it will say this
[1:40:30] has just been bad accounting for
previous all these previous years. We're
[1:40:34] moving forward. We're flipping the page
and we're we're we have controls in
[1:40:39] place for it not to happen again. That's
what the forensic audit is for
[1:40:44] » to just spend money. [clears throat] I
mean, because a forensic audit is not
[1:40:47] cheap just to say what you're just
saying.
[1:40:49] » Um I did get some quotes just to see
what that would cost. Um, and it it ran
[1:40:55] about 20,000 25,000 for about a minimum
of a 6 to 8 week period. Um, but it is
[1:41:03] worth you getting that opinion.
In my op in my professional opinion, it
[1:41:09] is worth you getting that opinion to say
this is just bad accounting.
[1:41:13] » Well, once we get your paperwork and see
what it is that you put on there and
[1:41:17] absolutely the backup documents,
>> I understand. Yeah, we should look at
[1:41:20] it.
[1:41:29] And so the policies you said are coming
to us in I think next uh meeting next
[1:41:33] week.
>> The Yes, it's on my report. The policies
[1:41:36] will be presented to you at the August
25th meeting.
[1:41:41] » Is it a lot of them or we going to have
to do it all at one time or can we break
[1:41:45] them up in pieces? because if we're
trying to go through them, we're going
[1:41:48] to need the time to make sure that we
can look at them versus the little short
[1:41:52] time we get to look at them if it's a
lot that we're going to have to go
[1:41:55] through to make sure.
>> So, there are a lot. Um, Miss Reyes list
[1:41:58] out all the policies that were presented
there about 10. And so, our plan is to
[1:42:03] have those to you on Monday. So, you
will have more than a week and including
[1:42:07] the weekend before the the um August
25th meeting. So, we are planning to
[1:42:12] give you more than enough time to review
them.
[1:42:18] You said about 10 policies.
>> There are about 10. Some of them are ju
[1:42:22] are new because they did not exist and
some of them are updates. And I can go
[1:42:28] in I won't go into one specifically
because I just have some on my head. But
[1:42:32] um but some of them are just updated to
strengthen the policy and some of them
[1:42:37] are brand new policies. But they have um
workflows. They're very clear. So you
[1:42:43] can read through them hopefully quicker
than than a statute.
[1:42:49] » So Mr. Mr. Mayor, if I may, um what what
Miss Reyes did with the with the team as
[1:42:55] well with the in-house staff is we went
through each of the OIG um findings and
[1:43:01] listed each one to say this is their
finding and that this was the solution
[1:43:06] for that or resolution for it and then
list that out and those items were
[1:43:09] placed in the policy. So, we'll give you
both of those items. So, you'll see what
[1:43:14] the OIG findings were. There were 14 of
them. And so, for each of those, it
[1:43:19] lists out the information. Miss Reyes
and her team also went through, as she
[1:43:22] just said, the statues, the charter, um,
and that's what the IG did when they
[1:43:27] went through the process. If you go
through their report, they went back to
[1:43:30] the the Florida statute as well as our
charter as well. And so, they took the
[1:43:35] same approach to list that out so that
we can be sure that those items were
[1:43:39] addressed.
Okay.
[1:43:43] [clears throat]
And many of those, if I may as well,
[1:43:45] many of those those um the processes
have been put in place because they had
[1:43:51] to so we can make sure they work. If
they were not put in place, then when
[1:43:55] the OIG comes back, we would have the
same issue. So, we couldn't wait on the
[1:44:00] on the um approval. You all will do the
approval, but by you doing the approval,
[1:44:04] you'll know that we've placed these
things in place. For example, when I
[1:44:08] came in, there were POS. POS have to
have certain documentation with them and
[1:44:13] the OIG wrote that up quite a bit where
the documentation was not there. So
[1:44:17] before I even read the OIG report, I
knew that when you're submitting POS and
[1:44:21] you're going to write a check, there has
to be documentation to follow that. So
[1:44:25] for the auditor, that's what they're
following, the audit trail. And if you
[1:44:29] don't have that audit trail, then that's
an issue. So those things were already
[1:44:33] put in place before the procedures were
done. So we know that they are actually
[1:44:38] um in place. So when the OIG come back
in and the auditor come, those same
[1:44:42] findings would no longer exist because
we have that documentation um so they
[1:44:47] can track everything.
>> I also want to add that there were forms
[1:44:51] created also to streamline processes um
to keep documentation better. So those
[1:44:57] forms also mentioned in OIG report. We
did those and we did a couple more just
[1:45:02] to you know um be efficient in this
implementation of the uh policies and
[1:45:08] procedures.
>> So we're saying that checks were being
[1:45:11] written for things and
>> there was no process for what we were
[1:45:17] » I'm just asking a question. I mean it's
>> um
[1:45:20] » I I'm not specific with checks. I know.
>> Well, I'm just saying we're paying. Let
[1:45:25] me just say we're paying whoever or
whatever. Yes. With no
[1:45:29] » correct. That is one of the findings
that the OIG uh did write up. So, yes,
[1:45:34] that is correct.
[1:45:38] » But no longer happening.
[1:45:43] » So, I know we just put this in place.
So, that mean when we get our audit
[1:45:47] coming up and this wasn't in place. So
that mean we may have some from the as a
[1:45:52] finding as well because this is just
this is just taking place. So it was
[1:45:57] being done still prior to this taking.
So we will still have some more
[1:46:01] findings. Again
>> you will probably get a comment and with
[1:46:04] these um I'm not sure if it's a finding.
It has to be material enough like the
[1:46:09] money the amount that they found checks
with no supporting documents has to
[1:46:13] reach a threshold for money amount. But
even if it's a comment, the comment will
[1:46:19] also say the city has placed policies
and procedures to cure this. So that
[1:46:24] that goes to the state reporting
>> and that's in fiscal year 25. We're
[1:46:30] we're fiscal year 26 right now.
>> Wow.
[1:46:37] » Any additional question from the
commissions? So just so that we're
[1:46:41] clear,
um the OIG report cannot negate the need
[1:46:49] for an audit, a forensic audit.
[1:46:54] » The OIG did not specifically recommend
that, but as I look through it,
[1:47:00] » just because we have the OIG report does
not mean that we don't need a forensic
[1:47:05] audit.
>> That's correct.
[1:47:06] » Okay. I just want to make sure
>> and I do want to say we did so during
[1:47:12] this process it it wasn't just a
straightforward is writing policies and
[1:47:17] turning them in each policy affects a
different policy affects a different
[1:47:21] policy and they're all intertwined on
top of that and day-to-day operations
[1:47:26] we're also getting you know we have to
respond to state by a certain time so
[1:47:33] because we were already in this
implementation we were able to provide
[1:47:37] uh the the feedback to the state saying
yes this was a finding however this
[1:47:41] policy is now in place. Yes, this was a
finding however a policy is now in place
[1:47:46] and that has softened a lot of the uh
the blow for what our responses to like
[1:47:51] the Jax which is an auditing stuff going
from there. Yeah.
[1:47:57] [clears throat]
[1:48:02] » Any additional questions? No
>> Harry N. We appreciate your presentation
[1:48:09] and giving us an update of where you are
and where we need to go.
[1:48:14] » Thank you very much. Thank you. Good
evening.
[1:48:27] » Okay. Our next item on the agenda is the
consent agenda. We have two item which
[1:48:32] consists of the July 14, 2026
city commission meeting minutes and the
[1:48:40] July 17, 2026
city commission budget workshop minutes.
[1:48:47] If there is no objection, I'd entertain
a motion for the
[1:48:53] approve of the consent agenda.
Mayor Bab, I move that we um accept the
[1:48:59] July 14, 2026 commission minutes and the
July 17 city commission budget workshop
[1:49:04] minutes.
>> Second.
[1:49:05] » It has been moved by Commissioner Ky
Williams and probably second by
[1:49:11] Commissioner Mike Fearson for the
acceptant of the consent agenda as
[1:49:16] presented.
Call for questions
[1:49:20] hearing none. Are you ready for a vote?
Roll call. Madame Clerk. Commissioner
[1:49:24] Cowan Williams,
>> yes.
[1:49:26] » Commissioner McFersonson,
>> yes.
[1:49:27] » Commissioner Scott,
>> yes.
[1:49:29] » Vice Mayor McDonald,
>> yes.
[1:49:31] » Mayor Bab,
>> yes. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Thank you,
[1:49:34] commissioners. Motion passed by
unanimous vote. Next, we have old
[1:49:39] business, discussion of existing
activities of previously held events, if
[1:49:45] any, city manager.
>> There are none.
[1:49:47] » Thank you, ma'am.
Next, we have public hearings and or
[1:49:52] ordinances.
We have couple ordinances and
[1:49:56] resolution. The first resolution will
have our city attorney read it into the
[1:50:02] record.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Ordinance 2026-02,
[1:50:07] second reading and ordinance of the city
commission of the city of Pokei,
[1:50:12] Florida, amending article 7, division 1,
section 2-272
[1:50:19] of the city of Poki's code of ordinances
entitled purchase orders to retitle as
[1:50:25] purchase orders competitive bids and
exemptions specifically amending number
[1:50:30] paragraph six entitled exempt purchases
to clarify that the determination of an
[1:50:36] emergency purchase is vested in the
legislative judgment of the city
[1:50:41] commission. Providing for adoption of
representations, providing for conflict
[1:50:46] conflict and repealer, providing for
severability, providing for inclusion
[1:50:50] and code, providing for an effective
date.
[1:50:54] » Thank you, city attorney. City manager,
could you give us a brief explanation?
[1:50:58] This ordinance is intended to clarify
who has the authority to determine when
[1:51:03] a purchase qualifies as an emergency
purchase.
[1:51:07] The proposed amendment establishes that
the city commission has the authority to
[1:51:12] make this determination, providing a
clear and consistent process for pro for
[1:51:19] providing emergency purchases and
ensuring the city has appropriate
[1:51:24] oversight of emergency expenditures.
[1:51:29] Thank you, city manager, city
commission. Before we open this up for a
[1:51:34] first or second, we would open this for
a public hearing on ordinance
[1:51:41] 2026-02.
[1:51:46] Open this public hearing on this
ordinance. Do anyone from the public
[1:51:49] wish to speak on this ordinance?
[1:51:54] Hearing none, I'll close the public
hearing.
[1:51:59] City commission having heard ordinance
2026-02
[1:52:04] properly read into the minutes by our
city manager. Properly explained by
[1:52:08] city, I'm sorry, properly explain
Properly read into the minutes by our
[1:52:13] city attorney. Properly explained by
city manager. What is your preference?
[1:52:18] » I move that we accept resolution
2026-02.
[1:52:23] Ordinance. I second.
>> It has been moved by Commissioner
[1:52:28] McFersonson and properly second by
Commissioner
[1:52:33] Williams.
Call for questions. Hearing none. Are
[1:52:38] you ready for a vote? Roll call. Madame
Clerk.
[1:52:41] » Commissioner McFerson.
>> Yes.
[1:52:43] » Commissioner Calvin Williams.
>> Yes.
[1:52:45] » Commissioner Scott?
>> Yes.
[1:52:47] » Vice Mayor McDonald?
>> Yes.
[1:52:49] » Mayor Bab?
>> Yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Thank you,
[1:52:52] commissioners. Motion passed by
unanimous vote. Now we'll entertain res
[1:52:57] ordinance 2026-03.
Sitter attorney.
[1:53:01] » Thank you. Ordinance 2026-3
first reading an ordinance of the city
[1:53:07] commission of the city of Pokei,
Florida, amending article 2, section
[1:53:11] 2-29 entitled order of business, adding
a report of the city clerk to the order
[1:53:18] of business. renumbering and reordering
as necessary, providing for conflict and
[1:53:24] repealer, providing for severability,
providing for inclusion and code,
[1:53:28] providing for an effective date.
>> Thank you, city attorney. City manager,
[1:53:34] could you give us a brief explanation?
>> This ordinance is needed to ensure that
[1:53:39] important updates from the city clerk
are consistently included in city
[1:53:43] commission meetings.
The amendment creates a designated
[1:53:48] opportunity for the city clerk to
provide timely information, updates, and
[1:53:53] reports to the commission.
Thank you, city
[1:53:58] manager.
[1:54:03] City Commission having heard ordinance
2026-03
[1:54:09] properly read into the minutes by our
city attorney properly explained by city
[1:54:14] manager.
>> What is your preference?
[1:54:17] » Do we have to do the opening for the
hearing first? That's the first read.
[1:54:20] No.
>> No.
[1:54:21] » I move that we accept resolution 202603.
[1:54:27] It has been moved by Commissioner Mike
Fearson and properly second by
[1:54:31] Commissioner Wilson Williams
for the passage on first reading of
[1:54:37] ordinance 2026-03.
Call for questions hearing none. Are you
[1:54:44] ready for a vote? Roll call. Madame
clerk,
[1:54:47] » I'm sorry. Just for clarity, the
>> motion was by Commissioner McFerson.
[1:54:51] » Yes.
>> And seconded by Commissioner Cowan
[1:54:53] Williams.
>> Yes.
[1:54:54] » Okay.
Commissioner McFerson,
[1:54:57] » yes.
>> Commissioner Calvin Williams,
[1:54:59] » yes.
>> Commissioner Scott,
[1:55:00] » yes.
>> Vice Mayor McDonald,
[1:55:02] » yes.
>> Mayor Bab,
[1:55:04] » yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Thank you,
commissioners. Motion passed by
[1:55:09] unanimous vote. This is a first reading.
There will be a second reading and a uh
[1:55:17] public hearing before [clears throat]
final passage if so approved.
[1:55:23] Next we have several resolution actually
we have four. First resolution,
[1:55:31] resolution 2026-43,
[1:55:35] city attorney.
>> Resolution 2026-43,
[1:55:40] a resolution of the city commission of
the city of Pokei, Florida, ratifying
[1:55:44] the execution and submission of the
Florida League of Cities Incorporated
[1:55:49] 2026
annual conference designation of voting
[1:55:53] delegate form confirming Mayor Keith Bab
Jr. as the city of Pahoki's voting
[1:55:59] delegate for the 2026 annual business
meeting providing for adoption of
[1:56:04] representations providing for an
effective date.
[1:56:08] » Thank you, city attorney. City manager,
could you give us a brief explanation?
[1:56:12] » This resolution is needed to formally
confirm the city's voting delegate as
[1:56:18] Mayor Keith W. Bab Jr. for the Florida
League of Cities 2026 annual business
[1:56:24] meeting. This allows the city of Pokei
to have an official designated
[1:56:29] representative who can participate and
vote on behalf of the city during the
[1:56:34] league's annual business meeting.
>> City commission having heard resolution
[1:56:39] 2026-43
properly read into the minutes by our
[1:56:44] city attorney, properly explained by
city manager, what is your preference? I
[1:56:49] move that we accept resolution 2026-43.
[1:56:55] » Second.
>> It has been moved by Commissioner Cowins
[1:56:59] Williams and properly second by
Commissioner Scott for the adoption of
[1:57:03] resolution 2026-43.
[1:57:08] Call for questions hearing none. Are you
ready for a vote? Roll call. Madam
[1:57:12] clerk.
>> Commissioner Cowan Williams.
[1:57:14] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Scott?
[1:57:16] » Yes.
>> Commissioner McFersonson? Yes.
[1:57:19] » Vice Mayor McDonald.
>> Yes.
[1:57:21] » Mayor B.
>> Yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Thank you,
[1:57:24] commissioners. Motion passed by
unanimous vote. Next, we entertain
[1:57:29] resolution 2026-44.
[1:57:33] City attorney.
>> Thank you. Resolution 2026-44,
[1:57:38] a resolution of the city commission of
the city of Pokei, Florida, approving
[1:57:43] the Pokei Middle Senior High School 2026
homecoming parade and authorizing an
[1:57:50] application for a parade permit from the
Florida Department of Transportation,
[1:57:54] providing for adoption of
representations, providing for an
[1:57:58] effective date.
>> Thank you, city attorney. City manager,
[1:58:02] could you give us a brief explanation?
This resolution is needed to approve the
[1:58:06] 2026 Pokei Middle Senior High School
homecoming parade and move forward with
[1:58:11] the required permits process with
Florida Department of Transportation to
[1:58:17] ensure the event can be properly
coordinated in sufficient time.
[1:58:22] » Thank you, city manager. City
Commissioners, having heard resolution
[1:58:28] 2026-44,
properly read into the minutes by our
[1:58:32] city manager, properly explained by city
uh properly explained by city manager.
[1:58:40] » Properly read into the minutes by city
attorney, pardon me, sir. Properly
[1:58:44] explained by city manager. What is your
preference?
[1:58:48] » I move that we accept resolution
2026-44.
[1:58:53] » Second.
It has been moved by Commissioner
[1:58:57] McFersonson and properly second by Vice
Mayor Mike McDonald for the adoption of
[1:59:04] resolution
2026-44.
[1:59:09] Call for questions hearing none. Are you
ready for a vote? Roll call. Madam
[1:59:14] clerk.
>> Commissioner McFerson?
[1:59:16] » Yes.
>> Vice Mayor McDonald?
[1:59:18] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Calvin Williams?
[1:59:20] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Scott?
[1:59:22] » Yes.
>> Mayor B? Yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk.
[1:59:26] Thank you, commissioners. Resolution
2026-44
[1:59:31] passed by unanimous vote. Next, we
entertain resolution 2026-45.
[1:59:38] See there
>> resolution 2026-45
[1:59:43] a resolution of the city commission of
the city of Pokei Florida adopting a
[1:59:48] city commission civility and dignity
pledge providing for adoption of
[1:59:53] representations providing for an
effective date.
[1:59:59] » Thank you. City attorney city manager
could you provide a brief explanation?
[2:00:05] This resolution formally establishes a
unified statement for elected officials
[2:00:11] that outlines clear expectations for
respectful and professional conduct
[2:00:16] doing city commission business and
reinforces a commitment to respectfully
[2:00:22] communicate
um to respectfully communication um
[2:00:27] constructive dialogue and maintaining a
professional environment.
[2:00:33] » City commissioners
Having heard resolution 2026-44
[2:00:40] properly read into the minutes by our
city attorney, properly explained by
[2:00:44] city manager. What is your preference?
>> I move that we accept resolution
[2:00:51] 2026-45.
[2:00:57] » Is there a second?
>> Second. It has been moved by Vice Mayor
[2:01:02] Mike Donner and properly second by
Commissioner Scott for the adoption of
[2:01:07] resolution 2026-45.
[2:01:12] Call for questions.
>> I just have one question.
[2:01:16] » Is with this pledge, is this something
we're going [snorts] to say at each
[2:01:20] meeting? Because I know in the charter
it outlines how we are supposed to
[2:01:24] behave. So, I guess I'm just trying to
understand
[2:01:27] » what you need to do,
>> how I mean, how what are we doing with
[2:01:31] this pledge when it already outlines in
the charter how we're supposed to act
[2:01:34] and now to say I have to get up and say,
I'm just trying to figure out what are
[2:01:38] we doing with the pledge. Yeah, I think
it should be in the beginning read at
[2:01:44] the beginning of the commission meeting
and periodically we should read it again
[2:01:50] just for reference, just for
remembrance, just for [clears throat]
[2:01:56] following along with the pledge that we
are say we are
[2:02:02] want to follow.
>> C call for question um mayor. I think
[2:02:06] when we when we uh take our
position, we are sworn in. Also, the
[2:02:13] charter outline some of the same stuff
that we should be following in the
[2:02:17] charter, which is specifically in the
2.26 ground rules for decorum regarding
[2:02:22] members of the city commission. The
following shall constitute the
[2:02:26] guidelines for decorum to be adhered to
by members of the city commission in
[2:02:31] their respective roles as elected public
officials. And we're uh we sworn to oath
[2:02:36] when we do that to abide by these rules.
And the rules outlined uh for instance
[2:02:41] one member of the city commission shall
each conduct themselves with dignity,
[2:02:45] agree to disagree with each other,
show respect for the point of view of
[2:02:51] other members of the city commission.
Number two, members of the commission
[2:02:55] shall not falsely accuse another member
of the city commission of wrongdoing,
[2:02:59] criticize each other in a recorous or
unprofessional manner, make personal
[2:03:05] attacks
on another member of the city commission
[2:03:10] or D individually act without the
support of the city commission. Uh
[2:03:16] procedures B uh parenthesis one. The
city commission the city of P hokei city
[2:03:22] commission is permitted by law to
determine its own rules of procedure
[2:03:26] unless otherwise set forth here and all
municipal meetings shall be conducted. I
[2:03:31] skipped down to number two. The city
commission, the city manager, the city
[2:03:35] clerk and the prelim shall be governed
by the terms, conditions and provision
[2:03:39] of this section as basis and framework
for the procedures of the city
[2:03:44] commission. Members of the city
commission and other public officials
[2:03:48] attending or participating in any
regular or special meeting of the city
[2:03:54] commission shall abide by the standards
of conduct and values set forth by the
[2:04:00] code of ethics for public officials
public officers to be established by the
[2:04:06] commission. Members of the city
commission are expected to ensure proper
[2:04:10] decorum during all meetings of the city.
If after a warning from the mayor, a
[2:04:15] city commissioner is found to be
disrupted in each a manner whereby
[2:04:21] business cannot be conducted as
determined by the mayor, the mayor shall
[2:04:24] instruct law enforcement or other
authorized personnel to remove a
[2:04:29] disruptive city commissioner from the
commission chamber for that meeting. A
[2:04:34] decision made by the mayor may be
overwritten by a vote of any four
[2:04:39] members of the city commission.
If a member of the public, city staff,
[2:04:45] or charter officer of the city is found
to be disruptive in such a manner
[2:04:50] whereby business cannot be conducted as
determined by the mayor, the mayor shall
[2:04:55] instruct law enforcement or other
authorized personnel to remove persons
[2:05:00] from the commission chambers for that
meeting. a decision made by the mayor
[2:05:05] may be overwritten by a vote of four
members of the city commission. Um I
[2:05:10] think um we got enough stuff already in
our charter that covers these things. I
[2:05:14] mean I don't think we need to be making
additional rules that um
[2:05:21] » can I say something
>> that that's a double and plus we take an
[2:05:24] oath at the beginning of the uh year. I
mean when we get sworn in to abide by
[2:05:30] these policies.
[2:05:35] » Did we do a motion in a second on this
yet?
[2:05:38] » Yes, we did.
>> Call for quiz. Okay.
[2:05:42] » So,
>> all right.
[2:05:44] Basically, um,
your point is well taken and, um, I only
[2:05:51] brought this back as a reminder, which,
you know, there are plenty of times when
[2:05:56] we need to be reminded of the decorum
that should be displayed in um, any type
[2:06:01] of setting. Um, so it was just a
reminder and I do believe that um we do
[2:06:09] have a bunch of rules in our charter and
and in our city code uh that we all know
[2:06:15] are there. And so I really don't see the
harm that it would um be to have um this
[2:06:24] pledge as a reminder uh and included in
our meetings um going forward. But of
[2:06:32] course, I'm only one vote, so however we
decided um it'll be fine with me. But I
[2:06:39] it was my suggestion and as you all
informed me, there's already um a
[2:06:45] pledge.
I don't know where it's at because I
[2:06:48] don't see it on the wall anywhere,
>> but I don't see the harm in having us
[2:06:55] being reminded of the way that we are
expected to behave. that is those of us
[2:06:59] here on the desk as well as the members
of the public. So it's fine.
[2:07:06] » So I have a question.
>> I guess my point not trying to um guess
[2:07:10] my point is we already have rules in
place to abide by the thing that's just
[2:07:15] like our audit. We just mainly a lot of
stuff we need to just follow our own
[2:07:20] rules and and we keep creating rules on
top of rules that and I'm not you know
[2:07:27] Respectfully,
I'm just saying that um creating
[2:07:32] resolutions that are and stuff that's
already addressed in the charter. We I
[2:07:36] think it's our responsibility to the
citizens to know what the charter says.
[2:07:43] » Commissioner
>> Williams,
[2:07:45] » so I have a question. May be I heard you
say um you know we can read it um at the
[2:07:51] beginning of each meeting. So whatever
>> No, I didn't say at each meeting but
[2:07:54] Okay. But I understand
>> read to remind us. So, can we read
[2:07:57] what's in the charter to remind us so
we'll know since it's right there and
[2:08:00] it's already in the charter and it's
already been established and approved by
[2:08:04] the voters that you know we know that
this is something we should be doing we
[2:08:08] can just you know stick with what's in
the charter I guess instead of creating
[2:08:12] more rules.
>> Okay.
[2:08:16] » And I was saying
>> that's all I'm just asking.
[2:08:17] » Yeah. I'm just asking. I'm just asking.
>> This this was brought up by a commission
[2:08:22] and we did vote to have it placed on the
agenda, but listening to the other
[2:08:29] commissioners also about maybe it's like
redundance. I will say that this haven't
[2:08:35] been the first time we have had some
similar to this that we pledge and even
[2:08:40] had it put up whether in the chamber or
the city manager office. Uh but if it's
[2:08:49] not what happened in the past that
brought that up was because we was being
[2:08:58] I think as a commission as a whole
sometime disrespectful to other
[2:09:03] commissioners. I don't think it maybe
it's happening to some people may feel
[2:09:08] that way but I don't see it happening at
this particular time and since it's
[2:09:13] already is in the charter we can that's
a great suggestion that just
[2:09:19] periodically
have it read at some point in time uh
[2:09:24] still just reinvent the wheel but either
way I I don't have a real serious
[2:09:30] problem either way uh is a pledge to
ourself how we would conduct our
[2:09:36] business. that when you take the offer
oath off oath of office
[2:09:41] » oath
oath
[2:09:44] » oath
>> yeah you you you are saying these same
[2:09:47] things so it would be a little redundant
any any additional questions
[2:09:57] hearing none we do have a motion and
second so we'll vote on this if the
[2:10:02] commission call for question hearing
none roll Call Madam Clerk.
[2:10:07] » Vice Mayor McDonald.
>> Yes.
[2:10:12] » Commissioner Scott,
>> no.
[2:10:15] » Commissioner Calvin Williams,
>> no.
[2:10:17] » Commissioner McFerson,
>> no.
[2:10:19] » Mayor Bab,
>> no. Motion is declined.
[2:10:27] Okay.
Next, we have resolution
[2:10:33] 26-
[2:10:37] 46.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Resolution
[2:10:40] 2026-46,
a resolution of the city commission of
[2:10:44] the city of Pokei, Florida, approving
the updated city facilities rental
[2:10:49] application and agreement as set forth
hereto in composite exhibit A, providing
[2:10:55] for adoption of representations,
providing for conflict, and providing
[2:10:59] for an effective date.
[2:11:03] Thank you, city attorney. City manager,
could you give us a brief explanation?
[2:11:08] » This resolution is needed to update the
city's process for renting city
[2:11:13] facilities and to ensure that users
clearly understand the requirements and
[2:11:18] responsibilities associated with the
facility use. By approving the updated
[2:11:24] rental application and agreement, the
city establishes a more consistent and
[2:11:30] organized process for facility rentals
and provides clear terms for both the
[2:11:36] city and those using its facilities.
City Commissioners, having heard
[2:11:42] resolution 2026-46
[2:11:46] properly read into the minutes by city
attorney, properly explained by city
[2:11:50] manager, what is your preference,
>> Mayor Bap? I move that we table this um
[2:11:56] resolution 20 um 26-46.
Earlier we had voted on to um have a
[2:12:04] workshop on this and these prices on
here. I don't think they can't they
[2:12:08] can't be correct either. I saw were a
lot of updates that I as I looked
[2:12:11] through this um needed to um I think
have some conversation um I had with the
[2:12:17] with the manager that could probably be
corrected and brought back to the
[2:12:21] commission.
[2:12:38] So, you're making an amendment to the
resolution to be teddy?
[2:12:42] » Uh-huh. Yes.
[2:12:47] » Or a second on that.
>> A second.
[2:12:58] It is moved by Commissioner Williams and
probably second by Commissioner Mike
[2:13:04] Fearson to table this resolution
to further notice.
[2:13:13] » Call for questions.
>> Yes. I'm I'm noticing um there are two
[2:13:18] different forms in here. One is 44 and
one on page 55. The one on 55 look like
[2:13:24] it has the right prices, but the other
one it could just be the print of it
[2:13:30] because it's showing the amounts are or
it it it looks like it was it's a
[2:13:36] correction in there, but I don't want to
put this form out or have this form out
[2:13:41] with until this, you know, the document
a proper presentation with the correct
[2:13:45] prices on it.
>> May I Mr. Mayor? So on on page 44,
[2:13:52] there are dashes there that is exiting
that. So it's three and then they X the
[2:13:59] next number out. It's a cross through.
And then that's 50. So there's 350, not
[2:14:03] 3,350.
[2:14:07] And so it does look a little different
because there's a there's a cross out
[2:14:10] there. Just crossing out a number and
added a number before it.
[2:14:15] » But they're the [clears throat] same. If
that's the case, it would be the same as
[2:14:18] what the previous was.
>> I understand. I saw it. I'm just telling
[2:14:21] you what it's not 3,000. It's 300. And
so I understand that. So yes, we can
[2:14:26] table it to bring it back to you so that
it it clearly states correct and there's
[2:14:31] no dashes in there.
>> Presentation.
[2:14:36] » Um just for further clarity, the form
has track changes and strikethroughs. So
[2:14:41] it's going to show you whenever it's
presented it's going to still have those
[2:14:44] strikethroughs because it has to track
we have to track the changes so that you
[2:14:48] know what is being changed. So that's
why the form looks the way it looks,
[2:14:53] » right? But
>> and we had said a workshop because when
[2:14:59] I looked through here also we um I
didn't see on here where it says that
[2:15:04] when a application is not approved that
we were going to make suggestions to put
[2:15:09] on here. And so I know I haven't had an
opportunity to talk to the manager to um
[2:15:15] you know some suggestions that I had
because we had said we wanted a workshop
[2:15:19] for this but we never did get the
workshop for it. So that's you guys did
[2:15:24] a workshop. You did an extensive
workshop but I'm not sure what changes
[2:15:27] » facilities. No we didn't because we did.
>> Yes we did.
[2:15:30] » Yes we did.
>> You did. No we did not because remember
[2:15:33] the No, we did not because
>> Okay. the last manager prior to the one
[2:15:37] we had had something in there about
making the decision that they make the
[2:15:42] decision on nonprofits and all of that
and so we were like no we wanted to have
[2:15:47] a workshop on it we did not have a
workshop on the prices
[2:15:50] » you you did I shared the and I cannot
remember the exact date at this moment
[2:15:54] but there there's minutes you you guys
did an extensive um um workshop to this
[2:16:00] but I'm not sure what has changed since
in this particular form so I can't speak
[2:16:04] to that but I can Say you guys did
>> you guys had an extensive workshop.
[2:16:08] » Remember that meeting then?
>> It was prior to Commissioner McD Vice
[2:16:12] Mayor McDonald.
>> Yeah, because we even said we wanted on
[2:16:14] the um well where the new application at
then because we even said we wanted I
[2:16:19] know I had to talked about it that if
it's denied why was it denied? I I mean
[2:16:25] a lot of the things I where if we did it
I know that I cuz I still have documents
[2:16:30] where I um all the stuff that I had
typed up and sent to the manager and I
[2:16:35] don't see any of that on here if we had
a workshop then and it was approved of
[2:16:40] the items that we talked about is not on
this form because we even talked about
[2:16:44] how this form um if you renting um
different places like if I'm going to
[2:16:50] rent the gym for my checklist why would
I have on here talking about a stove in
[2:16:54] a refrigerator that we have a one fit
all one size fit all. So we even
[2:16:59] discussed that. So
yeah you yes you guys did um and you you
[2:17:04] did a workshop. I just don't know what
changed on wouldn't turn over and
[2:17:10] management. I don't know what changed on
this form but I can confirm that you
[2:17:13] guys did have a workshop on this.
>> But what I'm saying you the record uh
[2:17:18] the keeper of records. I mean, if
anything changed, you would have to know
[2:17:21] because they can't just change it
without you knowing.
[2:17:24] » If someone has a form, I can't control
as a custodian public records. I can't
[2:17:28] control what they change if they have
that form in their access. That's just
[2:17:31] that's standard. That's anywhere.
Somebody could take a form and change
[2:17:34] that. So, I didn't create this form.
These are not my recommendations, but
[2:17:38] I'm here to just confirm to you that you
guys did have a workshop.
[2:17:42] » But for clarity, what I'm saying, no
forms can be changed though like this
[2:17:46] without coming to the commission. It
can't just be changed that they create a
[2:17:50] form and change it is what I'm saying.
Am I correct or not?
[2:17:54] » They should not. And I think this is why
it's being presented with the track
[2:17:57] changes to you guys.
>> So, Mr. Mayor,
[2:18:00] » but what I'm saying to you, I'm I'm not
understanding you, Nene. You're saying
[2:18:03] that we had a meeting on it and and what
I'm saying is this form that's presented
[2:18:08] to us today,
if we had a meeting on it and changes
[2:18:12] was made, this is not the form. So what
I'm saying to you, um, you saying we had
[2:18:19] a meeting, but this is not the form if
you're saying we you guys had a
[2:18:23] workshop. So you you you guys had a
consensus on what you wanted to change.
[2:18:28] And I will be more than happy to email
those minutes to you guys on what you
[2:18:32] guys voted on changing. Again, I don't
know what has changed in this particular
[2:18:37] document from what you guys um had a
consensus on when you had the workshop.
[2:18:42] It wasn't a meeting, so a workshop in
the form came back to us.
[2:18:46] » Yes, ma'am. So, that's all I've been
saying. You guys had a workshop.
[2:18:48] » Had the meeting for it to bring back.
>> That is correct. So, right now, that is
[2:18:51] why the form is being presented.
>> So, Mr. Mayor, what we can do is get the
[2:18:55] changes and we will go back as the clerk
said to look at the workshop meeting to
[2:19:00] see what was addressed in that meeting
to get additional changes from the
[2:19:04] commissioners and we will go back and
make sure that those changes are
[2:19:07] included and then present the the
information again. So, we have a motion
[2:19:11] and a second on the floor to table this
to further uh
[2:19:17] » my only concern is just I I'm just not
pleased with the
[2:19:21] presentation. if we can correct that and
have a more readable form because
[2:19:27] » yeah the presentation
>> I can imagine if the public
[2:19:31] » the public wouldn't see that that would
it will those will be removed but that's
[2:19:35] the system
>> forms not like that that's the
[2:19:38] » changes for to you guys so it shows you
what has changed once it's adopted and
[2:19:43] the form goes online all of those lines
that you see it comes out once you stop
[2:19:47] tracking changes it goes away
>> okay that is just the way that the
[2:19:52] program operates to show you what has
changed. It may not be presentable for
[2:19:55] you, but that's how the program works.
So once you all have voted on it, then
[2:20:00] you can do what we can do to make it
easier for you as well. You can get the
[2:20:04] try and then we can show you the um okay
>> the sheet without the um strikes through
[2:20:09] so you'll see exactly what it says.
>> Okay.
[2:20:12] » But I still have a question. And I hear
what you're saying about the line being
[2:20:15] there. Um, Nile, but the original price
was three $350, but then I see you have
[2:20:24] a a three was added and you have a line
through it. And I know you're saying
[2:20:28] that you have to put the line there to
show the change, but the three was added
[2:20:32] and then you put a line through it.
>> That's why we said we will go back and
[2:20:35] look at that. We understand what you're
saying. That's what it is. So, okay. And
[2:20:38] this document is not from me. So, I'm
just letting you know, you know, how we
[2:20:42] track it, but it's I didn't
>> Okay.
[2:20:44] » change this form.
>> Are there any additional questions?
[2:20:49] Hearing none, are you ready for a vote?
Roll call. Madam clerk. [snorts]
[2:20:53] » Commissioner Calvin Williams.
>> No.
[2:20:56] » You voted to table it, right? Oh, to
table [laughter] it. I thought you voted
[2:20:59] to approve it. Oh, yes. I'm sorry. We
got to discuss it. I'm sorry.
[2:21:03] » Commissioner McFerson.
>> Commissioner McFersonson.
[2:21:08] » Yes, ma'am. [laughter]
Commissioner Scott,
[2:21:11] » yes.
>> Vice Mayor McDonald,
[2:21:14] » yes.
>> Mayor B,
[2:21:16] » yes. Thank you, Madame Clerk. Thank you,
Commissioners. Motion passed
[2:21:21] by unanimous vote to table this item.
[2:21:26] Now, we move to new business,
presentation by the city manager of
[2:21:30] upcoming events, if any. We have two
listed on here, and she will uh move
[2:21:37] this one forward.
Mr. Mayor, first we have on the uh new
[2:21:43] business is Palm Beach County Sheriff's
Office.
[2:22:08] Good evening.
>> Good evening,
[2:22:11] » city leaders. Thanks for having me
tonight. Um, just a couple little
[2:22:15] updates. Of course, the city already
knows, especially with all the educators
[2:22:18] here tonight, that uh first week of
school is in session. We've been working
[2:22:22] the school zones in conjunction with the
Palm Beach County School Police and we
[2:22:27] will continue to do that to make sure
that our kids are safely back to school
[2:22:30] and that the community realizes that
school's back in session. Um, a very
[2:22:35] important thing is the upcoming road
closure of 441 north of Canal Point near
[2:22:42] the Morning Star Road. That is a
complete shutdown of 441
[2:22:46] and it's going to be open to local
traffic only, but there is a point when
[2:22:53] they get to the railroad that if anyone
tries to bypass that, they will be
[2:22:57] turned around. So, you're really just
going to waste your time if you go past
[2:23:02] the detour route to think you're going
to get by the site. They are literally
[2:23:06] digging up the road uh to replace the
railroad. The road underneath is giving
[2:23:11] way. So, they're going to dig it out,
take the railroad, build it back up, and
[2:23:15] lay the railroad back down. It's going
to be from Thursday 7 a.m. for 5:00 a.m.
[2:23:21] They'll be there at 7 a.m. It's a
complete road closure. The road should
[2:23:25] open back up by Monday at 8:00 p.m. with
an option to go into Tuesday if for any
[2:23:31] reason the work doesn't get done. But
that is a 18hour a day work. They
[2:23:37] understand the inconvenience that that's
causing to the community and they're
[2:23:41] trying to get it done as soon as
possible.
[2:23:43] » So the teachers coming from Fort St.
Lucy, they're going to have a route for
[2:23:48] them
>> to go.
[2:23:50] » So I put some brochures on the back
table, but the way they're doing it is
[2:23:53] through Indiantown beline down through
West Palm and coming back out Southern
[2:23:58] Boulevard.
>> Commissioners, we included that map in
[2:24:01] your folder.
It's it's approximately seven 70 mile
[2:24:06] detour.
>> Yeah.
[2:24:08] » We we've been in contact with the
schools from the beginning since we
[2:24:12] found out about it almost two weeks ago
so that we could push the information
[2:24:16] out as fast as we could.
>> Take some to the school that my teacher.
[2:24:19] » Yep. But there is some brochures on the
back that that says that type of stuff.
[2:24:23] Uh Florida Highway Patrol will be
manning the detour. It will not be the
[2:24:27] sheriff's office, but we will have extra
deputies in the community during this
[2:24:32] shutdown, you know, to enforce the
detour route to make sure that people
[2:24:36] are abiding by the traffic laws and the
detour route and other things such as
[2:24:41] that. Again, this is being done by the
Florida Department of Transportation.
[2:24:46] Um, and they understand the
inconvenience that it is causing to the
[2:24:49] community and those that come back and
forth, especially the workforce. So,
[2:24:53] they're trying to get it done as quickly
as possible, but this is an emergency
[2:24:57] road repair that they're doing. So,
[2:25:03] » thank you. Are you able to share any
information on the incident that
[2:25:08] happened at city hall, the uh vehicle
running into the uh building? And the
[2:25:14] reason I'm asking, there was some
misinformation out there. Some say it
[2:25:18] was uh a death and we certainly know it
wasn't some it was only minor injury and
[2:25:25] maybe even to the point whether the
person was whether they was intoxicated
[2:25:30] or maybe they was ill and had accident
if you could just share some light on
[2:25:35] that. Yeah, to my knowledge there was no
uh contributing factors other than maybe
[2:25:41] uh the time of night, maybe someone, you
know,
[2:25:46] some drowsiness or something like that
may have been involved in it. Um minor
[2:25:51] injuries,
that's that's all we really have at this
[2:25:54] point that we can share.
>> Thank you. [clears throat]
[2:26:00] » We we will continue to monitor Bacon
Point Road. You know, we did the speed
[2:26:04] before and all that, too. At this point,
we do we do we did do a traffic study of
[2:26:10] Bacon Point Road. We had that speed
trader trailer out there. The report
[2:26:14] from the speed trailer I don't have with
me tonight. Um, but it did show that it
[2:26:20] is not
based on the traffic flow in and out of
[2:26:25] Pokei. It is not a traffic concern at
this point, but it is a concern of the
[2:26:30] community. So, we will continue to
monitor it and enforce traffic during
[2:26:35] that stretch of road.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[2:26:40] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[2:26:42] » Thank you.
>> Thank you,
[2:26:45] » Mr. Mayor. If I can add on to that as
well. Um, so city hall has been um
[2:26:50] secured. There are no front there no
entry through the front door for um our
[2:26:55] residents and we have directed them to
enter through the rear door. the um
[2:27:00] insurance company came out today. There
are no issues with lowbearing walls and
[2:27:05] so we needed them to see that before the
repair work was done. There is a a small
[2:27:10] hole in the front of the building. Um
that has been um boarded up and so soon
[2:27:16] as we get the report back tomorrow, then
we can start um the repair work, one of
[2:27:21] the pillars on the front of the building
is completely um moved. And so we're
[2:27:26] looking at supporting that structure as
well just to make sure. But that is the
[2:27:30] damage. It's just an inconvenience right
now to our to our residents coming
[2:27:34] through and trying to get into city
hall.
[2:27:44] » Now we have a report from Palm Beach
County Fire Rescue.
[2:27:54] officials, employees,
citizens.
[2:27:59] Um, so yeah, today I do have a report. I
just want to make sure that everyone
[2:28:03] here including including uh all the
citizens of the GL area and the visitors
[2:28:10] and their businesses
uh know that county fire rescue um
[2:28:15] especially you know myself, I have
attended to every meeting when it comes
[2:28:19] to DOT, FHP and um um traffic control
from Lieutenant Brad and us. So, we have
[2:28:27] been constantly in communication
together because we want to identify
[2:28:31] different operational
um you know operational things that
[2:28:35] could happen and we don't want that to
happen. That's why we do what we do. We
[2:28:39] want to be prepared especially when
response times and congestion and the
[2:28:44] geography of the you know any incident
possible can happen. So, we did um took
[2:28:50] some steps necessary some of those that
I have taken for fire rescue is we have
[2:28:56] made some notifications to our dispatch
center. Their cast system has been
[2:29:01] updated so they know the closure. So
what we do with the cast system is
[2:29:06] pretty much they send a signal when this
guys call and they would tell us how
[2:29:10] close we are, the delays and stuff like
that in the address. So when seconds
[2:29:15] count, we want to be there as fast as we
can. Um we definitely don't have control
[2:29:20] of what the traffic may look like. I
mean it could be traffic not uh we
[2:29:24] depend on PBSO so that's me and
Lieutenant Brad we have made different
[2:29:28] actually walkthroughs together so to
identify the potentials um some of the
[2:29:33] things that we did is I know that they
have communication with FHB we have
[2:29:37] communication with them so our
communication is not going to change we
[2:29:40] can tell each other hey um you know this
is what it's going to be so we can
[2:29:45] actually work with different agencies
smoother than you know wait until that
[2:29:50] happens of the things that we actually
do besides doing the considerations um
[2:29:56] of the traffic and the dispatch
notification center the EOC our
[2:30:01] emergency operations center they're very
aware of it so we have I have included a
[2:30:06] lot of other divisions when it come
emergency center so they can put alerts
[2:30:10] out there um a dispatch center which is
division chie is involved on that so the
[2:30:16] dispatch um center will have
communication with the EOC when it comes
[2:30:20] to that everybody's very well aware of
this because it is going to affect a lot
[2:30:24] of people and we understand that. Um so
from my perspective my thing is to make
[2:30:30] sure the trucks emergency trucks can get
there as fast as they can with as little
[2:30:35] delay as possible. Now if we do have
some type of delay we are also prepared.
[2:30:40] We have um talked to our neighborhood
agency um Martin County Fire Rescue and
[2:30:45] they had agreed and in case there is
that delay they will provide us that
[2:30:50] service. So for any reason if there's
any major delay that we cannot cross
[2:30:56] that road I'm going to be right now we
find it impossible because we have
[2:31:00] actually find different set of accesses
to get from the south to the north but
[2:31:05] we are also having that second backup.
They have agreed to respond to the
[2:31:10] So Mar County is aware of it. They are
providing that. It's already being done.
[2:31:15] Um those things the different access
points we actually today we drove them.
[2:31:21] We put our trucks because they're very
heavy trucks and very wide trucks to
[2:31:25] make sure there's no hangups. The last
thing we want to do is that me and PBSO
[2:31:29] we did all this work for and then we
can't put one of those trucks through
[2:31:33] it. So we did drill the trucks through
it. Every single truck from a rescue
[2:31:37] through an engine through the is tender.
We do have an area of concern which is
[2:31:42] that the creek the reserve area but it
is pretty much the the the co value
[2:31:48] there is very low and we have the
secondary access to it and the mutual
[2:31:53] aid agreement to it. So we're pretty
confident there. Um we know that there's
[2:31:58] going to be a lot of consideration for
commerce for trucks stuff like that.
[2:32:02] That's what we have our partners from
PSO. We feel confident that they're
[2:32:05] going to help us get to them if they
need to. Uh and pretty much that's
[2:32:10] that's what we have. I just want to make
sure that the community leaders that you
[2:32:13] you guys are know to tell you to the
fire rescue is prepare. It's ready. We
[2:32:18] have done our homework. We have drove
the road um you know and and
[2:32:23] communicating with all the multiple
agencies. They're going to be dealing
[2:32:27] with the road closure for for a few
days. So any questions?
[2:32:30] » I have one question. So we know we have
that truck route. Is something gonna go
[2:32:35] up so that they'll know at a certain
point that if they are going that way
[2:32:39] that they're not going to be able to go
that way and get like the semi-truckss
[2:32:42] and get all the way down there and then
they don't have a way um to turn around.
[2:32:47] So that information has been put out or
something is going to be up so that they
[2:32:52] are aware of it.
>> Yes. So we've been pushing out through
[2:32:54] our community partners our social media.
There's a digital billboard sign that
[2:32:59] has been in place for about a week now
that's advising of the road shut down.
[2:33:03] » Okay. And the day of the shutdown,
barricades will go up physically
[2:33:07] blocking the road with Florida Highway
Patrol station at those locations so
[2:33:13] that they are more than aware that it is
a detour.
[2:33:18] » Okay.
Thank you.
[2:33:20] » Any questions for rescue?
>> No, that's it. [laughter] Making sure
[2:33:24] someone rescue
[2:33:28] [laughter]
[2:33:38] Next we'll have the
report of the mayor
[2:33:44] and I'll be brief.
Uh this week we'll be attending the city
[2:33:50] commission will be attending the Florida
League of Cities annual conference in
[2:33:56] Hollywood, Florida. I want to emphasize
Florida. I say Hollywood. They think
[2:34:03] we're going to California somewhere.
[laughter]
[2:34:05] Uh but
the majority I think will be leaving
[2:34:09] tomorrow, which is Wednesday, and
staying to Sunday.
[2:34:15] It's an annual conference of uh city
leaders and
[2:34:21] some staff will be also I believe
scheduled to attend. I'm not sure which
[2:34:28] staff
[2:34:32] Also,
[2:34:37] I'll be initiating a mayor's utility
assistant program
[2:34:45] with the assistant of the city manager
who will
[2:34:51] provide a construction form for it to
exist.
[2:35:00] Millopire Reyes
has volunteered
[2:35:04] to pay for the utilities
of two seniors
[2:35:10] per month.
In addition to that, we'll be seeking
[2:35:17] uh some other assistance maybe from like
the Henderson uh foundation
[2:35:26] Florida Trista and US Sugar to add to
whatever he's providing so this can be a
[2:35:36] longterm program.
Right now, it would benefit seniors who
[2:35:42] are 75 years or older. Well, we're
targeting the older seniors. That's not
[2:35:49] the only senior we're targeting, but
these are the one we're mainly targeting
[2:35:55] first and foremost. They are bill
committed to assist
[2:36:00] in identifying and helping
to decide who would receive the funding.
[2:36:09] So I just wanted to bring that to your
attention that will be coming uh
[2:36:14] hopefully uh during our new budget year
which begin in October. We'll have that
[2:36:22] up and running and I'll have our city
manager hopefully at the next uh city
[2:36:27] commission meeting just outline the
program as a whole and how it will work
[2:36:32] and operate and if you have any
suggestion of course we'll be loved to
[2:36:38] have your input in in in the formation
of this uh particular program. also
[2:36:45] would like to make sure we continue with
the and I I'm I'm not bragging. I hate
[2:36:52] to even say it, but the mayor's gold
hammer and nail awards that is for a
[2:36:59] business who do significant improvement
on their building
[2:37:06] and that normally can be identified by
the uh our own internal department.
[2:37:14] someone come in and do a lot of work on
sale storefront and put a lot of money
[2:37:20] into that. We want to really reward them
or recognize them for that effort. Also,
[2:37:26] we mentioned that we were going to move
back to doing the monthly uh
[2:37:32] » lawn
>> lawn of the [clears throat] month. We
[2:37:35] need to start that when whenever we can
so we can begin to recognize
[2:37:42] residents for their lawn because it's a
ripple effect. It not only brutify their
[2:37:48] lawn but it brutify the set as a whole
because a competition now you know I
[2:37:53] want to win the lawn of the money at
some point in time.
[2:37:58] So again that's something I would like
for us to see done.
[2:38:03] Uh we we also was asked by the city
manager for any input on uh things that
[2:38:11] we would like to see on the longterm
capital improvement
[2:38:16] uh schedule because we are in budget
session. I personally and this will be
[2:38:23] voted on by the city commission in a
preference because everything can't be
[2:38:29] done in one year and that capital
improvement I think went out to a
[2:38:34] fiveyear period but one of the things we
didn't have on there that I would like
[2:38:38] to mention is uh bea
uh and four streets
[2:38:45] are one of the two worst road and I know
it's [clears throat] probably somewhere
[2:38:50] down the line in one of them phases. But
I don't know if we can afford that much
[2:38:56] conference and wait two or three years
for that road. I know that public uh
[2:39:01] works were going to be expected to do
some filling in but that need to be a
[2:39:08] total reconstruction road
is one of our best baddest roads and has
[2:39:13] been giving us a lot of uh bad press.
So, if we can somehow move that up into
[2:39:23] a more workable schedule, that would be
really, really helpful. Also, the new
[2:39:30] entryway sign that the previous
commission voted and approved on my cert
[2:39:38] sunseted.
We no longer will be receiving cert
[2:39:43] fund. So since that particular project
was already approved, I just want to
[2:39:48] make sure that's one of the things that
we do. I remember I've been in school
[2:39:54] for out of school for 50 years. That's a
long time, but always wished and hoped
[2:40:01] that we had a new entryway sign. We were
finally able to get one about three five
[2:40:07] years ago. We did a good a ceremony. We
did a public uh uh dedication of that
[2:40:15] sign and I'd like to see us do some
similar to the next new sign that we
[2:40:21] have and it should go on maybe the
busiest the next busiest road that we
[2:40:26] have. Uh I think Bacon Point was the
first one because it was the most busy
[2:40:32] and most visible road. So, we have to
decide where the sign should go and and
[2:40:39] uh and at least put it in the budget to
uh move forward on doing it. I
[2:40:46] personally,
and again, under the five-year plan,
[2:40:50] would like to see us do an amphitheater.
Not only would this provide
[2:40:57] a revenue source, it would also provide
a place where we can have entertainment
[2:41:04] on the lake. Uh the the activity we do
the stage will already be permanently uh
[2:41:12] built. There's a lot that goes into that
process. We have to make sure we get
[2:41:16] state approval because we put in a
structure on state land
[2:41:23] when you do something.
>> Uhhuh.
[2:41:25] » No, you can you can make it
>> engineer also.
[2:41:29] » Right. So, I'm just trying to at least
add what I think is important to me and
[2:41:37] hopefully to the other commissioners
that we can at least begin moving
[2:41:42] forward on some of this and planning uh
forward. And it don't have to be this
[2:41:47] year, maybe even next year, but it
definitely need to be within our
[2:41:51] fiveyear plan and our fiveyear budget
plan. The second one is the uh the the
[2:41:58] building of the new city hall which is
projected to be at the old high school
[2:42:05] right across from us. Uh our city hall
we're the only city in the glaze that
[2:42:12] don't have their own
new basically city hall. Uh the building
[2:42:20] that we're utilizing was a uh a housing
apartment or building uh space that was
[2:42:31] sold to the city. So that was always
meant to be temporarily, but we got to
[2:42:36] start planning for it. We got to start
doing some big things because the the uh
[2:42:42] conversation out in the community, and I
know it's not true, but we're not doing
[2:42:47] anything. So when people see things
physically, you know, and we can
[2:42:54] dedicate it and and move forward, that's
what they're looking uh for us to do if
[2:42:59] we can begin doing that. And lastly, uh
[2:43:06] the the uh hotel
just looking at ways that we may be able
[2:43:13] to attract a developer
in that. That may be again one of the
[2:43:20] fiveyear
items in the five-year plan, but we need
[2:43:24] to begin uh doing that. And going back
to city hall, I don't know if we still
[2:43:30] have the old drawing, but if we don't,
we need to get at least if we don't do
[2:43:35] anything else, get an architectural
drawing and an estimate of the cost of
[2:43:41] what it would be or what it would take
to uh move that further along down the
[2:43:46] line.
[2:43:50] » M, I have a question with the hotel.
Didn't we vote to give lure $5,000 to
[2:43:56] work towards? They're going to see where
the hotel is going to be. So, I guess we
[2:44:01] will hear something back from that to
see where city or where they determine
[2:44:05] to put the hotel at,
>> right?
[2:44:08] » May I miss Mayor? Um, we gave Lure
$5,000 for the feasibility studies,
[2:44:13] right?
>> And so, they will bring that back. I did
[2:44:16] get notice that they've started that
process. They've been working. they got
[2:44:19] the additional funding that they need as
well. So, they are actually working on
[2:44:24] that now.
>> Oh, and I have one more question, Mayor
[2:44:26] B. I thought at one point when the um
apartment was being built and I'm not
[2:44:33] sure, maybe you can explain it. There
was some talk about they were supposed
[2:44:36] to do something with the old high school
um tied into when they were doing the
[2:44:43] apartments or something.
>> Yeah. Michael Snowgrass who actually is
[2:44:47] the main owner of those apartment
building because he have some experience
[2:44:54] in historic renovation.
>> He was going to seek uh funding to have
[2:45:01] that done on our behalf
>> through a private partner public
[2:45:06] partnership.
>> But he' been having so much issues out
[2:45:10] there with the one he's building. I
don't know. It's like on the back
[2:45:15] burner. Okay.
>> We have supposed to have did some type
[2:45:18] of
>> agreement with him, a public private
[2:45:22] agreement that he will be able to do
that for us. And not saying that can't
[2:45:26] happen. But all I wanted to do is just
at least remain on the forefront that
[2:45:32] this is something we're looking at
[clears throat] doing in in the very
[2:45:36] near near future if we can be if we are
able to do it.
[2:45:42] Okay, now we'll move into the report of
the city attorney, city manager. Sorry,
[2:45:51] keep me mixing up.
So, Mr. Mayor, just to piggy back on one
[2:45:57] of the items that you talked about with
the roads. So, the city um finally
[2:46:02] received the clearance on our credit.
So, we were able to um purchase asphalt
[2:46:07] again and so we've purchased that and
the potholes have started to be filled
[2:46:12] already and there will be more asphalt
purchase on Thursday and Friday to fill
[2:46:17] additional holes. Um and so we'll give
you an update on that as we see, but
[2:46:21] they are moving forward with at least
filling the potholes so that we can at
[2:46:26] least get some release from that that
portion.
[2:46:30] the
um two uh for my report, two of the
[2:46:34] three city of Pokei need grant
applications passed to the second round
[2:46:39] on July 15th. Um these include the
playground, the playground shade
[2:46:43] structure and the playground equipment
um project. U these projects entail the
[2:46:51] procurement and professional
installation of playground shade
[2:46:54] structures in Commissioner's Park in the
amount of $8,240.
[2:46:59] Um and secondly, the procurement and
installation of new playground equipment
[2:47:04] in MLK Park in the amount of $7,255.
The neat the neat grant awards are
[2:47:12] scheduled to be presented to the board
of county commissioners for approval on
[2:47:16] November 17th.
[2:47:21] Pokei Parks and Recreation goes
cashless. The first um little league
[2:47:26] park and recreation football game of the
2026 season was held on Saturday, August
[2:47:34] 8th, 2026.
City Halloff staff collected at the
[2:47:38] gates using the cashless devices. Um a
total number of attendees was
[2:47:43] approximately 366 with $2562
being collected. The little league
[2:47:50] schedule is on the table in the rear of
the room and the little league team will
[2:47:55] host five home games.
[2:47:59] Employment benefits um resource fair
will be held Wednesday, August 12th, 9
[2:48:05] to 1:00 p.m. City employees should
contact human resources director Miss
[2:48:10] Prince for additional information.
Residents of Poki and nearby
[2:48:16] communities, mark your calendar for two
upcoming events in in partnership with
[2:48:21] the city of Poki Empowerment Health Care
and Glaze Pink Walk Planning Committee.
[2:48:28] There will be a lunchon and learn on
Friday, October 23rd, 11:00 a.m. at 2
[2:48:35] p.m. at the Eddie Road Gymnasium. The
pink walk will is scheduled to take
[2:48:40] place on Saturday, October 24th, 8:00 um
to 12 8 o'clock a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at
[2:48:47] the parks and recreation um complex.
Glaze Technical Advisory Commission,
[2:48:55] which is GTAC, um, cordly invites all
residents of the Glaze community
[2:49:00] leaders, neighborhood organizations, and
and interested stakeholders to attend
[2:49:05] its public meeting on Thursday, August
20th, 9:30 a.m. at the Eddie Row
[2:49:12] Gymnasium, 360 East Main Street, Pokei,
Florida. There are also flyers on the
[2:49:18] table in the back of the room. The
purpose of this meeting is to discuss
[2:49:22] the statewide property tax proposal that
will appear on the November 3rd, 2026
[2:49:28] ballot titled Save Our Homes from
Excessive Property Tax with residents of
[2:49:36] the Glaze community including Belglade
um including Pokei, Belglade, and South
[2:49:41] Bay in attendance.
Food distribution reminder. Um reminder
[2:49:47] to mark your calendar and share with
Pokei community. The office of community
[2:49:53] revitalization and Palm Beach Harvest
Harvest Incorporated host its food
[2:49:59] assistance program event every first
Friday in the city of Pokei. The the
[2:50:05] food distribution is usually held at the
United Missionary Baptist Church at
[2:50:09] 10:00 a.m. And we do need um community
residents to come out because these
[2:50:16] individuals are coming to Pahoke to to
provide a service and there is not a lot
[2:50:21] of attendance from residents. So please
pass the word.
[2:50:26] um schedule um
schedule prepared to um maintain an
[2:50:32] acceptable
um level of um of upkeep in the city of
[2:50:37] Pokei. I've sat with the public works
group and we've um drafted a schedule.
[2:50:43] Um as we know the rain is plentiful and
as it is grass will continue to grow
[2:50:48] faster. So, we worked through a plan to
keep the cemetery as well as the city
[2:50:52] looking as neat as possible throughout
this process, which means that they
[2:50:56] can't just cut once a week um like they
used to. So, we've worked that that plan
[2:51:01] through. Um there's a town hall meeting
um planned for Thursday, October 1st,
[2:51:07] 2026 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Eddie
Roll um gymnasium. And this is planned
[2:51:15] by this by um the city staff. The topics
will the topic is the property tax
[2:51:20] proposal. Um what you need to know
before the November 3rd um ballot. The
[2:51:26] first one that's being prepared by the
county is in the during the daytime at
[2:51:29] 10:00 a.m. So lots of individuals are
working and we had already planned um an
[2:51:35] an event for October 1st and additional
town hall meetings will be prepared and
[2:51:41] coming forth.
um on the
[2:51:46] um August 25th, 2026 agenda items um the
uh policies and procedures that was
[2:51:55] mentioned by Miss Reyes will be on the
next agenda and so we'll get that
[2:51:59] information to you in a timely manner so
you will have time to review. If there
[2:52:04] are any questions, just give us a call
as well. U give myself a call and and um
[2:52:09] and and some of the other um city staff
and we will help you through that if if
[2:52:13] there are any questions. Um also on the
next agenda will be the UNCCFOU
[2:52:19] and then software upgrades and purchases
for our website uh mitigation uh agenda
[2:52:25] and meeting management and the next
request. Um, we have also prepared the C
[2:52:32] CCNA RFQ which will be coming your way
as well so we can get um back on track
[2:52:39] with the Mccclure Road and other roads
updates.
[2:52:43] That concludes my report.
>> Okay.
[2:52:46] And before we move to the city uh
attorney, if there's support, I would
[2:52:52] like to just mention to the city uh
commission, we try to recognize uh any
[2:52:59] of our clients or any of our residents
who are 100 years or older during their
[2:53:05] birthday. And we do have two that coming
up. their birthdays have already passed,
[2:53:10] but we're going to make sure that we get
a proclamation by our next city
[2:53:15] commission meeting. And the reason I'm
bringing this up also is if you know of
[2:53:19] anyone
birthday that's a hundred or more,
[2:53:24] please let me know. The clerk knows so
we can do the proclamation and honor
[2:53:30] them. And we're also looking to see if
those residents was here during the 18
[2:53:37] I'm say the 1928
hurricane. So we can recognize them at
[2:53:43] that also because we had three for the
longest the two Salvator sisters and
[2:53:50] Miss Williams that we was always
recognizing
[2:53:53] not knowing that there may have been
others in the community who was here
[2:53:58] during that time. So that's just some
information I wanted to share and pass
[2:54:03] on to you. And now we'll move to the
city attorney report if there's one.
[2:54:09] » No report this evening. Mr. Mayor,
>> thank you ma'am.
[2:54:14] Next we'll move to future agenda items
of the commissioners if any. And I'll
[2:54:20] start with Commissioner Scott.
>> Yeah. I I like um
[2:54:27] for us to receive the um like the
contracts. Can we get a like a
[2:54:31] spreadsheet of all the contracts in the
city like the beginning and end because
[2:54:36] I wasn't aware that um with auditors
that her contract was up.
[2:54:42] It'd be nice to know when when this
stuff happening.
[2:54:46] » If I may, Mr. Mayor.
>> Um we do have that list. We have a list
[2:54:50] of all the contracts. So, we will
provide that information to you. I
[2:54:54] actually looked at it today and marked
off all the contracts that we have. The
[2:54:57] one that is coming up is the waste
management. So we will be um preparing
[2:55:01] the RFP for the waste management which I
think is due by February. So we'll start
[2:55:06] that now so we can start that process.
The others we've checked off but we will
[2:55:10] get that to you.
[2:55:20] » Commissioner Williams.
[2:55:24] » Vice Mayor McDonald.
[2:55:28] Yeah, I'm going to go [clears throat]
based on the recommendation um of Miss
[2:55:32] Reyes
um and say that we need to um go ahead
[2:55:38] and um
make future agenda item with regards to
[2:55:44] um soliciting
a company for the uh forensic card.
[2:55:53] Okay.
Could you repeat that please?
[2:55:57] » Quotes. Uh what's your recommendation?
>> Yeah, she said she has some quotes, but
[2:56:02] um if we can include that on um as a
future agenda item so that we can uh go
[2:56:09] ahead and uh be expeditious about
getting it done.
[2:56:14] That would be the only thing that I have
tonight.
[2:56:17] » Okay. Are there a second to have that
placed on the agenda for discussion?
[2:56:23] » Second. Okay. Been moved and second.
Call for questions.
[2:56:29] » I have a question. So, we just vote. I
because I want to see what I I me I want
[2:56:33] to see what she have to say that we need
before we spend that kind of money that
[2:56:38] we need a forensic audit. That That's
what I would like to see so we can make
[2:56:42] sure we're good stewards of the city's
money.
[2:56:46] » I just
>> Any additional questions?
[2:56:52] Are you ready for a vote? Roll call,
Madam Clerk.
[2:56:55] » Vice Mayor McDonald,
>> yes.
[2:56:57] » Commissioner Scott,
>> yes.
[2:56:59] » Commissioner Calvin Williams,
>> no.
[2:57:01] » Commissioner McFersonson,
>> yes.
[2:57:03] » Mayor Bab,
>> yes. Motion passed by majority for one
[2:57:08] vote.
[2:57:11] » Commissioner Mike Fearson, anything that
you can do?
[2:57:14] » Uh, yes. I would like to use our
discretionary funds
[2:57:21] Maybe they make a donation to the
volleyball team,
[2:57:25] the Pokei High School volleyball team.
I don't know if I need to put an amount
[2:57:30] on there. That need to be a future
agenda item. So, we can just go ahead
[2:57:33] and uh because it's our discretionary
form.
[2:57:37] » There is a budget versus actual in your
folder as well.
[2:57:43] » See how much we got left. Do I need to
put an amount on that now or wait till
[2:57:48] it comes back before the commission?
>> I would I would lease
[2:57:54] » put 500.
>> Okay,
[2:58:03] » we second that.
>> Second.
[2:58:04] » Oh, I second.
>> Okay, it's been moved and second. Call
[2:58:07] for questions hearing none. You ready
for a vote? Roll call. Madam cler.
[2:58:12] » Commissioner McFerson.
>> Yes. Commissioner Scott,
[2:58:15] » yes.
>> Commissioner Cowan Williams,
[2:58:16] » yes.
>> Vice Mayor McDonald,
[2:58:18] » yes.
>> Mayor B,
[2:58:20] » yes. And I will say to Carl Balden was
here. I was going to have him come up. I
[2:58:25] know. Did he send a letter to asking for
the donation for the BT?
[2:58:32] » We have not seen it. No.
>> Okay.
[2:58:37] » Okay.
>> Okay. I know I spoke with him and I
[2:58:41] asked him to at least send a notice and
a letter and then come to the commission
[2:58:46] meeting and request it so we'll be able
to really vote on it and support it. So,
[2:58:52] we have it on the agenda and it it'll be
taken care of hopefully.
[2:58:56] » Um, another item I want to put on the
agenda and this may be something that um
[2:59:00] the city manager may be able to handle.
I was thinking about us uh constantly
[2:59:06] getting complaints about the grass being
cut at the parks and stuff that we
[2:59:10] either look at the um county and see if
they got uh tractor with a bike code
[2:59:16] that would eliminate cuz that one bike
bike bike code with the attachment on it
[2:59:22] do five times to work those moores that
we have out there. If not, um, if
[2:59:29] nothing is available, maybe we'll look
at suggest price and something, get some
[2:59:32] quotes.
>> Bushall.
[2:59:34] » Hm.
>> Bushall.
[2:59:35] » Bushall. Yeah, Bushaw. Not Michael. I'm
sorry. Wrong language. Thank you,
[2:59:41] Commissioner Scott.
[2:59:45] » Are there a second on that?
>> This is something to be added to agenda
[2:59:49] for
>> Yeah.
[2:59:51] » Future discussion.
>> I second.
[2:59:53] » Okay. Call for questions. Hearing none.
Are you ready for a vote? Roll call,
[2:59:59] Madam Clerk.
>> Commissioner McFersonson,
[3:00:01] » yes.
>> Commissioner Scott,
[3:00:03] » yes.
>> Commissioner Calvin Williams,
[3:00:04] » yes.
>> Vice Mayor McDonald,
[3:00:06] » yes.
>> Mayor Bab,
[3:00:08] » yes.
>> Motion passed by unanimous vote.
[3:00:14] » I have one more item, but I don't know
if I'll do it as as the commissioner's
[3:00:17] report. It's uh regarding the parks and
recreation board.
[3:00:24] Well, I'll just give it to them. and
I'll let y'all decide whether it need to
[3:00:28] go on future agenda item. This is
something that um what is happening uh
[3:00:32] po pursuit to 2.162 the city of po pokei
code of ordinance we had already voted
[3:00:38] for the uh requesting the park and
recreation advisory board to develop a
[3:00:43] plan for improvement and repairs on MLK
park. Um what we've done or what they've
[3:00:49] done in the meeting they have wanted to
set up a date we got some volunteers
[3:00:53] lined up that want to help paint the
park. most of the the work that they're
[3:00:56] talking about doing is going to be the
beautifification. Um,
[3:01:00] and also even I know we got the neat
grant uh coming, but if there's some uh
[3:01:06] donations which I mean they'll do the
proper forms and all that kind of stuff
[3:01:10] to set up so they can go ahead and uh
even just replace some swings if the
[3:01:15] donations are there. But we do have the
uh in kind workers uh a couple of groups
[3:01:20] that are lined up that wants to
volunteer and my tenative dates that I
[3:01:24] not I want to look but uh the board
wanted to uh move forward with getting
[3:01:31] the painting and one of the things
they'll be doing is the perimeter with
[3:01:34] those borders around there. um the
pavilions being pressure washed as well
[3:01:39] as the bathroom even though the bathroom
may not be used as for beautifification
[3:01:43] but this is all going to be volunteer
work um and which I roll up my sleeve
[3:01:49] I'll be out there myself also um but the
tenative dates that we're looking at is
[3:01:54] um September the 5th and it may be a
two-day project I don't know if we're
[3:01:59] going to do it September 5th and 12th
and actually that'll give it time to be
[3:02:03] done before they have the alumni picnic
also And mainly it's going to be
[3:02:07] beautififications. But as well as I've
already spoken, I think she was at our
[3:02:11] last couple of meetings. The city
manager is already have public work
[3:02:15] working on going just filling the holes
is trying to make sure it's level and
[3:02:19] the ground is level and stuff. But um
and I just wanted to make everybody
[3:02:25] aware aware of that. And the uh date is
September the 5th that we'll go ahead
[3:02:30] and try to get everything and they
already aware of the forms and stuff
[3:02:34] that they have to sign as far as the uh
if any donations as far as the
[3:02:38] paperwork. The clerk was all already
aware of all of that.
[3:02:41] » I know you was trying to decide whether
or not you need to add that as a future
[3:02:45] agenda item, but what would be the
agenda item that you would like to add?
[3:02:49] Well, I could have did it as my
commissioner's report as far as
[3:02:52] reporting for the as the layers on for
the parks and rec committee. I that
[3:02:57] would need to get set the dates.
>> We would probably need to add it if we
[3:03:03] need to have approval
for the city manager to approve it. I'm
[3:03:08] not sure how that going to work to be
honest. for instance, it may be some in
[3:03:12] there where it may be dayto day or it's
something that she can approve without
[3:03:17] even having on agenda.
>> The stuff that she's involved in, I
[3:03:20] think it's all day to day from what we
um
[3:03:23] » probably filling the holes.
>> Yeah, filling the holes and uh I think
[3:03:27] she's already got some paint and stuff
that
[3:03:30] in line trying to get some paint and
stuff donated for the project.
[3:03:35] » So, this won't be an island that we need
to vote on then.
[3:03:39] » Okay. So it would need to be on the
future general. You can
[3:03:42] » okay
>> just work with the city manager and
[3:03:44] getting it completed or whatever.
>> Just go down some of the things that it
[3:03:48] do. I'm not going to go through the
entire um
[3:03:50] » Okay. But that that'll be under your uh
comments.
[3:03:55] » All right. Now we'll move to comments of
the committee commission for the good of
[3:04:00] the order. And I start with commissioner
Mike
[3:04:03] » Fear.
[3:04:06] » Yeah.
>> Don't ask me.
[3:04:07] » Yeah. General public comments. City
manager. We have any public comments
[3:04:12] card completed?
>> No, sir. There are no um for this
[3:04:16] section.
>> Thank you, ma'am. Now, we'll move to
[3:04:21] commissioner comments for the good of
the order. And I'll start with
[3:04:24] Commissioner Mike Pearson and work
myself to the right.
[3:04:27] » Okay. This just titled for the uh report
for the uh parks and recreation MLK park
[3:04:33] beautifification and readiness
initiative. Uh the project is to improve
[3:04:36] the appearance of MLK Park in advance of
the Pokei High School homecoming where
[3:04:40] they got a parade on the 25th and the
alumni picnic. And the tenative dates
[3:04:44] that we're setting is uh September the
5th.
[3:04:50] Um mainly going to be uh correct minor
safety issues which is we we've already
[3:04:56] talked about that with the city manager.
Just uh that'll be some day-to-day stuff
[3:05:00] that she's going to handle.
prepare a park for homecoming.
[3:05:06] Potential resources may include city
departments as available through
[3:05:10] appropriate charter offices, uh civic
organization, churches, and all of these
[3:05:15] uh different people that we're going to
be reaching out to. We already have some
[3:05:18] volunteers. I think one of them is in
the um he's going to have the um
[3:05:24] flag football team is going to be one of
the volunteers and a couple other people
[3:05:28] that's on the um
homecoming committee not the homecoming
[3:05:34] but the uh alumni committee has
volunteered to agreed to volunteer their
[3:05:39] time also responsibility of the party
for each project will be determined as
[3:05:44] coordinate coordination progresses uh
inspect the program just suggest I'll
[3:05:49] try to keep this brief. Inspect the
playground equipment uh if any replace
[3:05:54] damaged swings if there's uh proper
donations going through which we have a
[3:05:58] donation policy. I think I have a copy
of that if uh that we've already
[3:06:02] approved tight and loose hardware fill
uh hazards which is filling the holes
[3:06:09] repair minor uneven walking surfaces and
the but the main thing is just going to
[3:06:14] be mostly just cosmetics. Like I said,
it's going to be painting the pressure
[3:06:18] washing the
pavilions as well as the bathroom,
[3:06:24] painting them, and the perimeter around
the outside is mainly going to be the
[3:06:30] majority of the work that'll be done,
just the um cosmetics part.
[3:06:40] » Thank you, Commissioner Mike Donna. Vice
Mayor
[3:06:46] Basically, I just want to um thank
everybody that came out uh to the
[3:06:50] meeting uh this evening and uh we want
to continue to solicit your support as
[3:06:57] we uh continue our efforts to progress
for Hoki and uh have a good rest of your
[3:07:03] evening.
[3:07:08] » Commissioner Williams,
>> I just want to say thank you to all the
[3:07:12] residents. So, good to see the ones that
are here. Um, I want to say thank you to
[3:07:17] all the uh residents that are listening.
Um, thank you for working with us as we
[3:07:22] continue to um move Pokei forward. I
know you all want to see actually see
[3:07:28] something physical, but as you can hear
and that we are getting things done,
[3:07:32] getting policies put in place and making
sure that the city is not in the same
[3:07:36] situation and where we found it with not
having proper documentation. So, it
[3:07:41] starts with the documentation and then
we're able to move forward and start to
[3:07:46] build partnerships back so that we can
start actually physical seeing um things
[3:07:52] come to Poke and buildings going up and
corrections being made and that we can
[3:07:57] see um Pokei moving forward. So,
continue to be patient with us as we um
[3:08:03] continue to do the works. And I want to
say thank you to all my commissioners
[3:08:06] that I'm up here working with, how we
are [snorts] able to work together and
[3:08:10] respect each other and continue to try
to move um the city forward. Thank you,
[3:08:14] city manager and clerk and attorney for
all your hard work and all of the
[3:08:18] workers as well. We may not say that
that often, but we appreciate [snorts]
[3:08:22] all of you all and the hard work that
you do and all of the workers for the
[3:08:26] city of Hoki as well. We want to say
thank you for um being patient with us
[3:08:30] and working with us as well. and we're
doing it all for the love of Poken. Have
[3:08:35] a good night,
>> Commissioner Scott.
[3:08:39] » Yeah, I'd like to thank everyone for
coming out and and the viewers. And I
[3:08:43] really
would like to thank the administrators
[3:08:47] from the schools
>> and the teachers for coming out and
[3:08:51] educating us and
letting our uh community be aware of
[3:08:56] what's actually going on at the school
and and the great things that they are
[3:09:00] doing. We really appreciate that.
>> Thank you.
[3:09:03] » Good night.
>> City commissioners, having taken care of
[3:09:07] all business brought before us, I would
entertain a motion to adjourn our
[3:09:12] meeting.
>> So moved.
[3:09:14] » Has been moved by second.
>> Vice Mayor, second by Commissioner Kins
[3:09:19] Williams. Call for question. Hearing
none. Ready for a vote.
[3:09:23] » I got a question. No, [clears throat]
just
[3:09:27] [laughter]
>> Vice Mayor McDonald.
[3:09:30] » Yes.
>> Commissioner Calvin Williams.
[3:09:32] » Yes.
>> Commissioner McFerson,
[3:09:34] » yes.
>> Commissioner Scott,
[3:09:36] » yes.
>> Mayor Bab,
[3:09:37] » yes. Motion adjourned at 8:11.
>> 91
[3:09:43] » 911.
[3:09:52] » Whatever you say, my And I'll be up in
Florida.
[3:09:55] » My birthday was last week.
>> Vacation.
[3:10:00] » You tell me. Happy birthday.
>> Happy beloved.
[3:10:03] » Oh yeah. I'm going
to be another
[3:10:12] turning 55.
[3:10:27] So, I'll put it in your mailbox.
[3:10:32] » Thank you.
[3:10:43] I told her we
[3:10:48] said HR
[3:10:58] She posted
[3:11:15] » from 9 to 1 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. I told him
whenever there
[3:11:33] » Commissioner Scott
>> Commissioner that.