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Here. Mr. President? Here. We'll

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use the big gun, the person for most God, thank you, I'm a very, very important for allowing to see another day God, allowing us to assimilize ourselves here after together one more time. Thank you. Most importantly, God, for your presence among us, God knows that you have helped us to go through this meeting, meeting the cording of God, with the understanding God that we are, the stew, are all of these stews over that that you have entrusted in to us, God, this is our privilege, this is my name, amen.

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We would like to welcome everyone out to our February 15th meeting and at this time we

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We will have presentations.

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The first one I would read into record,

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it is an honor of Black History Month.

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And it reads, as follow.

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We're at National Black History Month in February

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celebrates contribution that African Americans have made

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to American history and their struggles for freedom

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and equality.

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And deepens our understanding of our nation's history.

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And whereas Black History Month had its origins in 1915 when historian and

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author Dr. Carter G. Wilson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life

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in History. This organization is now known as the Association for the Study of

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African-American Life in History. Through this organization Dr. Woodson initiated

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the first Negro History Week in February 1926.

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Dr. Woodson selected the week in February

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that included the birthday of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass,

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two key figures in the history of African Americans.

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And whereas in 1975 President Ford issued a message on the observance of Black History Week,

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urging all Americans to recognize the importance contribution

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made to our nation's life and culture by black citizens.

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In 1976, this commemoration of black history

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in the United States was explained to Black History Month,

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often known as African-American History Month,

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and President Ford issued the first message

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on observance of Black History Month that year,

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which was continued in the subsequent years

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by other presidents honoring African-American History Month.

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And whereas the foremost purpose of Black History Month is to make all Americans aware of

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the struggle for freedom and equal opportunity, and a time to celebrate the many achievements

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of African-Americans in every field from science to the arts to politics and religion.

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Now therefore, I, Felicia Brunson, mayor, along with my colleagues of the City Commission,

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vice mayor Brandon Smith, commissioners Marvin Price, Joyce Smith, and Dr. Katrina Touchdown

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We don't do hereby recognizing proclaim the month of February, 2023, as Black History Month in the city of West Park.

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At this time, we'll presentation the might-of-home repair.

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So we are pleased to provide funding towards this evening to residents of the city of West Park

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under our minor home repair program and as I call your name if you can stand and

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come forward so that we can recognize you and give you your ceremonial check you

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can't take it to the bank cash we'll give you your ceremonial check. Miss Sarah

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Gabriella Gabriella Gabriella Gabriella? Yes, come on down Miss Sarah and

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are proud to present these two reds.

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ordinance, with a check of $3,000 to do minor homework payers in their homes.

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Everybody smile?

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Let's do one more.

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Perfect. Good job, thanks.

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Again, we are proud as a city to continue to be able to provide resources to our residents for minor home repairs. So again, congratulations to you.

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we hope that helps. We have a special guest in the house this evening and we want to

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bring forward our mayor of Broward County and Mr. Lamar Fisher to the podium.

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Thank you, Mayor. For so much for having me tonight just to spend just a couple of minutes

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with you. I know you probably have a long meeting, but thank you and welcome on behalf of Broward

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County. And I was coming here, I was thinking about that positive progression. I think we

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We want to adopt that at Broward County as our new slogan, a new logo, because that is really what we're all about.

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We want to make sure we're positive and we're going to progress in a manner in which we can all work together.

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So, it's great to be with you mayor and commission Smith, I guess this past, the Saturday, whenever it was, we were together and to celebrate that event.

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But I'm honored to be here tonight just to let you know that Broward County is here to assist in any way we can and partner with you.

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So, I was fortunate to sit in your seats, I was a mayor and a commissioner in the City of Popular Beach, so I have a little bit of a different perspective on those who might not have sat in that seat, understanding what local government is all about.

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So, my three C's plan this year, I call three C's plan is communication, collaboration, and community.

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And there are 31 cities obviously in towns and in Broward County, but we are one community.

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So we need to work together, collaborate together, and to communicate together.

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So my office door is always open.

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I have incredible folks, the embale is with my office, and you probably talked to your timer too.

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But we just want you to understand that we are here to serve you.

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And make you understand that the county is a large county that we want to be able to make sure that you get what you need.

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And collaborate together, especially on surtax dollars, whatever it may be that we can work together to make your projects bigger and better.

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for the City of West Park, we are here to serve you.

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So, doors always open.

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Please call them me.

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I'm a checklist kind of a guy.

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So if you give me some ideas,

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things I'll check it off the list and we'll move on.

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But just wanted to let you know that I'm here to serve you

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and God bless the City of West Park.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you, Mayor, thank you, thank you.

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I'm honored to serve you.

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We'll take a picture.

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Oh, sure.

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You have the best person working with me.

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I do, I do.

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I'm telling you, I'm telling you that's a long story,

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but it took me a long time to get her, but I found a Goddard.

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She's a keeper.

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I'll go get my hand here.

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One, two, three.

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Another one.

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Thank you.

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One more.

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Alright.

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You know we love your name so much.

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I think you know what I think.

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I'm going to see you in the next one.

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Okay.

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We're West Farmers.

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Go West Farmers.

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You can't, we like to thank our router county mayor for stocking by

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I just to say hello to Mr. Honour and Prepp,

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to have him here with us this evening.

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We'll move on to item number four,

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which is CDE Services Highlight Part Two.

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While staff members are coming up, we have the second part of many series of our I-Lighted City services that will be presented to you tonight. We just want to showcase some of the services that we have so residents can take advantage of them. Last one, the last time we had public works and to come forward in another department. Tonight I'm going to have our social services manager.

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and also, uh, pretend it's all made to you, uh, for the Police Department also to make a

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brief presentation of their services. Um, at this time, the first one we have, I'm not

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actually going to put that in place right in front of me. Okay. I think the first one, it's

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going to be social services. Uh, if you will, you delay use, you will please, uh, explain

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Hello, good evening everyone, commissioners and citizen.

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My name is Ho-Landins, and I am the Program Manager for Social Services Division.

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You program specifically, and I am here as the manager.

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I'm excited to showcase a little bit and give you some highlights about some services

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we have for children and families.

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The parking and recreation department offers a variety of services for children 5 to 17

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and they follow.

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And tonight, I'm just going to give you some with highlight of the services.

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Many of our services are funded by other social DJ, CSU abroad, and collaboration with

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to see your respire. The first program is our youth force after school program. This program

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is specifically targeting middle school age children, residing in respire, going to

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school in Raukani as well. And as I said, the program is sponsored by CSC and we offer the

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service and collaboration with Memorial Hospital and this service takes place at our Matilda

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Park throughout the year.

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During the year, it's an after-school program for middle school.

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From 2 to 6 p.m., we provide transportation to some of the schools

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in the area.

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During the summer, it's a folding program from June to mid-August before

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the school starts, and we, therefore, 9 to 5 on a daily basis,

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having some enrichment activities, social, emotional services, help with academy to help

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them progress to the next school year.

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We have a lot of field trip lots of fun activities and this is of course the word for all of

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our after-school program with that, let's move on to the second program I want to highlight

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is Ken Brevery after school program and Ken Brevery is the slogan we use for all of our

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care and this one is specifically spread bread. This is a bread from DJJ, juvenile justice,

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Department of juvenile justice and this program covered from age 5 to 17. Of course you can have

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children without having any families, we also have families in rich rent services that help

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the family as a whole.

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This program is at the center spot again and after school

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program from 2 to 6 p.m. during the school year

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and during the summer, it's from 7 o'clock to 6 p.m.

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So we want our family to know we dare to support the children

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to provide academic support, social, emotional services

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is a fun and a safe, natural environment.

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As you can see throughout the slides,

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we have our flared there with the information

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where to contact us if you need to register.

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If you want to refer to our family to us,

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whatever it is, we have the part.

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My office is at Mary Sundance, but as I said,

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we also have a program at Moxill Park.

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and our most programs also

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This program is sponsored by CSC. This one is specifically only for elementary age children. And

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it's only during the summer, again, for activities. And one thing, all of these programs are

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three to see the West Park resident. And the CSC programs are free for Robert County. Any child

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are going to school in White County,

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they can take advantage of them,

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or special to the City of West Park residents

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we encourage you to come.

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Our fund number is there, 954.95190,

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or you can see the camp where we at City of West Park that.

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Or email, you can email us for any information,

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or if you wanna register.

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Pretty soon, we'll be open,

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registered, we'll be open once we get

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that are contracting and approve, so that we say,

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but currently we have the after school program

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if you wanna come over, just say no to your children

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like I said, it is safe, natural and environment

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for them to learn in growth.

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And this is one of the great, another great program,

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this one is a leadership program for high schooler.

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So this is our youth council program.

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It started in students with 9 to 12 primarily residing in West Park, but we also open it for

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living in cities and kids going to school in Brown. This program is basically helping them to

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learn about, for example, our city council, government leadership, mentoring activities to help them

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and take pride in the community, teach them how to give back.

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And especially the one who's interested in local government

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or any government for that matter,

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we teach them to throw up and we venture them.

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They also help us out, because they volunteer

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in a lot of our programs.

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They should be able to see them volunteer

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with their youth force, usually in yellow.

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so look for us when you are there and again our numbers 954 95190, good programs, I see you

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always part that part. We have a lot of activities for children and families so check us out and see how we can work with you.

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The last program I want to highlight from the social service department is our little free

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light world.

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These are intense in the picture.

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Those are in front of all of our park, three parks in the community.

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There are Sunday's, Marcia in one of the towers.

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These books are free.

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We just open it, get one, enjoy it.

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And you can also give us one.

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We should have children at home that have food.

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They know they're with them.

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you can go and get an exchange book. I believe is that resources will not limit a child's

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world. So, in the form of books, in the form of services, in the form, however we can

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support them, that's what we do in the city, and we look for resources to wait to do.

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In our numbers, 954, 95990, good programs, I see the Office 5.4, my staff and I are there

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to welcome you, to welcome your children, come back, get a registration package.

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Thank you, Elaine.

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At this time, LTE, OT will be coming forward to present the Explorer program

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and the vacation rental. The vacation, the vacation homework program.

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Good evening, Madam Mayor Mr.

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Vice Mayor, the commissioners. The vacation homework program. If you're going away

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on vacation, you're going to be at a tough one, except.

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regarding the BSL Law and

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program. It's a program at the Bar Show Office. This program is a successful example of how adults

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adult intervention can instill responsibility, leadership, teamwork, and self-reliance.

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The program works with genes and young adults for 14 to 20 years of age.

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By allowing them to window-adventure enforcement and other community advisors in a serious

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regimental, regimented atmosphere where the student can demonstrate their personal initiative.

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The program offers young adults the opportunity to learn and experience law for citizenship as they participate side-by-side with law enforcement deputies and civilian personnel in ongoing training and community service projects. Explorers receive a wide variety of training, including basic and advanced law enforcement,

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that explore academy training programs,

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not limited to self-defense, patrol procedures,

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traffic stops, report writing, domestic violence,

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broader law and other procedures.

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Explorers who are center of program are placed

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on a six month probation period.

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All explorers are required to attend weekly meetings,

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which includes wearing their uniform for inspection

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and training seminars.

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Attached to the is an exhibit which is the application packet with additional information

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about the program.

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The start by district explorers advisor is Detective the Armeo Martinez, if anyone has questions

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or would like additional information on the program, you can be reached at 954-985-1943 or you

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can be emailed at e-mail that's i-gay-m-e-l on the school of Martinez at sheriff.org

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Also, provided by the part of our sheriff's office is the application home watch program.

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If you're traveling on vacation to city, the city's allow sheriff's office offers a free home watch program

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as part of the city's service agreement.

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As part of the service, a deputy will check your home daily for signs of break-in or suspicions activity

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While you're out of town to sign up for the free service, please contact the district office at 9-5-4-95-1953, or stop by the district office and see us.

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Thank you, O.T.

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This, again, this is part two of our outlines. We've got part three of four coming up, and I would try to showcase the services.

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and all of these items you can see how to drop down on our website on the services

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we're going to have it highlighted there, upload and update them

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and at the end of all the highlights where our QR code event will get to it,

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we'll be able to do so.

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Thank you.

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City Manager?

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Yes.

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I did have some questions.

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Okay

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Madam Mayor, I have a need to speak with the City Manager.

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Is there any way the individual that present it on the Can't Bravery Program or maybe you can answer it?

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Do we know how many of the participants are West Park residents versus the aggregate of participants that we have?

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and since the Can't Break In Program is a project funded by the BJJ, are there any statistics

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as far as how it's helping to diverge the youth from any type of delinquent behaviors.

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In addition to that, I was hoping to hear something about the computer program initiative as well.

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I didn't hear anything presented by that, but I believe that the after-school program

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have identified some participants that they have been giving free laptops to.

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Can she, it's found on that program and if that will be available on a broader spectrum

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to the rest of the residents, they may have a need in the community.

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Okay, I can address all of those.

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As a list of the statistics, we have a program, we have a contract that was signed with

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JJ with a school for services.

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So all the school who started this indicate what we have.

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As a list of statistics, being that is funded by the state, we don't turn anybody down.

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If it's brown, if it's west park or anywhere else, we let all kids, we never turn kids down.

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But the stats, we can always provide that to the entire commission as to who is in the city

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but we don't turn down any key from any of our programs.

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And we follow their guidelines of what it does.

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While it's for juvenile crime prevention,

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it is intended to focus on the scope,

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which is leadership, all what you should be in there.

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So all of that and also cultural activities

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and all of that, and that's what we do.

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The last part of your question has to do with initially,

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we started, when we started the program,

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we wanted to encourage a lot of kids to sign up.

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So I came up with an initiative of saying the first.

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So many kids that sign up for our program will give them computers and to encourage people to come. It's not part of the program. It's an initiative which we started and the commission approved that I should go forward and do that. So we issued the number of computers. Science staff to look at it for the first set of people that were able to participate. We make sure at least one for family and we went through the attendance to make sure that they attended frequently.

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we had a procedure where you have to attend so many times and if they attend, if it shows

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that they attended for that period of time, the staff that were assigned kind of made

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sure that they are assigned to just an incentive for sign-up.

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That's all it wasn't for.

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So we're still talking about Camp Bravery and not the Youth Council, right?

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Which initiative was it under?

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Did the DJJ Program.

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Okay, so.

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So, if you could please provide the information about the initiative, because I only heard about the initiative through a local resident.

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So, my other corresponding question was, would the initiative be extended to other individuals that can potentially be identified as having a need for that as well?

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As we always do, we always continue to provide incentives to make sure kids tend to sign

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people tend to sign up for any of our programs.

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When we are able to consider the future, absolutely when we have resources to do so, this was

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a new, we had DJJ program funded about, I think it was $16.18 I can recall, now that we

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in the process of getting them to continue to fund

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because it's created by the state.

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I want to make sure that we can show

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that we have this going on.

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And that's why we submitted a state application again

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and make sure we maintain them.

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If we are funded again, it's likely we'll bring that.

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I continue, I come up with that in other initiatives,

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but at that time, I wanted to make sure we get people

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to register quickly and fast to get them to come to.

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So we come up with programs, all which you see later on

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in our presentation, we come up with some incentives.

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And as we do, as we do all the time,

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I'll come up with another incentive that we'll get them.

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We're going to be discussing a couple of those later on today.

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OK, and I have one additional question.

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And that's the term the BSL law enforcement program.

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The last time that I did check with Detective Martinez

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on some of those facts with that, he had indicated

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that there was at that time no residence

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from the city that was involved in that cadet program.

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So what are we going to do to kind of encourage,

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because I think it's an awesome program,

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to encourage more participation from some

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of the youth in our community.

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We have actually, I'm not sure when that was,

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that must have been doing during COVID or immediately after.

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Since then, this is an expert program

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It's very dear to my heart.

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When I used to be in another city many years ago,

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we had a thorough, I started a syrup program there.

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And when I got here, I told the chief at that time

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to make sure we come up to what we can get high schoolers

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into.

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So we created, of course, COVID, and COVID,

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we couldn't, you know, nobody want to be.

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We don't have them, like you always have them together.

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So now what we've done, so far now is we have now

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couple the meetings with not only with the Explorer, but also with the youth council.

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If you recall, I introduced youth council members here, which are about approximately that

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10 or maybe 12, then that came. Now they have a meeting at the same location,

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exciting, showing them how things are. So with that, we will recognize and we hope that

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they will be able to get interested in it and show all the training and tricks.

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In addition to that, the same location where they have these meetings, also where needle schoolers are.

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So as needle schoolers see their program going and how they showcase in them.

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If you recall, at the last meeting, Vice Mayor created, I indicated as Vice Mayor,

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what's going to be doing the showcasing of them on the picture.

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We're going to put in where needle schoolers are and the seniors are so they can hopefully aspire to be

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in the youth council and also be part of the expire.

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So we kind of bridging it together.

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So that could show interest in all of this program.

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And they can travel together,

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cause they're going to travel ASI to the legislative session

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to see how the stage of session work.

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And also they'll be going to some of the showcase,

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some of the design.

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So, we have been all at once. When before, used to be at the, on how long there were the

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beer, so used to be, now we have it all on dairy centers. And I'm going to be talking about

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some of that later on. How excited we are to see that our youth, I get more involved,

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and we're even busing out the same tsunami that people, the kids in our facilities. So, we're

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that emerged to make sure not only middle schoolers are

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sitting but also our schoolers that were working with,

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I get involved in all programs.

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Okay, I just hope that it will also

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extend and permeate out throughout the community

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and not just, you know, I understand about the youth

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council and I think that that will be a great partnership.

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But we want to get the word out because I don't personally

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are, I had an incident with a resident in their son

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one time and I refer them to that program and they participated and it did

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make a world of difference in that youth light and his trajectory of his path

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they even told me at that time so maybe we could also identify individuals that

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perhaps can benefit from being a participant in a content program that was awesome

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awesome that's where we need your help that's where you guys are going to put this

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out just like you said you sent somebody that's the purpose of this showcase

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So if people watching people here can just let people know and you do the same and hopefully

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we'll get the place even both now the same so we can be asking you for more resources to help them out.

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Thank you.

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Item number six presentation, make sure you park master plan.

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Okay, let me take the lights off at the front here.

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I thought of Latin parks, public parks department, kind of showcase, Anthony, he will come forward, operations manager of public parks, showcase some of the things that we've been doing last year where they worked into making upgrades at our parks and doing some repairs and improvements in some of the things at the park and now prepare them so we can get it at a situation, get it upgraded and updated with the resource manner, resources,

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So they've been doing some maintenance repairs in-house and contractors and doing so many things.

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He had about almost 100 pictures of sitting at home trying to cut them out so it doesn't take all nights.

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So it's so large but we're able to cut it down to a few.

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And I'm going to have, I'm going to kind of go over some of the improvements in brief that they did.

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Okay. Good evening, Madam Vice Mayor Commission, residents.

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Some of the work that was done, we want to go through very quickly.

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The issues that make tier part, we replace the outlets.

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This is what it looked like before.

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This is what we had a change to make it safer.

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so that we can do locking up. Here's another one, epic tier part. Another outlet, we changed the

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receptacles and the boxes so that they can be secure and empty. Here's another outlet that was

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open and not secure, that's the picture out of the phone. And then here's a breaker box for the

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electrical there. Made it so that it can be locked and secured and safe. Here's

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another liquid pavilion. Also, it will lay on the new locks, but that's okay.

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Here was one that we had to make a repair on at the large pavilion. This

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is what it

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looks like when we finished after we painted. That's what it looked like before.

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After we painted it and tried to fix it up, all these are before and after pictures of the pavilions that we had to stain and paint and clean.

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Pretty bad. Now it looks really good. These are the guys actually doing the work.

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Plop our staff.

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As you see we placed the tables back under the pavilions so that they are ready to be done.

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this is before the pressure clean, this is after, this is our field that we're still in

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the progress of working on and these are the people trying to get the irrigation system

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working properly.

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We installed some benches at Mary Sanders Park. This is what the old bench looked like near the building. These were what we put out, what we put up. Nice brothers. These are the before benches. This is what they look like now. Also, we put benches near the basketball court and playground along with garbage.

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receptacles have

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a new bike rack.

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Here we're putting in a new FMIT security system

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where there were people busading at Mary Saunders and at McTeeer Park.

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Again, there's one of what they looked like before. This is what it looks like after.

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We had this area replaced or repaired with the pavers were coming up.

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This is after the repair.

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Right, we still have a pressure point to give, but it's going to be repaired.

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I wanted to, I wanted their operations managers to go over some of these things that they've

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done at the park and they continue to do as they continue to work.

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And with that, they've also, we also have, because of that, we now have opportunity

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our recreation, our new recreation manager will, as a prevailing rental, and the outdoor portion of it that will be happening now.

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So he's having, by the end of the week, the applications will be online. He's already had somebody that's working to start writing the prevailing.

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And so all these are so important that needed to be done

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since we had the resources from Harper.

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We started that last year, and with a different

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completely majority of it, and the ones that

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are still working with the contractor,

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they're still working on that, some regreting on the field.

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We hope that that will be ready soon,

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and then we can have that.

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I think they're leaving the light for the next presentation,

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so.

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We have one question for you.

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As you stated before in the meeting that I have that on Monday, we'll be getting the

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forum for RenTalk as I brought it up. I'm curious to know why we're not renting the

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a million residents would like to have a birthday party for the two-year-old and the

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private and six-year-old. We were not going for over two years and during that period

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time nobody were able to use the park and now we are almost the first quarter of this year,

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almost and it's still not ready.

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So my question is this, when is the actual time that we are going to have the civilian available

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for rental for the residents? And this work here, because to me it doesn't seem like

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that project that I just seen Mr. Minsky go through that I don't seem like a two-year project

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to me. That's very much, you know, so I want to know when is it going to be ready? Is it

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going to be ready for an application to go through for a resident to rent a pub, to do something?

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As I indicated, if I made mayor, as I indicated earlier is working with the resident now to

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ready for this weekend, of recreation manager.

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The applications are ready and they started meeting with them.

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Those may appear not to be, this electrical work is not

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something we want to play with.

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And they have to do that and do it properly.

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And that's why we wanted to do all those improvements and make

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sure that they are properly, we don't have a liability.

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So with that's why all of that has to be done with the resources.

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since we announced that last year when we started.

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But that said, it's working with a patron right now,

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our recreation manager, hopefully this weekend,

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the application, the flyers will go out by the end of the week

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and they can click on and be able to feel online.

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We pulled it out, we hadn't there before,

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but we pulled it out to make it fillable

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so that they can just fill it out and bring it in

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and they made some minor adjustments to the scale.

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So that's why it pulled down.

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It was there actually today, but they will put it back up for the fly.

449
00:40:00,980 --> 00:40:30,640
All those parts for rental. But it was necessary and needed and that it improvement while some of them are still going on all the outdoor for the per billion. Hopefully, the event will happen with the gentleman with the picture that's been worked on for this weekend. Okay? Thank you. I'm number six is opportunity for the public to address the commission. I do have one more item. Okay. I think you have the last one with the my tier part.

450
00:40:47,530 --> 00:40:59,130
I want to say an opportunity to kind of remind you about a plan that we had back in 2012 for

451
00:40:59,130 --> 00:41:00,650
of my tier part, master plan.

452
00:41:01,150 --> 00:41:03,810
And this is the segue way to some funding

453
00:41:03,810 --> 00:41:08,590
I'm going to talk about later on on their manager's report

454
00:41:08,590 --> 00:41:12,270
regarding funding multiple millions of dollars

455
00:41:12,270 --> 00:41:14,150
that we've received for this,

456
00:41:14,430 --> 00:41:19,310
been awarded for this part, master plan improvement.

457
00:41:21,870 --> 00:41:28,230
Back in 2012, when they were, or just before that 2011,

458
00:41:29,530 --> 00:41:38,130
was adopted. At that time, we had a series of meetings deciding on master plan for my

459
00:41:38,130 --> 00:41:46,350
tier part. At that time, we realized as we continue the way we were doing then, we

460
00:41:46,350 --> 00:41:52,230
are going to know what we currently have several programs at our parks, Boston out of

461
00:41:52,230 --> 00:41:55,670
And so we said, let's start planning and moving forward.

462
00:41:56,250 --> 00:41:59,770
We went through the plan, the master plan process at that time.

463
00:42:00,330 --> 00:42:04,190
And we recognized that there's going to be some things that

464
00:42:04,190 --> 00:42:07,730
we needed to have prepared looking forward now.

465
00:42:08,130 --> 00:42:10,510
What are the opportunities that we may have?

466
00:42:11,110 --> 00:42:14,230
At that time, we're thinking forward to now and saying,

467
00:42:14,770 --> 00:42:15,750
what are the opportunities?

468
00:42:16,330 --> 00:42:18,970
What are the opportunities we are allowed at this

469
00:42:18,970 --> 00:42:28,650
to create an environment as a path, pathways, open space, places that still retain some

470
00:42:28,650 --> 00:42:36,070
creativity and discovery, and also being a passive area as well, because it's an 18-acre

471
00:42:36,070 --> 00:42:38,390
part, it has a lot of opportunities to do.

472
00:42:38,890 --> 00:42:44,890
So we discussed that at that time. We also discussed opportunity for family gathering,

473
00:42:45,490 --> 00:42:51,790
family and friends gathering and they create that kind of atmosphere and at the same time

474
00:42:51,790 --> 00:42:57,470
I create some intimates and also ability to be able to have weddings at the site

475
00:42:57,470 --> 00:43:01,770
like it good so we can have places like a zebra or whatever else we also be

476
00:43:01,770 --> 00:43:08,390
this cause ability to have dining not only inside and outside of the facility at that time

477
00:43:08,390 --> 00:43:13,670
so all of that was put into thought with our architects at that time that prepared

478
00:43:13,670 --> 00:43:19,230
the master plan. Also opportunity for outdoor sporting activities, fields,

479
00:43:19,790 --> 00:43:25,310
sporting events, baseball, football, soccer environment where we can have

480
00:43:25,310 --> 00:43:31,550
staging area. So we created from that all those meetings that were held I'm

481
00:43:31,550 --> 00:43:35,410
taught and taught and conversation about it on an 18-acre point. We will talk

482
00:43:35,410 --> 00:43:42,650
about arts and public places in the same area and provided a focal point

483
00:43:42,650 --> 00:43:45,510
where people can come to at that time.

484
00:43:45,950 --> 00:43:48,130
All of that included in an atmosphere

485
00:43:48,130 --> 00:43:50,530
where you can have a quality system

486
00:43:50,530 --> 00:43:53,230
or a quality training for not only youth,

487
00:43:53,310 --> 00:43:54,070
but also adult.

488
00:43:54,950 --> 00:43:56,570
Again, this was thinking forward.

489
00:43:57,030 --> 00:43:58,610
In addition to having an outdoor,

490
00:43:58,930 --> 00:44:00,070
an important facility,

491
00:44:00,490 --> 00:44:02,610
we're also talking about having a gymnasium

492
00:44:02,610 --> 00:44:06,770
if it's an area that will have a gymnasium indoor gymnasium

493
00:44:06,770 --> 00:44:09,490
where we can, a gymnasium where we can obtain these

494
00:44:09,490 --> 00:44:18,430
basketball, even cultural activities inside of the basketball, volleyball, and whatever

495
00:44:18,430 --> 00:44:19,670
else we talk about it.

496
00:44:21,070 --> 00:44:27,830
Again, places where they can have indoor for graduation after party, graduation parties,

497
00:44:28,270 --> 00:44:29,110
and events in there.

498
00:44:29,790 --> 00:44:37,050
And more importantly, we also talk about, again, weddings, fashion show, and cultural, cultural

499
00:44:37,050 --> 00:44:44,430
entertainment and performances in the area and emphasis on cultural because I'm going to talk about that later on in the

500
00:44:44,430 --> 00:44:56,910
Manifest Report. Just as we just said earlier, youth activities to continue room for spaces for all of that, senior program

501
00:44:56,910 --> 00:44:59,450
and if the facility to also expand again.

502
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:06,300
That time is when you started a senior program, new programs. So we envision the possibility of

503
00:45:06,300 --> 00:45:13,300
even larger. The senior supervisor of senior program, I believe, spoke last year, and if

504
00:45:13,300 --> 00:45:18,120
not, we'll be speaking next one, talking about how they even expanded and gotten bigger.

505
00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:26,100
So with that, all of that was put into concept, and that there came this master plan for the

506
00:45:26,100 --> 00:45:30,940
area. This master's plan went through a series of

507
00:45:30,940 --> 00:45:36,080
renditions with options of what we could do. This was one of the

508
00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:41,500
options, okay, should we put the facility, the

509
00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:45,840
aquatic area right at the focal point, or put the building

510
00:45:45,840 --> 00:45:49,000
next to them, put the basketball, and put all the courts in

511
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:53,020
area. Another vision was, it was re-done, maybe to come

512
00:45:53,020 --> 00:46:00,560
from the east side of the park and what not all that was discussed, obviously we came

513
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:05,700
to a point now where they decided on a master brand and it looks like this with a little

514
00:46:05,700 --> 00:46:13,760
parking, a lot of pavilion, a lot of gazebo and field space which with landscape and open

515
00:46:13,760 --> 00:46:15,040
space in the area.

516
00:46:15,700 --> 00:46:22,740
Later on, because of this plan, we decided to go out and look for funding.

517
00:46:22,740 --> 00:46:25,340
which became the final master plan,

518
00:46:25,340 --> 00:46:26,540
which is what you see here,

519
00:46:26,840 --> 00:46:28,920
to look for funding at that time,

520
00:46:29,360 --> 00:46:31,700
even the parking lot, for those of you who may remember,

521
00:46:31,880 --> 00:46:33,520
the parking space in front of my tier,

522
00:46:33,880 --> 00:46:35,440
did not look the way it does now.

523
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:37,120
It, the way it does now,

524
00:46:37,320 --> 00:46:41,660
because we did not have the formal parking area at that time.

525
00:46:41,780 --> 00:46:43,580
So we went out and said, let's start with the front

526
00:46:43,960 --> 00:46:45,920
and we got some resources for that

527
00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:48,440
to help with that we really start from approval.

528
00:46:48,920 --> 00:46:50,000
Then we went out and said,

529
00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:53,560
let's go to the Department of State for cultural funding.

530
00:46:54,060 --> 00:46:55,900
We came back with half a million dollars

531
00:46:55,900 --> 00:46:59,560
of which the city had committed a million towards it

532
00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:05,140
to try to start a cultural facility that would create space.

533
00:47:06,060 --> 00:47:08,960
Again, looking forward because we realize

534
00:47:09,400 --> 00:47:11,260
if we continue the way we are going

535
00:47:11,260 --> 00:47:13,780
which we have, we're gonna need some room.

536
00:47:14,220 --> 00:47:17,260
Unfortunately then, the funds were not used.

537
00:47:17,260 --> 00:47:25,560
We have to go back, we're requested by the commission at that time to go back and ask for the for that $500,000

538
00:47:26,140 --> 00:47:33,020
To be used for the medium theater and since not to commit the after million dollars towards it

539
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:36,000
Now then we went for that

540
00:47:36,620 --> 00:47:43,740
Medium theater now we have opportunity again, and I'm going to be talking about that because we are both in our cities

541
00:47:43,740 --> 00:47:46,260
We have rooms for all our youth programs,

542
00:47:46,440 --> 00:47:50,880
for senior program, for Brown one up, for Interpreter,

543
00:47:51,220 --> 00:47:53,780
we get to the point where in every one of those halls,

544
00:47:54,380 --> 00:47:57,780
we have their screens and TV and things that they help

545
00:47:57,780 --> 00:48:00,480
in the kids' way, kids are putting things on their wall

546
00:48:00,480 --> 00:48:03,080
and all the work which we enjoy, we have a lab,

547
00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:07,120
and the activities there are getting bigger and bigger.

548
00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:11,640
Now, again, to the extent now that all we can grant out

549
00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:19,080
for activities outdoor. We want to wish, I wish we had moved forward with creating these

550
00:48:19,080 --> 00:48:24,260
rooms but now we have an opportunity to do that. And I'm going to be talking about the funding

551
00:48:24,260 --> 00:48:29,740
we received later on but I wanted to put this in your radar that the plan that we thought

552
00:48:29,740 --> 00:48:36,660
will, where we thought we're going to be today, we're there. Now we need to look into now using

553
00:48:36,660 --> 00:48:41,380
that money, down to start creating, as you can see on the screen, as a community center

554
00:48:41,380 --> 00:48:47,840
and a recreation center, that could be the cultural first phase of our cultural facility

555
00:48:47,840 --> 00:48:53,300
that will now create a room for people to come and rent for events just as planned here,

556
00:48:53,560 --> 00:48:58,540
while we also can do the cultural facility in another room and all of those stuff.

557
00:48:58,840 --> 00:49:04,600
So I wanted to propose in your radar that this is time with the revenue, with the award

558
00:49:04,600 --> 00:49:09,920
that we just received and I'm going to talk about it and the managers report about the

559
00:49:09,920 --> 00:49:14,260
more time million dollars that we can start looking we asked for 5.7 million but we're

560
00:49:14,260 --> 00:49:18,800
able to get our word for some of it and I'm going to put out what I wanted to make sure

561
00:49:18,800 --> 00:49:25,920
I present that this is the vision and this would help us create the space that we need

562
00:49:25,920 --> 00:49:31,820
and I hope that the Commission can consider that when it gets to that point and I just wanted

563
00:49:31,820 --> 00:49:35,500
the presentation. Madam Mayor,

564
00:49:37,540 --> 00:49:43,840
I just have a question about the presentation. So Mr.

565
00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:57,240
Manager, on the document that I have before me and said that this master plan report was approved January 15, 2012, which is over 10 years ago.

566
00:49:57,240 --> 00:49:59,980
So, um, how we can...

567
00:50:01,780 --> 00:50:11,660
The new changes as far as the plan for the amphitheater and the plan has been amended and updated.

568
00:50:13,180 --> 00:50:19,740
It was actually considered at that time, and I will show you in this plan,

569
00:50:31,270 --> 00:50:31,350
if you could

570
00:50:31,350 --> 00:50:36,530
the screen back up so you can be seen. I know you have the hand out in your hand, but if you go to

571
00:50:36,530 --> 00:50:37,990
the last page, if

572
00:50:41,350 --> 00:50:45,290
you go to the last page, this is what I have on the screen here. You see where it says

573
00:50:47,450 --> 00:50:48,250
event space.

574
00:50:50,910 --> 00:50:54,490
I thought you were looking in this room. No, but I can't see either place.

575
00:50:55,550 --> 00:50:56,250
I will.

576
00:51:11,320 --> 00:51:11,720
It's

577
00:51:18,990 --> 00:51:24,270
coming up on the monitor. While that comes up, I have a message. You will see that it

578
00:51:24,270 --> 00:51:28,410
It has per billion, three per billion, four, and it has a gazebo area.

579
00:51:28,850 --> 00:51:33,850
We chose at that time, when we told the commission, if you look at this large screen behind

580
00:51:33,850 --> 00:51:39,230
you, you see where it says gazebo, a per billion, three, and per billion, four, where we have

581
00:51:39,230 --> 00:51:39,850
the gazebo.

582
00:51:40,130 --> 00:51:44,770
The intent at that time, when we have the conversation with the commission is, if we're going to put

583
00:51:44,770 --> 00:51:50,570
that amphitheater, so it will not affect this master plan of the entire, the rest of the

584
00:51:50,570 --> 00:51:59,190
the building. To use that area there for the mini amphitheater. Since at that time was

585
00:51:59,190 --> 00:52:04,490
a resident I was saying that oh no don't don't expand the money for the million dollars

586
00:52:04,490 --> 00:52:10,230
towards building the facility and also doing that. So we decided we'll go back here at

587
00:52:10,230 --> 00:52:17,430
this location and put it there in lieu of that in lieu of that gazebo there and put it

588
00:52:17,430 --> 00:52:25,090
So, that would be, so we won't buy into anything in the front front, in the front year

589
00:52:25,090 --> 00:52:31,430
that has to do with cultural center, community center, gymnasium, or even the fields will not

590
00:52:31,430 --> 00:52:36,510
affect any of those, to wait to the corner over there at that area.

591
00:52:37,170 --> 00:52:37,430
Okay.

592
00:52:38,190 --> 00:52:39,230
Thank you for that.

593
00:52:39,770 --> 00:52:46,510
In addition, I brought up the year that this master plan was finalized or approved, which

594
00:52:46,510 --> 00:52:53,310
was over 10 years ago, however, is there any line of sight on creating a master plan

595
00:52:53,310 --> 00:52:59,690
sort of speak for a mayor's standards part and improving that building so that it could

596
00:52:59,690 --> 00:53:05,290
be more functional for the residents on the north side of the city.

597
00:53:06,030 --> 00:53:11,590
So do we have anything in the words forthcoming to create sort of a master plan to address

598
00:53:11,590 --> 00:53:13,710
the issues that mayor said this part as well?

599
00:53:13,710 --> 00:53:19,390
Yes, we do. In our capital improvement plan, we will notice we adopted that. It's in there.

600
00:53:19,830 --> 00:53:24,870
Mayor's under spot. My master plan is on there to when we so we can do a plan for that.

601
00:53:25,190 --> 00:53:31,130
We part of one of the other items we're seeking support for, but we want to get for what we have,

602
00:53:31,310 --> 00:53:36,370
we're using what we're doing now for it. Of course, it will, when we start developing that,

603
00:53:36,510 --> 00:53:40,870
we need to start talking about so many other things on the plan. But we do have it as a page there,

604
00:53:40,870 --> 00:53:45,170
That's the master plan for really something. Yes, we have that in a CIP plan

605
00:53:48,670 --> 00:53:54,530
No, no, no, we have a plan to do it on that thing to do a master plan for that

606
00:53:54,530 --> 00:53:59,930
It's not capital improvement. Well soon as we get funding for it, then we'll put it forward for that

607
00:53:59,930 --> 00:54:03,990
We're seeking funding because it takes a lot of process and things recreate

608
00:54:05,410 --> 00:54:10,810
Conceptual design to be done. So we have a plan to do it and it's on the page of our CIP for master

609
00:54:10,870 --> 00:54:18,270
not only concerned with that is that we've already started to do some planning and activities on the field

610
00:54:18,870 --> 00:54:27,830
so would that take us to consideration when we start the process of trying to create a master plan for mere standards?

611
00:54:28,510 --> 00:54:36,110
Well it's obvious that the master plan does not implement the master plan does not happen overnight. Obviously this one took a while

612
00:54:36,110 --> 00:54:41,630
So, well, we cannot stop at the same time, not continue to improve our insight.

613
00:54:42,210 --> 00:54:47,570
So as we do it master plan, then we start looking for funding to implement the master plan.

614
00:54:48,070 --> 00:54:53,210
So, we will have to continue to maintain what we have, which is what we're doing, while

615
00:54:53,210 --> 00:54:54,490
we implement the plan.

616
00:54:54,490 --> 00:54:59,550
Just as you can see we do it, we do an upgrade to our tool.

617
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:24,360
The mayor is on the spark to include, uh, re-grating the field, I know that we're going to do to Mike T as well. Uh, so, uh, the field for Mike T and now, for example, as a boring hour, like, we got to wait till that finish. So we will do it. Master plan. Keep that in mind. But we have to continue to use the park as well as we do the plan and before we can implement. So we have to continue to maintain what we have.

618
00:55:30,390 --> 00:55:33,950
Item number six, the opportunity to address the committee.

619
00:55:33,950 --> 00:55:36,130
Thank you so much for your

620
00:55:36,130 --> 00:55:37,770
name and your address.

621
00:55:44,460 --> 00:55:45,480
Good

622
00:55:55,530 --> 00:55:57,590
evening, everyone.

623
00:55:58,510 --> 00:56:01,470
Residents Mayor Brunson,

624
00:56:02,170 --> 00:56:04,350
vice mayor Smith, Commissioner Smith,

625
00:56:05,410 --> 00:56:08,470
Commissioner Touchstone and Commissioner Price.

626
00:56:09,730 --> 00:56:13,270
And I want to address this also to former

627
00:56:13,270 --> 00:56:20,350
Commissioner Dorset because he was I think still on the board when I came to you initially.

628
00:56:21,210 --> 00:56:30,430
I am here to thank you for participating in the legacy ball and I was just overwhelmed.

629
00:56:30,650 --> 00:56:35,630
I need to read because I'll get distracted and not say everything I want to say.

630
00:56:35,630 --> 00:56:45,030
So I wanted to come before you and thank you so much on behalf of the legacy 2000, 22-Ball Group.

631
00:56:45,990 --> 00:57:01,730
And that group consists of Irma Moore Johnson, Stephanie Yurvey-Beeville, Betty Campbell Somerset, Christine Wilson, Barbara Reddingray, Sheila Strong Powell,

632
00:57:01,730 --> 00:57:09,090
Debra Lewis Robinson, Cormella Murray, Susan Funches,

633
00:57:09,970 --> 00:57:14,270
Teresita Robinson-Willispoon, and of course,

634
00:57:14,570 --> 00:57:20,150
a newly elected officer commissioner, Dr. Tuston.

635
00:57:21,430 --> 00:57:27,070
I want to also include Cynthia Strong of the Strong Bowles House,

636
00:57:27,070 --> 00:57:35,770
because because of her writing it spurred the inspiration for the legacy ball. We

637
00:57:35,770 --> 00:57:43,370
wholeheartedly thank you for your great support as our city officials and in

638
00:57:43,370 --> 00:57:52,510
your personal presence at our first annual legacy ball. It means so much to have

639
00:57:52,510 --> 00:58:01,170
you take the time to attend which showed us the neighborhoods is unified. The

640
00:58:01,170 --> 00:58:08,430
legacy ball was honoring the original pioneers and cover ranches and this was

641
00:58:08,430 --> 00:58:15,350
so essential to the roots of the city of West Park. We had to give them

642
00:58:15,350 --> 00:58:22,270
acknowledgement and the cover ran James as I said that night showed up

643
00:58:24,350 --> 00:58:25,550
it was

644
00:58:25,550 --> 00:58:31,530
showed up so big I was overwhelmed at the crowd and so was the room because

645
00:58:31,530 --> 00:58:38,070
we had just sliding room only not really walking room the recipients were so

646
00:58:38,070 --> 00:58:43,010
grateful and proud to be acknowledged and brought tears to my eyes I'm full

647
00:58:43,010 --> 00:58:44,230
will even think about it.

648
00:58:45,090 --> 00:58:47,990
Perfection was not quite where I wanted it to be,

649
00:58:48,630 --> 00:58:52,510
but I know the foundation of legacy that was laid

650
00:58:52,510 --> 00:58:56,270
by these pioneers was established.

651
00:58:57,090 --> 00:59:03,090
We know that the legacy of all of 2023 will be even better.

652
00:59:03,930 --> 00:59:10,390
The city of West Park, I thank you all so very, very much.

653
00:59:10,390 --> 00:59:17,830
I have a certificate to present to you as a token for our gratitude for your participation as

654
00:59:18,730 --> 00:59:25,950
Attendees and patrons in our souvenir book so I don't know if all of you received one that night or not

655
00:59:25,950 --> 00:59:28,990
But I did bring one so that you all would have one.

656
00:59:36,840 --> 00:59:39,000
Okay. Thank you so very much

657
00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:40,680
God bless you all

658
00:59:41,620 --> 00:59:46,220
And if any of you were there, I think it was beautiful and

659
00:59:47,780 --> 00:59:48,320
Mark Young,

660
00:59:55,930 --> 00:59:59,790
4160 Southwest, 25th Street, West Park.

661
01:00:01,230 --> 01:00:02,230
Madam Mayor,

662
01:00:04,290 --> 01:00:12,050
not always things are positive in the City of West Park. City of positive

663
01:00:12,050 --> 01:00:21,190
progression sometimes fails us, as I presented to you a complaint last meeting. I outlined

664
01:00:21,190 --> 01:00:28,850
all the concerns that I had concerning the Southwest 25th Street Modern Price Project.

665
01:00:30,090 --> 01:00:38,170
You know, I supported this project six years ago and when it immense, this year, I also

666
01:00:38,170 --> 01:00:41,110
supported when residents were talking against it.

667
01:00:42,350 --> 01:00:48,490
They were saying we don't need it and I reminded them that they had an opportunity to come

668
01:00:48,490 --> 01:00:51,950
out and let the voices be heard.

669
01:00:52,570 --> 01:00:52,790
Okay.

670
01:00:52,790 --> 01:01:04,430
However, since that time, I have personally observed so many blemishes on that project that

671
01:01:05,770 --> 01:01:11,910
I had to hate some type of initiatives because the residents was coming to me because

672
01:01:11,910 --> 01:01:14,790
they know I verbalized what I think.

673
01:01:14,790 --> 01:01:25,350
So, I ask you this a question, with this complaint, why didn't the request was honored

674
01:01:25,350 --> 01:01:34,010
in the complaint for the commission to come out and review what I see as mistakes

675
01:01:34,010 --> 01:01:40,610
in the driveway, tie-ins, the road, and so forth, which will be consequential in the

676
01:01:40,610 --> 01:01:52,850
residence path in the future okay now I have a commission to try to expedite

677
01:01:52,850 --> 01:02:01,890
that and I got email back saying that it was not answered I also got some

678
01:02:01,890 --> 01:02:13,430
information concerning that the manager does not listen to individual commissioners

679
01:02:13,430 --> 01:02:21,870
when they ask questions. I want to know why is that. Y'all are the bosses, okay. I also

680
01:02:21,870 --> 01:02:30,710
want to know why that if Mr. Balagon cannot honor the request of having the commissioners

681
01:02:30,710 --> 01:02:35,470
come out and we all go through the project to see what's going on to make this a great

682
01:02:35,470 --> 01:02:42,890
work. If he denied that, why did he come by himself? Yes, I did see you Mr. Balagana at

683
01:02:42,890 --> 01:02:48,950
one o'clock. You passed by my house in your white expedition, city expedition, and we

684
01:02:48,950 --> 01:02:55,330
could have did that as a group. Okay, we need to address these items because residence

685
01:02:55,330 --> 01:03:04,710
property will be consequential which leads me to believe that okay that it may

686
01:03:04,710 --> 01:03:13,930
be some misappropriation of funds materials and so forth okay about rule can

687
01:03:13,930 --> 01:03:20,530
I have some extended time I mean this is an urgent I mean any commissioner can

688
01:03:20,530 --> 01:03:25,310
and vote any commissioner.

689
01:03:27,230 --> 01:03:30,010
Madam, man, wouldn't you want to hear what I have to say?

690
01:03:30,230 --> 01:03:30,750
I'm not done.

691
01:03:35,950 --> 01:03:38,150
Madam, man, this is how, this is what the residents

692
01:03:38,150 --> 01:03:40,190
is so disturbed about.

693
01:03:40,970 --> 01:03:43,130
You can remove me anytime you get ready.

694
01:03:44,090 --> 01:03:44,250
OK?

695
01:03:44,750 --> 01:03:46,330
You can remove me anytime you get ready.

696
01:03:46,550 --> 01:03:51,470
This is why these residents do not like coming here

697
01:03:51,470 --> 01:03:53,410
because their voice is not heard.

698
01:04:05,100 --> 01:04:08,820
Good evening, again, Madam Mayor, Mr. Vice Mayor of City Commissioners.

699
01:04:09,620 --> 01:04:12,840
Lieutenant Charles of the Bar of Sheriff's Office, thank you for allowing me the opportunity

700
01:04:12,840 --> 01:04:19,600
to update you on the statistics from the West Park District Office.

701
01:04:22,080 --> 01:04:27,200
This is during the month of November, December and January regarding course for service.

702
01:04:29,680 --> 01:04:33,940
We had a total of 1,123 course for service from November.

703
01:04:33,940 --> 01:04:43,060
December we had 1,142 and in January we had 1,062 accident investigations we had

704
01:04:43,060 --> 01:04:51,920
54 in November 44 in December and 51 in January. Regarding arrest we had

705
01:04:51,920 --> 01:04:59,400
correction citations. Yes, thank you. We had 51 citations issued in

706
01:05:01,600 --> 01:05:14,880
November 5th, I'm sorry, 92 in December and 59 in January. As far as arrests, we had a total of 22 in November, 27 in December and 22 in January.

707
01:05:17,920 --> 01:05:31,540
As far as violent and property crimes, we had a total of 22 in November, 19 in December and 26 in January. And that concludes the statistics.

708
01:05:31,540 --> 01:05:33,200
the statistical report.

709
01:06:03,630 --> 01:06:10,010
The statistical report was for the didn't not include February.

710
01:06:10,490 --> 01:06:15,890
We haven't completed that term yet. Right? So it was not, ma'am.

711
01:06:15,890 --> 01:06:16,470
I

712
01:06:22,230 --> 01:06:23,290
saw clipping on the view

713
01:06:27,740 --> 01:06:30,080
and this term in that 2S commissioners, we know

714
01:06:32,250 --> 01:06:33,690
there's others who know about it

715
01:06:36,640 --> 01:06:40,260
and in the city, we are all need to be notified about it.

716
01:06:40,640 --> 01:06:40,900
It's

717
01:06:43,710 --> 01:06:47,890
actually another message about our guest league today, Charlie.

718
01:06:48,850 --> 01:06:58,170
So because of a question about the shooting on my 101 this morning, why I get a message today that gives a guest league?

719
01:06:58,170 --> 01:07:04,730
because obviously there's something that's happening when it comes to other commissioners

720
01:07:04,730 --> 01:07:13,710
but then I guess the majority gets information but the rest don't. So in future it would be

721
01:07:14,680 --> 01:07:19,190
do general diligence if everyone gets notified about the situation?

722
01:07:19,790 --> 01:07:24,190
Absolutely ma'am. Sometimes investigations are ongoing and it's kind of difficult to provide information

723
01:07:24,190 --> 01:07:27,030
but we will work on getting it to you sooner.

724
01:07:30,080 --> 01:07:30,640
Absolutely, ma'am.

725
01:07:31,660 --> 01:07:35,740
Also, with your permission, I'd like to update you on some of the committee events

726
01:07:35,740 --> 01:07:42,180
that we've had, and the future events that we have planned for this year,

727
01:07:42,460 --> 01:07:44,240
January through May, right?

728
01:07:44,700 --> 01:07:50,600
As you all know, we are always looking for ways to meet, greet, and engage the public,

729
01:07:50,600 --> 01:07:57,740
and exchange ideas and just talk things over about what's going on in the city, provide

730
01:07:57,740 --> 01:08:04,300
them information on their community and in as much we have, we've had a couple of business

731
01:08:04,300 --> 01:08:04,960
working talks.

732
01:08:05,280 --> 01:08:11,040
We had one in January 25th and that was at the 2,100 block of Southwest 5.8 Ave.

733
01:08:11,520 --> 01:08:14,220
We had one on February 8th.

734
01:08:14,220 --> 01:08:17,720
that was at the Bravo Shopping Market Plaza.

735
01:08:18,640 --> 01:08:24,160
And we have one scheduled for February 22nd at the 2,200 block

736
01:08:24,160 --> 01:08:26,140
of our Southwest 5, 6th Street.

737
01:08:26,660 --> 01:08:31,340
This is where the Captain and I, the detectives

738
01:08:31,340 --> 01:08:34,660
and patrol units go out and enter the businesses,

739
01:08:34,660 --> 01:08:36,160
make contact with the business owners,

740
01:08:36,800 --> 01:08:39,560
provide them with tips against bug prevention

741
01:08:39,560 --> 01:08:43,380
and just general crime prevention tips, right?

742
01:08:43,380 --> 01:08:52,740
We provide them all general numbers in case they need to get in touch with us and talk about anything at all, and we again exchange ideas on making things better.

743
01:08:54,520 --> 01:08:59,600
We also have a national cupcake day celebration coming up that's going to be on the 28th of this month.

744
01:09:00,100 --> 01:09:05,160
It's going to be at 3.30 p.m. at Mary Sanders Park and that's going to be a part of the office group program.

745
01:09:05,660 --> 01:09:11,640
We have a bike rodeo scheduled on April 21st, 2023.

746
01:09:11,640 --> 01:09:14,500
at 1 p.m., again, that's at Mary Saunders Park.

747
01:09:15,280 --> 01:09:17,700
And we do have drive-way initiatives against us

748
01:09:17,700 --> 01:09:20,020
the same principle as the business walk-and-talks.

749
01:09:20,320 --> 01:09:22,120
There we meet and engage the community,

750
01:09:22,300 --> 01:09:23,600
the residents of the community,

751
01:09:23,720 --> 01:09:25,200
we talk about crime prevention

752
01:09:25,820 --> 01:09:30,700
and just how to avoid becoming victims.

753
01:09:33,700 --> 01:09:38,880
We have one scheduled for three, I'm sorry, March 22nd.

754
01:09:39,540 --> 01:09:40,760
That's going to be at 6 p.m.

755
01:09:40,760 --> 01:09:43,420
that's going to be at 5, 6, 1, 7 southwest to 7th Street.

756
01:09:44,160 --> 01:09:50,700
We have a second one scheduled at correction on March 29th, again at 6 p.m.

757
01:09:51,220 --> 01:09:56,240
The location is still pending but we will provide that to the city managers so you could

758
01:09:56,240 --> 01:09:57,280
provide it to everybody.

759
01:09:57,280 --> 01:09:59,420
and we have one scheduled for...

760
01:10:00,000 --> 01:10:29,200
May 12, 2013, at 6 p.m., that one's going to be at 1941, Southwest 57 Avenue. We have one scheduled on April 26th at 6 p.m., that's going to be at 5641, Southwest 40th Court. And we have our last one for this quarter scheduled on May 10th at 6 p.m., that's going to be at 3521, Southwest 32 Court.

761
01:10:29,200 --> 01:10:32,800
And I encourage the residents to participate in these.

762
01:10:33,140 --> 01:10:38,580
We provide a wealth of information and we introduce the team at the district office,

763
01:10:39,260 --> 01:10:43,700
Sumitra District, and we tell you all what we do and how we do it.

764
01:10:44,540 --> 01:10:47,060
And lastly, we have a few cups scheduled.

765
01:10:47,140 --> 01:10:50,300
That's going to be on May 3rd, 2023 at 9 a.m.

766
01:10:50,840 --> 01:10:53,720
It's 10 a.m. to be scheduled to be at the Miami Grill right now.

767
01:10:53,800 --> 01:10:56,520
We're still working on the logistics, but it's looking promising.

768
01:10:56,960 --> 01:11:00,980
And with that, ma'am, I'll answer any questions that you may have absolutely

769
01:13:39,220 --> 01:13:39,940
understood, ma'am.

770
01:13:40,180 --> 01:13:40,660
Thank you.

771
01:13:40,840 --> 01:13:41,140
Thank you.

772
01:13:41,140 --> 01:13:41,620
The

773
01:14:48,630 --> 01:14:59,230
case mirror is Dr. Anthony Dorset and that needs to be corrected and also Dr.

774
01:14:59,230 --> 01:14:59,750
I'm going to continue.

775
01:15:00,000 --> 01:15:07,900
The touch-known is not listed in the roll call. So, that's the correction that I've come across in the meeting.

776
01:15:09,460 --> 01:15:18,040
Staff had information. Well, that could be, may everyone, that could be amended. I think he never did leave. He was a descriptors error.

777
01:15:19,620 --> 01:15:22,700
She meant to put City Clerk went to put Vice Mayor

778
01:15:22,700 --> 01:15:26,000
Brandon Smith and Commissioner Dr. Thompson.

779
01:15:26,660 --> 01:15:29,300
We can make, if you want to, you can make their motion

780
01:15:29,300 --> 01:15:34,340
to remain as corrected and she will make that correction.

781
01:15:35,400 --> 01:15:37,400
The City Clerk should take that correction for the record.

782
01:15:40,230 --> 01:15:45,830
So I would throw that previous motion and motion to approve

783
01:15:45,830 --> 01:15:46,790
with the corrections.

784
01:16:00,950 --> 01:16:16,770
I would say that since you were, since you were in the midst of the discussion, Madam Mayor you had a motion a second, you didn't need to withdraw all you had to do is motion to amend the minutes as discussed and then you were on that.

785
01:16:16,770 --> 01:16:18,170
and it's going to be amended.

786
01:16:22,030 --> 01:16:22,670
Commissioner Tusto?

787
01:16:23,570 --> 01:16:23,970
Yes.

788
01:16:24,530 --> 01:16:25,150
Vice Mayor Smith?

789
01:16:25,570 --> 01:16:25,790
Yes.

790
01:16:26,190 --> 01:16:27,110
Commissioner Joyce Smith?

791
01:16:27,390 --> 01:16:27,610
Yes.

792
01:16:28,010 --> 01:16:28,650
Commissioner Pais?

793
01:16:28,970 --> 01:16:29,110
Yes.

794
01:16:29,450 --> 01:16:29,990
Mayor Brunson?

795
01:17:09,160 --> 01:17:09,740
I'm listening.

796
01:17:10,420 --> 01:17:11,680
So there's a motion on the floor?

797
01:17:14,700 --> 01:17:19,760
And during the discussion, there's a motion to pull one of the items and to vote on the

798
01:17:19,760 --> 01:17:20,560
remainder.

799
01:17:25,470 --> 01:17:27,870
There's a motion to pull one item for the discussion.

800
01:17:41,380 --> 01:17:42,060
So what?

801
01:17:42,060 --> 01:17:49,060
All right, so I would like to call two, three, four, and eight and nine.

802
01:17:55,680 --> 01:17:56,320
Mr. Rice?

803
01:17:56,820 --> 01:17:57,680
Wait, one second.

804
01:17:57,860 --> 01:17:58,520
Let's be clear.

805
01:17:59,520 --> 01:18:02,220
So there is a motion on the floor and a second.

806
01:18:02,780 --> 01:18:05,760
But the items to be pulled, can you repeat them that quick again?

807
01:18:06,640 --> 01:18:12,440
For her correctly, number five, number two, number three, number four, number eight, and number nine.

808
01:18:13,640 --> 01:18:15,440
So that is what we are moving on.

809
01:18:17,600 --> 01:18:18,460
Does everybody understand?

810
01:18:19,740 --> 01:18:23,500
For clarity, for the city clerk, I know she's looking at me.

811
01:18:23,560 --> 01:18:23,880
He's there.

812
01:18:24,440 --> 01:18:26,300
What is the motion on?

813
01:18:26,560 --> 01:18:28,200
Is the motion has been amended?

814
01:18:28,880 --> 01:18:29,480
Or is it?

815
01:18:29,760 --> 01:18:30,860
I mean, I'm not sure I did.

816
01:18:31,000 --> 01:18:32,500
I think what is the direction?

817
01:18:33,680 --> 01:18:36,880
I thought the direction of the city attorney was still a member.

818
01:18:37,480 --> 01:18:39,360
So let me, madam maternity.

819
01:18:39,600 --> 01:18:41,180
So, let me go back to this again.

820
01:18:41,400 --> 01:18:43,580
So there was a motion in a second to approve.

821
01:18:47,880 --> 01:18:49,200
So, do we go to the vote?

822
01:18:49,500 --> 01:18:51,020
Or, but then they came back.

823
01:18:51,020 --> 01:18:57,360
back in there was a pool of items, so can you please clarify?

824
01:19:00,250 --> 01:19:02,830
Because the initial motion and second was to approve.

825
01:19:10,420 --> 01:19:14,140
Yes, you had a motion to approve in a second,

826
01:19:14,440 --> 01:19:16,980
and generally speaking, you would take the vote,

827
01:19:18,460 --> 01:19:23,320
but the idea is that the commission is entitled

828
01:19:23,320 --> 01:19:26,560
to pull an item from the consent agenda,

829
01:19:26,560 --> 01:19:33,620
and even if they did so late, the idea is that you need to be able to give them the opportunity

830
01:19:33,620 --> 01:19:37,000
to pull consent and deny the consideration.

831
01:19:46,180 --> 01:19:49,880
Right now, the vote is, you had the motion,

832
01:19:50,040 --> 01:19:54,480
you had a second, now you are mending the motion to just vote on the ones that are involved.

833
01:19:57,460 --> 01:19:59,980
Get a second, get a second on that and

834
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:01,080
I need to take a roll call.

835
01:20:10,780 --> 01:20:16,180
Right. Right. But then during the discussion, there's a motion to amend,

836
01:20:20,160 --> 01:20:32,160
to have only the items that are that are being pulled, considered. Who's picking that motion? Commissioner Joseph? That's what I'm saying. That's what I verify.

837
01:20:47,340 --> 01:20:47,540
Correct.

838
01:20:51,220 --> 01:20:57,400
And there was a motion to modify. The only way you could do this is to move to modify.

839
01:20:57,400 --> 01:21:05,760
by the motion that was on the floor such that you want to modify so that you're only

840
01:21:05,760 --> 01:21:10,960
approving certain, you're only voting on the ones that aren't being pulled.

841
01:21:15,590 --> 01:21:16,410
It's not

842
01:21:22,460 --> 01:21:24,860
modified, making another motion,

843
01:21:28,080 --> 01:21:29,920
I proved the ones that are not pulled.

844
01:21:30,120 --> 01:21:33,920
So Madam Attorney, I think you got frozen.

845
01:21:35,180 --> 01:21:46,780
Okay, all I'm saying is that did they, was it done correctly? No, is there always corrected? Yes, there's a motion on the floor to approve or consider general item.

846
01:21:47,040 --> 01:22:03,380
There's a second. Then there's a, during the period that there's a discussion before you take the role call, somebody wants to move to amend that motion to make it a motion to approve only certain consent items.

847
01:22:04,520 --> 01:22:12,240
And if that's the motion that Commissioner Joyce wish is to make now she could make it is a motion to amend the previous motion.

848
01:22:13,240 --> 01:22:17,840
But she needs to make it so that you could have a second and take a role call.

849
01:22:18,020 --> 01:22:22,440
Okay, that's why I wanted you to explain it so we get it right because it was done it wasn't right.

850
01:22:22,920 --> 01:22:24,360
So it wasn't initially

851
01:22:34,340 --> 01:22:35,860
but there's already a motion.

852
01:22:38,260 --> 01:22:45,660
Right, but there's all I understand you want to take a vote of the motion, but they could move to amend that motion

853
01:22:45,660 --> 01:22:48,740
It's not the vice mayor is not the only person who could move to amend

854
01:22:50,860 --> 01:22:51,560
Yes clear

855
01:22:54,280 --> 01:22:57,160
for the record so that everybody understands

856
01:23:00,170 --> 01:23:04,670
making a motion to amend the motion to approve

857
01:23:05,170 --> 01:23:11,560
I have a number one number six number

858
01:23:11,560 --> 01:23:14,860
number seven and number ten. Second.

859
01:23:22,170 --> 01:23:24,750
Commissioner Smith? I'm sorry Commissioner Joyce Smith.

860
01:23:25,330 --> 01:23:26,970
Yes. Commissioner Price?

861
01:23:29,520 --> 01:23:34,920
Commissioner Touchstone? Yes. Vice Mayor Smith? No. Mayor Bronson?

862
01:23:35,080 --> 01:23:43,140
No. Motion dies. So we need to go back again because we have to...

863
01:23:45,640 --> 01:23:46,380
Motion to approve.

864
01:23:46,380 --> 01:23:50,620
And so there's

865
01:23:53,270 --> 01:23:54,370
another motion on the floor

866
01:23:57,540 --> 01:24:03,620
welcome to wish their price first point of order. Yes.

867
01:24:06,220 --> 01:24:11,680
Once there's been a motion and second, there needs to be an area for discussion.

868
01:24:12,660 --> 01:24:17,360
So the motion died. So there is an opportunity for another motion on the floor.

869
01:24:17,360 --> 01:24:27,200
the motion is on the floor was made by vice mayor Smith second by commission

870
01:24:27,200 --> 01:24:32,720
of price it is open for discussion so you can discuss so I would like to

871
01:24:32,720 --> 01:24:40,760
discuss the item so we are in a mat we're getting ready to vote so that's the

872
01:24:40,760 --> 01:24:44,920
all if you don't matter I should be able to discuss whatever it is that I want to

873
01:24:44,920 --> 01:24:51,360
discussion. No, no, no. If I have a question or a comment or anything about what we're voting on,

874
01:24:51,720 --> 01:24:57,080
I should be able to express that and get it clarified before we vote. That is why you pulled it,

875
01:24:57,220 --> 01:24:59,980
but that vote failed. So now we're voting on.

876
01:25:01,120 --> 01:25:30,220
We're pulling up, I'm pulling number five. But that vote failed. Madam attorney. Madam attorney can explain the issue vote failed to pull the items. So we're back at consent again. There is another motion that's on the floor by Vice Mayor Smith, second by Commissioner Price to move forward with the consent items without any pulling of items. Well, no, actually, that's why I call point of order because the way that I heard

877
01:25:30,220 --> 01:25:37,180
heard his motion was that he moved to approve consent item number 10 and it was second

878
01:25:37,180 --> 01:25:44,020
bit so I would like for the clerk to recall what it was that was stated because what I heard

879
01:25:44,020 --> 01:25:49,880
and what I heard that was approved. Madam clerk I cannot recall because this is being

880
01:25:49,880 --> 01:25:52,820
recorded so I can't stop the meeting to recall back the minutes.

881
01:25:55,840 --> 01:25:57,300
He said that I would like

882
01:25:57,300 --> 01:26:01,140
to approve consent item number 10.

883
01:26:01,280 --> 01:26:02,420
No, I didn't.

884
01:26:02,460 --> 01:26:06,220
I said item 10 on the agenda resolutions consent items.

885
01:26:06,580 --> 01:26:07,320
Item 10?

886
01:26:07,600 --> 01:26:09,020
So that's item number 10.

887
01:26:09,220 --> 01:26:10,040
Look at your agenda.

888
01:26:10,280 --> 01:26:12,100
The consent item said it is number 10.

889
01:26:12,240 --> 01:26:13,840
That's number 10 on the agenda.

890
01:26:14,220 --> 01:26:16,300
Resolution is consent item.

891
01:26:16,500 --> 01:26:22,760
And so therefore I thought that as he was asked to approve the consent item number 10.

892
01:26:23,020 --> 01:26:23,080
No.

893
01:26:23,100 --> 01:26:26,740
So item number 10 on the agenda's resolutions and consent items.

894
01:26:26,740 --> 01:26:32,420
So how do we get a recall on what was actually said because what we can he just

895
01:26:32,420 --> 01:26:36,800
stated what he said and it said item number 10 resolution but there's a

896
01:26:36,800 --> 01:26:41,460
discrepancy here so even though he said that he said one thing there should be a

897
01:26:41,460 --> 01:26:46,700
way to recall what was actually said so that it's clear for the record so there is

898
01:26:46,700 --> 01:26:51,640
no way to do that right now the motion is on the floor if he want to restate your

899
01:26:51,640 --> 01:26:56,120
most emotion I mean but it's already a motion on the floor right it's already a

900
01:26:56,120 --> 01:26:57,920
second, so we need to call for the motion.

901
01:26:57,920 --> 01:27:01,300
So if we as commissioners, Madam Attorney,

902
01:27:02,000 --> 01:27:05,080
once the call into question, what the actual

903
01:27:05,080 --> 01:27:09,280
verbiage was of his motion, we have no way of doing it.

904
01:27:09,300 --> 01:27:11,080
So how do we know what we're actually voting on?

905
01:27:11,220 --> 01:27:13,540
He just clarified what his motion was.

906
01:27:14,080 --> 01:27:16,480
But it has to be the same one that was motion

907
01:27:16,480 --> 01:27:17,300
and approved before.

908
01:27:17,520 --> 01:27:20,160
It was, that's the same way I stated.

909
01:27:20,380 --> 01:27:22,960
Item number 10 on the agenda, which

910
01:27:22,960 --> 01:27:24,560
is resolutions consent items.

911
01:27:24,560 --> 01:27:32,120
that's item number 10 on the agenda. Number 9 was approval of minutes. Number 10 is resolutions consent items.

912
01:27:33,040 --> 01:27:36,860
So can we vote please Madame Clerk? Can we call for a vote?

913
01:27:37,020 --> 01:27:41,520
Of course, I have. No, I think clarification from the attorney.

914
01:27:42,840 --> 01:27:52,920
I'm great. Wait one second. Point of order. Madame attorney. The mayor cannot totally call something to question.

915
01:27:52,920 --> 01:28:01,820
She cannot just solely call something to question you know there is an opportunity for discussion

916
01:28:01,820 --> 01:28:06,860
We can't just close down discussion without a vote. You have to call it the question

917
01:28:06,860 --> 01:28:11,440
So madam clerk and it has not been called to question. Can you please call Commissioner Price?

918
01:28:12,680 --> 01:28:21,780
Vice Mayor Smith. Yes, Commissioner Joyce Smith. No, Commissioner touchstone. No mayor Bronson. Yes motion passes item number

919
01:28:21,780 --> 01:28:30,360
11, 12, 13, 14, there are no items, we're on item number 15, the City Manager's report.

920
01:28:47,360 --> 01:28:55,480
The first item, in your packet online, we have all the backups and memo and backups

921
01:28:55,480 --> 01:29:01,360
to each of those items, and that's always do our call staff to come forward and present

922
01:29:01,360 --> 01:29:01,980
each item.

923
01:29:01,980 --> 01:29:11,320
But the first one is the Federal Appropriations Award for Fiscal Year 2023 Community Projects

924
01:29:11,320 --> 01:29:14,400
Funding, Culture, Facility Development at McTia Park.

925
01:29:15,000 --> 01:29:20,380
This is the item I was talking about during the presentation portion of the meeting regarding

926
01:29:20,380 --> 01:29:22,320
opportunity that we have.

927
01:29:22,320 --> 01:29:33,900
Last April, the commission approved a resolution 2022-77 authorizing submission of appropriations

928
01:29:33,900 --> 01:29:40,380
request for fiscal year 2023 committee projects funding for cultural facility and

929
01:29:40,380 --> 01:29:41,760
neighborhood traffic calming.

930
01:29:42,520 --> 01:29:48,880
At that time, we had requested for cultural facilities to be at $5.7 million.

931
01:29:48,880 --> 01:29:56,780
dollars, so again we can develop a community, a cultural facility that would house a cultural

932
01:29:56,780 --> 01:29:59,880
and also space for...

933
01:30:00,780 --> 01:30:10,720
Which will also serve a space for people to have events and whatever else. On Friday, January 27th,

934
01:30:10,800 --> 01:30:16,080
I'm happy to announce that we received the letter attached to the memo from our Congress,

935
01:30:16,460 --> 01:30:23,260
Women for Agricultural Wilson's Office, indicating that we have been awarded $3 million for the

936
01:30:23,260 --> 01:30:25,720
culture of facility development at TAPAR.

937
01:30:26,200 --> 01:30:33,760
Ends my presentation earlier regarding recognizing that we have that master plan and we requested

938
01:30:33,760 --> 01:30:39,500
for the funding to be able to in phases develop facilities on that part.

939
01:30:40,100 --> 01:30:45,780
So this is an opportunity, again, for us to do that and start looking seen that we're doing

940
01:30:45,780 --> 01:30:50,500
a lot of programs and we have want to create a facility not only for cultural indoor culture,

941
01:30:50,500 --> 01:30:57,320
but also for our residents to be able to use places for rental or whatever else.

942
01:30:57,920 --> 01:30:59,620
So that's an opportunity for that.

943
01:31:00,040 --> 01:31:06,360
In addition to the Congresswoman's letter, she had indicated that she wants to come over

944
01:31:06,680 --> 01:31:16,900
on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023, to make a presentation of the ceremonial check for that $3 million

945
01:31:16,900 --> 01:31:19,300
and dollars at McDowell Park.

946
01:31:20,220 --> 01:31:23,480
She has already assigned that staff to work with us

947
01:31:23,480 --> 01:31:25,560
in trying to coordinate it, considering the fact

948
01:31:25,560 --> 01:31:27,320
that she's congresswoman.

949
01:31:27,420 --> 01:31:29,360
I'm sure there's going to be some security related.

950
01:31:29,980 --> 01:31:32,860
So they want to start working with us as early as tomorrow

951
01:31:33,500 --> 01:31:38,760
to have the site to plan for the ceremonial check

952
01:31:38,760 --> 01:31:39,520
presentation.

953
01:31:41,200 --> 01:31:43,000
Also, I wanted to take the opportunity

954
01:31:43,000 --> 01:31:47,880
It's also, just as we did last year,

955
01:31:48,400 --> 01:31:51,080
start talking about federal appropriations.

956
01:31:51,280 --> 01:31:54,540
While they have not requested for like a did last year

957
01:31:54,540 --> 01:31:58,580
in April, because, you know, they do generally, again,

958
01:31:58,740 --> 01:32:01,160
like the last year, we expect to be in April this time.

959
01:32:01,160 --> 01:32:03,580
And we in February, we start to talk about,

960
01:32:03,580 --> 01:32:07,780
maybe possibly, bringing back the same similar items

961
01:32:07,780 --> 01:32:13,140
that it provided to you, unless you advised otherwise,

962
01:32:13,440 --> 01:32:18,140
last year in my, and is the last page of your packet,

963
01:32:18,800 --> 01:32:21,400
April the 20th, indicated some projects

964
01:32:21,800 --> 01:32:25,360
and of which the congressman selected two of those

965
01:32:25,360 --> 01:32:27,500
what was able to successfully for one,

966
01:32:27,800 --> 01:32:32,860
maybe possibly bringing that back to approve for appropriations.

967
01:32:32,860 --> 01:32:42,020
And in so doing, as a matter of fact, considering the charter provisions that say as the city

968
01:32:42,020 --> 01:32:49,340
official designated to represent the city when dealing with other governmental entities,

969
01:32:49,340 --> 01:32:56,440
I wanted to make sure that when we start talking about those appropriations, as the mayor

970
01:32:56,440 --> 01:33:02,040
being designated, she can start talking to Congresswoman about that list of projects again

971
01:33:02,040 --> 01:33:09,620
And also, on that vein, preparations that was approved in Fortala, I know she's going

972
01:33:09,620 --> 01:33:12,320
to be going to do the same thing.

973
01:33:12,720 --> 01:33:21,960
So with the government entities over there and our legislators, however, on the same note,

974
01:33:22,080 --> 01:33:29,620
I've gotten a couple of requests stating to provide the lobbyist information to be able

975
01:33:29,620 --> 01:33:34,200
to make such meetings from other commission members.

976
01:33:34,500 --> 01:33:39,360
I wanted to just indicate that remind folks about the charter

977
01:33:39,360 --> 01:33:44,060
provisions that say the mayor is the city official designated

978
01:33:44,060 --> 01:33:46,800
to represent the city when dealing

979
01:33:46,800 --> 01:33:48,940
with other governmental entities.

980
01:33:49,420 --> 01:33:52,780
So I wanted to make sure I bring that up so you can know

981
01:33:52,780 --> 01:33:57,500
as a matter of fact and just as an information for the commission.

982
01:33:57,500 --> 01:34:04,900
So, and I do know the mayor is going to tell us to do such that, and also with this

983
01:34:04,900 --> 01:34:09,780
item also coming up and the congressman coming, so I can bring that up as information

984
01:34:09,780 --> 01:34:10,340
for you.

985
01:34:13,260 --> 01:34:13,340
Okay?

986
01:34:13,840 --> 01:34:20,120
Unless you have other directions, of course, our goal is to always, our requirement is to

987
01:34:20,120 --> 01:34:27,460
always follow the charter, unless there's any comments on that, I will pursue that process.

988
01:34:27,460 --> 01:34:33,440
That's it again city manager. I'm sorry. Okay. I'm stating that

989
01:34:34,300 --> 01:34:40,960
Pursuant to us indicated in the packet as I indicated in here for so other such charter section two

990
01:34:42,080 --> 01:34:46,800
subsection to it indicates that the mayor is the official

991
01:34:47,920 --> 01:34:53,960
Designated to represent the city on when dealing with other governmental entities so

992
01:34:53,960 --> 01:34:59,980
considering that some of these items go to meetings with the

993
01:35:00,370 --> 01:35:11,130
Governmental entities in Tallahassee being the departments and the lobbyists and also the legislators

994
01:35:11,930 --> 01:35:18,190
in the Tallahassee statewide and also in Washington, the same thing with Congresswoman. So I wanted

995
01:35:18,190 --> 01:35:23,650
to indicate that because of the requests I've gotten that others, a couple other commissioners

996
01:35:23,650 --> 01:35:29,610
want to do, want to meet abstain meetings. I wanted to bring that up, that this is what they

997
01:35:29,610 --> 01:35:32,730
the charter state and it's also only as a matter of fact.

998
01:35:33,230 --> 01:35:38,770
So are you trying to indicate that other commissioners outside of the

999
01:35:38,770 --> 01:35:47,030
mayor cannot meet with legislatures, legislators, and about?

1000
01:35:47,890 --> 01:35:49,670
What are you specifically seeing?

1001
01:35:50,310 --> 01:35:54,570
I am only indicating as a matter of what the charter states are

1002
01:35:54,570 --> 01:36:03,550
government agencies. In other words, for example, when you go to when there's a meeting with

1003
01:36:03,550 --> 01:36:12,510
a legislature in Tallahassee, especially with a request of what I request are, they're

1004
01:36:12,510 --> 01:36:21,570
generally with departments and the senator or the state rep in the Tallahassee case and

1005
01:36:21,570 --> 01:36:28,850
and the department, so that would, in my opinion, be consistent with what the charter say like

1006
01:36:28,850 --> 01:36:33,770
governmental entities and which is what, I'm just stating that as a matter of what these

1007
01:36:33,770 --> 01:36:34,810
states in the charter.

1008
01:36:35,270 --> 01:36:41,450
Well can we get the city attorney to a pine as in to give us a formal opinion of what is

1009
01:36:41,450 --> 01:36:46,370
meant by that in the charter so that we're clear, I understand that you have your interpretation

1010
01:36:46,370 --> 01:36:49,750
but I would like for our legal counsel to provide formal

1011
01:36:50,550 --> 01:36:55,310
interpretation as far as what that means because the way that I'm taking what you're saying is that

1012
01:36:55,310 --> 01:36:59,050
the mayor is the only one that can interact with our lobbyists and legislators

1013
01:36:59,050 --> 01:37:02,310
on behalf of our residents and that should not be it.

1014
01:37:03,550 --> 01:37:11,170
So how can we go about getting that formal opinion from the city attorney on that matter?

1015
01:37:11,170 --> 01:37:38,990
And I'm mayor if I may, keep in mind I said department, yeah, specifically indicated that as part of it as well because when they have that mean that's included. So that's right because I know for one that I spoke to you concerning my attendance with the National League of Cities, even in Washington and Tallahassee days as well that's coming up so I'm figuring that I'm part of the individual that you're speaking of that has come to you concerning.

1016
01:37:38,990 --> 01:37:46,230
getting some information so that we are abreast and well represented when we go

1017
01:37:46,230 --> 01:37:50,950
to these different conventions and conferences. So I'm hoping that you're not

1018
01:37:50,950 --> 01:37:55,150
bringing up this point of the charter to kind of circumvent what I've been

1019
01:37:55,150 --> 01:38:00,350
elected to do as an elected official. Okay, so I just want to be clear that although

1020
01:38:00,350 --> 01:38:05,510
the charter does represent the mayor as the ceremonial head of the city that

1021
01:38:05,510 --> 01:38:12,610
And all of us individually and collectively are elected to be advocates for our community

1022
01:38:12,610 --> 01:38:13,790
and all capacity.

1023
01:38:14,410 --> 01:38:16,130
So, I just don't want to miss my words.

1024
01:38:16,770 --> 01:38:20,990
If I make it clear, you are absolutely, absolutely.

1025
01:38:21,310 --> 01:38:26,390
Every elected official can go to Dave Brown, days, Washington, conference, you can do all

1026
01:38:26,390 --> 01:38:26,610
of that.

1027
01:38:26,810 --> 01:38:29,470
I'm not saying that at all.

1028
01:38:29,790 --> 01:38:34,850
I want to make that crystal that it is not that I'm not saying you should and you should

1029
01:38:34,850 --> 01:38:37,490
I tell all the conferences you had required to ensure

1030
01:38:37,490 --> 01:38:38,310
meet with legislators.

1031
01:38:38,970 --> 01:38:42,170
All I'm saying is that the designated person

1032
01:38:42,730 --> 01:38:44,950
when meeting with government and agencies,

1033
01:38:44,950 --> 01:38:49,790
which will often require departments that are part of it.

1034
01:38:49,970 --> 01:38:50,890
And that's all I'm saying.

1035
01:38:51,130 --> 01:38:54,670
But obviously, I'm hoping the mayor would get their attorneys

1036
01:38:54,670 --> 01:38:56,170
opinion as he requests it.

1037
01:38:56,190 --> 01:38:57,890
But I wanted to make sure I clarify that.

1038
01:38:58,670 --> 01:39:02,670
I don't understand when you say department,

1039
01:39:02,670 --> 01:39:11,930
Because the fact is that I'm one of them being requesting information from last year and I've

1040
01:39:11,930 --> 01:39:29,050
never get nowhere. I want to know is the lab is the lab is a point where we're appointed by us

1041
01:39:29,050 --> 01:39:37,730
here is it that's a question that I'm asking for mayor or manager, the lobbyist we were we hired

1042
01:39:38,130 --> 01:39:45,730
the lobbyist now that's not a government entity so why can't we have information to speak to

1043
01:39:45,730 --> 01:39:53,370
the lobbyists are to get information from the left simple the information from the lobbyists that

1044
01:39:53,370 --> 01:39:59,970
the taxpayers that pay their money for and the other thing is that we are not saying we are going

1045
01:40:00,000 --> 01:40:29,980
We're going to speak in the conference to the Congresswoman or whatever. I mean, we're there as a group from the city of West Park. The mayor is there. Three, four commissioners there. Why can't we all have the information when the mayor goes to the legislators to speak? Why can't we be there for support?

1046
01:40:29,980 --> 01:40:49,020
What's the point of us going to, the conference is if we cannot see our, our legislators or, you know, even to have to say, it's like we don't have no say at all.

1047
01:40:49,020 --> 01:40:57,720
what's the point? The residents, the residents here voted all of us here in

1048
01:40:57,720 --> 01:41:06,220
here by numbers. We have a voice. I was told in a meeting last week by the

1049
01:41:06,220 --> 01:41:13,500
manager that he does not have five bosses, he only have one and that one is the

1050
01:41:13,500 --> 01:41:21,040
commission and the commission is the majority. Basically, what he's trying to say, he only

1051
01:41:21,040 --> 01:41:27,440
listens to the majority on the commission, which is the three votes that he got. And that

1052
01:41:27,440 --> 01:41:38,660
is unacceptable. It is unacceptable. And I will not because I, that I'm there and I get

1053
01:41:38,660 --> 01:41:42,160
involved with the residents out there.

1054
01:41:42,920 --> 01:41:46,080
And my advice is not just the mayor's

1055
01:41:46,080 --> 01:41:47,260
advice is to be heard.

1056
01:41:47,700 --> 01:41:49,020
My advice need to be heard.

1057
01:41:49,860 --> 01:41:52,240
The stand, my advice need to be heard.

1058
01:41:52,620 --> 01:41:54,600
If there's an event that's going on

1059
01:41:54,600 --> 01:41:56,960
and the taxpayer dollars pay for it,

1060
01:41:57,220 --> 01:42:00,200
I need my advice is out there to the resident

1061
01:42:00,200 --> 01:42:03,940
that voted for me need to hear my advice as well.

1062
01:42:04,320 --> 01:42:05,700
So this is unacceptable.

1063
01:42:05,700 --> 01:42:13,700
I don't get. Okay, madam attorney. Can you please care? Let me let me have the attorney clarify. I wanted to make sure

1064
01:42:13,700 --> 01:42:22,600
I. Are you crazy? We cannot get our advice is not you know to discuss not even to discuss at high time on the agenda. This is ridiculous.

1065
01:42:23,020 --> 01:42:25,600
So, madam attorney, can you please weigh in here?

1066
01:42:25,600 --> 01:42:26,660
Okay,

1067
01:42:28,870 --> 01:42:38,070
I really would like to know which part of it we need to weigh in on are we talking about the power or the responsibility of the mayor?

1068
01:42:38,430 --> 01:42:38,630
Yes.

1069
01:42:38,890 --> 01:42:39,390
With respect.

1070
01:42:39,830 --> 01:42:39,930
Yes.

1071
01:42:40,490 --> 01:42:54,550
So the charter provision says that the mayor is we have the ceremonial purposes that separate but is two is the one who represents the city commission or the city.

1072
01:42:54,550 --> 01:42:58,890
when dealing with governmental entities.

1073
01:43:00,510 --> 01:43:15,750
So my understanding of what's being discussed here is that if, for example, the mayor were to go to Tallahassee and was speaking was the one to speak on behalf of the city,

1074
01:43:17,290 --> 01:43:21,510
does that mean that other commissioners could not attend?

1075
01:43:21,510 --> 01:43:25,350
And no, it doesn't mean that.

1076
01:43:25,610 --> 01:43:30,970
It doesn't mean that they can't be anywhere near other governmental entities.

1077
01:43:31,270 --> 01:43:39,290
It just means that when speaking to a governmental entity representing the city, the mayor is the

1078
01:43:39,290 --> 01:43:40,270
person to do that.

1079
01:43:41,130 --> 01:43:46,150
So they can't give a city position, the mayor is the person to do that.

1080
01:43:46,150 --> 01:43:51,230
Can they be there? Can they be around? Can they ask the question?

1081
01:43:53,550 --> 01:44:00,070
This is something that's done routinely, and I'm sure that it's happened in the city of West

1082
01:44:00,070 --> 01:44:07,570
Park also where groups have gone, of commissioners have gone to Tallahassee when they have those

1083
01:44:08,890 --> 01:44:13,810
whatever days that they have in Tallahassee where you get to go up and do those types of things.

1084
01:44:13,810 --> 01:44:20,150
So, I think that there's no one that we have to look at who represents the city's position

1085
01:44:20,150 --> 01:44:26,370
to governmental entities, the mayor in accordance with the charter.

1086
01:44:26,970 --> 01:44:33,530
Does that exclude any president by other commissioners when there is a governmental entity around?

1087
01:44:34,170 --> 01:44:35,950
No, it doesn't go that far.

1088
01:44:35,950 --> 01:44:44,850
So it's a fine line and you might a mayor can kind of decipher what I'm saying.

1089
01:44:45,570 --> 01:44:49,330
It's not that somebody else can speak on the city's behalf.

1090
01:44:50,170 --> 01:44:53,730
The mayor is the one who does that, when dealing with governmental identities.

1091
01:44:53,730 --> 01:44:59,970
Can other folks be visiting, listening or whatever else?

1092
01:45:00,720 --> 01:45:11,140
That is totally acceptable when it's been done before. That's all I'm saying. That is exactly a Commissioner George

1093
01:45:11,140 --> 01:45:18,580
meeting indicated earlier. And that's what I wanted to make sure is clear that of course as we've done in the past,

1094
01:45:19,100 --> 01:45:29,600
you can all be together at that time. But the person that represents, that speaks for, like she said, because she mentioned, can we be there? Yes,

1095
01:45:29,600 --> 01:45:32,500
and I indicated that the same exact thing together,

1096
01:45:33,240 --> 01:45:36,360
but not as a designate, that's all I'm explaining,

1097
01:45:36,600 --> 01:45:38,040
and that's exactly what they're trying to do.

1098
01:45:38,040 --> 01:45:39,640
Apparently, we weren't supposed to,

1099
01:45:39,700 --> 01:45:42,700
because we have legislator come here and get city tour,

1100
01:45:42,980 --> 01:45:45,120
and the commissions don't know nothing about it.

1101
01:45:45,460 --> 01:45:47,420
That means we weren't supposed to be there.

1102
01:45:47,920 --> 01:45:50,340
So now you come in the meeting, say, yeah,

1103
01:45:50,420 --> 01:45:54,960
we can be there, but eventually, when we have lobbyists,

1104
01:45:55,160 --> 01:45:58,460
the lobbyists here, and the state rep here,

1105
01:45:58,460 --> 01:46:03,500
and the mayor's given tour of the city and no other commissioners knows about these meetings

1106
01:46:03,500 --> 01:46:06,560
we don't get involved, we don't get nothing involved here.

1107
01:46:06,900 --> 01:46:11,560
These things happening here are not required, secret meetings happening and nobody getting

1108
01:46:11,560 --> 01:46:12,240
involved.

1109
01:46:12,580 --> 01:46:13,460
We don't get involved.

1110
01:46:13,860 --> 01:46:15,300
It's not acceptable.

1111
01:46:15,840 --> 01:46:18,640
So we need the information when stuff like this is happening.

1112
01:46:19,200 --> 01:46:24,920
Now I simply ask for the information, the list to go to Washington.

1113
01:46:24,920 --> 01:46:33,420
I can ask questions, if there's a conference where everybody's there, I want to ask questions

1114
01:46:33,420 --> 01:46:41,580
on the item that we're going to give to whatever legislator, while keeping the information

1115
01:46:41,580 --> 01:46:42,400
away from us.

1116
01:46:42,760 --> 01:46:47,260
Why is it that I don't know who the person that's going to be a lobbyist in Washington

1117
01:46:47,260 --> 01:46:47,940
when we go there?

1118
01:46:48,220 --> 01:46:49,620
How come I don't know that person?

1119
01:46:49,940 --> 01:46:51,540
And I've been asking that for two years.

1120
01:46:52,180 --> 01:46:52,960
This is ridiculous.

1121
01:46:52,960 --> 01:46:57,820
us. So these are the things that I'm trying to say. These are the things that I'm trying

1122
01:46:57,820 --> 01:47:03,900
to say we are not being treated fairly. We've been discriminated because our vote is

1123
01:47:03,900 --> 01:47:09,260
to or whatever the case is because we're not the majority. This is discrimination and

1124
01:47:09,260 --> 01:47:14,080
it has to stop or it's going to have to be inquired.

1125
01:47:19,460 --> 01:47:28,440
I just want to say the items that we voted on as a commission and mayor through the city

1126
01:47:28,440 --> 01:47:34,080
manager that will send up to the state legislators the number of items that we wanted to put

1127
01:47:34,080 --> 01:47:41,680
forward for the city in Tallahassee and in DC we all voted on that.

1128
01:47:43,180 --> 01:47:51,980
So if there's discussion in Tallahassee or DC, those should be the items that we are talking about.

1129
01:47:52,640 --> 01:47:57,440
Trying to make sure that we get the support for them to pass those items.

1130
01:48:00,780 --> 01:48:06,240
Those are the items that were sent to Tallahassee and the lobbyist in DC.

1131
01:48:06,900 --> 01:48:07,400
Right, Mr. B?

1132
01:48:08,240 --> 01:48:08,820
Correct.

1133
01:48:08,820 --> 01:48:15,660
So those are the items, I don't think not putting words in his mouth or anything at

1134
01:48:15,660 --> 01:48:20,740
edge, I think he meant that the mayor is the spokesperson, we don't have to keep

1135
01:48:20,740 --> 01:48:24,720
trying to entertain that, that's seem to charter, that's what the charter is.

1136
01:48:25,360 --> 01:48:34,100
But as far as speaking to anyone of those legislators are the lobbyists, we should be talking

1137
01:48:34,100 --> 01:48:42,320
about the items that we want to get passed and bring back home to West Park.

1138
01:48:44,520 --> 01:48:44,980
Madam Mayor.

1139
01:48:45,620 --> 01:48:47,160
That's my understanding.

1140
01:48:47,540 --> 01:48:52,300
If that's what we were elected to do, we send items.

1141
01:48:52,660 --> 01:48:55,080
We get support in a number of years.

1142
01:48:55,760 --> 01:48:59,640
But in Tallahassee now, with all the Republicans in charge of everything,

1143
01:49:00,040 --> 01:49:03,340
the number of items that we're going to get back may be minimal.

1144
01:49:03,340 --> 01:49:16,620
But the discussion through the mayor should be the items that we voted on here to send to Tallahassee and to DC to the legislators and the libraries.

1145
01:49:17,000 --> 01:49:18,100
I'm Vice Mayor.

1146
01:49:18,620 --> 01:49:25,360
Madam Mayor, as Commissioner Price just stated, he's absolutely correct in what he's saying.

1147
01:49:25,740 --> 01:49:31,620
We voted last week, I believe, excuse me, last meeting on specific items for

1148
01:49:31,620 --> 01:49:42,320
or appropriations, and it was in fact, I guess, itemized or prioritized by Commissioner

1149
01:49:42,320 --> 01:49:50,840
Touchstone, and we all unanimously considered on passing that group of appropriations to

1150
01:49:50,840 --> 01:49:53,700
go federally and the state appropriations.

1151
01:49:54,180 --> 01:49:59,720
So having the experience of being one of the ones up here besides the mayor who actually

1152
01:50:00,000 --> 01:50:06,260
It's a little bit different to Tallahassee as a commission as we used to do prior to COVID. It's

1153
01:50:06,260 --> 01:50:13,640
exactly whatever the mayor, the attorney and the city managers is describing. We all go

1154
01:50:13,640 --> 01:50:18,260
in times past, we all went as a collective group prior to COVID last year. It was a little

1155
01:50:18,260 --> 01:50:25,880
bit different, of course, I believe the it was done virtually. But in times past, when

1156
01:50:25,880 --> 01:50:29,480
When we would go off to Tallahassee, all of us would be there as a commission and all

1157
01:50:29,480 --> 01:50:36,840
of us had the same information, which was what we voted on at this day is to send to Tallahassee.

1158
01:50:36,920 --> 01:50:40,980
And when we met, we didn't meet with just the legislators.

1159
01:50:41,260 --> 01:50:47,460
We also met the lobbyists which provided the opportunity for us to meet with the legislators.

1160
01:50:48,080 --> 01:50:53,580
Set us down with also the different departments in charge of those particular appropriations.

1161
01:50:53,580 --> 01:51:04,020
So it is a collective setting in which, yes, the mayor has the ceremonial task of being

1162
01:51:04,020 --> 01:51:06,200
the spokesperson if you will for the city.

1163
01:51:06,600 --> 01:51:12,100
But all of us can still engage and actively ask questions or anything.

1164
01:51:12,320 --> 01:51:16,140
So it's not a restriction in that space or in that setting.

1165
01:51:16,660 --> 01:51:20,480
The mayor is just the one that can give the even in our absence.

1166
01:51:20,480 --> 01:51:50,360
The mayor is the one that per charter has the ability and authority to speak as the city or as the city, as the legislative body of the city, which is the commission and which is, once again, what we all voted for and what we all passed unanimously by the way in that particular group of appropriations so having been, like I said, the only one up here besides the mayor who has been in that setting.

1167
01:51:50,360 --> 01:51:54,500
And this is exactly what takes place when those type of meetings happen.

1168
01:51:55,420 --> 01:51:58,880
When we meet with different entities, this is exactly what happens.

1169
01:51:59,100 --> 01:52:04,340
The mayor is not the only one that can speak in that setting and the rest of us are mute

1170
01:52:04,720 --> 01:52:05,660
that it's not the case.

1171
01:52:06,520 --> 01:52:13,320
So I just want to make that clear on how things have been done and how things are when it comes

1172
01:52:13,320 --> 01:52:14,340
to these type of meetings.

1173
01:52:23,280 --> 01:52:41,060
I just want to get clarification from the city attorney when you say about ceremonial and that the mayor is the one that speaks for the city towards governmental entities.

1174
01:52:41,060 --> 01:52:49,160
is that is that only intended to be in a formal setting so like say of of someone

1175
01:52:49,160 --> 01:52:53,800
was asked to do a presentation on the CDR was asked a direct question or something

1176
01:52:53,800 --> 01:53:02,980
like that but what I want to know does that preclude us from representing the city

1177
01:53:02,980 --> 01:53:07,840
in an informal setting because it's not all the time that the mayor is going to

1178
01:53:07,840 --> 01:53:13,460
be available in rooms that we individually may be on. So I don't want it

1179
01:53:13,460 --> 01:53:18,280
misconstrued that we have to stay mute on talking about anything in regards

1180
01:53:18,280 --> 01:53:22,320
to the city because we are all individual advocates. So I just want to be

1181
01:53:22,320 --> 01:53:30,560
clear on when this charter is charter ruling is applicable and when it may not be

1182
01:53:30,560 --> 01:53:34,280
So that's what I'm saying.

1183
01:53:35,880 --> 01:53:36,840
Madam Mayor?

1184
01:53:37,220 --> 01:53:37,300
Yes.

1185
01:53:39,640 --> 01:53:44,980
Really, when we say ceremonial, it has a meaning.

1186
01:53:45,320 --> 01:53:50,920
If you'd like to have more detail on it, what I'm saying, we're not saying ceremonial,

1187
01:53:51,160 --> 01:53:58,740
first of all, or to speak to governmental entities on behalf of the city, doesn't mean that

1188
01:53:58,740 --> 01:54:01,860
that you can't be anywhere talking about the city that you represent.

1189
01:54:02,740 --> 01:54:09,680
It just means that in the context of speaking to a governmental agency, that is the designated

1190
01:54:09,680 --> 01:54:10,240
person.

1191
01:54:10,760 --> 01:54:16,440
And if you were to accompany her, you would engage in the same way that to

1192
01:54:25,050 --> 01:54:25,830
governmental

1193
01:54:26,630 --> 01:54:30,190
entities, and that is the most important thing for a few minutes, because you froze.

1194
01:54:30,850 --> 01:54:38,490
Okay, I was just saying that I, it's not something that I'm describing, it's in the charter

1195
01:54:38,490 --> 01:54:42,470
specifically that it's when dealing with governmental entities.

1196
01:54:43,590 --> 01:54:49,690
This is what, this is the person who is entitled to speak on behalf of the city, but that

1197
01:54:49,690 --> 01:54:54,250
doesn't mean that you can't talk about your city, activities of the city, at any meeting

1198
01:54:54,250 --> 01:54:58,750
that you go through with people that you meet, this is of that limiting.

1199
01:55:00,020 --> 01:55:01,640
Clear that it's talking about government.

1200
01:55:05,720 --> 01:55:10,080
This is the city's message. Okay, so you understand

1201
01:55:10,080 --> 01:55:16,620
just governmental entities speaking on the city's behalf. In a formal capacity, because like

1202
01:55:16,620 --> 01:55:21,460
sometimes what I'm trying to say is you have meetings that are not in a formal setting

1203
01:55:21,460 --> 01:55:28,740
where you can meet with a specific legislature to talk about specific issues. Is that considered,

1204
01:55:28,740 --> 01:55:31,520
is that individual of governmental entity.

1205
01:55:32,120 --> 01:55:33,900
I don't think so, that's why I'm trying to get the opinion.

1206
01:55:34,500 --> 01:55:36,880
So, what's the key to me is the governmental body.

1207
01:55:37,340 --> 01:55:39,580
So, say for instance, if our mayor,

1208
01:55:40,040 --> 01:55:41,800
or the city was invited to address

1209
01:55:42,300 --> 01:55:45,440
the state legislator's entire hasty

1210
01:55:46,200 --> 01:55:48,360
to pitch an idea about the city,

1211
01:55:48,780 --> 01:55:50,300
that's separate from what I'm talking about.

1212
01:55:50,480 --> 01:55:53,000
I'm talking about, if I schedule a meeting with

1213
01:55:53,000 --> 01:55:55,960
state representatives so and so to talk about something,

1214
01:55:55,960 --> 01:55:58,140
and is that not permissible?

1215
01:55:59,320 --> 01:56:02,860
It is permissible if you're talking about what you yourself,

1216
01:56:03,860 --> 01:56:06,040
believe is right or wrong,

1217
01:56:06,220 --> 01:56:09,060
not what the city's position is on X-O-Y.

1218
01:56:09,460 --> 01:56:12,000
Correct, okay, I just wanted that clarified

1219
01:56:12,000 --> 01:56:15,640
because for my benefit of what I discussed

1220
01:56:15,640 --> 01:56:18,480
with the city manager, it had nothing to do

1221
01:56:18,480 --> 01:56:23,080
with trying to represent the city and any capacity

1222
01:56:23,080 --> 01:56:28,740
be in just like I said was information sharing and having an opportunity to have a dialogue

1223
01:56:28,740 --> 01:56:35,320
with our legislators to understand what the pair of my issues are, where are on the

1224
01:56:35,320 --> 01:56:39,860
checklist for our legislators so that we can keep that in our purview and so forth. So

1225
01:56:39,860 --> 01:56:47,540
I don't want the city manager to come and try to misrepresent what the intent of my conversation

1226
01:56:47,540 --> 01:56:54,640
especially me, my conversation was with you to try to bring forth or invoked the charter

1227
01:56:54,640 --> 01:56:58,560
to try to circumvent what it is that I've asked for you to do.

1228
01:56:59,460 --> 01:57:07,540
So I want to, can I just say this, Mr. Manager, so for those of you who have never gone

1229
01:57:07,540 --> 01:57:13,900
to the conferences that you're making reference to, particularly the one in Tallahassee,

1230
01:57:13,900 --> 01:57:22,560
That the purpose of those conferences is for the state of Florida legislative policy.

1231
01:57:23,020 --> 01:57:26,960
It is not for the individual city policy.

1232
01:57:28,120 --> 01:57:36,640
And so there is a difference in that conference and a purpose for the city.

1233
01:57:36,640 --> 01:57:44,420
So, I would recommend that you take a look at the state legislative plan because if you

1234
01:57:44,420 --> 01:57:49,580
go to those conferences, that is what you will be advocating for, not for West Park.

1235
01:57:50,500 --> 01:57:52,640
Is that clear on that?

1236
01:57:52,940 --> 01:57:55,800
And it is the same thing when you go to Washington, D.C.

1237
01:57:56,560 --> 01:58:05,360
You are advocating for national legislation, not your federal cities legislation.

1238
01:58:05,360 --> 01:58:13,700
and so correct mayor and that is in the spirit of which I was speaking was on

1239
01:58:13,700 --> 01:58:19,560
our legislative if you recall when I started in the cities I said the

1240
01:58:19,560 --> 01:58:24,920
cities legislative appropriations that I'm going to be being forward for

1241
01:58:24,920 --> 01:58:30,520
federal and the state that you are going to it's Elaine again strictly on the

1242
01:58:30,520 --> 01:58:37,380
city's items. So that's it. That's what I was referring. Let me just say this. I want to speak

1243
01:58:37,380 --> 01:58:45,820
before. Give me one second. I have you. I have you next. So we have the labor this. So it is clear

1244
01:58:47,100 --> 01:58:54,760
that the mayor speaks on behalf of legislative issues relating to the city of West Park, whether

1245
01:58:54,760 --> 01:59:02,400
that be in Tallahassee or DC when you go to be conferences and when you go to the conference

1246
01:59:02,400 --> 01:59:09,520
you will sit in a training where they will take you through all of the state or national

1247
01:59:11,120 --> 01:59:18,100
legislative priorities so that you can be educated to go sit and not talk to just your local

1248
01:59:18,100 --> 01:59:22,720
people you're going to be talking they're going to give you a list and say these are the

1249
01:59:22,720 --> 01:59:26,940
people and it could be somebody you don't you have no clue that lives up in

1250
01:59:26,940 --> 01:59:31,740
North Florida or somewhere and you're going to go advocate on behalf of the

1251
01:59:31,740 --> 01:59:38,720
state of Florida. Right and so that is the purpose of those those conferences so

1252
01:59:38,720 --> 01:59:44,580
I just wanted to share the difference because I know that you were new and I know

1253
01:59:44,580 --> 01:59:49,700
Commissioner Smith has been but that is the purpose of those particular

1254
01:59:49,700 --> 01:59:56,640
conferences. Madam Mayor and you're absolutely correct. Can we let Commissioner Smith speak because she was next?

1255
01:59:56,640 --> 01:59:58,060
Okay, I don't know.

1256
01:59:58,240 --> 01:59:59,980
Me somewhat covers your press with same...

1257
02:00:01,070 --> 02:00:30,710
Um, about the list that voted on and everything. I know the list that we voted on. I know the items that we voted on. That's not what my, my, my issue is my issue is that when you go to these conferences, it has to be scheduled meeting. Your lobbyists have to schedule for the meetings with the legislators. We're not having that without getting that. That's the information that I need.

1258
02:00:30,710 --> 02:00:34,590
Then we need to get the lobbyists to work for us, we pay them.

1259
02:00:35,230 --> 02:00:38,730
So the lobbyists not supposed to just work for the mayor alone.

1260
02:00:38,990 --> 02:00:41,110
It needs to work for everybody who attends.

1261
02:00:41,930 --> 02:00:51,070
So if there's a hill day, that need to be scheduled by the lobbyists, for the commission to go to a hill day.

1262
02:00:51,630 --> 02:00:54,610
So what is the lobbyist, how am I going to go?

1263
02:00:54,610 --> 02:00:59,990
the lobbyists need to schedule with the legislator.

1264
02:01:00,190 --> 02:01:04,510
That is my part because I have been the, I understand what you said.

1265
02:01:04,650 --> 02:01:12,870
I'm just clarifying what commissioner, you go to a session and you learn about the priorities

1266
02:01:12,870 --> 02:01:15,170
and they tell you which ones to go see.

1267
02:01:15,790 --> 02:01:17,250
They give you that information at the party.

1268
02:01:17,250 --> 02:01:19,110
Okay, a hill that you have to schedule for a hill date.

1269
02:01:19,210 --> 02:01:23,430
Right, but they still give you, did you go to the meeting because if you go to the meeting,

1270
02:01:23,430 --> 02:01:26,930
I mean, they're going to give you the priorities and they're going to tell you specific people to go through.

1271
02:01:27,190 --> 02:01:34,830
You have to schedule to meet with the Congress, you have to schedule, and that's what the lobbyists do, that's the lobbyists, or you're legislative 18.

1272
02:01:35,530 --> 02:01:45,650
We don't have a legislative age here that works in the city of West Park, so therefore we have to get it, we're just scheduled to our lobbyists.

1273
02:01:46,050 --> 02:01:49,310
That's it, that's the information that I need to go to the conference.

1274
02:01:49,310 --> 02:01:54,770
That's all and I'm not getting it from last year and this year is the same thing that's it

1275
02:01:54,770 --> 02:02:03,330
Okay, you final comment. Well, I just I just want to say that I totally agree with what we're saying about national lobbying

1276
02:02:04,670 --> 02:02:07,890
National advocacy on the issues and that's the purpose of it

1277
02:02:07,890 --> 02:02:12,330
What I wanted to indicate is that for me is important that

1278
02:02:13,690 --> 02:02:19,130
We get what the lobby is on what the issues are and they are the individuals that

1279
02:02:19,310 --> 02:02:23,750
give you the little pointers about the individuals that you're talking with so that the conversation

1280
02:02:23,750 --> 02:02:25,650
can be relatively smooth and productive.

1281
02:02:26,290 --> 02:02:33,210
So that's my entry point and why I feel as though we need to have some consensus and

1282
02:02:33,210 --> 02:02:36,290
contact with the lobbyists for that intensive purses.

1283
02:02:37,050 --> 02:02:39,450
And I'm going to say this for the last time.

1284
02:02:39,510 --> 02:02:39,910
No, no, no.

1285
02:02:39,910 --> 02:02:41,190
We can go to the conference.

1286
02:02:41,930 --> 02:02:46,270
You're going to go through a training and they're going to teach you all the things that you

1287
02:02:46,270 --> 02:02:50,690
need to do and what you how you need to maneuver when you go speak with different

1288
02:02:50,690 --> 02:02:51,650
legislatures.

1289
02:02:51,950 --> 02:02:53,390
They're going to give you that training.

1290
02:02:54,130 --> 02:02:56,570
Understood, Mayor, but I wasn't finished with my point.

1291
02:02:57,030 --> 02:03:03,510
My point was to also conclude in saying that I just really don't appreciate how the city

1292
02:03:03,510 --> 02:03:09,750
manager brought that all about, because it was already understood what the intensive purposes

1293
02:03:09,750 --> 02:03:16,630
is of me attending those conferences and it's not to lobby at that time for our city legislative

1294
02:03:16,630 --> 02:03:21,990
priorities. That's what our lobbyists are doing in the respective places. So I just want

1295
02:03:21,990 --> 02:03:28,470
to make that clear for the record and I just did not appreciate the city manager trying

1296
02:03:28,470 --> 02:03:31,350
to make it out of issues though we're trying to represent city issues.

1297
02:03:31,850 --> 02:03:35,250
Okay. Can we move on to item number two, Mr. Manager?

1298
02:03:35,250 --> 02:04:04,890
Yes, talking about funding, we have also received funding for the most summer funding program from Children's Services Council, maximizing out of school time, which is the most program for your information, we will be planning on working with Children's Services Council for the $90,000 for the summer program from April through August of this year for summer program or in minimum of 60.

1299
02:04:05,250 --> 02:04:10,430
Children during the summer program, within the summer program at Mary Sanders Park,

1300
02:04:10,890 --> 02:04:12,170
this is for your information.

1301
02:04:12,170 --> 02:04:19,830
At the next meeting, we will come back with a resolution of fully at the next upcoming meeting.

1302
02:04:20,850 --> 02:04:28,510
The agreement will be ready and the budget so we can have that adopted to start planning for the program.

1303
02:04:29,890 --> 02:04:38,190
Green Street. The next item is the Green Street Campaign. Anthony, Public Works Operations

1304
02:04:38,190 --> 02:04:44,350
Manager will explain for your information. A program we have coming up in collaboration

1305
02:04:44,350 --> 02:04:47,830
with Broward County and WPLG Local Tain.

1306
02:04:53,940 --> 02:04:54,860
Good evening again.

1307
02:04:57,840 --> 02:04:59,980
For your information, we

1308
02:05:00,340 --> 02:05:29,600
We're contacted by the county to consider collaboration with WPLG Local 10 on their Green Street campaign. The Green Street campaign is a seasonal tree planting campaign designed to bring beauty and health to South Florida neighborhoods. The intent of our collaboration is to provide free tree giveaways to our residents, WPLG Local 10.

1309
02:05:29,600 --> 02:05:36,780
and their partners are working on providing free native trees and fruit trees to residents.

1310
02:05:40,420 --> 02:05:49,480
Free. As soon as we finalize the details, the free tree giveaway event or the free tree giveaway event,

1311
02:05:49,480 --> 02:05:57,560
we will send out a notice in your packet, commissioners, and mayor you will find the link to the

1312
02:05:57,560 --> 02:06:02,900
the Green Street Campaign, and you can get more information from that.

1313
02:06:04,240 --> 02:06:05,580
Thank you Anthony.

1314
02:06:06,240 --> 02:06:14,660
The next item we have advertised for Mini Amphitheater Restroom, in continuation of our

1315
02:06:14,660 --> 02:06:22,280
plans for the construction of the Mini Amphitheater and the associated Restroom.

1316
02:06:22,280 --> 02:06:28,880
Steven will announce the ad and other information that you may need.

1317
02:06:29,340 --> 02:06:32,420
Good evening Honourable Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Commissioners.

1318
02:06:32,780 --> 02:06:38,880
This is just an update to the Commission to advise them that RFQ 230310 was recently

1319
02:06:38,880 --> 02:06:44,620
re-advertised, and also the fact that there's a strict colon of silence and effect until

1320
02:06:44,620 --> 02:06:48,420
a professional design firm has been officially selected by the City Commission.

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02:06:49,200 --> 02:06:56,520
RFQ-23-0310 pertains to a request for professional design services to construct the stand-alone

1322
02:06:56,520 --> 02:06:58,860
restroom building for the mini amphitheatre.

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02:06:59,260 --> 02:07:05,320
We've included a copy of the RFQ in your package as well as the cone of silence guidelines.

1324
02:07:07,080 --> 02:07:12,220
Although this project is in the design phase, the restroom building we're still pursuing construction

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02:07:12,220 --> 02:07:17,060
approval through the Miami-Dade School Board as well as Broward County and with the assistance

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02:07:17,060 --> 02:07:28,100
of Commissioner or Broward County Commissioner being for his office, Broward County is in direct communication with the school board to try to resolve the construction approval process.

1327
02:07:28,800 --> 02:07:34,340
And again, this is just an update to advise you that the RFQ is advertised and there's a cone of signs in effect.

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02:07:35,780 --> 02:07:36,520
Thank you.

1329
02:07:36,520 --> 02:07:37,560
Okay.

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02:07:41,040 --> 02:07:46,780
We have a couple of items, and I'll have Arcline present the next two items.

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02:07:47,540 --> 02:07:56,840
Black, black, extreme month contest, and the career source, Browards, 2023 summer youth

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02:07:56,840 --> 02:07:59,380
employment program. Arcline, if you will, please.

1333
02:08:01,620 --> 02:08:09,600
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. City Manager. Good afternoon, Mayor and Commission.

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02:08:09,600 --> 02:08:15,940
I am announcing our Black History Month contest as we do every year.

1335
02:08:17,000 --> 02:08:21,000
This contest is open to high school students to participate.

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02:08:21,900 --> 02:08:26,800
It consists of approximately 50 questions related to Black History.

1337
02:08:28,020 --> 02:08:37,000
Only City of West Park residents and high school students are eligible to complete the questionnaire.

1338
02:08:37,000 --> 02:08:38,020
As

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02:08:41,800 --> 02:09:00,900
well as we have opened the contest to our after-school program students as well because we have noticed that some after-school students may not live in the city, however because they do participate with the city, we would like to include them.

1340
02:09:00,900 --> 02:09:08,540
Also, only high school students attending schools in the South Broward area will be allowed

1341
02:09:08,540 --> 02:09:11,020
to participate in this contest.

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02:09:11,620 --> 02:09:15,180
Entry submitted only by the students entering the contest.

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02:09:15,700 --> 02:09:20,600
The first student to submit the contest with the most correct answers will be the winner

1344
02:09:20,600 --> 02:09:26,400
of the $100 gift card and will be announced at our March 8th commission meeting.

1345
02:09:26,400 --> 02:09:42,120
The deadline to submit entries are by Friday, March 3rd at 11.59 p.m., this flyer for the announcing the Black History Month contest has been posted on our city's website, sent via textblast as well as Facebook.

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02:09:42,920 --> 02:09:43,420
Thank you.

1347
02:09:43,700 --> 02:09:45,400
Just got a quick question for you, Arkland.

1348
02:09:45,400 --> 02:09:49,200
Another she said is our private schools so we have students that live in West

1349
02:09:49,200 --> 02:09:53,660
Park that not only attends our private schools we have kids that go to

1350
02:09:53,660 --> 02:09:58,680
strand of hand to know to different schools so they won't be prohibited from

1351
02:09:58,680 --> 02:09:59,840
participating because

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02:10:00,000 --> 02:10:05,100
We don't go to a South-Four-hour school, correct? Correct. They will be allowed to participate. Thank you.

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02:10:07,390 --> 02:10:31,450
The next we have on the Managers Report is Career Source Browards 2023 Summer Youth Employment Program. For your information, the city has collaborated with Career Source Broward in the past and we would like to do so in the future. So what is Career Source Broward? Career Source Broward allows youth between the ages of 16 and 18 years of age

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02:10:31,450 --> 02:10:36,630
opportunity to gain summer work experience between the months of June and August.

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02:10:37,510 --> 02:10:43,370
The city will be responsible for the youth while they are on our work site.

1356
02:10:43,790 --> 02:10:49,130
However, because this is a career source for our work program, the city does not choose

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02:10:49,130 --> 02:10:53,970
the youth that will work at our City of West Park work site.

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02:10:54,650 --> 02:11:00,350
Career source Broward also assigns a work site monitor to come out and monitor what the

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02:11:00,350 --> 02:11:06,310
the youth is doing, there's hours that they work, as well as pay for the youth during

1360
02:11:06,310 --> 02:11:09,050
their time of work.

1361
02:11:11,220 --> 02:11:13,800
So, with the commission's approval, we would

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02:11:13,800 --> 02:11:19,660
like to bring this back, this agreement from career source borough back to the commission

1363
02:11:20,620 --> 02:11:26,920
for an agreement between the months, I'm sorry, between the years of June 2023 and September

1364
02:11:26,920 --> 02:11:28,160
December 20th, 2026.

1365
02:11:31,040 --> 02:11:33,660
And that concludes this announcement as well.

1366
02:11:33,900 --> 02:11:34,260
Thank you.

1367
02:11:34,660 --> 02:11:35,740
Yeah, thank you.

1368
02:11:35,840 --> 02:11:36,080
Thank you.

1369
02:11:36,660 --> 02:11:41,000
At the next item is a proposed fiscal year 2023 budget

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02:11:41,420 --> 02:11:45,120
here in Skadeville and adjustments to the potential adjustment

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02:11:45,120 --> 02:11:48,620
to the temporary tentative meeting calendar.

1372
02:11:49,220 --> 02:11:54,260
On January 17th, we received the email

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02:11:54,260 --> 02:11:57,440
I attached to my memo from the Broward Property

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02:11:57,440 --> 02:12:01,760
a prison's office with 2023 tax role calendar.

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02:12:02,360 --> 02:12:07,920
Along with in the information they indicated that some

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02:12:07,920 --> 02:12:12,120
of the guidelines we have to follow, which include that we

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02:12:12,120 --> 02:12:16,940
cannot schedule our hearing dates on the same day that

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02:12:16,940 --> 02:12:22,720
school board, Brown County, and also the cities required to

1379
02:12:22,720 --> 02:12:29,580
to formal public hearing with guidelines on how we should do so, which are those dates

1380
02:12:29,580 --> 02:12:34,920
that we should still are out of. Additionally, local government cannot hold budget hearings

1381
02:12:34,920 --> 02:12:42,380
on the same date as Brown School as I indicated. To that end, we have created some dates also

1382
02:12:42,380 --> 02:12:49,460
knowing that we're required to submit our proposed military by Friday, August 4th. So, we

1383
02:12:49,460 --> 02:12:54,960
We have the following days that we are proposing, setting proposed, milledrate on Wednesday

1384
02:12:54,960 --> 02:13:03,160
August 2nd, and on the same date establishing proposed non-advalorem assessments which

1385
02:13:03,160 --> 02:13:11,580
are for the solid waste fire, nuisance abatement and twin lakes assessments on the August 2nd so

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02:13:11,580 --> 02:13:13,180
we can submit by the 4th.

1387
02:13:13,180 --> 02:13:20,900
We are scheduling our first budget hearing for Wednesday, September 6th, and a week later

1388
02:13:20,900 --> 02:13:27,940
on September 13th, we'll be considering adopting the non-advalorem assessment that we established.

1389
02:13:29,520 --> 02:13:35,520
And scheduling the week later, September 20th, for our second budget hearing.

1390
02:13:35,520 --> 02:13:44,820
All these dates that we propose are not in conflict with the dates that were provided.

1391
02:13:45,060 --> 02:13:49,900
You see on the last page of the email shows those dates that we stay, you stay away from

1392
02:13:49,900 --> 02:13:53,040
and we will make sure that it's not in conflict.

1393
02:13:53,620 --> 02:13:59,600
So unless advised otherwise, we will commence the plans, including bringing resolution setting

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02:13:59,600 --> 02:14:00,280
those dates.

1395
02:14:00,280 --> 02:14:01,160
The

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02:14:05,860 --> 02:14:08,760
next item is the discussion regarding tax exemption.

1397
02:14:09,400 --> 02:14:14,760
Along the same time that we normally get this information, our finance department also

1398
02:14:15,210 --> 02:14:20,900
normally receive a notice indicating that we should look at our exemptions and see

1399
02:14:20,900 --> 02:14:21,900
what we want to select.

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02:14:23,140 --> 02:14:33,670
So in the past we've had one senior property tax exemption and now done in the city, it was

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02:14:33,670 --> 02:14:38,530
that many years ago. So we are recommending to consider these are the two and

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02:14:38,530 --> 02:14:43,990
I plan to bring back an ordinance unless advised otherwise plan an ordinance to

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02:14:43,990 --> 02:14:49,890
adopt the next two that I'm going to ask Chris to speak about so we can have it

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02:14:49,890 --> 02:14:55,390
to them by May 1st. Chris if you will at this time. Good evening Mayor and Vice

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02:14:55,390 --> 02:14:59,110
Mayor and Commission members, Chris Wallace, Finance Director for the city.

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02:15:00,050 --> 02:15:28,930
As the manager noted, we currently extend $125,000 exemption to senior citizens who have a homestead exemption and meet the household income threshold set by the statute, which changes every year, according to inflation. There is a second $25,000 exemption. We might refer to it as a local option exemption that the cities can extend that would apply to the city's property taxes, not to the counties or school boards.

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02:15:28,930 --> 02:15:37,830
and that the exemption will also benefit the same seniors who currently benefit from the $25,000 so that would go up to $50,000.

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02:15:40,010 --> 02:15:54,890
And there's a newer exemption that applies to, and I apologize, this is going to be a little complicated, but it applies to people who in the year of the exemption their houses worth a just value of $250,000 or less,

1409
02:15:54,890 --> 02:15:59,410
and that they've lived in their house for at least 25 years continually and permanently

1410
02:16:00,010 --> 02:16:05,310
and they meet the same income threshold which is around $35 or $36,000 currently.

1411
02:16:06,930 --> 02:16:13,790
So that last exemption that I was just explaining our analysis indicates that that would only really benefit three property owners

1412
02:16:13,790 --> 02:16:16,170
but those three property owners would save $400.

1413
02:16:16,930 --> 02:16:32,870
the bigger number of people, the larger number of people that would benefit from that first $25,000 exemption that I talked about initially, they would save about $200 a year, a little under, but right now.

1414
02:16:34,310 --> 02:16:42,070
So, you know, the total impact for both of those if you extend it would be a little under $30,000 currently then lost revenue to the city.

1415
02:16:42,070 --> 02:16:47,170
So, if the commission is going to consider that, we need to do it now because we are

1416
02:16:47,170 --> 02:16:50,770
studying our budget process, we're setting the calendar, we'll be doing forecasting,

1417
02:16:50,770 --> 02:16:55,770
but most importantly, we have to let the property appraiser know by May 1st, and we would

1418
02:16:55,770 --> 02:16:58,110
need to adopt this by ordinance under statute.

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02:16:58,530 --> 02:17:03,910
So, I guess we'll be bringing it back unless anyone objects to it in the future.

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02:17:04,630 --> 02:17:05,130
Madam Mayor.

1421
02:17:07,010 --> 02:17:10,510
I just want to say, Chris, thank you for the presentation.

1422
02:17:11,250 --> 02:17:18,470
like I indicated in the 101, this was one of the items that I was looking for it to bring to the commission body.

1423
02:17:19,470 --> 02:17:27,410
As I was campaigning, I indicated that there was some items that I had spoke with modicaires office with.

1424
02:17:27,850 --> 02:17:33,730
In regards to some exemptions that were on the table for our senior citizens, that we had not taken advantage of.

1425
02:17:33,730 --> 02:17:39,270
So I'm appreciative to see this and I look forward to having the opportunity to vote on this

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02:17:40,130 --> 02:17:48,710
prior to the deadline. So I thank you for bringing this forward. I just wish that we would have did this back when it was enacted in 2020 because

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02:17:49,290 --> 02:17:55,070
With such a low impact to the budget. It makes such a bigger impact for the residents who are on

1428
02:17:55,070 --> 02:17:59,770
Tight constraints and budgets and senior citizens in our community. So thank you

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02:18:00,930 --> 02:18:02,410
And so Chris I

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02:18:08,990 --> 02:18:15,410
What year was that that it was brought wasn't 2020 right there's 2018 can't

1431
02:18:17,490 --> 02:18:19,170
hear you Chris right turn that off

1432
02:18:19,170 --> 02:18:26,190
So I wouldn't overspeak the most recent one the one that the only benefits three property owners that was adopted in 2020 by the

1433
02:18:26,190 --> 02:18:32,910
Legislature and could have been affected for fiscal year 21 I believe so it's that's the most recent one but it doesn't really benefit

1434
02:18:32,910 --> 02:18:38,550
probably anyone in West Park I mean it would benefit as far as we can tell three

1435
02:18:38,550 --> 02:18:43,990
property owners so they would benefit but the bigger one is going from 25 to

1436
02:18:43,990 --> 02:18:48,330
$50,000 in exemptions that would benefit the most people even though it's

1437
02:18:48,330 --> 02:18:52,230
going to only benefit them to a little a little under $200 for that income

1438
02:18:52,230 --> 02:18:55,810
group $200 is a big deal. And that proposal was brought to the commission

1439
02:18:55,810 --> 02:19:00,230
way. Well okay so originally it was never brought to the commission

1440
02:19:00,710 --> 02:19:07,870
subsequent. Originally, the pre-dates Mr. Balagun's tenure, you have to keep in

1441
02:19:07,870 --> 02:19:11,410
mind that the city when it was first incorporated really was not going to make

1442
02:19:11,410 --> 02:19:15,910
it financially. The county had to throw millions of dollars at it, so it wasn't

1443
02:19:15,910 --> 02:19:20,930
like you could extend, you did extend the $125,000, but we thought the $50,000 was

1444
02:19:20,930 --> 02:19:25,730
a bridge too far. And we built up finances over the years, but then with the

1445
02:19:25,730 --> 02:19:32,210
recession that hit back in 2008-2009, it really decimated the city's

1446
02:19:32,210 --> 02:19:36,530
unreserved fund balance, and it pushed us back, not just us, but most places back

1447
02:19:36,530 --> 02:19:42,150
quite a bit. And only now, 10 years later, have we really recovered from that

1448
02:19:42,150 --> 02:19:46,430
recession, because while it drops off quickly and you use it quickly, it takes a

1449
02:19:46,430 --> 02:19:51,030
long time to build it back up. So back then we actually had to raise the milledrate

1450
02:19:51,030 --> 02:19:56,010
over nine and you know that really wasn't a very good timing either but we

1451
02:19:56,010 --> 02:19:59,970
think we're in good shape financially now knock on wood, it's always a

1452
02:20:01,620 --> 02:20:31,360
A team effort between the elected body and the staff to try to, you know, do what you can with what money you have, or keeping your finances solid. You're there today. Our fund balance, we think, at the end of this fiscal year, will approach the maximum that the fund balance policy that the commission has adopted requires, which is 50% of expenditures or six months worth of expenditures, if you will. But after the recession, that had dropped down close to 25%, which is the rock bottom. You have to keep in mind that you have to go from October through

1453
02:20:31,360 --> 02:20:35,560
December of every year before you start getting money for property taxes. So if you

1454
02:20:35,560 --> 02:20:41,260
were starting from scratch you wouldn't have money until December but you have bills. So you have

1455
02:20:41,260 --> 02:20:48,160
to have at least three months or 25% just for cash flow purposes but that unfortunately also coincides

1456
02:20:48,160 --> 02:20:53,560
with the the hard part of hurricane season. If you get it back to back hurricane it's going to be

1457
02:20:54,180 --> 02:20:58,640
real tough for the city. You can weather it but you know you're going to you're going to get money

1458
02:20:58,640 --> 02:21:02,400
back from FEMA hopefully and I get 100% of what it costs you but you're going to have to wait

1459
02:21:02,400 --> 02:21:09,060
two or three years to get that money back. So you need a good fund balance and we're going

1460
02:21:09,060 --> 02:21:16,720
to try and maximize the return on that with your adoption earlier tonight of the investment

1461
02:21:17,180 --> 02:21:22,340
options that we have. But where we are today we can do it. I wouldn't have felt comfortable

1462
02:21:22,340 --> 02:21:26,660
back during the recession. I certainly wouldn't have been possible at the time of the corporation

1463
02:21:26,660 --> 02:21:32,160
because most of you remember, I was really, really tough to make this city work financially.

1464
02:21:32,660 --> 02:21:40,640
And to Chris Point, at that time, all the subsidies that gave the city was what kept the city over

1465
02:21:40,640 --> 02:21:46,600
again, at that time we had to go out. I asked him to do it now because coming into the city,

1466
02:21:47,060 --> 02:21:52,560
the military, we had to, you know, kind of adjust and start. Now that we're bringing it, bringing, bringing it down

1467
02:21:52,560 --> 02:21:56,460
and with the investment opportunity and some other resources.

1468
02:21:56,720 --> 02:22:01,560
And now we've grown the advalorem of the city

1469
02:22:01,560 --> 02:22:04,440
without opinion that this will make a benefit.

1470
02:22:04,620 --> 02:22:06,400
And that's why I'm recommending it and asking

1471
02:22:06,400 --> 02:22:09,640
to do it this time to make sure we put it on the table

1472
02:22:09,640 --> 02:22:10,920
so you can consider it.

1473
02:22:10,920 --> 02:22:13,260
Like I said earlier, I'm going to bring back a resolution

1474
02:22:13,260 --> 02:22:15,640
and ordinate hopefully.

1475
02:22:16,200 --> 02:22:18,560
And I started it so that we can meet at May 1st

1476
02:22:19,080 --> 02:22:21,520
so we can make sure we get it out

1477
02:22:21,520 --> 02:22:23,400
if we have the next consecutive means.

1478
02:22:23,860 --> 02:22:27,120
Madam Mayor, let me just make one quick statement

1479
02:22:27,120 --> 02:22:28,240
and then I'll get to you.

1480
02:22:28,560 --> 02:22:30,980
I just wanted to thank you for the presentation

1481
02:22:30,980 --> 02:22:35,480
and I want to make sure that we leave here knowing

1482
02:22:35,480 --> 02:22:39,440
that it's not that we didn't want to, we could not.

1483
02:22:39,920 --> 02:22:43,320
And because of the financial state that we were in

1484
02:22:43,840 --> 02:22:46,340
and following that one hurricane

1485
02:22:46,340 --> 02:22:48,840
and trying to recruit the money for years.

1486
02:22:48,840 --> 02:22:51,780
and so that is why we only did the one exemption.

1487
02:22:52,100 --> 02:22:54,900
So I just wanted to make sure that that is pointed out

1488
02:22:54,900 --> 02:22:57,540
to residents, it's not that we didn't want to,

1489
02:22:57,600 --> 02:23:00,520
we could only do that one because we couldn't afford

1490
02:23:00,520 --> 02:23:02,740
to do any more because of the financial state.

1491
02:23:03,020 --> 02:23:08,100
So again, as a tribute to the commission over the years,

1492
02:23:08,320 --> 02:23:10,500
we have built back up our funding space

1493
02:23:11,000 --> 02:23:13,940
so that we're able to now financially do it.

1494
02:23:14,460 --> 02:23:16,780
So I just wanted to make sure that's the message

1495
02:23:16,780 --> 02:23:17,560
that we get out.

1496
02:23:17,560 --> 02:23:23,720
Okay, and I agree with that I would like if I can just to give a shout out to Holly Smino and Marty Care's office

1497
02:23:23,720 --> 02:23:27,140
They were very helpful in helping us to double check our analysis

1498
02:23:27,140 --> 02:23:31,540
He corrected some of my calculations, and I appreciate that they've always been a big help down there

1499
02:23:31,540 --> 02:23:41,900
Yes, I would just like to say mayor that I disagree with your previous comment, and I want to be transparent to the residents that when the

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02:23:41,900 --> 02:23:48,340
The finance officer is speaking about what occurred during the reception of the city,

1501
02:23:48,840 --> 02:23:58,200
what occurred during the recession, all that does not have any variance on when the legislation was passed in 2018 and 2020 respectively.

1502
02:23:58,900 --> 02:24:07,300
During that time, if you go back to the budget, we had a surplus of over $67 million during those fiscal years,

1503
02:24:07,300 --> 02:24:10,280
we did have a surplus of over $6 million.

1504
02:24:11,080 --> 02:24:14,960
So that wasn't to me sit and apply that residents

1505
02:24:14,960 --> 02:24:18,880
that could benefit from saving a little under $30,000

1506
02:24:18,880 --> 02:24:20,880
would have had a great financial impact

1507
02:24:21,280 --> 02:24:25,180
to a city that has a budget for over $16 million.

1508
02:24:25,940 --> 02:24:28,260
So I don't want the perception put out there

1509
02:24:28,260 --> 02:24:30,060
that we couldn't do it at that time

1510
02:24:30,060 --> 02:24:34,280
because there wasn't even an analysis done to see whether

1511
02:24:34,280 --> 02:24:38,320
or not what the impact would have been to our bottom line.

1512
02:24:38,880 --> 02:24:40,580
So I don't want it for traders though.

1513
02:24:41,020 --> 02:24:43,540
This is the only time that we've been able to do so,

1514
02:24:43,780 --> 02:24:45,820
because we are just coming out of a pandemic

1515
02:24:46,300 --> 02:24:47,740
and we're able to do so.

1516
02:24:48,100 --> 02:24:50,060
So if we were just coming out of recession,

1517
02:24:50,500 --> 02:24:52,140
it's my opinion that we still would have been able

1518
02:24:52,140 --> 02:24:52,860
to do so.

1519
02:24:53,200 --> 02:24:55,780
But at that time, this was not the legislature

1520
02:24:55,780 --> 02:24:58,440
that was passed during the inception of the city.

1521
02:24:58,600 --> 02:24:59,580
This was not the legislature.

1522
02:24:59,580 --> 02:24:59,680
Thank you.

1523
02:25:00,140 --> 02:25:27,760
During the recession, this was not enacted by legislature, and during any time thereafter, where the hurricane was impactful to the city finances as the mayor is trying to elude to. So I differ in your analysis of that mayor. And I think that when I spoke to them, the finance director and the city manager in my 101, I echoed that.

1524
02:25:27,760 --> 02:25:36,460
that there was no analysis done and we were not that strapped to have to maintain $30,000

1525
02:25:36,460 --> 02:25:38,940
from the residents and property revenue.

1526
02:25:39,160 --> 02:25:40,440
We were not that strapped at that time.

1527
02:25:40,580 --> 02:25:47,540
We did not have any financial problems or inability to pay our bills at the time as this

1528
02:25:47,540 --> 02:25:50,920
whole historical analog has been presented tonight.

1529
02:25:50,920 --> 02:26:02,220
so that needs to be corrected that we were not hurting for additional $30,000 in revenue from our residents where we could not have it at that time.

1530
02:26:02,620 --> 02:26:16,700
So again I said what I said and I stand by what I said because I sat in the seat during that time so it's just a matter of a difference of opinion but we don't need to be a labor that it's being done now so let's move forward. Thank you, Chris.

1531
02:26:18,180 --> 02:26:19,500
item number nine.

1532
02:26:19,840 --> 02:26:22,140
Steven, if you will come forward, please.

1533
02:26:23,900 --> 02:26:26,540
As we prepare for Broward Up initiative,

1534
02:26:27,180 --> 02:26:31,100
we wanted to look back into entrepreneurship program

1535
02:26:31,100 --> 02:26:35,060
that we did in 2018 and kind of update our analysis

1536
02:26:35,580 --> 02:26:40,920
and kind of start looking at how we can prepare to use one

1537
02:26:40,920 --> 02:26:45,780
to supplement or add to the next one and let them work together

1538
02:26:45,780 --> 02:26:49,620
to be able to provide a much needed program

1539
02:26:49,620 --> 02:26:52,560
that we think residents could appreciate.

1540
02:26:53,160 --> 02:26:57,060
So, Chris, Steven asked him to start preparing

1541
02:26:57,060 --> 02:27:01,940
and do some study with what we did in 2018

1542
02:27:02,300 --> 02:27:04,360
so we can combine both with Broward Up

1543
02:27:04,360 --> 02:27:06,320
and do it so he has prepared a report

1544
02:27:06,320 --> 02:27:07,440
and I want him to share.

1545
02:27:08,400 --> 02:27:10,400
Yeah, this is just a brief update,

1546
02:27:10,400 --> 02:27:12,240
let you know, we recently completed research

1547
02:27:12,240 --> 02:27:18,060
and to local entrepreneurship or business training programs and this includes

1548
02:27:18,060 --> 02:27:24,320
the nationally recognized Broward Score program which coincidentally did

1549
02:27:24,320 --> 02:27:31,440
provided services for the city right here in City Hall in the summer of 2018 we've

1550
02:27:31,440 --> 02:27:35,840
actually included some of the City Commission reports that we provided at the time

1551
02:27:35,840 --> 02:27:41,900
as well as the four-part course syllabus. We also did additional

1552
02:27:41,900 --> 02:27:47,460
research on other neighboring cities to see what they were offering, and we discover

1553
02:27:47,460 --> 02:27:52,860
that they have a system where they have one central consultant who provides training

1554
02:27:53,210 --> 02:27:58,900
to local professionals such as attorney firms, and then they provide training to the

1555
02:27:58,900 --> 02:28:03,900
residents, for the instance, for the example of the attorney firm, they provide legal assistance

1556
02:28:03,900 --> 02:28:08,620
in terms of what is necessary for the business from a legal perspective.

1557
02:28:08,620 --> 02:28:12,920
But basically that's geared more toward larger cities.

1558
02:28:12,920 --> 02:28:16,440
They have a large pool of professionals such as law firms and what have you.

1559
02:28:16,860 --> 02:28:21,940
So based on our research, we believe that the Broward School is the most beneficial program

1560
02:28:21,940 --> 02:28:28,300
at this point where they can come to the city of citizens or to the residents here and provide

1561
02:28:28,300 --> 02:28:33,760
the actual training as well as provide ongoing mentoring for each interested business.

1562
02:28:34,340 --> 02:28:37,060
So we'd like to pursue that as soon as possible.

1563
02:28:37,060 --> 02:28:42,640
and just another note we're also looking into viable apprenticeship programs

1564
02:28:42,640 --> 02:28:48,500
for those who may be interested in certain trades. So we'll bring that back

1565
02:28:48,500 --> 02:28:54,540
at some point as well. Thank you. Madam Mayor. Thank you David for the

1566
02:28:54,540 --> 02:29:01,440
presentation. I have stated on the days that I'm all for giving the community a

1567
02:29:01,440 --> 02:29:07,160
hand up and I'm appreciative that you were able to do some digging on some

1568
02:29:07,160 --> 02:29:11,940
entrepreneurship programs and opportunities as echoed one-on-one I'm glad

1569
02:29:11,940 --> 02:29:16,260
to hear that you guys will be trying to research other opportunities for

1570
02:29:16,260 --> 02:29:21,660
apprenticeship programs and so forth geared towards trade initiatives as

1571
02:29:21,660 --> 02:29:28,060
well. One of the ideas that I just want to put forth to my colleagues that I had in

1572
02:29:28,060 --> 02:29:31,920
mine as well is that perhaps we can with the

1573
02:29:31,920 --> 02:29:35,780
apprenticeship program partner with the OIC

1574
02:29:35,780 --> 02:29:39,260
department as well as local vocational

1575
02:29:39,260 --> 02:29:45,680
tech entities and also to quarry our current

1576
02:29:45,680 --> 02:29:48,280
businesses that we have in the area to see

1577
02:29:48,280 --> 02:29:50,620
whether or not they will be willing to provide

1578
02:29:50,620 --> 02:29:54,000
some form of internship as a form of

1579
02:29:54,000 --> 02:29:56,500
in-kinding or whatnot. So I appreciate that

1580
02:29:56,500 --> 02:29:59,520
Damon and I look forward to all of the the future.

1581
02:30:04,200 --> 02:30:04,820
Okay,

1582
02:30:08,470 --> 02:30:32,970
the next item is a free fitness program initiative. I want to say the opportunity to introduce our new Recreation Manager, Mr. Eric L. Wright. He started hitting the ground running with some programs and there's more to come. It's going to be giving you information on some of the programs that are active.

1583
02:30:32,970 --> 02:30:40,710
them to look into and they were successful in coming together with some information. Eric,

1584
02:30:40,850 --> 02:30:45,430
if you want to present the free fitness program initiative that we are for residents, please.

1585
02:30:46,470 --> 02:30:54,030
Good evening, Mayor, Commissioner and residents. For your information, we are collaborating with

1586
02:30:54,030 --> 02:31:01,710
a local fitness training company, Excite Fitness, to provide a free 16-week fitness boot

1587
02:31:01,710 --> 02:31:09,410
campus initiative at Meteor Park. The program is provided providing two training sessions per week,

1588
02:31:09,650 --> 02:31:16,310
Mondays and Thursdays from March through June for a maximum of 45 participants per session.

1589
02:31:17,690 --> 02:31:23,790
The program will be an outdoor program and is free to residents. The class time is tentatively

1590
02:31:23,790 --> 02:31:32,970
schedule from 6.45 to 7.45pm, a flyer with a commencement date and final details will

1591
02:31:32,970 --> 02:31:34,630
be sent via text blast.

1592
02:31:36,330 --> 02:31:43,730
Okay, this is, I see indicated we're going to have a registration process which is already

1593
02:31:43,730 --> 02:31:49,070
working on, they'll be on the website for any participants that are interested so they

1594
02:31:49,070 --> 02:31:51,790
can log it in and it will receive them.

1595
02:31:52,230 --> 02:31:55,890
It is our hope that we can get more people to register,

1596
02:31:56,070 --> 02:31:58,070
that we can expand it and extend it.

1597
02:31:58,510 --> 02:32:01,950
Each session only takes 45 participants.

1598
02:32:02,610 --> 02:32:05,090
If they continue to come, we'll really

1599
02:32:05,090 --> 02:32:06,690
be able to do that.

1600
02:32:06,790 --> 02:32:10,970
I want to extend this exercise initiative and effort

1601
02:32:11,430 --> 02:32:15,230
for people to come out outdoor and do some exercise

1602
02:32:15,730 --> 02:32:16,690
for the program.

1603
02:32:17,290 --> 02:32:17,890
Thanks, Eric.

1604
02:32:20,770 --> 02:32:24,910
Mr. Wright, thank you for the presentation and I also just wanted to welcome you to the

1605
02:32:24,910 --> 02:32:31,530
city. Thank you for this initiative and this program. We look forward to many more

1606
02:32:31,530 --> 02:32:34,090
like it. I definitely will be in attendance.

1607
02:32:36,130 --> 02:32:38,470
I definitely will be in attendance, you know,

1608
02:32:38,950 --> 02:32:43,730
trying to get my feet on as well. So I look to see other residents participating as well.

1609
02:32:43,730 --> 02:32:48,670
And once again to the residents for public consumption is totally free to you.

1610
02:32:49,350 --> 02:32:51,150
So please take advantage of this opportunity.

1611
02:32:53,590 --> 02:32:54,190
Madam Mayor.

1612
02:32:54,810 --> 02:32:55,370
Yes.

1613
02:32:56,010 --> 02:33:03,550
I also would like to just indicate just for information purposes that during the 101 I did

1614
02:33:03,550 --> 02:33:11,570
Corey, the city manager, I have residents who have had interest in creating an initiative

1615
02:33:11,570 --> 02:33:12,910
for the seniors as well.

1616
02:33:12,910 --> 02:33:17,830
some of the seniors that may not be a part of our senior program have indicated

1617
02:33:17,830 --> 02:33:22,090
they would like something sort of like a silver slipper program where they

1618
02:33:22,090 --> 02:33:29,850
can get involved with doing like yoga Tai Chi and you know moderate exercises

1619
02:33:29,850 --> 02:33:35,330
for our senior population so I did speak with the city manager and his staff and

1620
02:33:35,330 --> 02:33:40,610
reference to trying to fish out any programs and initiatives to add to our

1621
02:33:40,610 --> 02:33:46,350
this program and to also have one particularly not only at the material part but

1622
02:33:46,350 --> 02:33:48,130
Mary Sanders as well. Thank you.

1623
02:33:54,460 --> 02:33:57,900
The next item is a free fresh food

1624
02:33:57,900 --> 02:34:03,680
distribution event on schedule for February 25th, Arclin, if you want to

1625
02:34:03,680 --> 02:34:04,460
present that item.

1626
02:34:07,450 --> 02:34:11,930
Thank you, Mr. Walligan. Good evening again mayor and

1627
02:34:11,930 --> 02:34:17,410
commission. So this is an announcement for our free fresh food distribution and

1628
02:34:17,410 --> 02:34:24,150
And our continued effort to provide free fresh food to our residents, visitors and anyone

1629
02:34:24,150 --> 02:34:26,430
that comes in the drive-thru-only line.

1630
02:34:26,870 --> 02:34:32,550
We have collaborated with FarmShare in the past, as well as we would be doing the same

1631
02:34:32,550 --> 02:34:38,250
thing on February 24th, I'm sorry, February 25th, at McTear Park at 10am.

1632
02:34:39,530 --> 02:34:47,250
As a reminder to the commission, FarmShare has, FarmShare has advised that every elected

1633
02:34:47,250 --> 02:34:53,570
official, we'll have to sign off on a form entitled Rules Regarding Political Activities

1634
02:34:53,570 --> 02:34:54,590
at Farmshare Events.

1635
02:34:55,290 --> 02:34:59,790
Staff will pass out the pages to the commission.

1636
02:35:01,100 --> 02:35:30,440
You each will receive two. So we are requesting that although the memo says that this is due by Friday, February 24th, our VIT is on February 25th and staff will have to send these consent forms to FarmShare ahead of time. So we're asking that as soon as you know that you're going to attend that particular distribution in, please sign it and send it over to us and we will be happy to receive it earlier.

1637
02:35:31,100 --> 02:35:38,180
Again, this is an announcement for our free FESHDFU's distribution on February 25th at

1638
02:35:38,180 --> 02:35:40,200
McTier Park at 10 a.m. Thank you.

1639
02:35:43,540 --> 02:35:48,400
At this time, Chris, monthly budget report,

1640
02:35:57,450 --> 02:35:59,630
good evening again, Chris Wallace, finance director

1641
02:35:59,630 --> 02:36:10,310
for the city. The monthly rebudger report is for the month ended December 31st. I'm sorry,

1642
02:36:13,450 --> 02:36:20,770
January 31st. So we will have completed 33% of the year. At that point our revenues look

1643
02:36:20,770 --> 02:36:26,150
on track a little ahead of schedule really but not a whole lot. And expenditures are under

1644
02:36:26,150 --> 02:36:30,550
where we thought they'd be by a little bit but I expect those to pick up. With the exception

1645
02:36:30,550 --> 02:36:36,210
of the law enforcement contract which you know was renegotiated so we'll be preparing a budget

1646
02:36:36,210 --> 02:36:37,950
a revision to bring that back in line.

1647
02:36:40,990 --> 02:36:46,150
We do expect to increase our investment income, as we noted earlier in the meeting.

1648
02:36:46,950 --> 02:36:50,770
The capital money that we've been spending for capital projects and the county surtax

1649
02:36:50,770 --> 02:36:56,990
money and the ARPA funds are starting to pick up, I expect to see that really take wind

1650
02:36:56,990 --> 02:36:58,210
here for the rest of the year.

1651
02:36:59,290 --> 02:37:03,970
The checks that are in the backup, nothing really unusual there, it's not once again just

1652
02:37:03,970 --> 02:37:09,450
another routine month and in some of the conversations we had you know just for

1653
02:37:09,450 --> 02:37:13,110
the public's benefit this is the time of year we're in a strong cash flow

1654
02:37:13,110 --> 02:37:18,850
position because the property taxes and assessment revenue come in in December

1655
02:37:18,850 --> 02:37:24,610
in January you get like 70% of that money then and we get the rest of it through

1656
02:37:24,610 --> 02:37:29,290
the end of March for all intents and purposes but by May we go into what I call

1657
02:37:29,290 --> 02:37:33,870
negative cash flow where we have more expenses than revenues coming in so this

1658
02:37:33,870 --> 02:37:37,210
This is a time of year where you build up your cash and then you start spending it out.

1659
02:37:37,390 --> 02:37:41,630
So we do have a strong cash position right now, but that's not unusual.

1660
02:37:42,870 --> 02:37:46,230
And with that, I'll be glad to answer any questions and I'm sorry about my voice going

1661
02:37:46,230 --> 02:37:46,690
out again.

1662
02:37:54,270 --> 02:37:54,850
I'm sorry.

1663
02:37:55,130 --> 02:37:55,590
Any questions?

1664
02:38:57,940 --> 02:38:58,460
Can you hear me?

1665
02:38:59,580 --> 02:39:00,020
Okay.

1666
02:39:00,600 --> 02:39:01,080
Thank you.

1667
02:39:01,900 --> 02:39:02,140
Okay.

1668
02:39:02,380 --> 02:39:07,120
As Ben Chren before in the one-on-one, I just want to get it out.

1669
02:39:07,120 --> 02:39:21,520
But I was inquiring about us putting aside an additional account which is an initiative

1670
02:39:22,120 --> 02:39:23,280
funding account.

1671
02:39:23,680 --> 02:39:30,020
And that account would be some money put aside for initiatives to give back to the

1672
02:39:30,020 --> 02:39:43,840
residents in the city. I know we have the seniors, we have that takes place in

1673
02:39:43,840 --> 02:39:51,360
the city on holiday times and stuff like that but whereas the commissions we

1674
02:39:51,360 --> 02:39:55,760
need initiative funds instead of us buying Halloween candy out of our

1675
02:39:55,760 --> 02:39:59,960
pockets. There should be initiative funds for us to

1676
02:40:00,000 --> 02:40:27,860
To give back to the residents on the commission basis. So I think we have a surplus here. We put it in a way. We are going to be banking, investing, $8.7 million. And why not have that funds put aside.

1677
02:40:27,860 --> 02:40:35,300
A little bit of something from the 8 million dollar put aside for that initial that funding itself. Can you explain?

1678
02:40:36,180 --> 02:40:39,000
What you have explained to me why cannot be done right now?

1679
02:40:39,400 --> 02:40:44,460
I don't think we said it couldn't be done. It's really a budgetary decision. That was brought up.

1680
02:40:48,700 --> 02:40:49,260
Oh, that's just

1681
02:40:49,260 --> 02:40:56,140
That's a financial decision. That money's actually currently invested. It's just invested in very low-paying deposits out of bank

1682
02:40:56,140 --> 02:41:00,240
We are trying to increase that and we do expect it to generate additional cash

1683
02:41:00,680 --> 02:41:03,300
beyond what we currently have budgeted.

1684
02:41:03,580 --> 02:41:06,040
What you're suggesting is really kind of a political or

1685
02:41:06,040 --> 02:41:08,740
budgetary decision, so I don't really have a position on it,

1686
02:41:08,840 --> 02:41:10,620
other than to say I understand what you're saying,

1687
02:41:11,160 --> 02:41:13,340
but it really needs to be brought up in context of

1688
02:41:13,340 --> 02:41:15,760
when you're preparing the budget or doing budget amendments

1689
02:41:15,760 --> 02:41:18,200
and looking to see how your revenues come in.

1690
02:41:18,660 --> 02:41:20,820
Because while our revenues currently look good

1691
02:41:20,820 --> 02:41:24,080
and I don't expect that to change, it could change.

1692
02:41:24,700 --> 02:41:28,460
You know, a good part of your revenue comes from taxes on utilities

1693
02:41:28,460 --> 02:41:35,040
and you have what's been kind of a warm winter so far so it may be as we start

1694
02:41:35,040 --> 02:41:39,260
getting those payments in you know you pay your electric bill for January

1695
02:41:39,260 --> 02:41:43,340
you probably pay it in February we don't get that money until March so some

1696
02:41:43,340 --> 02:41:47,580
time in March I expect to see how weather has affected our electric bills might

1697
02:41:47,580 --> 02:41:51,780
not to go too far straight my point is you only need to pay that in context of

1698
02:41:51,780 --> 02:41:58,320
the overall budget and consider that in your budgeting of how you want the city

1699
02:41:58,320 --> 02:42:02,880
programs and things to work you know my goal is my goal on the investment side was just to

1700
02:42:02,880 --> 02:42:06,880
generate more money for the city without taking any real risk in doing so because the interest

1701
02:42:06,880 --> 02:42:12,120
break market has moved up and will continue to do so where before it was pretty much near zero

1702
02:42:12,780 --> 02:42:16,520
so I don't know if that answers your question or not I'm not trying to avoid it but it's not a

1703
02:42:16,520 --> 02:42:22,260
decision that I get to make or even recommend I think I could I could when I hear the term initiated

1704
02:42:22,260 --> 02:42:27,460
I'm thinking you're talking about a program unless I'm getting the wrong to have a program

1705
02:42:29,420 --> 02:42:29,900
Like

1706
02:42:35,180 --> 02:42:37,900
Chris indicated that would be something that has to do with

1707
02:42:38,980 --> 02:42:40,720
budgetary during what we're doing budget

1708
02:42:40,720 --> 02:42:47,380
So we can't discuss that at that time on the workshop as to what particular program and if you want to let us know

1709
02:42:48,160 --> 02:42:50,160
In a pro when you say initiative

1710
02:42:51,020 --> 02:42:52,340
To give back

1711
02:42:53,160 --> 02:42:59,460
What's coming to my mind is all the things we currently do now, but if you have another one, you just let us know.

1712
02:43:00,940 --> 02:43:01,600
Thank you.

1713
02:43:06,390 --> 02:43:10,810
Mr. Manager, are you finished with your managers report? Thank you. Thank you, Chris.

1714
02:43:12,230 --> 02:43:14,210
Item number 16 is old business.

1715
02:43:15,570 --> 02:43:17,910
Item number 17 is new business.

1716
02:43:19,070 --> 02:43:21,870
Item number 18 is future agenda items.

1717
02:43:21,990 --> 02:43:23,030
Madam Mayor. Yes.

1718
02:43:23,030 --> 02:43:27,730
I do have a couple of future agenda items for consideration.

1719
02:43:28,030 --> 02:43:29,130
Please make a motion.

1720
02:43:30,230 --> 02:43:31,030
One second, please.

1721
02:43:37,060 --> 02:43:49,120
I'm moving to add to the future agenda item update on the 25th street road improvement

1722
02:43:49,120 --> 02:43:53,740
as far as what the residents have identified at the public meeting.

1723
02:43:53,740 --> 02:43:58,760
I would like for us to consider as a future agenda item to bring that back to

1724
02:43:58,760 --> 02:44:04,120
see what actionable items the developers taken to remedy some of the

1725
02:44:04,120 --> 02:44:05,720
concerns of the resident.

1726
02:44:07,060 --> 02:44:07,620
Second.

1727
02:44:09,140 --> 02:44:09,560
Roll call.

1728
02:44:13,040 --> 02:44:13,520
Yes.

1729
02:44:14,760 --> 02:44:15,320
Yes.

1730
02:44:16,580 --> 02:44:17,140
Yes.

1731
02:44:19,280 --> 02:44:19,840
Yes.

1732
02:44:20,740 --> 02:44:21,560
Thank you.

1733
02:44:21,780 --> 02:44:23,980
I also had an additional one if I may.

1734
02:44:23,980 --> 02:44:24,460
Go ahead.

1735
02:44:25,300 --> 02:44:33,080
As a future agenda, I would like to move for the board's consideration to convene at

1736
02:44:33,080 --> 02:44:42,120
a future date public workshop on the charter so that we can have all of our questions answered

1737
02:44:42,860 --> 02:44:45,940
about the charter and what the charter indicates.

1738
02:44:46,600 --> 02:44:49,360
As you indicate, may I am a new commissioner?

1739
02:44:49,360 --> 02:44:55,360
I have served on the charter review board, but I would like for the public

1740
02:44:55,360 --> 02:44:59,880
consumption and for us as a body to possibly have a work.

1741
02:45:05,260 --> 02:45:24,680
Second. Second, it will be to benefit both. The workshop will be for the benefit of the commissioners and, you know, all the workshops are public. So whoever would like to be at attendance and learn as we learn, it will be available option for them as well. Second motion. Second, roll call.

1742
02:45:28,770 --> 02:45:29,330
Yes.

1743
02:45:31,710 --> 02:45:35,510
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

1744
02:45:36,170 --> 02:45:37,950
Any other future agenda items?

1745
02:45:39,470 --> 02:45:40,630
Go ahead.

1746
02:45:40,790 --> 02:45:40,990
Okay.

1747
02:45:43,790 --> 02:45:50,390
As we are in Black History Month, I want to say happy Black History Month to everyone.

1748
02:45:51,150 --> 02:46:02,690
Now, I want to make a motion for consensus to get only agenda for supporting Congresswoman

1749
02:46:02,690 --> 02:46:09,990
and Yvette Clark in New York for the ex-generation of Marcus Garb, Marzia Garvey.

1750
02:46:11,050 --> 02:46:12,010
So yes.

1751
02:46:18,270 --> 02:46:19,030
A second.

1752
02:46:20,070 --> 02:46:20,590
Roll call.

1753
02:46:20,810 --> 02:46:22,070
Can we have discussion?

1754
02:46:22,290 --> 02:46:22,610
Discussion?

1755
02:46:23,850 --> 02:46:31,630
Just to be clear, you would like for us to consider the motion to do what specifically

1756
02:46:31,630 --> 02:46:40,610
for a resolution, the motion for a resolution on the agenda to support Max

1757
02:46:40,610 --> 02:46:46,810
David Clark in New York for the ex-generation of a Marcus Poseidon.

1758
02:46:47,170 --> 02:46:47,710
The ex-generation of him?

1759
02:46:47,790 --> 02:46:47,930
Yes.

1760
02:46:48,430 --> 02:46:48,690
Okay.

1761
02:46:49,370 --> 02:46:50,510
All right.

1762
02:46:51,230 --> 02:46:51,650
Okay.

1763
02:46:51,910 --> 02:46:53,010
Can we call for the role?

1764
02:46:55,080 --> 02:46:55,920
Call for the role?

1765
02:46:56,640 --> 02:46:57,400
Yes.

1766
02:47:01,510 --> 02:47:02,150
Yes.

1767
02:47:04,250 --> 02:47:04,470
Yes.

1768
02:47:04,470 --> 02:47:04,550
Yes.

1769
02:47:10,480 --> 02:47:11,300
Thank you.

1770
02:47:21,180 --> 02:47:32,960
I just wanted to quickly address what occurred earlier with the consent agenda items.

1771
02:47:33,300 --> 02:47:39,100
I just want to make it abundantly clear that as a body we have to work together and we

1772
02:47:39,100 --> 02:47:44,720
have the opportunity to hear from one another about the items that we are

1773
02:47:44,720 --> 02:47:50,280
collecting we voting on. I think that it's a travesty that we did not

1774
02:47:50,280 --> 02:47:55,960
secure the votes in order to have the discussion on items that collectively we

1775
02:47:55,960 --> 02:48:05,820
want it pulled. I do think that there needs to be a process in place metamere on how

1776
02:48:05,820 --> 02:48:15,680
you decide to recognize your colleagues on the day is I'm not quite sure how you

1777
02:48:15,680 --> 02:48:21,960
decide who will have the floor who won't have the floor because there's not like

1778
02:48:21,960 --> 02:48:27,680
a readily apparatus here that we can ping in to indicate that we would like

1779
02:48:27,680 --> 02:48:32,960
our opportunity to speak so I would like it to be considered that we are fair

1780
02:48:32,960 --> 02:48:41,360
and equitable with how we recognize fellow board members on the day is, it just seems

1781
02:48:41,360 --> 02:48:46,360
that maybe perhaps because of your preferable you only see commission or brand

1782
02:48:46,360 --> 02:48:52,240
instrument or you only see commission or my reprice first, but I think that we have

1783
02:48:52,240 --> 02:48:57,340
to come up with a process so that the recognition of speakers that have the

1784
02:48:57,340 --> 02:48:58,280
was equitable.

1785
02:49:00,560 --> 02:49:08,100
So that's that. And then the other thing is there was some excuse me issues

1786
02:49:08,100 --> 02:49:14,020
from a form of meetings that I didn't get an opportunity to unpack at the last commission

1787
02:49:14,020 --> 02:49:24,640
meeting because we were time barred. So a couple of meetings prior to modern price was

1788
02:49:24,640 --> 02:49:32,660
recognized at this particular meeting by you, Madam Mayor, and he wanted to basically

1789
02:49:32,660 --> 02:49:38,660
call the vote and in the discussion that we were having at that time, but it wasn't

1790
02:49:38,660 --> 02:49:44,780
according to Robert Rules, Robert Rules of Order properly called into question, so I want

1791
02:49:44,780 --> 02:49:51,480
to make sure that we're following the processes as we are supposed to as the body, if we are

1792
02:49:51,480 --> 02:49:58,100
have in the discussion on an item in order for that discussion to be time-barred or limited

1793
02:49:58,100 --> 02:49:59,980
in discussion, it has to be...

1794
02:50:12,160 --> 02:50:29,980
The other thing is, at my formerly first commission meeting, the public had addressed the commission on some items, and there was some items that I wanted to clarify with the residents so that I can get a better understanding as far as the resident concerned. And I know that you may have heard about this.

1795
02:50:30,000 --> 02:50:37,360
You are the point of the point person for the discussions and so forth, and in that

1796
02:50:37,360 --> 02:50:40,900
meeting you indicated that it would be an opportunity for me to address the resident,

1797
02:50:41,320 --> 02:50:46,180
but by the time the for good of the order what not came about, that resident was no longer

1798
02:50:46,180 --> 02:50:46,500
there.

1799
02:50:47,040 --> 02:50:53,340
I think we have to come up with the process of how we are going to recognize, or how you

1800
02:50:53,340 --> 02:51:01,060
recognize us as your fellow commissioners to address the residents while

1801
02:51:01,060 --> 02:51:05,020
they're up at the podium if we have any additional questions or concerns for

1802
02:51:05,020 --> 02:51:09,140
the residents at that time and I believe that's all that I have it.

1803
02:51:18,440 --> 02:51:23,320
Any other

1804
02:51:23,320 --> 02:51:33,780
was here with the information requesting us to visit the site that the complaint was based on

1805
02:51:33,780 --> 02:51:43,000
this complaint here that the resident bring forth to the last meeting. I did make these steps to go

1806
02:51:43,000 --> 02:51:53,080
as far as to meet with the city manager on this actual complaint and I wanted to do my part in going

1807
02:51:53,080 --> 02:51:59,260
been out, I've requested, actually I requested today, because that's when the resident was

1808
02:51:59,260 --> 02:52:05,100
available at 10 o'clock this morning, and I've sent out the email, as the manager said,

1809
02:52:06,420 --> 02:52:16,160
I should get the date from the resident, and he will set up so we can go out with the

1810
02:52:16,160 --> 02:52:18,420
staff out to the actual location.

1811
02:52:18,420 --> 02:52:29,720
So, this was not done based on no communication because my email was sent out and I have not

1812
02:52:29,720 --> 02:52:32,920
got a reply from the manager until today.

1813
02:52:33,880 --> 02:52:44,820
And also, when do we address or residence or answer our residence questions?

1814
02:52:44,820 --> 02:52:47,700
When do we, as commissions, do that?

1815
02:52:48,280 --> 02:52:53,520
If the residence comes to us and asks a question,

1816
02:52:54,480 --> 02:52:57,800
when do we get to respond to the residence

1817
02:52:58,380 --> 02:53:00,480
or to answer their questions?

1818
02:53:01,320 --> 02:53:04,100
Now, as I've been saying before, the residence

1819
02:53:04,100 --> 02:53:06,080
is the one that puts us all up here.

1820
02:53:08,000 --> 02:53:13,820
And we need to be looking out for the residence here

1821
02:53:13,820 --> 02:53:21,520
in them, at least to hear them. Three minutes and it got off with no exceptions or nothing

1822
02:53:22,060 --> 02:53:31,700
to hear out the residents. We have to come up with something better to not disrespect

1823
02:53:31,700 --> 02:53:38,340
in our residents, because they're the one who put us here. And I'm sure elections do

1824
02:53:38,340 --> 02:53:45,760
have consequences, but some are afraid. Some of the residents, they said they are afraid

1825
02:53:47,300 --> 02:53:55,220
of leadership in the city. And that's sad. That is sad. That is very, very sad. So this

1826
02:53:55,220 --> 02:54:04,240
is my complaint on this particular year. When it talks about last year, Sandy talks about

1827
02:54:04,240 --> 02:54:08,780
going to the state and all of that stuff.

1828
02:54:09,340 --> 02:54:11,060
We have to acknowledge these things.

1829
02:54:11,220 --> 02:54:13,800
We have to at least hear the complaints.

1830
02:54:14,000 --> 02:54:16,840
We have to actually listen, at least,

1831
02:54:17,200 --> 02:54:22,560
even if you're not interested, respectfully go out and listen.

1832
02:54:22,740 --> 02:54:25,860
There's a request, there's a request, acknowledge it.

1833
02:54:25,860 --> 02:54:36,760
So, that is one of my real, the bothers me the whole time and to see it plays again

1834
02:54:36,760 --> 02:54:47,960
here tonight in the meeting in the, the, the, the, the residents comments, I mean, it

1835
02:54:47,960 --> 02:54:48,680
is wrong.

1836
02:54:49,040 --> 02:54:54,600
And we got to figure out some way of how we do this and how we deal with the resident.

1837
02:54:54,600 --> 02:54:57,520
and they are paying the bills in the city.

1838
02:54:57,920 --> 02:54:59,760
The resident taxes are paying the bills.

1839
02:55:00,000 --> 02:55:24,750
We need to treat the residents better, not just a handful or a few. Thank you. Madam Mayor, I had a couple of items that I, um, so let me, let me just be clear. And I'm looking for Michelle. And, and I'll, because Commissioner comments is mostly not Michelle. Can you clarify what Commissioner comments is supposed to be used for?

1840
02:55:28,950 --> 02:55:32,810
I just, I'm asking for clarification because I can.

1841
02:55:32,810 --> 02:55:39,350
So can you clarify that, please, Michelle, just so that we all understand at all on the same page?

1842
02:55:42,090 --> 02:55:57,370
At the end, for the good of the orders, General Levy served for announcements and the like general comments that any one of the commissioners wants to engage in and share with the public.

1843
02:55:57,370 --> 02:56:10,110
And in terms of how long those comments may last, there's nothing in specifying how long the comments may be.

1844
02:56:10,790 --> 02:56:17,430
But Robert's rules of order kind of gives a limit in terms of debating any issue.

1845
02:56:20,150 --> 02:56:24,790
So it's just generally anything that the commissioner would like to say

1846
02:56:24,790 --> 02:56:29,550
and share with the group typically reserved for announcements and the like.

1847
02:56:32,740 --> 02:56:33,880
Yes, my name is Aaron. I just

1848
02:56:43,160 --> 02:56:49,680
whenever the city is being recognized as a body for any awards or anything like that,

1849
02:56:50,320 --> 02:56:59,320
I'm not sure how information is disseminated, but I did not get a notification about the Browett agency of aging,

1850
02:56:59,320 --> 02:57:05,360
recognizing the city for 15 years I'm not even sure what the award was for and

1851
02:57:05,360 --> 02:57:11,300
such but I think that it's important to be inclusive to the entire body and we

1852
02:57:11,300 --> 02:57:15,760
know of something where the city is being recognized for something I think

1853
02:57:15,760 --> 02:57:19,660
that it's only righteous that all of the commissioners have an opportunity to

1854
02:57:19,660 --> 02:57:28,320
know and to participate in any recognition from the city standpoint. Also I have

1855
02:57:28,320 --> 02:57:35,160
been trying to ask the city manager what the process is for any

1856
02:57:35,160 --> 02:57:41,640
proclamations or awards that we as commissioners may be able

1857
02:57:41,640 --> 02:57:47,580
may want to recognize the entity or resident or a business in

1858
02:57:47,580 --> 02:57:53,280
the community. He has not been very clear on that process. I do

1859
02:57:53,280 --> 02:57:57,700
want to state for the record that I did ask one of the our fellow

1860
02:57:57,700 --> 02:58:04,820
commissioners about their process and they outline to me that it's supposed to be emailed to the

1861
02:58:04,820 --> 02:58:09,920
city manager. However, I just want to bring it to the body's attention that it seems as though

1862
02:58:09,920 --> 02:58:17,600
there's a difference in what other commissioners are able to do as far as providing direction to

1863
02:58:17,600 --> 02:58:27,680
the city manager and what the newbies are able to do is commissioners per se. So I do have

1864
02:58:27,680 --> 02:58:32,180
of proclamations that I would like to bring forth

1865
02:58:32,180 --> 02:58:32,960
as consideration.

1866
02:58:33,640 --> 02:58:36,060
I just really need to know, because there's

1867
02:58:36,060 --> 02:58:39,620
blurr lines as far as what the city manager has to be done,

1868
02:58:40,120 --> 02:58:42,320
and what my fellow colleagues are indicating

1869
02:58:42,320 --> 02:58:43,180
has to be done.

1870
02:58:43,740 --> 02:58:47,520
So I would like clarification perhaps sometime

1871
02:58:47,520 --> 02:58:52,160
in the future and in writing what that process is

1872
02:58:52,160 --> 02:58:53,460
from my fellow colleagues.

1873
02:58:55,780 --> 02:59:02,540
so that's one thing. And then also at the other meeting that we had, Mayor

1874
02:59:02,540 --> 02:59:06,820
Brunce, you had gave a direct directive on something at the end of the

1875
02:59:06,820 --> 02:59:14,320
meeting about voting for the 25th Street Road Improvement Project you had

1876
02:59:14,320 --> 02:59:19,300
gave a directive to the city manager to basically email the commissioners

1877
02:59:19,300 --> 02:59:27,400
and whoever the majority was in response is to the date and time that that would stand.

1878
02:59:28,060 --> 02:59:34,400
However, I'm reminded by just doing my ethics training that we are not allowed to vote outside

1879
02:59:34,400 --> 02:59:40,580
of the sunshine and by virtue of sending an email and lieu of voting in the sunshine,

1880
02:59:40,980 --> 02:59:47,580
I just, again, do not want to come into question with the ORGR with the ethics to be about

1881
02:59:47,580 --> 02:59:54,360
Do anything on this body while I'm on the day is so I just want us to be mindful

1882
02:59:55,520 --> 02:59:59,900
That if there is something that is proposed that we are going to entertain as a

1883
03:00:00,300 --> 03:00:11,100
That we should do so as the body in the sunshine, and that concludes my further good of the order. Thank you. Can we get a motion to adjourn? Second. Have a good day.