[0:00] Where's Where's the beer with the snacks?

[0:02] » What's that? >> Beer.

[0:10] » We're ready. >> All right. Good evening everyone.

[0:14] Welcome board members to the planning and zoning board, August 28th, 2025. The

[0:19] time is approximately 6:32 p.m. If anyone wants to speak on agenda item,

[0:25] please complete the public comment card and give it to the planning and zoning

[0:29] um staff prior to the board discussing the public um and before the public

[0:33] comment section is announced. In no event will anyone be allowed to submit a

[0:37] comment card to speak on agenda item after the item after the title of the

[0:41] item is read or considered. The total time allotted for each member of the

[0:46] public to comment on each item is three minutes.

[0:54] Let's start off with a moment of silence.

[1:01] And the board will lead with the pledge of allegiance.

[1:07] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

[1:12] republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and

[1:17] justice for all.

[1:24] » All right. Can we have a roll call, please?

[1:29] » Board member Brown, >> present.

[1:32] » Board member Gallon >> here.

[1:34] » Board member Burgess >> here.

[1:37] » Board member Joseph here. Board member Shepard here. Vice Chair Fernandez

[1:43] » here. >> Chair Wally

[1:44] » present. >> We have a quorum. Chair,

[1:49] » we have an acknowledgement of any board member absent notification.

[1:54] » No sir, chair. >> An acknowledgement of board member

[1:57] vacant position. The vacant position share that we have

[2:03] is for the alternate district 2, the alternate district 4 and and and the

[2:10] board board member district five. And with that, chair, the alternate Miss

[2:16] Lucy Joseph will have voting rights for tonight.

[2:21] » Well, thank you. On to number three. Any additions or deletions to the agenda?

[2:29] Any disclosures by board members?

[2:37] Any motion for adoption of the agenda? >> A motion to the adopt the agenda as

[2:43] provided. >> Second.

[2:46] It has been properly moved and second. Chair ready for the vote.

[2:49] » Yes. >> Board member Joseph.

[2:52] » Yes. >> Board member Burgess.

[2:54] » Yes. Board member Shepard. >> Yes.

[2:57] » Vice Chair Fernandez. Yes. >> Chair W.

[3:00] » Yes. >> Unanimous vote. Chair.

[3:02] » Right. On to approval of minutes. >> There are no minutes. Correct. Miss

[3:06] weather. >> Correct.

[3:11] » On to unfinished business.

[3:17] » Thank you. On to new business. An ordinance of the city council of the

[3:22] city of River Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, approving a city initiated code

[3:27] of ordinance amendment amending city code of ordinance chapter 32 art and

[3:32] public places program amending section 32-2

[3:38] definition adding and or amending definition of artwork of

[3:44] art or artwork a local artist

[3:51] maintenance with the respect to artwork. Maintenance with the respect to the

[3:55] property maintenance mural public art collections

[4:00] public art master plan project renovations temporary artwork amending

[4:06] section 32-4 public artwork advisory board creations

[4:11] and compositions amending section 32-5 public art

[4:16] Advisory board powers duties and functions amending section 32-7

[4:23] establishment of public art fee amending chapter 32-9

[4:28] art and public places requirements adding section 32-12

[4:33] adopting the master plan by referencing creation section 32-13

[4:40] adding art and public places program policies and procedures policies and

[4:45] procedures procedures providing for accurability conflict ser circability

[4:51] codification and providing for an effective date. The presenter will be

[4:55] principal planner Sen Simon.

[5:02] Good evening chair. Good evening members of the planning and zoning board. Um

[5:07] it's been a while so it's wonderful to see you all tonight. Um, as our long

[5:12] header told you, tonight we will be adopting amendments to chapter 32 um, in

[5:17] order for us to adopt a master plan that was presented to you all um, a couple

[5:22] meetings ago. Before we do that, I'm going to give a little bit background

[5:26] just to kind of catch us up. Um, in January of 2024, we the city council

[5:32] adopted ordinance 4245 that established chapter 32, which was the arts and

[5:37] public places. Um and then from there, one of the key components that were

[5:41] found inside of that ordinance was that we were supposed to have a master plan

[5:45] um developed in order for us to actually acquire art in the city in order and

[5:51] also to identify where to put this art and how to do all of this, right? So it

[5:56] was a bit of like how do we do this? So this master plan is supposed to instruct

[5:59] us to do this. So what we So the city council um commissioned designing local

[6:04] Ltd in order to lead this development. God bless you. in order to lead this

[6:09] development um of the master plan. So tonight we'll talk about what um we'll

[6:14] talk a little bit more about that master plan, but a proposed master plan is now

[6:18] created and we did this utilizing our community members to envision um how

[6:24] they would see art here in our city. So, it's been drafted and what's been

[6:28] drafted along with this are amendments to that ordinance 4245

[6:33] in order to align with our master plan, in order to actually implement the

[6:38] master plan. So, tonight we'll be talking about those

[6:42] modifications to ordinance 40 um or 4245. And so, the proposed new ordinance

[6:48] is ordinance number 4283.

[6:53] Some of the modifications begin with our definition section. In our definition

[6:57] section, we're modifying the definition of art, work of art, and artwork. What

[7:02] we're doing is removing the word tangible that is in there and replacing

[7:06] it with original creations. In addition, there's a list of items

[7:11] that are not considered art. We're trying to say this is not considered art

[7:14] for us. Um, and we clarify what that looks like.

[7:19] We're also adding missing definitions. Some of those missing definitions that

[7:23] we didn't have in our first ordinance was what's a local artist. We didn't

[7:28] have maintenance with respect to artwork as well as maintenance when we're

[7:31] talking about maintenance of the property that has the artwork. So, we

[7:35] add those in there. We also were missing the word the definition for murals. Even

[7:41] though we talk about murals in our in our city knows about has murals and we

[7:45] know about murals, we didn't have a definition for that. Um, we're also

[7:48] missing public art collection as well as temporary artwork. What is that

[7:52] considered? In our new um or in our in our proposed

[7:58] language, we also clarify the definition of the public art master plan. We talk

[8:02] about we talk a little bit more about what do we consider the master plan.

[8:08] We clarify the definitions of project. What is a project? And then we add the

[8:13] term unit because we were talking about residential development but really we

[8:18] were trying to say it's a propo it's a um planned residential unit development

[8:22] when we talk about our puds. So that was a scrivener's error on our

[8:26] apartment which we correct and then we clarified the definition for renovation.

[8:34] [Music]

[8:44] Further along in our in our um proposal, we also and this is in section 324, we

[8:50] clarify that public the public art board's time commitment. Um we have we

[8:56] add a time commitment for that and how they participate a little bit more. And

[9:00] then we also update their duties in order for it to align with having these

[9:05] different art activities and and adding the community into this. It was missing

[9:10] language on their role in doing that. And so they wanted to add that in there

[9:14] as well. Um for clarity purposes, we modified the term budget. We had the

[9:19] word budget in there, but yet everywhere else we were saying construction costs,

[9:23] which is uh a m which is a pretty big difference when it comes costwise. So to

[9:27] not burden our developers, we we have the word construction cost there for

[9:31] clarity as to what it is that we are taking that 1% from. We also clarify the

[9:36] options um the options that our participants have where we're adding as

[9:41] defined in this chapter so that way everybody knows we're just talking about

[9:45] this particular chapter. We add language in there um that

[9:49] clarifies how they participate um especially those that are doing big

[9:53] developments that come in different phases. How are you supposed to pay the

[9:57] fee with this? Are we doing it in sections or are we doing it one time?

[10:00] And ours would clarify and say yes, you'll be paying that at one time. Um,

[10:05] and we also removed section 3282B3 which was a very muddled. It was a lot

[10:11] of words and whereas and it was I think you kind of scratched your head when you

[10:13] read it. And so we make the language clearer in order for everyone who is

[10:18] participating understands how to do just that.

[10:22] Other modifications include um

[10:28] we had a section where in in a in a sense it was it did have a lot of words.

[10:33] It's like you can give us these but they seem very they seem very um theoretical

[10:38] and so we we clarified that language and that language is coming in 37 327. And

[10:44] then we added sections 3212 which is the actual adoption of the master plan. And

[10:50] we added another section which is the guidelines. It's the policies for the

[10:54] board to utilize of how they're supposed to do the call for artists, how they're

[11:00] supposed to um evaluate. This gives them more direction so that way they

[11:05] understand their role as board members. And those are the adoptions and those

[11:09] are the modifications that we've made to chapter 32. the recommendation that we

[11:14] have as a staff um after working with designing local which was a very great

[11:19] experience for our team. Um after working within our community to hear

[11:23] where people thought about where they wanted to go, the type of art that they

[11:26] want to see in the city. Um our staff recommends approval or we're

[11:31] recommending that you all ask city council um that you recommend to city

[11:36] council the approval of ordinance number 4283.

[11:41] Any questions?

[11:48] Quick question for you. >> Yes, sir.

[11:49] » On 7A, we just had the chapter 32 and and subsections.

[11:54] » So, is this another one that we're going to uh split it up separately? Do the

[11:59] when we do vote on it? >> Okay.

[12:01] » 7A covers only chapter 32 doesn't have anything about approval of ordinance

[12:07] 4283. Do you want us to do it separate when we

[12:10] do get to that stage approving uh chapter 32 and these subsections?

[12:15] » Chapter 32 and maybe I'm misunderstanding but this is the

[12:20] amendment to chapter >> approval of ordinance board 283.

[12:23] » Okay. Correct. >> Okay. 7A we're talking about chapter 32

[12:28] and the subsection. >> So if I may, Mr. Chair, I think you're

[12:31] actually talking about the same thing. So the ordinance number is really for

[12:36] tracking purposes for the clerk, but the references to chapter 32 are to the

[12:41] references to chapter 2 of the the code the way that it's codified currently. So

[12:47] um it's it's the same thing. It's incorporated.

[12:50] » So in other words, we're not recommending approval of ordinance

[12:54] because once we approve chapter 32 and the subsections, it'll incorporate 4283.

[13:00] So the the motion would be a a motion to recommend approval of ordinance number

[13:04] 4283 which would have the effect of amending

[13:10] the city code at chapter 32. >> Thank you.

[13:15] » And I can fix that language for us to say the same thing.

[13:27] » You guys are a little quiet tonight. Wow.

[13:31] Pretty straightforward.

[13:35] » Okay.

[13:40] Okay. I thought you I still thought you still a little bit more. Um any

[13:44] questions by the board?

[13:48] » All right. Um I see we have a uh someone in attendance. Do we have any comment

[13:53] cards? >> No, sir. Chair Mr. I love

[14:00] » we have a guest in the audience. >> Yes, I see that.

[14:02] » I feel like he has a [Applause]

[14:06] » she's our protector. Okay.

[14:14] » All right. Are we sure we don't have any questions by the board for this item?

[14:19] Because it seems like it's a great idea. >> Just a comment.

[14:22] » Yes, ma'am. Um, you know, thank you to you, the board that have put time into

[14:27] or the art the public art board and staff um that put the time into putting

[14:33] this plan together and looking forward to seeing the work that comes out of it.

[14:36] » We're excited. We're excited. >> Beautiful. The picture absolutely

[14:42] beautiful. >> Only thing I didn't see my picture in

[14:45] here, so I'm for it hard. I fought for it hard. Now,

[14:51] I was in the first set, I think, when we were at Thanks, baby. So,

[14:55] » I've been in there. >> Yes.

[14:56] » But they are they're absolutely beautiful.

[14:59] » Thank you. They're they're very nice. Well articulated.

[15:02] » We really had a a great a great consulting team and our staff has been

[15:07] helping in so many ways, even if they didn't want to at times, but they've

[15:10] been amazing at um getting us to this place and our and our board advisory

[15:15] board has been working hard as well. So, we thank you all. Before I forget, when

[15:19] we get into the section of the pricing for this art, the planning and zoning

[15:24] board would like to submit uh a bench. We only charge 28,000.

[15:29] » That's not bad. That's not bad. >> We accept the cash.

[15:35] » 25,00

[15:39] clarify that was a joke for the record.

[15:44] » Chair, I do have one question. >> Yes.

[15:46] » Yes. Um, do you guys currently have a public art coordinator?

[15:51] » Are we going to have one? >> It's in the policy. Do you have one

[15:55] currently? >> We do not have one currently.

[15:59] » It's one It's part of the recommendations um to have one.

[16:02] » Okay. >> But you do have a board, correct?

[16:07] » Okay. I remember that. >> Correct.

[16:09] » I have a question real quick. Um, and I know I was looking through. Do we

[16:15] do we have any I guess um any ideas or or pictures that that what we are trying

[16:24] what kind of pictures that we are trying to um exhibit? Is it more cultural? Is

[16:30] it more um seaorthy or you know fishes and all kind

[16:36] of stuff like that or or what kind of items is it that we're that um we're

[16:40] actually approving? So, right now our plan talks about like the feeling and um

[16:46] the types of things that we'd like to see, but we don't have an idea of what

[16:49] those are exactly. That would be the artistes that actually would that

[16:54] respond to our call to art. And then from there, we'd be able to go, okay,

[16:59] this this goes based off our checklist that is given within because art is it

[17:06] varies, right? And so at this moment based off of what we're trying to do

[17:10] when the artists respond then we see if it hits our checklist of what we

[17:14] consider art and um what we're trying to evaluate and then from there we know

[17:20] what it really looks like. But today I couldn't tell you we're going based off

[17:24] of this idea. Um we can but we can only

[17:29] talk about um does it connect because right now the idea is connecting. So

[17:34] connecting neighbors, um connecting art to health, connecting as that's the

[17:38] theme that we're going with is connecting our community.

[17:42] » So is are we are we going behind another city or another county in far as the

[17:47] design we got? Are we trying to um I don't know. I know Miami has a lot of

[17:51] nice things down there, but are we going behind another uh company far as trying

[17:56] to look a certain way or we have an idea where

[18:00] » Riviera Beach? We are looking like Riviera Beach. So it it'll be what

[18:04] accentuates our community. So during the surveying process, some of the questions

[18:09] were one, how do you see our city, right? And two, how do you want to see

[18:13] our city? So our master plan revolves around that. How does our community want

[18:18] to see us? So we're not going to look like Miami and we're not going to look

[18:21] like West Palm Beach. The hopes is that we're going to look like the collective

[18:25] ideas that our community has brought forward to say this is what Riviera

[18:29] Beach. And it was pretty special because a lot of people talk that this is home.

[18:33] Like this is it's a feeling like acquaintance in a bit of feeling like

[18:37] home, but at the same time we're we're big girls and boys, right? Like we want

[18:41] to do so many big things. Um and so the idea is that the art will capture those

[18:45] feelings um into that and at the same time art that connects us with our

[18:50] neighbors and art that connects us with our environment.

[18:54] » So it it'll look different. It'll look like Riviera Beach is our is our hope.

[19:01] Chair. >> Yes.

[19:02] » One more question. Um Sen. >> Yes ma'am.

[19:05] » So when there's art work that will be purchased or you know things that the

[19:11] city wants to do, what is the process like? It goes through the board first

[19:17] through the arts board and then they make their recommendations to go to the

[19:21] city council for a final. >> That's correct.

[19:24] » Okay. >> That is correct.

[19:27] So, and our idea is that we have professionals,

[19:32] well, let me experts within different art fields that will be able to do help

[19:37] with that determination and to define art and then for them to give their

[19:42] recommendations to our council members. >> Thank you,

[19:48] » the maintenance and the upkeep of the grounds around our actual art, who's

[19:54] going to handle that? So if this is art that is on a per on the owner's

[19:58] property, the owner worries about it. And if it's art on our own property, we

[20:03] will do that. Part of the evaluation process of un of saying yes, this is the

[20:08] art we're going to choose. We have to make sure it's maintenance that we're

[20:10] able to keep up with. At the same time, >> so we won't select something that's too

[20:16] egregious for our team and and so and that's not too expensive for our team to

[20:20] be able to keep up with. The artist will come up with a rendering of what may be

[20:25] appropriate and then the board will vote on that.

[20:28] » Correct.

[20:31] » Great questions you guys.

[20:36] » Any other questions by the board?

[20:41] » Who would like to make a motion? >> I have questions. We gonna be here.

[20:47] » Yes. Question. >> Um, all right. Last question. What's the

[20:51] timeline? Is the Is the goal to get a coordinator in place first, then to

[20:55] start implementing what we have in the plan, or

[20:59] » We're hoping to We're hoping to go before city council in October.

[21:03] » Okay. October, >> the next one.

[21:06] » Oh, we go in September for our first reading and hoping for adoption hearing.

[21:10] We hope aspire to have that in October. And then um we also we already have

[21:17] construction of other buildings here in the city and so we'd like to begin soon

[21:21] um for our first one. >> Thank you chair.

[21:26] » What what is the chance of the planning and zoning board being some of the

[21:30] deciding members of what goes where >> of what goes where?

[21:34] » Yeah. Of what it looks like or where it goes and what goes where. Cuz we would

[21:39] definitely like to see it before. >> So you'll see some things. Um so after

[21:45] our re the recommendation is made um from our board especially when it comes

[21:50] to site plan when they're reviewing site plans you'll see things come your way in

[21:55] order to be reviewed before they go to city council.

[21:57] » So we'll come back for our review to be able to see it before it goes to city

[22:01] council. Oh awesome. Awesome. >> Yeah. Awesome.

[22:05] » Mr. Chair. >> Yeah.

[22:06] » I think on last is it last night? I think it was last night they showed an

[22:11] artwork. I think um uh with the fish and you know where I don't know where it's

[22:17] going to go. >> The gateways

[22:19] » is that will that be the one for the gate? Is that considered art?

[22:23] » I mean it's art. >> It's art. So have you figured out where

[22:28] that's going? I can't remember where they say that.

[22:30] » I believe those are gateways that you're referring to like the one that they said

[22:34] they're going to be at different entrances in the city.

[22:36] » Yeah. >> Yeah.

[22:37] » That's not with our board. um in our master plan we identify having g at

[22:42] gateways so it's great somebody's going to do it um but that's um currently that

[22:49] we haven't had conversations about that yet

[22:52] » so I wouldn't know >> okay

[22:55] » thank you thank you Mr. Chair >> chair.

[22:59] » Yes. >> I move um like to make a motion to

[23:03] approve an ordinance of the city council for ordinance

[23:09] 4283 arts and public places.

[23:17] » Have a second. >> Second.

[23:23] » Cherry has been properly moved and second. Are we ready for the vote?

[23:26] » Yes. >> Board member Shepard?

[23:29] » Yes. >> Board member Joseph?

[23:31] » Yes. >> Board member Burgess?

[23:33] » Yes. >> Vice Chair Fernandez?

[23:35] » Yes. >> Chair Wy?

[23:37] » Yes. >> Unanimous vote. Chair.

[23:42] » Thank you very much. Thank you everyone. Great questions.

[23:48] » Oh, great presentation. Just just for the record, do we have to include the

[23:52] language that also it included the approval of ordinance 4283?

[23:59] » I believe the motion referenced um ordinance 4283.

[24:03] So I think I think you're good there. And for clarification of the record,

[24:07] ordinance number 4283 as proposed and drafted by staff includes the discussed

[24:14] um changes to chapter 32 of the code. It does include it. Got it.

[24:20] » Just want to make sure. Um, let's move on to item eight. Then we have workshop

[24:24] items. >> Workshop.

[24:29] » Any public comments? >> No sir, Mr. Chair.

[24:34] » Let's move on to general discussion. Staff updates.

[24:38] We we have no

[24:42] » any board correspondents.

[24:47] » No, sir. Chair. >> All right. I have a uh comment real

[24:50] quick. I know we want to get out of here. We want to make sure I know myself

[24:53] and the vice chair was talking a little earlier about um you know making

[24:58] beautifying the city is definitely one thing that we want to do cuz we all

[25:01] about progress in the city and everything but I definitely want to make

[25:04] sure that um when the next opportunity comes along and this is I guess directed

[25:09] towards uh city council that the next time something comes along with

[25:13] education given the amount of money that we're spending here now we should not

[25:18] have any um dispute about education in our community because a lot of our

[25:23] schools and stu students that are here and everyone knows I'm a school teacher

[25:27] that we need to invest into our city also far as education along with

[25:31] beautifying it. We also need to make sure we're educating it also at the same

[25:34] time. So when it's time for the money to come in to approve these items as sure

[25:39] as we want to make sure our city is beautiful. We definitely want to make

[25:41] sure that we're educating our city at the same time. That's all I have. Does

[25:46] anybody else? >> I do. here.

[25:49] I just wanted to know from uh staff if is there an update on the items that I

[25:56] requested probably about two meetings ago. Um things that the city could do in

[26:01] order to help its residents. We are coming close uh to property tax season

[26:08] and I do know last week the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser sent out the

[26:14] trim notice to all property owners. So I'm just wondering is there any update

[26:20] on the the numerous items uh recommendations I provided?

[26:27] » Yes, >> we don't have an update this evening but

[26:30] perhaps the next meeting.

[26:44] » All right. Thank you. Yes.

[26:48] » Um, Mr. Evans, if Mr. Serbs also recalls the little the amendments that we added

[26:55] to the contractors 6 months after the CO after their CO, they provide us with the

[27:01] hiring vendors to see what representation

[27:06] beach. I am sure by now we've had several projects to include Berkeley

[27:10] Landing that have already received their CEO. Just don't forget to update us on

[27:15] the project. and the list the contractor was supposed to provide. So the board

[27:20] can see exactly what who they hired vendors to ensure that our Riviera Beach

[27:27] citizens have a sheriff in the development

[27:33] profits. >> Chair.

[27:36] » Yes. >> Question um as a followup to um that

[27:40] comment. Is that a condition to get in CO that they provide that information

[27:45] before or after or >> was a condition of the develop?

[28:05] » Well, some of them have been finished this close to six months. Just don't

[28:08] forget just add it. >> So it's a condition to get the CO or is

[28:12] it a condition? >> When they come up when the developer

[28:14] came up here, we added that as a condition to the approval.

[28:17] » Okay. >> That they provided with a list

[28:20] » after CO >> after six months after the C.

[28:22] » Okay. Got it. >> We come back to our team developmental

[28:26] services and then they report back to the planning and zoning board. The

[28:29] development you approved X. >> This is their report. uh who who who

[28:34] they hired, where they're from, and the vendors so that we get an idea that they

[28:41] said they were going to hire Riviera Beach residents and

[28:44] » the vendors the same to give our citizens

[28:47] a little piece of the pie per se. Um and then we just want to see is that are

[28:52] they doing what what they said they would do.

[28:56] » Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Thank you, >> Mr. Chair.

[28:59] » Yes. >> May I ask one question? I passed by um

[29:04] 11th Street right off of uh 13th Street and I saw um

[29:11] Mr. Ezra Setfold sign on the

[29:20] What is that? Because it did did it come before planning and zoning? Maybe I was

[29:24] out that week. I'm not sure. But I'm trying to find out how did he get that

[29:30] project? What was the process? Because it didn't come through planning and

[29:35] zoning. I mean, I never heard I was shocked. I had to stop and go back and

[29:39] and I love Ezra, don't don't get me wrong, but how did he acquire this

[29:43] project with it not been vetted out between planning and zoning?

[29:49] » Yes, >> that's the Bill project.

[29:53] » That's the what? >> The CRA's Bill of LA project.

[29:57] » Okay. So that's um the town home project

[30:02] in the first phase um and they have started construction.

[30:06] » Okay. >> And that went before the planning

[30:09] building in 2024. >> Okay.

[30:15] » Okay. Okay. So did they send out a RFP or whatever to get um

[30:22] builders? How how did he acquire that? I I don't remember. How did he how did he

[30:26] acquire that or did other people have a chance to bid on that or was it just

[30:32] given to him? How how did that go? >> I believe what they did

[30:38] » a public bid where the plan and then contractors provide a bid. But I I

[30:47] couldn't say for sure cuz um but I believe they did a a a bid uh for

[30:54] construction. >> It was a bid for the construction. Yes.

[30:58] » How many people bidded for that project? >> I'm afraid I I wouldn't have that

[31:03] information. I don't know. >> You don't have the information?

[31:08] » No, that because it's the CRA's project. >> I have to go to the CRA and ask us ask

[31:14] this. That's just okay. I I just passed by

[31:18] that day and I Well, I remember the whatever it is uh because it did come

[31:24] through. Um I think we did. Didn't we talk about that project? I think we did

[31:29] not look like it was not too long ago we tal talked about it and already they

[31:34] have the thing draped around ready to go. I mean it was just that quick.

[31:39] » Yeah. I think it was maybe seven or eight months ago that they went through

[31:43] the approval process. It's been that long.

[31:48] Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair. >> Huh?

[31:52] » Time flies when you're having fun. >> Yeah.

[31:54] » Yeah. >> Mr. Evans, one more question. Mr. Evans,

[31:57] what is the possibility of us getting um someone from code enforcement to come

[32:01] into one of our meetings? What's up with that?

[32:05] » If we have a special if the board would like a presentation or an update on the

[32:11] activities of code enforcement, we could schedule that for a future meeting.

[32:14] » Right. I would because I would like to have a I have a lot of questions about

[32:18] some items that um we discussed before and I know the city is probably tired of

[32:23] um us talking about it, but we have um I know a lot of parking issues on some of

[32:27] our main roads where there's a lot of parking on the side of the main roads

[32:33] which pretty much is deemed I I feel is deemed unsafe. I mean during the time I

[32:37] managed FedEx, this was something that was almost um was was not it was not

[32:43] acceptable. So, I wanted to be able to be able to talk to code enforcement and

[32:47] kind of give a clear uh definition of what we can and what we can't do and

[32:52] what's enforceable and what's not enforceable so we can understand it. Cuz

[32:55] I know I get frustrated a lot in my neighborhood by seeing certain things

[32:59] being done and watching the dangers that it presents and then nothing's being

[33:03] done about it cuz sooner or later something's going to happen and when it

[33:07] does happen I don't want the city to be held liable for anything. Um, so the

[33:14] parking within the rightaway is actually the police department, but we could ask

[33:19] for them to come and and present to the board to to go through um the rules and

[33:25] how what what's allowed and and the enforcement actions that they do take

[33:29] place to try and uh prevent misuse of the rightway with vehicles.

[33:34] » Right, Mr. Devis? I definitely appreciate that if you can do that

[33:39] cuz I'm pretty sure not only myself but so other board members have questions

[33:42] and of course the public would like to be cleared up on it also.

[33:48] » Mr. Chair. >> Yes ma'am.

[33:50] » Just one more question. I know we're on the time frame but may I say happy

[33:54] birthday to you Mr. Wy. >> Y happy birthday. a very very very fine

[34:01] young man, a very brilliant teacher and his mother who is my one of my mentors.

[34:07] I know she would be very very happy that she raised a fine young man and I want

[34:12] to say thank you for being the chair. You have exemplified you were a little

[34:16] nervous at first and I had to kick you into the bucket and you're you're just

[34:21] doing an excellent job, sir. >> Thank you, ma'am.

[34:24] » And I want to say thank you, Miss Mr. Fernandez. He's a wiz at it, so I don't

[34:27] have to say thank you to him at all. >> I got a great evening.

[34:32] » Absolutely. >> And you're a great person. And we thank

[34:35] » We thank you. We thank you for just just standing up for the challenge. I'm very

[34:39] proud of you. And may I say happy birthday. Happy birthday again.

[34:43] » Thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you. >> One thing I can say that these birthdays

[34:47] now when you get on the other side of the hill, they they're going too fast

[34:50] now. They're coming too fast. Like I just yesterday was my birthday the other

[34:55] day. off too much. >> Want a motion to slow down?

[34:58] » I want a motion. Someone make a motion to slow down

[35:02] » every two or three years. >> I second that motion.

[35:07] » All right. So, we see the upcoming planning board meeting is September

[35:11] 11th, 2025. Correct. >> Correct.

[35:14] » All right. And do we have a motion to adjourn?

[35:16] » Motion 7:07 p.m. to adjourn the meeting. >> So move.

[35:23] » Somebody going to second it so we can call

[35:26] Good night. >> Good night. See you tomorrow.

Planning and Zoning Board Meeting August 28, 2025

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