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Usually my voice is loud enough to get everybody to settle
down Please take your seats.
Please turn your phones off or put them on vibrate, please.
And after we start the meeting, we have a proclamation
before a public comment.
And for the proclamation, we have a few people outside that
would like to come in for that.
So if anybody, when the proclamation
starts, if you would, please volunteer to go outside.
We need about five of you but you'll be put
right Don't do it right now.
You don't really right now I'll let you
know when you have to leave.
But you're going to be put right by the front door.
So as soon as the recreation is done they'll.
They'll let you right back in Because, Dana,
if right now you're okay everybody understand?
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City Clerk.
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City Commission Everybody good?
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All right I'm.
I call a city commission meeting on Tuesday, August 25th.
That 705 to order.
Please stand For the pledge.
I guess a lot of you are aware that Dolly
Parton died today And I'm.
That's all right.
Let's go out She was really big on a couple of things.
She was very big advocate for the LGBTQ community
and she was really big on kids reading She had a big fund
foundation that a lot of her money went to buying books
for underprivileged kids.
And so we are going to have the commission will allow me to put
the colors of pink and purple for Dolly for the week
and lower the American flag and the LGBTQ flag.
So it's been a moment of silence for sweet woman Dolly Parton
Thank you Roll call, please.
Commissioner Rocky Brockie, you're commissioner Armenia.
You're Commissioner rowley here.
Vice Mayor Caputo here.
Mayor Newton here Changes and additions.
I like to move the Community Affairs Board to right
after the consent agenda, if everybody doesn't mind Sure.
Sure.
And then since we have a lot of people here,
I think are not for some of the other things on here.
I think they're here for the alibi property has a lot of us
call it How about can we move Article 30 and table
it to a meeting down the road?
If everybody's okay with it?
I support that But you want to table it for a meeting?
Yeah at the next meeting or second?
Can we.
Can we do it at the next meeting?
Yeah.
Oh, I would agree to a table.
Right.
OK Anybody else?
I have two items, please.
Sure.
The First presentation was a presentation for a grant.
The board member that was going to present it
is an able to be here this evening.
So we will move that to the next city commission meeting
We'd also like to table item 13 a related to parking, parking,
RFP that will come back at the next meeting
as well I would like to add a topic at the end.
New Business Rules about agenda packets,
rules and about agenda packets.
Sure Anybody else ?
No.
No OK, we'll move on All right.
Now, is there anybody that would please go outside?
We need Five people.
And then we'll bring you right back in, I promise right after i
Where's her own?
By where He's got other areas.
Come on up Come on up Don't be shy
Yeah Which way for your people to get in here for a second?
Yeah If you can come in.
Yeah, I know.
I mean everyone, come on in Money and come on in.
Go on in.
You come up and take pictures.
If you.
Come on this, okay?
Yes, please.
You come over here if you want.
Probably another appropriate It's hot anywhere
And that's good.
It's warm in here.
Appreciate it.
Is Hey, I got everybody here that was going to come in You
know, they're all in there.
I know.
Yeah.
OK All right.
We're HIV prevention remains a vital public health priority.
And advances in prep have transformed from HIV prevention
and helping reduce new HIV infections.
Whereas heroin by haroon Sarah has dedicated years
to advanced HIV prevention in the city of Wilton Manors
and South Florida through education advocacy, community
outreach and connecting hundreds of individuals
to HIV prevention services and care And his leadership
and commitment have helped reduce stigma
and expanded awareness of Prep encourages HIV testing
and improve access to improves access
to life saving prevention resources
The city will manage recognized the importance of honoring
individuals who serve strengthens the health
and well-being of the community, will continue to promote HIV
prevention and health equity.
therefore, the mayor of the city will Mainers and the city
manager do hereby proclaim that August August 27th,
2002 weeks as HIV five Prevention and prep awareness
day and in recognition of the outstanding contributions
descriptions of heroin by prevention I say, running
the route out of what I say.
Oh, I say oh, sorry that's what I do I see.
If I remember now, I will prevention and public health
and encourage all residents to learn about HIV prevention,
get tested and know their status and consider prep as part
of ending the hIV epidemic And we thank you for what
you've done for our community Would
you like to say a few words ?
If you.
I mean, I can talk forever, trust.
I'll give you three minutes.
Know One minute.
That's enough.
Actually.
Thank you very much, Mayor.
Commissioners vice mayor, everyone actually
thought I is the same story.
Probably.
I tell myself that all the time.
But i'll say it again.
Um, so I move there.
Five years ago from the Middle East
not knowing what HIV, HIV means actually, or prep means.
And, um, I came to Alton Manors and they didn't even
know that something like this, you
know when, when you're a gay man living in, in in the Arab world
your dream is to have like, to build something like this,
you know, like, oh, my God, a city where everyone is.
Well, mostly sorry.
You know, most of people like, oh, yeah, absolutely.
That's a dream.
But then it actually it's the truth.
So i came here, and I started meeting people.
I remember i mean, I met.
I met a lot of people in this room,
like I hopefully you guys remember.
Oh, yeah.
But um One of the first people was
the vice mayor, Chris Caputo.
Actually, that I met here.
And I met I know.
And then I met commissioner Don Commissioner Mike.
I didn't get to meet you.
Paul.
Sorry, but.
Or the mayor here.
But yeah and I got the support of the community and I worked.
I've been working for H.f. for almost four years,
and we have been helping a lot of people and prevention
and treatment of HIV I am really honored today
and blessed that I am part of this beautiful city.
So hopefully we can do better There's
a lot Thank you for all You do.
You Congrats You know you can Thank you this way I get
in trouble for that rule I come in the synagogues,
take pictures Very nice And i'll hear oh congratulations.
Thank you.
All right Thank you You know, faces
That's good I'm glad we could do stuff like this Them
to come back and Yeah.
And everybody come back in that they went out
thank you very much for doing that for us so any empty seats
that people can show other people standing
up in the back now no open seats anywhere You got one over here.
So may want to sit down Nobody wants to sit down
and got open seat over here So All right.
I'm going over there for people now.
There's one more.
There, too, in the front.
And you guys left here now.
OK All right.
Presentations Chief Thank you.
You, Mr. Mayor.
Our city commission.
I want to thank you all in our community tonight
for allowing our police department
to take up a few extra seats to allow our team members to be
here tonight to support their award recipients
but also their family members and their children that
are here tonight.
I see is with us.
Gary Block, your chief of police.
And I would like to ask Officer Steven Tapia to join me up here
Officer Poirier, Officer man Fergus
So we're going to start with Officer Officer Steven Tapia
right here.
He's going to be recognized and those are for the court
for the second quarter of 2026.
And he began he began road patrol here on January 16, 2026,
after successfully completing field training
in just a few short months.
You quickly distinguished yourself
through your initiative, strong work ethic and commitment
to serving the community during the second quarter,
you accounted for 20% of the agency's traffic citations
and warnings, issuing Eight 147 as part of our traffic education
and enforcement efforts That looks to reduce traffic crashes.
You also handle 9% of the agency's calls
for service authored.
9% of all reports are responsible for 8% of arrests.
An impressive level of activity for an officer.
So early in your career, but your performance
is more than just statistics.
At 1249 on June 29th, you responded with
fellow officers to a burglary in progress
at an occupied residence.
After a neighbor reported someone attempting
to break into the apartment of an elderly woman
who was home at the time.
You and your fellow officers quickly located the arrested
and arrested the offender.
But your work did not stop there.
Through a thorough follow up and investigation,
you obtain an admission from the offender
and uncovered additional evidence,
including stolen property and burglary tools.
Your work that morning demonstrated initiative,
sound judgment and a commitment to seeing the investigation
through There's also another incident here that's
going to be mentioned here momentarily
but all sorts happy in a short time.
You have proven to be a proactive and dependable member
of the department, whether enforcing traffic laws,
investigating criminal activity responding to calls for service
or helping someone during a life threatening emergency you have
shown what it means to be committed
to your profession, your fellow officers and most
importantly, the community.
We serve.
I'm going to segway right into a life saving
and commendation award, and we're going
to invite Officer man Fergus.
Officer Boyer, Tap here in this conversation along with Officer
Steven Tapia on May 26th, 2026 Officers,
these Three officers responded to an urgent call involving
a two year old child who was unconscious and not breathing
Upon their arrival, they were met by the child's mother who
was holding her unresponsive son and urgently needed their help
Officer Man Fergus tapia, you immediately assess the child
and determine that his airway was obstructed by fluid
and mucus while he was experience seeing a seizure
and an extremely high fever.
Knowing every second mattered.
You acted without hesitation.
Officer Tapia positioned the child while also
remained food was administered.
Black back blows clearing the obstruction
and restoring his breathing.
I'll tell you what, if you watch that body worn camera, man,
it was some great, great police work
And for that child to be here today it is awesome.
Not in this room, but today it is awesome.
Recognizing the need for advanced medical care.
Officer Tapia, you then carried the child more than 500ft
to the awaiting paramedics while lifesaving efforts continued
For your swift response, sound judgment and commitment
to preserving life officers angelo,
Man, Fergus and Stephen tapia.
Tonight you're being presented with our agency's life saving
award.
Officer Poirier, for your professionalism,
teamwork, because it took all three of these gentlemen
to make sure that child survived and portant contribution
to the successful response You are being presented
with a commendation, an award.
Please join me.
Why?
We congratulate these three officers for their life.
And for Mr. Mayor Merriman.
I'm told little youngsters in the audience here.
Oh, really?
Mom, Dad Hey Jack.
Behind you.
Zero.
Watch out.
Behind you.
They're coming on Yeah yeah.
I'm going to try a little some here I know Dad's here,
but I heard I heard only Mom was here, but glass.
Yes.
Four for Toyota.
Two of Atlantia e to a more poor to evil Nuestro Departamento de
policia de Felice Stop or say when a gun madre that means
thank you for your help.
Your courage and your love for your child.
Our police department commends you for being
a great mother and father.
Well done sweet They want our guys stay up here together
and stay down here You guys, thank
you so much for all you do.
Much appreciate it.
So let me ask you this.
Secret Service somebody on the other side kind
of even it out right?
Get closer.
Don't be afraid.
Make sure to hold your Yeah, be good You can come up.
You can take them.
Come up and take the picture if you want.
Don't be shy.
Just afraid It's Tuesday Thank you.
Congratulations.
On this gentleman.
Thank you Congratulations.
Good, great work.
Really amazing Thank you.
Just One Thank you so much.
Thank you Thanks, Chief Thank you.
All right Now we have the Broward County chief
resilient officer, Dr. Herr.
I know you here.
There you go.
You are.
How are you I don't know who is at first
was coming in for this, so I just like, let them go first.
I wasn't skipping you on purpose.
How are you doing tonight?
Doing very well thank you.
Mayor, Vice, Mayor, Commissioners Appreciate
the opportunity Yes, please to have a few minutes
on your agenda today.
I am the chief resilience officer for Broward County
and I'm here on behalf of the Broward County Commission
to share a new grant program that the county
commission is rolling out just just about now.
And that is grant funding in support of infrastructure
for improvements to aid flood risk reduction
and earlier this year there was an announcement.
And decision to move forward with a $20 million
round location to support these investments
through a grant program that will open on September 2.
The focus is flood risk reduction
And given the implication of rising seas and rainfall
intensification and what we know that means to flood risk
and damage losses and economic disruptions in our community,
We spent several years working on the development of a county
wide resilience plan focused on dozens and dozens of scenarios
of flood risk Ultimately,
there were a suite of adaptation projects
that were recommended there captured in the banner there
on the right The point being that these investments are
indeed county wide but the county commissions
and they and they fall into a variety of categories
and these will occur over decades
But there are projects that we know
we can advance much more quickly, delivering
flood risk reduction.
With those benefits that will accrue each year.
And those are investments that support in some of this
won't be necessarily relevant to every type of infrastructure
you have in the city.
But control structures on canal floors,
pumps, inland and coastal oil and culvert improvements.
The risk reduction that we modeled for Wilton Manors
is revealed here.
The image captures anticipate and flood elevations
with Two full feet of sea level rise,
which is our 2050 condition.
A 100 year rainfall event and 20 year storm surge scenario
So the red areas show where we would expect to see
more than two feet of water.
The yellow areas, you know, six inches to a foot.
And then the light green, less than Six inches.
And the image on the left shows no adaptation.
And the image on the right shows the adaptation
projects that we modeled.
And you can see the relative improvement
The modeling incorporates the types of projects that
enhanced orange water conveyance, green infrastructure
improvements.
You know, there images on the right kind
of reveal what it looks like, but then
you take it into model land.
And that's how we're trying to trans slate
the performance of projects to the risk reduction And in total,
we also wanted to look at not only the risk reduction,
but what it means for economic cost.
And we know with rising flood insurance costs
potential threats to property value use, when you have
repetitive losses those implications for tax revenues
when values drop, revenues do.
And it makes it harder and harder
to keep up with the infrastructure investment
that we need, which is the point of invest now rather than defer
on improvements that we know will need to be made
in any eventuality But the plan comes with a very significant
cost We were looking at about 28 billion in total
through public and private investment over the next Four
decades or so So we really worked over this last year
to break it down into something more manageable
And the commission started with the first billion
and anticipated capital costs being those pumps culverts
and control structures, things that can go in the ground.
we also know that there's about another 2 billion
anticipated in additional infrastructure in the way
of pumps and seawalls are going to be an important area
of investment for community such as yours and our coastal areas
But to get started we had an initial grant program last year,
started with culverts demonstrated a really strong
leveraging of funds, and the Commission
is seeking to achieve that same formula with the allocation now.
So we're prepared through the program
to provide a 25% cost share on the projects
overall are obligated to staff is to leverage
those dollars 5 to 1.
Some projects will have a higher and lesser return,
but the goal is year after year for 15 years.
If we can leverage the dollars, well, we can put $1.5 billion
of infrastructure in the ground while we're
working on the larger solutions that help with the more
complete plan, I will share the county's
capital budget workshop today.
That funding was represented in the five year capital program
So it is the direction that the Commission
is interested in taking the grant criteria detailed here.
I won't need to go over that.
They are posted on the website at Resilient Brower We're here
to encourage you the city's application to ensure that you
all know about the grant funding opportunity
We realize this is year one next year may be a little bit
more planning in advance because we can anticipate
that potentially the partnerships
and the funding resilient Florida grant funding
can also be leveraged.
But our goal is, is bringing as much dollars
back to Broward County and our communities
for the flood protections we know
we need The grants will allow for a project
over a period of three years.
What's shown here in this image is the areas where we anticipate
the city of Wilton manors would ultimately
need additional pumping and drainage
on the back side of sea walls that would be constructed.
So we didn't predetermine where those project locations might
be, but recognize that we expect in your community,
you'll be looking at that whether it's this year or later
years So i'm acknowledging that's an area
like active opportunity for the city
and the dollars can be used to support design,
construct design, and permitting.
But the deliver proposal must be construction
The details on the timeline for the grant program
are shown here.
Again, we'll formally open the portal on September Second,
will receive applications through the end of October.
Look to rank and evaluate for our board
by the end of December.
And then hopefully have those grants issued in in the spring.
So thank you for your time and attention
and look forward to receiving.
Applications are working together through you.
Any questions you, your team might have any questions.
So thank you for.
Thank you very much appreciate it There's a huge problem for us
down here, I promise you Thank you All right
We're going to start comments from the public You're going
to get three minutes, please state your name
and address for us, please.
And when the buzzer goes off, we have plenty of people here
tonight, if you'd please stop your comments
when you hear the buzzer I really appreciate it.
Anyone here would like to come up
and speak you can be second I'll be very, very quick I promise.
Hi.
Melody Manning to 428 northeast Sixth Avenue.
I'm actually not here to talk about any of the big projects
and I did want to acknowledge the fact that we all
know Dolly Parton died today.
And she was my idol.
So I came up here just to read a quote from Dolly because I think
it pertains to all of us in this room that are working
towards a better community.
And I promise i won't be the quote.
My favorite Dolly Parton quote, which is that
takes a lot of money to look this cheap and I quote this.
And she said, and I quote, If you can't change
the whole wide world, change your own little world,
we can look around us.
So what for our community, help the people
and make the world a little bit better That kind of change
doesn't make headlines but it matters.
And i wanted to come up here and say that everybody that
is in this room right now is trying to help their community,
even though we don't agree on a lot.
And we fight quite a bit.
We fight because we believe what we are doing for our community
matters That's all Thank you And we still respect each other
after our comments because we all try
to live here together Go ahead.
Hi my name is Gary Defi reside at 2015
Northeast Seventh Avenue.
I am here to voice my thoughts regarding the shops
of Wilton manors development.
And it's impact on.
Cut through traffic and Northeast
Seventh Avenue 20th Street 21st Street and 22nd drive.
I appreciate the measures already implemented
by the city and the developer for traffic egress
and to seven three avenue include left
turn only a no turn right lighted signs directing traffic
towards Wilton Drive the raised diverter curb pavement signage
and the traffic calming table we currently experience
an excessive amount of cut through traffic even
with the existing building at zero capacity.
As stated in the city of Wilton Manors,
traffic calming manual drivers cutting
through residential neighborhood create a significant danger
to children Walkers, joggers, bicyclists, pets and wildlife.
This situation atIon encourages motorists motorists
to use shortcuts through our neighborhood
even during non-peak hours causing
justify both concern among residents regarding
safety and livability.
For a context, I have a newborn baby living across the street
from my house.
I have a neighbor next door that's
blind The city of Wilton Manors traffic calming manual
indicates that Wilton Drive is the intended route for traffic
from this development rather than Northeast Seventh Avenue,
which is a residential street.
Again, I appreciate the measures already taken from the city
and the developers and the additional traffic calming
measures that can be improved to protect our residential streets
would be greatly appreciated by our residents.
Thank you for your time and attention
Thank you Anyone else like to come up
and speak Come on up on one second.
No.
Come on.
No yield bear.
No, you guys see how polite.
We are Cause Sure.
325.
Northeast 25th Street.
Good evening Mayor.
Commissioners, city staff and residents and guest myself.
Objective tonight and over the next several commissioner
meetings is to provide document details Why commissioner are
we should not be elected mayor what manners
And that's why I'm here as you do not deserve to be mayor, more
or less a commissioner the last four years,
as you should have been reprimanded and/or removed
as you knowingly violate the city charter to falsely pursue
me truly my civil rights were violated
and I remain civil until now I regret having to relive
the hell you put us through, but I'm driven to expose
your abuse of power and vindictiveness
that we were subjected to by you Parolee.
You are not worthy to be mayor.
A will manners I hope a lot of you here are dolphin Democrats.
And so you're here tonight.
You'll be here on September the eighth in that.
And also on September the 22nd.
I'll be here again So on August 23, 2022,
for four years ago on a Sunday night at 8:17 p.m.,
I was served a false restraining order for stalking And upon
review of the restraining order, I easily identified as actions
tied directly to the efforts of Vice mayor Rowley,
where Where is you?
Yes Yeah.
As an emergency.
This is not an accusation but an admitted fact, by Vice mayor.
Really himself.
At a meeting he requested in writing on November 17 2022,
at City Hall So who in the heck is Carl?
Sure.
Why would he do this My background My partner
and I came here on vacation in 2015.
We fell in love with William Manners.
Purchased a home, and we relocated
from Houston May of 2016.
We are both 2018 ICU graduates.
And I successfully pursued a board position on the Berkeley
Recreation Advisory board July of 2018
as an active park and Recreation Advisory Board member mayor Flip
and reached out and asked if I could cobble together
city naming procedures and that was
successfully accomplished Adopted
by the city prior to his death.
Our naming procedure was signed by Mayor Flippen.
We're used for the first time for Mayor Flippen
I served two terms on the Parks and Recreation Board
in my last years.
Chair until My term expiring June 30th, 2022.
For the last Seven years, I have been
the sole volunteer recruiter for a taste of the Alan.
The last you're Being our 20th anniversary.
I recruited a record 55 participants for me each year.
It represents hundreds of dedicated hours and dollars out
of my pocket to ensure success As currently I'm
vice chair of the Sunshine Cathedral foundation
and Facilities chair for the Sunshine Cathedral Campus
and our Sunshine Pride House So this is me giving back
at the next commission meeting Copies of my restraining order
will be made available this summer,
we need about Hundreds or so copies.
See you in September.
Thank you Please come Surprise my people about I
had something all written out, but I'm
just going to skip it What happened to Carl was a travesty.
I've looked into it because I can't keep my nose out
of certain things and I can tell you
there are people who deserve to be
on that dais There are people who don't
deserve to be on the dais.
And there are people who should be
on the dais I am not one of them My mouth is
too big for the dais.
I will say this.
Everyone up there does the best that they
can do I don't believe that anyone has a secret agenda.
I don't believe that anyone stealing money
I know this community like my heart
because when you look around and you see the things that we see
today, a meeting that began with a thank
you to Dolly Parton, how many cities do you think
are doing that tonight?
A meeting where we congratulate our police department
because they do such a fine job A meeting where we thank
them for saving a child's life.
And the probably took a little bit more
time than what your study said it should have in the police
department that supports us.
We are a small hometown but I can tell you
in a small hometown, when you have somebody who's
a bully like Paul Raleigh there are problems there are people
like Carl, who volunteered their time did the best that he
could and was a good person.
And he almost moved from the city.
When you have people in power almost like Washington when you
have people in power who retaliate against you
because they don't like what they say or what you say
and that's happened to me a few times probably for good reason
I have to say that I don't believe that.
Paul really deserves to be our next mayor,
nor do I believe that he belongs on the dais.
But what I will say there are plenty of people who
are willing to take that position I normally say,
oh, welcome to the new people who want to get up there
I love seeing people want to get on that dais.
And nine out of ten times, I would say Scott Newton
it's time for you to step back.
But not this time We need every bit of institutional knowledge
that we have.
His phone book that he can pick up a phone and call somebody.
And these next coming years, Tallahassee hates us.
Plenty of people in broward County dislike us
but we are a special place and we will come together
and we will use every bit of power every bit of knowledge
and every bit of our heart to make this city
move forward Thank you.
Thank you Anyone else like to come up and speak ?
Say no one.
Sorry Late in there.
You almost got cut off Good evening, everyone.
Matthew Gill, 120, Northeast 29th Street.
I'm speaking in favor of the project for the shops
at Wilton Manors, and I'll be brief.
I just want to go over the logic behind the redevelopment efforts
that we've been doing for a few years.
We need to add additional taxable value to the same land
that we have.
We're built out When I looked at the other cities
in the county that are have arts and entertainment
districts next to single family homes, I found four.
The only city that had the smaller setback
was Hollywood At 25 to 40ft.
Just putting it out there.
And that's just what I found out when I'm looking at the building
that the aging building and the southern
portion of the property, it's approximately for 48,616ft².
That will be demolished and replaced
with 89 new residential units.
So there's a different purpose there.
There will be an addition of with a new project,
assuming it passes 18,620ft² of new commercial
space on this street.
So it's going to be a better use of the particular land
When I looked at approximate numbers
each particular, each household will add an approximately $2
million per household into our local economy
When you're looking at the positive impacts you
have hired valued tenants in the new spaces.
This increase for traffic from the new residents
more stable residents due to diversity and the tenant mix.
Outdoor patio activation reduced vacancies because of the aging
structure will be redeveloped.
So in the end, we're going to have higher taxable property
value for this city.
Also, you know, you're looking at increased commercial revenue.
Reoccurring resin spending, more stable entertainment
and you're going to have reduced traffic because you're going
to have people that live in those units that are going to be
utilizing the properties I think this is an interesting project.
And I think it's ideal.
However, given what the climate is.
And if we if this doesn't work, we'll move on It's
going to take a long time.
Many years to get to this point.
Again It's just the nature of the beast.
All these projects, I would say an average Five
years for project to get something from the time
that someone says, I'm interested until it gets done.
So you're looking at the property
that we have will not be utilized to the fullest extent.
The income will not be there.
Thank you very much.
Thank you Oh, they're out here to a friend here.
Anyone else like.
Oh come on up.
Hey.
Hi there.
I'm standing in favor of the shops at Wilton.
My name is Patty Baddeley.
We're property owners right across the street
on Seventh Avenue.
And 23rd Drive, Wilton manors is a very special place.
We've been owners for many years,
and i get to speak to tenants all the time that want to move
here nationwide to be part of this community
and you guys have done a great job as council in this community
to truly apply the slogan Life is just simply better
here So what I think the blessing, though, is, is we
have two local developers that are stakeholders in Broward
county and not coming in from out of state
or out of the country or from South Florida somewhere
south of Hollywood So we have people
that have been successful.
Tim hernandez Area News Group.
With other projects here in Wilton Manors.
He's a friend to the city, as well as his background
in city planning.
So this is a beautification It's a tax generating revenue
but it's bringing in other stakeholders
and other special people.
Part of the community.
I don't see how this isn't a win.
When you look at styles, they're on their third generation
of building broward in the skyline here
And I think we should feel grateful for who we've gotten
in front of us, especially compared
to where the projects were approved
before This is more beautiful.
It's ownership and it's done with well thought out plans
And I would just recommend that we lead with our hearts
like Dolly Parton might say.
Think with our heads and reach across the table
and continue to make this place where life is just better Come
on up This may not be the time to speak,
but I feel I need to Good evening.
My name is.
Do you care ?
I live at 2048 Northeast sixth Terrace.
I'm one of the affected neighbors for this project.
I want to be very clear tonight.
This is not about being against development It's not
about stopping progress It's about
whether the rules of this city commission
adopted actually mean something when residents rely on it.
My husband and I lived in our home for 16 years now.
We bought it believe in the city's land use regulations
would protect the character of our neighborhood
and the investment we made in our home
The city commission estab lished a 65 foot setback rezoned
and relied on that protection.
We're being asked to accept a project
that puts a five and six story building
35ft from our property line.
That's a dramatic difference and that should not become
the standard in our great city.
I have to ask if the city can establish a 65 foot protection
and allow a developer to come in and reduce
the protection to 35ft.
What exactly are those regulations
worth to the residents who live here ?
There needs to be clarity on your website
about this in your t o c district.
Explain to residents they have no protection
And when it comes to developers we keep hearing
about landscaping trees way they're going to soften
the impact Landscaping does not change the fact that a five
story building is being moved significantly
closer to the people's homes than ever before This is where I
have a serious concern about the message being sent
to every homeowner in Wilton Manors
because we're told to follow the code,
we're told to build according to the code
and we make decisions about our homes,
build that based on the code.
But when a major developer comes forward with a project that
does not fit those protections, suddenly we're
discussing exceptions, deviations and ways
to make the project work.
That doesn't feel like equal treatment.
I asked the commission to remember
you're one of the ones that adopted this code
and we believed in you We've always trusted your decisions.
You represent the residents who live and vote here today
and the residents who will live and vote here tomorrow.
If the city believes the 65 foot setback is no longer
a appropriate, then change the code openly
through the proper process.
So every property owner understands the rules
and can be a part of the process.
But don't tell residents they're protected by one standard.
And then make an exception when a particular project
comes along.
I'm asking you tonight to follow the rules you put in place
Protect the residents who relied on them
and reject the 35 foot setback.
Develop It can happen.
Progress can happen, but it shouldn't
happen with the sacrifice the trust
of the people who elected you.
And already call Wilton Manors home.
Thank you very much Thank you.
Anyone else like to come up and speak
So people may not know they have an operating business?
Yes.
My name is Denis Maroney I live at 2040 Northeast six Terrace.
I live right next door to Steve and Ray.
I was a very good speech you gave Steve.
Thank you And if I may add to what he said,
what I look out of the front of my house,
I'm going to see a 53 foot high building.
That would be a parking garage for four stories of condo
and then a planter on top for a patio.
That would be 53ft high and only 35ft back from the property.
I know there's supposed to be some kind
of transition involved.
But that seems really excessive to me and has to be reconsidered
And we're not asking for a lot.
We're not asking to stop the project.
We're just asking that it not become a canyon
next to our homes You know, the developer says he's done
everything he can, that there's finances involved that he's got
to consider that he's taking the Fifth story away
and moved it somewhere else. it looks like if he
could just take away four.
Nope.
I'm sorry.
3 small condos and make it just three stories high
that it would be more acceptable There the architect
kind of developed the building as three towers.
It's one building but three towers and there is a tower that
is along Seventh Avenue, right across
from the Italian american Club It's a 100ft
closer to the drive.
It's five stories.
It's right adjacent to another tower that is six stories high.
You could add a six story to that tower.
It could be serviced by the same elevators.
And the sunset.
Loescher It would be closer to the drive out
of the residential neighborhood Could and would not
only give them the three condos that they're taking away,
but would give them really twice the square footage because it's
a much bigger tower and they wouldn't
be losing square footage.
They'd be gaining square footage And I
don't know if they've considered that already
or not They probably have.
And I really be interested in knowing
why it was rejected because it seems
like a very good idea to me.
I think this building could be built but in a better way.
I think right now it's not the time to pass it.
I think maybe it needs to be studied
and worked a little bit more and i hope we get the best
thing for the community.
Thank you Anyone else like to come up and speak ?
Michael allison.
2624 Northwest six hour.
I think it's encouraging that there is an experienced Broward
County based developer interested in developing
a substantial project And will manners variance negotiation
doesn't always seem fair but it's the reality of how the game
is played in cities that are experiencing development which
will manners has not been part of at least not in the last five
years that I've been here.
And from what I understand for years prior to that I've
been here five years.
I moved here.
The only thing I've seen built is a handful
of redeveloped single family home sites
in the recently in our townhomes.
If it wasn't for a huge fire, I'm not sure
that the Lennar Townhomes will be a reality today
At the same time surrounding cities big and small
have experienced a substantial amount of development
in the past ten years.
Palm Beach County Broward County areas I'm familiar with.
I see projects everywhere.
Small towns and big towns.
Even the small town of Lake Worth which for years had
practically no development, as well as similar world manners
And those cities are going to be in a better position
to deal with the potential budget
challenges If Amendment three passes,
I hope that the current and future city commissioners
take a hard look as to why there's
been so little development activity in world manners
and how to get on the bandwagon to get project belt out
of the ground and expand our tax base A stagnant tax base
will not allow the city to maintain and replace the aging
infrastructure that we have presently while delivering
a level of service that our residents
have become accustomed to.
Thank you You Is there anyone else like
to come up and speak with that?
I'll close the public hearing and we'll
move on to consent agenda.
Anybody have a motion or anything be pulled?
I'm sorry.
Hearing none.
What do we do The appointments.
That's after.
Anyway.
Have a motion.
I'll make a motion for a second.
I will second it on the question is, Vice Mayor Caputo
Yes, Commissioner Dominello.
Yes.
Commissioner Brockie Yes, Commissioner.
Really Can I present a Mayor Newton Yes.
Director.
All right.
We moved up the cap the cab from at the back of the meeting.
Community Affairs Advisory Board If I can,
Mayor I'd like to make a suggestion if, if the Commission
is open to it There are five of open positions that are,
you know three normal.
And then two that are alternate correct If there's a willingness
by the commission you know, I'd like to suggest that we all
those that are here tonight you know,
that they move in a full time positions and those that have
been out of town, you know that we put them
in alternate positions since all are ultimately going to get
a position If there's not, I'm happy we're
happy to do that the regular voting process.
But yeah look at that.
Well, just to clarify, I don't believe that there are alternate
So I think that these are people that are unfilled or.
Sorry.
Yeah And your term or partial terms.
You're correct.
OK.
Yeah.
Just to clear.
So the longer term will be the ones that are here
and the shorter terms will be the ones that
are right That's my suggestion.
If there's other one they with that,
I just so there are two shorter term percent
of the time those revisions to figure out because the longer we
have the same other the same okay
i mean Bob's when I make a motion for that so would you
like me for the record since it won't be on the recording, who's
present or not You?
Yeah, please Actually, is everyone present that
says they're going to be here this week Cabell Victor Hess
and Mia rodriguez or anybody else that is Victor
Victor Victor has there goes your idea,
I guess I here all right.
Well, we're trying to make it quickly.
So who is here?
So we have Carville and Carville.
You want to come up ?
Oh, hey, hey, everyone My name is Carville.
Esther Black and I'm a resident of 2008 North East
Third Avenue, apartment one.
And i guess this is actually, I been on cab before
and just want to say this is be my third term.
And hopefully I can keep some kind I've been on there before.
So some of the competition which I have written,
the women's History Award I'm previously
on Cab along with African History american Award.
That was also along with one year we ended
with their Caribbean festival that just happened right
here at richardson Park And I just
want to say that i really enjoy being cab and serving
my community and I really love this community I just
want to say that just coming in February 13,
I am going to be getting married here ever.
She's in Park and just want to put that out there.
So i know it's not really a cab, but just want
to say is a sense of about me being involved
in this community and this one.
I share that.
So thank you Any questions?
But thanks for your service on the board
all these years Thank you.
Thank you All right.
At a time Yeah.
Mr. Hess.
Right here.
Mrs. Rodriguez Come on up.
I see you have a helper with you today.
Assistant I'm sorry And hi, everyone.
My name is Maya Rodriguez, and this is.
I'm a I have been a resident of Waterman ten for since 2021.
In service to the cab has been a big experience for me
because I see what everybody's here like.
You.
Everyone over there on a board it's over here
just to try to see what's best for will miners
and that's why I'm here, because I moved here 2021,
and I love this place and brought my son with me
And I'm ready to serve another term.
Good.
Thanks for having me Any questions?
You may think it's for you.
Thank you.
You.
Appreciate it.
Good This is the way we normally vote.
Everyone's going to get the same amount of votes
that those we don't score one on.
That's right.
I forgot.
So I forgot that one.
I need to think about.
We should just vote for the top three
and then the other two would be the shorter
terms We can do it if you want.
Right.
And you'll be problems that That's fine with me.
I'm with me.
All right, let's do that I See.
Attorney Do you have anything Member We're waiting Waiting
for the calculation, right?
I do OK I can keep the meeting moving.
Understood.
Thank you I like to request the shade session in case number.
CAC 25 hyphen zero zero 9 to 8 six in the circuit
court of the 17th.
You just circuit and in for Broward County city or Wilton
Manors versus Blue Sky Investment Group LLC
We're requesting that we have a state's session
as we desire to get some advice concerning the litigation
and settlement and related to the litigation expenditures
and city manager We have any early meeting before
our next commission meeting.
Is that okay?
You be back for that or he will Is that okay with him?
You know the first meeting in September,
I believe that'll be okay.
Yeah.
We'll we'll have to advertise and we'll make
sure that that's appropriate.
And if not, we'll we have the direction to advertise
is what we're seeking now.
So.
All right.
And how much time do you think this will take?
Half hour.
An hour for advertising purposes let's say an hour.
And if we need less, well, we'll advertise
less just so that it's.
That's fine for 6:00 in the first meetings of two.
So good.
Anything else?
Are you got a question?
No.
OK I'm sorry you had your up.
Anything else?
No, sir Okay.
Thank you.
You're ready later?
Yes.
So we are required to read the votes into the the record.
Commissioner Brockie for the full term
selected carville as Triplett Tim mattingly and Mia Rodriguez,
Commissioner Da Mineo selected carville
as Triplett Victor hess.
Mia Rodriguez Vice Mayor Caputo selected Carville
as Triplett Victor Hess Mia Rodriguez and Mayor Newton
selected carville as Triplett Stephen gauche and Mia Rodriguez
So your full term members on Cab will be Carville as Triplett
Victor Hess and Mia Rodriguez the Onyx buyer terms will be
Stephen gold and Tim Mattingly.
All right.
So I'm going to make the motion I'll make the motion that we
limit Carvel Aster five Victor House and Mayor
Rodriguez for the full term and Stephen
Gauche and Timothy mattingly for the unexpired terms.
Is there a second?
I will second it.
Thank you.
Call the question, Vice Mayor Caputo.
Yes, Commissioner dominello Yes.
Commissioner Brockie Yes.
Mayor Newton.
Yes All right.
Ordinance 2020 6-016.
We are moving to the first meeting
in September order ordinance.
First reading.
We're in the 2020 6-017.
Please read an ordinance of the city Commission of the City
of Wilton Manors Florida Amending the Unified
Land development Regulations.
You are by amending section 010-030 terms defined providing
for codification, providing for severability,
providing for conflicts and providing
for an effective date Thank you Community service director.
I guess you are up You're welcome
Roberta Moore, director of Human Services mayor Commission.
This ordinance is tied to the previous ordinance that
was tabled to the next meeting There is some modification
to the changes of defined mission,
so there's definitions that are in Article 30
that we are proposing to delete Add
in chapter ten or Article ten.
And so i'm happy to go through the presentation
if you would like, or if you would like
to continue it to the same meeting
as what we would hear article 34.
What's the pleasure of the Commission?
They're correlated right?
So do we need to hear them together
again We can proceed forward.
We're looking eventually to delete them out of Article 13
them into ten.
So again, we can proceed.
But I just want to be transparent with the intention
of what this board.
But this.
This is only definitions, correct?
Correct.
OK I mean, I'm finding the way Well, whatever you want.
I mean, I don't care either.
OK?
I don't have any issues right You mean,
you think it should be long, lengthy,
or we can proceed forward again for transparency?
I just wanted to let you.
I know.
I just need some other ones and an article
30 that are going to be deleted.
Which are these Right.
So.
So for this ordinance what we are looking to do
is so we need it read Yes I read it.
So yeah here at the title.
Sorry, I apologize I'm sorry, Mayor.
So what we are looking to do is add definitions
into article ten of our unified land development regulations.
The new definitions, specifically our banquet hall
contractor flex space, health and fitness center incubator
space pop up shop and watercraft or water vehicle Those are
uses that we are looking again to add in article 30
and we are looking to update awnings private clubs, floor
area ratio and restaurants This did go before the planning,
zoning board.
They did recommend approval to the city commission.
Again, this is first reading.
If you have any questions.
All of this was based upon direction of the city
commission Any questions?
No, I'm good with it.
I'm good with it All right.
Is there a motion I think I made a motion to make a motion.
But your second, I will.
Second part of me.
I didn't hear the.
I made the motion.
So you.
Any discussion call the question.
Vice Mayor Caputo Yes.
Commissioner Dami Neo Yes.
Commissioner Brockie Yes.
Commissioner Rowley yes.
Mayor Newton Yes.
Ordinance 2020 6-018.
Please read an ordinance of the City Commission of the City
of Wilton Manors, Florida Repealing
Resolutions Numbers 2020 4-010 2020 4-013 and 2020 4-014.
Amending section 020-020 entitled
District map by rezoning the property known
as 2200 2292 Wilton Drive.
Wilton Manors Florida as more particularly
described in Exhibit A attached here to rezoning the property
from Wilton Drive Arts and Entertainment
district to planned unit development m
m contingent upon allocating 89 flexibility units
and/or redevelopment units by resolution of the City
Commission of the City of wilton Manors granting final site
plan approval providing for a complex
providing for severability and providing for an effective date.
Thank you.
You.
Is there a motion I'll make a motion to approve your second.
I'll second the motion.
Thank you Director Moore, do you want to go first
or would you like to applicant to go first?
As roberta Moore Director of Human Development Services Mayor
I'm happy to do the presentation.
First, unless you would like to hear from the applicant,
I will ask the applicant Would you want to go first
or would you like to get a second camera
to go first or second?
You're pointing you want to go second, right Go
ahead Thank you again, Roberta.
More director of Community Services.
This is a rezoning application for the property known
as Shoppes at Wilton Manors This is a rezoning from wilton
Drive Arts and Entertainment to planned unit development mixed.
So are planned unit developments We
have a number of different types because this
is to use as commercial and residential
So they are requesting a pod.
M This did go before the planning and zoning board
on June 16th where they did recommend
approval subject to the conditions
identified in the staff report.
There is a subsequent application,
which is the site plan that is also tied to the rezoning
because this is a PUD.
They are tied together.
The site plan does become an exhibit
to the rezoning ordinance.
Should the Commission adopt the rezoning as part of this process
The PUD terms, please.
What would happen as part of the process
The party document, which is the governing regulations
It does become an attachment also to this rezoning
of the property.
Thank you Additional concurrent request which
would be at second reading, should first reading pass
because there was a previously approved project
called Wilma on this property, there is a number of resolutions
that we will have to bring forward.
Release saying or rescinding those previous approvals.
Those do include agreements and flex units where then also
going to have subsequent resolutions
approving new agreements and the allocation of those units.
So again, just to be clear, and it's further in the presentation
as well on the back up, the Wilma project
was allocated 252 units.
This project is only requesting the allocation of 89 units
So this project is located at Wilton Drive
and Northeast seventh Avenue.
There is an existing building that will be demolished as part
of this project So here are some rendering lines of the project.
Again, it is mixed use.
You have your residential in the rear and commercial
in the front, along wilton Drive When
we look at the back of materials,
there's four buildings that are identified.
So we really just want to make sure
that everyone clearly understands
what those buildings are.
With reference, building a is the existing building.
B and C are the commercials that are proposed,
and then D is that resident Again,
this slide is really shown to go through what the landscape
buffers are going to look like.
As part of this project The building height there is four
stories that is proposed adjacent to the single family
homes So when we look at the elevation here of this project,
there is a parking garage underneath It's about 6.5ft that
is sticking up from that from the floor level,
if you will So when we look at the height of this project,
it's not just a flat 40ft.
It is 48.6, 48.5ft.
And that, again, is taking six and a half
of that parking garage into consideration
So as part of the Puti regulations,
a shadow or shade study is required
We do have those as part of the presentation,
but again also as part of the back up.
There are certain criterias in our code
when we do look at what these shade or shadow is how
it is reflective upon our neighbors to any project
and we'll go through those here, as you can see,
there is minimal impact Part of the overall.
There's also required to be a pedestrian and access plan
So this is their pedestrian access So
when we look at the Puti zoning the rezoning application itself
there are a number of components that we do have to evaluate
for We look at the density, the parking
requirements, the landscape open space, utilities,
pedestrian bicycle circulation all of those various components
So everyone is understanding of what this process is.
This did go before the Development Review Committee
They did evaluate development review committee.
Everyone is made up of various city departments as well as else
that does review the for the traffic
that the Development Review committee makes a determination
whether or not it has met the code requirements in order
to take forward to the Planning and zoning board,
Planning and zoning board.
Here is the application and makes a recommendation
to the city Commission.
City Commission is you hear the application and under section.
Oh 4, dash oh three of the code, there is criterias
when it comes to, again, how we review it
And the code also does address how exceptions are considered
exceptions can also be referred to as a variance application
variance would be for a standard zoning district.
Exception is what it's called when it comes to a planned unit
development Again, this is going through all
the various components of what that criteria is that we do
evaluate Now there are 14 exceptions that this project has
requested and what we did for the presentation was that we
separated it out a little bit differently, just
to keep all of the various components together.
So what I'm going to do is I'm going to go through what's
identified on the slide versus how
the exceptions are request stated
as part of the staff report.
So the drive aisle with within residential garages that remains
exception one as part of the staff
report the length of existing standard parking spaces
remains exception to three, four, five and 6.
All remain the same as the staff report.
So those numbers are the same.
The dimensional required ment's for the loading spaces that is
actually exception number ten.
The required number of parking spaces
for the residential portion.
That is exception number nine, the allowance on on street
parking loading spaces is exception 11.
when it comes to setbacks, there's
three setbacks that are requested The building
setback to the abutting single family
is exception number seven.
The setback from steps to property line
is 8 and the landscape landscape buffer
with is 12 for signage there is one
exception request that was for the residential portion there.
That's exception number 14.
And then the building height that is exception number 13.
So when we look at all of these exceptions
we have to take into consideration that there's
are all based upon when the application
was submitted to the city.
There has been a subsequent ordinance that was adopted
by the city commission that did take into consideration
the length of parking spaces So we'll go through that analysis
at a further in a second here.
The allocation of flexibility or redevelopment units.
So units on this property is not buy, right?
So the Commission does have to allocate the units.
This is where we currently stand with the allocation of units
within the city for this area Again,
you'll see on here that the Wilma on the Drive project
is identified the 252.
What would happen again, is we're going to come back.
We're going to rescind that resolution
that goes back into the pool.
And then with the allocation of the 89 units,
we would have a remaining number of units within the area.
Again, this is not to you'll see west of 952
units available The site plan.
This is an overview of what we do review for the site plan site
plan review for PWD is similar to any other site plan
that we do review for floodplain regulation for prevention
regulation height loading and all of those components of it.
Concurrency and consistent See what
the city's comprehensive plan as well as our level
of service standards traffic So I know traffic
has been a concern.
There is one exit onto Northeast Seventh Avenue with signage,
markings, curbs to discourage right turn into the neighborhood
This is similar to how the Wilma project was approved,
where it is, what we're hearing everyone to make that left turn
There is a proposed speed table on Northeast Seventh Avenue
that is pending approval through the city's traffic
calming procedures.
We do anticipate it through the traffic study documentation.
We do have our traffic consultant here Should there
be specific questions about the traffic study
that this project is anticipated to generate less intense traffic
than existing developed meant as well as the project
And again, we'll go through the analysis of the parking
for commercial All it is required to have a 112 parking
there, providing 156 for the residential
there required to have 134.
They are providing through the exception process
by there is existing parking of 221 standard on the property
and eight here.
And again, as part of this whole process,
drainage is also been reviewed all of the surface water
will be maintained on site via underground drainage systems
and Broward County will also be required
to review this application and issue a surface water management
license for setbacks to go over through them with you
commercial residential along Northeast seventh Avenue
is ten feet.
Wilton Drive has a five foot minimum.
The commercial on the southwest side is ten.
The residential on the southwest is ten.
Abutting in single family is 35ft.
Again, that's at a four story level
commercial on the Southeast ten and residential on the southeast
is 35.
So when we look at the requirement for the setbacks,
especially when it comes to our single family homes,
the way the p, u, d regulations state is,
it's 25ft or the height of the building
the height of the building along this area is 48ft, six inches.
And that's where that required setback comes from.
Again, they've asked for an exception
from there Planning and zoning board did again,
make a recommendation of approval
for the zoning for the rezoning application,
as well as the site plan application Mayor,
I do ask that all of the documentation that is associated
with the back up is included as part
of the record for this evening Of course there were
additional conditions that the Planning and Zoning Board did
ask to be added balcony screening for the top flow units
ADA accessibility between a and B wider
planters on the top floors of the residential units
channelized Zation design for that left turn on Northeast
Seventh Avenue crosswalks on Wilton Drive.
If fdot would accept it that would be paid by the applicant
and reasonable traffic calming measures
on Northeast Seventh Avenue as permissible by the city's
traffic calming measure.
Now you'll see there's another part of this where I did not
identify initially before I went into the additional
because I know the applicant will also be discussing some
of the conditions of approval that are code related that we
were not able to agree to.
And anybody efficacious to that.
But we did agree to modifications to condition
number 1828 29 With regard to timing and payments
And we will continue to work with the developer
here on condition number 35.
So there are a number of changes that the applicant
didn't make since the planning and Zoning board.
There you can see them here some of the staff report modification
We did change from issuance.
I'm sorry, from completion to issuance
for conditions number six, seven, eight, 11, 16, 17
18, 28 and 29.
That is reflected in the backup material
that you have as strikethrough and underline.
We had a duplication of condition number nine,
so that was deleted.
We added renderings to number 13 added
for certificate to 34 and 35.
We added conditions since planning and zoning board
of Numbers 38 and 39 to reflect water and wastewater
Capaci we add a number 40 to clarify completion
of green building points.
And there were some changes to the actual staff reports
themselves when the applicant went to Broward County,
they did require a bus shelter to be
installed along Wilton Drive.
There were some on street parking spaces there.
Those did have to be removed in order
to accommodate what Broward County had required
And then they added additional landscaping
due to those wider planters.
So that changed their landscape plan.
I'm not going to go through all of this,
but you'll like but you'll see here additional changes
that they did make again, based upon the conversation,
the direction that the planning and zoning board did provide
to this to the applicant So i'm sorry there actually was
supposed to be another slide.
I apologize out for it.
And I apologize to the public, what staff did do.
We also had an analysis when it came to the actual parking
for this project.
So again, if we can go over that.
And I apologize to the public, so existing on site,
there's 221 standards basis, as I had previous identified
once this development does happen,
once we start to see the demolition
and, you know, that's that separation,
if you will 61 parking spaces will remain on the property.
Again.
The residential is required to have 134 parking spaces.
They are proposing 95 parking spaces When we look at ADA,
those are in addition to the standard parking spaces.
So 134 standard parking spaces requires five ADA spaces Again,
their exception request is for 95 standard spaces
with four handicap.
This is a reduction of 39 parking spaces
The ADA is not changing because again,
it's based upon the number of standard spaces
The the analysis.
So everyone understands was taken into consideration.
The proposed change in calculation
for the mixed use projects that would
reduce the number of parking spaces of 1.5 per unit
to 1.25 per unit.
If that were to occur.
This project would require 112 parking spaces
not 134 number of eta spaces remains the same at five that
would reduce the exception and that would have been
requested from 39 down to 79.
The golf cart that is proposed There's seven golf cart spaces.
That's proposed as part of the residential component
Those spaces are six by 12.
They do not meet the requirements
for a compact parking space which was approved
in ordinance number 2026.
DoorDash 013.
But it does meet the dimensional requirements for a motorcycle
space, which can be no more than 3% of the required spaces
So that's an additional seven parking spaces
So if we were to utilize those two
or enhances that, did one adopt one proposed
changes to those calculate options,
the reduction of the number of parking spaces
would actually the exception would go from 39 down to ten
and that they would be asking for a reduction
from the commercial is required to have 112 parking
space as they are proposing, 156 specifically
for the commercial part.
They are not asking for any exceptions
from the commercial They are proposing three motorcycle
parking spaces in addition to.
So the commercial aspect does have extra parking.
So when we look at all of this overall
the total project required is 246 parking spaces with ten
handicap and total parking being provided
is 251 parking with ten handicap.
There is 21 on street parking that
is being proposed along Wilton Drive and seventh Avenue.
Those are not in those are not taken into consideration
to the parking calculation because those are in addition
to it's not part of that.
What's required.
So again, mayor commission I apologize that the slide
is not available, bye.
Hope I was able to explain additional in regarding
at least the parking.
Thank you.
Any questions from the commission I have questions
Can we just clarify the 21 on street parking spaces
I know that the you know, these plans
have changed several times.
And at one point, the way I saw it was that the developer was
asking that those 21 spaces be included or part of this project
And I just want to confirm that that is not the case,
that the 21 on street parking spaces
will remain public parking spaces
and they'll continue to be metered.
Correct.
OK.
So if I understand this parking calculation, it's very confusing
but I guess in tonight's agenda package was Article 30, where we
were looking to reduce the number of parking spaces
and also the dimensions giving credit for things
like motorcycle parking.
So while we start out with 14 exceptions, a lot of those,
or at least many of the exceptions related to parking
either go away or drastically reduced.
So while there's currently an exception for the 39 parking
spaces if Article 30 modifications are adopted,
that would go down to ten.
The exception would be ten.
That's that's how I see this.
Is that right?
Correct.
OK.
OK I just for the record, when I went through the staff report
on page 831, Exhibit A we talk about PD development standards
and the very first line has that the minimum lot size for p u D
is net acres and i know, we changed that a couple of years
ago, reducing the p u d standard from two acres to one acre.
So just for the record again, it's
exhibit A of the staff report on page 31
that the two acres should be reduced to one acre.
Yeah.
And if I can clarify, that's actually part of the p u d
document that will be updated should the Commission
approve this project.
Okay OK.
Absolutely.
Thank you.
I I guess I just want to understand when we go
to the bottom of your parking schedule,
we talk about total parking require for I guess,
the entire shops, the five acre parcel is to 46
and total parking provide it.
It is to 51.
Correct Okay.
So there's actually five excess.
I think it's five.
You have five excess parking spaces So why would there be
a i guess I'm trying to understand the 39 parking
space exception Absolutely.
So when we evaluated the project,
we wanted to ensure that the residential had
sufficient parking in order to meet
the demands that those property owners or those unit owners
would have.
So the parking calculations were solely based
upon the residential component to make sure, again,
they were able to park it.
So that's how those calculations come to play.
And then the commercial shall were addressed to, again, make
sure that any of those tenants and anyone
any of those customers, those patrons
would also be able to utilize the space.
OK I know that we have some business owners from the shops
here tonight Can you just explain
how parking during construction will work for those businesses
and for their patrons, what they're required and sorry.
Absolutely.
So I know So the project be approved The applicant
and the city will have further conversations,
but the idea is to have that portion of the parking
that is within the southern area the area
in front of the alibi and hunters
to remain open during construction.
Again all of this is all the development
is impacted on the one side of the property
where six Avenue would still be able to be maintained
throughout construction We'll go through detailed plans
once we get to construction again.
If the project's approved, we're we'll
be we'll have that Those conversations with the developer
just to ensure that everyone is fully aware There has been
conversations to see if there's alternatives that
could be provided to some of the patrons, to the business owners.
I would defer to the applicant to go into detail.
Some of those were Lyft, Uber circuit.
If there's additional opportunities
for them to provide, you know, I know we do voucher of that sort.
OK Commissioner, I think when it gets to the applicant,
I have questions about that too, that we can OK, sure, sure.
My, my, my last item.
I just want to talk for a moment about the period.
So this is currently arts and entertainment
zoning under article 30.
And we would be rezoning to article 40, which really
conforms to the site plan.
That's my understanding I mean is APD unique to our city
or do other cities have planned unit developments
or similar code that allow for rezoning
So these are not unique to open manors.
There are a number of other municipalities
that do have pudi, Doc, Pudi zoning districts Okay.
And can you just for everyone here
tonight can you just explain the difference?
I know some people call them variances
and variances really don't apply to a PUD.
A variance would be, I guess under Article 30
under Article 40, it would be an exception
Can you just briefly explain the difference between a variance
and exception under the code?
Absolutely.
So an exception under Article 40 is
based upon the specific regulation
and the Puti document is authorized and approved
by the City Commission So it is specific to that project
where a variance, although it's still a case by case situation,
it has different criteria area that's required to be justified
as you go through those.
Another difference is variances are approved by planning
and zoning board exceptions are only through the city commission
and they do become part of the governing
document for that development.
So any changes to that development
I would have to go back through again,
depending upon the nature of what that change would be,
it could have to come back through the city
commission process.
And my understanding is that a variance would
require a hardship or an exception And would not
the it's different.
It's different degrees of.
But a hardship is again, the criteria for variances
very clear.
They have three set criteria to meet for a variance Okay.
Thank you Paul.
Your Honor to go on to your Honor's.
So, all right.
So thank you for this break down.
It's a little confusing, but it is actually very
helpful once you follow it.
I appreciate the clarification that the that based
on the changes that we've been discussing in the code,
the reduction went from 39 to 10 And I and I agree.
You know, residents said earlier, like, you know,
they should be able to count on the code to be what you know
what they expect and that if we have a problem with that,
we should change that.
So, you know, we're changing the code where it's not consistent
and it's not what we expect And I know that that code is not
yet finalized but this is like a great example of how I certainly
don't know everything but I had not considered just golf cart
parking as a type of parking, you know,
obviously, those spaces will fit the dimensions You know what
we're doing for the motorcycle will absolutely work for a golf
cart, you know, And so we shouldn't have
to force it into compact So, you know, personally in seeing this,
I hope that's something we go back to and revisit in our code
is to reflect that because I'm personally getting rid of my car
at some point soon.
And going to a golf cart.
So it's not just parking for me Well, I'll be
happier when I'm off the road.
So the other thing to you on here
is I want to acknowledge that the commercial,
they're only required to build 112 spaces.
There proposing 156.
You know One thing that we have learned
from from our conversations with developers and with people that
finance it a property can't get financing
if things like the parking don't make sense.
You know they're not going to provide the financing,
because the project won't work.
I think it shows us something here
that there there over planning how much for commercial?
Because I think that they know that that's what they have to do
in order for this project to work and make sense
And I think that they're planning, in my opinion,
on residential is very accurate for,
for what the requirements of that community
are of, of a community of that size.
It's only 89 units or something like that, right So
that makes sense to me.
But ultimately that's pending if we approve all the changes
that we've discussed so far, that's the difference
on the ten and 39.
And as far as going back to my last thing is on the traffic,
I know they'll be further discussions.
Do we need as a city have to approve their like do they have
to get an approved parking management plan
or if we approve this, they're basically have no obligation
for us to agree with how they handle parking
during the interim, you know, for the existing you know,
I mean no matter what, we're still going to have to deal
with the parking we deal with out for any development that
occurs.
So i've had conversations with the applicant already,
so they have been placed on notice that this is something
that does have to be definitively determined
The most important is to make sure that our businesses are not
in our.
Let me rephrase that are as least impacted as possible.
We know that there's going to be impacts.
That's just the nature of development.
But we want to try to reduce that as best as we can.
So I'm hearing that we need the opportunity for us
to have them come to an agreement on how
we're going to handle it.
It's not just purely their choice, correct That's great.
I the other thing that just to go back to something your slide
earlier, I just want to confirm One of the most important things
for me about the last project was the covenant
that related to the restrictions on the parcels and frankly that
protected the commercial buildings that were there
in the way that that covenant was without a doubt, one
of the best things for the city and for the tenants that
are there and for our future.
I know we have to repeal this is is that covenant going
to come back with the in the set of resolutions
that it brings back?
Yes.
So so there'll be we'll have all of the releases.
There'll be a developers agreement declaration
of restrictive covenants.
There'll be the allocation of units.
So all of that is going to be part
of those resolutions that will be finalized on this project.
Again, should the Commission approve it.
And I'm going to restate what I understood
the covenant to be just make sure
that I have the understanding right.
That was multiple that was multiple parcels.
Ultimately And what we said is by agreeing to allow you
to develop this, you can't split up the commercial
and residential and then somebody go and tear down
the commercial and build residential because we're
sort of allocating the residential over here
is that so the allocation of units
is being addressed as part of the documentation
where it's based upon the overall property.
And that's the ultimate number of units that
would be able to be allocated.
So we're not going to say, okay, you know, you can have 89 here.
And then, oh, here's another 300 that you want
to try to get No, it's based upon that overall parcel
and that will all be identified in those documents
that we'll see at a later point with the great.
Thank you all.
I had, first of all, I apologize.
I had to leave.
I have an emergency at home.
But i had extensive discussions this morning
with the director and the city manager on the parking
and on the exceptions.
So i pretty much am in agreement with everything.
And I appreciate all the comments
that Commissioner Darmanin brought up,
as well as Vice Mayor Caputo.
So I'm good on the stuff we're talking about now.
Thank you.
Good Thank you.
So I'm just going to ask a few questions about the parking.
And then I'll reserve my other comments
until after the applicants speaks.
So just going on to a commissioner
Caputo was saying just to help me understand that everybody
understand about the restrictive covenant
where we're rescind thing or repealing
all the other covenants that have been put in place
with the previous project.
Everything related to the previous project.
We're going to reset for this project going forward just to be
clear, after they build this site are they still able to then
build on the other half?
I guess that's ultimately, that's what the questions out.
My side you mean correct?
They could, yes And the entire and there are a number of units
they'll be permitted would be whatever they're allowed
under the density six units per acre minus
whatever they're using here.
Correct OK.
So there's going to be no restrictive covenant in place
going forward that they cannot build
on the other side just to be clear on the alibi's that
correct Okay.
Because it's limited version of based upon square footage.
But yes, I'm sorry, but there's no
going to be no restrictive covenant for approval of the PUD
that they can not build other units on the other side.
Correct.
A part of that are there's because they
took 252 units before river grass,
which took it from that part.
And now we're taking we're sending all them back
and like taking 89.
So there's more But for approval of a paved
they need the commission approval
if we want to add some type of restrictive covenant,
we're entitled to ask for it.
And they can either say no or we can say no.
Right?
Ultimately, that's what a p D is.
OK And in terms of the number of parking spots, also confused.
Appreciate it.
At least I'm not the only one It's confused.
Yeah.
So the total.
Let's just go to the total numbers.
It's easiest one to understand.
Total required parking to 46.
Is that based on the proposed change?
As to the ordinances that have not yet been passed ?
Yes.
At the beginning when you started,
you said when the rules that apply
or when the applicant submits their application
Let me stop right there.
And you answer.
So when we look at the number of required parking spaces
and I'm going to touch specifically
on the commercial first, we looked at what is existing out
there, what those businesses are out there what the uses
and what the current parking requirements are.
And then we take the new building
and we parked that at the worst case scenario.
So that's where we come up with the 112
parking spaces that's required.
What's the worst case scenario?
It's one per 300ft².
Gotcha.
So that's our commercial, correct?
OK.
Separate from the 1.5.
1.25.
That's all residential, Correct.
OK just to make sure we separate that out
So the 246 is inclusive of both the commercial
and the residential.
Correct.
The residents So portion, it's based on the proposed
ordinances on the 1.25.
What is what is the documentation that you
have before you is actually based
upon the existing code of 1.5.
So this this document this stuff that we provided,
what's in the backup is 1.5.
When you guys i did the extra analysis Okay.
So it's based on this.
So if the revised if the proposed the ordinance passes
this number would even be lower.
Correct ?
No.
OK.
So the number.
Yes.
And they're saying no So I guess different shaking
heads behind you.
No, no, no.
I'm confused Question was, are these parking?
I'm confused.
So the last two, if we talk about the larger.
Thank you, be the last two lines specific to 46 and two.
So when we look at what is required
we are looking at 134 parking spaces
as is required for residential.
And we're looking at 112 parking spaces.
That's required for commercial.
Right.
OK That's your 246.
OK.
The excess options that are being requested
is for the residential component right?
Okay.
And that's where we start to look at the ordinance that
was adopted.
And as well as the ordinance that's proposed the adoption
being the use of alternative types of parking spaces
like the golf cart parking space is not counted.
And there 95 spaces, that's additional.
Okay.
So if you want to look at 95 plus seven,
they actually were proposing a 102 parking spaces.
But again, because the golf cart didn't meet the code
requirements of a parking space, that's
why we didn't count those as part of the proposed
number of spaces.
So the 134 required residential is that based on the 1.2, 5.1.5?
Okay So if we were to change our code to 1.25,
there requirement would be less 112 would be 1/12.
Okay.
And then that's where we get that.
But your total number at the bottom is the 134 residential.
Correct.
So the required amount if and when the ordinance passes
would be significantly or nothing.
Okay.
20 2017 spaces 17 I can't do math.
OK, but one 1222 the 2134 Yeah, minus 12 okay.
But I got it OK.
So I think I'm fine with parking.
One other thing.
Just related to the parking garage
I don't know if you can answer it
or maybe the traffic person we talk about channelized
and I understand that's a curve, right?
Can you just explain to everyone but the translation is
and unless you want to do some from the traffic,
I'm going to call up recap only into is that going to only
be in or is that both in and out Please your name,
state your name.
Good evening, Council Eric.
Yeah with Kimberly Hahn Offset e201 Peters Road getting me
so you asked about the channel for the driveway So this avenue.
Yes.
So seventh Avenue.
There's one proposed full ingress and egress driveway
and one ingress only driveway to the south,
the northern driveway.
That's where we're going to have that.
The project is going to have the left only restriction
And the curb on the south side of that driveway will
it'll extend out into the street and conflict
with any vehicle that's trying to make a right turn.
Only they'll still be able to make the left out
and the entering traffic could from the residential side.
Make a left in I believe, right?
Yeah and make that southbound right.
Turn it into the site and is that a best practice or anything
to enhance that because there are other complexes
i live in one that has one of those and people are just
are impatient and they have no desire to drive around the block
and they're constant only making the illegal turns.
And both in and out they do super wide turns.
Whatever they can figure out how to get out.
They drive over the curb.
I'm not sure it solves the problem that we're trying
to solve or if there are other tools
to help solve for that problem of stopping
the traffic from going southbound
down sort of avenue there.
There definitely are more extreme measures
We've seen rebounder bulls and Miami Beach,
they deployed rebounder doubled like delineated
along the center right.
That's why I was going to say I'll that can physically
restrict anywhere from turning in the previous application they
had proposed these restrictions again,
just to provide that curb extension to physically
present prevent as well as the turn like the right turn only
sign the Led signs to, you know, visually restrict
it the like massive restrictions That's I guess,
the standard practice would be that.
Yeah.
And the concern also with the providing the those elevators
within the Marina would be that the vehicles that maybe would
want to come to the site from the residential portion,
they'll have to circulate around and additional traffic
on Walton Drive So you know, there's pros and cons for it.
The treatment that the applicant is proposing at this time
is consistent with the other one.
And we were satisfied with that.
Thank you.
Thanks.
In the US and those are from parking questions OK.
I'll make one request and sure can this be
made available to the public?
The sheet that we were looking at?
Yeah.
They're going to put out They're going to put on.
Are we sure that they have access to it?
Yeah, I think it's in the agenda packet now.
This one was not about this one was only
when there was no mayor.
If I can actually address that.
What we can do is we can add it to the page
that we have for development applications
on the city's web page.
OK Now that'll work.
Thank you very much.
I think he was very complete on our half
except for the parking which got a little confusing,
but I think it straightened out.
Most of my questions are for the applicant
but I'll get up yet We're going to give
we're going to take care.
Five minute break, and then we'll
get back to me Rob I know You're on you're there
and you said please, everyone take your seats take your seats.
Take your seats, please See you and get out of here by 11 1230
you'll be here by yourself down 1230 before city
manager, any city commission.
You're ready Yes, we're all set All right.
The applicant.
Please state your name Thank you.
My name is Denis Mealy 200 East Broward Boulevard.
Fort Lauderdale On behalf.
The applicant before I show some slides that I have,
I want to just talk briefly about some
of the questions you were asking and provide
some additional answers.
So you see on the screen, the what we have,
of course, building is already there building B
and C and D would be new.
So during construction, we're going to keep the building
a parking lot open and then as much of the other parking
onsite open as we can.
Obviously, we're going to have to close off certain parts
when we're working on it But before we do any of that,
we meet with your staff usually police department engineers
and planning to do what's called maintenance of traffic,
just like you see sometimes when somebody is building a turn lane
and they have the little orange cones out in the street,
they don't just go shut that stuff up.
They work with the local jurisdiction first to see how
should it be put in where should it be,
What part of the day etc..
And we'll do the same thing in this parking lot
to make sure that as many spaces are open as possible.
One thing to keep in mind building a
is 100% leased with businesses that have leases
going out into the future.
So we're not going to do anything
to harm those businesses because that's our lifeblood.
You those are our tenants and they're staying
and we're very happy.
The fact that they're staying.
People often talk about alibi and hunters They're staying,
but so is everybody else in that building.
And of course, we're renovating the building
to make it look much better than it does today
So I just wanted to talk about that briefly.
The issue of the number of units.
So 252 units were allocated to the property before.
We only need 89.
So we're basically giving 163 back.
The question about a restrictive covenant, we only want 89 units.
We're not doing this to come back later
and tear down the commercial and build more units.
So if you want us to have a restrictive covenant as well
as the restriction that's in the p, u D, no problem
because the bottom line to amanda restrictive covenant,
you'd have to come back to the city commission
to amend the p u d you'd have to come
back to the city commission.
So no problem with a restrictive covenant
instead of a maximum of 252 units, it'll be a maximum of 89.
If we could switch to the other.
Thank you.
The other presentation my planner gave me 72 slide.
I'm not showing I'll try to make it like 20 or something,
and I'll do it as fast as I can.
I know she's got a long agenda and a lot of people here.
All right so much or I'll be thorough,
though I will if there's something
I missed or something i have questions about.
We got the other 57 slides there just in case.
Just let anybody know, though.
This is first reading.
There's two readings.
If it passes tonight, there is going
to be a public comments during this time Now,
not just at the B in a meeting.
Just everybody know.
I know everybody knows where we're at.
But that often helps to just look at an aerial
and see where you're at and what's around you So this is
our site and you see building a is
to remain and of course, to be renovated
and then building the new.
We would tear down that building in the back
and build buildings to A, B, C and D
that Roberta showed earlier just showing you the heights
of structures around us.
Because in a minute, I'm going to show you kind of our building
heights just to see where we fit in
So this is a little rendering of the project,
you can see building a kind of in the back building B
and C, right in the foreground.
And building D, the new residential building
Just the site plan Another version of the site plan.
OK This is what I wanted to show.
So when we went to the planning and zoning board,
we had a recommendation of approval,
unanimous for both items, 7 to 0 but as we started to reach out
to Commissioner and Mayor, we became clear to us
that we needed to do better than what we had done so far
So you'll notice that Or he told me there's a laser pointers
and that great.
Although he doesn't have to point out here So
you notice we got a 35 foot setback.
It's now 40.
We were able to building up a little bit.
We had to meet on top a little bit to make that happen.
As we were able to achieve without any foot setback.
And so 35, we have four there's two houses down here.
The setback 62ft, because this is an open area.
The building starts here.
Now, when you're way over here, the setback is 67ft.
But in this area here where we have 35, you're not there
for oh I'm sorry.
So this is just showing you a little vignette
of that back area.
So if you look at the lower left hand diagram,
then it's I'm sorry, do you mind going back to that previous.
Sure So I just want to understand.
So the 35 foot setback would be for the carriers property.
In other words, the other to the left of 40, it was 35.
Now it was 35.
Now 40.
So if we go down a little bit to that corner.
That's cut out here by the other way
by Candler with that still be 35 or is that 40 because I
don't see that increasing.
We're still strong, 35.
There because it's really the side of the neighbor's house,
the garage is actually.
And so we did leave that area at 35.
OK.
I'd like to know if we can increase that
to 40 as well Yes, we will.
All right.
Thank you.
You.
I will.
Let me point out that if we make a change like this,
which we will do, obviously the staff
is going to have to review it.
OK.
Make sure it works OK.
And so if it doesn't work, that's our risk.
We have to make sure it works.
All right Thank you.
I appreciate that.
We will.
So that setback just to make it clear on here.
Yes, we come 40.
OK Piece of the building is going to slide back.
So we would have 40 on both sides Yes.
OK.
We are adjacent to residential of single family.
Residential.
We will have 40.
Thank you Can I ask a question?
No, you're sorry to interrupt, but I'm
I need clarity because I've heard two different numbers.
Now, as far as the required setback,
I've heard that the required setback for this was 65ft.
And then I heard the required setback is the height
of the building at that point, which
would be 48ft 48ft, six inches, which
is what your director said.
That's the actual number.
Okay.
So we're not 65, 48.5.
So you're asking now the exception is
you're asking for eight feet at the
is what you're asking for Yes.
Okay.
From going from 48 to 40 48.5 to 48 86in 8.5.
Right.
Okay.
Thank you Okay.
Thank you for basketball and football.
You're on that slide.
Since we're asking questions is that okay with you?
We ask questions.
So we don't You can ask questions.
It was not up to him as a mayor Okay.
I'm okay.
Yeah.
So one, I really appreciate you guys have made
a lot of a modifications, so I appreciate
you coming in and doing this.
Unsure if it's going to satisfy the people behind.
It's not the 45 there, I think, but it shows that you're
a willing partner of the city.
So I definitely appreciate that.
What is actually, though, the height of those that were now
go from 35 to 40.
So I've heard different things over time.
Four foot 5, sorry, four floors.
Five floors, four floors.
It's all four floors.
Putting I have a diagram.
I'm going to show in a minute that'll show, you know Okay.
So I think that will answer the question.
Yeah.
I just want to thank everyone to understand
because a lot of different heights because of the garage
is just a 40.
It's 48.
And we just want to make sure everyone understands
what's going on here.
Let me let me get right to that, then.
I'm going to show this first, then I'll do it.
So the other thing that we did when we were at the planning
and zoning board meeting they said,
we want you to do some things on these balconies
to make sure that you're not looking into people's
yards and that sort of thing.
So the first thing is, if you look at the lower left diagram
here, you see that there's like a planter box
along the edge of the balcony.
So you can't walk right up to the railing
because there's a six foot wide planter box
So you can walk up this far but your railing is over there.
In other words, you can't walk up to the railing.
Oh, here to the edge, because you've got this big planter
box preventing you from going up to the railing and of course,
the planter box has plants in at least somewhat vertical
So i wanted to show you that because I'm
going to show a line of sight diagram in a few minutes.
So you can see how would it compare to if we built
the building like wilma on the drive under
Article 30 that was 80ft high.
So i'll show that in a minute.
So just to clarify because so I understand that.
So you've got the edge of the building, right?
And you're putting six foot of the planner
so that they can't get to the edge of the building
to prevent sort of some site security
to the edge of the balcony OK.
And so you see that green on that diagram in the lower left,
the green that wraps around the edge of the balcony that's
the planter box.
The other thing we did is they asked
us to put on the sides like that something solid
So you can't go up to the side of the balcony and look over.
So we actually have screening on the sides of the balconies to.
So I want to show that Now, here's the diagram.
It shows the building height.
So if you want where it's yellow that's
one story where it's orange.
That's two stories where it's green, that's four.
Whereas blue, that's five.
And where it's purple, that's six.
So at one point, the entire basically the entire residential
building was five stories.
But when we saw that we do better on our adjacency
see two single family homes, we lowered
that portion to four stories.
That's where you see this again, That's
where you see the four stories adjacent to the single family.
These are those balconies that I was just showing you.
And then the main part of the building is five stories
and only this part right here is six stories.
And you see that's the part that's
closest to the commercial and farthest
away from the residential neighbors.
So it's 6, 5, so adjacent to the residential
where that kind of neon green is.
That's 48ft, six inches high.
That's what roberta was referring to earlier.
And that sets the required under Article three,
the required setback for that area
is based on the 48ft, six inches height of that portion building.
You so the design inspiration the architects love this ellis
Beach, a beautiful development award winning development
in the panhandle of Florida.
Very modern.
And this is kind of the inspiration.
Some of the colors, some of the materials etc..
There's another slide showing a similar thing.
So the one thing I will tell you about my clients
as they monitor the social media and we saw that we needed to do
better on some other things, not just the setback So we started
looking at colors and signage and everything So first of all,
keep in mind in our building a where all the tenants are
staying, it's going to be renovated,
it's going to be better than it is today.
It'll look a lot better.
But then in our new buildings, B and C
we saw that people looked at this and said,
Gee, everything looks kind of white and brown
and not very exciting.
So we started looking at different things
we could do to the buildings to make them look better.
And we want to do it.
You know, we're not we weren't trying to have them be too plain
But when we saw that, that was a concern
we decided to make some changes.
I want to show you those now So for example,
here's the area where you're between the two buildings,
B and C, there's going to be outdoor seating,
umbrellas tables, you know, for restaurants etc..
And you see we're doing a little bit of kind of public art.
You see the signage.
And when a tenant comes in, they're
going to be able to do certain things
on that facade of the building.
I mean, we're not going to start painting them.
We're but, you know, they want something with signage.
They want awning.
They're just be able to be a little bit of variation.
But you know, we recognize that Wilton
Drive in for this aspect of it.
Wilton Drive reminds me of La Solis, where
every store is different right?
But there are areas where maybe there's
a larger shopping center where you can't cut it up that way.
So we're trying to fit in well with it.
I want to assure you that if people are saying the businesses
that are there that they like well, those are in building a
and they're staying.
You know, the other building that we're removing
doesn't really have anything in it
So we wanted to show you that And then here's another example.
Same kind of thing.
This is the floor plan for buildings B and C,
you see that we have an area for outdoor seating
for restaurants, which we think is very important.
And this is right on the drive.
So I think it's going to be a great spot showing you
some of the renovation that we're going
to be doing on building a.
And you know, again, that is a better than
and it's why you're doing the renovations
on the places that are open hunters and alibis
and all the other places.
Are they going to be able to stay open?
Yes.
Okay OK.
Yes, they will.
And we'll be working with them closely and how we do it,
you know, you probably you're probably going
to have some temporary signage.
So people open with that sort of thing Okay.
We'll work closely with the with the tenants to do that.
And I understand.
I understand it's I got a you look through paper No, go ahead.
OK.
And what is the plan?
Is it renovating this part first?
Is it A, B, C, or d?
What is that?
You're sketch.
So there's actually we're going to
in the conditions of approval there's a condition that
addresses that.
And so basically A has to happen first.
Okay.
What the city has said to us that everybody's been waiting
for for a long time is to make the existing
buildings that you're going to keep look better than they are.
Okay.
So that'll be the first.
And then the new retail.
And then the residential in the back.
Residential first.
Right.
So let me talk about that That's a good question.
It's important.
We cover it.
So the renovation of building a and the construction
of buildings, B and C will proceed quickly
because once we're done with this,
we're going to go get a building permit.
And build them the residential building
because it's kind of minimums.
You have to sell a certain number of units
before you can start construct one,
because you can't get a construction loan until you've
sold a certain number of units.
So the residential building will probably be the last thing built
And what happens if you renovate A, you build B and C
and something in the market changes and the residential
does not take place for whatever reason, right Financing they
don't had 50% of the sales A lot could happen
between now and the year into.
Of course, we don't think that will happen.
But if it did we just have to wait.
And the city.
I know would make us make the site you know,
keep the site in good condition I've had clients in the past
where the city said you're not keeping your property
in good condition So we you know,
if that's what would happen, we would tell them not the goal.
I get it.
Right.
But it's reasonable to say, well what if it happens?
Right.
Okay.
So Dennis, can I ask a question?
Could be longer on those.
Longer Yes.
When do you anticipate starting this?
Do you have any idea then which craft identify
name and address, please.
Good evening, everyone My name's Ben Boyce.
I live at $2,816 Northeast 26th Street.
I'm with Styles.
Appreciate everyone coming out tonight on the retail side,
we are currently drawing for CD's and so hopefully we'll
be in a position to submit those for permit
within the next probably few weeks As soon as we're
able to get permits, we're ready to start I mean,
there's a partnership in place fully
capitalized and ready to go on the retail commercial aspect.
Okay.
I would state though, sorry, just
to take one step back on the phasing
and we can talk about this a little bit.
There are certainly some nuances with phasing
the site, the buildings b and C, which
are the new retail buildings, take
longer to build versus the renovation
of the existing asset.
We would certainly want to try to be very mindful and strategic
about when we start and finish the renovations of the existing
building Just given that you've got
the existing tenants in there.
So again, we can talk about that a little bit,
but we would work hand in hand with the city.
We've done that over time.
Dissipate the new buildings to take the build Yes.
To the new buildings vertical is probably
approximately ten months.
OK.
Thank you.
You.
What about the existing building Existing a building?
There's always unforeseen conditions, unfortunately
but you're probably looking at a roughly 120 days
to complete the bulk of the work on the vertical renovation.
I'm not a builder.
I don't claim to be just like I'm not a management accountant
However, you may want to.
Everything went out despite our computers up here.
You know in the back Good job.
And because it's going to take you know,
approximately four months high season starts November.
It's to busiest time our businesses
make almost no I was like almost all
them most of their money during that time, it would be
you could talk with the business owners there.
And I would recommend you do so.
I would recommend you can't get it in now like,
wait till after the season.
So we don't like cannibalize and destroy their business
because there's no signage.
People can't get around There's maybe less parking
that's my recommendation.
But ultimately, you all need to figure out what's
best for the tenants there.
And for the renovation.
If i can, I have an understanding that and correct
me if I'm wrong, when you, Director,
that they can't be issued a C on that.
And the buildings until a until A is complete
Did I understand that correctly?
So the only thing I would say is and i think that that's
very smart that you suggest that we talked
to, that the tenants and the tenants
may not want it to be during season, bye.
If that's a tenant choice to do that, I don't want that.
I don't want them honoring a tenant choice to prevent them
from building in the retail.
Like I think we need to account for that if they're giving
flexibility because of the tenants, let's not,
you know damage them because of it.
So when Ben and I were talking about this earlier,
he mentioned the same thing you just heard talk about ten months
to build the new buildings, take about
four months to renovate building a
and he would like to finish them.
But basically, the same time So okay then
and I say that right that he will okay April next year they
but yes, there is a condition that we have to deal with
and i'm honored I might want to talk about that for a minute.
But let me finish, Jacob, can we have
some additional letters of support
that I weren't in the back up, so.
Jacobs is going to bring them up.
One from the venue one from Heather AB dinoire.
She was had questions about the channel ization of the driveway,
wanted to make sure we were sending the cars back to Wilton
Manors and back to won't drive and not into the neighborhood
And she thanked us for doing and then also down moody
and I think that's it, right, Jacob OK thank you.
And there's other letters already in your back up right?
OK.
Let me keep going Oh, these are just some interior shots Oh, we
also made changes to the residential building
similar to what I was showing on the retail and a little bit
of color and a little bit of variation of materials
from tile and some other things.
Just to, you know, get away from too much of the too much,
just the white look just showing you
the pool area pulled back that area
And then I'm going to skip to the last slide.
Now, you don't want to focus on the pet spa.
Can you do that?
That's fine Everyone let me tell you,
I came out a little bit early tonight.
And I was driving through the neighborhood
and you got a lot of people walking dogs
and like our dogs and cats OK.
So One of the things that we were I got to keep going.
Right.
Okay.
And should be almost there.
Think it's the second to the last slide.
There we go Here it is.
OK.
So we were asked how would it compare
the way we're building our building
versus article 30 building?
I don't know if that's the right way to say it,
but that's sort of what you said to me
So the Article 30 building can be 80 foot high.
It does have that step back.
So you see the article 30 building
is basically the purple line.
That's what that is.
We didn't draw the building.
We just drew the you know, the setback,
the step back and the height.
So that this corner right here is that that's the 80 foot mark.
And actually, under your code you
can have a balcony extending three feet out into the setback.
So the Article 30 building will have a balcony right here where
the person can stand right up to the railing
and look over and look over into the backyard
for single family homes.
Our building even though we're closer to the property line,
this is our maximum height This is our balcony
And you can't see the person's house.
You can see this, which is above the house
because you can't come up to the end zone and five foot six,
I can't see anything in a six foot
So that was the last slide I had.
But I was asked to, you know, show how would it be, how would
it compare if you built Article 30 versus we're
building for the privacy of the single family homes behind us.
So we hope that we've been able to achieve that.
You know, when I worked on the last project with the Wilma
on the Drive and there.
We had a parking garage in the back.
And so neighbors said, hey, nobody can
there are no windows for somebody
to look out into my yard.
So I knew it was an important thing because we heard about it.
Then if we had Windows if they would have been concerned.
So we said, what can we do to make sure that you can't
look into somebody's yard?
And the planter boxes?
The setback and everything else we did
seems to have done the trick much better
than an Article 30 building 80 foot high with a balcony
sticking out three feet.
So just for clarity in case other people.
So when you say Article three, it's what our code allows us
without modification is the example you give that you know
and a three foot off of that, you know,
so you could obviously look down if we did not
reason if we kept our current WD zoning district,
we would be the purple line.
Okay.
And the planners will that and will
that is that something that is written
into that in the site plan?
So they have to always be there.
There's not an opportunity that's correct.
Okay.
And they're in our PUD document, too.
So remember what Roberta was saying
earlier because a p d has a graphic
that goes with the ordinance.
It is really kind of the site plan
was just a little bit less information on it.
But yes these planner boxes are required by the P, U,
D, and the site plan.
And if you feel you need to make that stronger
and you want to make it a condition or something,
were perfectly fine with that because we're going to do it.
You know questions.
But i have a question.
Dennis thank you.
I know you and I have had many conversations and especially
about setbacks And I had to strongly ask that the setbacks
start with a four.
So i'm really glad to see that you've increased the setbacks.
I remember when you said you wanted to start with a four
and my client said, Does he mean four?
I so thank you for that.
We also had discussions about it when we
approved the One year project.
There was a disclosure there was an acknowledgment where people,
the residents are acknowledging that they
live in the alternative payment district
and what goes with that?
Because I don't want frivolous noise complaints constantly.
A code And I think that you have agreed
to put those that disclosure in the bylaws Yes.
Okay.
I'm also going to ask typically there's a application that gets
filed with the rules and regulations where applicants
will initial it, you know, when it's buried
in a in a three page bylaw.
No one sees that.
But I would also ask that the disclosure be in the application
package where it's acknowledged and initialed
with everything else.
Yes, we will do that.
Thank you.
I appreciate that And I know typically,
we provide, I believe, copies of the condo documents for the city
attorney to review.
So we'll provide a copy of the application.
OK And thank you for the offer with the restrictive covenant,
we will take you up on that.
No problem We will.
I think i think that's all I have for now Chris,
sorry to jump back in there.
If I understood it wasn't mentioned earlier that there is
some sort of agreement that if more
traffic calming is necessary that you guys were open to that.
And do I understand that there's some sort of we
have some sort of construction bond or some bond
that I mean, I feel confident that the traffic will be,
as it's described.
And we won't need to.
But if we needed to there is some we have some recourse
to be able to do those.
Yes, we had committed at the PNC meeting that we would do it.
Roberta mentioned that you have a system that you
use for traffic calming.
So I think she wanted it to go through that system.
And once it does, if they say that we need to do it,
we'll take care of it.
Well, the only thing that the P and Z asked us to do that.
We're not going to be able to do,
Remember, they asked for a mid-block
crossing if D.O.T. approved.
Right.
Well, we went to Dot and they said no Of course they did.
Just draw on that Alaska and we could finish it.
So any other questions for me?
I have a question on the planner box and the balconies.
Those are limited common elements.
I'm sorry, the planter box and the balconies on a condo.
They're limited common elements, correct?
Yes OK.
So who's going to maintain the planter boxes and who's
going to make sure that the plants get watered
and stay there?
The condo owner, Because you would have to be you know,
I agree because I mean you have to go through
that the condo to get to it.
It'll be the owner's responsibility
to the individual unit owner.
But if he doesn't do it, the Condo Association Association
will have the right to step in and take care of it
And they have to go through their unit to get to it.
I'm sorry Interesting.
It's a patio, though, right?
Yes.
Their pad is their back kind of.
You can get by times You know, the outside area,
you can do it is.
No, no.
These are just balcony keys for an individual unit.
They're not as not say, party area or something like okay that
was a very detailed explanation for something I said,
with fewer words I just what?
Say it again, then i went to the university of Michigan and Tim
went to Michigan State.
So we do this all the time.
Yeah, that's a problem.
But so there there's like a hallway.
I just want to reiterate cause I think what he said is, yeah,
there's a hallway and then so you're then it's this sort
of patio on the other side.
So it's not like people have to like,
come through someone's private home I don't know.
I maintain this kind of just need all those words
and Yeah, I'd say.
But just just one last question.
Can we just talk about bike racks for a moment?
I believe you have bike racks in the garage.
Is that where they are ?
Yes, in the garage.
But also bike racks in the shopping center parking lot.
And I think it's by the i store.
Is that where they are I believe that I've just gotten
some complaints from residents I think that there were bike racks
at One point over on the alibi side
because people were using them and now they're
completely on the other side.
So I guess my only request is it possible to put some bike racks
back there That's my request.
He just said yes Yes, that.
Okay.
Thank you.
You.
I appreciate it.
Thank you.
Go ahead.
So if you have any other questions for me,
I'll be happy to answer them at the end
of the public comment period.
Like the opportunity.
Oh, i'm sorry I missed one thing.
I was supposed to talk a public comment.
Conditions So I just wanted to clarify on condition number
six, that's your standard condition, that a site plan
expires after one year issue.
A building permit is not issued I've reviewed this with Roberta
and obviously the commercial buildings are going
to go within a year, but the residential
is not because or may not.
That depends on how long it takes
them to sell the number of condos
you needed to sell and start.
So what time are you looking for?
3 years for the condo building Because I think it.
I hope it will take less.
But are you knocking down the buildings in the back right
away when you do the front being see.
Yeah.
OK So after a year, though, I mean,
we want to make sure that's not just a bunch of dust bowl
back there.
If you're not going to start it.
So something has to be done there.
I'm not saying you need to plant trees or things like that.
But you have to make sure that it looks maintenance.
I hear you see that or do something, something rash.
Yeah.
Okay Is it possible to put a temporary parking
lot there to help?
It would be up to the city because they'd have to make
it a parking anywhere drainage.
Unless we look at something temporary
where there are allowed, even if, you know, travels allowed.
But you know what I'm to maybe we don't
need to answer for that now.
Yeah, that the answer now, but Dennis
just it's something could be a parking would be the is not.
So if we knock down the built when we knock down the building
if we're not starting the condo building right away,
well, we'll work with the staff rocket repair
the site whether it should just be grass
or whether it could be a temporary parking lot I think it
just we're going to staff you.
OK?
But we're open So if we can just go back to the comments
earlier that commissioners are many have just brought up
about a potential restrictive covenant
and building aside from that, I think we would just
do a restrictive covenant that says in this property right,
there's only 89 residential units.
If we ever wanted to build more than that,
we would have to amend the covenant,
which means we would have to come back to the commission.
OK which is frankly better than what we have before And so
before I was 20, 29.
Yeah, 2 4, 3, right Is this time,
Mayor for just general discussion
on us or just questions?
OK.
Yeah.
Because you're.
Are you done?
I just want one thing I needed to do,
so I wanted to ask about the start of construction
for the residential which I did.
And then we talked about this earlier
on page eight of 11 of the ordinance.
And actually on page six starts the conditions.
But the two that I wanted to talk about were 28 and 29.
So 28 is the one we were talking about earlier about when
do you do building a, A, B, the other buildings, right
So right now, 28 says prior to the issuance
of the first certificate of completion or first occupancy,
there's a couple of words missing there for the project.
The facade improvements for building a must be complete.
So we wanted to make it clear, I'm sorry,
what we can change that because if somehow we
want to wait until some time to do that, not maybe summer time,
but maybe till March or April or May
even start that because you said you want
to finish at the same time.
Correct.
So if you don't start the building until January
you really don't want to start of size
and pride till june maybe.
And they'll be done before the next year, before that.
Okay.
So we can work out a certain way.
We can do it with Roberta word that that you're
going to make it so you can best put it towards the summertime.
I mean, I haven't talked to the businesses yet.
Maybe businesses will say no to summertime stuff.
It is We can't afford to have that mess.
But you know I would coordinate with the businesses
as best you can and with roberta.
So because we're going to be coming back for a second reading
if saying this evening, we could write if you still talk to.
Yeah, that's fine You come up with something worse
than the last one.
I want to talk about was number 29.
So 29 is a problem because it's tying the construction
of B and C to D right?
D, the B in the residential of building B and C beyond.
The two new commercial buildings,
you have to get construction loans to build these buildings
and a construction lender is not going to loan you money
on your building if you can't build unless somebody else
builds their building that he's not
even loaning the money on So 29, we really need it to go away.
I don't really have a problem with that one,
to be honest with you.
As long as long as we know that if you knock down the building
back there and something happens it's going to take two years.
And you make it a parking lot parking lot
or make it a green space for now.
I mean, that's me speaking, but I don't have a problem with that
because the fact that he has to get a percentage of of condos
sold before he starts in our city code, which would
require, you know, some level.
You can't just you can't just leave rubble there.
Right.
You know, will sort of guarantee us some level there.
And as long we understand that you would not
want us to tear down the building
and leave a bunch of bare dirt there right.
That's not good for anybody.
No, I know But as long as put some wording in there
and talk to Roberta, put some wording in there that, you know,
after a certain time if you know you're not going to build
in the next six months that something has to be done
to that, that will we'll put that language
into conditional Yeah.
Now, when we talk about the time frame.
OK, right in there with.
Okay.
Thank you very much again.
Any questions?
You still ask questions.
Okay You said you were done, then you say
you still have something else.
Just general discussion, right Okay.
So many questions right?
No question.
Anybody else?
Any questions for Dennis?
No, no, no Or you.
Then you can just like the opportunity
to come back at that.
Don't go far away.
Okay.
Thank you.
I'll be close.
Thank you.
You.
So nothing else Like I told everybody before,
second reading.
Oh we have a motion in a second.
So a discussion You anything?
Yeah.
So, you know, we're here.
Well, thank you for the presentation
and thank you from city staff for that.
And I appreciate all the residents coming out and voicing
their opinions and voicing them over the course of the
past few weeks and few months.
That gives the developer information just like they made
changes to some of the walls and actually the aesthetic piece
of comments that they've heard Not a big fan of PEDs
And you know, we spent so much time building out the taxes,
and all the rules So developers and residents
understand this is what you need to build.
Although I may not like pewds it's a legal pathway in our
it's an ordinance in our charter that people
can follow to get to this get to the same results
of a finished product.
So although I like them, they're allowed to do them.
So I know there's people talking about,
well, you know, we have rules in place We do.
But this is just an alternate route
that they've opted to take that they're
allowed to do So whether I like it or not,
it's not about my feelings.
You're allowed to do it.
And there's pros and cons to doing it and to not doing it.
But I will tell people there's some people that may not know
style is used to own this property Many years ago,
and there were always a really good partner to the city.
The people that purchased it from them
that they have subsequently re bought it back and your.
Yeah.
Builders they forever.
I don't want to say the name, but the previous owner
right before them in between you own it weren't necessarily
great neighbors and I was not overly fond of their project
and i think you're coming in, being a true partner.
And so i do appreciate that.
And you've come in with a project
that you may be asking for exceptions for,
but you've revised a number of times
to accommodate residents requests,
commissioners requests staff requests
and this is about a long term partnership.
So i just want to say that that i really do appreciate that.
I do appreciate it.
Question of Dominico really pushing that noise issue.
I think that's going to be really important
And just as a side note I would actually like city manager
to make a note that I would like the noise ordinance specifically
for the Wilton Drive arts and Entertainment District
to come back.
So we could have discussion on that at a different meeting
because I think that may need to be adjusted because we're
having you know, some development
and just along the whole idea.
So I just want to clarify I want to reassure Robert already went
through the difference between a pretty and a T. You see,
this is a legal route that they're allowed to take
Whether I like it or not.
You're allowed to do it.
I personally think after seeing this,
I think it's a great project.
I appreciate you listening and moving those setbacks back
a little bit further The current policy allows
for seven bonus or eight with bonus,
seven allows seven floors.
The back of this is four.
He showed a description of the sightlines
and I think this satisfies just about
every single concern carries may not be entirely happy.
I think it's definitely you're giving a thumbs up.
So for the record, it's a thumbs up from a from one
of the couriers.
So Oh, and I think it's a really happy medium.
We have a job to do of what's best for the city.
And I always try to make the decision.
What's best for the majority of the city
will never please every single person I know.
Someone earlier spoke about it did an entrance,
someone else spoke up.
Yes, there are a few a few houses away.
The no matter what we do up here we
will never satisfy 100% of the people.
And unfortunately, that's the way it is.
I try to.
And in all my decisions, I try to.
I think this is a really good project for the city,
especially with the additional setbacks
only being four stories.
I was never fond of the seven stories that we allowed.
There So again, I want to thank all
the residents for coming out for this We have another reading.
I want to hear from you.
But again and thank you for city staff
and for the developer for bringing this what seems to be
a really nice project into our city
and renovating and refurbishing and refreshing what's
already there existing.
So building a is the heart of what drive
And so I appreciate you coming in and not wanting to do
anything except make it better.
So for me, that's really really important.
You said that word to change that could change
the fabric of our entire community
and we've heard people talk there
and public comments earlier.
This is the community that we have
and we need to be fighting for it.
And I hope you'll be partners in that
and supporting our community going forward Yeah, well, yes, I
want to really express my thanks to styles to Janice and to Tim,
because i've had discussions with all three
of these gentlemen from the very beginning of this project.
And the one thing I talked to Ben
about early on, we had a meeting when it was only 25ft.
The setback And I know he wasn't happy because I said I didn't
think that would work but I but I said, let's keep talking
and let's keep having a discussion.
And we did We had I don't know if this
is the time for the ex parte communication
or we do that the next meeting.
It's not a question of it's not quasi judicial.
Okay.
So i appreciate working with the city
and addressing some of the concerns.
I live on that street, so I hear it every single day from some
of the neighbors over there.
Okay.
I walk my dog this morning and got an earful.
But I did We did talked.
I think I talked to Dennis about trying to go back
to move it from 35 to 40ft.
If we could I know you lowered the height of the building
on that side.
You put the planters on the balcony.
So I from a working with a developer for I
think this has been a really good relationship.
You've taken into consideration all of our concerns.
You've taken into consideration the concerns of the residents
And like Mike said, not everybody's
going to be 100% happy, but we need
to do what's best in the broader vision of the city.
And I just want to be clear that supporting
a responsible developer is not the same as being proud
developer.
And I think that you guys are responsible developers
and my responsibility would be to determine whether project
benefits to community.
And I think this one does.
And thank you, Don.
Sure.
I agree with a lot of the comments
that our last two commissioners made We
have not had a condominium in our city, a new condominium.
I believe the last one was Walton
Station, almost 20 years ago.
And I can't tell you how many residents have asked
me or people that want to move here saying you
know, where else can I look?
We'd like a new condo.
And we don't have any.
So I think this clearly satisfies the need.
The last project that we approved
was the one we're project.
It was much more dense.
It was 250 to rental units versus 89
ownership opportunity units.
That was a mixed use building This is
and what I do like, I do like that
a adjacent to the single family homes
is really strictly residential.
You're not going to have commercial there.
And I think it's a really good idea from a noise perspective
that people in the residential building
do not have commercial and noise and restaurant
in their building.
So I think that that's a huge plus This building,
this proposal over the last one, I guess from a traffic
perspective of generates much less
traffic I think that there's a lot of advantages.
I think it's a great project.
I appreciate everyone's efforts in trying
to work with the commission I think you did listen to us.
I appreciate that.
And i think you listen to the neighbors
So hopefully we can move forward with this.
I hope everyone is happy with the end result. And you know,
I do think it's worthwhile and good project for community
as a whole.
So thank you, Benjamin So thank you to Dennis
and the team from Styles.
Dennis we've worked with you on projects before
and I've always thought because you're just always
an honest person, we could always
trust the things that you said.
I remember when I stood next to you and your earshot nice
and I said to you, But so you could hear it.
I don't want to talk to anybody.
And, with this set back the way it is, it's a nonstarter for me.
And I didn't hear from you, which is unusual.
But I can hear from you because you
knew it was going nowhere with the setback
as it was I didn't hear from you and tell.
I don't know.
Was it today or yesterday or whatever it was.
And i was going to say that even though I'm saying yes,
are we going to say yes now?
It was sort of holding back to talk to the residents that
are affected.
I saw a thumbs up, which is a good sign.
You know, I think it is important
that we honor what the intent is of the rules that we set
or we change the rules.
And so I you know I firmly believe that this
honors the intent of those.
And if the residents applaud it, and I love that, you know, we're
going to be flexible and working this so that we you know,
if the tenants want us to hold off on the improvements,
we're going to do what they want.
You know, I appreciate the things you've done because you
could have gone to seven stories,
you know, all the way to the edge.
There's a lot of things that could
have been done that, you know frankly,
for probably make more money.
But you realize this makes more sense for us.
So I just want to appreciate that I know,
there's a lot of places you can develop.
We're happy that you're interested in developing here I
know somebody said there a couple of years
said that we've done nothing as far as developing in the city.
We have done our pasta lot of projects in this city
that has not gone through.
That's not our fault. You know, they come to us.
They said it's the project we make
changes like we've been trying to do
with you guys and the economy.
Sometimes does it to them Right now I know building costs have
gone up 30, 35%, which is huge.
So I understand why the hotel is not going just yet.
But I talked to them today and i got
a little more positive news that they could
be happening sooner than later.
Now.
And on the drive they're going to put in commercial
And I've had people say before, well, we
have to do something about what we drive because there's
rent spaces everywhere.
There's not you know, there could be because of the fact
that people pay a lot of rent.
And what matters for their businesses.
A lot of rent.
And somehow I don't know how some of them actually do it,
and part of that reason is people buy the property
for too much money They think they're going to make you know,
a lot of money off of it.
And they buy it.
And then they start telling people,
now we're going to raise your rent
for some of the ones that grilled cheese on on the drive.
You know, they moved out because of the rent.
And that's not our fault That's people that buy.
This is the property.
And then have to make a profit.
So they raise it up so much that they
cannot survive there So shame on some of the people that do that.
This group here, I think you're a little crazy because Styles,
I think way before you were even on there been.
But bought that property for a lot less money
and then they sold it, sold it to somebody else.
And then you guys bought in back for a lot more money
But the id, the projects that you want to do here are good.
I last time you were up here, I know I called you and said,
it's not going to work You know I look at things like I'm living
where the couriers live, you know I know
I bought next to commercial.
I know eventually something will be built
but I still don't want it affect my my, my style
any more than it has to.
And I thank you for sitting down the last few weeks.
And I know there's One person in the front row that's probably
not very happy at all still because he wanted the 25ft,
but i won't mention their name and won't put it out there.
But but we've all come to a consensus
and I think this project is going to go through.
I hope it will And I want all of you to be back here in the first
meeting in September, I guess, is when we'll come
back or 2nd October second one and October,
September September.
So I thought, you know 1st or 2nd September,
if you can talk in the microphone does anybody know who
it's on when it does come up When do you
think it might come back to it?
Because, I mean, you've got to make some slight changes
here and there or whatever Do you think
september 22nd would work?
You have to I, I think I'm going to have to meet with her burden
right in the future.
When you come back for second reading help all of you
come back and have your comments.
I mean, this is what this commission has always been.
It's not about what we want.
It's about what the community wants.
And obviously, it's worked.
We worked together here today and and I haven't seen
me pounding their fist tonight.
So that's a good thing.
So i thank all of you for coming out tonight
to see what's going on in your community So with that call,
a question, please Commissioner Dami, you Yes.
Vice Mayor Caputo.
Yes.
Commissioner Brockie Yes.
Commissioner Rowley Yes Mayor Newark, Yes.
Good luck.
We'll see you in a month We'll take care.
32nd break while they all get out.
Oh, well, a lot of people.
Yeah our staff will be left with a table for the next meeting
Everything Oh, yeah.
That will take care if you just please exit the chamber.
Please I know you're going home, but we
still have business to do here.
Thank you.
You All right, stop hugging and get out.
Ben.
Hey, Peloton.
Let's go Go say hello outside, please.
I think I want to make some meetings, though.
Yeah, The meeting is not over yet
but everything they care about is.
Yeah, Everything I care about is in that I may have to turn
off the air conditioning.
You still don't know.
Where am I?
Here.
All right Unfinished business Leaving
for an unfinished business.
Harry.
None of the one city manager's report.
Thank you.
New business The bid for process.
We're getting rid of that tonight.
The next three items.
City manager city attorney City attorney.
Yes, sir.
We got items 13 b, c and the we're
requesting for or authorization to in this initiate foreclosure
actions on three properties.
I'll go through them individually
There's one change to the last property with one
of the cases we're not recommending foreclosure on.
And I'll get to I'm sorry.
OK.
Oh I be surprised.
Okay One of the cases in the three case against the property.
I got it.
Yeah.
All right.
So we're going to start with property address.
Two, three, four, Nine.
Northwest ninth Avenue.
That's in wilton Manors.
We've done our due diligence and read litigation review on that.
There's one case number 24 hyphen 002952.
The property is has a lane approximately in excess
of $125,000 as of July.
It's continue doing to rise Let me make sure that's true that
that one's not in compliance all this ready you don't think
it's not the value of the property
according to BCP is $699,000.
There is a lane recorded by the city of pompano Beach,
but the city's lane will take pro already
over the Pompano Beach lane.
Is there any mortgage or loan?
I'm sorry, mortgage, mortgage or loan on it There is
a the property taxes are paid.
There is um, scheduled just to make sure before I say yes
to that all these questions are going to be asked
and every one of you ever come here?
No, no, I know.
I just want to be accurate when I say it there is not So
we are recommending and proceeding with the floor
foreclosure on that.
Is there a motion, a motion?
Is there a second Second.
That's for the 2349 Northwest ninth Avenue.
What manners properties.
Correct.
Any discussion?
No Got a question, Commissioner Yes.
Yes yes, yes yes.
See 27, 33.
North Enders Avenue So the next one is 27.
33.
North Andrews There's two cases involved in this property.
We've done our pre litigation review
and are recommending that we proceed with foreclosure
Our notices were reviewed and sent properly under chapter 162.
Additionally, notice was posted and provide it
with the proof of posting through the code
enforcement process.
The lane for number one was recorded back in June of 25
and the lane number two was recorded in November of 2025
The first lane was at $250 per day.
It's a proximately $36,000 outstanding thing.
And the second lane is also at $250 per day and is
at approximately $76,000.
The property is not exempt.
The taxes are current.
The total market value of that property
is approximately $687,000.
There are no superior interest in this
and we recommend moving forward on length.
One end to right is our motion for property
at 2733 North Andrews Avenue.
A motion.
Is there a second.
Second discussion, then call the question Vice mayor Caputo.
Yes, Commissioner Rowley.
Yes.
Commissioner Rocky commissioner Dami Neo Yes.
Amir newton Yes.
Property located at 36.
All right.
This property is the one I mentioned earlier,
where recommend moving forward on two of the lanes
There's three lanes total against the property that have
been recorded Lane One is valued at approximately $154,000
in lane three is a value that approximately 38,000 for lane
two We are not recommending moving
forward with that due to potential
issues with the service.
And it's not needed for us to move forward.
We want to make sure we have the best case possible.
So we're not recommending moving forward with that.
As far as the other two lanes, the notice was were provided
consistent with chapter 162.
I mean, there was additional service
by posting city Hall, an affidavit
opposing presented to the magistrate for those two cases.
Lane one was recorded on December 9th of 2020.
For Lane three, he was recorded in May 7,
2026 As I stated before, the value is 4,
lane One in lane three are 154,030 8,000, and the property
is not claimed as exempt.
The taxes are current as of 2025.
The total market value according to backpay
is approximate $642,810.
We have reviewed the report for the foreclosure There was
a mortgage recorded before arlene's by the F h business
on February Fourth, 2009.
The principal amount of that is $75,000.
There is no other legal impediments for impediments.
We're moving forward with the foreclosure,
but we must make a decision And regarding the outstanding
mortgage and the value, as I stated as far as equity
is concern is $567,810.
Okay, I'm ready to make a motion on 3061
Northeast Fourth Avenue manners excluding the code number two.
All right Yes, I'll make a motion.
You're second.
Second and any discussion I do, I
have a discussion about the billing
that you talked about may not have accurate service.
So just so I understand, three lanes, two of services Fine.
You're recommending moving forward The third lean
there may be some service issues there
could be a potential defense.
And it's not needed in order to foreclose the property
with the values of what we're claiming,
just so that we can eliminate potential defenses by.
So we can move forward just based on the other two
correct defenses Are we still able to collect on that other
lean if there are surplus funds, are you think
the whole entire lean is would be invalid due to the service
issue I don't think it's totally invalid,
but there may be questions as to that.
So there may be opportunities to collect on that.
But as far as thinking, if we can collect on it,
not so much is I don't want to use
it for the foreclosure action.
I don't want to have to put up valid defenses
against one claim.
Right on Lean.
But I want to if we could actually still collect on it
if the money comes in, satisfies the mortgage and the other liens
that we have the second lane is valued at approximately $36,000.
Yeah, but is saying is if those are really not
a lot compared to the other.
Right.
Which is why we're not recommending, you know.
Okay I could go for apart part of what makes sense.
And any other discussion Good question you're some
I'm sorry commissioner dami.
You.
Yes.
Vice Mayor Caputo.
Yes, Commissioner brockie Yes.
Commissioner Rowley.
Yes.
Your Newton?
Yes.
Request to fill a full time customer service.
We're going to have vacancy City Manager thank you.
We're still in the process of bringing
back vacancies for commission approval to fill this position.
Is the school customer service representative
within our Community Development Services Department
and it's primarily funded through the building fund, which
is generated revenue through building permit fees
and we find this to be in a central position
and we're asking for approval fill it So a motion to approve,
I'll make the motion there.
Second or second discussion.
I have just some questions.
I'm supportive of this, but in general,
what are we doing in terms of potentially a reception
as to be answering phone calls or other types of technology
So these are phone calls and what else
are we using technology for that may be
able to optimize in the future?
Sure.
So for that department in particular,
one of the ways we've been able to curb the growth on staffing
or keep staffing numbers low is through online services,
specifically online permitting.
For I customer service.
We're not there yet, but we've established an A.I. committee
that has a consultant working with us to bring
in more programs like that.
It's also part of our migration into the office 365 is building
out all of our internal data for a closed system
and for the potential of bringing
in aI assisted customers, or it's not just want
to make sure we're using even like chat bots on the website,
like simple questions like sometimes it's hard to navigate
would be nice if there's any chat bot to be like, take me
here and okay, but let's move forward
because any discussion other call the question
Vice Mayor Caputo Yes.
Commissioner Rowley Yes.
Commissioner brockie Yes.
Commissioner Dami Yes.
Mayor Newton Yes.
Rules on agenda packets.
Mr. That was me very briefly.
So I know like for an example tonight we
had that extra handout I would like to see if anything is going
to be added to the dais that for transparency purposes,
it's part of the agenda packet.
I know like at the previous meeting, Mr. Caputo,
you provided a useful tool for residents Never.
Yeah, they don't get to see that.
So if we know we're going to be doing something like that,
let's add it to the agenda packet.
And then also would be good just to know we were using yours.
Halfway through.
It wasn't provided by staffs, it was
sitting It would be good to know just what's like staff vetted.
Like if you want to provide something or you or anyone
of us do that, that's the only thing i would just ask
about Agenda packets and I would like
to actually have like tonight.
I know it was probably late when you got it, but at least make
copies for the back.
So people can have it You know, it's
not I hope that was inadvertently left out.
I know you didn't do it, right?
Yeah.
I wouldn't want to table the whole things.
We didn't have that paper.
But when we know about something,
it would be useful to have it in advance.
OK.
Anybody for next meeting to put?
Yeah.
Maybe not the next meeting, but I brought it
up before noise ordinance or.
Yes, right.
Yeah We need to revisit to ensure.
Yeah With that.
Anybody else So I have something that it.
It doesn't need to be next meeting.
But maybe relevant You know I, absolutely.
I did some calculations talked to developer about the incentive
like, you know, the incentives how you get
to the fifth and sixth story.
Right.
And the costs because they have to do all incentives
from the calculations that I've seen and from Roger,
you know they have some access to some commercial estimation.
Everything I do says it.
It's more expense They have to actually
take the incentive Yeah.
I mean, like in every in every scenario,
it was more expensive which I don't think was our intent.
So I don't know when to look at that,
but I think it's something we need to look at because it may
be counter what we intended.
I think that we talked about bringing the height back
for another discussion and I'm glad you brought that point up
because i had a same discussion, similar discussion where
the developer and we've made it so restrictive
that it's not worth it for us to expense
when you I'm sorry, when you say bring the right back
to incentive, I know we were talking about the height limits
overall.
I know we had a discussion on it,
but I don't think we were referring to finalize it,
you know, and I believe it's in the agenda
It's in the Article 30.
I thought it pretty much in Article 30.
Yeah but we already talked about it.
No, no, no, we haven't talked about it Is there a way?
And I think you may have brought it up at a previous meeting
article 30, we seem to be talking about different things
almost every meeting about Article 30.
And I think a little confusing for me.
I'm sure it's confusing for them.
I talked about it with leanne about,
you know, they did some resident engagements and people.
It's not the same few people showing up because people
are worn out when you.
Charlie she's shaking her head.
And when you do it piecemeal, people
don't understand like the full effect
because some of these changes are going to change
our city for 30 years.
Yeah.
Can we maybe does at the next meeting.
But like I have a workshop, maybe like just
do it if we need multiple workshop to do it all at once
because this piecemeal is it's just it's tough for people
to follow what's going on.
But things change, though, is the problem.
You know them in the middle of it
and something happens that just happens.
But no, it means better.
We can do that.
But yeah, because then you have multiple resident
workshops where they do everything all at once.
They get their feedback because you
keep asking people to come back and look at this
and look at this.
And it's great.
We have a very committed people here.
They will come to every single one.
But when you get the same 20 people giving the same feedback,
right?
It's like, how effective really is it?
So just from the resident fatigue perspective,
maybe that's can we do that.
Some just some like a larger workshop of everything?
I don't I don't disagree.
And I appreciate like you know, for me, though, I didn't I
didn't know casting numbers like, you know so it's
new information for you that maybe everyone
else is sort of aware of that.
But it's coming back anyway, so maybe we address it.
Then the only thing I would say to add to what you said
is I saw like the transcript of the developer format
and some of the notes on that, and it was a good refresher
for me because we have some of the things that were talked
about there and maybe we don't want to,
but also in that developer form, it was said that we would like
bring them back and talk to them about what was proposed
and I don't know that would necessarily reengage them to say
are we missing the mark on this?
And now that we want to do everything,
they want us to write something up.
I think we talked about the developer
engagement and resident thing.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.
So it's just hard every meeting.
And it's probably, I don't know, for Roberta
hard for you to write.
It's like just like the perpetual never ending Yeah.
Keeps her busy But no, we definitely.
I think we need to have another charrette
or whatever to call it, but the developers
and, and the residents.
So they can all listen to the same time,
you know, the developer was awesome because you really
got to know what they're their frustrations are coming
and we'll manage because we do pass things all the time.
And then for some reason, they don't build it
and, and we're getting blamed for not building anything,
but we are passing them.
OK.
I think I think our code is getting a lot closer to where
we need to be, especially with a lot of the changes that we had.
And the part does work sometimes.
I mean, look at now I mean, it took a little work,
but it did work and some spots.
I think you do need to have that as a tool.
You know.
But you can even see in this last proposal.
What the what the exception is how small the exception
is for a project this large.
If they conform to our new code.
Yeah.
So I think that's just an example that
shows that i think we're, we're almost where
we need to be getting there.
Yeah.
And I think in that workshop, I don't
know that if it's possible.
But it would be really nice if some developers were there
when also residents are there.
Because I think, like when I went back and read
the transcript, there are some things
developers said that I was that had I not read the transcript, I
wouldn't have known like, why they
explain they need something.
And when you hear it, it makes more sense.
But right now these two parts like they're not hearing
what we hear from developers.
And again, it doesn't mean developers are right,
but I think they need that information to sort of help
guide them or if it.
You have it afterwards.
So are we in agreement?
Do we want to do some type of workshop
or what do we want to do?
Because you know, we just we just tabled
article 30 for the next move.
But I don't want to put those code changes off.
I mean, I think we should move forward with that.
And then you know, go and going forward.
Yeah.
Because that's all prepared.
I mean, the developers are upset about we,
but we've, we've already agreed be a consensus on these changes
So I don't want to reinvent the wheel.
Let's move those which are already going to be pushed
forward But I don't disagree.
I mean, I'm good with going back for application with our.
All right.
All right Okay.
Yeah.
All right Well, that just means adjourned.
All right.
Thank you, Quinn You.
I'm to Dan