Planning and Zoning Meeting - Regular Meeting

good evening everybody please settle down okay it's six o'clock september 3rd 2026 this is the planning and zoning meeting of the city of boca raton will everyone please rise for the pledge of allegiance of the united states of america and to the republic of which it stands one nation under god invisible Thank you. Kathy, please call the roll.

Chair Savelle.

Here.

Vice Chair Dornblazer.

Here.

Mr. Camejo.

Here.

Mr. Matthews.

Here.

Mr. Maraboli.

Here.

Mr. Mitchell.

Here.

Mr. Morgan.

Here.

You have a quorum.

Thank you. Amendments to the agenda. The board has agreed that we're going to flip the two items and handle the variance first when we get to that. So the first item then is the minutes of May 7, 2025. I look for a motion and a second.

Motion to approve. So seconded. All in favor?

Aye. Next to the minutes of July 16th, 2025. 26, I'm sorry. Wrong year. Motion to second.

Motion to approve. So seconded.

All in favor? Aye. Thank you. These two hearings tonight are quasi-judicial, and I'll ask the city attorney to explain the procedure to you all.

Evening, Mr. Chairman, members of the board, Chris Fernandez, senior assistant city attorney. The rules of the city council provide that each applicant requesting approval, relief, or other action from the Planning and Zoning Board this evening shall disclose at the commencement of the public hearing any consideration provided or committed directly or on its behalf for an agreement to support or withhold objection to the requested relief or action. A copy of the quasi-judicial rules governing tonight's public hearing are attached to the agenda and are available from the city clerk.

Okay, will everyone who's planning to speak on either issue this evening please rise and be sworn in? Thank you. Okay, then we'll go right to it. The first is a quasi digital public hearing regarding the variance marine structure variance 910 and 911 Northeast 24th Street. Kathy, would you please read those two items into the agenda? And before you do that, I just want to announce that these items will be heard contemporaneously but voted on separately.

Okay. One, a resolution of the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Boca Raton considering a consolidated application for variances from the following sections of the City's Code of Ordinances on the property located at 911 Northeast 24th Street. 1. Section 22.62.6, to allow a 196.2-long foot finger pier in lieu of the maximum allowable length of 60 feet. 2. Section 22.62.7, to allow a 121.8-foot north side setback in lieu of the required side setback equal to the length of the finger pier, 196.2 feet. and three, section 2258-3, to allow a zero-foot south side setback in lieu of the required minimum 10-foot side setback for a dock related to the construction of a shared finger pier with a property located at 910 Northeast 24th Street. 2. A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Boca Raton considering a consolidated application for variances from the following sections of the City's Code of Ordinances on the property located at 910 Northeast 24th Street. 1. Section 22-62-6. TO ALLOW A 196.2-FOOT LONG FINGER PIER IN LIEU OF THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LENGTH OF 60 FEET. SECTION 22-627 TO ALLOW A 122.9-FOOT SOUTH SETBACK IN LIEU OF THE REQUIRED SIDE SETBACK EQUAL TO THE LENGTH OF THE FINGER PIER, 196.2 FEET. and three, section 2258-3, to allow a zero-foot north side setback in lieu of the required minimum 10-foot side setback for a dock related to the construction of a shared finger pier with the adjacent property located at 911 Northeast 24th Street.

Thank you. With that, I'll turn it over to Tori. Any ex parte communications on that with anyone? No. Tori, you have the floor.

None.

Good evening, Chair Savelle and members of the Planning and Zoning Board. I'm Zoning Manager Tori Boone. I'll be presenting the Shared Finger Peer Variants this evening. The application includes two properties, 910 and 911 Northeast 24th Street, both located along the intercoastal on the west side of the barrier island. The zoning is multifamily R3E. The future land use is residential medium, and the intercoastal jurisdiction is the Army Corps of Engineers. Recently the properties received administrative subdivision approval to reconfigure the two lots. As you can see in the before and after figures, the 911 property shown in the yellow absorbed a portion of the 910 property and now extends to the water. Both lots are currently vacant and although they're zoned for multifamily use, single family homes are also permitted and the intended use for each lot will be a single family home. The applicant is proposing one shared finger pier for both use by both properties. The variances requested by the applicant to achieve the proposed designs include a variance for the finger pier length. The applicant requests a length of 196.2 feet exceeding the maximum allowed length of 60 feet. The code requires a side setback for the finger pier equal to its length. However, given the combined property frontage, Meeting this code requirement is not possible. Therefore, the request is for 121.8 feet for the setback to the north and 122.9 feet for the setback to the south. Again, in lieu of being equal to the length of the finger pier, which is 196.2 feet. Lastly, each property will have a dock parallel to the seawall. Docks are required to have a 10-foot side setback from adjacent lots, but since the properties are sharing the finger pier, their docks will connect, resulting in a zero-foot setback, which is very common variance required to achieve a shared finger pier configuration. Here's the ingress sheet showing the navigation and mooring of the vessels. By consolidating access to a single pier, the design reduces the footprint on the canal and avoids unnecessary encroachment into sensitive areas. The approach is not only efficient, but only minimizes environmental disturbance. To avoid disrupting the underwater ecosystem by dredging, the applicant cannot moor boats or vessels within approximately 45 feet of the seawall. The proposed finger pier is designed to be just long enough to safely allow mooring boats on both sides of the pier, maintaining a safe distance from the seawall to avoid altering environmentally sensitive lands, including seagrass pursuant to Chapter 20 Code of Ordinances. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection provided approval for the proposed finger pier and to accommodate four vessels. The application is also consistent with a previously approved finger pier variance for the property immediately to the south, located 900 Lagomar Lane. This pier was granted a similar variance for extended length of 209 feet, and reduce setbacks, demonstrating a comparable design solution and environmental safeguards on a property with similar environmental limitations. This property has provided a letter of support for this variance application. Staff recommends approval of the variance based on the following analysis. The minimum necessary to allow reasonable use of the properties without creating adverse environmental impacts, disrupting seagrass beds or interfering with neighboring properties. The proposal is supportive of city environmental priorities and comprehensive plan objectives. The applicant has provided sufficient evidence of special and unique conditions. The variance meets all requirements for approval. Last night, the Marine Advisory Board recommended approval with the following conditions. Comply with sections 22-61-3, which are finger pier requirements in the code, and section 22-62-3, which is for dolphin pilings. The finger pier shall be provided with at least one ladder extending from the surface to two feet below mean load water. Please note that this is a requirement for docks, but it is not a requirement for finger piers, so the Marine Advisory Board wanted to make a condition for the finger pier. And lastly, the outermost dolphin piling shall have external illumination on top of the piles, which shall be illuminated from half hour after sunset and until half hour before sunrise. Therefore, the Development Services Department recommends approval with conditions of the variance application. Of course, the first one will be to make sure that the building permit is consistent with the plans provided in the variance. They also, because they are sharing the finger pier, they have to provide an executed shared finger pier maintenance agreement. They also need to follow, in no event shall vessels be moored in easterly slips of the finger pier that would disrupt the underwater ecosystem within 45 feet of the seawall. And lastly, they need to perform a survey of bathymetry and resources during the seagrass growing season, 11 to 13 months, or at the beginning of the next year's growing season, after the final certificate of completion is issued. That concludes my presentation. I'm happy to answer any questions.

Thank you. Questions for staff? mail no no questions for staff no questions no questions no questions thank you with that unless mr abrams to come up but he's already there thank you good good presentation

Sure, Ryan Abrams on behalf of the applicant, the owner of the property at 910 Northeast 24th Street, LLC and 911 Northeast 24th Street, LLC. I was told I should add that I am a registered lobbyist as the city requires and I will be going through my presentation. Thank you, Ms. Boone, for your presentation. I think she covered much of what I was going to cover so I'll try to go through this as quickly as I can. uh there are three different variances being requested of course as you had as you heard two different properties were the makeup of this parcel or this site beforehand this is how it would currently reflect on the property appraiser website however the site has been reconfigured and instead of as you see on the screen right here it will uh the lines currently are drawn now as you see on on the screen now the property the parcel to the north uh combines 911 with 910n as shown in this image and that parcel will be a total of roughly 25 000 square feet and the property to the south 910s as shown here roughly 37 000 square feet these sites are very similar in size The project is a modest one. The site is zoned R3E, so it could be condominium development. It could be eight units here, technically, seven or eight units. Dockage rights goes along with those units, so there would have been more dockage rights associated with it, but this is two single-family homes. Each one of these sites will have single-family homes, and instead of proposing a two-peer design, which would have been code compliant, we proposed as we think the FDEP would have required and did require a single shared pier that both sides will use and there will be a shared maintenance agreement which is a condition of approval anyways. So I think you already got a sense of the size and scale of the project. It's a fairly modest dock design, a total amount of square footage of 1,400 square feet. The rule under state law is that you're technically allowed to build 10 square feet per one linear feet of shoreline. So it's 291 feet of linear shoreline at this property if you combine both parcels. And so that gives you approximately 28, 2900 square feet of dockage space. This is roughly half that. And so it is a modest design compared to what state standards would allow. The first 52 feet of the pier is going to be four feet wide. It covers, spans over suburbs land that is two feet in depth to six feet in depth. That is the area where there will not be any boats docked or moored. It's going to be in the deeper waters that this dock extends into where the vessels would be moored. So, This is a larger area of the waterway. The intercoastal waterway does run through here. The channel runs through here. This is a natural tidal lake. It's Lake Wyman. And like any natural tidal lake, there's not been historically, this one in particular has not been historically dredging activity here. So the area in this vicinity, submerged land is shallow, roughly two to four, feet within the first 45 feet of the of the seawall and the purpose of this project is to try not to disturb that and to put forward a project that can be approved at the state level as well This gives you a better sense of the overall scale. It's a larger section because of the fact that it's a natural tidal lake. It's 773 feet across at the widest points of this property. The 197 foot line drawn there is to give you a sense of the proportionality here, and the dock to the south was approved for a variance in 2014. That's a 209 foot dock, It is with a roughly 25 foot side setback as well. These setbacks being proposed in this case from the sides, not including the shared property line, but the sides are well over that. So again, this was, as you heard, this was already recommended for approval just last night by the Marine Advisory Board. That was a unanimous recommendation by that board. We are required to satisfy the six criteria in the code for variance. I'll try to run through them pretty quick here. The special and unique conditions is the first one. There was a bathymetric survey conducted at the site which shows the relative depths around the area behind, the suburbs land area behind the parcel. The problem here is to the south there is a large area of very shallow water running from two to four feet and it extends pretty far out. So that's gonna be a separate parcel completely which would not really be able to have its own dock without significant dredging and disturbance of the ecological environment below including the seagrass beds. So this shows you how a design is being proposed to accommodate that. Criterion B is that the conditions are not created by the applicant a benthic resource survey was conducted at the site as well There were two different surveys conducted two different times identifying approximately 45,000 square feet of seagrass And that's paddle grass and then a another twenty two hundred and thirty seven square feet of shoal grass and there's a there's a particular area where they are not prevalent and that is shown on the screen here and that line represents the finger pier and that is our best attempt to be able to satisfy the state standard that we must find a reasonable alternative if it exists to the destruction of underwater ecological resources and that is a state requirement i have it on the screen here it's a regulatory requirement which we are required to meet and so in order for us to meet that requirement we are we were required to seek a variance from the city The criteria C is rights commonly enjoyed in the district are necessary for reasonable use of the property. I'm sorry, that the literal interpretation of this chapter as applied to the applicant would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by owners of other property. Now, There's not a lot of natural water bodies along the intercoastal waterway in Boca, but these are more prevalent in the Boynton Beach area north of that where the Lake Worth Lagoon is. And if you look at maps of that area, there are prevalent long finger periods that run out into the waterway because there is in those lagoons natural shallow water, just like you find here. And so this is a common thing in situations like this. The 60 foot rule is a one size fits all approach. where most places along the intercoastal waterway it's like 200 to 300 feet wide and here it's 771 feet wide with a lot of shallow water that hasn't been disturbed in the past and so that's why that's why variance is necessary here and to ensure being able to more vessels uh criteria on d is the variance granted is the minimum necessary for the applicant to make reasonable use of the property We modified this design from what was originally proposed. Originally it was roughly 2,500 square feet of dock area. That's still short of what the state allows, but it was a larger project. The finger pier would have been 1,121 square feet itself. So we've reduced that project, the city, through, addressing comments with the city and trying to reduce the footprint. We reduced the dock with graded decking. That's the marginal dock along the side. You can see it was much longer before spanning the entire property. Now it's about half of the shoreline, a little less than half, and it's 568 square feet now. It also went from like six feet to now three feet wide marginal dock. The seawall makes up a lot of other walking area, but overwater dockage is three feet wide and it's 568 square feet it's down 60 percent from what it was before and the concrete pier is 840 square feet which is down 25 from what it was before so again go from 2500 to 1400 square feet dock is what happened there and the slips that were being proposed before were seeking to accommodate four 80 foot long vessels with four four and a half foot drafts uh through discussions with the city we modified that and now there's two um the outermost two slips are for 80 foot long vessels with four and a half foot drafts which definitely supported there and the inner two the ones that are closer to the shoreline are are going to be a max of 45 feet length and four and three and a half foot draft So there's been some substantial modifications there. Just to demonstrate what it would look like if we had to do a code compliant design is what is up on the screen here. This is not what we're proposing. This is just to give an example of what would be a code compliant dock and this proposes two finger piers that are 60 feet long into the waterway. There's a marginal dock that meets setbacks and what you have is a dock that damages seagrass in a significantly greater way. It's seven times greater, in fact. The seagrass impacts from our project is just 254 square feet of seagrass impacts compared to 1,906 square feet for a code-compliant dock. So significant reductions by a kind of creative design that involves a shared-use pier. The criterion E is that it will not be detrimental to the public welfare. There's already a 209 foot long pier that was approved just not long ago, 2014, 11, 12 years ago, and that has withstood the test of time. It's not presented a problem and it has worked out fine. For the same reasons that we present here, they were able to get that variance because of the shallow water and seagrass conditions that are not created by the applicant. the letter that we, sorry, is there a question? Okay, cool, sorry. There's a consent letter that we were provided as well by a neighbor, the neighbor to the south, the same one that got, whose predecessor and interest got the variance approval in 2014, and that letter, There's also competent substantial evidence for the impacts or the natural conditions of the site that we can't really do anything about. The letter says that there's shallow depths of the site that impact safe navigation and that extending into deeper water is necessary for vessel ingress and egress. And just for context, this is also relevant to the public purpose criterion, public welfare criterion. This is part of a larger goal here, a larger project. We have the parks district here tonight, we actually had to work out a public-private partnership to bring lift at sewer, access to this community this is like the last community on the barrier island that does not have sewer access it's currently those those homes there are currently on septic so my client is paying for and will be constructing the sewer line and for the lift station and about 1.5 million dollars at his expense and and this dock design has been part of this project from the get-go, this project, this public-private partnership type project was approved by the City Commission last year in August. So we're well into this project now, and this is all part of that same vision of redeveloping the site. the last criterion is that the great that the granting the variance is not contrary to the objectives of the comprehensive plan and the three uh policies objectives that we have on the screen here are all from the coastal management section or coastal management element of the comprehensive plan this document that the city is required to follow and all just require that coastal resources need to be protected and i'll just highlight the one in the middle it's coastal management policy 1.1.5 and that says that the city shall coordinate to court shall continue to coordinate with the fdep and the army corps of engineering engineers to enforce regulations related to the impact of development on submerged lands and here we this project has received approval from ftp it received approval from the rb corps of engineers and i already showed you the policy that the state is required to follow that if there's a reasonable alternative that protects ecological resources that that needs to be pursued and that's the one that we've brought before you tonight so i i would respectfully uh maintain that we we've met all six elements and i would ask connelly for the board's approval tonight and thanks thanks for your time i might just ask our environmental consultant to just maybe say a few words if you wouldn't mind and if you have any questions happy to address them you got six minutes left

thank you ryan um tyler chappelle the chappelle group 714 east mcnab road pompano beach ryan was great on explaining all the different types of scenarios that we came up with to come up with a compromise that would work great for minimizing our impacts this was a process that went through the army corps and dep it took years not months to come to a conclusion and and to come up with a plan that would not only give access to the waterway, but prevent any impacts to seagrass. This was also, when the Corps review, we're well outside the setbacks for the intercoastal as far as navigation. The Corps requires 100 feet. We're well over 100 feet from the edge of channels, so we don't anticipate any impacts to navigation as well. Thank you.

I also, thank you, Tyler. I just wanted to clarify something I forgot to before. So I heard a, I agree with the summary of the conditions that the Marine Advisory Board approved and recommended. The only thing is they said illumination of the pier, but I think they clarified at the end that it's the last two pilings that they really, that they meant to do that for. So I just wanted to make that clear for the record that that was their recommendation from my recollection at least. So thank you.

thank you don't go away any questions for the petitioner mr camille i i just want to confirm the only boats utilizing this dock will be owned by the residents that live on either side of that's of their frontage

that's the that's the intention these are going to be single-family homes uh for sale so right so the only boats using this facility will be owned by the owners of those homes i i have no knowledge otherwise i i'm not the owner i'm the owner's attorney i can only say that i i've never been told that the intention is to have it be used by anybody's boats other than the owners of that property so

okay who owns the land under it the land the land under the water yeah or the state state of florida thank you you're welcome morgan did you have something no questions no further questions thank you thank you this is a public hearing does anybody from the public want to speak on this item Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing and look for a motion and a second for the variance at 6A1 for 911 Northeast 24th Street.

So motioned.

Second. Any discussion? Kathy, please call the roll.

Savelle?

Yes.

Dornblazer?

Yes.

Camejo?

Yes.

Matthews. Yes. Maraboli.

Yes.

Mitchell.

Yes.

Morgan.

Yes.

Motion passes. Seven votes to zero.

Okay. Now we need a motion and a second for 682-4910 Northeast 24th Street.

So motioned. Second.

Any discussion on this one? No. Seeing none, Kathy, please call the roll.

Savelle.

Yes.

Dornblazer. Yes. Kameha.

Yes.

Matthews. Yes. Maraboli. Yes. Mitchell. Yes. Morgan. Yes. Motion passes, seven votes to zero.

Okay, thank you. Thank you, gentlemen. Okay. Now we're back to 6A, or is it 6A or 5A? It's 5A, which is the final action by the Planning and Zoning Board regarding the North Park skate park. Has anybody had any ex parte communications on this one?

None. Yes. No. I spoke to Brianna Harms and Rob Rollins with Parks and Rec.

I spoke to them as well. Same.

Okay.

I spoke to concern citizens. With that please read the item into the agenda to the record.

north parks skate park a resolution of the planning and zoning board of the city of boca raton considering for the 69.49 acre property known as north park generally located at 5800 northwest second avenue an amendment to an approved site plan planning and zoning board resolution number 2024-13 as amended by resolution number 2025-11 to authorize construction of a new skate park on the southern portion of North Park. Providing for repealer, providing an effective date.

Thank you with that. I'll turn it over to Owen Devlin to make the staff's presentation Good evening chair and board members.

Thank you for having me My name is Owen Devlin and I'm a senior planner with the city of Boca Raton and today I'm here to present an application for a site plan amendment for the approved North Park project This amendment proposes adding a skate park and pump track to the project located at 5800 Northwest 2nd Avenue On screen, you can see the general location of the proposed skate park, which is highlighted in orange. The vacant area to the north is the approved Pickleball Padel facility. For your orientation, please note that north is to the right of the screen. For general background, on September 5th, 2024, the board adopted resolution number 2024-013, approving a site plan on the approximately 69 acre park, as shown on the screen. The hollowed-out section in the middle, as mentioned earlier, is the Pickleball Pedal Facility that the City Council approved in October 2024. As part of the 2024 review, the park underwent a thorough evaluation and met all parking requirements, traffic requirements mandated by state, county, and local authorities, as well as applicable code provisions of the city. The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, who's the applicant on the project and owner of the property, is now seeking a site plan amendment to authorize the construction of a skate park on the southern portion of North Park, which will include, as mentioned earlier, a pump track, skate balls, a snake run, and a street course. The applicant is requesting a site plan amendment to redesign 1.43 acres portion of the park which is approximately 2% of the overall park to construct a safe park which contains the previous mentions amenities together with two shade structures which will include seating areas. the skate park itself will have a separate gate and fence in addition to the North Park fence the proposed skate park will also not affect any other section of North Park not included in the project area shown on the screen all previous amenities approved as part of the original approval will remain regarding landscaping no trees are removed as part of this proposal they are just relocated to accommodate the skate park and all relocations are within close proximity to the skate park aka known are being moved to the north section of the park or away from the skate park As part of the original approval, the application provided a detailed parking breakdown of the park based on the requirements of Palm Beach County Urban Land Development Code and the recommended parking requirements in the Institute of Transportation Engineers Parking General Manual, the ITE. As the city code does not provide specific parking rates for parks, the previous approval required the park to provide 135 parking spaces and the applicant provided 327 parking spaces. The approved parking lots are indicated on the map with the black arrows and will remain in the same locations. sorry therefore consistent with the city's past practice regarding parking requirements for the park staff required the applicant provide parking a proposed parking rate for the parking for the new skate park the applicant proposed the parking demand of 17 spaces which is the current number of parking spaces at the existing skate park within the city as is most comparable facility within the city With the additional 17 parking spaces, the applicant now requires 152 spaces and provides 327 spaces on the property. This results in an excess of 175 parking spaces. City staff have no concerns regarding the proposed parking. Regarding trips, the modification to include the skate park within the overall site is considered minimum from a traffic standpoint and does not significantly impact the previous approved traffic assessment. Staff followed the specific thresholds outlined in Article 12 of the ULDC. Under these adopted standards, a new traffic study is only required if a proposed modification to a previously approved plan is expected to generate more than 20 new peak hour trips, which this proposal does not. Staff have reviewed the criteria for site plan approval and found that the application meets these criteria and that the proposed site plan does not require any technical deviations or variations from the city's code of ordinance. The property is currently being developed into a public park and adding the skate park would provide an additional benefit to city residents by creating more outdoor recreational opportunities. The proposed skate park will be situated on the eastern side of the property adjacent to the approved bike trail and rail line The closest distance between the property line and the residential condominium to the west, the property line of the residential condominium to the west will be approximately 311 feet. The tallest structure within the skate park will be a 12 and a half foot tall shelter, which will be located on a slightly raised platform of approximately two feet above the adjacent grade. The Community Appearance Board at its September 1st meeting on Tuesday just passed recommended approval with a proposed condition that the skate park fence height be reduced from eight feet to six feet. The applicant discussed with the skate park designer and concluded that a six-foot fence could create a hazardous condition for skateboarders if a rider loses control or falls from a ramp. There's a greater likelihood of striking the lower fence, which could increase the risk of injury. The Development Services Department recommends approval of the application. The city also received several public comments expressing both support and opposition to the project. As of 4 p.m. today, the city had received approximately 43 emails in support of the project and six in opposition, all of which had been included in the board's package that you received. That concludes my presentation, and if you have any questions for city staff, I'm happy to answer.

Thank you. Any questions? Mr. Matthews?

No.

Okay. Mr. Kamau?

I'm just wondering, what are the peak hours for the skate park?

From a trip point of view? We have this city traffic engineer. If you want to ask him some questions about trips.

I'm just curious. I mean, is it weekday? Is it weekend? Is it?

I'd have to defer to the traffic staff. Yeah, I imagine it's, you know, 7 a.m. Yeah, I would presume it would be the evening after school hours, but the rush.

What is the acreage of the skate park as compared to the overall site?

So the skate park... as seen on the screen which is the orange area is 1.43 acres 1.43 of that there's landscaping areas too there's so it's not 1.4 acres of concrete um it's within that fenced area the whole park itself is 69 acres plus the padel facility is additional five acres so it's pretty much two percent of the overall park is it really i mean to call this whole thing a skate park is

Yeah, the receding areas. Yeah, but I mean because it's pretty small in comparison to the overall improvement, okay All right.

Sorry, sir.

Would you state your name and address, please? The PNC board my name is your mics not Okay

My name is Naresh Majavarpu. I'm a traffic engineer with the city. In general, for traffic impact analysis, what we analyze morning and evening peak over on a typical weekday, but in this particular case, the analysis, the original analysis for the entire North Park, it included weekday morning peak, weekday evening peak, and also weekend peak, because for recreation uses, the peak tend to be during weekends and slightly away from regular morning and evening peak over on a typical weekday. So in order to follow a conservative analysis, all three different peaks were analyzed.

Okay.

Thank you, Naras. Does that answer your question? Okay. Anyone else?

Is there a restriction on time of operation?

and no the city has not proposed any conditions restricting the time of the the park um the applicant who can speak to us more have informed the city that will match the city the park itself hours of operation but it also is a fenced facility itself so if that did change in the future they could close it earlier or open it later but yeah we haven't we haven't put any restrictions on the beach and park district and how they run the park are there going to be lights No, not to my knowledge.

And then the access point, there's a fence. Is there just one gate in the fence for everyone to come through, or is there multiple points?

There's multiple gates, and there's one also, I guess, vehicle gate, which is a larger gate. So if emergency has to get in, there's access.

Thank you.

I understand there's going to be park rangers there all the time as well. Okay, any other questions for staff? Not? Thank you, Owen. Would the petitioner please come up and make their presentation? Please state your name and address for the record.

Okay, Nidmila Fuentes, 2960 Solano Avenue, Hollywood, Florida 33024. I am not a registered lobbyist. That is my statement. So just kinda wanna walk over a little bit of what's coming for the skate park. and kind of our public involvement that we did in our design process. We started with our public meeting back in and asked the public. It was a workshop kind of style back in August of 2025. There we really asked the programming what the community wanted for the potential need for the skate park. And we had a second workshop in December when we had more of a programming and kind of a design and we heard comments back then we tweaked it depending on the comments of the public. We also had two other commission meetings that were public for everybody to be able to comment. back in the beginning of January. And then of course we got the approval for the community appearance board back on Tuesday. And today we're here for this publicly as well. So again, the location of it in orange is showing, but I will show you that all of that area is actually not paved. We have preserved all the trees that were on the skate park. area and there really isn't further impacts to any of the existing trees. So I just wanted to go over a couple of what are really not the impacts. So it does not, the skate park does not have any impact on the overall project boundary. It does not expand on that. There's no additional access driveway. We are using the current multipurpose path that was approved from North Park. as well there's no encroachment up to the preserved areas of landscape and our drainage strategy for the park is still maintained and there was a preservation of those areas and as i know i was mentioned before we still have an excess of parking of 175 to accommodate for for visitors as well And most importantly, there isn't, you know, the limits of disturbance is really minimized as well. And just so you kind of could see, that's the skate park, but there are three large live oaks that were preserved in the middle, and our design team actually worked around these to preserve it, which was pretty neat. And what we are proposing is integral amenities really, adding to more of the features of what we're bringing along with the fitness stations and the playgrounds and seating areas. The entrance is going to be similar. There are three maintenance gates. In the skate park, these are for security reasons as well and for maintenance. So an emergency vehicle could easily access the skate park in case of an emergency. We also have an additional blue light. a blue light that would be in case of an emergency call, and potentially, easily, they're all solar powered, so you do not need to provide electricity into that area, and an AED location for that as well. There will be water fountains and seating areas, recreational space on there. And now I do want to make a clarification. There will be lighting. Now it would be run around the same timeframe as the rest of the park. for that case. And eventually this park will actually be built by the greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, but it will be turned and operated by the city eventually. So we are aware that this is still being in the works of it once it's completed. And then all the landscape too, the way we designed it for the skate park was really keeping in mind septic. you know, crime prevention through environmental design with low hedge and easy visibility throughout that. And I just want to give you kind of an example. These are not hyper-realistic renderings, but it's just kind of an image of what it could potentially look. The design and structure of the street course, the pump track, and the bowls will remain. Some of the landscape, it's not hyper-realistic, but it gives you kind of an idea of what it looks out there. And you could see our landscape, I do wanna highlight, we just shifted and created a nice shade. Inside the skate park, because of safety, there are just really palms on the outskirts, and then most of our large shade canopies are outside of the skate park for it. But all these are native species as well, and really adding back to the fauna of this park. This is more of a western view from north to south. You're seeing the bulls and the pump track. The pump track is actually like a nice feature too. You could either skateboard or ride a bike on it and it's really to teach and train how to pump and stop on that. So it's kind of more for a little bit of, it expands the ages to show them how to skateboard. And this is the street course. These are more of the fun features. And here you could see one of the seating areas with the shade and their minimum. They match the rest of the park as well. There's another view of the street course kind of looking more eastern as well. This is an eastern view of the street course. And again, these renderings are not hyper-realistic, but it's just to kind of give an idea of how the design is coming along. And this is more of an idea of the pump track. And these are the bulls looking more towards the north. Okay. There's one slide, and I don't, there it is, okay. So just wanna highlight that the facility is really located within the previously approved development footprint. The amendment does not expand improvements into preserved or perimeter areas. The parking, pedestrian circulation, maintenance access, and emergency response have been addressed. Security, visibility, controlled access, lighting, and operational oversight are integrated into the overall park plan. And I just, the proposed amendment really just adds a contemporary recreational amenity within the area already planned for park development while maintaining the overall boundaries buffer circulation framework and environmental protection established by the approved, formally approved North Park site plan. Based on these considerations, we respectfully request your approval of this and of course we are open to any questions.

Thank you. Don't go away. Questions? Mr. Mitchell?

I do. This may be a question you don't know the answer to. What park in Boca has opened the latest? Is it open until 10, 11? I'm trying to gauge when parks open or closed, and possessed when he didn't give an answer, but I assume it's not going to be any later than any other park.

No, it is to follow that. Excuse me. Brianne, do you want to take that? Can you state your name and address, please?

I'm Brianne Harms. I'm the executive director of the Greater Brokerton Beach and Park District, 21618 St. Andrews Boulevard. Sugar Sand Park is actually open until 11. A lot of our parks are open that late, especially when they have sports and games like that going on. So Patch Reef stays open sometimes that late as well for the athletic fields. But in general, the idea was to close the skate park at 9. We do have walking trails that will have lights on them, but this park will probably close around 10 o'clock.

Thank you.

Okay, anyone else? Okay, I have one question before you go away. How deep is the deepest bowl in the Skate area?

Oh boy. 12, 12 feet, yeah.

How does it drain?

We actually made sure it doesn't require a sub-pump. So they've designed it so that it will drain naturally without any, so we don't have to worry about anything failing and having to get repaired. So it will not become a pool.

Okay, thank you.

Yes, thank you. Anything else?

Anybody else? Okay, thank you. Okay, with that I'll open the public hearing and we have a long list of people that want to speak. And Kathy's gonna call your name in the order of the cards. uh craig snyder we'll begin with yeah yeah excuse me for just a minute mr snyder i just anybody that came in after everyone was sworn in if you're going to speak please rise now and be sworn in anybody nobody okay mr snyder it's all yours you have three you have three minutes all right Please state your name and address for the record.

My name is Craig Snyder. I live at 6850 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Boca Raton. I'm a lifelong South Florida resident and I've been living in Boca Raton for 23 years. I have lived in the same home within walking distance of this new development, this park and the skate park, Pickleball Courts. My background is in planning, publishing, and preservation. I'm the author of a award-winning book documenting the history of skateboarding in South Florida and how a group of kids from Broward and Palm Beach counties helped shape popular culture and influence skateboarding around the world. I'm also co-founder of Skateboarding Heritage Foundation. In 2013, we achieved the distinction of having Florida's first public skate park built in 1978, placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Professionally, I work in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida Atlantic University. Our program is recognized as one of the strongest in the state and country, and many of our graduates go on to work for local governments, municipalities, and private planning and design firms. I mention this because I understand the importance of thoughtful land use and the value that well-designed, inclusive recreational spaces can bring to a community Public recreation is not simply about providing places to play, it is about creating spaces where people of different ages, backgrounds, and interests can come together, exercise, socialize, and develop a sense of community. The planned park offers many opportunities, and this includes skateboarding. Over the past 60 years, it has become an illegitimate multi-generational recreational activity, and even an Olympic sport. The perception that a skate park is primarily a place for unruly teenage boys is outdated. Today's skate parks serve children, teenagers, adults, and even grandparents. The features of this particular park can make it a destination not only for serious skateboarders, but for families, beginners, spectators, and residents looking for an active outdoor space. Skateboarding is inclusive, it is multi-generational, it encourages physical activity, it provides a place for people to socialize and build community, it makes productive use of public land, and importantly, it gives Boca Raton an opportunity to create a truly exceptional recreational facility rather than simply another conventional park. As a lifelong South Floridian, a 23-year Boca Raton resident and urban and regional planning professional, and someone who has devoted much of his life to documenting and preserving the history of skateboarding, I strongly support the proposed skate park.

Thank you, sir. Rinaldo and Asher Caponera.

While he's coming up, I'd like to just ask everybody to hold your applause. Hello. State your name and address for the record, please.

My name is Dr. Rinaldo Capanera. I live in 840 Malaga Drive in Boca. I first moved to Boca Raton in 1989, and I've lived here most of my life. My son Asher is nine. He'll be a resident probably longer than almost anybody in this room. People in life have certain things that they're drawn to. The moment that he was able to walk, he was drawn to the skateboard. And people skateboard for a lot of different reasons. It's super fun. It's good for the brain. It increases dopamine. You're happier when you skateboard. And for him, it's not just a sport or for fun. It's part of who he is. His entire life, people have shown him one way or the other that there's a problem with loving skateboarding. That skateboarders are bad for some reason. Please don't take this away from him and his friends. Instead of skateboarding on the street, give them a place to go. Another cool thing about skateboarding is Asher has friends of all ages supporting him, pushing him, motivating him, and loving him. On a side note, the design of the skate park is amazing. There's something for all levels of skateboarding. I'm 50 years old and I can't wait to skate the pump track. It looks so perfect. Thank you for your time and consideration and vote yes to build this skate park. Thank you again.

Thank you.

Hi, my name's Asher, and I live at 840 Malaga Drive, and I'm pretty sure you know me by now. I've attended and spoken at every meeting for two years now, and I'm in support with the Boca Skate Park and this amazing community. And coming every time, I say, will this ever happen? Because we received a unanimous yes vote, and me and this group never give up on this life-changing skate park. I've been waiting here my entire... I've been waiting for this... Oh, my gosh. Um... Yeah, I'm okay. Oh, my God. An entire life, and life isn't forever, and life is valuable. Right now, I could be doing anything in this world, and I chose to be here just to support this build. And the crazy thing is I learn more skating than going to school. You learn commitment, make connections, and have a great time. Thank you for your time. Please don't let us down.

Asher, don't go away. How old is Asher? He's 19. Well said.

Marissa Caponera. And she'll be followed by Michael Schneider.

Hello, I'm Asher's mom, Marissa. I also live at 840 Malaga Drive, and Asher and I have been here since the beginning, so I hope this is the final one, because we've heard that many, many times. But, you know, We love Boca Raton, especially for the wide range of activities and passions that are supported. We have been part of this incredible skate community for a long time that consists of kids, adults, professionals, students, artists, geniuses, and I tell you geniuses, the skaters will run the world. I mean, beginners, advanced, and everything in between. The only thing that sticks out to me the most is the inclusivity and supportive nature of this group. Everyone fits in. I've taken a lot of time to read and be receptive to the very, very, very, very small group of people that oppose this park, and it seems to be clear to me that out of an entire map of recreation, they're only against the skate park, which makes no sense to me, because why is it any different than any other recreational activity? I mean, the parks and recs have done such an amazing job of doing due diligence and trying to, you know, look into everything they need to. Skateboarding chose my son. It's unique. It develops the brain. They're innovative, resilient, and encouraging. In a world filled with stress and anxiety and pressure, when you're on the skate park, everything is okay. And I just really hope that you guys can say yes today so we can get this built, because time really is important, and his youth is, I mean, I just can't even believe how quickly they're growing. My other son is in 11th grade, and he wants to see this built before he goes to college. So thank you guys so much for your time. We really appreciate it, and let's go.

Thank you.

Michael Schneider. Is he not here? Bob Rollins? Did you want to speak? We can get, oh, okay.

Sorry about that.

Okay, please state your name and address for the record. You have three minutes.

Sure. Do you have your folders before I speak? Yes. Could I have the five seconds back? All right. 5500 Northwest 2nd Avenue, Michael Schneider, okay? Now, basically, you got the packets in front of you, do you? All right, basically in the beginning is the condo resolutions, all right? These were seven, basically 16 buildings worth of people, amount to about 1,700 people. I wanna tell you something, they outvote all the people for the skate park, okay? Now why are they against it, all right? if you look on the printed page of the miller lake study okay if you look to page six of the 22 categories skate park was rated number 20. that's not so great and on page 11 that's the six value survey program priorities it was rated number 26 all right If we go to page seven, the Beach and Park District, they didn't even have it listed, all right? And then the last page, 13, of the program, Ocean Breeze Program Priorities, it wasn't even there either, okay? Here you have the Ocean Breeze Master Plan, all right? And in front of it are the grids, all right? Basically, the first one was approved unanimously by the Beach and Parks, but it's not being followed. Basically, what we want is a golf course, community center, and green space. What do people mean by green space? It's basically... trails walking trails biking trails basically all right the next page of the grid is no skate park and was approved and planned proved by five nothing the beach and parks department and the last page of the grid it was october 3rd 2022 approved by the beach and park department without the skate park and november 22nd it was presented to the city council so what do we do We compromise, all right? Most people think the skate park is a $4 million waste, but I'm a liberal guy. Put it in Spanish River Park. It would be bigger and better. This gentleman didn't know the hours. You can keep it there till 10, 11 in the evening, all right? The rangers are there. They can provide and keep order and stuff. You got a police department right in the back that's gonna be put in the back of Spanish River Park Library, all right? So basically, Pompano just put in a skate park. They put it near a school. The Spanish River Park would be the best because it's near a school, it's near a public school, a parochial school, a high school, any kind of school, it's there, all right? So I think that would be the best thing, I think, to do it as a compromise. Let them have their skate park, but put it in Spanish River Park. It's roomy and it would be the best thing to do. And they would get their skate park and we would get our green space, our golf course and community center. Thank you for your time.

Thank you, sir.

James Richardson. James Richardson followed by David Bomdas.

Please state your name and address for the record, and you have three minutes.

Good evening, my name's James Richardson, 6400 Northwest 2nd Avenue. I'm the chairman of the Boca Tica President's Council, which represents 13 condominium associations, 1600 residential units, and over 3200 residents that are directly adjacent to this site. This board's job is to balance growth within our community, its character, its infrastructure, and safety along with the residents' interest. This board is not here to decide whether a project is good or bad. North Park was presented to us by the Beach and Parks District and approved by this very board as a passive park. This amendment would now turn part of it into a high impact, high activity facility, contrary to your own zoning approval. And this isn't the first attempt by the Beach and Parks Department to chip away at this designation. A pickleball complex, a failed water park, talk about a boys and girls club, and now this 45,000 square foot regional skate park. When will it stop? until the entire park is transformed into a multi-level sports park? Let's talk about traffic. Using the city's own numbers, Northwest Second Avenue was built as a quiet residential street, not a thoroughfare. Boca Tica has changed from a seasonal retirement community to a full-time multi-family community complete with more cars, more trips, more walkers, more bicycles, not including the homes north of Hidden Valley along Country Club Drive. The city's own traffic engineer confirmed Northwest Second Avenue carries 11,000 to 12,700 vehicles a day. That's against the city's own threshold of 15,200. The road is already graded a D, not nearly full. How can you add a regional attraction without a new study? Picture a normal afternoon. Residents look for a quick, hazardous, close distance opening to pull out of their condos into traffic, speeding up to zip through the light at Jeffrey. then the gridlock at Yamato trying to turn left or right, not to mention more backup if one of the 40-plus passing trains are running through Dixie. This is now, today. Now at a regional attraction pulling users from across Palm Beach and Broward, the only traffic study on file evaluated this site generically as a passive park, not a sports park. No study has been done, and the current one is over a year old and no longer valid.

Mr. Snyder, your time's up. Please wrap it up.

Thank you. Please don't approve this tonight. Continue it until you can get a real traffic study, safety, residential, and impact study done, or deny it outright as incompatible with this residential corridor as it should be. Put it where it fits, but not North Park. Thank you for your time.

Thank you.

David Bamdis, followed by Tyler Lopez.

Hello, I'm Dave Bamdis, 1033 Southwest 16th Street, Boca Raton. I'm a lifelong Boca resident, and I was on the original Citizens Council that helped make our current skate park happen almost 30 years ago, the Tim Huxhall Skate Park. So that skate park was built almost 30 years ago. My son grew up, Tyler, who's here, he's 30 years old. He grew up skating at that park and he made lifelong connections. That park has been a really important part of our family and so many families for Boca Raton. But that park is outdated and we know it needs to be replaced. And this North Park design is absolutely amazing. The families and the skaters of Boca are so impressed with this design. And we're really looking forward to it. It has something for everybody, including a pump track for old guys like me. and has a great landscaping plan, great green space, trees, it's amazing. And I understand the people that are scared and don't understand skateboarding. They're up here because they don't understand what skateboarding is. It is a passive activity, it's an individual activity, it's a great community building activity, and it's a peaceful activity. And if you don't understand skateboarding, I understand why they're coming up here one after another saying please don't do this to us because they're scared. But as a parent and as a skateboarder who's been around this my whole life, I just want to tell you it's not something to worry about. It's a great community. And hopefully we do the right thing today and approve this project. Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Tyler Lopez. Tyler Bamdas.

Is this good?

Yeah, please state your name and address on the record.

Tyler Bamdis, 646 Southwest 4th Street, Oka. I think what my dad said was incredible, and I back every single person who's here to back up the skate park I grew up. Sorry, I don't know what's going on right now, but at the original skate park, since I was a kid with a lot of people in this room, and I think that also as a first-time homeowner in Boca, this would just aid to our community amazingly. So we should do the right thing and pass it. Thank you, guys.

Thank you.

Syl Siliberti, followed by Brianna Hagquist.

Sil Silberti, 6100 Northwest Second Avenue, Boca Raton, Florida. I don't know if anyone saw the Boca Paddle Club, 100,000 square feet, huge, beautiful. I don't know if any powers to be play pickleball. If you don't, I bet you know around five people that do. I don't know if any of the powers to be skate. If you don't, How many do you know that do? 45,000 square feet. Pickleball, 100,000 square feet. I'm not a NIMBY. But years ago, I saw Eddie Murphy in a red suit talk about a barbecue. And he was saying, why is the fire so big, Gus? Why is the fire so big? Every year you come to my house and you burn down my house. Why is the fire so big? Why 45,000 square feet? I'm not asking the planning board to naysay it. I know people want the, I'm not saying not to do it. 45,000 square feet, I know that it's only a smidgen of North Park, but I've been doing this 10 years. Mayor Haney was the mayor when we started this. Not two years, not three years, not four, over 10 years. And at Miller Lake, when we originally put the docks on the board, there was no skate park. So I'm not saying don't do skate park, but if we were building a skyscraper, the board, the planning board would say, hey, the far is too big, scale it down. And that's what I'm asking. You wanna do 45,000 square feet? North Park isn't the spot. I'm asking you, if you do want this plan that's so great, Maybe you should put it in another spot. Because it wasn't originally a North Park spot. Or scale it down. Maybe it is a good idea. Maybe it is a spot. But 45,000 square feet? Who are we building this for? You see the green? We don't have to fill up every spot of North Park with something. So I'm asking you to think about the size of it. Not only the size, the location, the lights. How about we tweak it down a little or put it somewhere else? Think about it. You're the planning board. You plan. That's what I'm asking you to do. Thank you. Thank you.

Brianna Hagquist. followed by Mary Alice Kindred.

Please state your name and address for the record.

I'm also a new member of the .

With me tonight by special request are my . Oh, thank you. My gopher tortoise advocates, Thaddeus and little Ted who is the hatchling. They represent parks, green space and wildlife. Little Ted here as a hatchling supports the future of our parks. i had the pleasure of attending the north park groundbreaking ceremony this morning and got to see where this facility was going to be it's absolutely perfect for the location the design couldn't be better there's um space separating it there's going to be a berm separating it lots of space in between from where this skate park is going to be i have never been on a skate park on a skateboard in my life i probably wouldn't be standing here if i even tried it I kind of know my limits. However, I've spoken to a lot of residents, especially young people, who really, really want this. The downtown park is just outdated. We need something else. Yes, it's big, 45,000 square feet. It's perfect for the location and gives everybody the chance to participate. A lot of people don't like team sports. They like to do things individually, and this is a really good thing for them. I've spoken to parents of special needs kids. Special needs kids really like skate parks and doing things by themselves they can get out there with their board try fall get up try and they're so proud of themselves when they finally finally get it It's a perfect location, as I said. I've never seen a better design. Had the chance to also tour the Paddle Ball Club, and that is also beautiful. Even though it's huge, it fits in perfectly. The design is gorgeous. the plants are in trees around the facility are gorgeous and i think the the skate park is going to be the same so thaddeus ted and i would like you to please approve the skate park thank you thank you

Hi, Mary Alice Kindred, 330 Northwest 67th Street, Boca Raton. I'm all fired up now because of the speaker before you. Okay, we're all awake, so here's the thing. I'm gonna read what I wrote, but before I say that, I saw a little bit of hypocrisy going on, because we said this is a multi-generational city, but that's the part that we're leaving out. This demographic has been left behind. And yes, there are more kids in apartments because the economy is the way it is and a lot of people can't afford single family homes. So, I had to address that. But anyway, good evening Planning and Zoning Board members and to the Parks and Rec Board, thank you for your unwavering support. I would like to ask you to take a moment tonight to think back to your childhood days. I imagine it would include time with your friends outdoors, perhaps playing various sports on the weekends and after school. I'm sure you have memories of adventures with your friends, challenging one another to try new things, knowing you had a support group behind you. Well, today many kids only see their friends in school or on screens. Sometimes they only learn failure through video games, and instead of learning to persevere, they quit and give up. Socializing with peers looks a whole lot different through an on-screen game. Kids often say they would never say things they would never say face-to-face. I should also tell you I've been in education here for 29 years and I've seen this. I fear we are losing so many kids to technology these days. Here's the thing, a community skate park and pump track would give these kids a chance to make friends, challenge themselves and one another, learn how to fall, literally, and how to get back up again. If you would give children access to a place they can call their own. For many children, team sports are not an option for various reasons. Either the parents are too busy or they can't afford the equipment, the uniforms, or for golf, the green space. The green fees, rather. This park would give so many people access to exercise, adventure, and a welcoming community. We see the gigantic pickleball facility going up. And for some reason, the noise, the traffic, the outrage never made its way to all these meetings. But ironically, when it came to a space for children and, heaven forbid, teenagers, the fear took over and the judgments came pouring in. So tonight, please, my plea is to all the skaters and bikers out there, Please show these particular residents who you really are. Show them what I see at skate parks, kids and adults supporting one another, cheering each other on. Show them that you will take care of this park because it means so much to you. Here's something I want you to take with you your whole life. Anger comes from fear. Show them they have nothing to fear. What's crazy is that both generations have so much to offer one another. This park can be a place of joy for all people. I, for one, am more than willing to do my part to keep it clean. This city has always been spectacular, but tonight, just maybe, it will shine a little brighter knowing that so many more children and adults will have a place to call home.

Thank you.

Rachel Bennett, followed by Mary Gladstroke.

hi my name is rachel bennett i live at 252 northwest 12th avenue boca raton planning and board members i'm speaking in favor of the new skate park at north park and to call it a skate park is really limiting because it's really a wheels park it's going to be inclusive of bikes scooters rollerblades things that are currently not allowed at the current skate park because it is outdated and it's such a small footprint it would be unsafe to have these other modes of recreation there the skate park at north park is so needed and long overdue for the residents of for all the residents of boca raton the current skate park is obsolete the north park location is great it's centrally located it'll be easy for families and kids to use utilize the park the beach and park district has gone over and above they've done a great job designing the park to make the skate park an integral part of the design it fits in with the flow of the park relocating it as a second thought to another park you know it's going to make it stick out like a sore thumb this is integrated beautifully fits in seamlessly. The plans for this park have lots of green space, lots of trees. I ask you to approve the project and keep it moving forward. Thank you.

Thank you.

Mary Gladstone, followed by Elizabeth Snoke.

Good evening, I'm Mary Louise Gladstone. I live at 5260 Northwest Second Avenue, which is Boca Tica. I'm asking the board to continue this hearing so that some important unanswered questions can be addressed before final decision is made. This is a quasi-judicial hearing. The board is required to make its decision based on the evidence in the record. The city's own staff report says that section 2854 requires the board to consider environmental pollution, including noise, as well as compatibility with neighboring uses. But there is no noise study in this packet. There are no predicted sound levels at the neighboring property lines or residences. There is no acoustical analysis showing how sound will travel from this site. And there is no analysis showing whether the proposed landscaping or other measures will actually reduce noise. The report tells us that the nearest western residence property line is approximately 311 feet away. That's really close. but simply giving us a distance does not tell the board what residents will hear. This is especially important because the city's report states that this 1.43 acre project area was previously designated as passive open space. I spoke with Brooks Acoustics, a South Florida acoustical consulting firm. Brooks confirmed to me by telephone that the noise level from the proposed use would be greater than that would be normally expected from passive open recreation space. That does not tell us what the actual noise level will be. It tells us why a study is needed. There are other unanswered questions in the packet as well. The report refers to the hours of operation, but the staff discussion does not tell us what these hours will be. The parking analysis also acknowledges that there is no established city, county, or ITE parking rate for this use. Instead, 17 spaces were assigned based on the existing Boca Raton facility. These may all have perfectly reasonable answers, but the answers should be in the record before the decision is made. I am not asking the board tonight to reach any particular conclusion about this project. I am asking the board not to make a conclusion yet. Please continue this hearing, obtain independent noise impact study, establish the proposed operating conditions, and give the neighboring residents a reasonable opportunity to review that information before the board makes its final decision. There is no need to guess about something that can be studied. a short continuance would allow everyone the applicant the city the board and the neighbors to make this decision based on information rather than on assumptions thank you elizabeth snoke followed by david wonder

Hi, I'm Liz Snope, Elizabeth Snope, and I'm a Boca Raton resident. I have been for almost my entire life. I live at 11134 Harbor Springs Circle, and I wanted to come up and give my full-throated approval of this park development and the skate park. I've been at almost all of these meetings. We keep showing up because we know that there are dissenting voices and we want to continue showing the positive opinions of the community which we've seen from some of the other surveying data that was presented are by and large the prevailing opinion of the community. I could give an emotional plea like a lot of other people have done. I grew up not skateboarding myself, I'm way too clumsy for that, but I grew up in a family of skateboarders. I grew up watching my mother drive my brothers far, far away to be able to take them to skateboard. I now have my nephew who skateboards. But instead, I just wanna say that by going to these meetings, what I've really gotten to experience is the inner workings of municipal government how many different people are passionate and competent in their jobs. And I am not an expert in zoning or permits or parks and rec. But I know enough in my life to trust the people that are. And I've been tremendously impressed with the thorough plan, the due diligence, and the research that has been done and presented. So I asked that this plan is moved forward. keeping in mind that The people that are experts in these matters have done their job and I trust that they're giving us a solid recommendation Thank you David wonder followed by Dan Lundy

hi i'm david wonder i live at 5260 northwest second avenue which is in boca tica and i guess the first thing i'd like to say is the guy who claims he's the head of the boca tica association does not speak for the 1600 people there's been no survey of our residents and 1600 people do not object to this project there's maybe one or two that object to the project i hope that you vote yes tonight i have uh special needs son and he's not a kid he's 29 years old and this is like the only exercise that he does is skateboarding and I just learned tonight that they're also going to have you know a place to rollerblade I would love to be able to rollerblade while my son skateboards so this seems like a fabulous project I think some of these concerns can be addressed by having a specific time. If the park closes at nine o'clock so it doesn't interfere with people's sleep, I go to the dog park and they actually chain the gate where the maintenance people come in and out at a certain point. That would address the concerns of young people hanging out at night when there's no lights or making noise. I think it does look like from the plan that it's appropriately set back from our buildings. You did say it's 311 feet from the buildings to the west. What about the buildings to the south? Do you have that distance as well? It looks like it's quite a distance, at least a football field, so I don't, you know, some of my initial concerns were addressed by the pitcher, if you're gonna stick by that, but I implore you to vote yes tonight, but to put in certain safeguards that, you know, kids aren't coming in at 11 o'clock at night, that it's closed at nine o'clock with the rest of the park, or there's locks on the gates into the skate park. and then there won't be noise when people are trying to sleep. But this is a fabulous activity. This park looks wonderful with rollerblading, skateboarding. Not everybody in Boca Tica is... you know, a senior citizen. I just turned 65, but I'd still like to rollerblade. We have young kids in our building, you know, 18 month old kids all the way up. It's not a 55 and older community, and I think they get a lot of enjoyment from this park. So I implore you all to vote yes tonight. Thank you.

Dan Lundy, followed by Liz Lyons.

Hello, Dan Lundy, 21662 Arriba Real, Boca Raton, Florida. I'm a Boca Raton resident, born and raised. Grew up skating at the Tim Huxhold Skate Park. I actually grew up playing golf at Boca Tica and then Ocean Breeze when they had the $15 deal. But so to me, uh having the best of both in one place would be ideal so a skate park that i want at somewhere i grew up is ideal for me this location is close to neighborhoods and it's close for families to safely be able to move to the skate park and go home i just want to speak on the personally on the the spanish river location To get there from east of 95, you'd have to cross over 95 for kids on bikes. So it isn't ideal for the type of park that we're looking for here. I do support the skate park in North Park and I hope you vote yes tonight. Thank you all very much.

Liz Lyons, followed by Lisa Pinson.

Hi, I'm Liz Lyons, 5706 Stradella Drive, Boca Raton. I didn't realize I checked the box to talk, so I'll speak from the heart. I am deeply in support of this skate park. I am a longboarder myself, and I can't wait to get on the pump track. My whole family skates. We're all good people, happy people. We just wanna have some fun, and this is the proper place to do it, so vote yes, thanks.

Thank you.

Lisa Pinson, followed by Greg Ryan.

Good evening, my name is Lisa Pyanson, 105.5 Rexford in Boca. I'm a 52-year-old woman who skateboards. I'm a mental health professional. Some of the people know me as Skateboard Mom. In Baltimore, my daughter and I stood up for skateboard communities and we host events. I just hosted a huge event with Brandon Novak, who is yet another mental health provider and skateboard advocate, professional skateboarder. We relocated down to Florida two years ago to take care of my elderly parents, and began traveling to Hollywood to go to Justice Skate Park. Then Pompano opened, which was beautiful, and now travel to Pompano. But I live in Boca. I don't want to travel to skateboard. I travel to work. I travel everywhere all the time, and travel down here is no fun. It's just not. Driving on these highways isn't fun. I would like to be able to skate in MOCA. I'd like for my daughter and her friends to be able to come and skate. We host events, boards and breakfast, community events, events for special needs children, events for all children and adults. 52. You all see me out there. If I can do it, so can you. And so we welcome you to come to the skate park. I'll pad you up, helmet you up. Got a few extra decks in the car because the kids who don't have them or need new ones, we give them. We provide for the community. This is the best opportunity for you to reach. And I want to say one more thing. I heard it from one of these young men at one of these meetings. Skateboarding is the only sport where you cheer on your opponent. Nobody fights at these parks. These kids cheer each other on. They don't even know each other. They don't know me.

But I moved here, and this became my community.

I'm Skate Mom. Please vote yes.

Thank you.

Greg Ryan, followed by Irina Borisora.

How you doing? I'm Greg Ryan, 336 Ipswich Street, lifelong resident, skater, surfer, 25 years with the city as EMT Ocean Rescue Lifeguard. I live across the street from this facility, which will be built. They just chopped down the trees, so I can see Boca Teca's great architecture, which really is an eyesore, but, you know, that's just my opinion. The skate park is gonna beautify the area. People are gonna come to, you know, be a community there, and I don't see anything but positive coming through with that, my kids, they'll be able to go, and it's just a really good, positive, artistic venue for people to go and do, see, and I wish there was skateable parks everywhere, in every park in Boca, and everyone's talking, you know, the Spanish River facility and move over there. Yeah, I could see a surf park being built there, 22 acres, instead of soccer fields. Soccer fields are gonna be extended because you're losing the lease at FAU for soccer fields. Because we lost, you know, to get our surf park over in Hidden Valley, I would really think about putting it there as a public-private convergence and look into the Felsmere Park that's being built. And it's not about the surf park, but it's about the skate park and how badly this city needs something to, you know, bring out the good in the place. Boca Tica, the residents are... are against it on a very small level because they don't understand. And if you look at the layout, it's beautiful. That pickleball court is like a giant, like, I don't even understand, like, I was like, what is this? It looks like a, like, I don't know, like an ice vat or something, like a big, but anyways, that's right next to it, and I'm glad there's a skate park next to that. It makes it look better, you know, but chopping down the trees and doing all that, now I see Boca Tica from my house, And I used to have, like, trees and a sunset to look, and I loved the train with the graffiti going by. I don't understand why anybody's complaining about noise when you live by a train. Like, there's no, like, I don't get it. But thank you very much.

Thank you, sir. Good point.

Irina Boresora, and my last card is Andrew Lundy.

Hello, can you hear me, okay. Before we start talking, like I start my three minutes, I want to know, does this was sent to all Boca Raton residents, this notice of hearing? For all Boca Raton residents?

No, it goes to the 500 feet?

Exactly. So why people who are not related to this notice here, we have a hearing of why this particular skate part should be at this particular location. I can start my three minutes. So first of all, noise. The lady already mentioned. So it's 90 decibels of the skate. It's like a lone molar. The person said about the train, train doesn't go 24 hours or whatever, 12 hours a day. So we cannot have because by Florida law, decimals only can be around like 50 decimals. And skate park is 90 decimals. Nobody is against the skate park in Boko. I saw that it already exists one, right? It's against people who live up front. You all have kids, I have a kid. Me and my kid not going to be happy at all. Because we're going to have a noise. We're going to have a traffic. My kid cannot pass the street, second avenue, just go to the school bus. Because the traffic is insane. I don't know who did this, like what company credentials has who was, like studies this traffic. So I don't think that we can even turn in the morning, go to job, and be talking about the skate park. They destroy a lot of trees. So noise from the train now is much bigger than it used to be. I can't imagine what is going to be with the skate park. When we started this conversation, I was in the library when it was the first time, about the trails, everybody want park, everybody want to have a fun with the kids. Why we listen people who doesn't live in this area and doesn't get this notices about hearing, I don't understand it. So we talking about how good the skate park is, Everybody knows it's good, but it's not good at this location because we live there. And we cannot sleep, we cannot have fun, we cannot enjoy life, you know? It's not fair at all. Like, at all. It's like, you know how beautiful it is they're all here without this notice. We should not even hear what they're saying, but this is what I want to say. They want skate park, okay, you are planning board, you can find out where it can be, how fun it can be, but not in front of my house, it's for sure. I want you... Don't even consider the skate park in this location. And we allowed enough, we allowed enough. We allowed the bicycles. I live, 2016 I'm owner in Boca Chica. So it's getting worse and for kids and school buses and driving, it's insane. I'm against it. Thank you.

Thank you.

My last card is Andrew Lundy.

Greetings. Andrew Lundy, 1630 Northwest 7th Street, and I am another representative here to show my support of the skate park. As a father of a 13-year-old who is on the city swim team, Go Mantas, is part of Boca Raton Basketball Club, this is the one activity that we actually believe it or not, still at 38, we can share together. Can't really jump in the pool there at the swim meets. But this is something that we can share together. We have for a while, growing up in the skate scene here in South Florida, we've needed something like this for a long time. So, contrary to a lot of the really false information, a lot of ignorance that was shared. Skateboarding is still a very alive and well and popular activity. There are roughly nine million skateboarders in America. There are a lot more pickleballers because of how much easier it is to do it. Skateboarding requires tremendous sacrifice and hard work. And so the lessons are, the proof is kind of in the pudding for why less people do it. But it's still alive and well. And just with that, the 90 decibels comment is referring often to metal ramps, and there's no metal ramps at this park. Concrete, it shows, is somewhere around 55 to 65, and it goes down to about 50 decibels when you're 50 feet away. And from what I saw, we're talking about a whole football field away from this area. Pickleball is much louder, by the way. A lot of the ideas here that have been conveyed, they're from like a monolithic perspective, and they're not taking into account the beautiful city that's being formed that I'm so thankful to be raised in and now raise my family in. This is a city that has a growing college campus of young people, more and more young families wanting to raise their families here, and it's not the villages in Orlando. It's a great place to raise your family. And I think this skate park, I genuinely believe that this will be one of the greatest things the city of Boca will look back on years later. So thank you.

Thank you.

I have another card. Harold Chaffee.

Please state your name and address for the record.

My name is Harold Chaffee. I'm the president of Keep Golf and Poker, 6200 Northwest 2nd Avenue. You know, we're going back 12 years when this property first came available. It was in foreclosure. I fought one off for two years so they couldn't build houses on this property. We met with Haney. She agreed basically to sell the municipal golf course and she removed the golf course here. For some reason, it didn't take place, okay? The idea was basically to give it to Beecham Park so it would be kept as green space, so that basically would have a future for the next generation, that it would be green. From then to now, I'm seeing things just placed where it happens haphazardly, any place, without thoughts. The skate park, I have nothing against skate parks. Believe me, I don't. I just think it's in the wrong place. There's so many things that basically, they said they had workshop meetings. I haven't got to one. I got almost all the beach and parks meetings. I haven't mentioned one time about a workshop. As far as the community, I think they meant the community of the skateboarders, not the community that lives there. Because anybody knows anything about this. Some of these plans I've just seen the past couple of days with no layouts, nothing. We, you know, I think the woman said there needs to be a little more thought process. I don't understand the skate park down at Meisner was 10,000 square feet. We're building a skate park, not 45,000 square feet. I was told, matter of fact, Brianna mentioned the other day, it's 47,000 square feet. Why would you want a 47,000 square feet skate park? The largest one in Florida is Jacksonville. It's 40,000 square feet. It attracts 100 to 120 people. Now we're going to have a pump track. I'm not sure how many people that's going to attract. This to me is more of an attraction than something that's for the citizens of Boca and the children. A skate park, a regional skate park, this would be classified as a regional skate park, it takes 120, I think 100 to 120 people, skaters and boarders and whatever else can occupy this area at one time. So we're gonna have that, we're gonna have the pump track. Didn't say anything about having competition or basically any, you know, we didn't talk about the lighting, we didn't talk about, first time we'd heard about 10 o'clock at night, you know. It's still not, you know, there's so many questions to be asked yet. and you know it's like i said it's not it's not the skate park it's where it should be located it's not centrally located that's that's that we're in the north that's a town we don't even know whether the city's going to keep the skate park down in meisner the city hasn't made a decision yet i don't think anybody here have heard it the city said they're going to close it down and get rid of it this whole thing was generated because the city wanted to build a double developed downtown and the city had to get rid of the skate park, so they said, okay, we're gonna dump this thing. So they basically got ahold of the beach and parks, and they said, okay, we got a lot of place, we got a lot of land you wanna give away.

So your time is up, please wrap it up.

All right, I'm just saying, I think you basically just consider a little more, and get some more answers. There's a lot of questions that have to be answered first. All right, thank you. Thank you.

I have one more card. Mark Griffith.

Hello, everybody.

I wasn't gonna speak, but you got me now, because I love you guys. Mark Griffith, 401 Northwest 15th Street. So, how did we get here? We got here because the Assault Boat Community about 10 years ago, folks. And that's where I took my kid to learn to be together and for him to learn golf, like you take your children to go learn how to skate, which is wonderful. The thing is, though, we got ripped off. because the district went ahead and developed a beautiful golf course that you couldn't build a skateboard on if they did that deal. So actually, it's good that this happened because you get this wonderful skateboard opportunity. But I wish you guys were on my side, too, because I want that championship golf course, which I think would also make Boca unbelievable. So I come up here to congratulate you and wish you the best. I also ask you to possibly join us and be as passionate to support the rest of this development here. Unfortunately, the people in Boca Tica have complained about just about everything. So they started complaining about having the championship golf course, and now they're complaining about having a skate park. Skate park is going to be fantastic. I just think that if we can keep that energy going to try to get this championship golf course together, because I think you'd have as much fun doing that as You do your skate park with your families. And that's my hope that we can all come together and make this a park for Boca. It was designed to be a golf course. The bones were there to be a golf course. It should still be a golf course, and a golf course can still be there. We can make it happen. We can make it work. Let's pull together. Let's pull together. Just stop just being against everything. Because this is basically a result of what you get for being complaining about stuff all the time instead of finding something to support. So for all the surfers and all the skaters, this is great. I would invite you to back up the golfers, okay? Thank you very much for coming. Thank you. Thank you.

Benjamin Shamoon.

Hello, my name is Benjamin. I grew up skateboarding at the Tim Huxel Skate Park with my friend. Yeah, that place really just, like, it saved my life for real. And I think it would just be a beautiful thing for the city, you feel me, to have, like, a place to have, like, for kids, you feel me? Like, I kind of see skateboarding as, like, now it's like going to the gym, you know? So, like, yeah, I think it'll be very good. So...

Thank you. Thank you. Any other cards? Okay, we're out of cards, but is anybody here that didn't fill out a card that would like to speak? Just give you an opportunity. Okay, seeing none, I'll close the public hearing.

Owen, do you have anything else you'd like to add? Just to answer the question about the distance from the southern condominiums, it's just over 650 feet.

Okay, thank you. Does the Boca Parks District have anything to add, or would like to?

Hi again, do I need to do the name and address again or?

Just your name.

Okay, Brianne Harms, Executive Director. Thank you all for taking the time to review this application and listen to everyone tonight in this room. I just want to clarify a few things that were said tonight just so we have some clarity for everybody here. This started in 2025 when we had a a very large number of the skate park community to show up at a meeting and say they needed help getting a new skate park. The skate park downtown was built in 98. It's very small. It can't be expanded because there's a lift station, there's a forced water main right outside the skate park, so expanding it would be very, much more expensive than, I think somebody said this is a $4 million skate park. It's actually a $3 million skate park. We've talked about this project publicly at numerous meetings. Just some idea for you on our May 5th agenda. The number two item was skate park at North Park update on our August 4th meeting we had it listed here as the number one item middle leg additional services for skate park design and We had another meeting in January where this was number one item is North Park skate park design. And then also on May 4th, these were all publicly noticed meetings. The number one item was skate park contract with American Ramp. We also had two public workshops that was hosted by Planta Park. We got a grant from Planta Park to do the workshops and provide a conceptual plan for this skate park that was at no cost to taxpayers just to see how it could fit in the North Park area. with as little impact as possible to the residents. We also, we never adopted a fixed master plan for North Park. What the board did do is they adopted what's called a conceptual plan, and I think it's important just to clarify what that means. It's a recreational property, and so we approved a conceptual plan that had a number of elements. Those things may change. Over the course of time on the west side, the conceptual plan has never been discussed any further, but it always included golf and an aquatics facility, which would be very busy and bring a lot of traffic in. as well as with the golf course. Recreation changes over the course of time and we know that, we've seen that in our parks. And this park could be the home of something new in 10 to 20 years that we've never even contemplated today. Just like Pickleball has now found a home at Patch Reef Park. That was obviously not part of the plan at Patch Reef Park 20, 30 years ago when that was built. The suggestion that this was promised to be a passive park is just inconsistent with how it's been planned, and I wanted to clarify that point. This was already brought up by another speaker tonight, but I just want to clarify, too. For the Boca-Tica President's Council, stating that they represent, I think tonight it was 1,700. In the past, I've heard 1,600 residents, but I guess it's grown. Saying that you're representing 1600 residents is very different than saying 1600 units and it's um It's not that number. It's not that number of people opposing. We've heard from people tonight that live in Boca Tica We've gotten emails from people in Boca Tica We've gotten phone calls for Boca Tica and there's a lot of support within the Boca Tica community for this skate park So it's disingenuous to state that they're representing every single resident when they can speak on the units. I I also wanna talk a little bit about the concerns about traffic and this characterization that we're building this high intensity event driven regional facility. Yeah, it's 45, 47,000 square feet, 10,000 of that is the pump track, the rest of it is the skate park. A 10,000 square foot skate park that you have right now can't hold the various things that you have. You have scooters, you have BMX riders, you have quad skates and inline skaters out there. And so you need more space because when you have a lot of people flying around on wheels, it's good to have a little distance around them so they're not plowing into each other. This talk about traffic, I think the context matters. This property has a 77,000 square foot Boca Paddle facility. Golf, like I said, is being discussed for the west side. We have the Jeffery Street extension happening. none of those things have generated the opposition approaching the intensity that residents have approached the skate park with. And I don't want to presume that I can understand anyone's motivation, but along the way in this process, The skaters and the young people that are involved in this process have sometimes been characterized poorly during this process. And the skate park does not bring a bad element into a community. These are our residents. These are our families. These are our kids. They want a safe place to participate in the recreation that they enjoy, too, and they deserve that just as much as our pickleball players deserve a nice pickleball facility, just as much as our walkers like nature trails and our soccer players like nice soccer fields. As far as DeHorneley Park, yes, we are looking at adding soccer fields out there, and that's probably something you guys will hear about, will be before you next year probably on that. The city staff has evaluated this project as they're supposed to do throughout this process. They've looked at traffic, they've looked at the parking, the landscaping, compatibility, safety, they've looked at all those things. This meets the site plan criteria. It requires no technical deviations from code and the approval is recommended. We listened to the supporters. We've listened to the opposition along the way. We've refined the design. We've made sure that we fenced the skate park off so that we can lock it up separately. We've made sure that we have a buffer of landscaping in front of that as well as all the buffering that will be on the trails between the condos and the skate park. So there's gonna be rows of trees and you may have seen that on one of the images that was up there. The responsibility that the district has is to all of our residents. It's to the entire community. That includes the people that live in Boca Tica, but it includes all the other people that live in the city, and also the people that the district represents that live outside of the city. And they all need recreation facilities, they all deserve those. This is a public park for everybody, and so tonight I just, I'm here to answer any questions you have, but we also, we hope that you will approve this project so we can get it going.

we're done with the question and answer period oh thank you okay did you we're good yeah thank you okay um so with that the public hearing is closed uh i look for a motion and a second for discussion to approve this project make a motion to for discussion so seconded okay Anybody like to say anything?

Sure. I mean, overall, I think this is a good use of the property. I mean, we already have a skate park in downtown, but again, it's 1998 that it went in. It's old. It's on the opposite end of town. I think anybody that is a skater that's on this end of town is probably not going all the way to downtown Boca to use it. And as far as it goes for this being a passive park, on the other side we're already talking about golf and a driving range and a pool and a half dozen other things. There's nothing about any of those uses that are remotely passive. I don't really think this was ever meant to be a passive Park it's meant to be a park for everybody in the city of Boca Raton to use and you know I may not be a skater but I'm excited there's going to be a mountain bike course part of this and I live you know not that far down the street right over against the canal going into Del Rey so this is kind of in my backyard I'm excited for this entire thing I can't wait for this park to get going and for it to get built

Anybody else? Anybody else? Yeah, I'd like to, before we take the vote, I'd like to thank everybody in this room for the energy you guys created tonight, and we'd like to see more of you guys come to other meetings, and the enthusiasm was just great. Okay. Mr. Mirable.

I have one question and comment. Is the skate park for that matter going to be free for those that would like to use it? I know the existing park right now you have to pay for it.

My understanding is yes, but if Brianne wants to add anything else, but yes.

Okay. It's difficult, but I'll try to stay within my criteria of what we're supposed to look at, and I appreciate staff saying that we've met all criteria without any technical deviations. I do have two children that utilize the skate parks in Hollywood, Pompano, Boynton, and You know, there's something to be had here. I do think that it would promote further opportunity for the city to utilize the area for the Boca City camps that are operated during the summertime. You know, it's really great to see kids and adults using the other parks, and I think that there's a tremendous opportunity that we have here, and that's it.

Thank you. ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY?

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE PARK DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY ARE KIND OF LIKE THE GOLDEN GOOSE FOR BOCA RATON. THE TAXING DISTRICT GOES OUT TO THE TURNPIKE BASICALLY IF I UNDERSTAND IT AND RECALL IT CORRECTLY. SO FROM THE TURNPIKE ALL THE WAY TO THE OCEAN WITH THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE CITY AND THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF THE CITY, EVERYBODY that lives in that area contributes tax revenue to the beach and park district right so to the residents of boca razon it's a tremendous benefit and and i look at this plan the way that it's laid out the fact that the skate portion is such a minor element of the overall with the landscaping, the trails, I mean, the enhanced value that that's going to bring to Boca Tica. I mean, unfortunately, things are expensive enough, but if you're a resident that has recently purchased a condo for probably three times what it used to cost when you purchased a condo in Boca Tica. This is the kind of thing that will help you to build equity in your investment. So I think it's been well thought out. The distance is significant away from the condominiums. I think also there are measures that can be taken through landscaping, through berming, etc and i'm sure the beach and park district will act accordingly so i i'm excited about it this is just another example of well thought out investment that will benefit not just one segment of our population but across the board so wholeheartedly i support it

Thank you. Okay. Anybody else?

Yeah, I'll just add something. As a dad of four boys, I keep my hands full. None of them have phones. We don't have a TV in the house. And I'm always, as parents, we're looking for ways to keep them entertained in a good, healthy way. Maybe I'm unique in the world today, but we're trying at least to do our part. And I don't have any skateboarders. I have one son who likes to rollerblade around inside the house. i'm not going to tell you how that goes for me it's not great and now i'm glad that we'll hopefully have a place for him to be able to let out that energy in a safe place because doing it up and down the street is not always exactly safe for him as well as the ability to bring bikes there which i think is something that is ubiquitous to all and something that can bring benefit to all residents of boca not just skateboarders or rollerbladers i would support this this project thank you

you want to say something okay okay if we're done then we'll take the vote kathy dorn blazer yes camejo yes matthews yes maraboli yes mitchell yes morgan yes savelle yes motion passes seven votes to zero thank you

Okay, thank you all for coming. Okay, the next item is, do we have any public requests? Nobody can hear. I said no. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The meeting is not over. Please exit quietly. Good luck with that one. I don't want to scare anybody. So I don't think we have to worry about public requests.

Mr. Chairman, the gavel may be, Mr. Chairman.

Okay. Okay, is there anybody in the room still that has any kind of requests for the public? This gentleman, is he? Sir, in the first row. Guess not. Okay, public request section is closed. Do we have a director's report?

Thanks, Mr. Chairman, just briefly. To support the continued, you know, increases in efficiency for staff and environmental friendliness and similar things, from here forward, the board's entire agenda and backup will be distributed only electronically. No paper, including the plans. So I just want to invite everybody to know that and... Any questions, let me know. I could generate my own paper.

I won't get those no more packets outside the door on Fridays reminding me that there's a meeting this coming Thursday.

How am I supposed to know if I have a meeting next week?

I was going to say, if I'm absent, please don't hold me to it.

Just send me a letter letting me know that you sent an email.

Exactly. If there's not a packet at my front door, I don't know I have a meeting coming up. You don't know it's Friday. Right.

I have nothing. Okay. Anybody have anything to add? If not, at 8.01, we are adjourned.