City Commission - Regular Meeting

Order meeting number 2020Six-twentyOne-twoR.

Tonight's music selection made by Commissioner Welch was What the World Needs Now by Luther Vandross.

Is Love, Sweet Love?

There you go.

That is correct. For the February 27 city commission meeting, the music selection will be made by commissioner Rydell. As we begin, we kindly ask that all mobile devices be silenced. To ensure the best possible sound quality, please speak clearly and directly into your microphone, and remember to mute your microphone when you're not speaking. Should anyone experience difficulty hearing any time during the meeting, please raise your hand and a hearing device will be provided to you. Thank you for your cooperation.

Thank you. Mr. Kavanaugh, would you please call the roll.

Commissioner Riedel. Here. Commissioner Welch. Here. Commissioner Brody. Here. Vice Mayor Wasserman.

Here.

Mayor Raley. Here. City Manager Rose. Here. City Attorney Pyburn.

Here.

Thank you. Good evening. Will everyone please stand and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Thank you. First on the agenda is a presentation, a presentation of an $8,000 donation to the city from North Creek Presbyterian Church for the Coconut Creek Police Explorer Program. That's great. Thank you so much. Thank you.

Pastor Mark Bohofner will make the presentation to the police department.

Good evening. It's an honor to be back for the seventeenth time.

Fabulous.

We we had a wonderful race, as many of you know. It was a beautiful evening and and a great turnout and and, such a great, relationship with the police department year by year. Most of the committee that plans it through the course of the year is here with me. Some of them have planned have been on the planning committee for all 17 races. And and, of course, faithfully, officer Mancuso and others helped us do the planning through the course of the year, and we're very grateful for that as well. So we're excited to present at this time the proceeds of the race. This year, $8,000 to the explorer program. So

That's great. Pastor, would you please introduce the rest of the gentlemen that are here for the presentation?

I sure will.

Thank you.

On the left in the back is Ted Stitzer. Next to him is Walt Jomini, and next to him is Bob Mumpf. We wanted our our chairperson to be here, Stacy Thurwell, but she's under the weather. But those guys meet through the course of the year and have for year after year to to make it happen. And on race day, they're there all day long.

So Mayor, if I just may pastor, this is probably a good time to throw out that invitation for the next event you have for our first responders. I'm just, you know

Yes. Yes.

Giving you I'm throwing you a softball.

Awesome. I I wanted to to do that. I just didn't know the time, so you you've made the time. Yes. We would we would love to invite the commissioners and everyone to join us as once again, this year, we have an appreciation Sunday. It used to be police appreciation Sunday, but now it's first responders appreciation Sunday, and we have a good turnout from the fire department as well. So we'd love to have you join us on March 22 at 10:30 for first responder appreciation Sunday. Thank you.

I just wanted to personally thank the congregation from North Creek Presbyterian Church and pastor Baal Hofner. This is something that's been going on for many years, and this congregation's love and support for the first responders is very well known and is very much appreciated. Thank you for everything you guys do for us. We really do appreciate it.

Keep smiling.

Thank you so much. It's a great partnership that the Presbyterian Church and Coconut Creek have for our explorers and our first responders. Second up is a proclamation recognizing 02/14/2026 as a day of service and love, a day to give back to the community in honor and recognition of those impacted by the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy on February 1438. City Manager Rose will read the proclamation into the record and present it to Parkland City Commissioner Neil Kanterman thank you for being here and Human Resources Director Pam Kershaw.

Thank you, Mayor. I appreciate the opportunity. Whereas on 02/14/2026 marks the eighth year since the tragic loss of life at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. And whereas the city of Coconut Creek is committed to ensuring that the memory of the 17 lives lost is never forgotten. And whereas the city recognizes the strength and resilience of the Parkland community and is dedicated to honoring the survivors, families, and community members who were impacted in a meaningful way.

And whereas this annual day of service and love proclamation in the city of Coconut Creek celebrates the city and employees' volunteer efforts recognized through Creek Cares program in honor of those impacted by the MSD tragedy on February 1438. And whereas engaging in community service strengthens community bonds and enhances mental well-being through purpose and connection, principles that align with the remembrance of MSD and reinforce the mission of the city's behavioral health access program, the BHAB program. And whereas each February, aligned with the city's Day of Service and Love proclamation, the city recognizes the positive impact of volunteer service on the community's health and well-being and the organizations supported by these efforts. And where it is with great compassion and unity that the city declares the day of service and love as a day to give back to the community in honor of those impacted by this tragedy. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the city commission of the City Of Coconut Creek, Florida hereby proclaims 02/14/2026 as a day of service and love.

The city of Coconut Creek urges residents to join the city and its employees in giving back to the community through participation in school based activities and service projects in honor of all those who were and continue to be affected by the crisis. In witness thereof, we have hereunto set our hands and caused the seal of the City Of Coconut Creek to be affixed this February 2026. It is my honor to be able to present this to Pam Kershaw and the City Commissioner from the City of Parkland. This was Pam's bright idea because the City Of Parkland has so many remembrance activities specifically related to the tragedy. We felt that it was an opportunity for us to make something positive out of something very negative.

If I could, Sheila, I'd also just like to very quickly share how our employees have really taken to heart the acts of service and love initiative, and we've had employees over the past year do everything from volunteer coaching to volunteering in schools and churches, animal rescue programs, therapy, dog programs, you name it, our employees have done it and the number of hours has been astounding and we're really proud of that. You know, as Sheila said, it does help with mental well-being and morale to give back to the community, and we're feeling that. And of course, I'd like to reiterate that we'll always have Parkland in our hearts and stay MSD strong. So with that, thank you for being here, Commissioner. We appreciate it.

I would like to commend each and every employee that was involved. I mean, it must be countless hours, hundreds of hours that were donated. And God bless you all. That's really commendable.

Just really quickly, there's a phrase that you hear bantered, thrown about easily about being stronger together. And it's times like when we remember those who lost their lives back in 2018 that I choose to remember really what developed in the aftermath. And seeing how people came together to make the community better in their own way, from a local level to a national level. It's been really incredible to see what has grown in the aftermath of that. And this proclamation today is a wonderful example of our two cities together, working together with love and service to try to make the world a better place.

So thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay. We will now have input from the public on non agenda or consent agenda items. I remind everyone wishing to speak that all comments must pertain to city business. Respect and proper decorum will be maintained. Behavior that disrupts the orderly conduct of this meeting, such as clapping, shouting, booing, and jeering, is not permitted. Any person who violates the decorum rules will be subject to removal from the commission chambers. As a reminder, all comments must pertain to city business. City Clerk Havanaugh, is there anyone who has signed to speak on non agenda consent agenda items?

Yes. Have one individual that signed up to speak this evening on non agenda items, and that would be Tammy Latyrie.

Okay. Thank you.

Tami Litteri, 3302 In The US, sixty eight thousand people die annually because they can't afford health insurance or treatment. The average family of four pays over 26,000 for their health insurance premium in what amounts to stolen wages. Half of the 530,000 medical bankruptcies annually involve people who have health insurance. Providing universal healthcare that includes coverage for vision, hearing, dental, hospitalization, home care, long term care, affordable prescription drugs, and eliminates medical debt and medical bankruptcy is the humane thing to do. In France, they value their government sponsored healthcare so strongly they take to the streets in a heartbeat when their benefits are threatened.

We already have many socialist programs like police, fire, EMS, the VA, social security, the FDIC, Medicare, and the US Postal Service that work great when they're properly funded and not obstructed by politicians seeking to dismantle them at the behest of corporate donors. But, a taxpayer funded Medicare for all system is viewed as particularly heinous by opponents who seek to profit from our suffering. I can assure you it's the preferred system for many providers and the public. 58 of all voters support Medicare for all, 74% of Democrats, 56% of independents, 43% of Republicans. And Medicare for all could save us between $4.50 and $650,000,000,000 annually.

To highlight the true priorities of our for profit healthcare system, one need only look at these statistics. Duke University Medical Center has nine fifty seven beds and 1,600 billing specialists, but the University of Toronto has twelve seventy two beds and only seven billing clerks. Instead, we suffer at the hands of a for profit healthcare denying, wealth extraction system that renders us a billable or a deniable code so corporations can accumulate massive profits and fund golden parachutes for their CEOs. As a former healthcare provider, I embrace Medicare for all, and so did North Miami Beach, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Key West, Gainesville, Alachua County, and Lake Worth Beach.

They signed the Medicare for All resolution that I brought with me today. I hope you do the right thing by us and sign this. Thank you.

JULIE Thank you. Mr. Kavanaugh, is there anyone else?

JULIE Not at this time, Mayor.

JULIE Okay. Thank you very much. Okay, the consent agenda. Number three, a motion approving the minutes from previous city commission meetings, twenty twenty six dash zero one zero eight are. Number four, a resolution twenty twenty six dash 21, a resolution authorizing the mayor and the city manager, or their designees, to execute the attached Second Amendment to the interlocal agreement with Broward County for public improvements as part of the Hillsborough Corridor redevelopment area project. Are there any items the commission wishes to pull on the consent agenda?

Move it.

Thank you. Second. We have a motion, thank you, by Commissioner Rydell, seconded by Commissioner Welch. Okay. Number five, regular agenda. A resolution.

Mayor.

Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, the vote. Okay. Mr. Kavanaugh, please call the roll.

Commissioner Yes. Commissioner Welch? Yes. Commissioner Brody?

Yes.

Vice Mayor Wasserman? Yes. Mayor Raley?

Yes. Thank you. Regular Agenda Number five, Resolution twenty twenty six-nineteen. A resolution authorizing the city manager or designee to execute an agreement for professional services with Ronald R. Schultz for the development and preparation of geographic boundaries of city commission voting districts for the redistricting board. Is there a motion and a Second. Thank you. Moved by Commissioner Riedel, seconded by Commissioner Brody. Okay. Are there any questions or comments from the commission?

Are things working again, Mayor, if I can answer?

No, it's not working. So, all right. Commissioner Welch, please.

Yes, is there someone here to talk about this item? I think. Okay. Yes.

Oh. Good evening.

Good evening. How are you?

Board would like to make a brief presentation.

Oh, okay.

Is it okay if I make a brief presentation on this item? Thank

you. Yes, please, mister Kavanaugh.

Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, commissioners. As you are familiar, the city is scheduled to convene its redistricting board this year pursuant to our city charter to review and make recommendations regarding the geographic boundaries of city commission districts. As a first step in this process, the item before you authorizes a professional services agreement where Doctor. Ronald R. Schulz and his team of competent and enthusiastic professionals to act in an advisory capacity to the redistricting board.

Doctor. Schulz and his team will provide demographic and geographic expertise in the development and preparation of the geographic boundaries of of city commission districts for the city's next election in 2029, which will implement the recent charter changes to move from five commission districts to four commission districts and an elected mayor. Doctor. Schulz served in the same capacity during the city's last redistricting effort in 2018. He's a professor emeritus in the Department of Geosciences at Florida Atlantic University.

Doctor. Schulz will be assisted by James Gamut Clark, who is at the lectern this evening, a PhD candidate and university instructor in the Department of Geosciences at FAU, and Michael Stamm Jr, an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at FAU. The cost of services will be $29,600 and the project will be completed within the one hundred and twenty day appointment period of the redistricting board. As a general timeline, board appointments are planned for the April 19 city commission meeting. The board will begin meeting in April, with work expected to be completed in four meetings and a final report presented to the city commission in June.

Additionally, staff will prepare a redistricting board frequently asked questions summary document for residents and prospective applicants. The purpose of this document is to clearly outline the board's goals, responsibilities, scope of work, overall intent in a transparent and accessible format. We anticipate publishing this document early next week. If you have any questions, we're here to assist this evening. Thank you.

Commissioner have a question briefly. Let me know when I should go, mayor. Okay.

Just a minute. Commissioner Rydell, first place.

Yeah. So just this is obviously, you guys did it in '18. I I obviously supported statutory and its prior charters, so we have to do it. I just wanna make a couple facts clear. So Mr. Cabot I appreciate the introduction, but I know people are listening tonight that have reached out to me in terms of the scope of work and the scope of an application. I appreciate that we're going to release that information in an information sheet. So, let's just I'm going ask some questions to Terrell, Joe, Doctor? Mr. Gamma Clark. Not a doctor.

Ph. D. Candidate.

Okay. Okay.

Got it.

Pending doctor.

Whoever wants to answer it, and this is really for the ether, because I know a couple of people that have reached out with interest are listening. Mr. Cabinet, I heard you obviously it's going go from April to June. Could you just talk about the exact number of meetings that we anticipate a potential individual who's sitting on the Charter Review Board will attend?

MR. Yeah. So any applicant for the redistricting board, we anticipate and we had planned out four meetings. That was the amount of meetings that happened in 2018. After speaking with Doctor. Schultz's team, we anticipate four meetings this time. And for additional detail for timing, the first two meetings in 2018 took a little bit more than hour. The third and fourth meeting took about twenty minutes.

Okay. Follow-up, we're anticipating all those meetings as in 2018 are going be conducted at night, correct? When I say at night, mean, you know, after nine to five

So they were conducted in 2018 at four p. M, but that was because of the board's schedule and the applicants. We would rearrange the meeting based on the applicant's schedule and needs and be as flexible as possible.

I turn to our city attorney with a follow-up question in terms of what I read, right, is Florida statute dictates when you and please, whoever wants to chime in on this, I'm hoping I know the answer Florida statute dictates that it's really CO ed property at the time. So this is an interesting redistricting that we're gonna be going through because we're gonna be taking five, I'm gonna call it pieces of pie, right, just for the purpose of the discussion, five pieces of pie going to four pieces of pie. A little different than past years where we're talking about maybe segueing, and I've sat on two of these in regard to changing the potential, you know, population, very slight changes in previous years. This is gonna be a much more dramatic change. So, the point I wanna be clear on this record is we have an anticipated population increase pretty significant for the purposes of redistricting in what we'll call our Main Street District.

And, how I read the statute, Terrell, I just want you to chime in so it's on public record, is how I read it is it's redistricting at the time of CO ed parcels, right? So arguably, the increase in population and units we're gonna see would traditionally, I'm happy to be wrong here, would traditionally not be utilized in a redistricting application. Now, in this case, we're doing this now. There's zero CO ed units in Main Street, hypothetically. There probably won't be any CO ed units, maybe in the next fifteen, eighteen months, arguably, I'll say.

So, it infringes. I think my will, I'll wait to hear from my colleagues, would be that we anticipate those prospective units in this. And the reason I say that and suggest that is because the city is shifting from a rotating mayor's seat to an elected mayor's seat, and those districts should effectively reflect that. So I just wanna make sure that the direction of this commission, with whatever mathematical and geographical and demographical data you intend to utilize, will be with the intended number of units in Main Street calculated as their real units, as opposed to not being real units. So, I just want to make sure the scope of work is clear on this dais. While the contract is what it is, the contract doesn't speak to the statutory makeup of redistricting.

So, if I may, on page two of the contract, paragraph six includes, in addition to certificates of occupancy and updates as it relates to the latest census statistics, that the consultant and the board will also be considering land use entitlements and issued building permits. So, the land use entitlements will encompass Main Street, and I spoke with our director of resilient design and development earlier today, and he confirmed for me that of all of the entitlements, they are entitled in Main Street to construct 1182 residential units. It does not currently include Blocks 10 And 16 because those are entitled but not site planned at the moment. However, we believe that if we also were to include Blocks 10 And 16, it would be approximately 1,500 residential units included.

So, thank you. And this is what I didn't want to get into, we're getting into it, but what I think is important is, for example, and I'm for education purposes only, when we went through this before, obviously, the redistricting board has a series of maps they consider. They make certain recommendations to the city commission. We go through a series of certain maps. I don't want and me, I'll wait till I hear from everybody else I don't want maps that don't take into account Main Street.

So I think that's futile at this point in terms of the entitled properties. To address ten and sixteen, right, I think it's an easy strike through on 10, while entitled with different planning that the applicant has come to, I don't think we should be X ing out 16. So, you have no idea about the designs of Main Street, so I'm not I'm forgoing our vendor that we're hiring for this. I do believe the potential entitlements in 16, as this commission has approved entitlements in 16, should be included. And, if there's maps that deal with 16 versus don't deal with 16, I'm okay with that, personally.

But, 10, I think, is a fair is a fair withdrawal based on obviously the exciting things that are happening on 10. So, that would be

It's disclosed.

It's on the Internet. Right? Whatever. Okay. Let me finish.

It's

okay. So it's the sidebar, Sandy. It's always the sidebar. So that's my position in terms of the effective work in terms of looking at it all. So that's what I just want to say in regarding that component, that if we're gonna, you know, cherry pick 16 or we're gonna look at the the entitlement units, it's a mandate, and I don't wanna see, and obviously the consultant generating it, I don't wanna see maps one, two, and three are looking at Main Street doesn't exist as it is.

Main Street's going to exist. So, it's, know, all those six maps should be different reiterations of that. I also think it's important to consider that Main Street's a CDD. So, Main Street, and I'm I'm gonna just say, you know, Main Street has its own ultimate governing body as well, as the CDD does, which in previous calculations that your company has done, takes that into consideration a little bit in terms of the representation. So, are my comments. Fully support this. Fully support you. Thank you for being here. Thank you for your work, you know, pre COVID. It's like that's the governing world now.

But those are my, what I believe, suggestions to make sure that we have the best and most differential options that are streamlined and not, you know, like buckshot shotgun. So that's all I have, Mayor. I appreciate the ability of commenting. I look forward to everyone's comments.

All right, great. I'm sorry. Mr. Clark, would you like to make a presentation before we continue our questions, or would you rather hear our questions first?

I don't have a presentation for you this evening. Sorry. I did come to answer any questions that you might have.

Okay, great. Commissioner Welch.

Yes. That, too, was my biggest concern regarding the topic, actually, for all the discussions up to now, once the vote was taken that we were going to redistrict the city into four districts, was that we include the maximum land use entitlements for this particular area. And certainly not eliminate any of the blocks, in my estimation, because it's entitlements. It's clearly I hoped that we were not going on certificate of occupancies only. And I was assured, reassured, that it was the land use entitlements, which would be the maximum number of projected residents I there.

Could, what I think that I hear you saying is that you do want to take into account all of the blocks and their current entitlements. For the most part, we would go with the numbers as presented in the site plans, because the actual entitlements exceed the numbers in the site plans if you look at the entire regional activity center. But I understand where you're going with this, that we wouldn't be limited to just those blocks minus, I guess, ten and sixteen.

MS. Correct.

MS. So I understand. MS. And we will include those.

MS. Well, there you go. MS. Okay. That's exactly I'm going to end while I'm ahead, and thank you very much. And apologize for the sidebar, Commissioner Reidel.

Vice Mayor Wasserman.

Thank you, Mayor. No, I just wanted to say I appreciate the FAQ coming out. That was a big concern of a resident who reached out this morning. So, Joe, Sheila, thank you so much for doing that. And I will I'll second what, what commissioner Ridell is saying and and, commissioner Welch about the, about Main Street. It's important that we know it's coming and, to recognize that that population will be here around 2029, and, I'm for it. And, thank you. I'll I'll, mute now. Thanks.

Thank you. Yes, that was a main concern of mine as well. And glad that it will be included in the redistricting maps. Thank you so much. That's all I've got as well, Mr. Clerk. If you don't have anything, we're good to go. You.

have a motion.

Okay. May we have a motion? Now we need the roll call, please.

Commissioner Riedel? Yes. Commissioner Welch?

Yes.

Commissioner Brody?

Yes.

Vice Mayor Wasserman?

Yes.

Mayor Raley?

Yes. Okay. Number six, Resolution twenty twenty six-fourteen. A resolution authorizing the use of state law enforcement trust funds in the amount of $5,000 from the State Forfeiture Fund for a donation to the Police Explorer Post. Is there a motion and a second?

Move it. Second.

Thank you. Moved by Commissioner Rydell, seconded by Commissioner Brody. We have Chief Hoefer to make a presentation. Thank you.

Good evening, commissioners, vice mayor, mayor, city manager, city attorney, and city clerk. Let me start by saying this donation comes directly from our law enforcement trust fund, specifically the state fund for our Police Explorer Program. For those of you who don't know, the program's been going well over twenty nine years that I know of. It helps teach our youth leadership, camaraderie, and exposes them to law enforcement activities and procedures. You guys have any questions?

Yes, Commissioner Rydell.

Briefly, Fred, just an accounting of the fund balance, that's the only question I have.

So $50,000 is currently in their account, on average. The explorers will spend about 12,000 to $14,000 a year that covers the expenses to send them to competition, their uniforms, and equipment.

So my only question, I think, the most exciting thing is, is what we know, what the public should know, is we're going be swearing in a police officer that ultimately came through our Explorer program.

So, we do have several that have

That's my

Okay. I

just think that's the definition of

Why we do it. Right.

Correct. Thank you.

Well, in the last twenty nine years, I know of at least four that have stayed with us. That doesn't mean that several of them have gone on to other agencies. If we weren't hiring at the time, wanted they to be police officers, they went off and did somewhere else. So anywhere from four to eight that I know of. Thank you.

Wonderful. Thank you. It's a great program. Anyone else? Any comments? Mr. Kavanaugh, please call the roll.

Commissioner Riedel? Yes. Commissioner Welch?

Yes.

Commissioner Brody? Yes. Vice Mayor Wasserman? Yes. Mayor Raley?

Yes. Absolutely. Thank you. And we are now going to consider a quasi judicial item. Will the city attorney please explain the city's quasi judicial procedures? Yes, mayor. First, I

want to remind everyone to silence your mobile devices. Florida courts have determined that there are certain types of matters, including agenda item seven on tonight's agenda, that are to be treated differently than other items considered by the commission. In these quasi judicial applications, the commission is applying existing rules and policies to a factual situation and is therefore acting like a judge and jury do in a trial held in the courtroom. In such cases, the courts have decided that due process and fundamental fairness require that more formal procedures be followed. The city commission's decision must be based on the evidence and information that is presented at the public hearing, including the agenda materials, planning, zoning board recommendation, testimony presented at the hearing, and the deliberations of the commission.

The quasi judicial procedures require that the commission consider the evidence presented to it and base their decision on the applicable law and primarily on credible evidence presented, whether by staff, the applicant, or members of the public. In a quasi judicial proceeding, the city commission is not allowed to take into consideration public sentiment or popularity of a particular development proposal or application. The commission may only consider competent, substantial evidence. Florida courts have made it clear that mere generalized statements of opposition are to be disregarded, but fact based testimony can be considered competent and substantial evidence. This can include eyewitness observation, testimony about relevant facts, documentary evidence, including photographs, aerials, and maps.

Citizens who want to participate in a quasi judicial hearing can testify as factual matters in any element of the case that would not require specialized training or specific academic degrees. Their testimony will be considered, provided their testimony is backed up by established facts, studies, or evidence that is not conjecture or just based on a feeling. Everyone who seeks to speak on an item will be given an opportunity to speak. If you intend to provide testimony as to any of the applications to be considered tonight, you will be sworn in before your testimony is taken. That's all. Thank you. Okay.

We'll now hear agenda item seven. After I read the resolution title, I will ask for a motion and a second to move the item. Resolution twenty twenty six-sixteen, a resolution approving the site plan request of Jillian Konarski with Greenberg Farrow for the construction of a six ten square foot addition to the existing Texas Roadhouse restaurant, generally located at 5951 Lyons Road, and legally described in Exhibit A, attached here to and made a part hereof. Okay, I'm gonna say quasi I know, that's what I was waiting for. For a city clerk to actually swear yes, please, city clerk.

Will anyone wishing to speak on the quasi judicial item please stand and raise your right hand. Do you swear for him to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

I do.

When you come forward to speak, please state your name and address clearly for the record. State whether or not you've been sworn in, and whether or not you understand the rules of the proceedings. Thank you.

Before you speak, I'm sorry, can I just ask if there are any disclosures on this item?

I had dinner there.

Okay. Thank you. And then I believe we need to just move the item before he can speak. Sorry.

Move it. Second.

Moved by Commissioner Welch, seconded by Commissioner Brody.

And finally, we just need Clerk Kavanaugh to confirm that this has legally satisfied the required public notice.

The city has satisfied the legally required public notice for the public hearing for agenda item number seven. Thank you.

Okay. Thank you. City staff will make a presentation. Ma'am.

Thank you.

You've already introduced some basics about the item. Again, is a site plan request located at 5951 Lyons Road for a six ten square foot addition to the Texas Roadhouse restaurant. As you know, this is a rather busy restaurant. So they need some additional waiting space and room inside the restaurant. The city staff reviewed this at the DRC, the Development Review Committee, and at the Planning and Zoning Board.

The Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved this site plan request at their 01/14/2026 meeting. So staff's recommendation is for approval, then subject to any of the outstanding relevant development review committee conditions. And that concludes a brief presentation from staff. And we do have an applicant here who is represented by Mr. Evans.

:Bess, would you like to make a presentation as well? :Bess, you like to make a presentation as well?

Certainly. My name is Jim Evans. I'm with Greenberg Farrell. I'm pitch hitting for Gillian who's got a conflict with this meeting. But the project is relatively straightforward.

It's a six ten square foot addition to the existing Texas Roadhouse. Additionally, it's gonna add an additional 40 seats to with the addition. And then we're also going to be installing a new EV charger and bringing the landscape back up to code. As far as the addition itself, it's gonna blend in with the existing building, so it's not gonna look like it's just been tacked on. So it will it will seamlessly blend in with with the existing structure.

This is, we're putting it in next to the main entrance. It's gonna as I said, it's gonna expand additional 40 seats. The way we're structuring the construction is that the store the the restaurant opens at 03:00 in the afternoon. We're going to cease construction before the before that, so customers are not gonna be bothered by any any construction going on. They'll be be able to enjoy their meals.

And as I said, we're bringing the landscape up to code and increasing the landscaped area and also bringing the irrigation up to to code as well.

Thank you, Mr. Evans. Does staff have any questions for the applicant?

No questions. Thank you.

Thank you. Does the applicant have any questions for staff?

No, ma'am.

Okay. Thank you. Okay. Yes, mister commissioner Reydev.

So you're adding how many seats?

Oh. We're gonna be adding, about 40 seats additional to it. It's six ten square feet.

Do you believe that you're currently equipped to provide the appropriate roles to the new seats?

What?

Yes. Absolutely. That's all

I have, Mary. Thank you.

Okay. Thank you.

Commissioner Welsh. I just wish you had room to add more on, especially outside seating, but to be continued. We're very happy it's here.

It's it's it is a tight site, so that would be difficult to do.

Okay. Any anyone else on commission? Thank you. Vice mayor Wasserman?

He forgot to he forgot to bring up the butter. The

butter. Okay then. I am now opening the public hearing. Are there any members of the public who would like to speak on agenda item seven? Once called upon, please identify yourself, state whether or not you have been sworn in, or whether or not you understand the rules of the proceedings.

Seeing no one, are there any further comment? Well, no one else wants to we're closing public hearing. Now, is there anyone from the commission that would want to make further statements or comments? Thank you. All right.

The Texas Roadhouse Expansion Site Plan application, there is none based on the testimony presented and application consistency with the city's land development regulations, a comprehensive plan. There's no comments or deliberation. Further comments or deliberation? A motion and a second has been made. Mister Kavanaugh, would you please call the roll? Oh, we don't make a motion. Oh, what do we do? A again. Need a motion Second. Okay. Moved by commissioner Rydell, seconded by commissioner Welch. Mr. Kavanaugh?

Commissioner Rydell?

Yes.

Commissioner Welch?

Yes.

Commissioner Brody?

Yes.

Vice Mayor Wasserman? Yes. Mayor Raley?

Yes. Okay. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr. Evans.

Got it.

All right.

There you go.

City manager's report. Thank

you, mayor. It's been a pretty busy week. I'd just like to update you on a couple of issues. Many of you may have received a package or you or I may email a package to you, regarding a complaint from Antonio Cabrera, specifically related to concerns with the Casa Palma apartment complex. I've asked Chief Hoefer to review that package and to reach out and address it directly with the complainant.

It does not appear to be anything that we would have jurisdiction over, but we will walk the individual through any any, process that they might want undertake to try to get some of their concerns addressed. So, we'll forward that to you. You probably noticed the driveway closed out front. We had a fairly significant issue Monday morning.

There

was work ongoing to reline the pipe connecting the two lakes, and as the pipe was being relined, portions of it began to collapse. So we have issued an emergency change order to Shenandoah to do an open cut of the road and to actually replace the pipe. We're making every effort we can to save the one Royal Palm that appears to be impacted, but we expect that that work will take at least three weeks. So be aware it was an emergency condition, and we're working to get it fixed. And thanks to Osama and his troop for being on that very early today early Monday morning.

Today, the city was honored by Broward County as the twenty twenty six interagency collaboration award, which was really an honor and a pleasure. Monica Sapiro and Dan West gave that to me to share with you, for all of our work, with them, going all the way back to COVID and including events at Tradewinds Park, the natural areas, the list just went on and on. So, it was a real pleasure to be there. Friday, we had several emails from coaches and individuals interested in the ongoing dialogue related to our ball fields and the discussions that we had at a workshop. It was clear there's a real desire to have additional input and to provide additional feedback.

I met with Wayne and his team, and we are moving forward, just putting together the next level of information to move those decisions forward, but we expect that there will be considerable input and we'd like to encourage, you know, additional notices to go out to provide input right related to that. And going on with Parks and Recreation, we had a little bit of an uncomfortable incident last night at Gerber Park where we had you know, there was a mistake made by our staff. They they asked a permit holder to leave the field. It was not handled well on from any perspective, but the staff member did include you all in the messages recounting their side of the story. They have been clearly counseled that they are not to include, you know, even if they are just recounting a timeline, they need to follow their chain of command.

So we are having discussions with them related to that. I would ask, and I did have a very pointed conversation with Commissioner Brody, that I would ask that if you do receive information directly from a staff member that you send it back to me, and I'll do my very best to address it. So that was a very busy week.

Can I just make a request that we make sure that we have a gag order on what is being said and passed around from Park and Ricks? We make sure that this issue stays in house, because I'm still getting stuff being said and done. So if we can make sure that we understand that until the issue is resolved, that the Park and Recs department has a gag order on any of this that's

going on? They were very directly counseled that they are not to be they're to deal with those types of issues in the field, and if they can't, they need to contact a supervisor so that they would run it up the chain of command as opposed to sending an email around. So, that's all I have to offer. Thank you.

Thank you, city attorney. Highburn.

Thank you, Mayor Raley. I just want to mention that on Tuesday, we had a hearing on FDOT's motion to dismiss in the case involving the turnpike. And unfortunately, the court granted FDOT's motion. However, the court did give us thirty days leave to amend our complaint, and so we will be proceeding to amend the complaint and refiling, and just adding a little more specificity. So I will keep you updated on that. That's all I have for this evening. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioner Riedel?

Yeah. I mean, you just threw me through a loop with some of those comments, but let me get through what I wanna get through first. In regarding Casa Palma, I I received the the packet of information. Resident complaints are, on this level, are our complaints. Okay? So I'll I'll I'll speak loudly. And if the chief listens, so be it. I'm not gonna direct anything for him to do. It would be inappropriate. There's governing bodies that investigate allegations of certain misconduct in neighborhoods and things of that nature.

The abudsman, the, you know, DBPR. So there's entities. So I would just hope that we are able to educate residents on the best courses of action that they could take in in in these in these complaints. But the other side of that is, you know, and I'm sure Madam Rose will distribute the I don't know if everyone got it. Don't know who got it.

I got it. Troubling as well in general. So I do believe there's a potential action that our city can take dealing with management companies and things of that nature. So I think we're got a little in the weeds tonight on a number of different levels, but I'll leave it at that. SWA, we have essentially I'm gonna say this because because we have a resident that, you know, wrote some very vocal emails about my abilities on the SWA.

I take great offense to that. I think I've I've I've led this city in a very positive and defensive capacity in regarding not only the Solid Waste Authority, in regarding waste management, in regarding every single thing the city has ever done with waste. So I I do take a little personal offense, which I have thick skin. But people need to understand that where SWA is now, we have an emergency meeting. Now, I don't want to say an emergency meeting.

Mayor, thank you for listening in on our last meeting on Monday. We have a meeting tomorrow. It has to do with the Facilities Amendment, aspects of the Facilities Amendment, aspects of what happens after the Facilities Amendment. So while I do believe there are certain residents that may be feeling impacted by some of the decisions SWA is going for, the reality right now is that entity needs to move forward. So while the Facilities Amendment is going to potentially address Alpha 250 and some of the other facilities, SWA, as it is, isn't going to maintain facilities.

So feel all free to chime in tomorrow at 10:30. But it's it's hard because we're dealing with very detailed legal issues and dealing with very detailed legal issues that we then need to sell to other cities. And the last update I gave to everybody was our executive director resigned against kind of comments I made. The chair and the majority believe the best path forward is to do this I mean, I don't even know how to call it, but they wanna give our executive director that has resigned an hourly stipend contract for maintaining certain level of services, which I'd say is like 20% of what he was doing before, and then have the consultant, SCS, which arguably is supposed to be under the purview of the executive director, maintaining a role as a quasi executive director. It's not ideal.

And the problem it's not ideal, I don't want to get into, but the reality is we're under a timeline if this is going to pass. And I do believe with what they put forward in regarding how we're going to do it, what's going be really hashed out this Friday and between the governing board the following Friday is how they intend to collect these fees. Remember, I talked about the $5 to $750 whatever it's going to be. There's a lot of how we should do that. I have a lot of ideas I want to thank. A big shout out to Mike Heimbach, who comes to every meeting and engages. Big shout out to Yvonne, who's engaged with the PIO rollout of these things. So, Sheila, kudos to your staff on that. But I I promise you all of you this, and if any of you choose to listen, I'm I'm very engaged. I'm very vocal.

I don't always win on that board, but I I I try to do what I can do. So I'll update everybody every single meeting like I always do. The final issue I have is I'm gonna ask for consensus to direct our city attorney on an issue, assuming there's consensus. And I apologize. Normally, I would pass this around. Commissioner Lazaro from Hallandale reached out to me, on an issue that we passed. I think it was maybe only me and commissioner Welch at the time. We passed a dog mill ordinance eight years ago?

It's been

a So, essentially, the city of Coconut Creek has some pretty strict rules on, like, puppy mills. I'll call it a puppy mill ordinance. But they have now creative characters in other cities that I won't name have found ways to subvert that by using essentially out of state vendors to generate puppy mills, which makes it a nightmare for code compliance to verify. So there's a Madam City Attorney Hassett, and again, I want to apologize to all of you on the commission for not getting it to you sooner. This is something that came in the past forty eight hours.

I gave it to our city attorney. It's really taking our puppy mill ordinance and doing like a a four line strikeout, which ultimately gets rid gets rid of a loophole. Total legalese, but what I believe would be effective. If I'm asking for just consensus for her to draft something for debate, I'm not asking for consensus to pass something. I'm asking for consensus to direct our city attorney to draft the change on ultimately what I'll air quote the puppy mill ordinances.

I fully support it. It it it you know, these puppy mills are are are terrible quasi dog abusers in how how it goes about, but it's a really easy change to our ordinance ordinance that if we if you know, you're next anyway. So, I mean, if it's a it's a strikeout of our current ordinance, what I believe is super easy, and I I ask for consensus for Terrell to to do it. Whether or not we pass it is is is a public com you know, public meeting that we'll formally notice, but it's something that we wanna do because our neighboring cities are having real issues with, for lack of a better term, a loophole. So I was hoping we'd be done by eight.

Clearly, I talk too much, so I would be asking for consensus to that. I'll turn to our city attorney who's reviewed it, and I'd ask Ardais as is if they would be interested in allowing you to have consensus to draft the change, not approving the change.

Before I give consensus, I'd just like to ask one question. The ordinance that we have in place, because at the time we did it, we didn't have any pet stores that sold puppies. So it was and there was only one, I believe, pet store at that time. So it was that pet sales were not allowed. Those types of sales were not allowed in the city of Coconut Creek. That's the case. Terrell?

Yes. This particular loophole really has to do with hobby breeders and essentially eliminating that exception from the ordinance because people have found a way around the prohibition by calling themselves a hobby breeder.

I interject on that to give it a little more clarity and definition? The individual that is a hobby breeder, traditionally dogs are not birthing more than annually, which the hobby breeder intention, the loophole, I'll call it, was intended for. What's being manipulated now is people using out of state breeders where there's no be able to verify these are not puppy mills to utilize. The loophole will still remain statutorily. It's just gonna outsource and get rid of those the bad actors that are utilizing out of state resources to do it.

And Michelle was Michelle's happy to come to the meeting and educate further. I just wanted to kinda move it along because I will just say this. This is an active issue in one of our neighboring cities, and I don't want it to be an issue here. That's all.

No, I get consensus. I thought we were already protected. But whatever it takes, it takes, count me in.

And just to clarify, I may have oversimplified it a little bit. I just got it right before the meeting. So, no, that's okay. So I don't know that I fully digested it. But I'll make sure that we draft something and send it around for you all, and you can discuss it.

Yes, I'm fine with it. Yes, of course.

Yes. Sounds good. Okay.

Okay. Commissioner Welsh.

Okay, thank you very much. I just want to kick it off about Broward Days. It was my first time attending, and I'm not sure that I would go back during Broward Days again. But if there are, because there likely will be other hot topics that directly affect our residents and our city and how it's run, I will try to go back during a committee week when I can speak one on one, or at least chase them down and speak to individuals about how it would impact our city. And I, again, think that it was additionally beneficial that you went, Sheila, as the city manager.

I thought it was a good education for you from what I heard about your comments. But anyway, if we go back, that's when I'd go back. In relation to the property tax, Marty Keer presented at the Northwest Elected Council in Parkland, and I wish I'd known. I would have hit him up to see if he could come tonight. He really has a way of dialing it down and turning those HGR prospective numbers into real stories as to how they affect our cities and our residents and what it could do to us. So I assume that we're still planning He's going bring him come to our

our next meeting. He'll be at the next meeting.

Because I worry. I know that there was a great deal of effort put into the virtual town hall, but I worry that out of the 40 participants, half of them were probably us, staff and us as the commission. I just wonder how many residents it actually reached. But it was very good, it was very informative, but just to find a way that we can get it out there further, because I think some bills have progressed to get some traction in the Senate, if I'm correct. And the Main Street, whoever is responsible for the clearing and grubbing, it is night and day between the experience when promenade was built, because living across the street from when the promenade was being constructed, you could hardly go outside of your house.

It was like you were living in a dust bowl when the construction was taking place, and that is not the case about what is happening now. They're very quiet, they're very clean, it's just, it's good. So if that's indicative of what's to take place after, then I'm extremely excited. The caliber awards for the principals and the staff and all of that for Friday night, I was planning to attend because we several nominees, but we did have one that was in the running for the principal, but I wasn't able to go. And I was very sad in watching it that Principal Near didn't get it, because she so deserved it.

Their school is climbing in enrollment. They've attained so many awards on behalf of the good work that's being done there. But she's still the principal of the year in my book. The area aging meeting with the head of the agency, I had no idea until she met and I know the mayor met with her as well the breadth of the services and the programs and the equipment, actually, that is available to our seniors, and the financial assistance, and our veterans. I mean, they brought a spreadsheet that talked about, I think it was four seventy two of our Coconut Creek residents last year, to the tune of $713,000 worth of services and programs that they did.

So, you know, it was really a bang for our buck when we gave that portion to that nonprofit last year. So I hope we can really spread I know the deputy city manager said that he was going to see if the directors and especially their assistants who are frontline answers for the calls. Because I know when seniors call me, I always like to have at least one place that you're able to send them to. Because the last thing when they're at the end of the rope about something that they want to hear is, I don't know where to send you. So if we have one resource to send them to, I think then we've really done our service for our residents.

So that's all I have, and I hope everybody has a good Valentine's Day.

Mayor, just to interject, I do apologize. I'm in I meant to mention this during my public comment I'm in Tallahassee at our next meeting. So I've obviously talked to staff in terms of the post Broward Day's advocacy. You did. I'm scheduled to be in Tallahassee the Wednesday the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of the final weekend, and and I would just ask for if you could excuse me, I'll attend virtually, but I'll be there, and Bernadette has actually given me a laundry list of follow-up items that all of you had advocated for, that I'll be there advocating for the city at committee week.

Great. Absolutely.

I do have one thing to add, and I would be remiss if I didn't. The biggest contributor to what I thought were the most meaningful meetings were set up by Rep Honchosky's office, because she got us front and center with the second lead for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and able to talk to them, not directly about the landfill, but also about the water testing, etcetera, and ask for funding for the septic to sewer for the equestrian farm area directly across from where this water testing might be taking place, and how we because they rely on wells for their farm animals and livestock, that the sooner we can get them on septic to sewer and city water, so much the better for the humans and for the livestock. So it just was very, very impressive. Those were the best meetings to me. Thank you.

They were. Good. Commissioner Brody.

A couple of things. First, I want to wish my wife a happy birthday. Tomorrow, yeah. I get double whammied every year. So happy birthday, Carrie.

Secondly, I had my last chemo treatment on the January, so I can relax a little bit and wait for the next adventure, which is the twenty sixth, when they go back in the showroom and look around and see if there's anything going on. And so hopefully keep your fingers crossed that that pans out okay. But so up in Tallahassee was interesting, and I'm not going rehash anything that anybody else I'm going to I know Mary wants to talk about a couple of things she saw up there, too. So I kind of had some really cool things that I got to speak to some representatives on some bills. One was the HOA bill that's coming out, where you can actually fire your HOA.

I thought that was an interesting conversation to have with Juan Carlos I can't say his last name. Yeah, I can't say his last name. But it was very interesting. And what it comes down to is it's going to be one of those things where the community would have to step up and alleviate the HOA and then go to a judge. So it's not as simple as just firing them. You've got to go through a judge, and a judge got to approve it. So it's a process. But it does give an option, because I know some of these communities, they struggle with their HOA. They struggle with the HOA management system. So it kind of gives an option on the worst case scenarios of these.

And if you don't know who Juan Carlos was, he is the guy that's wrote all the HOA and COA bills in the last four years. And he had some personal relationship with his mom that was in the hammocks when all that went down. So he's got a little bit of passion to clean up the HOAs. So that was a very interesting conversation, very smart guy. I also met with Representative Fabrico. And he's got an interesting bill out there. I don't know if the police are going to like this or not. But it's eliminating the tags, the little yellow stickers on the tags, on the license plates. And what it is is that comes down to saving money and frustration over that stuff. Because as you know, the police, when they pull you over, they run your tag anyway.

So they know it's valid or not once they leave their car. So I know the police won't necessarily like it because it kind of opens the door to be able to kind of stop somebody. But it also streamlines our process of the paperwork and those stickers and the stickers missing and going back in more stickers. So it's kind of an interesting thing. Dollars wise, it's quite a bit of money the state will save and we'll save as a community.

So that was an interesting conversation. Then I dealt with some veteran stuff, which was a representative daily has a few bills out there that's dealing with trying to get homeless in two pods. And got to speak with him, and then I turned around and talked with James The Hammer Hartzell. Isn't that a great name, The Hammer? He's a Marine, I won't hold it against him.

But he's also doing the same thing up in Palm Beach, where they have these pods that are ready to go, and they're trying to clear the property and get somebody to install the electrical and water. And so it was interesting to be able to sit with both of them and then say, do you guys realize you're doing the same thing? And so it was kind of nice to be the middleman in there and be able to put the handshake together for these two separate entities doing the exact same projects. Just one was Bill and one was through the FDBA, which was odd because I technically worked for him. So it was a great conversation.

Spent a lot of good quality time with him with that. But I was going to let it go, but I don't think I'm going to. The community park and recs issue. Listen, there's a problem, and this has been going on for two and a half years. This is not a new problem that we ran into last night.

This is a continuing problem. And if it was resolved two years ago, we wouldn't be in the boat we're in right now. I think what needs to be done is that we need to have a open community forum so that people who have registered in our park and rec system and I don't care where it's at, but an open forum that's noticed so we can all be there to find out what the real feel is on this. Because I'm going tell you, it's getting murkier and murkier, and it's getting uglier and uglier from both sides. And I don't like it.

I don't like being in the middle of this, because this should have been resolved. So I'm requesting that we do an open forum for the community to give feedback to Park and Recs on what's going on, because I'm getting it from both sides, and it's not good. I'm being told that the Park and Recs people are telling residents to send us emails and make phone calls, which I don't find appropriate. We have Park and Recs sending emails without notifying chain of command. And I've witnessed some of this stuff.

So my email last night was, stop. Okay? That was the email. So if anybody was wondering what that was, where I was kind of scolded, which I don't appreciate, the dais. But the email was, stop, let us figure it out. That was my email. And that's the way it should have been because it shouldn't have been where we're at to begin with. When you have staff members sending emails to us, that's a bigger problem, too. That means there's a lack of trust in the whole process. And that's my opinion on that.

But I think that we need to put something together, and I'm asking for a consensus on this for us, to get a meeting with the community, because Park and Rec serves the community just like everybody else. And I think they need this direct feedback. Rather than us getting pieces of mail and phone calls, it needs to be an open forum where they can speak to the Park and Recs department and be able to voice their opinions. And we need to be able to hear what's actually going on from both sides, because I'm in the middle of this, and I don't like it. I don't like either side of this right now.

Somebody who's coached leagues, who started leagues in this city, we've drifted so far from what this used to be. And this used to be about kids getting off the couch, kids playing sports, kids being social, to the city holding a league. I don't understand the concept here. It's what's best for the community. And that's all this should be, is what's best for our community. And right now, don't think we're doing what we should be doing. And that's my opinion. That's what I'm going say right here on the record is that we're not doing our best, and it shows. So I'm asking for this meeting. Can I get a consensus from the people, from my colleagues?

Commissioner Ridell.

So, Commissioner Ridell, I don't get exactly what you're asking for consensus, but if I may just extrapolate. So I think there's a double sword, and maybe he agrees with me, maybe he doesn't. We have a consultant on staff. I do believe the consultant should be meeting with Parks and Rec employees to see what's going on in the department. It's a little add on to his contract.

I think that should be part of it. Let him meet with the employees to see what the employees are saying. I think a based on the volume of emails, I think is appropriate, and I think it should be done not here. It should be done at the rec center, the community center to to have and and commissioner Brody, I'm I'm whatever you want. I'm I'm I'm I'm not trying to step on your toes. I'm saying have an open forum and allow the coaches and the stakeholders to come and voice their opinion with management, with with Sheila. And I think I think that meets the need. This isn't a meeting. If there's an intro public forum, I don't I would not want any of us talking. I would want us listening.

We've done that in public forums before to allow coaches to come and talk about their feelings, and that's logged accordingly. And that would be something I could envision that the consultant is logging as well. He's there. Maybe he's running the meeting, a public meeting to hear from the public. But I think commissioner Brody hits on something right, that it's a it's a it's double sorted. Right? You do it inside. You do it outside. I would be and, again, I don't know what your vision was, John. I would support that.

That that's kind of where I was going with this. We need to be able to have a place where they can come and vote. I don't wanna speak. I don't think any of us should speak on this because this is about the community speaking. Okay? So the idea here is to let them come in and be able to do it, and we need to be able to listen. So what I'm asking for is that we set up the meeting so that the community can come and speak to Park and Recs. We can hash out some stuff. They can hash out some stuff, and we can see what's really going on, because it's getting out of hand.

May I? Thank you. The way we deal with our outreach programs with a new project, that's how we should I think it should be handled. This should also be handled. And I feel that we need to hear from our employees first, with the consultant, and then we can go into this open outreach program knowledgeable, and prepared?

I'll buy that for $1

Okay.

Commissioner Welsh.

Yes. I mean, I think the input is a healthy idea. I do have to make one comment, and it will be to you, Commissioner Brody. I think when we reply all on really, really sensitive emails in social media or in emails like this one was, I think we're setting ourselves up for more conflict. That is just my opinion.

And I think we all have ways that we can do better. But as far as the public input meeting, I would very much consider that that be under the guise of our city manager, and let her decide who is best to run it. And we should not. We should be observers and not speak, if we're attending.

I've got no problem with not speaking. The problem is we need to set it That's where I'm

getting Okay. Let's let's call for the consensus then, though.

It's a very clouded consensus.

It yes.

So is it what like, let's somebody that's succinct here, just I wanna let's be clear.

Can I can I chime in, please? Can I chime in for a second?

Sure. Go ahead. Go ahead, vice mayor Wasserman.

Thank Powerful house.

Thanks, mayor. I'm here. I agree with commissioner Brody. At the same time, I really respect what the mayor was saying and, coming into that meeting with a little more background from staff's perspective. So I would be down for consensus to have a public forum following a little more information from our staff if that's what the consultant if you have a feeling what the consultant was. So I'm I'm on board with that and us not speaking at all during this meeting, and that's just observing and listening and taking note.

Okay. Thank you. That would

be the consensus right there.

So that would be the consensus right there.

Following the employee input that we've set up the community forum.

So, John, to is the consensus to have the consultant get employee input Yes. And then follow-up by an open Yes. Like, exactly what the mayor is suggesting. The letters, intent letters, go to coaches and essentially Ron's email. I don't don't mean it like that, but he's in he put a lot of people on it. But is that the intent to then say, hey, we're all meeting at the Rose Center or the Rec Center to have a forum? Is that is that what you're doing?

So, we limit to coaches, or we limit to the community? Because It's a community meeting. It's noticed.

It's a

publicly noticed I think anybody in our system that's coached or had a kid in our system

Yeah. Okay. I support it.

That's who needs to be noticed. Yeah.

I support it.

Okay. Yes. I understand.

Great. Thank you.

Thank you.

That's all I have.

Okay. Vice Mayor Wasserman.

No comments tonight, Mayor. Thank you.

Okay. Thank you. I, too, need a consensus, would like a consensus for direction for And I'm not sure if this was done yet, but considering the fact that our lawsuit with FDOT was dismissed with the what is it, prejudice? That no, without prejudice Without prejudice, so that may have another thirty days, I would like consensus to move forward to pursue this and amend the suit. Yes?

Yes? Commissioner Rydell, you look like you're on the fence. You have consensus, Mayor. Thank you, dear. Okay, so please. Vice Mayor Mayor Wasserman.

Just said yes.

Okay, thank you. All right. I'm not going to rehash Broward days. It was a great experience. We did make a lot of connections. It was great seeing how the system works. It was a little disappointing as well at times. But happy to be up there, and to have a presence. I think just having a presence has an impact as well. So I'm glad we all went.

Also, there was an article in the Sun Sentinel I don't know if anybody's seen it about the property tax. So I'm glad it's out there, and a lot of the elected officials are being very verbal. Also, I've got to say, it was up by the Hillsborough project, and it looks beautiful. It does. It looks great.

Yes. Also, Area on Aging, the Agency on Aging, will come out to HOAs and condo associations and do outreach. So I'm actually going to try to set up a town hall meeting, maybe in Centura Park, in Wynmore in township. I'm going to get in touch with them and see. But as you said, they have many there are so many benefits for the seniors, and it's just a great agency.

I've already signed up a couple of people over there. Yeah, so it's good. Also, we've been very busy. We went to the Junior the JROTC at Monarch, and it was great. Commissioner Welsh and Commissioner Brody were there.

And it's very exciting and it's very encouraging to see the youth participate. And I wish more high schoolers would get involved with the ROTC, because it really it doesn't mean that you're going to right away go into the service, or you're mainline right into service, but military, which isn't a bad thing, I think, for all the youth, even just for a year. But anyway, it I

think that.

Yeah, really. Yeah. It teaches them It gives them confidence, it teaches them control and organization, and these young people were just amazing. It shows our future is really bright. So that's all I've got, and happy Valentine's Day.

Motion to adjourn. All

right. Goodbye.