City Commission - Regular Meeting

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right. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to our commission meeting. It is Thursday, 03/26/2026. I'd like to call the meeting to order, number 2026Dash0326R.

Tonight's music selection made by our city attorney was Times Ticking by Justin Moore featuring Dirk Bentley. Okay. At the next city commission meeting on April 9, the music selection will be made by our city manager, Sheila Rose. 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 the microphone, and remember to mute your microphone when you're not speaking. Should anyone experience difficulty hearing at any time, please raise your hand, and a hearing device will be provided to you. Thank you for your cooperation.

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

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

Mayor Raleigh. Here. Good evening.

City Manager Rose. Here. City Attorney Pyburn.

Here. Okay. Thank you. Wayne, would you please all rise? And Wayne, would you please start us off with the Pledge of Allegiance?

Pledge of allegiance.

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On to our presentations. Number one, we have a proclamation recognizing Wayne Toby for thirty nine fun filled years of devoted service to the city of Coconut Creek. City manager Rose will read the proclamation into the record and conduct the presentation.

Thank you, mayor. It's clearly my honor to read this proclamation, and it and I'm so pleased to see the outpouring of support from both your staff and your family. Whereas Wayne Toby has faithfully served the city of Coconut Creek since 10/05/1987 when he was hired as the city's first recreation leader intern. And whereas throughout his tenure, Wayne has advanced through numerous leadership roles progressing from parks and Recreation Supervisor in 1995 to Parks and Recreation Manager in 2001, Assistant Director in 2006, and ultimately serving as the Parks and Recreation Director beginning in 2016. And whereas, for thirty nine years, he's enriched the lives of residents by creating welcoming parks, meaningful programs, opportunities for people of all ages to connect, play, and grow.

Whereas Wayne has dedicated more than ten years volunteering as youth athletics coach for baseball, flag football, soccer, and basketball, and sharing his vast knowledge of sports and the passion for athletics, and believing every child deserves the opportunity to play, learn, and be part of a team, always ensuring that every player had their chance on the field. And whereas, during his years of exemplary service, Wayne helped advance recreational opportunities in Coconut Creek community with the growth of the city's parks network, assisting in the design and development of 15 parks, creation of the counselor in training program in 1987, the annual Butterfly Festival in 2001, and the city's premier anniversary celebration, going twenty five years strong. Whereas, through his leadership and vision, he has played a vital role in building a strong foundation of dedicated staff who work tirelessly to ensure that Coconut Creek's parks and recreation opportunities remain a source of pride and happiness and well-being for all its residents. And whereas Wayne's retirement marks the culmination of a distinguished career characterized by passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment to building a vibrant, healthy, and connected community, Now, therefore, it be resolved that the City Commission of the City of Coconut Creek hereby recognizes Wayne Toby for his outstanding contributions to the City Of Coconut Creek and encourages all residents to join the city in extending a heartfelt gratitude for his thirty nine years of dedicated service and his lasting legacy.

In witness whereof, the commission has signed the proclamation, and I'd like an opportunity to present it to you, as well as a beautiful crystal butterfly.

I think we need to take a picture as well. We should all go on the dais, and then all of the employees should be with Wayne at this time.

Okay. Why don't we have the commission come down and

take a Yes, photo with a photo with commission, and then

we'll have the entire Parks and Rec staff come up together with his family. It's so nice to see Jessica here. Before you all leave, and before Wayne, before you leave, I'd like an opportunity for the entire staff to come up with you for some pictures. And then if you want to address the commission, you know, we'd love to hear what you have to say.

Oh, You guys got all done.

No, no. You go back. Perfect. Okay. Jason, I can't see you. Okay. Ready?

You go.

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Do your fun. Wayne,

the commission would love to voice their sentiments about your thirty nine years of dedicated service. So we're gonna start with commissioner Rydell.

Oh, it's a hard start right there. I'll say this. Steve Miller Band, you probably won't remember, I'll probably never forget. I saw Lisa here. Is she still here, Aronson? There she is. In 2011, I came to this commission well before I was elected and had an issue because miss Amana, I don't know if she's here, was running a kids program for like pregnant mommies at the North Rec Center. There was a change in programming, and Lisa suggested come to a commission meeting and talk. And I had never done that in my life. And I came to a commission meeting, and Lisa and Becky were here, and it was a different commission at the time.

I think it was the early twenty twelve. And I got taken outside, because that's what we do with people that come and speak. Take them outside, right? Take them outside and talk to them. I got taken outside by, at the time, Linda Weinerspan and Wayne Toby. And neither of you probably don't even remember this, but I remember it. And it was a commitment to, hey, what's the programming you like? What do you need? How can we fix it? And literally within three weeks of coming to that meeting, thank you to Lisa and Becky who was super supportive of it, the programming was changed.

And Jamie, as a pregnant mom, was back to doing mommy and me stuff. So you don't remember that moment, but my family will remember that moment, and I think that defines how you've led. I appreciate you. I appreciate everything you've done ever since. So thank you, and I will say it again, Steve Miller Band, you probably wouldn't remember, I'll probably never forget, and I bet you all those staff members here have those memories of you that you may not remember that moment, but they all do. So, thank you, Wayne.

Yeah. Well, I wish I had gone first. I don't have a story about somebody else, but I have a story, you know, just about me. When I met you at Parks and Recreation, and you and Linda Weiderspan. So for ten years, thank you, Becky, for putting me on that board. I really appreciate it. Parks and Recreation just really rocked. And it was very active, engaged. We all learned so much. And it didn't matter what age it was coming from.

The input was readily accepted by you and your department. But you have a beautiful family. I know you've you've got plans because that's who you are. But just don't forget us, and we will not forget you. I know I won't, and my husband sends his sentiments because he intended to come tonight to see you off. But I'm really now sorry that I didn't wear the tropical shirt that you designed because I just love that shirt. So nothing but the best to you in the years to come. Thank you.

Well, 2008. So 2008 was a very critical year in the city because that's when we created softball. So I sat down with Wayne, and we started talking about what the goals were, and how we wanted to format this and how we could do stuff. And it was a great conversation, by the way. No heartburn with that conversation. It was all positive. And about two years later in 2010, I was trying to coach my son in baseball. And Wayne took a chance on me. If you didn't know this, can be a little bit rambunctious. But Wayne said, you know, I'll have him on my team.

And I'm to be honest with you, absolutely the best year I have ever coached baseball and had time with my son. And it's you. The atmosphere you put on that dugout and you put on that field was amazing. And it made me feel at home. And you put me at ease that you were doing the right stuff. And it was amazing. And my son still talks about that year, by the way. That was the year he got hit, I think, nine times at bat. Not all of them were very fun. But it was that moment where we you made an impact on my son's life. And Wayne, I appreciate that. That's something to live on memory. So I appreciate you Wayne, and I hope the best for you. I've known both sides as a brother too over in Margate. Just a great family, and I appreciate everything you've done for the city.

It shows and everything that's been done here for the last thirty nine years. So, good luck, and I wish you the best.

I remember when I came on the commission, we took a ride together, Right? We took a drive. We went out to all the parks. You showed me around. And it got to the point where I was like, Dude, I gotta eat dinner. And we went to, we were driving for so long because you were just sharing so much about the parks. And if you know me, I I gotta eat dinner. I gotta I gotta eat. But I just remember being like, man, I gotta I gotta eat. I gotta eat.

And he's just going on about these parks. But you were so passionate. And you were really trying to share and teach me and educate me about what our parks have, and the different features, and all the good stuff, and the leadership, but it's your legacy. Right? Thirty nine years looking at the parks, looking at the playgrounds, looking at the things that you helped develop. It's gotta be so special for you to see, and now for you to leave it and have kids go and be a part of it and families. And, I just wish you the best. And, seriously thank you on behalf of my family and future families for all you did for the Parks and Rec Department in our city. Thanks, Wayne.

Wayne, the thirty nine years that you have dedicated is shared by every family. And even that lives in The Creek, and even our neighboring cities. But you have touched so many lives, and you will never be forgotten. We appreciate everything you have done for the city. You will be missed.

But I have to say, I have never seen a group so happy to be working in the parks, parks and doing our events and our special events and our entertainment. It just shows that it's a labor of love and we appreciate everything. And every family in Creek will know the name Wayne Toby. So God bless you on your next journey. You'll have fun, and don't be a stranger. You all come back now. Okay. God bless you.

Okay.

Thank

you. Thank you. Thank you. I also wanna thank my team because in parks and recreation, it takes a it takes a team to do what we do. And without them, I couldn't do a lot of the stuff that I can do, but they uphold the standards that we stand by and the quality of our recreation services, and I think it shows based on what we do for our city.

I believe this city is a great place to live, play, and work, like I always say. I thank Coconut Creek for giving me the opportunity to start my career and end my career, and I still live in the city, so it just takes a team to do what we do, and I know the team behind me does that. I believe they're going to continue doing that, and I want to thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you very much.

Thank you. I know, mister Kavanaugh, I'm gonna go a little off script because I know former commissioner and Mayor Lisa Aronson would like to say something to Toby and his crew.

Good evening, commissioners, Mayor Raley, Vice Mayor Wasserman, and rest of the commission. You all know me, but I'm Lisa Aronson, and I still reside at 5163 Northwest 74th Court. I came tonight because I wanted to honor Wayne, as well as honor the commission. It's been a while since I've been here. But I do want to thank Wayne Toby Wayne.

For all of your dedicated service over the years. You've been a good listener, a good leader, and spearheaded many, many activities that make the Parks and Recreation Department the heart and soul of the city. Because as many of the commissioners talked about, everybody has connection to Parks and Recreation. It's the one department that probably touches more people, more families than any other department in the city. So thank you, Wayne, for everything you've done, leading all of the Parks and Recreation staff over the years.

Thank you for leading the first Coco Fest, which is a festival I would love to see resurrected in the city. It was a lot of fun when we had it at the promenade many, many years ago. And again, Wayne, thank you for all that you've done. Good luck in your retirement. It's hard to believe Wayne Toby is retiring. But best of luck in all your future goals and aspirations, and I hope you get to take some time off and enjoy yourself and your family.

Is there anyone that wishes to speak? No? Okay. Thank you. Then we'll move on. Again, congratulations, Wayne. Okay. Do you? Yeah.

So the next item on the agenda is a presentation recognizing the service of Jacqueline Raley as the mayor for the past year 'twenty five-'twenty six. So it is my honor, to say a few words about mayor Jackie Rayleigh and her service over the past year. I've had to start, you know, just by acknowledging her enthusiasm and her energy that she's brought to her role as mayor. If you've ever been to any of our events, salsa in September, disco in December, you see the mayor front and center dancing, but also making people feel welcome and making them feel part of the city and enjoying the time that they're spending at our events. Your signature style just shines bright, bright, bright.

You truly have been a really positive reflection on the city. When you show up, people start to smile. But you also build relationships. I don't want to make you cry. Sorry. You're present. You're accessible. You're available to talk to people. And it really makes a difference. It's such a positive reflection on this city.

Also, over the past year, you really stepped forward and took on some of the hard tasks. The legislative issues were difficult. The proposed property tax reform, the town hall that you helped I mean, that was something we put together in just a couple of days to help educate the residents. But it was important that you let the residents know and inform them in a sort of substantive way. And you really stepped up and did that.

Your leadership really extends well beyond this dais and beyond the city. You know, your longstanding commitment to the community and to win more is obvious. I don't know how you do it all. Every day, she's busy, busy, busy. But you're such a strong advocate for our community, and I really appreciate what you do for that.

But from the bottom of my heart, one of the most important things that you do is you advocate for our staff. Taking care of our workforce and making sure they know they're appreciated is so valuable. We work them hard. We work them hard. But the idea that there's joy in the work is something that you always remind them. And I truly appreciate that. So thank you for your leadership, your commitment to always showing up to sign every document I need signed. But it really was memorable. Just you're just so bright and wonderful. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

I just want to say, we talked about labors of love, and this was actually a labor of love. It wasn't even a labor. It was a joy. I just enjoyed every minute of representing the city. And and thank you for the support of the other of my my peers, my commissioners. Thank you so much. And vice mayor and and staff, god bless you. You are the best. You're amazing. You make this job so easy. Every single one of our staff members just make it easy. And I just wanna say that it's been an honor and a privilege to represent this wonderful city. Thank you. Okay. Alright.

Thank you. Thank Okay. Mayor? Yes? If I may, before you go on to the next agenda item, can I have a word of privilege?

Please. I just think we have an opportunity in the next three years, before we do we have an elected mayor, to move everyone up into the wonderful slot that you've just experienced this past year. Because it's an exceptional, special, precious experience to represent the city. And for those of us here to make that appointment and nomination for one of our own is something that I don't think any of us took very lightly. And I am prepared to make nominations to move Vice Mayor Wasserman and Commissioner Brody up when it comes time.

All right. Thank you. All right. We will now have input from the public on non agenda wait a minute. Did I miss something here? I did. We have to do appointments. Resolution twenty twenty six dash 35, a resolution appointing a mayor and a vice mayor for a one year term. So nominations of a new mayor. I am asking now for nominations for a mayor.

I would like to nominate Vice Mayor Wasserman.

Second.

And do we have a second?

Second.

Okay. Nomination made by Commissioner Welsh, seconded by Commissioner Brody. Okay. There's one nomination. Any other nominations for mayor?

Seeing none, Mr. Kavanaugh, would you please call the roll? What did I miss?

If I may, if there's only one nomination, they're automatically seated in the

role as mayor. Well, congratulations.

Alright. Thank you so much to the Commission for this, and really super unique, super unique experience. I'm very excited to lead the city. I'm very excited people are here with us today, and let's get moving. Are there any Let's move on to a nomination of a new vice mayor.

Commissioner Riedel? I nominate Commissioner Brody.

I second.

Are there any other nominations for Vice Mayor? Seeing none. Terrell, city attorney, can you do what you just did a second ago?

Sure. So since there's only one nomination, that person is automatically seated as Vice Mayor. Congratulations, Vice Mayor Brody.

All right. Congratulations, Vice Mayor. Thank you. Thank you, Mayor.

So, we'll now have input from the public on non 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, cheering, 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 Kavanaugh, is there anyone who signed in to speak on non agenda items?

Yes, mayor. We have one speaker signed up this evening, Tammy Litteri.

Alright. Tammy, come on down.

Tammy Lutieri, 3302 Carambola Circle South, Coconut Creek. You all know that Broward County wants to build a dangerous sludge dryer at the North County Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pompano, fueled by methane emitted from the dump. Beam Fir claims this is a good use of the methane, but waste management already extracts it and converts it to electricity, which they sell to the grid to power homes. More importantly, the South County wastewater treatment plant in Hollywood uses a more sustainable and cost effective approach to process their wastewater sludge known as anaerobic digestion. But that's not in the cards for the North County, and I wonder why.

Since the North County treatment plant has newly installed solar panels and may add wind turbines, it begs the question, do they really need methane to power a sludge dryer? And who benefits from this? Not Coconut Creek, Deerfield, or Pompano. Since the county's sole incinerator is fast approaching capacity, I want to know what else Coconut Creek is doing to increase recycling rates and minimize trash volume. According to US PERG, cardboard and paper are the easiest products to recycle, yet the most prominent waste in landfills at 23.1%.

That's unacceptable. In a recent study of manatee autopsy results revealed that one in six manatees had plastic obstructing their digestive system. For many, it was listed as the cause of death. This coincides with the Lancet's Countdown on Health in Plastics report, which has labeled plastics a grave threat to planetary health, especially when used for food storage. City and county agencies can help by mandating recycling of all cardboard and office paper, committing to double sided printing, more aggressive PSA notices regarding the dangers plastic poses to humans and wildlife and implementing mandatory employee educational programs highlighting the urgency of the need to reduce, reuse, and recycle with an emphasis on recycling correctly.

For perspective, you should know that Germany's recycling rate is 70% and Broward's is 32%. Change is possible. Through a series of notices containing various graphics and brief instructions, my HOA made significant gains reducing contamination in recycling bins in a little over a year. And the message was clear to residents. Less trash means more cash for them. Thank you.

Thank you, Tammy, for that. Is there anyone else who would like to provide input on non gen items this evening? Okay. Let's move on to the regular agenda. Is there a motion what did you say? All right. I thought you gave me a little nudge. All right. Is there a motion and a second to approve agenda item four, a motion approving the minutes from previous City Commission meetings twenty twenty six-226R?

I move it. Second.

Moved by Commissioner Rydell. Second. Seconded by Commissioner Welch. Are there any questions or comments from the City Commission? Not today? City Clerk, are there any members of the public who have signed up to speak on this item?

Not at this time, Mayor.

Is there anyone else present who would like to provide input on this item? This is a little redundant, but are there any further questions or comments from the commission? All right. Call for a roll. City Clerk.

Commissioner Riedel?

Yes.

To the new mayor.

Thank

you. And the new vice mayor. It'll be a pleasure to work with you. And please don't hesitate to call if you need anything. As far as my report, on Wednesday night, I sent you just a draft copy of the PAFR. If you have any comments, please let me know as soon as possible. We do intend to publish that next week. And I also sent conceptual renderings of the proposed Fire And Fire Administration Building. Pretty exciting. Pretty exciting to see that moving forward.

As soon as it gets through the DRC, you all will see the final site plan for approval. But they are making great progress, and just thrilled to be working with the group to get that done. And just an FYI, the chamber is now awarding the microgrants to the various schools. So we did email out to all of the Lunch Bunch participants. But if you have anybody you know that should apply for one of those microgrants, please speak up, and we'll send you the application. Nothing further.

Thank you, city manager. City attorney report?

Thank you. First of all, I'd like to say thank you to outgoing mayor Raley. Thank you for your year of service. And, also, congratulations to our new mayor, Wasserman, and vice mayor, Brody. I look forward to working with both of you in those roles and all of you, as we have been, as we continue all the great work that we do here in Coconut Creek. And beyond that, I just wanted to let you know, as it relates to the lawsuit that we have against the Turnpike, we are expecting their responsive pleading to our complaint to be filed next week. I'll keep you updated as I get a copy of that, and I'll let you know what's going on once I receive it. Thank you.

CHIEF Thank you, city attorney. Now move on to commission comments. Commissioner Rydell. RYDELL:

Thank you, mayor. I wanna thank, miss Jackie Raley for being a a sunrise on a cloudy day. I say it because I wanna thank John too because I was at more events with him sitting there not dancing when I was with at an event where Jackie was sitting there dancing. The representation of how the five of us are perceived in the community makes a difference to our community. And when our community is dancing and happy and receptive and engaging is the best thing that we could do for the city of Coconut Creek.

So I wanna thank Jackie. I look forward to Jeff, your service John, your service. I look forward to making an impact countywide and on some true regional issues. And I wanna congratulate you both on the leadership. You both deserve it. And, I'm I'm I'm looking forward to the next couple years. So thank you for what you do. I won't lament on anything else because it's a celebratory evening. So thank you. And tonight's a good night, moving Coconut Creek forward.

Hello. Commissioner Welch?

Yes. I do want to put hats off to outgoing Mayor Raley. I told her, I think I used the word rambunctious, but she's everywhere. She's everywhere. And I can't imagine that you missed anything between this city, the county, and surrounding counties, including going to the state. And you served us well there, too. So I don't think you could have squeezed one more thing in. John will probably attest to that. But just thank you. That's Okay.

He should. He deserves a rest after all of this year. But you just really outdid yourself and served us all very well. I look forward. I know that the incoming mayor and vice mayor will rise to the occasion of their leadership roles, and very much look forward to working with you in that regard. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you for the kind words, really. It was a wonderful year. You can't believe how fast it goes. Yeah, it really does. So enjoy the ride. And congratulations, Mayor Wasserman, Vice Mayor Brody. Look forward to the next year. I'm sure we're going to move forward with zest, and can't wait to see what's next for our city. But thank you. Thank you for your support. You have our utmost support, and we're there for you. And we wish you well. Thank you. I do want to say, before I go, I do want to, again, thank you all.

I do want to say to my husband, John, thank you so much for your support. Without his support and his patience, I could never do what I had done this year. I don't know when the last time he had a proper meal, unless we went out to a restaurant. So I want to thank you for eating your peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and for whatever else that you could put together during the last year. But thank you. I also want to say today, it was a very exceptional week. FIL had their gala Saturday night. It was wonderful. I do have to say the residents are an inspiration. It was great.

Vice mayor Brody was there as well with me. And it was it was exceptional. And they were just so thrilled to be all dressed up and partying and had such a great time with us. Thank you. So thank you, FIL, for all that you do.

Also, today, we had a Bernadette and I went to the mayor and staff roundtable with the school board and staff and county. And it was very interesting. And there are some things that Superintendent Hepburn had brought out and other municipalities. And it was very interesting. I made a statement of all that we do here in Coconut Creek, and I think they were impressed.

Of course, they've experienced our Do the Right Thing and all the awards that we give to our students, and the support we give our schools. But Superintendent Hepburn did say that we're losing 10,000 students annually, And that's a problem. But it's because of the average age moving out of Florida is 45 years old. The average age coming into Florida is 75 years old. So obviously, we're losing our students.

We're losing our young families. So there is a deficit, of course, in revenue that is in the millions, actually. It's $30,000,000 a year over budget to run the schools. So, obviously, they're making cuts. SRO came into play, was mentioned.

Of course, several of us made arguments why they shouldn't touch our SROs and why how important they are to our schools, not just for safety, but for relationships. So we emphasize that, as well. And the $113,000 a year reimbursement would cost them very close to that, to bring in their own PD, their own school police. So I think it was an interesting conversation. I hope we did make an impact.

But it was very informative. And I'm just grateful for the communication. There was a lot of communication between the elected officials and the school board. So there was a lot of other information that I'm sure we could pass along as well. But thank you again. Have a great year. Congratulations. Thank you.

Thank you, Commissioner. Vice Mayor Brody?

Was anybody else nervous? Not just me? All right. First, I want to thank my colleagues up here. It's an honor to be able to come up here and be in these leadership roles. And I want to thank everybody for allowing me the opportunity to do this and put the statement out that I will not disappoint you, that I'm going to be doing everything I can to represent the city in this role and support our mayor and doing the right thing for our city. I've always prided myself of working really hard. 2022, I got appointed. And I came up here. And I sat down.

I went, holy crap, this is real. I'm really doing this. And now I'm sitting in this chair with that same thought process going, holy crap, here I am in this role. And I really want to appreciate everybody. I want to thank Sandy especially for nominating me in the second inning from Mr. Rydell.

Did you?

I don't know. Everything's a mix up right now. Well, just notes, right? I remember something about minutes. Okay. Anyway, well, did it first, right? Because she did it before we had to do it. But I also want to say something. Ms. Riley, Ms. Riley, you've done an outstanding job. And the ways we know this is because when other cities reach out and say, hey, met your mayor, most of the time, you don't get that. Most of the time, they don't even talk about mayors and meeting people. But it was definitely having people come from other cities and all my luncheons and all the stuff that we do and having to go, hey, I met your mayor. She was funny and she's energetic and blah blah blah.

I'm like, I know she's like twice as old as mine, and she's going twice as much energy as I got. And so it was well, you know, not quite. Maybe a little exaggeration. But even you see how she's finishing her meeting, she had a complete report. And I think that shows the professionalism that she brought to the mayor role and being our face of our city. And congratulations, mayor. It's an honor to be in these positions. And I know you're going to do a great job. You've got the opportunity in your hands to really lead our city and be the face of our city. And I'm here to support you and what you need.

And the one thing that we have golden in our city is our city, is our residents and our staff. And I know everybody on this dais has a soft spot for our staff and wants to make sure that we do things that puts the city in the right light. And so I know you're going do a great job. And I support you in what you're doing. And once again, I want to thank all my colleagues up here for giving me this opportunity. I'm very grateful and humbled, and I look forward for the next year. Thank you very much, everybody.

MR. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I'm superstitious, superstitious and I'm a believer in don't count your chickens till they hatch. So, I have no family here tonight. I wanted to come as a regular meeting and, you know, nothing's guaranteed in life.

I am so honored that you nominated me and that the commission supported me to lead us this next year. But, it really, the past year watching Jackie has really just been everything I needed to get ready for this moment. And Commissioner Reilly, you were outstanding. Thank you for everything that you did for this past year. I'll text you if you want so you can read it. I'm just messing alright. I hope everything's okay. Alright. But you you were outstanding. And, everybody said it on the dais, big shoes to fill.

And, I look forward to trying to do it. And, I had the privilege of the commission. I'd like to have, you know, my family will be here next meeting, and I'd like to say something then. But, we'll move along, we're going to have some light refreshments in the lobby. Thank you all again. Motion to adjourn?

Motion to adjourn.